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•Ghe RURAi. NEW-YORKER 
April IS, 1918 
Garden and Farm Notes 
Whitewashing Trees 
The picture at Fig. 275, page 540, 
shows something quite eharaeteristic of 
liarts of Southern New .Jersey aud Dela¬ 
ware. People who travel through that 
country for the first time are struck with 
the lavish use of whitewash. Outbuild¬ 
ings, fences and trees are thickly smeared 
with this wash, and in the sun it presents 
a dazzling ap))earauce. The object is 
not only to make .a neat and striking ap¬ 
pearance, but also to preserve the timber, 
and when proj)erly made the whitewash 
goes far to take the place of ])aint. In 
many gardeiis both in town and on th<^ 
farm you will find tree's whitened like 
those in the jncture. Tlie trunks of the 
trees are usually scraped during late 
Winter and then whitewashed about as 
far up as can be readily reached with a 
hand brush. The scraping and white¬ 
washing no doubt destroy a good many 
insects and also add a neat aj)pearance 
to the gaiah'H. We have not noticed this 
as a genej'al pra(‘tice in other jtarts of 
the country, but through the South and 
esi)eeially along the (r<.)ast line tin* )irac- 
tice is quite common. 
Frosted Potatoes ; Treatment for Scab 
As a war measure it will i>ay to test 
and treat seed grain and potatoes this 
year. There; have been many questions 
about frosted potatoes. Many of them 
were kept in pits. The frost worked in 
and growers are in a quandary whether 
to plant them or not. They should be 
tested by cutting up .sample tubers and 
exposing them to the .sun, or i)lanting 
them in warm soil place<l in bo.xes or 
pots. The starting of the sprouts will in¬ 
dicate their strength, and it will pay any 
groAvers to take some time to test any 
suspicious seed. Treatment for scab 
should certainly be given this year if pos¬ 
sible. The three common treatments for 
the scab on the tubei's are given below : 
1. Formaldehyde (formalin) : One-half 
pint of formaldehyde to 15 gallons of Ava- 
ter. Soak uncut seed in this solution for 
two hours. 
2. Corrosive sublimate: Two ounce.s to 
15^ gallons of Avater. Isabel “Poison.” 
I lave druggist pulverize to hasten solu¬ 
tion. Soak uncut seed in this solution 
for one hour. 
5. Formaldehyde gas: Formaldehyde, 
3 lb,s.; potassium permanganate crystals, 
2.3 ozs. Suflieient for 1,000 cu. ft. of space, 
occupied by crates or trays. A tight tent 
or room can be used, capacity calculated, 
space filled Av’ith crates and gas generated 
in flat-bottomed dish or j)an. Formalde¬ 
hyde to be poured upon permanganate 
crystals in dish last thing before retiring. 
Close tight and allow to remain closed 24 
to 48 hours. Dangerous after potatoes 
have sprouted, since injury results. 
The formalin treatment i.s most com¬ 
monly used; but the use of corrosive sub¬ 
limate Avill not only destroy the germ.s of 
scab, but also help with other potato di.s- 
eases. Tliere are different methods of 
handling the potatoes in the solution. It 
i.s Aisually better to rinse them off in 
clear water first and let them drain, and 
then dip them doAvn into the solution. 
Rinsing washes off much of the dirt and 
makes a better job. On a large scale, 
tanks or vats are used, AA'ith an opening 
for drawing off the liquid. In other cases 
the solution is put in a barrel, and the 
potatoes put in bags which are lowered 
down into the barrel and lifted out again 
by means of a rope and pulley. 
This year a new plan of treating pota¬ 
toes is suggested; that is to pile the seed 
on the barn floor and spray it with equal 
parts of formalin and A\'ater, and then 
cover with a blanket, as is done in lian- 
dling seed potatoes. This has been sug¬ 
gested, but we have been unable to find 
yet any definite expcrinn'uts Avith this 
method. 3'he experts kuoAv little or noth¬ 
ing about it, and do not care to advise its 
use. It may have some effect, but until 
it has been tried out thoroughly we are 
advised to stick to the old plan of soak¬ 
ing the tubers in the .solution. 
Notes from a Maryland Garden 
1 have been struck with the fact that 
the subscribers to TnE R. N.-Y. read the 
paper more closely than farmers usually 
do, and I have been surprised to note 
how far South they live. Recently I 
stated that oAving to sickness in the Win¬ 
ter, my garden plants, such as tomatoe.s, 
etc., AA-ere later than usual. Only a few 
days after the issue of that AA’eek’s paper 
I received from the postman .a long paper 
package, and on opening it found tAVO 
dozen or more fine tomato plants eight 
or 10 inches high and stout .accordingly, 
AA'cll-grown i»lants. They came from a 
subscriber to 3'iiR R. N.-Y. in the south¬ 
ern end of South ('arolina. Plants of 
this size Mai’cli 2.3 will puzzle me here 
to prevent their growing too tall, for it 
is not safe here to set them out till late 
.\l)ril, and eA'cn then Ave have to watch 
fhe Aveatlier reports .and be ready to 
cover them from frost. The sender wrote 
that he had noticed Avhat I had said in 
Tiik R. N.-Y. I could not pT-int his name 
Avithout special permission, but the kind 
act shoAvs the si)irit of the men aaIio re.ad 
ITik R. N.-Y., and I get many letters in¬ 
dicating that the Avriters take interest in 
Avliat I .scribble. 
After a long period of beautiful .Spring 
weather through March we uoav, the last 
Aveek in the month, hoA'e had tvAO frosty 
nights, and may h.aA’e more. M.aj son at 
the Al-abama Polytechnic Institute, 
.\uburn, .\la.. writes that they haA’e had 
no fro.st to hurt anything since .January, 
and he talks about peas in bloom and 
tomato plants in the open garden by 
middle of March, while here the peas arc 
just bre.'iking through the ground, and 
the tomato jdants have not even got into 
the cold frame. Fggi)lauts and ))eppers 
are still in the seed-leaf state. Rut later, 
when jdants doAvn there are considering 
whether lift; is worth living, our gai-deiis 
Avill be flourishing. August in the loAver 
South is simply .stagnation. 
I have not had an, ojq)ortunit.y to ex¬ 
amine any j)ea(di orchaials, but mine in 
the garden are full of live bloom just 
oi)ening. T hoj»e this is the case in the 
country, and that aam' may have peaches 
this Summer. Apples are reported to be 
very promi.sing. Every year thousands 
more .apjde trees are planted, and we 
who have to buy those we eat are hoping 
every Winter for loAver prices at retail, 
but cA’cry year they increase in i)ricc by 
the peck, and the apple growers reap 
better and better receipts .from their 
trees, flf course, aa'c are glad to know 
that the apjde groAvers are prospering, 
but there is too gi'eat a dift’erence be¬ 
tween what Ave have to jjay for a peck 
of apples and what the groAvers get for 
their packed barrels. It is rare indeed 
that we can get a i)eck of good eating 
aj)j)les heia; in Winter for less than 60 
cents, and generally more, and ])oor folks 
cannot eat as many as they Avould like. 
Unfortunately, my exj)erience in buy¬ 
ing ai)i)les by the barrel from the North 
has been such that I have avoided this 
method of getting a Winter supply. It 
is A’cry j)rovoking find a barrc'l Avith 
some fine ai)j)les near each end atid ,a 
mass of trash only fit for pigs occupying 
the larger j)art of the barrel. I supj)ose 
that the Noav York laAvs now do operate 
to check this sort of stealing. I find that 
the sjdendid Stayman apj)les noAV groAvn 
in Delaware and Eastern) Shore of Mary¬ 
land are more honestly jjacked than any 
other apples Ave get. 3'he Stayman ap- 
jdes grown on this Peninsula are far 
better than those of the same variety I 
have had from the sections of 'iTrginia 
and West Virginia where apjde growing 
has so largely developed. The coast 
climate seems to make them more juicy 
and brittle, Avhile those I have had from 
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YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE 
to (tet your trees In time on account of E. E. 
freiplit einbarKoee. Seo Avhat we can do for you by 
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will send yon 10 choice, well-rooted 2-3 ft. Apple Trees 
and one new nold.ii AVlneiap, Extra, or 100 for $12.00. 
We hare Baldwin, McIntosh, Yellow Transparent, 
Delicious, lied Astrachan, Gravengtein, Winter Banana, 
Stayman. King David, Spitzeni)ui-g, AVealthy, Grimes’ 
Golden. Tolman Sweet, Sweet Bough. N. Spy, Eox 
Russett, Wagoner. For $1.0(tcash (or $8.00 per 100) we 
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Rochester peacli, extra. AVe have Champion, Crosby, 
Ray, Ey. and Bate Crawford, Old Mixon, Fitzgerald, Mt. 
Rose, Niagara, AVhite Heath, Salway. Greensboro, Carman, 
Elberta, Belle of Ga., Superb Apricot, Rochester alone 
$2.00 i)er 10. $ 16.00 per 100. Above prices are good tor 1 
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Cultivation 
Fertilization! 
Y < »U can't raise plants on a pile 
of pure fertilizer. They simply 
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with fertilizer—not once, but often— 
stir it lip, give your plants fresh, 
new, Avell-ventilated, moisture-hold¬ 
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Soil has necessary properties of 
plant life that must be linked with 
your nitrates, phosphates and potash 
to make these available. Whether 
you use much or little fertilizer, the 
more you cultivate your soil, the 
more plant food you make available. 
To get over the fields often enough 
in these days of labor shortage—to 
keej) the soil unlocked, the moisture 
conseiwed, and tin; weeds down—you 
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mm 
Riding Cultivator 
—the cultivator Avith adjustable pivot 
gaug.s that Avork Avith parallel motion 
in any Avidth of rows—teeth always 
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high or loAV AA'hecls, dust-proof bear¬ 
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3'here are many sizes, style.s and com- 
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surprising things you can do with 
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Box 200 D Grenloch, N. J. 
Don’t Buy Just ALFALFA 
DEMAND the HARDY Dakota AL¬ 
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Our stock is complete, thoroughly recleaned 
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of the GUARANTEED SEEDS and your copy 
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807 Lawler Street 
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Alfalfa 
Cow Peas 
Soy Beans 
I 
Peas I 
cans I 
Also Maine-Grown Seed Potatoes- 
Seed Oats—Clovers, including Al- 
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Hoffman’s Farm Seeds 
Samples 
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I Landlsville, Lancaster Co., Pa. 
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., Marysville, Ohio 
ees 
eeds 
Grow 
Food will win the war 
Produce it! 
Five of the Finest 
Fordhook Vegetables 
Ave will mail 
• one packet each 
of the folloAving: 
Bean Fordhook Bush Lima 
Beet Burpee’s Columbia 
Lcttace AA'ayahead 
Radish Burpee’s Scarlet Button 
Sweet Com Golden Bantam 
together Avith, “Su^estions 
on Seed SoAving.” Five col¬ 
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purchased separately, each 
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Burpee’s Annual 
For Sale-Extra Nice Seed Potatoes Mountains, 
Cobblers and Ginnts. Strictly free from disease and 
good yielders. Price. P. O. B. Sussex, N. ,1., SI .75 per 
bush. Address BELLE ELLEN STOCK FARM, Sussex. N. J. 
PEDIGREE Rural New-Yorker SEED POTATOES 
CLIli'TON HILL FARM, Baldston Lake. N. Y. 
DflTlTnCC North AVIsconsin grown. Green Mountains 
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Hawke’s Improved 100-Day DENT CORN 
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Best and earliest of all the big ear varieties; very 
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live dollars. Five bushels and'over, four dollars. 
Joseph H. Brinton, F. 0. B. West Cliester, Pa. 
S I? ET n Eight-Row 
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ot Vegetables and Flowers, is mailed free upon request. Writ* 
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