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T1IE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
May 14 
VALUE OF ORCHARD. 
George T. Powell collected statistics 
on value of bearing orchards and pre¬ 
sented results in a paper before the 
Western New York Horticultural Society 
about 1900. Some of the best orchards 
were paying interest on value of $1,200 
to $1,500 per acre. Our own best blocks 
were not quite as high. I know of no 
sales of blocks of apples in"good bearing 
condition under conditions which would 
show actual value. Farms with even 
fair average of apple with good location 
find quick sales. Cases are cited in 
which apple crop of following year was 
equal to purchase price. Twenty-five 
acres of orchard on farm of 260 acres 
paid for same ($22,000) in 15 years, and 
has just recently been resold, the pur¬ 
chaser carrying an indebtedness of $18,- 
000, and expecting the apple orchard to 
pay for the farm once more. The Geor¬ 
gia and Missouri method is to approxi¬ 
mate production capacity of one tree; 
this multiplied by trees per acre gives 
(?) value per acre. Orchards can be 
purchased cheaper than we can grow 
them. I would advise buying the cheap¬ 
er lands in apple sections and planting 
largely—if one has the capital to carry 
one over. e. w. catchpojle. 
Wayne Co.. N. Y. 
A good apple orchard planted with de¬ 
sirable market varieties is the most pro¬ 
fitable crop of the farm. Many farms 
have from 10 to 20 acres in apples. 
When such farms are sold the land so 
occupied is looked upon as a part of the 
whole farm, the same as buildings and 
other improvements, and is never sold 
separately. Such farms sell for $30 to 
$50 per acre, acording to locality and 
improvements. The income per acre for 
apples varies according to the crop and 
markets. I have known one-fourth acre 
(10 trees) to produce 100 barrels of fruit 
and net the grower $300. Perhaps an 
average crop of orchards in full bearing 
condition would be 50 barrels to the 
acre, and an average value at $1.25 per 
barrel at the depot. d. eaird. 
Monmouth Co., N. J. 
New Schemes of Tree Agents. 
IT. E. A., Murphysboro, III.— There are a lot 
of fruit-tree agents scattered over the fruit 
belt of Illinois working for a firm at Troy, 
O. They tell us that the reason they do not 
advertise is that it does not pay; that they 
can send out agents and sell trees that way 
cheaper than to advertise. The way they 
grow their trees they say is to raise their 
seedlings, both peach and apple, from seed 
grown by the kind of tree from which they 
wish to graft a bud; for instance, they get 
Jonathan apple seeds to grow their seed¬ 
lings, then graft to Jonathan; for their 
“A” grade of trees they grow a three- 
year-old seedling, using the whole root, 
then they grow it two more years, then 
the man who buys sets it out. They 
trim for five years, but ask for full pay 
when the trees are delivered, 50 cents 
apiece. They have another scheme for 
peaches; in fact I think they are full of 
schemes. They sell a man 200 trees for 
$50 cash. When delivered he sets them; 
they trim and cultivate for four years; 
allow him $7.50 a year for the rent of the 
land, market the fruit, pay the man back 
the $50 he paid for them and the $30 for 
rent, then give him half the remainder. 
Land is only worth $30 per acre in this 
country, too. These folks claim to have 
worked in Pennsylvania for 20 years. Are 
they responsible, and do they keep their 
contracts? Let me hear what you know of 
the company. 
Ans. —While I do not know this par¬ 
ticular nursery firm, or set of nursery 
frauds, as I think they should be called, 
I have been at Troy, O., and know that 
there are some honest people there. 
That region of western Ohio seems to be 
the most prolific of tree sharpers of any 
that I ever heard of, which I have 
known for the last 25 years or more, 
and it seems to me that the great 
Miami Valley ought to produce better 
people. The representations of these 
scamps are decidedly fakish. They are 
asking about five prices for their trees 
at the start, provided they are good 
ones, which I seriously doubt; for those 
who will get up such schemes are very 
likely to act fraudulently throughout. 
The plan to use agents instead of ordi¬ 
nary advertising is all right enough, if 
these same agents were honest and rep¬ 
resenting honest firms; but there is 
nothing that gets quite so near a gull¬ 
ible prospective purchaser of nursery 
stock or other things as a live, witty, 
slick-tongued and unscrupulous man. 
Paper and ink does not serve nearly so 
well. Their game is to work one com¬ 
munity at a time, catching all the 
‘•suckers” possible, and then move to 
fresh fields. They may ‘‘have worked in 
Pennsylvania for 20 years,” but that is 
a big State and there is plenty of room 
LOW PRICES 
Donot always stand for cheap quality. 
In our case it means that we manu¬ 
facture and market our poods by the 
most economical methods. We buy our 
materials in lots of thousands of tons, 
and make AhVANCE FENCE on tho 
most perfect and up-to-date fence 
machines. Rut where we save our 
customers the largest amount is in 
our unique method of selling 
farmer at Wholesale Prices ON THIRTY DAYS FREE TRIAL 
thus saving our customers both tho jobber’s and the dealer’s profits, and giving you a better opportunity to 
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You will be a better judge of fencos after you have read it. 88 Stylos of fence illustrated—a fence for 
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ADVANCE FENCE CO.,’ 1227 Old Si., Peoria, 111. 
for dodging about; besides, there is no 
reason to believe a word they say. As 
to these fellows coming back to culti¬ 
vate, pay rent, etc., that is all talk, ex¬ 
cept it may be at the start. What they 
want is not crops of fruit but crops of 
cash early in the game. Let them alone, 
and tell all the neighbors to do the 
same. Such fellows ought to be at some 
honorable business, and if they will not 
do that then work them behind the bars 
with a blacksmith’s hammer. 
II. E. V. D. 
Suing For Potato Crop.— The following 
interestingpotatostory is taken from the 
Wayne County Review, of Lyons, N. Y. 
“A litigation which has the redeeming fea¬ 
ture of novelty has been set down for trial 
before Justice of the Peace Lake for May 
5. The plaintiff is John Wagonmaker and 
the defendant William Steidler. Both arc 
farmers. Last year Wagonmaker worked 
Steidler’s farm on shares and one of the 
crops he put in was five acres of potatoes. 
Scarcity of help prevented Wagonmaker 
from harvesting the crop last Fall and the 
potatoes were frozen into the ground. This 
spring Wagonmaker took a contract to 
work a farm in Rose and moved from the 
Steidler place. After his departure Steid¬ 
ler, out of curiosity, dug a hill of potatoes, 
and found them uninjured. He summoned 
his hired man, and from the five acres 
succeeded in getting 670 bushels of market¬ 
able potatoes, which he had no trouble in 
disposing of at 80 cents per bushel. A few 
days later Steidler sold his farm in Arcadia 
and removed to Junius. As soon as Wagon¬ 
maker heard of his potato deal he visited 
Steidler and demanded a division of the 
proceeds of the crop. Steidler refused to 
settle, claiming that Wagonmaker had 
abandoned the crop. As a compromise, 
Steidler offered to pay Wagonmaker $50 and 
call the matter even. The matter was dis¬ 
cussed for a couple of hours, Wagonmaker 
dropping to $150, which was the lowest 
amount he would take. Steidler claimed 
that he had dug the potatoes, carted them 
to market, taken all of the chances in har¬ 
vesting the crop which his tenant had 
abandoned and was entitled to everything. 
After considerable haggling both parties 
left the justice’s office and later Wagon¬ 
maker secured a summons in a civil action 
against Steidler.” 
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Send for Catalogue. 
YOUNG & HALSTEAD, 2 and 4 Grand St., Troy, N. Y. 
Write for our 1904 Annual Seed 
Catalogue, mailed free; also Price 
List of He - cleaned Red, Alslke 
and Alfalfa Clovers, Timothy, 
Kentucky Blue Grass, Orchard 
Grass, also other Farm Seeds and 
Grains. 
Feeding Com and Oats In cai 
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The Henry Philipps Seed and Implement Co., 
115-117 St. Clair St., Toledo, Ohio 
A PPLE BARRELS.— Made of seasoned stock 
guaranteed to stand. You will need them; buy 
now and save money ltobt. Gillies, Marlboro, N. Y. 
TQCCC and PLANTS at Wholesale Prices. 
I H LLu Oat. Free- Reliance Nursery. Geneva.N.Y 
3S CARMAN STRAWBERRY PICKER 
and get highest prico for 
your fruit. No hr Using, no 
caps pull off. 3t sof uni¬ 
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vines are not Injured. In¬ 
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for large orders. ISAAC CARMAN, Box 120, Station 
W, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
CORN 
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Farmers interested in Early 8-Rowed Yel¬ 
low & White Flint. Test 95; description 
and samples free (Potatoes all sold). Send to 
S. J. SMITH CO.. Shortsville, N. Y. 
VEGETABLE PLANTS. 
Wakefield and Early Summer Cabbage, $1.60 per 
thousand; transplan led, $3 00 per thousand. Danish 
Snowball Cauliflower, transplanted, $5.00 per thous¬ 
and. Peppers, Egg-plants. Tomato and other Vege¬ 
table plants. Have also a few thousand Pansies and 
Redding Plants. Pash with order. Price list mailed 
free. Simple mailed for 5c. in s'ainps. Tel 105. 
LUDVIG MOSBAiK, Ouarga, 111. 
POTTED STRAWBERRY PLANTS,!;/,! 
1ST 
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C. KEV1TT, Atheuia, N. J.‘ " 
BERRY 
PLANTS 
Ask for our 22nd Annual Catalogue. 
CLIMAX, the wonderful now _arly 
Strawberry, with many other kinds 
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asfl.60M. Slaymaker&Son, Dover, Del. 
PLUM TREES CHEAP. 
We offer great bargain in Plums, 4-5, and 5-6 ft., two 
year,on Plum Root. Varieties Imp Gage, Lincoln, 
Grand Duke, Gueli, Fellenburg, Shropshire Damson, 
German Prune, Lombard, Shippers Pride, Inglebert, 
Ogon, Wickson, Bradshaw, Washington, Quacken- 
boss, Smith, Beauty of Naples. Moore's Arctic and 
Reine Claude. This stock is strictly first class, and 
we offer it at a bargain. Perfectly dormant. 
WOODVIEW NURSERIES, Mt. Holly Springs, Pa. 
VEGETABLE PLANTS. 
Large transplanted plants of Cabbage, Tomato 
Celery. Egg Plant, Pepper and Cauliflower. Writs 
for Price List. 
J. E. HUTTON A SON, Conyngham, P„_ 
9NI0K SEED—Southport Globe 
MEEKER’S SMOOTHING HARROft 
Send for prices and catalogue. 
THE C. O. JELL1FF MFG. CO.. Southport, Conn. 
FAR QAI C— 1 Crimson Clover Seed, $4 per bushel: 
rUn OnLL Cow Peas,$ 1.75 and $2 per bushel; Seed 
Sweet Potatoes, $1 per bushel. 
J. K. HOLLAND, Milford, Del. 
SWEET POTATO PLANTS Jersey Yellow. Jersey 
R-d, Big Stem, Pierson, Vineland Bush, and other 
varieties. C. M. HAIUtlSON, Vineland N. J. 
Formerly F. S. Newcomb. 
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THE STANDARD PAINT CO., 
lOO William Street, N. Y. 
50,000 Peach Trees 
Fine healthy stock in all the leading 1 
varieties. Write for prices to-day. 
Dwyer’s Spring Catalogue gives full 
information about fruit and ornamental 
trees, small fruits, vines, etc. Mailed 
free on request. 
T. J. Dwyer’s book on hardy trees, plants and 
vines, 50cents. Sent free with spring orders. 
T. J. DWYEIt & CO., 
Orange County Nurseries, Cornwall, N. Y. 
HORSERADISH SETS WANTED. 
Several thousand, 10 to 12 Inches long preferred; 6 to 
8 and 8 to 10 Inches will bo accepted. Please mail 
sample, state prico per 1,000 and quantity available, 
to LUDVIG MOSBAEK, Onarga, III. 
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