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<P* RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
August 9, 1919 
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Farm Organization 
A Co-operative Lime Company 
The For m ltiirenu Xeirs of Sussex Co., 
N. .T.. tells of n Co-operative Limestone 
Company, organized by farmers near 
Branehville. All these farmers realized 
the need of lime on their soils, though 
there are great ledges of limestone all 
about them. What was the need of buy¬ 
ing ground limestone at a high price, 
when they could “do it. themselves"? So 
they arranged with the county agent to 
go up into Orange Co.. N. Y.. and see 
how the work is done there. The agent 
went and came back to suggest that the 
farmers go and see for themselves. About 
10 farmers took this trip and looked over 
two limestone crushing outfits. They de¬ 
cided to organize. The State chemist an¬ 
alyzed samples of limestone for them, and 
they finally decided to locate on the farm 
of Isaiah Hornbeok. The ledge on his 
farm is of good quality, centrally located 
and easy to work. Then they formed the 
Farmers’ Co-operative Limestone Com¬ 
pany. Tt has a capital of $10,000 with 
half of it paid in. The stock is held hy 
farmers only—no one being permitted to 
hold more than two shares, the par value 
being $. 10 . A lease for 40 years on the 
limestone ledge has been obtained and 
Mr. Tlornheek is to receive 744 cents for 
each ton of lime that is crushed. An out¬ 
fit capable <if crushing three tons an hour 
will lie installed at once, and the com¬ 
pany expects to lie able to sell their pro¬ 
duct at about $3 per ton. This is a good 
instance of getting together to do it them¬ 
selves. 
Co-operative Potato Seed Growing 
Some weeks ago we told how a com¬ 
pany of Long Island potato growers was 
organized for the purpose of obtaining 
pure seed. This company finally bought, a 
farm in Maine, and they have planted a 
large crop for the benefit of Long Island 
growers. The object of this organized 
business is to obtain seed true to name 
and free from disease. < >f late years the 
mosaic leaf and leaf-roll disease have 
given great trouble to potato men. It 
was not just known how these diseases 
were spread until the scientific urn proved 
that they are spread through contact with 
roots in the soil, by inoculation, and also 
by insects. When a potato crop is kept 
well cultivated, roots and leaves are 
broken, thus spreading the disease if there 
are any sick plants in the field. Then the 
insects, particularly the flea beetles and 
plant lice, which pass from plant to plant, 
will also spread the trouble. A potato 
plant, sick with the mosaic disease, is 
like a person with smallpox or measles 
in school or church or where there is a 
crowd. So long as he is permitted to 
stay there lie is a menace to all. Acting 
on that theory, this Long Island farmers’ 
organization, has hired an inspector to 
live in the potato seed field. His job is 
to pull out and burn every sick plant or 
every feeble plant of any sort. They will 
all come out as fast as they are discov¬ 
ered as the only way to be sure of clean 
seed. This is only one outcome of the 
| wonderful set of organizations which the 
| Long Island farmers are developing. 
A Trip to Cornell and Geneva Experi¬ 
mental Farms 
About July first, when the writer re¬ 
ceived notice from Farm Bureau Manager 
F. E. Rogers of Wayne County of a trip 
planned for Farm Bureau managers and 
members of executive committees of the 
Bureaus to visit Cornell and Geneva and 
inspect the work being done at the ex¬ 
perimental farnrs on July 10 and 11 . it 
seemed like a rather busy season for any 
considerable number of farmers to leave 
their homes for two days. However, 
when the time came, the trip was made, 
and on the way hack all voted that the 
time had been well spent. The general 
response from all over the State was 
evident, when it was announced that at 
least 43 of the 55 Bureaus in the State 
were represented. 
The men were called to order by Prof. 
II. E. Babcock in the Poultry Building, 
and after a few announcements as to 
Bureau work. Prof. Rice was introduced. 
Mr. Rice spoke of a number of experi¬ 
ments carried on with poultry; one of 
the most striking of these was the fur¬ 
nishing of artificial light in Winter, which 
had largely increased Winter egg produc¬ 
tion. He also advocated more care in 
the selection and mating of birds for the 
breeding flock. On leaving the Poultry 
Building the company, consisting of to¬ 
wards 200 men, were divided into groups 
of about 30 for convenience of going over 
the farms, each company having a guide 
who explained the different experiments 
being carried on. It may not he generally 
known that the work being done at Cor¬ 
nell is principally with hay and grain 
crops, while Geneva specializes with 
fruits and dairy work. 
The grain tests were especially inter¬ 
esting to the writer. Several hundred 
different varieties of each grain have been 
collected from all oyer the State, and 
these are tried out side by side, and the 
best selected each year for planting the 
next, the idea being in time to pass the 
resulting selections to farmers, who will 
take pains in keeping the varieties pure. 
The fertilizer and manure tests on hay 
were very instructive, showing that be¬ 
yond a certain amount of manure applied 
further gains were not received. Some 
plots treated with commercial fertilizer 
•lid about as well as the manured section. 
The fertilizer test on a block of apple 
trees showed very plainly that young 
trees grew better with cultivation than 
those in sod with very liberal applica¬ 
tions of fertilizer. In the older orchard 
pruning experiments are being carried on 
and the trees having received the least 
pruning while young seem to have grown 
better and are showing more fruit, this 
season. Experiments showing a greater 
loss of fertility on land left entirely bare 
than the same land cropped were very 
noticeable. 
A very busy day was spent going over 
(he farms, and toward night some of us 
became a little footsore, and we then 
realized that our guides had been changed 
several times, giving them a little advan¬ 
tage'. However, we were ready to forgive 
this after we had been in the Home 
Economics Cafeteria for a little while, 
and were _ sampling the excellent menu 
there obtainable. The evening was spent 
in the Home Economics Assembly Hall, 
and after some Farm Bureau matters of 
interest were discussed the time was 
spent in singing and story-telling. The 
night was spent in Ithaca, and all went 
to Geneva in the morning, arriving there 
at 10 o’clock. Here we were gathered in 
“Jordan. Hall." and Dr. Jordan welcomed 
us in his usual cordial manner. In his 
remarks Dr. Jordan spoke of one condi¬ 
tion with reference to their work which 
1 believe should be altered and which is 
of real importance as regards the work 
of these institutions. At present the 
finances are administered in a manner 
which does not allow any change of 
salaries to meet outside competition from 
other institutions of a similar nature. 
The management is required to make an 
estimate in the shape of a budget a year 
ahead, and is held strictly to this esti¬ 
mate. A* a result Cornell has lost three 
men and Geneva five the past year. Some 
way should he found which will allow 
the management of these institutions to 
use their judgment in the paying of 
salaries necessary to keep their force to¬ 
gether. 
Dr. Van Slvke spoke of the fertilizer 
supervision and analysis carried on by 
his department. One of the results ob¬ 
tained has been the reducing of the num¬ 
ber of brands of commercial fertilizer 
from some 2,000 to 20 or 30. Prof. 
Mu no sj ii ike of the seed inspection car¬ 
ried on. and the buying of farm seeds as 
near home as possible. 
Prof. Parrott spoke of the experiments 
in spraying. Later we visited these ex¬ 
periments in their Rome Beauty orchard. 
One especially noticeable was the better 
control of apple scab, where the delayed 
dormant spray was put on April 27 in¬ 
stead of April 1. the usual time for dor¬ 
mant spraying. 
Dr. Breed gave a summary of their 
work in using milking machines. Their 
department has had charge of the inspec¬ 
tion nf the Geneva milk supply, which 
is. furnished by about 70 farmers. Of 
this number 33 per cent use machines. 
Tie stated that of the milk samples con¬ 
taining a large amount of bacteria 00 
per cent cafhe from the farms where 
machines were used. Ilis reason for this 
condition was lack of care in cleaning 
the machines. Dr. Breed estimated that 
about 5.0(10 milking machines were in use 
in the State. 
Prof. Stewart spoke of potato work, 
which seemed to show that potatoes could 
be planted in the row much closer than is 
usually practiced and still get an increase 
of marketable tubers. Dr. Smith ex¬ 
hibited samples of the glass tubes and 
bottles used in milk and cream testing 
and recommended the discarding of some 
styles. All such test ware used in the 
State ha.s to be inspected by and certified 
to by ihe Geneva Station, some 45,000 
pieces being passed upon last year. Dr. 
Jordan also spoke of some comparative 
tests with clover and Timothy, which 
seemed contrary to the accepted theory 
to prove that Timothy left the soil as 
good condition as clover. 
L. .T. SWEEZEY. 
Committeeman. Wayne Comity Farm 
Burea*u -Association. 
Increased Grape Juice Production 
Mr. Paul Thayer of the Ohio Experi¬ 
ment Station has been investigating the 
grape juice proposition. There can be no 
doubt that with the coming of prohibition 
there will lie a large increase in the de¬ 
mand for fruit juice. Some of the owners 
of wine producing vineyards have taken 
a gloomy view of the situation, since they 
say their grapes are not suited to grape 
juice production. Mr. Thayer points out 
that practieallj all grape juice offered for 
sale is made from Concord grapes, while 
some uf rite other varieties produce a su¬ 
perior juice wheu high quality is demand¬ 
ed. His tests also show that the com¬ 
bination of different juices affords a limit¬ 
less opportunity for the production of 
different color and flavor of juice. It has 
been found possible to mix the juice of a 
highly flavored variety with that of the 
juice of a poor quality grape and still 
produce a high-class product. In this 
manner many of the unattractive grapes 
may be made into a marketable product. 
