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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
December 17, 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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CHESTNUTS IN TEXAS. 
C. T. H., of Ennis, Texas, which 
is on the 32d parallel, wants to 
try chestnut trees at his place. 
He says that he knows of one 
tree growing in that section and in rich 
soil that is now 15 years old and is very 
healthy, but the burs seldom have well- 
filled nuts in them. He asks if the few 
nuts that are perfect will probably repro¬ 
duce bearing trees or what kinds he 
should plant. Texas is rather warm for 
the proper growth of chestnuts, but 
it is not too far south, for some 
of the best chestnut forests in 
the world are in the mountains of 
Western North Carolina and Georgia. It 
likes a well-drained soil that is shaly or 
sandy, and not rich in lime. It may be 
that the lighter soils of Texas would suit 
it. The fact that at least one tree is 
growing well in the region where 
C. T. H. lives is evidence that it is worth 
while to try more. The native Ameri¬ 
can chestnut is the best in flavor of all 
species of that family, and the Japanese 
are the- poorest, but the latter are heavy 
and early bearers and the nuts are usu¬ 
ally large. They are good when boiled 
or roasted and then lose the bitter taste 
of the skin over the kernel. The Eu¬ 
ropean chestnuts are of fair flavor and 
grow large, but they are not very good 
unless cooked. The Paragon, which is 
an American seedling of this class is one 
of the best and is sold by some nurseries. 
Its seedlings are very variable. There is 
a still better variety that is known as 
Rochester and is said to be of American 
parentage. I have seen the original tree 
at the home of E. A. Riehl, near North 
Alton, Illinois, and know that it is very 
thrifty, bears well and that the nuts are 
large and of good quality. This variety 
has been propagated by grafting and is 
well worthy of trial everywhere that 
chestnuts will grow. 
H. E. VAN DEMAN. 
KILLING OUT HORSERADISH. 
G. W. B., De Ruyter, N. Y .—What will 
kill horseradish? We are troubled with it, 
and the more we dig it the more it seems 
to grow. 
Ans.— Horseradish is not a difficult 
plant to kill out and exterminate if one 
is persistent in the undertaking. Where 
the plow can be used, a very effectual 
way is to plow the ground in the Fall 
and allow it to remain exposed to the ac¬ 
tion of the frost during the Winter. In 
the Spring it should be well harrowed or 
disked and planted with corn preferably 
so it can be cultivated in hill each way. 
This will enable us to do nearly all the 
work by horsepower except what little 
hoeing and chopping out remains to be 
done around the corn hills. The fol¬ 
lowing year if necessary plant again to a 
cultivated crop. At the end of the year 
the plants will be well under control, and 
possibly subdued. If the roots are grow¬ 
ing in the lawn or grass plot where the 
plow cannot be used to advantage, I 
would recommend putting salt or brine 
on the crowns. Salt when used suffi¬ 
ciently strong is a very effectual remedy 
for exterminating and destroying all ob¬ 
noxious plants and weeds that are ex¬ 
ceedingly annoying to us in grass plots 
or gardens. t. m. white. 
That Acre of Apples. 
On page 1100 Mr. Delos Tenny tells of a 
remarkable acre of Alexander apples which 
gave $1,646.50 gross and $1,444.05 net. 
Now will Mr. Tenny tell us how old these 
trees are, and what they have done in pre¬ 
vious years? 
Ans.— The trees were grafted about 
20 years ago. They were Baldwin trees 
15 years old. The trees stand 30 feet 
apart each way and the tops just begin 
to touch. The trees for the past three 
or four years have had a light coat of 
manure each year. Before this not much 
manure since grafted, but the best of 
cultivation with cover crops. The trees 
have produced as much as this before, 
but usually have been sold with the rest 
of the fruit and all at one price. This 
year these were sold before the other 
fruit. DELOS TENN V. 
THE GREAT PECAN TRADE. 
The Galveston News prints the following 
note showing the development of the pecan 
business in the South : "Down in a quiet 
corner of Texas there is a small village 
called function. It is one of the largest 
pecan markets in the world. The streets 
are. lined with wagons loaded with pecans 
every day, and more than .‘500,000 pounds 
have been marketed there. Present indica¬ 
tions are that the crop marketed at .1 unc¬ 
tion will be more than 500,000 pounds. 
Some idea of the possibilities of develop¬ 
ment may be gathered from the fact that 
the market price for peacans varies from 
7 Vi cents to 20 cents per pound. Few 
other products in the world vary so exten¬ 
sively in price. Throughout the South, how¬ 
ever, some small effort is now being made 
to give attention to the pecan trees, with a 
view to improvement of the crop. As a 
result of this, the crop of some of the better 
trees is in demand for use by the nurseries. 
The crop of one tree at Junction has been 
contracted for by a nursery for the next 
live years at 35 cents per pound. 
Asparagus Under Glass. 
The following notes on asparagus forcing 
are by John J. M. Farrell in “Horticul¬ 
ture” : 
The most important point in regard to 
forcing this plant is that none hut strong 
roots should he used, and at least two 
years old. Home-grown roots are the best 
as they can be lifted and stored all ready 
for forcing, while those that are shipped 
from a distance are sure to suffer more 
or less from dryness. They can be grown 
on any bench that is deep enough to allow 
sufficient covering to blanch the shoots. 
They should be covered to the depth of six 
inches with sand or leaf mold or any light 
material that will hold moisture. The 
roots should never suffer for water after 
they once get started. In about three ox- 
four weeks from the time they were put in, 
the growth will begin to appear. They 
like a temperature of from 50 to 55 de¬ 
grees. They should be lightly shaded so 
as to draw and help blanch them. Start 
cutting when the shoots are two or three 
inches above the bed. taking care not to 
break the young growths that are coming 
up; it will pay to be careful in this mat¬ 
ter. By putting in a batch every two or 
three weeks, a steady supply can be had. 
They can also be grown under the benches. 
Turkeys in Washington. —We feel that 
the Hope Farm man must be given a little 
western tonic after his experience with the 
turkey family. For instance, our flock of 
five hens and gobbler have given us at the 
present time 60 youngsters, 39 of which 
have just brought us a check for $108.50 
alive. Some two or thi-ee have been eaten 
and 19 left for Christmas. We really don’t 
think that it has been an exceptional year 
for turkeys either. May he have better 
luck next time. l. a. peters. 
Washington. 
“For the Land’s Sake, use Bowker’s 
Fertilizers; they enrich the earth and 
those who till it.”— Adv. 
A horse 
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If he doesn’t have Ring-Points 
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