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SEEDS 
Clover 
Alsike 
Timothy 
Field Peas 
Potatoes 
Alfalfa 
Seed Oats 
Seed Corn 
and Garden Seeds 
1923 Catalogue 
FREE 
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the best obtainable—more pro¬ 
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selected for purity and high 
germination. 
Prices and samples sent 
on request. Send today 
for our big 1923 Book. 
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Box 4, Smoketown, Lancaster Co., Penna. 
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Here’s the finest Book on Straw- 
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FORD SEED COMPANY, Box 2, Ravenna, Ohio 
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Caring For The Farm Truck 
Some Money Saving Suggestions on Winter Driving 
H aving mied the 
radiator with an 
anti-freeze solution too many of us 
think we have done our duty toward 
the farm truck or motor car. We have 
not. Not if we expect to get the great¬ 
est efficiency, economy, and the least 
trouble from either machine during the 
cold months. 
An V automobile engine is essentially 
a heat machine and it must be remem¬ 
bered that its ^eatest efficiency is ob¬ 
tained by keeping it as warm as pos¬ 
sible without becoming too hot. Hence 
the value of a hood cover with a radi¬ 
ator curtain that can be adjusted. Cold 
weather retards the process of carbura- 
tion, thickens the lubricants, increases 
crankcase oil dilution, and aggravates 
a number of other things that give 
little bother when the weather is warm 
and favorable. Keeping this In mind 
will simplify winter driving troubles. 
With the coming of cold weather and 
lower temperature there is a corre¬ 
sponding drop in the efficiency of the 
electrical system, especially of the bat- 
By H. E. KNIES 
or the engine is one 
that starts hard, it is 
the height of folly to start it by the 
continual use of the starting motor, 
because it takes a lot of normal running 
for the generator to put back into the 
battery the current taken out by the 
starting motor. A frequent result is 
a drained or dead battery or perhaps 
a freeze-up. The engine can be primed 
with high-test gasoline or ether, or 
limbered up by hand or even started 
with the hand crank. Holding out the 
clutch with the foot pedal while us¬ 
ing the starting motor prevents the 
motor from revolving the transmission 
gears in their lubrihant, stiff from cold 
and fhus saves the additional strain 
on the battery. 
Dangers of Choking and Racing 
In winter guard against the tempta¬ 
tion to run the engine too long with 
the carburetor choke closed and thereby 
letting an excessive amount or raw 
gasoline be drawn into the cylinder 
where it works past the pistons and 
THE BEAUTIFUL GLADIOLUS 
Send a dollar for 30 bulbs (will 
bloom this summer), including 
pink, white, scarlet, yellow, crim¬ 
son. orange, rare purple, etc., with 
easy planting directions, postpaid. 
Send for free illustrated catalog of over 
one hundred magnificent varieties. 
HOWARD M. GILLET, Gladiolus Specialist 
Box 351* New Lebanon* N. Y.... 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
Hardy Northern Grown Plants, 
tlirect from tlie grower, right from 
the heart of the berry section of 
the State. Buy direct and save 
middleman’s profit. Get fresh dug 
plants at grower’s prices. Ten best 
varieties. Our slogan—Honesty- 
Quality — Kellability. Catalogue 
free. 
HEYWOOD AND KLIMOVICH 
Central Square, N. Y. 
The farm truck is a valuable asset. Because it is a machine it does not 
mean that it can be neglected 
“VICTORY PLANTS” 
TREES, SHRUBS, VINES. EVERGREENS. ROWERS. BEAUTIFUL. 
HARDY, PRODUaiVE 
100 Everbearing and 100 Gibson Strawberry plants, post¬ 
paid for l‘2.00. 1 Spirea or two Concord grape vines free 
with each order for $4.00 or over. & choice mixed 
Gladioli Bulbs for 11.00 postpaid. iOOO choice Strawberry 
plants our selection for W.50. 12 Concord grape vines, 
postpaid for h.OO. 1000 fine Concord grape vines for 
*40.00. Bargains in Peach and.Cherry trees. Live and Let 
Live prices on everything to plant. Free catalogue, 
worth seeing too. Order now. 
THE ALLEGAN NURSERY Allegan, Mich., Box Z 
Big Profits to Cantaloupe Growers 
who raise the famous GOLDEN CHAMPLAIN 
melon. Why spend all your time raising profit¬ 
less crops? Our plan tells you how to make 
good profits growing the cantaloupe which al¬ 
ways sells at a high price. Earliest, 57 days, 
finest fiavor, biggest yielder, hardiest vines. 
Write for prices and full information at once 
on our Originator’s seed ; supply limited. 
H, J, WAL RATH. R. D. No. 1. Conneaut, Ohio 
^'"Timothy 
Greatest Grass seed yalne known* 
lovestinte, Alsike Closer and Hzn* 
- otby mixed—finest grass known for bay 
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’ 7 /’ third on your eiass seed bill by wntiM for 
' B U. FREE SAMPliS and Big Seed Guide offarinff 
^ Field Seeda of all kinds. Write today. C 
1 American Field Seed Co,, Dept* ^15 ChIcagOtllU 
FRUIT TREES 
Greatly reduced prices. Di¬ 
rect to Planters. No agents. 
Peaches, apples, pears, plums, 
cherries, grapes, berries, nuts, pecans, mulberries. Orna¬ 
mental trees, vines and shrubs. Free 64 page catalog. 
liEXSESSKE Nl’RSKRY CO., Box 119, Clevelant, Tenn, 
tery. There is a heavier load placed 
upon it in winter and it is therefore 
necessary to conserve current as much 
as possible. A battery not properly 
charged freezes easily, and its specific 
gravity should be tested frequently 
with a hydrometer to ascertain whether 
it is at the proper mark. Make sure the 
battery is securely fastened in place 
and its top dry and clean so no leakage 
occurs. Terminals must be tight and 
should be coated with vaseline to avoid 
corrosion and current losses. See that 
the ground connection is tight, a loose 
one consumes current. 
Winter driving with its heavier drain 
on the storage battery means that the 
charging rate of the generator should 
be increased, particularly on generators 
equipped with third brush regulation. 
The third brush is usually held in a 
slot visible from the exterior and ad¬ 
justment is made by loosening the 
binding screw and then sliding the 
brush in one direction or the other. 
The correct direction can be determined 
by watching the ammeter which will in¬ 
dicate the increase in charging current. 
Check Up the Electric System 
The commutator should be cleaned 
and new brushes installed if necessary. 
If the mica insulation between the com¬ 
mutator segments is too high it must 
be undercut. Otherwise sparking and 
poor contact will result. Oil the gen¬ 
erator. The same treatment applies 
to the brushes of the starting motor. 
All connections from sarting motor to 
switch should be tightened. Chafed 
wires should be looked for and if found 
heavily taped or replaced. 
To save current losses through leaks 
or the resistance due to poor connec¬ 
tions and insure proper working of 
the electric system, all wires should be 
inspected especially at junction boxes, 
relay switches and lamps. Old lamps 
consume more current than new ones, 
consequently it usually pays to replace 
them. If a great deal of night driving 
is done, it is sometimes good policy to 
change the lamps for ones of lower 
candle power. See that the ignition 
system is working properly—it can 
waste current liberally. 
If the car is kept in a cold garage 
down into the crankcase oil. Be sure 
the engine is perfectly warm before 
making it pull a load and never race 
a cold engine because the oil is still 
somewhat congealed and in its stiffened 
condition it may not lubricate the parts 
as it should for the timd being. The 
result may be ruined cylinders or pis¬ 
tons. 
The wise driver drives slowly for a 
while after starting out, in order that 
the stiffened lubricant in the working 
parts away from the heat of the en¬ 
gine, the differential for instance, may 
have ample chance to become of a con¬ 
sistency to lubricate properly.^ 
By keeping these suggestions in mind, 
much spring overhaul work and many 
of the difficulties attendant on winter 
driving can be avoided. 
Use Low Gears in Heavy Weather 
Practically all modem trucks are 
made with the gears arranged so that 
the car ma^ be driven in low, inter¬ 
mediate, and high speeds. Some foolish 
drivers talk about having forgotten low 
speed and never needing to use it, etc., 
but this is one of the sure signs of an 
amateur driver, or of«the man who pre¬ 
fers to show off the power of his engine 
at the risk pf serious damlage to the 
engine, or at best of stalling in the mid¬ 
dle of an incline. 
No truck engine is designed to do all 
of its vvork at high speed. The first 
and second gears are designed to assist 
the engineer in pulling extra heavy 
loads to which it is not accustomed. If 
the driver does not take advantage of 
them he is subjecting his car to an un¬ 
due strain, and should not be surprised 
if something gives way on it. 
When approaching a long steep in¬ 
cline or a long pull through “bad- 
going,” get up a fair speed, if possible, 
so that the momentum of the car will 
carry it at least part of the way. As 
soon as the engine begins to lose speed, 
shift to second, and if necessary to 
first. Also at the first sound of a 
knock, retard the spark a little, but 
remember, that it is better to shift to 
the lower speed than to retard the 
spark, because the best power of the 
engine is developed with an advanced 
spark. * 
Improved andPedigreed Seed 
PEDIGREED BARLEY, Cornell’s two favorites. 
Feattierston No. 7. six row. Alplia, two row. For 
description see our advertisement January 20tfi 
issue or send for circular. Price, Feattierston 
No. 7, $2.00; Alpha, $2.25. 
PEDIGREED SEED OATS, cleaned through 
thoroughly equipped warehouse and treated for 
prevention of smut. Varieties—Cornellian. A’lctory, 
Crown and Golden Rain. For description see our 
advertisement January 20th issue or write for cir¬ 
cular. All varieties, $1.50 per bushel. 
SEED CORN, New York State grown from se¬ 
lected ears in special fields. 
Pedigreed Cornell Eleven and Improved Oil Dent. 
For description see our advertisement January 20th 
issue or send for circular. Screened. $3.00 per 
hushel. Tipped and butted for accurate planting, 
$5.00 per busliel. 
SOY BEANS, Black Eyebrow, an early sort. 
Bids fair to be most popular sort in New York and 
Pennsylvania. Price, $4.50 per bushel. 
HUBAM SWEET CLOVER. Scarified, high ger- 
minatiou and purity. Grown in New York. I’rice, 
small lots, 00 cents per . pound, postpaid. Bushel 
lots or over, 40 cents -per pound. 
All prices hags free, freight paid. All orders to 
be accompanied by 25% cash. 3% may be deducted 
if sending all cash with order. 
Investigation through Farm Bureau or Agricul¬ 
tural Colleges Invited. 
HICKOX-RUMSEY CO., INC., Batavia, N. Y. 
^esbme 
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from your own garden 
YIELDS $250 TO $300 
Grow this profit crop. Single plant - 
ing gives-,you* beds that yield hanii- 
ycars. Always a pre¬ 
ferred delicacy—never a glut on the 
market. 
We are particularly well supplied to 
supply you with 
Good, (at, true-strain roots of 
MARY WASHINGTON 
the new mammoth rust-resisting won¬ 
der variety. Immense in size — yet 
ranks among the tenderest. Early, ex¬ 
tremely prolific and amazingly hardy, 
lienee easily grown and eared for. .\II 
' the best-known oUier varieties are also 
Included and priced reasonalily in 
COLLINS’ 1923 PLANTING GUIDE. 
FREE—for your name and address on 
po.stal. 
ARTHUR J.C0L11NS& SON 
Box 40 
Moorestown, New Jersey 
A Hardy Ensilage Corn 
Get your Ensilage Seed Corn, direct from 
reliable growers in the famous West 
Branch Valley of Northern Pennsylvania. 
Every field producing this corn was 
thoroughly inspected by a disinterested 
committee of experts. Every bag is certified 
and guaranteed by the growers to be mature, 
of high quality, purity and germination. 
A sk yourCounty Agent aboutthis genuineWest 
Branch Sweepstakes Ensilage Corn. Write us 
for sample, prices and complete description. 
WEST BRANCH CO-OPERATIVE SEED 
GROWERS’ ASSOCIATION. INC. 
Box A, Williamsport, Pa. 
Cert if ie a 
^ Blue Tag 
i Seed Potatoes 
Growers say— 
"Yield Ls three times better than my own 
seeds.’’—Harry Jeffers, R. D. 2, Altamont, N. Y. 
"Prom the same acreage planting with Certi¬ 
fied Blue Tag seed and my own seed. I secured 
double the crop from the certified seed.”—Edwin 
Male, R. D. 1, Schenectady. N. Y. 
The Blue Tag on every Bag is your protection 
against inferior seed. 
Let us know your requirements and the variety 
you prefer. Attractive prices. 
Our supply is limited. Don’t delay. 
N. Y. Coop. Seed Potato Ass’n, Inc. 
502 Byrne Bldg., Syracuse, N.Y. 
Certified Seed Potatoes 
Sunny side strain of Number Nines selected 12 years. 
Two first prizes New York State Fair 1922. Plant 
them to insure big crop of smooth white potatoes. 
Beautifully illustrated circular on request. Also 
Green Mts. and Cobblers, 
RILEY BROTHERS 
SUNNYSIDE FARM _ SENNETT, N. Y. 
Peach Trees 20c, Apple Trees 25c 
each Postpaid. Send for 1923 Catalog of Fruit Trees, 
Plants. Guaranteed Garden, Flower and Farm Seeda. 
ALLES SERSERY A SEED HOUSE GENEVA, OHIO 
CHOICE STRAWBERRY PLANTS All standard varie¬ 
ties. $3.7.5. Guaranteed first-class or money refunded. 
Catalog. MRS. FILENA WOOLF, Allegan, Mich. 
