766 
The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 17, 1920 
The after-effects of 
a cup of 
Postum Cereal 
are good cheer and satisfac¬ 
tion* No frayed nerves, no 
unnatural wakefulness at 
night* 
What wonder, then, that so 
many housewives serve Post¬ 
um instead of coffee as the 
table drink! 
Postum Cereal must be boiled 
fully fifteen minutes after 
boiling begins, to develop its 
full, rich flavor* 
There’s a Reason" for Postum 
n 
Made by POSTUM CEREAL COMPANY 
Battle Creek, Mich. 
i profit as any practical potato grower ever 
| did or ever can. 
I Another scheme of this sort is the 
“strawberry barrel,” which had quite a 
run through the papers some years ago. 
In this case the plan is to take a good- 
sized sugar barrel and bore inch holes 
nine inches apart all over it. The barrel 
is then filled with rich soil and compost 
and strawberry plants are planted in the 
holes! It is said that if the soil in the 
barrel is kept moist, all these plants 
will grow and average one quart each of 
berries ! This is another plausible theory, 
but it does not work. A few of the plants 
live and fruit, but never do as well as 
when planted in the usual way. As in 
tlie case of the “potato pen,” this “straw¬ 
berry barrel” is often the subject of a 
fake advertisement guaranteeing to tell 
how to raise enormous crops. Another 
scheme is the promise to toll how to raise 
1.000 bushels of mangels on one acre. 
In that case $3 is demanded for the 
“secret process.” The advice is to sow 
the mangel seeds in drills, and when the 
little seedlings are about the size of a 
little finger to transplant them by hand 
like cabbage! Do not waste any time 
playing with such fads. 
Cart for Gathering Asparagus 
Fig. 203, page 765, shows a light cart 
used in South Jersey for gathering aspar¬ 
agus iu the field. It has two wheels and a 
low-down body wide enough to straddle 
the rows. The cutters go ahead and loan 
the “grass" in bunches. These are pushed 
up into baskets by the gatherer, who puts 
them into the cart—driven by a boy. In 
this way the “grass’ is quickly taken up 
and carried to the packing room, where 
it is bunched and trimmed. 
II 
CONTENTS 
arlies’ Trees 
art New England grown 
hardy, vigorous and true 
to label —no better trees 
grown. Our supply is short, 
though, and many item) 
will be exhausted be, 
fore Spring. Avoid 
disappointment; 
write today. 
Send 
at once 
for our 1920 
Price-List of 
Fruit Trees, 
Plant s\ Roses, 
Hedge Plants. Shade 
Trees. Evergreens 
and Shrubs. 
FREE. 
The Barnes Bros. Nursery Co. 
Box 8 Yalesville, Conn. 
FRUIT TREES 
Berries, t ines. lloses. Hedges, 
Ornamental and Shade Trees. 
Flowering Shrubs 
Everything for the Orchard, 
Fruit—Garden and Lawn, 
Boy Direct From the Grower 
Wholesale prices Catalog—FREE 
GROVER NURSERY CO. 
67 Trust Bldg-. Rochester, N. Y. 
Save Money This Spring 
Bv ordering from our Spring 1020 catalog 
with its Direct-To-Yon-Prices. You will never 
regret planting Kelly Bi os, trees. The prices 
are right. The trees are all perfect specimens 
and ourG arantee isyour protection against 
loss. We offer you a big saving and reliable 
stock. Send for 1920 free catalog. 
KELLY BROS. WHOLESALE NURSERIES 
150 MAIN STREET OANSVILLE, N.Y* 
SEED POTATOES 
the best grown in 
AROOSTOOK COUNTY, MAINE 
all the best standard varieties 
NEW GRAPE-THE HUBBARD 
Superior quality with distinct flavor that 
is refreshing. Sweet, few seeds, skin thin, 
bunch and berries large. Early 2-year-old 
vines, SI. SO each; 10 for $12, postpaid. 
Supply of roots limited. Order early. 
HUBBARD is the best new black grape 
we have tested. Circular Free. 
T. S. HUBBARD COMPANY 
Box 20, Fredonia, N. Y. 
Seed to he worth planting at all must 
P- * not only grow, but must grow a profit¬ 
able crop. For years we have been supplying 
seed practically free from weed seeds and dead 
grains, the only kind that will show a profit. 
Samplesand our Field Seed Book, which tells 
exactly “How to Know Good Seed,” are free. To save 
losses from weeds, you need this information. 
Write Today. 
0. M. SCOTT & SONS CO., 70 Main St., Marysville. Ohio 
Write us for Seed Potato 
Circular and Prices 
m 
WM. S. SWEET & SON, Inc. I 
Providence, R. I. 
PahhafipPlnntc by tjikmillion, f.j.wake 
LdUlldyt a IdlllS field, Copenhagen. Heady April 
2(ith at »2.98 per 1.000, Prepaid. 0AVID aODWAT, Hardy, Dell ware 
Tomato and Cabbage Plants 
all varieties; open field grown. Prompt shipment. 
200—Si; 500-J1.75, postpaid. By express, $2 thous¬ 
and. Sweet potato plants, S2.50 thousand. Satis¬ 
faction guaranteed. Special price large lots. 
JEFFERSON FARMS, Albany, Georgia 
WANTFD asparagus roots 
■■ * *• 2j 1/ two, three or four years old. Quote 
price. Nursery, Box 175, Good Ground, N. Y. 
$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 
BEST RESULTS 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. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, APRIL 17, 1920 
FARM TOPICS 
Michigan Farmers’ Candidate for Governor 
—Part 1.763, 764 
Our Old Friend, the Canada Field Pea. 764 
The Value of a "Weeder”.765, 766 
The “Potato Pen” and Other Fakes. 765 
Cart for Gathering Asparagus. 766 
A Farm Entrance Sign. 770 
Who Can Advise Him?. 776 
Coming Farmers’ Meetings.780 
Potatoes Under Coal Ashes. 781 
Hope Farm Notes. 782 
Experience in Selling Farm Produce. 785 
Notes from the Adirondacks. 790 
Who Will Run These Ohio Farms?.197, 805 
The Grange and the Renter. 802 
A Carpenter on Farming. 802 
Clearing the Back Country Roads. 802 
A Hired Man’s House. 802 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY 
Advertising Milk in the Local Market.765 
The Backyard Goat. 776 
A Discussion of Plans for Selling Milk.785 
Figuring Milk Prices.785 
Ration Lacks Protein.788 
Bitter Milk . 788 
Cows’ Milk for Lambs.788 
Feeding Little Pigs.788 
Bottle-fed Lambs . 788 
How Many Hogs to the Acre.792 
Feeding Young Pigs.792 
Beans in Stock Feeding. 792 
Pasture and Bam Notes. 796 
Death of Pigs. 796 
Cough . 804 
Interfering . 804 
Eczema . 804 
Suppurative Arthritis . 804 
Laurel Poisoning . 805 
THE HENYARD 
Chicks that Count.774 
Specks in Eggs. 774 
Homemade Brooder .776 
Egg-laying Contest . 798 
Egg-eating Hens .798 
Alfalfa for Hens; Breaking Up Sitters.799 
Possible Chickenpox .799 
Soft-shelled Eggs .799 
The New Red Champions . 800 
Construction of Dry Mash Hopper. 800 
The Leghorn vs. Indian Runner Duck. 800 
Distinguishing Sex of Guinea Fowls. 800 
Damp Henhouse . 800 
HORTICULTURE 
Net Income from An Apple Tree.764 
An Old Mulched Orchard.765 
Notes from a Maryland Garden.767 
Poultry Manure for Hotbeds. 778 
Germination Periods of Vegetables.778 
Sturdy Apple Varieties. 778 
New England Notes—Part II.773, 781 
Dooryard Planting in Delaware.781 
Starting Peas Right.783 
Budding English Walnut.783 
Poor Color of Baldwins.783 
A Home Garden on Long Island. 790 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day.786 
Dyeing Fur . 786 
Cleaning with Lizzanne.786, 787 
The Rural Patterns .786 
Rural Schools in Vermont.787 
Embroidery Designs .787 
French Mustard; Homemade Yeast.787 
Chocolate Candy .787 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Snow Plows and Truck. 764 
Tanning Woodchuck Hides. 770 
Bisulphide of Carbon for Rats.770 
Events of the Week. 780 
The Law About Cutting Bee Trees. 785 
Cleaning a Well. 793 
Mending Water Jacket.793 
Removing Obstructions from a Ditch.. 783 
Paint for Southern Exposure.793 
Publishers' Desk . 806 
These Men 
Protect Your Planting 
|OMF, four hundred of Amer¬ 
ica’s leading Nurserymen 
have linked themselves to¬ 
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W henever you buy nursery stock, 
look for the TRUSTWORTHY 
trade mark, shown above. 
It is used by members of the Amer¬ 
ican Association of Nursery men,and 
gives r ou the Association s assurance 
of satisfaction back of your purchase. 
Membership in the Association is 
strictly restricted to firms whose 
methods and standards come up to 
the Association measure. 
How the Association Vigilance 
Committee means your protection, 
what the Association is, and where 
you can get trustworthy trees and 
plants, is told in our Booklet,“Look¬ 
ing Both Ways Before You Buy 
Nursery Stock.” Free on request. 
Americaviv 
Association 
o/^ 
Nurserymen. 
General Office.: PRINCETON, N. J. 
LUCE’S FAVORITE 
SEED CORN 
Cash Price with order. 2-bu. lots. 
$4.00 per bu. F. O. B. Peconic. 
Insure your corn crop. When you pur¬ 
chase my seed, this is what you get: 
Seed grown from best stock seed obtainable. 
Seed thoroughly cured by natural air. 
Seed that is true to name. 
Seed that has been hand sorted three times. 
Seed that has broken and small kernels 
removed, grading out 10°/c, by special 
process. 
Seed that germinates 90'yo. 
Also Headquarters for Sweet Corn and Cabbage Seed 
Send for Price List of other Seeds 
When you want good seed, honest 
dealing and prompt service, Write 
S. H. SMITH, Peconic, N. Y 
CpUpI 41 Let me help you grow the best 
01 LvlnL berries and asparagus. 25 early, 
25 midseason, 25 late strawberry plants, 25 black 
raspberry plants and 25 genuine Washington as¬ 
paragus plants, all for $2, postage paid. Interesting 
illustrated circular free. 
A. B. Katkamier, : : : Macedon, N.Y. 
BERRY and VEGETABLE Plants 
STRAWBERRY, RASPBERRY, BLACKBERRY. DEWBERRY, 
CURRANT. GOOSEBERRY. GRAPE. ASPARAGUS. RHUBARB. 
HORSERADISH. CABBAGE. CAULIFLOWER. BEET. BRUSSELS 
SPROUTS. CELERY. EGG. PEPPER. KOHL RABI, KALE. LET¬ 
TUCE, LEEK. ONION, PARSLEY, SWEET POTATO ANO TOMATO 
PLANTS for spring and summer. Also SHRUBS, ROSES, 
PANSY, ASTER and SALVIA PLANTS. Catalogue free. 
HARRY L. SQUIRES - Good Ground. N. Y. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
All leading varieties, including the bestof the jjjver- 
bearing; Kinds. ASPARAGUS ROOTS and TOMATO 
SEEDS. QUALITY BEST. Prices reasonable. Catalogue 
Free. V R. ALLEN, Grower and Distributor, Seaford, Delaware 
. LUCRETIA DEWBERRY. ST. REGIS 
Strawberry raspberry, blower black- 
kjitanvuii j berry plants for sale 
by Benj. Barrett & Son, Blue Anchor, N. J. 
Strawberry Plants For Sale tUYfe 
select from. Also the fall-hearing. Send for free 
catalogue. J. KEIFF0R0 HALL, R. No. 2. Rhodeadale, Md. 
15,000 Guthbert Raspberry Plants L°”. s 
strong and well rooted. 520 per M. Vigorous, second 
size plants 515 per M. MARVIN T. FORSTER, Hall, N. V. 
B US MOXF.Y IN BEItRII.8. Strawberry, Black- 
berry and Raspberry plants. Rhubarb and Aspara¬ 
gus roots, l’otato seed. Cat. free. H. N. B0RG0, Vintlond. R. J. 
_ _ j II- 47 the million dollar strawberry exclusive- 
IW3T0 NO* 1 / lv. Free booklet explains. Buy plants of 
nod Peerless Everbearing 
BTKAWBFltUT MUMS, fl.W 
IIASIL 1’fcHKY, Cieorsetonn, Delaware 
resslve Ciraurhorrv Plant* 
Strawberry Plant. Mr St jl&lttZXS 
Strawberry PLANTS ™eue»«ws ”»"ftr‘S 
Catalogue Free B asil Perry, Georgetown, !><-•» • 
St. Regis IliUKlNG Raspberry Plants$%?•»»°» 
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NOW IS THE TIME to Order Plants 
Strawberry, Blackberry, Cabbage, Tomato 
ALL VARIETIES. W* will gladly mail you our PRICE LIST- 
CALEB BOGGS & SON • Cheswold, Delaware 
