The  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
May  26,  1923 
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When  you  write  advertisers  mention 
The  Rural  New-Yorker  and  you’ll  get 
a  quick  reply  and  a  “square  deal.”  See 
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a 
ffet  rid  of  most  of  the  fruit,  although 
they  might  blast  the  trees.  It  seems. re¬ 
markable,  though,  at  first  thought,  that 
there  should  be  any  desire  to  destroy 
this  fruit. 
In  another  case  a  reader  tells  us  that 
he  has  a  row  of  peach  trees  growing 
along  a  roadside  at  some  distance  from 
his  house.  These  peach  trees  often  give 
a  crop  of  good  fruit,  but  they  are  too  far¬ 
away  from  the  house  to  make  picking  de¬ 
sirable.  This  man  also  wants  a  spray 
that  will  kill  the  fruit,  his  reason  being 
that  when  the  trees  bear-  the  road  is  lined 
with  cars  containing  people  who  come 
from  all  over,  take  this  fruit  and  carry 
it  away.  Since  he  does  not  want  it  him¬ 
self,  and  has  no  particular  use  for  it,  the 
first  thought  is,  “Why  not  let  these  peo¬ 
ple  have  it?”  Ilis  answer  to  that  is  that 
they  come,  help  themselves  to  this  fruit, 
and  seem  to  get  the  idea  that  all  the 
other  fruit  in  the  neighborhood  is  grown 
for  their  special  benefit.  They  scatter 
all  over  the  country  and  cause  great  dam¬ 
age.  The  inducement  of  free  fruit  does 
not  teach  them  manners  or  respect  for 
property  rights.  It  makes  them  worse 
than  they  were  before.  Several  tender¬ 
hearted  people  who  consider  that  the  crow 
is  a  good  citizen  toll  us  to  handle  him  by 
scattering  a  quantity  of  good  corn 
through  the  field  after  (lie  seed  is 
planted.  They  say  that  the  crow  comes, 
fills  his  stomach  with  corn  and  flies  away, 
well  content  to  let  the  seed  remain  in  the 
ground.  That  shows  the  difference  be¬ 
tween  a  crow  and  an  auto  hog.  The 
crow  may  operate  in  that  way,  but  our 
experience  is  that  the  more  you  feed  the 
auto  hog  on  free  fruit  the  more  he  will 
demand  the  right  to  help  himself  to  the 
regular  supply.  If  anyone  knows  how  to 
kill  fruit  effectively  and  still  retain  the 
tree,  we  should  like  to  have  him  tell  us. 
All  sorts  of  things  are  asked  by  our  peo¬ 
ple.  Some  of  them  seem  quite  ridiculous 
at  first  thought,  but  we  have  no  doubt 
they  are  all  serious  enough  to  the  people 
who  asks  the  questions,  and  really  mean 
considerable  to  them. 
Barberry  Bushes  and  Wheat 
Many  of  our  readers  have  heard  of  the 
efforts  made  by  the  government  to  exter¬ 
minate  common  barberry  (Berber is  vul¬ 
garis).  It  lias  been  demonstrated  without 
any  question  that  this  barberry  is  a  host 
plant  for  the  black  stem  rust  of  wheat 
and  other  grains.  A  part  of  'the  life  of 
this  disease  is  passed  on  the  barberry 
plant.  That  fact  lias  been  recognized  for 
many  years,  but  only  within  recent  years 
have  the  scientists  been  able  to  tell  ex¬ 
actly  how  this  connection  is  made.  Tiie 
Department  of  Agriculture  found  that 
this  disease  was  so  serious  that  the  only 
practical  way  of  getting  rid  of  it  was  to 
exterminate  the  barberry  bushes,  if  pos¬ 
sible.  So  they  selected  13  States  where 
the  disease  is  very  bad  and  started  a  cam¬ 
paign  to  clean  up.  These  States  are  Ohio, 
Indiana,  Illinois,  Michigan,  Wisconsin, 
Iowa,  Minnesota,  North  Dakota,  South 
Dakota.  Montana,  Nebraska,  Wyoming, 
and  Colorado.  A  large  sum  of  money 
has  been  appropriated  for  the  purpose  of 
cleaning  out  the  barberry  bushes  in  these 
States,  and  a  quarantine  has  been  estab¬ 
lished  to  prevent  the  shipment  of  these 
bushes  into  this  territory.  Several  of 
our  readers  have  sent  us  advertisements 
in  which  barberry  bushes  are  offered  for 
sale,  for  ornamental  purposes,  and  they 
want  to  know  whether  such  advertise¬ 
ments  are  permitted  by  the  P ederal  gov¬ 
ernment.  The  Federal  Horticultural 
Board,  which  has  charge  of  this  matter, 
has  no  power  to  forbid  the  sale  of  these 
bushes  iu  those  States  outside  of  the 
territory  noted  above.  They  can  pre¬ 
vent  interstate  traffic.  That  is,  they  can 
prevent  the  shipment  of  these  hushes  into 
the  13  States  here  named,  hut  beyond 
that  they  have  no  power  to  say  that  the 
bushes  cannot  he  advertised  and  sold  at 
home.  Probably  a  good  many  of  these 
bushes  are  thus  handled  for  ornamental 
purposes.  This  is  generally  in  sections 
where  very  little  wheat  is  grown,  and 
perhaps  there  is  not  much  trouble  as  a 
result.  The  sale  of  such  plants,  however, 
is  dangerous,  and  it  seems  a  remarkable 
thing  that  the  government  in  one  part  of 
the  country  is  spending  great,  sums  of 
money  to  kill  barberry  bushes,  while  in 
other  parts  of  the  country  nurserymen 
and  others  are  trying  to  sell  this  pest. 
Flower  Border  Around  House 
Can  you  please  give  me  au  idea  or 
scheme  to  grow  shrubs  or  flowers  around 
my  home  so  that  they  will  be  effective 
and  grow  under  the  conditions  existing? 
A  long  border  on  the  north  side  receives 
no  sun  until  late  afternoon.  Front 
porch  faces  west  and  south,  but  sun  does 
not  strike  the  west  exposure  until  noon. 
Soil  is  gravel  mixture.  w.  R.  N. 
Lehighton,  Pa. 
Your  flower  beds  are  not  very  promis¬ 
ing.  because  of  the  lack  of  sun.  The 
north  side,  which  only  gets  sun  in  the  late 
afternoon,  would  be  very  undesirable  for 
flowers,  though  if  not  too  dry  you  could 
grow  lily  of  the  valley  there,  and  prob¬ 
ably  the  Funkia  or  plantain  lily.  Hardy 
ferns  would  be  an  attractive  feature  in 
such  a  place.  It  might  be  wiser  to  fill 
this  bed  with  hardy  native  Rhododen¬ 
drons,  which  would  be  attractive  at  all 
seasons.  In  the  west  border,  which  re¬ 
ceives  a  little  sun,  you  could  probably 
grow  Petunias  edged  with  pansies,  or 
China  asters.  Among  perennials,  Funkias, 
some  of  the  Canterbury  bells,  Astilbe 
Arcndsi  and  German  and  Pumila  Irises 
would  be  satisfactory,  putting  sun-loving 
annual,  such  as  marigolds  and  Calendulas, 
on  the  south  side.  This  sunny  little  bed 
at  the  south  side  might  be  filled  with 
early  tulips,  to  be  lifted  as  soon  as  flow¬ 
ering  is  over,  and  their  place  then  filled 
with  marigolds,  Calendulas,  or  Zinnias, 
transplanted  from  a  seed  bed.  Apparently 
this  little  angle  of  the  porch  is  the  only 
place  where  you  are  sure  of  sun,  and  this 
should  be  used  for  plants  that  will  bloom 
throughout  the  season.  If  sufficiently 
sunny  it  would  be  a  good  place  for  helio¬ 
trope  and  mignonette  also,  these  fragrant 
flowers  being  especially  desirable  near  a 
porch. 
You  do  not  give  the  width  of  the  bor¬ 
der,  hut  we  infer  that  it  is  narrow.  It 
is  quite  common  to  see  such  a  space  filled 
with  low-growing,  shrubs,  the  Japanese 
barberry,  Berberis  Thunbergi  being  a 
favorite  for  such  planting.  Dwarf  coni¬ 
ferous  evergreens,  such  as  junipers,  Re- 
tinisporas  and  arbor  vita's  are  often  used 
in  these  borders  to  mask  the  house  foun¬ 
dations. 
'Pile  soil  in  these  borders  should  he  well 
worked  and  enriched.  It  may  be  largely 
subsoil  from  the  cellar,  and  in  this  case 
it  would  need  a  great  deal  of  tillage  and 
enrichment.  It  would  pay  to  remove 
such  poor  soil  and  replace  it  with  better 
loam,  but  this  is  not  always  practical  on 
a  place  of  small  size. 
There  is  one  telephone  for  every  eight 
persons  in  this  country — and  nine  times 
out  of  ten  two  of  the  other  seven  are 
using  it  when  we  need  it. — Tampa 
Tribune. 
CONTENTS 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER,  MAY  26,  1923 
FARM  TOPICS 
The  Fertilizing  Value  of  Salt .  766 
Asparagus  Past  and  Present . 766,  767 
Hope  Farm  Notes. . 774 
Value  of  Printed  Stationery  for  Farmers...  774 
Farm  Life  in  the  Dominican  Republic . 774 
New  York  State  Notes .  777 
A  Farm  Woman’s  Notes .  780 
A  Farmer  and  City  Women .  780 
LIVE  STOCK  AND  DAIRY 
Borden  Milk  Profits:  Lessons  from  Them...  777 
The  Slow  Process  of  Law .  777 
Nuisance  from  Whey .  782 
Slaughtering  Unprofitable  Sow .  782 
Feeding  Milk  Cows .  782 
Marketing  Pigs  .  782 
Insufficient  Ration  .  782 
Improving  Dairy  Ration .  782 
Ration  Low  in  Protein . 782 
THE  HENYARD 
Reliability 
is  a  part  of  the  bargain 
when  you  buy  Kelly 
Trees.  They  are  from 
responsible  nurseries — 
with  a  national  reputation. 
Kelly  Trees  are  a  source  of 
future,  sure  profits — and  they 
cost  no  more  than  other  trees. 
Write  for  FREE  1923 
Catalog,  lists  and  prices 
— also  proper  methods  for 
ordering  and  planting. 
Kelly  Bros.  Nurseries 
1160  Main  Street  DmtvilU,  N.  Y. 
hitiberm 
for  a  big'  crop  from  your 
own\garden  next  year 
Plant  pot-grown 
Plants  Now 
StrawberriesTpicked  in  their  prime 
daily  from  your  own  garden,  are 
superior  in  every  way  to  the  half 
ripe,  bitter,  undersized,  bruised 
fruit  that  you  buy  at  your  grocer’s. 
Our  pot-grown  plants,  planted  now, 
will  give  you  a  full  crop _of  large 
berries  next  year.  „ 
Hunt’s  Special  “Home  Garden”  Collection 
1  ftft  nlnntc  >n  4  varieties  for  successive  bear- 
1UU  pialllo  jng,  all  large-fruited  va-  (■.n/i 
lieties  of  excellent  quality,  express  pre-  ♦  •*vuu 
paid  for  cash,  check  or  money  order.  ... 
Order  this  collection  today,  the  aarlier  you  get 
them  in  the  ground,  the  better. 
Write  for  complete  catalog  of  earietia 
William  M.  Hunt  &  Company,  Inc. 
148  Chambers  Street, 
New  York  City,  N.  V 
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Beriy  Plants 
Vegetable  Roots 
Vegetable  Plants 
Flower  Plants 
Strawberry,  Raspberry,  Dew¬ 
berry.  .Blackberry,  Loyal,  berry, 
Gooseberry,  Currant,  Grape 
plants. 
Asparagus,  Rhubarb, 
Hop,  Horseradish 
roots. 
Cabbage,  Cauliflower, 
Celery, Tomato,  Parsley,  Egg 
Plant.  Onion,  Beet,  Sweet 
Potato,  Pepper  plants. 
Hollyhock,  Can  t  er  bu  ry 
Hells,  Foxglove,  Sweet  Wil- 
liam,  Poppy,  Phlox  and 
other  perennials  ;  Pansy, 
Aster,  Columbine,  Salvia,  Snapdragon,  Zinnia  and  other 
annuals;  Roses,  Shrubs.  Catalog  free. 
HARRY  L.  SQUIRES  -  Hampton  Bay*.  N.  Y. 
IT  Dll  IT  TDCCV  Apple.  Peach,  Plum,  Pear,  Cherry 
I  ntJII  I  nCfcO  and  Quince.  Also  Grapes.  Cur¬ 
rants,  Raspberry,  Blackberry,  Gooseberry,  Asparagus. 
CTDJIU/BITDD  V  Dl  AIITC  A  selected  list,  includ- 
d  I  KHYVDtlflf  I  rLHIllOing  Everbearers.  We 
have  a  fine  lot  to  offer  at  wholesale  prices. 
IIPRFTARI  F  PI  ANTQ  AU  kindB  ero"’n  from  **- 
■  Cut  I  HOLE  rLHn  I  v  leeted  seed.  Get  our  price 
on  plants  sent  by  Parcel  Post,  prepaid.  Catalog  free. 
C.  E.  FIELD  -  Scwdl,  N.  J. 
300 
STRAWBERRY  PLANTS  $0  POS'1 
160  Senator  Dunlap,  160  Gibson.  PAID 
HAMPTON  *  SON.  R.  7,  Bangor,  Mich 
TOMATO  PLANTS — Ready  May  25.  $1.98  per  1.000 
CABBAGE  PLANTS  "  ”  20.  1.75  ’’  ” 
ASTER  PLANTS  ”  ”  25.  75c  "  100 
DAHLIA  ROOTS.  $1  per  Doz.  All  Plants  P.  Paid. 
DAVID  RODWAY  .  Hartly,  Delaware 
PALMETTO  ASPARAGUS  JPLANTS 
100—$  I .  Asparagus  Seed,  7 Be  per  lb.  Both  postpaid  3d 
zone.  81'SLAflI)  FARMS,  Cazenovia,  New  York 
A  Pugnacious  Pheasant .  767 
Nux  Vomica  for  Chicken  Hawks . 767 
What  About  “Red  Leghorns”? .  784 
Poultry  in  New  England . 785 
Value  of  a  Sitting  Hen . 785 
Shooting  Boy’s  Pigeons .  785 
Five-toed  Fowls  With  Topknots .  786 
A  Washtub  Brooder .  786 
Chicks  Die  in  Shell . 786 
Eggs  With  Disagreeable  Odor .  786 
Egg-laying  Contest  . 788 
Worms  .  788 
The  Future  of  Jersey  Black  Giants .  790 
Feeding  Young  Chicks . 790 
High  Protein  Poultry  Ration .  790 
Variation  in  Size  of  Eggs- .  790 
MILLIONS  “  Frost  Prool  ”  CABBAGE  PLANTS 
Copenhagen,  Wakefields,  Succession,  &c.  300 — $1 ; 
500— $1.25:  1,000— $2.25.  mailed  prepaid.  Expressed. 
10,000— $15.  Tomato  and  Sweet  potato  plants,  300— 
$1.50;  500— $2;  1,000— $3.  Prepaid.  Expressed,  10,000 
*20,  Cash.  Don’t  take  chances.  Ol  der  from  largest  grow¬ 
ers  in  Virginia.  GUARANTEED  SAFE  ARRIVAL  ANTWHERE  OR  MORE! 
REFUNDEO.  J.  P.  COUNCIL!.  COMPANY  Franklin,  Virginia 
Asparagus  Roots  SELECTED 
Will  produce  good  crop  next  year.  $1  doz;  $4.76 
hundred.  Harry  L,  Squires,  Hampton  Bays,  New  York 
HORTICULTURE 
Memorial  Elm  . . . . 766 
Wormy  Apples  on  the  Pacific  Coast . 767 
The  Cost  of  Growing  Apples  on  a  Farm  in 
Western  New  York . 767 
Spray  to  Kill  Fruit .  767 
Ten  Years’  Results  of  Dusting — Part  1 . 769 
New  England  Notes .  770 
Favorite  Perennials  from  Seed .  770 
Tov  Snakes  and  Birds . 773 
Mildew  on  Climbing  Rose . 780 
WOMAN  AND  HOME 
Martha  Washington  ASPARAGUS  SEED 
$4  per  lb.  Why  not  sow  the  best  ? 
LESTER  YV.  BENNETT  Victor,  N.  Y. 
Sweet  Potato  Plants 
Red  and  Yellow.  45c,  100;  300— $1  ;  500— $2  ;  $3  per 
1,000.  Salvies,  Egg  Plants.  50c  doz.  Tomato,  Asters 
and  Peppers,  3  doz.,  50e,  Post  Paid,  Catalogue  free. 
W.  S.  FORD  a,  SON  -  Hartly,  Dataware 
4,000,000  Yellow  and  Red  SweetPofatoPlants  Cabbage 
Tomato,  Pepper  and  other  vegetable  plant*.  Canna  Roots’ 
All  fine  stock.  Catalogue  free.  M.  N.  SORGO,  Vineland,  N.  P 
More  About  Grandma’s  Bees . 770 
Catering  for  Summer  Boarders .  771 
Pastoral  Parson  and  His  Country  Folks....  773 
Early  Spring  Vegetables .  775 
Advertise  the  Vegetarian  Diet .  775 
One-egg  Cake  With  Sour  Cream  Filling....  775 
The  Home  Dressmaker . . . 781 
Come,  Let  Us  Take  a  Motor  Trip .  784 
Cherry,  the  Pet  Pheasant .  784 
MISCELLANEOUS 
You’ve  Wanted  Address  Stamps  for  your  Parcel  Post. 
Now  order  some,  le  each.  T.  TERWILLIGER,  Walden,  N.  V. 
4,000,000  SWEET  POTATO  PLANTS 
Yellow  Jersey,  Gold  Skin,  Big I-eaf  Up  River,  Red  Nanse- 
mond,  at  $1  .60  per  1,000.  C.  E.  BROWN.  Bridgeville,ltelaware 
Cfie‘d  Russet  Rural  Seed  Potatoes  "*  %"vs 
nLL  -  DlanLe  All  leading  varieties.  1,000— *2.00;  500— 
UaDDagB  rianiS$i.2S.  postpaid.  Satisfaction  guaran¬ 
teed.  Tomato  plants.  May  delivery.  J.  H.  SCOTT,  Franklin,  Vn. 
Herb  Remedies  for  Bright’s  Disease . 775 
Measles,  Cats  and  Birds .  775 
Cancer  Cures  .  775 
The  School  Bill  and  Its  Discussion . .  777 
The  Hired  Man  and  Chores .  785 
Keep  Dogs  at  Home .  785 
Wearing  the  Army  Uniform . 785 
Publisher’s  Desk  . 790 
-|  p.LL.-.  Tomato,  Sweet  Potato  Plants.  Lead- 
rrostprooi  uaboage  ing  varieties.  Cabbage,  300— *1-, 
600— *1. *5;  1,000— $2.25.  Tomato,  Potato,  300— *1.25;  500— 
*2;  1,000 — $3,  postpaid.  10,000,  Ex prensed,  *20.  Satisfac¬ 
tion  guaranteed.  MAPLE  GROVE  FARMS.  Franklin,  Virginia 
A  marina  •  At  *1,50  Per  100  for  ®hort  time 
YjiaaiOll  ZYmeriCa.  only.  Surplus  fine  bulb*. 
10c  extra  for  parcel  post.  E.  N.  TILTON,  Aibtabula,  Ohio 
