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Die RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 0, 1922 
The Rural New-Yorker 
THE HU SIXES St PARXEJt'S FA PER 
A National Weekly Journal Cop Country and Suburban Homes 
Ext (tbit eh*tt >&>p _ 
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llKkaratr W. C nr.i.iM iwot>t>, I'peuident and Editor. 
Jons .1 DibbOS, TrisiKim i- mill rirnurul Manager. 
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“A SQUARE DEAL” 
We believe that every advertisement in this paper is backed hy a respon¬ 
sible person. We use every possible precaution and admit the advertising of 
reliable houses only. Put to make doubly wire, we will make good any loss 
to paid subscribers sustained by trusting any deliberate swindler, irrespon¬ 
sible advertisers or misleading advertisements in our columns, and any 
such swindler will be publicly oxtMisod. We nrc ulso often called upon 
to adjust diflerenei-s or mistakes between our subscribers and honest, 
responsible bouse-, w hether advertisers or net. We willingly use our good 
others to tills end. but wictl inas should not be confused with dishonest 
transactions. We protect sr. b-crilK-n; against rogues, but we will not be 
responsible for the debts of honest bankrupt!! sanctioned by the courts. 
Notice of the complaint mit-t be sent to ns within one month of the time of 
the tniue.o tiou. niel to identify it, you rboul.1 mentiou Tin: lie SAL Nkw- 
YokKRR w lion w citing the lulvcrtiwr. 
I take great pleasure in reading your most valuable 
farm weekly, and believe it would do the average farmer 
a world of good (especially after supper) to light his 
pipe, throw back his shoulders and open the pages of 
The R. N.-Y. v. o. 
W E do not recommend the pipe part of it, but 
the rest is fine advice. 
* 
W E are glad to print the letter from Senator 
Wm. II. Calder which appears tin the next 
page. Frankly, it. does not strike us as a strong or 
convincing document. For example, we see no use 
in offering all sorts of hills in order that commit¬ 
tees may cut them up or kill them. We have no per¬ 
sonal feeling against Senator Calder. Our only ob¬ 
ject is to learn the wishes of country people regard¬ 
ing his re-election. It seems to he a sort of un¬ 
written law in New York that one Senator should 
come from the city and the other from “up State.” 
We are making a thorough canvass of the feeling 
among farmers. Thus far this reveals nothing of 
what, one may call popularity for the Senator. “As 
good as anybody else*’ is the indifferent comment of 
many. There is, however, much strong and out- 
siioken. opposition, and this is well stated in the fol¬ 
lowing letter from one of the best-known farmers in 
Central New York. Bear in mind that The R. N.-Y. 
is just as willing to print the views of Senator 
Cakler's farmer friends as it is to print the opposi¬ 
tion : 
In regard to Senator Calder, the farmers are opposed 
t<> bis re-election. First, they fear his attitude on the 
Volstead prohibition law. We want that law enforced 
to the letter. Second, they think he favors union labor 
of the Gompers type, which we think is a serious detri¬ 
ment to business getting back to normal times again, 
and especially so with agriculture. We do not know 
who to suggest as a candidate, but we want one who is 
broadminded enough not to recognize any class to the 
injury of other classes of the people. 
X 
L IKE most other members of Congress, Senator 
Borah of Idaho is having his troubles over the 
soldiers’ bonus question. A post of the American 
Region in his home State telegraphed the Senator 
and threatened to drive him out of public life unless 
he voted to pay this bonus. Most Congressmen are 
frightened out of their boots by such threats, but 
Senator Borah seems to be made of sterner stuff. 
Here is part of his reply: 
When you come to that fight in which you propose to 
inflict punishment, you will doubtless be able to say 
many things in the way of censure upon my public 
service. 
But one thing neither you nor anyone else will be able 
to say, and that is that I ever sought to purchase polit¬ 
ical power by drafts upon the public treasury, or that I 
chose to buy a continuation in office by putting $4,000,- 
000,000 upon t-lie bended backs of American taxpayers. 
I haven't much respect for the man who buys ofliee, 
even though he pays for it with his own money. But 
the most slimy creature which disgraces^American pol¬ 
itics is tin- man who buys office by paying for it with 
appropriations out of the public treasury and charges 
his venal political obligations to the taxpayers. 
Do we send men to the Senate to do just what 
they are told, or do we want men who will defy 
threat or criticism if they feel they are right? We 
confess to a great admiration for the man who will 
stand up in the face of threats and follow his own 
convictions. As for the bonus, we are, as our read¬ 
ers well know, opposed to the present bill. At the 
same time, we fully recognize the futility of fighting 
against it. Our information is that, the bill will pass 
the Senate, and we think it will be fixed up in some 
way to make it acceptable to the President. If the 
truth be told, a majority of the American people 
favor such a bill. This statement may he questioned, 
but we think our estimate is correct. It is a case 
where the majority of Congress do not dare to stand 
out against the present majority of the people. Such 
being the case, we think the most sensible thing to 
do is to demand high taxes on what may he called 
pure luxuries—the tax to be paid not indirectly, but 
personally and direct by the persons who use the 
luxurious and useless articles. 
F OR some years past the New York Experiment 
Station at Geneva has worked to develop new 
varieties of apples suitable for growing in New 
York State. This work has been done on true scien¬ 
tific principles. Instead of planting a lot of seeds 
of unknown parentage, with tbe hope of finding 
merit in some chance seedling, these experts have 
carefully mated standard varieties and used the 
seeds thus produced for their work. In this way 
several varieties, such as Cortland, Tioga, etc., have 
been found very promising. Prof. U. 1*. Hedrick 
writes about this interesting work: 
We have set out to get varieties of the McIntosh type 
for the whole apple season. We already have one that 
ripens in August; Cortland follows a little after Mc¬ 
Intosh, and we have a third that ripens a little later 
than Cortland. We want these McIntosh-like apples be¬ 
cause of all varieties grown in New York they are best 
in flavor, as handsome as any in appearance, and the 
trees are hardiest of all. Baldwin received a body blow 
in the freezes of two and three years ago. when thou¬ 
sands and thousands of trees were winter-killed These 
McIntosh-like apples never winter-kill in this State. 
Moreover, the trees never need to be propped up when 
heavily loaded, and do not suffer from sleet and snow as 
do other varieties. Still further, these apples can be 
grown only in New York and New England success¬ 
fully, so tliat we have in them varieties peculiar to our 
region. As you are probably aware, McIntosh lias been 
selling for several years at higher prices than any other 
sorts. 
Up to within a few years ago Baldwin was tbe 
standard apple for this section. It led all other va¬ 
rieties here, and ranked second in numbers only to 
Ben Davis throughout the entire country. Now it 
is giving way in popularity for two chief reasons 
The fierce Winters of several years ago showed that 
Baldwin needs an overcoat. Then came McIntosh, 
an apple superior in flavor and thoroughly liardy. 
It is an earlier bearer and of better shape than 
Baldwin, besides being an annual bearer. It ripens 
too early in the season to make a good Winter 
keeper without storage, but as we see some of the 
newer seedlings retain its good qualities and add 
that of later bearing. It is a great event in the 
history of New York fruit growing when these 
superior apples are put before tbe public. In the 
years to come they will doubtless mean as much to 
Northern fruit growers as tbe introduction of the 
Holstein cow r has meant to dairymen. 
* 
T HERE are two good substitutes for clover hay 
if we find the clover seeding killed, or for any 
reason we failed to seed. These are oats and Can¬ 
ada peas, and Soy beans. The Wisconsin Station 
gives this comparative composition : 
-Pounds in 100- 
Fat 
1.8 
1.5 
1.0 
oats 
Protein Carbohydrates 
’’lover hay . 7j> 39*3 
tats and peas. 8.8 37.1 
?o.v beans ... 10.G 40.9 
Most people will be surprised to learn that 
md peas quite equal clover hay in feeding value, 
let It is true, and there is yet time on Northern 
larms to seed this crop. Again, many readers will 
ie surprised to know the value of Soy beans. To 
ook at this dried crop, few would consider it of 
nuch value. It. often looks like a collection of small 
dicks. Yet it. is a wonder when properly cured; a 
wop which in China and Japan has practically saved 
»reat tracts of land which without it would have 
i,ion n hn ndimed 
* 
Y OU may be interested in what is to follow— 
that is. if you are a farmer, fairly well-to-do, 
with a good farm that represents your life work, 
and no children who care to operate it. If you pos¬ 
sess these qualifications, and, in addition, a kindly 
feeling toward your fellow man, listen. Me know 
of a small group of young men who want to own 
farms and live in the country. They are willing to 
work hard for the privilege. These young men do 
not ask to be “managers” or boss: they are not 
seeking any white-collar job. They know liow to 
work, and have had a fair agricultural education. 
They have little capital except brain and body. 
Frankly and openly, they want to find farms where 
they can show their character and ability through 
labor, and then have a fair chance to work in part¬ 
nership or buy tbe farm on terms which will make 
such purchase possible to men with limited money 
capital. We think these young men are genuine and 
true. Their plan is a new one. They are simple, 
modest and efficient young farmers. They would 
like lo tie up with men who possess the qualifications 
noted at the beginning of this article. Now. gentle¬ 
men. “don’t all speak at once!” There are only a 
few of these young men. 
X 
T HE other day a farmer gave us a new suggestion 
about “daylight saving.” He argued that it 
is partly responsible for the “crime wave.” He said 
that practically all young people make no good use 
of the extra hour at the close of day. Those who 
have cars neglect their work and rush about the 
country, losing their sense of responsibility and seek¬ 
ing all sorts of questionable adventures. All of this 
is true, but we have not thought to connect, it with 
any “crime wave.” Tbe case is bad enough without 
it. We have been unable to find any employer of 
labor, either in country or city, who can show that 
“daylight saving" has increased tbe efficiency of bis 
workmen. Without exception they will say the 
reverse is true. All through llie afternoon the work¬ 
ers are more concerned in watching the clock, in 
anticipation of the extra hour of daylight. In one 
case 100 people were interviewed. They covered 
various lines of work, from farmers to clerks. Four 
of them said they used the extra hour for reading 
and study; eight used part of it for work in the 
garden, nine farmers reported that their work was 
increased, since the hired help quit an hour earlier, 
while 81 frankly said they used the hour for loafing 
or play. Out of 80 teachers and parents, 25 con¬ 
demned the daylight-saving law on the ground that 
children were more inattentive and did not get 
enough of sleep. After several years of fair trial, it 
cannot be said that daylight saving has justified the 
claims of its advocates. It has not increased pro¬ 
duction or made labor more efficient All it has done 
is to increase playtime. 
* 
I N spite of all that farmers have been able to do 
thus far, the new tariff bill calls for a high duty 
on potash for five years. This is a serious matter, 
and now or never is the timp for farmers to make 
themselves heard from. For New Jersey farmers 
alone it will mean an extra investment of $2 to $2.50 
on each acre of potatoes, and tbeve can lie no pos¬ 
sible benefit except to a little group of manufac¬ 
turers. Give them this protective duty for five years 
and they will claim it forever on the plea that they 
have extended their investments! There is nothing 
in sight at this time to justify any belief that 
America can produce all tbe potash our farmers 
need within 25 years, if ever. It is a clear and 
plain case of a handful of manufacturers asking the 
Government to help develop their business for them 
at the expense of the entire country, and-to the 
hardship of thousands of farmers. Most of our 
workable potash deposits are in the Far West Most 
of the soil and crops requiring potash are on the 
Atlantic slope, and it is here that this tariff must 
be fought Every farmer who reads this should 
write at once to his United States Senator and urge 
him to vote against this potash tariff. 
* 
O UR old friend Clark Allis of Medina. N. Y., 
announces that he will be a candidate for 
nomination for Congress at the September primary. 
The district includes the counties of Orleans, 
Genesee, Wyoming, Livingston and a part of Mon¬ 
roe. It is essentially a farm or agricultural dis¬ 
trict, in which farming is the chief business. Mr. 
Allis is a farmer and fruit grower—a successful 
business man—one who fully understands the needs 
of his district. lie is a man of strong character, 
Independent and outspoken. If he is sent to Wash¬ 
ington the people of the Thirty-ninth District will 
know just where he stands, and it will not need any 
psychological dictionary to understand what he is 
talking about The district is naturally Republican, 
but there is to be no -walkaway" for anyone this 
year. Strong men, alive to the business of their 
district, must lie nominated, or the party will lose. 
Here is a chance to send an intelligent farmer to 
Congress. 
Brevities 
Why not—whine not! 
No doubt there are some ladies who would pay a 
bonus for a beau. 
The rosiest thing to pick is a flaw in your neighbor. 
Easy finding—fault. 
Your crop-bound hen needs a dose of castor oil. soft 
food and a chance to be alone until she recovers. 
Some hens without doubt, are made “crop bound” by 
feeding sprouted oats with too long sprouts. Two 
inches is long enough. 
From our own experience in tree planting _we wonder 
why anyone should go to the trouble of digging a great 
hole and leaving long roots on the tree. 
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace recently gave a 
“radio talk” which is said to have “reached more peo¬ 
ple than any human voice since time began.” 
It looks ns if the weeder is coming back as a farm 
tool. When first introduced, the weedin’ had a great 
run. Then, somehow, its use fell away. Now is is 
coming back. Good. Rightly used, it makes a good 
imitation of the human fingers in pulling weeds. 
