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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
December 23, 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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Lime in Fall. 
13. C., Carman, Jnd .—How would it do to 
put lime on sorrel now, or will it be better 
to wait till Spring? There is nothing on 
ground but sorrel and weeds, short but thick; 
it was mowed In July. I shall plant in 
tobacco. 
Ans. —We prefer to use lime in the 
Fall. It would be better if the ground 
could be worked over in some way be¬ 
fore the lime is put on. If nothing else 
can be done we would work with a 
spring-tooth or Acme before sowing the 
lime. 
Honey Locust Hedges. 
11'. //., Winchester , Va .—I am trying to 
protect some Bob Whites on a piece of rough 
land I have, and would like to know your 
opinion of the Honey locust as a hedge plant. 
1 find it much easier to grow than the Osage 
orange. 
Ans. —Honey locust ought to be very 
suitable for the purpose you mention, that 
of making a covert for Bob Whites and 
other game birds on rough land. It grows 
to better size and more rapidly than Osage 
orange, and makes an impenetrable 
thicket, and is not nearly as likely to be 
infested by San Jose scale, which has 
latterly become a great objection to the 
use of Osage orange in any capacity. 
Knot in Pears. 
J. M. C., Atwater, N. Y .—What is the 
cause of the knot in pears? Not tlie fun¬ 
gus, bull the little hard knot. The pears in 
this vicinity were badly infested, many being 
gnarled and twisted out of shape. No vari¬ 
ety of pears was free from it. Is spraying 
a preventive, and if so, when and how often 
applied ? 
Ans. —It is a common complaint of the 
pear to be knotty, and so far as I know 
the cause of the hard internal knots is 
not fully understood. But there are 
many knots that appear on the outside 
of pears that are attributable to fungus 
germs taking hold and multiplying so as 
to cause hard spots. Scab is still an¬ 
other and even a more serious trouble. 
Spraying with the copper preventives is 
generally very effective if properly done. 
H. E. V. D. 
Ward Blackberry; Red Cross Currant. 
M. 8. 7j., Troy. Kan .—Is the Ward black¬ 
berry bigger and better than tlie Snyder? 
How much better is the Red Cross currant 
than tlie old Dutch currant? 
Ans. —We consider the Ward black¬ 
berry in many ways superior to Snyder. 
It is a much larger, firmer and better 
flavored berry than Snyder, and as grown 
here is extremely productive, and seems 
entirely hardy. Tt is a new variety and 
we do not yet know how it will be able 
to resist such ordinary blackberry dis¬ 
eases as Orange rust. Our three-year-old 
plants are still entirely healthy. We are 
not well acquainted with Red Cross cur¬ 
rant, but it is regarded as a larger and 
better market variety than the old Red 
Dutch. The latter is very prolific and 
reliable, but is too small for market. 
Gas Injuring Shade Trees 
N. R., Hudson, Mass .—I have in front of 
toy home two handsome Rock maple trees, 
nearly 40 feet high; they are set on outer 
edge of sidewalk, next to street. About one 
year ago the gas company laid a pipe on 
the street not more than six feet from the 
trees. This last Spring the buds started on 
both trees; on one of the trees they soon 
withered and the tree is apparently dead, 
the other leaved out but the leaves are not 
more than half as large as usual. I am told 
that the gas has done the mischief. If there 
is a slight leak in pipe how can it kill the 
trees? | 
Ans.—T here is no doubt whatever that 
gas kills many large street shade trees. 
It is quite likely your trees have been in¬ 
jured by gas leakage about the roots. The 
effects of gas poisoning are very similar 
to the symptoms you describe. If the 
trees are not killed outright they die in a 
season or two, producing smaller leaves 
than natural while they live. You are 
justified in making claim on your gas 
company for the value of these trees, but 
whether you will eventually be able to 
collect the damage or not is another 
matter, as gas companies have proved 
very difficult to deal with. 
Storing Onions; Cause of Cabbage Rot. 
J. H. G., Guyencourt, Del .—How thickly 
can good onions of the Globe variety be piled 
up in the Fall in a dry place, onions being 
in a good state? What is the reason of cab¬ 
bage rotting in the core, and what is the 
remedy ? 
Ans. —If the onion bulbs are thoroughly 
cured or ripened, they can be stored in 
heaps in a dry loft or other cool dry place 
in large heaps like apples or pears, to a 
depth of two to three feet. In storing 
them in this way, soft hay or straw should 
be put down to a depth of 10 or 12 inches, 
the onion bulbs heaped on this hay, and 
when there is danger of freezing the 
heap can be covered with 15 inches or 
more of hay or straw to protect the bulbs 
from freezing. Stored in this way they 
can be got at for shipment at any time 
when the weather is not too severely cold. 
Onions can ‘be kept at a lower temperature 
than apples or potatoes, and freezing will 
not injure them provided the bulbs are 
not disturbed while in the frozen state, 
and if they are allowed to thaw out 
gradually under the covering of hay or 
straw. Where stored in ventilated rooms 
or cellars it is best to put the onions in 
slatted or ventilated crates to permit a 
free circulation of air when the storage 
room is ventilated; no soft or sprouted 
bulbs should be allowed either in the 
heaps or crates when the bulbs are stored. 
Regarding the rotting of the cabbage at 
the core, this comes from too early de¬ 
velopment or maturity, and to avoid this 
trouble the best plan would be to make 
the plantings a little later in the season, 
or to prolong the period of growth bv 
continuing cultivation later in the season. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and yoiril get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee, page 8. 
BBAISTS, 
BLACK VALENTINE 
The best Green Pod for Market Gar¬ 
deners. A good shipper, the pods carry 
well and do not wilt. Catalog Free. 
VAUGHAN’S SEED STORE, 
84 Randolph Street, Chicago. 
14 Barclay Street, New York. 
Potatoes—Bovee, Carman, Cobbler, Hustler,Queen, 
^Reliance, Rose. 85 kinds. C. W. Ford, Fishers, N.Y 
New Bose of Extraordinary Beauty ' 
“FRAU KARL DRUSCHKI ” 
Hardy Perpetual Flowering White Rose. Every¬ 
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grown plants. For description of this and 
other novelties send for booklet mailed free. 
ELLWANGER & BARRY, 
Nurserymen, Horticulturists, 
Drawer I, Rochester, N. Y. 
DEWBERRY 
price. MICHAEL 
PLANTS & BLACKBERRY 
PLANTS FOR SALE. Send for 
N. BORGO, Box 09, Vineland, N.J. 
klllT TRFPQ Japan Chestnuts and Walnuts, Paragon 
BUI I nCCO Chestnuts, Ridgely and American. 
MANCHIJRICA WALNUTS. 
CALIFORNIA PRIVET, extra fine and cheap. 
Fruit trees and small fruits in every kind worth fruit¬ 
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TREE PROTECTORS 
75 c. per IOO -$5 per IOOO 
Send for free samples and testimonials. 
Do not wait until Rabbits and Mice 
ruin your trees. 
WRITE US TO-DAY, 
Hart Pioneer Nurseries, 
Fort Scott, Ivans. Box 73. 
PRATTS 
i i 
SGALECIDE 
if 
SOLUBLE 
PETROLEUM 
Guaranteed to kill the SAN JOSE SCALE with 
out injury to the tree orfruit bud, in Fall, Winter and 
Spring application. One gal. “Scalecide” to 20 gallons 
water. No heating or boiling. Mixes instantly 
in any proportion with cold water, and stays mixed, 
Can be used with a great saving in cost, where 
petroleum or kerosene emulsion is advised. 
Prices—in bids. 50c. per gallon; 10 gallon cans, $0,00; 
5 gal. cans, $11.25; 1 gal. cans. $1.00, f. o. b. N. V. 
B. G. PRATT CO., II Broadway, New York, U.S.A. 
SLEICH BARGAINS. 
Now is the time to place your order for Sleighs. You can buy 
cheaper and get a better finished Sleigh than if you wait until. Later. 
No. 20, Price $20.00. 
No. 30, Price $27.50. 
The above styles are strictly first-class and fully guaranteed. Just the same 
as you have to pay $40.00 and $45.00 for at retail. We will sell them to you at 
these low wholesale prices for a short time ouly. You will make no mistake in 
sending in your order now. 
We also have a complete line of Harness. Write for catalogue to-day. 
ROCHESTER VEHICLE CO., Rochester, N. Y. 
Ills Worth While 
Ituy a machine that does the work 
right — that cleans its strainer 
automatically with a brush , 
mixes liquid mechanically so that 
oliage is never burned, but gets 
ts due proportion. 
Empire King, and 
Orchard Monarch 
do these things. They ihrow finest 
spray, are easiest to work and they 
never clog. You ought to know 
more about them. Write for in¬ 
struction book on spraying, form¬ 
ulas, etc. Mailed free.' 
FIELD FORCE PI MP CO., 
No. 2 11th St. , Elmira, N. Y. 
SPRAY OR SURRENDER 
that is the ultimatum that in¬ 
sects and fungi have served 
on every fruit-grower of 
America. If you do 
not heed the warning 
you will not get profits 
from your orchards. 
Every man who sprays intel¬ 
ligently, at the proper time, 
finds it the most profitable 
operation on the farm. 
Send for illustrated catalogue 
of the ECLIPSE Spray Pumps 
and outfits-. 
Morrill & Morley, Benton Harbor, Mich. 
PLEASE 
Genesee Valley grown. liMJ acres. Established 
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1 Maple St., Dansvllle, New York. 
Strawberry Plants 
Virginia and Chcsaj>eake, winners of$100 GOLD PRIZE 
olfers; also Cardinal, Commonwealth, North Shore, Oaks 
Early. New York, Glen Mary. Stevens Champion, and 90 
others; best list, good stock, fair prices. Dewberries: Lu- 
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FulUine best new and standard old vari- 
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Plant Harrison stock and plant 
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Th e R a y Peach 
Choice new kind. Best for mar¬ 
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_Box 29 Berlin, Md. 
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We have a surplus of Asparagus 
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I No. 4 Wall Street. 
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With a large and most complete stock of 
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This stock is healthy and fine. Send us 
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Fruitland Nurseries. AUGUSTA, GA. 
460 acres in Trees and Shrubs. Established 1856. 
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blackberry, &c 
ive buyers 
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WARD BLACKBERRIES 
The hardiest and most prolific Blackberry ever grown 
WELCH RASPBERRY 
The most profitable Red Raspberry yet fruited. Also 
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SALIMENE 
THR BEST REMEDY FOR 
SAN JOSE SCALE. 
Liquid or Powder Form. Circulars and price on 
application. 
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Shrewsbury, New Jersey, 
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Sure remedy for SAN .JOSH SCALR. 
Ready for use by simply mixing with 
water. Information and prices mailed on 
application, HENRY A. DREER, 714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
KILL-O-SCALE 
