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THE RURAL NEW-\ORKEH 
February 17, 
GOOD BREAD; CEMENT FLOORS. 
I have read with interest the articles 
in recent issues relative to use of East¬ 
ern-grown W inter wheat. I would sug¬ 
gest that these be followed by something 
on the use of such floor, as it was 
stated that people do not know how to 
use it. I do not want any better bread 
than was made by my mother from local 
wheat in western Pennsylvania, old 
“salt risin’.” I also read in a recent 
issue the trouble one man had with 
dampness in concrete grain bin; and 
later some one told him how to remedy 
it by layers of tar and bricks. That may 
be all right after the bin is built wrong. 
In connection with those articles it might 
be well to show how to build the bins 
or cellars right in the first place, where 
there is likelihood of dampness. I un¬ 
derstand that a layer of tar an inch or 
two beneath the surface of the cement 
is effective, put in when the floor is 
being built. This would be easy to put 
in the floor, but perhaps difficult in the 
wall. c. B. L. 
East Greenbush, N. Y. 
R. N.-Y.—We have some articles on 
making bread from Winter wheat flour 
coming. This is a great subject to de¬ 
velop. _ 
WHAT VARIETIES OF APPLES? 
No. 1. 
We have in mind a series of notes on 
apple varieties. The first follows in opinions 
from nurserymen—chiefly as to Ben Davis. 
Next will come opinion from dealers who 
handle apples, and then from growers of 
long experience. The nurserymen were 
asked the direct question if sales of Ben 
Davis have kept up. 
Ben Davis Falling Away. 
The sale of Ben Davis has fallen off 
more in the past season than at any time 
in the past history of our business; in fact, 
there are but very few Ben Davis being 
planted except in Pennsylvania, West Vir¬ 
ginia and some Western States. The va¬ 
rieties that are receiving the attention of 
the people to-day, and the ones that are 
being planted, are about in rotation as fol¬ 
lows : Stayman’s Winesap, Mammoth Black 
Twig, Jonathan, Winesap, Grimes Golden, 
Rome Beauty, McIntosh, Nero, Stark, York 
Imperial. These are Winter apples. The 
two Summer apples are Yellow Transparent 
and Williams Early Red. Of course there 
are some sections that are planting a great 
many Duchess, Wealthy and Delicious, but 
I name you the varieties that are really 
being sold for the commercial planter. 
While there are a number of other good 
kinds, these are the principal ones. How¬ 
ever, I should have said in the New Eng¬ 
land States almost a separate and distinct 
list of which Baldwin is at the head ; R. I. 
Greening, Stark, Wealthy, Duchess, King 
and Rome Beauty are all good sellers. As 
to peaches, our experience last season in 
our own orchards was that the Chinese 
strain of peaches were the money makers. 
They were Greensboro, Carman, Ray, Belle 
of Georgia and Elbcrta. These are the 
principal varieties we are selling at, this 
time, and about 50 per cent of this list 
being sold is the Elberta. Of course there 
are other good varieties of peaches, but 
this list covers the main ones. 
Maryland. j. g. harrison & sons. 
A New York List. 
Yes, sales of Ben Davis apple trees have 
fallen off to a very great extent in the past 
five years. This variety used to be in 
great demand for commercial purposes, and 
we think your information in regard to its 
losing ground is correct. The record of 
our sales on apple trees shows the follow¬ 
ing varieties to be in greatest demand: 
Baldwin, Duchess of Oldenburg, King, Mc¬ 
Intosh Red, Northern Spy, Taragon, Rhode 
Island Greening, Stark, Stayman’s Winesap, 
Wealthy, Winter Banana, Yellow Transpar¬ 
ent and York Imperial. In peaches Belle 
of Georgia, Chair’s Choice, Crawford Early, 
Crawford Late, Carman, Elberta, Fitzgerald, 
Greensboro, Hiley, Iron Mountain, Mat¬ 
thew’s Beauty, Stump and Waddell are the 
leaders with us. the chase ndeseeies. 
New York. 
Baldwin and Elberta Lead. 
We think it would be perfectly safe, in 
our trade, to say that the demand for Ben 
Davis apple has fallen off 60 to 70 per cent 
in the last three years, and there is very 
little demand for them now. The demand 
varies greatly in different localities. We 
should say the heaviest demand in our sec¬ 
tion at present far apples would include 
Baldwin, Jonathan, Spy, McIntosh, Wag- 
ener. Duchess of Oldenburg and Stayman. 
These varieties seem to be called for quite 
generally over the country, and are being 
planted in large quantities. A peach list 
would vary a great deal more than apples, 
and it is hard to make up a list, only for 
particular sections. We think the Elberta 
is called for in large quantities everywhere, 
and we should say 60 to 70 per cent of 
the demand for peach trees is for the El¬ 
berta. THE STORRS & HARRISON CO. 
Ohio. 
Ben Davis Going Back in Iowa. 
The sales of the Ben Davis apple trees 
have fallen off materially in the past few 
years, but the demand this Winter for the 
Bon Davis is better than it has been for 
several years. The fact is, in this section 
of the country the Ben Davis produced 
more fruit last Fall than all other varie¬ 
ties combined, and while prices were not as 
high for this variety as it was for others, 
still everything considered it was the most 
profitable apple that was grown this past 
year, and I am quite sure from present in¬ 
dications the demand for Ben Davis is go¬ 
ing to increase. The fact is, it produces 
the fruit, and outside of the apple belt 
people’s tastes are not educated. An apple 
is an apple, and the most showy one is 
in the best demand, but of course in the 
apple belt where people's tastes are edu¬ 
cated, the Ben Davis is not so popular. In 
this section the Jonathan is always in 
strong demand. The Stayman is also com¬ 
ing to the front, and there is an unusual 
demand this Winter for Y'ork Imperial and 
Rome Beauty, but the demand for varie¬ 
ties is governed largely by location. There 
is also an increased demand for Delicious, 
but summing it all up, they can't down 
the Ben Davis. The demand is bound to 
come back stronger than ever. 
Iowa. D. s. LAKE. 
A List for Indiana. 
The sale of Ben Davis trees has fallen 
off two-thirds with us. The varieties most 
in demand and generally short are Yellow 
Transparent, Duchess, Wealthy, Stayman. 
There is a heavy demand for Jonathan. 
Grimes, Winesap, York Imperial and Rome 
Beauty. The Eastern market seems to be 
short on Baldwin and McIntosh especially ; 
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