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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 30, 
FARMERS’ C LUB 
[ Every query must be accompanied by 
the name and address of the writer to In¬ 
sure attention. Before asking a question, 
please see whether It is not answered in 
our advertising columns. Ask only a few 
questions at one time. Put questions on a 
separate piece of paper. 1 
PACKING PLANTS FOR SHIPMENT. 
Wc ship strawberry plants—no vegeta¬ 
ble plants—and send them in good condi¬ 
tion to all parts of the country, with per¬ 
fect success. This is our method of pack¬ 
ing. The plants are trimmed, counted, 
labeled and tied in bunches of 25 each, 
with the least exposure to the air. We 
have crates made of light material, and 
of different sizes. The ends, top and 
bottom are tight, and about a foot in 
width. The sides arc slatted to admit air 
to the leaves. In packing, the bottom of 
the crate is covered with damp moss, and 
a row of bunches laid on this, close to¬ 
gether, with the leaves next to the slats. 
Then more moss, and another row of 
bunches, with the leaves to the other side. 
In this way we continue until the crate 
is full, or the order is all in, then cover 
well with moss. If there is yet room, we 
till up with excelsior, nail on the cover, 
stick on the certificate of inspection, tack 
on the tag, and send to the express office. 
_ Wc pack small orders in baskets, pecks 
or half-bushels, lined throughout with 
oiled paper and damp moss. The plants 
arc put in roots down, with moss among 
the bunches, and the baskets covered with 
burlap, sewed on with a sail needle. We 
commonly send plants to the express of¬ 
fice twice a day, so they are perfectly 
fresh. M. CRAWFORD. 
Ohio. _ 
Nitrate of Soda on Corn. 
II. V. (S'., Sherman, N. Y .—Will nitrate 
of soda applied to corn in June cause it to 
mature earlier than without it? 
Ans. —No. The action of nitrate of 
soda is to prolong growth and thus delay 
ripening or seed formation. Wc have 
had it force tomatoes into such a rank 
for a local market. I prefer one-year 
well-grown plants of strong-growing va¬ 
rieties; of Delaware two-year plants arc 
preferred; two-year of any variety for 
filling vacancy in old vineyards, etc. I 
prefer Niagara to Diamond for New York 
and Boston market. e. w. barnes. 
Moore’s Diamond is very little grown. 
I .would not advise setting them in a 
small way for market. I would set good 
one-year plants. I would use Niagara for 
succession with Delaware and Concord. 
Marlboro, N. Y. j. f. w. 
Building Cement at Intervals. 
J. II. I).. Went Point, Va .—I am thinking 
of building a concrete house and shall do the 
work myself, but will not be nble to go right 
on with the work. If for any reason I have 
to leave the work and take it up later will 
the part that is seasoned or dry make a good 
union with the new work? The plan of my 
work is to fill a form to make outer and par¬ 
tition walls, and if some of the readers of 
The R. N.-Y. have bad experience along this 
line I shall be very thankful if they will 
enlighten me. 
Ans. —J. H. D. can manage his con¬ 
crete work very well in the manner he 
wishes. In building concrete walls of 
large dimensions it is advisable to make 
joints at intervals to divide the wall in 
separate sections to prevent cracks. These 
joints can divide the work up in several 
portions to suit the convenience of the 
builder. It is a good plan to place dowel 
irons in these points. They hold the 
walls together, and, at the same time, 
allow for contraction without breaking 
the wall. The corners should be turned 
solidly. Cement work can be made to 
unite when one portion is somewhat dry, 
if the dry surface is thoroughly wetted 
and roughened with a trowel or hammer. 
G. D. 
VIRGIN’S 
bratIo Straw¬ 
berry Plants 
Choicest varieties for 
home and market. 
All fully described in 
my latest catalog. 
Vigorous mints, nil 
fresh dug from new beds. 
All stock guaranteed true 
to label, l'rioes right. 
Send for my new 1907 catalog free. Address, 
SAM’L A. VIRDIN, Hartly, Del. 
CTK A WBKKRY PLANTS—None bolter grown, iiuy 
^ direct from a specialist. Catalogue free. 
GEO. K. 8CHAUBEK, Box H, Ballston Lake, N. Y. 
late growth that fruiting was delayed at 
least two weeks. We doubt if it pays to 
use nitrate of soda on corn. 
Destroying a Mold. 
Header, N. Y .—I have a cellar with a 
cement floor and cement walls. Last year I 
found a sort of mold spreading over the 
floor. I gave a coat of whitewash and the 
mold disappeared. Now it is starting again. 
What can I do to stop it permanently? 
Ans.—I take it that it is a troublesome 
mold growing on the walls and floor of 
the cellar. If this is the case an occa¬ 
sional washing of the walls and floor with 
a blue vitriol solution, one pound of 
blue vitriol to about five gallons of water, 
or with formalin, one pound to 10 gallons 
of water, should keep down the mold. 
Whitewash containing corrosive sublim¬ 
ate, one ounce to five gallons, should 
also do it. F. c. stewart. 
N. Y. Experiment Station. 
Grapes in Hudson Valley. 
At'i 11 some growers of grapes in (he Hud¬ 
son Valley give their experience with Moore’s 
Diamond? Would they advise setting it in 
a small way for market if expecting to give 
(lie vines good care and careful handling 
and marketing? If setting this or other 
varieties would they set one or two-year 
plants, and what are Ihc advantages of each? 
If they do not consider (lie Moore’s Diamond 
advisable, what would lliey use for succes¬ 
sion with Delaware and Concord, preferably 
white or red? 
I have not grown the Moore’s Dia¬ 
mond; have thought it too small for a 
commercial grape. I always use two-year 
plants, which, if well set, will give more 
growth. I have had six feet of growth on 
Niagara and Worden, the best, in my 
opinion, in white and black grapes, the 
past season. Brighton is best red. but 
does not sell as well as it should consid¬ 
ering quality. Walter f. taber. 
We have grown a few Diamond since 
their first introduction, and think very 
well of them, but find the Niagara sells 
for a better price. Diamond may be set I 
SARATOGA NEW STRAWBERRY 
producing nt one picking at rate per aero. 5918 quarts 
in height of season, finishing last of crop with Gandy. 
WILLIAM PAIiMKlt, Kexfords Flats. N. Y. 
Fall Bearing Strawberry Plants ^mueZ 
COOPER, Delevan, New York. Circulars Free. 
FAY’S CURRANTS- Stro,1 « 2 Yll,irs Plants. 
THI O uunnumo Cal. Privet, 2 yrs., heavily 
branched, 4 ft. Make a hedge at once; also2ft.plants. 
Asparagus Roots, strong, 2 yrs. Maples. Poplars, 
Shrubbery,etc. Low rates. J.A. Roberts, Malvern,Pa. 
APPLE, PLUM & PEACH TREES 
50 TREES FOR $2.50 
All are thrifty, well-rooted ami true-to-name. 
Larger trees of apple, pear, peach and quince at 
" live and lot live prices. 
Live-Forever Rose, lOc. Each 
Small fruit vinos, plants, trees, orna¬ 
mental shrubs our specialty. Asparagus 
roots and Poplars at a bargain. Our Charles 
A. Green lias a national reputation for honest 
labeling, packing and grading. Apply by postal 
card for Green’s Free Fruit Guido and Catalog: 
also a sample copy of Green’s Big Fruit 
Magazine— all mailed free. Address, 
GREEN’S NURSERY CO, 
Box 990. Rochester, N. Y. 
and Tree Pullers 
Self-anchoring and Stump- 
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Pull an ordinary stump in 
minutes. I to 6 
acres at a sot¬ 
ting. Different 
sizes to suit 
all kinds of 
clearings. 
For Illustrated 
catalog address 
Powerful, 
Handy, 
Low 
Priced. 
Mflno Mfrj. Co. 860 Ninth St., Monmouth, III. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS S? S 
new catalog free,today. Prices from $1.25-por 1000 up. 
DAVID ROUWAY, - Hartly, Bel. 
K 
NIGHT’S 
Do you w/int the Injat 
northern grown Straw¬ 
berry, Ranpberry 
FRUIT PLANTS Xi’Siiii" 
WE HAVE THEM 
i»t a reaKouahl e price. We guarantee our plant* to reach you in 
line, growing condition and true to name. We have had R0 yearn’ 
experience and ahlp plants to every State. Our 32-pagc Catalog 
Ik valuable to any fruit grower. Send for it, 
DAVID KNIGHT & SON. Sawyer, Midi. 
NUT TREES 
California Privet, Peach, PearandAppleTrees 
and all other kinds of Trees and Plants. 
Catalogue Free. 
JOS. H. BLACK, SON & CO., 
Hightstown, New Jersey. 
ARE YOU READY 
to place your order for Fruit 'I'rces now, 
while the Nurseries have a full stock, 
and while you have time to attend to 
it? Call’s Nurseries, Perry, O., make a 
specialty of dealing direct with their cus¬ 
tomers. They employ no agents, but 
have the reputation of sending out the 
finest trees that can be grown. Write 
them for Price List. 
Trnno Southern grown the best. Spring bargain 
I HHS hst now ''dinly. Send for it before yon buy 
i ■ uuu Easterly Nursery (Jo., Cleveland,Tenn, 
BARTLETT 
PEAR TREES 
Extra Fine, 2 Year*, 
Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, 
Vines, Roses, Evergreens and 
Herbaceous Plants. 
NELSON BOG UK, 
AgciiU Wanted. BaTAVIA, N. Y. 
The Chipman Strawberry is a Winner 
This and forty other best varieties for sale; also 
eggs from It. I.Kod Chickens, winners of first 
prize at Wilmington poultry show. Send for free 
plant and poultry catalogue. 
W. S. TODD, Greenwood, Del. 
STRAWBERRIES 
big, red and luscious 
are grown from 
ALLEN'S choice 
7--.- , .-'Jryry vQ> r vigorous strawberry 
xaonv -plants. None better . 1 
3ood Luck, Chess, 
pcako, Virginia and 
I Cardinal, new Glen 
’Mary, Haverland, 0 
Dunlap, Marshall, ft* 
_ Klondike, Untidy, 
Bubaek, Climax, and all 
l 1 best standard sortH, 00 varieties. 
r l > rices right. DEWBERRIES, j 
Austins,Tueretin, and Tremo. I have big 
stock and they are lino. Also Raspberry, Cur¬ 
rant and Gooseberry plants, and Grape 
vines. In SEEDS I have the leading varle- j 
ties for Held and garden. My 1907 supply of • 
l’eas, Beans, Watermelon, Cantaloupe, and 
; Cucumber seedB la very eholee. Millions 
of vegetable plants tn season. My 60 page 
1 Catalogue for 1907 tells about lots of good 
I things for the farm and garden and where to 
Igct them. IT’S FREE. Send name and ad- 
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W. F. ALLEN, 
, Dopts |7 1 Salisbury, Maryland 
SCRAPE VINES 
C.9 Varieties. Also Hmall Fruits, Trees, A-e. Best root¬ 
ed stock. Genutno, cheap. id sample vines mailed for 10c. 
Descriptive price-fist free. LEWIS ROESCH, FREDOHIA,NT. 
EVERGREENS 
Mention 
tills 
paper. 
Nursery grown, hardy everywhere. 
All sizes for all purposes, lowest 
prices. 50 bargain lots, first class, 
prepaid $1 to (10 per 100. Also Nurs¬ 
ery grown Forest Trees. _ 
FREE:—One beautiful Black ITill 
Spruce to every customer. Send 
for froe Cat. and Bargain Sheet. 
I). Hill, Evergreen Specialist 
Box 74, Dundee, III. 
prove they are 
healthy and vigorous we’ll 
send Four Trees 3 yrs. old free to 
property owners. Mailing ex- 
, pense 5c. A postal will bring 
them and our catalog with M 
' colored plates. Write today. 
THE GARDNER NUR8ERY CO., 
Rot filfl. Ofiniyfv InWA. 
WARD HLACKHKURY — Hardy and reliable; 
” one of the best. Well-rooted plants, by mail, 25, 
75c.; 50, $1.00; 100, $1.50. For larger quantities, As¬ 
paragus Roots, Trees and other small fruit plants, 
send for price list. (.’has. Black, Hightstown, N. J. 
STRAWBERRIES 
for choice fruit and great 
bearing. Very handsome 
when ripe. Large, ail red flesh; plants 
strong rooted and vigorous. Greatest of all 
garden varieties. Plants by the million,— 
all varieties. Write for free catalog. 
Harrison’s Nurseries, 
Box 20, Berlin, Maryland. 
P EACH TKEE8. 4 to 5 feet, 5c. each. Klberta, 
Crosby, Smock, etc. S‘*nd for our catalogue. 
WOODBINE NUUHKHIKH.W. A. Allen,Geneva, 0. 
Strawberry Growin* 2i au j Kh ^Vnu”'ionla^feh: 
Get Our Surplus List 
on Apple and Peach 
Trees. Finest lot grown. 
C. R. BURR & CO., Manchester, Conn. 
Transplanted vegetable plants 
of the highest quality at the 
lowest price. Buy from the 
largest., cheapest, and most 
reliable growers In America, 
Write for catalogue. 
_ THK J. K. HUTTON CO., 
Cony ogham, l’a., Formerly J. K. Hutton k Son. 
4;| flflfi Dollars from one Aero. The second 
iPLUUU year 21,1)00 seven hundred and 80 quarts of 
Strawberries per acre. A variety I want you to 
plant, It will do you good 1008. List free. 
Kcvitt’s Plant Farm, Athenia, N. J. 
fl Wt 
free. S3 
NURSERIES sell Direct 
payfreight, give FULL value 
Founded 1825. Large NEW Fruit Book 
STARK BRO’S, Louisiana, Mo. 
LOOK ! LOOK! PLANTS FOR SALE 
Blackberry, Raspberry and Strawberry Plants. No. 1 
plants, all true to name. Before buying write me 
for pi ices on goods. I think I can save you money. 
2FARMS FOB SALK, all down In berries, peaches, 
apples and plums. Good buildings, first class water: 
one farm tias 41 acres, the other 70 tine location. 
Catalogue Free. D. W. MC8LKY, Dover, Del. 
TREES HARDY, RELIABLE Fruit Trees 
With Nothing on Them But a TRUE LABEL. 
Our catalog with endorsements will prove to you that the most careful conservative Planters want 
our trees. II. S. WILEY & SON, Drawer 122, Cayuga, New York. 
OUR TREES BEAR FRUIT 
THEY REPRESENT PENNSYLVANIA’S BEST. EXTRA FINE STOCK FOR SPRING 
shipment, grown where the soil and climate produces the hardiest and host trees 
in the world. Apple, Pear, Plum, Peach, Cherry and Quince Trees in large assort¬ 
ment; also Crape Vines, Currants. Gooseberry Plants, Raspberry and Blackberry 
Plants. Shade and Ornamental Trees, highest indorsement. You cannot afford 
to miss getting our catalogue, our prices are right and stock the best. Write today. 
THE RIVERSIDE NURSERY CO., - = Confluence, Penna. 
‘STRAWBERRY PLANTS THAT GROW.” 
runt and Grape Plants. Asparagus Roots and Seed 
“True to Name" and of grade represented, 
to all who ask for it. 
Best varieties, also Raspberry, 
Blackberry, Gooseberry, ( ur- 
I’otatoes in assortment. All stock Warranted 
Descriptive Catalog with Cultural Instruct ions Free 
C. E. WHITTEN, Box I I, Bridgman, Midi. 
Fruit Trees That Will Live . 
Madison, Wik., Feb. 5. 1907. 
Last yenr on our farm at. Wallingford, Conn., we planted some 4,000 peach trees, pur 
cnased from you. Not over half a dozen failed to grow. The trees were clean, thrifty and 
all right—W A. HKNKY & SON. per W. A. Henry. 
Above testimonial received by us from Prof. Henry, Dean of the 
College of Agriculture, University of Wisconsin, certainly speaks well 
for our stock. Get our free catalog and give us a chance to figure on 
your wants. BARNES BROS. NURSERY CO., Box 8, Yalesville, Conn 
ELBERTA 
Peach Trees 
2 cents each 
CHATTANOOGA NURSERIES, 300 Ridge Avenue, Chattanooga, Tenn. 
HEALTHY NATIVE-GROWN FRUIT TREES. 
ORNAMENTAL TREES, VINES, SHRUBS, ETC. 
Wo offer for Spring Of 1907 the finest and most complete list of Nursery Stork wo have over grown. 
Our stork can always he relied upon for It is all selected ami grown on our own grounds under constant 
expert inspection. Wc guarantee every specimen true to name and free from disease. Give us a chance 
to figure on your list of wants before ordering elsewhere. We do LANDSCAPE GARDENING in all 
ts Branches. Write now for our Free Illustrated Catalogue. Address 
T, J. DWYER G COMPANY, ....... Box 1, Cornwall, New York. 
Fine, thrifty, June budded stock, 2 to3 feet high 
and guaranteed absolutely free from disease. $20 
per 1000, $2.50 per 100, i f you act quickly. We make 
this extraordinary oirer to “show” growers that 
our East Tennessee Red-Land Fruit Trees are the 
best on earth. Now is the time to plant. Write 
today for full particulars. Illustrated catalog free. 
