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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 5, 1921 
TOWNSEND’S NURSERIES 
Offers the Largest Stock of 
STRAWBERRY, DEWBERRY, RASPBERRY, GRAPE VINES, 
Currants, Asparagus and etc., in the Country 
Everything shipped direct to growers at lowest wholesale prices- 
We not only save you money on your order but we sell'you the 
highest grade plants that it is possible to grow on our more 
than 700 acres of new ground soil. 
Millions of these high grade plants await your order. Prompt shipment 
when you are ready to plant. Big Money-saving Catalog on request. 
(See R. N.-Y. March 1st, Center Page) 
E. W. TOWNSEND & SONS 
25 Vine Street, Salisbury, Maryland 
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 jrrown 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¬ 
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by women, children, amateurs as well as commercial growers.; 
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The W. F. ALLEN CO. 
72 Market St. Salisbury, Md. 
ALLEN’S 
PLANTS 
Have Something to Harvest 
When Harvest Time Comes 
by planting these hardy, dependable. Northern 
grown seeds. W e offer every seed that’s need¬ 
ed. We have no specialties. ALL our seeds 
are Special. Always have—and we expect, 
always will—give satisfaction. 
SPECIAL OFFER 
Buy $1.00 worth of seeds at our regular price 
and you can select extra seeds valued at 25 cents 
without extra charge. With a two dollar pur¬ 
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With a three dollar order you select extra seed 
valued at a dollar, and with a $5.00 order you 
select seed valued at$2.00without extra charge. 
In packets and ounces (not in bulk), selected 
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Portland, Maine Est. 1858 
Everybody 
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Worcester, Mass. (224) 
ROSS’ 
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The Wonder Ensilage Corn, 50 cts. V. plr.; 90c. pk.; S3 
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RED CLOVER — Metcalf’s recleaued, 
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TIMOTHY — Metcalf’s recleaned; per 
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300 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS $9 POST 
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JOHNSON’S PLANTS are backed by our 43 years’ 
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100 1.000 
5,000 
Amanda (Per.) .... 
$ .90 
$6.00 
$28.7.1 
Aroma (Per.) . 
.80 
5.00 
23.75 
Big Joe (Per.) .... 
.80 
5.00 
23.75 
Big Late (Imp.) . .. 
.80 
5.00 
23.75 
Chesapeake (Per.) .. 
.90 
6.00 
28.75 
Cooper (Per.) . 
1.50 
10.00 
47.50 
Dr. Burrell (Per.).. 
.70 
4.00 
18.75 
Ford (Per.) . 
.80 
5.00 
23.75 
Gandy (Per.) . 
.70 
».00 
18.75 
Gibson (Per.) . 
.80 
5.00 
23.75 
Horsey (Per.) . 
.80 
5.00 
23.75 
Klondyke (Per.) ... 
.70 
4.00 
18.75 
Lupton (Per.) .. 
.80 
5.00 
23.75 
Missionary (Per.) .. 
.70 
4.00 
18.75 
Nie Ohmer (Per.)... 
.90 
6.00 
28.75 
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.80 
5.00 
23.75 
Sen. Dunlap (Per.). 
.70 
4.00 
18.75 
Wm. Belt (Per.)... 
.80 
5.00 
23.75 
Progressive (E.B.).. 
1.25 
8.00 
37.50 
Minnesota 1017 (E.B) 
1.50 
10.00 
47.50 
Champion (E.B.) .... 
1.50 
10.00 
47.50 
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My 16th Annual Catalog will still tell you about 
“Horsey” the great “Early Berry, ” also 35 
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Commercial Fruit Culture 
Apple Tree Training as Practiced on 
Seabrook Farms 
We belieee the one-year whip is best 
for training to our ideal, the modified 
leader type. After planting we head at 
about 45 in., cut to bud in direction of 
prevailing winds. If tree is quite crooked, 
bud must point in direction opposite to 
way tree leans. Our first Winter’s prun¬ 
ing after tree has been planted one year, 
height, but to outside bud. as this will 
tend to spread tree. 
If enough scaffold branches have been 
formed, head center leader back to 6 in. 
higher than side limbs. If more branches 
are desired, leave leader 1 ft. longer, but 
all lateral shoots from main branches 
unless coming out at wide angle low down 
on outside of branch. These shoots will 
Two-year Gravenstein After Pruning 
is take off all weak or sharp-angled 
crotches, select well-spaced, wide-angled 
limbs for scaffold branches. We believe 
five to eight branches are enough to form 
a good head. It is not possible to select all 
scaffold branches at this time. All those 
having wide-angled crotches with right 
direction in relation to other branches 
should be left on. The higher branches 
should be headed back enough to balance 
tree. Head center leader 1 ft. higher than 
scaffold branches, but to bud pointed to 
center of tree. Scaffold branches should 
be cut to outside bud, unless two branches 
are too close together, when they should 
be cut to bud on further side from near¬ 
est branch. The foregoing holds good 
with trees which have sent out four or 
Well Formed Four-year Winesap 
more well-spaced scaffold limbs with 
strong crotches. This very often is not 
true. 
I or example, a tree has only one or 
two branches good enough to leave. If 
these limbs are left nearly as long as 
leader, subsequent branches w 7 ould have 
such competition as hardly to attain to 
size of older branches. Under these con¬ 
ditions we head side limbs at 6 to 10 in., 
leaving center leader 1 to 2 ft. higher. 
The object in leaving leader long is to 
get more side limbs higher than those 
already formed on side where poor 
crotches have been taken off. If new 
branches are higher than older branches 
they will get more light and make better 
growth than if lower, thus balancing tree. 
Our second Winter’s pruning is taking 
out all weak crotches, crossing limbs, or 
those not well spaced. At this time we 
carry sticks for spreading branches grow¬ 
ing up close to center leader. Insert 
sticks to spread all branches an equal dis¬ 
tance from center leader. This makes a 
well-shaped tree. If some branches are 
too low, tie* up with string. Head back 
longer branches to make all the same 
1 
Poorly Formed Two-year Tree 
tend to thicken branch on which they 
grow. 
During our third Winter’s pruning we 
cut off all bad forks. At this time some 
lateral shoots are left on scaffold branches 
but must not be large enough to compete 
seriously with main branches. 
If these secondary limbs are too large 
they tend to cause crooked growth in 
main branches. All limbs having forks 
near outer end should have one shoot 
taken off, leaving one tending in right di¬ 
rection. Limbs not properly spread should 
have sticks inserted to brace them out 
from center leader. Tip side limbs enough 
to balance cutting to outside bud. Head 
Well Formed Four-year-old Golden 
Delicious 
center leader slightly higher than side 
limbs. During fourth Winter’s pruning 
all sharp crotches are taken out. All 
other shoots inferior to main branches 
are left in. as tree should be brought into 
hearing the following year. 
New Jersey. a. h. schreiber. 
Aphis on House Plants 
What will kill green lice on house 
plants? I have tried tobacco smoke, but 
with no success. k. r. 
Probably your tobacco smoke was not 
sufficiently strong to affect the aphis; fu¬ 
migation with tobacco stems, or nicotine 
extract evaporated on the heating pipes, 
is usually very satisfactory. Soap solu¬ 
tion, either laundry or whale-oil, dis¬ 
solved in water at the rate of 1 lb. to 
five gallons of water, will be found a de¬ 
sirable material for spray or dip. To¬ 
bacco extract, diluted in accordance with 
directions, is also excellent. It is not 
hard to control green fly or aphis on 
house plants with these sprays, if thor¬ 
ough work is done, but if left alone the 
pest will soon spread. 
