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THE) RURAI> NEW-YOftKER 
October 19, 
The Rural New-Yorker 
THE BUSINESS FARMER'S PAPER 
A national Weekly Journal for Country and Suburban Domes 
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Nothing like “supplying a long felt want.” That 
is what Prof. Lake does in collecting the various 
“points” for judging fruit. We have been often asked 
for just such guides for judging and we are glad to 
print this complete statement. Fruit judges will do 
well to keep the papers containing these tables. 
* 
The New Jersey Experiment station has always 
been remarkably successful in attracting strong men 
to its staff. For years under Dr. Voorhees and now 
under Dr. Lipman the New Jersey scientists rank at the 
head of their profession as teachers and reliable au¬ 
thorities. It has never been the policy of this sta¬ 
tion to do flashy or shoddy work or to publish results 
simply to make a showing. Nothing but solid en¬ 
during work will be done at New Brunswick. Right 
in line, with this policy is the engagement of Prof. 
Alva Agee of the Pennsylvania College to take charge 
of the extension work. Prof. Agee is one of the 
ablest men in his line. He has had long experience 
and in a State of the size of New Jersey he will have 
an opportunity to do intensive extension work 
which will be of great service to Jerseymen. 
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Several readers have sent us reports of a paper 
said to have been read by Dr. J. N. Hurty at the 
“Congress of Hygiene.” Among other gems or germs 
of thought Dr. Hurty is credited with this: 
“Good cooking is not an art known and practised on 
the farm. Jams, jellies, preserves and fruit butters are 
in full flower on the farm, and also fried chicken; hut 
the bread, the fried meats, the boiled vegetables, and the 
tough, anemic pastries from them, good Lord, deliver me. 
"Farm bread, in my experience, is rarely a fit food. 
The usual farm house bread is a ‘sinker’ indeed, being 
a terror and an abomination.” 
“Go for him hard and plenty” writes one reader. 
But where could you hit such a tough and callous soul 
so he would feel it? Scripture tells us not to answer 
a fool according to his folly. Our answer would be 
to invite Dr. Hurty home to dinner in any one of 
100,000 homes of our people. We would like to give 
him a little exercise at the buck saw first. Then 
you would probably have to lift him up and carry 
him away from the table. Don’t worry about Dr. 
Hurty. He probably has a bad case of dyspepsia 
from lack of good country living. Either that or the 
poor thing doesn’t know any better. The Lord has 
already delivered him from the burden of talking 
About six weeks ago we received the following 
letter from a Connecticut farmer: 
During the stay of the Blue and Red armies in Con¬ 
necticut I was the loser of G3 pullets. These birds were 
full-blooded Blanchard strain White Leghorns, hatched in 
April. Up to date no claim agent has made an appear¬ 
ance, so I could put in my claim. One of my neighbors 
was telling me you had to send in your claim in New 
York for trees, poultry, apples, etc., hut I do not know 
where to send it. I value these pullets at .$1.50 each, 
but could not replace them for that money. From reports 
I hear people are receiving about half of what they really 
lost. 1 am afraid I will be treated likewise, so I ask 
you if you would kindly send in my claim for me. as I 
know it would make a big difference. John schiebel. 
The “Blue” and “Red” armies were State troops 
out playing at war. One army undertook to show 
how New York City could be defended against a 
foreign enemy. If you tell the truth about these 
“brave defenders of our Nation’s honor” one army 
painted the country very red and the other left the 
inhabitants very blue. If Connecticut is to be 
“saved” by hen thieves and roost robbers it can 
hardly be called a salvation without price. Well, we 
sent the claim to the War Department. They sent 
it back to the Judge Advocate in New York. He 
referred it to the provost marshall and he has now 
turned it over to the N. Y. Adjutant-General at 
Albany. We do not know just where this gentleman 
will send it. Perhaps he will want to know the 
color of the pullets and the shape of their tail 
feathers. We can feel the red tape tightening around 
us but we intend to stay by this case until somebody 
pays for these pullets. The State of New York 
through its soldiers has robbed a hen roost. Pay up. 
* 
You may thank the Progressive party for ripping 
open the secrets of campaign contributions. Does 
anyone suppose that these shocking revelations would 
have been made if the “leaders” had not feared that 
Mr. Roosevelt would be elected ? That was what drove 
them to the point of discrediting themselves in an at¬ 
tempt to discredit Roosevelt. If you think otherwise 
tell us why this exposure has not been made before. 
For years the big interests have been paying campaign 
expenses and receiving “recognition” in exchange for 
their money. Both of the old parties took good care 
to burn up their books after the campaign so that no 
incriminating records were left. They never really 
started to expose these records until they found that 
the third party movement had become irresistible. 
You can see the point of all this without any trouble. 
Very likely you have given $5 or more to help your 
party. The gift was prompted by honest sentiment, 
you never demanded any political equivalent and 
never received any. A big corporation or monopoly 
puts up $100,000. This money represents to them 
less than your $5 does to you yet, before they put 
it up, they demand and receive assurance that they 
are to be “let alone.” Some little tariff “joker” is to 
be continued, a law case is to be discontinued, some 
tool appointed to office or some other privileges given 
in exchange for the contribution. While you and 
your fellows gave your money honestly and freely, 
the big corporation gave their money as a political 
investment and demanded $10 for every one they 
gave. It is a great thing to rip up these records and 
let the sunlight in to kill the germs. But for Theo¬ 
dore Roosevelt it never would have been done. 
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Dear Sir :—We consider tlie question of fair credits for 
loans on farm property of supreme importance at this 
time. At present our National banks are not permitted 
to loan money on real estate security, but they do loan 
freely on stocks and bonds of industrial enterprises. We 
feel that in this way the business of agriculture is often 
subjected to what we consider unfair discrimination. 
Farmers need capital with which to conduct their business, 
the same as manufacturers, merchants or carriers. Will 
you be kind enough to tell us if you will favor legislation 
which will give farmers as fair a chance to obtain credit 
as is given to other industrial classes? 
We have sent the above letter to the Presidential 
candidates and will print their replies when received. 
Under our present banking system the National banks 
are not permitted to loan money on real estate 
securities. We know of a case where application was 
made for such a loan on high class real estate. The 
loan was denied yet later a loan was made on the 
security of a company formed to conduct farm opera¬ 
tions in a distant country with a dubious chance for 
success. It would be astonishing to learn how the 
larger banks are stuffed with stocks and bonds, and 
with commercial paper as security for loans, while 
denying such loans to farmers. The country banks 
in like manner carry thousands of bonds and stocks 
of local industries which have been floated on bank 
loans, while all around the towns are farms half 
productive or less through lack of capital to make 
improvements or buy stock. Many of these bankers 
know that loans made to improve these farms would 
bring greater and more permanent prosperity to their 
town than the local manufactures ever can. They 
also know that mortgages on these farms would be 
just as solid security as the stocks and bonds of in¬ 
dustrials. Yet thej r are prohibited from investing 
their money where they know it would be safe and 
most useful to their community. This state of things 
puts the business of farming at a disadvantage as 
compared with other industries and it is one of the 
influences which have operated against agriculture. 
All over the country farmers are finally w'aking up 
to realize this injustice. It is evident that the bank¬ 
ing interests see this and it explains why they take 
such an interest in “agricultural credits.” Let them 
alone and they will have such credits tied up as 
securely as they now have bank credits.. 
* 
Will you toll me how I can send apples to the Agri¬ 
cultural Department to find out the name of different 
kinds? Some one told me the Department would send 
cases to ship them in, and it would not cost the shipper 
anything to send them. a. t. s. 
Maine. 
This is something all fruit growers ought to know 
about. The thing to do is to send to the Pomological 
Division of the Agricultural Department at Wash¬ 
ington, D. C. Ask for franked packages in which to 
send fruit. They will send you pasteboard boxes 
with a label which carries the fruit free through the 
mail. The experts will identify the specimens and 
name them for you. Many fruit growers are making 
use of this excellent privilege. We all have trees in 
the orchard giving fruit of which we are not 
sure. The pomologists at Washington will give you 
expert opinion which you may accept as authority. 
* 
Clark Allis, of Medina, N. Y., is a candidate for 
Lieutenant-Governor. There is no other man on any of 
the tickets who represents as Mr. Allis does, what we 
call farming as distinguished from agriculture. For 
that reason if for no other, it is a very desirable 
thing that Mr. Allis receive a large vote—that he run 
ahead of his ticket. We will put this on the most 
practical basis in order that we may all find common 
ground. Now, as never before, are the farmers of 
New.York on trial. It remains to be seen whether 
they are willing to continue tied to the wheels of 
various parties and take what the passengers who 
ride see fit to throw them or whether they are' pre¬ 
pared to be independent, cut the ropes which tie 
them to the wheels and do what their business inter¬ 
ests demand. Under the circumstances now existing 
with only one candidate distinctly representing such 
independence, a vote for Mr. Allis becomes a privilege 
and a duty. It is one of those rare cases where a 
man may touch the heart of the question with his 
vote. 
* 
We are approaching the end of the most remarka¬ 
ble political campaign ever known in this country. 
Orators complain that their crowds are smaller than 
usual and politicians complain of a lack of interest. 
Go among the people, however, and you will find them 
all interested as never before. The silent vote is to' 
decide this year. At any campaign during the past 
20 years it was reasonably well known by October IS 
who was to be elected. This year one man’s guess 
is as good as another’s for party or organization 
lines are broken down. We shall not be surprised 
if there is no election by the people. Quite likely 
each of the three leading candidates will carry cer¬ 
tain States so that none of them will have a ma¬ 
jority in the electoral college. In that event the 
House of Representatives will ballot for a President. 
This ballot will be by States and not by individual 
members. Should the House fail to elect, the Vice 
President becomes President the same “as in the 
case of the death or other constitutional disability of 
the President.” We understand that the present 
House is evenly divided between the two parties. 
Should there be no election for Vice President in 
the college the Senate is to chose a Vice President— 
a majority deciding! We hope there will be a clean- 
cut election by the people. Anything else will make 
trouble and ill feeling and a chance for more political 
wire pulling. 
BREVITIES. 
The best protection against dishonest middlemen is to 
cooperate and get rid of them. 
It is good practice to sell Timothy liay and feed clover. 
Through Central New York are a good many farmers who 
are selling Alfalfa and doing well at the business. 
What do you think of an orator who shouts that 
children are the countrys host asset, and then refuses to 
hire a family which contains children? Why are chil¬ 
dren considered a drawback when a man applies for a 
farm job? 
At the meeting of the National Conservation Congress at 
Indianapolis recently, Prof. George E. Coudra of Lincoln. 
Neb., condemned colony agents, who induce whole families 
to sell their belongings and migrate to a faraway section. 
He said people who carry on this business are the worst 
type of robbers, and that we need a pure land law, as 
well as a pure food law. 
common sense. 
