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THE EERA.lv NEW-YORKER 
March 2, 
TOP-WORK THE SEEDLING FRUIT TREES. 
All poor and undesirable varieties of 
apples and pears may be changed to 
varieties that are profitable. The trees 
in the orchard that have been broken 
down, and have sent up a growth from 
below the bud or graft, as a general 
thing have a very thrifty top. These 
and the seedlings that grow about the 
farm may all be changed into varieties 
2 the scion set in the stock; No. 3 scion 
trimmed ready to be set in the stock; 
No. 4 stock with cleft ready for the 
scion. The scion is trimmed in the 
shape of a wedge, with one edge thin¬ 
ner than the other.. With very little 
practice, anyone may be able to fit the 
scions with a reasonable assurance that 
they will grow. After the scions are 
set, the wound should be covered with 
wax. 
Trees that are well grown, and even 
those that are seven or eight years old, 
should have one-half of the top removed 
the first season, and 25 or 40 grafts set, 
acocrding to the size of the tree. The 
scions should be well distributed over 
the tree, so as to make a well-shaped 
top. Then tfie year following the re¬ 
maining part of the top may be re¬ 
moved and scions set in it. Scions 
should be selected from healthy trees 
and from the previous season’s growth 
of wood. Cut the scions a few weeks 
before placing them. The scions should 
be dormant and the stock in a growing 
condition, to insure a rapid union of 
the wood. j. w. g. 
METHOD OF TOP-WORKING TREES. 
that have the greatest commercial value, 
or what is better, are liked for home 
use. The method of grafting presented 
is an improvement over the old method 
of cleft-grafting. The stock is not 
split as in the old method. A cut 
is made with a saw, and trimmed 
with a sharp knife. In the cut, 
No. 1 is the stock to be grafted, No. 
Down on ‘‘Unit” Orchards. 
I have no confidence whatever in the 
"unit” system of selling orchards. I 
do not see how anyone can make any 
money out of such a scheme, except the | 
man who sells the units. I have made j 
some inquiries as to the success of these 
schemes and I have heard of no case 
that was profitable to the investor— 
indeed, I think that some, if not all of 
them, are frauds. The idea seems to 
be to talk up the business and catch the 
fellow who has a small amount to in¬ 
vest. I am very much afraid that it 
will injure the real orchard business of 
our State. The investor will not get 
the results that he expects. Some per¬ 
sons have bought up a large tract of 
land in my County and are preparing 
to set out a large number of trees this 
Spring. I do not know how they pro¬ 
pose to handle this, but the same par¬ 
ties have sold out another tract in Vir¬ 
ginia by the unit system. I am sin¬ 
cerely sorry that any such schemes 
have entered our State, for in my opin¬ 
ion they will do the regular orchard 
business injury samuee s. guerrant. 
Virginia. 
■p\0 you know how much paint would be needed 
for your house or barn? How much white 
lead—how much linseed oil? How many coats 
to apply, how to mix paint, how to produce any 
color effect? 
These and other facts that you should know for yourself, 
even though it is advisable to call in an experienced painter 
on important jobs of painting, are all explained in our 
“Handy Book on Painting.” It also explains why 
Dutch Boy Painter 
Pure White Lead 
and pure linseed oil make the most durable paint. Economical, 
too, because it costs do more and you won’t have to paint so often. 
Did you ever see a rock worn away by the constant scraping 
of wagon wheels over it f That’s the way white lead and oil paint 
wears away—smooth right down to the surface and very slowly. 
Write to our nearest branch and ask for Farm 
Painting Helps No. 472 and if there are chil¬ 
dren in your family, or your neighbor's home, 
ask for the Dutch Boy Painter’s Book for the 
Children. 
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Plant Potatoes 
You can make large profits from growing pota¬ 
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Union, and, since they are used universalizes 
food, the average market price in ihejKQr of 
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Any intelligent farmer can grow 
good profit. The old time drudg 
Modern implements for plantii] 
spraying, digging, etc. have mad<^ 
handle. They have also given f£sura 
We wish to lay especial emphasis 
portance of the planter to secuiing i 
sequently a big crop. Also, spraying, as it effects 
both quality and yield. Farmers! get busy on the 
potato growing. 
MAKE MORE MONEY 
Grow more potatoes per acre by having a 
perfect stand. In other words, use a planter 
you can depend upon—one that will drop a 
seed piece absolutely every time. It makes a differ* 
ence of 10 to 57 bushels per acre, With an Iron Age 
Planter you can secure a 100 per cent, stand. 
Isn’t that the planter you want? It 
makes no misses, no doubles, 
injures no seed. Let us 
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Age has done for its 1 
users. Ask for Mr. 
Lambing's letter. You 
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don’t. Write for planter 
booklet today. 
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Gould’s Spray Pumps and Jack 
Makes Spraying Easy with Your Engine. 
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the MAPES COMPLETE and 
SPECIAL CROP MANURES 
1905 
THE STANDARD FOR GENERATIONS 
POTATOES 
1911 
SEVEN CONSECUTIVE YEARS FIRST PRIZES ON POTATOES QUEENS-NASSAU COUNTIES AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY 
First Premium on Potatoes 
R. C. Colyer, Woodbury, L. 1. —First premium on Potatoes, 7th consecu¬ 
tive year Queens-Nassau Counties Agricultural Society, 1911. Best sample 
Delaware late, half bushel potatoes. Had only seven articles shown and 
took six first premiums. 
First Prize on Potatoes, 6th Consecutive Year Queens-Nassau Counties Agricultural 
Society, 1910 
Basket of early potatoes grown by R. C. Colyer, Woodbury, L. I. 
Five First Prize Crops for Quality, Queens-Nassau Counties Agricultural Society Fair, 1909 
Richard C. Colyer, Woodbury, L. I. —Carman No 3, Green Mountain, 
Rural New-Yorker, Sir Walter Raleigh, best bushel Green Mountain. 
Two First Prize Crops for Quality, Queens-Nassau Counties Agricultural Society Fair, 1908 
R. C. Colyer, Woodbury, /,. I. —The two varieties of potatoes, Carman 
No. 1 and Sir Walter Raleigh, that took first premiums at Queens-Nassau 
Counties Fair this fall were grown with Mapes Fertilizers. 
Three First Prize Crops for Quality, Queens-Nassau Counties Agricultural Society Fair, 1907 
R. C. Colyer, Woodbury, L. I .—The three varieties of potatoes, Green 
Mountain, Carman No. 1 and Carman No. 3, that took first premiums at 
Queens-Nassau Counties Fair this fall were grown with Mapes Fertilizers. 
Three First Prize Crops for Quality, Queens-Nassau Counties Agricultural Society Fair, 1906 
R. C. Colyer, Woodbury, L. /., reports, November 27, 1906—“The three 
varieties of potatoes, Green Mountain, Carman No. 3 and Sir Walter Raleigh, 
I sent you, took the first premium at the Queens-Nassau Counties Fair this 
fall, were grown from your fertilizer. We grew about 300 bushels per acre. 
Sprayed the vines six times with Bordeaux Mixture.” 
First Prize Crop for Quality, Queens-Nassau Counties Agricultural Society Fair, 1905 
Extract from letter of grower, Richard C. Colyer, Woodbury, L. /., Novem¬ 
ber 15, 1905 —“We planted our potatoes on clover sod. Manure spread on half 
of patch with 700 pounds of Mapes Potato Fertilizer, and on the rest we used 
a half ton Mapes Potato Manure alone. We did not see any difference. Yield 
was great, fully 300 bushels per acre. Sprayed the patch seven times with 
Bordeaux Mixture.” 
We will send new book, 1912, entitled, “A Full Review of Chemicals 
and Clover together with our descriptive pamphlet to any one interested 
THE MAPES FORMULA & PERUVIAN GUANO CO. 
143 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK 
