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In spite of increased costs of mater¬ 
ials and labor, Hardie is not only 
putting better materials than ever 
into his sprayers, but has also re¬ 
duced prices . For 20 years Hardie 
has enjoyed the confidence of fruit 
growers the country over and realizes 
the present need of producing high 
grade fruit at the lowest possible 
cost. Think of it! Hardie Sprayers 
with their Cushman engines, 
Auto-plex trucks and other ex¬ 
clusive features—at lower prices. 
DEPENDABLE 
SPRAYERS 
We want you to appreciat e 
Hardie service, too. Look at th e 
map and realize how in all fruit 
districts we make service a matter 
of hours, not days. “Service sel¬ 
dom needed, but service when 
you do need it.” That’s what 
you want and what we give. Get 
our Catalog and reduced prices. 
HARDIE MFG. CO., Hudson, Mich. 
Branches: Brockport, N. Y., Hagerstown, Md. 
Petrolia, Ont., Los Angeles, Cal., Portland, Ore. 
Kansas City, Mo. 
HARDIE Service 
Mapt/NewYork 
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HOUSE AT 
BROCKPORT. 
Dealers In Following 
Towns In Fruit Districts 
Cushman 
engines 
weigh one- 
third to 
one - half 
less than 
others of 
equal 
power. 
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Fruit Fog Sprayers 
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For better prices and more fruit spray rvith 
Hayes FRUIT FOG! Guaranteed pressure 
of 300 lbs. atomizes the solution into a 
microscopic super-spray which kills ALL 
diseases and pests. 
We Can Save You Money 
You can now get famous Hayes FRUIT FOG 
Sprayers in any size with or without truck, 
engine or equipment. Our smallest sprayers 
have the same high pressure, long life 
and corrosion proof pumps as the largest. 
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of spray experts on your requirements. 
Distributors and dealers in all 
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HAYES PUMP & PLANTER COMPANY 
Dept. 41, Galva, Ill. 
How Potatoes Turn Sweet 
Some of our readers have noticed that 
potatoes stored at a low temperature 
often have a sweet taste. John Bushnell 
of the Ohio Experiment Statiou says 
that at a temperature below 40 degrees 
the starch in the potato is converted into 
sugar and this accumulates, whereas at 
higher temperature the excess sugar is 
transformed into carbon dioxide gas. 
When potatoes have become sweet it 
is only necessary to store them for a 
few days at ordinary room temperature 
to bring them back to normal. 
Potatoes are invariably sweet as they 
are brought from cold storage and are 
kept for a few days in warm tempera- 
tare before being delivered to the con¬ 
sumer. 
The sweetness of frosted potatoes is 
due to the same cause. If tubers have 
been injured by severe freezing and 
thawing, they become soft and watery. 
If they are not removed, the watery juice 
running over the potatoes below, may 
start various rots. 
Protecting Evergreens from Vandals 
A recent suggestion given by Richard 
Vincent, .Tr., in the Florists’ Exchange, 
may be helpful to farmers who find their 
places, robbed of. evergreens and similar 
material. Mr. Vincent says that a friend 
in Pennsylvania some years ago had a 
splendid grove of holly that he prized for 
its beauty, and which he naturally wished 
to retain for that reason and, possibly, 
for future use. But in spite of his watch¬ 
ing, the grove was robbed year after year. 
The writer had seen an experiment tried 
in a different location, and recommended 
it to him. It was to cut what little holly 
he required early, stowing it with the 
butts in a branch or creek, which kept it 
fresh. Then to take a sprayer and give 
the trees.a light coat of whitewash, which 
would not injure the trees, but would put 
the holly in a condition in which the van¬ 
dals could not use it. If this were done 
early, the rains would soon wash the 
whitewash off. and the tree would stand 
out in all its glory. Other trees likely to 
be disturbed can be treated in the same 
way. 
Vandals are sometimes so bold that 
nice specimens of evergreens have been 
stolen from lawns; but where one is ex¬ 
posed it can be saved by the above treat¬ 
ment. as the vagabonds, spying around in 
the daytime, would note the lime on the 
plant and would leave it alone. 
A Soy Bean Meeting 
The Soy bean meeting that was held 
at the Ricketts’ farm by County Agents 
Ewald and Ostrander of Purdue, was at¬ 
tended by about a hundred farmers from 
Switzerland 'and Ohio Counties, Ind., 
and there was much interest manifested 
in the. growing of Soy beans. The in¬ 
oculation was very clearly shown by sev¬ 
eral different men, some by soil inocula¬ 
tion, and some by commercial inocula¬ 
tion. Where the soil inoculation was 
thoroughly done it showed good results; 
otherwise it was a waste of time. The 
commercial inoculation showed fine re¬ 
sults. The gathering of soil for inocula¬ 
tion was taken up, and Mr. Ostrander 
explained to the farmers that it should 
be gathered in the Fall, about 2 in. of 
the top layer of the ground and piled up 
in one corner of the field to be used ’n 
the Spring. 
The mode of hay making was thorough¬ 
ly discussed. Mr. Ostrander said, cut the 
beans when the pods were about one- 
third yellow. Cut when the dew is off, 
let lie in the swath for two or three days, 
then rake when slightly damp and shock 
u r ' and leave until cured, the same as 
Alfalfa or clover. Do not cut your beans 
with a binder for hay. for they will rot. 
For saving of seed, let the beans get 
thoroughly ripe and the leaves fall off, 
then cut with binder or self-rake and 
thrash. Regarding Soy bean pasture, 
Mr. Ostrander stated that for hogs it was 
equal to Alfalfa or clover, but was not 
good for small pigs, as it caused a loosen¬ 
ing of the bowels that was injurious. 
Since the meeting the writer has been 
cutting and feeding to some hogs and 
they have two kinks in their tails already. 
For cow pasture, Mr. Ostrander 
stated that every acre of beans such as 
was growing in the field where the meet¬ 
ing was held, would support three cows 
from July until freezing weather. The 
writer cut and fed some to cows with 
very good results. They make fine feed. 
We are now feeding the beans to cows, 
sheep, hogs and horses, and like them 
well. 
Here are a few figures: In 1921, in our 
county, seven farmers grew 40 acres; 
1922, 40 farmers grew ISO acres; 192” 
over 400 farmers grew 1.500 acres. Seed 
dealers sold to farmers over 2.500 bushels 
of Soy beans, and I am confident there 
will be 4.000 bushels of seed planted in 
1924. 
This demonstration was held on my 
farm and these beans grew as much as 
3 ft. high and made 2 y 2 tons of hay per 
acre. h. w. ricketts. 
Indiana. 
Our Customers 
asked for this Advertisement— 
L ETTERS from customers all over the 
country tell us that we should call at¬ 
tention to an important quality of Arcadian 
Sulphate of Ammonia which we have never 
shouted about. 
Here, in substance, is what these letters say: 
“Tell people that your Arcadian Sulphate 
of Ammonia is fine and dry—that it.needs no 
pounding, grinding or screening. This 
means big savings in time and labor.” 
In brief, Arcadian Sulphate of Ammonia is 
the most efficient top-dressing for all plants 
needing ammonia. Arcadian not only acts 
quickly, but it contains' one-third more am¬ 
monia (one-third more active plant food) than 
any other nitrogenous top dressing. 
Despite its superiorities, Arcadian is low 
priced per pound of plant food. Fifty lbs, 
of Arcadian contains more ammonia than two 
tons of barn-yard manure. 
Top - Dressing 
Talk No. 1 
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Atlanta, Georgia Berkeley, Cal. Medina, Ohio 
A Money Maker for the Grower 
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Dept. D Middletown, Conn. 
SPRAY YOUR FRUIT TREES 
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stroy the fungi and worms; be sure 
of larger yields of perfect fruit. 
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Spraying Outfit 
Prepared Mixtures 
areused in large orchards everywhere; 
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Box 780 Quincy, III. 
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