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GRIMM 
ALFALFA 
Guaranteed  not  to  winter  kill.  There  is 
no  other  proof  of  genuineness.  Next  in 
importance  is  Freedom  From  \\  eeds. 
Scott’s  Grimm  is  carefully  selected  and 
thoroughly  cleaned  for  Freedom  From 
Weed  Seeds  and  Dead  Grains.  Grimm 
is  reasonable  in  price  this  year.  Let  us 
quote  prices  and  send  our  Seed  Book. 
It  tellB  “How  to  Know  Good  Seed.” 
O.  M.  SCOTT  &  SONS  CO. 
32  Seventh  Street  -  Marvsville,  Ohio 
Get  your  Ensilage  Seed  Corn  direct  from 
reliable  growers  in  the  famous  West  Branch 
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 
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seed  by  West  Branch  Co-Operative  Seed 
Growers.  Write  us  for  sample,  prices  and 
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GROWERS’  ASSOCIATION,  INC. 
Box  D,  Williamsport,  Pa. 
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Northern'.Grown  Seeds 
ROSS  BROS.  CO.  -  Worcester,  Mass. 
OOD  SEEDS 
Grown  From  Select 
Stock— None  Better— 53 
years  selling  good  seeds  to  sat¬ 
isfied  customers.  Prices  below 
all  others.  Extra  lot  free  in 
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Com 
Crib  and  Silage 
Pure  Seed,  grown  in  fer¬ 
tile  Lancaster  Co.,  Pa. 
Hand-picked —specially 
dried;  tested.  Insures 
full  even  stands.  Heavy- 
^yielding  varieties.  Write 
for  free  Samples,  Prices 
and  new  Catalog  of  Farm 
Seeds.  Mention  this  paper. 
A.  H.  Hoffman,  Inc.,  Landisville,  lane.  Co.,  Pa. 
CERTIFIED  JSEED  TPOTATOES 
Sunnyside  Strain  of  Number  Nines,  selected  12 
years.  Two  first  prizes  New  York  State  Fair,  1922. 
Plant  them  to  insure  big  crops  of  smooth  white  po¬ 
tatoes.  Beautifully  illustrated  circular  on  request. 
Also  Green  Mts  and  Cobblers.  RIIiEX  BROS.,  Sennett,  N.Y. 
Pure  Strain  Brand  Seed  Potatoes 
ft.  G.  ALDRIDGE  SONS  Established  1889  Fishers,  N,  Y. 
for  Sale  Golden  Orange  Flint  Seed  Corn 
•2.25  bushel.  Mammoth  White  Cap  Yellow  Dent,  for  en¬ 
silage,  *2.  Samples  free.  HARRY  VAIL,  Warwick,  Orange  Co  ,  N.Y. 
AMEEGER  STRAIN 
Danish  Ballhead  CABBAGE  SEED 
Imported  direct  from  Denmark,  $2.50  lb.,  postpaid. 
C.  I.  STAFFORD  Cortland,  New  York  R.  3 
Swppf  ninvpr  SppH  White  or  yellow  biennial.  Inoc- 
dnool  ulUYur  OBBu  u|ator  for  aifaifa,  sweet  clo¬ 
ver,  soy  beans.  Guaranteed.  Bushel-size  can,  post 
paid,  75c.  E.  E.  BASIL,  sweet  clover  grower,  Latty,  Ohio, 
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USEFUL  FARM  BOOKS 
Fertilizers  and  Crop,  Van  Slyke. . . . 
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Milk  Testing,  Publow . 
Butter  Making,  Publow . 
Manual  of  Milk  Products,  Stocking. 
Book  of  Cheese,  Thom  and  Fisk.  .  .  . 
Successful  Fruit  Culture,  Maynard. 
Pruning  Manual  Bailey. . . . 
American  Apple  Orchard.  Waugh .  . 
American  Peach  Orchard.  Waugh.. 
Vegetable  Garden,  Watts . 
Vegetable  Forcing,  Watts . 
Edmonds’  Poultry  Account  Book... 
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Turkey  Book,  Eamon . 
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RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
The  Future  of  Eastern  Grape-growino 
Part  II 
Improve  Concord  „  Quality.  —  There 
are  now  more  than-  sufficient  Concord 
vines  to  provide  quantity ;  now  who  is 
to  supply  the  quality  in  this  variety? 
Right  here  is  where  the  money  from 
grape-growing  in  the  future  is  to  come. 
Will  the  establishment  of  more  Concord 
vineyards  but  add  to  the  already  excessive 
quantity  or  will  the  new  vineyardist  aim 
for  quality?  The  time  was  when  the 
label  on  the  package  stood  for  something. 
The  buyer  or  consumer  knew  that  here 
was  uniformity  at  least.  His  repeat  or¬ 
ders  were  for  such  a  brand,  and  he  had 
confidence  that  he  would  get  what  he  or¬ 
dered.  For  the  past  few  seasons  the  label 
has  meant  but  little,  because  no  two 
growers  had  the  same  conception  of  a 
No.  1  pack.  In  a  single  car  loaded  by 
several  growers  and  supposedly  of  the 
same  grade,  there  are  likely  to  he  as  many 
grades  as  the  number  of  growers  loading 
the  particular  car. 
Bulk  Packages. — The  common  pack¬ 
age  for  bulk  grapes  in  the  East  is  the 
Jumbo  or  12-qt.  Climax  basket.  This 
pack  is  destined  for  but  three  or  four  pos¬ 
sible  uses  at  the  outside.  The  impression 
is  abroad  that  since  this  fruit  is  to  be 
used  for  manufacturing  purposes,  any¬ 
thing  and  everything  is  allowable.  But 
how  long  will  the  consumer  continue  to 
buy  a  heterogeneous  lot  of  fruit  when  he 
learns  that  he  can  be  furnished  with  fruit 
of  high  quality  at  a  like  price  from  other 
sections?  The  Eastern  buyer  is  already 
turning  to  California  and  the  West  for 
his  need#,  and  unless  he  can  get  the  best 
from  Eastern  vineyards  he  is  more  and 
more  to  get  his  needs  from  the  West. 
For  the  past  several  seasons  many  cars 
of  California  wine  grapes  have  been  sold 
in  the  heart  of  one  of  the  large  grape¬ 
growing  sections  of  the  East,  even  when 
there  was  an  ample  supply  of  American 
grapes  in  the  vicinity  available.  One  who 
has  compared  a  car  of  California  fruit 
on  arrival  with  a  car  of  grapes  grown  in 
the  East  and  shipped  in  bulk  is  forced  to 
admit  that  in  the  majority  of  cases  the 
Western  car  is  more  attractive,  and  even 
if  the  selling  price  be  some  dollars  above 
that  of  the  local  fruit;  it  meets  with  a 
more  ready  sale  and  a  better  satisfied 
customer.  Of  course,  some  cars  of  West¬ 
ern  fruit  arrive  in  poor  condition,  but 
this  cannot  be  traced  to  the  poor  quality 
of  the  fruit  when  shipped,  but  rather 
through  lack  of  ice  or  delay  in  transit. 
Usually  this  fruit  arrives  in  very  fine 
condition.  It  is  recognized  that  the  old 
world  varieties  are  suited  by  their  fruit 
Characters  to  withstand  more  handling 
and  they  can  he  kept  in  good  condition 
much  longer  after  fruit  is  taken  from  the 
vines  than  can  most  American  varieties. 
But  aside  from  these  facts,  the  fruit  from 
the  AVest  is  of  better  grade  when  loaded 
than  is  much  of  that  from  the  East. 
Standardizing  Pack. —  The  Eastern 
grower,  to  compete  with  the  West,  must 
standardize  his  fruit.  Practically  all 
growers  recognize  this  fact,  yet  year  by 
year,  instead  of  getting  better  and  better, 
it  seems  to  be  getting  poorer  and  poorer. 
It  is  the  same  old  story,  an  early  season 
demand  with  a  letting  down  of  the  quality 
barriers,  since  it  seems  that  anything  and 
everything  will  sell  at  one  price.  The 
painstaking,  conscientious  grower  who 
has  been  following  certain  standards  for 
several  years  sees  his  neighbor’s  fruit 
wormy,  mildewed,  small-clustered  and  red, 
going  for  the  same  price  that  his  better 
quality  product  is  bringing,  and  he  says : 
“What’s  the  use?”  It  is  clear  sailing  for 
all  for  some  days,  and  then  the  market 
breaks.  Why?  Simply  greed  has  killed 
the  goose  that  was  laying  the  golden  egg. 
Supplies  of  grapes  from  other  sources  of 
better  quality  have  begun  to  arrive,  and 
buying  has  switched  from  the  poor  to  the 
good.  It  is  the  exception  that  this  con¬ 
dition  does  not  occur  annually.  It  is  a 
pity  that  more  of  the  growers  cannot  be 
on  the  receiving  end  of  the  deal  occasion¬ 
ally,  and  note  the  arrivals  day  after  day. 
It  is  reported  that  one  man  who  was  in 
the  Eastern  trade  one  season  as  a  selling 
representative  from  his  home  community 
remarked  that  he  could  not  believe  that 
such  fruit  had  ever  been  shipped  from  his 
neighborhood,  except  that  the  label  so 
stated.  Too  many  of  us  think  that  our 
responsibility  ceases  when  we  have  de¬ 
livered  the  packages  at  the  car  door,  and 
that  all  future  worry  is  the  selling 
agency’s,  whether  it  be  the  individual 
buyer  or  a  co-operative  body  of  which  he 
is  a  part.  Car-door  inspection  is  good  as 
far  as  it.  goes,  but  it  is  physically  impos¬ 
sible  during  the  rush  of  the  shipping  sea¬ 
son  to  make  even  a  casual  inspection  of 
grapes  in  closed  packages  that  is  of  any 
value.  Th  making  of  a  good  pack  must 
arise  with  the  individual  grower.  If  he 
has  not  the  intent  to  adhere  to  the  qualifi¬ 
cations  laid  down  by  his  selling  associa¬ 
tion,  no  manner  of  inspection  is  going  to 
keep  up  with  him.  Vineyard  inspection 
throughout  the  growing  season,  followed 
by  frequent  helpful  supervision  during 
harvesting,  in  harmonizing  various  opin¬ 
ions  as  to  what  constitutes  a  good  pack, 
may.  aid.  AY  hen  standards  have  been  es¬ 
tablished  and  a  grower  does  not  conform 
to  them,  he  should  not  be  allowed  to  spoil 
the  efforts  of  others,  but  rather  his  fruit 
should  be  discounted. 
Possible  Improvements. — -Thus  far 
we  have  considered  future  prospects  and 
markets  with  the  assumption  that  the 
grower  has  a  sufficiently  large  part  of  his 
crop  suitable  for  a  good  quality  pack,  and 
niDDIE'C  tested 
U lDCi.fi  9  SEED  OATS 
Northern  grown,  from  selected  stock  seed,  thoroughly  recleaned  twice  in  our  own  seedhouse  and  tested 
both  for  purity  and  germination,  frequently  produce  maximum  crops  when  ordinary  seed  is  a  failure. 
In  Dihhlp’s  Heavy-Weight  Oats  yre  °?,er  tlle  heaviest  and  most  productive  Americun  grown 
f  ,,  I  5  neavy  freigni  uais  oat  qhe  straw  js  tan  strong  and  stiff.  The  grain  is  thin 
hulled  with  average  weight  of  42-44  lbs.  per  measured  bushel,  although  we  have  had  several  crops 
of  47-lb.  grain.  Yields  have  been  reported  to  us  of  80-82-87-90-92  and  up  to  118  bushels  per  acre  right 
here  in  the  Middle  and  New  England  States,  YVhy  not  grow  thi*  kind  of  a  crop  on  your  farm  ? 
make  a  special  low  price  on  10  bushels  or  more  delivered  FREIGHT  PREPAID  to  your  station 
Write  at  once  for  10  sample  packages  of  [Dibble's  T"1  T"« 
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Address,  EDWARD  F.  DIBBLE  SEEDGROWER,  Box  B,  Honeoye  Falls,  N.  Y. 
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yield  of  any  other  onion  set  on  the  market.  It  is  also  the  best  keeper 
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One  customer  reported  90  bushels,  grown  from  one  bushel  of  these 
Japanese  sets. 
Plant  at  least  a  pint  in  your  1923  garden.  They  will  mature  several  weeks 
ahead  of  seed  onions  and  are  sure  croppers. 
Japanese  Onion  Sets,  postpaid  ;  pint,  25  cents;  quart,  50  cents  ;  8  pounds,  $1.65* 
By  express,  32  pounds,  $5.00.  Order  direct  from  this  advertisement. 
1923  Seed  Catalogue  FREE 
Our  1923  catalogue  lists  selected  Aroostook  County  Potato  Seed — all  leading 
varieties — selected  right  on  the  ground  by  our  own  representatives.  It  is  also  a 
dependable  guide  to  the  best  home  and  market  garden  varieties  of  radishes, 
tomatoes,  lettuce,  onions,  beets,  etc.  Write  for  it  today.  Free. 
H.  WOODRUFF  &  SONS,  19  Railroad  Ave.,  Milferd,  C#nn. 
When  you  think  of  Seed,  think  of  Woodruff  of  Milford. 
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Maule's  Seeds  and  follow  our  wonderful  1 923  seed 
book  as  a  guide.  Benefit  by  our  46  years  of 
experience  as  seed 
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WASHINGTON 
RUST 
RESISTANT 
ASPARAGUS 
Pedigreed  stocks  of  both  seed  and  one  year  old  roots 
Washington  Asparagus  is  the  result  of  several  years’  work  on  the 
part  of  the  best  plant-breeders  in  the  United  States  Department  of 
Agriculture.  We  look  on  It  as  an  indispensable  variety,  especially 
for  growers  whose  fields  have  suffered  from  rust,  inasmuch  as  this  is 
practically  immune  from  that  trouble. 
Washington  is  uniformly  high  yielding,  of  large  size  and  rapid 
growth,  all  of  which  indicates  tenderness  and  a  brilliant  appearance, 
which  in  turn  gives  a  higher  market  value.  An  asparagus  bed  is  u 
permanent  investment,  and  therefore  growers  should  not  be  satisfied 
anything  but  the  best  obtainable.  The  germination  of  the  seed 
Is o Prlcer  SL  *250  Ptp  100'  U<>.00  for  500,  *18.00  per 
1  (K)0,  $80  per  5,000,  $150  per  10,000.  Delivered.  Price  of  seed  large 
&  oo25cA  ??”  ^c;  1/4  lb  >  lb.,  $6.00;  5  lbs.,  $25.00;  10  lbs.. 
$50.00.  Delivered. 
Stokes  1023  catalog  contains  a  great,  many  other  offerings  of  equal 
value  and  interest.  This  valuable  book  for  Market  Gardeners  is  sent 
free  to  all  readers  of  the  R.  N.-Y. 
STOKES  SEED  FARMS  COMPANY,  Growers 
(hi  fertile  Burlington  County)  Windermoor  Farm.  Moorestown,  New  Jersey 
edigreed 
CORNELLIAN 
and  EMPIRE  OATS 
CERTIFIED  RUSSET 
POTATOES 
ROBUST  BEANS 
CORNELL  No.  11  CORN 
Yielding  ability  thoroughly  tested.  Inspected  for  disease-freedom  and  purity.  Condition  and  del  ivervVuaran  teed 
Write  for  records,  descriptions  and  prices.  Aek  your  County  Agent  about  them. 
K.  C.  LIVERMORE 
QUAKER  HILL  FARM  box  m,  HONEOYE  FALLS. 
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