1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
263 
RURALISMS—Continued. 
Mr. J. H. Beard, of Petersburg, Ill., 
is a potato specialist. He says that the 
Lincoln potato offered by Frank Ford & 
Son, Ravenna, 0., is of the very best 
quality, and one of the thriftiest grow¬ 
ers, yielding abundantly under adverse 
circumstances. His observation is that 
the roots of different varieties vary as 
much as the potatoes and tops, some 
having a thick mass, penetrating the soil 
deeply, others having only a few strag¬ 
gling fibers. The varieties of this latter 
class will make almost a complete fail¬ 
ure in a dry season, and fall an easy 
prey to bugs and blight. He says : 
“ Compare the Freeman with the R. 
N.-Y. No. 2 and you will have a whole 
history in a nutshell.” He tells us he is 
a very, very busy farmer. We should 
be glad to have him tell us also “how a 
busy farmer manages his potato patch.” 
Some parts of a report from the Penn¬ 
sylvania Experiment Station (State Col¬ 
lege, Center County), cannot fail to 
interest our potato-growing readers. 
According to our trials, the Bovee was 
found to be about 10 days earlier than 
the Early Ohio. At the Pennsylvania 
Station, last year, planted not until 
May 5, it yielded 353 bushels to the acre, 
maturing August 14. Early Ohio yielded 
235 bushels, whicti matured September 2, 
a difference of 16 days. Of the 30 varie¬ 
ties under trial, two others ripened the 
same date, viz , August 14. They were 
Early May, yielding 375 bushels to the 
acre, and Victor Rose, yielding 328 
bushels to the acre. Freeman ripened 
August 25, yielding 331 bushels. Enor¬ 
mous gave the heaviest yield—480 bush¬ 
els, ripening August 25. Of varieties 
tried for two years, the Bovee gives the 
highest average yield—378 bushels—and 
Irish Daisy the lowest—276. The Car¬ 
man No. 3 tried last year, gave the 
lowest yield (176 bushels), and the lowest 
per cent of small tubers. The Carman 
No. 1 stands second for the average trial 
of two years—327 bushels—the date of 
ripening being September 2. 
It is the opinion of Ruralisms that 
there are very few who fully appreciate 
the beauty of the Smoke tree or Venetian 
sumach—Rhus Cotinus. Its beauty is 
all its own. There is no other tree or 
shrub that resembles it when in bloom. 
There isn’t anything in hardy plant life 
that equals the Smoke tree during its 
early and middle period of blooming. It 
is like a mist when the early morning 
sun touches it; at first, in its earliest 
period of bloom, a delicate shade of light 
green, then, later, a roseate color, misty 
and downy as one can conceive. Trees 
properly grown are one mass of this mist 
or delicately colored fixed little cloud of 
smoke, tinted, as we have said, first a 
lively, delicate green, then in a few days, 
a feeble rose color, so feeble, indeed, 
that one is inclined to wonder, as he looks 
at it, why he does not see through it. 
The Smoke tree is not appreciated be¬ 
cause it is rarely given a full chance to 
develop its beauty. It will grow any¬ 
where, like the lilac or privet, and so, 
generally, it is planted anywhere and 
left to care for itself. We know of a 
Smoke tree grown by itself and not less 
than 30 years old. It is as round as a 
globe, nearly 10 feet high and 10 feet in 
diameter. Its foliage is ample and the 
shrub is, therefore attractive enough 
while not in bloom, or in fruit we should 
say. While in bloom, it is just one cloud 
of pale green or rose, according to the 
season. 
The flowers are, for the most part, 
abortive. The hairy pedicels Anally 
elongate and become long and feathery. 
The flowers of the Smoke or Wig tree, 
as it is sometimes called, show all transi¬ 
tional stages of sexes. Some are stami- 
nate, some hermaphrodite, some pistil¬ 
late. The staminate flowers are most 
conspicuous, the pistillate the least so. 
We do not know how far north this 
unique bush is hardy. At the Rural 
Grounds, it has never been injured by 
cold or insects. 
CATALOGUES. 
(Continued from ArBiL 10.) 
H. G. Faust & Co , 64 and 66 North 
Front Street, Philadelphia, Pa.—A large¬ 
sized seed catalogue of 65 pages, 16 of 
which are specialties. Among these, it 
is stated that Faust’s Earliest of All 
cabbage is of the finest quality, the heav¬ 
iest yielder, and the surest and most 
profitable variety. Faust’s New Queen 
lettuce, it is claimed, has no equal for 
general use. The heads are close and 
compact, and it is slow to run to seed 
It stands the heat well. The leaves are 
tender and crisp, and of a deep green, 
changing towards the center to a creamy 
white. 
R. J. Stahelin, Bridgman, Mich.—A 
catalogue of strawberries, raspberries 
and blackberries. There is no better 
list of strawberries than the 38 varie¬ 
ties offered here. The “ Remarks on 
Berry Growing” are concise and instruc¬ 
tive. Collections of the best varieties of 
strawberries are offered at reduced 
prices. 
Only One 
Standard 
You and we may differ as to 
money standards and out of 
our very differences good may 
come. But we won't differ as 
to the merits of one standard 
emulsion of cod-liver oil. 
SCOTT'S EMULSION has 
won and held Its way for 
nearly 25 years In the world of 
medicine until to-day It is al¬ 
most as much the standard in 
all cases of lung trouble, and 
every condition of wasting 
whether In child or adult as 
quinine is in malarial fevers. 
Differ on the money ques¬ 
tion if you will, but when it 
comes to a question of health, 
perhaps of life and death, get 
the standard. 
Your druggist sells Scott’s Emulsion. 
Two sizes, 50 cts. and $1.00 
SCOTT & BOWNE, New York. 
IT 
KILLS 
all kinds of insects. Goodell’s Gray Mineral 
Asli, a wonderful new product, is sure death to 
all plant destroying pests. It goes three times 
as far as Paris Green or London Purple, and 
acts in half the time. Can’t harm man or 
beast. To introduce it, will send free 5 lb. can 
to at least two farmers in each county. 
GRAY MINERALASH 
5 lbs. make 1 barrel of spray for Geld, or 2 bbU. for garden 
plants. For sale by druggists, seedsmen and fertilizer 
agents. National Mining and Milling Co., Baltimore, Md. 
Lug no more water. 
Save your time and 
strength. Use 
LEGGETT’S 
CHAMPION DRY 
POWDER GUN 
to distribute any dry- 
powder or Insecticide. 
Simply adjust tubes 
proper length to dust 
low vines or the high¬ 
est trees. Funglroid 
(Dry Bordeaur Mix¬ 
ture) prevents b’ight, 
mildew and rot. as well as ibe liquid, and saves all 
the labor of mixing and carrying and pumping. One 
man does the work of 10 and does it easier. Dust two 
rows of potatoes as fast as you walk, and treat 1 000 
trees a day. There is money In this for you. You will 
use it because of convenience and ease, when you 
would neglect the heavy knapsack, and mixing and 
pumping. Send your address for full particulars. 
LEGGETT & BRO.. 301 Pearl Street New York. 
ARMSTRONG A McKELVY 
Pittsburgh. 
BEYMER-BAUMAN 
Pittsburgh. 
DAVIS-CHAMBERS 
Pittsburgh. 
FAHNESTOCK 
Pittsburgh. 
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> Cincinnati. 
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ATLANTIC 
BRADLEY 
BROOKLYN 
JEWETT 
ULSTER 
UNION 
SOUTHERN 
SHIPMAN 
• Now York. 
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Chicago. 
St. Louis. 
COLLIER 
MISSOURI 
RED SEAL 
SOUTHERN 
JOHN T. LEWIS A BROS CO 
Philadelphia. 
MORLEY 
Cleveland. 
SALEM 
Salem, Mass. 
CORNELL 
Buffalo. 
KENTUCKY 
Louisville. 
P RACTICAL painters every¬ 
where use and recommend 
Pure White Lead (see list ot 
brands which are genuine) and 
Pure Linseed Oil because they 
make not only the cheapest but 
by far the best paint. In lact 
you cannot afford to use any¬ 
th 
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se. 
|-^pvj-sr-s By using National Lead Co.’s Pure White Lead Tinting Col¬ 
in p p ors, any desired shade is readily obtained. Pamphlet giving 
* valuable information and card showing samples of colors free ; 
also cards showing pictures of twelve houses of different designs painted in 
various styles or combinations of shades forwarded upon application to those 
intending to paint. 
National Lead Co., / Broadway, New York. 
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is constructed of such material and on such lines that it is 
STRONGER THAN IRON —CHEAPER THAN WOOD 
HANDSOMER THAN EITHER. 
Protects all grounds and at the same time Adds to their 
beauty. Cannot blow down or burn up. Will not 
harlmr weeds. When built with our ornamental 
steel posts it is a thing of beauty and true worth. 
Free Catalogue and 
Circulars. 
msfl HARTMAN MFG, CO., Ellwood City, Pa„ or j Manhattan Building: Chicago 
IS PROVING ITSELF 
EVERY DAY 
TO BE 
A BOON 
TO THE WORLD. 
EASTERN AGENTS: 
Russell & Irwin Mtg.Co., 
43, 45 & 47 Chambers St., 
J. M. Thorburn & Co., 
15 John Street, 
NEW YORK. 
Factory at 
"RIVERSIDE,” 
Niles, Mich. 
W. A. 
REDDICK, 
Proprietor. 
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Catalogue and full treatise on spraying fruit ; 
and vegetable crops mailed free. Address 
WM. STAHL, QUINCY, ILL. 
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Best for orchard, garden, honse. Continu¬ 
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anteed. Price., Kx. paid, No. 1, tin, $1.50 , No. 2, 
Iron. $2; No. 16. two ho.e. nozzle, and exten. pipe., 
[#12.00. Catalog free. Agent, wanted. 
*W. II. JOHISTOS A CO., Box >4, Canton, Ohio. 
THE 
PUMP 
THAT 
PUMPS 
Pumps 
Force, Tank, Lift, 
j--_ op ray, and all kinds o 
RS Hay Tools 
Catalogue fre«. 
F. E. MYERS & BRO., 
Afbiaad, Ohio. 
THE deCLERCQ 
Double-Action Spraying Pump, 
one of the most practical devices for 
spraying Fruit 'i rees. Shrubs. Pota 
toes, etc., is thted with two nozzles 
one delivers a tine spray Immediately 
after leaving nozzle, the other from 
ID to 15 feet after leaving nozzle, 
which Is designed for till trees Can 
be used with a knapsack cau Write 
for Circulars and Prices. 
deCLEBCy BBOS., Cazenovla, N. Y. 
KILLS ALL BUGS 
ou can dust one acre of potatoes in 40 
minutes by doing two rows at once. 
No plaster or water used. With this 
machine you can dust tobacco, 
cotton, fruit trees, currant 
bushes, etc. BOOK FREE. 
Write to 
HOTCHKISS BROS., 
Wallingford, - Conn. 
The Mc 5 h Around T*l Panc. 
5HOW5H01VTHL Ftfid. 1 $ Made. 
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• is often enough to do some things if done * 
■ properly In the first place. To build a Key- 1 
" stone Fence is doing the thing right in the * 
• beginning. 25 to 58 inches high. For the 1 
• farm, lawn, park and cemetery. Our • 
• catalogue contains convincing arguments. 
• No. 19 Rush St., Peoria, Ill. • 
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All horizontal lines are cables; not affected by heat 
and cold; adjusts itself to hilly ground without 
buckling, Built for service and durability. Write 
for full Information. 
UNION FENCE CO., DeKalb, III. 
850 Rods—5 Years—No Repairs. 
That is the Page fence experience of a prominent 
laud owner in Michigan, and it’s the real secret of 
our success with all classes. When an individual or 
a Company adopt the Page, it settles the fence 
question with them for at least one generation. 
Why not investigate? Send for evidence. 
PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., Adrian, Mich. 
WOVEN ..MlFENCE 
Best on K»rth. Horw-hlgh, Bull- , 
throng, Pig and Chlzkrn-tlgbL With , 
our Bl’PLKX AfTOMATIC Machine ■ 
you can make 80 rods a day for . 
12 to 20 cts. a Rod. 
Over 50 slrles. Catalogue t ree. 
KITSELMAN BROS., 
Bn, lnfi. Ririgeville, Ind. 
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BOWEN 
CABLE STAY FENCE CO 
<T I n For a machine to build 
4 ) | U the cheapest strongest 
and best fence made of wire. 
No royalties, no farm rights, 
machine easily and quickly 
operated by any farmer. 
Bend for large circulars 
NORWALK.O. 
SPRAY 
AUTOMATIC 
* Spraying Nozzles. 
Send Tor Clr. John J. McGowex, Forest Home, N. Y. 
Profit or Loss? 
That’s the question. 
THE ECLIPSE 
SPRAY PUMP 
Will settle that in your or¬ 
chard. With it you CAN 
make a profit. Without it, 
what do you get? 
Send for catalogue. 
MORRILL & MORLEY. 
Benton Harbor, Mich. 
