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DIBBLES 
1924 
FARM 
SEED 
CATALOG 
T HE largest and most complete strictly Farm Seed 
Book of the year is now ready for distribution. 
Beautifully illustrated in colors showing Dibble’s Farm 
Seeds in Nature’s own garb, it tells the truth about the 
Farm Seed Situation, what seeds are plentiful and cheap 
this season and those that are scarce, in fact, it is an 
intelligent guide to every buyer of Farm Seeds and 
no Fanner can afford to make his purchases till he has 
seen this book. We are 
HEADQUARTERS FOR FARM SEEDS 
of the highest quality only. 
Alfalfa, Clover, and Grass Seeds, Seed Oats, Barley, 
Corn, Seed Potatoes, Everything for the Farm. 
Our prices are usually lower than the same quality 
can be bought for elsewhere, as we have over a thousand 
acres in our own Seed Farms with warehouses of 100,000 
bushel capacity and ship 
FROM OUR FARMS TO YOURS—FREIGHT PREPAID 
as fully described on page 30 of our catalog. 
Your name and address on a postal card will bring you FREE 
Dibble's Farm Seed Catalog, Special Price list and 10 Samples 
of Dibble's Farm Seeds. Write right now, 
Edward F. Dibble, Seedgrower, Honeoye Falls, N. Y., Box A 
“BROOKLYN BRAND” 
SULPHUR 
COMMERCIAL FLOUR SULPHUR, 99 y 2 % Pure 
For Spraying—Insecticide Purposes 
SUPERFINE COMMERCIAL FLOUR SULPHUR, 99>£% Purel For Dust mg 
FLOWERS OF SULPHUR, 100% Pure J 
Purposes 
“NIAGARA BRAND” 
AMERICAN CRUDE SALTPETRE 
For Better, Bigger and More Fruit 
ALSO CRUDE NITRATE OF SODA 
80 Maiden Lane, BATTELLE & RENWICK, New York, N.Y. 
Write Dept. **C” for Prices and Booklets 
The Secret or Garden Success 
Plant Maule’a tested Seeds and follow the Mauls 
Seed Book as your guide. Our 47 years as seeds¬ 
men have equipped us to offer you the best varieties 
of seeds for both vegetable and flower gardens, 
Maule’s Seeds are used by thousands of gardeners all oyer the 
world, because of their higher quality and certainty of growth. 
An all Maule vegetable garden will give you a banner yield. Be 
sure to send for 
Maule’s 1924 Seed Book FREE 
This is the greatest seed catalog we’ve ever issued. It’s chock- 
full of up-to-date information regarding seeds, planting and 
cultivation. Don’t order your seeds before you read the 
Maule Seed Book. We suggest especially that you try this 
year Maule’s B lood Turnip Beet (shown on the catalog cover). 
Prices postpaid. Packet 10 c; Oz. 25c; Va lb. 75c; 1 lb, $2.50; 
6 lbs. $11.25. 
WM. HENRY MAULE, Inc. 
32S Maule Building Dept. K Philadelphia, Pa. 
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MAULES SEEDS ALWAYS 0 GROWN 
STRAWBERRIES FOR PROFIT 
No crop will give you more money per acre or per hour of labor, 
than Strawberries. A good profit is sure. A large profit is possible 
if you follow the right methods. 
Allen’s Book of Berries for 1924 gives simple understandable infor¬ 
mation about growing and marketing Strawberries It tells how 
to select and prepare the land, how and when to set the plants, 
how to cultivate, what varieties to use, and where to obtain good 
dependable true-to-name plants, at a reasonable price. 
Strawberries are Brown chiefly because they yield such large and sure profits 
but they also are the first crop to bring id money in the Spring. The big lus¬ 
cious red berries are favorites in the home garden, and tbe work can be done 
by women, children, amateurs as well as commercial growers, j 
Free-to-all. Alien’s Book of Berries for 1924 will be sent 
freetoanyone interested. The most complete book of its 
kind—thoroughly reliable. Write today for your copy. 
The W. F. ALLEN CO. 
170 Market St. Salisbury* Md. 
ALLEN'S 
PLANTS 
RHODES DOUBLE CUT 
^PRUNING SHEAR Cuts from both 
sides of limb and 
does not bruise 
the bark. 
Made in all STYLES & SIZES 
Allshears deliver¬ 
ed free to your 
door. Send for cir¬ 
cular and prices. 
RHODES MANUFACTURING CO. 
303 SO, DIVISION AVE. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 
S 
TRAWBERRIES 
AND HOW TO 
GROW “EM” 
TOWNSEND’S Ce 2 £u h ry Catalog Now Ready 
America’s leading strawberry plant guide. Written 
by a lifelong stra wberry grower. Up-to-the-minute 
advice on varieties and Cultural directions. Valuable to 
every strawberry grower, and it’s free for the asking. 
Fully describes and Illustrates the leading standard and 
new varieties of Strawberries, Blackberries, Raspberries, 
Grape Vines, etc. Everything quoted at wholesale prices, 
direct to growers, which means a saving of 25% to 50% 
on every order. 
Watch for the San Jose Scale 
American Agriculturist, February 2, I 9 jl 
T HE San Jose Scale is again appearing 
in New York orchards. It is stated 
by the entomologists at the New York 
State Experiment Station at Geneva that 
the pest is making serious inroads in 
many orchards. Several years ago it was 
a very serious menace to the fruit industry 
of the State. Through the efforts of 
nursery men and orchardists it was 
practically eliminated. Of late years not 
as much attention has been paid to the 
insect, with the result that it is on the 
increase, 
San Jose Scale is quite easily identified, 
twigs and small branches having a gray¬ 
ish, scurvy appearance. The scales are 
very minute and are practically round, 
raised slightly in the center. Orchardists 
who prune during the winter may well 
be on the look out for it. If the scale is 
in evidence, special care should be exerted 
when spraying time comes. To control 
the scale, winter strength lime-sulphur 
is used, using one part of the concentrated 
solution to eight parts of water. A lime- 
sulphur wash may also be made. The 
spray is applied during the dormant 
period, preferably just before the buds 
begin to swell. 
DORMANT SPRAY FOR SCALE 
AND BLISTER MITE 
What insects or diseases of apples do we fight when we 
a Pply.the dormant spray? We have been in the habit of 
spraying regularly every year because we know it pays, 
but we have never known just what we are after. We have 
always used commercial lime-sulphur because we do not 
know how to prepare it at home. Is the commercially 
S repared material as good as the home-made stuff? We 
aven’t a big orchard, not what you would call a com¬ 
mercial orchard, but what we have, we like to keep 
right.—C. A. S,, New York, 
T HE first two sentences in the above 
question remind us of a paragraph on 
spraying in his book on orchard practice 
by Dr, Liberty Hyde Bailey, formerly 
Dean of the New York State College of 
Agriculture and known by farm folk all 
over. That paragraph reads as follows: 
“The farmer should know what he wants 
to kill before he begins to spray. It is still 
common to find a man who is going at spray¬ 
ing with enthusiasm, but who cannot explain 
a single definite object in view.’’ % 
In another place he says; 
“Spraying is of some value every year, 
on apples, pears, plums, quinces, grapes. 
. . . Spray thoroughly or not at all.” 
It is years since the lines were written 
but they are as true to-day as the day 
they were penned. And they will be true 
for a good many years, although more and 
more are the teachings of our agricultural 
colleges reaching out to the farm people 
back in the hills whose crops are subject 
to the ravages of insects and diseases 
which they do not know how to control. 
The dormant spray, which is winter- 
strength lime sulphur, is not applied 
directly for any specific 
disease of fruit, al¬ 
though it has fungicidal 
qualities. It is applied 
to combat the scale and 
blister mites. Some 
folks incorrectly call 
£. W. TOWNSEND & SONS, 15 Vine St, Salisbury, Md. 
the scale a disease. It is not. It is a 
minute insect that lives under the scale. 
It is so small that it is impossible to see 
it with the naked eye. The blister mite 
is also a minute insect which hibernates 
under the bud scales of apples and pears. 
Both of these are soft-bodied insects which 
makes them susceptible to contact sprays 
or sprays which destroy the insects body 
when it comes in contact with it. Sum¬ 
mer strength lime-sulphur (weaker than 
winter or dormant strength) is used for 
some fruit disease. 
There are certain periods in which the 
(Continued on 'page 107) 
Growers Never 
Regret Planting 
KELLYS’ 
„ CeAiWads 
True to Najme Fruit Trees 
Fruit from Kellys’ certified, true to 
name trees has taken first prize at 
many of the leading fruit 
shows in the United 
States. Their quality is 
unexcelled. 
Certified True To Name 
Our new 1924 Catalog 
tells how 60,000 of our 
trees have a certified, 
true to name seal fast¬ 
ened through a limb to 
stay there until the tree 
bears true to name as 
guaranteed by us. 
Established in 1880 
Our 44 years of nursery 
experience has taught us 
how to properly handle 
stock so that it reaches 
you in perfect condition. 
Write today for Catalog 
and low price list. It also 
lists shrubs, ornamental 
trees, roses, grape 
vines, and small /g> 
fruits. 
KELLY BROS. NURSERIES 
1130 Main St, DANSVILLE, N. Y, 
— 1 
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Cl 
Ornamental trees, Roc 
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Guaranteed first - ch 
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Box 781 Quincy* I* 
