THE RURAL, NEW-YORKER 
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Tools of 
Yesterday 
The reaper has long since 
displaced the old cradle of 
our grandfathers. 
And scientific factory- 
methods build better clothes 
for men than the little tailor 
who used to stitch away at 
his bench—never doing the 
same thing twice alike. 
Clothcraft was the first line of 
men’s clothing to be built on pro¬ 
gressive methods. 
After 69 years it is still leader 
in style, fit and service value to the 
man who spends from §10 to $25. 
Come into the store and see the 
Clothcraft Blue Serge Specials 
“4130” at $18.50, “5130” at §15, 
and other Clothcraft suits and 
overcoats. 
It’s the best way to be sure of 
solid, guaranteed value for your 
money. 
The Clothcraft Store 
(IN YOUR TOWN) 
CLOTHCRAFT ALL WOOL CLOTHES 
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Made by The Joseph 6* Feiss Company, Cleveland 
Buy a Glen Rock Suit 
or Overcoat and Save 
$8 or More . 
Send for our Men’s Fall Style 
bo.)k and 40 samples of cloth 
patterns. You select the style and cloth sample which 
you like best. Write your measurements in order-blank 
which we furnish. You can’t go wrong. You can’t lose 
cn the Glen Rock plan. 
Every garment is guaranteed not only to fit perfectly. 
Put to keep its perfect shape permanently. Glen Rock 
garments are noted fox the < xcellence of < loth, trim-* 
mings. cutting and tailoring. Signed guarantee attached 
to every made-to-order garment. The first step to save 
$ti 00 is to send today for New )915 Style book and 40 
Cloth Samples. IT'S FKBfc 
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GLEN ROCK WOOLEN CO. 
GLEN ROCK WOOLEN CO. 
J. £. Griggi 'frtiid*£j Gen-, Mgr. 
203 Main Street Somerville. N. J. 
RURALISMS 
Planting Asparagus in the Fall. 
I would like to know the facts for or 
against Fall planting of asparagus as 
against Spring planting. Can I gain any¬ 
thing by planting this Fall? J. A. K. 
Westboro, Mass. 
I have seen some prominent writers 
advocate the Fall planting of asparagus, 
but my experience with this plant has 
taught me that Fall planting should nev¬ 
er be done if it can possibly be avoided. 
The roots of asparagus are of a rather 
soft spongy nature, and when broken in 
the Fail as many of them will be if the 
plants are dry and put in the field at 
that season of the year, instead of the 
broken roots healing over as is the case 
with most plants, decay will set in and 
follow the root to the crown, causing the 
destruction of the entire plant. In open 
wet Winters the loss from this root de¬ 
cay is sometimes quite heavy, amounting 
to as much as GO to 70 per cent, and 
even more in some instances. In Spring 
planting, loss from this cause is almost, 
if not entirely eliminated. Instead of the 
broken roots decaying they will heal over 
in almost every instance, and if the 
crowns are in good livable condition 
when planted, the danger of loss from 
transplanting is reduced to a min¬ 
imum. For the above reasons I have 
for years advised against Fall planting 
of asparagus. K. 
Cold Frame; Treatment of Asparagus. 
1. How should I build a cold frame 
for the purpose of growing lettuce for 
Winter market, and how far apart should 
the plants be spotted in the bed to insure 
nice heads? 2. When is the proper time 
to clear off old asparagus stalks from the 
bed and what is the proper way to do it? 
Should they be burned, as I am told 
there is a beetle in the old stalks which 
if left would ruin my asparagus next 
season? mbs. it. f. 
Millville, N. J. 
1. Lettuce for Winter market can be 
brought to maturity in cold frames up 
to Christmas in South Jersey, provided, 
after cold weather begins, the sashes are 
covered each night with mats. During 
late Winter lettuce can mature only in 
hotbeds or greenhouses. The cold frame 
is made by standing boards on their edge 
around a plot just as large as the avail¬ 
able sash will accommodate. These 
boards are 12 inches high on the north¬ 
ern side and eight inches high on the 
southerly side, and are securely fastened 
in their places by means of stakes driven 
into the ground. Bank up all around the 
outside of the frame with dirt, cinders or 
manure. The soil for lettuce must be 
actually stuffed full of finely pulverized 
old manure with some acid phosphate or 
bone dust added. Rake the soil well, fin¬ 
ishing up with a slight grade away from 
the lower board so as to prevent excessive 
moisture from settling along shady side 
of the frame. Seed may be sown at once 
in flats. When the plants are just large 
enough, prick them out and set in other 
flats three inches apart each way. When 
these are about as large as silver dol¬ 
lars they should be set in their permanent 
place about 10 inches apart each way. 
Do not allow the temperature to fall be¬ 
low 40 deg. Fhr. at night and try to pre¬ 
vent it from rising above 75 deg. Fhr. 
during the day. Apply water only when 
necessary and use the May King varie¬ 
ty for your first attempt. 
2. The old asparagus stalks should be 
cut and raked into windrows as soon as 
the berries are well colored. They may 
be burned or hauled off the field to be 
used for mulching purposes under apple 
trees, etc. The enormous quantity of 
seed makes it very undesirable to leave 
the tops on the field or to use them for 
manure. If the aspai-agus bed is a very 
young one the field may be disk-harrowed 
without mowing the tops. Burning the 
tops helps to control the asparagus bee¬ 
tle somewhat; however, they may hibern¬ 
ate in any kind of rubbish near the field. 
The few beetles which live over Winter 
lay their eggs upon the tender asparagus 
shoots in the Spring and then die. There¬ 
fore, if the cutters are careful to remove 
even the worthless large or small stalks 
from the field during the cutting season, 
the beetles will be almost completely 
checked. R. d. b. 
“Pa, who was the first inventor?” 
“Adam, my son.” “What did he invent?” 
“The poor excuse.”—Boston Transcript. 
1 ne name mli-Banci on a 
rubber footwear has the same ^ 
real, relative value to you as the^J 
pedigree of a cow, or the strain T" 
in the sire of your colt. 
BALLS AND 
Ball-Band boots are vacuum 
cured. During the vulcanizing this 
process causes a tremendous pressure 
on the fabric and rubber and makes 
the boot one solid piece. 
They stand the test of fit and long wear on the feet of eight and one-half 
million wearers. These men buy “Ball-Band” again the next time, be¬ 
cause they are through experimenting. They know that under any working 
conditions it gives more days wear at a lower cost per days wear than any 
other kind of rubber footwear. 
Over 50,000 stores sell “Ball-Band” Rubber Footwear, 
keep a “Ball-Band” sign in their windows. yms 
If your merchant doesn’t sell “Ball-Band” write us and Iwraj 
mention his name. We will see that you are supplied. Write 
anyway for 'JjR 
Free Booklet, “More Days Wear 99 K 
It tells how rubber footwear deserves to be treated. wfl 
Mishawaka Woolen Mfg. Co., 333Water St., Mishawaka, Imf. jjjg 
“Ball-Band 
Most stores 
Arctics for men, women and children are 
made with one, two and four buckles. The Red Ball is on the 
sole. Look for it. The tops are best cashmerette 
and the linings we make ourselves from the same 
kind of wooi that goes into the Coon ' T ail Knit 
Boot. 
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Fays Millions 
for Quality“ 
LET US TAN 
YOUR HIDE. 
Cattle or Horse hide. Calf, Poe. Deer 
orany kind of skin with hair or lur on. 
We tan and finish them right; make 
them into coats (for men and women), 
robes, rues or gloves when ordered. 
Your fur goods will cost you less than 
to buy them, and be worth more. Our 
lllustratod catalog gives a lot of in 
formation which every stock raiser 
should have, but we never send out ibis 
valuable book except upon request. 
It tells how to takeoff and care for 
hides; how and when wo pay fho freight 
both ways ; about our Bafe dyeing pro¬ 
cess which is a tremendous advantage 
to the customer, especially on horso 
hides and calf skins; about the fur 
goods and game trophies we sell, taxi¬ 
dermy, etc. If you want a copy send us 
your correct address. 
The Crosby Frisian Fur Company, 
S71 Lyell Ave., Rochester. N. Y. 
A Rainy Day 
need not be dull.! 
Cheer up! — Get to work in a 
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Sixes 2 to 13 Save Money end Prevent Sickness 
Heights Water-Proof, Rust-Proof, 
6 to 17 in, Rot-Proof. Warm in winter,cool 
in summer. Weight about the 
same as an all-leather work shoe. 
Will outwear several pairs ol leath¬ 
er, rubber or wood soled shoes. 
No metal touches you. Thick felt 
insole. Comfortable to wear. Keep 
the feet in good condition. Best 
by test for all work in any weather. 
MONEY PACK if shoes do not 
meet with your approval. Write 
for FREE catalog which shows 
styles, gives prices and tells how to order. A postal brings it. 
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This Warranted 
full shed hardwood and steel 
Dumping Horse Cart 
$15.75 
freight prepaid to any 
Station East of Missis¬ 
sippi River. Full par¬ 
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Hobson & Co. eas°ton!pa. 
These Young Trees 
are Protected 
They are safe from the attack of 
small animals that gnaw and kill. 
Don’t expose your young trees to 
the ravages of rodents. EXCELSIOR 
WIRE MESH placed around them will 
make them safe. It is durable, galva- 
nized to prevent rusting and low in 
cos t. Write for detailed information. 
WRIGHT WIRE CO., Dept. R. Worcester, Mass. 
Here’s a book of daily needs you 
should keep handy. It lists the 
best of every thing for the or- 
ehardist and truck grower. 
Standard spray materials, har¬ 
rows, cultivators, graders, pick¬ 
ers, packing boxcs.etc. If there’s 
anything needed, “ask Pratt.” 
You know him—he’s the man 
- who makes “Salecide—the tree 
saver.” Everything else he sells is just as good. 
Our Service Department 
is under his direct supervision and he is always 
ready to advise, from his long experience, just 
what implement, spray material, etc., you need. 
Ask questions. But send for the book today. 
B. G. PRATT COMPANY 
Dept. N 50 Church St., New York 
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