The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1581 
Rods have been developed. It seems to 
me a good thing to get in on. the ground 
door with this “breed.” but strip off some 
of that “glamor” before -you start with 
them. 
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Wo have made two announcements that 
The R. N.-Y. is trying to collect a pen 
of “favorite hens” to enter in the coming 
egg-laying contest at Westwood. N. J. 
We want 20 good It. I. Red pullets— 
each one to be donated by a farm woman 
as a fair sample of her flock. These pul¬ 
lets will be entered together as one pen, 
and will be trap-nested individually for 
one full year, beginning November 1. 
Thus the pen record will be kept, and also 
the record of each pullet, so that each 
woman may have a correct estimate as to 
tiie value of her flock. Only Red 'pullets 
are wanted for this pen. Each woman 
will donate the pullet and pay expressage 
to the contest. We will pay for entrance 
fee and other expenses. Now we have 
1:1 of these pullets already entered. We 
want seven more at once in order to com¬ 
plete the pen, and we will accept entrance 
from the first seven women who apply, 
provided, of course, that the birds are 
all good specimens of the breed. Time is 
short, for the contest opens on Novem¬ 
ber 1. and we must close the entry 
promptly. I need not tell of the advan¬ 
tage to any poultrywoman in knowing 
how her birds size up as layers. There 
are many, of course, who cannot enter a 
full pen, but by selecting their best pullet 
they can^ get a good idea of the flock 
value. Now. remember, it is a case of 
hrst come, first served, provided the bird 
has good quality. The first seven to no¬ 
tify us will have first consideration. 
H. W. C. 
Winter Protection for Roses 
On account of my losing over six dozen 
rose bushes, as the result of the past 
Winter, which was very severe to the 
plants in our section, T planned to protect 
mv roses. Can you advise me liow to do 
this? t F. L. 
Ridgewood, N. J. 
Last Winter was a very severe one. and 
many roses, ordinarily hardy, suffered 
much loss of wood, especially as the Fall 
rains caused them to make a good deal of 
soft growth. We think few Hybrid Remon- 
tants were killed in your locality, the 
greatest loss being among the Teas and 
Hybrid Teas. The Teas and Hybrid 
Teas during a severe Winter are the bet¬ 
ter for some protection, but all of these 
in our locality do not need to be entirely 
covered. A common and effective method 
is to hill up the soil around each plant 
to a height, of four to six inches, thus 
covering the lower part of the plant, then 
some brush or other litter may be thrown 
over the bed. Another method often used 
with the tender Teas is to put around the 
rose bed a sort of little fence of chicken 
wire to a height of about (5 to 10 inches, 
then fill in over the whole bed with dry 
leaves, with a few branches or cornstalks 
over the top to keep the leaves from blow¬ 
ing away. In very severe climates it is 
necessary to bend tile tops of the tender 
roses down flat, where they are pinned 
with a wooden or wire fork, and then 
covered with sod laid over them. This 
form of covering is very desirable farther , 
north. There is much more difficulty. | 
however, in carrying roses over the Win¬ 
ter if they are in a poorly drained loca¬ 
tion, where water stands at the roots, or 
•m a slope where water will run over 
them and freeze, leaving ice over the top 
of the plant for some time, as this always 
has a very bad effect. 
As a rule the Hybrid Remoutants do 
not suffer during tiie Winter enough to 
harm them, as they should be pruned 
back quite severely in the Spring in any 
ease, and they' are rarely killed back 
farther than they should bo pruned. It 
is important that a mulch or covering is 
not put on too early; as with strawber¬ 
ries, one should defer this covering until 
the surface of the ground freezes. Stand¬ 
ard roses should have the long, bare stem 
wrapped with straw, as this is very likely 
fo he damaged, but we do not approve of 
(he complete straw or burlap wrapping 
for bush roses in your locality. 
Fall Planting for Grapevines 
Pan grapevines be planted in the Fall, 
or what is the best time? What kind 
of fertilizer can be used to make rapid 
growth? j. o. it. 
Chicago, Ill. 
Grapevines are usually planted in (lie 
spring, after the weather has so settled 
that the soil can be properly fitted. In 
the latitude of Western New York this 
period usually ranges from the last of 
April until the middle of May. Vines 
planted much later than the last-named 
period as a rule make but a feeble 
growth the first season, hence many suc- 
cuml) to low Winter temperatures. In 
mild climates and with dry, open soils 
the vine may be successfully planted in 
the Fall. The principal objection to this 
period is the difficulty of obtaining graded 
and well-matured roots early enough for 
planting. 
Chore is considerable divergence of 
opinion as to the best-fertilizer to apply 
'i ' ,ie newly planted vineyard. In view 
|,as t experiences it seems advisable 
T f 1 y incorporate well-rotted 
stable manure in the soil before the plant- 
jog is done. After the young vine has 
'•'gun to put forth its leaves about three 
V" 1,ce *1 ni trate of soda well scattered 
}} circle of three feet in diameter about 
each vine has proven highly beneficial. 
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