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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
November 24 
The Rural New-Yorker 
THE BUSINESS FARMER’S PAPER. 
A National Weekly Journal for Country and Suburban Homei, 
Established 1850. 
Herbert W. Collingwood, Editor. 
Dr. Walter Van Fleet, 1 
H. E. Van Deman, V Associates. 
Mrs. E. T. Royle, j 
John J. Dillon, Business Manager. 
SUBSCRIPTION: ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. 
to foreign countries in the Universal Postal Union, 12.04, equal to 
8 s. 6d., or 8*4 marks, or 10*4 francs. 
1890 now show a gain. For the last 15 years The 
R. N.-Y. has steadily maintained that after the great 
waves oi the “boom” in Western farm lands had set¬ 
tled to the calm level of practical business, the ad¬ 
vantages or a well-conducted eastern farm would be 
more apparent than ever. We have full faith in the 
possibilities of the eastern farm. There is more 
money to be made and more good to be done in drain¬ 
ing the swamps and low places east of the Mississippi 
than in spending vast sums to irrigate the arid plains. 
That is a work that may well be left to our grand¬ 
children: 
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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
409 Pearl Street, New York. 
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1900. 
Our associate, Mr. H. E. Van Deman, will serve as 
a special representative of the Pan-American Exposi¬ 
tion to look after fruit exhibits. He will, during the 
coming season, visit many parts of the country in 
order to encourage and inform prospective exhibitors, 
and secure new ones. After April he will be located 
permanently at Buffalo. Doubtless many of our read¬ 
ers will see him at the horticultural meetings during 
the Winter. 
Canada recently sent a consignment of 12,844 
pounds of grapes to England; they arrived in fine 
condition, and were distributed from Manchester, 
which is the center of a large industrial population. 
The Manchester ship canal makes it easily reached 
by imports, and it is expected to become a favorite 
distributing point for colonial fruit. The grapes made 
a strong impression upon English buyers, and Cana¬ 
dian growers are encouraged to extend this trade. The 
Canadian Provinces seem to be laying the founda¬ 
tions for a great and growing fruit export business. 
* 
At the recent meeting of the Maine State Pomo- 
logical Society last week the writer found the finest 
exhibition of apples he has ever seen in New Eng¬ 
land. Possibly the Western New York Horticultural 
Society makes a finer display, but it is doubtful. We 
had no idea that such beautiful and high-flavored fruit 
could be produced in this cold northeastern corner of 
our country. Such a thing as a “modest Yankee” may 
be thought to be impossible, yet if these Maine apple 
growers had half the “cheek” or horn-blowing abil¬ 
ity of the men who raise the Ben Davis apple they 
would rule the finer markets of the world. 
* 
A big fight is now on in Pennsylvania, between the 
dairy interests and the oleo men. Grave charges have 
been made against the State Food and Dairy Depart¬ 
ment, it being asserted that the Department protects 
the oleo frauds. The Philadelphia produce dealers 
have now united with the Grangers and dairymen, 
and are organizing pure-butter meetings in every 
county in the State. The fact that all the dairy in¬ 
terests are united in the Pure Butter Protective Asso¬ 
ciation should make it a powerful agent; it is gratify¬ 
ing to see the union between producers and sellers, 
which strongly increases their powers of resistance 
against the oleo frauds, in spite of their political 
backing. 
• 
The last census shows that the far Western States 
have stopped their rapid growth in population. Just 
after the Civil War many of the old soldiers from 
both armies went west after new homes. The rail¬ 
roads helped this movement along, and the country 
west of the Missouri gained so fast that some of the 
wisest men in America were deceived. They really 
thought that the new West would soon overshadow 
both the old North and the old South. Thus it was 
that the roving, adventurous element among the New 
England people pushed on for the new country. Mil¬ 
lions of dollars, representing the savings of the com¬ 
mon people, followed them for investment. Up to 10 
years ago the growth in wealth and population was 
tremendous. Now the tide seems to have turned, for 
during the past 10 years the Northeastern States have 
gained much faster than the West. It will not do to 
say that this growth has been made chiefly in the 
manufacturing towns and cities. The figures show 
that the agricultural sections of the East are also 
making a larger gain than the section of the Far 
West where farming is the chief business. Many agri¬ 
cultural counties in New York and New England 
which showed a loss in population at the census of 
vi The number of creameries and milk stations is 
small when compared with the number of farmers 
who are engaged in producing milk for them, just as 
the number of collieries is small compared with the 
number of mine workers. It is easier to combine the 
small number than the large one. The combination 
known as the Milk Exchange has existed for a long 
time. Isn’t it about time to look for this combine, or 
some other, easily formed, to go to work to unite the 
creameries and stations into one greater combination, 
to be handled as other combinations are handled? It 
looks much as though milk producers would have to 
follow the advice given to the Colonies just before the 
Revolution, “Unite or die.” On the whole it does seem 
as though producers are uniting much better than 
New York farmers ever united before. 
* 
Many of the immigrants coming to this country at 
the present time appear to be the very scum of Eu¬ 
rope. The north of Europe now sends us fewer than 
ever, but the swarm continues from Italy and the val¬ 
ley of the Danube. Most of these people can neither 
read nor write their own language, and not even 
speak ours. They bring only money enough to feed 
them for a few days. Some of them are criminals and 
lawless characters sent here to get rid of them. 
Strange to say there are Americans who argue that 
it is a good thing to bring these creatures here— 
“since we have no supply of American unskilled 
labor! ” It is said that these men are needed to do 
the filthy work of cleaning our modern cities! It is 
true that many eastern farmers are hiring these ig¬ 
norant foreigners in squads and working them to 
great advantage. 
• 
We feel quite confident that the Grout anti-oleo 
bill will safely pass the National House of Represen¬ 
tatives in December. It will have a harder time in 
the Senate, but if the farmers will keep up the fight 
it can be carried or forced through. It will be more 
likely to be forced than carried, for the Senate is 
notoriously slow, and too many Senators represent 
what they call “the great business interests” rather 
than the common people. Of course dairying is one 
of the “great business interests” of the country, but 
it is divided up into many small individual enter¬ 
prises, while the great oleo business is in the hands 
of a few men. The danger is that these few power¬ 
ful men with th ir concentrated business can influ¬ 
ence certain Senators in a way that the scattered 
farmers could not do. If the farmers can work to¬ 
gether their influence will be the stronger, and they 
will win. Our advice now is to prepare to spend at 
least 10 cents in postage for the sake of the old cow. 
Write to both of the Senators from your State, and 
tell them that you favor this Grout bill. Do this at 
once. Now is the time for action! 
* 
We can never realize the size or importance of a 
thing until we compare it with others in its line. The 
best way to understand what our millions of popula¬ 
tion mean is to “size up the crowd” with other na¬ 
tions. Here is the showing: 
United States . 76,295,220 
France . 38,517,975 
Germany . 52,270,901 
Great Britain and Ireland. 37,888,430 
Italy . 29,699,785 
Russia .128,932,173 
Spain . 17,550,216 
Japan . 41,089,940 
Turkey . 33,559,784 
Thus we have more people than France and Great 
Britain combined or Germany and Spain together, or 
Turkey, Italy and France! Where could one go on 
the face of the earth to find 76,000,000 people better 
fed, clothed and housed, or with more actual savings 
than the Americans of to-day? The visible wealth 
of this country is valued at $90,000,000,000. Dr. L. G. 
Powers, the chief statistician of the last census, goes 
so far as to say of this vast sum: 
It is a saving which represents more houses and build¬ 
ings, more furniture in the home, more implements and 
machinery to assist man in his work, more and better 
means of communication, more good clothes, good books, 
and personal adornment than the entire race had saved 
during all the countless ages of struggle from Adam to 
the declaration of our American independence. 
In fact, we have so much wealth in this country 
that the time has come to devise means for making 
a more even distribution of it rather than to pile up 
the total. 
* 
Some of our readers in Cortland County, N. Y., are 
sending us letters which they'received from Congress¬ 
man S. E. Payne. It seems that our advice was taken 
by hunureds of dairymen, and Mr. Payne was deluged 
by letters asking what he intended to do. At first he 
apparently cared little for such letters, but they “kept 
coming,” and even the man with a majority of 10,000 
votes at his back saw that the dairymen meant busi¬ 
ness. He therefore took the position that he would 
try to improve the Grout bill, but if he could not he 
would vote for it anyway! This change of front saved 
him thousands of votes. We are glad that the Grout 
bill is to have such a powerful and experienced cham¬ 
pion in Congress. Let it be distinctly remembered, 
however, that Mr. Payne took this position because 
of the presssure brought to bear by dairymen. We 
say—beware of his amendments! Let us stand by it 
as it is! 
• 
Within a few hours after the law relaxed its grip 
on the game the pot-hunter and tramp gunner ap¬ 
peared. They overran the woods and fields, shot at 
trees and other targets, murdered the game which we 
had tamed, and filled their pockets with apples, tur¬ 
nips, corn or potatoes. Some of them were beardless 
boys who hardly know one end of the gun from the 
other. They were well supplied with ammunition, 
and were as likely as not to carry their guns at full 
cock. We do not dare to let our children go to the 
back fields while these so-called “hunters” are abroad. 
It is impossible to keep tc.e strangers away without 
posting a sentinel constantly in the woods. What an 
absurd farce it is to say that a farmer is master of 
his own land while such irresponsible fellows go wan¬ 
dering about. We have fattened and protected several 
flocks of quail and a regiment of rabbits and squir¬ 
rels. They are as much ours as the corn, potatoes 
and cow peas among which they ran during the Sum¬ 
mer. Why, in the name of common sense, do our 
game laws permit this downright robbery of the 
farmer? 
BREVITIES. 
Who is the great man? He who climbs on high 
With every aid of Nature at his back? 
Strong heart and body, well-trained mind and eye 
And friends at every hill along the track! 
I do not call it greatness to move up 
When ancestry has poured its wealth and pride 
To form the wine of life within your cup. 
And thrust the world’s hard obstacles aside. 
I call it greatness to go forth alone 
With no fair legacy from by-gone years 
And see where ignorance and doubt have thrown 
Across the track discouragement and fears, 
And yet to meet it all with smiling face; 
To conquer doubt and slowly roll away 
With your own hands the bowlders from their place— 
Yes, he is great who lights in common clay 
From the dead ashes of his fear and doubt 
A fire that burns its way to nobler things, 
The world’s rude forces cannot blow it out; 
I call that workman fit to rank with kings. 
The miser is a man of great means. 
Be temperate with your temper. 
Lime! Lime! Brings sour land to time! 
Who can give us any particulars regarding a “crowing 
hen?” 
Who would be content forever to tent on the old camp 
ground? 
That nation is doomed whose farms produce only dis¬ 
content. 
“Salt that has lost its savor” becomes saltpeter—since 
it has petered out! 
Some people are both soiled and spoiled by prosperity. 
Poverty alone keeps them clean. 
“Of such is the Kingdom of Heaven” would never 
apply to some of our modern children! 
You'd better get rid of the common assumption that 
farming can ever be run without “gumption.” 
I give you now a solid fact, without the least expense— 
the best grindstone for honest wits is good hard sense. 
String beans were selling in the London market for 18 
cents a pound November 1; they were grown under glass. 
“The cow that eats more than she gives.” That Is the 
way the Vermont Experiment Station defines a “cow 
boarder.” 
Yesterday may follow you all your life, but you can 
never go back and change it. To-day becomes yesterday 
to-morrow! 
Yes, sir, it is possible to have too much grain on the 
silage corn. Better a big growth of stalk and extra bran 
or cotton-seed meal fed with it. 
This world needs true, earnest thought. The truth may 
be dressed in wit, but the true fool is one who says foolish 
things for the mere sake of being foolish. 
Clover, clover, who lost his clover? How shall he 
cover the bare patch over? This is the way you can do 
it with ease—wait till next June and then sow cow peas! 
