‘Ike RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1399 
Unprotected 
Days are long and nights are dark. 
She won’t mind having an Iver 
Johnson revolver in the home, 
for it is the “Safety” revolver. 
IVER JOHNSON 
Automatic REVOLVERS 
Drop it, thump it, kick it, or 
“Hammer the Hammer”—it 
won’t go off. 
Just one way to fire an Iver Johnson. 
Pull the trigger all the way back. 
Choice of three grips: Regular, Per¬ 
fect Rubber, Western Walnut. 
Three Booklets. one or all free on reQuest 
"A” - Arms; ‘ B”— Bicycle*; “C”—Motorcycles 
If your dealer hasn’t in stock the particular 
model you want send us his name and address. 
We will supply you through him. 
Iver Johnson’s Arms & Cycle Works 
308 River Street Fitchburg, Mats. 
99 Chambers Street, New York 
717 Market Street, San Francisco 
Iver Johnson “Superior" 
Roadster Bicycle $55. 
Other Models $37.50 to 
$65. (No extra charge^ 
for Coaster Brake.) 
Serves Both 
For the Farmer—It 
runs the feed grinder, 
corn ehellor, grind¬ 
stone, wood saw, silo 
filler and does man; 
other jobs. 
For Hi* Wife-1* 
pumps tho water, 
runs the washing 
machine, the churn, 
tho separator and other machines. Tbo 
Fuller & Johnson 
Model “K” 
Throttling Governor Kerosene Engine 
>" B tho biggest time, lnbor and money saver on tho 
farm. C.tnlog 22-Atellsyou what the Model “K” 
is doing for other farms—and what it can do for you. 
Write for this catalog NOW. 
Fuller & Johnson Mfg. Co. 
90 Kowc at. Madison, Wl*. 
Easy to 
Start 
Grain Loss 
is After the Harvest 
DATS, mould. m!n. fire end other thieves of stored grain cut 
the biggest hole in profits. Protection uguinst them is im¬ 
perative and highly profitable. 
^WithThe STEEL RIO ^ 
Ruckeye Metal Cribs ant Bins ore the big choice of farmers. 
Strong steel rib construction. Galvanized steel body. Most 
thorough ventilatiug system known. Easy to erect. And a 
shape and capacity for every grain storage need. 
Scientific ventilating and extra strong construction makes 
Buckeye Crib9 the known lenders. So don’t buy any crib before 
seeing these. Information and catalog sent free. Get it at once. 
THE THOMAS & ARMSTRONG C0MTANY, 155 Main St., London, Ohio 
A. A. A. A. CO., 3023 Abel Ave., Baltimore, Md., Distributors 
Working into a Flower Business 
“Why n«t tell us what a man can raise 
on a small piece of land?” I have a story 
to tell that answers your question in one 
way. I am a young man. and seven years 
ago I built a home. When it was fin¬ 
ished things looked pretty bad about the 
place—a pile of gravel here and a pile of 
clay there. My first thought was to make 
the place look as though some one lived 
there, so I started to clean up. There 
was some gravel and sand scattered about 
the place, so I scraped this all up and 
bought a couple of bags of cement, and 
with the few sticks of wood about the 
place I built a cement cold frame. This 
was my start, which later turned out to 
be a good little business, and about which 
my story is written. I am an office man, 
arid before this never took any interest 
in plant life whatever. I knew flowers 
grew and that some were pretty, hut 
never cared a rap what made them grow. 
I had a friend in Michigan who raised 
asters as a business, and lie sent me some 
choice seed. I threw this broadcast in 
the cold frame. I planted all I wanted 
and gave the neighbors all they wanted, 
and soon strangers came for them, so I 
thought I would charge a small amount, 
thinking I would get^ the price of my 
glass out of them. When they were all 
gone I cleaned up a nice little roll, enough 
to build another cold frame and some 
beside. 
These plants turned out to be very fine, 
and when they began to bloom a local 
florist came to the house and cut the 
flowers and gave me 25 cents a dozen 
blooms. It piled up into a nice sum, and 
then I began to wake up. I knew there 
was money in my backyard, and I had 
the plan to get it out. The next year I 
went after it in earnest, and had success 
from the start. Each year since I have 
had success, not only in asters, but other 
small plants. I have all my owu vege¬ 
tables and berries, and have saved up 
enough to build a small greenhouse and 
a garage, and bought a car. What I have 
done I think anyone can do, as I had 
very poor soil in my yard to start with, 
hut by a little work and using my brains 
I have a very good start. Last year I 
got rid of 50.000 aster plants alone, at 
a nominal price of two dozen for 15 cents. 
The only advertising I did was in a local 
newspaper, and I sent plants by parcel 
post as far as 150 miles. There is a good 
demand for these plants, and I have sold 
all the blooms I could cut to local florist 
without the least trouble. The best part 
of the whole thing is that I like the work. 
It keeps me out-of-doors in the evening 
and at home, and probably there is an¬ 
other great saving that I haven’t men¬ 
tioned. I have had the same people as 
customers each year, and there is a cer¬ 
tain satisfaction in that. I don’t say 
that I have got the limit out of my back¬ 
yard as yet. as I have doubled my capac¬ 
ity this year and can tell more when 
another year rolls around. 
Some might think that I have had help 
to make this amount, but I do all the 
work myself after spending my eight 
hours at the office. The only help T have 
is when the plants are ready to sell. My 
wife waits on customers who come during 
the day, but these are very few, as most 
people come in the evening. 
Chenango Co.. N. Y. F. A. stutske. 
Culture of Lilies 
I have a bed of different kinds of lilies, 
and some of them are apt to dwindle out 
while others come up and then the bud 
and center spoils. The soil here is very 
sandy. Can you give cultural suggestions? 
Glens Falls, N. Y. P. s. I. 
Many lilies do well in sandy soil, but 
most of them cannot endure lime, and if 
yours is a limestone district this may bo 
the cause of your trouble. Among those 
thriving in a limestone soil are Lilium 
candidum. L. testaceum, L. chalcedonicum, 
L. Martagon and L. monadelphum, hut 
Ti. auratum is impatient of lime. The 
soil should he well drained, as stagnant 
water around the bulbs is most distasfi 
ful. except to swamp-growing sorts. A 
slightly sloping location with porous sub¬ 
soil is desirable, and the soil should be 
fairly rich. A liberal amount of well- 
rotted cow or sheep manure should be 
mixed in the soil, hut fresh manure 
should never be used. Additional fertility 
may be given afterwards in the form of 
top-dressings, but the manure should al¬ 
ways be well rotted. Partial shade is 
desirable, hence lilies do well along the 
edge of shrubbery, or near trees, so long 
ns they are not robbed of nourishment 
by their neighbors. When planting tin 
bulbs many gardeners surround each one 
with sand or fine gravel, which repel- 
worms and provides drainage. Another 
suggestion is to place a handful of fresh 
sphagnum moss under each bulb, to en¬ 
courage root growth. A common rule, 
ns to depth of setting, is to plant each 
bulb so that the top will he three times 
as deep as its greatest diameter. The 
bulbs should be planted as soon after 
flowering as they can he obtained, though 
naturally the imported bulbs cannot be 
obtained as early as one would desire. 
Two small hoys stood looking into a 
window containing an exhibit of the Tu¬ 
berculosis Society. There were two glass 
jars, one labeled, “This lung is d’soased,” 
the other, “This lung was diseased but it 
was cured.” “Ain’t it funny,” said one 
of them, “if that man was cured, how 
they got his luug iu that jar?”—Every¬ 
body’s Magazine. 
This Heat Beats Winter 
and Guts Expense 
Simple way of heating a 6-room cellarless 
cottage by IDEAL-Areola Radiator-Boiler 
and 4 AMERICAN Radiators. Ask for 
catalog (free) showing open views of beat¬ 
ing layouts of 4-, 5-, 6- and 7-rooms. 
Modernize the old home and enjoy life in comfort. This small house heating 
outfit is built on the same principle as the big plants for residences. The IDEAL- 
Arcola is inexpensive, safe, easy to run, clean, economical with fuel and will last 
and heat your home for generations. It will heat all rooms evenly no matter how 
hard the blizzard blows—never wears out or needs repairs. 
IDEAL-Arcola Radiator-Boiler 
Farm Home Heating Outfits 
For 
Soft 
Coal 
For 
Hard 
Coal 
Any dealer will furnish in sizes to suit rooms and climatic conditions. 
No. 1-B Size IDEAL-Arcola with 100 *q. ft. of Radiation $142 
“ 2-B ** ** “ “ 150 “ ** 176 
.. 3 _ B » .. « •• 200 « « 213 
“ 4-B ** M “ *• 250 “ “ 251 
** 5-B.. " 300 “ “ 290 
No. 1-A Siza IDEAL-Arcola with 135 *q. ft. of Radiation $163 
“ 2-A. 200 '* “ 208 
3-A “ “ “ “ 265 “ “ 251 
M 4-A “ “ “ “ 330 “ “ 299 
“ 5-A “ “ “ “ 400 “ “ 349 
Prices include Expansion Tank and Drain Valve. Prices do not Include labor, pipe and 
fittings used in installation and which are supplied by the local dialer at extra charge. 
Radiation is of regular 38-in. height 3-column AMERICAN Peerless, in sizes as needed to 
suit your rooms. Outfits shipped complete f. o. b. our nearest warehouse, at Boston, Prov¬ 
idence, Worcester, Springfield (Mass.), Albany, New York, Philadelphia, Harrisburg, 
Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Washington. Richmond, Buffalo, Cincinnati. Indianapolis, Bir¬ 
mingham, Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Des Moines, or St. Louis. 
Shipped complete for immediate installation 
The beauty of the IDEAL - Areola 
method is that no cellar is needed. 
Everything is on one floor. The Areola 
is placed in any room that has a chim¬ 
ney connection. No running to cellar. 
Same water is used over and over again 
for years. No fire risk. 
Buy now at present attractive 
prices for outfits complete! 
IDEAL-Arcola outfits consist of the 
boiler and radiators to heat various 
size houses. Write us your require¬ 
ments! Unlike stoves, there are no 
coal-gas leaks into the living-rooms. 
The IDEAL-Arcola delivers the soft, 
radiant warmth of hot water—not the 
dry burnt-out atmosphere of stove 
heating. There is no fire risk to build¬ 
ing—no danger to children—fire lasts 
for hours! The Areola burns hard or 
soft coal. 
The outfit consists of an IDEAL-Arcola Radiator- 
Boiler and 4, 5, or 6 AMERICAN Raditors and 
Special Expansion Tank—everything except labor, 
pipe and fittings, which any local dealer will supply. 
See prices below for various sizes of outfits. 
Catalog showing open views of houses, with the IDEAL* 
Areola Boiler in position will be mailed (free). Write today 
Sold by all dealers. 
No exclusive 
agents. 
A merican R adiator Company 
Write to 
Department F-10 
Chicago 
y Insure the Gate Receipts of V 
' Your Fairs Against Rain v 
REGISTERED LIVE STOCK INSURED against death from disease or accidents. 
We also insure the loss of PROFITS AND FIXED OVERHEAD CHARGES 
of manufacturing plants during the time required to rebuild. Your fire insurance 
does not include this. WRITE FOR PARTICULARS. 
£££t 8 iESSS; O’NEILL, MOLTZ & HEAVNER 
Insurance in all its bronchi s 
I^Big Profits iif 
Baling This Year 
Writel Learn how big ci 
high prices and demand insure 
tremendous profits for balers. 
Also why Sandwich bales 2 to 
8 more tons per day without 
extra labor-saving >*.00 to 
116.00 a day on fshor alone. 
Yon clear $10 to $25 a day easy. The Sandwich is all steel— 
lasts a life-time. Supplies own motor power—gas or kero* 
sene fuel. Hopper cooied; magneto; friction clutch cn press 
and other wonderful improvements. Tremendous power to 
handle hay. alfalfa, straw. FREE BOOK gives, guarantee 
ami full details. 
SANDWICH MFC. CO.. 22 Wood St., SANDWICH. ILL. 
SANDWICH 
CDCC Hay Press 
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