IShe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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1842 
The Seventy-Fifth 
Anniversary of 
1917 
LIGHT DRAFT 
PLOWS 
Built for the Field Test. 
Three-Quarters of a Century of “Knowing 
How’’ Hammered Into Every 
One of Them. 
The product of the Parlin Orendorff Co. has 
always been noted for simplicity of construction, 
Jreat strength and ease of operation. It was upon 
auch a basis that the founders of this business made 
their implements, established their reputation, and 
built their factory. It is upon the same foundation 
that the business has been carried on to this day, 
and in 1917 we celebrate our Diamond Jubilee; 75 
years of practical experience gained through con¬ 
stantly striving to provide for the exacting require¬ 
ments of three generations of American farmers. 
For an even three-quarters of a century we have 
met the demand, and today we operate the largest 
and oldest permanently established plow factory in 
the whole world. “It’s the way we build them.” 
Light Draft Plows, Harrows, Planters and 
Cultivators are made in all types and sizes, 
to meet the conditions in all sections, and 
are Backed by an Unqualified Guarantee. 
We also make the most complete line of Trac¬ 
tion Engine Plows produced, and we have a special 
catalog devoted to these famous plows. 
The Little Genius 
Engine Gang Plow 
was the most popular plow shown at all points on 
the 1916 National Tractor Demonstration. 
We will send P & O Catalogs to any address. 
While P & O Implements are sold only through 
established implement dealers, we welcome corres¬ 
pondence from farmers in all sections. 
Ask Your Dealer or Write Us. 
Parlin & Orendorff Company 
Canton, Illinois 
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Just out I Shows 150 new- l 
est styles of genuine Split 
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The Ohio Carriage 
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station 200 
Columbus. Ohio 
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Canada Offers 
160 Acres Land 
Free to Farm Hands 
Bonus of Western Canada 
Land to IVIen Who Assist 
in Maintaining Needed 
Grain Production. 
The demand for farm labor in Canada is so great 
that as an inducement to secure at once the neces¬ 
sary help required, Canada will give one hundred 
and sixty acres of land free as a homestead 
and allow the farm laborer, who files on land, to 
apply the time he is working for other farmers as 
residence duties the same as if he liad lived on the 
land he had applied for. This offer made only to 
men working on Canadian farms for at least 6 
months during 1917, thus reducing the necessity of 
actual residence to 2 years instead of 3 years, as 
under usual conditions. Tliis appeal for farm help 
is in no way connected with enlistment for military 
service but solely to secure farm laborers to in¬ 
crease agricultural output. A wonderful opportun¬ 
ity to earn good wages while securing a farm. 
Canadian Government will pay all fare over one 
cent per mile from St. Paul and Duluth to Cana¬ 
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rates, etc., may be liad on application to 
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Canadian Government Agent 
301 E. Genesee St., Syracuse, N.Y. 
RURALISMS 
Hardiness of Persimmons 
On page 410 L. R. .Johnson sa.vs: “As 
we know tlnit it is possible to increase 
plant hardiness b.v certain methods,” etc. 
What does he mean by “certain methods" 
in the case of persimmons? Does he refer 
to grafting in hardier stock? Does the 
hiirdine.ss of the stock have any influence 
on the hardiness of the graft, speaking of 
fruits in general? For instance, is it pos¬ 
sible to increase the hardiness of peach 
hnds by grafting in hardier stock? 
(It. Barrington, Mass. w. T. n. 
The statement was made in the narra¬ 
tion of how two varieties of the Oriental 
l»ei'simmon had been found to endure a 
temperatma* of 14 degrees below zero, and 
to hear fruit here in soutlieast iiissouri, 
l‘!() mil»*i< soutii of Ht. Louis and latitude 
about One of tlie.se varieties was 
tlie Tamopan, a native of China, and 
flourishing in a latitude tliere that gave 
promi.se of hardiness considerabl.v north 
of our (lulf State.s. Tlie other, liowever, 
tlie Fureka, belonged to the .Japanese 
groni) wliicli is mncli less resistant to cold 
nnd whose c-nltnre in this country has 
h(‘en confined to the extreme South, 
What the writer had in mind was the 
tendeney of i)hints tliat are carried a lit¬ 
tle beyond their natural zone of temper¬ 
ature. to .adapt themselves to mon* rigor¬ 
ous eonditions. Wo know that man and 
animals do this. Tn the case of trees the 
evolution would pi-obahly work through 
crosses and flu* n'sultiint seedlings. The 
Fnreka is a good examiile of this pro- 
ce.ss !is carried on by Nature herself with¬ 
out any a.ssistanoe from man. As related 
to me by its introdnc<>r, .J. 10. Fitzgerald, 
Texas, it was one of a lot of seedling 
trees bought from a nnr.ser.v that had a 
mimher of fruiting .Japanese varieties 
and therefore is iiresnim'd to he the result 
of a natural <*ross. Wliy it should reveal 
superior hiirdiness it is impossible to say 
unless we admit that hardy native varie¬ 
ties could have exerted an influence with¬ 
out reducing the size of the fruit, which 
is of the largest size. A recent letter 
from Mr. Fitzger.-ild tells me tlmt the se¬ 
vere 'Winter kilh'd all frees of his .Japan- 
e.se persiminon orchard excepting those of 
the lOnn'ka and 4'innopan. 
T would also call tin* iininirer’s atten¬ 
tion fo the method eniplo\*‘d by the gov¬ 
ernment ill striving to produce hardier 
strains of tin* orjinge, which is to cross 
vari(‘fies of the cultivated with the wild 
sorts, which are analogous to the im- 
lu'oved ajiph* jind the wild enih. Tiuiniry 
is al.so made as to whether, in grafting, 
the scion (*an he made hanli(*r by union 
with a hardier stock. This suhj»*ct has 
been studied and di.scussed in the jiast. 
and the conclusion is that the influence 
of the stock on the .scion, if nny, is very 
.slight and cannot be depended on to alter 
natural characteristics. l. k. JOHNSON. 
('ape (iirardeau Co., Mo. 
Strawberry Short-cut 
In str.awberry culture I deem not less 
than three distinct plots, or beds, im¬ 
portant ; one for plant setting, one for 
the first or iiniin crop, and one for the 
second, or final crop. At least this was 
my practice. Of cour.se, I refer to the 
matted row system of culture, hut some- 
time.s it occurs that no iivailable or 
suital)!e ground is to be had for the new 
planting. In such an event the follow¬ 
ing Ilian was adopted : At the close of 
the jiickiiig .season 1 gave the old bed a 
thorough and deeii culture between the 
rows, then I set my IManet .Jr. to its 
narrowest gauge, and with this split my 
matted rows into two narrow ones, mak¬ 
ing tin* ground clean and mellow between 
tliem. ’riu'ii I gave tin* whole pate'a a 
rich dri'ssiiig of fine stable and ehicken 
manure—cultivating the whole well into 
the .soil. In this way I left the run¬ 
ners to spin for the season, after which 
I would cultivate the old rows out of 
exi.stence — leaving a newly-planted 
strawberry field one ye.'ir in advance of 
the ordinary method. Much depends on 
the .sea-son, and on whether the soil is 
eleau of weed seeds. 8uch a suggestion 
in an emergency is often valuable beyond 
estimate, aithongh the plan was original 
with the writer. a . h. s. 
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