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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER^ 
October 27, 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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ORCHARD THAT “LOCKS HORNS.” 
I have read with much interest the dif¬ 
ferent replies to “Reader,” page 725, on 
an orchard that locks horns. Unless it is 
understood that “Reader” has no other 
available land suitable for apple trees 
what is the objection to cutting back 
every other tree, dig them up with a good 
ball, roll on to stone boat, and haul to 
and replant where they will have plenty 
of room? G. 
Atlanta, Ga. 
There seems to be no hesitation on the 
part of those who have-already expressed 
themselves that either whole rows or 
every other tree should be cut out. Now, 
when trimming, my idea would be to cut 
out toward the north; that is, if the rows 
run north and south, cut every other row. 
If running northeast cut diagonally. 
Then I would prune the trees, as I found 
it was necessary, so that they would be 
open to admit sunlight. If we want well- 
colored fruit we must have plenty of 
sunlight. I never was in favor of a 
wholesale slashing and cutting of trees 
when trimming. I have in mind now sev¬ 
eral orchards that were practically ruined 
by too much cutting of limbs. It takes 
a good deal of thought and care and time 
to get' an orchard into the best possible 
condition for profit and beaut)'. 
Rowley, Mass. w. t. w. 
Diamond Peach; Gummosis. 
C. T. S., Wilmore, Pa. —1. How does Dia¬ 
mond peach compare wiTh Champion in qual¬ 
ity, hardiness, etc.? Is Diamond subject to 
gummosis? 2. What is a "pippin,” as tlie 
term is used in pomological nomenclature? 
Ans. —1. The Diamond is a yellow cling¬ 
stone peach, ripening after the middle of 
the peach season. Its quality and color 
are good, and I know of nothing against 
it, provided a yellow cling peach is de¬ 
sired. The tree is as hardy as any of the 
ordinary kinds. Champion is a white- 
fleshed, freestone peach, and ripens about 
midseason. Its quality is good and so is 
the tree. Both these varieties may be af¬ 
fected by what is known as “gummosis,” 
which is true of about all the varieties 
that I know. This is not a specific dis¬ 
ease, but the gumminess often seen may 
result from many causes. 2. “Pippin” 
is a term that has long been used as a 
part of the names of various apples. It 
literally means from the pips or seedling, 
and is not definitely ascribed to any class 
of apples, as to color, size, flavor or any 
other character. I think it useless and 
troublesome and never use it when it can 
be avoided. With a few varieties, as in 
case of Fall Pippin, it cannot be aban¬ 
doned. H. E. VAN DEMAN. 
Fish Waste as Manure. 
J. T. 8., New York .—It has often occurred 
to me why fish scraps should be thrown 
away when so many Long Island, Staten Is¬ 
land and Jersey truck gardeners drive to New 
York every day. Fish scrap is undoubtedly 
the best known of fertilizers, and can be 
had for the asking at this market any day or 
night. All it would cost would be the time 
it takes to load on truck. This taken to the 
farm and spread around will accomplish more 
toward fertilization than any known article. 
Ans. —Such fish waste will contain not 
far from 80 pounds of nitrogen and 100 
pounds of phosphoric acid to the ton. 
The phosphoric acid is in the form of 
small bones, and not at once available. 
We have some complaints from farmers 
who have plowed such fish waste into the 
ground. It seems to have caused sour¬ 
ness, especially on light soils. It would 
be better to spread it on grass, but our 
own plan would be to put it into a com¬ 
post heap with manure, muck or other 
refuse and let it decay thoroughly before 
using it. Handled in this way the fish 
waste could be made quite valuable. One 
trouble is that many gardeners would not 
care to haul this stuff in the wagons they 
use to haul produce. It could be put in 
barrels. One serious objection to spread¬ 
ing the fish waste on the land would be 
dogs. They will come from all over and 
tear up crops. 
Gum on Peach Trees. 
8. J. B. 8., Lebanon, Pa .—I have nice 
peach trees, but there is something the mat¬ 
ter with them after all. Some of them are 
all pitchy; that is, the branches and also 
the peaches. What shall I do with.them? Is 
it good to spray them this' Fall, and what 
shall I use? I would like to save them an¬ 
other year. 
Ans. —These peach trees may be af¬ 
fected by several troubles. It is quite 
likely that borers are troubling them at 
the collar. If so, they should be dug out 
at once and carefully gone over for the 
same trouble at least twice every year, 
once in July and again about September, 
to make sure all the borers are killed. 
Occasionally this same insect, which is 
commonly known as the Peach-tree borer, 
is found above the ground, in crotches 
of the trunk, but I have never seen 
them in the branches. Some other 
borer may be in the’branches. Or, there 
may have been a hailstorm in the Sum¬ 
mer that injured the bark. Anything that 
does this will cause an exudation of sap, 
which forms gummy masses on the out¬ 
side. Spraying would probably be of no 
benefit. Specimens of the diseased parts 
might be sent to the director of the Ex¬ 
periment Station at State College, and the 
trouble fully explained. Possibly the true 
cause or causes of the difficulty might be 
definitely determined by the experts there. 
Ii. E. VAN DEMAN. 
The Columbian Raspberry. 
A. M., Charlottetown, P. E. I .—There are 
a few Columbian raspberries on my property, 
planted by my predecessor. It seems to be 
a good variety, and I wish to gain some 
knowledge about it. Would you give in¬ 
structions about best methods of growing, 
how, and when to propagate? I understand 
they propagate from the tips. Should the 
canes be shortened when they have grown six 
or seven feet high? 
Ans. —The Columbian raspberry is a 
variety that may be propagated by layer¬ 
ing the tips. This is done by putting a 
little earth on them, in case they have not 
already rooted themselves, which they are 
very apt to do soon after they reach the 
ground. These young plants can and 
should be removed to where they are 
needed the following Spring. The dis¬ 
tance apart to set them is three to four 
feet in the rows, and the rows should 
not be closer than six feet. They need 
frequent and thorough tillage to keep 
down all weeds and the soil moist and 
loose. Middling in the rows is good, 
and there is nothing better than very 
coarse manure for this purpose. Marsh 
hay or almost any waste vegetable matter 
of this nature serves a good purpose. 
There is much difference of opinion 
among berry growers about the way to 
train raspberries. Some think the young 
canes should be kept cut back during the 
growing season, causing them to form 
bushy heads about four feet high, or even 
lower. Others prefer to let them grow 
in a perfectly natural way. A series of 
experiments at one of the northern agri¬ 
cultural colleges, covering a period of 
several years, in which the several ways 
of treatment were used, proved that it 
was better to allow the bushes to grow 
without Summer pruning. There are a 
few very successful fruit growers who 
never prune back any of the bramble berry 
bushes, but training them to a trellis is 
necessary to keep them off the ground. 
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