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Special ! 
Famous 
G.  Washington 
Prepared 
Cofee 
Only  $2.00  [£ 
Regular  Price  $4.50 
The  Finest  Coffee  You  Ever  Tasted 
Pound  Makes  400  Cups 
Equals  12  Lbs.  Ordinary  Coffee 
A  fortunate  purchase  from  U.  S. 
Government  makes  possible  this 
opportunity.  No  trouble.  No 
waste. ‘Dissolves  instantly.  Made 
in  the  cup  at  the  table.  Every 
can  is  guaranteed.  Act  quick 
before  the  supply  is  all  gone. 
Add  10c  for  postage  and  send 
money  today  to 
AMERICAN  MFRS.  EXPORT  CO. 
41  Park  Row,  New  York 
7  . . . 
THE  B.  &  I.  ELECTRIC  VAPORIZER 
FOR  ALL  FORD  CARS 
Makes  starting  easy  in 
cold  weather.  Placed  on 
top  of  carburetor,  sup¬ 
plies  intense  heat  from 
storage  battery  or  dry 
cells,  bringing  the  gaso¬ 
line  to  the  proper  tem¬ 
perature  for  vaporizing. 
Guaranteed  to  do  this  in. 
one  minute — does  away 
with  starting  trouble — 
the  one  bad  feature  of 
Ford  cars.  It  is  furnished 
complete,  with  switch  and  wire 
ready  to  install.  Anyone  can 
attach  it;  no  holes  to  drill. 
Full  directions  with  each  set. 
For  any  Holley  Carburetor  used 
on  Ford  cars  or  any  other  car. 
Price  $2.50.  Upon  receipt  of  money  order  or 
check  we  mail  it  anywhere  in  the  United  States. 
We  manufacture  electric  vaporizers  for  any 
make  carburetor.  State  whether  for  six  (6)  volt 
or  twelve  (12)  volt  battery  in  ordering.  Manu¬ 
factured  by 
Brandt  &  Isleib  Mfg.  Co., Westwood,  N.  J.,  U.  S.  A. 
Is  This  Your  Idea 
of  Florida? 
A  little  piece  of  land  near  the  water,  a  boat, 
a  garden,  some  strawberry  plants,  perhaps  a  few 
chickens;  a  vine  covered  cottage  among  your 
own  orange  and  grapefruit  trees;  fish  and  oysters 
in  abundance;  plenty  of  quail  and  game — a  sim¬ 
ple,  natural,  wholesome  life  in  the  open  the  year 
round— Home,  Health  and  Contentment.  All  this 
is  within  your  reach  at  modest  outlay  in  this 
beautiful  land  of  sunshine  and  roses.  We  are  on 
the  Gulf  and  a  navigable  river.  Also  on  the 
Dixie  Highway.  Here  we  have  the  freedom,- 
comfort  and  economy  of  country  life,  yet  are 
within  easy  access  of  the  big  cities  and  resort 
centers — Tampa,  36  miles;  Tarpon  Springs,  8 
miles;  Clearwater,  24  miles;  St.  Petersburg,  48 
miles.  Our  community  is  new  and  prices  have 
not  gone  sky-high;  living  expenses  are  moderate. 
Over  200  Northern  families  already  here.  They 
like  it — perhaps  you  will.  May  we  send  com¬ 
plete  information?  BOARD  OF  TRADE,  Box 
555,  New  Port  Richey,  Florida. 
The  Olivia  Sage  School  nursTng 
'offers  one  year’s  course  in  special  bedside  nursing 
to  limited  number  of  women.  Cinsses  formed  quar¬ 
terly.  Pupils  receive  maintenance,  uniform  and 
salary.  Apply  to  DIRECTOR,  NEW  YORK  INFIRMARY  FOR 
WOMEN  AND  CHILDREN.  321  East  15th  St.,  New  York 
Subscribers’  Exchange 
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WANTED — Cyphers  incubator,  244  or  390  capa¬ 
city;  A  No.  1  condition.  CHARLES  D.  ROB¬ 
INSON,  Potts  Grove,  Pa. 
WANTED  —  Old-fashioned  hand  wrought  iron 
thumb  latches  and  handles;  good  prices  paid; 
many  of  these  can  be  found  in  buildings  new  in 
disuse;  send  complete  what  you  have  and  I  will 
mail  check;  if  not  acceptable  to  you  goods  will 
be  returned  at  my  expense.  ROBERT  E. 
NUESE,  JR.,  41  East  29th  Street,  New  York 
City.  
FOR  SALE — John  Deere  corn  planter,  two-row, 
with  check  attachment,  good  as  new;  Inter¬ 
national  6-inch  feed  grinder,  O.  K.  in  every 
way,  has  not  ground  25  bushels;  a  new  Holland 
8-inch  feed  mill,  in  first-class  condition;  these 
machines  are  all  right;  we  have  no  further  use 
for  them.  BONNIE  BEND  FARM,  R.  D.  No.  9, 
Auburn,  N.  Y, 
ALFALFA  HAY — F'irst  and  second  cutting;  also 
light  and  heavy  clover  mixed;  ask  for  de¬ 
livered  price.  SAMUEL  DEUEL,  Pine  Plains. 
N.  Y. 
WANTED — 6,000  or  8,000-egg  Candee  or  Hall 
Mammoth  incubator,  several  390-egg  Charles 
Cyphers  or  Essex  model  incubators;  must  be  in 
perfect  condition;  send  description  and  lowest 
price.  A.  FISHER,  Canastota,  N.  Y. 
SUNNY  BROOK  FARM  pure  pork  sausage,  made 
from  our  own  pigs  on  our  own  farm;  3  lbs. 
for  SI,  postpaid.  SUNNY  BROOK  FARM,  Win- 
terton,  Sullivan  Co.,  N.  Y. 
OLD  FARM  GOODIES — Honey  and  maple  bon¬ 
bons,  20  oz.,  $1;  nut  fudge,  2  lbs.,  SI;  spe¬ 
cially  delicious  all-over  iced  cakes,  dozen,  25c. 
R.  G.  DAYTON,  Route  No.  2,  Danbury,  Conn. 
ORANGES-GRAPEFRUIT — Tree  ripened,  direct 
from  grower;  packed  in  grove;  bushel  boxes 
mixed.  SI. 75;  send  check  with  order,  E.  K. 
WALKER,  Jr.,  Waucbula,  Fla. 
Countrywide  Produce  Situation 
POTATOES  SELLING  SLOWLY  ;  SWAPPING 
FOR  MILK  ;  WHAT  PRODUCTS  WILL  SELL 
BEST  NEXT  SEASON  ;  LEAFY  CROPS 
POPULAR  ;  HIGH  PRICED  SEED  ; 
OUTLOOK  FOR  FARM  HELP. 
The  potato  markets  continue  dull  and 
unsatisfactory-  Although  the  crop  is 
largest  on  record,  not  so  many  potatoes 
are  being  shipped  as  last  season.  Every 
little  town  seems  to  have  its  own  supply 
and  no  large  section  is  really  short.  Some 
potatoes  were  frozen  in  the  Northwest 
and  many  are  not  keeping  well  in  Ne¬ 
braska  and  in  the  South. 
POTATOES  FOR  MILK 
The  demand  is  very  poor  west  of  the 
Mississippi.  Many  farmers  with  dairy 
herds  in  that  region  are  feeding  potatoes 
extensively  and  the  claim  is  made  that 
half  a  bushel  of  potatoes  daily  will  make 
enough  more  milk  to  pay  for  itself  at 
better  than  going  prices.  But  the  farm 
price  is  only  around  15  cents  a  bushel  in 
many  parts  of  the  far  West,  while  in  the 
East  the  average  is  twice  to  three  times 
that  figure  and  much  higher  when  the 
farmer  is  able  to  reach  his  market  direct. 
TRUCK  CROPS 
The  outlook  for  stored  cabbage  is  much 
improved  because  of  the  light  acreage 
of  cabbacp  in  Florida.  Disgusted  with 
last  year’s  experience.  Florida  farmers 
have  planted  only  1,800  acres  in  place  of 
11,000  last  year.  Instead  of  shipping 
some  -1.000  carloads  of  cabbage  in  Winter 
and  early  Spring,  the  State  probably  will 
have  only  a  few  hundred  cars  to  send 
north.  Shipments  from  Texas  are  light 
so  far  and  the  old  northern  cabbage  in 
storage  is  likely  to  be  closed  out  at  fair 
prices.  Southern  cabbage  acreage  shows 
by  far  the  greatest  reduction  of  any  of 
the  truck  crops,  but  considerable  stuff 
growing  on  drained  land  was  drowned 
out  by  heavy  rains. 
Florida  is  going  heavily  into  straw¬ 
berries.  Texas  will  have  a  large  crop  of 
early  onions,  if  nothing  happens  to  it. 
There  will  be  plenty  of  Southern  lettuce 
of  widely  varying  quality  and  condition. 
The  Rocky  Mountain  States  have  been 
doing  well  raising  Fall  lettuce  and  Utah 
is  preparing  to  try  the  crop  this  season. 
The  markets  will  be  easily  oversupplied 
and  probably  it  will  be  found  that  other 
high  land  nearer  the  big  markets  can 
grow  this  crop. 
The  leafv  crops  seem  to  be  coming  into 
increased  popular  favor.  Only  a  few 
years  have  seen  great  gain  in  production 
of  lettuce,  endive,  celery,  spinach,  early 
cabbage,  cauliflower  and  broccoli.  Oregon 
broccoli  growers  value  the  choicest  seed 
at  over  $30  per  pound.  They  keep  it 
locked  in  bank  vaults  and  in  safety  de¬ 
posit  boxes.  It  is  worth  more  than  its 
weight  in  silver  dollars. 
WHAT  SHALL  WE  RAISE? 
Farmers  in  general  should  keep  on 
raising  what  they  understand  best.  This 
is  not  a  good  time  to  change  about.  But 
the  quantities  may  be  varied  from  year 
to  year  according  to  the  outlook.  The 
South  is  going  heavily  to  cotton  and  to¬ 
bacco,  and  that  is  just  the  reason  for 
not  expecting  prices  of  these  two  great 
cash  crops  to  go  as  high  as  this  season. 
The  North  will  let  up  on  potatoes  and 
truck  crops,  which  is  excuse  enough  to 
look  for  better  prices  in  those  lines.  The 
West  is  feeling  confident  about  live  stock 
and  may  overdo  it.  Some  new  sections 
are  going  into  dairying,  notably  Arkan¬ 
sas  and  Georgia,  but  a  good  dairy  in¬ 
dustry  cannot  be  built  up  in  a  season. 
The  general  outlook  for  both  dairying 
and  poultry  is  not  rosy  but  seems  good 
enough  to  warrant  going  ahead  as  usual. 
If  little  Denmark  can  sell  butter  and 
eggs  in  New  York  after  paying  the  tariff 
tax,  our  own  hustling  farmers  ought  to 
be  able  to  make  good  on  those  products. 
The  price  of  grain  crops  will  depend  so 
much  .on  the  action  of  the  badly  mixed  up 
situation  in  Europe  that  grain  farming 
is  more  uncertain  than  before  the  War. 
HIRE  HELP  EARLY 
Hiring  farm  help  the  coming  Spring  is 
likely  to  give  more  trouble  than  it  did 
last  year.  Shops  and  factories  are  pay¬ 
ing  higher  wages  than  farmers  can  offer. 
Farmers  in  the  South  Atlantic  States 
are  reported  taking  on  as  little  help  as 
possible  in  regions  where  factory  compe¬ 
tition  is  felt.  Farmers  able  to  keep  good 
men  through  the  Winter  will  have  a 
favorable  start.  The  Northeast  has  been 
covered  with  snow  deeper  than  usual, 
and  regular  farm  work  stopped  altogether, 
lhe  West  had  less  snow  but  plenty  of 
ram  except  on  the  far  Southwest. 
G.  B.  F. 
Gas  Lamp  for  Incubator 
Can  gas  be  burned  in  place  of  oil  in 
incubators,  and  would  there  be  any  ad- 
rant-age  in  making  the  change? 
Kenilworth,  N.  J.  j. 
Gas  is  much  safer  and  can  be  used  in 
running  incubators  to  even  better  ad¬ 
vantage  than  lamps,  as  the  gas  flame  can 
be  regulated  to  give  just  enough  heat, 
and  requires  no  further  attention,  while 
with  oil  lamps  there  is  the  regular  filling 
and  trimming,  after  which  the  flame  must 
be  properly  regulated  every  time.  Some 
incubators  are  fitted  for  burning  gas  be¬ 
fore  leaving  the  factory,  but  almost  any 
machine  can  easily  be  converted  into  a 
gas  burner  by  substituting  a  gas  lamp 
with  conical  tin  chimney  in  place  of  the 
oil  lamp. 
The  Postal  Life 
Insurance  Company 
“Growing 
like  a  bank ” 
“ Its 
policyholders 
are  its 
depositors; 
agents  do  not 
bring  them  in” 
Words  of 
Praise  from 
Those  Who 
Know 
(SCENE:  After  dinner  at  the  Club:  Banker  Allwyn  is  chatting  with 
Goodsell.  a  real  estate  broker,  formerly  a  life-insurance 
man,  and  the  question  of  insurance-protection  comes  up.) 
Allwyn:  “After  all.  Brother  Goodsell.  I 
want  to  tell  you  something  which  is  a 
sure  boost  for  the  business  you  used  to 
be  in,  and  that  is  when  a  man  asks 
me  for  credit,  1  always  ask  him  how 
much  life  insurance  he  carries.” 
Goodsell:  “And  1  reckon  you  also  ask 
him  what  companies  he’s  in.” 
Allwyn:  “Oh,  the  companies,  like  the 
churches,  are  all  good;  they  have  to 
be,  don’t  they?” 
Goodsell:  “Sure  thing.  State  supervision 
looks  out  for  that.” 
Allwyn:  “Of  course,  the  oldest  companies 
are  mentioned  most  frequently,  but  the 
comparatively  younger  ones  also  bob 
up  pretty  often,  and  particularly  the 
Postal  Life.” 
Goodsell:  "Why,  the  Postal’s  not  so  very 
young.  I  remember  because  I  used  to 
tight  it  15  years  ago.” 
Allwyn:  “  ’Twas  sound  from  the  start, 
wasn’t  it?” 
Goodsell:  "Yes,  ’twas  always  sound,  but 
it  was — well— well,  we  said  it  was  an 
experiment.” 
Allwyn:  “Why?" 
Goodsell:  “Oh,  because  it  got  business 
direct,  personally  at  its  home  office  or 
by  mail,  and  didn’t  send  out  agents 
or  have  branch  offices.” 
Allwyn:  “Well,  even  so,  the  Company 
seems  to  have  made  good  all  right.” 
Goodsell:  “Sure  thing;  it  has  policyhold¬ 
ers  in  every  State,  and  in  Canada,  too, 
and  has  its  own  building  on  Fifth  Ave¬ 
nue  and  43d  Street.  I  believe  there  is  no 
company  better  known  in  our  country.” 
Allwyn:  "What  do  you  consider  the  strong 
points  that  helped  the!  Postal  win  out?” 
Goodsell:  “Well,  low  cost,  dealing  direct 
with  the  public,  and  the  privilege  of 
paying  premiums  monthly  if  one  so 
desires;  then  there’s  a  9 y2%  annual 
dividend  guaranteed  in  the  policy,  and 
there’s  a  free  medical  examination 
through  the  Company’  Health  Bureau 
which  helps  keeps  its  policyholders 
‘fit.’  ” 
Allwyn:  “That’s  pretty  good,  isn’t  it?” 
Goodsell:  "Sure  thing;  and  I  want  to  tell 
you  that  just  as  soon  as  I  can  afford 
to  take  out  another  policy,  it’s  going 
to  be  in  the  Postal.” 
Allwyn  :  “That  seems  to  me  to  be  good 
horse  sense,  for  it’s  based  on  safety, 
saving  and  service.  Why,  the  Postal 
Life  is  growing  just  like  a  bank;  its 
policyholders  are  its  depositors;  agents 
do  not  bring  them  in.  Ami  now  I  want 
to  put  you  wise  to  something  else; 
I’ve  carried  a  Postal  Life  policy  for 
ten  years  or  so  myself,  but  didn’t  tell 
yon  about  it,  for  I  just  wanted  to 
‘feel  you  out.’  ” 
Goodsell:  “Well,  the  reaction,  as  they 
call  it,  was  ().  K.,  wasn't  it?” 
Allwyn:  “It  certainly  was,  and  it’s  kind 
of  pleasant  to  feel  that  each  of  us 
has  a  highly-prized  mutual  friend  in 
the  Postal.  Isn’t  that  so?” 
Goodsell:  “You’ve  said  it,  and  unless  1 
miss  my  guess,  we’ll  both  prize  the 
Postal  I.ife  more  as  time  goes  on.  and 
there  are  over  25,009  other  policy¬ 
holders  who  feel  the  same  way.” 
Allwyn:  “Now  you’ve  said  it.  Have  a 
fresh  cigar.” 
The  foregoing  business  chat  is 
typical  of  many  others  that  must 
be  taking  place,  since  similar  senti¬ 
ments  are  reflected  in  letters  that 
come  to  the  Company  from  far  and 
near,  in  praise  of  its  method  and 
in  appreciation  of  its  treatment.  It 
is  indeed  the  Company  of 
Safety,  Saving,  Service 
To  find  out  what  you  can  save  and 
to  enjoy  Postal  service,  simply  call 
at  the  Company’s  office,  send  in  the 
Coupon  or  write  and  say  : 
“ Mail  me  official  insurance  in¬ 
formation  as  mentioned  in  The 
Rural  New-Yorker.” 
In  your  first  letter  be  sure  to  give 
1.  Your  full  name 
2.  Your  occupation 
3.  The  exact  date  of  your  birth 
No  agent  will  be  sent  to  visit  you. 
The  Postal,  as  stated,  has  no 
agents  and  the  resultant  commis¬ 
sion-savings  go  to  you,  because  you 
deal  direct. 
r 
■  m  m  m 
R.  N.-Y.— 2-3-23 
Postal  Life  Insurance  Company  l 
511  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York 
Without  obligating  me,  please  send  full  J 
insurance  particulars  for  my  age. 
Name. . . 
Add  ress. 
Occupation . 
Exact  date  of  birth 
Postal  Life  Insurance  Company 
WM.  R.  MALONE,  President 
511  Fifth  Ave.  (Cor.  43rd  St.)  New  Y ork,  N.Y . 
Ouch/ 
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At  your  druggist’s  or  prepaid  direct 
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A  little  kills  a  lot  of  pain. 
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COMPANY 
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