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Ts/te RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 17, 1017. 
examples ivill illustrate. The early part of August 
wa.s ])articularly ivarm. About the tenth the weath¬ 
er moderated, 'i'he irartl'ord Market Gardeuei’.s’ 
As.sociation was (juick to grasp the opportunity 
offered. They suggested that since a fu’e was not 
so uncomfortable as it had been a “good old-fash¬ 
ioned New Knghind boiled dinner" would be a 
mighty good meal, and they furtluM’ outlined vege¬ 
tables which should be purchased to make ujj the 
It’s Cooler »nd * Fire Is Not tmooosfortable, TJwerom, 
The Hartford Market 
Gardeners’Association 
Suggests a Good Old Fashion 
New England Boiled Dinner 
Toa'U trent plenty of Potatoott Cabbas«, Spinach, Sir««t Com 
and Beata. and don't forsat the OarroU. Radlabca. thinly allccd, 
(o nioaly on any dlah. While you hav» a lira you mlyht aa wall 
cook an order of Wax or Groan Baano—yao. cook plenty, ao you 
can haaa aomo oald. to uao In oalada You'll naod a head «* 
liOttuca and a bunch of Celery. 
When you order your yrooarlea to-morrow, aay "SCMMEIt 
SQUASH." Alao order a soodly aupply of CCCUMBEBS-— 
thoy ro at their beat .this week. 
Mental Suggestion for a Boiled Dinner. Fig. 72 
dinner. .\nother very timely ndvei'tisement was 
inserted the lirst of S(‘i>t('mher when so much fear 
was being expre.^^sed by city dwelh'rs that there 
would he a railroad strike ami the food suiiply 
would thert'fore he cut off. The association advised 
the use of homt'-grown prodiiets and assured the 
Hartford city dwellers that an almndanci* of veg<‘- 
tables was :it their disposal. Four days later the 
space ealled attention to demonstrations in the 
cold-pack canning of vegetables being held at the 
Charter (bik Fair, and very ajitly addiMl, "We can 
furnish yon witli everything lu'ci'.ssa i-y for caii- 
uing vi'getaldes (‘xci'pt the glass .iars." I’lM'haps tlie 
advertisement whh'h had the greatest limmMliate 
effect was the one pnlilished soon after the middle 
of Seiitemher annonneing “Frost is l)n<‘" and ad¬ 
vising the early purchase of tomatoes, peppers, 
etc., for iiickling purjioses. The value of this ad- 
viM'tisement was matei'ially increased by the fact 
that the same night Hartford did experience a 
slight frost. The few illustrations noted above are 
hut examjib's of liow the Gardmiers’ Associatiou 
kejtt uj) their jmhlicity work. 
ItFSrr/l’S AND FOSSIBILITIES.—The financial 
results of an advertising campaign are at best hard 
to estimate. Given a jiroiiositioii where the goods 
advertisi'd are sold at wholesale to a hundred dif¬ 
ferent dealers and peddlers by an eiually large 
numl)(*r of jiroduciu's and an estimate is a practical 
Impo.s.xihility. 'Phis season an estimate was further 
complicated by the fact that there was not an over¬ 
abundant supply and that, due to unusual pros- 
p(*rity. people were buying more liberally than they 
ever had in iiast years. However the growers rath¬ 
er generally feel that the advertising helped their 
business materiiill.v. One of them t<dd me that la*- 
fore the “Frost is Due" advertisement aiipt'arcd lu' 
had been bringing in a half load of pickling vegc*- 
tahles daily, .\fter the advertisement was piiiircMl 
a full load at much higher prices did not immt the 
demand. Tlie "canning” advertisement made a very 
noticeable dift'erenee in the attendance at the can¬ 
ning demonstrations at the Charter Oak Fair; a 
notice calling attention to East Hartford imdons 
brought an imiiiiry from a commi.ssion man as to 
the jivailahle output, and a statement that he 
guessed lie Avonld not oi-der any from the Sonlh 
that day; the “New England Boiled Dinner” was 
the necessary stimulus to make a Jewish peddler 
who couldn’t read but who could hear, ask, "What 
must I load up with so that I can sell tho.se din- 
uersV” 'Phese instances, wliile not representing a 
cash value entirely, showed that the advertisements 
w(*re being road and were making the desired im¬ 
pression. Sutlice it to say that the as.sociation is 
.satisfied and has already made a contract for 
sjiace in the .same daily paper for next Spring. 
AN ADV.VNCE IN AGKICULTFKE.—Cobiiera- 
tive advertising and cooperative employment bu¬ 
reaus are an .-idvanced step in agriculture, especial¬ 
ly in the conservative agriculture of New England. 
Farmers are learning that they can w-ok and stick 
together despite the fact that they have been told 
tl'. 't they could not so many times. They are find¬ 
ing that the los.s of thek individuality means a 
gain to their bank account. :Much credit is due 
the Coiiuoctievit ^.eaf Tobacco Association and the 
Hartford Market Gardeners’ Associatiou for point¬ 
ing the way to the newer possibilities of coopera¬ 
tive effort. C. W. ADAMS. 
This Farmer Knows What He Wants 
W HAT my neighbors and T want is a better 
protection from hunters. Before pheasants 
were introduced into this section, and tlie pot-hunt¬ 
er with a scrap of i>aper in liis pocket permitting 
him to roam about as he pleased, the farmer.'^, my¬ 
self one of them, raised lots of turkeys. It was 
not an nncommon sight to see one hundred or more 
turkeys about a farm liome. Now not a tnrke.v is 
raised in this section. Wliy is this? It is because 
license is issued to Tom. Dick and Harry to kill. 
It matters not to some what they kill, as long as 
he hits the mark. Bobins or meadow larks, yellow- 
hammers or woodjiecker.s, that have been so plenti¬ 
ful, are getting scarce in tliis section, they were 
tame marks for the pot-hunters and they do not hes¬ 
itate to kill them if they think they will not be 
seen in the act. In the Fall our young turkeys that 
have co.st ns .«o much time and care to bring to 'd 
hardy age, begin to wander over the farm for grass¬ 
hoppers and other iii.sects, which are their prin¬ 
cipal food, and they Avill not thrive without them. 
This is right in the hunting sea.son. These turkeys 
will take a circuit of one-half of a mile to a mile 
from home, and if fed a little at niglit will al¬ 
ways return home to roost. We cannot raise tur¬ 
keys Avithout this freedom of range, for they must 
haA’e the insects, green ])lant food and a certain 
grade of fine gritty grat'el for their inner mill. 
Now comes in the hunter. He comes across fi nice 
flock of turkeys; they are out of sight of the far¬ 
mer’s dwelling. He selects out one or more, of 
conrse^the l»cst in the flock, shoots them. ])nfs them 
into his hunting hag, Avhich conceals anything in¬ 
side it from view and makes oft’ with his prize as 
THE HARTFORD MARKET GARDENERS’ 
ASSOCIATION. 
You may aay 
VEGETABLES 
are expenaive. They are a necessary part of your diet. 
Cheaper Than Doctors 
•ad far more agreeable than medicines. 
This unusually long season makes it possible to still 
procure a general variety of FRESH GARDEN VEGE¬ 
TABLES. 
ToMtoes, Peppers, Lima Beans, Sweet Com, String 
BeCUOS. Turnips, Carrots, Parsnips, Celery, Lettuce. Car- 
tied. by all diBt-claas dealers. 
BUY SPINACH TO-MORROW. 
Advertising Fresh Garden Vegetables. Fig. 73 
fust as his h'gs will take him, and gets to his anto- 
mohile or out of sight. The farmer hears the shot, 
misirtists they are again .shooting his turkeys, and 
again hurries hitek to the rear of the farm to see. 
What doe.s he find? A lot of featlun'^^ whu'h tell 
the tale, 'and two of his finest turkeys gone, but not 
ji human being in sight. 
The unharmed turke.vs have scattered, for they 
are very sensitive to dangei*, and like a fiock of 
sheep that’haA'e heem harassed by dogs, Avill not do 
well after an occurrence .such as I have .iust re¬ 
lated. especially if a mother bird of a flock has 
l»(*en killed. The young birds having no leader Avill 
not venture far from the spot they Avere raised. If 
they do tlH*y are an easy jtrey to tin* hawks, foxes 
or Aveasels. I haA’e lost the best birds of my flock by 
tlK'se ))or,-h\uitcrs. We are busy men at tJiat sea¬ 
son; all kinds of crops to .secure, and Ave eamiot 
sjtare a person to stay Avith these turkeys all the 
rime. We lu'ed every UA'ailahle hand in these tim<>s 
of scarcit.v of farm labor, so turkeys or crops must 
go. and it Avas the turkey that Avent. I n.sed to sell 
turkeys to consumer's for 10 to 12 cents per pound 
and Av.as doing \\’ell. Now the scarcity in the State 
makes them .T5 to -10 cents ]iei' pound, and if the 
pres(‘nt hunting laws are continued, c-onsumers will 
IKiy .10 cents per pound and have to go out of the 
State at that for their turkey. The high jirice you 
offer yoirt' Ncav York State farmer for a turkey is 
not going to he any inducement, as he knoAvs as 
long as those hunters roam tlie country there is no 
use of trying to raise turkeys. 
Noaa'^ the remed.v. Repeal all laws that in the 
least deiiriA-e a fai'iner of saying aa'Iio shall trespass 
or hunt on his land. Do a\A'ay Avith farm posting 
against hunters and trappevs, and make the sim- 
)ile laAA' that, it is a misdemeanor and trespass for 
any person other than the owner or a person by his 
permission to he found upon his lands Avith fire¬ 
arms of any kind in his possession; a penalty of .$10 
for each and every offence of the kind or a term 
in confinement if not paid; one-half of fine going to 
State, other one-half to county. Wlien you glA'e ns 
laws that Avill protect the farmer you Avill have 
turkeys, sheep and birds as of yore. 
Ontario Co., N. Y. geo. w. avallacb. 
Catch the Chicken Thieves 
OUETRY houses uiid ont-bnildings can be pro¬ 
tected from the common thieves tty a projicr 
s.vstem of closed circuit electric alarms. The re.t- 
sou for the failure of the system in general use is 
because the open circuit Avitli the common dry bat¬ 
tery is used. The professional thief knows that 
by simply cutting one of the wii'es leading from the 
re.sidence to the jioint of attack he is immune from 
disturbance so far as tlie electric .system is <'on- 
cerned. The open circuit system is used in door 
hells, hotel annunciators and ignition systems in 
motors. The Avire at some ])oint is open, and be¬ 
fore a circuit is formed the wires must he connected 
by a push button or other deA'ice. It is a known 
fact that AAdien Avire is Avoiind around soft iron and 
a current of electricity is passed through the Avire 
the iron becomes a magnet. 
The system of jirotection most desirable is on 
the aboA’e principle of continuous current, and a 
blue vitriol battery, such as is used in telegraphy, is 
iK'cessary. The alarm hell is rung by clockwork 
and springs, same as in an alarm clock. A lever 
held in place by the artificial magnets keeps it 
from ringing as long as ilie circuit is not broken. 
Should the Avii'e leading to the house he cut or 
opened by opening wimbiw or doer tin' hell or 
buzzer in the resideiu'e will operate. Ry using tw<i 
Avires, one as a return, it wf»nld not matter Avhich 
one Avas severed, as the cirenit would he oi)ened. 
A sAvitch to connect the two wires during the day¬ 
time should he jilaced in the I't'siilenee. This should 
connect the Avires beyond tin* bell ;ind the battery. 
This switch should he tnrnc<l on in the morning be¬ 
fore going to the ontbnildings. Many nnicine de¬ 
vices can he studied out, siieli as firing a blank 
cartridge or oiieiiing the cirenit lt.\' oijeniug gate, 
running against a Avii-e, or stepping on a hoard, 
etc. Thieves usually cut wires leading from resi¬ 
dence to place of .'ittack. and as they ha\'e no means 
of knowing kind of system, without inside informa¬ 
tion, are quite stire of being caught. o. a. 
It. N.-Y.—Your idea is lii'st class and here is a 
sketch of one arrangement. When the switch B 
is closed and the di'op contact E lifted, the oirrent 
from the battery A goes through the outer cirenit 
and the magnet D holds the drop contact E open. 
If the outer circuit i.s broken, this bar drops and 
the same current rings the bell F. 
If the magnet does not act ou closing the SAvit<'h. 
a window or door has been left open, or there is 
some other break in the outer circuit 
Care should he taken to have the drop couta<'t 
points alAA'ays clean and bright, and to test theiii 
from time to time. If tlie magnet is AA'onnd Avitli 
fine Avire, the resistance Avill be such that there is 
almost no battery action when the circuit is dosed. 
Burglar Alarm System for Poultry-house. Fig. 74 
and with a gravity cell there is none at all when 
the switch B is open during the day. 
Even if there is no great danger from tliieves. it 
is a hit of practical electrical work to rig tliis 
tiling up. But in any event the work sliould be 
done A'ery quietly, and the wires kept as much out 
of sight as possible, since most chicken-stealing is 
local, and, if the kind of alarm is known, it can he 
tampered Avith. 
