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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 25, 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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Cherries for Northern New York. 
F. c. M., Lewiston, N. Y. — Will you give 
me the comparative merits as to size, 
growth, bearing and general utility of the 
Schmidt Bigarreau, Lambert, and Bing as 
compared to the Windsor cherry for North¬ 
western New York. 
Ans. —The four cherries named are all 
very nearly of the same season of ripen¬ 
ing. Bing and Schmidt are a very little 
earlier than Windsor, and Lambert is 
the latest of all. I saw all of them 
ripening in an orchard in northern 
Michigan last year, and this was the or¬ 
der in which they.came. Another year 
they might not repeat the succession in 
exactly the same order, but the chances 
are that there would be very little or no 
change. All of them are late. 
H. E. VAN DEMAN. 
Young Orchard on Rocky Ground. 
C. If. W., New York, N. F.—What is the 
objection to putting manure (horse) 
around young apple and peach trees, if 
any? I have about 100 trees two and 
three years old, made a good growth first 
year; second year grew plenty of wood, but 
not much foliage. They cannot be culti¬ 
vated with a plow, as it is too rocky; but 
1 cultivate them by digging around with 
pick. Can you suggest any other way? 
Ans. —When such manure is piled 
close around the trunk of the tree it 
harbors mice and vermin which gnaw 
the tree. This can be overcome by put¬ 
ting the manure a few inches away and 
making a little mound of dirt or coal 
ashes around the tree. The manure is a 
one-sided fertilizer, that is, contains a 
large proportion of nitrogen. This will 
force the tree into growth, but extra 
potash and phosphoric acid are needed 
to harden or develop this growth. You 
can use either wood ashes or a mixture 
of" bone and potash worked into the soil 
when you dig it with spade or pickax. 
If you will do this and use the manure 
so as not to touch the trunk you can 
make a good orchard. 
Barren Quince. 
,/. O. U., Buffalo, N. Y. —I have a Golden 
quince tree that is six years old; it has 
been planted in my yard four years, and 
It has never had any fruit on it yet. Every 
Spring it is full of blossoms, the fruit 
forms and in about two or three weeks they 
all fall off. It is at present in a chicken 
yard; the chickens have been there for 
three years. Can you tell me what to do 
with it or how to make it bear? 
Ans. —Why a quince tree in healthy 
condition, blooming every Spring and 
setting its fruit, does not carry it to 
maturity, I do not understand. It may 
be that blighting of the branches occurs 
soon after the fruit sets, but this would 
not be likely to cause all the fruit to 
drop. I do not know any variety of 
quince by the name ‘‘Golden,” and it is 
just possible that it is some new variety 
that may have the fault of dropping its 
fruit after setting. As the tree is in a 
chicken yard it may get too much nitro¬ 
gen from the droppings of the poultry. 
If it is convenient to change the yard 
fence so the tree will be on the outside 
it might be a benefit. Spraying with 
Bordeaux Mixture or lime-sulphur wash 
might do good and will surely do no 
harm. h. e. van deman. 
Sediment in Lime-Sulphur. 
F. II., Bay side, N. Y .—Upon making lime- 
sulphur solution according to directions on 
page ICO, I found some difficulties with us¬ 
ing it. A sediment formed which clogged 
the nozzle of the sprayer. I would like to 
know whether the sediment should be cast 
off after boiling solution, or whether the 
sediment can be prevented. 
Ans.— It is almost impossible to make 
the mixture without sediment. The 
amount will vary greatly under what 
would seem to be the same conditions. 
Occasionally you will get a batch that 
is practically free from sediment, and 
the next cooking may contain a very 
large percentage of sediment. This 
shows clearly that while we are wise in 
the making and use of lime-sulphur as 
compared with two years ago, there is 
still much to learn. One of the things 
that tends to give a large percentage of 
sediment is poor lime. The calcium 
oxide is the only part of the lime that 
combines with the sulphur in making 
soluble sulphides. The magnesia never 
goes into solution, so always adds to 
the sediment. It is also increased if 
lime is poorly burned, or if a portion of 
it is air-slaked. Buy if possible fresh 
burned stone lime testing not less than 
95 per cent calcium oxide. Next is 
coarse sulphur; one kind of sulphur will 
give as good results as another, but it 
must be fine. Too long boiling, also too 
little boiling and slow boiling, all go to 
affect amount of sediment. Boil briskly 
45 minutes to one hour actual boiling. 
If there is enough sediment to clog 
nozzle then it should be removed by 
straining. Made of good material strain¬ 
ing should not be necessary except on 
rare occasions. If I had but one guess 
in this matter I would say the trouble 
was poor lime. The Geneva Experiment 
Station has a list of lime dealers they 
will recommend and will furnish same 
upon application. And then when you 
buy always ask for spray lime. w. H. 
Methods of Setting Strawberries. 
F. L. C., Jefferson, Me .—In setting straw¬ 
berry plants grown by oneself is it not 
a good method to take them up carefully 
and set them out without disturbing roots 
and adhering soil, as much as possible? 
That has been my practice, and they never 
wilt, nor appear to suffer any interruption 
in growth. A grower whom I know takes 
up his plants, washes and prunes the roots 
before setting. That involves considerable 
extra work, and seems to me to be an un¬ 
necessary shock and setback to the plant. 
Would like opinions of strawberry growers. 
Ans.—W e think your method a good 
one. Our plan is to take a large ball 
of earth with the plant and set it out 
in the new place. We use a transplanter 
like a tin can of heavy steel. The lower 
edge is ground to a cutting edge and 
there is a long handle. This can be 
put around the plant and driven down 
with the foot. When it is lifted up 
the plant and a round bunch of soil 
comes with it. This is put into the 
ground where the new bed is to be made 
and the plant never wilts. In buy¬ 
ing plants brought from a distance we 
would prune them top and root, but we 
call it useless labor to wash off the ball 
of earth and prune for home trans¬ 
planting. 
Lime for Sweet Peas and Asters. 
Last Fall I had a small piece of good 
sod land plowed, manured and harrowed. 
Next Spring 1 am going to plant it to sweet 
peas and Asters. Would you advise me to 
apply lime as soon as convenient? 
Massachusetts. B - M - 
We would use lime on this piece in 
Spring and harrow it in as quickly as pos¬ 
sible. 
Sawdust Mulch for Raspberries. 
Would green hardwood sawdust be con¬ 
sidered a good mulch for raspberry plants, 
and would you advise mixing same with 
lime to prevent souring of the mulch? 
Oakfield, Wis. E. g. t. 
No. green sawdust is not a good mulch. 
It will sour the ground. Well-rotted saw¬ 
dust is good. Lime mixed with the saw¬ 
dust will help, but we would rather let it 
decay or use in the stable first. 
Exterminating Wild Carrot. 
A tenant has left me a legacy—an un¬ 
desirable legacy—an abundant crop of wild 
carrot in my pastures, and I want the aid 
of the readers of of The R. N.-Y. in ex¬ 
terminating this pest. The pasture has 
never been plowed, and the wild carrot 
pest has entire possession it. I am con¬ 
sidering the advisability of plowing it and 
sowing some Bromus inermis—a grass that 
is strongly recommended to me both for 
hay and as an exterminator of wild carrot 
and similar pests. The query with me is, 
will the proposed remedy (sowing Bromus 
inermis) accomplish the desired result? 
Rochester, N. Y. T. L. 
R. N.-Y. —We should not consider seed¬ 
ing with Bromus inermis or brome grass, 
a sure remedy for wild carrots. A much 
surer way would be to plow and plant some 
hill crop, like corn and give it thorough 
culture. 
If your plans for Spring, include the planting of a home or com¬ 
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