April, 1915 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
295 
Have a Private Electric 
1 Light Plant that 
) Equals City Service 
Kewanee Plants are 
made as carefully for private 
use as the big public generating station is constructed for public 
use. That is the secret of their successful and economical oper¬ 
ation. The first cost of the Kewanee Plant is reasonable and its 
maintenance is but a few cents a day for the current used. It 
also furnishes ample current for the operation of Electric 
Iron, Washing Machine, Toasters, Cooking Stoves or any 
other household or farm appliances. 
Have electric light throughout 
your home, grounds, garage, barns 
and out-buildings. It is the safest, 
cleanest, surest and most conven¬ 
ient way of lighting. An effective 
safeguard against fire also. 
The installation of a Kewanee 
Plant is extremely simple. All ex¬ 
pert work is done at our factory. 
The plant is shipped as a complete 
unit, ready to run when the crate is 
taken off. Only two bolts and seven wires, 
properly tagged, have to be connected. 
You can absolutely depend upon 
the Kewanee for good daily service 
and this is guaranteed by us. Semi¬ 
automatic switch board. Reliable 
ampere-hour meter which tells 
condition of batteries. Exide Hyray storage 
batteries — whole plant assembled on adjust¬ 
able Kewanee sub-base. 
The Kewanee can be operated 
by the same engine that operates 
the pump and other household machinery 
so that your whole Private Utility System 
may be compact and complete if you install 
Kewanee Systems. 
KEWANEE Private Utilities 
like Public Utility Plants, give every city comfort to the man in the country. Work to a 
plan for your home power plant and get the best and longest service out of what you buy. 
Our Engineering Department will furnish free a layout or 
plan for the best arrangement of your Home Power Plant 
Water Supply Systems 
Sewage Disposal Plants 
Gasoline Storage Plants 
Gasoline Engines 
Electric Lighting Plants 
Home Power Plants 
Vacuum Cleaning Systems 
Kewanee Windmill Pumps 
Write today for Bulletins, mentioning 
subject you are interested in 
Kewanee Private Utilities Co. 
(Formerly Kewanee Water Supply Co.) 
122 South Franklin Street, KEWANEE, ILL. 
BRANCH OFFICES AND DISPLAY ROOMS: 
50 Church Steert, New York 1212 Marquette Bldg., Chicago 
clawing resistance. Proper methods of 
cultivation are practically the only ade¬ 
quate means of fighting them, where their 
depredations extend to grapes and fruit 
trees and bushes generally. They breed 
more freely in light soil than in heavy, 
consequently gardens in such soil are al¬ 
most sure to be greatly troubled by them. 
Orchardists plan trap plants about to draw 
them, anything having a white or light 
flower being attractive to them. If it is 
possible to discover just where they are 
breeding in a given locality, the ground 
may be saturated with kerosene-soap 
emulsion with fairly satisfactory results; 
this, of course, chokes off the larva as it 
draws near the surface to pupate, and if 
done in May will destroy great numbers. 
July and August it is the same old story 
carried on. Sprayings for the second brood 
of the coddling moth are made in each 
month, while the weekly precautionary 
treatment against fungi, and the bi-weekly 
soapsuds bath to overcome aphids must be 
kept up as long as real summer weather 
lasts. Last year I sprayed my roses until 
late in September; and to insure healthy, 
vigorous, blooming plants I believe it is 
decidedly advisable. It is not a difficult 
task, when one is provided with the proper 
equipment and the ready-to-use sprays so 
thoroughly furnished by our friends, the 
dealers in things for the garden. Without 
much trouble spraying mixtures can be 
made at home. Those to use from April 
on should be mixed in the following pro¬ 
portions : 
Arsenate of Lead — Three ounces crys¬ 
tallized arsenate of soda, 7 ounces crystal¬ 
lized acetate of lead, 10 gallons of water. 
Dissolve the crystals, each kind separately, 
in a small amount of water. The lead will 
dissolve more readily if the water is warm. 
Unite these, and reduce by adding the re¬ 
mainder of the water. A milky mixture 
will be the result, but straining will not 
be necessary if the poisons have been 
thoroughly dissolved and thoroughly 
stirred with the water. When combining 
with Bordeaux, use the latter in place of 
water, instead of clear water. 
Bordeaux — One pound copper sulphate 
(blue vitriol or blue stone) to 1 gallon of 
water is the proportion for the copper 
sulphate stock. As much may be made as 
desired, keeping to this. Prepare and keep 
in a wooden or porcelain vessel. When 
needed, add milk of lime made by slaking 
2 pounds of lime in 17 gallons of water, 
to each gallon of the copper sulphate stock. 
The mixture must not be made till needed, 
as it loses strength if united and allowed to 
stand. 
Potassium Sulphate — Three pounds 
potash, 314 pounds sulphur (finely 
ground), 3 ounces salt, 1 gallon water. 
Mix the potash, sulphur and salt together 
in a porcelain vessel, with a part of the 
water. Chemical action will make the 
mixture boil. Add the remainder of the 
water. This is the stock, to be put away 
and kept carefully covered. When the 
Portable Fire Proof 
Garage 
Patented Oct. 14, 1913* Jan. 6, 1914. 
Write for catalog and full information to 
THE TAYLOR 
MANUFACTURING CO. 
Montclair, N. J. 
LET US HELP YOU 
Our experienced landscape gar¬ 
deners make a planting plan 0 ! 
your place, selecting trees, shrubs, 
etc., suitable to soil and situation. . 
Our nurseries (more than 600 acres) offer the 
finest selection in America for lawn and gar¬ 
den planting. Write far Catalog D. 
STEPHEN HOYT’S SONS CO. 
Est. 1843. Inc. 1903. 
New Canaan, Conn. 
Window Box 
That Makes Plants Grow 
It can be set inside or 
outside the window or on 
the porch railing. Will not 
leak and damage the wood¬ 
work. Patented ventilated 
and drainage bottom. 
Made of heavy galvanized 
steel, enameled dark green, 
6" deep, wide and 
_ . , . . made in any lengths. 
To introduce and show you this box, we will send you by 
Parcel Post, One 30" long, anywhere East of the Mississippi on 
receipt of $1.00—West of the Mississippi for $1.50. Your 
money back if not satisfied. 
Get our free Booklet on plants and how to grow them. 
SUCCESS MANUFACTURING COMPANY 
15 SARGENT STREET GLOUCESTER, MASS. 
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