The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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RURALISMS 
The Campbell Grape 
Recently I.. R. Johnson made reference 
to the Campbell grape, stating that it 
did well if given what it required. What 
does he think it requires to do its best? 
Detroit. Wash. E. 
I had in mind chiefly two requirements. 
One of these*is heavy fertilizing. I give 
a liberal top-dressing of stable manure 
at least once every two years, much more 
than T find necessary for the more com¬ 
mon varieties. The second requirement 
is close pruning. T prune to four arms, 
and leave not more than six buds or 
nodes on each arm. and then only when 
a vigorous growth has been made during 
the preceding season. It will be found 
that Campbell responds quickly to neg¬ 
lect. but given the treatment outlined 
above it will give its owner a rich re¬ 
turn. T„ R. JOHNSON. 
Missouri. 
The Golden Delicious Apple 
Noticing the inquiry of C. F. F., page 
110, *1 thought that nqy experience with 
it might, be of interest to him. I got a 
small tree of Golden Delicious in March, 
3010; I made a couple of scions from it. 
and put one on a branch of a Baldwin 
growing on Paradise stock. That graft 
made several shoots. The leading one. 
2V> ft., finished with a flower bud. and 
in 1020 set three apples which were 
picked October 15. The other scion I 
grafted on a branch of a bearing seedling 
apple tree (which ripens its fruit in mid- 
August). That graft made a growth of 
about two feet, and on the tip carried 
and ripened one apple in 1020. Al¬ 
though the growth is rather slim, it is 
quite tough, and where the three apples 
were together the long stems, 1% in., al¬ 
lowed the fruit to reach full size without 
crowding. 
It is rather nice looking for a clear 
yellow, barring the slight russet around 
the stem, in a deep cavity. The basin is 
small, shallow, and much furrowed; 
calyx closed. Two of the apples are yet 
in an ordinary house cellar. 
Long Island. .tames iiolloway. 
Ornamental* Hedge for Kansas 
Some time ago I asked whether any 
of your readers had any experience with 
Japan quince as an ornamental and de¬ 
fensive hedge, but without reply. The 
Japan quince grows well here, and I 
thought it would do well for above pur¬ 
pose. noting its growth and habit. The 
Japan privet is a failure here; I tried it. 
and a friend has planted a row outsde the 
curb of the sidewalk fronting his resi¬ 
dence, on the south, and I noticed that 
it is gradually dying. I have one shyub 
left, out, of perhaps 15 seedlings from one 
pound of seed. Have any of The R. N.-Y. 
family had any experience in raising 
Japan quince from seed? If so. would 
appreciate instructions. I want to re¬ 
place GO rods north and south and 33 
rods east and west of Osage orange hedge 
along public road with some defensive 
and ornamental hedge, intending to raise 
the plants from seed. How about the 
hardy orange or a rose? E. w. B. 
Kansas. 
Pomegranates 
We bought some pomegranates at, the 
fruit stand recently: taste like cranber¬ 
ries. and we don’t wonder that Proser¬ 
pine swallowed some seeds. How do 
folks in “the lands of the sun” eat the 
things? What else can be done with 
them ? E. S. K. 
The pomegranate is chiefly used to 
make a Summer drink, or for ices. A 
syrup is made with the pulpy seeds, 
known as grenadine or granadiue. and 
this is diluted with water and used ex¬ 
tensively in Europe, as well as in tropical 
countries, or the fresh pulp is used with 
water and sugar, much as we make lem¬ 
onade. This syrup is also used in water 
ices. The pulpy seeds, mixed with 
crushed ice and sugar and piled up on 
a dish, make an attractive dessert, but the 
fruit is better used in cold drinks and 
ices. Perhaps Southern readers can give 
us other methods of using this fruit. 
There are many garden varieties, varying 
in quality of fruit. The pooiogranate is 
grown as a conservatory p nt (some¬ 
times as a house plant) for s beautiful 
vivid red flowers. 
The inhabitants of a small village at 
last got a postoffiee. Their pride in the 
acquisition was at first unbounded. Then 
complaints began to come in that letters 
were not being properly sent off. The 
postoffice department sent an inspector to 
investigate. The postmaster was also the 
grocer. “What becomes of the letters 
posted here?” demanded the inspector. 
“The people say that they are not being 
sent off.” “Of course they ain’t,” was 
the startling response, as the postmaster- 
grocer pointed 1 to a large and nearly 
empty mail sack hanging in a corner, 
“ain’t sent it off because it ain’t any¬ 
wheres near full yet!”-—New York Globe. 
Western Electric 
Power & Light 
Makes The Battery Last Longer 
Western Electric distributors 
in this territory 
Perry L. Young 
National Dairy Equipment Co., 
Utica, N. Y. 
Farmers' Light & Power Co., 
Delhi, N. Y. 
C. U. DeVoe 
Syracuse, N. Y. 
Theodore M. Guenther & Sons, 
Buffalo, N. Y. 
Farmers' Service Co., 
Middletown, N. Y. 
D. G. Babcock, 
Lake Huntington, N. Y. 
1. It is an extra powerful 
Outfit. Plenty of power and 
light always. 
2. It has a pulley that en¬ 
ables you to use your outfit 
as a powerful engine, either 
separately or at the same 
time you charge the battery. 
3. All parts are easy to 
get at. 
4. The engine runs on 
kerosene and is air-cooled. 
5. The “tapering charge” 
makes the battery last 
longer. 
Green, N. Y. 
Rusterhollz Electric Co., 
Erie, Pa. 
D. <Sr F. Engineering Co., 
Ogdcnsburg, N. Y. 
Amos Barnes 
Ithaca, N. Y. 
Bernett Service 
Sussex, N. J. 
Smith Electric Co., 
Bound Brook, N. J. 
It will pay you to look into 
these and other important 
features of this dependable 
Power and Light Outfit. There 
is a Western Electric dealer 
near you. Ask him. 
Potato 
Planter 
Pays for Itself in Labor and Time Saved 
One man and team with an Eureka Potato Planter needs no hired help to plant 
. the whole crop. Whether you plaift 4 acres or 400, the Eureka Planter will pay 
for itself many times over. Better than hand planting. Increases yield. Does 
— 5 operations at once, automatically—accurately. .... ... , • 
Opens furrow, drops seed any distance and depth, drops fertilizer (if desired), 
covers up and marks noxt row. Furrow open* and seed 
drops In plain sight —an equal distance apart, at uniform ,, oend for Catalog 
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