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June 1, 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
fEvery query must be accompanied by 
the name and address of the writer to in¬ 
sure attention. Before asking a question, 
please see whether it is not answered in 
our advertising columns. Ask only a few 
questions at one time. Put questions on a. 
separate piece of paper."I 
REMEMBER WADSWORTH. 
The following members of the New 
York Senate voted against Governor 
Hughes in his efforts to remove the Su¬ 
perintendent of Insurance. They repre¬ 
sent agricultural counties, where farmers 
are in a majority. Every one of them 
merits defeat, and should be plowed un¬ 
der by the votes of farmers. Send them 
to the political graveyard at the first op¬ 
portunity : 
JOTHAM P. ALLDS, .... Norwich. N. Y. 
ALBERT T. FANCHER, . . Salamanca, N. Y. 
S. P. FRANCHOT, . . . Niagara Falls, N. Y. 
S. PERCY HOOKER,.LeRoy, N. Y. 
JOHN RAINES.Canandaigua, N. Y. 
SANFORD W. SMITH, . . . Chatham, N. Y. 
WM. J. TULLY.Corning, N. Y. 
HORACE WHITE.Syracuse, N. Y, 
BENJ. M. WILCOX, .... Auburn, N. Y. 
JOSEPH ACKROYD.Utica, N. Y. 
FRANK M. BOYCE, . . East Schodack, N .Y. 
THE PICTURES. 
The picture of one of Cosgrove’s Wy- 
andottes, on page 442, shows a fine bird, 
one of the sort that helps pay the rent. 
Every year adds to the popularity of the 
good-natured and chunky Wyandottes. 
They attend to business and do not need 
a seven-foot fence to keep them at home. 
The two hens in the next picture, Fig. 
208, would each like to claim the egg. 
As laying an egg is the highest ambition 
•of a hen’s life—next to hatching it—these 
two biddies may well be as jealous as 
some humans are. 
Both the little girl and the dog have 
stopped to rest in Fig. 209. The shafts 
are a little large for the dog, but with a 
good-natured driver he will not suffer. 
We never received so many pictures of 
children and their pets. Surely the rising 
generation on the farms is starting life 
happily. 
1 he fine-looking Jersey cow shown on 
page 443 was bred and raised by J. Aldus 
Herr, of Lancaster Co., Pa. Mr. Herr 
says this is the sort of cow he is not 
ashamed to show. Good Jersey cows bring 
gold out of the earth as truly as a miner 
does. 
The three Ohio farmers sitting on the 
log in Fig. 211 are all over 60, good farm¬ 
ers, shrewd and kindly. A report of their 
sayings and experiences would make a 
good story of philosophy and homely life. 
Salt on Silage. 
J. B., Pennsylvania. —Will salt improve 
silage when put in silo; if so what amount 
should be used per ton? 
A ns. There is little to be gained, so 
far as the preservation of the silage itself 
it concerned, in adding salt at the time of 
filling. The salt would, of course, be of 
value in the feed and might tend to check 
fermentation a little, but in the amount 
which could be used, this effect is not 
worth considering. The use of lime or 
charcoal would be objectionable. 
F. H. KING. 
Use ol Kainit. 
A. 8. H., Conyngham, Pa .—May I ask 
whether kainit can successfully be used in 
buckwheat and if so in what quantity per 
acre? Also can it be used on cabbage and on 
oats; would it be better to drill it over the 
whole patch or in the row for cabbages, and 
how much per acre? 
Ans.— Kainit contains 12 per cent pot¬ 
ash and nothing else in the way of direct 
plant food. Do not make the mistake of 
supposing that kainit is a complete fertil¬ 
izer. Jt does not contain any nitrogen or 
phosphoric acid, which the buckwheat and 
cabbage must have. You cannot drill 
kainit alone successfully—it is too sticky to 
run well through the drill. We would 
scatter it along the .tqw c.abbage. A 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
good dressing for most crops is ISO 
pounds per acre of actual potash. To get 
this amount you must use 1,225 pounds of 
kainit, while 300 pounds of muriate of 
potash will give the same amount. Buck¬ 
wheat is usually influenced greatly by 
phosphoric acid. 
A Substitute Rural Mail Carrier. 
G. L., Petersburg, AT —-Does the regular 
rural mall carrier have to furaish his horses 
free to the substitute when be btke§ hits is 
days' vacation, ‘or does be have the Fight to 
charge the substitute for the use of them, 
which wilt lUhke double pay and leave the 
substitute a small balance? 
Ans. —The regulations provide that 
while a carrier is on leave of absence he 
must see that his substitute is provided 
with proper equipment fef SSfVing the 
route. If the substitute uses the car¬ 
rier's horse the carrier may make a rea¬ 
sonable charge therefor, the amount to 
be agreed upon between the carrier and 
his substitute. p. v. degraw. 
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General 
Soot for Fertilbin/], 
Inquirer (A T e> 4 ).—YVe have about 
two tons of 80Pt from the hot blast of a 
blast furnace. Is it of any value, and could 
it be used to advantage in connection with 
chemicals in mixing a fertilizer? 
Ans. —Soot has very little value as a 
fertilizer. An average ton contains only 
about six pounds of nitrogen, 10 of phos¬ 
phoric acid and 50 of potash. People 
often make the mistake of supposing soot 
is the same as ashes. It consists of 
small bits of the fuel charred but not 
fully burned, blown out in the draft from 
the fire. These charred bits collect 
on the chimney or shaft. Do not try 
to mix the soot with chemicals. It has 
a value on light soils in giving them a 
darker color so that they warm earlier 
and hold the heat better. 
Fertilising a Ydinig Orchard 
&> RpriUtf Gity/, Pd.—i yl&hl&d 5'n orch¬ 
ard last Spring pf apple and 3,000 
peach trees. t&st year I used bone and ni¬ 
trate of suda for fertilizer; then in August 
sowed Crimson clover to turn under as a 
cover crop this Spring. What Is the best 
fertilizer to use now? Can I do any better 
than continuing the use of bone and nitrate 
of soda? How about basic slag alone, or 
with potash and nitrate of soda? I feel as 
though I am unable to decide what would be 
the best course to pursue, and would very 
much like your advice in the matter. 
Ans. —In using bone and nitrate of 
soda you give these trees phosphoric 
acid and nitrogen but no potash. The 
Crimson clover will furnish more nitro¬ 
gen—probably with the bone and nitrate 
all the young trees need. From our own 
experience we would not use more nitro¬ 
gen this year unless the trees gave evi¬ 
dence that they needed it. We should 
use acid phosphate or basic slag and 
sulphate of potash; and watch the trees 
carefully.. If ill Jlihe or July they are 
not growing Well and do not show a rich 
green color, we should use a small quan¬ 
tity of nitrate of soda. 
Look 
Into 
It. 
mpire Fence 
We 
Pay 
The 
freight 
TWENTY TO ONE 
We’d rather get twenty email orders 
than one big order for same amount of 
ALL No. 9 STEEL WIRE 
E l _ 
Because it makes more farmers 
acquainted with it. 
We want you to know about this 
fence. Knowing Empire 
fence makes the sales. 
We want a small 
order. EMPIRE 
fence sold you at wholesale, all 
ready to staple to posts. We guar¬ 
antee It. Write today for more 
information about the No. 9 wire. 
BOND STEEL rOST CO., Adrian, Michigan 
CALDWELL 
TANKS 
are nothing like the or¬ 
dinary kind. Better ma¬ 
terial, better hooping, 
better workmanship, re¬ 
sults in better service, 
longer life, less repairs. 
Give unexcelled ser¬ 
vice to farmers and 
stockmen at reasonable 
cost. Ask for illustrated 
catalogne. 
W. E. CALDWELL CO., Louisville, Ky. 
“ cowers 
Wind Mills, Pumps, Gas Kngines 
ALFALFA 
J. E. Wing & Bros., Box 23, 
—Best seed for sale. Write 
forsamples, prices, andFRKE 
directions “23” on growing. 
GATHER VEGETABLES 
in our VENTILATED BUSHEL CRATES. 
They Bare one-third time. Strong, durable, 
cheap. 9c and lloeach,disoounts onquantides. 
Write today for FREE Ulu8tr*ted booklet. 
Gentva Cooparaga Co.,Boi?0, Geneya.O. 
THINK 
WHAT YOU 
SAVE BY 
USING 
It§ Economy iies in its great durability, edsS df dfiplle&tioft and 
minimum cost for repairs. Once on you have a roof that is 
WEATHER-PROOF, DURABLE, FIRE-RESISTING 
No tar to melt or crack; no paper to tear or rot; nothing to 
corrode. A roof that imparts an even temperature in all kinds of 
weather. 
Be sure you get the genuine; the market is full of imitations. 
Look for |he ffame l, jltj8SkdItJ n stamped on the under side of each 
Fdil every four feet. Write for sampies ana priGS§: 
THE STANDARD PAINT COMPANY, 
General Offices: 100 WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK 
• ranches: Chicago boston Philadelphia st. Louis Kansas city Atlanta 
CUTAWAY TOOLS FOR LARGE HAY CROPS. 
Three of Clnrk’s Intense Cultivators produced 
this year on IPs acres, 102 tons of well dried Alfnlfa, 
Timothy and Redtop Hay. If you want to know how 
DOUBLE ACTION JOINTED P0LECUTA 
V N0 £ 
_* ■ SEND E0R 
-SC • CIRCULARS TO THE :=! 
CUTAWAY 
-V 11 a nnniii An -'V' 
Wg'i HARROW CO.o 
"f^/IIIGGANUM CONNjg 
Jointed Foie takes all the weight off Horses 
and keeps their heels away from the Disks. 
Dlsvk’s Rutewlble Hush and llog Plow, 
a track 6 ft. wide, 1 ft. deep. Will 
plow a llew cut fnrell, His 
double aetloh Cutaway Harrow 
keKjts laud true, hiovtis 1,01)0 hma 
of earth, cutu st) aorei per day. 
Cuts i 
ML 
CUTAWAY HARROW COMPANY, 
89 Main St-, lligganum, Conn. 
gWEET POTATO PLANTS FOR 
ready May 20. 
SALE. 
i5 per M. Plants 
John Casazza, Vineland, N. J. 
For Blight and Bugs 
To accomplish results you 
must satu rate all parts ofthe 
vines with a Hue, fog-llke 
spray. Powerful and steady 
pressure Is necessary to 
spray Bordeaux mixture. So 
you want 
BROWN’S 
TRACTION SPRAYER 
| For large fields. Sprays (1 
I rows at a time, any width 
160 pounds pressure turns. 
_ leaves bo solution gets to all 
heels generate power. Cypress 
ink holds 100 gallons. Easily adjusted for orchard 
and vineyard work. Small Crowors-wlth Racresor 
less need our low priced Auto Spray No. 1. Easy, fast 
work with hand power. Satisfaction guaranteed. 
Send for Catalogue—All Styles and Sizes and prices. 
The E.C. Brown Co.,28 Jay St., Rochester, N.Y. 
Havana Low Wagons 
All Steel, m»de to last) wood gears also. Save high 
lifting, hard pulling, avoid cutting up fields. Tires any 
width tip to 8 inches. HTML WHEELS furnished TO FIT 
Ol,U GEARS, Write for free booklet. 
HAVANA METAL WHEEL CO., Box 17, HAVANA, ILL. 
The WAGON to BUY. 
Properly con¬ 
structed. Saves labor, annoy¬ 
ance and expense of repairs^ 
TO FIT ALL 
_ WAGONS. 
Your address on a postal will bring you free catalog. 
The Geneva Metal Wheel Co., 
Box 17. Geneva, Ohio. 
STEEL WHEELS 
DOG POWERS 
will run hand cream, 
separators, churns, 
fan mills, washing 
HARDER MFC. CO. w “S'VL,. 
Vox 11. Cobleskill. N. Y. cheapen 
DISTRIBUTE 
INSECTICIDES 
IN DUST FORM 
Leggett’s Dusters 
Save Crops when other Methods Fail. 
NO WATER TO HAUL 
The CHAMPION 
dusts two rows of pota¬ 
toes as fast as you walk. 
LEGGETT’S 
CHAMPION 
,DUSTER 
The BEETLE 
(Horse Power) dusts four 
rows 
The JUMBO ™g* 
20-Page Spray Calendar gives information regarding Dusters 
Address of nearest dealer mailed on request# 
LEGGETT & BKO., 301 Pearl St., N. Y. 
F OK SAI.E—Crimson Clover Seed, 84.50 bushel. 
Red Clover Seed, »7.50 and S8. OO bushel 
Onion sets. 82.00 and $2.50 bushel, Cow Pens 
882.50 to *2.75 bushel. Joseph E. Holland, Milford, Del. 
nil I PROD 1308 FROM OUR MID-SUMMER 
rULL UnUr STRAWBERRY PLANTS. Send 
for List. Kevitt’s Plant Farm, Athenia, N. J. 
CTRAWBERRY PLANTS-None better grown. Buy 
direct from a specialist. Catalogue free. 
GEO. R. 8CHAUBEK, Box R, Ballston Lake. N.Y. 
DEAR TREES 
■ Quinces and Stock by Mail a Specialty 
and all other kinds of Treei and Plants. Catalogue Free. 
JOS. H. BLACK, SON & CO., 
Hightstown, New Jersey. 
FRUIT and 
ORNAMENTAL 
Evergreens, 
Shrubs, Roses, 
Hardy Plants. 
___pages), also Pe- 
scViptive^LisFof Novelties and Spedalties with bean- 
tifnfcolored plate of the New' Hardy White Rose SN O W 
QUEEN (Fran Karl Druschki) mailed FREE on request. 
ELLWANGER & BARRY, 
Mount Hope Nurseries, Nurserjmen-HortlcnUnrlsts, 
Established 1840. Bocheater, New York. 
TREES 
Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue (144 
‘ ■ ' Novelties and S 
The PERFECTION SPRAYER Sprays Everything 
For Trees use it as a hand-pump. For Potatoes and 
all Vegetables use the horse-power. It creates a 
perfect mist, not affected by winds, and covers 
all the ground and plants. 
SIX ROWS AT A TIME. No 
insect life escapes. Oldest and best. 
Over 600 in N. Y. State alone. For full particulars 
and Catalogue, address 
s* THOMAS PEPPLER, 
Box 70 _ HIGHTSTOWN. N.J 
A nni T? TDCETC NOTHING BUT 
Mr rLL I it C. E-O kogers on the hill, i 
Dansvilln, N. Y. 
CRIMSON CLOVER 
The great soil improver. Valuable 
also for early green food, grazing and 
hay crop. Special circular free; also 
sample and price of seed on request. 
HENRY A. DREER, 
714 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 
THE RIGHT SEED POTATOES 
The Stock is right. The Prices are Right. I will Use you Right. Write me 
for free descriptive catalogue, containing every standard variety grown. 32nd 
anniversary. _ S. J. CONNELLY, Fishers, Ontario Co., N. Y. 
