The RURAL. NEW-VORKER 
1273 
Destroying Sumac 
Several weeks ago the- question was 
asked as to how this shrub might be erad¬ 
icated from the fields, and since that time 
various more or leess complicated sugges¬ 
tions have been made. Sumac grows quite 
abundantly in this section, but we find no 
difficulty in disposing of it whenever we 
wish. We simply cut the bushes close to 
the ground when in blossom or soon after, 
and mow the sprouts that appear the fol¬ 
lowing year. Two or three years are suf¬ 
ficient to destroy it. I do not know what 
reeuing value, if any, the sprouts have, 
but cattle will eat them readily when 
dried and mixed with hay. The fruit has 
no commercial value, but it imparts a 
! leasant flavor to certain cooling bever¬ 
ages. and also to vinegar. The leaves and 
young sprouts, as well as the bark, in 
some instances, are important tanning 
agents, imparting a peculiar softness as 
well as a light color and a pleasing odor 
to certain kinds of fancy leather, and the 
United States annually imports large 
quantities of the dried leaves for tanning 
purposes, the supply coming chiefly from 
Italy. It would seem that a market 
might be created for the products. The 
shrub is used to a considerable extent as 
an ornamental, and it may be interesting 
to know that it played an important part 
in the development of the maple sugar 
industry, since the canes were cut into 
sections, the pith burned out. and the sec¬ 
tions used extensively ns spouts for con¬ 
veying the sap from the tree to the bucket. 
There is a species known as poison su¬ 
mac, said to possess strong toxic qualities, 
with which I am unacquainted, and to 
which I make no reference. 
C. O. OUMSBEE. 
Weed-killer for Roadway 
Can you give me a formula for weed¬ 
killer that is not very expensive and is 
permanent? Our driveways are red 
gravel, and very hard, and they are ruined 
when one attempts to hoe the weeds out. 
Vineland, N. J. n. o. l. 
On roadways and surfaces hot brine is 
a cheap, convenient and efficient weed¬ 
killer. Use one pound of salt to one gal¬ 
lon of water, and apply as hot as possible. 
This is most effective in hot. dry weather. 
Arsenical compounds form the basis of 
most commercial weed-killers. Arsenate 
of soda is efficient on roadways, and is 
very simple of preparation, being merely 
dissolved in water, one pound arsenate of 
soda in three to nine gallons of water. 
The arsenical weed-killers last longer than 
the brine, as the arsenic does not leach 
away readily. 
Peaches in Bushel Baskets 
Quite a number of readers have asked 
about the new plan of shipping peaches 
in bushel baskets. A few have given 
favorable reports. The Camden County 
i X. J.i Demonstration A ciex prints the 
following from a New Jersey peach 
grower: 
“We started out last year putting our 
peaches in Georgia carriers with high- 
school boys as packers. Peaches began 
piling up, as they came in faster from 
the orchard, and it became a physical 
impossibility for us to keep up with the 
picking, even as the boys became more 
proficient at the work. We put the sur¬ 
plus, therefore, in bushel baskets, and 
were surprised on receiving a trifle more 
for the bushel baskets than we did for 
the carriers, using exactly the same grade 
of peaches. The culls especially brought 
considerably more in'bushel baskets than 
in carriers. We found the basket so sat¬ 
isfactory that we gave up the carrier en¬ 
tirely and cut our gang in half. One boy 
at eaoli outlet of the grader could take 
care of the output very easily with two 
or three extra boys to face up and put 
on the lids. We continued this operation 
through the season, and feel that we got 
as much or more money for the peaches 
net, and certainly saved a tremendous 
amount of worry and damage to the fruit 
due to the hold-up after picking. We used 
excelsior cushions in the top of the bas¬ 
kets and pasted our labels on top of the 
lid. The trade in various cities became 
enthusiastic about the mark and pack¬ 
age.” 
Gnarly Strawberries 
What is the cause of my strawberries 
having knots on the bottom of them? 
They were to be very nice otherw ise, but 
on the bottom had little bumps, as you 
would call them. J. V. 
Shohola. Pa. 
We have noticed thio trouble now and 
then, but do not know just the cause of it. 
It does not seem to be caused by an in¬ 
sect or by any disease, and we have con¬ 
cluded that it is the rest >t when a va¬ 
riety is planted in soil which does not 
suit it. Some varieties of strawberries 
are quite dainty in their soil require¬ 
ments. and unless they are given just ex¬ 
actly the right conditions they are almost 
as sulky as a spoiled child when it can¬ 
not have its own way. For instance, the 
variety known as William R ■ I w ill give 
beautiful berries when planted under just 
the rigliJ conditions; yet on a different 
soil, anti when not so well cared for. it 
may, only a few miles away, prove almost 
a failure. You do not say w lmt variety you 
have, but we think it change to a more 
suitable variety would give better results. 
“Riches have wings.” “Yes,” replied 
Mr. Dustin Stax. "The trick is to train 
'em so that they will fly to you instead 
of from you.”—Washington Star. 
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