322 
May 3 
NOTES FROM THE RURAL GROUNDS. 
More Scale Experience. —The obtru¬ 
sive San Jos6 scale was naturalized in 
our neighborhood about 10 years ago, 
and is so well suited with conditions of 
existence here that constant vigilance is 
needed to keep the Rural Grounds rea¬ 
sonably clean of the pest. Experience 
running over five years has convinced 
us that this most pernicious scale cannot 
be exterminated by any artificial means 
available to the average gardener, but it 
may be held sufficiently in check at 
small cost to keep most trees in fair 
vigor. Some varieties are especially 
subject to attacks of scale, and must 
have yearly treatment, while others, 
such as the Kieffer pear, are quite re¬ 
sistant. While, as a variety, the Kieffer 
cannot be considered immune, many in¬ 
dividual trees are found in which the 
scale seems unable to maintain itself, 
and it would appear probable that this 
peculiarity might be perpetuated in trees 
propagated from these specimens. We 
cannot wait for the result of such ex¬ 
periments and must continue fighting 
the scale with the best means at present 
available. Two years’ experience with 
crude petroleum, applied in March after 
the buds began to swell, resulted in 
clearing the trees for a season or two, 
after which scales were again detected. 
No injury from the oil was apparent ex¬ 
cept slight scalding of bark near the base 
of one small apple tree, but the difficulty 
of covering every portion of a tree with¬ 
out causing oil to trickle down the trunk 
is such that we substituted whale-oil 
soap in solution of two pounds to the 
gallon of hot water. This solution, if 
well strained, sprays easily from a com¬ 
pressed air sprayer, and may be used 
with great freedom, and any excess set¬ 
tling about the roots should be beneficial 
rather than harmful, as there is an ap¬ 
preciable percentage of potash in most 
whale-oil soaps now offered. This thor¬ 
ough treatment of the base of the tree 
seems of special advantage, as scale in¬ 
fection often lurks at the base when en¬ 
tirely cleared from the top. We have 
given every infested subject a thorough 
treatment, and will follow it with a 
spray of one-half pound to gallon later 
if larvse can be detected in any consider¬ 
able numbers, but we wish to interfere 
as little as possible with the workings 
of any natural parasites on the scales. 
The soap solution is not entirely harm¬ 
less, as is shown by killing bloom buds 
of the peach and pear, but it has not 
affected the general health of any trees 
and shrubs to which we have applied it. 
The effect on partially open buds is dis¬ 
astrous, and it seems to hinder the de¬ 
velopment of dormant buds. It has not 
harmed plum, cherry, apple or quince 
bloom buds in the same stage of devel¬ 
opment, and does not injure ordinary 
leaf buds if applied while dormant 
A New York Gladiolus Farm. —The 
fine illustration on first page, Fig. 119, 
shows a field in Arthur Cowee’s Gladio¬ 
lus farm, Berlin, N. Y., during the cut¬ 
ting season. The white-waisted girls 
gather the spikes of newly-opened bloom 
by the armful in the early morning, 
whence they are hauled away to the 
packing house to be prepared for ship¬ 
ment. Mr. Cowee has 30 acres of these 
beautiful Summer-blooming bulbs each 
season, mostly the progeny of hybrids 
made by H. H. Groff, a Canadian special¬ 
ist. This strain has captured many 
prizes at exhibitions, and gained the 
highest awards at the late Pan-Ameri¬ 
can Exposition. Few are aware how ex¬ 
tensively Gladioli are grown in this 
country. The home demand, which is 
quite extensive, is fully supplied, and 
they have become an article of export. 
There are many commercial growers 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
raising an acre or two, and one extensive 
dealer recently had over 90 acres devoted 
to this specialty. We grow from 25,000 
to 40.000 hybrid Gladioli yearly on the 
Rural Grounds, and seldom find more 
than a quarter acre needed to contain 
them, so the great number produced on 
these large plantations may be imagined. 
Our experience of quite 20 years con¬ 
vinces us that even the most rugged va¬ 
rieties are weakened by growing succes¬ 
sive seasons in the same soil, and we try 
to arrange a three or four-year rotation 
between the croppings. The cut blooms 
are unrivaled for home decoration, and 
have become quite a staple article of 
commerce in well-to-do localities. 
A Useful Hint. —Every reader of The 
R. N.-Y. must be conscious of the vast 
amount of really useful information con¬ 
tributed each season by practical men 
who have worked out simple means of 
treating every-day problems in farm or 
garden work, and occasionally one comes 
on a hint so pat and timely that the cost 
of a year’s issue of the paper seems at 
once repaid. We were moved to the 
above reflection by a trial of the paint- 
keg holder for dewberry canes figured 
on page 246. We have only about 40 
plants, but they were in a sad tangle, 
having made a vigorous growth last 
year, and at first it did not seem worth 
while to rig up one of these training 
supports. There were two of us; one 
could hold the untangled canes while the 
other gathered and clipped. One stake 
supporting two hills was completed in 
this way, when we concluded to rustle 
around and fix up the holder. Within 10 
minutes the keg, wire, burlap and tools 
were assembled, and the holder com¬ 
pleted and put to use, saving more than 
half the time on the remaining plants. 
By computation at prevailing wage rates 
we found the time gained by this prac¬ 
tical hint represented the cost of The 
R. N.-Y. for a substantial part of the 
year. The dewberry is an admirable 
fruit, hardy, reliable and of easy cul¬ 
ture except for this Spring task of prun¬ 
ing and staking. The canes make an 
enormous growth in late Summer, and 
weave themselves into an almost im¬ 
penetrable mass, fortified by the strong¬ 
ly rooting tip. It takes time and pa¬ 
tience to unravel this tangle and safely 
isolate the fruiting canes. The inexpen¬ 
sive holder referred to is an admirable 
help, saving temper as well as time, for 
the elastic and prickly canes, when once 
released, persist in getting in way of fur¬ 
ther operations unless securely hooked 
up out of the way until ready for tying. 
w. v. F. 
High-Grade Manure.— The circular of 
the Canton Manure Co. contains the fol¬ 
lowing account of the way in which their 
stable manure is handled. No wonder such 
a product brings more than ordinary 
stable manure: “It is hauled to our wharf 
and a layer made probably a foot high, 25 
feet wide and 25 feet long. If this is not 
sufficiently wet to keep it, it is gently wet¬ 
ted through and through by a sprinkler 
which drops the water like a fine mist; 
the drippings from the pile are carefully 
run into a deep hole and into this the first 
load of good dry straw manure that comes 
in is dropped and all of the liquid sopped 
up. This is then taken out and spread 
upon the pile. This pile is then added to 
by another and another layer, each treated 
in the same way, until sometimes the pile 
is 20 feet or more in height. The resultant 
product is a rich black mold offensive to 
the nostrils, but very rich in ammonia." 
Fertilizers are Useful.— Many farm¬ 
ers claim that it does not pay to use com¬ 
mercial fertilizers on field crops, but I be¬ 
lieve that in most cases it is because they 
use too little to make a showing. They 
would not expect much benefit from less 
than 10 loads of barnyard manure per acre, 
yet this contains far more plant food than 
the 200 or 300 pounds of commercial fer¬ 
tilizer ordinarily applied. Another diffi¬ 
culty is that a grade of goods too low in 
nitrogen is used. A large part of the land 
in New York and New England lacks this 
expensive plant food. Of course, where 
one gets a good stand of clover in the rota¬ 
tion, he does not need so hign a percentage 
of nitrogen in commercial fertilizers; but 
when the clover fails, the next best thing 
must be done, and high-grade commercial 
fertilizers will help greatly . j. r. w. 
New York. 
Write Me a Postal. 
Learn How to Get Well. 
No Money Is Wanted—I Take All tlie Risk. 
TheSuccessfulOrchardist 
Fruit Grower and Florist knows that frequent spray¬ 
ing is essential to his success, but some of them do 
not know that 
Black Soluble 
You are wronging yourself in neglect¬ 
ing to send for my books—you who need 
help. 
Perhaps prejudice deters you; but note 
that I ask no money. 1 take all the risk 
myself. A physician who makes such 
an offer must have learned how to cure 
—don’t you know it? 
I alone am the loser if I fail. You are 
the gainer if I cure. 
Merely say which book you want. 
With it I will send an order on your 
druggist for six bottles Dr. Shoop’s Re¬ 
storative. I will authorize him to let 
you test it for a month. If you are sat¬ 
isfied then, the cost is $5.50. If not, I 
will pay him myself. 
I mean that exactly. I simply ask the 
chance to prove what my remedy can do. 
My records for five years show that 39 
out of each 40 who took the six bottles 
paid for them. Yet no dissatisfied pa¬ 
tient is ever asked to pay. 
Don’t you want to know more about 
a remedy like that? 
I hav$ spent a lifetime in learning 
how to strengthen the inside nerves. 
My success comes from bringing back 
the nerve power that operates the vital 
organs. I make weak organs strong by 
giving them the power to act My 
method always succeeds, save where 
some condition like cancer makes a cure 
impossible. Without this nerve strength 
one never can be well. 
Read my book anyway. You owe that 
to yourself. Then get the remedy or 
not, as you choose. 
Simply state which 
book you want, and ud- 
dr ss Dr. Shoop, Box 
570, Racine, Wis 
Book No. 1 on Dyspepsia, 
Book No. 2 on the Heart, 
Book No. :i on the Kidneys, 
Book a o. 4 for Women, 
Book No. 5 for men (sealed) 
Book No (ion Rheumatism 
Mild cases, not chronic, are often cured by one or 
two bottles. At all druggists. 
-NO SPAVINS- 
The worst possible spavin can be cured in 
45 minutes. Ringbones, Curbs and Splints 
just as quick. Not painful and never has 
railed. Detailed information abont this 
Mtw method sent free to horse ownsrs. 
Writ# today. Ask for pamphlet No. 3S 
Fleming Bros., Chemists, Union Stock Yds., Chicago. 
ITPUMPS IT UP. 
No matter how f ar away or how steep 
the hill the 
RIFE HYDRAULIC ENGINE 
will force the water up and put it where 
you want it, most convenient for use. 
Will 1111 a storage tank 
Jany height above the source 
of supply, when water may 
bo drawn through buildings, 
dairy houses, stable, yards, 
etc. by gravity Drocoss. It 
runs Itself. Neverstops. Will forceup the pure water of a spring 
with the muddy water of a brook without mixing. Writ® ub 
your needs and we’il send plans and estiman-s of cost. 
Power Specialty Co., 126 Liberty St. New York. 
HILL AND DIG POTATOES 
with our Improved Hiller and Digger, and do it 
easier, quicker, and better than with any other im¬ 
plement, In use 15 years. With digger attachment 
you have two implements for the price of 
one. Hiller with wheel Hil¬ 
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JOHN DORSCH & SONS, . j ^ Rent on 
226 Wells St., approval. Hun- 
Milwaukee, Wis. 
dreds of testi¬ 
monials. 
SPRAY O/L AND WATER SIMULTANEOUSLY . 
ANY STRENGTH ALSO GREEN AND WATER 
fj ' OR C 
f-rfi 
OR OTHER POISOHS. 
RTT h RROTHFR •' 
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30/ PEARLSTREET nEW YORK { eo'.nrs'vreoreo 
Insecticide Soap 
makes the very best spraying liquid. Dou t. trouble 
yourselves making Bordeaux Mixture. Kerosene 
Emulsion, Lime and Salt Mixtures, etc., when by dis¬ 
solving Black Soluble Insecticide Soap in cold water 
you have a solution which is imt only more effective 
than any of the others, but also actually restores 
fading and dying foliage, and improves the quality 
and quantity of the fruit. For further particulars 
address y CASAZZA & BRO., 
100-192 PUINCE ST., NEW YORK. 
SAN JOSE SCALE . 
And other Insects can be Controlled by Using 
Good’s Caustic Potash Whale- 
Oil Soap No. 3. 
It also prevents Curl Leaf. Endorsed by Entomolo¬ 
gists. This Soap is a Fertiliser as well as Inseotlolde. 
50-lb. Kegs, $2.50; 100-lb. Kegs, $4.50; Half-Barrel, 
870 lbs., 3^c. per lb.; Barrel. 425 lbs., 8Mo. Large 
quantities, Special Kates. Bend for Circulars. 
JAMES GOOD. 939 N. Front St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
PARACRENE 
is better, cheaper and bulkier than PARIS GREEN. 
“ Have used J’aragrene on my farm for potato 
bugs. It was perfectly satisfactory "— L. H. BAILEY, 
Prof, of Horticulture, Cornell University. Write for 
sample. IKED. L. LA VAN B11 KG, New York. 
PROFIT or LOSS? 
That’s the Question 
THE ECLIPSE 
SPRAY PUMP 
Will settle that in your 
orchard. With it you 
CAN make a profit, with¬ 
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Send for Catalogue. 
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BENTON HARBOR, MICHIGAN. 
BETTER THAN SPRAYING. 
Don’t lug barrels of water around when spraying. Use the 
poison direct. Our 
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THErSPRARIOTOR 
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Experimental Colleges in New York, New 
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Agents and Dealers 
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Empire King 
He who attempts to grow fruits without a 
_ Sprayer Is handicapped. Blight,bugs.rot and 
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The Perfection Sprayer is not the product of a theorist. Making sprayers has 
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six rows of potatoes or vines at one time. Can be used either by hand 
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Sprays Bordeaux and all other mixtures without trouble or waste. 
Full descriptive catalogue sent free. Ask for It. 
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Also manufactures the Improved Riqtft Plows and Furrowers 
