1914. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
163 
NEW YORK STATE NEWS. 
Tiie Legislature. —The Legislature 
reconvened for business on January If), 
and before it adjourned for the day had 
introduced 40 hills. None of these was 
an agricultural measure so far as we 
know. Two or three wore for the in¬ 
vestigation of highway graft, and several 
were to amend the highway law. Gov¬ 
ernor Glynn sent a special message to 
the Legislature calling for a revision of 
the law relating to the control of the 
short loan business as operated by the 
loan sharks. The nomination of Dr. 
Herman M. Biggs to be State Commis¬ 
sioner of Health was confirmed by the 
Senate at once. Speaker Sweet an¬ 
nounced his committees. The Republi¬ 
cans got about 250 places, the Democrats 
135 and the Progressives 37. The chair¬ 
manship of the five most important com¬ 
mittees went to Barnes men. The Sen¬ 
ate committees hold over from last ses¬ 
sion. 
Public Service Commission. —The 
annual report of both public service com¬ 
missions were presented to the Legis¬ 
lature. Several amendments to the law 
are desired and $2,000,000 are asked for 
eliminating grade crossings. It appeal's 
that during the year 300 grade crossing 
accidents occurred outside Greater New 
York, in which 113 were lulled and 311 
injured. During the year 25 grade cross¬ 
ings have been eliminated. The total 
number removed to date is 312. Routes 
of auto bus lines, the automatic signal 
system on railroads, gas meters, the tele¬ 
phone service and many other minor mat¬ 
ters had the attention of the commis¬ 
sion. The expenses of the commission 
for the year were $373,008.21. 
Another Commission Proposed.— In 
his report to the State Agricultural So¬ 
ciety meeting, ex-Assemblyman C. Fred 
Boshart of Lewis county, recommended 
the establishment of a non-partisan State 
milk price commission which should have 
power to fix prices. He would have that 
commission composed of the Commission¬ 
er of Agriculture, a representative of the 
State Grange, a representative ot the 
New York city milk dealers and one from 
the New York City Board of Health. 
Mr. Boshart commended the work done 
by Commissioner lluson and had a good 
word for the new farm bureau movement. 
He opposed the Adamson Dill now before 
Congress, which forbids the killing of 
heifers under seven years of age, and the 
Hamilton bill prohibiting the killing of 
calves under six weeks of age, as the 
State has fixed the ago limit at four 
weeks. 
Grain and IIay Brokers. —In a 
recent opinion handed down by Attorney- 
General Carmody it is held that grain 
and hay dealers must take out a license 
as commission merchants and give bond 
the same as provided for other commis¬ 
sion men. The Attorney-General, how¬ 
ever, adds that if these commodities are 
simply consigned to them and they do 
not take physical possession of them then 
they are not required to have a license. 
Farm Credit Bill. —It looks as if 
Governor Glynn’s farm credit bill as pro¬ 
posed or outlined at this writing would 
meet with Republican opposition in the 
Legislature. At least it will not have 
clear sailing. Speaker Sweet is credited 
with the statement, in an interview, that 
he sees no reason for the State’s pass¬ 
ing such a measure since the matter is 
now under consideration by Congress. 
There may be something in this and we 
hope that is the real reason for the 
Speaker’s opposition, if it comes to that, 
rather than a desire to prevent Governor 
Glynn from taking the credit for such 
legislation if such legislation there be. 
Grange Anniversary. —Clyde Grange 
has recently celebrated its fortieth anni¬ 
versary. There were 400 members and 
their friends present on the occasion. 
This grange was organized in 1S74 and 
Benjamin Weed was its first master. 
This Grange has one of the largest libra¬ 
ries of any Grange in the State, number¬ 
ing 2,000 volumes. Out of this Grange 
has sprung the Fire Relief Association 
of Wayne county and the Farmers’ Ex¬ 
change, both prosperous institutions. 
Oneida Farmers to Cooperate. —A 
movement is under way to form a co¬ 
operative society among the farmers of 
Oneida county and incorporate under the 
new State law. Over 100 prominent 
farmers attended the meeting when the 
question was discussed and all were in 
favor of the idea. Marc W. Cole, super¬ 
intendent of cooperation of New York 
State and M. C. Burritt, State leader of 
the farm bureau movement, were present 
to explain things and aid the farmers in 
coming to a decision in the matter. A 
committee was appointed to formulate 
plans and report to a later meeting. 
New Agricultural School. — The 
new agricultural building of the Worces¬ 
ter, N. Y., high school has been recently 
completed. There are IS members of the 
agricultural class in the school in whom 
the people of the town and vicinity are 
taking a great interest. Prizes are offered 
by some of the leading farmers to the 
students for excellency in various lines 
of work. Worcester has a flourishing 
Grange with' a membership of 285 and 
they have engaged the past year quite 
extensively in cooperative buying of farm 
supplies. Among the items were 253 
tons of fertilizer costing $47,171.46; 849 
tons of feed and 301 barrels of flour, 
$25,197.56; grass seed, seed corn and 
peas, $1.998.75; groceries, $4,874.73. 
Total, $36,688.50. 
Dairymen’s League. —The Dairy¬ 
men’s League is extending itself over the 
State quite rapidly. Recent branches 
organized are at Delhi, Delaware county 
and at Canajoharie. The Dairymen’s 
League, which is organized in five States, 
has enrolled farmers representing 175,000 
cows. The purpose of the league is to 
have farmers fix the price for their milk 
instead of having middlemen do it for 
them. 
San Jose Scale Again. —The Genesee 
county fruit growers are much agitated 
over the reappearance of the San Jose 
scale, which fairly burned its way across 
the country a few years ago. The county 
fruit growers’ association has had a 
meeting to devise means to check the 
plague. The 70 members of the associa¬ 
tion own about 700 acres of fruit trees 
and they are going to make a strong 
fight against the spread of the pest. 
Winter Schools of Agriculture.— 
An extension school of agriculture began 
a week’s session at Holley high school on 
January 19, and there will be one insti¬ 
tuted at Kinderliook January 26. The 
school at the latter place was so well at¬ 
tended last year that the local managers 
and the State Agricultural. College will 
make this one something of a model in 
its way. Among the instructors are 
Jared Van Wagenen, Jr., A. C. King, A. 
E. Wilkinson, L. J. Cross and others. 
There will be courses in domestic economy 
also. The school is in session from 9 to 
4 each day and the tuition is $1.25 for 
the week. 
The Bond Sale. —When Comptroller 
Solimer opened the bids for $51,000,000 
State 4 y 2 per cent, non-taxable gold 
bonds, he found the issue several times 
oversubscribed. Of these bonds, $30,000,- 
000 are for canal and $21,000,000 for 
highway purposes. More than 200 sealed 
proposals were received at the Comp¬ 
troller’s office up to the night prior to 
the opening of the bids. The number 
received exceeded that of any other bond 
sale of the State. 
Health Commissioner’s Report.— 
From the report of Health Commissioner 
Porter it appears that the death rate for 
the past year is about the same as for 
1912, it being for the latter year 14.8 
and for 1913, 14.9 per thousand of popu¬ 
lation. The city death rate for the past 
five years has been 15.8, and the rural 
rate 15.6. A total of 145,056 deaths 
were reported last year, of which tuber¬ 
culosis claimed 13,800, and Bright’s 
disease 10,431. Pneumonia was third, 
with 9,431. A total of 22S.460 births 
were recorded. There was only one death 
from smallpox. 
The snowstorm which occurred Jan¬ 
uary 12 was the coldest and most severe 
of ail^r this season. The mercury lowered 
to 8 deg. in some places, while at others 
it went down to 20 below. The snow 
blocked the roads so that the rural mail 
did not come for two days. Cattle are 
still very high ; milch cows or those that 
will be fresh this Spring, if they have 
enough Holstein blood to give them the 
color, bring $75 per head. Heavy work 
teams $500 a pair. A great many are 
improving their opportunity to haul logs 
and wood. Eggs 34 ; chickens, live, 12 ; 
butter 30. There is no call for hay at 
present. S. 
Mayville, N. Y. 
Increase Your 
Cream Separator 
Profits! 
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Stewart Speed Indi¬ 
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Cream Separator 
Crankshaft. 
T housands 
of dairymen are 
getting 10% to 
50% more cream by 
using the Stewart 
mm Speed Indicator on 
'/n/ their cream separators. 
{////// You can do the same. 
'• 1 You are now losing all 
kinds of money by turn- 
- \ ing the crank of your 
separator at the wrong 
speed. The 
Stewart Speed Indicator 
for Cream Separators 
is an instrument that goes on the crankshaft of 
your separator. Its dial tells you when you are 
operating your separator exactly correct so as to get 
every bit of cream out of your milk. 
Nobody can turn any separator at the right speed 
without the Stewart Speed Indicator. Onedairynmn 
with 20 cows lost $524.10in a year just because he 
guessed at the speed. Another, owning 8 cows lost 
SIS. 50 in one month by guessing. 
Fits any Separator—$10 Complete 
No matter what make your cream separator is, 
the Stewart Speed Indicator will fit it—and the 
price is only $10 complete. 
You can order one from any hardware dealer, or 
cream separator dealer, or, send to us direct. 
Information and Butter Books—FREE 
Fill out the coupon below nnd mail it to us. It 
will bring you this book that tells you how to get 
the cream profit that you are now losing every day. 
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CIDER PRESSES 
The Original Mt.Gilcad Hydraulic Press 
produces more cider from less 
apples than any other and is , 
a BIG MONEY MAKER. Sizes J 
10 to 400 barrels daily. Also 
cidor evaporators, apple-but- 
tor cookers, vinegar genera¬ 
tors, filters, etc. Fully guaran¬ 
teed. Write for catalog. 
HYDRAULIC PRESS MFG.CO, 
137 Lincoln Ave.. Mt. Gilead, Ohio. fc_ _ 
Or Room 119 L 39 Cortiaudt St., New York, N. Y. 
For Fcrm or Factory 
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M AKE MORE MONEY — DO LESS WORK 
YOU need on your farm right now one of our gasoline en¬ 
gines. They make money and save work. Take them 
wherever the work is. They are strong, durable, and reliahle. 
In fact they are willing workers and never quit. Don't sleep 
another night till you have sent for information that means 
DOLLARS FOR YOU. Tell us SIZE FARM YOU 
HAVE and get special proposition. DO IT NOW. 
R. CONSOLIDATED GASOLINE ENGINE CO. 
202 FULTON STREET, NEW YORK CITY 
Save $ 35.. l 50 
Yes sir, I’ll save you $35 to $50 
Jn the firBt cost alone on the best, raost modern, 
most sanitary and closest 6kimming cream 
separator ever built. When you buy the 
New Galloway Sanitary 
—vou pay just one small profit above 
actual coat of materials and labor. Why pay 
any denier SS5 to $110 for an inferior ma- 
chine, buy direct and save one-half. Get my 
Special 1914 Offer and 
90 Days FREE TRIAL 
tea* of this machine right on your form._ 
The new Galloway Sanitary r.kima to a trace, (rear, 
run in oil—easy to run— eany toclean. Sold direct. 
Sucked by $25,000 bond. Write for now catalog and 
special 1914 offer that will help you got your machine 
partly or entirely without cost in the end. Write today 
WM. GALLOWAY COMPANY*^ 
273 Galloway Station, Waterloo, la. 
463 
“Maple” Evaporators 
Onr " Maple Evaporator ” is the most 
durab’e and most economical on the 
market: only selocted materials being 
used in its construction. Heavy cast-iron 
frame, reinforced sheet steel Jacket, ex¬ 
tra heavy specially rolled tin or galvan¬ 
ized iron pans. 
McLANE 
SCHANK 
HARD¬ 
WARE CO. 
Linesville 
Pa. 
Send for catalog 
and price list. 
“New Modern” Watering Basin 
All dairymen sav that cow. 
supplied with fresh watergiva 
0 to 10 per cent more milk. 
Tlieret'oi eour watering device 
(Basins, l’ipe Line and Float 
Tank) I. a Profitable Invest¬ 
ment. Made of cast iron, with 
round corners and smoothed 
bottom. Galvanized Iron 
Cover. Thoroughly coated. 
Our “New Modern” Swing 
Stanchion, with our watering device Is the most up- 
to-date outtit on the market. Write for FrooCat.log. 
GLOR BROS. & WILLIS MFG. 
61 Main St., Attica, Now York 
■ ■ ** Everything for the Barn.”— 
CO. 
Earliest and easiest worked. 
Carries off surplus water j 
admits air to the sell. In¬ 
creases the value. Acres of swampy land reclaimed and made fertile. 
Jackson's Koinid Drain Tile meets every requirement. We also make Sewer 
l’ipe. Red and Fire Bnck. Chimney Tops, Encaustic slide Walk Tile, etc. Write 
for what you want and prices. JOHN H. JACKSON, 89 Third Ave., Albany, N Y. 
TILE DRAINE D LflH D IS MORE PRODUCTIVE 
ROUND TILE 
Manson 
Campbell 
THE CHATHAM 
Grain Grader and Cleaner 
Handles 70 Kinds of Seed Grain and Grass Seed 
From Wheat, it takes Wild Oats, Tamo 
Onts, Cockle, llyo and Smut. 
Cleans .ho dirtiest Flax. Has speeial 
knocker nnd skimmer which prevents elog- 
glmr. (Other machines choke tip.) 
Takes Dodder,lfarn Yard Crass and Foxtail 
out of Alfalfa and Mlllefsliek usu whistle.” 
Takes Buekliorn from Clover. 
)Sorts Corn for Drop l’lanter. 
Famous BRAN MILL. Handles all varie¬ 
ties, takes out the SPLITS, Clay, Straw, etc. 
Handles Peas as well as any Grain or Grass 
Seed. Removes foul weed seed and all 
shrunken, craeked anti slekly grains. Takes 
out all dirt, dust and chaff. It, is also a bully 
chaffer. Handles GO bushels per hour, tins 
power or hand power. Fuslest running mill. 
You can’t afford to plant common Seed 
and take chances on a poor crop, when I 
am offering to scientifically clean and grade 
every bushel of your Seed drain for this spring’s 
planting for one paltry dollar. 
Here’s my proposition, and if you are a smart 
man you will write me before sunrise tomorrow: 
Send me one dollar and I will ship you, 
FREIGHT PAID by MYSELF, this improved 
1914 Ghatham Grain Grader and Cleaner, with 
all equipment. Clean your Seed Wheat, Oats, 
Flax, Barley, Peas, Beans, Corn, Grass Seed, 
etc. Then PLANT those fine seed. AFTER, 
you have harvested a bumper crop, pay me 
the balance of my low price. Not one penny 
need you pay, except the SI. until next Oc¬ 
tober. And by October Y’OUR CHATHAM 
WILL HAVE MORE THAN PAID ITS EN¬ 
TIRE COST IN INCREASED CROPS. Then 
you’ll have it to work FREE for you the rest 
of your life. 
Your Dollar Returned 
I only want the dollar ns evidence of good faith—to 
protect myself from mischievous hoys. 1 f after 30 days’ 
hard tost, you don’t want my "Chatham.” send it buck 
at my expense and I will return the dollur. 
A “Made-to-Order” Machine 
Every "Chatham” is practically a made-to-order ma¬ 
chine, for I send you the exact nnd proper Screens. 
Biddles, Hurdles and Sieves to grade and clean every 
Grain and Grass Seeil orou-n in your localttu. That’s 
tho secret of my success. I would not be the leading 
maker of Graders and Cleaners if I had tried to nntko 
my equipment tit ten million farms. What would vou 
think of a clothing maker whose suits were all one 
size? Wouldn't it be a miracle i£ ho gave you a tit. Yot 
all makers of Graders and Cleaners, except me, send 
thesamo equipment, whether you live in Maine, Ohio 
or Oregon. They wouldn't do that, if they had my 41 
years’ experience. 
Extra Screens Free 
I use, all together. 81 Screens and Sieves. It 
usually requires 15 to 17 for tho average farm. These 
I select from the 81. After 41 years in the business. 
I am pretty sure to pick the exact equipment needed 
on your furm. If I shouldn’t, just drop me a line and 
I'll send your additional requirements. There will 
be no charge for this. 
Samples Graded Free 
Maybe you havo some Seed Grain that you can’t 
clean or grade or separate. Send me a sample. I will 
purify it and tell you how you can do it cheuply. No 
charge for this. 
Seed Com Sorted 
M.v big Corn Sorting Attachment, invented 2 years 
ago. is a great success. Twelve thousand farmers and 
many lending Agricultural Colleges are using it. It 
is tho only machine I know of which scientifically 
sorts seed corn for drop planters. 
New Book Ready 
Send me no money now—just a Postal. for the finest, 
most complete Book on Seed Selection I've ever writ¬ 
ten. After the Book comes, write me what size ma¬ 
chine you want nnd I’ll ship it. freight prepaid, on 
receipt of SI.00. Then clean und grade all yonr Seed 
Grain. If you write today, you get my Book by 
return mail. Address neurcst office. 
Manson Campbell Company 
Dept. 43 
Detroit Kansas City Minneapolis 
