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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
January 14, 1922 
Shrubs ‘Berries 
Things To Think About 
The objeot of this department is to give readers a chance to express themselves on farm 
matters, Not long articles can be used—just short, pointed opinions or suggestions. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER does not always endorse what is printed here. You might 
call this a mental safety valve. 
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895 Carson Avenue Bochesler, N. Y. 
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Naming Things 
I have been living iu New England for 
some years, where farm wagons are al¬ 
most unknown, and upon going to the 
Middle West I am struck with the prac¬ 
tice of the makers of farm wagons in 
placing their names in a very conspicu¬ 
ous way on them. But, not content with 
this, the hardware dealer also must paint 
his name there, all of which is good ad¬ 
vertising, and I am a believer in good 
advertising. But I notice that the maker 
of my hat places his name on the insido 
of it; likewise my suit of clothes, etc. 
You may remind me that my Ford has 
the maker’s name on it, which is true, but 
hardly so conspicuous. Now, my point is, 
why should not the man who buys and 
pays for a wagon have the name of his 
farm on it (if he is proud of it), and 
furthermore, why should the farmer be 
expected to carry that free advertising 
when the property belongs to him? I 
never thought of this when I lived here 
formerly, because I had alway seen it. 
e. 
Some farmers are agents for wagons or 
machinery. Of course they like to carry 
the manufacturer's name. Others take 
some pride in showing that they use a 
certain make of machinery, just as many 
are proud of the car they drive. Most of 
them probably never think of it. The 
manufacturer has always put his name on 
the wagon, and the farmer lets it stay 
there. When he comes to paint the wag¬ 
on, however, the name is left off. We 
think a farmer should have a suitable 
name for everything he owns—from the 
farm down to the dog. 
The Responsibility of Eve 
So you, too. blame it all on Eve! In 
your answer to Mrs. M. O., Illinois, you 
say: “We are not told if the man who 
was arrested as a •bootlegger’ on ac¬ 
count of his wife, accepted his punish¬ 
ment as cheerfully as Adam did when 
Eve brought him trouble!” Poor Adam! 
Even though his helpmeet, Eve, was the 
weaker, just a small part of him, only a 
rib. in fact, when she beckoned. Adam 
fell. Now what would happen if we all 
yielded to temptation so easily? I do 
hot live on a farm, but have always read 
your paper, and think it the very best of 
its kind. But I surely do have a “crow 
to pick” with you when you deliberately 
blame it all on “Eve.” 
Pennsylvania. CLARA m. r. MUSSER. 
Our experience in “picking crows” with 
indignant daughters of Eve has not been 
particularly happy. We usually repre¬ 
sent the crow, am! there are few feathers 
left. If our good friend will accept John 
Milton as a witness we can prove from 
Eve’s own words rbat she admitted her 
guilt. For example: 
“Iu me is no delay : with thee to go 
Is to stay here : without thee hereto stay 
Is to go hence unwillingly: thou to me 
Art all things under Heaven, all places 
there . 
Who for rnv willful crime art banished 
here!” 
We cannot say that Adam cut a very 
distinguished figure all through those pro¬ 
ceedings. and all down through history we 
think Eve lias proved the stronger and more 
reliable character. It was the little girl 
in the Sunday school who was asked 
what Eve was made of. 
"Out of Adam’s backbone.” she an¬ 
swered. Woman is going to use the bal¬ 
lot to make good on that answer. We 
must decline all invitations to a crow- 
picking. but if John Milton is an accepted 
witness Eve certainly got Adam into trou¬ 
ble, and he staved by her like a man. At 
law we presume Milton';; testimony would 
be thrown out as not direct evidence. If 
anyone can give us Eve’s side of the case 
we shall be glad to have it. 
Woman and Her Rights 
I am a reader of The TP N.-Y. and like 
it better than any other paper of its class. 
Of late, however, I have begun to get a 
little tired of the “masculinisl” move¬ 
ment curried on in its eolmnus. 
A letter by Mrs. M. < showing the 
reaction of a certain type of husband to 
your statement of facts, emphasizing to 
men their superior legal and social posi¬ 
tion as “lords and masters” in the house¬ 
hold appeared a while back. Mrs. M. O. 
has misunderstood the facts, but after all, 
the real point is whether any man can 
be given such despotic power over his 
wife and children without using it harm¬ 
fully. If democracy is worth anything 
it should he extended to the home. If it 
is to be violated in the very heart of the 
, nation, the home, let us do away with the 
farce and return to political as well as 
domestic tyranny. 
The Supreme Court of Michigan, being 
men, and therefore more interested in 
themselves than iu the welfare of woman¬ 
kind, must take an exceptional case and 
draw a rule from that, ilow very unfair 
of the “stronger sex” to fortify them¬ 
selves with special privileges, and of The 
R. N.-Y. to drag iu the myth of poor, 
old. weak-kneed Adam as a justification. 
The male intellect, seeking to justify 
the existence of its sex, must accuse all, 
if any, of the Eves of creation (cat, dog, 
horse, hen, besides vegetables and floral, 
as well as human) of crime in order to 
belittle their greater racial power and 
gifts, and to make ,>f travail a punish¬ 
ment rather than a supreme sacrifice for 
the benefit of mankind. 
Let us do away with the lie-God and 
the lle-World and make the world safe 
for women as well as for male democracy. 
The “Great Order of Husbands” are 
showing weakness and fear when they 
must resort to special legal protection 
against their mates. Vashri, a daring and 
noble woman, set a good example, in spite 
of the wrath of the drunken kiug. She 
refused to be led out like a prize animal 
and exhibited to a horde of drunken and 
hungry-eyed men. Of course she was 
punished for her dignity and right-mind¬ 
edness. This was another, though dif¬ 
ferent case, for the issuing of a decree 
protecting the “Great Order of Hus¬ 
bands.” It is v poor, flimsy creature 
who. in order to gratify his egotism and 
love of power, will shackle his mate 
legally and economically. 
I am for the absolute equality of the 
sexes, politically, socially and industrially. 
Equal fights, equal pay. equal respon¬ 
sibility. The new general Ion of women 
will stop at nothing less. The poor woman 
of Michigan who sold “booze” illegally 
(•perhaps to help support the family) did 
her sisters a good turn. She brought to 
light a wicked old law which self-respect¬ 
ing women everywhere must fight. 
“We must do it ourselves,” women 
voters. When have onr “lords and mas¬ 
ters” done anything for us hut add to 
our burdens and deny us opportunity 
for better things? A fine performance 
for the “stronger vessel.” Ep and at 
them! If they want a fight, let ’em have 
it to the limit. Better days for our 
female “Chilians’’ are on the way. 
West Virginia. mbs. it. i. c. 
R. N.-Y.—While this lady does not 
sign her own name to her communication, 
we break our general rule to give it space. 
If women generally agree with these sen¬ 
timents, that is all there is to it. 
A New York Farmer’s Income 
The wages of a railroad man were of 
interest to me, as I cannot help compar¬ 
ing them with the income of the farmer 
who keeps sheep in Eastern New York 
State. This farmer has l'lO acres of pro¬ 
ductive land (all tillable), and fully 
equipped with building-. With stock and 
tools it might sell for $10.000. The farm 
carries 220 to 250 sheep, two Cows, three 
horses. (50 bens, two hogs. About 10 
acres of corn. 10 acres of oats and 60 tons 
of hay are raised annually, and all fed on 
the farm. The value for the past year 
was as follows: 
Wool from 220 sheep. $750 
Mutton sold .. 500 
Eggs and poultry eaten and 
sold (estimated!. 200 
Milk, butter and calves eaten 
and sold (estimated).... 250 
Pork, beef and fruits eaten 
and sold (estimated).... 100 
-$1,800 
This is less than one-half what it would 
have sold for two tears ago. 
Int. on value of farm, etc., 
$1<M>00 at G?c . $600 
Help hired. 50 days, at $2 
per day. 100 
Seed, fertilizer and feed.... 200 
Taxes . .150 
Repairs on buildings and 
fences, and insurance.... 100 
New machinery... 50 1,200 
$1,200 $600 
I have no doubt that the owner works 
as many hours as the railroad man, and 
much of it is very heavy work. Only 
three sheep died on the farm during the 
year, which shows they were well cared 
for. The prices for wool and mutton 
now are better than they were in 1913, 
or for many years before that tirnp. This 
statement shows that the farmer’s wages 
do not compare with the railroad man’s 
wages. It also shows that mutton and 
wool do not pay very well at present 
prices. n. B. PEBBY. 
New York. 
“Now. then, the teacher asked, impa¬ 
tiently. “from what was the first talking 
machine made?" The class pricked up 
its ears. Here was a chance to shine. 
For two seconds 40 minds sought for 
something brainy. Then a shuffling of 
feet at the back and a voice: "Please, 
miss, a rib!”—Credit Lost. 
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