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‘Pie  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
April  14,  192:; 
Plant  These  Four  Best  Grapes! 
Agawam 
Amber-Red 
Concord 
tlue 
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Full  Set,  Four  Varieties  50c 
Postpaid  and  Satisfaction  Guaranteed 
Once  planted 'and  growing  you  would  not  take  ten  times 
what  they  cost.  These  have  been  selected  as  the  very 
hardiest  and  best  varieties,  sure  to  give  satisfaction. 
AGAWAM  Berries  large, 
/-VV_*2A  VV /-VlVl  large  comp 
on 
■ge  compact 
bunches,  skin  thick,  color,  amber-red. 
Very  sweet,  15c,  12  for  $1.50 
CONCORD 
succeed  everywhere.  Largely  grown 
for  grape  juice.  12c.  12  for  $1.25 
100  for  $10.00. 
NIAGARA 
grape  grown.  Color,  greenish-white. 
Very  sweet,  15c,  12  for  $1.50. 
WORDFN  Barge  black  ber- 
VVV/A.LrEilT  ries.  Large  bunch. 
Extra  early,  hardy,  very  dependable. 
Sure  to  please  you.  15c,  12  for  $1.50. 
Strong,  well-rooted  vines. 
Three  sets  for  $1.25. 
The  set  of  four  for  only  Fifty  cents. 
Five  sets  (20  vines),  $2.00. 
Ask  for  Free  Illustrated  Seed  and  Nursery  Catalog-. 
THE  TEMPLIN- CROCKETT -BRADLEY  CO. 
5781  Detroit  Avenue  Cleveland,  Ohio 
Skinner  Apple  and  Peach  Sizer 
Does  Work  of  Five  Machines.  Compact,  convenient 
and  less  expensive  to  install  and  operate. 
Combines  self-feeding  hopper,  roller  grading  belt, 
cull  belt,  sizer,  distributing  system.  Dependable, 
thorough,  widely  used  by  experienced  packers. 
Built  by  World’s  hu  gest  manu¬ 
facturers  of  packing  house 
machinery.  Write  for  detailed 
information. 
SKINNER  MACHINERY  CO.  Eighth 
St., 
DUNEDIN,  FLORIDA 
■■■■■■■■■■■ 
PREMIER  STRAWBERRY 
PLANTS,  $4.00-1000 
GUA KANTEED- Good  as  grow— absolutely 
true-to-name.  Prompt  delivery,  mail  order 
direct,  no  Catalog — Can  furnish  one  million 
at  above  price.  500  1000 
Premier.  Howard  17 . 82.50  84  00 
Dr  Burrill,  Dunlap .  2.00  3.00 
Missionary .  2.00  3.00 
Klondyke .  2.00  3.00 
Big  Joe .  2  50  4.00 
Progressive,  E.  B .  3.50  0.00 
Champion,  E.  B. .  8.00  15.00 
Not  less  than  500  of  a  kind  sold.  If  wanted 
by  parcel  post,  add  10c  for  each  100  plants. 
Mail  order  direct  to 
MARYLAND  PLANT  FARMS,  Box  475,  Saliibury,  Maryland 
HEY  THERE!  Have  you  neg¬ 
lected  to  plant  that  Strawberry 
Bed  that  your  wife  and  children 
would  so  much  enjoy?  Then 
don’t  neglect  it  any  longer.  We 
will  send  you  100  each,  Premier 
(best  early),  Big  Joe  (best  me¬ 
dium),  Chesapeake  (best  late). 
Progressive  (best  everbearer), 
—400  in  all— for  $5.00,  postpaid. 
It’s  a  dandy  collection.  Send  now— It’s  time  they 
were  planted. 
THE  W.  F.  ALLEN  CO.,  72  Market  St.,  Salisbury.  Md. 
Samuel  Fraser’s  Specials 
Latham  and  Redpath  Red  Raspberries 
(new).  Standard  and  Dwarf  Apples  and 
a  full  line  of  other  fruit  trees. 
Norway  Maple  and  American  Elm  trees  at 
$2.50  up.  Price  list  free. 
SAMUEL  FRASER  NURSERY,  Inc.  •  Cenescn,  N.V. 
1,000  IPREMIER,  $5 
Big  Joe.  Gibson,  Big  Late  and  Ford  same  price. 
Dunlap,  Dr.  Burrill  and  Gandy,  100— 80c;  1,000—54; 
5,000 — $1 8.75.  Satisfaction  guaranteed.  29  varieties. 
Also  dewberry  plants.  Catalog  free. 
M.  S.  PRYOR  Route  4  Salisbury,  Maryland 
CUTHBERT  RASPBERRY  plants, »3 per  lOO.yiostpaid , to  1th  zone. 
Order  direct.  No  catalogue.  LrnettB.  Stanley, H.  Bennington.  Vt. 
D 1  onto  Don’t  buy  unM1  J’ou  write  us.  Can 
utraWDBITy  rlalllS  fn'rnisli  the  best  at  prices  that  are 
right  ROBERT  McSITT  Pulaski.  New  York 
Gardner  Farms  Pedigreed  Potatoes 
rish  Cobbler  and  Certified  Rural  Russets.  Select- 
d  for  type  and  yield  for  ten  years,  with  yields  from 
50  to  562  bu.  per  acre.  Blue  Ribbon  on  Rural  Rus- 
ets.  Also  Sweepstakes  medal  over  all  varieties  at 
lornell  Potato  Show,  F.ebt  (923. 
t  m  unvii’K  X r  SONS 
0  Carman.Cobbler, Coin. Enormous. Hustler, King 
r 013x063  Ohio,  Hose',  Russet.  Others,  c.  FORD.  Fishrrs.  N.Y. 
STRAWBERRY  XPLANTS  FOR  SALE 
Ask  for  catalog  telling  about,  the-great -EARLY  FROST 
PROOF  strawberry.  HORSEY,  and  40  other  varieties.  Also 
hUCKETIA  UEWUEKKY  plants,  $1  2  per  1,000. 
J.  KEIFF0RD  HALL  Reid's  Grove,  Maryland  R.  2 
and  other  PERENNIALS  fe0nr 
your  copy  of  my  1023  Catalog  ije  de, 
scribing-Dafilias,  Cannas,  Gladiolus- 
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tauk  Highway,  at  Copiague.  Formerly  at  Wyandanch. 
AMITY  GARDENS,  E.  J.  SCHULER,  Prop. 
I\  O.  Box  492  A  MIT  V  VII.LK.  NEW  YORK 
THE  BEAUTIFUL  GLADIOLUS 
Send  a  dollar  for  30  bulbs  (will 
bloom  this  summer),  including 
pink,  white,  scarlet,  yellow,  crimson, 
orange,  rare  purple,  etc.,  with  easy 
planting  directions,  postpaid. 
Send  for  free  illustrated  catalog  of  over 
one  hundred  magnificent  varieties ■ 
HOWARD  M.  GILLET,  Gladiolus  Specialist 
Box  253,  New  Lebanon,  N.  V. 
°S?J-  Russet  Rural  Seed  Potatoes 
r,„„l  D  iiaonlo  carefully  rogued,  sprayed  and 
iTOSt-KlI led  HUSSBtS  Stored.  Information  and  prices 
upon  application.  WALTER  MILLER,  Williimstown,  Oswego  Co.,  N.Y. 
n  u  m  i  All  leading  varieties.  1,000— $2 .28;  500— 
baDDage  r  ianis*i,25.  postpaid.  Satisfaction  guaran¬ 
teed.  Tomato  plants.  Jfay  delivery.  J .  H.  SCOFF,  Franklin,  Va. 
Superior  Strain ^om'emown  Danish  Cabbage  Seed 
From  Selected  Heads.  C  J.  STAFFORD,  Route  3.  Cortland,  N.Y. 
heavy  Alberta  OATS 
(Weighing  46  lbs.  to  measured-  bushel.) 
§1.35  per  bu.  of  32  lbs.  Freight  paid  on  9  bu.  or  more 
B.  F.  METCALF  &  SON,  Inc.,  204  W.  Genesee  St.,  Syracuse,  N.  Y 
80  Gladiolus  Bulbs,  $1 
Postpaid 
(Half  bloom  this  year,  all  next.)  A  50c  “BEA. 
CONFLAME  ”  with  each  $1  of  orders  for  finest 
Novelties.  Mixtures.  J.  J.  VONDEL 
Gladiacre  Gardens  -  Sharon,  Mass. 
New  England  Notes 
Keepi-ng  Tools  in  Order. — The  best 
work  can  always  be  done  by  the  garden- 
make^whose  tools  are  sharp  and  clean. 
Rusty  hoes  and  other  implement  neces¬ 
sarily  pick  up  a  certain  amount  of  soil, 
which  makes  them  heavier  and  more  dif¬ 
ficult  to:  use.  Moreover,  much  extra 
muscular  effort  is  required  to  use  tools 
which  are  not  sharp  enough  to  work  well. 
The  hoe,  especially,  must  be  kept  sharp, 
and  there  is  no  better  way  than  to  file  it 
frequently.  Some  farmers  prefer  to 
sharpen  their  hoes  by  hammering  them 
on  an  anvil,  finding  that  they  can  get  an 
equally  keen  edge  in  this  way,  without 
using  up  the  hoe  so  rapidly.  One  garden- 
maker  who  uses  a  file  told  me  that  he 
always  wears  out  at  least  one  hoe  every 
season.  The  various  attachments  of  the 
wheel  hoe  and  cultivator  will  need  sharp¬ 
ening,  too.  It  is  a  good  plan  to  carry  a 
piece  of  bagging  in  one’s  pocket,  where¬ 
with  to  wipe  off  the  tools  when  they  be¬ 
come  heavy  with  moist  soil.  Dry  soil 
will  never  stick  to  a  sharp  and  shiny 
blade.  When  the  tools  are  laid  away  it 
is  well  to  rub  them  over  with  lard,  to 
very  hard,  although  it  is  always  best  to 
leave  two  or  three  leaves  on  a  plant. 
Take  the  stalks  in  the  hand  and  separate 
t’  em  from  the  plants  with  a  straight, 
quick  pull.  When  being  harvested  commer¬ 
cially  the  leaves  are  immediately  taken 
off.  the  root  ends  are  scraped  and  the 
stalks  placed  in  piles,  all  pointing  in  one 
direction,  so  that  they  can  be  readily 
gathered  and  packed  in  boxes  by  the  men 
who  come  after  them.  Commercial  grow¬ 
ers  commonly  spread  the  leaves  on  the 
ground  around  the  plants  as  they  have 
a  tendency  to  smother  the  grass  and 
weeds. 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER,  APRIL  14,  1923 
FARM  TOPICS 
When  You  Buy  Land,  Know  It .  578 
Sowing  Sweet  Clover  on  Wheat .  579 
Seed  Corn  and  Crows .  586 
Scab  and  Rot  in  Potatoes .  586 
Cutting  Out  Poison  Ivy .  586 
Getting  Under  the  Potato  Skin . .  . .  588 
Hope  Farm  Notes . 592,  593 
The  City  Farmer’s  Crops . .  593 
Direct  Dealing  With  Farmers .  597 
Irrigating  a  Rhubarb  Field 
which  has  been  added  a  little  white  lead 
or  wagon  grease.  If  they  are  found  to 
be  rusty  when  brought  out  for  use,  they 
can  be  cleaned  with  comparative  ease  by 
soaking  them  in  sour  milk  or  whey  over 
night,  afterward  rubbing  them  briskly 
with  mineral  wool.  Many  gardeners,  es¬ 
pecially  in  suburban  sections,  have  found 
that  it  pays  to  mark  their  tools,  as  they 
are  less  likely  to  be  borrowed  and  not  re¬ 
turned.  A  band  may  be  painted  around 
the  handle,  and  the  name  of  the  owner 
may  be  burned  in  by  means  of  a  stencil. 
The  metal  parts  of  tools  may  be  marked 
with  blue  vitriol  and  a  slightly  larger 
volume  of  water  if  the  liquid  is  applied 
like  ink  with  a  sharp  stick  to  any  spot 
which  has  been  coated  with  lard  or  soap 
One’s  name  ean  be  written  if  desired,  the 
tools  being  washed  when  the  letters  turn 
red.  The  water  will  change  the  color  to 
black,  and  the  writing  will  remain  for 
years. 
Growing  Rixurarb.  —  Forced  rhubarb 
has  been  coming  into  Boston  for  several 
weeks.  There  seems  to  be  something 
about  the  tart  nature  of  rhubarb  which 
makes  it  exceptionally  popular  in  the 
Spring.  Large  amounts  are  forced  in 
the  Winter  months  by  the  vegetable  grow¬ 
ers  around  Concord,  who  take  up  clumps 
in  the  Fall  and  freeze  them  hard  before 
taking  them  into  heat.  Other  growers 
get  a  Spring  crop  by  putting  frame’s  over 
the  plants  in  the  fields.  In  the  home  gar¬ 
den  rhubarb  is  often  badly  neglected, 
probably  because  of  the  rank  growth 
which  it  makes.  It  will  not  produce 
abundantly,  however,  unless  it  is  kept 
cultivated  and  well  fed.  In  order  to  have 
the  best  rhubarb  a  new  plantation  should 
be  made  every  five  or  six  years  on  fresh 
ground.  Early  Spring  is  the  best  time 
to  plant  the  roots,  and  new  plants  are 
readily  made  by  splitting  up  old  clumps. 
Well-rotted  'manure  is  the  best  fertilizer, 
but  fresh  manure  can  be  used  if  it  is  kept 
well  below  the  surface.  It  is  advisable 
not  to  do  any  cutting  the  first  year,  but 
moderate  cutting  can  be  practiced  the 
second  season.  It  is  not  wise  to  grow 
rhubarb  from  seed,  as  it  does  not  come 
true  to  type,  and  old  clumps  are  the 
better  for  being  divided.  A  Diant  that 
has  been  established  for  several  years 
can  be  cut  up  so  as  to  make  from  five  to 
15  new  plants.  Planting  should  be  done 
as  early  as  possible,  preferably  before  the 
middle  of  April,  with  the  bud  about  an 
inch  under  the  surface. 
Producing  Fine  Stems. — Plants  that 
have  been  growing  for  a  year  or  two  are 
helped  along  by  an  application  of  nitrate 
of  soda,  given  as  early  as  possible  in  the 
Spring.  It  is  possible  to  get  a  much 
finer  rhubarb  from  home-grown  plants 
than  can  be  purchased  in  the  markets,  be¬ 
cause  the  best  stems  are  those  onLy  6  or 
S  in.  long.  Later,  of  course,  longer  stalks 
must  be  used,  and  old  plants  can  be  cut 
Farmer  and  Trade  Workers .  597 
Controlling  Cabbage  and  Potato  Prices .  597 
An  Ohio  Pest  Campaign .  597 
The  Propaganda  for  “Bumper  Crops” .  597 
Crop  Reports  and  Market  Prices .  597 
New  York  State  Notes .  597 
LIVE  STOCK  AND  DAIRY 
The  Modern  Milk  Gooat . 577,  578 
Ration  for  Bull  Calf .  600 
Improving  Dairy  Ration .  600 
Lessened  Milk  Flow .  600 
Pigs  on  Imperfect  Ration .  602 
Feeding  a  Calf .  602 
Blind  Quarter  of  Udder .  604 
Lump  Jaw  Not  Hereditary .  604 
Dairy  Cow  Conformation .  607 
Feeding  Family  Cow . . .  607 
THE  HENYARD 
Where  Is  My  Wandering  Hen? .  588 
The  Tobacco  Cure  for  Worms.... .  588 
Addled  Eggs  in  Incubator . 591 
Loosening  Feathers  When  Picking  Fowls.  .  .  595 
What  Is  a  Soft  Roaster?.... . . .  608 
Leg  Weakness  .  608 
A  Woman’s  Turkey  Experience .  610 
Medicine  for  Colds  and  Roup .  610 
The  Ipecac  Treatment  for  Turkeys. 612 
Feeding  Baby  Chicks .  612 
Egg-laying  Contest  . - . .  613 
Construction  of  Brooder  House . . .  613 
HORTICULTURE 
Pruning  Nine-year-old  Peach  Trees .  579 
The  Kitchenette — A  Small-type  Hubbard 
Squash  . 580 
Propagating  Quince  Tree .  581 
Cherries  in  Iowa .  581 
Dwarf  Apples  and  Pears .  581 
New  England  Notes . .  582 
How  Spraying  Our  Apple  Trees  Has  Re¬ 
paid  Us  .  586 
Wormy  Grapes  .  595 
Care  of  Young  Grapevines .  595 
Compressed  Air  Spraying .  595 
WOMAN  AND  HOME 
From  Day  to  Day .  598 
Canning  Sea  Foods . . . .  598 
The  Rural  Patterns .  598 
Cranberry  Sauce  . - _ 598 
Among  the  Oil  Fields  of  Oklahoma .  599 
Old-fashioned  Bread  .  599 
The  Hot  School  Lunch  in  the  One-room 
School  . . . .  599 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Why  Rush  the  School  Bill . . .  597 
A  Good  Gasket  for  Farm  Engine .  578 
Water  the  Hot  Air .  578 
An  Anti-freezing  Tank . .  579 
Cowardice  of  a  Cat . . .  583 
Another  Cowardly  Cat .  583 
Our  Method  of  Killing  Rats . . 583 
License  for  Cats .  583 
Hydraulic  Elevator  .  586 
Inaccurate  Tax  Bill..., .  587 
Water  Rights  in  Lake .  587 
The  Ox-team  Express .  588 
The  Original  “Mary”  and  Her  Lamb .  588 
“Water  Worms”  .  588 
Countrywide  Produce  Situation .  589 
Two  Views  of  the  School  Law .  590 
Evaporating  Sap  in  Closed  Pan .  591 
Lining  for  Firebox .  591 
Pictures  of  Embryos . .  591 
What  Is  Calcium  Caseinate? .  591 
Basket  Splints  . .  606 
Splints  and  Splint  Brooms .  606 
Temporary  Root  on  New  Seeding .  606 
Publisher’s  Desk  . 614 
