THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
February 22 
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Setting Strawberries by Machinery; a Hired 
Man With a Wooden Back. 
W. It. C., South Kirlland, 0 .—Are strawberry 
transplanters successfully used to any great ex¬ 
tent, and what do they cost ? 
A ns. —The strawberry is a hard plant 
to set out by machinery, owing to the 
numerous roots growing so close to the 
bud of the plant. Just a little too high 
or too low in the ground will cost the 
life of the plant. We use the Bemis 
transplanter, which does the work satis¬ 
factorily. This is a two-horse machine 
that makes the row and waters the plant 
as it is set by two men or smart boys, 
who ride on the rear part of the machine, 
each one setting a plant in turn and 
holding it in place until the earth is 
pressed to the plant by the machine. 
We have set out from 10 to 20 acres each 
year for three years past, and we could 
not now do without this transplanter. 
It never fails to do its part of the work 
better than is possible in any other way. 
We are entirely independent of the dry 
weather, so far as planting is concerned, 
as the amount of water can be varied to 
suit the condition. The most tiresome 
and unhealthful job on our farm, here¬ 
tofore, is now a pleasant, easy task. We 
set about 75 plants to the minute when 
going, or about four acres per day. 
Quite a number of our neighbors also use 
our transplanter for strawberries, sweet 
potatoes, tomatoes and celery, and we 
always hear them speak highly of its 
work. In fact, we know a farmer in this 
section, who has made a decided success 
of sweet, potato growing, is making 
money these hard times, and only a few 
days ago I heard him state before our 
farmers’ institute that he owes his 
success largely to the superior way an 
which his plants are set out by his Bemis 
transplanter. The price is $75, but I 
think that includes delivery. 
Delaware. A. w. slaymaker. 
Some Notes on Celery Blight. 
1). E., Normal , 111 .—I have seen several articles 
in The R. N.-Y. about celery blight. My experi¬ 
ence with celery the past year was about the 
same as that of some others who have written. I 
had 4,000 plants, which all blighted. My R. N.-Y. 
No. 2 potatoes all blighted about the same time. 
On the under side of some of the leaves of the 
grape vines, there was a fly or hopper; some 
leaves were almost alive with them, and I have 
thought that the fly on the celery and potatoes 
was something like the fly or hopper on the grape 
vines, but seemed to be of a lighter color. The 
potato vines were very rank, and, in a week’s 
time after being attacked by this insect, the tops 
were all dead. The fly or hopper was not very 
much larger than a common gnat fly. The rejilies 
to different correspondents do not say whether 
the insect that causes the blight was visible to 
the naked eye or not. 
Ans —Celery blight and the true potato 
blights, are not caused by insects, but 
are fungous diseases. There are several 
leaf-hoppers, resembling the Grape-vine 
Leaf-hopper, that work on celery, suck¬ 
ing the sap from the leaves, and some¬ 
times retarding its growth. I cannot 
recognize the insect described by D. E. 
as working on his potato vines. To 
answer this query intelligently, I would 
have to see specimens of the insects and 
the injured plants. In 1892, the Depart¬ 
ment of Agriculture at Washington made 
a successful attempt to prevent the 
fungous disease causing celery blight. 
“ The plants selected for the experiment 
were fully exposed to the sun, and were 
set in such a way that they could be 
flooded sufficiently often to keep the 
ground always soaked. Without further 
treatment, these plants made a vigorous 
growth,and were almost wholly free from 
blight. Plants in the same bed which re¬ 
ceived only water falling naturally, as 
rain, blighted very badly, in consequence 
of which there were not enough leaves 
to bleach when the time came for this 
operation.” It is noticeable that celery 
on low, moist ground is seldom severely 
injured by blight. The experiment 
showed the importance of an abundant 
supply of water for this crop. “ It may 
not be practicable for all upland celery 
growers to water as extensively as seems 
necessary to keep the crop growing and 
free from disease; still there are, pq 
doubt, many places where irrigation 
could be practiced at comparatively lit¬ 
tle expense, making the crop, even in 
regions where the soil and climate are 
naturally unfavorable, a certain and 
profitable one.” The above notes on 
celery blight are taken from Mr. Gallo¬ 
way’s account as published in Bulletin 
102 of the Michigan Experiment Station. 
This bulletin deals primarily with in¬ 
sects injurious to celery. D. E. should 
send for a copy of it. m. v. s. 
How to Use Hen and Hog Manures. 
E. if., Chalfont , Pa .— What shall I add to 2*4 
tons of hen manure and one-half ton of ground 
bone, to form a complete fertilizer for corn, oats 
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PEARS, STRAWBERRIES, none excelN/fe- 
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A 3 .?;. NUT AND FRUIT CULTURE yS. 1896 
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