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THE RUKAL NEW-YORKER 
October 28, 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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What Ails the Cherries? 
J. TV. T., Marion, 0. —In my orchard of 
500 Montmorency cherry trees nine years 
set, I have had a loss of 10 or 12 fine-look¬ 
ing trees every year for the past five or six 
years. They leaf out in the Spring, but in 
July and August the leaves turn yellow and 
the trees ,if they do not die then, die the 
following Spring after leafing out again. 
After digging them out I find the roots all 
covered with white mold, and dead and rot¬ 
ten. 1 have written to many authorities, 
but cannot get at the trouble. The trees 
were highly cultivated and sprayed the first 
five years, then seeded down to Blue grass, 
which is cut and left for mulch. I have been 
thinking over your recent article about 
budding on Mahaleb and not Mazzard roots. 
Do you think such is my trouble, and is 
there any way to tell from appearance 
which root they have been placed on? Be¬ 
low the part where budded all trees are 
about eight inches through at the roots, but 
above they are about six inches through. In 
ordering Mahalab, by what method can we 
tell if we are getting trees on such stocks? 
Ans. —Jt is quite probable that the 
trees in this cherry orchard are on Ma¬ 
haleb roots and are failing because of 
the uncongeniality of the stock. I am 
not positive that this is the trouble, but 
think it is, judging by the statements 
of the inquirer. The roots would 
gradually decay as they die, and then 
the mold would follow, which lives only 
on dead tissues. The Mahaleb roots 
can be told from the Mazzards by ex¬ 
perts only, unless there are sprouts with 
leaves on them from below the place 
of union. The leaves of this species are 
small and somewhat heart-shaped, while 
those of the Mazzard are large and de¬ 
cidedly oval. In buying trees the ordin¬ 
ary planter cannot tell one root from 
the other and would have to depend on 
the honor of the nurseryman. 
H. E. VAN DEMAN. 
Moore’s Arctic Plum. 
O. IF. 8., NetctonsiHllc, 0 .—Will you de¬ 
scribe the plum called Moore’s Arctic? I 
have a tree which I bought for that variety, 
but am not sure; it is purple, medium size, 
fine quality and productive. Tree is sort of 
willowy growth and spreading, bearing heav¬ 
ily. 
Ans. —"Moore’s Arctic” plum, shor¬ 
tened to Arctic, is a variety of medium 
size, slightly oblong in form, very dark, 
purplish blue with the "bloom” on it, 
and of fair quality. The trees is us¬ 
ually productive and of rather strong 
growth, but not so heavily branched as 
that of some varieties. It is probable 
that the tree of G. W. S. is that va¬ 
riety. It would be well to send speci¬ 
mens to the Pomological Office of the 
IT. S. Department of Agriculture at 
Washington, D. C., for identification. 
H. E. VAN DEMAN. 
Budding Wild Cherry. 
J. 8. M., Orantsville, Md. —Docs the im¬ 
proved cherry succeed on our wild cherry, 
budded? I do not know the true name of 
the wild cherry to which I have reference. 
The trees grown to a largo size. I think by 
some it Is called “bird’s-eye” cherry. Many 
are growing along our fence rows. I have 
been thinking of budding some of them. 
Ans. —There is growing all over 
Maryland and the adjacent States 
many trees of the common Mazzard 
cherry, which are commonly called 
“wild,” "heart,” "bird’s-eye,” and other 
local names. This is the species that 
the inquirer mentions. It is the best of 
all stocks for cherries of the sweet type 
of varieties, which belong to the same 
species. It would be a good plan to 
bud any of these seedlings that are 
healthy and vigorous, as they usually 
are, that stand where cherry trees are 
wanted. They can be changed into very 
valuable trees in this way. But I would 
not advise transplanting sprouts from 
old trees to an orchard or even inde- 
’ pendent seedlings unless they are very 
small. Nursery trees on Mazzard roots 
would be cheaper and better in the end. 
H. E. VAN DEMAN. 
Vegetables Before Alfalfa. 
I wish to plant about two acres of 
Alfalfa during the last two weeks of next 
July, planting some garden crops on that 
ground that I can harvest before it is 
time to plant the Alfalfa. Would garden 
beets and carrots be big enough to pull 
and bunch for market? Would early cab¬ 
bage have time to mature? D. i. w. 
Brunswick, O. 
You ought to be able to force beets and 
carrots to market size by July 20. The 
early cabbage would not be a sure crop, 
but by forcing it you should make it large 
enough. 
Crops for Raw Muck Ground. 
What is the best crop to put on first? 
Shall I have to use lime or fertilizer? 
It is two feet deep and inhabited by fish- 
worms ; underneath that white sand. I 
sowed rye and Timothy seed last Fall, 
but they froze out; now bog grass is 
coming in. t. m. p. 
Hartwood, N. Y. 
This soil is probably sour and not well 
drained. In the latter case it holds water, 
which freezes all through it so as to heave 
out the grass roots and kill them. You 
should lime such land—at least one ton 
per acre. A mixture of Timothy and Red- 
top with a seeding of Alsike clover will 
be the best for grass. Corn often does 
well on such land, though it will usually 
run to stalk rather than ear. We should 
seed to grass. 
Apple Notes from Ohio. 
The terrible drought came to a close 
the last days of August with over three 
inches of rain, which came down gently 
for two days, and we have had plenty of 
showers since then. Pastures came on bet¬ 
ter than they were last Spring and mead¬ 
ows came up, so considerable grass has 
been cut for hay this Fall. Some grass 
and Alfalfa sown in the Spring late and in 
Summer is doing well and I am hoping for 
the best. Alfalfa made a better start and 
is keeping it up better than clover and 
Orchard grass. Winter Hairy vetch has 
started well on some old worn-out land. 
The drought hurt many apple trees so 
badly that many of the leaves were in¬ 
jured so they fell, and the fruit could not 
grow as it should have done. Much of 
it on our poor hills is under size and off 
in color, although quite a lot of it is 
nearly up to the standard, but all is later 
than usual in coloring and getting the 
size. Many orchards were not picked over 
till two weeks later than last year, and 
there has been plenty of help. The crop 
has disappointed almost all the growers in 
size, as the output for the county will not 
be half what we expected before the drought 
injured it so. and it is only 15 or 20 
per cent of what was here last year. There 
are exceptions to all rules, and the orchard 
of B. F. MeOown on the high bottom land 
along the Ohio River above Proctorville 
has the best crop iu its history of 17 years, 
and it is the best color I have seen this 
year and equal to the best for any year 
for Rome Beauty. The size is all that can 
be desired for a full crop, and practically 
every tree is full, there being about 340 
Rome Beauty. 17 years planted. The or¬ 
chard has been in sod for about a half 
score of years, but was cultivated before 
that till it had the blight so bad he was 
afraid he would lose it, and he sowed it 
down to check the growth and has been 
so well pleased with it under the sod 
mulch system that he would have no other 
for a bearing orchard. He sprayed all but 
two rows with Boredaux 3-4-50 and arsen¬ 
ate of lead, and had perfect foliage and 
fruit. Probably he reduced the later 
sprayings to 2-4-50 and made four applica¬ 
tions after the bloom drooped. On two 
rows he used commercial lime-sulphur 1-35 
and arsenate of lead, and injured the foli¬ 
age some, and the result is that the fruit 
is somewhat smaller in size, due to de¬ 
fective foliage. No more lime-sulphur for 
him under any circumstances. lie says 
the good results of Bordeaux can not be 
improved upon. Most of the fruit here has 
been sold for about $3 per barrel packed, 
all Rome Beauty. As they have been so 
late ripening considerable of the green 
fruit was left on the trees when the ripest 
ones were gathered and it has grown won¬ 
derfully and colored nicely, and a later 
picking is bringing forth as good fruit as 
was harvested the first time. All southern 
Ohio has had local option for three years 
and as soon as the time was up the wets 
petitioned for another election and wo are 
to vote on it October 2d, and the drys are 
stirring themselves to keep it dry. We 
are better morally, financially and physi¬ 
cally. taxes lower, people better. 
Ohio. u. t. cox. 
The weather here for the past month has 
been very wet. No late potatoes dug as yet. 
Price per bushel, 75 cents; average yield 
about 35 bushels per acre. Corn is No. 1. 
also buckwheat; too wet to thrash. 
Westford, Pa. e. l. h. 
We find some orchards with good crops of 
red apples, Spys. Yorks. Twigs, Bens, etc. 
Fruit not extremely large but uniform and 
of excellent color and where properly 
sprayed and cared for nice, clean stock, but 
like many others our people are getting a 
poor price. It seems the buyers are all 
posted, and each has certain fields to oper¬ 
ate in unmolested. I know of many being 
sold for .$2 per barrel that certainly should 
have brought $2.50 to $3. We have an asso¬ 
ciation in Virginia for selling our apples, 
but few in this section will adhere to same, 
do not like to pay the five per cent commis¬ 
sion. Will sell for $2 net instead of $3 less 
five per cent, or $2.85 per barrel. Our peo¬ 
ple have made rapid progress within the last 
five years as to practical methods for spray¬ 
ing and general orchard work. The more 
aggressive growers use a high grade pre¬ 
pared lime-sulphur. Many on the market 
but few are worthy; use none except the 
high testing ones, and of a bright, cherry 
red color. If it is windy, or has sediment 
in it, beware! So many people will use 
a low grade article because the price is 
low. then 50 gallons is hardly equivalent to 
25 gallons of the better grade. y. o. 
Troupville, Pa. 
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