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Nx'.rfK IN. URANIC NEW-YORKER 
November 22, 
L FALL-PLANTED PEACH TREES. 
I enclose a picture of peacli orchard 
set November, 1912. My experience in 
Fall-planted trees was favorable as all 
401 trees lived and nearly all made a 
good growth, but expect to have to re¬ 
place two feeble ones next Spring. Half 
a pound of acid phosphate and not quite 
half a pound of nitrate of soda in two ap¬ 
plications to a tree. Variety is Reeves’ 
Favorite, with Crimson clover cover 
crop. K. J. o. 
Vineland, N. J. 
R. N.-Y.—A picture of one of these 
trees is shown at Fig 4S5. Our own ex¬ 
perience in Fall-planting peach trees in 
the colder soil of Northern New Jersey 
has not been so favorable. In one case, 
during a very severe Winter, nearly 
every Fall-planted tree died. Some of 
them sprouted and lingered along, but 
they were fatally hurt. Sooner or later 
A SOUTH JERSEY PEACH TREE. 
on that light soil you will find it neces¬ 
sary to use potash in addition to the 
nitrate and phosphate. 
Manchurian Walnut; Cannas from Seed. 
1. How does the Manchurian walnut 
compare in growth of tree and size of 
nut with others? 2. How can I grow 
Cannas from seed? N. w. 
Ilornerstown, N. J. 
1. The Manchurian walnut is a rapid 
growing tree and is about as hardy as our 
native walnuts, but the nuts are small, 
very thick-shelled and of little value. The 
flavor of the kernel is excellent, but the 
amount of meat is too little and the dif¬ 
ficulty of getting out of the shell is too 
great to warrant growing the trees ex¬ 
cept for the shade they will make. The 
wood is light colored, about like that of 
our native walnut of the North that is 
commonly called “butternut.” 2. Canna 
seeds will grow quite well if first soaked 
in hot water overnight and planted while 
yet moist. n. E. van deman. 
Septic Tank for Farm Manure. 
I am considering the advisibility of 
constructing a septic tank to take care 
of the farm manure from several cows 
and horses. I understand that the liquid 
from the septic tank contains in soluble 
form all the elements of fertility from 
the manure that passes into the tank. 
One of my friends insists that this theory 
is incorrect. In fact he says that the 
bacteria so transform the excreta from 
the animals that the liquid at the outlet 
of the tank is chemically pure. I am 
willing to confess that if a chemist should 
tell me that the fertilizing value of the 
excreta is impaired or even destroyed by 
the bacteria I might possibly be con¬ 
vinced, but “chemically pure” is entirely 
too much for my credence. Is the septic 
tank method a practical way to handle 
farm manure? If so, I can discharge into 
my irrigation flumes and carry the liquid 
directly to the places where I want to 
use it, and thus eliminate the heavy work 
of handling the manure. I can provide 
the humus necessary—am doing so—by 
growing and plowing in rye and vetch. 
Kennewick, Wash. l. s. c. 
The effluent from the receiving cham¬ 
ber of a septic tank is neither chemically 
nor bacterially pure and needs to be 
passed through a filter bed or brought 
into contact with air and bacterial life 
in the surface layers of the soil before 
it is rendered innocuous. Your friend 
is doubtless thinking of the effluent after 
it has been purified by this second pro¬ 
cess when he speaks of it as being “pure.” 
The excreta of animals is made up of 
complex chemical compounds which are 
broken up into more simple forms by the 
action of the bacteria in a septic tank, 
but they are not there reduced to their 
most simple and stable forms; for in¬ 
stance, nitrogen compounds in the excreta 
leave the tank as nitrites and do not as¬ 
sume the stable form of nitrates until ex¬ 
posed to the action of the air in the soil. 
Your plan of disposing of stable manure 
is feasible and has, I understand, been 
used to some extent in this State (New 
York). It would probably require some 
modification of the ordinary septic tank 
in order to dispose of the large amounts 
of fibrous material in the stable manure 
which might not be fully digested in the 
receiving chamber. M. B. D. 
Draining a Cellar. 
The water seeps through my concrete 
foundation, and at times there is much 
water in my cellar. Will you suggest 
some method of tiling to prevent this 
trouble? 6> 
Flemington, N. J. 
Unless your house is upon a sufficient 
elevation to enable you to find an outlet 
for a drain below the level of your cellar 
floor, I know of no way of draining the 
cellar through tile. A method of pre¬ 
venting the seepage of water through a 
concrete wall that may possibly be appli¬ 
cable to your conditions is to cover the 
outside of the wall with one or more 
thicknesses of tarred paper which are 
thoroughly coated with hot tar before the 
earth is thrown back against them. The 
cellar floor should also be covered with 
tarred paper and another thin layer of 
dense concrete applied over this. In the 
case of a house already built this would 
require considerable laboi' but it is not 
an easy matter to keep water out of a 
cellar when the water in the ground rises 
•above the level of the cellar floor. 
M. B. D. 
Decreasing Bee*. 
I have a hive of bees, a swarm from 
the latter part of June. They were busy 
workers all Summer, but did not seem 
to lav up much honey. Several weeks 
ago thev started to decrease and now 
there are hardly any left. I started to 
feed them, but did no good. What was 
the cause? E. L. 
Ohio. 
If there was no disease in the hive to 
prevent the rearing of healthy brood and 
the honey flow was sufficient for their 
needs, I should be inclined to ascribe the 
cause of the dwindling to a failing queen, 
or one lost by accident and not replaced 
from brood in the hive. Without a vig¬ 
orous laying queen to keep up the needed 
supply of your bees, any colony must 
gradually dwindle as the old bees die. 
While a failing or dead queen is usually 
replaced from the young brood at hand, 
this for some reason may not have been 
done, resulting finally in the extinction 
of the colony. M. B. D. 
Water Right from Spring. 
The place I am living in at present^ I 
bought over 10 years ago. The water 
that supplies the house ^ comes from a 
spring on another person’s land; several 
other springs are also on same land. 
The spring I get water from the owner 
of the land also gets his water from. On 
account of so much dry weather the own¬ 
er cut my water off, which I think he 
had no right to do, because the person 
I bought the place from paid $50 for 
the water privilege, also had a deed drawn 
for same stating that he had the right 
to water for both houses for family pur¬ 
poses, their heirs and assigns foi'ever. 
Can I sue him for damages for shutting 
off water, breaking pipe and strainer off, 
or what would be the proper way to go 
about it? A. M. c. 
New York. 
”"lf~you have a deed conveying to you a 
perpetual right in the water from a neigh¬ 
bor’s springs, and this right has been 
continuously exercised you certainly have 
an action at law against the neighbor for 
damages if he has deprived you of the 
natural flow of the springs. You should 
consult a competent lawyer who can ad¬ 
vise you as to your rights under the deed 
and what action you should take to re¬ 
cover damages. M. B. D. 
Mr. Timkins, of East Orange, had 
bought six new hens from a poultry 
dealer in Plainfield. “Didn’t you tell me 
that you got as many as 10 and 12 eggs 
a day from them?” asked Mr. Timkins 
a few weeks later. “That’s what I told 
you,” said the Plainfield man. “I’ve had 
those chickens several weeks now and I 
never got more than four eggs on any 
one day. How do you account for that?” 
“Well, I don’t know,” said the guileful 
dealer, “unless it’s because you look too 
often. If you would look only once 
every three days, you would probably 
get as many as 10 or 12 eggs in a single 
day, just as I did.”—Credit Lost. 
N ATURE cooperates with you at every turn in the Southeast. 
Crop failures are hardly known. 
k You are favored with 200 to 300 growing days, which allow two and 
three crops from the same land each season. 
I Expensive irrigation is unnecessary, ns 45 to 60 inches of rain, well 
distributed through the growing season, fall annually. 
The assortment of crops raised in the Southeast is the greatest any¬ 
where in America. From the tropical citrus fruits to the finest varie¬ 
ties of apples, peaches, pears, grapes and numerous other fruits and 
nearly every known variety of grains, vegetables, grasses and legumes 
can be produced somewhere in the Southern Railway territory. 
And with all these superior advantages Southeastern land now averages 
less than one-half the price of farms in other parts of America. 
$15 to $50 An Acre Buys Excellent Homesteads 
f where the climate is exceedingly agreeable and healthful, where railroad communica- 
r tion is of the highest order and transportation to JN orthern markets but 24 to 48 hours, 
f Life in the rural sections of the South is all that could be desired. Modern highways 
r and telephones, the best of high and agricultural schools, good churches and trading 
centers—all these advantages are to be had in this growing section. 
INVESTIGATE SOUTHERN CONDITIONS^ 
Avail yourself of the low Homeseeker’s Rates. Write for particulars. 
j J .earn of the favorable conditions in the South. Ask for the “Southern Field ” 
magazine, state booklets on Virginia, North or South Carolina, Ceorgia, Dlonda, 
Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky. Let us know the state and i 
line of tanning in which you are interested. 
M.V. Richards, Land and Ind. Agt. l_o<m^ E w^hmt-ton"! : D A a 
SKUNKS 
and all other furs will be high this season I trapped 
from 1890 to 1899, the year I started in business, and 
I know the hardships a trapper has to go through to 
be successful. Why not ship your fur* this season 
to a man who understands the business from the 
trap line to the finished garment ? I am that man, 
and I want yon to have my priee lists whichcontain 
reliable information and Quotations that any man 
can understand at a glance, JAS. P. ELLIS. 39-41 Mill 
St,, Middletown, N. Y. Formerly 137-139 W. 29th St., N. Y. 
SKUNKS AND ALL 
OTHER FURS 
We want them. If you have 
never written to us for a price 
list, do so at once and be kept 
posted throughout the season. 
We want Furs from the East¬ 
ern States and Canada only. 
CHARLES A. KAUNE 
Trxiie Mark. 284 Bridge Montgomery, N. Y. 
LET US TAN 
YOUR HIDE. 
Cattle or Horse hide. Calf, Dog, Deer 
oran.vkind of skin with hair or lur on. 
Wo tan and finish thorn right ; make 
them into coats (for men and women), 
robes,rugs or gloves when ordered. 
Your fur goods will cost you less than 
to buy them, and be worth more. Our 
lllustratod catalog gives a Jot of ill 
formation which every stock raiser 
should have, but we never send out tins 
valuable book except upon request. 
It tells how to take oil' and care for 
hides; flow and when wo pay tho frolght 
both ways j about our safe dyeing pro¬ 
cess which is a tremendous advantage 
to the customer, especially on horso 
hides and calf skins ; about tile fur 
goods and game trophies we sell, taxi¬ 
dermy, etc. If you want a copy send us 
your correct address. ry 
The Crosby Frisian Fur Company, 
571 Lyell Ave., Rochester. N. Y. 
Europe Will Pay 
Most for Your 
FURS! 
Get 15 to 30% 
More This Season 
Ship Your Raw Furs to 
Traugott Schmidt & Sons 
We sell direct to largest European 
nanufacturers through our three big 
irauch houses in St. Petersburg, Paris 
ind Leipzig, and pay prices that will 
istonish you. 
O ur $200 Send Us a 
Extra Offer 
In addition to our 
regular high prices, 
we have set aside $200 
to be T>nid in premi¬ 
ums of $50 each to the 
shipper of the l>est 
Skunk, Raccoon, 
Mink and Red Fox 
received, in the 
judgment of our 
Grader, by April 1st. 
Write fog details. 
Trial Shipment 
Wo pay more be¬ 
cause wo get more. 
Write for our price 
list before you make 
a single movo! Over 
67,000 trappers and 
shippers are getting 
our higher prices. 
It will pay you to 
send a trial ship¬ 
ment. Write todny 
—nowl (4) 
Traugott Schmidt & Sons 
116 Monroe Ave. Detroit, Mich, 
n Q A I Kf — : 1,200 bn. Seed Corn (Vie 
r» O L> EL toryLeanilng)fiO day.produc 
ing 126 bushel to acre, with 15 tons of stalks to acre. 
Also 600 Hu. •• Perfect ” Potatoes, (New Seed) produc¬ 
ing very near to 300 bu. to acre. Was absolutely blight 
and Rust Proof, grown alongside of other potatoes that 
did Blight and Rust this past season. Prices—Corn, $2.00 
Per Bu. Potatoes, $2.00 Per Bu. Also 1 A No.-l Interna 
tional 70-Bu. Jinn lire Spreader, better than new, at M 
cost price. 1 I 0 -H. P. Gasoline Engine, mounted cn 
Heavy Truck, in perfect running order. Guaranteed as 
good as now. Also Single Comb White I,eghorns(Wyckoli' 
Strain) and Genuine Spencer Strain Indian Runner Ducks. 
Richard Wagoner, Aloha Farm, Brookfield Center, Conn. 
545 ACRES—75 Acres Timber 
balance cleared; well watered; 10-room house: 
eight large barns and outbuildings; 260 acres flat 
meadow land; 210 acres fine pasture; l 4 mile io 
school. Must go quick. $4,800 gets it. HALL'S 
FARM AGENCY, Owego, Tioga Co., N. V. 
New Jersey Farms“/ a ^ a ^ e t ween iffi 
delphia and New York. Unsurpassed marketii g 
facilities. Desirable Home suiroundings- List 
Free- A. W, DRESSER, lturlington, N, J. 
ET A ACRES, 2 sets of buildings. 
* •» w brick barn for 30 head, stone grist 
mill in running order. Price, $6,000. Bargain. Cat¬ 
alogue. Foultz & A mires, Quakertown, Ea, 
‘OUTHERN DELAWARE FRUIT AND POULTRY FARM FFR 
* SALE—Free catalogue. E. G. RYAN. Georgetown, Del. 
For Sale-My Farm Vloimloo. 
3-10 ACRES. 
First-class 
soil for any crop. }4 mile to steam road; mill s 
to electric road. Will gladly show you other farms 
for sale in the vicinity. T. W. BAXTER, Collington. Md 
| C |-| FARMS FOR SALE—Near Philo. and Trenton markets; 
I 0U good R.R. and trolley facilities. New catalogue. J.s- 
tablished 25 years. HORACE G. REEDER. Nowtown, Pa. 
VoIn qK lo Form-Modern house and buildings A 
VailiaDie Farm great bargain. Address. OWNER, 
Box 23, R. F. D. 2, Marion Station, Somerset Co.. Maryland 
M oney making farms near Philadelphia— catalogue 
free; write requirements. W. M. Stevens, Perkasle, fa. 
TRAPPING PAYS BIG 
if yon know the inside secrets of the 
business. Pur News Magazine, published 
monthly, $1.00 a year, tells all about trapping, hunting, raw 
furs, hunting dogs, guns, traps, camps, and all pursuits for profit 
in the woods and fields. Lots of good stories. SPECIAL OFFt.Il. 
Send 25c. for 3 months’ trial and get FRKE valuable 64-page 
Trappers Guide. FUR NEWS PUB.CO., To W. *23rd St., New York 
SKUNK 
WE PAT TOP PRICES FOR SKUNK. 
MINK, MUSKRAT, AND ALL RAW FURS, 
Price list free. M. J. .Jewett & 
Sons, Redwood, N.Y. Dept. 29 
SKUNK 
—Skunk, Mink, Oppossum 
and all other kinds of raw 
furs wanted. I am pre¬ 
pared to pay extreme prices. Send a postal for my 
price list. No fake quotations; I always pay what 1 
quote Thirtv-one years in the business. Personal 
grading. LEMUEL BLACK. Lock Box 338, Hightstown, N. J. 
FUR SHIPPERS 
Write today for our price list 
We pay high prices, and make prompt returns, 
Also pay all express charges. 
J. G. REICHARD & BRO., Inc. 
BOWERS, (Berks Co.,) PA. 
1 
HANDY BINDER 
J ust the tiling 
f o r preserv 
ing files of 
The Rural New Yorker. Durable and 
cheap. Sent postpaid for 25 cents. 
The Rural New-Yorker, 333 West 30th St., N. Y. 
Wherever 
You Sell 
Your 
FURS 
they will finally reach New York. 
It will pay you to send at once for 
price list and ship to 
M. F. Pfaelzer & Co., 
119 W. 29th St. (Desk 22), 
New York City. 
We guarantee to hold all shipments entirely separate, and in ease our valua¬ 
tions are not satisfactory we will return your goods at once, and pay all 
express charges both ways. 
H. A. PERKINS & CO. 
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION. VT. 
Relerencet: Dun or Bradstrcet Commercial Agencies—Any Bank 
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WEST KINZIE 
STREET 
CHICAGO 
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STREET 
NEW YORK 
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H. A. SCHOENEN 
