
“EARLYANA”’ SOYS 
A popular Mid-West variety. Earliest 
variety certified by Illinois and earli- 
est listed here. First offered to Hoff- 
man friends last spring. The results 
have been outstanding. Bean yields 
reported here in the East have been 
fine—is fast gaining friends by virtue 
of its early maturing ability. Grows 
tall to medium height. Semi-whip-like 
in growth. Lower branches and pods 
well off the ground. Stands up quite 
well until seed is ripe. Seldom shat- 
ters. Good bean quality. Composi- 
tion: 43 to 45 per cent protein, 19.5 to 
21 per cent oil. Iodine number of oil 
TYAS) ey ICH 
The combination of earliness and 
ability to yield very well makes 
“Earlyanas’’ more than worthy of a 
trial on your farm this year. 
“CAYUGA” soy beans. Here is a 
black bean type. Best suited in short 
seasons. Matures in some areas of 
New York State. About a week earlier 
than “Senecas.” If early hay is re- 
quired, ‘‘Cayuga” soys will produce 
it. Not as large quantities of course. 
‘““SENECA”’ soy beans. Here is an 
earlier hay type bean for North- 
Central areas. Sections that will let 
the crop come to full pod stage by 
late August. Some folks use “Sen- 
ecas’ to produce the beans for early 
harvest in time to follow with winter 
wheat on the same ground. One crop 
required 96 days in North Pennsy]- 
vania. Beans are yellow. 
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“IRISH COBBLER’’ 
(CERTIFIED) 
Old reliable type. Maine-grown seed. 
Early, heavy-yielding. Delicious, 
mealy. Shallow eyes. Stores well. 
Popular favorite. No other potato is 
used on as many farms over as wide 
an area. The reason—it makes good 
yields of good potatoes. 
“‘KATAHDIN”’ (CERTIFIED) 
Very mealy. Oval-shaped—smooth— 
shallow eyes. Matures a little before 
“Green Mountain.” Fine yielder. 
Vines dark green—thick, heavy fo- 
liage. Gaining in favor. 
““GREEN MOUNTAIN”’ 
(CERTIFIED) 
Always among the best-liked stand- 
ard varieties. A late variety. Good 
eating qualities—sound keeper. 
Keeps right up with the leaders in 
yieldability. 
MICHIGAN ‘‘RUSSET’’ 
(CERTIFIED) 
A hardy grower, easy to harvest, 
good keeper, resistant to many dis- 
eases. The iron-clad rules of the 
Michigan State inspection service 
protect you on this seed. Produced 
by famous Tuber-Unit method that re- 
moves everything undesirable. Pro- 
duces heavy yields every year. Very 
dependable. Recommended. 
POTATOES 
“SEBAGO” (CERTIFIED) 
One of the newer Maine varieties— 
late, blight-resistant. If sprayed will 
continue to grow until the frost, con- 
sequently a greater yield. Many re- 
ported Sebagos living through dry 
weather to make good crops after late 
rains. 
Potato Fertilizer 
With manure and a good legume sod 
turned down, apply 600 to 800 lbs. of a 
4-10-10 or 4-12-12 or 160 to 200 lbs. of 
plant food in a 1-2-2 ratio. Without 
manure, the 1-2-2 ratio furnishing 200 to 
240 lbs. of plant food, such as 1,000 to 
1,200 of 4-8-8, seems best. For early po- 
tatoes the total plant food might be in- 
creased to 240 or 260 lbs., using the 1-2-2 
or a 1-2-1 ratio, such as 1,200 to 1,500 lbs. 
of a 4-10-5. 
SEMESAN BEL—2c bu. 
Increases Potato Yields 
Even the best seed can be affected by 
soil-borne diseases. “Semesan Bel” 
offers you easy, low-cost control of 
Rhizoctonia, scab, and other soil- 
borne diseases. 
Results are remarkable. Practical 
applications show an average in- 
crease in yield of about 10%. Costs 
so littke—2 cents per bushel, one 
pound treating 60 bushels. Simply 
quick-dip in solution and plant. 
Don't let disease rob you of potato 
profits. Treat ALL seed, certified too. 

Mow Orchard Pastures 
Pastures containing orchard 
grass need at least one mow- 
ing, the earlier the better. 
Gives ladino, which should be 
its pasture partner, a chance 
for maximum development. A 
ood job when it’s too wet 
or haying or corn working— 
returns profits in increased 
production and quality, and 
satisfaction in improved ap- 
pearance. 
Turkeys 
Turkey growers report good 
results with 10 pounds rye 
grass and 2 pounds rape seed 
per acre. Makes the _ birds 
thrive. See pasture section and 
Ladino page of this book for 
other good range mixtures. 
“First-Year 
Pasture’ 
For a pasture in 
wheat field after 
harvest: 2 Ibs. 
Alsike, 2 lbs. La- 
dino, 4 lbs. sweet 
clover, 4 lbs. al- 
falfa, 8 lbs. orchard grass. Use 
spring-tooth harrow _ before 
seeding. Sow with disc drill af- 
ter honeycombing of soil is 
past. Follow with spike-tooth. 
Ladino and Brome 
One recent comparison of La- 
dino-Brome pasture (1 pound 
Ladino with 10 ounds of 
Brome) showed 195 days of 
grazing against 95 days on ad- - 
joining blue grass-white clover. 
"To Freshen Up Old 
Pasture” 
Sow 10 pounds rye grass and 
2 pounds Ladino clover per 
acre. First lime and fertilize. 
Then broadcast on top, or bet- 
ter still, seed with a disc drill. 
Follow with cultipacker in 
either case. (Not for new pas- 
ture, or if old stand is com- 
pletely gone. Not balanced 
for a good stand alone but fine 
for renovation.) 


Paint Cuts 
Cuts over an inch in diameter 
on shade trees should’ be 
painted to protect the exposed 
wood from insect and fungus 
attack. A good home-made 
product for this job is made by 
thinning 2 parts of lanolin, ob- 
tainable in all drug stores, with 
1 part of raw linseed oil. Ap- 
ply with a paint brush. Pro- 
motes healing faster than most 
commercial tree paints 
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