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THE RUR-A.L* NEW-YORKER 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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Corn Smut and Seed Corn. 
TP. G. IP., Parsons, N. M .—Tell me how 
to treat corn for smut. I would like to 
treat enough for about three acres of yellow 
Hint, or white Hint, nothing else will mature 
up here in the White Mountains of New 
Mexico, e'evation 7,500 feet. 
Ans. —It will do you little good to 
treat seed corn to kill smut. With small 
grains, like oats or wheat, the germs of 
the smut disease are on the seed. If 
they are put into the soil these germs 
develop, spread through the plant and 
produce smut. That is why it pays to 
soak the seed in formaldehyde solu¬ 
tion. This destroys these germs so they 
cannot develop in the plant. Corn smut 
is a different kind of disease. The germs 
are not usually found on the seed. They 
pass the Winter in the field, or may 
work into the manure from smutted 
ears. At about the time the ear is form¬ 
ing these germs float in the air, reach 
the ears and develop on them. Thus 
soaking th,? seed will be of little help. 
The treatment is to gather and burn 
the smutty ears and not grow corn too 
long on the same ground. 
Corn Notes. 
I do not think the acreage of corn will 
he increased to any great extent, here in 
the Champlain Valley. I mean by this 
statement, not much increase over 1910 
crop, but will be a great increase over 
acreage of previous years. There was a 
very large acreage of corn of excellent qual¬ 
ity and good yield in this part of the State 
in the Fall of 1910. Several species of 
yellow flint and Sanford were the predom¬ 
inating varieties raised for husking. Learn¬ 
ing, Early Mastodon and similar large vari- 
ties were raised chiefly for silos. There 
lias been a marked increase in number of 
silos built in this vicinity during the past 
two years, consequently much more corn. I 
also think the support we are getting from 
the farm papers in regard to more corn 
growing has a great deal to do with the 
increased acreage. Corn will generally be 
planted on the old meadows, as the groat 
number of grasshoppers we had here during 
1909 and 1910 have nearly ruined the 
grass in most of our meadows, so they must 
be plowed, and naturally corn will be raised 
there before much is taken up in the pas¬ 
tures. I have made quite a numbpr of 
inquiries about the amount of commercial 
fertilizers used for corn, also am agent for 
fertilizer and I find from 150 to 500 pounds 
the amount generally used, but my method 
of growing corn for silo is to plow green¬ 
sward, use a liberal dressing of stable ma¬ 
nure on top and a small amount of com¬ 
mercial fertilizer for a starter. Many 
other farmers here are following the same 
method. 1 am farming about 150 acres 
and grew 22 acres of corn, part for husk¬ 
ing and part for silo. If all had been put 
into silos, I estimate there would have been 
500 or more tons of silage. Perhaps 1 grew 
25 per cent more corn than the average 
Vermont farmer tilling about the same num¬ 
ber of acres. c. F. g. 
Charlotte, Vt. 
Potato Situation. 
The situation on potatoes at the present 
looks very favorable to us for a firm and 
steady market and perhaps something of an 
advance in price as the season advances. 
There is a very heavy demand for potatoes 
at a great many sections throughout the 
country where they usually have them to 
ship, and the stock on hand is gradually 
being used up, so that it begins to look 
like a shortage toward the end of the 
season. We wish to say, however, that 
this is only the situation from a local 
point of view, and the determining factor 
will be how many potatoes they are holding 
back in Michigan, Ohio and other points 
that arc supplying Chicago and the large 
southern markets at the present time. We 
cannot expect much advance in our terri¬ 
tory as long as there seems to be an over 
supply in this other territory. At present 
the prices to the farmers throughout New 
York and northern Wisconsin are 40 to 48 
cents for good eating potatoes and 60 to 75 
cents for seed potatoes, such as Rose and 
Ohio. GAMBLE-ROBINSON COM. CO. 
Minneapolis, Minn. 
I don’t think there is any danger of the 
fruit business being overdone in this part 
of the country. Orchards are all small, and 
no spraying at all on fruit, strawberries be¬ 
ing the main fruit raised here, but I think 
but a few spray those. d. b. s 
No. Bangor, Me. 
I find by examination that the fruit buds, 
including apple, pear, cherry and plum, have 
withstood the Winter and with satisfactory 
conditions from now on a good fruit pros¬ 
pect is in sight. Peach buds are mostly 
dead. There are not extensive planting be¬ 
ing done of any varieties of fruit in this 
section : only now and then a few varieties 
to keep the number good that have dic'd, or 
have blown down. Spraying is but rarely 
done and little effort is made to improve the 
quality or quantity. w. F. B. 
Lamson, N. Y. 
Another Potato Digger.— On page 404 
404 W. IT. Howard doubts champion potato 
diggers and calls them liars. Now, I have 
dug with a six-tined manure fork 210 bush¬ 
els in one day, and I am willing to dig the 
Hope Farm man’s potatoes next Fall, for I 
have frequently dug between 100 and 200 
bushels a day, and I can get all the proofs 
required. I am a farmer myself, and not 
far from the 50 mark. E. L. h. 
Pennsylvania. 
Failure of Peach Buds. 
Prof. M. A. Blake, of the New Jersey Ex¬ 
periment Station, says, that a fair propor¬ 
tion of dead fruit buds will be found in New 
Jersey orchards. This is not due to cold 
weather, but to last season's conditions: 
“The past Winter has been favorable for 
properly-matured peach buds in New Jersey 
with no temperature low enough to cause 
bud Injury. An examination of the buds 
by the writer during the Winter and before 
the recent cold weather showed a consid¬ 
erable proportion of fruit buds dead at the 
center, especially upon weak trees and in 
poorly managed orchards. The buds upon 
early varieties such as Carman are gener- 
ally in good condition. Such varieties 
ripened their crop early last year and were 
able to mature a crop of well-formed buds 
to pass the Winter. The late varieties show 
a much larger proportion of dead buds. Such 
varieties being obliged to ripen a crop late 
in the season and during the severe drought 
were unable properly to develop a crop of 
fruit buds for the succeeding season, es¬ 
pecially where the trees were not supplied 
with liberal amounts of plant food. Young 
trees which are to bear their first crop 
1911 generally have a full set of buds in 
excellent condition at this time, and this 
is also true in older orchards that were 
liberally fertilized and cultivated last sea¬ 
son. Indications point to a considerably 
smaller crop of peaches the coming season, 
even with favorable weather at blooming 
time. Higher prices are likely to prevail 
and those who treated their orchards liber¬ 
ally last season will reap their harvest.” 
Tar on Seed Corn. —Noticing the ar¬ 
ticle on page 43S of The R. N.-Y. on 
tarring corn, I am induced to state our 
method. Submerge the corn in hot 
water. Stir in just enough tar to give 
each kernel a light coating. Spread on 
sacking in bright sun and stir as neces¬ 
sary till dry, when it can be handled as 
easily as corn not tarred. Once the 
crows pulled our tarred corn and we 
were satisfied that some of the first 
pulled was not completely tarred en¬ 
couraging them to keep on. We think 
tarring tends to discourage cutworms. 
Massachusetts. e. b. 
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S TRAWBERRY PLANTS only $1.50 & $1.75 per iy00. Illus. 
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Write for list and prices. 
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STRAWB E RRIES 
Plan to have plenty in your own garden. 100 plants 
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Geo. R. Schauber, Box R, Ballston Lake, N. Y. 
S TRAWBERRY PLANTS—New and old varieties. Send 
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Surplus Stock of Choice Strawberry Plants 
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IN THE SPRING 
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Meadowvale Farm, Box 54, BERLIN, N. Y. 
MILLIONS OF FLOWERING 
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ALONZO J, BRYAN, Wholesale Florist, Washington, N. J. 
ALFALFA 
All Northern erown, guaranteed to be 99 percent 
pure and free from dodder. Write for free sample 
on which wo invite you to get Government tests. 
This seed should produce hay at $60 per acre] an¬ 
nually. Free instructions on growing. 
GRAIN AND GRASS SEED 
Northern grown and of .strongest vitality. Wo 
handle export grade only and can furnish grass 
mixture suitable for any soils. 
Wing’s Mikado,Sable 
and Mongol are tho 
heaviest known yield* 
ers. Are all onr own 
new varieties obtainable from ns only. Mikado 
has record of 37 bu. per acre. Will grow on poor 
Boil and greatly improve it. Write today for catalog. 
WING SEED CO., Box 323 Mechanicsburg, O. 
SOY BEANS 
ONION SEED 
of ihe Highest 
Germination 
Yellow Danvers, Yellow Globe Danvers, Australian 
Brown, Southport Yellow Globe, $1.00 lb. Large Red 
Wethersfield, 1‘rizetaker, $1.10 lb. Postpaid. 
ONION SETS.— Fancy Yellow Danvers, Kastem Grown, 
$ 2.00 bushel. 
Write for Catalog and Free trial pkt. of New Enk- 
huizen Glory Cabbage. 
J. AUG, DKAKE, Seedsman 
100 Main Street, * - Chester, N. J. 
nWinW CCCn—Home grown YellowGlobe, $1.25 lb. 
UnlUll OLLLl postpaid; 5 lbs. by express, $5.50. 
J. B. QUIRK, North Madison, Ohio. 
“Dewdrop” Everbearing Strawberry 
Largest in world; bears first season; 
color, rich crimson; no green tips; lus¬ 
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H. F. DEW, Albion, Michigan. 
CIBERIAN OATS,highest yielding strain from Ohio Ex- 
periment Station; 65 bn. per acre here; Swedish 
Selects, another high yielder; 75c.per bu,,sacks free. 
L. H. LeBARON, Mgr. Glen Oak Farm, Spencerville , Ohio. 
FDR Qfll C—Cow Peas, $2.50 to $3.00 bushel; 
run wnLk Crimson Clover Seed, $8.50 bushel: 
Black-Eyed Peas, $3.00 bushel. 
JOSEPH E. HOLLAND . . Milford, Del. 
INOCULATED ALFALFA SOIL 
75 cents per hundred, $10.00 per ton. F. O. B. Ash- 
ville, Pa. Send for FRIOE booklet “How to Grow 
Alfalfa.” Dr. H. SOMERVILLE, Chest Springs, 
Cambria County, Pa. 
April 15, 
THE APPLE BUSINESS 
Is a sure thing—if you have the right kind of 
a tree. People may plant too many oranges 
but the good old apple is a sure thing. The 
time to get in with that hillside is right now 
—this Spring. 
There is some discussion about the best 
aged tree to plant. Some want big trees and 
some little whips. We have them all! 
The size is a matter of opinion but every¬ 
body agrees that the health and life of the 
tree is more important. We put life and 
health in our trees—or they do it themselves. 
They grow in strong ground with no 
check from start to finish and with a long 
fall season to harden and ripen their woods. 
They are sound, free from disease and 
ready to grow. Every variety you want 
and every tree right. 
The Catalog tells all about it. 
HARRISON’S NURSERIES, Box 15, BERLIN, MD. 
FRUIT TREES AND PLANTS 
AT very 
LOW PRICES 
Apples . . . $15.00 per lOO 
Peaches ... $8.00 per lOO 
Cherries ... $10.00 per lOO 
Strictly First-Class Stock, Government In¬ 
spected. Write today for onr free catalogue 
on Fruits and Ornamentals, and buy direct 
from the growers. Onr trees aro grown in that 
great nursery belt of Ontario Comity. 
ONTARIO NURSERY CO., Inc. 
GENEVA, N. Y. 
Box No. 21 
OLYMPIC NATURE NURSERY 
Rhododendrons, Madronas,Oregon Grapes, Huckle¬ 
berries and other wild shrubs, plants and flowers. 
By mail, 10 for 50 cents, 24 for $1.00 postpaid. 
Money back if not satisfied. 
JOEL SIIOMAKEI4, Ncllita, Washington. 
Black's Peach Trees-1911 
direct,saving middleman’s profits.* r « ■ j 
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Sent Free 
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Snyder; 2,000,000 Strawberry Plants; 500 bnshels 
Hastings Potatoes; Currants, Goosebenios,Grapes, 
Asparagus, Rhubarb, Roses, Vegetable Plants, etc. 
Send for free catalogue and Surplus List. 
L. J. FARMER. Box 20. Pulaski. N. Y. 
CHERRY TREES 
100 Early Richmond Cherry 
TwoYear, 5 to 6 Feet, $16,00 
Freight paid to your station. All other nursery 
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for high-grade stock. Send for descriptive price list. 
NEW HAVEN NURSERIES 
NEW HAVEN, MISSOURI 
FRUIT 
TREES 
Pears. Bartlett, Seckel and others. 
Fine, healthy trees. Cherries and 
Plains, all best varieties. Peaehes, 
grown from buds from bearing trees. Also Grape* 
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trees in northwest. Our prices have not advanced. 
Get wholesale prices direct from us and $1 Lot Offers. 
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Also Breeders of Prize Hampshire Sheep 
K GRAPEVINES 
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Free booklet tells all 
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ELBEltTA, CARMAN, HIKLJEY, and all the 
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We have APPLE, PEAR, PLUM, and other varieties of 
fruit trees also. Catalog free. 
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FRUIT TREES 
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