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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
March 25 
Peach Borer; Kerosene and Water. 
F. G. 8., New Hurley, N. T. —1. Will tar paper 
keep borers out of peach trees if put around 
them when very young? Will the paper injure 
the trees ? 2. Can water and kerosene be thor¬ 
oughly mixed by the use of a force pump and 
Vermorel nozzle. 
Ans —1. In our extensive experiments 
in trying to prevent the work of the 
Peach borer during the past four years, 
we have fairly tested tarred paper. We 
have seen no injury to young trees re¬ 
sulting from its use. To have any effect 
in preventing the Peach borer’s work, it 
is necessary to use great care in putting 
on the paper. One must dig the earth 
away, down to the roots, wind the paper 
around tightly, and tie it very securely, 
especially at the top, which should be 
about a foot from the surface of the 
ground. By careful work in this way, 
we succeeded in keeping out about two- 
thirds of the borers with tarred paper. 
It is necessary to renew the paper each 
year, and it is our experience that one 
can dig out the borers just as quickly as 
the paper can be applied, and the dig¬ 
ging-out process is much more effectual. 
2. No, kerosene and water cannot be 
thoroughly mixed by the use of an or¬ 
dinary force pump and any kind of spray¬ 
ing nozzle, but there are now on the 
market several pumps which are special¬ 
ly constructed so that kerosene and 
water can be so thoroughly mixed that 
they will remain together as a sort of an 
emulsion for several minutes. This 
emulsified condition will continue long 
enough to enable the mixture to do its 
deadly work upon insects and, ordinar¬ 
ily, it will not injure the foliage. These 
kerosene-water pumps are now so nearly 
perfect mechanically that the percentage 
of kerosene can be regulated quite ac¬ 
curately. For this reason, and because 
of the fact that the kerosene-water mix¬ 
ture thrown by these pumps is just as 
effectual against insect life as the kf ro- 
Bene emulsion made with soap, I see no 
reason why the pumps will not largely 
do away with the disagreeable features 
of the making and applying of kero¬ 
sene emulsion. One can buy either a 
bucket pump, a knapsack pump, or a 
barrel pump. The Deming Company, 
Salem, Ohio, are now making these 
pumps. M. y. SLINGKBLAND. 
The Currant Fruit Worm 
C. B, Providence, 11. I .—Can you suggest a 
remedy for a small worm that attacks currants 
by eating Into the green fruit ? It is from one- 
quarter to one-half inch long, of a light green 
color, and very lively. It spins a net around the 
cluster of currants it attacks; the fruit turns 
black, and drops off. I would like to know how 
to destroy these fellows ? 
Ans. —The insect referred to by C. B. 
is, doubtless, the Currant or Gooseberry 
fruit worm. I can find no record of any 
experiments with insecticides against 
this insect, and I doubt whether spray¬ 
ing with any of the poisons would have 
any effect in controlling its ravages. I 
can suggest no better method than sys¬ 
tematically to handpick all infested ber¬ 
ries. As the worms, when they leave 
the fruit, spin little cocoons among the 
leaves or rubbish around the bushes, 
where they remain as pupae until the fol¬ 
lowing Spring, it would be well to rake 
up and burn all fallen leaves and other 
rubbish around the bushes in Fall. 
m. v. s. 
Greenhouse Building and Glazing. 
J. F. G., Pioneer, Ohio —I am building three 
vegetable greenhouses. 1 . What length posts 
shall I U 9 e ? 2. How far shall I set the houses 
apart ? The houses run east and west. 3. Shall 
I butt the glass together, or lap it one-half inch, 
and putty in the glass ? I do not use either steam 
or hot water heaters. 
Ans —1. Had the size of the proposed 
greenhouses been given, it would have 
been somewhat easier to advise in this 
case, the proper length of posts depend¬ 
ing on the size and style of house. But 
if the houses are to be of the even span 
type, and not more than 15 feet in width, 
posts six feet long would answer, and 
these should be set in the ground 2% feet, 
thus allowing a height of 3% feet for the 
side walls. If the houses are to be 20 feet 
wide, posts seven feet long will be re¬ 
quired, and these should be set in the 
ground three feet. The best post to use 
for this purpose is well-seasoned locust, 
but these are not easy to procure in all 
localities, and a cheaper, though less en¬ 
during post may be had in sawed chest¬ 
nut of the stated length, and measuring 
3x6 inches at the top. 
2. Houses running east and west should 
be separated by a space nearly or quite 
equal to their own width, to give the 
best results, as otherwise they will shade 
each other to a greater or less extent in 
proportion to the height of their roofs. 
3. Butted glass is seldom entirely sat¬ 
isfactory, unless it be on a roof of very 
steep pitch, and for the purpose indi¬ 
cated, lapped glass would be decidedly 
preferable. It is not necessary, how¬ 
ever, to lap the glass one-half inch, a lap 
of one-quarter inch being enough to 
make a good job, and there is less break¬ 
age from frost with narrow lap glazing, 
owing to the fact that it does not permit 
so large a wedge of ice to form between 
the laps Do not use any putty on top 
of the glass, but lay it in a good bed of 
putty, and fasten down securely with 
brads. Various brads and fasteners are 
used for this purpose, but three-quarters- 
inch wire brads, No. 18, are among the 
cheapest and most satisfactory. 
W. H. TAPLIN. 
Gum on Peach Trees. 
H B., Oakland Beach, 11. /.—What makes the 
gum come out of peach trees ? 
Ans. —It is the work of the Peach-tree 
borer. The eggs are deposited in Sum 
mer. When hatched, the insects bore 
under the bark, producing the gum. The 
remedy is to use a wire and trace the 
grub through the tunnels and kill it. 
No Sprinq Sowing for Crimson Clover. 
F. C. 1)., Dingman’s Ferry, Pa.— What time 
should I sow Crimson clover on corn stubble that 
I wish to replow in the Fall for Winter grain ? 
Ans. —We never advise the sowing oi ! 
Crimson clover in the Spring. It is 
cold-weather crop, making its bes'i 
growth during the late Summer ant 
Fall. During the Winter, it makes some 
root growth, and in the Spring, makes a 
rapid development, but it will go to 
seed when hot weather comes. Do no'; 
sow it in the Spring, for you will surely 
be disappointed. It is a catch crop, anc 
best adapted to growing in the corn at 
the last cultivation, or in a crop like 
early potatoes, or in favorable seasons, 
with buckwheat. 
LEGGETT’S 
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IS THE ORIGINA 
Dry Sprayer. 
No Water or Plaster. 
Dusts Tree, Bush or Vise. 
Two rows of potatoes as 
fast as you walk, wide or 
narrow planting. Agents 
wanted. Catalogue and 
spray calendar free. 
LEGGETT A BROTHER 
301 Pearl St., New York 
Here is the Record 
t °l eclipse 
Spray Pump 
1892 to 1899 —We have 
won first place at nearly 
every Gov’t Experiment Station 
In United 8 tates. 
1896—Won Canadian Gov’t con 
test. 1898—Won gold medal at co¬ 
lonial contest. Cape Town, South 
Africa; also State fruit growers’ 
contest of Colorado and Califor¬ 
nia. We have beaten every good 
pump in the world, and have never 
, . _ , been beaten. This proves our 
claim that the Eclipse is the best and cheapest 
pump in the world. Send for Catalogue. 
MORRILL & MORLEY, Benton Harbor, Mich 
Paragrene. 
A NEW INSECTICIDE. 
It is a deadly foe to insect pests and bugs. It is 
cheaper than Paris Green, more bulky and kills quicker. 
Does not injure the foliage. Contains the percentage 
of arsenic required by law. 
For many years we have been the sole manufacturers of the 
well-known Star Brand of Strictly Pure Pari. Green.and know 
that Paragrene is an effective and reliable improvement on 
1 aris Green. Our reputation as Paris Green manufacturers 
is a. guarantee to the consumer that Paragrene will do all we 
claim for it. Send for descriptive pamphlet and samples 
FRED. L. LAVANBURG, Box 1670 B New York. 
SPRAYING FRUIT TREES. 
The question of spraying fruit trees to prevent 
the depredations of. insect pests and fungous dis¬ 
eases is no longer an experiment but a necessity. 
Our readers will do well to write Wm. Stahl, 
Quincy, Ill., and get his catalogue describing 
21 styles of Spraying Outfits and full treatise 
on spraying the different fruit and vegetable 
crops, which contains much valuable informa¬ 
tion, and may be had for the asking. 
JHE CODLING MOTH; 
no apples for the man who f 
destroys 
sprays his trees. f*e I.ondnn Purple, 
Paris Green or Bordeaux Mixture. The 
best and cheapest way to put It on Is with 
o,ir eof NOVELTY TOy & PUMPS 
They work easily, rapidly and effectually. F 
AGENTS MAKE,MONEY. A sample F 
•epaififor $1.50 “Results of Spraying” FREE. Ik 
THE BERGER MFG. CO., Dep't K, CANTON, OHIo! I 
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THE COMET $2tos 
Double-Acting— Sprays from bucket or barrel 50 
feet. New scientific principle. My free catalogue 
will make plain to you that I have the sprayer you 
want. Write to-day. II. B. Ill KLK.K, Johnstown, O. 
Successful Fruit Growing. 
The Superintendent of the Lenox 
Sprayer Company, of Pittsfield, Mass., 
has delivered an address before the 
Lenox Horticultural Society at Lenox, 
Mass. The address is almost a college 
education to fruit growers, fruit dealers, 
and in fact to anybody eating fruit or 
even having but few fruit trees, or in 
anyway concerned. Had this address 
been placed on the market in book form, 
it would no doubt have sold at a good 
price. The full address, profusely illus¬ 
trated, in pamphlet form, can be had 
complimentary by any one enclosing ten 
cents, for postage, to the Lenox Sprayer 
Company, 30 West St., Pittsfield, Mass. 
FOR CAI C-A Limited quantity of Early Po- 
I Un OHLL tatoes. choice stock, at *1 per bu., 
f. o. b. Also, Carman No. 3 at 75 cents. 
Address J. D. MILTON. Seneca, N. Y. 
MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMWM 
POTATOES*' ao 
a Bbl. 
1,argot Seed POTATO .rower. In America. 
The“KuraI New-Yorker”.lvea Salzer’nEarlle.t 
n yield of 464 bu*. per acre—ripe In 28 duya. See 
Catalogue for price*. Our great Seed ltook, 10 
Farm Seed Sumplea, worth #1 O to get u atnrt.for 
10c. poatilge. JOI! N A. SAL7.KR HEEI) CO. .IaOoa,., Wl«. 
OVY V V WYVWW V WVV V W V w y 
CCCn PflTATflPQ -steuben and Twentieth 
OLLU lUIMIULO Century, originated^ and 
controlled by us. Other leading varieties.-^At the 
trial grounds of The Rubai, Nkw-Yorkkr, in 1897, 
the Steuben outyielded any variety tested, including 
Sir Walter Raleigh and Carman No. 1, yielding at the 
rate of 726 bu. per acre. Bu., $2.50; bbl., $ 6 . Cir. free. 
Lb., 35c.; single tuber, 10c. 
HILER BROS., Prattsburg, N. Y. 
PARMAN No. 3 <fcQ.OO 
SEED POTATOES. per bbl 
Sir Walter Raleigh and Early Bovee $4.00 per bbl.. all 
bbls. 4bu. Dewey, the great cropper. Tuber, 10 cts. 
Wholesale list free. GEO. A. BONN ELL. Waterloo, N. Y 
Early Andes and Early Dawn Potatoes 
By mail, 1 pound, 25cents; 3pounds, 60cents. Freight 
or express: Peck, 50 cents; bushel, $1.50; barrel (165 
pounds). $3.75. No catalogue. 
HENRY C. MARSH. Muncle, Ind. 
MICHIGAN SEED POTATOES. 
Admittedly the Best. Quantity to Suit. 
MICHIGAN SEED POTATO CO. Greenville, Mich. 
Best Seed Potatoes. 
A. G 
Catalogue of 7O varieties free. 
ALDRIDGE, Fishers, Ontario Co., N.Y. 
PnTMTrtCC krown especially for SEED. 
lU I H I UkO 18 varieties. Prices right. List 
FREE. GKO. II. COLVIN, Crest Farm, Dalton. Pa. 
DnTATnCQ _GKANITKSTATK ’ J1 Per pound, 
■ U I H I UkO by mail, postpaid. See The II. 
N.-Y., February 25.1S99 (No. 10), of Potato Trials for 
description. G. B. BARTON, Grantham, N, H. 
Admiral Dewey Potato 
-Best this Season. 
75c. per pound, $2 
three pounds, prepaid. Send for circular and testi¬ 
monials. C. M. ROBINSON, Manorville. N. Y. 
Seed Potatoes. —Early and late, 50c. 
bushel and up. Strawberry Plants. 12 varieties. Also 
White Schoenen Seed Oats, 45c. bushel. 
GEORGE SISSON, La Plume, Pa, 
Hi 
eadquarters for Pedigree 2nd crop Seed Potatoes, 
acknowledged by potato growers of the U. S. and 
*Ag. Ex. Sta. to be the best seed potatoes grown. 
Cat. free. J. W. HALL, Marlon Station, Md. 
CEEQ PnTATftFS expressly grown; none more 
ruiHI WtO vigorous or better. Sped 
D. M. TEETER 
quality you want: 1 have it. Cir¬ 
cular free. BKLLVILLE, O. 
Choice Seed Potatoes. 
GUARANTEED TRUE TO NAME. 
Bovee, $3.25; K. Ohio, Freeman, $2.50 per bbl. Sir 
Walter Raleigh, MauleE. Thoroughbred. Uncle Sam, 
Adirondack, $2.75 per bbl. Carman Nos. 1 and 3, $2.25 
per bbl., f. o. b. here. Cash with order. Reference 
Bank Holland Patent. F. H. THOMSON, Fairview 
Farm, Holland Patent, N. Y. 
18 YEARS EXPERIENCE 
in SEED POTATOES. We have grown pota¬ 
toes for 9 cents per bushel. New 
Illustrated Catalogue 
and History of CHESHIRE SWINE. Our 
method of feeding Leghorns for Eggs, etc., for 
two-cent stamp. 
C. K. CHAPMAN, Peruville, N. Y. 
Vineland Sweet Potatoes 
for seed. $2.50 per 
three bushel bbl, 
Send for Circular. F. S. NEWCOMB, Vineland, N. J. 
SEED POTATOES 
That grow “BIG 
CROPS.”SIR WALTER 
RALEIGH, Rurr’s No. 
1 Early, BOVEE. rag¬ 
man No. 3, EARLY 
MICHIGAN and 6 other 
best known varieties. 
Free from disease.Pure 
and true to name. Cat¬ 
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GEO. W MACE, 
Box A, Greenville, O. 
SEED POTATOES 
the greatest yielder and earliest white potato known. 
Circular (will tell you the poor ones; stamp). 
Varieties : HAMMOND’S WON- 
DKRFUL, bbl., $4: Early Michigan. $3.25, 
(15c. lb.): Sir Walter Raleigh, Carman No. 3 , 
Uncle Sam, Enormous, Maule’s Thorough- 
bred, COMMERCIAL. PINGRKK. 75c. bu.— 
IRISH COBBLER. We prow them. 35 others. 
S. J. SMITH, Rural, Manchester, N. Y. 
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grew. Ask for Bulletin No l, which will give you our reduced prices on above. 
Also see elsewhere in this issue notice of our free catalogue, which you should 
have before you order. CHOICE SEED POTATOES.—No frosted 
potatoes were all safely cellared. 
stock, as our 
Cayuga Nurseries. Kstab. 1847. 
WILEY & CO., Cayuga, N. Y. 
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have increased 25 to 50 per cent, when they began to spray the right way — * 
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day, how they save the poison, increase crops one-half, pay for themselves in 
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