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7ht RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 12, 1921 
A Primer of Economics 
The business 
of farming’ 
This is the day of the business farmer. 
His farm is his factory. He studies 
equipment, production and markets 
with the thought and care of a manu¬ 
facturer. He watches his expenses and receipts. 
He judges market tendencies, not by the ab¬ 
normal conditions that have passed, but by the 
logical needs of the future. He plants accord¬ 
ingly. He improves his soil. 
In doing so he never loses sight of the fact that 
fertilizers — good fertilizers— A A C quality— 
are absolutely necessary for real farming 
efficiency. 
A A C Fertilizers are the faithful ally of the 
progressive farmer. They are reliable! Honestly 
made! Sure in action! Complete in availability! 
Profitable in results! 
Have you ordered your A A C Fertilizers? Have you 
ordered as much as good business dictates? The 
name of nearest agent and booklet “How to Get the 
Most out of Fertilizers” will be mailed upon request. 
The American Agricultural Chemical Company 
Address nearest office 
Atlanta Boston Cleveland Jacksonville Philadelphia 
Baltimore Charleston Los Angeles Rutland, Vt. 
Buffalo Columbia Montgomery St. Louis 
Cincinnati Detroit New York Savannah,Etc. 
A\A- C 
“A A Quality’’ 
FERTILIZERS 
(Continued from page 426) 
enable them to function ; but in the ad¬ 
ministration of its laws the State has re¬ 
pudiated its own expression of principles 
and followed the policies and dictation of 
the middlemen. The farm organizations, 
and individual farmers ‘ire today strug¬ 
gling to market food products at a 
salvage price. The middleman system, 
with efficient State support and in¬ 
trigue, is defeating the farm effort. In 
consequence apples that do not net the 
farmer the price of the barrel today cost 
the city consumer seven cents apiece, and 
other products run the same course. 
These conditions do not develop from nat¬ 
ural causes. They arise from the inter¬ 
ruption of natural causes and from the 
suspension of economic law. If we would 
safeguard the free play of natural laws 
we must throw a searchlight on the in¬ 
visible power that controls our State gov¬ 
ernment. 
Clearing Snow from Roofs 
In a recent issue a correspondent rec¬ 
ommends laying down a 2x2 piece hori¬ 
zontally in snow to stand on when clean¬ 
ing roofs. From my many years’ experi¬ 
ence at roofing and repair work I would 
say that if one is obliged to clear off 
snow in order to prevent leakage from a 
pitch roof the only safe way is to hold 
a %-ineh rope in one hand. This is my 
favorite size, as it is easily gripped by 
hand. Secure upper end around chim¬ 
ney or skylight or, even as the roofers do, 
make fast to a spike driven solidly in 
ridge. But don't guess about a scantling 
to rest your toes on. It may not slip, and 
it may. And right here I wish to say in 
most cases it is not necessary to clear off 
the snow above, but only about 18 inches 
from gutter up and the length of eaves. 
If there is a valley clear that 3 feet up, 
and. seeing that gutters and outlets are 
clear, there will be no leaks from back¬ 
ups. 0. D. VICKERY. 
Massachusetts. 
CONTENTS 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, MARCH 12, 1921 
FARM TOPICS 
Agricultural Conditions in the South.419 
Farming with Green Crops.420 
Ten Essentials for Maple Syrup Miking.... 421 
Oyster Shells with Lime.424 
Farming without Live Stock.424 
Seeding Peas and Oats. 424 
Value of Flint and Dent Corn. 433 
Seeding Clover with Peas and Oats. 433 
Manurial Value of Rottei Peavines.433 
Hope Farm Notes. 434 
Prevention of Potato Scab. 435 
Home-mixed Potato Fertilizers. 437 
A Note from Southern California.437 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY 
The Canadian Milk Problem.437 
White-faced Cattle in the West.440 
Why Canadian Milk is Cheaper. 440 
Pig Destroys Chickens.... 440 
Eastern Breeders Organize. 441 
Butter Making .. 441 
The Passing of a Notable Dairyman. 442 
Shoes for the Oxen. 442 
Canker of the Ear. 444 
Slobbering . 444 
Coarse Coat of Hair. 444 
Cough . 444 
A Perversion in Dairying. 448 
Coming Live Stock Sales.....448 
THE HENYARD 
The Philosophy of Feeding Hens. 420 
Raising Broilers . 450 
Broody Red Hens. 450 
Dipping Fowls for Lice. 450 
Hens with Colds. 450 
Ration for Hens. 451 
Free Range in Winter. 451 
Hens Eat Eggs. 451 
Bergen County (N. J.) Egg-laying Contest.. 452 
Catarrh or Roup. 452 
Construction of Poultry-house. 453 
Pure-bred, clean, plump, 
fertile seed like Salzer’s 
may cost a trifle more 
than common seed, but 
you will have a better 
stand, more vigorous 
growth and a heavier 
yield as a result of sow¬ 
ing better seed. 
The Salzer Service we 
maintain at Cliffwood, 
testing all seed and 
proving its high stand¬ 
ard of germination 
makes Salzer’s Seeds the 
most profitable you can 
sow. 
We are American 
Headquarters for Field 
Seeds; Wheat, Oats, 
Barley, Alfalfa, Clover, 
Timothy, Sudan, White 
Sweet Clover, Billion Dol¬ 
lar Grass, Potatoes, etc. 
Salzer’s Vegetable and 
Flower Seeds are guar¬ 
anteed satisfactory to 
you in every respect or 
we will refund full pur¬ 
chase price. Catalog free 
on request. 
JOHN A. SALZER 
SEED CO. 
Box 144, La Crosse, Wis. 
BERRYPLANTS F L°0 W*E R E PLANT! 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS, earliest, latest, largest, ni"-t 
productive and ever-bearing varieties : RASPBERRY, 
BLACKBERRY. DEWBERRY, GOOSEBERRY. Cl'R- 
RANT. GRAPE PLANTS ; ASPARAGX T S, RHUBARB, 
HORSERADISH ROOTS; SAGE, THYME, MINT. IR>P 
PI.A NTS ; ONION SETS ; BEET, BRUSSELS SPROUTS, 
CAULIFLOWER, CABBAGE, CELERY, BROCCOLI, 
EGG, PEPPER,TOMATO,SWEET POTATO, KOHL-RABI, 
KALE. LEEK. LETTUCE, ONION, PARSLEY PLANTS; 
PANSY. ASTER, SALVIA, SNAPDRAGON, VERBENA. 
PHLOX DRUMMONDl, COSMOS, MARIGOLD. GAILI.AR- 
Dl V, HOLLYHOCK, DIGATALIS, SHASTA DAISY and 
other Annual and Per ennial Flower Plants ; ROSES and 
SHRUBS. Catalogue free. HARR! L. SQUIRES, Go>d Ground. NX 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
Ten of the best varieties selected out of a hundred. 
Get our catalogue today of Garden seed and plants. 
ROMANCE SEED & PLANT FARM. c. Bogg, & Sun. Cheswold. Del. 
Lancaster County Sure Crop SEED CORN 
We pleased many last year-and can do the same this t ear. 
A. H. KISSER - Bainbridge, Pa. 
BERRY Growers5S5 
HUNTERDON STRAWBERRY, large, beautiful, prolific. 
UNCLE TOM RASPBERRY, black, healthy, faithful. Thor¬ 
oughly tested. Ten years on different soils. En 
dorsed by N. J. State Horticulturist. Send for 
catalog. THOMAS R. HUNT, Originator, Lambertville, N. J 
Frost Proof Cabbage Plants 
Early maturing Cabbage Plants of the best varieties. 
Make cabbage about two weeks earlier than your hot- 
house plants. Early Jersey, Charleston Wakefield and 
Succession : #1.SO per 1,000 ; 5,000 for £7 ; 10,000 for 
£ltt.50; 20.000 for £14 ft—by express. Add $1 per thousand 
to above prices if you want them by parcel post, prepaid. 
S. M. GIBSON COMPANY, Yonges Island. S. C. 
Grow Strawberries 
Profitable. Easy to Grow. 
- -RRfES 
__, „_ ALLEN’S 
BOOK of BERKfES tolls how. It Kivea 
full informstlon. prices, etc. FREE to 
you. Best selection. Finest stock. True 
to Name. 
the W. F. ALLEN COMPANY 
72 E. Market St. Salisbury. Md. 
D A U I ¥ A C The finestof all flowers, 
1 * 1 ^ direct from grow er. 
Strong tubers, guaranteed to grow and bloom. 
Full cultural directions with every order. No order 
too small. Sendfor list. E. J. SCHULER.Wyandanch, N Y. 
Budded NutTrees ergof.large thin shelled 
nuts. Best Hardy Northern varieties. 
INDIANA NUT NURSERY. Box 55. 
Catalog free. 
Rockport, Indiana 
Golden Orange Flint Seed Corn 
!)fl days; #2.50 bit. Giant White Cap, yellow dent. 
Fills silo with corn, not all stalks. Special price 
car lots Harry Vail, New Milford, Orange Co.. N. Y. 
N EW MARQUIS SPUING WHEAT, 82.50 per 
bu. A. O. CHAPIN. Sharon Springs. New York 
Seed Right by Using a Plan’et Jr. 
For an early crop, you cannot afford to risk irregular or im¬ 
perfect seeding. Planet Jr. Seeders are the most reliable seeders 
made, sure to bring: good crops and save you valuable time when 
you need it most. Look for the name “Planet Jr.” on the 
machine you buy. No other is g-enuine; no other carries the 
Planet Jr. guarantee. 
Write for the free illustrated catalog describ¬ 
ing all the Planet Jr. implements and 
telling how to use them. 
S. L. Allen & Co., Inc. 
Box 1107V, Philadelphia 
No. 4 Planet 
Jr. Combined 
Hill and Drill 
Seeder, Wheel 
Hoe, Cultivator 
and Plow sows all 
kindsof garden seeds, 
plows, opens and 
covers furrows, hoes, 
cultivates. It is the 
handiest hand ma¬ 
chine made, and so 
strong that it lasts a 
lifetime. 
Cultivators, 
Seeders, and 
Wheel Hoes of 
£jjery 4 Descrip- 
ti % 
Planet Jr. 
HORTICULTURE 
Packing App’es While Wet.422, 423 
Brushing Peas . 423 
Drop of Cherries and Peaches. 423 
Melon Culture is Coming Back—Part II- 428 
Hedge Plants for Kansas. 428 
Eastern Meeting of the New York Horti¬ 
cultural Society—Part II...429 
Pruning Blackberries .436 
Compost for Tomatoes.435 
P lum-farmer Blaek, Cuthbert Red RiiKpbcrry 
Sets, $15 thousand. Gl*o\t er. FRANK A. CARR, Stanley, N.Y. 
For Sale-Seed Potatoes Mountain, 200 
bu. World‘Superior. From sprayed, hill selected, hand 
sorted. Want to establish a yearly trade. Price. $2 per 
100 lb. bag, f. o. b. .I»lia J. Hoy, K. 6, Cortland, N. Y. 
For Sale SEED POTATOES 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day.438 
Feather Puff and Mattress.438 
The Rural Patterns.438 
Making a Feather Mattress.438 
Supper for Two Hundred.438 
A Teacher on Hot Lunches. 439 
Raising Canaries at Home.439 
Embroidery Designs .439 
Sailor Cake .439 
Cape Cod Stew.439 
Scrapple .439 
Improved Number Nines lead in productivity, uni¬ 
formity and freedom from disease. Bred by tuber unit 
method since 1911. We are offering this first class stock - 
at £1.40 per bu.; 6 bu., £<>.50; 10 bu.. £12. Cash with 
order. This stock treated, sprayed and field inspected 
for disease. RILEY BROS., Bennett, New York 
Certified Russet Potatoes 
Grown from hill-selected, treated seed. Yielded 355 
bu. per a. Clean seed. No blight or rot. Certified 
by N. V. State Potato Association. Write for price. 
F. S. HOLLENBECK R. 1 Tullv, New York 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Advice from a Tractor Man.421, 424 
Weeding Compounds .424 
A Primer of Economics—Part XV.426, 430 
A Bill That Shoul' Be Passed. 432 
Setting the Hired Man’s Wages.432 
Children and Daylight Saving.432 
Production on Borrowed Capital. 432 
Editorials . 436 
Averaging Commission Sales. 437 
Maintain the Character of the Geneva Sta¬ 
tion . 
Water Supply for Summer Home 
Water Pressure at Faucet. 
Line Fence; Drainage Outlet.... 
Legal Aspect of Increased Rent. 
Cancellation of Sale.. 
Publisher’s Desk . 
437 
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446 
446 
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454 
SALE 400 BU.0.A.C. 72 OATS 
Recleaned. Especially stiff straw SI per bu. in 
five bn. lots or over. F. O. B. 250 bushels. Heavy¬ 
weight potatoes. Gibb’s certified seed last spring. 
S3 per 2-liu. sack F. O. B. H. E. COX, Rush, N.Y. 
Seed Potatoes Walter Raleigh^ Late 
Petosky. $1 per bush. August Bethmun, Dublin, l’u. 
For Sale-Certified Seed Potatoes 1 ™ 1 !" 
and Dibble’s Russet, at farmers’ prices. Plant good seed 
and start right. B. C. WOOD, PratUburg, Steuben Co., N. Y. 
1 _ j ■ I,, _ Dill DC Direct from grower. Sendfor 
UlaUlOlUS DULDD list. Best kinds for cut fiowers. 
F. J. Tyler, South Ridge Farm , Ferry, OMo 
