of other years. The classes were judged 
by F. Lothrop Ames of North Easton, 
Mass., whose remarkable auction sale of 
51 Guernseys on the previous day aver¬ 
aged .$2,827 apiece. He selected as his 
senior and grand champion bull Gang- 
water Renown, that it is reported was 
sold by private treaty for $8,000. The 
seller, however, George A. Cluett, turned 
around and bought another Langwater 
bull after the sale for the reported price 
of $25,000. Langwater Renown in breed¬ 
ing and individuality is the popular type 
of Guernsey bull, combining quality and 
finish with scale and character. The 
under four-year-old heifer Fisherman’s 
Ellerslie, owned by W. A. Woodberry, 
Burlington, Vt., was made grand cham¬ 
pion female of the Guernsey show. Here 
again Mr. Ames emphasized the impor¬ 
tance of constitutional vigor, capacity and 
milk-making indexes, combined with 
straightness of line and symmetry that 
are so essential and so much to be de¬ 
sired. There might have been more 
Guernseys at this exposition; neverthe¬ 
less the tops were uniformly attractive, 
and again demonstrated the tremendous 
following that the Guernsey breed has 
always attracted in New England. 
'Should we leave the Island types that 
these breeds represent and turn to the 
showing of Ayrshires we must report a 
remarkable exhibition of this popular 
Scottish breed. Wendover Farm, Ber- 
nardsville, N. .T., made their first exhibi¬ 
tion of the season, and literally licked the 
platter clean. Middlesex Farm met with 
their first defeat of the season. Fulton 
Ambassador, exhibited by Wendover 
Farms, was made senior and grand cham¬ 
pion bull. The Middlesex Meadows 
Farm exhibited Aueherbrain Toreador, 
Imp., a bull with a wonderful top, though 
lacking somewhat in capacity, and criti¬ 
cized by some as being upstanding and 
somewhat coarse at the shoulder. He 
paraded around the ring, however, with 
a style and finish second to none. The 
Wendover bull was deeper in body and 
a smoother fronted bull, but he lacked the 
level hips and the impressive hindquar¬ 
ters that were possessed b v the second 
prize bull. 
In the class for bulls of one year and 
under two the real sensation was un¬ 
covered in Imp. Routbcraig Imperial. 
This youngster was just released from 
quarantine on the day previous to the 
show, and Middlesex Meadows Farm, S. 
Lincoln, Mass., produced a great surprise 
in this animal. He represented that 
smooth top body type that made the Ayr¬ 
shire breed noted for their symmetry, 
excellent carriage and wonderful style. 
In the aged cow class the entry of Wen¬ 
dover Farm, known as Ardyne of Hilltop, 
was made first and finally grand cham¬ 
pion. She headed a class of worthy 
matrons; she was in perfect bloom. In 
fact, it was the real marvel of the show 
to note the splendid finish and perfect 
condition of the Wendover entries. The 
Ayrshires are particularly famous for 
their splendid udders, their flawless top 
lines and their evident rustling and milk¬ 
ing qualities, and one could not help being 
impressed with the uniformity of type 
that, the breeders entered and exhibited 
at this show. F. c. M. 
Notes from the Mail 
Many farmers still ask about seeding 
a cover crop. Many of them want to 
know whether Soy beans can be seeded 
in October. The answer of course, is no. 
These beans would be promptly killed by 
the first hard frost. The Roy bean is a 
Summer crop and not suited for Winter. 
All that you can use now with any safety 
is rye. We have seeded rye up to the 
latter part of November in moderate sea¬ 
sons. It made little growth above ground, 
but in the Spring came up and gave a 
good yield for plowing under. We should 
not hesitate to keep seeding it until at 
least a week after Election Day. 
ifc $ * * sje 
There is a good deal of mix-up over 
this annual Sweet clover. Rome of our 
people have it confused with the old- 
fashioned kind. Others want to know if 
it can be seeded in the Fall. Rtill others 
write about buying a bushel of the seed 
The clover would be of no value if seeded 
now. The proper time to seed it is in 
late April or May, or if you desire a 
cover crop, after early peas or potatoes. 
The seed is very scarce and high in price, 
most of it selling at $2 or $1 an ounce. 
It is out of the question and out of sight 
at present for extensive seeding. 
* * & * 
There is no question about the possi¬ 
bility of sowing ground limestone at any 
time during the Fall. It can be put 
right on top of the ground and left there 
with good results. We would not advise 
the use of burnt lime in this way, but 
the ground limestone may be broadcast 
on top of the ground with fair results. 
# * H* * * 
Farmers who want an early pasture 
for hogs or other stock next Spring must, 
of course, prepare for it now. Rye alone, 
rye and vetch, will make an early 
pasture, but the seed should go in now 
as soon as possible, so as to get a strong 
growth during the Fall. 
* * * * * 
. We have many questions about whether 
H would pay to use phosphate iu the Fall 
or wait until Spring. It depends upon 
the crop, and also to some extent on the 
tonn of the phosphate. The ground bone, 
raw phosphate rock or Barium phosphate 
may well be applied iu the Fall. Acid 
phosphate should bo used on the wheat 
f l *£‘ a *V* ^ the phosphate i« intended 
tor Spring crops like potatoes or garden 
The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
truck, we should prefer to wait until 
Spring before using it, hut the other 
forms of phosphate mentioned may well 
be used in the Fall or Winter, 
* * * * 4s 
Let us repeat what we have said 
a good many times before: that it is 
very doubtful whether many of the old 
barrels can be properly cleaned for cider. 
The cider will quickly take bad taste or 
odors from the barrels, and it is almost 
impossible thoroughly to clean barrels 
which have held petroleum, tar, linseed 
and many other products. Several peo¬ 
ple asked if they could not use barrels 
which formerly contained wood alcohol. 
We should consider the use of such a 
barrel as a very close approach to de¬ 
liberate suicide. 
* * * £ * 
Several people ask if they should use 
nitrate of soda around their trees at this 
season. No. To do so would be about 
the most wasteful thing that we can 
think of. Nitrate is quickly available. 
If put on now after the trees have 
stopped growing most of it would be lost 
or leached out through the ground. If 
it had any effect upon the tree at this 
season it would result in injury, as a 
quick, tender growth produced now would 
be subject to freezing during the Winter. 
Fine bone, acid phosphate or wood ashes 
may safely be used at this time, but 
nitrate of soda should not be applied un¬ 
til next Spring. 
* !je * * :Sc 
We have many questions from people 
who want to know whether a child who 
has finished the course of study in a dis¬ 
trict school can be compelled to attend 
that school and go over the course again. 
We have answered this question a great 
many times. Under the New York laws 
a child is legally compelled to attend 
school until it is 16 years old. unless the 
parents obtain a labor certificate. The 
district where the child lives is under 
obligations to give that child a suitable 
education until he is 10 years old. The 
State compels school attendance and, 
therefore, the district is under this obli¬ 
gation. Iu case the district school does 
not go beyond the seventh or eighth 
grade when the child completes the course 
of study, the district must either provide 
a higher course in its sehool, or pay for 
sending the child to another district for 
a high school education. It is, of course, 
nonsense for the child to attend the dis¬ 
trict school and simply stand about doing 
nothing after he has passed through the 
school grade. The parents of the child 
can compel the district to raise the 
money ami pay that child’s tuition at a 
suitable outside school. The child will 
be compelled to attend school somewhere 
unless his parents can make arrangements 
with the district to take it out of educa¬ 
tion. 
* * * * # 
There are many questions about hen 
manure and potatoes. Will hen manure 
cause scab? We have varying reports in 
regard to that. In. some cases where the 
hen manure is scattered in the furrow 
and the potato seed dropped on top of 
it there has been considerable trouble 
from scab. Where the manure is thoi’- 
oughly worked in the soil or dropped on 
top of the soil after planting, as is fre¬ 
quently done, there is usually very little 
trouble. Hen manure is an alkaline, and 
anything of this nature will be likely to 
increase the work of the scab germ. In 
fact, it is a general belief among many 
farmers that manure of any kind should 
be kept away from potatoes, and used 
on corn, while on the other hand many 
farmers use manure on a clover sod and 
then plant potatoes. Generally, we think 
that strong chicken manure put up close 
to the seed would be likely to increase 
the scab. 
Coming Live Stock Sales 
Oct. 13-14—Holsteins. National Dairy¬ 
men’s sale in connection with' the Na¬ 
tional Dairy Show, Chicago, Ill. E. M. 
Hastings Co., managers. 
Oct. 14—Holsteins. Warren County 
Purebred IIolstein-Friesian Association, 
third consignment sale, Belvidere, N. J. 
Oct. 10—Holsteins; 125 head regis¬ 
tered. John C. Reagan, Spot Farm, 
Tally, N. Y. 
Oct. 28-30—ITolstcins. Green County 
IIolstein-Friesian Breeders’ Club sale, 
Monroe, Wis. L. I. Hare, Monroe, Wis., 
secretary. 
Nov. 23-24 — Holsteins. Watertown 
Holstein Sales Company, semi-annual 
consignment sale, Watertown, Wis. 
Francis Darcey, manager. 
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The Book of the Hour 
“Nothing like it in print. Should be in the hands 
of every voter who can read,’’ says a noted 
teacher of Political Science. 
American Voter’s Handbook 
A Guide to Intelligent Political Action. 
By HASBROUCK O. PALEN 
Strictly Non-Partiean 
CONTENTS 
1. The Voter’s Problem. 
2. Ideals of a Democracy. 
3. Reconciliation of Government with Liberty. 
4. The Genius of Our Government. 
5. Women in Politics. 
6. Countries in Which Women May Now Vote. 
7. Initiative, Referendum and Recall. 
8. As Others See TTs. 
9. What the Sages Say. 
10. What of the Future? 
11. The Presidential Race. 
12. Republican Party Platform. 
13. Democratic Party Platform. 
14. Prohibition Party Platform. 
15. Socialist Party Platform. 
16. Farmer-Labor Party Platform. 
17. Single Tax Party Platform. 
18. Declaration of Independence. 
19. U. S. Constitution and Amendments. 
20. Proclamation of the 19th Amendment. 
21. Electoral Vote by States. 
22. Presidents of the United States. 
23. “Milestone Dates” in U. S. History. 
24. With or Without Reservations. 
25. League of Nations Covenant. 
26. Lodge Reservations. 
27. Bibliography. 
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