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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
September 19 
FARMERS' CLUB 
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WOOLLY APHIS. 
F. P. B., Ayer, Mass.—I have some young 
trees that have Woolly aphis. I have tried 
whale-oil soap and several other things, 
but cannot get rid of them. 1 would like 
to put a tent over each tree and fumigate. 
Will you Inform me what to use and how 
to use it? 
Ans.—I hardly think it would be 
necessary to fumigate young apple trees 
to get rid of the Woolly aphis. They 
occur on the branches or trunk in quite 
large woolly masses or colonies, and in 
my experience it is a simple matter 
either to direct a spray against these 
masses or paint them with a brush. On 
a few of my own young trees I have 
found it practicable to crush the colo¬ 
nies by hand, using a rag or a mitten. 
Whale-oil soap at the rate of one pound 
in four gallons of water, or kerosene 
emulsion, made according to the stand¬ 
ard formula and diluted with about five 
parts of water will kill all the lice that 
are hit. I nearly exterminated on my 
own trees all the lice with one applica¬ 
tion of the mechanical emulsion made 
with one of the kerosene-water pumps, 
using about 15 per cent of kerosene. A 
week or two afterwards it was an easy 
matter to smash the few remaining col¬ 
onies with the fingers. It would be quite 
an expensive and slow process to fumi¬ 
gate young trees. The best way to do 
this would be to make a rectangular 
framework and cover it with heavy cot¬ 
ton cloth, or duck, or use thick build¬ 
ing paper. Make it as nearly gastight 
as possible and arrange it either to drop 
down over the top of the tree, or have 
one side hinged to open so the box can 
be set around the tree. The materials 
for fumigating would be cyanide of po¬ 
tassium, sulphuric acid and water. Use 
one ounce of the cyanide, two ounces of 
the acid and four ounces of water to 
each 100 cubic feet of space. It would 
not be safe, however, to fumigate the 
trees in foliage with this dose. In fact, 
I think it will be much cheaper and 
safer to spray than to fumigate, and I 
think spraying can be made effectual by 
thorough and persistent work. 
M. V. SLINGERLAND. 
Cherry and Peach Questions. 
O. W. H., Silt, Col.—l. How does Late 
Duke cherry compare with May Duke in 
size and quality, and how much later in 
ripening is it? How does Baldwin com¬ 
pare with Large Montmorency in size and 
quality and time of ripening? 2. What peach 
would best fill the gap between Triumph 
and Champion? Former is just gone and 
latter commencing to color (August 24). 
We want a good market variety; yellow 
and free if possible. 
Ans. —1. The Late Duke cherry is 
about 10 days later than May Duke and 
is much the same in size, color and 
flavor, but I think it a little larger and 
better flavored. Baldwin is a sour cherry 
of the Morello type that originated in 
Kansas, and is much like Montmorency. 
It is so lately introduced that we know 
very little about its general behavior, 
but it is well reported of in Kansas. 2. 
A good yellow, freestone peach that will 
ripen between Triumph and Champion 
is not easily found. St. John and Lady 
Ingold ripen at this time, but they are 
not all that we could wish except in 
quality. Niagara comes a little later 
and is a most excellent peach in every 
way. H. E. v. D. 
Winter Vetch with Wheat. 
Reader, Delaware.—Would you advise me 
to sow vetch with wheat this Fall, the 
vetch to be seeded with a wheelbarrow 
seeder? I want it for a manurial crop. 
Ans. —From our experience here on 
the station grounds I should say that it 
was not practicable to sow vetch with 
wheat with the view of harvesting the 
wheat, and afterwards allowing the 
vetch to grow as a cover crop. The fact 
is, that the vetch will be nearly matured 
by the time the wheat is cut, and will be 
removed with the wheat crop. If, how¬ 
ever, it is desired to grow the vetch as 
a green manuring crop, it may be sown 
with wheat or rye and all plowed under 
together at the proper time. We have 
had some very promising results with 
vetch, although our experience is not 
yet large enough to enable us to tell all 
the conditions under which it may do 
well, but it certainly is well worth ex¬ 
perimenting with. J. L. STONE. 
Cornell University. 
Cucumber Pickles. 
H. O. V., Hillside, TVis.—In gathering 
cucumbers, to salt for Winter pickles. Is it 
considered necessary or advisable to cut 
stem so as to leave portion adhering to the 
cucumber? Some say they do not keep as 
well if stem is broken off. Give recipe 
for salting for Winter use. I used brine 
strong enough to hold up an egg but found 
it necessary to change brine once or twice. 
Ans. —Yes, it is considered necessary 
to leave a short stem on all pickles. 
They look better and I believe it keeps 
the water in the pickle and prevents it 
from shrinking so much. We rarely ever 
have any trouble with brine strong 
enough to hold up an egg. The pickles 
do better if placed in a cool place. Dur¬ 
ing warm weather the brine may need 
changing sometimes. 
Trees Iniured by filtered Grade. 
A. L. D., So. Boston, Mass.—l have had oc¬ 
casion to observe within the last six 
months several cases of valuable shade 
trees on private estates in which the trees 
are apparently dying with more or less 
rapidity. In some cases the cause is seem¬ 
ingly apparent: the roots have been dis¬ 
turbed by workmen engaged in grading, 
etc., or the grade about the tree has been 
raised necessitating the addition of a foot 
or more of soil about the tree over the 
root surface. In other cases the cause is 
not known. I would like to know what 
should be done in order to save the trees. 
Would you advise fertilizing as late in the 
season as the middle of August, and if so, 
what kind and amount would you use for 
a tree, say IVi foot in diameter at base and 
50 to 60 feet in height? Would you advise 
cutting back, and if so, how severely 
would it be best to prune trees of the 
above size at this season of the year? 
Ans. —Very likely the damage you ob¬ 
served in those shade trees comes from 
the disturbance of the roots you mention 
as caused by grading. Very little can 
be done at this season of the year. We 
would not advise cutting back until 
Spring, as by that time the dead 
branches and those likely to die can 
better be distinguished. It is quite late 
to fertilize, but if at all we would ad¬ 
vise a coating of stable manure an inch 
or two deep, spread under the trees as 
far as the tips of the branches extend, 
or if that is not deemed advisable, use a 
bushel or two of wood ashes and 15 or 
20 pounds of bone meal for trees the 
size you mention. The stable manure 
or fertilizer should be spread on the 
ground and lightly raked or chopped 
into the soil with a rake or hoe. 
Mealy Wheat, yielded 49)^ bushels to the acre, at $1.10 
per bushel. We have also American Wonder, Fultz, 
and Dawson Golden Chaff. Write for circular. 
The Theilmann Seed Company, Erie, Pa. 
CHOICE SEED WHEAT. 
Dawson’s Golden Chaff, $1; Kentucky Giant, $I; 
Chicago Worid’s Fair, $1; Mealy, $1.10; Mam. White 
Rye, $1; Choice Timothj, $1.85; Choice Clover, $«.75. 
All per bushel. Bags 15 cents. 
HAKVEY SEED Co., Buffalo, N. Y, 
. DIBBLE’S the heaviest yielding. 
Invincible Seed Wheat proiiflc variety in culti¬ 
vation. It stands up llb.e a wall against all storms, 
has never lodged, has never been attacked by the 
Hessian Fly, has never winter killed. Weofleryou 
the product of over two hundred acres of our own 
growing, thoroughly recleaned, as low as $1 per 
bushel. Also, the best Bye grown. Elegantly 
lithographed catalogue free. Address 
EDWARD F. DIBBLE, y. 
CEED WHEAT—The haraiest and heaviest yleld- 
^ ing varieties at moderate prices. Samples and 
circular free. A. H. HOFFMAN, Bamford, Pa. 
Pan-American Strawberry. 
A genuine Fall bearing Strawberry, plants, $1 each; 
6 for $5; 12 for $10; 100, $75. By mail or express pre¬ 
paid upon receipt of price. Address all orders and. 
inquiries to SAMUEL COOPER, Delevan, N. Y. 
A FARM BRED YOUNG 
MAN, of good appearance 
and address, with a turn for 
business, will find a good open¬ 
ing for permanent position with 
prospects of early advancement, 
by addressing “ Employer,” 
care The Rural New-Yorker. 
OIN&ENG 
easily grown; hardy anywhere in the Xlnlted 
States and Canada. Immense demand; 
meagre supply. Grown either on farm or 
in small garden. Michigan man took $15,000 
worth off yi acre last year. 
WORTH S40.000 
We sell cultivated seed and plants. 
Send 4c In stamps for 65-page Book 
on enormous, easily-earned profit In 
Ginseng, and current Issue of magazine, | 
“The Ginseng Garden.” 
CHINESE-AMERICAN GINSENG CO. 
Dept. 35, Scranton, Pennsylvania. 
AN ACRE 
^ I lU C ETIUI Seed, $1.25; Roots, $5 to 
Va I d b IV VSI $10 per 100. Rains' Book, 
144 pages, 50c Pheasant and Quail Book, colored 
plates, 50c N. B. CURSTEAD,01iphant Furnace, Pa. 
For the Fall of 1903 
We are in the market again with a large stock of 
choice Fruit, Forest, and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, 
Vines, etc. The oldest and largest nursery in New 
England. 200 acres in trees. Satisfaction guaranteed 
to all customers. Send for catalogue. Address 
THE STEPHEN HOYT’S SONS GO., 
New Canaan, Conn. 
Cienwood Nurseries 
Most complete assortment of choice 
Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Vines 
Send for Descriptive Illustrated Catalogue. 
THE WM. H. MOON CO., MORB18V1LLE, PA. 
BO miles from New York; 30 miles from Philadelphia. 
WANTED. 
Eldorado Blackberry and Golden Queen 
Raspberry Plants. Address, Box 237, 
North Collins, N. Y, 
DUYmWIMtk 
I ■ W Full Line. Best Stock. Low Priceo. 
KcBOyEB NUBSERlf CD., 
TREES TRUE TO NAME 
WE DON’T BUY ANY. 
WOODVIEW NURSERIES. B. 2, Mt. Holly Springs, Pa 
Fall the Be^ 
time to plant 
TREES 
all hardy varieties of Trees and Plants. We grow the 
best trees true to name. 100,000 Apple Trees for 
sale at wholesale prices. Save half your money 
by buying direct of us. Send for FREE Catalogue. A 
copy of Green’s Fruit Grower will be given if you 
mention this paper. Address, 
Green’s Nursery Co., Rocliester, N. Y. 
GRAPE VINES 
Currants, Gooseberries, Blacl£> 
berries, i.laspberrlcs, Straw- 
berries. Price List FREE. 
Send 2c stamp for illnstratcd descriptlTO catalog. 
T. S. HUBBARD CO. Fredonla, N. Y. 
450000 
Tsrietle«.Al8oOrBSe8,BBsll Fruits etciSeBt root, 
ed stock. Genuine, cheap. 2 sample currants mailed for 
10c. Desc. price list free. LEWIS BOESCU, FredonU, N. T. 
TREES SUCCEED WHERE 
Largest Nursery. OTHERS FAIL 
Fruit Book Free. Kcsult of 78 years' cxpericnee 
'stark BROi, Louisiana, Mo.; Dansville, N. Y.; Etc 
MAIDEN’S BLUSH 
is but one of hundreds of varieties of trees grown 
by us. We send FREE, upon request, new hand¬ 
some, complete illustrated catalogue, giving valu¬ 
able hints and suggestions on selection and care 
of stock. We have Largest Nurseries, Most Com¬ 
plete Facilities in Michigan. Write us to-day. 
CENTRAL MICHIGAN NURSERY, 
KnrteryiT.sn, FLxrts, banls^aw Arjliit, 32 oS. Kalamazoo, Miih 
jAair a •eniniry uf fair dealing has given 
our products that prominence which merit 
deserves. We still offer evorything of 
the best for Orchard, Vineyard. 
. Lawn, Park, Street, Garden 
and Greenhouse. Catalogue 
^ No. 1. 112 pages, free to pur¬ 
chasers o. Fruit and Ornamental 
Trees. No. 3, 64 pages, free to buyers 
of Holland Bulbs and Greenhonse 
Plants. Try ns; we gnarantee 
'satisfaction. Correspondence solicited. 
THE STORRS & HARRISON COm 
PAINESVILLC. OHIO. 
Dest Nursery Stock—At the old reliable Milford Nurs- 
® erics. Established, 1870. Peach Trees, 4c.; Plums 
and other stock. Shade and Holly Trees for the Lawn. 
Catalogue. Milford Nurseries, Box 64. Milford, Del. 
A GRAND LOT OF TREES 
Grown on virgin soil in the mountains of Western 
Pennsylvania. No scale, no disease of any kind. 
None better, none cheaper. Our business is growing 
trees for the commercial orchardist and farmer. 
Write for descriptive catalogue and price list. Address 
The River Side Nursery Company 
Confluence. Penn, 
NORTHERN GROWN TREES. 
Best climate. Best soil. Best for the Fruit 
Grower. Best for Agent and Dealer. Best Cata¬ 
logue, Itest Prices. My treatment and trees make 
permanent customers. Once tried, always wanted. 
Catalogue free, instructive, interesting. 
MAKTIN WAHL. Rochester. N Y 
ELBERTA 
PEACH TREES 
2 , 000,000 
We offer 2,000,000 Elberta June Buds, besides large 
stock of Belle of Georgia, Mamie Ross, Hlley, Car¬ 
man, Greensboro, etc., all for Fall delivery. Big as¬ 
sortment of 2-ye8r Apple, 1-year Pear and Cherry, 
and small fruit plants. Write for catalogue. 
Chattanooga Nurseries, Chattanooga, Tend. 
My Illustrated Catalogue of Trees and Plants at 
WHOLESALE PRICES. Buy direct, and save 
commissions. 1 pay the freight when cash accom¬ 
panies order. 
B. O. PETERSON, MONTROSE NURSERIES, 
Montrose, N. Y. 
APPLE TREES 
FOR SALE. 
They will give you fresh apples every day in the pear 
without cold storage. Write for circulars. 
B. M. STONE, Stull, Pa. 
FRUIT TREES 
FOR FALL PLANTING 
We do not hesitate to say that you will get most 
excellent results from planting our Trees in Octo¬ 
ber and November. A lull line of varieties, named 
in my Catalogue, which is free. Get it to-day. 
3HC. &. -WIXjJEIY. 
Cayuga Nurseries, Cayuga, N. i* 
FREES AND PLANTS 
Free from Scale. New and Choice Varietie$. 
_ _ _ Blackberries, Strawberries, Raspberries. 
>ur FREE CATALOGUE will save vou monev. M YER & SON. Brideevllle, Del. 
TREES 
PFR I fin APPLE, PEAK, CHERRY, and PEACH, healthy, tme to name and 
00 ILII lUUi 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 10, Geneva, New York. 
DULBS 
tures for the lawn 
and pleasure ground. 
FOR FALL 
PLANTING 
HENRY A. 
Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocus, Narcissus, Lilies, Ac. 
Our New Bulb Catalogue is sent free. It tells 
all about the best bulbs, also seasonable seeds 
and plants, including our celebrated grass mix- 
DREER, Philadelphia, Pa» 
THIS IS THE BEST SEASON TO PLANT 
All the HARDY FRUITS AND ORNAMENTALS listed and described 
in our Autumn Catalogue. We send it post paid free. Write for it to-day 
and for any information yon need on Horticultural matters. We have the 
time and wish to answer your questions. 
T. J. DWYER & SON, 0RAN6E COUNTY NURSERIES, CORNWALL, N. Y. 
ROGERS TREES FOR SAFETY. 
Rogers Trees are bred from Selected Bearing Trees, with personal attention aud safety in 
every operation. Carefully inspected, fumigated, and sold under our inirity guarantee of 5 
the strongest and safest guarantee ever given. Other nurserymen do not know enough about the 
trees they sell to give such a guarantee. \VE GROW EVERY TREE WE SELL. WE KNOW 
OUR TREES and we want you to know more about them too. The Tree Breeder (Free) will tell you. 
ROGERS ON THE HILL, Tree Breeders, Dansville, N* Y» 
