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American Agriculturist, March 22, 1924 
$ 1 .OO Per Bushel 
Freight Prepaid 
as per special offer on PAGE 30 of our CATALOG. 
Write today for TEN SAMPLES of DIBBLE’S FARM 
SEEDS including OATS of course. 
DIBBLE’S FARM SEED CATALOG and SPECIAL PRICE 
LIST quoting FREIGHT PAID PRICES FREE. Address 
Edward F. Dibble Seedgrower 
Box A HONEOYE FALLS, N. Y. 
HEADQUARTERS 
for Seed Oats, Corn, Alfalfa, Clover, Timothy, Seed Potatoes 
and all Farm Seeds for Northern Farmers. 
Heavyweight 
In our opinion, the heaviest and most productive American Oat. 
Average weight 42-45 lbs. One crop of over 1800 bushels 
weighed over 47 lbs. Customers of ours from New York, 
Pennsylvania, Vermont and Ohio reported yields from our seed 
of 80, 82, 87, 90, 92 and up to 118 bushels per acre. Two fields 
from our seed averaged over 100 bushels per acre. 
Our seed stock is thoroughly recleaned twice in our own seed 
house and is sold direct to you at 
A money making outfit 
T HE most profitable threshing 
outfit consists of a Huber Super 
Four Tractor and a Huber Supreme 
Thresher. It travels farther and fast¬ 
er, and threshes more wheat at less 
expenditure for labor,fuel, and oper¬ 
ating expense. The tractor, with 
more than 40 horse-power at the belt 
will do big work in threshing. 
It is light enough to travel on 
plowed ground and do all kinds of 
field and belt work. It is kept busy 
the year around. Pulls three plows 
and turns an acre an hour in any soil. 
For the large individual farmer or 
neighborhood threshing association, 
the Huber Light Four and Huber Jr. 
Thresher is the ideal equipment. 
Write for printed matter and prices. 
The Huber Manufacturing Co., Ill Center St., Marion, Ohio 
TRACTORS IJlmgrD THRESHERS 
■ SINCE 1898 ■ I I |h# S % " SINCE 1879 ■ 
ORCHARDS OF FRUIT TREES 
GIVES THE SPECIALIST 
DIVERSIFIED FARMING 
WE FURNISH TREES THAT, WITH PROPER CARE 
GIVE PROFITABLE CROPS 
Our trees are the finest that can be grown. Peach trees from .*100 per 1000 
up and all other nursery stock at fair prices. Catalogue and price list free. 
JOS. H. BLACK, SON & CO. HIGHTSTOWN, N. J. 
/•As Low as $10h 
Buy your eaw direct from the factory at lowest fac¬ 
tory prices. Every saw guaranteed absolutely satis¬ 
factory or your money back. You can get a thor¬ 
oughly well made, dependable, i ’ ' * 
Hertzler & Zook 
Portable Wood 
, absolutely guaranteed 
Saw 
Guaranteed 
for as little as $10, that will saw firewood, lumber, 
lath and posts. Ripping table can be attached. 
Lowest priced practical saw made. Other styles and 
sizes up to bit? contractors saws--all at money-savin*? 
prices. H & Z saws are designed and made by saw 
experts of best tested 
materials,every one guar¬ 
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backed by $10,000 bond 
in bank. Write today 
for free catalog with 
illustrations , descrip¬ 
tions and prices. Full 
of s ur prising low 
priced bargains for the 
farm . 
HERTZLER & ZOOK CO. 
Bo* 44 • Belleville, Pa. 
Roofin 
Buying the best 
is greater economy today than ever before. 
ARMCO INGOT IRON 
is pure rust resisting iron and lasts from five 
to ten times longer than ordinary steel roof¬ 
ing. It is by far the most economical roof in 
years of service you can buy. (We make stock 
tanks.) Write for illustrated catalog. 
American Iron Roofing Co. Sta. 77, Middletown, 0. 
<3 
Pure IRON 
j 1 
Enables a 14-year- 
old boy to mow away 
more hay than two 
husky men with hand 
forks. Uses the force 
of gravity to put the 
hay where wanted. 
Does away with the 
hard-packed center. 
The hay keeps better 
and comes out easier. 
'Saves Hand 
Forking in the 
Mow”. Pays for 
itself the first week. 
Ask your deafer 
fortheCallahan. 
If he cannot sup¬ 
ply you, we will. 
The Callahan can 
be used in any type 
of barn and with any 
style of hay fork. 
Simple, durable and 
practical. Sold on a 
money-back guar¬ 
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early. Write today 
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Callahan Distributor Co. 
27 Courtland St.,Wellsboro,Pa. 
CHOICE STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
standard varieties. 
Guaranteed first-class or money refunded. Catalog 
MRS. FILENA WOOLF, Dept. V , Allegan, Michigan 
Improving the Home Apple 
k Orchard 
Hubert Young 
This article was written by Hubert Young, a 
sixteen year old high school student of Jordan, 
Onondaga County, N. Y. Previous to the Apple 
Show last fall, the New York State Chamber of 
Commerce offered a number of prizes for the best 
essays written by junior project workers of New 
York State. Hubert Young was awarded first 
prize which included a cash premium of $30 
and a free trip to the Apple Show held in New 
' York City. 
T HE first question that presents it self 
is, up to what age will it pay to im¬ 
prove the orchard or plant new trees? 
That is, how can we tell whether our 
particular orchard will bring us good net 
returns, providing it is well cared for? 
It has been found that orchards do not 
reach their maximum production until 
they are about forty years old and that 
they continue to produce good crops 
far beyond that age. 
These figures refer, 
of course, to or¬ 
chards that have re¬ 
ceived some care. 
It is probable that 
the neglected or¬ 
chard has suffered 
in proportion to the 
lack of care and the 
same causes have 
shortened the life 
of the trees. It is 
reasonable to as¬ 
sume, however, that trees which are less 
than forty years old and in good condi¬ 
tion are worth improving. 
There are several factors to be con¬ 
sidered in improving the home orchard. 
In the older orchards the trees were 
generally planted too close. An indica¬ 
tion of this defect is shown by the inter¬ 
locking of the branches, as the trees con¬ 
tinue to grow the branches rise higher 
and higher in reach for air and sunshine. 
Thus forcing the bearing part of the tree 
to the top. When such conditions pre¬ 
vail there is no doubt but some of the 
trees should be cut out. In such orchards 
the fruit is inferior in size »md color, 
and in order to color up the fruit it 
may be necessary to cut out some of 
the trees; 
Map the Orchard Before Cutting 
The best way is to remove every alter¬ 
nate oblique row. This means taking out 
every alternate tree that is left in the 
next row. A careful map of the orchard 
should be made before beginning to cut 
the trees and such trees as are in poor 
condition indicated on the map. With 
this map it is easy to tell which oblique 
rows should be eliminated in order to 
remove the greatest number of poor- 
trees. 
No pruning has been done in the or¬ 
chard and therefore it is probable that 
the heads of the trees are too thick. 
Sooner or later you may want to spray 
and if the tops of the trees are low it is 
a difficult job made easy. The best time 
to prune is in the spring just before the 
growth starts. Wounds larger than two 
inches should be painted. The best 
covering is white lead with a little lamp¬ 
black to make the color of the paint con¬ 
form with the color of the bark. Use 
several years to do this Work; if done in 
one year the result will be a large growth 
of water sprouts. An old and good rule 
is “prune strong-growing trees lightly 
and weak-growing trees severely.” 
Nearly all home orchards need a 
cleaning up. Get rid of all rubbish. Take 
a short handled hoe and scrape off all 
moss, lichens and rough bark, thereby 
destroying insects and fungi. 
Drainage and Cultivation 
The drainage problem is one that 
should receive some consideration. In 
some orchards the trees will never pro¬ 
duce good crops until the land has been 
thoroughly under drained. The drains 
are laid with a view of draining particular 
parts. If the orchard needs a thorough 
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$2.50 “ “ $2.00 
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PORTLAND, MAINE 
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NATURE’S SOIL REMEDY 
Cures Sour Soils. Quick Acting. 
Aids Fertilization 
Increases Crop Yield 
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For prices and details write to 
ALBA MARL LIME COMPANY 
Charles Town, Jefferson County, W. Va. 
BOLENS POWER HOE 
and Lawn 
Mower Tractor 
It seeds, it cultivates; 
it mows the lawn. It. 
supplies power for cDerating 
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The BOLENS has a patented 
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