lUO 
TShe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Fcliruaiy In, l!il7. 
A Southern Potato Crop 
'I’lic picture on the first page shows a 
potato held at l!aini)ton, Va. We i)rint 
it as a coinj)anion i)iece to the corn pic¬ 
ture shown on page <>7 to give an idea of 
what can 1><‘ done witli a light Southern 
land when t)roperl.v handled. Last May 
there was a heavy crop of (h-imson clover 
grown on part of this field. This was 
.plowfsl under and the ground prop<‘rly 
worked through the Summer, and a late 
l)ota1o croi> jdanted about August 1st. 
Mr. .7. W. Uowe, who raised this crop, 
pays that they used from 700 to S(K) 
pounds of fertili'/er to the acre with an 
analysis of 1 per cent, ammonia, 8 p<‘r 
cent, of phosjihoric acid and about 2 per 
cent, of potash. On the remainder of this 
field a good crop of early potatoes was 
first grown. After these were dug the 
ground was worked up j)roperly and an¬ 
other croj) of late potato<!S planted on the 
same gi'onnd. Iloth cnips of late potatoes 
were good. No one could fairly advise 
such heavy cropping as a general jiropo- 
sition. but last year they had the seed po¬ 
tatoes on hand with every prosi)ect of 
high ju'iees for the lat(',crop, so they ])ut 
them in with good results. The average 
Northern man looking at this light .soil 
would not consider it strong enough to 
produce anything like a fair crop, yet 
when ))roperly handbal b.v taking advan¬ 
tage of cover crops and well fertilized it 
gives surprising results with corn, i)ota- 
toes or similar farm crops. It is a gre.at 
illustration of what can bn done wifh soil 
in that climate if it is only properly cared 
for. 
New York State Legislature 
'i'he first month of the year has wit¬ 
nessed the introduction in the 7<egisla- 
tnri> of a numlx'r of bills affecting agri¬ 
cultural interests, of which those arc the 
most noteworthy; 
My Senator Sage, empowering the 
Commissioner of Agricult rue to direct 
agricultural operations on all institution 
farms of the State, the i)articular feature 
of the bill providing for the exchange and 
distribution of products between the in- 
sttiutions. 
P.y Senator Sage, cour.ses of studies in 
all secondary schools to be ])rescribed by 
the Commissioner of Agriculture; does 
not apply to State College of Agricul¬ 
ture at Ithaca. 
My Senator Wicks. i»roviding for issu- 
anc<*s by Coinniissiom'r of Agriculture to 
claim.ints. of <'erl ilicat.es showing 
ainonnt.s due to owner.s of cattle slaugh¬ 
tered nniler jirovisions of agricultural 
la w. 
Ity Sen.Mlor \\'icks, ]>crmitting the sale 
of skim-milk in New York city (hereto- 
for«' forbidd<m). 
My Senator Wicks, permitting the 
standardizatimi of (‘vapoi'at(‘(l or con- 
dens(sl milk. The i»roportionate amotints 
of fats and .solids in such product are not 
altered. 
My Senator "Wicks, Inspectoi*s and 
Agents in the Department -of Agricul- 
tur«‘ hereafter apjminted must have had 
five years’ experience of farm, milk sta¬ 
tion. butter or cheese factory work, and 
oiM! year's training in a rec-ognized agri¬ 
cultural school; or in li»‘u of such, shall 
have had a two years’ course in a recog¬ 
nized agri<-ultural .school. 
My Senator Thomii.son. establi.shing an 
agricultural denionstr:ition station in 
Niagara County; intended to-supplement 
the woi-k of tli(! e.\iierim(mt stations at 
(Jenev:i and Ithaca, and in aid of those 
institutions; five members con.stituto 
board of control, two to be appointed by 
the Coveruor to serve without pay, the 
otln‘r memlx'rs being the Commissioner 
of Agriculture and tin* dii-ectors <if the 
(JeiK'va exi)erimenl station and of the 
State College of agriculture at ('ornell. 
An api>ropriatiou of is jirovided 
for lands, buildings (and running (ex- 
pen.ses the lii’st y('ar. 
I’.y ,\ssemblyman Fullager, a dog law- 
’riiis wall donbtb'ss give way to the 
“sheep and dog law” reiommended by 
the VVicks Committee'. 
My Assemblyman l•dh‘n'bog<'n, <'xc<>pt- 
ing cei-eals from the operation of the 
law relative to the reports ‘of sal<*s of 
product' sold by commi.ssion merchants. 
The last day of January, under pre.s- 
snn' of a party canicus and in the face 
of con.sideraible -opixasition by the minor¬ 
ity. a hill W!js jaissed in th<‘ Assembly 
(prt'viously pa.ssed by tin* Senate! which 
imposed incrt'jist'd rt'gistriition _ fees on 
motor vt'hich's used for omnibus and 
trucking purpost'.s. ’Pin' luistt* was in'tv.s- 
sary as Febiuiiry 1 was the date on 
which the jirevioais tbit rate of eaich 
for vehicles'of these classi's bi'caiine due, 
and without this new ('iiactment the ex- 
pi'cted income from the new .schedule 
would not at'crue for another year. The 
schedule foi- omnibuses is incrmised from 
the flat i-iiti' of .$5 to: vehicles .'^eating 
five iias.sengers or les.s, -$15; seating not i 
less than six nor more thiin seven,] 
$24..’>(); si'iiting not less than I'ight nor' 
more than 10, .$:{0..''»0; seating not less 
than 11 nor more tlnin 1(5, $f-‘l; seating 
not less tli..n 17 nor more than 20, •$-”)2; 
se.'iting not less than 21 nor more than 
22, .$50; seating not less tlnin 2.‘> nor 
more than 2(5, $(51.50; seating ^not less 
than 27 nor more than -‘>0, .$(57.-50; seat¬ 
ing in exce.ss of .‘50 jiassengei's, .$(57..50 
and an additional fee of -$2 for each y>as- 
smiger, measured by the seating capacity, 
in exce.ss of 20 passenger.s. 
For each vehicle having a combined 
weight of truck and carrying capacity 1 
of two tons or less, an annual fix^ of <$10; 
of more than two and not more than 
three toms, $15; of more than three and 
not more than four tons, .$20; of more 
than four and not more than live tons, 
.$25; of more than live and not more 
than six tons, .$20; of more than six 
and not more than seven, $2>.5of more 
than .seven and not more than eight tons, 
$40; of more than eight and not more 
than nine tons, $4.5; and thus on up to 
truck.s carrying a combined weight of 
14 tons, the fee of 'which is $70 and an 
additional fee of $10 for ea<-h ton in ex¬ 
cess of 14 tons. Immediately after its 
passage by the Ass«unbly the bill was 
hurried to the Governor for his signa¬ 
ture. 
Boston Produce Markets 
fOTATOKS CONTINUE STRONG. MAINE 
GROWERS I’ROSl'KROirS AND MAY 
l.VCKEASK AIKEAGE. 
SiiK'C jiotatoes -toiK'hed the .$2 line, the 
continued strong tone has kejit the trade, 
guessing where the rise will stop. The | 
amount of stock umsold is fairly well 
known, and nobody questions that the 
shortage is serious anri likely to con¬ 
tinue so for many months. Mut from 
the other side, that of demand, it remains 
to be seen whether consumers will cut 
jiurchases enough to check the market’s 
upward trend. Dealers are talking of 
the potato boycott moveim'nts hi'i'c and 
there, but do not seem to think they 
will affect the general market. It is the 
quiet reduction of buying on the part of 
so many people, including many with 
good incomes, that makes dealers thought¬ 
ful. I 
Said F. \V. Higgins <& Co.: “Our rep¬ 
resentative, lately back from the Aroo.s- 
took jiotato section, reports talk of heavy 
planting for next season. One leading 
grower was to increase 2.5 per cent. 
Seed, fertilizer, and labor will be .scarci* 
and high, but the growers have money 
to pay for what they -want. Everybody 
who has anything to sell has Ix'en send¬ 
ing agents up there. Farmers are, actu¬ 
ally getting $.5 jier barrel on the spot, 
and one big sale at Fort Fairfield, ,20,(HM) 
barrels went through on that basis. In 
Boston, we quote at $2.20 pi'V bu. in 
bulk or $2.27 in sacks at the yards. The 
market seems pretty strong. They w’ant 
potatoes everywhere and Maine has to 
ship them all over the East. There isn’t 
three days’ supjily in Boston, an<i_ a bad 
storm might make them go very high for ’ 
a time. We see no prospect of much | 
relii'f for con.sumers until the Jiew crop 
liegin.s to arrive liberally in August. 
Dealers estimate 70 jier cent, of the 
Aroostook crop has been shipped. There 
may be 4,(KK),0(M) bus. left. No other; 
Eastern W'ction has much surjdus.” ! 
lllGIf COST VEGETAREKS CHECK DEMANR 
“We notice Ji tendency of consumers 
to make smaller purchases.” said a large 
Faneuil Hall jobber who also has a high 
class and general retail trade. “Even 
the well-to-do peojile feel that way about 
it. They do without .some things and 
buy le.ss of other things. 'I'he customer 
who used to order a bushel of ]>ntatoes 
now buys them by the peck, and the one 
who bought ten pounds of onions buys a 
couple of pounds, and so on. Some peo- 
jde refnsi* to take siii'h things as cab- 
liages. sipiashes and onions -when they 
learn 'the price. We have to make a: 
jirofit on a small order delivered, and, 
that makes vegetables come almost as 
high as candy.” Onions are uj) another 
jieg to ,$8 iR'i’ 100 lbs., cabbage is $(5.50 
Iter bbl., and squash if large and sound 
brings .$8.5 to $00 per ton. Beets, even 
the ovi'rgrown ones that usually go J;o 
cattle, sell at $2 and good ones .$2.5(7 
per box. ('arrots ari* $1.2.5 to .$1.50; 
parsniiis .$1,50 to .$1.7.5; white turnips 
.$1.2.5 to $1.75 Hothousi* stuff is jiretty 
high, led by tomatoes at 40c lb. and cu¬ 
cumbers, choice at .$10 box. Madishea 
hold at .$2 box and lettui'e at 50c to 
$ 1 . 
APPLES IXUNG KAIRLY AVKLI.. 
The apple trade jogs along riuietly. 
Good stock is still in (lemand. while off 
grade fruit is hard to sell. Hall A Cote 
say: “Aiiph'S that have the iiualily bring 
the jtrice, from $5..50 down. Imt most ri'- i 
ceipts arc off (piality and sell around .$.‘5 [ 
to $2.50. Native box apples are .$1 to | 
.82. We do not loidc for imich activity in 
cold storage .'iiqih'S for the pre.sent and j 
shall not ofl'er ours for several weeks. | 
Lai'ge arrivals of box apiiles from near-■ 
by jioints keeji the in.irket down just! 
now." Maldwins, Grade A are .$.2 to .$4, 
grade M :ind ungraded $2.2.5 to $.'». A | 
few Mussets, mostly iioor, .$2 to .$.2. Ben 
Davis $2 to $2..5(). ('raivberries are as 
weak and dull as of late, and scaretdy 
anything brings more than .$.5. and all 
the way down to damaged lots for which 
it is hard to get an offer of .$2 or so. 
((’ontiniH'd on page MMl) 
LV' 
Grapes Will Grow 
In Any Garden 
N O matter whether your gar¬ 
den is an acre in extent or 
“handkerchief” size, you have 
room to grow Grapes. They 
will grow wherever there is 
earth enough to set the vines 
in. Plant them along the fence 
or train the vine over the back 
porch. Hubbard’s vines grow 
anywhere. Send for 
Hubbard’s Small Fruit 
Catalogue 
A booklet which tells how to plant 
Grapevines and grow Grapes. 'Wc 
have been growing good vines for 
fifty years and our stock is giving 
satisfaction in home gardens and the 
largest vineyards. Send for our ca¬ 
talogue today. 
T. S. HUBBARD COMPANY 
BOX 20. FREDONIA, NEW YORK 
Fine (or the Home 
Garden ; they need 
less room. Bear 
Quicker, and give 
finest fruit. My 
choice stock of 
dwarf fruit trees will 
please you. 
When you write advertisers mention 
The Rural New-Yorker and you’ll get 
a quick reply and a “square deal.” See 
guarantee editorial page. 
Storrs & Harrison 
Seed and Plant 
Annual—1917 
w 
Sprtffg/9f7 i 
'■/HStorjis I 
For 63 years wc fc J^j - 
have boon sending 
this .'Vninuil to the farmers, gardeners, 
and fruit - growera of the United 
States. The 1917 edition has been 
enlarged, revised, and lists all the 
heat ivew and the old tried varieties of 
VEGETABLES, FLOWERS 
SHRUBS, TREES, ROSES 
Send today for a copy. 
From .Storrs & Harrison Company 
you get till you need for garden or 
farm, lawn or landscape. Our prices 
are reasonable; our stock is right; we 
guarantee delivery. 
iTHE STORRS & HARRISON CO.i 
Box 397 Painesville, Ohio 
Northern Grown at Rochester 
JlartlU. tnie-to-name fruit frees at low prices. 
Apple, peach, pear, plum, quince and cherry trees 
for sale. Also grapevines, currants, ornamental 
trees, roses, plants, new 
truRs, etc. Buy them direct 
from us at 
Half Agents* Prices 
For more than 35 years we 
have been selling direct. 
Oup customers come back 
year after year. If you trant 
to nave monry, ufrite /or otir 
new catalog. 
GREEN’S NURSERY CO. 
— - 22 Wall St., Rochester, N. Y, 
KBBSSSSSSi 
DWARF APPLE TREES 
DWARF PEAR TREES 
DWARF PLUM TREES 
DWARF CHERRY TREES 
DWARF PEACH TREES 
My Free Catalogue is a hand-book of 
Dwarf P'ruit Tree Culture. Tear 
this out and send me your 
address. 
Iloi H 
NUT TREES 
start right with iny haniy 
I'ennsylvania grown grafted 
trees and avoid disap|K>iiit- 
inent. Uandaoiue catalogue 
five. 
J. F. JONES 
THE NUT TREE SPECIAUST 
Box R, Lancaster, Pa. 
APPLK8, PKAU8, .PKACllKti, Pl.llM.S, • 
CllEUKlES,. APUJCOT8, QUINCK.S, • 
UKAPKS, BKHlilKS, at lowest dlrecl-to- • 
you prices. Our TJ17 catalogue Is a big • 
money savor. Send today for free copy. 
WOODLAWN NURSERIES, AUen L. Wood, Prop. 
902 Canon Avenue, Rochester, N. Y. 2 
ACM TREES 
Ruy now from u«. Also 
■ I and plants. New prico 
Box 129, Wcstininsler, Md. 
REES at HalFA^enh Ibices 
Ilnldwln Apple (1 to 7 ft. W) $9.00 per lOO 
Rarllett I’ear ft to 7 ft. Oo 11.00 ■* “ 
Klherta Pencil fito7ft. « 9.00 " '• 
We Pi-cimy Freight and Giiaranteoeafodcliverv. 
Free CntaloK. Complete Line. 
THE tV.M. J. KKILLY MlltlSKKIKH 
64 Osslan St. • DANSVILLE, N. Y. 
Guaranteed by Certified Grower- 
450,000 
' 200 varieties. Also Grapes, Small Fruits, etc. Hestrooteil 
: stock. Genuine, i-hcnp. 2 saniplo currants mailed for 10c. 
j CaUlog free. LEWIS ROESCH, Box L, Fredonia, N. Y. 
P. A.GUKKNSKY& CO.,Ine.,.Scliolu»rIe, N.Y. 
LARGE WHOLESALE CD|11T and Orua- 
G ROWERS OF * *'.^*-^ m e n t als 
Established 27 years. A.SF FOR OUR PlilOEH. 
Peach Trees, 2 c .-1 yr.small 7 °*^roport*fom 
Delicious Apple, Kc. 1 and 2 yoars. Send for price.s. 
(Bridgeville Nurseries) Mycr Si Soiim, Bridaeville, Del. 
NUTCULTUREestrv; 
rcurn, $3. AmUUCAN 
Itiiclicnter, N, Y, 
m 
The FRUIT TRIUMPH 
OF A CENTURY 
I'ROP. HAN.SEN'S HYBRID PLUMS. 
, A truly wonderful fruit produced by 
f *rof, llaniien, of tho Brookini^B AKricuD 
tnrul School, So. Duk. Trees pliintcd this 
^ y(«ar will blonitoro and bear next ssoiton 
prodtico piiyinjc crops tho second yoar. 
liarKnin Oner of ton difTcrcnt varieties 
4 to 6 ft. hif^» $n.r>0 and 26 Progrchfllvo Kver- 
- Dcarini^ Stiawborry plants with Compass Cherry 
^oo with thin order. Order direct from thin adver- 
tixemont. t^hipnients madti iu*cordiiig to your instruc¬ 
tions. 'froea will produce the most delicious fruit 
^ <Mi ever nto. Packud In straw and moss. For further 
information send for my big Kkl-poKo cataIo($—It's 
rKKK with Gurney FVeo Service booklets, containing 
valuable information on planUn^j; and ^owin^. 
GURNEY SEED & 
NURSERY 
J60 Gurney 
Yank to 
CO. 
Square 
S. D. 
WHERE WILL YOU BUY YOUR TREES THIS YEAR? 
Ilocs a rock-rihbctl Kiiarantoe, that protects you against lo.ss or dumage from 
inlcrior stock, intere.st you ? If so send for our b-aiidsomc new ('abilot' and 
read the clause for yourself. It lias apjioaled to thou.sands of fruit grower.s 
The ROWAN WHOLESALE NURSERIES. Inc. 44 Mu5n St.. Dansville, N. y'. 
Sucoessoif* to UKILI.»Y HUGS. NiirK«*ri«*H 
Big, New 4-coIor 1917 Book 
—just off the pre.ss. Brand 
new money-making facts. 
Free for your name and ad¬ 
dress on a post card. Learn how 
orchardists have grown rich—how 
they get $12 a barrel for apples— $2.70 a 
crate for peaches—big money from spare land. 
This is tho book you need—got it today. 
STAkCK BRO’S 
Succl.as Orchards Book 
Crammed with money-making facta 
and with life photos of fruits in 
natural color, and successful or¬ 
chards. Stark Trees—best by 
test of lOi Years. FIll'iK 
T' r o 1 g !i t to your elation 
tnaki s .SUtrk lira’s your neigh- 
hors —KltEE Landscaping I’luna. 
lie sure to write 'fUDA Y. 
STARK BRO’S, LOUISIANA. Mo. 
12 35 Good Salesmen Wanted— Writs 
FREE 
Freight 
Stork 
Delicioiu 
