1900 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
245 
The Capitals of Rhode Island. 
Reader, Kentucky.— Are there two capitals 
in Rhode Island? I have taught my pupils 
in school that there are two. Have I been 
wrong? 
Ans. —We have two State capitals, one 
in Newport and one in Providence. 
The Assembly meets annually on the 
last Tuesday in May at Newport, for the 
purpose of organization, and for the in¬ 
stallation of the State officers into office. 
Session usually lasts four or five days, 
when an adjournment is taken to meet 
in Providence in the following January, 
which session is commonly known as 
the regular session, and lasts usually un¬ 
til the latter part of May. An amend¬ 
ment to the constitution was proposed 
oy our present General Assembly, which 
if adopted, will do away with future 
meetings of the Assembly at Newport 
after May next. 
A Crop of Pickles. 
O. M. B., Ohio.— What do you know about 
the pickle industry? A company is trying 
to secure 300 acres of cucumbers and 100 
acres of cabbage here. What soil is best 
suited to the cucumber? Is a high and dry 
sandy gravel soil suitable? What is an 
average crop? How many men are re¬ 
quired to care for an acre? What price 
per bushel is paid by the factories? What 
sort of fertilizer does the cucumber re¬ 
quire? Is a muck soil desirable? How 
would a clover turf answer? 
Ans. —The most desirable soil—and 
the soil usually preferred by successful 
growers in this section—is a heavy new 
loam. It may be sandy loam or clay 
loam, but the newer the land—(i. e., the 
less it has been cropped)—the better the 
yield of pickles. I should say that a 
‘ffiigh, dry, sandy-gravel soil” would be 
suited to fruit trees rather than pickles. 
Cucumber vines, like strawberry vines, 
seem to require considerable moisture to ' 
mature a paying crop; and a dry, ele¬ 
vated field would be likely to run out of 
water at the most critical time—late 
Summer. Cultivation must cease, or¬ 
dinarily, before picking begins (on ac¬ 
count of the vines covering the ground) 
—so the pickles must, unless irrigated, 
depend solely upon the natural moisture 
usual to the ground. On the other hand, 
it is not wise to plant this crop on 
ground so low as to be subject to over¬ 
flow. Cucumber vines are not partial to 
wet feet, though they will tolerate more 
along this line than will some other 
crops. As cucumber seeds are not usual¬ 
ly planted (in this section) before the 
middle of June, it is often possible to 
utilize ground for this crop that might 
be too wet for crops which require an 
earlier planting. Indeed, our pickle 
growers here delay their planting as late 
as possible; thus in a measure, avoiding 
the worst of the bug season. An aver¬ 
age crop, on good soil and rightly man¬ 
aged, should be about three tons to the 
acre; in many sections, perhaps two 
tons would be an estimate nearer the 
mark. Our best growers here allow to 
clear about $50 net per acre, taking one 
year with another. 
One good man can plant and care for 
several acres of cucumbers; but at pick¬ 
ing time more help is necessary. From 
two to four pickers per acre will be 
needed—according to the grit and stay¬ 
ing qualities of the pickers. This pick¬ 
ing is hard work; the vines must be 
gone over regularly and often; the sun is 
hot, and human nature has a trick, 
sometimes, of “giving out” in August. 
Unless sure of pickers, I would strongly 
advise limiting the area of the proposed 
patch to two acres. Well-rotted stable 
manure (in the hill or broadcast) makes 
an excellent fertilizer for this crop. To 
this might be added, with advantage, a 
sprinkling (in the hill) of unleached 
hard-wood ashes. A muck soil might an¬ 
swer, provided there is no liability of 
water surplus during the crop season. 
One of the best yields I ever heard of 
was from a bed on just such ground. 
But most growers rather seem to prefer 
the loam. 
A clover turf, turned under deeply, 
would not—if handled rightly—be a det¬ 
riment to this crop: rather the contrary, 
I should say. To get the seed bed in 
best condition, however, it would be 
well to turn the clover under early in 
the season—several weeks before plant¬ 
ing time. Then, by thorough harrow 
ings once a week, the field becomes firm 
and mellow; moisture is conserved, and 
every condition is in favor of uniform 
seed germination and quick satisfactory 
plant growth. On the other hand, if 
this plowing be delayed until late in 
June, the ground is often too dry to 
produce best results. w. e. Andrews. 
Michigan. 
Van Deman’s Fruit Notes. 
ALT, SORTS OF QUESTIONS ANSWERED. 
Choice of Winter Apples. 
What are the best Winter apples for 
northern New York? s. c. g. 
St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. 
For the most northern parts of New 
York fruits suited to very cold climates 
only should be planted. The following 
kinds are such as have withstood the 
Winters of Wisconsin, Minnesota and 
northern Vermont: Peerless, Wealthy, 
Malinda, Hibernal and Scott Winter. If 
any of the early kinds are wanted, it 
will be safe to plant Tetofski, Oldenburg 
and Charlamoff. All of these are among 
the class called ironclads, because of 
their ability to withstand severe and 
protracted cold. 
Apples and Pear for New Jersey. 
1. I intend to plant about five acres to 
Winter apples. What varieties would you 
advise in this part of New Jersey? 2. 
What pear would you advise planting? I 
want something earlier than Bartlett; of 
good size and good for stewing green. 
Atlantic City, N. J. w. k. 
1. In planting Winter apples for profit 
or the New Jersey coast I would advise 
selecting York Imperial, Ben Davis, 
Jonathan, Rome Beauty and Sutton. 
These are all red and very salable. If 
a yellow apple of high quality is de¬ 
sired, there is nothing better than 
Grimes. It will sell well, too, especially 
to those who want something really 
gcod. 2. Clapp is a pear of the desired 
character, being medium early, large, 
handsome, and of fair quality, but it has 
the fault of rotting at the core, when 
fully ripe. This requires that it be 
gathered and used in good season, to pre¬ 
vent loss. 
Apples for Georgia; Books on Trucking. 
1. Can Winter apples be grown in north¬ 
western Georgia, and what varieties? 2. 
What reliable books can be bought on 
southern trucking and fruit growing? 
Grand Rapids, Mich. s. j. p. 
1. Georgia is too far south for the 
production of good Winter apples, but 
in the mountains of the northwest sec¬ 
tion of the State there are some places 
where they do fairly well. Shockley is 
the latest keeping variety that is of much 
value. It is not large, but of fair size, 
very red in color, of a fair, sweet flavor 
and will keep well into the Winter when 
grown as far south as Georgia. Limber- 
twig is an apple of inferior looks, being 
a smoky red in color, ana is rather small, 
but it is good when fully ripe, and will 
keep very late. Ben Davis does very well 
there, too, but is not high in quality. 
2. Vegetable growing In the South, by 
Prof. P. H. Rolfs, price $1.25; Truck 
Farming at the South, by A. Oemler, 
price $1; Florida Fruits, by Helen 
Harcourt, price $1.25, are all good, and 
may be obtained from this office. 
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The 
Sugar 
Maple 
is a beautiful tree at all seasons, and no better variety can 
be used for Street, Park or Lawn planting, as its growth 
is rapid and straight, its form symmetrical, and it does 
not have the objectionable density of foliage possessed by 
the Norway Maples. For this reason it is well adapted 
for planting near buildings as it does not obstruct light 
or air, and being deep rooted the grass will grow up to its 
very trunk, which is a very strong point in its favor. No 
tree has more gorgeous Autumn coloring as it varies in 
all shades of yellow, orange and scarlet \mtil the leaves 
finally fall. It was a sagacious, popular instinct which 
selected this as one of our best trees for ornamental 
planting, and in some of the old places on the Hudson 
River long avenues were planted with it three quarters 
of a century ago, and they are now worth a long journey 
to see. We have an extra large stock of magnificent 
trees, many times transplanted, which we offer at the 
following low prices : 
Height. Diameter. Each. 
10 to 12 ft. \\i to 1*4 Inches, $1.00 
12 to 14 ft. \y % to 1% “ 1.50 
14 to 15 ft. \\ to 2 “ 1.75 
Per 10. Per 100. 
$ 7.50 $ 50.00 
12.50 100.00 
15.00 125.00 
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Asparagus Plants, five kinds, $2.50 per 
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TQC|TO~Apple trees, 7c.; Maple, 10 feet, 24c.; 
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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 
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■ nni E OmilC The apples for profit. Late 
ArrLC UlUIld keepers, vigorous growers. 
York Imperial, North Western Greening and Black 
Twig. H. E. MARKELL. Gerrardstown. W. Va 
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SUTTON BEAUTY, Maiden Blush, Hubbardston, 
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EVERGREENS 
Largest stock in Amer¬ 
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and Douglas Spruce 
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Tree Seeds Etc. 
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Waukegan, Ill 
ROCKY MT. EVERGREENS-SsrLAWN .‘Si 
CEMETERY. Four Blue Spruce, 15 inches, for *1.50; 
four 20-lnch for *2.50; ten two-year old, for 26 cents In 
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Rose, Hebron, Puritan, Ohio, Queen. King, Bovee, 
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<\F,FF) POTATOES ~ New Q ueen ’ one y 0ar from 
OLLD IVliUUKJ state of Maine, $2.25 per bbl. 
Also about 50 bushels more than I need, direct from 
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M. GARUAUAN, Kingston, Pa. 
DATilTnCC !#£.30 3 bushel sacks: E.Hebron, 
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(Maule's Commercial, $3.75i. Circular. 10 varieties. 
Barrel or car lots. WHITE STAR OATS. Sample 
free. Drop postal to-day. 
SMITH’8 POTATO FARM, Box E, Manchester, N.Y. 
SEED POTATOES. 
New Queen (Early) *3 per barrel. 
Carman No. 3 and Orphan, *2.60 per barrel. 
R. W. MCALLEN. Fannettsburg, Pa 
CHOICE SEED POTATOES. 
Bovee, Sir Walter Raleigh, and all the best varied 
ties at very reasonable prices. Send for price-list 
F. H. Thomson, Fairview Farm, Holland Patent,N.Y 
REDUCED PRICES ON PEACH TREES. 
4 to 5 ft., 2 cts.; 3 to 4 ft., \% cts.; 2 to 3 ft., 1 ct.; 1 to 
2 ft.. 54 ct.; all 1 year, from bud. Sample by express. 
Trees kept dormant till May 15th. Send for circular. 
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10 
50c. 
Peach Trees 
10 Apple, Plum or Pear 
80o.; 10 Dwarf Pear 60c.; 
10 Quince 75c.; 10 Grape, 
Gooseberry or Currant 
50c. Write Quickly. C. NURSERY AND ORCHARD 
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Our Illustrated Catalogue for 1900 
Explains what may be accomplished by using 
well-grown trees and plants. Mailed free. 
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.For Spring Planting 
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Also, the ELBERTA and other choice varieties. 
JAPAN PLUMS —ail the most approved sorts. Se¬ 
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Japanese Maples 
IN LARGE SIZES. 
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Telephone 2064. 
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^The value of careful planning for tho 
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