lht RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1817 
How Lond Would 
It Tdhe On a 
Grindstone? 
You know what a long, hard 
job it is to grind farm tools 
on a grindstone. Or how ex¬ 
pensive it is to take them to 
town for sharpening. 
Here’s how quickly the 
will sharpen the following 
tools right on your farm with¬ 
out drawing the temper. 
Disc Harrow*— a whole sel in 2§ hours. 
Mower Sickle—10 to 20 minutes. 
Cultivator Shovels—10 to 20 minutes. 
Plow Coulter—5 to 10 minutes. 
Axe—2 to 5 minutes. 
Ensilage Knife, Hedge Knife, Butcher 
Knife, Shears, Scythe, Corn Knife, etc., 
2 minutes. 
The secret is in the wonderful DIMO- 
GRIT wheels of the “Hummer.” They 
sharpen 25 times as fast as grindstones. 
Pedal the “Hummer” like a bicycle—no 
pressure required; no water or oil to cool 
the steel. The head swivels, making the 
most awkard tool easy to grind—a one- 
man job. 
Most good hardware dealers handle the 
“Hummer.” Ask yours next time you go 
to town. 
Luther Grinder Mfg. Co. 
The Largest Makers of Farm Repair 
Tools in the World. 
Dept. 146, Milwaukee, Wis>, U. S. A. 
City Markets Commissioner Removed 
Rev. Jonathan C. Day, the first New 
York City Commissioner of Markets, has 
just been relieved of his position through 
the action of the Mayor of the city. His 
successor is his former deputy, E. J. 
O’Malley. Permission was given the city 
in the State Farms and Markets law to 
establish a City Department of Markets, 
and the city promptly provided for the de¬ 
partment. Mr Day became the first com¬ 
missioner. He had previously been a 
minister and a social worker, but was 
without experience in the line of his 
duties as Markets Commissioner. At best 
he was confronted with a difficult task, 
and probably before any man can make 
a comprehensive success of the position 
a better concentration of public opinion 
and a more positive public demand by 
the people of the city for economic mar¬ 
ket conditions is essential. The pressure 
by distributors is always persistent and 
strong if the public remain inactive. Few 
public servants will stand out against 
the active forces, and without the public 
support no public official can long resist 
organized opposition. 
Send25t, Stamps 
or Coin,for a 
DIMO-GRIT 
pocket hone. See 
for yourself how- 
quickly it puts 
a keen edge on 
your jackinife 
and kitchen 
knives. 
mj. 
Jewish Agricultural Convention 
The annual convention of the Jewish 
Farmers’ Association was held at the 
Educational Alliance Building. 197 East 
Broadway, Nov. 30th to Dec. 1st. The 
convention was opened by lion. Leonard 
G. Robinson, who was the first president 
of the Federal Loan Bank for the Eastern 
district. The convention was composed 
of 75 delegates, representing 150.000 acres 
of farm land cultivated by Jewish farm¬ 
ers. and many city people who look for¬ 
ward to a farm and a home in the country 
in the future. 
Mr, Robinson gave a review of the 
years since the organization of the Fed¬ 
eration and showed the wonderful prog¬ 
ress made by the Federation, and the 
still more wonderful success of the Jewish 
farmer. 
The Jewish farmers adopted co-opera¬ 
tive methods from the start, and in this 
work included co-operative purchasing 
through many credit unions. Some mis¬ 
takes have been made, as was to he ex¬ 
pected with men who took up an industry 
with which they had little or no previous 
experience, but as a whole the work has 
been highly successful, and the position 
of the Jewish farmer is now well estab¬ 
lished. 
The convention was addressed by sev¬ 
eral agricultural authorities and friends 
of the Federation. It was considered one 
of the most successful meetings ever held 
by these farmers and their friends. 
WHITING-AD AMS 
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use them 
Sold everywhere 
There are eeveral million pereono in 
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Boston, U. S. A. 
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Tells how to make hundreds ot 
household and motor repairs. 
Stops leaks, cracks or breaks in 
pipes, stoves, furnaces, concrete 
and household articles. Repair 
permanently with 
Smooth-On Iron Cement No.l 
Write for free Book No. 1. The cement is 25c 
In t> oz. can, 60c in one 1 lb. At hardware and 
general stores. By mail add 5c 
for postage. 
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Coming Farmers’ Meetings 
Ohio State Grange, annual meeting. 
Columbus. Dec. 9-12. 
Pennsylvania State Grange, annual 
meeting. Pittsburgh, Dee. 9-12. 
Michigan State Grange, annual meet¬ 
ing Saginajv. Dec. 9-12. 
Ohio Apple Show, State University. 
Columbus, Dec. 1-13. 
American Pomological Society, St. 
Louis, Mo., Dee. 30-31 and Jan. 1, 1920; 
secretary, E. R. Lake, 2033 Park Road 
N. W., Washington, D. C. 
Winter course State School of Agricul¬ 
ture, Cobleskill, N. Y., Jan 5-Feb. 27, 
1920. 
Winter courses. Ohio State College, 
Columbus, Jan. 5-Feb. 27, 1920. 
Peninsula Horticultural Society, i hirty- 
fourth annual meeting, Chestertown, Md., 
Jan. 6-S, 1920. 
Vermont State Poultry Association, an¬ 
nual show, St. Albaus, Jan. G-9, 1920; 
B. P. Greene, secretary. 
New York State Horticultural Society, 
Rochester, Jan. 14-16, 1920. 
Agricultural Week, Trenton, N. J., 
Jan. 12-17, 1920. 
Farm Products Show, Harrisburg, Pa., 
Jan. 20-23. 1920. 
New York State Agricultural Society, 
Albany, Jan. 21-22. 1920. 
Ohio State Horticultural Society, fifty- 
third annual meeting. Jan. 28-29, Ohio 
State University, Columbus; secretary, 
R. B. Cruickshank, Columbus. 
New York State Grange, annual meet¬ 
ing, Rochester, Feb. 9-12. 1920. 
Hay, $1S to $20 per ton: potatoes. 
$1.25 to $1.30 per bu.; buckwheat, $2.50 
to $3 per cwt.; oats, 80 to S5c per bu.; 
barley, $1.4S per cwt. Hay, oats, barley, 
potatoes and buckwheat are the principal 
crops raised in this vicinity. Dairying is 
one of the principal industries around 
here, but they are selling cows as fast as 
they can. There is nothing left for them 
after paying for feed and labor. A. D. v. 
Allegany Co., N. Y. 
Niece : “Percy has bought this donkey 
for baby.” Aunt: “How like dear Per¬ 
cy.”—Tit-bits. 
A Victrola for Christinas! 
If you want your family and 
friends to hear the greatest 
music by the greatest artists 
exactly as the artists themselves 
sang or played it, the Victrola 
is the only instrument for you; 
The most famous artists of 
all the world make Victrola 
Records—and the Victrola is 
the only instrument specially 
made to play Victrola Records. 
Any style Victrola you select 
will play perfectly any of the 
more than 5,000 records in the 
Victor Record Catalog—will 
play for you the superb inter¬ 
pretations of the world’s great¬ 
est artists exactly as they heard 
and approved their own work. 
Get a Victrola! Get it this 
Christmas! The ideal Christmas 
gift, but more than a Christmas 
gift—a source of pleasure for the 
entire family through the years to 
come. 
Victrola* $25 to $950. Write to u» for catalogs 
and name of nearest Victor dealer. 
Victor Talking Machine Co 
Camden, N. J. 
Victrola XVII, $300 
Victrola XVII, electric, $365 
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Every wide-awake farmer sees opportunities to make extra 
profits if only he had the capital to “swing things.” 
We will help you to ^uy implements, livestock, feeds, seeds, 
fertilizers—whatever you :;eed to make your farming operations 
more profitable. Over 2000 New Y ork State farmers are 
already using our capital to increase their profits. 
If you are a /Ven> York State farmer and can use money to 
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