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FARMERS’ CLUB 
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Grapevines Fail to Bear. 
G. B. P., N. Y.—I have several grapevines 
growing nicely, some of them set out six or 
eight years ago, but I do not get any fruit, 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
March 2, 
and have never got any. What is the trouble?^ 
Ans. —It is not easy to say why your 
large grapevines do not bear. The past 
three Summers have been very rainy 
along the Atlantic coast, and have not 
favored the cropping of grapevines, 
though it has greatly stimulated growth. 
A dry year may throw these large vines 
into vigorous bearing. Many varieties 
do not come in bearing nearly as early 
as the nurserymen say. At six or eight 
years you would only begin to get scatter¬ 
ing crops. Probably your vines need 
vigorous pruning. The spurs should be 
cut back to one or two buds each, and 
fertilizing and cultivation suspended for 
a season, though weeds or grass should 
be kept short under them the coming 
some Christmas trees, but is rather too 
slow growing to be profitable for the pur¬ 
pose, and we would rather recommend the 
common Norway spruce, which makes 
very shapely trees, grows well on ordi¬ 
nary soil and requires much less time 
to make good specimens. Young trees 
may be had very cheaply from wholesale 
evergreen nurserymen, as R. Douglas’ 
Sons, Waukegan, Ill., and D. Hill, Dun¬ 
dee, Ill. They may be set, if of suitable 
size, in any soil that will grow fair corn, 
planting them in rows five feet apart and 
about the same distance from each other 
in the rows. They should have good 
clean cultivation every year until large 
enough to cut for the purpose wanted. 
It is slow and tiresome work to raise 
evergreens from seed, and we would not 
recommend you to begin that way. 
Second Brood of Codling Moth. 
D. TF. 8., Gilboa t, N. Y .— I have been in¬ 
formed that Mr. Van Alstyne has been suc¬ 
cessful in combating the second brood of 
Codling moth by spraying. Will he give us 
as much information as he can about it? 
When did he spray. What did he use? 
Ans. —I presume the writer refers to the 
late brood of Codling moth, that appears 
in late July. This was not so bad with 
us as in 1905, but much worse in West- 
MORE HIGH-CLASS FARM PRODUCTS. 
season by the vigorous and constant use 
of the scythe. 
Transplanting Shrubs. 
J. G. 8., Blue Anchor, N. J .—Can a large 
Altluea and Snowball bush l>e transplanted 
with any chance of their growing? There 
are in our front yard an Altluea. Japan 
snowball and Hydrangea, very close together, 
and all so large that one detracts from the 
beauty of the other, also obstructs the view 
of the lious'e from the road, altogether un¬ 
desirable. 
It is entirely possible to transplant 
large shrubs, such as Althaeas, Japanese 
snowball and Hydrangeas. The tops 
should be cut back severely, taking out 
old and tangled branches altogether, and 
leaving only a few of the more vigorous 
young growths. The roots of these shrubs 
are very fibrous, and they are generally 
easy to dig with a large ball of earth. 
They should be promptly replanted, mak¬ 
ing the soil deep and rich in the new situ¬ 
ation. The work is best done in early 
Spring before growth starts, and the 
chances are none will fail to grow well 
if reasonable care is used in moving them. 
Evergreens for Christmas Trees. 
K. II. D., Northumberland , Pa .—In Rural- 
Isms you describe the Austrian pine. Is it 
similar to our White pine? We purpose 
planting eight acres with evergreens for 
Christmas trees, and would appreciate infor¬ 
mation in detail on the following points: 
How and when to plant? Are seedlings 
preferable or should we buy the seed and 
raise young trees? Where can I obtain trees 
or seed? What kind would I better raise 
here in central Pennsylvania, Austrian pine, 
Norway spruce or our native White pine and 
spruce? 
Ans. —The Austrian pine is a darker 
leaved and slower growing tree than our 
native White pine. It makes very hand- 
ern New York. It would appear as if 
we might have to spray regularly for it, 
as they do in some of the Western 
States. The time to spray for this brood 
is as late as the last week in July. Use 
one-half pound of Paris-green or one 
fourth pound white arsenic or three 
pounds of arsenate of lead to 50 gallons 
of water. The labor will be no more if 
you apply Bordeaux at the same time, 
and it may prevent the Apple scab and 
the cloud that sometimes comes on apples 
late. Use three pounds of vitriol, three 
of lime to the 50 gallons water. The 
Paris-green is the least desirable. The 
cheapest is the white arsenic. The lat¬ 
ter must be prepared by cooking for half 
an hour one pound of the arsenic, four 
pounds of sal soda, with four gallons of 
water; one .quart is equivalent to 
fourteen pounds, or you may use one 
pound of Babbitt’s lye to the pound of 
arsenic instead of the sal soda. The lat¬ 
ter will cost a little more, but is quicker, 
as it needs no boiling. In any case, if 
you do not use the Bordeaux, use three 
pounds of lime to each 50 gallons. The 
arsenate of lead is more expensive, but 
will last longer. It is well to note that 
the Fall Apples are seldom troubled by 
this late brood of the moth. My Fall 
Pippins, Maiden’s Blush and Alexander 
were free from it, while the Baldwins, 
Greenings and other Winter sorts were 
badly affected. edward van alstyne. 
Niagara Peaches. —In speaking of peaches 
and comparing Niagara with Elberta, I will 
say this was my first crop of Niagaras. The 
fruit is not as large as Elberta, and the 
color is not so good, being a bluish tint, and 
when _ in basket they lack luster: do not 
seem inviting. I would go slow on planting 
Niagaras. H . a. s. 
Tana, Ill. 
UNIQUE NEW "CREATIONS” IN 
BUSH LIMAS 
Nature tuts surely surpassed herself! In a single season she has out¬ 
stripped all efforts of man. In fact, such distinct new types have never even 
been dreamed of before ! 
To learn just what they really are and how they were discovered, 
kindly study pages 10 to 15 of The Farm Annual for 1907. They are 
undoubtedly the two most unique and “Greatest Novelties of the Age." 
The Burpee-Improved 
in size, borne in great abundance upon bushes two and one-half feet 
high by two feet across. The beans are both larger and thicker 
than those of the popular Burpee's Bush Lima or any strain of the 
large White Pole Lima. 
Fordhook Bush Lima. ™’J S ?1XT< 
like it has ever been seen before. It is the first and onl] 
stiffly erect Bush form of the fat “Potato Lima.’’ Both 
pods and beans are twice the size of Dreer’s, Thorburn’s 
or Kumerle Bush Lima and more than half again as 
large as the Challenger Pole Lima. 
%\ 1 IS in Cash Prizes 
With one prize of $150, and several of $50 each, 
we will pay a total of $1115 on these Two New 
Bush Limas ,—see Burpee’s Farm Annual 
for 1907. 
These Bush Limas 
only in sealed packets. Each packet 
contains twelve perfect hand-picked 
beans. Per pkt.25 cents; 5 pkts. 
for $1.00, postpaid,— assorted 
as desired. 
BURPEE-IMPROVED 
BUSH LIMA,— 
Life-Size Pod 
" Five 
Finest” 
New 
Flowers 
For 25 Cts. 
We will mail,—as a special 
advertising offer,—one regu¬ 
lar fifteen-ceut packet each of 
the charming Variegated Queen 
Tall Nasturtium, the first of 
Burpee’s New “Royal-Race’’ of 
Variegated-Leaved Tall Nasturtiums,— 
Burbank’s New Crimson - Flowering 
Eschscholtzia,—Burpee’s Hercules Giant 
Pansies, —the gigantic orchid- flowered new pink 
Florence Spencer (see illustration) and the richly 
colored Evelyn Byatt Sweet Pea. Purchased separately these five packets would cost 
seventy-five cents. All five packets mailed for 25 cts.; or, five assortments (in all 
25 packets) for $1.00, —to separate addresses if requested. 
F our 1908 Advance 
"New’’ Novelties 
FREE! 
To every one who orders direct from this advertisement we will send Free,— 
if asked for,— any one with a 50c. order, any two with a dollar order, or all four with 
an order for $2.00. These Novelties, not yet catalogued by us, but on which we offer 
Cash Prizes for advance trials, are: New American Dwarf Bush Nasturtium, “Ashes 
of Roses,” — The New English ”Beacon” Sweet Pea,—New American Thick- 
Leaved Gigantic Mustard, and a grand New Early Hard-Head Butter Lettuce from 
Germany. 
Burpee’s 1907 
Farm Annual 
"Leading American Seed Catalog.’’ 
The “Silent Salesman” of the world’s 
largest mail-order seed trade. An 
Elegant New Book of 200 pages with 
hundreds of illustrations from photo¬ 
graphs, it tells only the plain truth 
about the very best 
SEEDS THAT GROW. 
It describes Grand Novelties in 
Flowers and Vegetables of unusual im¬ 
portance, which cannot be obtained 
elsewhere. If interested, write to-day. 
Mention This Paper ,—and the book is 
yours. 
BURPEE’S FLORENCE SPENCER. 
W. ATLEE BURPEE & GO. 
Seed Growers, Burpee Building, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
