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? Growing Seeds for Market grown In this country for at least fifty years. The amount raised, even at the present time, 1» not sufficient to meet the trade and the greater part of the flower-seed sold Is Imported from Europe. Importance of Seed Testing. water and a warm place In the kitchen. A stitch In time often sates nine, and a little trouble a month H- fore planting time may -““A® !}® farmer or tlie gardener «’“«“J*?“® money and conduce greatly h>1 “ piness and good temper. Nothing certainly more aggravating than to plow, tine the ground well, plant i*n<l then as the golden moments of spring slip by wait in vain for the young plants to appear, or secure only a half stand. , NO OTHER WAGONS APPROAf In Perfect Adaptability Under all Conditions to Since the days of tradition a great deal of attention has been paid to seed testing for quality of germlna-. GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL tion. Seeds have been floated or have One of the most thriving businesses seedman’s agent, is a text-book of hor been heated until they popped; they «1 the United States today and which ticulture. Millions of these books find have been broken and the fracture Seemingly carries on it* work regard- their way into rural homes and become noted; they have been cut and judged 777£ WOODMAX’S STRIDE. leas of the fluctuations of stocks on the basis by which tlie amateur gard by the appearance of the Inside. the great exchanges. Is the growing ener derives a knowledge of varieties Various experiment stations of the »nd selling of seeds. From small be and even methods of growing plants United States have, for a long time, With a Long Swinging Step, He ginnings in the colonial period this under varied conditions. paid much attention to practical seed Covers Much Ground and Pre- business has grown so that now Its testing. The Department of Agricul serves a Perfect Balance. Seed Growing a Big Industry. value In measured by the tens of mil The seed trade has changed quite as ture for nearly eight years has con A woodman walks with a rolling lions. The first beginning of the seed much as has the catalogue, first with ducted a trial ground in connection motion, his hips swaying an luck or business commenced In small shops its woodcut engravings, to excellent with its seed laboratory where studies more to the stepping side, ami bis pine where a few boxes of seed shared a Is correspondingly long. His Inp a<-- corner with codfish or a shelf with tion way be noticed to an exaggerated calicoes or books. To-day It 1ms come degree in the stride of a professional to claim for Itself Immense ware pedestrian, but the latter walks ffitba houses and business establishments, heel-and-toe step, whereas an Indian s having interests which extend to or sailor’s step is more nearly Hotfooted. every portion of the globe. In the latter case the center of gravity The Pilgrims probably were the first is covered by the whole foot. 1 be po st Introducers of seeds Into this country, is as secure as that of a rope walker. for they brought with them seeds of The toes are pointed straight forward, the plants cultivated by them in their or even a trifle inward, so that the in side of the heel, the outside of the ball of the foot, and the smaller toes all do their share of work and assist in bal ancing. Walking in the woods in tills manner, one is not so likely to trip over projecting roots, stones and other traps as he would be if the feet formed LOUISVILLE, KY. hooks by pointing outward. I he ad- vantage is obvious in snowshoeing, n LARGEST PRODUCERS OF FARM WAGONS IN THE WORLD the Indian were turned to stone while in the act of stepping, the statue would probably stand balanced on one foot. Ills gait gives the limbs great control over his movements. He is always poised. If a stick cracks under him it is because of his weight, and not by reason of the impact. He goes silently on, and with great economy of force. Ilis steady balance enables him to put FIELD GROWN LILIES FOR BULBS. of unfailing service AMERiCAN CROWN varieties are made. Samples are his foot down as gently as you would HlH half tones and color plates. The bar of planted of the vast quantities ol lay an egg on the table. rel of peas first sold in Newport has also grown to hundreds of bags, and tlie seed sent out for Congressional dis American Cheese Production. few thousand packets to hiilllona. Tlie tribution. The Department has in fact BEATING OUT HEMP SEED IN KEN- modern seed house lias every mechani (lone much to purge the country of Twenty years ago the cheese supply TUCKY. dishonest seed dealers, and a large English and Dutch homes, These of cal contrivance to aid In making the force is constantly employed securing of Great Britain was largely furnished business economical and systematic. by the United but to-day Can as were course were of such plants seeds from dealers anil testing them, ada has taken States, the load and far out Is a green soap, consistency of paste, a perfect considered necessaries of life—corn From tlie cellar to the mailing room everything is so arranged that orders stripped us as an exporter of this com cleanser for automobile machinery and aP barley and peas, while fruit trees may be filled with accuracy and dis modity. Ju 1880 tlie United States vehicles; will not injure the most highly were also set out. patch. During the late summer and sent 131,208.776 pounds of cheese to 1763, Early records show that In surface. Made from pure vegetable Great Britain, while in 1004 only polished Nathaniel Bird, a book-dealer of New- early fall catalogues are prepared for If your dealer does not carry American mailing, and seeds packed in reailine 25,180,960 pounds were shipped to that oils. port, R. I., advertised garden seeds country. Canada, on tile other hand, Crown Soap in stock, send us his name and just arrived from London, The fol- for distribution. While one hundred proves the exported over 31,000,000 pounds twen address and we will see that your wants are lowing year an announcement was letters a day was considered a large 25 and 50 lb pails. ty-five years ago as against 212.862.322 supplied. Put up in made by Gideon Welles that he had business thirty years ago, some bouses ABSOLUTE RELIABILITY pounds last year. Tills loss of trade, some choice Connecticut onion seeds tow receive over six thousand daily of the ! however, has not been injurious, but for sale. In New York city hemp and during the busy season. Of course to supply tills enormous on the other hand, is caused through flax seeds were advertised for sale as an excess of consumption at home over eul'Lv as 1765. Boston, however, be trade much attention must be paid to CHICAGO. IU. production, while reverse conditions ing the commercial center In the early tlie growing of the seed. The present day*, Was the chief city for tlie sale development of garden-seed growing prevail witli our Canadian neighbor. of garden seeds. In 1767 out of twen began when David Landreth i'st.-ili- Canada was thus forced to seek the British markets for her plethora and ty- six Advertisers in tlie Boston Ga- lisbed a small seed farm at Philadel 'TV'PEW'RITE'R rette, six were dealers in seeds. Dur- phia in 1784. During the Civil to fill up the place left vacant in that XVe have published some good ones spec market by the withdrawal of the Unit ially suited for farmers. Books that wfll help ed States therefrom. WYCKOFF. SEAMANS & BENEDICT While the United States. in every farmer to make more out of his farm •«? BSOAOWAV. HKW IOS« 1900. manufactured nearly 282.000.000 Write for our catalogue. pounds of cheese, the per capita fac WEBB PUBLISHING CO.» tory production was only 3.7 pounds, whereas, on the other hand, in 1901, St. Paul Minn. Canada produced 224,000.000 pounds, furnishing nearly 41.8 pounds for each inhabitant. It is therefore shown, by a report from Consul-General Hollo A CLOVER SEED STORE-IIOUSE. way, of Halifax, that the Canadian SELF FEED FULL CIRCLE TWO HORSE l)oth with regard to their germinative export trade to which every one of quality and their trueness to name. our neighbors points with pride was There Is great opportunity for adulter not gained at tlie expense of the Unit ation. and many farmers are apt to ed States, for they must export their Over 70 sizes and styles for drilling consider they are saving money If they cheese or get "snowed under.” The either deep or shallow wells in any kind can get seeds at a reduced rate, find United States can not keep up in pro of soil or rock. Mounted on wheels or ing out when it is too late that they duction witli our increasing home con sills. With engines or horse powers. have been swindled with false varie sumption. Strong, simple and' durable. Any me ties or that perhaps 50 per cent, of chanic can operate them easily. -— The Baler for speed. Bales 12 to their seeds fail utterly of germination. Good Seeds Are Half the Battle The Strong Old Hickory! Kentucky Wagon Manufacturing Co Kirk’ A Qvieurter ol a- Centurj SOAP James S. Kirk& Company BOOKS—BOOKS Well Drilling Machines Harvesting Sorghum Seed In Nebraska. Personal Seed Tests. Mulberry Fences. SEND FOR CATALOGUE The average farmer, however, would do well to carry on a little seed test ing establishment of bis own each year, and this course Is advocated by the Department of Agriculture. There are but few fences in Ja- pan. The mulberry tree is planted in stead, the leaves of which furnish food for silk worms. Nearly 200,000 acres are thus utilized. WILLIAM BROS., Ithaca, N. Y. Sandwic HAY PRES tons a day. Has 40 inch feed be Adapted to bank barn work. Stands to its work—no digging holes for wh« Self-feed Attachment increases c acity, lessens labor, snakes better ba and does not increase draft. I Repeaters for Independence the nd- tlilH commodity nppnr- utiy ■sed. although it is hardly be- i-yed tint Un to was not a time but rhat one could pur. base s.-eds In any t tha fcrge cities of that period. A Pioneer Seedsman. In 1784, David Landreth commenced ^KBEs in Philadelphia; Bernard M'Muluin in that same city in 1800, while in 1805, Grant Thorburn began tn sell » eds in New York. By 1830 Elation had Increased from ■ reo million in 1790, to ten |alf millions. To meet the K demand for vegetables nnd these ten and a half millions .¿more than three nnd a half tínica na nuiny seeds ns were used in 1711O. Dealers established themselves |in the principal citiea and crossed the mountains. j Along with the reaching out for trade came the increasing size and prominence of the catalogue. The ear liest seed catalogues were mere lists not Intended for general distribution. Thorburn probably issued the first catalogue ns early ns 1823. e civil war the enta- more prominent. Its cd nnd a few lllustra- Novelties were not ns ty years ago ns they are today; they were not given so much attention either. Today there Is not an important catalogue but gives considerable space to novelties. Seedsmen are on the alert for novel ties; they are tlie money makers. The modern catalogue, with its profusely illustrated pages while In a sense the ara the original solid top and side ejectors. This feature forms a solid shield of metal between the shooter’s head and the cartridge at all times, throws tne empties away from him instead of into his face, prevents smoke and gases from entering his eyes and Jungs, and keeps the line of sight unobstructed. The MARLIN action works easily and smoothly, making very little noise. Our new automatic recoil-oper ating locking device makes the Marlin the safest breech-loading gun ever built. 120- rage catalogue, 300 il lustrations, cover in u ne colors, mailed for three stamps. tills country largely depended upon foreign markets for seeds, but between 18QD and 1870 as many seed farms were established as had been during the thirty years before the conflict. Growers also became expert and the market gardener found lie could get from the seedmen just ns good seed as he could save himself and at less cost. The business of seed-raising In creased rapidly after tlie war, farms being established In various parts of the eastern United States. In 1875 seed growing commenced In Califor nia, when R. W. Wilson planted 50 acre* to lieets. onions, lettuce and car rots for seed purposes. The Marlin Pire Aras Co. New Haven, Conn. Two Thousand Acre Seed Farm. From this beginning the business Ims grown to enormous proportions. Now a single firm of growers devotes annu ally some 2,000 acres to seed crops. Onion and lettuce are staple seed crops, while enrrot. celery, leek, en dive, kale, kohl-raid, jnrsnips and parsley are all grown by California seed growers. While the census of 1S9O showed that there were In the United States 596 seed farms, containing 169,580 acres, the census of 1900. with Incom plete returns, showed more than 2.500 seed farms. The Census Office made an effort to collect statistics of seed growing farms, but owing to the re fusal of a number of the large tlnns handling seed to furnish the names of the farmers growing seed for them, the Information secured was very in complete. Not a small part of seed-growing Is devoted to the raising of flower seed. Flower seeds have regularly HOW THE ELEPHANT DOT HIS TUSK^ Scid for Catalogne SANDWICH MFG. CO. 124 Mala Street, Sandwich, SILOS Pine, Fir, Cypress and Yellow PÜÄ Write for Catalogue. A CALIFORNIA ONION PATCH. fact, the Department will send any CARRY A BIG STICK. body n pamphlet describing simple methods of testing seeds. Firms with any reputation lielilnd Cane Preferred to Revolver by them can not afford to work off poor Detectives. seeds, and If a lot of seed is tested “President Roosevelt’s epigram— nnd found to lie defective in germina- tlve qualities, the seedsmen will prob ‘Speak Boftly nnd carry a big stick', ably stand ready to supply a good arti has been quoted nil over tlie world”! cle In its place. The fault.In fact, may »¡lid an expert fencing master, who not be the seedman's. Although the has taught sword practice in a dozen seed dealers attempt to convey tlie of the world’s capitals. “And it is idea that they raise their own’seeds good advice literally as well as figu- on their own farms, sncli a practice is ratlvely- Do not provoke quarrels; manifestly Impossible where vast sup avoid them if you can. Rut be pre plies of seeds are furnished. They pared for a tight corner. Jinny nlglit raise some of the seeds, but large policemen and detectives carry stout quantities are contracted for by them canes in preference to revolvers The with other growers nnd farmers, and ,l1alwavs, rp!“V in aliwea- there Is always a chance of the seeds ♦"T* The revolver must be car men themselves being imposed upon. ried In the pocket, nnd only an expert Ro that it Is well for the Individual grower to test each batch of farm or can flash It on the Instant. When B,,n.n,lotl where yonr stick garden seeds which fie expects to needed do not figure on using It as I’'!',!1*- ^'lp tpf,t which he can make a Is club. An agile man can dodgethe will show him nothing regarding vari eties; he may be getting a common vZr^rer1“*- ,nd knlfe T0U ,x‘forp cabbage instead of some high-priced yon recover yonr guard. Carrv the novelty, that can only be determined stick with the tip somewhat in ad at the end of the year: but the gov rance, grasping It firmly six ernment experiments along this line or more below the knob or handle yon are confronted fry n.»v ' are effectually holding the more Irre lr h,m..a "Zi sponsible seedsmen In line, and the wi7h farmer himself can check up with his 7 mn.r e T’" pn<1’ Th® »tomnch 1» seedsmen on the question of germi nation. s Chicago, Ill- IF YOU WANT A JACK Send for our Jack Catalogue. Saretoc<| tain the description of exactly what yottwwl Hydraulic Jacks our Specialty Watson-Stillman Co., Most seed* will germinate In from three to ten days. The apparatus re quired 1* very simple—a pan, .some cottvu flannel or cotton batting, a little |Cbe iPissoula Rurserp 3» I 4* Producers of Northern grown acclimated trees and the best vaneties for planting in Northern States. Every Variety of Standard Fruit Thoroughly tested Apples, Pears, Plums, Cherries and Trees x Ornamental, Small Fruit Planta, Shrubs, • "" Vines and Koses. the ¡i i i >, ■ ; ’I Ï I everbearing STRAWBERRY A SPECIALTY OF flowering plants and shrubs *° Cut Flowers and Floral Designs. Also Vegetable Plant! shipped by express. Catalogue and Price List Free. Mail orders have prompt attention. MISSOULA j Eagle Tank Co., 281 N. Green St, 46 Dey St., N. Y. City. Seeds Germinate Quickly, I Remingtoi NURSERY CO MISSOULA. MONTANA.
