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RURA2. NEW-YORKER 
The Rural New-Yorker 
THK jsr.fjyKSS jaumkiis' iai-ku 
A Nullonal Jniiriinl for Cuiinir} and l>iil(iirl>un llomr* 
Ki*tnhU»bftt /A'o 
t’liblUbrd nrfhly bj lh»- Hural fSbliuhlnr < oiiipaiiy, 3!13 Mmi( 30th Siraatj.hew Vork 
Hkkhkkt W. (■» .'.i.isowoliii. I'l-f-ulfiii anil J>llfor. 
.lOHS J. ItllJ/i.v, Tri*antin*i’ anil tiimi-fal .Matiatfio'. 
V'M. F. Dir.i.fiN. Sii'ii lar.v. Mita. K. T. Hoyi.k. Awoolato Kditor. 
SUBSCRIP I ION : ONE OOEI.AR A YEAR 
To fori'iifii rotiiitrii - to tin- I'nlvi-i-ral l’i>Miil I'lilnn. f-<)iiiil in 8 h. (id., or 
8!s murkM. or IO'b frani-t'. Hi-tnlt in iiniin-v ordi'r, i-xpreas 
Older. iii-rHoiial ehi-ek or liiink dral’t. 
Enlerei! at New York IVmt ^ifllee a--' Sii-ond CJaaii ?fatter, 
Advei*l it-InpT rali-ti, 76 er-nt« ja-r iik’ate line—7 viirda. llefi-i-i-nri-s reiinireil for 
advirrllttei-H llllkllo^^ll to iiw ; and catili niii'l ai*<-iiin|airiy tran-ient orili-ra. 
••A SyfAKK IiKAI,” 
A\e believe lliat i-vi-ry advi*i'i|ia-nn*nf In Tlila jmia*r Is bneki-d by a respon¬ 
sible |a-rson. e use evi-ry |iii-Mible pris-atitlMii anil ailnill tin* ailvi-rtlsinif of 
reliable hoiiM-s only. Ilm lo make doiiblv sure, m- «ill make iri.ml any loss 
to tatld siibsi-rllM-rs -n-talned by li iislinir any delibei ale s» Indler, Irri^iKin- 
H<|vt*rfin oiir niid any 
Micti KwlndJ**f will iw inihiir'ly r*xj»i»vo<l, Wr* nn* aI“o c’allocl ii|»nii 
to adjiiKt <lifr#*!niir*o« or tfii*<rnkf*M latwoMi our and hoiioMf. 
responsible boiises. « beiber advenisi-n. 7,01. We m illiiijflv use onr K"'‘<l 
ofbei-s to this end, but sin-li eases should not la- eonfusisl w lib dlsboiiest 
transaeilons. Me prolis-t siiiostrlls-rs ap-ainst roirnes. but we will not be 
TeH|Minsible foi ibe debi- of Jioiiisit banknipl- saiiilionisl bv ibe is.iiris. 
.Niaieeoftbeeomi.laiiii must Is- -ent Io ns wiibln one mmilb of Ibe time of 
the Iraiisaelioii.. and lo idenilfv It. yon should im-ntlon Tin: llriiAI. Nkw- 
Yohkkii wbeii wrillnn Ibe advertiser. 
T HIS WiiitiT llii ii- w il! ’ i‘ ;i short:i,ire of loaolior.s, 
i*s|»(‘oi:iIl.v ill till* country scliools. Sonic older 
Avoiiicn will lie olili;'cd to take n|i I lie work once 
more, and tliei'e will also be a clnmce for a piod 
many inexiierieiiced ^firls to try their hand. 'I’liey 
will need ail tlie lielp they can ;'e|. and tliis Wiiifei- 
of ail otliers fin* jiareiits should take a lively interest 
ii the seiinol and irivi' real lielji lo tlie tidieher. 'I’liey 
shoiiid try to droji eritieism. seandal or eomidaint. 
Kive a new teacher a fair ehanee. and lielji rathi-r 
than liinder. It means nineh in tlie.<e M'ar times to 
]inll altoiretlier. and tliis may In* the last AViiiter that 
your ciiildriMi can liave anytliiiif' likb a fair ehanee 
in tlie seliool. 
T llll ILoeliester llcnilil oiiee morel Yon will find 
a disensslon of its latest etVnsion on jiai'c 1110. 
'I'lie Ihrtih] Would like to sliow tliat Mr. McCoy 
madf* .$11.r>uil on his lio;;s. 'I'lie fact Is Unit Mr. Mc¬ 
Coy lost money on the deal, hnt tlie Jffvnhl (‘Xiieets 
to j^et awa.Y Aviih the ]iroi»osition that farmers an* all 
;fettin;; rich—therefore let the uovernmenf make a 
Jixed low jiriee for food. Some of mir friends wrote 
the Hcvald ahont this matter and this is what they 
pnniiiif ly not. in iiriiit; 
'Pile ainaziiiK tiling about it. when n f.-inner boasts 
tliat lie Inis turned a iireliy j'ooil jirofit in lioj?^, er eat- 
fle, or Krain. is that tin* city laaii thinks lie is siieli n 
liooli that lie doesn't know they eost him more tlian he 
rceci vi‘(I. 
in tile ease of tliese ho;;s no one did any hoasfiiif'. 
AVlien a farmer loses money on a deal and tbi’OAYS in 
Ids labor and rent of Ids laistnre for notliinf' he is 
not liki'ly to lirat^ about it. 'I'liat adds to tln^ ni(*an- 
ness of the Urruhrx eondnet. It nii^Iit easily have 
obtained the facts, as we did, Imt it is so d(*ternilned 
lo make the city jieoiile believe tlie farmer Is a rich 
man and a miser tliat it tfras-jis at every fool sfale- 
meiit of tills sort and adds insult to injury by jirint- 
iin; it. 'I’lie city of Iloelu'ster is la'ciiiiarly deix'iid- 
ent npon fanners for its business and frrowlli. AVIiy 
slionid tin* ilrrahl eontinne it< etVorts lo niisrojire- 
sent tile p(‘o|ile of Koclioter'' 
Doks tlie r. S. <bivcinmi'id jirice of if;2.1i0 per bnsliel 
for wlieat :i|t|>ly lo wlie.-d beiii)' sold for seed? 1 notice 
in 'I’llK K. .\.-V. of Se)d. 7 seed Mlie.it advertised for 
sale from iier bii-iliel to Will yon inform me 
wlietlier tlie juice alioY’e 1^2.20 is illeKidV II. c. ii. 
New A'ork. 
II have already cxidained tliis s(>veral tiiiie.s. 
'I’lie Covernmeiit realizes tliat wlieat f;ood 
eiioinrli to lie used for seed on;rlit to lx* \vortli more 
Ilian jdain milliner wheat. 'I’bere is an <‘Xtra ex- 
jiense in liandlin^' and eleaiiintf this superior ;;raiii, 
and tin* seller lias a riiilit to i-iiart'e a fair jiriee 
above Unit of milling wlieat. Aliont jM'r inisln*! 
for irood seed wlieat lias iieeii considered fair. In 
these matters the <lovernmeiit exjiects all of ns to 
b«> reasonable and not atlemid. ‘‘]irofileerin;f.” AVi* 
ma.v sa.v tlial otiier interests are doin;' tliat, lint 
we siiall KOt wliat is riulit for ns in Ibe end by beiiifc 
fair onr.selves. 'J’lie farmers liave alwa.vs lost more 
tliaii they have ever iraiiied by atteiiiptintf to imitate 
the melliods <d’ jiolitie'aiis or proliteers. 
Cl 
W \) feel sure I bat the snecessfiil work wliieli 
women are now doin;: at faianintc will liave a 
;xreat infinenee iiiioii food jirudiietion in tin* future. 
It lias been found that, some of the,si* women are 
sjieeiall.v litted liy nature* for doling farm work, and, 
havintr found that out, they will not bi* satisfied to 
t,'ive it up. Ilei’i* is one easi* as an examjde: 'I’wo 
yonii}' women left flieir eit.\ work for tin* Slimmer 
and hired out on a farm, where tlie.v l(*arned to lian- 
dl(* maeliinery. 'I’bey have relatives who own land 
wiiieh is not beiinf worked, and who have fair i-api- 
tal. Next year these yonn;' women projiose t?oin>? to 
the country in .Iiil.v, when their city work is slack. 
'J’liey can n<'t lijild tractor and a set of maeiiiner.y 
and jiut in 7o to 1(H> acres of wlieat and rye. If will 
not lie till* neatest or most eomplete joli, for tin* trac¬ 
tor eaiinoi j^et nji close to some of tlie old fence i-ows, 
lint it will be a fair sm'dimr of ;;rain and clover with 
lime anil jiliosjdiate. AVlien tlie seediiijr is linislied 
tbe.se women will no Imek lo tlieii* city jolis and stay 
tliere until .iiini*. wlien tliey will set out once more, 
liarvest and tlirasli tlie jrrain and seed once more. 
'I'liis jilan is jiossilde—made so b.\' macbiner.x'. It 
will not be tin* bi;;Iiest tyjie of eiiltivation. but. witli 
jire.sent j;rain jiriee.s. it eoiild be done, and we tliink 
lids is only one of tlie many |develo])ments wliieli are 
to eomi* in tin* fiiinre. 
• if 
M -\NA' silos liave lieen filled tliis year witli iwe. 
millet or oats and jieas in jdaee of corn. 'I'be 
labor sliorta;'e made it imjios.sible to cultivate <•oI•n 
projierly. Tbe.se other eiTips did not need eiilti\a- 
tion. 'I’licy wen* just seeded and cut jtreeii with 
mower or binder, and ebojijied into file silo. M'lien 
jait in icreeii and well slanijicd down tliey ni:il<e ;ro(id 
silai'c witli imieli less lalior tluin is I'eipiired for corn. 
'I’liis is one eeononiy wbieb flu* war lias driven some 
dairymen into. 
W 
'i’liK trntli is we Imve Itccn pretl.x' hard workeil tliis 
Siiimiifi'. and tlie eliiini.x came two weeks ajfo. wlieu we 
;:!it )*!i ready to jilow for wliea^. Alenff came a neijfhbor 
will) coiild not Ret lielji, ami the l.onl kmnvs in* tried, 
ami we had to tarn in anil tielp him thrash for a week, 
while our two teams stood idle. .\ml all tin* while tliis 
Kraiiil .'^tafe and its liij;Iiway dejiartment kejit a >tainr of 
six or seven al>le-I»odied' men nominally rejiairiiiK tlie 
liijiliway in front of tliis same nei>;ldior',s, and tliese men 
came from tin* snri'oiindintf eoiintry. 
IIK .'‘<t;ite I'll! tliese men lieeanso it offered tliein 
more than tin* farniei-s eonid afford to jiayl 
'I’lie work they were doin« was not essential—not 
lialf so mneli so as tlirasiiin;; Unit wlieat or )ilowin;r 
for tin* next erojtl 'I’liis is only one small illnstra¬ 
tion of wliat farmers have been IrybiK to ilu. No 
one writes jioeiiis about flieiii, or waves flat's, or 
drojis flowers of oratory over tlieii- deed.s. 'I’liey do 
not jibiw or milk cows oi- jiiek ajiples or di;' jsitatoes 
to the mnsie of a Iira.ss band, but none fin* less they 
.save till* nation and jierfonn tlie most essential work 
of iininan society. 
1 .N till* .\Ieslio|i|)en (I’a.i Eut(rpriHC for .\u;.'nst 2S 
we linil tlie followint': 
It. I). Coojier of New York, jiresident of tin* J)airy- 
mcii’s licaj'iie, w'lio sjiuko on tlie fair Krmimis I'riiiay, 
was a ilisajiiiointmeiit to the memhers wlm lieard liiiii. 
ami i| is a dire misfortune to have so narrow a man nt 
tlie liead of an organization tliat is of siieli \it,-d im- 
jiortanee to tin* miik producers of tin* I’hist. lie hroin'ld 
Id the meniliers no messat'e—only a wliine aliont fin* 
criticism hi.s administration is jirovokinj'. 
I'erliaps tin* little jironji of jiolilii'iaiis now <-lns- 
tered around liie nianai'<*ni(*nt and money of tin* 
i.eaf.'iie may say we ai'c fryiii;!' to lireak tlie orL'aniza- 
tioii by jirinliii;; this. It m(*r(*ly demonstrates what 
W(' have elainied. 'I’hk It. .N.-A'. lias advanced sound 
and serious art'nineiit to sliow tliat tin* present inaii- 
at'enient is not wliat it slionld lie. 'I’lins far tliere 
lias been no attempt to answ(*r tliese* ar^'nments, and 
tlie llioiitrlitfnl iin*nilM'rs of tin* I.ea^iin* an* eojiiintc 
more aiio more* to realizi* tliat fact. 'I’lx* Eiilrriirinf; 
<*alls .Mr. Coojier’s defense a “wliino.” (’an anyone 
analyze it and find aiiytbin;' else? 
» 
/' iilh Is for I hr Hoil 
HoikIs for FoIJirr! 
Itisriiils for Molhrr! 
lidiuhujrH for Hip. (lirl! 
nil (‘iilin* family ninst Wilist for tliis war and 
fij^lit witli all fbe w(*aiions availalde. .Alany of 
us an* iir<*veiited from doin;; .service on tlie 
oilier sMe. II would lie a ;^loi-ions tiling to iiiareli 
in tliat sreat and liojiefnl army wbieb is ebasin^' tin* 
Cermans liae-k lo the Itliine, Init many of ns must 
j'eniaiii lH*re and jml iiji onr liattlc* at bona*. lOvery 
man and every dollar will be n(*e<led Iiefore tliis fear¬ 
ful job is linislied. Onr boys have smashed the foe 
back onto bis own territory. Now wi* must jiay for 
it, A new issue of Liberty lionds is ofT(*i'ed. and wi* 
must do witli tli(*.se bonds just wliat our boys liave 
done witli fin* Iiayonet on fin* oilier side. 'I'liis tiling' 
eoiiies (o ns not onl.v as a duly but as a iieeessitx. 
No citizen of tins eonntry can «*ver do eiioin^li fshort 
of i^iviiiK bis life) to (•omjiensati* fnll.v for wliat tliis 
eonnlry lias done for liiiii. .V man may tliink be is 
I'reatly abn.sed. and that this eonntry is not wliat it 
.slionlil lie, .v<“t lie knows in ids lieart tliat lie could 
not «o an.vwli(*re else on earth and (*njoy f'r<*ator jnib- 
lie piTvilet,'es than lie does ben*. In ord(*r to main¬ 
tain these jiriv'lettes and fn*(*ilom it is alisointely 
ne<-essary to win tliis war. If wo fail (*vei’y .\iner- 
iiran must lieneefortli no fliroiiKli lif<‘ witli tin* feelinj^ 
in liis licart that lie is no loiif'cr free. 'I’liiis if lie- 
eonies a duty and a n<*cesslty for you. iiji to fin? limit 
Nejtemlicr 7 .’n, ims 
of yonr iiowers, to imek T'ncle .'Sam with your dollars. 
It is not a ^^ift. Iiiit tin* snn*st and most endnidnt? 
iiiv(*stniont ever olTi'red a lininan beintt. Yon make 
yourself a jiartiier in flie Covernnient and jnit yonr 
savinirs in an investment wlii<*)i cannot fail, but 
wliieli will stand liki* a rock to ]*rof(s-f yonr fainil.v. 
«< 
W L Inivi* lieen niakiiiL; a <i,refnl canvass of 
jionltr.v eomlitions in tlm Eastern States. 
'Pin* result sliows a siinrlai;<* of about 20 jier cent of 
liens and imllets as eompared with last .voar. In 
many ea:s(*s tioeks liave been enf down to one-tliird. 
wliile in otliers llie.v liave been 7nereas<*d. 'I'lie farm 
tioeks do not var.v niueli (*xe(*pt tiiat .siirjilns 7‘ooslers 
iiave lieen kill(*d off closer tlian ever iiefore. Many 
]i(*ojilo rejiort a lieav.v demand Yor da.v-old <-iiieks 
late in tiie soii.soii after most jionltrymen liad siop- 
jied lialeiiiinr. 'I’lu* ireiN'ral ojnnion is Unit m-xt 
Sjirini' will see a irreat revival of int/*resbin jioiiltry. 
and tlionsands wlm beeaine diseonrayed will try to 
not liaek. I.ast Sjiriii;; 'I’m; il. ,N.-Y. advised tliose 
Mill) eoiild eomiimiid tin* capital to stay in the bnsi- 
ii(*ss, sow as nineli crain as jiossililo and select the 
I.reedors with care. 'I’liose wlm did tliis and yrew 
wliat fiie.v could of wlieat. liarl(*.v and Inickwiieat. 
will reaji a irreat liarvest next Spidni:. 
(’ax you >;iv:e me any informatioi. in 7e(;;ird to wlietli- 
er or not a law was jiaswed to nn’" a farmer tin* sum of 
.$.7 for raisiiij' a heifer calf to tie- at'c of two year. and. 
if so. wlierc* and liow to not if; c. i.. n. 
Seiniyler Co., N. Y. 
IIEUE is no sneli law. Nor A there any law eom- 
jiellint' farmers to raise ejilvcs or jinnisliint; them 
for kilnin' a lieif<*r. It is true that sneli laws Inivi^ 
be(*n jiiibliely advocated by jieojile who do not know 
any liott(*r. hnt there is no ehanee that fon«ress 
will ever jiass sneli letrisiation. A'et flioiisands ofi 
]i(*oiib* se(*m to tliink sneli laws .-ire in forei*. Notli- 
ini,' to it! 
^ « 
le^ 
W E Avaiit yon to re,ml eari‘full.> tlie letter from 
Seei-(*tary E. K. Lane, jirint.ed in this issue 
and the ji(*xt one. 'Pher<* <-an In* no ipieslion aliont 
tile size of tlie hi;' jirolilem wliieli will confront this 
nation when tin* soldiers return from Enroja*. 'Pin* 
task of hreakini' iiji tlie yreaf anny and sortiip; its 
units out into ]i(*aeefiil indiistr.v will he a lari'er one 
than that of lirin;'jii« tin* arni.v fotjether. .*<eerelary 
Lane se(*s elearl.v what tliese soliliers will want. 
.\fter an aetlv(* outdoor life fhe.y will not Ik* easily 
salisli(*d witli indoor oeenjiations. 'Pliey will jirefer 
to he outdoors and we ninsi rciiieudier that llie.v are 
now seein;' some of tin* ilnest farming in the world— 
where men snjiport a great natiuii and f«‘i‘d its ]i(*o- 
jib* on small, well-enltiviit(‘d farms. It will tie good 
linsiness in ev(*r.v wa.v to earr.v out Secretary l.ane’s 
snggi*sfion, and liiid just Avliat wo* liav<* of land to 
offer th<*se .soldiers. \V<* would not ^vnifim* sin li w ork 
!o tin* Ear West or tin* swamp and waste lands in 
tin* Sonlli. 'I’liere ai'(* nian.v llmnsands of a<‘i(*s on 
fli<* ujipi'i* .Vtlanlie sIojk* well suited to the needs of 
tli(*se soldiei's. In fact, wi* tliink many of these sol- 
iliers will iii'(*f(*r lo settle in the East near the great 
ni;!ik(*ts than go to tin* I’ar West us )iione»*rs. It 
•icenis evid<*nt tliat at least until lOurojie has lieen 
relinilt and r(*stored, tin* njijier .Atlantic region of 
this eonnlr.v will dominate in Im-iinesK, and we tliink 
nmii.v of tin* soldiers will lie attracted to this region. 
A\'e should all li(*giii to lake aecdont of stuck and sei* 
just what W(* Iiavi* to offer in tin* w;iy of land. 'I’m-; 
it. N.-A'. is lieginning fids in a study of eondilions 
among tin* hill fanners of Sonlliern New A'ork. I!(*re 
is a eliaiiei* for all of ns lo helji li.y giving the tnith 
.diiiiit tliese niioeciipied or disei-edited farms. 
Brevities 
Wn do bidieve Unit next Sjiring will witness a rn.sh 
to Kct iiaek into tin* poniti'y Inisines.s. 
Lkaic.v a le.ssdii from last year and get the seed <Tirn 
oil into a dry jibiee early. 
It is time to open (ire on old gloom and dejnession 
through an ojien lire I 
.Now we are told tliat goats will eat nji the w*-ed ju-st 
know 11 as devil’s jiaint Iinisli. 
’PiiK early hinl ma.v enteli the worm, hut the early- 
seeded wlieat is eaiigld h.v the Hessian lly. 
there has llel•n a great cover crop of weeds. 
anyw a.v ! 
Wk know men wlm are growling at the idea of meat¬ 
less days when tin* eiitling olf of their <iwn meat ration 
1ms added to tlieir own liealth anil life. 
If yon would sei* yonr jiro/its stretch, nse a <over 
croj) of Hairy velcli. It's now too late to jint it in, Init 
try next year and ymi will w in. 
O.NK wa.v to jirevent loss in silage is to begin feerling 
as soon as the silo is tilled, and keeji it uji. 'I'hiis tin* 
cows get the lienefil, rnthei’ than the bacteria. 
.luST before hard fnist |iiill nj) a few tomato vines 
witli green fruit on tliem, Imng in a warm, sunny jilaee, 
'I’lie fruit will slowly rijien and keep nji the tomato 
siijijily. 
