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January 12, 1924 
The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
From the Grower to the Sower 
H ARRIS’ SEEDS are sold direct to market growers or private 
gardeners and farmers at wholesale prices. They are not 
sold to other dealers. 
Quality first —No expense, time, or pains is spared to make 
Harris’ seeds the standard for quality. They must not only grow, 
but they must produce the right variety and of the highest type. 
To get seeds of this class requires the most intensive selecting 
and breeding methods. 
The most successful market gardeners use Harris’ seeds 
because they know they can depend upon them to produce 
vegetables or fruits of the quality their trade requires. 
Harris* Pedigree Potatoes 
Raised from seed selected from 
the best yielding hills, and care¬ 
fully inspected and field freed 
from all diseased plants—A step 
beyond “Certified seed.” 
Harris* Northern Grown 
Seed Corn is much earlier, and 
therefore, much safer to plant in 
the North than corn raised further 
South or in the West. We have 
unusual facilities for drying seed 
corn and can offer seed that is of 
very strong vitality. 
Superior Farm Seeds 
We have long made a specialty of 
raising high-grade farm seeds, and 
can offer superior varieties of Barley, Buckwheat, Oats, Corn, etc. 
A REAL TEST —Harris’ Seeds areTtested to find out how many will 
grow, and the result is marked on the label of each, lot we sell. When 
the purchaser gets the seeds he can tell just how thick to sow each kind. 
Many seedsmen advertise “tested seeds” but do not tell what the test 
showed. Three-quarters of the seeds may be dead and only one-quarter 
germinates, but the seeds would be “tested.” What you want to know is, 
what the test showed. Harris’ are the only seeds sold with the test marked 
on the label, except field seeds which the law requires to be so marked. 
Send for FREE Catalogue and Buy Direct 
Whether you have a small garden or a large farm, you should have the Harris 
Seed Catalogue. Our prices are much lower than charged by city seedsmen, and 
there are other advantages in buying direct from the farm. Ask for catalogue, 
and if you raise vegetables for market please mention it. 
JOSEPH HARRIS CO., R. F. D. 11, Coldwater, N. Y. 
STRAWBERRIES FOR PROFIT 
No crop will give you more money per acre or per hour of labor, 
than Strawberries. A good profit is sure. A large profit is possible 
if you follow the right methods. 
Allen’s Book of Berries for 1924 gives simple understandable infor¬ 
mation about growing and marketing Strawberries. It tells how 
to select and prepare the land, how and when to set the plants, 
how to cultivate, what varieties to use, and where to obtain good 
dependable true-to-name plants, at a reasonable price. 
Strawberries are grown chiefly because they yield such large and sure profits 
but they also are the first crop to bring in money in the Spring. The big lus¬ 
cious red berries are favorites in the home garden, and the work can be done 
by women, children, amateurs as well as commercial growers.; 
Free-to-all. Allen’s Book of Berries for 1924 will be sent 
free to anyone interested. The most complete book of its 
kind—thoroughly reliable. Write today for your copy. 
The W. F. ALLEN CO. 
72 Market St. Salisbury, Md. 
GRAPES 
And Choice Small Fruits 
from your own garden. Plant in 
your yard, on arbor, trellis, or along 
fence, and have delicious Grapes for 
table, juice, or jelly. Can’t you pic¬ 
ture their rich, fruity fragrance and 
taste their aromatic sweetness? They are 
easy to grow and require little care. Also 
Currants, Gooseberries, Blackberries, Rasp¬ 
berries, Strawberries, Asparagus plants and 
Flowering Shrubs. VSVrite for free catalogue. 
T. S. HUBBARD COMPANY 
Box 1 3 Fredonia, New 
7*100 Dollar* 
’cash Prizes 
For the Largest Tomatoes 
You can share in this money —it is 
open to all our customers. The only condi¬ 
tion ia that the tomatoes be Isbell’s Colossal—the 
the finest quality and largest grown. 
12 Cash Prizes 
There are twelve prizes—all cash. Have a 
bumper crop of this finest variety—big yielding, deli- 
cious tomatoes, that bring topprices and are prize win¬ 
ners at county and state fairs— and share in these cash awards. 
Details in Free Catalog 
All details of these Prize Awards are given 
in the big Isbell’s 1924 Seed Annual—the 
most complete and authoritative book of its 
kind. It tells you how to choose garden, field 
and flower seed, gives information on soil and cultural 
directions for all crops and is 
brim full of money-making 
euggeationa on choosing seeds 
ana caring for crops. It s FREEI 
Send tor your copy today. 
S.M. ISBELL & CO. 
ISO MECHANIC ST. 
Jackson <6i) Michigan 
Whitesbog Blueberries 
as large as grapes 
Whitesbog Blueberries—a new 
cultivated fruit that spells big 
profits. Berries average over one- 
half inch in diameter. Prac¬ 
tically seedless. Flavor and 
keeping qualities are excellent. 
Whitesbog Blueberries always 
sell for fancy prices. Bushes 
vigorous and heavily productive. 
All varieties named and tested. 
Write for new circular. At¬ 
tractive price offers to com¬ 
mercial growers. 
WHITESBOG 
BLUEBERRY NURSERIES 
Headquarters for 
Pure-Bred, Blueberry Plants 
JOSEPH J. WHITE, Inc. 
Box N Whitesbog, N. J. 
ALLEN’S 
PLANTS 
lished by the Experiment Station of Cali¬ 
fornia and by the U. S. Department of 
Agriculture, on the subject of stocks for 
different varieties, la seems to be the 
consensus of opinion that Riparia Gloire 
and Rupestris St. George are the two 
stocks that are adaptable to the greater 
number of European varieties. The first 
thrives best on shallow soils in which the 
water table is rather close to the sur¬ 
face, while the second is best adapted to 
deeper, drier soils. 
Making the Cuttings. —Usually one 
year stocks or simply cuttings are used. 
The cuttings as stocks are easier to han¬ 
dle. These are cut during the dormant 
season and placed in bundles of 100. 
They are usually cut to 10 or 12-in. 
lengths. The base cut is made through 
or just below a bud. The upper cut is 
usually an inch or two above. The butt 
ends are all placed together. They are 
then buried in a well-drained location in 
the open ground. The canes for the 
tops or scions are cut also in the dor¬ 
mant period, and these are taken from 
the growth of the previous season. These 
are cut about the same as the canes cut 
for stocks, and bundled and buried out¬ 
side like them. 
Grafting. —About a month previous 
to the time of planting out, the stocks 
and scions are taken into the shop and 
the stocks are cut off an inch or two or to 
a length of 8 or 9 in. It is important 
that the stock and scion wood be exactly 
of the same diameter. The scion wood is 
cut into single bud lengths. The. most 
satisfactory method for grafting , is the 
English whip and tongue. A sloping cut 
varying from a half inch to an inch is 
cut “on both stock and scion. It is nec¬ 
essary that, the beveled surfaces thus 
made exactly cover one another when the 
two are brought together. At one-third 
from the upper edge of each beveled cut 
a slit is cut parallel to the main axis. 
The depth of this cut should extend one- 
half the distance from its point of be¬ 
ginning to the edge of the beveled sur¬ 
face. The scion is cut identically as the 
stock. Through the making of the slits 
on the beveled surfaces of the stock and 
scion, tongues are made on each. The 
tongue of the scion fits into the slot of 
the stock and vice versa. When the two 
are in exact juxtaposition the extremi¬ 
ties of each beveled surface is tightly 
tied with cotton string, No. 16, that has 
been impregnated with grafting wax. 
But a few turns of the string should be 
made, as healing tissue fails to form if 
the air be excluded. The grafted cut¬ 
tings are now placed upright in the 
ground in a warm sunny location and the 
tops covered with two or three inches 
of soil. As the air warms some of the 
soil should be removed from the tops 
that heat may penetrate to the location 
of the unions. 
Planting Out. —When planting time 
arrives the grafts are taken up and lined 
out in furrows in a good fertile soil that 
is not excessively wet. They should be 
set deeply enough that the union's will be 
covered with soil when the furrow is 
leveled, only the bud of the scion being 
left exposed. Twice at least during the 
growing season the soil should be drawn 
away and any roots that have grown 
from the scions should be cut off. and the 
soil put back. If the work lias been 
correctly done and the season has been 
favorable possibly 50 per cent of the 
grafted cuttings will have grown into 
plants fit for vineyard planting. The 
percentage of takes will vary from sea¬ 
son to season, depending on the condi¬ 
tion of the stock and scion wood and the 
nature of the season. Unless one is well 
versed in the methods of grape grafting 
and has had nursery experience it is ad¬ 
vised that it be attempted only on a small 
scale at first. Grafted plants of Euro¬ 
pean varieties can be purchased from 
western nurserymen. F. E. GLADWIN. 
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ciency expert?” 
Wax for Ivy Poisoning 
Another remedy for ivy poisoning than 
those already mentioned is given by Dr. 
Flagg of Dos Angeles in a recent issue of 
“The Journal of the American Medical 
Association.” The doctor says: “I have 
found melted wax to afford instant relief 
from pain, burning and itching in young 
and old. The course of the dematitis is 
much shortened. A simple and easy meth¬ 
od is to use a small swab with cotton and 
paint the parts with the melted wax. 
There is no danger, of course, from burn¬ 
ing. With closed eyes, the whole face 
may be painted. The least entrance of 
air beneath the mask, or cast, of wax, 
necessitates sealing in the weakened part. 
I know from personal experience the in¬ 
stant relief from pain, burning and itch¬ 
ing and the return of sleep which is so 
grateful to the patient.” 
The kind of wax to be used is not men¬ 
tioned, probably paraffin, beeswax, or any 
other wax that will melt at such a low 
temperature as not to burn when applied 
is suitable, the object being to seal the 
poisoned skin from the air. Care should, 
of course, be used not to heat the wax 
more than is necessary to melt it, lest a 
real burn ensue, and, if applied to the 
face, no jokes should be told the patient 
while the covering of wax is on. Crack¬ 
ing a smile would crack the wax face 
mask. M. b. d. 
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