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5,000,000 CABBAGE and 
CAULIFLOWER PLANTS 
(All varieties ready now.) 
0ABIU6E plants, $3 per 1,000 ; $1.25 per 500. CAP I, I- 
Kf.OWKK plants, Henderson’s Snowball, $1.50 per 
1,000 ; $2.50 per 600; $1 per 100. 0 E I, E It f PLAN T S 
(Ready July 1st) $3.50per 1,000; $1.76 per600. 
PAUL F. ROCHELLE, Drawer 269, Morristown, N. J. 
CUCD D C A DIWC Progressive. Will produce 
t V ERDEAKIIiu crop of delicious berries tli is 
CTD AU/DEDDV PI ANTC sum me rand full. $1.76 
OIKAiYdlKKI rLAillJper 100 ; $e.76 per 1 , 000 . 
Harry L. Squires, Good Ground, N. Y. 
For Sale-500,000 Cabbage, 
PLANTS. Catalogue free. MICHAELN. lORGO, Vineland, N. J. 
American Nut Journal 
Large Asparagus Roots 
For quick results. 4-yr., $3 per 100. Large selected, 
$4.76 per 100. Rhubarb roots, $1.60 dozen: $6.60 
hundred. HARRY L. SQUIRES, Good Ground, N.Y. 
r.KkaeraPlonfc «Y T1IE SI I L L I « N. 
LaDDagerlanes Wakefield, Copenhagen, Late 
Flat Duteh, D. Ball Head. Ready from now until July 15 
at $2.08 per 1,000, Post Paid. DAVID RODWAY, Hsrtly, Delaware 
Cabbage and Celery, G. S. Bleach¬ 
ing. White Plume and Winter 
Queen, 25e per doz.: 60o per 100; 500— 
$ 2 : $3 per 1,000. Cabbage. $ 2 . 60 , per 
1,000, Post Paid. List Free. W. S. FORD ( SON, Hartly. Dataware 
fiahharro inn Tnmatn PLANTS far Late Planting 
UdDDdgB "Nil I 001310 1,000,$2.25;6.000, $10; 10.000, $IH. 
Guarantee stocky plants and satisfactory delivery. Cash. 
Prepaid. COMMERCIAL PLANT GROWERS, Haw Bohemia, Virginia 
Fancy Crimson or Scarlet Clover Seed 
$6.C0 Bush.; 10-bush, lots, $6Bush. High grade—high Test. 
LAYTON & LAYTON, Inc., S»edimen, Georgetown, Del. 
DRY YOUR FRUIT 
and Vegetables by steam in two hours on the ••llrancer - ’ 
Evaporator. Cheaper than canning —No jars— No sugar— 
Less work —No loss— Cost $6.00 up. Send for catalog F 
EASTERN MFG. CO., 259 S. 4th St., PHILA., PA. 
Big Berries for Big Profits 
p rf Everybody prefers l$rge fruits of all kinds and most people will 
pay twice as much for them. Big berries are also easier to pick. 
Buckbee Beal 
Kevittfs Jubilee 
are three new Strawberries [which we offer to growers 
who appreciate the ready *ale of extra large, tasty fruits. 
You can make money with these new sorts—they’re f»r 
better than the usual kind. Send for illustrated cata¬ 
logue A today. 
William M. Hunt & Company 
148 Chamber# Stt New York City 
Cause of Cracked Tomatoes 
What is the cause for tomatoes crack¬ 
ing open when ripening? ,T. M. 
Arcade, N. Y. 
The cracking open of tomatoes is due 
largely to sudden changes in the water 
content of the soil, especially from a dry 
to a moisture-laden condition. Some va¬ 
rieties are more subject to cracking than 
others, the Earliana and Globe varieties 
being especially noticeable. Earliana 
seems inclined to crack more or less 
around the stem. The remedy is to select 
varieties which do not crack badly, and 
to try to keep a uniform supply of mois¬ 
ture in the soil. When overhead irriga¬ 
tion is used very little or no cracking will 
occur. t. ii. T. 
Apple Pomace as a Mulch 
The most profitable use I ever found in 
disposing of apple pomace was to put it 
back under apple trees as a fertilizer, to 
raise more apples. Apples will make ap¬ 
ples. and hay will make hay, and so on, 
when they rot or decay. In years back-I 
have taken large oxcart loads of the fresh 
apple pomace right from my cider mill 
and dumped two loads to each half-grown 
tree, one on each side, but did not let it 
He in a large pile against the bark of the 
butt of the tree, and they have always 
done better than the trees that had no 
pomace. The leaves or foliage are of a 
darker grjen color, and I think that is the 
best place to put it. the above quantity or 
more, once in four or five years, at least. 
As for making vinegar stock from apple 
pomace. I have never tried it. but my ex¬ 
perience in making pure cider vinegar is 
that it took the best of cider to make the 
best of pure cider vinegar, w. H. biuge. 
Connecticut. 
R. N.-Y.—We have found it a good 
plan to use limestone with the pomace. 
On some soils and with some varieties the 
pomace alone seems to give too much acid. 
Culture of Eggplants 
Will you advise me in regard to the 
best methods of growing eggplants? I 
find it difficult to have them mature be¬ 
fore frost kills the vines. G. 
New York. 
The eggplant is a native of tropical 
climates and in the United States grows 
best in the southern localities, although it 
can be produced successfully in the North 
by starting plants under glass. It is 
more sensitive to cold and more easily 
checked than the tomato. From seed to 
mature fruit requires a period of lfi to 20 
weeks, and in certain sections the growing 
season does not average this. The egg¬ 
plant does not stand transplanting well, 
especially if all the soil is removed from 
the root system. For this reason it is 
best to start the plant in dirt bands, in 
order that the roots will not be disturbed 
at any time during the growth of the 
plant. The seed should be sown in the 
hotbed about 140 days before the fruit is 
wanted, or a good five months before the 
first killing frost ordinarily comes in the 
Fall. The crop requires a rich, moist soil 
and a warm temperature. Frequent cul¬ 
tivations to conserve the soil moisture are 
very desirable, for the plant will thrive 
in a dry, hot atmosphere if the roots have 
a sufficient supply of moisture. The fruits 
should always be picked in the immature 
state, before they have taken on the deep, 
dark color. If allowed to mature com¬ 
pletely the flesh becomes woody and the 
seed hard, which makes the fruit unfit for 
food. Manure is the principal fertilizer 
used, a liberal amount giving best results. 
T. H. T. 
CONTENTS 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, JULY 3, 1920 
FARM TOPICS 
A Saving in Power. 1154 
Inviting the Hired Man's Child. 1154 
Taking a Chance on a Potato Crop—Part II.. 1155 
Seeding Buckwheat and Rye Together. 1155 
Hope Farm Notes.1160, 1173 
The New York Agricultural Council. 1173 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY 
Collective Advertising for Livestock Pays, 
1153, 1154 
Feeding Sows for Exhibition. 1168 
Feeding Six-months Pigs. 1168 
THE HENYARD 
Ration for Ducklings. 1170 
Egg-laying Contest . 1172 
Ration for Goslings. 1172 
HORTICULTURE 
Notes on Fertilizing Orchards. 1157 
Notes from a Maryland Garden. 1158 
The Economy of Dusting vs. Spraying.'1161 
Fruit and Sugar. 1163 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day. 1166 
Entertaining a Book Club. 1166 
The Rural Patterns. 1166 
Notes from Oklahoma....1166, 1167 
The Homemade Bed. 1167 
Sweet Cucumber Pickles or Cucumber Rings 1167 
Embroidery Designs . 1167 
New Stockings from Old Ones. 1167 
Imperial Drop Cakes. 1167 
Packing Butter in Brine. 1167 
Com Flake Cookies. 1167 
Sliced Sweet Cucumber Pickle. 1167 
Delicious Chocolate Cake. 1167 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Editorial .-.JJ62 
Who Is Your Candidate for Governor?. 1163 
Replies from Candidates for Governor.1163 
The Other Side of Country Game Law.1170 
Publisher’s Sesk.,....>.a<.• •••. 
I0UNTAIN 
GREEN 
MOUNTAIN 
The Green 
Mountain silo 
with the new hip 
roof does credit to 
any group of 
farm buildings, no 
matter how pre¬ 
tentious. With its 
nut-brown creosoted 
staves and bright 
red cedar shingled 
Just as good as it is good 
looking, too. Each part that 
has to stand a strain and in a 
silo that means al¬ 
most every part—is 
built extra staunch 
and heavy. 
Green Mountain 
staves are of extra¬ 
heavy, clean, well- 
fitted lumber—creo¬ 
soted to weather- 
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Note the 
Safe-like 
Doors 
proof and preserve the wood. 
The hoops are of extra-heavy 
steel, with easy-fit¬ 
ting, rolled (not cut) 
threads. 
The safe-like Green 
Mountain door is a pa¬ 
tented feature that in¬ 
sures sweet silage. 
The Green Mountain 
anchorage system pre¬ 
vents warping and blow¬ 
ing over and holds rigid 
against unusual strains. 
No iron parts on the 
Green Mountain ladder to frost your 
hands or pull off your mittens in winter. 
There’s a real reason for every 
Green Mountain feature. Write for 
free 1920 literature and get the whole 
story. 
CREAMERY PACKAGE MFG., CO. 
338 W$$t St. Rutland, Vt. 
Hoops ond Luq£ Extra Heovy 
Wooden 
Ladder 
No Frosting 
SCOTT’S 
Sweet Clover 
fo r 
Summer Seeding 
E XPERIMENT Stations recom¬ 
mend the summer and autumn 
sowing of Sweet Clover as a 
fall forage or pasture crop. Coming 
on early in the spring tnere is an 
enormous growth to turn under for 
Com, or can be utilized for pasture, 
hay or seed. THE BEST COVER 
CROP. 
May we send further par¬ 
ticulars and quotations ? 
O. M. SCOTT & SONS CO. 
570 Main St., Marysville, Ohio 
Vegetable and Flowering Plants 
CAULIFLOWER. CABBAGE. BRUSSELS SPROUTS. TOMATO. 
SWEET POTATO BEET. CELERY. EGG. PEPPER. LEEK. LET¬ 
TUCE. ONION. KALE. KOHL RABI,PARSLEY. CHIVES. ASPARA¬ 
GUS. RHUBARB, PANSY. ASTER. SALVIA. ROSE plants. Cat¬ 
alogue tree. HARRY l. SQUIRES. Good Ground. N. Y. 
Cabbage Plants 
Danish Ball 
Head, Flat 
_ Dutch and 
all leadlnKTvarietiea, $1.25 per 1,000; 10,000 forlMO.OO. 
Celery IHumIs, leading varieties. $1.25 per 1.000. 
J. C. SCHMIDT, -:- BRISTOL, PA. 
Strawberry Plants 
For August and Fall planting. Pot-grown and ruu- 
nor nlants that will bear fruit next summer. Also 
RASPBERRY. BLACKBERRY. 0EW BERRY, GOOSEBERRY. 
CURRANT. GRAPE plants. ROSES and SHRUBS for fall 
planting. Catalogue free. 
HARRY L. SQUIRES, Good Ground, New York 
CDCPIJtl t-* 1 me help you secure he best of 
Ol CUlML the new Strawberry, Raspberry and 
Asparagus Plants. Interesting illustrated circular free. 
A. B. Kntkamier • - Macedon, N. Y. 
