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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
December 24, 
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WHITING, THE NURSERYMAN, AGAIN. 
We understand that in the vicinity of 
Wolcott, N. Y., six miles east of here, there 
is a man claiming to represent the Whiting 
Nursery Co., with head oflice somewhere in 
Massachusetts and nurseries at Geneva, 
N. Y. lie calls himself Whiting, employs a 
chauffeur, travels in an automobile, and 
sells trees at fabulous prices. This man 
we understand is the same Whiting that 
worked Orleans County farmers in the vi¬ 
cinity of Albion last year. o. L. u. 
North Hose, N. Y. 
R. N.-Y. —This is evidently the “same 
Whiting.” We heard from him last in 
Monroe Co., N. Y. We may safely say 
that Whiting is the most like slippery 
elm bark of any tree agent who ever 
took the road. That is a broad state¬ 
ment, but any man who has listened to 
Whiting’s fairy tales will endorse it. 
Ilis long suit is a glowing description 
of several new varieties of plums and 
a word picture about the superior qual¬ 
ity of the tree. We showed that the 
plums he offered in Orleans Co. were 
mostly old varieties and not adapted to 
the locality. We also proved that trees 
quite as good as those he offered could 
be bought for half his price or less. Let 
him alone. No reader of The R. N.-Y. 
will have any excuse for getting tangled 
up with Whiting. 
Advice About Potato Growing. 
//. J. Philippi, IF. Va .—I shall have 
manure from two horses this Winter, two 
cows and probably some colt manure. How 
should I distribute it on the following 
places? I have two potato patches, both 
sowed to rye. One I wish to sow to Al¬ 
falfa next Fall and the other to potatoes 
again. I could use commercial fertilizer on 
the potato patch, as it has a good supply 
of humus, and also some pasture land, part 
of it almost entirely minus of grass and 
has wire briers and moss on it, part good 
sod. I wish to cut the meadow up with 
a disk harrow after harvest next year. 
Should 1 manure the good meadow sod, or 
those thin places? The sod is rich but 
grass has just run out. My potatoes were 
diseased, a sort of a scab or fungus. It was 
something like a wormhole on the potatoes. 
Same ground was in potatoes the year be¬ 
fore, and was not diseased. It was not the 
scab I am sure. The tops died three or 
four weeks too soon I thought (although 
the potatoes were of good size). At the 
time I thought it was a blight, as dead 
spots would first appear on the vines .then 
die altogether. But since I dug the pota¬ 
toes ( I dug them early) I thought may be 
the potato disease (rot) was the cause of 
the tops dying. Should I use the same 
ground for potatoes next year? It would 
not be necessary. 
Ans. —I am glad the potato patches 
arc in rye. It is good farming to keep 
the ground covered as much of the time 
as possible. It is nature’s way of main¬ 
taining fertility. As to the disposition 
of the manure, it would depend on what 
you most wish to accomplish. If the 
main object is to build up the farm with 
a view to future profit taking, I would 
apply the manure to the meadow land, 
especially to the thin places, and try to 
get it all into a heavy sod. This should 
be plowed before the grass runs out. 
The decay of a heavy sod is a great 
soil builder. If, on the other hand, you 
desire immediate returns, you would 
probably better apply the manure to the 
potato ground. I think as a rule that 
potatoes will pay a higher price per 
ton for manure than almost any other 
crop. 
From the description given, it is hard 
to diagnose the potato disease. It might 
be safe to plant the same ground to 
potatoes next year, but I would not do 
it. The rotation of crops is not only 
one of the best ways to fight plant 
diseases, but also to conserve fertility 
and secure large crops. Let me sug¬ 
gest that you put the manure on the 
meadow land, spread evenly, eight loads 
to the acre, as fast as made, and put 
the potatoes on the manured sod. I 
would not use the diseased potatoes for 
seed. Good seed of strong vitality is 
one of the greatest factors in a good 
Crop. F. L. ALLEN. 
CROPS AND PRICES. 
The following are prices in our market: 
Best wheat, $1 per bushel ; white corn, 67 
cents; oats, 45 cents; bran, $1.30 for 75 
pounds. j. u. V. 
Hixson, Tcnn. 
We have had the worst November that I 
ever saw, and one man has 400 bushels of 
potatoes still in the ground, but with such 
a fine October to dig them in, I cannot 
sympathize with him very much. J. u. M. 
Madison Co., N. Y. 
Potatoes in this locality were about half 
a crop, but of good size, and they are sell¬ 
ing for 00 cents per bushel. The apple crop 
was a good one, and the average price was 
.$2, the buyer furnishing the barrel. The 
grain crop was a fair one. E. f. h. 
Adams Co., I’a. 
We are having nice Winter weather with 
some snow. Wheat, 00 cents; corn, 40 
cents, made about 40 bushels to the acre ; 
oats, 30 cents; potatoes, light crop, 40 
cents, about 70 bushels to the acre. Hay, 
$12 per ton; hogs, $7 per 100 pounds. 
Parker, Ind. b. k. 
I am a wholesale market gardener; haul 
my produce to Cleveland markets. I am 
selling Hubbard squash at $30 per ton at 
present. I plant the squash in sweet corn, 
planting corn three feet apart and leaving 
every fifth row for squash. This makes a 
very good combination, as the corn gets off 
about August 1, leaving the ground to 
squash, which soon cover it completely. 
Ohio. o. L. w. 
The potato crop in this locality was 
very poor. The early potatoes were very 
much Injured by frost, made about one- 
fourth crop and sold at $1 per bushel re¬ 
tail. The late ones yielded a little better, 
probably one-half crop. They are Belling 
now at 70 cents per bushel, owing to their 
being shipped here. Corn was an average 
crop, selling at 60 cents per bushel. The 
wheat sown this Fall looks well. Apples 
are selling at $1 per bushel. a. F. s. 
Adena, O. 
The early potato crop was very poor, not 
over 40 bushels per acre. The late potatoes, 
while not many in a hill, were of good 
size and yielded an average crop of about 
125 bushels per acre. 1 marketed my sur¬ 
plus at digging time at 75 cents per bushel, 
but they are quoted in the local market 
at 45 cents at present. Good heavy horses 
sell here from $200 up. Wheat and the 
Fall sowing of grass got a good start, but 
the fly is in it pretty badly. Hog cholera 
bad in this county. a. t. k. 
Celina, Ohio. 
The potato crop in this section is poor. 
An early drought set in when (he tubers 
were forming. The hill fields suffered 
severely. However, the potatoes planted in 
the valleys yielded well enough. Altogether 
there is about a half crop of potatoes. 
Corn, which is our king crop here, be¬ 
cause of the drought, also has not yielded 
more than half the usual amount of grain. 
But the corn stover is very nearly a full 
cron, and in excellent condition, which will 
to some extent make up the shortage in 
corn. Wheat yielded 12 to 25 bushels per 
acre. Oats as high as 50 bushels on 
some fields. The grasses, especially clover, 
yielded well. Hay in the field can be bought 
for $8 and $10 per ton. M. 
Avella, Pa. 
The potato crop in our vicinity (Clyde, 
Green Springs and Old Fort, Ohio,) turned 
out very well, an average of about 150 
bushels per acre. Most of the crop has 
been sold at 25 cents per bushel. Buyers 
are now offering 30 cents. Large acreage 
was harvested. Cabbage is grown here to 
a large extent. Crop was good, but the 
price paid by the factories and shippers 
was very low; most of the crop was sold 
at $3 per ton. There are five factories in 
this vicinity, three in Clyde and one each 
in Green Spring and Fremont. Wheat a 
good crop and quality, some smut; price 
00 cents per bushel now. Oats fine crop; 
average about 50 bushels per acre. Corn 
not all husked yet; good crop. n. c. k. 
Clyde, O. 
I quote the following prices for this 
market (retail) : Corn, per bushel, 50 
cents; corn chop (for feed), $1 per 100 ; 
cornmeal, bolted, $ 1.20 per 100 ; oats, per 
bushel, 35 cents; Kaffir corn, per 100, 
$155; bran, per 100 , $ 1 . 20 ; shorts, 
per 100, $1.35; wheat per bushel, whole¬ 
sale, 85 cents; hay, Timothy, per ton, $10 
to $12; prairie hay, $10. Farmers peddle 
their own milk to supply Cherry vale at 
five cents per quart. Most of it is sold in 
cream to agents, representatives of cream¬ 
eries over the State, but most of it goes 
to Kansas City, price 27 cents per pound. 
Wheat, No. 2, 85 cents; oats, No. 2, 30 
cents; corn, 38 cents; bran, $1.25 per 100; 
shorts, $1.35 per 100; eggs, per dozen, 30 
cents; butter, 22 to 25 cents per pound. 
Cherryvale, Kan. p. n. 
Corn always brings from feeders 10 cents 
above Chicago cash market; rye, 75 cents; 
oats, 35 cents; cotton-seed meal, $1,55 
per 100 pounds, molasses mixture; oil 
cake, $1.50 per 100 pounds; potatoes, $1 
per bushel; onions, $1 per bushel; prairie 
hay, $7 to $9 per ton; Timothy hay, $8 
to $10 per ton. We have had a shirt¬ 
sleeve Fall; ground not yet frozen an 
inch. No rain since September 1. Most 
rye sown then not yet up (December 10), 
because of lack of sufficient moisture to 
germinate. Corn about all harvested; 
yield from 25 to 119 bushels; generally 
35 to 45 bushels. I had one lot of North 
Carolina Four-eared White that made 11!) 
bushels. Stock going into Winter in fine 
shape. Cattle and hogs not very plentiful. 
Sheep scarce. J. e. m. 
Elmer, Mo. 
The Ontario, Canada, Department of Ag¬ 
riculture reports as follows on the crops 
for 1910: Fall wheat, 19,837,172 bushels; 
Spring wheat, 2,489,833; barley, 19,103,- 
107; oats, 102,084,924 ; peas, 6,016,003 
bushels; beans, 892,927 bushels; rye, 1,620,- 
333 bushels; buckwheat, 4,093,881 ; corn 
for grain, 24,900,380 bushels; corn for sil¬ 
age, 3,788,364 tons; potatoes, 21,927,804 
bushels; carrots, 1,049,348 bushels; mangel 
wurzels, 34,680,137 bushels; turnips, 49,- 
425,472 bushels; hay, 5,492,053 tons; sugar 
beets, 11,238,577 bushels. The province has 
the following live stock : Horses, 724,384 ; 
milch cows, 1,052,790; other cattle, 1,514,- 
332; sheep and lambs, 1,005,101 ; swine, 
1,501,042; poultry of all kinds, 12,400,787. 
The wool clip for year ending June 30, 
1910, was 4,040,300 pounds. 
SHORT STORIES. 
Sowing Rye and Clover. 
If I sow Winter rye in September, can 
I get some clover seed in with it at that 
time, or would it be better to wait and 
low it on in early Spring? f. s. m. 
We have had best results in sowing the 
clover seed in Spring. Use Alsike clover 
with the Red. 
Crushed Limestone. 
What would be your advice as to using 
crushed limestone from one-eighth to three- 
eighths or one-half inch in diameter for 
liming land? I can buy it for $1.30 per 
yard, a yard weighing about 2400 pounds. 
Pleasantbrook, N. Y. J. i». b. 
It would be very cheap lime, but you 
will find it very slow in its action. Lime 
must be very line in order to work all 
through the soil. We should use at least 
twice as much of such lime as of slaked 
lime. 
Green Sawdust Around Trees, 
Would it be wise for me to use green 
sawdust as a mulch on apple trees 12 
years old, planted on stony ground that 
cannot be plowed? if so, how could I get 
best results? Would it be wise to mix 
lime with it before applying it? I can pro¬ 
cure it very cheaply. i. o. B. 
Canada. 
We would not use the green sawdust 
alone. It will make the soil too sour. The 
lime will neutralize the acid and make the 
sawdust into a fair mulch. 
Encouraging Apple Trees. 
What time shall I apply fertilizer to my 
young apple trees? A good many of them 
have got to a stage where they ought to 
be fruiting, have made a good growth of 
wood, but have not begun to bear. What 
can I do to start them going? They are 
mostly in sod. F. s. m. 
You can use fertilizer in Spring. If you 
want the trees to bear and they are mak¬ 
ing growth enough do not use nitrogen 
freely. A mixture of three parts fine 
ground bone to one of muriate of potash 
will be a good one for such feeding. 
Big Potato Yields. 
I have read that in England they raise 
2,000 bushels of potatoes to an acre. Is 
this a fact, or a newspaper story? 
B. G. M. 
It is a newspaper story—larger than 
usual. Very likely some one grew one 
hill of potatoes from which he dug nearly 
three pounds. This has been done. Then 
he proceeded to figure about like this: 
There are 43,560 square feet in an acre, 
and one hill of potatoes occupies about one 
foot each way—therefore 1 can raise over 
120,000 pounds or 2,000 bushels! It is as 
easy as picking berries to make such yields 
on paper, but they are not made on tue 
ground. 
Manure with Shavings. 
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FALL (9IO SPRING 1911 
I have been hauling stable manure five 
miles, giving 80 cents per ton, horses 
bedded with straw. The stable is now 
going to bed with shavings. Is this 
manure desirable to use on general truck 
and fruit farm? If so, at what price? 
They do not expect to get as much for it 
as the other manure. s. T. 
Camden Co., N. J. 
The manure with shavings would be 
worth about half as much. These shavings 
may sour the ground unless they have 
absorbed the liquids or been thoroughly 
fermented in the pile. Leave them in com¬ 
post over Winter, and to make doubly sure 
you can plow the manure under and theii 
use lime harrowed in. 
Another Seedless Apple. 
Is there a seedless apple now on the 
market that can be depended upon as a 
producer? A Toledo (Ohio) firm make such 
a claim. u. G. M. 
Warren Co., Pa. 
We saw the claim and wrote this firm. 
They shut up like an oyster, and therefor 
the great pearl they may carry will not 
be seen. There are some trees left of the 
old Spencer seedless, and they may be 
offered once more as a novelty at a low 
price. We have repeatedly said that there 
are 50 or more seedling apples which 
make few, if any, seeds. They will grow 
and produce reasonably true'to type, but 
the apples are not equal in value to the 
standard sorts in cultivation. 
Canada Thistle in Mulch. 
Not having enough straw to mulch my 
berry bed, I bought some, both wheat and 
oat straw at public sale. Since I am told 
that the fields on which this straw was 
grown are badly infested with Canada thistle. 
Some say that this will make no difference, 
as this thistle docs not produce seed in 
this section. Others say that even if it 
did it would not be ripe at time of wheat 
and oat cutting, and so could do no harm. 
Should I, in your opinion, be safe in using 
this straw on my place, or would I only 
be seeding my place down with Canada 
thistle? E. B. M. 
Sergeantsville, N. J. 
We would not use the straw for mulch¬ 
ing the berries if we knew it contained 
Canada thistle. This weed is a pest. It 
propagates not only from seed but from 
underground root stocks also. Cases arc 
reported where from a single seed a patch 
20 feet wide spread in 18 months. If It. 
once got into your berry field you will find 
it a nuisance. 
A meeting will be held at the Hotel 
Raleigh, Washington. D. C.. 10 A. M., De¬ 
cember 21, 1910, to formulate plans for the 
securing of National and State legislation 
greatly needed at present by fruit growers. 
Fruit growers and all interested are in¬ 
vited to be present. N. T. Fbamh, Secretary 
Appalachian Fruit Growers’ Association, 
Martinsburg, W. Va. 
On page 1107, II. C. F. wants a mill to 
grind mangels and stale bread. We use 
our bone cutter, and do a very good job. 
It is much easier than grinding green bone. 
We haven’t the strength for the last, so 
turned ours to other uses, cutting up 
vegetables, crackers or* dry bread, also 
charcoal to mix with the hens’ mash, or 
dry feed. The wife’s moat cutter works 
well for a smalled flock. w. T. w. 
Rowley, Muss. 
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