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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 12, 1921 
Strong Sturdy Gloves 
for Farm Use 
B OSS Work Gloves are exactly suited to farm 
work. They’re tough enough to stand day 
after day of hard labor such as plowing, building 
a stone wall, establishing a water system, stretch¬ 
ing fencing, or all construction work. Yet they 
are so flexible that you can tighten a bolt or place 
a cotter pin with them on. 
These gloves are made of the finest quality 
Canton flannel. They give extra long wear. They 
fit well and feel well on the hands. For a hundred 
odd jobs, indoors or out, Boss Work Gloves pro¬ 
tect the hands from grease, cuts, bruises and many 
minor injuries. 
Ask for them by name. Boss Gloves come in 
three styles of wrist—ribbed, band and gauntlet. 
And in sizes for men and women, boys and girls, 
THE BOSS MEEDY—best quality, medium weight canton flannel. 
THE BOSS HEVY —very best quality, heavy weight canton flannel. 
THE BOSS XTRA HEVY—finest grade of extra heavy canton flannel. 
THE BOSS WALLOPER — highest quality, heaviest weight canton 
flannel. 
THE BOSS LETHERPOM—heavy canton flannel with tough leather 
on palms, fingers and thumbs. 
THE BOSS JERZY—highest quality cotton jersey cloth in many 
colors. 
THE BOSS TIKMIT—Roomy mittens made of ticking that wears like 
iron. 
THE BOSS ELASTO—strong canton flannel. Made by patented 
process in one weight only. 
THE BOSS MANUFACTURING CO. 
Kewanee, 111. 
6o$S GtovES 
Increases Yield—Lowers Labor Cost 
Pays for itself many times over. Ono man and team 
opens furrow, drops seed any distance or depth, drops 
fertilizer (if desired), covers up, marks next row. Au¬ 
tomatic. More accurate, dependable and quicker than 
hand planting. Furrow opens and seed drops in plain 
sight. Does not injure seed. Has long life, needs few 
repairs. Sizes for 1 or 2 rows. Protect* you against 
uncertain labor and season. Investigate Now. 
Write for Catalog 
In Stock 
Near 
You 
Eureka 
Mower Co. 
Box 840 
Utica, N.Y 
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The EASY BACK-PEDAL for Fords 
An extension for the reverse pedal makes 
backing of your Ford easier; prevents inter¬ 
fering or having the foot caught between 
other pedals, making it safe for the driver 
when wearing overshoes or 
boots. Any one with -short 
reach can extend all pedals 
by attaching one on each 
pedal, and then an additional 
one on center or reverse pedal; 
can be attached in two min¬ 
utes, made of iron, .clamps on, 
lasts a lifetime. Postpaid $1. 
Made by J. E. Richardson Mfg. Co. 
W. 14th St., Elmira Heights, N. Y. 
JbneAic&n 
Upward CREAM 
SEPARATOR 
On Trial. Easy running, easily 
cleaned. Skims warm or cold 
milk. Whether dairy is large or 
small, get handsome catalogue 
and easy monthly payment offer. Address 
AMERICAN SEPARATOR CO., Box 5075 Bainbridf*. N.T. 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY 
A Perversion in Dairying 
A feature that is detracting from the 
reputation of dairying as a profitable in¬ 
dustry, and to be abandoned as soon as 
possible, is well illustrated in a noted 
local dairy section of the State. It is 
the direct result of the farm speculation 
that has been brought about by promoters 
who get an option upon a dairy farm 
with all its live stock and appointments, 
then hie to the city and find some man 
who is desirous of becoming a farmer. 
They show up the farm and stock, show 
him how he can soon be rolling in wealth, 
with the result the city man buys at a 
greatly inflated price, pays down about 
half and mortgages back the farm for the 
balance. The agent pockets -$1,000 or so 
for commission, and the farm quickly has 
a new owner who knows nothing about 
farming, much less dairying or the care 
and feeding of a dairy, and quickly real¬ 
izes the extent of the “sting.” Feed and 
labor figure up far more than the milk; 
the cows, owing to poor care, fall off 
greatly in milk, quite as fast as the fall 
in milk prices, and so the agent is seen, 
who brings on another city-wise farmer 
eager to amass farm wealth. A higher 
price is put upon the farm, city property 
offered for the equity, which again covers 
everything, and the motor truck that 
brings out the goods of No. 2 returns 
with the goods of No. 1. The agent now 
gets two commissions. This is not a 
solitary instance. It seems infectious, 
and in a half township a half dozen of 
these “swaps” are going on all the time. 
Changing owners, “inspired” by these 
land agents, “fan” up the desire for 
farms, and each change decreases the 
value of the dairies both in flesh and milk 
and gets no better in change of owner¬ 
ship. 
One farm in the past year has had five 
changes in ownership, increasing the 
sales (?) value to $23.5 per acre and 
actually obliterated the dairy. The farm¬ 
ing is in keeping, and now most of these 
farms look as if crossed by an army and 
have actually ceased to have incomes suf¬ 
ficient to pay the taxes. The nationali¬ 
ties of Central Europe are wholly repre¬ 
sented in these changes, English is neither 
spoken nor remotely understood, nor the 
Eighteenth Amendment well understood. 
In one instance one agent has five com¬ 
missions to his credit on one farm, ag¬ 
gregating more than the original sale 
price of the farm, So far no one has paid 
anything upon the purchase mortgage, 
and each day brings it nearer consumma ¬ 
tion. Still, the sales go merrily on, and 
“all the live stock of every description” 
is still the alluring bait. Now and then 
a “rich city feller” bites, puts on a tenant, 
a man with city education and training, 
and both give way within a year to & 
man fresh from Czecho-Slovakia. 
This thing is going on here and there 
in many sections, and in substance is not 
greatly different from the 00 years’ sub¬ 
leasing of city property by speculators, 
over and over until the increased rentals 
become astonishing in yearly amount, as 
well as the issuing of no value common 
stock by great corporate bodies. As in¬ 
stance, the selling price of the stock of 
a great concern near here eight months 
ago was around $300 a share, now sell¬ 
ing, if at all, at $15 a share, and few 
buyers. A group of men a year ago rated 
as millionaires today are divested of silk 
shirts, looking for a job, and 40 other 
men looking for the same chance. Looks 
just now as if it was a pretty nearly even 
stand-off between city and country in 
fabulous incomes and salaries, with an 
assured full meal in favor of the well- 
managed farm, for an assured living at 
least. J-G. 
Ohio. 
Coming Live Stock Sales 
March 16—Holsteins. Somerset-Hun- 
terdon County Holstein-Freisian Breed¬ 
ers’ Association, College Farm, New 
Brunswick, N. J. 
March 20-30—Holsteins. Watertown 
Holstein Sales Co., Watertown, Wis. F. 
Dareey, secretary. 
May 9—Holsteins. Brown County 
Holstein Breeders Sale at He Here, Wis. 
May 17—Holsteins. Wisconsin Hol¬ 
stein Breeders’ Sale, West Allis, Wis. 
The most efficient Tractor in America 
Making Bigger Crops with 
the Bates Steel Mule 
T HE ability of the Bates Steel Mule 
to do fast and sure field work in the 
Springtime increases the crop from ten 
to thirty percent. 
The Bates Steel Mule is built for 
Spring work, and every farmer who uses 
horses or less efficient tractors for this 
work pays for a Bates Steel Mule 
whether he buys one or not. The sure¬ 
footed traction of the Bates Steel Mule 
allows double discing and harrowing to 
be done in one quick operation. 
The Bates Steel Mule does not pack 
the ground because of the broad Crawl¬ 
er surface which allows the tractor to 
rest on the top of the soil as lightly as 
a child’s foot. The heavy duty Bates- 
Midwest engine is an absolute guaran¬ 
tee of dependable power and the rugged 
construction will stand the hardest serv¬ 
ice. Regardless of soil conditions the 
broad Crawler surface prevents slippage 
or miring down. 
Bates Crawler Shoes have hardened 
steel parts, and are 100% oversize—that’s 
why they last for years. 
The front wheels make easy steering 
and comfortable riding. 
The increased knowledge of how 
much money Bates Steel Mules make 
for farmers each Spring, combined with 
the fact that the price of the Bates Steel 
Mule has been reduced to practically a 
pre-war basis has caused the demand 
for this machine to be greater than ever 
this Spring. 
Write today for full information. 
Dept. 2-M Established 1883 JOLIET. ILL 
FARM POWER MACHINERY CORP. 
2S6 Court Street, Rochester, New York 
TXCELoit)uii mam i ^strong! 
. ..) • , YK-YTU!Simple! 
Excelsior Lime Sowers 
Sow hydrated lime, ground rock and land plaster. 
Broadcast oats and all fertilizers. Endorsed by 
National Agricultural Limestone Association—the 
only spreader used exclusively by them. 
Built complete with double Bd, screen and scat¬ 
tering board. Copper, rust-resisting steel bottom. 
Throw out of gear from either wheel. Have agi¬ 
tators for keeping lime loose. Guaranteed to do 
the work claimed or your money promptly re¬ 
funded. 
Write today for ourinterestingfreebook “Dollars 
and Sense” and special proposition showing how 
you can save money in buying your own machlno- 
Excelsior Drill Company 
‘‘Makers of Gcod Seeding Machines'* 
Dept. 3- F Springfield, Ohio 
Fat pigs bring fat profits 
Stop wondering why your pigs 
don’t pick up weight on grain feeds 
alone. Include Dold’s DigesterTank- 
age in their feed—a sure fat and bone 
builder—you’ll get them to market 
and bring ready cash quicker. 
When you feed pigs corn, they 
get less than 10% protein. Dold’s 
Digester Tankage gives them 60% 
Protein, Dold’s Digester Meat Meal 
Tankage 46% Protein, the right 
amounts to build bone and flesh. 
Mixed with grain feeds or fed sep¬ 
arately, either in hoppers or slop. 
Write for quotations and catalog. 
Jacob Dold Pkg Co. 
DEPT. R. N. 
Buffalo, N. Y. 
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