‘Iht RURAL NEW.YORKER 
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THE MAILBAG 
Coal Ashes in Garden 
Is it all right to put ashes from chest¬ 
nut coal on my garden? If so, what is 
their value? My soil is mostly heavy wet 
clay, and I believe they will help make it 
more porous and thus be of value unless 
in some way injurious. l. G. c. 
Collins, N. Y. 
We would certainly use these ashes. 
They contain a little plant food, and, if 
well worked into that soil will improve 
its mechanical condition. 
Reseeding Old Meadows 
Just a little of my experience at re¬ 
seeding old meadows and pastures. In 
February, 1914, I bought a run-down 
farm of 150 acres, and I could not plow it 
all to reseed as soon as it ought to be 
done. I mixed some Timothy, Red-top, 
Blue grass and Alsike clover and gave 
those meadows a light seeding, and one 
pasture where not a spear of anything was 
growing, got a light sprinkling of the some 
mixture. That year no marked results 
were apparent, though the pasture took 
on some sod, but since that time there has 
been good feed on the pasture and lodged 
grass on considerable of the reseeded 
meadows for two years, and a good crop 
last year for this section. It surely paid 
iue to sow seeds on these fields. 
New York. j. d. SEELEY. 
Seed Potatoes 
In your issue of December 2S, 1918. in 
reference to seed potatoes, late crop, keep- | 
ing seed over in cold storage, for a number i 
of years I have found my way very sue- I 
cessfnl. After all danger of severe freez¬ 
ing weather is over, I bring my seed from 
the cellar and spread very thinly on the 
barn floor, where there is plenty of light. 
The seed then makes a strong green 
growth of sprouts and holds them suc¬ 
cessfully until as late as August with us 
here. Wherever there is a vacant piece 
of land the seed can be planted and will 
be out of the ground in a few days, and 
always makes good eating and seed po¬ 
tatoes. With me it is preferable to cold 
storage. thojias g. asiimead. 
Wayne Co., N. Y, 
Greenhouse Putty 
I see one of your correspondents wants 
a superior greenhouse putty. A first-class 
putty is made from pure raw linseed oil 
and whiting, adding about 10 per cent of 
pine tar or crude Canada balsam to pre¬ 
vent its becoming hard with age. I have 
found this equal if not superior to any¬ 
thing after much experimenting. 
. New Jersey. H. w. iiales. 
Fine Weather in Georgia 
I see you are doing some. bragging 
about your fine weather. I am sending 
you by parcel post potato vine growing 
in open on Christmas Day; have just 
now for first time had killing frost. 
Roses, sunflowers and strawberries all 
growing and blooming in profusion. No 
killing frost from February 6 until De¬ 
cember 20. Can you beat it in Jersey? 
Macon, Ga. f. s. b. 
We know better than to brag about 
our Jersey weather. It goes about hunting 
for a chance to give pride what usually 
comes to it. The potato vine is a reality. 
Thus far we have not heard of any Win¬ 
ter anywhere. 
Requirements of McIntosh Apple 
You say the McIntosh Red wants a 
light soil and a hillside. Would you say 
that an orchard location must necessarily 
be a northern or a northwestern slope? 
If one selected only such a location as de¬ 
scribed by some of the space writers in 
some of the fruit journals there wouldn’t 
be many orchards planted. H. II. 
Indiana. 
That last is true. With us the Mc¬ 
Intosh does best on a hillside location 
with soil inclined to be light and well 
drained. The McIntosh is usually classed 
with Baldwin as a light-soil apple, just 
as Northern Spy and Greening are con¬ 
sidered more at home in heavier land. 
Yet we must say that the finest McIntosh 
we ever saw were in Luzerne Co.. Pa., 
grown on a rough hillside of heavy soil 
and without cultivation. 
Bean Weevils 
I would like to know if it is true that 
dry beans raised around this section of 
the country (Westchester Co.) get wormy, 
and if so what remedy is there' so as to 
prevent this? t. t. 
Peekskill, N. Y. 
The bean weevil is not confined to 
Westchester Co., N. Y. It is found 
wherever beans are grown. We have 
often told how to destroy the worms- In¬ 
putting the beaus in an airtight package 
and using bisulphide of carbon. The 
liquid evaporates and the poisonous 
fumes pass all through the beans—killing 
the weevils. 
Whilingek : “On what charge did (lie 
Government arrest Yamlen?” Pliilan- 
so; “On the charge of not conserving 
paper. He is accused of using it for the 
soles of army shoes.”—Life. 
The Hudson Super-Six 
$2,200 
• * 1 /j 4 . * i ] 
Choose Your Car—Normal Production Can 
Not be Restored Before Next June 
There are so few Hudsons of any 
model to be had just now and it will be 
so long before full factory production is 
attained that buyers will do well to 
select their car without delay. 
Super-Six production was to have 
ceased January 1st. 
Dealers, in anticipation of the months 
that new cars would not be available, 
had taken all we could produce. But the 
demand for the Super-Six made it 
impossible for them to accumulate 
stocks. Deliveries of Hudsons every 
month since the Super-Six was introduced 
have practically equalled the output. 
More than 100,000 Hudsons are already 
in service. 
Had Planned to Sell Used Hudsons 
To provide stocks for the future, 
dealers bought used Hudsons, paying 
cash for them, so they would have cars 
to sell during the time when new cars 
could not be obtained. But even then 
they were unable to accumulate stocks, 
of used Hudsons. 
Thus is again shown the popularity of 
the Super-Six. Its white triangle has 
become the symbol of super-quality and 
super-performance throughout the world. 
Hudson production will be resumed as 
rapidly as possible. But it will be months 
before we can meet the usual demand. 
An interruption of at least three months 
in the output of open models is inevit¬ 
able. 
Everyone knows the completeness of 
the Hudson Super-Six line. There were 
nine different types. Recently we added 
the Coupe, a beautiful four-passenger 
model, and a new series of the Touring 
Limousine. 
They Are Pattern Cars 
Every Hudson model has been ad¬ 
mired, envied and copied by other 
makers. But under our plan there is 
constant development and so any Super- 
Six you get today is months ahead of 
similar types of other makes. 
You can probably get a Hudson Super- 
Six today—perhaps the very model you 
prefer. In view of the situation, don’t 
you think it best to see what models 
your Hudson dealer can supply? There 
is no certainty as to what you can get 
next spring. 
Need you be reminded of Super-Six 
value. It is the recognized standard of 
motordom. For three years its leader¬ 
ship among fine cars has been undisputed. 
Today it carries the added endorsement 
of thousands who have learned to know 
its absolute reliability through all the 
months when automobile service atten¬ 
tion was so hard to obtain. 
Hudson Motor Car Company 
Detroit, Michigan 
Look for the White Triangle on the Radiator 
( 1001 ) 
Western Canada 
is as profitable as Grain Growing 
In Western Canada Grain Growing is a profit maker. Raising Cattle, 
Sheep and Hogs brings certain success. It’s easy to prosper where you 
can raise 20 to 45 bu. of wheat to the acre and buy ou easy terms. 
Land at $15 to $30 Per Acre 
—Good Grazing Land at Much Less. 
Railway and Land Co’s, are offering unusual inducements to home- 
seekers to settle in Western Canada and enjoy her prosperity. Loans made 
for the purchase of stock or other farming requirements can be had at low interest. 
The Governments of the Dominion and Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatche¬ 
wan and Alberta extend every encouragement to the farmer and ranchman. 
You can obtain excellent land at low prices on easy terms, and get high prices 
for your grain, cattle, sheep and hogs— low taxes (none on 
improvements), good markets and shipping facilities, free 
schools, churches, splendid climate and sure crops. 
For illustrated literature, maps, description of lands for sale in Manitoba, 
Saskatchewan and Alberta, reduced railroad rates, etc., apply to Superintendent 
of Immigration, Ottawa, Canada, or 
O. G. RUTLEDGE, 301 E. Genesee, St., Syracuse, N. Y. 
Canadian Government Agent 
Reading BoneFertilizer 
Quality Service Satisfaction 
Always look for our trade mark (as shown 
below) on the bag. It means protection to 
you. Hundreds of farmers in the East have 
come to recognize it as the mark of honest, 
square fertilizer goods and methods. 
(This trade mark means quality) 
Reading Bone Fertilizer Co., Reading, Pa. 
Ask your 
dealer for 
Reading 
Bone 
Fertilizer. 
FEEDS AND FEEDING, by Henry and 
Morrison. Price. $2.50. The best book on 
this subject. For sale by Rural New-Yorker 
