1898 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
3o5 
RURAL/SMS. 
(CONTINUED.) 
when brought south. As long as the 
germ is not disturbed in the seed, it 
will grow. 
From W. At/ee Burpee <S Co., Philadelphia. 
We consider weevil-eaten peas to be 
absolutely worthless for seed purposes, 
although many times, they will germin¬ 
ate as much as 50 to 60 per cent. The 
peas are grown in the Province of On¬ 
tario, Canada, Jefferson and Genesee 
Counties, N. Y., and in the southern 
section of Michigan. The object in plant¬ 
ing the peas in the disti-icts n , med is, that 
experience has taught us that northern- 
grown seeds give the very best results. 
From J. J. H. Gregory, Marblehead, Mass. 
More or less of these will vegetate, but 
as a rule, feebly, and the results will not 
be satisfactory. By the use ofbisulphide 
of carbon, the weevil is now destroyed 
in its young stage before it has eaten its 
way out; still I have seen no facts bear¬ 
ing on the amount of injury the vitality 
of the seed may have received from the 
intruder, even though destroyed when 
young and, indeed, hardly see how the 
matter can be decided by actual experi¬ 
ment, unless the famous X-ray might 
give help. Practically, however, the in¬ 
jury done by the weevil must be on the 
decrease, for if it is killed by the bi¬ 
sulphide in the early stage, it cannot, of 
course, propagate its species. Without 
the check, the weevil would naturally be 
on the increase in the seed-pea growing 
districts, and really was so, driving farm¬ 
ers out of the business, until it was taken 
in hand. On my seed farms, I have next 
to no trouble from them, as no one in 
my immediate vicinity grows seed peas, 
and thus far, but very few have appeared 
among seed peas o f my own raising. 
From D. M. Ferry & Co., Detroit, Mich. 
We consider that weevil-eaten peas 
are very likely to be lacking in vitality, 
though, of course, this is not invariably 
the case. We endeavor to take out all 
the weevily peas in the hand-picking 
which we give to all the peas we sell ex¬ 
cept field peas. We grow the major por¬ 
tion of our seed peas in this State in dis¬ 
tricts which are generally nearly or 
quite free from the weevil, and in locali¬ 
ties which we have found to be well 
adapted to the production of peas, both 
as regards soil and climate. 
From Peter Henderson & Co., Hew York. 
We do not consider the Pea weevil so 
dangerous as the Bean weevil, as one 
cavity is all that the Pea weevil leaves 
in each grain, although it is true that 
it is a large one. By a strange provision 
of X ature, it does not affect the germ, 
as we rarely find—when its ravages are 
prevented in time—that it affects the 
vitality of the pea very materially. We 
grow our peas where experience has 
taught us that we get the best results. 
We usually go north, close to the shores 
of the Great Lakes ; in fact, the closer 
the better, as the pea likes a moist cli¬ 
mate, and the mists from the Lakes and 
heavy night dews greatly help the pea 
crop. 
From Johnson & Stokes, Philadelphia. 
Weevil-eaten peas seem to grow as well 
as those that are sound ; the weevil does 
not destroy the germ of the pea in mak¬ 
ing its hole. We grow our seed peas in 
northern New York and Canada. We 
used to confine our planting almost en¬ 
tirely to Canada, but the change in the 
tariff advanced the duty on peas from 20 
to 40 cents per bushel, and it became 
almost prohibitory to grow them on the 
other side. 
From the Iowa Seed Co.. Des Moines, la. 
Our experience has been that the 
weevil very seldom bores through the 
germ of a pea or bean, therefore the 
vitality is not destroyed, although it 
would necessarily be somewhat weak¬ 
ened. We do not understand the cause 
for it, and it is certainly oeculiar that 
insects and mice, which work from the 
outside, will almost invariably attack 
the germ first, while those which work 
from the inside avoid the germ. By 
keeping peas and beans in a cool, dark 
place, weevils are not likely to show 
themselves. We consider the peas and 
beansgrown in northern New York State, 
or southern Canada, superior in quality 
to those grown in other sections of the 
United States. Peas grown in this State 
are almost invariably badly affected by 
the weevil. 
Our readers who have yet peas to 
plant, might aid to settle this question 
as to the comparative value of sound and 
weevil-eaten peas. If any considerable 
number of them would plant side by 
side, even 25 each of sound and weevil- 
eaten peas, note the results, and tell us 
of those results, positive conclusions 
might be arrived at. 
Pumping Water for Irrigation. 
J. S. Woodward. —If J. H. L., Benton 
Harbor, Mich., page 241, has no more 
than 8% feet to elevate the water to 
irrigate his peach orchard, the best and 
cheapest way he can do it is by wind¬ 
mill. He can build a reservoir on the 
highest point of land, by digging partly 
in the ground if the elevation is suffi¬ 
cient, or by making an embankment if it 
is not, and cementing the inside with 
the best Portland cement. If he so con¬ 
struct it that the water can all be drawn 
out as soon as necessity for its use be 
over, so that the cement may become per¬ 
fectly dry before Winter, a thin coat 
backed upon the ground will be suffi¬ 
cient, as frost would not injure it in this 
case. Now he can, with an eight-foot 
Aermotor windmill, with a cylinder eight 
inches in diameter, pump about 3,000 gal¬ 
lons into the reservoir per hour. As it 
would take about 28,000 gallons to cover 
an acre one inch, such an outfit would 
require about nine hours to pump suffi¬ 
cient for each acre to be irrigated. By 
using more mills or those of larger size, 
many times as much water can be raised. 
It is better to set the mill and pump 
near or at the pond, and force the water, 
than to put it at the reservoir and lift 
it, as while a slight imperfection in pipe 
when forcing would make no difference 
beyond the loss of water leaking out, it 
would be fatal to the working of a pump 
with the suction pipe. By using a first 
quality of vitrified pipe, and taking much 
pains to cement the joints so as to be ab¬ 
solutely certain that they are tight, he 
could get nothing better. By all means, 
use a large pipe, not less than four 
inches. While much water may be 
forced through a small pipe, the friction 
will use several times as much power as 
is needed in a larger pipe to overcome 
the elevation. 
The difference between using wind or 
steam power is, that the wind power 
costs nothing but the harness (the wind¬ 
mill) while the steam takes fuel all the 
time, and needs constant attention, and 
the first cost will be several times as 
much as that of the windmill. 
Children should always 
increase in weight. Not to 
grow, not to increase in flesh, 
belongs to old age. 
Present and future health 
demands that this increase 
in weight should be steady 
and never failing. 
To delicate children, 
Scott’s Emulsion brings 
richer blood and firmer 
flesh. Better color comes 
to the cheeks and stronger 
muscles to the limbs. The 
gain in weight is substantial; 
it comes to stay. 
F 
50c. and $1.00, all druggists. 
SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York. 
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M ANY of the “ mixtures ” 
branded and sold as Pure 
White Lead contain little if any 
White Lead, but are zinc and 
barytes. Barytes is used because 
it is cheap, not because it has any 
value as paint. 
Protect yourself by using 
brands which are genuine and 
made by the old Dutch process. 
See list of genuine brands. 
National Lead Co., 100 William St., New York. 
Perfect Farm Fence. 
u steel wire. Top anti bottom win 
Shows How The Fence Is Made * 1 
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Made of best doubly 
■ annealed galvanized 
op anti bottom wires No. 9. All other 
wires No.ll. We use the strong¬ 
est stay wire in any woven wire 
fence on tbc market—hence more 
strength anti durability. Our.. 
I Ann If nnt (ontir ely new feature, g 
L.UU|I IVII 111 patented), provides 
perfect expansion anti contrac¬ 
tion, and keeps it tight at al I temper¬ 
atures. Our Loop Knot being uni¬ 
formly distributed throughout each 
foot of the fence is, in effect, the 
same asplacing one coll of a spiral spring in every foot throughout the entire 
length of fence, BESIDES GREATLY STRENGTHENING IT. Our Loop 
Knots make the fence plainly visible and impossible for stay wire to slip or give. otJR LW0P knot. 
It is Hog-tight and Bull strong. Will turn all kinds of stock without injuring them Where we have 
no agents, a liberal discount will be given on introductory order. Reliable farmer agents wanted in 
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A BULL IN A CHINA SHOP 
could create no havoc if surrounded byour 
KEYSTONE WOVEN WIRE FENCE. 
-Keeps 1 11 or on fc everything from the smallest pig to th< 
largest horse. Has a natural spring, that In n nprlnif, 
which takes up all expansion and contraction. All wire: 
are interwoven—cross wires are not put on by hand. Tean 
noskm— it s all smooth. From your dealer or direct fron 
£ £ re *l»ht. Circulars and prices free. 
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Comes and Coes, 
butstilllsa "utayer.” Come summer, come win¬ 
ter, The Page abides unchanged. We’ve toldyou 
over and again It’a the coil that does It. That 
coil is patented by the 
PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., Adrian. Midi. 
A Break in Wire Fence. 
If in a Buchanan Fence is easily and 
quickly repaired; broken stays replaced by 
new ones; broken wires easily spliced by 
loosening tension, draw wire through far 
enough to splice. After splicing draw up by 
moans of chain tension. Secures stock; easy 
to keep in repair; prices reasonable. S^nd stamp for catalogue. 
BUCHANAN FENCE CO. Box13, Smithville, Ohio. 
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Nthe rapid mid economic making of clean brlal 
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24- River St. STERLING, ILL 
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FACTORY TO FARM 
THE ADVANCE WOVEN WIRE FENCE 
is sold only direct to the farmer—IVelght paid. That 
saves him the dealer’s commission ami we givo him a 
fence that is cheap and better than the use of any hand 
fence machine made. THERE CAN T BE A BETTER FENCE 
made for tho money than this one. Prices way down. 
One small orderwillsatisfyyouonthispoint. Don’t buy 
until you get our extra special discount to farmers. 
ADVANCE FENCE CO. !) Old St., Peoria, III. 
Lamb 
SMALL TIE WIRES 
GIVE OUT ? 
You probably had 
that experience i f 
you bought a fence 
with a light, soft per¬ 
pendicular wire. 
WE HAVE 
A REMEDY 
for that difficulty and 
can give you a com¬ 
plete fence of uni¬ 
form strength. 
Co., Adrian, Mich. 
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st Rug Killer 
on Earth. 
Salesmen 
Wanted 
Everywhere. 
Good profits; 
write quick for 
particulars 
Sample, $1.50. 
Benton Harbor, 
Mich. 
Columbia Plows. 
plow is best for side hill land, or for plowing flat 
without a “dead furrow.” 
automatic lock and jointer. 
make our cast¬ 
ings of entirely 
new charcoal 
iron from our own mines—no scrap iron. That’s why 
our shares outwear three of any other make. Ask 
your dealer about them. Send for circular. 
COLUMBIA PLOW WORKS, 
Copake Iron Works (Columbia Co.), New York. 
