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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 6 
Farmers’ Club. 
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Poison for Cutworms. 
J. F. K., Mattoax, yn.—How can I get rid 
of cutworms and wireworms in a tobacco 
lot? Bran, Paris-green and molasses, 
made Into balls and dropped every three 
feet, are advised. Should they be dropped 
in trench and covered up, or left on top 
of ground? 
Ans. —The poisoned bran balls should 
be left on the surface of the ground. 
This method is often quite effective as 
regards cutworms, but cannot be relied 
on greatly to diminish the number of 
wireworms, as they chiefly work under 
ground. Bits of potato dusted with 
Paris-green and partially covered with 
soil will often destroy many wireworms. 
Grafting Apples on Mulberry. 
D. W. n., Topeha, Ind.—l have a mulberry 
tree In house yard which answers as a 
shade tree. The berries do not amount to 
much. How would it do to graft apples 
on It, and get some fruit from it? 
Ans. —We have never heard of an at¬ 
tempt to graft apples on the mulberry, 
but it is quite safe to say that the ex¬ 
periment will fail. The apple is a mem¬ 
ber of the Rosaceae or Rose family, 
while the mulberry belongs to the Urti- 
caceae or Nettle family. There is prob¬ 
ably less grafting affinity between the 
apple and mulberry than any other two 
tree fruits. The mulberry is not easy to 
graft even with its own species and va¬ 
rieties. 
The Oldenburg Apple. 
G. B., Brantford, Ont. —I have 50 Duchess 
of Oldenburg apple trees which have been 
planted four years. Would you inform 
me whether it would pay to graft them 
with some good Winter fruit, or let them 
remain as they are? 
Ans. —I would say that it would be 
well to leave the trees as they are, be¬ 
cause Oldenburg is a very profitable 
apple in that section. It bears enor¬ 
mously and will soon begin in this case, 
as the trees are now four years old. 
Sometimes the market becomes glutted 
at the season when this variety ripens, 
but if the fruit is thinned when the size 
of marbles, or a little larger, thus giving 
that remaining a chance to grow large, 
there will be little trouble in making 
Oldenburg pay. n. e. van deman. 
Plaster and Nitrate of Soda. 
W. E. H., Oakland, Md.—In what does the 
chief value of land plaster consist? When 
and how should It be used? Would It be 
poisonous if applied to currant bushes 
when currants were ripening? When is 
the proper time to apply nitrate of soda to 
potatoes and blackberries? Should it be 
mixed with plaster? If so, in what pro¬ 
portions? 
Ans. —Land plaster is sulphate of lime. 
It was formerly used in large quantities 
on clover. The benefit from this was 
thought to come from the lime which it 
added to the soil. Now, it is believed 
that this benefit is due to the fact that 
the plaster acts on insoluble elements 
in the soil, and sets potash free, so that 
the plants can use it. In recent years 
the direct use of plaster on the soil has 
greatly decreased. It is used as an ab¬ 
sorbent in stables. When in the pres¬ 
ence of ammonia the plaster “breaks up” 
—that is, the sulphur and lime separ¬ 
ate. The former unites with the am¬ 
monia and makes the sulphate, in which 
form the ammonia will not pass off as 
a gas. We should use 'plaster only in 
the stable behind the cows or wherever 
the liquids stand. It will not “poison” 
small fruits. We put nitrate of soda on 
small fruits as they first start in the 
Spring. Do not put it too close to the 
plant. Plaster will add nothing to the 
nitrate except to make it more bulky. 
We would use nitrogen when planting 
potatoes, but if when about ready to 
form tubers they began to look pale we 
would add the nitrate, scattering it 
along the rows eight inches or more 
from the plants. 
Grape Grafting and Grapes. 
L. B., Webb Mills, N. Y.—l. Will you give 
full instructions for grafting grapes? 2. 
Best wash for peach borers? 3. Character 
of the MePike grape? 4. Would you give 
a list of peaches, hardiest in bud, that 
are also good market varieties? 5. Where 
can we obtain wooden tree protectors, used 
to protect young trees from the borer? 
Ans. —1. Grape grafting should be done 
as soon in the Spring as Winter is over. 
The earth should be dug away so as to 
lay bare the stock to a depth of about 
six inches. At this place the stock 
should be cut off with a knife or saw, at 
an angle of about 45 degrees, and the 
point squared off a very little. The 
stump should be split down crosswise of 
this cut, and the scion set in the split, 
as in ordinary cleft-grafting, after which 
a lump of wet clay should be pressed 
over the wound and the soil firmly pack¬ 
ed nearly to the top of the scion, which 
should extend above the surface of the 
ground. 2. I know of no good wash to 
keep out peach borers, except it may be 
common coal tar. I have found and 
heard others complain of it being very 
damaging to apple trees; but, strange as 
it may seem, it does not seem to act in 
the same way on peach trees. I have 
been afraid to try it very extensively on 
peach or any other trees since it did me 
great injury in the apple orchard. The 
knife is the surest and safest means of 
getting rid of the peach borer, so far as 
I know, although some like the plan of 
smearing the bark at and just under the 
surface of the ground with coal tar. 3. 
The MePike grape is a very late, large, 
black variety that is well liked by the 
few who have been growing it. The 
quality is fair. 4. Fitzgerald, Crosby 
and Bokhara are among the hardiest in 
bud of the good market peaches. 5. 
Wood veneer tree protectors can be 
bought of several firms in the Central 
States. Most of the berry-basket manu¬ 
facturers make them. Those 10x20 
inches and one-twelfth inch thick cost 
about $3 per 1,000. 
Fruits for Connecticut. 
n. TV. E., Meriden, Conn. —1. Is the Sutton 
as good quality as the Baldwin? I prefer 
quality to quantity. Do you think it would 
be better to plant one-half Sutton, the 
other Baldwin with Wagener for fillers? 
Would you set in diagonal or straight 
rows? Are budded trees stronger and bear 
earlier than grafted ones? 2. I want a va¬ 
riety of sweet cherries for home use, and 
wish to know whether Black Tartarian, 
Napoleon, Windsor, Dikeman, Governor 
Wood, May Duke and Montmorency are 
the best? The cherries must be set on 
south side of a stone wall. How far from 
it? Can they be set nearer than 30 feet? 
Shall I put a board fence to protect them 
from the sun, and plant grapevines for 
future protection? Will they do as well 
planted the last of April as the first? 
Could they be kept two weeks if necessary 
with roots in soil, tops covered, outdoors 
or in barn? 
Ans.—1. It is generally thought by those 
who have grown Sutton and Baldwin on 
the same farm that the former is a more 
regular bearer than the latter, and fully 
as good, if not better in quality than 
Baldwin. Wagener would be very well 
as a filler, and if I should wish to plant 
an orchard in Connecticut it is probable 
that I would set Sutton and Grimes with 
Wagener between. Square setting is a 
little less economical of space than by 
the diagonal system. I do not think 
that budded trees are better than good 
ones grown from root grafts. 2. The va¬ 
rieties of cherries mentioned are very 
good, but Montmorency is not a sweet 
variety. Perhaps it would do to set the 
trees within 20 feet of the wall. I do 
not think it would be necessary to pro¬ 
tect by a board fence. Any time in April 
will probably be about equally good for 
planting in Connecticut. The trees will 
do very well if kept several weeks, pro¬ 
vided they are securely heeled in out of 
doors. n. e. van deman. 
Mr. H. P Ilurlbut, of East Freetown, 
Mass., writes: “1 used Bowker’s ‘Boxal’ 
on potatoes and had a good crop; no rust 
or blight on the tops. It killed the 
potato bugs as well as Paris-Green and 
did not burn the leaves.”— Adv. 
AmSSTRONO & McRELVT 
Pittsburgh. 
BEYMEB-BAUHAN 
Pittsburgh. 
SAVIS-CHAMBERS 
Pittsburgh. 
FAHKEBTOCE 
Pittsburgh. 
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COLLIER 
MISSOURI 
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Philadelphia. 
HORLEY 
Cleveland. 
SALEM 
Salem, Mass. 
CORNELL 
Buffalo. 
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Louisville. 
Cincinnati. 
New York. 
Chicago. 
>St. Louis. 
D S THERE any Pure White 
Lead nowadays? Yes, 
and it is made in the old- 
fashioned way by the ‘‘old Dutch 
process'' of slow corrosion. 
The brands named in margin 
are genuine, and, with pure Lin¬ 
seed Oil, they make the only 
durable and satisfactory paint. 
For any color or shade required, use NATIONAL LEAD COM¬ 
PANY’S Pure White Lead Tinting Colors. Pamphlet sent free 
upon application. 
Mational Lead Co., loo William Street, New York. 
Shrubs 
Vines 
Hedging 
Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Hedging. 
2,000 Beech. European and Purple-Leaved. 
3,000 Eltna. American and European. 
500 Japan (jiukgo. 
2,000 Lindens. American and European. 
LWX) Magnolias In variety. 
50,000 MapUts. Norway Sugar, etc. 
10,000 Oaks. Pin, Red, Scarlet and English. 
10,(KK) Oriental Plane (I to 12 feet. 
75,000 California Privet. 1 and 2 years. 
1.0(HI,000 Shrnbs. All varieties and sizes. 
10,000 Clunatls Panlculata. 
10,000 Rosa VVlchuraiana, and Hybrids. 
5,000 Rosa Multiflora. Japonica. 
10,000 Boneygnckles. Hall’s, etc. 
5,000 Dahlias. Whole roots. 
100,000 Asparaga s. Very strong, 5 varieties. 
2,500 Rhodooendron, Azaleas and Kainilas. 
fiOO.OOO Evergreens, of all sizes, including Hem¬ 
lock, Norway, Colorado Blue, Oriental 
and Weeping Spruces, Arbor Vltsos, 
Retlnosporas, Pines in variety. Root- 
pruned and sheared specimens. 
New illustrated Descriptive Catalogue sent on 
application’ 
THE WM. MOON CO., 
MORniSVILLE, PA. 
Pa« PA«n—Early Black, Whippoorwill and New 
LUW rcaa Bra. C. C. BROWN, Brldgeville, Del. 
flAULIFLOWER SEED 
1 High grade Danish seed by mail, direct from the 
1 ■ CTower in Denmark, to your address, postpaid. 
Danish Snowball, V 02 . 50c 1 02 . $1.50 fib. $18.00 
Dwarf Erfurt.X oz. 65c 1 oz. $1.85 I Ib. $22.00 
SAJQL KOLIiKf 840 E. Fiilleirton Av. OhIcaK'o, III. 
Fob Sale —100 bu. of Stowell’s Ever¬ 
green Sweet Corn, carefully rogned, at $1.60 per 
bushel, sacks free. ORRIS METCALF, Momenoe, 111. 
Al fill per bu. for Sweet Corn. Other seeds and 
^liUU plants. SI per 1,000 for Btrawb’y plants. 
F. B. RICHARDSON, Berrien Spgs., Mich. 
Qeed Potatoes.—Bovee, White B. Ohio, Peachblow. 
Minister’s Commercial and others. Sample tuber 
6c., lb. 20c. List free. J, W. HARTMAN, Sligo, Pa. 
W HITE Russian Oats, 50c.; Beardless Barley. 
75c.; Sorghum,$1.25 per bushel. Dwart Essex 
Rape, 6c. per pound. Red Cob Ensilage Corn. 
Special price. Bags 15 cents extra. 
THE O. C. SHEPARD CO., Medina, Ohio. 
CLOVER and TIMOTHY 
Beardless Barley, Bromus Inermls, Field Peas, 
Spring Rye, Crushed Oyster Shells, Poultry Bone, 
Crystal Grit. Every kind of grass TUC FCI I V Pfl 
and clover seed Cata ogue free InCIVCLLI uU> 
Seed Merchants 150-152 Sheriff St., Cleveland, Ohio. 
BEARDLESS BARLEY. 
Genuine Beardless Barley. Have made a specialty 
of this variety the past four seasons, sowing no other 
grain. Prices: Recleaned seed, 90c. per measured 
bushel; 10 bushels. 85c. per bushel, bags free. 
G. B. MINARl), Fillmore, N. Y. 
especially for SEED, 14 varle- 
1 UinivUkJ jigg earlyandlate. Prlcesrlght. List 
free. GEO.’H.COLVIN, Box 57, Dalton, Pa. 
Heath’s New Seedling Potatoes 
vielders; fine quality. Price list and State Reports free 
Prices low. T. C. HEATH, Tidal, Armstrong Co., Pa. 
For Salk—A bout 400 bushels extra 
choice Early Rose, Bovee, Maule’s Thoroughbred, 
and Carman No. 8. Price, $3 for l-bushel barrel. 
B. F. GARLAND, Berrien Springs, Mich. 
SIR WALTER RALEIGH—100 bushels 
choice marketable potatoes at $1 per bushel. Also 
25 bushels good seed potatoes, same kind, at 80c. per 
bushel. H. F. SIMMONS, Sauqnolt, N. Y. 
SWEET POTATO SEED 
-Jersey Yellow, $2.50 per 
3 bu. bbl. Also Vineland 
Bush and other kinds. Write for circular. 
F. S. NEWCOMB, Vineland, N. J. 
AN EXTRA COW 
may be kept without 
extra expense If you 
Plant Eureka Corn 
GARDEN and ORCHARD. 
It produces more tons 
and better quality of 
ensilage per acre 
than any other 
known variety. Send 
for book telling all 
about it; mailed free. 
We sell everything 
for the FARM, 
ROSS BROTHERS, 'Worcester, Mass. 
Do You Want the Best Strawberries for 
Home use or Market? Then plant your beds from 
my extra fine stock. 
WM. PERRY, Cool Spring, Del. 
For Sale —Oriental Strawberry Plants. 
Largest, flnestquallty; hardiest; two weeks latertban 
other varieties. This Is anew kind. Best shipper, 
all Gardeners and Farmers should have them. We 
have only 10,900 plants for delivery about May 1. 
^end In your orders at once. Price $1.50 per 100; $10 
per 1,000—express paid. Remit P. O. money order or 
check. Spring Valley Farm, W. Hampton Beach,N.Y 
New Weeder. 
Adjustable with Crust Break- ‘ 
er. Draw or push change In 
one minute. It will work right 
up to plants as soon as they 
show above ground. The operator 
stands straight, no leaning or push¬ 
ing. One arm does it when the Weeder 
is set to work two Inches deep. War¬ 
ranted the neatest, fastest and most 
pleasant working tool In existence 
Among small plants, or money re- 
■’ttirned. Price, 91.50, express pre¬ 
paid. Circulars. G. W. McCOMAS. Singer, Md. 
THE ADMIRAL DEWEY POTATO rm^^^YTe^ 
Big crops. Ask for testimonials. 40 c. per lb.! 3 lbs., 
$1, postpaid; ex. or frt., peck, 75c.: 1 bu., $2; bbl., $.5. 
Ad. introducer, C. M. Robinson. Manorville.L. I.,N. Y 
Potatoes Grown for Gc.per Bu. 
Good pedigreed seed the factor. Illustrated Catalog 
giving culture. Swine statistics, Hen feeding, &c., for 
2c, stamp. C. E. CHAPMAN, Peruville, N. Y. 
.20 PER 
gTOwtrs ia U.a wetid of 
Boot! potiitoeis gruRses, 
clovers uiid I arm seeds; 
poialots $1,20 aud op p€T barrel. 
big Isjm aad Vegttable £)«d 
Catalogue ter 5 ceots pcstaKe. 
J0HNA.5ALZER SEED CD.. La Crosse.W i5 
THi: BEST. 
Those of our readers who are de.sirous 
of buying the BEST Fruit Trees that can 
he grown at reasonable prices, should 
send to Call's Nurseries, Perry, Ohio, for 
Price List. A large number of our lead¬ 
ing Fruit Growers say, the BEST Trees 
they ever received came from these 
Nurseries. Call is now introducing the 
new Seedling Peach, ARCTIC. It is the 
hardiest peach known, producing a full 
crop where all other varieties fail. It is 
a large Yellow Freestone of the Be.st 
Quality, ripening about the first of 
October. 
