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The Rural New-Yorker 
TIIE BUS1SE88 FARMER'S RARER 
National Weekly Journal for Country anil Huburlian llomen 
Eltabliahed tsr,o 
PnblUbitd oeekly by Ihr Hurnl I’nbliahlnr Company, 883 But 8()lb Street,New Fork 
Hkhiikht W. Collino wood, Pmiident and Editor. 
John J. Dillon, Treasurer and General Manager. 
Wm. F. Dillon, Secretary. Mas. E. T. Kovlk, Associate Editor. 
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Tht RURAL NEW-YORKER 
tion by the body. Milk is a bone feeder—the best 
that nature knows. It is a crime to permit children 
to consume great quantities of candy and not feed 
them milk. If we took a pair of forceps and pulled 
the- children’s teeth we would properly he ailed for 
the crime. It is only a slower crime to feed the 
children candy and then deny them milk. Vitainines 
in your victuals. Lime in your life. That means 
milk. 
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October 29, 1921 
Advertising rates, $1.00 per agate lino—7 words. References required for 
advertisers unknown to us ; and cash must accompany transient orders. 
“A SQUARE DEAL” , 
Wo believe that every advertisement in this paper is backed by a respon¬ 
sible person. We use every possible precaution and admit the advertising of 
reliable houses only. Rut to make doubly sure, we will make; good any loss 
to nnid subscribers sustained by trusting any deliberate swindler, irrespon¬ 
sible advertisers or misleading advertisements in our columns, and any 
such swindler will be publicly exposed. We are also often called upon 
to adjust differences or mistakes between our subscribers and honest, 
responsible houses, whether advertisers or not. We willingly use our good 
offices to this end, hut such cases should not be confused with dishonest 
transactions. We protect subscribers against rogues, but we will not be 
responsible for the debts of honest bankrupts sanctioned by the eourts, 
Notice of the complaint must be sent to us within one month of the time of 
the transaction, and to identify it, you should mention Thk Rural New- 
Yokkkr when writing the advertiser. 
T HE latest information is that the ease against 
Henry Wolohon of of New Jersey for shooting a 
chicken thief will he quietly dropped. It is not. 
likely that Mr. Wolohon will be troubled further, 
and thus will not need the money contributed by our 
readers for his defense. This money will lie returned 
or held as an emergency fund to help in other cases 
of legal trouble, as readers prefer. 
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C OMPTROLLER WENDELL lias just concluded 
negotiations for $500,000 worth of the bonds of 
the Land Rank of the State of New York. The 
negotiations were conducted between the Comptroller 
and Manager Cohen of the bank. There are no 
intermediaries, and no commissions to pay. Neither 
is there any philanthropy in fhe matter. The hank 
needs the proceeds of the notes to loan on bond and 
mortgage to the people of the State to provide homes 
and farms. The State holds money collected under 
law as a sinking fund to pay debts when due. It 
desires to invest the money in safe securities that 
pay a fair rate of interest. The Comptroller no 
doubt also appreciated the privilege he had in 
diverting tin* * money to channels beneficial to the 
prudent, industrious, home-loving people of the 
State. It is th( i most practical move yet made by a 
State official for the relief of the present housing 
conditions. The possibilities of flic Land Bauk of 
the State of New York are beginning to lx* appre¬ 
ciated. October 15 we referred to a similar purchase 
of bonds by (lie city of Newburgh, but by an over¬ 
looked error we credited the transaction to the city 
of New York. When the people of the State come 
to fully appreciate the possibilities of service to 
Ibis hank it should grow to he one of fhe 
institutions of the State. 
ARADICIlLORO-BENZENE is the new chemical 
used for killing peach borers. It is harmless to 
human life, but death to the insects. It ought to he 
useful for fighting white grubs in strawberry fields. 
The people who suggested the use of this chemical 
have been careful to state that one ounce to tlie tree 
is ample. Now we learn of a case where a fruit 
grower used l J /> lbs. to the tree, covering the ground 
within u radius of one foot around the trunk. Of 
course lie killed the trees. Some will linger along 
for a season, but they will all finally die. It is hard 
to have sympathy for anyone who will do such a 
foolish thing. In every discussion of this chemical 
growers have been cautioned about it—so much so 
that it does not seem possible fliat any intelligent 
man could go so far wrong in its use. In the case 
mentioned the local dealer seems to have been to 
blame for not knowing what to advise. Such inci¬ 
dents show us how careful we must all he in giving 
advice. There are too many who do not attempt to 
think or reason for themselves, but follow blindly 
what they are told. Thus a careless adviser may 
send them to destruction. 
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T HE recent “world’s series” of baseball games 
■brought over $950,000 for paid attendance. The 
prizefight in New Jersey drew more than one mil¬ 
lion. A college football game will often bring in 
over $100,000. It will seem to most people like a 
hideous crime to spend all this money for “sports” 
while millions of men are out of work—many of 
them with dependent families. Moralize as we will 
about this, a visit to any of these meetings will con¬ 
vince anyone that in the present condition of human 
society neither preaching nor legislation can close 
them entirely. They give occasions for an explosion 
of energy and human nature which seems to lie 
necessary in these days of strenuous living. Mod¬ 
them in 
greatest 
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O UR reports from the Eastern States indicate a 
good increase in the poultry business. During 
the war many flocks were reduced in size. High 
prices for grain made the business unprofitable, and 
the general feeling of depression found its way into 
the heart of many a chicken man. Now the tide is 
flowing back. Prices for grain are lower. It Is 
possible to buy through co-operative association at a 
reasonable figure. The Eastern markets for eggs 
and poultry are increasing and the awful freight 
rates from the West serve like a protective tariff to 
“protect” Eastern poultrymen. We expect to see 
the largest business in breeding stock and eggs next 
Spring that has ever been known. The egg-laying 
contests have stimulated selection of superior stock, 
for breeding and we now have strains or families as 
noted for superior egg laying as are the noted fam¬ 
ilies of dairy cattle for milk or butter production. 
There is sure to lie a great expansion of the business. 
ern youth has not been wisely taught or trained, and 
it is probable that we of the older generation are 
largely responsible for it. To a reflective mind, the 
sight of one of these yelling and excited crowds 
brings a feeling of regret that we cannot harness the 
force of this explosion of energy to some great wor¬ 
thy public question that would help us as farmers 
and citizens. It may seem impossible to transfer (lie 
excitement an<l fighting spirit of a football game to 
some farm problem, yet that is about what the 
Danish people succeeded in doing when they saved 
their country industrially. The Farm Bureau, the 
Grange and other farm organizations may well plan 
to make legitimate use of the energy explosion which 
comes from sports and games. 
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rpHE Committee of Twenty-one, which is consid- 
_L (‘ring 
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T UTS week we have new arguments for milk as a 
food—newer and stronger than ever. We believe 
fully in the milk diet as a remedy for a run-down 
and deranged 'body. At least it is one of those rem¬ 
edies which cannot possibly do any harm. In that 
respect at least it is superior to most of the “dope” 
which people pour down their throats. Then con¬ 
sider the article on “Teeth and Health,” and see 
what a part milk plays, not only in the formation of 
teeth but in their preservation. This is an age of 
candy. Children and young people devour it as wild 
animals devour meat. As we see on page 1272, the 
chief injury from this candy is the fact that the 
sugar may extract lime from the bones and teeth 
unless full supplies of lime are supplied in the food. 
Meat, potatoes, rice and white bread are all deficient 
in lime, but milk is the great lime container. It 
carries lime in a form just right for easy assimila¬ 
tin' rural school question, is preparing to 
hold two more meetings during November. One is at 
Oneonta on the 19th, and t he other at Poughkeepsie 
on Hie 26th. We hope that all who are interested in 
rural schools and who live within reasonable dis¬ 
tance of these places will surely plan to attend these 
meetings. Come prepared to get up and state your 
views. Do not imagine that you are not wanted. 
You are wanted. This committee is honestly trying 
to find out just what the country people want in their 
Bthools. Most of the men and women on this com¬ 
mittee, are plain folks—like the rest of us. They 
want the truth about public opinion, and how can 
they ever get that unless you and others come out 
and give expression to it? This committee will soon 
he preparing its report, and then we can discuss it. 
but let us make a dent in that report before it is 
submitted, 
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hoard arguments on the 20th day of June and on the 
same day rendered its unanimous decision upholding 
the validity of the act. The case came before the Court 
of Appeals on the 29th day of June. The commence¬ 
ment of the litigation prevented this bureau front pro¬ 
ceeding with the work—distribution of the blanks, etc., 
pending the decision of tlie Court or Appeals. 
On August 31, 1921, the Court of Appeals by a vote 
of five to two, decided that the act providing for the 
issue of bonds to raise money for the payment of a 
bonus to the' men of New York State who rendered mil¬ 
itary service during the World War is in violation of 
the provisions of the constitution of the State and 
therefore invalid. As a result of this decision no New 
York State bonus can he paid without further legisla¬ 
tion. This decision, of course, results in the dissolu¬ 
tion of this bureau. 
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W' 
S O many of our 
York State has 
readers have .asked why New 
not paid the soldiers’ bonus that 
we print, the following from II. J. Cookingliam, Jr., 
Director of the Soldiers’ Bonus Bureau : 
The first issue of bonus bonds was 
by the State Comptroller. Bids wen 1 
offered for sale 
received and ac¬ 
cepted. When the Comptroller tendered the bonds they 
were refused on the ground that the act of the Legis¬ 
lature providing for their issue violated the constitu¬ 
tion of the State. 
Suit was brought by the Comptroller to compel the 
bidding hank to take the bonds. The Appellate Divis¬ 
ion of the Supreme Court for the Third Department 
’E shall begin next week a series of articles 
on Inoculated •sulphur by Dr. J. G. Lipinan. 
For the past few years there has been much discus¬ 
sion of the sulphur question. Reports from the Pa¬ 
cific coast show that sulphur has given wonderful 
results when used on Alfalfa, clover, turnips and 
similar crops. It has also proved useful in prevent¬ 
ing fhe scab disease. Some of our scientific men tire 
inclined to make light of the claims made for sul¬ 
phur as a fertilizer. Dr. Lipman explains the mat¬ 
ter fully. Before we begin let us all understand 
what “inoculated sulphur" is. It. is plain brimstone 
crushed to a fine powder and mixed with a culture 
of a species of bacteria which, when put in the soil, 
is capable of changing the sulphur into sulphuric 
acid. Thus it becomes more effective in preventing 
scab on potatoes than plain sulphur without fhe bac¬ 
teria. 
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"T does not seem likely now that the new tariff will 
he made law until after January first. Congress 
is very slow and cautious and the conflicting inter¬ 
ests are fighting for advantage. The combination of 
Western Senators known as the “agricultural bloc” 
is in a position to hold up any tariff until they are 
ready to let it go through. The “emergency tariff” 
will expire on November 27, but it seems sure at this 
time that it will be renewed until the new tariff is 
ready. The Senators comprising this “bloc” are 
named as follows: Both Republicans and Democrats 
are represented 
William S. Kenyon of Iowa, Arthur Capper of 
Kansas, Edwin F. Ladd of North Dakota, Charles 
L. MeNary of Oregon, Peter Norbeck of South Da¬ 
kota, John W. I-Iarreld of Oklahoma, Robert M. La- 
Follette of Wisconsin, George W. Norris of Nebraska, 
Frank R. Gooding of Idaho, Andrieus A. .Tones of 
New Mexico, Morris Sheppard of Texas, William J. 
Harris of Georgia, J. Thomas Heflin of Alabama. 
Henry F. Ashurst of Arizona, Joseph E. ltansdell of 
Louisiana, Duncan T T . Fletcher of Florida, Ellison D. 
Smith of South Carolina, Nathaniel B. Dial of 
South Carolina and John B. Kendrick of Wyoming. 
This is a combination of the West and South— 
something never before brought about on any issue. 
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Would an alien German be eligible to membership in 
the Order of Patrons of Husbandry while his country 
was at war with the United States? He has never 
voted here, and when the registry board called on him 
in September he stated to them that he did not have his 
naturalization papers yet. Our county clerk says there 
is no evidence in his office that he has ever applied for 
naturalization. n. 
T 
(HE question would have to be settled by the vot 
ing members of the Subordinate Grange where 
the application is made. As we understand It, there 
is nothing in the Grange constitution which would 
prohibit an alien from joining if the Subordinate 
Grange voted to accept him. It is not probable that 
such a Grange would do this, but it would be pos¬ 
sible. The next National Grange may take up this 
question and declare that aliens are not eligible to 
Grange membership unless they have taken out their 
first papers. We think this would he a wise thing 
for the Grange to do. 
Brevities 
We might well, all of us, eat more cornmeal. 
Bcrrang shows 
The last report from Mr. and Mrs 
them at Zanesville, O. 
The census reports 120.540 purebred horses in the 
country—70,613 being I’ercherons. 
C. T. Templeton of Lawrence Co., O,, was 100 years- 
old on June 17 last. Is he the 
member? Who is the youngest? 
o., 
oldest Farm 
Bureau 
In the issue of October 15, Woman and Home De¬ 
partment asked for an old recipe for higdom pickles. 
There were 103 replies by October 22. Our people are 
pieklers, evidently. 
As cotton goes up in price all industries at the South 
are improving. Even in the worst of the depression the 
dairy districts and the Sweet clover and Alfalfa sections 
were in good condition. 
On page 1210 we told how James McGrane caught 
young men stealing melons on a New Jersey farm. He 
gave them 10 days in which to contribute $100 to a 
hospital. They have paid $50 on account thus far. 
