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The  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
February  17,  1923 
Radishes  tor  livery  season 
RADISHES  are  so  easy  to  raise  and  may  be  had  in  such  rich  variety, 
there  is  no  reason  why  they  should  not  grace  the  table  throughout 
the  year.  Yet  most  folks  are  content  with  one  or  two  plantings  in  early 
Spring.  We  have  arranged  below  a  collection  which  will  provide  radishes 
from  early  spring  to  late  fall.  The  season  may  be  prolonged  by  using 
the  cold  frame  and  the  hothouse  so  as  to  include  the  winter  months. 
Special  Radish  Collection  Offer 
Early  Scarlet  Globe.  Special  French-grown  seed.  Everyone  knows  this  tender 
little  round  variety'.  F ine  for  forcing.  Prices  :  Pkt.,  10c  ;  oz.,  15c  ;  !4-lb.,  30c  ;  lb.,  $1 .00. 
White  Vienna  or  Lady  Finger.  Roots  are  long  and  clear,  white  and  smooth,  crisp 
and  mild.  Prices  :  Pkt.,  10c  ;  oz.,  15c  :  14-lb.,  25c  :  lb.,  75c. 
Whit*  Strauburg.  Root9  are  long  turnip-shaped.  One  ol  the  best  late  summer 
sorts.  Prices:  Pkt.,  10c;  oz.,  15c;  14-lb.,  30c  ;  lb.,  $1.00. 
Round  Black  Spanish.  Late  and  Hardy  ;  for  winter  use.  Prices:  Pkt.,  10c  :  oz.,  15c; 
14-lb  .  55c  :  lb..  $2.00.  All  our  Radish  Seed,  except  the  French-grown  Scarlet  Globe, 
is  grown  under  our  own  supervision.  Every  precaution  is  taken  to  safeguard  the 
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Gladioli 
Aid  in  Naturalization 
The  Naturalization  Aid  League  of  New 
York  City  is  doing  a  very  good  work  in 
helping  aliens  to  secure  their  first  and 
second  papers.  It  serves  about  20,000 
applicants  each  year.  This  is  their  con¬ 
tribution  to  the  general  .work  of  Amer¬ 
icanizing  the  alien.  We  know  from  our 
own  correspondence  that  thousands  of 
people  want  to  be  naturalized,  but  they 
do  not  quite  know  how  to  proceed.  In 
trying  to  advise  them  we  have  had  great 
help  from  this  league.  We  think  it  is 
working  with  real  patriotism  to  assist 
the  alien  in  our  midst.  There  are  some 
excellent  men  behind  it,  and  we  think  its 
objects  are  worthy  and  true.  The  league 
is  maintained  by  voluntary  contributions 
from  organizations  and  individuals,  and 
is  worthy  of  support.  The  headquarters 
are  at  175  East  Broadway,  New  York 
City. 
Coming  Farmers’  Meetings 
Jan.  2 -Feb.  23 —  New  York  State 
School  of  Agriculture,  Cobleskill,  short 
course  and  ice  cream  making.  _ 
Feb.  7-April  23— Courses  in  agriculture 
and  horticulture,  Columbia  University, 
New  York  City.  ,  _  ,  .T  , 
Feb.  12-16 — Farmers’  Week.  New  York 
Agricultural  College,  Ithaca,  N.  Y. 
Feb.  21-23 — -Eastern  meeting.  New 
York  State  Horticultural  Society,  Pough¬ 
keepsie,  N.  Y.  .  T  _  , 
March  6-7 — Annual  meeting,  New  York 
State  Vegetable  Growers’  Association, 
Slocum  College  of  Agriculture,  Syracuse, 
N.  Y. 
Mlareh  12-17 — -International  Flower 
Show,  Grand  Central  Palace,  New  York 
May  15-16 — American  Guernsey*Cattle 
Club,  New  York  City. 
Dec.  13-15  —  North  Bergen  County 
Poultry  Association,  fifth  annual  show, 
Westwood,  N.  J. 
CONTENTS 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER,  FEB.  17.  1923 
FARM  TOPICS 
Muck  or  Peat  for  Manure. . 234 
Crushing  Stones  for  Fertilizer . . .  240 
Shavings  Bedding  for  Manure . 246 
Hope  Farm  Notes .  250 
New  York  State  Notes .  253 
LIVE  STOCK  AND  DAIRY 
Comparative  Prices  for  Milk  Products . 253 
Milk  Can  Law  Amendment . 253 
Wrong  Feeding  Method .  256 
Feeding  Holstein  Herd .  256 
Feeding  Dairy  Cows  and  Milkers .  256 
Trouble  with  Pigs... .  *98 
Horse  and  Cow  Questions .  258 
Ration  Lacks  Protein . 258 
Milk  and  Live  Stock  Questions . 261 
THE  HENYARD 
Make  Your  Patronage 
of  Local  Merchants 
Return  You  a  Profit 
You  annually  spend  most  of  your  income  with 
your  Home  Town  Merchants.  Mauy  of  them 
send  you  a  Calendar  each  year.  This  may  be 
about  all  you  get  for  hundreds  of  dollars’  worth 
of1  patronage.  Did  you  ever  stop  to  think  where 
your  Grocer,  Butc-her,  Baker,  Garageman,  Drug¬ 
gist,  Milkman,  Insurance  Agent  or  Coal  Man, 
purchases  the  Calendars  he  gives  to  his  Custo¬ 
mers?  Should  you  investigate  you  will  probably 
discover  that  they  were  obtained  from  a  Travel¬ 
ing  Salesman,  who  comes  to  your  Town  once  a 
year,  takes  a  batch  of  Calendar  orders  and  de¬ 
parts,  leaving  nothing  but  a  "Thank-you.”  but 
pocketing  a  good  profit  on  the  sales.  WHY 
NOT  CAPITALIZE  YOUR  PATRONAGE  OF 
YOUR  HOME  TOWN  TRADESMEN?  You 
spend  most  of  your  money  with  them.  YOU 
HAVE  THE  BEST  SELLING  ARGUMENT  pos¬ 
sible  for  furnishing  them  with  their  annual 
supply  of  Calendars.  This  Old  Established 
Company  can  furnish  you  with  tbp  EQUIP¬ 
MENT  AND  COMPLETE  INSTRUCTIONS 
FREE,  BY  MAIL,  for  “closing  the  sales.”  We 
do  not  promise  you  a  fortune  in  a  few  weeks. 
But  we  know,  from  long  experience,  that  in  a 
few  evenings  or  afternoons  of  overtime  work. 
YOU  CAN  GET  THIS  BUSINESS  that  every 
year  has  gone  to  the  “Traveling  Salesman.” 
For  in  audition  to  the  Patronage  argument  you 
can  show  that  OUR  HIGH  QUALITY  GOODS 
ARE  FROM  TWENTY  TO  THIRTY  PER  CENT 
LOWER  IN  PRICE  than  those  offered  by  the 
Traveling  Salesman.  You  will  be  surprised  to 
find  how  easy  it  is  to  sell  our  goods.  Scores  of 
men  have  thus  easily  earned  a  tidy  sum  for 
themselves  or  their  families.  And  more  than 
this,  you  may  have  selling  ability  that  you  do 
not  realize.  Our  ten  best  Salesmen  today  are 
men  who  STARTED  WITH  OUR  SMALL  SAM¬ 
PLE  CASES,  selling  their  Home  Town  Trade- 
men  and  Friends.  Later  they  found  the  work 
so  attractive  that  they  are  now  devoting  their 
entire  time  to  selling  our  Calendars,  Blotters 
and  Fans,  earning  a  steady  income  from  regular 
customers  who  buy  year  after  year.  THIS 
MAY  BE  THE  OPPORTUNITY  YOU  HAVE 
LONG  SOUGHT.  Write  us  at  once  for  partici, 
Iars.  The  selling  season  is  just  beginning. 
Address  Dept.  D 
BEST  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  New  Haven.  Conn. 
A  Hardy  Ensilage  Corn  Ittfg 
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Get  your  hnstwge  .h 
reliable-  growers  in  tbe  famous  West  Btan* 
Valley  of  Northern  Pennsylvania.  Every 
field  producing  this  corn  was  thoroughly 
inspected  by  a  disinterested  committee  of 
experts.  Every  bag  is  certified  and  guar¬ 
anteed  by  the  growers  to  be  mature,  of 
high  quality,  purity  and  germination.  Ask 
your  County  Agent  about  this  genuine  Cer¬ 
tified  Ensilage  Corn,  grown  especially  for 
seed  by  West  Branch  Co-Operative  Seed 
Growers.  Write  us  for  sample,  prices  and 
complete  description. 
WEST  BRANCH  CO-OPERATIVE  SEED 
GROWERS’  ASSOCIATION,  INC. 
Box  D,  Williamsport,  Pa. 
Test  36-38  lbs.  Carload  lots  or  less.  Also  Early 
SEED  CORN.  Med.  Ked,  Mammoth,  Alsike,  Al¬ 
falfa,  Sweet  Clover  and  Timothy  Seed.  Get  our 
circular  and  prices  before  buying, 
THEO.  BURT  £/  SONS  Melrose.  Ohio 
How  to  Hatch  and  Raise  Chicks . 233,  234 
Egg-eating  Hens  .  245 
Potatoes  for  Poultry .  247 
The  Madison  Square  Poultry  Show . 249 
Feather  Pulling  .  249 
Egg-eating  Pullets  .  262 
Variations  in  Eggs .  262 
Hens  Off  Feed .  262 
Keeping  Hens  Up  at  Night . 264 
Questions  About  Roup .  264 
Poultry  House  of  Hollow  Tile .  264 
Egg-laying  Contest  .  266 
Crossing  White  and  Black  Leghorns .  266 
Venture  in  Poultry  Raising....... .  268 
Laying  Ration  for  Ducks . 268 
Mash  for  Baby  Chicks . . . 268 
Potatoes  for  Poultry .  269 
Sweet  Milk  for  Hens . .. . 269 
Ration  for  Layers;  Breaking  Up  Broodiness.  269 
HORTICULTURE 
Starting  Very  Early  Vegetables .  236 
Division  of  Dahlias . .  237 
Vines  for  Shaded  Piazza .  237 
Onions  Do  Not  Form!  Bulbs .  237 
Propagating  California  Privet . 237 
New  England  Notes . 239 
The  Strawberry  Leaf-roller . 240 
Winter  Grape  Cuttings . . .  246 
Fox  Grape  Near  Domestic  Varieties . 246 
Cuttings  from  Grape  Trimmings .  246 
The  Story  of  the  McIntosh  Apple . 242 
Budding  Cherry  Trees .  251 
Propagating  Barberries  .  251 
Quick-Growing  Shade  Trees .  251 
WOMAN  AND  HOME 
From  Day  to  Day .  254 
Two  Precious  Accomplishments . 254 
The  Rural  Patterns . 254 
The  Farm  Garden . 254,  255 
Insertion  and  Edging . 255 
Tennessee  Notes  .  255 
Reading  to  Children .  255 
Mending  Bag  Cloth . 255 
MISCELLANEOUS 
A  Discussion  of  the  Proposed  School  Plans.  .  235 
A  New  Idea  in  Cold  Storage . 235 
Connection  with  Private  Wire . 235,  236 
Country  Schools  .  242 
Events  of  the  Week . 242 
Broken  Contract  on  Land  Sale . 239 
Copy  of  Original  Deed .  239 
Securing  Payment  from  Debtor . 239 
Contract  Work  with  Employer . 239 
Sewage  Pollution  of  Wells,... . 240 
Origin  of  Indian  Summer . 240 
Contract  and  Mortgage... .  244 
Discontinued  Damage  Suit . 244 
Sale  of  Mortgaged  Cows .  244 
A  Traveled  Cat . 245 
The  Pipeless  Furnace . 246 
Clergyman’s  Exemption  from  Taxation . 246 
Building  New  School . 247 
Paying  Railroad  Fare  for  School  Children...  247 
Collection  of  School  Taxes . 247 
What  Killed  the  Canary? .  248 
The  Pleasures  of  Wild  Land .  248 
Editorials  .  252 
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