Te RURAL NEW-YORKER 
271 
SALZERS 
American 
Headquarter * 
for Field Seeds 
SEEDS 
If you had thou¬ 
sands of dollars in¬ 
vested in your own 
equipment for test¬ 
ing the seed you 
use you could not 
get better seed than 
you get of Salzer 
without a cent of 
extra Cost. 
We are American 
Headquarters for 
Field Seeds: Wheat, 
Oats, Barley, Corn, 
Potatoes, Alfalfa, 
Clover, Timothy. 
Sudan, Billion Dol¬ 
lar Grass, White 
Sweet Clove r— 
vegetable and flower 
seeds for the home 
and market garden, 
too—and the qual¬ 
ity of all Salzer 
Seeds has been 
proved by labora¬ 
tory field tests. 
Our experimental 
farm at Cliffwood 
is always in the 
service of buyers of 
Salzer Seeds and 
enables us to guar¬ 
antee all Salzer 
Vegetable and 
Flower Seeds to be 
satisfactory to you 
in every respect or 
we will refund full 
purchase price. Send 
for catalog today 
and grow this year’s 
crop from Salzer 
Seeds. 
JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO. 
Box 144, La Crosse, Wis. 
NUT ORCHARDS PAY BIG! 
Nut treei require less care than fruit 
trees; you do not have to spray, nut 
trees, and pruning amounts to noimtig. 
Profits in nut orchards ate large. 
My Nut Catalog will be sent free to your 
address if you ask for it. It contains much 
helpful information ; you’ll be greatly in¬ 
terested in it. Send for it now. 
J F IONFS nut 
r. dVADLO, SPECIALIST 
Box R Lancaster, Penna. 
GARDEN & 
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the old stand-bys; tells of many new varieties. Valu¬ 
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fit of the experience of the oldest catalog seed house 
and largest growers of Asters In America. For 7-' 
years the leading authority on vegetable, flower and 
farm seeds, plants, bulbs, and fruits. 12 green¬ 
houses. 500 acres. 
Vick Quality Seeds Grow the Best Crops the Earth Produces 
This book, the best we have issued, is abso¬ 
lutely free. Send for your copy today be 
fore you forget. A postcardis sufficient. 
JAMES VICK’S SONS. 39 Stone St. 
Rochester, H .Y. The flower City 
00D SEEDS 
■ Grown FromSelectStock 
— None Better —50 years 
selling seeds. Prices below all 
others. Buy and test. If not 
O.K. return and I will refund. 
Extra packets sent in all 
orders 1 fill. Send address for 
Big Catalogue illustrated with 
over 700 pictures of vegetables and 
flowers of every variety. 
R. H. SHUMWAY, Rockford, III. 
ELBERTA PEACH TREES 
100 GENUINE EflE?TA%^%K: 
tion Guaranteed. Order at once and get our prices 
on a full line of other nursery stock. 
NEW' HAVEN NURSERIES, Dept. B. New H aven. Missouri 
^GRAPEVINES 
69 Tarietteg. Also Small Fruiti, Treos, etc. Best rooted 
stock. Genuine, cheap. 2 sample vines mailed for 25c. Des¬ 
criptive catalog tree. LEWIS KOEBCH, Box E fredonia, N. Y 
if 
AGENTS WANTED ary, to take subscrip¬ 
tions for Rubai, New-YokkkI! in Ohio. Prefer 
men who have horse or auto. 
Add ress 
J C. MULH0LLAND. General Delivery. Columbus. Ohio 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 333 W. 30th St..NewYork City 
THE MAILBAG 
Cottonseed Meal for Fertilizer 
How would cottonseed meal, 36 per 
cent, at $2.40 per cwt., compare with 16 
per cent acid phosphate at $37 per ton 
used as fertilizer? h. D. t. 
New York. 
There is no fair comparison between 
the two materials. The acid phosphate 
is used only for the phosphorus. The 
cottonseed meal contains nitrogen, potash 
and phosphorus, and for general fertiliz¬ 
ing is the better bargain at the price. In 
the South many gardeners use a combi¬ 
nation of the two with good success. 
Viability of Alfalfa Seed 
Can you tell me how long Alfalfa seed 
is likely to retain its vitality? j. k. 
It retains its viability for a consider¬ 
able length of time. Tests have been made 
o\ er a period of 10 years upon seed 93 
per cent of germination, and at the end 
of the tenth year it was found that the 
seed still germinated strong, with a per¬ 
centage of 44. Seed two or three years- 
old germinates nearly as well as new seed. 
Therefore, the matter of carrying over 
seeds is not of great importance. It can 
be said of all seeds that length of via¬ 
bility depends almost entirely upon the 
conditions under which they are stored. 
Coder normal condition Alfalfa seed re¬ 
tains good viability for several years at 
l eas t- M. T. M. 
Cow Pasture for Maryland 
Y\ hat is best to sow on a piece of laud 
that^I want to get in grass for cow pas¬ 
ture/ I have about, five acres; it has 
been cut over, and all trees and bushes 
have been cut. What kind of grass seed 
would you advise? Land is light, loam. 
Do- you know anything about Japan 
clover/ Y ould it make a good pasture? 
Easton. Md. t. m. w. 
On fresh soil like that 1 would sow now 
Virginia Winter turf oats and a grass 
mixture of 10 lbs. Orchard grass, 10 lbs. 
of Red-top and 5 lbs. of Kp t ucky Blue- 
grass, and after sowing the tighter grass 
seed scatter 8 lbs. of Alsike ciover. The 
work could be better done if the stumps 
were blown out or pulled. It you do not 
need the oats, they are not essential, but 
in Eastern Maryland you can always gel 
a better crop of oats from sowing the 
Southern Winter oats than the Northern 
Spring oats. We have proved this in this 
section. Northern oats will make a light 
crop here. w. F. massey. 
(’ollege 
making 
smaller 
the 
m- 
iw 
Homemade Putty 
The New Jersey Agricultural 
gives the following recipe for 
putty. This means 100 lbs. - For 
amounts the same proportion of 
gredients will do: 18.75 pints i 
seed oil. 10 lbs. white lead. 75 lbs. whir 
mg. Thoroughly mix the white lead and 
oil in a pail and stir into this mixture 
enough whiting to make a stiff dough. 
1 our out on a board or large pane of 
glass which has been sprinkled with a 
good layer of whiting to prevent the soft 
putty from sticking to the board. Then 
knead, gradually adding the whiting to 
give the desired consistency. This putty 
can be kept indefinitely if covered with 
water. 
A National Tree 
T have failed so far to see anything in 
the columns of The R. N.-Y. in regard to 
the vote for a “National tree and would 
like to make a suggestion. I would sug¬ 
gest the elm for several reasons. One is 
that there are some magnificent specimens 
ot that variety through the country, 
and it is used very extensively for shade 
and grows naturally in many States of 
rhe Union. But my principal reason for 
I he suggestion is that George Washington 
stood under an elm tree when hi- first 
look command of the American Armv, and 
later became the first President of the 
United States. a. p. kornbau. 
Nut-grass and Potatoes 
J was much interested in reading 
“Notes from a Maryland Garden,” bv 
\\ r . F. Massey, in the January 1~ issue. 
A few years ago I planted quite a patch 
ot potatoes in my garden. The spot, un¬ 
fortunately. was free of what is termed 
nut-grass. In digging the potatoes in the 
rail I found the nut-grass had actually 
grown through the potatoes, and when 
some were used on our table a nut. many 
times as large as a beau, was found in¬ 
side the potato. No doubt the nut-grass 
had worked its way through the potato 
while it was young and formed the growth 
inside. I have been told, jokingly, that 
witch grass and nut grass would grow 
through ft lazy man s foot, so I always 
tried to keep stepping while on that par- 
ticular piece of ground, until finally h.v 
steadily keeping at it I have subdued the 
growth. GEORGE I.ISBUKG. 
Long Island. 
If There’s Any Question 
whether coffee causes 
sleepless nights follow¬ 
ed by drowsy days— 
change to 
Instant Postum 
This table drinlc is pure 
and wholesome,has a flavor 
that pleases, and is made 
instantly in the cup. 
Tou can make Instant 
Postum strong or mild to 
suit individual taste, there 
is no waste, and whether 
you need one cup or ten-* 
its alway-s ready. 
There's a Reason" for Postum 
Hade hy Postum Cereal Company, Inc. 
Battle Creek., Michigan. 
An Advertisement 
to Live Fruit Men 
Maloney Trees are guaranteed true to name 
nuil free from disease by the largest nursery 
growers in New Vi rk Stale. Tor 37 years we 
have been in business here ill Dullsville, and 
today we are aide lo ship you direct better 
tr<*es than ever before because we are con¬ 
stantly studying to improve our methods, 
kinee tliere was a small planting ot fruit tree seedlings 
during the war there is now an alarming tree shortage 
throughout the T-nited Slates—only half enough to go 
around. If you don’t want to he disappointed this 
spring—ORDER 1JARLY. 
Sen, today for our bir Descriptive Catalogue* 
It tolls just the things die fruit si no . r and plant" 
rr should know about our i-nr.-eij stork, and 
rnucli yali’Rule inforrralion on j-hiMirg and the 
care ol lruit trees, shrubs and vines. 
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M ‘w'^r^oToo^mP' ^ ELLS C< ?-’ 47 West Street, Dansville, N. Y. 
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ree Catalog of TREES.SHRUBS ROSES &VINE 
Put your faith in S. & H.! 
On 1200 acres of trial and 
propagating grounds at Paines- 
ville we prove our stock before 
we sell. Good seeds, plants and 
trees are ready this season, 
as for 66 previous years. 
Write tonight for your 
catalog. 
Storrs & Harrison Co. 
Nurserymen and Seedsmen A 
Box 83 
Painesville, Ohio 
Make Home 
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C. C. McKAY, Mgr. Box R. t Geneva, N 
Y. 
AKE the setting of your 
home attractive and 
add an ever-increasing value 
by planting northern-grown 
ever-greens, shade trees and 
shrubbery. To make your 
planting plan complete, 
consult our Service Depart¬ 
ment as to arrangement. 
Our 1921 Nursary Book gires enuny 
helpful hlnta—lists everything n«ed 
ed for home and orchard planting. 
Write for It today. 
Come and see our stock. 
Grown in New BLagiaud 
THE BARNES BROS. NURSERY CO. 
Box 8 Yalesville, Conn. 
TREES & PLANTS THAT GROW 
A Guarantee Worth While. 
Express Prepaid 
For over 60 years we have sup* 
plied nursery stock to people 
who know and appreciate the 
best. Write for Catalogue now. 
PETER BOHLENDER Sc SONS 
Spring Hill Nurseries, Box 33 
Tippecanoe City. (Miami County) 01mo. 
^mmiviittiuiiiiiiiiini»i«^77^^ 
TREES THAT PLEASE 
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