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February 4, 1922 
The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
New Jersey Farmers’ Week 
(Continued from Page 4H4) 
for improving stock, studying the causes 
of the so-called disappearing disease, and 
particularly for learning whflt part is 
played by bees in poll turning fruit blos¬ 
soms. 
Insect Pests and Diseases. —That 
the Gypsy moth and Japanese beetle have 
not yet surrendered their forces was 
brought out by Dr. T. .T. lleadlee. State 
'N entomologist, in bis annual report before 
nv the state Agricultural convention, Prqg- 
ress is being made in the control of both 
“bugs,” but the tight is only begun. The 
Jfr difficulty with the Japanese beetle seems to 
W he in finding a poison which will kill him 
before he gets a stomach aehe and stops 
of bis own accord. Dr. Iledlec says that 
this pest is spreading at the rate of 10 
I to 15 miles a year. As for the Gypsy 
f moth, an encouraging rednetiou in the 
number of egg masses has been noted this 
year, and if the appropriation can be 
kept up. the moth can be exterminated. 
If no tight is made. New Jersey will find 
herself facing what Connecticut had to 
face, infestation over the entire State, 
and no less than three-fourths of a m'llion 
dollars necessary to tight it. New Jersey 
seems to be afflicted with about tlm usual 
quota of new plant, diseases, according to 
Dr. Mel T. Gook, plant pathologist. Xu 
European potato wart yet and no serious 
disease of ornamental trees are two things 
to he thankful for. while new diseases 
of asparagus and rhubarb have appeared 
to make life interesting for tbe plant 
pathologist. 
Consider the Child rex. — ‘‘Practi¬ 
cally JO per cent of the tuberculosis found 
in children from. 5 to It! years of age is 
caused b.v tuberculosis in the cows from 
which their milk is obtained.” was the 
claim of Dr. .T. IT. McNeil, chief of the 
Bureau of Anlmnl Industry.' when report¬ 
ing his work on tbe tuberculin-testing of 
herds. There are 551 fully accredited herds 
in the State, comprising I.7J0 animals, 
with 50 herds on the waiting list. Among 
the interesting points brought out in a 
condensed report by N. B. Weiss, chief of 
the Bureau of Statistics, was the fact 
that the total production of farm prod¬ 
ucts in New Jersey in 1021 was less than 
in 1020, especially in tbe case of fruit 
and potatoes. Cranberries were tbe only 
crop that increased in value, and peaches 
slumped 70 per cent. I. N. 
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through tbe bouse foundation and a door 
constructed, thus making an entrance to 
the basement. The mold was made flush 
with I lie inside porel) sill, and the outside 
mold was left about 1 *•> in. from the out¬ 
side wall. In order to get the concrete, 
which was mixed one part cement. 2 1 -. 
torpedo sand, and five parts crushed stone, 
into this narrow space, it was necessary 
to mix it very wet and pour it in. The 
walls are 0 in. thick. 
When the mold was removed, which 
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Cutting Out Elders and Alders 
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which may perhaps provoke a smile 
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happened many years ago. before the 
Shore Line Division of the X. Y.. N. II. 
& II. It. R. was in operation, and the 
only means of travel to and from our 
town was by stage cr.dcli. An elder of 
the church came here and preached one 
Sunday, and on the following morning 
took the stage for New Haven, The 
story has it lbat it was a bright, beautiful 
Summer morning, and be seated himself 
by the side of tbe driver. The driver was 
a typical New Englander of bis day. un¬ 
communicative, taciturn and given to 
making rather dry remarks. After sev¬ 
eral unsuccessful attempts by the elder 
to engage the driver in conversation he 
at last said to him: “I am an elder.” 
"An elder?” said the driver almost con¬ 
temptuously. "Yes,” replied the good 
man, "I am an elder in the church. I 
preached in Guilford yesterday.” •'Well,” 
said the driver, "I don’t know what elders 
are in churches., but they’re cussed things 
in land.” Thai driver said more in that 
one sentence Ilian some men have said 
who have written a book. This story 
was told to me by my father. 
I would say to II. L. L. that I once 
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fence in tin: best field I bad which T cut 
regularly every Fall, but with no success 
in checking ils growth. Finally one day 
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hitched the other end to a pair of oxen 
and took Mr. Elder out, and he hasn’t 
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