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On  the  Way  to  Market 
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themselves  bring  about  the  low  prices,” 
said  the  young  potato  grower. 
‘‘Well,  you  see,”  the  truckman  ex¬ 
plained  cautiously,  “the  farmer  seems  to 
have  no  cost  price.  He  is  an  unknown 
factor.  So  merchants  have  set  his  cost 
price  for  him,  or  I  might  say  they  are 
obliged  to  set  it  at  his  power  of  resisting 
low  prices.  Grocers  who  do  not  protect 
themselves  from  paying  too  much,  Jose 
too  much  and  are  soon  not  in  the  posi¬ 
tion  of  paying  anything.  So  the  world 
of  grocers  js  as  we  know  it.”  lie  stood 
up  at  last  triumphant  and  began  putting 
away  his  tools. 
“There  needs  to  be  some  organization, 
but  first  there  must  be  more  information 
and  bookkeeping.”  decided  the  young  po¬ 
tato  grower.  “I  guess  you  truckmen 
would  be  glad  to  see  us  organized,  if  we 
were  ready,  which  we  are  not.  Put  here 
is  anther  proposition.  The  potato  market 
has  gorged  the  early  supply  without  giv¬ 
ing  much  thought  to  our  long  severe 
drought  and  the  shortage  in  yield  and 
acreage.  Now  that  the  supplies  are  mov¬ 
ing  forward  less  freely,  there  are  those 
who  whisper  of  a  great  crop  in  Maine  and 
are  already  moving  to  open  the  late  fields 
while  the  demand  remains.  With  your 
expert  knowledge  do  you  feel  fit  to  analyze 
the  situation?” 
“If  I  could,  I’d  not  be  here  driving  a 
truck,”  his  friend  answered.  “There’s  too 
much  risk  in  changes.  It’s  pure  specula¬ 
tion.  No,  that’s  your  job — you’re  a 
farmer.”  mrs.  f.  h.  unger. 
EVENTS  OF  THE  WEEK 
DOMESTIC. — Damage  estimated  at 
more  than  $4,000,000  was  caused  Au¬ 
gust  12,  by  a  fire  that  destroyed  an  en¬ 
tire  block  opposite  the  Windsor  Hotel, 
Montreal,  Canada,  originating  in  the  Le- 
doux  Jennings  carriage  factory.  The 
flames  spread  to  apartment  houses  and 
scores  of  families  were  forced  to  vacate 
their  homes.  No  lives  were  lost  and  no 
one  was  injured. 
Seizure  of  the  British  ship  Marion  L. 
Mosher  while  transferring  a  liquor  cargo 
to  the  motor  boat  J.  H.  B.  off  Fire 
Island  July  27,  1922,  was  upheld  Au¬ 
gust  14  by  Judge  Joseph  W.  Woodrough 
in  the  United  States  District  Court, 
Brooklyn.  Judge  Woodrough  sustained 
the  contention  that  foreign  vessels  “hov¬ 
ering  more  than  three  miles  from  the 
American  shore  for  the  purpose  of  smug¬ 
gling,  which  have  been  in  contact  with 
the  shore  and  have  thereby  assisted  in 
smuggling,  are  subjected  to  seizure”  out¬ 
side  the  three  mile  limit. 
An  explosion  occurred  Aug.  14  in 
Frontier  Mine  No.  1  of  the  Kemmerer 
Coal  Co.,  Kemmerer,  Wyo.  It  entombed 
.135  miners,  of  whom  37  were  brought 
out  alive. 
Bertram  M.  Stewart  of  Washington 
was  killed  August  14  wThen  an  airplane 
he  was  piloting  fell  1,000  feet  near  that 
city.  John  Ward,  Jr.,  of  Harlan,  Ky., 
was  seriously  injured.  The  accident  oc¬ 
curred  across  the  Potomac  River  from 
Washington.  ‘Ward,  who  had  come  to  the 
capital  with  a  party  of  tourists,  had 
gone  up  with  Stewart  as  a  passenger  in 
a  sightseeifig  plane. 
The  explosion  of  a  50-gallon  still  at 
4691  to  495  Vernon  avenue,  Long  Island 
City,  N.  Y.,  caused  a  fire  in  which  Daniel 
Pagliarello,  21,  lost  his  life  and  property 
damage  estimated  at  $300,000  resulted. 
The  building  was  almost  under  the 
Queensborough  Bridge.  Traffic  was 
halted  by  smoke. 
FARM  AND  GARDEN. — Economists 
of  the  Department  of  Agriculture  esti¬ 
mate  that  $8,000,000,000  to  $10,000,000,- 
000  of  new  capital  must  be  invested  in 
farms  to  provide  for  new  equipment. 
Farms  now  are  in  a  rundown  condition, 
the  department  says. 
The  first  shipment  of  California  fruits 
to  the  east  coast  of  South  American  by 
water  direct,  and  except  in  trial  con¬ 
signments  of  insignificant  size,  went  for¬ 
ward  recently  from  San  Francisco  on  the 
Shipping  Board  liner  President  Harri¬ 
son.  operated  by  Swayne  &  Hoyt.  The 
perishable  cargo  included  14,000  boxes  of 
apples  and  pears  for  delivery  at  Buenos 
Ayres.  Heretofore  fruits  have  been 
shipped  from  California  to  Buenos 
Ayres  via  New  York,  and  the  company 
anticipates  carrying  cargoes  of  perish¬ 
ables  henceforth,  according  to  Charles  E. 
Brown,  operating  manager.  The  liners 
will  carry  about  14,000  boxes  in  cold 
storage. 
The  Dominion  of  Canada  Bureau  of 
Statistics  forecast  Canada’s  total  wheat 
crop  for  this  year  will  be  382,514.000 
bushels,  or  17,272,400  bushels  less  than 
last  year’s  final  estimate.  The  forecast 
is  based  upon  crop  conditions  at  the  end 
of  July,  and  is  predicated  upon  a  con¬ 
tinuance  of  favorable  weather  conditions. 
To  plan  an  economic  education  _  cam¬ 
paign  effecting  permanent  stabilization  of 
the  wheat  market,  the  first  meeting  of  the 
joint  committee  on  wheat  research  of  the 
Wheat  Council  of  the  United  States  and 
the  United  States  Chamber  of  Commerce 
met  at  the  Hotel  Sherman,  Chicago,  Au¬ 
gust  10.  The  meeting  is  the  outgrowth 
of  a  national  conference  called _  by  Gov¬ 
ernors  of  seven  States  to  stabilize  wheat 
production  throughout  the  country.  Plans 
are  to  be  discussed  for  action  which  will 
enable  the  American  farmer  ro  meet  the 
competition  of  cheap  wheat  lands  in  Can¬ 
ada  and  of  Russia  and  other  foreign 
countries  where  labor  at  a  low  price  pre¬ 
vails.  While  no  program  had  been  pre¬ 
pared,  it  is  the  intention  of  the  commit¬ 
tee  to  launch  a  “Use  more  wheat”  cam¬ 
paign  offsetting  the  “Save  wTheat”  cam¬ 
paign  started  during  the  World  War. 
While  Avheat  is  the  “key”  crop  of  the 
United  States,  the  nation  is  the  smallest 
consumer  of  wheat  per  capita  in  the 
world,  it  was  declared. 
WASHINGTON.— The  policy  of  rigid 
economy  in  all  government  costs  with  a 
view  to  reduced  taxes,  laid  down  by 
the  late  President  Harding,  is  to  be 
carried  out  by  President  Coolidge.  An¬ 
nouncement  to  this  effect  was  made  after 
a  conference  at  the  White  House  Au¬ 
gust  13  between  President  Coolidge  and 
Brigadier  General  Herbert  M.  Lord,  Di¬ 
rector  of  the  Bureau  of  the  Budget.  Pre¬ 
liminary  estimates  of  the  expenses  of  the 
several  departments  of  government  for 
the  fiscal  year  1925  were  submitted  to  the 
Budget  Director  on  August  1.  The  bu¬ 
reau,  having  in  many  instances  co-oper¬ 
ated  in  the  preparation  of  the  items, 
made  rapid  progress  in  a  number  of  pre¬ 
liminary  cuts  which  will  keep  ordinary 
expenditures  for  the  year  down  to  at 
least  $1,700,000,000,  exclusive  of  #  those 
for  the  postal  service,  which  are  paid  out 
of  postal  revenues.  The  appropriations 
for  the  current  fiscal  year  total  $1,826,- 
471,843.  This  means  that  there  has  been 
already  lopped  from  departmental  esti¬ 
mates  ‘$126,000,000. 
Former  Representative  C.  Bascom 
Slemp  of  Virginia  has  accepted  the  posi¬ 
tion  o'f  secretary  to  Coolidge.  Mr.  Slemp 
was  born  at  Turkey  Cove,  Lee  county, 
Virginia,  in  1870.  He  was  graduated 
from  the  Virginia  Military  Institute  in 
1891,  studied  law  at  the  University  of 
Virginia,  taught  mathematics  at  the  Vir¬ 
ginia  Military  Institute,  and  later  prac¬ 
ticed  law  at  Big  Stone  Gap,  Vn.,  his 
home.  Mr.  Slemp  has  been  prominent  in 
Republican  politics  for  a  number  of  years. 
He  formerly  was  Republican  National 
Committeeman  from  Virginia  and  since 
1905  has  been  chairman  of  the  Virginia 
Republican  State  Committee. 
The  attitude  and  position  of  President 
Coolidge  upon  five  domestic  and  three  for¬ 
eign  questions  pressing  at  this  time  was 
made  known  in  an  authoritative  state¬ 
ment  from  the  White  House  August  14, 
following  the  first  Cabinet  meeting  and 
newspaper  conference  of  the  new  leader. 
President  Coolidge :  1  Advocates  the 
strictest  economy  in  governmental  affairs. 
2.  Stands  for  restricted  immigration  on 
a  selective  basis.  3.  Sees  no  present  need 
for  an  extra  session  of  Congress.  4.  Will 
do  all  possible  to  aid  the  farming  com¬ 
munities  in  their  present  economic  situa¬ 
tion.  5.  Will  use  all  government  machin¬ 
ery,  first  to  avoid  a  coal  strike,  and  then 
to  protect  the  public  in  the  event  of  one. 
6.  Will  meet  promptly  any  suggestion  for 
United  States  aid  in  the  reparations 
tangle  in  a  manner  which  will  not  in¬ 
volve  the  United  States.  7.  Expects  soon 
to  sign  a  treaty  with  Mexico.  8.  Stands 
for  collections  of  every  penny  of  foreign 
debts  to  this  country. 
Coming  Farmers’  Meetings 
Aug.  27-Sept.  1. — Ohio  State  Fair,  Co¬ 
lumbus. 
Sept.  10-15. — New  York  State  Fair, 
Syracuse,  N.  Y. 
Sept.  17-20. — Vegetable  Growers’  As¬ 
sociation  of  America,  annual  convention, 
Statler  Hotel,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  C.  II. 
Nissler,  secretary,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 
Sept.  26-28. — Northern  Nut  Growers’ 
Association,  fourteenth  annual  conven¬ 
tion,  Washington,  D.  C. 
Oct.  5-13. — National  Dairy  Show  and 
World’s  Dairy  Congress,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 
Oct.  10-12. — International  Farm  Con¬ 
gress  of  America,  seventeenth  annual  ses¬ 
sion,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 
Nov.  27-Dec.  1. — Poultry  Show.  Wash¬ 
ington,  D.  C.  Secretary,  D.  Lincoln  Orr, 
Orr’s  Mills,  N.  Y. 
Dec.  13-15.  —  North  Bergen  County 
Poultry  Association,  fifth  annual  show, 
Westwood,  N.  J. 
Jan.  23-27,  1924— Poultry  Show,  Madi¬ 
son  Square  Garden,  New  York  City, 
Secretary,  D.  Lincoln  Orr,  Orr’s  Mills, 
N.  Y. 
A  Visit  to  the  Pastoral  Parson 
As  a  member  of  The  R.  N.-Y.  family, 
I  have  been  reading  the  doings  of  the 
Pastoral  Parson  for  a  number  of  years 
back.  My  interest  has  been  aroused,  as 
I  have  been  attempting  to  demonstrate 
religion  in  a  practical  way  in  the  crowded 
cities,  and  under  conditions  of  our  pres¬ 
ent  industrial  activity,  wThich  is  so  much 
different  from  the  isolated  little  rural 
sections  in  which  he  has  worked.  I  re¬ 
cently  had  the  privilege  of  visiting  the 
Parson  and  attending  his  services  on 
Saturday  and  Sunday. 
Within  an  hour  of  my  arrival  in  the 
home,  and  making  the  acquaintance  of 
the  four  boys  and  little  girl,  I  had  the 
secret  of  the  success  of  the  Pastor  in  hid 
wrork,  for  in  his  own  home  he  has  a  prac¬ 
tical  demonstration  of  real  co-operation 
and  Christian  spirit.  From  the  littlest 
tad  in  the  family,  all  seem  imbued  with 
the  spirit  of  helpfulness  to  do  for  others 
regardless  of  the  personal  sacrifice.  The 
well-kept  farm  of  the  Pastor  contributes 
to  the  success  of  his  work  in  furnishing 
food  to  the  family,  to  eke  out  what  I  pre¬ 
sume  is  a  very  meager  income,  and  also 
furnishes  delicacies  as  well  as  more  sub¬ 
stantial  things  for  distribution  among 
the  families  down  the  Lonely  Road. 
After  helping  to  make  a  big  freezer  of 
ice  cream  on  Saturday  evening  we  drove 
down  the  hills  and  through  the  woods  to 
an  old  house  appropriated  by  the  Pastor 
for  a  combination  church,  community 
center  and  playground.  Here  60  people 
gathered  from  somewhere  in  the  woods, 
some  coming  two  or  three  miles  distance, 
and  enjoyed  a  social  evening  with  games, 
dancing,  singing,  and  for  good  measure, 
a  prayer  by  the  Pastor.  The  ice  cream 
which  was  a  real  treat  to  these  children 
as  well  as  the  grown-ups,  was  passed 
around,  and  after  a  short  talk  by  the 
writer  the  enjoyable  evening  was  brought 
to  a  close. 
The  church  services  on  Sunday  morn¬ 
ing  in  another  section,  in  the  heart  of 
the  woods  apparently,  was  a  revelation 
to  the  writer  who  lives  in  New  Y  rk,  and 
could  not  see  where  the  congregation  of 
60  people  could  come  from  for  this  ser¬ 
vice,  as  not  a  house  was  visible  from  the 
steps  of  the  church.  The  dinner  served 
in  the  back  of  the  church  at  the  close  of 
the  service  was  enjoyed  as  much  by  the 
writer  as  his  speech  had  been  enjoyed  by 
the  audience,  and  the  ball  game  for  the 
children  and  a  few  of  the  men  following 
the  dinner  was  also  a  time  of  recreation 
for  all. 
The  evening  service  was  held  in  a 
church  which  had  been  vacant  over  14 
years,  until  appropriated  by  the  Pastor 
for  this  work,  and  here  the  congregation 
of  80  had  gathered,  of  all  nationalities 
and  all  shades  of  religious  belief,  but 
who  entered  heartily  into  the  singing  of 
gospel  hymns  and  followed  the  prayer 
with  attention,  as  well  as  listened  to  re¬ 
marks  by  the  writer  and  others  who  were 
present.  When  I  recall  the  lonesome 
days  of  my  boyhood  on  a  sandy  farm  in 
Michigan,  I  realize  how  much  it  means 
for  these  children  and  families  to  meet 
together  for  church  and  social  times,  and 
for  a  social  meal  together.  I  am  im¬ 
pressed  that  this  work  may  be  increased 
with  profit  to  all. 
The  Pastor’s  observation  leads  to  the 
conclusion  that  the  church  should  fur¬ 
nish  these  people  with  music  to  brighten 
their  monotonous  lives,  recreation  of  a 
healthful  and  clean  character  to  relieve 
the  tediousness  of  a  hard  existence,  and  a 
practical  simple  religion  to  supply  the 
spiritual  needs.  At  the  table  by  my  side  a 
widowed  mother  with  three  children,  who 
is  attempting  to  eke  out  a  living  from  a 
few  barren  acres  of  stony,  sandy  ground, 
expressed  a  desire  that  we  pray  for  rain, 
as  without  this  her  crop  of  corn  and  po¬ 
tatoes,  upon  which  she  was  depending, 
would  be  entirely  lost.  We  of  the  city 
who  mourn  because  the  rain  comes  and 
spoils  a  game,  or  does  not  come  and  our 
lawns  dry  up,  cannot  have  any  concep¬ 
tion  of  what  this  means  to  a  woman 
whose  life  depends  on  weather  conditions. 
The  mid-week  prayer  meeting  this  week 
will  be  conducted  in  this  woman’s  corn 
and  potato  fields  by  the  Pastor,  who  with 
his  three  boys  will  cultivate  and  kill  out 
the  weeds,  and  help  the  Heavenly  Father 
to  care  for  this  widow  and  the  orphan 
children. 
The  furnishing  of  the  practical  things 
of  life  to  these  poor  families,  such  as 
seed,  fertilizer,  and  the  securing  of  de¬ 
cent  markets  with  a  reasonable  price  for 
the  goods  is  part  of  the  church  program 
in  this  unique  congregation,  and  I  see 
in  this  activity  the  real  religion  as  the 
Master  exhibited  when  He  broke  the 
bread  and  divided  the  fish  to  feed  the 
hungry  multitude. 
The  family  of  the  Pastor  with  their 
manner,  ability  and  their  kindly  spirit 
is  one  of  the  splendid  contributing  fac¬ 
tors  in  the  success  he  is  having.  Indeed, 
they-are  demonstrations  of  “religion  with 
its  working  clothes  on.” 
EDWARD  UNDERWOOD. 
Brigadier,  Salvation  Army. 
A  Summer  visitor  -was  being  rowed 
across  a  New  Hampshire  lake.  Suddenly 
he  asked  the  guide  “Has  anybody  ever 
been  lost  here?”  “No.”  replied  the  na¬ 
tive.  “There  were  nine  people  drowned 
last  season,  but  we  found  all  of  them.” 
THE  BEST  WORK  SHOE  MADE 
S.  D. 
Work 
Shoe 
Made 
In  New 
England  by 
an  old,  reliable 
company.  i 
Chocolate  brown  upper 
of  heavy  chrome  retanned 
leather;  pliable,  water  resist¬ 
ing,  and  will  not  crack  or  stretch. 
Two  full  insoles  of  oak  tan  sole 
leather  with  outsole  of  toughest  fibre. 
Will  outwear  leather  and  is  easily  resoled  Rubber  heel. 
A  worker  in  a  paper  mill  wrote: 
“/  have  warn  a  /iatr  of  Rubberhide  Shoes  for  one 
year  every  day.  I  am  wearing  them  yet.  They  are 
worth  more  than  any  $J.OO  shoe  I  ever  bought." 
SATISFACTION  GUARANTEED 
For  medium  width,  order  London  Last.  Order  Mun¬ 
son  Last  for  extra  broad  toes  State  size  and  last,  and 
pay  postman  only  $4  20  plus  postage  for  Style  C.  J  , 
illustrated  If  you  want  to  save  cost  of  postage, _  send 
$4  20  with  your  order  and  shoes  will  be  sent  prepaid  If 
shoes  are  not  satisfactory  in  every  way,  return  shoes 
unworn  and  your  money  will  be  refunded  immediately. 
Guaranteed  by 
RUBBERHIDE  COMPANY 
Dept  19  683  Atlantic  Ave.,  Boston,  Mass. 
at  Bottom  Prices 
25  60  100 
White,  Black  sr  Brown  Leghorns.  .  ..$3.00  $5.50  $10  00 
Barred  or  White  Rocks . .  3-75  7  00  13.00 
R.  I.  Reds  or  Anconas .  4  00  7.75  15.00 
White  Wyandottes  or  Minorcas .  4  75  9.25  18  00 
Mixed  Broiler  Chicks .  3  00  5.00  9.00 
PROMPT  DELIVERIES.  Send  money  order, 
check  or  registered  letter.  Safe  arrival  of  full 
count  anywhere  within  1200  miles  guaranteed. 
W.  F.  HILLPOT,  Box  1,  Frenchtown,  N.  J. 
.  Member  International  Baby  Chick  Association 
TO  LAY  IN  OCTOBER 
200  “Harry  Lewis”  S.  C.  W.  LEGHORN 
PULLETS,  April  hatch,  $2.0©  each,  selected. 
100  “Prolific  Queen”  WHITE  ROCK  PULLETS, 
April  hatch,  $2.50  each. 
The  HOMESTEAD  FARM,  Yarmouthport,  Mass. 
For  Sale- 100  S.  C.  Red  Pullets 
4  mos.  old.  Fine,  large  birds  from  heavy  laying 
strain.  Price,  IB1.75. 
A-  T.  CARPENTER  Harford,  Cortland  Co,,  N.  Y. 
PULLETS— Bar  Rock 
10  wks.  old,  $1.25  each. 
White  Leghorn  Pullets,  7 
wks.  old.  75c  each.  Yearling  White  Leghorn  $1  each 
HUMMER’S  POULTRY  FARM.  Frenchtown,  N.  J.  R.  No.  1. 
WHITE  LEGHORN  PULLETS,  $1.25  Each 
Milk  fed— range  raised— from  8  t  ro  n  g.  vigorous 
stock.  KEO-W-ITARM,  "Wolcott,  New  York 
KENT  BARRED  ROCKS 
See  Pen  2  at  Storrs,  Pen  4  at  Vineland:  Breeding 
cocks,  cockerels,  hens,  pullets.  Circular  free. 
W.  H.  B.  KENT  -  Cazenovia,  N.  Y. 
2000  S.C.  White  Leghorn  Pullets 
April  and  May  hatched,  from  high  producing,  free- 
range,  farm  raised  stock  $1.50  to$2  OO,  F.  O.  B. 
No  culls.  All  hatched  and  grown  by  us.  Inspection 
desired.  CLEARYIEW  rOlTETBY  EAKM,  Cooperstown,  N.  Y. 
200  BARRED  ROCK  PULLETS  each— Healthv,  Well 
Grown  Birds,  guaranteed  to  please.  Immediate  shipment 
JUST  A  POULTRY  FARM,  Southampton,  N.  Y. 
White  Leghorn  Pullets  Nelxon  Bros.,  (trove  City,  Pa. 
1  No.  12,  $28.  Guaranteed  complete  and  good’ as  new. 
JUSTA  POULTRY  FAUM,  Southampton,  N.  Y. 
U/an+oH  Silver  Grey  Dorking*.  20  pullets  and  3  cockerels. 
naillCU  Must  be  true  to  type.  BAYARD  B0YLSEN.  Athol,  Mass. 
Single-Comb  White  Leghorn  Pullets  hateU'i 
From  specially  selected  pens  of  heavy-laying  breeders 
mated  to  pedigreed  malesuf  famousdomestieand  import¬ 
ed  strains.  PINEW00D  POULTRY  FARM,  Cross  St„  Lakewood  N  J. 
FOR  QUICK  SALE 
Four  Mammoth  Pekin  Duck  Hens  and  Drake,  $10 
Six  laying  Barred  Rock  Pullets . SIO 
Six  laying  Barred  Rock  yearlings .  lO 
Trio  young  Silver  Seabright  Bantams  .  5 
JOHN  DAVISON,  559  Montg.  Ave.,  Chambersburg,  Pa. 
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A  NEW  POULTRY  BOOK 
POULTRY 
By  A.  W.  Richardson,  of  the  New 
Hampshire  Agricultural  Col¬ 
lege  ;  Edited  by  W.  C.  O’Kane. 
This  Volume,  in  the  Harper’s  Hand¬ 
book  Series,  is  especially  well  done  in 
matter  and  make-up.  Every  point  of 
importance  in  practical  poultry  keep¬ 
ing  is  treated,  and  reference  is  made 
convenient  by  bold  face  subject  head¬ 
ings  and  a  complete  index.  Price  $1.50. 
For  sale  by 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
333  WEST  30th  8T,  -  -  NEW  YORK 
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