1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
23 
How to Use Lime. 
J. R., Grkknsburg, Pa.—I n Prof. 
Wheeler’s answer to C. H., Two Johns, 
Md., relative to the application of lime, 
the Professor is wrong' when he advo¬ 
cates allowing the lime to slake or lose 
part of its elements by exposure to 
atmospheric influences before applying 
to the land. One might as well advocate 
spreading manure in small piles and 
allow it to leach away in the same man¬ 
ner. The better plan is the one sug¬ 
gested to C. H. by Mr. Wheeler, “ Make 
the application in this case, while the 
wheat is covered with snow.” If scat¬ 
tered evenly, no harm will come of it, 
perhaps not much benefit to the wheat, 
but a good catch of grass is almost cer¬ 
tain. 
The practice of the farmers in this 
section is to apply lime in liberal quan¬ 
tities just previous to wheat seeding, 
harrowing it in. A better plan, and the 
one that is being adopted by our most 
progressive farmers, is to spread the 
lime on the young clover in February 
or March, fresh from the kiln, going 
over the field and spreading the lumps 
as they slake. This insures a fine crop 
of clover, and that which produces 
clover or makes it grow luxuriantly 
improves the land. If there be no 
clover sod, then apply to any grass 
about one year in advance of the time 
of breaking. This plan, if adhered to, 
greatly assists the father and will 
enrich the son. 
Traps for Codling Moths. 
C. P. A., Nkw Haven County, Conn. 
—I agree with Prof. Slingerland that 
traps or night lamps in the orchard for 
destroying the codling moth, are not 
likely to prove of much value. I have 
tried them until I am satisfied that my 
time was wasted. My latest attempt 
was one evening last August. Happen¬ 
ing to pass a Sweet Bough apple tree, 
where a numbor of apples, half eaten 
by the chickens, were lying scattered, I 
noticed a kitten busily trying to catch 
some small object. On investigation, I 
discovered that the half-eaten apples 
were covered with codling moths. There 
were thousands of them, apparently, 
feeding on the fruit They were very 
active when disturbed. I procured a lot 
of old newspapers and, for half an hour 
or more, I kept several fires burning 
brightly, while the kitten and I stirred 
them up. I don’t think that I succeeded 
in burning as many as the kitten caught. 
They carefully avoided the fires, and 
very seldom flew into them. 
I had better success with a sweep net 
on a pole, in which I caught a good 
many. I searched the rest of the orchard, 
but could find none except under that 
one tree. Do they develop earlier in 
early than in late fruit, and what would 
be the next thing to which that August 
crop would turn their attention ? Would 
Paris-green on ripe, sweet apples, placed 
about in the orchard in the night time, 
be of any avail ? 
What Shall We Plant ? 
M. G., Bellows Falls, Vt.—T here 
are so many varieties of fruits and vege¬ 
tables, many of them claimed to be the 
best, that it is quite a difficult matter 
to decide which is really the best. Hav¬ 
ing grown fruits and vegetables nearly 
all my life, and experimented with 
nearly all the new candidates as they have 
been introduced, I feel that, perhaps, 
my experience may be of value to others. 
I will mention only a few of the many 
varieties I have tried, and these few 
will be of the newer sorts. 
Turnips. — For the table, nothing 
equals the Budlong—or, as some seeds¬ 
men catalogue it, Breadstone. This is 
the sweetest turnip grown, and if planted 
late, not earlier than July, and on rather 
poor land, or on sod land, it will not 
grow large, and when once grown, “will 
be always grown.” Every one should 
try this. 
Pole beans.—How many have planted 
the Worcester Horticultural pole bean ? 
It is a great improvement over the old- 
fashioned Horticultural or Cranberry 
bean—larger and more productive. Try 
it next season ! 
Lettuce.—Try the New Iceberg ; it is 
very fine, hard heads, grows quickly, and 
is of excellent flavor. 
Peas.—For an extra-early pea, be sure 
to try Nott’s Excelsior. It is one of the 
really good new introductions. 
Tomatoes.—If you like a yellow one, 
take the Lemon Blush. For a red one, 
the New Imperial is the best. It is the 
earliest perfectly smooth, large red to¬ 
mato in the market, the best flavored, 
most solid, ripens perfectly, and is more 
than twice as productive as any other 
known variety. It will keep in bearing 
until killed by frost. Be sure to try 
the Imperial, and you will say with me 
that it is the best! 
Raspberries.—If you grow raspberries, 
try the Loudon. It is fat ahead of the 
Cuthbert, or any other sort. 
Plums.—Try the Japan varieties—Bur¬ 
bank, Abundance, Hale, Gold, Satsuma, 
etc. The Lombard is the most profit¬ 
able of the older sorts. Try the Green¬ 
ville strawberry, Green Mountain, Early 
Ohio, and Poclilington grapes. 
Another Theory About Breeding. 
L. M., Hammonton, N. J.—I have been 
interested in the discussion in The R. 
N.-Y. upon the regulation of sex, and 
have been hoping to see the theory of 
alternating heats advocated. As nothing 
has been said about it, I presume that it 
may not be generally known or tested. 
This theory, I understand, is that 
nature’s design is an equal number of 
each sex, and this is provided for by 
alternating heats in the female, the male 
having no influence upon the sex. If a 
heifer drops a male calf and is served 
the first time in heat thereafter, the 
second calf should be a female ; if served 
the second time in heat, it should be a 
male ; the third time a female, and soon 
alternating. By knowing the sex of the 
last calf and recording the number of 
times in heat thereafter, it is possible, if 
this theory is true, to obtain a calf of 
either sex desired. Nothing can be fore¬ 
told until the first calf is dropped, as it 
is impossible to know whether the series 
begins with male or female. 
I have never tested this theory, but 
hope to do so the coming year. If any 
of your readers have done so, their ex¬ 
perience would be valuable. 
Flavor of California Peaches. 
H. C. C., Fargo, N. D.— In The R. N.- 
Y. of November 28, W. D. Barns says 
that if California peaches at home are 
equal in flavor to eastern peaches, it is 
of importance to California growers to 
find a method by which their fruit may 
retain its flavor till it reaches the east¬ 
ern markets. A California, or any other 
peach, does not lose its flavor except in 
decay. It never possesses its richest 
flavor until it ripens fully on the tree, 
and then its delicate texture absolutely 
prevents its shipment any long distance. 
A Delaware or New York or Michigan 
peach picked green enough to bear ship¬ 
ment to San Francisco, would be a poor, 
miserable fruit to eat, because it never 
had obtained its rich flavor, and we never 
find California peaches in eastern mar¬ 
kets that are really fit to eat. 
As to the flavor of California peaches 
at home, when fully ripened on the tree, 
it is true that the great mass of them 
are far inferior to our eastern fruit ; 
but it is because of the soil upon which 
they are grown, which is what we 
commonly know as bottom land. The 
bulk of all California peaches shipped to 
market, are grown in the great river 
valleys, and mostly in the Sacramento 
Valley. Such soil does not produce the 
richest flavored peaches. One seldom 
sees peach trees growing on such soil in 
the East. We almost invariably find 
them planted upon upland. But as rich 
flavored peaches do grow in California as 
anywhere in the world. You will find 
them in the foothills, on the mountain 
sides up near to the limit of cold in win¬ 
ter that will kill a peach bud. Such 
peaches are not as large as those grown 
in the valleys, but they are rich, delicious 
fruit. When you go to California, just 
try them. 
One Point in Pruning. 
W., Blair County, Pa.— Pruning, like 
most other practical operations in field 
work, cannot be completely taught from 
printed pages, because so many varying 
conditions occur,requiring varying modes 
of attack and operation. Some general 
rules, however, hold good in all cases, 
and one of these is the cutting out of 
old, exhausted parts, and encouraging 
new wood wherever there is open room 
and full light for its leaves, where they 
can nourish and develop good, sound, 
fruit buds. To help these in their 
growth, not only should all young shoots 
be suppressed that cannot have sufficient 
light and sunshine on their leaves, but 
the branches that have borne a crop, but 
have made no new wood, and are cov¬ 
ered with fruit spurs should be cut back 
to make room for new, healthy shoots. 
Especially should this be attended to 
during the winter immediately follow¬ 
ing a heavy crop of fruit, as the next 
year will be a year of preparation for 
the next. Seal up all large cuts with 
paint or tar, and cut off no healthy 
young wood that can be braced or 
propped or tied into a position where it 
can have full, open light without depriv¬ 
ing any other better shoot or branch of 
its necessary share. The rule applies to 
all pruning—from berry plants to apple 
and pear trees. 
Poor 
Blood 
When a horse is poor in flesh, 
a new harness won't give him 
strength* If a house is cold 
new furniture won't warm it. 
If your strength is easily ex¬ 
hausted; work a burden; 
nerves weak; digestion poor; 
muscles soft; if you are pale 
and worn out, the trouble is 
with the blood. It is not so 
much IMPURE blood as 
POOR blood. Pills won't 
make this blood rich; nor will 
bitters, nor iron tonics, any 
more than a new harness will 
give strength to the horse, or 
new furniture will make a 
house warm. For poor blood 
you want something that will 
make rich blood. 
SCOTT'S EMULSION of 
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