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RURALISMS 
Growing Clematis and Berberis. 
Looking over The R. N.-Y. I not^d on 
page 731 the answer to “S. S.. Rochester, 
N. Y.,” regarding the growing of Clem¬ 
atis and Berberis from seed. A good 
many years of handling these seeds on 
the largest combined nursery in the world 
is my authority for the following de¬ 
scribed methods : 
Clematis Paniculata.—Seed should be 
gathered and rubbed clear of the little 
downy ends, thoroughly sifted out or 
cleaned over a fanning mill with a light 
blast; kept perfectly dry until December, 
then sown in flats in about two inches of 
soil, covering to a depth of not more than 
a half inch, and if complete covering is 
possible with less soil, it is even better. 
Cover with a half inch of sphagnum 
moss; place in a moderately warm green¬ 
house either under the benches or above, 
preferably under, where the pipes are 
not too close, and by early Spring you 
will have seedlings that can be readily 
potted off into two-inch pots. These seed¬ 
lings may then be transplanted to the 
field in late Spring or early Summer. By 
Fall you will have good heavy one-year 
plants that are quite salable. Of course, 
if left in the field over Winter, larger 
clumps may be had. 
Berberis Thunbergii.—All varieties of 
Berberis such as Canadense. Purpurea 
and Vulgaris, as well as Thunbergii, 
may be easily grown from seed by the 
following method. After the Berberis 
have been picked, they may be crushed 
and the seed washed out at once. This 
should be carefully dried out by spread¬ 
ing in thin layers either on a screen or 
muslin until thoroughly dried, stratifying 
thickly in coarse clean sand. This may 
be acomplished by the use of medium- 
size boxes, placing a layer of sand 1% 
or two inches in the bottom ; scatter seed 
thickly; another layer of sand, another 
layer of seed, and so on until the boxes 
are filled. These boxes should be buried 
in a heap or covered with earth outside, 
and in early Spring as soon as the ground 
can be worked this stratified seed may be 
taken from the boxes, the sand sifted 
out. and the seed sown thinly in drills 
IS to 24 inches apart—this, of course, for 
hand working. If this method is fol¬ 
lowed. nearly 100% of the seed will germ¬ 
inate, and if in reasonably good ground 
I have seen many one-year-olds lifted in 
late September and early October that 
were three and four-branched and from 
12 to 16 inches high. 
W. F. TIIERKILDSON. 
Grasshopper Pest in Vermont. 
Last year in some sections of this and 
adjoining towns much damage was done 
to crops by grasshoppers. During the 
last week or two large numbers of them, 
very small, have been seen in fields on 
many farms. Some of these farms were 
not infested with them last year. Con¬ 
siderable anxiety is felt for the crops this 
year. 
Springfield, Vt. w. E. F. 
I regret to state the pest seems to be 
reappearing this year in many sections of 
our State, in very threatening numbers. 
I must say, also, that all methods of 
fighting the grasshoppers, so far as I 
have been able to learn, are but partially 
successful, and the same treatments in 
different localities seem to have had un¬ 
like results. Whereas very good results 
were reported in Orange County from 
last year’s use of the bran, Paris green, 
molasses and lemon mixture, I note from 
the letter that it was unsuccessful in 
Springfield. 
In parts of the country which are more 
level than ours, I understand that the 
“hopper-dozer” is fairly effective, but in 
most cases its use would probably not be 
feasible here. An agent of the U. S. Bu¬ 
reau of Entomology has studied the situ¬ 
ation in this section, and I believe he is 
carrying out some further experiments in 
poison baits as a means of fighting the 
pest. I believe I am correct in saying 
that to date the most efficient means of 
destroying the grasshoppers in this sec¬ 
tion is the scattering about of the bait al¬ 
ready mentioned: 25 pounds bran, one 
pound Paris green, two quarts molasses, 
and three oranges or lemons. In mixing 
this, the Paris green is first stirred into 
the bran; then the fruit juice is squeezed 
into the molasses in a separate receptacle, 
the skin and pulp is finely chopped and 
added to the molasses, which is then dilut¬ 
ed with two gallons of water. The liquid 
combination is then mixed with the bran 
and poison, sufficient water is added to 
the whole to make a stiff dough, and the 
bait is ready to apply. It is estimated 
that this amount should be sufficient to 
cover something over five acres. 
HAROLD L. BAILEY. 
Rome Beauty Apple in Hudson Valley. 
Can you tell me what experienced 
growers say of Rome Beauty for planting 
in the Hudson River Valley? I hear that 
it will bear two years from planting. 
J. M. 
In the Hudson Valley the Rome 
Beauty apple resembles Ben Davis in 
vigor, general make-up of tree, early, per¬ 
sistent bearing, in clinging the fruit to 
the tree later than Baldwin, and in keep¬ 
ing quality in storage. In appearance 
and flavor it is far better than Ben 
Davis, and while its quality is not high, 
it will sell at good prices to a large per¬ 
centage of the consuming public wdio re¬ 
fuse to buy Ben Davis. Rome Beauty is 
at its northern limit in the Hudson Val¬ 
ley, not competing with Baldwin as grown 
here, but following it in season and com¬ 
peting in the Spring months with Ben 
Davis and Western New York Baldwin, 
being more showy than either of them, 
and of quality to suit the masses. Its 
seasonal limit as warm weather ap¬ 
proaches is measured finally by a ten¬ 
dency to scald after leaving cold storage, 
and a still later keeping apple of higher 
quality and more resistant to warm wea¬ 
ther is yet to be found and introduced, 
which will capture a critical public in 
the Spring months as McIntosh will 
earlier in the season. w. h. hart. 
Dutchess Co.. N. Y'. 
Blackberries in Sod. 
I have just purchased a piece of ground 
on which several hundred blackberries 
were planted Fall of 1913. Last year 
they gave some fruit, but received no 
care, are now’ standing in sod. Most of 
the canes are dead, but are starting from 
the root. What treatment should be 
given them this year to get berries next 
year? Land has been limed and is not 
poor. a. p. s. 
Clearfield, Pa. 
If I had a blackberry plantation in that 
condition I would at once dig out every 
bit of the sod and cultivate well during 
the Summer, saving enough of the young 
canes to make the next year’s crop, and 
staking and tying them up to prevent 
breaking when they get tall. Even if the 
soil is not poor some well-rotted stable 
manure will help the growth of the young 
canes, and if they grow strong and tall 
pinch the terminal bud about the middle 
of August to check the rapid growth and 
cause the canes to ripen better. Some 
pinch earlier, so as to cause branching, 
but if enough canes are let grow there 
will be no need for this. Clean cultiva¬ 
tion and cutting out surplus suckers that 
appear between the rows is important. 
W. F. MASSEY. 
Spring Laying by Tent Caterpillers. 
In the descriptions of tent caterpiller 
it is claimed that the eggs are laid in the 
Fall, and no mention is made of any being 
laid in the Spring. I find where I have 
gone through and killed every worm I 
could find, there are newly hatched nests 
constantly showing up. If the eggs were 
all laid in the Fall it seems to me they 
would nearly all hatch at the same time. 
I believe there are more eggs laid in the 
Spring than Fall, because the trees ap¬ 
peared to be nearly free from eggs when 
we were pruning in April, and now they 
are hatching out quite thick, some weeks 
after the first commenced to hatch. 
Charlevoix, Mich. u. c. N. 
At the present time I know of no ento¬ 
mologist who holds this view. My per¬ 
sonal experience with the apple tree tent- 
caterpillar is all opposed to the view held 
by H. C. N. I can understand very 
easily that the careful removal of webs in 
some cases might very well be followed by 
the appearance of new ones, for unless in 
the removal of the web care is taken to 
secure all the caterpillars enough may be 
left to reconstruct. Furthermore, it has 
been my personal experience that, not all 
egg masses hatch at the same time, and 
on this account very early removal of the 
webs and caterpillars might very well be 
followed by the appearance of others. I 
believe that if II. C. N. will thoroughly 
spray the foliage of the trees on which 
the caterpillars are feeding that he will 
not find a second going over necessary. 
THOMAS J. IIEADLEE. 
“For the Land’s Sake, use Bowker’s 
Fertilizers; they enrich the earth and 
those who till it.”— Adv. 
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A considerable part of the $60,000,000 annual damage 
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spray for destroying these pests, recommended 
by Experiment Stations and Spraying Ex¬ 
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333 WEST 30th ST., NEW YORK. 
Canadian Wheat 
to Feed f he Worlds 
The war’s fearful devastation of European crops has 
caused an unusual demand for grain from the American 
Continent. The people of the world must be fed and there 
is an unusual demand for Canadian wheat. Canada’s invi¬ 
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attractive. She wants farmers to make money and happy, 
prosperous homes for themselves while helping her to raise 
immense wheat crops. 
You can get a Homestead of 160 acres FREE and 
Other lands can be bought at remarkably low prices. Think 
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prices, where for some time it is liable to continue. During many years Canadian wheat 
fields have averaged 20 bushels to the acre—many yields as high as 45 bushels to the 
acre. Wonderful crops also of Oats. Barley and Flax. 
Mixed farming iB fully as profitable an industry aa grain raising. The excellent grasses full 
of nutrition are the only food required either for beef or dairy purposes. Good schools, mar¬ 
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Military service is not compulsory in Canada, but there is an extra demand for farm 
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