1906. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
7i3 
KEEPING KIEFFER PEARS. 
We are now gathering and shipping 
Kieffer pears and have long since aban¬ 
doned the barreling process. The hands 
gather in sacks hung over their shoulders; 
when full they are emptied into boxes 
made with a division like an orange box. 
These boxes are slatted with }4x3 inch 
stuff, and are made to hold 2 x /> bushels. 
These are loaded and hauled and emptied 
into the car, and are shipped in bulk. So 
much for the gathering and shipping. As 
to the keeping properties of the Kieffer 
pear, we used to boast a good deal about 
keeping them until Christmas, and a few 
years ago had them to keep until January 
10, but alas, to our great disappointment, 
we have never been able to do it since. 
About the time the brown rot first made 
its appearance in our peach orchards a 
kind of fungus attacked our Kieffer pears; 
even this early we can see signs of it. A 
little later on the specks begin to enlarge, 
and by the first of November there will 
not be a sound pear to be found. But for 
this fungus there would be no trouble in 
keeping till near Christmas. It is true, 
atmospheric conditions might have some¬ 
thing to do with it in different localities 
under ordinary circumstances. There is 
no “best” way to keep them. If not dam¬ 
aged they will keep in any cool place 
spread out on shelves not too crowded, to 
be looked after occasionally to remove all 
affected ones. A very good plan is to 
leave them on the trees for home use until 
wanted; if not diseased they will hang on 
the trees until late in Fall if not molested, 
and while they do not compare in flavor 
with the Seckel, Duchess, etc., when thor¬ 
oughly mellow they are a fine eating pear. 
As to the handling, it makes no difference 
so they are not bruised. Those in the top 
can best be picked with a fruit picker to 
avoid bruising by falling; those in the 
middle part of the tree with a light ladder. 
Georgia. R. p. Johnson. 
THE SLED CORN HARVESTER. 
Some few years ago there was quite an 
excitement over knife corn harvesters. They 
worked on the principle of a sled with sloping 
knives to cut off the corn as the sled was 
hauled along the row. We have heard but 
little about them lately, and do not know 
much at>out their value. Are they in general 
use, and if not what objections are made 
to them? 
Hardly any in use in this locality now; 
nearly all have been thrown aside, and 
the corn binder has taken their place. 
Missouri. c. d. hooker & son. 
They are not in “general use,” but some 
canners have them. That they are not 
generally used does not mean that there 
are any special “objections” to them. 
There are so many different implements, 
all doing fair service, that no one has the 
“right of way.” F. d. coburn. 
Kansas. 
Yes, this implement is used in my lo¬ 
cality yet, and I know of many farmers 
who made their blades from old cross¬ 
cut saws, etc. Three and four-horse corn 
binders have taken place of some of them, 
and some prefer to use the knife. I 
would guess there are 200 to 300 of the 
sled cutters in my county that will be 
used in next 30 days. J. c. ray. 
Missouri. 
I never used one of the sleds, or even 
saw them in operation, so cannot speak 
from experience. However, I know that 
practically all in our community are dis¬ 
carded. When they were in common use 
reports of men and horses crippled on 
them were also common; some com¬ 
plained about the runner kind and some 
about the one with wheels, and I guess 
all considered both dangerous. Above 
the risk and labor I should say was added 
the fact that the shock rows must be 
started by hand and that the fodder is 
not as easily handled as when cut with 
a binder. h. m. r. 
Grinnell, Iowa. 
The principal objection to the knife corn 
harvesters was that so many horses were 
ruined with them. Something was eter¬ 
nally happening so that the horse was 
backed up and his hind legs so badly cut 
that he.had to be killed. Another objec¬ 
tion to them is the loose condition of the 
fodder for handling. The corn binder or 
corn harvester we all use now cuts, binds 
and carries into windrows all the corn, so 
that it is handy to shock up and so much 
nicer to handle when we wish to haul it 
in to shred, stack, put in the barn or to 
feed. The sled corn harvester was popu¬ 
lar just like the old hand corn knife, un¬ 
til we got something better. 
Iowa. t. a. davenport. 
A COUNTY FAIR IN NEW YORK CITY 
Staten Island, in New York Harbor, forms 
the county and borough of Richmond, and 
is one of the several divisions of the City 
of New York. It is a small county, in area 
containing less than 300 farms, averaging 
40 acres each, and a population of 75,000, 
composed largely of persons employed in busi¬ 
ness and manufacturing industries. There 
Is not much agriculture in the large sense, 
but market gardening, fruit growing, and 
minor dairying pursuits are constantly in¬ 
creasing in importance. There is consider¬ 
able rough land, and the average fertility is 
not high, but there are good stretches that 
are being well utilized. An Agricultural 
Fair Association was recently organized, and 
held the first exhibition last year. This sea¬ 
son the dates from September 3 to Septem¬ 
ber 8 were selected, and a most successful 
and enjoyable county fair within the corpo¬ 
rate limits of New York City resulted. The 
attendance was good, and the exhibits most 
creditable for so young an effort. Consider¬ 
ing the location at Dongan Ilills, near the 
center of the Island, can be reached in about 
40 minutes from South Ferry, New York, and 
the majority of visitors city residents, the 
country effect was well maintained. There 
were no great exhibits of machinery and 
live stock, but what was shown was of the 
most creditable character. The flower and 
fruit exhibits were large and fine for the 
season, while the poultry and pet stock 
sections were unusually extensive. House¬ 
hold and decorative arts were also well rep¬ 
resented. A much appreciated feature of (he 
management was the distribution of free 
tickets, over 10.000 in number, to the school 
children of the Island, thus greatly stimulat¬ 
ing interest in the enterprise on the part of 
the adult population. 
Sai.t for Lice. —Have tried many remedies 
for getting rid of hen lice in buildings, by 
fumigation with sulphur, tobacco, etc., but 
have found none so effectual as salt. Make 
a strong brine and saturate well. A large 
squirt gun is good to do the job, and a boy 
usually likes the fun, especially if there are 
two boys and two guns. It seems to last 
longer than other applications. That has 
been my experience and I hope others will 
find it so. J. w. h. 
White’s Valley, Pa. 
INDRUROID 
ROOFING 
Requires no Coating: or 
Paint. 
Acid and Alkali Proof. 
Elastic and Pliable 
Always. 
Strong and Tough. 
Absolutely Waterproof 
Climatic Changes Do Not 
Affect It. 
Practically Fire Proof. 
Can Be Used on Steep or 
Flat Surfaces. 
Any Workman Can Put 
It On. 
No Odor. 
Will not Shrink or Crack 
Light in Weight. 
Does not Taint Water. 
Write for samples, prices and 
circulars. 
H. F. WATSON CO. 
ERIE, PA. 
Chicago, Boston. 
Mention R.N.-Y. 
Fill the Silo 
BALDWIN and 
GALE-BALDWIN 
Gutters 
ry l 
typical machines. Smooth, easy running and fast 
cutting distinguish them. Elevate to till auv silo, 
carry to right or left or straight away. Strong 
self-feed, cut four lengths, perfection safety de¬ 
vices. Sizes for hand aud power. Write for catalog. 
THE BELCHER & TAYLOR A. T. CO., 
Box 76, Chlcopeo Falls, Mass. 
rYou Can Try Before You Buy^ 
That’s what we say. 
What other maker uses that expression In 
selling a Separator? It’s our offer to any 
farmer, who inquires about the 
National Cream Separator 
This is a brand new selling plan which we 
began this year, and has proven so success¬ 
ful, and so greatly Increased our sales that 
we know the National Is the separator 
that farmers want if they can just have 
a chance to try it before they buy. 
The old way was to buy and then try, but 
we like our new plan best and so do our cus¬ 
tomers—not because it is necessary to try 
the National first, but because we know 
it is all we claim for jit — does the 
work perfectly and saves Its users so 
much time and money, that we say to 
you— “Take it aud try it; If you like 
It, pay for It; if you don’t like It, 
ship it back, Trial will cost you 
nothing.” 
, Would we dare?—Would we be so willing 
and eager to make such a proposition if we 
did not know the National Cream Sep¬ 
arator to be absolutely the best, or 
could we afford to if we thought our machine 
was only fairly good? No, we could not run 
the risk if one in ten came back—as a matter 
of fact, not one in 500 Is returned. 
> If you only have four cows, you need a 
National Cream Separator—it will pay for 
itself in a short time— if you have more 
cows you need it even more. 
You need one this fail more than you did 
last spring because cream is worth 
more money. You need all the cream 
there is in your milk and the National Cream 
Separator will get it all, and quickly, too. 
You may have all other kinds of labor- 
saving farm machines, buf your equipment 
is not complete without a National Cream 
Separator. 
Would you go back to the early days of 
Hand Hoe, Scythe, 
Cradle and Flail?Then 
why be behind times in 
the care of your milk? 
Those old-fashioned 
tools were slow — hand 
skimming of milk Is 
not only slow but 
wasteful. 
Why don’t you write us to¬ 
day—now, while you think of 
it, and ask for full particulars 
of our“l ree trial” plan? Tell 
us how many cows you "have; then 
we can tell what size machine 
your work require 
Our catalogue and Dairy 
Guide is the handsomest and 
most complete book of the kind 
ever published. We will be 
glad to send you a copy FREE 
if you will only ask for it. 
Address either office and 
Mentian Catalogue 93. 
National Dairy Machine Co., 
The Hastings Industrial Co., 
Only 48 
Inches 
High 
Lightest 
Running 
Easiest 
Cleaned 
Closest 
Skim¬ 
mer 
Goshen, Ind. 
Chicago, III. 
M ANY claims are made for elevated car¬ 
riers for barn use but the fact re¬ 
mains that more “ Drews ” are in use 
today than all other makes combined. 
Why,—Mr Farmer? For the simple reason 
that the “Drew” is the best and cheapest car¬ 
rier made. It is the most practical. It is 
the only device that carries its 
load to any desired point, drops 
it, and returns automatically, 
ready to receive another load. 
By its use you not only save 
money, time, work and worry, 
but also health. Its use keeps 
the barn and yard scrupulously 
clean, offering an easy means of 
reventing the accumulation of 
isease breeding litter. 
It is this feature of cleanliness that makes 
the “ Drew ” so necessary to up-to-date, pro¬ 
gressive Dairymen. Used almost everywhere. 
But,—litter and manure are only a small ^ 
part of the possible uses to which the Auto¬ 
matic Drew Carrier can be put. 
It is a valuable and practical conveyor of 
many other commodities, as, for example, the 
carrying of Ensilage, Feed, Grain, Potatoes, 
Coal, Boxes,Milk Cans, Vegetables, Water,etc. 
Now, here’s what we will do 
for you: 
We will send you an Automatic 
Drew Carrier Outfit complete, 
with detailed instructions for 
setting it up. 
You can try it thirty days, and 
if you do not find that itwill do 
the work exactly as represented 
in every respect, we will refund 
every penny you have paid. 
If you wish, you may deposit the prioewith 
your own bank, the money not to be paid to 
us until everything is satisfactory. 
Automatic 
DREW 
Carrier 
WRITE FOR FREE CATALOG TODAY. 
Drew Elevated Carrier Co., 115 Monroe St., Waterloo, Wis. 
Branch Office and WarehouseRome, N. Y. 
WHAT DO YOU SAY? 
Several hundred thousand farmers say that 
the best investment they ever made WM 
when they bought an 
Electric Ha Wagon 
Low wheels, wide tires; easy work, light draft. 
We’ll sell you a set of the best steel wheels 
made for your old wagon. 8poke united with 
hub, guaranteed not to break nor work loose. 
Send for our catalogue and save money. 
ELECTRIC WHEEL CO.. Box 88.Qulnoy.lll. 
WICH' 
SELF 
FEED 
Full 
Circle 
Two 
Horse 
IESS 
The Baler for speed. Bales 12 to 18 tons a day. 
Has 40 inch feed hole. Adapted to bank barn 
work. Stands up to its work—no digging holes 
for wheels. Self-feed Attachment increases 
capacity, lessens labor, makes better bales and 
does not increase draft. Send for catalogue. 
Sandwich Hfg. Co., 157 Main St., Sandwich, Ills, 
30 DAYS TRIAL 
Will send 100 lb. keg, about 13 gallons Takanap 
Soft Naphtha Soap, price $4..10, which kills SAN 
JOSE SCALE. THAYKK HOVKY SOAl’ CO., Darby, Pa. 
WE LEAD THE WORLD 
We are the largest manufac¬ 
turers of Grooved and Plain 
Tire Steel Farm Wagon 
Wheels in America. We 
guarantee our patent 
Grooved Tire Wheels to 
be the best made by anybody 
anywhere. Write us. 
HAVANA METAL WHEEL CO. 
BOX 17 HAVANA, ILL. 
Add 1% to the Dividend 
Add 25% to the Income 
I F your savings now yield 4 per cent., and we 
pay you a per cent., we increase your income 
25 per cent. Before you deal with us we 
shall expect to satisfy you of our unquestioned 
reliability. Let ns place the matter before you 
INDUSTRIAL SAVINGS AND LOAN CO. 
5 Times Bldg., Broadway, New York. 
STODDARD LINE 
—OF— 
CASOLINE ENGINES 
For farm, shop or mill use. Vertical 
or horizontal. Mounted or Stationary 
Sizes from 114 to 100 H. P. 
Pumping and Electric Lighting Outfits a Specialty. 
Sold under Our Guarantee. 
STODDARD MFG. CO., - Rutland, Vt. 
Write for Catalog E. H. 
