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•the RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 1, 1!)10 
All the latest 
yet practical as a plow 
Brief Mention of Elcar Points: 
Four-cylinder models have pow¬ 
erful long stroke Elcar Lycoming 
motor, developing 37)o horse¬ 
power at 2100 r. p. m. Six cylin¬ 
der models have Red-Seal Conti¬ 
nental 3)4 x 4 X A inch engine. De¬ 
veloping 40 horsepower at 210 0 
r. p. m. Two unit electrical 
system. 116 inch wheel base. 
Road clearance 10J4 inches. Full 
floatingrear axle with spiral bevel 
driving gears. Timkenrollerbear- 
ings front and rear. Double uni¬ 
versal drive; tubular propeller 
shaft; copper cellular radiator. 
Easy-riding semi-elliptic spring 
suspension. Roomy and comfort¬ 
able bodies of beautiful design 
and durable finish; new “cathe¬ 
dral Pipe” upholstering. Equip¬ 
ment complete even to moto- 
meter. _ 
The new Elcar is a treat for the eyes. Pretty 
as a picture. Graceful lines. Beautiful fin¬ 
ish, put on the good old many coat way that 
stays beautiful. Everything in fittings and 
refinements comes with the cay. It’s a car 
you’ll be proud of. 
Yet the Elcar is even abettercarthan it looks to be. 
It has a wonderful motor that’s powerful, speedy, 
flexible, easily handled. Driving is a real pleasure. 
Dependable service is sure in the Elcar. It’s made 
150# strong in every part. We previously built cars 
in the $3,000 class. It has been a wonderful school¬ 
ing toward putting real quality into cars selling at 
less than half that much. 
It doesn’t cost much to run an Elcar. An average of 
18 to 20 miles is secured to a gallon of gasoline. 1000 
miles are averaged to a gallon of oil. Tires give long 
mileage due to light weight and good balance. 
5-Pass. Touring Car, 4-cyl.engine $1175 
5-Pass. Touring Car,6.cyl.engine 1375 
4-Pass. Roadster, 4-cyl. engine 1175 
4- Pass. Roadster, 6-cyl. engine 1375 
5- Pass. Sedan, 4-cyl. engine 1625 
5-Pass. Sedan, 6-cyl. engine 1795 
4-Pass. Sportster, 4-cyl. engine 1175 
4-Pass. Sportster, 6-cyl. engine 1375 
Write for catalog illustrating and describing the 
eight 1919 Elcar Models. We gladly mail it to any¬ 
one interested FREE upon request. 
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Big Crops - Big Profits 
We wish every farmer in the country 
might visit the farms where Bowker’s Fertil¬ 
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and compounding them in proper proportions to meet 
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Non-bearing Grapevine 
I have a thrifty grapevine that lias 
never borne any fruit. For the last three 
years it has bloomed full, but no fruit sets. 
Is there anything that can be done for 
it? j. H. D. 
North Brookfield, Mass. 
It is quite probable that the vine in 
question is a -male one, or that it is a self- 
sterile variety ; however, if the last sup¬ 
position be the correct one, there would 
undoubtedly a few berries set if any other 
self-fertile vines were in the vicinity. 
The owner can test this out the coming 
Spring by taking some flower clusters of 
such varieties as .Concord, Niagara, Wor¬ 
den, Clinton or Delaware when they are 
in full bloom, and dusting the pollen on the 
cluster of the open •blossoms of the un¬ 
fruitful sort. If it then fails to form 
fruit it can be set clown as a male vine. 
The owner can verify this if he be fa¬ 
miliar with the flower parts of the grape 
blossom; for the male vine lacks the fe¬ 
male part which occupies the center of the 
expanded flower, and is termed the pistil. 
The male organs, several in number, the 
to, and none afterwards. Even running 
water will not do. I have known of 
several persons who tried to hatch eggs 
from geese that were kept on a farm 
where there was plenty of water to drink 
but not to swim in, and the eggs were 
invariably infertile. b. f. b. 
The Oregon Hens 
I was interested in article on ‘"Oregon” 
breed of poultry on page 30 and previous 
article on same. Are results same 
whether Barred Bock cockerel is bred to 
White Leghorn hens or Leghorn cockerel 
to Rock hens? L. B. w. 
We cannot answer this question. The 
Barred Rocks seem to have been used 
in producing the “Oregons,” but you 
must remember that this new 'breed or 
strain is much more than a simple cross¬ 
ing of the breeds. One of our readers 
in the State of Oregon writes as follows: 
“We also note the comment on the 
Oregons. The writer, a personal friend 
and acquaintance of Prof. Dryden, of 
the Oregon Agricultural College, some 
years ago when taking up the matter of 
crossing poultry, suggested that after the 
first cross was made with the Leghorn 
and Plymouth Rock eventually new blood 
would be brought in from the Leghorn 
side. This evidently has been the plan 
A Ncio Jersey 
stamens, surround in a circle the pistil. 
Vines belonging to this class are very 
frequently grafted by the cleft method 
which is commonly used in top-working 
apple trees. With vine grafting, however, 
no grafting wax is used. 
F. E. GLADWIN. 
Effect of Geese on Pasture 
Would a large flock of geese running 
over land foul the soil so that it would 
be unfit for raising crops? I have heard 
that it would, or would the droppings 
from geese be beneficial to the land like 
other poultry droppings? Also, could 
you give me any suggestions on the rais¬ 
ing and keeping of geese? A. T. w. 
Whitman, Mass. 
Geese foul the soil while they are run¬ 
ning over it, but no more than other 
fowls in large numbers, and the drop¬ 
pings are beneficial to the land, so that 
the injury, if we might call it so, is not 
permanent. I lever advise keeping geese 
on land used at the same time for pastur¬ 
age. unless the flock is small and the pas¬ 
ture a large one. The grass may be of 
more value for growing stock than for 
goslings, although flocks of geese have 
proven very profitable this season in 
Rhode Island. d. J. Lambert. 
Questions About Geese 
Will a field, quite wet, with a creek 
running through it, be suitable for geese? 
Will geese and ducks thrive together? 
Will goose eggs batch well in an incu¬ 
bator? _ M. N. J. 
Mantua, N. J. 
Such a field is quite suitable. A few 
ducks and geese kept for pleasure will do 
well enough together. If, however, they 
are raised in large numbers and for mar¬ 
ket purposes, they should be kept sepa¬ 
rate. The habits of the two species are 
somewhat different. Geese must have 
grass to thrive, and need more space than 
ducks, though not too much if early 
growth is desired. Ducks reared for the 
"green duck” market should have limired 
quarters and water for drinking only, 
(loose eggs may be hatched in incubator, 
but they require rather more care than 
other eggs. only those familiar with 
both geese and incubators should attempt 
more than experiments. w. H. H. 
Infertility of Goose Eggs 
On page 81 Mrs. C. P. R. questions as 
to the infertility of goose eggs. I am 
inclined to think that her geese do not 
have a good pond of water to mate in. 
All water fowls mate in the water only. 
I once had the same difficulty with Tou¬ 
louse eggs till I learned the fact referred 
Farm Flock 
which has been carried out. as to all 
appearances what are commonly termed 
Oregons are fairly typical Leghorns, but 
larger in size. There is no question but 
what Prof. Dryden is one of the best 
posted, enthusiastic and practical poul¬ 
try men of the United States at the 
present writing.” 
Thus you would not have “Oregons” 
if you undertook to cross either kind of 
Rock on the Leghorns. You would 
simply have a cross-bred bird of good 
individual capacity, but you could not 
expect her to breed true until her off¬ 
spring had been selected to a certain 
type for several generations. If you want 
real “Oregons” it will be better to obtain 
some of the tested and selected stock. 
Egg-laying Ration 
Could you give an egg-laying ration 
from the following: Soy beans, sunflower 
seed, buckwheat, corn (whole) ; bran or 
oats could be' added to this. w. A. K. 
Lebanon Co., Pa. 
A good egg-laying ration could not bo 
compounded from the foods mentioned 
alone, but the buckwheat, corn and oats 
may be fed whole, using as many oats in 
the mixture as the fowls will eat with¬ 
out waste, and the sunflower seed may 
be also fed in limited quantity with the 
other grains. I am not familiar with the 
use of Soybeans as poultry food, but see 
no reason why they should not he valu¬ 
able if the liens will eat them. They are 
rich in oil and in protein, and I presume 
should not form too large a proportion of 
the whole amount of grain fed. In addi¬ 
tion to these grains fed whole, you should 
provide a mash of ground grains, to be 
fed dry or moistened with skim-milk or 
water. A good formula for such a mash 
is one part each of eornmeal, wheat bran, 
wheat middlings and ground oats, to which 
from one-half to one part of meat scrap 
should he added unless an unlimited sup¬ 
ply of skim-milk can be fed. M. b. n. 
Motor Power to Destroy Woodchucks 
I want to tell you of the way we dis¬ 
pose of the woodchucks around here, at 
least those of us who have autos or 
trucks. Simply run- over the hole with 
the machine and attach a piece of rubber 
hose to the exhaust pipe and start the 
engine going, of course inserting the other 
end of hose in brother chuck’s bedroom 
door, leaving the exits open until the 
smoke starts to come out. Then plug 
them and run the engine about another 
three -minutes and open up the carburetor 
a bit. We have found this to be a sure 
method of getting them. james old. 
Michigan. 
R. N.-Y.—Then when you next plow 
that field the dead woodchucks will be 
heard from, for there will be a few lulls 
of corn on the spot. towering above the 
rest! 
