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r or vve will mail one regular 
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Cherub, rich cream, edged bright rose; 
King White, the finest pure white; 
Margaret Atlee, best cream pink; 
Rosabelle, a large deep rose; Wedge- 
vvooD, a lovely light blue. Also one large 
packet (90 to 100 seeds) of the Burpee 
Blend of Superb Spencers for 1917. 
Burpee’s Annual for 1917 
Is better, blgfter and brighter than ever before. 
204 pages. Thirty (30) varieties illustrated in 
colors. It is mailed free. Write for it today and 
please mention this publication. 
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Burpee Buildings Philadelphia 
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Onions$3 a bushel and po¬ 
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big acreage this Spring 
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Fall. We specialize on 
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many others. NawCrop Seed 
carefully grown ofBiir Yiold- 
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our 1917, IZ^aso Illustrated 
uardenand Farm Guide that 
Tells How To Grow Big 
PROFITABLE CROPS 
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Rook River Valley Seed Farm 
Box 767 1 Roekford, llllnoia 
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Grimm Alialfa 
Produces plants with large branching roots which 
resist winter conditions. Leafier, out-yields other I 
varieties and is of better feeding value. Booklet, 
“ How 1 Discovered The Grimm Alfalfa,” and 
sample free. Will also send testimonials from 
patrons in your locality. 
A. B. Lyman, Grimm Alfalfa Introducer 
Alfalfadale Farm, Excelsior, Minn. 
Bumper CroD"Oats 
Got OObushels per aero from Ford’s 
“Bumper Crop” Oats. Grows 6 feet 
high: stalks are stilf and strong; 
stands up against lieavy storms. Hoads 
often 2 feet long and full of large kernels. 
“ Bumper Crop’’ live.s up to its name. 
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RURAL NEW-YORKER 
I Westernj’New York Horticultural Society 
Part I 
I The 62n(l annual meeting of the so¬ 
ciety was held under depressing circum¬ 
stances. as the pas.sing away of W. C. 
Barry, who was president for over a 
quarter of a century east a gloom over 
the meeting. First Vice-President, 8etb 
.1. T. Bush, presided. 
In his opening address he suggested 
the merging of the society with the N. 
Y. State Fruit Growers’ Association. 
The smaller attendance at this meeting, 
and al.so smaller exhibits than in former 
years, seemed to be good reasons for con¬ 
sidering this recommendation. One 
strong society, he said, would be better 
than two weak ones, and many members 
of both would not keep uj) enthusiasm 
to attend two meetings so close together. 
Setli .T. T. Bush was elected president 
and .Tolin Hall Secretary and Treasurer, 
Dr. .Jordan of the N. Y. State Experi¬ 
ment Station delivered a eulogy on the 
late W. C. Barry, wlio for 27 
years was president of the Western 
N. Y. Ilortionltural Society. Following 
was a solo by Miss Davi.s, “Crossing the 
Bar." ;ind the {lassing of the resolutions 
exi»re.ssiiig the affection and esteem of 
the Westi'i-n N. Y. Horticultural Society 
for Mr. Barry. 
The society went on record as supporting 
the present apple packing law in prefer¬ 
ence to accepting an amendment drawn 
up by Clark Allis. Mr. Allis had dis¬ 
tributed among the members printed 
copii’s of the proposed amendments to 
subdivision second. Section 202. of the 
law. ^ and to the third and fourth sub¬ 
divisions of the same sections. The 
amendments would reduce the standard 
of Grade A aiiples by 5%. would substi¬ 
tute "orchard packed” for Grade B, 
(ivould make the tail end of the barrel 
an average of the apples, and would 
eau.se all closed jiackages containing 
drop aiiples, or windfalls, to he marked 
with the words “not hand-picked.” The 
result was that a motion was carried 
to refer the question to the legislative 
committee of the AVestern X. Y. Horti¬ 
cultural Society. The X. Y. State Fruit 
Growers’ Association, and the X^ational 
Apjile Shippers’ A.s.soeiation. 
AA'ilhur Chase of Hilton. X. Y., told 
about a successful demon.strntion in the 
control of pear psylla. _ The IMonroe 
County Farm Bureau, in coiiiierntion 
with the State College of Agriculture, 
directed the work. “We delayed the ap¬ 
plication as late as possible and yet not 
injure the foliage, hut at the saiiie time 
gave the jisylla flies a chance to lay 
most of their egg.s. On May 5 the entire 
orchard was thoroughly sprayed with 
lime-sulphur at a strength of one to 
eight. Tlii.s was at the time when the 
blossom buds were (qioning and spn-ad- 
ing out. The trees were thoroughly 
sprayed from both the lower and upper 
sides 'at the rate of two and a half gal¬ 
lons per tree, to he sure that each egg 
wa.s hit with the spray. Angle nozzles, 
giving a very fine spray, were used. 
There was practically no injury to the 
foliage. This was the only spraying the 
orchard received for the remainder of 
the season. The psylla was held com¬ 
paratively in check throughout the year 
l).v this one application. 
Prof. Stewart, Botanist, N. Y. Ex¬ 
periment Station, on du.sting nursery stoCk 
said thjit the results of the experiments 
in 191") and in 191{> indicate that the 
apiilication of snitahle powdered mate- 
riaks, with air used as a carrier, will 
control certain leaf diseases of nursery 
stock .as well as a spray with water as 
a carri(‘r. 'riie dust mixture of 90 parts 
of finely ground suljihur, practically all 
of which would i)ass through a screen of 
200 meshes to tlu' inch, and 10 parts of 
eiiuiilly fine powdered arsenate of lead, 
ciintrolh'd the leaf diseases of horse 
chestnut, currant, iiluin, cherry, quince, 
and rose in the nursery. It is roason- 
ahh> fo believe that the same results 
might he exjiected for the control of these 
diseases under other conditions, such as 
on cherry, (piince. and plum trees in the 
orchard, or on mature currant bushes. 
The dusting method is slightly more ex¬ 
pensive. hut the applications of the dust 
mixture can he made in a much shorter 
time and more thoroughly than can 
siirayiiig with the usual machines now 
enqiloyed by nur.serymon. Only finely 
grouiul materials should he used. The 
line materials will stick to the foliage, 
while the coarser materials roll off the 
leaves and are of little value. In cer¬ 
tain experiments satisfactory results 
were not obtained, <‘aused mainly by 
failure to apply at the proper time. In 
each case in which the dust mixture did 
not control the disease, the lime-sulj)hur 
solution also failed. Apparently, good 
control results may he expected if the 
applications are made so as to protect 
as much as possible the foliage through¬ 
out the growing season. Prof. P. .T. 
Parrott. Entomologist at the X^. Y. Fx- 
Iieriinent Station said that fruit grow¬ 
ers should give more attention towards 
providing perfect apples for packing or 
putting in storage. Deterioration of ap¬ 
ples ill cold storage is so slight as to 
hardly he considered. As to amount of 
injury done by fruit deforming insects 
before it is picked, the following is tab¬ 
ulated from the report of horticultural 
insiiectorsj Codling moth, 58 1-.“% ; leaf 
rolled. .’) 5-0; bud moth, Yo ; case-hearer, 
2-3; curculio, 4 5-0; redhugs, 9 5-0; 
San .lose scale, 1; lesser apple-worm, 
I 1-3; aphides, 12 2-3; Green fruit- 
worm. 1 5-0; palmer worm Yj J apple 
maggot, 1-3 ; other insects, 1%. w. n. j. 
As You Plant, So 
AVill You Pick 
Big, heavy, meaty tomatoes 
are not accidental, they come 
from pedigreed seeds. 
Crisp, spicy, tender radishes 
are not accidental, they come 
from pedigreed seeds. 
This is a law of life. 
FerrVs 
Seeds 
are developed with as much care 
as the purest blooded live stock. 
They come from plants with long 
family histories of perfect pro¬ 
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vegetables and flowers in 
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Doubtful seeds are dear at any price. 
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Hoffman’s Northwest Clover Seed 
Selected from the states 
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“NORTHWEST” CLO¬ 
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Earlier, Hardier 
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The superiority of “NORTH¬ 
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Seed grown in the Northwest 
have a like advantage. It is 
earl ier^ because of the short 
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hardier, because of its sur¬ 
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more prodrictive, because 
of its extreme vitality. 
NORTHWEST” Grass Seed 
8uccee<ls whore other fail. 
Less “NORTHWEST” seed 
need bo sown per acre. 
Hoffman’s 1917 Catalog 
Is full Tof valuablo hints fort^row- 
injc ertms. It otTora Oats, 
(lorn. Potatoes, Field I'eas ana 
Deans, Alfalfa and Grass Seeds. 
It is free, with a packet of seeds 
samples, if you mention thispaper 
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Three earliest vecrotables in cultivation for 10c. One 
packet each. Robinson’s Karlicst Tomato. Earliest 
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Vick’s Guide 
Now Several new features. Contains For 
j valuable practical information on , n. -r 
Keady planting, etc. Several splendid IS 17 
new varieties. For 68 years theleadingauthority on 
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JAMKS VICK’S SONS, Kochestei. N. V. 
39 Stone Street The Floiver City 
ALFALFA 
AMERICAN NORTHERN GROWN 
For fifteen years our advice concerning the seediog 
and care of Alfalfa meadows, and our seed for sowing 
them, have been standard—the best that wag to be 
had. The catalog tells how, and prices the seed, 
not Turkestan, “Dwarf Alfalfa,” which we refuse to 
handle, but the best of American grewn seed, io- 
cjuding usually Montana, Idaho, and the great 
Dakota 30,” which rivals the Grimm itself. 
np||J|J ill CAI CA Next to Hansen's Siberian, 
Unilfini HLiHLl H the greatest variety grown 
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have wonderfully improved some varieties. Privt 
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