1890 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
201 
CATALOGUE REVIEWS. 
(CONTINUED.) 
Edward T. Ingram, West Chester, Pa. 
—A circular of small fruits and several 
kinds of potatoes. He heads his list of 
strawberries with the Brandywine as 
combining more good qualities than any 
other kind he has tried. lie agrees with 
Tiie R. N.-Y. that the Riostrawberry “ is 
the earliest strawberry that is worth 
growing.” IIis list of raspberries is short, 
but select, viz., Miller, Loudon, Kansas, 
Eureka, Hilbornand Columbian. His de¬ 
scription of the Carman No. 1 potato is 
just right—evidently written from his 
own observation. He says that “it cooks 
mealy as eai-ly as the Early Rose,” which 
is true, “ but the vines continue to grow 
until midseason.” 
Fred E. Young, Rochester, N. Y.—A 
catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees 
and shrubs, small fruits, roses, etc. 
There is a colored portrait of the Walter 
Pease apple. Several pages are given to 
the new Alice grape, whose merits Tiie 
R. N.-Y. was the first to report outside 
of the originator’s grounds. It is a red 
grape of fine quality, and one of the 
best of keepers. Keepsake, Columbus, 
Golden Prolific, Chautauqua, Red Jacket 
and Triumph, which resembles the Col¬ 
umbus, are among the gooseberries 
offered, and a better selection could not 
be made. Wm. Belt, it is claimed, bears 
larger strawberries than Bubach, and 
the plants are “ much more productive.” 
Note what is said of the Bourgeat 
quince, the Centennial cherry. Mr. 
Young, rightly as we think, regards the 
Clematis Henryi as the best of its color. 
We imported our first plant of this 
splendid variety nearly 20 years ago, be¬ 
fore it was known in this country. 
G. H. & J. H. Hai.e, South Glaston¬ 
bury, Conn.—If there were nothing else 
in this catalogue but the story of the 
remarkable success of two plucky, bright 
boys, which is told under th« title of 
“ From a Push-cart to a Trolley-car,” we 
would still ask our readers to send for it. 
In their early efforts, they were not only 
poor, but $7,000 in debt. Financial suc¬ 
cess came all at once. In one season, 
they cleared $9,000, and the next year 
the $ 2,000 surplus was “ squandered ” in 
chemical fertilizers. That year was a 
bad one, and they again ran heavily in 
debt for labor and fertilizers, though 
aiming to cultivate more thoroughly and 
feed more liberally than ever before. 
But the next year, all their fruits pro¬ 
duced abundantly, and their “profits 
were enormous.” Then it was said by 
neighbors who had previously warned 
Mrs. Hale, the mother, that her boys 
would ruin her by appropriating the very 
best part of her land for a briar patch, 
especially when, a little later, the farm 
was mortgaged to buy horses, wagons, 
tools and fertilizers to help them to cul¬ 
tivate and enlarge these “briar patches,” 
then it was said, “The Hales’ boys are 
mighty lucky.” Were the neighbors 
right ? Did they bear in mind that “all 
the summer wages,” in those earlier 
days, “ except what was speut for a suit 
of clothes and the first bought overcoat, 
were reserved to buy new varieties of 
Break up the Clods.—Every clod of 
earth on the fields is a nugget of gold, 
so to speak, which contains within it 
equivalent elements of value. But as 
the gold of the nugget is only procured 
by crushing and separating the rock, so 
the gold of the clod is only procured by 
crushing and dissolving it by the rains 
and air, so that the crop can separate 
the valuable plant food (the farmer’s 
gold) from it. How to crush these clods 
and release the rich plant food in them 
is the question for the farmer. We can 
tell him how; viz.: by using a perfect 
implement, such as the “ACME” Pul¬ 
verizing Harrow, Clod Crusher and Rev¬ 
eler, which has been used by thousands 
of farmers without one case of disap¬ 
pointment or dissatisfaction. It crushes 
the clods better than a roller; tears 
them to small particles and forms them 
into compact yet mellow soil, better 
than any other, or all other, harrows 
combined, and does all this at one opera¬ 
tion. See advertisement on page 210. 
fruit plants ? ” Good friends, we know 
of no better example to prove that indus¬ 
try, study and perseverance will lead to 
success on the farm, as elsewhere, than 
the success of these Hale boys ; and we 
would ask those of you who have been 
cast down by repeated failures ; those of 
you who are in debt and who see in farm 
industries no ray of light, not only to 
guide them to recovery, but to success¬ 
ful, happy lives, to read “ From a Push¬ 
cart to a Trolley-car. ” Now, the 
“lucky” Hale boys own in Georgia a 
peach orchard of about 1,000 acres, and 
hundreds of acres have been added to 
their home farm in South Glastonbury. 
The Hales have great faith in the 
Japan plums, and one of these farms 
has been devoted to them. They paid 
Luther Burbank $500 for his “ J,” since 
called the Hale, which is now offered 
for sale. The other Japan plums which 
they prize are Willard, Red June, Berck- 
mans, Abundance, Normand, Burbank, 
Chabot. Their favorite peaches are 
Crosby, Oldmixon, Elberta, Triumph 
and Connecticut, which, it is claimed, 
bears fruit of great size, handsome ap 
pearance and superior flavor, ripening 
the earliest of any large yellow peach. 
For big strawberries and lots of them, 
the firm advises us to plant the new 
variety, Bouncer. Many of these fruits 
are photographed in colors by the new 
process. 
ItttercHancoujS gUmtisinji 
lx writing to advertisers, please always mention 
Thb R it rat. New-Yorker. 
ouccessful 
growers of fruits, berries, 
and all kinds of vegetables, 
know that the largest yields and 
best quality are produced by 
the liberal use of fertilizers 
containing at least lO% of 
Actual Potash. 
Without the liberal use of Pot¬ 
ash on sandy soils, it is impos¬ 
sible to grow fruits, berries and 
vegetables of a quality that will 
command the best prices. 
Our pamphlets are not advertising circulars boom¬ 
ing special fertilizers, but are practical works, contain¬ 
ing latest researches on the subject of fertilization, and 
are really helpful to farmers. They are sent free for 
the asking. 
GERMAN KALI WORKS, 
93 Nassau St , New York- 
Genuine 'sir Guano. 
In original packages as imported. No 
manipulation. Limited stock. To-day's 
price, $37 per ton, cash. f. o. b. Camden 
or Philadelphia. 
TAYLOR BROS., Mar '‘ e, cA“G E N.Tf r “ ,s ' 
^FERTILIZERS 
MANUFACTURED BY V 
THElARECKl CHEMICAL CD 
^SANDUSKY. OHIO. 
ARMSTRONG & McKELVY 
Pittsburgh. 
BEYMER-BAUMAN 
Pittsburgh. 
DAVIS-CHAMBERS 
Pittsburgh. 
FAHNESTOCK 
Pittsburgh. 
ANCHOR ) 
j Cincinnati. 
ECKSTEIN ) 
ATLANTIC 
BRADLEY 
BROOKLYN 
JEWETT 
ULSTER 
UNION 
SOUTHERN | 
SHIPMAN J 
COLLIER 'j 
MISSOURI 
RED SEAL 
SOUTHERN 
New York. 
Chicago. 
St. I.onis. 
JOHN T. LEWIS & BROS.CO 
Philadelphia. 
MORLEY 
SALEM 
CORNELL 
KENTUCKY 
Cleveland. 
Salem, Mass. 
Buffalo. 
Louisville. 
I T IS JUST AS EASY, and a heap more 
sensible, to use a little care in the se¬ 
lection of materials when having paint¬ 
ing done and secure the best result as it is 
to take chances and use m xtures of which 
you know nothing. To be sure of getting 
P ure WI lif e L end 
examine the brand (see list genuine brands). 
Any shade or color desired can be easily ob¬ 
tained by using National Lead Co.’s brands 
of Pure White Lead and Tinting- Colors. 
O 
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., 
1 Broadway, New York. 
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RICHARDS TRANSPLANTING IMPLEMENTS. 
Patented April 2, 1895. A cheap, sure and simple way to transplant all kinds of 
plants, guaranteed not to disturb their growth. The inventor lias transplanted 
thousands of plants with these implements and is therefore qualified to say what they 
will do. Indorsed by many of the most prominent plant growers. Send tor circular 
giving testimonials, directions how to use, and other valuable information, especially 
to strawberry growers. Price, per set of six transplanters, one excavator and one 
ejector, $2.50. Extra transplanters, 20 cents each. Agents wanted. 
F. RICHARDS, Freeport, N. Y. 
DARLING’S SL FERTILIZER 
possesses all the nutritive elements requisite in plant food. Being 
rich in ammonia, phosphoric acid and potash, combined in just 
the right proportions, they are highly efficacious for all crops, but 
especially adapted for corn, potatoes, grain, root crops, and top 
dressing for grass land. 
Lawn Dressing and Flower Grower In neat packages for house-plants, Bone Meal 
for cattle, and Chicken Bone; also bone for mechanical purposes, Pure Beef Scraps 
and Poultry Supplies of all descriptions. For sale at all agricultural ware-houses 
and seed stores in the Middle States and New England. Ask for Darling’s Fertilizers. 
Our 1896 Catalogue contains important information on the fertilizer question 
which every grower should know. We send it Free. 
L,. B. DARLING FERTILIZER COMPANY, Pawtucket, Rhode Island. 
and 
FINE 
(BONE 
THE BEST FERTILIZERS 
produce large crops, maintaining the fertility of the soil. To use 
proper fertilizer materials is of first importance to every grower 
of crops. High-grade Bone Fertilizers furnish th,e cheapest and 
best plant-food known. We manufacture our goods to supply a 
constant supply of food for the needs of the plants and to keep 
up a vigorous growth. You will have the right material at 
the right time by using our goods. 
Send for full Descriptive Circular and Testimonials. Agents 
Wanted in Sections Unoccupied. 
I. P. THOMAS & SON CO., Philadelphia. 
Lay aside your prejudices and do that 
which experiment and experience has I 
determined to be the best. Your soil 
may have been robbed of its fertility by 
the past system of agriculture. It can 
be restored and made fertile and pro¬ 
ductive easier, cheaper, quicker and 
more lastingly so by a liberal .use of our 
standard brands of 
COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS 
than by any plan known.- 
They are suited to every variety of crop, 
and in them the various chemical con¬ 
stituents are proportioned to the require¬ 
ments of all classes of plants. They 
are uniform, dry and drillable. Every 
brand is guaranteed to be of best qual¬ 
ity and carries its analysis with it. 
stamped on the bag. Our prices are 
very reasonable—quality of goods con- , 
sidered. We also carry a full line of I 
high grade Agricultural Chemicals to| 
supply those who wish to mix their | 
own fertilizers. Write us. 
The CLEVELAND DRYER GO.. Cleveland. 0. 
