The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-10-28

best way to handle winter apples Is
90 put them In barrels aud let stand
in the orchard until cold weather
Mr.. Decker said the Ben Davis did
not do very well in his orchard in
LeavenwOrth county, Kansas. Mr..
Pancoast said York Imperiais was
one Of the best apples TO raise, and
recommended its planting for general
use. Mrs. -, Brown, on the old J. A.
Christy farm, said they have about
forty bushels of The York Imperials
and all others failed. Dir. Wakefield
said his orchard is now set with
bloom, some varieties very full
Question: What effect would it have
on orchards? Ten years ago dis
astrous results followed fall blooming.
Question: How can we prevent fall
blooming? Mr.. Hosgland said If
we would cultivate our orchards well
all summer and thus keep the ground
moist, would prevent fall bloom.
DR.. Wakefield thinks apple raising on
upland Is degeuerating. Mr.. Pau
coast said he had frequently seen
maiden blush bloom in the fall and
never hurt them probably the name
helps this variety.-repOrterl w.
II. Clark recommends .mulching to
prevent fall blooming. He said he
lost about one-half his pear trees by
blasting, and not one since he mulches
heavily with old hay, every spring,
taken Off the berry patches. MIR.
Jones said that thrifty trees that
grow all summer through do not
bloom in the fail. The general con
sensus of opinion seemed to be that
the cause OF fall bloom was owing or
due to the tact that during the hot
dry weather the tree stopped growing
and afterwards during the late rains
started up second growth.
The October order of business was
now called. preparing for Winter. :"
O) "In the Orchard" by J. w. Tired
way-s bsent. (2) "In the Berry pat CHI"
by jas. II, Hosgland. Mr.. Hoagland
said the next thing to do now is to
prepare your berry patch for winter
by waiting until the ground freezes
hard enough to bear up your team
and wagon, then mulch with old hay,
but never use mulch with timothy or
clover in 1t as 1t will give you lot of
trouble to get rid of young grass. As
to varieties, he says the Jessie is the
best of all the good varieties; next,
Bewbach and Glendale, he would
not give up the old Crescent bears best
of all. Cumberl, Triumph and Shy
bearer are good late berries. Pan
coasts Seeding bore an enormous
crop this year and the prettiest berry
new patches until frost in the fall.
Plant .raspberries and black berries
three to eight feet apart, cultivate
{ hem three times before fruit IL
ripe aud once afterwards.
Mr.. II. said he sent to Oregon and
got SIX stalks of neR black berry Il
did not learn the name of it, but
would suggest that it might be called
the Annaniaa PrOlihc). lie said 1t
was recommended to bear ten bushel
of berries per stalk, per annum. He
said they hung this year in big clus-
ters, like grapes, and continue to bear
for the space of about three months,
and thinks it is tue graudest berry in
the world.
Mr.. II. said the stalks ought to be
planted ten feet apart, said he made
u mistake in planting too close-has
dug up some OF them and set them far
ther apart IN order to give room for
ten bushels ON each stalk. Mr.. ID.
| Horviile, near neighbOr of Mr.. IL.
| looked very serious and no doubt he
was thinking of the not very distant
day when this Prolific berry might
cross the road and aunihilate his cab.
hage patch, and ruin his sour kraul
prospect.
Bird Topic, ain the Garden, w. II
Clark. Mr.. G.. said many failures
come by getting had seed, better
send Off and get good seed, even 1t It
more costly, in the start. Plant thick
ly and then thin down to suit. Quest
ion. How would you kill the cabbage
worms? Would do it with Concen
trated lYe. Dilute 1t with water anC
apply with sprinkler. The reporter
said, begin with the young plants
give little London Purple dHsted OF
with floar twice week until the ca
bage begin to head and you will new
er have any cabbage worms and new
er lose head of cabbage, but very
much depends upon knowing just how
to mix and apply the remedy or rath
er preventive.
Question. How will you keep cab
bage heads from bursting omen? Sew