1903 
5i7 
EVERYBODY'S GARDEN, 
Market Garden Questions.— 1. How Is 
Holt’s Mammoth sage best propagated? 2. 
What is the best method of combating the 
green Cabbage worm? 3. What is the 
cause of cucumber vines wilting and dying 
in two or three days? Cucumbers are just 
ready to use and vines seem vigorous. 
Stockport. O. H. B. 
1. Sow in drills 30 to 33 incites apart. 
This would be for field culture, and 
admit of working one way with a horse. 
Two feet apart would answer for gar¬ 
den work. It requires very rich soil 
and frequent culture. Sow early in 
Spring if desired to get a crop the first 
year. I would not hesitate to sow now, 
but of course, would expect no crop this 
year. The crop is easy to grow, and 
will produce a good stand the first year 
when sown early. Sow and cultivate 
as above (four to five pounds of seed to 
the acre) and thin the plants to 16 
inches in the rows. Cut the leaves and 
tender shoots just as it begins to blos¬ 
som, tie in small bunches and dry as 
quickly as possible in the shade. Dry¬ 
ing in the sun discolors it and injures 
the commercial value. It is perennial, 
ard the bunches may be divided the 
second Spring. With good culture, it 
will produce paying crops for three 
years, but should then be resown. 
2. As a rule the Cabbage worm is 
far more troublesome in small patches 
of cabbage, than upon larger acres, 
and many large growers use very little 
cf anything. Paris-green, one pound 
to 150 gallons of water, is very effectual 
until heads are one-quarter or one-third 
grown. Some growers use it even lon¬ 
ger than this, but I would not. Salt 
and wood ashes, one part of the for¬ 
mer to two parts of the latter sprinkled 
on while plants are wet with dew or 
rain, is a good remedy. Tobacco dust 
sprinkled on as above, will also oo the^ 
work. Hellebore, one ounce to five gal¬ 
lons of water sprayed on is also effec¬ 
tual. Any of the above remedies will 
hold the worms in check quite success¬ 
fully. 
3. Examine the vines below the sur¬ 
face of the ground and also the roots. 
I am inclined to think the Cucumber 
beetles are working below the surface. 
If they are found there, remove the 
soil carefully from around the stems, 
and sprinkle liberally with sulphur or 
tobacco dust. I find either is good. I 
have never known the stinkbugs to 
work on cucumber vines, but know of 
no reason why they would not. If they 
are causing the mischief, they will us¬ 
ually be found on the under side of the 
vines, where they puncture the stalk 
with their drill-like snout and suck 
the sap. The most effective remedy is 
to hunt and destroy them, or they may 
be trapped by placing shingles or pieces 
of board near the hills. Late in the 
afternoon, they will leave the vines and 
hide under these traps, where they may 
bo easily gathered and destroyed early 
ia the morning. They will destroy a 
vigorous hill of squashes in a few hours’ 
time, and for want of better they may 
bo at the cucumbers. There is no tell¬ 
ing what rascality they will do. Below, 
I give a remedy which is said to be a 
sure preventive. I do not guarantee it, 
as I have not yet tried it, but shall do 
so when they begin to work on the late 
cucumbers: Boil one pound of quassia 
chips in one gallon of water until the 
strength is well extracted, say one hour. 
Stiain off and add one-half pound of 
sulphur, and add water to make five 
gallons of the mixture. This sprayed 
upon the vines and the ground close to 
the hills is said to be a sure preventive 
against the ravages of either the stink- 
bug or Cucumber beetle. There is a 
chance than your vines may be affected 
Wih blight which, in some localities is 
very destructive to nearly all vine 
crops. If so, Bordeaux Mixture is the 
ouly known remedy. Full strength 
would be rather strong for such crops, 
and four pounds of copper sulphate 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
and four of lime to 45 gallons of water 
would be strong enough. If no bugs 
or beetles as above referred to are 
found, then there is a strong chance 
that the blight is getting in its work, 
r.ud the Bordeaux would better be 
sprayed on every few days. 
Michigan. J. e. morse. 
AIR PRESSURE FOR WATER TANKS 
Do any of your readers know of any way 
to compress air by means of a windmill 
so that It can be used for pumping water 
when the wind is not blowing? e. s. h. 
Jeffersonville. Ind. 
We know of devices using compressed 
air by means of a windmill, but have 
never found them satisfactory and have 
not adopted any of them. 
Chicago, Ill. aermotor go. 
We have never heard of a device of 
the kind you speak of. Nearly every 
farmer uses a fioat valve together with 
a regulator, which can be be attached to 
any pump to accomplish the purpose of 
filling the tank and then letting the mill 
thrrfw itself out of gear when the tank 
is full. There is also what is known as 
a regulator pump that can be used for 
the same purpose. We hardly think that 
a device of that kind would be of much 
use for the reason that the regulator 
pumps and regulators in connection with 
the fioat valves accomplish practically 
the same purpose. 
BURKE-BOLLMEYER MFO. 00. 
Wauseon, O. 
We have not had any experience in 
this line. We prefer to rely upon ele¬ 
vated tanks upon substructures giving 
direct and unfailing pressure according 
to elevation. A pneumatic tank outfit 
seems a very attractive arrangement for 
a small private water supply; but as we 
have mentioned, we do not place the 
same reliability in it that we do in an 
elevated tank, and for that reason we do 
not push its sale, although we are pre¬ 
pared to furnish it at any time. The 
idea is to pump water into a steel or 
iron tank against the pressure of air in 
tank and the water is then drawn direct¬ 
ly from this tank at different points of 
discharge. The pump is only operated 
for pumping water into the tank against 
the pressure of the air, as above men¬ 
tioned. STOVER MPG. CO. 
Freeport, Ill. 
cover crop, or must clover be sown right 
away? 
Ans. —Crimson clover may be seeded 
as late as August 15, but on the whole 
we would not advise you to sow it. There 
are some reports of success with Crimson 
even farther north than you are, but we 
consider that the risk is too great You 
will probably obtain a good Fall growth, 
but the chances would be against your 
seeing much of the clover in the Spring. 
We use 12 pounds of Crimson clover 
seed per acre. In your latitude we would 
prefer to take chances with the Mam¬ 
moth clover. 
Good Strawberries.— We have tested a 
large number of varieties of strawberries 
this season, and have come to the conclu¬ 
sion that only two kinds are worthy of a 
place in the berry field. These are Sample 
and Glen Mary. Rough Rider, for which 
so much is claimed as a late berry, is not 
as late as Sample. We are picking two 
quarts of Sample where we can only get 
one of Rough Rider. The berries of the 
first are rarely misshapen, while the latter 
grows in all imaginable shapes. It is the 
most misshapen berry I ever saw. Out¬ 
side of Sample, Glen Mary is the only one 
that has kept its size to the end. The 
Bubach rotted very badly, owing to the con¬ 
tinued wet weather. The severe drought 
all through May ruined crops on light soil, 
but on heavy or low-lying soil a good fair 
crop was obtained. j. m. 
Port Jervis, N. T. 
Tales from Wonderland, by Rudolph 
Baumbach; translated by Helen B. Dole. 
This book contains eight fairy stories of 
the Thuringian forests, adapted for chil¬ 
dren In the third reader. The stories are 
charmingly told, with a strong appeal to 
the childish Imagination. This would be 
an attractive little gift book for a child 
aged from six to 10. Published by A. 
Lovell & Co., New York; cloth, 122 pages; 
price 30 cents. 
Farm Wagon only 8!31.95. 
In order to Introduce their Low Metal Wheels with 
Wide Tires, the Empire Manufacturing Company, 
Quincy, Ill., have placed upon the market a Farmer’s 
Handy Wagon, that is only 25 inches high, fitted 
with 21 and 30 inch wheels with 4-lnch tire, and 
sold for only $21.95. 
This wagon is made of the best material through¬ 
out, and really costs but a trifle more than a set of 
new wheeis, and fully guaranteed for one yean^ Cat¬ 
alogue giving a full description will be mailed upon 
application by the Empire Manufacturing Co., 
Quincy, Ill., who also will furnish metal wheels 
at low prices made any size and width of tire to fit 
any axle. 
For Sale—Steel Fencing. 
Ten cents per rod. Write for description and sample. 
ROCHESTER RADIATOR CO., Rochester, N. Y. 
PAGE 12-BAR, 58-INGH FENCE 
comes pretty near being the perfect farm fence, 
PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO„ Adrian, Mich, 
THE HESSLER IS THE BEST. 
Price, 
$1 EaCH, 
Rural Mail Box. 
Discount Dozer, 
Lots. 
Simple, Durable, 
Economical. 
Round, Strong, 
Heavy. 
Lowest In price, 
highest In quali¬ 
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evidence. Beap- 
proved Jan. 25th, 
1903. Circulars 
sent free. Orders promptly shipped. We sell direct 
to the farmer. H. E. HESSLER CO., Syracuse, N. Y. 
“Everybody knows, or 
should know, of the old 
reliable Blizzard. The 
Original successful 
Cutter and 
Shredder^ 
with wind Elevator. Justthink, 
It does everything, cuts hay, 
straw, ensilage, shreds fodder, 
and fills any heighth siio. 
Remember one and the same 
machine does it all. Sold on 
full guarantee. Write today for catalogue, etc. 
JOSEPH DICK AGRICULTURAL WORKS, 
Box 69, CANTON, OHIO. 
THE BREAK DOWN 
is usually In the wheel. They receive the strain and 
wear. They dry out. spokes and feloes rot, tires 
come loose. Get the service out of wheels you do 
out of gears by using 
Electric Metal Wheels. 
You have a wagon for a life 
time. Electrics are the staunch¬ 
est, tightest, easiest running 
wheels made. Straight or stag¬ 
gered oval steel spokes, cast in 
the hub.hot ri vejted in tjre. Broad 
tires, no rutting, light draft, any 
height, fit any wagon. 
Write for tree illustrated cata¬ 
logue on Electric Wheels and 
Handy Wagons. 
ELECTRIC WHEEL CO., 
Box 88, Quincy, Ills. 
WE LEAD THE WORLD 
We are the largeat manufac¬ 
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Tire Steel Farm Wagon 
Wheels in America. We 
guarantee our patent 
Grooved Tire Wheels to 
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anywhere. Write us. 
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It is very practical to use air pressure 
in tanks so there may be a good supply 
of water when the mill is shut off. The 
air and water are forced into the tank 
and the pressure of the air will give a 
good force to the water at all times, or 
until the air forces its way into the body 
of the water, which will take some days. 
This can easily be determined as the 
water will present a milky appearance 
when the air has forced itself into the 
water, but on drawing water supply 
from the tank it will soon clear itself 
as the air bubbles disappear. There is 
no doubt that such water is very health¬ 
ful and that it gives the best domestic 
supply known, not to speak of the fire 
protection. This plan is very practical 
and largely used by us at the present 
time. PERKINS WINDMILL CO. 
Mishawaka. Ind. 
Crimson Clover in Northern New York. 
H. T. 8., Jay, N. Y.—Our strawberry crop 
in northern New York is a complete fail¬ 
ure owing to the warm March weather 
which started early Spring growth in time 
to be killed by the April and May freezes. 
Is it too late to turn under the strawberry 
plants and sow Crimson clover in this 
northern section? Will the clover get a 
start sufficiently to be turned under next 
Spring and set out plants? If Crimson 
clover will not answer how so late in the 
season would Mammoth clover do? That 
I can get here in town; the Crimson would 
be obliged to send away for some distance. 
How much clover will it need to the acre? 
Could I wait later in the season, so I could 
take plants from strawberry bed before 
plowing under and then sow clover for 
Make an Early Season Hi 
u.sing our AGRICULTURAL DRAIN 
E. Everyman of exi)erience knows that 
that is tile drained may be worked weeks 
is undraiiied. We make all kinds of tile and 
_ . _ _ .’ressed Brick, Fire Brick, Chimney 
Tops, Flues, Encaustic Side Walks, etc. Write for what 
you want. JOHN H. JACKSONy Third Ave., Albany, N.Y. 
in advance of that 
_ - which is 
Sewer Pipe, Red Pr^ 
New York State Fair 
Syracuse, September T to 12, 1903. 
$60,000 in Premiums and Purses. 
It will be the Best and Largest Agricultural Exhibition ever given in the State. 
More cash offered than formerly. The number of classes in all departments have been 
increased. 
Live Stock Exhibit 
promises to be larger than ever. New classes have been added in the Cattle, and Swine 
Departments. Full classification for 
Poultry, Pigeons and Pet Stock 
The increased Interest and cash offered in this Department promise one of the Best 
Poultry Exhibits ever held in the States. 
The Implement Display 
Will exceed the unusual large exhibit of last year. A new dock and increased unload¬ 
ing facilities have been provided for the quick and safe unloading of machinery. Special 
care will be given to locating the Machinery Exhibit in advantageous positions. 
The Domestic Department 
will interest the ladies. More classes than formerly have been added this year to this 
department bringing it up to date. To appreciate the additions made, a copy of the prize 
list should be secured at once. 
Farm Produce 
will be one of the most interesting exhibits of the Fair. Owing to the large increase in 
classes added this year, an unusual line exhibit may be expected. Send for prize list and 
note the changes. 
Dairy Exhibit 
More money than ever w'ill be offered in this department. Several new classes in Cheese 
have been added, insuring a larger exhibit than the fine one of last year. 
Fruit and Flowers 
New classes 
will interest everybody, as an unusual fine display will be seen this year, 
have been added in this Department. 
Entries in the Live Stock Department close August 8th, in all other Departments, 
August 31st, except Machinery, which closes on September 7th. Send for prize list. 
S. C. SHAVER, Secretary, Albany, N. Y. 
