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Tfc*  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
September  1,  1923 
Hoffman’s 
“Leap’s  Prolific” 
Seed  Wheat 
Here  is  real  Seed-Wheat — the  right  variety — cleaned  the  way  seed  should 
be — and  offered  at  a  price  you  can  pay !  In  11  years  of  actual  use  in  all  winter- 
wheat-sections,  “Leap’s  Prolific”  has  earned  its  right  to  leadership,  and  today 
stands  as  the  best-liked,  most  dependable  variety.  This  seed  has  meant  in¬ 
creased  yields  of  5  to  15  bushels  per  acre  to  hosts  of  others.  Sowing  your  entire 
acreage  with  it  this  fall,  even  though  wheat- values  should  remain  unsatisfactory, 
will  show  you  better  profits  than  are  possible  with  any  other  Seed. 
Heavy  Yielder:  This  year  as  high  as  44y2-bu-per-acre  has  been 
gotten.  ‘  Several  had  yields  of  40  to  42  bu.  One  grower  has  aver¬ 
aged  35  bushels  for  the  past  eleven  years.  An  Ohio  customer 
had  12-bushels  more  per  acre  than  from  his  other  wheat — a  West 
Virginia  user,  twice  the  bushels  made  by  another  variety. 
Tall,  Stiff  Straw:  Stands  up  remarkably — did  not  lodge  when 
other  wheats  alongside  went  down  badly. 
Large,  Hard  Grain,  Does  Not  Shatter:  Millers  prefer  this 
wheat  for  llou’E  Longberry  type  grain,  finest  quality.  Stands 
rough  handling,  practically  none  shells  out. 
Great  Stooler— You  Save  SeedjThis  means  money  to  you.  Don't 
sow  more  than  i]/2  bu.  of  this  seed  per  acre — positively.  Every 
grain  counts.  Sell  your  other  seed-wheat,  and  it  will  nearly  pay 
for  this  new  seed.  Cost's  you  very  little  to  change  to  this  seed.  Its 
extra  stooling  ability  insures  abundant  stalks  and  heaviest  yields. 
Suited  for  AH  Soils:  “Leap’s  Prolific”  has  been  given  fair  trial 
lor  many  years  on  highland,  lowland,  limestone,  gravel,  slate  and 
clay  soils — rich,  medium  and  thin  soils — and  has  come  out  well 
on  all  of  them.  “Leap’s  Prolific”  will  pay  you ! 
Closely  Graded  Seed,  Clean,  Priced  Right 
This  seed  produced  here  in  these  tertile  Lancaster  Wheat  Valleys.  Graded  to 
perfection  by  our  powerful  and  most  modem  outfit.  Was  harvested  in  good 
weather — perfectly  dry — grain  is  well  filled,  bright  color,  strictly  sound  germina¬ 
tion.  It  is  free  from  cockle — rye — garlic — cheat — and  other  weeds.  Will  pass 
most  critical  inspection,  and  please  any  wheat  grower.  Seed  is  now  packed  in  good 
cotton  bags — ready  for  immediate  shipment.  When  the  “LEAP’S  PROLIFIC’’ 
you  order  reaches  you — examine  it.  If  it  does  not  suit  you,  return  it.  We  will 
refund  your  money  and  pay  freight  for  round  trip.  We  could  not  afford  to  make 
this  offer  if  our  “Leap’s  Prolific’’  was  not  first  class  Seed.  No  paper  would  print 
this  offer  if  they  did  not  know  we  can  back  it  up. 
DDIpUC.  1  to  14  bu.  at  $1.95  per  bu.  15  to  59  bu.  at  $1.90  per  bu. 
*  .  of)  bu.  and  over  at  $1.85  per  bu.  Bags  are  free.  On  five  or  more 
bushels  we  pay  the  freight  to  any  station  in  Ohio — N.  Y. — Pa. — Va. — W.  Va.— =- 
Md. — N.  J.- — Del. — Conn. — Mass.  Customers  not  in  above  freight-paid  territory 
may  deduct  1 8c  per  bu.  from  above  prices,  then  we’ll  ship  charges  collect.  Send 
payment  with  order.  Your  check  will  do.  Order  today. 
A.  H.  HOFFMAN  ,j£c.,  Box  15,  Landisville,  Lancaster  Co.,  Pa. 
The  Apple  and  Thorn  Skeletonizer; 
Cucumber  Beetle 
1.  I  am  enclosing  a  leaf  from  a  2-yr. 
apple  tree  which  is  infested  with  a  nest 
of  small  worms.  What  are  they  and 
what  can  be  done  to  get  rid  of  them?  I 
have  only  a  few  trees  but  every  leaf 
seems  to  be  affected ;  some  have  a  web 
and  worms,  other  leaves  seem  to  have 
only  a  web.  2.  What  will  control  the 
striped  cucumber  beetle?  A.  j.  M. 
Kingston,  N.  Y. 
1.  This  is  another  pest  that  lias  come 
to  us  from  Europe,  where  it  has  been 
known  for  160  years.  Just  how  or  when 
it  came  into  this  country  we  may  never 
know,  but  it  is  probably  safe  to  say  that 
it  came  on  nursery  stock.  It  was  first 
discovered  in  the  Hudson  River  Valley 
in  1917,  and  it  has  now  spread  eastward 
over  much  of  Connecticut,  and  has  in¬ 
vaded  Massachusetts.  The  skeletonizer 
causes  serious  injury  to  an  orchard  when 
it  becomes  well  established,  for  there  are 
three  full  generations  a  year,  and  a  partial 
fourth  in  Connecticut,  and  probably  as 
many  in  the  lower  Hudson  River  Valley. 
In  an  interesting  trip  through  Eastern 
New  York  and  Connecticut  during  the 
last  days  of  July  I  saw  many  orchards 
which  looked  as  though  fire  had  swept 
through  them.  The  caterpillars  of  this 
insect  had  skeletonized  the  leaves  so 
thoroughly  that  the  foliage  had  turned 
brown  and  rolled  up  as  though  burned  by 
fire. 
The  insect  can  be  easily  controlled  by 
the  ordinary  spray  schedule  for  the  apple 
orchard.  One  pound  of  dry  arsenate  of 
lead  in  50  gallons  of  water  applied  just 
after  the  petals  fall  with  a  second  ap¬ 
plication  about  three  weeks  later  should 
serve  to  keep  the  insect  in  check.  If  the 
third  generation  in  August  and  September 
promises  to  become  abundant  and  in¬ 
jurious  a  third  spraying  may  have  to  be 
made  about  the  middle  of  August. 
Ordinarily,  when  the  earlier  sprays  are 
thoroughly  made  they  have  proved 
sufficient. 
2.  The  cucumber  beetle  can  best  be  con¬ 
trolled  by  the  use  of  tobacco  or  nicotine 
dusts.  A  2%  nicotine  dust  is  effective 
iu  killing  some  and  repelling  the  rest. 
The  plants  should  be  dusted  frequently, 
and  pains  should  be  taken  to  put  the 
dust  on  the  soil  beneath  the  vines,  for 
many  of  the  beetles  will  drop  to  the 
ground  and  escape  if  the  earth  is  not 
covered  with  the  tobacco. 
GLENN  W.  HERRICK. 
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TREES 
Place  Y our  Order  This  Fall 
Although  we  have  our  usual  fine  assortment  of  high 
grade  fruit  trees  to  offer  for  Fall  delivery,  the  demand 
is  exceptionally  strong  and  we  recommend  that  our 
old  and  new  customers  place  their  orders  early  this 
season. 
You  will  never  regret  planting  Kelly  trees.  Our  trees 
are  all  perfect  specimens  and  our  guarantee  is  your 
protection.  We  offer  you  a  big  money  saving  and 
reliable  stock. 
Send  for  Fall,  1923,  Catalog  and  Price  List 
NURSERIES,  1160  Main  St.,  Dansville,  N.  Y. 
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THE  HOPE  FARM  BOOK 
^  This  attractive  234-page  book  has  some  of  the  ' 
best  of  the  Hope  Farm  Man’s  popular  sketches 
1 —  philosophy,  humor,  and  sympathetic 
human  touch.  Price  (1.50. 
For  5  tie  by 
Rural  New-Yorker,  335  W.30th  St.,  New  York 
Berry  Plants 
Flower  Plants 
Strawberry  Plants  for  August 
and  fall  planting.  Pot-grown  and 
runner  plants  that  will  bear  fruit 
next  summer.  Raspberry,  Black¬ 
berry,  Dewberry,  Loganberry,  Gooseberry,  Currant,  Grape 
plants ;  Asparagus,  Rhubarb,  Hop,  Horseradish  roots  for 
fall  planting. 
Delphinium,  Columbine,  Hol¬ 
lyhock,  Canterbury  Bells, 
Centaurea,  Bleeding  Heart, 
Foxglove,  Gaillardia,  Hibis¬ 
cus,  Peony,  Phlox,  Hardy  Pink,  Hardy  Salvia,  Hardy  Car¬ 
nation,  Oriental  Poppy,  Sweet  William,  Wallflower,  and 
other  Hardy  Perennials,— the  kind  that  live  outdoors  all 
winter,  and  bloom  year  after  year ;  Roses,  Shrubs »  for 
summer  and  fall  planting. 
Catalog  f  ree . 
HARRY  L.  SQUIRES  -  Hampton  Bays,  N.  Y. 
CONTENTS 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER,  SEPT.  1,  1923 
FARfc  TOPICS 
Late  Substitute  Hay  Crops  .  1112 
Cotton  Growing  in  New  Jersey  .  1112 
The  Grain  Crops,  Exports  and  Prices  .  1113 
When  to  Cut  Brush  . _ .  1113 
The  Life  Principle  in  the  Soil  .  1115 
Sweet  Clover  a  Blessing  in  Disguise  .  1120 
Hope  Farm  Notes  . 1122,  1123 
Cotton  Picker  Needed  .  1125 
One  Man  Power  Farm  .  1125 
Another  Family  Work  Farm  .  1125 
Mowing  Away  Hay  .  1128 
LIVE  STOCK  AND  DAIRY 
July  Milk  Returns  .  1125 
City  Milk  Prices  .  1125 
Value  of  a  Purebred  Bull  .  1128 
Infected  Quarter  .  1130 
Dropsical  Swellings  in  Bloodless  Sheep  . . .  1130 
Worms  of  Dog  .  1130 
Gas  in  Milk  .  1131 
Butter  Does  Not  Gather  .  1131 
How  Much  Hay  for  a  Cow?  .  1131 
Picketing  a  Goat  .  1131 
THE  HENYARD 
The  True  Story  of  White  Eggs . 1111,  1112 
HORTICULTURE 
Grown  in  our  upland  nurseries  (one  of  the  largest  in  New  York  State),  fresh 
dug,  free  from  disease,  propagated  from  bearing  trees  of  known  merit.  Our 
Apple.  Peach,  Pear,  Cherry,  Plum,  Quince,  Small  Fruits  and  Ornamentals  are 
sold  to  you  direct  at  cost  plus  one  profit  only.  39  years  of 
active  nursery  experience  is  back  of  every  tree — we  grow  our 
own  stock  and  know  we  are  sending  just  what  you  order. 
SEND  FOR  OUR  BIG  FREE  CATALOG  TODAY 
It  shows  that  we  recognize  our  responsibility  to  the  man  who 
plants,  and  keep  the  quality  up  and  the  cost  down. 
SERVICE  BULLETIN 
Fall  Planting  Pays — but  the 
season  is  short,  so  it  is  very 
important  that  you  send  for 
your  copy  of  the  catalog  at  once  and  make  out  your  order  promptly, 
so  that  w«  can  get  the  stock  to  you  on  time. 
Small  or  large  orders  get  the  same  attention.  It  will  pay  you  to 
send  for  our  Free  Descriptive  Catalog.  It  contains  valuable  in¬ 
formation  on  fruit  and  shrubs  and  saves  you  money — write  today. 
We  Prepay  Transportation  Charges. 
See  Page  I  of  Fall  Catalog 
MALONET  BROS.  NURSERY  CO.,  INC. 
26  Main  Street  Dansville,  N.  Y. 
Dansville’ s  Pioneer  Nurseries 
Visit  our  400-acre  Nurseries 
_  )KZY  Shrubs 
\Bcdutifyyour  (jrumds 
Strawberries  and  Florida,  Part  II  .  1112 
Making  Bordeaux  Mixture  . 1113 
Birch  and  Magnolia  from  Seed  .  1115 
Fruit  Notes  from  Missouri  . .  1120 
Growing  Pansies  and  Pinks  . .  1120 
Handling  Apple  Seeds  .  1121 
Cane-blight  of  Raspberries  .  1121 
Two  Years  With  the  Dehydrater  .  1121 
Frames  for  Soup  Greens  .  1123 
Poultry  and  Plum  Curculio  .  1123 
Price  of  Apple  Picking  .  1125 
Preparing  for  Apple  Show  .  1125 
WOMAN  AND  HOME 
From  Day  to  Day  .  1126 
Mixed  Sweet  Pickles  .  1126 
Pickles  for  Winter  Time  .  1126 
The  Rural  Patterns  .  1126 
Letters  of  an  Indiana  Farmer  .  1126 
Word  of  Advice  as  to  Summer  Boarders...  1126 
Canned  Tomato  Soup  .  1126 
“Best  Ever’’  Blackberry  Jam  .  1126 
MISCELLANEOUS 
The  Mole  and  the  Professor  .  1112 
Camouflage  Among  Insects  . 1113 
Heir’s  Title  in  Real  Estate  .  1117 
Administration  of  Estate  .  1117 
Damage  from  Surface  Drainage  .  1117 
Tax  Sale  of  Mortgaged  Property  .  1117 
A  Popular  Book  of  Reminiscences  .  1118 
Be  Sure  of  Your  Facts  .  1118 
Editorials  . 1124 
Who  Pays  for  It  All?  .  1125 
Grange  Activities  .  1125 
Vacationing  With  Auto  . 1125 
A  Country  Merchant  Talks  .  1132 
A  City  Worker’s  Eight  Hours  .  1132 
Goldfish  Culture  .  1132 
Markets  .  1133 
Fox  Breeding  on  King  Edward  Island  .  1134 
Killing  Foxes  in  Kentucky  .  1134 
Carbon  Bisuphide  and  Woodchucks  .  1134 
Cats  and  Sleeping  Children  .  1134 
Woodchucks  and  Chickens  .  1134 
Publisher’s  Desk  . „ .  1138 
The  Year  'Round 
YOU  and  your  family  can  now 
have  this  wholesome,  refresh¬ 
ing  drink  at  any  time  of  the  year  ! 
No  expensive  equipment — just  a 
small  amount  (1-10  of  1%)  of 
“C.C.C.”  Benzoate  of  Soda  put 
in  the  cider  as  it  comes  from  the 
press  will  keep  it  from  ferment¬ 
ing  and  preserve  its  fresh,  de¬ 
lightful  flavor. 
Its  use  is  permitted  by  the  Federal  Pure  Food 
Laws  and  the  New  York  State  Farms  and  Mar¬ 
kets  Law,  and  provided  for  by  the  National 
Prohibition  Act  as  a  preventive  against  the  fer¬ 
mentation  or  "  hardening  ”  of  cider. 
Only  $1.00  per  barrel! 
Send  $1.00,  cash  or  money  order,  for 
enough  “  C.C.C.”  Benzoate  of  Soda  to 
keep  sweet  one  50-gallon  barrel  of  cider. 
Sent  postpaid,  with  full  directions.  Don’t 
wait  until  the  season  opens — write  at  once! 
Commonwealth  Chemical 
Corporation 
25  West  43d  Street,  New  York  City 
attractive — clean 
Ip.  ns 
RED  CROSS  Ranges  brighten 
the  kitchen.  Beautifully  enam¬ 
eled  ;  nickel  trim.  Ornamental ; 
clean ;  washable ;  sanitary ;  cook 
and  bake  perfectly. 
Sold  by  leading 
dealers.  WRITE 
for  catalogue,  free. 
Co-operative 
Foundry  Co. 
RED  CROSS 
Ranges  &  furnaces 
Plant  Trees  This  Fall — 
Save  Time  Next  Spring 
Trees  planted  this  Fall  form  new  root 
contacts  with  the  soil  before  Winter  sets 
in.  They  start  to  grow  with  the  first 
warm  days  of  Spring.  We  have  a  big 
block  of  Peach  Trees  ready  for  immedi¬ 
ate  shipment.  Also  a  fine  lot  of  one- 
year-old.  Apple  Trees,  just  right  for  orchard 
planting.  Pear  and  Cherry  Trees  in  standard 
varieties. 
Write  for  free  Fruit  Book  today.  Order  direct 
from  us.  Get  your  planting  done  this  Fall. 
Box  8 
Yalesville,  Conn. 
A  PUf  E1  DA  nni?T  C  First  class  quality. 
/\l  i  DilKKLLa  All  wood  hoops. 
J.  H.  BEAVER  -  Esopus,  New  York 
FAD  Qfll  F _ Seed  Wheat  Cornell-Red,  $1.40 
rwn  vHLt  bushel;  heavy  yielder.  Winter 
Rye,  $1.25  bushel.  F.  O.  B.  Bags  free.  Terms  cash. 
F.  A.  VAN  NESS,  Baldwinsville,  N.  Y. 
c  non  non  cabbage, cauliflower 
«J,UUU,VUU  BRUSSELS  SPROUTS.  CELERY  PLANTS 
Cabbage  (All  Varieties)  $1.J5  per  1,000  ;  5,000— $8.  Cauli¬ 
flower  (Snowball),  $4.50  per  1,000  ;  5.000— $20.  Brussels 
Sprouts,  $2.50  per  1,000  ;  5,000— $12.  Celery  (All  Varieties) 
$3  per  1,000  ;  5.000 — $12.  Cash  with  order.  Send  for  List 
of  all  Plants.  PAUL  F.  ROCHELLE,  Onwer  269,  Morris  town,  N.J 
Thousands  of  Fruit  trees 
Privet  hedging,  etc.,  di 
rect  to  you  at  lower  prices.  Large  assortment.  List  free 
WESTMINSTER  NURSERY.  Doth  1 29,  Westminster,  Md. 
TREES  and  PLANTS 
PEACH  TREE  BORERS  (P-CBenzene).  14b  $1; 
Killedby KRYSTALGAS  *v0cs£p°"?i  ‘Ta O  d! 
Dept.  A.  HOME  PRODUCTS  Inc.  Rahwav.  N.  J. 
I  Will  B uy T.  Balsam  Pine  Needles 
Iris,  Peonies,  and  Honey  w.  H^ee^rrhrnniiu.N.i, 
KITSELMAN  FENCE 
‘‘I  Saved  26&e  a  Rod,”  Bays  J.  E. 
Lonciry,  Weedsport,  N.  Y.  You  also  save. 
We  Pay  the  Freight.  Write  for  Free 
Catalog  of  Farm,  Poultry,  Lawn  Fence. 
KITS5UMAN  BRQS.Dept.230MUNCIEl  IHD. 
