August  19,  1916. 
RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
The  storage  house  to  which  Mr.  Louis 
Erh  refers  is  one  that  we  built  lost  year, 
not.  sis  an  experiment  particularly,  but  as 
there  was  no  cold  storage  available  this 
method  was  used  for  making  comparative 
tests  of  the  keeping  qualities  of  a  lot  of 
new  apples  that  we  have  created  in  our 
work  here  at  the  station. 
It.  is  simply  a  building  sufficiently  in¬ 
sulated  to  protect  the  fruit  from  freezing 
in  e'old  weather  or  for  holding  a  cold  tem¬ 
perature  for  a  considerable  time  during 
warm  spells.  In  this  climate  even,  our 
Summer  nights  are  always  cool,  and  at 
picking  time  in  the  Fall  our  night  tem¬ 
perature  often  drops  into  the  forties,  so 
that  by  an  arrangement  of  proper  inlet 
and  outlet  for  air  there  is  under  ordinary 
conditions  sufficient  circulation  to  change 
the  air  in  the  house  iu  a  comparatively 
short  time.  I  had  planned  to  use  an  ex¬ 
haust  fan  for  this  purpose,  but  after  last 
year’s  experience  find  that  with  a  proper 
arrangement  of  inlet  and  outlet  ventil¬ 
ators  there  will  be  sufficient  draft  with¬ 
out  the  use  of  power.  The  house  has  a 
capacity  of  about  one  thousand  barrels. 
The  Winter  varieties  kept  perfectly  until 
the  first  of  March,  I  would  not  advise 
its  use  after  this  date  in  this  climate. 
PAUL  EVANS. 
It.  N.-T. — Xo  doubt  in  a  section  where 
the  nights  are  not  uniformly  cool  an  ex¬ 
haust  fan  driven  by  some  cheap  power 
would  pay. 
1094 
will  be  surprised  to  see  how  much  he  will 
eat  in  the  course  of  a  month.  Corncobs 
make  a  most  excellent  charcoal  for  live 
stock.  They  can  be  lmmcd  or  roast¬ 
ed  to  a  crisp  iu  an  oven,  or  in  some 
closed  place,  and  then  broken  up  te 
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Picking,  Packing  and  Shipping  Peaches 
Part  VI. 
puuHHrnri 
THIS  Book  Free 
It  contains  Reports  of  U.  S.  Depart¬ 
ment  of  Agriculture  on  the  latest  scien¬ 
tific  seed  cleaning. 
is  the  best  and  cheapest  disinfectant — of¬ 
ficially  endorsed  as  the  standard  treat¬ 
ment  for  seed  grains.  It  absolutely  nds 
seed  grains  of  smuts,  potatoes  of  scab 
and  black-leg — destroys  germs  in  stables, 
cellars,  kennels  and  chicken  houses. 
One  pint  bottle  costing  35c  heats  -40 
bushels  of  seed.  Write  for  the  illus¬ 
trated  book — FREE. 
PERTH  AMBOY  CHEMICAL  WORKS 
100  WILLIAM  STREET  NEW  YORK 
Rabbits  Destroying  Tomatoes 
“Trucker.  Jr."  has  informed  me  of  a 
plan  of  growing  tomato  plants  which 
makes  me  grateful  to  him  and  The  R. 
N.-Y.  Now  will  he  toll  me  how  I  can 
protect  the  ripe  fruit  from  the  ravages  of 
rabbits,  the  cotton-tail  who  takes  all  the 
earliest  and  choicest  fruit?  n.  n,  ii. 
Gouverncur,  X.  Y. 
Wo  have  never  had  rabbits  to  do  any 
serious  injury  to  early  tomatoes.  Two 
years  ago  tlu-y  did  a  great  lot  of  damage 
to  a  Lima  beau  patch  located  near  a  rye 
field,  and  it  seemed  we  could  do  nothing 
to  stop  them.  We  cannot  lawfully  shoot 
them  without  going  through  a  lot  of  red 
tape  that  would  last  several  weeks,  by 
which  time  all  damage  would  be  done. 
We  cau  go  to  the  expense  of  fencing  the 
plants  to  be  protected,  or  if  the  block  is 
a  small  one  a  good  lively  dog  tied  iu  the 
center  of  it  might  keep  the  rabbits  away. 
Aside  from  that  about  the  only  thing  we 
find  of  value  is  to  keep  patient  until  the 
gunning  season  opens,  then  go  at  it  right 
and  clean  them  out.  trucker,  jr. 
Notes, 
GRADE  YOUR  FRUIT 
Get  a  Britton  Fruit  Grader 
Itdoes  the  work  of  4  men,  and 
does  it  better.  2  to  8  sizes. 
Docs  not  injure  fruit.  Capacity  30  to 
•10  bbls  per  hour.  J  ngenious  principle. 
Send  for  Catalogue  and  prices 
BRITTON  GRADER  CO. 
720  C.  of  C.  Bldg.  Rochester,  N.  Y. 
4  15  15  15  15  00  300  Pack  of  good  height. 
Pack  of  good  height. 
Pack  of  good  height. 
Requires  two  5%  inch  peaches  in  bottom  layer 
of  each  till. 
Pack  of  good  height. 
Crata  rather  full.  May  require  “stripping." 
Pack  of  good  height. 
Pack  of  good  height. 
Pack  a  bit  slack. 
Pack  rattier  high.  May  require  stripping. 
Pack  of  good  height. 
Pack  of  good  height. _ 
Peaches  that  are  muck  larger  than  STj  removed  to  a  plact 
inches  in  equatorial  circumference  will  whore  the  covers  m 
not  pack  three  layers  in  a  till  unless  the  should  be  done  nea 
crates  are  "stripped”  at  the  ends,  A  crates  will  be  lout 
2-1  pack  of  Elbertas  consisting  of  SV>-  trunks  and  wagons 
inch  peaches  in  all  the  bottom  layers  and  to  the  shipping  p< 
9%-inch  peaches  in  the  second  or  top  hard  work  to  nail 
layer  of  each  till  will  result  in  a  two-tier  crates  without  a  pi 
pack  of  the  proper  height.  Various  other  crate  will  require 
packs  of  this  sort  can  be  made  with  very  about  1-1  \\  inches 
large  peaches.  The  same  style  of  pack  to  he  nailed  down 
and  the  same  size  fruit,  should  be  used  with  less  than  thi 
throughout  a  single  crate.  Xevor  put  one  the  packing  house 
size  of  fruit  iu  the  bottom  tills  and  still  reaches  the  market 
another  in  the  top  tills.  two  men  to  nail  an 
Actual  Process  ok  Packing— With  xa  i ilJsses* a^e 
the  fruit  upon  the  table  and  the  packers 
ready  to  begin  a  crate  is  selected  from  * l^k‘ Suet 
the  stack  and  placed  upon  the  crate  shelf  '  L  j 
of  the  table.  The  three  ton  tills  are  then  ^  V 
removed  and  placed  upon  the  shelf  pro-  .. 
vidod  for  them  above  the  table,  the  cen-  ^  ^tencMe 
ter  slat  or  divider  is  then  taken  out  and  ? b^-idv-n 
placed  upon  the  tills.  This  leaves  the  "J l+v.p  . *.! 
three  bottom  tills  in  the  crate  ready  for  »•  J*  jj*  Sd-rnblpm 
packing.  The  packer  should  then  note  ed  in  considerable  m 
the  size  of  the  fruit  before  him  and  adopt  Pads  For  Crati 
the  necessary  pack.  The  diagonal  pack  js  ur1\v  a  common 
enables  One  to  take  a  peach  in  each  hand  gort  0f  a  pad  betv 
and  place  them  in  position  in  the  crate ;  fruit  and  the  cover 
in  fact  a  good  packer  will  place  the  fruits  aye  quite  effect  iv 
in  the  tills  as  rapidly  as  he  can  move  bruising  of  the  fru: 
his  two  hands  forward  to  the  tabic,  pick  0f  pads  in  use  arc 
up  the  fruits  and  place  them  iu  the  gated  cardboard  au 
crates.  When  the  bottom  tills  of  a  crate  Sj0r.  The  eardbc 
are  packed  the  divider  and  top  tills  are  could  he  purchased 
placed  in  position,  and  packing  proceeds  jn  while  exo 
until  the  crate  is  full.  than  double  this  j 
Details  of  Packing. — The  details  of  penance  of  the  v 
the  arrangement  of  both  the  2-2  and  2-1  hoard  pads  are  t< 
packs  are  illustrated  in  previous  article  ‘1S  excelsior  on 
and  should  require  but  a  brief  explanation.  ^..U8eA  1  ^ 
I»  starting  .he  2-2  ■»<*««  Mr)  is  »  £ 
placed  iu  a  corner  of  the  till  and  a  sec-  vita  papu.  a.  cu 
ond  half  the  distance  from  that  specimen 
to  the  other  Corner  of  the  till.  In  be-  ( .U,1.. 
ginning  a  2-1  pack  a  peach  is  placed  in  ft  cut.  Ihe  cat 
each  of  the  two  corners  of  the  lower  end  a's<?  appear  to  giy 
of  a  till,  while  if  a  1-2  pack  should  be  I'rotectingthe  frui 
adopted  for  8-ineh  peaches  a  fruit  would  ^tts,  although  «n  ^ 
first  be  placed  in  the  center  of  the  space  much  used,  ilie  I 
between  the  two  lower  corners  of  a  till.  aml  ar<?  moreexpei 
The  second  tier  or  layer  iu  any  till  F 
should  be  packed  so  that  the  individual  V  it  is  likely  to  t* 
specimens  rest  directly  over  the  spaces  be-  1U  transit.  vv  non 
tween  the  fruits  in  the  lower  tier.  With  earlots  the  pack  a* 
a  little  practise  one  soon  becomes  fami-  tUat  tatey  wni  sram 
liar  with  the  various  sizes  of  fruit  and  a11  excess  of  paddn 
how  they  should  be  arranged.  Some  _ 
growers  grade  the  fruit  as  to  size  before 
it  is  placed  before  the  packers.  This  is  Air-cooled 
almost  a  necessity  if  the  fruit  is  dis¬ 
tinctly  variable  as  to  size,  maturity  or  On  page  S<_S2  tb 
amount  of  blemishes.  Where  the  fruit  is  Louis  Frb  of  an  a 
uniform  and  largely  falls  into  two  grades  Missouri  which  is 
and  sizes  the  packers  can  grade  as  well  as  pensive  artificial  c 
pack  and  do  the  work  economically.  A  is  well  insulated  a 
That  bents  them  all.  One  horse  cuts  two  rows.  Car¬ 
ries  to  the  shock.  Worked  by  1, 2  or  3  men.  No  dan¬ 
cer.  No  twine.  Free  trial.  We  also  make  STUMP 
PULLERS  and  TILE  DITCHERS  Catalog  Free.  .Agents 
\Y anted.  H.  D.  BENNETT  &  CO..  Westerville,  O. 
Everbearing  Strawberries  in  Missouri 
After  reading  what  L.  It.  Johnson 
writes  of  the  Everbearing  strawberries 
on  page  525,  I  must  say  a  word  iu  their 
defence.  I  tried  them  for  the  first  time 
last  year,  bought  200  Progressive  ami  200 
Americas.  The  Progressives  were  badly 
mixed  with  other  varieties  so  that  there 
were  perhaps  only  one-half  true  to  name, 
yet  of  these  1  picked  as  much  as  six 
quarts  at  a  time,  picking  them  every  sec¬ 
ond  or  third  day,  quite  often  four  and 
live  boxes.  The  Americus  did  not  do  well 
with  me,  but  I  believe  the  Progressive  is 
really  a  profitable  anil  good  paying  berry. 
Missouri.  ciias.  tubzner. 
DREER’S 
Potted  Strawberries 
Planted  now  will  produce  a  full  crop 
nextyear.  OurMul-summer Catalogue 
offers  best  varieties  and  gives  direc¬ 
tions  for  growing.  Also  offers  sea¬ 
sonable  Seeds  and  Plants  of  all  kinds. 
Alfalfa,  Crimson  Clover,  Vetch 
Best  grades.  Write  for  Leaflets  and 
price  of  seed. 
HENRY  A.  DREER 
714-716  Chestnut  St.  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
“For  the  Land’s  Sake,  use  Bowker’s 
Fertilizers;  they  enrich  the  earth  and 
those  who  till  it.” — Ada. 
HOFFMAN’S 
Seed  Wheat 
For  August  ami  Fall  planting.  Runner  amt  pot- 
grown  plants  that,  will  bear  fruit  next  summer. 
Leading  standard  ami  Kverbearirig  varieties.  Also 
RASPBERRY  BLACKBERRY.  ASPARAGUS  PLANTS.  FRUIT 
TREES.  ORNAMENTAL  TREES.  SHRUBS  Catalogue  free. 
Harry  L.  Scjulres,  Remsenburg,  N.  Y. 
STRAWBERRY  PLANTS  £gl 
August.  September  and  October  setting*,  Layer 
plants  from  60  different  varieties,  ineluding  Fall- 
bearing.  Send  lor  catalog.  J.  Kcillori  Mall.  Be  pi.  ?,  Rhode,  dale.  Md. 
40,000  bushels  grown 
on  1,232  acres  in  the 
Lancaster  County  Seed 
Wheat  Belt. 
Six  kinds— reliable,  hardy, 
prolific — the  choice  of  sixty 
varieties — that  came  under 
our  observation  during  17 
years  of  Seed  Wheat  pro¬ 
duction. 
Graded  through  three 
modern  cleaners  —  the 
"Wolf,"  the  "Ilowe,”  the 
"Clipper."  Free  of  smut, 
rye,  cockle,  chess,  garlic. 
Prices  are  just.  It  will 
cost  you  20  cents  to  80  cents 
per  acre  to  change  seed, 
including  bags,  and  in  most 
cases  freight. 
Seed  must  please  you.  If 
it  don’t  you  return,  it  at  our 
expense  for  freight  and  we 
return  your  money. 
The  head  of  wheat  shown 
here  is  "Leap’s  Prolific.” 
This  {variety  is  yielding  35 
to  48  bushels  per  acre.  We 
would  like  to  send  you  a 
sampic  with  "Hoffman’s 
Wheat  Cata loo"  both 
free,  if  you  tell  where  you 
saw  our  advet  tisement. 
A.  H.  HOFFMAN,  Inc. 
Landisville,  Lancaster  Co., 
PENNSYLVANIA 
Cabbage,  Beets,  Celery  Plants 
per  10,000.  Tomato  Plants — $1.30  per  1,000, 
Potato  and  Pepper  Plants— $1.50  per  1 ,000 
dower  Plants— *2.50  per  1,000.  J.  C  SCHMIDT,  B 
LESS  THAN 
WHOLESALE 
Extraordinary  big  values.  Now  tested  recK-ancd  seed. 
Quality  guaranteed.  Hold  sub, feet  yon r  approval.  Lowest 
prices  "ii  Alsike,  blue  Glass,  Clover,  Alfalfa  and  mixed 
gras*  and  all  field  seeds.  Sam  pies,  prices  and  big  vnlu- 
able  profit-sharing  Sued  Guide  Free.  American  Mutual 
SffD  Co.,  Dept.  311,  <3rd  and  Roby  St.,  Chicago,  111. 
"  Stoner's  Miracle,”  ami  "  St.  Louis  Grand  Prize.’ 
Best  ree  lea  ned  seed.  Pi  ires  reasonable.  Write  for  Hr 
cnlarand  samples.  J  N.  McPherson, R.O  .  Scottsville.N.Y 
MAMMOTH  WHITE  RYE  ™u°  It  usfi  e  hf hue  Seed* \  VI  I  ear ' 
Samples  a  nd  catalog  free.  w.  n  SCARE r.  Bn  0,  New  Carlisle,  0, 
ALFALFA  SOIL 
E.  T.  GILL,  Haddun  Farms,  Haddonfield,  N.  J, 
APPLE  BARRELS  SSAgfi* 
oughly  seasoned  stock.  Kobt.  Gillies,  Medina,  N  Y 
