THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 27 
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Farmer Seed Company, Faribault, 
Minn.—A General Seed Catalogue, spe¬ 
cial attention being given to seeds for 
permanent pastures and meadows— 
grasses and clovers and also clover-grass 
mixtures are specialties. 
C. N. Flansburgh, Leslie, Mich.— A 
catalogue of strawberries. Fifty-seven 
varieties are offered which will be sent 
per dozen for from 20 to 50 cents, post¬ 
paid ; or from 60 cents upward for 100 
plants. The Margaret is a new variety, 
described as the latest of all and of un¬ 
excelled merits in many ways. 
D. M. Andrews, Boulder, Col.—De¬ 
scriptions and prices of 100 hardy 
perennial plants of the Bocky Moun¬ 
tains. Most of the plants offered are 
new to cultivation, as an examination of 
the lists will show. Those of our readers 
who have a fondness for odd hardy 
herbaceous plants will do well to look 
over Mr. Andrews’s lists. 
Whitney-Noyks Seed Company, Bing¬ 
hamton, N. Y.—This is a little booklet 
explaining the firm’s new methods of 
selling such seeds as Timothy, clover, 
Alsike, etc., that are absolutely free 
from weed seeds. The firm cleans its 
seeds by special processes, using new 
methods and new machinery of its own 
invention. The firm claims to offer the 
purest and cleanest seeds in the world, 
and readers of this note are invited to 
write for samples of its seeds with prices 
quoted. 
Farmers’ Club. 
Dwarf Pears; How Far Apart? 
G. F. C., Elgin, Mich .—Last fall, I gave an agent 
an order for dwarf pear trees—Bartlett, Idaho 
and Clairgeau. I wish to run the rows north and 
south and make the distance between the trees 
north and south less than between the rows. 1. How 
near may I plant the trees in the row ? I intend 
to plant deep to make them half standard. 2 . 
Will 12 feet be far enough apart for the rows ? 
Ans. —1. Dwarf pear trees are, usually, 
planted about 10 to 12 feet apart, but as 
the intention is to plant them deep, 
thus causing them to send out pear roots 
above the quince stock and become “half¬ 
standards ” (which is a wise thing to do), 
C. F. C. should give them more room, 
say, 16 feet. Or, he can plant them 9 or 
10 feet and eventually cut out one-half 
of them, leaving them 18 or 20 feet apart 
when they need so much room. 2. 
Twelve feet is too close between rows 
if the pear trees grow as is expected ; 16 
or 18 would be better. h. e. y. d. 
Pruning Apple Trees in Kentucky 
,J. IF. H., Payne's Depot , Ky. —1. I planted some 
apple trees last spring, and they made a growth 
of from three to five feet. Some branches are long 
and slender. Should they be cutback this spring? 
2. What currant and gooseberry would do best 
in this climate and soil, to be grown for market ? 
3. What time should Red clover be sown to be 
grown for the benefit of the land and not for 
seed? If sown early and cut for hay, would it 
benefit the land as much as though not cut ? 
1. My practice is to head young apple 
trees at one and two years old ; cut back 
all rampant side branches, leaving lead¬ 
ers (central branches) longest, and giv- 
ingthe young tree a well-balanced, sym¬ 
metrical shape. I head all apple trees 
low to avoid sun scald on the southwest 
side, and have not lost one per cent of 
1,500 trees planted. 2. I have only the 
Downing gooseberry, which mildews 
badly in wet seasons. 3. I have never 
failed in a dozen trials to get a perfect 
stand of Medium clover when sown on 
thoroughly prepared land with thinly- 
seeded oats as a nurse crop. If possible, 
I prefer sowing on the last snow in 
March, as I can then see whether the 
seeding is regular and sufficient in quan¬ 
tity. I never cut clover from the first 
year’s sowing, and think it much better 
for the entire crop to remain as a fer¬ 
tilizer. a. W. DICKINSON. 
PRIZE POTATOES # 
are grown from our seed. Famous for 
their wonderful vitality, highly pro¬ 
ductive, delicious flavor. Lowest prices 
Catalogue describing 60 varieties, free* 
A. «. ALDKIIKJK, Ushers, Ontario Co, N. Y. 
1 am the originator of 
this improved strain of 
the Vinelcss Sweet Po¬ 
tato and I will send FREE 
a full history of it and 
how it was brought to 
its present state of per¬ 
fection and how to grow them successfully or for 10c. 
stamps I will include a sample potato and the stamps 
may be deducted from the first order. 
WILLIAM T. SIMPSON, Box 74. Pine Bluff, Ark. 
THE CARMANS. 
Eos. 1 <fe- .3 (Thorburn Stoclc.) 
We want orders. Do you want Choice Seed Pota¬ 
toes ? We quote prices to suit the times, One Tuber, 
Great early Thoroughbred with each Bbl. No. 3 at 
$1.50, No. 1 at $1.25. References given. FRASER 
BROS., Vernon, Wis. 
Harmon Kin Only $1.75 per barrel. Order now. 
U• 1 III■ II HU. 0 Will ship when wanted. 
GEO. K. HIGBIE & CO., 8 eedsmen, Rochester, N. V. 
Choice Seed Potatoes 
-Thirty varieties, in bushel 
or car lots; four new va¬ 
rieties of corn and oats that make large yields, a 
present for every R. N.-Y. reader. Prices low; cata¬ 
logue free. C. C. BRAWLKY, New Madison, O. 
CARMAN No.3 $2 50 
V* SEED POTATOES “ ■ P"b>>« 
Early Harvest, Carman No. 1., Sir William, $2.60 bbL 
Rutland Rose, Early Northern, Adirondac, $2.26 bbl. 
All the now and choice varieties, at lowest prices. 
Send for Catalog. NORTHERN SEES C0.,R0CHESTER,N.Y. 
CARMAN Nos. I and 3 
SEED POTATOES. 
Pure seed, full weight, lowest prices. All 
guaranteed. FRANK R. MILLER, 43 Chatham 
Street, Boston, Mass. Order now aud save money. 
Garden Seeds SEED POTATOES 
High-class stock—Carman No 3, $l.75 3-bu bbl ; Car¬ 
man No 1, Great Divide. Sir William and 30 other 
new early white varieties. $1.25 to $1 50 bbl. Lincoln 
and Ame iean Banner Oats, 35 cents 10-busbel lots. 
Russian Barley. Japanese and Si ver Hull Buck¬ 
wheat, special prices. Free Collections of Garden 
Seeds with every order for potatoes and farm seeds. 
ENTERPRISE SEED CO.. Newark. Wayne Co., N. Y. 
SEED POTATOES. 
JERBARD’S SEED POTATOES 
are always THE BEST. Grown from pedigree seed in the I 
new lands of the cold North-East, they yield Earliest and[ 
largest crops in every climate* 
JERRflRD'S NORTHERN SEEDS 
producc^carlier vegetables than any other on earth. I 
OUR NEW ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE MAILED FREE. Address 
The George W. P. jerrard Co., Caribou, Maine. 
THE BEST SEED POTATOES 
Farm and Garden Seeds 
In the World, are grown in Cold Northern Micuigan on New Muck Land, by 
HARRY N. HAMMOND, SEEDSMAN, 
Largest Grower of Seed Potatoes and Farm Seeds in the World, 
Decatur, Van Buren Co., Mich. 
NORTHERN GROWN. PURE. TRUE TO NAME. 
These Michigan-grown New Muck Land Seed Potatoes, planted on any soil in 
any climate, produce earliest and largest crops everywhere. There can be only 
one best. Hammond’s Pedigree Seed Potatoes, Farm and Garden Seeds, are not 
surpassed by any on earth. Prices are as low as the best quality of seeds can be 
sold. All the best varieties of Potatoes, including the wonderful Early Michigan, 
Maule’s and Everitt’s Thoroughbred, Acme, King of Earlies, Country Gentleman, 
Uncle Sam, Carman No. 3, and all other standard varieties. 
TWO MONEY-MAKING FARM SPECIALTIES: 
The Early Michigan Potato. 
There is no necessity of telling the readers of The 
Rural New-Yorker much about this celebrated po¬ 
tato. That it will be the leader in 1897 is conceded by 
all who tested it the past season. Without exception 
the Early Michigan is the earliest and most produc¬ 
tive extra early white potato ever introduced ; its 
quality is not surpassed by any variety on earth. 
Price: Peck, $1.50 ; bushel, $4 ; barrel, $9 ; one pound, 
postpaid, 35 cents. 
Michigan Wonder Oats. 
The greatest White Oat ever offered the American people. In¬ 
troduced by me last year. It outyielded six leading varieties the 
past season, including Mortgage Lifter. It is the most profitable for 
the farmer to raise. With ordinary culture, 75 bushels per acre 
can be grown. Prices: Bu., $1; 5 bu., $4; 10 bu., $7; 25 bu., $16. 
I offer $500 in cash prizes to club-raisers. Full particulars will 
be found in my 1897 catalogue. 
A handsome illustrated catalogue, with beautiful lithograph cover, free to all 
interested in Seeds. Write for it to-day. Address 
HARRY N. HAMMOND, Seedsman, Decatur, Van Buren Go., Mich. 
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DIBBLE’S FARM SEEDS, 
Grown in the cold North, produce larger and better crops in any soil or climate 
Carman No. 3, Burr's No 1 Early, 
Thoroughbred , Irish Cobbler, 
and 30 other leading varieties. Gold Coin Vineless 
Sweet Potatoes, Mortgage Lifter Oats, Seed Corn and 
Garden Seeds. Prices to suit farmers who are not 
fat-pursed. Illustrated Catalogue Free. 
GEO. W. MACE, Box C, Greenville, Ohio 
than those from any other source. 
Seed Potatoes. —All the new and standard kinds at the lowest prices 
consistent with the highest quality of stock. 
Seed Oats. —MORTGAGE LIFTER. Earliest and heaviest variety grown, 
and the standard kinds. 
A NEW POTATO. 
Seed Corn. —Mammoth Yellow Flint, New York 90-day Dent and other 
“FLAGLE.”-Originated by one of the most 
careful growers in Ohio from seed of the Summit. 
It is medium late, a very luxuriant grower, one 
of the last to suffer from blight, and enormously 
productive. As a table potato it is one of the 
very best. It is a light rose color, but so covered 
with a fine netting that one would suppose it to 
be a white, russety potato. It has been grown on 
trial in many places and has usually been noted 
for wonderful productiveness and superior qual¬ 
ity. It has two faults: the eyes are rather deep, 
and the tubers sometimes straggle in the hill. It 
is not bad in these respects, but not quite per¬ 
fect. The shape is oblong, slightly flattened. 
When grown last year in a field of 20 acres under 
field culture, with seven other varieties, it out- 
yielded all, giving 400 bushels per acre. 
By mail, lib, 50c.; 3 lbs., $1. By express or 
freight, peck, 50c.; bushel, $3; barrel (11 pecks), 
$ 6 . M. CRAWFORD, Cuyahoga Falls, O. 
varieties adapted to the Middle and Eastern States. 
HEADQUARTERS FOR ALL KINDS OF FARM SEEDS. 
Illustrated Catalogue Free. Market Gardeners, ask Special Price List. 
EDWARD F. DIBBLE, Honeoye Falls, N. Y. 
cccn PnTATflF^ CARMAM Mo - 3 - EARLY thoroughbred, 
ULLU I UIHI U LU and fifty more of the new and best varieties. Pure choice stock, direct 
from the grower. Write at once for our free catalogue. CARMAN 
No. 1, $1.25 per barrel. Get our prices before purchasing. M. F. WEBSTER & CO., Fishers, N. Y. 
Pure 
Choicest Varieties, 
Low Prices. 
Send for handsomely 
illustrated catalogue con¬ 
taining article describing 
method of raising and 
handling. 
We offer a pure strain of TRUE EARLY OHIO, and a ) A LARGE SEED FARM, COMPLETE EQUIPMENT, 
choice assortment of the best new and standard varie- ( COLD STORAGE CELLARS of large capacity, in the 
ties of Seed Potatoes, at low prices. ) COLD NORTHWEST. 
Prices quoted f. o. b. at Chicago, on any quantity. 
All small lots, including pecks, delivered, express paid, anywhere in United States or Canada. Write NOW for Catalogue. 
E. W. ALLEN, Wolverton, Wilkin Countv, Minn. 
