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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 20 
A CHECKER BOARD ORCHARD. 
The rollowing diagram shows the plar. 
of W. W. Dixon, of Monroe Co., N. Y., 
in planting a 10-acre orchard. The cir¬ 
cles represent apple trees, the crosses 
pears (standard), and the dots peaches. 
The spaces are one rod each way. The 
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peaches are through bearing and can be 
removed by the time the apple trees 
need more room, and the pears are re¬ 
moved later, leaving each mature apple 
tree four rods from its neighbor. 
Kerosene in Bordeaux Mixture. 
V. 6. B., Highland, N. V.—I will send you 
a remedy for the Rose bug on grapes. I 
have not picked these bugs in 10 years; al¬ 
ways sprayed for them. Mix one gallon 
of kerosene oil to one barrel of Bordeaux 
Mixture and spray this when you see the 
bugs. The smell of the oil will drive them 
a wa y. 
A\s.—The notion that bad-smelling 
substances will drive away insects is a 
common one, but it is largely theoreti¬ 
cal, and actual experiments usually 
demonstrate its absurdity. 1 doubt very 
much if a gallon of kerosene oil in a 
barrel of Bordeaux Mixture has any¬ 
thing to do with preventing the work of 
the Rose bug. The Bordeaux Mixture 
alone has been highly recommended for 
this pest in some sections of the country 
where the beetles do not appear in such 
immense swarms as they do in New Jer¬ 
sey and some other sections. I think 
thorough wmrk with Bordeaux Mixture 
without the oil will prove just as effec¬ 
tive. m. v. s. 
Painting a Buggy. 
J. A., Walcrdoun, Ont.—I purpose to paint 
my buggy black. Should I use a coat or 
two of white paint first? What shall I put 
upon the iron to make the paint hold best? 
What is the best kind of varnish to use, 
and how many coats? I purpose removing 
all eld paint. 
Ans.—U se prepared patent paint, two 
coats; wiien first coat is dry rub smooth 
with hair, such as they use in cushions, 
then apply second coat. Good prepared 
paint contains enough varnish. If not 
as glossy as one likes add one-fourth 
good coach varnish to last coat; use a 
camel’s hair brush IV 2 to two inches flat. 
v. s. 
Value of “Peruvian Guano." 
Several Readers .—Is the “Peruvian guano’’ 
now offered for sale as good as old guano 
sold 30 years ago? 
The Peruvian guano at present on the 
market is probably the “real thing,” in 
that it comes from Chili, or Peru. Of 
course, it is not at all like the old-fash¬ 
ioned Peruvian guano which was in use 
30 or 40 years ago. It has relatively lit¬ 
tle potash and nitrogen, but a large 
amount of phosphoric acid insoluble in 
water, or in ammonium citrate. At 
prices which have ruled in our State, L 
believe it will pay the farmer better to 
invest in more soluble materials. 
Conn. Exp. Station. e. h. .tenkins. 
The material sold as Peruvian guano 
at the present time is genuine Peruvian 
guano, though it differs very materially 
in composition from that sold in the 
early history of the guano business, con¬ 
taining much less nitrogen than the ear¬ 
lier importation. This is due, perhaps, 
to the fact that it is a more recent de¬ 
posit. I am informed that the guano is 
being accumulated at the present time, 
and that there is likely to be a very 
large supply of this material in the near 
future. At the prices asked I regard it 
as furnishing good plant food at a rea¬ 
sonable price, and could be used with 
advantage by the average farmer. I 
should advise its use alone, rather than 
with other materials, for general crops, 
but in the case of market garden crops I 
should not use it as the exclusive source 
of plant food. There has been but little 
sold in this State, and we have not re¬ 
ceived samples of it as yet. 
New Jersey Station, e. b. voorhees. 
Cow Pea and Rape in New York. 
J. L., Mallory, N. 3'.—Will the cow pea or 
rape grow 7 as far north as Oswego County? 
N. Y.? 
Axs.—Rape will grow well. It makes 
an excellent growth in Canada. Cow 
peas w ill not make seed so far north ex¬ 
cept in very favorable seasons. They 
will make a fair growth of vine, and give 
good results as a manurial crop. 
Wood Ashes for Onions. 
TT. If., Red IJook, N. Y .—I have a piece of 
black ground with clay subsoil but not 
muck; have grown onions on it for about 
eight years and have used wood ashes 
every year with very good results. Would 
it be advisable to keep on with the wood 
ashes as a fertilizer or would it be better 
to use something in connection with the 
ashes. If so, what is best to use, how 
much-, and where can it be bought? The 
land is getting a little stubborn; how' can 
it be made more lively? 
Ans. —I would advise W. H. to discon¬ 
tinue the use of wood ashes for two or 
three years, as his land must now have 
an abundance of potash, and use instead 
a heavy application of well-rotted stable 
manure and a dressing of some good 
commercial fertilizer containing a high 
percentage of phosphoric acid, prefer¬ 
ably in the shape of fine ground bone. 
TIIOS. R. ffUNT. 
DO YOU KNOW HIM? 
He calls himself a farmer and a dairy¬ 
man, but he isn’t what the boys call a 
“howling success.” He sends cream to 
the creamery, as that’s the easiest way 
to get rid of it. The boy does most of 
the milking and barn work, as that is 
too menial for him.- When he ought to 
be at home attending to the various 
farm operations, such as planting, hoe¬ 
ing, haying, etc., he is apt to have some 
excuse to be down town, and quite like¬ 
ly you will find his wife and the hired 
boy working at the hay or in the garden. 
He is always smoking a good cigar when 
down town, the price of which comes 
out of his farm profits (?). He is very 
much interested in politics, is on the 
town committee for his party, puts in 
work or time before and after the cau¬ 
cus and election, and -would be glad to 
get an office. He did get to be assessor, 
but for only one session. He is away up 
in the lodge of his favorite secret so¬ 
ciety, and gets home so late nights that 
he doesn’t get up in the morning very 
early to get to work. His bills—well, he 
has managed to pay most of them so far, 
but if he owes you quite likely two or 
three months after it is due he will offer 
you a three or four months’ note. His 
wife had some money left her, is a hard 
worker and does more than her share. 
He has some good qualities, is a kind 
neighbor, affable and obliging, but as a 
farmer and dairyman is not one that we 
should set up for a pattern. When the 
money is gone and old age comes on, 
where will you find him? H. G. M. 
“Hank Henderson tells me his son 
Spink got expelled from college for get¬ 
ting up in the middle 0 ’ the night an’ 
paintin’ the gates green.” . “Ain’t that 
strange? I mind the time Hank wanted 
him to paint the front stoop, an’ couldn’t 
hardly get him up in the middle 0 ’ the 
day.”—Brooklyn Life. 
Teddie: “Pa, where do we get our 
milk from?” Father: “From cows, my 
son.” Teddie: “And where do cows get 
their milk from?” Father: “Why, Ted¬ 
die, where do you get your tears?” Ted¬ 
die (after a long, thoughtful pause): 
“Do they have to spank cows, pa?”— 
Judge. 
Patent 
Allowed and 
Others 
Applied for. 
Plow and Pulverizer 
we * iavc just one request to make of you, namely, that you write us or the editor of your paper, giving 
i MU HI kilt#) either one your reasons why it will not pay you to give this machine a trial. REMEMBER, the editor of 
your own paper fully believes that it will be to your interest to give this machine a trial. What do you take the paper for, any¬ 
way, if not to keep you posted on any subject that will be of benefit to you? Thousands of you have said many times that you 
wished someone would produce a first-class two-liorse potato digger, but we have three machines in one—a plow, pulverizer and 
digger. Also keep in mind we are paying out our good 
money just to let you farmers know we have what we 
believe will pay you to use. Mow, don’t be among the 
number to say, “No Good”, before you have tested it in 
your own field. All we or your editor asks is for every 
farmer who uses a plow and harrow and needs a first- 
class digger is to give us your name and address. 
Messrs. D. Y. Hallock & Sons, Bonnerton, North Carolina, July 8,1903. 
York, Pennsylvania. 
Enclosed you will find my check which is to pay for the dipper shipped 
to Mr. J. F. Cowell, Bayboro, N. c. He tells me tliat lie is very much pleased 
with the dipper und that those who saw his work were well pleased, and tiiat 
he was sure he could sell as many as thirty or forty this coming sprinp, and 
that h« would want another for his fall crop. Mr. Cowell says that he saved 
3c per bbl. on his crop, which would pay for the dipper alone. 
Yours truly, W. H. Whitley. 
East Woodstock, Conn., Sept. 25,1903. 
D. Y. Hallock & Sons. York, Pennsylvania, 
Dear Sirs-—Last night we had a heavy shower and this 
morning the ground is wet. Notwithstanding this, we 
pot the dipper from the depot at 9 00 o’clock and now at 
10 30 we have it in the Held testing i t, and herewith is the 
result—my check to pay lor it. and two more sold, v hieh 
please ship at once. If I could have had an idea of what 
was coming with this last proposition 1 could have sold at least a 
dozen. Be sure and save this territory for me for another year, for the 
digger now is right and we can get the trade. 
Yours truly, J. F. Chandler. 
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, January 4, 1904. 
D. Y. nallock & Sons, York, Pennsylvania, 
Gentlemen —We had some trouble with the diggers, owing to excessive 
rains and bad conditions of the soil, but where the ground was at all favorable 
thework was just perfect. We are anticipating a Hue trade for 1904. Weencloso 
our check for *76.00 to balance the account. We will work the trade this coming 
season and will have the trade on potato diggers in this territory. We will 
want Linn County. Yours truly, J. W. Emerson & Co. 
Johnstown, Penna.. October 8th, 1903. 
D. Y. Hallock & Sons, York, Pennsylvania, 
Gentlemen:—Enclosed find cheek for bill of September 10. less freight, 872.89, 
Please ship one Gilt Edge Digger to 
L. A. MEYER, Hooversville, Penna. 
Via. Somerset & Camb. Branch 
We will guarantee our two great agitating forks to run clear in any soil and to place the potatoes on top. 
^ C /N g 1 The Keystone Farm Machine Co., of York, Pa., have the exclusive right to man- 
Wl CWlflBBi ufacture our Hallock Flat Tooth Weeder for the Eastern and Southern terri¬ 
tory. The Janesville Machine Co., of Janesville, Wis., have the same rights for the Western territory. 
Our friends will therefore have no difficulty in securing this well known and valuable machine. The 
patents have been fully sustained by five different Circuit Courts. 
Please ship t.he above at once. 
You might, providing you can ship at once, send me one “Success” Jr., and 
one “Gilt Edge” Digger. I am sorry now I did not get three of each sent to mo 
two weeks ago. 1 could have sold them had I had them here in the North part 
of Somerset and the South of Cambria Counties. 
1 have worked up quite a trade on the Digger and will want 25 or 35 next year. 
A. F. Stutzman. 
We want a good,active,responsible, energetic Agent in every section of the country to handle the These testimonials came from the turn-over principle with a solid 
“Ideal”. First machine in each locality sold at a greatly reduced price. We protect our agents. mold-board. We will guarantee our pulverizing mold-board to over- 
The wise man will surely act quickly for territory on this machine will be eagerly sought for. come every objection found in the solid mold-board. 
Write for circulars and testimonials from those who have used our Digger. D. Y. HALLOCK & SONS, Box 800, YORK, PA. 
If you will give us your name and address we will send you an elegent 32-page catalogue—a treatise on Potato and Corn Culture. 
