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May 2 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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Red Cedar Tea for Potato Bugs. 
J. TT. T., Commerce, Mich. —J. W. S. give* 
his remedy for Potato bugs on page 264, 
but is not very explicit. Does he use Red 
or White cedar, or will either do? Does it 
kill the bugs or are they kept away by the 
odor? Can the “tea” be made strong 
enough to injure the foliage? If this is a 
good thing, pass it along. 
Ans. —We use Red cedar. Break off 
the limbs, put In cold water and boil 
until very strong; put on with a spray 
or a broom, so as to cover the vines. It 
does not injure the foliage, but will kill 
the bugs like Paris-green. If necessary 
repeat. I did not apply but once. 
J. w. 6. 
Propagation of Forest Trees. 
J. F. T., Patton, Pa.—l. How is the Nor¬ 
way maple propagated? Is the process dif¬ 
ficult? 2. Can the Lombardy poplar be 
propagated by cuttings, like the Carolina 
poplar? Can any of the poplar family be 
propagated by cuttings? 
Ans. —1. The Norway maple is usually 
propagated by seeds planted an inch or 
so deep as soon as ripe. Seeds are free¬ 
ly produced, but do not keep well over 
Winter. 2. The Lombardy poplar grows 
freely from hard-wood cuttings taken 
in the Fall, and also from suckers that 
spring up about the base. Nearly all 
poplars grow as easily from cuttings as 
the willows. They may also be grown 
from seeds sown as soon as ripe. They 
should be raked in and well firmed with 
the foot or a board. 
Pruning Currants and Walnuts. 
17. N., Bellevue, Wash. — 1. We planted 200 
currant bushes seven or eight years ago. 
We carefully trimmed off all buds that 
might start below the ground in order to 
make a tree-shaped shrub. They are not 
producing much fruit now, and we do not 
know how to prune them. Will you ad¬ 
vise us about them? Some of the currants 
have grown in bush form in spite of us, 
we are thankful to say, and send up 
sprouts from the ground. How should they 
be pruned? 2. How should English wal¬ 
nuts be pruned, and how high should they 
be headed? 
Ans. —1. Currant bushes should be 
trained as bushes and not like trees. It 
is no wonder they rebelled against the 
single-stem manner of training, and 
some of them made bushes anyhow. It 
is well to let several stems grow from 
the base of each plant, and every year 
allow one or two young ones to come 
up to take the place of any that may 
get too old to bear well. 2. Persian 
(“English”) walnut trees should be 
headed from four to six feet high and 
usually require very little pruning. They 
naturally form very shapely heads. 
II. E. V. D. 
Peach Borers; Japan Plums. 
A. J. G., Palmyra, N. F. — 1. Can you tell 
me the best way to rid my peach trees of 
borers, and keep them out in the future? 
2. I also wish to know if the Japan plums, 
such as Burbank and Abundance, will pay 
for thinning the fruit the coming season? 
Ans. —1. While I do not profess to be 
thoroughly posted in entomology yet I 
have had so much experience with the 
Peach borer that there seems to be no 
doubt that digging them out is the only 
sure way to rid the trees of those that 
are already in them. The tools that 
I have used with good effect are a gar¬ 
den trowel, or very short-handled hoe, 
a sharp-pointed knife and a springy but 
stout wire set in a short handle. With 
the trowel or hoe clear away the earth 
about the base of the tree down to the 
roots. The borers are apt to be near 
the collar of the tree; but may be low¬ 
er. Follow out every possible track of 
a borer and if it is not possible to reach 
one with the knife without serious in¬ 
jury to the tree the wire may be used 
to follow into the hole and kill it, but 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
this is not often necessary. As to keep¬ 
ing out peach borers the best preventive 
that I know is to paint the base of 
the tree with coal tar from a little be¬ 
low the surface of the ground to six 
inches or more above it. This does not 
hurt peach trees but is almost sure 
death to apple and pear trees, as I know 
bj' sad experience. Wrapping the same 
part of the trees with strong paper is 
also said to be a good preventive to the 
laying of eggs by the mother insect, but 
I have never tried it. Peach trees should 
be looked over for borers in the Spring, 
mid-Summer and Fall. 2. It will sure 
ly pay to thin the fruit on Japan plum 
trees where they are very heavily laden 
It will increase the size of the fruit in 
proportion to the amount taken off, up 
to a distance of three or four inches 
apart. The plums will be materially 
larger for such thinning. It will also 
act in some measure as a check to the 
rot that often affects plums, by not al 
lowing the disease to be transmitted 
from one fruit to another so easily as if 
they touched each other, n. e. v. d. 
Fertilizer and Other Questions. 
E. 8., Lionville, Pa.—l. Has decaying saw¬ 
dust any value as a fertilizer? If so, to 
what crops should it be applied? 2. What 
are the merits of Government whitewash? 
3. What is the value of the grass called 
Bromus inermis? 4. I am told that an 
agent has been in this section selling some¬ 
thing to take the place of lime on soils 
and that a small quantity will equal a 
heavy'application of lime; price $13 per ton. 
What is it? Is he another shark after 
the farmers? 
Ans. —1. We do not regard sawdust as 
a fertilizer. It does not contain enough 
fertility to rank as such. As an absor¬ 
bent ill the stables or a mulch for fruit 
it is very useful. 2. The so-called “Gov¬ 
ernment whitewash” is supposed to be 
used on lighthouses or other Govern¬ 
ment buildings. It is more like a paint 
than ordinary lime whitewash, as it does 
not “flake” so readily and sticks better. 
3. Bromus inermis or Awnless Brome- 
grass appears to be most useful in the 
western sections where our cultivated 
grasses do not thrive. Where Timothy, 
Orchard grass and Red-top do well we 
question the wisdom of growing this 
Brome-grass, except as an experiment 
4. We have reports from several States 
that agents are selling a so-called “pre¬ 
pared” lime. This lime is sifted and 
ground after burning and all the lumps 
are picked out. For spraying purposes 
this lime is superior, but for agricultural 
use we do not believe it is worth $13 
when ordinary stone lime can be bought 
at a fair price. We are not prepared to 
say that those who offer this lime are 
“sharks,” though we are informed that 
they tell some big stories. 
For the land’s sake, use Bowker’s Fer¬ 
tilizers. They enrich the earth.— Adv. 
^\CRE OF CORN 
and its possibilities under the Silage | 
system—1 eing Ihc Ihenie of _ I 
‘A BOOK ON SHAOE’' 
By Prat. r. wr. WOLL ^ , 
'the Unijrersity of W isconsin, Uevisedand uj)-to-<law, dcrx- 
^ bound Intoa volmneof 2.'i4 pages, itembraces fullinform- 
,ion t rom niantine U. feeding the crop, and includes working 
iariH and specifications for building ailsllos. Also embraces 
1—Silaj:e Crops. II—Silos. 
Ill—SilsKe. IV—Feedinf! of SlUge* 
V— Coniparison of Silage and other Feeds. 
VI— The Silo in Modern Agriculture, 
nd illustrations and complete plans for round and 
ctangular silos, dairy barns, tables of com- — 
lunded rations, etc. Moiled for 1 Oe. 
coin or atnmpa. 
SILVER MFC. CO. 
Salem, Ohio. 
SEND FOR CATALOGUE AND PRICES OF THE 
DIRIQO SILO 
MANUrACTCniED BY 
D. B. STEVENS & CO., 
AUBURN, ME. 
AGENTS VifANTED. 
E ANiEltlUA..: 
TH 
B Combined Feed Cutter & Shredderi 
baadlea all fodder crops and ensilage. Stationary or traTsllng feed [ 
Uble. Foursiaes—18,16, 18 and 20 inches. Right, let tor straight ^ 
•way SwiTel and Giant Elevators or special Blower 
Outfit. They are doubly strong, 
durable, fast and eSDclent. Can 
be used mounted or unmounted.* 
Send for special Illustrated Cata- 
Ic^eof Farm Machinery. 
jr K. WILORR & SOX8» 
Box 20 
WANTED-HORSERADISH SETS 
by the 1,000 and 10,000 lots. Please mail sample and 
price to L. MOSB,Ai;K, South Chicago, 111. 
'Y thoosahd 
riFT 
Apple Tree*. But CommtrclalSarit 
I ^ clean, smooth, thrifty: no end to 
^ roots. Peach, Plum, Pear, Cherry, Quince, 
etc., cheap. Woodview Nubseries, Mt. Holiy Sprinrs, Pa 
Second-growth Seed Potatoes, $1.25 
lUl wClIv per bushel; Home-grown Crimson 
Clover Seed, $5 per bushel: Cow Peas,$1.50per bushel. 
JOSEPH F. HOLLAND, Milford, Del. 
CCCn DHTATflirC 
Okbll ■ U I H I Ukw choice and true to 
name, $1 per bushel. Send for circular to the N V 
PEERLESS Farm, Lyons, Wayne Co., N. Y. 
C ARMAN No. 3 $4,00 
SEED POTATOES. Per Bbl. 
Klondike, best of all. Tuber, 15c.; bbl., $10. Plngree 
and White Mammoth, bbl., $5 (all bbls. 4 bu.) Whole¬ 
sale list free. GEO. A. Bonnell. Waterloo, N. Y. 
ESTABLISHED 1824. 
HIGH-GRADE 
GARDEN SEEDS 
BRIDGEMAN’S SEED WAREHOUSE, 
37 East Nineteenth Street, NEW YORK. 
Descriptive Illustrated Catalogue mailed free to all 
applicants. 
GARDEN, FIELD and FLOWER SEEDS. 
CLOVER aud TIMOTHY. 
BEARDLESS SPRING BARLEY. 
We are recleaners of all kinds of Field Seeds and 
do not mix Medium with Mammoth Hod Cl vec 
Write for Field Seed Price List; also 1903 Seed "at* 
loguo mailed free. 
The Henry Philipps Seed and Implement Co., 
115-117 8t. Clair Street, Tole.lO. Ohio. 
THE KELLY CO., 
SEED MERCHANTS, 
150-152 Sheriff St., Cleveland, Ohio. 
All kinds of grass and field seeds and 
poultry supplies. Seed manual free. 
Hecleaued 
Western 
Grown 
Clover, 
Timothy, 
Etc. 
Reference, this paper, or Park National Bank. 
Fancy Price Strawberry. 
Forcariy bearing of large, bright red, 
delicious berries, nothing excels the 
EARLY HATHAWAY. Firstcholce in 
all markets. Immensely prolific, fruit 
firm, plants dark leaved, strong grow¬ 
ers. Free catAlog of manv ezoollent TaHetles. 
HARRISON’S NURSERIES 
Box 29 _Berlin, Md. 
12 Oom Paul “""“SI 
KKVITT’S I’LANT FARM, Athenla, N. J. 
A —Choice Gandy, Brandywine, 
dTlaWDCiriwS Lady Garrison, Excelsior, 
Parsons, Tennessee, Crescent, Michels, Sheppard— 
a suridus at $1.50 per 1.000. 
WM. PERRY, Cool Spring, Del. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
PINE HILL FRUIT FARM. Center Brook. Conn. 
BIO STRAWBERRIES 'C?!';* 
medium. Send for low-priced price list of plants. 
H. L. SQUIRES. Wading River, N. Y. 
100.000 SlrawNrry^fants. 
7 $2.50 per 1,000. Also fifty 
other varieties. Send for price-list. 
WILLIAM PALMER, Grooms, N. Y. 
TREES 
kept dormant till May 15. Peach 
Treesl yearfrom bttd.l and 2c; each. 
- Also, Pear. Quince and Japan Plum. 
Circular free. R. S. JOHNSTON, Box 4, Stockley, Del. 
Glenwood Nurseries 
Most complete assortment of oholoe 
Qmamenfa/ Trees, Shrubs and Tines. 
Send for Desoriptiye Illustrated Catalogue. 
THE WM. H. MOON CO., MORRISVHdiK, PA. 
30 miles from New York; 30 miles from Philadelphia. 
For Seed 
Northern 
Grown 
Gow Peas 
Hammond'S Extra Early, Whippoorwill, Clay .Wonderful, 
Black’s, $1.50 per bu., mixed $1.20. Medium Green 
Soja Beans, $2 per bu. Dwarf Essex Rape, 4c. a lb. 
HARRY N. HAMMOND SEED CO. Ltd. 
Box 42. Bay City, Michigan. 
NquJ MothnH o* BLANCHING CELERY, used 
nCn ITiClIlUll with anv system of culture. Perfect 
blanching; no rot or rust. No bruising or breaking 
In handling; one-third expense of boards or earth. 
50c. by mall. !S‘,JO for best bunch of celery by this 
method. B. L. MADDEN, Perry, Ohio. 
Sweet Potato Plantsil.Sj'T.lS; 
ready July 1, $1 per 1.000. Potted Htrawberrles ready 
July 15. KLAYMAKER & SON, Dover, Del. 
SURPLUS STOCK 
Maine Seed Potatoes 
at low prices. F.\RM IMPI.EMENT.S. 
K. F. MANCHESTER, Bristol, Conn. 
POTATOES—Bovee, Carman, Cobbler, Harvest, 6Wks 
*■ Uncle Sam, Rose. 85 kinds. C. W. Ford, Fishers.N.Y 
Wood’s Farm Seeds. 
Cow Peas 
and 
Sola Beans 
Two of the most important crops 
■for farmers everywhere. Write for 
leaflets entitled Soja Beans vs. 
Corn ” and “ Cow Peas—The 
Clover of The South,” giving 
special information about these 
crops. We carry large stocks of all 
SEASONABLE FARH SEEDS, 
Seed Corn, flillet. Sorghums, 
Teosinte, Late Seed Pota¬ 
toes, Crimson Clover, 
Buckwheat, etc. 
Wood’s Seed Book and Special Circu¬ 
lars giving prices and eeasonahle in¬ 
formation, mailed free. 
T.W. Wood & Sons, Seedsmen, 
RICHMOND, - VIRGINIA. 
P AUf pc a Q—Delivered at your station for $1 .fX) 
yUro r[.l40 a bushel. Apple and Pear Trep.s 
$8 a 100. John W.C. Pullen,Nurseryman, Milford,l)el. 
« —N EW ERA. C. C. Bbown, 
Bridgeville, Del. 
For Immediate Acceptance. 
Black-eye Cow Peas, $1.20 per bushel; Jersey Pickle. 
$1.50 per pound: Boston Marrow Squash, 35c. per 
pound. EDW. RIGG, JR., Burlington, N. J. 
!S2s22? TREES 
gyMiUtUi: Apple, 16c: Peach, lie; Cherry, 15c. Small fruit pUnU, 
Bom., Tine.. l(X)-paf;c catalogue free. 2 New Bed Cros. currant. 
I?®' *^*?.*‘®T*„®*^ Fruit Growing, 150 photo., 10c. Copr 
SfMJ . Prnlt Grower free. Good ealarT paid for work at honi.. 
ORtEN 8 NURSERY CO., Rochester, N.Y. 
fTKDK TR^ SUCCEED where 
Jkt ^^F^^Larect Nursery. OTHERS FAIL 
■ *11* Fruit Book Free. Result of 78 years’experience 
^^^STARK BROS. Louisiana, Mo.; Dansvllle, N. Y.; EU 
mm. 
Etc., ch 
THOOSAHD 
PEACH TREES, lutfarlitlii. 
many Apples, Plums, Cherry, 
, cheap. Catalogue free. 
WOODVIEW NURSERIES, MT, HOLLY SPRINGS, P* 
400,000 TREES 
and PLANTS at Wholesale Prices. Appie, Pear, 
Cherry and Peach trees, $8.00 per 100. Cat. Free. 
RELIANCE NURSERY, Box 10, Geneva, N. Y. 
Trees, Plants and Vines 
Ornamentals, Shade Trees, Shrubs, 
Flowers—everything to make the home 
grounds beautiful. Fruit Trees, too. 
Send for Catalogue. 
STEPHEN HOYT’S SONS, 
New Canaan, Conn. 
GLADIOLI 
Our Motto: Quality First. We have 
however, a sufficient quantity to supply 
all demands. Send for Catalogue. 
ARTHUR CO WEE, 
“Meadowvalo Farm.” lierlln, N. Y. 
United States Grower and Representative 
of GROFF’S HYBRIDS. 
CACTUS DAHLIAS 
300 varieties. Harrly Phlox, 100 varieties. Hardy 
Pompon Chrysanthemums, 60 varieties. 
Send for Catalogfies. 
NORTH SHORE FERNEKIE.S, Reverly,Ma8S. 
11D ET D E3 Pan-Ambrioan Gold Medal 
wWi CilTD 20 Kinds (my selection) 81 
DAHLIAS 
Purchaser’s selection $1 dz. & up. 
.500 kinds, latest and best. Cat 
free. H.F. BCKT,Taunton,Mass 
Dahlia Roots 
colors. Address E., Box 34, Mamaroneck, N. x. 
FOR LAWN AND SCREEN 
Trees, Plants, Vines. 
California Privet. Grows quick. Trim any 
height. No thorns. Green nearly all Winter- 
— —--You will like It. Catalogue free. 
ARTHUR J. COLLINS, Hurlington Co., Moorestown, N. J. 
GRASS SEED 
CHOICE RE-CLEANED SEED FDR ALL PURPOSES 
Dreer’s Permanent Pasture Mixture cannot be excelled for 
producing abundant hay crops, and luxurious aftermath. 
Full line of all Grasses and Clovers; also special mixtures 
for Lawns, ^If Links, etc. Circulars and prices on aypll' 
cation. 
HENRY A. DREER, Pliiladelphia. 
