1078 
September 3, 1921 
The RURAL NEW.YORKER 
4-ineh pots, for sale about Memorial Day. 
Salvia, Petunia, Verbena and several 
other varieties of annuals can be sown 
about the same time and potted up for 
sale soon as large enough. Another sug¬ 
gestion would be to plant the house with 
carnations in the Summer. Good, healthy* 
large plants, well cared for, will prove as 
profitable as almost any crop or combina¬ 
tion of crops you can grow. 
Two books that it will pay you to read 
will be Taft’s “Greenhouse Construction” 
and Taft’s “Greenhouse Management.” 
These two books will answer almost every 
question an amateur will have cause to 
ask. E. J. W. 
Management, a book that will answer 
many of the questions that a beginner 
will wish to know. e. j. w. 
Growing Christmas and Easter Plants 
Would you tell me how to raise Christ¬ 
inas and Easter plants, and what kinds? 
I would like to raise a lot of hyacinths, 
Narcissus and Easter lilies. Give me 
name of the lily, tell me when I can pot 
the seed and how long it takes the Cycla¬ 
men and I'oinsettia to start blooming; 
how to take care of the plants and bulbs. 
I have a new greenhouse. F. P. 
North Dakota. 
The plants mentioned would be very 
difficult for a beginner to grow, and one 
not knowing anything about them or how 
to handle them will be almost doomed to 
failure from the very start. Paper White 
Narcissus is very easily grown, as are 
hyacinths. The bulbs are purchased from 
your seedsman in the Fall, and either 
planted in pots or flats. The Paper 
Whites arc usually planted in flats as 
close together as they will stand in the 
flat, then covered with several inches of 
soil. The flats are then placed in a cool, 
dark cellar until the shoots show through 
the soil several inches, at which stage they 
are brought into the greenhouse and 
watered every few days. They will be 
ready for cutting about six weeks later. 
The bulbs should be planted at intervals 
of several weeks, or held outside longer, 
which will lengthen the blooming period. 
Hyacinths are potted in 5-in. pots in 
soil well enriched with rotted manure, 
to which a third portion of leaf mold and 
sharp sand is added. The top of the bulb 
should show above the soil. After potting 
bury the entire pot in a frame under four 
or five feet of soil or ashes, protect from 
rain, and before freezing weather move 
to a very cold cellar, though not so cold 
that they will freeze. Hold them in a 
semi-dormant state till they are wanted 
for forcing, when they should be placed 
under a bench in the greenhouse for sev¬ 
eral weeks, then on the benches, where the 
temperature can go as high as 70 degrees. 
Narcissus bulbs are selling at about .$25 
per 1,000, and hyacinths from $60 to $100 
per 1,000. 
Forcing Easter lily is a very precarious 
proposition, and many old experienced 
growers have quit and are devoting their 
energies to something more sure and 
profitable. The bulbs are very expensive, 
and the quality has been poor the past 
few seasons, and many of them do not 
throw enough flowers to pay for the cost 
of the bulb. None of the flowers men¬ 
tioned can be grown from seed but the 
Cyclamen, and this is another plant that 
requires expert knowledge to grow. The 
seed must be sown 14 to 15 months before 
the plant, will bloom, and during that en¬ 
tire period must be kept growing steadily 
without a single check, or the results will 
be very disappointing. 
Potting must be done very carefully. 
Always place broken pots in the bottom 
of the pot for drainage. Use well-rotted 
manure two parts, leaf mold one part, and 
good friable loam one part. Cyclamens 
form a small bulb, and in potting this bulb 
must be left about half out of the soil. 
Watering must be very carefully looked 
after—neither too wet nor too dry at any 
time. The plants will have to be syringed 
regularly with nicotine for the control of 
thrips, which insect is very destructive to 
this plant. 
Poinsettias are as difficult to handle as 
Cyclamens, and are grown by only a very 
few well-equipped specialists. The plants 
are selling now, wholesale, at $20 for 100 
for 3-in. pots, and $35 for 4-in pots. The 
soil should be fibrous and rich, with 
some leaf mold and a sixth part of sheep 
manure added. The house should never 
drop below GO degrees at night, and any 
slight draft will cause the leaves' to drop, 
which must be avoided, as the leaf is 
almost as attractive as the flower. If 
F. P. has a new greenhouse, the best 
manner to get experience would possibly 
be to purchase enough carnation plants to 
fill it, planting them 8-in. apart each way, 
or closer if the plants are small. 
A small bench could be set aside for 
experimenting with some of the plants 
mentioned above, in that manner becoming 
familiar with their habits and the neces¬ 
sary attention to bring them to a healthy 
and profitable maturity. It will be a good 
investment to purchase Taft’s Greenhouse 
Killing Tree Roots in Tile 
I have a peach orchard four years old 
on a sidehill, one end of which is springy 
and has been tiled. Water flows in the 
file all the time. Peach roots entered 
the tile last year, forming water roots 
and stopping the flow, resulting in flood¬ 
ing that portion of orchard. Is there 
any way to kill out these water roots 
periodically by introducing some plant 
toxin into the upper end of the tile, such 
as a copper compound or the like? I 
cannot cement the tile, as its efficacy 
would be destroyed. h. r. f. 
Ohio. 
If any one thinks this can be done we 
would be glad to hear about it. It does 
not look feasible to us, since anything 
powerful enough to kill the roots would 
also kill the tree, or some nearby tree, 
by backing up in the pipe here and there. 
If you want to chance a trial, and are 
willing to risk a few trees, you might 
try a very strong brine. You must bear 
in mind that anything you use in the 
drain will come out sooner or later and 
might get into streams used by animals. 
CONTENTS 
THE SURAL NEW-YORKER. SEPT. 3, 1921 
FARM TOPICS 
Concrete Silo with Double Walls. 1076 
Sunflower Silage Succeeds. 1077 
Notes on the White Grub. 1081 
Hope Farm Notes.1082, 1089 
Vermin-proof Corncrib . 1083 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY 
Boarding Dry Cows. 1088 
Feed for Cows at Pasture. 1088 
Feeding Young Jersey..... 1088 
Supplementing Pasture . 1088 
Salting Silage . 1088 
Devon Cattle in England. 1090 
Trouble with Cream. 1090 
Storing Butter in Summer. 1090 
Removing Warts . 1090 
THE HENYARD 
The Leghorn and Double Walls. 1076 
The Egg-laying Contest. 1093 
Tobacco for Grapes. 1093 
Color of Yolks. 1093 
Depluming Mite . 1093 
HORTICULTURE 
Another Florida Strawberry Crop. 1075 
A Greenhouse for a Small Town.1077, 1078 
Notes from a Maryland Garden. 1083 
Skullcap or Madweed. 1079 
Poison in Wild Cherries. 1079 
Poison Elder . 1079 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day. 1086 
Not Unexplainable . 1086 
Apple Chutney . 1086 
The Rural Patterns.. 1086 
Savory String Beans. 1086 
Tennessee Notes . 1086 
Blackberries—-Jammed and Otherwise. 1086 
Some Vegetable Marmalades. 1086 
Treatment of Bunions. 1086 
MISCELLANEOUS 
A Concrete Arch for Sugar-making. 1076 
Homeopathic Treatment for Poison Ivy.... 1079 
A Sphinx Moth. 1081 
A Moth as Large as a Bird. 1081 
A Primer of Economics—Part XL. 1092 
Publisher’s Desk . 1094 
Oak Bark for Tanning. 1094 
Removing Bees from Holes. 1094 
Clearing Cat-tails from Ponds. 1094 
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Trees, Plants, Shrubs, Bulbs, Etc. 
fresh dug. direct from NURSERY to you. Peach, Ap¬ 
ple, Pear, Plum, Cherry, Quince, Apricot, Nectarine 
trees. Blackberry, Raspberry, Dewberry, Strawber¬ 
ry, Gooseberry, Currant and Asparagus plants, etc. 
Peonies, Hyacinths, Tulips, Iris. Also shade trees. 
Evergreens, Shrubs, Roses, Privet Hedging, etc. 
GRAPE VINES 
We grow Grape vines in large numbers, and can fill your 
order large or small. Selected 1-year-old vines the best 
size for vineyard planting. Our varieties are the choice of 
a long list. CONCORD, CATAWGA, MOORE S EARLY. NIAGARA and 
WOROEN. Before placing your order elsewhere, write for 
our EREE CATALOG, which gives prices on a complete line of 
Nursery stock. Also descriptions and illustrations of va¬ 
rieties, and complete planting and culture instructions. 
BUNTING’S NURSERIES, Box 1, Selbyville, Del. 
“Clipper” Seed Cleaners 
cost least—clean best—fine for Wheat—Clover 
Seed—Oats—Corn. A H. HOFFMAN. Inc., LANDISVILLE 
PA. 1921 Wheat Catalog sent free. Heavy yieldeiv 
Lower prices. Samples free. Mention this paper, 
STRAWBERRY Plants planting. Pot grown 
and runner pla nts 
that will bear fruit next summer. RASPBERRY, BLACK¬ 
BERRY, GOOSEBKRKY, CURRANT, GRAPE, ASPARA¬ 
GUS. RHUBARB, and PERENNIAL FLOWER PLANTS, 
ROSES and SHRUBS for fall planting. Catalogue free. 
HARRY L. SQUIRES Good Ground, N.Y. 
New York State FARMS EM’mZ'e y e 
making farms for sale. We have a size, location and 
price to please you. Stock and tools included on many of 
them. MANDEVILLE REAL ESTATE AGENCY, Inc,. Oepl. I, Olcjn, H. Y. 
“Leap’s Prolific” Wheat 
Again Out-yielding Other Varieties 
Crops of 35 to 41 bushels per acre have been threshed this year. One 
11-acre field made 450 bu. Another, 10-acres, 388 bu. Seventeen 
acres gave 682 bu. In former seasons under more favor¬ 
able conditions, as high as 554 bu. were grown on 12 
acres—over 46 bu. per acre. Every year since 1913 has 
seen “Leap’s Prolific” leading other wheats. It has 
proven a reliable variety—and can be depended upon 
for profitable results. 
“Leap’s Prolific” is classed as a hard, red winter wheat. Grows 
a beardless, white-chaff head. Grain is of good size, long, and of 
finest milling qualities. Straw is tall and stiff. It is early, hardy, 
vigorous and PROLIFIC indeed. It stands rough farming. Re¬ 
sponds with big yields to careful culture and fertilization. It 
does not shatter easily. Makes broad compact heads (see cut) 
filled with grain from base to tip. “Leap’s Prolific” is a great 
stooler. iy 2 bu. is enough to sow an acre. You need not sow 
more of this seed. The undersigned has sold hundreds of 
thousands of bushels of winter seed wheat, of perhaps twenty 
varieties—all of merit—and believes “Leap’s Prolific” entitled 
to first place as a hardy, vigorous, prolific variety. 
Closely Graded Seed — Clean — Priced Right 
This seed produced here in these fertile Lancaster Wheat Valleys—especially 
for seed purposes. Graded to perfection by our powerful and most modern outfit. 
Was harvested in good weather—perfectly dry—grain is well filled, bright color 
strictly sound germination. It is free from cockle—rye—smut—garlic—cheat—1 
and other impurities. Will pass most critical inspection, and please any whea.t 
grower. Seed is now packed in good cotton bags—ready for immediate shipment. 
When the “LEAP’S PROLIFIC” you order reaches you—examine it. If it does not 
suit you, return it. We will refund your money and pay freight for round trip. 
We could not afford to make this offer if our “Leap’s Prolific” was not first-class 
seed. No paper would print this offer if they did not know we can back it up. 
Pri ces: 1 to 14 bu. at $2.40 per bu. 15 to 29 bu. at $2.35 per bu. 30 to 59 bu! 
at $2.30 per bu. 00 bu. and over at $2.25 per bu. Bags are free. On five or 
more bushels we pay the freight to any station in Ohio—New York—Pennsyl- 
vania Virginia—'West Virginia—Maryland—New Jersey—Delaware—Connecticut 
—Massachusetts, Customers not in above freight-paid territory may deduct 
18c per bu. from above prices, then we’ll ship charges collect. Send cash with 
order. Your check will do. Order today. This advertisement appears only once. 
A. H. HOFFMAN, Inc., Box 15, Landisville, Lancaster Co., Pa. 
LONEY Guaranteed TREES 
An Advertisement to Live Fruit Men 
Maloney Trees are guaranteed true to name and 
free from disease by one of the largest nursery 
growers in New York State. For 37 years we 
have been in business here in Dansville and 
today arc able to ship you direct better trees 
than ever before because we are constantly 
studying to improve our methods. 
We recognize our responsibility to the fruit grower and we 
have this year issued a novel Catalog that tells the things 
you ought to know about our business. Write for your free 
copy. No order is too big or too small for us to handle 
personally. 
“Fall Planting Pays” 
W© Prepay Transportation Charges on all orders over $7.50 
rflALONEY BROS. & WELLS CO., 30 Bank Street, Dan.ville, N. Y. 
We're reeponeible; look up our ratine. Damville Pioneer Nureeries 
These Young Trees Are Protected 
They are safe from the attack 
of small animals that gnaw and 
kill. Don’t expose your young 
trees to danger this winter. 
Excelsior Wire Mesh Tree 
Guards placed around them 
will make them safe. Durable, 
galvanized to prevent rusting 
and low in cost. 
Write for booklet R tor detailed 
information. 
Wickwire Spencer Steel Corporation 
Worcester, Mass. Buffalo, N. Y. 
Annual White Sweet Clover 
From the home of the plant. High Grade Seed 
(Scarified) Germination testlmust please you. Two 
Dollars per pound delivered. Limited supply. 
F. A, JAMES CLOVER SEED CO. - NEWBERN, ALABAMA 
Seed 'Wlie at 
Smooth and Bearded. Most pi olifle Varieties. Hardiest 
Types. Varieties that require less seed, and yield more. 
Cleaned to Perfection. Prices right. Samples Free. 
P. L. ROHRER & BRO., Smoketown, Lancaster Co., Pa. 
DAFFODIL 
BORDERS 
last for years if the bulbs are 
planted in fairly good sail. You 
can divide the clumps of bulbs 
every three seasons and replant or 
•ell the surplus. 
Emperor is exceedingly’ large, 
with deep yellow trumpet and 
perianth. Two hundred of these 
will make a splendid border, 30 feet 
long. $1.25 per dozen, $7.50 
per 100. v 
Oar Catalog N lists varieties of 
all kinds, including rare and costly 
sorts as well as those which are 
better known. Send for a copy; 
we’ll gladly send it free. 
Wm. M. Hunt & Co., Inc. 
148 Chambers Street 
New Yerk City 
A cTioc Unleached, packed inbags,$l« 
VV OUU per ton F. O. B. Swarthmore. Fa 
W. H. LEIDY - Swarthmore, Fa. 
Place Your Order This Fall 
Although we have our usual fine assortment of high 
grade fruit trees to offer for Fall delivery, the demand 
is exceptionally strong and we recommend that our 
old and new customers place their orders early this 
season. 
You will never regret planting Kelly trees. Our trees 
are all perfect specimens and our guarantee is your 
protection. We offer you a big money saving and 
reliable stock. 
Send for Fall, 1921, Price List 
KELLY BROS. NURSERIES, 1160 Main St., Dansville, N. Y. 
