582 
E'/jc  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
April  8,  1916. 
Black’s  Reliable  Trees 
TOWNSEND'S 
laoroxigli- Bred 
STRAWBERRY  PLANTS 
Art  the  Standard  for  Quality  Mwrvv>li+re 
We  sell  to  everybody  everywhere  at  lowest  whole¬ 
sale  prices,  saviug  the*m  25  per  cent  to  50  per  cent 
of  the  cost  of  the  plant*— 
We  not  only  -ell  Uiu  DEftT  PLANTS  o1ie?bp.  but  we 
piv«iyoM.i  frltV,  ^nat-H  t»i^t>*,  RRAI>  IT: 
WE  GUARAKTEK  Tint  uui  plants  ore  the  cguel  of  any 
Clarita  arrow n  nnywhi--.*  that  they  xru  ntnctjy  Thorousrb- 
iv»l.  with  the  lnfliM»r  fruit  power,  Thai  they  reach 
you  in  ^oori  ennoitlon  or  ymir  moni»y  baric. 
General  Farm  Topics 
For  the  planter  who  wants  nothing 
but  the  best,  we  offer,  at  reasonable 
prices,  stock  that  will  produce  exactly 
what  be  has  a  right  to  expect. 
Our  leaders  are:  Peach 
Trees,  ( original  stock  fur¬ 
nished  by  N.  J.  Exp.  Station ) 
Apples,  including  "‘Deli¬ 
cious”  and  75  others.  Hardy 
Indiana  Budded  Pe¬ 
cans  and  Small  Fruits. 
CATALOGUE  FREE 
It  describes  a  full  line  of  fruits  and  orna¬ 
mentals,  makes  no  extravagant  promises, 
and  the  prices  are  right. 
Jos.  H.  Black,  Son  &  Co.,  Hightstown,  N.  J 
Onions  from  Sets 
Will  you  give  (lii'ortloijs  about  raising 
onionf?  both  front  sets  and  seed,  and  state 
particularly  whether  they  should  he  left 
in  the  ground  to  ripen  as  potatoes  nr 
any  other  root  crop?  My  onions,  pulled 
in  July,  were  set  in  April,  and  they  dried 
u]i  and  were  worthless.  M. 
Pennsylvania. 
Onions  that  are  to  be  stored  or  held 
for  any  length  of  time  should  he  allowed 
to  mature  in  the  ground,  and  then  after 
removing  from  the  ground  they  should 
he  thoroughly  dried  or  (hired  before  .stor¬ 
ing.  Onions  grown  from  seed  will  keep 
much  better  than  those  grown  from  sets, 
but  those  grown  from  sets  oan  be  kept 
very  well  if  allowed  to  mature  fully  and 
then  dried  thoroughly  before  storing.  All 
thick  necks  or  seed-top  onions  should  be 
sorted  out.  Where  onions  are  to  be  sold 
quickly  it.  is  not  necessary  to  have  them 
fully  mature  before  pulling.  Tn  fact  our 
experience  is  that  it  is  often  most  profit¬ 
able  to  soil  them  while  the  tops  are  still 
growing.  We  grow  all  of  our  crops  from 
sets,  and  the  crop  is  usually  sold  by  .Tilly 
10.  The  onions  are  pulled,  allowed  to 
dry  in  the  sun  for  an  hour  or  so.  then 
topped  and  sent  to  market.  They  are  sold 
for  immediate  consumption.  One  year 
with  another  we  get  more  out  of  them  by 
selling  them  slightly  immature  than  we 
would  to  hold  them  until  they  ripen,  for 
by  that  time  the  onions  grown  from  seed 
begin  to  arrive  from  other  sections,  and 
the  market,  price  drops  quickly. 
TKUCKKR.  JR. 
will  often  form  a  cap  of  fibrous  roots 
around  it  that  interferes  with  the  devel¬ 
opment  of  the  potatoes,  and  the  whole 
plant  often  produces  only  roots.  This  is 
especially  true  if  the  plant  is  allowed  to 
cap  before  or  soon  after  the  potatoes  be¬ 
gin  to  form.  Stem-rot  might  also  bring 
about  the  condition  you  describe.  Which 
of  the  above  is  the  rent  cause  of  your 
trouble  is  impossible  to  say.  My  hope 
is  that  out  of  some  of  the  things  men¬ 
tioned  you  may  he  able  to  find  your 
trouble  and  correct  it.  The  very  best 
variety  we  have  found  for  our  section  is 
the  Yellow  Jersey.  Not  one  trucker  in 
a  hundred  grows  any  Other  variety. 
TRUCKER,  JR. 
Our  Big  20lh  Century  9«rrj  ■!©*  FMFE 
fully  iieAcritv'*  nn«J  1 1 !  *  j  ••  t  j:c<  our  W 
50,U00,f>U0  plant*  -  Kill  variation 
Kiv.jq  my  wlrt-v  lift.  vxiK’rivnev  to  1  *  Jr  /.'St 
the  strawberry  fltWrl,  imho  booklet.  W  »  V  1  |  flgj 
No.  2  Jam  full  of  liircuiuv  ami  in- 
struetiona  for  tho  new  p«flnru.*i*»*  t’Mtf  11  ■JftllJil 
EVERBEARING  STRAWBERRIES  W%J.TJWf 
art?  my  '  ‘HOBBY , '  ’  I  want  to  toll  yon  j m  if  m  lW 
more  about  them,  my  ftvo  book:-.  j 
ami  free  uervu-n  amt  tin.-  plants  ho  - 
cure  you  aeuluat  lows#-  A  n’-'ttttl  will  !. 
brintf  them.  I— - —  ,  -  v. 
E  W.  TOWNSEND.  ?S  Vive  Street,  Salisbury.  Maryland 
BEDIIY  PLANTS 
Fruit  Trees— Vegetable  Plants 
The  leading  standard  varieties  of  STRAWBERRY, 
RASPBERRY,  BLACKBERRY,  GOOSEBERRY.  CURRANT 
GRAPE.  ASPARAGUS.  HORSERADISH,  CABBAGE, 
CAULIFLOWER,  CELERY.  SWEET  POTATO,  TOMATO 
PEPPER,  and  EGG  PLANTS;  APPLE,  PEAR,  PEACH, 
PLUM  and  CHERRY  TREES. 
First  olftya  stock  delivered  to  you  in  irond  irmwinjr  condition  Lartr" 
or  small  lota  shipped  prepaid  to  14  Euatem  8tetttM  at  reasonable 
pnean,  Cat* /O0U4 fr**. 
Harry  L.  Squires,  Rcnucnburg,  N.  Y. 
Albert  G.  Eighme 
Albert  G,  .Eighme  died  March  10th  at 
h.  ■  home  on  Cumbria  Fruit  Farms,  Niag¬ 
ara  County.  N.  Y..  from  a  stroke  of  apo¬ 
plexy.  aged  70  years.  He  bad  just  re¬ 
turned  from  a  trip  to  Florida.  A  few 
years  ago  Mr.  Eighme  won  the  Carry 
Prize  for  having  the  best  conducted  farm 
in  Xew  York  State,  lie  also  won  the  gold 
medal  at  the  Pan-American  Exposition 
for  the  best  assortment  of  fruit. 
Mr.  Eighme  was  a  farmer  who  got 
■pot;  orchard.  pardon  and  lawn,  grown  in 
A  IN-  In  nci'xl  nursery  in  New  York  Stale. 
>  and  I mokrd  by  the  positive  guarantee 
L.  "f  a  bm  :H:  years  old.  Sold  at  tvhole- 
Mile,  onr  fruit,  Nut.  Ornamental  Trees, 
w*  Vine*.  Shrubs,  urtU  Roscw  are  the  finest  we 
■k  evurnrew.  We  take  pleioure  in  uetnUmr  you 
^  u  Mir  /ree  wnoUrat*  rntnloa  with  ro/ered  il- 
•  Imtmtinwi,  A  no.tal  curd  b  rimes  it. 
IM/ILOIVEY  BROS.AWELLS  CO. 
IAIN  STREET  .  OANSVILLE,  N.  Y. 
Danut'iUi  o  I\omer  lyurnerviuf, 
Thrifty  f'lants.how  to  get  them 
delivered  tt» yen  lice  or  lixpress 
charges.  i  have  been  in  tlie 
Plant  biuini'ftf  C-  years.  I  f  you 
receive  my  Catalog  It.  won’t  be 
Ibtuxvn  into  Ihe  waste  basket. 
Send  me  tile  tinni™  of  all  tiie 
Strawberry  Growers  you  know. 
C.  S.  PRATT, 
READING  -  -  MASS. 
At  Wholesale  Prices 
Itnly  perfect  specimens  of  pcrfvc Uy 
t?n»dcd,  well  re  to  tod,  firm  from  dtocnae, 
•Mui  trim  to  name  Apple,  Four,  IVtuch, 
Hum,  ,Gh«rry,  and  Qulvuv  Tioco  — 
.Small  rrulM  And  OrrmmuntaU,  kvery 
■J  tree  tibaolutoly  iruaranto«-d. 
9*t*d  for  our  Catalog  NOW  find  tnvuutl- 
ante  onr  Much  ftud  price*.  Your  name 
on  a  postal  will  bring  it  by  return  mail. 
I Kelly  Broa.  Wholesale  Nurseries 
131  Main  St.,  Dansville,  N.Y. 
You'll  Jdcvtr  Tityrtt  Planting  Kelly  Trees _ 
“PROGRESSIVE”,  Best  Fall-bearer;  Also  Std. 
June  sorts,  including  our  New  Seedling,  “COLLINS”. 
Full  Assortment  other  Fruit  Plants.  Catalog  FREE. 
C.  E.  WHITTEN’S  NURSERIES,  Box  It,  BRIDGMAN.  MICH. 
STRAWBERRY  PLANTS:  FI 
lor  9A  bk 
also  Asparagus  roots.  Raspberry  and  Dewberry 
plants.Horseradisli.  Seed  Corn.  Cow  Peus.  Vegetable 
plains.  Kggs  lor  hatching.  Oataj.ou  Free. 
J.  KKIFFOUR  II  Al.l..  lliioilodulc,  Md.,  Dept.  3 
Our  immense  stock  or  TREKS  enables  us  to  sell  at  less 
thnn  one  half  agent*  prices. 
FRKSH  DUG, FREIGHT  or  EXPRESS  PAID 
We  grow  all  lending  varieties  of  Apples.  Rears,  Plums, 
Cheilitis,  IVaohes.  Berry  plants,  Aspnmgns  mid  Orna¬ 
mentals.  DKTJOtOCS,  tlie  great  dessert  apple,  is  one 
of  onr  specialties,  Jiave  grown  it  for  years  In  our  orchard 
and  propagating  buds  Were  lakeii'  from  bearing  trees. 
Our  CATALOGUE  describes  ever)  thing,  send  for  it 
today,  it  is  free. 
L’AMORKAUX  NURSERY  CO.,  Schoharie.  N.  Y 
Sweet  Clover  as  Pasture 
I  note  Mr.  Bloomingdnlc's  letter  on 
Sweet  clover  on  page  .120  and  would  like 
to  ask  what  success  I  would  have  by 
sowing  Sweet  clover  seed  on  six  acres  of 
Alfalfa  sod.  I  mowed  this  piece  two 
years  but  run  short  of  pasture  and 
turned  stock  on  it.  which  of  course  ruined 
it  and  just  for  this  season  I  do  not  wish 
to  plow  ii  up.  If.  early  this  Soring.  T 
us“d  a  sc;;.  '.  ..Hi  harrow,  or  disked  it 
ouiite  thoroughly,  and  then  sowed  it  to 
Sweet"  clover,  would  I  get  good  pasture? 
Tompkins  Co..  X.  Y.  i>.  v. 
If  O.  D.  F.  wants  to  continue  mowi  g 
this?  Alfalfa  field.  T  would  unhesitatingly 
say  that  it  would  not  pay  to  sow  the 
Sweet  clover,  hut  lie  seems  to  wish  to 
pasture  it.  and  under  these  conditions.  T 
would  say  without  any  hesitation  that 
it  will  pay.  Briefly  I  can  explain  this 
matter  by  saying  that  I  consoler  Sweet 
clover  the  greatest  pasture  plant  we  have, 
but  1  do  not  care  much  for  it  for  bay, 
probably  it  is  as  good  as  Medium  clover 
for  bay.  but  growing  Alfalfa  lias  spoiled 
me.  so  that  T  have  not  much  patience 
with  anything  that  is  inferior  to  the  Al¬ 
falfa  itself,  and  Sweet  clover  is  nowhere 
equal  to  Alfalfa.  As  pasture,  conditions! 
are  reversed,  and  1  consider  Sweet  clover 
actually  superior  to  Alfalfa,  for  ibis  pro¬ 
duces  more  forage  that,  is  just  as  palata¬ 
ble,  and  besides  the  stock  d<>  not  bloat  on 
it.  .whereas  Alfalfa  is  extremely  danger¬ 
ous  in  this  way.  c.  B.  w. 
Ohio. 
STRAWBERRY  pLANTS 
Warfields  at  St  .SO  per  1000.  The  best  hrrrv  grown.  100 
other  varieties  owl  Everbearers;  small  fruit  plants.  All  plants 
guaranteed  "Catalogue  free." 
ALLEGAN  NURSERY  Box  30  Allegan.  Mich. 
Will  help  yon  grow  fruit  with  the 
flavor."  anil  color,  too.  It’s  the  extra 
choieo  fruit  that  pays.  Our  book  has 
many  chapters  of  practical  information 
about  Apples,  PraeJvca,  I'etuo,  Plums, 
I  Cherries,  etc.  Choieo  fruit  fur  the 
\  home  tabic.  Market  fruit  that  com- 
\  mantis  top  prices.  Get  yixir  copy 
\  now.  It's  free.  Write  today, 
/arn«s  Brothers  Nursery  Co. 
Box  n,  Yalesviiie,  Conn. 
Strawberry  Plants  varieties* 
and  $2.50  p*r  J,000  also  Fruit  and  8 hade 
trees,  asparagus  roots,  tie.,  direct  from  nur- 
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G.  E.  BUNTING  S  SONS.  Box  1 .  SfLBYVILLE,  DEL 
STRAWBERRY  PLANTS 
Good  stocky  plants  of  nil  leading  varieties.  Catalogue 
free.  .  h.  h.  benninc,  r  s,  Clyde,  n  y. 
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frutt-bearmg  trees.  Jr’s  m*r  for  the  uskimr.  Write  today. 
SAMITKIa  FliASICK  NIIRSEUY,  Inr. 
136  Main  Street  ::  ::  OetieKeo,  J>.  Y. 
“  SUPERB  »  STRAWBERRIES 
This  EVERBEARING  variety  liny  real  merit.  Read  wliat 
others  say  about  it.  Circular  free. 
XVI I.LAKI)  1*.  Ktl.l.i;,  .  Swedesboro, N..I. 
Albert  G.  Eighme 
--  WHOLESALE  PRICES  - 
To  the  planter  of  Strawberry  and  Raspberry  plants. 
Other  kinds  at  low  prices.  Catalogue  free. 
A.  C.  WESTON  &  CO.. _ BRIDGMAN.  MICH, 
BUDDED 
AND 
GRAFTED 
more  than  the  “35-ceut  dollar.”  He  has 
long  been  known  as  a  “05-eent -dollar  farm¬ 
er.”  For  years  lie  lias  been  a  familiar 
sight  on  the  HulValo  market,  and  the  qual¬ 
ity  of  fruit  and  produce  marketed  from 
his  large  fruit  farms,  and  his  square  deal¬ 
ings,  brought  him  a  large  trade,  so  that 
he  was  able  to  sell  direct  to  the  consumer, 
in  most  cases,  at  the  top  of  the  market: 
without,  loss  for  barrels  or  packing  sell¬ 
ing  apples  in  bushel  crates,  and  getting 
the  crates  back,  and  without  having  to 
deal  with  middlemen  or  dealers,  drawing 
his  big  crops  of  fruit  in  his  fast  two-ton 
truck,  brought  the  farm  and  the  consumer 
in  close  contact  at  small  expense.  He  al¬ 
ways  had  bis  orchards  in  the  best 
trimmed,  sprayed  and  cultivated  condi¬ 
tion.  He  kept  the  best  of  stock  and  most 
improved  tools,  tractors  and  implements. 
He  did  much  to  show  Niagara  County 
farmers  by  example  where  conditions  in 
farming  could  be  improved. 
Air.  Eighme  was  never  a  slacker.  Many 
owners  of  large  farms  wish  merely  to  di¬ 
rect  hired  help  and  not  go  to  any  exer¬ 
tion  personally,  but  not  so  in  his  case;  lie 
was  always  on  the  job,  early  and  late, 
doing  more  than  lie  asked  his  assistants  to 
do,  and  he  had  the  knack  of  getting  the 
best  out. of  the  workers.  With  liis  truck, 
at  time  of  moving  Ills  baled  hay,  he  would 
often  rush  six  or  seven  two-ton  loads  to 
Lock  port  in  a  day,  a  distance  of  six  miles. 
Through  the  fruit-selling  season  he  would 
average  nearly  two  trips  to  Buffalo  a  day, 
distance  of  about  20  miles.  At  one  time 
he  was  the  largest  grower  of  celery  in  the 
county,  and  supplied  ail  the  leading  Niag¬ 
ara  Falls  hotels  in  the  days  before  San¬ 
born  and  vicinity  went  in  for  vegetable 
growing  as  they  now  do.  Mr.  Eighme 
was  life  member  of  the  Horticultural  So¬ 
ciety,  member  of  I.ockpor!  Grange  and 
the  Odd  Fellows.  Whatever  Albert  G. 
Eighme  did  he  did  it  well,  and  kept  up  the 
quality  and  got  the  price,  and  his  life 
points  many  lessons  for  New  York  State 
farmers,  and  others. 
HOWARD  D.  POMEROY. 
Start  right  with  my  Hardy  Pennsylvania 
Grown  Trees  and  be  assured  of  success. 
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Walnuts  and  the  Hickories  to  fine  Shag- 
barks  and  Pecans?  Complete  instructions 
for  doing  this  work  free 
JP  IflNFCl  THE  NVT  TREE 
•  *•  mVAIILOj  specialist 
Box  R  Lancaster,  Pa. 
Plants,  Strawberries  and  Vegetables^  bievsea.,d 
strawberries, including  Everbearing.  Get  tuy  eaui- 
log-  Read  wby  I  sell  choic*  plants,  sent  pveea.d,  at 
half  lire  prire  of  others.  C.  E.  FIELD,  Sewell,  N  J. 
STRAWBERRY  PLANTS  fS&Uf  « 
OOO  Palmetto  asparagus  roots  at  tho  lowest  prices. 
Hend  for  1  DIB  Price  List  all  kinds  seeds  and  plants. 
CAI.KI!  ItOfiGS  &  SON  .  rheswold.  l>el. 
NEW  STRAWBERRIES frIe^ 
Reliable,  interesting  and  instructive — All  about  tho  New 
Everbearers  and  other  important  Varieties.  Address 
C.  N.  FLANSBURGH &SON,  IACKSON,  MICH, 
Irregular  Set  of  Sweet  Potatoes 
Last  year  T  grew  some  sweet  potatoes. 
T  would  find  a  couple  of  vines  well  filled 
with  potatoes  then  again  for  one,  or 
possibly  two  or  three,  plants  I  would  find 
nothing  but  roots,  alternating  like  this 
up  the  row.  What  is  the  cause?  Is 
the  seed  running  out?  They  were  Big 
Stem  Jersey  variety.  What  varieties 
have  productiveness  like  the  Big  Stem 
Jersey?  J.  c.  G. 
Houston.  Del, 
In  growing  almost  any  crop  there  are 
often  some  very  puzzling  experiences  that 
are  unexplainable.  This  irregular  setting 
of  sweet  potatoes  may  he  one  of  them. 
While,  it  is  important  to  select  seed  from 
the  best  bills  I  doubt  if  this  particular 
trouble  can  be  attributed  altogether  to 
poor  seed.  If  this  field  was  replanted 
the  replants  may  be  responsible  for  the 
poor  lulls,  or  if  manure  was  used  and 
distributed  unevenly  and  in  chunks,  that 
may  he  responsible  for  some  of  the  rooty 
hills.  An  excessive  amount  of  nitrogen¬ 
ous  plant  food  will  often  promote  a  heavy 
vine  growth  and  produce,  stringy  roots 
instead  of  potatoes. 
Careless  cultivating  that  would  throw 
more  soil  up  to  one  plant  than  another 
might  also  he  responsible.  A  plant  that 
has  too  much  soil  thrown  up  under  it 
STRAWBERRY  PLANTS  ISSyjffiS £ 
all  growers.  Send  for  my  Illustrated  Catalogue. 
Free.  JUAV1D  KOmVAY,  Hartly,  Delaware 
200  varieties.  Also  Grapes.  Smell  Fruits,  etc.  Best  rooted 
Btoek.  Genuine,  cheap .  2  sample  currants  mailed  for  10c. 
Catalog  free.  LEWIS  B0E8CH,  Box  i.  Fredoai*,  N.Y. 
■■  Wft*  A  ml  how  we  make  them.  The 
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You  1 1 nve  ;t  sense  of  security  when  you  plant  Wiley’s  trees 
No  rash  promises  _ _  _ 
list  Ouuhty— first.  H.  S.  WILEY  &  SON 
ier  around  the  corners  \  __ 
:  the  road  is  better.”^  Box  B,  Cayuga,  N,  Y. 
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Actually  made  growing  the  latest  kinds  of 
Ever-Bearing  Strawberries 
THAT  FRUIT  SAME  YEAR  AS  PLANTED 
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ifplteirfV  Growers  of  the  famous  Longmeadow  Cantaloupe 
Mr.  Kempton  was  one  Of  the  first  growers  to  tako  up  Hie  production 
jgjgi of  Ever-Bearing  Strawberries.— (Ko.  Fa um  and  Home.) 
To  be  successful  with  Ever -Bearers  buy  from  Northern 
growers  who  have  them  already  acclimated  to  the  cold 
