Oic RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 0, lOiS 
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BURPEE’S DOLLAR BOX 
of Vegetable Seeds 
Last year we offei'ed for the first time 
Burpee’s Dollar Box of Vegetable 
Seeds. The Sales exceeded by many 
thousands our fondest expectations. 
For 1918 ithas been improved by the 
addition of a complete garden plan 
and leaflet on Seed SoMung. 
It contains the following seeds, mailed to your address for $ 1 . 00 . 
Bean— StringlessCireen I'od Carrot—Chantenay Parsley—Moss Curled 
Bean- Fordhookl’.ushLima Chard—I-arge Ribbed White Radish—Scarlet Turnip" 
Bean— Brittle V^'ax Lettuce Iceberg Salsify—Sandwich Island 
Beet— Crosby’s Lettuce—Wayahead Tomato—Chalk’s Jewel 
Beet— Improved Blood Onion—White I’ortugal Turnip—Purple Top Strap-Leaf 
Cabbage—Allhead Early 
Burpee’s Annual for 1918 
The Itudins; American Seed Catalog has been enlarged and improved and is of the greatest 
help to all who intend planting a garden. It cemtains new and reliable information about 
/*<? “Best Seeds that grow.” 216 pages.l03 colored illuatrationsof Fegetablesand 
Flowers, is mailed free, upon request. Write for your copy today. 
W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., Seed Growers, Philadelphia 
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1 AH ever-bearing plants $1 .25 
IUU STRAWBERRY (postpaid) 1 
Prottressive or Suiterb. Ouaranteed to fruit this 
year—and to reach you OK. Also hig _20th century 
Polaintr Frnft fullydeseribing our millions of small 
uaTaiOg riBB fmit plants and how to grow them. 
Get the book atonce. Make ‘"rownsend s 
way.” " IF IT’S STRAWBERRY PLANTS. WE GOT EM. 
E. W. Townsend, R. R. 25, Salisbury, Md. 
Strawberry Plants 
We are offering million* of high grade plants at 
wholesale prices, including the ever-bearmg vane* 
ties, GUAj^NTEED trne-to-name and please 
{•ROG^ESSlVKf, (ever-bearing).® 6 per M 
SUPERB, (ever bearing). ,5 per M 
PEERLESS, (ever-beanng). 15**®*^^ 
IDEAL, (ever-bearing).. 10 P®*"?! 
Standard Varieties from.3 to 4 i>er M 
g. W. JOhISsVh SAUSBURY, MD. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
We have selected W ont of a hand«d 
oclect ten of the best—Early, Mldseaaon 
new nrice list—also of tomato seed tomato plants. Pepper, 
Cabbage. Celery, and Sweet Potato plants in season. 
Romance Seed and Plant Farms. 
CALEB BOGG S & SOU _ CHESWOLD, DEL. 
STRAWBERRY PUMTS IT piVtSSi'o’. 
Guaranteed first-class and trne-to-name. CATA¬ 
LOG FREE which describes each variety, tells how to 
plant. BUNTIN GS NURSERIES. Box 1, Selbyvill«, Delaware 
cl r>1or,fe MONEV MAKING VARIETIES 
Strawberry rlants n reasonable prices 
Catalogue Free. Basil Perry, Georgetown. Del. 
Strawberry 
able prices. Catalog free. H.H.Bennlng.K. Ho. 5,riyde,H.Y. 
Strawberry Plants For Sale 
.W varieties to select from, including the fall-bear¬ 
ing. Send for free catalog. 
J. KEIFEORD HALL, R. 2, R hodesdale, Md. 
Bcrry^d Vegetable Plants 
strawberry. Raspberry, Blackberry, As¬ 
paragus, Rhubarb, Horseradish, Cabbage, 
Cauliflower, Beet, Lettuce, Egg, Pepper, 
Parsley. Tomato, Sweet Potato Plants* Aisp 
Fruit and Ornamental Tro«B. Mail or express prepaid. 
Catalogue Free. HARR Y L. SQUIRES. Good Ground. N. Y. 
“iSGRAPE-VINES 
69 varieties. Also Small Fruits, Trees, etc. Best rooted 
stock. Genuine, cheap, 2 sample vines mailed for 10c. Des¬ 
criptive catalog free. LEWIS EOESCH^oxL.Fredonla.N.Y. 
Dindar Tuimo Granges, Farmers* Club*, write for 
DinUcT I nillC pyjceg. Farmer » ge nt 8 wanted. 
THEO. BURT & SONS, • Mklboss, Ohio 
NEW STONE. 
TOMATO l^st season’s crop. Ib.jJVSc,; _lb., 
SEED 
Saved from first of 
..-p. M lb.. 75c.; lb. 
$2.50 delivered. Seed Sweet Po- 
tatoes. Yellow Nansemond, Up Riv¬ 
ers, and Big Stem Jersey. Bushel, 
fl.50 here. H. AUS TIN, Felton, Delawabe 
ROOTS, HORSERADISH SETS, CABBAGE 
Aspdfdsus beets, onion plants. LETfUCE. toma¬ 
toes! EGG PLANTS. PEPI^ERS and CAUUFLOmR PLANTS 
Send for Price List. J. C. Schmidt, Bristol, Pa. 
Cabbage Plants tfSKIrpK' 
Varieties: Early Jersey and Charleston Wake¬ 
field, Flat Dutch and Drumhead, at SI per 1,000; 
6 000 and over atTSc. per J.OOO, by express, collect. 
Cabbage Plants • spring grown 
Kariv Jersey and Charleston Wa’Jtfleld and Succes- 
sioii ijabbage plants from ne^.i Ls:ug Island seed 
ready for shinment by express only ll.'iO per t.'iou 
sand; ten thoi sand and over $1 25 per thousand. 
Order quick. Prompt ehlpment «i d sstle/aciiou gu«r«n'.eed. 
S. M. GIBSON CO., Vonga’n »!i?and, S. C, 
Geeen Mountain Potato Seed seullrown 
1917. No blicht—uo scal>“protected from chills. 
Recommended for New Jersey ftnd Southward. 
^Vrite for terms. F C. POTTER & CO.* 10 Ststc St., Boston 
Large ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
For this years crop. S, iand 8 years old. Catalogue free. 
HARBV L. SOUIRES, Good Ground, N.Y. 
We have nearly all varieties of 
Soy Beans. Buy now. Owing to 
scarcity Beans are sure to be higher. 
_Also inoculating material. 
0. M. SCOTT & SONS CO., 450 Main St., Maosville, Ohio 
REGLEANED ALFALFA TESTED 
Hardy D^ota Grown Alfalfa Seed Kepristored 
and Pedign:'eed Strains a specialty. Dakota 
Grimm, Disco 19A and Baltic Alfalfa, Hardy as 
the hardiest. Write to-day for samples, eatalo^r 
and circular. See the seed, read the proof. 
DAKOTA IMPROVED SEED CO. 
807 Lawler Street Mitchell. So. Dak. 
SPRING WHEAT 
Marquis variety. Also Wisconsin 
No. 5 Barley and all field seeds. 
0. M. SCOTT & SONS CO., 350 Main St., Marytville, Ohio 
Appn Learning, a 120-day corn; Early Yellow 
jrtll Dent, a 90 to lOO-day; Yellow Dent 
^ White Cap, a 90-day, and Mammoth en- 
silage corn—all ear tested and shipped 
■ ■IIHN upon approval. Ask for price list. 
C. H. & J. GRAVES, Antwerp, Ohio 
SEED CORN Itfio-v? dInA 
Tested and money back guarantee germination. 
Shelled, graded and bagged, $8 per bu. 
Ensilage seed corn, - ■ - 8 per bu. 
Threemile Island Farms. York Haven, York Co., Pa. 
For Sale—White Dent Seed Corn 
tests 90% germination. FIVE DOLLARS per bn., includ¬ 
ing bags. Averaged ninety bu. shelled corn per acre 
last season. G.Tbomas Fowell.Glen Head.Lono Island 
Qirirn golben orange 
feint, $5bu. RE1> 
COB, $4. GIANT ENSILAGE, $3.50. Special 
price on car lots. Order Early. Sample for stamp. 
HARRY 'VAIL, Warwick, Orangk Co.. N. Y. 
SEED CORN 
TlIEt). BURT & SONS, Melrose, Ohio 
CpA<irnrn Yellow Dent carefully selected. Vitality. 
Dccuv^uiii 95 % Sample on request. $5 per bus. 
J. HENRY BAKTRAM, - Lansdowne. Pa. 
CEED CORN. Golden Yellow Flint. “Sweepstakes” Yellow 
O Dent. All farm seeds, a. BLOOMINGDALE, Schenectady. N.I. 
Certified Sir Walter Raleigh Seed Potatoes 
lOOft pure ;99iE% free from disease. Harold F. Hubbs.Kirkville.N.Y. 
Seed PotatoesTumTry"bes 1 
main crop. E. B. E N G L E. MARIETTA, PENN. 
DHTATnCC North Wisconsin grown. Green Mountains 
rUIAIUtOand Hu r a Is. Stock took fir.st prize 
wherever shown. Any quantity. Prices on application. 
lumi.I.U PENIKSl't* FRt'ir ASBOOIAHON, BayGeld, Wia. 
flalo Irish Prolific. $1.25 bn. Samples stamp. 
UdlS FAitM, Box 497, Bontb Rammond. New York 
Pnlalna* Bovee, Cobbler, Oisnl, Green Mt., Ohio, Raleich, 
I OlalOcS Queen, Six-Weeks. Others. C. W.FORD.Fithert.N.T. 
Caail Paialnaa Hhistrated Catalog Free. Buy Direct 
OCGUrOTalOcS from AllTillR ALURIUGE, Plthert, X.Y. 
SEED POTATOES 
Green Monntain in barrel lots. Price reasonable. 
Harbor View Earm, East Greenwich, R. I. 
PEDIGREE Rural New-Yorker SEED POTATOES 
CLIFTON HILL FARM, Ballston Lake. N. Y. 
COBBLER SEED POTATOES fr«d^™ 
grown on one of best farms in Salem County. $2.10 
per 100-Ib. bag. F.O. B. our statiou.'Cash with order. 
S. SMEDLEY & SON. - Glassboro, N. J. 
Scott’s Mammoth 
True to name; no Buekhorn. All other clovers and 
grass seed. 
0. M SCOTT & SONS CO., 550 Main St., Marysyille, Ohio 
IIU/CCT PI nVPR special scarifyed. hulled and 
OYfttl wLUIlii unhnlled. Circular and prices on re¬ 
quest. JOHN A. 8IIEEII AN, It, 4, Faliiioiitli, Ky. 
Hawke’s Improved 100-Day DENT CORN 
Sure cropper. 100% germination. Tested at N. J. 
Experiment Station. $4.25 per bu. shelled or on ear. 
Bags free. E. E. HAWKE, Lambertville, N. J. 
25,000 Currant Dushes 
fruiting. $1.00 per doz.; $.5 per 100. 4-yr. old Hough¬ 
ton Gooseberry plants. $1.50 per doz.; $8 per 100. 
Also large plants of all Berry Fruits for immediate 
effect. Catalogue free. L.J. F,armer,Box B20, Pulaski, N.Y. 
Vniir U/or R<irflan grand success if you fol- 
lOUi ndr udlUcn low the expert planting directions 
and the two practical garden diagrams in this our brand 
new booklet. Send 10c for it to the Db L.t Mare Co.. G 
W. 37th St., New York. Catalog “Countryside Books” free. 
General Farm Topics 
Using Lime in the Orchard 
Xnw is ilio tiiiio tvlicii most f:irim'T.«! 
|iroc(‘(M! to \vhit('\v:isli fields. That 
is tho wa.v tliey ])nt it wIk'h tliey aiiply 
the lime. Many farmers use tlie lime 
when seeding down in the I'.all. :is it goes 
well with grass and giaiin. Mo.st frnit- 
growei's :ind g;irdenoi\s Jippl.v lime in the 
Spring. es|ii'eiiilly when they jdow under 
.a coviM’ fa-o]). <'xi»('etinfr the lime to 
swi'eten the soil ;ind to (piieken the decay 
of th(' cover ero)). Fig. i)age 
shows how the work is done on many 
farms in New .Tt'rsey. ’I'lm lime rnns 
out of ii <listial)ntor of this typ(> much 
lilo! water from a tank. The distribution 
is made <losi' to the ground and, except 
in a very high wind, is not 1 lauildesome. 
After the aptdieation of a ton to the acre, 
tin' land left is about as shown in the 
in<-tnrc. 'I'lien with a disk h.arrow to toss 
np and disiriluite the lime and a smooth¬ 
ing harrow to levtd the snrfae(' and make 
it as fine as tiossihh'. the land is ready 
for ))lanting. ,\.s w<' iiave «iften stated 
not man.v of the tree fiaiifs are jiar- 
ticnlarly in ne(‘d of lime. Perhaps 
peaches need it most of all. hut usually 
where nothing is grown in the orchard 
except the tia'P, not mueh lime would be 
needed. Wliero other crops are grown, 
however, such as i»eas or eabbage, the 
lime is nc(>essai-y. and the ap[jlication 
puts the ground in good eondition and 
also helps the crop, hut it is better to 
ai)id.v it in the Spi-ing under these eondi- 
tions. :ind work it thoroughi.v into the 
ground. 
Are the Potatoes Injured ? 
von inform me as to the wisdom 
of planting potatoes that may have been 
■’chilled’?” These potatoes have been 
selected for seed, and have been kept 
through the Winter in a narrow pit 
about two feet deep. Those on the top 
of the pit have Ix'en frozen ; apparently 
those below are in good condition. I .-un 
advised to discard the whole ma.ss. This 
1 dislike to do, for 1 fear T cannot ob¬ 
tain so good stock clsewhcr<'. E. i.. c. 
(Jrnnge, Conn. 
'Phe chances are that this seed has 
Ix'en injni'ed. hut no on<- c.an 'tell with¬ 
out an examination. Wiliy not ask the 
liolntocs? Take out fair samples and 
cut .as ns<ml for seed. I’lant the jdeces 
in j)ots nr boxes indoors, or spread them 
out in a warm, sunny place. If they are 
Htill vital they will *i'end tout ^strong 
sprouts like any good seed. If they are 
dead or weak they will not sprout, or 
make only a feeble growth. Yon can 
.imige from their behavior wlvether they 
are vital. That is the only sure test. 
The New York State Agricultural Law; 
Control of Insect Pests and Plant Diseases 
Every land-owner and fruit-grower in¬ 
terested in the control of insect pests and 
fungmis diseases should carefully read 
Sections 304, 304-a and 80.5 of the agricul¬ 
tural law, a copy of which can be ob¬ 
tained from the Dejiartment of Foods and 
Markets. Division of Agriculture, Albany, 
N. Y. Under these sections any insect 
pest or fungous disease dangerously in¬ 
jurious to, or destructive of trees, shrubs, 
vines and plants, comes under the control 
of the ('<inimissioner of Agriculture and 
he is given broad authority which is out¬ 
lined therein. This work is done under 
the Bureau of Plant Industry, of which 
Dr. O. G. Atwood is chief. Some exam¬ 
ples might be quoted where this authority 
has lieen used in the control of insect 
pests. 
I'wo infestations of Gypsy moth have 
developed in New Y"ork State. One at 
Genova was first noted in 1912 of only a 
few hundred feet s(iuare. and was com¬ 
pletely eradicated in one year’s woi’k at a 
slight cost. Another larger infestation 
was located in 1914 at Mt. Kisco. This 
was large when first noted, and several 
hundred acres weia* finally found to be 
more or less infested. All foliage of trees, 
shrubs and vines upon this were sprayed 
for several yea s, and the infestation ap¬ 
parently completely wiped out, as no cat¬ 
erpillars or egg ma.sses have been found 
for the past two years. 
Black-knot is one of the common dis¬ 
eases that would come under control, and 
<-ertainly plum and cherry growers wli<> 
are taking every precaution in controll¬ 
ing this disease in their own orohard.s 
should he jirott'eted from neighboring land- 
owners wlio :ire neglecting this disease in 
a few old serub |)luni and cherry trees, 
tlu'refore furnishing the spore.s to rein¬ 
fect or infect the plantings of their more 
careful neighbors. 
Peach yellows and little jicach are ol)- 
scure troubles, hut contagious, and the 
State has stejiped in. in some lai-ge oom- 
mercial peach-growing sections, and com¬ 
pelled tho destruction of all peach trees 
infected with jieach yellows or little 
peach in that section. This work carried 
on for period of years greatly reduced 
the loss from the.se troubles, and at the 
same time added many years to the lon¬ 
gevity and profitableness of the peaeli or- 
elmrds of that community. 
Pear blight is another very serious dis¬ 
ease, the control of which in the past has 
received but little attention except from 
the experiment station or the individual 
worker. AVhen one studies this disease 
carefully he comes to the eonclmsion that 
the pear grower might about as well 
throw up his hands and abandon pear 
growing if he will be subject to re-inocu¬ 
lation from the trees of a neglectful neigh¬ 
bor in his immediate vicinity. Certainly 
the man who is conducting a thorough 
campaign along iiroper lines against a 
disea.se of this kind should be assured that 
he would have at least reasonable pro¬ 
tection against outside infection. A law 
of this kind must be enforced with judg¬ 
ment, and certainly many insect peats are 
so easily controlled and local in their 
habit that there is and should be no neces¬ 
sity or agitation toward the control of 
them under this law. For instance, I can 
control jiotato hugs on my own premise.s 
by a simple poison spray; why worry 
about my neighbor who neglects this pre¬ 
caution. ile will suffer the penalty. 
True, some of the progeny of his bugs 
may come over and reinfect my potato 
field, but will in the end be controlled by 
my spraying as in years past. 
B. 1). V. B. 
Dates of the Wheat Harvest 
What months do the different nations 
of the world harvest their wheat crop’? 
Chestertown. Md. B. T. B. 
The Department of Agriculture has 
I)rinted the following calendar, showing 
the dates of the world’s harvest. Thus 
the harvest begins in .Tannary with Au¬ 
stralia, New Zealand and South America, 
and runs .slowly up through the world, 
ending in late September and early Oc¬ 
tober in the north of Ilussia, Scotland 
and Northern Canada. In .Tanuary about 
five per cent of the total wheat is har¬ 
vested. Up to .Tune, 20 per cent of the 
total has been gathered. Then follow.s 
15 per cent in .Tune, .3.5 per cent in .Inly 
and 2.5 per cent in August. There will be 
a larger acreage than usual in Spring 
wheat this year. The harvest of this will 
be delayed somewhat so as to make the 
finish rather later than usual. 
.Tanuiiry — Australia, New Zealand. 
Chile, Argentine Republic. 
February and March—Upper Egypt. 
India. 
April—Lower Egypt, India, Syria, Cy¬ 
prus, Persia, Asi.a Minor, Mexico, Cuba. 
May—Texas. Algeria, Central Asia. 
China, .Tapan, Morocco. 
Juu('—Califoria, Oregon, Missis.sippi. 
Alahaina, Georgia, North Carolina, South 
Carolina, ’Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky. 
Kansa.s, Arkansas, Utah, Colorado, Mis¬ 
souri, ’Turkey, Greece, Italy. Spain. I’or¬ 
tugal, South of France. 
.Inly—New England, New York, Penn¬ 
sylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illi¬ 
nois, lowa, AVisconsin, Southern Minne¬ 
sota. Nebraska, Upper Canada, Roumania, 
Bulgaria, Au.stria, Hungary, South of 
Russia, Germany, Switzerland, South of 
England. 
August—Central and Northern Minne- 
.sota, Dakotas, Manitoba, t.o.ver ('aiiinla, 
Columbia, Belgium, llolhind. Great Bt St¬ 
ain, Denmark, Portland. Central Russia. 
September and Oetober—Scotland, Swe¬ 
den, Norwaj', North of Russia. 
November—Peru, South Afric;i. 
December—Burmah, New South AV'ales. 
