List of Great Horticul¬ 
turists 
The State of Michigan, though not one 
of the wealthiest in the Union, has re¬ 
cently appropriated $400,000 for a new- 
horticultural building at the Michigan 
Agricultural College at East Lansing. To 
make the building more symbolic of hor¬ 
ticulture, the names of famous horticul¬ 
turists will be placed upon it. The main 
floor will carry the names of the 12 most 
famous hortieultrists the world has 
known. The second floor w-ill see the 
most famous in America, and the third 
will bear those most famous in Michigan. 
Aside from the appropriateness of the 
plan and the appeal that it has for all 
those interested in horticulttire, there is 
a certain curiosity that everyone experi¬ 
ences when any most famous list appears. 
How many of these names do you know 7 ? 
World List of Famous Horticulturists 
Thomas Andrew Knight 
Jean Batiste Von Mons 
Henri L. Vilmorin 
Liberty Hyde Bailey 
Alfred LeMoine 
Andrew Jackson Downing 
Duhamel Du Monceau 
John Lindley 
Andre Leroy 
Thomas Rivers 
Andre Le Notre 
Humphrey Repton 
American List of Famous Horticulturists 
Marshall P. Wilder 
Charles Downing 
Spencer A. Beach 
Frederick L. Olmstead 
Charles M. Hovey 
Peter Henderson 
Patrick Barry 
T. V. Munson 
E. S. Goff 
William Saunders 
Nicholas Longworth 
TJlyssus P. Hedrick 
W. W. Tracey 
Of course the American list is the one 
of greatest interest to most of us. A 
glance at the w T orld list, how-ever, catches 
two American names, A. J. Downing and 
L. II. Bailey. It will be recalled that 
over a year ago in these columns the city 
of Newburgh, N. Y., the home of A. J. 
Downing, was criticized for its failure 
fully to appreciate the place of Downing 
in American horticuture. Apparently 
this was no over-estimation of Downing 
on our part, for here we find him placed 
among the 12 w-ho have done most for 
world horticulture. The name of L. H. 
Bailey needs no explanation: it is far 
and away the most outstanding in Amer¬ 
ican country life. 
But to turn to the American list, ap¬ 
parently when the selection of famous 
American hortculturists was made a thir¬ 
teenth name had to be added to give it 
completeness. First of all it is noticed 
that U. P. Hedrick is the only living 
member. This in itself is a great tribute 
to the State of New York, the Geneva 
Experiment Station, and the man. But 
following along this line for just a little 
further we find the names of S. A. Beach 
and E. S. Goff. 
Now, Prof. Beach occupied the posi¬ 
tion now held by Dr. Hedrick, and Prof; 
Goff preceded Prof. Beach! In other 
words, all three men who have held the 
position of Chief in Horticulture at the 
New York State Agricultural Experiment 
Station are included in this list. Here is 
something that New York may well be 
proud of. No other State can anywhere 
near approach this record. It should be 
clear enough why the Geneva Station is 
known at home and abroad as the leading 
fruit station in America. Have New 
Yorkers fully recognized the talent that 
has been among them these many years? 
The other members of the American 
list, briefly mentioned, are : Marshall P. 
Wilder, the great leader of American hor¬ 
ticulture in the middle ofthe nineteenth 
century; Charles Downing, to whom we 
owe the completed “Fruits and Fruit 
Trees of America,” begun by his brother, 
A. J. Downing; F. L. Olmstead, famous 
landscape gardener; C. M. Hovey, editor 
of the “Magazine of Horticulture” and 
father of the American strawberry ; Peter 
Henderson, seedsman and gardener ; Pat¬ 
rick Barry, New York nurseryman; T. 
V. Munson, grape specialist; William 
Saunders, Canadian entomologist, fruit 
breeder and organizer; Nicholas Long- 
worth, grape and straw-berry pioneer, and 
W. W. Tracey, vegetable specialist. 
Nobody will agree with all the names 
on either of these lists, but it is as good 
a list as any other group of men will 
produce. And of course its great value 
lies in the fact that each one of us is ar¬ 
rested for just a moment from the bustle 
and swirl of worldly things lest we for¬ 
get to pay respect to those who have done 
so much to enrich this world in which W'e 
live. OBSERVER. 
Fertilizer in a Ton of Hay 
How many dollars is the fertilizer 
worth that is made while feeding one ton 
of hay on the farm. S. 
Chenango, Co., N. Y. 
A ton of hay made of mixed grasses 
will contain about 25 lbs. of nitrogen, 8 
lbs. of phosphoric acid and 33 lbs. of 
potash. As usually handled about 40 
per cent of this will be taken out by the 
animals eating the hay and by losses in 
handling or keeping. 
Alfalfa and Timothy HAY 
Fnr in. fiarf nie Direct from groWers. Car lots 
ror oaie m WFlOtS on]y _ Inspection alio we d. 
W. A. WITHROW 
Route 4 
Syracuse. N. Y. 
IIA V Aiun CTDAU7 A1 ‘ & rade8 ? including am 
11/11 all U OlKAlY and seco, id cutting alfalfa 
• ami clover mixed, oat, rye 
and ■» heat straw, grain and feed. Ask for delivered 
prices. SAMUEL DEUEL, Pine Plain#, New Tort 
F or Sale—Timothy HAY. Car lots. 
Grover.-^ chull he is Company 
Write for Prices. 
Hornelt, N. Y. 
We Have an Attractive Proposition J" 0 S o* Spume'S? 
SALESMEN, EITHER BN SALANT OR COMMISSION. 
Also, for farmers with spare time this Winter to work in 
their home neighborhoods with our block men. 
INTERNATIONAL SILO CO. Meadville, Pa. 
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American Fruits 
by Samuel Fraser 
Invaluable for the farm library. $4.75 
postpaid. For sale by Rural New- 
Yorker, 333 W. 30th St., New York 
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Rate of advertising in this department 8e per 
word each insertion, payable in advance. 
Copy must reach us Thursday morning to 
appear in issue of following week. 
This department is for the accommodation of 
subscriuers, but no display advertising or ad¬ 
vertising of a commercial nature is admitted. 
Farm Help Wanted 
WANTED — Experienced farmer; half - share 
basis, 135 acres smooth, level, first-class 
state cultivation; truck gardening, dairying, 
general farming; stocked, equipped with ma¬ 
chinery, two teams and tractor; ’••_> mile good 
school and creamery; your age, children, hab¬ 
its, reference: exceptional opportunity to right 
man. ADVERTISER 0232, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
MARRIED man, middle age, with help; experi¬ 
ence in dairy and farming; good chance for 
right person; Ayrshire cattle. ADVERTISER 
0243, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—January 15, an office manager for a 
leading Eastern baby chick hatchery: must 
have poultry training, be systematic in Ids 
work and be able to write a good letter; satis¬ 
factory salary, with advancement, for a man 
of ability. for particulars, address II. HAY¬ 
WARD, Devon, Pa. 
WANTED—Teamster; single; permanent posi¬ 
tion; operate tractor and truck occasionally. 
ADVERTISER 0244, care Rural New-Yorker. 
POUI.TRYMAN of experience whore hard work 
and results are appreciated; state experience 
and salary expected. Address ADVERTISER 
0247, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Couple on farm; man to take care of 
about 100 chickens, 2 horses, 3 cows and gar¬ 
den; wife as housekeeper and cook; state sal¬ 
ary and experience. ADVERTISER 6261, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
FARM HAND, middle aged, familiar with farm 
machinery and tractor; steady position; 4- 
rooin unfurnished cottage, with bath and steam 
heat; state experience, age and number in fam¬ 
ily; references required. Address FRED BRUN¬ 
NER, Cranbury, N. J. 
HOUSEWORKER in small family; no cooking; 
can accommodate living quarters for two; 
reference. D. C. BROKAW, 700 East 100th 
St., N. Y. City. 
WANTED—On dairy farm near New York, two 
single men; dairyman and barnman; both good 
milkers; accredited herd; state wages desired 
and experience. ADVERTISER 6256, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
COUPEE, willing, honest and congenial; man 
help with greenhouse, chores and garden; wife 
general housework; live with family; good 
home; steady position. BOX 38, Oakdale, E. I., 
N. Y. 
WANTED—Two farm hands; $50 per month and 
board; steady work; no slackers wanted. 
WILLIAM JOHNSTON, Ridgefield, Conn. 
HELPER on New Jersey poultry farm; experi¬ 
ence not necessary; if married, small dwelling 
provided, but no room for children; board not 
furnished; state wages wanted. ADVERTISER 
6263, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Thoroughly qualified married herds¬ 
man, capable taking complete charge 80 high- 
producing registered Holsteins; excellent breed¬ 
ing; many on test; expect to show some: clean 
barn and milk requirements; modern place; 
R. I.. K. milkers; herd worth developing; wife 
to board six men; exceptionally convenient mod¬ 
ern house; best references required. Answer 
fully. ADVERTISER 6264, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
WANTED—Assistant poultryman on large up- 
to-date plant; state experience, age. nation¬ 
ality, weight and wages expected. LONE OAK 
POULTRY FARM, Babylon, L. I., N. Y. 
REAL farmer wanted, to milk 12 cows and look 
after 1,000 chickens, and generally run one- 
man 55-acre farm, with all modern improve¬ 
ments and machinery, capable of handling Ford- 
son tractor, and car, etc.; to start work imme¬ 
diately; modem house with toilet, bath, elec¬ 
tric light, running water, heat, etc., and usual 
privileges: must be honest, sober and experi¬ 
enced. Write full particulars, THE HOBBS 
FARM, Upton Lake, Clinton Corners, Dutchess 
Co., N. Y. 
Situations Wanted 
WANTED—Position as manager on large poul¬ 
try farm, commercial or estate; fully experi¬ 
enced in all branches in big way; highest char¬ 
acter; ability; long practical and scientific train¬ 
ing; single; American; highest references fur¬ 
nished. E. SMITH, Forsgate FarmB, Jamesburg, 
N. Y. 
PARMER, life experience, theory and practice, 
desires position, working manager; married; 
age 29. A. H. SCHREIBER, 28 Handy St., 
New Brunswick, N. J. 
MAN and wife wish position together on private 
place; wife as cook; man as dairyman or 
farmer; experienced; American: Protestant; 
state wages in first letter. ADVERTISER 6236, 
care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Position; gamekeeper pheasants, tur¬ 
keys, chickens, or caretaker on estate; mar¬ 
ried; no family. BEAL, Route 6, Freehold, N. J. 
SWISS gardener, 29 years old. single, wishes 
position in private place, country; State New 
York preferred. ADVERTISER 6245, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
SINGLE man, 29, good milker and general farm 
hand, not afraid of work, wants position. 
ADVERTISER 6246, care Rural New-Yorker. 
SITUATION wanted; gardener or caretaker on 
gentleman’s plaee; single; good milker and 
poultry hand; Irish; state wages indoor. AD¬ 
VERTISER 6248, care Rural New-Yorker. 
FARM MANAGER, exceptional ability, open: 
lifetime practical, scientific experience general 
farming, fruit, poultry, hogs; specialty Guernsey 
cattle; developed several famous money-making 
herds; showing; world's record, certified milk: 
accountancy: capacity from help; record spot¬ 
less; American; married: 35. ADVERTISER 
0249, care Rural New-Yorker. 
SITUATION wanted by young woman proficient 
in poultry, housework, dairy and gardening; 
drive Ford; capable; steady; please state ail 
particulars. ADVERTISER 6251, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
MARRIED, practical farmer, wishes position as 
superintendent, herdsman for show, test or 
commercial herd, or poultryman; thorough live 
stock man, farmer and dairyman; no children. 
ADVERTISER 6252, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Position as watchman or special of¬ 
ficer on estate by married man; no bad hab¬ 
its; age 46; 16 years’ experience; willing work¬ 
er; can give best, of reference. Address W. A. 
LLOYD, 126 Nanticoke St., Rreslau, Luzerne 
Co., Pa. 
POULTRYMAN, 13 years’ experience; get re¬ 
sults and capable to handle any size plant; 
excellent references; married; no children. AD¬ 
VERTISER 6257, care Rural New-Yorker. 
FARMER-GARDENER wishes position as work¬ 
ing foreman; 15. years’ experience in all 
branches of agriculture, farm crops, fruit, 
live stock, machinery, vegetable and landscape 
gardening, lawns and shrubbery, poultry; ex¬ 
cellent references: married: no children. AD¬ 
VERTISER 0258, care Rural New-Yorker. 
FARM MANAGER, married, open March 1; ex¬ 
perienced with general farming, breeding, 
feeding, raising dairy cattle, Grade A milk pro¬ 
duction, marketing, hog raising, handling help; 
references; farm-raised; college education. AD¬ 
VERTISER 0259, care Rural New-Yorker. 
POSITION wanted on place where living condi¬ 
tions are good; Protestant American past 50; 
handy; neat worker; poultry, etc.; not to milk; 
good references: send particulars in first letter, 
please. ADVERTISER 6200, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
GARDENER, married, English, drive car, 
handy, wife assist, necessary, seeks position 
for Jan. 1; references; private estate preferred. 
ADVERTISER 6250, care Rural New-Yorker. 
Farms For Sale, to Rent, etc. 
FOR SALE—Good dairy, general purpose farm; 
75 acres. Owner, EDWARD WILKINS. Bur¬ 
lington, N. J. 
60-ACRE fruit and truck farm. Southern Dela¬ 
ware; level; no. stones; modern 8-rooin dwell¬ 
ing; good barn; tenant house, outbuildings anil 
greenhouse; near large town; cement road; val¬ 
uable apple orchard; orchard will pay for farm: 
price $6,000; buildings worth more. S. C. 
ATHERTON, Greenwood, Del. 
FOR SALE—-20-acre fruit farm; new 7-room 
house and bath; electric lights, barn and 
garage; all necessary tools. L. W. CRAFT, 
Marlboro, N. Y. 
FOR RENT—Dairy farm located between Morris 
Plains and Mount Tabor, N. J., on the Dover 
State road: best prices for milk products in the 
country; close market; modern house for large 
family, and modern, comfortable farm build¬ 
ings; reasonable rent; long lease. Write ADVER¬ 
TISER 6200, care Rural New-Yorker. 
6-ROOM house, all conveniences, 1 Vi acre land, 
young fruit orchard: 10 minutes’ walk 1o the 
car; to sell or to rent, to suit inquirer. MRS. 
A. AUER, 432 East 83d St. (top floor). New 
York City. 
199-ACRE farm in Oneida County, N. Y., in¬ 
cluding 7 cows, 3 horses, 50 hens, enough hay 
to winter stock; estimated 50,000 ft. saw tim¬ 
ber; for quick sale, S.3,400. ADVERTISER 6253, 
care Rural Nexv-Yorker. 
FOR SALE—-20-acre poultry farm, Berkshire 
County; 8-room house; modern improvements; 
in perfect condition; spacious lawn and shade; 
new poultry and colony houses; price $4,500. 
ADVERTISER 6254, care Rural New-Yorker. 
FOR SALE or TO RENT—Farm, 112 acres, at 
Pennington, N. J.; 10 miles hard-surfaced 
road to Trenton: dairy, fruit, vegetables and 
)>oultry; good retail route in Trenton; 85 acres 
tillable; balance in two pastures with brook in 
each: buildings in fair condition; 12-room house, 
beautifully situated, near road. ADVERTISER 
6255, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Farm, 100 or more acres. New York 
State, Dutchess or Columbia County; give 
particulars, specifying buildings, equipment, 
machinery, number of acres tillable, distance to 
nearest town and railroad. BOX 121, Fort 
Plain, N. Y. 
COUPLE wishes a position on private place; man 
outside; wife cook or housework; can drive 
any make car. ADVERTISER 6265, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
FARM superintendent desires position that de¬ 
mands responsibility; experienced with pure¬ 
bred stftck, records, management of help, fruit 
and general farm crops; college graduate; 40: 
married; references furnished. ADVERTISER 
6266, care Rural New-Yorker. 
HOUSEKEEPER—Refined middle-aged lady de¬ 
sires position; take entire charge; excellent 
cook; good manager. ADVERTISER 6267, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
YOUNG, strong man, graduated from agricul¬ 
tural college, studied in Denmark, 10 years’ 
experience from big estates, desires steady em¬ 
ployment; person who doesn’t like to keep Class 
A stock doesn’t need to reply; kindly give all 
information; high wages, good work. 64 PROS¬ 
PECT PL., Brooklyn, N. Y. ' 
WANTED—April 1, position as farm manager; 
American; 38; married; 4 children; 14 years 
with Jerseys; 7 years A A milk. P. B. WHITE- 
HEAD, Sellersville, Pa. 
FOR SALE—Easy terms, or exchange for town 
property; 100-acre farm near Cato, N. Y. 
OWNER, 7 Benton St., Auburn, N. Y. 
WANTED—Small farm, 30 miles Mt. Kisco, N. 
Y.; State road. Answer, mail only, M. 
MANN, 57 West Main St., Mt. Kisco, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—52-acre poultry and grain farm: 
close to State road; near Budd Lake, Morris 
Co., N. J.: 7-room house, outbuildings; 600 Leg¬ 
horns; incubators; equipments. 0. W. PRICE, 
R. D., Hackettstown, N. J. 
I WANT to sell my 35 cows, a DeLaval milker 
and all other machinery, milk cans, cooler, 
etc., for $6,000; and I will buy all milk at 
wholesale price; am now* raising about 400 qts. 
per day; I will rent out on long lease the barn, 
new bungalow and about 9 acres of land. AD¬ 
VERTISER 6262, care Rural Nexv-Yorker, 
FOR SALE—High-class farm, 130 acres, in good 
state of cultivation, on State highway, with 
all improvements in house and barns; suitable 
for stock, dairy, fruit, truck or general farm¬ 
ing; fine location; with stock and tools or xvith- 
out. I. B. VAN DERVEER, Freehold, N. J. 
OWING to age, I offer the old homestead xvith 
txx’o adjoining farms comprising 255 acres, 
located one mile from Utica, N. Y.; txva of the 
three houses on the farm, large coxx’ barn, 
creamery and yards have abundant, never-fail¬ 
ing running spring xvater; strictly retail milk 
route of about 300 qts. (noxv 14c per qt.) in 
best residential section of Utica; there is a 
high-grade (97%%) limestone quarry; also a 
beautiful grove of about 30 acres sugar maple 
on the farm; farm is of clay loam of excellent, 
fertility, and hast produced a profit of better 
than $3,000 per year for the last seven years 
after all running expenses and taxes have been 
paid, and will do much better. ADVERTISER 
6268, care Rural Nexv-Yorker. 
Miscellaneous 
HONEY, quart, $1; gallon, $3, 
BARCLAY, Riverton, N. J. 
delivered. 
HONEY—Price list free. ROSCOE F. 
Dept. G, Dundee, N. Y. 
WIXSON, 
(SURE POP)—Old White Rice corn, 25 lbs. 
prepaid 3d zone, $2.50 W. HALBERT, Ox¬ 
ford, N. Y. 
IIONEY-MADE NUT CRUSH—Tile finest and 
most delicious nut candy you ever tasted: 
dozen 10c bars, $1, postpaid. SAWYER BROS., 
Route 3, Portsmouth, Va. 
ORANGES-GRAPEFRUIT—Tree-ripened; bushel 
boxes, picked, packed in grove; oranges, $1.85; 
mixed, $1.60; grapefruit, $1.35; f. o. b. Wan- 
ehula, Fla.; send money xvith orders. E. K. 
WALKER, Jr., P. O. Box 482, Waucbula, Fla 
PURE extracted clover honey; % gallon, $1.50; 
gallon, $2.75; delivered. HARRY J. BORE 
MAN, Katonab, N. Y. 
LADIES, in tliat box of tangled combings I see 
a beautiful switch. Write me. MRS. LII.A 
PRICE, Russell, N. Y. 
BOILED CIDER—The same ns grandmother 
used to make (boiled 5 to 1 in copper), $2.25 
gal., postpaid. PINNACLE FARM, Meredith, 
N. H. 
HONEY—Pure, delicious; guaranteed satisfac¬ 
tion; clover or buckwheat, 5 lbs., $1.10; 10 
lbs., $2, postpaid into third zone. RANSOM 
FARM, 1310 Spring St., Syracuse, N. Y, 
HONEY—Light clover, 5 lbs., $1.15; 10 lbs., 
$2.15; buckwheat, $1 and $1.75; postpaid 
within third zone; 00 lbs. buckwheat here, $6. 
HENRY WILLIAMS, Romulus, N. Y. 
ORDER your grapefruit or oranges noxv for the 
holidays; fine gifts for your friends; full box 
grapefruit, $3; oranges, $3.25; Vi boxes, mixed, 
$2.25, f. o. b. Clearwater; satisfaction guaran¬ 
teed. CORNELIUS BUS, Route A, Clenrxvater, 
Ha. 
WANTED—Five second-hand Cyphers Incuba¬ 
tors, 390-egg size. CLOVER LEAF POUL¬ 
TRY FARM, LaFargevllle, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Candee 3,600-egg Incubator, 1921 
model; 250-egg Buckeye; guaranteed perfect 
condition. TWIN MAPLE HATCHERY, Route 
4, Box 33, Saugertles, N. Y. 
WANTED—Used International sanitary hovers. 
I. D. WALLACE, Easton, Mass. 
HOMES WANTED—There is no greater charity 
than to offer a home to a friendless, deserving 
boy between the ages of 7 and 12 years; this is 
real charity and xve earnestly solicit the co-oper¬ 
ation of Catholic families (Nexv York State 
only). Address PLACING OUT BUREAU, 415 
Broome St., New York City. 
FOR my collection I will buy enx-elopes or other 
covers carrying postage stamps of years pre¬ 
vious to 1870; best bank and commercial refer¬ 
ences. S. W. HAYES, P. O. Box 294, Rich¬ 
mond, Ind. 
HONEY—60-lb. can, clover, $7.80; buckxvheat, 
$6; 40 lbs. clover, $5.60; buckwheat, $5, here; 
10 lbs. delivered within third zone, clover, $2; 
buckwheat, $1.75. RAY C. WILCOX, Odessa, 
N. Y. 
CHOICE new maple syrup In 1-gallon cans. 
$2.25 my place; remit xvitti order. EVERETT 
McINTYRE, Worcester N. Y. 
WANTED—Two-frame honey extractor: good 
condition. Write MARTIN KOUKOL, Milford, 
Conn. 
AX HANDLES, hand-shaved, xvhite hickory, 
00c; for wood splitting, 40c, iwstpaid: single 
or double bit, 32 in., 34 In.; hammer handles, 
finest siiellbark hickory, 12 to 20 in., 15c. 
CHAS. RICKARD, R. 2, Interlaken, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—390-egg Cyphers Incubators; one 
used one season, $45: three used longer, $35 
each. E. B. STARR, W. Cornwall, Conn. 
DELICIOUS Florida oranges and grapefruit, di¬ 
rect from grove, $2 bushel, Tampa, Fla. Send 
check or money order FLORIDA CO-OPERA¬ 
TIVE MARKETING ASSN., Thonotossassa, Fla. 
HONEY of quality; clover, 5 lbs., $1,10; 10 lbs., 
$2: 20 lbs., $3.80; buckwheat, $1, $1.75 and 
$3.50; postpaid. NORTH BRANCH APIARIES. 
North Branch, N. Y. 
WANTED—Elderly woman or couple to room 
and hoard in strictly modern country home 
overlooking the Hudson; good hoard; good room, 
and good pay expected. Address BOX 92, Cox- 
saekie, N. Y. 
BEST quality maple syrup, $2.35 gallon; fresh- 
made sugar, pound cakes, 30c; small cakes, 
40c. G. L. HOWARD, Essex Jet., Vt. 
nONEY—Pure Autumn flower, extracteil; none 
finer; 5 lb. pail, $1.15; two, $2.25; 3d zone. 
H. R. LYON, Cranford, N. J. 
