69 
Light Auto Trailer for the Farm 
Unjust Taxes in New Jersey 
RURAL NEW-YORKER 
part nf the farm work for which they are so well 
adapted? tuccki;r. jk. 
M 
()I)I']IIATK COST—Over a year a.sio I read a 
short article in TitE U. X.-Y. about the value 
of light auto trailers for use on the farm. Some 
time later I attended an illustrated lecture* hy II. 
W. De Baun of the X^. .1. Mxperiment Station, and 
among Xther things he showed a picture and spoke 
of the .saving in time effected hy a farmer aceiuaint- 
ance of his who had a trailer for hauling light loads 
of vegetables to his local market. Altogether the* 
trailer looked like* a goexl pi’oposition. After inve.st- 
igjiting we finally iKeught a light trailer fK)!- use Ik*- 
hiiid a small touring e*ar. The trailer we*ighs .“.(Mt 
Ihs., is fitteel with rolU‘r he*arings, has solid ruhl»er 
tires (.iust a trifle larger tluin the>se useel een rubber 
tire buggies) and is guaraivte'eel to carry 1000 lbs. It 
ce>st $<'0 f. o. b. our station. It can be attache*el or 
detached to the reai- axle of the car 
in less than a minute*, ami doe*s not 
interfere with it as a touring e-ar. 
A TIME-SAVIXe VEIIKT.E.— 
Wo have had this trailer a,y(*;ir 
now anel can recommend it highly 
to iiny auto owner wishing te) .save 
time with light loaels. We live 2*4 
mik*s from our shipping steition. 
During April we shij) a number of 
idiints anel make* twe» ti-iies a d.iy to 
the station with le)ads seldom ex- 
ea'Celing 10(H> lbs. With ji one-horse 
wagon this t:tke*s e-e)nsiderable time. 
With ii tniilejr the* round trip can be 
made in e)ne'-thii-d the time or less. 
During the asparagus season the 
trailer is again very useful, l.eiter, 
whem pivxluce of all kinds lteconie*s 
meu-e plentiful, we* get it away with 
a two-heerse wagon, etr senel by ante 
truck. But even then the*re* is ofte'ii 
a s]»e*cial loael of seunething that 
ne*e*els moving epiickly. and the*re* again the* trailei- 
is handy. Kee-eidl.v we* had an orde*i' from I'hiladel- 
phia for KKKI lbs. of hone*y. Fr(*ight on our I'o.ad 
is very slow and uncertain. .s<t the* loael was tiike'ii 
on the trailer anel elelivere'd in iie'rfect shape* at the* 
eloor e)f the bnye*r. The elistance* was 22 n)ile*s. A 
we*e*k ago we got een or<le*r for five barrels of swe'ct 
[iot:ite>es to go by exieres.s. The reeads were seelid 
ice. We did nek have a remgh horse e>n the* place*, 
so put chains on the* c;ir. ho(d<e*d up to the* traiU'r 
anel Ivael the potiitocs at the station in a short time*. 
The trailer is usefitl in many different ways, anel 
has proven more valueible than we theeught it woubl 
wiien we bought it. It has more 
than paiel fe)j* itself this first staiMUi. 
AX UX.irST LAW.—Just now 
though I fe*el as the>ugh some* of oui- 
Xe-w Jerst'y lawinak(*rs Inive a 
gruelge against the trailer. Last 
ye*ar the license fe*e* for that lraile*r 
W!is .$2, which I ce)nsiele*r a great 
ph'iity. This year it sereins a new 
ce)nimercial truck law has gone iido 
cflect in Xew Jer.se.v, anel the li- 
ee*nse is costing me -itL"). The auto 
lie-e*nse* is $7.00. The light trailer 
hoedceel on behinel fe>r tH*c<isionai 
use is put in the same class with a 
he*avy truck, all because it Inis sedid 
tiri*s. If I go to the expen.se of 
throwing the preisent whe*el.s awa.\. 
ge*tting new ernes fitte*el with pneui- 
matic tire*s e>f size* elesiginite'el by 
hiw, I can .still u.se the* trailer at 
the^ e>ld license fe*e of $2. To do 
that will cost me* more than the 
Ifiiiler cost in the first place and 
the* chane*e*s are b,v next Jan. Ist 
jinother law will be in e*ffe*ct which 
will ]>rohibit the tt.se e>f traile*rs al- 
teegether. This is very unfair. Xine 
me*n out of ten will sa.v that trailer 
with its soliel rubber tires is no harder on the* roaels 
than a rubber-tire buggy or a light tarm wagon. 
Vet I am eomi)e*lle*el to pa.v a lie-e*nse fee e>f $lo for 
the privilege of using this outfit which cost when 
new but $(>0. Surel.v there should be some amend¬ 
ment to this new commercial true-k law in so far as 
it applies to light trailers. As it stands it is not 
fiiir or just. Bewause of this excessive licen.se fee* 
uiiiny auto-e)wning farmers will be barred from 
having a light trailer on the farm tei take the place 
of a hanely wagon and by not having it will lo.se 
many hours’ time in the course of the year that 
mi',dit better be .spent on the farm. .Vutos are rapid¬ 
ly becoming a neces'sary part of the farm eeiuipment. 
Why .should we be practically prohibited from hav- 
imr them help us by doing a larger “bit” in that 
An Automobile Kitchenette 
T he commissary department in modern warfare 
is strikingly different from the old-time iilan of 
every man baking his own hoe cake and cooking his 
coffee in a can over an open fire. 
The i)icture, Fig. 22. shows a motor kitchen said 
to have a cai>acit.v for feeding 25P and carrying a 
reserve tor 2r>(t more. This is one t.vpe of traveling 
kitchen that is expected to simplify the big job of 
feeding the army multitudes, besides giving the men. 
warm food and much better fare. 
45 cents a quart for water! (Jreat stuff! Why nor 
.scatter these chemicals on a couple of acres and 
then wait for a good rain—and iiocket $.200? This 
would be a godsend to (lerman.v or England in their 
savage battle for plant food! 
This beats anything we have had yet. It is hard 
to think of a farmer or gardener buying such stuff 
when we consider the analysis of ordinary liipiid 
manure found on all farms: 
I’ouuds 111 One Tim of Liquid Maiuira 
“Nitro Fertile”—Great Fertilizer Stuff 
S EVEBAL readers have a.sked what we think of 
"Xitro Fertile.” said to be an ‘’odorless fertil¬ 
izer" made by the Fertile C’onqiany. Cleveland. Ohio. 
I Ininnn 
I lorst* 
Cow 
Sheet) 
Fia: .. 
XitroRoii 
12 
20 
12 
40 
10 
I*. -Void 
I'otasli 
0 
20 
lO 
45 
b) 
Chamb(*r slops and the Ihiuids which often run 
away from the barn and are lo.st contain much th«* 
same forms of plant food as this “Xitro Fertile.” Tin* 
table shows us another thing about liquid manures. 
Nearly all the potash in the food 
eaten by the animal is excreted in 
tin* li(|uids, and we also .see that 
they contain little if any phos- 
l>hnric acid. This shows that in 
order to use manure economically 
ue must .save the liipiids and use 
vsonie form of phosphorus with the 
manure. In large families the 
cliambei' slo|)s will during the 
cmirse of a .vear pi’ovide con.sider- 
able nitrogen. The.v can be utilized 
by pouring them over a pile of coal 
ashes (u* a compost heap—using 
them later on the garden. 
(Press Illustrating’ Service) 
Hauling Milk With Auto Truck. Fig. 22 
this Stull is it .solution of fojiiiiKin agricultiirtil chemi¬ 
cals in water—sold ;it it profit of about loot) per cent. 
Frol. K. F. Bose. t<t;ite Chemist rif Florida, has re¬ 
fused to register the guar.-inteed analysis of this 
conq)iiny. ;iud lie tigui*es tin* value of the “Xitro 
l'’t*rlil(*" ;ts follows: 
'I’ln* jiricc 
follows; 
lists accoiiqiaiiying these goods 
are as 
1 .ga On bottle (1(1 lbs.)..$ g.(H)—real value (110-% 
o ga on keg (.50 Ib.s.)- lo.fKI—real value O.iS:*,-:?! 
-.) gallon barrel (2.50 lbs.). 45.00—real value 4 
• )0 gallon barrel (500 lbs.). S2.50 real viiliie .SAT-iL 
F. (). B. Clev(*liind. 
value S.2( 
V ton of this stuff would cost .$.‘:2o at Clevt'land. 
.Sc I-vice) 
An Army Kitchen on Wheels.. Fig. 23 
Ohio, while Frof. Bose .sa \ s ;i B*rtilizer containing 
the same percentiige of iil.-mt food (without tin* 
water) can la* bought in Florida for $25.50. The 
chemictils jind w;itei‘ needed to make a ton of this 
ft'rtilizei- .-tre mtmeil as follows: 
270 lbs. LS% nitrate of soda. 
‘204 lbs. iicid plnisphate. 
lbs. 4S% potassium chloride. 
A Texas Farmer’s Wheat 
Crop 
I 1IA\'F noted with interest the 
discussions in your pajicr and 
nniny others concerning the cost of 
wlu*at production. Whih* nmny coi*- 
rcs[)ondents ti.re undoubtedly in a position to com¬ 
mand our respect foi* th(*ir opinions on this subject, 
many more :ire of the city editor and .self-st.vleil 
expert type.s, and their views jire correspondingly 
worthless, q'he hitter have done the wheat f.-irmer 
much injustice by iittenipting to illuminate the mind 
of the general public with figures showing :iu :is- 
toundingly low cost of whejit i>roduction with its ;ic- 
companying profits. I do not say that all such 
stiitements art* ('ntiri*ly t*rroneous or exagg(*r;if(‘d. 
or wilfully malicious, but where th(*y jire not utterly 
absurd, trine times out of f(*n rhey givt* the public 
an iiicorrt*ct impression bt'cttuse of fjictors Igiuored 
or slighted. A man htis ;i pei'fect 
right to tell wlnit he knows to be 
the cost of i)i-oductiun in his lociil- 
it.'". but he has no liceiisi* to hcrtild 
his findings to ;in jilretidy preju- 
dic(*«l city public, :is being fimii :ind 
binding on till .sections. Becau.se 
John Smith in a sm:ill loc.-ility in 
Kan.sjis raises wheat for $1.40 iier 
biislu*! is not suflicient pi‘oof thtit 
evei‘.\ F;irnu*r Smith in evt*ry Spite 
or in eveiw ii.-irt of Ktins.-is is si» 
forfnn.itt*. 
I tio not know wh;it the tiverage 
cost of protlucing ;i bushel of wh(*jii 
in tin* Fnirt'd .Sftites w;is hist .ve;))’, 
nor do I know what it. wjis in 4’ex- 
iis or in tiiiy consider.-ible iiortion of 
thiit SPite. but I offer the foUowing 
figni'es as being fairly rei)n*souta- 
live of our own locality, in the 
soul hern part of the “Fanhandle." 
4’here are two types of fai-ming 
Conducted here, dry and ii-rigated. 
Tin* r.-iinfall averages 12 or 12 
inches per .vear. and while a large 
p:i ri of this tails thi’oughout the 
growing season, crops, as a rule, do 
not attain theii* maximum .vields 
lid of supirlementary moisture in the 
iMieat is the most generallv suc- 
the 
DC 
li.'h) lbs. 
12(!4 Ib.s. water, or other 
filler. 
2000 lbs. 
This is one of the boldest attempts to sell water 
at a high figure that we have heard of .vet. A ton 
of this stuff sells at $320. You put $22.50 worth of 
chemicals in less than 700 quarts of water and the 
value at once rises ahout $200. qqiat means about 
without 
foi'in of iri-igation 
cessful cash crop gi-own on a large scale. The tota 
cost of iiroducing a bushel of wheat on our farm (ii’ 
ligated) last .vejir Avas $LS0. This figure include 
labor, seed, materials, insurance, irrigating, thrash 
ing, .stoi-age, and interest on land and capital. \V, 
made a yield of 15 bushels jier acre, and tlu.s. I In* 
lieve, is a fair average for the community. Tin 
yield on dry farms is estimated at eight bushels 
The cost per bushel, according to the best figure: 
obtainable, was $1.0S. 
The price received here for the best Xo. 2 wheat i: 
$1.00 per bushel. 20 cents being the .shi])ping am 
handling cost between here and the oasic deimts 
With steady advances in the co.st of farm machinery 
