The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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GRAPES, RASPBERRIES, CURRANTS 
Headquarters for— 
S Ever-Bearing 
trawberries 
Get New England 
frown plante al¬ 
ready acclimated 
to the cold. 
C. S. KEMPTON & CO., catalog 
“ Longmeadow ” Springfield, Mass. 
Berry Plants 
We have grown and sold 
plante to the public for 
more than a quarter of a 
century. Have 1400 Acres 
open which to grow them. Centrally Located. 
Ship promptly. Our stock Is rellabla and ae 
good as money can buy, hardy, healthy and 
true to name. We are nurserymen and grow 
all kinds of Plants, Shrubs, Trees and Vines. 
We have m new seedling 8trawberry, very 
promising. We will send you three plants to 
test, along with our new Catalogue. have a 
FREE Copy for You. 
W. N.Scarff&Sons, New Carliile.Ohio 
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AND HOW TO 
GROW “EM’ 
TRAWBERRIES 
TOWNSEND'S cX Catalog Now Ready 
’ America's leading strawberry plant guide. Written 
by a lifelong strawberry grower. Up-to-the-minute 
advice on varieties and Cultural directions. Valuable to 
every strawberry grower, and it’s free for the asking. 
Fullydescribes aud illustrates, the leading standard and 
new varieties of Strawberries, blackberries. Raspberries, 
Grape Vines, etc. Everything quoted at wholesale prices, 
direct to growers, which means a saving of 25 % to 50% 
on every order. 
E. W. TOWNSEND & SONS. 25 Vine St.. Salisbury. Md. 
Strawberry Plants sale 
My 16th Annual Catalog will still tell you about 
“Horsey” the great “Early Berry, ” also 35 
other varieties. Asparagus roots, Horseradish, 
Raspberry plants. Lucretia Dewberry plants, etc. 
Address, J. Keifford Hall, R 2, Reids Grove, Md. 
Berry, Vegetable and Flower Plants 
Leaf'/ng varieties Strawberry, Raspberry, Blackberry 
Gooseberry, Currant, Grape plants ; Asparagus, Rhubarb' 
Horseradish roots;Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celery, Tomato, 
Egg Plant, Beet, Onion, Pepper, Sweet Potato and other 
vegetable plants; Delphinium, Foxglove, Hollyhock, 
Canterbury Beils, Phlox, Pansy, Salvia, Aster, Zinnia, 
Snapdragon and other Perennial and Annual flower 
plants; Dahlia, Gladioli, Canna bulbs; Roses, Shrubs, 
Hedge Plants. Catalogue free. 
HARRY L. SQUIRES, Hampton Bays, N. Y. 
THERE IS A REASON. Be ore placing orders get our 
Truth About STR.A\VBER.RIES 
$2.50 & up per 1,000. THE RAYNER BOYS.Idlewild Farms, Salisbury, Md 
Choice STRAWBERRY Plants All standard va¬ 
rieties. Guaranteed first class or money refunded. 
Catalogue. Mrs. Filena Woolf, Dept. H, Allegan, Michigan 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS Everbearing varieties. 
Catalog Free. BASIL PERKY, Georgetown. J>el. 
STRAWBERRIES 25% OFF 
Prices slashed on Raspberry, Blackberry and Grape 
plants. Stock guaranteed, 30th year. Catalog free. 
J, N Rokely & Sou R. 10 Bridgman, Mich. 
WELL BOOTED 2-Year P LASTS 
Wilder Currant, 25—$1.50 ; 50—$2.50; 100—$4. Concord, 
Moore’s Early, Diamond Grapes. 25—$2; 60—$8 : loo—$5 
by Parcel Post. Chna. Klack Hightstown, N. J. 
THE BEAUTIFUL GLADIOLUS 
Send a dollar for 30 bulbs (will 
bloom this summer), including 
pink, white, scarlet, yellow, crimson, 
orange, rare purple, etc., with easy 
planting directions, postpaid. 
Send for free 20-yage illustrated 
catalog of 125 magnificent varieties 
HOWARD M. GILLET, Gladiolus Specialist 
Box 253, New Lebanon, N. Y, 
36 Mixed Bulbs, 6 colors. $1.00 
42 Fancy, 10 colors . 3.00 
Guaranteed to blossom. 
Colored Gladiolus Book, with cultural directions, FREE 
PIERCE BULB CO., Guarant-tested Bulbs, Box 12, West Medway, Mass. 
ii/r DA IOC PI mini HO too varieties. Better have our 
Wt nAlot ULAUIULUo list. Small orders get atten¬ 
tion. E. N. TILTON - Ashtabula, Ohio 
ri A niAT I DAHLIAS 50 mix Blooming size bulbs. 
Ill .A 1)11 II.I Dollar, prepaid. Write for catalogue. 
VIUni/lVMJl w H Toppjn Merchantvllle, N. J. 
7 n|j;„l„„ D..lho ** 00 Dahlias, Cannas. Circular 
/U UiaQIOlUS QUIDS A. SHERMAN. Chicopee Falls, Mass 
Lily White, Le Marechal Foeh (Pink). Plant- 
I ing stock. Blooming size, 2c each. Send 
number wanted. You can pay after delivery. 
ALBERT EASTON - Skaneateles, N. Y. 
Farm Prolit Leaks 
may be stopped by practical 
co-operation. The new book: 
“Organized 
Co-operation” 
by John J. Dillon tells how. 
Price, One Dollar. For sale by 
RURAL NEW-YORKER 
333 West 30th St., New York 
Onions From Sets 
I am in need of a little advice on grow¬ 
ing onions from sets. I have often had 
the top onions in the garden but would 
like to know if it is practical to grow the 
larger market onions from sets? What 
is the best variety, how much and what 
kind of fertilizer do they require per 
acre? How many bushels of sets are 
required to plant an acre? w. x. c. 
A great many onion growers, especially 
in South Jersey, grow a large acreage of 
onions from sets. Onions grown from 
sets mature earlier than from seed and 
usually bring more money. Southport 
Yellow Globe or Ebenezer are among the 
best varieties. If ground is in good con¬ 
dition, half ton of 4-6-S fertilizer will do, 
if not, use one ton to acre. Broadcast 
after plowing and harrow in. It will take 
about 10 bushels of sets to acre. 
Plant sets as early as you can work 
the ground. Some pull onions as soon as 
the tops begin to fall down, especially if 
prices are high, others let tops become 
ripe before pulling. They will keep better 
through Winter if ripe when pulled. 
w. p. 
Raising Pickles 
I would like to raise pickles on clay 
soil, that has been heavily manured with 
chicken manure only. Will you tell me 
what to put on this land so they will 
not run to all vine, and no pickles? I 
have two acres that I expect to put into 
pickles. This is my first attempt to raise 
anything to sell. Cleveland is our mar¬ 
ket. What variety would you suggest— 
early or late pickles? N. o. 
One ton per acre of. acid_ phosphate is 
all that is needed for this soil to grow 
pickles. Broadcast and harrow in after 
plowing ground. Plant hills six ft. apart 
each way. 
Put 10 to 12 seeds in each hill, to make 
sure of a good stand, thin to four plants 
after well established. Late pickles are 
in best demand. About the best varieties 
are Perfect Jersey Pickle or Green Pro¬ 
lific or Boston. After pickles are desired 
size, be sure to cut them every day when 
vines are dry. If striped bugs appear 
dust dry wood ashes on vines when dew 
is on. Spray once a week with Bordeaux 
mixture to prevent blight. w. p. 
Lime with Green Manure in Vineyard 
I have a run-down field which I would 
like to bring back and set to Worden 
grapes. Half of this field is a nice loam, 
and the other half is sandy gravel. Which 
is the poorer? I expect to sow oats and 
Canada peas this Spring, to plow under. 
Will lime work on gravel?, I am asking 
this because some time ago an old-time 
farmer told me that gravel does not re¬ 
quire lime. b. o. 
In our experiments with the use of 
lime for green manure crops in the estab¬ 
lished vineyard we have found that the 
clovers and Hairy vetch respond to lim¬ 
ing in a more marked degree than do the 
same plants on the heavier soil types. 
The reason for this is that the lime origi¬ 
nally in this gravelly loam soil has leached 
out and into the soil of the lower lying 
heavier soil. It is impossible to tell which 
is the poorer of the two soil types in ques¬ 
tion ; the previous cropping, together with 
the manuring and fertilization, must be 
considered. The loam soil would probab¬ 
ly be the one to deteriorate the slowest 
under like cropping and fertilization. 
F. E. G. 
Poor Eastern Apples 
I read the article by iS. P. Hollister 
about apples, page 207; it seems to me 
he has not gone far enough. I have tried 
three times to get apples that were hon¬ 
est, and three times have failed. No. 1 
was from up-(State (in Jefferson County). 
The top and bottom of barrels were fine, 
large apples; middle were fine small 
runts. No. 2 were from Connecticut, near 
New Haven ; they were—well, the least 
said the better. No. 3 were again fine 
top and bottom, but Lord deliver us from 
the middle! I paid the farmer’s price 
each time on his promise to send me noth¬ 
ing but No. 1 apples, and also paid the 
freight. 
I do not want the idea that there are 
no good apples grown in the East, for 
there are, but the farmer thinks only of 
the dollar, and not of a satisfied cus¬ 
tomer who will buy again and send his 
friends to buy. When the farmer thinks 
of the future and less of the almighty 
dollar he will find he will be having more 
of the dollars and satisfied customers than 
he now has. The past three years I have 
bought Western apples, and I find them 
select, nicely packed and uniform in size, 
and the price is low, compared to the 
Eastern apples I have bought. 
Long Island. H. e. westonl 
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One of the Things Mr. Royster 
Discovered About the 
Feeding of Crops 
Cared Fertilizer Has Increased Farmers’ 
Earnings 
Haven’t you heard about the more thorough and scientific feeding 
for plants—hastening maturity and helping to grow crops that 
bring higher prices? Everywhere you find farmers talking about 
the remarkable results through the use of Royster’s Cured 
Fertilizer. 
Why Cured Fertilizer Grows Better Crops 
Mr. Royster discovered that by aging or curing fertilizer for 
four to six months he could increase its value as a plant-food. 
He found that this curing brought about a certain chemical action 
which prepared the fertilizer for the use of crops and made food 
elements available at the very time they are needed. 
Why Mr. Royster can Cure His Fertilizer 
Naturally it requires vast quantities of material in order to 
anticipate a season’s supply, half a year before it is needed. (This 
half year representing the aging period). It also requires strong 
financial resources. Thus;—only a company like Royster’s can 
offer this improved type of fertilizer. 
Look for the Name on the Bag 
Don’t guess about fertilizer. Look for the name “Royster's” 
and \noiv that your crops will he well fed—for the sake of greater 
earnings. 
F. S. Royster (T k. Baltimore! 
Guano Co. ** 1 - V / K m Md. 
ROYSTER 
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“LOVETT’S FOR SMALL FRUITS" 
Sturdy Plants of Quality Straw¬ 
berries, Raspberries, Blackberries, 
Grapevines of bearing age—all the 
worth-while kinds among fruits for 
the home garden. The plants we 
offer are exceptional—they have 
the roots, the age, the stamina to 
bear the crops j ou desire. 
46th Annual Catalog 
awaits your request. Offers the 
choicest sorts of Small Fruits. 
Old-fashioned Hardy Flowers, 
ROSES—all at most reasonable 
rates. 
Please ask for your free copy TO¬ 
DAY. 
Lovett’s Nursery Box 162 Little Silver, N. J. 
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, 
now 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 beiries are favorites in the home garden, ami the work can be don© 
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. 
ALLEN’S 
PLANTS 
Send today for this valuable book, full of 
helpful advice for berry growers—how to 
prepare the ground, when to plant, how to 
make more money growing Berries. Beau¬ 
tifully colored illustrations and descrip¬ 
tions of our wonderful 
New Ground Strawberry Plants 
the deep-rooted, hardy, healthy 
kind that are sure to grow and pay 
i big profits. 
I We will include with your Berry 
' Plant Book a package of Giant 
' Trimardeau Pansy seeds, several 
fancy varieties without cost. 
I BALD WIN-WHITTEN-ACKERMAN NURSERIES 
SEED CORN— 10 Carloads Ensilage Seed quantity 
of Yellow Flint. Samples and prices on application 
Germination good. IIAUItT YAH,, Warwick, Orange Co., N.Y. 
Qumpt P.lnvor Cond Alfalfa, etc. Priced right. Inocu- 
uneel UlUVcl uCCU latino Bacteria for bushel, anyle 
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STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
fl*o Per 1000. and u/u Our strong, healthy, 
«p^.OU tremendou bearing plants guarantee big 
crop 3 of luscious berries. Beatvarieties for all kinds 
of soils. Many new varieties such as Eaton, Bun 
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greatest new Everbearing Stra./berry CHAMPION. 
Fulllineof Raspberries, Blackberriesand Asparagus. 
GLADIOLI—ROSES—ORNAMENTALS 
Greatly Large Stock of good f! ran p Plants 
Reduced at $30.00 per thousand ura Pr * if“ lS 
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SEED 
TIMOTHY 
Few dealers can equal Metcalf’s Recleaned Timothy, 
99.70# pure. $4.70 per bushel of 45 lbs. Metcalfe Tim¬ 
othy and Alsike Mixed, at $5.25 per bu. of 45 ibe. Cot¬ 
ton bags free and freight paid in 5 bu. lots 
B. F. METCALF & SON. Inc. 
202-204 W. Genesee St- - Syracuse, N. Y. 
DflTATnE? - Bhae, Cobbler, Green Mt., Russet, Ohio, 
lU I A I UCO—Kose, Spaulding. Others. C FORD, Fisksrs, N.». 
A Inha QaoH Rarlpu New ’ heavy yielding, heavy weight 
Hipiid UCCU Dal IBJ grain. Thomas HasIsM, Hall, M.V. 
