1904 
i79 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
A WELL-TRAINED PEAR TREE. 
In European countries fruit trees are 
often carefully trained to walls and the 
sides of dwellings, thus spreading out 
the branches in a fan-like shape, so 
that every fruit and leaf is exposed to 
the sunlight with the best advantage. 
Astonishing crops of the highest qual¬ 
ity are often taken from such well-pro¬ 
tected and thoroughly cultivated trees. 
Fig. 77, from an English photograph, 
shows a neatly trained young pear tree 
of the Doyenne du Comice variety 
growing apparently against the wall of 
a cottage. The careful growers’ atten¬ 
tions are certainly rewarded by a prom¬ 
ising crop of fruits. 
Little success is had in this country 
generally from such fanciful cultural 
methods as wall, espalier or cordon 
training of fruit trees. Our hot Sum¬ 
mers scorch leaves and fruit, and often 
encourage the spread of red spider and 
other troublesome insect pests. Trees 
so trained seem tender, and often win¬ 
terkill unless carefully protected. We 
have known wall-trained Harris apri¬ 
cots to ripen a fine crop and die, root 
and branch, the following Winter while 
orchard trees of the same variety came 
through without losing bloom buds. 
The best fruit for wall culture in our 
climate is the native grape in late 
ripening varieties. Nothing seems to 
pay better in quantity and quality of 
yield than the Isabella grape where it 
succeeds when trained in this way. 
TAR ON SEED CORN. 
If the Hope Farm man will take an old 
tin pail and punch the bottom full of holes, 
so that water will run out quickly, fill 
two-thirds full of corn, then pour hot water 
on, just enough to wet the corn thorough¬ 
ly, take an old broom handle, dip the end 
for three or four inches in coal tar, and 
stir the corn with it, he will save time, 
tar and tucker. o. G. b. 
Shelton, Conn. 
Use a bucket of water (slightly warmed), 
pour the corn intp water making bucket 
two-thirds or three-quarters full of corn, 
then (while the corn is under water) pour 
on the corn about one good-sized tea¬ 
spoonful of coal tar, and a little mixing 
will cover every kernel of corn with a very 
thin coating of the tar. Dip corn out of 
water and after draining just a little, dry 
it with plaster or road dust (never with 
wood ashes unlefes your hands are proof 
against potash). If, after mixing, you find 
that you need more tar, add just a little 
and mix again, being careful not to get too 
much, as it makes corn planting a very 
disagreeable job. Fixed in this way you 
may plant a whole day without getting 
any tar on your hands. s. f. a. 
West Taghkanic, N. Y. 
Take your pail half full of corn and 
then fill two-thirds full of water as warm 
as you can bear your hand in. Warm 
gas or coal tar until it is thin and will run 
almost like wafer. Then pour in tar, be¬ 
ing careful not to get too much, and take 
a stick or wooden paddle a yard long, so 
you can stir and use both hands and your 
arm will not “beg for a rest.” When all 
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is well covered turn out on some slanting 
boards so the water can run off. Keep 
plenty of water and tar on the stove to 
warm. Tar corn a week before you want 
to use it, so it can dry and you will need 
no plaster, ashes or bran. Pick out plenty 
of seed corn and dry thoroughly this Win¬ 
ter. You can then sort it and take tho 
best to be used. c. c. f. 
West Groton, N. Y. 
I have tarred my seed corn for the last 
10 or 12 years, and will give you my 
method. I take about two quarts of corn 
at a time in a pail, pour on about half a 
pail of hot water, so hot you cannot hold 
your hand in it, but not boiling. Put in 
two cooking spoonfuls of tar, such as you 
buy in quart cans. Stir for a few minutes, 
then pour it into a leaky pail and let tho 
water drain off. If you have used enough 
tar there^win be a thin coating covering 
all the corn, and when you take up a lot 
of it on a narrow shingle it will stick 
together. After the water is well drained 
out sift plaster or dry road dust over it 
and mix well, then spread to dry, and it 
can be planted by planter all right. About 
the quantity spoken of works more con¬ 
veniently than a larger, but the crows will 
not trouble the corn except about a dozen 
hills to see if it is all the same. f. m. c. 
Windsor Co., Vt. 
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