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<3'HB JtURAL NEW-YORKER 
July 25, 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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Asparagus Culture. 
1 HAYE a muck swamp, and I have 
been told asparagus will do well 
there. Will you tell me what soil 
needs to prepare it for asparagus? I 
have mangels on it this year, and w r as 
going to put potatoes next year. 
Dutchess Co., N. Y. B. it. T. 
Asparagus will grow on most any kind 
of soil, and will yield good crops on 
heavy soils. But for the production of 
asparagus for market, particularly on a 
large scale, a deep, sandy loam of good 
fertility is much to be preferred, as it is 
not only much more easily tilled but is 
warmer and earlier, which is quite im¬ 
portant with this crop. Soils upon which 
pools of water will lie after a rain, or 
under which the subsurface water is 
near enough so that the roots of the 
plants are likely to penetrate it, are un¬ 
fit for asparagus and must he avoided. 
Such a soil can of course be made fit for 
the growing of asparagus, provided it is 
suitable for the purpose in other respects. 
A thorough system of tile draining, at 
sufficient depth below the surface, will 
draw off the water so that there will be 
but a minimum of risk of damage to the 
roots. If the water has been well drawn 
off, so there is no danger of the roots 
becoming water-logged, and other condi¬ 
tions are favorable, this land should pro¬ 
duce good crops of marketable asparagus. 
K. 
Market for Evaporated Apples. 
C AN you give any information as to 
markets for evaporated apples, cores, 
skins, etc.? We understand that much 
of the refuse is exported and made into 
champagne. If this is correct, could you 
give us address of one or more firms that 
we can take the matter up with, as we 
are trying to put an evaporating plant in 
here this season? Can you toll us any¬ 
thing as to prices usually paid the farmer 
for his fruit? h. w. z. 
Pennsylvania. 
The best markets for placing stocks of 
evaporated apples, cores, skins, etc., are 
found in Wayne County, N. Y., which is 
the leading section for this phase of the 
fruit industry, and in wdiich many of the 
heaviest dealers have their warehouses. 
Sodus, Williamson, Ontario and Wolcott 
are much.interested in this industry, So¬ 
dus heading the list with over 400 cars 
of this class of fruit released last year. 
All the dealers buy everything in the 
dried fruit line in any quantities. The 
chop apples are mostly exported and 
made into cheap wines and drinks. The 
cores and skins are made into cider and 
jelly. Germany also uses chops for a 
cheap drink, but not champagne. All the 
dealers in the fruit belt are direct ex¬ 
porters. 
The farmer receives varying prices for 
his fruit, depending on the kind of season 
and grade of fruit. This year the pros¬ 
pects are that the grower will receive 
from 20 to 25 cents per hundred pounds 
for paring apples and 15 cents per hun¬ 
dredweight for chop stock. The prospects 
also are that the dealers in this section 
will pay about six cents per pound for 
prime quality evaporated fruit, with more 
for extra choice; $1.10 per hundred 
pounds for cores and skins, and one-half 
cent per pound for chops. These are 
estimates on the contingency that normal 
conditions ensue in the maturing and 
harvesting of the crop. Wayne County 
is perhaps the greatest county in the 
world for evaporators devoted to the de¬ 
hydration of apples. A. ii. P. 
Rye on Poor Land. 
I HAVE about three-quarters of an acre 
of rye, sown in light, sandy soil; 
has nothing put on it for years. The 
rye was sown without any manure, and 
is about up to my knees. Would you 
advise me to turn this under? I have 
three acres aside from this, all in poor 
condition, light, sandy soil. What would 
you advise me to sow in the Fall so as 
to turn it under for Spring? o. A. w. 
Ulster Co., N. Y. 
Probably this soil lacks both organic 
matter and lime. Plow this poor stand 
of rye under and use 1,500 pounds or 
more of slaked lime per acre. Then sow 
a combination of two bushels of buck¬ 
wheat, three pecks of rye and two pounds 
of Cowhorn turnips per acre. The buck¬ 
wheat and turnips will be killed during 
Winter, but the rye will come in for a 
Spring manorial crop. By plowing this 
under and using fertilizer you will get 
your land into fair condition. 
COMING FARMERS’ MEETINGS. 
Summer School of Agricultural and 
Country Life, Massachusetts Agricultural 
College. Amherst, June 30-July 28. 
Annual Poultrymen’s convention, Mas¬ 
sachusetts Agricultural College, Amherst, 
July 22-24. 
Georgia State Horticultural Society, 
Summer meeting, Griffin. Ga., August 
5-6. 
International Apple Shippers’ Associa¬ 
tion, twentieth annual convention and 
apple exhibit, Copley-Plaza Hotel, Bos¬ 
ton, Mass., August 5, 6, 7. 
Thirty-ninth Annual Convention of the 
American Poultry Association, to be held 
at Chicago, Ill., August 8th to 15tli, 1914, 
inclusive. 
Northern Nut Growers’ Association, 
annual convention, Evansville, Ind., Au¬ 
gust 20-21. 
National Dairy Show, Chicago. Ill., 
October 22-31. The following meetings 
and conventions will be held in connec¬ 
tion with the show : American Associa¬ 
tion Creamery Butter Manufacturers, 
Oct. 26. Holstein-Friesian Association 
of America, Oct. 26. International Milk 
Dealers’ Association, Oct. 26 and 27. 
Conference, Secretaries of State Dairy¬ 
men’s Association, Oct. 27. Official Dairy 
Instructors’ Association, Oct. 27. Nation¬ 
al Dairy Union, Oct. 28. American Dairy 
Farmers’ Association, Oct. 2S. Council 
of the National Dairy Show, Oct. 28. Na¬ 
tional Association of Creamery Managers 
and Owners, Oct. 2S. American Jersey 
Cattle Club, Oct. 28. National Associa¬ 
tion of Ice Cream Manufacturers, Oct. 
28, 29 and 30. International Association 
of Dairy and Milk Inspectors, Oct. 29. 
American Guernsey Cattle Club, Oct. 29. 
Congress of Marketing, Oct. 29. Milk 
Producers’ Association, Oct. 30. 
Annual Show of the Paterson, N. J., 
Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock Associa¬ 
tion, November 18-21. 
Indiana Apple Show, Tomlinson IlalL 
Indianapolis, Ind., November 1S-24. 
“IIe is the most tender-hearted man I’ 
ever saw.” “Kind to animals?” “I 
should say so. Why, when he found the 
family cat insisted on sleeping in the 
coal bin. he immediately ordered a ton of 
soft coal.”—Tit-Bits. 
“For the Land’s Sake, use Bowker’s 
Fertilizers; they enrich the earth and 
those who till it.”— Adv. 
APPLE BOXES 
(Shipped Knock-down) 
WESTERN STYLE 
18x11^x70^ 
Inside Meas. 
with one-piece ends and 
sides. The ONE BEST APPLE BOX which has the 
exact appearance of the Washington, Oregon 
and Colorado package. Standard Bushel size. 
SOUTHERN STYLE 
18x11^x1036 
Inside Meas. 
made with panel ends 
with one end printed as above. Made to meet 
the demand for ,a [Standard Bushel Box at a 
very low price. 
BOX LINING. PAPER. APPLE WRAPS, LABELS FOR BOX 
ENDS AND BARREL TOPS. CUSHIONS. CORRUGATED 
PAPER CIRCLES —EVERYTHING IN FRUIT PACKAGES 
Write for Quotations and netv Catalog 
COLES & COMPANY 
OFFICE AND SALESROOM 
115 WARREN STREET, NEW YORK 
FRUIT TREES 
All Leading Varieties at Loss Than Half Agents’ 
Prices. Catalogue Free. Harry L Squires, Reinsenburg, N. Y. 
“Top Notch" Kinds. SI.35 per bu. 
sacked,freinht paid,clean. Catalog. 
A. H. HOFFMAN, Landisville, Pa. 
WHEAT 
and Timothy Seed sold direct. Why not 
sow our Guaranteed Seeds? Increase 
your profits. Click’s Seed Farms, Smoketown. Pa. 
Alfalfa Soil 
FOR INOCULATION. SEND FOR CIRCULAR 
IS-. T. GII.l., Hitildon Farms, Haddonfield, N. J. 
SAND-VETCH AND RYE^^.'™: 
ning about 50%. at $3 per bushel. Will send sam¬ 
ple. A. VAN VliANKKN’S SONS, Rexford, N. Y. 
Reach Your Market With 
The Autocar —Save Freight 
... — 
Middletown Farms Ship Products by Autocar 
A S a quick and economical means of 
transportation, the Autocar Delivery 
Vehicle is now being used on farms 
all over the Eastern section of the United 
States. Dairy farms, truck farms, stock farms, 
fruit growers and farmers in general, have 
found that the.4 ulocar 
brings old markets 
within easy reach and 
gives them new mar¬ 
kets for their products 
which they could 
never reach with 
horses alone. 
An example of the 
value of the A ulocar to the farmer is furnished 
by the experience of Middletown Farms, of 
Middletown, Del., who have used an Autocar 
for the past four years. They say:— 
‘We have run an Autocar Delivery Vehicle 
since October, 1910. This car has needed but 
‘Used in Every Line of Business’* 
few repairs and has given very satisfactory service. 
"Before we bought our Autocar we used to ship 
all our products by rail from Middletown to Wilming¬ 
ton, Del., a distance of 25 miles. We make any¬ 
where from one to three trips every day, carrying 
1 } 'i Ions each trip. Of course we could never do this 
with horses. 
“We have run our A ulocar from 75 to 150 
miles a day and its steady, 
reliable service has been 
of great value to our busi¬ 
ness. We now cover a 
route about as follows: 
leave Middletown at 7 
A.M. and go to Earle- 
ville, Md., a distance 
of about 13 miles. It 
picks up the cream at 
that station and goes 
to Cecilton, gets the 
cream there and come* back to Middletown. 
Round trip 26 miles. We then go to Odessa, get 
cream and return. Round trip 7 or 8 miles. We 
then load the car and go to Wilmington, a distance 
of 25 miles each way. We get to Wilmington 
between 12 and 1 o’clock. We have made the 
run to Wilmington in 1 hour and 35 minutes with 
a full load." 
What the Autocar has done for the Middletown Farms and is 
doing for other farmers it can do for you. Write today 
to Dept. R for the new Autocar book. It is worth reading. 
THE AUTOCAR COMPANY, Ardmore, Pa. Est. 1897 
Motor Delivery Car Specialists 
learTAisFall 
$i 
AMERICUS, the leader of 
the fall-bearers, will give 
luscious, large, sweet Strawberries, 
equal to June fruit, if you set pot- 
grown plants in July and early 
August. 
Big, pot-grown plants, 
.SO per doz., $10 per 100, delivered. 
Send your order early. 
Ask for our Mid-Summer Catalog of 
Strawberries. Vegetable and Flower Seeds, 
Plants and Bulbs. Mailed free. 
WEEBER & DON, Seed Merchants 
114-D Chambers Street, New York, N.Y. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS SALE 
August, September, October. Layer plants—well 
rooted. All leading varieties. Asparagus roots. 
Price list free. J. KEIFFORD HALL, Rhodesdale, Md. 
PI ANTQ— 1 CELERY and CAULIFLOWER. 400 for SI.00. 
rmnid Postpaid, $2.00 per 1,000. CABBBGE, $1.00 
per 1,000. List free. W. S. FORD & SON. Hartly, Delaware 
■•superb ” Cfrawhorrioc a success. Ci 
Everbearing Oil dlTUGI 11 CO willaro b.KILLE, 
irctilar Free. 
Swedesboro.N.J. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
For JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER Planting. Runner and 
Pot-grown Plants. Also Raspberry and Blackberry 
Plants. All Leading Varieties. Catalogue Free. 
1IAKKT L. SQUIRES, It KM SEN Bt KG, N. Y. 
open pYE _HECLEflNED_$I 85 i >er bu - 
^ & & ■» I b Discount on large orders. 
HOMER B. HOWE, - Wellsboro, Pa. 
(rf\ HI HI r0\ fFl 
WERTHEIMER’S, 
M 2) Mi vs tD) 
Clean and 
hardy north¬ 
ern grown 
seeds. High 
Germination 
and purity guaranteed. Our choice homo grown 
Glover and Alfalfa 
and other grass and field seeds are 
the best that money can buy. We 
will send you absolutely free our 
new "ALFALFA GUIDE" full of valu¬ 
able information about this pro¬ 
fitable plant. Don’t buy until 
you have seen our sample. 
N. WERTHEIMER & SONS, 
Box 55 Llgonier, Ind. 
CRIMSON CLOVER 
The great soil .improver and valuable for early 
green food, grazing and hay crop. Special 
circular free, also sample and price of seed 
sent on request. 
Alfalfa 
High-grade American grown seed. Write for 
sample and price of seed al9o a copy of our 
Alfalfa Leaflet, free. If in need of Farm Seeds 
of any kind, please write to us for prices. 
HENRY A. DREER 
PHILADELPHIA. PA. 
ALFALFA 
AMERICAN NORTHERN GROWN 
Guaranteed to bo 99% puro and free from dodder. Write 
for sample on which we invite you to get Government tests. 
We do not handle Turkestan "Dwarf Alfalfa” or cheap 
inferior European seed. We offer only the very best. 
Our seed should produce hay at $60 per acre annually. 
Can usually furnish Kansas, Nebraska, Montana or 
Dakota and Grimm Seed at very moderate priceB. 
CLOVER and GRASSES 
Northern grown and of strongest vitality. We can 
furnish grass mixturo suitablo for any soils. 
WING SEED CO., Box 223 Mochanlcsburg, O. 
ALFALFA 
Now is the time to get ready to sow alfalfa. July and 
August good months. Get our book, Alfalfa, The Wonder 
Crop, Free. Full information on how to successfully 
grow alfalfa. How to prepare the ground, protect and 
harvest. Earn 79b net on $1,000 an acre. Also tells about 
•’NITRAQIN,” the famous inoculator. Write today. 
Galloway Bros.-Bowman Co., 275 Galloway Station, Waterloo lowt 
CABBAGE PLANTS-,!,,'];™ 
ready to plant out. DANISH BALL HEAD, FLAT DUTCH. ALL 
SEASON, ALL HEAD SAVOY, and others—$1 per 1,000- 
$8.aO for 10.000. CELERY PLANTS-all leading kinds 
$1 tier 1,000. CAULIFLOWER PLANTS—$2.50 per 1 000. 
J. C SCHMIDT - - Bristol, Pa. 
Apple Barrels 
— Car lot* or lew. Prompt 
shipment. ROBERT 
GILLIES, Medina, N.Y. 
SWEETCLOVER SEEDimS 
and circular how to 
grow it. sent on request. E. Barton, Box 29, Falmouth, Ky. 
Hubbard's P! Fertilizers 
Are Best for 
Seeding Down 
Make new soil again. If you have a piece of land that is not producing 
as much as you think it should, write us about it. 
Write today for our booklets, “Soil Fertility,” “The <■ ru— Crop,” and “The Apple” and for 
IIii bOunt's 1911 Aliiiiiiiue, which contains much valuable information about soil, fertilizers, and 
other farm subjects. Sent free to any address. 
THE ROGERS & HUBBARD CO., Address Dept. A, Middletown, Conn. 
OFFICE AND WORKS, PORTLAND, CONN. 
