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The  RURAL.  NEW-YORKER 
April  21,  102.1 
How’s  plowing  treating  the  tractor?  Igni¬ 
tion  balky  ?  Whip  it  up  with  a  Columbia  Hot 
Shot.  Always  power  in  its  super- durable, 
weather-proof,  water-proof  steel  case.  Can’t 
rust.  Its  kick  is  inside  to  stay  till  you  call  it 
out.  For  sure  ignition,  and  long  life,  demand 
the  Columbia  Hot  Shot. 
Columbia 
Columbia  Dry  Batteries  for 
every  kind  of  service  are  sold 
at  electrical,  hardware  and  auto 
accessory  shops,  garages,  general 
stores.  Insist  upon  Columbia. 
APRIL  BARGAINS  and  FREE  DELIVERY 
IN 
Townsend’s  High  Grade  Strawberry  Plants 
We  will  have  an  ample  supply  of  plants  practically  of  all  varieties  listed  until  May  15th.  And 
are  offering  these  high  grade  true-to-name  plants  at  pre-war  prices,  delivered  prepaid. 
SOME 
too 
CHAMPION.  Everbearing  .  $3.00 
LUCKY  BOY,  Everbearing . .  3.00 
PERFECTION.  Everbearing..  3.00 
OF  OUR  SPECIAL  BARGAINS 
260  1000  100  250  1000 
$5.00  $15.00  PROGRESSIVE.  Everbearing  $1.50  $2.75  $8.00 
5.00  15.00  DR.  BllRRILI .  1.00  1.50  4.00 
5.00  20.00  PREMIER  i  H17) .  1.35  2.00  6.00 
Other  standard  varieties  at  same  price  as  PREMIER.  Everything  sent  prepaid  at  prices 
quoted,  packed  so  as  to  reach  you  in  good  growing  condition,  and  prompt  shipment- 
107o  discount  on  5000  lots.  CATALOG  FREE.  500  plants  at  the  1000  rate. 
Help  us  give  you  better  service  by  sending  order  now. 
E.  W.  TOW  NSEND  &  SONS  -  -  -  125  Vine  Street,  Salisbury,  Maryland 
SILAGE  SEED  CORN 
Grown  On  Our  Own  Farms  In  Massachusetts 
and  New  Jersey 
Highest  yield  end  dry  matter  content. 
Farmers’  Corn  at  Farmers'  Prices. 
Circulars  On  Corn  Growing — Free. 
WALKER-GORDON  LABORATORY  CO.,  Dept.  C,  Plsinsboro,  N.  J. 
Get  Low  Prices 
on  Berry  Boxes 
and 
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can  save  money  by  buying  direct 
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Black  Was  Beans.  t5«  lb.;  6  lbs.,  $1  ;  100  lbs..  ♦Undeliv¬ 
ered.  00$  Germination  Guaranteed.  1. 1.  MOWN.  Haliii,  M.  H. 
D|,rIo  All  leading  varieties.  1,000— $8.25;  500— 
U3DL)3gP  rianilti.ii.  postpaid.  Satisfaction  guaran¬ 
teed.  Tomato  plants.  May  delivery.  J.  H.  SCOTT.  Franklin. »*. 
Superior  Strain  momc  mown  Danish  Cabbage  Seed 
From  Selected  Reads.  0  J.  STAFFORD,  Rtute  I,  Certlind,  M.v. 
CflVa  Russet  Rural  Seed  Potatoes  K*rk?UU  V  HlNBTS 
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THERE’S  Bin  MONEY  IN 
The  biggest  profit  crop  you 
can  raise.  We  have  some  of 
thefinest  strains  of  Telephone, 
Alderman,  Thomas  L&xton 
and  Gradus.  nMI  v  *7  rn 
Per  bushel  of  56  lbs...  vMvLT  yl.JU 
Bags  free  and  freight  prepaid  to  your  sta¬ 
tion  on  3  bushels  or  over.  Don’t  buy  cheap  seed. 
We  have  the  best  stocks  grown.  Order  now 
before  stocks  are  exhausted.  Also  write  for  low 
prices  on  best  grass-seeds. 
B.  F.  METCALF  &  SON,  Inc. 
202  W.  Genesee  St.  -  -  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 
German  Morello  Cherry 
A  friend  living  at  Nyaek,  N.  Y.,  has 
told  me  of  a  sour  cherry  that  is  grown 
there.  It  is  locally  known  as  the  Ger¬ 
man  or  French  cherry.  It  ripens  later 
than  Montmorency,  is  less  acid,  and  he 
thinks  it  far  superior  for  home  use.  I 
cannot  find  it  listed  in  any  fruit  cata¬ 
logue.  Do  you  know  its  name? 
Orange,  N.  J.  c.  c.  D. 
It  is  difficult  to  guess  .lust  what  variety 
you  have  reference  to.  A  strain  of  Early 
Richmond,  grown  in  the  lower  St.  Law¬ 
rence  region,  is  called  “French.”  Then 
there  is  a  “French  Amarelle,”  two  weeks 
later  than  Early  Richmond,  and  described* 
by  Benjamin  Buckman  in  The  R.  N.-Y. 
in  1890.  But  the  variety  that  most  nearly 
meets  with  your  description  is  the  “Ger¬ 
man  Morello,”  a  dark,  red-fleshed  cherry 
with  rather  pleasing  acidity,  even  becom¬ 
ing  sweetish  in  warm,  and  dry  soils.  It 
ripens  the  middle  of  July.  We  can  find 
no  nurseryman  who  lists  this  variety. 
The  best  way  would  be  either  to  have 
some  nurseryman  propagate  the  tree  for 
you  from  buds  which  you  furnished,  or 
else  to  propagate  it  yourself.  In  case 
you  choose  the  latter  course,  you  should 
secure  several  seedlings  and  bud  them 
this  Summer.  Y'ou  would  then  have  one- 
year-old  trees  a  year  from  this  Fall. 
H.  11.  T. 
White  Strawberries 
Recently  I  have  heard  that  Luther 
Burbank  has  been  trying  to  develop  a 
new  kind  of  strawberries  that  are  white 
when  ripe.  This  reminds  me  of  seeing 
and  eating  some  that  were  growing  wild 
near  my  home  last  Summer.  The  vines 
looked  identical  with  those  of  the  ordi¬ 
nary  wild  red  strawberry,  but  the  fruit 
was  white  instead  of  red.  I  am  inter¬ 
ested  to  know  whether  it  is  a  rare  and 
exceptional  species,  or  whether  it  is  com¬ 
mon  in  other  regions  of  the  country.  Do 
you  think  that  they  could  be  developed 
up  to  the  standard  of  domestic  straw¬ 
berries?  F.  B. 
Ransomville,  N.  Y. 
White  strawberries,  though  odd.  are 
not  rare ;  they  are  occasionally  found 
growing  wild  here  and  there  about  the 
country.  Whiteness,  or  lack  of  color, 
may  be  found  in  almost  any  plant,  from 
white  corn  to  white  blackberries.  It 
should 'not  be  difficult  for  a  plant  breeder 
to  develop  a  white  strawberry  of  good 
size  and  quality  by  crossing  a  wild  white 
form  with  a  cultivated  variety.  Since 
white  is  a  recessive  character,  all  of  the 
offspring  in  the  first  generation  would  be 
red,  but  the  second  generation  should  see 
some  splitting  up  and  the  selection  of 
some  good-sized  white  berries,  n.  b.  t. 
CONTENTS 
—  . .  -  ■  — ■  1  —  1  ■ 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER,  APRIL  21,  1923 
FARM  TOPICS 
Strawl 
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pi 
lants 
The  Kind  That  Pays  Big  Profits 
JOHNSON’S  PLANTS  arc  backed  by  our  42  years' 
experience  in  the  plant  and  berry  business  and  a 
reputation  for  fair  dealing  with  thousands  of  satisfied 
customers.  Our  experience  protects  you. 
Bubaeh  (Imp) . 
Big  Joe  (Per) . 
Big  Late  (Per)..  .. 
Chesapeake  (Per) . . . 
Dr.  Burrell  (Per) . . . 
Ford  (Per)  . 
Gandy  (Per)  . 
Gibson  (Per)  . si 
Horsey  (Per)  . 
Klondyke.  (Per)  .... 
Kellogg’s  Prize  (Imp)... 
Lupton  (Per)  . 
Missionary  (Per)... 
Nic  Olimer  (Per)... 
Premier  (Per)  . 
Howard  17  (Per).. 
Wm.  Belt  (Per) _ _ 
Progressive  (Ever-B’ing) 
Minnesota  1017  (E.  B.). 
Write  for  free  catalog  or  order  direct. 
E.  W.  JOHNSON  Ct  CO. 
100 
1.000 
5,000 
$0.80 
$5.00 
$23.75 
.80 
5.00 
23.75 
.80 
5.00 
23.75 
.90 
6.00 
28.75 
.70 
4.00 
18.75 
.80 
5.00 
23.75 
.80 
5.00 
23.75 
.80 
5.00 
23.75 
.80 
6.00 
23.75 
.70 
4.00 
18.75 
.80 
5.00 
23.75 
.80 
5.00 
23.75 
.70 
4.00 
18.76 
.80 
5.00 
23.75 
.80 
5.00 
23.75 
.80 
5.00 
23.75 
.80 
5.00 
23.75 
1.50 
10.00 
47.50 
1.50 
10.00 
47.50 
Salisbury,  Md. 
Berry  Plants 
Vegetable  Roots 
Vegetable  Plants 
Flower  Plants 
Strawberry,  Raspberry,  Dew¬ 
berry.  Blackberry.  Loiranherry, 
Gooseberry,  Currant,  Grape 
plants. 
Asparagus,  Rhubarb, 
Hop,  Horseradish 
roots. 
Cabbage,  Cauliflower, 
Celery.Toniato,  Parsley,  Vue 
Plant.  Onion.  Beet.  Sweet 
Potato,  Pepper  plants. 
Hollyhock, Canter  bti  ry 
Bells,  Foxglove,  Sweet  Wil¬ 
liam,  Poppy,  Phlox  and 
other  perennials  ;  Pansy, 
Aster,  Columbine,  Salvia,  Snapdragon.  Zinnia  and  other 
annuals;  Rosts,  Shrubs.  Catalog  free. 
HARRY  L.  SQUIRES  -  Hampton  Bay.,  N.  Y. 
25  Redpath  Raspberry  $5 
(New)  Red,  liardy,  very  large,  productive; 
by  parcel  post,  prepaid,  while  they  last 
Order  those  fruit  trees  for  the  orchard  now, 
also  Norway  Maples  and  Elms  for  the  yard. 
SAMUEL  FRASER  NURSERY,  Inc. 
Main  Street  -  -  Gene.eo,  N.  Y. 
wpiouiuidi  otrawDerry 
Bed  that  your  wife  and  children 
i  would  so  much  enjoy?  Then 
don’t  neglect  it  any  longer.  We 
I  will  send  you  100  each.  Premier 
:  (best  early).  Big  Joe  (best  me- 
'  dlum),  Chesapeake  (best  late). 
Progressive  (best  everbearer), 
,,,  j  j  —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. 
STRAWBERRY  JPLANTS 
The  three  leaders  for  home  and  commercial  grower*. 
HOWARD  17  or  PREMIER  -  OR.  BURRILL  -  LUPTON 
A  great  trio.  Early  to  late  season,  prolific  bearersand  big 
moneymakers.  Selected,  clean  plants.  Grown  on  ground 
never  before  used  for  Strawberries.  State  inspected. 
ASPARAGUS  ROOTS,  CONOVER’S  COLOSSAL  and  PALMETTO 
The  old  reliable  varieties.  Fine,  large  roots.  $10.00  per 
1,000.  Send  for  Circular  A. 
JAY  S.  SKEHAN,  Vineland,  New  Jersey 
Poison  Sprays  on  Cabbage .  618 
Building  a  Hay  Barrack .  618 
Legumes  for  Hay  and  Fertility .  618 
Working  Over  an  Old  Pasture .  618 
Long  Experience  With  Oats  and  Peas .  619 
From  General  Farming,  to  Grape  Growing..  S19 
Value  of  Manure .  621 
Coal  and  Wood  Ashes .  621 
Hope  Farm  Notes . 630,  631 
LIVE  STOCK  AND  DAIRY 
NORTHERN  GROWN  PLANTS  Kr 
Plum  Farmer  Black  Raspberry,  $15  per  M:  100— 
J2.5Q;  Red  June,  100 — $5.  Strawberry.  Sen.  Dunlap. 
Parson's  Beauty  and  Bushel  Basket,  strong  and 
well  rooted  plants  from  last  year's  plantation,  per 
M,  S3;  100 — $1.  Progressive  Everbearing,  100-  $2. 
A II  plants  by  hundreds,  postpaid.  10  Per  Cent. 
DISCOUNT  on  orders  of  $50  or  more.  Established 
in  1870,  KEAN  BROS.,  Geneva,  New  York 
Eastern  Farm  Dairying  Must  Be  Diversi¬ 
fied  . 617,  618 
Training  Horns  of  Oxen .  625 
Oats  and  Peas  for  Silage .  636 
A  Practical  Ration .  636 
Whey  for  Calves .  636 
Ration  Deficient  in  Protein .  636 
Milk  Fever;  Letting  Calf  Run  With  Cow. .  .  636 
Faulty  Ration  . 638 
Feeding  Rye;  Wind-broken  Horse .  638 
Ration  Without  Silage  or  Alfalfa .  638 
THE  HENYARD 
Doctoring  for  the  Chicken  Fever .  629 
Egg-laying  Contest  .  640 
Semi-solid  Buttermilk  .  640 
Gluten  in  Mash . . .  642 
Depluming  Mite;  Painting  Iron  Sink .  642 
Poultry  Rations  . 642 
A  Scourge  of  Roup .  644 
Kerosene  for  Colds .  644 
CHIIIT  TDCCC  Apole.  Peach,  Plum,  Pear,  Cherry 
■  null  I  Ut  CO  and  Quince.  Also  Grapes,  Cur¬ 
rants,  Raspberry,  Blackberry,  Gooseberry,  Asparagus. 
CTDAUfQPDDV  Dl  AUTO  A  selected  list,  includ- 
9 1  ItH VVDklf  It  I  rLHRI9  ing  Ererbearers.  We 
have  a  fine  lot  to  offer  at  wholesale  prices. 
UPCPTARI  F  PI  AMTC  All  kinds  grown  from  se- 
■LUEIMDLC  rLHIllO  lected  seed.  Get  our  price 
on  plants  sent  by  Parcel  Post,  prepaid.  Catalog  free. 
C.  E.  FIELD  -  Sewell,  N.  J. 
1,000  X»REMIER,  $5 
Big  Joe,  Gibson,  Big  Late  and  Ford  same  price. 
Dunlap,  Dr.  Burrill  and  Gandy,  100— 80c;  1,000— $4; 
5,000 — $1 8.75.  Satisfaction  guaranteed.  29  varieties. 
Also  dewberry  plants.  Catalog  free. 
M.  S.  PRYOR  Route  4  Salisbury,  Maryland 
STRAWBERRY  PLANTS  FOR  8 ALE 
Ask  for  catalog  telling  about  the  great  EARLY  MOST 
RR00F  strawberry,  HORSEY,  and  40  other  varieties.  Also 
LUCItETU  IIEWHEIIKY  plants,  $12  per  1,000. 
J.  KEIFFORD  HALL  Reid's  drove,  Maryland  R.  2 
HORTICULTURE 
Increasing  Color  in  Fruit .  618 
Do  Ice  Stories  Kill  Insects? .  618 
Tree  Pruning  in  the  South .  619 
Culls  in  the  Apple  Barrel .  619 
Fruit  Notes  from  Missouri .  623 
Selling  Choice  Vegetables .  623 
Flowers  for  Sale.., . . .  626 
Iris  and  Phlox — Two  Hardy  Favorites .  626 
Cedar  in  Swamp .  631 
Red  Cedar  from  Seed........ .  631 
Pruning  Conifers  .  631 
WOMAN  AND  HOME 
From  Day  to  Day .  634 
A  Garden  of  Wild  Flowers .  634 
Cottage  Cheese  .  634 
Canning  Milk  .  634 
Gelatin  in  Ice  Cream;  Easy  Frosting .  635 
The  Rural  Patterns .  635 
French  Cookies  .  635 
MISCELLANEOUS 
The  Ontario  Red  Raspberry 
King  and  Queen  of  them  all.  A  surplus  of  Plants 
while  they  last,  5  Doz.  for  85;  100,  88.  Howard  17 
Strawberries,  $1 — 100.  Neverfail  (Everbearing)  $3 
—100.  Order  from  this  list.  W.  HALBERT,  Oxford,  N.Y. 
12  YRS.  SUCCESSFUL  GROWER 
offers  you  the  great  money  maker. 
Freshly  dug,  well  rooted  straw¬ 
berry  plants,  $1  .SO  100.  Circular.  J  IRITT0N,  Ch*pa«b*t,  It.  I. 
STRAWBERRY  PLANTS  $4  POST 
150  Sen.  Dunlap,  150  Warfield.  “ 
We  have  11  Best  Varieties.  Also  Haspberries. 
17  years’  experience.  Prices  reasonable.  Catalog  free. 
J.E.  HAMPTON  &  SON,  R7,  Bangor,  Mich. 
CIIDCDIAD  strain  progressive  everbearing  straw- 
OUrCnlwII  berries.  Fruit  3  MONTHS  from  planting 
until  frost.  Plants,  $2  hundred;  $18  M,  postpaid. 
OPTIMISTIC  FARM  -  Camden.  New  York 
Surplus  Strawberry  Plants  for  list  of  20  leading  va¬ 
rieties.  II.  II.  Benning  -  Clyde,  New  York 
Gardner  Farms  Pedigreed  Potatoes 
Irish  Cobbler  and  Certified  Rural  Russets.  Select¬ 
ed  for  type  and  yield  for  ten  years,  with  yields  from 
300  to  562  bu.  per  acre.  Blue  Ribbon  on  Rural  Rus¬ 
sets.  Also  Sweepstakes  medal  over  all  varieties  at 
Cornell  Potato  Show.  Feb.  1923. 
C.  A.  GARDNER  &  SONS  Tolly,  N.  Y. 
POPULAR  GrARDEN  FLOWERS 
Choice  collection  12  different  double  Dahlias,  $2.  Large 
Gladioli.  10  kinds.  26  bulbs,  f  I  ;  100  for  $3  BO,  prepaid. 
My  selection  will  beautify  your  home.  Catalog. 
Henry  Engel  R.  1  Finleyvllle,  Pa. 
w a^n t  EARLY  CABBAGE  SgS  “FROSTPROOF” 
plants.  All  leading  varieties.  100,  50c.;  300,  $1.00;  500, 
$1.25;  1000,  $2.25;  mailed  prepaid.  Expressed,  10,000, $15.00. 
Sweet  Potato,  Lettuce,  Tomato,  Pepper,  etc.,  in  season. 
Good  order  delivery  positively  guaranteed  or  money 
refunded.  J.  P.  Council!  Co.,  Franklin,  Virginia. 
CABBAGE  SEED 
Danish  Ball  Head.  Imported  direot  from  Holland. 
.  $2.25  lb.  postpaid. 
B.  F.  Metcalf  &  Son,  Inc.,  210  W.  Genesee  St.,  Syneuse,  N.Y. 
Fireplace  Construction  .  625 
Mending  Leaking  Pipe .  625 
Keep  the  Water  Running .  625 
Basket  Splints  .  626 
Legal  Wills;  Alienation  of  Wife’s  Affections  627 
Rights  in  Joint  Deed .  627 
Dam  to  Flood  Land . 627 
Give  the  Taxpayer  a  Chance .  628 
Wonders  of  the  Future .  628 
Fee  for  Doctor's  Services .  628 
The  Family  Cat . 628 
Establish  a  Speed  Limit . 628 
Editorials  . 632 
Publisher’s  Desk  . 646 
Cb.uik.rru  Dior, in  Don’t  buy  until  yon  write  us.  Can 
dirawuerry  ”131118  furnish  the  best  at  prices  that  are 
right.  ROBERT  McSITT  Pulaski,  New  York 
CUTHBERT  RASPBERRY  plants, $3 per  100,  postpaid , to  4th  zone. 
Order  direct.  Nocatalogue.  Ern*»tB.St«nlej,N.isnninju>n,»t. 
DDAfiDFCCIUP  EVERBEARING  STRAWBERRY  PLANTS 
rlfuaifC99IVL  $l  go  per  100;  $10.00  per  1,000. 
BASIL.  PERRY,  R.  R.  5,  Georgetown,  Del. 
Certified  Strawberry  Plants  *S!6od&Vmoo 
up.  TI1E  RAY.N'ER  BOYS,  Idlswild  farms,  Salisbury,  Maryland 
