THE RXJRAL, NEW-YORKER 
369 
1009. 
CONCENTRATED LIME-SULPHUR WASHES 
Some years ago readymade spraying 
mixtures of lime and sulphur were put 
on the market, but generally condemned 
by growers and scientific men alike. 
Later, new processes for making were 
adopted, and now there i.re several 
excellent brands offered for sale. Ex¬ 
periments show that these washes are 
giving good satisfaction. The concen¬ 
trated solution is poured into water and 
well stirred—and is ready for spray¬ 
ing. It seems that some farmers are 
making the concentrated mixture on 
the farm and using it successfully. A 
bulletin from the Geneva Experiment 
Station tells how to make this wash: 
FORMULA FOR HOMEMADE CONCENTRATED 
LIME-SULPHUR WASH. 
Lump lime . 60 pounds 
Sulphur .125 pounds 
Water . 50 gallons 
Slake the lime in the cooking receptacle 
and stir in the sulphur, which has been 
made into a thin paste with water. Add 
enough water to make about 45 gallons 
of mixture, which should be boiled for one 
or more hours. After the cooking is com¬ 
pleted allow the wash to stand until the 
sediment has settled to the bottom, when 
the clear, brownish liquid should be drawn 
off. To this add water, if needed to make 
the required 50 gallons of concentrated 
solution. For use, dilute the concentrated 
sulphur solution at the rate of five gal¬ 
lons of the liquid to 45 gallons of water. 
To every barrel, of 50 gallons capacity, of 
'the diluted spray, add from 10 to 15 pounds 
of lime, made into a paste. The addition 
of the lime is not necessary, but.by its 
use the trees are given a whitewashed ap¬ 
pearance, which enables farmers to judge 
better of the thoroughness of their spray¬ 
ing. This mixture may be used immediately 
after cookiDg, or may be barreled, to be 
drawn on as occasion requires. To avoid 
the loss of sulphur, the sediment that re¬ 
mains after drawing off the concentrated 
solution should be boiled over again with 
fresh lime and water, and the liquid used 
to start fresh preparations or for purposes 
of dilution. 
CALIFORNIA ITEMS AND SOME 
COMMENTS. 
A lecturer in the Los Angeles Chamber 
of Commerce (which is claimed to be the 
greatest organization of the kind in the 
world and which sustains a very large per¬ 
manent exhibit), talking on irrigation, 
stated that after the problem of getting the 
water on the land was solved, the next 
problem was how to get it off. 
Most of the apples now offered in the 
California markets are no better in ap¬ 
pearance and not as good in quality as our 
low-grade New York apples. Even the bril¬ 
liantly colored Newtowns lack the flavor. I 
have stopped trying to eat apples here, 
even the apple dumplings and pies taste 
dry and chippy, and need a dash of lemon 
or something to make them go down with a 
relish, and we don’t want any California 
pomelos either, Florida grape fruit is good 
enough for us. 
At. Los Angeles a peculiar method of fast¬ 
ening horses is sometimes used. Around 
the front legs just above the hoofs a stout 
strap is buckled, preventing walking. It 
seems to be very effective. 
Some years ago in Florida I talked with 
a man, just married, who was building a 
Winter home there, and knowing he was 
familiar with California, asked him why he 
chose Florida. lie answered : “In Florida 
the Winters are usually dry. California 
Winters are usually wet.” We have found 
it to be even as he said, wet, oh, so wet, 
and still the floods came. Wet, too wet! 
More wet! 
I would suggest to W. D. S., page 192. 
to plant Satsuma plum and Burbank’s 
Apple plum. Nothing in the plum line 
equals them for preserving and people now¬ 
adays are calling for them. To create a 
local demand that will buy all you can 
produce, just let your neighbors taste what 
you have “done up.” The two sorts are 
alike in quality and hardy profuse bearers. 
Both are worthless uncooked. 
W. H. S., page 196, writing in defense of 
the Japan plum as fitting into its own little 
niche incidentally writes a good word for 
the Kieffer pear. We, too, have found that 
this pear possesses the unsuspected virtue 
of being good to eat under certain condi¬ 
tions. Well-grown, properly ripened, 
halved, baked in shallow pans, with lots of 
sugar and half covered with water with 
a slow but hot oven for two hours it 
comes out delicious, rivaling the old Vicar 
of Winkfield when thus treated. 
It. N.-Y. for February 27 is a meaty 
number. M. A. E., page 213, tells how to 
make cement water pipe that will be ever¬ 
lasting. if a man has the sand and the 
“grit” to do the work your correspondent 
has made the way plain. Using a wooden 
core of right size, drainage pipe could be 
put down that way. M. F. H., page 213, 
furnishes valuable information concerning 
cement posts. 
I bad the pleasure yesterday of meeting 
Hon. D. T. Fowler, one of the most widely 
known American horticulturists. Mr. Fowler 
is greatly interested in the culture of Euca¬ 
lyptus; thinks it would do well in Florida 
where the temperature does not go too low 
and the writer would urge that it be 
planted in Manatee County. There the soil 
is fertile, perhaps the best to be found in 
the somi-tropical sections of Florida, but 
malarial fever is the one obstacle that keeps 
that county back. Eucalyptus trees were 
planted about Rome, Italy, to overcome 
fever conditions. Now let the railroads 
reaching that part of Florida distribute 
and superintend the planting of millions of 
Eucalyptus in Manatee County. If it does 
not do the health-making work intended 
the county will be the richer on account 
of the quick production of a vast amount 
of the very best hardwood timber. In Cali¬ 
fornia it succeeds better than in Australia, 
its native borne, and I believe it will do 
even better in Manatee and may prove a 
hygienic measure of untenable value. A. W. 
S., page 191,-tells some of the truth about 
his State, inculcating caution. This writer 
has in preparation a much stronger dose 
of similar preventive medicine which he 
claims the privilege of administering to 
clear his conscience, having printed only 
good things about Florida and has omitted 
to state the shortcomings, one of which is 
the unfavorable hygienic conditions indi¬ 
cated in this note. J. y. p. 
VIRGINIA APPLES ARE COMING. 
Your editorial note about Virginia apples 
on page 772 is true. The “first families of 
Virginia” of to-day are those who have the 
big orchards of Newtown Pippin, Winesap 
and York Imperial. Our local market and 
Washington is largely stocked with Vir 
ginia apples in bushel boxes, sold for five 
cents each as Oregon and State of Wash¬ 
ington fruit; the wholesale price $2 to 
$2.50 a box. These generally went into 
cold storage last Fall. But in the cellars 
here there are still as fine specimens as 
ever were seen selected for family use and 
which come out on social occasion in the 
neighborhood. I have carried some of these 
to the city and made the comparison with 
the much-talked-of western fruit, and ours 
have all the beauty of theirs and is of far 
better flavor as a rule. Then Ben Davis 
and Stayman are early and sure bearers on 
all the valley lands, while the Paragon, 
Nickajack and Willowtwig do well, keep 
well and are of excellent flavor. The fruit 
growing here is just in its infancy. It is 
largely in the hands of Northern people who 
have come in since the Civil War. Most 
of them have neglected the apple until now 
They are beginning to see the necessity of 
thorough spraying and timely care in all 
respects. The chief market fruit has been 
the peach. It is still largely grown and is of 
the finest quality when properly selected 
and cultivated. Plums, mostly the Japans, 
the sweet and sour cherries and pears of 
great variety are at Iwme. But the apple 
is king here as well as with you. The new 
Virginian will not long fail to recognize its 
royal claims and give it the place of honor 
at their feasts, as the old world mouarchs 
have done long ago. edward Daniels. 
Fairfax Co., Vo. 
A Virginia Apple Song. 
Noticing in your issue of this date your 
reference to Montana's “national hymn,” 
and not desiring to see old Virginia left 
behind in the exploitation of her fruits, to 
say nothing of her other things worth 
while, I send you the following song for 
publication. 
Montana sings the virtues of her apple, 
McIntosh. 
She lacks a deal of knowing what an apple 
is, by gosh ; 
For down in old Virginia where the Blue 
Ridge Mountains trail. 
Beside her huge red Winesap, the McIntosh 
looks pale. 
Chorus. 
Virginia’s famed for presidents and other 
things galore; 
There isn’t such another State the whole 
wide Union o'er, 
Iler Blue Ridge beats the Bitter Root, her 
Winesap, the McIntosh ; 
She beats Montana at everything that’s 
worth the while, by gosh. 
Crozct, Va. r. h. j . 
R. N.-Y.—We have a fellow feeling for 
poets and song writers and know what 
it means to criticize verse. We suggest, 
however, that the trouble with this song 
is that the name of Montana's great apple 
is put at the end of the line and becomes 
the rhyming word. Even our Montana 
friends will admit that there is no music 
in the name -of their apple—besides, it 
gives them a chance to reply in rhyme ami 
say “bosh !” 
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Everybody Crazy 
Abo ut Stee l Shoes! 
Wonderful Work Shoes with Soles of Steel and Waterproof 
Leather Uppers Have Taken the Country by Storm. 
Thousands are Throwing Old Leather-Soled 
Shoes Away and Wearing “Steels.” 
One Pair of Steel Shoes Outlasts 
Three to Six Pairs of Le ather-Soled Shoes S 
Keep Feet Warm, Dry and Comfortable, Though Worn in Mud, Slush or Snow on Coldest Days, 
Preventing Colds and Rheumatism. The Saving in Doctors’ Bills Alone More Than 
Pays for Them. Cost is Less Than Best All-Leather Work Shoes. 
LIGHTER AND STRONGER THAN ORDINARY WORK SHOES. 
Two years ago Steel Shoes were unknown. 
Today they are the talk of the whole country. 
People everywhere are so captivated by their 
comfort, neatness and wonderful economy, that 
thousands and thousands are wearing them. 
They are winning converts so fast that manu¬ 
facturers of leather-soled work shoes and rub¬ 
ber boots are becoming alarmed. After a man 
once puts a pair of Steel Shoes on bis feet he 
will wear no other kind of work shoes. The 
saving in shoe bills is simply amazing, as one 
pair of Steel Shoes will we-r longer than three 
to six pairs of the best leather-soled shoes that 
money can buy. No wonder the manufacturers 
of all-leather shoes are excited! If the popular¬ 
ity of the Steel Shoe keep c, growing at the pres¬ 
ent rate, it will mean that some of the makers of 
all-leather shoes will have to close their fac¬ 
tories. Farmers and all classes of workingmen 
will only need to buy one pair of shoes every two 
or three years— and of course they will buy Steel 
Shoes! 
Several of our subscribers have written us for 
facts about Steel Shoes, and we have, at con¬ 
siderable trouble, secured full and complete in¬ 
formation. It is a pleasure to be able to present 
such a favorable report on the result of our 
investigations. 
All About Steel Shoes 
Our readers have expressed a great deal of 
curiosity to know exactly how Steel Shoes are 
made. Here is the whole story, with an 
actual photographic reproduction of the 
shoes. Study the picture 
carefully. Notice how neat 
and shapely the Steel Shoe 
looks in the picture, and 
just remember that the 
real shoe is even more 
attractive. 
The sole and an inch 
above the sole all around 
the shoe is a very light, 
thin piece of seamless 
steel,stamped into per- 
iWmt feet "foot-form” un- 
lUfeass*. der tremendous 
h y d r a u 1 i c 
pressure. 
The ma¬ 
chines that 
make these 
wonderful soles handle steel just as easily as if 
it were taffy candy. 
The uppers are made of a special high quality 
leather, which is waterproofed by a secret 
process, and riveted to the steel. The leather is 
reinforced at every seam and double sewed 
with the strongest thread. 
Now comes the most ingenious feature of 
these remarkable shoes: 
The bottoms are studded with steel rivets, 
which protect the soles from wear and give a 
firm footing on slippery surfaces. These rivets 
are adjustable, and when partly worn, can be 
instantly replaced by new ones. No other re¬ 
pairs are ever necessary. Fifty cents buys 
thirty of these Adjustable Steel Rivets— enough 
to keep a pair of Steel Shoes in repair for at least 
two years! 
No “Easy Money” for the Cobbler 
Think of all the money spent by wearers of 
all-leather work shoes on patching, “half-sol¬ 
ing,” new heels, and the endless repairs that 
are needed. This vast amount of money will 
be saved when the use of Steel Shoes becomes 
universal! The only people who are not enthu¬ 
siastic about Steel Shoes are the cobblers. They 
have a “mortgage” on every pair of all-leather 
shoes. In many cases the repairs on a pair of 
leather-soled shoes amount to as much in the 
end as the original cost of the shoes. It’s easy 
money for them, but a burdensome tax on the 
public, which people are glad to escape. 
We almost overlooked one of the most im¬ 
portant features of Steel Shoes. This is the 
soft Hair Cushion Insoles, which give such 
elasticity to the tread and absorb the jar when 
you walk on frozen or stony ground. They also 
absorb perspiration and foot odors. They can be 
taken out, cleansed and aired as often as desired. 
Steel, and All-Leather Shoes Compared 
The sole Is the "backbone" of a shoe. While 
shoes are new, the soles of leather answer the 
purpose very well. But no sooner do the leather 
soles warp, wear and weaken than the uppers 
begin to get wrinkled, twisted and lop-sided. 
Matters i/o from bad to worse. The shoes hurt 
the feet and corns, callouses and blisters result. 
Pst Dec 4. 1506 
Others Pending 
If you wear leather-soled shoes, you can’t 
work in mud and water without getting your 
feet wet — and then colds, rheumatism, per¬ 
haps pneumonia. The cobbler gets part of 
your money, and very likely the doctor gets tho 
rest! And in siajte of constant repairing, tiro 
soles are soon “down and out” and you must 
buy a new pair. 
Let Your Next Pair be Steel Shoes— 
The Shoes with the Steel “Backbone” 
The rigid steel soles keep the soft, pliable 
uppers in shape and the longer you wear Steel 
Shoes the finer they feel on your feet. You are 
spared the torture of corns, bunions and blisters. 
Being waterproof as well as wear-proof you can 
wear “Steels” and work in mud or slush up to 
the tops of Steel Shoes without danger of colds, 
rheumatism, neuralgia, lame back and other 
troubles caused by having cold, wet feet. 
No doctors’bills. Not a cent for repairs from 
one year’s end to another. One pair of Steel 
Shoes lasts so long that you save $5 to $10 a 
year in shoe bills. 
How Steel Shoes Leaped to Fame 
These simple comparisons explain how Steel 
Shoes leaped into fame almost at a single bound. 
The shoes have attracted so 
much attention that a book 
has been written about them. 
Anybody can have a copy of 
“The Sole of Steel” by 
writing direct to the 
Steel Shoe Com- 
pany. Dept. 0000, 
Racine, Wis. 
This little book 
tells “The Story of 
Steels ’’—all the 
curious and inter¬ 
esting facts about 
their invention and 
manufacture. Send 
for it—or better still, 
Making 
“Easy Money 
order a pair of Steel Shoes right now. 
Prices Extraordinarily Low 
Steel Shoes are made in sizes 5 to 12. They 
can be had 6 inches high, 9 inches high, 12 inches 
high, or 16 inches high. And they are water¬ 
proof all the way up! Note the low prices: 
Steel Shoes, 6 inches high, $2.50 a pair, are 
better than best all-leather S3.50 shoes. 
Steel Shoes, 6 inches high, extra fine grade 
of leather, 83.00 a pair, excel any $4.50 all-leather 
shoes. 
Steel Shoes, 9 inches high, S3.50 a pair, are 
better than the best all-leather S5.00 shoes. 
Steel Shoes, 12 inches high, 55.00 a pair, are 
better than the best all-leather 56.00 shoes. 
Steel Shoes, 16 inches high, S6.00 a pair, are 
better than the best all-leather shoes, regardless 
of cost. 
How to Order Steel Shoes 
It’s “as easy as rolling off a log” to order Steel 
Shoes correctly. All you need to doistor/atr’ 
size of shoe you wear, and which height of Steel 
Shoes you prefer. We recommend to our read¬ 
ers the 6-inch high shoes at S3.00 a pair, or the 
9-inch high at $3.50. For the convenience of 
those who want a pair at once, we print an Order 
Blank, which you can fill out and forward direct 
to the Steel Shoe Company, Dept. 000, Racine, 
Wis., enclosing either $3.00 or $3.50. They have 
promised us to give special attention to all 
orders received from readers of this paper. The 
company absolutely guarantees Steel Shoes to 
be as represented. 
The Canadian Branch of the Steel Shoe Co. Is 
in TORONTO, CANADA. 
Order Blank for Steel Shoes 
Steel Shoe Co., Dept. 73, Racine, Wis. 
Gentlemen:— 
I enclose_for $_ 
in payment for. 
Size_ 
.pair Steel Shoes, 
Name 
Town. 
.State. 
County. 
R.F.D. 
