! 
The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
767 
THE MAILBAG 
Quack Grass and Sweet Corn 
In a recent issue 1\ B, C. tells how to 
kill quack grass, which looks good. I 
was fortunate in getting rid of a fully 
infested field by plowing fairly deep after 
Spring work was done, and keeping the 
harrow going until July, when we sowed 
buckwheat, one-half bushel per acre. We 
harvested a good crop: next Spring re¬ 
peated: third year planted to corn and 
gave thorough cultivation after that. 
Fourth year sowed oats and seeded down, 
and had a field free from quack. By the 
above method we save quite a little work, 
I should judge, as we did not have to 
harrow more than two or three times 
before planting to buckwheat. 
In “New England Notes" Mr. Farring¬ 
ton says there is no use planting any¬ 
thing but Golden Bantam corn for home 
garden. My experience teaches me that 
Catawba is ready with us from one to 
two weeks earlier, is more tender, sweeter 
and more easily digested, so we plant both 
at same time and follow with Evergreen 
for the later plantings. 
Vermont. c. A. chapman. 
f / *«*»• 
1 M * ••9*00 i 
f 9*00 / 
••*•994 •, / y 
How the great corn states 
say “Good Morning” to 
the world— 
P OST TOASTIES — those delicious 
flakes of toasted corn—carry a break¬ 
fast greeting- into every land where mod¬ 
em food is known. 
Selected com from all the great corn 
region goes into the making of Post 
Toasties. 
Skilled milling, seasoning and toasting 
give these flakes their wonderful appetite- 
appeal—and they satisfy hunger. 
Post Toasties are letting the world 
know what a delightful food com can 
really be. 
You'll find Post Toasties an enjoyabls 
part of any meal in your home. For 
taste, convenience and economy, there’s 
nothing quite like them. Serve right from 
the package—always crisp and appetizing; 
no waste, and no wait for preparation. 
SAVE HALF Your 
Paint Bills 
BY USING Ingersoll Paint. 
PROVED BEST by 80 years’ use. It 
will please you. The ONLY PAINT en¬ 
dorsed by the “GRANGE” for 47 years. 
Made in all colors—for all purposes. 
Get my FREE DELIVERY offer. 
From Factory Direct to You at Wholesale Prices. 
INGERSOLL PAINT BOOK—FREE 
Pella alt nbout Paint end 1‘nlntmp for Durability. Valu¬ 
able information FllEE TO YOU with Sample Cards. 
Write me. DO IT NOW. 1 WILL SAVE YOU MONEY. 
Oldest Ready Mixed Paint Hoaac In America—Eatab. 1843 
0. W. Ingersoll, 246 Plymouth St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
An Old-time Fireplace 
Readers of the articles regarding fire¬ 
places, on pages 101 and 104, may be 
interested in the description of an odd 
French fireplace, given by Robert Shack¬ 
le toil in his charming hook. "Unvisited 
Places of Old Europe." The coal fire in 
the open fireplace of the inn did not 
draw, filling the room with smoke. It 
was between two front, windows, and no 
signs of a chimney were visible. The 
porter was summoned, sized up the situa¬ 
tion, disappeared, and returned with a 
can of kerosene. lie uncovered a plate 
in the middle of the floor, disclosing the 
flue, which ran from the fireplace across 
the room under the floor to the rear 
wall, and there entered a chimney. A 
rag soaked with kerosene was stuffed 
into the flue, lighted, and the plate 
clamped back. The fire responded to the 
restored draft and blazed up. 
GERTRUDE E. MOSHER. 
SEND NO MONEY 
Just eivc size and we will 
send you the biggest work 
c shoe bargain offered in years. 
$•, Mmle of durable, double 
K tabued chrome leather. 
rSk Strong oak leather 
eolea. Uclluws 
tongue. Dirt, 
vliter and n.'ld 
pr-i'-f. Si.’i", 
^MR^K^|jRiiostmanS2 45 
on^a r r i v a I. 
satisfaction, 
CO or money 
w w * prompfly re • 
lew York City funded. 
Always in 
Good Taste 
Make Your Own Fertilizer 
_ At Small Cost with 
WILSON’S PHOSPHATE MILLS 
j©JLK3Sa\j A From 1 to 40 H. P. Also Bone 
Cutters, hand and power, 
UiwrafefggpySiHP l for the poultrymen; grit and 
shell mills, farm feed mills, 
family grist mills, scrap 
cake mills. Send for our catalog. 
€y Wilton Bros,. Box 15 Easton,Pa. 
Cleaning Rusty Pipe with Steam 
Referring to your “sure pipe cleaner.” 
on page 552, I have about 300 ft. from 
house to cistern, with 150 ft. branch to 
small tank in barnyard, which was closed 
so badly with rust that water would 
scarcely run. It was cleaned out by dis¬ 
connecting pipe where it goes into collar 
and running a pipe out through cellar 
window to the exhaust pipe of steam 
thrashing engine and forcing steam at 
150 lbs. pressure through it for about two 
hours. Then cistern was emptied and 
washed and fresh water run through pipe 
until it came clear. I think any length 
could he cleaned without digging up if 
an engine was convenient. 
LOUTS D. RUDD. 
-improved com flakes 
Made by Postum Cereal Company, Inc 
Battle Creek, Mich. 
POTATO 
SPRAYER 
A NEW 
DEVELOPMENT 
WSk CATALOG FREE 
■ DIALERS wanted 
^ friend - CO 
OASPORT. W V. 
JUKI: A liOM.AIt AN HOI K. SELL MEMtETS 
a patent patch for instantly mending leaks 
in all utensils. Sample p a o k ag e free. 
Henley’s Twentieth Century 
Book of Recipes and Formulas 
- Sample package free, 
COLLKTTE MFG. €O m Dept. 108, AiiiKterdum, N.Y. 
HAY CAPS 
“Happy as a Big Sunflower” 
On page 034 there is an article en¬ 
titled "A Big Sunflower.” Your refer¬ 
ence therein to a song which was popular 
50 years ago excites many pleasant 
memories, hut your quotation is not quite 
correct. It should be: 
"And I feel just as happy as a big sun¬ 
flower 
That nods and bends in the breezes, 
And my heart is as light as the wind 
that Mows 
The leaves from off the treeses.” 
Thinking that you may be glad to re¬ 
new your acquaintance with the old song, 
I am enclosing a copy, grove d. curtis. 
R. X.-Y.— We remember the song well. 
What we quoted was evidently a parody, 
the last lines running: 
“And my heart’s as light as the lump of 
dough 
That’s made into buckwheat cakes.” 
Ridiculous, no doubt, but such "popu¬ 
lar” songs cling to the braiu as modern 
tlitirnn o.a .1 J 
Stack; implement, wagon and farm cov¬ 
ers. Waterproof or plain canvas. Plant- 
bed cloth; waterproof sheeting; canvas 
goods, tents, etc. 
HENRY DERBY 
453 Si. Pauls Ave. Jersey City, N. J. 
H i ms oUU-page 
book gives 
thousands of 
RECIPES 
covering all 
branches of 
The USEFUL 
ARTS 
PAINTS, GLUES, CEMENTS. TANNING, 
DYEING, SOAP MAKING. ELECTRICAL 
AND CHEMICAL WORK, ETC. 
Valuable for reference. Price postpaid $4 
For Sale by RURAL NEW-YORKER 
333 WEST 30th STREET. NEW YORK CITY 
My Prices ^ 
$20 to $400 Less 
Tell me what size or style 
engine you need— HiAVM 
2. 8. 4. 6. 8, 12. 16. 22 or r\.i 1 
80 H-P.—and I will quo te S33 Eti 
a price that will save 
you money. Every . 
WITTE sold on Lifetime SHHfesi—^ 
Guarantee—Cash or Easy Terms.” Imme¬ 
diate Shipment. WRITE TODAY for Big 
Catalog, FREE—ED. H. WITTE. Pres.. 
WITTE ENGINE WORKS, 
1S95 Oakland Ave., Kansas City. Mo. 
1895 Empire Bldg.. Pittsburgh. Pa. 
FOR EVERY 
ROOFING NEED 
It will give you long years 
of roofing satisfaction. 
Writ* for Samitlte. 
WHEELING METAL & MFG. CO. 
.. C. WHEELING, W VA 
START JULY FIRST 
I f you are not keeping a detailed account, of 
expenses and receipts from your hens, get 
Edmonds' Poultry Account Book 
and start now. Simple and practical. 
Price $ 1.00—For sale by 
RURAL-NEW YORKER, 333 W. 30th St., N.Y- 
When you write advertisers mention The R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a 
quick reply and a “square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
