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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 10 
FARMERS’ CLUB. 
(CONTINUED.) 
What Success With Niagara Grape Seedlings? 
■J. T. M., Sterling , III .—What success did any of 
those have that received the seeds of the Niagara 
grape Tub R. N -Y. sent out a few years ago ? 
I raised nothing larger or better than the Clinton. 
Ans. —We have not heard of a single 
instance in which the seedlings of the 
Niagara have equaled the parent, 
although thousands upon thousands 
must have been raised. 
Bismarck Apple not Tested. 
M. 0. W., Toledo, 0 .—What relation does the 
new so-called dwarf Bismarck apple bear to 
Paradise dwarf? What can you say of the 
“ dwarf Bismarck ” ? 
Ans. —We are not informed what stock 
the Bismarck apple is worked upon. The 
tree has not fruited with us yet, and all 
we have said regarding it has been 
gathered from the reports of others. 
Second-Year Asparagus. 
A. S., Saco, Me .—Could I set out two-year-old 
asparagus roots in July and get a crop for mar¬ 
ket next spring? 
Ans. —No. The second-year crop would 
be small. 
Propagating Spruce; Cow Peas, etc. 
G. G. W., Winstown, Mass. —1. How can I propa¬ 
gate spruce ? Is there any other way than from 
seed ? 2. Is a light soil, gravelly loam, suitable 
for cherries ? 3. What varieties of strawberries 
would you recommend fora fancy market eight 
miles distant, soil heavy slate loam; good size 
and color are wanted. 4. Would cow peas or 
Crimson clover do well in this State? 
Ans. —1. Spruce, Arbor-vitae and many 
of the firs, root easily from cuttings. 
Grafting is difficult and uncertain outside 
in this country. 2. Yes. 3. Bubach, Mar¬ 
shall, Brandywine and Sharpless. 4. 
Crimson clover would be uncertain. 
Some of the earliest varieties of cow 
peas would do well. 
Plant Lice on Gooseberries. 
IV. McK., Bay City, Mich .—What is the curl 
leaf on goosebert ies ? How can I prevent or cure 
it? My bushes are hanging full of withered 
bunches of leaves on the tips, and they hang 
until the new leaves push them off. 
Ans —So far as I can judge from some 
of the dead leaves sent me, the curling 
and death of the leaves are due largely, 
if not entirely, to the work of the cur¬ 
rant or gooseberry plant louse. The 
clusters of dead leaves are now full of 
the cast-off skins of plant lice, and there 
is a species of these little foes which 
does just the kind of work described, on 
currant and gooseberry. After the 
leaves become curled from the sucking 
of the lice, it is a hard matter to get at 
the insects with a spray. But if a little 
watchfulness be exercised, and the pest 
got at in time, it can be checked with 
kerosene emulsion, whale-oil soap solu¬ 
tion, or a strong tobacco decoction. 
Just as soon as there are any indications 
of the leaves curling, thoroughly drench 
the undersides of the leaves with one of 
the above insecticides. m. v. s. 
Winter Rye in Spring. 
E. C., Fisherville, Pa. — I have had no experience 
so far as trees go, but Mr. Hiester, page 189, talks 
about using rye and clover this spring. I should 
like to know whether he means ordinary winter 
rye. It will not do to sow this grain in spring in 
my locality, as it will not grow. This may seem 
queer, but I have triedit, and can name more who 
have tried and failed. I sow rye in fall and oats 
in spring, for poultry pasture, so I concluded to 
try rye in spring, thinking it might do as well or 
better than oats. It came up, grew for some 
time, but never rose from the ground. It was all 
leaves flat on the ground, and there it stayed, and 
when hot weather came it turned yellow and died. 
He says, “Cut the rye about eight inches high.” 
It never gets eight inches high with me, or four 
inches, either. 
Ans.—E. C.’s experience with rye 
differs from mine, but I probably used a 
different rye. However, I recommended 
the rye only as a shade for the young 
clover, and to furnish additional vege¬ 
table matter to turn down. Under the 
circumstances, I would advise that he 
plow the ground and harrow thoroughly, 
then sow six quarts per acre of Medium 
clover alone, harrow in with a brush 
harrow. I think, from his description 
of the ground, that he will leave enough 
weeds for shade. Before the latter go 
to seed, mow them down with the cutter 
bar set high, so as not to cut the clover 
too short, and allow this to remain on 
the ground for a mulch during the hot 
weather. I think that he will have no 
trouble in securing a good stand of 
clover to turn down, either late this fal 
or early next spring, gabbiel hiester. 
Value of Sea Weed. 
A. S., Saco, Me .—What is the analysis of sea 
weed for a fertilizer ? 
Ans. —A ton of ordinary sea weed will 
usually contain more fertilizing material 
than a ton of average stable manure. It 
is not nearly so valuable as the manure, 
however, as the plant food in it is very 
slowly available. The best use for it is 
for spreading over meadows or grain 
crops. 
Advice About Mulching Potatoes. 
O. B. R., Sandusky, 0.— Last season, I raised, 
under straw, from one-tenth acre, 27 bushels of 
potatoes—two varieties. Empire State and Early 
Ohio. The former yielded 50 per cent better than 
the latter. I wish to raise more by this method, 
this year, as they are of decidedly better quality 
then those raised alongside by the ordinary 
method, which yielded only 75 bushels per acre, a 
good yield for us. Some of my neighbors tell me 
that this plan was all right for last season, a 
wet one, but in a dry year, I would get scarcely 
any potatoes. Is this the case ? In your opinion, 
would I better experiment again, on a small 
piece, or go into it for one acre? My soil is black, 
underlaid by clay to a depth of eight inches, 
fairly well underdrained, and was broken up 
from the original pasture two years ago; such 
soil produced, last year, 148 bushels of ear corn 
per acre. 
Ans —We would say, speaking from 
our own experience, that raising pota¬ 
toes under a mulch, year after year, 
does not pay for the extra trouble and 
expense involved. One year, we set out 
to raise a maximum yield of potatoes. 
The trenches were mulched with cut 
hay. The season was dry and the rain 
did not penetrate through the mulch 
during the entire season. Another 
season which was wet, the yield was 
about double that of potatoes not 
mulched. 
The /l Water Witch ” and his Work. 
W. B. W., New York. —I see in a recent English 
monthly magazine, an account of the business of 
finding where to bore a well, which some men do 
by walking across the country holding the ex¬ 
tended hands, palms down. When they come to 
where there is water, it produces a tingling sen¬ 
sation in the nerves of the palms of the hands. 
Do you know of any one near Westchester County 
who possesses and exercises this faculty for a 
“ consideration ” ? 
Ans. —We do not know of any such 
person, and would have very little faith 
in his ability to find water.” We have 
often read of such performances, though 
usually the operators carry a stick of 
hazel which “turns down” in the hand 
when passing over water. We have 
heard scientific men discuss this matter 
seriously, but, personally, we would not 
consider it worth while to employ one 
of these “ water witches”, so called. 
(Continued on next page.) 
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We have a surplus of Standard Pear and Plum Trees, 
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CHESTNUT 
WOOD 
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ARTHUR J. COLLINS, Moorestown, N. J. 
OUR NURSERY STOCK 
is grown on the banks 
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It is Firstrclass Prices 
are Low. 50 acres of 
FRUIT TREES, 
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Cotta’s Top-Grafted Trees, 
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IfflPear Trees 8c 
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