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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
May 24, 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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Dripping Chimney. ’ 
Can you toll me a sure way to stop the 
running of creosote down the chimney and 
pipes? Our chimney has only one pipe, 
that runs horizintally about five feet before 
entering chimney, and troubles during and 
after a rain. D. w. s. 
Vermont. 
There are two causes for dripping 
chimney's—burning green wood and de¬ 
fective draft. Some chimneys that are 
all right in clear, bright weather go 
wrong on damp or muggy days. The 
draft being so poor that the vapor in 
the smoke condenses in the chimney 
walls instead of passing out. Some 
chimneys have been much improved by 
making an opening in the lower part, 
where feasible. This increases the draft 
and helps dry out the chimney. 
Questions About Lime. 
Can you give the relation' in bushels or 
in pounds between unburned oyster shells 
and the lime resulting therefrom? The 
latter when dry and unslaked. What 
amount of lime do the best authorities con¬ 
sider correct for a good application to 
land that is distinctly sour but full of 
humus? a. H. s. 
Danfinkie Island, S. C. 
One hundred pounds of oyster shells will 
yield, if properly burned, from 50 to 56 
pounds of lime.. The shells in burning lose 
weight, but retain practically the same 
volume. A bushel of freshly burned oyster 
shell lime weighs 60 pounds; after slaking 
it will weigh about 100 pounds, and meas¬ 
ure from 2 to 2% bushels. In this State 
we regard aliout one ton of lime per acre 
as a fair application. The quantity should 
be varied with the character and condition 
Of the SOil. H. J. PATTERSON. 
Maryland Experiment Station. 
Lima Beans on Wire. — I notice your re¬ 
ply to C. E. E., Selinsgrove, Pa., that 
lima beans cannot be successfully grown 
on wire. I have raised them on wire for 
the last three years and they have done 
as well as on polos. I use 2 -inch poultry 
netting fence wire, three feet wide, No. 
18 or 19, stapled to posts set firmly in the 
ground about 15 to 18 feet apart. Two 
strips of this wire are used, the first one 
about six or eight inches from the ground 
and the other above that, leaving a space 
of six or eight inches between the two. A 
larger mesh wire would be better than the 
two-inch, and two feet in width better than 
three feet, spacing the strips one foot 
apart and one foot from the ground. The 
wire should be painted once in two years, 
and will last for years. The beans are 
planted in a double row, one on each side 
of the wire. Plant plenty of seed and thin 
out to foui* or five inches apart. The 
posts should be set three feet in the 
ground and tamped, and the end ones 
braced or wired at the tops to a con¬ 
venient tree, fence post or building. If 
the end posts are firmly secured the posts 
may be placed 20 feet apart. It does not 
make any difference whether the wire is 
placed to run east and west or north and 
south. I leave the wire up all the Win¬ 
ter, then it is ready for the next planting. 
This will be the third year for limas in 
the same spot in my garden. Will change 
the place of planting next year. c. A. w. 
New York. 
THE POWER SPRAYER. 
91 per cent., l.T better than last year. 
Present sotelcs of hav on farms are esti¬ 
mate at 10.828,000 tons, or 14.9 per cent 
of the whole crop. 
Foreign Crops. 
The Government report shows a corn crop 
of 197,000,000 bushels just being harvested 
in Argentina. The wheat harvest in Brit¬ 
ish India will be considerably under last 
year. The outlook for cereals in Europe is 
less promising than a year ago. Condi¬ 
tions at seeding time were bad, so that the 
acreage is less than usual. Extensive dam¬ 
age by winter-killing is reported from Itus- 
sia. The prospects in France and Italy arc 
rather better than in northern Europe. 
We are having a very cold snap at pres¬ 
ent ; May 11 mercury being at 82 this 
morning, but the wind kept blowing pretty 
hard all night, so no serious damage has 
yet resulted. The blossoms are nearly off 
the apple trees, and this week will see busy 
times in the orchards. It is getting pretty 
drv here, as no rain lias fallen for two 
weeks, hut the conditions have been ideal 
for fruit blossoms. Cherries have sot quite 
heavily and are good size already. 
Seneca Co., N. Y. a. b. 
Our markets on live stock and grain fol¬ 
low the Kansas City markets closely, beef 
cattle and fat hogs running about 50 cents 
per 100 lbs. under the prices there. Corn 
is 50 cents, oats, 45 cents: potatoes, 75 
cents. Eggs are 16 cents: hens, 15 cents; 
and butter fat 26 cents. Ilay. about 810 
a ton. No inilk shipped from here to the 
city, and very little dairying done. Most 
of the cattle here are beef stock. Horses 
and mules sell according to quality, mostly 
from 8125 to 8200. 
Land here sells from 850 to 8150 per 
acre, the latter being near town. Out 
three or four miles very good level land 
runs about $65 per acre. This is a good 
grass .and clover country; buttercups and 
daisies will not grow here. Above price 
on potatoes is for shipped-in stock. Po¬ 
tatoes do well here, but the farmers don't 
raise many, . Good opening here for a 
grower of Irish and sweet potatoes, late 
cabbage, etc. Fruit prospects very poor in 
this section of the State. Big crop last 
year. J. R. M. 
Butler, Mo. 
COMING FARMERS’ MEETINGS. 
American Association of Nurserymen, 
Portland, Ore., June 17-20. 
Sixteenth annual convention of the Can¬ 
adian Horticultural Association will be held 
at Peterboro, Ont., in August. 
New York State Fair and Grand Circuit 
Meeting, Syracuse, N. Y., September 8-13. 
Lancaster Fair, Lancaster, Pa., Septem¬ 
ber 30-Octobor 3. 
Third Indiana Apple Show, Indianapolis, 
November 5-11. 
Maryland State Horticultural Society, 
Maryland Crop Improvement Association. 
Maryland Dairymen’s Association, Mary¬ 
land Beekeepers’ Association, and Farmers' 
League, Baltimore, November 17-22. 
Summer meeting N. Y. State Fruit Grow¬ 
ers’ Association will be held at Olcott 
Beach. Niagara Co., N. Y.; date to be 
named later. 
PEACH 
For Fall, 1913 
We will make special inducements for 
early orders with a deposit of 10 #. 
On page 643 D. V. Pike refers to what 
the editor notini on page 562. I did not 
mean to say we put on with power sprayer 
as much spray in one day as we did the 
year previous in a week. We accomplished 
our spraying in one day in 1912. How¬ 
ever, we had a machine that did not re¬ 
quire human strength to use the pump, but 
the engine keeps on its job all day and 
did not get tired. 
By referring to our record of 1911, May 
24 was the day the spraying for the Codling 
moth should have been done, but could not 
get to it. May 23 was cold, east wind all 
day; 24, cold east wind; 25, showers; 26. 
threatening rain all day; 27, spraying in 
afternoon; 28, Sunday; 29. spraying in 
afternoon; 30, Decoration day; 31, rain; 
June 1, strong west wind; 2, spraying; 3, 
showers; 4, Sunday; 5, showers; 6 . show¬ 
ers : 7, showers; 8 , wind strong, northeast; 
9, spraying, but too late for good work, try¬ 
ing to do the first spray for Codling motn 
when we should be doing the second spray 
for that insect. This is the record for 
1911, and so poorly was the work done 
that we had many apples hurt by the 
Codling moth. The record for 1912 is: 
May 27, warm, pleasant, boys spraying for 
Codling moth with new power machine; 
they have covered the entire farm, and ac¬ 
complished in one day what took more than 
a week to cover last year. June 3. spray¬ 
ing Freeman orchard; 4, spraying cherry 
orchard; 12 , spraying homo orchards for 
second crop Codling moth. Having a power 
machine when it is the time to spray one 
is ready to do it. and gasoline does not 
grow weary like the human body. 
H. B. PARKER. 
Massachusetts. 
Government Crop Report. 
JOS. H. BLACK, SON & CO. 
Hightstown, N. J. 
ft ft POTATOES 
The Vine is a giant amonp j>otntoe* ; -stood np without spot or 
blemish (comparatively) while others were dead and dying all 
arouud it. Yielded 300 bn. while Mountain* on either aide of 
it yielded 200 bn. same conditions. Price, bbl., $3.00. Write 
for prices in quantity. 
1. L. WARE, - Gardinor, Malno 
P R SALE—DANISH PEDIGREED CADUFLOWER SEED-Ear 
best Snowball, Extra Early Dwarf, Erfurt, 
Danish Giant or Dry Weather. 15 cents package; 
81.50 ounce: $5 h-pound. No more reliable seed 
grown. E. L. THOMPSON. 81 Quebec St., Portland, Maine 
-MILLIONS OF SWEET POTATO PLANTS AND 
VEGETABLE PLANTS. Brice list free. 
MICHAEL N. IiORGO, - Vineland, N. J. 
SWF FT SEED— Large biennial cultivated variety 
*■ *■ 1 for hay, pasture and fertilizer. Price, 
[M nvro and circular how to grow it, on request. 
irLUWCn K RAUTON. Box ‘J9. Falmouth. Kv. 
DALANCE GENUINE SA ISLE SO YS—' bushels up 
MJ M $Z.2S per bushel; aliuhtly mixed, llux* free. Yields 
well in grain and hay. Right season for Biluge with corn. 
Adapted North. BA I LET ORCHARD CO., FisherstlUa, Va. 
SWEET POTATO PLANTS 
red and yellow. 100 , postpaid 35c.: 1000 , $2. Send 
for free list. TV. S. FOHD&, SON, Iiartly, Del. 
Northern Grown Soy Beans 
Medium green, - D. H. TOWNSEND, Lodi, N. V. 
Pnhhntra D3awfc 15eets - Lettuce, Kohl-rabi, 
baDUage ridmh $i pe rlO(X). Tomato, Sweet 
Potatoes, $1.50 per 1000. Cauliflower. Peppers, $2 per 
1000. Send for list. J. C. SCHMIDT, Bristol, Pa. 
On May 1 the area of Winter wheat re¬ 
maining to be harvested was 30.938.000 
acres. The average condition was 91.9 
compared with 79.7 one year ago. Assum¬ 
ing a yield of 16.6 bushels per aere, this 
year’s Winter wheat yield wonld be 513,- 
571.000 bushels, 28.4 per cent, more than 
in 1912. The average condition of rye was 
Seed Beans 
Yellow Eyes and White Medium, free from anthrac- 
nose. Excellent samples, lied Marrows, very good 
lot. $3.(50 per bushel, 00 lbs. Samuel Fraser, Geneseu, NY. 
Qtrau/horni Planto~ Mone Z.' niakin £ varieties. 
OlldWUtiliy t idlllo Prices$1 50, $1.75,$1.90 per 1000 
Illustrated catalogue free. David Radway, Uartly, Del, 
B0R0WAX 
(Reg. C. S. Pat. Off.) 
Keeps borers out of peach and all other 
Fruit Trees. Why wait two or three 
years to learn of its value and during the 
interval lose a lot of money by borer in¬ 
jury. Better send for a booklet at once 
that tells all about it—mailed free. May, 
June and July are best months forapply- 
ing Borowax. Liberal terms to agents 
to introduce Borowax—'he Fruit Grower’s 
Friend—to fruit growers. 
Borowax Manufacturing Co., 
Box 2S2, Little 3ilver, N. J. 
STRAWBERRIES 
Millions of vigorous Strawberry Plants of the 22 
Earliest, Latest, Largest, Best Flavored, Most Pro¬ 
ductive varieties grown. Also all leading varieties 
Fruit Trees, Raspberry, Blackberry, Asparagus, 
Rhubarb, Horseradish, Cabbage. Cauliflower, To¬ 
mato, Sweet Potato Plants. CATALOGUE FREE. 
Harry L. Squires, - Remsenburg, N. Y. 
VEGETABLE PLANTS 
Cabbage,Tomato, Cauliflower, Sweet Potato, Celery, 
Pepper, Rhubarb, Horseradish, Beet, Lettuce, Egg 
Plants. Catalogue free. Harry L. Sguires, Remsenburg, N T. 
m nCflllC-MEDlUM GREEN HIGH QUALITY. 
DCHIld u. S. l)opt. Agriculture bought of 
our stock this season. J. G. ALLEN, R. D. No. 2, Cadiz, 0. 
Thousands and Thousands 
of Tomato, Cabbage, Celery, Cauliflower and Sweet 
Potato plants for sale now. Sweet Potato, Jersey 
Yellow. $1.50 per 1000. Big Stem Jersey at $2 per 1000. 
New Stone tomato plants, $1 per 1000. Special prices 
on largo lots. Send for our 1913 catalogue and get 
our prices on all kinds ot plants before yon buy. 
ROMANCE SEKI>. PLANT ANI) TRUCK 
FARM, Caleb Boggs & Son, Cheswold, Del. 
Big Potato Crops 
Banish blight and bugs by spraying the new, 
thorough way, saturating thoroughlv. Over 
300,000 farmers and gardeners use 
Brown’s Auto Sprays 
Auto Spray No. 1 is most powerful 
and efficient of all hand sprayers, 
Capacity four gal. Guaranteed to do 
best work in shortest time at lowest cost. 
Auto pop nozzle throws round, fine, 
and •oarse sprays and streams. Easiest 
to handle. 40 styles and sizes—hand and 
power outfits. Brown's Non-clog Atomic 
Nozzle for large sprayers—great time 
and money saver, positively will notc.og 
—adjustable from line spray to powerful 
stream.^ Write for complete Spraying 
Guide and full particulars. 
The E.C. Brown Co., 28 Jay St.,Rochester, Ji.Y 
r We Make 
Sprayers 
For Everybody 
Backet. Barrel.4-Row Potato Sprayers. 
Power Orchard Rigs, etc. 
There’s a Field sprayer for every need, pro¬ 
nounced by all experts the world’s best line. 
THIS EMPIRE KING 
leads everything of Its kind. Throws fine 
mist spray with strong force, no clogging, 
strainers are brushed and kept clean 
and liquid is thoroughly agitated 
automatically, 
i Corrosion is Impossible. 
Write for directions and 
formula. Also catalog on 
entire sprayer line. We have 
the sprayer to meet your 
exact wants. Address 
FIELD FORCE PtTMP CO., 
3 Eleventh Street, Elmira, N. Y. 
With perfect air 
FRUIT BASKETS AND CRATES 
OF ALL KINDS 
Write for free Circular 
and Price-List. 
WEBSTER BASKET CO., 
Box 20, Webster. Monroe Co., N.Y 
The easiest working hand-power Water and Air 
Pump is cpmplete, ready to install. You can buy 
it on credit if you like. Get our catalogue and 
New Way Selling Plan No. 25 today, it’s free. 
THE SIMPLEX WATER WORKS, Baltimore, Md. 
Weedless Alfalfa 
Is what we are tp-ing to furnish our customers. 
Free samples will show that we come pretty 
near doing it. All other field seeds. Also Field 
Peas, Soys, Vetch, Rape, Pasture Mixtures. Reid’s 
Yellow Dent Corn. etc. O. M. SCOTT & SON, 
No. 60 Main Street, - Marysville, Ohio 
Our Improved 1913 
ACRE-AN-HOUR SIFTER 
bents every hand implement for killing Potato 
hugs, Cabbage Worms, etc. Applies Plaster, 
Lime, etc., mixed with Paris Green or Arsenal 
of Lead. Regulates to cover big or little plants 
also 10 apply any quantity of any kind of 
manufactured dry insecticides. Will operate 
as fast as desired. Better, easier and faster 
than any $5,$10,or $15spray pump. Insist on 
your dealer showing you this wonderful little 
implement. Prepaid, 75c. Circulars. 
ACUE-AX-HOUll SIFTER CO. 
I>ept. B, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 
RAW GROUND LIME 
Good for all Crops. Quickly available. 
Order now. 
F. E. CONLEY LIME CO., • CTICn, N. V. 
NITED 
STATE' 
Cream Separators 
No. 1 
No. 3 
No. 2 
No. 1. Old "Senior" style capacity 650 lbs. 
No. 2. Later "Junior” style “ 675 lbs. 
No. 3. New "Interlocking” style " 750 lbs. 
This picture shows the comparative 
sizes of the old “Senior,” the later 
“Junior” and the new “Interlocking” 
United States Separator bowls. 
Notice the smallest bowl has the largest 
capacity. It is practically half the 
size and runs with about HALF THE 
POWER of the older models. 
Don’t confuse the U. S. Separator of 
the old large bowl type with the 1913 
model small bowl type. 
The 1913 model U. S. has 
one of the smallest bowls, ac¬ 
tual capacity considered, and 
is one of the easiest running 
separators made. 
Most Sanitary Rusty dairy 
+ IITAnCIlC i 
utensils or skim¬ 
ming devices are not sanitary and 
quickly taint cream and butter. Anti-ru«t Nickel Silver skimming sections in United 
States Separators are the most sanitary, easier to clean and far more durable than 
tinned steel discs or other devices. 
GOLD 3VIEDAL 
At National Dairy Show, Chicago, 1912 
This Gold Medal is the highest dairy butter award in the 
657 butter entries and was won by R. F. .Swain, Hampton 
Falls, N. H., on butter made from U. S. Separator Cream 
and shipped nearly 1000 miles. Remember that most of the 
entries of butter were from nearby localities and, therefore, 
had a great advantage over butter made 1000 miles away. 
Here you have the proofs of the superior flavor and 
keeping qualities of U. S. Separator cream and butter. 
Ask your U. S. dealer or write direct for further information and prices. 
VERMONT FARM MACHINE CO. 
Bellows Falls, Vt. Chicago, Illinois 
