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'i H l-c rural new-yorkek 
February 2u, 
QuoQazed 
Double Glass, Frost Proof,Hot Bed 
Raises ordinary flowers or vegetables 
in any climate without covering even in 
coldest weather. Admits all light, but 
the double 
panes keep 
out frost. 
Produces vig¬ 
orous plants 
which can be 
set out early 
without danger of 
reseeding. 
Double protection can-t freeze 
from t wo layers of glass. No putty, sprigs 
or springs. Hoy can install. Sash of 1 % 
inches Louisiana Red Cypress, with ex¬ 
tra heavy tenons. Will last a lifetime. 
Top panes are lapped and secured in 
place with Duo-Glaze Lock Strip. 
Plant Your Crops Earlier 
Get the extra money that comes to the first to niArket with 
produce* Dro-Gi.azk Sash quickly pays for itself. Makes 
your work easier, Rtops losses and increases yodr profits. 
CALLAHAN DllO-GLAZE SASH CO.,82 Wyandot St., Dayton, Ohio 
Early plants make the 
profitable garden 
And you can have neither unless you use liot-bcd sash 
Sunlight Double Gla** S«ih make the earliest and 
strongest plants at the least cost of money and labor. 
They are complete without mats and shutters. Just 
put them on your hot-bed or cold frame and then watch 
the plants grow—not too fast—not spindling but 
steadily and strongly. Thus they are fitted to keep 
on growing when transferred to the open ground. 
Immediate shipment is made and the freight is 
equalized to the buyer according to distance. Ask 
about this when you write. 
Get our free catalog with all details, also Prof. 
Massey's booklet on hot-beds, cold frames and small 
greenhouses for 4c in stamps. Write today. 
SUNLIGHT DOUBLE GLASS SASH CO. 
924 E. Broadway :: Louisville, Ky. 
A Sunlight Sash Greenhouse 
300,000 Apple Trees' 
3^c. each 
J‘‘ Good Fruit and How to Grow It" FREE^ 
f This is an 80-page book of valuable information about soils, 
how and where to plant, trim, and grow all kinds of fruit; 
how and when to spray, and the cost of planting and J 
maintaining an orchard. Also complete description of ,£ 
all varieties of Fruits, Ornamental Trees. Roses and 
Shrubs. Bargains in Home Garden Collections. 
98c. —Agents ask $3.00 for them. Yourname^ 
on a Post Card brings this FREE BOOK. 
Get It Now. REILLY BROS. NURSERIES. 
Dansville, N. Y. 
Built by Fairbanks 
Especially for 
Farm Service 
P VERY farmer 0 
1—4 needs this 
scale. It will save 
its cost many times over—weighing feed, 
hay, grain, fertilizer, milk, etc. 
This scale is made by Fairbanks for 
farmers. Every part is guaranteed forever 
—and will be replaced at any time free 
of charge, if found defective. 
Absolutely accurate; extra large plat¬ 
form; large faced wheels; new exclusive 
arrow point beam. 
Sold at a Moderate Price 
Ask Vour dealer. Or write us direct for 
descriptive folder, if he cannot supply you. 
THE FAIRBANKS COMPANY 
416 Broome Street, New York City 
FAIRBANKS 
PORTABLE 
FARM SCALE 
FOR THE ADDRESS OF 
10 Berry Growers 
we will return 10 Pickers' Tally Cards and special 
prices on Standard quart baskets for Jan. and Feb. 
1915. H. II. AULTFATHER, Minerva, Ohio 
SNAPDRAGON 
My specialty. 
I—is the coming garden flower. 
Blossoms entire season. Postal 
for list of choice new varieties. 
S. RAMSBURO, Somersworlh, N. H. 
Care of Old Peach Orchard. 
W ILL yon tell me just what to do for 
an old peach orchard that has not 
been pruned or farmed for four 
or five years, yet had very good crop 
the past season? J. P. M. 
Mount Holly, N. J. 
If I had an old neglected peach or¬ 
chard that was giving good yields of 
fruit, and an examination of the trees 
showed me numbers of strong fruit buds 
and a fair promise of fruit for next sea¬ 
son, I would not disturb it except to cut 
out dead wood, kill borers and spray. To 
prune heavily and give thorough cultiva¬ 
tion at this time, after such a long period 
of neglect would, most likely, spoil the 
crop of peaches for the coming season. 
However it may pay to lose one crop in 
order to have better peaches later on. 
When peaches begin to get old, when 
comparatively little new wood is being 
made and that 'way out on the ends of 
the branches, it is often advisable to 
head the trees back very severely so as 
to encourage the growth of a new top. 
Renewing the top will often' prolong the 
life and usefulness of a peach tree for 
several years; and it is entirely practical 
if the trunk and main limbs are sound 
and healthy. A young tree can be cut 
back to the trunk and still form a new 
top. But it is safer, especially with old 
trees, to leave good long stubs of the 
main branches together with some of the 
small twigs that may he growing from 
them. The new top will he formed quick¬ 
er this way than if shoots had to start 
from the blind hrnls in the trunk and 
larger limbs. If you decide to cut yours 
back or “dishorn” them, as it is some¬ 
times called, then it will be safe to go 
in and cultivate and fertilize and prune 
much as you would a newly set orchard. 
U. S. Department of Agriculture Bulle¬ 
tin No. 632 on “Growing Peaches” gives 
several illustrations showing just how to 
cut back old peach trees. It also gives 
much valuable advice on pruning and 
will be found quite helpful to peach 
growers. This bulletin is free for the 
asking. trucker, jr. 
Cold Water for Irrigation. 
W IIAT effect,* if any, will cold water 
have on onions, pumped direct from 
a spring through an overhead irri¬ 
gation system? The water lies about 
three feet below the surface, and is some¬ 
what warmer than well water. 
Unionville, O. g. e. w. 
I can see no bad effect from pure 
water on the onions no matter how cold it 
may he. On tender greenhouse and hot¬ 
house plants I find it an advantage to 
let the water get to the temperature of 
the house before using, hut onions are 
of a very hardy nature, not even mind¬ 
ing frost, for here I plant my onion sets 
in September and they winter all right. 
A thorough irrigation in dry weather can 
only do the onions good if there is no 
chemical constituent in the water that 
might do harm, and water lying so close 
to the surface is generally all rain water. 
w. F. M. 
Buying a Barrel of Flour. 
H OW do we know when we get the 
standard weight, 196 pounds of 
flour? Do they weigh the barrel 
with one head or two heads when the 
flour is put up and mark the weight on 
barrel, seven meaning 17 pounds, eight 
meaning 18 pounds? I engaged a barrel 
of flour from my dealer. He sent it to 
my house and when I opened it the head 
dropped four inches to the flour. I went 
back to the dealer and told about it, 
and wanted him to fill the barrel. He 
said no, he couldn’t do that, but he 
would take another barrel and weigh it 
in my presence and give me 196 pounds 
of flour. I told him that would be satis¬ 
factory to me. He took another barrel 
and weighed it with both heads and made 
it one-half pound short on flour. I told 
him I had some wheat ground and put 
up at a flouring mill and the miller told 
me he weighed the barrel with one head, 
and then put in 196 pounds of flour. 
Therefore he owed me the weight of one 
head, which was 2 Yj pounds and the 
one-half above makes three pounds, which 
he allowed. The whole matter seems to 
hinge on the process of marking and 
weighing or putting up flour at the mills. 
Portsmouth, N. H. L. M. P. 
R. N.-Y.—We have a number of mil- 
1 rs ou our list and would like to hear 
from them. 
“Wiiat is you sorrowful about?” 
Brother Williams asked. “Be harricane 
ain’t blowed yo’ roof tree down yit; de 
land it still here, an’ you’ two foots is 
on it; you ain’t too deef ter hear de din¬ 
ner-bill, an’ dar’s plenty on de table. De 
only trouble is you is too ongrateful ter 
thank de Lawd fer what you got an’ ax 
a blessin’ over it 1”—Atlanta Constitu¬ 
tion. 
A Thousand Dollars 
from Strawberries 
Inthe Springof 1913 
one of our custom¬ 
ers bought SI 8.75 
.worth of plants, 
setting them on one 
acre of land. No 
special attention 
was gi ven t h e plants. 
lET^but in the season of 
1914 the first crop of berries sold for 
$975 in the Wilkes-Barre, Pa., market. 
Jones’ 
Strawberry Plants 
Made This Record 
This is an unusually fine record, but every 
farmer, gardener, or owner of a small 
terry patch, can make money with Straw¬ 
berries. We can toll you the right sorts 
to plant, and how to care for them after 
setting. Write us. telling how much land 
you can give to Strawberries. We will 
send you the new edition of 
Jones’ Strawberry Book 
which will help you to get started. You 
might as well get $500 an acre from terries 
as $50 from other crops. Write us today. 
J. W. Jones & Son 
Box R Allen, Md. 
FRUIT 
BETTER* PLANTS 
For over thirty years KNIGHT’S PLANTS have 
been making big money for our customers. Thia 
season we are oncring a prize of 
$100.00 IN GOLD FREE 
for the roost productive strawberry patch. This 
contest is fully explained in our KNIGHT’S 
BOOK ON SMALL FRUITS. It’s FREE. Write 
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DAVID KNIGHT A SON, Box 31Q Sawyer, Mich. 
Strawberries 
Summerand Fall Bearing 
Headquarters for Strawberries ■■ 
and Fruit Plants of all kinds. Rasp¬ 
berries, Blackberries, Currants, 
Gooseberries, Grapes, Fruit Trees, 
Roses, Shrubs, Eggs for Hatching, 
Crates, Baakets. Catalog free. 
1. J.Farmer, Box 520, Pulaski, N.Y. 
There la Money m straw-1 
berries for you—yes, bin money on a 
few acres; if you start with the right | 
kind of plants—the sure grow kind. 
Baldwin’s Berry Business * 
is the result of a quarter of a centurv I 
“atiL” Grown on new ground, bold direct to fruit | 
groweTB. Our catalog telle the whole story. It’s free. 
O. A. D, BALDWIN 
R. K. 15 Bridgman, Michigan 
MHHW 
BERRY PLANTS s 
ALL KINDS. Millions 
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. N. Scarff, New Carlisle, 0 
St. Regis Raspberry Plants-,™"* ?! 
funded. Arthur K. lleggan, Waterford Works, N. J . 
ST. REGIS RASPBERRY PLANTS fading 
Varieties of Small Fruits. BENJ. BARRETT, BLUE ANCHOR. N. J. 
McDonald Blackberry— T - ry h a ? d eet the cr< ^ m 
Price list. 
of the early berry market. 
FITZGERALD’S NURSERY. Stephenville. Texas 
B LACK DlAMOND.Tilackberry and other varieties; Raspberry 
and Strawberry plants; Asparagus and Rhubarb roots; 
Sweet l’otato seed. Catalog free. M. N. BORGO.-Vineland, N. J. 
healthy plants, guaranteed true to name, write, 
WEST & COFFOCK, FEKltY, OHIO. The 
largest Strawberry growers in Northern Ohio. 
STRA WBERRY PLANTS 
Millions of them, including the new everbearing 
kinds. Guaranteed true-to-name. Prices reason¬ 
able for quality plants. Catalogue free. 
E. W, JOHNSON A BKO., SALISBURY,MO 
tM-Hlions of trees & plants 
* Wholesale Prices. Direct from grower. Guaranteed 
quality. Apple & peach trees. Asparagus, gooseber- 
l nes berry plants, privet hedging. New catalog ready 
gk THE WESTMINSTER NURSERY, Box 129, Westminster, Md. 
% Rose Guide for 1915 
is ready. It shows what to choose from 
nearly 400 roses—the very cream of the 
world’s best. Free. 85 beautiful illus- 
’trations— 19 in color. Gives Free Delivery 
Offer. Our own root roses are hardy, beau¬ 
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culture areal delight. Write for your Guido 
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The CONARD & Jones Co. 
Box 4 West Grove, Pa. 
‘.osc Specialists. Over SO Years' Experience 
GREAT CROPS OF 
STRAWBERRIES 
And How to Grow Them 
I S the most beautifully illustrated and most com¬ 
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the Kellogg Way of doing things and tells the 
whole strawberry story from start to finish. It ex¬ 
plains how the famous Kellogg Pedigree plants are 
grown on the great Kellogg plant farm3 in Idaho, 
Oregon and Michigan, and pictures and describes all 
the best varieties, including the ever-bearing kind. 
OUR FAMILY STRAWBERRY GARDEN 
Whether you have a small garden or a big farm, 
you should grow your own strawberries. Kellogg's 
Big Red Strawberry garden will produce all the de¬ 
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the year round for less than one cent per gallon. 
Our Book gives full information. 
STRAWBERRIES 
Yield more dollars per 
acre and give quicker re¬ 
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crop. Get our 64-page 
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ft. M. KELLOGG CO.fTbt 
Boi 4B0,ThteeRiw*. Mich. "" 111- 
BEST and 
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Jay. The best and most 
prolific Blackberry. 
Jumbo. Biggest and best 
Raspberry. 
VanFIeetHybrids. Won¬ 
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RrRRIR Caen. Best and most 
beautiful Hardy Grape. 
Everybody’s: Best Currant for everybody. 
Carrie Gooseberry: Succeeds everywhere. 
MY CATALOG No. l,»n illustrated book of 64 
pages, tells all about them and describes, with prices, 
all “the good old varieties” of Small Fruits as well. It 
gives also full instructions for planting with cultural 
notes, and tells about the giant Jumbo raspberry that I 
am giving away. It is free. 
J. T. LOVETT, Box 162, Little Silver, N. J. 
For 36 years a specialist in Berry Culture. 
$1000 
An Acre 
Growing 
EVER-BEARING STRAWBERRIES 
Fruit same year as plantod. 
Free Catalog with lull Instruotions. 
C. S. KEMPTON, Longmeadow, Mass. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
Wo have seleetod eight varieties out of a hundred 
and have eight of the best. Our prices are low. 
Send for our 1915 catalogue of Seed, Berry Plants. 
Asparagus roots. All kinds of small plants. Romance 
Seed. Plant 8 Truck Farm, Caleb Boggs & Son, Chesv. old, Del. 
3,000,000 Besfouaiity Strawberry Plants 
At Bargain Prices. Satisfaction and safe delivery 
guaranteed. A customer says: “Your plants out did 
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- ■ -” *'d. 
C. S. Perdue 
Box 80 
Sliowell, Md 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
1,000 for $1—as per new otter in free catalogue. All 
varieties and Everbearers. Se6d corn, potatoes, trees, 
vines, shrubs, raspberries and everything. 
A 1.1,KG AN NUK8EKY, ALLEGAN, MICH. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
Best varieties, including the new EVERBEARERS 
Finest grade of stock. Large, instructive catalog FREE 
Is. G. TINGLE, 96 R. R. Ave., Pittsville, Md. 
NEW STRAWBERRIES 
Reliable, interesting and instructive— All about "he New 
Everbearers and other important varieties. Address 
C. N. FLANSBURGH & SON, JACKSON, MICH. 
WHOLESALE PRICES 
on Strawberry Plants. ^Many other varieties and garden roots 
iday t> 
Catalogue FREE. Write today to 
A. C. WESTON A COMPANY.BRIDGMAN. MICHIGAN 
at reaaon ab le prices. 
Strawberry Plants .KW 
tive Catalogue Free. Basil Perry. Georgetown. Del 
R IGHT PRICES ON RIGHT QUMJTT— Str.wberry, Raspberry, Black 
berry A Currant Plants. Circular free. J. V. Meeder, N. Girard, Pa. 
'• SUPERB ” Ctrau/hurrioQ a success. Circular Free. 
Everbearing oil awuoi i willard b kille, Sw.desboro, k. j. 
FRUIT TREES 
Are you in need of Fruit, Shade or Or¬ 
namental Trees; Shrubs, Roses, or Berry 
Plants; Spray Pumps, Lime-Sulphur, 
Arsenate of Lead, or Sealecide? Write 
Calls' Nurseries, Perry Ohio, for Price 
List. They deal direct with their cus¬ 
tomers and thousands of our best fruit 
growers are their customers. 
Grow Big, Luscious Strawberries 
Select hardy, prolific, carefully tested varieties. Grow them 
right. Even a small patch will yield big profits — one man made 
S200 on 1/5 acre of a standard variety. Think of the pleasure, 
too, of having: your oumdelicious berries for home use. 
Buy Allen’s True-to-Name Plants 
and you are more certain of large crops of big, delicious strawberries. They 
are hardy and vigorous and heavy yielders. We have 200 acres in small 
fruit plants and can guarantee prompt shipment in any quantity. We have 
all the early and late strains for every soil and climate re¬ 
quirement. All plants carefully selected and packed fresh 
for shipment, and guaranteed true-to-name. 
For full description of all worth-while varieties, jead Allen a Book 
of Berries. It is well illustrated and gives the latest and best cultural 
methods. It’8 free. Write for copy today. 
THE W. F. ALLEN CO. 
72 Market St., Salisbury, Md. 
