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THE RCJR.A.I* NEW-YORKER 
March 25, 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee page 20. 
200 Bushels of Strawberries 
From a Single Acre* 
One of our patrons made this record -with 
plants bought of us. Just a«k a commission 
man what this quantity of fruit would have . 
brought the grower any year lately, and 
you’ll see that there's money in berries. 
Knight’s Free Book 
on Small Fruit 
Tells the best Strawberries, Rasp¬ 
berries, Blackberries, Dewberries, 
Gooseberries, Currants, etc., and just 
how to grow them. Knight's plants 
have a national reputation for superior 
quality and high vigor. Send today^ 
for free copy of our catalogue. 
David Knight 
& Son 
Box 56 Sawyer, Mich. 
AUT.TFATIIER 
STANDARD QT. BASKET and CRATES 
ARE WHAT YOU WANT 
Special prices for March orders. 
Catalogue Free. Address 
H. H. AULTFATHER, Minerva. Ohio. 
Strawberry Plants Descriptive Catalogue 
Free. BA81I. PERRY. D. 18, Cool Spring, Del. 
S TRAWBERRY PLANTS—Guaranteed true to name. Illust. 
Catalog free. G. E. BUNTING, Selbyville, Del. 
rnn oil r -50.000 Strawberry, 20,000 Lucretia 
rUn OnLX Dewberry, 20,000 Grapevines. Send 
for pricelist. JOHN CASAZZA. Vineland, N, J. 
Cuthbert Raspberry, Eldorado Blackberry, 
Wineberry, Barrs Mammoth, and Giant 
Argenteuil Asparagus, Privet, etc. 
Prices and plants will satisfy. 
H. II. CORSON <fe SON, Avondale, Pa. 
MILLIONS OF FLOWERING 
and Decorating Plants of all kinds, including Early 
and Late Vegetable Plants in abundance, for Flor¬ 
ists. Landscape Gardeners, Parks, Institutions, 
etc., at wholesale prices. Send for lists. 
ALONZO J, BRYAN, Wholesale Florist, Washington, N. J. 
OLYMPIC NATURE NURSERY 
Rhododendrons, Madronas,Oregon Grapes, Huckle¬ 
berries and other wild shrubs, plants and flowers. 
By mail, 10 for 50 cents, 24 for SI.00, postpaid. 
Money back if not satisfied. 
JOEL SHOMAKFR, Nellita, Washington. 
0 II |fl Li CCCn— Home grown YellowGlobe, $1.25 lb. 
UNIUN GLLU postpaid; 5 lbs. by express, $5.50. 
J. B. QUIRK, North Madison, Ohio. 
CM! Q A I C—Cow Peas, $2.50 to $3.00 bushel; 
itJH OALL Crimson Clover Seed, $8.50 bushel: 
Black-Eyed Peas, $3.00 bushel. 
JOSEPH K. HOLLAND . . Milford. Del. 
Qu/oot Pntatn Plante only $2.00 per 1000 , special 
OnCCi lUldlU r IQII lb prices 011 5000 lots, Price 
J inc 
5 SON, Hartly, Del. 
CHD C AI C— CHOICE SEED POTATOES free from 
■ Un OALX blight or rot; have been planted 
beside of many kinds for the past two years; have 
out yielded them all. Price 60c per bu.; in lots of 
ten bu., 55c ; bags free. J. 0. GRAVES, Prattsburg, N. Y. 
FOR SALE-BALED HAY' 3 " Kms “ 1 ' ,1,, - i 
alfalfa and timothy; 
alsike. Fine quality. 
30 tons mixed timothy and 
A. C. PHILLIPS. Onondaga, N.Y. 
50,000 ASPARAGUS PLANTS 
Grown from seed saved from most profitable field 
in Middle Delaware. Owing to press of other work 
cannot use them. Offer for sale at $2.00 per M. 
S. H. DERBY & CO. . . Woodside, Del. 
INOCULATED ALFALFA SOIL 
75 cents per hundred, $10.00 per ton. F. O. B. Ash- 
ville, Pa. Send for FREE booklet “ How to Grow 
Alfalfa.” Dr. H. SOMERVILLE. Chest Springs, 
Cambria County, Pa. 
ALFALFA 
All Northern grown, guaranteed to be 99 percent 
pure and free from dodder. Write for free sample 
on which we invite you to get Government tests. 
This seed should produce hay at $60 per acre 
annually. Free instructions on growing. 
GRAIN AND GRASS SEED 
Northern grown and of strongest vitality. We 
handle export grade only and can furnish grass mix¬ 
ture suitable for any soils. 
best Boll restorer 
known, an excellent 
preparation for Al¬ 
falfa. We have purchased large stocks of choice 
seed at so reasonable a price that we can retail at 
ordinary wholesalers’ prices. Write for free catalog. 
THE WING SEED COMPANY 
BOX 723 MECHANICSBURG, OHIO. 
KT STRONGEST 
r ELiwLtrgL MADE. Buii- 
strong chick¬ 
en-tight Sold to the user at Wholesale 
Prleea. We Pay Freight. Catalogue free. 
COILED SPRING FENCE CO.,' 
Box 2 63 Winchester, Indiana. 
AGENTS 100% PROFIT 
IN ONE 
Most perfect and valuable Com¬ 
bination of tools ever invented. Sells 
at sight to Fanners, Plumbers, 
Machinists, Automobile Owners, in stores and the homo. 
Made of Drop Forged high grade carlion steel. One agent in 
Essex County, N. V., after a 6 days’ canvass ordered 100 tools. 
His profit $100.00. Big snap for agents. Sample free to workers. 
T. THOMAS MFG. CO., 2865 Wayne St, Daytca, Ohio 
THOSE BIG WALNUT TREES. 
Several readers have sent us the fol¬ 
lowing extract from Boston papers: 
If Luther Burbank, sometimes called 
“the California Wizard,” can produce a 
Black walnut tree in 16 years that will 
stand 100 feet high, with a spread of more 
than 50 feet, and a breast-high diameter of 
three feet, there is thought to be little fear 
that there will be a famine in' that class of 
timber. There is thought to be no doubt 
that Mr. Burbank has actually accom¬ 
plished this marvelous feat, for in his il¬ 
lustrated lecture before the Appalachian 
Mountain Club, in Huntington Ilall, last 
night, Herbert W. Gleason not only assured 
his audience that this was a fact, but 
showed them pictures of these trees and 
specimens of the lumber sawed from their 
trunks. 
There is some basis to this story of 
big Burbank walnut trees, but the rate 
of exaggeration is probably not less than 
60 per cent. There are many hybrid 
walnut trees in California, most of them 
the result of natural agencies, and with 
scarcely an exception they are very rapid 
growers if standing in good soil. It is 
quite possible that hybrids between the 
Eastern and California Black walnuts, 
such as Burbank’s are said to be, have 
grown 50 or more feet in 16 years, but 
100 feet is beyond all reason. Mr. Bur¬ 
bank is an excellent cultivator, and gets 
all that is possible out of his plants, but 
the published stories are usually made 
larger than the realities. Most of the 
fast-growing hybrid walnuts are in¬ 
fertile, and can only be propagated by 
grafting, which greatly lessens their 
value as shade and prospective timber 
trees. Walnuts are wind-pollinated, and 
as seedlings are extensively grown for 
stocks and ornamental plantings, It is 
not at all unusual to run across hybrids 
either between the two black species, 
Juglans nigra and J. Californica, or be¬ 
tween the latter and the Persian edible 
walnut, J. regia. They are always prized 
for their strong growth and handsome 
foliage, but rarely have value as nut 
bearers. It will be a long day before 
the approaching timber scarcity is re¬ 
lieved by growing hybrid walnuts. 
Manure Substitute for Hotbeds. . 
M. E. L., Centre Belpre, O. —Is there any 
substitute for horse manure that can be 
used in making hotbeds? If there is, what 
is it, and is it just as good as the horse 
manure? 
Ans.—W e do not know of anything 
equal to manure. Horse manure is best, 
but sheep or poultry manure mixed with 
cut straw will do. We have heard of 
silage hot from a silo and badly de¬ 
cayed being used. It is sometimes pos¬ 
sible to get considerable heat out of 
wet straw mixed with lime, but nothing 
quite equals horse manure. 
A $30,000 Apple. 
J. A. M., Colorado .— On page 58 of the 
“Youth’s Companion” of February 2, is an 
item of a new apple in Washington for 
which the nursery company has refused 
$30,000. What are its great merits mak¬ 
ing it so valuable? 
Ans. — I have also read this item about 
“An Apple Tree Worth $30,000,” and 
while it may be true that a nursery in 
Washington “has recently refused that 
sum” for one, so the statement goes, I 
do not think any new variety is worth 
that much and I seriously doubt if the 
above is true. There is likely some mis¬ 
take about it. I do not know what va¬ 
riety is referred to, but I do know a 
variety that is called Chelan that was 
said to be an accidental seedling by a 
certain Indian named Charley Wapato, 
and that a few persons have made quite 
a stir about. If this is the variety (for 
the item referred to goes on to say that 
the original tree was grown by an In¬ 
dian), it is not worth $30, in my opin¬ 
ion, much less $30,000. The Chelan is a 
fairly good apple of something the 
same character as Ortley, but is not 
equal to it in color or flavor; for the 
latter is a clearer yellow, much more 
handsome and decidedly better in qual¬ 
ity. Their seasons of ripening are about 
the same, which is early to midwinter, 
although the Chelan is a little later. I 
am glad that no nursery is getting a 
boom for this writing on a variety that 
may not be very valuable. We should 
be glad to help along any really superior 
new fruit, but the greatest caution should 
be used in putting forward any and all 
varieties. h. e. van deman. 
“For the Land’s Sake, use Bowker’s 
Fertilizers; they enrich the earth and 
.hose who till it.”— Adv. 
if foe has a 
KR/VU5 p,vo scl x k^CILT1VAT0RJ 
He simplysteers it—the machine does ALL the work. A slight 
pressure of the foot moves the wheels and shovels simultaneously 
to the right or left at the will of the driver, while the width between 
gangs and depth of shovels are instantly and easily 
adjusted while machine is in motion 
Hillsides, Uneven Land and Crooked Rows 
as Easily Cultivated as Level Ground. 
Simple in construction—nothing to get out of order. Made 
entirely of steel and malleable iron—every part interchangeable. 
Builtfor wearand work. Ligbtdraft. High or low wheels or Pivot- 
gang. Also Clipper Hammock Seat. C]f There is just one Kraus— 
if you dealer does not have it accept no other—but write us. Send 
to-day for free catalog. 
V AKRON CULTIVATOR CO., Dept. 313, Akron, Ohio 
“The DAMNING OF JONES.” 
The Implement Trust says-” Damn JONES and out of business 
with him” because he Is the only man who dares to sell you a 
warranted-take-it-home-and-try-it-before-buyingrBcale of any size 
or kind at the dealers price. Money talks and vour money Is as 
good as any dealers’ and your credit better. Send for my oner and 
their reason for “damning Jones.” 
“JONES He Pays the Freight.” 
30 Nay St., BINGHAMTON, N. ¥. 
FARMOGERM 
High-Bred Nitrogen Gathering Bacteria 
Increases Crops and Makes Poor Soil Good Soil 
You will surely plant some of the crops known as legumes, such a s g Arden and field 
peas and beans, alfalfa, all the clovers, alsike, vetch, etc. With all these crops >ou may 
use Farmogerm. And that will mean not only a bumper crop this year, but soil so ricn 
in nitrates that it will produce several big yields of any crop without "ltiogen 
tilizer being needed. Because Farmogerm inoculates the soii with nitrogen-gathertng 
bacteria of strong vitality, specially bred up to a high state of nitrogen-fixing power. 
They increase rapidly in the soil and plant roots, by the millions .and draw u nitrogen 
from the air. feeding it to the growing crop and storing it in the soil for future crops. 
Farmogerm will cut your fertilizer bills in 
half. A trial will prove our claims. It is no 
experiment. Let us send you letters from those 
who have used it and know. High authorities 
recommend it. It is guaranteed to be right. 
It is Ready For Use. Just mix with water and 
moisten seed or spray over soil or young plants. 
It insures larger yield, greater food value, earl¬ 
ier maturity. When ordering, state what crop 
you want to test. 
Acre Size, $2.00—Garden Size, 50c. 
Why spend money for expensive nitrate fer¬ 
tilizers and for spreading when you can put 
more nitrates in your soil than crops can use 
in several seasons at the low cost of $2.00 an 
acre and practically no extra work. 
WRITE TODAY FOR BOOK. T You have 
nothing to lose and perhaps hundreds of dollars 
to gain through a better and more economical 
method of fertilizing. This is the most wonder¬ 
ful development of modern scientific farming. 
Investigate—that’s all we ask 
EARP-THOMAS FARMOGERM CO. I 
Bloomfield, N. J. I 
Better Than 
Nitrate of 
Soda 
at fraction of cost 
and labor. Accord¬ 
ing to Government 
figures, a crop well 
inoculated with 
nitrogen- gathering 
bacteria will leave 
in the soil, for 
future crops, an 
amount of availa¬ 
ble nitrogen equal 
to from 800 to 1,000 
lbs. of nitrate of 
soda. Yet the soda 
would cost you 
$20.00. The Bac¬ 
teria will cost you 
$2.00. Which for 
you ? 
Ricker Ha y Carrier- 
SAVES LABOR AND LASTS A LIFETIME 
One season’s labor saved, pavs Its cost. Adapted for barn or stack, with fork or 
sling. Easy draft,*no binding on track, and holds the load at any point, ihe 
result of 40 years’ experience—therefore it can’t be excelled. Many dilTerent 
styles for every requirement. 
SENT ON EXAMINATION AND APPROVAL 
Wc are specialists in labor-saving devices for the barn. Send for our booklet, show¬ 
ing hay and litter carriers, hay forks and slings, stanchions, etc. Agents wanted for 
barn specialties. 
THE RICKER MFG. CO., 250 No. Water Street, Rochester, 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 
Seven of the very best varieties out of a hundred: 
they have stood the test, we have them pure and 
our prices are right. 
Also, have a few more of our selected New Stone 
Tomato Seed at $1.00 per lb., as long as they last. 
Don’t forget to get our 1011 Catalogue of all kinds 
of vegetable plants in their season. We have a 
fine lot of Asparagus Roots to offer this spring— 
the finest we have ever had. 
ROMANCE SEED, PLANT AND TRUCK FARM, 
Caleb Boggs & Son, Cheswotd, Delaware. 
HIGH GRADE STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
V5 rite for list and prices. 
J. BI5T8CHEU . . . Canal Dover, Ohio. 
S TRAWBERRY PLANTS- New and old varieties. Send 
for new Illus. Catalogue for 19ii. Priees from 
$1.50 per 1,000 up. DAVID RODWAY, Hartly, Del. 
Our free book quotes 
lowest priees, honestly 
describes 00 varieties, 
explains C. O. D. plan, 
tells how to plant and grow strawberries, rasp¬ 
berries, blackberries, grapes, etc. 
A. G. BLOUNT, Dept. A, Hastings, N. Y. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
PLANTS 
Express prepaid. 
H1LLCREST FRUIT FARM 
Send for catalogue. 
. . Washington, Indiana 
WHOLESALE PRICES 
On Strawberry, Raspberry, Blackberry, Goos 
Currant, Asparagus and Grape Plants, Heavy 
High Grade Stock. 19th Annual Catalogue 
A, R. WESTON & CO, R. 8 
ooseberry. 
Rooted. 
Catalogue Free. 
BrMgouut Mich, 
5,000 QUARTS OF 
STRAWBERRIES 
in September and October 
from one acre by planting 
Kevitt’s New Fall-Bearing 
Plants. This I guarantee or 
I will return your money 
paid for plants. Send for my 
catalogue. Over five new 
fall-bearing varieties. 
T. C. KEVin, ATHENIA, N. J. 
S TRAWBERRY PLANTS for Business. Fancy 
Berries. That’s what talks. Leading varieties. 
Catalogue free. D. M. TEETER, Belleville, Ohio. 
KTUAWItEK It Y Plants. Semi for free catalog. Large 
stock Miller, best red raspberry, only $5 per 1000. Also, 
eggs for hatching. Pure W. IVv. and B. P. It., 26 eggs 
for $1.25. Slayjiakkr & Son, AVyoming, Del. 
STRAWBERRY AND Leading varieties. 
RASPBERRY PLANTS - 
_ig varieties. Catalog free. 
BERTBAKER, Hoosick Palls, N. Y. 
S 
TRAWBERRY PLANTS only $1.50 & $1.75 per 1000. IUus. 
Catalogue Free. S. A. VIRDIN, Hanly, Del. 
ISPARAGUS 
I00TS. 
Six varieties of healthy, thrifty one and two-year-old roots. 
Also, full line Fruit Trees, Ornamental, Strawberry Plants, Vines, 
California Privet, Garden Tools, Spraying Outfits, etc. 
Write for catalog and valuable Spraying Chart. It’s FREE. 
ARTHUR J. COLLINS, Box K, Moorestown, N. J. 
