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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 28, 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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answered in our advertising columns. Ask only 
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Refuse From Acetylene Plant. 
L. A. B., New London, Conn .—We have an 
acetylene plant on our place. Is the waste, 
that is, the white substance that remains 
after the gas is out of the carbide, of any 
value as fertilizer, outside of the lime which 
it contains? 
A ns.— The refuse is composed largely 
of lime and has no particular fertilizing 
value except as lime. 
Corn Fertilizer. 
IT. A. B., Pennsylvania .—What do you 
think of this fertilizer for corn : 
Nitrogen. P. Acid. Potash. 
1 G 6 
Ans. —We assume that this means 
“available” phosphoric acid. If used on 
a sod, especially clover, this mixture 
would answer. On a poorer soil more 
nitrogen would he needed. The usual 
special corn fertilizer contains about nine 
per cent of phosphoric acid. 
Killing Crows. 
Header, No. Address .—I would like to ask 
if there is any way to poison crows. There 
are about 1,000 hanging around here wait¬ 
ing for me to plant corn. Can I plant corn 
that has been tarred with the corn planter? 
Is it best to buy the best seed oats for fod¬ 
der and hay? 
Ans. —The following plan proved very 
cflcctive in killing crows at the New Jer¬ 
sey Experiment Station: 
Corn was soaked for two hours in hot 
water; the water drained off and the poison 
(strychnine) mixed with the moist corn, 
at the rate of one-eighth of an ounce to a 
peck of corn. The corn was then spread 
upon the fields where the birds worked. 
When tarred corn is well dried out 
with wood ashes it works fairly well in 
a corn planter. We should buy the best 
seed oats for growing fodder. 
Potatoes Grown Under Straw. 
L. Y., New Jersey .—Recently there was 
in one of the daily papers an article claim¬ 
ing that potatoes may be raised with great 
success and very little trouble by covering 
the seedbed after the plants have come up 
with a layer of straw 12 inches thick. 
Would pine browse answer the same pur¬ 
pose as straw? The potatoes, the article 
says, will form above the ground in the 
layer of straw. People here tell me that 
fresh pine browse makes the land sour. Is 
that so, and would it be detrimental to the 
potatoes? 
Ans. —It is true that potatoes are 
grown in this way. In years past we 
have had several articles showing how 
it was done in Illinois. At Hope Farm 
we have used this method on a small 
scale. The soil was thoroughly fitted 
and well fertilized. The seed was 
planted one foot apart each way and 
lightly covered with soil. Then the en¬ 
tire patch was covered with strawy 
manure. We did not have enough to 
make a 12-inch layer. The potato vines 
grew up through the manure and made 
a fine growth. At digging time the soil 
was full of potatoes. In a wet season 
the potatoes grown in this way are more 
likely to rot and are more subject to 
blight. A modification of this plan is 
called a “lazy bed” at the South. While 
we have never tried it, we do not think 
the pine brush would answer. It would, 
most likely, make the soil too sour. 
Whole Corn in the Silo. 
G. IF. E., Fort Plain, N. Y .—I am very 
much interested in E. G. Wallis’ plan of 
putting whole corn in the silo, and I am 
planning to build a silo for that purpose. 
Would a silo with square corners be better 
for this purpose than one with round cor¬ 
ners? Would a silo 16 feet high that could 
be filled 13 feet or within three feet of the 
top be high enough for the silage to keep 
well? How much larger silo will it need 
for whole corn than for cut silage? I 
would build the foundation in the corner 
between the basement wall and wall of 
driveway and would like to have the floor 
of the silo three ;feet below floor of feed¬ 
ing alley in basement. I would probably 
find moist slatestone at that depth. Would 
the moisture interfere with the keeping of 
the silage if I had a good wall and cement 
bottom ? 
Ans.—I had a plank 12 inches wide 
set up on end and fitted tight, with 
cement poured in behind it from the 
top to fill the air space. Make the 
silo as high as you can and get the 
corn into it. It will not need to be 
any larger provided it is large enough 
so that whole corn will pack to 
good advantage, but keep filling as it 
settles. I do not think putting it three 
feet below the floor will hurt anything 
if water does not stand in the pit. It 
has been my experience that in a silo well 
filled with corn put in when it is large 
enough to boil there will be some 
juice to run away. I have seen a silo 
that was built in a large barn. The bot¬ 
tom of it was on a level with the 
main floor above the basement wall, 
with the bottom lined with galvanized 
iron, which was being filled with cut 
silage and almost full and I would say 
there was a steady stream running away 
from it through three-quarter inch pipe 
while I was there. e. g. wallis. 
Al A^KA DFA^ $3751>u.; LongIsland.$3.50 
rtHOj and Prize Taker Onion Seed, 
$1.50 lb., choice stock. E. Rigg, Jr..Burlington ,N. J. 
Write for my beautifully illustrated catalog, 
“ THE TWENTIETH 
CENTURY FLOWER,” 
FREE. It contains accurate descriptions of 
the best varieties. 
ARTHUR COWEE, Gladiolus Specialist, 
Meadowvale Farm, Box 10, Berlin, N.Y. 
DA HI TAS 20Ki,lds '*t GRAND PRIZE, 
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f'ALIFORNIA PRIVET, Strawberry plants 
^ fruit trees,etc. Sanr 1C.DeCou.Moorestown.N.J. 
FOR SAI E — Dewberry, Blackberry, and 
Strawberry Plants. Best value. 
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CCCn Oats, Corn, Potatoes -^, 
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THE ENORMOUS HEED of 50,000 quarts of 
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Dunlap Strawberry Plants. Special low prices for 
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CTKA WBERRY PLANTS— Reliable, money- 
making varieties, only $1 50 and $1.75 por 1000. 
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WHOLESALE PRICES 
TO ATjTj 
Strawberry, Raspberry, Blackberry and Currant 
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Heavy rooted stock true to name. 16th annual price 
list free. A.R.Weston &C 0 ..R.D. 8 , Bridgman,Mich. 
I AM HEADQUARTERS for the Cumberland 
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FOR QA C—Crimson Clover Seed, $3.50 to $4.50 
run OHLL bushel; White Onion Sets, $3.00 
bushel; Yellow Onion Sets, $2.50 per bushel. Gar¬ 
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etc. JOSEPH E. HOLLAND, Milford, Delaware. 
VEGETABLE PLANTS 
mo FL0WEPS. 
The J. E. HUTTON CO M Conynghaiu, Pa. 
Seud for Price List. 
PARRAfiP plants. E. ,T. IV. and Charleston 
uHDDHUC Wakefield, $2 per 1000. Satisfaction 
guaranteed. F. W. ROCHELLE, Chester, N. J. 
DflTATflPQ Grown especially for Seed, Early 
rUlHIUbd and Late. Prices right. List Free. 
GEO. H. COLVIN, Crest Farm, Dalton, Pa. 
POTATO 
CRATES 
We sell a Good Crate the cheapest 
in the shook or nailed. 
The Irons Mfg. Co. (B.) Linesville.Pa 
Mixed Specially For You 
is the way we do it. Our 
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are mixed specially for each customer. 
Write for Booklet. 
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36 Lafayette Street, - Utica, N. Y. 
Good Trees! Good Fruit! 
Good fruit comes to him who plants good trees. 
I have the good trees; do you want the good fruit? 
Catalogue and instructions, "How to care for trees 
and plants for best results” free. Address, 
MARTIN WAHL, Nurseryman, Rochester, N. Y. 
CARFF5 Plants »nd Trees 
Every reader should see my 1908 catalog ; 
get my prices; read about my splendid 
new fruits; many customers net 
$300.00 Per Acre Annually 
No risk to run. 800>nor« farm and nursery. Froo 
catalog tolls alL I prove my stock by sending 700 
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W, N. Searff, New Carlisle, 0. 
“HORICUM” 
TRADE MARK 
ganjosc Scale an. a j’ ean. 
Kills San Jose 
“SOLD BY THE SEEDSMEN” 
“HORICUM” 
KILLS SAN JOSE SCALE 
Directions for Use. 
This preparation is Lime, Sulphur and Salt, making a concentrated 
Poly-sulphide of Calcium. The Salt adds to t.he adhesive properties, but 
the destructiveness to Scale life lies In the Calcium Sulphide, tyAside 
from its ability to destroy San Jose Scale, Horicum is a Fungicide, pre¬ 
venting the free development of the fungoid troubles. 
Shake package thoroughly or take the top off. The color in its con¬ 
centrated lorm is a deep bronze green. Do not pour off the clear 
liquor only, stir the Horicum from the bottom of the package, add 20 parts 
of water (hot, if you can get it) for ordinary use. For a strong dilution 
when the growth is all dormant, use 16 parts of water only (hot, if you 
have it) and spray thoroughly. By grading your dilution you make It 
any desired strength. Specific gravity, 1.56. Total Poly-sulphides, 30i 
by weight. Send for pamphlets to 
HAMMOND’S SLUG SHOT WORKS 
Fishkill=on=Hudson, N. Y. 
Dibble’s Seed Potatoes 
best in the world. Sold out of many kinds but 
plenty of Early Six Weeks, Early Chios, Early 
Harvest, Bovees, Queens, Hcbrons, Cobblers, 
Mountains, Maines, Raleighs, Carmans, Rurals 
still on hand, also nearly a thousand barrels of onr 
new potatoes that have been pronounced BLIGHT- 
PROOF by over five hundred of onr customers. 
Catalog Free. Send for it now. 
EDWARD E. DIBBLE, Seedgrower, 
ltox A, Honeoye Ealis, N. Y. 
Not How Cheap, but How Good. 
We have tested most of the leading varieties of 
Oats sold in America, Canada and England—some 
said to yield 312 hush, per acre. 
The Pedigree Oat 
Is the best we have found. This test is worth 
something to you. Yield, 76 bush, per acre for four 
years. Price. $1.25 per hush. Bags free. 
THE WINTERS FARM, Smithboro, N. X. 
CFFH CODN-lHiprovod Learning & Reid’s 
3EEl ' yellow Dent (Tested Seed). 
HINDER TWINE, S^c. pound. Samples and 
catalog freq. Theo. Burt & Sons, Melrose, Ohio. 
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I CO I CD rHniYI.of Clover, Timothy and 
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i Farm Seeds, also Grow- 
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i in Garden, Field and 
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\ Write for Field Seed 
i price list, also Annual 
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dlllCCU removed—the best to be had. Write me 
quick. CHAS. P. LIGHT, Martinsburg, W. Va. 
NORTHERN GROWN SEED POTATOES, 
No blight. Raleigh, Ionia,Twentieth Century. Man¬ 
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Strawberry plants. Choice seed com. Barred P. 
Rock eggs from prize Stock, etc. My free catalog 
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SEED OATS 
NEW KHERSON, Sensation : Texas Red Rust 
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FREE if yon mention this palter. 
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Better write to Burpee, Philadelphia, —for new Complete Catalog. 
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Six varities of Healthy. Thrifty, one and two 
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ROGERS TREES “FIT THE LABELS.” 
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FRUIT TREES 
Some new features in our 1908 catalog. It is free, 
A diagram, explanatory of the FILLER System.. 
employed by western N. Y. planters. A brief history of one of the most remarkable 10 -year-old 
apple orchards in Niagara County, showing the product for the past 5 years and its value. 
H. S. WILEY & SON, Drawer 13, Cayuga, N. Y. 
Strong, Healthy, Choice Nursery Stock 
We offer for Spring of 1908 the finest and largest assortment of Fruits and Ornamentals that we have 
ever grown and they cannot be surpassed. Write to-day for our hree Illustrated Catalogue which will 
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