1898 
THH RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
3i5 
HORTICULTURE FOR THE CHILDREN. 
SOME SPRING SUGGESTIONS. 
The peach seedlings or other little 
trees, or branches of big trees, that were 
budded last Summer, now need atten¬ 
tion. All those which have live buds in 
them, should be cut off just above the 
bud, if it is not already done. It is a 
very simple matter to cut away the tops, 
if it is rightly understood. The knife 
with which it is done should be strong 
and very sharp. Take the top of the 
little tree or branch in the left hand, 
and bend it slightly towards the side 
where the bud is set. With the knife, 
make a clean, sloping cut, beginning a 
little below the bud and on the side op¬ 
posite it. Be careful not to split or 
sliver the stub that is left. The top or 
point of the stub should be about one- 
fourth inch above the bud. As sprouts 
start out on the stock, rub them off as 
fast as they appear, except the one from 
the bud. This will throw all the vitality 
of the stock into the growth of this one 
sprout, and it should make a thrifty nur¬ 
sery tree or branch. 
I)o not forget tocultivatc the soil thor¬ 
oughly in the little nursery, that the 
trees may grow well all Summer, but be 
very careful not to hurt the tender 
sprouts, as they arc very easily injured. 
If any nuts or fruit seeds were bedded 
out or packed in earth or sand last Fall, 
to prepare them for planting, it is time 
they were planted in nursery rows or 
wherever they are to grow permanently. 
Be careful not to break the little sprouts 
that may be starting, or to let them get 
dry in the least, if it is necessary to 
move them. Those that were planted 
last Fall where they are to grow, should 
be let alone until they are up, before 
cultivating the ground. 
In planting only a few rows, it is best 
to use a line to make the rows straight. 
It is so much easier to cultivate a straight 
row than a crooked one, and then, it 
looks so much better. Any strong string 
will make a garden line. I use one of 
my big fish lines, and the reel too, that 
I use when I go fishing. 1 plant nearly 
all my garden by it. If a field is to be 
planted, the rows may be laid out with 
the plow or some other implement 
worked by horse power. 
By the way, why not plant a small 
vegetable garden this Spring ? Do not 
patch it into little squares with the 
seeds or plants across them like one of 
your grandmother’s quilts, but have 
long, straight rows about two feet apart. 
That is the way the farmers should all 
make their gardens, but very few of them 
do it. The common result is, that very 
few vegetables are grown. This is all 
wrong, and especially so on a farm where 
there is plenty of land, and in view of 
the fact that there is no piece of land 
that will pay better or add more to the 
pleasure and comfort of the family, if 
rightly managed. Therefore, try to get 
a little strip where you can plant some 
seeds, and grow, at least a few things in 
long, straight rows. Have plenty of 
rotten manure plowed in at the start. 
Cultivate between the rows with a horse, 
and work in the rows with a fork hoe. I 
never use a blade hoe in my garden. Try 
this and see whether it is not an easy 
way to make garden. You should have 
plenty of nice vegetables, and some fun 
besides. H. k. van dkman. 
PEACHES AND PLUMS AND FROST. 
Following the warm weather of March, which 
had forced into bloom peaches and plums a week 
earlier than normal, April entered with a falling 
temperature wKoii culminated on the nights of 
the 6th and 7 th inst. with the mercury register¬ 
ing 2fi degrees above zero, accompanied by a 
,Li'.nig wind from the northwest. At this time, 
the Japan ] liiiiis, and peaches had, in the main, 
dropped ttaeii petals, and the American plums 
and che' i'ies were nearly in full bloom. The or¬ 
chard under discussion, occupies an elevated 
ridge or plateau the general direction of which 
is toward he southeast, with the sides sloping 
off into valleys on either hand. The conditions 
id exposure of the different trees were as nearly 
mill; i as could well be obtained. On April 9 , 
a careful examination was made with 100 buds 
a - a ha-Is. Th> • i.uds were taken from differ¬ 
ent trees of the same variety, and severaljpre- 
liminary drafts proved the bases to give an ap¬ 
proximately correct result. The following is the 
percentage found alive and apparently uninjured : 
PEACH SB- 
p. ct. 
p- 
ot. 
George 4th. 
. 1 
PR 
Crawford’s Late. 
,. 7 
Heath Cling. 
. 22 
Elberta. 
Obimixon Free... 
Wonderful. 
. 21 
Sheppard’s Early.... 
Stump. 
Chinese Cling. 
,. 76 
Albrights. 
Harvie Press. 
. 5 
Bishop’s Early... 
Foster . 
Levy’s Late. 
. 22 
President. 
,. 1 
St. John. 
.15 
Gen. Green. 
. ;i 
Leopard . 
.67 
Newington. 
1 
Gaylord. 
. 1 
Butler’s Late. 
.28 
Wager. 
. 1 
Nix Late. 
Lord Palmerston 
Gen. Lee. 
.47 
Crawford’s Early 
.12 
Parson’s Early. 
.14 
JAPAN 
PLUMB 
AND HYBRIDS. 
Red June. 
.118 
Abundance . 
.8!) 
Satsuma. 
. 10 
Burbank . 
.85 
Wiekson. 
.60 
White Kelsey.... 
1 
Gold . 
.80 
Mikado . 
NATIVES. 
Wild Goose. 
Robinson...... 
.80 
CHERRIES. 
Early Purple Guigne.... 
White Kelsey and Mikado, as received of J. L. 
Norraand, while not yet fruited, give every out¬ 
ward appearance of being identical. 
The surprising high percentage of the Japan 
as compared to the native plums, caused rne to 
renew the test several times, with the result that 
the percentage was sustained. The flowers of 
Red June and Robinson were very near the same 
stage of advancement, thus rendering the test 
fairer; yet Red June leads the list, it is interest¬ 
ing to note that Gold shows exactly the same 
percentage as its parent Robinson. The test of 
Doris is, I consider, unfair, since it is taken from 
a single tree, and this tree was unfavorably 
affected by a lire in its proximity which kept the 
flowers expanded only to be immediately chilled 
by sudden variations in the wind. o. e. m. 
Coleman's Falls, Va. 
Fhuit Pkospbots. —The outlook for a bountiful 
fruit crop in tills vicinity the coming season is 
not very encouraging. The Winter has been an 
exceptionally mild one, especially so along the 
coast of southern Connecticut. This made the 
buds of peach trees very tender, consequently 
tiie cold snap of early February, when the mer¬ 
cury went to 10 degrees below, killed a good pro¬ 
portion of fruit buds; some growers report all 
dead, others, enough left alive for only a fair 
crop. This is the more singular because, in all 
other parts of the State, the peach buds are re¬ 
ported to be all right, even in Hartford and 
Litchfield Counties, where a severe ice storm pre¬ 
vailed in February. It is a little too early to 
speak with certainty as to other fruits; how¬ 
ever, Japan plums appear to have stood the Win¬ 
ter well. In view of the prospect of a light peach 
crop, growers here will be looking for low-cost 
fertilizers for their orchards. Some will depend 
upon thorough cultivation to keep their orchards 
vigorous, while others will use unleached ashes, 
with acid phosphate to supply the necessary 
amount of phosphoric acid. Would R. N.-Y. 
readers recommend this as a safe as well as 
economical fertilizer '< The R. N.-Y. is giving us 
some valuable light on fertilizers these days. 
Let’s hear about acid phosphate for fruit trees! 
New Haven County, Coun. h. c. c. m. 
R. N.-Y.—We would not advise unleached 
wood ashes and acid phosphate for fruit trees. 
There are cheaper forms of potash. i 
I wish to keep a few turkey hens just for the 
eggs, to use in summer. Will they lay as well 
without a male as with ? h. w. 
Clinton, Ill. 
R. N.-Y.—Yes. 
What Killed the Cow ?—My valuable Holstein 
cow was found dead 24 hours after dropping her 
calf. In examining her, I found all the organs in a 
normal condition, I think, with the exception of 
the fatty streak over the large stomach, which 
seemed to be filled with a greenish fluid. Could 
it have been gall, and would it have killed her 
so suddenly ? n. 
Delphi, N. Y. 
The effusion into the omentum covering the 
paunch was, probably, due to the puncture of 
the stomach by a sharp-pointed body taken in 
with tiie food. It was not bile, as you suggest. 
SURE DEATH TO BUGS. 
(SAVE TO 1TSK—NO ARSENIC.) 
Pat. March liliinil Nov.9,1897. 
Pat. in Canada Nov 2. 1KII7. 
Kills Potato, Squash and 
Cucumber lings. Currant, 
Tobacco Worms, etc. 
PREVENTS HEIGHT 
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on Vegetables and Mouse 
Plants. More freely used, 
better plant will thrive. 
Applied dry; no water to 
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1-1 b. package, 16c.; fi-lb. 
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Perfection Shakers, 60c.; 
Rubber Atomizers, 76c. 
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