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Results of Tests conducted in 1920 
by University of Nebraska, 
as per Law of that State. 
BATIt STEIL MULE 15 2? 
28.19 
77 
29.78 
4600 
280.6 
14330 
Rumley 10-30. 
. 22.00 
6S 
33.52 
9306 
653.3 
15219 
Wisconsin 36-30. 
. 22.22 
70 
31.50 
6060 
510.5 
21207 
Case 15-27. 
. 21.81 
60 
31.23 
6100 
381.7 
14835 
Avery 14-28. 
. 21.52 
67 
31.83 
7540 
470.4 
17705 
Aultinnn Taylor 15-30.. 
. 21.10 
61 
31 37 
8240 
510.5 
22742 
Hart Parr 30. 
. 10.65 
82 
31.37 
5450 
464.5 
17065 
Frick 15-28. 
. 10.48 
05 
30.00 
6100 
425.3 
19431 
Gray 18-3(1. 
. 10.15 
50 
32.20 
6510 
478.4 
24981 
Wallis 15-25. 
62 
29.87 
3300 
320.3 
17203 
Twin City 12-20. . 
. 18.43 
66 
27.0.3 
5000 
3-10.4 
18469 
I.a Crosse 12-24. 
. 17.83 
71 
24.04 
4670 
305.8 
19001 
Avery 12-20. 
. 17.58 
72 
24.26 
5500 
360.8 
18527 
KB 12-20. 
. 17.53 
67 
25.00 
4355 
354.4 
1S174 
Moline 0 IS. 
. 17.10 
63 
27.45 
3500 
192.4 
20121 
65 
25 to 
5550 
365.8 
20809 
Minneapolis 12-25 . 
. 16.26 
61 
26.24 
0600 
445.3 
20077 
Waterloo 32-25. 
. 15. OS 
01 
25.97 
6183 
104.5 
21740 
Coleman 16-30. 
. 15.87 
52 
30.41 
5100 
510.5 
30552 
Titan 10-20. 
. 15.65 
55 
28.15 
5708 
530.3 
18315 
Cletrnc 12-20. 
. 15.32 
62 
24.04 
3300 
270.5 
23893 
Case 1(1-20. 
. 15.28 
67 
22.81 
5080 
3S1.7 
23731 
Huntley 12-20. 
58 
25.87 
6638 
452.3 
17315 
Uelder 12-20. 
. 13.43 
•V* 
24.24 
6200 
429.4 
28776 
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Gradus and Laxtonian Peas 
In connection with Mr. DeBaun’s arti¬ 
cle on page 183 relative to the culture of 
green peas, I .would like to ask the fol- 
ing three questions : 
1. Does Mr. DeBaun consider the Gra¬ 
dus pea to be a more prolific bearer than 
the Laxtonian? 2. Tf Laxtonian were 
planted in rows three feet apart would 
there be room to set in cauliflower plants 
for a succession crop in June (latter 
part) before the peas could be taken off 
the field? 3. Does he recommend planting 
the Laxtoniau peas in single or double 
rows? H. E. B. 
Westport, Conn. 
1. The Laxtonian and Gradus are both 
heavy bearers of particularly high qual¬ 
ity peas. 
2. The vines of the Laxtonian are much 
shorter than the Gradus vines, and the 
Laxtonian is about three days quicker in 
maturing. Better plant the peas early 
and then plow the ground before the caul¬ 
iflower is set. 
3. The double row system is splendid 
on a small so«le. but commercially we 
sow the seed thickly in single rows three 
feet apart, using oue and one-half bushels 
of seed per acre. R. w. de baun. 
Budding and Grafting Walnut and Peach 
1. Can English walnuts be root-grafted 
on the root of English, white and black 
walnuts with any success? 2. When is 
the proper time to cut the buds for the 
.Tune-bud peach seedlings? Can peach be 
root-grafted the same as apple, also 
plums? C.w.M. 
Arendtsville, Pa. 
1. Walnuts can be root-grafted, but the 
chances of success are small except by 
the skilled propagator. This method is 
used in California, seedlings being grown 
in the nursery row and root-grafted as 
they stand. This tree is one of the 
hardest to graft successfully, as shown 
by the older writings on horticulture. 
Shield budding is the method practiced 
with most success in the East. 
2. For June-<bucUling of peaches the 
buds are cut. just previous to the time 
when they are wanted. The wood growth 
of that season should he used and the 
budding done as soon as the scions ma¬ 
ture. When used too green the wood is 
too succulent, and a good stand cannot 
be secured. „ , , , , 
3. Peaches can be root-grafted, but due 
to the ease of budding. I should rec¬ 
ommend the latter course. Peach bark 
peels readily, in fact the easiest of any 
fruit, and for a beginner that is the fruit 
to practice on. A good budder can put in 
4.000 peach buds in a day of 10 hours. 
T. H. 
Farm Grown Apple Seedlings 
On page 372 appears an article on “A 
Farmer’s Apple Nursery,” in which a 
writer tells how one farmer did it. Twill 
tell how another farmer does it. Years 
ago a neighbor said to me : ‘‘When you 
find an apple tree bearing fruit that hangs 
on the tree through all the October winds, 
which is so firm and hard that it requires 
time to ripen it. graft Winter stock into 
that tree, and you will get fruit that will 
keep.” I applied this theory in starting 
a farm apple nursery. I gathered seeds 
from apples that cling to the trees, as¬ 
suming that thereby I was laying the 
foundation for an orchard that would pro¬ 
duce long-keeping fruit. I planted these 
seeds late in the Fall in good garden soil, 
the rows running north and south, thin¬ 
ning to about 4 to 6 in. I budded on the 
north side of these seedlings, because the 
hot August sun would be less severe on 
the buds, and because, being directly in 
the row, one sprout from the budding 
would help keep another from lopping, 
and none would lie as much exposed in 
cultivating. I budded as near the ground 
as could convenient.lv be done. The mat¬ 
ter of low heading is still a question for 
discussion. Mine were headed about 3% 
to 4 ft. 
I made the mistake of permitting 
bi’anches to develop only from the top¬ 
most buds, rather than from buds at va¬ 
rious points on the tree. (By this latter 
plan we insure in a measure against split¬ 
ting.) When these trees had” grown one 
year after budding they were planted in 
well-prepared ground, rows north and 
south, and the budded side of the tree 
to the north, that the more tender north 
side might not be exposed to the hot sun. 
To guard against rodents, we wrapped 
late in the Fall with coarse paper, but 
removed in early Spring, as we found the 
wrapping was just the protection the 
borer beetle was looking for. * 
Results are that the apples in this or¬ 
chard do stay on the trees well, and do 
keep well after harvest. A neighbor who 
in 101!) nut some of this fruit in his cel¬ 
lar, in 1920 took another lot. because 
they kept better than his own fruit. In 
transplanting remove, as a rule, broken 
and bruised roots, trimming all roots to 
a smooth slope on the under side. The 
tender feeding rootlets start at these 
points, and should have a chance to grow 
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