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THE RUEtA-L, NEW-YORKER 
October 2, 1915. 
portable limestone crushers will have a 
wonderful effect upon fanning, particular¬ 
ly in the East, The need of lime on most 
of our soils is urgent and it will not bo 
used as it should be until cheaper sup¬ 
plies can be obtained. In any Section 
within reasonable distance of a limestone 
ledge a lime crusher will put a cheap sup¬ 
ply of lime within reach of farmers.. We 
do not believe this ground limestone is 
always the best form to use but it will 
help and lead to better and more profit¬ 
able farming. The lime rock crusher will 
follow the manure spreader as an agricul¬ 
tural missionary. 
Lime With Corn and Potatoes. 
Will you give me your advice on using 
l ine with corn and potatoes? I use a grain 
drill to plant corn and was thinking of 
using lime in place of phosphate if it was 
good to use with corn, and drill lime in 
I he soil before I planted my potatoes. 
Jefferson, N. Y. o. v. p. 
Lime will not take the place of phos¬ 
phate. If you read the articles on “Lime 
and Liming*’ now appearing in The R. 
N.-Y. you will see that lime should not 
be used on potatoes because it will en¬ 
courage the growth of scab disease- Corn 
responds to lime less than the other grains 
and it is not, usually, good practice to 
use it in that crop. Grass, grain or Al¬ 
falfa arc the best crops for using lime. 
Mildew on Phlox. 
Can anything be done to prevent mil¬ 
dew on the leaves of hardy Phlox? My 
plants are always somewhat affected, hut 
this year with the excessive amount of 
moisture they are thickly covered nearly 
to the flowers, making Ihe plants very 
unsightly. W. A. R. 
Yarmouth, Me. 
Since atmospheric conditions favor¬ 
able to the growth of mildew cannot he 
controlled, the only recourse is to sprays 
calculated to keep the trouble in check. 
Spraying with liver of sulphur (potas¬ 
sium sulphide) one ounce to two gallons 
of water, is very satisfactory treatment 
for powdery mildew. Begin before the 
trouble shows, and repeat at intervals 
through the season. Mild attacks of 
mildew are controlled by blowing flowers 
of sulphur over the plants when wet with 
dew. Mildew has been extremely pre¬ 
valent this season, especially near the 
sea con st. 
Material for Cement Floor. 
How much sand and how many tons 
of cement mi' : ng three to one for a con¬ 
crete floor? This barn has stone for bot¬ 
tom foundation; size 30x40. g. k. 
New York. 
With several inches of stone for a sub¬ 
base. a concrete floor four inches thick 
should be sufficiently strong and durable 
for a barn or stable. For this one part 
cement, two parts clean, coarse sand and 
four parts of gravel or broken ston > 
would be a good proportion ; in many 
eases even less cement may be used, de¬ 
pending upon the cleanliness and quality 
of the sand and gravel used. A one to six 
mixture of cement and ordinary bank 
gravel mixed with sand is often used, but 
unless this mixture has "been tried it 
is safer to screen the sand from the bank 
gravel and re-mix in proper proportions. 
A floor 30 by JO feet in size and four 
inches thick would require about 15 cubic 
yards of material, or ten large team loads. 
The cement used does not add anything 
to the bulk of the sand and gravel mix¬ 
ture. as it is absorbed into the interstices 
between the particles of sand and gravel 
As a. cubic yard of concrete mixed in 
the proportions of one, two, four requires 
1.57 barrels of cement, 15 cubic yards 
would require 23% barrels. M. B. d. 
Protecting Roses. 
Can you toll me anything of the six 
following roses: Exquisite. Her Majesty, 
Mavourneen, May Rivers, Distinction 
and Madame Ravary? We live in south¬ 
eastern Massachusetts, about 10 miles in¬ 
land from Plymouth, and would like to 
know if the roses are hardy here; if not, 
what protection to give them. c. a. b. 
Massachusetts. 
Mine. Ravary, a very beautiful rose, is 
not regarded as hardy as some of the 
other Hybrid Teas, and we should expect 
it to winter-kill without protection. Her 
Majesty has not done as well with us in 
Northern New Jersey as other Hybrid 
Remontants; Mavourneen appears to 
have a better constitution. Exquisite is 
said to be hardy for a Hybrid Tea; Dis¬ 
tinction and May Rivers we have not 
tested. Only actual experience will show 
the hardiness of these roses in your local¬ 
ity, but we think the Hybrid Teas would 
all need shelter. Farther north, the best 
plan is to bend them down and cover 
with sod, but it is likely forest leaves 
would he sufficient added to hilling up. 
This is a very satisfactory method of pro¬ 
tection. It consists of hoeing up a little 
mound of soil, about six inches high, 
around each plant. After the ground is 
frozen a mulch of leaves is added, enough 
to fill the bed level. A few branches 
may be laid over, to keep the leaves from 
blowing away. In severe localities, a 
little soil is used on top, instead of the 
branches. 
Poor Quality of Seed Wheat. 
The Indiana Experiment Station says 
that the wet-season has greatly damaged 
the wheat for seed purposes. Such seed 
should be tested for germination in order 
to make sure of it: Very few farmers 
were able to thrash before the wet weath¬ 
er began. Still fewer took the precaution 
to put their wheat in the stack or mow. 
The result was that muon of the wheat 
sprouted in the shook and some of it ac¬ 
tually rotted whore it stood in water. Ob¬ 
servation at the various elevators through¬ 
out Indiana shows that the wheat being 
put on the market is of a very low grade, 
much of it grading not better than No. 
4, and much of it grading as sample. The 
condition of the wheat which is being 
marketed leads one to suppose that that 
which is to be used ror seed is of very 
little better quality. If such wheat is to 
be sown, the results are sure to be disap¬ 
pointing. 
While the majority of the farmers will 
have to sow what they have, yet a great 
deal can be done to improve the quality 
of the seed. First of all the seed should 
be thoroughly oleaned with the fanning 
mill. Not only should it be thoroughly 
cleaned, but it should be carefully screen¬ 
ed. All of the sprouted grain and others 
which did n»t sprout but swelled up can 
be either fanned out or screened out. The 
medium-sized grains which have not 
swollen from being wet in the shock will 
make the best seed. In fact it will be 
better to sow the small, plump grains 
rather than the large grains. Two or 
three times through the fanning mill with 
attention given to the screens will so 
greatly improve the quality of the wheat 
that it can be sown with assurance of suc¬ 
cess. 
The Maine Potato Crop. 
Digging will begin this week (Sept. 
18) in earnest, only a few shipments 
have been recorded, the weather being 
much against conditions for shipping po¬ 
tatoes. As predicted, the crop will be 
light, some farmers are digging 80 bar¬ 
rels to the acre, but it is estimated that 
the yield throughout Maine will average 
00 barrels to the acre. The price re¬ 
mains around S5 cents a barrel. The 
buyers have not been buying heavily. 
The extreme heat has caused rotting in 
some shipments. As the season advances, 
prices are expected to be higher. It is 
noted that a large number of farmers 
have had exceptionally good crops of 
grain, and should the potato crop fall 
short, as expected at present time, the 
farmers will not be in want. The oats 
have done well, in fact exceedingly so, 
and have been housed in fine condition, 
which will help out. In the yearly 
expenses, many of our large potato grow¬ 
ers have raised wheat with good results, 
and are in good shape to go through the 
Winter. This year seems to have been 
an eventful one to farmers in Maine, es¬ 
pecially in the northern section, as in 
no time was grain raised so successfully, 
which shows that it can be raised to a 
large extent, as well as potatoes. 
w. H. 13. 
Peaches are cheap here this year, more 
than last year as we have sold orchard 
run above 1% inches for 50 cents per 
bushel of 50 pounds at the packing house 
without any package. Last year we re¬ 
ceived 00 cents for everything except the 
Elbertas, for which we received 85 cents. 
Each year the Elberta is leading all the 
others in price, as the buyers are asking 
for it more and more. Early apples have 
also been very cheap this Summer, as 
there seems to have been an over-abund¬ 
ance of them in the country but not in 
the cities. Our Astrachans were not 
worth enough to pick. The buyers paid 
from 70c to $1 per barrel for the fruit and 
about the same prices for the others. 
Golden Sweet, Maiden Blush, Culver’s 
Strawberry, Chenango and the Fall Pip¬ 
pins, Jcnitons and Wealthy. Late ap¬ 
ples are going to be higher, as several 
growers have sold their crop from $2.50 
to $3 per barrel put up and delivered to 
the station, although the crop is small. I 
think that most of the growers will get 
just as much net out of their small crop 
as they did last year, with their big crop 
and small prices. A big portion of the 
fruit is sent from here to Chicago where 
it is sold by the commission men on 
South Water Street. 
Covert, Mich. R. A. 
“For the Land’s Sake, use Bowker’s 
Fertilizers; they enrich the earth and 
those who till it.”— Adv. 
are neither highest nor lowest in price. To pay 
less wastes your best land and your efforts—to 
pay more wastes your money. For no more 
dependable fruit trees nor small fruits can 
secured anywhere, at any price. 
Collins’ Guide tells how. when and what 
to plant, lor bigger yield of more profitable fruits. 
It is FREE— get your copy toda y. 
New Berry Book, nowon press edition limited. 
Write today 
ARTHUR J. COLLINS 
Box 31,Moorestown,N.J. 
be 
$1500 A Car! 
That’s what we received last season gross for some of our 
peaches. Most of our fruit sells proportionately as well—our 
trees are budded from bearing trees in test orchards; 
thats why. And they’re healthy and big—hardened 
by the keen salt air winds from the Atlantic and with 
enormous root systems developed by our deep, loose 
loamy soil. We have 2,500 acres of true-to-name 
Apples, Peaches, Pears, Cherries and Ornamentals. 
Come to Beilin and pick out yourstock forfall plant¬ 
ing. It pays to order early—we ship when you want. 
J.G.HARRIQON a SONS 
PROPRIETORS 
Send for free Fall Catalog: Get our ^ 
practical pointers on fruit growing. Box* 14 , Berlin, Ma. 
from our mils- ties 
at ( i rower’s Prices, 
Kriilf* iiixl Oriunifiitiilrt, in 
the IchiIIiik vari«lleB, Kiikraiil<‘«<l Free from Di^ense, True to Name, and I resin lug. We 
n«*w the history of every tree we sell, l«»c*tise we trrow them in onr own nurseries ll^lit here in DhiihviIIo —Dhc, Haul, 
Pack ami ship every iree nmler our personal sujiervlsloti. You can or<ler from our catalogue just as tf von were doing busi- 
ih?s 8 with us |iersoiially. Your trees will l*e selected by one of the firm, parked carefully and shl|>|>e<I promptly. Write for 
o .rc atalog—Mow la tlie time to plant A pple Trees. This year we quote low prices lor the l»est stork we liaveever grown. 
Kelly Bros. Wholesale Nurseries. 32 Main St., Dansville, N. Y. You’ll never regret planting Kelly trees. 
500,000 Fresh Dug Trees Guaranteed 
No Cold Storage, your order dug and shfpr**'! same day. Thousands of Apple, Peach, Plum, Cherry, Pear, small fruits, ornamentals 
at Grower’s Wholesale Price. Boxing, parking five. No order too small. Personal attention given each one. Stork Itest we have 
grown In our 25 years’ experietire. Order from grower and save disappointm<>nt at fruiting time. Catalog Tree to everybody. 
THOMAS K. Sll KEII1N, Nursery mini, 88 Main Street, Hnnavlllc, N. Y. 
Til K KIAII THAT PRODUCES RESULTS. 
My hardy PENNSYLVANIA GROWN trees will 
succeed with you 
You can t afford to neglect the planting of NUT 
TREES longer; neither can you afford to 
plant anything but the best BUDDED or 
GRAFTED trees. Write for catalog 
J. F. Jones TlMi boI’rsT / 1 *"* 1 Lancaster, Pa. 
ENGLISH WALNUT TREES FOR FALL“^',^ dy ’ f,™”/- 
luings booklet. Daniel M. Pomeroy & Son. Lockport, N Y 
MALONEY TREES 
Forfall planting. Fruit and Ornamentals, 
Vines, Shrubs, Maloney A-l Quality selected 
from the choicest stock grown in onr 400 acre 
nurseries. Direct to you at cost plus one profit 
only. Hardy, fresh dug, healthy, true to name 
—Write for free wholesale catalog giving 
valuable information ala>ut nursery stock. 
MALONEY BROS. & WELLS CO. 
20. Dansville, N. Y. 
Dansville's Pioneer Wholesale Surseries. 
DWARF 
TREES 
APPLE 
PEAR 
PLUM 
CHERRY 
PEACH 
4-THEY BEAR LIKE THIS 
Fall Planting Bulletin Free 
THE VAN DUSEN NURSERIES 
Box R, Genova, N. V. 
Guaranteed—First-elass.True to Name, Free from 
Disease—Packed to reach you in pood condition 
—Write for free wholesale eatalocue of Fruit 
and Ornamental Trees, Roses, Shrubs and Vines. 
The Win. J. Reilly Nurseries 
22 Ossian St., - * Dansville, N. Y. 
Millions of trees &. plants 
v Wholesale Prices. Direct from grower. Guaranteed | 
quality. Apple & peach trees. Asnaragus, gooseber¬ 
ries berry plants, privet hedging. New catalog ready 
THEWESTMINSTER NURSERY, Box 129, Westminster. Md. 
Berry Plants Postpaid All Leading Ya-ieties of 
Strawberry, Raspberry, Blackberry 
Strawberry, 95e. hundred. Ever-bearing Straw¬ 
berry, 80c. dozen j $2.50 hnndred. Raspberry, red, 
black, purple, 50c. dozen; $2.25 hundred. St. Regis 
Ever-beaniig Raspberry. 60c. dozen: $3 hundred. 
Blackberry. 60<\ dozen: $3 hundred. Low thousand 
prices. Fruit Trees. Now is the best time to plant. 
Catalogue free. Agents wanted. 
HARRY L.S(jUIRE8, - Reinsenburg, N. Y. 
Cabbage and Celery Plants 
fine stocky plant*, of all the Leading Varieties, $1 
l>er 1,000; $8.50 per 10,000. J. C* Schmidt, Bristol. Pa. 
STRAWBERRY PLAN fs~^. 
55 varieties, including the FALL REARING 
Asparagus Roots, etc. Catalogue free. 
J. Keif ford Hall, Koute 2 , Khodesdale, Md. 
SPRING PRICES NOW 
250 Choice strawberry plants for $1.25. Each plant 
will yield a full crop next spring. Over 100 varieties 
to select from my catalogue. Send for it to-day. 25 
years ns a specialist. T. C. Kevitt, Athenia, N. J. 
For Sale-The Hemingway Farms 
offer their surplus German cattle beets —$6 per ton, 
P. O. B. I jess than ear loads at $7 per ton; pur¬ 
chaser to furnish sacks. Poultry men are our heavy 
buyers. T. B. BAKLOYV, Supt., Auburn, N. Y. 
LARGE AyD sm*i.i.-h*ko amdPOWEK 
RIEND SPRAYER 
FRIEND MFG. CO. gasport.n 
“Orchard 
Success” 
Is a small pamphlet of big ideas that you 
should send for at once. It tells how thorough¬ 
ly, quickly and cheaply you can rid your orchard I 
of all scale, larvae, eggs and fungi. It describes 
“scalecide the one great dormant spray,” which 
mixed i to 15 , is guaranteed to kill every scale it 
reaches. One barrel equals three barrels of lime 
sulphur and there is no spray more simple, safe 
or effective. 
Our Free Service Deparment 
la for your special benefit. Question us about any 
. orchard and garden sprays and tools. Our life- 
time experience is yours for tlie asking. 
Write TODAY. 
B. G. Pratt Co.* Dept, ff 
50 Church St. N. Y. 
OHO S0EER ^’ S FRESH DlJG 
W Trees at wholesale prices. Besl 
stock we ever had—Boxed Free. Guaranteed True to Name. 
Catalog free to everybody. SHEERIN’S WHOLESALE 
NURSERIES 48 Seward Street. Dansville, N. Y. 
Sfrawhprrv Plank pot grown, and layer plants m- 
OlldWUBiry ridnis eluding all the best up-to-date, 
varieties. 75 cents per 100. $0.50 per 1.000, Overbear¬ 
ing. $1.50 per 100. $10.00 per 1.000. 
E. W. Townsend, Box ZG5, Salisbury, Md. 
POT-GROWN STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
Early Ozark, Gandy, Glen Mary, Ryckninn, Sam¬ 
ple. Senator Dunlap. Steven’s Late Champion, 
j William Belt. Harry L. Squires, Remsenburu, N. Y. 
QiKOUuhfXK vw Plant. Pot Grown and Runner 
w II a W UCI 1 y fuisummer and Fall planting. 
Catalogs Free. L. G. TINGLE, Box 96, Pittsvllle. Md 
Ruoeion Piflnio SEED RYE. Rank grower. Enormous 
llUoolall niKUS yfelder. tl.30 perhu.. sow until freezing 
Supply limited. Orderearly. Cloverdile Firm, Charlotte, K. I' 
MEN WANTED 
To sell Fruit Trees. 
Berry Plants, all kinds 
of Nursery Stock. Glean, 
profitable business. HARRY L. SQUIRES, Remsenburo.N.Y. 
LEVIN PRUNER 
r TMIE best Pruner. Cuts %-inch 
A <Iry branch. Quick, clean, 
easy cut. We will send it post¬ 
paid for one new yearly subscrip¬ 
tion at $1, or for club of 10 ten- 
week trials at 10 cents each. 
These articles are not given with a sub¬ 
scription to The Rural New-Yorker, but 
are given to tlie agent as a reward, in 
place of cash, for extending the subscrip¬ 
tion list of The Rural New-Yorker. 
THE RURAL NEW YORKER, 
333 WEST 30th ST., NEW YORK. 
