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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 11, 
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SHORT STORIES. 
Over-production of Apples. 
I teach in the city, but am retaining the 
old homestead of 75 acres, 15 miles out in 
the country. My Saturdays and various 
school vacations are spent on the farm. 
It has been my purpose to set out an 
orchard of apple trees, but the rush of so 
many in this direction leads me to hesi¬ 
tate. Is there not great danger of over¬ 
production of apples- 15 years hence? 
Would you advise setting out pear and 
cherry trees instead of apples? Ought 
there to bo any difficulty in getting the 
cherry trees started? Farmers tell me that 
it is hard to make them live. G. M. a. 
Hartford, Conn. 
We do not fear that the apple business 
will be overdone. It will prove a case of 
“survival of the fittest,” and many trees 
now being planted will fail for lack of 
proper care. Trade will be done on a dif¬ 
ferent basis in the future and good orch¬ 
ards nearest the large markets will have 
best chance. Pear orchards will pay. The 
trouble with cherries is the lack of pickers 
at just the right time. 
Hogs in Young Orchard. 
I have an upland pasture lot which I 
wish to set with apple trees this Spring. 
It was cropped with potatoes and seeded 
to rye late last Fall. Can 1 set trees this 
Spring and run hogs on it next year with¬ 
out injury to the young trees. If so, what 
shall I put on for green feed for pigs? 
Can I spray apple trees in the Summer 
months in a pasture lot without injury to 
stock? J. e. w. 
New Milford, Conn. 
We would not let hogs into such an 
orchard. They will injure the trees. The 
only orchard in which we would put hogs 
is one with high-headed old trees with 
tender wood out of their reach. Better 
put in some cultivated crop or something 
to be plowed under. A Summer spray 
would probably be made with lime-sulphur. 
It •would not hurt the stock. 
Crimson Clover in Peach Orchard. 
I have a peach orchard of 115 trees four 
years old that has been cultivated clean up 
to the middle of July, 1910, and was sown 
■to Crimson clover. It made but little 
growth, but is a good stand, except right 
around the trees. What must I do with 
it? Shall I tear that all up this Spring, 
or could I let it stand by digging around 
the trees ? J- k. f. 
Glenwood, Ind. 
It depends on what you want to do with 
the orchard later—cultivate or mulch. 
You can work around the trees and let 
the clover stand and reseed. Or you can 
wait until the seeds are formed and then 
plow shallow, leaving the clover heads ex¬ 
posed. Then harrow across the furrows. 
This scatters the clover seed and makes 
a good seediug. Some growers in Delaware 
follow this plan with success. 
Lime with Muck. 
I have a large quantity of muck which 
I wish to compost with lime. I can buy 
the unslaked for $1.30 per barrel and the 
air-slaked for 75 cents. Which would be 
the better and more economical to use? 
Lynn, Mass. e. f. m. 
i The object in this case is to start a 
qui’k and strong fermentation in the 
muck. For this purpose we would rather 
have the quick or unslaked lime. If you 
could get the quick or lump lime ground 
without beiug slaked it would be excellent 
for your purpose. At the prices quoted the 
slaked lime is cheaper, and under the cir¬ 
cumstances we would use it. Scatter it 
freely over the muck as the pile is made 
up. 
Neglected Apple Trees. 
Do you think it worth while to go 
through some old apple trees (about 100) 
and prune them, or cut them down for fire 
wood? These trees have been neglected 
for years, and are all grown up with 
suckers, and there are also some dead 
limbs. What would be the best time to 
prune these trees? J. f. b. 
Pleasantville, N. Y. 
We should have to see the orchard to 
finally decide. If the trunks and lower 
limbs are still sound, with few large rotten 
cavities, we should try to save the trees. 
Cut out all the dead wood. Prune below 
the dead wood into living wood and paint 
the stub. Then cut back at least one- 
third of the growth and give a thorough 
spraying with lime and sulphur. Prune 
now.' Follow the instructions for prun¬ 
ing, feeding and spraying as given iu The 
R. N.-Y. \ r ou cannot save this orchard 
unless you are willing to put money and 
time into it. 
Whitewashing Trees; Improving Sod. 
1. Is whitewashing the trunks of fruit 
trees harmful to them, and would it hurt 
them to mix a little air-slaked lime iu the 
soil about them? 2. llow can I keep nice- 
looking grass on a terrace which faces the 
south? I have had it sodded and rolled 
two or three times, besides rolling it once 
a week thereafter. I have dressed with 
bone meal, rotted manure, also handpicked 
the weeds, but now it is almost bare. The 
roots don’t seem to go deep enough some¬ 
how, arid the soil crumbles off the top 
easily. Would lime or limewater sprinkled 
on a lawn of Blue grass and clover be 
beneficial? M. M. 
St. Louis, Mo. 
1. No, whitewashing will not hurt the 
trees, nor will it do them any great good 
A diluted lime-sulphur wash would kill some 
insects and help the trees. Lime will prob¬ 
ably prove just what these trees need. 2. 
We think that soil needs a heavy liming in 
order to start and hold the sod. 
Rank Growth of Peaches. 
I have a peach orchard near my chicken 
house, and several of the trees are grow¬ 
ing to foliage. The ground must be too 
rich. How can I overcome that? 
Napanoeh, N. Y. J. b. w. 
You cannot overcome it entirely, for the 
peach cannot stand high feeding like plum, 
apple or pear. The best plan is to give 
the tree a “balanced ration.” Use potash 
and acid phosphate without any nitrogen. 
This will help more than anything else. 
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