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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 25 , 
WHAT FRUITS FOR HENYARDS? 
Plums, Cherries and Peaches Preferred 
Header , Southern Neic Jersey .—Would you 
fence in a peach orchard of two-year-old trees 
and use it for a henyard? Would plum 
trees be better for the purpose? Would it 
do to have small fruits in such a yard? 
I have had very good success with peach 
trees in henyards; have never tried ber¬ 
ries of any kind. My experience with 
plum trees has not been satisfactory. I 
never could make them do well in Massa¬ 
chusetts on account of black knot. We 
have a lot of them in our yards here, and 
the San Jose scale has killed almost all of 
them. Apple, peach and pear trees have 
all done well for me. A. E. wright. 
Red Bank, N. J. 
While we have not had the seven-year- 
old orchard yet, we have enough faith in 
the peach tree to plant them in our yards, 
and expect to do well with them, as we 
found after asking several that they did 
well. I have used the plum, and had 
no trouble with the fowls eating the fruit, 
and do not see why they should bother 
the peaches any more than the plums. 
They certainly are a great help to any 
tree, and I believe your inquirer would 
get good results from thus fencing his 
orchard. D. e. hale. 
Sewickley, Pa. 
The southern New Jersey reader could 
let his poultry run in peach orchard, 
provided he does not let them stay during 
ripening time. I prefer plum trees for 
yards where the hens run, as I have my 
runs all planted in plums and Damsons. 
I grow no small fruit in the yards, but al¬ 
low my hens to go into my garden about 
the time the last fruit, such as blackber¬ 
ries, raspberries or strawberries, appear, 
and find they do no harm. G. h. kinzel. 
Winchester, Va. 
In regard to peach trees, raspberries 
and blackberries in the henyard, will say 
that I have had them all, and find that 
they do nicely, but if the hens are left 
in the yard while the blackberries and 
raspberries are ripening there will not be 
many berries to pick, because the hens 
will save you the trouble. It is the same 
with grapes, if the vines are allowed to 
run within reach of the hens. Plum 
trees will do well in the henyard, and 
make nice shade for the hens during 
the hot weather. I think it is generally 
agreed that the fertilizer in a henyard is 
more beneficial to plum trees than peaches. 
Hartford, Conn. R. c. tuttle. 
My experience has been that plum, 
standard pear, or apple trees do well in 
the henyard. I see no reason why seven- 
year-old peach trees would not do well, 
provided the branches were no nearer than 
three feet from the ground, as fowls 
will jump about that distance and pick 
all the foliage or fruit to this height. I 
hardly think berries could be grown on 
land which poultry was allowed to occupy 
constantly. Provided yards were very 
large and there was plenty of forage 
stuff, like grass, etc., I think blackberries 
could be grown if they could have one 
season’s start of the fowls. Fowls will 
eat nearly everything that is green they 
can reach, when there are enough to eat 
it. I know from experience they like 
berries, too. H. w. higgins. 
Orange, Mass. 
In some of our henyards we have raised 
very fine peaches, doing nothing to keep 
the hens out of the trees, yet they seldom 
went in the trees, and did but very little 
damage. We have yards planted with ap¬ 
ple, pear, plum and cherry, all doing 
nicely. In two yards we have grown 
Snyder blackberries for seven years suc¬ 
cessfully. We are very much pleased with 
blackberries for planting in henyards, as 
the hens do the hoeing and seem to enjoy 
it. We also like to plant Montmorency and 
English Morello cherries in henyards, as 
these trees do well, are small, very produc¬ 
tive and fruit easily picked. Plums do 
nicely in henyards, but have ceased to be 
profitable here. I hardly think red rasp¬ 
berries would be suitable, as they do not 
remain upright in rich ground. We have 
also planted a few Norway spruce to 
give the landscape a more cheerful look 
in Winter. H. j. Blanchard. 
Groton, N. Y. 
Most of my yards are built in apple 
orchards. The orchards were there and 
fully grown when I established my yards. 
I raised the chicks in a peach orchard, 
and I cannot see that plums would be 
better. Peaches must have hare ground, 
and the chickens will keep it bare if you 
put enough in it. I had perfect crops of 
peaches, but the droppings were not 
enough to influence the growth to any 
extent. But I cut back the trees every 
Spring, so that I would not object to a 
little more growth. That is the only ob¬ 
jection I can see to having the peaches 
in the yards, and, as I said, that is nil. 
Plums are all right, and do well, but 
peaches are so much more desirable that 
I would put them in every time, and if 
you attend to the trimming you will have 
a great reward if you can keep the scale 
out. w. w. KULP. 
Pottstown, Pa. 
“If a man was as patient in every¬ 
thing,” said Uncle Eben, “as he is in color¬ 
in’ a meerschaum pipe, dar wouldn’t be 
much trouble in dis worl’.”—Washington 
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TPCT AC Cf/II I —This contest Is not to be confused with the 
I LO I Ur CAILL guessing or estimating contests which are not 
—. permitted by the Post Office Department. Our 
contest Is a test of skill in counting and getting up best plans and the 
best man wins. It depends upon you. There is no guess or chance about 
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rnMniTIHN?—50 cents pays for one full year’s subscription to S 0 C- 
V/UliLM I lUliO cessfui. farming, and entitles you to one free count; 
$1.00 pays for two years and entitles you to three counts and makes you 
eligible for the special $50.00 prizes given to winners of 1st prizes if they 
have three counts. See below. 
CCfl DD| 7P^ —We be '*eve everybody should have three counts so they 
rKIZXO can have one each side of what they think is correct to 
be more sure to hit it. To encourage this we will give $50.00 extra to 
winners of 1st prizes if they have three counts Remember If you have one 
count you get 1st prize only, but if you have three counts you get $50 extra. 
A W A I)IW be n, ade as follows—The person giving correct or near- 
/l TT /ilvUO est correct count will get first prize. Next nearest correct, 
second prize, etc. In case of a tie for any prize it will be awarded to the 
person giving best plan for counting the dots, State whether you enter 
ladies’or gents’contest, as one piano goes to lady sending best count or 
plan, the other to gentleman sending best count or plan. 
TIME PRI7F -We ^ ee * earl y counters should be rewarded and will 
I UHL I RILL give $50 to person sending best count or plan byFeb. 28. 
If you send best count or plan before Feb. 28, you get $50 extra. 
IlinflCC—The awarding of prizes will be wholly in the hands of disinter- 
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absolutely fair. 
OUR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY abundantly able to do as 
we say, we are glad to refer to Des Moines Savings Bank and Central State 
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In the event more than one person should submit the same plan 
and this was considered the best plan by the judges,each person so tieing 
will be asked to teil in 50 words bow best to improve Successful Farming. 
The one making best suggestions gets first prize, next best next, etc 
Understand this is only in case of tie in plan, which is not at all likely. 
PDFF IfYouCanTellHow 
rUCC Many Dots in Ohio? 
IF YOU CAN COUNT AND PUN YOU CAN WIN! 
SUCCESSFUL FARMING will give to those who can count the dots in 
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Can you do it? 
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2nd. An Elegant Cabinet grand six octave Organ. 
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9th and 10th. Each a first-class 100 or 150 
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I Ith, Empire 6-hole Steel Range. 
12th. F. W. Mann Bone Cutter. 
Next 20, $5.00 each. Next 25, $2.00 each. 
CONDITIONS: Counts must beaccompanied by subscription. 50c 
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three counts. You get $50 extra if you have three counts. It will 
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Now is your chance 
PRIZE WINNERS 
A Piano for $1.00. 
PIANO 
PIANO 
IN PAST CONTESTS 
Surely people may enter your contents knowing that they 
will receive fair treatment. How glad 1 was to win a 
llano for so email an amount and wholly unexpected. The paper alone la worth all I 
paid. MRS. L. W. NOTT, Marion, la. 
A Piano for Illinois. 
Piano for a Dollar! That ia what I got 
and anybody that thinks your prizes are 
not awarded fairly don’t know. There 
can be no favorites or I would pot have 
won. MIRA E. FURSMAY, Panola, 111. 
A Piano for Pennsylvania. 
Easiest way I ever saw to get a piano 
and you people are surely fair. Friends 
laughed at me and said friends received 
the prizes. Now they are sorry they did 
not enter. Will never be without your 
paper. D. L. FREEBORN, Knoxville, Pa. 
W. 0. ELLIOTT, 
Audubon, la. 
850.00 CASH 
Publisher SUCCESSFUL FARMING, 208 Plum St., Des Moines, Iowa. 
I encloses.for subscription to Successful Farm¬ 
ing, and I wish to enter the.(write ladies’or gents') 
Contest. If $1.00 is paid send three counts; if more than $1.00 send one 
additional count for each 50c over $1.00; if only 50e is paid send ONLY 
ONE count. The extra $50.00 go only to those having THIiEE or more 
counts entered. 
My Count 
(3). 
Name. 
is: ( 1 ).( 2 ). 
P. 0.... 
State. 
Remarks: My plan of counting it 
D. L. FREEBORN, 
Refer people Knoxville, Pa. 
to me if they . . 
want to know whether you are honest. I 8100.00 CASH 
got a piano for a prize and never heard | 
of you until I answered your ad. Your 
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price. W. C. ELUOTT, Audubon, la. 
I got my $100 and 
it was the easiest 
I ever earned. The dots are hard to 
count but r know the prizes go to those 
who win them lairly. 
AMY R. BARNES, Van Horne, I*. 
To Whom It 
May Concern: 
1 won grand prize of $860.00 Cash in 
last contest. I was much surprised. 05™ 
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JOHN A. GOODWIN, —— 
Akron, Ohio. 850.00 CASH 
Way up 
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Canoda I won $50. Never knew there was 
such a paper uutil 1 answered ad, Now I 
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M1S3 E. FOURNIER, Mataue, Quebec. 
NEWTON RAR1CK, 
Ligonier, Indiana. 
$100—Eva 
I. Buckner 
Fredonia, Kan. $25.00—Clara Albers, 
1209, Wal., Cincinnati, O. $100.00—C. S. 
Wyman, Vinton, la. $50.00—S. Irving 
He Won a Piano. 
$100.00 Prize. 
Won $350 Cash. 
$50.00 for Canada. 
$50.00 
Others Who Won: 
AMY R. BARNES, 
Van Horne, la. 
afmFVTF vniTRKlFR Stoyer, 225 E. Balt., Baltimore, Md. 
^ MaUne. Quetec ’ * 1QU '°°- E ’ M - Hall, Mintroaa, Mo. 126.0. 
Nobody connected with our paper will be 
NEWTON RARICK, 
Ligonier, 2nd. 
- - allowed to compete. Contest 
closes April 30, but get your counts in at once. See about time prize above. Any 
body having three counts entered may enter additional counts at 25 cents each 
Be careful to give your plan of counting, as the best plan used will decide all tie 8 ' 
Address all letters to SUCCESSFUL FARMING 208 Plum St., Des Moines, Iowa. 
