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JShe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 2, 11)18 
Here is the most convenient and prac¬ 
tical way to practice food and fuel con¬ 
servation. With Conserve you may can 
14 quart jars of fruit or vcRetables at 
one time—with Conserve you can cook 
an entire meal at one time—over one 
burner of your stove. 
CONSERVO 
Conserves Food—Fuel—Time 
It conserves, serves and saves. No 
housewife can afford to be without it. 
In canning, a new delicacy of flavor is 
secured and the rare flavor of fresh 
fruits and vegetables is retained. In 
cooking, the food is cooked in its own 
moisture. No water necessary. Thus 
saving the valuable mineral salts and 
juices. 
The fuel saved by Consen’o will pay 
for it in a short time. And the worry 
and watching of cooking is eliminated. 
Free Book — "SecrthofCold- ^ 
Pack Canning" and Contervo 
cooking recipea. Mention 
dealer s name. 
TOLEDO COOKER 
COMPANY, Department's 
TOLEDO, OHIO ' ’ 
''FRUIT on One 
side-POTATOE$ 
the 6tiii#5fv; 
George Cook of Jamesoille, N. Y., writes; 
“My New Idea gives remarkable satis¬ 
faction. 1 am keeping apples on one side 
of Heater—potatoes on the other—and 
they keep as well as if no heater in cellar." 
NEW’IDEA 
Pipeless Furnace 
keeps the v/hole house flooded 
with healthful warm air, but it 
keeps the cellar perfectly cool. 
I‘s correct, scientific construction 
keeps warm air constantly circulat¬ 
ing all through the liouse, anil a 
Bpecitilly designed casing prevents 
heat from escaping in the cellar. 
Made hy heater Tnannfacturcr.s of 
over 30 years’exjierieiice Made in 7 
sir.cs. for all kinds of fuel, coal, wood 
or natural gas. 
Easy toinslall. Simple to run. Cheaper 
and far bettor than stoves. 
I>earn all about this great heater. 
AVriie, today for FUIOE catalog. lie 
ffive Expert Heating Advice uOsolufet-ii 
FllKH. 
When you write advertisers 
The Rural New-Yorker and i 
a quick reply and a "square deaf 
guarantee editorial page. 
Fruit Tree Inoculation 
'I’he inoculiitioii of fruit trees is a prac- 
(ice that has heeii in vogue in the Ihisterii 
and Middle Western St.ate.s for some time. 
Siicli Ireatimuits should be familiiir (o the 
farmer, so that lie can iirotect himself atid 
his orchards from utidiic treatment. He- 
fore describing the process of tree inoeu- 
latiott I will ex])laiii a few general terms 
iti reference l > the tree itself. 
A gcncr..! o,;'.'itie of the tree Avould be 
the fools or f'ed.ing portion; Hie trunk 
or sup, orl of tlii' tree; and lastlj- the 
tu igs iiiid I lie leaves. Along with this 
we should knew the cross-section through 
the tree. The first layer is what we 
know as the hark or protective layer, un¬ 
dr rneafh the hark is the second or gro-vv- 
iri,g tissue calhsl the cambium layer. It 
ii very thin, and furnishes the new wood 
o! t!;e tree. 'I'Ih* next or thiial is the 
sap-wood which form.s n thickness of one 
or two inches, deiiiuiding on the growth 
of the tree. ,)iid through which the sap 
trtivols. 'I'lie last and central wood is 
known as heart-wood, and is dead wood 
having no activity but merely acting as 
a frame for .supporting the tree. These 
few expdanatioiis on the tree structure 
will helj) ns in exidaiiiiiig the rest. 
'J'rce inoculation is not as complex a 
trees. If the trees were not killed, it 
was found that the substanee used was 
a commercial compound and was harm¬ 
less as far as killing insects or fungi was 
concerned. 
This work is carried on hy “(|uaeks” 
who will tell the material goes into solu¬ 
tion, and that the sai) carries it all 
through the tree system, so that fungi 
or insects attacking the tree will be re- 
Iielhul, or they may tell you that their 
compound is tree food, and that h.v this 
method they supply direct some lacking 
element that the tree needs. For .such 
an operation they charge from l.'l to 50 
cents per tree or more; for this they 
really give yon a ruined fruit tree. The 
compounds that they use for the treat¬ 
ments have been analyzed and found to 
he cheap materials. One showed to he 
about 9.5 per cent or more sulphur with 
a little charcoal for coloring and some 
strong smelling chemical to give it a med¬ 
ical odor. This was found in I*enns.vl- 
vania, and it was also found that the 
farmers were paying tjl.'l.OO per pound for 
it. Michigan has also found such com- 
l)ounds. 
The hammering of nails into the trees, 
banding them with iron, etc., has also 
Homemade I'ender for a Walking Cultivator 
Gniee 
Freshly Roasted—Bean or Ground 
Direct From Wholesaler 
Try It! 
This coffee is 100?f pure, has a 
delicious flavor, represents to 
you a saving of 5 to 10 cents 
per pound and is guaranteed to 
please or your mon^ refunded. 
DELIVERED FREE within 
300 miles of New York. Ten lbs, 
within 500 miles of New York. 
Cash with order. 
Send 10c. for Samplea 
\^femer&Bland^„ 
170 Court Street, Brooklyn« N- 
E. FRANK COE’S 
Fertilizers 
1857-1918 
^T'HE Business Far- 
mers’ Standard for 
over 60 years, and more 
progfressive than ever. 
Better Facilities, Bet¬ 
ter Goods. Ask for new 
books on soils, crops 
and fertilizers. 
WE WANT MORE AGENTS 
Addre.ss Crop Book Department 
The GOE-MORTIMER GO. 
51 Chambers St,, New York 
SUBSIDIARY OF 
. THE AMERICAN AQRICULTURAL CHEMICAL CO. ) 
process its it sorrnds. hnt. is nccomplished 
hy inserting some soluble compound into 
the tree with the interrtion thiat the (I’ce 
will titke it np in the sup. Tire general 
iiitd most commott Wit.v is to bore ii sitiiill 
hole in the tree near fhi' hiise or butt and 
part in some chemical whiidt is gcncriilly 
in jiowdi'f form. The hole is then closed 
with a soft wooden pittg. 
Another rracthod is the so-cnlh'd “viie- 
cittiifion.” wliich is simihir. hirt the com¬ 
pound i!scd is gcnci'iilly pnt in <■apsn!cs 
and these iire put hcneiith the hark. The 
theoi-y of their iiction is jiractii-itlly the 
same its the iuocuhition method. Hoth 
these jirocesses are claimed to rendi'r till' 
tree immune f'o insect or fungi attack, 
iind in other cases to give the free sorni' 
lacking food, as iron. 
Fi'om onr knowledge of frees and their 
action wi' know that this process is not 
snhslantial. First of all. the tree tissue 
is tender, and if cliemicals tire inserted 
into the tree so that the stii) will he 
jioisonons enoitgli to kill insect or fungi 
attacking it. tltc tree itsidf will he killed. 
If it doe.sn’t kill the entire trei' it will 
kill tlie wood snrrounding the hole, and 
so sfo]) circulation, so the material will 
go no fnrtlier. If it docs neither, then 
till' Compound usi'd is so mild tlmt it 
simply stands inaclivi' and instead of do¬ 
ing any good it injures the tree and opens 
a place for tlie beginning of rot. There 
is still sti'ongi'r jiroof that tlx' iirocess is 
no good, as llie compound is often found 
in (he dead or heart-wood, .showing how 
little dilVcrencc the ojierator thinks it 
inr.kcs. as we know th.il no more action 
would lake jiliice in the heart-wood than 
i if llie compound was i»ut in a ])iece of 
sawed timber. 
5'lie above ])]-ocesses have also hceu 
tried out, in several places and at differ¬ 
ent times. In New York State inocula¬ 
tion of jicar trees for lire blight was tried 
and resulted in the death of the trees on 
the first oi‘ sicond year afti’r the ai)i)lic!i- 
tion ; that is, where any comiioiind strong 
enough to kill insecls or fungi was used. 
Fennsylvaiiia has looked into these meth¬ 
ods and found absolutely negative results 
on examination of hundreds of trea^d 
been recommended and “(luncks” have 
gone as far as to sell “medicated nails’* 
w Inch they claimed had some chemical on 
them that would benefit the tree. Such 
things are not only fraudulent hut dan¬ 
gerous. as it means ruination of your 
trees if kept up. 
In eouclusioii I will repeat that evciw 
farmer should he on the watch for such 
frauds, and when he is approache<l by 
one of these agents or .so-called “ti'ce 
doctor.s” get all the information you can 
out of liim, and then rejiort it to some 
authority of your oounty or State. Do 
not let him injure your trees and then 
pay him for doing it. 
.Michigan. w. F. va.n hfskirk. 
A Time Saver 
I believe you have jnany readers j\ist 
as dumb as I am, who cannot keej) the 
cultivator from covering small i)lants, 
which take time to uncover and delays 
the work just that much. It does not 
tak(‘ many stops to use time enough to 
do another row. In these tim<>s of scarce 
labor, any method that will add to our 
efficiency should he gladly grasjjed. I am 
sejiding yon a cut and de.scription of a 
vei'y chca]) fender for a walking ruilti- 
valor that has filled, the hill. Take two 
jiieces of hoard 4V^x.‘Ix% and clamp them 
to the ciiltivati r with a holt above and 
below. Take a iiieee of strap iron 18 in. 
long—an old buggy tire is just right—and 
fasten to it with rivets a piece 12xfi of 
plank, tin, or, better, sheet-iron, one inoli 
fi'oni the top. Now bend llie strap iron 
near the end of sheet iron a sharp bend 
and again the other way about two inches | 
from the first bend. Insert the strap iron I 
between clami) and frame and tighten 
bolts. Take another ]iiece of sheet iron 
4x12 and juit hide in one corner large 
(uiongh for cultivator holt. Take out hack 
bolt ill front shank and imt sheet iron be¬ 
tween shank and frame, and juit hidt 
hack, and then bend sheet .so it will jire- 
vent the dirt, when land is linn, from 
jumijing over on plant, and you will have 
a .sure-enough time saver. 
Maryland. f. w. iirxcui.NS. 
ROOFING 
CATALOG 
FREE! 
Send for this 
Book, quick! 
It illustrates the different money-saving 
roofings we sell. Shows you how prepared 
roofings actually save money—how and 
why they protect your buildings. Ir. tells 
how to measure for roofing and now its use 
makes your building safer. It also describes 
WEBCO 
SUNSET ROOHNG 
which has been known in the Uast for iiearlr 
twenty years as an efllcient, iong-llved, strictly 
flne-quallty roofing at a low price. We sell dl. 
rect to the user and save money for you in 
many ways. Sample of 8UNSKT free on re¬ 
quest. Send for It and examine carefully. 
Thousands of rolls of SUNSKT sold every 
year. Perhaps your neighbor has It. A letter 
today brings immediate information. 
Best 1-ply, $1.42-2 ply, S1.78-3-ply, $1.90 
We sell the BUCKEYE Incubators and Brooders. 
WEBBER LUMBER & SUPPLY COMPANY 
12 THOMPSON ST.. FITCHBURG. MASS. 
A Patriotic Duly 
Serve by Saving, Can fruits, 
vegetables and meats. Let 
nothing go to waste. Every 
mouttiful is needed. 
The wonderful, simple "NATIONAL" 
Steam Pressure Cazmer makes this 
work quick and easy. Prevents spoil¬ 
age. Cans anything In glass or tin. 
Make big profits. Home outfit 
Commercial outfits up to $2,000* 
I Write lor PKEE catalog* 
Nortfiwestero Steel & Tron Works 
815 Spring SU Esu Qaire, Wts* 
Two Excellent Vegetable Books 
By R. L. Watts 
Vegetable Gardening.$1.75 
Vegetable Forcing.2.00 
Clearly written, practical, convenient for 
reference, covering outdoor and green¬ 
house vegetable work. For sale by 
The Rural New-Yorker 
333 W. 30th St., New York 
