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THE RURAL, NEW-YORXBH 
April 11, 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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SOUTH JERSEY NOTES. 
Nitrate of Soda for Tomatoes. 
How should I use nitrate of soda with 
my tomato plants, both in cold frame and 
field? n. P. K. 
Burlington, N. J. 
We do not use nitrate of soda in the 
cold frames for any of our plants. A few 
years ago we had several sashes of egg¬ 
plants that were starting very slowly, 
and to get them going we decided to use 
a light dressing of nitrate of soda. If I 
remember right we used it on all but one 
or two sashes. The application was very 
light and made in the middles of the 
rows, which were five inches apart. A 
neighbor present at the time remarked 
that an application as light as that could 
do little hurt even if it did no good. But 
it did hurt them, and with the exception 
of the one or two sash the entire bed 
was practically ruined. I know of 
others who have had very disastrous re¬ 
sults from using both nitrate of soda and 
ready-mixed fertilizers in the cold-frame 
beds. An early start with tomato plants 
means much, and every grower wants to 
give the best treatment, but in view of 
the uncertain results from the use of 
nitrate of soda I would rather advise 
anyone to use good homemade stable ma¬ 
nure or hog manure, or a mixture of the 
two, in the beds for his main crop of 
plants, and use nitrate only on a few 
as an experiment. In passing I may say 
that while New York manure gives good 
results in the field it has a tendency to 
burn plants when used in cold frames. 
In tin' open field nitrate of soda is all 
right and if used early in the season, in 
moderate amounts, it will increase the 
yield and not at the expense of earliness. 
One hundred and fifty pounds per acre 
is a fair application. Three hundred 
pounds is quite heavy. Some growers 
use ready-mixed fertilizer in the hill and 
then as soon as the tomatoes start give 
one or two top-dressings of nitrate of 
soda, putting on from 100 to 150 pounds 
per acre at each application. 
Strawberry Growing. 
1. I have half an acre of strawberries; 
this is the second year. They gave me a 
big crop last year. They have had 800 
pounds fertilizer, vegetable brand, put 
on them in three applications since 
Spring, 1912, when planted; 100 pounds 
bone meal. Hot dry weather set in be¬ 
fore crop was gathered, cooked berries 
and plants both, but I mowed them down 
and weeded and tilled until freezing 
weather. They came out and grew big 
and healthy, but made no new plants. I 
did not top-dress them, as I am in South 
Jersey and get fair results without. 
What kind and how much fertilizer and 
how late will answer? Are they worth 
it? 2. I have two horses, will have but 
one this Summer, two hogs. I wish to 
put acre in some forage to cut and feed 
them. What should it be? I have 
ground near oak and maple swamp 
which grew large cabbage last.year. How 
about that for forage, also for new straw¬ 
berry bed? Old blackish soil near swamp 
was farmed first time in 15 years last 
year, but grew fine cabbage and turnips. 
Manahawkin, N. J. J. c. 
1. On the sandier types of soil, here in 
South Jersey, we find it is not necessary 
to mulch strawberries; but on heavy 
soils it pays to do so because freezing 
and thawing of the soil in late Fall and 
early Spring will throw out the plants. 
Our main crop strawberry has been the 
Gandy. They are grown in matted rows 
and we find that it pays well to use 
fertilizer on them the second year and 
also the third year provided the bed con¬ 
sists mainly of berries and not natural 
grasses and clovers as is so often the 
case the second or third season. Fertil¬ 
izer should be applied just about the time 
growth starts in the Spring, and this 
year we are planning to use a 3.7-8-S 
mixture, most of the nitrogen in which 
is quickly available, at the rate of 400 
to 500 pounds per acre. It is put on 
with a drill that scatters it evenly over 
the row. I have seen fertilizer put on 
after blossoms appeared with the re¬ 
sult that many of them were killed from 
contact with the fertilizer. 2. Forage 
crops are out of my line hut I can think 
of nothing better than Canada field peas 
and oats seeded at the rate of one and 
one-half bushels of peas and one and one- 
half bushels of oats. That black soil 
near the swamp would seem to be ideal 
for both forage crops and berries. How¬ 
ever, it would pay us better to plant 
that in berries and truck and depend on 
sweet corn stalks, cull tomatoes, sweet 
potatoes, etc., to furnish roughage for the 
horse and pigs. 
Mussels for Lime. 
We have been experimenting a little 
on our 200-acre farm with Alfalfa, and it 
seems to flourish all right. We would 
like to go into it more extensively, but 
the cost of lime added to the other ex¬ 
penses of starting make it rather ex¬ 
pensive. We live near the “mussel beds” 
and would like to know something of 
the analysis of it and whether it would 
be right for clover or not. A. K. 
I have no personal knowledge of the 
use of mussels as a source of lime, how¬ 
ever I quote the following from the late 
Dr. E. B. Voorhees: In certain sections 
of the coast States farmers have access 
to an almost unlimited supply of mussels, 
which may be had for the carting. An¬ 
alyses made at the New Jersey Experi¬ 
ment Station show them to contain, in 
their natural state, a very considerable 
amount of fertilizing constituents, the 
nitrogen reaching .90 per cent., the phos¬ 
phoric acid and potash .12 and .13 per 
cent., respectively, and the lime 15.84 
per cent. The organic portions of the 
mussels decay rapidly, and serve as a 
fairly good source of nitrogen ; and since 
this product is twice as rich in this con¬ 
stituent as average yard manure, it is 
well worth the expense of hauling. 
Lime on Sweet Potatoes. 
Is it advisable to use lime on Lima 
beans and sweet potatoes and what lime 
do you think is the best for ground in 
Gloucester Co., N. J.? c. H, 
We have used lime for Lima beans 
and sweet potatoes with good results. 
Both ground limestone and lump lime 
have been tried. There seems to be lit¬ 
tle difference in the results from either. 
On sandy soils we try to get on about 
one-half ton of lump lime and one ton 
of ground limestone per acre. 
TRUCKER, JR. 
Spring Rye and Vetch. 
I seeded down about three acres to 
oats last Spring, and the dry weather 
killed out the grass. Can I put Spring 
rye and vetch on the lot for hay, and 
how much per acre to reseed? T. II. 
Cambridge, N. Y. 
You can sow Spring rye and vetch, but 
it will not give you as much or as good 
fodder as Canada peas and oats—which 
we have often advised. 
The American Peach Orchard, by 
Prof. Waugh. We have long needed a 
definite specialized book on peach culture, 
and Prof. Waugh’s new work is very 
welcome. The chapters on climatology, 
soils and exposures, and on choice of va¬ 
rieties, will be found extremely helpful. 
Planting, care and marketing are treated 
from the selection of the trees to the final 
package, while the ultimate consumer 
is treated to a number of tested recipes. 
The catalogue of varieties is a welcome 
feature. Published by the Orange Judd 
Company, New York; 238 pages; illus¬ 
trated ; price .$1.00. 
Plant Apple Trees’ 
That Bring Profits 
Apple trees, like people, are 
happiest when in the right 
location. Most kinds grow well 
in New York and New Eng¬ 
land, hut tests show that 
Baldwin, McIntosh, Spy, 
Stayman, R. I. Greening, 
Yellow Transparent, Gano, 
are money makers in that 
territory. Plant the kinds 
that pay best. 
Harrisons’ Trees are budded 
from bearing orchards. They 
are true to variety. 
We sell only trees we grow. 
Every tree we ship is clean, 
straight, healthy. 
Get our 1914 Catalogue. All about 
trees for all sections. Fruit, 
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You can buy your trees from us with the 
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Iu our extensive nurseries all the condi¬ 
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Free Catalog is unusually complete, prac¬ 
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BARNES BROS. NURSERY CO., Box 8, Yalesvillo. Conn. 
Peach Trees 
Our own selection from list advertised last 
week will consist of at, least three kinds 
and you have the privilege of barring one 
of these kinds as unsuitable for your local¬ 
ity. We offer our selection as follows:— 
3)4 to 5 ft. ® $8.00 per 100 
3 to 4 ft. ® 6.00 j>er 100: 40.00 per 1,000 
2 to 3 ft. @ 5.00 per 100; 30.00 per 1,000 
1)4 to 2)4 ft. @3.00 per 100; 20.00 per 1,000 
PLUM TREES 
Burbank and Abundance, 2 year, extra fine. 
$2,00 per 10, and $15 per 100. 
NORWAY SPRUCE 
12 to 18 incites, extra fino at $0.00 per 100. 
A full line of Ornamentals. 
JOS. H. BLACK, SON & GO., Hightstown, N. J. 
NORWAY MAPLE 
D. C. Rupp, Shiremanstown, Pa., reports 
as follows: 
“ Norway Maples arrived and unloaded. 
Must say this is the best Carload of 
Maples 1 ever handled." 
I can fill your order for 100, a car¬ 
load, or 1000 of as fine trees as you 
ever saw. Let me quote you my 
price on 8 to 10 and 10 to 12 foot 
delivered to your railroad station. 
JAS. A. PATTERSON, 
STEWARTSTOWN, PA. 
(Old Pa Her son Nurseries) 
XT , • I?_Hcmlork, American Spruce, 
Native Evergreens Arbor Vitae, White Pine, Bal¬ 
sam Kir. fi to 12 incites, $5.50 per 1,000 ; 5,000 for $25, f.o.b. 
Also transplanted evergreens. Write for price list. 
The Janice A. Itoot Niirecrlee, Sknncutclcs, N. Y. 
GEORGE A. SWEET 
NURSERY COMPANY 
20 jttnpl© St., Dansvllle, N. Y. 
Wo g r o »c our trees 
uarantee them healthy, 
nrdy and true: sell 
the in at reasonable 
rates, direct from 
nursery ; and deliver the 
size you pay for. 
FRUIT TREES 
We pay the freight and soli at wholesale prices. 
Satisfaction guaranteed. Send for our large 
descriptive catalogue today. Peach Trees. $4.00 
per 100. L’Amoreaux Nursery Co., Schoharie, N.T. 
J Direct to you at Growers* Prices. We grow 
■our own Apple, Pear, Pencil, Plum, Cherry ami 
■quince Trees right herein otir own nurseries, 
lit) Apple Trees. 4 to 5 ft., $1.10: 1 York Im¬ 
perial, 1 Baldwin, 1 Winter Banana, 1 Weat- 
llhy, i Northern spy, 1 King, l Wolf River, 1 R. 1. Greening, 
It Pewaukec, t Stark. First grade stock, sturdy and true to 
| name. Write for catalog and low prices. 
^ Kelly Bros. Wholesale Nurseries, 18H Main St., Dansvllle, N.Y 
You'll never regret planting Krllil Trees 
—GRAPEVINES 
G9 varieties. Also Small Fruits, Trees, ete. Best rooted 
stock. Genuine, clump. 2 sample vines—10c. Descriptive 
price list free. Lewis Roesch. Box D.Fredonia. N.Y. 
20 BALDWIN 
APPLE TREES 
oxtra-soicot, two-year, 5 to 6-ft. by EXPRESS. 
Prepaid, for $3. Satisfaction guaranteed, 
timer at once and write tor prices on full 
line of Nursery Stock. Sold direct to 
plantors, at less than half the usual prices. 
N EW HAVEN NU RSER1 ES.Dept. F, New Haven, Missouri 
MALONEY TREES 
K Elbcrta peach; s Harvest, x Baldwin appfe; 
I Bartlett pear; 1 Montmorency, I Oxheart 
cherry; I Orange quince; I Maloney prune. 
All 314*4% ft- Grapes; I Concord blue, I 
Delaware red. Currants; I Perfection, f 
White Grape. 3 Pieplant roots. Value 51.65 
for 98 c. Send today for free, 1914, wholesale, 
illustrated catalog of Fresh Dug, Guaranteed 
True to N'amo aud Free from Disease Tree*. 
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FRUIT TREES. 
Are you in need of Fruit, Shade or Or¬ 
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Plants; Spray Bumps, Lime-Sulphur, 
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last. They deal direct with their cus¬ 
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growers are their customers. 
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DWARF PEAR TREES 
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Celery Culture. Beattie.50 [I 
Greenhouse Construction, Taft.... 1.50 |l 
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PEACH TREES 
500,000 Peaches, 5 to G feet, 9c ; 4 to 5 feet, 7c; 3 to 4 
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Plums, 100,000 Cherry, ami millions of Grapes, Roses and 
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For a quarter of a Century we have been represented here. Our exceptional Values accepted direct 
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T. J. DWYER & CO., ORANGE COUNTY NURSERIES, Box 1, Cornwall, N. Y. 
Ten AppleTrees for OneDollcir 
Healthy trees, on French Crab roots, budded from hearing orchards, 
Standard varieties for New York and the North—Baldwin, Greening, 
Wealthy, Spy, McIntosh, Rome Beauty and others. Height, 3 to 5 feet, 
half-inch caliper; not big, but extra good for the price, 
Ten of any one hind for One Dollar 
Send today for Fraser’s Tree Book which gives particulars about my 
larger trees—Apples, Pears, Plums, Cherries. Copy free. 
SAMUEL FRASER, Nurseryman, 27 Main Street, Geneseo, New York 
Allen’s Berry Plants Yield Heavily 
You can depend upon the quality of every variety 
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