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iHfc. rural NEW-VORKER 
July 18 
ll Ruralisms ►! 
NOTES FROM THE RURAL GROUNDS 
TUOl Hi.K KKOM Pl.A.NT LTCK. —It IS lO’lg 
sir.'ce the scourge of outdoor aphids or 
plant lice has been so severe and wide¬ 
spread. The young growth on a great 
variety of woody plants as well as nur¬ 
sery, orcharJ and forest trees has been 
overrun, checking development and in 
too many instances killing rff foilage and 
tender tips. Accounts of the unusual 
abundance of these never-failing pests 
come from all localities affected by the 
.May drought. Remedial measures, such 
as spraying or dipping badly infested 
branches in soap solutions, kerosene 
emulsion and tobacco infusions are gen ¬ 
erally reported as less efficient than 
heretofore, owing to unusually favorable 
conditions for the rapid increase of the 
lice. 
H.vrd to Fight. —These frail little 
creatures are endowed with such mar¬ 
velous powers of propagation that only 
the most vigilant means can limit their 
ravages when once a foothold is gained. 
Ordinarily cold and dashing rains scat¬ 
ter the pests before great harm is done, 
lut this season they have had things 
mostly their own way, while the affect- 
eu plants were further checked and 
weakened by lack of growing moisture. 
The ability of adult plant lice to pro¬ 
duce live young for long periods without 
recourse to egg fertilization enables 
them to tide over every adverse condi¬ 
tions, since if only an individual escapes 
ir a colony subjected to searching in¬ 
secticides, increase promptly begins, 
and in a short time the plague is as bad 
as before. Over 100 successive genera¬ 
tions of aphids have been reared in a 
greenhouse without the appearance of 
eggs or male forms, yet if the food sup¬ 
ply cease or the temperature be suffi¬ 
ciently lowered the sexual method of 
reproduction at once appears, and eggs 
capable of remaining dormant until the 
next favorable period is reached are 
quickly produced. Aphids do not appear 
tr. grow' immune to insecticides even 
after countless generations of exposure. 
The louse that gets the poison promptly 
succumbs, yet enough always escape to 
keep up the supply. We know glass¬ 
houses that have been regularly fumi¬ 
gated twice a week with tobacco for 35 
years. One is rarely able to find an 
aphis during the three or four days’ in¬ 
terval between “smokes,” but if a single 
fumigation is omitted in a given house 
they appear in hordes. Some efficient 
extracts of tobacco are now in use, by 
which the insecticide effect is pi-eserved 
while the ordinary objections of fumi¬ 
gation are avoided. The practical con¬ 
trol of insect pests under glass may be 
considered as fairly well worked out 
where intelligently applied, but outside 
they are often exceedingly difficult to 
combat. Whale-oil soap solution, about 
tour ounces soap to the gallon of water 
1 igorously sprayed at all affected points, 
is very serviceable, but not lasting. To¬ 
bacco infusion, made by steeping or boil¬ 
ing one pound of stems in a gallon of 
water, is often quite effective. Among 
proprietary remedies Sulpho-tobacco 
soap holds a secure place, but the pene¬ 
trating odor given out when used with 
brass implements is far from agreeable. 
Tobacco dust made by grinding tne 
refuse stems from cigar factories is 
valuable when freely applied. There is 
little use in blowing it on lightly—the 
application should be sufficiently heavy 
to cover the infested portions of the 
plant's. Tips of young orchard trees 
may be as effectually dipped or rolled 
in tobacco dust as in liquid, and such 
applications usually clear off the pests 
from the treated parts. Good tobacco 
dust costs about two cents a pound in 
quantity and five cents in small lots. 
It is harmless to plants and has consi¬ 
derable fertilizing value. 
Some New S'liiawberries. —Eccentric 
v/eather since early Spring bore hard 
or. the development of strawberries, and 
the result was generally undersized 
plants and scant crops of berries, some 
of good size and fiavor. The conditions 
ar^' best described by saying that eight 
weeks of absolute drought, commencing 
with the first blooms, was followed by 
f(Mir weeks of almost continuous rain. 
the temperature being unresaonably low 
most of the time. No record-breaking 
yields could be expected, but varietal 
weakness would be quite certainly 
bionght out. Our trial plot was well cul¬ 
tivated and fertilized with reliable 
(hemicals last Fall. The plants went 
into Winter quarters apparently strong 
and well set with fruit crowns. They 
came through all right under a light 
mulch of marsh hay and Gladiolusstalks. 
A sharp freeze at the beginning of May 
injured bloom's on most varieties, but 
the dry, cool weather that followed had 
most to do with the small yields. The 
rains at the end of the season favored 
tne later kinds as regards size but gen- 
.lerally impaired the fiavor. 
Pkksii)e.nt (Pistillate).—Thos. R. 
Hunt, I-^mbertville, N. J. Original 
plants received August. 1901. Runners 
t^ransplanted August, 1902. Early blooms 
blackened by frost but late clusters 
promptly followed. Plants large and 
vigorous with broad, dark green foliage. 
Berries conical, often blunt oval, very 
bright crimson, firm and glossy, fiesh 
v/hite or slightly colored; quality not 
high but juicy and agreeable. Mid¬ 
season to late. The old plants bore well 
and brought every berry to perfection. 
The young ones produced many beauti- 
lul trusses. The berries average very 
large in size and are remarkably showy 
in the box. They are held up on long, 
sturdy peduncles and are easy to gather. 
Productive in our light soil but prob¬ 
ably better adapted to rich loam. 
A.\rwELL (Pistillate).—Thos. R. Hunt 
Lambertville, N. J. Received August, 
1901. Strong vigorous grower, quite 
productive. Berries large, conical with 
a broad calyx; dark crimson in color; 
quality very good, some specimens quite 
sweet. Hardly firm enough for long 
shipments. Resembles Nic Ohmer, but 
is a better variety here. 
Hunt’s No. 7 (Staminate).—Thos. R. 
Hunt, Lambertville, N. J. Received with 
the above. Plants less rampant than 
the preceding two varieties, berriet 
large, deep crimson; quality above me¬ 
dium; firm, productive and showy. 
Seedlino (Staminate)—Elias Wheel¬ 
er, Berlin, Mass. Received May 22, 1902. 
Gcod dark foliage, makes many run¬ 
ners. Produced some very large heart- 
shaped, bright crimson berries of ex¬ 
cellent fiavor and a greac number of 
small ones of the same character. Quito 
hardy and productive, but .scarcely uni¬ 
form enough for market. 
Seedling (Staminate).— W. Rapp, 
Terre Haute, Ind. Received April 15, 
1901. Another deep crimson strawberry 
of really good table quality. Short and 
sturdy foliage. Productive, but lacks 
uniformity in size. First pickings large; 
good, regular conical form, later ruus 
to nubbins. 
Seedling No. 5 (Pistillate).—B. King, 
Tewksbury, Mass. Received June 14, 
1902. Makes vigorous growth, foilage 
long, loose, rather light-colored. Sets 
art immense truss of berries, many of 
which failed to develop. First pickings 
were large, light crimson, and of good 
conical forms. Quality rather soft and 
acid. Under stimulating culture this 
variety may yield large crops for near 
markets. 
Dr. Van Fleet (Staminate).—J. H. 
Black, Son & Co., Hightstown, N. J. 
Received May 10, 1901. For reasons the 
writer may not criticise the Messrs. 
Black have named this variety as above. 
A strong, rugged plant not inclined to 
make runners freely. Foilage broad and 
dark. Berries large, broadly conical, 
very dark crimson with dark red, meaty 
flesh. Quality rich 'subacid, resembling 
Marshall. Quite productive, but few 
berries reached perfect maturity, as the 
birds appeared to prefer them to all 
others. 
Granville (Pistillate).—A. M. Nich¬ 
ols, Granville, O. Received April 16, 
1902. Plant vigorous but particularly 
sensitive to drought. Most of the ber¬ 
ries failed to reach good size, but those 
developed after the rains were large, 
regularly oval in form, glossy dark crim¬ 
son color and firm in texture. The flavor 
is agreeably acid. Would make a good 
canning or shipping berry on account 
of its firm substance. 
A Cool-Blooded Sthawberry. —The 
variety most benefited by wet and cool 
weather while ripening is Nettie, sent 
rc in 1900 by Jos. Black, Son & Co., 
Hightstown, N. J. It uniformly bears 
more large berries here than any kind 
we have yet tried, but they are rather 
soft, sour and pale, though coloring uni¬ 
formly. The last two seasons they were 
scalded to some extent by hot sun. The 
sun did not get a chance at the berries 
this year, enabling them to reach per- 
Petion. They are great box-fillers, and 
for table use in connection with higher 
flavored kinds they were very attractive. 
W. V. F. 
Lean 
Pastures, 
Lean Cattle. 
Gra.sse.s need 
])lenty of l^otash. 
Top dress annually 
with a fertilizer con¬ 
taining 
POTASH. 
and note the rich past¬ 
ure and fat cattle that 
result. 
“ P'armers’ Guide,” a 
hook of ours, tells about 
(Irass Growing: and 
Cultivation. We mail 
it free to farmers. 
GERMAN KALI 
WORKS. 
93 Nassau St. 
New York. 
CORN HARVESTING 
Done— 
Fanter, 
Easter, 
Okcaper 
by uBinB the BADGER CORN IIARVESTERthan by 
any other known method. Do not wait, inveetiaate 
nowf Addrees I. Z. MERRIAM, Whitewater, Wls. 
THE KING OF HARROWS 
CLARK’S S CUTAWAY 
.Makes plant food quick of toughe.st sod. Perfect 
connection with subsoil water. May 23, l‘.K)3. in the 
drouKlit, no rain for forty days, cold, bad every way. 
Clark’s jjrass field will now cut two tons to the acre; 
July 1 will surely cut 11 ve. If you doubt it come and see 
sE.N'i) roil niict'i.AKs. 
CUTAWAY HARROW CO., Higganum, Conn. 
TELEPHONES 
For Farmers’ Lines. 
Organize an exchange In your 
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THE NORTH ELECTRIC CO., 
152 St, Clair Street, 
C- N. 301. CLKVELAND, O. 
WORK ONE HORSE 
Others for otlier farm work. 
and save the 
You can do it if you use the 
RED RIPPER HAY PRESS. 
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Has received more additions from his bean crop 
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Miller Beau Harvester,” made by the Le Roy Plow 
Co., Le Roy, N. Y., never fails to give good satis¬ 
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and costs no more than Imitations. The Ix^st 
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HORSE POWERS, 
THRASHERS Wood 
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Our Machine will 
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without bruising or 
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WHITMAN’S 
NEW PATENT 
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STEEL 
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PRESS. 
Most complete line in America. Victorious and in 
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THE “ELI 
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A train of follow¬ 
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Proves its 
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horse 
And 
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rower 
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IH an all rnxind machine 
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