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•She RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Hi^h-^radeFertilizers 
Are Best Values 
The average cost of 
Nitrogen in 600 samples 
of “complete” fertilizers 
was 66% higher than 
the cost of Nitrogen in 
Nitrate of Soda 
Are you paying high 
prices for low-grade 
goods? 
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Afoney^saving Sookm 
WILLIAM S. MYERS, Director 
25 Hadlaon Avenne, New York Oty 
\brk Drills Wear Well 
L ong years of wear and freedom from re¬ 
pair bills make the York Force Feed Grain 
-J and Fertilizer Drill worth moi’e, though 
it does not cost more. Positive force feed of 
erain and fertilizer, with chain dHve. No cor grears to wear 
out or Ret lost. Fertilizer and Rrain feed fnde^ndent, and 
Instantly stopped or reRulatea while Drill is in operation. 
HlRh Rrade steel saves weiRht and increases strenRth. 
Improved cast and steel boarinRS defy the wear where most 
wear comes. Don't buy a Drill, Cultivator, Harrow, Lime 
Spreader, Po¬ 
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H E N C H & 
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COMPANY 
1528 Sixth 
I The Connett’s Peach 
This variety of peach, which is not In¬ 
frequently listed as Connett’s Southern 
Eai-ly, is one of our older varieties, and 
yet is not well known among New Jersey 
peach growers. It ripens at practically 
the same season as Carman, and has 
never become as popular as that variety 
in any section. ' However, it has attracted 
considerable attention about Hammonton, 
i where it has proved to be a profitable 
1 poach for some growers. This variety 
actually brought higher prices in tlie New 
York market than any otlier variety of 
its season. It has also made a good rec¬ 
ord in previous years. Its popularity in 
the market is largely due to two factors. 
It is oval in shape and brighter in color 
than Carman. While the latter variety is 
the most popular one of its season, its 
color is frequently a rather dull red and 
lacks brightness, especially under artifi¬ 
cial light. The Connett's is a -brighter 
and more attractive looking peach. It j 
i cannot be rated as any higher in quality 
than Carman, and it is a clingstone. 
In some localities the variety is likely to 
prove quite profitable, perhaps more so 
than Carman in some in.stances. 
New Jersey fruit growers should not 
overlook the variety Lola when selecting 
varieties ripening early in August. It is 
a freestone, ripening from a few days to 
a week later than Carman, and is equally 
as hardy ns that variety. A picture of 
this poach is shown at Fig. (i l. page ISS. 
M. A. nr.AKE. 
Trouble With Head Lettuce 
Will yon tell how to grow head lettuce? 
This is the third season I have tried to 
grow same, and every time I think they 
are going to head, they all shoot up and 
go to seed. What is the best variety to 
grow that will surety head like cabbage? 
Toms Kiver N. ,T. R. C. 
The Frederick County Spreader 
We will be pleased to send you our free literature. 
Don't pay a big price for a spreader, when you can 
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The Frederick County Spreader is equipped with three exclusive 
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Drop U8 a card before you forRet it, wo will save you 
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Woodsboro Lime Spreader Co. 
5 KEMP CLIMAX SPREADER 
A LIGHT WEIGHT TWO HORSE SPRE.VHER 
Thf (ii'utii is to the inaniiro spreader what (ho cuttiM- b.-ir 
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It shreds the material. You tret over 40 years experience 
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THE N. J. KEMP CO., Batavia, N. Y. 
Lettuce is by all menus a cool .season 
. crop, therefore, in climates whore the 
Summers are hot the crop can bo grown 
to perfection only during early Spring or 
late Fall. Lettuce plants started under 
glass and well hardened off before they 
are transplanted to the open in very early 
Spring usually produce, the finest crop. 
The seed may be sown very early out of 
doors even before the frost is out of the 
ground. In any case heads cannot de¬ 
velop unless each plant has a place at 
least nine inches square all to itself. Be¬ 
sides that yon must have a heading va¬ 
riety. The Grand Itapids variety, popu¬ 
lar around the Groat Ivakes, is a leaf let¬ 
tuce only, never forming heads. 
When the Summers are cool and a cool 
moist soil is obtainable, good head lettuce 
may be grown during the Summer. The 
muck soil men of New York, for in¬ 
stance, ship their product to the markets 
daring the Summer. In warmer sections, 
however, the grower begins to plant dur¬ 
ing the last iiart of July and in August. 
Many growers sow the seed in rows 12 
inches apart and thin out later with a 
hoe, so that the individual plants stand 
10 inches apart. Some of the most suc¬ 
cessful growers believe it pays them to 
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transplant the Fall crop, because in this 
way they get an evener stand. Under any 
circumstances, lettuce requires a well- 
manured soil, cool weather and plenty of 
moisture. The Big Boston is the best 
known variety, because it usually pro¬ 
duces a large, solid, attractive head. The 
May King is a newer variety which grows 
a little quicker, the heads are more com¬ 
pact and solid but quite a little smaller 
than Big Boston. The May King is espe¬ 
cially popular in greenhouses and for first 
early outdoor lettuce. R. w. D. b. 
Vitality of Old Seeds 
What garden and field seeds are good 
and are fairly safe to plant the second 
year? We have some 1915 seeds that we 
did not sell in 1916. We desire to sell 
them if they will grow, bait want to be 
fairly sure- they will come up all right. 
Long Island. G. W. B. 
The only sure way to find out is to ask 
the seeds by testing them for germination. 
Yon can send samples to the Department 
of Agriculture at Washington, and they 
will test for vitality, or you can test them 
yourself under direction of the Depart¬ 
ment. We would not advise you to try to 
sell this seed without such testing. 
‘T HOPE your son has obtained employ¬ 
ment amid refined surroundings.” “Oh, 
my, yes. He works in a refinery.”— 
LouisviUe Cotirier’Journal. 
Acres a Day 
'^pWO Men—Two Horses and This looo lb. Outfit (duster and en- 
A gine) can dust this large acreage thoroughly at the critical time 
and secure better commercial results in the control of codling moth, 
aphis, psylla, scab, etc. 
Here it is expressed in the words of D. N, Minick of Chambersburg, 
Pa., who compared the dusting and liquid methods 
in his own orchard; 
“We are positively led to believe through this experl- 
nieut that it is more profitabie for a large grower to 
use the dust than the spray. One of the principal ad¬ 
vantages is that you <-an dust your orchard at least 
six to seven times while spraying it once. This en¬ 
ables the grower to ti’eat his fruit better and oftener, 
thereby securing better results. We can further state 
that we do not consider dust any more expensive tlian 
the liquid, because of the labor saving in the u.se of it.” 
The Dust Method is clean, quick, effective—saves 
horse and man time and takes all the dreaded, 
sloppy drudgery out of fruit protection. 
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Of course this book is compiled to show the advantages 
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chards. This book should be read by 
every wide-awake fruit grower. You 
may not dust next year or the next, but 
that’s what many thought about spray¬ 
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grower who used the Niagara Dusting 
Method last year says he will Dust 
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what led the men 
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Company 
65 Main St., Middleport, N. T. 
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Spray for better fruit, larger 
crops, bigger profits. For fast 
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and long-lived outfits, spray 
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a 40-page guide to 25 types 
and sizes of sprayers. It’s free. 
THE DEMING COMPANY 
155 Depot St. Salem, Ohio 
Pumps for all farm uses. 
imm 
Farm, Garden and Orchard Tools 
Answer the farmer’s big questions; 
How can I grow crops with less ex¬ 
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Can be used in any wagon, 
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aP parts easy to reach. 100 to 
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We make a full line of spray- 
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Spray Vegetables with an Eclipse Spray Pump 
THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL SPRAY PUMP 
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BENTON HARBOR, MICH. 
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