'Ghe RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
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March 2. 1918 
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For putting Brush land intoi^k 
prime condition, . there’s fm 
nothing Jike the 
'Bush ana 
Bog Plow 
It goes through Bog, Stubble 
fi Stump land where a mold- 
\U board would be useless. The 
nt JmSh quickest, cheapest way to add 
Ilf . v.aaaB^BI productive acres. (For 2 or 4 
9't horses) 
Send for our book“The Soil and 
» Its Tillage”. It’s free and with 
Bn^ I^hkRb it we will gladly send our com- 
nHi n picte catalog and special litera- 
ture about this implement. . 
The 
^ Cutaway Harrow II 
Company, d 
670 Main Street, ». 
^ H lagan u m, C 
'■t'-* 1\ Conn. fW Dtsk 
** Just wait ’til 1 finish 
this chapter, mother” 
“You know, this is one of the 
most interesting books that ever 
came into this house—and it’s going 
to be the most valuable. 
“It makes everything so clear, 
‘ ‘ Why I can see right now how 
we can put this force to work; 
just how much work it will do and 
how it will increase the yield of our 
farm. 
“This ATLAS Farm 
Powder, you know, is The 
Original Farm Powder—the 
first one made especially for 
farm use. 
“Special care has been 
taken so that it can be easily 
handled—so that with ordi¬ 
nary care it is absolutely safe 
for us to use.” 
How about your copy of “Better 
Farming?” Better write for it 
today, hadn’t you? 
ATLAS POWDER CO. 
Wilmington, Del. 
F 
I am interested in the 
ATLAS POWDER CO., Wilmington. Del. 
Send me your 120-pa?e book "Better Fanninc.” 
use of explosives for the purpose before which 1 mark X: 
□ STUMP BLASTING □ DITCH DIGGING 
□ BOULDER BLASTING □ ROAD BUILDING 
□ SUBSOIL BLASTING □ TREE PLANTING 
-Address. 
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better work than ten men with hoes. Gets 
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Has easily attached shovels for deeper 
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David Cty, Neb. 
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• 
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N than any other garden Cultivator 
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Use it 2 weeks if n<it 
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S EED is high and 
scarce. Make every 
grain count. A Crown 
Drill sows the right depth 
and the right_ amount— 
its force feed is accurate. 
No seed is too small or too 
big—dent com or kidney beans sown wkhout crack¬ 
ing. The fertilizer feed handles wet “goods” suc¬ 
cessfully. Send today for 1918 catalog. 
We also make lime and Fertilizer Sowers, 
Traction Sprayers and 
Wheelbarrow Grass 
Seeders—allguaranteed. 
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112 Wayne Street 
PHELPS, N, Y. 
Turn That Brush Piece Into Fertile Ground! 
It will pay to 
“farm” every 
available acre 
this Spring as 
demands for 
farm products 
are greater 
than ever. 
Makers 
of the 
original 
CLARK 
Disk Harrows 
and Plows 
Vegetables and Fruits 
Paper Pots and Dirt Bands 
The time is at liaiid when tlie st'ed of 
early cabbage, early eaulitlower, tomato, 
pepper, eggpl tut, etc., will be pbinted iu 
the botbed.s and greenbon.ses. The .seed 
may be sown in the soil of the botlx'd or 
in boxes lSxl2x2 in. in well-prepared 
soil, and the boxes .set in the hotbed or 
on the greenhouse bencli. In iibout two 
or three weeks after sowing tlie stmd, the 
first rofigb or true lettf makes its appeai*- 
ance, at which tim«' the seedlings are 
tr.insplitnttHl to otlier botbed.s, cold frames 
or boxes. A few years ag(» tb<* ptiper ])ots 
and dirt bands were introduced its .sub¬ 
stitutes for the etirtben pot, which was 
expensive ;ind easil.v broken. Many gar¬ 
deners transplant their seedling tomato, 
cabba.ge, Ciinlitiower, etc., into these de¬ 
vices. Sometimes the p.-iiier pot. dirt 
band, strawberry basket and upturned sod 
eopper sulphate; four iiounds nnslaked 
lime; .oO gallons of water. Dissolve the 
copper in a wood vessel. Slake the liuie 
to a cream.v consisteney; pour the^ dis¬ 
solved copper and lime into the remaining 
water and agitate tborongbly. For very 
tender foliage the |)roportions used ai’o 
three pounds of copper: si.x of lime: and 
50 gallons of water. Bordeaux is often 
made in a strong stock .solution, and di¬ 
luted according to needs. 
Potato Scab Prevention. —Soak the 
seed two hours in ;i solution of one pound 
of formalin to .”>0 gallons water*. 
Tre.\tin(! Seed O.vrs.—Soak the seed 
in Ji S(dntion of one pound of formalin to 
45 gallons of water. Another metlmd 
is to spread the Oats on the barn fioor. 
.s])rinkle tlioronglily with tlie solution; 
cover with bhinki-ls and let stand two 
hours. 
Sei.e-Boti.ed LrME-srr.PHXTR. —In this 
mixture the boiling is done by the heat of 
the slaking lime, and, of course, the cbem- 
i(*al combination is Hot so thorough as 
with the longer boiling. Fight pounds of 
best .stone limfe are put into a barrel with 
Tomatoes in Paper Pots and Dirt Bands 
are list'd ill slarting smh plants as lai- 
enmhers, meUnis, Summer siinasb. «‘tc., 
wliidi do not lend tbeimselves readily to 
' transplanting. 
I The accompanying iiictnre shows how 
the use of the paper iiot and- dirt baud 
may alTect the growtli of tlie jilants in 
them under certain coiidifioiis. The seed 
of botli lots of plants was sown at the 
same time, ami the plants were trans¬ 
planted iu the same way, and given the 
same treatment iu both cases. It was 
noticed, however, that in nearly every 
instance the tomato plants grew faster 
and stronger and had a healthier ap¬ 
pearance in the dirt hands. 
The differenee was probably due to 
dillereiice in the drainage of tlie two de¬ 
vices. In the case of the dirt hand the 
water passed throngli tlie soil freely, 
while ill the other case oi tlie paper pot 
the water was retained to a greater ex¬ 
tent, causing tlie soil to become sogg.v, 
ami did not allow snllicieiit air to enter 
tile soil, thus retarding the root develop- 
i ment. It would appear ifrom this experi¬ 
ence that when a lieavy .soil is used in 
the paper pots they must be watered very 
carefully, and that a hole pniiehed in the 
bottom of the pot with a nail would be an 
advantage. L. G. sciiEUMERnoRN. 
Ih. 
lbs. 
(its. 
Formulas for Controlling Insects and 
Diseases 
The following are standard formulas 
for insect and disease control, from ex¬ 
periment station bulletins of 191 < : 
Kerosene Emulsion. —Oae-half pound 
soap: one gallon of soft water; two gal¬ 
lons kerosene. Heat the_ water to boiling 
and dissolve the soap in it. Kemove from 
the lire, add the kerosene and churn until 
tlioronglily emnlsitied. This makes a 
stock solution, ind may be used in the 
proportion of one part to nine of water 
for soft-bodied insects. 
WiiALE-OiL Soap Solution. — ! or 
Summer use dissolve o.ie piniiid <>f wl’A*- 
oil soap in five gallons of water. For 
dormant use, the proportion is two pmiiuis 
of soap to one gallon of water. 
Carbolic Emulsion. —One pound of 
soap, shaved fine; one gallon water; one 
pint crude carbolic acid. Dissolve the 
soap in boiling water; add the cai’bolic 
acid, and churn together tlioronglily. Di¬ 
lute with 50 parts of water. 
Bordeaux Mixture. —• Four pounds 
just fiiongh water to start slaking; 8 
pounds of snlphiir are then added slowly 
to the slaking lini<‘, and the mixture is 
stirred constantly, and jmst enough water 
is added to jireveiit burning. When thor¬ 
oughly slaked coUi water is added to make 
50 gallons. 
(Jrafti-\g W.vx.- Kosin four parts, 
beeswax two parts, fallow one part, ail 
b.v weight. Melt together without boiling, 
and pour into a pail of cold water, ami 
work like nmla.-'ses candy into rolls of 
convenient sizi'i 
Tlie formula for grafting wax is added, 
as it is frequently asked for. Tlie follow¬ 
ing formulas from a Mis.sonri hnlletin are 
for special insect.*? alVectiiig truck and 
garden crops: 
Poison Bran Mash.—T his is for ent- 
Nvorms, army worms and grasshoppers; 
Coarse bran .10 Ih.s. 
Paris green or powdered arsenate 
of lead . 1 
Oranges or lemons. 2 
Molasses . 2 
Water . gal. 
Mix bran and ijoison together dry, then 
add water and other ingredients. Stir 
mixture thoroughly. A moist, cmmhly 
mash is desired. Do not make it sloppy. 
.Mways sow broadcast. 
Potato Pests. —This is for flea beetles 
and potato “bugs”: Arsenate of lead C> 
lbs. paste or 1^^ lbs. iiowder) to .50 gals, 
water, or bordeanx. In small quantities 
use 5 tablesiiooiil'nls to 1 gallon of water. 
For blister beetles, which appear late in 
the season, affecting otlier iilants as Avell 
as potatoe.s, spray well with arsenate of 
lead, 5 lbs. jiaste or 2% lbs. powder to 
50 gals, xvater. 
C.ABBAGE Worms. — Arsenate of lead 
(3 lbs. paste or 114 lh.s. powder) to 50 
gals, soapy water. In small quantities 
use 3 tablespooufuls to 1 gallon soaiiy 
water. 
Plant Lice and Onion Thrids. —Nic¬ 
otine sulphate 2 tablespooufuls; soa|) 
lb.; water 1214 fals. or so.-ip 1 Ih.: water 
4 gals. Kerosene emnlsit.>u for Iiardy 
plants, 1 to 12 or 15. 
Cucumber Bekti.e. —.-krsenate of lead 
(2 lbs. paste or 1 lb. powder) to 50 gais. 
water. In small (luantities. 2 tablespooii- 
fuls to 1 gal. soapy water. Dinst witli 
tobacco, lime or sulphur. Practice clean 
culture. 
Squash Bug. —Ifse early trap crops.of 
gourds or squashes to lure first appearing 
insects. Wlien insects have collected on 
trap croj) desti'oy with kerosene. Hand 
pick and practice clean cultivation iu 
Fall. 
Corn Ear-Worm. —I’lace in cheese¬ 
cloth bag or other duster, three i»arts 
imwdered arsenate of lead to one part 
sulphur or one part powdered air-slak(*d 
lime. Dust on coru silks. 
