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The  RURAL.  NEW. YORKER 
October  20.  1923 
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VINES,  BERRIES,  SHRUBS 
We  know  the  varietiec  sent  you  are  just  what 
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plus  one  profit.  That's  why  Maloney  customers 
get  better  trees  at  exceptionally  low  prices. 
Fall  Planting;  Pays.  We  prepay  transportation 
charges.  See  Page  1  of  Full  Catalog 
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Reliability 
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BERRY  PLANTS 
Strawberry  plants  for 
October  and  November 
planting.  Pot  -  grown 
and  runner  plants  that  will  bear  fruit  next  summer. 
Raspberry,  Blackberry,  Gooseberry,  Currant,  Grape 
plants  ;  Asparagus,  Rhubarb  roots. 
FLOWER  PLANTS 
Carnation,  Hardy  Pink,  Gaillardia,  Bleedine  Heart, 
Oriental  Poppy  and  other  Hardy  Perennials, —plants  that 
live  outdoors  all  winter  and  bloom  year  after  year ; 
also  Roses  and  Shrubs.  Catal^g-iie  free. 
UAKRY  L.  LIKES,  Hampton  Kays,  N, 
asked.  I  would  say  until  mid-winter, 
or  later ;  would  be  governed  by  the  pul¬ 
lets.  If  they  continued  to  lay  well  I 
would  keep  on  feeding  it  until  warmer 
weather,  and  then  reduce  the  amount 
very  gradually.  Abrupt  changes  in  feed 
are  to  be  avoided,  also  a  change  of  loca¬ 
tions.  Pullets  should  be  in  and  fa¬ 
miliar  with  their  Winter  quarters,  be¬ 
fore  they  begin  laying,  if  possible.  A 
change  to  different  quarters  will  often 
stop  laying  after  it  has  begun. 
GEO.  A.  COSGROVBt. 
Lettuce  and  Carnations  in  Hotbed; 
Perennials 
Would  you  give  instructions  on  work¬ 
ing  hotbeds  for  growing  lettuce,  and  car¬ 
nations  through  the  Winter  for  family 
use?  What  perennial  flower  seedlings 
will  keep  outdoors  through  the  Win¬ 
ter?  p.  m. 
Pennsylvania. 
The  seed  for  lettuce  plants,  to  be  set 
in  hotbed  for  Winter  use,  should  he 
sown  the  last  of  September  in  open 
ground,  and  the  plants  transplanted  in 
the  hotbed  about  November  10  to  15. 
May  King  or  Unrivaled  is  best  for  this 
purpose.  If  hot  manure  is  used  for  the 
hotbed,  the  manure  should  be  put  in  the 
pit  the  last  of  October,  so  as  to  have 
the  heat  expended  mostly  before  the 
plants  are  set.  The  manure  will  want  ro 
be  trodden  down  solid,  and  thoroughly 
wetted  before  the  top  soil  is  put  on, 
which  should  be  very  rich,  and  about 
four  inches  deep.  Great  care  should  he 
exercised  that  the  bed  does  not  get  too 
hot.  A  temperature  of  about  50  de¬ 
grees  should  be  the  maximum.  If  the 
plants  are  kept  too  warm  they  will  not 
head  solid.  The  sash  should  he  covered 
with  a  mat  at  night,  so  the  glass  will 
not  freeze.  A  second  planting  of  seed 
can  be  made  November  1  in  cold  frame, 
and  as  soon  as  plants  are  large  enough 
to  transplant,  a  bed  can  be  made  as 
stated  above  and  the  same  procedude  fol¬ 
lowed. 
A  hotbed  for  carnations  should  be 
made  October  1  and  the  plants,  which 
can  be  obtained  from  growers,  should  be 
set  about  8  in.  apart.  They  also  should 
be  kept  at  a  temperature  of  from  40  to 
50  degrees.  Keep  side  buds  picked  off 
to  give  large  bloom  at  top. 
A  List  of  the  best  perennials  is  as  fol¬ 
lows  for  very  early  flowers:  Lily  of  the 
Valley,  primrose,  Canterbury  bells,  pop¬ 
pies,  peonies,  and  violets,  Mid  Summer, 
Spiraea,  hollyhocks,  larkspur,  Phlox, 
Scabiosa,  Chinese  lantern  plant,  Pyre- 
thrum.  Seed  should  be  planted  in  early 
Fall.  WM,  PERKINS. 
New  Jersey. 
The  New  Sheridan  Grape 
The  Sheridan  grape  is  a  new  variety 
originated  at  the  New  York  Experiment 
Station  at  Geneva.  It  is  being  dis¬ 
tributed  by  the  New  York  State  Fruit 
Testing  Association.  Some  of  the  best 
judges  consider  it  the  most  prominent 
market  grape  ever  developed  at  the  sta¬ 
tion.  The  past  season  has  been  a  try¬ 
ing  one  for  grapes,  but  Sheridan  came 
through  it  well,  with  a  heavy  crop,  and 
gave  the  growth  of  wood.  The  following 
facts  are  given  regarding  the  uew  va¬ 
riety,  which  is  being  sent  out  in  the 
hope  that  it  will  prove  as  superior  to 
Concord. 
“Sheridan  is  a  seedling  of  Herbert 
crossed  with  Worden.  It  is  the  only 
black  grape  which  so  far  has  been 
thought  could  compete  with  the  many 
good  black  grapes  ou  the  market,  espec¬ 
ially  Concord.  The  vines  at  Geneva  and 
Fredonia  are  just  as  vigorous,  healthy, 
hardy,  and  even  more  productive  than 
Concord.  If  Sheridan  will  thrive  on  as 
great  a  diversity  of  soil  as  Concord,  it 
will  be  a  better  commercial  grape.  The 
bunches  are  larger  and  more  compact ; 
the  berries  are  of  the  same  size  as  those 
of  Concord  ;  the  skin  is  firmer  and  prob¬ 
ably  will  not  crack ;  the  grapes  do  not 
shatter  readily ;  the  flavor  is  sweeter  and 
richer  than  that  of  Concord ;  the  season 
is  a  week  later ;  the  grapes  keep  longer.” 
Black  Walnuts  and  Pecans  in  Nebraska 
I  would  like  your  advice  in  regard  to 
black  walnuts  and  pecans.  If  planted  at 
the  proper  time,  will  the  nuts  germinate 
the  first  year,  or  wrill  some  of  them  re¬ 
quire  two  years?  I  planted  about  three 
bushels  of  black  walnuts  last  Fall  (1922) 
after  the  hull  had  turned  black,  but  most 
of  them  did  not  come  up  in  the  Spring 
or  Summer  this  year.  I  also  planted  sev¬ 
eral  dollars’  worth  of  large  and  small 
pecan  nuts  (hulls  removed)  last  Spring 
when  there  was  still  some  frost,  but  not 
one  of  them  came  up,  as  far  as  I  have 
hunted  for  them,  although  I  was  told 
they  were  fresh,  and  looked  and  tasted 
that  way.  j.  a.  r. 
Grand  Island,  Neb. 
I  think  the  trouble  with  the  black  wal¬ 
nuts  was  that  they  were  planted  too  deep. 
They  should  not  be  covered  more  than  1 
or  2  in.  A  better  way  is  lay  them  on  the 
ground  unhulled  and  step  on  them  so  as 
to  press  them  into  the  soil. 
As  to  the  pecans,  if  planted  in  Spring, 
they  were  too  dry  to  grow.  All  nuts 
should  be  planted  as  soon  as  gathered,  or 
kept  moist  until  planted  in  Spring.  I 
think  J.  A.  R.  is  too  far  north  to  grow 
pecans  profitably.  Even  here  in  latitude 
of  St.  Louis  they  are  not  a  profitable 
crop,  although  they  do  grow  here.  It 
takes  20  to  25  years  for  them  to  come 
into  bearing,  with  crops  averaging  from 
four  to  six  years  apart.  E.  A.  riehl. 
Illinois. 
Root  Aphis  on  Asters 
Can  you  tell  me  some  way  to  get  rid 
of  little  lice  that  collect  on  the  roots  of 
my  asters  every  year,  and  kill  them,  or 
at  least  that  is  what  I  think  kills  them? 
Every  time  I  pull  up  one  of  the  plants 
that  has  a  stunted  look  and  is  turning 
yellow,  I  find  these  lice  on  the  roots.  I 
have  had  asters  on  the  same  ground  for 
several  years.  Two  years  ago  in  the 
Fall  I  sprinkled  salt  over  the  ground  as 
a  remedy,  but  I  still  have  this  trouble. 
It  is  too  late  to  do  any  thing  for  my 
asters  this  year,  but  thought  I  could  be 
prepared  for  them  next  year.  MRS.  o.  p. 
Susquehanna,  Pa. 
This  aphis  is  destructive  on  the 
roots  of  many  plants,  and  is  protected 
and  cared  for  by  ants.  It  is  often 
very  destructive  to  asters.  Do  not 
plant  asters  in  the  same  place  an¬ 
other  year;  rotation  of  crops  is  helpful. 
Clear  up  remnants  of  plants  in  the  Fall, 
and  give  Fall  cultivation,  which  dis¬ 
turbs  the  ants  caring  for  the  aphis  eggs 
over  Winter.  Destroy  any  ants’  nests 
with  bisulphide  of  carbon  (remembering 
that  this  chemical  is  inflammable  and  ex¬ 
plosive).  The  ants  colonize  the  aphids 
near  favorite  food  plants.  Stirring  to¬ 
bacco  dust  int«  the  soil  around  the  roots 
when  setting  the  asters  will  be  helpful. 
Peonies  From  Seed 
What  is  the  correct  way  to  propagate 
peonies  from  seed?  C.J.K. 
Punxsutawney,  Pa. 
It  is  a  tedious  operation  to  grow  peo¬ 
nies  from  seed,  and  this  operation  is  only 
employed  for  increasing  distinct  species, 
and  for  raising  new  varieties.  The  seed 
should  be  gathered  as  soon  as  ripe,  and 
kept  damp  until  sown  in  November.  The 
ground  should  be  mulched  the  first  sea¬ 
son,  to  keep  down  weeds,  and  to  preserve 
moisture.  Usually  two  years  are  required 
for  the  seed  to  germinate,  and  three  years 
more  before  a  well-developed  bloom  can 
be  expected. 
CONTENTS 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER,  OCT.  20,  1923 
FARM  TOPICS 
Dodder  and  Bindweed  .  1313 
Hope  Farm  Notes  .  1314 
LIVE  STOCK  AND  DAIRY 
The  Hog  and  His  “Place  in  the  Sun” 
Part  II  . 4306,  1307 
Dairy  Congress  at  Syracuse  .  1317 
Increase  in  Milk  Drinking  .  1317 
Minerals  for  Cattle  . . .  1320 
Buckwheat  Hulls  for  Bedding  .  1320 
Grain  Ration  Based  on  Barley  and  Peas  . .  1324 
Wintering  Idle  Horses  .  1324 
THE  HENYARD 
Raising  Turkeys  in  Rhode  Island  .  1307 
Corn  for  Hens  in  Winter  . 1307,  1308 
HORTICULTURE 
New  England  Notes  . . .  1309 
Poisoning  from  Virginia  Creeper  .  1315 
Propagating  a  Rubber  Plant .  1315 
WOMAN  AND  HOME 
From  Day  to  Day  .  1318 
Russian  Dishes  for  Americans  .  1318 
Hallowe’en  Shower  for  Shut-ins  . . . . .  1318 
The  Rural  Paterns  .  1318 
German  Mettwurst  . 1318,  1319 
Elementary  Astronomy  as  Winter  Recrea¬ 
tion  .  1319 
Embroidery  Design  . 1319 
Saving  the  Surplus  at  Butchering  Time  ...  1319 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Youthful  Spellers  at  the  New  York  State 
Fair  1305,  1306 
Making  a  Concrete  Roof  .  1311 
Logs  With  the  Bark  On  .  1311 
Heating  Garage  . 1311 
Dynamiting  a  Tree  .  1313 
Editorials  . 1316 
That  Troublesome  Fence  .  1317 
Quarantine  Against  Christmas  Greens  ....  1317 
Consolidated  Schools  in  Iowa  .  1317 
Get  Back  of  This  Bill  . . .  1317 
A  Plucky  California  Woman  .  1322 
Fining  the  Reckless  Driver  . 1322 
The  Other  Side  of  Auto  Hogs  .  1322 
The  Farmer  and  the  Merchant  .  1322 
Care  of  Soldiers’  Graves  .  1322 
Publisher’s  Desk  .  1326 
