601 
1013. 
APPLE VARIETIES AS ORDERED. 
Notes from Nurserymen: 
The orders for Elberta are largely in 
excess of any other variety of peaches, 
although Carman, Beer’s Smock, Salway and 
Lemon Free are very popular with the large 
orchardists in the northern sections. We 
are not selling very many Ben Davis apples, 
in fact, I think the demand for that variety 
is very limited indeed, among out custom¬ 
ers, not anywhere near what is was a few 
years ago. There seems to be a wise change 
among apple growers, in a desire to plant 
varieties of better quality. Of course, for 
our northern trade the Baldwin still leads, 
but we are having a good deal of sale 
among good orchardists for Stayman’s 
Winesap; Jonathan, Wealthy and Duchess 
also come in for their share, also R. I. 
Greening, Spy, Wagener and some other of 
the old sorts are still in good demand. 
Among the newer varieties, Winter Banana 
seems to take the lead, and where it has 
been tried has given very good satisfaction. 
The Delicious is also very popular wherever 
it has been tried out. T. b. west. 
Ohio. 
Judging from our trade, the Ben Davis 
has been planted in very limited quantities, 
occasionally we get a call for a few trees, 
but think it can be said the call for that 
variety is practically over. In apple trees 
there seems to be more call for some of the 
newer kinds like Delicious and Stayman’s 
Winesap, and the Jonathan is being called 
for in larger quantities throughout the East 
than formerly. 
Ohio. THE ST0RRS & HARRISON CO. 
Cutting out one order of 200 Ben Davis 
we have hardly sold any. People are scared 
on apples anyway, and the indications are 
very largely reduced plantings. Evidently 
they are cutting on the peach also, but not 
to as great a degree as on the apple. Our 
heaviest apple sales thus far are on these 
sorts, Baldwin, Spy, Greening, Stark, Rome, 
McIntosh, Wealthy, Banana. Stark seems 
to be forging ahead with us this year, also 
Banana and McIntosh seem to be going a 
little quiet. w. p. rupert & son. 
New York. 
We cannot state that any particular 
newer varieties are at the present time gain¬ 
ing in popularity, but many of the old 
varieties are losing. This is particularly 
true of the Ben Davis and also of the Jona¬ 
than. The Elberta peach is not holding its 
own as heretofore; however, there are rea¬ 
sons for this. Commercial orchards are not 
being planted to the same extent as hereto¬ 
fore. The low prices for the peach that 
prevailed in the Southwest last season are 
largely responsible for the condition on El¬ 
berta, and the abundant supply of better 
varieties than Ben Davis, and the reasonable 
prices at which they can be bought, is re¬ 
sponsible for the lack of popularity of this 
Sort. NEW HAVEN NURSERIES. 
Missouri. 
Varieties in greatest demand, apple, Bald¬ 
win, R. I, Greening, McIntosh, Spy, Wealthy, 
Duchess, Fameuse, Twenty Ounce, Stay- 
man’s Winesap, Rome Beauty. Smokehouse 
in Pennsylvania. Standard pear, Bartlett, 
Bose in New England, Anjou, Clapp, Seckel, 
Sheldon, Worden, Kieffcr. Cherry, Napol- 
ei ii and Gov. Wood for light sweet varieties. 
IBaek Tartarian, Bing, Windsor, sweet va¬ 
rieties in black. Sour varieties, Montmor¬ 
ency, Early Richmond and Morello with 
Montmorency far in the lead. Plum, York 
state Prune, Shropshire Damson, Reine 
Claude, Arch Duke and Grand Duke, 
Monarch, Burbank and Abundance. Peach, 
Klberta, Champion, Crawford Early and 
l.ate, also Carman, Chair’s Choice, Fitzger¬ 
ald. Quince, Orange and champion. Among 
the newer sorts, our trade, which is largely 
!" tbe East, would show Stayman as being 
in more favor than any other apple. Bing 
among cherry; Carman among peach. With 
us Ben Davis is not as popular as formerly, 
but always in demand, geo. a. sweet co. 
New York. 
throughout Eastern States the heaviest 
<1'inand seems to be on the following vari¬ 
ces: Apple, Duchess, McIntosh, Baldwin, 
crooning and Spy. Cherry, Montmorency, 
Curly Richmond. Pear, Bartlett. Kieffer, 
I'eurre d’Anjou. We do not note any great 
change in the varieties for a certain section, 
i he old varieties seem to have the prefer- 
euce. The only one we know that seems to 
be falling behind is Ben Davis. 
New York. reilly Bros. 
I should say McIntosh, Baldwin, R. 
creening, Fameuse, Spy, Wealthy, Ro 
ceauty are the leaders, and these would 
allowed by Twenty Ounce, Wagener, III 
•ardston, the Russets, Spitzenberg, Talmi 
if , n £' Yellow Transparent. The Ki 
vould be placed higher except that by lai 
oretiardifds who grow them they are bei 
grarted on other trees in order to av< 
in! ( 'u C( ! iir , r °t incident to the tree wh 
udded onto a seedling. Of apples of co 
paratively recent introduction I believe t 
> layman Winesap has probably made t 
place for itself - The Opalesce 
” ln i 0 J' Banana seem to show some tei 
V> to take a place in the commercial li 
Roiken has also shown a little tendency t! 
ay and I think Constantine is beginni 
ro be somewhat seriously considered by 
commercial growers. Stark, while i 
ii,, V ls * think coming a little more ir 
,,,l f . avor ' vhlc>h it: deserves. It is my i 
! ession that Hubbardston is losing its pr 
t go somewhat. There is not the dema 
' Ben Davis that existed 10 years a 
j nt ) _ re .. a £0‘ the men however who are gre 
\W S v n , SWear B. W. L. M KAY, 
New York. 
TH Li RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
TESTING SOILS. 
Circular 150 of the Illinois Experiment 
Station discusses collecting and testing soil 
samples. It may be well to repeat direc¬ 
tions for testing the soil acidity. 
“To test for soil acidity make a ball of 
fresh, moist soil, break it in two, place a 
piece of blue litmus paper between and 
press the soil firmly together again. After 
a few minutes examine the paper. If it 
nas turned pink or red, soil acidity is in¬ 
dicated. It is especially important to test 
the subsoil for acidity for reasons already 
explained. Blue litmus paper can be ob¬ 
tained from most drug stores and five 
cents’ worth will be sufficient to make fif¬ 
teen or twenty tests. To keep the unused 
paper fresh it should be preserved in a 
stoppered bottle in a dark place. 
“To examine the soil thoroughly, samples 
should be tested from the surface and sub¬ 
soil at several different places in the field; 
and the tests should be made by the land- 
owner in the field rather than by the chem¬ 
ist in the laboratory. The amount of 
acidity is indicated to some extent by the 
intensity of color and the rapidity with 
which it develops. The litmus paper test 
for soil acidity is a long-established, trust¬ 
worthy, and very useful test. It can also 
be used as a test for acidity in other ma¬ 
terials, as in acid phosphate or iu mixed 
fertizers which contain acid phosphate. 
Place two or three spoonfuls of the fer¬ 
tilizer in a glass, add half a glass of water, 
stir well, let settle, and then insert a strip 
of blue litmus paper, which will be quickly 
reddened by the acid solution. A positive 
test for carbonates in the soil precludes the 
presence of soil acidity, because the car¬ 
bonates are easily decomposed by acids with 
the liberation of carbonic acid, which breaks 
down into water and gas, carbon dioxid. 
Consequently the carbonates, such as cal¬ 
cium and magnesium carbonate, serve as 
mild alkalis, in the presence of which soil 
acidity cannot exist. 
“To test for carbonates in the soil, make 
a shallow cup of a ball of soil and pour 
In a few drops of concentrated hydrochloric 
acid. If carbonates are present, a reaction 
occurs with the liberation of carbon dioxid 
which appears as gas bubbles, producing 
foaming, or effervesence. With much car¬ 
bonate present the action is rapid and 
abundant, but with mere traces of car¬ 
bonate in the soil only few bubbles will 
appear. The same test may be applied to 
limestone, marl, etc., to ascertain if car¬ 
bonates are contained in the material. 
Most limestone and marls will show some 
effervescence with cold concentrated acid, 
but some nearly pure dolomitic limestones 
require the application of heat to properly 
develop the reaction. 
“Five cents’ worth of concentrated hydro¬ 
chloric acid in a small glass-stoppered bottle 
is sufficient for many tests for carbonates. 
Of course, care must be taken not'fo get 
the acid on the clothing or skin. In case 
the acid gets on the fingers, it should be 
washed off, or rubbed off with soil, as soon 
as possible. It is not especially dangerous 
to handle, but will soon “eat” or “burn” 
through the skin if not removed or neu¬ 
tralized, which would be easily done by 
rubbing with soil containing carbonates. 
“As in the case of acidity, it is especially 
important to tost the subsoil for carbonates'; 
for an abundance of carbonates only one 
to three feet beneath the surface serves as 
a store and protection, especially in critical 
periods in the growth of such plants as 
clover and Alfalfa, which may die during 
a few weeks of Summer drought if the 
rising capillary moisture carries acidity, 
but would be kept alive if this moisture 
brought traces of calcium bicarbonate.” 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and a 
“square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
DR. TALKS ON FOOD 
Pres, of Board of Health. 
“What shall I eat?” is the daily in¬ 
quiry the physician is met with, ’i do 
not hesitate to say that in my judgment 
a large percentage of disease is caused 
by poorly selected and improperly pre¬ 
pared food. My personal experience 
with the fully-cooked food, known as 
Grape-Nuts, enables me to speak freely 
of its merits. 
“From overwork. I suffered several 
years with malnutrition, palpitation of 
the heart, and loss of sleep. Last sum¬ 
mer I was led to experiment personally 
with the new food, which I used in con¬ 
junction with good rich cow’s milk. In 
a short time after I commenced its use, 
the disagreeable symptoms disappeared, 
my heart’s action became steady anil 
normal, the functions of the stomach 
were properly carried out and I again 
slept as soundly and as well as in my 
youth. 
“I look upon Grape-Nuts as a perfect 
food, and no one can gainsay but that 
it has a most prominent place in a ra¬ 
tional, scientific system of feeding. Any 
one who uses this food will soon be 
convinced of the soundness of the prin¬ 
ciple upon which it is manufactured and 
may thereby know the facts as to its 
true worth.” Name given by Postum 
Co.. Battle Creek, Mich. 
“There’s a reason,” and it is explained 
in the little book, “The Road to Well- 
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Ever read the above letter? A new one 
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