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April 5, 1924 
Porcelain Enameled Ranges 
A smooth, bright enamel that will not crack, peel or discolor, 
and which is easy to take care of, is what every woman wants. 
Summit Porcelain Enamel is fused into and actually made a part of 
the metal of the stove. It is not merely “coated” on the surface of 
the stove—a fault so prevalent in many makes of enameled ranges. 
Summit Enameled Ranges embody all that is to be desired in at¬ 
tractiveness and convenience. They are equipped with every modern 
appliance and a casual inspection will at once reveal their superiority. 
Four colors — Turquoise Blue, 
Pearl Gray, Dark Brown and White. 
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I j j The Summit Syphon patented Flue is really the 
7 / y "lungs” of the best kitchen range ever put on the 
J jy' market. Jt is placed in the oven, as [illustrated above. 
L — y' and draws all of the heat into the oven where heat is 
wanted, without the necessity of builoing an extra hot fire. The 
Summit Syphon Flue insures an even temperature at all times for 
the best results, and makes baking a real pleasure. 
Write us for name of nearest Summit Dealer 
All Summit Products Unconditionally Guaranteed 
SUMMIT FOUNDRY COMPANY 
GENEVA, N. Y. 
(f Syphon Flue 
weSummit 
PipelassFurnace 
A Pipeless Furnace built on strictly scien¬ 
tific principles and including many superior 
features. The objection to most one-pipe fur¬ 
naces is the fact that they create cold ai: drafts 
over the floors. The Special Summit Installa¬ 
tion overcomes this fault and will heal many 
types of houses where the ordinary one-pipe 
system cannot give satisfaction. Our Engineer 
ing Department is always at your service to 
advise regarding the prope' installation for any 
building. 
No Cold-Air Floor Drafts. 
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 -page illustrated 
catalog of 125 magnificent varieties 
HOWARD M. GILLET, Gladiolus Specialist 
Box 253, New Lebanon, N. Y, 
Rnlhc Twenty-one named varie- 
DUIUS ties, besides ruffled, priinu- 
linus and mixed. Send for price 
list or send $1 for choice collection of 30 bulbs. 
Leon W. Bishop - Bridgewater, New York 
36 Mixed Bulbs, 6 colors.$1.00 
43 Fancy, 10 colors . 3.00 
Guaranteed to blossom. 
Colored Gladiolus Book, with cultural directions, FREE 
PIERCE BULB CO., Guarani-tested Bulbs, Box 12, West Medway, Mass. 
GLADIOLI RED. WHITE. PINK AND YELLOW 
^ w ™ 1 Variety shades in hath Red anil Pink 
40 Selected Bulbs, assorted. $ 1.00 
lOO Fancy Bulbs, named varieties. 3.00 
HENRY ERBSMEHI., Fatchogue, L. I., N Y. 
wir nticr PI Anini lie 100 varieties. Better have our 
HE nfllOE UUUMULUO list. Small orders get atten¬ 
tion. E. N. TILTON ■ Ashtabula. Ohio 
Standard money-making 
varieties, direct from Maine. 
Certified Seed Potatoes from 
Northern Michigan. Catalog 
tells all about them. Also Seed 
Corn for Silage and Crib, Oats, 
Soy Beans, Alfalfa, Sweet Clover and 
other Farm Seeds. Write today 
for this book. Mention Seedsthat 
interest you; we’ll send samples 
Free. Hoffman’s Seeds Pay! 
A. H. HOFFMAN, Inc., Boxl5-DLandisville, Lane. Co., Pa 
FROST-PROOF CABBAGE PLANTS 
EARLY JERSEY. CHARLESTON WAKEFIELD. FLAT DUTCH, 
COPENHAGEN MARKET and SUCCESSION. Prompt ship¬ 
ment of tine plants. TOMATO PLANTS. EARLIANA, RED- 
FIELD BEAUTY, LIVINGSTON GLOBE and GREATER BALTI¬ 
MORE. Postpaid, 250 for $1; 500 for $1.60; 1.000 
for $3. Express Collect, $1.50 per 1,000. 
TIFTON POTATO COMPANY, Inc. Tifton, Georgia 
Steely Beetle on Grapes 
I wrote The R. N.-Y. some time ago 
giving some details of my experience with 
steely beetles on grapes, also asking for 
others’ experience in control of them. I 
read Mr. Gladwin’s reply to an inquirer 
advising him to pick them off, but that is 
out of the question if they are so plentiful 
as we had them last year; tens of thou¬ 
sands of them scattered over more than 
20 acres of vineyard. Is there no way to 
poison them by spraying? If hand pick¬ 
ing is the only remedy we might as well 
pull out the vineyard, as they get worse 
every year. Last season they cost us 
several hundred dollars, making a clean 
sweep in over four acres of Niagaras, 
besides working more or less through the 
rest of the vineyard. C. L. B. 
Valois, N. Y. 
We still believe that hand-picking of 
steely beetles from the canes is the 
most economical manner generally, to con¬ 
trol effectively. Spraying with arsenicals 
so that the swelling buds are thoroughly 
coated with the poison before feeding be¬ 
gins will check the feeding, but unless the 
nozzles are directed by hand instead of 
using those fixed to a boom there is a 
great wastage of material. Arsenate of 
lead at the rate of 1% lbs. of the pow¬ 
dered form to 50 gallons of water is ef¬ 
fective. 
It is probable that were the wild vines 
in the vicinity of this planting destroyed, 
especially those to the windward of the 
vineyard, hand picking would here prove 
the more profitable. A five-acre vineyard 
that was so infested in one season that the 
crop was not large enough to harvest, was 
so rid of the pest through the elimination 
of the wild vines to the windward and 
hand picking, that very little trouble is 
now experienced. It should be empha¬ 
sized that all waste and head lands near 
to the vineyard should be burned over 
before the warm days of Spring. Gullies 
near the vineyard that harbor rubbish 
should be given particular attention. 
F. E. GLADWIN. 
Varieties of Red Grapes for Market 
What is the best and largest red grape 
for market, also which is the better white 
variety. Diamond or^ Niagara ? 
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. J. F. D. 
Of course Delaware leads the list of 
high-quality red grapes for market but 
the size is small, and it cannot therefore 
he included where “largest” is called for. 
Size is also a defect in Moyer, a small 
red grape of Delaware parentage, some¬ 
what earlier than Delaware. Perhaps the 
most popular commercial red variety in 
Eastern America is Catawba, which when 
well-grown is one of the best of Ameri¬ 
can grapes, though somewhat susceptible 
to fungous troubles of both fruit and 
foliage, and a trifle late for northern 
sections. Brighton is another deservedly 
popular red grape, in season a little be¬ 
fore Concord, and of high quality, yet 
self-sterility and lack of keeping quality 
are two serious faults of the variety. 
Lucile is an early red sort, hardy, pro¬ 
ductive. and healthy, but lacking in qual¬ 
ity. Woodruff is another early sort, with 
good vine characters, large berries, earlier 
than Concord in season, and altogether a 
good commercial variety. The quality, 
however, is not the best. Where seasons 
are long, Goethe may be found an excel¬ 
lent variety, having very large berries, 
high quality, and productiveness to recom¬ 
mend it, but a eaprieiousness of soil and 
climate as major defects. Yergennes 
must also be included among the late red 
varieties and is well worth considering 
where lateness and long-keeping are re¬ 
quired. Rogers’ Hybrids include several 
good red varieties, of which Bindley is by 
common consent the best of all, but is 
self-sterile and not a regular bearer. 
Salem and Gaertner are also very good 
but the former is self-sterile and the lat¬ 
ter is exacting of environment. Agawam 
is perhaps the best commercial variety in 
this group of hybrids, possessing large 
berries, attractive appearance, good qual¬ 
ity, and self fertility, yet suffering from 
fungous troubles. 
Niagara is, in the main, more vigorous 
and a heavier yielding variety than Dia¬ 
mond. and therefore the more common 
commercial variety. In some sections, 
however, Diamond is all that could be 
asked, and having exceptionally high 
quality, attractiveness, and hardiness of 
vine to recommend it. Where it can be 
grown successfully it is superior to Ni¬ 
agara in both fruit and vine. H. B. T. 
Controlling Damping Off 
70 Gladiolus Bulbs 
$1 DO. Dahlias. Cannas. Circular 
A. SHERMAN. ChieopeeFalls,Mass 
DAHLIAS 
12 choice named varieties, $2. 
Where labels were lost, 12 for$l. 
H 0. BENEDICT, Meadow Brook,N.Y. 
CAULIFLOWER SEED 
Early Snowball. Imported direct from Denmark. 
Oz., $3; quarter oz., 75c, postpaid. Free catalog. 
B. F. METCALF & SON. Inc-. 202-204 W. Genesee St., Syracuse, N.Y. 
CABBAGE PLANTS 
Fulwood’s Frost Proof plants will produce headed 
cabbage three weeks before your home grown plants 
and will stand a temperature of 20 degrees above zero 
without injury. X have twenty million now ready. 
Varieties: Jersey Wakefield, Charleston Wakefield, 
Copenhagen Market, Succession and Flat Dutch. Prices 
by express, any quantity, $2.00 per 1000. By parcel post, 
postpaid, 200 for $1.00; 500 for $1.75; 1,000 for $3.00. 
First class plants and safe arrival guaranteed. 
P. D. FULWOOD . . Tifton, G id. i 
On page 308, D. F. W. gets some good 
advice on seedlings damping off. Allow 
me to suggest that fine dry sand should be 
sown to a depth of about % in. to check 
the spread of the disease. If plants show 
signs of the disease later, another light 
sowing of sand should be made. This 
treatment has saved many seedlings for 
me. HARLOW ROCKIilLL. 
Grundy Co., Ia. 
Plant our 
Giant Roots 
and profit 
immediately 
Don’t wait 2 or 3 years 
before you begin to profit 
from asparagus. Plant 
our Giant Washington 
Roots—cut asparagus next 
year. 
Our Giant Washington Roots are sure 
to live—rust resistant, vigorous growing, 
big producers. Giant green stalks, 1" to 
2" thick, exceedingly tender and delicious, 
always commanding a premium price. 
A $1.00 packet of seeds or SO roots for 
$5.00 will plant sufficient to supply an 
average family for 20 years. Or send 
$3.00 for. 25 roots. Orders post-paid, 
cultural directions included. Attractive 
prices for 1 to 10 acre plantings. 
Write today for valuable free booklet 
and prices on seeds and roots. 
RIVERVIEW FARMS 
Box 13 
Bridgeton, N. J, 
MARY WASHINGTON 
(rust resistant) 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
Queen of the Washington family. Largest, Earliest and 
Most Prolific Giant one year roots, #1 7 per thousand. 
Choice varieties of Strawberry plants. Send for circular. 
JAY S. SKEHAN - Vineland, N. J. 
W ashington—Mary Martha Asparagus— Roots,Seed. 
Prolific—Early—Rnst resistant. Send for price list 
SAMUElo* BURNLEY Seekonk, Mass. 
Plant Cherokee Clover 
For hay and pasture. Yields as much as sweet clo¬ 
ver on poorest acid land without fertilizer or lime. 
Live stock eat it greedily. Can be planted to June 
fifteenth. Inoculation free. Write for information. 
CHARLES F. LEACH Monticello, Florida 
TIMOTHY SEED 
Few dealers can equal Metcalf’s Recleaned Timothy, 
99.7075 pure. $4.70 per bushel of 45 lbs. Metcalf's Tim¬ 
othy and Alsike Mixed, at $5.25 per bu. of 45 lbs. Cot¬ 
ton bags free and freight paid in 5 bu. lots 
B. F. METCALF & SON, Inc. 
202-204 W. Genesee St. - Syracuse, N. Y. 
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 $1. 
BOUNTIFUL RIDGE NURSERIES Princess Anne, Md. 
Berry, Vegetable and Flower Plants 
Leading varieties Strawberry, Raspberry, Blaekberry> 
Gooseberry, Currant, Grape plants ; Asparagus, Rhubarb’ 
Horseradish roots;Cabbage, CauliflowerCelery, Tomato’ 
Egg Plant, Beet, Onion, Pepper, Sweet Potato and other 
vegetable plants; Delphinium, Foxglove, Hollyhock, 
Canterbury Bells, Phlox, Pansy, Salvia, Aster, Zinnia, 
Snapdragon and other Perennial and Animal flower 
plants; Dahlia, Gladioli, Canna bulbs; Roses, Shrubs, 
Hedge Plants. Catalogue free. 
HARRY L. SQUIRES, Hampton Bays, N. Y. 
Pedigreed Potatoes 
Certified Rural Russet and Irish Cobblers—yields 
of 300 to 562 bushel per acre for 11 years. First 
prize and sweepstakes ribbons at Cornell ytate Po¬ 
tato show, Feb. 1923 and 1924. 
GARDNER FARMS Box 400 TuIly.N.Y. 
Sunny side Strain Seed Potatoes 
Grow big crops of smooth white potatoes. Selected 
13 years. Get our circular and prices before you buy. 
RILEY BROS. Sunnyside Farm Sennett, N. Y. 
errn AATC“ BURT ’s 
tjHiIliJLr U/l 1 3 HEAVYWEIGHT” 
Tests 42 to 44 lbs. per bushel. Extra heavy yielders. Get 
our free sample and low price by return mail and save 
money. TH EO. BURT & SONS, Melrose, Ohio 
OATS 
HEAVY ALBERTA 
CLUSTER, CANADIAN GROWN 
(Weight 46 lbs. to measured bu.) 
$1.50 per bu. of 32 lbs. Freight paid on 9 bu. or more. 
B. F. METCALF & SON, Inc. sY 0 R 2 Ac8t E vv ' Genesee s Ji. 
CERTIFIED SEED 
FULLERTON 
OATS 
CORNELLIAN 
ALPHA BARLEY 
Stanley, N. Y. 
CORNELL No. II 
SEED CORN 
From the original source of this famous corn. Or¬ 
dinary select’n, $3 per bu. Special select’ll, $4perbu. 
BRIGHTSIDE FARMS - Aurora, N. Y. 
SEED CORN—10 Carloads Ensilage Seed quantity 
of Yellow Flint. Samples and prices on application. 
Germination good. I1A11KY VAIL, Warwiek, Orange Co., N.T. 
ALPHA SEED BARLEY New.heavy weight, nigh 
HLiTIH OCklf DHIILCI yielding barley, ripens 
with oats; stiff straw, $1.50 bu,; bags extra. 
Yellow Dent Corn, crop 1922, 70 lbs., shells 5714 lbs,, 
yields 130 to 160 crates to acre, medium stalk, very 
early, high germination. Price, $3 bu.; bagsextra, 
CHAS. E. HASLETT - Hall, N. Y. 
Alnlia Coorl Rorlnu New > heavy yielding, heavyweight 
Aipila UCOU Dailuj grain. Thomas Haslett, Hall, N.Y. 
Millions “ Frostproof ” Cabbage Plants For Sale 
Fine outgrown. Wakefields, Copenhagen Market, Suc¬ 
cession. etc. 300—$1; 500—$1.50; 1.000—$2.50, Mailed, pre¬ 
paid. Expressed, 10,000—$15; 100,000—$185. Cash. If you 
want early cabbage, set these plants. Good Order deliv¬ 
ery guaranteed, or money refunded. Also grow Tomato 
and Sweet Potato plants. J. P, COUNCILL COMPANY 
Wholesale Growers I FRANKLIN. VIRGINIA 
FOR SALE— TRUE DANISH BALL HEAD CABBAGE SEED 
Imported direct from Odense, Denmark. $2 per lb. post¬ 
paid. C. J. Stafford Route 8 Cortland, N.Y. 
COPENHAGEN SEEDS 
Finest quality. Immediate delivery. Six packages, 60e. 
Address CHILSON, Woodmont Road, West Haven, Conn. 
