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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
April 2 
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Value of a New Jersey Peach Tree. 
Jos. H. Black, Son & Co., Higiitstown, 
N. J.—As to the question raised on page 
120, in some of the lands in Sussex Coun¬ 
ty, we have seen orchards which would 
never amount to anything from one of 
these reasons: Either the ground was 
not suited to raising peaches of any kind, 
or the varieties planted were not the 
kinds best suited for that ground, while 
the same kinds would do well enough for 
a neighbor on the other side of that 
same hill or on an adjoining hill, or be¬ 
cause the trees were not having the 
proper treatment. Admitting that the 
orchard was on the best kind of peach 
land, and the varieties the best possible 
for that particular soil and locality, 
there are then several things to take into 
consideration. If they had a bad year 
for sales last year, even though they bore 
f,,000 baskets that had to be marketed in 
the glut, there would be no profit in 
them. But there is no certainty that 
they will bear, because in Sussex County 
the average crop does not come over 
one time in three. If we had an orchard 
in that section, and had a chance to sell, 
a fair price, we think, would be what 
the ground actually would bring in the 
open market, and let the purchaser have 
the trees extra for the interest at 10 per 
cent on that ground for the next three 
years. If the orchard were over six 
years old, three years more on it would 
be about its life in that cold county. 
This is our way of figuring it out, and 
although it may seem to be hardly a fair 
one, perhaps if you consider the chances 
and the surety, they will be about even¬ 
ly balanced, and we do not know but the 
seller would be getting the best of the 
bargain. If the man was to have the 
trees themselves as long as they lived, 
he could have them for eight per cent 
per year as long as they lived, he to pay 
in advance each year ; what we mean is, 
eight per cent of the value of the ground. 
Two Neglected Squashes. 
J. J. II. Gregory, Marblehead, Mass. 
—Why don't those who recognize a de¬ 
terioration in the Hubbard from some of 
its original excellence, try either the 
Butman or the White Chestnut ? These 
being of more recent introduction from 
the semi-tropical regions, their quality 
has not been so much affected by cli¬ 
matic influences. True, they will not 
yield such crops as the abnormally large 
warted Hubbard, but they average near¬ 
ly as lai-ge as the pure Hubbard; they 
crop about a third less. To the market- 
man who naturally aims above every¬ 
thing else for quantity, these may be fatal 
objections, but I write more especially 
for those who grow for home use, with 
whom quality is a first essential. Each 
of these varieties needs the entire sea¬ 
son as far north as central New England 
to give them their shell, and unless they 
are thorough^ ripened, they may dis¬ 
appoint the grower. By planting them 
May 15 or 20, and giving plenty of good 
feed, they are as safe for ripening as any 
crop. The flesh of each of them is nearer 
to a lemon than orange color, and in 
hard-shelled specimens, is fine grained, 
sweet and dry, with a delicate and de¬ 
licious flavor. The fact that the market 
men neglect them is the best reason 
why they should be found in the home 
vegetable patch, for in no other way can 
they, as a rule, be obtained. 
Sutton Beauty and Boiken Apples in Michigan. 
H. C. S., Kent County, Mich. —Having 
now fruited the Sutton Beauty apple 
three years, I can heartily indorse all 
said of it by S. 1). Willard, J. S. Wood¬ 
ward and others, page 178 of The R. 
N.-Y. But I think that one of the 
strongest characteristics of the Sutton 
Beauty is not mentioned, that it retains 
its appearance and good flavor long after 
Baldwin has become tasteless. I think 
so well of it that I have grafted many 
trees to this variety and the Boiken, and 
planted many more, and when done 
grafting this Spring, all Baldwins, Ben 
Davis, Northern Spy, Salome, Lankford, 
etc., will have Sutton or Boiken tops. I 
notice what Mr. Van Deman says of the 
Boiken on page 180. I have now fruited 
it three years, and as grown with me, it 
sizes nearly up to the Northern Spy, an 
annual bearer of as handsome apples as 
I have ever seen ; the nearest a perfect 
foliage of anything I know, and resists 
the scab-fungus almost completely. No 
use here for Bordeaux Mixture ; and the 
same is true of the Sutton. The fruit 
grows mostly at the extremities of the 
branches (a twiggy apple), and when ex¬ 
posed to the sun, takes on a most bril¬ 
liant coloring. It is a very late bloomer, 
and I think a most promising apple for 
cold storage. I kept the apples last year 
under very adverse circumstances, until 
July 8. As a kitchen apple, I don't know 
its equal, and when well matured, as a 
dessert apple it is very good. 1897 was 
the scabbiest year we have ever known, 
and by September], Jonathan, Baldwin, 
Winesap, and many others were nearly 
destitute of foliage, while Hubbardston 
Nonsuch, Sutton Beauty, and Boiken 
were in perfect leaf, and excepting two 
or three Russians, these were the only 
ones out of nearly 100 varieties that I 
was observing. The York Imperial I 
have not fruited, but scions of it seem 
weak in foliage. 
Waxed Paper for Strawberries. 
P. S., Passaic, N. J. —Parchment paper 
is of no value for wrapping berry bas¬ 
kets. I used waxed paper on my straw¬ 
berry boxes the past season. I have a 
special grade 1 use of which I will have 
more to say the coming season. I find 
that it preserves the luster and keeps 
the berries much better. I sell most of my 
berries in the market at Newark, N. J., 
and receive two to four cents above mar¬ 
ket price for Al stock. A few go to Pas¬ 
saic, N. J., to customers. It pays well 
for the extra care taken. 
A Board Fence Windbreak. 
R. S. L., Washington, D. C. —I am de¬ 
lighted with the results obtained by 
building a rough board fence 10 feet 
high around the north and west sides of 
my house. My house is heated with a 
furnace, but heretofore, in a blizzard, it 
merely served to keep the family from 
freezing, and that with constant stok¬ 
ing with hard coal. Now, however, the 
lower stories are truly comfortable, no 
matter how strong and cold the north¬ 
west blasts may be, while the saving of 
coal is another comforting experience. 
My house is situated on top of a knoll 
with nothing to screen it save now the 
high board fence, which will be removed 
in April and the lumber utilized. 
Fruit. 
Trees and Vines become 
hardier, and their products bet¬ 
ter colored and better flavored 
when liberally treated with 
fertilizers containing a.t least 
io% actual 
Potash. 
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all applicants. Send your address. 
GERMAN KALI WORKS, 
93 Naitau St., New York. 
As we are by nature subject to many 
diseases, the only way to guard against 
all stampedes on our health is to make a 
study of our own physical self. 
If a peculiar pain attacks you, try to 
locate its origin and discover which organ 
of the body is sick and in need of atten¬ 
tion. 
If the kidneys are at fault—and in al¬ 
most every case in the failing of our 
health they are — look well to their 
restoration to health and strength. 
They are the great filters of our body, 
and consequently, the purity of the blood 
is entirely dependent on their cleansing 
powers. 
If the kidneys are not in a perfectly 
clean and healthy condition, the blood 
becomes impregnated with impurities 
and a decay of the kidneys soon takes 
place. If your desire to relieve yourself 
of water increases, and you find it neces¬ 
sary to arise many times during sleeping 
hours, your kidneys are sick. As they 
reach a more unhealthy stage, a scalding 
and irritation takes place as the water 
flows, and pain or dull ache in the back 
makes you miserable. If the water, 
when allowed to remain undisturbed for 
twenty-four hours, forms a settling or 
sediment, you are in the grasp of a most 
serious kidney or bladder disorder. 
If neglected now, the disease advances 
until the face looks pale or sallow, puffy 
or dark circles under the eyes, the feet 
swell,and sometimes the heart acts badly. 
There is no more serious menace to 
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health and strength than any derange¬ 
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The mild and the extraordinary effect 
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