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THE HUHAT> NEW-YORKER 
September 1!), 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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Pole Attachment for Spraying. 
T IIJ] picture shown at Fig. 491, page 
1123, was taken in a melon field in 
South Jersey, and shows an attachment 
for spraying the vines when the melons 
have reached fair size. It is often neces¬ 
sary to spray quite late in the season in 
order to save the crop either from dis¬ 
ease or plant lice. In such cases there 
is frequently more harm than good done 
by driving through ivith a heavy sprayer 
Avith a narroAV attachment at the side, 
as the horses and the Avheels of the 
sprayer break down the vines and crush 
the fruit. To avoid this trouble some of 
the South Jersey growers use such a de¬ 
vice as is shown in the picture. Here as 
we see the sprayer is driven through the 
field, and a good hose attached, with a 
pole fastened so that a wide stretch may 
be covered by the nozzle, and thus the 
sprayer can be driven on some central 
track through the field without great in¬ 
jury to the vine, while the long hose and 
the pole may be used, if need be. on 
either side, or around the sprayer, so as 
to cover a wide space at each stand of 
the machine. Certainly when we think 
of the old days when crude work was 
done by hand pumping, we realize what 
great progress has been made during re¬ 
cent years in doctoring our crops. 
Burning Bones. 
I N a recent issue of the Country Gentle¬ 
man some reader asks about handling 
bones for fertilizer. lie is told to bui'n 
them and the following statement is 
thrown in. 
“They are then brittle and easy to 
crush fine. Burning destroys the organic 
matter of bones, which includes some ni¬ 
trogen, but since this nitrogen in raw 
bones is not available, its loss is not im¬ 
portant The phosphorus is unchanged, 
being calcium phosphate both before and 
after burning. Its availability is prob¬ 
ably about half that of acid phosphate, 
if the phosphoric acid of each is compared 
pound for pound.” 
What do you think of this advice? It 
is contrary to my experience and study. 
J. I>. 
We showed this to our expert manu¬ 
facturing chemist and he said: 
“Great Scott! Such bones contain 
about three per cent, of nitrogen worth 
at least $3 per unit! Yet.this man would 
have the farmer throw all that away.” 
Not only does burning drive off the ni¬ 
trogen, but the phosphoric acid in bone 
ash is less available than in ground bone. 
In raw ground bone about one-third of 
the phosphoric acid is available Avhile in 
bone ash the proportion is but little over 
10 per cent. The softer bones can be 
buried beside trees or vines with profit. 
Packing the bones in barrels or boxes 
between layers of wood ashes—the whole 
thing to be kept moist Avith stable liquids, 
will soften most bones in about three 
months so they can be crushed with a 
spade or sledge. Burning is resorted to 
in some cases, but it is a wasteful plan 
and should not be advised without reserve. 
Prices for Grimm Alfalfa Seed. 
I NOTE, on page 1054, your comment 
on Grimm Alfalfa, and the statement 
that this seed can probably be bought 
this year at from 25 to 75 cents per 
pound. I try to keep in close touch Avith 
anything pertaining to Alfalfa, and have 
just returned from a trip through the 
West looking the matter up. I assure 
you that you can probably buy seed that 
Avill be called Grimm at 25 cents, some 
of it may be Grimm and most of it may 
not. I question at this Avi’iting whether 
any pure seed of this variety will be sold 
even at wholesale this year as low as 25 
cents, 50 cents would be more like it, 
and I happen to know that one of the 
largest and most reliable groxvers recently 
priced around a carload to the govern¬ 
ment at 00 cents wholesale. I venture 
the statement that there will probably be 
between four and 10 times as much 
Grimm sold this year as was produced, 
and I Avould be extremely suspicious of 
any lot that was offered for anywhere 
around 25 cents. I make this suggestion 
to you merely because I knoAv your feel¬ 
ing for honesty and fair play, and feared 
that somebody might misunderstand your 
statement and bite on some of the very 
low-priced seed which will unquestionably 
be offered. ciias. n. aving. 
Ohio. 
R. N.-Y.—The statement which we 
printed came from the Department of 
Agriculture. There can be no doubt 
about the folly of biting at the bait of 
low prices for seeds. 
Vetch or Crimson Clover With Rye. 
I HAVE a five-acre field of oat stubble 
that I am plowing for rye, to be cut 
for hay next Spring and then plowed 
for silage corn. I have been thinking of 
sowing a mixture of one peck Winter 
vetch to eight pecks rye. Would this be 
enough A r etch, and would the returns justi¬ 
fy the expense of more seed at $6 per 
bushel? Would Crimson clover have any 
value as a substitute for vetch? I have 
been offered air-slaked lime at the kiln 
at half price. This had been accumulating 
for some length of time. Would this be 
a profitable investment? av. p. b. 
Quarryville, Pa. 
We consider it too late to sow Winter 
Aretch in your latitude after the 10th of 
September. In our own latitude we 
should want to sow the A r etch by the mid¬ 
dle of August in order to obtain its best 
yield. It is much the same with Crimson 
clover. Either crop seeded so late will 
not be likely to appear in the Spring, es¬ 
pecially if the Winter is an open one 
with the ground unprotected by snow. Of 
the two Ave should expect rather better 
results the first year of seedin„ from the 
Crimson clover at this late date. Vetch 
does not usually start well on the first 
trial without inoculation. With a long 
Fall, open and fairly moist, there would 
be a large Fall growJi of the clover, 
which will more than pay the cost of labor 
and seed. In our own case this year Avith 
a late seeding in the corn, Ave have left 
out vetch and clover and used equal parts 
of Cow-horn turnips and Dwarf Essex 
rape xvith the rye. Farmers must re¬ 
member that if they expect to get the 
most out of their cover crop, they must 
sow it early. Rye is about the only crop 
Avhich will stand a late seeding. If the 
lime you speak of is reasonably fine so 
that it can be spread fairly well, it ought 
to make a good bargain at half price. 
Cover Crops in Garden. 
I N the matter of cover crops, you recom¬ 
mend clover, rye and turnips. The 
small area of my garden precludes the 
use of a ploAv and I am Avondering if in 
spading operations a growth of rye or 
turnips could be conveniently turned un¬ 
der. Would it not be better in a small 
garden to confine cover crops to lower 
growing material like clover, and if so, 
is there anything that could be sown Avith 
or in substitution of clover? E. A. B. 
New York. 
This is a good suggestion. A large 
plow is required to put a full rye crop 
under. We have known cases Avhere the 
rye was cut with a scythe, Avilted on the 
ground, and then spaded under. Barley 
or oats can be seeded in place of the rye. 
These grains will make a good Fall growth, 
but will be killed during the Winter and 
the mat which they leave on the ground 
can be spaded under in Spring. The 
main consideration is to have some rank¬ 
growing crop on the soil during the Fall. 
Hairy vetch Avould be the best substitute 
for clover if it is spaded early in Spring 
—before it gets too large. 
EXTRA GOOD PEAR TREES 
AT A FAIR PRICE 
Men who have visited my nursery say 
that the Pear trees are the “ finest ever.’ 
The trunks are big and clean. I’ve kept 
a cultivator going all summer and the 
trees and roots show the results. You 
will go a long ways before you find such 
trees. I have all the best sorts — Duchess, 
Bartlett, Anjou, Keiffer, Seckel, and 
others — ready to ship at the right time. 
4 to 5 feet . . . $25 per hundred 
5 feel and over . . 30 per hundred 
Tell me when you expect to plant — fall or 
spring — and let me reserve some of these trees. 
A copy of Fraser’s Tree Book will be sent free 
if you ask for it. 
SAMUEL FRASER, NURSERYMAN 
122 Main Street, Gcneseo, N. Y. 
Direct to yon at Growers Prices 
flWe grow our own Apple, Pear, Peach, Plum, 
■Cherry and Quince Trees right here in our 
■own Nurseries—know that they are sturdy, 
|frce from disease, and True to Name. We 
can quote low prices because we have got tho nursery bus! ' 
Ineftft down to a science. Fall Is the time to plant Apple Trees. 
1 Write for our catalog ami Fall Prices. 
Kelly Bros., Wholesale Nurseries, 222 Main St., Oansville, N. Y. 
MALONEY TREES 
1 
IS,; 
TREES 
AND 
PLANTS 
98* 
1 Elberta poach; 1 Harvest, 1 Baldwin apple; 
1 Bartlett pear; 1 Montmorency. 1 Oxlieart 
cherry; 1 Orange quince; l Maloney prune. 
I All 4-5 ft. Grapes: 4 Concord blue, 1 
| Delaware red. Cut-rants: 1 Perfection, 1 
White Grape. Value St-Go for 98c. Send 
today for free. 1914, wholesale illustrated 
catalog of Fresh Dug, Guarantood True to 
Nama and Froa From Dlsaaao Trees. 
MALONEY BROS. S WELLS CO.. Box 23, Dansville, N.Y. 
WELLS TREES 
First everyvvut. 
10 cents each 
For Fall Shipment 
Direct from Nursery to Planter. Send a list o 
your wants for bargain prices. Write for fret 
illustrated catalogue. WELLS WHOLES All 
vtto«;F>’»* , S. 6 Wrllsley Avenue, Dansville. N. Y 
Apple Trees 
I'm- Fall .'-hipment Direct from Nursery to Planter. 
Guaranteed True to Name. Write for Special 
Prices on vonr Wants. Catalogue free to everybody. 
DKNTON, WII,I JAMS & DENTON 
W holemile N uraery men, 17 Elm St., Dansville, N.Y. 
SAVE YOUR TREES 
Order your Protectors now and save 
your young Fruit Trees from being de¬ 
stroyed by Rabbits and Mice during the 
Winter. Call’s Nurseries, Perry, O., can 
furnish you the best Tree Protector made 
for less than one cent each. 
Fruit Trees 
For fall planting. Fresh Dug and shipped same day. 
Apple, Fear, Plum, Cherry and Peach. Currants, 
Gooseberries, Asparagus. SEND FOR CATALOG TO-DAY. 
L’AMOREAUX NURSERY CO., Schoharie, N. Y. 
w h“d e RipeStrawberriesT„ s “Kfr t ;;r g* 
particulars address,WILLARD B. KILLE, Swetlcsboro.N. J. 
PI AMTC STRAWBERRY, ETC. All best tested 
■ ■ w varieties. 60 kinds including the Fall 
Boarars. Cat £.og Free. L. G.TINGLE, Box 96. Pittsvilla, Md. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS SALE 
August, September, October. Layer plants—well 
rooted. All leading varieties. Asparagus roots. 
Price list free J. KEIFFORD HALL, Rhodosdale, Md. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
RUNNER a NO POT-GROWN 
For FALL planting. Also Raspberry and Blackberry 
Plants, and Fruit Trees. All leading varieties. Cat¬ 
alogue free. HARRY L. SQUIRES, Remsenburo. New York 
RUSSIAN PITKUS SEED KYE— Extraordin- 
’* ary yiebler. Sow until freezing. $1.25 per bushel. 
CLOVEBDA1.EFAKM,Charlotte, New York 
Daffodil Bulbs 
at Special Prices 
The golden yellow flowers of 
the Daffodils come in spring-’s 
early days. The bulbs should 
be set in the garden this fall, 
and a dozen will make a splen¬ 
did showing when in bloom. 
Fifty Daffodils 
for a Dollar, Postpaid 
Extra good bulbs, in assorted 
varieties—sure to bloom. Send 
your order early and get our 
new catalogue of Hyacinths, 
Tul ips, Seeds and t lants for fall. 
WEEBER & DON 
Seed Merchants and Growers 
1 14D Chambers St. New York City 
Apple Barrels 
— Car lols or less. Prompt 
shipment. KOliKKT 
Gil,LIES, Medina, N.Y. 
APPLE BARRELS 
—Par lots or less. Price light. 
WALTER E. SIPPLE, Mileses, N. Y. 
WUFAT —Foster’s Red Wave. $1.75 per bn. 
I* fl lH I Bags free. C. G. Bower, Lutllowville, N.Y. 
WHEAT anc * Timothy Seed sold direct. Why not 
sow our Guaranteed Seeds? Increase 
your profits. Glick’s Seed Farms, Smoketown, Pa. 
Y 
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EEDLESS FIELD SEEDS 
We are trying to furnish. Write for samples 1 
and booklet,"How to Know Good Seed." | 
M. SCOTT & SON, 90 Main Street, MARYSVILLE, OHIO 
_Dreer’s_ 
Choice Farm Seeds 
Winter Vetch (Vicia Villosa) 
Valuable as a Winter cover crop, also for bay 
and green manure. Use Vicia Villosa, the only 
reliable Vetch for Fall sowing. Write for our 
leaflet and price of seed. 
Dreer’s Autumn Catalogue 
offers a list of Farm Seeds for Fall sowing in¬ 
cluding choice varieties of Wheat, Dwarf Essex 
Rape, Grass and Clover seeds, also complete list 
of Spring-Flowering Bulbs, Hyacinths, Tulips, 
Narcissus, Crocus, Lilies, etc. Write for copy 
and mention this Publication. 
Henry A. Dreer 
714-716 Chestnut St., Phila., Pa. 
MODERN GASOLINE AUTOMOBILE. 
Its construction, operation, maintenance 
and repairs. By Victor W. Page. 6x9. 
Cl. 693 pp. Over 400 ills. 
It gives up-to-date 
information on the 
construction, care 
and operation of the 
gasoline automobile, 
including break- 
downs, and troubles 
of every description, 
with their proper 
remedy. The book 
is clearly aud con¬ 
cisely written, and 
tells Just what to 
do and how to do it 
under all circum¬ 
stances. Every illus¬ 
tration in the hook 
lias been specially 
drawn by the au¬ 
thor, and shows de¬ 
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THREE NEW YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS to 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
or Thirty Ten-week Trial Subscriptions 
or Six Yearly Renewal Subscriptions 
or One New and Four Renewals 
(Two Renewals count as One New Yearly) 
The Rural New-Yorker, 333 West 30th St., N. Y. 
Killed the Peach Trees. 
I N the Spring I wrote you and also the 
Connecticut Experiment Station about 
a remedy for peach tree borers. The 
station suggested the use of arsenate of 
lead, painting the trees around the ground 
line with it. We did this and, of course, 
that was all x’ight, but a week later we 
put a handful of nitrate of soda around 
trees and hoed it in. A week after ap¬ 
plying nitrate I saw a good many trees 
dying, and couldn’t find the trouble, so 
called up the Experiment Station and 
asked them to send a man up to look at 
them. They examined them and said 
that the chemical action of the nitrate 
on the arsenate of lead had drawn the 
true arsenate out and burned the tree. 
As we have lost fully 40 per cent, of trees 
we call it a dear lesson, and have put 
this on file: Never use arsenate of lead 
in or near nitrate on a peach or apple 
tree. b. b. owen. 
Connecticut. 
“For the Land’s Sake, use Bowker’s 
Fertilizers; they enrich the earth and 
those who till it.”— Adv. 
Continue Your Gardening All Winter 
Why he satisfied with only 
the few months of summer 
harvest from your garden 
when you can enjoy 
“seeing things grow” 
throughout the cold and 
dreai'y winter months ? 
Lxitton’s Miniature 
Glass Gardens provide 
the means. You’ll find a 
great deal of pleasure 
and a full measure of 
pi - ofit in gardening under 
glass. 
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To meet the popular demand, we manufacture a special sash and frame 8 ft. 4 in. long 
and just wide enough to put in a three foot space on the south side of the house. 
A child can ventilate the frame with ease. 
Price complete, ready to put together. 
Freight prepaid anywhere in U. S. 
Double glazed $1.00 extra. 
$10.50 
Prompt shipment guaranteed. Planting instructions sent with each frame. We manu¬ 
facture regular 2, 3 and 4 sash frames, single and double glazed. Our catalog also 
illustrates our new portable greenhouse. Write for it today. 
WILLIAM H. LUTTON CO. 
225-7 Kearney Ave., Jersey City, N. J. 
