FARMERS’ CLUB 
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KILLING STUMPS. 
J. .4. S., Maddsonville, 0. —I cut down some 
trees this Winter, and I wish to get rid 
of the stumps as soon as possible. I have 
heard that if you bore a hole in the stump 
and fill it with saltpeter it will penetrate 
the stump and roots and in a few years 
can be burned out, roots and all. Do you 
know anything about this? 
Ans. —Yes, we knew it to be a fake. 
You will be disappointed if you try it. 
This story never dies, but is revived 
from time to time. There is nothing to 
it. Use dynamite to blow the stumps 
out, dig them out, or use stump pullers. 
The saltpeter plan is a fake. 
THE RURAL NEVV-VOKKER 
February 24, 
Lime on Damp Land. 
J. M. F., Bridgeport , A. J. —I have a piece 
of land that is low and wet and has a scum 
on it after a wet time that is iron colored. 
Does this land want a coat of lime? If so 
how much to the acre, and how long will it 
take the lime to sweeten the soil? I am 
expecting to put 1,000 pounds of ground 
lime to the acre this Spring; will that be 
enough ? 
Ans. —I should conclude, from the 
inquiry, that the scum to which he is 
referring is partly vegetable in charac¬ 
ter. While lime would no doubt help 
his land it is my impression that with¬ 
out drainage permanent improvement 
would be next to impossible. If this 
land could be properly drained, an ap¬ 
plication of ground limestone or of 
ground oyster shell, at the rate of three 
tons per acre, should prove very help¬ 
ful. If draining is not feasible top¬ 
dressing with the same material at the 
rate of one to V/z tons per acre should 
help the grass and other crops growing 
On it. JACOB G. LIPMAN. 
N. J. Experiment Station. 
Grafting Persian Walnut. 
G. A., Moseley's Junction, Va. —A few 
weeks ago Mr. Van Deman referred to the 
Persian walnut doing best when grafted on 
the native Black walnut. I am unable to find 
such trees for sale in nurseries near here. 
They claim that the trees grow as well as 
the native walnut trees and use them as 
seedlings. They have the Japanese and Hol¬ 
land nuts. Are they suitable for this local¬ 
ity, Powhatan county? Can you tell me 
where I can find the kind of trees you men¬ 
tion? I have several small Black walnut 
trees on the place. Could I get scions and 
have them grafted? I also have an abund¬ 
ance of Black walnuts and am thinking of 
planting some to have ready to graft next 
year. Will they stand transplanting or must 
I plant them where I want the trees to grow 
permanently? 
Ans. —The growing of the improved 
walnuts is so new that there are almost 
no nurserymen trying to produce graft¬ 
ed trees on our native walnut roots. 
They are not only true to the varieties 
propagated in this way, but the trees 
Walnut Questions. 
P. A. J., Wcllsburg, IF. Va. —Has the Eng¬ 
lish walnut any enemy that would require 
spraying? How long will it require the 
Pomeroy English walnut to come into bear¬ 
ing under favorable conditions? 
Ans. —The walnuts are not entirely 
free from troubles, but they are fewer 
than with most trees. There is a blight 
that is very injurious in some parts of 
California on the Persian walnut trees, 
and it is very difficult to control. The 
usual way is to try to secure varieties 
that it does not attack to a great extent. 
In the Eastern States there has been 
very little complaint of any such trouble 
so far, but it may be expected to come 
in time. There are a few insects that 
eat the foliage to some extent, but if j 
they appear they are usually burned by 
kerosene torches on long poles, for they 
are usually in clusters or “nests.” The 
Fall web-worm is the worst one so far 
as I have noticed the trees. The trees 
of all the varieties come into bearing 
about five to eight years from planting, 
provided they grow vigorously. 
H. E. VAN DEMAN. 
grow more vigorously than on their own 
roots as seedlings. It would seem rea¬ 
sonable to expect nurserymen to grow 
such trees, but they are far more dif¬ 
ficult to produce than ordinary nurs¬ 
ery trees. The price has to lie very 
high, although the trees are well worth 
two dollars or more each. So far the 
demand for the trees is so much greater 
than the supply that there is no need 
to advertise them for sale, but in a 
few years this will be done. 
H. E. VAN DEMAN. 
“For the Land’s Sake, use Bowker’s 
Fertilizers; they enrich the earth and 
those who till it.’’— Adv. 
Farm Worth $25,000 
It takes good management and many 
acres to produce $1,000 net from grain 
and stock. Good management on only 
a fc-.o acres will produce $1,000 net 
growing fruit. A fruit farm of the same 
size as a grain farm, with the same 
amount of work, will yield $5,000 where 
the grain farm yields $1,000 and will be 
worth five times as much when offered 
for sale. 
With modem methods you can pro¬ 
duce large crops of perfect fruit every 
year. You can sell this fruit for at least 
three times the producing cost. If you 
have ambition, energy, and sufficient 
capital, you are safe in planting an or¬ 
chard. If you hturzo how, so much the 
better; if not, don't let that hinder you 
—we’ll tell you. 
“How to Grow and 
Market Fruit** 
A book that explains what is needed, 
why it’s needed, and how to do It. 
Nearly 150 pages; 90 pictures that show 
how. Free to customers who buy $5 
worth or more of trees. To others 50 
cents, rebated on first $5 order. 
Our live 1912 catalog, ready in Feb¬ 
ruary, sent free. 
HARRISON’S NURSERIES 
Trappe Ave. Berlin, Maryland 
Valuable Farms for Salt 
FRUIT TREES 
AND PLANTS 
We grow more fruit trees and plants 
that are especially adapted to conditions 
requiring hardy, vigorous stock than any 
other concern. For over a quarter of a 
century, our stock has stood severe quality 
tests—the demand for it steadily increased. 
This is the strongest proof that our trees 
and plants are satisfactory and reliable. 
Send for our free Booklet, which boils 
down for your benefit our thirty years’ 
experience in fruit growing. 
BARNES BROS. NURSERY CO. 
Box 6. Yalesville, Conn. 
rrc Low Prices 
EL Eb " Freight PAID 
Our new caUUogue contains a big list of the greatest | 
rsery bargains ever oflered. Less than half 
its’ prices 1 AU orders guaranteed 1 
9 catalogue will save yon money I 
't buy your plants till you’ve read it. 
RICH LAND NURSERIES, Box 119 , Rochester, N. Y.’ 
Rochester is the tree center of the world . 
REE! Money-Saving Book 
BOBBINK & ATKINS 
WORLD’S CHOICEST NURSERY 
and GREENHOUSE PRODUCTS. 
If you intend to purchase Rose Plants, Trees, Old- 
Fashioned Flowers, or anything to plant in your Lawn 
or Garden, ask for our Illustrated General Catalogue 
No. 11 , which describes everything we grow in our 300- 
acre Nursery and 250,000 square feet of greenhouses. 
Prices are in our catalogue—mailed free to everybody 
interested in gardening. 
BOBBINK & ATKINS 
Nurserymen, Florists and Planters, RUTHERFORD, N. J. 
Perry* 
Ohio 
Call’s Nurseries, 
Have a Large Stock of the finest Fruit, 
Shade and Ornamental Trees, Spray 
Pumps, Spraying Solutions, and Gasoline 
Engines. Deal Direct. Prices Low. 
Send for Price List. 
Trees at Wholesale Prices ^ 
We have no agents. Weselldirectonly. Youpay 
us about half what agents charge and get trees 
guaranteed to be healthy and true to name. 
We Prepay Freight 
Onordersamountingto$7.50netorover.We 
grow Apple, Peach, Pear, Plum, Cherry, 
Quince, Shade and Ornamental trees. 
Alsoshrubs, berry bushes, and plants. See 
exceptionally low prices in 1312 Catalog F 
ffm, P.^UPERT^SOILBox^^Seneca^lbY^^ 
HI TO Reg. Swedish Select and Sensation. Two 
UA I U bestvari eties. Samples free Seed Corn: 
Imp. Beaming, Reid’s and White Cap. 
Get Our Catalogue. Theo. Burt & Sons, Melrose, Ohio 
Pomeroy Hardy English Walnut Trees 
Profitable Orchards—Beautiful Lawn Shade Trees. 
Booklet Free. 
Daniel N. Pomeroy, English Walnut Farm, Lockport, N. Y. 
L ET ME SATE YOU MONEY—Send for wholesale price list of 
Fruit Trees and Berry Plants. Ward Blackberry Plants, $7.00 
per M. Ask about Ranere Everbearing Raspberry—my intro¬ 
duction. ELMER A. PRIESTLEY, B.F.D. No. 1, Winslow, N. J. 
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BLACK’S QUALITY ” 
FRUIT TREES 
NONE BETTER 
None Give Better Returns when They Fruit 
Buy Direct From the Nursery 
and save agent’s discounts and middleman’s 
profits. When you buy our trees you get a 
Dollar’s Worth of Trees 
for every one hundred cents you remit to us. 
PEACH and APPLE TREES 
a specialty. _ CATAL OGUE FREE 
JOS. H. BLACK, SON CO. 
HIGHTSTOWN. N. J. 
NURSERY STOCK 
HIGH GRADE—VARIETIES TRUE 
NO DISEASE 
Freight paid to your station. Full value for 
your money and satisfaction guaranteed. 
Write at once for New Descriptive Price List. 
NEW HAVEN NURSERIES 
Dept, B, New Haven, Missour 
Have a Beautiful Lawn 
and Attractive Home Surroundings! 
Flowering trees require but little space In 
the yard or on the lawn and are always the 
admiration of passers-by. Among the best 
are the Aralias, Ash, Catalpa, Japan Cherry, 
Cornns. Crabs, Horse Chestnut, Judas, Koel- 
reutaria. Magnolias, Thorns, Tulip Trees, 
etc. These, in connection with groups of 
Shrubbery, Roses, Grasses and Hardy Her¬ 
baceous Plants, make a beautiful lawn and 
attractive, homelike surroundings. They can 
FRUIT TREES ana 
AT VERY LOW 
PLANTS 
PRICES 
Apples, 815.00 per 100 
Peaches, 8.00 per 100 
Cherries, 7.00 per 100 
Plums, 9. OOper 100 
Pears, Currants, Raspberries. All strictly 
first-class stock, and Government Inspect¬ 
ed. Send to-day for our Free Catalogue on 
Fruits and Ornamentals and buy direct 
from the Growers. Our trees are grown 
in that well known nursery belt of Ontario 
County. 
ONTARIO NURSERY CO. 
INC. 
GENEVA, N. Y. _ Box 2, 
Peach and 
e Trees 
For fall or spring planting. Prices right; stock 
right. MYER & SON, Bridgeville, Delaware 
be had at a nominal cost, within the reach of 
everyone. We carry everything for the Gar¬ 
den, Lawn, Park and Orchard. 58 years of 
fair dealing has put us to the front. 1,200 
acres, 47 greenhouses. 
Two Big Books Sent FREE 
Write now for General Catalog No. 2,168 
pages, or for Fruit and Ornamental Tree 
Catalog No. 1,112 pages. Both free. TRY 
US. We guarantee satisfaction. (45) 
The Storrs & Harrison Co. 
Box 696 Painesville, Ohio 
Guaranteed Trees 
at 
Wholesale SS,It 
/1l -_ and Save Money 
II stock of high qual- 
ity and Genesee Valley 
^grown, where scale ia unknown. 
12 PEACH TREES. 98c. 
3 Elbcrta, 2 E. Crawford, 3 L. Crawford, 
2 Champion, 1 Carman, 1 Early Rivers. 
All fine, 1 year, well-matured and true to name 
or money back. Write now for free catalogue of 
complete line. 
Reilly Bros. Nurseries, 2062 Reilly Rd., Dansvllle, N. Y. 
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Wholesale Price To Fruit Growers 
On First-Class Plants and Vines 
We have all the standard varieties of Strawberries. 
Blackberries, Red and Black Raspberries, Grape 
Vines, etc. Special prices on large lots. Satisfac¬ 
tion guaranteed. Send for price list. BRIDGMAN 
NURSERY CO., Box K, Bbidgmas, Mich. 
FRUIT TREES 
H. S, WILEY d! SOKT, 
Fora Quarter of a Century we have been repre¬ 
sented on this page, we again call your attention 
to OCR DEPENDABLE FRUIT TREES, 
Our values are good because our trees are 
reliable and will cause you no disappoint¬ 
ment. Free catalog mailed on request. 
c. B, Cayuga, 3XT.Y. 
FRUIT TREES 
Trees and Plants. 
Norway Spruce 
at low prices. 
Prices are 
I Send for Catalog 
I and close prices. 
95 YEARS’ experience in growing and selling them direct 
to largest planters of business orchards in the country 
Can give references in very large numbers. We located our 
nurseries here because it is conceded to he the very best 
location in the State of New York for producing first-class 
right and we will guarantee satisfaction. Harberry Thungerii and 
F. A. GUERNSEY & GO., Schoharie, N. Y. 
800,000 Apples FRUIT TREF.S 675,000 Peach 
We grow what trees we sell from bearing orchards and furnish them direct to the 
planter at 75 per cent less than you pay agents and dealers. Every Tree as Represented 
and Guaranteed free from scale, f.esli dug, and personal attention given each order. 
Fruit Tree Collection—10 Trees worth $2.60 tor $1.75. 
1 McIntosh 1 Banana Apple 1 Niagara 1 Elberta Paach 1 Bartlett 
1 r iapp’s Fav. Pear 1 Montmorency 1 Bing Cherry 1 York State Prune 1 Orange Quince 
All Extra Size, First-Class, 2-Year Trees, 6 to 7 Feet High—10 Trees for $1.75. 
^ Everybody write for free illustrated catalog. Established 26 yrsj 250 acres; capital $60,000, 
MALONEV BROS. & WELLS CO. Box 54 OansviUe, IV. Y. 
Apple, Peach and other Fruit Trees, Grape Vines and Small 
Fruit Plants, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, and Hardy Roses- 
All Clean, Hardy Northern Grown Stock 
We have for years been supplying the best and most successful fruit growers in the country. 
Our trees and plants are conceded by all to be the best of the best. Soul for a catalogue. 
T. B. WEST, Maple Bend Nursery Box 138 PERRY, OHIO 
160,000 Apple Trees for Sale 
Also big stock of Peach. Pear, Cherry, Plum and Quince 
trees. Ornamental trees, plants and vines. Apple trees 
are in great demand and in short supply all over the 
country. Order early to get what you want. 
Reasons for Buying of Cresn: His trees are of high quality and 
true to name. You save agents’ profits and expenses or nearly 
half your money by buying the new way—direct of Green. Green’s 
trees are hardy, North-grown, free from scale. Green has a 
national reputation for fair dealing. 
Get “Green’s Book on Fruit Culture,” Free. Tells how to prune, 
graft, bud, plant and grow trees, and how to care for your 
orchard after it is set out. Most valuable book of its kind for 
fruit growers ever published. Also ask for our big Free 1912 
Catalog. Established 30 years. Capital $ 100 , 000 . 00 . 
Green’s Nursery Co., 22 Wall St.. Rochester, N. Y. 
Farmer say* to tree agent, 
* 'No sir, you can’t sell me trees at I 
tl each whenl can buy better ones I 
of Green’sNursery Co. for 25 cts . 1 ’ I 
'YC The Combination That Stands For 
Good Trees and a Square Deal 
f The name of ROGERS needs no introduction to readers of The Rural 
New-Yorker. Most of you have already dealt with ‘'ROGERS-ON-THE* 
HILL” or have heard of Isaac C. Rogers. 
On the other hand while most of you have never, until recently, heard of 
MOREY, or that 
“MOREY GROWS GOOD TREES” 
many of you have already planted MOREY TREES, bought of other nurserymen, if you have 
been in the habit of buying GOOD TREES. 
For nearly half a century the MOREYS have been among the leading growers of reliable frnit 
trees in the Genessee Valley, and in many cases, the very nurserymen from whom you have been 
buying, if you have been dealing with the most reliable ones, have been paying MOREY from $10 
to $25 per thousand more for his trees than they could bny trees for elsewhere. WHY? They do 
it to protect you and themselves too. 
The Morky Catalogue is entirely different from any yon ever saw before. It tells the truth. 
You cannot afford to miss it whether you buy of us now or ever, It does not introduce to you 
strangers, but simply renews acquaintance with old friends. 
THE J. B. MOREY NURSERIES, Isaac C. Rogers, Sales Manager, DANSVILUE, N. Y. 
