604 
THE RURAL- NEW-YORKER 
June 13. 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
[Every Query must be accompanied by the name 
and address of the writer to insure attention. Be¬ 
fore asking a question, please see whether it is not 
answered in our advertising columns. Ask only 
a few questions at one time. Put questions on a 
separate piece of paper.] 
KEEP THEM AT HOME! 
The following members of the New York 
Senate voted against Governor Hughes in 
his efforts to remove the Superintendent 
of Insurance. Some of them have done so 
twice—others are backsliders. All have 
proved unworthy in a fair test. All are in 
districts where the votes of farmers can 
defeat them. It should be the duty of 
every farmer to blacklist them and keep 
them away from Albany. Vote them out! 
JOTTIAM P. A LEDS.Norwich. N. Y. 
ALBERT T. PANCHER. .Salamanca. N. Y. 
S. PERCY HOOKER.LeRoy, N. Y. 
JOHN RAINES .Canandaigua, N. Y. 
SANFORD W. SMITH.Chatham, N. Y. 
WILLIAM .T. TELLY.Corning, N. Y. 
HORACE WHITE .Syracuse, N. Y. 
liEN.T. M. WILCOX.Auburn, N. Y. 
JOSEPH ACKROYD .Utica. N. Y. 
FRANK M. BOYCE... East Sehodack, N. Y. 
FRANCIS IT. GATES. .. Chittenango, N. Y. 
WM. W. WEMPLE.Schenectady, N. Y. 
WM. T. O’NEIL.St. Regis Falls, N. Y. 
OWEN CASSIDY .Watkins. N. Y. 
Soot for Preservative. 
Can you or any of the readers tell me 
if soot can be used as a base for making 
a wood preservative, to use on fence posts, 
etc., similar to creosote? As we burn box 
elder and pine wood here, please give chem¬ 
ical analyses of ashes of both as fertiliz¬ 
ers. J. M. H. 
Rapid City, S. D. 
We have had no experience, but would 
like to know about it. An average sam¬ 
ple of wood ashes as usually collected will 
contain five per cent of potash, a little less 
than two per cent phosphoric acid and 
about one-third its weight of lime. 
Theories on Soil Fertility. 
I have just read the Government Bul¬ 
letin No. 257 on fertility of soil. Have the 
novel theories advanced by Prof. Whitney, 
especially those referring to the poisonous 
"excrement” of plants, and the ordinary 
action of fertilizers as "antidotes” rather 
than food for the plants, been endorsed by 
agricultural experts since the issue of 
the bulletin? J. D. w. 
Chicago, Ill. 
No. These theories have not been en¬ 
dorsed by scientists. On the other hand 
they have been freely condemned. A bul¬ 
letin by Prof. C. G. Hopkins of the Illinois 
Experiment Station (Urbana), states the 
objections to these theories well. 
Fumigating for Ants. 
I read in The R. N.-Y. a plan for fumi¬ 
gating henhouse. Will this plan success¬ 
fully kill ants in a rock kitchen? If so, is 
there any danger of the acid boiling over 
in a gallon jar, thereby doing damage to the 
kitchen floor? I would like more details 
for fumigating houses to rid them of in¬ 
sects, such as ants, roaches and silverfish, 
etc. w. t. z. 
Springfield, Mo. 
It would hai-dly pay to fumigate a room 
for ants, because only the ants that hap¬ 
pen to be in the room at the time would 
be killed, and their numerous relatives out 
of doors would swarm in again later. If 
there was any danger of the acid boiling 
over in a jar, set the jar in a pan or 
shallow dish of water. Detailed directions 
for fumigating rooms and houses with the 
deadly hydrocyanic gas are given in Cir¬ 
cular No. 46 from the Bureau of Ento¬ 
mology. This circular will be sent free 
to all those' who ask Dr. L. O. Howard, 
Washington, D. C., for it. 
M. V. SLINGERLAND. 
PRODUCTS, PRICES AND TRADE. 
Wax from Brazil.—A product resembling 
beeswax, though somewhat harder, is ob¬ 
tained from the leaves of a palm growing in 
the Brazilian forests. It has now become 
an export of some importance, having been 
found useful in the manufacture of phono¬ 
graphic records. The yearly output is said 
to be about 2,000 tons. 
The Wool Market is very much de¬ 
pressed. Holders have been forced to clear 
out their stocks at low figures, and the 
new crop is crowding in. There appears 
to be no life or snap to the trade. It is 
probable that the hard times of the past 
year are to some extent responsible for this. 
Cheaper clothing has been worn, and it is 
well known that a dullness in the cutting 
up trade in fine cloths is very soon felt 
at the raw material end. Business may 
pick up a little later in the season. 
Southern Green Stuff. —There has 
been a great surplus of new cabbage which 
sold for 25 cents or less per barrel crate, 
and some thrown away for lack of buyers 
at even that figure. The market is now 
cleaned up and prices better, but cucumbers 
are having the same hard luck. The supply 
is so large that only the choicest can be 
sold at prices that will let the grower 
come out even. The southern sweet corn 
business also appears to have been over¬ 
done, as sales as low as $1 per 100 are 
noted. The trade in out-of-season com is 
small, as the majority of consumers prefer 
to wait until the Jersey crop is on hand. 
Strawberries. —The first of the Jersey 
crop struck a market crowded with the 
lail-cnds of Middle South fruit and prices 
were consequently lower than will rule later 
when the bulk of the nearby crop is ready. 
Many northern strawberry growers have 
not yet learned to work their local trade 
to its limit. Strawberries that are ripe 
enough to eat are hard things to ship, and 
great quantities come to New York every 
year that might be sold more profitably at 
the growers’ home or within five miles of 
it. A little advertisement in the local 
paper will often sell a surprising amount of 
fruit. In some places a reliable class of 
peddlers will take the crop at the farm and 
distribute it at a profit to themselves and 
the growers and to the convenience of the 
community. All of these local sale methods 
are worth working as hard as possible. 
Fear Cotton Monopoly. —At the inter¬ 
national meeting of cotton manufacturers 
recently held in Paris, fear of an American 
monopoly of the raw product was expressed. 
European members favored efforts to in¬ 
crease the output of Egypt and other parts 
of Africa where cotton can be grown. The 
statement was made that in ten years, with 
proper encouragement those countries could 
be made to produce 10,000,000 bales pet- 
year and thus free European spinners of 
a slavish dependence on American r(w cot¬ 
ton. This is one of the fruits of that 
vicious type of speculation which has of 
recent years been a disgrace to the cotton 
trade of the United States. It is time 
that those interested in southern agricul¬ 
ture (which surely ought to include the 
inhabitants of New York, Maine and Michi¬ 
gan, as well as Georgia and Texas), should 
take measures to do away with the finan¬ 
cial thugs who under the guise of exchange 
business have been able to handle prices as 
they please, regardless of actual demand. 
There are honest men in the cotton ex¬ 
changes of both New York and New Or¬ 
leans. Perhaps they are unable to clear 
themselves of the gang that makes the 
trouble. If so new legislation is needed. 
It is small wonder that foreign spinners 
want to get out of the clutches of Ameri¬ 
can speculators. w. w. H. 
WANT TO KNOW. 
We have 10 acres of land that has been 
in pasture for probably 35 or 40 years. 
Some of it has become pretty well cov¬ 
ered with alders. We have these rooted 
out and the ground plowed. Now we wish 
to have opinion as to the best way to 
handle this with the idea of getting it 
back into permanent pasture as soon as 
practicable. I can give it one dressing 
of stable manure. This is heavy clay 
soil, fairly well drained naturally. The 
drier parts have not afforded much feed 
the past few years except some short 
curly grass which stock does not seem to 
relish. We can use chemicals if It seems 
to be for profit. E. M. w. 
Reber, N. Y. 
Can you give me information as to the 
growing of head lettuce for market on muck 
ground? The information wanted is: 1. 
Varieties for early Summer and Fall, plants 
started in the cold frames? 2. How are 
plants for the earliest planting grown? 
Would it do to start in a greenhouse and 
transplant to cold frames or should they be 
started in the cold frames? 3. IIow far 
apart should the plants be set, and what, 
is the approximate time required for grow¬ 
ing the plants? How early can they be set, 
and how long after setting will the let¬ 
tuce be ready for m'arket? 4. Is seed for 
Summer and Fall drilled into ground and 
then thinned out, or are plants set out? 
5. How is the Fall crop protected from 
early frosts? 6. How and in what kind of 
packages is the crop packed, and what is 
the cost of packages? 7. What are high 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and 
"a square deal.” See guarantee, page 8. 
One woman speaks of her 
telephone as “the friend on 
the wall;” an errand run¬ 
ner, a protector, a friend in 
need and a companion when 
alone. Needless to say, her 
telephone is 
Western 
Electric 
Apparatus and Equipment 
the kind that has the true 
friend qualities of faithful¬ 
ness and reliability. 
Booklet < 8" Rural Telephone 
Equipments," Sent Free 
WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY 
New York ’ Cincinnati Denver 
Philadelphia Minneapolis Dallas 
Boston Saint Paul Balt Lake City 
Pittsburg Saint Louis Omaha 
Atlanta Kansas City San Francisco 
Chicago Lor Angeles 
Indianapolis Seattle 
Vat Address Nearest Ton 
5,090 Grand Offers! 
Doors, Windows, Lumber 
50% Below 
Dealers’ Prices 
Here are a few samples of 
our 6.000 Building Materinl 
Bargains: Doors 00c. Win¬ 
dows 69c. Screen Doors 90c. 
108 square feet Flint Coated 
Roofing, guaranteed 6 years, 
SI.41. 100 square feet Tar F’elt 
30e. 45-1 ipnt Hot Bed Sash 
$1 60. 100 lineal feet Quarter 
Round 25c. Base Blocks 4c. 
Corner Blocks 2e. Glass, 8x10 
inches. 314c. 100 feet Hard¬ 
wood Flooring 80c. Porch 
Brackets5!4c. Porch Spindles 
l)ic. Hardwood Thresholds 
6c. Adjustable Gable Ornaments 
80c. We save you at least 50 per Lf 
cent on everything we sell for building 
houses, barns, out-buili.ings, school houses, 
churches, stores, etc. It pays to buy from [ 
The Largest Plant in America 
Selling Direct to Consumer. 
Not in any Trust. Absolutely independent. 
Our stock is immense and we ship promptly. 
Everything is bright and new. No ’‘wreck¬ 
age.” All millwork strictly fap to official grade, tr-w'ifwfr 
Car Let Lumber Buyers will save X, no JkeNoHwg 
matter where located, by buying of Gordon, ^ 
VnnTlneCo. at their KuwMIll Prlcen. 
Quality Guaranteed and Sale Deliv¬ 
ery Guaranteed. Send list of Lum¬ 
ber for I*rices. 
Dealer’s Price 
$ 2.00 
Dealer’s Price 
$1.75 
Best 
ROOFING 
$141 
108 
sq. (t. 
FreeNail, 
& Cement 
I 
Get the Great Catalog 
Of 5,000 BARGAINS 
FREE FOR A POSTAL! 
It will save you big money. Pncked 
and jammed with bargains. Our re¬ 
sponsibility vouched for by three Big Banks. Money 
Refunded and Freight Paid Both Ways if Goods are 
not Exactly as Represented. Write for Free Catalog. 
GORDON, VAN TINE CO. 
958 Case St. Davenport, Iowa 
W E CAN SAVE YOUR TREES from the 
ravages of insect pests and fungous diseases 
and put them in the most perfect condition. 
We are the pioneers in Landscape Forestry. 
Why not consult us ? It costs you nothing. Twelvo 
years’ experience. Indorsed by United States 
Department of Agriculture. Graduates of Agri¬ 
cultural Colleges and Schools of Forestry. Field 
force, 250 expert men. Write us. 
II. E. FROST & CO., 
Landscape Foresters and Entomologists, 
White Elams, N. Y. Arlington, Mass. 
Leggett’s Dusters INSECTICIDES 
- IN DUST FORM 
NO WATER TO HAUL 
LEGGETT’S 
CHAMPION 
,DUSTER 
LEGGETT & 
The CHAMPION 
dusts two rows of pota¬ 
toes or tobacco as fast 
as you walk. 
The BEETLE 
Potato Duster (Horse 
Power) dusts four rows. 
Illustrated Spray Calen¬ 
dar gives concise infor¬ 
mation with name of 
neax-est agent. Mailed 
on request. 
BROTHER, 301 Pearl St., New York. 
BinderTwine 
Scl ft. Sample free. 
Farmer ag’ts wanted. 
Theo.Burt & Sons,Melrose,0 
ALFALFA 
Peach, Apple 
& Pear Buds 
Over one 
thousand 
acres in cul¬ 
tivation. 
VISIT 
Harrison’s Nurseries,Berlin,Maryland 
CALIFORNIA PRIVET 
Shade Ti-ees, Spruce and Ai-bor Vitae Hedging. 
Cherry Trees a Specialty. Trees and Plants by 
Mail Postpaid will save you express costs. Send for 
our Catalogue, (It is Free), it will tell you the rest. 
JOS. H. BLACK, SON & CO., Hightstown, N. J. 
WE MAIL OUR CATALOGUE FREE. 
COK SAKE—100,000 Late Flat Dutch Cabbage 
1 Plants, $1 per 1,000. David Rodway, Hartly, Del. 
P ID DJI ISC Plants. All Head Early, Sueces- 
UhDDhUC sion, E. J.W., E. Summer, 10,000’ 
$7; 5,000, $4; 1,000, $1. F. W. Rochelle, Chester,N.J. 
CflD CA I C—Crimson ( lover Seed, $3.50 to $4.50 
run OHLt bushel; Cow Peas, $2.50 to $3.00. 
JOSEPH E. HOLLAND, Milford, Delawai'e. 
Northern grown, fully 90 per cent pure, guai-anteed 
free from Dodder aud Trefoil. All Government 
tested. To-day’s reduced price only $11.75 per bush. 
Write for catalog on farm and field seeds, and free 
instructions on growing Alfalfa. 
J. E. WING & BROS. SEED CO., Box 223, Mechanicsburg, Ohio 
CflD C AI C— One Hundred Thousand Sweet 
rUri 0HLL Potato Plants SSl.OO per M. 
MICHAEL N. BORGO, Vineland, N. J. 
THE ENORMOUS Y IELD of 50,000 quarts of 
* Strawberries now growing by my system on 
one acre. Send for CH A ltT. 
KEVITT’S PLANT FARM, Athenia, N. J. 
Headquai-ters for Mowers, Hay Rakes and Ted¬ 
ders, Hay Cai-riers and outfits complete. Horse and 
hand sprayers, also a complete line of Blizzard and 
Famous Cutters and Boss Potato Diggers send for 
IIIub. Cat. R. J. S. WOOKHOUSE, 189-91 Water St., N. Y. City. 
Eli 
99 
Hay 
HORSE and BELT 
POWER. 
S8 styles and sizes of 
Presses. 
For many years the stand¬ 
ard. Lead in character 
of work, speed, 
and safe 
Don't buy 
seethe Eli catalogue. 
Mailed free. Write 
for it today. 
COLLINS PLOW CO., 1111 Hampshire St., Quincy, Ills. 
PORTABLE HURDLE FENCE 
Made of Split Ches- 
nut. Hurdles are 8b 
ft long and 4 ft. high 
when set. Four Bar 
Hurdles 85c. ea.; Five 
Bar$l: Six Bar $1.20. 
Write for Catalogue. 
R. C. REEVES CO., 
187 Water St., N. Y. City. 
WEEDSPORT SILOS 
Our Improved Silo, with removable, slid¬ 
ing and interchangeable doors. Is up-to-date 
in every respect. Our Hay Racks are models 
of practical farm utensils. 
Write for catalog and prices. 
THE ABRAM WALRATH CO. 
Box 83, WEEDSPORT, N. Y. 
and low prices received for the different 
crops, and the cost of raising same? 8. 
Are there any experiment station bulletins 
on the crop? n. c. j. 
Ohio. 
Making a Pond. —I have 150 acres of 
high land; no stream on it, good well 20 
feet* deep that had last August when 
drought was prevailing, eight feet of water. 
In one lot there is a soft, spongy, hillocky 
patch 100 feet by 100 feet, with bubbling 
springs that throw off a good amount of 
water in the aggregate and did not en¬ 
tirely stop flowing in last Summer’s 
drought. Could a pond he made hy digging 
out ? Have any of your readers any ex¬ 
perience in making ponds under similar 
conditions? Would it be very expensive and 
would the result be certain and satisfac¬ 
tory? I should want some of this water 
taken 400 feet up a 25 per cent grade to 
my house and barns. Are both plans feasi¬ 
ble? A. 0. B. 
New York. 
Baskets 
Crates 
Ladders 
Wholesale & Retail 
BACON & CO. 
APPLETON, N. Y. 
J 
c/3 
O 
J 
U) 
C A 
E 
►j 
Q 
< 
J 
£ 
Ph 
a b * 
c/i e- 
o.S 
S c 
w o 
ra P 
P o 
03 W • 
p a 
sgl 
Soo 
CO" 
o a 
. o 
® o 
£Sa 
K 
® 
KJ 
Cj 
a 
u. 
o 
o 
B. 
O 
z 
§5 
w 
Cu 
O 
I 
® 
Pi 
C/3 
© 
H 
”0 
c 
03 
C/3 
* 
c 
qs 
c 
a 
(0 
c 
'E 
p 
O o 
"13 
+3 
a cs 
tn o 
<3 
a 
„ P- 
o 
o 
pi 
to 
H 
X 
d 
H-H 
3 
X - 
O -M 
C/3 CO 
to & 
to 
•C 
P 
% 
-2 
2 
PH 
DO YOU SHIP 
PEACHES? 
If so, write for Catalogue and Price List of the 
SOUTH SIDE M’F’G CO., 
Petersburg, Va. 
