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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER.' 
February 17 
Potted Melon Hines. 
D. N. C., iAtrny, Va .—Are potted melon 
vines as lasting and prolific as those plant¬ 
ed in the hill? Can I gain in earliness by 
growing cucumbers by the barrel system, 
if so, give the best way of preparing the 
barrels? 
Ans. —There should be little differ¬ 
ence in the vigor and lasting qualities of 
melon vines grown in pots and planted 
out when the season permits, if the pot¬ 
ted plants have not become drawn or 
stunted by careless handling or too 
early starting. In our own trials the 
pot-grown plants generally bear the 
most fruit. Information is. desired con¬ 
cerning the barrel system of growing 
cucumbers, etc. It is not practiced in 
this vicinity to any extent. 
The Radish Maggot. 
H. E. TP., Wabash, Ind .—We have been 
bothered the past season with the radish 
maggot. Is there a remedy or preventive? 
If so, how do you apply the same? 
Ans. —There is no very satisfactory 
remedy for these little pests, which are 
the larvae of several species of flies. 
They are quite irregular in their dis¬ 
tribution, and uncertain in their at¬ 
tacks. The main thing is to reduce the 
number by destroying all the infested 
roots by burning or otherwise. Appli¬ 
cations of soot to the soil have been re¬ 
commended. A drench of kerosene 
emulsion made in the proportion of a 
gill of oil to six gallons of water is still 
more effectual. In the greenhouse they 
probably can be killed by hydrocyanic 
gas applied in the usual manner, as de¬ 
scribed in late numbers of The R. N.-Y. 
Oyster-Shell Bark-Louse. 
G. A. B., Orwifjsburg, Pa.— In the Spring of 
1895 I set out a young orchard, and the trees 
are doing well. Some were bearing last 
year, but yesterday I did some pruning, 
and noticed on some trees something that 
seemed to me like eggs of a destructive in¬ 
sect. If injurious to my trees, what shall 
I do and when shall I treat the trouble? 
The branch sent has many Oyster- 
shell bark-lice, one of our most common 
scale insects. Tip over some of the 
scales, and note that the insect is win¬ 
tering as minute white eggs beneath the 
scales. These eggs will hatch from May 
15 to June 1, and the young lice are 
then very easily killed with a spray of 
whale-oil soap, made by dissolving one 
pound of the soap in five gallons of 
water, or a kero-water spray, with 10 
per cent of kerosene, would also be ef¬ 
fective. One or two thorough drench- 
ings of the bark of the tree with these 
sprays about June 1 will usually control 
the pest. I would scrape off all the 
scales practicable this Winter, but 
would not attempt to kill the eggs with 
a spray, for it will be a very difficult 
matter. M. v. slingerland. 
An Osage Orange Hedge. 
G. C. /?., Marblclon, Tenn .—I would like to 
have some information concerning the 
Osage orange as a hedge for turning cattle. 
Can the seed be planted where the hedge 
is wanted or will they have to be sprouted 
and then set in the hedgerow? Will it grow 
and make a good hedgerow in the woods 
under large timber? Can it be grown from 
cuttings? About how many pounds of seed 
will it take to plant a row a mile long; the 
proper distance apart, and what is the 
proper distance apart to set them to make 
a good hedge? Will it make as good hedge 
as anything for east Tennessee? 
Ans. —Osage orange is probably the 
most practical hedge plant that can be 
used in your locality, which is well 
within its native range. No satisfac¬ 
tory results could be expected from 
planting the seeds where the hedge is 
to stand, as the conditions for germina¬ 
tion along the line would not be uni¬ 
form, and the seedlings could not be 
well cared for during their early growth. 
Soak the seed well in warm water for a 
day or two before planting, and sow in 
rows 18 inches apart in well-prepared 
ground, covering an inch deep, and firm 
the soil well over the seeds. Give good 
cultivation during the growing season. 
The strongest plants may be set the 
next Spring, but it is often well to grow 
two seasons in the nursery row. No 
hedge plant will grow uniformly in the 
woods or under large trees, as the soil is 
generally starved and dried out too 
much in such places. The Osage orange 
will adapt itself fairly well to these con¬ 
ditions, but it should have as little in¬ 
terference as possible from other estab¬ 
lished vegetation. It is not well to set 
the plants more than a foot apart in 
planting any defensive hedge, though 
the Osage suckers freely, and quickly 
fills up chance gaps caused by the death 
of plants. We do not know the amount 
of seed necessary to plant a mile of 
hedge. There are over 10,000 seeds to 
the pound, and the price at present is 
only 60 cents per pound. About 6,000 
good plants would be needed for a mile 
of hedge. Sow the seeds thinly, so that 
the young plants will stand an inch or 
so apart in the seed bed. The Osage 
orange grows so readily from seeds that 
it is not worth while to propagate it 
from cuttings or suckers. 
Steamed Bones for Fertilizer. 
T. E. G., Indianola, Iowa .—I am buying 
renderings from the slaughterhouse, where 
they steam the meat and bones all to¬ 
gether. This I get for 25 cents per barrel. 
I wish to know whether the steamed bones 
are a good fertilizer or not. I empty a 
barrel out on the ground and let the chick¬ 
ens work it over. 
Ans. —You have struck what we would 
call in New Jersey a great bonanza, if 
we could buy steamed meat and bones 
for 25 cents a barrel, we would keep the 
teams working to haul the stuff home. 
The steamed bones will form the basis 
for an excellent fertilizer. They ought 
to be crushed or poundea up in some 
way before you can get most out of 
tnem, and if you had some form of a 
bone mill for grinding them finer, you 
would have the basis for a very good 
fertilizer to use on clover, grass or 
grain. In order to make a perfect fer¬ 
tilizer, you will have to add potash in 
some form, for the bones and meat 
contain none of that substance. Your 
plan of letting the chickens or the hogs 
work this stuff over first is all right, 
and you will be surprised to see how 
much of it they will utilize. After they 
are done with it you can either smash 
up the bones with a sledge, or pack the 
whole thing in horse manure and use it 
in that way. If you can crush me bones 
up fine and mix them with wood ashes 
or some form of potash, you will have 
a first-class fertilizer for most of your 
crops. 
For the land’s sake, use Bowker’s Fer¬ 
tilizers. They enrich the earth .—Adv 
Quantity of Fine Trees 
We have almost everything wanted in our line 
October Plum, 
Peach and Apple Trees. 
Green Mountain Grape Vines. 
FOREST TREES AND SHRUBS are our great 
specialties. We have, however, quantities of other 
Nursery Stock too numerous to mention. 
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STEPHEN HOYT’S SONS, New Canaan. Conn. 
Strawberry Plants.—Excelsior. Gibson, John; on 
Early. List free. P. Speer. Passaic, N. J. 
New Seedling Strawberries. 
Free Silver and Winchel No. 3 just out and 20 other 
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Maine Seed Potaioes^S™'.r.M“:; 
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Seed Potatoes —Commercial, Wonder¬ 
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and others. Sample tuber, fi cents. 
J. W. HARTMAN, Sligo, Pa. 
TREES 
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From one tree to a carload. 33 years’ experience. 
Specialties: Kieffer Pears, Peaches and York Imperial 
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has beeu adopted by the Agricul¬ 
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Nitrate fur sale by fertilizer dealers every¬ 
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ALNEER BROS., 
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T WO hundred bushels 
of Potatoes remove 
eighty pounds of “actual ’ Pot¬ 
ash from the soil. One thou¬ 
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will supply just the amount 
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GERMAN KALI WORKS, 
93 Nassau St., New York. 
Jerry's 
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D. M. FERRY A CO., Detroit, Mich. 
WhifoiTs White Mammoth Potatoes 
yielded 62 bushels more 
per acre at Ohio Ex¬ 
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than Carman No. 3. 
Write for catalogue of 
CORN and Potatoes. 
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THE DEWEY POTATOES 
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