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THE RURAb NEW-YORKER 
April 
1 v,. 
Puts a Stop to the “Hum” 
of the Humbug Roofings 
A roofing not mucn more expehsive 
than tar paper is not much better—a 
cheap price means a cheap roof- no 
matter what the “eager” salesman tells 
you; he is looking out for his pocket, 
not yours. 
“Raintight” Rubber Roofing is com¬ 
posed of Trinidad Lake Asphalt —the 
Standard asphalt of the world—no 
other “Secret combinations” that sound 
“big” but mean little. Nature made it, 
and took her time about it. That’s 
why it lasts. 
Perfect Roofing is the same thing, 
but has a surface that’s as good as a 
fire insurance policy. Mica flakes are 
so deeply embedded into the asphalt 
while hot that it becomes part of the 
roof—and mica is fire-resisting (You 
can’t burn it) and besides, it is a non¬ 
conductor of heat or lightning. Any 
roofing would be burned if attacked by 
a fire from underneath, but Perfect 
Roofing stands “on guard” against the 
fire from without. 
Perfect Rosin sized Sheathing and 
Perfect Tarred Felt are others of our 
specialties, and are all the name im¬ 
plies. 
If your dealer does not handle our roofing, write 
os for samples and booklets —it will pay you. 
Maurice O’Meara Co. 
448 Pearl St., New York 
Forkner Light Draft 
Hangs low and has i-IofmW 
great extension—you UoiIUti 
work right up to trees without dis¬ 
turbing boughs or fruit. With it you 
can cultivate 20 to 30 acres a day 
with one team. Low-priced, but built 
for long, hard service. 
THIS BOOK FREE 
Modem Orchard Tillage, written 
bv a Dractieal orchardist, chock- 
Light Draft Harrow 
Company 
612 E. Nevada St., 
Marshalltown, Iowa 
THE MODERN GARDEN 
IROHME 
with its long, narrow rows that require thor¬ 
ough and constant working,M UST have tools 
that are easy to adjust and operate: that sow, and 
cultivate perfectly. Many farmers who have steam 
heat and a telephone are still usiug old-fashioned 
tools. Do YOU use a hand hoef 
Seed Drills and 
Wheel Does 
save halftime, make bigger and better crops. | 
The view shows one of 38 combinations irom $2.50 to I 
l $12.00—our No. 6 Combined will sow in continuous 1 
f r?ws or in hills, cultivate, weed, hoe, ridge, open! 
furrows, etc. Parts changed quickly. Can pur-P 
chase in simplest form and add to as needed. 1 
Ask your dealer to show these tools and write^ 
us for new booklet, “Gardening With Mod¬ 
ern Tools.” We make full line ol j>otato 
uiachiues.spraversfor all purposes,etc. J 
Bateman M'fg Co. J 
Box *021, 
Greuloch,N.J» 
hak! 
wos 
A Constant Water Supply 
Is easily maintained without expense 
b " RIFE RAM 
more feet. Free 
RIFE ENGINE CO., 
Operates with three or more 
gallons per minute Iroui a 
Stream, artesian well or spring, and 
a head or slanting fall of three or 
nformation on request. 
2429 Trinity Bldg., New York 
Running Water on the Farm 
If there's a spring or flowing stream where you 
Live, you can have running water in your home, 
stables, barn, troughs, etc., by installing a Ni¬ 
agara Hydraulic Ram. No cost to operate 
Niagara Hydraulic Ram 
keeps pumping all year round. Works 
itself, by self water pressure. Bctterthau 
a windmill. Buy now; get more home 
comfort. Water stock better. Prices 
ow this year. Write for booklet todnv. 
Niagara Hyd. Eng. Co. p -°- Boxl(,os 
Chester, Ps. 
LOOKS LIKE NEW 
MAKES THE 
Automobile and 
Furniture Shine 
Send today for a FREE trial 
package of Auto Body Gloss 
and Metal Polish. V V 
C. E. Mills Oil Company, Syracuse, N. Y. 
Manufacturers and Dealers in Lubricating 
Oils and Greases. Established in 1877. 
CI7 f r\ D \T Six Varieties, Heavy 
OLLU LUKlt Yielders, $2 per bu 
You want our White Cap Yellow Dent. Our stocks 
were grown by the winner of first prize at the recent 
Penn’a State and the South Carolina National 
Corn Shows. 
4 Clover at $11.00 per bu. Tim- 
flR A SSpN Othy—Red Top—Orchard— 
Ky. Blue—Millets, Alfalfa, 
Vetches and 30 other grasses. 
SPRING RYE and BARLEY—BUCK¬ 
WHEAT—FIELD PEAS and BEANS 
y—, y-v «¥ ▼ * /-* You should plant North- 
Ill W r P A ^ ern Grown Cow Peas of 
TT * the e ar iiest varieties. 
We have them in nice qualities at moderate prices. 
Maine Grown Seed Potatoes, Clean, Sound 
Cobblers—Ea. Ohios-Ea. Rose—Carmans—Mountains— 
Giants—Raleighs—State of Maines—Gold Coins. 
Everything For the Farm, Moderate Prices 
Youwant our 32 page catalog. It is free. Askforit 
A. N. HOFFMAN. LANDISVILLE, LANCASTER CO. PENN A. 
niRRI F ’ C 
*rrn PAD II 4 varieties both Flint and Dent. 
wtCU vUllll Germination tests 05-100$. 
nrrn All TO the t> e *t by test, early, heavy 
3CCU UM19 grains with stiff straw and 
thoroughly rec loaned. 
SEED POTATOES EJSSXIS5 IS? 2S! r ' 
ALFALFA, CLOVER and TIMOTHY SEED 
ourcelebrated D. B. Brands 99.6U£ pure or better, 
tho highest grade obtainable. 
Samples and Catalog FREE 
EDWARD F. DIBBLE, Seedgrower 
HONEOYE FALLS, N. Y., Box B 
-HEADQUARTERS FOR FARM SEEDS- 
l,6l)0 acres in our SEED JFAKMS 
SEED POTATOES 
Best of the leading main crop varieties. Thirteen 
years' experience growing healthy Potatoes, espe¬ 
cially for seed. Prices reasonable. Send for list. 
HOMER li. HOWE - Wellsboro, Pa. 
Tested Seed Corn"g^, l 7 e e J 
Dent variety. Have reports from 1911-12 crop, rang¬ 
ing from 99 to 110 bushels per acre. Have bred this 
corn for the past thirty years. Write for circular. 
Edward Walter, “ Eureka Stock Farm," West Chester, Penn. 
COR SALE— DANISH CABBAGE SEED-Grown 
* in Denmark. $3.00 per lb., prepaid. 
THOMAS ASHMEAD, - Williamson, N. Y. 
! 8 e £, POTATOES 
The VIike 1 m a giant among potatoes ; stood up without spot or 
blemish (comparatively) while others were dead and dying all 
around it. Yielded 800 bu. while Mountains on either side of 
it yielded 200 bu. same conditions. Price, bbl., $3.00. Write 
for prices in quantity. 
L L. WARE, - - Gardiner, Malno 
SEED POTATOES 
per bushel; F. O. B. West Rush, N. Y. 1912 crop 
averaged 385 bushels per acre. No rot. Original 
seed purchased of Peter Henderson in 1897. 
T. E. MARTIN. 102 STANDART STREET. SYRACUSE. N. Y. 
OU/CCT SEED— Large biennial cultivated variety 
1 (or bay. pasture and fertilizer. Price, 
A 1 RUED and circular how to grow it, on request. 
If LU VCll K. BARTON, Box 29, Falmouth. Ky. 
COR 8ALE—Danish Hall-Head CABBAGE 
r SEED, Cape Elizabeth (Maine) grown. For 
those who want best seed obtainable. 40c or.; $4.50 
lb. E. L. Thompson. 81 Quebec St., Portland. Me. 
POTATOES—Bliss, Bow,Carman, C<>b1er,Green Mt.,Queen,Kose. 
Longfellow, Six Weeks, Wonder. 85 kinds. t).W.Ford,KiahcrN,N.Y, 
A ATC—Reg. Swedish Select and Imp. American, 
UH1 9 'i’w 0 best yielders. Also SEED CORN, Seed Po¬ 
tatoes, Clover, Timothy and GARDEN SEEDS. Samples 
and Catalog free. THE0. BURT & SONS, Melrose, Ohio 
COR SALE-DANISH PEDIGREED CAULIFLOWER SEED-Ear 
■ liest Snowball, Extra (Early Dwarf. Erfurt, 
Danish Giant or Dry Weather. 15 cents package: 
$1.50 ounce; $5 H-pound. No more reliable seed 
grown. E L. THOMPSON, 81 Quebec St.. Portland, Maine 
Cnr Cala—Cow Peas. $2.50 bushel. Seed Buck - 
I Ul OdlO wheat. 85c. bush. Crimson Clover Seed, 
$4.50 bush. Red Clover Seed. $11 nnd $12 bush. 
Onion Sets, $2 bush. JOSEPH E. HOLLAND, Milford, Del. 
Best Seed Potatoes^X^SS'?': 0 
A. G. ALDRIDGE, Fishers, Ontario Co., N. Y. 
THE FALL-BEARING STRAWBERRY AMERICUS — Fine 
* plants one dollar per dozen. By mail postpaid. 
S. W. UNDERHILL, - Croton-on-Hudson, N. Y. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS m&m 
Excelsior.. .$1.50 per 1,000 St. L©ul*..,.$2.00 per 1,000 
Kiondvke ....1.60 u Surplus .2.50 u 
Missionary . ,.2.00 u Tenn Pro 1 ..£.50 
UofTnian .... .1.50 ^Belt .,.,8.00 M 
Climax.,2.00 « Long Fellow..2.60 « 
Candy .2.00 u Helen Darin..2.50 
The above varieties are strictly A, No. 1 and 
Guaranteed to please you. 
E. W. TOWNSEND, SALISBURY, MD. 
Strawberry PlantfSjr “ 
criptive catalog free. BASIL PERRY. Cool Spring, Delaware 
Qtrauihorrv Pl 9 ni« _Lea(li,1 K varieties. *2 
Oirawuerry ridnis per California privet, 
1 year, $12 per M. Asparagus roots. $3 per M. All 
stock guaranteed true to name. lies. Ulus. Cata¬ 
logue free. G. E. BUNTING, SelbyviUe, Del. 
FITTING A LAWN SOIL. 
J. E. W., Camden■, N. J. —I have bought 
a piece of ground six miles southeast from 
Camden. On this lot I have had built a 
bungalow 24x44; the rest of the lot I want 
for a lawn. 1 have had the ground plowed 
and harrowed and we find very little good 
soil, mostly clay. What I want to know 
is the best way to treat this ground in order 
to get a good lawn in the future. Ought 
we to plant some kind of crops this Sum¬ 
mer for plowing under in order to get the 
ground into better condition for grass next 
Spring? 
Ans. —Any successful grass land must 
be well drained, sweet, stuffed full of 
vegetable matter and with an abundance 
of available plant food. This soil may 
be naturally well drained, but it has 
none of the other qualities. We should 
sow at once oats and Canada peas as 
so often described. Plow this crop 
under in early July and use at least 
one ton of lime per acre. Then sow 
a thick seeding of Japanese millet. 
Plow this under in September and sow 
rye and Hairy vetch, with a good dress¬ 
ing of fertilizer. Plow this under next 
Spring, work the surface soil up fine, 
grade the land smooth, with a gentle 
slope for surface drainage, and then 
seed heavily with a lawn mixture using 
half a ton per acre of a high-grade 
fertilizer. This is an expensive method, 
but if carried through it will make 
grass grow. _ 
DR. FRIEDMANN’S CONSUMPTION CURE. 
It is obvious there is a notable relaxing 
of the opposition to Dr. Friedmann by the 
high-brows connected with the Health Board 
of New York City. The reports and tes¬ 
timonials from all sources that have tried 
the virtue hitherto hidden in the old turtle, 
or was hidden prior to the advent of Dr. 
Friedmann, are increasing in number too 
rapidly to be longer ignored by the chief 
political authority of medical jurispru¬ 
dence in that city. The writer makes no 
pretence to criticism in the matter, but it 
would appear there may eventually be other 
fields in which the wonderfully curative 
properties of the turtle can be applied. The 
eradication of bovine tuberculosis looms 
up as a possibility that humanity would 
gratefully welcome. After time enough has 
elapsed to prove beyond peradventure the 
efficiency of the turtle serum a movement 
initiated from proper sources might estab¬ 
lish an experimental station for bovine 
patients that would satisfy the contending 
medical factions that now affirmatively or 
negatively ally themselves with their fav¬ 
orite theories regarding the transmissibility 
of bovine tuberculosis to the human family. 
At all events the turtle serum test under 
these conditions would be quite likely to 
settle for all time the question of danger to 
which the human family is now theoretically 
subject, for whether the serum proves a 
panacea for the sick of bovines or a failure, 
the champions of either side would find 
their opinions permanently victorious or 
permanently defeated as the serum proved 
efficacious or otherwise. When doctors 
disagree the opinions of the common lay¬ 
men are liable to be mixed and hence when 
medical authorities are constantly occupy 
ing disputative attitudes on this momen¬ 
tous question the ordinary dairy layman 
Cheerfully promotes a growth of contempt 
for the whole bunch. It would be a glor¬ 
ious thing, however, for the real old hay- 
seeder if the turtle should come to the res¬ 
cue enough to perform the miracle sug¬ 
gested successfully. a. t. Thomas. 
New Jersey. 
The implied criticism of the health 
authorities of New York is, I believe, 
wholly unwarranted. Only those fa¬ 
miliar with the history of medicine can 
appreciate the ease with which the un¬ 
scrupulous might exploit the public and 
victimize the hopeful, yet hopelessly 
sick, were no safeguards thrown about 
those who, in desperation, are ready to 
sacrifice all that they have in hope of 
cure. The employment of disease-pro¬ 
ducing germs in the cure of those 
maladies for which they are responsible 
is the most modern of medical pro¬ 
cedures, and while much has been 
learned, the whole science is yet in its 
infancy. Dr. Friedmann professes to 
have made certain discoveries, hut re¬ 
veals nothing that has not been known 
before, and gives no evidence that he 
has accomplished anything that other 
laborers in the same field have not ac¬ 
complished before him. The use of the 
turtle and other cold-blooded animals in 
an attempt to destroy the virulence of 
the germs of tuberculosis is not origi¬ 
nal with Dr. Friedmann, other investi¬ 
gators having long preceded him in that 
field. He bases his claims for origin¬ 
ality upon procedures which he holds 
secret, and the value of which of course 
no one else can judge. This secrecy 
has been the hall-mark of the charlatan 
in all ages, and it is difficult to see why 
Dr. Friedmann should not reveal any 
new discoveries that he has made to 
those who would gladly accord him all 
honor and praise as one of the world’s 
greatest benefactors. It is difficult, also, 
to understand why he should have re¬ 
fused the offer of his own government 
to test his remedy, and left a country 
where, if what he says is true, he would 
have been lifted to the same rank with 
Koch, and other men of imperishable 
name, unless he felt that in America 
lay an easier field for exploitation and 
profit. 
In giving Dr. Friedmann the benefit 
of all doubt and permitting him to prove 
the value of his secret methods under 
official supervision the health authori¬ 
ties of the State and nation have not 
shown narrowness and illiberality, but, 
on the contrary, have really overstepped 
bounds to recognize one who has made 
no valid claim to such distinction. 
These authorities recognize, as it is to 
be feared the public does not, that the 
value of this treatment cannot be known 
for many months, and that all reports 
of improvement and cure are yet prema¬ 
ture and must necessarily remain so 
until sufficient time has elapsed to prove 
their genuineness and permanency. As 
to the success of “turtle serum” in cur¬ 
ing bovine tuberculosis, I cannot see 
how that would, in any way, prove or 
disprove the transmission of that dis¬ 
ease to the human family. m. b. d. 
DRAINING A GARDEN. 
C. C. D.j Ossining, N. Y .—Could you tell 
me how best to drain a very wet spot in 
my garden, where a good deal of water col¬ 
lects and stands after each rain? It is just 
about where I want to plant some early 
cabbage and celery, and I think would be 
excellent for this purpose if I could get 
off some of the extra moisture. I have 
tried making a small drain gutter, but It 
does not seem to do much good. Could 
there be, do you think, a spring there? What 
shall I do about it to fit it for planting? 
Could I dig a four-foot hole there, and fill 
in with brush and stones, and plowing top 
soil, and would this act as a drain do you 
think? 
Ans. —The wet spot in garden un¬ 
doubtedly arises from the fact that it 
is low and basin-shaped, therefore holds 
the excess water from adjacent ground. 
The water naturally gathers there and 
stands stagnant until evaporated or ab¬ 
sorbed by the subsoil. To remove such 
an evil permanently a ditch should be 
dug from the nearest outlet, straight 
if possible, and V/ 2 . to three feet deep 
at wet spot, using four-inch round tile, 
laid on a good grade, say 12 inches 
fall per 100 feet and a 1% grade. Drain 
should cut square across the center of 
wet spot and to the opposite side. 
Possibly a short lateral branch a rod 
or two long to the right and another to 
the left of main drain at wet spot may 
be necessary to relieve the soil. Two 
loads of coarse gravel or coal cinders 
placed 1^2 foot deep on the tile through 
the wet spot will increase many times 
the capacity of the drain to take and 
remove the excess water. Tile grade 
should be uniform. The tile should 
be jointed (placed end to end) close 
and covered with top soil. End of each 
tile line should be permanently blocked 
with a flat stone held squarely against 
tile end by a wedging stone between it 
and the bank. Use Y branches for 
lateral connections. If springs exist 
the main or laterals should reach them. 
Do not spend either time nor money on 
the “well” plan of drainage. Occasion¬ 
ally they do work, but where they do, 
certain conditions must be present. 
These conditions exist only in rare 
cases. The drain will be successful and 
permanent if properly done. 
T. E. MARTIN. 
