1910 . 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
609 
Ruralisms 
Handling Young Peach Trees. 
U. P-, Sharon, Mass. —I have planted 
down on Cape Cod a hundred small one- 
year peach trees, cutting them to whips 18 
inches high. Is it wise to do any hud- 
rubbing to head them? Is it wise to use 
any preventive spray on these little peach 
trees when the foliage is out? I am told 
that spraying peach trees is usually omitted 
until they come into bearing, unless some 
conspicuous trouble arises. 
AnS.—W e should let these little trees 
alone except to give them good culture 
or a thick mulch around them. Instead 
of rubbing off the buds, let them start 
their heads, and when they have done 
so decide which limbs to leave. You can 
decide this better from the appearance 
of the twigs than from the buds. There 
is no reason why these trees should be 
sprayed except for scale. This can be 
attended to by wiping the trees with a 
solution of soluble oil or lime-sulphur 
at planting. 
What About Seedless Grapes? 
E. V. II., Cleelum, N. C. —Is there such 
a plant as a seedless grape that will grow 
in the mountains of western North Caro¬ 
lina? The “bunch” grapes (Labruscas) 
grow well here, and I have quite a vine¬ 
yard of several kinds, but would like to 
have a few more. If there is no seedless 
grape, is there one that has noticeably 
fewer seeds than the average Concord, for 
instance? The Niagara often has only 
one or two seeds in grapes from one vine 
that I have. 
Ans. —So far as I have ever heard or 
seen there is no seedless variety of grape 
belonging to the class that will succeed 
in any of the Eastern or Central 
States, but there are several such belong¬ 
ing to the European species, Vitis vini- 
fera. They have been grown in Spain, 
Italy and other portions of southern Eu¬ 
rope for many years, and there are vine¬ 
yards of them in California, where they 
are dried into raisins of the very best 
quality. Sultana and Thompson are two 
of the best varieties ami most nurseries 
in California sell them. But Labrusca and 
other species that are of American origin 
have not as yet produced any novelties 
of this kind, Niagara has about the few¬ 
est seeds of any of them. 
H. E. VAN DEMAN. 
Strawberries in a Peach Orchard. 
J. A. S:, York, Pa .—Last Spring I planted 
300 peach trees, and planted one-half acre 
to strawberries on same ground; both are 
In fine condition. I would like to let the 
berries go another year. Will they injure 
the trees if I dig several feet about the 
trees and apply lime? 
Ans.— We do not see what harm the 
strawberries can do if they are kept 
clean and well cultivated. We are do¬ 
ing the same thing. Last year peach 
trees were planted in a strawberry field, 
from which three crops had been taken. 
They made a good growth, and the 
strawberries will be fruited again. We 
keep them clean and throw the weeds 
around the young trees. We would not 
plant berries in an orchard unless we 
were short for room. 
Walker Beauty Apple. 
The Walker Beauty was exhibited at 
our horticultural meeting last January. 
It is a yellow apple with attractive blush 
on sunny side, a very good cooking ap¬ 
ple, but too acid to be enjoyable when 
eaten out of hand. The Walker is en¬ 
tirely different from Rome Beauty, which 
originated in southern Ohio, the pre¬ 
vailing color of which is red or heavily 
striped with red. The origin of Walker 
is not definitely known, but is supposed 
to be native to Pennsylvania. It has 
been but sparingly planted in the North¬ 
ern States, and is of doubtful value com¬ 
mercially. Speaking for Ohio, the Rome 
Beauty is vastly superior both for home 
and market. f. h. eallou. 
Fertilizer for Fruit. 
Several readers ask for the pamphlet on 
“Fertilizers For Fruit” by Prof. E. B. Voor- 
hees, recently noted. It Is a reprint of an 
address before the New Jersey Horticultural 
Society, and will be sent by the secretary, 
II. G. Taylor, Riverton, N. J. 
Experience With Lime and Sulphur. 
J. L. (No Address). —The scientists seem 
to differ regarding the proper form of ar¬ 
senic to use with lime-sulphur spray. One 
says arsenite of lime, another says arsenate 
of lead is the only thing, which is most 
likely to be right? 
Ans. —Prof. W. M. Scott, of the De¬ 
partment of Agriculture advises arsenate 
of lead. He claims that arsenite of lime 
burned the foliage severely, even worse 
than Paris green. The arsenate of lead 
used in the lime sulphur is said to in¬ 
crease its value as a fungicide. On the 
other hand, Prof. Stewart, of Pennsyl¬ 
vania, claims that arsenite of lime pre¬ 
pared by a formula which he suggests is 
superior to other forms. Our under¬ 
standing is that the arsenate of lead has 
been more thoroughly experimented with 
in field culture than has the other form, 
and as most sprayers would buy the 
arsenate we should use it and wait for 
further experiment with the arsenite. 
I personally inspected the small ex¬ 
periment of Teats Brothers with lime- 
sulphur, 1-25 and 1-35, for Summer 
spray (June 8). Results were far ahead 
of Bordeaux; no injury, a very heavy, 
dense foliage, -and trees showing far 
more vigor than adjoining trees, where 
Bordeaux was used. Later on I also 
inspected the experiments with lime- 
sulphur, 1-25 and 1-35, for Summer 
a "fellow” in College of Agriculture at 
Ithaca, made in orchard of Mr. Frcar, 
near Ithaca. Results in those experi¬ 
ments were very marked; a very clear 
skin on fruit, highly polished, a “fancy” 
product, no injury to fruit or foliage, 
while adjoining trees sprayed with 
Bordeaux 3-5-50 showed considerable 
spray injury. The experiments of Prof. 
Jno. P. Stewart (Pennsylvania State 
College) and Department of Agriculture, 
Washington, D. C., both confirm work of 
this State. Leading growers regard lime- 
sulphur as the coming Summer spray 
for varieties subject to spray injury. 
Wayne Co., N. Y. e. w. catciipole. 
We are using the lime and sulphur 
as a Summer spray this season for the 
first time. There were several experi¬ 
ments over the State that were very 
satisfactory last year, on apples. On 
pears and plums, cherries and grapes, it 
is still in an experimental stage. On 
apples we expect to use one to 40—that 
is, one of the concentrated mixture that 
will test 33 degrees Baume to 40 gallons 
of water, or, in other words, as it goes 
on to the foliage, it ought to test, spe¬ 
cific gravity, 1.008. We shall add ar¬ 
senate of lead at the rate of two pounds 
to 50 gallons of water. There has been 
some discussion in regard to arsenate 
of lead taking the sulphur out of solu¬ 
tion, but in practical work, if kept well 
agitated, the result has been good. 
B. J. CASE. 
Extension Rod for Spraying. 
I cannot afford a tower outfit for high 
apple trees this year, so am thinking of 
buying a 20-foot bamboo extension rod. 
Have you heard of any complaints against 
such long rods? To tell the truth, it is 
either that or nothing, 1 am afraid, for the 
“skyscrapers.” n. m. 
Massachusetts. 
We should try the long bamboo rod. In 
a strong wind it will bend and sway some¬ 
what, but if you cannot have a tower the 
rod will help. 
Hunting Lady-Rugs. — Knights, both 
ancient and modern, have gone off into 
wild places hunting for their ladies, but a 
hunt for lady-bugs is a new thing. J. W. 
Jeffrey, California Horticultural Commis¬ 
sioner. tolls how B. B. Whitney went to the 
“big Sierras” after this insect. The lady- 
bug is fond of the plant lice which menace 
vine plants or fruits, and there is prob¬ 
ably no better way to clean out these lice 
than to get these ladies after them. Many 
of the bugs pass the Winter on the moun¬ 
tains. Mr. Whitney sent 114 bugs to the 
State insectary, where they are held in a 
dormant condition until wanted in the field. 
A pound contained 2,748,708 of the insects, 
or 2,748,708 in this lot Collected alone by 
Mr. Whitney. When the plant lice appear 
these lady-bugs will be let loose, and it is 
expected that they will save the melon 
growers alone hundreds of thousands of 
dollars. Years ago practical men would 
have laughed at this idea of setting bug 
against bug—now it is recognized as a 
practical and useful method of insect con¬ 
trol. 
Rye for Hay. 
I have a small piece of rye. It was sown 
on a very rich piece of ground, and too 
thick; it is about 3% feet high now, and 
considerable of it is lying over. Can this 
be cut and cured the same as hay before 
it sets grain? f. c. s. 
New Jersey. 
Yes, such rye can be cut and made into 
hay provided you ever get any hay-making 
weather. Thus far there has been too 
much rain in northern New Jersey. Such 
rye makes fair hay. Wo have fed it to 
horses and cattle. They do not like it as 
well as hay made from other grains, but 
they will eat it. More grain should be fed 
with it than with other hay. 
How to Keep Bees for Profit, by D. 
Everett Lyon, Ph.D. This is a very in¬ 
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in farm economy. The care of honey and 
wax, mechanical appliances and aids and 
bee pastures for different latitudes the sea¬ 
son through are among the subjects treat¬ 
ed. An excellent book for the farm 
library. Published by the Macmillan Com¬ 
pany, New York, and for sale by The R. 
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