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92 (SO -XHE PROGRESSIVE FARMER Healthy Seeds grow faster and mature in to good healthy grain when first freed from smuts by using This powerful disinfectant destroys grain smuts and fungus growth. Every vptodate farmer should use Formaldehyde. It has the su preme endorsement of the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Our Fomaldenyde in one- pint botuWcot 35 cents and , treats 40 bushels of grain. Big illus .: trated hand book sent free on request. PERTH AMBOY CHEMICAL WORKS lWWffli Street NswTsik PRUNING AND SPRAYING THE -HOME "ORCHARD -.v . - X Pruning and Spraying Absolutely NecssAiy to Ct Good FruitWhy, Whan and How to Do tha Work HERE is no royal road to sue- 0 ' Jk Ik ! . eesstui iruit erowinK. "u t T pest and is to be found iri practically all orchards. It is a sucking insect Ind can only be controlled by spraying with a caustic spray. At the present time, the most reliable remedy. we hare is commercial lime-sulphur. When applied with a specific gravity of IDA this pest can be usually con trolled. The commercial product may iust as - essential - for - the -home- be purchased and - will, be effective if orchardist to prune and spray his trees diluted about one to eight to ten, that as it is for the MR. HAYDEN is, one gallon of the solution to eight to ten gallons of water. All peach, plum, pear, and apple trees, may be sprayed with, this solution. If the trees are badly infested, two. spray ings will be desirable, one 'in early winter and the second just before growth commences in. the spring. This .solution may be made, at home by cooking the lime and sulphur from 45 minutes to an hour.. The formula should be : 16 oounds - of lime, 16 of country where pounds of sulphur, SO gallons of water. spidyuig is uui vvnen prepared tnis way, no, auu- tions are necessary, ana the spray should be -applied while hot. Boil un til all the sulphur is in solution and strain directly into spray pump. For the home orchard a barrel pump will be necessary.-It is important that alt pumps be equipped with good con nections, an adequate air . chamber, two leads of durable hose, and nozzles successful livestock man to dip his cat tle. Pruning is abso lutely essential in , order to keep the trees within bounds and to maintain the bear ing habit each year. T h e r e is scarcely a section prime importance, irees snouia dc pruned before sprayed. In doing so, mucn spray material may De sayea, and the trees can be more efficiently covered with the spray solutions. - -All fruit-trees, possibly with the ex ception of the pear, should be pruned annually, and all refuse material burn ed or removed from the orchard. Small 1842 The Seventy-Fifth - " Anniversary Of 1917 Ik LIGHT1DRAFT FLQWS 7 Built for thc Field Test. Three-QuarUra otiOtntury of "Knowini How ' Hammered Into Every -.. Onei of Them. The product of the ParHn A Orendorff Co. hai always been noted for afntoiklty of construction treat strength and ease of operation. It was noon such basis that the fowdjtra of this business made their Implements eatablUW their reputation, and built their factory. It is Upon the same, foundation that the business haa been carried on so this day 4 and in 1917 we f celebrate ojar Diamond Jubilee 75 years of practical experience gained through con stantly stririni to provide fe the exactinf require ments of three tfeaeratiaaa oi American farmers. For an even three-Quartera ot a century we have met the demand, and today we operate the largest and oldest permanently established; plow factory in the tfholo world. It a tha way we build them." M0 InnBinninnsBinr-viP palm. Be sure to cover the entire tree with a coating of the spray, and re member that it" is not necessary to drench the trees with the solution. v : C. J.HAYDEN. Bigger Profits Are Secured from your presenter increased acre age by applying the proven princi ples of Parrett farming. No matter how varied your power re quirements the Parrett will answer the purpose. It is an all purpose farm power unit. We can put before you accurate, con vincing proof of. our claims with detail information about the Parrett. Address Parrett Tractor Comoanv . 421 A Fisher Bldg., Chicago g m f I ".allllllllll MLB fruits, such as the blackberries, dew- -cafJable of throwiner a fine mistv sorav berries, raspberries and grapes, should If possible, choose bright, sunshiny be gone over and all old wood cut out davs for this work, when theair is ... . . . ......- . . . ' . - -ana tne new growtn cut pack. During the dormant season is the proper time to prune. At this time the trees and vines are resting and' they will withstand the treatment at this time. Grape vines should be pruned at once, this being especially true' in re gard to the Muscadine grapes. When pruned late in the winter, the vitality of the vines is lowered considerably by bleeding. Fruiting Habits of the Common Fruits THE successful pruner should know Orchard and Garden Work This Week and Next L FOR earliest tomatoes, sow the seed in a hotbed now. Sparks' Earliana is a good variety. The lawn will be greatly benefited Light Draft Plows, Harrows, Planters and Cultivators are made in all types and sizes, to meet the conditions in all sections, and are Backed by an Unqualified Guarantee. We aso make the: most complete Hne of Trac tion Engine Plows produced, snd we have a special catalog devoted to thesa famous plows. The PJLittia Genius Engine Gang Plow was tne most popular plow shown at all points oo the 1916 National Tractor Demonstration. We witl send P & O Catalogs to any address. While P & O Implements are sold only throufh established implement dealers we welcome corres pondence from farmers In au secnoos. Ask Your Dealer or Write Us, ParUn & Orendorff Company Caiitoi Illinois - 1 something about the fruiting habits v. by a top-dressing of finely decom- pf the trees to be pruned This is nec- posed stable manure. Kansas City Omaha Sioux Fans . DaQas - -c Portland (Ore.) Spokane o ' Denver ... Minneapolis St. Louis Oklahoma City Valuable FREE Book Every farmer who owns aa engine or expects ta our una Biioaw mow now vo ngura exactly wnat an engine is worth Why. I us the valve in tha baad design, tha offt cylinder construction end larger valves in OTTAWA ENGINES Kwofn on, oaaoisto, DlmtiUmf. essary in order to know - just- 'What wood to remove and how much. There is. a similarity iji the fruit-bearing hab its o the, fruits. For example, all of the stone fruits, such "as the peach, plum and cherry, exhibit similar hab its. Z . ; " . The fruit buds on a peach" tree are always found on one-year-old wood. Consequently, in order ta prpduce an nual crops, a wood growth must be made each year. After peach trees, are in, bearing, all that is necessary is to remove from one-fourth to three- fourths of the present season's growth and cut all branches that interfere with each other. v T " ; The apple and pear produce fruit only on wood that is two years old. or Get ready to apply the second win ter spray. It niust be applied before J the buds open in spring. It you tailed to plant sweet peas in' November, which is the best time to plant them in the South, plant some now. Every Southern farmer should have an orchard containing all the fruits that will grow in his locality with varieties of each ripening in -succession.: . Leek is a vegetable that should be more common in home gardens at this season. It is a good substitute for green onions during winter. A sprinkle of evergreens about the home grounds furnishes a touch of green during winter that is always A With my Kerosene engine yon get more power from m a gallon of 6c Kerosene than you can get from n gallon of 20 or 25 cent gasoline in any srasolina en Baaolini gine, to cra&JUQg. uo batteries, euy to start, aaay vwvmbw on . Tvll ij f lO-Ycauf Gnaramtee III Lonet aoliitnetirom kctory wa ow Deior jam enoo may fngmm rc mr tnt wat& Spast boob spa moor aco. g. lono, Ottawa ura. eoj lOfeiltagSa, OHew,IUM. n m k w r -r. Ms " . 4 1 rrt f .. . . o " - maer xne iruu duus are compound, annrprjatPH jrtw a annA tn Linai is, leai ana nower duos are one, transplant them auu wity arc xounu on snort spurs. Therefore don't make the mistake of removing the crooked, distorted little branches that are toundon all b'earing trees. The growth shouldr be sq thin ned out and cut back that there will be an equal distribution of light and air TrUt. ftnfatn . m,, 4. nc rU ak j irisn potatoes. w vivij yat, i. 1,11c lice, nyuic AUU pear trees that-have been neglected often become alternate beaters, pro-. illllllJIillilllltlllllliltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlltllUIIIIti Wanted at Once! ' One thousand respon " Z : " sible ' representatives; ' during spare time. Lib eral commission to . proper party. ' AppJuV cants must be-promtpt. Territory wilt be rXlled , . at once. INTERNATIONAL MARBLE & GRANITE COs 10 Main St OsAton Ga. IIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIlltlllllllllllllli' ducinc: fruit every other year, and this is brought on usually by -neglect to properly prune the. orchard. To keep grape v nes. vigorous' and thrifty, prune them severely each win ter as early as, possible.- '. Just after the leaves fall t$ an admirable time. . In making out your order for veg etable seeds dp not fail to include flower seeds as well; ,An abundance of flowers add much to the attrac tiveness of the farm home. - if is almost time to plant spring See that you get enough seed to plant a patch that will produee potatoes to last you" un til the fait crop is ready for use. ' Strawberries that were not mulched in the fall should be mulched now. To serve its best purpose in keeping berries clean the mulch must be ap plied before blossoms appear. . If your fruit trees are affected hv Crushes: fixe Clods cuts levels, and turns die soil twice all in one operation. That's thei Wjr 'the coul ters do the work when you use the 'AeiacMPulvrlxi2IIarroiv Works deep Into the soil leaving i compact below and with, a wee mulch oat aatx Usht bVatt.and comfortable asst. EdonaWEjtDeruuatSuikns Sizes3ftto17ft.wide. Sendtodayforournew free book, Tht'Acme" Way to Crops That Pay, Duane U. Nash Inc.. 140 r , millnqton Elm St. - Tl xrzrs- VLJ. 1 J vi svu f vtf ausa a? CSM AAaa,a 011, (.AAAAVa . 1 " tne Dark cracking, due to sun scald. from the orchard trees, in that for ev- f" e.- ! Doaiei 01 tie trees during ery bud that is left or the vine, there fA : "lw- an eariv spring - with u a possibUity oi that bud producing -w'"ol1 Ul rougn material. &S20CW A1X TOCB SlTZISCXSZrTXOKfl xnrnocoxL v& 0r clnha aaT you taonsy. TTa wUl cIaOIx MkA A sshmUaL club, o- any aaca ra ms sruin. Oaa UUar. Ana money. oroAr Uf All, At tended to.. - , , rai PBooE88rrat wkxjssa The present high prices of food of all kinds should be an inducement for us to have a better garden this year than we have ever had. A good garden is to ahy family a great finan-" cial saving. ' , If you think that it wilt not nav should be sprayed during th dormant you to buy a Spraying outfit for vour s.easoiu. . ttcot. negirmxng worK aeter- iuivwnai use,, ask a few of ; your mtne1 Just. what ye are spraying forfc neighbors to join you- on the pur what is necessary to control1 the pest, chase of one. ..The cost to each will and just.how to apply the remedy1 in " be smalt,, whereas the benefit will be order to be successful. . ;, " great. Jl CRUDER. - ine ban Jose stale is- a universal Associate. Horticulturist from four to two bunches, oi grapes. WhAn and Hw UtSxaf Z pT JS ccQoomy to prun the trees, and; remote att refuse: from the or ! chard before attempting; ta spray. Ev ery tree ana vine f ton tae orchard Fans, Gardea aaJ On&arJ Taala Answer the fanners' big questions. How can I stow crops with leas expense T Bow can I sate in plant in potatoes? How make high priced seed go farthest I The - IRONAGEPotatoPUnter solves thelabor problem and makes Mibe?lx??0' priced skL Means 15 to $50 extra profit per acre. eea piece in Its place oosneia seed raer acre form depth-, emwii spacinff. we make a fall line of potato machinery. Send for booklet today. No Misses 7 No Doubles . BatemanM'f'Co. Box SDBjGrenlocI, As low air f7- il 'jr mi m m mm u m $10,000.00 Wt5C3at'. UaJT IT.SO tW Btama v . a ripplDt UU cast b adaeo fivaiantna I ftar. JL hadscasi aU chins pUHf" Ftrtrfsr Zoak Cat, lot 9, fzM T
The Progressive Farmer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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