MARCH 1, 1913 



15 



RHODES DOUBLE CUT 



PRUNING SHEAR 



RHODES MFG. CO., 



528 3. DIVISION AVE GRAND RAPID5, niCH. 



"THE only 

 pruner 

 made that cuts 

 from both sides of 

 the limb and does not 

 bruise the bark. Made in 

 all ttyles and sizes. We 

 pay ELxpress charges 

 on all orders. 



Write for 

 circular and 

 prices. 



Market gardeners and large planters 



everywhere place absolute confidence 



in Ferry's seeds. Professionals make 



their profits by knowing where to put 



their trust. Ferry's vegetable and flower 



seeds have averaged best for half a 



century. They are pure and they are 



vital. For sale everywhere. 



1913 Catalogue free on application. 

 D. M. Ferry & Co., Detroit, Mich. 



5EED5 



A FARMER'S GARDEN 



T S without real serious meaning to 

 ^ many thousand farmers because 

 Ihey think it is too hard work or 

 it is not convenient to work a horse. 

 So many farmers fail to understand 

 what truly wonderful possibilities 

 there are in modem hand tools 



Wheel Hoes 

 and Drills 



mNACE 



do all of the sowing, hoeing, cultivating, 

 weeding, furrowing, ridging, etc., in any 

 garden, with better results, far less work 

 and some real pleasure for the operator. 

 38 or more combinations at $3.50 to $12,00. 

 Ask your dealer about them and 

 for new booklet, "Gardening with 

 Modern Tools" also copy of ourpaper 

 "Iron Age Farm and Garden 

 News"— both are free. 



BATEMAN M'F'GCO. 



Box 1202 Grenloch.N. J. 



l!;'^m^M 



Every Home Should 

 Have a Berry Bed 



One man made $200 with 

 berries in his yard. YOU 

 can do likewise. Get your 

 sets from ALLEN, largest 

 grower of true-to-name 

 strawberry plants. 28 

 years' experience. Allen's 

 Strawberry BooK 



tells how to grow berries for profit. 

 Has valuable information on small 

 fruits. Sent FKEE on request. 

 Full line of small fruit plants, 

 shrubs, privet, asparagus, etc. All 

 shipments guaranteed fresh and 

 vigorous. Allen's plants are best. 



•W. F. AILEN 

 57 Market St. Salisbnry. Md. 



FREE 



Book on Grape Culture 



Instructions for planting, cultivating 

 and pruning; also descriptions of best 

 varieties for vineyard or home garden. Profusely illus- 

 trated. Issued by the largest growers of grape vines and 

 small fruits in the country. Millions of vines for sale. 

 T. S. HUBBARD CO.. Box 33. Fredonla. N. Y. 



aGRAPEVINES 



69 Varieties. Also Small Fruits, Trees, etc, Best Rooted 

 Stock. Genuine, cheap. 2 s,imp!e vines mailed for inc. Desc. 

 price-list free. LEWIS KOESCH & SOX, Box A, Fredonia. Ji. T. 



If You Crow Fruit or Make a Garden-- 



You should know all about spraying and fertilizing, about varieties and "inter-cropping." In the 

 garden you should plant the right thing at the right time in the right way. All these and many 

 more phases of fruit-growing, farming and gardening are treated in a thorough manner in 



The Fruit Grower and Farmer- "The National Farm Magazine." 



Each month's issue contains lots of dependable information for the man who 

 works the soil. Printed on good book paper and freely illustrated with pictures 

 from photographs. We think we publish the handsomest and most useful farm 

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''Fruit Grower and Farmer" 3 Months and Dollar Guide Book PSC 



To acquaint you with our magazine we will send it 3 months for 2.5c. As a special 

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THE FRUIT GROWER & FARMER, Box D, St. Joseph, Missouri 



