1895 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
3i7 
1HE PROSPECT. 
On page 262, the question was raised as to whether 
pieces of seed potatoes on which there are no eyes 
will send out sprouts. Prof. W. F. Massey sends the 
following interesting note : 
When Mr. Bliss sent out the Early Rose potato, I bought from 
him one pound of seed. When they reached me, I found that some 
rascal in the mail service had opened the package, and had care¬ 
fully gouged out every eye. Nothing daunted, I cut them to single 
pieces, just as though the eyes were there, and planted them. 
Every piece grew, and I had 35 pounds of potatoes for the crop. 
The latent eyes further down on the shoots in the potato evidently 
started. 
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Ages ago, a great ice glacier slowly ground its way 
south from Canada. As it came, it carried with it 
rock and soil from that part of the country. When at 
last it melted and ran into the Atlantic, this soil was 
deposited and now, doubtless, grows crops to sustain 
some American’s family. To-day, another glacier is 
working south depositing the best of Canadian soil 
on Yankee farms—in the great loads of Canada wood 
ashes sold to our farmers. Why in the world Canada 
permits this wholesale drain, is something that baffles 
the wisest. 
O 
In hemp and flax spinning works, the noils, a waste 
or by-product, have always been used for paper stock; 
but the price of wood pulp has reduced the price to a 
very low figure. A Belgian inventor has now devised 
a machine for spinning this into yarn which is said to 
be remarkably regular and strong, and to be available 
for most of the purposes for which vegetable fibers 
are employed. It is expected that the chief use of 
this yarn will be in carpet mills where cotton yarn 
has been coming into general use on account of its 
cheapness. 
o 
A Boston correspondent of the Elgin Dairy Report, 
writes that, in spite of all the laws in that State re¬ 
garding the sale of oleomargarine, he has been served 
with the stuff twice during the past few weeks, in 
restaurants in that city. He says that tons of the 
bogus stuff are palmed off on the unsuspecting public 
in that way. The laws may be all right, but of what 
avail are they if not enforced ? The trouble with the 
people many times is, that they work hard to get a 
law enacted, and then relax their energies, expecting 
it, evidently, to enforce itself. No law, however good, 
will do this ; it must be backed up by an overpower¬ 
ing, active public sentiment. 
O 
Some of the Southern papers have had quite a little 
to say of late about the movement of cotton factories 
to the South. Several Massachusetts mill owners 
have decided to establish branch establishments in 
the Gulf States, and this was thought to indicate a 
general transfer of cotton spinning from New England 
to the cotton belt. Undoubtedly this would be a 
great thing for the South. Southern agriculture 
needs the diversity of crops which a manufacturing 
population would demand. With a dozen large manu¬ 
facturing cities south of Tennessee, Southern farmers 
would soon work out the problem that now confronts 
them. In theory, too, it seems as though the manu¬ 
facturer would be greatly helped by taking his mill 
to the cotton field, saving the cost of transportation, 
and saving in power and heat. The facts are, how¬ 
ever, that there is nothing like a general movement 
to the South. Theory is one thing, but an old estab¬ 
lished business is not changed on mere theory. There 
are climatic and natural conditions that will ever 
make New England the headquarters for the finer 
grades of cotton spinning. Undoubtedly cotton manu¬ 
facturing will increase at the South, but New England 
will never be deserted ! If the Southern people wait 
for that, they will always wait. The proper way to 
establish Southern mills is for the Southern people to 
raise the money and start themselves. That will 
make an excellent investment for their surplus, for 
they will thus benefit two classes—mechanical and 
agricultural. 
o 
It is evident to any person of mature years, that 
the price of sugar has been greatly reduced in the 
past 20 yeai’S. In 1869, the average wholesale export 
price for refined sugar was 15 cents a pound, while in 
1894 it was four cents. Many theories have been ad¬ 
vanced to explain this great drop in price. Under the 
old price, the great bulk of the world’s sugar was 
made from the sugar cane. For many years, France, 
Germany, Austria and other countries, strove to make 
cheap sugar from beets. With government aid, they 
at last succeeded, and with this success came the 
process of making glucose out of American corn. 
This discovery of new sugar-producing plants, has 
broken the monopoly formerly held by cane-sugar 
planters, and cheapened the price by increasing the 
supply, and at the same time wrought ruin to many 
sugar plantations. Thus it is that new discoveries in 
science and industry are constantly changing markets 
and prices. It is now unlikely that we shall ever 
again see the former high prices for sugar. That is 
no reason, though, why we should continue to go 
abroad for our sweets. We pay annually about 
$125,000,000 for foreign sugar. It should all be made 
here. The sugar-beet crop should take the place of 
wheat on the great prairies where farmers are in 
poverty because wheat no longer yields a paying crop. 
O 
Last fall we informed our readers that the San 
Jos6 scale was in several Long Island nurseries. Prof. 
J. A. Lintner gives these two nurseries as now in¬ 
fected : Fred. Boulon, Sea Cliff, and the Parson’s Sons 
Co., located at Flushing, L. I. Prof. Lintner wrote us 
that he had been unable to get-the Parsons Company 
to adopt any practical measures for stamping out the 
scale, and asked the aid of The R. N.-Y. in making 
them see the importance of prompt action. When 
called upon by us to explain their lack of attention, 
the Parsons Company pleaded ignorance as an excuse. 
They say in effect, that until last February 16, they 
had little or no knowledge of the San Jos6 scale by 
any official circular. Last autumn it was pointed out 
to them by an official entomologist, but they “ got 
the impression ” that it was only one of many scales 
they had known for 50 years ! They, therefore, did 
nothing beyond marking some trees where the scale 
was found. They promised to dig up and burn these 
trees before May 1. They did not treat the trees 
with the gas, and, in fact, up to within a week’s 
time have, apparently, done nothing to fight this 
dangerous insect. They now seem to realize the im¬ 
portance of the matter, and will refuse all orders for 
trees and shrubs belonging to any species that has 
been found infected. They also agree to secure a 
competent entomologist to superintend the destruc¬ 
tion of infected stock. 
That is all very well as far as it goes, and we hope 
it will result in a perfect cleaning of the nursery. 
Why was it not done before, and why is it necessary 
for The R. N.-Y. to come forward and make business 
men attend to their duty ? After all that has been 
said about this insect, it is no excuse at all for busi¬ 
ness men to plead ignorance of its dangerous charac¬ 
ter, and neglect the repeated public warnings that 
have been given. 
BUSINESS BITS. 
Mb. A. Johnson, of Lincoln Park, N. J., who has been offering 
Great American strawberry plants for sale, is the celebrated 
“ One-horse Jersey Farmer” that Tue R. N.-Y. has often talked 
about 
Dutton’s Seedling is a heavy yielder, in some cases outyield- 
ing Rural New-Yorker No. 2. Grotto Farm, Mongaup Valley, 
N. Y., offers these potatoes for $3 a barrel from high, State potato 
ridge land. 
Any one in need of strawberry, tomato or cabbage plants, will 
do well to look over the special announcement of T. J. Dwyer’s, 
Cornwall, N. Y., in his advertisement this week and note prices 
quoted. Anything ordered from Mr. Dwyer, will be found first- 
class in every particular. His new catalogue will be sent on 
application. 
Tub discussions about impure milk, have had the effect of show¬ 
ing milkmen that consumers will sooner or later demand extra 
neatness and care in milk delivery. The best way to start for a 
better trade, is to sell your milk in glass bottles. Then you can 
prove that it is clean, and that there is cream in it. A. V. White- 
man, 144 Chambers St., New York sells just the bottle you want ! 
Few dairymen fully appreciate the advantage of cooling and 
aerating milk, though interest in the subject is growing. There 
is really little excuse for neglecting it while the cost of coolers is 
so small, and the benefits so great. Send to the Champion Milk 
Cooler Co., Box R, Cortland, N. Y., for description of the Cham¬ 
pion cooler. These coolers are used by the hundred by milk supply 
companies. 
If you are on the lookout for a new and good tillage tool, we 
advise you to see what the Heller harrow is. It is a riding har¬ 
row. It doesn’t tear things all up, but it slices and cuts—just ex¬ 
actly what you want done to a tough, hard sod. Write to the 
Heller- Mfg. Co., of Montclair, N. J., and get their circular. Tub 
I t. N.-Y. predicts a good future for this tool. Money is made buy¬ 
ing “futures” if you do it in time. 
The Eclipse spraying pump is made by Morrill A Morley, Benton 
Harbor, Mich. We have one of these pumps, and know what it 
will do. It has several new principles which, in our opinion, add 
greatly to its effectiveness. It is made to last. You will not find 
it broken down just when you need it most. There is no leather 
about it to be eaten up by acids. It throws the spray where you 
want it. Such men as S. D. Willard and W. F. Tabor, who have 
tried all sorts of pumps, tell us that they will now use only the 
Eclipse—and there can be no stronger testimony brought forward 
than such statements. 
Artificial incubation is of late receiving special attention, 
probably on account of the small capital required to go into the 
business, and because of the favorable returns when properly 
managed. All do not succeed in poultry raising any more than 
they do in any other line; but the same amount of care and cash 
will usually yield better returns in the poultry business than in 
most other lines. We note that a 100-egg Invincible hatcher can 
now be bought for $17. It is made by the Buckeye Hatcher Co., 
Springfield, O. This is a small investment when we consider the 
returns that may be secured by a combination of it with a little 
care and attention. 
Forty cents per ioo Pounds 
Is the price our farmers are getting for their played- 
out cast-iron spray pumps. But if an “ECLIPSE” 
Spray Pump ever plays out in debt to you, we will 
refund your money. If you want some ideas in Spray 
Pumps and Sprajing, send for our catalogue. 
MORRILL & MORLEY, Benton Harbor, Mich. 
OCR PUMPS have Automatic Agitators and do it 
right Our GARFIELD KNAPSACK and EMPIRE 
KING lead all other*. Everybody says so. 
Catalogue and instruction book, 4 cents. Circulars free 
FIELD FORCE PUMP CO.. 113 Bristol Ave., Lockport, N. Y. 
SUCCESS 
IS ATTAINED WITH 
SPRAY PUMPS 
THE DEMING CO., Salem, 0. 
BUCKET AND BARREL PUMPS OF 
VARIOUS STYLES, WITH ALL BRASS 
WORKING PARTS; KNAPSACK SPRAY¬ 
ERS, DEMING-VERMOREL AND BOR¬ 
DEAUX SPRAY NOZZLES, ETC. 
“THE WORLD’S BEST.” 
(LT'Catalogue and Trcatl 80 on application. 
HENI0N & HUBBELL, I rHlr . rn 
Gen’l Western Agts. j CHICAGO. 
ft I A |t| I TP* added to stable manure enriches Its quality, frees it from insect life. Comes finely 
I Ill I I E. powdered; applied with bellows on sunny mornings it kills insect life, mildew, and 
similar fungoid growth affecting plants and trees. For original bag of 100 pounds remit $5,10-pound sample 
parcel, $1. to AUGUST ROLKFR & SONS, Seedsmen, New York. 
Shoot the 
Robbers with 
L eggett'sDry 
Powder 
Guil-c, 
Paris-Green. 
No plaster or water required. From ^ lb. to 1 lb. per 
acre Is sufficient for potatoes and other vegetables. 
THE GUN will distribute evenly any quantity 
you wish. 
LONG TUBES FOR ORCHARD WORK 
with each Gun. Easier and better than spraying. 
Thousands in Use. Circular on Application. 
LEGGETT & BROTHER, 301 Pearl St.. New York. 
Spraying vs. Dusting. 
SPRAY 
AUTOMATIC 
MACHINERY. 
Send for Ill. Catalogue. John J. McGowen, Ithaca,N.Y 
SPRAYING 
PUMPS 
Kill insects, prevent leaf blight 
and wormy fruit. We have had 
60 TEARS’ Tn e S c ! 
Send for catalogue and much 
useful knowledge; its FREE. 
W. &B. DOUGLAS, 
MIDDLETOWN CT„ 
EW YORK CITY. CHICAGO. 
CAVE THE POTATOES 
W From the bugs with one of my 
Paris Green Sprinklers. 
(GRAY’S PATENT.) 
If tried once will never be with¬ 
out it. Can sprinkle more than 
one acre in an hour with It. 
It saves half of the Paris 
Greea against any other 
method. Write for prices 
and circulars to 
E. GOETTSCHE, Mfr., 
1049 Milwaukee Avenue. 
Chicago, III. 
Mention this paper. 
ONE-HORSE DOUBLE ROW 
PARIS-GREEN 
DISTRIBUTOR. Send for Circular. 
Address J. W. SPANGLER, York, Pa. 
FiiEE SPRAY PUMP 
one person in each 
place. We mean it. If 
you mean business and want agency send 10c. We will 
send a complete pump thi>t will do the work of a *10 
spray. A. SPEIR8, 11 64- North Wlndiium, Maine. 
J fruit Growers 
V Should get our book that explains 
A 
the value 
of the. 
DAVIS SPRAYER 
sent Free if you say you saw ad. 
V in this paper. Write now. 
A DAVIS-JOHNSON CO. 
^ 45 Jackson 8t. Chicago, Ills- 
SPRAY PUMPS 
COLUMBIANA PUMP CO., 
48 It. It. St., Columbiana, Ohio 
SURE DEATH TO CATERPILLARS. 
The Asbestos Torch 
Will save the trees; Is needed by every farmer. Ap¬ 
proved by bruit Growers Sample sent by mail for 
60 cents. Agents wanted everywhere. 
ASBESTOS TORCH CO., Boston. Mass. 
fiAPriFNC R — Englishman, age 30, married, wants 
UrlIIIILIIL.!l situation as head on private place. 
Any person wanting a good man, please investigate 
my references. 
GARDENER, 25 Elm Place, Brooklyn, N.Y. 
