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TIIE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
August 19, 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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HEAVY GROWTH OF CURRANTS. 
Fig. 260 shows a one-year-old Cherry 
currant, 21 inches long, containing 85 
bunches of nice fruit. It was grown in 
the nursery row with other plants of 
the same kind; all had nearly as much 
fruit on. I can account for the growth 
and yield only in this way. The ground 
previous to planting to nursery stock had 
been used for market garden truck, and 
before I plowed it for nursery stock I 
covered it with hog manure and wood 
ashes. Then I broke the ground thor¬ 
oughly and deep, and put it in the best 
condition for planting. The plants did 
not receive any extra amount of care; 
no more than tp keep them free from 
weeds and keep the ground loose. So I 
attribute the growth and yield to the hog 
manure and wood ashes, and I am of 
the opinion that like results can be ob¬ 
tained by tbe same method. I lifted the 
other plants last Fall and transplanted 
them, where I want them to remain, and 
some of them were as large as some I 
had planted four years ago. I think it 
will pay anyone to use hog manure and 
wood ashes on the ground before plow¬ 
ing it for gooseberries and currants. 
Indiana. h. b. bkubeck. 
Fertilizer for Alfalfa. 
fT. Lynch’s Station, Ya. —I am now pre¬ 
paring one acre of land to be sown to Alfalfa 
in August. What fertilizers should I use, 
and how much? The land is in good heart, 
has been in grass, and is rich ; lias clay sub¬ 
soil. 
Ans. —We should use a mixture of 
three parts fine ground bone to one part 
muriate of potash—500 pounds or more of 
the mixture per acre. We would also ad¬ 
vise the use of 1,000 pounds of air-slaked 
lime. 
Transplanting Wild Blackberries. 
S. C. 11’., Conshnhockcn, Pa. —Can I trans¬ 
plant wild blackberries and wild raspberries? 
If so, what is the best time to do so? Would 
you take tbe old growth or the new? 
Ans. —The best time to transplant wild 
or cultivated blackberries or raspberries 
is in early Spring, as soon as tbe ground 
can be worked. Young plants or suckers 
with good cross roots are best, but old 
clumps may often be divided to good ad¬ 
vantage. 
Radish and Lettuce. 
V. P. /?., Newport, Wash .—What are the 
best radishes and lettuce for greenhouse forc¬ 
ing? 
Ans. —If to be grown for market Early 
Scarlet Forcing or Non Plus Ultra rad¬ 
ishes are most reliable and profitable. For 
home use we recommend Crimson Giant 
Forcing. It grows double the size of the 
market varieties before becoming pithy, 
and is early and of fine quality. Markets 
are not accustomed to it, however. The 
best market lettuce for greenhouse cul¬ 
ture is Large Boston Market. For home 
use May King is quick growing and good 
in quality. 
Stoppage in a Wafer Pipe. 
(1. /■'. .If., Warwick, Mass .—We have a line 
of lead three-fourths inch pipe about 2.000 
feet long, conveying w T ater from spring to res¬ 
ervoir, about 25 feet head. In the cold 
weather it runs all the time. In the warm 
weather it runs a few days, and (lien stops or 
nearly so. Plenty of water in spring, about 
six feet About half way we have a valve in 
pipe. When we open valve for half an hour 
or so and let the water run out, (hen close it, 
it will run for a few days, then stop, ripe 
new last year. What is the cause and cure? 
Ans. —I cannot give you an accurate 
reply, as I did not know the lay of the 
ground, whether a gradual slope from the 
spring, or some valleys or hills over which 
the pipe runs. Sometimes air gathers in 
the biggest bends, and will obstruct the 
flow. By opening the valve it will give 
force enough to carry out the air, hut in 
this case you say it runs best in cold 
weather, which would tend to show there 
may be a slime formation in the pipe, 
which sometimes accumulates in warm 
weather. The force of the water usually 
carries it out. In this case the length of 
the pipe, if rising to a reservoir, would 
greatly lessen the force. To relieve air in 
the pipe insert a pipe in the highest 
bends of a length sufficient to raise above 
the discharge in the reservoir. The water 
will run past wdtile the air discharges in 
the upright. These pipes can be easily 
screwed in the lead pipe by using a tbree- 
eighths iron pipe galvanized. They assist 
in locating stoppages. chas. mills. 
Root Propagation cf Blackberries. 
G. M., Harrison, O .—How can a person 
propagate a choice variety of blackberry from 
tlie roots, and when? 
Ans. —Blackberry roots for propagating 
should be taken when possible from one 
or two-year plants. They should be dug 
in late Fall, cut in two-inch lengths, and 
packed in boxes in clean, moist sand. 
These boxes may be allowed to freeze in 
Winter, but the sand should never dry 
out. In early Spring make furrows four 
inches deep and three feet apart in well 
prepared soil, and drop the root pieces in, 
five or six inches apart, covering them 
firmly. Sprouts will come up in a few 
weeks. They must be well cultivated and 
kept free from weeds for one season, and 
will be ready to plant the following 
Spring. 
Caterpillars on Celery. 
S. Sault Stc. Marie, Mich .—What can I 
do for a green worm on the celery leaf? It 
is from one-fourth to three-fourths of an inch 
long. The caterpillars strip the leaf and turn 
it yellow. Is there any remedy for it ? 
Ans. —The common green Celery or 
Parsley worm has orange colored “horns” 
or appendages to its head that it protrudes 
when irritated exhaling at the same time 
an apricot-like odor. It is over two inches 
long when grown. The usual remedy is 
hand picking. A light application of 
Paris-green or London purple, a teaspoon¬ 
ful to a gallon of water, if put on with 
a spprinkler or spray pump, or a teaspoon¬ 
ful to two pounds of lime or one of flour 
through a dust gun should be effective in 
your case. As the season is early and 
celery is always well washed before using 
there should be no danger in applying 
these arsenicals, but if they are objected 
to Slug Shot or tobacco dust might an¬ 
swer. 
Hardiness of Rambler Roses. 
IP. C. It., Bridge-water, Vt .—I would like 
to know just what “perfectly hardy" means 
as to Rambler roses in general. I have had 
the Crimson, Philadelphia, Ruby Queen and 
Dorothy Perkins, and the only one that came 
through last Winter alive is the Dorothy 
Perkins. Ruby Queen I have had since first 
R. N.-Y. distribution ; it struggled along (be¬ 
ing killed to ground every Winter), until last 
Winter, when it was killed entirely. Of the 
Crimson I have had three or four with like 
results; the Philadelphia was killed first 
Winter. They were all well protected with 
spruce boughs and from about December 1 
well covered with snow. Are any of them 
hardy enough for this climate? Would it not 
lie well when you say “perfectly hardy” to 
state how far north they are so? 
Ans. —No cultivated rose may with jus¬ 
tice be termed “perfectly hardy.” Even 
Rosa rtigosa and the various wild roses 
native to the northern Uuited States win¬ 
ter-kill to some extent in Manitoba. 
“Hardy,” “quite hardy” and even “very 
hardy,” as used by rose growers, means 
that established plants of such varieties 
should safely winter without protection 
most years in the latitudes of New York 
or Boston. Elevation and exposure, other 
conditions being equal, determine hardi¬ 
ness more than latitude. We would be 
very glad to know just how far north 
Ruby Queen and Philadelphia can survive 
average Winters. Many bushes of either 
variety have endured IS to 20 degrees 
below zero with little harm. Crimson 
Rambler is regarded as one of the 
hardiest of climbing roses, and it is 
interesting to learn that Dorothy Perkins, 
a hybrid of Rosa Wichuraiana. is better 
able to withstand the climate of your lo¬ 
cality. 
A Fine Holstein. —The picture shown 
on our first page is taken from a photo¬ 
graph obtained from the Stevens Brothers 
Hastings Co. of Lacona, N. Y., who 
write: “The photograph of Princess 
Korndyke Manor DeKol, No. 62,256 H. 
F. H. B., was taken shortly before she 
dropped her first calf, at two years old. 
This heifer and her calf were sold from 
our herd in public auction at the recent 
breeders’ consignment sale, held in Syra¬ 
cuse, for $420. the purchasers being Wood- 
crest Farm, and H. Barbour. Princess 
Korndyke Manor DeKol was sired by Sir 
Korndyke Manor DeKol, a number of 
whose daughters we still have in the 
herd.” 
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SEED. A. H. Hoffman, Bamford, LaneasterCo., Pa. 
CHOICE SEED WHEAT. 
“ Prosperity,” “ No. 8,” and “ Shepard’s Prolific,” 
pure and clean; hardy and large yielders. Price, $1.25 
per bushel. Sacks free. Cash with order. 
I>. C. MePHEKSON SEED CO,, 
Pine View Farm, R. F. I)., Seottsville, N. V. 
SEED WHEAT—DAWSON’S GOLDEN CHAFF 
Best Bald Wheat grown. I offer choice reeleaned seed 
from a heavy yielding crop at $1.25 per bushel f. o. h, 
Bags, 15 cents. Bags free with five bushels or more. 
CHARLES BUCHAN, Stanley, N. Y. 
BEST SEED WHEATS 
Always come from the famous Maplewood Seed 
Wheat Farms. Always pure, clean, highest vitality, 
thoroughly regraded. Some wonderful new ones this 
year. Our Catalogue No. 15 tells all about them; how 
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Maplewood Seed Wheat Farms, Allegan, Mich. 
Q A I Crimson Clover Seed, 
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sTRAiNOF MAMMOTH WHITE WINTER RYE 
heavy yield of Grain, and fine Straw for haling. 
E. L. CLARKSON, TIVOLI, NEW YORK. 
Send foi circular, witli photograph of Rye. 
PURE MEALY SEED WHEAT, 
1905 Crop, $1.20 per bushel, f. o. b. car; bags free. 
Reeleaned, free from rust and weevil. 
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CHOICEST FRUIT 
and Ornamental Tree*, Shrubs, Roses, 
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02 years; 44 greenhouses; 1200 acres. 
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Box 13, PAINESVILLE, OHIO. 
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K FRUIT-BOOK 
shows in NATURAL COLORS and 
accurately describes 216 varieties of 
fruit. Send forour liberal terms of distri- 
'bution to planters.— Stark Bro’s, Louisiana, Mo. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
plant 1906. $1.00 per 100. List free. 
KEVITT ,S PLANT FARM, Athenia, N. J. 
Potted Strawberry Plants 
Garden Tools, Spray Pumps, 
Spray Mixtures. Hookletfree. 
ARTHUR ,J. COLLINS, Moorestown, N. J. 
StrawbMmr Plants. 
Will produce a full crop of berries 
next June, if planted this Summer. 
DREER’S 
Mid-Summer Catalogue 
Offers a choice line of these; also Celery, 
Cabbage, Cauliflower and other season¬ 
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Pot 
Crown 
We shall have our usual supply of fine plants ready about August 1. Plants set out in August 
will yield a good crop next season, A liBt of the best varieties with correct descriptions mailed 
on request. 65th Year. 
ELLWANCER & BARRY, Mount Hope Nurseries, Rochester, N. Y. 
STRAWBERRIES 
HAIRY VETCH. 
Bushel, (iO pounds, $6; 
Two bushels, $1G. 
ROGERS OH THE HILL, 
DANSVILLE, N. Y. 
TREES 
$5 PER IOO FREIGHT PAID £ pp , le ' Pear, Plum, Cherry, Peach and Carolina 
rntlUn I min Poplars,healthy, true to name ami fumigated. 
All kindsof trees and plants at low wholesale prices. Remember we beat all other reliable 
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Thoroughbred Bartlett and Seckel Pear Trees, 
bred from scions selected for us by George T. Powell, from the best bearing types in his orchard. Also. 
D / * O the great, high quality, business Fail Pear, bred from S. D. Willard’s orchard. THERE 
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trees are DIFFERENT FROM OTHERS. 
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