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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 27, 
EXPERIENCE WITH JAPAN PLUMS. 
The R. N.-Y. recently said it did not 
know of anyone who had got rich 
growing Japan plums, meaning it didn’t 
pay to grow this fruit. Mr. Weckesser, 
on page 25, condemns this fruit as 
“utterly worthless,” and is very severe 
upon those who catalogue it for sale; 
it is evident these writers have some¬ 
thing yet to learn, and that their 
scope of knowledge is not universal. 
The writer, after considerable experi¬ 
ence, does not hesitate to say that this 
fruit has its place in the fruit world, 
and under some conditions is profitable 
to grow, as much so as the other tree 
fruits. Some years ago I planted sev¬ 
eral varieties of the European plums, 
but owing to climatic conditions, the 
fruit rotted so badly, they all were a 
failure. I appealed to the scientific men 
for relief. Of course they had reme¬ 
dies, but after using them I concluded 
this was one thing (possibly the only 
one) they didn’t know all about. Find¬ 
ing the European plums a commercial 
failure, I tried the native varieties, and 
I met the same obstacle in my path, 
and convinced myself that neither of 
these strains of plums could be suc¬ 
cessfully grown under the conditions I 
was compelled to grow them. 
When the Japan plums were intro¬ 
duced I experimented freely with them; 
I found them a plum I could grow. 
There are many varieties of this fruit, 
and they range in quality all the way 
from very’ good to worthless. I find 
nearly all of them good or fair grow¬ 
ers, enormous bearers, and some of 
them profitable, fruit to grow. Hav¬ 
ing several thousands trees I am sup¬ 
posed to know something of their 
habits and commercial value. Mr. 
Weckesser says the Red June will 
not bear for him, or perhaps he means 
it rots; he says he gets but little fruit 
from it. T have 1,500 trees of this 
variety in full bearing, and they give 
me heavy crops of fine fruit, which 
readily sell at good prices; with me 
it is rot-proof and an enormous crop¬ 
per. The October Purple plum is an¬ 
other variety which does well for me; 
an upright rampant grower, very 
hardy and bears enormously; in fact 
overbearing is one of its faults. Its 
fruit is excellent in quality, and good 
canned and preserved. It ripens at a 
time when plums are wanted and called 
for; and sells freely at very remunera¬ 
tive prices. I have not yet been able 
to supply the local demand for it. 
There are several other varieties of the 
Japan strain which are good, and val¬ 
uable from a commercial standpoint. I 
admit this fruit has its faults, but 
it is not just to condemn it, and those 
who recommend the planting of it, as 
Mr. Weckesser does. Of course he is 
honest in his belief as he expresses it; 
but his statements prove that his 
knowledge of the subject is very 
limited, and he should know there is a 
big world outside of the little realm 
of which he has knowledge. No fruit 
has been so harshly condemned as the 
Kieffer pear; yet some (myself includ¬ 
ed ) continue to plant and grow it; this 
show hows we can delude ourselves. I< 
would not advise growing Japan plums 
where the European or natives can be 
grown successfully; neither would I 
advise planting Kieffer pears where 
Bartlett and better pears will succeed, 
but surely there are others situated like 
myself who cannot grow the best plums 
and pears; and to all those I say, 
plant Japan plums (the right variety) 
and Kieffer pears; grow them well, 
handle them properl}', and they will 
prove profitable. 
New Jersey. w. h. s. 
A Few Vegetable Notes. 
About one year ago I read a suggestion 
in The R. N.-Y. which was a good one; 
I carried it out, and have thought that per¬ 
haps I might make one or two which would 
help some one else. Some one in an article 
which appeared a year ago highly recom¬ 
mended the Kentucky Wonder wax bean as 
a fine pole string bean. I received eight 
or 10 catalogues of seedsmen, and could 
find Kentucky Wonder in nearly all of 
them, but in only one, that of a Massa¬ 
chusetts seedsman, did I find Kentucky 
Wonder Wax. I purchased one packet and 
planted 24 hills. At the same time 1 
planted a row of common Golden Wax 
beans; the pole beans came in bearing soon 
after the others, and when they did we 
had no more use for the common kind. Our 
neighbors tried them also, and we furnished 
several families with sample messes from 
those 24 hills. 
I have experimented with some other 
kinds of vegetables and perhaps a sugges¬ 
tion or two will help some one else at this 
time of the year when we commence to 
select our seeds to order for the coming 
season. I have a good deal of respect for 
a New York firm of seedsmen and order a 
large part of my seeds from them, but one 
thing I have against them. They give a 
full page telling of the merits of White 
Plume celery, and about a half inch in one 
column telling about New Rose celery. It 
is the White Plume, in my opinion, that 
should have the half ineh of space and the 
New Rose that deserves more. I have 
grown New Rose so large that a spading 
fork was rested on the top of the crown 
and the tips of the leaves reached to the 
other end of the fork handle, and it was 
so tender that the entire stalk would break 
in the middle of its own weight if held 
in that position in the hand. 
For some reason Black Mexican sweet 
corn is not popular on account of its color, 
but in this section we are growing it In 
home gardens and find it far superior in 
sweetness to any other variety. g. l. m. 
Chautauqua Co., N. Y. 
Visitor: “Is this lake in your garden 
artificial?” Child of the House: “No, 
sir-ee. It’s real. I fell in and got as 
wet as anything.”—N. Y. Herald. 
DiDER DnTQ _Forear,y vegetables. Rec- 
■ Hi bit lU I v onimended by Penna. and 
Md. Ex. Stations. 1000 3-in. $1.25. 5000 $5.00. 
P. B. CROSBY & SON, Oatonsville, Md. 
For Best Extension Ladders 
AT FACTORY PRICES write to 
JOHN J. POTTER, 14 Mill St., Binghamton, N.Y. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
$3.00 per 1000 40 cents per 100 
25 Leading Varieties. 
H. H. BENNING, - Clyde, New York. 
My New Plant and Poultry Catalogue 
describing the Norwood, Fendall, Early Ozark. Paul 
Jones and fifty other new and standard varieties of 
strawberries, and the prize nlnniuK Delaware Strain of 
R. I. Red Chickens is free and ready to mail. Send for 
copy at once if you want good stock cheap. 
W. S. TODlJ, Greenwood, Del. 
Strawberry Plants That Grow. 
Leading Varieties. Blackberry, 
Black and Red Raspberry. Positive¬ 
ly true to name, no substitutions. 
Lowest price. Send for circular. 
A. G. BLOC NT, 
Hastings, Oswego Co., N. V. 
S OUTHERN White Horse-Tooth Corn is 
the Recognized Seed for Ensilage.—Buy 
direct from a producer that has a seed of 20 years’ 
successive selection. Single bushel, $2.00; carload? 
$1.50. Any quantity desired can be fnrnished. For 
further particulars and information write to 
DR. J. H. HEWITT, Lymihaven. Va. 
W E have this year the largest and finest crop 
of CLOVER SEED ever grown. Write us 
for samples and prices. Address 
S. BASH & CO.. Fort. Wayne, Ind. 
C LOVER SEED $6.25—Timothy, Onion Sets, Garden 
Seeds. Buy Direct. Glick’s Seed Farm, Lancaster, Pa. 
Wood Saws 
that are guaranteed to give 
satisfaction or money refunded. 
1 Wood Saw Frame Complete 
with 18 in. Clrenlar Saw, $10; 24 in.. $16.91 ; 26 in., $17.81. 
Send for circular. HERTZLER & ZOOK, Belleville, Pa. 
The FARMERS’ GARDEN 
^ A Seed Drill and Wheel Hoe Is in¬ 
dispensable—not only in a village 
garden but on largest farms. 
Farmers should grow all manner 
of vegetables and ‘‘live on the fat of 
the land.” Should provide succu- 
lentrootsfor Cattle, 8 wine, Poultry, 
and save high priced feed 
stuX Great labor-sav- . Only On. 
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made 
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SEED OATS 
See Salzer’s catalog: page 129. 
Largest growers of seed oats, wheat, barley, 
speltz, com, potatoes, grasses and clovers and 
farm seeds in the world. Big catalog free: or, 
send 10c in stamps and receive sample of I 
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' THE SALZER SEED CO., LsCrosse, Wia.ti I 
Don’t Accept Our Opinion ! 
We May Be a Little Bit Prejudiced in Favor of 
E. Frank Coe Fertilizers 
and PERUVIAN BRANDS 
Examine the Following Reports From the Experiment Stations, and Note How 
Tlie Papers Pit tlie Goods 
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Over 70 sizes and styles, for drilling either deep or 
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wheels or on sills. With enginesorhorse powers. Strong, 
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WILLIAMS BROS.. Ithaca. N. Y. 
Name of State and Brand. 
Per Cent. 
Guarant’d 
by Up. 
Per Cent. 
Pound by 
State. 
NEW YORK STATE. 
E. Frank Coe’s Excelsior Potato Fertil¬ 
izer. Sample No. 4002. 
Nitrogen. 
2.47 
2.61 
Available Phos. Acid — 
7.00 
8.13 
Potash . 
8.00 
9.96 
E. Frank Coe’s Celebrated Special Po¬ 
tato Fertilizer. Sample No. 4434. 
Nitrogen. 
1.65 
1.96 
Available Phos. Acid — 
8.00 
10.04 
Potash. 
4.00 
5.33 
E Frank Coe’s Western New Vorker. 
Sample No. 4530. 
Nitrogen . 
.80 
1.69 
Available Phos. Acid — 
8.00 
11.38 
Potasli. 
4.U0 
4.76 
E Frank Coe's Columbian Corn and 
Potato Fertilizer. SampleNo.4551 
Nitrogen . 
1.23 
1.58 
Available Phos. Acid — 
8.50 
11.46 
Potash.. 
2.50 
2.79 
E. Frank Coe’s XXV Ammoniated Bone 
Phosphate. Sample No. 4435. 
Nitrogen. 
.80 
1.21 
Available Phos. Acid — 
8.50 
10.55 
Potash. 
1.50 
1.61 
Peruvian Market Gardeners’Fertlllzer. 
Sample No. 4136. 
Nitrogen . 
5.74 
5.82 
Available Phos. Acid — 
8.00 
10.22 
Potash. 
10.00 
11.04 
CONNECTICUT. 
Qennlne Peruvian Guano, Cbincba 
Grade. Sample No. 20445. 
Nitrogen. 
7.06 
7.27 
Available Phos. Acid_ 
6.50 
7.85 
Potash . 
2.00 
2.51 
E. Frank Coe’s Tobacco and Onion 
Fertilizer. Sample No. 20659. 
3.58 
Available Plios. Acid... 
6.00 
7.53 
Potash. 
8.00 
8.92 
E. Frank Coe’s Gold Brand Excelsior 
Guano. Sample No. 20795. 
Nitrogen . 
2.40 
3.30 
Available Phos. Acid - 
8.00 
8.36 
Potash ... 
6.00 
6.39 
E. Frank Coe’s Red Brand Excelsior 
Guano. Sample No. 20796. 
Nitrogen.. 
3.30 
3.34 
Available Phos. Acid _ 
9.00 
11.27 
Potasli . 
6.00 
5.96 
E. Frank Coe’s XXX Pure Ground 
Bone. Sample No. 20851. 
Nitrogen .. 
2.46 
2.58 
Total Phos. Acid . 
23.00 
24.54 
VERMONT. 
E. Frank Coe’s New Englander Corn 
Fertilizer. Sample No. G-5. 
Nitrogen . 
.80 
1.40 
Available Phos. Acid _ 
7.50 
9.36 
Potash . 
3.00 
3.05 
E. Frank Coe’s High Grade Ammoni¬ 
ated Bone Super-phosphate. Sam¬ 
ple No. E-5. 
Nitrogen . 
1.85 
2.03 
Available Phos. Acid _ 
9.00 
9.74 
Potash .. 
2.25 
2.84 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
E. Frank Coe’s Pennsylvania No. 1 
Grain Special. Sample No. 581. 
Nitrogen . 
.80 
1.17 
Available Phos. Acid_ 
8.00 
9.78 
Potash.... 
3.00 
3.50 
Name of State and Brand. 
Per Cent. 
Gnarant'd 
by Us. 
Par Cent 
Foond by 
State. 
PENNSYLVANIA.—Continued. 
E. Frank Coe’s Famous Prize_ Brand 
Grain and Grass. Sample No. 453 
Available Phos. Acid.... 
Potash . 
Sample No. 81. 
Nitrogen. 
Available Phos. Acid_ 
Potash... 
Tuvian Market Gardeners’ Fertil¬ 
izer. Sample No. 82. 
Nitrogen. 
Available Phos. Acid — 
Potash. 
MAINE. 
Frank Coe’s Columbian Corn 
Fertilizer. Sample No, 1368. 
Nitrogen. 
Available Phos. Acid.... 
Potash . 
. Frank Coe’s Double Strength Po¬ 
tato Manure. Sample No. 1317. 
Nitrogen. 
Available Phos. Acid- 
Potash . 
E. Frank Coe’s New Englander Corn 
and Potato Fertilizer. Sample 
No. 1274. 
Nitrogen.. 
Available Phos. Acid — 
Potash. 
E. Frank Coe’s Grass and Grain 
Special. Sample No. 1275. 
Nitrogen. 
Available Plios. Acid — 
Potash. 
MASSACHUSETTS. 
Genuine Peruvian Guano, Chlncha 
Grade. Sample Nos. 8,19, 34. 
119, 555. 
Nitrogen. 
Available Phos. Acid — 
Potash. 
E. Frank Coe’s Celebrated Special; 
Potato Fertilizer. Sample Nos. 
459, 469. 
Nitrogen. 
Available Phos. Acid — 
Potash.. 
E. Frank Coe’s High Grade Ammoni- 
ated Bone Super-phosphate, Sam¬ 
ple No. 470, 
Nitrogen. 
Available Phos. Acid — 
Potash. 
E. Frank Coe’s Excelsior Potato 
Fertilizer. Sample No. 138. 
Nitrogen. 
Available Phos. Acid — 
Potash. 
RHODE ISLAND. 
E. Frank Coe’s High Grade Ammoni- 
ated Bone Super-phosphate. Sam¬ 
ple No. 1541. 
Nitrogen. 
Available Phos. Acid — 
Potash . 
E. Frank Coe’s XXV Ammoniated 
Bone Phosphate. SampleNo.1542 
Nitrogen.— 
Available Phos. Acid — 
Potash . 
E. Frank Coe’s Celebrated Special 
Potato Fertilizer. Sample No. 
1516. 
Nitrogen. 
Available Phos. Acid — 
Potash... 
10.00 
10.20 
2.00 
2.46 
2.90 
3.10 
8.00 
8’71 
4.75 
5.39 
5.74 
5.ai 
8.00 
9.61 
10.00 
10.50 
1.23 
1.54 
8.50 
9.34 
2.50 
2.50 
3.70 
3.90 
7.00 
8.21 
10.00 
10.84 
.80 
1.23 
7.50 
8.29 
3.00 
3.10 
.80 
1.30 
8.50 
10.51 
1.50 
2.27 
7.06 
7.46 
6.50 
7.58 
2.00 
2.64 
1.65 
2.18 
8.00 
9.70 
4.00 
5.03 
1.85 
2.42 
9.00 
11.21 
2.25 
2.76 
2.47 
2.59 
7.00 
8.75 
8.00 
9.02 
1.85 
1.85 
9.00 
10.35 
2.25 
2.38 
.80 
.96 
8.50 
9.89 
1.50 
1.89 
1.65 
2.03 
8.00 
8.72 
• 4.00 
4.85 
The Whole Story is Told in Our Book "THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING,” which 
is Sent Free if You Mention "The Rural New-Yorker.” 
The Coe-Mortimer Company 
24 STONE STREET NEW YORK 
Petition in Favor of Reducing Duty on Sugar 
TO THE HONORABLE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 
JVASHINGTON, T). C. 
The undersigned respectfully ask for a material reduction in the duty on Raw and 
Refined Sugars, in the interest both of the 80,000,000 consumers throughout the country, 
and the manufacturing industries in which sugar is an important material. This tax amounts 
to 2 cents per pound on refined sugar, equivalent to an 80 per cent, ad valorem duty. 
We would submit that such an exorbitant tax is not justified by the conditions 
relating to the production or refining of Sugar in this country. Leading sugar refineries 
have testified that they need no tariff protection against foreign refiners. 
There is no good reason why this one product should be singled out for such an 
oppressive tax, which falls chiefly on the farmers and workers of the country. Tlie con¬ 
sumption of sugar by the average family of moderate means is as large as that of the 
wealthy classes, many of whose luxuries are taxed at much lower rates than this necessity. 
For instance, expensive foreign automobiles are taxed only 45 per cent, as against the 
duty of 80 per cent on sugar. 
We believe that this is a matter which should be decided by Congress in favor of the 
policy which will benefit the greater number of the people, and that the interests of the 
consumers should receive the consideration to which they are entitled. A reduction in this 
tax would be an unquestioned advantage to the people of the entire country, as it would 
result in an immediate reduction in the cost of sugar to the consumer. 
.1909. 
Cut this out, sign it, and send it to your Congressman. 
