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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
May 26, 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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QUESTIONS ABOUT ASPARAGUS. 
Cutting The Bed Too Long. 
E. M. />., Batavia, III .—Is there danger 
in cutting a now bed of asparagus too long? 
I have two acres, raised my plants, set them 
last year. I am cutting this year. Ought I 
to cut and should all the small stalks he cut? 
Ans. —I would advise cutting but little 
asparagus the second year from a newly 
planted bed. It should be understood that 
the edible portion of asparagus is tbe un¬ 
developed stem, which if cut away as soon 
as it appears is followed by others, which 
start from the crowns of the plants. The 
cutting, therefore, if continued too long 
would finally exhaust the roots. Hence it 
is customary to stop cutting as soon as 
we see indication of weakness or a loss 
of vitality in the young growth. As 
soon as we stop cutting asparagus all the 
shoots should be allowed to grow during 
the remainder of the season, and thus ac¬ 
cumulate sufficient strength in the plants 
to allow them to produce another crop of 
shoots the next season. If we should at 
the end of the growing season take the 
trouble to remove the earth from an as¬ 
paragus crown where it will show in dif¬ 
ferent stages of development the young 
eyes and shoots, it can readily be seen 
what effect continuous and careless cut¬ 
ting would have, and how it may injure 
the buds, which are ready to produce a 
succession of shoots the succeeding year, 
fl Late Growth of “Grass.” 
F. R. J., Drotvnville, R. I .—In conversation 
with one of our Summer residents, who would 
like to have an asparagus bed, hut who does 
not reach his Summer place until late In 
June, I suggested that the asparagus might he 
allowed to grow at the beginning of the sea¬ 
son, and upon their arrival the tops could 
be mowed off and the asparagus kept cut for 
perhaps a month, and then again allowed 
to grow. Does it matter what month the 
asparagus is kept cut so long as it is allowed 
to grow the rest of the time? Will it. hurt 
the plants any more to he without their tops 
in July than during May? It would stand to 
reason, however, that growing so much faster 
in hot weather than when cool, two or three 
weeks in July or August might he as exhaust¬ 
ing as five or six at the beginning of the sea¬ 
son. Has anyone the experience to answer 
from ? 
Ans. —1 should think it would be very 
bad practice to do as suggested, to allow 
asparagus to grow tip in the Spring and 
then cut it away at the very important 
stage of its growth. I am of the opinion 
it would have a very injurious effect on 
the young buds and maturing crowns. 
When we stop cutting the asparagus for 
the season, which is usually from the mid¬ 
dle to the end of June, we then allow the 
remaining shoots to grow on until the end 
of the growing season. These young 
stalks will vary in number at each plant 
according to the age of the crowns. At 
the base of each of these mature stalks 
will be found the buds that produce the 
next year’s product. It is therefore very 
important that the remaining shoots or 
stalks be encouraged to make a large 
and vigorous growth and the longer we 
give these to mature and ripen their well 
developed stalks, more and better grass 
will we cut the following year. 
Monmouth Co., N. J. t. m. white. 
ARSENITE OF LIME AND ARSENATE 
OF LEAD. 
J. D. 8., Leavitt, A T . C .—I am using arsenite 
of lime in spraying my peach orchard for 
curculio and rot fungus. T have used this 
insecticide and fungicide for several years, 
and find it very effectual, hut am told that 
arsenate of lead is more effective as a poison, 
and can he used at a much greater strength. 
How can I make arsenate of lead, and at 
what strength can it he used on peach trees? 
I presume the questioner refers to the 
white arsenic and lime mixture, which is 
properly called ‘'arsenite of lime.” This 
is all right, but sometimes it is difficult 
to tell when all the arsenic is dissolved. 
The following is better, properly called 
“arsenite of soda”: One pound white ar¬ 
senic, four pounds sal-soda, four quarts 
of water. Boil half an hour. If this is 
used with the Bordeaux Mixture, there 
will be no burning of the foliage; if used 
by itself, two pounds of lime should be 
added. Use one quart of tbe above to 50 
gallons water. I have used this for the 
past five years, and prefer it to any in¬ 
secticide I have ever tried. I never knew 
it to have any value as a fungicide. Prob¬ 
ably Bordeaux was used, with the arsenite 
as a preventive of the “rot fungus.” If 
not it should be, using a 3—3—50 solution. 
This will also prevent the Peach leaf-curl, 
if used before buds appear. 
Relative to the arsenate of lead, my 
own experience with it has not been such 
as to recommend it particularly. It will 
not injure the foliage in any case. Theo¬ 
retically, it should remain on indefinitely; 
practically, with me, it has proved no more 
permanent than the arsenite of soda, even 
when used five pounds to 50 gallons. The 
two points referred to are what should 
commend it. On the other hand, it is 
much more expensive, costing not less in 
large quantities than 13 cents per pound, 
and from that up to 20 cents. It will be 
necessary to use from two to five pounds 
to 50 gallons, the former for peaches, the 
latter for Potato beetles. It also has no 
value as a fungicide. I should certainly 
advise sticking to the first-mentioned poi¬ 
son. Arsenate of lead, if used in moderate 
quantities, had better be purchased as 
such. It is also sold under the trade 
name of “Disparene.” To make it, use 
acetate of lead, 11 ounces; arsenate of 
soda, 4 ounces. Dissolve each of the above 
separately in two quarts of water. Pour 
the solutions into tank with necessary 
amount of water. To make one pound of 
arsenate of lead there is required -24 ounces 
of acetate of lead and 10 ounces of arse¬ 
nate of soda. Be sure to use only first- 
class materials. edw’d van alstyne. 
Dwarf Apples. — I know very little about 
dwarf apple trees. I suppose you refer to 
those on Paradise stock. I have been great¬ 
ly interested in the orchard of dwarf apple 
trees on State farm at Geneva ; it grows the 
apples large and of good color, and they come 
into bearing early, hut would say as a com¬ 
mercial orchard it wouldn’t pay. I think by 
using the French Doucin root which will 
grow the tree half way between the Fara- 
dise and our native trees, which will make a 
tree about 12 to 14 feet high, it would he 
easy to spray and fumigate if necessary, and 
they can he planted close together, say 20 or 
25 feet. They are supposed to he early and 
annual hearers, especially of the Russian va¬ 
rieties. At least T think well enough of 
(hem so (hat T am planting 500 of them 
this Spring. They seem to he vigorous, good 
growers and of sirong root. Albert wood. 
Orleans Co., N. Y. 
Mr. Frank C. Ward's recent importation 
of Jersey cattle, personally selected on the 
Island, numbering by day of sale nearly one 
hundred head, will he sold at auction at Wal¬ 
nut Lawn. 77 Pleasant Avenue, Montclair, N. 
.T., Saturday. June 2, 1000. at 10 o’clock by 
Peter C. Kellogg Co. This is a superior col¬ 
lection in breeding and individual merit, as 
good as was ever imported, including many 
animals that have taken prizes in Island 
shows. The blood of champions close up will 
he found in many of the pedigrees, and the 
cattle as good as their breeding. Those in¬ 
terested in this famous breed of dairy cattle, 
should write Peter C. Kellogg Co., 107 John 
Street, New York, for copy of the sale cata¬ 
logue. 
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IOO WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK. 
Cambridge Steel Plows 
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Dig Your Potatoes With a 
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Get them all in any soil, \yU\/deepor shal-1 
low, hilly or level, light or V '*^heavy vines. 
Potatoes come clean and sound. The ma¬ 
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__WAGONS 1 
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LOW DOWN 
CADI Y |M AIR RKI) RASPBERRY PLANTS. 
LnllL I IVI l“U I have 10,000 soft plants for sale at 
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CfID CAB E—Cow Peas, $1.75 per bushel: Crim- 
lUn OHLL son Clover Seed, $5.50 per bushel. 
J. 15. HOLLAND, Milford, Delaware. 
WK ARE HEAD¬ 
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Peas, Soja and 
I Velvet Beans, Sor¬ 
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and all Southern Seeds. Write for prices and 
“Wood’s Crop Special’’ giving timely Infor¬ 
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T. W. Wood & Sons, Seedsmen, Richmond, Ya. 
When you write advertisers mention Tre 
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ESTABLISHED 1866. 
NURSERY STOCK. 
A FULL LINE OF 
FRUIT TREES, BERRY PLANTS, 
and General Nursery Stock. Catalogue Free. 
JOS. H. BLACK, SON & CO., Hightstown, N. J. 
CUf CCT PHDIJ Choice Stowcll'sEvergreen 
wTTbtl UUnll $1.50 bushel; alsoPrldeof 
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O. W. CLARK & SON, Seedsmen, Buffalo, N. Y. 
Plants 
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Write for catalogue. 
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Conyngham, Pa., formerly J. E. Hutton & Son. 
PARAG RENE 
is better, cheaper and bulkier than PARIS GREEN. 
‘Have used Paragrene for potato bugs. It was per¬ 
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per lb. Write for booklet. Fred L. Lavanburg,N.Y. 
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Binder Twine 
Farmers wanted as agents 
AUGUST POST, 
Moulton, - Iowa. 
FERTILIZER UMEJRSS 
WALTON QUARRIES, Harrisburg, Pa. 
Spring and Planting Time Will 
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Have you placed an order yet for Apple and other 
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Write us today for our catalogue and price list, it is 
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ROGERS TREES ARE 
DIFFERENT 
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Dansville.N. Y. 
APPLE BREEDERS. 
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k Established 1865. Fort Scott, Kan 
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Earliest and easiest worked. 
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