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KELLYS’ 
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True io Name Fruit Trees 
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Fruit from Kellys’ certified, true 
to name trees has taken first prize 
at many of the leading 
fruit shows in the 
United States. Their 
quality is unexcelled. 
Certified True to Name 
Our new 1924Catalog tells 
how 60,000 of our 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. 
Established in 1880 
Our 44 years of nursery ex¬ 
perience has taught us how 
to properly handle stock so 
that it reaches you in per¬ 
fect condition. Write to¬ 
day for Catalog and low 
price list. Orders 
filled and shipped 
same day as re¬ 
ceived by us. 
Kelly Bros. Nurseries 
1160 Main St., Dansville, N. Y. 
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C. S. KEMPTON & CO. t 
FREE 
CATALOG 
‘ Longmeadow ” 
Springfield, Mass. 
Berry, Vegetable and Flower Plants 
Leading 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 Bells, Phlox, Pansy, Salvia, Aster, Zinnia, 
Snapdragon and other Perennial and Annual flower 
S 'ants; Dahlia, Gladioli,' Canna bulbs; Roses, Shrubs, 
edge Plants. Catalogue free. 
HARRY L. SQUIRES, Hampton Bays, N. Y. 
VEGETABLE PLANTS 
10 MILLION FOR SALE 
Fine Field grown stock. 12 leading varieties. Cab¬ 
bage and tomato plants, 3UU. $1.00; 500, $1.50; 
1000. $3.50; 10.000 $30.00. Mailed prepaid. Ex¬ 
pressed, 10.000, $15.00. Sweet Potato, 300, $1.50 
500, $3.00; 1,000, $3.50 Postpaid. Expressed, 
10,000, $30.00 Cash. Largest and Oldest growers 
n Virginia. Good order delivery positively guaran¬ 
teed or money refunded. 
J. P. Council! Company Franklin. Virginia 
Frost Proof Cabbage and Tomato Plants 
All varieties. Parcel Postpaid, 500— $1.50; 1,000— 
$2.50 Express collect, $1.50 per 1,000; 10,000 and 
over, SI per 1,000. Satisfaction guaranteed. Refer¬ 
ence—Bradstreet and Bank of Tifton. 
TIFTON PLANT & POTATO COMPANY, Inc., Tilton, Ga. 
FRIEND' TractioNj ^ POTATO SPRAYER 
' HIGH PRESSURE 
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TRIEMD'MFG.Co.Gasport.NY 
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“FRIEND” CERTIFIED SEED POTATO SPRAYERS 
” Friend ” Mfg. Co. Gasport, N. Y. 
GASOLINE PQWtB SPft A YIP 5 TOO 
SiF I The Berlin Quart 
That secures highest prices 
for your fruit. Write for 
catalog showing our complete 
line, and secure your baskets 
and crates at * FACTORY 
PRICES. 
THE BERLIN FRUIT BOX CO. 
Berlin Height,, Ohio 
BINDER TWINE 
Get our low price. Farmer 
agents wanted. Sample free. 
THEO. BURT & S0N8 Melrose, Ohio 
A Suggestion Worth Heeding 
The Dumber of inquiries coining to my 
table regarding those Japanese onion sets 
prompts a suggestion which in my own 
experience has proven of great value. We 
are gradually coming to realize that there 
is absolutely no limit to production on 
any acre of tillable land, provided, and 
the proviso must be heeded, provided one 
fits the would-be crop to the special acre. 
Seeking this the only limit is that of the 
individual. This of itself should kindle 
interest and enthusiasm for better crops. 
Without this crop production comes 
mighty near being drudgery. No man 
can force nature and realize. Maximum 
crops come through invitation, and the 
more cordial and sympathetic this is the 
better the results. This is not fancy, 
but the outcome- of experience. As a pro¬ 
moter of this enthusiasm my suggestion 
is that every man growing crops break 
this year with (tjhe established habit, 
which clings to old-time practices, and 
try something new. If it be true that 
there is no limit to production, it is 
equally true that there is none to im¬ 
provement. The 38,000-lb. milk producer 
is the outcome of evolution. When Flora 
Temple trotted in 2:36 our best author¬ 
ities proved conclusively that the limit of 
speed had been reached. When that 
young man in Maine grew 30 bushels of 
shelled flint corn on an eighth of an aere 
he simply hinted at greater possibilities 
in corn production. That Aroostook 
farmer who harvested an average of 560 
bushels of potatoes from a 50-acre field 
lost his courage if he thought he had 
reached the end. The man who through 
patience and perseverance evolves a new 
flower or combination simply touches the 
fringe of the garment of possibilities. Out 
of such experiments those who watch and 
follow may walk to higher levels. 
No man yet has the best of anything, 
no matter how choice his present product, 
and there’s a heap of satisfaction in seek¬ 
ing something better. It can be found 
in any direction, with any crop. I know 
this, for in the past 17 years I have 
found, with plants, crops and vegetables, 
many superior varieties, and am still 
looking for something better. Not for¬ 
getting the things which have proven 
good, but pressing on after larger pro¬ 
duction and choicer flavors, there is cer¬ 
tainty of deeper interest, wider observa¬ 
tion, greater satisfaction and a richer 
life. Not in the routine of established 
duties, but in seeking to touch nature 
along her higher moods are the real com¬ 
pensations of life to be found. Inspire 
the young with this thought, and agricul¬ 
ture would invite as never before. The 
suggestion is well worth trying. 
G. M, TWITCHELL. 
Cucumbers for Pickle Factory 
Could you give me information about 
raising cucumbers for pickle houses? 
What way to plant, spray and harvest, 
about what do they yield, and what do 
they pay? What soil do they like, and 
what fertilizer or manure, when to plant, 
etc. ? h. w. D. 
Bridgehampton, N. Y. 
A good sandy loam is best adapted for 
the growing of pickles. Plow furrows 6 
ft. apart, then cross-furrow same dis¬ 
tance, put a shovel of well-rotted manure 
in each hill, or in the absence of manure, 
put in a good handful of phosphate 
(5-8-6) and mix well with the soil about 
two weeks before seed is planted. The 
seed should be planted about the middle 
of June, 10 or 12 seeds to hill, to insure 
a good stand. Thin to four plants when 
in third leaf. Spray once a week with 
Bordeaux mixture to prevent blight. Dust 
plants with dry wood ashes to keep off 
striped bugs. The average price in the 
local market is about $3 per bushel; I 
do not know what the pickle factories 
pay. The yield, of course, depends on the 
growth of the vine, but 100 bushels per 
acre is a very fair crop. They should be 
picked every morning as soon as the 
vines are dry. It is a good plan to buy 
two or three varieties and mix the seed 
before planting; say Chicago Pickling, 
Perfected Jersey Pickle and Klondike. 
WM. PERKINS. 
Peach Tree Borers Killed by Krystal Gas 
(P-C Benzene) 1-lb. $1; five-pound tin. $3.75; with directions. 
From yourdealer; post paid direct; orC.O. D. Agents wanted. 
Dept. B HOME PRODUCTS Inc.,Rahway,N.J. 
“Waiter, what is this on the bill?” 
“Bungalow fluff, sir, at 40 cents a por¬ 
tion.” “But what is it?” “Formerly 
cottage pudding, sir, at 15.”—Judge. 
Lead makes it safe 
to telephone 
A^THEN thunder crashes and lightning flashes 
* » about your farm, lead enables you to use your 
telephone without danger of electrocution. 
Lead is the principal part of the fuse used in the 
modern telephone system. When a lightning bolt 
reaches the fuse, it melts the lead of the fuse. This 
stops the current and prevents it from reaching 
your instrument and you. 
Every time you telephone, you 
summon the aid of lead. Millions 
of pounds of lead are in soldered 
connections in telephone ex¬ 
changes and telephone lines 
throughout the country. Many 
more millions of pounds of lead 
are necessary to provide cover¬ 
ings for telephone, telegraph, 
radio and electric light cables. 
In telephone systems you do 
not see lead or realize the impor¬ 
tant work it does. But in paint, 
lead in the form of white-lead, 
the basic lead carbonate, and red- 
lead, a lead oxide, is known the 
world over. About 350,000,000 
pounds of white-lead are used 
in paint each year, while approxi¬ 
mately 20,000,000 pounds of red- 
lead are applied to metal annually 
in this country. 
Paint cheaper than wood 
Farm owners who zealously 
protect their property know from 
experience that white-lead gives 
the surest protection for 
the surfaces of their houses. 
Rot cannot destroy the 
outside surfaces of farm 
houses that are covered 
with pure white-lead and 
pure linseed oil. For paint¬ 
ing interior walls and ceil¬ 
ings, pure white-lead and 
flatting oil give protective 
finishes of unusual beauty. 
White-lead paint for exterior or 
interior use can be tinted to any 
desired color. 
Rust cannot destroy the metal 
that is thoroughly protected with 
red-lead. The maxim, “Save the 
surface and you save all,” applies 
to metal just as surely as it does 
to non-metallic surfaces. 
Handy Book on Painting 
If you want to know how to save 
the surface of wood, masonry or 
metal on your farm with paint, 
write for our Handy Book on 
Painting. This book is a store¬ 
house of paint facts and formulas 
and will be sent free on request. 
Producers of lead products 
Dutch Boy white-lead and Dutch 
Boy red-lead are names of the 
pure white-lead and red-lead 
made and sold by National Lead 
Company. On every keg of Dutch 
Boy white-lead and Dutch Boy red- 
lead is reproduced the picture of 
the Dutch Boy Painter shown 
below. This trademark guaran¬ 
tees a product of the highest 
quality. 
Dutch Boy products also in¬ 
clude linseed oil, flatting oil, bab¬ 
bitt metals, and solder. 
National Lead Company also 
makes lead products for practi¬ 
cally every purpose to which lead 
can be put in art, industry and 
daily life. If you want informa¬ 
tion regarding any particular use 
of lead, write to us. 
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NATIONAL 
LEAD COMPANY 
New York, 111 Broadway; Boston, 131 
State Street; Buffalo, 116 Oak Street; 
Chicago, 900 West 18th Street; Cincin¬ 
nati, 659 Freeman Avenue; Cleveland, 
820 West Superior Avenue; St. Louis. 
722 Chestnut Street; San Francisco, 
485 California Street; Pittsburgh , Na¬ 
tional Lead & Oil Co. of Penna., >816 
'Save the surface Fourth Avenue; Philadelphia, John T. 
you save all i Lewis & Bros. Co., 437 Chestnut Street 
