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“Che RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 23, 1918 ^ 
Oocr 100,000 Bushels in Stock 
D. B. Brand Alfalfa, Clover and Grass Seeds —the highest grade obtainable. 
Seed Oat* —bright, clean, heavy grain, varieties that have yielded over 
100 bushels per acre on large fields in the eastern States. 
Spring Wheat —Best two kinds for the East, average yields on 40 farms 
in our State last year above 25 bushels per acre. 
Seed Corn —Best 9 varieties for crop and the Silo, average germination above 90 
Seed Potatoes —Best 1 5 varieties, early, intermediate and late, in any 
quantities from barrels to carloads. 
Also full stocks of Barley, Field and Soy Beans, Canada Field Peas, Buckwheat, 
Millet, Vetch, Rape, etc. 
Dibble '» Farm Seed Catalog and Special Price List Fret . 
Edward F. Dibble Seedgrower, Box B, Honeoye Falls, N,Y. 
**From Our Farm* to Yours** 
at 
Harris' Hill"Selected Potatoes 
Potatoes grown from seed selected from the 
best hills. This seed produces much more uni¬ 
form and healthy crops than common seed potatoes. 
Our catalogue gives list of varieties and prices. 
Harris’ Garden and Field Seed* 
are standard for quality. There are none better. 
The per cent that germinates is marked on the label. ^ 
You can tell just h ow man y will grow and can sow S' 
the right quantity. 
You want a good 
garden—start right 
—ask lor free cata¬ 
logue, and buy di¬ 
rect from the grower 
wholesale. 
JOSEPH HARRIS CO. 
Box 23 Coldwater; N. Y. 
Harris Seeds 
Label on every Lot 
Tells how many 
wUI 
Grow 
According to our tests 
98 percent 
of this seed germinates 
FREE For TeA ! 
THEY GRO^Y THEIR FAME GROYHS** 
By planting Isbell’s Northern grown Clover and Alfalfa, you are assured of full, 
•even stands,and good hay crops—free from weeds. Isbell’s field seeds are • 
'imperfectly acclimated, heavy yielding strains. The seed is as bright and clean 
f^as new money. 200,000 planters know Isbell’s good seeds. 
for Isbell Catalog and Free Samples^ 
Get this guide to better seed and bigger yields. Let ns send you samples 
Free for test. Prove their purity. Isbell's New I'jlS Seed Annual shows many 
famous varieties—all hardy strains—sold direct. Send a postcard today. 
S. M. ISBELL & COMPANY 
980 MECHANIC STREET JACKSON, MICH, 
rftffJ’EED TESTER 
SEEDS 
GOOD AS CAN BE GROWN 
Prices Below All Others 
I will give a lot of new 
sorts free with every order 
I fill. Buy and test. Return 
If not O. K.—money refunded. 
Big Catalog FREE 
Over 700 illustrations of vege¬ 
tables and flowers. Send yours 
and your neighbors’ addresses. 
R. H. SHUMWAY, Rockford, lOL 
REGLEANED ALFALFA TESTED 
1 lardy Dakota Crown Alfalfa Seed Registered 
and Pedigreed Strains a specialty. Dakota 
Grimm, Disco 19A and Baltic Alfalfa. Hardy ua 
the hardiest. Write to-day for samples, catalog 
and circular. See the seed, read the proof. 
DAKOTA IMPROVED SEED CO. 
§07 Lawler Street Mitchell, So. Dak. 
SEEDLESS GRAPE 
The first prolific seedless grape ever 
originated by scientific breeding, and 
the olfly one that will grow in this 
climate. Send for circular. 
's. W. UNDERHILL Cambridge, Md. 
VICK’S GUIDE 
For#9 years the leading authority 
Now “rf Vegetable, Flower and Farm For 
n j Seeds, Plants and Bulbs. Better n(\,Q 
Keady than ever. Send for free copy today. IWIO 
JAMES VICK’S SONS Rochester, N. Y. 
39 Stone Street _The Flower City 
OETCrn GOLDEN ORANGE 
Ol-tw FLINT, 85ba. RED 
COH, 84. GIANT ENSILAGE, 83.50. Special 
price on car lots. Order Early. Sample for stamp. 
IIARRY VAIL. Warwick, Orange Co.. N. Y. 
1 OO-Day Bristol Seed Com 
For sale 1,000 bn. of well-matured 100-«iay corn, good 
tor seed. Send for sample and information. 
Th« Wertz Farm, S. H. Wertz. Warrington, Pa. 
C«.nrl PeicB WHITE tEE. Heavy vlelder. Northern White 
OCcQuOrn Kieldi Extra Early. *:{ bii. Bags Free. 
Siinipie. O. E, SCOTT, Beaver Dam, Kentucky 
Hill’s Evergreens Grow 
t All hardy stock—twice trans^k 
planted—root pruned. Pro-1 
^ tect buildings, stock, crops.' 
r Hill’s Evergreen Book, lllu.stra-i 
K ted in colors. Free. Write today^ 
D. Hill Rdrraw Ci.j - 2123 
p OontfM, III. Evergreen 
Du Plant Pomeroy Hardy 
UO I OUT Dll English Walnut Trees 
or an orchard. TTseful and ornamental—Particulars free. 
Daniel M. Pomeroy & Son, Lockport, N. Y. 
‘‘Strawberry PlantsThatGrow" 
"PROGRESSIVE, ” BestF.all-hearer; also Standard June 
sons, including our new Seedling, "COLLINS.’’ Rasp¬ 
berry, Blackberry, and Grape Plants in As.sortment. 
CSTSLOQ FREE. C. E. WHITTEN'S NURSERIES. Bex 11, BrMgmcR, Mich. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
. We have Relccted 10 varieties out of a hundred and tried to 
select ten of the best—Early, Midscason and l.«atc. Send fur our 
liew price list—also of .tomato seed tomato planta. Pepper, 
Cabbage* Celery, and Sweet Potato plants in sea.son. 
Romance Seed and Plant Farms. 
CALEB BOGGS & SON CHESWOLD, DEL 
WHOLESALE PRICES 
ON STRAWBERRY PLANTS. Many other varieties and 
garden roots at reasonable prices. Catalogue FREE. 
Write today to A. K WESTON* COMPANY.Bridoman.Mich. 
Yniir War Raritan grand success if you fol- 
lOUl nol UdiUon low the expert planting directions 
and the two practical garden diagrams in tins our brand 
new booklet. Send 10c for it to the De La Mare Co., 44 • 
W. 37th St, New York. Catalog “Countryside Books” free. 
rv money MAKING VARIETIES 
otrawDcrry riants reasonable prices 
Catalogue Free. Basil Perry, Georgetown, Del. 
strawberry ano blackberry plants. 
100 SWEET POTATO PLANTS. POSTPAID. 75e. 
Catalogue free. Michael N. ITorgo, Vineland, N. J, 
Atiock Farms Strain Asparagus Seed and Roots 
$5 per lb.; $7.50 per M.; .5,000, $5 per M. ' Limited 
supply. A. E. Kaudolph, Dound Tlrook, N. J. 
FruitTrees 
TOMATO 
SEED 
.50 here. 
NEW STONE. Saved from first of 
last season’s crop. lb., 75c.; lb., 
82.50 delivered. Seed Sweet Po¬ 
tatoes, Yellow Nansemond, Up Riv¬ 
ers, and Big Stem Jersey. Dushel, 
H. AUSTIN, Felton, Delaware 
DATATAFC—Bovee,Carman,Cobbler,Giant,GreenMt., 
rw I H I Vt«No-bliglit,Ohio. Others. C.W.FORD.Fishsrt.H.Y. 
For Sale-Inspected Seed Potatoes \To*{Jnt'a* n?$r75 
bushel. APLIN & BUGITEE, Putney,Vermont 
HardyBerryPlants^«,;‘7,f^i®^;Te^ 
Raspberries, Strawberries, Currants and Gooseber¬ 
ries. Also Asparagus, Rhubarb, Fruit Trees and 
.Irnamentais. Special 10% discount on February 
j orders. Geo. D. Aiken, Box M, Putney, Vermont 
SAMPLE OUR SEED 
Thr«o earliestveg^ctables in cultivation for 10c. One 
packet each, Robinson’s Earliest Tomato. Earliest 
Round Red Radish, Earliest Lettuce, 10c to new 
cuBtdmers. Kcffuiar price 30e« CATALOG FREE. 
C. N. Robinson &Br<v.. Dept.51, Baltimore,Md. 
N. Y. State Grange in Annual Session 
Tlie greatc.st organization of farmer.^ of 
the State spent the first week of February 
in annual .session at S.vraense. This body, 
representing over 11*2,000 oL the farm'^rs 
of tlie State, made a record for efficient 
■work in its handling of ISO re.solntions 
which "were presented for its considera¬ 
tion. These covered a wide series of top¬ 
ics. touching on vital questions of the day. 
The attitude taken by this organization of 
thinking men of the nation’s fundamental 
indu.stry are justly taken as of very great 
moment, not only at Albany, but at 
Washington. The attendance averaged 
atKiut 1.200 daily from Monda.y until Fri¬ 
day, inclusive, despite severe blizzard 
conditions and some of the greatest rail¬ 
road tie-ups known in many years, which 
made many of the 700 delegates late in 
reaching Syracuse. The great auditorium 
of the First Baptist Church was taxed 
to its capacity throughout the session. 
’riie keynote of the meeting was patriot¬ 
ism. The lirst official act of the session 
was the sending of a telegram to I’resi- 
dent Wilson expressing hearty alle^anee 
to the country ami the Administration of 
which he is the directing head, promising 
the support and confidence, of the order, 
and idedging that whatever action is 
taken during the session shall not be in a 
spirit of criticism, but only to the end of 
patriotic service. The President’s ajipre- 
ciation of the organization was duly exm- 
veyed to the meeting later in the week. 
Mayor Stone and .John R. Clancy, presi¬ 
dent of the Chamber of Commerce of the 
city, officially welcomed the order, ex¬ 
given by thi.s committee all day Tliurs- 
(lay and part of Friday. As a final re¬ 
sult the repeal of the law was demanded 
by a resolution which passed unanimous¬ 
ly. An interesting development was a tel¬ 
egram from Attoniey General Merton F. 
Lewi.s, as.siiriug members that the repeal 
of the law as provided in the resolution 
will mean i-everting to the old educational 
system, S. .T. Lowell, Master of State 
Grange, was elected chairman of a com¬ 
mittee to attend the public hearing on 
the school law .at Albany, February 27, 
and jiresent the farmers’ view on the sub¬ 
ject. A “rational” system of physical in¬ 
struction in schools was indorsed, pro¬ 
vided that special physical instructors 
would not be needed. The regular staff 
of teachers .should he prepared to give this 
work, it was decided. Compulsory mili¬ 
tary training wms unanimously favored, 
and the meeting tvent on record as in¬ 
dorsing every detail of the Administra¬ 
tion’s war iirogram. 
A report that (^olonel Roosevelt was 
dead pnxluce<l dead silence, long pro¬ 
longed. AVhen later a disiiatch was read 
holding out hopes for his recovery there 
was loud cheering that lasted for many 
minute.s, revealing the esteem in which 
the former Pre.sident is held by the farm¬ 
ers. A plea for gravel tracks for horse- 
drawn vehicles along all State highways 
was embodied in a resolution which re¬ 
ceived unanimous endorsement. 
State Commissioner of Agriculture Wil¬ 
son told the farmers how valuable the 
State Grange had been in making the 
Firing the Maple Sap Evaporator. See page 273 
pressing the desire of the I'ity that tin’ 
National Grange be their guest at a fu¬ 
ture date. S. .T. Lowell of Fredoni:i. 
Master of the State Grange, responded 
to the double welcome. He voiced a stout 
protest against the minimum price plan, 
saying it allowed too narrow a margin of 
profit to allow a maximum producing 
foodi lie also scored the plan of convict 
labor and of (’hinese labor for farms. 
.Tohii C. Ketcham, National Grange 
Lecturer and Master of the Michigan 
State Grange, made the main address of 
the first morning session. lie spoke of 
the power wielded in legislation by the 
great national organization of 850,(M)() 
farmers, and decried the proposal to do 
away with rural free delivery in .st)me 
sections. lie said the I’ost Office Depart¬ 
ment was not expected to make a surplus 
for the government, but to serve the pub¬ 
lic. Later on a resolution was passed 
opposing the lengthening of rural mail 
routes, as hindering their service. The re¬ 
ports of the various officers were listened 
to with great interest. The report of Ir;i 
Hhai'p, chairman of the e.xecutive com¬ 
mittee, showed the Grange to be in a 
strong financial position, the balance on 
hand .Tanuary 1 being $.‘50,2.‘{.‘1.‘H. W. L. 
Beau, trdasuror, read a detailed report of 
expenditures for the year. The apidause 
which greeted) the report of W. N. Giles, 
secretary, showed that the membcr.ship 
fully agrecil with him when he voiced ap¬ 
prehension that the AVar Department was 
ci’ippling the farms and preventing the 
bumiper crops asked by the food adminis¬ 
tration. “The greatst munition plant in 
the present war is our American farm,” 
said Mr. Giles, and he urged the dele¬ 
gates to groater food production. The sec¬ 
retary’s report Avas very comprehensive. 
Fifteen new Granges have been organized 
during the year. An interesting item of 
information was that .$10,(XX) of the sur¬ 
plus funds of the order Avas invested in 
Liberty bonds. 
The cuiminalion of interest Avas per¬ 
haps concerned with the Machold or town¬ 
ship school laAv. Nearly 50 resolutions 
asking for its repeal or amendment Avere 
sent in by various sections of the State. 
The (’ortlaud County delegation A\'as hon¬ 
ored in that its chairman, O. G. Gallup, 
was appointed as chairman of the com¬ 
mittee on this question. Hearings Avere 
State Fair a sncces.s. M. Burritt, 
vice-dir<‘ctor of the extension department 
of the State College of Agriculture, plead¬ 
ed for the co-operation of the farm bn- 
reaus of the State. 
An important resolution was passed 
concurring iu some of tlie features of the 
Herkimer County bill introduced in the 
House of Representatives by Congress¬ 
man Snyder of Little Falls, The Grange 
resolution called for the exemiFtion from 
draft of certain classes of farm workers. 
'AVhere a farmer and his son are operating 
a farm of less than ](X) acre.s the son 
should be exempted, and the deferment of 
farm laborers on larger farms Avas urged. 
Another resolution adopted was one 
calling for the resigiiiition of Chas. 11. 
Betts from the Farms and Markets Coun¬ 
cil, and asking the Senate not to confirm 
Governor AA’hitmau’s appointments until 
he fulfils his pledge to take the Ncav Yoi’k 
State Department of Agriculture out of 
politics. 
Fifty years ago the organization riiised 
the Avhite bauner of pndiibition, and at 
this time it consi.steutly folIoAve<l its stead¬ 
fast policy in this direction by asking 
I’rosident AA’ilson to exercise his author¬ 
ity and close all breweries and saloon.s, 
jireventing the sale of all liquors during 
the Avar. Legislation providing that two- 
thirds of the, membership of the State 
Food and Markets Commission be com- 
poseil of men Avith 10 years’ farming ex¬ 
perience Avas .rought in another resolution. 
The consolidation of all farmers’ or- 
gaiiizations Avas recommended in another 
resolution, Avith the idea that farmers 
should present a solid front iu the inter¬ 
ests of efficiency and increa.sed production. 
A new Grange exchange, Avith ,$100,000 
capital, was established. The contracts 
Avith the old purchasing agency of tlie 
order Avere canceled as the first stop in 
org:inizing the new exchange. The pur¬ 
poses of the latter as set forth in the ar¬ 
ticles of incorporation are as follows: 
“To buy, sell, mortgage and lease real 
estate, and to engage in and conduct a 
general mercantile and manufacturing 
business, AAfith especial reference to sup¬ 
plying the needs of the members of the 
Order of the Patrons of H'ushandry of 
Noav York State iu the iinrchase uud sale 
(Contiuue'i Ott page 278) 
