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'THLC RURAL NEW-VORKi 
February 7, 
Onions and Celery on Sandy Loam. 
Can onions and celery be grown suc¬ 
cessfully on a light sandy loam? What 
kind of fertilizer and how much should 
I use on these crops? A mc. 
Ohio. 
For best results onions should have a 
rather moist, deep rich sandy loam. Bot¬ 
tom land is preferred, as it is more or 
less of alluvial formation, and is also 
more retentive of moisture than upland. 
However good marketable onions can be 
and are raised on the higher and drier 
soils, when properly fitted for the crop. 
If the land you speak of is ordinary 
farm land, such as is used for the pro¬ 
duction of cereals, you would do well to 
delay cropping it to onions for it least 
another year, as it is scarcely possible 
to get a paying crop without some ad¬ 
vance preparation in the way of enrich¬ 
ing the soil, etc., which can hardly be 
done sufficiently and properly under a 
year. I would therefore recommend that 
you apply broadcast not less than 50 tons 
of partially rotted manure to the acre 
(or at that rate) this Spring, turn it 
under, plowing as early and deeply as 
possible, then about the middle of May 
run over it two or three times with the 
disk harrow, about four inch.s deep. 
This will thoroughly incorporate the ma¬ 
nure near the surface with the soil and 
put the soil in good tilth. Then plant 
the land to sweet or field corn, or if you 
can afford it. sow the land to cow peas, 
Canadian field peas or Soy beans to be 
turned under in the Fall. This will put 
an additional supply of nitrogen and 
humus in the soil that will tell on the 
crop of onions that is to follow. The 
following Spring plow deeply, disk the 
land well, then apply as a top-dressing 
pure bone meal and guano at the rate of 
one-half ton of each to the acre, or com¬ 
mercial fertilizer containing ammonia, 
2%; available phosphoric acid, 8 %, 
potash, 7%, at the rate of one and one- 
half tons to the acre, harrow in with the 
smoothing harrow. If stable manure is 
not available, sow the ground early to 
oats, turn under when in the stage of 
ripening, sow to cow peas and turn under 
in Fall, and the next Spring plow and 
fertilize as directed when manure is ap¬ 
plied. 
Celery is naturally a swamp plant, and 
thrives best in a moist rather cool soil, 
but such soils are not always available, 
and the higher and drier soils have to be 
used. For this crop you should apply old 
well-rotted manure to your laud at the 
rate of not less than 30 tons to the acre, 
which may be supplemented with com¬ 
mercial fertilizer containing ammonia, 
4% to 5 %; available phosphoric acid, 
8% ; potash. 7%, applied broadcast after 
plowing at the rate of one-half ton to 
the acre. Plow the land as deeply as pos¬ 
sible. Both these crops require good 
feeding to produce a good marketable 
crop, without it they will not be profitable 
to grow. K. 
Property in Wild Bees. 
1. If a man finds a tree on his own 
land marked as a bee tree with the ini¬ 
tials thereon, has he a right to cut the 
tree without trying to find out or notify 
the man that marked the tree? 2. What 
would the penalty be if he did cut the 
tree? 3. Also is it lawful in New York 
State to poison jack rabbits that are de¬ 
stroying trees? J. H. 
New York. 
1. Marking a bee tree found on the 
land of another with the initials of the 
finder does not vest an exclusive right 
of property in him, and he cannot cut it 
without the owner’s permission. Indeed, 
being on the land of another is technically 
a trespass. 
2. If the owner of the land cut the 
tree there would be no penalty whatever. 
He has a right to do it; but there is a 
custom recognized throughout parts of 
New York State by which a finder of a 
bee tree who marks it with his initials 
has a qualified property right in the tree, 
but this is not recognized in law, and he 
has no property in it unless the owner of 
the land gives him the permission to go 
on and cut it. 
3. The laws of New York regarding 
taking of rabbits are quite strict, but 
nothing in them shall prevent the owner 
or occupant of the enclosed or occupied 
farm lands, or their employees, from tak¬ 
ing hares and rabbits on such owner's or 
occupant’s premises at any time to pre¬ 
vent their injuring the property. The 
penal law of the State makes it a mis¬ 
demeanor for anyone unjustifiably to ad¬ 
minister any poisonous drug or substance 
to an animal, or unjustifiably expose any 
such drug or substance with intent that 
the same shall be taken by an animal, 
whether such property be the property 
of himself or another. But it is a ques¬ 
tion whether this does not apply to ani¬ 
mals which are the property of another 
and not to wild animals. It would be 
safer, however, not to poison these rabbits. 
M. D. 
Farm Bargains in the East. 
I have been interested in a series of 
articles on abandoned and neglected 
farms in the region between the Hudson 
and Connecticut rivers, appearing in one 
of the “popular” magazines, in which 
one is told all about “broad gauge” farm¬ 
ing by men who are not farmers. In 
some of these articles the statement is 
made that lands as level and as black as 
the prairies of Manitoba lie in this 
region entirely neglected, and can be had 
at practically nominal prices. Is not 
this, in fact the whole series, rather mis¬ 
leading. I know something of the quality 
of the lands in Manitoba and what they 
could be worth if in New York State. 
Rochester, N. Y. q. av. b. 
Within the past three years, an equal 
number of my New York friends have 
been smitten with “back-to-the-land” 
fever. Each of them in turn traversed 
the territory mentioned for weeks and 
even months. Advertisements and let¬ 
ters galore supplemented their personal 
observations. In due time one of them 
located in Windham County, another in 
the northwest corner of New Loudon 
County, while the third has never been 
able to locate anything approximating a 
bargain. Their experience is sufficient 
comment on any and all magazine 
“stories” about “land as level and black 
as the prairies” which may be had at 
“nominal prices.” The man who goes 
hunting for that kind of bargain is 
booked for a lot of disappointment. 
Connecticut. c. M. G. 
Fruit Buds. 
Cold weather has hurt the peach buds 
pretty badly in the State, still with the 
exception of Elberta there are plenty 
left for a good crop, and even that va¬ 
riety will give some fruit all over the 
State, except possibly on the very highest 
hills which suffered the worst this year 
on account of high wind for 30 hours 
and temperature five to 10 below zero. 
No “smudge pots” for such a game. 
Connecticut. j. h. hale. 
Cement or Clay Tiles. —Our reports 
indicate that on the whole drain tiles 
of baked clay are more satisfactory than 
those made of cement. On some soils, 
and with certain kinds of water, the 
cement tile appear to give way sooner 
than the clay. We have some good re¬ 
ports from cement tiles, although, of 
course, they have not been long enough 
in use to show definite results. On the 
whole, the reports that come to us s-how 
that the clay tiles are more satisfactory. 
This Steel Forge. 
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Make black¬ 
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work at 
home. Our 
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Blower is 
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Until March 31,1914 we offer our two styles of Farm 
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1 Anvil and Vise combined §1.75 extra Prompt ship, 
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The Best Sulphur for Lime Sulphur Solution. 
Combines easily and quickly with Lime. 
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I 00 William Street, ... NEW YORK 
Farmers'LimeCluhs 
obtain limeat whole¬ 
sale prices. We’ll 
tell you bow to form 
a club. Write for 
particulars. (We shin Lime from 10U Mills) 
CALEDONIA CHEMICAL COMPANY Caledonia, New York 
Hardwood Ashes 
Host Fertilizer in TTse. 
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APPLE TREES-SPECIAL OFFER 
In onb*r to mince our large Rurplus c»r apple trees we will make 
the lollowiug 6pedal prices to those inentiouiu 0 ' this paper:— 
H to % Inch Diameter, 4 to 5 feet, $ 8.00 per 0 
% to % inch Diameter, 5 to 7 feet, 12.00 “ « 
% to 1 inch Diameter, 15.00 “ « 
1 to 1J{ Inch Diameter, 25.00 « “ 
1 # Inch and over, 85.00 44 « 
These trees are all true to name and guaranteed free from Injur¬ 
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entered our Nurseries or surfonnding country. Write for our free 
descriptive Catalog of Fruit, Shade, Ornamental and Evergreen 
Trees, Shrubs, Vines and Perennial Plants. Established 1856. 
In the Nursery Business over half a century. 
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1 OUT of our new catalog is now 
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source of pleasure and profit if you use Reilly 
Bros, high grade trees and plants. 
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Nurseries. 73 Reilly Road, DANSVILLE, N. Y, 
Fruit Trees Direct from the Grower 
All best varieties grown in ourown nursery, 
so we absolutely guarantee correct varieties; 
free from Sun Jose scale; healthy, strong 
roots; first elnss in every way. Al'PLK. $12 
per 100; PEACH, $$ per 100—also Bear, 
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Ornamentals direct to you at wholosalo 
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Write for finely illustrated CATAT.OO and 
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DENTON, Wholesale Nurserymen, 130 Elm St., Dansville, N Y. 
PEAS FOR SALE 
Thomas Laxton, Telephone, $4.50, and 
Heroine, $4 per bush., in lots of two ormoie 
bushels. Cash with order. Bags free. No 
better qualitycan be had at any price. Freight 
to Buffalo, N, Y., is twelve cents a bushel. 
P. J. Wilkinson, Cambray, Ontario, Canada 
Burning Fruit Trees 
There is a large percentage of every block 
of Fruit Trees that is offered for a few 
cents per tree that does not pay the Nursery¬ 
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see if you can’t get Fresh dug Trees as 
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DANSVILLE NEW YORK 
Pulverized raw phosphate builds fertile soils—maintains 
fertility. High test. Laboratory analysis with every car. 
WE WANT AGENTS. Successful experiments have 
paved the way. Price, your railroad station—liberal terms. 
THE HASEROT CANNERIES CO., Cleveland, Ohio 
Does Your Farm 
NEED LIME ? 
Most farms do that have been 
cropped for a long term of years—a 
Dollar invested in lime to correct j 
the acidity of the soil will result in I 
$10 extra value of the crop. The 
host lime for all agricultural pur¬ 
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sold under a guaranteed analysis and | 
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standing back of the product. Write 
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to use lime. Address nearest office. 
Rockland & Rockport Lime Co. 
Rockland, Me. 
Boston, 45 Milk St.; New York, 101 Park Ave. 
46 Bushels Wheat 
PER ACRE 
grown by R. A. & K. A. Putney, Derby Line, 
Vt., with an application of 400 lbs. per acre 
of BUFFALO TWO-NINE-FIVE fertilizer. About 
three times tin; average yield in the U. S. 
BUFFALO BRANDS not only increase the 
yield and weight of tiie grain, but improve the 
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Calendar. Agents wanted. 
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FOR SALE-Agricultural Lime 
selected forked lump lime, bulk, Half to OS'* pure linn 
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Simple to treat. Sent 
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