The  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
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LESS  SOUTHERN  LAND  TO  POTATOES  AND 
MOKE  TO  LETTUCE — WATCH  POTATO 
MARKETS — APPLE  PRICES  FIRM 
Potato  acreage  in  Florida  is  estimated 
at  two-thirds  that  of  last  season.  Florida 
often  sets  the  pace  for  this  crop,  and  it 
would  not  be  surprising  to  find  that  the 
whole  country  will  plant  less  land  to  po 
tatoes  this  coming  year.  If  so.  it  is 
likely  that  potatoes  will  sell  a  great  deal 
better  than  they  have  been  selling  this 
season.  Far-sighted  Northern  planters 
should  size  up  the  indications  carefully 
when  planting  time  approaches  and  act 
accordingly.  Of  course  the  acreage  and 
condition  of  the  Southern  crop  at  that 
time  is  not  a  sure  guide,  but  it  is  the 
best  available. 
LETTUCE  POPULAR 
Early  indications  point  to  less  plant¬ 
ing  of  cabbage,  too,  but  the  acreage  of 
onions  is  about  the  same  as  last  year  in 
the  States  which  do  their  planting  in 
Winter.  It  promises  to  be  a  big  year  for 
lettuce  if  nothing  happens  to  the  crop. 
This  vegetable,  like  celery,  is  growing 
more  popular  year  by  year,  and  the  South¬ 
ern  planters  are  crowding  the  Northern 
hothouse  industry  in  favorable  seasons. 
Rocky  Mountain  lettuce,  too,  is  becom¬ 
ing  a  great  feature  in  the  Fall  markets, 
and  for  some  reason  the  Yankee  farmers 
of  the  plateau  and  high  valley  regions  of 
the  White  Mountains  and  the  Adiron- 
dacks  have  not  entered  the  contest  even 
in  their  own  market  region. 
LIGHTER  POTATO  SHIPMENTS 
Potato  shipments  have  been  in  small 
volume  for  some  weeks.  The  price  may 
recover  temporarily  as  soon  as  the  mar¬ 
kets  are  cleaned  up.  Every  little  bulge 
in  price  should  be  made  use  of  by  those 
who  can  reach  their  market  quickly.  The 
prospect  is  not  bright  for  a  lasting  gain 
with  such  tremendous  supplies  still  in  the 
country,  even  if  some  of  them  have  been 
allowed  to  freeze.  In  the  past,  an  unusu¬ 
ally  large  crop  has  been  followed  always 
by  prevailing  low  prices  throughout  the 
season  except  for  short  times  when  the 
supply  was  held  back  by  snow  blockades 
or  some  such  cause. 
The  apple  markets  act  well.  There  is 
a  tendency  of  prices  to  crawl  up  slowly 
in  many  of  the  cities.  Some  markets 
touched  $0.  hut  $4  to  $5.50  is  the  general 
range  for  best  barreled  stock.  Storage 
supplies  are  heavy,  and  will  be  sold  out 
as  fast  as  the  market  will  take  them  at 
these  prices.  Hence  no  rapid  gain  is  ex¬ 
pected.  g.  B.  F. 
The  annual  meeting  of  the  Rural  Sav¬ 
ings  &  Loan  Association  for  the  election 
of  officers  and  directors,  and  any  other 
business  that  may  properly  come  before 
the  association,  will  be  held  at  the  office. 
333  West  30th  Street,  New  York,  on  the 
15th  day  of  January,  1923.  at  12  :45  1*.  M. 
m.  g.  keyes,  Secretary. 
CONTENTS 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER,  JAN.  13,  1923 
FARM  TOPICS 
Back  to  the  Land  Once  More . .  41 
Hope  Farm  Notes . 50 
South  Jersey  Agriculture .  53 
LIVE  STOCK  AND  DAIRY 
Tariff  on  Wool  and  Cost  of  Wool  Cloth... 39,  40 
Canker  Growth  on  Foot . 41,  42 
Allowance  of  Concentrates;  Vinegar  Grains..  56 
Sulphur  Fumigation  to  Destroy  Mice;  Barn 
Temperature  .  56 
Desirable  Conditions  for  Creaming .  58 
Bitter  Cream  .  58 
Bitter  Milk  .  58 
Storing  Winter  Butter . 60 
Pasteurizing  Milk  .  60 
Thriftless  Colt  . 61 
Blanketing  Old  Horse .  61 
THE  HENYARD 
Raising  Broilers  in  Veranda . 48 
Buying  Poultry  for  Fattening .  48 
Electric  Heat  for  Incubator  and  Brooder....  48 
Drainage  of  Henhouse;  Egg  Prices .  48 
Damp  Litter;  Sex  of  Geese .  48 
Artificial  Lights  for  Molting  Fowls .  48 
Indian  Runners  as  Egg  Producers .  48 
Desirable  Grain  Rations .  63 
Ailing  Hens  .  63 
Winter  Ration  for  Layers .  63 
Egg-Laying  Contest  .  64 
Potatoes  for  Poultry . 64 
Building  Henhouse  .  65 
Fattening  Ducks  and  Geese .  65 
Cornell  Ration  .  65 
Record  Hens  as  Breeders .  65 
HORTICULTURE 
Heating  Hotbed  with  Lamps . 42 
New  Strawberry  Varieties.... . 42 
Coboea  Scandens  .  44 
Brown’s  Seedling  Grape . 44 
WOMAN  AND  HOME 
From  Day  to  Day .  54 
War  Bread  in  Peace  Times . 54,  55 
The  Rural  Patterns . ' .  54 
Letters  of  an  Indiana  Farmer .  55 
Date  Pudding  .  55 
Dry  Hop  Yeast .  55 
MISCELLANEOUS 
From  New  York  to  West  Virginia — Part  III.  44 
Indian  Summer  . 44 
Events  of  the  Week .  46 
Riparian  Rights  . ‘  47 
Payment  of  Wife’s  Funeral  Expenses .  47 
Liability  in  Life  Interest .  47 
Rights  of  Auctioneer;  Law  as  to  Wholesome 
Meat  .  47 
Are  School  Teachers  Shirks? . 49 
A  School  Tax  Collector  Talks . 49 
Editorials  .  52 
Governor  Smith’s  Message .  53 
Weather  Signs  . 56 
Publisher’s  Desk  .  66 
The 
original 
field 
planted  by 
Wendelin 
Grimm  in 
1857.  still 
bearing. 
For  rapidly  maturing,  winter- 
proof  alfalfa,  insist  upon 
Lyman’s  Pure  Grimm  Seed. 
Heavier,  Enduring  Crops 
Common  alfalfa  winter-kills,  Ly¬ 
man’s  Grimm,  acclimated  to  North¬ 
west  temperature  extremes  through 
65  years  of  culture,  endures  year 
after  year,  yielding  full,  perfect 
crops.  Comes  directly  from  the 
strain  originally  imported  by  Wen¬ 
delin  Grimm.  Develops  earlier  in 
spring  than  any  other  variety. 
Three  to  four  sturdy  crops  each 
year.  Affidavit  of  genuineness  ac¬ 
companies  every  order. 
All  seed  scarified,  assuring  maxi¬ 
mum  germinating  power.  Only  a 
thin  seeding  necessary  to  produce  a 
heavy  crop.  Bears  autumn 
cutting  or  pasturing  with 
out  injury.  The 
cheapest  protein 
feed  you  can  buy 
— not  a  bit  of 
waste.  Fourth 
growth  makes  ideal 
hog  pasture. 
Test  this  wonderful  species  for  yourself!  Free  sample 
upon  request.  Also  booklet  describing  A.  B.  Lyman’s 
discovery  of  Grimm  Alfalfa.  Mail  the  coupon  today! 
A.  B.  LYMAN 
j  Excelsior,  Minn. 
/  Please  send  me 
V  free  seed  sample 
y  with  booklet  about 
’  Grimm  Alfalfa. 
Name . 
Town . 
•  Introducer  of  Grimm  Alfalfa 
250  Water  Street  Excelsior,  Minnesota 
f  State. 
✓ 
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uover 
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seed.  Prices  are 
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THE  MILLION  DOLLAR  STRAWBERRY-Howird  17 
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G.  E.  Chapman  -  North  Ktoiiliigton,  Uonn. 
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PLANT  KUZU 
For  hay  and  pasture.  More  nutritious  than 
Alfalfa  and  yields  more.  Never  has  to  he 
replanted.  Thrives  on  poor  acid  land  with¬ 
out  lime  or  fertilizer.  Write  for  information. 
CHEROKEE  FARMS,  Monticello,  Florida 
GRAPES 
AND  CHOICE 
SMALL  FRUITS 
From  your  own  garden.  Delicious  grapes  for  table,  juice 
or  jelly.  Strong  canes,  well  rooted.  Easily  grown, 
little  care.  Small  Fruits  to  bear  second  year— Cur¬ 
rants,  Gooseberries,  Raspberries,  etc.  Shrubs.  Catalog. 
T.  S.  HUBBARD  CO.  Box  13  Fredonla,  New  York 
As  necessary 
as  stable  manure 
A  good  farmer  would  be  astonished  if  you  ques¬ 
tioned  his  wisdom  in  using  manure. 
Manure  is  all  right  as  far  as  it  goes,  but  it  fails  to 
give  the  phosphoric  acid  your  land  needs,  and  does 
not  usually  give  nitrogen  or  potash  in  the  propor¬ 
tions  required  by  crops  whose  needs  for  food  differ. 
Learn  the  truth  about  feeding  your  crops. 
Experiment  stations  have  proven  beyond  question 
the  common  sense  and  profit  in  the  use  of  commer¬ 
cial  fertilizers.  Properly  used,  they  will  profit  you 
by  increasing  your  yield  per  acre;  improving  the 
grade  of  your  grain,  hay  and  truck;  maturing  crops 
sooner;  saving  labor  cost,  and  building  up  your  soil. 
For  advice  or  help,  write  Farm  Service  Dept. 
F.  S.  Royster  Guano  Company,  Baltimore,  Md. 
„  v. 
ROYSTER 
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