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March 8, 18in 
The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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This wonderful corn, the creation of Dr. Frederick 
S. De Lue, noted Boston oculist, after 15 years’ ex¬ 
periments with every known variety. Only sweet 
corn for the gardener who courts the highest quality 
in the briefest period on the smallest land. A 
supreme product, rich in proteins, starches and 
sugar, a Golden Orange in color, 12 to 22 rows of 
long broad kernels, 2 to 3 ears to each short, stout 
stalk. Awarded a magnificent silver medal, the 
highest distinction and only like honor accorded by 
the ultra - exclusive Massachusetts Horticultural 
Society in 67 years. Matures 2 to 4 weeks earlier. 
Twice average size. Many imitations already ! Be¬ 
ware of them! Illustrated Circular of Instructions. Price one-half oz. 
35c; 1 oz. 50c; 1 pt.. 12 oz. $5.00; 1 qt. $10.00. 
Check or Money Order. No Stamps. 
THE DE LUE EXPERIMENTAL FARM, DEPT. A, Needham, Mass. 
ALFALFA 
AMERICAN NORTHERN GROWN 
For fifteen years our advice concerning the seeding 
and care of Alfalfa meadows, and our seed for sowing 
them, have been standard — the best that was to bo 
had The catalog tells how, and prices the seed, 
not Turkestan, "Dwarf Alfalfa," which we refuse to 
handle, but the best of American grown seed, in¬ 
cluding usually Montana, Idaho, and the great 
"Dakota 30," which rivals the Grimm itself. 
PDIIII1 III r *1 CA Next to Hansen’s Siberian, 
IlKINIM MLlHLrH the greatest variety grown 
in America. Wc have the genuine; also limited 
amounts of the Siberian. 
CLOVER and GRASSES 
No matter how critical you arc we can please you. 
WING'S GARDEN and FLOWER SEEDS 
Are RTown for the most critical trade. Write for fret 
catalog. Lists many new and rare specialties. 
Wing Seed Co., Box 823 Mechanicsburg, O. 
The House of Quality and Moderate Prices. 
00D SEEDS 
I ******** A r AAAI or OBAUfU 
GOOD AS CAN BE GROWN 
Prices Below All Others 
I will give a lot of new 
sorts free with every order 
I fill. Buy and test. Return 
If not O. K.— money refunded. 
Big Catalog FREE 
Over 700 illustrations of vege¬ 
tables and flowers. Send your9 
and your neighbors’ addresses. 
R. H. SHUMWAY,Rockford,III. 
CLOVER SEED 
Our high grades of Clover. Alfaifa, Alsike, Timothy. Seed 
Oats, Seed Corn, Maine Grown Seed Potatoes, Soy Beans, 
etc., are the most carefully selected and recleaned. High¬ 
est in Purity and Germination. We pay the Freight. 
Catalog njj'd samples Free if you mention this paper. 
P. L. R0HRER. • Smoketown. Lancaster C o., Pa. 
VICK’S ."nt”., GUIDE 
For 70 years the leading authority “““ 
Nnw <>n Vegetable. Flower and Farm por 
_ . Seeds, Plants iind Bulbs. Better than .q.q 
Heady ever. Send for free copy today. set iz> 
JAMES VICK’S SONS Rochester. N. Y. 
39 Stone Street The Flower City 
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LANCASTER CO. SURE CROP 
YELLOW DENT AND REID’S YELLOW DENT 
EMPEROR YELLOW DENT 
JOHNSON CO. WHITE 
Recleaned and ready for Planter. Tested 
Seed sure to grow. 
Box A MARTIN of Mnnhelm. I’n. 
CLOVER 
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SEED POTATOES 
AMERICAN GIANTS (Late) 
From Tuber-Unit selection. Second crop seed. 
Disease resistant. Heavy yielding. Grown 
on our Windernioor Farm, August, Septem¬ 
ber, October, 1918. Price, per bushel, 8".50; 
barrel, 80.7 5. 
STOKES SEED FARMS COMPANY, Moorestown, N. J. 
RURAL NEW-YORKER 
SEED POTATOES 
Grown under inspection New York State 
Potato Growers Ass’n. 83 per 100-lh. sack. 
KATHERGAY FARMS, Fulton, N. Y. 
Jones’ POTATO Seed 
CERTIFIED RURAL RUSSETS. My potatoes were 
inspected and passed as Certified Seed by the ex¬ 
pert potato men of New York State Agricultural 
College. No mosaic or other diseases were fonrnl In 
my fields. Tills strain of po'atoes has been hill-se¬ 
lected for ten years, are very heavy yielders tfmt 
have run in the past live years from 300 to 500 bushels 
per acre. $2.50 for 1 bu.; $2.25 from 5 to 100 bu. lots; 
S2.00 in car lots. A lew tine Cobblers at I'-’.00 per bu 
A Member of New York State Potato Association. 
Write for more information. WN. A. JONES, Tru x ton, N. \ 
2nd CROP SEED POTATOES 
Cobbler—Mills Pride—Giants and (Late) Supcrba 
(White) and Red Sldns. 
SEED CORN— Yellow and White. 
WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS— Stock and Eggs 
MINCH BROS- BRID GETON, N. J. 
L '™' Dibble’s Russet Potatoes MSSSSS 
pure seed. EARL I). BROWN, R. No. 2. linn, N. Y. 
in fact thinning 
large specimens 
family use and 
when still quite 
possible to thin 
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[orthern Grown Need Potato**. Illustrated Catalog 
Ftee. Buy Direct Front AUTIIUIl ALIIKIHGE, l-taher., N.Y. 
For Sale—Green Mountain Seed Potatoes new land. 
300 Bu.per acre. $2 llu. OTISHII.I. FAHM,W»od«to«k,Vermont 
2 nd Crop Irlnh Cobbler Heed Potato**. Freight 
Paid Prices lowest, quality considered. Also Corn. 
Meal and Hogfeed. ROBERT E. SMITH, Nn.tmw.idox, >'», 
C.„„ n lD n lnlnDUnto Jersey Yellow and Gold Skin, 
Sweet Potato rlants @ j; gg p( , r l.OOO. Cir. free. 
S. A. VIRDIN, Hartly, Kent Co., Delaware. Our ’Fu¬ 
ture Hope” Plant, Soed. Bush and Bulb Nursery. 
n:tkl»'.Di.«c»t l.OOO bush. Seed Potatoes from fine 
Dibble SnUSSet se i e cte<l stock, si.50 bushel. Few 
second sizefrom late planted which frost took, $1.25. 
K. W. & L. W. BENNETT, - Victor, N.Y. 
VIRGINIA WHITE DENT FOR ENSILAGE 
It ha* long been recognized that Virginia grown 
corns are much superior to Northern corns for en¬ 
silage purposes. More tons per acre. Seed germin¬ 
ated 98%. $4 per bushel, ear or shelled. Sample on 
request. Elleralle Sto ck F ar m, Pefersburp, Virginia 
orm rTkt>\T 500 Bushels Extra Selected 
OttU LUKIN Tested Yellow Flint Seed Corn 
84 per bushel. Bags free. Order early. 
FRED DECKER, - Glenco Mills, N. Y. 
Bobolink POLE BEANS 
Early: Stringless; immensely productive. Large 
pkt., 15c. Catalog and pkt. of Beefsteak Lettuce free 
for the asking. PINE TREE STATE SEED CO.. Bath, Maine 
SOY BEANS For Sale Mammoth 
Yellow Soy Beans. Tested and Germination Guar¬ 
anteed. $4 50 per Bushel, bags included, F.O.B. 
William K. Sawyer, Route 3, Portsmouth, Va. 
o.j, D a nno Black Wilson, $4 a bu. Mixed. 
For bale—OOja beans S 3 50. Extra Good. Older fit 
once. Address. F. Weldema, Westover, Md. 
LARGE ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
For this year’s crop. 4-yr. roots, $2 50 hundred; $12 
thousand. G-yr. roots, $4 hundred; $20 thousand. 
ter, 
S COTT’S ALSIKE 
At special price. Goes three times as far as 
red. Ask for samples and seed book. 
0. M. SCOTT & SONS CO., 460 Sixth St., Marysville, O. 
at wholesale 
We save you money. 
Buy now before ad vance. 
Crop short. Wo expect 
higher prices. Don t 
W HITE CAP OF.NT 8EEO CORN for sale. Strong 
and vigorous. None better. S 3 per bu. Generous 
sample for 10c. It. C. MncKLEY, Broguevllle, I’u. 
a rrto Sensation—80. 92 and 97 bus per acre. 
(1/1 I ^ Also Early Seed Coen. Samples-free. 
1 A. X L-r THEO. BURT A 80N8, Melrose, Ohio 
Cornell's Welcome Seed OaHW.TTKS 
*1.60 per bu. In 2o bu. lots. II. K. CRANDALL, Wllawana, P*. 
Pure Swedish Seed Oats Corn, Cabbnge, Mangel 
Wurzel, 1 etc. List free. Write. EARL COOK, MummllU, N.V.. 
p i u q j Canada Clusters, $a per bushel 
Extra Heavy oeed Uats cAiasvKNi>sEN,F*jr*ueriii*,x.Y 
WE are nrepared to furnish truck growers and 
private gardeners with healthy frost-proof 
CABBAGE PLANTS 
Early Jersey and Charleston Wakefield. Succession nnd 
Flat Dutch. Prices by express only. ( We do not ship hy 
parcel post.) f.o.b. here. 500 for $1.25 1 to 4,000 
at $2,00 per M.-5 to 0,000 at $1,75 per M.— 
10,000 and over at $1,50 per M. 
We do not pack less than 600 of one variety 
PLEASE REMIT WITH ORDER 
S. M. GIBSON CO., Yonges Island, S. C 
Stone, Matchless and Success, 
I OtTtdTO rianis <„. si .48 per 1,000. Cir. free. 
S. A. VIRDIN, Hartly, Kent Co .Delaware. Our “ Fu¬ 
ture Hope ’’ Plant. Seed, Bush and Bulb Nursery. 
3b of any kind until you see our eamnles and 
prices. ~We specialize on Guaranteed Quality 
• anld Rllhi ect to 
boy Field Seeds 
timothy, Alfalfa, ^weetCl™errand^AlBik^^oldsubject to 
American Mutual Seed Co.. DepLi26 Chicago. Illinois 
Srawberry Plants 
to select from including the Fall-bearing. Send for 
free catalog. J. KEIFFORO HALL. Depl. 2, Rhodestlale, Md. 
D:~ THE NEW LUPTON, greatest 
Big Strawberries r o w,,. 
• • ir prices. This ad. will not appear again. 
'TON, Originator and introducer, Newport.N. J. 
Send for 
M.D. LUP 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
We liave ten of tlio liest kind* selected out of a hun¬ 
dred—Early, Midseason and Late. AlsoCABBAGE.CEL¬ 
ERY. TOMATO. PEPPER 
Send for onr 19)9 
ROMANCE SEED ~ 
idseason and Late. Also CABBAGE. CEL- 
PPER. SWEET POTATO PLANTS in season. 
119 price list. Caleb Boggs & Son. 
AND PLANT FARM. Cheswold, Delaware 
lit_ i„j ami Superb Fall-Bearing Straw- 
Wanted Progressive berry Plants. J.H.,oare R. N Y. 
fine and bring out its highest quality. 
The roots should be allowed to remain 
where grown, and dug through the Winter 
and Spring as wanted. Sow seed quite 
thickly in drill, and cover one-fourth to 
one-half inch deep. Seed is quite hardy 
and may be sown as early in Spring as 
the ground is in good workable condition. 
Sow at the rate of one-half ounce to 100 
ft. of row. Thin to five or six to the 
foot of row. 
Salsify (Oyster Plant). — Sow 
seeds in Spring in the same manner as 
for parsnips. After plants are three 
inches or so high they should be thinned 
sufficiently to prevent crowding. Sow at 
the rate of one ounce to 100 ft. of row. 
Carrots. —For early use sow seed as 
early as ground is in good workable con¬ 
dition, in shallow drills covering seed one- 
fourth inch deep. Unless very thick in 
row, very little thinning will be neces¬ 
sary. Most gardeners r. ike but one sow¬ 
ing. but years of experience have taught 
me that one can have much smoother and 
better carrots for Winter use when seed 
is sown for this purpose about the first 
of June, or even as late as June 20th. 
Sow at the rate of one ounce to 100 ft. 
of row. 
Onions. —Many growers grow their 
Winter supply of onions from seed, and 
when the ground is suitable and congenial 
growing this crop from seed sown where 
the crop is to mature is the best method 
to follow. But with the inexperienced, 
or when the ground is not congenial, sets 
should be used. When the large onions 
are wanted for Winter use, they should 
be grown from quite small sets, the lar¬ 
gest being not over one-half inch in diam- 
eteor. Plant in shallow drills, barely 
covering the tops of the sets, and at dis¬ 
tance of about three inches apart in the 
row; one quart of sets to 100 ft. of row. 
Beets. —Seed of these should' be sown 
as early as the ground is dry enough to 
work, and again about June first, and the 
last or main sowing July 15 to August 1, 
to raise roots for Winter use. These 
several sowings are necessary if one 
[wants beets of fine quality. As beets 
get older and larger they become woody 
or fibrous and lose the fine flavor of the 
young root. Seed is to be sown thinly 
in shallow drills, covering the seed about 
one-half inch deep. The young plants 
may be thinned out to stand about four 
inches apart, and the thinnings trans 
planted to another row; 
is necessary when tine 
are desired. But for 
when the beets are used 
small it is often quite . 
the plants sufficiently by pulling out and 
using them as they become large enough. 
Sow at the rate of two ounces of seed to 
100 ft. of row. 
Lettuce. —For first or earliest plant¬ 
ing, seed should’be sown in hotbed, green¬ 
house, or window box, and the young 
seedlings transplanted to flats as soon as 
large enough to handle, and be trans¬ 
ferred to the garden as soon as the 
ground can be worked. Plants thus raised 
will require hardening off for a week or 
so before planting in the garden. This 
is best accomplished by setting the boxes 
in a sheltered location outside, such as 
of a building, fence, etc., 
the plants lightly with 
or similar material first 
nights, after which they 
will take no damage unless freezing oc¬ 
curs, in which case they may need some 
further protection. This hardening-off 
process applies to all plants raised in¬ 
side for early planting. Plants should 
stand about eight inches apart in the 
row. When one has no facilities for 
raising plants inside, the seed may be 
sown in shallow drills in the open ground 
as early as possible and at proper inter¬ 
vals thereafter, and the plants thinned 
out to stand the right distance apart. 
The non-heading sorts should always be 
sown where the plants are to stand, and 
thinned to four to six inches apart. One- 
half. ounce of seed will produce enough 
good plants for TOO ft. of row, or more if 
carefully handled. When sown in drills 
in the garden the seed should be sown 
quite thinly, and only slightly covered. 
Sowings should be made about every three 
weeks. 
Radishes. —The first sowing should be 
made as early as the ground can be 
worked, and; at intervals 
weeks thereafter, up to 
for late maturing sorts, 
of September for early ..........—„ - T - 
Perhaps the best radish for general culti- 
cation is the Scarlet Turnip White Tip. 
This is a medium early variety, of most 
excellent quality, and stands a long time 
before becoming pit hy Sow in shallow 
drills, covering the seed about one-fourth 
of au inch deep. Sow at the rate of one 
ounce, of seed to 100 ft. of row. 
Spinach. —This vegetable is quick¬ 
growing and very hardy, and is especially 
valuable for early Spring and Fall grow¬ 
ing. It cannot be grown during Summer 
months, as during hot weather it vvill 
shoot immediately to seed without making 
leaves. The first sowing should be made 
as early as the ground can be worked in 
the Spring, and two to three sowings may 
be made thereafter at intervals of two 
weeks. It is scarcely worth while to 
sow later than the middle of May, as it 
will hardly be good if planted later unless 
the season at that time should be un¬ 
seasonably cool. Sowings may again be 
made in October in localities where the 
Winters are usually mild, for cutting in 
Winter and early Spring. Sow thinly in 
shallow drills, at the rate of one ounce 
to 100 ft. of row, covering seed about 
one-half inch deep. 
MUSK melons. —These are general fa¬ 
vorites and should be grown in every 
kitchen garden. That they are not uni¬ 
versally grown is due entirely to the mis¬ 
taken idea that they require sandy loam 
soil and very special treatment to suc¬ 
ceed with them. Of course the chances 
of greater success are much enhanced if 
all the conditions of soil, location and 
fertilizing are entirely favorable. A 
southern slope and rich sandy loam soil 
are ideal for the production of this lus¬ 
cious fruit. But they can also be grown 
on heavy soils and level land, though 
perhaps not quite as successfully. Never¬ 
theless they can be grown, and no one 
should hesitate in making the attempt 
on account of what he may consider un¬ 
favorable conditions. The rows should be 
about five feet apart, and the hills three 
feet apart in the row, to allow the vines 
ample room to run, and when two or 
more rows of hills are planted it is a 
good plan to break joint, as by so doing 
the vines will cover the ground to better 
advantage. When old well-rotted manure 
is available, a hole about six inches deep 
and one foot in diameter should be made, 
for each hill, and a couple of shovel uls 
of the manure put in each one. The dirt 
thrown out in making the hole is then 
used in making up the hill over the 
manure. A steel rake is best suited for 
this purpose, as all stones and larger 
clods can be easily removed from the hill 
when it is being made up. The hills 
should not be made until it is time for 
planting, which in most northern local¬ 
ities is about the middle of May. When 
stable manure of suitable quality is not 
available, high-grade commercial fertilizer 
may bo used, applying it broadcast at the 
rate of 1,000 or 1,200 lbs. to the acre, 
and in addition a handful or two of pul- 
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TOOL HOulk OQOTkC'J 
►(40*1 wi*»0 
TOOL HOUIh 
Ground Plan of Greenhouse 
the south side 
and covering 
paper, burlap 
throe or four 
of two or three 
middle August 
and to middle 
maturing sorts. 
verized sheen manure may be used in 
each hill, well mixed with the soil. Plant¬ 
ing should be done in the following man¬ 
ner : Make a depression in the top of 
the hill a half inch or so deep and six 
or eight inches in diameter, into Which 
scatter 20 or 30 seeds, that there may be 
ample supply for insects and still have 
a good stand. Thinning should be done 
gradually, eventually leaving three to live 
of tiie strongest plants to remain. for 
fruiting, the last thinning being done 
when the plants are 12 to 15 inches high. 
When the seeds are planted on top of 
the hill they should be covered with 
about half an inch of tine soil, jind if 
the soil is sandy it. should be firmed with 
a couple of smart pats of tin* back of the 
hoe. If soil is heavy gently patting the 
soil with the hand will be sufficient. One- 
half to three-fourths of an ounce of seed 
will be sufficient for 100 ft. of row. 
Egg Plant and Peppers. —These two 
vegetables require practically the same 
kind of treatment. Both may be sown 
in the hotbed or greenhouse about the 
last of March, and should have a tem¬ 
perature of about 70 degrees at night. 
Both are partial to good soil, and thrive 
best under good culture. They should 
not be planted out until the ground has 
become thoroughly warm, or until the 
night temperature stands at 65 degrees 
or higher. Eggplants should be planted 
in rows about 36 inches apart, and the 
plants in hills, prepared as for melons. 
30 to 36 inches apart in the row. Pep¬ 
pers may be planted somewhat closer if 
it is so desired. One-third of an ounce 
of eggplant and one-eighth of an ounce 
of pepper seed will produce sufficient good 
plants for 100 ft. ot row. K. 
A Satisfactory Little Greenhouse 
I have read with interest your articles 
regarding greenhouses for small farmers 
and gardeners. I have one which gives 
me great satisfaction : also all the plants 
I need and some to sell, which pay for my 
seed. For heat I use my brooder stove 
and have no trouble this Winter to keep 
60 degrees on coldest day at zero. 
I bought old sash pf good size for $4; 
for sides two old bobsleds. 3x0 feet, and 
front, $4; an old store front at $4 for roof, 
and about $0 worth of lumber. 2x4x16. 
Total cost, less stove, under $20; result. 
100 square feet of hotbed. 1 built onto a 
tool house and made entry through same. 
I built bed right at ground level and dug 
out for stove, etc. I have had lettuce, 
radishes, onions, soup green and an abun¬ 
dance of sprouted oats all Winter. 
Port Jervis, N. Y. C. A. n. 
Mrs. Casey (with newspaper) ; “They 
got l*at Murphy’s name in the death no¬ 
tices instead of his brother Mike.” Casey : 
“Ye don’t say ! It’s a nice fix Pat would 
be in if he was wap o’ them that belave 
all they read in the papers.” —Boston 
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