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67  Years  have 
proved  them  best 
'C'ARQUHAR  Engines  and  Boilers 
are  the  perfect  result  of  67  years 
of  practical  experience.  They  are 
built  and  tested  according  to  the 
code  of  the  American  Society  of 
Mechanical  Engineers.  Engine 
cranks  are  machined  and  finished  by 
grinding  from  open  hearth,  solid 
steel  forgings,  insuring  absolute 
accuracy.  Equipped  with  balancing 
discs  for  high  speed  and  smooth 
running.  Crankshaft  main  bearings 
are  adjustable,  extra  large  and 
babbitted  with  special  bearing  metal. 
Piston  is  hollow;  iron  casting,  grooved 
for  rings.  Rings  are  sprung  into 
place  making  perfect  fit.  Connecting 
rods  are  forged  from  a  solid  piece  of 
steel.  Standard  Sight  Feed  Lubrica¬ 
tors  come  on  all  Engines.  Every 
engine  is  guaranteed.  Write  for 
catalogue. 
Dairymen  find  Farquhar  Dairy 
Boilers  the  most  satisfactory  for  hot 
water,  heating,  sterilizing,  running 
dairy  machinery,  etc.  Boilers  are 
made  of  open  hearth,  fire-box  steel 
boiler  plate.  Rivet  holes  are  punched 
and  reamed  to  size.  Seams  are  of 
double  butt  strap  construction.  Are 
perfectly  and  ruggedly  built  in  every 
respect  to  give  perfect  satisfaction. 
Write  for  information. 
A.  B.  FARQUHAR  COMPANY,  LIMITED 
Box  430,  York,  Pa. 
Alio  manufacturers  of  Threshers,  Saw  Mills, 
Cider  Presses,  etc.,  and  Farm  Implements. 
Write  for  catalogue. 
GOOD  FARMING  PAYS 
Every  farmer  wants  to  save  labor,  time,  seed,  horse-power, 
end  raise  bitter  crops.  The  WESTERN,  3  machines  in  I.  will 
do  ell  of  this.  It  has  proven  it  to  thousands,  It  pulverizes  and 
packs  as  deep  as  plowed, leaves  a  loose  mulch  on  top.makM 
a  perfect  seed  bed  In  one  operation.  Get  5  to  10  bushels  pet 
acre  more  by  rolling  winter  wheat  and  other  arrowing  grain  In 
the  Spring,  whether  soil  la  loose  or  hard  crusted  andcracked. 
The  WESTERN  has  no  equal  for  tbie  work  or  for  covering 
clover  and  grass  seed. 
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Contains  letters  from  farmers 
aainff  it  and  other  valuable  infor¬ 
mation.  ‘Worth  its  weight  in  gold.*' 
Our  low  price  direct  will  surprise  you.  ^ 
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FERTILIZERS 
Croxton  Brand 
Commercial  Fertilizers 
Also  Raw  Materials 
Carload  or  less  Carload  lots 
NITRATE  OF  SODA  TANKAGE 
SULPHATE  OF  AMMONIA  BONE  MEAL 
ACID  PHOSPHATE  MURIATE  OF  POTASH 
BLOOD  SULPHATE  OF  POTASH 
Inquiries  should  state  whether  carload  or  less  car¬ 
load  and  in  commercial  mixtures,  analysis  desired. 
N.  J.  FERTILIZER  &  CHEMICAL  CO. 
Factory:  Croxton,  Jersey  City,  N.  J. 
Office:  40  Rector  Street,  New  York 
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Pulverized  Sheep  Manure 
Adds  Humus -IncreasesYield 
Small  grain  yields 
greatly  increased  by 
the  use  of  Sheep’s 
Head  Pulverized 
Sheep  Manure.  One 
farmer  writes:  “30%  TUX 
increased  yield  over 
barn  manure  on  worn 
out  land.”  Dropped  with 
fertilizer  attachment. 
Rich  in  nitrogen,  phos¬ 
phoric  acid  and  potash — 
also  adds  humus.  For  all  field  crops  and  meadows. 
Wonderful  results  on  garden,  truck  patches,  lawns, 
small  fruits,  etc.  Sheep’s  Head  Brand  is  guaranteed 
free  from  germs  and  weed  seeds.  Pulverized  and  put 
into  sacks  for  easy  handling.  Write  for  prices. 
NATURAL'GUANO  C0„  830  River  St.,  Aurora,  III. 
SULPHUR 
“ Bergenport  Brand** 
FOR  SPRAYING,  INSECTICIDE 
AND  DUSTING  PURPOSES 
T.  &  S.  C.  WHITE  CO. 
lOO  William  St.  New  York 
Half  Century  Grange  Celebration 
The  fiftieth  annual  session  of  the  New 
York  State  Grange,  held  recently  in  Syr¬ 
acuse,  was  one  of  the  biggest  and  best 
iu  its  history.  Fine  weather  and  the 
central  location  made  the  extra  efforts  for 
an  effective  session  bear  very  gratifying 
results.  Syracuse  lived  up  to  its  repu¬ 
tation  as  the  “city  of  conventions”  in  its 
hospitality  of  this  leading  farm  group. 
A  colorful  and  impressive  pageant  de¬ 
picting  50  years  of  Grange  history  filled 
the  Alhambra  at  an  early  hour,  although 
the  spectacle  was  open  to  fourth  or 
higher  degree  members  only.  Eighty 
members  of  Onondaga  County  Granges, 
drilled  thoroughly  by  C.  D.  Van  Den 
Berg  of  Baldwiusville,  and  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Boss  Walker  of  Geddes,  made  this  easily 
the  most  interesting  and  impressive  event 
of  tlie  convention.  Mrs.  Eva  McDowell 
of  Wellesley,  Mass.,  fold  the  story  of  the 
early  Grange.  Mrs.  McDowell  is  one  of  the 
most  interesting  personalities  in  Grange 
circles,  having  been  treasurer  of  the  Na¬ 
tional  Grange  for  27  years.  Equally 
prominent  is  Mrs.  Stone  of  Oswego,  So 
years  old.  the  widow  of  one  of  the  found¬ 
ers  of  the  organization.  She  has  not 
missed  a  State  Grange  session  for  45 
years,  with  one  exception,  when  her  hus¬ 
band  was  ill.  But  an  extra  session  was 
held  that  year,  so  she  made  good  her 
claim  of  not  missing  attendance  in  that 
period.  She  joined  the  State  organiza¬ 
tion  in  Ithaca  iu  ISTfi.  and  her  friends 
hope  to  help  her  celebrate  her  own  golden 
jubilee  as  a  member  for  50  years. 
As  usual,  the  resolutions  discussed  and 
acted  upon  by  this  great  farm  body  form 
the  biggest  item  of  interest  in  its  annual 
session.  More  business  was  transacted 
along  this  line  than  usual.  Some  flurries 
were  expected,  and  some  really  occurred, 
though  perhaps  of  au  unexpected  sort, 
as  when  the  transportation  committee 
submitted  a  report  favoring  a  resolution 
calling  for  regulation  of  coal  prices  to 
prevent  profiteering.  The  report  clearly 
showed  the  reaction  of  the  farmers  to  the 
work  of  the  fuel  administrator  this  Win 
ter,  and  the  widespread  belief  that  fuel 
prices  are  being  shot  skyward  by  dealers 
taking  advantage  of  the  shortage.  Dis¬ 
cussion  seemed  to  favor  the  report.  'When 
National  Master  S.  ,T.  Lowell  pointed 
out  that  the  Grange  has  long  had  a  fixed 
principle  opposing  price-fixing  in  any 
form,  the  motion  was  tabled. 
Questions  of  rural  education  and  legis¬ 
lation  easily  dominated  the  session  There 
were  2(1  resolutions  presented  on  the  for¬ 
mer  topic,  a  gratifying  proof  that  at  last 
farm  people  are  considering  this  question. 
Most  of  the  resolutions  dealt  with  the 
recommendations  of  the  Committee  of 
Twenty-one.  Ten  of  these  were  in  favor 
of  the  report  and  12  were  against  it. 
Because  of  the  diversity  of  opinion  shown 
and  the  lack  of  knowledge  of  the  school 
bill  which  has  been  prepared,  the  warm 
discussion  that  was  expected  failed  to 
materialize. 
The  State  Department  of  Education 
was  criticised  somewhat  for  failure  to 
supply  Grange  officers  with  copies  of  the 
bill  drawn  from  recommendations  of  the 
Committee  of  Twenty-one.  The  Grange 
has  taken  an  active  part  on  this  commit¬ 
tee,  and  was  thus  unable  to  take  definite 
action  on  the  bill  itself.  In  this  situa¬ 
tion  the  delegates  took  a  definite  stand 
on  several  separate  questions,  as : 
First — There  should  be  no  consolidation 
of  rural  school  districts  wihtout  approval 
of  a  majority  of  taxpayers  in  the  dis¬ 
trict. 
Second — A  larger  tax  unit  is  needed, 
but  not  to  include  any  city  or  village  of 
over  1,500  inhabitants.  So  far  these 
two  resolutions  are  coincident  with  the 
recommendations  of  the  Committee  of 
Twenty-one. 
Third — -Greater  support  of  teachers’ 
training  classes  and  of  State  and  rural 
schools  was  favored.  The  committee  on 
common  schools  declared  against  all  false 
economy  which  limits  expenditures  for 
educational  purposes. 
One  of  the  outstanding  achievements 
of  the  convention  was  a  vote  authorizing 
the  executive  committee  to  appoint  a 
special  committee  to  consider  establish¬ 
ment  of  a  fund  by  the  State  to  aid  farm 
boys  and  girls  who  cannot  educate  them¬ 
selves  in  securing  the  desired  training. 
The  next  largest  group  of  resolutions 
fall  under  the  head  of  legislation.  The 
body  voted  for  return  of  the  direct  pri¬ 
mary,  against  Governor  Smith’s  proposed 
reorganization  of  the  State  Department 
of  Farms  and  Markets,  for  repeal  of  the 
clause  making  it  optional  for  cities  to 
have  daylight  saving,  against  proposed 
repeal  of  the  Mullen-Gage  act  or  modi¬ 
fication  of  the  prohibition  laws,  against 
abolishment  or  weakening  of  the  State 
police,  and  against  the  proposed  transfer 
of  highway  supervision  from  towns  and 
counties  to  the  State  Department  of  High¬ 
ways. 
In  national  matters,  increasing  the 
amount  of  loan  available  to  individual 
farmers  through  Federal  land  banks  from 
$10,000  to  $25,000  was  favored.  The  order 
went  on  record  as  favoring  the  Govern¬ 
ment  support  of  Armenia  against  depre¬ 
dation  and  spoliation,  even  if  it  leads  this 
country  ultimately  into  embroilment  in 
foreign  affairs.  Definitely  showing  sym¬ 
pathy  for  stricken  Armenia,  the  executive 
committee  was  given  power  to  adopt  one 
or  more  Armenian  children. 
A  resolution  favoring  the  abolishment 
of  tax  exempt  securities  by  amendment 
to  the  constitution  was  reported  ad¬ 
versely.  -  xr.  g.  F. 
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Inoc-Sul  is  a  necessity  and  a  big 
profit-producer  for  every  grower  of 
potatoes,  either  table  stock  or  seed. 
The  potato  market,  for  seed  and  table 
stock  alike,  will  not  tolerate  scabby  or 
rough  potatoes. 
The  seed  grower  very  often  has  his 
whole  crop  condemned  because  of  a 
small  percentage  of  scab.  He  can  no 
longer  afford  to  take  a  chance — he 
must  keep  his  crop  clean. 
The  grower  of  potatoes  for  table 
stock  who  has  scab  must  go  to  the 
heavy  expense  of  inspecting  and  sort¬ 
ing  his  whole  crop  or  be  willing  to  ac¬ 
cept  a  reduced  price  or  even  entire 
refusal  of  his  shipment.  Even  the 
table  stock  market  now  refuses  scabby 
potatoes  and  insists  upon  clean,  sound 
stock. 
Inoc-Sul  is  dependable  insurance 
against  potato  scab.  It  cleans  up  in¬ 
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clean.  It  is  inexpensive  and  easily  ap¬ 
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Broadcast  by  hand,  fertilizer  or  lime 
broadcaster,  or  seed  drill. 
Inoc-Sul  strikes  at  the  very  root  of 
the  potato  scab  evil — it  overcomes  the 
scab  organism  IN  THE  SOIL,  not 
merely  the  scab  on  the  seed,  as  does  seed 
treatment. 
Write  us  today.  We  will  without 
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gallons  of  deadly  spray 
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Next  to  its  deadly  certainty,  the 
best  thing  about  Hall’s  Nicotine 
•Sulphate  is  its  very  low  cost.  It 
can  be  diluted  with  water  800  to 
1000  times  to  make  a  deadly  spray 
costing  less  than  2  cents  a  gallon. 
Hall's  Nicotine  Sulphate  con¬ 
tains  40%  pure  Nicotine  —  the 
most  powerful  contact  poison 
known.  Being  a  vegetable  ex¬ 
tract,  it  will  not  harm  fruit,  flower 
or  foliage.  But  it  will  wipe  out 
aphids,  thrips  and  similar  insects. 
Use  it  next  season. 
Buy  from  your  dealer.  If  he  is 
not  supplied,  send  us  your  order 
along  with  his  name. 
NICOTINE  SULPHATE 
HallTobacco  Chemical  Co. 
114  East  Uth  St.,  IV'”,  York  City 
10  lb.  tins —  $13.50 
2  lb.  tins —  3.50 
Vjj  lb.  tins —  1.25 
loz  bottles —  .35 
10  lb.  tins  make 
800  to  1000  gallons 
of  spray.  ’ 
