ISM. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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PLANTING A RARE GRAPEVINE. 
When I have a grapevine I think more 
of than any other variety I always give it 
the best, sunniest spot I have in garden or 
field, as far as possible from all trees if 
you want fine, large bunches of fruit. First 
I dig off all the surface soil for space 
from two to three feet each way, accord¬ 
ing to size of vine roots; then I dig out 
the subsoil at least two feet deep, fill up 
the hole with good, rich surface soil 
mixed with a little fine well-rotted manure 
within eight or 10 inches of the surface, 
setting the vine not more than 10 or 12 
inches deep. If dry wet the roots well; 
put on top of roots at least six inches of 
good soil, then finish with three or four 
inches of subsoil. This will help keep 
down the weeds and force roots down¬ 
ward. Hoe around the vine lightly until 
vine gets well started. I have set many 
vines during my life, and never known one 
to die. I am a firm believer that growing 
grapevines have some faculty or way of 
seeing. To test this I have set vines at 
both sides of fence, and, in fact, on all 
sides at least 20 feet away, yet all the 
vines would grow toward and try to reach 
the tree or fence, and would if let alone. 
I do not call this instinct. You cannot 
grow fine bunches of grapes in shade. The 
picture shows how I train the vines. The 
vines are put 10 feet apart. We use three 
wires to start with, but when the vine 
grows large enough remove the lower 
wire. HENRY JEROLAMAN. 
New Jersey._ 
Asparagus Questions; Pot-Grown Strawberries. 
J. 8., HilUttde, Win. — 1. In making an as¬ 
paragus bed of about 400 roots, would you 
advise digging trenches? I have been told by 
gardeners to set roots slanting; don’t know 
exactly bow this Is done. Would fresh horse 
manure do for mulching currants, grapes and 
apple trees? 2. A grower in the East ad¬ 
vertises pot-grown strawberries at $1 per 
100, saying they will yield a fair crop If 
set out early. Would It be cheaper to set 
out these plants for a crop of berries In 
June, or buy berries? 
Ans. —1 . The crown of asparagus should 
be set several inches below the general 
surface of the soil when planted, as it 
tends gradually to rise with age. For 
best results asparagus should not be plant¬ 
ed closer than two by four feet. The 
soil should he well manured and deeply 
plowed or dug. You will need about 800 
feet of row. If your plot is of convenient 
shape the trenches may be opened, four 
feet apart, with a plow, going twice 
through each furrow, and cleaned out with 
a spade. Some good loose soil or com¬ 
post may be strewn in the bottom of the 
furrow or trench and the plants set on 
little mounds, two feet apart, spreading 
the roots in all directions with the points 
lowest and bringing the crown within 
three or four inches of the surface. Only 
enough soil need be put in at first to 
cover the plants well, as the trench can 
be filled up as the tops grow by subsequent 
hoeing or cultivation. An old way of 
garden planting is to set in beds five feet 
wide. Three rows of plants arc made in 
each bed about two feet apart, the plants 
being spaced nine or 10 inches apart in 
the rows. When planting a line is 
stretched and the earth thrown out with 
the spade, leaving a slanting side, against 
which the plants are set. This is probably 
Vvhat is meant by “setting the roots slant¬ 
ing.” Such beds when properly culti¬ 
vated and liberally manured yield good 
sprouts for a time, but soon become mat¬ 
ted nuisances. It is far better, if the ex¬ 
tent of your ground allows, to plant as 
we have advised. A bed planted about 
two by four feet may profitably be cut 
for 12 to 15 years after coming into bear¬ 
ing, if given the needed care and fertiliza¬ 
tion. Fresh stable manure of any kind 
is suitable for mulching fruit trees and 
plants, but should not be worked in the 
soil among the roots. 2. Pot-grown 
strawberry plants set in early August and 
well cared for may yield good crops the 
following June,- but would not produce 
anything to speak of the same season if 
set in Spring, no matter how early. It is 
doubtful if good potted strawberry plants 
can be sold without loss at the rate of 
$.1. per 100. 
Orchard Questions from Massachusetts. 
M. F., So. Framingham, Mans. —1. Wliat 
can I do to Improve my apples? Some of 
them on comparatively young trees, although 
a good size, are 111-shaped, Russets In par¬ 
ticular. The Oreenings are not a good color, 
and spotted. The Baldwins, although a good 
color, and smooth, are spotted under the 
skin, in appearance like freckles on a per¬ 
son’s face. I have been here not quite four 
years, and do not know how long the trees 
have been without cultivation, grass grow¬ 
ing around them, and I have not sprayed 
them, not seeing the need of it. Some of 
the Baldwin trees are pretty old and of the 
high variety. My cherries for the last two 
years seemed to have been bitten just as they 
began to ripen, and all rotted on the trees. 
2. Is it copperas or blue vitriol that Is used 
In Bordeaux Mixture, and does It prevent 
blight and rot In potatoes. 3. What kind of 
peaches will be best suited for Middlesex 
County, Mass? Land rocky, a kind of sandy 
loam, and an eastern slope. What Is the 
best time to set them out? 
Ans. —1 . It would seem from the brief 
description of the correspondent that his 
trees are in the condition of too many of 
the apple trees in Massachusetts and other 
New England States. Between insects, 
fungous pests and neglect the trees arc 
growing slowly and the fruit is therefore 
small and inperfect. The Russets are 
evidently stung by the Plum curculio, the 
Greenings covered with scab, and the 
Baldwins affected by the dry rot spot un¬ 
der the skin. The first thing to do to im¬ 
prove these trees is to force them into 
growth, by spreading coarse manure, 
straw or hay under the branches, by using 
nitrate of soda and sulphate of potash 
five pounds to 10 pounds of each per 
tree early in the Spring, according to size 
or by plowing up and harrowing thor¬ 
oughly up to about August 1. In addi¬ 
tion to the mulch of straw or hay one- 
half of the above formula of fertilizer 
should be used for each tree to make a 
satisfactory growth. Cultivation if done 
frequently with the wheel or spring-tooth 
harrow will start the trees into growth 
and without much additional fertilizer, 
though they will not carry out a large 
crop of fruit without liberal feeding. The 
trees should make a growth of from 10 
to 12 inches at the ends of the branches 
all over the top for the production of 
large, fair fruit. Very tall old trees, 
when all the lower branches have been 
cut off, will not produce choice fruit with¬ 
out a great deal of expense for fertilizer 
and care, and if the trunks are badly de¬ 
cayed and there are few or no sprouts on 
the main branches within five or six feet 
of the ground, by which the head may 
be renewed lower down, it will be more 
profitable to cut them into firewood and 
give the care and fertilizer to the young 
trees. The injury from the Codling moth 
and the Plum curculio may largely be pre¬ 
vented as well as the scab on the fruit, 
by the Bordeaux Mixture and arsenate of 
lead or Paris-green, using the Bordeaux 
alone just before the blossoms open and 
the Bordeaux and arsenate after the petals 
have fallen, and again about June 1. 2. 
It is copper sulphate (blue vitriol) that 
is used in making the Bordeaux Mixture, 
four pounds copper sulphate (blue vit¬ 
riol), six pounds caustic (unslaked), 
lime and 50 gallons of water. 3. Peaches 
arc a profitable crop on our high hills in 
Massachusetts on north, west or eastern 
slopes. On low hills and in valleys they 
have not proved profitable generally. 
Among the best varieties for our section 
are Mountain Rose, Champion, Oldmixon, 
Crawford’s Early, Crawfords I-ate, El- 
berta, etc. The Spring is the best time 
for planting peach trees. 
s. t. Maynard. 
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