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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 
1 020 
Remember. Farmogerm is the only 
inocuiant that does not deteriorate 
with age. No bad stocks left over. 
Write for our liberal proposition. 
For 
Bumper Crops or 
Alfalfa, Clover and Vetch. 
Alfalfa, Crimson Clover and Vetch fail on many soils 
because these soils are deficient in nitrogen-fixing bacteria, 
upon which depend the welfare of these legumes. Agri¬ 
cultural authorities agree that these failures are unnecessary, 
because bacteria can be introduced into worn-out land by 
inoculation, and even poor soil thus made to support al¬ 
falfa, clover and vetch. 
The easiest and safest way is to inoculate the 6eed with 
pure cultures of nitrogen-fixing bacteria, such as are sup¬ 
plied in Farmogerm. Such seed inoculation does away 
with the danger, present if soil inoculation is practiced, of 
spreading disease and undesirable bacteria from one field 
to another. <s=»> 
Farmogerm is a culture of pure, nitrogen-fix¬ 
ing bacteria which supplies the elements needed 
for all growing legumes. Farmogerm is the only 
inoculant in which the bacteria are fresh and 
active years after it is made. This is possible 
because of the patented stopper, which enables 
the bacteria to breathe air. No one else can use 
this stopper. Be sure to get Farmogerm. 
Without inoculation, alfalfa, clover and vetch 
are very likely to fail. For $2.00 an acre you can 
inoculate with Farmogerm, and insure a vigor¬ 
ous, beautifulstand. INOCULATE—IT PAYS! 
EARP-THOMAS CULTURES CORP. 
Dept. B, No. 80 Lafayette St., NEW YORK CITY 
How the Laboratory 
can Revolutionize Farming. 
Is Your Soil 
Acid? 
Most legumes will not grow 
on acid soil. Be sure your 
soil is sweet beforeplanting. 
Use lime generously in con¬ 
nection with legumes. Most 
soils in East, South and Cen¬ 
tral West need Lime Treat¬ 
ment. 
“Much pleased with Farmogerm’’ 
—South Carolina Experiment Sta. 
“Quite remarkable results" — 
Rhode Island Experiment Sta. 
‘Great promise for farm industry” 
—New York College of Agriculture. 
Farmogerm 
is prepared for alfalfa, 
clovers, vetch, covj peas 
and soy beans, peanuts, 
lucerne,peas, beaus,svseet 
peas and all legumes. 
Five-acre size $8.00; one-acre size 
$2.00^ garden size $.50. Our new 
book “Nitrogen from the Air" is 
free. Ask for it today. If your 
dealer cannot supply Farmogerm, 
order direct, stating crop to be 
inoculated. 
Seed Dealers, 
Attention! 
BERRY and VEGETABLE Plants 
STRAWBERRY, RASPBERRY, BLACKBERRY, DEWBERRY, 
CURRANT. GOOSEBERRY. GRAPE. ASPARAGUS. RHUBARB. 
HORSERADISH. CABBAGE. CAULIFLOWER. BEET. BRUSSELS 
SPROUTS. CELERY, EGG, PEPPER, KOHL RABI. KALE, LET¬ 
TUCE. LEEK. ONION, PARSLEY. SWEET POTATO AND TOMATO 
PLANTS tor spring and summer. Also SHRUBS, ROSES, 
PANSY, ASTER and SALVIA PLANTS. Catalogue free. 
HARRY L. SQUIRES - Good Ground, N. Y. 
Large Asparagus Roots 
For quick results. 3-yr.. $2 per 100: $11.26 per 1.000. 
4-yr.. $3 per 100: $15 per 1 . 000 . I .urge selected. $4.75 per 
100, $30 per 1,000. Harry L. SQUIRES, Good UBOtJltD, N.Y. 
Howard l| n 1 7 ,,le million dollar strawberry exelusive- 
nundf U nu. If Iy. Free booklet explains. Buy plants of 
introducer. C. E. Chapman, North Stonington, Conn. 
Everbearing Strawberries "£17™See* p»™.ai” 
Raspberries. Send for list. BERT baker, Hoosick fails, n. Y. 
LUCRETIA DEWBERRY. ST. REGIS 
strawDerrv raspberry, blower black 
kfiiuiiuviij BERRY PLANTS FOR SALE 
by lienj. Barrett & Son, Blue Anchor, N. J. 
Progressive 
mid 1’eerleaa Everbearing 
STKaUHI IMIY PLANTS, $1.50 
per 100; $12 per 1,000. IIASIL PERRY, Georgetown, Delaware 
PLANT THE BEST IN SEED SPECIALS 
It seemed like highway robberv to have charged 
my customers Forty-eight Hollars per pound for 
special strain of Brussel Sprout seeds last year, but 
they made money for their crop brought fabulous 
sums because of the high quality of their product, 
and so it is with the various varieties of cabbage, 
spinach, Luce’s Favorite Seed Corn, cauliflower seed 
and many other seeds. They are special seeds to 
meet high class demands, they are selected to meas¬ 
ure high in the quality of production. Avail your¬ 
self of the best that grow. Send for price lists, they 
will reach you in a couple of days. 
S. H. SMITH, Seedgrower PEC0N1C, L. I. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
All leading varieties, including the best of the Ever- 
bearing- Kinds. ASPARAGUS ROOTS and TOMATO 
SEEDS. QUALITY BEST. Prices reasonable. Catalogue 
Free. V.R. ALLEN,Grower and Distributor, Seaford, Delaware 
Strawberry Plants For Sale tVe'Yto 
select from. Also the fall-bearing. Send for free 
catalogue. J. KEIFF0R0 HALL, R. No. 2, Rhodesdale, Md. 
Everbearing Strawberries StSlX) f Heav°y 
fruiters. (May to Nov.) Write to-day for free catalog. 
Paul W. \Voftko, R. F. U. Bio. 1, Itox 140, A Man*. 
$1000 An Acre 
The old reliable headquarters for 
EVER - BEARING 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
YOUNG, STRONG and HEAVY-ROOTED 
ABSOLUTELY NO CULLS! 
Hardy New England grown stock give 
BESTRESULTS EVERYWHERE 
Far more profitable than poultry 
Have quantities of Delicious Berries from June 
till ground freezes. Write for catalog 
C. S. KEMPTON & CO. - - LONGMEADOW, MASS. 
While many nurseries discontimied planting during the World 
War, we kept our plantings up—to be sure we paid big prices 
for our seedlings, but right now we have an excellent assortment 
of fruit and ornamental trees, vines, berries, shrubs and roses. 
Write for our big, free, descriptive catalogue and place your orders with 
people who have the trees, thus avoiding disappointment. 
We prepay transportation charges on all cash orders for $7.50 or over. Take 
advantage of our liberal discount on all cash orders received before April 10th. 
We pay transportation charges on all orders for over $7.50 
MALONEY BROS. & WELLS CO. 87 East Street, Dansville, N. Y. 
Dansville’s Pioneer Nurseries 
Protecting Trees from Pigs 
Would the application of coal tar 1o 
the trunks of apple trees injure them? 
I have pigs in an orchard that bark Lin' 
trees when snow is on the ground, and I 
wish to use the tar to discourage them. 
Danbury, Conn. w. l. 
We have varying reports about damage 
from coal tar. Some specimens do in¬ 
jure young trees. We would not use it. 
It will not protect trees from the pigs. 
Even if they do not chew it, they will rub 
against it and skin the bark from the 
trees. A much safer protection is made by 
driving three stout stakes around the tree 
■—almost six inches away from it. and 
stapling around them woven wire fence or 
several strands of barbed wire. 
Onion Smut and Formalin 
The disease known as onion smut lias 
spread all through the oniou-growing sec¬ 
tions of the North, and when unchecked 
causes great loss. It is caused by a fun¬ 
gus parasite which lives in the soil, and 
spreads slowly through a field or section. 
A Government bulletin says: 
A peculiar and important fact about 
onion smut is that the onion plant can be 
attacked by a fungus only while in the 
young seedling stage. After the plants 
are about three inches high, they become 
immune to infection by the smut fungus, 
and onion sets.or seedlings three to four 
niches high transplanted to smut-infested 
soil will not contract the disease. 
Formalin, the same chemical used in 
treating potato seed for the scab, is used 
to protect the onion seed from smut. A 
solution of one pint of formalin to TO 
gallons of water is dripped into the fur¬ 
row as the seed is drilled. In order to 
do this a galvanized iron tank is attached 
to tiie onion seeder, so that it drops just 
enough of the solution as the seeder 
passes on. About 150 gallons are needed 
for an acre. This carries the seedling 
onion safely on until it is too large to he 
affected by the disease. Some remark¬ 
able yields have been made by using this 
simple method. 
Applying Fertilizer to Apple Trees 
I am setting out a young apple orchard 
of 100 trees this Spring. Would it be 
more beneficial to use. say, 3 or 4 lbs. 
of ground bone per tree, or the same 
amount of nitrate of soda and acid phos¬ 
phate as fertilizer? Should the fertilizer 
be placed in and near the holes for trees, 
or a little distance away? R. II. s. 
Brooklyn, N. Y. 
For these young trees we should use 
the fine lime, if obtainable. Do not put 
the fertilizer in the hole. Plant the tree 
and then scatter the fertilizer in a circle 
about two feet out from the tree, and hoe 
or cultivate it well into the ground. 
Carbide Waste for Whitewash 
Has residue from a carbide plant any 
value for whitewashing stables? Does it 
contain lime? 
We raise O. I. C. hogs, and usually 
breed gilts at seven to 8 months old. 
and consider seven to nine pigs a good 
litter from them. Feb 28 we had two 
sows farrow their first litters at 20 
months of age. One had 13 pigs, the 
other 12. Is this usual results of having 
sows fully matured <>r would you con¬ 
sider them extra good litters? L. E. B. 
St. Lawrence Go., N. Y T . 
This carbide refuse contains lime about 
equal in value to ground limestone for 
making whitewash. The sows made a 
good record. You did well to mature 
them. 
Raising Pepper Plants 
Will you tell me how to raise pepper 
plants? I tried to raise some, but they 
did not come up well. Do they want to 
be kept where it is warm, and with a 
damp cloth over the top of them. I want 
to raise them to sell. When is the best 
time to plant (lie seeds? v. o. c. 
Stamford, N. Y. 
The pepper is of tropical origin, and 
cannot be successfully grown without heat. 
The seed should be sown in the hotbed 
or greenhouse, in a temperature of 05 or 
70 degrees at night, the time of sowing 
varying with the latitude. In the lati¬ 
tude of New York the seed should be 
sown March 15-20; farther south earlier; 
farther north later. The seed may be 
sown in shallow boxes or in rows four or 
five inches apart directly in this hotbed. 
When the young plants have made their 
first or second pair of true leaves they 
should he transplanted into flats or hot¬ 
bed, allowing a space of two inches or so 
between the plants. Transplanted plants 
are far superior for planting out to those 
that are allowed to stand in this seed bed 
until planting time. However, curliness 
is not important; they may be trans¬ 
planted to the open ground where they 
are to fruit, directly from the seed bed. 
K. 
raction Sprayer 
For Potatoes, Truck 
and Shrubs, etc. 
Spraying an acre of potatoes, pickles, 
strawberries, etc., in 12 to 15 minutes 
with a one-man, one-team machine is cer¬ 
tainly saving money. 
The Eureka sprays 4, 6 or more rows at a 
time, 9 to 24 ft. One, two or three nozzles 
for each row deliver powerful, fine, misty 
spray on all sides. Drives between rows, 
thus saving all ground for planting. 
Supplied with 60 or 100-gal. Cypress Tanks 
Big 50 x 3 inch wheels give nmpie traction for 
pump, delivering steady pressure. Gauge and 
relief valves provide automatic control of 
pressure as desired. Dasher in tank keeps mix¬ 
ture constantly agitated. Dasher operates 
with machine in or out of gear, 
fan also he used with attachment for spraying 
trees and shrubs- “ 
EUREKA MOWER CO 
Box 880, Utica, N.Y. 
Send tnrCatnlng 
For tough beards 
At Tour Dealer or Direct 
Star Safety Razor Corporation 1 
Brooklyn.N.Y. 
«**★*★**★ ** X*-** **** 
St. Regis beITuno Raspberry Plants 
for $1.75 : 1(H) for $3. PAUL L. HEGGAN, Waterlord Works, N. J. 
15,000 Cuthbert Raspberry Plants 
strong and well rooted. S20 per M. Vigorous, second 
size plants 515 per M. MARVIN T. FORSTER, Hall. N. Y. 
Strawberrv PI A NTS THE best june and 
jitciwuerry ri.ni everbearing varieties 
Catalogue Free. Basil Perry, Georgetown, Del. 
B TC. MONEY IN BERRIES. Strawberry, Blaek- 
berry and Raspberry plants. Rhubarb and Aspara¬ 
gus roots. Potato seed. Cat. free. M. N. B0RG0, Vineland N.J. 
ONION SEED 
Best strains of Yel¬ 
low, Red and White 
globes. Send for prices. J. B. QUIRK, North Madison, Ohio 
fahhane Plante UY the million. e.j.Wakr: 
GaUUaJJc I LIIILi held, Oopenji mien. Ready April 
torli at $ 2 . 1 )H per 1,000, Prepaid. DAVID ROOWAY. HiDly, Delaware 
Americaa Nul Journal 
2™ CROP SEED POTATOES 
Cobbler—Mills Pride—Giants (Late! 
SUPERBA (White) and Red Skins 
SEED CORN —Yellow and White 
Ai'Circular Free' <£* 
MINCH BROS., Bridgeton, N.J. 
CCTCn A A □ IU NORTHERN GROWN; 
OuLU VUlf n 4 VARIETIES. 90-1UO- 
-—— d a y 10-K o w e d 
Kaufman Yellow I lent. Early Minnesota, Reid's Yel¬ 
low Dent, White <'up Yellow- Dent. Ear tested. 95-98$ 
germination. Shipped on approval. Money back if 
»<>t satisfied. Circular and samples free. Write for 
prices. Do it now. WOOOFIELOS FARM, W,combe, Buck, Co , Pi. 
Golden Bantam Sweet Corn Seed 
Our seed is thoroughly cured and tests 98% germina¬ 
tion. Prepaid. 1 ll>., 30c. Not prepaid. 3 lbs.. GOc ; 
in lbs , SI 50 ; IT. lbs , S3.50 ; 50 lbs.. S6.50 ; 100 lbs . 
SI2. ( 'heck with order. H. A. BORLING, Madison. Ohio 
For Sale-Seed Corn",rSS 
Stowells’ Evergreen, $4.50 Bush.: $‘4.50 h Bush.; 
SSI.50 Peck: 755c. Quart. Golden Bantam. Sf>5 
Bush.; $3.75 u. Bush.: $1.75 Peel;; 30c. Quart by 
prepaid Parcel Post. F. E. BLAKEMAN. Oronoque, Coon. 
Rnv Sweet Porn From a Grower of 50 
DUy oweei Gorn Years Experience 
Evergreen, Country Gentleman. Early Mayflower, 
Bantam; $6 bushel; S3.25. half; $1.75. peck. All test 
over 90%. Geo. W. dark & Son, Milford, Conn. 
S elected Bold Nugget Meed Corn. Write for sample 
and prices. L. F. NICHOLAS, Ml. Uelhul, Petmo. 
