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defend itself n.s;ainst the charge of be¬ 
coming an Old ^tan of the Mountain 
upon the backs of the tax-paying farmers 
of the fState. Its aim, iu some depart¬ 
ments at least, is evidently to educate 
educators, rather than workers, and it is 
apparently striving to build up a great 
machine throughout the counties of the 
State to provide salaried positions for its 
gradtiates. C’ounty boards of supervisors 
are being asluul to make appropriation 
after approj>riati 07 i for some bureau to be 
manned by the raw output of an agricul¬ 
tural college. fStudents are not taught 
that the example of a man or woman 
actually excelling in any work of life will 
have a far greater influence upon his 
generation than the words of scores who 
are only rc-peating what they have gained 
from text books, and they are only too 
j-eady to accept the suggestion that the 
world is waiting iu ill-controlled patience 
for them to emerge fi-oih the halls of 
learning and correct its blunders. 
The natural disinclination of young 
men and young women to wilt their col¬ 
lars in field and kitchen is fostered by 
tacitly promising them salaried positions 
where they may teach by woivl of mouth 
instead of by example and without the 
trouble of waiting for the green fruit of 
the college to become ripened in the broil¬ 
ing sun of experience. Without such po¬ 
sitions in prospect, the agricultural stu¬ 
dent might look forward to “demonstrat¬ 
ing’’ the principles and practices learned 
in college upon some farm from which he 
was required to make a living, and. in 
like manner, the student of domestic sci¬ 
ence might forego the attractiveness of 
a. pretty uniform behind a county demon¬ 
strator’s table for the greater influence 
and usefulness of a home so managed 
that it would become a beacon light in the 
i'ommunity. 
The agricultural college need have no 
fear that its learned students will be 
wasted if sent back to the home instead 
of to the rostrum, to the field instead of 
to a platform. Medical colleges do not 
send out graduates to instruct practicing 
physicians; law schools prepare their stu¬ 
dents to begin the study of law, not to 
teach it. and divinity schools are .satisfied 
if their output is qualified to begin life’s 
work at the foot of the ladder. It has 
remained for the agricultural college alone 
to assume that its fledglings are full 
grown and prepared to become school¬ 
masters to age and experience. 
M. n. REAN. 
"Uhe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
The Golden Delicious Apple 
The picture on page 054 shows a sam¬ 
ple of the Golden Delicious apple Avhich 
came by mail from Paul C. Stark of 
l\Iissouri. This apple was mailed on .Tuly 
It), and was six days in the mail, during 
the hottest part of the Summer. We 
understand that these apples were origi¬ 
nally shipped from West Virginia to ^lis- 
souri and kei)t in cold storage throiigh 
Winter and Spring. During this time 
we are told that they made five round 
trips by express, being sent here and there 
for examinatioji and returning to cold 
storage after three or four days of ex- 
jiosure. One of the ai)ples when it 
reached us was quite badly decayed, but 
the other was in good condition and en¬ 
abled us to get a fair idea of its quality. 
We consider the aiiple su))erior in qual¬ 
ity to Glumes Golden, and surely this 
record of shipping would be hard to equal. 
The journey which this apple passed 
through would have broken down a Ben 
i)avis, and yet this fruit, as .stated, came 
through iu fair condition and showed its 
very high quality. Some apples taken 
from the original lot are still in storage, 
and Avill be keiit there until September, 
or a full year from ripening. 
Summer Meeting of the N. J. Horticultural 
Society 
Paht I. 
The N. .1. State Horticultural Society 
held its twelfth Summer meeting at Glass- 
boro. .Tuly 24. Our hosts. Stanger Broth¬ 
ers and C. F. Rep]), extended to all a cor¬ 
dial greeting as the visitors arrived and 
they soon appreciated the iireparations 
made for their comfort under the big 
Tr(‘<‘s at Pomona Fruit Farm. At 11 
o’clock 0. F. Repp, followed by President 
I.. W. Minch, led the auto parade of over 
TOO cars for the trip through the orchards, 
jjassing first the home of Albert T. Repp, 
president of the Society a few years back, 
surrounded by flowers and apple trees. 
The estate of .Tohn Repp was the first to 
claim attention, i)assiug the Bartlett and 
T.awrence trees from which came those 
wonderful i)ears we used to see at Tren¬ 
ton. The old trees, which were the pio¬ 
neers of the fruit industry about Glass- 
boro, are still producing lots of apples. 
The vineyards came next, with lots of 
fruit iu sight. 
Then we entered the orchards of S. U. 
Si anger’s Sons and saw the stumps of the 
wonderful peach trees that continued to 
give paying crops long after peach trees 
were supposed to be past their prime. The 
aj)ple trees left, largely Paragon, Stay- 
man and Wiuesap. gave little evidence 
that they had been injured by their peach 
neighbors. While the coming crop of ap¬ 
ples will not be large, if care in tillage 
counts they .should be fine. After passing 
a large block of ai)ples the ('aiunan peach 
trees, loaded with high-colored fruit, were 
seen. ('. F. Repp's orchards came next, 
mainly of the varieties mentioned, though 
some Farly Ripe trees were seen, but the 
fruit had gone to market. This block of 
trees contains over 100 acres, all in ap¬ 
ples, in rows a mile long; (i.OOO Garman 
peach trees will make a busy time during 
their season, then Klbertas from all these 
orchards will lengthen the season almost 
until time to pick the AVinter fruit. 
(An the back trii) on the opi)osite side of 
the road, the mile long rows of the N. J. 
Fruit and A'egetable Company’s plantings 
were not(‘d. Tlu'se trees had been planted 
on stump ground and only part of it was 
entirely cleai'ed. These trees looked as if 
the manager had failed to make the best 
of the example set by his neighbors and 
the trees were started in the old-fashioned 
wa.v high from the ground. 
In all these orchards tractors formed 
an imi)ortant part of the equipment and 
showt'd their efiiciency when properly han¬ 
dled. eitlu'r for cultivation or for pulling 
the spray rigs, one seen among the trac¬ 
tors exhibited on the Pomona lawn show¬ 
ing a record of 4.000 gallons in one day. 
In one vineyard Avas seen a good example 
of having too much of a good thing, as it 
was §i)rayed with double strength mate¬ 
rials and was badly burned. 
It was a disapjiointmeut to those iu 
charge of the exhibits to have so little in¬ 
terest shown b.v the members iu bringing 
fruits and vegetables. AVhat were there 
were good, of course, as our judges have 
insisted that the si)ecimens must be per¬ 
fect and free from insect blemishes. Itut 
a sad exhibit was the one from Middlesex 
County of hail-cut apples, three .storms in 
one week ruining what should have been 
a record crop. The injury was so thor¬ 
ough that but one perfect apple was found 
in ])acking 1.000 hampers. 
President 1.. AV. Minch told of the start 
of this great industry in 1.S72 by our 
valued member, .lohn Rej)p, who was a 
faithful attender and exhibitor while he 
lived. In coming to meetings of this 
character he said one must keep eyes as 
well as ears open to receive all the bene¬ 
fit possible. C. Fleming Stanger and (’. 
F. Repp extended the formal welcome to 
Glassboro. and the former .said how glad 
they would be for our aid at picking time, 
('’hester .1. Tyson of Flora Dale, l*a., and 
a member of the Agricultural Commission 
at AA^ashiugton. bi’ought greetings from 
our sister society of his State and gave a 
vei'y pre.ssing invitation to our .society to 
join them in their run next month, August 
19-24, through Franklin and Adams coun¬ 
ties, Pa., then southward as far as AA’iu- 
chester. A’a. Prof. Alta Agee, Secretar.v 
of Agriculture, told the results obtained 
by such men as Mr. Tyson and Represen¬ 
tative II. AA’. .Tellers, when changes Avere 
asked to better transpoi’tation for our 
products. n. 
August 10, 
1918 
Not many large farms in 
most all truck farms. Hay 
l)er ton. Corn a little late. 
this county; 
is good, $.3() 
looks Avell; 
sells at .$2 per bu. Potato crop short, 
blight prevalent; potatoes selling at $2 
per bu. Rye good ; last year’s rye sold at 
$2 per bu. Butter, 50c to 00c per lb.; 
milk, 6c Avholesale, lO^/^c retail : eggs, 50c 
l)er doz. Fanners are not selling much 
stock ; raising all heifer calves. R. L. j. 
Ocean C^o., N. J. 
Mr. Wheat Grower— 
Plan early for fall seeding 
—carefully prepare seed¬ 
bed—arrange for fertilizer 
—sovO good seed wheat 
of the right variety—sow 
^'Hoffman's 
Seed Wheat” 
Grown in famous Lancas- 
^ter AAfheat Belt—known in 
’ every section for its hardi- 
ness — vitality — produc- 
ftiveness. Is reliable—means 
increased yields wherever 
’ taken to be sown, 
^Eisht varieties —smooth and 
bearded sorts—graded—sound 
cleaned clean — free of rye, 
cockle, garlic, chess, smut. 
Shown here is the head of 
'^Leap’s Prolific”, variety — 
yielding 35 to 46 bushels per 
I acre. 
Seed must please you. Sold 
on Money Back Plan. Costs 
very little per acre to change 
Sto “Hoffman’s Seed." 
u 
“Hoffman’s Wheat Book” 
Describes varieties — offers 
other farm seeds. It is free— 
with samples—if you tell where 
you saw this offer. M^rife for 
it today. 
A. H. HOFFMAN, Inc. 
Landisville, Lancaster Co. , Pa. 
Next Year’s 
Wheat Crop 
seed-bed right. 
ii 
Uncle Sam is calling for a bigger- 
than-ever wheat crop for 1919. 
Your answer will depend much 
upon the way that you fit your 
wheat ground this Fall. Make the 
Reduce winter-killing and increase the yield by using the 
Acme” Pulverizing Harrow 
Three times over with the fast-working “ACME” Avill put almost any soil 
into tip-top condition. The Superintendent of the Cornell Agricultur.al 
College Farm has used three “ACMES” for years. He says: “They are 
most efficient tools where an exceptionally fine seed bed is required.” Our 
No. 26, cutting S ft. 6 in., will cover a hig acreage without 
lugging the team. Other sizes: 1-horse to 4-horse. 
Ask your dealer to shoAv you the “ACME” line. If he 
can’t supply, we will. Send today for 
and price list. 
DUANE 
14-1 Elm Street 
new Catalog 
H. NASH, Inc. 
Millington, N. J. 
“Acme” Standard No. 23—Two-horse Harrow 
This model has 12 coulters and cuts 654 ft. 
No. 26 has 16 coulters and cuts 8^ ft. 
CRoWM 
GPtAl Kl 
With labor so scarce 
and unskilled you 
need a seed drill that 
iss imple to handle. 
Buy a CROWN Drill. 
Simply move the pointer 
to the amount you wish to sow and drive ahead. 
4 he CROWN sows the right amount and at 
the right depth—its force feed is accurate. The 
fertilizer feed even handles damp goods successfully. 
Wrilc today for 1918 Catalog. 
We also make Lime and Fertilizer 
Sowers, Traction Sprayers 
and Wheelbarrow Grass 
Seeders. 
Crown Mfg. Co. 
112 AVayne Street 
PHELPS, N.Y. 
ALFALFA 
AMERICAN NORTHERN GROWN 
For fifteen years our advice concerning the seeding 
and care of Alfalfa meadows, and our seed for sowing 
them, have been standard—the best that was to be 
had. The catajog tells how, and prices the seed, 
not Turkestan, “Dwarf Alfalfa," which we refuse to 
handle, but the best of American grown seed, in* 
eluding usually Montana, Idaho, and the great 
“Dakota 30,” which rivals the Grimm itself. 
RRIMM Al PAI rfl Next to Hansen’s Siberian, 
Unimin HLrHLiH tJ,e greatest variety grown 
in America. AVe have the genuine; also limited 
amounts of the Siberian. 
Sample and prices on request. 
WiNQ Seed Co., Box 293 Meohanicsburg, (X 
The HQuse of Quality and Moderate Prices. 
GALLOWAY 
MAKE 
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the lightest draft, easny handled, expertly de* 
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materials and sell to you at lowest 
manufacturers’ price-less than 
wholesale 1 Thousands upon 
thousands of Galloway Spread¬ 
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styles ana sizes. 
SPECIAL SUMMER PRICES 
Ask for them now. Also buiid 
enidnes and cream sefiarators. 
300,000 satisfied customers — 
somo in your vicinity. Close ship- 
pingr points save freight. My free 
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Roods. Get it beforr* ’'uyinsr. 
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fo'’ Milking Machines 
Clear and CleaA B-K keeps tubes and cups sweet and 
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milk. B-K makes rubber parts last kmger 
—cannot harm metal. Used and recom- 
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for years. Cheapest in actual use—told 
under guarantee- Get B-K today—end sour 
milk troubles. Send us your order and your 
dealer’s name* Send for dairy bulletins and 
"trial offer.” 
General Laboratories-Madison. Wis. 
2762 ^ Diduaso* St. 
UNCLE SAM WANTS YOU 
To Produce Big Crops 
As a Patriotic Duty, you owo it to Your Country to help 
produce food. Don’t take a chance and guess &a to the limo 
requirementa of your soil. Don't waste valuable labor, seed and 
other fertilizers, for if your soil is lacking In lime, your soil 
vnll not produce, to It’s full produc¬ 
tion capacity. Test your soil with 
The Simplex Soil Testing Machine, 
Guaranteed to show the exact amount 
of lime and ground limestone 
your soil contains and If lacking, 
requires. 
Sold under money back guar¬ 
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Simplex Manufacturing Co. 
Dept, 253HI Woodsboro, Md. 
We have several bearded and beardless 
varieties, all well cleaned and carefully 
selected. Also Rosen and White Rye. 
Ask for catalog* 
^ 0. M. scon & SONS CO.. 243 Main St, Marysville, Ohio 
Vetch and Rye 
RICH MIXTURE-SAMPLE FREE. 
$4 bu. jute bags, (ive.-it stuff 
for pasture or seed. Iiiocu- 
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Station .about it. Gives results when others fail. 
Absolutely guaranteed. Get our free book to-day. 
JACOB McqUEEN, . Baltic, Ohio 
Pot-Grown and Runner 
Strawberry Plants 
For August ami Fiill planting. Will bear fruit next smn- 
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CUItRl.VT, ASPAKAtJUS, GItAI'E RI.ANT.s, FItl’IT TIIEEs| 
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Strawberry Plants For Sale 
Layer plants for Aug., Sept, and Fall sefing. Fifty varie¬ 
ties to select from, including the full-bearing. Send for 
catalog and pricelist. J. KEIF FORD HALL. R. Ho. 2, Rtiodcsdile. Md. 
RenaraailC ROOTS, horseradish SETS. CABBAGE. 
HdpdrdSUd BEETS, ONION PLANTS, LETTUCE. TOMA. 
TOES. EGG PLANTS, PEPPERS and CAULIFLOWER PLANTS. 
Send for Price List. J. C. Schmidt, Bristol, Pa. 
Standard Apple BARRELS 
Prompt sliipment. Kobt. Gillies, Medina, N. Y 
Two Excellent Vegetable Books 
By R. L. Watts 
Vegetable Gardening . , , , . $1.75 
Vegetable Forcing ....... 2.00 
Clearly written, practical, convenient for 
reference, covering outdoor and green¬ 
house vegetable work. For sale by 
The Rural New-Yorker 
333 W. 30th St., New York 
CABBAGE WORMS Destroyed by Dust- 
HAMMOND’S SLUG SHOT 
So used for 35 years. SOLD BY ALL SEED DEALERS. 
For pamphlets worth having write B. HAMMOND, Beacon, New York 
nni A • “THE BEAN and PEA FARMER’S FRIEND” 
The Amencan 
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The Bean and Pea Farmer’s Friend 
Built in three sizes—14x14 inch, 20 x 20 inch and 
26 X 26 inch cylinders, to meet the demands of all. 
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PP|/’|? When you learn the price of these I’.ircshei-s 
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1023 Essex St., S. E. Minneapolis, Minn. 
‘Does the Work of a Crew of Men” 
