3i4 
‘THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 4 
FAILURE OF CRIMSON CLOVER. 
Our readers may recall that two acres 
of level, well-drained land were sown to 
Crimson clover last September 11. The 
quantity of seed sown was 15 pounds to 
the acre. The seed would have been sown 
earlier, but the drought prevented. A 
plot, 30 feet square of a part of the two 
acres, was at the same time sown to Red 
clover, using the same amount of seed— 
15 pounds to the acre. In 1893, this field 
was in Timothy three years old, Red 
clover having been sown the first spring. 
The year before, the field was in potatoes, 
nnd received 20 loads to the acre of farm 
manure, and 000 pounds of high-grade 
potato fertilizers. 
The field was plowed August 1, har¬ 
rowed thrice, the seed then sowed and 
harrowed in. It germinated in a couple 
of days, and the stand was seen to be 
perfect. It made a strong growth before 
winter set in, and it was thought up to 
late February, to be in fine condition. 
Then came the blizzard and several days 
of below-zero weather—10 degiees below 
as we remember. The clover, both Red 
and Crimson, is now dead in every part of 
the field except a narrow strip of Crim¬ 
son along a rail fence to the south. The 
object of the experiment was several fold; 
first, to test the hardiness of Crimson 
clover; second, the field was to be 
plowed in late April, and potatoes 
planted, using (a) high-grade fertilizer 
on a part (b) potash and phosphate alone 
on another part, with (c) nitrogen alone 
on the rest. 
Several kinds of peas, new to The R. 
N.-Y., were tried last year. The Para¬ 
gon (Landreth & Son) has vigorous vines 
which grow about three feet high, and 
are very prolific. The pods are straight, 
rather short and stubby, not always well 
filled. The seeds are very large and 
densely wrinkled. We have never eaten 
sweeter peas. The first picking was 
June 25—seed planted April 19. Owing 
to the long-continued drought, the sea¬ 
son was unfavorable to pea trials. 
The Admiral (D. M. Ferry & Co.) vines 
grew three feet high, strong and vigor¬ 
ous. First mess June 26. It is a very 
prolific variety. The pods average small 
—two to three inches, but they are well 
filled with from six to nine seeds. Pods 
narrow, slightly curved. Numbers make 
up for smallness of pods. The pods are 
of a bright green color, and retaiu this 
color well. The seeds are wrinkled and 
of fine quality. 
Eureka Extra Early (Henry A. Dreer) 
gave the first picking July 24, planted 
not until May 4. The vines grew nearly 
two feet high, and bore as many peas 
as any early round pea we have ever 
tried. The pods mature so that all may 
be gathered in two pickings. We would 
select this variety for a fall crop. 
Renown and Echo, two new English 
peas (Rurpee), and Queen (Peter Hender¬ 
son & Co.) failed. New Exonian, extra 
early wrinkled, two feet; New Station, 
very early wrinkled, 2% feet; and Duke 
of Fife, four feet (all from J. M. Thor- 
burn & Co.), have already been de¬ 
scribed. New Exonian and New Sta¬ 
tion are splendid sorts in all ways, espe¬ 
cially earliness and quality. 
It is a great pity that varieties of po¬ 
tatoes are so mixed up. Those, how¬ 
ever, who try different kinds with a 
view of reporting results to farm papers, 
or to the stations, should take adequate 
pains to procure true seed. As we 
write, we are examining Bulletin 38 of 
the West Virginia Experiment Station. 
Mr. C. P. Waugh, of Wellsburg, says 
that “the Early Everett, White Star, 
Rural New-Yorker No. 2, American 
Wonder and Superior are very much the 
same, as I grow them.'’ We have tried 
these varieties, and find them by no 
means alike, except, it may be, as to 
Early Everett and White Star. The 
Rural New-Yorker No. 2, as all know 
who have raised it, may be selected 
from any other kinds by its peculiarities 
of shape. The eyes, too, as they push 
in the light, are always purple, which 
may not be said of the others. Of what 
value is any report to the public—no 
matter how carefully the trials have 
been conducted—if the varieties are not 
true to name ? 
The bulletin gives an account of 30 
varieties of potatoes, many of them 
being the later introductions. The 
Freeman is awarded a first place as to 
quality, but the yield, in a rich soil, 
was but 56 bushels to the acre. The 
Great Divide (see R. N.-Y.’s report) gave 
199 bushels to the acre, Early Everett 
205, Crown Jewell 329, American Wonder 
210. The Rural New-Yorker No. 2—seed 
from J. A. Everett—yielded 224 bushels 
to the acre, while seed from F. A. San¬ 
ders yielded 164. Bliss’s Triumph (Stray 
Beauty) yielded 36 bushels to the acre, 
Early Six-weeks 69. A photograph of 
the 30 varieties is given—each one being 
numbered. It is an excellent idea, cer¬ 
tainly, and we hope the stations will do 
more in the way of illustrating the va¬ 
rieties they try and describe—but in a 
different way. The numbers in the 
photo-engraving above alluded to, are 
so small that we cannot make them out 
at all. 
We hope that all of our readers who 
raise sweet corn, will try the Zig-Zag. 
We know of no better intermediate as to 
quality while it is remarkably prolific, if 
we may judge from last season’s prod¬ 
uct. Our seed was sent to the Rural 
Grounds by Northrup, Braslan & Co., of 
Minneapolis, Minn. Its origin we know 
nothing about. It resembles the Coun¬ 
try Gentleman, which is the latest name 
for a variety that has been “introduced " 
under at least six different names during 
the past 15 years. It is, however, sweeter 
than the “Country Gentleman”; the ear 
(Continued on next page.) 
lx writing to advertisers, please always mention 
Tub Rural New-Yorker 
The Spring Medicine 
“ I bought six bottles of Hood's Sarsa¬ 
parilla the last of February. My husband, 
three children and myself took it as a 
spring medicine and heartily recommend 
it and also Hood’s Pills. I can truly say 
Hood’s Sarsaparilla 
Has done me a great deal of good and 
also the other members of my family 
have been much benefited.” Mrs. C. E. 
Cottle, Ft. Fairfield, Maine. 
Hond’c Pi lie are tasteless, mild, effect- 
I 1 U u a ri '15 ive. All druggists. 25c. 
100 Barrels 
Ohio, Ohio Jr., Bur¬ 
pee’s Extra Early 
Seed Potatoes for 
_ Sale. Price reduced 
to *'2.2a per barrel; in lots of 10 barrels and over, $2 
per barrel. First come tirst served. Sound, pure seed. 
WALTER F. TABER. 
Lakeview Fruit Farm. Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 
CaaH Dn#afnoe~ Rural N ew-Yprker No. 2 
vvCM lUldlUwd and Monroe Seedling: 
also Freeman. Wisconsin, Puritan and Triumph, all 
early, at 80 cents per bushel; small potatoes, 40 cents. 
O. S. FARWELL, Mayville, N. Y. 
D fl T A TA E C-^rices reduced: Rural New- 
■ U I H I UCv Yorker No. 2, per barrel (105 lbs.). 
$2.85: bushel. $1. Black Minorca EGGS, $1 for lo. 
Northrup strain. M. E. SLAGHT, Farmer, N. Y. 
pci CRY PI ANTQ Self blanching—tine two- 
ULLLN I I LHH I Oi inch. Sent prepaid for 
cash, 25 cents per 100; $1 per 500; $1.76 per 1.000. Also 
Tomato Plants at double above prices. THE HORT1 
CULTURAL SUPPLY CO.. Mt. Luke Park. Md. 
rpHE EARLIEST DENT CORN ripens In 100 days: 
A yield. 200 bushels per acre. Our JAPANESE 
BUCKWHEAT was awarded Diploma at World's 
Fair; yield. 55 bushels per acre. Catalogue free. 
ED. S. HILL, Peruville, Tompkins County, N. Y. 
T. J. DWYER, 
CORNWALL, N. Y. 
25,000 
each of Bubach, Triumph, Sharpless. 
Downing, Warfield,Haverland,Gen. Put¬ 
nam, Kirkwood, Lovett’s, Michel’s Early, at $2.50 per M 
Ifl nnn each of P ark er Earle, Gandy and Greenville, at $3.50 per M. 10,000 Timbrell. 
I U) U U U at $10 per M—ALL No. 1 PLANTS. 
|tn (inn Transplanted Cabbage Plants, all Cfi PHH Tomato Plants, all Transplanted, 
IJU;UUU varieties, at $4.50 per M. uUfUUU a t $7 per M. 
5 000 ^' omato 1>lants in three-inch Pots, at $1.75 per 100. Reference: The Rural New- 
Yorker. Z37~ Our Nursery Catalogue mailed free. 
Ullllllllllllllllllll|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||,||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 
We have a Fine Stock of all kinds of Trees and Plants. 
I PEACH, PEAR, and PLUM TREES I 
AT LOWEST PRICES FOR BEST STOCK. 
Send for Beautifully Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue. 
I JOS. H. BLACK, SON & CO., HICHTSTOWN, NEW JERSEY. | 
n 11111111111111 ■ 111J111111J1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 ■ 111111111111111111111111111111111111111 ■ 1111111111 • 111111111111111111111 r 1 , 11 ] 1111 
REES 
FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL. 
Crimson Rambler Rose-J^"^^ 
SHALL FRUITS, GRAPES, SHRUBS, ROSES, 
EVERGREENS, HARDY PLANTS. 
Largest and choicest collections in America. 
FOR SPRING PLANTING. 
- Prepare your lists now, and send for estimates. 
■Write for New Catalogue, beautifully illustrated. Ft**. 
ELLWANGER & BARRY, 
nOUNT HOPE NURSERIES, Rochester, N. Y. 
ESTABLISHED OVER HALF A CENTURY AGO. 
B ushels 
OF PEACHES 
All stork guaranteed Healthy, 
Thrifty and tree from disease. 
EVERY YEAR 
CAN BE'CROWN 
ANYWHERE 
by anybody by planting 
CROSBY, the New 
Hardy, Fyost Proof Peach. For more information aboiP 
this and OTHER FRUITS THAT PAY, send for 
our new catalogue, also list 6 c Plums, Cherries, &c. 
Hardy, Healthy, Thrifty, Productive. 
The ROGERS NURSERY CO., Box 102 Moorestown, N. J 
STRAWBERRIES 
n of plants for 
KKEltltY, 
The largest and most carefully selected stock of 
profitable growing in America. BLAU 
(JOOSKBERItV. ASPAIHGUS nnd GRAPH 
PLANTS. Send for Illustrated Catalogue at once, Free. 
ARTHUR. J. COLLINS. - Mooregtown, N. J. 
I 
■••■•••■••••■■I 
. Home 
fGrown 
* Seed. 
_ 
Our farmer friends, you know you greatly lessen your risks J 
when you buy Seed directly from the grower.We raiseSeedsof • 
the earliestSweet Corn, the earliest and best Pole and Bush Beans, # 
the best earliest and best late market Beets, the best Cucumbers, ■ 
the bestof the earliest and latest Drumhead Cabbage, the earliest A 
of all the Wrinkled Peas, the best Dwarf and decidedly the best ■ 
of the Marrowfats, the best early and late Squashes, the best mar- V 
ket Carrot, the earliest Bed and the very best of all the Yellow 9 
Onions. We offer these and numerous other varieties, including A 
several valuable new Vegetables, in our Vegetable and Flower Z 
Seed Catalogue for 1895. Sent free. Z 
J. J. H. GREGORY & SON, Marblehead, Mass. 
GREATEST 
YIELDING POTATO 
COLUMBUS 
AFTER YEARS OF EXPERIMENTING 
we have secured the best and most 
prolific Potato in existence. THE 
yields 125 for one. excellent eater; ten days earlier than Early 
Rose. Any farmer can make a fortune with these Potatoes. Price, 
#1 pe r pou nd (will produce 125 pounds); six pounds. #6. Prepaid 
anywhere. Send Stamp for testimonials Addicts 
MOHAWK Valley SEtD CO., 
CANAJOUAR1E. N. Y. 
niipp^FS BRIGHT RED BOOK 
Berry Plants^ Japan Plums 
Honest Descriptions, 1 No Chromos, 
Honest Goods. No Poor or Second- 
Honest Prices. \ hand Stock. 
Free Catalogue. G. S. BUTLER, Cromwell, Conn 
1 “ Bright alike outside and 1 
inside.” Mailed Fkek on applica-B 
tion. With each copy we will sendB 
■ (fiat) a beautitul painting of New! 
■ Sweet Peas until the 500,000 have all I 
1 . Sheen called for. Send a postal to-day. I 
1 J| IV. Atlee Rurpee &. Co., Plillatla.. | 
SUNNYSIDE STRAWBERRY 
THfc NOVtLTY FOR 1895. 
At the Geneva Exp. Sta., N. Y., it was the most product¬ 
ive berry. Send for my catalogue. Fineststock in New 
England. 50 varieties. C. S. PRATT, Reading, Mass. 
RELIABLE. SURE to grow. tested. 
Vegetable tfk f* f* Famous Central 
and ■§ ■§ I 1 ^KFark Lawn Grass 
Flower. II Seed. 
Choicest Collections. Latest Novelties. 
Illustrated Catalogue with instructions for culture mailed free. 
Herrmann’s Seed Store, 413 E. 34th St., New York. N. Y 
near L. 1. Ferry. 
Q-J O- . 15.000 Thomp. Prolific, fl 
tlGU n3S« 5 - uuu Marlboro. 10.000 
Cuthbert. Also. 2,000 ■ * 
Lucretias. Fine, 1,000 tor *5; 100 for 75c. 
EDWARD YOUNG, Milton-ou-the Hudson, N Y. 
Extra | for the lawn 
-irGrass SbbcI p ™ r r 
Remit $3.50 per bushel. For Lawn Fertilizer, 
$4 per bag of 200 pounds; $1 for 25 pounds. AUGUST’ 
KOLKLK & SONS. Seedsmen, New York. 
100,000 Berry Plants. 
Strawberry. Raspberry. Blackberry and Currants 
Strictly first-class stock. Also Agent for Morrill & 
Morley’s Eclipse Spray Pumps. Send for Catalogues 
and Price List. WALTER F\ TABER. 
Lakeview F’ruit F'arm. Poughkeepsie, N. Y 
C Ac. free seeds 
I 1 with every dollar order, and #500 in 
U CASH PRIZES. Carman No. 1 
and 27 other varieties new SF.FD 
POTATOES. Also Roses, Plants, Vines. COLIUVT- 
IUAN RASPBERRY, etc. Rock Bottom 
Prices. Free Catalogue to any address. AGENTS 
WANTED. ENTERPRISE SEED CO., 
Mention this paper. NEWARK N. Y. 
RAQPRERRY PI AWTQ forsale.-ioo.ooo of 
nnOrDLnnl rLAIl 1 0 the latest and best 
varieties; 50 and 00 per cent ahead at the New 
York State Station trial. Address CHAS. MILLS, 
F'airmount, Onondaga County. N. Y 
DACDREDDiCC Gr egg, Palmer, Souhegan, 
nHOrDCnniCO $0perM; Cuthbert.*7 perM. 
Also, Jersey s and Cheshires. 
JACOB HOMER, New Hamburg, Pa. 
*2 GREATEST THINGS IN AGRICULTURE, 
Crimson Clover, Cow Peas and Winter 
Oats. Send for new descriptive catalogue 
before purchasing seed. A. N T . BKoWA’, Grower 
and Dealer, Wyoming, Kent County, Del. 
CROSBEY PEACH- FROSTPROOF. 
First-class trees. $10 per 100; 60 same rate; $2 per 
dozen. W. D. HINDS, Townsend, Mass. 
EARLY MAY POTATO'S 
year, Mich. Ex. Station, 300 BUSH. Dug 00 DAiS 
from PLANTING. Best quality; oOe. ib. postpaid, ilO 
per bush., $20 bbl. E. HICKOK, Rose, N. Y. 
PDIUCnil P! ni/ED -Thelargest Handler 
UnllTloUrt ULUlullof American- 
grown Crimson Clover Seed in the United States, 
is JOSEPH E. HOLLAND, Grower and Jobber, Mil¬ 
ford, Del. Write for prices. 
POTATOES. 
Carman No. 1, free from scab, and pure stock. By 
mail. 1 lb., 4Ue., 3 lbs , *1. By express or freight, peck, 
$1.26; bushel, t4. SAMUEL KEAGY, Maria, Pa. 
PRICKLEY COMFREYc T ,r e rS 
per 1U0, by exp. F. E. BLODGETT, Suncook, N. U. 
“ Dandelion Farraer'’ _ , t 8 “ry“ioL°'S 
soon as ripe in May. 10 cents per packet. 
W. G. DREW, Bellville, Ohio. 
WIMfl A N fl 8 weet Potato Plants— From extra 
Y 1 ll LLnll U selected seed, $1.75 |M; 5 M or over, 
$1.50 V M. Cash with order. S.T. Do wler, Vineland.N.J 
