February, 1911 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



For information regarding railroad and steam- 

 ship lines, write to the Readers' Service 



39 



With the Deming "Simplex" 

 I Barrel Sprayer, you can not only 

 I spray your trees, but can whitewash 

 and disinfect fences, stables, poultry 

 houses; wash carriages, buggies, etc 



Deming Spray Pumps 



are making big fruit cropB pos- 

 sible on farms in every section ' 



I of the country. You aren't 

 getting the most out of your 

 trees unless you're spraying 



. them; you aren't doing the 

 best spraying unless you're 

 using a *\Deming." Now is 

 the best time to begin. 

 Order from your dealer, or 

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 make pumps for all uses. 



THE DEMING COMPANY j 



820 Depot St., Salem, Ohio ' 



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ILLINOIS SELF- WATERING FLOWER BOX 



An all metal, rust proof, leak-proof box with reservoir in bottom 

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SUN-DIALS 



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Don't let San Jose Scale rob you of your fruit crop this season, 

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Kills all tree pests and fertilizes the soil. Contains nothing injur- 

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This small part of the 



Contents shows the 



every-day value 



of this useful 



guide. 



Agriculture, Appropriations for 



Department of 

 Aid to the Injured, First 

 Almanac, Calculations for iqii. 

 Angora Goats, The Truth About 

 Animals, Ages of 



Diseases and Their Remedies. 



Farms, Number and Value of, 



in the States 



Antidotes for Poisons. 



Apple Orchard, Materials Used 



and Removed in Twenty Years. 



Apples, Best, to Plant in Different 



Locations. 

 Apricots, Best to Plant in Dif- 

 ferent Locations. 

 Arid Area in the Different States 

 and Territories. 



Barn Use, Weights for 

 Bee Keepers' Maxims 

 Blackberries, Best, to Plant in 



Different Locations. 

 Bookkeeping for Farmers and 



Gardeners. 

 Builders, Information for 

 Building a Hotbed. 

 Bulb Culture — Indoor 

 Bulletins, Farmers' 

 Bushes, How Long They Will 



Bear 



Cattle, Best Beed of Dairy 



To Ascertain Weight of 

 Cereals, Composition of, for 



Comparison 

 Cheap Seed, Why Expensive 

 Cherries, Sweet, Best, to Plant 

 in Different Locations. 



Sour, Best, to Plant in Differ- 

 ent Locations. 

 Chronological Cycles for ign. 

 Church Days for 1911. 

 Concrete, What a Farmer Can Do 



with 

 Cooking Time Table 

 Corn, How Deep, Should Be 

 Planted. 



Planting for Big Crops. 



Rule for Measuring. 

 Cost of Plowing. 



Who's Who in Poultry 



Who's Who In Dogs 

 are two Brand New Fea- 

 tures for the coming year 



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A YEAR FROM A TEN ACRE FARM 



This is what has been done with small fruits when the best varieties were selected and proper cnltnre given. 



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