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Z>ha  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
February  12,  191G. 
HARRIS’  SEEDS”  MEANS  QUALITY 
Grown  on  our  own  farm  wc  test  all  seeds  and  the  per- 
ccmaee  that  will  prow  is  marked  on  the  label.  There 
arc  no  better  seeds  raised,  so  why  pay  more  than  Harris' 
wholesale  prices  ? 
ilia  Uarris'  seeds  are  used  by  many 
ror  me  uaraen  o{  thc  ,,it,  markrt  growers  who 
must  have  the  best  seeds,  and  who  know. 
Fnr  flip  Farm  Harris'  seed  corn  is  celebrated  for 
rOI  lllc  1  drill  quality  and  curliness,  ft  is  grown 
here  in  the  North.  Send  for  a  free  sample:  Harris' 
seed  potatoes  are  raised  under  the  bill-unit  system 
of  selection  and  pivc  thc  best  possible  results. 
lmprmctl  o«h,  |K.H)ittre4!,  cU’.,  *1*3  «Iinr»*’t  at  w  holn- 
hh li*  i .!-•••••  4. .  (  hit  i-AtiiloKUt  Kirfft  mnHi  information  ol  value 
to  Uiom'  who  mw  A  curt]  vivll 
brintf  *l  If  you  raise  for  market 
*i.l;  for  .Vtark«*t  (Jardinorn'  price  livtnho. 
V  rite  today.  Send  tor  sample  of  corn 
and  oats. 
Joseph  Harris  Co.,  Box  33,  Coldwatcr,  N.  Y. 
HARRIS 
SEEDS 
DIBBLE’S  HEAVY  SEED  OATS 
From  Our  Farms  toYburs 
PHILIPPS 
This  book  tells  you  how 
Isbell’s  1916  Seed  Annual — the  most  complete  seed  catalog  and  book  of 
cultural  instruction  ever  published,  now  ready  to  be  mailed  to  you.  Shows 
you  how  to  save  money  on  seeds — how  to  get  bigger  yields — how  to  plant 
to  have  choice  vegetables  all  summer  long, 
Isbell’s  Earlibcll  Tomato — Quickest  Grower  Known 
This  variety  puts  Tlpo  tomatoes  on  your  table  P>  days  befoie  ih«*  Sparks  Karliona.  Merely 
one  Of  our  great  variety  of  hlch  » yielding  need*,  perfected  by  37  year*  ol  scientific  breed- 
ln«  and  selection.  A  poM.ti  will  bring  tbia  book  lu  you.  Ii‘s  time  to  prepare  for  a  belter 
garden  now.  Write  today. 
S.  M.  Isbell  &  Company,  824  Pearl  St.,  Jackson,  Mich. 
New  “Hwivy  weight*’  with  Mitt  straw,  extra  heavy,  grain  n right. 
vvA  thoroughly  reeloaned.  weighing  44-41!  pounds  per  bushel,  and  enormously 
.S.SN  prolific.  Authentic  yields  reported  to  us  by  our  ensMininrs.  crops  raised 
wA  right  here  in  t  lie  Ka stern  Elates.  75.  SO,  82,  90.  92.  99.  1 15.  117  bushels  per  acre 
,  S\  on  entire  fields.  In  our  opinion  the  best  American  Out  , 
\\  Dibble's  Twentieth  Century, a  most  reliable  variety  tor  general  culture, 
aw  one  thill-  has  produced  on  our  own  farms  for  eight  years,  growing  lf>0  acres 
V  v  per  year,  over  twice  the  average  production  pci  acre  of  the  L'nileil  States  (or 
i he  same  period.  Foil  descriptions  given  in  Dibble’s  l  io  ni  See*!  Cntnlog 
.  w  hich,  together  with  large  samples  and  a  new  hook  of  great  interest  to  KaMern 
Fanners,  free  to  every  Farmer.  Address 
Edward  F.  Dibble  Seedgrower,  Honeoye  Falls,  N.  Y.?  Box  B 
Nearly  ti.O'MI  mce*  In  the  3(1,000  bushels  Oats,  20.1101)  I, Urie  ls  Coin.  00,00(1  luishels 
IHI.I.Ie  K, i rm*.  llemiiiuiirler*  Potatoes  and  full  stock*  of  A I  full'll,  Clover,  Timothy, 
for  Turin  seed*.  Pens,  Vetch,  etc.  Buy  direct.  Save  money,  as  we  ship 
I. Cl  n*  acini  you  our  I'litulog  of  Merit* — IC*  d  1  Ife r- 
<'iin  sure  y«u  money.  ...id  give  yon  u  gi.urnnlrrd 
lay  and  see  I  lie  dllferei.ee  In  l.ny  ing  yuur  seed*  in 
TO  It  It  1CMT  MKKI>  CO.,  llo\  ««.  (ortlui.d,  V. 
Send  /or  Sauls  Bit 
Seed  Boo 
\*  //  Shows  you  the  advantage  of  buy-  I 
m&y  ine  pure  field,  garden  and  flower  I 
(\  Lf  Jf  seeds  at 
^  i/f  BULK  PRICES.  NOT  PACKAGE  PRICES 
•S/*//'' Saul  prices  are  lower  because  seeds 
are  sold  in  bulk— no  fancy  packages,  no 
^'Hancy prices.  Saul  Seedsare  carefully  se¬ 
lected— they  come  up  right. 
Farmers,  Ask  (Is  About  S«sl  »  Early  Eureka 
the  early  white  ensilage  corn  that  civet  enor¬ 
mous  yield;  uters  say  It  wrightfUO  touOO  lbs. 
SWEET  CLOVER 
Hip  money  in  *we*?t  plover.  Enrich- 
hi  your  around.  A  money *niaJu*r.^\p/'/: 
AIho  Alfalfa,  Clover,  Al>«ike,  / 
Gra«»  Seed.  etc. r  clieaip.  Get  our 
whoienalr  priths,  Ires .  Hnmphm,  and  1 1G • 
pnK'.‘,  4-OOIO*  Book  of  every  kind  of  * 
seed.  gurdon,  field*  etc.  Calloway  Bros. 
*■  Co.,  Dopi.  377  Waterloo,  Iowa 
You  can't  haoc  my  Tomato,  but  my 
some  of  thc  seed. 
Daddy'll  sell  you 
WING’S  RED  SUNRISE 
ia  the  beet  early  Tomato  yc  know,  ripens 
the  unixie  day  an  Eariiilnn.  30%  more 
prolific  and  80%  better  quality. 
WING’S  QUALITY  SEEDS 
Produce  choice  vegetable©  and  aa  ■  *  trilf  •  * 
flowers.  No  matter  what  you 
need  garden,  field  or  flower  : 
seedb.  ,3 
varieties.  Free  catalog. 
WING  SEED  COMPANY,  Box  15*3,  Mecbanfcsburg, 
—  from  “pedigreed”  stock — 
Onr  tnelhmi  .lictlon  "Ulllr.  -  I.  bic-yer .  better  yield 
per  acre.  Grown  »r«  New  ui  d»*r  ideal  eoudtlions. 
S»-«  «i  in  bright,  and  of  blub  genu)D»tior'. 
100-Day  Bristol,  $2.25  bu.;  6  bus.  at  $2, 
Stokes  Eureka  rrwlltiKi'.  $2  bu.  6  bus.  at  $1.75. 
Improved  Unmlnii,  $2  bu.;  6  bus.  at  $1.75. 
SIiImmhI  liy  freight.  Write  tor  fiuanlity  prfiwu. 
No  f Mi  charge  for  container*. 
The  new  19US  Stoke  Seed  CnUilnpr  telle  how  wc  procure 
seed  of  tho  liigbost  atundiml  of  duality.  Write  for  it 
today. free. 
Stokes  Seed  Farms  Co.,  Inc.,  Dept.  L,  Moorcstown,  N.  J. 
Give*  heavy  heads  and  strong  plantt.' 
Hard  to  blow  over;  grows  from  4  to  6  feet  \  l  i), 
tall,  heads  as  much  as  2  leet  long.  Yields  '  '|r! 
90  to  too  bushels  per  acre.  Plump,  white  ||j 
grains.  All  particulars  in  Catalog— Free. 
FORD  SEED  CO.,  Box  24,  RAVENNA,  O. 
SEED  CORNETS 
grown  in  U.  S.  at  Fanners  Prices  Circular  free. 
(near  Columbus)  Kim  wood  Gardens,  JJiuvort  h,  (>. 
Are  dependable  seeds.  For  over  60  years 
they  have  stood  high  in  favoi  ol  careful 
planters.  Please  write  for  our  rnrc 
TflTt  |  Money-Saving  Catalog  f  1N.I1.I-. 
OCA^-rX  Ciiook-fnll  of  paving  offers  In  High- 
'  \  Yielding  Strains  of  ull  important  farm 
2--" ^ \  iwd garden needs.  Ahelpful,  ilhistra- 
••7  >/  \  ted  Guide  to  wed-buying  nnil  plant- 
\  \  ing.  Write  to-day, a  poptMirdwdl  do. 
H’|S  \  The  Page-PhilippE  Seed  Co. 
»UIDE^>-^  gox  30  Toledo.  Ohio 
SAMPLE  OUR  SEED 
Three  carltei»t  vetfelahle*  in  cultivation  for  1 1  r.  One 
packat  viic/i,  JiMhin.ort'fl  F.rliest  Tomato.  l'.nrlle*t 
Roattd  Ited  Kadlnb,  Earliest  Lettuce,  1th*  le  new 
customer*.  Regular  price  httc.  CATALOG  FREIC. 
C.  N.  Robinson  4 Bro.,  Dent.S  J ,  Baltimore „Md. 
^  ^Wct  w'ealhf  rd:nn.iK0<1  nearly  a  1 1  reedH. 
Motif  tiro  full  of  hliiptsul  grains  ami  wueffn, 
Hueklioru.Tliivt le.imd  J)oek.  Ouraaro  not, 
I  ,  V  and  urofHr  tint  cheapoai.  to  Hoiv.  Mearctty  of 
J  good  *,,ed  in  akea  ea  rly  I  my  lug  adviHalde,  flatn- 
pies  and  InMtrncni.nN^tlow  to  gnaw  Good  Hied"  Free. 
Write  today.  O.M.SCOTT  H  bOSS  l’0.,:H0  Malnbt.,Mary«vlllc,0. 
I  _  ■  ■  H  if  jf^  ■*%  prices.  We  nave  you 
■  ■  Train,  v.  Boy  now  he- 
W  Boil  H  fore  advance.  Crop 
short  eat  known.  We  expect  higher  pricca.  Don’t  buy 
Field  Seeds  of  any  kind  until  you  see  our  samples 
ami  prices.  We  specialize  on  high  quality,  teal. id  Clover. 
Timothy,  Alfalfa,  Sweet  Clover  and  Alsike;  guaranteed 
the  best,  sold  subject  to  your  approval  and  government 
test.  Write  today  for  aampleaund  ape.-ial  prices  and  big 
Profit-Sharing  Seed  Guide,  A v ijiican  MUT  UAL  Sll II U 
Co.,  Dept.  ICO.  4ard  and  Roby  St.,  Chicago,  Illinois. 
I  PURE  FIELD  SEEDS  SSK’SSSS: 
and  all  kinds  of  I'ure  Field  .Seeds  direct  from 
producer  to  consumer;  free  from  noxious  weds 
|  Ask  for  samples.  A.  C,  HOYT  &  CO.,  Box  R,  Fosioria,  Ohio 
The  Home  Acre 
Phlox;  Cannas ;  Roses 
1.  Xnmi1  host  lill  varieties  hardy  l’hlox 
giving  height  of  each  variety.  I  want 
all  the  best  shades,  un  two  alike,  great¬ 
est  variety  possible.  ‘1.  Give  list  best  20 
Cannas.  finest  shades,  greatest  variety, 
no  two  alike,  each  the  very  best  of  its 
shade,  Xante  best  20  Hybrid  Tea 
roses  suitable  for  outdoor  growth,  all 
perpetual  bloomers  as  hardy  as  possible, 
no  two  alike,  each  best  of  its  shade. 
Danvers,  Mass.  S.  M.  P. 
Ia  submitting  the  following  lists  in 
answer  to  the  above  questions,  the  writer 
is  well  aware  he  is  treading  on  debatable 
ground  and  that  bis  judgment  will  very 
probably  lie  questioned  by  more  than  one 
authority.  There  is  swell  a  multitude  of 
varieties  of  hardy  I’blox,  faunas  and 
Hybrid  Tea  roses  in  commerce,  that  it  is 
not  possible  for  the  average  man  to  know 
them  all.  Every  year  numerous  new 
sorts  are  introduced,  and  added  to  the 
great  list  already  in  cultivation,  there¬ 
fore  if  one  should  attempt  to  keep  post¬ 
ed  on  all  of  those  offered,  it  would  be 
necessary  to  establish  experimental 
grounds  and  grow  all  obtainable  varie¬ 
ties  in  cultivation,  for  the  purpose  of 
comparison  and  even  then,  it  would  la* 
almost  impossible  to  decide  which  20 
varieties  of  1  hose  three  kinds  of  plants 
are  the  best.  1  think  I  am  safe  in  say¬ 
ing  that  if  20  men  should  submit  as 
many  different  lists,  in  answer  to  the 
above  questions,  that  no  two  of  them 
would  contain  all  the  same  varieties.  As 
a  proof  of  this,  we  have  but  to  go  to  the 
catalogues  of  the  leading  nurserymen  and 
seedsmen  and  look  over  their  lists  of  spe¬ 
cial  ti<>s.  The  lists  therefore  are  made 
up  by  the  writer  of  varieties  which  in 
his  judgment  are  the  best  for  general 
planting,  and  are  submitted  without  pre¬ 
judice  against  the  opinions  of  any  who 
may  differ  with  me. 
Hardy  Phlox 
Coquelicot,  fiery  scarlet . 
Eclaircur,  bright  purple . 
Crepuscule,  white  and  lavender.. 
Selma,  soft  flesh,  crimson  eye... 
Gruppen  Konigen.  rosy  flesh, 
claret  eye  . 
F.  <1.  Von  Lassburg,  late  pure 
white  . 
I.eXuit,  garnet  . . 
Mine.  I\  Langier,  bright  crimson 
Richard  Wallace,  white,  violet 
eye  . ••• 
Lumincaux,  rosy  pink,  carmine 
eye  . 
R.  P.  Struthers,  bright  red,  car¬ 
mine  eye  . 
T.’Evcnemcnt,  salmon,  red  eye.  . 
Elizabeth  Campbell,  salmon  pink, 
dark  red  eye . . 
Rynstrom,  carmine  rose........ 
It!  f unite,  brilliant  rich  French 
purple  . . 
1  at  Vogue,  pure  mauve,  analine 
red  eye  . 
.Titles  Gambon,  bright  rosy  magen¬ 
ta.  light  eeuter  and  halo..... 
Wanndis,  "white  mottled  light  vio¬ 
let,  redish  purple  eye . 
Eugene  danzeiivillier.  lilac,  shad¬ 
ing  white  at  edges . 
Miss  Lingard,  early  pure  white 
Height 
Feet 
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Cannas 
Rlanehe  Wintzcr,  white .  3 Vt 
buttercup,  buttercup  yellow....  4 
Cloth  of  Gold,  mange,  tinted  gold 
and  coppery  red .  4 Vi 
Gladiator,  yellow,  spotted  red...  4 Vi 
Richard  Wallace,  canary  yellow  4  Vi 
Fire  Rird.  glistening  scarlet....  4 
Giant  crimson,  crimson .  5 
M«  •feiu1,  deep  crimson .  5 
Win.  Saunders,  bright  scarlet...  4 
Glad  inflora,  crimson  changing  to 
carmine  rose,  gold  edging....  3 Vt 
Panama,  orange  red,  edged  gold¬ 
en  yellow  .  3 
City  of  Portland,  glowing  sal¬ 
mon  pink  .  31/. 
Mrs.  Alfred  F.  Coiiard,  light  sal¬ 
mon  piuk  .  4 
Rosea  Giganiea,  soft  rose  to  ear- 
mine  pink  .  2,  Vi 
Orchid  FLOWERING  Tv  be 
Indiana,  glistening  orange  gold..  0 
King  Humbert,  orange  scarlet. 
streaked  crimson  . 
Louisiana,  vivid  scarlet .  7 
Wyoming,  orange  .  7 
Wintzer’s  Colossal,  scarlet .  5 
Mrs.  Karl  Kelsey,  orange  scar¬ 
let,  flaked  and  striped  golden 
yellow  .  7 
Hybrid  Tea  Roses 
Kaiserin  Augusta  Victoria,  pearly 
white,  lemon  center. 
General  MncArthur,  crimson  scarlet. 
Lady  Alice  Stanley,  coral  rose,  shading 
to  flush  piuk. 
Mrs.  Aaron  Ward,  Indian  yellow, 
tinted  white. 
Laurent  Carle,  brilliant  carmine. 
Ophelia,  salmon  flesh,  shaded  rose. 
Mine.  Ravary,  nankeen  yellow. 
Caroline  Tea  tout,  satiny  rose,  brighter 
center. 
Maman  Corbet,  bright  flesh  pink,  saf¬ 
fron  shading  at  base  of  petals. 
Lady  Asbtown,  soft  rose,  shading  to 
yellow  at  base  of  petals. 
Radiance,  carmine  pink,  yellow  shading 
■•it  base  of  petals. 
Mine.  Abel  Cbatenay,  rosy  crimson, 
shaded  darker. 
BlumeuscUmidt,  light  yellow,  outer 
petals  edged  rose. 
Killarney,  White,  pure  waxy  white. 
Killarney  Rrilliant,  near  crimson,  rich 
glowing  shade. 
Killarney  Queen,  bright  cerise  pink. 
Jonkheer  .7.  L.  Mock,  deep  imperial 
pink,  outside  of  petals  silvery  rose  and 
white. 
Mme.  Leon  Paine,  silvery  salmon,  or¬ 
ange  yellow  shaded  center. 
Lady  Hillingdon,  bright  saffron  yellow, 
shaded  coppery  orange. 
Mrs.  Geo.  Shawyer,  brilliant  pink. 
K. 
Moles  in  Lawn 
I  have  a  small  house  and  about  the 
house  is  a  large  piece  of  lawn.  I  have  no¬ 
ticed  breaks  in  the  ground,  and  at  inter¬ 
vals  of  about.  10  feet,  here  and  there  ap¬ 
pear  mounds  of  fresh  earth,  apparently 
forced  up  by  some  animal,  mole  or  other 
pest.  These  mounts  are  about  12  inches 
in  diameter  and  four  to  six  inches  high. 
Wnat  is  doing  this,  and  what  is  the  rem¬ 
edy'/  w.  c. 
Cincinnati,  O. 
The  upheaval  of  the  ground  as  de¬ 
scribed  is  without  doubt  the  work  of 
moles.  The  mole  is  very  fond  of  grubs 
and  other  underground  insects,  and  as 
these  are  nearly  always  more  plentiful  in 
sod  land  than  elsewhere,  such  places  af¬ 
ford  quite  a  bountiful  field  of  operations, 
and  if  allowed  to  go  on  undisturbed  they 
will  literally  ruin  a  lawn.  Many  methods 
for  getting  rid  of  them  have  been  pub¬ 
lished,  almost  all  of  which  have  been 
tried  by  the  writer,  together  with  some 
original  schemes  of  his  own,  but  nothing 
has  proven  effectual  but  the  trap.  Kero¬ 
sene  oil,  lye,  red  pepper,  etc.,  will  some¬ 
times  drive  them  away  temporarily,  but 
the  trap  causes  their  permanent  disap- 
pcaraiioc.  as  a  dead  mole  never  comes 
back.  Trapping  is  not  altogether  suc¬ 
cessful  either,  in  the  hands  of  the  inex¬ 
perienced,  but  the  correct  way  to  set  the 
trap  is  soon  learned  by  the  observant,  and 
after  that  is  learned,  the  successful  trap¬ 
ping  of  moles  is  quite  a  simple  and  easy 
matter.  Any  of  the  traps  advertised  in 
the.  seed  catalogues  may  lie  used  with  suc¬ 
cess.  Moles  seldom  make  their  headquar¬ 
ters  in  the  territory  in  which  they  oper¬ 
ate,  hut  off  to  the  side.  The  shrub  bor¬ 
der.  fence  row,  the  building  foundation, 
under  the  piazza,  roots  of  trees,  etc.,  are 
favorite  places  for  taking  up  permanent 
quarters,  and  a  little  time  spent  iu  care¬ 
fully  looking  over  the  ground,  will  usual¬ 
ly  result  in  locating  the  entrance  run  to 
the  lawn.  Iu  this  run  is  the  place  to  set 
the  trap,  and  as  near  the  point  of  en¬ 
trance  as  possible.  If  this  is  done  and 
the  trap  properly  set,  there  is  generally 
no  long  delay  in  catching  the  whole 
bunch ;  the  writer  has  caught  as  many  as 
seven  iu  one  entrance  ruu  iuside  of  10 
days.  K. 
Fruit  Trees  for  Local  Trade 
Regarding  article  on  page  85,  if  the 
standard  apple  trees  are  set  40  feet  apart 
it  would  be  better  to  put  the  pencil,  plum, 
pear  and  cherry  trees  20  feet  apart.  In 
ibis  way  trees  in  adjoining  blocks  can  be 
cultivated  without  being  bothered  by 
rows  which  do  not  match.  At  present  we 
arc  planting  the  same  varieties  for  fillers 
as  fur  standards.  That  is,  our  trees  are 
planted  in  solid  blocks,  20  feet  apart  each 
way,  .expecting  to  take  out  alternate 
diagonal  rows  in  about  15  years  or  less 
as  the  trees  begin  to  crowd.  This  will 
leave  a  tree  in  the  center  of  each  40-foot 
square.  These  can  he  removed  when  they 
begin  to  crowd.  The  main  advantage  of 
this  method  of  planting  is  in  the  spray¬ 
ing  and  gathering  of  the  fruit.  Different 
varieties  of  apples  need  different,  spray¬ 
ing  treatment,  and  it  makes  much  more 
driving  where  the  filler  system  is  used 
unless  a  sort  of  compromise  spraying 
calendar  is  adopted  and  some  trees 
sprayed  as  much  too  late  as  others  are 
too  early.  These  objections  have  less 
weight  in  smaller  orchards.  A.  w. 
Now  York. 
