23, B UfeAL NEW-YORKER 
1 « jranized everywhere. Do not let this movement stop. 
.1 he XVlir3,l i\ICW" I OrKCr Every ounce of work and influence will be nee<led 
to repeal this law, and the organization must be 
kept up for further w’ork. This law was “put over" 
last year by just two votes in the Assembly, because 
country people did not realize wdiat was being done. 
Tliat makes our present work doubly hard, but we 
must stand up to it and keep our organization. 
TUB BVSIXES8 FARMER’S PAPER 
A NrIIoiirI Weekly Journal for Country and Suburban Home* 
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Yorker when writing the advertiser. 
A lifuring on fhc hill to repeal the present sehool 
law will he held in the Assemhlg Chamher at Al- 
hanij on Wedncsdat/, Feh. 27. The former hear¬ 
ing teas postponed heeatise the date conflicted with 
the State Grange meeting. The '^physical director" 
bill witl he debated at the same time. The State 
Capitol should he crowded with country people at 
this hearing. 
L .\.ST ycai' some 50 fjinuei’S iii Suffolk Co., 
X. Y., iiiider the auspices of the County Farm 
liureau grew nejirly 12,(XK) bushels of Luce's Fa¬ 
vorite corn. This variety is in great deinand as a 
•silage com in Central and Northern New York. It 
matures Avell on Long Lsland, and the seed this 
year is high-clas.s and stands the test. Now the 
Dairymen's League has taken an option on the 
entire lot of seed. The growers are paid .$4.22i/^ 
per bushel for certilied seed f. o. b. This includes 
35 cents for shelling, grading, sacking and deliv¬ 
ering. This deal opens a new business for Long 
Island and the rest of the State. The seed can 
be produced Avith certainty on the Island, Avhile 
it is not sure in the North. Thus those Northern 
dairymen are enabled to obtain a sure quality of 
seed, Avhile the Long Island farmers are given a 
p.ew industry. The Dairymen’s T.eague and the 
FarmBureau bring these separated farmers together. 
S FVEILVL promoters are trying to got small 
holders of Liberty bonds to turn these gilt-edged 
securities over to them in exchange for stock in 
some new and untried scheme. Of course there is a 
line prospectus and great promises of large interest, 
but when you give up your solid Liberty bonds you 
get in exchange some doubtful, undeveloped scheme 
that a real business man never would touch. It is a 
great mistake to. give up these bonds. Our chief 
reason for taking them is that we must get back 
of the Government and take our place in line. 
Bullets for the Boy. 
Bonds for Father. 
Biscuits for Mother. 
Keep hold of your Liberty bonds and take more 
cf them if. j'ou can. Do not let any itromotei take 
liberties Avith them’. 
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"When are you going to resignr 
T 'jAT question is addressed to Charles H. Betts, 
secretary of the New York lood Commi.ssion. 
If any authority for asking such a question is de¬ 
manded Ave refer to the resolution printed on this 
page. Mr. Betts has never done anything to justify 
his appointment on a Food Commission, unless it is 
the intention to make such commissions a political 
machine. Why is he there? When is he going to 
resign? 
T ill! Ncav York school law came up for discussion 
at the WesteiTi NeAV York Ilorticultui'al meet¬ 
ing at Rochester. Both sides Avere given a fair hear¬ 
ing, in a resolution demanding the repeal of the 
hiAV. After a long debate scarcely 20 voted for the 
present laAA’, AA'hile more than 300 a oted against it. 
No moi-e intelligent or patriotic body of Ncav York 
farmers could be .got together, and the verdict is 
the same in practically every gathering of country 
people. In our OAvn correspondence Ave have during 
the past AA’eek received in letters and petitions at 
least 2,000 names of people opposed to the laAV. On 
the other hand, six men have AA'ritten in favor of 
it_four of them with long articles which Avould fill 
a page or more of The R. N.-Y. The sentiment of 
country i)eople is so clearly and emphatically against 
this laAV that no one will claim that it could ever be 
propeidy enforced or made efiicient. It must be re¬ 
pealed. Then we can all consider what Is best for 
rural conditions. Patrons’ Leagues are being oi- 
O N Wednesday, Fel)ruary 20, a great mass meet¬ 
ing of farmers Avill be held at Syracuse, N. Y. 
It Avill be in charge of the Ncav York Federation of 
Agriculture, and there should be at least 2,500 farm¬ 
ers present. There are great things to be done. Taa’O 
of the objects in calling this convention are the fol- 
loAving: 
To convey to the Governor, Legislature and the public 
the fact that farmers are taking these steps for the pur¬ 
pose of securing the maximum outpiit from the^farms. 
To announce publicly and collectively that New York 
farmers are capable of managing their own business. 
They knoAV more about it than anyone else, and from 
now on intend to run it. to the end that they may do 
their right share in winning the Avar. 
Noav these things have never been properly done 
before because farmers haA'e never been able to get 
together and make a united protest right in their 
oAA'n language. The politicians haA’e li.stened to their 
representatives but have never seemed to believe 
that the real farmers of the State meant business. 
'I'his meeting at Syracuse must shoio them that the 
time has gone by for fooling and fussing. The 
farmers knoAV AA’hat they Avant, and they are out for 
it. There must be a big meeting at Syracuse. You 
are needed. 
* 
A t the annual meeting of the Western Ncav York 
Iborticultural Society in Roche.ster last week 
the following resolution Avas unanimously adopted. 
In many cases a “resolution” does not mean much—• 
it ju.st repi-esents divided responsibility for a com¬ 
pany of men. In this case, hoAvever, the resolution 
actually resolves and is the most forcil)le and em¬ 
phatic public statement ever made by a body of Noav 
Y ork farmers. They mean every Avord of it, and 
Avill back it up to the limit. Ten years ago .such a 
resolution never Avould have been offered. Today 
it represents the exact AieAvs of the.se farmers: 
Whereas, In February, 1917, Governor Charles S. 
Whitman asked the aid of the representatives of the 
agricultural organization.s of the State for the purpose 
of passing such legislation as was deemed necessary to 
take the administration of the New York State ■Dex)jlrt- 
ment of Agriculture out of politics, and 
Whereas, These representatives gave their support to 
the passage of the bill known as the Farms and Markets 
Council Bill of 1917, and 
AVhereas, Governor Whitman stated that he Avould 
look to the agricultural organizations of the State of 
New York to designate the men who should be appoint¬ 
ed to represent agriculture on this Council, and , 
Whereas, Senator Elon R. Brown, as president pro 
tern of the Senate, also promised this same body of agri¬ 
cultural repre.sentatives his support in the passage of 
such bill and did aid in its passage, and 
Whereas, Governor Whitman has not consulted such 
agricultural organizations in regard to the appointment 
of members of the Farms and Markets Council, but has 
consistently neglected the names suggested by such or¬ 
ganizations, and 
Whereas, FeAV of this body are men Avho have a 
knoAvledge of agriculture or of its requirements, and 
Whereas, Said Council of Farms and Markets has 
selected as its secretary a ncAVspaper editor Avell known 
for his political activity and absolute lack of knoAvledge 
of agriculture, and 
Whereas, It is believed that such a body of men so 
organized cannot efficiently serA’e the interests of agii- 
culture, and , . . ^ , , 
AVhereas, These gentlemen^ hold their appointment by 
and AA’ith the consent of the Senate, 
Resolved, That Ave request the Senate of the State of 
NeAV York not to confirm the present Farms and Mar¬ 
kets Council, and further be it 
Resolved, That Governor Whitman be given another 
opportunity to fulfil his pledge to the agricultural or¬ 
ganization.s; ^ ^ 
Resolved, That the present secretary of the harms 
and Markets Council be requested to resign; _ 
Resolved, That Ave urge the Special Committee of the 
Senate and As.sembly noAV investigating agriculture to 
recommend that a man knoAA’n for his ability in agii- 
culture, one in whom the farmers of the State have con¬ 
fidence, be aiipointed secretary of the I arms and Mar¬ 
kets Council. 
Further be it 
Resolved, That the farmers do here and noAV express 
their deep resentment of the injection of politics into 
agriculture at this time and demand the iidministration 
of our agricultural affairs purely on a business basis. 
«! 
Why do you not suggest to Mr. Hoover that it Avould 
do more to get people to use substitute flour (such as 
rvel if it AA’ere to be had easily, and at a price no larger 
than common flour? It sells with us two cents a pound 
more than Avheat flour, and one has to go from store to 
store to get it. We would gladly try to help, but, like 
most people under these circumstances, do not to any 
great extent. 
Connecticut. 
M r. hoover mu.st know all about this already, 
as many people liaA’e made the same com¬ 
plaint. It is one of the great mysteries of modern 
life why wheat meal or A\diole Avheat flour should 
cost more than Avhite flour when the cost of pre- 
liariug it cannot be as much. One Avould think the 
first principle of encouraging the use' of flour sub- 
February IG, 1018 
Ftitutes would be to make these substitutes cheaper. 
Can anyone give a reason Avhy Avheat meal should 
cost more than white flour? 
* 
I AM convinced that the present shortage in so 
many commodities is due to the fact that during the 
Spring and Summer of 1917 so many people neglected 
their own duties to enable them to tender free advice to 
farmers. Av alter postiff. 
Michigan. 
T hat is a new one, but there seems to be .some¬ 
thing in it. Why not a new law making it a 
j.'enalty for anyone to offer this “free advice” unless 
he can proA’e that he has produced, through his own 
labor, the equh’aient of 50 bushels of wheat! That 
ought to produce a silence truly golden. As a pen¬ 
alty we suggest one hour at hard farm labor for 
eA’ery AA’ord of farm adA'ice Avithout a certificate of 
production. That ought to settle the labor problem 
for thousands of those felloAA’s AA'ill not work and 
cannot help talking! 
T WENTY-FIVE years ago there was no particular 
land problem in this country. Wlien a man 
felt cramped for laud, .or could not buy it at a fair 
price, he moved away to a section where free or 
cheap laud could be found. While this condition 
prevailed there was no land problem such as Avas 
found in Europe. Now the fi’ee land has about all 
been taken up, and “cheap” land has little value for 
supporting a family. Our OAvn land problem Is 
harder because it is neAA', and Americans find it hard 
to I’ealize that in this big and strong country there 
.should be trouble in obtaining land. The English 
land problem was different. There the land has for 
years been owned by a comparatively small propor¬ 
tion of people—in great estates. In this country the 
.same concentration of farms is going on. In one 
case the problem is to split up the great estates for 
the benefit of small freeholders; in the other to 
prevent these .small fai'ms from being throAvn to- 
gethei’. The English government sees that the sol¬ 
diers and men at the front Avill not be sjitisfied on 
their return unless they can haA’e a fair chance to 
buy and occupy land. Our oaa'u soldiers will come 
back from Europe Avith much the same demand. 
The cities and toAA’iis cannot hold them or prov’ide 
for them, and the only Avay to settle our land prob¬ 
lem is to make farming prosperous and give every 
man a fair chance to obtain land. Sooner or later 
this nation must compel landoAA’uers to put their 
land to some use or let someone haA’e it Avho Avill 
use it 
I have noticed at different times in The R. N.-Y. 
articles giving rations for pigs, Avith certain quantitie.s 
of things, and so much “tankage.” Is tankage what 
some farmers call “sAvill,” and how in thunder is a man 
Avith one cow able to accumulate much of that bever¬ 
age’ If he hasn’t any tankage, what Avill take the place 
of it? You have probably come to the conclusion, if you 
have managed to read this far. that I’m not much of a 
farmer. If anyone knew le.ss about a farm than I, when 
I came up here about five years ago, he has my sympa¬ 
thy. But I’m learning slow’ly. S. T. t. 
ERE is an honest “back-to-the-lander” Avho 
H 
desires to succeed. He doesn’t go out to tell 
“these old farmers hoAV to do it.” It is a pleasure to 
help him. “Tankage!-’ is not SAvill. When a carcass 
is cilt up for meat there Avill be Avaste pieces, soft 
bones, etc., and not usable in regular trade. These 
are cooked under high steam pressure. The fat rises 
to the top and is skimmed off' for soap-making and 
other purposes. There is left the meat scraps and 
soft bones, cooked until they aahU fall apart. ’Ihis 
i.s put into a poAverful press, squeezed dry and then 
broken up and ground fine. Then you have Avhat is 
called “tankage.” That from inferior parts is used 
us fertilizer, Avhile the cleaner and better parts are 
used for feeding. This “tankage” makes an excel¬ 
lent food for pigs, giving a “balance,” or providing 
the iji’otein elements needed AV’ith com or pasture. 
Our friend Avill learn much faster by saying honestly 
that he does not knoAV than he ever aa-III by looking 
Avise and pretending to knoAV it all. The calf in the 
lion’s skin is not a circumstance to ignorance Avear- 
ing Avisdom’s robe! 
Brevities 
We must clean up our trenchers to help the boys in 
the trenches. 
A SUBSTITUTE for wheat flour in making paste is rye 
flour. In some respects it makes a better stickei. 
A CORD of AA’ood burned as fuel Avill make about one 
dollar’s worth of plant food in the a.shes. 
Some of the farmers in the Middle South are giving 
good reasons for the left-hand ploAV. The majority of 
farmers never saAV one. 
Hebe seems to be the latest horse chestnut. 
asked little Willie, “when has a man horse sense. 
“When he can say ‘Nay,’ my son.” 
We are glad to have these stories of 
Thev say “half the world never knows AAhat the othei 
half IS doing.” That is one reason Avhy there is so much 
misunderstanding and class trouble. - 
