1911. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1133 
Barren Mulberry. 
A. J. K., Schoharie, N. Y.—I have a mul¬ 
berry tree that has been planted 14 years. 
Until this year it has never borne. This 
year it bore a few small, white berries. Is 
there anything that could be done to make 
the tree bear, or would you advise giving 
the tree a massage with the sharp side of 
ax? 
Ans. —It seems almost certain that 
the mulberry tree complained of is one 
of the old Morus multicaulis kind that 
was planted extensively many years 
ago for feeding the leaves to silkworms, 
or it may be some white-fruited variety 
of the Russian type. In either case the 
tree is evidently of no value for fruit, 
but may be good as a shade tree. If it 
is hardy and vigorous it can be grafted 
or budded to some good fruited va¬ 
riety. Of these the one called New 
American is the one I would try in 
New York. If the tree is not much 
needed it might be better to dig it out 
and plant a new one. Some mulberry 
trees are imperfect in their flowers and 
never, or at least rarely, bear fruit. 
Some of the nurseries have good trees 
of the choice varieties for sale. None 
but those that are quite hardy should 
be planted in New York. 
H. E. VAN DEMAN. 
Daffodils in Greenhouses. 
B. C. M., Valla, O. —I have a ground 
bench in a greenhouse seven feet by 60 
feet, and wish to plant same in daffodils 
this Fall without any heat at all. About 
how much earlier would they bloom than 
the outside beds? IIow far apart will they 
have to be planted? Will take up each 
year to use the house for Asters in Sum¬ 
mer and plant again tne following Fall. 
What two varieties are best to plant for 
florists’ use? 
Ans. —If I were intending to grow 
daffodils in a greenhouse without heat, 
I would plant them early in September, 
if possible, and about four inches apart 
each way. We have no greenhouse, but 
we have grown them successfully in a 
shallow flat in the window in two inches 
of soil, with the bulbs less han three 
inches apart. By planting early to en¬ 
courage a strong root growth and heavy 
mulching to keep the frost from pene¬ 
trating very far, I think a month might 
be gained. We consider the Emperor 
the best of all, but the Empress and 
Horsfieldi are very fine. m. crawford. 
Oats in Strawberries. —Mr. Hart¬ 
man’s article on page 978 reminds me 
of my delayed intention to give you 
my experience with oats for mulch in 
strawberries. My results from the ex¬ 
perience were very different from Mr. 
Hartman’s. Five years ago I had a 
fine, absolutely clean little plantation of 
2,500 Marshalls in hills. The rows were 
three feet apart, and the plants 14 inches 
apart, were an unbroken line of green. 
On September 5 I gave the last cultiva¬ 
tion and sowed oats heavily over the 
patch. The oats grew nicely until at 
freezing time they were 12 to 15 inches 
high. When Spring came, I found that 
the oats were frizzled away to almost 
nothing, and the bed was almost a solid 
mass of rooted runners, thus defeating 
my object of a hill plantation. Had I 
sowed the oats in August, as Mr. Hart¬ 
man did, instead of September, the case 
would have been still worse. While I 
would not question Mr. Hartman’s 
statement, I feel justified in giving my 
experience, which is contrary to his. 
It is possible that if the oats were sown 
as early as August (although I believe 
that strawberries should be cultivated 
much later than August), they might 
prove beneficial as a mulch with matted 
rows. LOUIS GRATON. 
Massachusetts. 
“There goes Spriggins. They say that 
man has been given up by half a 
dozen doctors.” “What’s the trouble 
with him?” “He won’t pay his bills.” 
—Boston Transcript. 
Diner: “See, waiter, here’s a piece 
of ribbon in my pumpkin pie.” Waiter 
(with great presence of mind) : “Ah, 
sir, you are a lucky man! That was 
the prize pumpkin which took the blue 
ribbon at the fair, and they cooked it 
with the ribbon on.”—Judge. 
Baling Hay in the Field. 
Some time back information was given 
in The R. N.-Y. regarding baling hay right 
from the swath in the Held, and the curing 
of same. At that u.ne some parties seemed 
to have trouble from its sweating out in 
the bale, and it became musty. Can you 
give me further information from farmers 
who have been successful in curing it in 
this way? s. p. c. 
Whitman, Mass. 
The article referred to was written by a 
Kentucky farmer. 11 is plan was to let the 
grass stand until quite ripe, then cut in 
dry weather and work thoroughly with the 
tedder. The hay was baled direct from the 
swath, and was sold at once. This hay 
gave good satisfaction. It was nearly pure 
Timothy, and was not held in storage long. 
We have had no later report. In the 
humid climate of the Atlantic coast we 
should doubt the wisdom of any such plan. 
Cement for a Granary Floor. 
I would like your experience with cement 
as a granary floor, the grain coming in 
direct contact. I am figuring on building 
in the Spring, and wish to know if grain 
will keep on a cement floor about 14 inches 
above ground. s. R. s. 
Burket, Ind. 
I have had no experience with a cement 
granary floor, but I know the nature of 
cement well enough to say positively that a 
cement floor 14 inches from the ground 
would be all right, and would absorb the 
dampness from grain, as cement is always 
thirsty unless in contact with damp earth 
or water. With a circulation of air be¬ 
tween the floor and the earth it will al¬ 
ways be dry unless during a sudden thaw 
in Winter following a severe cold spell, but 
I do not think it would become damp 
enough during one of those spells to do any 
damage if the grain had been reasonably 
dry before the cold weather came on? I 
would not trowel the surface down to a 
shiny hard appearance; just draw a straight 
edged board over the work while fresh, 
leaving the surface as porous as possible. 
w. M. B. 
Fruit Varieties. 
On page 979 C. A. II. enquires for a good 
late yellow peach. I would say, from my 
experience, I would always prefer Salway 
for a late yellow, but for a peach that 
ripens a little earlier would say try 
Piquett’s Late Yellow. This is a very fine 
peach, very similar to Snlway in appear¬ 
ance; if anything larger in size, and deans 
up just a few days before Salway begins. 
As for hardiness of bud they cannot be 
beaten. In 1907 we had a wet snow when 
the peach bloom was just opening, and the 
blooms were solid with ice. All other 
peaches were frozen, but mv Piquett’s had a 
full crop, so full they had to be thinned, 
and brought on an average $2.35 per 4-8 
Delaware basket on Baltimore market. They 
have also borne a full crop every year 
since. Its only weak point is that one dare 
not let it get really ripe on the tree before 
shipping. Always pick a day earlier and 
they cannnot be beaten. For a peach ripen¬ 
ing just after Elberta. I have Frances in 
bearing; With me. the same day I finish 
Elberta I begin Frances. It is a verv nice 
peach, but ns it is of the Crawford type it 
Is weak in the bud. and I would not plant 
many of them on that account, but just to 
have a succession to come in after imme¬ 
diately I know of none better. I have 
Chairs, but the Frances bents it. d. v. p. 
Smithsburg. Md. 
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