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March 14 
under the circumstances described in 
the inquiry, leaves but little choice as 
to money crops that hold much of prom¬ 
ise in them. The early peas and sweet 
potatoes, supplemented by the “ swine,” 
if pushed with a due degree of vigor 
and intelligence, ought to afford a fair 
chance of success. j. w. k. 
Maryland. 
To Cure Knotty Apples. 
W. V. //., Deer Park, L. I., N. Y .—My Northern 
Spy apple trees bear quite well, but the fruit is 
very knotty—covered with small depressions or 
cavities having a hard, woody spot at the bottom, 
just under the skin, and extending into the apple. 
Many also crack open, and many speck and rot 
on the trees. The trees are about 30 years old, 
stand in dark, heavy soil, with yellow clay sub¬ 
soil, on a southern slope, and have been well 
manured with the droppings of hens which 
roosted in them. They are thrifty and make a 
good growth each year; but the tops contain 50 
per cent too much wood, the pruning having been 
neglected. I am cutting out the most flagrantly 
superfluous branches, and wish to know what 
else to do. What should I apply to make the hen 
manure a complete fertilizer for fruit? The 
ground has not been plowed in years, as it is a 
run for hens, and the limbs of the trees nearly 
meet. 
Ans.—T o me, it would seem best to 
plow the entire surface of the soil ex¬ 
cept very near the body of the tree, but 
nowhere deeply, and apply 10 pounds or 
more of muriate of potash or, at least, 
two bushels of unleached ashes, and 10 
pounds of bone dust, around each tree. 
The soil should be frequently, but not 
deeply, stirred very often all summer. 
This will stimulate good growth, the 
potash and phosphoric acid balancing 
the nitrogen of the hen manure. Don’t 
be too free with the pruning tools. If 
spraying with fungicides (Bordeaux Mix¬ 
ture is the cheapest), be thoroughly 
done, there will be little trouble about 
knotty and scabby fruit. 
U. E. VAN DEMAN. 
Something About German Prunes. 
C. A. G., Lyons , N. Y .—On page 598 of The R. 
N.-Y. for 1895, J. S. Woodward said that Fellen- 
berg plums, under tbe name of German prunes, 
were selling for 6 to <S l / 2 cents per pound. Are 
German prunes tlie same as Fellenberg plums ? 
If I wish to set German prunes, must I buy Fel¬ 
lenberg plums at tlie nursery ? What is a descrip¬ 
tion of the Fellenberg ? 
Ans. —The name, German prune, is 
used rather vaguely by the people of the 
Uuited States, and is applied to more 
than one variety. However, the one 
which is the more commonly called by 
this name, is known in Germany as the 
“Quetsche.” It is of medium size as 
compared with other European prunes 
or plams ; is of long, oval form, with one 
side decidedly larger than the other, and 
having a plain suture on one side ; bluish 
purple with thick bloom, givingthefruit 
a blue appearance. Flesh, firm, green¬ 
ish yellow, of sweet and pleasant flavor; 
a freestone. Fellenberg is a distinct 
variety, but is sometimes called Large 
German prune, because of its slightly 
larger size, but very close resemblance 
in every way to the Quetsche. Both are 
good varieties, and it matters little 
which the writer plants. u. e. v. d. 
Grasses for Spring Seeding 
II. 11. L., Laceyville, 0 .—I have four acres of 
ridge land which has been good for everything to 
which it has been planted. It is now covered 
with a thrifty growth of wheat. I wish to seed it 
down for permanent meadow, with a variety of 
grasses. Clover does not stay long in meadow. 
How will Timothy, Red-top and Orchard grass 
do? What is the best mixture, and the proper 
time for sowing ? Will it be best to sow with the 
wheat, or wait till about September 1, and pre¬ 
pare a new seed bed ? 
Ans. —Before freezing has ceased in 
the spring, sow per acre one quart of 
Alsike, five quarts of Timothy, two 
pounds of Red-top, and two pounds of 
Tall Meadow Fescue, if the seed can be 
secured. Do not sow Orchard grass, as it 
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ripens early, even before Red clover. If 
a good “catch” is not secured, then the 
ground may be re-plowed and sowed in 
September, with the same seeds, leaving 
out the clover, which should be sowed 
in the spring. The Alsike clover cures 
light colored, improves the quality of 
the hay, and is, 1 believe, a positive addi¬ 
tion to the whole yield, for as much Tim¬ 
othy will be grown without the clover as 
with it. Then, too, the clover will, in 
time, furnish nitrogen for the grasses, 
which will be in need of it the second or 
third year after seeding. i. p. r. 
(Continued on next page.) 
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