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THE KUKAL NEW-YORK6K 
October 10, 
VAN DEMAN’S FRUIT NOTES. 
Quinces in Damp Ground. 
I HAVE about an acre of sloping ground 
in a little valley where old half-wild 
quince trees bear profusely. It is very 
wet in Spring, but well-drained later. 
Nurserymen tell me the Bourgeat quince 
is especially adapted to wet ground. Is 
this so? What varieties do you recom¬ 
mend, and do you advise commercial 
planting in this situation. c. II. s. 
Hempstead, L. I. 
While it is true that quince trees will 
flourish in damper soil than most fruit 
trees it is well to have them where there 
is no standing water at any time of year. 
The soil mentioned may be too wet, and 
as it will do good to drain it anyhow I 
would suggest that this be doue before 
planting quince trees of any variety. I 
do not know that the Bourgeat is in less 
danger of being damaged by wet soil than 
other kinds and would advise not to de¬ 
pend on any such supposition or report. 
The draining may he done very cheaply 
'by the use. of stone or even poles and 
brush put in ditches, but tile would be 
safer and much more durable. It will 
pay in any case. 
Ameliaberta Peach. 
1 SENT a sample of four peaches to the 
U. S, Department of Agriculture for 
identification. They determined the 
variety as Ameliaberta. They were sold 
to me for Elberta. This is the first year 
they have borne any fruit. They are four 
years old. Are you acquainted with the 
Ameliaberta? Is it a reliable variety to 
plant? Is it as productive as the El¬ 
berta? I know it is not Elberta because 
that variety (Elberta) ripened two weeks 
before this did. It is a better flavored 
peach and a much better keeper than the 
Elberta. R. H. P. 
Brooklyn, Md. 
Although I have never grown the Ame¬ 
liaberta it is said to be a very valuable 
variety in every way. There are a great 
many seedlings of Elberta now being 
grown and some of them are earlier and 
some later than the parent variety, but 
all resemble it in color, shape and size. 
A few are better in quality. If it is 
correct as to this variety being Amelia¬ 
berta there would be no mistake made in 
planting more of the same kind of trees. 
To make sure of having the same kind, 
trees could be propagated from those in 
bearing on the premises of the inquirer. 
Barren Plum ; White Grubs. 
I HAVE a plum tree in my garden six 
years old that has bloom every Spring, 
but never sets fruit. I may be im¬ 
patient as to results but have determined 
to give this tree one more year. Is there 
any remedy, or perhaps, something in the 
soil needed to produce fruit and not avail¬ 
able? 2. My garden is infested with grubs, 
but I have no pigs to turn in to destroy 
them. Would bisulphide of carbon 
sprinkled on the ground do any damage to 
the grubs? After plowing one furrow I 
would sprinkle in the furrow and have 
plow follow immediately and cover, then 
sprinkle again and cover immediately 
Would formaldehyde give better results 
applied in same way? I have an idea 
that this method would destroy every 
other bug or insect, yet have my doubts 
about the grubs. L. B. 
Louisville, Ky. 
1. It may be that the plum tree in 
question is of a variety that does not 
pollinate its own flowers and therefore 
sets no fruit. As it does not bear it 
would be well to graft it over to some 
variety that is known to bear well in that 
locality. There must be such plum trees 
there from which scions could be taken, 
and some skilled grafter could set them 
next Spring in the barren tree. It would be 
a loss of time to dig out a fine tree that 
could so easily be made productive in a 
short time. 
2. If it is true that the garden soil is 
affected with grubs they can be destroyed 
by repeated plowing or any frequent stir¬ 
ring or turning over of the earth. It 
would be very expensive and very likely, 
needless expense, to treat the soil with 
any kind of chemical, especially those 
mentioned. To be effective it would bo 
necessary to saturate the soil and cover 
it with something for a time to keep 
in the fumes, which do the killing of 
animal life. 
Late Peach; Jonathan Apple as Filler. 
W HAT is the best October peach that 
I can plant in this section? Is 
there a good marketable variety ma¬ 
turing at that time? The Krummel is 
very highly advertised. What do you 
know about this variety? Would an Oc¬ 
tober peach have to compete with any 
Georgia or New England peach if I 
shipped to northern markets? The eleva¬ 
tion would be about 800 feet. 2. Will 
it be profitable to plant as fillers Jonathan 
apple trees between Winesaps? The 
Winesaps were planted last year 36 feet 
apart. G. M. J. 
Nelson Co., Va. 
1. Among the very late peaches there is 
none of the older varieties that excels 
the Salway, for it is a yellow freestone of 
high quality, good size and ripens after 
nearly all the rest are gone. The tree is 
a good bearer and has no special faults. 
Krummel is a yellow freestone that ripens 
10 days or more later than Salway and 
is one of the very best and most profitable 
of the very late peaches, especially for 
the southern regions where the ordinary 
or Persian type succeeds. The Heath 
Cling is an old favorite and is not only 
large and of a creamy color with a beau¬ 
tiful blush but is of the highest flavor. 
The trees are among the surest and 
heaviest bearers. There is no peach that 
I know equal to it for canning, for the 
flesh is firm and the flavor peculiarly rich 
and delicate. I would plant all of these 
kinds. As Shipman, Virginia, is near the 
central part of the State, and the climate 
and soil are well adapted to peach cul¬ 
ture, as well as for other fruits, it would 
seem to me that the time of ripening of 
these late varieties would fit into the mar¬ 
kets very well. But there is no doubt 
that they would have to compete with the 
peaches of other more northern sections 
to some degree. However, the northern 
grown Elberta and others of that class 
are usually sold so far north that there 
would be open markets sufficient to take 
all that are likely to be grown of the very 
late varieties in the region of Virginia. 
2. Jonathan is a splendid apple and 
the trees bear about as early as Winesap 
but it is not yet demonstrated that it is 
good to cross-pollinate the Winesap 
blooms. Besides, it has the serious fault 
of having black specks on the skin that 
are a hindrance to the sale of the fruit. 
Grimes would be a better variety to use 
as a filler among the Winesap, because 
it is not affected with any special disease, 
except a trouble with the roots, the flow¬ 
ers are very strong in pollinating ability, 
the trees bear early and well and the 
fruit brings high prices in market. Be¬ 
sides the apples are very distinct in color 
from Winesap and would not get mixed 
by mistake in gathering as the Jonathan 
would. 
Keeping Pears. 
H OW can I keep pears so as to have 
them fresh about the holidays? I 
want to keep them for family use. 
We have no cold storage. j. w. M. 
Schuylerville, N. Y. 
There are a few varieties of the pear 
that may be kept until midwinter or even 
later as apples are kept, without the aid 
of cold storage, but it is not possible to 
keep any but the very late kinds in that 
way. Among them are the Lawrence, 
Nelis, Morceau and Easter, but such as 
the Sheldon, Anjou and Bose are very 
difficult to keep unless in cold storage. 
It all depends on the varieties J. W. M. 
has to put away for Winter use, and the 
way he handles the fruit. The pears 
should be gathered when the stems will 
part from the wood easily by lifting up¬ 
ward and the greatest care used to prevent 
all bruising. The place of storage should 
he as cool as possible and free from 
changes of temperature. If each speci¬ 
men is wrapped in paper the fruit will 
keep better than without this treatment. 
H. E. VAN DEMAN. 
keepers or stenographers. The prices 
paid at North East, Pa., are as follows: 
1)4 cents for eight-pound baskets of 
grapes; 10 cents per eight-pound basket 
of cherries; 1)4*1% cent a quart for 
strawberries; two cents for blackberries, 
and 2)4 to 3% cents for red raspberries. 
Good pickers should average from $12 to 
$15 per week. One of the best which has 
been heard of a grape picker has been $4 
per day, and the average of this picker 
was about $22 a week. The growers in 
many instances provide quarters for the 
pickers or drive to town, get them, and 
return them at night. Many pickers have 
tents, and camp on the grower’s prem¬ 
ises. There is generally a shortage ot 
pickers. Two years ago this shortage was 
very great, and grape picking lasted in 
some vineyards several weeks longer than 
was desired. This year, at North East, 
up to present, there was sufficient sup¬ 
ply of help in most instances for all work, 
except red raspberries. 
A Combination Cover Crop. 
I HAVE a piece of light, sandy loam, 
naturally rather poor. I dressed it 
heavily with corn manure for several 
years, and while much improved, it still 
lacks humus. At present I have no 
stock, so I am trying to fill the want by 
cover crops. I have more than I need to 
plant at a time, so last Fall I sowed rye 
on a part of it, which I plowed in this 
Spring and sowed to oats and peas, 
plowed again this Fall, and sowed to rye, 
to plow in next Spring. The trouble with 
this combination is that the oats and peas 
are ready to plow in too early to sow 
Winter rye. Would rape be better, let¬ 
ting it die, or can you suggest a better 
combination? I wish to plant a part 
and have cover crops on a part, alternate 
years, with the primary object of increas¬ 
ing the humus. 
It is rich enough from the dressing I 
have used to grow fine crops of nearly all 
kinds. Fruit and berries do splendidly, 
but it does not hold the moisture as well 
as I wish. I also sow rape where my 
peas were, and among my berry bushes, 
after cleaning them out, and rye among 
my corn about this time. A. D. M. 
Wood fords, Me. 
In this case we should plow under the 
stubble of oats and peas, and sow a com- I 
bination of buckwheat, rape and rye. The 
buckwheat and rape will start first and I 
make a heavy growth. At first the buck- 
wheat will be killed, and the rye will be¬ 
gin to grow faster. The rape will die out 
during the Winter, and the rye will grow 
in Spring. In some cases the rape is left 
out, buckwheat and rye being seeded 
alone. This method kept up year after 
year, cultivating half the ground each 
year, will surely improve the soil. We 
should use annual applications of about 
500 pounds of lime when plowing under 
the rye, except, of course, when potatoes 
are planted. 
Slitting Bark for Blight. 
N OTICING a suggestion made by your 
correspondent. Walter 0. Black, of 
New Jersey, for the cure of twig 
blight by slitting the trunk of the ap¬ 
ple tree, does he have any information as 
to the time of the year when this should 
be attempted? How long and how deep 
a slit should be made, and with what 
instrument? W. H. 
Altoona, Pa. 
The experimenting for twig blight was 
done about August 1, 1913, and was done 
with the point of a sharp knife drawn on 
four sides of the main trunk, cutting 
through the bark only, no bark was taken 
out. The knife was also drawn down the 
side branches on two sides. My inform¬ 
ant did his cutting earlier, about June j 
1st, I understand. Walter c. black. J 
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