■She RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1043 
Crops and Farm News 
I am very suro that there, is less acre¬ 
age of potatoes in Western New York 
this year than last, or, for that matter, 
any year in a long time. Some seetions 
report a great falling off, but with us T j 
should say about 10 per cent. So far I j 
have seen no bligbt, although T have j 
heard of a good deal. Most pieces .are 
looking good; should say fully up to the 
average, although there are poor jiieoes. 
as always. Just now it is very, very dry, 
and it is hurting the crop; every day it 
continues means a lessened yield. There 
seems to be a very great dilTerence as to 
prices; one party we talked with said 50c 
per bu. at the opening, while the next 
buyer said that he expected to pay at 
least $1.50 per bu., but was not sure 
that he would not have to pay more. T 
am sure the first one was entirely wrong 
and the second one, I think, was rather 
high. Today they are bringing $1..^5 to 
$2 per bu. on the public market in this 
city. Conditions now of course do not. 
mean anything when it comes to harvest¬ 
ing the late crop. Our morning jiaiier re¬ 
ports two cars on track which were Indd 
at $G per bbl. That would be about $2 
to .$2.25 per bu. Other crops are look¬ 
ing and turning out well, better than an¬ 
ticipated, I believe. A few oats are .still 
in the fields, but the bulk of the crop was 
put under cover in good shape. Oats are 
one of the best crops in years; barley also 
big: corn is late, and many pieces must 
have a long growing season if it matures. 
It came up poorly. Where planted in 
season and the stand good it looks tine, 
hut 1 helic've the croj) on the whole will 
be much below normal. Pastures are 
poor, as the drought is cutting them down 
every day. Plowing for wheat is at a 
standstill owing to lack of rain. Home 
who have tractors are working, but it 
does not turn over good. .Inst now it 
looks as though wo might get the needed 
moisture. May it come for 24 hours or 
longer. A larger acreage of buckwheat 
than we ever saw in this section, and 
looking good. C. I. 
Uochester, N. Y. 
The Hummer is dry and springs are 
failing, but we hiive had a few .severe 
thunder storms, with hail accompaniment. 
Apples have been severely damaged by it, 
and some cornfields were badly torn up. 
Crops are all harvested except oats in a 
few fields, ilanure is going out ou the 
oat stubble, and will be plowed under at 
once for wheat or rye. However, immy 
will hold the manure till Hpring and 
spread it on Timothy sod to Ix' plowed 
under for corn next year. Great effort 
has been made here this year to grow 
grain to help support the armies and to 
overcome Germany. Absolute unanimity 
jirevails here on the gi'eat (lucstion of sup¬ 
porting our country in the, terrible war. 
A grain famine looms up in the future 
and is reflected in the high jirices farmers 
pa.v for feed. Rye jniddlings, $.’! per 
cwt.: corn br.an. ,$2.2.5; shelh'd corn. $2 
per bu.: wheat bran and wheat middlings 
cannot be bought at all. Hcratch feed for 
chickens, $4 to .$4.25 pm- cwt. Those who 
have apples to .sell get from $1 to ,$2 ])er 
bu. Butter, (‘.He per lb.; eggs (scarce), 
55 to (iOc. A magnificent <-oncrete road 
is being built from New Wilmington to 
New Castle by the commissioners of l aw- 
rence County. j. c. Jf. J. 
I.awrence Co., I’a. 
This is a coal mining town in Central 
Pennsylvania, and has very little farming 
around it, though most of the people have 
gardens. Nearly evei'y thing the people 
live on is purchased in the stores and at 
a good price. Yesterday a woman was in 
town iieddling Fall apples that were badly 
bruised. I paid her Go cents for a jx'ck 
of them. No one has been selling farm 
produce here this Hummer. One dairy 
peddles milk here, for which they get 1.5c 
a (luart in bottles. l. H. w. 
Clearfield Co., Pa. 
Peppers, $1 to $1.50 per bbl.; pickles, 
$2 per bbl.; tomatoes, ,$25 to $.*’>0 per ton, 
$1.75 to $2 per carrier; peaches, .$2.50 to 
$:l.50 per carrier, SOc a basket, soft 
peaches. Because of the drought the 
early crops did not amount to very much. 
The potato crop was almost a complete 
failure, but now that the spell has been 
broken the outlook for the late crops is 
very promising. w. F. if. 
Cumberland Co., N. J. 
This section of Westchester County^ is 
mixed farming, such as dairying, raising 
corn, wheat, rye, oats, buckwheat and po¬ 
tatoes, and fruit and berries. Most farm¬ 
ers raise calves and pigs; some chickens 
and ducks. Young pigs, six to eight 
weeks old, $10 each; calves are same at 
$10. Eggs, 05e; butter, home-made, 50c. 
Cows, from .$75 to $150. Farmers are all 
gathering grain and thrashing. All re¬ 
port large crop of oats and rye. Home 
are selling seed rye at $2 per bu. Potato 
tops are dying fast. Corn looks good. 
Buckwheat just leaving the blossom. 
Some farmers get 7c to Si- per iit. for 
milk, others sell by the hundredweight. 
Westchester Co., N. Y, c. G. K. 
vwlity Assured 
by Fairbanks-Morse standards 
throughout this famous ''Z*' Engine, 
for which 150,000 practical farmers 
have paid $10,000,000. Service was 
proved before all this money was 
paid—a doubly convincing record. 
They bought on demonstrated per¬ 
formance in action—regardless of 
price—to get the biggest dollar-for- 
dollar values per H. P. ever built 
into an engine. They acted wisely. 
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Buy from him. He is prepared to give prompt delivery and personal service. 
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FAIRBANKS. HORSE 
CluCrio — Manufacturers 
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raack Officat; Haustou aoJ Maikaitla 
highest 
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bags 
CII SAVE MONEY 
OJlJLiV.xO by buying NOW. 
I.UKiber is li.ard to get and price is 
clinil>ing higher. I.ilierul ciikK 
ami curly Hliipmciit discounts. 
Take no cliances ou late del¬ 
iveries tliis year. A tllobc 
Silo isyour best bet thisyoar. 
Adjustable door-frame with 
ladder combined. 5-foot 
e.Ktension Hoof makes com¬ 
plete silo with less expense. 
Window free. 
ISiiy Now—Ship Now—I’ny 
Now—Snvc Now—Write Now. 
GLOBE SILO CO.. 2-12 Willow St., Sidney. N.Y. 
Drain Before 
Winter Rains 
Get ready for ditching and terracing your farm 
NOW. Don’t delay. Water standing on your land 
during the winter will smother the soil, kills big crop 
chance.s for next year. You can solve the open ditch 
or tile ditch problem at low cost. You can make sure 
that your land will be in finest condition for early spring 
work. Seed will germinate much quicker and be healthier 
n well-drained soil. Write for new book that tells how to do it with 
^Model 20 
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All-steel, reversible, lasts a lifetime. Cuts V-shaped farm 
ditch, open drain, tile or irrigation, down to 4 ft. deep; cleans old 
ditches: grades roads; builds farm terraces, dikes and levees, 
works in any soil, wet or dry. 2. 4 and 6 horse sizes; large size 
tine for tractor. Does work of 100 men. Solves all dirt-moying 
problems. Write and find out how to make big crops sure. New, 
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OWENSBORO DITCHER & GRADER CO., Inc. 
Box 834 OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY 
Prompt Shipment 
Silos all ready for immediate ship¬ 
ment. No delays. This year—of all 
years—ALL the corn should be saved 
even though not mature. Silage is 
cheaper than any other feed. Write 
CREAMERY PACKAGE MFG. CO. 
338 West Street, Rutland, Vt. 
Green Mountain 
SILOS 
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2 or 3 
Man Machines "N 
Produce your own cheap feed— 
Silverized Silage—fine, even cut, 
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