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It  kills  plant  lice 
—and  it  costs  less  than  two 
cents  a  gallon  to  spray  with 
Hall’s  Nicotine  Sulphate. 
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INSECTICIDES 
Thresh  With  Half  the  Usual 
Machine  Crew 
You  can  thresh  with  only  half  of  the  crews 
needed  on  old  type  machines  when  you  use 
the  1923  Farquhar  Thresher.  Gearless 
Windstacker  never  chokes,  puts  straw  exactly 
where  it  is  wanted  with  minimum  hand  labor. 
Self-feeder,  keeps  thresher  always  working  at 
full  capacity,  eliminates  services  of  one  man. 
Patented  grain-saving  device  at  bottom  of 
windstacker  prevents  grain  from  being  blown 
out  and  lost.  Strong,  light  running  trucks. 
Threshes  all  kinds  of  grain,  soy  beans  and 
cow  peas  — also  comes  with  clover  hulling  and 
rice  attachments. 
Simple  and  economical  in  operation.  Sat¬ 
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Box  530  -  ,  -  -  -  York, “Pa. 
FARQUHAR 
Wonderful  New 
Garden  Machine 
Puts  an  end  to  the  slow,  tiresome, 
back-breaking  work.  Enables  yot 
to  grow  far  better  gardens. 
RARKFR  WEEDER,  MULCHEn 
Unnjtult  AND  CULTIVATOR 
Simply  push  along  the  rows  (like  ^ 
a  lawnmower).  8  blades  revolving  against  under¬ 
ground  knife  destroy  the  weeds  and  in  th*  same 
operation  chop  up  clods  and  crusted  surface  into 
a  level,  moisture -retaining  mulch.  Intensive 
cultivation.  Best  WeedKiller  Ever  Used. “  Aboycan 
run  it,  do  more  and  better  work  than  10  men  with 
hoes.  Guards  protect 
leave®.  Shovels  for  deeper  culti- 
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ji  FREE  BOOK  — Tells  how  to  get  the 
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Corn-growing  in  Guam 
Very  few  of  us  ever  stop  to  realize  that 
Uncle  Sam  owns  a  small  island  off  in  the 
Pacific  Ocean — Guam,  It  was  handed 
to  us  after  the  Spanish  War,  and  has 
proved  something  of  a  small  white  ele¬ 
phant  thus  far.  There  is  an  experiment 
station  on  the  island,  where  experts  are 
trying  to  teach  the  natives  new  methods 
of  agriculture,  and  they  have  their  job 
cut  out  for  them.  A  recent  bulletin  from 
this  station  tells  about  corn-growing  in 
A  Guam  Farmer  Working  With  Fosino 
Guam.  Among  others  we  have  the  picture 
of  a  native  farmer  cultivating  the  crop. 
He  is  shown  on  this  page.  The  tool  he  is 
working  with  is  called  a  fosino.  It  seems 
to  be  made  like  what  we  call  a  Dutch 
or  scuffle  hoe  with  a.  long  handle,  and  it  is 
said  the  natives  do  great  work  with  it. 
They  find  it  more  effective  than  one  of  our 
modern  hoes.  A  few  cultivators  have 
been  introduced  —  a  single  ox  being 
used  to  pull  them — but  the  great  bulk  of 
the  crop  is  ‘evidently  worked  fully  with 
this  fosino.  It,  may  look  like  a  clumsy 
tool,  but  anyone  who  has  worked  with  a 
scuffle  hoe  knows  what  it  will  do. 
Propagating  Grapes 
Can  I  grow  cuttings  from  a  wild  grape 
vine?  My  aunt  has  an  old  wild  grape¬ 
vine  on  her  farm,  and  I  would  like  to  get 
a  vine  from  it.  Could  I  get  cuttings  from 
it  now  from  last  year’s  growth,  say  10  or 
12  in.  long?  How  should  J  handle  them? 
Should  I  bundle  them  together  and  put 
them  in  my  cellar,  or  plant  out  of  doors 
till  Spring?  Should  I  put  the  butt  ends 
in  the  ground  and  tops  up,  or  should  the 
top  end  be  in  the  ground?  In  planting 
them  in  the  Spring,  which  end  down? 
What  time  in  the  Spring  should  I  put 
them  out  for  good?  If  any  of  them 
should  grow,  would  you  cut  back  the  first 
year’s  growth  to  three  or  four  buds,  or 
just  let  them  grow  ?  l.  h. 
Some  species  of  wild  grapes  root  with 
difficulty  from  cuttings.  In  this  event  it 
is  necessary  to  practice  “layering.”  This 
is  done  by  burying  several  canes  of  last 
year’s  growth  the  coming  Spring  to  a 
depth  of  0  to  S  in.,  leaving  them  attached 
to  the  parenfvine.  The  extremity  of  the 
cane  is  brought  to  the  surface  and  cut 
away,  leaving  two  or  three  buds  project¬ 
ing  above  the  ground  level.  It  is  custo¬ 
mary  to  dig  a  narrow  trench  for  the  pur¬ 
pose  of  layering,  laying  the  canes  in  these. 
By  sloping  these  to  the  soil  level  the  cane 
is  readily  led  from  the  ground  at  the  end 
of  the  trench.  In  most  cases  roots  will 
have  developed  from  several  nodes  or 
joints.  Iu  the  Fall  the  layered  cane  is 
separated  from  the  parent  vine  and  cut 
into  as  many  plants  as  root  growth  war¬ 
rants. 
In  propagating  grapes  from  cuttings 
the  cane  growth  of  the  past  season  is  out 
into  lengths  varying  from  8  to  12  in. 
Most  cuttings  in  the  East  are  made  to 
10-in.  lengths.  They  are  then  put  into 
bundles  of  from  50  to  100.  with  the  butt 
ends  together,  and  buried  with  the  butt 
ends  up  in  a  well-drained,  loose  soil  with 
a  southern  exposure.  They  are  placed 
deeply  enough  so  that  about  4  in.  of  soil 
covers  the  butts  when  the  soil  is  leveled. 
As  the  warm  weather  of  Spring  comes  the 
soil  covering  is  gradually  removed  and 
a  light,  layer  of  straw  placed  over  the 
butts. 
Grape  cuttings  are  planted  in  furrows 
or  trenches  in  a  nearly  up  and  down  po¬ 
sition,  although  some  believe  they  should 
be  given  a  slight  slant.  The  butt  ends 
are.  of  course,  placed  in  the  bottom  of 
the  furrow  and  deeply  enough  so  that  the 
upper  hud  of  the  cutting  will  be  at  or 
just  above  the  ground  level  when  the 
trench  is  filled.  They  are  planted  out 
fairly  early  in  the  Spring  after  the  soil 
has  warmed  and  danger  of  freezing  is 
passed.  No  pruning  of  the  plants  result¬ 
ing  is  necessary  until  they  are  to  be 
placed  in  their  permanent  locations.  At 
this  time  the  roots  are  cut  away  some 
and  the  tops  are  cut  back  to  two  or  three 
buds.  F.  e,  o. 
You  Cart  Grow 
Scabby  Potatoes 
if  you  want  to. 
But  you  dorit 
have  to.  Just  use 
Inoc-Sul 
Inoculated  Sulphur 
It  will  positively  overcome  the  scab  organism 
and  keep  the  crop  clean ,  bright  and  marketable 
Inoc-Slll  is  a  necessity  and  a  big 
profit-producer  for  every  grower  of 
potatoes,  either  table  stock  or  seed, 
t  he  potato  market,  for  seed  and  table 
stock  alike,  will  not  tolerate  scabby  or 
rough  potatoes. 
The  seed  grower  very  often  has  his 
whole  crop  condemned  because  of  a 
small  percentage  of  scab.  He  can  no 
longer  afford  to  take  a  chance — he 
must  keep  his  crop  clean. 
The  grower  of  potatoes  for  table 
stock  who  has  scab  must  go  to  the 
heavy  expense  of  inspecting  and  sort¬ 
ing  his  whole  crop  or  be  willing  to  ac¬ 
cept  a  reduced  price  or  even  entire 
refusal  of  his  shipment.  Even  the 
table  stock  market  now  refuses  scabby 
potatoes  and  insists  upon  clean,  sound 
stock. 
Inoc-Sul  is  dependable  insurance 
against  potato  scab.  It 'cleans  up  in¬ 
fected  fields — it  keeps  uninfected  fields 
clean.  It  is  inexpensive  and  easily  ap¬ 
plied,  requiring  no  special  machinery. 
Broadcast  by  hand,  fertilizer  or  lime 
broadcaster,  or  seed  drill. 
Inoc-Sul  strikes  at  the  very  root  of 
the  potato  scab  evil — it  overcomes  the 
scab  organism  IN  THE  SOIL,  not 
merely  the  scab  on  the  seed,  as  does  seed 
treatment. 
Write  us  today.  We  will  without 
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Inoc-Sul— what  it  is— where  to  get  it 
— how  to  use  it — how  it  will  save  your 
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of  potatoes  you  will  plant  and  the 
name  of  your  dealer.  Our  reply  will  he 
worth  dollars  to  you. 
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TEXAS  GULF  SULPHUR  CO. 
Desk  C  41  East  42nd  Street 
New  York  City 
Inoc-Sul  is  the  best  form  of  sulphur  for  any  farm  use — dusting 
seed,  preserving  manure,  fertilizer,  soil  corrective  and  livestock. 
HAYE  S 
Fruit  Fog  Sprayers 
Guaranteeing 
Top  Prices  for  Fruit 
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Hayes  “Fruit  Fog”  guarantees  best 
rices  for  your  fruit— more  fruit  in 
ad  years,  better  fruit  in  good  years.  Tremen¬ 
dous  pressure  (300  lbs.  guaranteed)  breaks 
the  spray  into  a  fog  which  completely  pene¬ 
trates  every  crevice  of  twig,  leaf,  bark  and  bud . 
Prices  Slashed  to  Bottom 
Hayes  Power  Sprayers  vary  in  capacity 
only.  The  smallest  maintains  same  pres¬ 
sure  and,  except  as  to  quantity,  is  as  effi¬ 
cient  and  satisfactory  as  the  largest  size. 
New  Folder- 
Advice  of  Spray- 
ng  Experts 
We  make  full  line  of  power  and  hand 
sprayers.  Tell  us  your  requirements. 
Distributors  and  dealers 
in  all  principal  cities. 
HAYES  PUMP  AND  PLANTER  CO. 
Dept.  43.  Galva,  III. 
FREE; 
FERTILIZERS 
Croxton  Brand 
Commercial  Fertilizers 
Also  Raw  Materials 
Carload  or  less  Carload  lots 
NITRATE  OF  SODA  TANKAGE 
SULPHATE  OF  AMMONIA  BONE  MEAL 
ACID  PHOSPHATE  MURIATE  OF  POTASH 
BLOOD  SULPHATE  OF  POTASH 
Inquiries  should  state  whether  carload  or  less  car¬ 
load  and  in  commercial  mixtures,  analysis  desired. 
N.J.  FERTILIZER  &  CHEMICAL  CO. 
Factory:  Croxton,  Jersey  City,  N.  J. 
Office:  40  Rector  Street,  New  York 
FRIEND  ’SPRAYERS 
GASPORT.  NY 
Catalog  7ree 
Pulverized  Sheep  Manure 
Adds  Humus-IncreasesYield  ! 
Small  grain  yields  • 
greatly  increased  by 
the  use  of  Sheep’s 
Head  Pulverized 
Sheep  Manure.  One 
farmer  writes:  “30%  V*»A 
increased  yield  over 
barn  manure  on  worn 
out  land.”  Dropped  with 
fertilizer  attachment. 
Rich  in  nitrogen,  phos¬ 
phoric  acid  and  potash— 
also  adds  humus.  Kor  all  field  crops  and  meadows 
Wonderful  results  on  garden,  truck  patches,  lawns, 
small  fruits,  etc.  Sheep’s  Head  Brand  is  guaranteed 
free  from  germs  and  weed  seeds.  Pulverized  and  put 
into  sacks  for  easy  handling.  Write  for  prices. 
NATURAL  GUANO  CO.,  830  River  St.,  Aurora,  HI. 
Grangers 
TRIPLE  PURPOSE 
Chicken  Grit 
AND 
Agricultural  Limestone 
Write  for  prices  and  freight  rates. 
GRANGERS  MANUFACTURING  CO. 
WORKS:  WEST  STOCKBRIDGE,  MASS. 
Box  1002  HARTFORD,  CONN. 
GRAIN  DRILLS 
With  Finger  Fertilizer  Feed 
Prices  f.  o.  b.  Phelps,  N.  Y. 
9-Hoe  Drill . $105.00 
1 1-Hoe  Drill .  120.00 
Other  sizes  same  proportion. 
j  Buy  a  NEEDHAM  CROWN  and  bank  the  difference  The 
I  lowest  price  yet  given  on  the  best  line  of  grain  drills 
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one  of  the  tlriest  seeding  machines  in  America.  No  crack 
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Thoroughly  guaranteed. 
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CROWN  MFG.  CO.,  Box  112,  PHELPS, N.Y. 
