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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 3, 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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Best Asparagus for Ontario. 
W. G. D., Albury, Ont .—I wish to set from 
two to four acres of asparagus next Spring, 
and want the best kinds from guaranteed 
imnorted seed. Can you tell me where to 
buy the plants and what variety to set? 
Ans. —Argenteuil is the most resistant 
to disease, and has the largest shoots. 
There are no plants for sale here from 
imported seed, as growers raise the plants 
themselves. Imported seed costs there 
about $1 a pound. edwin beekman. 
Apples for Pennsylvania. 
M. A. N., Three Springs, Pa .—I wish to 
plant an apple orchard next Spring. What 
varieties would you recommend for southern 
Pennsylvania, for home market? Sand, hilly 
and slate soil. 
Ans. —Among the most valuable of 
apples for market uses that succeed well 
in Pennsylvania is York Imperial. I 
would recommend planting at least one- 
half of the permanent trees in the orchard 
of this variety. The other half I would 
divide about equally between Rome Beau¬ 
ty, Stayman, Ingram and Black Ben 
Davis. These are all long-lived trees and 
should be set 50 feet apart. Between 
them I would plant Wagoner, Grimes, 
Wealthy and Oldenburg, which arc kinds 
that bear early and will all pay for their 
space long before it is necessary to cut 
them out. This will make an orchard 
with trees 25x25 feet apart, which is a 
very good distance for apple trees in 
Pennsylvania, and almost any other part 
of the country. h. e. v. d. 
Varieties for Grafting. 
J. E. 1)., New City, N. Y .—I am in same 
quandary with F. R., page 4, but judged from 
my limited knowledge of different varieties 
that the Winter Pippin would be best for 
pasture, it being upright in growth, hangs 
well on the tree till very late, and is a 
good keeper. The Greening and Baldwin 
drop too early for me. I am not acquainted 
with the Sutton. Please advise me if 1 am 
wrong: being past three score I don't wish 
to make any mistake. 
Ans. —What variety is meant by “Win¬ 
ter Pippin” 1 do not know. If an up¬ 
right and productive tree is wanted and 
a Winter apple that will sell to good ad¬ 
vantage there is nothing with which I am 
acquainted that would be better for that 
region than Sutton. The apple is of me¬ 
dium size; red in color and quite attrac¬ 
tive; the flavor is good, being a pleasant 
subacid, with nothing disagreeable about 
it; and the keeping quality is equal to 
that of Baldwin. I think it is an improve¬ 
ment on that old standard in nearly every 
respect. 
Apples for Virginia. 
J. C. S., Ocala, Va .—I expect to plant 
about three acres in apple trees in the 
Spring, but am a little at sea as to varieties. 
1 intend to set a part of the ground in York 
Imperial, which does fairly well here, and 
think It better to have two or three addi¬ 
tional varieties. A great many Winter apples 
in the North ripen too early here in the Blue 
Ridge section of Virginia. Will you give me 
information in regard to varieties that will 
suit locality? What are the market and 
keeping qualities of Rome Beauty, Stayman, 
McIntosh and Grimes? Are they good 
bearers? Are Black Ben Davis, Champion, 
Delicious and Senator all that is claimed 
for them ? 
Ans. —It is all right to plant a part of 
the orchard to York Imperial, for that 
is one of the most dependable apples to 
grow in Virginia. All of the other vari¬ 
eties mentioned by the inquirer are of 
considerable value for that region except 
McIntosh, which is only a Fall apple 
there. Grimes is not a late keeper, but it 
bears well and sells readily at a good 
price. Black Ben Davis, Rome Beaurv 
and Stayman are three of the best of the 
lot for Winter market, but the latter vari¬ 
ety does not color as well as its parent, the 
Winesap. Delicious is one of the best 
flavored Winter apples ever eaten, but 
iust how the market will receive it is not 
yet known. It is of good size, oblong- 
conic in shape and red striped in color. 
I consider it well worthy of trial. Col¬ 
lins (Champion) and Oliver (Senator) 
are varieties which may prove valuable. 
Another and newer variety is called King 
David and. in my opinion, is one of the 
best Winter apples that has ever been of¬ 
fered to the public. It is a native of 
Arkansas and will probably succeed over 
a large part of the apple growing regions 
of America. It is of medium size, bril¬ 
liant red and very attractive and of extra 
fine flavor. h. e. v. d. 
Concrete Questions. 
S. If. W., Ft. Scott, Kan .—Would not 
concrete make a better cistern than a brick 
wall coated with cement? The cement coat¬ 
ing on the brick often cracks, causing a leak. 
What would be the comparative cost of the 
brick or concrete wall where the material 
for each is produced near by? Would not 
cement plaster be better for the wall of a 
house than lime plaster where there is a 
great amount of jarring? 
Ans.—A cistern made of concrete 
would, no doubt, be better than if made in 
any other way, but it would hardly be 
practicable to construct one of that mate¬ 
rial. Concrete has to be put ki place with 
a board facing or mold, and this would 
be difficult to make for a circular cistern 
—the form in which they arc usually con¬ 
structed So many items enter into the 
matter that it is impossible to make any 
definite estimate as to comparative cost 
of a cistern made of concrete and one 
made of brick. If the wall is made of 
four-inch concrete, and if the crushed 
stone has to be purchased the cost as to 
material will be about the same as for a 
brick cistern, provided a rough kind of 
brick can be obtained at a kiln. I would 
advise S. W. W. to make his cistern of 
brick. Let him go to a kiln and ask for 
“swelled” brick. They are hard rough 
brick from the eye of the kiln, and are 
cheaper than ordinary brick. The cement 
surface will not give trouble if put on by 
a competent mason who understands his 
materials and how to put them on. A rec¬ 
tangular cistern could be made of concrete 
without much difficulty, but it takes more 
surface in that shape, to hold a given 
amount of water. It would also require 
a thin cement surfacing. 
As to cement vs. lime plaster for walls, 
the former does not go on very well un¬ 
less made very rich, say about one-half 
cement to one-half sand. This makes it 
much more expensive than lime plaster. 
A prepared plaster known as adamant is 
now generally used for walls in buildings. 
Tt works well and is very durable, o. n 
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M c INTOSH CIONS WANTED. 
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FRUITTREES 
Save a Third 
oi your Tree Money. 
All of a third, sometimes a 
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WOOD’S TREES 
Finest grown, are sold only by catalog. Apples, Peaches, Pears, etc., and 
all Small Fruits. I am right now offering an especially fine line of Jona¬ 
than and Ben Davis Apples and Concord Grapes at special prices. My rose 
stock is all field grown with extra fine roots. Catalog free. Be sure and 
send for it ALLEN L. WOOD, 
Wholesale Grower, Rochester, N. Y. 
