The  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
589 
“ Hercules  Equipped” 
is  guaranteed 
sprayer  power 
No  one  who  has  not  operated  a 
hand  pump  sprayer  can  know  what 
drudgery  it  is.  And  the  Hand  pump 
does  not  do  the  job. 
See  that  your  sprayer  is  Hercules 
equipped.  It  will  give  a  constant 
pressure,  a  perfectly  steady  spray 
all  day  long  that  no  hand  pump  can 
ever  give. 
The  slight  difference  in  initial  cost 
is  soon  made  up  in  wages  saved. 
For  25  cents  the  Hercules  2-H.  P. 
engine  will  operate  a  sprayer  with 
two  leads  of  hose  all  day  long.  It 
is  easy  to  figure  how  soon  it  will  pay 
for  itself  on  that  basis. 
When  you  buy  other  power  ap¬ 
pliances,  sawing  outfits,  pumps, 
concrete  mixers,  etc.,  ask  to  have 
Hercules  power.  It  pays. 
There  is  a  Hercules  Engine  de¬ 
signed  to  do  the  hard  work  on  every 
farm.  They  range  in  size  from  1V2 
to  12-H.  P.  Each  one  of  them  is 
backed  by  the  5-year  guarantee  of 
the  Hercules  Corporation.  There 
are  more  than  350,000  in  use. 
Near  you  is  a  Hercules  dealer  who 
will  demonstrate  the  engine  to  you. 
Write  to  us  and  we  will  gladly  give 
you  the  benefit  of  our  experience  in 
the  solution  of  your  power  problems. 
The  Hercules  Corporation 
Engine  Division  Evansville,  Indiana 
HERCULES 
ENGINES 
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■J  *  SPRAY  PUMP  "'U 
The  Pump  of  a  Hundred  Uses 
An  Every-day  Necessity 
THERE’S  always  something  important  for 
the  Armstrong  Standard  Spray  Pump  to 
do — something  that  means  easier  work, bet¬ 
ter  results.  Of  cours  e,  i  ts  most  importan  t  use  is 
for  spraying  fruit  trees  and  truck  crops,  but 
it  is  just  as  good  for  disinfecting  live  stock 
and  poultry ,  washing  the  motor  car,  fighting 
fire,  washing  windows,  etc.  and  is  also  useful 
as  an  injector  in  veterinary  cases.  Throws  a 
stream  over  30  feet  high;  sprays  the  tallest 
trees  from  the  ground.  Made  entirely  of 
brass — nothing  to  be  affected  by  chemicals. 
Guaranteed  5  years  If 
your  dealer  does  not  have 
it,  send  us  $6.00  and  his 
name.  ($6.50  west  of 
Rockies.)  Knapsack  ex¬ 
tra.  Send  for  catalog  M 
The  Armstrong  Mfg.  Co. 
978  Seventh  Avenue 
Huntington,  W.  Va. 
When  you  write  advertisers  mention 
*  he  Rural  New-Yorker  and  you’ll  get 
a  quick  reply  and  a  ‘‘square  deal.”  See 
guarantee  editorial  page. 
Countrywide  Produce  Situation 
POTATO  PRICES  NEARLY  AS  HIGH  AS  A 
YEAR  AGO — LARGE  SUPPLIES  STILL  UN¬ 
SOLD - SOUTHERN  POTATO  CROP  PROB¬ 
ABLY  LIGHT - MOST  NORTHERN  VEGE¬ 
TABLES  OUT  OF  FARMERS’  HANDS — 
GENERAL  PRICE  CONDITION  UNSETTLED. 
The  March  boom  in  the  potato  mar¬ 
ket  was  a  result  of  the  storms,  bad  road 
conditions  and  car  shortage.  At  the 
height  of  the  advance  the  average  price 
had  about  doubled  as  compared  with  the 
lowest  of  the  season,  and  in  some  West¬ 
ern  shipping  sections  the  price  increased 
three-fold.  The  general  range  around 
April  1  in  the  shipping  sections  was  75c 
to  $1.25  per  100  lbs.  in  the  West,  and 
$1.50  to  $1.75  in  the  East.  City  prices 
range  $1  to  $1.50  in  the  West  and  around 
$2  in  the  East.  These  prices  are  about 
the  same  as  on  April  1,  1922,  but  lower 
than  a  year  ago  in  the  West. 
LARGE  RESERVES  OF  POTATOES 
Every  important  potato  State,  except 
Maine,  has  more  potatoes  on  hand  than 
a  year  ago.  Some,  like  Wisconsin,  Min¬ 
nesota,  with  the  Dakotas  and  the  North¬ 
west  in  general,  have  two  or  three  times 
the  supply  of  last  season.  Reports  indi¬ 
cate  about  twice  as  many  potatoes  avail¬ 
able  as  were  shipped  last  year  from  April 
to  July.  Most  of  them  are  in  the  West. 
Potatoes  from  Michigan,  Wisconsin  and 
further  West  are  prominent  now  in 
Eastern  markets,  except  Boston,  which 
still  gets  plenty  of  stock  from  Maine. 
The  high  freight  on  Western  potatoes 
will  give  that  much  advantage  to  Eastern 
shippers.  Extremely  low  prices  will  shut 
off  Western  supplies  altogether,  and  for 
that  reason  it  is  scarcely  to  be  expected 
that  the  market  will  go  back  to  the  low¬ 
est  level  of  Winter.  Below  a  price  that 
will  leave  something  for  the  grower  after 
the  freight  is  paid  the  Western  grower 
will  stop  shipping. 
LIGHT  NEW  CROP 
Besides  the  remoteness  of  most  of  the 
remaining  supply  of  old  potatoes,  there 
is  another  feature  tending  to  steady  the 
market.  The  new  crop  turns  out  about 
one-fourth  less  in  acreage  than  last  year. 
Also  there  has  been  serious  damage  and 
delay  caused  by  frost.  Thus  far  the  sup¬ 
ply  of  new  potatoes  has  been  light.  This 
reduction  may  not  continue  all  Summer. 
The  medium  early  section  from  Virginia 
northward  and  westward  still  have  time 
to  plant  more  potatoes,  and  may  do  so, 
now  that  the  market  prospect  looks  bet¬ 
ter.  But  so  far  the  reports  from  all 
parts  of  the  country  indicate  reduced 
acreage.  This  means  a  better  market 
prospect  for  the  season.  Probably  the 
first  early  potatoes  in  the  Northern  sec¬ 
tions  will  bring  (fair  prices  in  the  local 
markets  at  least. 
Cabbage  sales  have  dragged  somewhat 
in  the  cities.  Demand  slowed  up  at  the 
top  quotations  and  prices  dropped  about 
$5  per  ton.  The  supply  is  so  light  that 
no  great  decline  is  looked  for,  and  the 
price  may  go  higher,  since  cabbage  is  one 
of  the  foods  that  the  public  will  buy 
quite  liberally  at  almost  any  price. 
Growers  who  stored  cabbage  long  enough 
to  get  $50  to  $75  per  ton  made  a  good 
thing  of  the  average  crop  of  G %  tons 
per  acre,  even  after  allowing  for  con¬ 
siderable  shrinkage  during  storage.  In 
my  recent  account  of  cabbage  storage  as 
practiced  in  New  York  and  Wisconsin 
it  was  not  made  quite  clear  that  the  so- 
called  Danish  cabbage,  like  the  Ballhead, 
is  the  only  class  that  can  be  stored  pro¬ 
fitably  for  the  Spring  market.  The  softer 
kinds  show  too  much  shrinkage. 
Apples  are  a  little  lower,  averaging 
perhaps  25  cents  per  barrel  below  the 
highest,  but  some  markets  still  exceed  $6 
for  choice  Baldwins.  Boston  has  been 
one  of  the  highest  markets  this  season. 
Pittsburgh  has  been  high  on  apples 
and  other  produce,  too,  and  has  been  the 
best  of  the  big  city  markets  the  past 
season.  Farmers  have  been  paying  ter¬ 
rific  prices  for  tools  and  machinery  made 
from  Pittsburgh  iron.  They  get  a  little 
back  in  selling  produce  to  the  iron 
workers. 
NEW  STUFF  COMING 
Other  Northern  vegetables  are  mostly 
off  the  farm  by  this  time.  The  balance 
of  the  cabbage  and  onion  supply  seems  to 
average  rather  poor  in  condition.  The 
new  stock  from  the  South  is  taking  away 
the  edge  from  the  demand  for  old  vege¬ 
tables.  Cabbage  dropped  to  below  $50 
per  ton  in  most  Eastern  markets,  and 
onions  have  a  wide  range  in  prices,  sell¬ 
ing  in  city  markets  from  $2  to  $4  per  100 
lbs.,  according  to  condition.  New  onions 
from  Texas  range  $3.50  to  $4  per  crate 
holding  less  than  a  bushel. 
Southern  strawberries  are  prominent 
in  Eastern  markets,  with  an  average 
wholesale  price  of  about  50c  per  quart. 
The  acreage  has  increased  rapidly  during 
the  past  three  years,  not  only  in  the 
South,  but  through  the  country,  and  the 
total  acreage  this  year  is  placed  at  over 
100,000  acres. 
The  Spring  rise  in  farm  products  was 
shared  by  grain,  cotton,  live  stock,  but¬ 
ter  and  vegetables.  It  is  plain  that  the 
upward  movement  in  so  many  lines  at 
once  was  not  due  wholly  to  the  weather. 
The  fact  is,  all  kinds  of  commodities  have 
shown  a  tendency  to  go  up  ever  since  the 
times  began  to  improve,  and  the  farmer’s 
expenses  go  up  about  as  fast  as  a  little 
more  money  comes  in.  G.  B.  F. 
You  Can  Grow 
Scabby  Potatoes 
if  you  want  to. 
But  you  dorit 
have  to.  Just  use 
InocSul 
Inoculated  Sulphur 
It\  will  positively  overcome  the  scab  organism 
and  keep  the  crop  clean ,  bright  and  marketable 
Inoc-Sul  is  a  necessity  and  a  big 
profit-producer  for  every  grower  of 
potatoes,  either  table  stock  or  seed. 
The  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  sc%b.  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 
cost  or  obligation  tell  you  all  about 
Inoc-Sul — what  it  is — where  to  get  it 
— how  to  use  it — how  it  will  save  your 
marketlosses.  Tell  us  how  many  acres 
of  potatoes  you  will  plant  and  the 
name  of  your  dealer.  Our  reply  will  be 
worth  dollars  to  you. 
TEXAS  GULF  SULPHUR  CO. 
Desk  C  41  East  42nd  Street 
...La  New  York  City 
Inoc-Sul  is  the  best  form  of  sulphur  for  any  farm  use  —  dusting 
heg.u.s.  pat .  opp'  seed,  preserving  manure,  fertilizer,  soil  corrective  and  livestock. 
Nozzle 
Won't  Clog 
Here’s  a  nozzle 
that  saves  your 
time  and  your 
temper.  The  patent  screen 
strains  out  all  the  sediment. 
There’s  no  bothersome  clogging:. 
wasted  solution  when  you  use 
no 
You  need  only  guide  the  nozzle  and 
the  Auto-Spray  puts  on  a  fine  mist  or 
—  solid  stream.  A  Blight  pressure 
of  the  thumb  starts  and  Bhuts 
off  the  flow  of  solution.  Every 
farmer,  gardener  and  home 
maker  should  have  one.  Nearly 
40  other  styles,  big  and  little. 
Our  Spraying  Calendar,  pre¬ 
pared  by  Cornell  Specialists, 
will  keep  you  one  move  ahead 
of  the  bugs  and  blights.  It’s 
free.  Send  for  it  today  and 
ask  for  Catalog. 
The  E.  C.  Brown  Co. 
892  Maple  St 
Roeheater,  N.  Y. 
Wonderful  New 
Garden  Machine 
Puts  an  end  to  the  slow,  tiresome, 
back-breaking  work.  Enables  yoi 
to  grow  far  better  gardens. 
RADIfED  WEEDER.  MULCHER 
DniYrVLlY  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  Weed  Killer  Ever  Used.”  A  boy  can 
run  it,  do  more  and  better  work  than  10  men  with 
hoes.  Guards  protect 
leaves.  Shovels  for  deeper  cutti- 
^vation.  Inexpensive.  Used  by  thou¬ 
sands  of  market  gardeners,  experiment 
stations,  town  and  farm  gardeners. 
FREE  BOOK  — Tells  how  to  get  the 
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describes  BARKER;  gives  prices  de¬ 
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DAVIO  CITY.  NEBR 
Traction  Sprayer 
Does  the  biggest,  most  necessary  job 
in  crop  raising.  Insures  investment  in 
crops  and  increases  yield  from  50  to 
200  per  cent.  Eliminates  bugs,  mold 
and  blight.  Quickly  sprays  potatoes, 
tomatoes,  garden  truck,  cabbage, 
cucumbers,  pickles,  tobacco,  beans, 
sugar  beets,  celery,  etc. 
The  Eureka  has  1, 2  or  3  nozzles  per 
row  and  4,  6  or  more  rows  per  boom. 
Wheels  adjustable  to  various  width 
rows.  60  to  1 00  gal.  tanks  with  doubl  e  or 
triple  action  pumps.  May  be  equipped 
for  spraying  orchards  and  bushes. 
In  stock  near  you.  Write  to¬ 
day  for  catalogue  on  Eureka 
Sprayers  and  Potato  Machines 
Eureka  Mower  Co.  Box88oUtica,  N. Y. 
THE  best  and  most  durable  for  spraying  trees, 
whitewashing,  disinfecting,  painting,  etc.  Per¬ 
fected  pump,  Belf-cleaning  strainer  and  agitator.  No 
other  has  these  features.  Develops  pressure  up  to 
260  lbs.,  works  easy,  cov  Jrs  100  square  feet  per  min¬ 
ute.  Used  by  such  good  judges  of  mechanics  as 
Charles  M.  Schwab.  ^ 
PARAGON 
SPRAYERS 
DO  NOT  CLOG 
EQUIPMENT:  10  feel 
soecial  Spray  Hose, 
7'i-loot  Extension 
Pipe,  Mist  Nozzle. 
Steel  Cap,  Straight 
Spray.  This  is  the  pop¬ 
ular  size.  Mounted  on 
strong  steel  truck 
Other  sizes  from  3^ 
to  50  gallons.  Perfect 
satisfaction  guaran¬ 
teed.  Inquire  of  your 
local  dealer  or  write 
„  us  direct  for  illus- 
No.  3  trated  circular  and 
Capacity,  12  Gal\  Pric8  llst- 
F.  H.  R.  CRAWFORD.  299  Broadway.  New  York. 
