The RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
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co-operative retail selling. I think we 
shall liavi' tO admit that most of the peo¬ 
ple who live in large cities do not care 
to go to an open market. Some of them 
will do it. bill the great majmil.v want 
their goods delivered or want to trade at 
a regular store and obtain credit. I 
question if direct trade by means of par¬ 
cel post or express will over settle the 
question. I think we shall he obliged to 
combine, open retail stores of our own 
and sell our goods direct with son*- econo¬ 
mies and improvements on the present re¬ 
tail trade. It is a question wheihor a 
great city like New York is ready for 
siicli trade yet, though it ought to he 
tried. The most successful beginning will 
he made in smaller towns and cities, 
where trucks and wagons can quickly 
carry the stuff in from the farms. \Yo 
must take care of the smaller markets 
first, and thus prevent such a glut as is 
found in many of the log places. In many 
cases goods are sent to iSoston or New 
York, and then sent hack to tin* small 
towns for sale. I think our first job 
must he to see that these .smaller places 
are supplied, Retail stores conducted by 
co-operative groups of farmers can be 
operated anil kept going. Of course this 
will require team work of a character 
which most of us have not yet been able 
to develop. We have got to take our 
losses with a smile and pay for our ex¬ 
perience until we learn. Sureh tins 
thing cannot continue much longer. We 
are paying these middlemen (to cents in 
order to obtain .‘55. and no line of busi¬ 
ness can keep that up much longer. No 
other business except farming could have 
done it so long. It would have meant a 
bloody revolution in any other line <>f 
work. If I knew what the Government 
could do to stop it I would stand for 
that, hut, honestly. I do not know how 
the Government can make these Paterson 
peddlers pay more for our goods while we 
continue to bring more than they can 
handle, and the consumers in Paterson 
will not help themselves and help us, as 
they might easily <lu. ti. w. o. 
Leaf Hopper on Grapes 
My grapes are being injured by ihrips; 
the leaves are turning brown. What can 
1 do for them? v. s. 
Hector, N. Y. 
It is altogether too late in tin* season 
to effect any control of leaf hoppers that 
are now present on these vinos. In Cen¬ 
tral New York the mum* Ihrips is erro¬ 
neously applied to this insect. As soon 
as cold weather comes and the hoppers 
have taken to hibernation all grassy 
lands bordering the vineyards should he 
burned over, and all waste lands on 
which leaves* and other materials collect 
should likewise he cleaned, The time for 
spraying for hoppers varies from year to 
year. This season it was about the mid¬ 
dle of July. The grape grower will have 
to determine the time. This can he 
readily dope after n few careful observa¬ 
tions. 11 is host to spray when the 
maximum number of young are found 
Crawling on the undersides of the leaves, 
and before they can fly. Very few <»!' 
those I hat are (lying can lie hit with the 
spray material, Black Leaf 10. otic-half 
pint to PMt gallons of water so directed 
that the undersides of the leaves are 
reached, will kill nil that are hit with 
the material. F. E. GI.Amvix. 
The Cortland Apple 
T am fruiting the Cortland apple, and 
find it a very valuable addition to our 
list of desirable apples. My original 
tree came from the Geneva Station. and 
began hearing the third year, although ii 
was but a yearling when set. I obtained 
it in the Spring of 1015. and for the past 
three years it has never had less than a 
bushel of fruit, and has about a bushel 
this year again. I find it hears it> fruit 
on ihe outside of the tree instead of the 
center, as McIntosh; it is a third larger: 
dues not drop, either naturally, as the 
Mi Intush, nor in thigh winds. It is near¬ 
ly a month Inter in maturing to picking 
stage, and 1 believe will keep fully as late 
as It. f. Greening. It is an entirely dif¬ 
ferent apple from Baldwin, and hard to 
Compare with that variety; but it is equal 
to and almost identical in flavor with Mi 
1 niosli. 1 believe, with many others, that 
it is a valuable addition, and will be 
pi:’" ed heavily when known. 
Wayne To., N. Y. gf.oroi: a. morsk. 
WANT TO KNOW 
Pickling Eels 
1 would like a good recipe for pickling 
large fresh-water eels. R. T. 
New Jersey. 
Gathering and Selling Rushes 
fan yuu tell me anything about gath¬ 
ering rushes, when they should he cut. 
and how; who buys them, what the 
average priceV c. V.. s. 
< >swego ('o.. N. ^ . 
Grandfather’s Clock 
fan you tell me about what time and 
where the “Natt. Ilanden" tall or grand¬ 
father's clocks were tiiadeV l have one 
with wood works. It records the day ol 
the month, hour, minute and second- 
Were they made in this country or Eng¬ 
land? J. L. N. 
Massachusetts. 
Rtiggcd, long lasting, built in both 30x3'/i 
and30 x 3 sizes, it is made-to-order for 
Fords, Chevrolets, Willys-Overland, and 
other cars using these sizes. 
Tractorlike tread to grip any ground, 
and hold steadfast to the road against 
slipping and skidding. 
Fortified tread and sidewalls to withstand 
the "bite” of deep ruts. 
Made in one high quality only—the 
Goodrich Standard! 
And its price is down — the lowest of 
low-tide prices. 
Look this tire over at your nearest 
Goodrich Dealer, and you’ll see sure 
return of service for every cent in its 
price. 
Akron , Ohio 
THE TIRE FOR SMALL CARS 
What the wind 
will do for you 
ORDER DIRECT FROM FACTORY 
We will send you »s many gallons as vow 
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Wind power is free to all who 
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for pumping the water used on 
your farm. Any other method 
you may employ will cost you 
far more money to keep in operation, to say nothing of the time you spend 
in starting, watching and stopping. 
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On For thirty over we will prop*? I*® 
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Factory: 372 WAYNE ST. JERSEY CITY. N. J. 
One Oiling a Year 
The Model 12 Star Windmill 
will enable you to pump water economically. With it you can save the money 
now spent for gasoline and oil. In addition you will save yourself the time 
spent in stopping and starting your engine. One oiling a year thoroughly 
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Write today for catalogue .Vo, 95 and 
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Dept. Y, Kendallville, Indiana 
DIRECT FROM FACTORY 
ALL FREIGHT PAID 
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