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the RURAL NEW-YORKER 
December 2, 1922 
.RURAL 
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Lime on Wheat 
I have a seven-acre piece in wheat. 
The ground is sour, as the last time it 
was in meadow there was a lot of sour 
grass and not much clover. Last year I 
put on a light application of lime, but 
in order to insure a good stand of clover 
1 would like to pul on more lime. Would 
it be of any benefit to put a coat of lime 
on the surface some, time this Winter, 
and would it damage the wheat2 c. B. 
Ohio. 
Ground limestone can he put on the 
wheat at any time when the snow is not 
deep. Ir will help the clover seeding. 
Put it on now or at any time before 
Spring. We would not use burnt lime 
in this way. 
Lime on Clover for Potatoes 
T have 1 1 acre of wheat stubble seeded 
to big lied clover to plow under for pota¬ 
toes next year. Would lime sowed broad¬ 
cast this Fall on top of the clover be of any 
value to the potato crop 2 Would it scab 
potatoes, and how much would you sow 
per acre? Would the same treatment be 
of any value on clover plowed under next 
Spring for beaus? We can use manure 
or fertilizer or both. a. v. v. 
No, we would not sow lime on the clover 
where potatoes are to be grown next year. 
It would be likely to increase the scab 
disease, and would do little good. For 
a bean crop we think the use of ground 
limestone on the clover will pay. 
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Peach-pitting Spoon 
On page 1238 W. B. B. tells how to 
take the stones out of cling peaches by 
cutting the peach transversely so that 
the stem end is in the center of one half 
and twisting the seed out. Here in Cali¬ 
fornia. where cling peaches are used very 
largely for canning, the stone is removed 
by f.rst running a knife around the long 
way of the peach from stem end to apex. 
Then a sharp-edged, pointed spoon, made 
for the purpose, is inserted at the stem 
and given a twist. The two halves of 
the peach fall apart and the stone drops 
out. leaving a smooth cut seed cavity in 
each half. These peacli-pilting spoons 
are sold in the hardware stores here, and 
are similar to the spoons used in Eastern 
canneries for peeling tomatoes, except 
that the peach spoon is longer and more 
pointed than the tomato spoon. 
California. **« 11 • fulton. 
Clematis Jackmanii 
Would you tell nie the origin and name 
of raiser of Clematis Jackmanii? 
Cooperstown, N. Y. r. c. w. 
Clematis Jackmanii originated with 
George Jackman, an English grower, in 
1S62. It was one of the first hybrid Cle¬ 
matises introduced, and still remains the 
most valuable of its color, being very 
hardy and reliable. It is supposed to he 
derived from C. lanuginosa, a native of 
Ningpo, China. Some gnrdemrs consider 
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species introduced from Japan. However, 
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cases there has been so much intercross¬ 
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these hybrids is classed under C. .Taok- 
manii. Other fine varieties introduced by 
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Mealy Bug; Scale on Fern 
I have lately noticed a small white, 
rather woolly, scale on the back of the 
leaves of my Coleus. It seems to live on 
the juice of the plant. Gan you tell me 
how to make way with it? Also, what 
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Clear water under pressure, directed in 
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