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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 11, 
What About Dust Spraying ? 
Ij. II. M. Berkeley Co., TF. la.—What 
is the status of the dust method of spraying 
to-da.v? Has there been any improvement in 
it in the last two years, or a more satisfac¬ 
tory use of it? The liquid methods continue 
expensive, cumbersome and slow. 
Ans. —We ask our readers for experi¬ 
ence. What was learned from last year’s 
experience? We all understand that “dust 
spraying” means blowing the chemicals 
or poisons which are used in liquid sprays 
against the plants or trees in the form of 
a fine dust. A method of making “dry 
Bordeaux” was given last week. This 
dust settles over the trees and, if it can be 
made to stay there, will do nearly as well 
as the liquids. The dust should be ap¬ 
plied when the leaves are damp in order 
to make it stick. When the wind is blow¬ 
ing the dust is not as effective as the 
liquid. Our opinion is that *the dust is 
used chiefly where for one reason or an¬ 
other it is difficult to obtain or carry 
liquids for spraying. Of course the dust 
will be useless against such an insect as 
the San Jose scale. 
Fruits for Connecticut. 
II. J. Wins ted. Conn .—Hast Fall T came 
into possession of a small farm which I 
intend to plant to various fruits. - I enclose 
a list of apples, pears, etc., and would like 
your opinion and suggestions on same; 
would also like to know which are the most 
profitable apples to raise for general market. 
Are not pears more profitable than apples? 
As soon as I can get the ground cleared I 
shall set out a few acres to apples and some 
pears; in the meantime it is my intention 
to plant several hundred apple grafts, which 
I can buy at $1 per 100 in nursery rows 
and give them clean cultivation until big 
enough to transplant. 
Ans. —The list of fruit as sent would 
be all right for an amateur’s orchard, but 
of very little value for commercial pur¬ 
poses. Pears have proved profitable in 
this State only in the hands of men who 
have had experience with them. Unless 
the inquirer has had experience in nurs¬ 
ery work it is a safe guess to state that 
he will probably fail in growing trees 
from root grafts. I have revised his 
list and added to it as is needed: 
Apples: Astrachan; Yellow Transpar¬ 
ent; Duchess of Oldenburg; Gravenstein; 
Red Beitigheimer; Grimes Golden; Jon¬ 
athan ; Northern Spy; Wolf River; 
Walker Beauty; King; Hyslop crab. 
Pears: Bartlett, Clapp’s Favorite, Beurre 
d’Anjou; Louise Bonne de Jersey; Wor- 
den-Seckel; Beurre Easter; Winter Nelis. 
Plums: Botan; Burbank; Chaleo; Cli¬ 
max; October Purple; Sultan. Quince: 
Champion; Meech’s Prolific. Raspberries: 
Cuthbert, Loudon; Columbia. To these 
add the following market apples: Bald¬ 
win, R. I. Greening, Roxbury Russet. Cur¬ 
rants: Wilder, Fay, White Imperial. 
Plums: Abundance, Burbank, Satsuma. 
Quince : Orange. A. G. gulley. 
Fruits for Eastern Pennsylvania. 
TF. TF. K., Reading, Pa .—Will you give the 
names of five each of the best apples, pears, 
peaches, cherries, and plums, in the order 
named, for home use? Locality, eastern 
Pennsylvania. 
Ans. —The inquirer does not mention 
the earliness or lateness of the fruits de¬ 
sired, but it is probable that an assort¬ 
ment is wanted, some early and some 
late, so that they will ripen in succession. 
Of apples the Summer Rose, Fanny, 
Grimes, York Imperial and Stark will be 
good. Of pears, Madeleine, Howell, Bart¬ 
lett, Seckel and Lawrence are among the 
best. Triumph, Elberta, Stump, Chairs and 
Heath Cling make a good succession of 
peaches. Of the sour cherries the Rich¬ 
mond and English Morello are among 
the best, and the Tartarian, Napoleon 
and Windsor of the sweet varieties. 
There are three classes of plums, the 
American, European and Japanese, all of 
which succeed fairly well in Pennsyl¬ 
vania. Of the American kinds it is hard¬ 
ly necessary to plant any, owing to their 
quality being inferior to the others, but 
the trees are hardy, and for that reason 
very suitable to the regions of very se¬ 
vere climatic conditions. Among the 
best of the European kinds for eastern 
Pennsylvania are the Lombard, Yellow 
Egg and Grand Duke. Of the Japanese 
varieties Abundance and Burbank are 
the best. It is my opinion that it is not 
wise to plant many trees of any of Sum¬ 
mer and Fall apples, but a tree or two of 
several varieties of each, reserving the 
bulk of the number of trees to be of the 
Winter kinds. h. e. van deman. 
Persian Walnut for Ontario. 
J. R. It., Quecnston, Out .— I wish to se¬ 
cure information concerning the English 
walnut, as I wish to plant a large acreage. 
What kind of soil are they best adapted to, 
level or rolling land? What distance should 
they be planted apart? Do they require 
much cultivation, and how Idng before they 
require pruning? Where is the best place 
to purchase trees? 
Ans. —The Persian (improperly called 
English) walnut will grow in almost any 
ordinary soil and location, whether hilly 
or level, but the richer the land the bet¬ 
ter. I have been at Queenston, Ontario, 
and should expect the proper varieties 
of this nut to do well there. It is but a 
few miles from there to Lockport, N. Y., 
where there is a tree that is perfectly 
hardy and bears good nuts abundantly. 
The variety has been called Pomeroy in 
honor of the man on whose place it 
grows, and who lias repeatedly shown the 
nuts to the public, together with photo¬ 
graphs of the tree. I have eaten speci¬ 
mens, and I think very well of the variety. 
Whether or not it will prove a success 
as an orchard tree must be proved by 
testing it under other conditions. The 
trees should be set not nearer than 30 
feet of each other, and 40 or 50 would be 
better, for they live to an old age and 
attain considerable size. I have seen them 
in several States, and some in the northern 
sections are very large. They need good 
cultivation to make good growth and rich 
soil. Pruning is not essential, although 
the trees should be trained to have good 
form. Persian walnut trees are not sold 
by many of the eastern nurseries, but in 
California and Oregon they are usually 
kept for sale. The varieties that seem 
to succeed the best there are Wayette and 
Franquette. h. e. van deman. 
UjARDEN, Field and 
Flower Seeds, Clovers 
and Timothy, Beardless 
Spring Harley, Blue 
Grass, Orchard Grass, 
Red Top, etc. 
We can also offer Feeding Corn, anti Oats in car 
lots track your station. Write for Field S-ed Price 
List, also 1905 Annual Seed Catalog mailed free. 
THE HENRY PHILLIPPS SEED AND IMPLEMENT CO. 
115-117 St. Clair Street, Toledo, Ohio. 
FOR SALE 
—CRIMSON CLOVER Seed, $5 50 
_ _bushel; Cow Peas. $1.75 bushel; 
2nd growth Seed Potatoes. $3.00 to $3.50 barrel; Onion 
Sets, $3.00 bushel JOSEPH E HOLLAND. 
Milford. Delaware. 
ISRACC CCCn Timothy and all kinds of Clover 
UnHOw vkbll Seed, BlueGrass,Red Top, Orchard 
Grass, BIG 4 Seed Oats. Enquiries pleasure to 
answer. Let me hear trom you and your wants. 
Address U. J. COVER, Mt. Gilead, Ohio. 
THE SUFFOLK TOMATO 
The best shipping and selling tomato ever introd uced. 
Private stock four years’ test and selection, 25c. 
pkt. or $1.00 per oz., with special cultural directions. 
SUFFOLK FARMS, Wyandanoh, L. I., X. Y. 
SECOND CROP SEED POTATOES 
Mature earlier.stand drought better, yield more large 
potatoes than any other seed. Catalogue free. 
ALF. A. WHITTINGTON. Marion Station, Md. 
MAINE SEED POTATOES. 
Prices given on any quantity delivered in New 
York. Catalogue. CARTER & COREY, Presque 
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Carman Seed Potatoes 
Carefully selected L. I. stock; 5 bu. lots. *1.50, 
10 bu. lots. *1.40. 25 bu. lots. *1.30. 50 bu. lots, 
*1.25. For larger lots, prices on application. 
>J. B. BROWN, Box 115, Bridgehampton, L I., N. Y. 
June Eating Potatoes f 
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No. 3, and Sir Walter. E. A. Hill, Windham, N. Y. 
FIELD SEEDS 
Medium Red Clover, Timothy, Alfalfa, Alsike, Ken¬ 
tucky Blue Grass, Red Top and Beardless Barley. 
Direct to Farmers. Samples and prices on application. 
M. L. WHITE, Seedsman, Noblesville, Ind. 
Early Excelsior Potatoes 
Two weeks earlier than the Ohio, and a better 
yielder than the late varieties. 
40c. lb. $1.00 for 3 lbs., postpaid. 
Greer’s Seed Oats 
Straw medium length, stiff and strong, Oats 
pure white, heavy yielder, 65c. bu. $6.00 fer 10 
bus. Bags, 15c. 
Monster Spring Rye. 
$1.50 bu. $13.50 for 10 bus. 
For 10c. we wi 1 send a packet of the earliest 
Tomato. O r Trojan, and the new Giant Aster, 
Alice Roosevelt, ard our handsome Catalogue. 
YOUNG & HALSTEAD 
3 Grand Street, TROY, N. Y. 
Hardie 
Spray Pumps 
The Codlin Moth which 
annually destroys 
$11,000,000 worth 
of fruit. 
should be used by 
e v e ry fruit grower, 
They save their cost 
in a single season 
and outlast any spray 
pump made. 
Hardie Spray Pumps are made from the very 
best and most durable materials. No compli¬ 
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become clogged, and "they work so easy”. 
Our Book on Spraying, tells about every In¬ 
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and gives ail the best and latest formulas for 
preventing their ravages. It also gives the secret of 
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SPRAYERS 
Barnes Pomp I.lne. Single and 
double acting. High- 
grade Iron and brass. 
Bucket, Knapsack, Barrel',, 
Pumps, Nozzles and Accessories. 
All parts In contact with 
liquid are brass. Best and 
“the most complete line made. 
Write today for free catalogue. 
THE BARNES MFC. CO., Mansfield, I 
Dibble’s Seed Corn 
MEW EIGHTY-DAY YELLOW DENT. The earli¬ 
est dent corn in the world, growing in western 
New York to a height of 10 to 12 feet, and dead ripe 
September 1st. Pedigree seed, hand sorted, tip and 
butt kernels discarded. Mammoth Yellow Flint and 
Improved Learning two weeks earlier than Learning. 
All seed corn tested before shipment. Catalog Free, 
EDWARD F. DIBBLE, Seedgrower 
Honeoye Falls, N. Y. 
OUR CORN BEATS " JACK FROST.” 
WHITE SIBERIAN. Yield last year, 
84 bushels per acre (actual). White, 
clean, heavy. 55 cents per bushel. 
O. C. SHEPARD CO., Medina, Ohio 
iATS AND CORN—For seed. New and im- 
' mense yielding varieties. Write for circular. 
THEO. BURT & SONS, Box E, Melrose, Ohio. 
WORTH or 
SEEDS EPEE. 
I 
I want to 
get in touch with every 
buyer of seeds. My plan of giv¬ 
ing $5 worth of tested seeds free, 
is worth knowing. It includes a 
chance to make more dollars. Send 
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flower seeds FREE. A postal will do it. 
HENRY FIELD 
Box 2<» 
Shenandoah, la. 
**T?i4 Ear-Seed-Com 
Man” 
We cata¬ 
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season the 
earliest mar¬ 
ket potato 
ever produced 
in the United 
States. 
GREGORY’S SEEDS 
We catalogue a new drumhead cabbage 
which in the government test surpassed all 
Varieties found in this Country and Europe. 
Catalogue free. 
J. J. H. GREGORY & SON. Marblehead, Mats. 
Pohhorvn Onnd Long Island grown, Succession. 
UdUUd&u OCClJi Flat Dutch. Early Spring. 75c. 
per lb. B. E. GOODALE, 1947 Broadway, N. Y. City- 
GENUINE IRISH COBBLER POTATOES 
Considering earliness, productiveness, eating and 
keeping qualities, this is the greatest potato on earth. 
Our seed is from the original stock and we guarantee 
every bbl. to be genuine. Our stock is limited, but 
we are booking orders as far as it goes. 
EDWARD R1GG, Jr., Burlington, N. J. 
At ST. LOUIS a GRAND PRIZE 
■was awarded on Vegetables , the 
Products of 
Burpee’s Seeds 
If you garden you 
want THE BEST 
and we shall be pleased to mail you 
Burpee’s Farm Annual for 1905 
an elegant new book of ij8 pages , 
which tells the plain truth, with 
hundreds of illustrations, beautiful 
colored plates, and describes Superb 
Novelties of unusual merit. IVrite 
to-day ! A postal card will do, while 
it is sufficient to address simply 
Burpee, Philadelphia 
W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO. 
The World’s Largest Mail - Order Seed Trade r 
Special Seed Offer 
I will send post-paid, 15 Full Sized Packets of 
flower seeds for 25 cents, consisting of Asters, 
Alyssum, Bachelor Button, Coreopsis, Candytuft, 
Mignonette, Marigold, Pinks, Poppies, Pansies, 
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For description see last page of 1905 Catalog. Send 
for it to-day, it is free. 
H. B. SNOW. 25 Railroad St.. Camden, New York 
IGOOD 
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' CHEAP 
Ever Grown. 
None better and none so 
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and up, postpaid. Finest 
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printed sent FREE, Engrav¬ 
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for big FREE catalogue. 
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Seed Potatoes 
WHOLESALE PRICES' 
Our Seed Potatoes are grown in the 
Northern partof Aroostook County, Maine, and 
are fine. Garden Seeds, all varieties. Send 
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Free Premiums 
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36 Maple Ave., So. Wethersfield, Conn. 
Business Established 1845 
Potatoes 
The famous “D tr B Line” 
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leads in earliness, yield, 
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Buy direct from growers 
and save money. 
For 25 cents (stamps or 
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farm and garden seed cat¬ 
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328 Michigan St.. PET0SKEY. MICH. 
•Plant Improved varieties of seed cornthls season; they 
___ _ __Istand at the head of all varieties where ver planted, wifi 
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THE IHEILMANK SEED CO., - Erie, Pa. 
-JtfATER MELON SEED 
GROWN IN THE SUNNY SOUTH. 
Green rind, red meat, full of juice and so sweet.” 
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We are headquarters for Cow Peas, Sorghums, Seed Corn, Ensilage jA 
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sLW Wood & Sons, Seedsmen, Richmond, Vad. 
