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HOPE FARM NOTES. 
We planted a field containing some¬ 
thing less than two acres to potatoes on 
April 9. The field grew corn last year. 
The soil is a light loam. The Crimson 
clover was sown just before a heavy rain, 
which washed it into the lower places so 
that the seeding was very uneven. We 
plowed this field April 1, expecting to 
plant at once. Then came the mild bliz¬ 
zard and freeze, which left the rough fur¬ 
rows in nice shape for the harrows. On 
April 8, the field was worked over with 
the Cutaway, and then harrowed with 
the Acme. This left the soil as mellow 
and fine as need be, for the furrows froze 
and thawed out three times during the 
week following the plowing. 
Our seed was second-sized—cut in two 
pieces or planted whole. This field is 
right next the road, and the boys are 
anxious to have it look well. They used 
the Robbins planter for dropping the 
fertilizer and opening the furrows, but 
they wanted to drop the seed by hand. 
They did a good job, and put the whole 
thing through before dark. We all 
turned out and helped drop the last 10 
rows. To cover the seed, we used the 
Iron Age two-horse cultivator, with all 
the teeth in. This threw the soil from 
both sides over the seed pieces, while 
the stationary teeth, being set to run 
deep, tore the middles all up and gave 
us the effect of another good harrowing. 
That field was in just about perfect 
shape. On Sunday, a warm rain soaked 
the ground. 
The boys thought well of the plan of 
dropping seed by hand until Monday, 
when they put in another half acre and 
used the planter for dropping. This 
succeeded so well, and saved so much 
time, that there will be little more hand 
dropping at Hope Farm. With a careful 
man to sit behind and keep the disks 
filled, the seed pieces go into the ground 
far more evenly than the hired man can 
drop them. It is a great advantage, too, 
to be able to rush things just when the 
weather is most favorable. Two men 
and a good team will plant between four 
and five acres a day with the machine, 
the whole thing—opening furrows, drop¬ 
ping fertilizer and seed, and covering. 
With a smart boy or girl to drive, one 
good man can do it. 
We have changed our plan somewhat 
with regard to potatoes. Our first idea 
was to plow under the Crimson clover, 
and use but little fertilizer in the drill. 
I must admit, though, that I don’t like 
to touch the clover so early in the sea¬ 
son. It seems a shame to turn it under 
now when, in six weeks, it will be three 
or four times as large. We have decided 
"to let most of it grow for late sweet 
corn, and put potatoes where the clover 
is poorest. Thus we feel the need of 
more fertilizer, and we shall use the 
Mapes potato manure quite heavily. We 
put 1,000 pounds in the drill on that 
scant two-acre field, and shall put 600 
pounds more along the drills when the 
plants begin to break through. We 
are, also, trying some of Mr. Atkinson’s 
fertilizer, and one or two home mixtures. 
We shall also plant some late potatoes 
on the clover alone. 
For early varieties, this year, we are 
planting June Eating, Bovee, Early 
Norther and Plarly Michigan. For late, 
we have Orphan and Rural Blush. One 
farmer in Bergen County has grown the 
Rural Blush ever since The R. N--Y. sent 
it out to its subscribers. This farmer 
has a fine market in Paterson, N. J., and 
all who buy Rural Blush want more of 
them. 
The Crimson clover looks well. We 
don’t like to turn it under until it gets 
its full growth. We plant potatoes so 
early that the clover cannot reach any¬ 
thing like its full size for the potato 
crop. It is best for a May-planted crop 
like corn, for it grows very rapidly after 
the middle of April. I should say that 
one would lose half its possible fertiliz¬ 
ing value by working it under early for 
potatoes. That is why we wish to let 
our clover grow as long as possible. This 
is an added reason why the Crimson 
should be sown as early as possible, so 
as to obtain a heavy growth during the 
Fall. 
Eggs sold at 20 for a quarter in our 
local market at Easter. We sold, at that 
price, 40 to one man who wanted to give 
his children some colored eggs. For 
most of our own eggs, we have obtained 
1 M cent each. They are costing us 
about half a cent each for the grain. 
Forty of our big eggs for 50 cents is just 
about the cheapest animal food a man 
can get hold of. Just compare them 
with anj r form of meat that can be 
bought for 50 cents ! Now that eggs are 
so cheap, the Hope Farm folks are mak¬ 
ing much of them—from plain boiled to 
omelet. The Bud and the Graft, and the 
two new Scions, eat so many eggs that 
they are more likely to sprout wings than 
they would be from any other cause. The 
Madame boiled some of the infertile 
eggs tested out of the incubator, and 
•dyed them in various colors. The chil¬ 
dren had a great time rolling them on 
the grass in front of the house, ii. w. c. 
Wonders 
Have Been Accomplished by Hood’s 
Sarsaparilla Here. 
NEWARK, N. Y.—“I have taken several bot¬ 
tles of Hood’s Sarsaparilla, and it has done 
wonders for me. I could not rest at night, and 
had pains all over my body and face. Since taking 
Hood’s Sarsaparilla I am entirely, relieved.” 
Mrs. A. L. Thurston, Electric Light Station. 
Hood’s Sarsaparilla 
Is America’s Greatest Medicine. SI; six for $5. 
DHIc are the best after-dinner 
nuuu » rl I IS pine, aid digestion. 25c 
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We make a specialty of these 
favorites, and our collections 
in both hardy and tender 
sorts are unsurpassed. Our 
listinchtdesnovelties in Nym- 
phueas, Nelumbiums and Vic¬ 
torias. Selections made and 
estimates furnished for stock¬ 
ing large or small ponds, etc. 
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This is all FIRST-CLASS STOCK, as 
tine as can be grown and strictly true to 
name. Send in your orders at once. Per¬ 
sons ordering 5,000 or more plants may 
deduct five per cent. Persons ordering 
10,000 or more plants may deduct 10 per 
cent. No other discounts from this list. 
Satisfaction Guaranteed. Address 
W, F, ALLEN, JR,, Salisbury, Md, 
SHRUBS, FLOWERS AND FRUITS. 
Most complete General Collection in America. Three thousand 
varieties described in a 200-page (free) Catalogue. “THE 
LEADING NEW ENGLAND NURSERY.” 
JACOB W. MANNING, Reading, Mass. 
Trees, Plants. PRICES 
For first-class stock all Standard Varieties: Apples, 8c.; Fears. 8c.; Cher¬ 
ries, 7c.; Japan and other Flums, 9c.; Currants, 2 year, $15 per 1,000; Marlboro, 
Cuthbert, Itaspberrles, $5 per 1.000; Strawberries, all good varieties.$2.50 per 1,000. 
_ 'ST T, J- DWYER & SON, CO R NWAL L, N. Y._ 
1,000,000 STRAWGERRYpCaNTS^ 
For Fall and Spring. All Young Plants. All the leading NEW and Old Standard Sorts, grown on land 
never occupied by strawberry plants before. Prices right. Write for Special Price. Catalogue Free. 
THCTJR «T. OOIjIjINS, Moorestown. 1NT. J~. 
for BUSINESS TREES for BUSINESS FARMERS 
HONEST TREES at HONEST FRICKS, write to 
THE S BUSINESS FARMER. ROGERS, DANSVILLE, N.Y. 
TOO MANY STRAWBERRIES sit, 
We 
Shall Have 
unless we sell about four million more plants, and yon will not have any next. year..unless you 
NOW. Don’t put It off; order at once. Everything worth having in hardy fruits. Free catalogue. 
The Butler & Jewell Co., Cromwell, Conn. 
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PEACH TREES (75 varieties); STRAW¬ 
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TREES (100,000); Pear, Quince, Apricot 
and Cherry Trees. BLACKBERRY 
PLANTS grown from root cuttings. 
2 Raspberry Plants—a full list of Black, 
X Red,and Yellow kinds; also a full line 
X of Nursery Stock of every kind. Illus- 
tratedand Descriptive Catalogue free. 
A JOS. H. BLACK, SON & CO., 
.J Village Nurseries, - Hightstown, N. J. 
450.000 
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TREES 
400 varieties. Also Grupe*,KinullFrult*,<‘te. Host root- 
took. Genuine, cheap. 2 sample currants mailed for 
LEWIS K0ESC11. Eradoiila. S. X 
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accompanies each shipment. Sample by express if 
wanted. Can ship any time. Trees kept dormant 
till May 10. R. S. JOHNSTON, Box 4, Stockley. Del 
JONATHAN APPLE 
of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Grape Vines, 
Shrubs, Roses, etc. Frices reasonable. Send for 
free catalog. Over 150 acres In nursery. Established 
in 1809. Address THE GEO. A. SWEET NURSERY 
CO., Box 1005, Dansville, N. Y. 
Sutton Beauty 
2 From Bearing Trees. 
o J. S. WOODWARD. 
k Box A,Lockport.N.Y. 
DA V CASH each WEEK the year round, if 
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PEACH 
TREES, 3c. All kinds of stock cheap. 
Reliance Nursery, Box 10, Geneva, N. Y. 
Large, perfect shape 
vigorous, prolific, 
drought-resisting. 
Beet varieties Straw¬ 
berry Plante: also As- 
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Apple and Plum Trees. 
Reaches grown from nat¬ 
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from scale and yellows. 
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Berlin. Md. 
CPCC plants t>0 cents worth 
r n r L. of free plants in every catalogue. We 
I lAhii have all leading varieties of the best 
lierrv Plants. Stock guaranteed. 
Oetrrlptlve Catalogue sent Free. 
R. J. Sfaheim, Box 4 Bridgman, Mich. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS at a BARGAIN 
100 varieties. 
E. J. HULL, Olyphant, Fa. 
N/C1IITTJC IDEA t0 wra F eac)l box of ber- 
IVCVI IIO IIIEA rles in wax paper. Hale 
says it is a mighty good thing. Send 10 cents for 
sample sheets. T. C. KEVITT, Athenia, N. J. 
OIIDD AIITC 1 have yet a few thousand No. 1 
UUnflAH lO Fay and Victoria Currant Fiants, 
will sell at $10 per M. if taken at once. 
W. A. FREED, Homewood. Fa. 
Sugar Beet Seed 
We have had specially grown for us | 
»several highly improved varieties, 
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|cular on application. We will also! 
[ mail free our 97th Annual Catalogue ■ 
| of High-Class Seeds to all who write' 
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; J. M. THORBURN & CO. 
15 John St., New York 
Grow “Big Crops” 
by planting our Seed 
Potatoes —Bovec, Sir 
Walter Raleigh and 14 
other varieties. Dakkk 
County Early Mam¬ 
moth field corn, Mobt- 
gagk Lifter and 
Michigan Wonder 
Oats. Garden Seeds. 
Catalogue Free. 
GKO. W. MACE, 
Box C. Greenville, O. 
Seed Potatoes Cheap, 
To close out 5,000 bushels, I quote you: Maule’s 
Early Thoroughbred. Early Norther. Early Fortune, 
Early Six Weeks, Early Rose, $2.50 a barrel first size; 
second size, $1.50 a barrel; Rovee, $2.75 first size; sec¬ 
ond size, $1.00. Sir Walter Raleigh, Uncle Sam and 
Carman No. 3, $2.90 a barrel, f. o. b. Cash with order 
Five per cent discount on 10-barrei lots. 
HARRY N. HAMMOND, 
Seedsman. Decatur, Mich. 
C ARMAN No. 3 
SEED POTATOES. 
$ 4 ; 
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Sir Walter Raleigh and Early Bovee $0 per bbl. All 
bbls. 4 bu. 25 varieties at lowest prices. Wholesale 
catalogue free. GEO. A. BONNELL, Waterloo, N. Y 
Choice Seed Potatoes 
by the bushel, barrel or car-load, including the best 
new and standard varieties: prices right. Write for 
catalogue. THE C. C. BRAWLKY SEED AND 
IMFLKMENT CO.. New Madison. Ohio. 
L ATE Grown Unbliglitcd Seed Potatoes. 
Extra strong and vigorous; free from scab. 
Planted and grown after July 1. 1897. Much better for 
seed than early grown. Sir William, $1 bu.; $2.50 bbl.; 
It. N.-Y. No. 2, $1.25 bu. Order before they are all 
gone. E. C. GREEN, Medina, Ohio. 
PfiTATflF^—Bovee Seed Potatoes only $1 per bbl. to 
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NORMAN NELSON. Laney, Shawano Co., Wis. 
Vegetable Plants Cheap. 
Cabbage and Celery Fiants ready April 1. Tomato, 
Mango Pepper, Caulitlower and Egg Fiants ready 
May 1. The above are all flue, large transplanted 
plants, well hardened and true to name. Write for 
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Jobes’Mortgage LifterOats.—00c. $) bu.; 5 bu. or more. 
50c. ^ bu.; bags, 15c Will K. Hey sham, Nelson. Fa. 
Paragon Chestnut Crafts 
FOR SALE. Address 
I>. C. WINEBRENER, Frederick, Md. 
DnoC—Choice Seed, $1.35 per bushel. 
UUW reda boxed and delivered to depot. 
For 25 cents, will send by mail postpaid enough 
seed to grow four bushels. 
II. H. McMURTKIE, Sparta, Tenn. 
HEADQUARTERS FOR COW PEAS. 
Soja Beans. Velvet Beans, Southern-grown Millet 
and Early Mastodon Seed Corn. 
PACKARD, Seed Grower, Dover, Del. 
COW 
Cheap Freight Choice Stock. 
True to Name. 
Whippoorwill, Clay, Wonder, $1.75 
per bushel. 50c. per 10-lb. bag. Exp. 
WM. BULZING, Hammond, La. 
COW PEAS, SOJA BEANS, 
VELVET BEANS, TEOSINTE, 
and other valuable Southern forage and soil-improv 
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T. W. WOOD & SONS, 
Seedsmen. Richmond, Va. 
FRUIT PACKAGES of a l 
kinds. 
Also Beekeepers’ Supplies. 
Order now before the busy sea¬ 
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prioe-list free. Address 
BERLIN FRUIT BOX CO. 
Berlin Heights, Erie Co., Ohio. 
