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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
October 1 
FARMERS’ CLUR 
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PEACH TREES ON HIGH GROUND. 
The Nebraska Experiment Station states 
that peach trees on low ground continue 
growth longer in the season than those on 
high ground, and thus are more likely to be 
hurt by frost. Have you found this to be so? 
The opinion of the Nebraska Station 
in regard to peach trees on low ground 
growing later than those on high and 
being more susceptible to injury from 
cold Winters and late frosts is the one 
that is prevalent here. My observation 
is that that is the case, the lower grounds 
being usually more moist and fertile, es¬ 
pecially containing more nitrogen, anc 
inducive to more rapid and later growth 
Indiana. c. m. hobbs. 
I would agree with the Nebraska Sta¬ 
tion. Trees of all kinds grow longer on 
bottom land than those on upland, are 
shorter-lived, and a great many of the 
tips are so tender they winter-kill. This 
is not a peach country, except this year. 
We have everything as fine as the 
Western States where sprayed. Apples 
are fine, a few buyers want them for a 
little more than the cost of picking. I 
have 90 acres of the finest Ben Davis and 
Gano that ever grew, all on young trees, 
thoroughly sprayed and doing finely; 
where unsprayed scab and dry rot is 
showing. a , s. ARCHER. 
Illinois. 
We find in our peach orchards that 
many Falls the peach trees stop growing 
early on the hilltops and then begin to 
grow again late in the Fall, and so are 
more tender than those trees in the lower 
lands which did not stop growth at all. 
We find also that some seasons the peach 
trees hold their leaves longer on the low 
land, than on the high land, and thus ma¬ 
ture their wood better, and withstand 
cold better, but we find the late Spring 
frosts invariably injure the buds on the 
low land most. We find also that the 
early checking of growth on tops of hills 
and the later growth which follows so 
injures the vitality of the trees that they 
die much sooner than those in lower 
lands, or on level lands. Again, w<^ find 
in some seasons and on some soils that 
the peach trees in low land stop growing 
first, and the tops of the hills continue 
to grow; especially is this true during a 
wet season, or when the trees on tops of 
hills have a very porous soil and the sea¬ 
son a wet one. To be safe therefore we 
should plant on hilltop and on the various 
slopes down the hill side to the low land, 
provided we have some land lower for 
good air drainage. l. a. Goodman. 
Missouri. _ 
Injury from Vaccination. 
M. G. M., Leahnan, Fla .— In case there 
are ill effects from State vaccination in Penn¬ 
sylvania, could not the State be prosecuted 
for damages arising from said ill effects? 
Ans.— An individual cannot bring suit 
against the State. His remedy, if he has 
one, lies in the Legislature. A board of 
health, however, or the individual mem¬ 
bers might be sued. Unless they exceed 
their authority or act with malice no ac¬ 
tion will lie. If' the board of health, or 
the officer in charge of vaccination, exer¬ 
cised due and reasonable caution no ac¬ 
tion would lie for any ill effects. 
Raw Phosphate for Oranges. 
F. H., Ludlow, Vt .— Why cannot one use 
undissolved rock for orange trees in place 
of acid phosphate? It is slower acting, but 
it costs less and in purchasing the mixed 
goods where we use pure chemicals with 
acid phosphate a filler has to be used, or 
the goods will cake so before we can get 
them on the ground that it is almost impos¬ 
sible to use them. 
Ans.— You will not be satisfied with 
the use of raw phosphate rock for 
oranges. This fruit requires soluble fer¬ 
tilizers, The orange tree is probably the 
most exacting feeder of any of our 
fruits. Raw phosphate is too slow. In 
some parts of the country farmers are 
advised to use the raw phosphate. -In 
such sections the crops are usually clover 
and grain, while the soil is moist and well 
filled with organic matter or humus. This 
means considerable acid in the soil, which 
has some effect in making the raw phos¬ 
phate somewhat available. At any rate 
such phosphate seems to supply part of 
the needs of clover, and with a good crop 
of clover fed or. the farm or plowed un¬ 
der other crops can be grown. We think 
the soils where such farming would pay 
are limited. On the lighter soils where 
oranges are grown, the raw phosphate 
will fail to feed the trees. 
Run-Down Soil. 
F. II., Ludlow, VI. —I am thinking of buy¬ 
ing a run-down farm where considerable 
of the land cannot be plowed readily on 
account of rocks; and on which the growth 
consists of some June grass, some Timothy, 
moss, brakes, etc. Will not a good dressing 
of fertilizer help the good grasses to the dis¬ 
advantage of the weeds ? The farm is to be 
used only for a Summer playground, but 
when I go out to mow I want to get some¬ 
thing besides brakes. 
Ans.— It is doubtful if fertilizers alone 
will “bring back the grass.” Such soils 
are usually sour. A ton or more of air- 
slaked lime per acre spread over the soil 
in the Fall and fertilizer added in the 
Spring will help. 
Trouble With Gov. Wood Cherry. 
G. E. C., Drydcn, N. Y. —I have a young 
cherry orchard, in it a Gov. Wood tree. For 
some’ reason the trunk above the budding 
has grown much larger than below. Every 
Summer the leaves turn yellow and drop off 
before the others do. I have fertilized with 
bones, dead hens and woodchucks, with culti¬ 
vation every year. It would not make much 
growth, but would produce fruit each year. 
This Summer it died. Where was the trouble, 
and would you advise Gov. Wood for an 
early market cherry? 
Ans.— It is almost certain that the Gov. 
Wood cherry tree referred to was on a 
Mahaleb stock. This should never be the 
case with any of the sweet cherries, for 
they do not succeed well on Mahaleb j 
roots. They should be on Mazzard roots, j 
for the union is much more nearly nat¬ 
ural. It is far too common an error 
among nurserymen to put the sweet cher¬ 
ries on Mahaleb stocks, but it is all right 
for the sour varieties. 
H. E. VAN DEMAN. 
Hens in a Crowd.— Since Dr. B. Burr 
described his house for 2,000 hens, on 
page 677, there has been a call for further 
particulars. We show at Fig. 324, page 
759, a picture of the house, taken from 
an illustration in Farm Poultry. By read¬ 
ing the article over in connection with 
this picture readers may get a fair- idea 
of the structure. As shown, the lower 
story of the house is open—for mild 
weather. It can, if need be, be closed 
tight. _ 
Wagon Racks for Apples. —Wagon racks 
for hauling apples as mentioned in a late 
issue would be greatly improved by having 
the poles all on a level and not the center 
one raised above the crossbars. The advan¬ 
tages would be in carrying any other load 
beside apples. t. e. s. 
Nova Scotia. 
A I Cl I Cl SEED FROM UTAH. It Is Dry Land 
A I | D | rfl and > s free from all obnoxious weed seeds. Shall 
M LI fl UI rt we send you a sample and price of our new crop? 
BLACKMAN A GRIFFIN CO., Ogdon, l (ah. 
COD Qfll E-Crimson Clover Seed, $4.50 perbn. 
rUll vHlat Timothy Seed $1.75 and $2 per bu. 
.JOSEPH E. HOLLAND, Milford, Del. 
PRES. WILDER 
CUKKANT BUSHES. One 
year old for sale. Fine healthy 
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C. G. Velie & Son, Props. Marlborough, N. V. 
LOMBARDY P0PLARSlo v a7iVbT,rcB 
low. CALIFORNIA PRIVET, one and two years, 
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JOSIAH A. ROBERTS, Malvern, Penn. 
rill I nnnn (007 — 1.000 Glen Mary Straw 
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100 varieties. Send for Fall List. 
KEVITT PLANT FARM, Athenia, New Jersey. 
GREAT INVENTION! strawberries! 
Ten hills in a minute. Address, 
D. W. MARItIN, Canastota, New York. 
2TGRAPE VINES 
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FOR FALL PLANTING. 
Trees Worth 
Planting 
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We are offering this fall for the first time 
Jacob Moore’s NEW DIPLOMA CURRANT, 
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We offer APPLE, PLUM and CHERRY trees 
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SUGAR and SILVER MAPLES, AMERICAN 
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A Good Spray Pump earns big 
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THE ECLIPSE 
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—found their defects and 
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