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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
March 4, 
A CHEAP FARM GREENHOUSE. 
My experience with a greenhouse began 
with one 70 x 70 feet, and slowly grew 
till it took in 1$4 acre; this was on my 
father’s place. At first we heated with 
hot air through large tile, but they would 
choke with soot and often crack with the 
heat, and that let smoke enough out to 
injure the crops. Next we heated with 
hot water in four-inch soil pipe, then with 
two-inch gas pipe for hot water, and 
later, when the houses were made twice 
as long, we changed to steam, because it 
would take water too long to make the 
trip with the houses 300 feet long. It is 
hardly possible for a farmer to make a 
small greenhouse pay if his time is worth 
anything, unless he takes his pay out in 
satisfaction, because the opening and clos¬ 
ing of the ventilating sash and attending 
the tire takes more time than most folks 
think, and the smaller the house is the 
greater is the cost per square foot of roof 
in taking care of it. I would call them an 
expensive luxury for most farmers. 
Almost any man who has gumption 
enough to want a greenhouse could build 
one by using hotbed sash for the roof, 
supported by two rows of posts for the 
outside walls and two rows of gas pipe 
posts inside; they would cause less shade 
.than wooden posts of equal strength, and 
short gas pipe posts can be used outside 
the boards along the aisle by staying the 
posts with a wire. Use one sash on the 
north slope and two on the south slope, 
and enough more by the side of these to 
make the house the desired length. 
Hot water is by far the best heat for a 
small house, and a water heater such as 
were used in railway cars, ought to be 
large enough to do the business. The pip¬ 
ing must be arranged so that there are no 
air pockets to check the circulation of the 
water. The average Winter will take 
about 16 pounds of soft coal per square 
foot of roof. A hillside will do if it 
slopes south; then it would answer as a 
wind-break and not shade the rbof. Cold, 
windy days take the most coal. By using 
regular hotbed sash for a roof they could 
be taken off, after danger of frost is past, 
and stored away or piled and covered and 
the beds used for garden during the Sum¬ 
mer. The diagram shows end view of 
house. louis c. breyfogle. 
Indiana. 
STRAWBERRY NOTES . 
Planting Strawberries. —Our method 
of setting out strawberry plants is by 
using a mason trowel that has a blunt 
point. Almost all of our plants are set 
out in midsummer, so as to get a full 
crop from each plant the next season, 
enough to pay cost of plowing, setting and 
manure. We use a line across the field 
and set each plant, by the line as straight 
as Uncle Sam. When we are digging 
our plants in midsummer we try to dig 
so as to hold as much soil to each plant 
as possible, and lay each plant in a shal¬ 
low box holding from 200 to 300 plants, 
so that the roots are inside of the box, 
lapping over each other after box is full. 
We ofive the plants a good soak of water; 
this makes each plant retain more or less 
soil, no matter how hot or dry it is. We 
succeed in getting a perfect row of plants; 
never a plant fails to live. 
Why Destroy Old Strawberry Beds? 
—Our system of building up the old 
strawberry beds retains the plants in the 
same original rows where first set out year 
after year. This system saves cost of 
plants, plowing, setting, cutting blossoms, 
manure, etc. Why not pick fruit from 
the same field again, and keep it going for¬ 
ever? Why not follow nature as near 
as possible? The nature of a strawberry 
plant is to renew; that is, to send out run¬ 
ners and make young plants each season. 
Nine years’ experience in building up the 
strawberry beds after fruiting time has 
revealed wonderful crops from these built- 
up plants each season. Why destroy good 
fruit-bearing plants that have the fruit¬ 
bearing blood streaming through their 
veins or ribs? Try our system the com¬ 
ing season, say July 1, or right after pick¬ 
ing season. Say your rows are matted; 
cut out with a good sharp hoe all plants 
except one retained everv six inches apart 
in the original rows. The rows can be 
seen very plainly by looking over the' 
original rows. The old plants that were 
lef tlast season are taller and more stocky 
or bunchy; the young plants that have 
grown between these old ones are not 
quite so tall. It is these young plants we 
retain as much as possible, and cut out 
what appears to be the old plants in the 
original rows. By building up plants they 
do not mat as much as if Spring-set. 
New Jersey. t. c. kevitt. 
Hen Manure as Garden Fertilizer. 
E. A. IF., De Ruyter, N. Y. —In a recent 
Issue you gave amounts of phosphoric acid 
and potash to be mixed with hen manure for 
a bean fertilizer. What should he the mix¬ 
ture for a general garden fertilizer? How 
would the same work on strawberries and how 
should it be applied? 
Ans.—A fertilizer for general garden 
crops should contain more nitrogen than 
one for beans; some beans belong to the 
class of plants which obtain more or less 
nitrogen from the air. If the hen manure 
has been kept dry and is finely crushed 
you can mix by weight in the proportion 
of eight pounds manure, three pounds mu¬ 
riate of potash, six pounds acid phosphate 
and three pounds nitrate of soda. 
HURST’S ORCHARD SPRAYER 
Sprays Everytliing-Trees, Potatoes, Truck, or¬ 
chards and small patches 
equally well. Rows. 4 at a 
time. 20 acres a day. Even 
2-acre growers say: “ Pays 
itself first season.” first 
order (where no agent) se¬ 
cures Wholesale price. Ten 
days’ free trial or will take 
extra yield one acre as pay. 
Write to-pay for one free in 
each locality. 
H. L. HUKST MEG. CO., Dept C, Canton, O. 
Isr“'AlI kinds" Sprayers, Barrels, etc., at about one- 
half if you write at once. 
“World’s Fair white corn sent to pres- 
TTunusidii IDENT ROOSEVELT.” "They 
are fine ears indeed." said C. P. Hartley. Among 
patrons are Waldo Brown, M. E. Williams, Jo Wing 
and L. N. Bonham of Ohio; also Henry Field. Iowa 
This early variety HUNTER’S IDEAL WHITE has 
been cultivated by advertiser for 47 years straight. 
Amount of seed limited. First orders first claim till 
gone; F.O.B. and sacks free, hi bu. $1.25. 1 Ira. $2.00. 
C. S. HUNTER. Sevenmile. Ohio. 
BURPEE’S White Evergreen Sugar Corni- 
Fine quality of seed. Guaranteed true to name 
Test 904 germination. Will sell in quantities fron 
I. . u aJP As k for prices, stating amount wanted. 
MACE & MANSFIELD, Box C, Greenville, Ohi( 
FIELD SEEDS 
Medium Red Clover, Timothy, Alfalfa. Alsike, Ken¬ 
tucky Blue Grass, Red Top and Beardless Barley. 
Direct to Farmers. Samples and prices on application. 
M. L. WHITE. Seedsman, NoblesvHle, Ind. 
D( ITATOES-Blusli.Bovee,Carman, Harvest,CWoeks, 
1 Ohio, Reliance, 85kinds. C. W. Ford, Fishers, N.Y. 
20 KINDS $ I 
Awarded the GRAND PRIZE 
(highest honor) at St. Louis Ex¬ 
position. Catalogue free 
H. F. BURT, - Taunton, Mass. 
The Ward Blackberry 
The WARD is a very strong grower, 
perfectly hardy in New Jersey, very pro¬ 
lific ; the fruit black throughout. We 
offer root-cutting plants at so moderate 
a price that all can plant it who desire a 
first-class and profitable market variety. 
For price address 
D. Baird & Son 
Baird, N. J. 
BURT’S 
DAHLIAS 
NEW STRAWBERRIES 
SPRAYED STOCK 
My list includes some of the following — 
Richman, Mark Hanna, Beaver, Arkansas Black 
Ernie, Crimson Cluster. Auto, Olive's Pride Dun¬ 
can, Commonwealth, President, Lady Garrison. Ben¬ 
jamin, Superior and Maria, also the best standard 
varieties. Everyone should read Special Offer for 
1905. You can select your own plants. The best 
variety free with your order. Send postal for catalog. 
C. W. GRAHAM, 
Box 342, Afton, N. Y. 
Perfection Strain Early Rose Potatoes 
?,^ Ues L’ highest quality, greatest yielders, seed 
f 1.25 a bu. Send for Circular of potatoes and swine 
PKNNA. BERKSHIRE CO , Fannettsburg, Pa. 
F OR SALE 3,000 Two-year old Elberta Peach 
Trees and Apple Trees 
cc ^ W H. ROCHELLE. 
046 Quapaw Avenue. Hot Springs. Ark. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS A? 
VARIETIES 
UE TO NAME 
A vigorous, healthy, well-rooted plant is more 
certain to live, grow much faster, less liable to 
disease. Ibis la the kind of plains I furnish my 
customers 25 years’ experience. I.ncretla and 
Austin Dewberry Plants, Asparagus Roots, Seed 
Corn, Second-crop Seed Potatoes, etc. Descriptive 
catalogue free. 
J. W. HALL, Marion Station, Md. 
Pan-American Strawberry Plants, 
Produce large and continuous crop of tine large 
Strawberries (same year of setting), from August 
until winter. Fruits on new runners and old plants 
Plants,$1.00 each; 0 $5.00; 12 $10.00, by mail or express 
prepaid, upon receipt of price. Address order & In¬ 
quiries, SAMUEL COOPER, Delevan, N Y. 
KNOX NURSERIES 
(Established in 1851.) 
One Year Cherry Trees 
for Spring Planting 
Those whom we did not supply last fall we 
hope to furnish next spring. We have pleased 
every customer this last fall and have many let¬ 
ters containing such expressions as “Cherry 
trees are the best we ever saw." " I had no idea 
they were half so good:” "one must see them to 
appreciate the quality." “Cherry gave perfect 
satisfaction." etc. Well-pleased customers are 
our best advertisement everywhere we have sent 
one-year cherry trees. Our one-year cherry aro 
the finest this year that we ever grew—they are 
simply magnificent. Fine tops and perfect roots 
make an ideal tree. Send for illustrated circular 
telling all about them. A postal with your re¬ 
quest is all the charge. Let us send you a sam¬ 
ple for comparison with trees from other nur¬ 
series. We also have a fine lot of apples, peach 
and a general line of nursery stock. Planters 
will do well to get our prices before buying.; 
H. M. SIMPSON & SONS 
Vincennes, Indiana 
LOGANBERRIES 
Let every fruit-grower plant some Loganber¬ 
ries. They are proving more productive and 
profitable than Blackberries and ripen at a sea¬ 
son before summer drouths. Strong, well- 
rooted plants, $1.00 per dozen, jjostpaid. 
Write for illustrated circular. Special prices in 
quantities. 
J. B. PILKINGTON, Nurseryman 
Portland, Oregon 
“ The best that money, location, and experience 
can produce.” 
“FRIEND” 
’Nuf Said! 
CAT. .REE 
“Friend” Mfg. Co. 
GASPORT. - - • N. Y 
U. S. A. 
Write to Andrew 
Reash atNew Spring- 
field,Mahoning Co,, 
Ohio, for circular and 
prices on Berry Baskets, 
Berry Crates, etc. 
Write at once and 
procure prices. 
O UK CATALOGUE quotes Lowest Prices on good 
plants, and the best berry crates and qt. baske t 
made H. H. AULTFATHEK, Minerva. Ohio. 
CANNEDY TREES 
are the best that can be grown. You can get no 
better, no matter what you pay. A complete line 
for spring delivery. Write for prices. Salesmen 
wanted. Nurseries at Carrollton and Jersey ville. 
JOHN A. CANNEDY, - Carrollton, Ill, 
A Valuable New Potato 
“ Harris Snowball ” 
This new seedling has been thoroughly tested 
for the past three years when blight and rot has 
been almost universal in this state, and it has 
never been affected with either of these diseases 
Last Beason it yielded 324 bushels per acre 
without fertilizer or spraying, where other kinds 
were failures on account of blight. Why lose 
100 bushels per acre from effects of blight and a 
large percentage from rot, when this “blight 
proof” variety can be had at a very moderate 
price ? Full description in our catalogue. 
We are extensively engaged in Seed Growing 
and we offer the best seeds at lowest prices. 
It will pay you to see our catalogue. It con¬ 
tains lots of good new things. No charge for it. 
JOSEPH HARRIS COMPANY 
Seed Growers, Coldwater, N. Y. 
No book keeping in the berry field. No trouble in 
settling with pickers. Every grower should use them. 
Samples free. 
T. M JONES, Goreville, Illinois 
Special Seed Offer 
I will send post-paid, 15 Full Sized Packets of 
flower seeds for 25 cents, consisting of Asters, 
Alyssum, Bachelor Button. Coreopsis, Candytuft, 
Mignonette, Marigold, Pinks, Poppies, Pansies, 
Phlox. Portulaca, Petunia, sweet Peas and Zinnias. 
For description see last page of 1905 Catalog. Send 
for it to day, it is free. 
H. B. SNOW, 25 Railroad St., Camden. New York 
QUALITY LEADS 
In “BURWELL’S SEEDS.” Market Gar¬ 
deners Special Prices. 
E. E. RURWELL, New Haven, Conn. 
S EED OATS for sale. National, 20th Century and 
Big Four All best standard white varieties. 
Very large yielders, have stiff straw and are home 
grown Thoroughly recleaned and sacks free. Our 
prices are right Send for circular. 
BALLOU BROS , Millington, Ill 
n Q A| J™—Czar of Russia Oats: 
■ /A La Durham Bull Calf, four 
months old, Heifer most three years; Alpha DeLaval 
Separator Baby No. 1. CHA3. MARSH, Valois, N Y. 
The Great New Potato 
N0R0T0N BEAUTY 
This is the most valuable potato 
introduced sine*, we first offered the 
Carman No. 1, just ten years ago. 
Mr. E. U. Coy, the highest American 
authority on potatoes, says “it is the 
most valuable potato ever intro¬ 
duced.” Our catalogue gives full de¬ 
scription and the opinion of many 
experts who have tested it the past 
season. 
It is the earliest Potato ever grown, 
being sixteen days earlier than the 
Early Rose! Yet it is fully as pro¬ 
ductive as any main crop or late sort. 
This combination of extreme earli¬ 
ness, productiveness and keeping 
qualities has never before been at¬ 
tained. It is handsomer in appear¬ 
ance and more uniform in size and 
shape than any other variety. Its 
table qua ity is superb and it keeps 
longer than any other sort, early or 
late. It Is the best all-round Potato in 
existence. 
A ny farmer who fails to secure stock 
seed of it now will be disappointed 
next year when he learns of its value. 
Early orders are advised as the de¬ 
mand is likely to exceed the supply. 
Catalogue mailed free on application. 
J. M. THORBURN & CO. 
Seed Growers and Merchants 
36 Cortland Street, New York 
SEEDS 
SOLO ON MERIT. Cktalogfree. 
The Ford plan saves you money. 
Satisfaction Guaranteed, 
Ford Seed Co. Deot-24 Ravenna. 0. 
FAQ Q i| £—<CRIMSON CLOVER Seed, $5.50 
rUn wALC bushel; Cow Peas, $175 bushel; 
2nd growth Seed Potatoes, $3.00 to $3.50 barrel; Onion 
Sets, $3.00 bushel JOSEPH E. HOLLAND, 
Milford, Delaware 
W ANTED FARMERS to plant for us 200 bushels 
of early potatoes for Seed. Good cash price 
paid Variety a heavy yielder. Cow Peas. Crimson 
Clover Seed and a general line of nursery stock For 
Sale. MILFORD NURSERIES CO.. Est 1870. 
1921 South 17th Street, 
Philadelphia. Pa. 
Bl ST 
SEED POTATOES 
Catalogue of 
70 varietiesfree 
A. G. ALDRIDGE, Fishers, Ontario Co., N. Y 
Long Island Cabbage Seed 
American Cauliflower Seed 
ARE THE BEST IN THE WORLD 
Also other choice specialties for sale by 
FRANCIS BRILL 
Seed Grower, Hempstead, Long; Island, N. Y. 
S"E"ET) nn'R’NT The variety that Is coming 
OVfXVlX to the front at Ohio Exper¬ 
iment Station Scored highest in yellow class at 
recent Corn Exhibition, Columbus. Other varieties 
of course, but why not have the best; the Darke 
County Early Mammoth Ours is the place also, to 
get the very best Alfalfa seed in Ohio. Y< u ought to 
know about another of our specialties. Seed potatoes. 
Catalogue tells all about what we sell, Good honest 
stuff 
MACE & MANSFIELD, Box C Greenville. Ohio 
DO YOUR FRUIT TREES BEAR TRUE TO NAME? 
A problem confronting Fruit Growers and Farmers throughout the Country, and a serious one 
to so ve. 1 have studied the question many years and can give you valuable information. Send for 
my FREE Catalogue. Fifty Fruit Trees FREE W’ith early orders. 
MARTIN WAHL, Nurseryman, Rochester, N. Y 
