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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
January 21, 1922 
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plentiful supply without cost. Sometimes 
a profit is shown on the dairy milk. Davnl 
S. Patch of Seeconk, R. I., one of the 
largest market gardeners in that section, 
is making a success of his dairy, as well 
as- his produce, and keeps about SO head 
of cattle. Tie, however, has a large farm. 
Growers nearer the city, with but a few 
acres, keep from six to 12 head. One 
difficulty lies in the fact that two differ* 
ent sets of men have to he employed, as 
the men who work in the fields cannot be 
expected to care for the cows, too. As a 
rule, however, milking machines are used, 
and labor in the stables reduced to a mini¬ 
mum. 
II. H. Howard, a well-known market 
gardener within a few miles of Boston, 
was one of the first to put in a dairy herd. 
Now quite a number of market growers 
in Concord and Woburn have done the 
same. The necessity for some such prac¬ 
tice has beeu revealed by recent investi¬ 
gations. Figures have been compiled to 
show that over #1,200,000 will be re¬ 
quired to offset the loss of plant food 
which was formerly obtained from sta¬ 
ble manure. Of course, commercial for-! 
tilizers are being Used to a considerable 
extent. They help, but with their use 
there is always the lack of inoculated or¬ 
ganic matter contained in manure. Ex¬ 
periments which have been made at the 
Lexington Field Station, conducted in ihe 
interests of market gardeners, have shown 
that commercial fertilizers, soil-building 
crops and crop rotation all have a value. | 
Yet nothing lias been found that will 
really compensate for the lack of stable 
manure. 
There is another side of the question, 
too. On most market gardens much ma¬ 
terial is grown which can be utilized by 
cattle. This, of course, helps to offset the 
expense of purchased feed. Sweet corn 
stalks make a very good ration, and there 
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Connecticut Winter Fair 
One of the most interesting of all the 
agricultural meetings in the Eastern 
States will be the Winter fair, held at 
Hartford, Conn., January 25-2S. There 
will be a combined meeting of the poultry- 
men, vegetable growers, dairymen, sheep 
breeders and swine breeders. In addi¬ 
tion, there will be a great poultry show. 
Every farmer in New England or Eastern 
New York will find something to interest 
him at. this Winter fair. Last year over 
20,000 people attended, and this year 
there will probably he a larger attend¬ 
ance. Formerly the various societies held 
separate meetings. Now they co-operate 
and make it a great affair. 
Plant an Orchard in 1922 
Bearing trees have been rapidly decreasing. Census reports show apple 
trees decreased 45% and peach trees 48% since 1800. High prices for fruit 
must continue. There never was a better time than this good year 1922 to 
start an orchard, riant now and watch your trees grow into money. 
We have n superb stock of apple, peach, pear, plum, cherry and other 
fruit trees for eonitneivial orchards or home plantiug. Also the best <*f 
everything in small fruits. Wuodlnwn Nursery stock is of the dependable 
kind—healthy, hardy, vigorous, true to- liuine and with strong bearing 
qualities. 
Ohio Beauty Apple. Every orchaid should have this wonder Winter 
apple Large, smooth, juicy, with delicious flavor. Fine for eating or 
cooking. We hare all the standard varieties with the best new favorites, 
including the magnificent Dr. Worcester Peach, Full line of ornamentals 
—shrubs, bushes, perennials. 
Our 1922 catalog is a great help in selection and planting—a mine of 
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CONTENTS 
The Rural New-Yorker, January 21, 1922 
FARM TOPICS 
Growing Corn with Wheel Hoe. 
Sowing Fertilizer Too Early. 
Manurial Value of Garbage. 
The Hired-man Question. 
Hopo Farm Notes..... 
Agricultural "Bloc” in Congress. 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY 
Milk and Wool Goods... 
Ration Without Cottonseed.. 
Lame Heifer ... 
Grain with Apple Pomace... 
Dairy Rations . 
Death of Pigs... 
Daity Fcoding . 
Hew York State Wool Grades. 
THE HENYARD 
Busy Day with "Mapes the Hen Man”. 
Enlarged Liver. 
Quantity of Feed Required. 
Death of Hens. 
Cornell Ration.. 
Building Henhouse. 
Largest Egg. 
Concrete Henhouse. 
HORTICULTURE 
Garden Notes from New England.. 
Treatment, of Dewberries. 
Core of Asparagus.. 
Growing Easter Lily. 
Culture of Christmas Cactus.. 
Raising Ginkgo from Seed. 
Sterilizing Soil with Formaldehyde. 
Precocious Fruiting Scions. 
Onion Culture. 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day... 
Maple Recipes.... 
Overheard in a Grocery. 
Dried Beef......... 
Seafoam Candy.... 
Painted Carpet..... 
Frankfurt Sausage....... 
Winter Canning.... 
Tennessee Notes. 
Handling Household Wash.. 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Joint Deeds and Bank Accounts. 
Mounting a Grindstone. 
License Fees for Motor Trucks.. 
Auto Hog Incident.... 
Tanning Hides for Sole Leather. 
Painting Maple Sap Buckets.. 
Killing Hunted Fox. 
Wntfv,, *>oEng Cider Trough. 
Poison 'Ivy and Other Tilings. 
Heating Water in Barrel.... 
Weight of Concrete Material.. 
■*ump in Quicksand.. 
»*,, or of Administrators. 
Agricultural College and the Rich. 
Railroad Man’s Wages...... 
"White Elephant” Horse. 
Justice to the Weak.... 
Carrier Pigeons.... 
Neighbors to Out Farm............... 
Improving Fish Bait... 
Rusty Water Pipe. 
Keeping Wood Fire. 
Making Cement Floor Damp Proof. 
Publisher’s Desk.... 
CABBAGE AND CAULIFLOWER 
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