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■She RURAL NfiW-YORKER 
January 2t>, lOlS 
AGAIN 
The Fanner’s Opporhmity 
F.inuei’s Obtainofl Ilecord Piices for PruUnce last yoar. Should 
do so Ajiain this year. 
Fanns sl)oiild l>e run to Capacity and Proper Fertilizers Piherally 
Use MAPES MANURES 
Tlieir Standard Absolutely Maintained in Field and State Fxi)en- 
nient Stations. 
All during' the war the Mapes Manures weremade and are heinj? 
made i»recisely as in the past, under pledge to supply the Phosphoric 
.\cid from Animal Pone and (iuano, made available Avithout acidity, no 
Rock oi- .'icid Phosphate used. While they do not coiitain as much 
J’otash as formeidy, they do hold enough to greatly aid the present crop 
to more ])erfect growth and develo])ment, and thus insure the balance 
of its necessary I'otash being taken from latent soil supplie.s. 
Our s])lendid record Avith the State Experiment Stations of 3010 
again maintained. 
We giA'e below the avei’age of all dhe Station Analyses Avhich we 
have received of our prominent brands for 1937. 
- 1917 ANALYSES- 
JIAl-ES POTATO pl,„s. Aclil 
Ammonia Available 'J'otal Potash 
Average of six State Station Aiialy.se.s.. 4.9.5 7.74 9.9S 3.09 
Guarantee. 4.50 S. S. 3. 
CENER.AL SPECIAL 
Average of four State Station Analyses. 7.29 0.22 9.04 3.04 
Guarantee. 
TOBACCO STARTER, IMPROVED 
Average of four State Station Analy.ses. 5.2.0 <>.34 .‘^..‘>11 3.32 
Guaranty'e . o. 0. S. 3. 
CORN MANURE 
Average of four State Station Analyses. 3.24 7.07 30.74 3.07 
Guarantee. 
TOP DRESSER, FULL STRENG'ni 
Average of three State Station Analyses. 12.12 0.27 S.30 2.2;) 
Guarantee.12. •>. 8. 3. 
TOBACCO M.VNURE 
.\verage of Iwo Slate Station Analyse.s. .30.24 0.31 8.45 3.82 
..1^- •••• 
AVc are oriually proud of the results in the held. They huA-e been 
most excellent, fully substantiating our theory as to the advisability of 
sui)plying at least limited Potash to aid the crop to make a st.-irt. ami 
so enable it to avail itself to the utmost of the latent su])plies of Potash 
in the soil. . . 
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Plant Food Waste; Sociology 
The article on page .31, on “Wasting 
Plant Food,” .says something; it hits the 
nail on tlie liead. It deserves to be cut 
out and pasted in the hat of every man 
and on the pantry door of every house. 
It should be iireached from eA’ery pulpit 
and tauglit in every school, until as a 
nation aa'c cease committing this crime of 
\va,sting plant food. Take the one item 
of AA'ood ashes alone. Thousands of cords 
of AA'ood are burned for fuel, and tons of 
ashes are made. At least nine-tenths of 
it is absolutely throAvn aAV'ay. People Avho 
have gardens Avill apparently deliberately 
take the ashes out to the middle of the 
road and dump them as though they must 
be gotten rid of somehow. IIoav much 
less a crime is it to destroy life than the 
source of life? 
I am also noting the article on the fol- 
loAving jiage on “Rural Sociology.” This 
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R. N.-Y. recently show that Ave are at 
last realizing that there is such a thing 
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A Housekeeper on Flour 
111 tli<'.'<(‘ (Iny.s of llio constant di.scu.s- 
shni Ilf (lii> food ])i'obl(’m, it .sf'cins to me 
it Avoidd he Aviso tii "nt some thing.s doAA'ii 
to ji f(>asil)l(“. jiniciical basis, and Toall.A’’ 
eliininaffi soiup of tin* Avasto of time and 
(‘xponse. Tak(', for ('xamiili', Ihe tiuostion 
of bniad .and flour. Alany of us do our 
own baking and have done .so for years, 
and thrift and economy are not neAv ele¬ 
ments in our affairs. Wc do not ni'ed to 
liave new (’ami some of them entliady 
absurd and iinjiracticable) la'cipes Iianded 
out to us h.v peo]de avIio m'vc'r baked a 
loaf of bread in their lives; hut avo Avould 
be glad to consider ivays and meiins lliat 
AA’ould reduce labor and exiieiisc*, or sjia'O 
time. 
I am not a miller, and I do not kiiOAV 
the tricks of the trfide, or Avhat grains 
could be milled and ground togelher, but 
I should (liink we could have a flour that 
AVOuld meet the re((iiirements of the Goa’- 
enimeiit and be a hibor and iiione.v-saA'- 
ing deal all down the line. At present 
Ave are trying to mix a portion of coarse 
cornmeal Avitli fine. Avheat flour, and 
make good lin'ad Avith it. Avhich I (lo not 
consider can lie dune. 3’he meffl is gran¬ 
ular. and the cuinbination makes n 
bread that cuts rough and dries out 
husky. .V conibinafion of Avhite flour 
and rye is neither one thing nor the 
other, tlie Avheat Hour not lending itself 
faA'orabl.v to tlie best tnaitirn'iit for rye 
bread. \Vhat we n'ally want is a ik'av 
combination of grains, milh'd together, 
of uniform texture and proper blending. 
Why cannot w(' have a tine Avheat Avitli 
about 30 )ier cent of Avhito corn milled 
together, that would make an ideal yeast 
bread or hi.'^ciiit flour? Also give us an 
entire wliiait and rye, fifty-fifty, milled 
t()geth(‘r which makes a delicious brown 
bread Avith yeast, molassi's and ])(‘anut 
oil or hutt(>r. 3'hese tAVo flours could he 
marketed under the name of Liberty 
flour, brown and Avhite, to he of standard 
grade wheri'ver made, and under (hwern- 
meiit supi'rvisioii. 'I'liis plan would 
greatly simplify the handling of so many 
different flours, from the miller down to 
the hous(‘k('eper. If efficiency and the 
.saving of time and handling are to he 
desiri'd in these .strenuous days, this idea 
might help us to work some of it into 
our ('A'cr.vday liv(‘s. 
Xow. another thing, Avhy are we being 
eharge(l :is much for our rye flour as Ave 
are for wheat, and more than either for 
entire wheat? Rye is neither as _exp(Mi- 
Lsive nor as troublesome to .raise as 
wluRit; soil preparation or location are 
not so iniiiorlaiit and the flour does not 
go as far in baking as Avheat flour, hi'iiig 
a close, moist flour. AA’hieh does not ex¬ 
pand and raise as Avheat does. It makes 
a really more expensive bread to us(* than 
AV'heat.' I do not AvifhV.o be critical, and 
I am following all the Government in¬ 
structions as closely as possible, hut it 
look.s to me as though there Avas still 
room for improvenient and we could he 
of more use and benefit than we are with 
less expen.se and inconvenience to oiir- 
selve.s in the doing. L. if- i>. 
Crops and Farm News 
Potatoes are selling in tbe store.s at .$2; 
apples, .$3.00 to ,$2.40; c.ahhage, 3e per 
lb.; butter, countr.v, 4;5c; creamery, 58c. 
Cows, $50 to $300; hogs, $21 per CAvt.; 
horses, $50 to $250. Hay. $25 to $.30; 
wheat, .$2 to $ 2 . 10 ; corn, $ 2 ; oats, 75 c. 
Westmoreland Co., Pa. k. g. av. 
Wheat is in fine .shape so far. Some 
potatoes are moving at $1.50 bu.; the 
crop in this si'ction was the poorest in 
years. Hay is scarce at $25 jim- ton; 
apples $1 per hu. Milk at retail, 35c cit. ; 
butterfat .at ensunery, 49c; good cows 
scarce and high in jirice; poor on(‘.s going 
fast to (he butclu'r. Horses from .$200 
to $300. P>eef, liog-dres.sed, $12 jier cwt.; 
veal, hog-dressed. 3,Sc. I’ork. dressed, 
20 c; pigs, per pair. $ 8 . c. s. 
.Teft'erson Co., Pa. 
Crops of all kinds yiidded Avell here in 
3917. Wheat. 20 to 30 bu. jier aiaa*. I’lie 
wheat in the early Spring look(al as though 
it Ava.s dead. A great many plowisl it 
under and jilaiitial the^ ground to corn. 
A few persons left it and (he Avhe.it came 
on and made a good yield. Oats Avere a 
fine qualit.v, ;50 to 80 hu.; some fields croji 
to 3(X)_ bu. Jier acre. Corn maih' a' big 
yield, .50 to <80 hu. per acre, hut (he ('arly 
frost caught it and Ave have (piite .a lot of 
soft corn. Seed corn will he quite an ob¬ 
ject Avith us. Everything Ave buv and sell 
is high. Corn, $3.25 ; oats. 75c ; ‘hay, $20 ; 
cows, $80 to .$300; cattle and hogs of 
course bring good price.s; butter, 45 to 
50c; aiiples Avere plenty and are Avortli $3 
per hu. Land is very high. A farm of 
100 acres Avas sold a year ago for .$225 
per acre. It can now be sold for $275. 
Some f.arms Avill bring $.300 per acre. If 
a farm is offered for sale it is soon bought. 
Renters are ver.v eager to get land (o 
AA'ork. The farmers in the Fast snredv 
don’t realize what their land is Avortli, 
offering good land for $100 or less. T 
haA'e taken Tite R. N.-Y. for several years, 
and it is (he must honest iiajier l'take! 
McDonough Co., HI. . 7 . j,. (_ 
Buffalo Markets 
The Avorst blizzard that has ever vis¬ 
ited western New York did Avhat it could 
to make the middle of January impos¬ 
sible to the produce dealer. Following, 
as it did. one only a trifle less .severe, it 
makes the W'inter quite the worst on 
ri'cord. Hard ,as jicojile are tr.ying to save 
food the heavy freezing of potatoes .and 
the like in transit is ver.v discouraging. 
So it is reiiorted that potatoes are strong, 
on account of light receipts, at $2.20 to 
.$2..50 Jier 300 lbs., AA’ith frosted $3 up. 
SAveets are also hard to move, and bring 
$2.;)0 Jier 300 lbs. Ajijiles sulTered some, 
but are more jilenty than last Winter, 
the prices ranging from .$4.;50 to .$0.-50 jier 
bbl.. .Toiiathaii leading. Avith W(>.sterii box 
ajijiles $3.70 to $2.75 jier box, Spitz lead- 
iiiR. 
Ouioiis are dull at $3.25 to $3 for west¬ 
ern Jier 300 lbs.. $1..50 to $2.25 for home¬ 
grown Jier hu., and $1.75 jier small crate 
for Siiaiiish. Beans are rated W('ak, hut 
jiricps are still $14 to $15 per 3(K) Ihs. 
Vegetables are moving sloAV, as buyers are 
afraid to take anything that does not 
look right or that cannot be stored safely. 
Cabbage groAvs plentier, Avholesaling at 
.$2.;50 to $.3 Jier 300 lbs.; green beans are 
$8 to .$9. lettuce is $3.75 to .$2. all jier 
hamper, nut much hut Florida coming in. 
Iteets are $3. to $3.25; carrots, 50c to 
$1; parsiiijis. $3 to $3.25; turnijis. 
liurjile. 7.5c to $1.2.5, all jier bu.; celery 
00c to $3 Jier doz.; radishes, 22c to 2;5c; 
sliallots, 25o to .■{.5c; A'cgetahle oyster, 
,80c to 90c, all Jier dozen 3)1111001168; 
squash. $5 to .$0 per 300 lbs.; yelloAV 
turnijis, $3.75 jier bbl.; hothouse toma¬ 
toes out. Cuba grown, .$0 to .$7 jier orate. 
Southern fruits are hard to move and 
trade is light, at $5 to $0 for oranges. $7 
to .$7.50 for lemons. $0.50 to $7 for grape¬ 
fruit. .all per box; bananas, $1.75 to .$3..50 
Jier bunch. Home-grown luits are scarce, 
at 81 to .$2 for walnuts and butternuts 
and $3.25 to .$4 for hickories. 
Rutter still advances, though in light 
demand just now, at 47c to i5.3c for 
creamery; 42c to 4Sc for dairy; 38c to 
48c for crock, and 3».3c to .35c for jiooi- 
butter. Oleomargarine is 27c. Cheese, 
24c to 28c for domestic; 28c to 30(; for 
linihurger. Eggs are running uji fa.st on 
account of Avestern conditions, at 00c to 
05c for hennery, 45c to (50c for candh'd. 
A further advance is projihesied. Poul¬ 
try,. on account of the Aveather, is strong 
for live and within a cent or tAVo of 
dressi'd. Live is 2Sc to 32c for turkey ; 
25c to 3.5e for fowl; 28 to 32c for chick¬ 
ens ; 20f to 22c for old roosters; 28c to 
30c for ducks, and 23,c to 2;5c for geese. 
Rabbits are plenty at 35c to ;50c j)(*r 
jiair for cotton t.ails, and 50c to 90c for 
jacks. 
’Pile sen.sational weather product just 
now is hay, Avhich ha.s been low till 
Winter became severe, but is noAV $29 
per ton for best Timothy, a recent ad¬ 
vance of $4 a ton. J. AV. c. 
“For the Land’s Sake, use PxiAvker’s 
Fertilizers; they enrich the *arth and 
those Avho till it.”—Adv. 
