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The  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
March  10,  1023 
RAINIER 
—A  Great  Eating 
Lb,rp'°-  APPLE 
»«ller  at  jn  our  Sincere  judg- 
high  prices.  .  •  •  • 
~  ,  .  .  ment  the  Rainier  is 
G°°d  slnpper.  the  finest  dessert 
eepcr*  apple  thus  far  devel¬ 
oped.  It  has  all  the  mild  qualities  of  the 
Delicious,  yet  a  decidedly  spicy  flavor, 
and  is  a  much  better  keeper.  Keeps 
firm  in  ordinary  storage  for  months 
without  becoming  mealy.  Keeps  per¬ 
fectly  in  cold  storage  for  a  year. 
39  Boxes  From  One  Tree 
Think  of  thisl  39  boxes  of  apples  were 
picked  from  a  19-year-old  tree,  and  800 
boxes  from  the  entire  orchard  of  21  trees. 
Apples  from  old  trees  just  as  large  and 
as  fine  as  from  young  trees. 
Lowther's  Encyclopedia  Says: 
RAINIER — "The  fruit  is  oblong  and  slight¬ 
ly  inclined  to  conical.  Flesh,  yellowish, 
with  practically  tno  grain.  Probably  bet¬ 
ter  described  as  ‘buttery.’  In  storage,  eat¬ 
ing  quality  seems  to  improve  rather  than 
deteriorate.  The  tree  is  a  vigorous  grower 
and  is  inclined  to  be  spreading,  therefore 
capable  of  bearing  heavy  crop.”  Vol.  1, 
page  231.  "Keeping  qualities  oftheRainier 
Apple  are  unsurpassed,”  says  Bulletin 
No.  587,  U.S.  Department  of  Agriculture. 
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twigs  and  branches  immediately  blight 
appears,  making  the  cuts  at  least  six 
inches  below  the  signs  of  infection ;  cul¬ 
tural  practices  that  induce  hard,  mature 
growth,  not  easily  susceptible  to  the  dis¬ 
ease  ;  and  disinfection  of  wounds  and 
pruning  tools  with  bichloride  of  mercury 
and  carbolic  acid.  It  is  claimed  that  an 
organized  effort  will  control  this  disease, 
but  under  practical  conditions  it  is  most 
difficult,  especially  on  older  trees. 
Spraying. — In  most  localities,  barring 
local  epidemics  of  certain  diseases  and 
insects,  pear  troubles  may  be  held  in 
check  by  regular  and  systematic  cultural 
and  spray  practices.  Clean  cultivation, 
plowing  under  of  leaves,  proper  pruning, 
all  make  decided  contributions  to  the 
chances  of  freedom  from  pests,  and  since 
many  troubles  are  controlled  by  the  same 
treatment,  a  combination  of  sprays  out¬ 
lined  in  a  spraying  schedule  will  help  ma¬ 
terially.  No  single  schedule  will  meet 
the  needs  of  each  individual  grower,  but 
each  should  make  out  a  spray  program 
for  his  own  conditions.  It  is  only  as  a 
basis  from  which  to  work  that  the  fol¬ 
lowing  schedule  is  offered:  Ordinarily  a 
delayed  dormant  spray  of  lime  and  sul¬ 
phur,  1  to  8,  is  advisable  as  general  in¬ 
surance  against  scale,  and  as  added  pro¬ 
tection  against  scab.  A  second  spray  of 
lime  and  sulphur,  1  to  8,  should  be  made 
for  psylla  eggs,  scale  and  scab,  just  as 
the  cluster  buds  are  separating.  A  third 
spray  of  lime  and  sulphur,  1  to  50,  with 
nicotine  sulphate,  three-fourths  of  a  pint 
io  100  gallons,  and  lead  arsenate  2  or  3 
lbs.  to  50  gallons,  should  be  applied,  just 
after  the  petals  fall,  for  codling  moth, 
easily  grown  and  which  produces  good 
quality  fruit  of  average  size.  Beurre 
Giffard  is  another  productive  early  sort 
of  good  quality,  bl<  ed  further  with  a 
tree  that  is  relatively  blight-proof,  but 
bearing  fruit  that  quickly  softens  at  the 
core.  Perhaps  the  large  Bartlett-shaped 
fruits  of  Wilder  Early,  ripening  several 
weeks  before  Clapp  Favorite,  should  be 
mentioned  as  desirable  for  the  home  or¬ 
chard.  and  demanding  more  consideration 
for-  commercial  plantings,  while  the 
strong,  vigorous,  blight -resistant  tree  of 
Tyson,  bearing  its  delicious  little  fruits 
just  before  Clapp  Favorite,  ought  not  to 
be  barred.  Doyenne  Boussock  may  be 
mentioned  as  a  vigorous,  free-growing  va¬ 
riety  that  will  produce  an  abundance  of 
shapely,  fair-quality  fruits  in  late  Sum¬ 
mer  with  almost  no  attention  whatsoever. 
Worden  Seekel,  though  not  boasting  its 
fruit  to  be  as  delicious  a  morsel  as  Seekel, 
is  esteemed  by  some  for  its  fruit  of  larger 
size  and  more  attractive  appearance: 
H.  B.  TUKEY. 
White  Spruce  for  Pulpwood 
Part  II 
Occasionally  the  trees  grow  with  suf¬ 
ficient  rapidity  so  that  a  crop  <4  puJp- 
wood  can  be  secured  inside  of  30  years. 
Occasionally,  however,  it  is  better  to 
figure  on  the  basis  of  40  years.  Yield 
tables,  such  as  those  found  in  the  United 
States  Department  of  Agriculture  Bul¬ 
letin  No.  544  show  that  at  the  end  of 
40  years  the  average  tree  on  a  good  site 
will  be  7 y>2  in.  in  diameter  at  a  height  of 
White  spruce  growing  under  a  volunteer  stand  of  poplar.  These  spruce  were  secured 
from  the  New  York  State  Conservation  Commission,  and  planted  on  land  belonging 
to  the  town  of  Oswegatchie,  in  St.  Lawrence  County.  Spruce  will  stand  consider¬ 
able  shade.  These  trees  show  the  growth  of  four  years.  As  soon  as  the  poplar  is 
large  enough  for  pulpwood  it  should  be  cut.  This  cutting  will  release  the  spruce,  and 
result  in  much  more  rapid  growth. 
psylla  nymphs  and  scab.  In  some  years 
a  fourth  spray  of  lime  and  sulphur,  1  to 
50,  for  scab,  two  or  three  weeks  follow¬ 
ing  the  third  application,  will  be  found 
advisable.  For  Summer  applications 
many  growers  are  adding  30  to  40  lbs.  of 
hydrated  lime  per  100  gallons  of  diluted 
spray. 
Varieties. — The  subject  of  pear  grow¬ 
ing  would  be  incomplete  without  some 
mention  of  varieties.  For  commercial 
plantings  the  list  consists  of  but  three  or 
four,  though  for  the  home  orchard  per¬ 
haps  a  score  might  bo  mentioned.  Bart¬ 
lett,  Kieffer  and  Seekel  have  been  most 
extensively  planted  in  New  York,  the  first 
because  of  its  productive  tree,  adapted  to 
diverse  conditions,  and  its  attractive  fruit 
of  good  quality ;  the  second  because  of  its 
blight-resistant  and  productive  tree,  and 
the  third  because  of  its  high  quality  fruit 
and  relatively  blight-resistant  tree.  Clapp 
Favorite,  ripening  shortly  before  Bart¬ 
lett.  and  Beurre  d’Anjou,  maturing  in  the 
Fall,  have  usually  been  considered  in 
company  with  these  three,  but  Clapp 
Favorite  is  so  severely  attacked  by  blight 
and  Beurre  d’Anjou  is  such  a  shy  and  un¬ 
certain  bearer  that  they  have  both  lost 
much  of  the  popularity  that  their  high 
quality  and  excellent  appearance  have  al¬ 
ways  demanded.  Beurre  Bose  and  Shel¬ 
don  are  two  of  the  highest  quality  Fall 
pears.  Unfortunately,  a  tree  slow  to  start 
is  the  handicap  of  the  former,  and  one 
irregular  and  shy  in  bearing  is  that  of 
the  latter,  yet  they  both  merit  considera¬ 
tion.  For  Winter  sorts,  Dana  llovey  for 
early  Winter  and  Winter  Nelis  for  mid¬ 
winter  are  hard  to  beat.  They  are  the 
most  delicious  of  pears,  grow  well,  and 
are  moderately  productive.  Size  and  ap¬ 
pearance  is  against  them,  but  high  qual¬ 
ity  recommends  them  for  every  home  or¬ 
chard  and  for  more  commercial  plantings. 
Beurre  Clairgeau  is  grown  commercially 
to  considerable  extent  in  spire  of  its  poor 
quality  fruit  because  of  its  good  size  and 
attractive  appearance.  Approaching  now 
more  1 1  w*  home  orchard  type  <4  pear,  the 
attractive  Elizabeth  should  he  given  a 
place  as  an  early  Summer  variety  that  is 
4%  ft-  from  the  ground,  and  a  little  less 
than  50  ft.  tall.  This  stand  would  con¬ 
tain  31  cords  per  acre.  At  the  end  of 
50  years  the  stand  would  contain  48  cords 
per  acre,  and  the  average  diameter  would 
be  8.6  in.  At  the  entT  of  00  years  the 
stand  would  contain  60  cords  per  acre, 
and  the  average  diameter  would  be  0.3  in. 
In  other  words,  during  the  first  40  years 
the  trees  will  average  about  three-fourths 
of  a  cord  per  acre  per  year.  Thereafter 
the  growth  will  increase  somewhat  until 
at  the  end  of  60  years  the  growth  will 
average  practically  one  cord  per  acre  per 
year. 
It  is  to  be  expected  with  forest  trees 
as  with  other  crops  that  the  quality  of 
site  upon  which  the  trees  are  growing 
governs  to  a  considerable  extent  the 
amount  of  forest  growth  attained.  Poorer 
sites  will  not  produce  wood  as  rapidly  as 
rhe  example  given.  It  is  safe  to  say, 
however,  that  on  the  average  planting 
site  in  New  Y'ork  State  the  growth  during 
the  first  40  years  will  exceed  one-half  of 
a  cord  per  acre  per  year. 
Based  on  the  present  stumpage  rates 
r  planting  upon  land  valued  at  not  more 
than  $10  per  acre  will  assure  the  investor 
not  less  than  four  per  cent  compound  in¬ 
terest.  and  may  he  made  to  materially  ex- 
<•(  ed  this.  The  amount  over  four  per  cent 
compound  interest  depends  on  a  number 
of  factors.  Not  only  is  the  character  of 
the  land  of  importance,  so  also  is  the  care 
and  protection  which  will  be  given  by  the 
owner.  But.  above  all,  and  of  greatest 
importance,  is  the  prospect  of  marketing 
in  the  future.  Under  present  conditions, 
with  the  rapid  depletion  of  our  forest 
resources,  and  the  increasing  degree  to 
which  Ave  are  accustomed  to  use  forest 
products,  it  would  appear  that  the  stump- 
age  value  of  timber  will  never  be  less  than 
it  is  today,  and  may  reasonably  be  ex¬ 
pected  materially  to  increase  during  the 
next  three  or  four  decades.  Certainly 
those  who  can  look  back  over  as  many 
decades  have  seen  a  remarkable  increase 
in  stumpage  values  and  lumber  values. 
G.  II.  C. 
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