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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
November 13, 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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Fertilizer for Apple Trees. 
J. F. S., Massachusetts .—I would like 
information in regard to fertilizing apple 
trees. My trees have had a liberal quantity 
of barnyard manure, and I have just har¬ 
vested a fine crop of apples, but the foliage 
is too dense, notwithstanding the fact that 
they have been pretty thoroughly trimmed 
for the last two years. I shall trim them 
again this Winter. What I want now is an 
apple of a uniform size and high color. 
What sort of fertilizer would you advise 
using and how much to a tree? Trees fire 
quite large. Some cultivated and some in 
sod. 
Ans.—F rom what you say we jtulge 
these trees have been fed enough nitro¬ 
gen for a while. We should thin out 
the tops by careful pruning and use in 
the Spring either three parts acid phos¬ 
phate to one of muriate of potash, or 
zy 2 parts basic slag to one of sulphate 
of potash. From eight to 10 pounds of 
either mixture to each tree. If the trees 
show by their light color or lack of 
growth that more nitrogen is needed, we 
should use nitrate of soda. 
Some Queer Potatoes. 
M. E. K., Mt. Joy, A 7 . Y.—I send 
three small potatoes which were dug 
to-day from a hill of Irish Cobblers. Can 
you account for their condition? I have 
never seen or heard of anything like this 
before. 
Ans.—T he sample of “potatoes" were 
sent to Washington for identification. 
The following report has been made: 
The throe samples of supposed potatoes 
were specimens of fungi belonging to the 
group of Phalloidem, commonly called 
‘‘Stink-horn'' fungi, on account of their ma¬ 
ture form and offensive odor. In the egg 
stage, as were the specimens collected by 
M. E. K., this fetid odor is not observed. 
The plants had burst through their outer 
envelope before their arrival, yet had not 
sufficiently developed for the recognition of 
their generic characters. 
The “generic character” mentioned 
includes a smell that would drive a man 
out of a 10-acre field. There are few 
things equal to the awful odor which 
these “stink-horns” develop when fully 
ripe. A couple of them growing around 
a hotel or boardinghouse would depop¬ 
ulate it in a short time. 
Renovating Quince Orchard. 
A. F. L., Ontario, Canada .—I have an 
old quince orchard which has not been 
plowed for years. Would plowing hurt 
the orchard, as I want to feed the trees? 
If it is better not to, how is the best way 
lo feed the orchard and get it into better 
bearing? 
Ans.—I should thoroughly work up 
the ground with some tool that would 
not disturb more than the first three or 
four inches of soil. Quinces are shallow 
rooted, and plowing would be likely to 
destroy many feeding roots. If more 
fertility is needed I would apply it be¬ 
fore working the orchard, and thor¬ 
oughly incorporate it with the first three 
or four inches of soil. Give clean culti¬ 
vation up to the middle of July to first 
of August, and then seed to Medium 
clover and Cow-horn turnips. Next 
Spring work up thoroughly again. If or¬ 
chard is so low-headed that it would be 
impossible to till the ground, keep grass 
mowed and top-dress with a high-grade 
complete fertilizer or stable manure. 
v. B. 
Grape Questions. 
If. Y. S. s West CoxsaCkie. ~N. T—Arc 
the grapes below named equal to the older 
kinds. Concord, Worden. Catawba and 
otIters? The grapes referred to are the 
Eclipse, Sunrise. King rhilip. Banner, 
Goethe. Kutie, Diamond. If you know any¬ 
thing against the last-named kinds, will 
you mention it? 
Ans.—E clipse resembles Concord very 
closely, but is no improvement. Philip 
is a new grape of some promise; Ban¬ 
ner, a new grape, not yet tested in New 
York State. Goethe is one of the Rogers 
hybrids; is of the best quality and vig¬ 
orous in vine and foliage. It usuallv 
ripens too late for New York State, but 
if season is a long one it is of delicious 
quality and an excellent keeper. Lutie, 
a pretty red grape of poor quality to 
most tastes. Diamond is a well-tested 
variety and one of the best white grapes 
for New York, not quite as productive 
as Niagara, but more free from disease, 
and to most tastes better in quality. 
Concord, Worden and Catawba are 
vigorous varieties, rather free from dis¬ 
ease and mature large crops of good 
grapes. Catawba often fails to ripen be¬ 
fore killing frosts. Many kinds may 'sur¬ 
pass the three mentioned in quality, but 
require great care and attention to get 
shapely clusters of well-ripened and 
well-flavored fruit. Grapes are influ¬ 
enced greatly in quality by soil, elevation 
and exposure and where one variety 
succeeds others may be an entire failure. 
_ V. B. 
BOGUS COW TESTING. 
The last New York Legislature passed a 
law to cover the crime of bogus tuberculin 
testing. It seems that cows have been sold 
which were guaranteed free from disease 
when they had never been tested at all. 
The Legislature made such practice a 
crime. This law places a duty upon the 
Commissioner of Agriculture to enforce its 
provisions, and in accordance with that 
duty, the commissioner has set the ma¬ 
chinery to work and has secured evidence 
against three practicing veterinarians for 
violating provisions of the statute, refer¬ 
ring such evidence to the attorney-general 
for his action. It was found that in some 
cases certificates were written out ■without 
any pretense of a test being made. The 
penalty for violation of this section is 
heavy, being $100 for each violation, and 
in the case of a veterinarian, the cancel¬ 
lation of his license to practice within the 
State. _ 
Excited Naturalist : “Are you aware, 
my dear sir, that this gate-post of yours 
is the femur of an ornithoscelida ?” 
Farmer (apologetically) : “I always 
thought it was somethin’ odd like. It 
don’t match the other post nohow 1"— 
Punch. 
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