l lhc RURAL NEW-YORKER 
459 
Massachusetts Fruit 
Growers’Association 
Certifies KELLYTrees 
Our new 1924 Catalog tells how 60,000 
of our large stock of trees have a certified, 
true-to-name seal fastened through a limb to 
stay there until the tree bears true-to-name 
fruit as guaranteed by us. 
Our 1925 plans have been made fora still 
larger amount of stock to bear this seal. Kelly 
Trees have been the favorite stock of prom¬ 
inent fruit growers who have 
gained confidence in our 
true-to-name guarantee. 
Orders will be booked 
in order of their receipt as 
long as the stock lasts. Get 
your order in early. 
CAREFUL HANDLING 
44 years' nursery experi¬ 
ence has taught us the prop¬ 
er method of handling young 
trees so that they reach you 
in perfect condition. 
Send for 1924 Fruit Book 
Our beautiful 1924 fruit book 
is now ready. It tells how our 
trees were certified to be true-to- 
name. Send today for your copy, 
and be sure to get your order in 
early. 
KellyBros.Nurseries 
1160 Main St., Dansville, N.Y. 
KELLYS’ 
CeAtiJfacts 
True to Nanfe Fruit Trees 
Peach Trees 
We are perhaps the largest 
g rowers of PeachTreesin N ew 
ngland. Our seedlings are 
grown from disease-free seed 
and budded from healthy stock. 
These Trees develop magnifi¬ 
cent root systems in our fertile 
soil. A third of a century’s ex¬ 
perience has taught us how to 
grow Peach Trees that you can 
depend upon. Our stock also 
includes Apple, Pear, Plum and 
Cherry Trees and a variety of 
Small Fruits. 
Our Fruit Book will interest you. Write 
for it today— free. 
'THE BARNES BROS. NURSERY CO. 
The Original Barnes Nursery, Established 1890 
Box 8 YALESVILLE, CONN. 
Peach Trees 
Cherry Trees 
Apple Trees 
Orchardists and Planters send us your list 
of wants stating Quantity, Age, Size and 
Varieties Wanted and we will Quote you 
Special price’by return Mail, also send 
for 1924 catalog of Trees and Seeds. 
Allen Nursery & Seed House 
Geneva, Ohio 
“WE GROW EVERYTHING 
UNDER THE SUN” 
It will pay you well to write for our BIG ILLUSTRATED 
CATALOGUE and MONEY SAVING PRICES today on 
FRUIT. SHADE, ORNAMENTAL and EVERGREEN TREES, 
SHRUBBERY, ROSES and PERENNIALS. 
EAST ROCHESTER NURSERIES Last Rochester, N. Y. 
450,000 TP BE 
mrnmmwm m g |na BE 1C 
200 varieties. Also Grapes, Small Fruits, etc. Best rooted 
stock. Genuine. Cheap. 2 sample Grape-Vines mailed for20e 
Catalog free. West Hill Nurseries, Inc., Box E, Fredonia, N. Y 
fiPAPF 1/INFS STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 
unHrc. VHMC.O new Washington 
FRUIT TPFF9 asparagus, orna- 
rrtUII I I* CEO MENTAL SHRUBS, all 
leading varieties of garden and flower 
seeds. Every reader of the Kural New- 
Yorker should have a copy of our new catalogue. 
RANSOM SEED & NURSERY CO. Geneva. Ohio 
FRUIT TREES-BERRIES 
GRAPES—EVERGREENS—F LOW E RING SHRUBS 
Send for our illustrated catalog 
DeBaun & Co.. Nurserymen, Wyckoff, N. J. 
Budded Nut Trees S 
bearers of large, thin shelled nuts. Catalogue free. 
INDIANA NUT NURSERY Box 55 Rockport. Indiana 
Adventures in Silence 
By Herbert W. Collingwood 
T HIS is the first serious attempt 
to interpret the peculiar and ad¬ 
venturous life of the hard-of-hearing. 
Beautifully bound in cloth. 288 Pages. 
Price $1.00, postpaid 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
333 W. 30th St New York City 
rived in excellent condition for dessert 
purposes is the best testimonial of the ef- 
ficency and practicability of the central 
packing house for the grading of Amer¬ 
ican grapes for special markets. The 
buyer had but to open one basket when 
the car was opened and if this was ac¬ 
ceptable he could rest assured that every 
other package in the car was essentially 
of like quality. The sales committee was 
thus able to guarantee to their prospective 
customer any car that was packed in any 
of the houses, and feel assured that their 
confidence had not been misplaced. It 
has been many years since such a guar¬ 
antee had been possible. 
Encouraging Returns. —While the 
return to the grower was considerably 
greater than he received for the 12-quart 
shipments, the satisfaction of proving 
that table grapes could be successfully 
packed in a co-operative way and that 
the markets appreciated a first-quality 
package of grapes, more than compensated 
for the efforts. That there are many kinks 
to be yet straightened out before the ven¬ 
ture reaches its highest point of efficiency, 
is undisputed, but the bridge has been 
crossed successfully, and the road is now 
comparatively straight ahead. Even 
though the packing house fruit brings no 
more per ton net than bulk grapes, the 
very fact that this amount of tonnage 
has been kept out of the bulk market will 
have the tendency to maintain a more 
satisfactory price for bulk grapes. As 
the association pack increases in volume 
and becomes more generally distributed 
the demand bids fair to tax the capacity 
of the packing houses. 
Only the best fruit, carefully picked 
and handled, is fit to go through the pack¬ 
ing house, hence the advent of the central 
packing house will likely result in the 
growing of better grapes. For the average 
grower who has long felt that this fruit 
has not sold on its merits and who has 
taken a price fixed by the poor quality 
grapes of his neighbor, the central pack¬ 
ing house ought to appeal, for here qual¬ 
ity talks. F. E. GLADWIN. 
Vines Fail to Hold Fruit 
I have 12 or 15 grapevines. They have 
not been doing as they ought to; the fruit 
is small, and before maturing most of 
them fall off. What is the trouble? 
What kind of manure is best suited for 
grapes? The soil is heavy and mixed 
with clay. w. B. p. 
Glencarlyn, Va. 
It is of course impossible to tell at this 
time just what causes the fruit from these 
vines to be small and to “shell” before 
maturity. It is suggested that possibly 
the vines have been under-pruned; in 
other words, too many fruit buds pos¬ 
sibly have been left. The remedy for this 
condition, of course, is closer or shorter 
pruning. One of the mildews may cause 
the shelling, although this does not usu¬ 
ally result until the berries are nearly 
full grown. If any disease contributes to 
the trouble in this instance the remedy is 
simple; one or more sprayings with a 
4-4-50 Bordeaux will in most cases con¬ 
trol. This formula calls for 4 lbs. of cop¬ 
per sulphate, 4 lbs. of lime in 50 gallons 
of water. 
We have found that nitrate of soda at 
the rate of 250 lbs. per acre contributes 
greatly to the quantity and quality of 
grapes. It is not proven that any one 
animal manure is superior to another for 
the vine. It is easily possible to bring 
about excessive wood growth through the 
use of cow, horse or poultry manure. In 
the commercial grape centers the vine- 
yardist usually does not suffer from an 
over-production of cane, but rather the re¬ 
verse. F. E. GLADWIN. 
Honey Vinegar 
One of our Ohio readers tells us of a 
factory located at Alliance, O., which is 
known for the production of honey vine¬ 
gar. It has long been known that it is 
possible to produce a powerful liquor 
from honey. This is known as metheglin, 
and it has the reputation, or used to have, 
of killing at 40 rods, which in the old 
days was the limit for alcoholic bever¬ 
ages. A good vinegar can be made, of 
course, from any substance which pro¬ 
duces alcohol, and the quality of vinegar 
made from honey is said to be quite su¬ 
perior. With the present retail price of 
honey, however, as compared with that of 
apple juice, we should not think there 
could be any profit in the production of 
this honey vinegar. 
FREE— 
Top-Dressing 
Talk No. 8 
Enough Top-Dressing to 
Fertilize 25 sq. ft. of Soil 
Try before you buy. That’s the basis on which we 
offer you Arcadian Sulphate of Ammonia- the 
quick-acting top-dressing. Contains one-third more 
ammonia (one-third more active plant food) than 
any other fertilizer. Fine and dry and easy to 
spread. Gives every plant a uniform feeding. Ap¬ 
ply a sample of Arcadian (to your slowest growing- 
crop) and note results. Send for sample now. 
You’ll Find These Bulletins Helpful 
When writing for your sample of Arcadian, tell 
us in what crop (or crops) you’re interested. We’ll 
send you free bulletins showing how to increase 
these crops. These bulletins were prepared by 
foremost authorities and they’re full of sound in¬ 
formation for farmers, vegetable growers and fruit 
growers. Write to our nearest office today for 
sample and bulletins. 
The Company 
Agricultural Department 
New York, N. Y. 
Atlanta, Georgia Berkeley, Cal. Medina, Ohio 
I The Barrett Company (address nearest office) 
Please send me sample package of Arcadian Sulphate of Ammonia. I am I 
especially interested in . . ^ .. ~.... ...... _ | 
* " (Write name of crops on line above) 
and wish you to send me bulletins on these subjects. 
| Name . 
. Address. . 
ROSES, VINES, BERRIES, SHRUBS 
We know the varieties sent you are just what 
you order and guarantee them to be healthy 
and true to name—we sell direct from our 41.0- 
acre Nursery at cost of production plus one profit. 
That's why Maloney customers get better trees at 
such exceptionally low price. Send today for our 
big Descriptive Catalog. It tells just the things 
you should know about our nursery stock, and much 
valuable information on planting and the care of 
fruit trees, shrubs, vines, roses and berries. 
We Prepay Transportation Charges. See Catalogne. 
MALONEY BROS. NURSERY CO. Inc. 
39 Main Street, Dansville, N. Y. 
We're responsible; look up our rating. Dansville 
Pioneer Nurseries. 
Concord 
Agawam 
Niagara 
Worden 
Hardiest kinds. Once planted and growing you 
won’t part with them tor ten times their cost. 
A __ .... — Large amber-red berries on big bunches. 
Agawam very awee*. Esch 20c; 12. *1.75; 100. *12. 
Beat known grape. Sure to succeed F : ne 
for grape juice. 15c; 12, *1.50; 100. *10. 
(White Concord). Best greenish-white 
grape grown Each 20c; 12, *1.75; 100, *12. 
Large black berries. Bunches big. Extra 
early, hardy, sweet. 20c; 12, *1.75; 100, *12, 
Strong, well-rooted vines AWT V l»gn 
Set of four boat varieties 
Postpaid and Satisfaction Guaranteed 
Concord 
Niagara 
Worden 
Illustrated description tell¬ 
ing you bow to build thia 
beautiful and usefuL 
GRAPE ARBOR 
and illustrated seed and 
nursery catalog free with 
every order._ 
The Templin-Crockett-Bradley Co. 
5724-Detroit Ave,, Cleveland, Ohio 
Trees, Plants, Shrubs, Vines, Etc. 
Fresh dug, direct from nukserv to you^ 
Peach, Apple, Pear, Plum. Cherry, 
Quince, Apricot, Trees, etc. 
Strawberry, Blackberry, Rasp¬ 
berry. Dewberry, Gooseberry, 
Currant, Rhubarb, Asparagus 
plants. Grapevines, etc. Shade Trees, Evergreens, Shrubs, 
Roses, Privet Hedging, etc. SATISFACTION GUARAN¬ 
TEED. Our FREE CATALOG gives prices, descriptions, 
illustrations, and complete planting and culture instruc¬ 
tions. Write today. 
BUNTING’S NURSERIES, B«x 1, Selbyville, Del. 
DWARF APPLE TREES 
DWARF PEAR TREES 
DWARF PLUM TREES 
DWARF CHERRY TREES 
DWARF PEACH TREES 
Catalogue Free 
THE VAN DUSEN NURSERIES 
C. McKAY, Mgr. Box R, Geneva, N. Y. 
AppleTrees 
All of the leading varieties one and two-year-old at pre¬ 
war prices. Write for our special planters wholesale 
descriptive price list. It will save you big money. Three 
sample trees, your selection of varieties, on receipt of ft. 
BOUNTIFUL RIDGE NURSERIES Princess Anne. Md. 
TREES 
Grow more fruit. Increase your income. Im¬ 
prove your property. Our trees grow. Free 
catalogue. Ml'I'CHELI/S NFUSl'HY, Beverly, Obi. 
ODD SEEDS 
Grown From Select Stock—None 
Better— 54 years selling good 
if seeds to satisfied customers. 
p. Prices below all others. Extra 
lot free in all orders I fill. 
Big free catalogne has over 
700 pictures of vegetables 
and flowers. Send your and 
neighbors’ addresses. 
R. H. SHUMWAY, Rockford, HI. 
For$l postpaid. Edmonds’ Poultry 
Account Book. The Rural New- 
Yorker, 333 W. 30th St., New York 
