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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
December 8, 
The Rural New-Yorker 
THE BUSINESS FARMER'S PAPER. 
A National Weekly Journal for Country and Suburban. Homes. 
Established 1850. 
Entered at New York as Second Class Matter. 
Herbert w. Collingwood, Editor. 
Dr. Walter Van Fleet, l 
Mrs. K. T. Hoyle, ^Associates. 
John J. Dillon, Business Manager. 
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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
409 Pearl Street, New York. 
. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1906. 
TEN WEEKS FOR 10 CENTS. 
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intelligent farmers- who do not now take it, we send it 
10 weeks for .10 cents for strictly introductory purposes. 
YVe depend on our old friends to make this known to 
neighbors and friends. 
* 
During the war of the Revolution New Jersey was 
overrun by bands of Hessians. These stole live stock 
or other food, burned houses and treated the people 
to insult and injury. The farmers fought them as 
best they could—in fact all that kept New Jersey in 
line with the other States was the stubborn patriotism 
of her farmers. Events have now shaped themselves 
so that Jersey farmers arc again face to face with 
another foe—Dryden. As the Legislature is now made 
up the farmers can control the situation. Let them 
realize the danger and act. 
* 
Mr. Peter A. Porter, who defeated Mr. Wadsworth, 
says he will go through the district after Thanksgiving 
to say “Thank you” and learn what the people need 
and ask for. That is a sensible thing to do. It might 
be well for Hon. John F. Dryden, of New Jersey, to 
take a trip through the counties of that State, which 
must elect him if he is to go back to the Senate. Let 
him go to the farmers and give his oleo record. Would 
anyone say “Thank you”? Only those oleo manufac¬ 
turers who are trying to remove the tax from colored 
oleo. “The greatest need” would be quickly stated by 
farmers— some one besides Dryden in the Senate! 
* 
Some of the articles on farm help have aroused con¬ 
siderable resentment. A dairy farmer cannot under¬ 
stand why people should talk about hiring a man for 
eight months only. He must have help all the year. 
A fruit grower has little to do through the Winter. A 
man in Ohio laughs at what a man in Maine advocates, 
while a man on the Pacific Coast thinks both are telling 
wrong stories. We must realize that this is a great 
big.country and that our own county and State cannot 
set the pace for all. Probably all who have stated con¬ 
ditions under which hired men work have given fair 
descriptions for their own localities, while the remedies 
they suggest could not work out elsewhere. 
* 
' Every subscriber to The R. N.-Y. for next year is 
to have a grapevine. The new Brown’s Seedling is a 
good one—or we would not touch it. The announce¬ 
ment on page 921 gives the conditions under which 
it is presented. It may be asked why we select a 
grapevine as a gift to readers. For much the same 
reason that we chose the rose hushes which are now 
clambering over thousands of farm homes. We like 
long friendships and constant reminders of old friends 
that we know are true. The roses that we sent in past 
years creep over the door and at the season cover the 
porch with color. Through the cold season the home 
folks know that the brown stems are not dead, but that 
with the warmer weather leaf and flower will come 
again. In like manner a good grapevine will live year 
after year, renewing its lesson of hope and faith with 
each round of the seasons, as it,matures its crop. Old 
and true friends are best. The R. N.-Y. would like 
to be known by the things which represent patience 
and growth. We hope to remain as faithful and sure 
in our service to the farm home as are the bush or vine 
which represents us on your farm. 
Two more loiters about that Jersey cattle case are 
printed on page 923. We arc hearing from breeders 
and dairymen both East and West, and all agree that 
the facts as stated place the A. J. C. C. in a position 
where the only fair outcome is a thorough investigation. 
If the managers of the A. J. C. C. feel that we have not 
stated the case correctly we shall be pleased to have them 
point out any errors. As C. E. C. says, this mat¬ 
ter affects not only the registry of purebred cattle, hut 
their sale as well, and breeders cannot afford to let 
such tilings go under suspicion. We want a perfectly 
free and open discussion. We are willing to print any 
statement that any reputable breeder will sign his name 
to. We have Something of a reputation of sticking to 
a thing cheerfully and persistently until the truth is 
made evident. 
* 
The National Grange at Denver made an excellent 
suggestion regarding fuel alcohol. Two objects of the 
“free alcohol” bill were of special interest to farmers. 
With special devices for lamps and stoves alcohol can 
he used for light and fuel. If'this can he developed 
sufficiently it will help break down the monopoly of 
oil and coal now enjoyed by the railroads and a few 
corporations. Every gallon of alcohol used in this 
way will be derived from some agricultural product. 
Therefore, the more fuel alcohol used the greater the 
demand for products from which it is made. The 
Grange advises all Patrons to use their influence to 
introduce alcohol-burning devices whenever possible— 
using such things themselves whenever they can. This 
is sensible advice, for if farmers expect to receive ben¬ 
efits from the increased use of alcohol they must help 
make the increase! 
* 
Every little while we hear of a farmer losing a hand 
or arm in a silage cutter; one this week. This is 
usually caused either by stalks getting wedged in the 
feed rolls or a loose jacket sleeve getting caught in the 
fodder and pulling in the arm. Don’t wear any but 
tight-fitting or buttoned-up clothing around a cutter, or 
machinery of any kind for that matter. If stalks get 
wedged in feed rolls do not put your hands near the 
rolls to straighten out matters; use a large long stalk, 
or better still, shut off the feed and straighten out 
things. Do not crowd the cutter and push with all 
your might. It will cut more corn if it is not crowded. 
If you have one of the old-style feed cutters, where the 
corn must be pushed up to the rolls, stand so that you 
pull it in rather than push; then your elbow is the point 
that comes nearest the feed roll, and there is very little 
danger of an accident. 
* 
At the recent meeting of the Maine Pomological 
Society there was some curiosity to see a box of apples 
from the Pacific coast. We bought a sample box and 
sent it to Maine, where the fruit growers were greatly 
interested in the appearance of the fruit and the man¬ 
ner of packing. It was the conviction of good judges 
that these Pacific coast apples were no better than the 
best fruit on exhibition by the society. We once sent a 
similar box to the Virginia society, and the same thing 
was true. There was just as good fruit in the hall— 
grown in Virginia. At the Connecticut meeting a 
shrewd visitor took a California box and packed it 
full of Connecticut apples! The growers did not rec¬ 
ognize their own fruit. These things show us the 
secret of the success won by those far western growers. 
They sell nothing but the finest specimens, and pack 
them just as people want them. Then they guarantee 
the fruit! 
* 
John F. Spencer and John F. Dryden each possess 
one quality of a statesman. They can keep quiet when 
words would get them into greater trouble. Readers 
remember our famous question to John F. Spencer— 
‘‘Where did you get the Seedless apple?” If Mr 
Spencer admitted that he got the wood, of an old 
southern variety lie destroyed the claims which were 
being made for the apple. If he denied this and 
claimed to have “originated” the fruit he knew what 
was coming in the way of denial and proof! There¬ 
fore he said nothing! In like manner John F. Dryden 
is confronted with a leading question— “Why did you 
vote against the Grout oleo bill?” Now two reasons 
have been suggested to us. One is that Mr. Dryden had 
a great desire to protect the “business interests” of 
New Jersey. He could see the business of a dozen 
oleo manufacturers in Newark and Jersey City, but 
not that of the 70,000 odd farms in the State. The 
other reason sometimes given is that he and Senator 
Kean wished to straddle the question for the sake of 
the party, so they agreed to cover both sides! The 
Colorado John F. was wise enough to dodge the ques¬ 
tion. The Jersey John F. would also like to dodge the 
horns of his dilemma, but he cannot do it, for his vote 
is on record. He will find a very angry cow back of 
the horn. But seriously, we can safely ask any farmer 
in New Jersey to give us one sound reason why Mr. 
Dryden should be re-elected. Those farmers Tiave in 
their power to keep him at home, where he is less of 
a menace to dairying than he would be in the Senate. 
We advise every Jersey reader to take a hand in the 
fight at once, and write to his representative. If you 
have no better ammunition cut out the correspondence 
on the next page. If they try to bluff you—as some of 
them have—send their replies to us, for we know just 
what to do with them. Get two cents’ worth of glory 
at orsce! 
* 
A New Jersey correspondent asks whether Holland 
Pippin is the same apple as Fall Pippin. This brings 
to light some of the obscurities of fruit nomenclature. 
There is a Holland Pippin described by Downing, 
grown in the Hudson Valley, and to some extent in 
other parts of this State, which is earlier in season 
than Fall Pippin, but quite similar; it is also called 
Reinctte d’Holland and Pie apple, its season being 
from August to November. It is an excellent early 
culinary a-ppfe. But the real Holland Pippin is a 
Winter sort, and Prof. Beach recommends, in “The 
Apples of New York,” the title of “Holland Winter,” 
as a means of avoiding confusion: It is of English 
origin, and a recent number of the London Gardener’s 
Chronicle refers to it as being a wonderful cider apple 
in the south of Ireland. It is unfortunate that this 
confusion exists; a man who wanted Holland Pippin 
for early use, expecting it to be in season before Fall 
Pippin, would feel aggrieved if he planted a variety in 
season from November to March, though the mistake 
might honestly be made. It certainly pays the fruit 
grower to study varieties and nomenclature, and to be 
familiar with the literature of his trade. 
* 
The problem of grain buying is a hard one at any 
time for dairymen, and peculiarly hard this year. The 
following discussion of the question by H. G. Man¬ 
chester is commended to our readers: 
What shall I feed this Winter for grain that will leave 
me a profit Is the question that many dairymen are asking 
themselves at the present time. Ail feeds, save perhaps 
corn, are higher than a year ago, and the grain broker's 
prophesy still higher prices. What will make me the most 
good healthy milk at the least price? The man who has a 
barn full of good early-cut hay and the silo or silos full 
of good silage has partly answered the question. But sup¬ 
pose my hay is rather late cut, and I have corn fodder* 
what then? In the first place, it is not going to pay to 
keep any cows that are not profit makers; the scrubs and 
hoarders must he tinned out at once. If you have raised a 
lot of corn we should have this ground, cob and all, just 
as fine as possible, not that we ordinarily favor cob when 
wheat feeds are cheap, but they are not now. To this cob 
meal we should add. depending on prices of feed stuff. If 
gluten can he bought at $1.45 per 100, and cotton seed 
or linseed at $1.65, v;e should fee:>»*4mixture of about 400 
pounds cob meal. 100 wheat bran, 100 gluten feed and 100 
either of cotton seed or linseed. From six to eight pounds 
per cow per day on the average, will furnish a good ration, 
and the bought grain will not he as expensive as it might 
lie. If we had no corn, but had silage and good hay, we 
should skip any corn feed unless we could perhaps get 
pure hominy for perhaps $1.25 per 100. Perhaps you can 
get a sugar or molasses feed for $1.25; if so these may be 
economical to buy. Terhaps you can get oats for $1.30 per 
100. You want something cheap, hut good for a basis to 
work on. Here are some mixtures that are good and still 
not expensive: A—200 pounds molasses feed. 100 pounds 
hominy feed, 100 pounds standard middlings. 200 pounds 
gluten feed. B—200 pounds molasses feed, 100 pounds 
ground oats, 200 pounds corn distillers’ grain, 100 pounds 
middlings or wheat mixed feed. C—100 pounds middlings. 
100 pounds corn distillers’ grains, 100 pounds hominy feed. 
When feeds are high, as at present, is the best time in 
the world to do some figuring as to what it costs us tO' 
produce a quart of milk. When you get a good ration stick 
to it. Don't bring home a bag of something different every 
time you come from town. We must use our heads if there is; 
going to be any profit in milk this Winter. Make the food 
just as palatable as you can. Give the cows what salt they 
need, plenty of fresh air and pure water. Keep them com¬ 
fortable and we’ll win. 
BREVITIES. 
Every man who tries to be extra smart comes to the 
time when he smarts for it. 
Before yon blame your children for faults stop and see 
how much you are responsible for them ! Very likely you 
should blame yourself. 
It seems impossible to hide a statement from our read¬ 
ers. Even when we put it in smallest type it is seen. Let’s 
try it once more. We are under the impression that you 
have not yet sent that 10-eent subscription. 
Some imaginative but untrustworthy genius out at Osh¬ 
kosh, Wis., has been offering to give, for the sum of 50 
cents, a new and simple way to raise Angora goats. A 
Connecticut man who responded to the advertisement re¬ 
ceived the advice to put the goats on an elevator. While 
this would certainly raise the animals, it seems doubtful 
whether the advice is worth all of 50 cents. 
“Those blamed farmers did it.” ’Hiis forcible sentence 
is attributed to a western Congressman who was defeated 
at the last election. No doubt he meant just what he said. 
The expression does not of itself express profanity unless 
the user has it in mind. The word is something of a 
compliment to farmers, since its use generally follows a 
vigorous effort on their part to assert their rights. 
Don’t chew gnm ! If you could see how you look to re¬ 
spectable people, or even looked in the glass yourself when 
your jaws are going that “mile a minute” gait you would 
“cut it out.” Perhaps if you saw some of the materials 
it is made from you would think twice before putting it In 
your mouth. It is a disgusting habit, and so prevalent you 
can hardly sit in the back seat of a church even without 
striking some that’s laid up there. Quit it! 
