1904 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
285 
EVERYBODY’S GARDEN. 
Successions With Peas.— For the com¬ 
ing season I have procured one quart each 
of the following varieties of peas: Living¬ 
ston’s First in Market, Gradus, Nott’s Ex¬ 
celsior and Stratagem. How manj at a 
time, and in what order can I best plant 
them to furnish a family of six, so that 
no two varieties may ripen at same time? 
Farmer, N. Y. vr. a. b. 
The first named sort is new to me, 
and I am unable to say whether it is 
smooth or wrinkled, but presume it is 
the former. If so, you can easily make 
a succession of this by planting one- 
half the quantity just as quickly as the 
soil can be worked. Plant very shallow, 
not over an inch in depth, and sprouting 
in damp sand before planting will be a 
safeguard against rotting. The other 
half may be planted a week later and 
also sprouted if thought best. The 
above supposes it to be a smooth va¬ 
riety. If wrinkled it will be unsafe to 
plant until the ground becomes warm, 
but the same order of planting will 
bring the succession all right. The oth¬ 
er varieties are all wrinkled, and should 
not be planted until the ground is well 
warmed. Nott’s Excelsior, being dwarf, 
should be a little earlier than Gradus. 
Sow one pint of the former as soon as 
the ground is warm enough not to ex¬ 
ceed iy 2 inch in depth and the remain¬ 
der six to eight days later, covering two 
to three inches deep. I would sow the 
Gradus at this time also, covering one- 
half not more than two inches, and the 
remainder three to four. Stratagem will 
be latest of all, and part may be sown 
as early as soil conditions will permit 
with shallow covering, the remainder a 
week later and covered three to four 
inches in depth. For best results all va¬ 
rieties should be sown early, and for 
sorts coming so - nearly together as 
Nott’s Excelsior and Gradus the main 
dependence for successions must be on 
the shallow and deep planting. 
“Nuts to Crack.”— Reading the article 
on kitchen gardens on page 174 it appears 
that the most useful information to one 
who desires such a garden is omitted or 
unsatisfactorily answered, viz., approxi¬ 
mately, how much space need be planted 
to produce under ordinary circumstances, 
a given quantity of the vegetable? It 
seems to me the practical question is, in 
laying out my kitchen garden, how much 
space should I give to each vegetable? If 
I want say, two bushels of string beans, 
or peas, or 100 cucumbers, ears of corn, 
how long rows, or how many hills should 
I plant with a fair expectation of produc¬ 
ing each of them? a. b. c. 
Boston, Mass. 
The correct answers to the above 
practical questions would be of immense 
value to gardeners and farmers as well, 
and a certain knowledge as to results 
would save us ail many heartaches and 
disappointments. But who is able for 
these things? I have seen many crops 
of w’heat in many different years yield¬ 
ing 40 to 50 bushels per acre, yet the 
average annual yield for our own State 
has seldom if ever exceeded 14 bushels 
per acre. The soil, bugs, blight, rust, 
frost, weather and last but by no means 
least, the man, enter so largely into 
these problems that we are obliged to 
guess but wildly if at all at results. We 
have grown 40 bushels of potatoes on a 
given area one year, and the next sea¬ 
son, on an equal amount of space, lying 
side by side, and with even better cul¬ 
ture, were able to muster but four bush¬ 
els. So the most careful calculations are 
only approximate after all. We may be 
able to give a fair estimate as tu what 
vegetables ought to do, but w'hat they 
really will accomplish depends entirely 
upon contingencies above quoted. For 
the season through string or snap beans 
should easily yield one quart to the hill. 
Planted say 15 inches apart the length 
of row required for a bushel would be 
easily estimated. Thirty to 50 feet of 
row should give one bushel of peas, but 
much variation will be found between 
dwarf and taller growing sorts. Under 
favorable conditions a hill of cucum¬ 
bers should yield 20 to 25 fair-sized slic¬ 
ing £ryits, There is no trouble what¬ 
ever in getting a far smaller yield, while 
ideal care and culture should increase 
the number. A conservative estimate 
for corn w r ould be four ears to the hill. 
It may be well to remember that nearly 
all vegetables give better results if 
planted in squares or blocks than when 
standing in long single rows. Thus, I 
should much prefer planting four rows 
of corn 25 feet in length than a single 
row 100 feet long. With the root crops, 
or most of them at least, perhaps s 
much difference will not be noticeable 
but with corn, peas, beans, etc., the re¬ 
sults will be quite marked. 
Potato Planters. —Some time last 
Spring I spoke of the good results of the 
hand potato planter in sod ground. The 
plan was to plow shallow, mark the 
ground and plant before fitting. By 
using the planter, the potatoes were 
easily put below the sod, and the after 
fitting thoroughly covered the seed. The 
ease with which the work was done to¬ 
gether with the fine yield and quality 
of the crop, made the plan very feasible, 
and I am a strong advocate of its mer¬ 
its. I gave a gardener’s experience in 
transplanting cabbage, lettuce and oth¬ 
er plants with the hand planter. The 
work was easy and gave the best of re¬ 
sults. In answer to many questions 
which have since come in I reply that 
any of the hand planters will do the 
work satisfactorily except it might be 
the tubular planter, of which I would 
not speak. The Acme, Monarch, Pin- 
gree or any similar style will do the 
work, and they range in price from 75 
cents to $1.25. J. e. morse. 
Michigan. 
RIDER A GENTS WANTED 
■One in each town to ride and exhibit a 
’sample Bicycle. Write for special offer. 
Highest Grade O. 75,~&17T 
1904 Models fo # £ 
Coaster Brakes, Hedgethorn Puncture 
Proof Tires and best equipment. 
1902 & ’03 Models ^ Tf 4 
l Best Makes * **' 
\ 500 Second-Hand Wheels 
I All makes and Models ^ O , o 
■good as new V* *** *P ** 
I Great factory clearing safe at 
lhalf factory cost. We Ship on Ap- 
Iproval without a cent deposit and al- 
Ifow 10 DAYS FREE TRIAL on 
levery bicycle. Any wheel not satisfac- 
fctory returned at nur expense. 
„ EARN A BICYCLE taking orders 
J from a sample wheel furnished by us. Our agents 
' make large profits. Write at once for catalogues 
and our special offer. AUTOMOBILES, 
sewing machines, tires, sundries, etc., half usual prices. 
MEAD CYCLE CO., Dents 175 c Chicago 
ake the Farm Pay 
Thorp’a nionov in » 
Mass. Agricultural College. 
There’s money In 
farming if you under¬ 
stand modern methods 
and farm inteligently as 
taught by our correspond¬ 
ence course in 
Modem 
Agriculture. 
Under Prof. Wm. P. 
Brooks, Ph. I)., of 
Treats of soils, tillage. 
drainage.fertilizers.crop rotation, stock-feeding., 
raising,dairying,etc. Also Horticulture under Pro: 
Bailey, of Cornell University, and Agricultural 
Bacteriology underProf. Conn, of Weslevan. 
Full Commercial, Normal and Academic di 
partments. Tuitionnominal. Text books free to our 
st uden ts. Catalogue and particulars free. Write to-day. 
THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL, 
- Dept, 18, Springfield, Mass, 
fit 
KING Corn Field 
!! 
The Great Planter and 
Fertilizer Distributer 
A Tool 
that 
Leads 
all 
Others. 
A machine distinguished for perfection and Tariety 
of duty. Plants Corn. Pens, Beans, Beets, Buck¬ 
wheat, etc. Corn and Beans or Corn and Pumpkins 
at the same time. Plants either In drills or In hills 
4>£, 9,12, 18, 24, SC or 73 inches apart. Distributes 
uniformly all commercial fertilizers, wet, dry, 
lumpy, etc. 25 to 700 lbs. per acre. Improved row 
marker. Strong and durable, easily handled, fully 
guaranteed. Agents wanted. Catalogue free. 
Belcher & Taylor A. T. Co., 
Box 75 Chicopee Falls, Mass. 
■({■( 
NEW RUMELY 
SEPARATOR 
exemplifies all that is best in the threshing 
machine maker’s art. Nothing approaches 
it for him who makes threshing a business. 
It threshes, cleans, saves for the farmer, 
makes money for its owner and has the 
speed and durability. Threshermen should 
investigate the Wind Stacker, Self Feeder 
and other attachments and features which 
mark the Rumely as the prince of thresh¬ 
ers, Write for the Rumely catalogue be¬ 
fore buying. Mailed free. 
M. RUMELY CO., La Porte, Ind. 
vv 
m 
Small Potatoes 
result from a lack of 
Potash 
in the soil. Potash pro¬ 
duces size and quality. 
We have 
val uable 
books which 
explain more 
fully the fer¬ 
tilizing value 
of Potash. 
We will 
send them 
free to any 
farmer who 
writes for 
them. 
GERMAN KALI WORKS, 
93 Nassau St., New York. 
EUREKA SECTIONAL 
fcUlftKA WEEDER 
Increases 
yield. 
Decreases 
labor 
Suitable for any condition or any 
crop. The only weeder with flexible 
1 frame that adjusts itself to any 
unevenness of ground. 
Catalogue of full line of 
farm implements free. 
EUREKA 310WKR CO. 
Utica* N. 1 1 . 
i wans' ^ssmrsLu auger 
I For Post Holes,Wells, Prospecting for Minerals, etc. 
A man can do thrice the 
work with an *‘lwan" than 
, with any other. Used by U. S. Gov’t. 
rHighest award. World’s 
Fair, 1903. 4 to lOinch 82.50; 
12 Inch, 86.00. Sample at 
special price to Introduce. Show tojrour hardware 
dealer or write for particulars. 
IWAN BROS.. DEPT. 4, 8TREATOR. ILL. 
ARROW BRAND 
Asphalt 
Ready Roofing 
can ba very 
advantageous¬ 
ly applied on 
SILOS, Farm 
Buildings or 
Sheds by any 
ASPHALT READY ROOFING CO. 
83 Fine St., Hew York. samples. 
INEXPENSIVE, DURABLE, 
ATTRACTIVE. 
Farm houses, barns and all other buildings oan 
be erected of our Hollow Building Blocks, either 
PLAIN or ROCK FACE, at a less cost than of 
brick. Also used for foundations. Prices and cata¬ 
logue furnished upon request. Mention this Paper. 
NATIONAL FIRE PROOFING CO., Canton, Ohio. 
w 
Hoe, Rake, Cultivator, Weeder and Hiller 
(combined) 13 tools. Does all work In gar 
den or truck farm. Adjustable to every 
crop and all conditions. All steel but han¬ 
dles. Direct from factory. Weighs 26 lbs. 
Hill and Drill Seeder 
plants everything—$5.00. We pay freight. 
Best, biggest and cheapest line garden and 
farm tools at factory prices to introduce. 
Refer to any bank or commercial agency. 
Hickox, Mull & Hill Co., Mfrs. 
248 Superior St. Toledo, Ohio 
Garden 
Plow 
DUCHESS 
TDP^=v= 
BUCGY 
Fwith I 
'RUBBER 
ilTIRES A 
25 n ^FAMILY 
IV 
carriage/ 
90 
1 
SOLID 
COMFORT 
. ■ 1 1 
f \/ 
COMBINATION^! 
SPAING WAGON^n 
J 7C buys our "Duchess" 
1 u top buggy, exactly as 
shown in cut, with top, curtains, 
shafts, anti-rattler, cushions nicely 
trimmed. Best value ever offered. 
If you want a vehicle of any kind, 
write at once for our vehicle catalog. 
QC buys our rubber tire top 
yOu.mU buggy, exactly as shown 
in cut; complete in every way. Greatest offer ever made 
in a guaranteed rubber tire top buggy, 
con Cn bu * s our combination spring wagon, with 
S’OU.vU large body, two seats, shafts, etc. 
JC buys our No. 100 single buggy harness, 
• 4 t 5J with over or side check, 1 in traces, complete 
with one hitch rein. This and others described in catalog. 
C|1 pn buys our No. 1 90 doublo driving or carriage 
IO. Uw harness. 1% in. traces, handsome pads, over 
or sid e che cks, two hitcn reins. Collar extra $1.40. 
$ 43.90 
buys our “Solid A- 
Comfort” phaeton, 
exactly asshown i n cut, large hand- — 
some lamps, wide fenders, top, \ 
shafts,etc.Springcushionandback. 7 /. 
Cl I OC buys our large two 
'P‘41 -tu seated family car- * 
riage; without lamps, fenders and top. 
Price with top, fenders and lamps, $54.95. For full descrip¬ 
tion of this and other styles, write for catalogue. 
C4J QC for our gentlomen’s driving wagon, with 
stick seat, exactly as shown incut, with shafts. 
(EC OC buys our No. 107 single buggy or carriage( 
H’v.Ou harness, collar and hame style, with over or 
side check. 1 in. traces; collar extra, 75 cents, 
ft 17 fifi buys our No. 317 heavy double team har- 
'Pll .UU ness, with 1% in. traces, 18 ft. lines. 1% in. pole 
and breast strap, with snaps and slides, complete with two 
hitch straps. Collars extra $1.50. Write for free catalogue. 
uo 
\GENTLEMAHS^ 
I DRIVING 
WAGON 
Sil' 
TUIC An mix an dsend it t° us and we will mail you FREE our vehicie and harness cataYogue. It \i 
I shows all of the very latest styles for 1904. The cuts are large, the descriptions are * 
very plain and complete, so you will know how every vehicle is made. We ship on 30 days trial. We do not ask you for any 
money with order. Do not buy a vohiclo or harness of any kind until you get our catalogue and see our latest styles, our 
astonishingly low prices, and the most liberal ter ns ever made. UADUIII Oil ITU AA AUKAiAA III 
Wr>»<* ?»r !‘ p<? npf It I? HIAnVIN SlnllH vniuAbUi II.M 
