XH15 RURAL N E> W-YORK TO K 
November 15 , 
f 1224 
GATHERING THE CORN CROP. 
At this time, October 29, farmers are 
rushing their corn gathering. Those "who 
had hogs and could arrange their fields 
for it hogged a part of their corn, as it 
brings more that way than any other. 
By this plan they lose the fodder for 
Winter, but to offset this the same land 
can be planted to corn again, or a third 
time if desired. It is not counted that 
land loses very much in fertility when 
hogged down. Experiments show that 
supplementary crops are a great help when 
hogging the corn. A Blue grass field in 
connection with the corn is a great aid. 
Farmers hogging corn in Iowa claim that 
rape and pumpkins are the best of all 
supplementary crops for this purpose, 
grown in the corn. On this farm, while 
hogging corn *tliis Fall, the water sup¬ 
ply was in an adjoining field, where the 
permanent Blue grass grew. Every day 
the hogs grazed on the Bine grass. By 
hogging there is no waste unless the 
ground is muddy and the corn tramped 
into the soft mud, when it is possible 
that they never get it. By hogging there 
is a great amount of handling of the crop 
saved, and all manure and fodder left 
on the land. Each year the practice 
grows more popular. The cost of labor 
cut out makes the practice very popular, 
and more, the added tenure of land pos¬ 
sible without wearing it out makes the 
crop a desirable and practical one. 
JOHN M. JAMISON. 
South Central Ohio. 
R. N.-Y.—Let our Eastern readers re¬ 
member that “hogging corn” means turn¬ 
ing the hogs right into the standing corn 
to break down the stalks and eat them 
with the grain. 
Transplanting Asparagus and Raspberries. 
1. I planted some young asparagus 
plants in a bed three years ago. Can 
they be transplanted to another location 
this Fall, and if so, should the roots be 
divided? I cut shoots from these plants 
in the Spring of 1912 and also again last 
Spring. The plants 'seem thrifty, but 
the present location is not as desirable 
as another would be. 2. Is it advisable 
to transplant red raspberry bushes this 
Fall, or would it be better to wait until 
Spring? In transplanting would one or 
two canes be sufficient for each plant? 
My St. Regis red raspberry bushes are 
bearing a second crop, and the berries are 
fine, but the canes are long and bend to 
the ground and the fruit gets muddy. 
Would it be better to stake this variety? 
Maryland. u. c. K. 
1. I have never tried the experiment 
of plaxrting divided crowns of asparagus, 
nor have I ever seen it recommended in 
any of many gardening publications I 
have read, but I cannot see any reason 
why the plan should not be successful, 
if carefully done and at the proper time 
of year, which should be as early in 
.Spring as the ground is dry enough to 
work. But I do not believe there would 
be any advantage in planting divided 
crowns, as it would probably take quite 
as long for the divided crowns to become 
established and come into full profit as 
it would good one-year-old seedlings, 
which I certainly would very much pre¬ 
fer. I have never considered it good 
practice to plant asparagus in the Fall, 
as the roots are succulent and of rather 
a spongy texture, and have a decided 
tendency to decay when broken or 
bruised, and when forced to lie dormant 
for any great length of time, when in a 
bruised condition, as they always are 
when transplanted in the Fall. The roots 
will very often decay back to the crown, 
thus weakening the plant to such an ex¬ 
tent as to render it practically worthless, 
or causing its death entirely. This trou¬ 
ble is avoided in Spring planting, as all 
decay of bruised or broken roots is ar¬ 
rested as soon as growth starts. 
2. Fall planting of red raspberries in 
severe latitudes is not to be recommended. 
None of the red raspberry family is of 
iron-clad hardiness, and the young plants 
when transplanted in the Fall are much 
more subject to severe or fatal injury 
from freezing than they would be if well 
established. Spring planting is by all 
means preferable in sections of the coun¬ 
try where the temperature drops to, or 
below zero. The plants of the red sorts, 
are what is termed as suckers, and should 
be transplanted at one year old, at which 
age they very' rarely have more than 
one cane, which should be cut back to 
eight or ten inches at time of transplant¬ 
ing. Your St. Regis can be tied np to 
stakes without injury to the plants. K. 
CROPS. 
The fruit crop of this vicinity was not 
a large one; quality fair and the demand 
good. Apples sold for 75 cents to $1.50 
per bushel; peaches $2 to $3 per bushel; 
pears, Bartlett, ripened, $2 per bushel, as 
picked $1.25 to $1.50 per bushel; Kieffer 
selling off the tree at. $1.50 to $2 per 
barrel and ripened at 75 to $1 per bushel; 
plums, Lombard and Damson $2.50 per 
bushel. 
Potatoes are a very short crop and 
were selling at $1.25 per bushel with 
medium-sized ones at 75 to $1. The mar¬ 
ket has fallen lately owing to the ar¬ 
rival of shipped ones from the North, 
and early Ohios sold for seed purposes 
can be had at $1. There are always 
quite a few who would rather pay a 
little more for the home-grown article. 
Tomatoes were also scarce, and very few 
sold under $1 per bushel until late in 
the season when they reached 75 cents. 
Early ones sold at $2 and $5 per bushel; 
cabbage remained at near $3 per barrel 
all season. Sugar corn brought from 10 
to 15 cents per dozen. String beans 
were very scarce selling for from $1 to 
$2 per bushel; Lima beans 20 to 30 cents 
per quart. In fact all garden crops sold 
at good prices this year, owing mainly 
to the dry Summer, as we had very lit¬ 
tle rain during the growing season. Corn 
now selling at 72; wheat 95; oats 40 
hay, Timothy and Alfalfa, at $1S to $19 
per ton. Red clover very scarce, last 
quoted at $13 to $15. We can buy mill 
feed about as follows: Middlings $30; 
bran $26; hominy $2S; distiller’s grains 
$31; cotten-seed meal $32.50; oil meal 
$36. w. F. K. 
Blue Ash, Ohio. 
OHIO NEWS. 
Fertilizer is to be manufactured by 
the State and furnished to the IS institu¬ 
tions under the management of the Ohio 
Board of Administration. The work will 
be done by the prisoners at the peniten¬ 
tiary, and a complete plant will be in¬ 
stalled for the manufacture of lime dust 
at the stone quarries north of Columbus. 
Employment of young high-school girls 
to teach country schools, without the 
knowledge of country life and without the 
slightest training in the art of teaching 
children was deplored by Frank W. Mil¬ 
ler, State Superintendent of Education, 
in an address on the theme of school 
supervision before the Southeastern Ohio 
Teachers’ Association. These girl teach¬ 
ers are like ships without rudders, he 
said. He urged the employment of more 
experienced teachers to supervise the 
work in the districts as a remedy for this 
condition. 
The farmers of Fayette county who 
employ a large number of men have 
started a movement to establish colonies 
of foreigners in their several neighbor¬ 
hoods as a means to end the ever-grow¬ 
ing scarcity of farm labor. The farmers 
have agreed to pay the expenses of for¬ 
eigners and their families from the old 
countries. The men, women and children 
will be provided with specially con¬ 
structed homes, school houses and teach¬ 
ers for the young people also will be 
provided. The emigrants are obtained 
through foreign agencies. The farm 
hands will be required to pay baek the 
passage money advanced them, but this 
will be taken out of their wages in easy 
installments. 
In a speech at Cleveland, Gov. Cox out¬ 
lined five measures that he expected qf 
the next Legislature. They are: Laws 
creating a systematic and efficient school 
system under the control of the State. 
Laws putting into effect the recommen¬ 
dations of the committee which investi¬ 
gated the fire insurance companies of the 
State. The establishment of a system of 
flood prevention to prevent the recurrence 
of the disaster of last Spring. The re¬ 
peal of the State appropriation bill for 
1914 and the substitution of the budget 
prepared by the budget commissioner un¬ 
der the new State law. This will effect 
a saving of at least $500,000 he said. 
Action to reform and simplify judicial 
procedure. Laws that will protect the 
initiative and the referendum, and several 
changes of the election laws that will dis¬ 
franchise those who neglect the use of the 
ballot. Convinced that conditions in 
Ohio are woefully lacking in the modern 
elements of education and community 
life. Gov. Cox proclaimed Friday, Nov. 
14. as school day in this State, and sug¬ 
gested that an educational congress be 
held in Columbus Dec. 26, with the ob¬ 
ject in view of taking the preliminary 
steps for the betterment of country 
schools and rural life. 
First place and a gold medal were won 
by Ohio State University on bottled milk 
at the National Dairy Show at Chicago. 
The sample, which consisted of four bot¬ 
tles of whole milk, was prepared by the 
students of the dairy department in their 
class , work on the city milk supply and 
was in competition with similar samples 
from many parts of the United States. 
The dairy team which represented the 
uuiversitv at. Chicago took seventh place 
in the student’s contest, in which 15 
States were in competition. • e. v. a. 
“Your hardwood floors are always so 
exquisitely polished,” said Mrs. Jones. 
“IIow do you manage it?” “Oh, I just 
put chamois rompers on the children and 
let them play in the house,” responded 
Mrs. Brown.—Lippincott’s. 
“For the Land’s Sake, use Bowker’s 
Fertilizers; they enrich the earth and 
those who till it.”— Adv. 
Saving at Spigot 
Losing at Bunghole 
T HAT’S what a farmer does when he saves a 
few cents or dollars in buying an inferior roofing 
which may look good enough—he suffers heavy 
losses eventually through damage to the contents of 
his house and outbuildings besides being obliged to 
replace the roof in a comparatively short time. The 
economical roof is not necessarily the highest in price, 
but must cost enough to insure lasting material, and 
be well put together, such as 
“Rain-Tight” Rubber Roofing 
It is made of Trinidad Lake Asphalt—the standard asphalt of the world. It is the same 
material that is used to make city pavements, which withstands the constant pounding of 
horses’ hoofs and heavy-laden wagons. 
Our brand of “PERFECT ROOFING” is the same as “RAIN-TIGHT” with Mica Flakes 
added to the surface, which make it fire-resisting. It is a non-conductor of heat and lightning 
and insures against fire from sparks falling on the roof. 
PERFECT ROSIN SIZED SHEATHING AND PERFECT 
TARRED FELT ARE BEST FOR SHEATHING PURPOSES 
If you need a new roof for any building, now or in the future, it will pay you to send for 
samples and booklet—write us to-day. 
MAURICE O’MEARA CO., 448 Pearl St., New York City 
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Sunlight Double Glass Sash 
Always Pay — 
whethet used on cold frames, hot-beds or on the 
inexpensive 11 x 12 ft. Sunlight Double-Glazed 
Greenhouse. They eliminate the need to use mats 
and shutters, thus saving half the cost of equipment 
and labor. They give the plants ail the light and 
save the stored heat overnight, thus making them 
grow steadily without forcing. 
The inexpensive double-glazed 11 x 12 ft. green¬ 
house is covered with the Sunlight Sash which are 
removable for repairs or to use on hot-beds or cold 
frames in their season. The house, though double- 
glazed, is always kept bright and tight. 
You owe it to your interest to set our litera¬ 
ture. The free catalog with net prices and all 
necessary information. And Prof. Massey's 
booklet on how to make and use hot-beds , cold 
frames and a small greenhouse. For the booklet 
enclose 4 cents in stamps. 
Sunlight Double Glass Sash Company 
924 E. Broadway 
Louisville, Ky. 
HAY 
30 TON nice early cut Baled 
Hay for sale. Inquire at once 
S. JI. BREED, Cincinnatus. N. Y. 
Apple Trees that 
Produce B i«g Crops; 
M An Ohio apple orchard of 1}4 
M acres has produced in the past three 
■ years 1,945 bushels of fruit, giving a 
■ net profit of $815. This is better than 
S any farm crop you ever grew—five 
^ times what you can get from com, 
or wheat or potatoes. 
Harrison Fruit Trees Are ' 
[ Budded from Bearing Orchards ! 
These trees have the bearing quali¬ 
ties of the parents—that’s one reason 
' why our trees “make good” under the 
hardest conditions. Then, too, we sell 
only the trees we grow—trees that are j 
grown to produce big yields. 
Our 1914 Catalogue tells about our 
methods. Fifty pages, many pictures, a 
book of facts for fruit-growers. Write, 
today for a free copy. 
HARRISONS’ NURSERIES 
Box 394, Berlin, Maryland 
FUR-LINED OVERCOATS 
Manufacturers’ samples. Gentlemen’s Black Broad¬ 
cloth Overeoats, lined with finest Australian Mink, 
large handsome Persian Lamb collar, all sizes. Sim¬ 
ilar coats, not used as samples, retail at $90. My 
price, while they last, $35. First come first served. 
Yon take no risk. Examine and try on before paying. 
Write today stating size, and coat w ill besentC.O. 
I). with Examination privilege. E. KOBEKTS, 
Hoorn 17, 160 W. 119tli Street, New York 
BOOKS WORTH READING 
I Ilow Crops Grow, Johnson. 1.50 
Celery Cnlture, Beattie.50 
) Greenhouse Construction, Taft_ 1.50 
The Rural New-Yorker, 333 W. 30th St., N. 
Y. 
The Bastian 
“Oregon” 
Pruning Hook 
Operates with a simple 
pump-gun action upon 
a most powerful com¬ 
pound leverage enabl¬ 
ing you to cut, with a 
quick pull, a small twig or 
a limb an inch thick. This 
pruning hook is light but 
very strong, powerful and 
durable. The natural posi¬ 
tion of your hands on the 
pole-handle gives ease, 
speed and accuracy of op¬ 
eration. All side-strain 
is eliminated as the com¬ 
pound leverage, principle 
places the strain length¬ 
wise of the pole. The 
perfectly tempered and 
ground Sheffield Tool 
Steel blade makes 
a clean, smooth cut 
—there’s no chance 
for it to pinch or bind. 
The Bastian 
“ Oregon ” 
Pruning Shears 
These shears work with 
the same easy but 
powerful compound 
action as the pruning 
hook. They are espe¬ 
cially adapted for cutting 
out water sprouts and 
suckers, heading back 
young trees, trimming 
"hedges, berry bushes, etc. 
I 
The Bastian 
“Oregon” 
Fruit Picker 
gets the fruit that’s “way 
out of reach” of your hand 
and picks it without bruising 
in the slightest. You need 
, this handy fruit picker. It 
will soon save enough fruit 
to pay a big profit. 
Try These Orchard 
Tools 
Bastian “Oregon 
Orchard Tools are care¬ 
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materials. They are 
reasonable in price and 
guaranteed. Made in 
all lengths. 
I f the local dealer 
cannot supply you with 
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substitutes. Write to us 
and we’ll send prices and 
the name of the nearest 
dealer who can supply you. 
or we’ll ship direct Try 
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before buying others. 
Write to-day for descriptive 
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STOREY MFG. CO., 
1540 Macadam Road 
PORTLAND, OREGON 
