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THE RURAI NEW-YORKER 
November 11 
FARMERS' CLUB 
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WHAT AILS THE SWEETS? 
Reader. Nebraska. —I have been raising 
sweet potatoes for the past few years on 
light clay soil, from seed of my own saving 
and otherwise, but have been unable to over¬ 
come the trouble of having hills in tlie field 
tlmt are strings or long slender potatoes of 
no commercial value. What is the cause, 
anu what is a good fertilizer for sweets? 
1 will suggest that land is either too 
rich or else plowed too deep. Light land 
of moderate fertility fertilized with some 
good fertilizer rich in potash, but not in 
nitrogen, I think would end the trouble. 
Rich land plowed deep will almost inva¬ 
riably make stringy potatoes. 
Maryland. vv. f. allen. 
Perhaps the difficulty with your sweet 
potatoes has been the unsuitable soil 
upon which you grew the crop. Sweet 
potatoes do best on a sandy loam soil of 
considerable fertility. A large part of the 
crop nearly always will be “string” on 
hard stiff soil, or soil of low fertility. 
The soil much be “mellow.” Well rotted 
barnyard manure is an excellent fertilizer. 
A soil that has grown a good crop of cow 
peas or clover the year previous often 
produces fine “sweets.” If commercial 
fertilizers are used apply a considerable 
per cent of potash and phosphoric acid. 
Use but little nitrogen. Fertilize about as 
you would for a white potato crop, but 
the main thing is to plant on a warm, rich 
mellow soil. R. h. price. 
Virginia. _ 
which are usually stored in cellars. But 
J. W. S. will need another openings for 
ventilation as nearly opposite the door 
as may be. It should be arranged so 
that it can be closed tightly and with con¬ 
venience. At some seasons of the year, it 
w'ill be found of advantage to open every 
night and close every morning. Plenty 
of ventilation is good at all times except 
when it is desired to exclude the heat of 
a Summer day, or to retain warmth on 
cold Winter nights. g. d. 
Crape for Jelly-Making. 
If. L. IF., rear! River , .V. Y .—Which is 
the cultivated grape most resembling or akin 
to the large wild grape, esteemed justly by 
housewives for jelly-making beyond any 
others? These wild grapes are disappearing 
during recent years, here, from clearing of 
the woods and roadsides. 
Ans. —Concord is a seedling of the 
wild “Fox” grape of the Northern States, 
which is the species called Vitis Labrusca 
and, doubtless, the one referred to by 
the inquirer. The Concord, Niagara and 
many other varieties are descendants of 
this wild grape, and make jelly of good 
quality. H. E. v. D. 
Virtues of Alsike Clover. 
F. 8. K.. Kutztown. l'a .—What is gained by 
sowing Alsike instead of Medium clover? Is 
it as easy to procure a “catch” of Alsike 
as of Medium? What do you think of the 
idea of mixing one quart of Alsike witli 
five or six of Medium? A farmer tells* me 
that Alsike is liable to die after it lias made 
some little growth. Is this correct? 
Ans.— My experience is that it makes 
a palatable hay, and it is more apt to help 
fill in in a dry time, as it is more likely 
to make a catch than Red clover. It will 
frequently live longer than Red clover, 
and will be found in the year of cutting 
hay, and also helps to improve the quality 
of Timothy hay. d. c. lewis. 
New Jersey. 
Who Knows This Apple? 
Hand Power Shredders. 
II. A. C., Nortoalk, Conn. —What is 
tlie reason manufacturers do not make a hand 
power shredder for small farmers, at a rea¬ 
sonable price? I am sure there are thou¬ 
sands of farmers who could use one to good 
advantage. Cutting stalks doesn't pay. 
Ans. —Most manufacturers do make 
hand power shredders. Write those who 
advertise in The R. N.-Y. It is no child's 
play to work one of these shredders, for 
the work of tearing up the stalks requires 
more power than cutting. 
The Crothers Peach. 
H. L. W., Pearl River, N. Y. —What peach 
resembles the Salway in size and qualities, 
but is earlier, has white flesh and is free¬ 
stone? 
Ans. —The Crothers is a peach that 
will fill the requirements mentioned. It 
is of medium size, very handsome red and 
white color and of excellent quality. There 
are but few of the nurseries that have 
trees of it for sale, but it is well worth 
the trouble to secure them. I introduced 
this peach many years ago, having found 
it in Kansas. H. E. v. n. 
Preventing Tree Rot. 
A. II. P., Hulberton N. Y. —How can I 
sterilize or kill ail germs that cause decay in 
decayed holes in trees which I wish to fill 
with Portland cement? What effect would 
it have on th'e tree to put in kerosene and 
burn out the decayed part where possible? 
Ans. — I do not think the rot which fol¬ 
lows injuries or old age in trees is caused 
by germs that can be killed by artificial 
means. Sulphate of copper is the great 
germ killer on vegetation. Kerosene ap¬ 
plied and then burned to stop the rot, as 
is suggested, would probably have no 
really good effect. H. E. v. d. 
Milk Room in Cellar. 
.1. IF. 8., Missouri. —I have a cellar, stone 
walled; room over it, well plastered overhead. 
I wish to cut off a milk-room. Would it lie 
right to make it from floor to ceiling without 
ventilation except the opening and closing of 
the door? It will be concrete, with only 
doors and shelves. I keep apples, potatoes, 
etc., in cellar, and wish to keep milk and 
butter separate. I have cows for family use 
only. 
Ans. —It is an excellent plan to have 
a section of the cellar walled off for a 
milk-room exclusively. Milk products 
are very susceptible to all kinds of odors, 
and easily become tainted by being kept 
along with a miscellaneous lot of things 
8. C. B., Detroit, Mich.-— Many years ago 
there was a very sweet apple in New England 
that went by the name Belle Bonne, the only 
sweet apple I ever saw that would granulate 
sugar on the outside while baking, and when 
eaten with a bowl of rich milk would never 
be forgotten. What name does it go by now, 
or was it known by any other? Perhaps the 
senior Mr. Hoyt of Connecticut might be 
familiar with it. I have not seen it men¬ 
tioned in 50 years. 
Ans. —The Belle Bonne apple I do not 
know. It is described by Mr. Downing, 
but he does not say whether it is a sweet 
or acid apple. The Belle Bonne, Winter 
Belle Bonne, Winter Belle and Bonne 
Rolland are all the same. He also says 
an old variety was first described by Park¬ 
inson in 1629, and which is probably iden¬ 
tical with the Belle et Bonne. The Belle 
et Bonne he describes as a sub-acid apple. 
As the apple described by S. C. B. is 
sweet it cannot be the Belle Bonne. I do 
not know that any nurseryman grows this 
apple. If S. C. B. wants a good baking 
sweet apple try the Jacob Sweet, which is 
grown by nearly every large nurseryman 
now. EDWIN HOYT, 
R. N.-Y.—In addition to the sub-acid 
Belle et Bonne grown in Connecticut, an¬ 
other, Belle Bonne, also called Billy Bond, 
is grown in western New York, a medium, 
roundish-conic striped apple, rather coarse, 
and good for cooking. The Department 
of Agriculture, in its “Nomenclature of 
the Apple,” gives three different apples 
under the synonym Belle et Bonne. Of 
these, Sweet Belle is described as a yel¬ 
low russeted early Winter dessert apple; 
Tenon Hills the same as Rolland; Golden 
Ball a large, fine yellow apple with rich 
aromatic flesh, grown chiefly in Maine. 
It seems likely that the inquirer’s Belle 
et Bonne is that called Sweet Belle. 
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grown; forcing radish and lettuce, French seeds. 
You know very well that France produces the best 
seeds imported; Dahlias, etc. BEAULIEU, Wood 
haven] Long Island, N. Y. 
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