‘Ibe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1325 
New "Z” Engine 
prices 19% below 
1913 level 
“Z” engine prices are lower than farm 
product prices today. Horsepower 
for horsepower, you can buy the fa- 
mous"Z” with fewer bushels of wheat, 
fewer pounds of cotton, fewer hogs— 
than were required to buy the 
Fairbanks-Morse engine of 1913. 
Remember, this is a genuine “Z”, 
famous for its dependability — its 
economy. More than 1,250,000 horse¬ 
power now in farm service. Quantity 
production, engineering skill and 
careful manufacture have been com¬ 
bined to give you a better engine at 
a lower price. Investigate—See the 
F airbanks-Morse dealerin yourtown. 
TODAY’S PRICES: 
3 h. p. 
lKh.p. 
Battery Equipt 
$48.50 
3 h. p. 
Battery Equipt 
$83.50 
lKh.p. 
Magneto Equipt 
Uses Kerosene 
Magneto Equipt 
Uses Kerosene 
$98.50 
6 h. p. 
Magneto Equipt 
Uses Kerosene 
$58.50 $153.50 
F. O. B. factory. 
Add freight to your own town. 
Fairbanks, Morse & Co. 
Manufacturers « Chicago 
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We Tan Them, You Wear 
any tame or wild animal hide 
Cow, Horse, Deer, Bear, 
mink, muskrat, skunk, ’coon, 
fox or other skins, tanned, 
mounted or made into fur 
auto robes, rugs, coats, caps, 
vests, gloves, muffs, scarfs, stoles. 
Blankets made from your own wool. 
FREE-BIG CATALOG-FREE 
Illustrated by living models. How to prepare hides 
for shipment. Prices for tanning, making garments 
from your own furs and complete garments. We 
will save you money on tanning, taxidermy and 
$10 to $50 on beautiful fur clothes. 
Rochester Fur Dressing Co., Inc. 
44 Crescent St., Rochester, N. Y. 
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WAGONS 
STEEL WHEELS 
Low steel wheels (plain or grooved wide 
tire3) make loading and hauling easier. 
Steel Wheels to (it any axle; carry any 
load. Make any wagon good as new. 
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Ground for Strawberries 
I have a piece of ground 30x75 ft., 
which I would like to plant in strawber¬ 
ries this Fall. What, in your opinion, 
is the best variety suited for this ground? 
It is heavy clay, heavily manured with 
chicken manure and acid phosphate. It 
stays wet till late in the Spring. I have 
been wondering whether it i« advisable to 
plant strawberries there at all. but dif¬ 
ferent people have told me that it is not 
too wet. R. s. 
. Bergen Co., N. .T. 
If the soil has been in sod recently the 
white grubs may be too numerous for 
safety in planting strawberries. We have 
lost several planting from this cause. It 
is better to plant on a piece of land that 
has been under cultivation for several 
years. Such strong land, well manured, 
ought to produce well. Such varieties as 
Chesapeake. Howard or Gandy are suited 
to this kind of soil. If only one variety 
is wanted, try Chesapeake. 
Winter Storage of Gladiolus, 
Canna and Dahlia Roots 
1. What is the best way to handle 
Gladiolus bulbs? When should they be 
taken out of the ground? Should they 
he dried in the sun or put in a cool 
place? How should I pack them for 
keeping through the Winter? 2. What 
is the best way to store Canna and 
Dahlia roots for the Winter? F. M. W. 
Easton, Md. 
1. To harvest Gladiolus loosen the soil 
and lift the bulbs by their tops, laying 
them on the ground to dry off and ripen. 
If the weather is clear and dry, they can 
be entirely ripened out of doors in this 
way. Then cut the tops off, close to the 
bulbs, pulling off old bulbs and imots, 
and place in thin layers in crates. Store 
in a cool dry place. If more convenient 
the tops may be cut off as soon as the 
roots are lifted, and they may then be 
dried indoors. 
2. Camias and Dahlias may be stored 
in a frost-proof cellar where ordinary po¬ 
tatoes will keep well. When the Dahlias 
are dug, firsf cut the tops for conven¬ 
ience in handling, then turn the clumps 
upside down, as soon as dug, so that any 
water present may drain out of the hol¬ 
low stems. Then leave them out in the 
sun and air for several hours, to dry off 
before storing. Where there are not a 
great many roots, it is convenient to put 
each clump in a paper bag. with label; 
if stored in boxes or barrels it is de¬ 
sirable to scatter a little dry earth over 
them to prevent shriveling. Cannas are 
stored under the same conditions, but 
some of the fine new varieties are quite 
susceptible to rot and they keep best if 
laid on shelves, one layer deep, with dry 
earth scattered over them. 
Propagating Rubber Plant; 
Wintering Geraniums 
1. My rubber plant has hit the ceiling. 
Can I cut it off to have it live? If so 
what is the method to follow? Can the 
piece cut off be rooted? If so, how? 2. 
When I take up my geraniums, how can 
I carry them through the Winter? I do 
not wish to pot them. c. H. L. 
1. You can cut the top from your rubber 
plant, with some likelihood of its branch¬ 
ing, but it would have resulted in a bet¬ 
ter-shaped plant had this been done 
earlier. However, you can root the top 
before it is cut off, and thus produce a 
shapely young plant. It is not easy to 
root the separated top with window-gar¬ 
den facilities, though we have heard of 
its being done. The process of mossing, 
however, is a familiar and satisfactory 
method. E. I. Farrington described the 
process in our pages some time ago : 
Make a slanting cut upward half way 
through the stem with a sharp knife. .Slip 
in a match or other small stick to hold 
the wound open. Then wrap moss around 
it. You can get a little sphagnum moss 
from any florist or seedsman. It should 
make a knob about as big as one’s fist. 
Tie it in place with string and keep it 
moist, but not dripping wet. In a few 
weeks many new roots will have been 
formed just above the cut. Then the 
moss can be removed, the stem severed at 
a point below the roots, and the new 
plant potted in the usual way. The op¬ 
eration is best performed in a room 
where the temperature remains at nearly 
70 degrees, and where there is consider¬ 
able moisture in the air; in other words, 
the kitchen. 
2. Geraniums may be lifted, set close 
together in boxes with soil around the 
roots, and then set in the lightest part of 
a frost-proof cellar. They shrivel and 
lose their leaves, but should remain alive. 
In early Spring they may be potted, cut 
back severely, and started into growth. 
Such plants are often leggy and awkward 
in shape, and we prefer to root cuttings 
in the garden in August, and keep them 
growing in the window during Winter, 
as this gives compact shapdy young 
plants for setting put. 
Don’t Wish for 
a Delco-Light 
-Have It! 
How often have you observed your neighbor’s Delco- 
Light and the help and happiness that he derives from 
it — and wished that you too might have D~lco -Light 
in your home — on your farm. 
You can have Delco-Light. Perhaps you have never 
found out how really easy it is to have its labor- 
saving help. 
At this time the price of Delco-Light is low. It is sold 
to you completely installed, ready to turn on its safe, 
brilliant light. Easy terms of payment have been 
arranged. Don't wish for Delco-Light — have it! 
Delco-Light will pay for itself in many ways. It will 
furnish light in every building on the farm, make be¬ 
fore dawn and after dark chores easier, quicker and 
safer—no dangerous lanterns. It will furnish current 
for pumping water, running your cream separator, 
washing machine, churn, electric iron, vacuum 
cleaner and radio! 
Ask your Delco-Light dealer or ask us for the partic¬ 
ulars of a Delco-Light outfit for your place. You will 
be agreeably surprised at how easy it now is to have 
this great modern convenience and utility on your farm. 
DELCO-LIGHT COMPANY, DAYTON, OHIO 
Subsidiary of General Motors Corporation 
DISTRIBUTORS: 
Domestic Electric Co., Inc., 43 Warren St., New York City 
E. B. Dunigan, - 715 Main Street, - Buffalo, N. Y. 
DELCO 
LIGHT 
There are25styles andsizesof Delco-Light plants, 
one to fit your needs. We also manufacture 
Delco-Light Water Systems, the Delco-Light 
Washing Machine and Frigidaire, the Electric 
Refrigerator All Products made for 32 and 110 
volt Direct or Alternating Current Service. 
