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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
August 25, 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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CELLAR VENTILATION. 
The article on “A Good Cellar,” on 
page 550, leads me to suggest the follow¬ 
ing plan of ventilation, which 1 have 
found to be an excellent one In building 
the cellar wall build in on each side a 
line of two or three-inch drain pipe, emp¬ 
tying into the cellar just above its floor, 
ground level. During the Summer these 
can be left open, and the cool air of 
early morning will flow in, and the cellar 
will be cool and pleasant all day. Dur¬ 
ing the Winter they can be closed ex¬ 
cept when it is desirable to ventilate or 
air the cellar, which can be done better 
and with less danger of frost by open¬ 
ing these ducts than it can be by open¬ 
ing windows. w. w. t. 
NOTES ON MELON BLIGHT. 
The question of Melon blight is by no 
means settled. For two years we used 
Bordeaux Mixture, the first with some 
success, the second with no definite re¬ 
sults. This year we have omitted all 
spraying. We have grown a fine crop, 
and are handling them now (August 8) 
at fancy prices. The blight usually oc¬ 
curs here about the 20th of this month, 
and I look for it at about that time, but 
this season we will be nearly through 
cantaloupes by that time. In summing 
up I will say that after trying Bordeaux 
we are discouraged, and in the future 
we shall strive for earliness with the idea 
of getting ahead of blight time. 
New Jersey. Joseph barton. 
I have had no experience with Melon 
blight, but cucumbers can be protected by 
Bordeaux Mixture. The plants being of 
a similar nature I should give it a thor¬ 
ough trial. As regards varieties that are 
immune, I do not think we are fortunate 
enough to have them. A very successful 
grower of cucumbers on Long Island has 
succeeded in growing large crops of 
pickles when others failed, by spraying 
with Bordeaux Mixture, commencing to 
spray when the plants show their first 
rough leaves, using 2 y 2 pounds sulphate 
of copper to 50 gallons for the first 
spraying, three pounds to 50 gallons for 
second spraying a week or 10 days later, 
increasing the amount of sulphate one- 
half pound for each successive spraying, 
until the last spraying requires six pounds, 
thus making seven sprayings. The work 
must be thoroughly done; the vines must 
be kept growing if a crop is expected. It 
may be necessary to spray oftener than 
once every 10 days, owing to heavy show¬ 
ers washing off the Bordeaux. Any piece 
of ground having grown a blighted crop 
should be planted to corn or sown to grass 
or grain for at least two years before an¬ 
other crop of melons should be sown, as 
the spores of blight remain in the ground 
over Winter. Only seed should be used 
that has been grown from melons that 
were free from blight. It is still an open 
question whether blight can be transmit- 
ed by the seed, but it is better to feel 
safe than feel sorry; use clean seed. 
New York. john jeannin, jr. 
ORCHARD AND FRUIT NOTES 
Cover Crop in Nursery. 
G. M. P., Wolfville, N. S —We are doing 
something in the line of growing nursery 
stock. Last Winter the root-grafts planted 
the Spring before were quite badly hurt by 
the frost in places. To prevent them from 
doing so this coming Winter (that is, those 
newly set this year) we were thinking of 
planting rape seed along each row about, the 
first of September: as the plants root so 
firmly in the ground and keep green into 
Winter we thought they would make a good 
cover to prevent the heaving out by frost 
should the Winter prove to be like the last, 
with little snow and frequent changes from 
freezing to thawing. Would this he a good 
idea, or what would you recommend to meet 
the difficulty? 
Ans. —It is not a new practice to sow 
some kind of crop in the early Fall 
among nursery trees to check their 
growth and prevent injury to them by 
hard freezing while they are yet in an 
unripened condition. Oats are often 
used for this purpose but I have never 
heard of rape being so used. However, 
it might be very good, and I can see no 
reason why it might not be. It would 
remain green all Winter, and hold snow 
better than oats, which would die down 
and be of little use in holding snow. 
But the oats would check the growth 
of the trees quickly. The rape would 
be worth something as a crop if cut 
and fed to stock, whereas the oats would 
be worth nothing after cold weather had 
killed it down. 
Fruits for Indiana. 
E. IF. B., Terre Haute, Ind .—I desire ad¬ 
vice in regard to setting out an orchard, 
whether Spring or Fall planting is best, and 
the best way to plant trees. I have six 
acres of southern slope, sandy clay soil, and 
considerably run down. This adjoins an old 
orchard. I wish to set ail kinds of trees, 
apple, pear, plum, cherry and peach. Which 
kind of fruit is best for the place? The farm 
is in Park Co., Ind. 
Ans. —It would be advisable to plant an 
assortment of fruits, that is, some of the 
different kinds, instead of all apples, all 
plums or anything else. All of those 
mentioned by the inquirer will succeed 
in the vicinity of Terre Haute, Indiana, 
and I would advise the planting of all 
and some of the berries, too. Grapes 
would also do well there. The local 
market is the one to plan to meet, and 
all these fruits, if of good grades, will 
find ready sale there. As to the varieties 
to set, I would get the advice of the offi¬ 
cials of the State Horticultural Society 
and the State Experiment Station, who 
are well able to give it and will do so 
gladly. James Troop, of Lafayette, is the 
horticulturist of the station. Regarding 
the time to plant trees, Spring is usually 
best in that climate, especially for the 
stone fruits. The reports and bulletins 
of the State institutions just mentioned 
give very good information about how to 
plant as well as what to plant, and may 
be had for the asking. 
Peaches in Northern Illinois. 
G. II., Chicago, III .—I would like to set 
out a few peach trees, but am in doubt if 
they will do well, as the soil is a rather 
stiff clay just turned over this Spring from 
the prairie. It seems to be quite fertile, as 
the sweet corn is seven to eight feet high 
without manure or fertilizers. I have an 
idea that peaches would not do well in such 
heavy soil. Could 1 not use peach on plum 
stock? Do nurseries have those for sale? 
I have not seen it mentioned in several cata¬ 
logues of different nurserymen. If you think 
that peaches on plum stock would do fairly 
well and I cannot get them from the nurser 
ies, would it be difficult to bud them my¬ 
self? I have been fairly successful in graft¬ 
ing but have never done any budding, but 
should judge from articles on budding in 
The R. N.-Y. I could manage that, unless 
particular skill is required in budding, where 
bud and stock are of a different kind. In 
case 1 should try it what plum stock would 
you use? Would any of the Japans do? 
They seem to grow very nicely on this soil. 
Ans. —It is not likely that peach trees 
of any variety or on any kind of stock 
will flourish in the climate of the region 
near Chicago, Illinois. The soil de¬ 
scribed, “heavy clay,” is not that which 
best suits the peach, but this is not the 
main objection. Severe cold in Winter 
and sudden changes of temperature 
would be far worse than stiff soil. How¬ 
ever, it would be a small risk to plant a 
few trees, and they might bear occa¬ 
sionally. Peach trees are sometimes pro¬ 
pagated on plum stocks, the Marianna 
being the one generally used, but those 
of the Japanese species arc better. They 
will flourish in heavy soils. Seedlings of 
the Satsuma are the best of all for this 
purpose. They bud easily, 
H. E. VAN DEMAN. 
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We offer APPLE, PLUM and CHERRY trees 
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MONEY IN GROWING PEONIES 
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Sinking Springs, Penn. 
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WALTON QUARRIES, Harrisburg, La. 
M.v four acres of Alfalfa have cut two 
fine crops already, and the third cutting is 
coming on splendidly to he cut: the fore part 
of September, producing 16 tons, or four 
tons to the acre of dry, well-cured hay of a 
superior quality. It Is as well worth $12 
a ton to feed cows or sheep, as common hay 
that cuts 114 or two tons per acre of big 
coarse hay for the season is $8 from my 
neighbor's field just over the fence adjoin¬ 
ing mine. Calling Ills four acres eight 
tons. $64; my four acres' Alfalfa 16 tons. 
$192. The new process is three times the 
worth of the old. Of course the cutting 
and curing of two crops must he taken out. 
Tully, N. Y._ r. c. t. 
For the land’s sake use Bowker’s Fer¬ 
tilizers. They enrich the earth,— Adv. 
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is the best bearded variety grown 
______ ____ in The United States. The ac¬ 
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