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FARMERS’ CLUB 
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Grafting Cherry Sproufi. 
H. S., Ovid, X. Y .—I have a lot of cherry 
Sprouts from one-half to one inch in diameter, 
that 1 would like to graft next Spring to 
start an orchard. Can I transplant to 
orchard this Fall and cleft-graft next Spring, 
or would it he belter to graft where they are 
standing and transplant the following 
Spring? Would smaller sprouts and whip¬ 
grafting be likely to be more successful on 
cherry, as it seems to be a hard fruit to 
graft?- 
Ans. —It is doubtful if it would pay to 
attempt to use cherry sprouts as the basis 
of an orchard. Sprouts that come from 
the roots of cherry trees are usually very 
poorly rooted when detached from the old 
roots dug up and are practically worth¬ 
less, except a small proportion of them. 
If they were seedling stocks the case 
would be very different, for such roots are 
the proper ones for use in growing or¬ 
chard trees. The writer says that graft¬ 
ing is difficult, and this is quite true. I 
would much prefer budding, no matter 
what the size of the stock might be. Bud¬ 
ding is the common, if not the universal, 
practice of nurserymen in propagating 
cherry trees. it. e. van deman. 
Drainage for Hillside House. 
F. H. Pleaaantvllle X. Y .—Would you give 
advice for keeping a house dry, which is 
situated on a hill? We are having trouble 
with a damp cellar. The diagram shows 
situation. 
Ans. —It should be easy to put a drain 
from a cellar in a hillside without dig¬ 
ging far. Our cellar has a two-inch tile 
drain about 100 feet long. In very wet 
times it will barely do the work, so in a 
wet place I would use four-inch tile. A 
stone ciram can be used, but is not so sat¬ 
isfactory, is more likely to get closed, and 
needs be larger than tile to carry the same 
’mount of water. Our house is on a hill¬ 
side with apple trees above and back of it. 
I plowed a furrow, across, back of the 
house, that carries all water from a dis¬ 
tance well to one side. Even when there 
is a big snowdrift, when it begins to thaw 
there is often a hollow place in the snow, 
and water follows that furrow. The sides 
were smoothed, and dirt taken away, so 
that we drive across it. If cellar remains 
damp it will be drier if windows are open 
at night and closed hot days. h. s. e. 
Winter Care of Raspberries. 
H. L. W., Pearl River, X. J .—What treat¬ 
ment for raspberries to prepare for the 
Winter? The bushes have been cut once, 
have fruited richly, been untroubled by 
insects, etc. Very long shoots. Would cut¬ 
ting just above the forking—say, at three 
buds on each fork, be advantageous, or let 
tnem alone this year? 
Ans. —If shoots are very long I would 
shorten somewhat, but would not prune 
severely in the Fall. The buds near the 
end start to grow first in the Spring—a 
late frost may kill or damage them, and 
it will be best to cut back to strong buds. 
Cut out old, dead and weak plants. Cut 
back the longest shoots somewhat. If 
well branched leave lower branches long¬ 
est, and leave three or four plants in a 
hill. If you have had plants ruined by 
freezing, it will be best to cover them. 
They may be bent over and covered with 
straw. “Bushes are toughest when leaves 
are shedding. Or you may cover with dirt. 
Dig between hills, then put potato fork 
under hill and tip it over. Cover with 
dirt from row, and turn next hill into 
hole made. Cover and repeat,” says Prof. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
November 4, 
Whitten. This will not be very hard if 
the ground is in good condition. In the 
Spring uncover, and cultivate until fruit 
season; then mulch. If shoots do not 
branch, pinch the tips. They will branch 
and not grow so long. h. s. e. 
Building a Concrete Wall. 
E. X. G., Knox, Pa .— 1 am going to build 
a barn .'50 x 45 feet, and 10 feet high; will 
probably have 20 tons of hay or more in it. 
I think of putting a concrete wall 2V& feet 
high under it. How thick should it be 
built, and how much cement will it take? 
(’an I use small stones to build it, from s'ize 
of an egg up to three or four inches thick 
and 10 inches across? Can they be placed 
in the mold, fitted in so as to not leave any 
open spaces, or would I better smash them 
up? What quantity of stone and sand 
shall I need? What amount of cement will 
it take to make cement tloor in it for cat¬ 
tle? I shall have one end to drive through, 
and use for thrashing floor. Will it need to 
be thicker and more cement used than for 
the cattle? 
Ans. —The strength and thickness of 
your wall will depend upon the weight 
upon it. If the hay rests upon the 
ground, and the wall has only to support 
the barn, 18 inches in thickness will sup¬ 
port it. if not more than 2/> feet high. 
It will not be necessary to break the larger 
stones. You can hand-lay a layer of stone 
in a small amount of sand four parts, 
Portland cement one part; then cover 
again with sand and Portland, and again 
a layer of stone, until the form is full. 
If you should desire a fine smooth finish, 
plaster the wall will a very thin coat of 
sand and cement, equal parts. No one 
can tell you just how much sand, stone 
and cement will be required for this wall, 
because you would no doubt be unable to 
tell what proportion of the whole you 
would occupy with these large and small 
stones. 1 would put the range from 15 
to 20 barrels. In ordinary floor or walk 
construction with four inches thickness, 
one-half-inch surface finish, one barrel 
will lay 50 square feet, or 12 /i cubic feet. 
In wall work a barrel will lay three or 
four times as much. For the floor you 
will have 1,350 square feet of surface. 
This would probably call for 25 to 30 bar¬ 
rels of cement. If crushed stone is used, 
for each cubic foot you would need one 
cubic foot crushed stone, 47-100 cubic foot 
gravel. 20-100 cubic foot sand, and 7-10 
cubic foot cement. It is necessary to have 
every space filled. If you have the crushed 
stone to start with, this reduced to figures 
in your case would be about 10 yards 
crushed stone, seven yards gravel, three 
yards sand. You will probably require 
about four yards more of sand for the sur¬ 
face finish. Get only coarse, sharp sand. 
You will not need a stronger floor under 
thrasher than where cattle stand. See to 
it that the surface is made rough by float¬ 
ing with a board trowel before it is hard, 
otherwise animals will slip; also that ce¬ 
ment and whatever material is used has 
been thoroughly mixed. Small field stone 
can be used for foundation work; gravel 
or crushed stone, whatever may be cheap¬ 
est. I might say that it is not necessary 
to use both gravel and crushed stone; 
either will do. If you use stone then use 
sand in place of gravel. h. e. cook. 
FRUIT NOTES . 
Girdled Grapes.—I have just harvested a 
fine crop of grapes that averaged nearly eight 
cents per pound. By girdling I can get 
them into our local markets before south¬ 
western crop comes in. The grapes are much 
larger and to my taste better than the un¬ 
girdled fruit. Apple crop light and poor. 
Massachusetts. s. t. maynard. 
Seedless Sweet Apple. —I send you a 
sample of seedless apple a friend sent me. 
It. is a good apple aside from its seedless 
quality, in that it is a later sweet apple than 
we now grow. As compared with the Tal- 
man it is months later in season, the former 
are all ripe and gone now. The grower said 
it was on the farm when he bought it. 
The man who planted the orchard has been 
dead 15 years, so no one here knows of its 
origin. a. h. griesa. 
Kansas. 
It. N.-Y.—The apple has a “co-re” or 
cavity at the center but the seeds are not 
developed—appearing as small brown specks. 
The quality is excellent for a sweet apple. 
Wiiex you write advertisers mention The 
I t. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee, page 8. 
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326 E. Walnut Street. Lancaster. Pa. 
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Special Sale of Fruit Trees. 
In order to reduce a large stock of 
extra tine Fruit Trees, Call’s Nurseries, 
Perry, Ohio, are making a special thirty 
days sale of Fruit, Shade and ornamental 
trees. This is a rare cnance to secure 
the Best Stock grown at very low prices. 
Write them for prices, stating the amount 
wanted. 
RUBY RED RASPBERRY. 
This grand berry lias again proven itself to be the 
best for profit. A fine stock of plants for Fall setting 
for sale. Price list and circular upon application. 
C. G. VELIE <» SON. 
Valley View Fruit Farm, Marlboro, N, V. 
BARTLETT PEARS 
these as well as all kinds of Early A PpT T7Q 
have paid well this season. We 1 
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Have your trees 
SAN JOSE SCALE? 
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PEACH 
and other FRUIT TREES at whole¬ 
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wmoo TREES 
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Box 29, Berlin, Md. 
CALIFORNIA PRIVET. 
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Will grow in the house 1 
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Sure remedy for SAN JOSE SCALE. 
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KILL-O-SCALE 
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TREES 
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