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TIIE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
January 23 
Ruralisms 
NOTES FROM THE RURAL GROUNDS 
Borgf.at Quince a Good Keeper. —J. 
W. Adams & Co., Springfield, Mass., the 
introducers of the Borgeat quince in 
this country, remind us of its extraordi¬ 
nary keeping qualities, and inclose a 
photograph of a fine specimen taken in 
March, saying: 
Tt has no Inclination to decay. We 
have had them sound until June. We 
imported one tree, and it stood in 
our nursery in our way until it bore three 
bushels—a beautiful sight. We sent a 
bushel to Rochester, and from there it 
was sent far and near, and the recom¬ 
mendations in our catalogue are from the 
specimens sent out from that package. 
Tt is advertised by several nurserymen, 
but last year, when we wanted to increase 
our stock, we could not find any in this 
country for sale and were obliged to im¬ 
port the stock we needed. Many testi¬ 
monials confirm our opinion that it is far 
the best quince in cultivation. 
Potato Trials in 1903.—The past 
Summer was locally quite favorable to 
the growth of potatoes. While mois¬ 
ture was excessive after June the cool 
average temperature favored leaf 
growth and tuber formation. There was 
little blight in the neighborhood, but we 
used the precaution on our trial plot to 
mix one-fourth bulk of Fungiroid or dry 
Bordeaux with Paris-green powder 
when gunning for beetles. These pests 
did not come very early, but kept up 
persistent attacks through almost the 
whole growing season, needing five or 
six applications of poison to avoid dam¬ 
age. Repeated experiments convince us 
of the utility of the “dust spray” ap¬ 
plied to potato foliage, when moist with 
dew, in forestalling attacks of the blight 
organism. Where there is no blighted 
foliage there is not likely to be much 
rot among the tubers. Our crop after 
storing proved no exception to the rule, 
although rot did much damage in sev¬ 
eral near localities. The trial varieties 
were planted in light soil on which cow 
peas had been grown broadcast for two 
previous years. A sprinkling of hen ma¬ 
nure was raked in the trenches, and a 
fair application of a standard chemical 
potato fertilizer worked in along the 
rows at first cultivation, after growth 
started, with the wheel hoe. The rainy 
season favored the action of the chemi¬ 
cals and induced a vigorous growth 
throughout the season. 
J. Yates Peek, Brooklyn, N. Y., sub¬ 
mitted 13 seedlings grown in 1901. With 
the exception of one “pink-eye” variety 
all produced white or russet tubers of 
good size, and table quality above the 
average. The prevailing shape was ob¬ 
long, large, smooth, and with shallow 
eyes. The growth was generally vig¬ 
orous and quite upright, with large dark 
green foliage. Two of the most distinct 
and productive kinds are reserved for 
further tests, the other discarded. Mr. 
Peek says tubers of edible size were 
grown directly fi’om the true seed the 
first year by several of these varieties. 
This shows rather unusual precocity, as 
it often needs two or three years’ 
growth to produce full-sized potatoes 
from seeds, but it is understood the 
plants had excellent care from the mo¬ 
ment of germination. Six hills each of 
Mr. Peek’s seedlings were planted April 
20, dug September 1. All showed a ten¬ 
dency to late maturity. 
Vermont Gold Coin. —W. Atlee Bur¬ 
pee & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Planted 
April 20, dug September 10. This is a 
strong, rugged grower, productive, early 
and of extra fine quality at all stages of 
growth. The form of the tubers is well 
shown in Fig. 24, page 51, taken August 
10 from a potato still in the “new” or 
tender-skinned stage. The flavor of 
even the youngest specimens dug in 
July is very good. The color when ma¬ 
ture is yellowish, slightly russeted. The 
shallow eyes and thin tough skin of the 
mature tubers make it a very economi¬ 
cal variety to prepare for cooking. A 
most promising new potato. 
Great Divide, Burpee.—Planted April 
20, tested for quality July 30, dug Sep¬ 
tember 2. Fine yield of thick, oblong, 
smooth; white potatoes of excellent 
flavor when cooked. The foliage is 
large and very dark in color. There 
were few small tubers. 
Superior, Burpee.—Planted April 20, 
dug September 4. A late variety grow¬ 
ing well in our light soil. Potatoes are 
large, oblong, even in outline, with 
rather pointed ends. Eyes few and shal¬ 
low. Productive and a healthy grower. 
Eureka, Burpee.—Planted April 20, 
dug August 24. Large yield of good- 
sized, round, white potatoes, with slight 
russet netting. Thick haulms and dense 
foliage. Particularly fine quality for 
baking. Very early. 
Burpee’s Extra Early. Burpee.— 
Planted April 20, dug August 8. Fair 
yield of oblong white-russeted potatoes 
of medium size. Quality very good. 
Somewhat lanky in growth. 
Vick’s Numrer Nine. —James Vick’s 
Sons, Rochester, N. Y. Planted April 
20, dug August 4. A neat and dwarf 
grower. Potatoes medium in size, very 
round, thin white skin with slight net¬ 
ting. Ripe about August 1. Quality 
very good. Not especially productive. 
Giant Dakota. —J. W. Millett, Bis¬ 
marck, N. D. Planted April 20, dug Sep¬ 
tember 1. Tubers round, white, fair 
size, but not giantic in growth or yield. 
Quality very good. 
No. 18, Millett.—Planted April 20, dug 
September 1. Large yield of very small, 
long, white and rose-tinted tubers. Some 
with red markings. 
Lilliputian, Millett.—Planted April 20, 
dug August 28. Well named as regards 
yield, size of plant and tubers. The lat¬ 
ter are small, round and white. Early, 
but too small and unproductive. 
Early Bird, Millet.—Planted April 
20, dug August 6. Fair sized, neat, vig¬ 
orous grower. Potatoes round, white, 
with shallow eyes. Quality good at all 
stages of development. 
Irish Cobbler is fast superseding 
Early Ohio for local market planting. 
It is as early, and so far proves a more 
reliable cropper. Early Rose and He¬ 
bron still have their firm advocates, 
though general confidence in the former 
as a profitable variety is diminishing. 
Probably more August Giants and Rural 
New-Yorkers are planted for main crop 
than of all other varieties together. 
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SAN JOSE SCALE. 
And other Insects can be Controlled by Using 
Good’s Caustic Potash Whale 
Oil Soap No. 3. 
It also prevents Curl Leaf. Endorsed by Entomolo¬ 
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PRICES GREATLY REDUCED. 
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other, and there lea scientific 
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THE AIK TRAP 
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and make 
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They are needed by every man 
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