1914. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
797 
Ruralisms 
Experience With Grimes Golden. 
R EFERRING to article on Grimes 
Golden, page 382, my experience 
lias been similar; trees not only 
short-lived, but preferred by mice 
over all other kinds. I noticed in my 
first orchard 30 years ago, that 
Grimes took this bark disease close 
to ground and soon died, whereas Ben 
Davis, right alongside remained perfectly 
healthy and I find Gano, that better fav¬ 
ored sister of Ben, fully as healthy. I 
never saw a Gano with any disease of 
bark, or injury from mice even when 
every Grimes in orchard succumbed to 
one "or other in spite of my feeding strych¬ 
nine to mice freely. The idea is not or¬ 
iginal with me, but I am now planting 
Gano seed to graft with Grimes 24 inches 
high. When should I do this and should 
I transplant Gano to orchard before 
grafting? a. r. 
Owensboro, Ky. 
The fault that Grimes apple trees has 
of being very subject to rotting at the 
collar is an old one. The idea advanced 
that the mice prefer the bark of this 
variety to that of others is new to me, 
but it may be true. As the best way to 
avoid the root or collar-rot is to top or 
double-graft the Grimes trees on Gano or 
some other healthy stock, the preven¬ 
tion of mouse injury would also be se¬ 
cured if it can be done in this way. To 
plant Gano seeds from which to grow 
seedlings for use as stocks for Grimes 
might be well or it might not be. The 
use of root-grafted Gano trees would be 
the safer plan. It is better to do the 
grafting or budding while the trees are 
yet in the nursery than after they are 
planted in orchard form. 
II. E. VAN DEMAN. 
Chinese Cabbage. 
A CABBAGE with a flavor that makes 
it suitable for use in slaws was in¬ 
troduced from China several years 
ago by the II. S. Department of Agricul¬ 
ture, and the Department now announces 
that it has been successfully grown in 
this country and that samples of its seed 
will be distributed on request until -the 
present supply is exhausted. This cab¬ 
bage is called Pai Ts’ai, Brassica Pekin- 
ensis. Since its introduction here several 
years ago it has proved of unusual prom¬ 
ise for late Summer planting, owing to 
its extremely rapid growth, in the 
Department’s gardens. The Depart¬ 
ment now recommends it for more 
general use. The people in China plant 
this cabbage thinly. It is planted in rows 
and then the weak plants are pulled up, 
or else it is scattered over a space and 
then transplanted when of sufficient size. 
The plants must be manured heavily 
when about eight or 10 inches high— I 
not sooner, or they will “burn,” and 
not later or they will not mature before 
cold weather. The leaves should be tied 
up when they are pretty well grown, so 
that the long, loose leaves will not fall 
away from the center and become frost¬ 
bitten, if extra-fine close heads are de¬ 
sired. The cabbages need a good deal of 
room. Therefore, the plants should be j 
placed not less than two feet apart in \ 
rows that have at least three feet space 
between. Further information on how to 
cultivate this cabbage, as well as seeds 
for the same, may be obtained by writing ] 
the Office of Foreign Seed and Plant In¬ 
troduction, U. S. Department of Agri¬ 
culture, Washington, D. C. We have 
grown this cabbage for Summer use, and 
find it very crisp and tender, but with 
us it has suffered excessively from the 
attack of flea-beetles. 
Destroying Chickweed. 
Growing Cucumbers for Profit. 
T IIE acreage devoted to cucumber grow¬ 
ing for pickling purposes is increas¬ 
ing, particularly in Northeastern 
Ohio, in Michigan and Wisconsin. Many 
growers who produce tomatoes for canning 
and cucumbers for pickling station salt¬ 
ing prefer the cucumber to the tomato 
crop, the returns and amount of labor 
considered. Growers and pickle men ad¬ 
vise that cucumbers will do well on most 
soils except very heavy clay. The best 
soil is loamy, mixed with sand and clay. 
There is much of this soil on the lake 
shore in Ohio, Pennsylvania and other 
States, while there is suitable land 
throughout Michigan and in much of 
Wisconsin. The best manure to use is 
well-rotted horse manure, particularly on 
heavy clay soil, while on sandy soil hog 
or well-rotted cow manure should be 
used. 
There are two ways of seeding, one in 
hills and the other in drills. In seeding 
in hills, after having fitted the ground 
as for corn, mark it off six by three feet. 
Where the marks cross, hollow out and 
put in a shovelful of well-rotted manure. 
Cover this manure with about three 
inches of soil, if the weather is dry, and 
if wet, two inches. Do not plant less 
than a dozen seeds in a hill, and when the 
plants are about four inches high, thin 
to about three or four to the hill. Leave 
only the most vigorous ones and they 
should be well distributed in the hill. 
In seeding in drills, use a shovel or 
stubble plow, mark out the field in 
trenches about six or eight inches deep. 
The trenches should be about the same 
distance apart as the rows in hilling the 
crop. In driving between the trenches 
drop a forkful of manure in each trench 
at intervals of about two feet, and then 
distribute this with a fork or potato 
hook. Use from four to six loads to the 
acre, and cover with a two-horse corn 
cultivator by throwing the dirt in on the 
manure. Then follow the furrow with an 
ordinary garden seed drill, and set it so 
it will drop the seeds about two or three 
inches apart. When the plants are about 
four inches high, they should be thinned 
to about 10 inches apart, leaving only 
the most promising ones. Some grow¬ 
ers have used a corn planter, mixing 
the seeds with an ordinary well balanced 
fertilizer, and drilling in this way. Cul¬ 
tivation with an ordinary two-horse corn 
cultivator is practiced. 
Many growers secure good results from 
either method of planting, but many are 
particularly gratified in their results from 
drilling. Planting is advised between the 
25th of May and June 1st, although cu¬ 
cumbers may be planted as late as the 
middle of June. If the ground is very 
dry. and you are planting in hills, many 
advise soaking seed overnight, using 
water at temperature of about 100 de¬ 
grees. The pickle companies furnish 
seeds at 50 cents the pound, payable out 
of the crop, and these varieties are the 
very best for the purpose. It does' not 
pay to economize in the use of seed nor 
the application of manure. 
In Northwestern Pennsylvania the 
farmers growing pickles in Southwestern 
Erie county, declare $100 an acre is an 
ordinary return from the crop, while fre¬ 
quently an acre yields sufficiently above 
this amount to pay for harvesting that 
acre. The largest returns from an acre 
are from a Michigan grower, who re¬ 
ceived over $250 from an acre, it is re¬ 
ported. w. J. 
“To what do you attribute your lon¬ 
gevity?” asked the reporter. “My 
which?” quired the oldest inhabitant. 
“Your longevity,” repeated the reporter. 
“As far as I can remember, I ain’t never 
had no such complaint.”—Vancouver Sat¬ 
urday Sunset. 
Growing wood doesn’t rot 
Cut wood need not 
Sap is the life of growing wood. 
The moment wood is cut the 
natural sap dries out of it and 
leaves the pores open. After 
that the less moisture in the wood 
the better. Paint made from 
Dutch Boy White Lead 
and Dutch Boy linseed oil protects 
weather boards by excluding moisture. 
Try an experiment. Add to a paste of 
Wh'te Lead and Water some Linseed 
Oil. Watch the oil literally push the 
water out. Dutch Boy made-to-order 
paint resists water just as effectively 
and is so fine that it anchors into the 
empty wood pores and sticks there 
like a driven nail. It wears slowly, 
beautifies for years, needs no burning 
off to repaint. Dutch Boy paint may 
be tinted any color. Your dealer can 
mix it—or you can. 
You can now get red lead in paste 
form, same as white lead. Doesn’t 
harden in the can. Fine for painting 
resinous wood; best by all odds for 
implements and metal work. Ask 
your dealer. 
A Text Book on 
House Painting r JtV JL_i xLi 
Ask for Farmers’ Paint Helps 
No. 2510 
Tells how to mix all colors for 
paint uses; how to estimate cost 
and quantity of paint required; 
how to test paint for purity. 
NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY 
New York Boston Cincinnati Cleveland 
Buffalo Chicago San Francisco St. Louia 
(John T. Lewis A Bros. Co., Philadelphia) 
(National Lead A Oil Co., Pittsburgh) 
To Destroy 
Aphis, Thrips, Etc. 
u 
WITHOUT INJURY TO FOLIAGE 
SPRAY WITH 
Black Leaf 40 
99 
(SULPHATE OF NICOTINE) 
“Black Leaf 40” is highly recommended by experiment sta¬ 
tions and spraying experts throughout the entire United States. 
Owing to the large dilution, neither foliage nor fruit is stained. 
Also, “Black Leaf 40” is perfectly soluble in water; no 
clogging of nozzles. 
PRICES: 
10-Pound Can - $12.50 
Makes about 1,500 to 2,000 gallons for Pear Thrips, with addition of 
3 per cent, distillate of oil emulsion; or about 1,000 gallons for Green 
Aphis, Pear Psylla, Melon Aphis, etc., or about 800 gallons for Black 
Aphis and Woolly Aphis—with addition of 3 or 4 pounds of any good 
laundry soap to each 100 gallons of water. 
2-Pound Can, $3.00 V£-Pound Can, $0.85 
Write as for free leaflet giving spraying formulae 
If you cannot obtain “Black Leaf 40" from a local dealer, send us P.O. 
Money Order and we will ship you by express at the above prices (for 
the United States), prepaying the expressage to your nearest railroad 
town in the United States. There is a duty charged on 
all shipments made into Canada. 
THE KENTUCKY TOBACCO PRODUCT COMPANY 
INCORPORATED 
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 
Be Prepared for Him 
Or. Mr. Bug will counteract the effect of all your time and money 
spent on high grade fertilizer, high priced seed, careful preparation 
of soil, planting and cultivating. Meet him more than half-way 
with an up-to-date Sprayer and protect against blight in the same 
operation - it’s as likely to get your potatoes as lightning is to strike 
your barn and it is more sure in its destruction. Don’t you believe 
in insurance? 
IRON AGE 
SPRAYERS 
include many sizes and styles of equipment from which 
to choose the one that will best insure your crop against 
loss. Good for tomatoes, cabbage, pickles, cantaloupe 
ami other row crops. We have a "Spray” book 
that tells all about them. Also, a calendar tell¬ 
ing "When. How and What to Spray With.” 
Don't wait until Mr. Bug arrives or you may 
have to adopt poor, slow and costly methods. 
BATEMAN M’F’G CO., Box 102-S, Grenloch, N. J. 
SLUG-SHOT 
USED FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN FOR 33 YEARS 
Sold by Seed Dealers of America 
Saves Currants, Potatoes, Cabbage, Melons. Flowers, Trees and 
Shrubs from Insects. Put up in popular packages at popular 
prices. Write for free pamphlet on Bugs and Blights, etc., to 
B. HAMMOND, - Fishkill-on-Hudson, New York 
Four Rows 
\IrlrAI oiPotatoes 
- ■ at Once 
P Rows can be any width. Spraying 
pressure is always strong in the Watson 
Ospraymo Sproyor. Both wheels are drive wheels. 
Mixture is thoroughly agitated. No trouble about 
keeping strainers clean. We make Sprayers for all 
Purposes—Bucket, Barrel, Power Orchard Rigs, etc. 
Send for free formulas and 
T __ , spravingdirectionswith 
Iaet ns . catalog. Do it today. 
J & field force 
you /JI SBL PUMP CO. 
2 I 1 th Street 
Elmira, N. Y. 
THE STANDARD INOCULATION 
FARmogerM 
High bred nitrogen-gathering bacteria for enriching 
clovers, alfalfa, beans, peas, vetches, and peanuts. 
WRITE FOR FREE INSTRUCTIONS NO. 82 
EARP-THOMAS FARMOGERM CO., Bloomfield, N. J. 
Get All Your Potatoes 
The Farquhar Elevator Potato Digger 
does the work ot a crew of men. It 
frees all the potatoes from the soil and 
puts them on top ready for sacking. If 
you raise potatoes for profit, it will pay 
you to send immediately for new illus¬ 
trated catalogue explaining 
all about the different 
Farquhar Diggers. 
A. B. FARQUHAR CO.. Ltd. 
Box 230. York, 
We also man¬ 
ufacture En¬ 
gines, Saw-mills. 
Tureshers, Drills 
and Cider Presses. 
The Acre-an-Hour Sifter 
beats every hand Implement for killing Potato, | 
Melon Bu^s,Cabbage Worms, etc. Applies Plaster, 
Lime, etc., mixed with Paris Green or Arsenate of j 
Lead. Regulates to cover big or little plants, also j 
to apply any quantity of any kind of manufac¬ 
tured dry insecticides. Will operate as fast as 
desired. Better,easier and faster than any$5, , 
$10 or $15 spray pump. Insist on your dealer I 
showing you this wonderful little Implement. 1 
Prepaid, 75c. Agents wanted. Circulars. 
ACRE-AN-HOUR SIFTER CO., —f 
Dept. B, 
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 
PROTECTION AT MINIMUM COST 
Comfort for stock, and protection for implements, machinery and crops. 
kfpoMk 
S i PITTSBURGH ’ 
**>£•?!■ > V 
->M A*'. 
$SPifij£9l 
.. .... .i.° 1 •* 
> ■ PITTSBURGK ,• 
. jibl-iA- . •' • ' 
FOR YOUR STOCK 
AND IMPLEMENTS 
Kf.ll! o 
and Siding Products are an ideal material for all forms of farm bnild- 
ing construction. Made from the well known Apollo Best Bloom 
Galvanized Sheets. Reasonable in cost, easy to apply, durable. Sold by 
by weight by leading dealers. Send for our 4 ‘Better Buildings” booklet. _ 
AMERICAN SHEET AND TIN PLATE COMPANY. Frick Bldg.. PitttburglhPa ^ 
