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* 
NEW  YORK  State  is  greatly  honored  this  year 
in  the  holding  of  the  great  National  Dairy 
Show  and  World's  Dairy  Congress  at  Syracuse,  Oc¬ 
tober  3-12.  This  is  the  greatest  event  in  all  dairy 
history,  and  we  must  show  our  full  appreciation  by 
crowding  Syracuse  to  the  gates  during  the  meeting. 
New  York  is  tbe  greatest  dairy  State  in  the  Union. 
Milk  and  its  products  represent  an  immense  invest¬ 
ment.  We  all  recognize  the  need  of  complete  or¬ 
ganization  and  full  development  of  our  business. 
This  great  dairy  show  will  bring  thousands  of  con¬ 
sumers  and  producers  together.  It  will  be  a  great 
advertisement  for  our  business  and  for  us.  The 
world  will  judge  our  enterprise  and  our  ability  by 
the  way  we  hack  up  this  show.  We  must  fill  the 
city  of  Syracuse  as  she  never  was  filled  before  with 
hearty  milk-fed  and  milk-feeding  people.  There 
ought  to  he  at  least  one  representative  from  every 
dairy  farm  in  the  State.  Send  several  from  your 
farm  so  as  to  make  the  average  good. 
* 
In  reference  to  the  use  of  milk  instead  of  soda  water, 
1  wish  to  say  that  1  note  there  is  quite  a  large  amount 
of  soda  consumed  at  the  big  baseball  parks,  also  the 
small  ones.  I  got  an  idea  that  if  the  milk  companies 
put  up  milk  in  small  bottles  like  soda  bottles,  which 
eould  be  drank  with  the  use  of  straws,  just  like  soda, 
the  people  would  prefer  it  to  the  poor  soda.  Of  course, 
there  are  a  good  many  advantages  that  soda  has  over 
milk  as  far  as  handling  easily  is  concerned,  such  as  not 
turning  sour.  I  had  to  drink  soda  at  the  ball  game  be¬ 
cause  there  was  nothing  else  to  drink,  and  there  are  mil¬ 
lions  just  the  same.  I  wish  you  success  in  your  milk 
QflpipftigD.  EDWARD  V.  MALLOY. 
Lung  Island. 
THE  dealers  tell  us  frankly  that  there  is  more 
profit  in  “pop'5  and  soda  water.  Man  can  mix 
colored  sweetened  water  with  a  little  gas  cheaper 
than  the  cow  can  mix  water  with  milk  solids.  Then, 
of  course,  the  milk  will  spoil  quicker  than  the  “pop.” 
The  dealers  and  lunch  counter  men  will  never  change 
of  their  own  accord.  Milk  or  fruit  juices  will  not 
be  served  freely  at  these  places  until  the  public  de¬ 
mands  them.  AY  lien  people  make  their  wants  known 
the  dealers  will  promptly  supply  what  is  needed. 
Here  is  a  case  where  we  must  do  it  ourselves  and 
create  a  demand.  Begin  right  at  home,  and  refuse 
to  buy  “pop”  or  colored  water.  Call  for  milk.  The 
response  may  he  slow  to  begin  with,  but  keep  it  up 
and  see  the  crowd  follow ! 
❖ 
With  the  increased  use  of  machinery  farmers  are  able 
to  farm  more  land  and  raise  larger  crops  than  ever  be¬ 
fore.  This  means  that  we  need  to  farm  fewer  acres. 
Eet  the  poor  land  go  back  into  forest.  Crop  only  the 
best  land,  and  get  along  with  less  help.  Farmers  should 
also  realize  that  the  feeding  habits  of  the  American 
people  are  changing.  I  venture  to  say  there  is  quite  a 
bit  of  difference  in  our  diet  of  today  and  that  of  20  years 
ago.  This  difference  alone  might  upset  certain  lines  of 
agriculture.  H* A-  T* 
ALL  true,  but  some  of  us  have  not  considered  it. 
The  use  of  improved  machinery  is  increasing 
the  productive  power  of  one  man  and  one  family. 
It  has  enabled  many  farmers  to  readjust  their  meth¬ 
ods  aud  get  on  without  hired  help.  It  is  also  con¬ 
centrating  production  upon  the  richer  and  smoother 
fields.  As  this  goes  on  the  rougher  lands  will  go 
hack  to  pasture,  orchards  or  forest.  This  is  one  of 
the  natural  economic  laws  which  cannot  be  changed 
by  legislation  or  sentiment  It  is  also  true  that  the 
American  diet  is  changing.  The  most  remarkable 
change  is  coming  in  the  use  of  potatoes.  There  are 
already  half  a  dozen  substitutes  in  common  use,  and 
more  to  follow.  This  change  in  eating  habits  may 
be  seen  in  any  city  eating  house,  and  it  will  mean  a 
great  difference  in  crop  production. 
* 
We  have  a  high  speed  washing  machine  which  can  be 
run  by  power.  Could  you  suggest  some  way  to  attach 
it  to  a  Ford  car?  My  husband  says  it  would  be  neces¬ 
sary  to  have  a  shaft  put  in  my  washroom,  airs.  o.  t. 
New  York. 
WE  give  this  the  best  publicity  position  we  have. 
It  is  just  as  desirable  to  put  the  Ford  to 
work  on  this  washing  machine  as  to  gear  it  to  any 
other  farm  machinery.  Will  someone  tell  us  just 
how  to  make  this  car  reach  in  with  its  friendly  hand 
and  scrub  the  dirt  out  of  the  “wash”? 
I* 
THE  roadside  market  has  been  greatly  developed 
in  New  Jersey.  In  parts  of  the  State  roads  are 
well  lined  with  stands  offering  fruit,  vegetables,  eggs, 
cooked  meats,  preserves  and  other  kinds  of  food. 
Trade  must  be  good  or  these  stands  would  not  in¬ 
crease  as  they  do.  Reports  are  that  these  stands 
are  doing  so  much  'business  that  trade  at  stores  in 
town  has  been  consider-afbly  affected.  Grocers  and 
butchers  are  beginning  to  feel  the  effect  of  this  road¬ 
side  marketing.  We  feel  the  effect  on  the  market, 
where  farm  produce  is  sold  to  dealers  and  peddlers. 
They  do  not  buy  as  heavily  as  in  former  years,  and 
the  excuse  usually  is  that  the  roadside  markets  are 
giving  increased  competition.  In  some  sections  this 
is  having  quite  a  serious  effect  upon  the  wholesale 
trade  in  farm  produce. 
sic 
WE  say  it  again  for  the  fiftieth  time,  and  to 
make  it  emphatic  iwe  say  it  in  rhyme.  Anony¬ 
mous  letters  still  come  every  day,  although  we  have 
said,  till  the  words  are  quite  gray,  that  we  pay  no 
attention  to  letters  unsigned;  right  into  the  waste¬ 
basket  they  are  aligned.  We  welcome  your  ques¬ 
tions  and  try  to  be  fair,  and  provide  for  your  wants 
with  the  greatest  of  care.  You  may  hand  out  your 
confidence  safely  to  us;  we  will  keep  and  respect  it 
without  any  fuss.  But  we  must  have  your  name  and 
your  right  address,  too,  as  a  mark  of  good  faith  in 
our  dealings  with  you.  Don’t  sign  your  initials,  or 
some  fancy  name,  and  when  you’re  not  answered 
coroe  back  with  the  blame.  WTe  are  here  at  your  ser¬ 
vice — we’ll  do  our  full  part — but  sign  your  name, 
boys,  six'll  it  out — have  a  heart.  Sign  your  name! 
Sign  your  name !  Sign  your  name,  boys,  for  we,  can¬ 
not  answer  your  call  till  we  know  who  you  be. 
* 
A  READER  asks  us  to  follow  up  tbe  court  records 
and  see  how  many  fines  for  illegal  auto  driving 
are  ever  paid.  He  says  there  are  too  many  reports 
like  tlie  following:  “The  defendant  appealed — was 
released  on  bond — is  still  driving  bis  car.”  Three 
months  later  this  auto  hog  will  he  acquitted  by  some 
judge  of  tbe  superior  court.  It  is  said  that  in  some 
States  this  game  is  played  like  a  game  of  golf — jus¬ 
tice  representing  the  ball  and  usually  in  the  hole. 
In  most  parts  of  New  Jersey  the  fines  are  paid. 
Where  in  the  country  is  this  “appeal”  worked  hard¬ 
est?  We  would  fix  it  so  that  the  auto  hog  would 
squeal  rather  than  appeal. 
* 
EVERY  year  it  seems  well  to  make  the  following 
suggestion:  Many  Granges  and  farmers’  clubs 
conduct  a  lecture  course  during  the  Winter.  It  is  a 
good  idea  in  every  way  to  try  to  bring  speakers  of 
note  right  into  the  community,  where  they  may  de¬ 
liver  their  message  to  the  home  people.  Several 
clubs  have  adopted  the  plan  of  selecting  speakers  by 
ballot.  At  about  this  season  a  meeting  is  called, 
and  those  who  are  present  make  out  ballots  contain¬ 
ing  tbe  names  of  five  or  six  speakers  they  prefer. 
The  ballots  are  counted,  and  the  name  mentioned  the 
greater  number  of  times  is  first  choice,  second  num¬ 
ber  second  choice,  and  so  on.  Then  the  committee 
tries  to  secure  the  speakers  thus  named.  They  can¬ 
not  always  obtain  them,  but  this  method  is  usually 
sure  to  name  popular  speakers  who  would  please  the 
majority.  It  is  a  good  suggestion.  We  pass  it  along. 
* 
ARIGHT  of  way !  Many  of  our  readers  seem  to 
be  getting  in  wrong  on  this.  They  have  a  field 
lying  close  beside  the  church,  the  school,  the  railroad 
station  or  some  other  public  place.  A  cut-off  or  path 
across  this  field  will  often  save  a  long  journey 
around  the  road,  and  tho  public  have  found  out 
about  it.  First  one  man,  then  another,  finally  a 
crowd,  begin  using  tbe  field;  now  there  is  a  well- 
Sept  ember  102^ 
worn  path  across  it  What  is  a  man  naturally  kind¬ 
ly  and  well  disposed  toward  his  neighbors  to  do  in 
such  a  case?  If  he  lets  this  travel  continue  long 
enough,  a  “right  of  way”  will  be  established.  The 
public  will  then  have  the  right  to  cross  his  field 
whether  he  is  willing  or  not.  Continued  use  will 
take  his  private  rights  away.  On  the  other  hand,  if 
he  stops  this  travel  and  prevents  this  short  cut  to 
church  or  school,  he  will  be  regarded  as  a  “mean  old 
thing,”  lacking  in  public  spirit  and  neighborly  kind¬ 
ness  !  Many  such  cases  have  been  submitted  to  us. 
Our  advice  is  to  prohibit  such  travel.  Put  up  “No 
trespass”  signs  and  enforce  them.  It  seems  to  us 
that  the  public  has  no  right  to  take  property  rights 
from  the  individual,  and  that  is  just  what  will  hap¬ 
pen  if  the  owner  good-naturedly  permits  this  travel 
until  the  public  secures  a  right  of  way. 
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AS  we  write  this  new  conferences  are  being  held 
between  the  coal  miners  and  the  operators  in 
an  effort  to  prevent  the  strike  threatened  for  Sep¬ 
tember  1.  AA’e  find  evidence  of  a  new  spirit  among 
the  people,  different  from  anything  noted  in  former 
strikes  of  this  sort.  The  public  lies  come  to  the  con¬ 
viction  that  they  have  rights  in  this  controversy 
equal  to  those  of  either  labor  or  capital.  They  will 
not  stand  by  and  permit  any  quarrel  over  wages  or 
trade  advantage  to  deprive  them  of  needed  fuel. 
During  the  coming  Winter  fuel  will  be  as  necessary 
as  air,  water  and  sunshine,  and  the  public  will  not 
shiver  and  suffer  helplessly  while  labor  and  capital 
fight  their  selfish  battles.  The  miners  are  now  earn¬ 
ing  far  more  than  farmers  and  other  unorganized 
workers,  and  a  hold-up  now  will  be  regarded  as  lit¬ 
tle  less  than  highway  robbery.  AVe  believe  the 
American  people  will  back  the  President  to  tbe 
limit  in  any  sound  movement  to  keep  tbe  mines  open 
and  prevent  the  disaster  of  a  great  -trike  right  here 
at  the  edge  of  Winter.  Many  of  us  will,  if  need  be, 
use  soft  coal  or  oil,  but  there  should  not  be  any  need 
of  such  substitution.  The  coal  packed  away  in  tbe 
anthracite  mines  belongs  to  the  people  by  every 
moral  right.  America  has  been  patient  almost  be¬ 
yond  belief,  with  the  exploiting  and  selfish  quarrel¬ 
ing  over  the  distribution  of  this  needed  fuel.  AVe 
are  all  willing  that  the  miners  and  handlers  should 
be  reasonably  paid  for  taking  out  the  coal  and  bring¬ 
ing  it  to  us.  We  have  submitted  to  extortion  and 
robbery,  but  there  is  now  arising  a  new  spirit  of  in¬ 
dependence  which  says  to  deadlocked  miner  and  op¬ 
erator:  “The  coal  is  morally  ours.  We  need  it. 
Stop  your  fighting  and  go  to  work  or  get  out 
of  the  way  and  let  us  get  at  the  coal  ourselves — 
through  our  government.”  We  believe  the  people 
will  back  President  Coolidge  to  the  limit  in  an  ef¬ 
fort  to  keep  the  mines  working  and  the  coal  coming 
out  in  spite  of  any  strike  or  hold-up. 
Brevities 
The  grouch  never  makes  good,  and  good  deeds  never 
made  a  grouch. 
The  average  German  consumption  of  oleomargarine 
is  twice  that  of  butter. 
“The  little  red  schoolhouse!”  Did  anyone  ever  see 
one  of  them  painted  red? 
Farmers  may  talk  or  growl  or  kick,  but  there’s  no 
use  fighting  unless  you  stick. 
The  woman  said  she  loved  anything  that  would  sing 
at  its  work,  until  she  met  a  Jersey  mosquito. 
If  you  keep  cutting  Canada  thistles  off  close  to  the 
ground  the  plant  will  die.  Root  or  stem  cannot  develop 
alone. 
’Twould  be  a  crazy  gambler  who  would  ever  make  a 
bet  on  some  young  chap  who  sits  around  to  suck  a  cig¬ 
arette  ! 
Better  go  out  and  destroy  the  mosquitoes  in  your 
backyard  than  spend  time  dreaming  of  killing  elephants 
in  Africa. 
Jones  says  his  baby  weighs  5  lbs.  when  he  is  showing 
her  off  to  visitors,  and  15  lbs.  when  she  wakes  in  the 
night  and  demands  attention. 
The  scientists  tell  us  that  sugar  draws  the  lime  from 
teeth  aud  bones,  where  used  to  excess.  All  the  more 
reason  why  we  should  drink  milk. 
The  Ohio  Experiment  Station  suggests  a  mineral 
mixture  of  GO  parts  bouemeal,  20  of  limestone  and  20  of 
common  salt  added  to  Soy  bean  meal  as  a  feed  for  lay¬ 
ing  hens. 
The  American  people  average  more  than  $1,000,000 
each  day  for  buying  ice.  There  are  $300,000,000  invest¬ 
ed  in  ice  making  machinery  in  addition  to  the  natural 
work  of  Jack  Frost. 
A  reader  who  has  taken  out  only  first  naturaliza¬ 
tion  papers  wants  to  travel  across  the  country  in  his 
car.  Can  he  carry  his  shotgun  along?  No !  Under  the 
present  law  he  has  no  right  to  possess  a  firearm  unless 
he  is  a  naturalized  citizen. 
