NATIONAL FARM EQUIPMENT CO., INC. 
DEPT. CTW 98 CHAMBERS ST., NEW YORK 
EASY MONTHLY PAYMENTS 
Use AREANDDEE 
For One Long Row 
Horticultural Notes 
Why Large Asparagus Bunches? 
I have read many articles about con¬ 
serving the fertility of the soil, so I am 
prompted to ask why do farmers and gar¬ 
deners cut their asparagus so long and 
send two-thirds of it to the consumer to 
be wasted and one-third eaten? If it was 
sold by the pound we could understand, 
hut as it is always sold by the bunch, and 
requires so much more shipping room, it 
seems reasonable to ship the edible part 
only, and allow the tough fiber part to re¬ 
main in the grouud for plant food. 
New York. city subscriber. 
Asparagus growers have to put a stand¬ 
ard bunch on the market, such a bunch as 
the machine used for bunching will make. 
Then if they c-ut off the lower end it 
would be thrown away, for it is best to 
cut right dowu on the crown of the plant. 
If we cut the shoots above ground the 
stumps would be in the way, and by de¬ 
caying would cause damage to the crowns 
of the roots under ground. All products 
sent to market carry more or less waste, 
How to Treat Japanese Iris 
1. Can you advise me how to treat 
Japanese Iris plants so as to get good 
blooms? I have obtained plants from 
different reputable nurseries, but none 
succeeded with me. The plants make a 
weak growth and there are no blooms, 
or else second-rate or blighted ones. 
Could the soil be too acid? The Herman 
Iris in my garden does remarkably well. 
2, Is there any low-growing plant suit- 
aide for use on a lawn terrace (about 4 5 
degrees) facing south? It is difficult to 
keep a permanent growth of grass on it, 
and cutting is a lulmrious process. It 
is about <> ft. high, the lower edge being 
directly ou the highway. An evergreen 
would be preferable, and the growth 
should not exceed say 4 in. in height. 
Washington, I>. C. E, B. E. 
1. Japanese Iris requires very rich soil 
and a rather abundant supply of moist¬ 
ure to bring out the best bloom and 
growth that may he expected of the 
varied and beautiful plants in this group. 
The German varieties are of a more 
strong and robust growth, and will suc¬ 
ceed under conditions that will produce 
very limited growth of the more delicate 
Japanese species. Considerable water 
during the early growing period iu Spring 
and heavy applications of manure or 
liquid fertilizer should increase the 
growth materially. There are some 
varieties of Japanese Tris that are very 
shy bloomers, even under very favorable 
conditions. 'There are growers who 
recommend covering the plants with sash 
some time after the blooming period to 
keep the rain off the soil, so that the 
roots become very dry. This gives them 
a rest for next season’s blooming. 
2. A very desirable evergreen of a low- 
trailing habit for sandy banks is bear- 
berry; several others of unusual worth 
are Juniper us communis and Juniperus 
Sabina. These three varieties are not 
very plentiful, but can very likely be pro¬ 
cured from gardeners selling wild flowers 
and plants. Vinca minor and I.onicera 
Japonica (Japanese honeysuckle, ever¬ 
green) should be satisfactory also, though 
they will have to be planted very early 
in the Spring. is. J. W. 
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lhan boards and is easier to apply. Yon can handle a hundred feet of 
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•A Do you want to make more money this year from your celery 
H a crop? Do you want to raise better celery than anyone in the 
neighborhood, at a lower cost? Send today for a sample and 
descriptive circular of Arcanddee. 
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This is said to be the “youngest farmer 
on Long Island.” Some of the oldest 
farmers are down there, too, for Ihe island 
is a healthy plane. This farmer. Warren 
Sept.en, is two years and two months old, 
and whenever "mother needs wood" he 
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farms the woodpile. A good farmer can 
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Ordinary berries bring 
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large; remarkable flavor. 
Abundant foliage protects 
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Giant fruits, borne well 
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These special varieties 
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148 Chambers St., N. Y. City 
VEGETABLE PLANTS 
CONTENTS 
and making all sorts of asparagus 
bunches to prevent hard ends would make 
very unsightly bunches, and you would 
not pay as much for them as you do for 
the neat hunches of uniform size and 
length. When buying asparagus, buy the 
green- rather than the partly white, and 
yon will get less of the tough part. In my 
home garden I cut asparagus as soon as it 
is 3 or 4 in. above ground, and not tall 
enough to hunch. It is then all tender. 
But the market man must make the 
standard bunches, and the market de¬ 
mands that he do so. w. F. MASSEY. 
Tomato, Sweet Potato. Cauliflower, Cabbage. Brussels 
Sprout*. Beet. Celery. Egg Plant, Pepper. Kale. Onion, 
Parsley, Hop, Mint, Safire plant*; A^poruyui, Rhubarb, 
Horseradish roots. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, JUNE 17. 1922 
FLOWER PLANTS 
FARM TOPICS 
Hay Making West of the Missouri. 
Improving the Pasture. 
Farm Conditions in the Central West. 
Trouble from Woodchucks. 
Hope Farm Notes..... 
New York State Notes. 
Madison County Pea Growers Form New 
Co-operative . 
Another Faithful Hired Man. 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY 
Discussion of the Milk Question. 
Churning Difficulties ... 
Washing Milk Utensils. 
Milk nnd Cream Troubles... 
Butter Fails to Gather... 
Alfalfa as Laxative and Tonic. 
A Horse Event. 
Clearing Land With Goats.... 
Dysentery . 
Thrush ... 
Hobbling a Horse. 
THE HF.NYARD 
Shall Potiltryir.cn Raise Their Grain 1. 
Egg-laying Contest . 
Cannibal Chicks . 
Loss of- Foathors. 
Pi-coder Pneumonia . 
Possible Cholera ... 
HORTICULTURE 
Who Is Responsible for New York A-jlo 
Frauds? .H9, 
How to Make a Weed II.l!«r. 
New England Notes. 
Mildew on Roses; Ailing Peony. 
Crab Cactus in Poor Condition; Wir.tc-irg 
Geraniums . 
Timely Vigilance in the Rose Garden. 
The Useful Mole.. 
The Stripod Cucumber Beetle. 
Peony Blight ... 
The Hazard of Fruit Growing. .. 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day... 
Paneling Over Creosote Stains; Packi g 
Ham .... 
The Rural Patterns. 
Texas Notes .ft 9. 
Home Dressmaking Notes. 
Piccalilli ... 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Events of the Week.... 
More About "Death from a Bee Sting". .. 
Markets . 
Infant's Right in Property . 
Law Regarding Note... 
Partnership Ditch and Line Fence. 
Ventilation, of Icehouse. 
Editorials .. 
A'",orio H 's Tr-de With Europe. 
New York's Billiard Room Law . 
Opposed to the Volstead Law. 
A Muskrat Farm... 
Publisher’* Desk .. 
Holly h o<*k. Anrhuaa, Cnhimbln*. Canterbury Bell*. 
Delphinium, Foxglove, Gaillardii, Golden Glow. Kofgct- 
Mo-Not, Phlox, Sbaata Dally, Sweet William, fancy, 
A.ier, Salvia. Snapdragon, Ageratum, Diunthua, Larks¬ 
pur. Firehuah, Verbena, Zinnia and other perennial and 
annual flower plant* Dahlia, Ganna. Gladiolua bulbs. 
BERRY PLANTS 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS for August and fall planting. 
Pot-grown and runner plants that will bear fruit next 
summer Raspberry, Blackberry. Gooseberry, Currant. 
Grape plants, ROSES. SHRUBS for fall planting. 
Catalog free. HARRY (.. SQUIRES, Good Ground, N. Y. 
Strawberry Plants 
Ten of the best varieties se¬ 
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mid-season nnd lute. Order out 
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Gartleu Seed of all kinds ; also 
all kinds of vegetable plant* in 
season. 
CALEB BOGGS & SON 
Chi sm,Id, Del. 
Pruning Azalea and Kalmia; Transplant¬ 
ing Narcissus 
1. I have some azalea bushes (hardy) 
that have grown quite high. What time 
of the year should they be trimmed so they 
will bloom nOS't SpringV The same for 
mountain laurel bushes? 2. I have some 
jonquils that did not do well this Spring 
on account of being too thick. When is 
Ihe best time for transplanting, mid what 
process should they go through, arid what 
is meant by curing? j. A. s. 
I. Azaleas and mountain laurel (Kal¬ 
mia) should la* trimmed In Summer, im¬ 
mediately after flowering. This is true of 
all shrubs flowering in Spring and early 
Summer. As a rule, however, very little 
actual pruning is given to the Kalmia or 
azalea, beyond trimming out dead wood 
or awkward interfering branches. If the 
azalea bushes referred to are the native 
varieties (now classed as Rhododendrons) 
they will make quite tall bushes, being 
different in habit lVom the Oriental types. 
The Kalmia also makes a large spreading 
bush of picturesque shape, and cannot be 
sheared into formal regularity. 
_ 2. The Narcissus roots should be left to 
ripen their foliage completely. When the 
leaves have yellowed and died, the bulbs 
may be taken up dried in the shade and 
then put in paper bags or airy boxes in a 
dry coo! place until Fall, when they may 
be replanted in October. Any flowering 
annuals may be used to fill the bed during 
Slimmer. 
will dig potatoes when all others fail. 
Write Le Roy Plow Co., Le Roy, N.Y, 
CABBAGE AND TOMATO PLANTS 
hardy, held grown, ready for transplanting to tho 
tiald. Plant.* mo grown from pedigreed so«d «Uh*i;s 
only. Varietii'x: Cabbage— Flat Dutch, Copenhagen 
Market., I >« ii Itsli Bn It bead. Tomato— Earl inn*, lion n v 
Best. Stone.(Greater Baltimore Strain). Price. SI .50 
per thousand, l*' O. K Moorestown. Express .|<ii** 
ments advi-ed. Pinnae mention rids paper when or¬ 
dering. STOKfS SFfO f ARMS CIlMPANr. Mnoretfown. N J 
One tnillioti Danish ami Glory. 
Taos. G. ashmkad, Williamson, N. Y, 
WEET Potato, Tomato skin, c “ml“ < su l 'e'“ ,,t t;oS^ 
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Celery .... 
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VEGETABLE AND FLOWER PLANTS 
Asters, Snapdragon, dozen. 15 c; 100. 40 c; $|. JUO. 
Celery, G. 8. Blenching. Groan Winter White 
Plutuo, Cauliflower. 40 c, 100. 11 . 200 ; $ 2.75 purl 1 ) 00 . 
Cabbage. 40 c, 100 ; 500, St ; $ 1.75 per 1 ,( 1111 ). Catalog 
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Price $1.00—For sale by 
RURAL-NEW YORKER, 333 W. 30th St., N.Y 
Cabbage Tomato, Beets, LettuceTO sVk*j88E 
0 Semi for niy Price List of Vegetable and 
Flower Plants Dm id Itodnuy, llurtly, Delaware 
.Jiiuui ■ uiaiu i fan is HALF THOUSAND 
Yellow Jersey. Big Ireuf, Cold Skin, N. J. River and 
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