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be  expected  to  make  five  round  trips  per 
day  later  in  the  season. 
Most  of  the  trucks  in  use  will  hold 
conveniently  about  ISO  to  20(1  %-bushe] 
baskets  of  produce.  The  charge  for  haul¬ 
ing  varies,  hut  the  average  is  about  eight 
cents  per  basket,  unless  a  straight  load  is 
made  up  by  oue  farmer,  in  which  case  the 
charge  is  seven  cents  or  even  as  low  as 
six  cents.  When  sent  by  beat  the  charge 
is  six  cents  per  basket,  but  the  differ¬ 
ence  in  cost  is  offset  by  the  extra  bund¬ 
ling.  The  produce  must  be  hauled  from 
the  farm  to  the  boat,  and  from  the  boat 
to  the  commission  house,  whereas  with  a 
truck  the  produce  is  taken  direct  from 
the  farm  to  the  market. 
The  way  labor  conditions  are  at  pres¬ 
ent  it  does  not  seem  advisable  for  the  av¬ 
erage  farmer  to  own  and  operate  a  track 
of  his  own.  The  cost  of  buying  and  op¬ 
erating  is  so  great  that  in  order  to  prove 
profitable  fho  truck  should  be  in  constant 
use.  Very  few  farmeus  have  enough  pro¬ 
duce  to  keep  a  truck  busy  cyi  their  own 
farm  and  if  they  haul  for  neighbors  in 
order  to  make  the  truck  profitable  then 
their  farm  is  bound  to  be  neglected. 
Hauling  by  motor  truck  is  really  a  sep¬ 
arate  business  and  should  be  considered 
as  such  by  most  farmers.  The  greatest 
drawback  I  can  see  to  running  these  mo¬ 
tor  trucks  is  lack  of  Winter  work.  Last 
Winter  the  boom  in  munition  plants  kept 
many  of  these  trucks  busy  hauling  lum¬ 
ber  and  material  as  well  as  acting  as 
jitneys.  With  such  conditions  every 
Winter  there  is  u<>  doubt  about  there 
being  a  profitable  investment. 
TRUCKER,  JR. 
HAVE  BANDS  THAT  ARE  STIFFENED 
WITH  HAIR  CLOTH— THEY  DO  NOT 
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ing.  $400,  for  t  welve  month*  term.  Hoy*  admitted  fr.  in 
twelve  to  fourteen  years  of  litre.  For  further  yartuudnr- 
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Get  a  Britton  Fruit  Grader 
Itdoes  the  work  of  4  men,  and 
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Does  not  injure  fruit.  Capacity  30  to 
40  b  bis  per  hour.  Ingenious  principal. 
Send  for  Catalogue  and  prices 
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l  or  August  and  Fail  planting.  Runner  and  pot- 
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August.  September  and  October  settings.  Layer 
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BestreMeaned  seed.  Prices  reasonable.  Write  forcir- 
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Catalogues  au/l  samples — both  free,  if  you 
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A.  H.  HOFFMAN,  Inc.,  Landisville,  Pa. 
FALFA  Q  0 1 1  for  Inoculation 
H. /A  ,7  , ,  ~  ■  “■*  Send  for  circular 
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Our  Fall  Book  tolls  bow  to  succeed  growing 
Alfalfa  oh  any  soil  qr  climate  east  of  the  Mis¬ 
souri  llivor;  how  to  BOW;  how  to  harvest;  what, 
to  do  lo  retain  a  perfect  meadow.  We  refuse 
to  handle  Turkestan  or  “Dwarf  Alfalfa,”  our 
seed  is  all  American  grown,  guaranteed  99% 
pure.  We  ofln  furnish  Nebraska,  Idaho  or  Utah 
and  Grimm  seed  at  very  moderate  prices. 
GRIMM  AIFAIFA  w*  have  the  Genuine 
UnimiTI  nLTnLrH  Grimm  as  well  as  nan- 
urn’s  great  new  Siberian  varieties.  Samples 
and  prices  upon  request. 
WINCSEEDCO.,Box  223  .Mechanlcsburg.O. 
MAMMOTH  WHITE  R YF  timothy,  alfalfa,  vetch  Etc 
III  a  111  III  U  I II  Ifni  I  L  n  I  C  fi.ooo  Bushels  line  Reed  Wheat 
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Cabbage,  Beets,  Celery  Plants  s,t™" 
per  10,000.  Toronto  Plants— $1.. 10  per  1,000, 
Potato  and  Pepper  Plants— $1.50  per  1,000, 
flower  Plants— $2.50  per  1,000.  J.  C.  SCHMIDT, B 
LESS  THAN 
WHOLESALE 
APPLE  BARRELS 
oughly  seasoned  stock.  Kobt.  Gillies.  Medina.  N.Y- 
K*ti>n ordinary  big  values.  New  tested  reeleaned  Rvd 
Muality  guaranteed.  Sold  subject  your  npprovu.1,  I  .owe. -I 
H'iOCS  on  Xlsiliu,  Blue  Oras«,  Clover,  Alfalfa  and  mixed 
grass  ami  all  Held  seeds,  Rumples,  prices  and  big  vein 
able  profit-sharing  Reed  OniijeFive.  Amkuioax  McTitAt 
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BINDER  TWINE  w0effaerr! 
ing  ono-half  ton  at  11c.  per  pound,  delivered  in  lots  of 
50  pounds  or  more,  to  any  point  in  the  JCast.  BEDFORD 
FARMERS’  CO-OPERATIVE  ASSOCIATION.  Mount  Kisco,  N.  Y. 
Edj&yml  WUsoi^SkawhfiiTies 
Are  as  large  as  small  oranges.  This  and  the  three  other  Van  Fleet  hybrid 
strawberries  are  marvels  in  size,  beauty  and  productiveness,  with  the  true 
wild  strawberry  flavor.They cover  the  wholeseason,  from  earliest  till  latest 
Lovett’s  Pot  Grown  Strawberry  Plants 
Planted  in  summer  or  autumn,  produce  a  crop  of  berries  the  following  June.  My  booklet  on  Pot  Grown 
Strawberries'  tells  all  about  them;  how  to  prepare  the  ground,  and  cultivate.  It  shows  the  "Edmund  Wilson” 
1,1  natur-Tl  size  and  color,  and  accurately  describes  with  truthful  illustrations  the  Van  Fleet  hybrids  and  a 
score  of  other  choice  varieties,  including  the  best  liverbearing  Sri  aw  berries.  IT’S  FREE.  If  you  would 
have  bigger  and  better  Strawberries  than  you  have  ever  had  before,  plant  Van  Fleet  Hybrids. 
a  Strawberry  Specialist  J.  T.  LOVETT,  Box  162,  LITTLE  SILVER,  N.  J. 
CHATHAM  MOTOR  MILL 
Thousands  are  malt  mgr  extra  cash  profits  this 
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from  ryo,  Outa,  utc.  A»k  for  circular  if  mtunmUxI  tnthia 
MANSON  CAMPBELL  CO.,  Dept.  A.I 
Detroit.  Mich.  Kanaee  City,  Mo.  Minneapolis.  Mir 
