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1ht RURAL NEW-YORKER 
August 2, 1924 
Why do Mon 
Heat ‘Beit 
Because Big Water-H 
Big Casings Help oul 
FtreTot — 
T HE size of the fire pot of a 
furnace alone is not an indi¬ 
cation of heating power. Other 
parts must be 
in proportion. 
Moncrief Furnaces deliver more heat at 
lower cost because all parts bear the right pro* 
portion to each other. The extra size casings, 
or air chambers, allow a large current of air to 
circulate around the furnace and take the heat 
up into the rooms as fast as the fire pot creates it. 
Extra largewatercan supplies this circulating 
air with plenty of moisture. Properly moist¬ 
ened air at 55 degrees is more comfortable 
and healthful than dried-out air at 72 degrees, 
—and a lot cheaper. 
Moncrief Furnaces are well made of the 
best grey iron and finest sheet metals. You can 
have your choice of Pipe, Pipeless or Majestic 
Moncrief, in the size exactly suited to your 
needs, — at a price suited 
to your pocketbook. 
Distributed by 
E. L. GARNER 
F.H. HANLON 
177 23rd St., Jackson Hts.,Long Island,N.Y. Batavia, N. Y. 
Made by The Henry Furnace &. Foundry Co., Cleveland, Ohio 
MONCHIEF 
FURNACES 
Pipe-Pipeless -ThreePipe - Maiesiio-Mottcrief 
Fine Big Berries This Fall! 
We promise you „ fair crop this fall, if you act 
promptly I And the berries should be as big as the one 
alongside, if you plant Lovett’s All Season Everbearing 
Strawberry To make this possible you should set out 
Lovett’s Pot-Grown Plants. 
We Also Offer Other 
Everbearing Varieties 
as well as standard June bearing sorts 
for next year's crop. 
As the pioneers in this field we offer 
a heavily-rooted, well-balanced plant 
product that will take hold at once. 
Write today for Catalog No, 111, 
our “Midseason Hints” that tells all 
about the midsummer making of the 
Strawberry bed. It is free. 
LOVETT’S NURSERY 
ITox 162 Little Silver, Mew Jersey 
The Greatest Bargain 
Without Exception 
Men’s khaki cloth shirts, of finest quality and 
workmanship, $3.49 for THREE. We want 
you to order them, and when receiving:, show 
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They are made of strong: khaki cloth, GOVERNMENT STANDARD 
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on every shirt. Pay postman $3.49 plus postage on arrival 
of shirts. Money back if not satisfied. State size when ordering:. 
INTERNATIONAL COMM. HOUSE 
Dept. B 299 433 Broadway New York, N. Y. 
SEED 
Few dealers can 
equal Metcalf’s Recleaned Timothy 99.70S pure. $4.SO 
pei- bushel of 45 lbs. Metcalf’s Timothy and A 1 s i k e 
Mixed, at $5.00 per bu. of 45 lbs. Cotton bags free and 
freight paid in 5 bu. lots. Ask for seed catalogue. 
B. F. METCALF & SON. Inc. 
202-201 W. Genesee St. Syracuse, N. Y. 
PI ANTS FOR SALE! 
J. a U tiuuiTC Piiiur 
CELERY and CABBAGE. 
G.S B .WINTER QUEEN, 
WHITE PLUME. PINK PLUME. 100— 
60c; 500—$2 ; 1.000-S3. CABBAGE. 100—40c; 
500—»1; 1,000—»2. Post Paid. 
W. S. FORD & SOM Hartly, Delaware 
[QIC Fifteen of the best varieties for $1, prepaid. 
InlO W. H. TOPPIN Merchantvllle, N. J. 
Peach Tree Borers Killed by Krystal Gas 
(P-C Benzene) 1-lb. $1; five-pound tin. $).75; with directions. 
From your dealer; j>ost paid direct; or C.O. D. Agents wanted. 
Dept. B, HOME PRODUCTS Inc.,Rahway,N.J. 
FREE—INSIDE FACTS About WELLS 
and the BESTWAY for Cleaning Them 
THE BESTWAY MFG. CO. Aberdeen, Maryland 
MAIL YOUR KODAK FILMSTO US 
We develop roll, make 6 good prints and return for 26c, 
coin or stamps. C0WIC STUDIO, 8% Fountain Ave., Springfield, Ohio 
Now is the Time to Plant IRIS 
There is no reason why there should not be beautiful 
IRIS growing around every AMERICAN HOME. 
Collection of Iris No. 1— 
12 Different kinds of Iris.#1.00 
25 same as above...2.00 
Collection No. 2— 
12 Different kinds named, all colors.8.00 
25 same as above.4.00 
Address, Lake Iris Botanical Experimental Grounds 
Box 371 Ashtabula, Ohio 
BERRY&FLOWER PLANTS 
Pot-grown Strawberry plants for August and Fall plant- 
ing ; runner Strawberry plants, Raspberry, Blackberry, 
Gooseberry, Loganberry, Currant, Grape plants f r Sep¬ 
tember and October planting ; Delphinium, Hollyhock, 
Foxglove, Columbine, Canterbury Bells, Oriental Pop¬ 
py, Phlox and many other hardy perennial flower plants 
for Summer and Fall planting. Catalogue free. 
HARRY L. SQUIRES, Hampton Bays,N.Y. 
|~> I A MTC SENT BY EXPRESS 
r LMll I O OR PARCEL POST 
Per 100 BOO 1.000 5,000 
CABBAGE. SO 30 SO 80 $1.25 S 5 00 
CAULIFLOWER.65 1.75 3 25 15.00 
TOMATO AND B. SPROUTS... .40 1.00 1.50 6.25 
Catalog Free. C. E. FIELD, Sewell, N. J. 
WEED KILLER 
For walks, gutters, tennis courts 
1 gallon 5 gallons 1 drum 
$2.00 $8.00 $50.00 
Dilute with water 40-1 
ANDREW WILSON, Inc., Springfield, N. J. 
ROOT BORERS 
Peach, Prune & Apricot; also Pear& 
Apple Aphis and Grape Phyllox¬ 
era. Killed with PARAFIX, (Pure 
Paradichiorbenzene recommended 
by U. S. Gov. & State Exp. Sta.) 
Full instructions, results guaran¬ 
teed or money back. Booklet FREE. 
Treat 10 trees $1—5<> trees $3. Post¬ 
paid or C. O. D. The Parafix Co., 
Grand Centra! P.O.Box 273, N.Y.C. 
STRAWBERRY 
PLANTS 
GEO. AIKEN Box M 
Pot-grown, Howard 
17, Sample, Dunlap 
and Success, $1.25 per 25 ; 
$4 per 100 ; $55 per 1,000. 
Putney, Vermont 
did first-class work, for at least one whole 
season, and gave practically no trouble, 
an item not to be overlooked. 
The one big disadvantage the tractor 
has is the fact that it requires more 
time to change from one tool to another, 
than would be necessary in the case of 
the horse. 
My tractor I learned is adaptable to 
coarse crops, such as potatoes and corn, 
as well as to the smaller ones, such as 
onions and beets. 
As we all know, on hot and muggy 
days, it is necessary to let one’s horse 
stop to breathe every few minutes. Not 
so with the tractor which will go on con¬ 
tinuously till the job is done, and with 
no “kick” coming. No day is too long 
for it, and none too hot nor muggy. Its 
record day last Summer was from 3 :40 
a.m. till 8:10 p.m. with time out for 
“three square” meals for the operator. 
Another advantage the tractor has is 
it eats only when it is working, consum¬ 
ing nothing from the latter part of Oc¬ 
tober till the following April. As to the 
cost of running tractor, accurate account 
of all gas, oil, grease, and repairs was 
kept, and it was found that it averaged 
$1.19 per week. 
Our land is mostly sandy loam, with 
cobbles in a few spots, and comparatively 
level, although not as much so as the pic¬ 
ture would indicate. The lad cultivating 
the strawberry bed is but seven years old, 
which fact shows that the tractor is 
easily steered. e. w. day. 
Connecticut. 
Handling Hay With Horse 
Fork 
I am sending a sketch of an easy way 
to handle hay. Take a single rope, long 
enough to reach fork on load, pass over 
beam from mow, and also a trip pulley 
I 
Single rope 
1 
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1 
it 
Guiding Haig from Horse Fork 
at top of barn. Attach end to pulley, 
long enough distance from beam to al¬ 
low hay to pass over and attach to fork, 
using remainder of rope for guide to de¬ 
livery. h. J. L. 
New York. 
Dying Pine Trees; Loss of 
Peaches 
1. We have a fine pine tree in front of 
the house which is dying from the top. 
Will it help any to cut off the top? 2. 
My peach trees were loaded, but only 
comparatively few are coming to ma¬ 
turity. I have sprayed with lime-sulphur 
and arsenate of lead. 3. I have two cur¬ 
rant bushes which this year have made a 
great deal of new wood, but the berries 
are very small. Will it be well to cut 
out the old wood and trim down the 
other after I pick the fruit? F. v. S. 
Bellmore, L. I. 
1. Dying in the top of a pine tree is 
frepuently associated with frost injury or 
sun scorch. Anything which will reduce 
the top so as to balance the top with the 
injured roots will be beneficial. Conse¬ 
quently such a measure as trimming back 
the top, as you suggest, is justifiable. 
There are insect and disease troubles 
which may he responsible for the injury, 
but that can only be told by a closer ex¬ 
amination. 
2. Curculio and brown rot are respon¬ 
sible for a great deal of dropping among 
peach trees, but if you have sprayed thor¬ 
oughly with self-boiled lime-sulphur and 
arsenate of lead the drop cannot be laid 
to them. Frost injury is frequently re¬ 
sponsible for a drop, as it also inade¬ 
quate or incomplete pollination and fertil¬ 
ization. Again, when a tree is weakened 
by borers or Winter injury or any one of 
a dozen other ailments, a tree often is 
unable to hold its fruit. Try increasing 
the vigor of the tree next year with % lb. 
of nitrate of soda applied just as growth 
begins in the Spring. 
3. Undoubtedly the small fruit on your 
currant 'bushes is due to weak wood. 
There must 'be a constant supply of new 
wood arising, and there should be strong 
terminal and lateral growths on the older 
wood. The practice of pruning should 
aim to keep vigorous new shoots arising 
to take the place of canes over three years 
of age, to take out the latter, and to re¬ 
move any excess young shoots and cut 
back the more vigorous growing ones. It 
is generally the rule in commercial plan¬ 
tations to have from five to eight canes 
to a hush. h. B. T. 
Ascent of Sap in Trees 
At what season does the eap run up 
into the trunks of tree,s and also of 
grapevines? e. f. g. 
Ballston Spa, N. Y. 
There is a circulation of greater or 
lesser degree all the year in woody plants. 
Even in the Winter growth processes con¬ 
tinue, though at a very slow rate, and 
circulation must be maintained to supply 
these growing parts. Early in the Spring, 
however, when the ground thaws out, 
there is released a great quantity of water 
which is weak in solution of food materi¬ 
als. The cells of the roots contain sap 
which is more concentrated than the di¬ 
lute soil solution, and the result is a high 
pressure in the roots and in the tree, 
resulting in high sap pressure in the tree 
and a flow of sap in cases where the trees 
are tapped, as are maple trees. After a 
maximum upward movement of sap in the 
tree there is a downward movement, and 
so on, back and forth, depending upon 
the intensity of the sun, the temperature 
of the soil, and the temperature of the 
tree. A noticeable movement of sap in 
the tree or vine occurs before the leaves 
appear; in fact, much earlier than most 
folks would imagine. Some plants are 
earlier than others, grapevines being later 
than most trees. In short, then, there is 
a circulation in plants all the time, hut 
this circulation becomes of increased and 
noticeable intensity early in the Spring, 
just before the new growth is put out. 
H. b. r. 
Business Man: (engaging girl): “I 
think you’ll suit. However, I hope you’re 
not the kind of girl who is everlastingly 
looking at the clock.” Girl: “Oh, no, sir. 
I’ve a wrist watch.”—Humorist. 
CONTENTS 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, AUGUST 2, 1924 
FARM TOPICS 
Farm Conditions in Middle West. 1041 
Little Farm Well Tilled. 1042 
Nature Brings Waste Land Back. 1042 
Sweet Clover for Cover Crop. 1043 
Copper Carbonate for Wheat Smut. 1043 
Alfalfa in Massachusetts. 1045 
Farm Opportunities in New England. 1047 
Hope Farm Notes..,. 1050 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY 
The Milk Situation. 1053 
Various Feeding Questions. 1056 
Suppression of Milk. 1058 
Ropy Milk and Cream. 1058 
Feeding Orphan Figs. 1058 
Method of Queen Raising. 1060 
Transferring Bees to New Hives. 1060 
Woods’ Open-front House. 1061 
HORTICULTURE 
Leaf Curl on Peaches. 1047 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day. 1054 
Farmer’s Wife and Extra Work. 1054 
Currant Pie . 1054 
Rack for Jars in Canning . 1054 
From Covered Wagon Country. 1054 
The Rural Patterns. 1055 
Best-ever Pudding . 1055 
Small Economies .. 1055 
Mulberry and Cherry Preserves. 1055 
Date Drop Cookies. 1055 
Hot Weather Suggestions . 1055 
Vegetarian Mock Duck . 1055 
Household Hints . 1055 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Campaign Against Poison Ivy. 1042 
Gasoline Tractor for Cultivation. 1043 
South Jersey Notes. 1047 
Journey of a Day. 1048 
Water and Divining Rod. 1048 
Three Horses on Pole. 1048 
Rights of Dog . 1048 
Countrywide Situation . 1049 
Notes from Ox-team Express. 1049 
Talks with Trained Nurse. 1051 
Sewage Disposal .1051 
Water Supply from Brook. 1051 
Editorials . 1052 
Price of Wool and Cloth. 1053 
New Jersey Sale by Weight Law. 1053 
Publisher’s Desk . 1062 
