1905. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
777 
GARDENING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 
The pictures shown at Figs. 332 and 
333, page 775, are taken from a recent 
bulletin on School Gardens issued by the 
Department of Agriculture. The De¬ 
partment made an arrangement with a 
Washington normal school by which 
teachers were able to utilize some of the 
greenhouses and grounds at the Depart¬ 
ment. The pictures show how these 
young women became somewhat familiar 
with the operations of potting and plant¬ 
ing seeds. It is safe to say that these 
teachers, if they see their seeds and 
plants grow and mature, will receive sug¬ 
gestions which they could not possibly 
obtain from a text-book or lecture. This 
seems to us like very practical'work, and 
we would like to see it extended. Many 
new fads are now being crowded into our 
public school work—some of them use¬ 
less for any practical purposes. Garden¬ 
ing has the advantage that while children 
who study it may not work the soil for a 
livelihood they will gain love for nature 
and a kindly feeling for country life. 
We cannot think of anything much more 
ridiculous than teachers undertaking to 
talk about gardening who never handled 
a hoe or saw a seed grow through the 
season. Of course teachers must be 
trained in practical gardening, or at least 
know which end of a plant to put in the 
ground. The bulletin gives some inter¬ 
esting information about public school 
gardens, and it is pleasant to know how 
the idea is spreading. 
PRODUCTS, PRICES, AND TRADE. 
Fresii creamery butter and prime State 
dairy have gone up one cent, as demand is 
a little inproved and receipts have slackened. 
Apple receipts at this city have been 
rather heavy, but trade is good enough to 
keep the market firm and prices at their 
previous high level. A little later, when the 
many small crops that are now being shipped 
in by those who do not wish to store are 
disposed of, a better idea of Winter prices 
may be had, but there is nothing in sight or 
hearing to indicate any drop in good fruit. 
Grape trade has been good enough to put 
prices up a little, two cents per basket on 
Delawares. This business is handled to 
much better advantage than a few years 
ago when at times the markets would be 
so crowded that a clearance of the stock 
would have to be made at almost any price. 
At such limes I have bought 10-pound baskets 
of good Concords at retail for 10 cents. 
Better systems of storing and marketing have 
tended to keep prices at a more favorable 
range for the grower, yet within reasonable 
reach of consumers. 
The egg situation is becoming very firm. 
Many hens are moulting or otherwise loaf¬ 
ing. and fresh gathered, both from nearby 
and the. West, are scarce. This gives an op¬ 
portunity to work out high-grade cold stor¬ 
age eggs, which are moving along quite well. 
On the other hand there is a surplus of medi¬ 
um and low grade eggs. There is no doubt 
that city buyers are becoming more discrim¬ 
inating, and fewer of those in even very 
moderate circumstances are satisfied with 
eggs past their prime. 
Pears of the better grades are high, prime 
Sec-kel having sold at $5 to $G per barrel and 
Bartlett nearly as much. Bose, Clairgeau 
and Anjou run considerably under these fig¬ 
ures, though some of the best growers of 
these latter varieties do not use barrels but 
put the pears, carefully sorted, in kegs or 
boxes, realizing considerably more for them 
in this form. Bose makes an especially good 
appearance neatly boxed. When the cover is 
removed and the pears unwrapped they look 
so inviting that you feel as though you 
wanted one of them. To succeed with Bose, 
however, in a commercial sense, requires a 
high grade of skill that can probably come 
only from years of experience in caring for 
the trees and properly ripening and handling 
the fruit. This is equally true of some other 
varieties. Kieffers are very low, most of 
those seen being of an inferior type that 
have had no care in ripening. Those most 
experienced in handling this pear find that 
to put it on the market in the best condition 
requires more care and skill than with per¬ 
haps any other pear. One fruit man says 
that the basket is the worst possible package 
for the Kieffer, as the fruit invariably de¬ 
teriorates in it. In a barrel, carefully 
headed, Kieffer ripens acceptably to just 
the right texture, and preserves the full 
flavor. In a basket, the skin has a tendency 
to become leathery, and the fruit softens at 
tlie exterior while hard at the core. 
“Go on with that brute, you barbarian,” 
shouted an indignant Chinese merchant to 
the owner of a dog which he had just hustled 
out of his store, filled with expensive im¬ 
ported goods. The dog was following about 
two rods behind his master, getting under 
foot and darting into stores. That China¬ 
man had hit on just the right word. “Bar¬ 
barian" is certainly appropriate for a man 
who lets his dog run at large. According to 
this standard some sections of the country 
seem to have an extensive population of these 
barbarians, whose dogs chase sheep, chickens, 
teams and people, and make night horrible 
with howls and barks. H. 
A FARMER'S NOTES . 
In Ruralisms, page 730, in lawsuits about 
tomatoes it read : “This is a perfectly justi¬ 
fiable course, as the growers expect," etc. I 
do not uphold crookedness in anyone, but if 
you have ever raised tomatoes for a canning 
company, and they got all they wanted to 
can, they usually stop sending crates, and 
you have your crop rot on the vines; there 
does not seem to be any redress. One time 
at Holley, N. Y„ the farmers loaded cars with 
any kind of a box that would hold tomatoes, 
and in the collection of boxes was an old 
coffin. I raised tomatoes two years in a 
young pear orchard, and they did not hurt 
the orchard, but they hurt me; too much 
work for the money. 
On page 727 “Concrete in a Dam” would 
say we have a dam here at Medina GG feet 
high and over 200 feet long, that lias just 
a narrow concrete core in center, straight up 
on both sides, except the top is about half 
as thick as the bottom, but It narrows up in 
steps and has a wide dirt backing both sides. 
The waste water does not run over the dam 
at all but goes around through a spill-way. 
In Washington, near Tacoma, we saw what 
they call Evergreen blackberries; they run 
on trellis like grapes and one vine has 
berries by the bushel; vine will run 30 to 40 
feet and will bear as high as 10 bushels .n 
one season and the berries are as good as 
Kittatinny blackberries. Do you know any¬ 
thing of this berry? I want some. 
Orleans Co., N. Y. clabk ai.lis. 
E. N.-Y. Nearly 20 years ago this Ever¬ 
green berry was planted at the Rural 
Grounds in Bergen Co., N. .T. It was true 
to name and remained green through the 
Winter. The fruit in tlmt locality was of 
little value. On the Pacific coast it is said 
to be a very valuable variety. 
Dietz Lanterns 
Why are they everywhere the favor¬ 
ites? It takes a little book to give all 
the reasons. We’ll send you a copy, 
if you ask for it. It tells of their great 
convenience for handling and all at¬ 
tentions; their safety, their broad, 
steady flames; their easy filling and 
long burning. It shows how the oil 
pot is made without solder, how every¬ 
one is tested by air pressure, how it 
can never leak. It tells of the high 
g rade glass, tin and wire used in the 
letz, things which distinguish them 
from ordinary lanterns. It gives 
reasons you can understand for the 
"‘Clear, White Light of the 
DIETZ.” 
If you really knew all about the Dietz, 
you would not allow a dealer to sell 
you any other. The free book will 
help you. Shall we mail you a copy? 
R. E. DIETZ COMPANY, 
62 Laight St., NEW YORK CITY. 
Established 1840 . 
HARVEY XXX BOLSTER SPRINGS 
will carry ANY load safely over any road. They aro 
Inexpensive and save their cost on wagon and liar 
ness in a short time. Call on your dealer or send to 
us for catalog, with free offer. 
HARVEY SPRING CO. 
103 E Murray Ave. ltaclne Junction, Wis. 
T x/Tv 
Don’t Get Wet! 
TOWER’S SLICKERS 
will keep you dry as 
nothing else will, because 
they are the product of 
the best materials and 
seventy years’ experi¬ 
ence in manufacturing. 
A. J. TOWER CO. 
Boslon, U.S.A. 
TOWER CANADIAN CO., Ltd. 
Toronto, Can. 
381 
APPLE BARRELS AND BOXES 1 PRICES 
Prompt shipments. R. GILLIES, Medina. N. Y. 
Power For Fall 
Work. 
Are you going to do the fall work this 
year in the old, slow, tiresome way. or 
are you going to have on your farm a 
power that is safe, sure and efficient, 
that will save you money, and that can 
be applied to any machine you own? 
The papers are full of advertisements 
of farm powers. It’s easy to buy an en¬ 
gine. But the great point is that you 
want to know things; what siz^. 
power to buy for your work; how to 
use that power; how to avoid waste. 
That’s the reason why we don t 
want to tell you here in this adver¬ 
tisement what to buy. We 
want to talk it over first. We 
want one of our experienced 
men to analyze your proposi¬ 
tion. Don't you think it will 
pay you to sit down right now 
and write a letter to Fairbanks |j||||||||| j 
Power men? It won’t cost you 
anything to find out what they’ve 
got to say. It’s a chance to get 
a lot of useful, instructive infor¬ 
mation. Write for free book on 
Farm Power. 
ADDRESS 
Fairbanks Farm Power Men, 
THE 
FAIRBANKS CO., 
NEW YORK. 
Scales , trucks, valves and Sittings, 
gas and gasoline engines, farm ma¬ 
chines , machine tools , factory 
power transmission, factory 
supplies. 
Albany, New Orleans, 
Boston, Philadelphia, 
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Farmers are like fishes, for both have scales. Nor 
does the similarity end here, for they are thus pro¬ 
vided for tlie same purpose, viz.: self protection, de¬ 
fense in each instance against a greedy enemy. 
Now, as to tlie part that scales play in the defense 
of fishes, we will leave to tlie ichthyologist. That is 
too scientific for us to handle. 
That which pertains to tlie defense of farmers by 
scales is so apparent that it needs no consideration. 
It is, however, important that you buy a good scale at 
a fair price. These merits wo claim for tlie Jones 
scale over all others. It is the best. Everyone knows 
that it is sold at the lowest price. Wo do not expect 
that you will allow our claim without some proof 
which we will lie glad to furnish. Tlie Jones scale is 
constructed on tlie most scientific plans, in fact it was 
designed by one of the most skilled engineers in tlie 
world, it combines symmetry and strength. The 
most important element entering into the construct¬ 
ion of a scale is its wearing and bearing parts. For 
this purpose we use nothing but tlie best English tool 
steel. Yon may take a pivot from a Jones scale, 
shape, sharpen and temper it. and you will have a 
keen cutting razor blade. The levers aro made of 
rolled stool. The beam, which is the only part of a 
wagon scalo that shows, is of refined brass, triple 
nickie plated. These aro only a few points. Send 
us your name and it will afford us great pleasure to 
quickly respond with our printed matter. 
Wo can sell a better scale at a less price, as we live 
where coal and iron grow. 
Address JONES OF BINGHAMTON, 
Box 331 E BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 
Write 
to-day. 
Ca talog 
free 
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ill for¬ 
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Motsinger Auto-Sparker 
starts and runs 
Gas Engines without Batteries. 
Noother machine can dolt eucces»rully 
for lack of original patents owned by 
ua. No twlat motion In our drive. 
No belt or switch necessary. No 
batteries whatever, for make and 
break or Jump-spark. Water anti 
dust-proof. Fully guaranteed. 
MOTSINGER DEVICE M’F'G. CO'» 
68 Main Street,Pendleton, Ind.,U.S.A. 
THE 
COLUMBUS 
Gas anti Gasoline 
Engines. 
Simple, effective, 
easily started and 
adjusted. 
Columbus Machine Co, 
Columbus, Ohio. 
Semi for Catalogue 
No. 62. 
WONDER GASOLINE ENGINES 
Most efficient and reliable 
outfit on earth. Especially 
designed for FARM WORK, 
it does the work of three men 
at a cost of 20 cents per 
(lay. We prove this by a free 
trial. Send for particulars. 
THER. M. CORNWELL CO. 
444 S. Safina Street. 
Syracuse, New York, 
27 
100 Gallons 
30 Foot 
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Not BETTER than the BEST, 
BUT 
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Book “How to Obtain a Patent’’ and 
“What to Invent" sent free. Send 
rough sketch for free report as to 
patentability. We advertise your 
patent for sale at our expense. 
Chandlee 4 Chandlee, Patent Attorneys, 
979 F. Street, Washington, D. C. 
Name 
Town. 
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