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The Rndert Ss- iree vi& Si t y-u 

 suggestions jor the care oj live-stock 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



February, 1911 



USE SPOTLESS 



I u r 1 e v a n I 



Electric Vacuum Cleaner 



The priceless thing about vacuum cleaning is that it keeps a house 

 spotlessly, hygienically clean, all the time. The moment a vacuum 

 cleaner falls short of this, its real value is lost. 



The test of a vacuum cleaner, therefore, is not what it will do to- 

 day or next year. Any honest vacuum cleaner will give perfect results 

 while it is new. It is after years of service that the real test comes. 



The dominant feature of the Sturtevant is that it has TREBLED 

 this period of perfect efficiency. It has none of the complicated or 

 flimsy parts — bellows, valves, gears, diaphragms — which have been 

 the fatal weakness in portable vacuum cleaners. It is an entirely 

 new conception of powerful simplicity. A Sturtevant means a house 

 spotless for a life-time. 



No other consideration is so vital in choosing a vacuum cleaner. 



The Sturtevant is manufactured by the most famous makers of 

 air-propelling machinery in the world. It is worthy of its origin. 



Price, with full equipment of tools, delivered anywhere in United 

 States, $130. 



SEND FOR BOOKLET 55 

 The Sturtevant machine may be seen at any of our branches 



B. F. STURTEVANT COMPANY, Hyde Park, Mass. 



50 Church Street, New York ; 135 North Third Street, Philadelphia ; 530 South Clinton Street, Chicago; 329 West Third 

 Street, Cincinnati ; 71 1 Park Building, Pittsburg. Pa. ; IC36 Loan and Trust Building, Washington, D. C. ; 34 Oliver Street, 

 Boston ; 529 Metropolitan Building, Minneapolis; 423 Schofield Building, Cleveland; 1 108 Granite Building, Rochester, 

 N. Y. ; 303 Fullerton Building, St. Louis; 456 Norwood Avenue, Buffalo, N. Y. ; 36 Pearl Street, Hartford, Conn. 





Wonderful Fall Bearing 



STRAWBERRY PLANTS 



L. J. 



Fruit in Fall of first year and in Spring and Fall of second year. Better than a Klondike 

 Gold Mine. From 500 plants set in Spring of 1910. we picked from Aug. 20th to Nov. 12th, 

 nearly 400 quarts, which sold at 40c to 5uc per quari, netting us over $2000.00 to the acre. 

 We have the largest stock in the world of 'Francis." "Americus," "Productive," and 

 "Superb," the four best varieties; also "Autumn" and "Pan-American." Now is the time 

 to order these plants before everybody begins to grow them. Do not invest in seeds or plants 

 of French or other worthless varieties. We are also headquarters for plants of "Norwood" and 

 'Early Ozark" Strawberries; "Plum Farmer," "Idaho" and "Royal Purple" Raspberries, and all 

 other valuable varieties of Berry Plants, Grapes. Currants, Gooseberries, Asparagus, Roses, "Hast- 

 ings" Potatoes, etc 28 years of experience. Catalogue free. 



FARMER.. "The Strawberry Man." Box 129, Pulaski. New York 



PROFIT IN POULTRY MANURE 



Would there be any profit in selling poultry 

 manure? 



Ohio. J. R. 



— If you can dispose of poultry droppings in a 

 local market it will probably pay. Unless poultry 

 manure is properly treated while fresh, the ammonia 

 is dissipated, and the value is enormously decreased. 

 In order to preserve this the droppings must be 

 composted and this makes bulk; therefore, the 

 freight charges on sending to a distance would take 

 away all the profit. 



PRUNING IN THE ORCHARD 



What is the best time to do the annual pruning 

 of apples, peaches, pears and plums? 



New York. C. M. W. 



■ — Pome fruits can be pruned any time during 

 the winter (except when the wood is actually 

 frozen), or before growth starts in the spring. 

 Peaches and stone fruits had best be pruned in 

 the spring before growth starts. Pruning the 

 peach after the June drop is in the nature of pinch- 

 ing, and if summer pruning is done no other prun- 

 ing is necessary; but this entails an enormous 

 amount of work during the busy season. The 

 summer pruning of peach trees, however, is par- 

 ticularly suitable for the dwarf varieties. 



HEATING A GREENHOUSE 



In a greenhouse is it practical to use heat gen- 

 erated by a hot-air furnace? 



New York. D. L. H. 



- — In small greenhouses where steam or hot water 

 cannot be put in, fairly good results can be obtained 

 from the old-fashioned flue. One cannot heat 

 the greenhouse by means of a furnace like the 

 ordinary living-room. The flue can be carried 

 into the greenhouse and through it; but the hot-air 

 must not be allowed to come into the greenhouse 

 itself. The flue will keep the greenhouse to the 

 right temperature, provided a hot enough fire 

 is kept in the furnace, and the flue is big enough. 

 To overcome the dryness in the air. pans of water 

 are set around above the flue. These should be 

 kept filled constantly in order to allow the moisture 

 to escape into the- atmosphere. 



WOOD ASHES ON THE LAWN 



What is the best time of )'ear to put wood ashes 

 on the lawn? Are the best results obtained from 

 using it alone or by mixing it with something 

 else? 



Missouri. A. M. 



— The best time to use wood ashes on the lawn is 

 during the spring or at any time during the grow- 

 ing season. Mix the sifted ashes with ground 

 bone meal in equal parts by weight, and use it 

 as a spring top-dressing, distributing it by weight 

 over the surface of the lawn at the rate of one ton 

 to the acre. This will give an even covering over 

 the surface of the lawn, and leave it with a slightly 

 grayish color. The top-dressing may be safely 

 used in heavier doses than the uninitiated would 

 imagine. It is best to select for the broadcasting 

 a da}- when rain is anticipated so that the fertilizer 

 may be at once washed down to the roots of the 

 grass. 



HOW TO GROW SWISS CHARD 



Is Swiss chard adapted to the climate of St. 

 Louis and when should it be planted ? 



Missouri. E. W. J. 



— Swiss chard and other leaf beets require much 

 the same culture as the beet root, excepting that 

 the soil does not require to be dug so deeply. Sow 

 the seeds in April or May in drills sixteen to eigh- 

 teen inches apart, and thin the plants to stand ten 

 to fifteen inches apart in the rows. Cultivate 

 occasionally, and do not let the plants suffer for 

 lack of water. The leaves may be gathered dur- 

 ing the summer and fall, selecting only the best 

 ones. Leaf beets continue to yield in the open 

 ground until quite late in the season; but if a 

 winter supply is desired, take up the plants and 

 store in a vegetable house or greenhouse. The 

 leaves are large and tender and succulent, and 

 are highly esteemed as a "fresh vegetable*' during 

 the winter. They are boiled like spinach, either 

 entire or with the stem and midrib removed. 



