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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
September 5 
The Rural New-Yorker 
THE BUSINESS FABMEE'S PAPER. 
A National Weekly Journal for Country and Suburban Homes, 
Established 1850. 
Hehbebt W. Collingwoou, Editor. 
Dll. WALTER VAN FLEET, ( ARonclatfiS 
Mils. K. T. UOYLE, Associates. 
John J. Dillon, Business Manager. 
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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
409 Pearl Street. New York. 
pany—going where no one else could make a machine 
work. We like the idea of this department and we 
hope the boys will be taught to use the hoe and the 
scythe without chopping off their feet. 
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There is another demand for the "removal” of Sec¬ 
retary Hitchcock of the Interior Department We 
understand that these “demands” are backed by spec¬ 
ulators and land robbers who want a free hand at 
the game of stealing land from the Indians or Uncle 
Sam. Secretary Hitchcock seems to have shown up 
their rascality and done what he could to prevent it 
Instead of driving such a public official out of office 
he should be publicly complimented and made to stay 
where he is. 
In these days when capable farm labor is scarce, if 
not impossible to obtain, every sensible farmer knows 
that he must change his plans. He must use ma¬ 
chinery that will enable one skillful man to do the 
most work, and grow the crops and keep the stock 
that require least hand labor. It will often be found 
good policy to let the greater part of the farm go 
back to pasture or Into orchards, and concentrate 
hand work upon the best fields. 
that The R. N.-Y. hajs what we may call enduring 
value. A farmer’s paper should not be filled with 
mental froth or empty commonplaces, but it ought 
to stimulate men to thought before action. The R. 
N.-Y. is proud of its readers. They never fail us 
whether it be in recording honest experience or ex¬ 
tending the circulation of the paper. One true reader 
is worth a dozen skimmers. 
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The fruit growers are after the birds again. We 
hear from all parts of the country and the birds and 
their champions must now face the truth, without 
sentiment. This is what a Maine man says: 
Last year the birds spoiled a large part of our straw¬ 
berries, though this year from the old bed overrun with 
grass we found some berries the birds did not. We have 
only enough currant bushes in bearing for family use, 
and the result was about a cupful for ourselves, and the 
remainder for two families of robins. There is a law 
protecting birds, but not protecting small fruits. How¬ 
ever, we have a cat who is law-maker and executor unto 
herself, and our strawberries and currants have made 
meat for a family of three kittens, if not for the “kids.” 
w. F. c. 
We are interested in the action of the Pennsylvania 
man who started “something doing” when the birds 
cleaned his cherries. There are many who will re¬ 
gard his as a good citizen. 
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1903. 
All for a Dime ! 
Be sure and read the statement printed on the next 
page! TirE R. N.-Y. never made such an offer before. 
Think of it, 320 pages for 10 cents! The time is now 
just ripe for it and we confidently expect that you will 
do your part of the programme! We never were in 
better shape to make a strong and helpful paper and 
every ounce of force and opportunity that we can 
muster is going into The R. N.-Y. That’s all we 
promise. If it is enough, you will have the name and 
the dime sent in at once. 
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Last week when we tried to obtain information 
from the officers of the People’s Pure Milk Co. we 
were referred to the sales committee of the milk pro¬ 
ducers. Mr. Latimer, on page 636, makes a statement 
which will interest milk producers. About all we 
seem to be sure of is that this Is the best and most 
responsible offer ever made for the milk! 
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We suggest as an excellent object lesson for this 
year’s horticultural meeting that our scientific friends 
show how the lime and sulphur wash is made with 
caustic potash or soda. Bring the materials anfl mix 
them before the audience. Such a demonstration will 
beat a whole volume of printed instruction. We have 
great faith in the future of this wash as a general 
insecticide. 
Attention is called to the photographic competi¬ 
tion offer on page 634. Some of the most attractive 
fiowers of the year are now on hand. It is not neces¬ 
sary that the scene be elaborate or extensive. The 
only condition is that the subject Illustrated shall be 
on an actual farm, not a town or city lawn. Hundreds 
of farm gardens have interesting subjects for such 
a picture. 
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Now that the apple season is opening we want to 
know all about the apple box. We sent dozens of 
sample boxes away last year to those who wanted 
to try the smaller package. Did it pay to ship in 
boxes? Will you try it again? These are questions 
that concern all apple shippers and we would like to 
have them answered by men who have had experi¬ 
ence. Let us hear from the boxers. 
The Iowa Agricultural College has organized a de¬ 
partment of Farm Mechanics. The circular states 
that: 
This department Is Intended to cover Instruction in all 
kinds of farm machinery and appliances. Including land 
drainage, rural telephones, farm water supply and the 
various means of obtaining power for operating farm 
machinery, such as electric motors, gasoline engines, 
steam engines, water power and wind power. 
We are told that Iowa farmers have over $55,000,- 
000 invested in farm machinery and that they spend 
$10,000,000 each year in farm appliances. No doubt 
better care of these Implements would result in great 
saving, but perhaps the manufacturers who make 
most of their profit In supplying “broken parts” will 
not take so kindly to the new department for rust, 
lack of oil and poor handling are great friends of 
theirs. Prof. Zintheo, who heads the new department, 
has had a remarkable training for such work. At one 
time he was a “calamity expert” for a harvester com¬ 
The apple shippers ought to get together some¬ 
where and agree to stick to one story at least. One 
man writes us that Europe has a full crop and that 
the demand for American fruit is small. Another 
man in the same city says that Europe will have few 
apples and that the demand for American fruit will 
be Immense. Some growers are unkind enough to 
say that since the shippers lost money last year they 
will make up for it this year by reporting big crops 
and dull market and thus depress prices. That scheme 
will not work. The growers understand that this Is 
their year. 
With rot in the potato crop, scab on the apples and 
Jack Frost on the heels of the lazy corn crop, farmers 
have their troubles this year. We fear that the potato 
rot will be serious. The wet soil and “muggy” weath¬ 
er give just the right conditions for the rot to spread. 
If, in the face of these troubles buyers try to get the 
apples for less than they are worth by spreading re¬ 
ports of “big crop,” there will be lively times. Our 
reports show that the apple crop is short In sections 
where large supplies are usually provided. Do not 
give away your apples or be frightened into selling 
them at a low figure. The demand is greater than 
ever before while the total supply is less than last 
year. 
The great majority of Americans have been inter¬ 
ested in the recent yacht races. When the wind blew 
Reliance to victory every citizen who thought of the 
matter at all had a feeling of pride that his country 
had produced the boat and the men capable of win¬ 
ning. Surely such a victory is better than one gained 
by blowing a foreign navy out of existence. It Is easy 
to say that these yacht races are costly and foolish 
things which accomplish no real good, yet they Invite 
a spirit of patriotism and worthy pride of country. 
When Uncle Sam takes his jack knife and whittles 
out a boat which shows her heels to the best that the 
other side can furnish we are all proud of him, and 
we have a right to be. 
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Some cautious people are already looking ahead to 
the beginning of another period of business depres¬ 
sion or “hard times.” We do not see it In sight and 
surely there is no quicker way to bring it than for 
every one to talk about It. Some faint-hearted mem¬ 
bers of the Apple Consumers’ League say that when 
“hard times” come again people will stop buying 
apples because they are luxuries and only necessities 
go in “hard times.” Why, bless your heart, can you 
not see that we can raise apples and milk to the dig¬ 
nity of “necessities” if we keep at it? That is just 
what we are supposed to do in carrying out our 
pledge. We will make 50,000,000 people believe they 
cannot live without eating apple in some form every 
day! 
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On page 623 we have a good illustration of the stay¬ 
ing powers of The R. N.-Y. It was read and discussed 
in a farmer’s family, and probably passed to the 
neighbors. It was then used to fill out a crate of 
eggs, but that was not the last of it, for the man who 
candled the eggs saw it, recognized an old friend and 
read it through. That man has now become a regular 
reader. We could name hundreds of cases where 
much the same thing has happened. Recently a man 
spoke of receiving a letter called out by an article 
written six years before! We are pleased to think 
To one who has for the past 20 years watched the 
frauds and humbugs that have fattened upon the pub¬ 
lic it is saddening to see the worst of them brought 
out of the past, dusted off and made to do rogue’s 
duty again. We never expected to see Prof. Corbett 
with his wonderful “Gallinoculture Institute” on deck 
again, but we are actually asked to advertise that old 
book entitled “How to make $500 yearly with 12 
hens!” “Prof. Corbett” had great respect for a hen’s 
feelings. This is one reason why you should buy his 
book: 
Everyone is aware that a hen must set, but very few 
are able to explain why she does so during 21 days. 
Many believe that nature compels her to set during this 
long period, which the professor says, that the poultry 
breeder who applies this out-of-date, barbarous custom, 
is not only neglecting his Interests, but commits an act 
of cruelty, which is punished by the law of man, and 
forbidden by our great Master. 
It would do the professor lots of good to tackle a 
spunky sitting hen and see her fight for the privilege 
of continuing this “barbarous custom.” His lan¬ 
guage under such circumstances would greatly dimin¬ 
ish the sale of his book. But, seriously, this is one 
of the petty fakes which affiict the reputation of the 
good old hen. The book appears to be some old trea¬ 
tise on incubation long discarded and all out of date. 
Some years ago it was offered for sale with a great 
fiourish of trumpets, but there Is far more practical 
information about poultry in the catalogues issued 
by the incubator manufacturers. The whole thing 
would be too ridiculous to mention if those who are 
trying to sell the book did not quote Moore’s Rural 
New-Yorker as endorsing the “Gallinoculture Insti¬ 
tute.” If any of our readers see such a statement 
we warn them that the present R. N.-Y. has not en¬ 
dorsed the methods of “Prof. Corbett,” and that we 
regard the whole thing as a humbug. 
BREVITIES. 
The howler gives sound advice. 
The tooth brush saves the forceps. 
It looks like a new boom In sheep. 
The man who believes in race suicide can hardly be 
said to possess Pa value! 
We hear good apple growers insist that good Pall va¬ 
rieties pay, especially for export. 
So far as we know, any brand of concentrated lye can 
be used for making the soda-Bordeaux Mixture. 
The grreat question is this: If you got Just what you 
deserve and no more, would you not be docked? 
Is onion growing a gamble? Not so much with the 
transplanted system. You are surer of your crop and 
Of your price. 
It Is said that Cudahy & Co., the great Chicago packers, 
have been fined $38,000 for putting colored oleo on the 
market without paying the 10-cent tax. 
The question of reseeding old pastures, opened on page 
628, Is one of the most important things that Eastern 
dairymen can discuss. Think what It will mean to in¬ 
crease the Income from pastures! 
A LETTER from a New Hampshire farmer announces 
that he has been “trolleying a little.” This means that 
he has been taking a vacation on a trolley car riding 
about the State. This has come to be a regular thing in 
some farm sections. 
Geo. a. Cochrane makes these arguments for the 
apple box: “The barrel is a barbarous package to use 
for fruit, as there is altogether too much fruit for one 
compartment, and much of the contents of the barrel is 
Injured by the weight of that above it. The barrel is 
rolled and kicked about, whereas this box has to be car¬ 
ried or trucked. It Is too small to be walked on Its end.s, 
and too large to be thrown, consequently it has more 
careful handling than the barrel.” 
