December, 1911 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



The Readers' Service wilt give you 

 information about motor boats 



235 



We Make Sprayers 

 for Everybody 



Bucket, Barrel. 4-Row 



Potato Sprayers, 



Power Orchard Rigs, etc 



There's a field sprayer for ev- 

 ery need, the world's best line. 



THIS EMPIRE KING 



fl leads everything of its kind. 

 t Throws fine mist spray with strong 



force, no clogging, strainers are 

 brushed and kept clean and liquid is 

 thoroughly agitated automatically. 



SPRAYING CALENDAR FREE 

 Write for directions and formula. 

 Also catalogue on entire sprayer 

 line. We have the sprayer to meet 

 your exact wants. Address 



FIELD FORCE PUMP CO. 

 48 1 1 th St., Elmir?, N. Y. 



A Wonderful Farm Tool 



CLARK' S*m*r DOUBLE ACTION CULTIVA- 

 TOR AND HARROW. 



The most wonderful farm tool 

 ever invented. Two harrows in 

 one. Throws the dirt out, then 

 in, leaving the land level and true. 

 A labor saver, a time saver, a crop 

 maker. Perfect centre draft. 

 Jointed pole. Beware of imita- 

 Send today for FREE ISooklet, "In- 



tions and infringements. 

 tensive Cultivation.'* 



CUTAWAY HARROW CO. 



902 Main St. 



Higganutn. Conn. 



BIGGER FRUIT CROP NEXT YEAR 



65- killing San Jose Scale and all other tree 

 and plant pests, with a spraying of 



Qood 



'sffiWheJeOil 



Soap No. 3 



Kills insects, worms, and parasites without injury to trees 

 — fertilizes the soiland promotes quick and healthy growth. Used 

 and endorsed by State Experiment Stations and U. S. Dept, of Agricul- 

 ture. S"nd for free hook on Plant Diseases. 

 JAMES tiOOI», Original Maker. 931 N. Front Street. Philadelphia. 



Largest "iJIS Stock of 

 HardyPlants in America 



Catalogue on Application 

 ELLIOTT NURSERY Pittsburg, Pa. 



■ix^" -Fair's Hardy Plants**— A book ^2g£££ 



that tells about the wonderful Irises, Peonies, Poppies and Vfi&i 

 * Anemones that have made Wyomissing famous, besides numer-V'f^ 

 f ous other garden treasures. More than a mere catalogue — Free. \GK 

 "Btrtraad H. Farr. Wyomisang Nurseries, 643 D Pom St, Reading, PQ| 



J?'±i.TTR: 



CHRISTMAS DINNERS 



30M00 



POOR 

 PEOPLE 



Will be 

 supplied by 



The 

 Salvation Army 



Throughout the 

 United States 



Will you help by 

 rending; a donation, 

 no matter how small 



TO COMMANDER 



MISS BOOTH 



118 W. 14th Street, New York City 



Western States, Commissioner Estill, 669 S. State St., Chicago 



1912 



15 CENTS 



ALMANAC 



Partial List of Contents 



Agriculture, Appropriations for Depart- 

 ment of 

 Aid to the Injured, First 

 Almanac, Calculations for IQ12 

 Angora Goats, The Truth About 

 Animals, Ages of 



Diseases and their Remedies. 



Farm, NumberandValueof, in the States 

 Antidotes for Poisons 

 Apple Orchard. Materials Used and Re- 

 moved in Twenty Years 

 Apples BesttoPlant in DifferentLocations 

 Apricots, Best to Plant in Different 



Locations 

 Arid Area in the Different States and 



Territories 

 Bam 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 Breed of Dairy 



To Ascertain Weight of 

 Cereals, Composition of, for Comparison 

 Cheap Seed, Why Expensive 

 Cherries, Sweet, Best, to Plant in Differ- 

 ent Locations 



Sour, Best, to Plant in Different Lo- 

 cations 

 Chronological Cycles for 1012 

 Church Days for 1012 

 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 



Enlarged, Rearranged and Revised 



The 



Garden and Farm 



Almanac 



FOR 1912 



Special Features: 



Best Breeds of Cattle A Guide to the Weeds 



Getting the Best of the Insects 



Best Breeds of Sheep 



Prize Contest for Recipes: $20 in Cash 



and Other Prizes 



The Garden and Farm Almanac tells you 

 how, when and where to plant and grow to the 

 very best advantage all flowers, vegetables, crops, 

 shrubs, trees and lawns — contains elaborate plant- 

 ing tables for every season of the year — tells how 

 to fight all insect enemies — shows what needs to be 

 done about the place each month for its better 

 maintenance— devotes many pages to all garden 

 and farm building operations— is full of new and 

 attractive ideas and suggestions. 



The Garden and Farm Almanac 



is, in a word, a ready reference guide of every-day 

 value, covering the entire field comprehensively 

 and expertly. It will answer every question for 

 you on any subject whatsoever pertaining to the 

 garden and farm. C. The 1912 Almanac is 

 bigger and better than ever before, containing 

 many new features. The text is made up of 

 over 200 pages fully illustrated. Every 

 subject carefully indexed. 



Postpaid 35 cents 



Doubleday, Page 

 & Company 



GARDEN CITY 



Long Island, New York 



G.M. 



Doubleday, 



Page & Co. 



Garden City, N. Y. 



Please send me 

 postpaid, The 1912 

 Garden and Farm Al- 

 manac, for which I enclose 

 33 cents. 



L O OK OU T 

 FOR SPARKS 



No more danger or damage from flying- 

 sparks. No more poorly fitted, flimsy fire- 

 place screens. SeDd' for free booklet 

 "Sparks from the Fire-side." Jt tells about 

 the best kind of a spark guard for your in- 

 dividual fireplace. Write to-day for free 

 booklet and make your plans early. 



The Syracuse Wire Works 



107 University Arenne. - Syracuse. N. Y. 



All sizes 2 inches to 15 inches. Write for prices 

 at your station. 



THE E. BIGLOW CO. NEW LONDON, OHIO 



PRIZE 

 APPLES 

 OR CIDER 

 APPLES? 



For the past four years the great state of Pennsylvania has made a special appropriation of from 

 S30.000 to S40, 000 annually to teach the fruit grower how to use Lime-Sulfur Washes, and incidentally, 

 to warn them against the use of "Scalecide," in spite of which the demand for "Scalecide" has in- 

 creased from year to year and apples from trees sprayed with "Scalecide" for five years took all the 

 first prizes at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society meeting in 1910; three silver cups, the Adams 

 County sweepstakes and 20 first prizes at the meeting of the same society in 1911. Which pays best? 

 Prize apples or cider apples? "Scalecide" has no substitute. 



A postal request to Dept. "I" will bring you by return mail, free, our book. "Modern Methods 

 of Harvesting, Grading and Packing Apples" and new booklet, "SCALECIDE, the Tree-Saver." If 

 your dealer cannot supply you with "SCALECIDE," we will deliver it to any R. R. Station in the 

 United States east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio rivers on receipt of the price: 50-gal. 

 bbls.. S25.00;30-gal. bbls., S16.00: 10-gal. cans. S6.75; 5-gal. cans, S3.75. Address, B.G.PRATT CO.. 

 50 Church Steeet, New York City. 



