1903 
rilE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1 2? 
CONN. FRUIT GROWERS MEET. 
The Connecticut Pomological Society’s 
annual meeting, February 4-5, called out a 
large attendance. The various sections of 
the State were represented, and there were 
visitors from several other States. Presi¬ 
dent Platt said that the past year was a 
fruitful one. The peach outlook for the 
coming season is poor, as a sudden cold 
snap, December 9, following mild weather, 
destroyed a large portion of the fruit buds. 
The apple crop was large and excellent. 
Most of it was sold at moderate prices. 
Some commission sales made In the Fall 
were very discouraging. He spoke of the 
need of an established fruit exchange to 
take, grade and label such fruits as ap¬ 
ples, and iind in Europe or other parts of 
our ow'ii country a paying market for our 
surplus. The need of such a system will 
be more apparent as plantings increase and 
spraying makes orchards more uniformly 
fruitful. Large crops in future may be 
expected more frequently than in the past, 
and new ways of handling will be neces¬ 
sary. Secretary Miles reported a member¬ 
ship of 480, a net gain of 112 during the 
year. The Society held 14 additional meet¬ 
ings during the year, taking every oppor¬ 
tunity to get together those interested in 
fruit. Eight fruit institutes were conduct¬ 
ed by invitation of Granges. In cooperation 
with the New Haven Experiment Station, 
more orchard statistics than usual were 
collected. A complete list of apple and 
peach growers in the State was sent to 
leading fruit buyers in eastern, western 
and southern markets, and as a result 
Connecticut peaches were in increased de¬ 
mand, many buyers being attracted to the 
Slate for the lirsL time. State Entomolo¬ 
gist Britton said that best results in de¬ 
stroying San Jos6 scale have been obtained 
by the use of the lime, salt and sulphur 
mixture. Whale-oil soap is difficult to dis¬ 
solve amd not fully effective. So much 
damage lias been reported from the use of 
forms of kerosene that he does not care 
to recommend it. The lime, salt and sul¬ 
phur mixture washes off readily if a rain 
comes soon after applying, but if it once 
becomes tlioroughiy dry, it sticks, some¬ 
times remaining for six niunths. The mix¬ 
ture is disagreeable to use. Protection for 
face and hands is necessary if one has 
Prof. G. Harold Powell, of the U. R. 
Department of Agriculture, spoke on cold 
storage and fruit exfiorts. Mature fruit 
is less liable to scald in cold storage than 
immature. Fruit intended for storage 
should be put in the cold house as soon as 
possible after picking, as any ripening that 
takes place between picking and storage 
is an injury to keeping quality. Bartlett 
pears delayed three or four days were 
soft in two or three weeks of storage, while 
fruit stored at once’was in prime condi¬ 
tion at the end of five weeks. Kieffer pears 
stored at once in low temperature were 
in prime condition in April, but when de¬ 
layed 10 days, though still firm when 
stored, softened and discolored at the core 
in 30 days. Fruits that ripen quickly, are 
stored in hot weather, and held but a short 
time, like peaches, early pears and apples, 
should be put in ventilated packages, so as 
to become thoroughly cooled as soon as 
possible. Winter apples should not be put 
in packages that are permanently open. 
The loss in shriveling will exceed the gain 
in rapid cooling. To sum up, the essen¬ 
tials for successful cold storage of fruits 
are: Good cultural conditions, careful 
spraying, well matured fruit, and quick 
storing after picking. 
Officers elected were: President, A. G. 
Gulley. Storrs; vice-president. J. M. Hub¬ 
bard, Middletown: secretary, H. C. C. 
Miles, Milford; treasurer, R. A. Moore, 
Kensington; county vice-presidents. Hart¬ 
ford, L. C. Root, Farmington; New Haven, 
Walter H. Baldwin, Cheshire; Fairfield, J. 
Frank Elwood, Westport; Litchfield, J. H. 
Putnam, Litchfield; Middlesex, Harvey 
Jew'ell, Cromwell; New London, W. C. 
Baker, Lebanon; Windham, L. O. Ha.skins, 
Scotland; Tolland, G. G. Tillinghast, Ver¬ 
non. 
This Society makes a specialty of field 
meetings during the growing season. Any¬ 
one from a neighboring State who hears 
about one of these next Summer and does 
not go, will miss more than he knows. As 
a combination of business and amusement, 
they are even a more striking success thaai 
a square meal of buckwheat cakes, maple 
syrup and homemade sausage to a hungry 
man who has been doing chores for an 
hour on a cold morning. w. w. h. 
uiuch spraying to do. A liberal use of 
vaseline on exposed parts is recommended. 
Stereopticon pictures of various forms of 
the scale were shown. Dr. G. P. Clinton, 
of New Haven, spoke on diseases of the 
apple. There are 250 species of fungi affect¬ 
ing the apple; iUU kinds have been report¬ 
ed in this country. In Connecticut there 
are a dozen injurious species. The methods 
of lighting must be in general along pre¬ 
ventive rather than curative lines. Careful 
selection of nursery stock, thorough cul- 
livation, the removal of dead twigs, and 
spraying are helpful. 
B. J. Case, of Sodus, N. Y., spoke on the 
fruit evaporating industry. In northern 
Wayne County, N. Y., last season 800 car¬ 
loads of evaporated apples were made, 
representing 24,000,000 pounds of apples, 
enough to make 120,000,000 pies. Allowing 
each pie to occupy one foot of space, 
enough apples were evaporated In a sec¬ 
tion 15 miles wide and 30 long, to make a 
string of pies from New York across the 
ocean to Liverpool; another from Boston 
to Havre, France; another from New York 
to San Francisco, continuing to Honolulu, 
Manila, Hong Kong and Bekin; and then 
there would be left nearly 9,000,000 pies for 
a fruit growers’ feast. Acting Director L. 
A. Clinton, of Storrs, Conn., spoke on Till¬ 
age, Cover Crops and Soil Conditions. 'To 
get good crops, the conditions must be 
favorable. What is lacking in the soil must 
be supplied. The soil acts as a reservoir 
for moisture. In western irrigation ex¬ 
periments it has been found that an acre 
of land in fairly moist condition contains 
water enough to give a drink for 1,000 cows, 
'i'illage puts the soil in condition so that 
the plant can respond to its utmost. Stir¬ 
ring soil raises temperature in Spring. 
The surface should be kept dry and finely 
pulved'ized, as this arrests evaporation. 
Tillage may be overdone, so that the veg¬ 
etable matter in the soil is actually burned 
up. Cover crops hold plant food, prevent 
soil washing, keep surface from packing, 
act as a digester of plant food, and take 
nitrogen from the air. A mixture of sev¬ 
eral seeds, such as clover, rye and turnips, 
is recommended, so that where one does 
not take the land may be covered with 
another. President A. N. Brown, of the 
Peninsular Horticultural Society, empha¬ 
sized the need of better transportation fa¬ 
cilities, and more cai’eful methods of grad¬ 
ing and packing. In the present crowded 
condition of the fruit markets the outlook 
is encouraging only to those who use the 
most improved methods in production and 
distribution. A. Warren Patch, of Boston, 
gave the commission man’s view of the sit¬ 
uation. The market is not overstocked 
with first-class fruits, but is often bur¬ 
dened with iower grades. We should pro¬ 
duce varieties that people want, use neat 
packages and pack honestly. 
Grass Under Pine Trees. 
J. II. P., Vhatnbershurg, Pa.—How can 1 
make grass grow under pine trees? I have 
a number of them on my lawn, hut have 
been unable to induce the grass to grow 
around them. Is there any fertilizer that 
would counteract the bad effect of the 
trees on the ground? 
An.s.—T hick Winter mulches of stable 
manure, raked off in the Spring, or ap¬ 
plications of ground bone and wood 
ashes at the' rate of five pounds of the 
bone and a peck of ashes to each square 
rod will stimulate the grasses to some 
extent if the shade is not too dense, but 
nothing is very effective as an antidote 
to the caustic effect of decaying pine 
needles. They should be carefully swept 
from under the trees as often as neces¬ 
sary. 
EVERGREENS 
Hardy aorta, Nuraery grown, for wind, 
breaka, ornament and hedgea. i’repaid.$l 
to $10 per 100-60 Great Bargains to aeioct 
from. Write at once for free Catalogue 
and Bargain Sheet. Local Ageata wanted. 
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Glenwood Nurseries 
Most complete assortment of choice 
Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Vines. 
Bend for nescrlptive Illustrated Catalogue. 
THK WM. H. MOON CO., MOKRISVILIfBl, PA. 
60 miles from New York; 30 miles from Philadelphia 
I II ABC the strawberry for which I was awarded 
LiUuAd a medal at Pan-American Exposition. 
About .'■>0 cliolce varieties: $2.25 to $2.50 per 1,000. Send 
for estimate of varieties wanted. Catalogue free. 
W. S. TODD, Greenwood, Del 
up 
Mlchlg.'in Nortli- 
ern Crown is the 
earliest and produces largest crops. Hammond’s Sixty Day 
Flint, Amfrlraii I’ride, Bare IlurHe Dent and Thoroughbred 
White Dent are the 4 famous varieties tod.ay. American Pride 
made 197 i)u. shelled corn per acre. Fifteen other sorts. 100 
page catalogue fully describiug these wonderful corns sent on 
reemest. HAKKY N. IIAIIMOM) SEED I’OJIPANY, Ltd. 
Dox43, Hay City, IHieh. 
75000 Peach and 60000 AppleTrees 
Low prices. MARTIN WAHL, Rochester, N. Y. 
Money in Strawberries 
' Ip tou get Good Plants. One of my cus- 
[ tomers the past season sold 1600 worth of 
I Strawberries from one acre. I sold him the 
I plants for ^0. You can do the same if you buy 
* the best—and that’s the kind I have. Cata- 
lloguel H. LIGHTFOOT, Chattanooga,Tenn. 
Rhubarb Roots 
Linnasus, Victoria and Queen. Send for prices 
stating quantity wanted. Also Asparagus Roots. 
EUGENE M’JI.LETT, North Collins, N. Y. 
rinii TPCCC General assortment, $2 to $3 per lOO. 
LAun I riLLO Also plum, pear and cherry trees. 
Circular free. R. S. Johnston, Box 4, Stoekley. Del. 
TnrrC—One dollar's worth up at wholesale prices; 
I rlLLO secure variety now, Spring payment; 80- 
page catalogue. G. C. STONE, Wholesale Nurseries, 
Dansville, N. Y. Established 35 years. 
TREES SUCCEED WHERE 
•r.arje!^urgery. OTHERS FAIL 
"Fruit Book Free. RcbuU of 78 years' experience 
^STARK BROS, Louisiana, Mo.; Dansville, N. Y.; Etc 
TROUSAND 
PEACH TREES. Bast Varieties. 
as many Apples, Plums, Cherry, 
Etc., cheap. Catalogue free. 
WOODVIEW NURSERIES, MT. HOLLf SPRINGS, PL 
Strawberry Plants 
and Seed Potatoes. 
How to Grow Biggest Crops. 
Finest Fruit. 
DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE FREE. 
Send for it. Bargains in New 
Varieties. 
rUANSBURGH & PEIRSON, 
Leslie, Mich. 
20,000 Quarts 
to the acre from 
our plants. List 
free. KEVITT PLANT FARM, Athenia.N. ,1. 
r ie New Auto Strawberry—$10 per M. The 
Largest, Most Productive. Marketable Strawberry 
Irown. Fruited three seasons with perfect success, 
jreat Money Maker. Plants In quantity. Also all 
ither leading varieties. „ , 
JNO. M. RICKARDS & SON, Camden, DeL 
Yur Strawberry Plants pay yon to plant. They are 
^ grown on new land, and the best soil in the 
vorld. Every plant is sure to grow and produce large 
irops of big berries Our catalogue Is different from 
my other, and do not forget .that the new Cardinal 
laspberry is a winner. Catalogue free. 
F. W. DIXON, Holton, Kan. 
Lady Garrison Strawberry Plants 
for sale. The great moneymaker. Order early as 
everybody wants to set them. 500,000 Plants Bubach. 
Kansas Blackcap, Cumberland and Miller Raspber¬ 
ries. Also Lucretia Dewberry. Catalogue free. 
FORK BRANCH NURSERIES, Dover, Del. 
80 VARIETIES 
BE.ST NEW and 
Standard Straw’by, 
Ras'byand Blk’by. 
Plants, Vigorous, Heavy Rooted and True to 
Name. Guaranteed to reach you in good condition. 
High quality, and low prices. Largo catalogue FREE 
A. R. WESTON & Co., Box G, Bridgman, Mich.* 
SMALL FRUITS. 
_ Standard and improved varieties of Raspberries, 
Blackberries, Gooscl>crric 5 , Currants, Grapes, Strawlicrries, 
•to. pUnt (frown nnd ffuamntoed bj m«. Ship only clean, tIjotoui. 
w«ll rooiod, fre#h dug plnnU thnt glr* resulU. Writ* for Ut« onUlog. 
Allen L. Wood, Wholesale Grower, Rochester.N.Y. 
GLADIOLI 
Our Motto: Quality First. We have, 
however, a sufficient quantity to supply 
all demands. Send for Catalogue. 
ARTHUR COWEE, 
“Moadowvale Farm.” Berlin, N. Y. 
United States Grower and Representative 
of GROFF’S HYBRIDS. 
B 
EKUY Fbpits.— My 1903 catalogue tells the whole 
story about growingGO varieties of berry fruits and 
prices. B. F. Smith. Drawer C., Lawrence,Kan. 
P’or otir Catalogue of Small Frtiit Plants, 
also our 32-qmirt crate and quart basket, address 
H. H. AULTFATHER, Minerva, Ohio. 
GREAT CROPS OF 
STRAWBERRIES 
AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
The best book on strawberry growing ever 
written. It tells how to grow the biggest crops of 
big berries ever produced. The book is a treatise 
on Plant Physiology and explains how to make 
plants bear Big Berrle.s and Lots of Them. 
The only thoroughbred scientifically grown 
Strawberry Plants to be had for spring planting. 
One of them Is worth a dozen common scrub 
plants. They grow BIG RED BERRIES. The 
book Is sent free to all readers of The Rural New- 
Yorker. Send your address to 
R. M. KELLOGG, Three Rivers, Mich. 
The President 
The finest new strawberry now on the 
market. Largest size and brightest color. 
Send for circular. Price, $10 per hundred, 
$3 per dozen, by mail. 
THOMAS R. HUNT, 
Originator. Lambertville, N. J. 
Premo 
Dewberry 
The carllCHt and most productive 
Blackberry variety. Very large, jet 
black, firm and solid. Crop riptms rap¬ 
idly. TlUa is tlie berry to plant for 
profit. Write at once for price, and particulars. 
Mycr A Son, Brldipevllle Nuriterlea, 
BrtdgevUle, l>el. 
100 Varieties. If yott wish the 
best and earliest, you must pl.aut 
Mrs. Miirk Hanna, Howell aud 
.toCweeks. ‘/J00,<>00 Early Jersey 
Wakefield Cabbage aud Lettuce Plants really to plant any time. Uartly tfiirysnuthemums. llahllas, 
Tobacco Dust, etc. Address Originator, MARK T. THOMPSON, RiO ViSta, Va. 
I nnn nnn strawberry plants 
I _ IIIIII _ IIIIIJ them. Thompson’s Karliest, Mark, 1 
■ ■ MM W ■ MM MM MM Aroma will prolong the season from 5 t< 
STRAWBERRY 
Raspberry aud Blackberry Plants. A Itirge I 
and fine stock. All of the best new and old | 
standard varieties. 
plants as well as seeds are the best. Onr Cat.alogue is valual)le, both In information and low | 
I price of stock. Don’t fail to send for it. It may be worth dollars to yon. 
04WO KIMIGHT A SON, Sawyer, Mich. 
TREES 
PEAR, PLUM and PEACH; healthy, true to name 
pGr lAJvF and Fumigated. All kinds of trees and plants at low wholesale 
prices. Don’t buy until you get our catalogue, which is free, or send list of wants for 
special price. Address RELIANCE NURSERY, Box 1, Geneva, New York. 
DWYER’S 1903 SPRING CATALOGUE 
Two Hundred Acres of Hardy Fruits and Ornamentals. 
Reliable descriptions; perfect illustrations and beautiful colored plates. T. J. Dwyer’s Book on 
Hardy Trees, Plants and Vines 50 cents. This work wiU be sent postpaid, free, for all Spring 
orders. The Catalogue is free. Write for it to-day. 
T. J. DWYER & SON, Orange County Nurseries, Cornwall, N.Y. 
FRUIT CATALOG 
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM and 
combined showing 20 or more of the most 
practical, conservative, distinguished large ^ 
orchardists in this and other States who plant my Trees, who have extensive Fruiting 
Orchards of them. I promise best care and best values in Fruit Trees of all kinds; will 
convince you if you will let me. Get catalogue now, it is free, together with a 
treatise (13 pages) on Peach Cu/fure. H. S. WILEY, Cayuga, N. Y- 
For more than 3.3 years we.have been growing all kinds and varieties 
of nursery stock. We have reached the point where we can guaran¬ 
tee best stock at lowest prices. Our ■ 
_ _ fruit trees are all budded and we test var-" 
fetles right Here in the nursery. Send for Large Illustrated Catalog Free. 
Geo. A. Sweet Nursery Co., Box 1605, Dansville, N. Y. 
FRUIT 
fetles right here intiie nursery. Sei 
We Ask 
For Your 
Business 
Six Varieties of Asparagus 
for sale. Catalogue FREE. - .-- 
not because we are the “oldest”, not because we are the “largest’’, 
not because we are the “cheapest”, for we are none of these, but we 
ask for your businesson the merits of the trees we offer, and because 
yon need the best aud the safest trees that money can buy. We 
have no fake “ wholesale” prices, and cannot save you half your 
money now, but our trees will save you trouble and disappointment 
at fruiting time. 
THE ROGERS NURSERIES, 
THE TREE BREEDERS. DANSVILLE, N. Y. 
ROOTS FOR SALE. No rust. Good roots, 
one and two years old. Healthy, thrifty. 
_ Will ifiea.se you. Price low. Palmetto Heed 
ARTHUR J. U()LLIN.S, Burlington Co., Moorestown, N. J. 
