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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 2 % 
The Rural New-Yorker 
THE 11UH1NEBB FARM lCW B FAR Kit. 
A National Weekly Journal for Country and Suburban Home*. 
EltablUKed 1H&0. 
Entered nl. New York as Second Class Matter. 
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1*11. WAl.TKIt VAN Kl.BIST, I. , 
MllH. K. T. UOVI.K, ( AMOOIMtli 
John J. Him.on, HuhIhokh .Manager. 
SUBSCRIPTION: ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. 
To foreign countries In Hie Universal I'oslnl Union, 12.04, 
equal to Km. (Id., or H'/j uiurkH, or 10>/j francs. 
“ A SQUARE DEAL.” 
We believe tlint every advertisement In IhI h paper Ih 
backed by n reKpoiiHlble person. lint to make doubly Hiire 
we will make good any Iohh lo paid subscribers siislnlned 
by trUHlInK any dellberalc swindler advertising In our col- 
iiiiiiim, and any Much Mwlndlor will be publicly exposed. We 
proleel Hidmcrlbei'H lignins'. 'ogues, but we do not guarantee 
to adjust trilling dllterenceH between subscribers and UoneMt, 
responsible advertisers Nell her will we lie I'fHpOnHlhlc for 
the debta of boncMl bankrupiH Handloned by the court-H. 
Notice of the oomplalni uiuhi be Men I to iim wlihln one 
nionIII of the time of lb<* IranMUCtlon, and you ihuhI have 
nutfiHoned The ItURAi, N r .w Youkku when writing the adver- 
tlHer. 
Name and addrcHH of Mender, and what the remittance 
Ih for, Hhould appear In every letter. 
ItemlllanceH may be made In money order, expreHH order, 
personal check or bank draft. 
TIII8 JtUItAL NEW-YORK 1C H, 
400 I’earl Street, New York. 
SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1907. 
TEN WEEKS FOR 10 CENTS. 
In order to introduce I he R. N.-Y. to progressive 
Intelligent farmers who do not now take it, we send it 
ID weeks for 10 cents for slrielly introductory purposes. 
We depend on our old friends to make this'known to 
neighbors and friends. 
* 
$2.00 $1.50 $1.00 
Wt. want farm photographs suitable for printing in 
Tub R. N.-Y. The above mentioned prizes will be 
given for Ihc best Ihrce pictures sent in the next two 
weeks. The same offer will be made each succeeding 
Iwo weeks until further notice. Pictures not used re¬ 
turned postpaid. Suitable pictures not winning prizes 
will be paid for. We prefer practical farm subjects 
with a few (listiu'cl figures. Landscapes or pictures with 
much detail are not desired. This competition is open 
freely to all who may desire to compete, without charge 
or consideration of any kind. Prospective contestants 
need not be subscribers for Tiik R. N.-Y. in order to be 
entitled to compete for the prizes offered. 
* 
W hen have you read a more interesting account of a 
farmer’s journey than the story Mr, Morse tells of bis 
trip with the Jersey cows? We doubt if a man could 
travel two hours in any farm section of New York 
without coming to the home of a reader of I iik R, 
N Y. 'I be Grange, too, is a power all through the 
State. Mr. Morse brings out clearly one of tile great 
mistakes in breeding Jersey cattle. The parents may 
both be fine individuals, and ycl the offspring may be 
a mislil and nearly worthless for practical purposes. It 
is pleasant to think of the old cow riding home in a 
sleigh while the younger animals walked, until at the 
close of day the lights of home were seen at last. 
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Nkw York State can well afford to pay $100,000 a 
year to fight the San Jose scale and prevent its spread. 
Such expenditure would be wise and legitimate. The 
present sum, $25,000, is quite inadequate. Assembly- 
man ( has. F. holey, of Niagara County, introduced a 
bill appropriating $50,000 for this purpose. It was 
voted down by a party vote, only three Republicans vot¬ 
ing for it. Think of the folly of putting the San Jose 
scale into politics- as if there were not enough blood 
suckers now engaged in that trade! II was then pro¬ 
posed to put this item in the general supply bill, but 
that carries only $35,000 for the purpose. Some of 
those politicians should be sprayed with postage stamps, 
stuck on with carbolic acid. 
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Over in Canada they are further advanced in some 
ways than we are. For example Government aid to 
farmers, 'The Canadian Government tries directly to 
encourage cooperative work among farmers and fruit 
growers. Last year a Government official traveled to 
and fro wilh foreign shipments of produce observing 
and studying the bard problems of ventilation and cold 
storage on shipboard. The same study was made of 
shipments sent to the West, and much valuable infor¬ 
mation was obtained. The Government also sent out 
spraying outfits showing fruit growers how to spray, 
and in time convinced them that this spraying paid. 
Apple packing by experts is another thing in which the 
Government has taken a direct interest. Now it is 
proposed to go even further, and the Government offers 
to help build cold storage plants. Where real fruit 
growers will cooperate under certain restrictions the 
Canadian Government offers to pay 30 per cent of the 
cost of building a cold storage house. 'J his money is 
paid in several annual installments—the limit of cost of 
such a storage being $100,000. The Canadian Govern¬ 
ment deems it wise to adopt this paternal form of help 
because it knows that Canada’s chief wealth will for 
many years lie in farm products. Perishable goods, 
like fruit, butter or meat, depend for their value upon 
the way they are stored and handled. If, therefore, 
Canada can help her farmers to handle their products 
so as to increase the selling value abroad, tbc wealth 
of Ibe country is increased in a legitimate and healthful 
way. On this side of the line we recognize this prin¬ 
ciple of Stale help in road building or in bounties on 
beet sugar, but Canada has carried tbc idea beyond our 
present public conception of it. 
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A farmer in Washington thought he could do better 
by going to another State. So be went hunting for a 
better location, but ended by coming back borne. As 
a pleasant form of reception bis neighbors organized 
a mock trial and found him guilty of insanity for sup¬ 
posing there was any better place than right where lie 
was. 1 here is something in that. Many of us see 
visions of prosperity in every place except where our 
duty lies. There we see only discontent when if we 
will only have it so home contains all that we have the 
right to aspire to. There is an old stocy of the washer¬ 
woman who grieved over her tub at her hard lot when 
a few feet below where she stood ran a vein of silver 
ore which would have made her rich beyond any dream 
she was capable of. 
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Prop. L. R. Taft, of Michigan, has told some truths 
about ibe Seedless apple in public speech and in print. 
Now we are told that the Spencer Seedless Apple Com¬ 
pany threatens to sue Prof. Taft for libel! Bosh! Our 
experience shows that a court of law is the last place 
these gentlemen desire to enter. Imagine them on the 
stand with a good lawyer asking questions about the 
claims they have made! People who have contracted 
to take the trees in Michigan may keep their money. 
A person selling nursery stock in Michigan must take 
out a license. I he Seedless people have not done this. 
If any of them deliver trees for which orders have been 
taken they are subject to prosecution. Now if we have 
not done our part to head off this fake scheme, tell us 
what we can do further! 
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Pennsylvania is one of the three great fruit States 
in the country. Several other States have received 
more advertising, but Pennsylvania i-. ahead of them 
Ixitb in quality and quantity of product. We do not 
hear so much of “Pennsylvania fruit” as we do of that 
grown in California, Michigan, New York or Delaware, 
because fruit growing in the former State lias not been 
advertised and “boomed” so as to earn a market name. 
The time has come when this should be done. No one 
can doubt I bat other States have been helped by a 
public reputation for growing superior fruit. PennsyJ 
vania cannot tell the public wliat she has until she 
knows il herself. Investigation comes before adver¬ 
tising. Prof. John P. Stewart, State College P. ()., lias 
charge of such an investigation, lie will try to learn 
all about varieties, soil, location, culture and other 
essentials of fruit culture. livery fruit grower in the 
State should help him. What he seeks to do will not 
only help fruit growers compare notes, but will also 
advertise the State abroad. 
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Dukino the eight months ending in February there 
were exported from this country $14,920,760 worlli of 
American nuts and fruits. Of this $0,904,475 repre¬ 
sented apples, green and dried. This total is about 
$2,000,000 greater than for the eighl months of the 
previous year, nearly $1,700,000 of ibis gain being in 
apple exports. Wilhout doubt the full year will show 
the largest exports of fruits and nuts ever known. Let 
us see bow these figures’compare wilh those for other 
products: 
Fruits mid imtM... 
Agricultural Implements. 
Wheal. 
<'onI ut all kinds.... 
Cotton cloth . 
Wearing apparel ... 
Steel rails . 
Structural Iron . 
Wire . 
Itullders’ hardware . 
Hewing machines .. 
Kteam engine* . 
Fresh ls-cf . 
? 14,920,700 
15,055,000 
44,931,975 
21,812,015 
10,057,245 
2,078,040 
5,508,125 
4,351,000 
5,021,558 
0,501.745 
5,148,300 
0,203,510 
10,310,008 
The list might be lengthened to show bow our ex¬ 
ports of fruits have grown in importance. Ilow the 
wise men would have sneered if we bad stated 10 years 
ago that exports of apples alone would exceed in value 
tbc totals of steel rails, sewing machines, wire or steam 
engines. Yet the statement is now true, though fierce 
tariff battles have been fought over special privilege to 
iron workers. Who would have listened to a prophecy 
that our exports of fruits and nuts would equal one 
third our wheat exports, and practically equal total 
exports of cotton cloth, agricultural implements, fresh 
beef or sewing machines, steam engines or wearing 
apparel combined? Yet, here arc the figures! In the 
light of them we predict that within 10 years these 
fruit and nut exports will equal those of wheat, surpass 
those of coal and equal the manufacture of iron and 
steel combined. I his will happen provided Congress 
gives us a fair chance in the uropean market. As we 
all know, Germany (which country took $2,557,443 
worth of these fruits) threatens to put a prohibitive 
tariff on apples unless this country will reciprocate. 
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The following letter might well be painted in big 
letters and posted in every Grange ball or other place 
where farmers meet: 
Knowing that your paper linn taken n firm stand against 
the Government free seed distribution, I take pleasure In. 
welling you of (In* action of Tioga County I'omona Grange* 
No. 30, P. of IF., nt Its quarterly meeting In Wellsboro, 
March 28 and 2!). Home time ago I received Iwo mall sacks 
of seeds bearing Ilm frank of Philander (.'. Knox, United 
Htnles Senator from Pennsylvania. These Heeds were de¬ 
livered to me ub secretary of Tioga County Pomona Grange, 
No. 30, to distribute among our members. Each package 
contained “lettuce, radish, cucumber, tomato, onion,” ns 
per label on envelope*. As our Grange has for several 
years been protesting against Ibis seed distribution I put 
the seed In a large burlap sack and left them at home. 
I wrote to the Grange thal I bad the seed at home, 
and asked for Instruction. It was nl once moved, seconded 
and carried unatilinouslj/, that the secretary of Pomona 
Grange notify Henntor Philander (’. Knox thal he has the 
seeds and request the Senator to give Instructions as to 
how the seeds may be returned lo him. The secretary was 
also directed lo notify Senators Penrose and Knox and 
Congressman William It. Wilson thal Inasmuch as our 
Subordinate, Pomona, Stale and National Granges are on 
record as opposed lo the free distribution of common garden 
seed by the Government, Tioga County Pomona Grange, No. 
2(), P. of H,, must respect fully decline lo receive or he a 
party to the distribution of Ibe same, I am not aware 
thal; any other Grange has as yet taken action to return 
Government garden seed to (he sender, but I assure you 
I he 38 Granges nulled In Tlogu County Pomona Intend to do 
their part to suppress the nuisance, 
K. it. MtiMMun, Secretary. 
It is very doubtful if Senator Philander C. Knox 
will send any more seeds to the Grangers of Tioga 
County. This ought to impress him so that he will 
dismiss the notion that farmers want this poor little 
“graft” kept tip. But what an example these Tioga 
County Patrons set for other American farmers. That 
is just the way l<> stop such work. When such stuff 
is dumped right hack into tbc bands of public men 
they realize that something has happened. It is all 
wdl enough to pass “resolutions” and make speeches 
at the Grange, but one good sized bag of seeds sent 
right back to the man who sent them is worth a car¬ 
load of words. We would like to see every Grange in 
the country fall into line behind Tioga County. This 
worthy organization should not be used to distribute 
petty “graft.” __ 
BREVITIES. 
A i.itti.m Alslke wilh the Ited clover seed. 
Kicei* the stock olf the pastures until the grass has a 
fair start. 
In hay making Ibis year remember tlml you want, dried 
grass and nol dried wood ! 
Omt Governor Hughes seems lo have the rigid hIiiIT his 
no! lo he moved by (brent, blarney or bluff. 
A KIO,I, set of “grafter's'' tools will Include fraud, special 
privileges and dishonesty also an oily tongue. 
Anv cure for “big head"? Depends upon the severity 
of the attack. In had rases a surgical operation Is needed. 
What has become of Winter vetch as a mnnurlnl pinnt ? 
Few of (he stations or farmers seem to recommend It. now. 
You cnn'l And him! Who? The man who knows he has 
grown Ihe largest crop that an acre of soil ciui be made lo 
produce, 
I In who sits down waiting for an opportunity will get 
one lluil everyone else rejects, and which comes lo him 
like a si ray dog. 
Watch the shoulders of Ihe work horses when Hprlng 
stalls, These shoulders must hear Ihe burden of the farm 
work, and a Utile sore will cut Ihe burden In Iwo. 
Account no to a recent work on plant diseases, Gymim 
sporangium Jiinlperliuiiu has an eplphyllous sparinogonlu, 
and a hypophyllous pseudoperldln. Would you he willing 
to deny the allegation ? 
Tun Cayuga Chief tells about a man who was putting 
IiI h cellar Into cold storage lo prevent potatoes from sprnul- 
Ing. During the cold wculhcr he cut Ice and plied It 
around Ihe cellar wall, (bus keeping the temperature low. 
Take a stand with truth and Mien go on wilh your 
legitimate business. You will be well pelted wilh words or 
something worse for awhile, but soon you will find people 
seining around yon. First you know your position Is a 
popular one and a dozen lire claiming the rigid of dis¬ 
covery. 
A hamper of "Chicken wheat" examined at the Con¬ 
necticut Hlallon contained iiboul DO per cent of wheal and 
also oats, Imrl.-y and seeds of ragweed, niuslard, (lax, bind¬ 
weed, cockle, rape, etc. In every 100 pounds there were 
nearly two pounds of ragweed seed. A nice mixture to 
put ou the farm ! 
15v proclamation of the Mayor all the citizens of Topeka, 
Kan., were ordered lo turn out for (lie destruction of 
dandelions April III. Each citizen was expected lo dig 
up die dandelions In bis own yard, while Governor Hoch 
and all Hlale oflleers, asslHliiiils, stenographers, male and 
female, In I lie Hlale House were to close the building and 
wage war on the weeds In Hie Hlale House grounds. One 
hundred boys In Ihe Topeka Reform Hrliool were to march 
to the Capitol grounds lo Ihe music of the school hand, 
and aid In digging Ihe weeds. 
