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aS'Ac RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Improved Methods 
Demand Improved Time 
The old well has been yoked to the 
kitchen pump. Or else you have a 
towerinif water-tank, a reservoir all 
your own. 
Picturesque as was the old well- 
sweep, you wouldn’t think of G^^ing 
back to it. You’re gradually adding 
every mechanical aid to farm-effi¬ 
ciency. Put have you a Hamilton 
Watch The jolts and jai s of farm 
work do not disturb or npair its 
steady, reliable service. It’s the 
most accurate, attractive, depend¬ 
able watch our watch experts know 
howto make. Kfficiency — that’s 
its claim to ytnir attention. 
amUtoadJatch 
“ The JVatek of Railroad Accuracy *' 
It is pain.stakingly constructed to do 
just one thing efficiently. It tells 
time — true time. 
IVinie today for ** 'Fhe Timekeeper ” 
Hamilton prices: complete cased 
watches at $.'50 to $155. Hamilton 
movements to fit your present watch 
case, $]() ($18 in Canada) ami up. 
HAMILTON WATCH COMPANY 
Dept. 69, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 
150 FARMS FOR SALE I>i‘lll\VHI‘«5 Idvri* 
Valli'v, I'cjin., fmin h to 200 iutok; iio\vi*5lli«* 
(lino to hii.v. Now HOHACt G. RdOLR. Mtwfowfi, Pa. 
100 Fine White Envelopes piiiiN'd oil 1 ‘oriM i. I* * 
paid, only 60o. Hiiliiplo fn-f. k IIOM IP. printer. IHd lH . \ T 
This Surfarand 
Natural Salt 
mean Better Feed. 
Healthier Stock, 
at Less Cos 
For $9 I Will Deliver an Appliance 
Hull H'lll iiiiiliii your KOKU <IAI{ n wtl ii-riii'iui > I'owit 
.M iii-liliif. Umiiaiil*‘' il. .1. T. 'I'.VN K, ( lullInn'll, N.V. 
APPLE BAR RELS K^sn'nd ’r^in 
Standard Apple BARRELS 
I’roinjit hiiiiiMiunt. l(ol> <«UlieH, .Ueiliiix, N. ^ . 
averagetonANALYSIS -\ 
Carbohydrates 
SUGAR- 1.100lbs. 
Other Carbohydrates 
_325lb5. 
Protein BOJbs.j 
Moisture -■^00 lbs., 
Natural Salts — 90lbsj 
f'aiK* ^lolii is siiniily imvc. ■100''/f suttiir-i-Miio liiolasscs 
—not ;i iiii\i*<| f'l'i'il. iinl lll‘•‘t iiiohissi's. .Vs sliowii Ity 
till* :i\i*r:iiri* tmi iiiialysis (vi*i* iUiisl ra I imi i it <• 011 - 
laiiis a|)|iro,\iiiiali'Iy sugar this lM*rau<i‘ scii‘iii-<* 
lias iiol iliscii\'i‘ri*il aii.\ i‘ruiioiiiicaI iiicIIhmI of <‘X- 
Irarliiig lliis sugar from llu* molasses. T(s I'eeil value 
ill i(s(‘ll' is reiiiarkalily liigli—yet Cane .Mola is 
iiiucli clu'aiK'r tliaii corn. 
4rJi 
Your gront ndv.antngc lies not nlono in the liigli feed 
value of Cane Mola itself, lait also in (lie far! (hat it 
uuilies home grown eoarse ..Is palatahle, thus giving 
tlieiii (lie fei'il value of (lie liinlirr inieeil I'ecds, a( liilieli 
lower i-osl. ('aiie .Mola will iiirrease mill; yields fi-om 
(o , will faUeii sloel; at lower losl, will l;ee|i 
tliem ill iii'ime eoiidi (ion. oorrert digesfive ilisInrhiiiieeK 
and previ-iil i-olie. on aei-oiiid of (lie miliiral salts it 
contains. I’se it for cows. hogs, hoi’ses, sheep, etc.—add 
to grain or forage. Slock eat it nii clean; therefore, 
f’aiie Mola eliminates waste. 
Kndoised by tiovernment Ikxperimeiit Stations. Sold 
in (>(10 II). harrels or smaller sizes, if desired. Decide 
now to feed your stool: hetter at, lower ciist. W'rito 
ns t<ula.v. 
Pure Cane Molasses Corporation 
69-D Wall Street 
NEW YORK CITY 
DintributinK PoinU: Philudclphiu, Bunton, Chicago, Milwaukee. 
Dct Moines, Cedar Rapids, Omaha. New Orleans, Key West. 
Up-State Farm Notes 
Daihv .\w.\iu)R.—C entral New York- 
carried off a large nnmlier of prizes at 
llm State Fair on Imtfer ami eli<*(*se. 'riH* 
gold medal for creamery hntt<‘r went, to 
II. J. Ilonh'ii, .North I’harsalia. who.se 
hnfter scored I{. llihhard. I’lmr- 
salia. had a score of !(S; Scott, Mrooks, 
('im imiatn.s, !»7; A. il. I.oofe. (’iiicin- 
imtiis, tttii/,, and I.. .Shiifelt, (Kselic, '-f-'A/j. 
Ill hrick cheese, sage cheese, export 
clmese. mniistf'r cheese, wash curd cheese 
and home trade cheese K. llihhard, I'har- 
saiia, look high marks. <)th<“rs having 
high scores were Drover Loomis, Fast 
I’harsalia. !)Sy( in sagi* chei'si*; .7. 10. 
.lapla't. South (Mseiic. il.S; L. Shnfelt, 
bSi I on home trade idiei'sc. and \V. .M. 
I’forter. Lincklaen, JtT-yi. 
CiiKKNliorHi: Ci.usrNn ID'i.K.—.\t the 
annnal meeting of the State b’eilerafion 
of I lort ieiilt iiral Societies and l''Ioriil 
('Iiibs. held at the State Fair, the jjrin- 
cipal siihjeet discussed was (In* closing of 
all iinvate greeiilioiises. 'I'he order al¬ 
lows ."(I jior cent of the usual coal allot- 
nnmt for jirofessional florists, tint the 
Stall* Colh'ge greenhouses at. Ithaca will 
dint down under (he closing nil»*. as'lh<*.v 
weri* Used for instruction purposes otil.v. 
I'he new oflieers • 'of tin* f<*(leration. 
■ele-ctod at_ this meeting, are; I’resident, 
F. 1{. I’ierson, 'I'arrytown: vie(*-pr('si- 
deiits. Frl I’ah's. Syracuse; 17. 
^ ick. Ttochester; Ilngli .McCarthy, S.vra- 
ense ; !■’. ,\, Danker. .Vlliany. ami W. S. 
^^blk<■man. (tswego; sf-ei'ctary. F. .\. 
Idle. Ithaca: t rmisiinr. 7V. A. ,\dams. 
I'lilValo. 
Di:sp{i(TiVK I-'kost. .UI of Central 
.N<'w York was hard hit. hy frost Se|)teni- 
her 1(1. Corn, hiickwlieat. jiotatoes, to¬ 
matoes. Ix'ans and ail ganlen stuff w<*r(* 
cut to the ground in most cas«‘s. 7?iiek- 
wlieat was only partly filled in . many 
lii'lds and the loss will lx* ext<*nsiv<*. (‘orn 
is being rushed into the silos very fast. 
Ileayy winds have cans<‘d considerahle 
loss in iipjile orcimrils. 
Statk Fair .Notks—O ne of tin* best 
fairs in the State's history has .pist lieen 
held. 'I'ln* cattb* showings w<*r(‘ <*xcellent 
and tin* Iiorsi* show snrpassi'd all ))r>“\’ions 
records. Onondaga County won many 
lirize.s on heavy In.rses. Tlie (irst prize 
of .'tloO for a six-liorse t(*am weighing not 
less tlian !),(>00 pounds went to tin* (Jeorge 
I rlian Milling Compan.v of Miiffnlo. 'I'he 
traek’s^reeord Wiis broken liy -Miss Harris 
.M.. 1 :r).Si,',, dangliler of l’i*ter fin* Dreiit. 
wlieii sin* jiaeed (In* cirenit. in two minutes 
flat. Last year tin* record was slnitti*ri*d 
b.v I'Utt Half*, widcli imnh* the course in 
'I'ln* State troojiers were very 
po|)nlar f(*atiir(*s eaeli (lay with tlieir 
floimin ninning rnees, (In* riders standing 
•■reef on (wo flt'ct ninning liorses. Tln're 
wer<* several oilier siiecial events bn* tlie 
troopers, who an* (iroving fheinselvi's re- 
markaiilc* liorsemeii. Covernor Wliitman 
spoke to tin* biggest andieiici* that >*ver 
greeted a sin*ak(*r in Fmpire Court. 
Orange da.v was eelehrated hy speeelies 
and song. .Iidm .Mitchell, .d' fln* State 
I'liod ('ommission, in addressing tlie 
(ii'ange, predicted a Liliertv day at this 
time next .year. C. .M. (lardner iif .Mx.ssa- 
elinsefts paid tlie (Jraiige tin* sincere com- 
idiment of lieing tin* originators of tlie 
ideas now lieing promulgated liy (In* Cov- 
ernment viz., proliiliition, Dovi*niiin*iit 
control of transportation eompanies, the 
income and excess prolit.s tax, and the 
work or tiglit” law. lie regretted tliat 
it liad taken the eonntry TiO years to cj|(e)i 
np to mo.st of tIiesf* ideals. I'he first prizi^ 
baity at tin* Stale ]''air seor<*d !i!) per e(‘nt. 
II is name is La\'oid I’ieree, tin* eight li 
child in a family of (In* <)nondaga trilie. 
Duly for oin* oiinee too min-li (l(*sli liis 
score would liave lieen pm-feet. Over l."0 
lialiies were (*xamiin'd hy tin* pliysieians 
during tin* w(*ek. 'I'wo Inindri'd farmer¬ 
ettes in hreeclies and tunics paraded on 
Wedin*sday, led hy .Miss Fansy Stone and 
Mrs. 1* lor<“iie(* Young, secretaries of (In* 
La ml .\rmy. ^'I'ln* farmerettes wf're fol¬ 
lowed hy _ L.’.") tractors. 'Plm tractor 
demonstrations were nin* of (In* most 
Jiopnlar attract ii,ns and were critically 
vieweil liy liniidreils of interested farmers. 
(Inlario ( onnty won (lie first prize and 
silver Clip for the liesi silowing in tin* 
comity <*xliiliit.s; Cayuga stood second. 
M. n. I'. 
EVENTS OF THE WEEK 
tin* (*ntire Camden I-'ire Depart 
rand Central I'aliiee in New 
Do.MFS'l'IC.—Sept. 1L» (ire startiii 
among harrels of oil in tin* (ilate lur 
aiigh* slioji (d (in* New V ork Sliipliuildin; 
Coriioration at Cannlen, .N. .7.. destroyei 
fin* entire simp and r-mised a lo.ss .if .$!;()(>, 
OOtt. 'I'ln* Kln)|i was a frann* linildin' 
covering two acr(*s. 'I'liere wen* s(*vera 
destro.vers on tin* ways adjoining tli 
plant. 'I'liese were saved tliroiigh tin* 
forts of ■ 
meiit. 
'I'ln* (irand Central I'alin'e in N 
^ ork eit.v has lx“(“n l.'ased by tin* goveri 
nn*nt for use as a snrgienl reconstnn-tio 
liosiiital for tin* peri.xl of tin* war an 
tliret* moiitlis after, at an annnal n-iiti 
of .$.‘V.)r).(l()0 iind nmintenanet*. It will . 
remodeled to aeeoniniodat.^ .'{,()()() jmtient 
'I'ln* work of making n*ady tin* Imildiiii 
for tin* ,M(*dieaI D(*parl ment. was begun 01 
Sept. 11, and it is estimated tliat tli 
Iinildiiig w'ill he ready for oeeniiane.v Ii; 
Dceemlx*r 1. 'I'ho Imilding is located 01 
7iexington .Vveiiin*. oeeiiiiying the fill 
block lietween P’orty-sixtli and P’orty 
seventh Streets. It is 12 stories in ln*igli( 
of fire|iroof const met ion, and is 200 I), 
27o h'ct ill area. It is now used fo 
1 ) 
sei.'.eiiihei* its, I til s 
various exhibitions and as a iiermaiient 
lieadipiarters for s(*V(*rnl hundred tirnis. 
.lapanese liorn in California may ac- 
nnire nnd retain title to real estate witli- 
oiit violation of tin* alien land law. 'I'liis 
decision was Iiand<*d down at Uiverside. 
Cal., liy Judge Hugh II. Craig of tin* 
Sniierioi* Court in tin* case of the people 
of tin* State of C^aliforniti versus .M. 
liai'ada. It was cnnsider.’d .i test .’ase 
and was Hie fii-st mnl<*j- the State law. 
'I'ln* California alien land law prohibits 
jiersons not eligilile to citizensliip from 
aeipiiring real estate in California .-xeept 
to the extent am] t’.ir the purposes pr.*- 
serilie.l by treaty and Avith a further ex¬ 
ception in fa\’or of leases for agricultural 
jmrp.ises not exceeding tliree years. 
Lieiitemint Holiert Fay of "tin* (:<*rnmn 
army, a director of the 'r(*nlonie campaign 
of jerrorism in tliis eonntry hefon* tin* 
United States entered the war. who es 
• aped .111 .\iignst .'Ml, Ihlti, from the Fed¬ 
eral Prison at AtlaiiLi, where in- was 
serving an eiglit-y.-ar t<*7an as a homi) 
tilotter, lias lieen brought hack to iliis 
eoiiiifr.v fr.ini Spain and lias lieen turned 
over to .Vgent De W’o.xly of tlx* Depart¬ 
ment of J nstici*. 
M .\S111N(!'!'(IN. .\ jiof.-ntiiil (•.■rman 
naval base in the Virgin Islands lias Ix-. ii 
s(*!zed liv the Ali.’ii Pro|x*rly ('iist.xiiaii, 
anil will lx* nsisi t'or the n.‘.“<ls .d" tin* 
.\meriean Navy ami Customs It.'pail- 
ment. 'I'lie liasi* consists of land, liiiild- 
ings, wliarves, wan‘hoiis.*.s, bug.* water 
tanks and cisterns. light(*Ts, loading para- 
pliernaiia and coaling facilities formerly 
ow ni‘d hy the I Iamlmrg-.\nu*riean Steam¬ 
ship In'ne. In annonneing seizure of tlx* 
marine plant, wliicli is hx-ate.l nt St. 
Tliomas, .\lii*n I’ropert.v Custodian 
l‘alm.*r said tliat (lermaii.v consi.ii'ri'd it 
a.Imilled Ilf possitiiiiti(*.s as a naval Inisi* 
“was sliown liy tlie fact that tlx-ir iiriii- 
eipal Imililing commanding tlx* liarlxir is 
of re-eiiforce.l concr<*te and tlx* plaza in 
front of it is said to have an .*ight-fix>t 
foiindation of concrete, tit for giin .mi- 
Iilaccmciits.’' 
I'.\ ILM .\ND (i.XHDlCN.— ,\nswci'iiig 
f|iicsfions fri>ni farmers and ranch ovmhts 
as to tlie lx‘st AVinter fei*i]ing for tlii*ir 
stock is tlie Work of .Miss lO.litli ('iirtiss. 
tlx* first woman to r(*eeive a <legr.*.> in 
:iiiimal lnishaiidry from tlx* Iowa .Stati* 
College of .\grienlture. Her odicial till.* 
in tlx* Department of Agricniliir.*, wh.-ri* 
she is a wotntui pioneer als.>, is Si*ienti(ic 
.\ssistant in P.eef Cattle Investigation of 
tile I'lirean of .\niniai Indiistr.v. .Miss 
Curtiss will have oversiglit of th** experi¬ 
mental farm run liy the .li*partnieiit at 
H(*Itsvilli'. .Md., tliis XV'inti'r, wh.*ri* ex- 
p(*rinii*nts nr.* ni:id<* in fe.'diiig four groiijis 
of 10 steers eaeli. V'elvi*t lx*ans will lx* 
tried. 
'I'lx* War I‘'inanee Corjxiration has an- 
iioinieed tlie personnel of the conimitti'es 
whi.Ii will nianagi* the cattle loan agen¬ 
cies at Kansas City and Dallas as fol¬ 
lows: .Xsa F. Kamsa.v, Fed(*ral R<*servi* 
agent at Kansas ('ity, chairnnm; .7. Z. 
Miller, Jr., govi'rnor Federal Heservi* 
Mank of Kansas City, viee-ehairinan ; M. 
L. .Met'lure, liirector of the Federal Ke- 
serve Paul; .d' Kansas City; James I’. 
(('Donnell. president Nebraska Stati* 
Hank. ((’Neill. Neli.; W. IL .Moore, Kan¬ 
sas City, manager and secretary. W. h'. 
IJamsey, I'ederal IJeserve agent nt Dalliis, 
|•llail•man ; It. L. \'an Zant, governor 
Federal Iteserve Mank, Dallas, viee- 
ch.'iirnian ; M. Sansoni, h\)rt Worth, di¬ 
rector of tlx* b'cilcral I{«*scrve Mank of 
Dallas, mamiger; H. M. Jones, hanker 
and raix’liman, 'I'licnineari, N. Mex. ; \V. 
11. Mrowiiing, .Ir., cashier, h'irst State 
7!;inlc of I’eeos, 'I'ex. 
7.arge slii|inients of cattli* from tin* 
droiiglit-i iilden regions of'I’exns and <(klii 
lioma to pasture land in I’ennsylvania, 
Virginia, and oilier Fastern States, are 
about to lx* undertaken hy the Itailroiid 
.Xdmiiiistratioii, njion recpiest of tin* Food 
.Xdiiiiiiistratioii. 'Fo make jiossihli* this 
food conservation measure, a decrea.si* of 
ltr> per cent in freight rales lias been 
granted, tlirongh recommendation of tlx* 
I*'ood .Xdm i nisi rat ion, to take ciTect as 
soon as tin* new tarilfs can he imlilislicd. 
Cattle liiiyers in tin* Fast will imrcliase 
\\'(*stern stock outright, according to tlx* 
plan laid Iicfon* tlx* Food .Xdministratioii 
li.V a delegation representing botli 1‘histcrii 
and Western interests. .Sliipinents in 
1 lainloads will liegin as soon as tlx* |ilan 
gets well under way. 'riiousands of cattle 
will die witliin the next few \v(*eks in 
tin* ^X'est if measures are not taken at 
once to liring relief, tlie delegation de¬ 
clared, Init shi|inient at t.hci estaldislied 
rates could not lx* undertaken wilhoot 
sulistantial lo.ss. State and local food 
administrators in 'I'exas aixl ((klalioimi 
will eo-o|x*rat(* in aiding FaHt«*rn Imyers. 
who will 8<;on 1 ) 1 * in tlx: field, to start tlx* 
movement, toward the .Xt.lantif* Coast 
'Fhe cattle are of light weight, lx*Iow tlx* 
•l7r>-poinid dress«*d-weiglit Army .siieeili- 
eation. Housewives have been recently 
urged hy tin* Food Administration to buy 
cuts from these light heev(*s, to further 
assist ill relieving tills situation, 
'File annnal Apple Show of the Ohio 
State* Hortienitnral Society will he held 
in Toledo again this year in conjunction 
with tlx* .N'atioinil Fanners’ Fxixisition, 
Dec. ()-l L 'Fills y(*ar’H show will doulit- 
less snrimss even that of last December, 
wliieli w'lis einisidered the best ever staged 
liv tlx* society. 'Fix; iireininm list will lx* 
much the same as last year, ineinding 
most Ilf (he same varit*ties and (la.kages 
and amounting to ahont $2,((((((. 
