Whe  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
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tho  lawn  arouiul  tlie  bavn,  arid  upon  my 
remarking  that  most  farmers  wore  pretty 
well  satisfied  when  they  kept,  their  house 
lawns  in  good  order,  he  answered  hy  say¬ 
ing,  “Life  isn't  all  wheat  and  potatoes!” 
Aud  I  know  it  wasn’t  SO  with  him;  for  lie 
not  only  spent  much  time  in  bis  flower 
and  fruit  garden,  hut  he  was  identified 
with  all  public  affairs  or  whatever  tended 
towards  the  betterment  of  (he  community 
in  which  he  dwelt.  His  influence  was  by 
no  means  confined  <o  that  locality.  In 
fact  I  have  always  thought  of  Mr.  Terry 
as  being  to  Ohio  what  Mr.  Wallace  was 
to  Iowa.  HARVEY  I.OSEE. 
Dutchess  Co.,  N.  Y. 
Tt.  N.-Y. — This  is  very  true  and  well 
deserved.  We  have  been  pleased  and  sur¬ 
prised  to  find  how  many  of  our  most,  suc¬ 
cessful  farmers  in  the  Hasten)  States  say 
that  they  owe  their  success  and  their 
ability  to  bang  on  in  the  face  of  discour¬ 
agement  to  the  advice  and  example  of 
T.  B.  Terry. 
The  Yellow  Newtown  Apple 
On  the  cover  page  will  be  found  pic¬ 
tures  of  the  Yellow  Newtown  apple.  This 
fruit  was  grown  by  .T.  A.  IlCpworth  & 
Sons  of  Milton.  X.  Y„  and  represents 
the  character  of  the  fruit  with  which 
they  won  a  gold  medal  at  the  San  Fran¬ 
cisco  Exposition.  At  its  best  the  Yellow 
Newtown  is  a  splendid  apple.  In  certain 
localities  in  the  Hudson  Valley,  and  on 
the  North  Shore  of  Fong  Island,  this  ap¬ 
ple  grows  well,  near  to  perfection,  but 
is  not  generally  considered  suitable  for 
commercial  planting  west  of  the  Hudson 
Valley.  This  variety  has  a  very  interest¬ 
ing  history.  It  is  said  to  be  the  first 
American  apple  to  attract  attention  in 
Europe.  Ben  Franklin  received  speci¬ 
mens  of  it.  in  1  To!),  and  grafts  were  sent 
a  little  later  in  an  effort  to  introduce  it 
abroad.  In  1773  exports  of  apples  to 
Europe  were  considerable,  and  probably 
the  Yellow  Newtown  contributed  largely 
to  this  trade.  Beach  says  that  the  orig¬ 
inal  seedling  tree  probably  stood  near  a 
swamp  in  Newtown.  F.  I.  This  died  in 
ls05  from  exhaustion  due  to  the  exces¬ 
sive  cutting  of  scions.  The  variety 
grows  well  in  parts  of  Virginia,  where 
it  was  known  as  the  Albemarle  Pippin. 
Most:  pomologists  now  seem  to  agree  that 
Albemarle  and  Yellow  Newtown  arc 
identical.  In  the  Hudson  Valley,  where 
it  grows  well,  it  is  a  good  variety,  high¬ 
ly  esteemed  by  those  who  know  its  fine 
qualities,  and  are  able  to  obtain  the  tiue 
variety. 
Notes  on  Pruning  Apple  Trees 
In  the  growing  of  good  apples  one  of 
the  first  points  is  to  have  your  trees  prop¬ 
erly  pruned.  You  may  ask  how  they 
should  he  pruned.  Yon  want,  to  keep 
them  down.  If  trees  had  not  been 
planted  so  close  they  never  would  have 
gone  so  high.  I  know  if  all  orchards  in 
this  section  had  been  planted  40  to  50 
feet  instead  of  20  to  35  feet  it  would  not 
take  a  ,'16-ft.  ladder  to  pick  them  to-day. 
and  there  would  not  be  so  many  wormy 
apples  in  the  top  because  you  thought  you 
got  the  spray  there.  80  I  would  advise 
you  to  prune  with  the  object  of  keeping 
your  trees  down  to  a  reasonable  height, 
open  up  centers  so  the  sun  will  get  in. 
out  out  limbs  that  cross  each  other,  and 
thin  them  out  so  the  air  and  spray  will 
strike  every  limb. 
I  also  bad  the  idea  that  we  should  bead 
our  trees  low,  but  I  find  if  we  head  them 
high  and  give  them  room  enough  they  will 
come  down.  I  also  find  we  do  not  want 
them  too  low,  as  the  air  does  not  circulate 
through  them  if  the  lower  limbs  are  on 
the  ground.  I  find  that  if  we  keep  them 
up  say  four  feet  we  can  get  air  through 
them.  I  know  that  you  will  find  the  least 
fungus  on  apples  grown  on  trees  that  are 
well  thinned  out,  not  too  close  to  the 
ground,  with  a  well-opened  center. 
If  your  trees  arc  too  close  together  you 
will  also  find  that  you  have  lots  of  fungus, 
as  trees  too  close  do  not  let  in  a  free  cir¬ 
culation  of  air.  So  where  your  trees  are 
too  thick  do  not  hesitate  to  take  cross¬ 
cut  saw  and  cut.  one  out,  and  you  will 
have  better  apples  ou  the  remaining  trees, 
Be  careful  that  you  make  nice  clean 
cuts :  in  sawing  off  large  limbs  cut  them 
close  to  the  tree  or  limb,  so  that  they  will 
heal  over  well.  If  you  have  a  stump  of 
two  or  three  inches  it  will  never  heal 
over.  You  want  to  cut  them  so  the  flow 
of  sap  will  he  near  cut;  if  it  is  left  two 
nr  throe  inches  long  the  sap  will  never 
get  there  to  heal  it  over,  and  it  will  have 
a  wound  there  the  life  of  the  tree. 
The  apple  packing  and  grading  laws  are 
going  to  make  us  grow  good  apples  or 
cider  apples;  there  is  not  going  to  be  a 
halfway  between,  so  the  first  point  in 
growing  those  good  apples  is  to  see  that 
the  trees  are  properly  primed.  Don't  be 
sitting  by  the  fire  these  days,  but  get  out 
and  prune  your  orchard,  as  growing  good 
apples  is  an  all-year-round  job.  M.  A.  T. 
Wayne  Co.,  N.  Y. 
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Is  nsphnltum.  or  asphaltum  varnish,  as 
good  as  or  hotter  than  white  load  for  ap¬ 
plying  to  the  wounds  of  trees  when  prim¬ 
ing?  A  number  of  little  yearling  trees 
are  bruised  and  pooled,  some  practically 
girdled  by  the.  rubbing  of  a  crust  of  ice 
that  formed  ou  the.  snow,  and  injured 
them  as  it  settled.  Will  these  heal  where 
it.  is  mostly  the  outer  bark  that  is  de¬ 
stroyed?  Should  they  be  painted,  as 
when  pruning?  E.  I’. 
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For  small  wounds,  white,  lend  will  an¬ 
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trees,  asphalt  paint  or  coal  tar  is  prefer¬ 
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and  therefore  give  protection  for  a  longer 
period  without  renewing.  For  cankerous 
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bacteria  within.  If  the  inner  or  cambium 
bark  is  not  destroyed  or  loosened  from 
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