1902 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
85 
Apples for Vermont. 
G. S. M.. Bridgewater, Vt.— I would like a 
list of apples suited both to home use and 
market and likely to grow well in this lo¬ 
cality. The main dependence for revenue 
would, of course, be the market varieties. 
Ans. — A suitable list for general use 
for Vermont, except for the extreme 
northern part, would he as follows: 
Early Harvest, Williams, Benoni, Pri¬ 
mate, Oldenburg, Chenango, Graven- 
stein, Grimes, Rhode Island Greening, 
Baldwin, McIntosh and Northern Spy. 
The early varieties should only he 
planted sparingly and the main bulk of 
the orchard of the last four or five 
kinds. h. e. v. d. 
Warming the Henhouse. 
G. F., Dundos, Minn.— In your description 
of the henhouse of O. W. Mapes, is the 
floor tight up to the sides of the room 
that the hens roost in, or is there a space 
left so the foul air can settle down to the 
room below the roosting room, so the pipe 
can carry it away? Why does he use cop¬ 
per for the warming box? Would not gal¬ 
vanized sheet iron do as well? 
Ans. —As we stated in the article, the 
wooden shutter does not come down to 
the floor, and does not reach close up to 
the nest platform. There is plenty of 
space for the foul air, which is heavier 
than the pure air, to roll down. Mr. 
Mapes uses copper in the drum because 
it is more sensitive to heat than other 
metals. Sheet iron might answer, but 
on very cold nights the heat from the 
hens would not be sufficient to heat the 
air inside the drum enough to make it 
rise. A small amount of heat affects 
the copper, and thus keeps up the move¬ 
ment of air. 
Apple Trees in Peach Orchard, 
E. M., Mansfield, Pa.— The former owner 
of my farm planted a peach orchard and 
then planted apple trees along each end 
in such a way as to interfere with the 
cultivation of the peach trees. Can I move 
apple trees 2% to 3 inches in diameter, 
w'ith safety? What is the best time and 
manner of doing the work? 
Ans. —Yes, it is practicable to trans¬ 
plant apple trees that are three inches 
in diameter, or even larger, provided 
the greatest care is used in doing it. 
The time to transplant ds in either 
Fall or early Spring. The roots should 
be left as long as is practicable, and as 
■much earth left on them as possible. 
It is well to lift them on to a stone boat 
or sled, fastening or holding them by 
hand in an upright position, and thus 
draw them to their new places. They 
should be firmly planted, by filling in 
and tamping the earth on all sides of 
the roots. The main branches should 
be cut back quite severely, and if the 
location is a windy one, guy lines tied 
to stakes should he used. H. e. v. d. 
Hoses, Mildew and Sprayers. 
E. E., Johnson City, Tenn.— What would 
you consider the best climbing everbloom- 
ing rose for this section? It would have to 
be reasonably hardy. What is the cause 
and remedy for mildew on roses? We had 
a Crimson Rambler and some Tea roses 
completely covered with it last Summer, 
and could find no remedy. The season was 
a very wet one at the time the mildew de¬ 
veloped. What is the best sprayer for an 
amateur to spray small fruits and trees, 
one of medium cost,, and a hand sprayer 
for a small place? Would like to have one 
that would answer above purposes and also 
do to spray Paris-green on potatoes. 
Ans. —Hardy climbing roses of the 
perpetual or everblooming type are not 
plentiful. Among the most desirable 
for your purpose is Reine Marie Hen- 
riette, large, double, brilliant crimson; 
William Allen Richardson, rich deep 
yellow; Empress of China, soft pink, 
semi-double, and Alister Stella Grey, 
pale cream, small, but 'borne in large 
clusters. The last is much the hardi¬ 
est. Gruss an Teplitz, 'brilliant scar¬ 
let crimson, quite double, sweet scent¬ 
ed and very free, is not strictly a 
climber but throws up long canes un¬ 
der high culture. Ards Rover is very 
hardy and free in Spring but rather shy 
in Fall; very large, double, deep crim¬ 
son. Climbing Clothilde Soupert has 
not been thoroughly tested, but appears 
to be a good climber and blooms just 
like the typical Clothilde Soupert, from 
which it is a “sport.” Taken altogeth¬ 
er, if the color suits, Reine Marie Hen- 
riette may be regarded as the best of 
the above. It is fairly hardy about New 
York. Rose mildew is the result of in¬ 
fection of a shallow-feeding fungus, the 
mycelium of which burrows through 
the tissues of the leaf while the fruit¬ 
ing or spore-bearing branches emerge 
and form the velvety grey mildewed 
patches. Chilly nights following hot 
sunshine and an excess of moisture 
greatly favor its spread. The best 
remedy is dry powdered sulphur, the 
precipitated sulphur of the drug stores 
is best, thoroughly dusted over the fo¬ 
liage, and especially blown on the un¬ 
derside of the leaves. This is not a 
cure, but prevents further infection, and 
should be frequently repeated. Weak 
Bordeaux Mixture is quite effectual. It 
should not contain more than three 
pounds each copper sulphate and lime 
to each 50 gallons of water. Dry Bor¬ 
deaux or Fungiroid mixed with half its 
bulk of fine sulphur is also very good 
if dusted on when the foliage is wet 
with dew. There are many good low- 
priced sprayers on the market. The 
churn and Dewey hand sprayers made 
by Leggett & Bro., New York, are thor¬ 
oughly useful implements sold at a 
moderate price. Paris-green may be 
used with them as well as all the stand¬ 
ard solutions. 
What Ails the Peach Trees ? 
J. U. (No Address).— My peach trees have 
or had red leaves, scarcely a leaf on most 
of the trees that was not red, and the 
fruit rotted or dried upon the trees when 
It was about half grown. One tree, the 
Champion, had green foliage, looked quite 
healthy, but every peach rotted just before 
ripening. It had as much as two bushels 
on; they were large, did not rot until 
nearly full grown. They have no small 
wiry twigs on the body or limbs. Have 
they the yellows? If not, what is the 
matter, and what is the remedy? 
Ans. —Neither red leaves nor prema¬ 
ture rot in fruit are especially charac¬ 
teristic of Peach yellows. Red leaves 
often accompany Peach curl, injury 
from borers, lack of plant food or any 
affection that depresses the vitality of 
the tree. A healthy peach tree should 
have deep green foliage until frost. 
Peaches will rot before ripening on 
healthy trees during hot, moist weath¬ 
er if infected with spores of the rot 
fungus. If your trees have yellows the 
foliage will become paler, and a bushy 
growth of short branches start from 
the old wood. Look out for borers, fer¬ 
tilize thoroughly, prune closely and 
thin the fruits until they hang five or 
six inches apart. If the trees do not 
respond to care and fertilization they 
should be destroyed. 
Peaches and Plums. 
W. M. K., Sharon Springs, N. Y.—l. Will 
Japan plums thrive in this locality? We 
are about 1,200 feet above sea level. My 
land is clay loam, southern exposure, 
fairly well protected from west wind by 
high range of hills. I call the soil clay 
loam, but it has a loose yellow subsoil, not 
a compact clay. If they will succeed here, 
what are the best commercial varieties, 
and which come into bearing soonest? 2. 
Will peaches thrive here also? I would 
like to have about 25 trees to raise fruit 
for the local market. I also have some 
black loam, well protected, with a warm 
sunny southern exposure. What are the 
hardiest early peaches, and what would be 
the best fertilizer for peaches and plums? 
Ans.— 1. Japan plums would be quite 
likely to succeed in your locality and 
soli. Abundance, Chabot, Burbank and 
Red June have proved most valuable for 
market. 2. Some of the hardier peaches, 
such as Crosby, Bokhara, Elberta and 
Triumph should succeed with you, 
though there might be occasional loss 
of buds from cold. Many varieties are 
claimed to be specially hardy without 
any warrant The best fertilizers for 
peaches and plums are undoubtedly raw 
ground bone and wood ashes. Five to 
10 pounds of bone and a half bushel of 
ashes may be worked in around each 
tree, increasing as the trees come into 
bearing. 
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