The weather for December was like 
that of October, warm pleasant days for 
the most part, when overcoats were 
hardly needed. Farmers have been 
plowing and doing field work generally 
right up to and including Christmas Day. 
Potatoes have been moving freely to mar¬ 
ket at $1 per bn.; all feeds have advanced 
!" in-ice. Gluten, $2:90; corn. $3.25; 
bran, $2.25 per cwt., and hominy, $3.25. 
Fggs. 7;>c per doz. for white; butter, 08c; 
dressed pork, 22c per lb.. Plenty of 
limestone is now being hauled to' the 
farms. t \y i> 
Tioga Co., N. Y. ' 
Farmers are receiving fair prices for 
their products. Farms averasre 100 a nros 
HOLDFAST 
ALL RUBBER 
PATCH STOCK 
lib ; . nit it. 
rrr"'” 
U i S ,uuiu S io move lively at prices 
ranging from $50 to $500 per acre de- 
pendmg on size and location of the tract. 
, heat is looking fine, and the acreage is 
laige. Most farmers have their butcher¬ 
ing done and their Winter supply of wood 
up. Coal is hard to get. aud some have 
no wood lot. Some little Fall plowing 
has been done.. The dair ymen who are 
feeding and caring for cows are generallv 
satisfied with the price of milk. Farmers 
•V c ^ u ‘ ^ arm Bureau, thinking 
'l 1 l " e a 6 rea t help to them in buying 
their farm supplies. c ir 
Kent Co., Del. 
: General farming and trucking leads 
here in this section of the county, as our 
market principally depends on the Broad 
±op Mountain or mining districts, which 
consume about all the produce, hay. etc. 
raised in what is known as Trough' Creek 
' alley and surrounding communities, 
hummer crops are more adapted to this 
section, corn being the main crop, al¬ 
though considerable wheat is also mar¬ 
keted, and more oats and buckwheat be¬ 
ing raised than in previous years. 
Trough Creek Valley is noted for its 
potato raising and especially the quality 
produced, although the lightest crop last 
year for a number of years. Potatoes 
are selling at $1.50 to $1.75 per bu.; ap¬ 
ples, ready sale at $1.75 per bu. Good 
country butter. GOe ; eggs. GO G5c per 
doz. Chickens, 25 to 30c pei ib.: tur- 
Wheat, $2.15 per bu.; rve, 
^l.i.i: eats, hoc; buckwheat, ( i.GO. and 
FIRESTONE TIRE AND 
RUBBER COMPANY 
o FIRESTONE PARK AKRON, OHIO 
. W orld’s Largest Manufac- 
/////{. turers of Tire Accessories 
W///A an< * Repair Materials. 
IPLEX G mill's ° 
made with a double set of grind- 
era or burrs. Have a grinding sur¬ 
face of just double that of most 
dills of equal size, therefore. 
Do Twice zs Much 
i Work. 
Grind ear corn, shelled 
corn * oats ' rye. wheat, 
■ Barley, kaffir corn, cot- 
ton a0C( l, corn in 
shucks, sheaf oats, or 
jrKj any kind of grain, coarse, me- 
■ diumorfine. Require 25 % 
* Bless power. Especially 
—H adapted for gasoline engines. 
_J Write for new catalogue. 
Duplex Mil) & lYSfg. Co., Box 320 Springfield, Ohio 
Durable, simple, light draft. [2 horse,], spreads quickly, 
shreds evenly in wide 3trips—no bunching or clogging. The 
only spreader with the special-graded, self-sharpening flat 
^eifn&SUK!"- T#Cth b ° lted _ Sell/on 
Free 
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Prices. 
; Dealers 
irrite for 
oposition 
X. J. KEMI* ('O., .Sl> SivMti St., Hntnvln. \. Y 
MONEY FOR FARMERS 
LOANS FROM 5 TO 35 YEARS AT 5 
Ao Commissions — No Renewals 
“ I Now Hear Clearly ” 
You, Too, Can Hear! 
r.dw?l? ucl \ aa , 325 ’ 000 user* of the “ACOUSTI- 
,5 a n ve had tl l e same results from it as Mr. 
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i 7i safe * n every person-, who 
i& hard of hearing without a penny of expense 
anu entirely' at our risk, to accept the new 
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For 10 Days’ FREE TRIAL 
No Deposit- No Expense 
S” 10 ® t . he Perfecting of our new 1919 “Acousti- 
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are ,? a ~i of bearing and will try’the 
Tho tr * al " ill not cost you one 
cent, for we even pay delivery charges. 
WA R N I N G ! There is no good reason whv 
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liberal a trial otter as we do, so do not send 
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“^ousticon” has improvements and pat¬ 
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GENERAL ACOUSTIC CO.. 1350 Candler Bldg.. N.Y. 
Canadian Address, 621 New Berks Building, Montreal 
No Worry 
e loan money to actual or prospective farm owners on 35-year 
mortgages at 5%% interest. You may use the money 
To buy or improve farm lands and erect buildings. 
To buy live stock, fertilizers, and equipment, 
To pay off existing mortgages and debts. 
The mortgage may be entirely canceled in 35 years by paying 
6%% annually— 5%% for interest and 1% on the principal. Or you 
may pay olf all or any part of the principal at any time after 5 
years. We loan as little as $100 or as much as $10,000, according 
to your needs and security. 
Write for full particulars today—if you live in any of the States 
listed below. Our territory comprises 
Maine 
Rhode Island 
Massachusetts 
New Jersey 
THE FEDERAL LAND BANK 
145 State Street, Springfield, Mass. 
WHEN WRITING BE SURE TO GIVE THE LOCATION OF YOUR FARM 
M Aen you write advertisers mention 
I fie Rural New-Yorker and you’ll get 
a quick reply and a "square deal.” See 
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