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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 18, 
Pruning Fig Trees. 
G. TF. F., Newport, R. I. —I hare four 
Angouleme (I think that is the name) fig 
trees, six or seven feet high. Will you in¬ 
form me how to prune and when to prune 
them ? 
Ans. —The fig trees are probably in a 
greenhouse, and where they have limited 
room. If in the open and in one of the 
Southern States, I would say not to prune 
at all, for fig trees rarely require it. Un¬ 
der house culture they must be kept 
within bounds, and any pruning that will 
serve to prevent a straggling growth and 
yet not thicken the top too much. Fig 
trees should not have too rich ground, 
under such circumstances, or they will 
grow too thriftily and not bear well. 
Where they have plenty of room it is 
quite different. h. e. van deman. 
What Makes the Best Tank ? 
Z. C. R., Waterbury, Conn. —I am prepar¬ 
ing to put in waterworks this Spring, and 
am going to put up a tank, sending the water 
to it with a small gasoline engine. I shall 
use the water for all purposes, drinking and 
ali, as it is to come from a fine well, and 
I want to know which is best to use, a 
wooden or iron tank? I want to use a tank 
holding about 1,000 gallons. Some tell me 
wood will flavor the water, others say not, 
but that iron will surely taste; some say 
wood is the most durable and others that 
iron will last longer. I would like to have 
a little discussion started in your “all-right" 
paper, and hear what the people who have 
had actual experience in the use of the dif¬ 
ferent kinds have to say about it. I don't 
care to hear what the agents of any-particu¬ 
lar kind have to say, for they will prove to 
you without the least effort that one made 
of brown paper is all right, and the best on 
the market. 
Ans. —We want actual experience. Will 
those of our readers who have a pref¬ 
erence tell us why one tank is better than 
another? 
A Dripping Chimney. 
M. E. C., Trumansbury, N. Y.—We are 
burning wood this Winter in our sitting-room 
stove, and are much annoyed by a dark, ill¬ 
smelling liquid that forms in the chimney, 
dripping down upon wall and ceiling from 
the chamber above. What is the cause of 
this, and how is it remedied? 
Ans. —We had a discussion of this 
matter in 1001, when we found 'tine 
trouble quite common with wood fires. 
The troublesome drip complained of is 
pyroligneous acid, which consists of some 
of the wood carbohydrates in solution in 
water. The vapors from the burning 
wood are condensed on entering the cold 
chimney, and must find some place *of 
escape. If the wood is well dried and 
seasoned, there is ordinarily but little 
trouble. Even what is known as dry 
wood contains a good deal of water, and 
it is evident that lengthy seasoning is 
required to obviate the difficulty with 
drip. Next comes a good draught, which 
will carry the vapors out of the chimney. 
The drip is most troublesome with a 
crooked or indirect chimney, or where the 
fires are not kept going all the time, so 
that the chimney is cold- We can only 
advise well-dried wood, and a strong 
draft when the fire is replenished, so 
that the vapors are driven out of the 
chimney at once. 
Oats in Arkansas Orchard. 
R. A. Archillion, Ark. —I wish to set out 
25 acres of orchard on some sandy bottom 
land. I expect to plant oats and set the 
trees In them, using a hoe around the trees 
if oats tend to crowd. I cannot thrash the 
oats, and will cut green for a soiling crop, 
plow the land and replant in cow peas, using 
the hoe again. I shall cut these peas for 
hay and replant in peas, allowing the sec¬ 
ond crop to fall down as a mulch. Please 
criticise. 
Ans. —The criticism I would make is, 
that oats are about the worst crop that 
could be grown in a young orchard, or in 
any orchard. I would no more think of 
setting an orchard in an oatfield than 
of trying to pasture sheep along with 
a pack of wolves. It would be very little 
benefit to hoe patches about the trees, for 
the surrounding ground being covered 
with oats will sap it of moisture to a 
very serious degree. All kinds of small 
grain crops are bad for orchards, because 
they admit of no tillage and are greedy 
for moisture and fertility, but oats grow 
so late and make such a very heavy 
draft on the moisture and fertility of 
the soil that it is especially injurious to 
trees. Never, never put an oat crop in 
any orchard. As a Winter cover crop, 
sown about September or October, it is 
very good, but not nearly so good as 
vetch or Crimson clover. All things con¬ 
sidered, a corn crop is best for the case 
inquired about, with cow peas planted in 
when the corn is laid by. Or, it would be 
all right to work the land into fine con¬ 
dition up to May and then plant cow 
peas in drills 2/ feet apart and culti¬ 
vate them two or three times. After their 
pods begin to turn yellow, or a little be¬ 
fore, they can be cut gradually and fed, 
or made into hay and cured, which will 
be in July in Arkansas, if an early kind 
is planted; and then the stubble plowed 
under and another crop of cow peas 
planted and treated the same way. The 
last crop will get near enough mature to 
harvest before frost, h. e. van deman- 
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Zinc coated for raising all kinds 
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The same boxes can be used for 
years. Tomatoes three weeks earlier by New methods. 
How we grow 900 baskets Tomatoes to the acre, and for¬ 
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BERRY PLANTS—23d Annual Catalogue free. 
Climax only $2.00 per 1.000. Lucretia Dewberry, 
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SLAYMAKER & SON. Dover, Del. 
f'l ACC Black and Dewberry Plants $3-95 
ULAOO p er 1 , 000 . 
GEORGE SINES, Pomerania, N. J. 
NEW HOME STRAWBERRY 
PLANT FARM, Athenia, N. J. 
Strawberry Plants 
Climax the leading middle early variety; Crimson 
Cluster the best late variety, more productive than 
the Gandy and 50 other varieties. Send for price list 
to D. RODWAY, Hartly, Del. 
If Yon Are Planting 
STRAWBERRIES 
you cannot get better plants, better varieties, or bet¬ 
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PEAGH 
and other fruit trees at wholesale 
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R.S. JOHNSTON, Box4, Stockley,Del, 
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of the Originator. Send for circular. 
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LINDSLEY’S NURSERIES, Whlteliouse.N. J. 
ASPARAGUS § RHUBARB ROOTS 
Large, Healthy Stock, Leading Varieties. Prices 
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I nnn nnn asparagus roots—T he 
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Ruberoid is and has been for fourteen years the standard by which 
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THE SOLE MANUFACTURERS 
100 ..WILLIAM STREET NEW YORK 
S T RAWB ERRY. Olive’s Pride, the best st raw ¬ 
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STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
1.75 per thousand. 
- circular s free. 
PINE HILL FRUIT FARM, Center Brook, Conn. 
JAPAN WALNUT, 
Ornamental,Shade and Nut Trees. 
Fruits at 2 years, 7 by mall $1.00. 
STAYMAN’S WINESAP, 
Send for descriptive price list. 
JOHN S. BARNHART, Denton, Maryland 
Carden Huckleberry 
This is theyoming fruit for farm and market. Will 
yield more than any other berry known. Good as the 
best. Will not rot or drop off. Grows from seed and 
ripens the same summer.. Will keep fresh for 
months. Can be put on the market all winter. It's 
a bonanza for fruit growers or gardeners. Send 25 
cents, enough to grow 25 bushels. 
A . WILDER, R a n d a 1 i a , Iowa. 
P LANT CRIMSON-CLUSTER, the best late straw¬ 
berry. Send for free 24 page catalogue describing 65 
choice variaties at lowest prices; it will save you 
money. W. S. TODD, Greenwood, Del. 
FOR FRUIT and SHADE. Flower¬ 
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sent FREE. 
ESTABLISHED IN 184a 
EDWIN ALLEN & SON,New Brunswick. N.J. 
TREES 
450,000 TREES 
ROW varieties. Also Grapes, Small Fruits etc. Best root¬ 
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RUBY RASPBERRY 
A new berry of great promise; has been grown six 
years, and to-day is ahead of all others for profit to 
growers. We have a nice lot of well-rooted plants. 
Send for circular and price list. 
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VaUey View Fruit Farm. 
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shows in NATURAL COLORS and 
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CARDEN 
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LESLIE, MICH. 
80 VARIETIES 
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R. F. I). No. 8 Bridgman, Mich. 
20 KINDS $ I 
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IVTATIVE EVERGREENS — Balsam Fir, Arbor 
1 ~ Vitw, Am. Spruce, li to 12 in., $4 per 1,000, 5,000 
for $15. White Pine and Hemlock $5 per 1,000, 5,000 
for $ 20 . Also Fresh Apple Seed, crop of 1904. Write 
for Price List. Mrs. JAMES A. ROOT, 
Skaneateles, N. Y. 
Rathbun & Wilson Jr. and 
Lucretia Dewberry Plants 
and Strawberry Plants 
at $1.50 and $2.00 per 1.000. I will sell 3,000 Rathbun 
Root Cuttings for $24.00. My Catalogue will tell you 
how to plant them, 1 am headquarters for first class 
stock. D. W. MOsLEY, Dover, Del. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
and other small fruits including the Ward Black¬ 
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circular. 100 000 Asparagus, one and two year old. 
Peach and other fruit trees. 200,000 Cal. Privet for 
Hedging, very cheap. Seed Sweet Potatoes, Jersey 
Red and Yellow. Second crop Va. Seed Potatoes, 
Crown Jewel and Early Rose. Send for price list 
before placing orders. Address, 
CHAS. BLACK, Hlghtstown, N.J. 
Willowdale Nurseries 
We have bargains to offer in Apple Trees, in first- 
class. medium and light grades. Our list includes 
Stayman. Nero. Lankford and others of the best late 
keepers. Japan Plums, Sour Cherries and Peach, in 
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Privet and Berberis Thunbergii, the best plants for 
Ornamental Hedging. Send list of wants for prices. 
RAKESTRAW & PYLE, Kennett Sq., Penna. 
WOODVIEW NURSERIES 
have certain grades and varieties of Japan Plums. 
Pears, Peach, Apple and Sour Cherry In sur¬ 
plus, and until same is reduced will quote special 
price. When you write name what you want, in 
variety and grade you can use. Catalogue free. 
B. 3, Mt. Holly Springs, Pa. 
DON’T BUY 
Trees until 
you see our 
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GRAPE VINES 
Irtg Currants, Gooseberries, Black¬ 
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Send 2o (tamp for illustrated descriptive catalog. 
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