THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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Farmers’ Club Discussion. 
(CONTINUED.) 
Worms in Soil; Plum Borers. 
H. C. C. At., Milford , Conn. —1. Will wireworms 
anti angleworms In the soil cause any harm to 
vegetables and other plants in the greenhouse? 
2 Is there a borer that attacks Japan plums ? A 
tree of the Ogon variety started to leaf out last 
spring, then suddenly all growth ceased and, be¬ 
fore the end of the season, the entire tree was 
dead. Numerous small holes are noticed along 
the trunk, seeming to indicate the work of some 
borer. What is the remedy ? 
Ans — 1 . Probably the angleworms 
will not noticeably injure plants of any 
kind in a greenhouse ; but wireworms 
most certainly will. Only a day or two 
ago, carnation cuttings were sent me 
which hid their roots nearly destroyed 
by these insects. Hand-picking is the 
only practicable effjctive method of 
getting rid of wireworms in a green¬ 
house. I know of no application to the 
soil which will either kill or drive them 
away. Frequent stirring of the soil 
sometimes discourages them. They are 
very d.ffieult creatures to reach with de¬ 
structive measures. 2. Yes, several 
different *rsects may bore into Japan 
plum trees. Just which borer worked 
in H. C. C. M’s tree it is impossible to 
determine from his meager description. 
It might have been one of the shot-hole 
borers, or the flit-headed apple-tree 
borer, or an insect closely allied to the 
peach borer. Hid I a portioaof the in¬ 
fested tree, I could write more definitely. 
Not knowing which insect did the in¬ 
jury, one cannot prescribe remedies in¬ 
telligently. It is doubtful whether any 
application could have saved the tree. 
As yet there are no praeticible remedies 
for borers in the trunks and larger 
branches of trees, except to dig them 
out whenever their burrows can be 
found. M. V. SLINGEBLAND. 
Preparing Land for Fruit. 
G. R. f R., Eastport, Me.—I wish to set, this 
spring, on a piece of clay loam, strawberries and 
raspoerries. List seasou, tne ground was in oats. 
I would line tbe best way of preparing, putiiag 
on he rnaaure, and the e isiest way of senting the 
plants. To insure the be t crops of vegetables, 
do tae best gardeners broa least the manure, 
when using commercial fertilizers ia connection 
with the Btaole manure? If broadcasted, is it 
best to harrow or plo w it in ? 
Ans —Piow deeply and, if possible, 
subsoil ; pulverize thoroughly, then roll. 
The manure, if well rotted, is best ap¬ 
plied broadcast before plowing. In 
general, stable manure should be ap¬ 
plied with a crop, preferably a hoed 
crop, the year before the fruits are set; 
concentrated fertilizers may then be 
used with the fruits. Care in setting is 
always well repaid. Raspberry plants 
may be most quickly set by plowing a 
furrow where tne row is to stand. Straw¬ 
berries may be set with a spade ; the 
roots first being cut off evenly. Insert 
the spade in the soil and work back and 
forth slightly to open the hole ; put the 
plant in place, taking care to spread the 
roots somewhat. Tnen insert the spade 
again two or three inches away, and 
crowd the so 1 about the plant. After 
this, step on the plant and tbe work is 
complete. Less time is required to per¬ 
form the operation than to describe it. 
Yes. In general, it is better to plow in 
stable manure. Concentrated fertilizers 
may well be harrrowed in. w. m m. 
Does Asparagus Need Phosphoric Acid? 
C. G. B., Centerbrook, Conn. —In your answer to 
the question, "How snail 1 treat an acre of as¬ 
paragus to make it as good as possiole?” you 
advise the use of phosphoric acid. Djes aspara¬ 
gus need it? You are not after seed; you wish 
the healthiest growth of the root and top, and 
not seed. I should like to ask whether my treat¬ 
ment of my bed will injure it. For three years, I 
have used only muriate of potash and nitrate of 
soda, a liberal application early In tbe spring 
and another after we stop cuttiug early in July. 
Three years ago, it was quite small, but has 
grown larger each year since, until last year, it 
averaged tue largest I ever saw. I could cut at 
any time plenty of it as large as a broom handle 
(but not so long), from 1 lo\ l A inch througn. If 
I am in any way taking more from the plant than 
I am giving it, I am doing the plant an injury, 
and would like to know it. 
Ans.'— i'he stem and leaves of aspara¬ 
gus Deed phosphoric acid just as much 
as the seed does. It is among the possi¬ 
bilities that our friend’s land does 
not need phosphates. How does he 
know that it needs nitrogen and pot¬ 
ash ? He should try the three upon 
a separate plot. 
Grass Seed for Lawns. 
./. B. K., Chaptico, Aid —Sometime last»year, I 
saw in The It. N.-Y. that a mixture of Blue grass 
and Red-top was used on the Rural Grounds and 
in tbe parks of New York for seeding lawns, and 
think you recommended it very highly. In what 
proportion are the different grass seeds used in 
the mixture, and how much is used per acre ? 
Ans.— Half of each, and three bushels 
to the acre for lawns—that is, 1 % bushel 
of each. It bas long been our belief that 
these varieties will make as fine a lawn as 
the costlier lawn mixtures of seedsmen. 
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Columbian Raspberry. 
SPECIAL NOIICE. 
I have positive knowledge that other varieties, 
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