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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
October 12 
Jarmers Club. 
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Top-working Crab Apples. 
U. II. I}., Gosport, N. r.—Would it be ad¬ 
visable to top-graft Whitney crab apple 
trees to standard apples, such as Bald¬ 
win, etc.? I am told that they are a poor 
tree to graft into. I bought a place on 
which an orchard of Whitney crabs was 
set a year ago. What would I better do 
with them? 
Ans.—I am of the opinion that the 
Whitney crab apple would grow too 
slowly for such kinds as Baldwin, and 
that the union made by grafting would 
not likely be very good. Why anyone 
would be foolish enough to plant a lot 
of trees of this variety in western New 
York is more than I can understand, as 
it is only desirable for the northern 
prairie States, where a very hardy tree 
is necessary. The fruit is considerably 
larger than the ordinary varieties of 
crab apple, but it by no means takes the 
place of a good apple. If the trees are 
not planted too close together it might 
he well to graft them to Oldenburg or 
some other very early-bearing variety. 
They would soon be profitable, and be¬ 
tween them plant other good trees, in 
the end cutting out those that are al¬ 
ready there. h. e. v. d. 
Some Troubles With Fruit. 
J. y. P., Hudson, N, Y, —1. Wilder Early 
pear a few years ago was much lauded 
as a prolific bearer, fruiting young. With 
me it grows tremendously, but has never 
blossomed. Four-year-old top-grafts have 
never shown a flower. Is it any good? 2. 
Can you tell me anything about the his¬ 
tory or value of the Sterling pear? With 
me it bears every year profusely, but I 
fail somehow to market it to advantage. 
3. Is it a fact that York Imperial apple is 
always injured by cold storage causing 
scald? 4. Have had Bismarck apple sev¬ 
eral years waiting patiently for the prom¬ 
ised wonderful returns. This year I had 
one miserable little apple. Is the thing 
any good? 5. The Koonce pear will not 
grow for me. What is the matter with it? 
6. What about the Van Deman quince? 
Aiv.s.—Our friend J. Y. P. seems to 
have a multitude of troubles, but this 
is really nothing wonderful, because 
nearly all of ns have similar experi¬ 
ences. Some of our fruits will not bear, 
and others, when they do bear, are dis¬ 
appointing in one way or another. I 
hope others who may read this will add 
something that will be a benefit to all 
of us. 1. The Wilder Early pear I have 
seen growing in a number of places. It 
has nearly always proved productive at 
an early age, and I am inclineu to think 
that J. Y. P. may not have the true 
thing. However, it sometimes occurs 
that trees or grafts may grow so vigor¬ 
ously that they will not bear early. Un¬ 
der such circumstances cutting back in 
midsummer is likely to produce fruit 
buds. 2. The Sterling pear I have never 
fruited and do not know from observa¬ 
tion about its bearing qualities. It 
originated in Livingston Co., N. Y., and 
the tree is said to be upright and vigor¬ 
ous in habit of growth. The fruit is of 
medium size and rather fiat or round in 
shape, much like the Sheldon, but is 
only very slightly russeted, and usually 
has a crimson cheek. The flesh is rath¬ 
er coarse, but juicy and sweet, and may 
be properly considered a good pear. Its 
season is about the first of September 
in New York. 3. The York Imperial ap¬ 
ple is not always injured by barrel scald 
when put in storage, but it is faulty in 
this respect, and I have heard cold stor¬ 
age men within the last few months 
speak quite discouragingly of it. How¬ 
ever, it is an excellent apple all things 
considered. 4. There are conflicting re¬ 
ports about the Bismarck apple. Some 
say that it is a most excellent Dearer, 
and that the apple is large and of fair 
quality; while others think it is very 
poor. I am inclined to that belief from 
what I have seen of it, although I think 
it bears well. 5. This is the first com¬ 
plaint I have heard of the Koonce pear 
being a poor grower. It may be that 
this is more common than I am aware 
of, and I should like to hear from oth¬ 
ers about it. 6. The Van Deman quince 
is a new variety originated by Luther 
Burbank, of California. It has only 
been tested for a few years, but, so far 
as I know, it is a good grower and fruits 
at an early age. The fruit is not so 
early in ripening as that of the Orange 
quince, and not so good, I fear. 
n. E. V. D. 
Peaches for South Jersey. 
G. A. Ij., Vineland, N, J.—l Intend to set 
a peach orchard this Fall, and would like 
advice concerning varieties that are highly 
praised by a certain nursery company, but 
are not catalogued by other companies. 
Would the Alton, Carman and Mamie Ross 
be better than the Mountain Rose for 
early? Would Worth be as good as El- 
berta for medium and Poole as good as 
Chairs for late? 
Ans. —The Alton peach I do not know, 
but the Carman and Mamie Ross are 
both excellent varieties, and I think they 
would do very well in southern New 
Jersey. In fact, they are both grow¬ 
ing in a number of the Northern States, 
although they originated in Texas. They 
are better in quality than Mountain 
Rose, and of about the same season of 
ripening, and 1 think them fully as 
good, if not better than this variety. 
Worth is another peach which I do not 
know, so I cannot make any compari¬ 
son between it and Blberta. Poole is a 
good peach, but I have never seen it 
tested beside Chairs, hence I cannot tell 
whether it is better than that variety. 
However, I may say that Chairs is a 
most excellent peach, ripening shortly 
after Late Crawford, although in some 
cases it seems to ripen almost exactly 
with that variety. If a yellow cling 
peach is desired Henrietta will be found 
very good. Of the white flesh varieties 
I know nothing which is superior to 
Heath Cling for a late family variety, 
unless it is Ringgold, which is also 
sometimes called Wilkins. This latter 
is a seedling of Heath Cling, and is 
somewhat larger, but otherwise it is al¬ 
most a reproduction of the old variety. 
If a freestone is desired Cruthers is one 
of the very best. The only thing against 
it so far as I know is that very few of 
the nurseries as yet have it in stock, 
but they ought to be urged to get it. 
n. E. v. D. 
Fruits in Southern New York. 
M. K., Liberty, N. Y. —1. I am contemplat¬ 
ing the setting of a small orchard. Would 
you advise Fall or Spring as the best time 
for setting? I think of setting for family 
use and also for market. 2. I want three 
rows of pears, eight trees in each row. 
Taking our location into consideration, 
what three kinds do you think would be 
the most desirable, as I had thought to 
set three kinds only, and eight trees of 
each variety—24 trees in all? 3. Do you 
think peaches would succeed here? If so, 
what kinds would you advise planting? 
4. I also think of setting a few plums, 
cherries and quinces, perhaps 10 or 15 of 
each. What varieties of each one would 
you advise for our section? 5. What do 
you consider the best strawberry to grow 
for market? I think I could market most 
of them here, and am four miles from the 
village. 
Ans. —1. I think Fall planting would 
be very good in the region mentioned, 
but perhaps not better than if it were 
deferred until Spring, unless there 
should be a better opportunity to do the 
work at one time than at another. I 
like Pall setting of trees wherever the 
climatic conditions are favorable to it, 
because the ground is usually in better 
condition than early in the Spring. The 
roots get well settled into the ground, 
and often callus over and make tiny 
rootlets ready for an early start in the 
Spring, and sometimes the trees can be 
Imught more cheaply in the Pall tnan in 
the Spring. 2. In choosing three varie¬ 
ties of the pear I think the Bartlett 
should be one, the Seckel another, and 
for the third I would choose Bose. The 
latter should be top-worked on some 
strong-growing kind like Clapp or Kief- 
fer. 3. Although I have no personal 
knowledge of the conditions in Sullivan 
Co., N. Y., yet I feel quite sure that most 
varieties of the peach will do very well 
there. I would recommend M. K. to try 
Mountain Rose, Blberta, Champion, 
Chairs and Heath Cling. These varie¬ 
ties would give a reasonably good suc¬ 
cession for family use. 4. Of plums I 
would suggest Abundance and Burbank 
of the Japan type. Fellenbiirg, Yellow 
Bgg and Monarch are very good of the 
European kinds. Among the damsons 
French and Parleigh are among the 
best. As to cherries, the Richmond, 
Montmorency and English Morello are 
among the best of the sour kinds. If 
sweet cherries are desired Tartarian, 
Napoleon and Windsor are good. The 
best of all the quinces, so far as I 
know, is the variety called Orange. 5. 
Local conditions such as soil and cli¬ 
mate have so much to do with the be¬ 
havior of the different varieties of 
strawberries that it is almost impossible 
to say just what one is best. Indeed, 
sometimes one variety is good one year, 
and the next another is better. There 
are very many good varieties, and I 
would not suggest the planting of only 
one kind for market, and certainly not 
for family use. In a general way it may 
be said that Beder Wood, Warfield, 
Marshall and Gandy make a very good 
succession. h. e. v. d. 
Peaches and Pears for Long Island. 
What kind of peach and pear trees have 
proved most satisfactory on the south 
shore of Long Island? To what extent 
should peach trees be pruned? After 15 
years’ satisfactory yield, will it avail any¬ 
thing to endeavor to get further results 
from a tree? I know that Mr. Hale has 
accomplished some very wonderful work 
with old trees in Connecticut, and I am 
very desirous of applying the most intelli¬ 
gent methods possible. 
Ans. —Although about all of the good 
varieties of tne peach and pear do very 
well in the southern part of Long Isl¬ 
and, 'the Blberta is one of the best 
peaches for general use there, and the 
Bartlett is about the same among pears. 
Blight is the only serious fault of the 
latter. Peach trees should have their 
young wood cut back very severely 
every year in order to keep it fresh and 
healthy, and that the trees may be close 
headed, and not with long and strag¬ 
gling branches that bear only at their 
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