GARDEN 
ind  FLORAL 
February  5,  1916. 
When  yoa  write  advertisers  mention  The 
R.  N.-Y.  and  you'll  pet  a  quirk  reply  and  a 
"square  deal."  See  guarantee  editorial  page. 
Fertilizer  For  Sweet  Corn 
SPRAY--$IIO 
Fertilizers  for  Sweet  Corn 
I  have  read  your  directions  on  page  6 
for  fertilizing  field  corn.  Would  you  ad¬ 
vise  the  same  fertilizers  for  sweet  corn, 
where  an  early  crop  and  large  ears  are 
desired?  The  land  is  sandy  loam  with 
pin  gravtA  subsoil,  and  can  he  easily  irri¬ 
gated.  It  was  plowed  deep  hist  Full, 
broken  from  Timothy  sod.  Before  the 
shortage  of  potash  we  used  a  2.50-8-6, 
and  obtained  excellent  results,  h.  v.  p. 
Enfield,  Me. 
The  method  given  for  field  corn  on 
page  0  might  be  followed  for  sweet  corn. 
Remember,  however,  that  sweet  corn  hav¬ 
ing  a  shorter  growing  period  should  be 
fertilized  a  little  more  heavily.  Your 
Timothy  sod  plowed  under  will  furnish 
considerable  plant  food.  Yet  it  might 
pay  to  harrow  in  200  pounds  of  add 
phosphate  before  planting.  Also,  for 
early  and  big  ears  there  should  be  an 
early  available  supply  of  nitrogen  pres¬ 
ent.  I  will  cite  what  happened  on  a 
truck  farm  near  New  York ;  the  soil  of 
which  is  a  heavy  clay,  and  not  nearly  so 
well  suited  for  sweet  corn  as  yours. 
‘‘Seed  was  planted  May  4tb,  and  the 
cultivators  started  May  12th.  A  portion 
of  the  field  was  selected  for  experiment, 
and  on  this  75  pounds  of  nitrate  of  soda 
were  applied  per  acre  May  20th,  drilled 
close  to  the  row.  A  second  application 
of  the  same  amount  was  made  May  20th, 
and  on  June  5th  a  third  application.  On 
.Tune  17th  100  pounds  per  acre  were  ap¬ 
plied  and  cultivated  into  the  soil.  The 
total  nitrate  applied  to  the  experimental 
plot  amounted  to  "25  pounds  per  acre. 
The  nitrated  plot  ripened.com  five  days 
ahead  of  the  non-nitrated  portion,  and 
produced  994  dozen  ears  against  023 
dozen  from  an  aero  not  treated  with  ni¬ 
trate  of  soda.  The  nitrated  crop  being 
earlier  in  the  market,  brought  better 
prices;  the  gross  return  being  $09.40 
per  acre  as  compared  with  $62.80  for  the 
non-nitrated  plot.  The  cost  of  the  ni¬ 
trate  and  its  application  expenses 
amounted  to  $9.75  per  acre,  leaving  a 
net  gain  from  the  use  of  nitrate  of  soda, 
of  $27.35  per  acre.” 
On  your  land  probably  much  less  than 
this  quantity  will  give  as  good  results. 
But  as  nitrate  is  high  this  year  all  of 
us  will  have  to  adjust  our  fertilizing 
plans  proportionately.  L.  K. 
Dodge  Brothers 
M0TDR  CAR 
WITH  THIS  OUTFIT 
trated  upon  it  their  own 
personal  efforts. 
For  every  part  and  every 
process  that  enters  into  the 
car,  they  have  personally 
established  a  standard. 
The  work  done  and  the  ma¬ 
terials  used  must  conform 
to  that  standard. 
Their  factories  are  very 
large,  but  there  is  not  a 
man  nor  a  foreman  in  any 
part  of  them  who  does  not 
know  that  he  is  constant¬ 
ly  under  the  oversight 
and  supervision  of  one- or 
the  other  or  both  of  the 
Dodge  Brothers. 
The  result  has  been  a  very 
unusual  achievement,  a 
first  year  free  from  serious 
complaints — a  car  that  has 
not  developed  a  single 
fault  worth  talking  about. 
You  will  find  the  best  evi¬ 
dence  of  its  very  unusual 
performance  in  your  own 
neighborhood. 
Everybody,  everywhere, 
says  practically  the  same 
things  about  it. 
Before  you  buy  a  car,  we 
hope  you  will  talk  to  your 
friends  and  neighbors 
about  Dodge  Brothers 
Motor  Car. 
A  year  ago  this  month  Dodge 
Brothers  Car  had  just  be  ¬ 
gun  to  be  produced. 
You  knew  little  or  nothing 
about  it,  then. 
Do  you  know  any  thing  about 
it,  now,  that  is  not  good? 
Have  you  heard  anything 
that  was  not  in  its  praise? 
It  has  been  a  wonderful  year 
in  point  of  production. 
$38,000,000  worth  of  Dodge 
Brothers  Motor  Cars  have 
been  built  and  delivered 
since  last  February. 
But  that  is  not  half  as  won¬ 
derful  as  the  good  opinion 
that  has  been  built  up 
around  them. 
The  car  has  not  merely  made 
good,  but  it  has  won  golden 
opinions,  everywhere. 
This  is  largely  due  to  the 
fact  that  all  through  these 
twelve  months  the  Dodge 
Brothers  have  given  it 
their  own  personal  super¬ 
vision. 
All  that  they  learned  in 
building  the  parts  for 
more  than  half  a  million 
cars,  before  they  began 
to  build  their  own  car,  is 
actively  applied  to  each 
day’s  production. 
They  have  built  one  car  and 
one  car  only  ;  and  concen- 
U„  _  f_  _  C  Here  is  a  spray  outtfit  com- 
opray.  pi t .?  now  at  $110,  that  simply 
smashes  »lt  precedents.  Everything  a$300aiuht  will  do.  the 
U-r-e-k  a  util  do,  and  the  tl-r-e-k-a  coats  you-  now— but 
$110.  Scrd  for  free  booklet  on  this  newest,  beat  array  offer 
TheU-r-e-k-o  is  a  strong.  reliable  pump  built  for  power, 
and  driven  by  the  well-known  Bxedaior  Gasoline  Engine. 
Has  100  Gallon  Tank,  will  deliver  fi  gallons  *  minute  at  175 
pound*  pressure.  Comes  complete,  ready  for  work,  with  60 
feet  of  hose.  ♦  r otsU**.  etc.  Also  rtixnlr.  it»  two  larger  sizes 
Send  for  free  booklet  now  also  book  on  Excelsior  Gaso 
line  Engines— best  farm  engine  built,  made  in  all  size' 
R.  CONSOLIDATED  GAS  ENGINE  CO. 
202  Fulton  Street,  New  York  City. 
BUIST’S\Q® 
Garden  Guide\AjJ 
It  gives  detailed  direction* 
on  to  plant  and  flower  cul  ■  \ 5 
turn,  ihowing  how  the 
best  results  will  be  obtain- 
cd  in  different  localities,  yr 
Duist's  seeds  have  been  famour  among  vegetable  /i 
and  flower  gardeners  siarv:  1 82d — the u  prow.  ’j 
This  year,  we  make  tint  following  stunning  offers:' 
/*f.  1  of  every  dollar  purchase  in  packets  and 
ounces  we  will  p1—  you  rn  additional  twenty-five 
cents  worth  in  packets  and  ounces. 
2nd.  In  addition  to  the  above  we  will  include 
l  ive  Packets  of  our  finest  flower  teed,  all  of  easy 
culture,  flowering  profusely  all  season. 
ROBERT  BUIST  COMPANY 
Dept,  E.F.-6  S.  Front  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Gregory’s 
60th  Anniversary 
Bargain  Seed  Offer! 
1 91  fiia'our  60th  birthday.  Si  nen 
1856  we  have  supplied  Greg¬ 
ory's  Honest  Sends  to  tens 
of  thousand*  of  growers,  Wo 
list  only  live  choicest  seed  of 
bn:t  vnrietiiy*.  for  sure  crops, 
big  crops,  rapid  fruiting. 
All  for  only  10c. 
We  want  to  celebrate  Our 
60th  birthday  by  getting  ac¬ 
quainted  with  S6.0U0  new  cus¬ 
tomers.  To  do  thin  WO  make 
a  special  offer  of  five  of  our 
beat  vegetable  seed  packets 
for  only  10c.  Rond  panel  at 
right.  Greatest  vulueofgood 
seed*  over  offered.  Accept 
it  today.  Catalog  aunt  free. 
J.  I.  H.  Gregory  &  Son 
415  Elm  St., Marblehead,  Mass. 
Send  (or  thane  now, 
all  for  only  10c. 
(Sotli  Anniversary  offer 
and  these  five  (5)  pack¬ 
ets  of  Gregory’s  Honest 
Seeds  foroqly  loc.  Send 
today.  Catalogue  free. 
X.  Gregory's  Improved 
Crosliv  Egyptian  Beet 
a.  Einulltis  Swu,  Chard 
j.  Greg.  Hanson  Lettuce 
4.  Scarlet  Globe  Radish 
5.  Japinese  Climbing 
Cucumber 
Including  Garden  Blue 
S'ritit  with  directions. 
All  five  (5)  for  only  roc. 
Catalogue  sent  free, 
The  tire  mileage  is  unusually  high 
The  price  of  the  Touring  Car  or  Roadster,  complete, 
is  $785  (f.  o.  b.  Detroit  I 
Green  Rye  as  Manure 
I  am  going  to  give  you  my  experience 
with  green  rye.  In  1914  we  had  a  real 
dry  Spring.  As  I  did  not  get  my  ground 
plowed  early  for  silage  I  had  to  wait 
for  rain,  and  about  the  first  of  July  we 
got  enough  rain  to  soften  the  ground,  so 
that  we  could  plow.  When  we  got  the 
ground  broken  we  bad  some  manure 
which  wo  put  on.  about  seven  loads  to 
the  acre,  from  a  40-lnishel  spreader;  got 
our  corn  planted  July  10.  As  we  did  not 
have  much  rain  we  got  the  corn  worked 
pretty  well.  The  last  time  we  plowed 
it  we  sowed  rye  and  vetch,  then  after  we 
out  corn  and  put  in  the  silo  there  was  a 
good  rain.  As  we  did  not  get  all  broken 
that  we  wanted  we  broke  about  as  much 
more  as  we  had  in  corn  and  plowed  it 
deep  and  sowed  it  to  rye  about  the  last 
of  October.  The  last  part,  we  broke  was 
not  near  such  good  land  as  the  part  we 
had  in  corn. 
As  to  the  plowing  down  of  the  rye,  the 
early  part  of  the  Spring  of  1915  was 
rather  dry  for  plowing,  after  we  got  our 
field  corn  planted.  So  we  had  to  wait 
until  about  the  first  of  June  for  rain. 
While  we  were  waiting  for  rain  we  had 
a  little  stable  manure,  and  put  on  the 
last  part  of  the  rye  about  seven  loads  to 
the  acre.  Then  we  began  plowing  down 
the  rye  with  two  good  heavy  teams.  As 
part  of.  the  rye  was  over  the  horses’ 
backs  we  had  to  put  a  heavy  log  chain 
to  the  double  tree.  After  adjusting  it 
just  so  it  would  not  plow  under  it  hauled 
the  rye  down  and  covered  it  up  complete¬ 
ly.  We  fastened  the  chain  to  both  ends 
of  the  double  tree  and  let  it  come  back 
in  a  loop.  Then  we  went  on  to  the 
ground  with  a  double  disk  cutaway  har¬ 
row,  put  four  horses  to  it.  and  worked  it 
down  well.  Then  we  planted  the  corn 
June  10,  using  16 t'A  acid  phosphate  with 
about  4 c/c  potash,  with  about  two-thirds 
the  bulk  of  it  pulverized  hen  drop¬ 
pings.  We  only  used  about  100  pounds 
to  the  acre.  That  corn  come  up  in  five 
days  and  grew  remarkably. 
Virginia.  J.  w.  damewood. 
WRITE  TODAY 
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Jb*  Jqut  what  you  need  to  know  about  the  \ 
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k— ,  every  State 
and  foreign 
Countries. 
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diameter.  Hearth  1b  8014  inches  high.  Total 
height  of  Forge  43  inches. 
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as  represented  or  money  refunded. 
Special  Winter  Offers 
Until  March  SI.  191fi  we  offer  our  two  etylca  of  Farm 
Forges  at  S3.7S  and  $4.00  each.  1  pair  of  tongs  and 
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welding 
hoot  on a 
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tire  or  2 
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930  24th  St.,  Centerville,  Iowa 
5000  Bushels  sound  Seed  Corn,  also 
Outs,  Barley,  Alfalfa,  etc.  1200 
Acres.  40  page  catalog  free. 
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OATS,  BARLEY,  WHEAT,  POTATOES! 
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PLANTS  AND  VINES 
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prices 
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