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THE RURAL, NEW-YORKER 
May 6, 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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vetch. If you can make this grow you will 
be ready next Spring to plow under and 
grow almost any crop. 
Preparing for Potatoes. 
I have about one-quarter acre of land I 
wish to plant to potatoes this Spring. This 
land was a very good clover sod last Spring, 
which was planted with corn, giving a fair 
Coal Ashes in Concrete. 
C. M. J., Penn Yan, N. Y .—I was going 
to build a cistern with a wall four inches 
thick of soft coal ashes and cement in 
place of sand and cement, and plaster it 
with sand and cement. Some people say 
that the coal ashes will soften up when 
water gets in the cistern. What do you 
think of the plan? 
Ans. —I do not think you have any 
reason to feel afraid to go right on and 
build your cistern with the material 
mentioned. The cement and ashes will 
not become soft after coming in contact 
with the water at all, but make the 
finest kind of job. The only objection 
to using ashes for a water-tight job is 
that it is more liable to have an airhole 
in it, which can be easily remedied by 
putting the ashes through a coarse coal 
sieve in order to get the large clinkers. 
Then add one part sand to three of 
ashes, mixing thoroughly while dry. 
Then if plastered on both sides you have 
a first-class job, as cement sets very firm¬ 
ly to ashes, I think just as well as to, 
brick, but should always have a little 
sand mixed with them when a tight job 
is required. w. A. B. 
One-Man Spray Rig. 
J. B. B., Grand Rapids, Mich ,—Will you 
advise me regarding spraying outfits? Do 
you know of a compressed air spraying 
outfit which will hold anywhere from 10 
to 20 gallons of fluid, the fluid to be forced 
from the outfit by means of compressed 
air? My reason for wanting this com¬ 
pressed air outfit is that I generally have 
to do this work alone. Of course, with 
two persons working, one man works the 
pump while the other man uses the nozzle. 
In many of the catalogues illustrating dif¬ 
ferent forms of these small spraying ma¬ 
chines, it shows one man spraying trees 
and working the pump at the same time, 
but in actual practice this does not work. 
The person who holds the nozzle must of 
necessity work around the tree and through 
the branches, and cannot do it while he is 
working the handle of the pump at the 
same time, but with the compressed air 
outfit it seems to me the matter would be 
simple. It seems to me there would be a 
good sale for such outfit consisting of bar¬ 
rel, air pump, or compressing pump, mount¬ 
ed on a hand truck, so that one man can do 
the whole business and do it right. 
Ans.—W e do not know of just such' 
a machine. In theory at least it ought 
to work, and if it did so there would 
be a good demand for it. A good many 
spraying plants using compressed air on 
a large scale are in operation, and in 
some situations this power is satisfac¬ 
tory. Its use in a large way will prob¬ 
ably be limited to certain conditions, but 
a barrel power ought to be popular. 
Carbide Residuum for Fertilizer. 
crop. The soil is a sandy loam. I have 
about 500 pounds of clear hen manure, 
which has been mixed with a small quantity 
of coal ashes, as advised by The R. N.-Y. 
Can I use the hen manure as it is, on the 
potatoes, or would it be better to use some 
chemical with it? I expect to put the 
manure in the hill, on top of potato. 
Bellmore, L. I. J. J. g. 
We would crush this dry hen manure as 
fine as possible and mix with it 125 pounds 
of fine raw bone and 40 pounds sulphate of 
potash if you can buy these small quantities 
to advantage. Scatter this mixture in the 
liiiIs or drills as you would fertilizer. 
Rotation From Old Soil. 
I should like to know what some of the 
readers think of the following rotation to 
bring up a sandy loam : First year manure 
end plow old sod, disk in 500 pounds lime 
per acre; sow oats and Canada peas, cut 
for hay; manure and plant to Winter rye; 
second year cut rye green and plant to 
corn, using 800 pounds high-grade fertilizer, 
cover with clover; third year plow under 
clover and plant to potatoes and mangels, 
using 800 pounds high-grade fertilizer per 
acre. Plow in Fall and fourth year plant 
to oats and Canada peas; cut early for 
hay, plow and seed to grass and clover, 
using 500 pounds high-grade fertilizer; afjter 
this have two or three years in grass. 
Springfield, Mass. F. H. D. 
This rotation seems like a good one to 
get this land well in grass. We should 
use more lime. The application of 500 
pounds seems too small. A ton will pay 
better. 
How He Slakes Lime. —I have just been 
reading on page 433 an article on slaking 
a carload of lime. As I have slaked a 
good many carloads of lime I do not think 
it a hard job, and will tell how we did it. 
Make piles, each holding about a ton. Make 
three layers out of each ton about 1% foot 
thick. On each layer pour enough water 
to drv-slake it. Put dirt around the out¬ 
side of each layer, not on top, except tbe 
last one. When last layer is on and 
watered, cover the whole pile well with dirt. 
Let lie three or four days and lime will be 
slaked. If a little lumpy take an iron 
rake and rake it off the pile. F. k. 
“For the Land’s Sake, use Bowker’s 
Fertilizers; they enrich the earth and 
those who till it.”— Adv. 
APPLE TREES 
BAL3DWIN 
and other standard sorts, 2-yr. old, 
also 
PEAR, PLUM, PEACH, ETC. 
Send for Catalog and ask for special 
prices. 
J. W. ADAMS COMPANY 
Springfield, Mass- 
lias carbide residuum any benefit for a 
spray for trees, also to put on garden spots? 
o. w. 
This residue is simply a form of lime and 
will have no more value for spraying or 
using on the soil than any other lime. 
Use of Old Sawdust. 
I have a large pile of sawdust which 
has lain for about nine years. W T ould 
it be of any use either as a mulch for 
strawberries or trees, mixing with muck 
as a compost, or spreading upon mowing 
land? E - F - M - 
Sawdust nine years old ought to be 
well rotted. It does not contain a large 
amount of plant food, and is chiefly use¬ 
ful for mulching. We would use it around 
trees and vines—mixed with muck and 
lime. 
Green Manure Crop. 
Dewdrop Everbearing Strawberry 
Largest in the World. Bears First Season. Free 
circular. H. F. I)KW, Albion, Midi. 
HARRISON’S NURSERIES 
has been built up by quality trees from a small 
beginning to the largest nursery in America—more 
than 2,000 acres devoted to growing trees, plants, 
vines and ornamental stock. Buy of a responsible 
grower and get what you pay for. Address 
HARRISON’S NURSERIES 
Ten Valuable Farms For Sale. BOX 421, Berlin, Md. 
CABBAGE PLANTS 
$3.00 I’ER lOOO. 
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. 
Early Jersey Wakefield, Charleston Wakefield, 
Early Summer, Enkhnizen Glory and Succession. 
Shipped in damp moss, If not satisfied I will 
refill the order free. R. S. MONOS, Mappsville, (near 
Maryland line, Penna. R.R. System, Adams Express) Virginia. 
ALFALFA 
Is there anything better for making green 
manure than a crop of rye plowing under 
and following with a crop of clover to plow 
in? If you know of anything better please 
let me know. p. g. h. 
Either clover or vetch would be better 
than tbe rye for green manure because they 
contain more nitrogen. If the rye is now 
growing and you wish to improve tbe soil 
plow tbe rye under when about 18 inches 
high and sow Canada field peas. Plow 
those under in late July or August, use lime 
and sow a combination of rye and Hairy 
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. 
Tliia seed should produce hay at $60 per acre] an¬ 
nually. Free instructions on growing. 
GRAIN AND GRASS SEED 
Northern grown and of .strongest vitality. We 
handle export grade only and can furnish grass 
mixture suitable for any soils. 
SOYBEANS 
Wing’s Mikado,Sable 
and Mongol are the 
heaviest known yield- 
ers. Are all our own 
new varieties obtainable from ns only. Mikado 
has record of 37 bu. per acre. Will grow on poor 
soil and greatly improve it. Write today for cataloe. 
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Dibble’s Seed Corn 
Pedigree stock, carefully selected and of high germination—fills the 
cribs and silos—varieties that we have found by experience on our own 
1,000 acre seed farms best adapted to the Middle and Eastern States. 
DIBBLE’S 
Mammoth Yellow Flint 
Earliest, most productive, 
large-growing Flint corn in 
cultivation. Matures here 
in 100 days. 
At this writing, not quite 
2,000 bushels on hand. To 
DIBBLE’S 
Early Yellow Dent 
Best early Yellow Dent for 
the silo where seasons are 
short and frost comes early. 
With us planted before J tine 
1st. ready for the knife first 
week in September. 
DIBBLE’S 
Improved Learning 
By all odds, best all-round, 
large-growing Yellow Dent 
for the silo- Thoroughly ac¬ 
climated, grown here in 
Western New York eight 
years and is two weeks earl¬ 
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close out we quote any of the above varieties—bushel, $2.00; 
two-busliel hag, $3.()0; 10-bushel lots or over, $1.25 per 
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ADDRESS 
EDWARD F. DIBBLE 
... SEEDGR O WER ... 
Box B HONEOYE FALLS, N. Y. 
SALESMEN WANTED 
TO SELT, TREES 
AND PLANTS 
Free outfit. Commission paid weekly. Write for 
terms. PERRY NURSERIES,Rochester, NewYork 
S TRAWBERRY PLANTS— New and old varieties. Send 
for new Ulus. Catalogue for 1911. Prices from 
$1.50 per 1,00(1 up. DAVID RODWAY, Hartly, Dei, 
STRAWBERRIES 
Plan to have plenty in your own garden. 100 plants 
in three best varieties, $1.00 postpaid. 
Geo. R. Schauber, Box R, Ballston Lake, N. Y. 
rnc Oil I C—Cow Peas, $2.50 to $3.00 bushel; 
lull OMLC Crimson Clover Seed, $8.50 bushel: 
Black-Eyed Peas, $3.00 bushel. 
JOSEPH E. HOLLAND . . Milford. Del. 
r» A III I A 0— TWENTY kinds (my selection) $1. 
U Ail LI nO Satisfaction guaranteed. Write for 
full particulars. II. F. BURT, Taunton. Mass. 
Black’s Peach Trees-1911 
- - ...Peach Trees are one of our specialties—we4 
grow for quality and not quantity alone. Our 1 
V - ■' trces * however, cost little, if any, more than lhel 
ordinary sort—we employ no agents, but sell! 
direct,saving middleman’s profits.* w ■ ■ » 
New lookiet, “Springtime and VdIl3dDI6 
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Joseph H. Black, Son & Co. 
Box V, Hightstown, New Jersey 
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 our free catalogue 
on Fruits and Ornamentals, and buy direct 
from the growers. Our trees are grown in that 
great nursery belt of Ontario County. 
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 SI.00 postpaid. 
Money back if not satisfied. 
JOEL SHOMAKER, Nellita, Washington. 
Sweet Potato Plants MBlStS 
list free. W. S. FORD & SON, Hartly, Del, 
SURPLUS STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
100,000 Dunlaps, Cardinal, Warfield, Sample aud 
Haverlaml, at$1.20 per 1,000, or$2.25for 2,000. These 
are fine plants, pure, fresh-dug and true to name. 
These prices are good from May 6 to May 15. Cata¬ 
log of 25 varieties free. Address: 
S. A. VIRDIN - - - Hartly. Del, 
PEACH TREES 
ELBEltTA, CARMAN, HIELEY, and all the 
leading varieties at prices that will save you money. 
We have APPLE, PEAR, PLUM, and other varieties of 
fruit trees also. Catalog free. 
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