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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 16, 1924 
A ndes FurnaceVIb 
i "For Better Heating” 
The Andes 3-Pipe Warm Air Furnace 
has a Radiator Lock that absolutely 
prevents the leakage of coal gas. This 
is only one of its many exclusive advan¬ 
tages. 
Stove, Range or Furnace Catalogs on Request 
Phillips & Clark Stove Co., Inc., Geneva, N. Y. 
Manufacturers since 1868 of the famous Andes line of Coal, Gas 
and Combination Ranges and 1-Pipe, 3-Pipe and Pipe Furnaces. 
Red or Alsike Clover 
I have a four-acre lot I want to seed 
down this Spring, and would like _ to 
know -what advantage, if any, in sowing 
Red clover with the Timothy seed instead 
of Alsike, as I always have done. I have 
fine results with Alsike clover. The land 
is hardpan soil, with no wet places; great 
potato and corn ground. The lot had a 
fairly good coat of manure last year, and 
I was wondering if I should use any fer¬ 
tilizer to insure a good catch of seed. 
Will use four tons of lime. E. w. H. 
Delaware Co., N. Y. 
We can see little advantage in using 
Red clover seed, except that the Red 
makes a larger plant than the Alsike. 
l r ou may get a larger crop of hay, but the 
Alsike is better in quality and will be 
eaten up cleaner. We are well satisfied 
with Alsike, and have not seeded any Red 
for some years. While Alsike will often 
make a fair growth on sour soil, it will 
also respond to lime. We think the use 
of 300 lbs. or more to the acre of acid 
phosphate would pay in this seeding. 
Coming Farmers’ Meetings 
Nov. 7-Feb. 24—Short Winter courses 
in floriculture and ornamental horticul¬ 
ture, New York State College of Agricul¬ 
ture, Ithaca, N. Y. 
Feb. 16.—Open meeting for dairymen 
and friends, Norfolk County Agricultural 
School, Walpole, Mass. 
Feb. 20-22 — Eastern meeting, New 
York State Horticultural Society, Pough¬ 
keepsie, N. Y. Roy P. McPherson, secre¬ 
tary, Le Roy, N. Y. 
July 28-Aug. 1—Summer Farmers* 
Week, Connecticut Agricultural College, 
Storrs, Conn. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, FEB. 16, 1924 
FARM TOPICS 
Three-row Cultivator . 256 
Notes on Overhead Irrigation. 257 
Reseeding an Old Meadow. 257 
How to Handle Manure. 259 
Potatoes on Old Sod. 260 
Mixed Seeding with Alfalfa. 2 bU 
Wood Ashes with Chicken Manure.• 2b0 
Late Seeding of Cow Peas, Rye and Vetch 261 
Burning or Composting Leaves. 261 
Seeding to Sweet Clover and Alfalfa. 2bx 
Some Vermont Notes. •••• 
Hope Farm Notes ...274, 275 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY 
KEYSTONE 
Fruit Trees 
Outyield Ordinary Stock 
T^HREB reasons why they 
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disease - resistant than ordinary stock: 
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strains of best yield and strongest growth. 
(2) Raised by modern methods in finest 
nursery growing country in the world—the 
Ohio River Valley. 
(3) Delivered in scientific fashion. Care¬ 
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from weather'and hand¬ 
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Illustrations show the 
Great Morrow Peach, the 
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freestone peach — an ex¬ 
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and Keystone Mammoth 
Grape, specimens often 
running larger than a sil¬ 
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quality fruit trees, orna. 
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flowers described in big, free 
catalog. Send for it today. . 
KEYSTONE STATE NURSERIES 
Dept. 75 Httsburgh, Pa. 
The cost of Alfalfa Seed is a small item when 
Bpread over the life of the crop—five to ten years. It 
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iandisville, Lancaster Co., Pa. 
Certified Blue Tag Seed Potatoes 
We have healthy, selected, high yielding 
strains, of the ten standard varieties, 
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mail. __ 
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loo Wieting Bldg., Syracuse, N. Y. 
FOR SALE— TRUE DANISH BALL HEAD CABBAGE SEED 
Imported direct from Odense, Denmark. $2 per lb. post¬ 
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STRAWBERRIES 25% OFF 
Prices slashed on Raspberry.Blackberry and Grape 
plants. Stock guaranteed, 30tli year. Catalog free. 
J, N. Rokely & Son R. 10 Bridgman, Mich. 
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Prolific—Early— Rust resistant. Send for price list. 
SAMUEL BURNLEY Seekonk, Mass. 
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n n/\ CYPRESS, well made 
Oil with cross bar, tenons 
securely fastened. 
' Glass, $2.50 per box, 
50 square feet. 
C. N. ROBINSON & BRO. 
Dept. 14 Baltimore, Md 
HEAVY ALBERTAAATC 
CLUSTER, CANADIAN GROWN_ 
(Weight 16 lbs. to measured bu.f 
$1.25 per bu. of 32 lbs. Freight paid on 9 bu. or more 
B. F. METCALF & SON, Inc 
202-204 W. 
SYRACUSE 
Genesee St. 
N. Y 
BEEMAN 
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Write direct 
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■ 705 B 2nd Ave. No. 
9 Minneapolis, Minn. 
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No Plunging in Guinea Figs. 273 
Question of Milk Prices . 277 
Blankets from Small Flock.. ■ • • 277 
Diversified Farming; More Sheep .28*, 28o 
Grain with Poor Roughage .. • • • 286 
Improving Dairy Feed.28b, 287 
Feeding Buckwheat and Rye. 287 
Feeding Dry Cows .. . 
Milk and Cream with Silage Flavor. 288 
Production of Certified Milk. 288 
Renewing Dairy Herd .. 281 
THE HENYARD 
Fifty Indiana Turkeys to the Acre -255, 256 
Breeding for Eggs . 29d 
Damp Henhouse . 
Scaly Legs; Sick Fowls . 29d 
Long Island Egg-laying Contest. 294 
Aspergillosis ... 
The Langshan and the Black Giant . 295 
Roup; Line-breeding . 295 
Connecticut Egg-laying Contest . 29b 
Effects of Light on Poultry . 29b 
HORTICULTURE 
A Talk About Grape Grafting .......... 257 
Consider the Nut-growing Proposition. .257, 258 
Grafting Grapes . *59 
The Squash Borer ... 259 
Doing it with Flowers .• • • • 2b<s 
Notes from New England . 263, 264 
Celery in the Cellar . 257 
Fruit Notes from Missouri .. 2 iu 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day -• • • . ?4a 
Wide Edging in Grape Design . 278 
Bologna Sausage . 
Cold-weather Comfort ... 218 
Keeping Tenderloin Fresh . 278 
The Rural Patterns . 278 
Tested Desserts .278 
Letters of an Indiana Farmer . 28 U 
Some Workable and Profitable Ideas for 
Fairs . *81 
Notes from Ohio . 28 } 
Preventing Wooden Bowl from Cracking.281 
MISCELLANEOUS 
ROOT GRAFTS 
Delicious McIntosh and other apples. Make nice 
yearling trees by fall. 100—$3.50. 1,000 up, lower 
price. Hunter K.Markle, Martinsburg,\V. Va. 
SEED CORN—10 Carloads Ensilage Seed quantity 
of Yellow Flint, Samples and prices on application. 
Germination good. 11AIIKY VAIL, Warwick, Orange Co., N.Y. 
Increase 1924 PotatoCrop 
Treat seed and soil with J. J. CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE 
Consult your Bureau or Agent. Trial box, making 
over 100 gals, solution, mailed for 75c. Write today. 
J. Scliauzenbacli Co., Inc., 74 Cortlandt St., New York 
The Farmer 
His Own 
Builder 
Is the Certificate Good? . 
A New Labor Problem . 
How I Catch Chicken Hawks . 
Notes from the Ox-team Express ... 
Damp Stone House . 
Salve for Cracked Hands . 
Toilet in the Cellar . 
Cat-tails for Chair Seats . 
Roadmaking in Oregon . 
Those Classical New York Towns . 
Self-closing Gate Wanted . 
Wife’s Interest in Joint Property . 
Husband’s Right Under Wife’s Will 
Administration of Estate by Husband 
Signing Off Widow’s Dower Right... 
Treatment of Diabetes with Insulin . 
Fallen Arch ... 
Eye Strain . 
Making a Deadfall ... 
More About Spotted Men .. 
Remedies for Boils ... 
Editorials . 
Letter to a State Senator . 
The School Bill .. 
Cubic Foot of Coal ... 
A Neighbor of Mr. Boyce . 
The Country School in Sentiment . . 
i Bill to Increase Salary of Judges 
Developing Water System . 
Publisher’s Desk . 
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