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Spraying Notes : 
Cedar Rust Experience. 
FTEIt another season’s (the fifth 
year) use of arsenate of lead and 
lime-sulphur combined spray, we think 
more than ever of it as a Summer spray, 
and the fact that its use is becoming 
more general every year, leads us to think 
there is some good reasons for its popu¬ 
larity. After two years’ experimenting 
with soluble sulphur and dry powdered 
arsenate of lead, we shall discontinue 
their use, as the results are not satisfac¬ 
tory. 
I noticed some time ago, in answer to 
an inquiry regarding the control of the 
cedar rust on apple, one <>f your readers 
says cut the cedar trees down. I find this 
is not necessary, as where the cedar trees 
are near the apple you can spray the 
cedar trees at the same time with the 
lime-sulphur solution and thus control the 
disease at its source. I have a private 
driveway leading to the house on my 
farm running through a part of the or¬ 
chard. This driveway has cedar trees 
along the sides, and for several years I 
had a lot of trouble with scabby apples, 
and the cedar trees were so unsightly I 
had made up my mind to cut them down. 
About this time I changed from Bordeaux 
mixture to lime-sulphur solution, and as 
an experiment sprayed the cedar trees at 
the same time as I did the apples. It 
worked almost like magic; the cedar 
trees became a thing of beauty with fine 
healthy foliage, and although I had such 
varieties as Fameuse and Willow Twig, 
both very subject to scab. I have never 
had any scabby or rusted fruit since. I 
also find the lime-sulphur solution 
strength of one to eight gallons water 
valuable as a wash to prevent damage by 
mice and rabbits if applied in the Fall. 
Apply the same strength in May to pre¬ 
vent. injury from borers. C. V. G. 
Iowa. 
Various Materials. 
Tobacco Decoction. —One pound to¬ 
bacco stems; two gallons water. Boil 
one pound of tobacco stems or dust in one 
gallon of water for an hour, or until the 
liquid is a strong coffee color. Strain to 
remove dirt and add water to make two 
gallons for every pound of tobacco used. 
This is an excellent contact poison for 
plant lice (aphis) and does no injury to 
tender plants. Must be applied so as to 
the entire plant must have a thin cover¬ 
ing of the spray liquid. Plenty of pres¬ 
sure and a good nozzle that will throw a 
strong mist-like spray, will aid greatly 
in covering the plants quickly and prop¬ 
erly. 
Combine Spraying With Cleanli¬ 
ness. —We all put great stress on spray¬ 
ing and rightly so, but I sometimes think 
we overlook some other very important 
things. Prevention is always better than 
cure. Strong, healthy plants are less lia¬ 
ble to disease than weak ones. An abun¬ 
dance of humus, plenty of plant food, and 
the application of quick acting fertilizers 
are very valuable in producing plants that 
will ward off disease and outgrow insect 
injury. Careful attention to rotation of 
crops has proved just as important with 
us as careful spraying. Rotation is one 
of the most effective ways of controlling 
pests. Cleanliness is essential. All in¬ 
fested plants and refuse materials should 
be removed from the field and burned. 
Old hedges and fence rows should be 
cleaned up and farmed. Cleanliness and 
spraying go hand in hand. We cannot 
look after either too closely. 
TRUCKER, JR. 
W ATER AND FROST.—If Elmer ,1. 
Weaver, who on page 1(57 tells of a 
cold greenhouse, could have blank¬ 
eted his house and then used the water 
he would probably have saved his stock. 
It was the light and sun that interfered 
with his work. Cue night in Novem¬ 
ber by nine o’clock our first frost came, 
and tender stuff ( uit-side) was frozen 
stiff. Afterward the wind turned south 
and blew across this “Blessed Isle” from 
the ocean and by morning all signs of 
frost were gone. If I hadn’t been out 
at nine o’clock I could not have believed 
what had happened. This was 29 years 
ago, and I have noticed many similar in¬ 
stances. e. s. M. 
Long Island. 
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Dusting the Apple Orchard [ 
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feet a powder should be discovered which 
will kill scale and another that is death 
to aphis. Neither preparation is in 
sight at the present time, but if dusting 
becomes popular for Summer work there 
will be plenty of dry substances tried for 
these pests, and it is possible that a suit¬ 
able material may be found. 
DONALD REDDICK AND C. B. CROSBY. 
WAGONS BUGGIES HARNESS 
HERE’S WHAT MR. 
McIntyre has to say 
I purchased my Studebaker in 
1874 from Henry Brown of LeRoy, 
N. Y., and paid for it in wood, cut 
by myself. 
The wagon drew all the stone 
that was placed in my house and 
barn. It has never been idle. 
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All the heavy work that is done 
on the farm today is done by the 
old wagon. 
It is just as good as it was the 
day I bought it. 
Peter R. McIntyre, 
Caledonia, N. Y. 
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As good as the 
day it was bought 
— 39 years ago 
“All the heavy work that is done on the farm today is done 
by my old Studebaker I bought thirty-nine years ago. ** 
Is it possible to say more in praise of a wagon ? 
Doesn’t it prove conclusively that the best material and work¬ 
manship went into it? 
—and doesn’t it also prove that it pays to buy the best ? 
The best investment lasts the longest 
Suppose you buy a Studebaker Wagon 
today — and it cost* you a little more — 
but lasts a lifetime — isn’t it, after all, the 
cheapest wagon you can buy? 
Studebaker wagons are honestly built of 
the very best material. Not with the idea of 
building a cheap wagon but the best wagon. 
— and, owing to improved methods of 
manufacture, Studebaker Wagons are really 
better built today than they were when 
STUDEBAKER 
Mr. McIntyre bought his wagon — and 
they cost less. 
Durability — long service — have been 
always the watchwords of Studebaker. 
That is why, within the last sixty-three 
years, Studebaker has grown to be the 
largest wagon builder in the world. 
Studebaker Harness and Studebaker 
Buggies are built with the same integrity 
as are Studebaker Farm Wagons. 
South Bend, Ind. 
NEW YORK 
MINNEAPOLIS 
CHICAGO DALLAS KANSAS CITY DENVER 
SALT LAKE CITY SAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND, ORE 
Adv. 2034 
Studebakers last a lifetime 
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by usino JACKSON'S DRAIN TILE. 
Acres of Swampy 
Land reclaimed 
and made fertile 
with onr tile. We are also manufacturers of Hollow Brick and 
blocks. I>ealers in Sewer Pipe, Flue Lining and Builders' Supplies 
Write for onr catalogue "Benefits on Drainage and How to Drain.” 
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Come in direct contact with the insects 
themselves. 
Arsenate of Lead.— Three to six 
pounds of arsenate of lead paste to 50 
gallons of water, or 1 y» to three pounds 
arsenate of lead powder to the same 
amount of wtffer. Dissolve in a small 
quantity of water before diluting. Ar¬ 
senate of lead has the advantage that it 
can be applied stronger than other ar- 
senicals and adheres to the foliage longer. 
It can be used with Bordeaux. For the 
average grower it is the most effective 
stomach poison for leaf-eating insects. 
Poisoned Bran. —Cutworms can he 
destroyed by using a bran mash con¬ 
sisting of 50 pounds of bran and one to 
two pounds of Paris green moistened with 
water to the consistency of a erumbly 
mash. Can be scattered broadcast over 
the field or placed in small bunches near 
the plants. Caution: Do not let this 
come in direct contact with the, stem of 
any plant. It will burn everything it 
touches. 
Application of Sprays. —-To be effec¬ 
tive any spray material must be applied 
thoroughly so as to completely cover the 
plant, and it must be applied before the 
injury is done. Spraying is one job that 
cannot be left to disinterested help. To 
have things go right some one who is di¬ 
rectly interested must be on the job all 
tin' time. It is not enough to say that 
the spraying be thoroughly done. One 
must be on hand to see that it is done 
and done right. 
To spray thoroughly, every part of the 
tree or plant must be covered with the 
material. To spray the trunk of a tree 
and leave the small branches would be 
time, labor and material thrown away. 
The same is true of a tomato plant. A 
squirt of spray thrown on the center of 
the hill will not kill the bugs or prevent 
blight on the brunches. To be effective 
THE AUTO-OILED AERMOTOR 
WITH DUPLICATE GEARS 
RUNNING IN OIL 
Every bearing is constantly flooded with oil. The gear case, in which the duplicate gears 
run, holds two or three times as much oil as is required by the mill for a year of constant 
running, days, nights and Sundays. From the gear case the oil flows through every bearing 
in a continual stream. It goes out through the thrust washers in the hub of the wheel and is 
automatically returned to be used over and over again. No oil is wasted. This mill needs 
oiling but once a year. Two quarts of oil in ths gear case of the 8-foot Auto-oiled 
Aermotor will keep the gears and every bearing flooded with oil for a year or more. 
The galvanized helmet covers the gears, keeps out rain, keeps out dust, keeps in oil. 
The old Aermotor was known the world over as “the windmill which runs when all 
others stand still.” This new Aermotor with gears and bearings flooded with 
oil runs in much less wind than the old Aermotor. 
The two large gears, which lift the load straight up, are each 
independent of the other and each is driven by its 
own pinion on the main shaft and must 
take its half of the load at all times. The 
Auto-oiled Aermotor, with its duplicate 
gears and two pitmen lifting the load 
straight up, is unbreakable._ 
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Every 
8-foot mill is tested 
under a pumping load of 3000 pounds 
on the pump rod. For the larger sizes the load is 
proportionately greater. We know that every one of these 
windmills is unbreakable. We venture the assertion that this is the most 
nearly perfect, best made, best tested, best oiled, most nearly perpetual, automatic and 
self-sufficient of any machine of any kind ever made for farm work and the most nearly fool-proof. 
There ia no friction on any part of the furling device when the mill is running and very little when 
he wheel is furled, A small child can easily furl this windmill or an automatic regulator can take care 
of it. One of these mills has been furled 10,000 times in one day by a man on our premises — more times 
than it would ordinarily be furled in 30 years of service. A band brake, of the automobile type, is used, 
and it always holds. 
If you are tired of climbing a windmill tower; if you are tired of buying repairs 
and having them put on; or, if you are tired of waiting for a big wind, let us fur¬ 
nish you an unbreakable, self-oiling, ever-going mill to go on any old tower. It 
costs but little and you will get the difference between no water in a light wind 
and an abundance of water in almost no wind. The flooding of all the working 
parts with oil, the perfect balance of the wheel and vane on the tower, the very small 
turntable on which the mill pivots and the outside furling device make this difference. 
Now there is no objection to a high tower. Have as high a tower as you need to gat wind. You 
don’t have to climb it. Your dealer can come once a year and put in oil, if needed, and inspect the mill. 
Why not have flowing water, cool in summer and warm in winter, always | 
fresh and pure? It will cost next to nothing. It will give health to your family 
and stock. Let the water run into a good size reservoir and raise all the fish 
of the choice kinds your family can eat, and have water to irrigate your garden and 
make it raise many times as much as it would otherwise. The Auto-oiled Aermotor 
makes all this possible as it can run from one year’s end to another with practically 
no wear and no cost. Water costs nothing. Use it. To let it stand is to abuse it. 
If interested, write Aermotor Co., 1146 So. Campbell Avenue, Chicago. Write right now. 
A pull of 
30 lbs.on 
this wire 
furls the 
mill. 
