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T he Tver Johnson is the recognized 
family revolver. It is the ideal 
weapon for home defense, because it 
is completely safe. 
Nothing—no accident of any kind— 
will make it discharge except an inten¬ 
tional pull on the trigger ’way back; 
you can even ‘ ‘ Hammer the Hammer. ’ ’ 
There are Tver Johnsons to meet all 
needs; standard calibres, Hammer and 
Hammerless models, Regular, “West¬ 
ern’’ Walnut and “Perfect’’ Rubber 
grips. 
Write for interesting Free Booklets 
Mention the ones you want: A—"Firearms” 
(shotguns and revolvers); B—“Bicycles”; 
C—“Motorcycles.” 
Iver Johnson’s Arms & Cycle Works 
308 River Street, Fitchburg, Mass. 
99 Chambers Street 717 Market Street 
New York San Francisco 
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^“Jobbers—Dealers== 
SPRAYING MATERIALS . ^ 
are .striking cxaiimlea of piofltablo merchandise for 
the dealer and iiraispensable necessities for the con¬ 
sumer. Tliis lias been made possible only after a 
thorough and comprehensive study of the needs of 
both ; Our specialty is catering to the di.scrimina- 
ting buyer and consequently our dealer and jobber 
trade increases yearly. 
WE MANUFACTURE 
Arsenate «f Lead/^|\ 
(Paste & Powder) / \ B#rd®-Lead 
BordeauxMixturel j Paris Green 
(Paste & Powder) Fish Oil Soap 
Nitrate of Soda, Fertilizers, Stock and Poultry Feeds, etc. 
Ask foT Quotations, information, advice, or phone 
Nitrate /^^ Agencies 
DEPT. F: MANUFACTURING 
85 Water Street Dept. F. 
INEW YORK BROOKLYN. N Y. 
LET US TAN 
YOUR HIDE. 
Horse or Cow hide. Calf or other skins 
with hair or fur on, and make them 
Into coats (for men and women), robes, 
rugs or gloves when so ordered. Your 
fur good, will cost you lo.a than to buy 
them and bo worth more. 
Our lllu.trated catalog gives a lot of 
Information. It tells how to take off 
and care for hides; how and when we 
pay the freight both ways; about our 
safe dyeing process on cow and horse 
hide, calf and other skins; about the 
fur goods and game trophies we sell, 
taxidermy, etc. 
Then we have recently got out an- 
btber we call our Fashion book, wholly 
devoted to fashion plates of muffs, 
neckwear and other fine fur garments, 
With prices ; also fur garments remod¬ 
eled and repaired. 
You can have either book by 
pour correct address naming wnicn, or 
both books if you need botn. Address j 
'The Crosby Frisian Fur Company, 
671 Lyell Ave., Rochester, N-JY-X 
The Threshing Problem 
C* 1 J Threshes cowpeas and soy beans 
from the mown vines, wheat, oats. 
L/T j.yg barley. A perfect combina¬ 
tion machine. Nothing like it. "The machine I 
have been looking for for 20 yeara." W. F. Massey. 
“It will meet every demand.” H. A. Morgan, Di¬ 
rector Tenn. Bxp. Station. Booklet 29 free. 
ROGER PEA & BEAN THRESHER CO., 
Morristown, Tenn. 
KING ROOFING CO., 
Roofing Prices Smashed 
Mill Ends $1.25 for 100sq 
Paint $1.42 gallon. 
Board sq. ft. 
Samples and Prica 
_ Write to-day. 
107 W. 3rd, Cincinnati, Ohio 
sq. ft. 
Wall 
Free 
List. 
THE MAILBAG 
Soldiers’ Clothes for Civilian Wear 
Is there a law passed that a citizen 
could not wear soldiers’ khaki clothes? 
My son sent me a soldier’s overcoat before 
this war commenced, and I wore it pretty 
near two years. I was told that there 
was a law passed that I would not be al¬ 
lowed to wear it after January 1, 1918. 
I have not worn it since. I did not want 
to break the law. It is a good warm coat. 
I was a soldier in the Civil War. J. M. S. 
Ohio. 
We should keep on wearing the coat 
as we see others doing. It would not be 
right to wear an entire soldier’s uniform 
unless yon belonged to the army, but a 
coat or part of the uniform would prob¬ 
ably be permitted, especially for an old 
soldier like you. 
Inoculating Clover Seeding 
I am planning to sow about 30 acres in 
grass next Spring, and want to try a mix¬ 
ture of clovers and Orchard grass; two 
bushels Red clover, one bushel Alsikc, one 
bushel white Sweet clover, one-half bushel 
Alfalfa •and 15 bushels Orchard grass. I 
have spread SOO lbs. of ground burnt lime 
and sowed 300 lbs. fertilizer and bu. 
wheat per acre. The grass seed, I think, 
should be sown late in February or early 
in ilarch, before the ground quits freez¬ 
ing. What about the bacteria for these 
clovers ? R. w. R. 
• Washington. 
Apply to the Department of Agriculture 
in Washington for bulletins on using these 
bacteria. You must I'emember that the 
bacteria necessary for the clover is differ¬ 
ent from the one used on Alfalfa, The 
Red and Alsike clover bacteria are alike, 
but the Sweet clover and the Alfalfa re¬ 
quire a separate one. 
Renewing Faded Matting 
Will you tell me how one can fix mat¬ 
ting that is in perfectly good condition, 
only faded and stained in spots? Can it 
bo painted? If so, what kind of paint or 
stain should be used, or how else could it 
be treated ? w. M. w. 
New York. 
This is too much for us, and we shall 
have to ask our readers for experiences. 
Sweet Apple Syrup 
Having noticed your inquiry concern¬ 
ing sweet apple syrup, will tell you of 
our experiment. We had quite a quantity 
of Tolman Sweet windfalls, which we 
were able to got made up without mixing 
with sour apples. I boiled down enough 
to make about 10 quarts of syrup, not 
quite as heavy as pre-war molasses, but 
about like the "molasses” of nowadays. 
Feeling a little extravagant because of 
peace news and an extra pound of sugar 
per month, I added about 114 lbs. of sugar 
to the gallon of syrup, which is an im¬ 
provement. Our family considers this su¬ 
perior to any of the “boughten” store 
eyi'ups for table use. With any kind of 
sweet cider worth 20 cents per gallon 
wholesale, and fuel scarce and high priced, 
it would hardly be profitable as a business 
enterprise. a. g. 
Central Square, N. Y. 
Production and Hardiness of McIntosh 
Do you find McIntosh apple trees on 
Hope Farm to be consistent bearers? 
Was this year’s crop injured by la.st Win¬ 
ter’s severe cold ? G.w. K. 
With us McIntosh bears every year— 
one year heavier than another. This year 
was supposed to be the “off season,” yet 
our McInto.sh averaged over two barrels 
to the tree. Last year they gave about 
twice as much. There was no frost dam¬ 
age to McIntosh, while Baldwin, Graven- 
stein, Twenty Ounce and some others were 
quite badly hurt. 
Close Planting of Early Apples 
I notice that you mention the order of 
ripening of your varieties of apples. If 
you were planting again would you plant 
both Wealthy and McIntosh? Do you 
think Astrachau would be a better early 
red than Williams Early Red? If you 
were planting early varieties would you 
plant such as Transparent, Williams, 
Wealthy, 20x20 ft., thinking you could 
restrict or control them by pruning? 
Indiana. H. h. 
What we say refers to our own locality 
in Northern New .Jersey. This year As- 
trachan was one of the most profitable 
varieties we had. We have not fruited 
Williams Early, but as it grows in Mon¬ 
mouth Co., N. .1., it seems superior to 
Astrachau, though later. We shall plant 
more of Williams. Wealthy and As¬ 
trachau are good varieties for "fillers.” 
By stiidying the head of the -tree and 
keeping it well prunedrthose varieties may 
be grown for 15 or 2() years at least 20x20 
ft. apart. We should jilant both AVealthy 
and McIntosh. Thq-former comes in first, 
and will enable the grower to keep up a 
continuous supply of early fruit and thus 
let McIntosh fully develop. 
"Is the living he makes on a sound ba¬ 
sis?” "You bet it is. He beats the bass 
drum in a band.”—Baltimore Ammdcan. 
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Spray Trees Now For 
San Jose Scale 
The dormant period—during the late fall, mild days in 
winter and early spring—is the proper time to spray trees 
for San Jose Scale, Oyster Shell Scale, Peach Leaf Curl 
and many other pests. 
Begin about two weeks after the leaves fall. Spray 
any time when weather is suitable until shortly before 
buds open in the spring. 
Make sure of doing the work thoroughly by using 
either B. T. S. or Lime Sulphur Solution. These two 
Orchard Brand spray materials are equally efficient for 
dormant period spraying, and can be relied upon to pro¬ 
tect and clean trees from all scale infestations. Orchard 
Brand Lime Sulphur is in liquid form, always of uniform 
strength, while B. T. S. has the advantage of being 
a dry product with less bulk, no leakage and is more 
easily handled. 
The best crop insurance is good spray materials. What 
to use in each case, how much, 
when and how to spray, how to 
•avoid injury to trees anci shrub¬ 
bery—these are serious problems 
in spraying. Our Service Depart¬ 
ment is able and always ready to 
give reliable advice. We invite 
you to write us for any needed 
information. 
A complete line of standard¬ 
ized Insecticides and Fungi¬ 
cides manufactured by the 
largest chemical company in 
America. 
GeneTal Oietnlca 
Insecticide Dept, 25 Broad St, New\ork."V, 
USE NATCO DRAIN TILE 
Farm drainage demands durable tile. Our drain tile are made of the 
I best Ohio clay, thoroughly hard burned—everlasting. You don’t 
1 have to dig ’em up to be replaced every few years. Write for prices. 
Sold in carload lots. We are also manufacturers of the famous 
NATCO Silo. NATCO Corn Crib. NATCO Building Tile and NATCO 
Sewer Pipe. Send for the new editio «ofourbook,“Natcoon theFarm". 
National Fire Proofing Company, 1121 Fulldn Building, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
QP^AlNTlUt; 
For putting Brush land into 
prime condition, there’s 
nothingjike the 
Busti an 
Bog Plow 
It goes through Bog, Stubble 
.and Stump land where a mold- 
k board would be useless. The 
■ quickest, cheapest way to add 
I productive acres. (For 2 or 4 
V horses) 
I Send for our book“The Soil and' 
a Its Tillage”. It’s free and with 
T it we will gladly send our com- 
1 plete catalog and special Htera- 
I Iture about this implement. 
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Turn That Brush.Piece Into Fertile_6roun(!! 
It will pay to 
“farm” every 
available acre 
this season as, 
demands lot; 
farm product^' 
are greater 
than ever. 
Arfaier 
of the 
original 
CLARK 
Disk Harrows 
and Flows 
