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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 
Cloth Covers for Hotbeds. 
F. V. It., Ayer, Mass.— Will the cloth covera 
for hotbeds or cold frames hold the heat 
at night as well as glass? 
Ans.—W hen the cloth is thoroughly 
prepared with three or four coats of the 
oil and egg, as directed on page 5, it will. 
I think, hold the heat at night equally 
as well as glass. I have never had trou¬ 
ble with it, but of course the only safety 
with either cloth or glass in the early 
season is in extra covers for severe cold. 
j. E. MORSE. 
Grass Sod Under Maple Trees. 
J. It., llrant, N. Y.— There are a number 
of large maple trees on our lawn, and I 
cannot get the grass to grow under them. 
Will some of your readers tell me how I 
am to fit the ground and what kind of seed 
to sow? Have tried sodding, but still can¬ 
not get any growth under trees. The soil 
Is sandy, with sand subsoil; southern ex¬ 
posure. 
Ans. —The maple is a hog among lawn 
trees. You will find it next to impos¬ 
sible to make grass grow beneath it. Or¬ 
chard grass will do as well as anything, 
but this is a poor lawn grass. 
How to Trim Clematis. 
C. II. T., Hives Junction, Mich.— What trim¬ 
ming should I give a Clematis Jackmannl 
this Spring? Should I cut away all of the 
old last year’s growth? The vine is three 
years set. 
Ans. —While it is late to prune a Cle¬ 
matis of the Jackmanni type, it can still 
be done if extreme care is taken when 
handling the canes. The blooms are 
produced on new wood; it is well to go 
down to strong buds within two or 
three feet of the ground, and they are 
often cut completely down with good 
results. The canes crack easily when 
full of sap, and give entrance to disease 
germs, so it is best to prune the Cle¬ 
matis when entirely dormant. Late No¬ 
vember or December is probably the 
best time. 
Dipping Peach Roots for Borers. 
O. W. A., Erie, Mich.— Will it be safe to dip 
peach roots in Bordeaux Mixture before 
setting to kill borers or any Insects which 
may be clinging to roots? 
Ans. —It will be safe to dip peach 
roots in Bordeaux Mixture, but it would 
have little or no effect upon borers or 
any other insects on the roots. Tbi3 
Bordeaux Mixture is for preventing or 
killing fungi and not for insects. One 
can usually tell at a glance if a nur¬ 
sery peach tree is infested with borers, 
because there will be gum exuding from 
the bark; and one can as quickly get 
at and kill the borers as one can thor¬ 
oughly dip the roots in any solution, 
and 1 doubt if a borer would be reached 
in his burrow by such a dipping pro¬ 
cess. 1 would not set peach trees show¬ 
ing the work of the borer, and instead 
of dipping them I would insist upon 
the trees being honestly fumigated by 
the nurseryman. This fumigation would 
kill the borers and any other insects 
upon the trees. A strong solution of 
whale-oil soap (one pound in three or 
four gallons of water) would be much 
more effective against insect life upon 
the roots than the Bordeaux Mixture. 
m. v. s. 
Insects in Rope; Kinking. 
J. D., Stanton, N. J. —My hay fork rope Is 
filled with a fine white powder (caused by 
moth, I suppose), and worthless. How can 
a new one be prevented from similar In¬ 
jury? What will prevent a new rope from 
kinking when first used? 
Ans. —I never before heard of a rope 
being attacked by any insect. I would 
like to see a piece of this rope which is 
“filled with the fine white powder.” It 
is possible that some kinds of rope 
would be attacked by Insects, but what 
insects I cannot guess. In talking with 
a. rope expert, I find that if the rope 
were dipped in tar, it would probably 
prevent the work of insects, but would 
doubtless make a very unhandy rope to 
use. The dipping of the rope in linseed 
oil or some similar material, it la said, 
would cause it to deteriorate quicker. 
To prevent a new rope from kinking, 
put it in boiling water for 10 or 15 min¬ 
utes. Either put the whole rope in the 
kettle or boiler and boil it, or draw the 
rope through the boiling water for sev¬ 
eral minutes. Be sure to stretch the 
rope, and let it dry in this position. 
m. v. s. 
Spring Wheat and the Hessian Ply. 
B. C. F., Water Mill, N. Y.— I would like to 
hear from wheat growers what can be done 
to prevent the destruction of the wheat 
crop by Hessian fly. We potato raisers 
on the east end of Long Island manure our 
potatoes so that the land Is In condition 
for a crop, and many of us wish to raise a 
wheat crop, although grass may immediate¬ 
ly follow the potatoes; but we want the 
grain. Do you think Spring wheat will 
answer for us as well as Winter grain? 
Would close pasturing in Spring destroy 
the insects? Late enough sowing would 
answer to keep down the Hessian, but 
followed by a severe Winter would be about 
as likely to destroy the grain also. 
Ans. —The Hessian fly cannot be 
reached by any insecticide or spray, nor 
by an application of anything on the 
soil. It must be fought by the applica¬ 
tion of improved farm methods, and in 
normal years its ravages can be greatly 
lessened by such methods. One should 
always prepare the ground with special 
care to receive the wheat seed so that 11 
may get a good start. Prepare the 
ground in August, if possible, and sow 
a narrow strip of wheat around one or 
two sides of the field then. This strip 
will act as a trap or attractive crop up¬ 
on which the flies will lay their eggs in 
early September. Then hold off sowine 
the main crop as late as possible in th* 
locality. Wait until after September 2' 
in New York State. Then plow unde 
the trap strip and sow the whole field 
and in this way many of the flies will b' 
induced to breed in the trap strip an.' 
their progeny will be buried by the plo>\ 
so that the main crop will largely escap< 
from the flies. But unless your neigh¬ 
bors also practice similar methods th 
wheat fields may become stocked in the 
Spring from their fields; and in som 
very abnormal seasons, as that of 1900 
which was extremely dry, the drought 
will hold back the flies, so that they will 
not emerge until later, and thus the lat 
sowing of the crop may be ineffectual. 
But in nine years out of ten a farmer 
who practices the sowing of an early trap 
strip in August, and then sows the main 
crop as late as possible, will win against 
(he flies. Prof. Stone informs me that 
he thinks better results will be obtained 
by growing Winter wheat, instead of 
Spring wheat. Close pasturing in the 
Spring would probably destroy some of 
the flies, but hardly enough to pay. 
M. Y. SL1NOERLAND. 
Experience Wanted. 
We shall be glad to receive from 
readers notes of experience regarding the 
following matter: 
I have read in your columns of differ¬ 
ent ways of getting rid of woodchucks, 
but have not heard of anyone using their 
skins as fur. Woodchuck skins make 
very nice fur coats or robes. Does any¬ 
one know how to tan them with fur on? 
Wildwood, Ont. f. b. 
A BREATHING SPELL. 
If the consumptive could 
only keep from getting worse 
it would be some encourage¬ 
ment. 
Scott’s Emulsion at least 
gives tired nature a breathing 
spell. The nourishment and 
strength obtained from Scott’s 
Emulsion are a great relief to 
the exhausted system. 
This treatment alone often 
enables the consumptive to 
gather force enough to throw 
off the disease altogether. 
Scott’s Emulsion brings 
strength to the lungs and flesh 
to the body. 
Send for Free ham pie. 
SCOTT & UOWNli. Chemists, 409 Pearl St., N. Y. 
Raise Cane 
and avoid the terrible effects and losses 
of a drouth like that oflngt year. 
Fifty pounds of our 
Amber Cane Seed 
sown broadcast on .an acre of good ground 
will produce 10 tons or more of succulent 
green fodder. Drilled In and cultivated, 
it produces upwards of 50 tons of 
• fodder <»r ensilage per nrrr. Un¬ 
equalled as a catch crop in drouthy sea¬ 
sons. May be pastured, soiled or cured. 
All stock eat it greedily. Catalogue free. 
PRICK(l»aan free)—100 Ihn.^u V50lbs., 
$2.75; 25 IDs.,$1.00* ntid 10 1 I»k , 75c. 
Vaughan's Seed Store, 
81 and 80 Knmlolph Street-, CHICAGO, 
or 14 Hat clay St., NSW YORK. 
The Most Feed Per Acre 
ofthe beat and moat nutrition* kind 
can be secured by growing our improved 
Eureka Ensilage Corn. 
It is the result of fifteen years rigid and 
careful selection from the best variety of 
true Southern Corn. Wc have thus pro¬ 
duced n corn which grow* to the 
grente*t height, produce* mo*t 
foliage and I urgent number of 
enrn. Early enough to brin^ the cars 
into milk by cutting time—just when 
it is best for ensilage. Customers have 
grown 04 ton* of “Eureka” per 
uere. Jt’s a money maker for every man 
who plants It. 
Remember—wc control the entire 
Stock of Eureka Ensilage Corn, and that 
the genuine seed can only lie procured 
from ns. Send for our large, new catalog 
of Farm Machinery, Implements, Tools, 
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ROSS BROTHERS, WORCESTER, MASS. 
Inch's Surprise 
Pop (OBN 
SYou Plant 
AND GET 
t&i 
Of all the novelties ever brought to the not loo of t he 
public, nothI<• g inis ever I) on Introduced which could 
for u moment coma-ire with ' Finch’s Surprise Pop 
Coi n." t he reader stops in astonishment as he reads, 
you plant red and get. white,” yotovery word is 
true. 
Why this (.-real change? No living person has yet 
h: en able lo explain. One year you plant red corn 
and harvest white ears, t he next year you plant the 
wlute corn and harvest red ears. 
Another remarkable feature of th'seorn Is that it 
never mixes, you never tind red kernels mixed with 
the white. 
Finch’s Go den Beauty Tree Tomato 
Almost exactly like FINCH’S KKI) tree tomato 
only the fruits are of a Beautiful Golden Yellow 
instead of Bright lied. The plants stand up LIKE 
A TIIKH without any tupport, and the Tomatoes are 
very nice and smoot h, and of Delicious Quality. 
The very best lettuce overgrown. Alwayscrlsp and 
tender,and of EXTRA FINK FLAVOR. 
Finch’s Perfection Lettuce. 
SI’K r IAL OFFFR: T will send a packet each of 
Lettuce. Tomato and the ‘‘Sure rise Pop Porn" to any 
reader of The It ura 1 New-Yorker for 20 cents. Silver 
or stamps. Address PLAINLY, 
F. FINC H (Box R), CLYDE, N. Y. 
SEED 
—Corn: Early White Cap Dent. Beans: 
White Marrowfat. Potatoes: Endur- 
and World's Superior. Also 75 new 
varieties in small lots. 
Choice Cheshire Boars. Hows and Pigs. 
El). B. HILL. Peruville, N. Y. 
A Big Sheaf 
—a great harvest—always 
results from the use of 
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. Seedsmen, _ 
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