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guarantees you more money as the 
market goes upj no less if the mar¬ 
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fur-year you have ever had. Takeadvantt^eof 
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Big profits easily made if you ship your furs to 
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You can depend on honest grading, prompt 
payment, top-notch prices, a square deal all 
around. We remit spot cash. Check mailed 
same day shipment received. No delay. Not a 
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where fur prices always reach their highest 
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J. L. PROUTk ’S SONS, INC., 
Dealers In Raw Furs, Ginseng Roots, and 
Golden Seal, etc. 
412 WEST BROADWAY, 
NEW YORK CITY 
Raw Furs 
New York is now 
The World’s Fur Center 
New York, the greatest ciW in the world, is 
the center of the World’s Fur business. No 
matter where you ship your Raw Furs, they 
must eventually come to New York. 
We are the Fastest Growing Raw Fur House 
in New York because we always pay the 
highest market prices. 
Send for our Latest Price List. It’s free. 
DavidBliistein&Bm 
_ tty \Vest2Z-StNewYork. 
Uncle Sam 
Wants Your Furs 
He needs them to keep the hors warm 
k ■ ‘ 
"over there.” 
Will pay 5 
Our prices are sky high, 
per cent, extra on single 
shipments amounting 
to $50 or over. Ship ns 
now. Write for trapper's 
f iide and price list, 
ree on request. 
HARRY LEVY 
133 W. 2Sth St. New YoHl 
Along in Nov. 
when furs get 
prime, Jim Bills 
will issue aprloe 
list that any fur 
TRAPPERS 
shipper can understand. There won’t be anythini 
flashy or sensational about it but the prices qaote( 
and the prices paid will be the same and that’s all 
any fair minded man expects, 
JAMES P. ELLIS, Exporter Raw Furs 
84-36 Mill Street MIDDLETOWN. N. V. 
Bstablished 1899. Price list free. 
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Sowing Crimson Clover in November 
Will it be all right to eow Crimson 
clover the first week in November on the 
land which we shall then plow and har¬ 
row? I do not intend to use this laud 
next year, and do not care about the 
clover being high enough to plow under 
again in the Spring. What I am anxious 
about is this: 'Will the clover live 
through the Winter without freezing? 
Will there he any fear of it sprouting 
now? AVhich do you think best, to plow 
now, and seed the clover next March, or 
when the snow starts to melt, and then 
sow it right on the snow and let the 
melting snow carry it into the cracks of 
the earth? F. J. D. 
Ulster Co., N. Y. 
No; it will not be all right. You will 
lo.se the benefit from the Crimson clover 
if you seed either in November or March. 
It is now too late. The clover could not 
get a suitable root in the ground before 
freezing, and would all be killed. If 
seeded in March Crimson clover will start, 
but when hot weather comes it will stop 
growing at a few inches high, make a 
seed head and die. That is the nature of 
the plant. It is a cool-weather plant, and 
when seeded in Spring it cannot endure 
the hot weather. The proper time to seed 
Crimson is in the late Summer. Then it 
makes a start, grows on through the Fall 
and lives over "VVinter, being well rooted 
in the soil. Alsike or Red clover may he 
seeded in the Spring with good results, 
but Crimson is of a different nature, and 
should be seeded in late Summer. You 
are too far north to obtain the best re¬ 
sults from Crimson clover. 
Anti-rust Paint for Iron 
I have several thousand feet of iron 
])ipe which I expect to use for fencing. 
I want to dip this pipe before making the 
fence, to prevent rust. Can you tell me 
of a practical solution to use that will be 
la.sting and economical? I want to use a 
paint that does not require heating, as I 
expect to dip into a wooden trough. 
Robbinsville, N. J. E. D. 
There is an asphaltum varnish on the 
market and also several “anti-rust” paints 
which are effective. It would pay to send 
to the Department of Agriculture at 
"Washington, D. C., and ask for a bulletin 
by Prof. A. S. Cushman on rusting iron. 
A Peace-Making Cat 
The article of M. B.. Dean’s on the 
“Personality of Cats” reminds me of our 
“calico” cat that we named “Nobody” 
because nobody wanted to claim so home¬ 
ly a kitten, she being of a family of six, 
whose mother was “Mother Butterfield.” 
She grew to be a very wise and peace- 
loving eat. If her brothers and sisters 
started a fight she would size up the ques¬ 
tion and box the ears of the starter of 
trouble. One day while “Nobody” was 
in the house the cats began to swear at 
each other and scrap on the porch, and 
“Nobody” went to the door and mewed 
to get out, go we let her out, wondering 
how she could settle it this time, as she 
did not know which one started the fight. 
She walked towards them, looked first at 
one then at the other and decided they 
both would have to have their ears boxed, 
which she did very quickly and thor¬ 
oughly. We decided her name ought to 
be changed to “Peace-maker.” j. 
Persimmon Cuttings 
^ Can you furnish information about per¬ 
simmon trees in regard to their propaga¬ 
tion? There are many fine trees here, 
and I would like to get a number of cut¬ 
tings if they would amount to anything, 
and did not take a lifetime for them to 
fruit. F. H. N. 
Edgewood, Md. 
Special varieties of persimmons can be 
budded on seedling stocks either by the 
shield or the annular method, or crown- 
grafted, which I consider better than 
budding. Seed for growing the stocks 
should be planted in the Fall and will 
grow in the Spring. Our native species 
is Diospyros Virginiana. The best per- 
si^mmon is the Japan species, Diospyros 
Kaki, but they are not reliably hardy 
north of Southern Maryland. Grafted on 
our native stocks by top-grafting they 
may be hardy enough to stand farther 
north. The Japanese make much smaller 
trees than our native persimmon, and are 
apt to overbear. Our best native sorts 
also will be better for thinning. There is 
a great variety in the character of the 
fruits on our wild trees. I have had 
growing within a few feet of each otherj 
trees that ripened before any frost, while 
others were hard and acrid till after hard 
frosts. There are also some Chinese forms 
that are claimed to be as hardy as our 
native sorts. I planted some of these in 
North Carolina, hut have not learned how 
they have resulted. ^ Onr native sorts 
grafted and grown in nursery for two 
years should begin to bear in four years 
after transplanting. w. F. massey. 
Good Roads Needed. —^Thos. E. Clark, 
of Otsego Co., N. Y., page 1187, strikes 
the nail on the head when he speaks of 
good roads. Give us good roads; we’ll do 
the rest. Our Government will have to 
come to the rescue and give us good roads 
if the people are to be fed. 
Connecticut. xrRS. .tennie M. SANDEBS. 
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MOST MONEY FOR YOUR FURS 
Every trapper and fur shipper sooner or later will find that 
BECKER BROS. & CO. actually pay MORE CASH MONEY for 
furs than any other house. Don't be satisfied with any old prices. 
Ship to BECKER and feel confident that you will get every single 
cent your furs are worth. Our 32 years of square dealing in the 
fur business is your guarantee of satisfaction every time. 
We Pay Shipping Charges 
Thousands and thousands of shippers send all their furs to us— 
they know they can depend on BECKER BROS. & CO. for the 
very top market price. We grade furs liberally and besides this; 
WE CHflRBE NO COHMISSION 
ing your furs—money sent same day your shipment arrives. 
nor make deductions 
of any kind for handl- 
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weather permits. Cut out the shipping tag—fill out plainly 
in ink—address nearest bouse by crossing out addresses 
not needed. Paste tag on cardboard and tie it to your 
shipment. Do it NOW—let ua prove our claims. 
BECKER BROS. & CO. 
Chicago Dept. 23 416 No. Dearborn SL 
New York DapL 23 129 West 29tb SL 
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The reliable Raw Fur merchants of New Yoric, Joined together as the Razo Pur Merchants* Association 
pledge you, the chipper, their solemn word, that here in Now York. The International Fur Market, you w il 
realize the utmost that the world’s highest price market can aflord. New York is eagerly and instantly 
responsive to increased demand, which is a guarantee of the greatest net proceeds for you. New York’s do- 
_ f n .J — I for furs was never so great as right now. Your pelts are bound to come here 
— Trappers Guide I eventually because they zvitt be dressed, dyed, manufactured and sold here. Ship them 
r.AA AA DAAfiAA. I Jirectto the market that givea you the big, quick money and a square deal. We co-operate with you- 
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