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■iriE RURAL N E W-YOR KER 
April 11 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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SWEET CLOVER IN ILLINOIS. 
Last year in an article headed “Sweet 
Clover/' I. A. Thayer suggests that land 
might be inoculated for Alfalfa by the 
previous production of a crop of Sweet 
clover, because of the fact that the Sweet 
clover bacteria appear to be identical 
with the Alfalfa bacteria. I beg to call 
attention to the fact that land which 
needs to be inoculated for Alfalfa also 
needs to be inoculated for Sweet clover. 
On the ordinary prairie soil in Illinois 
we have more than doubled the yield 
of Sweet clover by proper inoculation, 
and the inoculated crop is also very much 
richer in nitrogen than that grown with¬ 
out inoculation. It should be remem¬ 
bered that the natural means by which 
Sweet clover becomes disseminated will 
commonly provide for the dissemination 
of infected soil as well as for the dis¬ 
semination of the seed. Thus, if Sweet 
clover is growing along the roadside and 
some seeds are picked up by a wagon 
wheel and dropped off a mile or two 
farther on, the infected soil is likely to 
be carried with the seed. If the seed 
is carried by running water from one 
place to another, of course, the bac¬ 
teria are likely to be carried with it. 
CYRIL G. HOPKINS. 
University of Illinois. 
Late-Blooming Chrysanthemums. 
.V. K.\ M., Little Meadows, Pa. —Are 
there any Chrysanthemums that will blos¬ 
som at Christmas? 
Ans. —There are late Chrysanthe¬ 
mums that will bloom at Christmas, but 
most florists look upon them very coldly, 
as buyers are tired of them by that 
time, and they depress the prices of 
other flowers. The following are among 
the best of the very late sorts: White, 
W. H. Chadwick and Merry Christmas; 
pink, Maud Dean and Jennie Nonin; 
yellow, W. H. Lincoln and Nagoya. 
How To Kill Ants. 
II. IF. M., New Orleans, La. —Can you 
give me some remedy for destroying ants 
in my garden? They are getting to he 
quite a pest here. Last year they almost 
ruined some sweet corn for me, other things 
in proportion. 
Ans. —This question comes up every 
year. Find the ant hill and punch a 
hole with a crowbar down into it. 
Make this hole a foot or 18 inches deep 
and pour in half a pint of bisulphide 
of carbon. Cover with a blanket. The 
fumes of the bisulphide are deadly to 
all breathing things. They will work 
all through the hill and destroy the 
ants. Be careful not to breathe them. 
For ants in the house soak a sponge 
with water and leave it where the ants 
run. When it is full of them throw it 
into boiling water. 
Peach Trees and Scale. 
P. D. M., Chesterfield Co., Ya. —I have 
a piece of land I want to plant to peaches. 
It has several old peach trees on it; they 
look thrifty and I cannot find any scale 
on them, but there is plenty of scale in 
the neighborhood. Would you advise 
planting young trees on this ground or not? 
I do not want to destroy the old trees 
until the young ones come into bearing. I 
expect to spray the old trees. I have other 
ground six or eight rods from the above. 
Would the danger from scale be any less 
that far away? 
Ans. —Judging from our own experi¬ 
ence we advise going ahead with plant¬ 
ing the young trees. We are confident 
that the scale can be held in check. 
Part of our own orchard is near a 
neighbor’s field where the scale was 
very bad. Many of our trees were 
stunted and nearly ruined by scale. By 
pruning and thorough spraying we have 
saved these trees so that they are now 
growing well. The other land eight 
rods away would not be much if any 
safer. Soak these old trees well and 
plant the young ones. 
THAT LONG ISLAND “ POTATO TRUST.” 
It is recognized that Long island pota¬ 
toes are always a better price in the city, 
say five cents or more per bushel. Besides 
our fef< 1 *ng that we do not get full value 
for our crops there is quite frequently 
a discrepancy in price between the other 
side and this side of the Island. We want 
that changed. There are entirely too many 
carloads of potatoes sold in New York for 
Long Islands that never saw Long Island; 
this tends to keep our price down; other 
potatoes are sold as Long Islands because 
there are never enough of the genuine stock 
to fill the demand. Again, as things are 
now we cannot ship with any regularity, 
and as stock is required: some weeks we 
cannot get cars, at other times we do not 
want any, and to have a systematic for¬ 
warding of any stated number of cars by 
present methods is impossible. There are 
too many instances of carloads going in 
with the returns coming back most decid¬ 
edly short, for all manner of reasons. Short 
weight—we know that at th'e city end is 
guesswork—for the potatoes are weighed 
before loading, and the railway weighs the 
car before taking out, and I have never 
heal'd of any difference in buyer's and rail¬ 
road’s totals. Other reasons given are 
stock small, badly rotted, slump in the 
market, in fact there is no end to the rea¬ 
sons. We people down here should do with¬ 
out money. If I really wanted to get rich, 
no matter how, I would either go in for 
politics or go into the commission business 
in New York. Nothing desperate was done 
at our meeting except to appoint delegates 
to go out among the farmers and see what 
could be done toward selling stock. 
J. B. 
Concrete Drain Pipe. 
Can anyone make drain pipes of con¬ 
crete and sand and do as good work as 
professional manufacture? o. s. l. 
Massachusetts 
Yes. Send to the Arizona Experiment 
Station (Tucson), and ask for a bulletin. 
This tells about making the pipes and using 
them. With careful work such pipes will 
prove very satisfactory. 
How Many Potato Plants? 
If white potatoes are planted as follows, 
rows three feet apart, hills 12 inches apart, 
how many plants should there come up, 
and if more come up than natural is it ad¬ 
visable to thin them out? H. G. 
New Jersey. 
If every piece started there would be 
14,520 plants. Many things may interfere; 
the strength of the sprouts, the way the 
seed is cut the condition of the soli and 
the season. With good seed on soil not too 
wet we can usually get 90 per cent of 
plants. We have seen less than 50. We 
would not thin them out but give good 
culture and keep the soil open. 
Raising Vegetable Seeds in Window; Spray¬ 
ing and Honey. 
Could I raise my garden vegetable seeds 
indoors? I have a nice sunny kitchen 
window, and my idea was to raise them 
there, until a neighbor told me I couldn’t. 
Would they not get enough heat; or why? 
Also tell me if by spraying fruit trees it 
would prevent the flowers from having as 
good a honey? I should think by using a 
spray that contains poison it would have 
some bad effect on the honey. M. b. 
New Hampshire. 
No, you will not raise good seeds in your 
kitchen window. It might be done in a 
greenhouse where you could have tempera¬ 
ture and other conditions under control, 
but you could not regulate the plants prop¬ 
erly in a window box. The best advice is 
never to spray while the trees are in 
bloom. That is not the best time for kill¬ 
ing insects. In the apple the Codling worm 
hatches from the bud end of the little fruit 
and works in. The olflect in spraying with 
poison is to put the liquid into the calyx 
cavity of the young apple. This is best 
done after the bloom falls. 
In feeding value—measured by the results 
as shown in the milk pail—Dewey’s Distillers’ 
Dried Grains is far and away ahead of its 
competitors. There is no guess work about 
this. We demonstrate to you in your own 
barn, on your own cows, that this claim is 
true. Could any offer be fairer? Write for 
it today. The Dewey Brothers Company, 
Box 1556, Blanehester, Ohio. 
USE 
Averill Paint 
AND SAVE 50% 
TT lasjs more than twice as long as most 
1 paints. This means a positive saving of 
one-half on your bill. 
AVERILL PAINT has stood the test of 
41 years of extensive successful use on 
houses small and large. It is ready for 
use.easily applied,and dries with a beauti¬ 
ful lasting gloss. IT 18 AMPLY GUAR¬ 
ANTEED. If not sold by your dealer, 
write for card of beautiful shades and 
prices direct. 
AVERILL PAINT CO., 240 Plymouth St„ Brooklyn, N.Y. 
MANUFACTURERS. ESTABLISHED 1866. 
HERE IT IS 
THE VERY LATEST. 
“FRIEND” ANGLE 
SPRAY NOZZLE. 
Sprays up under the leaves and 
down into the CALYX. Price, to 
introduce, SI.50, postpaid. 
Satisfaction guaranteed or 
money refunded. Special dis¬ 
counts to Agents. 
“FRIEND” MFG. CO., 
GASPORT, N. Y 
Manufacturers of the world’s best Hand 
and Power Spraying Outfits. 
YOUR CHANCE. 
Call’s Nurseries, Perry, O., have still 
on hand a fine lot of the Best Varieties 
of Fruit Trees that they are closing 
out at SPECIAL LOW PRICES. This 
stock is guaranteed to reach you in 
good condition and no better stock 
was ever sold. Write them for Prices, 
stating just what you need. 
MILLIONS OF TREES, 
PLANTS, VINES, ROSES, ETC. 
The oldest, largest and most complete nursery 
in Michigan. Send for catalog. Prices reasonable. 
Agents wanted. 1. K. I ILEX FRITZ SONS CO., 
The MONROE NURSERY, Monroe, Michigan. 
pEACH TREES—4 cts. each, Elberta, etc: free 
* catalogue of all kinds of Nursery Stock. Wood¬ 
bine Nurseries, W. A. Allen & Son, Geneva. Ohio. 
C ALIFORNIA PRIVET, Strawberry plants- 
fruit trees,etc. Sam’l C.DeCou.Moorestown.N.J. 
GLADIOLUS BULBS Newest. Best. ' Circular 
free. B. F. WHITE, Terryville. Conn. 
PARR ARE plants. E. J. W. and Charleston 
uHDDHUC Wakefield. $2 per 1000. Satisfaction 
guaranteed. F. W. ROCHELLE, Chester, N. ,J. 
Ctrawberry Plants—All the leading varieties, 
^ new and old. Send postal for my new catalog. 
Prices $1.25per 1000 up. David Rodway, Hartly, Del. 
S TRAWBERRY PLANTS—Reliable, money¬ 
making varieties, only $1 50 and $1.75 per 1000. 
New illus. cat. Free. S. A. VIRDIN, Hartly, Del. 
qpHE ENORMOUS YIELD of 50.000 quarts of 
JL Strawberries now growing by my system on 
one acre. Send for CHART. 
KEVITT'S PLANT FARM, Athenia, N. J. 
ASPARAGUS PLANTS only $2 to $ 2.50 
per 1,000 —strong plants, or 50c. per 100 by 
mail. 26th Annual Berry Plant Catalogue Free. 
SLAYMAKER & SON, Dover, Del. 
Juicy, delicious flavor. “W. H. Taft”^ 
strawberry a money-maker. Vigor¬ 
ous, healthy, prolific. Dandy shipper, 
- quick seller. 25plants, 50c postpaid; 
, fio plants, $1.00. Catalog of seeds, 
nursery stock, free. Binghamton Seed 
'■ 119 Court 8 t., Binghamton, N. Y, 
NEW STRAWBERRY 
R. W. Johnson, Northboro, Mass., introduces 
“PAUL JONES,” the handsomest, largest, 
firmest and best all-round Market Strawberry. 
FIRST PRIZE in field of thirty new varieties, 
Worcester Co. Hort. Soc. Circular Free. 
RICHARD W. JOHNSON, Northboro, Mass. 
(PLOUI)’S "White Cap Yellow Dent Corn, 
^ carefully selected, $2 per bu. Long’s White 
Tartar Oats, 900 pr bu. J.H. Ziegler, Rowenna, Pa. 
WHOLESALE PRICES 
TO ATjIj 
Strawberry, Raspberry, Blackberry and Currant 
Plants. Also Seed Potatoes. HI(1H GRADE. 
Heavy rooted stock true to name. 16th annual price 
list free. A .R.Weston & C 0 ..R.D. 8 , Bridgman,Mich. 
SAMPLES OF 
Good SEED CORN 
FREE 
AND $6.00 
WORTH OF 
FINE RADISHES 
Interested in seed corn ? 
If so I’ll mail you free 
samples of my reliable 
guaranteed seed corn—and 
I'll throw in enough of a 
new kind of Radish Seed to raise $ 6.00 worth 
of early radishes. 
I'll make this offer because I want to get 
acquainted with yen, and let you see some 
really good seed corn—real seed, not pig feed. 
EAR OR SHELLED 
I sell seed corn, ear or shelled, or any 
other old way. It’s all tried, tested and 
proven. It goes to you on approval. If you 
don’t like it we trade back. That’s fair. 
WRITE TO-DAY 
in the samples and the radish seed. If any 
more you want, just say so. 
HENRY FIELD SEED CO. 
BOX 26, SHENANDOAH, IOWA 
1 . ..■—— 
Red Dragon Dandelion 
Killer—Sample Free 
A powder that is sure death to dan- 
' delion, plantain, and other weed pests 
in lawns. Does not injure or affect the grass in any 
way. Dust it on lightly when dew is on and the 
weeds will curl up and die. No kill, no pan. We 
are willing to “show” you. Larne package for 
ordinarg lawn sent postpaid for 50 cents. 
Henry Field Seed Co. Box 26, Shenandoah, Iowa. 
MR. FARMER 
Onr catalogue of hardy New York Glenwood 
grown fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs and roses 
is more than a catalogue. It is a regular Nursery 
stock encyclopedia and is packed from cover to 
cover with valuable information relative to plant¬ 
ing, what to plant, how to spray, giving complete 
formulas, a list of all the newest money making 
fruits and giving a table showing the number of 
trees or plants required to plant one acre of 
ground, etc. The spraying calendar alone will 
be worth many dollars to you. This handsome 
book is free. Send for it. We are sure that you 
will refer to it many times. 
GLEN BROTHERS, Inc., Rochester,N.Y. 
GLENWOOD NURSERIES, 
Established 1866. 
New Canaan Nurseries. 
APPLE and PEACH TREES in large quan 
titles. All young, thrifty and healthy. Also i 
large stock of Eorest, Ornamental and Ever¬ 
green Trees, Shrubs, Roses, Vines, Berries 
and Asparagus. A full assortment of every¬ 
thing in our line. Send for our Illustrated 
Catalogue. Address 
STEPHEN IlOYT’S SONS CO. 
NEW CANAAN, CONN. 
mm mm pa Booklet on CATALPA TREES 
W ■■ ■■ Let ’ne toll you about the 150 acres 
B m fc* I am growing for Telephone Poles. 
This wood takes the place of Ash and Hickory for Car¬ 
riage-makers’ uses. Beats farming Two to One. 
II. C. ROGERS, Box ll, Mechanicsburg, Ohio 
KGRAPEVINES 
69 Varieties. Also Small Frulta, Trees. Ac. BestRoot- 
ed Stock. Genuine, cheap. 2 sample vines mailed for 10 c. 
Descriptive price-list free. Lewi* Koc-sch,Box K, Pi edouia,N.v 
CCKTil Oats, Corn, Potatoes -^ B » n „f, g ’^ 
VEbULU McADAMS SEED CO. Columbus Grove, Ohio. 
DflTATOCQ Grown especially for Seed, F.arly 
r U I H I UtO and Late. Prices right. List Free. 
GEO. H. COLVIN, Crest Farm, Dalton. Pa. 
Parly Potatoes— Bovee and Irish Cobbler, $1.25 
bu.; Late Sir Walter Raleigh. $1.00; yield 325 bn. 
per acre. Clay Loam. J. A. Burns, Bedford, O. 
PHR Q A C— Crimson < lover Seed, $3.50 to $4.50 
lUn OnLL bushel: White Onion Sets, $3.00 
bushel; Yellow Onion Sets, $2.50 per bushel. Gar¬ 
den Peas. Cow Peas, Clover Seed, Seed Potatoes, 
etc. JOSEPH E. HOLLAND. Milford, Delaware. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 
If you would set the best send me your 
address. 202 varieties listed. 
GEO. R. SCHAUBER, Box R„ Ballston Lake, N. Y. 
VEGETABLE PLANTS 
AND FLOWERS. Send for Price List of Transplanted, Well- 
Hardened Plants. The J. E. HUTTON CO. t Uonyng-hnm, Pa. 
FOR 
O A E C — A choice 
wnLC, WALTER 
lot of SIR 
RALEIGH 
Seed Potatoes, free from blight; the best of the late 
varieties and a heavy yielder, at $1 per lm. f. o. b. 
Quakertown, Pa. M. L. ROKENBERGER. 
^FFFl CORN-Tu>P rove cl Learning & Reid s 
‘ 3CCW yellow Dent (Tested Seed). 
HINDER TWINE, 8 Lc. pound. Samples and 
catalog free. Theo. Bukt & Sons, Melrose, Ohio. 
ROGERS TREES “F 
IT THF 1 ARFI S ” Why not plant safe trees once more? 
II 1 II L LHLILLUi ROGERS-ON-THE-HILL, Dansville, New York. 
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Large stock of thrifty, young plants 
from a strain of prolific fruit Dearersu 
a A a Also Trees, Vines, California Privet, 
Asparagus Roots, Garden Tools, Spray 
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MOORESTOWN, N. d. 
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 Free Illustrated Catalogue which will 
show you what you want for your Spring planting. We are always pleased to quote special prices on 
your list and can give you the right figures for the right stock. 
We do Landscape Gardening in all its branehes Don’t place your order until you get our prices. 
T. J. DWYER & CO., P. O. Box 1, Cornwall, New York 
