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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Juno 5 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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GO SLOW WITH JAPANESE PLUMS. 
You ask for experience with Japan 
plums. Twelve years ago I pur¬ 
chased 25 Abundance. 25 Burbank and 
five Wickson; gave them good care, 
and report to-day six Burbank living, 
20 Abundance and two Wickson. Dur¬ 
ing the 12 years I got 26 plums, and 
at the rate they are dying prospects 
are not good for very many more. They 
come out in bloom generally about two 
weeks too soon, on two occasions while 
the snow was flying, and later all freeze. 
We are situated 2,000 feet above sea 
level and raise American plums, cher¬ 
ries, both sweet and sour, apples and 
pears in abundance. My advice to any 
in high altitude desiring to plant Japan 
plums would be to go very slow. 
Pennsylvania. d. h. somerville. 
MELON SEED UNDER A HEN. 
That Connecticut man who wanted 
to know how to grow muskmelons got, 
about all the various ways, from Mon¬ 
treal to far South. Here is one from 
his own neighborhood, and now is a 
good time to do it. Plow a piece well 
which had a hoed crop last year. Har¬ 
row down fine. Mark rows; my way is 
seven to eight feet apart. Furrow out 
with horse hoe, spread good manure 
along the furrow, put a dressing of un¬ 
leached wood ashes over, also a good 
dose of fine ground bone. Cover with 
a ridger; procure -the best seed, soak it 
in tepid water a few hours, get a piece 
of flannel, dip that in water, wring out 
half dry, spread seed on part, fold the 
other over the seed. There surely must 
be a broody hen, place the flannel and 
seed under the hen; let her set (her 
time is not worth much) until the white 
germ shows plain. If too moist to sow 
with a drill, sprinkle on middlings or 
shorts. If to plant in hill drop enough 
seed, cover lightly but firmly. If a drill 
is used leave one plant to a foot. Be¬ 
fore weeds show go crosswise with a 
brush harrow; after that any six-foot 
harrow. I use an Acme. When run¬ 
ners push out , still harrow; do it often, 
but the same way every time, until run¬ 
ners will meet if spread straight. Dust 
plants with dry ashes, ground tobacco 
stems or dust, as often as you please. 
Tf you want to spread runners, use a 
hand hay rake. Pinch off ends of run¬ 
ners as you please; that requires ex¬ 
perience. Later enjoy melons, with a 
minimum amount of labor. To keep 
vines green through the season is an- 
o her story. grower. 
Outfit for Compressed Air Sprayer. 
M. L. B., Coudersport, Pa .—I was inter¬ 
est <*d in the article on page 189 on spray¬ 
ing with compressed air. I am thinking 
of assembling an apparatus. Will Mr. 
Loop give a list of the parls necessary, 
and where they may be bought. 
Ans.— Three or four horse-power 
will be needed, steam, gasoline or any¬ 
thing handy. The compressor will need 
ip have capacity of five or ten cubic feet 
air per minute. This will raise pres¬ 
sure in a 50 gallon tank 10 to 20 pounds 
per minute. Such a compressor can 
be bought at $60 to $225, according to 
size and finish. They can be had in 
any city of consequence in the United 
States. The outfit should have two or 
more carts. The illustration shows 
how they look; any wagon maker can 
get them up. Each cart has two tanks, 
commonly known as “range boilers.” 
All plumbing shops keep them in stock, 
or can get them at short notice. They 
can also furnish all the valves, pressure 
gauges and piping necessary, as shown 
in the illustration and described in the 
two articles. Any blacksmith can make 
the agitator ready to apply. The 
Urcka Tempered Copper Works, North 
East, Pa., have pattern for stuffing 
boxes and can furnish on short notice. 
The hose, rod and nozzles are same as 
are used with anv spraying outfit. The 
central station is same or nearly same 
as for any other outfit and is, of course, 
homemade, and constructed to fit cir¬ 
cumstances. A. I. LOOP. 
Cover Crops for Rhode Island. 
T. II. M., Ashton, It. I .—What is the 
best cover crop to plant in corn in my 
locality? I want to plant four acres on 
side-hill sloping to south ; soil heavy loam. 
No one in this locality has ever planted 
Crimson clover and Cow-horn turnips; in 
fact, the farmers do not use any clover 
crop. Would rape and Cow-horn turnips do 
if Crimson clover would not be available? 
Ans.— The chances would be against 
Crimson clover in your section. We 
would use Essex rape and Cow-horn 
turnips with a peck of rye added for 
each acre. We used this combination 
one year. The rape and the turnips 
made a heavy growth in the Fall. This 
was killed out during Winter, but the 
rye made a good growth in Spring and 
we think it pays to add it to the rape 
and turnips. Of course this combination 
will add no plant food to the soil. 
VINEGAR FROM HONEY. 
I have seen reports of vinegar making 
from honey. Can they be correct? 
SEVERAL READERS. 
Yes. Bulletin 57 of the Arizona Sta¬ 
tion (Tucson) describes the process in full. 
Not only honey, but the washings and 
waste are made into vinegar of good 
strength. Among the directions given is 
the following: 
When a barrel of honey vinegar is to be 
made for family use or by the small pro¬ 
ducer, we offer the following formula : 
Strained honey .40 to 45 lbs. 
Water .30 gall. 
Ammonium chloride .4 oz. 
Potassium bicarbonate .2 oz. 
One-quarter cake of dry yeast softened in 
lukewarm water. 
The chemicals for making 30 gallons 
will cost about 25 cents in small way, but 
on a large scale not more than 10 cents. 
Somewhat larger amounts of potassium bi¬ 
carbonate and sodium phosphate, would 
give better results, but the amounts are 
here cut to the minimum to bring the cost 
low enough to make it profitable. In from 
three to four weeks all visible fermentation 
will have ceased and the yeast settled out. 
Now rack off the wine, add ten gallons of 
good vinegar, and let stand undisturbed in 
a place having as nearly as possible an 
even temperature of from 75 to 80 degrees 
Fahrenheit. The acetic fermentation may 
be started by floating mother or the scum 
from an older cask on the surface of the 
mixture by means of thin cork shavings. 
Carrie.d out in this way and at a suitable 
temperature (temporalures of over 85 de¬ 
grees Fahrenheit will retard the process 
and cause loss of both alcohol and acid) 
a good honey vinegar can be produced in 
from four to six months.” 
Helpers From “ The Bread Line.” 
In reply to your editorial in regard to 
help from the bread line will say that I re¬ 
ceived a man from them in March last. He 
is a man 45 or 50 years of age, of indus¬ 
trious habits, but has no judgment in re¬ 
gard to work of any kind. lie is not suit¬ 
able in any way for a farm hand, and never 
will be on account of his age. I expect to 
get rid of him shortly. I have no doubt 
that there are men there who would make 
good farm hands in time, and I would be 
willing to try another, but would prefer one 
who had never lived on a farm. 
Pennsylvania. m. r. 
On page 428 you ask for experience with 
tramps and paupers on the farm. I have 
had one man without a family, and two 
with families, and can say that if a farmer 
wishes to support such people free lake 
them, but don't expect them to work, for 
they only go out for a vacation. e. t. 
More About Tarred Corn. —Fut the 
corn in a box of capacity as large again 
as required to hold it. Pour over luke¬ 
warm water and drain. Then put on tar, 
and with spade or shovel stand up and 
mix it; easier and quicker; then apply 
drier of ashes or plaster, but never phos¬ 
phate. A better way is to do it a month 
or more before needing it to plant; spread 
and dry (then no drier is needed), and it 
can be used to better advantage. 
F. E. H. 
Roses axd Rose Growing, by Rose G. 
Kingsley.—Tliis is one of "the most attrac¬ 
tive books on this subject we know, freely 
illlstrated with fine colored plates, hand¬ 
somely bound and printed. Itt contains a 
mass of practical information about roses 
and rose growing, including planting, 
pruning, propagating and general culture, 
while the lists and descriptions are ex¬ 
ceedingly useful. Although written from 
the English standpoint, it is a book no 
American rose lover should he without. For 
sale by The Rural New-Yorker, price $2. 
USE SEA GREEN AND PURPLE SLATE ROOFS 
AND STOP PAINTING AND REPAIR EXPENSE 
I F you have short-lived roofs on 
your buildings you know it is 
necessary to paint and repair 
them continually to keep them in 
good condition. This expense and 
bother can be absolutely eliminated 
by the use of 
Sea Green and Purple Slate 
We will gladly furnish a sam¬ 
ple if you will write us and it will 
give you an exact idea of what 
slate is like. You will see that it 
is absolutely water and fire-proof, 
and that there is nothing about it 
to rust, warp, wear, decay or peel 
off. 
It will show you that its dura¬ 
bility cannot be measured by years 
and you will readily understand that 
it will outlast any building on which 
it is placed. 
Sea Green and Purple Slate Roofs 
cost but little more than short-lived 
roofing and are unquestionably the 
most economical roofs to buy. 
When you purchase roofing you 
should thoroughly consider whether 
it will require frequent painting and 
repairs. 
You are a busy man and have 
no time to spend tinkering your 
roofs every year or so. You want 
to be sure that when the work is 
done you will never be bothered 
with it and it will never cost you 
one penny of expense. 
The only roofing on earth that 
meets these requirements is 
Se& Green and Purple Slate 
Write to-day, giving name of 
your local roofer, and we will be 
glad to send you our free book 
ROOFS.” 
The American Sea Green Slate Co., 
BOX 10 
GRANVILLE, N.Y. 
Connecticut 
STATE FAIR 
BERLIN, CONN. 
Sept. 14-15-16 and 17 
CHARLES M. JARVIS, President 
BERLIN, CONN. 
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 St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
riL«uI„ n. . .L —The most profitable 
tlDClIa I CaClli peach ever introduced. 
MISS LOLO, 
The very best medium early peach. 
MAULE’S EARLY, 
The earliest of all peaches, and it tastes like a 
peach. We have 70 more varieties, but make a 
specialty of these. Our beautiful descriptive cata¬ 
logue tells all about them. 
J08. H. BLACK. SON & CO., Hightstown. N. J, 
HARRISON’S NURSERIES, Berlin, Mil. 
1100 acres trees and plants. Catalog free. 
Cabbage, Cauliflower, Sweet 
Potato. Tomato and Ruby 
King Pepper Plants. Send 
Caleb Boggs & Son, Cheswold, Del. 
, 000,000 
>r price list. 
C hoice clover and grass seeds soi d 
direct to the farmer. We have reduced our 
choice Hungarian and Millet seeds to the present 
market value. Write for samples and prices at 
once. N. WERTHEIMER & SON 8 , Ligonier Ind. 
CAR C Al C— Crimson Clover Seed, $4.00 bushel 
run OHLC Cow PeaSi $ 1.75 to $‘ 1.00 bushel 
Cow-Horn Turnip Seed, 40e. pound. 
J. E. HOLLAND, Milford, Dela. 
cn nnn quarts of strawberries 
OU UUU now growing on one acre, my system. 
Come June 16, see me win or lose, as Collingwood 
says. T. C, KEVTTT. Athenia, N. J. 
rnn Oil r—500,000 SWEET PLANTS—Jersey 
rUn OrtLL Yellow and Big Stem Jersey. Price 
list free. MICHAEL N. FORGO, Vineland, N.J. 
rnn PA I C—Al Early Summer Cabbage, 1,000, 
rUn OnLL $5.00. June Pink, Jewel, D. Cham- : 
pion. Stone, Beauty aud Acme Tomatoes, 100, 75c.; 
1,0(10, $6.00. All tlie above hothouse grown, frame 
hardened. Cash with order. Guarantee stock to 
suit. F. E. PECKHAM, R.F.D. 3, Norwich, Conn. 
“SIMPLEX WAGON LOADER” 
for loading bags, tied or open, into wagon. 
Designed especially for loading potatoes. 
Send for Circular- 
SIMPLEX WAGON LOADER CO., Oxford, Pa. 
(FERTILIZERS 
TANKAGE = 
IRON CITY = 
= $12.00 per ton 
= 22.00 per ton 
Delivered freight prepaid to any railroad 
station in New York State. 
Manufactured by 
AMERICAN REDUCTION COMPANY 
OF PITTSBURG, PA. 
1 MAN 1)11 
rc 1 TON 
iHORSEDAL 
DJ I HOUR 
On our wonderful new Daisy SELF-THREAD¬ 
ING, seif-feeding, one-horse hay press. It is 
the only one on the market on which ono 
man can do all the work. This first success¬ 
ful self-threading device—greatest time 
i ever. Condenser and open bars on halo 
lincrease capacity and prevent 
fork catching. 
|Eive days’ 
free trial. 
Write today 
for prices 
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MONEY--MONEY—MONEY 
V CM " Saved is dollars earned 
for the dairyman using 
a St rite Governor 
Pulley. It saves you 
labor, it saves your ma¬ 
chine and gets more 
cream. A letter or 
postal will bring the 
whole Story. 
Strife GovernorPul- 
I ley Co., 357 3d St., So., 
ooatoi Minneapolis, Minn. 
CARUP City people who want good farms cheap 
rHnmO address BOX 63, Oak Hill, N. Y. 
G OOD FARMS, all sizes, nearly all parts of New 
York State, at reasonable prices. Catalogue 
free. NORTHERN REALTY CO., Syracuse, X. Y. 
TAELAWARE’S 20,000,000, QUARTS OF 
STRAWBERRIES will ripen between May 
20 and June 20; yield 5,000 to 10,000 quarts per acre. 
Price at nearest railroad station, 8 c. to 15c. per 
quart. For information about Delaware, address 
STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE, Dover, Del. 
Cf|D RnNT- Fine ’ old " fashioDeci second story 
rUn nCIi I piazza house, sixteen rooms, fac¬ 
ing south; old maple trees, fine lawn. Carriage 
house, cow stables, etc. Magnificent lake, fishing, 
boating, Bwimming. One mile from station. Three 
railroads. Address H. POWELL RAMSDELL, 
Salisbury Mills, Orange County, N. Y. 
Forced Sale in Chester Co. 
Sixty-nine acres; 8 -room slate-roofed house, wide 
piazza, pretty yard, hedge and shade: barn 32x40, 
chicken house 13x36, greenhouse 10x72; carriage 
house; 60 fruit irees, 20 grape vines, 1 H acres in 
strawberries and currants. Crops are started in 
the greenhouse and sold early w T ith splendid 
profits. To settle affairs at once, only #4.000 
$ 2,000 may be left on easy terms, ('all or write for 
photograph of all the buildings. Dept. 1009. K. A. 
STROUT CO., Land Title Bldg., Philadelphia. Pa 
