THE; RURAL NEW-YORKER 
171 
1908. 
WESTERN NEW YORK HORTICULTURAL 
SOCIETY. 
Part IV. 
Resolutions were adopted urging the im¬ 
portance of soil improvement and a deeper 
study of soils and favoring liberal appropria¬ 
tions for the Geneva and Cornell stations; 
also thanking the fruit exhibit committee, 
the president and the secretary. Mr. Wood¬ 
ward made a few remarks telling how they 
were satisfied in early years with an attend¬ 
ance of 20 and when they reached 50 they 
were very happy, but now with over a thous¬ 
and members they wanted by another year 
to double it. He was very glad to see so 
many young men present and lie thought it 
Indicated a bright future for the society. 
Questions. —How can we control the 
leaf blister mite? By spraying very early 
in the Spring or in the Fall with miscible 
oil at the strength of 1 to 15; kerosene 
emulsion at the strength of one to six or 
with lime-sulphur wash. Is it safe to set 
peach trees where others have died with the 
yellows? Many of the best growers practice 
this method and find it reasonably safe. 
IIow much longer does it take the Worden- 
Seckel to grow than the common Seckel and 
are trees as hardy and productive? It is 
a good grower and' very productive, nearly 
if not quite as good quality as Seckel and 
about one-half larger. Can I secure bearing 
trees In less than the usual time required 
for Northern Spy to begin bearing, by top- 
working them on undesirable trees of 10 or 
12 years’ growth? Mr. Powell thought there 
was no question but that he could especially 
if worked over from bearing trees. Prof. 
Craig said bearing can be hastened by top¬ 
grafting, and that it worked somewhat like 
girdling, inasmuch as the union checked 
somewhat the return of sap and caused the 
formation of fruit buds. He said that ani¬ 
mal and plant breeding, as far as fruit was 
concerned, was not analogous, as in the 
fruit the reproduction was from one parent 
whereas with animals the progeny is the 
result of crossing two parents. Mr. Case 
has had good results and thinks it hastens 
bearing, but is now budding instead of 
grafting. Mr. Mann said his experience 
differed from Mr. Powell’s, and to get early 
bearing the lower branches must be left on. 
What shall we do with No. 2 apples? Mr. 
Tenny said put in driers. Is tillage as es¬ 
sential in growing pears as it is for apples? 
Yes, with the exception that it is 
sometimes necessary to put in sod to chock 
blight. What varieties are least subject to 
San Jos6 scale? Roxbury Russet, King, 
Mann, Spy, Jonathan, Ben Davis, Tallman 
Sweet and Twenty Ounce. Which is better 
for fighting the leaf blister mite, oils or 
lime-sulphur? Oils are better than lime- 
sulphur, but for a series of years lime- 
sulphur would probably be best. Prof. Par¬ 
rott said don’t spray for this pest unless 
you are sure it is doing considerable dam¬ 
age, as in many places the injury sustained 
does not warrant it. Is it good policy to 
let clover grow one year instead of turning 
it under in the Spring? The general opinion 
was that no great harm would result from 
letting it stand one year, and there would 
be a gain of nitrogen and humus. Some 
said mow a couple of times during season ; 
others, turn in hogs to pasture it off. What 
can be done with a man who refuses to 
spray where all his neighbors are spraying 
and trying to rid their orchards of scale, 
while he is furnishing a breeding place to 
infest their orchards? There is a law com¬ 
pelling a man to spray or cut down his or¬ 
chard, but it seems to be a dead letter. Dr. 
'Felt thought the commissioner’s opinion 
was that he was hardly justified in taking 
the extreme steps covered by the law, and 
that if these growers were spraying thor¬ 
oughly every year they need not fear much 
harm from this neglected orchard. One 
man said in Oregon, where the people gov¬ 
erned, that if a man refused to spray the 
State did it for him, and he was charged 
for the work. To what extent is it desir¬ 
able to store the apple crop in the Fall? 
Mr. Tenny said it was poor policy to store 
any of it this year. Has anyone had exper¬ 
ience with trees grown from Northern Spy 
or other cuttings, rooting these and using 
them as seedlings? Mr. Powell thought 
there would be value in it, but knows of no 
example. By this method the tree would Tie 
wholly on Spy roots, or on roots of what¬ 
ever the cutting might be. What varieties 
are recommended for export shipment? 
Duchess, Baldwin, Jonathan and Wagener 
for the London market; King and Twenty 
Ounce for Liverpool; Roxbury Russet for 
France, and green apples for Germany. How 
large limbs can be safely cut off in dishorn¬ 
ing? Mr. Udell said six inches in diameter. 
Are any varieties of English walnuts hardy 
in New York? Pomeroy is hardy in Western 
New York, and is of fine quality, though 
not as large as some. Is budding at one 
year from setting better than grafting later? 
Mir. Powell said bud at once; that is, the 
same year trees are set if they grow well. 
Is there danger of overproduction of Bart¬ 
lett pears? General opinion was no. Are 
trees grown on French stock shorter-lived 
than those grown on native stock? Some 
examples of quite old orchards on French 
stocks were cited, and it seems that there 
is no conclusive proof that French stocks 
make shorter lived trees. What is the best 
variety to set on low ground? None, unless 
well drained. What is the best variety of 
gooseberries? Some one said Downing. Mr. 
Frazer said raising seedlings from the best 
English varieties was the most promising 
source of mildew resistant varieties. Red 
Jacket and Pearl were also named. Lime- 
sulphur was mentioned as a preventive of 
mildew. Is Boiken a good apple? It Is an 
annual bearer and a healthy tree. It is a 
good cooking apple and might be described 
as a Winter Maiden Blush. Which is most 
profitable, a pear or an apple orchard? Mr. 
Woodward thought a Bartlett pear orchard 
would prove more profitable than an apple 
orchard. Is it saf.e to top-work a Keiffer 
pear tree as soon as set? No. Some said 
they never made satisfactory stocks. Should 
peach trees be pruned while growing either 
in the Summer or early Fall? There is no 
advantage in Summer pruning for the peach. 
Can the brown spot of peaches be checked 
by Summer spraying? It can be successfully 
checked by spraying with 1% pound copper 
sulphate solution, but it is dangerous to the 
foliage. Is the Lamont peach as hardy and 
as prolific as the Elberta, and how do they 
compare in size? No one seemed to know- 
much about it, but one member said it was a 
better bearer than the Late Crawford. Name 
the most profitable variety of currants. One 
grower on the Hudson has 70,000 bushes; 
65,000 of these are Filler, 1,000 Fay, and the 
remainder other varieties. He said Wilder 
needs severe pruning to keep up size of 
fruit. Is Williams Early Red apple known 
here, and is it worth growing in western 
New York? It is a very good bearer in 
Genesee County, but needs picking for four 
weeks as it does not mature its crop all at 
once. Is the Fall planting of strawberries 
advisable under any circumstances? No. 
Can anthracnose of raspberries be controlled 
and how? Mow off to get new growth and 
then spray with Bordeaux. Name one or 
two of the really good new varieties of po¬ 
tatoes. One grower named Carman No. 3, 
Sir Walter Raleigh and Irish Cobbler, none 
of which is very new, however. Is plant¬ 
ing of Catalpa for post growing advisable"? 
Yes, especially on idle land. Good posts can 
be secured in from seven to 10 years. Set 
5x5 feet. One farmer in the West is setting 
his entire farm of 240 acres of extra good 
corn laud to Catalpas. Is it commercially 
advisable to grow apple trees until six years 
of age before planting permanently, trans¬ 
planting same at both two and four years 
of age? No. 
The Geneva Station made practically the 
same exhibit it did at Syracuse two weeks 
earlier. The fruit exhibits at these meet¬ 
ings would look rather slim if the Station 
fruit was left out. There were however 
some very good individual exhibits, notwith¬ 
standing the fact that no prizes are offered 
The most striking feature was an exhibit 
of a very large collection of grapes In re¬ 
markably good condition for the season. 
The Northwest was advertising in its thor¬ 
ough and progressive way by showing hand¬ 
some monster apples and passing out litera¬ 
ture on their no-failure-possible proposition. 
The following officers were elected for the 
ensuing year: President, William C. Barry, 
Rochester; Vice-presidents, S. D. Willard, 
Geneva, J. S. Woodward, Lockport; S. W. 
Wadhams, Clarkson; Albert Wood. Carlton 
Station; Secretary-Treasurer, John Hall, 
Rochester. g. r. s. 
A stranger approached a little girl 
who was somewhat accustomed to in¬ 
terviews with the usual ' question, 
“What’s your name, little girl?” The 
little girl, without looking up from her 
sand pie, replied. “My name is Edith, 
and I’m four. She’s my sister; her 
name’s Mildred and she’s two. I don’t 
want to go with you and be your little 
girl, and I know you can’t steal my lit¬ 
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