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THE KUKATi NEW-YORKER 
November 3, 
TRIMMING YOUNG VINE GROWTH. 
G. C. L., Wisconsin. —I have two large 
grapevines that have borne profusely for 
years. This Spring they killed down. 
They then sent up new vines that com¬ 
pletely covered the trelis. Having had 
no experience with grape culture, I wish 
you advice as to whether they should 
be trimmed back or not this Fall or next 
Spring. 
Ans. —The weather in Wisconsin dur¬ 
ing March and April of this year was 
the most.remarkable on record. March 
was more like June, and fruit trees as 
well as grapevines made a wonderful 
growth, only to be frozen solid late in 
April. As a result we have practically 
no apples, plums or cherries except in 
the northern part of the State, where 
the buds were later in developing. 
Grapevines all over southern Wisconsin 
had made a growth of several inches, 
and in many cases blossoms had ap¬ 
peared at the time of the heavy frosts 
April 25 to 30. No one expected any 
fruit, but a remarkable thing happened; 
the vines pushed out shoots from ad¬ 
ventitious buds which bore fine crops of 
fruit. This was not universal, but many 
such instances have come under my 
notice. The exhibit of grapes at the 
State Fair this year was quite up to 
previous years, and the same was true 
of many county fairs. C. C. L.’s vines 
probably started from dormant buds 
near the base of the old canes, and two 
or three of the most vigorous should 
be saved for next year’s growth, and all 
else cut out. It is like starting a new 
vine, with the advantage of a more 
vigorous growth. The pruning should 
be done in October or November. 
Madison, Wis. F. c. 
Orchard Questions. 
J. E. 8., Bridgeton, N. J. —1. Will you ad¬ 
vise me in regard to a cherry tree? It 
has not been sprayed, in fact, nothing done 
to it in years, and has but very few cher¬ 
ries on it. Can you tell me the best method 
to care for it? It is in a chicken yard, and 
the cherries are the large white kind. 2. 
Also advise me in cutting back apple, pear 
and peach trees; also a grapevine. What 
time should they be cut back? 3. Is there 
any plant food in dog manure, if so, the 
best way to use it? 
Ans. —1. It may be that the cherry 
tree in question is of a variety that is 
not productive. In a chicken yard the 
soil ought to be fertile, but it may not 
be rich enough. If there is some fungus 
disease or diseases working on the fol¬ 
iage, as is often the case, there would 
be need of spraying with some fungicide. 
The best is self-boiled lime-sulphur, 
with an addition of sulphate of iron, 
which is commonly known as copperas. 
This mixture must be made according 
to specific directions, and they should 
be and can be easily obtained from the 
experiment stations. It is an important 
improvement over the Bordeaux Mix¬ 
ture, because it is more effective and 
does not injure the tenderest foliage. 
2. There is and can be no fixed rule 
for cutting back fruit trees, and there 
should be much good judgment used in 
doing it. Frequent and severe cutting 
is not advisable with apple and pear 
trees, but peach trees need more of it. 
The time to cut back depends on the 
object to be attained. If there is too 
much growth midsummer is the 
right time. If the trees are straggling 
in their habit of growth, pruning back 
at that time will correct it in a measure. 
Peach trees usually need some heading 
in every Winter or early in the Spring. 
This causes them to be of compact 
habit and keeps the wood thrifty and full 
of fruit buds, for they are always on 
new growth. Grapevines need the same 
treatment, only they must be cut back 
quite severely every year. The Fall or 
Winter is the best time, but very early 
in the Spring will do. 3. Manure from 
dogs is quite rich in nitrogen and should 
be mixed with some absorbent, like loose 
earth, and then dug into the soil. 
H. E. VAN DEMAN. 
THAT LEAKING TANK. 
Judging from our experience in paint¬ 
ing the inside of a tank eight feet deep 
with hot pitch, C. P. A., page 897, would 
require the services of an undertaker in 
less than three minutes if he undertook 
to apply hot asphaltum at the bottom of 
a tank 28 feet deep where there is ab¬ 
solutely no circulation of air. He would 
suffocate unless he had a very small 
quantity of the liquid and that would 
mean a long and impracticable job, as he 
could not keep the material hot enough. 
These inside liquid preparations like 
pitch will keep a tank tight, provided it 
can be kept full constantly, but if al¬ 
lowed to get partially empty the staves 
dry and break the pitch. Then again if 
the tank is empty through the Winter 
the pitch will crack and need renewing 
before filling. In one of our tanks we 
nailed strips of sheet lead over the 
cracks which we could not otherwise get 
tight. Our experience with using bran 
corresponds with that of C. P. A., and 
we were compelled to empty and wash 
out the tank. As some water affects 
lead I question whether there is any 
practical way of making the tank tight 
except by lining it with tinned copper, 
but that is expensive. Covering the bpt- 
tom with a heavy coat of Portland 
cement was a perfect failure. One of the 
advantages of pitch (resin) is that it 
does not affect the taste of the water. 
We tried a roofing paint and it affected j 
the water so badly we could not use it. 
Maine. F. j. c. 
Hydrangea; Boston Fern. 
J. H. B., Harrison, N. Y. —I. Can I keep a 
small Hydrangea that has been dormant 
for a year? I have started it to grow, 
it looks line. Would you advise me to keep 
it in the house as a window plant? Would 
it bloom? 2. I have a Koston fern, which 
I spray with water every other day; I 
have used whale oil soap hut did no good 
for the very small white fly, too small to 
see with the naked eye. 
Ans.—- 1. You do not tell us what 
variety the Hydrangea is, but from your 
statement that it has “been dormant a 
year’’ we infer it is one of the tender 
sorts that we see bloomed so abundantly 
for Easter trade, H. Hortensia, Otaksa 
or Thomas Hogg. If it has been ripen¬ 
ing \vood after forcing, and has been well 
cut back before starting growth, it should 
make a very nice plant after being 
brought indoors. It will not flourish in 
a very hot room, a temperature of 50 to 
60 degrees being sufficient, and will need 
an ample water supply, a deficiency caus¬ 
ing it to wilt, sometimes disastrously. 
When flowers are forming an occasional 
dose of liquid manure is helpful. 
2. The “small white fly” on the fern 
may be one of the Aleyrodes flies, or 
may be scale. The Aleyrodes resem¬ 
bles scale insects in the immature con¬ 
dition, but is winged in the adult stage, 
like minute plant lice. They may be re¬ 
cognized by a covering of white, flour¬ 
like powder which makes them notice¬ 
able. They are killed by contact poisons, 
kerosene emulsion being the best, used 
at a moderate strength, one part of emul¬ 
sion to 10 or 12 parts of water. Py- 
rethrum extract is excellent, and is clean 
to use on house plants. Steep an ounce 
of pyrethrum powder in a quart of boil¬ 
ing water, and then dilute with cold 
water to one gallon. We think this or 
the kerosene emulsion will destroy the 
insects. Whale-oil soap is often used 
with success. 
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RAW FURS 
NEW YORK PRICES FOR 
are the highest in 
thecountry. Wewill 
pay the highest New 
York cash prices for 
f our Muskrat, Skunk, Mink. Coon, Opossum. 
’ox and all other standard furs in large or small 
lots. We hold shipments separate on request. 
Wo charge no commission and pay all express 
charges. Send us your name and address at once 
and we will keep you fully posted. 
STRUCK-CHAITIN CO., Dept. , 8 East 12th St., New York 
SKUNK 
We buy Skunk, Mink, Muskrat 
and all other raw furs at high¬ 
est market prices, and give 
liberal assortments and "A 
square deal ' to everyone. 
—- == Price-List Free. 
M. J. JEWETT & SONS, Dept. 29. Redwood. New York. 
HIGHEST PRICES FOR 
AW FUR 
Let’s get acquainted. Write for price list. 
LOUIS J. KAHN 
.1 and 5 IV. 1 Oth St., Xeu York 
RAW FURS Kfc H E E / , rft? 
FOR SKUNK MINK. MUSKAT, ETC. WE 
GUARANTEE FULL SATISFACTION OR RE 
TURN FURS FREE OF CHANCE. SEND 
FOR PRICE LIST AND MARKET REPORTS 
J. HENRY STICHT & CO. 
24-W. ZO™ STREET. NE W YORK 
POSITIVELY THE BEST FIRM TO SILL RAW FURS 
RAW FURS 
WANTED. 
Free price list and best posting possible for 
the asking. 
! LOWELL LAMB & CO., 
52 Fast 10th Street, New York, N. Y. 
FUR SHIPPER' 
Drop the Middleman. Deal with the House that’s 
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England, and Leipzig. Germany, the greatest 
Fur Send for It, 
M o a f r th e e ts HHitiS-’ 
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WEIL BROS. & CO., Est. 1871, Box 76, FORT WAYNE, 1ND. 
Capital $500,000 Paid. 
WE BUY RAW FURS 
and being located in New York since 1801 can 
pay best prices ; no commissions. 
Write for free price-list A. 
. . . Ship to a Reliable Firm . . . 
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No- 20 East 16th St., New York 
FREE TO TRAPPERS 
FUR NEWS MAGAZINE 
tells how to trap, hunt, skin, 
stretch and grade furs; about 
baits, scents, dead falls, snares, 
guns, dogs, camps and lots of 
good stories. SPECIAL. Send *25c. for 3 mos. trial subscrip¬ 
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of all game, fur and bountv laws. 
FUR NEWS PUB. CO., 48 W. 24th Street, New York. 
LET US TAN 
YOUR HIDE. 
Cattle or Horse hide. Calf. Dog. Deer, 
or any kind of skin with hair or ftir on. 
We make them soft, light, odorless, 
wind, moth and waterproof, and make 
them into coats (for men or women) 
robes, rugs or gloves when so ordered. 
Your fur goods will cost you less than 
to buy them, and be worth more. Send 
three or more cow or horse hides in one 
shipment from anywhere east of Den¬ 
ver and we pay the freight both ways. 
Get our illustrated catalog which 
gives prices of tanning, taxidermy and 
head mounting. Also prices of fur 
goods, and big mounted game heads 
we sell. 
The Cresby Frisian Fnr Company, 
571 LyeU Ave., Rochester, N. Y. 
WE TAN 
Every kind of Skins, Horse and Cattle hides for 
Rugs, Robes and Coats. Wo make Ladies’ and Gents' 
Fur Coats, Scarfs, Muffs, Gloves, etc., from skins sent 
us to be tanned. We guarantee everything wo make. 
Send for Illustrated Catalogue. 
TAXIDERMY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES 
THE PELOQUIN FUR TANNING CO., 
386 East Main St., Rocheater, N. Y. 
Established 1891 
RAW FURS 
WANTED 
W E pav express charges and 
guarantee satisfactory and , 
prompt returns. Send us trial 
shipment. Will hold shipments 
separate if requested. 
Milton Schreiber & Co. 
RAW FURS 
130 WEST 26 th STREET 
DEPT. new 
B YORK 
S Raw Furs Wanted 5 
■ Skunk, Mink, Raccoon. Opossum, Fox, Muskrat ■ 
H and other fnrs are bringing high prices in g 
| New York, the best market for you to ship 1 
2 to. Do you want to know 
2 “Howto Get More Moneyfor Your Raw Furs?” g 
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_ commercial references. Address Dept. J 152 m 
H F. N. MONJO, 152 W. 25th St., N. Y. jg 
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Fell off a shed, most got drowned, tipped 
over a beehive, was hooked by a cow, 
Jim Spindles licked me twice, an’ I got 
two stone bruises an’ a stiff neck!”— 
Cleveland Plain-Dealer. 
By Ship¬ 
ping Us 
Your 
FURS 
You have these advantages: We 
stand all charges, deduct no com¬ 
mission. give instant returns and 
allow extra per cent, on lots of 
$100 or more. Send for price list 
and ship to 
M. F. Pfaelxer & Co., 
6 East 12th Street. (Desk 22) 
New York City. 
Big* Money Here For Your Hides 
Make 100% Profit On Each One 
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into warm, comfortable fur coats foryourself or any mem¬ 
ber of your family, for 50* less than you would pay tor an 
ordinary light cloth coat that lasts but a season or two. 
There is big money in fur coats. Sell them to your friends, you can 
quickly and easily make 100 per cent profit on each sale. 
A Coat like illustration will cost you only $11.00 when you furnish 
the hide. We pay the freight. Save 50 per cent on your own coat 
tins winter and use that money for a fur coat for your boy or girl. 
Any cow or horse hide makes a beautiful warm coat. 
It is poor economy for you to buy a light cloth overcoat that looks 
good for but one season and lasts about two when you can for 50 per 
cent less money, get ft fur coat, warmer ami guaranteed waterproof 
that will last for many years. Yon owe it to yourself and famiiy. 
Keep them warm during the cold winter to come. Yourfriendswant 
fur coats too. ’ We tan any kind of wild or domestic skins and make 
them Into furs or robes. 
FREE with each cow or horse hide coat or robe made from hides 
furnished by you. we will make fioe for you a pair of fur knit-lined 
mittens with horse hide palms. 
Send for new. handsome catalog which explains everything and 
learn about our money saving methods. 
NATIONAL FUR AND TANNING COMPANY, 27 Arnold St.,Three Rivers. Mich 
Omaha Branch, 1929 S. 13th Street 
