141 
tnm|. Hard as stone. G 
In Mlatffic*. To introduce 
Q^J'Sure Crop" Live Seed* 
seeds of Condon's 
Prosperity Cabbage 
2 ^ our Big 1921 GARDE! 
If FARM GUIDE .... 
GrltssBooKx 
VorcT senofoh! 
TKtt one now/ 
This man used Hubbard’s “Bone 
Base” Fertilizer. As a result he 
hauled away four tons of rich hay 
per acre instead of the one or two 
he might have gotten by trusting 
to 20% manure and 80% luck! 
For a quick start and a sturdy 
stand, use Hubbard’s “Bone Base” 
Fertilizers. 
GET FREE GRASS BOOK 
47 pages of valuable information on 
grass culture. Contains opinions of 
experts, expressions of appreciation 
from farmers, points on seeding, and 
much more handy data. Free —send 
now. 
The Rogers & Hubbard Co. 
Dept. A, Middletown, Conn. 
Oilice and Works. Portland. Conn. 
BONE 
BASE 
Record Garden 
Yields 
Plant Northern 
Grown Seeds 
Assure yourself of the 
biggest yields — the best 
your garden can grow. 
Use the Isbell Catalog as 
your guide. It shows 
unlimited of the finest veg¬ 
etables, many prize winners of international 
reputation—all produced from 
NORTHERN GROWN 
IsBel 
Gn 
TRADE V MARK ) 
Plant only the best, hardiest, earliest matur- 
mg seeds. Our 42 years’ growing seeds in 
Michigan—ceaseless experimenting, careful 
selection, and perfect cleaning have made 
more than 200,000 satisfied Isbell customers. 
You buy direct from the grower and save 
money. Satisfaction guaranteed. 
FREE 1921 Catalog 
Write today—get the 1921 Isbell seed book. 
It’s a valuable guide for growing great 
crops. Gives complete cultural directions. 
Post card brings it Free. 
S. M. ISBELL & COMPANY «> 
40 Q Mechanic St. Jackson, Michigan 
not Grows 
re 
PULVERIZED 
MANURE 
_ IZED 
ier Brand 
first Among fertilizers 
Poultry Manure is acknowledged by 
agriculturists, horticulturists and garden¬ 
ers as Nature's Most Efficient Fer¬ 
tilizer. It contains more nitrogen, or its 
equivalent, Ammonia, more available Phosphoric 
Acid, or its equivalent. Bone Phosphate of Lime, 
and more Water Soluble Potash than any other 
manure. It supplies the most plant food in 
soluble and readily available form. 
Premier Pulverized Poultry Manure is super- 
tor to all other mar.urial fertilizers because of its 
high analysis and its improved condition as pre¬ 
pared by our Special Process. The raw prod¬ 
uct is subjected to an intense heat, which elim¬ 
inates all surplus moisture and kills every noxious 
seed germ. It is finally pulverized for easy and 
even distribution and application. It is organic 
and stimulates bacterial action. 
This Wonderful Product is especially adapted 
for the production of Flowers, Lawns, Fruits 
and Vegetables. It has all the excellent qualities 
desired and none that are objectionable, and it 
Produces Results. 
Write at once for our interesting fertilizer litera¬ 
ture, samples and quotations. All Free. 
POULTRY FEED COMPANY 
Dept. C 343 S. Dearborn St. v Chicago, ML 
'- — -*- —-—-. 
Get Big STARK SEED Catalog 
A wonderful book—color illustrations—best veg¬ 
etable, flower, farm seeds and trees at popular 
prices. Address Bos 1036 
STARK BRO’S, Louisiana, Mo. 
SEED 
Timethy, Alfalfa, Clovers, Seed Oat*, 
Seed Corn, Seed Grains and Grasses. 
Write today for Rohrer’s 1921 Catalog. It is 
FREE. Every bag of seed is guaranteed to 
please you. We specialize in the Best Seeds 
obtainable. Write for this book at once. Seed 
Samples free if you mention this paper. 
P. L. ROHRER & BRO. 
8M0KET0WN, LANCASTER CO., PENNA. 
Vegetable and Flower; 
New Improved Strains, 
All tested,suretodrow . 1 
•Send for Catalog 
Hart &Vich 64 Stone St. Rochester N X 
The Farmer His 
Own Builder 
By H. Armstrong Roberts 
A practical and 
handy book of all 
kinds of building 
information from 
concrete to carpea- 
try. Price $1.50. 
For sale by 
THE 
RURAL NEW-YORKER 
333 W. 30th St.. N. Y. 
th RURAL NEW*YORKER 
Walnuts, Plums and Cherries in Ontario 
1. How* are dwarf pears propagated, 
budded or grafted? 
2. How old should English walnut trees 
be to bear a full crop? I have a seedling 
11 years old, over 30 ft. high and 40 ft. 
from tip to tip of outside branches, the 
lower ones resting on the ground. It has 
passed through 10 severe Winters, and 
not injured a particle. Could I by plant¬ 
ing the nuts of that tree (no others here) 
be reasonably certain to get trees of 
similar growth, hardiness and nuts? 
How many pounds should a tree of the 
above size produce when in full bearing? 
3. Are there, any plantations of Eng¬ 
lish walnuts in the States outside of 
California? If not, why? 
4. Would you give the good and poor 
points as well as color of the following 
plums, Grand Duke. Arch Duke, Monarch 
and October Purple? 
5. Describe the following cherries: 
Bing. Schmidt, Bigarreau and Montmor¬ 
ency Large. m. b. 
Chatham, Ont. 
1. Dwarf trees are secured by budding 
the variety desired on some slow-growing 
stock. With the pears the quince stock 
is used for dwarfing. 
2. In California, where the English 
walnut is grown commercially, the trees 
begin to bear the third year from plant¬ 
ing, and a profitable crop is secured in 
from five to six years. It takes longer *n 
the East to secure a full crop, 10 years 
or longer being required. This is prob¬ 
ably because the California walnuts are 
cultivated and well cared for, while those 
in the East are primarily specimen trees 
grown in sod. The seed will produce off¬ 
spring very nearly the same as the parent. 
The seeds are planted where the tree is 
wanted, after being stratified in sand. 
Light sandy soil is preferred, as heavy 
clay soil tends to cause the tree to pro¬ 
duce tap roots instead of the fine fibrous 
roots 'desired. A tree may be transplanted 
successfully when young. 
3. English walnut trees may be found 
all the way from Pennsylvania to Georgia 
in the East. They have succeeded on 
Long Island, a record being kept of one 
at Washington Heights which lived and 
bore fruit for 125 years. They are grown 
commercially in California because the 
climate is suitable. The shoots are very 
tender .when growing, and are readily in¬ 
jured in regions where late frosts pre¬ 
dominate. Eor this reason the English 
walnut is not successful in Central New 
York. 
4. As to good and poor points and color 
of plums, the following descriptions cover 
them : 
Grand Duke..—A good late shipping 
plum. Large size, handsome plum-purple 
color, firm meaty 'flesh, which fits the 
variety for shipping. Flavor not pleasant. 
Second rate dessert fruit Good cooked. 
Trees are hardy, but not large. Bear 
regularly and abundantly, but slowly. A 
good market plum. 
Arch Duke.—A leading purple market 
plum. Large in size, handsome color, 
firm of flesh and skin. Keeps and ships 
well. Suitable for both home and mar¬ 
ket use. Comparing with Grand Duke, 
has same color, higher quality, firmer 
flesh, is stone free, ripens earlier. 
Monarch.—Quality not of the best. 
Has a rich purple color. Ranks high 
among the purple plums for dessert use. 
Is a good all around fruit in both tree 
and fruit characters. Above the average. 
October Purple.— (October). Name 
has. been shortened by American Borno¬ 
logical Society. Late plum; fruit large, 
attractive looking; fair for dessert; very 
good for culinary purposes. Ships very 
well. Tree slow in coming in bearing. 
Do.es not bear good crops regularly. 
5. The cherries are described as fol¬ 
lows : 
Bing.—Mid-season or later; very large 
and attractive; inch in diameter; color 
very dark red; almost black ; flesh pur¬ 
plish-red. with dark purple juice, rather 
coarse, firm, very meaty, sweet. Good 
shipping fruit; hangs well on trees: 
ripens at one time. A good commercial 
cherry. A block of this variety here ap¬ 
peared self-sterile. 
Schmidt.—Mid-season ; inch in diam¬ 
eter. Color purplish-black ; flesh purplish- 
red, with dark-colored juice; very meaty, 
mild, sweet, free from brown rot; a vig¬ 
orous, healthy, productive tree. (Though 
these cherries appear similar in descrip¬ 
tion, Schmidt has dark or black cast, 
while Bing appears reddish). 
Bigarreau or Yellow Spanish.—Mid¬ 
season ; inch in diameter. Color light 
amber-yellow with a reddish blush, 
slightly mottled; flesh whitish, with col¬ 
orless juice ; tender, meaty, crisp, sweet. 
Very good to best in quality. Tree large, 
vigorous, bears abundantly and regularly. 
Subject to attacks of brown rot. 
Montmorency.—Mid-season ; %-in. in 
diameter. Color medium to dark red; 
flesh pale yellow with a reddish tinge; 
abundant light pink juice, tender and 
melting. Good quality; sour. Three- 
quarters of all sour cherries. Vigorous, 
healthy, productive; a fine culinary 
cherry. Tree medium in size. T. H. T. 
Backito”Pre-war Prices 
Drop a Postal for our Catalog and See for Yourself 
ma ^ s n ^ difference whose seeds you have been using, there is no better seed 
than r UKKhb I S. No seeds that are more sure to grow, no seeds that will 
make a more satisfactory crop than FORREST HONEST SEEDS” erown 
and imported by FORREST (himself) for the last twenty-three years. 
In buying FORREST’S Seeds you are paying for no blue sky, immense city 
rents or high salaried help kept the entire year for one short selling season. 
Timothy, Clover,. Silo Com. and all farm, garden and flower seeds are offered 
at rock bottom prices. Quality and satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. 
Sena postal today. 
THE FORREST SEED CO., INC., Box 32, Cortland, N.Y. 
Killing a Big Tree 
To kill a big tree, cut off near roots 
and pour cup of gasoline over the top, 
being careful not to waste it, but let it 
soak into cut. This will usually do the 
job; sometimes the second cup is re¬ 
quired. J. M. 
Harris Seeds From the Grower 
We are large growers of vegetable, farm and flower seeds 
and sell direct to gardeners and farmers at wholesale 
prices. We do not sell to other dealers. 
The percent that germinates is marked on the label 
So you can tell at once how thick to sow. HARRIS SEED 
are bred as careful as thoroughbred live stock and produce 
very much better results than seed commonly sold. We 
raise some very choice flower seeds and plants. 
Write lor free cataior, and If 
you raise vegetables 
for market, ask 
for Market Gar¬ 
dener’s Whole- 
sale Price List 
also. 
Joseph Harris Co* ^ 
Bas Bl.Cafdwaler, N.T, 
Harris Seeds 
Label on every Lof 
Tells how manv 
will 
Grow 
[ According to our tests 
98 percent 
of this seed ger minutes 
Quick as 
Condon's NEW #1 A ¥>¥> A 
PROSPERITY i/fiDDAIlU 
On# of tho earliest 
our Northern Grown 
will mail you 200 
FREE 
Sand Postal Today for your 
free copy and Trial Package 
CONDON BROS., SEEDSMEN, 
Rock River Valley Seed Farm 
Box 209 ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 
2ND CROP SEED POTATOES 
Cobbler, Mills Pride, Giants, Green 
Mt., Superba, Ked Skin 
SEED CORN-YELLOW & WHITE 
WHITE PLY..ROCK COCKERELS 
MINCH BROS. — [BRIDGETON, N. J. 
CABBAGE AND CAULIFLOWER 
Wakefield, Winingstadt—Copenhagen, Glory-Ball and Round Danish 
Snowball—Dwarf Erfurt—Dry Weather Danish Giant 
DANISH SEEDS DIRECT TO THE GROWER 
I also carty American grown 
Beets, Carrots, Cucumbers, Lettuce, Onions 
Radishes, Mangel — Celery French Grown 
M. KLITGORD, Importer Box R, LIMA, N. Y. 
My Prices Will Please You* Ash For Them 
