1776 
The RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
December G, 1919 
quote a large dealer in clothes: “The 
price of a good suit of clothes is now 
$100 and it will he $150 next Spring.” 
It will not be in order to criticize these 
people. They are awake to their interests, 
while the wool grower and the clothes 
buyer sleep. The majority of the latter 
have been opposed to any kind of pro¬ 
tection for the sheepmen. They swatted 
■wool at every voting precinct, thinking 
that the tailors and retail stores would 
clothe them and their families for noth¬ 
ing, and they nearly destroyed the in¬ 
dustry in America, principally bj renting 
public sentiment against us, wnich was 
taken advantage of by manufacturers, 
who took what wool was left for a song, 
and charged them wool shortage prices. 
Their only salvation is in repentance, or 
they will continue to pay for that short¬ 
age. 
In regard to this foreign shipment, the 
folks who are protesting against our de¬ 
sired embargo, are also protesting against 
a decrease of the tariff on cloth or clothes. 
These “infant industries,” that retained 
protection when it was removed from 
wool, Avant protection for themselves 
against competition, and all the compe¬ 
tition available against the wool growers 
of America. Men have tried to argue 
that their stuff is the product of “.skilled 
labor” and wool is raw material, but 
they should grow some avooI and Avatch 
what the grader will do to it. 
Then there is a contention of some 
proportions at Washington on the sub¬ 
ject of pure fabrics. This has been a 
quiet subject also, but the trouble has 
begun. We read that the Federal Trade 
Commission has cited 15 firms “charged 
Avith misleading and deceiving the public 
by false labels and brands.” They have 
used “lamb’s avooI,” “pure natural avooI,” 
“children’s natural wool,” “natural avooI 
pants” and similar too freely. 
Again AA’e read that the Wool Graders’ 
Association, Avhich does not grade avooI 
to any great extent, but does grade “re- 
CONTENTS 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, DEC. G, 1919 
FARM TOPICS 
New Jersey Farmers and Co-operative 
Shipping .1773, 1774 
A Thin Stand of Alfalfa. 1774 
Ground Limestone on Sod. 1774 
The Farmer’s 100 Per Cent Dollar. 1775 
The Truck and the Farmer. IT”" 5 
Straw Over Wheat. 1776 
Farmers as Advertisers. 1778 
Hope Farm Notes.1790, 1191 
Crops and Farm News. 1803 
Coming Farmers’ Meetings. 1803 
The Ohio Farm Woman’s Car. 1804 
The King Road Drag. 1804 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY 
Remarks on the Wool Situation.1775, 1776 
How to Make Good Dairy Butter—P.-rt 
1.1796, 1802 
Pasture and Barn Notes. 1798 
N. Y. State Dairymen’s Association. 1798 
Thriftless Mare . 1799 
Lymphangitis . 1799 
Catarrh; Scours . 1799 
Stomatitis . 1799 
Ration for Cow's and Calves. 1800 
Ration without Silage. 1800 
Handling Family Cow. 1800 
irregular Breeding: Ration Questions. 1800 
Stale Bread and Skim-milk for Pigs. 1800 
Drying Off Cow; Dishorning. H02 
Lambs Dying . 1802 
Heaves . 1802 
Snavin . 1802 
Blood in Milk. 1802 
THE HENYARD 
Handy Poultry Appliances. 1786 
Chickenpox . 1786 
Hens Going Light. 1786 
"Best Performance Inside Feathers”. 1806 
New Corn for Laying Pullets. 1806 
Egg-laying Contest . 1808 
Skin Trouble in Pullets. 1808 
Problems in Henhouse Lighting. l r 07 
Ailing Pullets . 1807 
Sour Milk for Feeding; Concrete Floor in 
Henhouse . 1807 
HORTICULTURE 
Hilling Up Fruit Trees. 1776 
Renovating Oil Potting Soil. 1777 
Winter Injury to Apple Trees. 1780 
Dehydrating Cider. 1780 
Quality of Hale Peach. 1784 
Garden Notes from New England. 1~78 
Controlling Mealy Bug. 1791 
Increase of Strawberry Plants in Florida.. 1791 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Dav to Day. 1794 
Seen in New York Shops. 1794 
Dyeing with Sumac. 1794 
The Rural Patterns. 1794 
New England Dyes. 1795 
Embroidery Designs . 1795 
Bran Coffee; Apple Butter. 1795 
Dishwashing Notes . 1795 
A Fine Fruit Cake. !~'’5 
Made-over Pie Crust. 1795 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Watch Your Engine Batteries.,. J m "5 
School Sanitation. 1778 
Banker on Farm Labor. 1778 
Selling by Parcel Post. 1778 
Show Interest in Tractors. 1782 
Talks About Farm Cars. 1782 
Events of the Week. 1784 
The Sale of Christmas Trees. D91 
Publisher’s Desk . 1810 
worked wool,” will have a meeting at the 
Waldorf-Astoria and “discuss the present 
agitation about a fabric law, as avoII as 
the advisability of publicity in connection 
Avitb it.” Wc have them “going.” This 
law will go, and readers may get suits 
of our virgin avooI, if they live long 
enough. 
A revicAV of the wool outlook warrants 
the holding and care of all sheep and an 
investment in some for every farm. It 
warrants readiness for a stable sheep in¬ 
dustry in America. The agitation of 
these matters, Avhich have annoyed sheep, 
is a good omen. There is a fine lot of 
latent talent in the sheepmen, and quite 
a lot of votes. They will get all they 
deserve afterwhile. w. av. Reynolds. 
Hilling Up the Fruit Trees 
I was interested in comments about 
weeds in orchards, and Avondered if these 
folks who are forced to let weeds and 
grass groA\ r in orchards have taken into 
consideration that now is the time to pro¬ 
tect them against mice, and not be Avrit- 
ing to The It. N.-Y. next Spring about 
losing a lot of trees during the Winter, 
and most of them blaming it on rabbits 
by mistake. 
Have just finished hilling up around 
each tree in our oavu apple orchard and 
if it had not been for the big weeds, 
might have done it quicker, but it took 
only 37 hours time to hill up around over 
4,000 trees. We have been following this 
plan for three or four years, after getting 
bit on the patent preparations, painted 
on, also trying tar paper. The mice sim¬ 
ply chewed off and spit out the nasty 
stuff painted on, and then went ahead 
eating the under part of bark, which they 
arc more likely to leave on enough to 
save the tree, if nothing is put on at all. 
They also ate through the tar paper, but 
the hilling with fresh dirt each Fall does 
the business so far, the trouble this time 
being that the Aveeds are bigger than ever, 
the grass thicker, and the mice more abun¬ 
dant. The danger is that the Aveeds will 
hold the snoAv more and give more pro¬ 
tection to the mice. The theory that they 
are afraid of the fresh dirt is not all 
there is to it. The sun strikes the bodies 
of the trees, heat is reflected or radiated 
and melts the snow about the bodies, 
then also the wind swirls around the trees, 
leaving a cavity in the suoA\ r , thus the 
top of the mound is bare most of the 
Winter. If these two forces are pre¬ 
vented from Avorking will have to put a 
feAV trimmings about the base of each 
tree and Ave are hoping to be able to keep 
weeds moAved another season, but the big¬ 
gest Aveeds are on the best ground around 
the best rows, and Avhere one is trying 
against big odds to get an orchard started 
on poor land, he Avishes the Aveeds greAV 
big all over the orchard. I. c. R. 
Straw to Cover the Wheat 
Years ago, on the Far Western plains, 
it Avas a very common thing at night to 
see great up-bursts of flame where straAV 
stacks were burning. Grain farmers 
thrashed in the field—the thrashers leav¬ 
ing great stacks of straw behind them. 
This straw had little or no value at that 
time, and the quickest and easiest way to 
get rid of it Avas to set the stacks on fire. 
In this Avay the life and power of that 
strong soil Avent roaring up in flame. Yet 
at the time it seemed the most economical 
way of handling the straw. 
The years have brought neAA’ economies 
and new methods. A recent bulletin from 
the South Dakota station contains the 
following advice. We remember one Avild 
Winter in Michigan Avhen much of the 
wheat Avas saved by covering it lightly 
with straw: 
That old straAV stack left over from 
last year is doubtless in good condition 
for use as a mulch on Winter Avheat or 
Winter rye fields. Where the Winter 
Avheat or Winter rye has been boavu in 
corn stubble or grain stubble, a mulch of 
about two tons of old straw per acre Avill 
be a distinct advantage to the crop, be¬ 
cause it will protect it during Winter and 
Avill also aid in holding the moisture about 
the roots in the Spring. By next Fall, 
when it is time to phnv the field again, 
the Spring and Summer rains Avill have 
beaten the straAV into the ground, so that 
there will be no difficulty in plowing it 
under. In November and early December 
is a good time to spread the straw, espe¬ 
cially if it is to be used as a protection 
for Winter Avheat. It can he spread any 
time on the rye or on the meadows. There 
are several good straw spreaders on the 
market. 
It’s the wise house¬ 
wife who serves 
Postum Cereal 
instead of coffee. For where 
coffee sometimes disagrees 
and leaves harmful after-ef¬ 
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healthful cereal drink. Made 
of roasted wheat blended with 
a wee bit of molasses. 
The extraordinary flavor of 
this beverage resembles that 
of the finest coffee—pleasing 
to particular tastes. 
Two sizes, usually sold at 15c and 25c. 
Made by 
Postum Cereal Company, Battle Creek, Michigan 
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