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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 1, 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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KEEP THEM IN MIND. 
Do not forget that the following members 
of the New York Senate voted against Gov¬ 
ernor Hughes in his efforts to remove the 
Superintendent of Insurance. Let it be a 
part of your political duty to remember them 
and vote against them whenever you have 
the chance: 
JOTIIAM P. ALLDS.Norwich, N. Y. 
ALBERT T. FANCHER..Salamanca, N. Y. 
S. P. FRANCHOT_Niagara Falls, N. Y. 
S. PERCY HOOKER.LeRoy, N. Y. 
JOHN RAINES .Canandaigua, N. Y. 
SANFORD W. SMITH.Chatham, N. Y. 
WM. J. TULLY.Corning, N. Y. 
HORACE WniTE .Syracuse, N. Y. 
BEN.T. M. WILCOX.Auburn, N. Y. 
JOSEPH ACKROYD .Utica, N. Y. 
FRANK M. BOYCE... East Schodack, N. Y. 
Apples for Nevada. 
S. O. B., Ely, Nev .—I would like to know 
what kind of (apple trees would be hardy 
enough for this altitude and climate. We 
are liable to have slight frosts in June and 
August, though sometimes we skip them. 
The altitude is 6,500 feet; soil sandy on the 
benches, black loam on the bottom. There 
are no apples raised near here, but in the 
lower valleys they false Greenings, Ben 
Davis, Bellflower, Pippins and some other 
unknown varieties. 
Ans. —It is probable that any kind of 
apple trees would be found to grow 
with only moderate profit at an altitude. 
of 6,500 feet in Nevada. I have seen 
some very well-loaded apple orchards 
at 7,000 feet elevation in Colorado, but 
there was no complaint there, so far as 
I could learn, of frosts in June. My 
advice is to try Red Astrachan, Wealthy, 
Oldenburg, McMahon, Wolf River and 
Patten Greening. These are all vari¬ 
eties suitable to the coldest parts of the 
country where apples will succeed, and 
mature their crops during a short grow¬ 
ing season. Tt is the short Summer sea¬ 
son rather than the low Winter temper¬ 
ature that prevents success at the high 
altitudes. All the crab apples will do 
well there. h. e. van deman. 
Keep Away from Skunk Fanning. 
F. P. K., Chalfont, Pa .—Will you send 
me a copy of The R. N.-Y. that has the 
workings of the skunk farm which you 
issued during one of the years from 1893- 
1895, with the picture on the front cover. 
It was operated by a man near Lima, N. Y„ 
and I want to try the industry and know 
where I can buy a few skunks. 
Ans.— Tt is about time for our annual 
remarks about skunk farming. It is 
true that we printed such an article 
now out of print. It is a constant re¬ 
minder of the fact that a paper can 
never get away from a record once in 
ink. A farmer can plow his mistakes 
under, a doctor may bury them, and a 
lawyer may charge it to the judge, but 
the ink endures. At the time the arti¬ 
cle was written the skunks were there 
and, on paper, the prospects seemed 
bright. A disease broke out which de¬ 
stroyed the skunks, and the neighbors 
were ready to have the man indicted 
for keeping a nuisance. The whole 
thing fell through, and so we are con¬ 
vinced, will any attempt at skunk farm¬ 
ing. Our sincere advice to those who 
think of buying skunks for breeding 
purposes is don’t do it! You will lose 
your money, and be regarded as the 
partner of a skunk forever after. Keep 
away from skunk farming. 
Habits of Woolly Aphis. 
R. W., Woodlaion, III .—I have an 
orchard of two years’ growth. The sec¬ 
ond year it wa§ badly infested with 
the Woolly aphis. It is located some dis¬ 
tance from any other orchard. Where could 
they have come from, and are they injurious 
to the trees? If so, what method shall I 
pursue to eradicate them? 
Ans, —In this case I suppose the 
Woolly aphis occurs on trees above 
ground only, but it often migrates down 
on the roots, where it does much greater 
damage. On the trunk and branches it 
is very easily controlled by simply treat¬ 
ing the woolly patches either with a 
spray or with an ordinary rag or sponge, 
using kerosene emulsion made according ) 
to the standard formula, and diluting j 
with five or six parts of water, or a good 
strong soap mixture, at the rate of one j 
pound of soap to four or five gallons of I 
water. Wipe off or spray these woolly 
colonies whenever they appear during j 
the Summer. The kerosene emulsion 
has often been found to be very effective 
for those working upon roots if it is 
allowed to soak into the ground. I 
would advise destroying all of those ap¬ 
pearing upon the trunk and branches, so 
as to prevent their becoming established 
upon the roots in injurious numbers. 
They doubtless came upon the nursery 
trees, either a few of them on the roots 
or tucked away in scars or bruises upon 
the bark. m. v. slingerland. 
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STRAWBERRIES] 
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STRAWBERRIES 
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GENERAL NURSERY STOCK. 
Manurial Value of Sawdust. 
R. B., Sta-atsburg, X. Y .—Is there any 
manurial value in old sawdust? I have two 
large heaps on a piece of sod land where a 
l'argo quantity of pine and hemlock lumber 
was sawed three years ‘ago and I intend 
to plant corn there this year. Would it be 
JOS. H. BLACK,SON&CO. Hlghtstown, N. J. 
|| EW STRAWBERRY — BOUNTIFUL. 
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$6,000 APPLES 
You can do as well if you plant York 
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Cfl D C A I C— Crimson (’lover Seed, $3.50 to $4.50 
rUn OHLL bushel; White Onion Sets. $2.50 
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A. G. ALDRIDGE, Fbher’n, Ontario Co., New f ork. 
a benefit or detriment to the land to spread 
it and plow it in? 
Ans. —Sawdust contains a good 
amount of fertilizing material, largely 
potash, pine and hemlock less than hard 
wood. None of this is of any value to 
the plant until the sawdust decays. To 
apply large quantities of it to land be¬ 
fore it lias commenced to decay is un¬ 
wise. There is danger of making the 
land sour, and if it is sandy or light, 
it will cause it to dry out more rapidly, 
and thus do more harm than good. On 
heavy clay land this loosening up is an 
advantage. In three years, if the piles 
are not too large the sawdust should 
have begun to decay. A light dressing 
on sandy land, plowed in, would doubt¬ 
less do no immediate harm, and even¬ 
tually do more good by adding fertility. 
If clay, a larger amount can be used to 
advantage if it is mixed with the soil. 
Care must be exercised, however, that 
it is not turned in the bottom of the 
furrow, where it will be slow to decay, 
and will be apt to prevent the moisture 
coming up from the subsoil to the sur¬ 
face where the corn roots are. 
EDWARD VAN ALSTYNE. 
Arkansas Strawberries. —In this Jud- 
sonia vicinity the prospects are good for 
a strawberry crop so far. The only draw¬ 
back is the shortage of the plants; this 
was owing to last Summer's drought. I 
find some very fine fields of Excelsior ber¬ 
ries, and some fine patches in a small way 
of the II. & II. The Klondike too has made 
good growth and the Early Harvest are all 
right with those who have them. The Aroma 
is showing up all right. This berry was 
planted extensively here last year. The 
Early Hathaway is still cultivated here. I 
would have all readers understand that the 
Texas is the same as Early Hathaway, being 
introduced many years since. I originated 
the Early Hathaway. The peach buds are 
all right so far. Pears and apples all right 
up to this time. The main trouble with the 
pear is they bloom too soon for our cli¬ 
mate some years. The crop was fine in 
1907, however. louis hubach. 
Arkansas. 
B erry crates and quart baskets 
FOR SEASON OF 1908. 
200,000 BLACKBERRY PLANTS. 
Catalogue and Price List FREE. 
H. H. AULTFATHER, Box B, Minerva, Ohio. 
ALFALFA "GRASS seeds 
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WHOLESALE PRICES 
TO ATjTi 
Strawberry, Raspberry, Blackberry and Currant 
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A VERITABLE GOLD MINE 
43,560 quarts STRAWBERRIES grown on one 
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KEVITT’S PLANT FARM, Athenia, N. J. 
nEACH TREKS—4 cts. each, Elberta, etc: free 
*■ catalogue of all kinds of Nursery Stock. Wood¬ 
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OTRAWBKRRY PLANTS- Reliable, money- 
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