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THE KURAH NEW-YORKER 
Hope Farm Notes 
On September 26 we tried our new 
primary election law in New Jersey. 
Ten days before each voter received by 
mail samples of the ballots to be used 
at this election. These samples could 
not be voted, but were to enable the 
voter to see who the candidates were 
and look them up if need be. In order 
that we may understand this ballot sys¬ 
tem I will give photographs of part of 
the ballots sent to me. There were 13 
names in all—these are only the candi¬ 
dates for the Assembly. Our county 
has three, and they are elected each 
year. There were, as we see, seven can¬ 
didates on the Democratic ticket: 
Mark a cross X in the square at the right of 
the name of the person for whom you wish to 
vote. 
For Member of General Assembly. Vote for three. 
CHAKi.es O'Connor Hknnessy 
For-Woodrow 
■ Wilson’s Progres- 
William H. Hinners » 
John Van Buss cm 
sive Policies " 
Eomund M. Grimes. “ Railroads 
taxed at local rates" 
Isaac A. Hopper 
Albert L. Sachti.eben 
rt-----■- 
FuroEBicK V. Watson 
Tire Republicans had six candidates. 
Some of these men announced what 
they stood for—others said nothing: 
Mark a cross X tn the square at the right of 
the name of the person for whom ‘you wish to 
vote. 
For Member of General Assembly. Vote for three. 
William E. Ogden 'I 
—-- i “ Lower taxes.*' 
Frank M. Stevens | ** Justice to Bergen 
-- j County.” 
Van Vorst Wells j 
i_ 
Joseph W. Beebe 
Roy M. Robixsox j 
Louis E. Vas Norman j 
“ Progressive Republicans " 
" Lower Commutation " 
“ Cheaper Utilities " 
The political parties had what they 
called “conferences” before the primary 
and selected three candidates to repre¬ 
sent them. These are the first three on 
each ticket. The others were put on by 
petition. On both sides the three “se¬ 
lected” candidates were nominated, but 
the others gave them a good run. About 
40 per cent of the total vote was polled, 
and the election was precisely like any 
other in form and character. 
This is the first time we have tried a 
real primary election in New Jersey. 
You cannot expect people to know just 
how to handle a new tool the first time 
they take it up, but I believe we have in 
this law what we have long been work¬ 
ing for. I think the candidates are as 
a whole stronger than could have been 
selected by the old convention system. 
You may say that only 40 per cent of 
the voters came out, but under the old 
caucus system barely five per cent would 
have had anything to say. I have been 
to a caucus where four men met and 
elected three of their number as “dele¬ 
gates.” In this election there was prac¬ 
tically nothing at issue beyond general 
questions. The candidates made no per¬ 
sonal canvass and no definite issue was 
stated. When it comes to selecting can¬ 
didates for Governor or Congress, or 
for delegates to nominate a President, 
you will see the power of this primary 
ballot used with great effect. It is safe 
to say that in every county of New Jer¬ 
sey there is an active political volcano. 
The politicians can keep it covered for 
a time, but definite issues are coming 
up to set the fire roaring, and then the 
politicians will be roasted out. Of 
course there will be people to say that 
the primary election law proved a fail¬ 
ure. Pay no attention to them. The 
law is a good one, and after a few 
trials we shall know just how to use it. 
Farm Partnerships. —Here is an¬ 
other of those propositions to unite labor 
and capital: 
Which would he the best way for us to 
run a 200-acre farm on shares? There is a 
rich man with the farm and money. I 
have 3 5 head of cattle and experience. On 
what basis could I take the farm : I mean 
what per cent coulft he expect from the 
net income? The farm is on the market 
for $25,000. b. p. 
A little thought will show how im¬ 
possible it is to answer such a question. 
The usual plan is to consider that land, 
labor and capital represent equal shares. 
If one man puts up a good farm and 
the other provides the labor they each 
take one-third, dividing the other third 
in proportion as they pay for stock, 
tools, feed, fertilizer or equipment. The 
average rich man with a $25,000 farm 
is usually thankful when he does not 
lose 10% of his investment annually. 
A large share of this value often con¬ 
sists of lawns and a fine house which 
are, of course, of no value for produc¬ 
tive purposes. We have known these 
rich men to have 60 per cent of the 
farm value in these non-productive fea¬ 
tures. House, lawn and show build¬ 
ings add nothing to the annual income, 
but make a fearful drain upon the rest 
of the farm. If this 200-acre farm is a 
practical one—that is, good land with 
not too expensive house and grounds— 
the owner might fairly expect five per 
cent on his money. If the farm income 
must also support a fine house and 
grounds the owner should,be pleased to 
get half that. We have seen a good 
many back-to-the-landers go to smash 
and some rich men growl at farming 
because they started out on a plan that 
was top-heavy with ornament. If we 
knew more about this farm we might 
give better advice, but in any event do 
not make any contract to keep up fine 
grounds or pay interest on them out of 
He proceeds from ordinary farming. 
Farm and Home. —It i s the Hon. 
John Frost this year, for he has kept 
away at a dignified distance from us 
thus far. Old “Jack Frost” gets in 
early and spoils things, but the Hon. 
John has been very decent thus far. 
That buckwheat is about ready to cut. 
The Brussels sprouts are slow, but frost 
does not hurt them greatly. The onions 
are still growing; in fact, Hope Farm 
took a new lease of life through Sep¬ 
tember. During the drought the straw¬ 
berries made few runners, but how 
they have started since the rains came! 
In former years we have cut all these 
runners off, but there is such a demand 
for plants that we have let most of them 
go. They will make fine layer plants 
next year, and while this work cuts 
down the crop of berries, the plants 
will be about as profitable. . . .We 
are taking off the Greening apples as fast 
as the weather lets us work. The 
Greening does not keep well with us, 
so our crop will be sold as fast as it 
colors properly. My information is that 
the Greening crop in New York is far 
ahead of anything on record. “Bulk” 
shipments will soon begin—that is, car¬ 
load lots sent like potatoes without 
barrels or sacks. The hucksters buy 
these cheap and peddle them in all the 
villages within 25 miles of New York. 
. . . When I planted my orchard the 
“authorities” told me not to touch 
Northern opy. They said it would not 
produce good fruit in our locality. I 
believed them and did not plant. There 
were four young trees of Spy on the 
farm. This year they have come in 
bearing, and the fruit is very fine. I 
have rarely seen better even in northern 
New York. The more you look into it 
the harder this matter of selecting va¬ 
rieties becomes. It is pretty much the 
foundation of the fruit business because, 
without doubt, some varieties are pecu¬ 
liarly adopted to certain soils and loca¬ 
tions. These are the ones to select, but 
how can a man find out? ... If 
you were to go around behind our 
house right now you would find a col¬ 
lection of tin cans and old pots half 
filled with water. These contain the 
fish which our little boys catch in the 
brook. These fish may be two to three 
inches long, but they are far too prec¬ 
ious to throw away. So the boys are 
“raising” them until they are large 
enough to kill and eat. Every after¬ 
noon when their chores are done these 
boys go down to the brook which 
washes the eastern end of the farm and 
then there are two hours of perfect 
happiness. It is easy to bring back a 
two-inch fish and tell about the three- 
foot eel or the two-pound perch that 
“got away.” There are certain habits 
of mankind that appear to be as fixed 
as the bones in the body. One is this 
thing of telling about the fish that “got 
away.” I wish that I could get half the 
fun and excitement out of the largest 
thing I knew that these little scamps do 
out of a two-inch fish. H. w. c. 
October 14, 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and a 
“square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
LOOMIS CORN HUSKER 
Run by 3 H. P. 
Husk 23 bushels 
an hour. 
Price on application. 
L. R. LOOMIS 
Claverack, N. Y. 
Tile Your Farm With a 
Cyclone Ditching Machine 
O AVE its coSt in ten days’ operation. 
^ This is a big claim; make us prove it 
before you settle for the machine. 
We guarantee 300 rods of ditch per day 
with six horses. 
One customer writes : “ Saved 
its cost in a few days;” another, 
“Saved $45 to $60 per day;” 
another, ‘‘Saved $100 in four 
days;” another, “Saved $200 in 
tiling 12 acres.” 
It will do the same for you. Don’t delay— 
don’t wait for contractors—do your own tiling. 
Write today for catalog 
The Jeschke Manufacturing Co. 
Box 113, Bellevue, Ohio 
IRfl Farms FOR SAT,E CHKAP * in fertile 
IJU I U I III O Delaware Valley. New catalogue 
and map free. Horaok <4. Rkkdkii, Newtown, Pa. 
$15 
for this 
genuine 
Victor-Victr ola 
Victor-Victrola IV, $15 
Equipped with all the latest Victor improvements, including Exhibition sound box, 
tapering arm, “goose-neck”, ten-inch turntable and concealed sound-amplifying features 
The fact that this instrument bears the famous Victor trademark and 
is a genuine Victor-Victrola guarantees to you the same high quality and 
standard of excellence so well established and recognized in all products of 
the Victor Company. 
There is no reason on earth why you should hesitate another moment 
in placing this greatest of all musical instruments in your home. 
All we ask is that you go to any music store and 
hear this new Victor-Victrola. 
If you don’t know who the Victor dealer is iij yom locality, write us and 
we’ll tell you. We will also send you the handsome illustrated Victor Record 
catalog—then you can pick out any selections you want to hear and he will gladly 
play them for you. 
Victor Talking Machine Co., ZOth and Cooper Sts., Camden, N. J. 
Berliner Gramophone Co., Montreal, Canadian Distributors 
Other styles of the Victor-Victrola $50, $75, $100, $150, $200, $250. 
Victors $10 to $100. 
