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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
October 5, 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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FRUIT NOTES BY VAN DEMAN. 
The Missing Link Apple. 
E. P. F., Sterling, Kan. —I notice what 
IT. E. Van Deman lias to say about the Miss¬ 
ing Link apple. I have generally believed 
him to be correct in his judgment of fruits 
but in this case I doubt very much the cor¬ 
rectness of his opinion in regard to the 
quality of this fruit. I have tasted the apple 
and consider the quality excellent. A few 
years ago I received samples of this apple 
from the company in Illinois that introduced 
it and was much pleased with the fruit. It 
reminded me of Grimes Golden, an apple of 
very superior quality, though it may not be 
quite equal in quality to that variety. Several 
to whom I showed the fruit were so much 
pleased with it that they ordered trees at 
$1 each. It was not large but of fair size. 
I noticed in the Farm Journal some time ago 
a description of this apple and while I do 
not recollect exactly what they said about 
its quality I am sure they said nothing 
against it. 
variety? 3. What do you know of the 
Mayflower peach? 
Ans.—1. Clyman is the earliest blue 
plum of the European type that I know. 
It originated in California, and is grown 
there to some extent for eastern shipment 
in the fresh state. It is of good size and 
flavor and worthy of being planted wher¬ 
ever this class of plums is successful. 
2. The Gonzales plum is one of the very 
best plums of the Japan hybrids with one 
of our native species. It originated at Gon¬ 
zales, Texas, a few years ago, and has 
been tested in many parts of the country 
with general approval. The tree bears 
well and is as -hardy as the average Japan 
varieties. The fruit is about the size of 
Burbank, averaging inches in diame¬ 
ter; is of mixed crimson and light red; 
very good flavor, which is much like that 
of the true Japan plums, but many think 
it better. The beauty and good flavor of 
this variety, together with the satisfactory 
tree, makes it desirable to grow. 3. The 
Mayflower peach I have never seen or 
heard of. If others know it they would 
confer a favor by telling of it, either 
good or bad. h. e. van deman. 
Tankage and Blood tor Berries. 
Ans. —If I have a mistaken idea of the 
apple called Missing Link and feel called 
upon to condemn it unjustly I am sorry; 
but the specimens upon which I base my 
judgment were mainly from the hands of 
the introducer. If these specimens were 
not characteristic I am not to blame, and 
stand ready to change my opinion upon 
sufficient proof of the good qualities of the 
fruit. I have some good company in my 
present opinion of this variety, and among 
these who have expressed themselves as 
condemning it are some of the best fruit 
men in Illinois, in which State it is said 
to have originated, and others of no less 
distinction as fruit experts. And besides, 
I have seen some written statements that 
F. W., Philipsburg, Pa. —A local slaughter¬ 
house has on hand some dried blood, also 
some tankage made from bones, entrails and 
such waste, being steamed under pressure to 
extract the grease and then dried; but they 
have not had it analyzed. Can you give me 
the probable analysis and value of each, also 
what do you think of it as a top-dressing 
to put on a strawberry patch this Fall that 
is intended to fruit next season? 
Ans. —Most likely this tankage and 
blood is of average composition. Both 
furnish nitrogen and phosphoric acid but 
no potash. The strawberry needs potash 
and we would not depend on the blood 
and tankage alone. We would use, in 
connection with it, at least 250 pounds of 
sulphate of potash per acre. 
there has been wood of more than one 
variety used in propagating the trees. 
Whether this is true or not I am not 
able to say. 
Railroad Worm on Apple Trees. 
IF. H., Lunenburg, Mass. —flow can I pre¬ 
vent (lie railroad worm from attacking apple 
trees? Will putting ashes around the trees 
help? 
Ans. —The pest which is often called 
“the railroad worm,” also the “apple 
maggot,” is one that seems to be 
found only in the more northern States 
and Canada. It is a very troublesome 
insect in the apple orchards and is 
worse on the sweet varieties than on any 
others. They bore minute channels through 
the flesh of the fruit and render it worth¬ 
less. The only remedy, so far as I know, 
is to try to gather the apples as soon as 
they fall and feed them to hogs or other 
animals. This will destroy the larva and 
at the same time be of some benefit in the 
way of food for the stock, but it must be 
done daily, that there may be no time for 
the insects to escape. Putting ashes about 
the trees will manure them but in no way 
harm or prevent the insects. 
Grapes for Illinois. 
J. L. S., Sterling, III. —Is Campbell’s Early 
grape as early as Moore’s Early? Is it more 
productive, and will it stand this climate, 
without protection? Could you recommend 
the Eaton or McPike as being productive 
enough for a commercial variety? Is there a 
black grape that is earlier than Moore’s Early 
and what is your opinion of it? 
Ans. —Campbell is as early as Moore, 
and a larger and better flavored grape. 
Both of them are good and in many re¬ 
spects resemble Concord, but are about 
two weeks earlier. I do not know of any 
earlier grape of any color that is better 
than Campbell. Eaton is large but not 
especially early nor is it of so good color 
or flavor as the two already mentioned. 
McPike is a good and large grape but it 
is late in ripening. 
Colorado Fruit Questions. 
Mulched Peaches. —I wish that every 
reader of The Rukal New-Yorkeh who is 
interested in growing peaches could see my 
50 trees to-day after the worst drought of 
20 years! I happened to have a ton or 
more of mulching material—cornstalks, 
weeds cut from a pasture before they had 
matured seed, etc., which was applied liberal¬ 
ly in May when my trees were looking very 
puny (as we say in western North Carolina 
where I was raised), and to-day they are 
really beautiful in their full foliage, though 
we have the scale and some of them were 
so badly infested I cut away fully half of 
the limbs in April. With Scalecide and plenty 
of mulch I expect to have plenty of peaches 
as long as I live. a. c. worth. 
New Jersey. 
Transplanting Blackberries. —On page 
637 J. E. B. asks for experience and success 
in transplanting blackberries. In only one 
instance have plants failed to produce well 
after being transferred to better soil and 
cultivated. We proceed as follows: About 
the last week in October we dig up all the 
roots, cut them in pieces four inches long, put 
about 50 in a bunch, tie a tarred string 
around them, lay them in a dry place in the 
garden and cover with 12 inches of soil. 
During the month of April we get the ground 
in order and make furrows with the garden 
plow eight feet apart and about two inches 
deep. The roots are then taken up and laid 
in these furrows about every two feet, and 
covered with one inch of soil. We then strew 
radish seeds in the furrow so as to mark the 
row, as it takes the blackberries from four to 
eight weeks to get above ground. Soon as 
the radishes are up we cultivate after each 
rain and keep the ground free from weeds. 
Our reason for close planting is that some 
will be taken by cutworms and some will be 
cut off with the hoe. The plants will grow 
from three to four feet tall in one season, 
and if there are any vacancies in the rows 
some may be transplanted. w. b. 
Ohio. _ 
For the land’s sake use Bowker’s Fer¬ 
tilizers.—They enrich the earth.—Adv. 
REENS 
ow AND 
O TO YOU 
G. TF. H., Rifle, Col. —1. What variety of 
European plum is the earliest and largest of 
the blue plums, good shipping and market 
variety? 2. Describe the Gonzales plum. 
Has it proven a reliable and good market 
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