Q/h RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Propagating Honey Locust 
How can I grow honey locust? Tf I 
cut slips and stick them in warm, sandy 
soil, will they root? a. s. z. 
Brock way ville, Pa. 
The locust cannot he propagated by 
cuttings in the manner suggested. It 
grows easily and rapidly from seeds sown 
in the Spring, and also from suckers. 
Some varieties are grown from root cut¬ 
tings. while choice sorts are budded or 
grafted on seedling stocks. 
Herb Crops 
Would sage or Summer savory he prof¬ 
itable as a first-year crop on rented land? 
Is a special drying process necessary, or 
can it be sun-dried? Is it best to cut it 
once or twice a season? Can the product 
he turned into cash in the Fall, or is it 
necessary to hold the crop for a demand? 
Ithaca, N. Y. K. a. p. 
The sweet herbs, sage and Summer 
savory, together with thyme and sweet 
marjoram, are grown to quite an extent 
outside New York City, being grown as 
second crops following early peas, beets 
and cabbage. Seed is sown in April and 
the young plants are set about the middle 
of .Tune in rows 12 in. apart, with plants 
S in. in the row. The field should be 
thoroughly cultivated, and by early Sep¬ 
tember every other row can be harvested. 
The remaining rows are left another 
month and this increases the size of the 
crop materially. The crop is bunched 
green, each plant making two bunches. 
If the market is not satisfactory at har¬ 
vest time the crop can be cured by hang¬ 
ing the bunches in a warm, airy room, or 
on a larger scale a fruit evaporator may 
be used, with a steady current of warm 
air at 100° F. After drying, the leaves 
are rubbed to a powder and stored in air¬ 
tight vessels. T. h t. 
Trimming Horseradish Roots 
In growing horseradish is there ever 
any practice made of uncovering a por¬ 
tion of the root near top of ground to 
trim the small rootlets from the side to 
induce a larger root? c. o. R. 
Under proper conditions horseradish 
roots will not branch abnormally. With 
any root crop the finer the soil the 
straigbter the roots. Root crops on stony, 
lumpy soil will always branch abnor¬ 
mally. When growing carrots, beets, 
parsnips and the like for exhibition, we 
make a hole 3 in. across with a crowbar 
and fill this with finely sifted soil sup¬ 
plied with fine manure. Then a few seeds 
are sown in the center and later the seed¬ 
lings are thinned to one. A practically 
perfect root results without a single side 
root. Under field conditions one should 
work toward this ideal rather than waste 
time on root pruning, which is of doubtful 
advantage. Each side root cut off means 
a new plant to crowd the mother plant, 
and it also means much work. I’ut the 
time on proper preparation of land and 
secure large roots by this method. 
T. it. T. 
St Regis Raspberry 
Should I handle St. Regis raspberries 
■as I would the Cuthbert? Is all the fruit 
on the St.. Regis from last year’s growth? 
Seaford, N. Y. E. a. ir. 
The St. Regis red raspberry has at¬ 
tained its popularity through its long 
season of fruiting, which extends over a 
period of about three months. The ber¬ 
ries are smaller than Cuthbert, but are 
of excellent flavor. The first crop ripens 
ahead of Cuthbert, the fruit being pro¬ 
duced on the second-year canes. Later 
in the season the growing canes begin to 
produce fruit, and it is from these canes 
that the Fall crop is secured. St. Regis 
bears the latter part of the first season on 
these new canes. The same culture should 
be given as for the midseason red varie¬ 
ties, but to produce the much-advertised 
crops, one must not neglect the culture. 
Fertilize with manure and keep the soil 
well stirred. Some growers are tearing 
out this variety, claiming it a failure, 
but with proper care it bears out of sea¬ 
son crops as is recommended. The past 
Fall the bushes were literally loaded with 
fruit during September. T. ir. T. 
Transplanting Maple 
Will you tell me how to manage plant¬ 
ing a maple tree in Spring? The tree is 
about as large as a broomstick. Some 
say do not prune at all, as it will bleed 
to death. b. h. z. 
Take up the young tree and 1 place the 
roots in a bucket in a pudding made of 
dirt and water. This mixture covers 
each and every root, and keeps them from 
drying out. Set the tree with the roots 
in a natural position ; that is, in a hole 
large enough. The mud adhering to the 
roots joins with the new soil so the tree 
can take up moisture almost immediately. 
I would not prune such a tree as de¬ 
scribed. Pack the soil firmly around the 
roots, leaving a thin layer of loose soil 
on the surface to prevent baking. Never 
put manure or any fertilizer where it will 
come in contact with roots. Wait until 
the tree is planted and fertilize or mulch 
the surface soil around the tree. Where 
the prevailing winds tend to bend a tree 
to one side, we drive a stake on the wind¬ 
ward side and fasten the tree to the 
stake with a wire. Where the wire 
touches the bark we fasten a piece of old 
hose to prevent injury caused by rubbing. 
T. H. T. 
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Air circulation must balance air consumption. Correct proportion means 
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