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SMAci'MAAO  “"•POWER 
■FRJEND"SiFG.  Cft  WPPRTN 
of  human  nature,  dressed  up  each  time 
in  new  garments?  Who  ran  he  better 
qualified  to  talk  of  the  future  than  the 
man  who  has  lived  through  the  great  half 
century  that  has  just  gone  by.  and  felt 
Time’s  jack-knife  cutting  notches  right 
into  his  life?  Surely  not,  the  young  man 
with  no  substitute  for  experience  except 
untried  enthusiasm !  I  think  we  shall 
have  a  notable  series  of  articles  on  1940. 
For  my  part  I  would  like  to  look  ahead 
and  see  what,  our  farm  homes  and  plain 
farm  people  will  be  like  25  years  from 
now. 
"  Behold,  this  dreamer  cometh!” 
It  will  be  well  enough  to  listen  to  him. 
Perhaps  lie  may  help  us  from  being  sold 
into  Egypt. 
F rEt.. — The  early  part  of  Winter  was 
cold  and  fierce,  with  an  abundance  of 
ice  and  snow.  Fate  January  brought 
milder  weather,  and  the  snow  has  been 
wiped  of!  the  face  of  the  farm  except  for 
little  patches  and  smears  along  the  stone 
wall.  This  is  fuel  season  with  us.  We 
burn  great  stores  of  wood,  and  there  is 
no  doubt  that  the  woodshed  test  of  char¬ 
acter  is  a  true  one.  We  have  been  cut¬ 
ting  the  year's  supply  in  the  woods,  and 
it  is  now  being  hauled  down  to  the  house. 
When  the  pile  is  complete  the  gasoline 
engine  will  be  lifted  off  the  sprayer,  set 
up  by  the  woodshed  and  belted  to  the 
saw.  Then  the  little  engine  will  clear  its 
throat,  wheeze  and  grumble  a  little,  and 
then  begin  to  chew  that  woodpile  up.  The 
little  boys  will  put  the  cut  wood  into  the 
shed,  split  up  about  a  week’s  supply 
ahead  and  the  job  will  be  done. 
HOPE  FARM  NOTES 
Speaking  of  Hay 
Looking  Ahead. — In  1890  The  R. 
N.-Y.  asked  a  number  of  bright  and 
thoughtful  men  to  look  ahead  and  tell  us 
what  they  thought  fanners  wqnld  be 
doing  iri  1915.  These  men  jumped,  in 
imagination.  25  years  ahead  and  told  us 
which  way  they  thought  farm  develop¬ 
ment  would  be  likely  to  go.  In  reading 
their  guesses  now  we  see  how  shrewd 
they  were  in  some  lines  and  how  far  off 
the  track  they  were  in  others.  The 
thing  which  did  most  to  upset  their  cal¬ 
culations  was  the  development  of  gaso¬ 
line  power.  It  may  be  hard  for  young 
people  now  to  realize  it,  but.  in  1890  the 
gasoline  engine  was  a  crude  affair,  not. 
practical,  and  without  great  promise. 
The  idea  of  using  an  explosion  like  that 
in  a  gun  to  develop  power  seemed  very 
childish  to  most  people  of  middle  years, 
and  the  men  who  told  ns  what  was  to 
happen  during  the  next  quarter  century 
could  not  grasp  the  thought  of  what  the 
ga si  tli  m •  power  was  to  do  to  fa  raring.  So 
they  got  most  of  their  guesses  wrong,  and 
it  was  this  unexpected  development  of 
force  which  upset  them. 
H  and  Power. — Yon  see  they  figured  on 
hand  power  very  largely.  Xo  one  thought 
then  of  the  little  engines  which  have  come 
to  the  farms  with  strong  arms  to  relieve 
the  human  back.  Prof.  I,  P.  Roberts 
was  a  wise  man  with  good  vision,  yet  he 
wrote  about  spraying,  and  illustrated  his 
article  with  a  picture  of  a  flock  of  sheep 
jumping  into  an  apple  orchard.  Me 
thought  it  would  be  necessary  to  depend  Winter  Work. — On  a  fruit  farm 
on  sheep  and  hogs  to  take  care  of  the  Winter  is  usually  a  time  for  odd  jobs  atid 
large  orchards,  because  it  would  not  be  preparation.  We  have  built  a  little  addi- 
possiblc  to  spray  thoroughly  with  hand  tion  to  the  house  and  started  to  put  on  a 
power.  At  that  time  the  San  Jose  scale  new  coat,  of  paint.  Pruning  conies  next, 
had  not  reached  this  country.  When  we  and  this  will  be  something  of  a  job,  for 
see  the  little  engines  on  our  power  we  have  let  the  trees  grow  pretty  much 
sprayers  coughing  away  as  they  push  out  as  they  pleased  for  some  years.  Now  we 
the  spray  liquids  we  get  an  idea  of  what  must  shape  them  up  a  little,  and  Winter 
I  mean  when  I  say  that  this  power  devel-  is  our  time  for  doing  it.  Then  if  the 
opment  has  upset  all  the  guesses.  mild  weather  continues  wo  shall  haul  the 
manure  out.  In  former  years  we  have 
Trying  A  GAIN. -Now  we  are  to  have  cpowded  all  our  mamire  on  a  few  fields 
another  look  into  the  future.  Some  of  c]oM  to  tho  bara>  leavinR  tlie  rest,  of  the 
Ihese  very  men  are  to  tell  us  what  they  fnrm  tQ  C(m,r  fTopR.  Thfa  ycar  we  -want, 
think  will  be  doing  in  1940  !  Twenty-five  f()  Innmirp  S(lV(,ra)  nPW  fie]f1s>  as  we  arc  to 
years  ago  Dr.  W.  ,1.  Beal  told  us  wliat  phangp  om.  plans  S(,nu.what.  I  think  the 
he  thought  1915  would  bring  us.  Now.  hffl  orchard„  huvc  con)P  to  the  time  when 
at  84.  he  will  look  ahead  25  years  and  Um_  mav  saf(.ly  be  Ieft  in  sod  or  dover 
discuss  the  future  of  horticulture.  Our  for' fpw  V(,u.s.  T  want  to  seed  Sweet 
old  friend  Mapes  the  lien  man  will  tell  us  d)iv(>r  0Vpr  tliPS0  hills  tbis  Spring,  and 
what  his  little  grandchildren  will  he  do-  fbpQ  ]ot  tbp  orHl.mIs  alnno.  This  wiU 
ins  "'ith  5,1  1940«  an(1  Jo,m  save  us  much  work  at  plowing  and  culti- 
Oould  has  some  ideas  about  dairying.  vating  antl  aIs(>  cut  mit  nioat  of  nUr  covn 
One  would  think  “Trucker  Jr.  ’  could  pmp  To  ma].e  for  this  T  hopc  to  p]ant 
make  a  good  guess  about  market  garden-  mm.p  pnrafn(ls  OJI  the  lowr  farm  and  try 
ing.  and  who  is  better  qualified  for  a  nu,rP  aml  moro  Alfa]fa.  The  Sweet  clover 
glaneo  into  the  future  than  I  rof.  W.  1* .  pnib]oni  js  something  of  a  pifzzle  to  me. 
Massey?  I  think  wo  shall  have  some-  T  am  )|nt  sn„p  o£  my  gl,oim(1  with  this 
thing  out  of  this  which  will  give  us  all  p|.(ip  a,1(]  fip(]  it  hnrrt  to  gpt  realiy  practi- 
mneli  to  think  about.  Great  big  tilings  ea)  advJce  su1tflWe  fov  our  situation.  I 
are  coming  upon  ns  in  the  next  few  years  thl,v0„ghly  convinced  that  if  I  can 
and  we  should  be  ready  for  them.  Per-  gpt  if  *  ^  Qn  om,  bH]s  T  ahall  have 
haps  these  drea.m-rs  and  guessers  can  give  fl)p  sitmition  wp  bavo  been  working 
us  a  new  line  of  thought.  You  remember  fo).  ^  nl.(.lumb  but  what  is  the  best 
that  when  Joseph  went  hunting  for  his  way  to  gpt  it  goiug?  ran  j  sow  the  seed 
In  et In  en.  in  the  mud  or  in  dani]i  ground  as  we  do 
“77, n/  said  one  to  another,  lehold  tins  Rp<]  aud  Alsilfp  f.lovor>  aml  hope  to  get  a 
dreamer  cometl,  r  full  stand?  That  is  about  what  I  intend 
Those  very  practical  men  had  small  H  w  c 
Higganuro.  Conn.,  Dec  7,.  1915. 
The  Rogers  &  Hubbard  Co., 
Portland,  Conn 
Gentlemen  Perhaps  you  would  be  interested 
in  the  amount  of  hay  which  was  taken  from  the 
%-acre  field  which  was  seeded  down  by  the  late 
Mr  George  M.  Clark  in  1890.  For  the  past  two 
years  no  fertilizer  has  beer. .put  on  We  took  from 
this  field  this  season  a  little  over  2%  tons  of 
the  first  crop,  and  3300  of  the  second  crop.  We 
think  this  is  a  very  good  showing  considering  the 
time  it  has  been  seeded  down  and  the  lack  of  care 
that  has  been  given  it  of  late  years,  and  is  abun¬ 
dant  proof  of  the  lasting  results  from  thorough 
cultivation  and  a  fertilizer  of  the  quality  of 
yours. 
Very  truly  yours, 
THE  CUTAWAY  HARROW  CO  V 
Down  25  Years 
4  to  5  Tons  per  Acre 
per  Year 
This  letter  from  The  Cutaway  Harrow  Company  is  but  one  of  hundreds  of 
similar  reports  from  practical  men  speaking  from  personal  experience.  They  have 
tested  and  experimented;  and,  on  the  basis  of  actual  results,  they  find  that  the 
surest  and  biggest  net  profit  comes  from  using 
HUBBARD’S  “BONE  BASE”  FERTILIZERS 
These  are  the  standard  fertilizers  preferred  by  successful  farmers  for  generations, 
yet  continually  improved  as  science  advances.  With  an  eye  to  the  higher  prices  in 
prospect,  you  are  planning  a  bigger  acreage  and  better  yield.  Whatever  you  grow 
vve  can  help  you.  Write  to  Dept.  A  for  booklet,  “1  he  Grass  Crop.’’ 
The  Rogers  &  Hubbard  Co. 
Middletown,  Conn. 
Office  and  Works:  Portland,  Conn. 
RHODES  DOUBLE  CUT 
PRUNING  SHEAR 
Cun  from 
both  sides  of 
limb  and  does 
not  b  r  u  ■  sc 
the  bark. 
We  pay  Ex¬ 
press  cha,£es 
on  all  orders. 
Write  tor 
circular  and 
prices. 
READING  BONE  FERTILIZER 
Why  risk  a  season's  results  by  using  a  low 
grade  fertilizer  when  Reading  Bone  Fertilizers 
insure  profitable  production? 
READING  BONE  FERTILIZER  COMPANY 
Main  Office  and  Factor; :  Reading,  Pa. 
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Central  and  W rslfpii  !>r»r  York  Office,  443  Culler 
nidp.,  Kuril c#trr.  N.  Y. 
(Thin  trade  mark  means  quality) 
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529  So.  Division  Ave., 
Writ  e  for 
booklet  and 
further  infor¬ 
mation. 
Ask  your 
dealer  for 
Reading  Bone 
Fertilizer. 
t  Here’s  a  book  of  rlai]  y  needs  you 
should  keep  handy.  It  lists  the 
lx-sfc  of  every  thing  for  the  or- 
ehardlat  and  track  slower. 
Standard  spray  materials,  liar- 
rows,  cultivators,  graders,  pick¬ 
ers,  jvaekinir  boxes, etc.  If  there’s 
anything  needed,  “ask  Pratt.” 
You  kit"W  !u in  he’s  the  titan 
who  jiiukt'.s  “Salrejde — the  Ircc 
saver.”  Everything  e  I  sc  lie  sells  is  just  as  good. 
Our  Service  Department 
is  under  his  direct,  supervision  and  he  is  always 
ready  to  advise,  from  his  lone  experience,  just 
what  implement,  spray  material,  etc.,  you  need. 
Ask  questions.  But  send  for  the  book  today. 
B.  G.  PRATT  COMPANY 
Dept.  N  50  Church  St.,  New  York 
Iron  in  Water 
We  have  water  coming  to  the  house 
through  a  galvanized  iron  pipe  from  a 
s|iriug  300  feet  away,  and  we  are  troubled 
with  rust.  That  is.  it  leaves  on  all  the 
vessels  it  is  boiled  in  a  rod  rusty  sedi¬ 
ment.  Is  it  unhealthy?  Can  I  stop  it  by 
any  method  you  know  of?  The  soil 
around  the  spring  is  somewhat  red,  show¬ 
ing  probably  some  iron  ore  in  the  soil. 
Massachusetts.  F.  II.  L. 
Visions. —  Xo  one  is  thinking  of  killing 
our  good  friends  Mapes  and  Mould  ami 
all  the  rest,  or  selling  them  into  Egypt, 
hut.  some  will  no  doubt  say:  “We  have 
troubles  enough  now — why  hunt  up  more 
that  have  not  yet  struck  us?”  If  20  years 
or  more  ago  you  and  I  could  have  had  a 
clearer  view  of  what  was  coming  we  could 
have  done  our  share  toward  making  these  When  present  in  considerable  quanti- 
troubles  light*  r  or  avoiding  them.  The  ties  in  water  constantly  used  for  drinking, 
politicians  and  the  men  of  big  interests  iron  is  likely  to  produce  digestive  dis- 
keep  ahead  of  the  game  and  control  things  turbances  and  headache.  It  may  be  rc- 
becati.se  they  figure  out  what  is  coming  moved  from  Witter  by  filtration  through 
and  prepare  for  it,  I  think  one  trouble  sand,  coke  or  animal  charcoal.  It  will 
with  farming  is  that  most  of  us  have  been  also  settle  out  to  it  great  extent  if  water 
willing  to  go  on  year  by  year  doing  our  is  allowed  to  stand  it  day  or  two.  I  know, 
duty  by  the  present,  but  not  estimating  however,  of  no  very  practicable  method  of 
the  future  so  that  we  are  prepared  for  removing  it  from  a  small  private  water 
it.  Om  of  the  men  who  is  to  take  a  look  supply,  and  would  think  it  best:  to  find 
at  the  future  for  us  says  people  may  another  source  of  supply  if  possible.  Even 
think  it  silly  for  men  of  our  age  to  try  galvanized  pipe  is  not  free  from  the  dan- 
to  talk  about  a  period  of  history  which  ger  of  contaminating  water  by  iron  ;  de- 
we  are  not  likely  to  see.  Rut  why?  fective  galvanizing,  particularly  at  joints. 
What  is  history  hut  one  endless  round  of  frequently  gives  water  access  to  the  iron 
events  based  upon  the  same  old  elements  beneath.  M.  u.  D. 
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