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‘ihe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 1, 1019 
What the Famous 
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will do for you 
Save V2 to V3 on fuel—and will burn 
anything, hard or soft coal, coke, 
wood, gas or lignite. 
Heat every room in your house to 
a comfortable temperature. It is 
guaranteed to do this. 
Promote health, by keeping the air 
moist and pure. 
This remarkable performance is made 
possible only by the Mueller’s exclu¬ 
sive features of design and construc¬ 
tion, which are interestingly explain¬ 
ed in the booklet “The Modern 
Method of Heating Your Home.” 
We will gladly send you a copy free 
upon request, and give you the name 
of the nearest Mueller dealer. 
1 '/'v 
Jim 
Hoot I 
L. J. MUELLER FURNACE CO. 
227 Reed Street Milwaukee, Wis. 
Makers of Heating Systems of All Kinds Since 1857 
Distributing points at Grand Rapids and Detroit, 
Mich; Toledo, Ohio; Pittsburgh, Lancaster and 
Philadelphia, Pa; Brooklyn and Buffalo, N. Y. 
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You can have the Mueller Pipeless Furnace 
Installed easily and inexpensively. It is neces¬ 
sary only to set it in your cellar and cut a hole 
in the floor directly above for the register. No 
tearing up of walls for pipes. And if you have 
no cellar you can dig a small pit just large enough 
to set the Mueller in and provide operating room. 
T il E 3 walls of Craine patent¬ 
ed silos insure strength, 
permanency and perfect sil¬ 
age; keep warmth in and cold out. 
"Crainelox” patent covering 
does away with bother of iron 
hoops and provides best insur¬ 
ance against wind and weather. 
Old stave silos can be made into 
new, permanent, 3-wall silos at 
one-half cost of a new silo. 
Send for Catalog , prices , terms 
and Agency Offer. 
Craine Silo Co., Inc. 
Box 110, Norwich, N, Y. 
DON’TBUY aFARM 
until you see this 100-acre general dairy stock farm 
adjoining manufacturing town. 2 Dwellings. Bank 
barn—30 head. Stream. Timber. Superior soil. 
SO,800. Opportunity to buy 92-acres adjoining, 
with 2 dwellings, 100-foot brick bank barn, etc. 
Illustrated catalogue with particulars 200 snaps 
surrounding Philadelphia. FRANK. T. RLLSll., 
6 East Airy St., Norristown, Pa. 
PRODUCTIVE POULTRY HUSBANDRY, 
by Harry R. Lewis; $2. A popular Poultry 
work. For sale by Rural New - Yorker 
Money in Pork 
« There will be a steady demand for porkf ft 
for some time to come—and the price will® 
remain high. You can increase your pig 
profits by feeding 
TANKAGE 
Our tankage is made of selected material 
and is the most economical feed for fatten¬ 
ing hogs. It builds the big frames, that 
carry weight and makes hog raising 
profitable. 
Hens Lay More Eggs 
whorafed poultry meat. Our product is care¬ 
fully prepared to make liens lay and pay. 
READING CHEMICAL CO., Reading, Pa. 
NEWMONITOR 
SELF- 
KEATING 
IRON 
AGENTS 
WANTED 
SEND FOR FREE 
OUTFIT OFFER 
$30 to $50 a weok actually being 
made now by men and women. 
The original—the best—the lowest 
priced. Nickel plated—looks good 
—makes good—sells fast—guaran. 
toed. No experience needed. 
Women as well as men. 
Ex c 1 u s i ve territory. 
| Work all or Bparetimo. 
Mrs. Nixon, vt., sold 
8 first half day. Evans, 
N. C., sold 2 dozen one 
Saturday. Liberal 
i>a jj terms. Prompt service. 
Write today. 
- 1 THE MONITOR SAD IRON CO. 
130 Fay St., BIG PRAIRIE. OHIO 
Bucket, Barrel and Power Spray 
Pumps, Atomizers, Compressed Air 
Sprayers. Spray Guns, Nozzles and Accessories 
make up the extensive and successful line of modern 
spraying machinery manufactured by F. E. MYERS 
C®, BRO. Included are many styles and sizes for spray¬ 
ing, disinfecting or painting—they meet the needs of 
everyone who sprays, from the home gardener to the 
largest grower of fruits and vegetables, and every 
MYERS PUMP is guaranteed. Interesting Ca¬ 
talog on request. Ask your dealer or write .us 
I for it 
MYERS PNEUMATIC SPRAYER — Has I 
Self-Locking D-Handle, Screw Top, Galvanized I 
Iron Tank, Brass Cylinder and Adjustable Long I 
Distance Nozzle. Spray can be adjusted from I 
broad fan like to long distance. 
NO. 157 
F.E.MYERS&BR0. Ashland, oh"io. 
FARM OPERATING EQUIPMENT 
Adjust¬ 
able 
.Nozzle 
Broad 
or 
Lonjj , 
Spray 
NEUMATI 
UaknUnaC 
Wand, 
New England Farm Notes 
More Wheat Grown. —The farmers 
of New England have hardly got their 
bearings. Many of them have not def¬ 
initely decided just what line of opera¬ 
tions to carry on the coming season. One 
thing is certain, though, which is that 
they will not be rushed into the over- 
planting of food crops, especially those of 
a perishable nature. Probably there will 
be a continued tendency to plant more 
grain, due to the high prices of the West¬ 
ern product and the difficulty which has 
existed in some sections in getting an ad¬ 
equate supply for feeding stock and poul¬ 
try. The belief is expressed on some 
sides that more wheat will be grown in 
New England than for a great many 
years. 
Use of State Machinery. —A few 
days ago a hearing was held in Boston on 
a bill to authorize the use this season of 
the machinery purchased by the State 
last year, and as no opposition developed, 
it is probable that the bill will pass the 
Legislature without difficulty. This is a 
matter of great importance to the farm¬ 
ers of Massachusetts, as the State owns 
about $40,000 worth of heavy farming 
machinery, including tractors, reapers and 
binders. This machinery was purchased 
as a war measure, and helped greatly last 
Summer in the production of large crops, 
although considerable difficulty was found 
in obtaining capable men to operate it. 
Probably somewhat different methods Avill 
be followed this season, but this machin¬ 
ery will be available for use in various 
parts of the State, chiefly in sections 
where there are groups of farmers lacking 
the proper facilities for handling field 
crops on a somewhat large scale. 
A Boost in Tractors. —One result of 
the war has been to give the tractor a big 
boom in New England. Probably there 
are five times as many tractors as there 
would have been had peace conditions 
continued. Some of the tractors have 
proved successful, and others have been a 
disappointment. A fairly light tractor is 
the most desirable in most parts of New 
England, and is being used even on market 
gardens to break up the soil in the Spring. 
A number of small walking tractors have 
been purchased by market gardeners and 
truckers, and widely differing reports con¬ 
cerning their value are heard. In some 
places they seem to be very satisfactory 
for cultivating the crops, and save the 
hiring of considerable labor. Several mar¬ 
ket gardeners, on the other hand, have 
discarded them as being of no value. 
Perhaps the majority of these men, 
though, have to deal with hilly laud, 
where the small tractor has not had a 
very good opportunity to prove its use¬ 
fulness. In the matter of labor it looks 
now as though the situation would be 
much better than for the past two years. 
Not only will a certain number of re¬ 
turning soldiers be available, but many 
men who flocked to the cities when wages 
were abnormally high are returning to the 
country towns. Of course the ammuni¬ 
tion factories have stopped work, and 
many other plants that were on a war 
basis are closing down. 
The Fertilizer Question. — Market 
gardeners find themselves in a peculiar 
situation as regards fertilizers. High as 
the price is, that of manure is higher still 
in proportion to the plant food available. 
The market gardeners must go without 
manure or pay an excessive price, in 
order that it may be used for growing 
tobacco in the Connecticut Valley. In 
Boston, and doubtless in other large cities, 
most of the manure made available by the 
large stables is contracted for by two or 
three individuals who resell it to market 
gardeners and farmers. These men have 
been approached by the tobacco growers 
with offers of a much larger price than 
the farmers have ever paid, and of course 
have been able to take it away. A neigh¬ 
bor of the writer, who usually pur¬ 
chased something like 70 cords of manure, 
getting it largely from one man, was 
informed that he could not have auy this 
year. Tobacco men had taken it all. 
This grower, as a result of the changed 
conditions, will use no more than one- 
third as much manure as in former years, 
but will supplement it with commercial 
fertilizer. Last Summer a large amount 
of manure was available at Camp Devens. 
As this camp is closed, that source of 
supply will lie eliminated. x\s it was, 
most of it went to the Connecticut A al¬ 
ley in carload lots. , 
, Home Garden Competition.— Last 
year the market gardeners suffered se¬ 
verely from the competition of home gar¬ 
deners. At least they make that claim, 
and seem to have the figures to prove 
their contention. At any rate, they 
found themselves in the Fall with large 
amounts of vegetables which they had to 
sell at a sacrifice. This was especially 
true of squashes, onions and root crops. 
Incidentally it was true of leeks, but not 
on account of home garden competition. 
One firm had done so well with leeks that 
others started growing them and the mar¬ 
ket was over-supplied. Celery paid well, 
as it is not a home garden crop, hut less 
than usual was put into Winter pits, and 
much of what was stored was taken out 
earlier than usual. Market gardeners 
have made quite an issue of the home gar¬ 
den situation, and have insisted that the 
State would be unfair if it used money 
this year to stimulate these gardens to the 
production of abnormally large amounts 
of food. Commissioner Wheeler is consid¬ 
ered to support their contention. lie 
finds no fault with backyard gardens, hut 
argues that extensive community gardens, 
factory gardens, and the like, constitute 
a wholly unwarranted expenditure of 
money, the crops being worth less than 
cost. Certainly few of the manufacturing 
concerns will go into the master on so 
large a scale as last year. Many of them 
will drop it entirely. One manufacturer 
said that his little war garden experi¬ 
ment last year cost him $3,000. Another 
man said that he paid out $1,500 for fer¬ 
tilizers alone. 
Business Transition — Apart from 
the home garden competition the market 
gardeners find their business in a state 
of transition. There is reason to believe 
that within a few years most of the gar¬ 
den truck shipped into Boston will come 
from towns from 30 to 40 miles away. 
Two factors besides the high price of 
land enter into the matter. The motor 
truck makes it an easy matter to market 
crops up to a distance of 30 miles, and 
possibly for a greater distance. The grow¬ 
ing scarcity of manure, which is certain 
to continue, and the high price of fer¬ 
tilizers is bound to compel the practice 
of green manuring. That means that a 
larger acreage will have to be planted. 
This, in turn, requires the use of cheaper 
land. Then another factor is introduced, 
which is that of labor. Many of the 
market gardeners around Boston are with¬ 
in an eight-cent car ride of the city. Now 
the Italian women, who are largely relied 
upon in normal times to do the weeding 
refuse to go any farther out. At least 
they always have in the past. They in¬ 
variably return to their homes at night. 
To he sure these women have been 
scarce the last year or two, as they have 
been working in the ammunition fac¬ 
tories. but it seems likely that great num¬ 
bers will be available the coming season, 
although many Italian families are going 
back to Europe. Probably the tractor 
will help to get along with fewer men 
and women, but the labor question is 
going to be a serious one for truck grow¬ 
ers at a distance from town. 
The Motor Truck —Too much em¬ 
phasis cannot be laid upon the motor 
truck in its relation to farming in New 
England. It will prove the salvation 
of the market gardener, and is of almost 
equal value to the fruit grower. Ray¬ 
mond Wheeler of Concord is one of the 
leading sweet corn producers of Massa¬ 
chusetts. Sweet corn needs to be mar¬ 
keted quickly, but with a big truck Mr. 
Wheeler has it in Boston very early in 
the morning. Chas. W. Maun lives in 
Methuen, which is 40 miles from Boston, 
lie raises strawberries and apples, and 
rushes his apples to Boston in a big truck 
whenever the prices are most alluring. 
The strawberries lie also puts on a truck, 
but peddles in the city of Lawrence. 
Orchard Planting —Although a mil¬ 
lion apple trees were killed last year in 
New England, there seems to be no great 
enthusiasm for orchard planting. In Mid¬ 
dlesex County, Massachusetts, though, a 
campaign has been inaugurated by the 
Farm Bureau to stimulate the planting 
of McIntosh Red. No less an ambition 
is being expressed than that of making 
Middlesex County the world’s headquar¬ 
ters for this apple, which grows especially 
well there. 
Organized Marketing —-There was a 
poor crop of strawberries last year, aud 
by the law of averages a good yield should 
lie obtained this season. The strawberry 
growers on Cape Cod. although largely 
Portugese, have formed a strong market¬ 
ing organization, and the growers around 
Abington, south of Boston, have been 
taking a lesson from them. Indeed, this 
matter of organizing for marketing pur¬ 
poses is one of the bright lights in the 
agricultural outlook for New England. 
The matter has never received so much 
attention. The Market Growers’ Asso¬ 
ciation at Providence has been so suc¬ 
cessful that the growers in other sections 
are trying to emulate the Rhode Island 
growers. A market news service the past 
season in several cities has been produc¬ 
tive of much good. With proper facilities 
a grower is able to know before 7 o’clock 
in the morning the prices being quoted 
and the state of the market in the center 
to which lie delivers. It often happens 
that when the Providence market is over¬ 
stocked, growers load their trucks and 
drive to Boston. It has been related of 
a man in Providence who found peas sidl¬ 
ing there at a dollar a bushel, that after 
disposing of his own produce, he loaded 
up on peas at this price and carried them 
to Taunton, where lie sold them at $3 35 
a bushel. E. I. FARRINGTON. 
