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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
December 27, 1919 
The railways of the 
JJnited States are 
nnore than one third, 
nearly one half, of all 
the railways of the 
world. They carry a 
yearly traffic so much 
greater than that of 
any other country 
that there is really no 
basis for comparison. 
Indeed, the traffic of 
anytwo nations may 
be combined and still 
it does not approach 
the commerce of 
America borne upon 
American railways. 
— United States 
Senator Cummins. 
He saw the foreign roads — in 
England and France, the best in 
Europe — and in other Continental 
countries — and he knows. 
The part railroads have played in 
the development of the United States 
is beyond measure. 
American railroads have achieved 
high standards of public service by 
far-sighted and courageous investment 
of capital, and by the constant striv¬ 
ing of managers and men for rewards 
for work well done. 
We have the best railroads in the 
world — we must continue to have 
the best. 
But they must grow. 
To the $20,000,000,000 now invested in our 
railroads, there will have to be added in the 
next few years, to keep pace with the Nation’s 
business, billions more for additional tracks, 
Stations and terminals, cars and engines, 
electric power houses and trains, automatic 
Bignals, safety devices, the elimination of 
grade crossings—and for reconstruction and 
engineering economies that will reduce the 
cost of transportation. 
To attract to the railroads in the future 
the investment funds of many thrifty citizens, 
the directing genius of the most capable 
builders and managers, and the skill and 
loyalty of the best workmen—in competition 
with other industries bidding for capital, 
managers and men—the railroad industry 
must hold out fair rewards to capital, to 
managers and to the men. 
American railroads will continue to set 
world standards and adequately serve the 
Nation s needs if they continue to be ouilt 
and operated on the American principle of 
rewards for work well done. 
&iw admii&ancnt u published by the 
<EAssociailoiipfSlailwaij %.xecutLved. 
Those desiring information concerning the railroad 
situation may obtain literature by writing to The Asso¬ 
ciation of Railway Executives , 01 Broadway, New York 
Subscribers’ Exchange 
TURNIPS and COW BISETS—Am in (he market 
to purchase. Address J. II. WAltNER, Hamp¬ 
ton Farms, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 
HONEY—Extracted buckwheat, f. o. b. iny 
station, 10-lb. pails in lots of two or more, 
$2.35 each; <;0-ll>. cans, $12; 12-lb. cans, de¬ 
livered In 2d zone, $3.20; 3d zone, $3.35. Write - 
for price on clover honey. RAY C. WILCOX, 
West Danby, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—40-50 thousand Wilder currant cut¬ 
tings. p, O. BOX 65, Marlborough, N. Y. 
WANTED—-890-egg Cyphers incubators. Write 
NELSON'S, Grove City, Pa. 
FOR SALE—Bull gears and pinions for Knicker¬ 
bocker farm tractor; not used; slightly rusted; 
$25. f. o. b. Newfield. WILBUR L. 1IINE, 
Newfield, N. Y. 
SAWMILL—Am in the market to purchase a 
good second-hand sawmill. Address J. II. 
WARNER, Hampton Farms, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 
NICE red Baldwin apples for the holidays; 
hand-picked and sound all the way through; 
seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) per bid. 
f. o. b. express company. Lock port; send cheeks 
or money order. HARRY A. NELSON, Route 
2, Loekport, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—8-16 Avery tractor with Grand De¬ 
tour 2-bottom 14-in. plows; $600.00. BEN 
McENTEER, Lumber City. Pa. 
SEPARATORS—One new Primrose and two Iowa 
and one slightly used American: will exchange 
for registered calves or bred gilt, any breed. 
RLY HARDWARE COMPANY, Hendersonville, 
N. C. 
Other Advertisements of Subscribers’ 
Exchange will be found on page 1903. 
Crops and Farm News 
Countrywide Produce Situation 
MARKET TONE LESS CONFIDENT, DEMAND 
LIGHTER AND VALUES SLIGHTLY 
WEAKER. 
With the close of active holiday buying 
of produce the markets show signs of 
hesitation. The long advance of fully 
two months came to a halt, except for 
potatoes. Shipments of all lines are 
slightly over 1,000 cars per day. 
Potatoes have advanced about 45c since 
the middle of October. About three- 
fourths of the gain has occurred since the 
middle of November. The situation still 
appears fairly strong in sopie sections but 
cold weather in the West has interfered 
so generally with shipments that it is 
hard to tell what the supply would be 
with mild weather for transportation. 
Prices are highest in Idaho shipping sec¬ 
tions where fancy varieties sold as high 
as .$.‘5.25 per 100 lbs. sacked and lowest 
prices in Maine at $2.80 per 100 lbs. 
sacked, thus reversing the usual order of 
things, when Maine used to be about the 
highest priced shipping point, and Idaho 
and the Northwest the location of lowest 
priced potatoes. Values in other pro¬ 
ducing sections are somewhere between 
these limits, averaging about $3 at ship¬ 
ping points. The city wholesale mar¬ 
kets range $3 to $3.50 for sales in large 
lots. 
ONIONS AND CABBAGE IN WAITING 
POSITION 
Cabbage markets have held the recent 
advances to $00 and $65 per ton in pro¬ 
ducing sections for long keeping stock and 
$05 to $80 in city wholesale markets. 
Even the less desirable grades of stock 
have sold from $50 to $00 per ton bulk. 
Values have just about doubled since the 
middle of September. Onion quotations 
have followed nearly the same course as 
the cabbage market, having nearly doubled 
since the middle of September and show¬ 
ing an appearance at hesitation at pres¬ 
ent and signs of falling off in demand. 
General range in city wholesale markets 
for best stock is $5 to $0.25 per 100 lbs. 
Kastern markets are about 25c average 
higher than those in the Middle West. 
Prospect of Southern competition in early 
Spring is somewhat affected by recent un¬ 
favorable weather in Louisiana and 
Texas, which interfered with the work of 
transplanting and condition of the crop 
is not so good as it was last year at this 
time in those leading States producing 
the American Bermuda onions. North¬ 
ern buyers are said to be offering South¬ 
ern growers $2 per crate in advance, a 
price which indicates a belief in rather 
high values next Spring. 
EXPORTS AND FOREIGN MARKETS 
Canadian exports of potatoes to this 
country are decreasing in recent weeks 
and comprise only a very small percentage 
of total supplies, although the shipments 
of nearly 600 cars per week credited to 
Maine suggest that part of this heavy 
movement may be from Canada. 
Exports of American apples to British 
countries are turning out rather unfavor¬ 
ably. Brices average low except for fancy 
grades and often show no profit or even, 
actual loss when compared with prices in 
our own markets. No. I Maine Baldwins 
have ranged $7.00 to $10.20 at Glasgow. 
Beckoning 19c to the shilling expenses of 
about $5 come out of these returns. 
Grades below No. 1 show very little 
net over expenses. g. b. f. 
Commercial Apple Report 
The commercial apple crop for the 
Tinted States is now estimated at 20,- 
174.000 barrels by the Bureau of Crop 
Estimates. This estimate is the final 
one of the season and indicates that the 
crop has overrun even the most liberal 
estimates, particularly in the Par West. 
There lias been an increase of 1.758.000 
barrels over the November 1 estimate and 
this increase has occurred principally in 
the box apple district, although there 
has been a very considerable increase 
throughout some of the barreled apple sec¬ 
tions, particularly Michigan and Ar¬ 
kansas. Arkansas, Washington, Oregon, 
Idaho and California have the largest 
crop in their history. The commercial 
crop of the United States as now esti¬ 
mated. exceeds last year’s crop by 1.431,- 
000 barrels. 
Commercial Crop 
Barrels Barrels 
Final 
Final 
State 
1910 
1918 
Maine . 
601,000 
220.000 
New Hampshire ... 
187.000 
122.000 
Vermont . 
105.000 
Massachusetts . 
335.000 
300.000 
Rhode Island . 
24,000 
20.000 
Connecticut . 
119.000 
108.000 
New York .2 
.975.000 
5,950.000 
New Jersey . 
587,000 
514.000 
Pennsylvania . 
759.000 
1.110.000 
Delaware . 
192.000 
180.000 
Maryland . 
220.000 
315,000 
Virginia .1 
,508.000 
1,700.000 
West Virginia . 
048.000 
1,092.000 
North Carolina .... 
92.000 
184,000 
Ocorjjifl. .«,«••••••• 
57.000 
117.000 
Ohio , #»••••*••«*•• 
301.000 
902.000 
In(liana ••••»•••••• 
197,000 
200,000 
Illinois •••••••••*•• 
750,000 
837,000 
Michigan . 
.. .1,109,000 
1.495.000 
Wisconsin . 
.. . 126,000 
114.000 
Minnesota . 
40.000 
I owa . 
101.000 
Missouri . 
735.000 
South Dakota'.. 
3,000 
3.000 
Nebraska . 
... 215.000 
72.000 
Kansas . 
333.000 
Kentucky . 
108.000 
Tennessee . 
... 87.000 
218.000 
Alabama . 
... 10.000 
20.000 
Texas . 
11.000 
Oklahoma . 
... 43.000 
17.000 
Arkansas . 
. . . 1.010.000 
241.0(H) 
Montana . 
75.000 
(’olorado . 
527.000 
New Mexico .... 
... 224,000 
117.000 
Arizona . 
15.000 
Utah . 
103.000 
Idaho . 
.. . 1,200,000 
112.000 
Washington .... 
.. .6.440.000 
4.290,000 
Oregon . 
071.000 
California . 
1,127,000 
Total, U. S.20,174.000 24,743,000 
Farm and Garden News 
The New York State Jersey Cattle Club 
held its annual meeting in Buffalo De¬ 
cember 11. Provisions were made for a 
substantial addition to the annual Futur¬ 
ity prizes of the future. Mr. Myron A. 
Clark of Elms read an interesting paper 
on “Register of Merit Testing.” The fol¬ 
lowing were elected officers for the ensu¬ 
ing years: Harry S. Gail. East Aurora, 
president; It. L. Bielby, Rome, vice-presi¬ 
dent; C. O. Gould. East Hampton, L. I., 
secretary - treasurer; George Machmer, 
Eden; M. H. Clark, Elm; George S. 
Smith, Geneva, and E. E. Horton, Bing- 
ampton. directors. F. B. Keeney. War¬ 
saw; William Ross Proctor. New York, 
and P. W. Sessions, Utica, futurity com¬ 
mittee. 
The annual meeting of the National 
Dairy Association was held in the offices 
of the association in Chicago on Friday, 
December 5. The following directors 
were elected to succeed those whose terms 
expired this year: Mr. J. A. Walker, 
Mr. Charles L. Hill. Mr. W. F. Skinner, 
Mr. Robert Scoville, Mr C M. Burdette, 
Mr. Ralph Stoddard. Mr. John LeFebcr, 
Mr. J. K. Dering. Mr. F. Lothrop Ames. 
The matter of holding annual sales of 
cattle during the show was discussed, and 
it was the opinion of those present that 
the sales should be continued as inaugu¬ 
rated iu 1919. The annual meeting of 
the board of directors followed the meet¬ 
ing of the members, and the folio»ving of¬ 
ficers were elected for the ensuing year: 
Dean IT. E. Van Norman, president; Col. 
G. Watson French, vice-president; J. A. 
Walker, vice-president and treasurer; W. 
E. Skinner, secretary. There was con¬ 
siderable discussion upon the question of 
how to incorporate grade cow exhibits iu 
the show, either through bull clubs. f ‘o\v 
test associations or extension departments 
of colleges, and the idea was approved of 
and referred to the executive committee 
for action. 
Farmers’ Week tit the New York State 
College of Agriculture, Ithaca, is sched¬ 
uled for February 9-13, inclusive. Spe¬ 
cial attention is to be devoted to market- 
ng and the economical distribution of 
food. A wide range of topics will be dis¬ 
cussed during the week. 
Coming Farmers’ Meetings 
Farmers’ Week, tractor school and 
boys’ and girls’ club week. Delaware Col- 
legs. Newark. Del.. Dec. 29-Jan. 3. 
American Bornological Society. St. 
Louis, Mo.. Dec. 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. J., Jan. 5-Feb. 27, 
1920. 
Winter courses. Ohio State College, 
Columbus, Jan. 5-Feb. 27. 1920. 
Peninsula Horticultural Society, thirty- 
fourth annual meeting, Chestertown, Md., 
J;tn 0-8. 1920. 
Vermont State Poultry Association, an¬ 
nual show, St. Albans, Jan. 0-9, 1920; 
B. P. Greene, secretary. 
New York State Horticultural Society, 
Rochester. Jan. 14-10, 1920. 
Agricultural Week, Trenton. N. J., 
Jan. 12-17. 1920. 
Massachusetts Union Fanners’ meet¬ 
ing. Horticultural Hall, Boston, Jau. 
19-23, 1920. 
Farm Products Show, Harrisburg, l'a., 
Jan. 20-23 .1920. 
Agricultural Week, Harrisburg. Pa., 
Jan. 20-23. 
Madison Square Garden Poultry Show, 
New York. Jan. 20-24. 1920. 
New York State Agricultural Society, 
Albany, Jan. 21-22. 1920. 
Ohio State Horticultural Society, lift.v- 
third annual meeting. Jau. 27-28, 1920, 
Ohio State University, Columbus; secre¬ 
tary. R. B. Cruickshank. Columbus. 
Farmers’ Week, Michigan Agricultural 
College. Fast Lansing, Mich., Feb. 2-6. 
New York State Grange, annual meet¬ 
ing. Rochester, Feb. 9-12, 1920. 
Connecticut Farmers’ Week, agricul¬ 
tural and industrial exhibit. State Ar¬ 
mory, Hartford, Feb. 9-14, 1920. 
Farmers’ Week. New York State Col¬ 
lege of Agriculture. Ithaca, N. Y., Feb. 
0-13, 1020. 
Connecticut Bornological Society, an¬ 
nual meeting, Hartford, Feb. 12-13. 
