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THE RURAt HEW-YORKER 
June 20, 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
[ Every Query must be accompanied by the 
name and address of the writer to insure 
attention. Before asking a Question, please see 
whether it is not answered in our advertising 
columns. Ask only a few questions at one time. 
Put Questions on a separate piece of paper.! 
A LATE CHERRY. 
L. A. G., Shelby, Mich. —A man here has 
a cherry tree that looks much like an Early 
Richmond and he says the fruit resembles 
the Early Richmond, but ripens late, about 
the time that English Morello does. He 
says it is very prolific and that an old 
nurseryman called it a Hate Richmond. Do 
you know anything about such a cherry? 
Ans.—I do not know any cherry 
called Late Richmond. It may be this 
is one of the Montmorencys or it may 
be Late Kentish, which is similar to 
Richmond in size, shape and color. As 
the season of ripening in Michigan is 
at hand, it would be well to send 
specimens of the variety to the Porno*- 
logist of the Department of Agricul¬ 
ture at Washington, D. C, for iden¬ 
tification. A short branch with leaves 
and fruit on it should be enclosed, for 
the wood and foliage are useful in 
studying out the name of the variety 
as well as the fruit. 
H. E. VAN DEMAN. 
Thrashing Timothy and Alsike. 
C. E. S., Broolcton, N. Y. —I bavc a piece 
of new seeding, Timothy and Alsike; 
everybody says it is the finest in this sec¬ 
tion.' I used 800 pounds lime. I would 
like to know what way is the more profit¬ 
able to thrash for Timothy and Alsike 
mixed, or thrash second cutting of Alsike? 
When should I cut in either case, clover 
starting to bloom now ? 
Ans.—W ithout seeing this crop of 
Timothy and Alsike it is impossible to 
say what would be most profitable to do. 
Alsike clover seed will likely be a good 
price, higher than Timothy seed per¬ 
haps, relatively. Timothy for seed is 
harvested with a wheat binder and 
thrashed with a wheat thrasher. Alsike 
must be cut close with a mower and, 
when well cured out, hulled in a clover 
huller. It is hardly practical to harvest 
both seed crops together and get best 
results. To cut for hay may be the 
logical solution of the problem, hay 
being high in price, and then to cut the 
second crop of Alsike for seed if it 
should be good. w. e. duckwall. 
Ohio. 
' HORTICULTURAL BRIEFS. 
A floating greenhouse is one of the 
newest developments in horticulture, the 
steamship Cap Finisterre of the Hamburg- 
South American line being thus equipped, 
for the purpose of supplying fresh flowers 
during the long trip from Hamburg to Brazil 
and Argentina. Owing to the fluctuations 
of temperature involved, the greenhouse is 
equipped with both steam heat and a cool¬ 
ing plant. 
At the recent International Horticultural 
Exhibition in London Leopold de Rothschild 
made a display of fruit trees in pots 
occupying 1,380 square feet of floor space ; 
it included 13 different kinds of fruit in 
50 distinct varieties; it was arranged in 
two groups connected by five pergolas of 
fruiting vines and cherries. 
Bulletin 200, “Fruit Juices,” by L. Meu- 
nier, ihsued by the Ontario, Canada, De¬ 
partment of Agriculture, contains^ full de¬ 
tailed information on cider making. It 
includes discussion of processes, appliances 
and storage. 
About the end of the first week in June 
one lot of 2400 pajony flowers was sold 
to a New York buyer for $20, which would 
hardly pay the marketing expenses. While 
this was merely an incident in a languid 
market, it helps to explain why flower 
growers are rarely millionaires. 
Among prizes for roses at the London 
international exhibition first prize for 
climbing rose not in commerce went to 
Ophelia, a single white flower, this being 
originated by an English producer, while 
the prize for best rose other than climber 
went to a French grower for Mme. Edou¬ 
ard Herriot. a salmon pink rose which was 
recommended as the best novelty rose in 
the show. 
Among Australian fruits exhibited at the 
London international exhibition were fine 
samples of Jonathan, Rome Beauty, Esopus 
and McIntosh. Red apples, P. Barry and 
Glou Morc-eau pears. Canada made a fine 
fruit exhibit also. 
Among early-flowering cactus Dahlias an 
expert gives the highest rank to Parsifal, 
white, and Trince of Yellows, yellow. 
Would like to know what to do for 
strawberry blight or leaf blight. The leaves 
turn a reddish brown about fruiting time. 
Washington. d. c. l. 
Strawberry Blight. 
We have never been able to control this 
blight by spraying. Some growers claim 
to have done so by starting spraying with 
the new bed and “continuing religiously” 
until the bed was abandoned. Most grow¬ 
ers would fall by the wayside. We mow 
off the tops as soon as picking stops and 
burn these tops or rake them away. Keep 
the plants well fed, not with manure alone 
but with potash and phosphoric acid as 
well. 
Striped Cucumber Beetles. 
Will you inform me of the best remedy 
to ward off the little_ striped beetle from 
cucumber and melon vines? J. N. w. 
Schuvlerville, N. Y. 
Air-slaked lime or tobacco dust are the 
best remedies, sown freely around the 
young vines. Some of our correspondents 
report satisfactory results from the use of 
powdered moth balls, which are offensive 
to most insects. 
THE FARMERS’ INSTITUTE PROBLEM. 
The It. N.-Y. intimates that there will 
be some discussion of the New York farm 
institutes. It is true that the funny story 
or vaudeville man has had his day, but it 
is hoped that the American farmer will 
never reach that unfortunate condition when 
he will not appreciate a good story which 
correctly illustrates the point the speaker 
wishes to make prominent. The speaker 
who has the ability to drive home the in¬ 
formation he has to impart by telling a 
story that is to the point need never fear 
his audience will forget him or the informa¬ 
tion he gave them. Such a speaker is of 
much more value that the highly scientific 
speaker who gets down to bedrock and 
preaches as the book directs. 
The farmer is exposed to all kinds of 
weather conditions and when he attends 
a meeting in an overheated hall it is a 
terrible struggle to keep awake, it mat¬ 
ters not how anxious he is to gain informa¬ 
tion, and if the speaker will occasionally 
enliven his discourse by telling a story di¬ 
rectly to the point he will keep his audience 
constantly on the alert, for no man can 
sleep and laugh at the same time. New 
ideas and new methods will be added from [ 
time to time and old ideas and methods 
will pass away, but the man who always 
has a good story with which to illustrate 
his points will always remain. He will 
be the man who imparts the lasting knowl¬ 
edge, for he left guide posts to aid memory 
in its struggle to remember. The questioi 
as to whether the farm institutes pay has 
been settled in the affirmative by the Agri¬ 
cultural Department of Maine. In the past 
Maine may have been slow, but the awaken¬ 
ing came and the State quickly went over 
in the progressive column, while the so- 
called great State of New York trailed 
along behind content to live on the glory 
of the days gone by. While the Agri¬ 
cultural Department investigated through 
commissions and in many other ways how 
best to benefit the farm, Maine in part 
departed from the old methods of holding 
institutes. The purely scientific man was 
there, but by his side stood the practical 
man imparting knowledge from the farm¬ 
er’s standpoint. To these was added the 
business man who sought to impart knowl¬ 
edge of vital importance, knowledge which 
if heeded, will take the farmer’s feet front 
the furrow and give him time to use his 
brain and adopt business methods which 
will bring prosperity to the farm. 
Cooperation is the key note which will 
bring better and larger attended institutes. 
By adding the cooperative feature to the 
other institute subjects the Department 
made it possible to hold successful insti¬ 
tutes for a period of over six months, 
covering every large producing center. If 
the first meeting was not well attended the 
speakers returned, usually by request, and 
in several cases three meetings were held 
in the same town and at the same hall 
with increasing audiences. No part of the 
State, no matter how far away from the 
railroads, was neglected. The adoption of 
the cooperative feature and the teaching 
of how to sell and how to buy was the 
leading feature during the season just past. 
This revived interest in the institutes of 
Maine, and for every dollar it cost the 
State hundreds will be gained by increasing 
the amount received for the product of 
the farm and many more hundreds saved 
by reducing the price of farm supplies. 
Maine leads all other eastern States co¬ 
operatively, will others follow? 
C. E. E. 
Destroying Snails. 
What can be done, if anything, to get 
rid of snails in a garden? b. b. G. 
Lock Haven, Pa. 
Lime dusted around the plants will keep 
away snails. They may also be trapped by 
putting cabbage leaves, lettuce or bits of 
raw potato about the infested places, leav¬ 
ing over night, and then removing and 
destroying the snails harbored by the trap 
material. 
No Pear Blossoms. 
Why have my pear trees not blossomed 
this Spring? 1 have a Clapp’s Favorite 
and Bartlett, both of which have borne a 
good crop annually for the past 10 years. 
They are both in good condition and have 
now a luxuriant crop of leaves but not a 
bud or blossom in sight. Peach and plum 
trees by their side have blossomed finely. 
Ridgefield Park, N. J. F. a. b. 
The question why Clapp’s Favorite and 
Bartlett pears have failed to bloom this 
Spring is rather difficult to answer, but it 
is true that this is the case in many sec¬ 
tions of the country. Here in State Col¬ 
lege, Pa., a great many pear trees which 
have borne well for years have failed to 
fruit this year. We have attributed it to 
the very dry season of last year and the 
fact that the trees bore heavily and were 
thus unable to set buds for the following 
year. This is very often the case with 
apples, though not so common with pears. 
w. j. w. 
What Ails the Grapes? 
I have a five-year-old vineyard of Moyer 
on clay hillside which have been fertil¬ 
ized with barnyard manure sufficient for a 
fairly vigorous growth. They bloom nicely 
for full bunches, but all berries but a very 
few—some cases none-—abort and fall off 
immediately after formation. It adjoins a 
Delaware vineyard, and there are a few 
Concord scattered through it. but this has 
no noticeable effect, or it might be lack 
of cross-fertilization. I had this variety 
some years ago in a similar location and 
bunches were compact. I thought it must 
be the midge or some other bud insect 
last year, but this year the bloom was 
perfect. I have taken out a lot of Wyom¬ 
ing Red which had this same trouble to 
some extent, and I would like very much 
to know the cause. r. b. t. 
Kentucky. 
Ants in Lawn. 
My lawn is infested with black ants, and 
I have tried various remedies to no effect 
Perhaps you could suggest some remedy to 
get rid of them. s. v 
Pine Bush, N. Y. 
Carbon bisulphide, often advised in The 
R.N.-Y.. will destroy ants in lawns. Lo¬ 
cate the ants’ nest, then with a stick or 
crowbar punch several holes a foot deep in 
and around the nest. Pour about an ounce 
of the liquid in each hole, and stop it up 
with earth; the poisonous fumes extend 
through the ramifications of the nest and 1 
smother the insects. Three or four ounces 
of the bisulphide will destroy a large nest. 
Remember that carbon bisulphide is in¬ 
flammable and explosive; no light or fire 
must be near it, nor must the operator 
smoke when using it. 
Coming Farmers’ Meetings. 
The second annual training conference 
for rural leaders will be held at the New 
York State College of Agriculture, Cornell 
University, June 25-July 5 inclusive. 
Field meeting of the New Jersey State 
Horticultural Society Woodcliff Lake, N. 
J., July 17. 
International Dry Farming Congress 
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada; Congress of 
Farm Women, week beginning October 21. 
Massachusetts Fruit Show, under aus¬ 
pices of State Board of Agriculture and 
Massachusetts Fruit Growers’ Association, 
Horticultural Hall, Boston, Mass., Novem¬ 
ber 7-10. 
Indiana Apple Show, Lafayette. Novem¬ 
ber 13-19; secretary, C. G. Woodbury, La¬ 
fayette, Ind. 
APPLE BOXES 
(Shipped Knock-down) 
sides. The ONE BEST APPLE BOX which has the 
exact appearance of the Washington, Oregon 
and Colorado package. 
with one end printed as above. Made to meet 
the demand for a Standard Bushel Box at a 
very low price. 
BOX LINING. PAPER, APPLE WRAPS. LABELS FOR BOX 
ENDS AND BARREL TOPS, CUSHIONS. CORRUGATED 
PAPER CIRCLES-EVERYTHING IN FRUIT PACKAGES 
Write for Quotations 
COLES & COMPANY 
109-11 WARREN STREET, NEW YORK 
USE THE B. & S. WALL BOARD 
As a substitute for laths and plaster. It fur¬ 
nishes a less expensive and more sanitary 
material and does away with the disagreeable 
job of plastering. The B. & S. is the only 
wall board ready decorated. It comes with a 
handsome, natural hardwood finish and re¬ 
quires no further varnish. Anyone can apply 
it. Write for circular and samples. 
WILLIAM P. YOUNGS & BROS. 
First Avenue & 35th Street, New York City 
C ABBAGE and CELERY PLANTS— Best variety, $1 per 1000, 
$7.50,10,000 Tomato, Sweet Potato and Peppers, $1.50 per 
1000; Cauliflower, $2.50 per 1000. J. C. Schmidt, Bristol, Pa. 
NowThe FALL BEARING Strawberries- 
Send for T. C. KEVITT’S Catalogue, Athenia, N. J. 
CWEET POTATO PLANTS —Red & Yellow, $2 per 1000. Cabbag;® 
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SOMETHING NEW IN HAND 
VOU can not 
appreciate 
the value of 
tins cart until 
you have used 
one. The only 
made with two lnor-_ 
able supports. Has dropped 
axle, ladder attachment and 
flaring side rack. Pat. Jan. 
25,1910. Write for circulars. 
M’Pd by C. E. PECK HAM, 
Columbia Cross ltouds, Fa. 
Quit Farming and Go Into 
Business for Yourself 
VfAOT FARM HANDS have 
1 1 invested part of their sav¬ 
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DITCHER and are now making 
$2,000 a year. 
Two men operating the steam 
machine, or one man with our 
world-beating gasoline 
BUCKEYE can dig from 100 to 
150 rods of ditch per day, ac¬ 
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trenches and the nature of the 
soil in which you are operating. 
MAKE FROM $15 TO $18 A DAY 
nine to eleven months during- the 
year. 
Farmers prefer machine-made 
ditches because they are of uni¬ 
form depth and width and perfect 
to grade. You can find plenty of 
ditch work to keep yourself and 
the machine busy. 
We’ll tell you of some men who have quit 
farming to go into the contracting business 
and what they are making if you will write 
for Catalogue No. 3. DO IT TO-DAY. 
THE BUCKEYE TRACTION DITCHER CO. 
FINDLAY, OHIO 
CRIMSON CLOVER 
The great soil improver and valuable for early 
green food, grazing and hay crop. Special 
circular free, also sample and price of seed 
sent on request. 
Alfalfa 
High-grade American grown seed. Write for 
sample and price of seed also a copy of our 
Alfalfa Leaflet, free. If in need of Farm Seeds 
of any kind, please write to us for prices. 
HENRY A. DREER 
—■ ■ PHILADELPHIA, PA. ■ 
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CABBAGE PLANTS 
Danish Ball-Head, Match- aa 
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CAULIFLOWER Erfurt $3.50 Thousand 
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C ABRAGK, CAULIFLOWER and CELERY 
PLANTS. Price List Free. Basil Perry. Cool Spring, Del. 
WE HAVE ENOUGH FOR EVERYBODY 
Tomato, Cabbage And Celery Plants 
Can fill your orders for as many as you want. Spe¬ 
cial prices on large lots. Send for our 1912 price-list. 
ROMANCE SEED, PLANT S TRUCK FARM, 
Caleb Boggs & Son, Cheswold, Del. 
sale genuine SABLE SOY BEANS E h a ? y - d 
yielding. Cheap. BAILEY ORCHARD CO., Fishersville, Va. 
T or Sale 
(Vim Ron 
r.00 bushel; 
_ _ $2.00 to $2,50 bushel: 
Crimson Clover Seed, $6.00 to 
Red Clover Seed, $12.00 bushel. 
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Spraying Potatoes is as Necessary as 
Cultivating Them 
The best kind of cultivation won’t develop the spuds if you 
let the bugs eat the vines. You’ve got to spray and you’ll find 
ELECTRO Arsenate of Lead 
(The Powdered Form) 
the most effective insecticide and the most economical of labor 
to use. Mixes instantly with water or can be used dry as a dust. 
It is in amorphous (non-crystalline) form and adheres strongly 
to the vines. Rain cannot wash it off and thus make your labor 
useless. It is stronger and safer than any other brand (32)4 to 
33% arsenic oxide with less than J4 of 1% water-soluble arsenic). 
It will not burn the tenderest foliage. 
Send for tests by New Jersey and Connecticut Agricultural Ex¬ 
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spray booklet printed. Send for it today. It’s free. 
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