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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
January 19 
Farmers’ Club. 
[Every query must be accompanied by the 
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tion. Before asking a question, please see 
whether it is not answered in our advertising 
columns. Ask only a few questions at one time. 
Put questions on a separate piece of paper.] 
Self-Fertile Apples. 
W. E. B., Rocky Hill, N. J .—Is the Rome 
Beauty apple self-fertile? If not, what 
variety is best to plant with it? Will Stay- 
man and Rome Beauty fertilize each other? 
Ans.—Y es, I believe the Rome Beauty 
to be self-fertile, the Stayman is so new 
that there is very little experience upon 
which to base an opinion as to its merits 
as a pollenizer. If it is like its parent, 
the Winesap, it is valuable in this re¬ 
gard. I would have no hesitancy in 
planting these two varieties either sing¬ 
ly or together. h. e. van deman. 
Hales Hickorynut; Gilbert Black Walnut. 
B. 0., East Freedom, Pa.—Can any reader 
of The R. N.-T. tell who grows trees of 
Hales shellbark hickorynut and the Gilbert 
Black walnut? 
Ans. —There is no one now propagat¬ 
ing either of the nuts mentioned, so far 
as I know. They are very difficult either 
to bud or graft, and those who have 
tried to propagate these and other va¬ 
rieties of the hickorynut and walnut 
have met with very little success. The 
whole matter is in the experimental 
stage as yet. h. e van deman. 
Germinating Mahaleb Cherry and Apple. 
J. D. O., Wichita, Kan.—l. Will Mahaleb 
cherry seed sprout well with same treat¬ 
ment as peach pits? 2. Will It do to plant 
apple seeds now, or is it better later on, 
say about February 1? 
Ans. —1. Yes, Mahaleb cherry seeds 
ought to sprout about the same as those 
of the peach, if they are treated prop¬ 
erly. This requires that they be kept 
moist all Winter in moist earth in a 
cellar, or in the open ground, planted 
or stratified. 2. Apple seeds could be 
planted any time during the Winter 
when the ground is in workable condi¬ 
tion. However, if they are now in good, 
moist condition they may be expected 
to do as well if planted in the early 
Spring. H. E. VAN DEMAN. 
Fruit Questions from Colorado. 
O. n. C., Paonia, CoL—l. When and how 
shall I spray apples to protect from Cod¬ 
ling moth? I have not been successful so 
far. 2. Is the Bartlett the best market 
pear? How does the Anjou compare with 
It? How would the Anjou (being a much 
stronger grower than the Bartlett) do to 
top-graft to that variety? 8. Do you know 
anything about those new varieties of ap¬ 
ples that a western nursery Is praising so 
highly, the Black Ben Davis, Senator, Ap¬ 
ple of Commerce and Stayman? 4. Is the 
White Winter Pearmaln a good-selling 
apple? B. Is the Carman peach better than 
the Elberta? 6. Is the Bean spray pump 
one of the best? 
Anb.— 1. The proper time to do the 
first spraying of apples for destroying 
the Codling moth is just after the bloom 
falls. Careful experiments have thor¬ 
oughly proved this to be true. The 
cause of failure to protect the fruit from 
this pest, as mentioned, was probably 
due to the inefficiency of the poison or 
lack of thoroughness In its application. 
It is not very difficult to save at least 
75 per cent of the fruit by using the 
spray-pump in a right manner. Prof. 
Kedzie’s preparation of white arsenic 
and lime is one of the most effectual 
and cheapest poisons known, and bet¬ 
ter as well as cheaper than Paris-green. 
2. Pear growing is a profitable business 
if wisely followed. The Bartlett is the 
leading variety for market, except it be 
the Kieffer. Anjou is a very good pear, 
but it is so large that it falls rather bad¬ 
ly. The trees would make a very good 
stock for grafting other kinds upon. 3. 
The apples mentioned are all so new 
that it is impossible to give an intelli¬ 
gent opinion of them as to their be¬ 
havior over the country, except in case 
$5 Send us a club of four subscrip¬ 
tions with $4, and we will advance 
your own subscription one year 
$4 free—the five subscriptions for 34. 
of the Stayman, which is quite well 
tested and known to be valuable. 4. 
White Winter Pearmain sells quite well 
where it is known, as it is of good qual¬ 
ity, but it is of.the wrong color to be 
very attractive in the general market. 
5. Carman is a very good peach. It is 
better in quality than Elberta, but not 
more popular in market. 6. The Bean 
spray pump is a very good one. 
H. E. VAN DEMAN. 
Newtown Spitzenburgh. 
Z. W., Cicero, N. T.—l would like your 
opinion of the New York Vandevere (New¬ 
town Spitzenburgh of the West) apple 
which I find mentioned In a recent cata¬ 
logue. About 30 years ago I bought an 
apple or two of this variety at a stand In 
Syracuse. I never before and never since 
have found Its equal for superiority of 
color and flavor till last Summer at a 
neighbor's, but under a different name— 
Winter Strawberry. I have never seen the 
same apple mentioned In any nursery cata¬ 
logue before or since till recently, I am 
setting out a young orchard, now In my 
ninetieth year of age, and though I may 
not live to see any fruit from It, I do not 
wish to entail upon others apples or or¬ 
chards which are not satisfactory to my¬ 
self. 
Ans. —Newtown Spitzenburgh is the 
approved name of one of the choicest 
apples in existence, so far as quality is 
concerned, and it is also quite hand¬ 
some. It Is often called New York Van¬ 
devere, especially in the Eastern States. 
I have never heard it called Winter 
Strawberry, although some may do so. 
I have seen it in many sections of the 
country and have long prized it so much 
that when I planted a family orchard 
on my farm in Kansas this was one of 
the varieties selected. It is not a very 
late keeper, and the tree is not satis¬ 
factory under some conditions, but It is 
well worthy of a place in almost any 
select list of choice Winter apples. 
H. E. VAN DEMAN. 
Planting an Orchard. 
B. C. B., Moscow Mills, Mo.—l. I have re¬ 
cently come In possession of a piece of thin 
clayey land, and I wish to plant nursery 
stock on It this coming Spring. Would 
you advise the use of commercial fertil¬ 
izers? If so, what Is the best. In what 
form would you buy It, how would you 
apply It, and how much In quantity? 2. 
I have a lot of Summer, Autumn and the 
least desirable Winter varieties of apple 
trees, two and three years old. Would you 
advise planting them and afterwards top- 
graft to desirable commercial varieties, or 
would It be better to plant the commercial 
varieties? I have no sale for the first, 
while the leading commercial varieties are 
sold easily at ?65 per 1,000. 
Ans. —^1. An abundant application of 
well-rotted stable manure would be bet¬ 
ter than any kind of commercial fertil¬ 
izer, because the land is doubtless defi¬ 
cient in humus. In addition to the 
stable manure it would be beneficial to 
use the commercial fertilizers also. A 
mixture of 300 pounds muriate of pot¬ 
ash, 500 pounds acid phosphate rock and 
200 pounds nitrate of soda would be 
about right for one acre. 2. I presume 
it Is intended that the trees mentioned 
are to be planted in orchard form and 
not In a nursery. It would seem, under 
the circumstances, that It would be 
wiser to plant them out and top-graft 
them the second year after setting than 
to destroy them. h. e. van deman. 
Castor Pomace and Insects. 
J. R. B., Starke, Fla.—I wish to know 
whether castor-bean pomace used as a fer¬ 
tilizer will destroy insects In the soli. 
Will they eat It used In that way? We 
have an Insect In this State called the 
Cricket-mole, which Is very destructive 
to newly-set strawberry plants and other 
crops. 
Ans. —I believe that castor-bean po¬ 
mace will not have the desired effect in 
destroying insects. It is, in my opinion, 
nothing but a superstition, and I have 
heard the same thing advanced as a 
reason why the castor bean should be 
planted about the houses, but have never 
yet seen an instance where It produced 
any effect. h. harold hume. 
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