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THE PLATT PEAR. 
NEW YORK FARMERS’ CLUB 
Wk continue our notes oil the sayings and 
doings or tliis distinguished body of scientific 
agriculturists. 
prahmluiMl Education. 1VM. fl. Alger, Valo 
College, Now Haven, Conn., writes tlint ho is 
soon to graduate, and wants the Club to name 
for him sortie thorough-going seienUlio farmer 
with whom ho may work and learn, pmotienlly, 
the scienoe of agriculture, since lie expects soon 
to have charge of a farm of his own. Tho 
Club's Commander hoped some one would give 
him tho desired information, and wo hope so too. 
Cut-Worms.— McKenzie, Ridge i’rairle. Mo., 
asks how ho may get rid of cut-worma. Tho 
Professor td' Agriculture says, “ Put lime down 
their throats,” A professor of the Art id' Grind¬ 
ing showed an implement, designed to catch 
these cut-worms, It was a serins of Iron dibbles, 
•which, when pressed into the ground about a 
hill of corn, made half a dozen holes more or 
less— connected by a alight, trench. The cut¬ 
worms get into this trench and follow it until 
they fall into the dibble holes, out of which 
they cannot escape, ami hence die. Gardeners 
present seemed to approve of it. The cost is 
two dollars. 
The Heat Place to Emigrate to. E. P. Thomas, 
Boone Co., Mu., presented Hie claims of that 
locality to the attention of emigrants. Im- 
pvovod farms can bo purchased at fifteen dol¬ 
lars to twenty-live dollars per acre; soil good, 
producing winter wheat, corn and other staples: 
markets as good as In Ohio, whore land In two 
hundred percent, higher; educational fUoilitlea 
good, the State University and two Seminaries 
being located at Columbia, the county seat. 
A New licet b? and its work on apple twigs was 
received from Missouri and referred to Dr. 
Thimble, who said it was a now and und« scribed 
he. thought—borer. It should have L t en for¬ 
warded to Git A3. V. Rh.ky, 21IKI Clark Avenue, 
St. Louis, Mo., siato Entomologist of Missouri. 
Propagating lira pen Iroin Leave*. Joseph 
HARRIS,Moiindsville, West Virginia, propagates 
grape vines from leaves. lit' takes hold tlm 
leaf, gives it a quick downward Jerk,, and it 
breaks oil' dose to the vine. Ho puts it in sand, 
and Inals and roots start from tho stem of tho 
leaf in about fourteen days, when they are 
potted. 
Kicking Cows. S. A. Toon, Ripley, Somerset 
county, Me., breaks eows, oxen and horses of 
the habit of kicking ns follows: 
"Tie a rope around l.lu* bind foot near tho 
llOOf, Willi a slip-knot, for Ha; convenience of 
untying; mak*’ the other end last around the 
under jaw or the animal, with the head drawn a 
litlIt- down; then make, them kick until they 
will rats 1 ' tlm foot ami replace, it without a luck, 
which will be in a few minutes, and then tlm 
cure Is combi etc. The remedy ha-, seldom lo bo 
repeated. Lot milkers and others lest Ails ex¬ 
cellent. remedy, l am satisfied that they will 
never need to use another. 
Onion Culture,— Author E. Smith. Welling¬ 
ton. Ohio, a buy fifteen years old, hat Lhrco- 
fourths of an acre ol’ land which his father has 
set aside for his use. He wants tO put it in 
nr TV, PLATT PKAR AJSTD OTITIMN'Id 
killed back one-fourth In December, with the 
thermometer Ut° below zero. Philadelphia, 
Ktrtiand and Doolittle, same soil and exposure, 
proved much hardier. Writing May Mth, lie 
says Davidson’s Thornless has been in bloom 
several days, with no signs of bloom from a 
dozen other varieties adjoining, rt is productive, 
hardy, sweet, and of good size; has no thorns, 
lie adds: 
“Our folks do not like tho Philadelphia. It 
will not come from the receptacle at all. until it 
is dead ripe, and Hum it is apt. to corin' oil' all in 
pieces. We can pick three quarts of t he Duo- 
little or Kirtlund while pulling at one quart of 
Philadelphia. _ _ , 
“ it, scents to bo conceded now, out West, that 
the lrun Miami and Purdy’s Mammoth Cluster 
are one and tho same berry. They arc both 
thorny enough, and I doubt whether nil her of 
them is more productive than Davidson’s 
Thornless. I find nineteen to t wenty blossoms 
to each winter bud of tho lat ter, whereas ten is a 
very good average for tho raspberry.” 
name of Maximillian: but when poor M. was 
executed tho name was changed, it is not a 
little singular that no well known politologist 
has ever had a plant yet sent, to him to test, nor 
has it tho indorsement of any one of the best 
pomoiogtsts in the land. Mr. P. does not say t hat 
it is not worth planting, but assorts it to hen swin- 
dio to sell it as a now variety at $3 per hundred, 
when it has boon offered tn nurserymen's cata¬ 
logues the past fifteen years at thirty-live cents 
per hundred. 
We write these feyv words because con¬ 
tinually questions are put, and men are 
seeking to know where to locate, as if New 
Jersey were hotter than Connecticut, or Kan¬ 
sas better than Western New York, when, 
really, all they want is to know their busi¬ 
ness, and then he who owns live acres can 
make as much in Connecticut as in New 
Jersey or Florida — as much in Maine as in 
Kansas—as much in Ohio as in Missouri. 
It is knowledge and the application there¬ 
of that makes success in business of every 
kind, and fruit growing is no exception to 
the rule. 
FRUIT CULTURE: 
A Hap-Hazard Once—A Business Now. 
Fifty years—nay, even thirty years ago— 
fruitgrowing was almost a certainty,requir¬ 
ing no care except to plant the trees; but 
gradually, as civilization and cultivation ex¬ 
tended, insects increased, soil became ex¬ 
hausted, and the grower of fruits left the 
New England States first for Western New 
York, then Ohio, then on to the wood sec¬ 
tions of the further West. Each section in 
its turn has failed by reason of climatic 
change consequent upon clearing the native 
forest, and by the increase of insects result¬ 
ing from permitting the birds to be destroyed 
by every new comer big enough to carry a 
shot-gun, until now those who grow fruit 
have got. to make, up their mind to do it as a 
business. It is no longer sale in any State 
to plant fruits of any sort expecting remu¬ 
nerative crops, without care, knowledge or 
labor, as formerly; but he who succeeds, from 
Maine to Kansas inclusive, must make up 
his mind that, fruitgrowing is a business of 
itself, and that if he studies his subject and 
his soil and climate, one section of country 
is just as desirable, just as well adapted to 
give profitable returns as another. 
If apples and pears pay best in Maine, 
then confine your best energies to them; 
don’t give your clay ground to peaches be¬ 
cause you have read of some one’s success 
therewith in New Jersey or in some small 
section on Lake Michigan. Again, if peaches 
do best in the light soils of South New Jer¬ 
sey or Delaware, don’t go to planting pears 
because you have read that the President of 
the American Pomological Society has gath¬ 
ered and sold 1,500 bushels a year from trees 
occupying less titan seven acres of ground, 
and sold them at an average of over eight 
dollars a bushel 
Agrlcultiirl.it Strawberry.— At tv late meeting 
of tlm Fruit Growers’ Club specimens of this 
varioty were presen t od. Mr. Carpenter said 
on clay soil on Long Island the Agriculturist 
has done remarkably well; but, in Now Jersey, 
on similar soil.lt has done badly; on his farm, 
on all kinds of soil, it had done admirably, and 
is wonderfully produel ive and of good quality. 
Its quality varies on different soils and in differ¬ 
ent localities, ft proves almost worthless in 
some localities. One gen Neman said be could 
hardly raise a 1 terry of it fit to eat In Soul hern 
Wisconsin, while in New Jersey, whore ho is 
now, they do very well, except that they do not 
multiply plants fast. Ho thinks it. requires a 
moist atmosphere. President Snodgrass said it 
did well on moist soils. Mr, Ca rpenter says all 
strawberries require moisture, though not neces¬ 
sarily a moist soil. 
THE HINE GRAPE, 
This variety was first shown as a seedling 
at the Ohio State Fair in 1807. it was 
grown in 1803 by Jason Brown of Put-in- 
Bay, Ohio, from seed of tho Catawba sup¬ 
posed to be crossed with Isabella, as two 
vines of those kinds wore grown and fruited 
the previous season having their stems inter¬ 
twined. The fruit from which our outline 
drawing was made grew the past season on 
a vine in the grounds of ClLAS. CAI tPiCNTF.it 
Esq., Kelley Island, Ohio, where it has thus 
far proved perfectly hardy. 
Bo far as wc can judge from eating of the 
fruit two seasons, it. is a grape of more than 
ordinary promise, and deserves the attention 
of grape growers. 
The bunch is large, compact, shouldered; 
berries irregular in size, round, dark, rich 
claret brown, with a purplish bloom; skin 
Grope* for Wnyue Do., IV. Y. What, grapes 
would you advise fora vineyard In this section, 
seven miles from Lake Ontario and half way 
between Rochester and Syracuse, on a gravelly 
and sandy loam, with a very coarse, stony gravel 
about, throo and four r«ct below the surface? 
Laud nearly level. How fur apart should tho 
vines be planted? — J. .T. Skklye, Rose, Wayne 
Co., N. Y. 
If your object is to grow fruit for market, wo 
would advise Hartford Prolific for early and 
Isabella for late. If for wine, Delaware for 
white and Clinton for red; or you may add tho 
Croveiling add Concord to the Clinton. 
Some of the more recent sorts tnuy supersede 
those, or some of them; but our present experi¬ 
ence does not warrant us in recommending 
them.—u. 
Strawberry Fertilizer,— A Lancaster, Pa., cor¬ 
respondent. of the Small Fruit Recorder says: 
“An experiment made lust, year by myself rnay 
not come amiss at. this time with those who grow 
strawberries. I procured a huir hogshead, filled 
it with rain water, and put into Ifctmo-quartcr 
pound of ammonia, and one-quarter pound of 
common niter. When tho strawberry plants 
were blossoming out, I gavo them a sprinkling 
of the solution at evening, twice a week, until 
tho fruit was nearly full size, Tho result was 
double the amount of fruiton thoso where the 
liquid was applied to what, was obtained from 
those vines right.alongside of those where none 
of the liquid was applied. Lot all givolta trial." 
“Mexican Everbearing Strawberry.”— At a 
recent meeting of tho N. Y. Fruit Growers’ 
Club this berry was discussed. A. S. Fuller 
for field culture, especially in places remote 
front large markets. It is not regarded as highly 
for culinary purposes us tho Yellow Danvers, or 
the Silver Skin, but is more productive and gen¬ 
erally a more profitable crop. He also recom¬ 
mended getting it combined seed-sower and 
cultivator, naming Comstock's and the Weath- 
ersficld Seed Sower as Implements much used. 
But no matter wha t. Implements are obtained lie 
reminded Master Smith that ho must use itis 
thumb and linger tn wooding. The ground 
should bo deeply plowed and thoroughly fertil¬ 
ized the coming fail and again tho following 
spring; and tho boy should remember tuntho is 
preparing a bed for all time, for the III. rd crop 
on the same piece of ground is quite likely to bo 
bottor than tho first; and the longer onions aro 
grown on the same land the better their quality, 
and, If properly fed, tho larger tho crop. A 
gentleman present, said he had found it bettor 
to use tho thumb and finger, in weeding, to 
pwx/i the Weeds into the, yround than to pull 
them up. 
Practical Farming. The Professor of Early 
Rising rend a very sensible paper upon this sub¬ 
ject, in which he dwelt upon i ho importance of 
thorough, systematic, business habits to the suc¬ 
cess of the farmer. Said the farmers of the 
Hardiness of lllarkherrici.— D. B. VVtF.n, bacon, 
Ill., writes tho Rural World, under date Aprils, 
as follows“ My plants grown from root cut¬ 
tings, both of Missouri Mammoth and Kittat.in- 
ny, though on very rich soil and the growth late, 
have passed the winter in better condition than 
plants planted out last spring for fruit. On ex¬ 
amining my plants of t wo years (those planted 
a year ago last spring!, I find the Missouri Mam¬ 
moth and Klt.tufinny fresh to the Up; Lawton 
with three-fourths of tho bush dead and season¬ 
ed; Wilson’s Early, half of its spray dead and 
seasoned, the baianco badly discolored.” 
but remember that his 
ground has been a life-time preparing for this 
result, ancl skill, knowledge and labor have 
been used thereto. 
Because one man on the Hudson River 
banks, with a light, yet strong, loamy clay 
soil, and in the immediate vicinity of New. 
York City, has got his five hundred dollars a 
year from Bed Antwerp raspberries, don’t 
go to planting the same thing in Central or 
Southern Illinois, nor in Western Missouri, 
because the result will be disappointment. 
These items are only noted to show dis¬ 
tinctly that fruit growing is no longer a hap¬ 
hazard chance, a part of loose farming, but 
a distinct and intelligent business, and that 
to be successful it must be prosecuted like 
any other business, with a full knowledge of 
all its requirements. 
The old-time rules for distance apart for 
trees, as well as the impression that only 
a small portion of one’s land was suited to 
fruit growing, have passed away; and now 
he who grows fruits to a profit, knows that 
the profit is had by giving the whole land to 
the crop, lie therefore plants his apple 
orchard ten or twelve feet apart, and for 
a few years occupies the intervening space 
with a row of currant, gooseberry, etc., to 
be removed as soon as the trees require 
it. He goes on caring for the trees, gathers 
they seem to demand 
About Nlconor.— “Northwost ” aakfl for expe¬ 
rience in response to the following question:— 
“ Is “ Nicanor” true to its promise ua a first class, 
hardy, abundant bearing, perfect blossoming 
strawberry, ua good in these respects as the Wil¬ 
son, and better in quality? Is there any other 
berry as well adapted to the whole country as 
tho Wilson, and superior to it in fruit?" 
The Clark Raspberry. — B. N. McKlNSTRT, 
Kankakee Co., Ill., writes the Rural World“ l 
fruited it on a small scale last summer, and cull 
it a far better berry than the Philadelphia, and 
as yet it appears equally hardy and product ive. 
I do not like to speak positively of any fruit on 
a short acquaintance; but, If it behaves as well 
this year as hist, I shall consider it ‘the coming 
berry.’” -^--- 
The Autnchoii Grape Is a seedling of tho Clin¬ 
ton crossed with Golden Chassolas. It is a white 
grape. Tho lea ves aro dark green, very deeply 
lobed, having stiur|» pointed serratures. Tito 
unripe wood is very dark purple — nearly black. 
The Chassolas flavor is perceptible. It ripens 
with the Delaware, and Is hardy. The bunch is 
fully nine inches long. 
tlieir crops, ancl, as 
room, removes every other one—the removed 
tree, in the meantime, having paid for itself, 
the labor, and the interest or value of land 
forty per cent, or more. 
All land is suited to fruit growing of some 
sort; it only needs a knowledge of bow bo 
manage it and what crop of fruit is suited 
to be grown thereon. We have knowledge 
of a piece of low, wet land, part of it an 
old brick yard, that was considered unfit for 
anything but frogs and wild rushes; and a 
part of that is now in its original state, and 
so occupied, while another part, under the 
skill and knowledge of another owner is 
turned to a profitable quince orchard, among 
which are almost yearly grown good crops 
of peas. 
stark Apple_The editor of the Ohio Farmer 
says“ No one need tell us that the Stark is the 
same as the Pennock. The difference is too plain 
to need argument. Fora good sued late keeper, 
as well as for the vigor and productiveness of 
the treo, the Stark is high on the list of winter 
and spring apples.” 
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Hoyden’s No. 30 Strawberry.—W. S. CAnrENTP.lt 
says this seedling of Boydks’ 8 is very promis¬ 
ing. Its size and quality tire good. It is not so 
productive as the Agriculturist, but it is always 
perfect in shape and very large. A. S. Fuller 
says it is one of the most promising varieties 
Seth BOYDfiS has produced. 
THE HINE GRAPE — OUTLINE. 
cy, rich, sweet, said the testimony of the “eminent botanist” 
I er mill! M i- w ^° 11 ad pronounced this a new and undescribed 
1 1 ’ c variety amounted to nothing. As to ids being 
gurc. “ eminent and well known” nobody bad hoard 
- of him. 1 le reiterated h is opJ ni on that i t is the 
old Red Alpine, which is “everbearing” if a 
constant supply of food and water is furnished 
it. Says it was originally put out under the 
Straw tv Exhibition. —it was resotveu ai me 
Fruit Growers’ Cl lilt to bold Strawberry Exhi¬ 
bitions at the rooms of the Club the second, 
third und fourth Thursdays in June, and discuss 
varieties of this fruit. 
Raspberries in Missouri.—A. E. TtiABUE, Han¬ 
nibal, Mo., Bays of two plants of tho Clarke that 
one winter-killed to the ground and the othe 
