1904 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
481 
Events of the “Week. 
DOMESTIC.—A collision between two electric cars at 
Norwalk, O., June 2, killed six persons and injured about 20 
more. A limited car, full of passengers, had the right of 
way and was running at high speed when it rounded a curve 
and almost instantly crashed into a freight car. The 
smoking compartment, just behind the vestibule, was the 
death trap. Every man killed occupied a seat in this com¬ 
partment, and only one man in the small space escaped 
death. The compartment was separated from the rest of 
the car by glass partitions. When the crash came the big 
freight car literally plowed through the front of the 
limited, tearing away the timbers and crushing the men 
beneath the great weight. Death was instantaneous for 
nearly all. . . . June 3 nine persons were killed in a 
head-on collision between passenger trains near Martin 
City, Kan. . . . Alarmed at the crusade being waged 
by associations of employers against the use of union label 
on manufactured articles, the Chicago Federation of Labor 
at its meeting June 5 took drastic steps to beat the opposi¬ 
tion forces. Resolutions were adopted providing for heavy 
fines for any member of a labor union who was discov¬ 
ered purchasing shoes, hats or other articles that did not 
bear the union label. The rule goes even further than mem¬ 
bers of the unions, as it includes all members of their 
families. 1 he president or business agent of a union is to 
be constituted a committee to watch the members of his 
particular organization. The line is $5 for the first offence, 
$20 for the second, $50 for the third, and for a fourth of¬ 
fence the offender shall be expelled. ... A Sunday 
bullfight which was to have taken place at St. Louis, June 
5 was stopped hy the authorities after the audience had 
assembled. When the disappointed patrons found that the 
fight would not be permitted they stormed the office, break¬ 
ing all the windows, and then set fire to the large arena, 
burning it to the ground. A majority of the 2,500 persons 
who had paid the admission price of $1 formed the mob. 
Damage, $10,000. . . . Twelve non-union miners were 
killed and seven injured and the railroad station wrecked 
by the explosion of a carefully laid infernal machine at 
Independence, Col., June 6. In a riot at Victor, Col., one 
man was killed and six wounded. Soldiers, ordered to 
suppress the disturbance, were fired upon and returned 
the fire, killing several men. The Colorado Supreme Court 
refused an application for a writ of habeas corpus for the 
release of Charles II. Moyer, President of the Western Fed- 
eration of Miners, who is held as a military prisoner by 
Governor Peabody. . . . June 5 the explosion of a lan¬ 
tern in the Corning distillery at Peoria, Ill., started a fire in 
which 10 men were burned to death; property loss, $2,000,- 
000. The Corning distillery was the second largest estab¬ 
lishment of the kind in the country. The property de¬ 
stroyed comprises a large warehouse, 11 stories high, made 
largely of corrugated iron, in which were stored $30,000 
barrels of high-proof spirits, the cistern and fermenting 
departments, each in a three-story brick building, and the 
cattle sheds, containing 3,000 head of cattle, all of which 
were burned to death. . . . Secretary &haw, of the 
Treasury Department, has notified the St. Louis Exposition 
management that if default is made upon any repayment of 
the Government loan of $4,600,000 to the Exposition Com¬ 
pany he will take charge of the receipts and collection of 
tickets. Payments are to be made each half month. I he 
first payment is due June 15, when 40 per cent of the gross 
receipts from June 1 to June 15 shall be sur¬ 
rendered. Thereafter on the first and fif¬ 
teenth of each month 40 per cent of the re¬ 
ceipts for the previous half month shall be 
paid and it is further provided that after 
July 1 the semi-monthly payments shall not 
be less than $500,000 each. 
FARM AND GARDEN.—The American 
Percheron Horse Breeders’ and Importers’ 
Association offers special prizes at the Louis¬ 
iana Purchase Exposition, the total prize 
list for this breed being $8,430. Prizes 
offered for French coach horses at the Ex¬ 
position amount to $4,390. In swine classes 
the American Berkshire Association offers 
special prizes of $2,000; the Duroc Jersey 
Record Association and the Q. I. C. Associ¬ 
ation give a liberal list of special prizes 
in addition to those offered by the Exposi- 
Colonel Charles F. Mills, of Springfield, 
Ill., was appointed June 2 chief of the live 
stock department of the world’s fair, suc¬ 
ceeding Frank D. Coburn, of Kansas, re¬ 
signed. Colonel Mills was chief of the live 
stoca department of the Columbian Exposi¬ 
tion at Chicago and was closely identified 
with the live stock features of the Illinois 
State Fair for many years. 
The nineteenth annual meeting of the 
Holstein-Friesian Association of America 
was held in Syracuse, N. V., June 1. Many 
breeders of the “black and white” were pres¬ 
ent from all parts of the United States and 
Canada, and over 500 were represented by 
proxy. Secretary Houghton reported the 
past year to be tne best in every way in the history of 
the Association, exceeding all previous years in interest 
and membership. Over 160 members have joined during 
the past year, making the membership list considerably over 
1,100. At the afternoon session A. A. Cortelyou, Neshanic, 
N. J , was elected president; Frederick L. Houghton, Brat- 
tleboro, Vt.. was re-elected secretary, and S. Iloxie, York- 
ville, N. Y., was re-elected superintendent of advanced 
registry. At the evening session Prof. Frazer, of the 
Illinois Agricultural College, addressed the assemblage. 
One of the largest private sales of Holstein-Friesian 
cattle in the history of the breed was consummated June 
3, when Stevens Bros., Lacona, N. Y., purchased the 
entire Moyerdale herd owned by Harvey A. Moyer of Syra¬ 
cuse, and consisting of 69 head of registered animals. The 
consideration is not made public, but the animals were 
purchased by Mr. Moyer in different parts of the country, 
and cost from $500 to $1,600 each. Stevens Bros, pur¬ 
chased the cattle to strengthen their Brookside herd at 
Lacona, established in 1876. In the Moyerdale herd are 
10 heifers whose dams have official butter records of from 
20 to 28 pounds for seven days 
counties wnere the law is disregarded, as in Leavenworth, 
Atchison, Bourbon and Wichita, tne personal property is 
'way below that of any other county of same population 
where the fines have never been instituted. Of course tne 
law is not enforced in the State as it snould, as the officials 
curry the favors of the jointists for the blackmail they 
can get from them, and ineir votes. The complaint is 
often made that the secret joints lead young men to hunt 
them up, who would not if it was in an open saloon, but 
such folly is too foolish to mention. It does ruin officials 
in openly promising to enforce the law, and privately 
agreeing to see that they will not get hurt very bad. The 
claim is often made that the State loses money by send¬ 
ing it out of the State, when it ought to be sold here and 
a revenue collected from It, but the bank deposits show a 
different story. The many happy homes are not suffering 
from the little the jug trade gets. Of course, the home 
comforts can be yet improved, but it is far better than in 
any license State, poorly as the law may be enforced, but 
every year sees improvements; every year there are better 
evidences of success than before; court rulings establish 
better law. There are no industries suffering in the State 
because of the absence of the vile traue; labor Is employed 
at good wages, taxes are reduced, and the proceeds go 
for improvements rather than to keep me wards of the 
trade. A few years ago when this State and Nebraska were 
suffering from a drought, the people in Kansas had enough 
in most cases to stay, while most all the traveling folks 
in wagons going somewhere to stay till a crop was 
grown were from high license Nebraska. The prosperity 
in Kansas is largely because of her good prohibition law, 
and for that reason it is permanent, growing more and 
more each year, and the blessings of the law are so appre¬ 
ciated that no party or man dare to make an effort to 
repeal it. All that have in the past found it futile to 
try. I would like to see this tried in every State in the 
Union. a. h. griesa. 
Kansas. 
CROP PROSPECTS. 
The past severe Winter has not done much injury to 
orchard or garden on the east shore of Lake Huron. Field 
mice have done a great deal of harm; injured some of my 
grapevines as never before. My rose Ruby Queen is 
trained to a wire trellis; her fingers stretch right and 
left, and eight feet up ; thus she was all Winter, and when 
Spring came sound to me tips of her fingers. She is hardy. 
Goderich, Canada. T- h. 
We have just passed through a very wet week, and even 
now, though the sun is shining brightly, the air seems heavy 
with moisture. All vegetation is lush, and the grass fields 
promise a heavy hay crop. Much of the wheat started 
very poorly this Spring, but is picking up wonderfully. 
Ours happened to be one of the good fields, and is rather 
too good, tall and heavy with the weight of ears. If 
we just knew what the season was to be we would 
know how to prepare our ground for the coming crops. 
Sometimes we use too much fertilizer and spoil things, 
then again skimp it a little and get caught, so we are 
the victims of circumstances. w. t. s. 
Chester Co., Pa. 
Cows went out to pasture in good condition. Abundant 
rains have kept the pastures good ; all of the cows In this 
section were grain-fed through the Winter, many of them 
DRUNKENNESS VS. PROHIBITION. 
In a recent issue you speak of a Canadian plan to help 
the unfortunate, but while you are trying all possible 
remedies to help them, why not try the only cure, by 
prohibition? Here the drunkard factory work is reduced 
to a low limit, and the prosperity, peace, and good fruits 
of sobriety are in evidence on every hand. During the 
Winter some of the following clippings were cut from 
Kansas City papers, telling their own story, but omitting 
the conclusion. 
Poor Old Kansas vs. Poor Old Missouri. 
Kansas farm products worth for 1903, $223,984,508, and 
located in a sandy waste. 
Resources of Kansas banks in 1903, $130,000,000. 
Bank failures in three years, only three, for $50,000. 
Internal revenue for Kansas in 1903, $311,975. 
Over 700 papers published in Kansas without a whisky 
advertisement. 
Population in Kansas Penitentiary, her own, 756. 
Population in 45 county jails in Kansas, none; Ilodgemen 
Co., none for three years. 
Kansas adipted prohibition in 1881. 
Missouri's population in her penitentiary, 2,300. 
Every jail has its quota of inhabitants so far as heard 
from 
Internal revenue In Dis. No. 1 and 6 of Missouri is 
$8,948,9*7. 
Missouri newspapers with rare exceptions publish whisky 
ads. to eke out a living. 
Missouri perpetuates the whisky traffic by license for 
economy’s sake. 
The comparison might be carried further, and the glar¬ 
ing difference in favor of Kansas or prohibition would 
shine henceforth In eveiy line. Even the statistics in 
THE HIGHEST TRIBUNAL VINDICATES “OLD BOSSY. 
Reproduced from the Indianapolis News. 
pretty heavily. Several dairymen with whom I have talked 
tell me their April check would not pay the keeping of 
the dairy through that month. My own check, with almost 
the same amount of milk, was $60 less than last year 
for April. Creamery men tell us too much milk is being 
produced, which accounts for the fall in price. Person¬ 
ally, I do not believe that story. The supply of milk is 
about the same, but the price is less than for several 
years. e. si. p. 
E. Guilford, N. Y. 
We fear the peach crop will he very disappointing in 
this county this season. I have been from home on the 
lake shore, to Gasport twice, and by different routes, have 
been out to Warrens Corners to the farmers’ club meeting, 
and talked with a goodly number of our county farmers, 
beside chatting with my peach neighbors, and they seem 
to all of one mind, and that is the peach crop has been 
greatly damaged by the severe Winter. Many thousands 
of trees will be taken out next Fall or before. While the 
fruits buds grew all right last year, the trees have been 
frozen, and the roots are black at the inside bark. The 
sap in the tree has been sufficient to start the blossoms and 
leaves, and caused many to think they would have peach 
crops, and yet they will be disappointed for lack of vitality 
in their trees. Many orchards show it now. and will show 
it more as the season advances. I predict not to exceed 
half a crop for this year, and many orchards will be en¬ 
tirely jsut at the close of the season. Cherries will be light; 
pears in orchard that are not badly infested with the Pear 
psylla promise a good crop. Apples here look well now; 
they are just dropping their last blossoms, and we will 
begin our second spraying at once. w. h. o. 
Olcott, N. Y. __ 
one to five acres for each farm. It is coming up very badly, 
on account of poor seed, I think. s. s. t. 
Norwich, N. Y. 
Corn is grown and fed whole to cattle, as this is essen¬ 
tially a grazing district. We feed cattle on a field, and some 
corn is fed out of shock, and later snapped off and fed in 
troughs with cotton-seed meal, a few cattle being housed and 
red cornmeal. I suppose one-tenth of the tillable land is in 
corn, nothing but field corn being grown. G. h. f. 
The Plains, Va. 
I have used a silo for four years past; would not do 
without it. I can keep two cows where I could only keep 
one without a silo. I built mine In the barn, 12x12 feet, 
with the corners cut off, lined inside with %-inch flooring 
of sap pine. It is as good as new to look at, perfectly sound. 
I paint the Inside every two years with gas tar. I have fed 
silage to cows, horses, hogs and hens with perfect satisfac¬ 
tion ; have never tried anytfiing but corn, but think clover 
could be used to advantage. To have good silage it is nec¬ 
essary to have a silo that is airtight; then plant your corn 
early so it matures and gets nearly ripe. I want the corn 
so near ripe that three-fourths of it is dented. Then cut it 
one-fourth to one-half-inch long and pack tight I always 
have two men in silo. I have found that a cow can eat 
all the silage she will and have no bad effect on her, but 
I think 40 pounds in two feeds with what hay she will 
eat far better. I have never lost any silage to speak of 
after I get the silo full; the next day or two I put on eight 
to 10 cans of water, milk can of 40 quarts each, and tread 
down hard every morning for a week; seldom have ov.pi; 
four to six inches spoil on top. I have two silos, one 12x12 
x22, one eight square, 18^4 feet drop. The acreage in corn 
will be small. s. f. k. 
Candor, N. Y. 
DISCUSSION AT A POMONA ORANGE. 
The June meeting of the Lewis County, N. Y., Pomona 
Grange was held with Leyden Grange; good farmers in 
that section, and up-to-date dairymen. After 11 years' 
observation in New York State I feel safe in saying that 
the central portion of Lewis County is the finest pure dairy 
section in the State. About 200 were present, and they 
were feasted by the Leyden ladies. Three live questions 
were discussed : Teaching agriculture in the public schools; 
increasing cheese consumption, and organizing for secur¬ 
ing farm labor. The first was of such interest that resolu¬ 
tions were passed asking the recently appointed commis¬ 
sioner of Education, Hon. A. S. Draper, to take up the 
question, and, with the assistance of our leaning agricul¬ 
tural thinkers, bring it to a practical solution. It is not 
the function alone of the Department of Public Instruction, 
but is a part of the agricultural educational force of our 
State working with the schooi managers. The agricultural 
interests of New York stood together like a single man, 
and fought for and won the $250,000 appropriation for 
Cornell. This school proposition we can win more easily 
perhaps if we present the same united front. I was 
pleased to see Lewis County take a lead in presenting the 
question to the Department of Public Instruction from an 
agricultural or Grange influence, as it has also been done 
by the public school teachers assembled in their annual 
State institute. I am inclined to think that at no distant 
dav country schools will not hold the children to desk 
and blackboard work for six hours a day. out will devote 
a portion of this time to field work, studying and caring 
for plants and perhaps as well; dealing with 
life, permitting their minds to evolve by na¬ 
ture's process; studying God’s own temples 
and his handiwork,—New York State is lav¬ 
ish in its expenditures for education. The 
annual footing Is over $40,000,000. The 
farmers will soon demand that a greater 
portion than ever before of this fabulous 
sum shall be spent directly for agriculture. 
The next question discussed, cheese con¬ 
sumption, is always a puzzler. Why the 
American people eat the infinitesimal small 
per capita amount annually of only about 
3i/£ pounds, when Great Britain succeeds 
in consuming 18 pounds for each inhabitant, 
and France eight pounds, is not easily nor 
satisfactorily explained. I do not think 
any new ideas were forthcoming in this dis- 
.cussion, because it dealt only with country 
" people, and the population is there so small 
that it would seem that city people must be 
reached to consummate this scheme. The 
Americans are -not cheese eaters, and just 
how they are to be converted Is yet a prob¬ 
lem. If they were, the retail cost would not 
be prohibitive as it is now. Cheese costing 
in the country seven to nine cents per pound 
doubles in value when it reaches the con¬ 
sumer. If we used cheese as we do butter 
the retail price, in consequence of the large 
sales, would follow the wholesale price, and 
that at a small margin. 
The next question, farm labor and how 
to secure it, which is uppermost every¬ 
where, was given a thorough airing, with 
the result that a committee of three repre¬ 
sentative farmers was appointed to con¬ 
sider the advisability of forming a labor exchange, or to 
outline some plan whereby foreigners could be located 
among us, first as laborers and finally as land owners. 
This committee will report in September. The manner of 
taking hold of live, practical questions pertaining to farm 
business by these county and State Grange meetings is 
refreshing, and indicates a healthy agricultural growth. 
Help it on. _ h. e. cook. 
BUSINESS BITS. 
SILO AND CORN NOTES. 
I think there Is an unusual acreage of corn in this 
locality on account of clover being all killed out. 
Morenci, Mich. c. c. w. 
I have no experience with silos: this is no dairy county; 
but three silos in the county that I know of. I think they 
give satisfaction. More corn will be planted this year than 
last. Fruit prospect fair; weather ary. a. c. 
Westover, Md. 
The acreage of corn planted in hills is less than some 
years, and of drilled or sowed corn considerably less. Feople 
have been delayed in planting by the excessive rains. Some 
of the earliest planted failed to grow on account of cold and 
wet. L. T. L. 
Chenango Forks, N. Y. 
I have never had any personal experience with the silo; 
there were quite a number built around here several years 
ago. but none of them is in use at present, nor has been 
for three or four years. Perhaps one reason is is because 
this is quite a strong Borden section, and they object to the 
use of silage. Thev have three-stations, one at Norwich, 
one at Oxford and one at Mt. Upton. As to the acreage 
of corn, it is rather light in this locality, only about from 
The advertisement of the Pure Culture Spawn Co., St. 
Louis, Mo., invites the attention of all mushroom growers 
to their new “Tissue Culture Pure Spawn,” grown after 
improved methods fully described in their interesting cir¬ 
cular on the origin, history and improvement of mush¬ 
room spawns. 
As the manufacturer of the Pony Sawmill, the Deloach 
Mill Mfg. Co. are well known to our readers. This com¬ 
pany is now asking the consideration of our readers for 
their Triplex Baler, which can be operated by hand, horse 
or belt power. We are sure these hay presses will give 
as good an account of themselves as the other machinery 
sent out by this house. For full information about the 
presses as well as sawmills address the Deloach Mill Mfg. 
Co., Box 900, Atlanta, Ga. 
The Wisconsin Central Railroad Company offers lands In 
northern Wisconsin for sale. We have been asked if these 
lands are valuable, and whether a man can make a living in 
that part of the Northwest. We referred the first part of 
the question to one of the most reliable men in the State. 
He says: “On the while, this railroad has more good lands 
along its lines than any other line in northern Wisconsin. 
They are pushing the settlement, but are doing it in an up¬ 
right, honorable, businesslike way, and will stand by any¬ 
thing they advertise or profess to do. I hope some of your 
readers will avail themselves of the opportunities offered in 
settling in the newer part of our State. Northern Wisconsin 
is growing rapidly in population, the output of agricultural 
products, etc.” There are good opportunities in that north¬ 
ern country for people who desire to make homes. 
Considerable alarm has been felt among stockmen at 
the prevalence of the dread disease of charbon, which has 
had a startling spread among cattle. It has been well 
established that the infection of this disease is carried 
from one animal to another by the flies, and the best form 
of defence against it, therefore, is war upon the Insects 
themselves. The best thing for this purpose that has yet 
been found consists of a liquid mixture, harmless to the 
animals themselves, but a thoiough disinfectarit and germi¬ 
cide against the insect world, applied by means of a sprayer 
which will in a few minutes and with the use of com¬ 
parative little liquid, cover from 30 to 50 cows, and animals 
so treated are “fly proof.”. Outbuildings of all sorts may 
be cleared of vermin by this spray, and animals will he 
found to thrive better because they will feed better when 
rid of torturing annoyances. The liquid and sprayer are 
manufactured by Chas. H. Childs & Co., of Utica, N. Y., and 
have already been used widely by farmers and stockmen, 
who report' beneficial results. 
