1898 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
547 
HOPE FARM NOTES. 
The Barley and Peas were sown in oat stubble 
July 15. Several heavy showers fell during the 
following week, and the seed started well. It is 
now all up and covers the ground well. The 
damp weather has given it a fine start. It’s a 
long way to harvest, however. Several people 
who have tried this combination in Summer say 
that it will surely fail. The barley, they say, 
will not stand hot, dry weather. It will grow 
well enough for a few weeks, and then all of a 
sudden, it disappears. Well, now, we shall see. 
These wise men have told us lots of things before 
now, and I must say that many of the results 
have been just as they outlined. However, I 
keep on trying on our own account. I want some 
barley and pea fodder if I can get it. Prof. Voor- 
hees, of our experiment station, tells me of sow¬ 
ing rye with the barley and peas so as to have a 
crop that will hold the land through the Winter. 
Too Much Wet.—A few weeks ago, we felt like 
growling because Hope Farm was so dry. Now 
we want some sunshine. We have had a week 
or so of muggy, damp weather. Oh! how the 
weeds have shot up! When you touch a weed in 
such weather, you just transplant it—that’s all. 
We couldn’t hoe out the strawberries or weed the 
late potatoes—about all we could do was to 
transplant cabbage and fruits. The Madame 
says that New Jersey weather is a continued 
story. When it starts one thing, it keeps right 
up and seems to hate to make a change. I’ll tell 
you that the weeds are bad at Hope Farm. The 
crops are cleaner than they were last year, but 
they are foul enough. A few days of the wet 
weather does start the ragweed like magic. We 
didn’t expect this wet spell, and did not clean the 
crops when we should have done so. We were 
expecting more of the hot, dry spell. It doesn’t 
pay to bank on good weed weather. 
Potato Digging is a job that I never did hanker 
after. Good potato diggers are as scarce as 
good mowers. It strikes me as though the farmer 
who grows over two acres of potatoes can hardly 
afford to dig them by hand. We have about six 
acres which are not enough to make one of the 
expensive wheeled diggers profitable. We have 
bought a Success Jr. As most farmers know, 
this is what you might call an open shovel plow 
with rods or screens behind it. We have not tried 
it yet, but a neighbor has used one with good 
success. It is said to get all the potatoes out of 
the ground, though a few are covered again and 
must be uncovered with the harrow. We are 
letting the early potatoes get fully ripe this year. 
Last year, we dug them long before the vines 
were dead. They sold well, but on the whole, it 
didn’t pay. This year, we think it will pay better 
to get tlie largest possible yield. 
A “.Jumbo" Hug Killer.-—Mr. Leggett, who 
devised the Paris-green gun for blowing dry 
poisons or fungicides on plants, now has a big 
siege gun which he calls the “Jumbo”. This big 
fellow weighs about 70 pounds, and blows out 
the powder like a 13-ineb gun on one of our war¬ 
ships. It was designed chiefly for use in the 
South, where dry poisons are used for killing the 
cotton worm. Mr. Leggett sent the “Jumbo” to 
Hope Farm, and asked us to try it on potatoes. 
It was charged with London-purple when it came. 
We tacked it to the hind end of a one-horse wagon, 
hitched up and started. One man drove and an¬ 
other worked the “Jumbo” by turning the crank. 
Four tubes reached out like fingers over four 
rows of potatoes at each round. We turned it on 
full strength at first, and I can tell you that the 
air was fairly purple behind us. It can be regu¬ 
lated so as to throw a fine smoke. In about half 
an hour, we went over nearly 1% acre of pota¬ 
toes. It crimped up some of the leaves, but did 
no permanent damage.' The bugs gave no more 
trouble. I think the “ Jumbo ” would work well 
on cotton. I don’t see why this air-blast principle 
cannot be used in distributing fertilizers. We 
find it a great nuisance to drop so much fertilizer 
by hand. I do not like pure London-purple for 
potatoes, but in this case, no damage was done, 
and the bugs were certainly cleaned out. 
The Discouraged Season comes to every farm. 
With us, it ranges about the first of August. The 
early crops have not been quite as good as we 
hoped for, and the potatoes and corn are back¬ 
ward. How the weeds do grow! The weather is 
uncomfortable, and you can’t get a good night’s 
sleep. The chickens die off and the hens quit 
and the cows shirk. Very likely the best horse 
has a bad attack of the colic. Of course, you 
understand I am not trying to bring out the 
shadows at Hope Farm particularly, but on every 
farm, there comes a season when things go 
wrong. A little bit of a vacation and change 
will help things wonderfully. A little outing 
gives a fellow a new inning. One of our neigh¬ 
bors went with the local ball club to see them 
whip the Ridgewoodson Satnrday. 
“ The empire was ’way off! ” 
“ The empire thro wed the game!” 
Never touched him, but the empire called him 
out! ” 
It may be rough on the “empire”, but it does 
our friend good to have something new to think 
about and blame. “Take a day off and play.” 
Probably better advice would be “Take off your 
care and have faith.” That would do, I presume, 
if we were only 20 or 30 years younger! Last 
Sunday night, I heard the Bud, the Graft and the 
two Scions singing a song with this refrain: 
God took care of de baby, 
And in His word we see, 
Still our Fader in Heaven, 
Gareth for you and for me. 
You may say those little folks have faith because 
they haven’t run up against the world yet. It 
would be a great thing if we had the same faith 
though—wouldn’t it ? u. w. c. 
NOTES FROM KANSAS. 
A PICNIC AT THE FAIRS. 
At the Fairs.— The old saying that 
“ All work and no play makes Jack a 
dull boy ” is true when applied to the 
farmer as well as his boy. Nothing does 
me so much good as to get off away from 
home, and observe what others are doing 
and how they do it. Twice a year I 
manage to enjoy this recreation; once 
during the Winter, I visit our State 
Capitol and attend the breeders’ meet¬ 
ings and the State Board of Agriculture 
meetings. But it is in the late Summer 
and early Fall that I really enjoy my¬ 
self. I visit the adjoining county fairs, 
and always manage to take a few show 
sheep with me. I have always won 
enough premiums to pay all ground ex¬ 
penses for myself and boy, and was out 
only my time. Sometimes I clear quite 
a sum of money. 
How We Travel. —I have a Farmers’ 
Handy wagon which, with a frame on, 
will carry 10 show sheep and all the feed 
they can possibly use for a week. This 
wagon is coupled closely to my Avery 
No 1 farm wagon, which has wagon 
bows put on, and carries everything four 
horses and tnyself and 13-year-old boy 
will need in a week. Two large can¬ 
vases complete the shelter for sheep 
and myself and boy in case of storm. 
We have a large barrel of pure cistern 
water for our own use in the forward 
wagon, do not use any other water dur¬ 
ing the trip and we thus avoid risk of 
sickness from many changes of water. 
As I trade vegetables for all my store 
bills, and always have the storekeepers 
in my debt, I do not hesitate to stock up 
with provisions for the trip in abundance 
and of a great variety. 
A Big Time. —For every meal that we 
are away from home, we have a certain 
amount of canned goods that give us as 
good a meal as though we were at a first- 
class hotel; then one can always get eggs, 
bread and steak on the ground when 
needed. A two-burner gasoline stove is 
taken along, which does not leak a drop, 
and the grub box has canned beans, 
salmon, oysters, peaches, strawberries, 
tomatoes, blackberries, or any such 
goods as we may need, plenty of oyster 
crackers, some potatoes, eggs, side meat, 
coffee and lemons ; in fact, we live rather 
high while on the trip, and always enjoy 
inviting some one to dine with us. We 
drive four horses to the forward wagon, 
and two of them nearly always have 
winning colts by their sides. With one 
canvas over the sheep and the other over 
the lead wagon, we are prepared for 
bright sunshine or heavy rain. If 
pleasant, two horses are enough, but I 
always take four, as it takes them all 
when it rains or is muddy. By thus 
going around showing a few sheep, I not 
only have a picnic, but always have ad¬ 
vertised my sheep enough to enable me 
to sell all my breeding stock and be 
obliged to return many orders. Some¬ 
times I take a calf or two along. For 
the last 10 years, the offspring from my 
Short-horn herd have been sold at from 
one to three weeks of age, and many are 
engaged before they are born. 
Kansas. clarence j. Norton. 
Right chimney, good lamp. 
Wrong chimney, bad lamp. 
Besides breaking. 
Go by the Index. 
Write Macbeth Pittsburgh Pa 
HE for & ce R fe G ed D S GRAIN 
and Fertilizer Drill 
Positively the i 
nearttst. light ' 
est aud Btrougyj 
est grain 
drill on the 
market. 
Many points 
of superi¬ 
ority; it is 
geared from 
the centre. 
Quantity of 
grain and fertilizer 
can be clia.uged while i 
operation without the use ww 
of gear wheels. Fully guaranteed.” 
Positively accurate in quan¬ 
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UENCIl & UROA1GOL1), i>Ifr>«, York, Po. 
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Pittsburgh. 
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Pittsburgh. 
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Pittsburgh. 
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Pittsburgh. 
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ATLANTIC 
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COLLIER 
MISSOURI 
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Philadelphia. 
MORLEY Cleveland. 
SALEM 
Salem, Mass. 
CORNELL Buffalo. 
M AKERS of honest goods brand 
them correctly, and are responsible 
for them. It does not pay to mis¬ 
represent them. It is the mixtures, the “ sold- 
for-less-money ” sorts, the “White Leads” 
which are something else, that are sold under 
fictitious and misleading brands. 
The makers assume no responsibility, and 
are usually unknown. Safety lies in making 
sure that the brand is right. 
o 
See list of genuine brands. 
By using National Lead Co.’s Pure White Lead Tinting Colors, 
any desired shade is readily obtained. Pamphlet giving valu¬ 
able information and card showing samples of colors free ; also 
folder showing pictures of house painted in different designs or various styles or 
combinations of shades forwarded upon application to those intending to paint. 
National Lead Co ., ioo William St., New York. 
Make an Early Season HI. 
using our AGRICULTURAL DRAIN 
E. Everyman of experience knows that 
_ _that is tile drained may be worked weeks 
in advance of that which is undrained. We make all kinds of tile and 
Sewer Pipe, Red Pressed Brick, Fire Brick, Chimney 
Tops, Flues, Encaustic Side Walks, etc. Write for what 
youwant. JOHN H. JACKSON 70 Th ird Ave., Albany, N.Y. 
FINE MANURE 
Only, Is available as Plant Food. 
Much depends therefore upon the mechanical condition 
of manure. It should be thoroughly fined and evenly 
spread to produce the best results. 
...KEMP’S... 
Manure Spreader 
Is the only machine known to man that will do both and 
do it better and cheaper than It can bo done by hand, 
Has Stood the Test of IB Years 
and daily grows in popular favor. Send lor catalogue 
and “Treatise on Manure.” FREE to inquirers. 
KEMP & BURPEE MFG. CO., 
Box SB Syracuse, M. Y. 
SAVE LABOR 
in that most slavish job of cutting off corn by using the 
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YOUR INSURANCE 
Would not cost you 
nearly ho much 
if you hud a 
good sized 
tank of 
water on the 
roof or in 
the garret 
for fire 
emergency. 
It is easy to 
have your 
own water 
works 
ii you just know 
j how. 
• A “Goshen” Storage Tank 
' like the one here shown, a simple line of pipe from 
< garret to cellar, with stop cocks on each fiuor and 
. some hose and you have splendid fire protection. 
. We make these tanks as large or as small as desired 
or to lit any odd space. Ask for wliat you want; get 
our estimates and prices. Wo make other tanks for 
“ a variety of purposes. Send for FREE circulars. 
] KELLY FOUNDRY AND MACH. CO. 
* 27 Purl St., Goshen, Ind. 
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“Don’t Blow so Hard” 
SCIENTIFIC 
CORN. 
HARVESTER 
Those side wings are 
hinged. SAFETY 
SHAFTS. 
SAVES 
LABOR 
SAVES 
CORN 
SAVES 
MONEY 
ADJUST¬ 
ABLE 
SAFETY 
SEATS. 
Cuts any do. 
sired height. 
said the wind mill, “You should be able 
to stand It” said the wind, 
THE PERKINS 
Wind 
Mills 
stand 
in any 
kindof 
wind 
and never leave their tower. Either 
wood or steel, pumping or power, 
All sizes for all purposes. Ask for 
what you want. Catalogue free. 
PERKINS WIND MILL CO. 
9 Kace St., Mishawaka, lad. 
PERKINS 
It meets every requirement of a machine com cutter 
at a price that places it within easy reach of every 
farmer. Send for catalogue and price. 
THE FOOS MFG CO. SPRINGFIELD. O- 
Why do you break your back 
Cutting Corn? 
We deliver at your 
rai 1 road sta¬ 
tion for 
GUARD OUT* 
our famous 
Standard Corn Harvester. 
Has steel frame and safety guards—and everything 
else a good harvester should have. Full catalogue free. 
THE STANDARD HARROW CO., Utica, N. Y. 
MONEY 
ia ffrently Increased by u hIiijc labor 
hu vlute machinery* 
It costs too much to dig 
by hand. 
DOW DEN 
Potato Diggers 
1>lg Potatoes 
leaper und Cleaner 
than can be done by hand. No mat¬ 
ter how deep or shallow—THEY 
CET THEM ALL. With care they last indefinitely. 
Don’t buy until you see our Free, U2 page catalogue. 
1*0W1)EN M’F’UCO., ltox 22, Prairie City, Iowa. 
POTATO 
is grcatlj 
WATER 
and how to get it is a 
PROBLEM EASILY SOLVED. 
The solution of the problem is a 
STAR 
DRILLING 
MACHINE. 
The wateris down there and 
the only way to get a supply 
absolutely free from surface 
drainage is to go deep with 
a cased well. The STAR is 
tho fastest, strongest and most complete machine on the 
market. Made in ten sizes. We have a full line of 
supplies. Get our Illustrated catalogue. Sent Free. 
Star Drilling Machine Co, Akron, 0. 
IS THE STANDAR D 
STfAMPUMPS, AIR LIFTS, i r i / 
GASOLINE ENGINES WMl 
WRITE FOR CIRCULAR 03 
THE AMERICAN WELL WORKS 
AUR0RA.ILL - CHICAGO.- DALLAS,TEX' 
k WELL DRILLING MACHINERY, 
MANUFACTURED BY 
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ITHACA. N.V. 
[MOUNTED OR ON SILLS, FO* 
DEEP OR SHALLOW WELLS, WITH 
[STEAM OR HORSE POWER 
SEND FOR CATALOGUE 
'aDOBESS WILLIAMS BPOS.1THACA.N.V4 
I makes com 
• even-sized bales 
tliat tit nicely in a car, admitting 
of heavy loading thus saving 
freight.* Huh 58x 80 In. 
Feed Opening:. 
automatic block 
more crushed 
All Steel, Strong, Fast, 
Easy Power. Illustrated catalog free. 
COLLINS PLOW CO.. 1111 Hampshire 
38 
Styles 
Sl Sizes. 
Horse and 
Steam power. 
QUINCY, ILL. 
