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February  19,  1916, 
■Uhe  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
THE  RAINY  SEASON 
CONQUERED  BY 
THE  TOWER  SYSTEM 
CORN  CULTURE 
NEW  ENGLAND  NOTES 
(Continued  from  page  276)  managers 
than  held  their  own,  when  shrinkage  and  * 
costs  are  included.  Such  dealers  are  not  '  1,1 
inclined  to  talk  about  buying  apples  next  *  s^"11  10,1 
year,  and  unless  sentiment  changes  there 
will  be  less  competition  for  the  growers’  ^  ^  ni<^ 
apples  another  season.  The  cold  storage  1U  ”  ° 
pack  may  turn  out  better.  The  market  *0<na  lon' 
.  ’  .  ,  ,  ...  nouncemeu 
season  is  just  beginning  in  earnest,  with 
quotations  .at  $2.75  to  .$8.50.  This  is  .  r  ^ 
not  the  $4  to  $6  predicted  earlier  in  the  ”lfY.  gmu 
....  ,  ,  -  $600  in  pri 
season,  and  which  was  expected  by  those  .  * 
,  . ,  ,  ,  1916  in  M 
who  paid  growers  about  $3  per  barrel  at 
that  time,  but  there  is  still  room  for  the 
cold  storage  crop  to  save  the  situation  ,,u  J  K 
.  •  ,  must  bo  ma 
for  the  dealers.  .  . 
Potatoes  seem  the  brightest  feature  of 
the  public  market,  they  are  holdiug  the  ;  °  ’  *  , 
,  ,,  .  -  u  BroOks,  tn 
advance  well  and  promise  still  better,  as 
,  ,  ,  ,,,,  .  -  can  nous  lu 
many  dealers  believe.  1  be  price  is  now  ... 
$22.50  per  two-bushel  bag.  Predictions  1 
of  .$3  are  heard  as  expected  before  the  a  ,n  ' 
season  is  over.  The  difference  between  ^  _ 
potatoes  and  apples  is  that  while  neither  "  '  ,h' 
,  , ,  ,  .  ,  ,  .  produce  4 
were  large  crops  the  apples  started  in 
e  seed  proaiic 
high  and  discouraged  consumers  from 
buying  freely.  “There’s  no  use  talking,”  s'f1’  s,11< 
said  one  dealer,  “people  will  not  buy  so  S""H  M  ol 
.  .  .  ,  .  ,  i  m  order  to 
many  apples  when  prices  are  high,  and 
when  they  start,  going  without  apples,  11  ’  a 
many  of  them  will  keep  it  up  all  through  1  ‘ 
the  season,  and  that  is  why  it  is  so  hard  a .  'lnaV  1 
for  us  to  clear  our  stoek  off  at  a  profit.  ^  1  •'  !m,,< 
The  crop,  too,  fooled  us  a  little.  The  "H  '.l  1  ,a! 
late  rains  made  the  apples  grow  large,  aftUlns 
.  ,  larmers  an 
and  the  yield  of  some  orchards  was  nearly 
double  the  early  estimates.  It  is  hard  to  8,11  j  11  ^ 
sisse  up  the  crop,  anyhow,  when  the 
leaves  are  on  the  tree  and  half  the  crop  ,1''’1,f’  1,110 
out  of  sight.”  Potatoes  on  the  other  1Il( ' 1 
hand  started  the  season  very  low  in  price,  11111  11111  * 
the  public  bought  freely  and  kept,  on  buy-  '  *  ‘  111>,r  <1o,> 
i  -  ,  ,  ri  •  lv  acres  la 
mg  even  when  the  price  advanced.  It  is 
a  rather  peculiar  fact  that  sweet  potatoes  a,1,s  nmn  . 
of  very  good  quality  are.  selling  at  $1  per  ' 
large  crate,  which  is  lower  than  the  same  S"1  1,1  an’ 
.  .  ,  ..  ,.,  ,  seems  to  be 
bulk  ot  white  potatoes.  I  nrnips  are  also  . 
ii  „  ,  .  mi  .  i  .i-  is  difficult  t 
much  lower  than  potatoes.  1  be  largest.  . 
handler  of  Canadian  Swede  turnips  reports  ' 
selling  at  $1.35  to  $1.60  per  150-pouml  11  *  n^T  ,"’11 
bag.  They  are  very  good  quality,  hut  s" 1,1 
supplies  are  liberal.  ’ 
Other  root  crops  have  acted  about  like  fu*s'.  ' 
turnips  in  the  market.  “Late  in  the 
Fall,”  said  a  North  Market  street  dealer,  h*  ' ' 1 
“a  producer  refused  50  cents  per  bushel  nunpson, 
for  his  parsnip  crop,  expecting  the  usual  ’  ’ 
Winter  advance  in  price,  hut.  this  week  k‘  y  10 
he  is  glad  to  sell  them  at  40  cents,  al-  *  au<*.i  ’x 
though  a  more  general  quotation  is  50  oinmi.Oe, 
cents.”  Carrots  sell  at  50  to  60  cents,  and  *'  ’  * 
beets  65  cents,  both  lower  than  they  were  ’ 
earlier  in  the  season.  Squashes,  however, 
have  done  very  well,  the  crop  was  light 
and  the  price  has  been  going  up.  Choice  The  past 
large  Western  Ilubhards  sell  at  $60  pel*  ofitnble 
ton,  and  native  Hubbards  at  $50  per  toil,  cor; 
or  about  $3  per  barrel ;  two  or  three  age 
times  the  price  earlier  in  the  season.  sal1 
.  avo 
Cabbages  have  been  selling  low  all  the  g0Jr 
season  because  of  over-production  and  be-  wei 
cause  of  whatever  causes  have  depressed 
the  general  produce  market.  The  onion 
market  looks  fairly  well  with  quotations 
at  $2.50  to  $2.85  per  bag.  The  celery 
market  is  weak.  Hothouse  lettuce  is  an¬ 
other  important  hothouse  Winter  special¬ 
ty  of  Boston  market.  Good  Arlington  let¬ 
tuce  has  been  selling  this  week  at  50c. 
and  some  at  40c.  per  box,  which  is  gen¬ 
erally  considered  hardly  enough  to  cover 
cost  of  production. 
“There  never  was  a  time  at  least  with¬ 
in  recent  years,  when  ordinary  costs  of 
living  were  lower  than  this  Winter,”  said  strictly  fr 
J.  B.  Adams  of  Adams  &  Dodge.  “Yege-  J.'1^  j ^ 
tables,  except  potatoes  and  general  pro¬ 
visions.  are  low.  Many  workmen  are  get¬ 
ting  high  wages  and  with  cost  of  living 
low  they  ought  to  be  able  to  save  money.”  *  'T  -•  , 
Milk  producers  are  interested  in  a  an(j  s|epf  ,n 
legislative  hearing  held  February  17.  The  er;  a  great 
railroads  are.  trying  to  “equalize”  the  dweller 
,.  .  which  we  ha 
rates  as  they  call  it.  which  means  m  prac-  Roads  are  a 
tier  they  will  attempt  to  raise  the  cost  of  and  floods  1 
milk  transportation  between  Boston  and  them,  waslii 
,  .  ......  .  .  ...  ...  Thawing  an 
certain  milk-shipping  points.  Meanwhile  ou  ,V]M. 
the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission  has  community 
this  week  suspended  tin-  proposed  change  grippe  :  ban 
in  rates  until  after  further  investigation.  pnVe^j '  paid" 
The  proposed  change  in  live  stock  freight  $1 .25 ;  corn. 
rates  is  also  in  the  nature  of  an  advance.  *“  $7.25;  es 
Formerly  exhibitors  were  allowed  to  ship  ]  s'  i  n'i’n  •  !'w 
stock  to  fairs  with  free  return,  which  Warrick  < 
Tower  Cultivators  went  into  the  fields 
three  days  earlier  than  the  shovels 
after  a  rain.  Earlier  maturity  of  the 
corn  was  the  result. 
V.  H.  Peck,  Hull,  Ill.,  writes : 
.  ’We  can  use  surface  cultivators  after  a 
rain  three  days  sooner  than  a  shovel  plow 
and  do  a  better  job.” 
11.1..  Chapman,  Jerseyville,  HI.,  writes : 
“It  Was  a  wet  season  —  with  your  two- 
row  lower  Cultivator ;  com  had  only  3 
plowings,  but  was  remarkably  clean." 
Adams  Co.  Auric.  Extension  Ass’n,  De¬ 
catur,  Ind.,  reports:  —  "Tower  Culiivator 
greatly  increased  the  yield  of  corn  per 
acre,  even  in  an  extremely  wet  season.” 
Spares  All  liCorn  Roots 
Plain  or  Fertilizer  Styles. 
Runners,  Single  or  Double 
Dies.  Flat  and  Edge  Drop 
Plates  with  each  SuperiorPlan- 
ter.  Hoppers  easily  closed; 
always  right,  no  matter  when, 
how  or  where  dropped.  Cen¬ 
ter  Reel — Self-Winding;  Cen¬ 
ter  Lift  —  Perfect  Balance. 
Automatic  Throw-Out.  Two, 
three,  or  four  Kernels  to  Hill 
Without  Changing  Plates. 
Self-Adjusting  Valves.  Ac¬ 
curate  Drop.  Also  furnished 
as  a  Two-Row  Com  Drill. 
Simplicity  and  G  rcat  Strength. 
If  you  think  of  buying  a  Corn 
Planter,  be  sure  and  send  for 
the  Superior  Corn  Planter 
Folder  and  then  go  to  your  imple¬ 
ment  dealer  and  insist  on  seeing 
the  Superior— “The  Name  Tells 
a  True  Story.” 
Remember,  the  Superior  is 
sold  under  such  a  warranty  that 
you  run  no  risk  in  buying.  * 
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These  Corn  Roots  within  Vito  lidta  of  the  SotTaeo. 
Each  of  tlio  following  extensive  corn 
farms  of  Illinois  ti.-  c  25  to  60  Tower  Culti¬ 
vators:  111.  Cunnimr  Co.  and  Hoopeston 
Canning  Co.,  both  of  Hoopvston,  111.;  Iro¬ 
quois  Canning  Co.,  Onargn,  III.;  Hlooming- 
ton  Canning  Co.,  Bloomington,  III.;  Chenoa 
Canning  Co.,  Chenoa,  Ill.;  Lelfoy  Canning 
Co.,  Leroy,  111 — because  they  have  proved 
the  best. 
Many  thousands  of  farmers  of  the  coun¬ 
try  uso  the  "Tower  ' exclusively.  Nearly 
every  grower  of  Seed  Corn  uses  the  Tower 
System  because  it  is  proved  the  best  known. 
Reader,  be  sure  your  Cultivator  this 
season  has  the  name  “TOWER”  on  the 
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the  soil,  manure  and  stubble  mixed  over 
and  over  with  the 
"Acme”  Pulverizing  Harrow 
“The  coulters  do  the  work.”  They  cut 
and  crush  clods,  turn  the  soil  twice, 
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Maine  Crops 
a  soil  u  s  a  whole  was  not 
e  for  farmers.  It  was  too 
*  were  light  except  sweet 
id  fairly  well.  The  acre¬ 
's  planted,  was  about  the 
par.  but  a  very  light  yield, 
bushels  to  fin-  acre,  with 
io  rot.  l'riee  at  sidings  for  the  past 
k  $1  per  bushel,  with  a  tendency  to 
higher  later.  Hay  crop  very  light,  but 
hires  were  good  all  season,  grain  did 
ly  "ell,  and  housed  in  good  condition. 
Alfalfa,  vetch  or  cowpens  sown  to 
speak  of.  A  very  small  crop  of  apples. 
Crop  was  practically  all  sold  early  in  the 
■season.  A  large  number  of  silos  can  be 
seen  in  this  section,  and  on  the  increase. 
Milk  sold  to  creameries  mostly  as  per 
test.  Good  cows  are  selling  from  $75  to 
$100.  Sheep  raising  has  increased  a  lit¬ 
tle;  about  the  same  number  of  horses 
raised,  both  light  ami  heavy,  but  very 
few  of  each.  Poultry  raisers  have  had  a 
fairly  successful  season.  Eggs  have  been 
fairly  high  ;  not  many  turkeys,  geese  or 
ducks  raised  in  this  section.  Eggs, 
resll.  33;  butter  30:  hogs  9V>  ; 
;  ham  10;  bacon  16  to  20c ; 
.  chickens  20  to  24  ;  beans,  west¬ 
ern.  $4  per  bu. ;  pea  beans  $3.50. 
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