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Forming  Screen  of  Weeping  Mulberry 
or  less  successful.  The  young  trees  used 
for  the  stocks  should  he  thrifty  and  slen¬ 
der  f  with  such  trees  it.  will  not  be  neces¬ 
sary  to  join  l  hem  together  by  grafting. 
All  that  will  be  necessary  will  be  to 
twist  thi>  tops  together  like  a  rope  and 
tie  them  in  place  until  they  get  set,  after 
which  supporting  ties  will  no  longer  be 
required.  In  a  few  years  the  tops  will 
become  firmly  united  together.  The 
writer  has  seen  European  beech  treated 
in  this  manner,  which  proved  successful, 
and  formed  an  arch  of  great  beauty. 
When  setting  the  buds  .in  the  stocks 
they  should  he  not  over  six  or  eight  inches 
apart,  so  that  if  any  fail  to  grow,  there 
will  still  be  sufficient  remaining  to  sup¬ 
ply  adequate  growth  of  branches  and  fo¬ 
liage  to  form  a  complete  and  unbroken 
screw.  The  result  of  this  experiment 
would  no  doubt  be  of  much  interest  to 
many  of  Till*  It.  N.-Y.  readers,  and  if  it 
proves  successful  I  should  like  to  see  the 
story  published.  K. 
Wind-break  for  Farm  Buildings 
I  desire  to  plant  a  wind  break  on  the 
north  and  west  sides  of  my  buildings. 
What  kind  of  trees  are  beat  to  use?  llow 
far  apart  should  they  bo  planted?  IIovv 
long  before  they  should  be  some  protec¬ 
tion  from  the  winds?  How  far  from  the 
buildings  should  they  be  placed?  What 
fertilizer  may  be  used  to  force  their 
growth?  J.  H.  w.  E. 
Greene,  N.  Y. 
The  Norway  spruce  is  probably  as  val¬ 
uable  a  tree  for  this  purpose  as  cau  be 
obtained.  It  is,  however,  slow  of  growth 
and  if  quick  results  are  desired  it  will  be 
better  to  make  a  temporary  plantation  of 
Carolina  poplar  and  at  the  same  time 
plant  Norway  spruce  with  the  idea  of  re¬ 
moving  the  poplar  whoa  the  spruce  has 
reached  sufficient  size  for  protection.  My 
idea  would  be  to  plant  the  Carolina  pop-  ; 
lar  in  two  rows  about  four  feet  apart 
each  way,  and  on  the  side  towards  the 
buildings  two  rows  of  Norway  spruce  four 
feet  apart  each  way.  The  front  row  iu 
each  case  should  be  planted  so  that  they 
will  alternate  the  trees  in  the  first  row. 
The  Carolina  poplars  should  reach  a 
height  of  30  feet  in  10  years,  while  it  will 
take  the  Norway  spruce  perhaps  25  years 
to  reach  the  same  height.  A  wind-break 
will  give  protection  as  a  rule  to  a  dis- 
■Ghe  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
RURALISMS 
A  Living  Screen 
I  desire  to  have  a  live  screen  to  shield 
view  of  an  outhouse,  and  have  decided  on 
plan  shown  below.  Has  it  ever  been 
tried  before,  and  with  what  success? 
Will  any  growing  conditions  interfere 
with  its  success?  1  propose  to  set  out 
two  mulberry  trees  eight  feet  apart  and 
keep  pruned  to  whips  until  they  are 
about  10  feet  high ;  then  bend  the  tips 
toward  each  other  and  graft,  one  into  the 
other,  forming  an  arch;  then,  on  the  un¬ 
derside  of  the  stocks  put  buds  of  Teas’ 
Weeping  mulberry,  about  six  inches 
apart,  to  grow  and  hang  as  a  curtain, 
within  the  arch,  allowing  the  stock-buds 
to  grow  upward  on  a  line  about  12  inches 
apart  (inserting  buds,  if  necessary,  to  get 
even  spacing)  from  the  top  side  of  the 
arch,  as  shown  in  drawing.  Also  state 
as  to  whether  a  circular  bower  about  20 
feet  in  diameter,  or  a  hedgerow  of  any 
length  around  premises,  cannot  he  formed 
in  the  same  manner.  The  mulberry  is 
very  easy  to  bad  and  graft,  and  careful 
watching  should  produce  a  live  bud  at 
every  insert.  V.  L. 
Dallas,  Tex. 
The  idea  here  presented  is  quite  novel, 
and  it  is  doubtful  if  anyone  has  ever  tried 
it  out.  The  experiment  will  be  very  in¬ 
teresting,  and  will,  no  doubt,  prove  more 
tancc  of  one  rod  for  every  foot  in  height 
of  the  barrier.  The  distance  from  the 
buildings  should  not.  he  greater  than  10 
rods  aud  a  nearer  position  will  give 
greater  and  earlier  results.  No  fertilizer 
will  be  needed  to  force  their  growth  in 
most  soils.  Cultivate  them  for  two  or 
three  years  and  they  will  respond  won¬ 
derfully  iu  rapidity  of  growth.  Any  fer¬ 
tilizer  worked  into  the  soil  during  culti¬ 
vation  would  add  also  to  the  growth  of 
the  trees.  john  w.  Stephen. 
X.  Y.  Forestry  College. 
Sprays  for  Tomatoes 
Will  "Trucker  Jr.”  tell  ns  what  sprays 
he  would  use  on  his  tomatoes  and  when? 
Do  tomatoes  need  a  very  rich  soil?  There 
seems  to  he  a  diversity  of  opinion,  some 
claiming  that  if  the  soil  is  too  rich  the 
plants  will  run  to  vine  aud  bear  little 
fruit.  K.  c.  H. 
New  Windsor,  Md. 
I  would  spray  tomatoes  in  the  bed, 
with  either  homemade  Bordeaux  with 
arsenate  of  lead  added  or  else  one  of  the 
commercial  Bordeaux  mixtures,  two  or 
three  days  before  they  go  to  the  field. 
After  that  I  would  spray  with  the  same 
mixture  as  often  as  necessary  to  keep 
foliage  covered  with  the  spray  material. 
Tomatoes  ripen  earlier  on  rather  poor 
sandy  soil.  They  make  the  best  yield  on 
heavier,  richer  ground.  In  trucking  sec¬ 
tions  where  40  tons  or  more  of  manure  is 
applied  annually  the  soil  gets  too  rich 
for  tomatoes,  and  they  all  g 6  to  vines. 
Most  of  us,  though,  do  not  have  the  soil 
rich  enough.  Experience  only  can  tell 
one  where  to  draw  the  line.  On  sandy 
soil  a  crop  of  clover  once  in  four  years 
with  rye  cover  crop  in  between  said  not 
over  12  tons  of  manure  annually  will 
work  out  about  right  in  fitting  the  soil 
for  tomatoes.  trucker,  jr. 
I  noticed  several  items  ou  “Fruit  Trees 
on  Roadside.”  The  writer  asks  if  it  is  a 
good  plan.  Let  me  give  you  some  of  my 
experiences.  About  40  years  ago  the 
same  thought  possessed  me.  Why  not 
plant  trees  alongside  the  road  for  fence 
posts.  Accordingly  I  set  to  work  and  got 
200  sugar  maple  trees  and  planted  them 
along  the  roadside,  giving  two  feet  on 
each  side  of  the  road,  so  as  to  be  sure  the 
tree  would  be  on  my  property.  I  let 
them  grow  five  or* six  years,  or  until  they 
got  three  or  four  inches  thick,  then  1  got 
some  timber  sawed  about  lt^  inches 
square  and  nailed  them  onto  the  trees 
with  two  good  big  nails,  and  fastened  the 
wire  to  the  small  posts,  setting  u  post  be- 
tween  the  trees  every  250  feet  apart,  good 
and  solid  to  stretch  to,  so  that  I  lie  strain 
would  not  be  too  hard  on  the  small  posts 
fastened  to  the  trees,  and  the  fence  is 
there  to  this  day.  The  trees  are  now  12 
to  14  inches  through,  and  the  fence  is  as 
good  ns  when  put  up  25  or  30  years  ago. 
I  now  tap  the  trees  for  maple  syrup  and 
make  a  good  many  gallons  of  syrup.  The 
trees  are  an  ornament  to  the  place. 
Every  passerby  notices  them  and  speaks 
of  this.  <?.  E.  VAN  ALLEN. 
Mother  Has  Earned  This  Comfort 
and  Convenience 
You  would  not  knowingly  deny  the  mother  in  your  home  any 
comfort  or  convenience  that  you  are  able  to  provide. 
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A  gas  cook  stove  in  the  kitchen — as 
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