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American Agriculturist, March 17,1933 
iDIRECT 
FROM 
i^FACTomr 
What is the 
easiest plow 
to hold? 
Why? 
Extra long 
landslide, 
proper 
suction. 
Write LeRoy Plow Co., LeRoy, N.Y. 
NOW SOLD DIRECT 
1 FACTORY to FARM 
I fjw ^^^NewPeerleMdirect-from-factory 
^^^BeWinz plan cuts prices on hiehest 
quality Fence, Cate*, Steel Posts, 
BarbWlre.Paintsand Roofing Prices 
' begin at 17c per rodl Tfaink of itl Peerless 
quality, famous for 25 rears, (Darantees ronr 
satisfaction. 
' VRIi'l*' 104-Daee book of Peerlsia Faetory-to-yoa 
barsains is now ready. Don’tfeuy until youeom- 
f iare Peerless prices and quality with others. See wfaat Peer- 
■Bs quality means! Note the enormous SAVINGS in PRICK. 
PEERLESS WIRE * FENCE CO. Dspt.SOOS , Clevelanif, O. 
. Faeterlee at Cleveland. Ohio; Adrian, Mich.; Msmshls.Tean 
Fast Working Saw Mill Machinery 
Farquhar Steam Engines are built 
to give long, perfect service and rugged 
power. Bearings are extra large and 
adjustable. Connecting rods and crank 
shafts machined from solid steel forg¬ 
ings. Specially designed governors and 
lubricators. Made in all sizes. 
Farquhar Saw Mills do accurate, 
rapid work. Fast sawing is insured 
with Double Belt Feed. Made with 
either right or left hhnd, Standard or 
Log Beam carriages. 5 sizes. We will 
gladly advise you on your lumber 
problems. All Farquhar machinery^ is 
guaranteed. Write for catalog. ' _ 
A. B. FARQUHAR CO.. Limited, Boi 631. YORK, PA | 
FARQUHAR 
ut Cost 
Ditch, Terrace 
GradFroads, build dykes, Imeswitli I 
Works In any soil. Makes V-shaped 
ditch or cleans ditches up tofeet 
deep. Horses or tractor. Get ray 
great labor and cost saving story. 
Owensboro Ditcher tk Grader Co., IRC. 
Bex 252 Oweneboro. Ky« 
“■ore Potatoes’* 
From ground planted secured 
by use of The KEYSTONE 
POTATO PLANTER than 
by any other method of 
Dlanting. Work perfectly ac- 
A simple, strong, 
durable machine. Write 
for CATALOG, price, etc. 
A. J, PLATT, MFR. 
BOX 37, STEKLmG.JELL. 
One Man Pulls 'Em Easy 
Get New Redeeed Prices on Horeala^ the fasteil^ 
esaiest-operattnsr ^'One-Man'* Hsnd Power Stomp 
Puller mode. Simple, double, triple, gaedruple 
DOWer— 4 mechinea in nne. Movee like e 
HERCULES MFG. COk 
CENTERVILLE, IOWA 
The Technique of Plowing 
And Spring Management of Early Vegetable Plants 
WE PAY $200 MONTHLY SALARY, 
furnish rig and expenses to introduce our guaran¬ 
teed poultry and stock powders. Bigler Company, 
X S07. Sprinificld, lllinou. 
By PAUL WORK 
T he management of 
tillage operations 
presents delicate questions on any 
farm. On the vegetable farm, the 
stakes are larger and the effects of 
small errors are recorded in time of 
maturity and in quality as well as in 
yield. The grow¬ 
er who seeks to 
serve the early 
markets is oft- 
times tempted to 
plow too soon at 
the risk of bad 
p h y s i c al condi¬ 
tion which may 
take a season or 
more to correct. 
Especially is this 
true of the heav¬ 
ier soils. On the 
other hand, de¬ 
layed plowing, on 
light as Well as 
heavy soils, means 
PAUL WORK wasted moisture 
and a less favorable opportunity for 
the decay of green material or refuse 
that may be turned under. 
The technique of plowing means 
much in vegetable production. A few 
furrows badly turned will leave roots 
and other plant remains near the sur¬ 
face to trouble the cultivator through¬ 
out the season, and, in addition, weed 
seeds are close to 
the surface and 
ready for up- 
hindered germi¬ 
nation and vig¬ 
orous growth. 
Some of the 
problemsof 
spring plowing 
are solved by 
doing the work 
in the fall. For 
early crops this 
is especially de¬ 
sirable, as green 
m a t e r i al has 
ample time for 
decay, and there 
need be no de¬ 
lay in making 
final prepara¬ 
tion for plant¬ 
ing. Fall plow¬ 
ing also leaves 
the soil in good 
shape to take in 
the water of 
rains and melt- 
i n g snows. It 
exposes the pil 
to frost action, 
disturbs many 
an insect when he has just settled for 
his winter nap, and it also helps in 
adjusting the year’s distribution of 
labor. 
Plows — beam, sulky, side-hill, disk 
and one-horse; harrows—disk, spring- 
tooth, spike-tooth, acme and meeker; 
roller; plank-drag; clod-crusher; these 
and more are to be found in implement 
warehouses to tempt the buyer. Once 
bought, the chosen ones stand in the 
implement shed (we hope they do), 
each raising the question as to which 
shall be used for each tillage job. One 
is foolish to buy all, and the selection 
of a list must depend upon the soil, the 
crops, the type of farming and the 
man. Possibly as universal a combina¬ 
tion as any would consist of plow, 
spring-tooth, spike-tooth and plank- 
drag, the latter home-made. The disk 
harrow and the meeker are likely to be 
early additions to the list. The former 
is especially useful on fall-plowed land 
and when land is to be prepared for a 
second crop. It also finds usefulness 
when green material or refuse, such as 
corn stubble and asparagus tops, are 
to be chopped up preparatory to turn¬ 
ing under. The meeker is a wonder 
when it comes to preparing a fine, 
smooth, level seed-bed for small crops 
to be sowed with the garden drill. 
Hardening Early Plants 
Early cabbage plants are set in the 
field about as soon as the ground can 
be gotten ready in the cooler parts 
of the middle Atlantic States. This 
means April 5 to 15 during most sea¬ 
sons. As one approaches the coast or 
goes south, the time is earlier. When 
Q-ood plowing is important, A few poorly- 
turned furrows will make trouble for the 
cultivator all season 
plants are put out thus 
early, they must with¬ 
stand severe frost and even freezing 
weather, and they must undergo occa¬ 
sional bad storms which whip the plants 
about in anything but kindly fashion. 
Nevertheless, a well-grown cabbage 
plant will withstand these conditions 
and will make immediate recovery and 
rapid growth as soon as the weather 
improves. This means that the plants 
must be well hardened. 
Hardening is accomplished by care¬ 
ful control of the conditions from the 
time of the first transplanting, perhaps 
four or five weeks before the time of 
field setting. It is well, even while the 
seedlings are developing, to have the 
greenhouse cool and to water sparingly. 
Then they stand the shift well and can 
be placed in cold frames immediately 
after pricking out, thus releasing green¬ 
house space for the starting of toma¬ 
toes or other plants. Once in the cold 
frame, the process of hardening in¬ 
volves a gradual decrease in water 
supply and temperature and a gradual 
increase in ventilation. A week or 10 
days before field setting, sash should 
be left off all night unless a very severe 
freeze is threatened. 
No set of directions can tell a man 
how to harden plants. The details must 
be gained through experience. Cab¬ 
bage is a good plant to practice on, as 
it is naturally 
quite hardy. 
There need be 
little difficulty 
in holding the 
plants in the 
frame for 10 
days after the 
earliest p r o b - 
able setting 
date, provided 
they have been 
kept short and 
stocky. 
Hardening of 
tomato plants 
is fully as im¬ 
portant as the 
hardening of 
cabbage plants. 
While tomatoes 
are not expect¬ 
ed to withstand 
frost, they must 
frequently face 
severe storms 
and cool nights. 
If not properly 
hardened, they 
are checked in 
growth so that 
they recover 
slowly and maturity is gravely delayed- 
Also, if they are overhardened, they 
will be slow in “getting away.” The 
task is somewhat more delicate with 
the tomato than with cabbage, but the 
principles are much the same. 
Sowing Field Beans 
Dr. E. V. Hardenburg at 
Farmers’ Week recommended 
planting for beans. “Come-up” is one 
of the great limiting factors. Shallow 
planting makes for quick results. Also, 
seed com maggot is worst when seed 
is planted deep in heavy soil in a cool, 
wet season. These are all factors that 
make for slow come-up. 
Another point was in favor of heavier 
so\^4ng of pea beans. Experiments give 
heaviest yield at six pecks, but this is 
too costly for economy. Usual practice 
is about three pecks and four pecks is 
recommended. Kidney beans do not 
seem to respond so well to heavier 
sowing. 
Corrosive Sublimate 
applied with m.y maggot gun or watering can is the (piioltcst 
and most efficient way to light maggots on tlie roots uf 
cabbage, radishes and other plants: pays for itself in a 
few hours; been tried and made gooti; directions given. 
Price of machine $2.00 east of Mississippi, beyond and 
to Canada $2.25 postpaid. 
J. W. FURMAN, NORTHUMBERLAND. PA. 
Cornell 
shallow 
BARGAINS 
Apple 
Tree* 
Big- 
FREr 
Cata|ogi.,$3i 
Prices are low 
enough now so 
you can afford to 
plant Fruits, Shrubs, Ev- 
er^eens, etc. Bargains I am of¬ 
fering permit landscaping your 
property at few dollars cost, 100 
Strawberries, SI. Concord 
Grapes, 12forel. RedorfBlack 
Raapberrie«2Wfor$1.3 Rosebush, 
a. |l. EARI/ FKRRTS NURSIHIY CO 
7 ^ 5 Bridge St., Hampton, Iowa 
Earliest Tomato 2 . 
Nothing earlier to he had anywhere. As a special otter 
will send you a packet of this- Tomato and packet of Beet, 
t'ari'ot, Cucumher, I.ettuce, Onion, Radish, Parsnip, 
Superb Asters and E\erlaatlng Flowers, all 10 packets for 
10 cents. Wis. seed.s are the best to be had. Our cata¬ 
log contains a complete list at low prices and we give 
splendid sorts free with every order. Send for this Bargain 
Catalog—it’s free. , 
J. W. JUNG SEED CO., Farm A, Randolph, Wis. 
STRAWBERRIES 
THE BEST MONEY CROP 
You can grow them. Cetour 
Book of Berries and learn how. 
Lots of dependable STRAWBERRY infor¬ 
mation. Just the kind you want. 88 
i n the business. No other book like 
it. it’s free. Write today. 
THE W. Fa ALLEN CO. 
170 Market Street* Salisbury^ Md. 
years 
FROST 
Varieties; Early Jersey Wakefield; Charleston Wakefield; 
Copenhagen -Market; Succession; and Flat Dutch. Prices: 
By express, 500 for 90c., 1,000 for $1.50, over 4,000 at 
$1.25, over 9,000 at $1.00 per 1,000. By mall prepaid, 
500 for $1.25, 1,000 for $2.25, over 4,000 at $2.00 pet 
1,000. Bermuda Onion plants same price. 
PIEDMONT PLANT COMPANY, Greenville, S. C. 
LIMITED QUANTITY OP 
Hubam Clover at $12.00 per bushel 
Hubam originated here. Certified seed 
Alabama Hubam Clover Ass’n. Inc. 
NEWBERN, ALABAMA 
CHOICE SEED CORN 
Field selected rack dried 9S% germination Improved 
Champion Yellow Dent Seed Corn at $2.50 per busliel on 
ttie ear. Ripens In about 125 days and an enormousl 
ylelder. Has averaged over 130 bushels shelled com to ttia 
acre. W. W. WEI MAN. P. 0. Box 469, Hummelstown, Pa. 
SSRSPEHnU 
66 varieties. Also Small Frnlt Trees, ete. Best rooted stock 
Genuine. Cheap. 2 sample vines mailed for 20c. Descriptive price 
list free, LEWIS ROE3CH, Box F, Freedonta, N. Y, 
STRAWBERRY—DEWBERRY The Big Money Crops 
Grape Vines, Privet Hedge and other Plants that Please, 
Asparagus Seed, WASHINGTON, and standard varieties; 
Cantaloupe, Tomato and other Seed that fields. 
SPECIAL: Asparagus Crates, and waterproof linings. Catalog Ftk. 
V. R. ALLEN, 7 La ne Road, SEAFORD, DEL. _ 
Strawberry Plants, Raspberries, 
Blackberry, Gooseberry, Currant. 
Grapes. Asparagus, Rhubarb. Trees-- 
Fruit, Nut, Shade, Ornamental. 
Flowers—Bulbs, Vines, Roses, Shrubbery, etc. 
IVrite for prices and booklet bow to groxo everglhinq from the narseri/. 
A. G. BLOUNT. Dept, E, HASTINGS. N. Y. 
Peach Trees 20c, Apple Trees 25c 
each Postpaid. Send for 1923 Catalog of Fruit Trees, 
Plants. Gupranteed Garden, Flower and Farm Seeds. 
ALLEM SUR9ERY & SEED HOUSE_GENEVA, OHIO 
Hard Wood, Unleached, $13.00 
per ton in car or less. 
W. H. LEIDY SWARTHMORE, PA. 
GROWER 
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Treat the seed oats for smut. 
CTDAU 7 DCDDV PI ANTC ?3.00 per lot). History and 
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You will learn. Add. Mayers Plant Nursery, Merrill, Mich. 
CERTIFIED SEED POTATOES. PURE STRAIN BRAND 
A. G. ALDRIDGE SONS, FISHERS, N, Y. 
Herein is a live new literature, 
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shall write with direct experi¬ 
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an artistic product. 
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