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THE RURAT. NEW-YORKER. 
November 2 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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The Care of Budded Stock. 
J. n., Saranac, Mich .—What is the best 
way to care for young budded stock? Last 
Fall I budded several hundred, and they 
all seemed to take well; I don’t think that 
one in a hundred missed. They seemed 
to be mostly in good order this Spring 
when I cut them off, but before long the 
buds began to drop off, and I think I lost 
90 per cent. I am not a nurseryman, but 
a farmer, budding a few for my own use. 
It is peach stock I have reference to. I 
understand some bank them up, while 
others dig them up and store them in cel¬ 
lars or places of protection. 
Ans. —Your buds were probably killed 
by frost. Generally speaking, an August- 
set bud will endure as much cold as 
the twig it was taken from, but the 
union is not always as perfect as it 
looks, and dries up just before starting. 
We would suppose * thorough banking 
the best method of protection. Unless 
carefully done cellar storage lowers the 
vitality to a dangerous degree in many 
stocks. 
When to Cut Peach Buds. 
O. 8. P., Menlo, Go.—Will you give the 
proper time to cut peach buds for June 
budding, and also the best way to keep 
♦hem dormant until time for use? 
Ans. —Scions or “bud-sticks” of the 
peach for Spring budding should be cut 
as soon as the leaves are well off the 
trees, and after securely labeling each 
bundle they should be placed where they 
will be cool and moist. In a cold stor¬ 
age room would be the best place, pro¬ 
vided they are packed in damp moss, 
so there will be no possibility of their 
drying. If this is not available then 
bury them in the ground on the north 
side of a building, where there will be 
the least chance of their starting until 
the stocks will peel. In Georgia the 
weather is so warm that it would almost 
be necessary to find' some cold storage 
room. The butcher shops are likely to 
be able to furnish a small space. 
H. E. V. D. 
Varieties of Plums. 
N. B,. Watertoicn, N. T.—I intend to set a 
few plum trees and would like advice con¬ 
cerning the kinds to set. My land is sandy 
loam. The north winds have full sweep, 
and the mercury sometimes goes down to 
30 degrees below zero in Winter. 
Ans. —It would be safer to set the 
hardy kinds of American plums than 
the European varieties, or even the 
Japan where the Winters are so severe 
as in most parts of northern New York. 
Lombard will sometimes safely endure 
a temperature of 30 degrees below zero, 
and of the European type this is one of 
the most dependable varieties to try. 
Abundance and Burbank, which are 
Japan kinds, will also endure that de¬ 
gree of cold when it is not of long dura¬ 
tion. Wyant, Ocheeda and Stoddard 
are perfectly hardy in Iowa and farther 
north and will doubtless be the same in 
northern New York. They are of the 
native Americana type. Sandy loam is a 
good soil for plums. n. e. v. d. 
Small Fruits for Arizona. 
B. P., Thatcher, Arte.—What kind of rasp¬ 
berry, strawberry or blackberry will do 
well in this climate? We are in a desert 
country and have to irrigate to raise any¬ 
thing. I have lived here the past six years, 
and I have not seen the day in that length 
of time that the sun did not shine. The 
thermometer ranges all the way from just 
above zero In Winter to 110 degrees in the 
Summer, with a cool breeze every warm 
day, so that the heat is not over oppres¬ 
sive. Apples and pears do well. Peaches 
are occasionally caught by frost in the 
late Spring, but are never a total failure. 
What kind of soil would be best to plant 
berries in, clay, clay loam, sand, or sandy 
loam? We have a variety of soils in this 
valley. The variety of fruit necessary for 
this climate is one that will take the least 
water to mature and make full-grown 
berries. 
Ans. —It may be said that Arizona is 
a very unsuitable place tP gi'O'W berries 
of any kind, except where the climate is 
somewhat cool, and where irrigation is 
easily and abundantly supplied. Under 
such conditions I think almost any of 
the varieties of this fruit might do fair¬ 
ly well. You will find the Bubach, Cres¬ 
cent and Warfield strawberries to be 
very good, and as likely to stand that 
climate as any other varieties. The 
Cuthbert and Loudon raspberries are as 
good as any of the red varieties, and the 
Kansas is a very good black kind. Of 
the blackberries, Snyder and Taylor will 
perhaps be among the best to try. Al¬ 
most any kind of soil that is good for 
apples and other fruits will suit the ber¬ 
ries. Both sandy or clay loam are good. 
H. E. V. D. 
The Lorentz Peach. 
TV. E. O., Hammonton, N. J .—I have a 
peach called the Lorentz which has some 
fruit nearly ripe, but only from one to 
four each on a few trees two years old. 
The fruit is of good size, although the trees 
were not pruned for fruiting. Lemon 
color with blush and yellow; juicy and fine 
fiavor. A rapid strong grower; last year 
the trees made seven feet of growth which 
w'as cut back this Spring to 18 inches and 
made about six feet or more this season. 
The variety is said to have originated in 
West Virginia and to stand a very low 
Winter temperature and late Spring frosts. 
I should like to know more about it, as it 
ought to be a money maker. 
Ans. —^The Lorentz peach is consid¬ 
ered by those who have tried it to be a 
very good vari^y. I think from what 
you say that you understand its char¬ 
acter quite well, and you ought to know 
about how it will do with you, and 
whether it is worthy of further planting. 
Those who originated it have written 
me years ago that it would endure con¬ 
siderable low temperature without seri¬ 
ous injury, but I have never tried it 
myself. It is a good late yellow peach 
and is worthy of general trial. 
H. E. V. D. 
How to Handle a Poor Field. 
T^^ //., Springfield, Mass.—We have a field 
of poor sandy loam, too poor for any crop 
except buckwheat, which yields fairly well. 
What is the best way to bring this land 
up? We can get black swamp muck handy; 
stable manure we require for other fields. 
Ans. —^We believe that a crop of cow 
peas plowed in next Fall, and followed 
by rye, will put the field in fair condi¬ 
tion for cropping. Read the articles on 
cow peas which are to appear during the 
Fall and Winter. The swamp muck may 
help if it is well rotted in a compost be¬ 
fore using. It will be a mistake to use 
the sour muck right from the swamp. 
Fertilizing Value of Corncobs. 
L. G. B., Crown Point, Ind.—l have been 
w'ondering whether it would pay to manure 
with corncobs, and would like your opinion 
as to their value, at the elevator, whole 
or crushed, as I suppose they would rot 
quicker if crushed. 
Ans. —The following table shows the 
composition of corncobs as compared 
with some other substances. The fig¬ 
ures give the number of pounds in one 
ton. 
Corncobs . 
Nitro¬ 
gen. 
. 5 
Pot¬ 
ash. 
5 
Phos¬ 
phoric 
acid. 
1 
Wheat straw .... 
.10 
13 
5 
Oat straw . 
.11 
32 
5 
Oak leaves . 
.20 
7 
4 
Pine needles . 
.16 
3 
2 
Thus it appears that corncobs rank 
low in fertilizing value. Most people 
have an idea that the cobs contain large 
amounts of potash. This is because the 
ash of the cobs is rich in that substance. 
In one ton of cobs there are only nine 
pounds of ash, of which five pounds are 
potash. As compared with other fer¬ 
tilizing substances a ton of the cobs 
would be worth less than $1, and as 
they decay slowly they would add but 
little available fertility to the farm. 
The crushed cobs will make fairly good 
absorbents for the liquid manure. We 
should mix them with the manure in 
the barnyard, especially where the yard 
is wet or muddy. We doubt whether it 
would pay to haul the crushed cobs to 
spread directly on the soil. We find it 
most satisfactory to use the whole cobs 
for fuel and either scatter the ashes on 
the land, or use them for the hogs. 
Tools on a Maine Farm. 
L. B. 8., Brunswick, Me .—We are on an 
abandoned farm, having over 80 acres of 
clayey loam fields, much of which has 
hardly been stirred for 20 years. Though 
land is not yet fitted we expect to make 
a trial of vetch. Crimson clover, peas, rye 
and rape. We moved here about August 
10, on which date we planted three kinds 
of peas, same of beans and one kind of 
corn. The only fertilizer used was leached 
soot, dirt and ashes from an old open top 
chimney. I wish to get 60 of the 80 acres 
into a three or four-year rotation as soon 
as possible. I have very little barn ma¬ 
nure and would appreciate any sugges¬ 
tions. The money crop will probably be 
potatoes. Would you advise the addition 
of a grain drill and binder or other tools 
to this list: Clark sulky disk plow, double 
action Cutaway harrow, Planet Jr. pivot- 
wheel cultivator, corn planter, garden 
seed drill, -w'eeder and hay tools? I have 
been unable to find a grain drill in use 
about here, or at implement stores. I 
would like to know to what extent I can 
make use of a combined grass seeder, grain 
and fertilizer drill in distributing lime and 
ashes, sowing clover, cow and field peas, 
vetch, rape and turnip seed. 
Ans.—A rotation will, of course, de¬ 
pend on the crops you wish to grow. 
For a five-year rotation the one followed 
by D. C. Lewis, of New Jersey, and often 
described in The R. N.-Y., is a good 
one. You may not want to grow wheat 
or corn. If you intend to grow wheat 
and can afford to keep the money in 
tools, we should certainly buy a grain 
drill and a binder. The drill is largely 
used by farmers for distributing fer¬ 
tilizers. The only objection to its use 
for ashes and lime is the fact that the 
fertilizer box is too small, and where a 
ton or more is to he used to the acre 
constant refilling is required. 
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Ash leaved and other varieties, 
from 8 to 16 feet. 
OAKS.—Pin, Bed, Scarlet, English, Chest¬ 
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and Willow leaved. All sizes; 
lowest prices. 
OKIENTAL PLANE,—6 to 12 feet; very fine. 
POPLAKS.—Carolina and Lombardy, Ash, 
Beech, Elms and Lindens. 
Full assortment of Deciduous and 'Weeping Trees. 
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Philadelphia Office: 702 Stephen Girard Building. 
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Ornamental Trees, Vines and Plants 
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Quality always our first aim; personal inspection 
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Orange Co. Nurseries. Box 1, Cornwall. N. Y. 
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The only manufacturing com¬ 
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R | K- HYDRAULIC 
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Best for farms, country rcsl- 
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WHY 
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they ever received came from these 
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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 Best 
Quality, ripening about the first of 
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Our previous announcements have been heeded by 
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SPECIAL BARGAINS 
RASPBERRY PLANTS 
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