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THE RURAL/ NEW-YORKER 
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TESTING SEED CORN. 
After reading of the results of the 
test of seed corn related in your late 
issue, I bethought me of the following 
modification. Possibly it might be of 
value to others: Intending to test seed 
corn, I went to a seed store, and bought 
500 paper flower pots at a cost of $1.33; 
then to a stationer’s shop and bought 
300 gummed labels for 18 cents. I 
have numbered the labels and applied 
them to the pots; and when the seed has 
been planted in the pots, I shall wrap 
each ear with a piece of paper bearing 
the number corresponding to the pot 
in which five grains have been planted, 
and secure the paper upon the corn ear 
by means of a rubber band. It occurs 
to me this is as effective as the prepared 
rack, and much cheaper. 
HARRY A. MUMPER. 
NEW YORK STATE FRUIT GROWERS. 
Part III. 
Senator Dunlap then gave a talk on com¬ 
mercial apple growing. In 1836 his father 
moved to Northern Illinois. A few years 
later an enterprising New York nurseryman 
arrived in Chicago with a large stock of 
trees, and meeting Mr. Dunlap found a ready 
customer for the entire lot, whereupon the 
r.urserym'a'n went home happy and Mr. Dun¬ 
lap started in the nursery business. In 
1856 he moved south to Champaign County, 
moving his nursery with him, and here set 
an apple orchard of 100 acres and 150 va¬ 
rieties. As many of these varieties were 
not adapted to that climate the orchard 
lias grown constantly smaller, so that now 
only about 15 acres remain, but it has 
served as an object lesson in many ways, 
lie said he w*a's very much surprised that 
in an apple State, among a gathering of 
fruit growers and at a hotel that was 
headquarters for the fruit growers, he had 
been unable to get •<{ baked apple, and con¬ 
cluded it must be on account of the scarcity 
of Ben Davis this year. He said set only 
two-year-old trees, as older trees do not 
make as good growth, and it is impossible 
for a hired man to see anything smaller. 
He expected to be accused of heresy, but 
he never cuts buck apple trees when setting 
unless it is to remove a branch that is 
hot needed, or >a broken branch. He 
grows corn between trees, following after 
two or three years with cow peas, and then 
repealing with the same crops, keeping this 
up until the trees need all the room, when 
he practices thorough cultivation. A grass 
comes up in the Fall voluntarily ‘and acts 
as a cover crop. lie sprays with Bordeaux, 
using both Paris-green and arsenate of lead 
for insects. Ilis formula is 3-6-50, with 
six ounces of Paris-green or its equivalent 
in Paris-green and arsenate of lead mixed. 
He makes three Spring applications; once 
before blossoms open, again as soon as 
petals fall, and the third about three weeks 
later. Spray ‘again in Juiy for the bitter 
rot and second brood of Codling moth. 
Ninety per cent can be saved from bitter 
rot. Their usual method of selling Is to 
sell in orchard to buyer. Buyer furnishes 
barrels and does the packing, and seller 
draws empty barrels and delivers packed 
fruit. In central Illinois three-fourths of the 
apples are Ben Davis, Jonathan and Grimes 
Golden making up a large part of the re¬ 
maining fourth. Prof. Hedrick then said 
it was better not to set trees over two years 
old, and the advice that was being given 
by some to set older trees, if followed u'p, 
would prove detrimental to the fruit grower. 
Secretary Hall, of the Western New York 
Horticultural Society, made a few remarks 
relative to the good feeling that now exists 
between the two organizations. In answer 
to a question asking for a remedy for grapes 
shelling, Mr. Lansing said the cause should 
first be found. He believes the (Muses are 
overproduction, want of plant food, result 
of one of the mildews and too heavy setting 
on individual vines. Early frost is ‘also 
sometimes the cause. Spraying is helpful, 
and dropping may be due to a lack of 
phosphoric acid or potash. Quite a lively 
discussion followed in regard tv heavily fer¬ 
tilizing orchards; many contending they 
could not get results without and others 
claiming they could see no difference where 
ferlilized and where not. Prof. Hedrick 
said it was not generally necessary to use 
phosphoric acid and potash on strong land, 
but each grower should experiment for 
himself. Mr. Morrell said he thought this 
Was the key to the whole situation; to 
apply others’ experience to your own con¬ 
ditions and then experiment for yourself. 
The Geneva Experiment Station made a 
very large exhibit of apples, showing many 
varieties not coumonly seen, as well as all 
the standard varieties; ‘also apples from the 
sod and cultivated orchards of Grant Ilitch- 
ings, of South Onondaga, and W. D. Auch- 
ter, of South Greece. The sod apples had 
the advantages in color, but in size and 
yield those produced by tillage were con¬ 
siderably ahead. Apples were also showv 
from the experimental dwarf orchards of 
Albert Wood & Son, of Carlton, and F. E. 
Dawley, of Fayetteville. Other exhibits not 
in competition were some very nice apples 
from B. J. Case, of Sodus, and E. W. 
Catchpole, of North Rose. Prof. Beach ex¬ 
hibited 10 Varieties of very nice Iowa 
apples. D. Maurice Wertz of Waynesboro, 
Pa., showed a. plate of very fine York Im¬ 
perials and some good Ben Davis, and S. G. 
Soverhill, of TIskilwa, Ill., exhibited some 
very nice Salomes, two mammoth apples 
from Washington and several ears of Reid's 
Yellow Dent corn. Prizes were awarded 
for fruits in competition to Grant Ilitch- 
ings, South Onondaga; M. F. Pierson, Sen¬ 
ega Castle; Townsend Cole, La Grange- 
ville; L. J. Sweeze.v, Marion; Roy Mc¬ 
Pherson, Le Roy; John T. Roberts, Syra¬ 
cuse ; Mont Worden, Fayetteville; B. L. 
Chase Dresden; George La Mont, Albion; 
L. L. Morrell, Kinderhook; D. B. Weaver, 
Waterloo: E. C. Gillett, Penn Yan; B. J. 
Case, Sodus; E. W. Catchpole, North Rose. 
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