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“The  Glorious  Climate  of  California” 
There  are  a  few  of  us  left  in  the  coun¬ 
try  who  have  never  lived  in  California. 
If  we  are  to  believe  the  boosters  in  the 
daily  papers  our  ranks  must  be  thin  ;  but 
here  we  are.  It  is  hard  for  us  sometimes 
to  reconcile  the  stories  we  hear.  Of 
course  we  know  that  many  or  most  people 
are  extreme  in  their  likes  and  dislikes. 
They  praise  the  thing  they  admire  ex¬ 
travagantly.  or  they  denounce  it  without 
reason.  There  seems  to  be  something  of 
this  in  the  way  Eastern  people  refer  to 
California.  A  recent  popular  book  con- 
’  tains  this  passage : 
!j  California  was  like  an  imitation  para- 
’  dise,  without  the  rougher  edges  and  con¬ 
trasts  of  life  elsewhere,  filled  with  feeble 
folk  who  had  been  more  or  less,  misfits 
in  their  own  environment  and  were  now 
content  to  sun  themselves  in  an  unexact¬ 
ing  world  *  *  *  a  land  without  phys¬ 
ical  or  moral  exactions. 
Take  that  as  one  side  of  it.  It  will 
our  latitude.  W  e  think  there  is  enough 
chance  of  their  succeeding  to  warrant  full 
experiment,  not  only  by  farmers  and 
fruit  growers,  but  by  the  experiment  sta¬ 
tions. 
Transplanted  Alfalfa  Plants 
Five  or  six  years  ago  I  was  at  a  meet¬ 
ing  in  Rockland  Co.,  N.  Y„  where  Mr. 
Collingwood  distributed  some  Alfalfa 
plants.  They  were  planted  here  at  my 
home  several  days  later,  and  have  been 
wonderfully  successful.  I  have  never  seen 
the  plants  advertised.  Where  can  they 
be  obtained?  r. 
Raynham  Center,  Mass. 
They  were  seedling  plants  of  two  new 
varieties,  Cossack  and  Semipalatinsk. 
They  were  introduced  by  Prof.  N.  E. 
Hansen  of  the  South  Dakota  Experiment 
Station.  In  producing  these  plants'  the 
seed  was  sown  in  drills,  much  like  celery 
seed,  and  cultivated.  The  seedlings  grew 
well,  and  may  be  dug  in  the  Fall  and 
$4  for  3  lbs. 
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Old  fashion  Gum  Drops— big 
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jellied  goodness  in.  lemon, 
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LOFT  REPUTATION 
BACKS  EVERY  SALE 
hardly  suit  the  friends  who  are  urging  us 
to  come  and  end  our  days  in  that  sunny 
country.  On  the  other  hand,  here  is  part 
of  a  letter  written  by  a  New  England 
woman  who,  after  a  hard  life  among  the 
hills,  went  to  California : 
I  was  a  farmer’s  daughter  and  then  a 
wife  for  nearly  45  years,  and  I  know  all 
about  it ;  all  down  the  long  weary  way 
when  one  struggles  against  odds  that 
seem  to  grow  bigger  and  bigger  as  one 
grows  older.  Coming  to  California  over 
two  years  ago,  it  has  seemed  like  a  new 
world  to  me,  as  different  from  the  other 
life  as  night  from  day,  yet  I  loved  the 
country,  and  do  yet,  but  it’s  all  so  un¬ 
fair,  and  the  struggle  for  existence  so 
unending.  I  do  not  know  that  I  would 
like  to  be  on  a  ranch  in  California  any 
better  than  a  farm  elsewhere,  for  the 
same  injustice  obtains  wherever  farming 
is  carried  on,  and  that  is  everywhere. 
But  as  near  as  I  can  find  out  the  organi¬ 
zation  here  is  better  than  elsewhere  in 
the  United  States,  so  that  the  producer 
receives  a  better  equalization  on  what 
he  raises. 
stored  in  moist  sand,  or  dug  in  Spring 
for  transplanting.  When  set  out  2  or 
ft.  apart  each  way  and  cultivated,  they 
make  enormous  plants,  and  gradually 
cover  the  ground.  We  have  some  of  them 
now,  eight  years  old.  We  think  this  plan 
of  transplanting  Alfalfa  would  be  profit¬ 
able  for  poultrymen  or  people  with  only 
a  limited  area.  We  did  our  best  to  in¬ 
terest  seedsmen  to  handle  the  plants,  and 
the  experiment  stations  to  try  the  plan, 
but  apparently  no  one  thought  it  worth 
while.  We  think  such  transplanting  could 
have  been  made  popular  if  someone  had 
cared  to  push  it. 
Try  the  Acid  Soil  Legumes 
TV-hat  do  you  know  of  the  beggarweed, 
called  Cherokee  clover?  If  Hubam,  beg¬ 
garweed.  etc.,  can  be  grown  successfullv 
here,  like  in.  the  oats,  etc.,  it  will  mean 
much,  both  in  labor  and  yield  per  acre. 
a.  E.  o. 
This  “beggarweed”  is  one  of  the  so- 
called  acid  soil  legumes,  which  give  great 
satifaction  in  the  South.  In  the  Gulf 
States  this  plant  is  remarkably  good  for 
both  hay  and  green  manure.  It  is  not 
known  yet  how  far  north  it  will  thrive, 
but  it  is  well  worth  trying.  There  is  a 
group  of  these  acid  soil  legumes,  such  as 
Kudzu,  cow  peas,  Soy  beans,  Spanish 
peanuts  and  beggarweed,  which  may 
prove  very  useful  at  the  North.  They 
will  grow  with  little  or  no  lime,  and  on 
many  of  our  Northern  soils  would  prove 
wonderfully  useful  if  they  will  thrive  in 
In  Favor  of  Cat  Licenses 
In  looking  at  the  picture  on  the  first 
page  of  The  R.  N.-Y..  February  10,  the 
question  is  asked.  Well,  now,  who  favors 
a  license  on  the  cat?  I  certainly  do 
I  am  a  great  lover  of  birds,  also  cats  I 
am  a  member  of  the  Cumberland  Audubon 
Society  of  Portland,  and  our  object  in 
having  the  license  put  on  cats  is  to  save 
the  cat  as  well  as  the  bird.  We  feel  that 
most  people  think  we  want  to  have  all 
eats  killed ;  that  is  not  so.  Let  the  same 
woman  whose  picture  you  give  holding  her 
cat  have  something  happen  to  her  so  she 
is  not  able  to  care  for  the  cat.  Who  will 
take  care  of  it?  No  one,  so  the  cat  runs 
wild  and  feeds  on  birds  and  squirrels  until 
Winter  comes;  then  its  starves  to  death 
Would  this  woman  like  that?  I  am  sure 
not.  The  object  of  our  society  is  to  have 
all  cats  licensed;  then  there  will  not  be 
any  stray  cats  living  on  birds.  People 
will  not  leave  their  Summer  homes  with¬ 
out  taking  their  cat  with  them  ;  also  they 
will  not  have  from  five  to  20  cats  as  pets. 
I  can  show  you  one  home  in  Bath  with 
17  and  a  home  in  Cumberland  Center 
with  20.  If  they  had  to  be  licensed  or^ 
would  be  enough,  and  many  birds  saved. 
Now  when  the  good  farmers  will  only 
know  that  life  would  not  be  worth  living 
without  the  birds  to  save  their  crops, 
they  will  keep  one  pet  cat  to  catch  their 
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Miscellaneous 
HOMES  WANTED — There  is  no  greater  charity 
than  to  offer  a  home  to  a  friendless,  deserving 
boy  between  the  ages  of  7  and  12  years;  this 
is  real  charity,  and  'We  earnestly  solicit  the  co¬ 
operation  of  Catholic  families  (New  York  State 
only).  Address  PLACING  OUT  BUREAU,  415 
Broome  Street.  New  York  City. 
FOR  SALE — Pure  extracted  clover  honey,  5  lb. 
pails,  $1.25;  10  lbs.,  $2.20;  delivered  'into  3d 
zone.  HARRY  J.  BOREMAN,  Box  87,  Katonah, 
N.  Y. 
HONEY — Quart,  80e;  gallon,  $2.50;  delivered  3d 
zone.  RICHARD  D.  BARCLAY,  Riverton, 
N.  J. 
HONEY — Pure  extracted,  postpaid  first  three 
zones;  clover,  5  lbs.,  $1.25;  10  lbs..  $2.15;  ■ 
buckwheat,  5  lbs.,  $1;  10  lbs.,  $1.90;  satisfac¬ 
tion  guaranteed.  WALNUT  ORCHARD  FARM,  1 
Ithaca,  N.  Y. 
MILK  CHOCOLATE— Made  at  our  dairy;  the 
best  you  ever  tasted;  box  of  120  pieces,  2  lbs. 
net,  postpaid,  for  $1;  stores  sell  this  at  $1.75; 
thousands  of  Rural  New-Yorker  readers  among 
my  well-satisfied  customers.  Are  you  one  of 
them?  Please  send  remittance  with  order.  R. 
W.  WIND,  Babylon,  L.  I.,  N.  Y. 
HONEY — Extracted  clover-basswood,  60-lb.  can 
at  our  station,  $7.80;  buckwheat,  $0.30;  10 
lbs.,  delivered  in  third  postal  zone,  $2.05;  buck¬ 
wheat,  $1.80.  RAY  C.  WILCOX,  Odessa,  N.  Y. 
BEES — Produce  your  own  honey;  circular  free. 
VAN’S  HONEY  FARMS,  Hebron,  Ind. 
PURE  HONEY — Special  sale  on  00-lb.  cans  light 
amber;  also  basket  and  tying  willows.  ROS- 
COE  F.  W1XON,  Dept.  G,  Dundee,  N.  Y. 
HONEY — 5  lbs.  clover,  $1.25;  buckwheat.  $1.15; 
10  lbs.  clover,  $2.15;  buckwheat,  $1.90;  post¬ 
paid  to  4th  zone.  RANSOM  FARM,  1310  Spring 
Street,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 
WE  CAN  furnish  grapefruit  in  our  standard 
Golden  Russet  grade,  delivered  bv  boat  to  the 
ports  of  Baltimore,  Md. ;  Philadelphia.  Pa.:  New 
York,  N.  Y.,  and  Boston,  Mass.,  two  or  more 
boxes  at  the  same  shipment  to  the  same  person 
at  $3.00  per  box;  paeked  46,  54  ,  04  or  80; 
terms,  check  with  order;  we  prepay  all  charge* 
to  the  ports  stated  above,  and  shipments  can 
be  marked  to  be  forwarded  by  express  to  any 
point  in  the  interior  in  the  Atlantic  Coast 
States.  GEORGE  B.  CELLON,  N.  W  7th 
Avenue  and  34th  Street,  Miami,  Fla. 
Will  IE  RICE  POPCORN  (old);  fine  popping 
guaranteed;  10  lbs.,  shelled,  $1;  send  postog* 
extra.  BISHOP  BROS.,  Guilford,  Conn. 
A  DELIGHTFUL  gift  for  sweethearts  and 
friends;  sweet  scented  and  soothing;  picked 
fresh;  Aunt  Hannah’s  genuine  Adirondack  bal- 
rra.rnv,x,PR1'm’'.  *1-26:  check  with  order. 
HANNAH  PAYNE,  No.  2,  Baguette  Lake,  N.  Y. 
FOR  SALE— Pure  fancy  Vermont  maple  sugar 
and  syrup;  cakes  in  various  forms;  try  me 
and  I  will  please  you.  E.  S.  KELLEY,  Orleans, 
BUN  G  ALOW  A  P  R  O  NS — Pre  t  t.v 
new  strap  back  aprons,  75c. 
R.  8,  Shelton,  Conn. 
percales.  $1 ; 
E.  STILSON, 
FOR  SALE — 50-cell  110-volt  chloride  accumu¬ 
lator  battery,  $350;  8  hp.  stationarv  gasoline 
*115;  1922  Hinman  electric  milker,  $95; 
1922  Eden  washing  machine,  $110;  freight  i, re- 
pa  id  200  miles.  Back  to  the  eitv  for  me! 
ADVERTISER  2654,  care  Rural  New-Yorker. 
POPCORN,  “Mammoth”  (shelled),  25  lbs., 
$2.40;  8  lbs.,  $1;  prepaid  third  zone;  candy 
formulas  free.  M.  T.  ACRES,  Thompson,  O. 
I'OR  SALE-  Friend”  C  X  Bed  Sprayer;  can  be 
slipped  into  any  wagon ;  no  anchoring  re¬ 
quired;  2%  horse,  pumps  5  gallons  per  minute; 
condition,  new;  only  used  one  day;  spray  and 
gun  hose;  $250.  GEORGE  HOLDINGS  452 
Washington  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
FOR  SALE — White  clover  extracted  honey,  5-lb. 
pail,  $1.10;  10-lb.  pail,  $2.15;  delivered  to  3d 
postal  zone.  NOAH  BORDNER,  Holgate,  O. 
A]5JbER  extracted  honey,  good  flavor;  6-lb.  can, 
$1.10;  12-lb  can,  $2;  delivered  in  third  zone; 
60-lb.  can,  $7.20  here.  I.  ,T.  STRINGHAM, 
Glen  Cove,  N.  Y. 
BUY  your  Alfalfa  from  the  growers  and  save 
money;  several  ears  extra  good  first  cutting. 
B.  R.  HALL  &  SONS,-  Camillus,  N.  Y. 
HONEY— Pure,  extracted,  6  lbs.,  $1,25,  prepaid 
3d  zone.  WILLIAM  H.  PARSIL,  Monmouth 
Junction,  N.  J. 
WANTED — Second-hand  hay  caps;  good  condl- 
tion;  cheap  for  cash.  P.  O.  BOX  377,  Provi¬ 
dence,  R.  I. 
SAVE  $100 — -Midwest  Utilitor  garden  tractor 
Model  500,  walking  type,  including  plow,  cul¬ 
tivating  frame,  hitches  and  complete  set  cul¬ 
tivating  tools;  tractor  never  uncrated;  every¬ 
thing  strictly  new;  $250,  freight  paid,  if  or¬ 
dered  now.  Write  JOHN  H.  OWEN,  442  Priee 
St.,  Savannah,  Ga. 
HONEY — Guaranteed  finest  quality;  clover  ‘5 
llis.,  $1.10;  10  lbs.,  $2;  buckwheat,  5  lbs  $1- 
10  lbs.,  $1.75;  prepaid.  M.  BALLARD,  North 
Branch,  N.  Y. 
(  IIILD’S  “Catch-all”  Bib;  something  new; 
waterproof  and  reversible;  50  cents  each 
postpaid.  M,  BELTON,  Canby,  Ore. 
SELL  good  milking  machine,  two  sets  double 
harness;  $65  gets  all.  BOX  63,  Roxburv 
N.  Y. 
FOR  SALE — Candee  Incubator,  2, 400-egg  capa 
city;  used  two  years;  good  condition;  can 
crate  for  shipment.  BOX  474,  Butler,  N.  J. 
FOR  SALE — Miller  Ideal  incubator,  160-egg,  in 
nrst-class  condition;  never  been  used-  Sio 
A,  TURBESING,  Little  Falls,  N  J. 
FOR  SALE — Fireless  brooder;  keeps  chicks 
warm  in  zero  weather;  inexpensive.  Write 
information,  BOX  23,  Naugatuck,  Conn. 
FOR  SALE — Syracuse  two-way  sulky  plow  in 
good  condition,  price  $40;  Eureka  3  foot 
mulcher  and  seeder,  with  grass  and  grain  box 
has  never  been  used,  price  $12;  riding  cultiva¬ 
tor  im.ee  $15.  ADVERTISER  2747,  care  Rural 
New-Yorker. 
HONEY  Finest  quality  extracted  clover-bass- 
wood,  5  lbs.,  $1.20;  10  lbs.,  $2.05;  buckwheat, 
•>l  and  $1.80;  postpaid  within  third  zone;  60-lb. 
can  buckwheat,  $6  here.  H.  F,  WILLIAMS, 
Romulus,  N.  Y. 
WANTED — Six  coal-burning  brooder  stoves.  V. 
O.  PETERSEN,  Factoryville,  Pa. 
HAY  WANTED — One  carload  of  good  mixed 
clover  or  Alfalfa  hay;  state  price  and  par¬ 
ticulars.  ADVERTISER  2784,  care  Rural  New- 
Yorker. 
EXTRA  HEAVY,  extra  quality  pure  maple 
•yrup,  guaranteed,  direct  from  producer  de- 
thir'l  zone  f°r  *2-50  gallon.  DEN 
ROBINSON,  Pawlet,  Vt. 
COMBINATION  bone  grinder  and  corn  cracker, 
TJ'k*  "c"'-  *15-  FLOYD  B.  COX.  Bedford 
Hills,  N.  Y.  Telephone  Bedford  Village  16. 
