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Comparison  of  Milk  Prices 
THE  Dairymen’s  League  Co-operative  Association 
reports  a  net  base  price  to  producers  for  Au¬ 
gust  milk  of  $1.985 ;  deductions  for  expenses,  .095, 
and  certificates  of  indebtedness,  .10,  total  deductions, 
.195,  or  $2.18  per  100  lbs.  to  the  association. 
The  total  volume  of  pooled  milk  for  August  was 
200,512,2S4  lbs.  This  was  68.029.324  lbs.  less  than 
the  volume  bandied  in  August,  1922.  The  loss  was 
25  per  cent  on  basis  of  last  year’s  volume.  The 
association  plants,  however,  were  short  only  14  per 
cent  of  the  1922  volume.  Part  of  the  loss  of  supply 
was  due  to  decreased  production  by  the  individual 
members.  This  amounted  to  an  average  for  the  month 
of  524  lbs.  per  dairy  or  30  per  cent  of  the  August, 
1922,  average.  The  decrease  in  members  reported 
was  17  per  cent.  The  increase  in  returns  to  pro¬ 
ducers  over  August,  1922,  was  23  per  cent.  The  in¬ 
creased  consumption  in  New  York  district,  accord¬ 
ing  to  the  Milk  Reporter  was  7  per  cent  over  Au¬ 
gust  last  year.  During  August  the  association  re¬ 
ported  a  demand  for  all  the  milk  it  could  supply  in 
Class  1.  Only  44  per  cent  of  its  August  supply,  how¬ 
ever,  was  sold  as  Class  1.  This  amounted  to  S8,- 
302,96.3  lbs.  The  total  city  receipts  amounted  to 
220,025,390  lbs.  The  volume  of  pooled  milk  con¬ 
sumed  outside  the  metropolitan  districts  is  not  re¬ 
ported.  The  whole  volume,  however,  if  delivered  in 
New  York,  would  be  41  per  cent  of  the  total  receipts 
of  fluid  milk. 
The  Non-pool  flat  price  for  3  per  cent  milk  for 
August  for  New  York  shipments  averaged  $2.35  per 
100  lbs.  In  the  cities  of  Buffalo  and  Rochester  the 
League  Association  price  was  below  the  regular 
price  for  the  other  parts  of  the  State,  and  the  Non¬ 
poolers  report  a  reduction  in  Buffalo  to  meet  the 
market  conditions  so  created. 
The  Sheffields  report  an  average  fiat  price  for 
August  of  $2,375  per  100  lbs.,  taking  all  the  milk 
produced  by  patrons. 
The  Eastern  States  Producers,  which  is  an  asso¬ 
ciation  of  farm-owned  and  operated  plants,  reports 
an  average  return  to  members  for  3  per  cent  milk 
of  $2.28. 
The  monthly  comparisons  with  the  1916  records 
are  given  in  the  following  table : 
testing,  selection  of  seed  corn  and  mixing  sprays. 
In  the  homemaking  section  the  gold  medals  went 
to  a  team  of  two  girls,  Elsa  Ivrusa  and  Margery 
Jewett,  from  Redwood,  Jefferson  County,  for  their 
Milk 
1916 
- A  ugu  st - 
1917  1922 
1923 
Borden’s  . 
League  . 
$2.55  $1,605 
$1.9S5 
Co-op.  Unit,  high. 
...  1.71 
2.35 
Ind.  Group,  high. 
B.  and  G.  value... 
2.55 
2.375 
.  . .  1.53 
2.14  1.774 
2.287 
Butter,  c.  per  lb.. 
.  .  .3120 
.4137  .3535 
.44038 
Cheese,  c.  per  lb.. 
.  .  .1737 
.23  .21 
.24658 
The  United  States  Department  of  Agriculture  re¬ 
ports  buying  prices  at  country  points  for  Eastern 
cities,  reduced  to 
the  3  per 
cent  basis,  as  follows : 
Washington . 
.  .$2.36 
Cleveland  .... 
Chicago  . 
. .  2.55 
Pittsburgh  .  .  . 
....  2.50 
Baltimore  . 
.  .  2.29 
Philadelphia  .. 
....  2.86 
Boston  . 
.  .  2.94 
Harrisburg  .  .  . 
....  2.20 
Trenton  . 
.  .  2.84 
Bcranton  . 
_ 2.43 
Boys’  and  Girls’  Demonstration  Work 
THE  Boys’  and  Girls’  Department  demonstration 
at  the  New  York  State  Fair,  Syracuse,  N.  Y., 
was,  on  Thursday  of  the  fair,  the  scene  of  a  lively 
contest  which  interested  thousands  of  people,  some 
who  were  present  at  the  fair  and  many  others 
back  in  scores  of  the  rural  communities  of  New 
York  State.  This  contest  was  participated  in  by  71 
boys  and  girls,  junior  extension  workers  from  15 
counties  of  the  State,  and  composing 
29  demonstration  teams.  Each  of  these 
teams  was  trained  to  set  forth  some 
phase  of  the  home  project  work  in 
agriculture  or  homemaking  which  its 
members  were  carrying  on.  Each  had 
proven  itself  a  winner  in  its  home 
county,  and  had  come  to  the  State  Fair 
contest  to  try  for  State  championship 
honors. 
First  award  in  the  agricultural  sec¬ 
tion  went  to  a  team  of  boys  from 
Wheeler.  Steuben  County,  Otto  Put- 
nam  and  George  Derrick.  They  dem¬ 
onstrated  the  selection  and  culling  of 
poultry.  Second  place  went  to  Walter 
Blair,  Jr.,  and  Kenneth  Clark  of  Sher¬ 
burne,  Chenango  County,  who  gave  a 
garden  demonstration.  Third  place 
went  to  another  garden  team  from 
Watertown.  Jefferson  •  County,  com¬ 
posed  of  Nelson  DePuy,  Roy  Dodds 
and  Earl  Smith.  Other  teams  demon¬ 
strated  similar  topics,  as  well  as  milk 
Outlook  on  New  York  Dairy  Farms 
WE  have  many  reports  from  New  York  dairy¬ 
men  regarding  the  outlook  for  Winter.  Nat¬ 
urally  these  reports  vary.  Some  localities  have  been 
quite  dry.  while  others  were  blessed  with  a  fair 
amount  of  moisture. 
Generally  speaking,  throughout  the  dairy  district, 
there  was  a  fair  crop  of  hay.  It  is  not  as  good 
quality  as  usual,  as  much  of  it  stood  too  late  and 
was  cut  after  the  grass  went  to  seed.  In  some  cases 
fields  of  grass  have  not  yet  been  cut,  all  this  be¬ 
ing  due  to  a  shortage  of  labor.  On  the  whole  dairy 
farms  are  well  supplied  with  hay.  The  corn  crop 
varies  but  generally  speaking  it  is  above  an  aver¬ 
age  and  much  of  it  has  already  gone  into  the  silo 
so  that  in  most  cases  there  will  be  the  usual  supply 
of  silage  and  dried  fodder. 
An  increased  number  of  farmers  have  grown  Soy 
beans  this  year.  Some  of  these  crops  have  gone 
into  the  silo  but  most  of  them  have  been  dried  for 
fodder.  There  is  a  disposition  in  some  districts  to 
sell  off  surplus  stock  rather  than  try  to  carry  it 
through  the  Winter. 
As  a  rule,  however,  farmers  say  that  they  will 
winter  about  the  same  number  of  cows  as  usual. 
More  dairymen  than  usual  this  Fall  will  cut  out 
the  poor  milkers  and  keep  only  the  best  cows  in  the 
herd.  There  is  a  good  demand  for  cows  of  good 
quality.  There  is  great  complaint  over  the  hired 
help  question ;  it  being  almost  impossible  to  obtain 
good  workmen.  Farmers  are  putting  in  milking 
machines  and  improved  machinery  whenever  it  is 
possible  for  them  to  do  so,  and  in  that  way  over¬ 
coming  to  some  extent  the  trouble  with  hired  help. 
To  sum  up  all  reports  it  is  evident  that  on  most 
farms  there  will  be  a  good  supply  of  silage  and 
fodder,  and  the  usual  amount  of  milk  will  be  made 
this  Winter. 
Winners  in  Poultry  Culling  Demonstration 
expertness  in  a  clothing  demonstration.  Sarah 
Brierly  and  Beatrice  Lamb  of  New  Berlin,  Chenango 
County,  took  second  place,  with  another  clothing 
demonstration.  A  canning  team,  composed  of  Ma¬ 
rion  Horton,  Dorothy  Tuthill  and  Dorothy  Thew, 
from  Campbell  Hall,  Orange  County,  took  third  place 
Other  demonstrations  covered  jelly  making,  selec¬ 
tion  of  material,  used  patterns,  health  work,  school 
lunches  and  kitchen  improvements.  Each  member 
of  the  winning  teams  received  the  gold,  silver  or 
bronze  medal  accompanying  the  award  earned,  while 
ail  the  boys  and  girls  demonstrating  were  presented 
with  an  honorable  mention  ribbon  in  recognition  of 
the  universally  high  standard  of  work  done.  Com¬ 
missioner  B.  E.  Pyrke  of  the  Department  of  Farms 
and  Markets  presented  the  awards,  and  it  was  evi¬ 
dent  that  his  sincere  handshake  and  word  of  greet¬ 
ing  will  be  long  cherished  by  the  youngsters. 
The  counties  sending  teams  to  the  contest  include 
Allegany,  Chenango,  Delaware,  Erie,  Genesee,  Jef¬ 
ferson,  Livingston,  Madison,  Nassau,  Onondaga,  Or¬ 
ange,  Otsego,  Steuben,  Tioga  and  Tompkins,  m.  g.  f. 
Future  of  New  York  Dairying 
JUST  at  this  moment  there  is  a  rush  everywhere 
into  dairying.  Whenever  the  land  fails  and 
special  farming  falls  out  there  is  a  rush  back  to  the 
cow.  That  is  going  on  in  the  South  and  in  some  of 
the  Northwestern  grain  States.  The  milking  ma¬ 
chine  and  the  separator  have  made  such  changes 
possible,  and  they  will  go  on  in  the  future.  After 
a  time,  as  the  demand  for  corn  and  wheat  catches 
up  with  supply,  there  will  be  a  swing  back  from 
dairying,  the  land  having  been  rested  and  refreshed. 
In  New  York  State  dairying  will  continue  to  be  the 
leading  farm  industry.  Our  growing  city  population 
will  demand  more  milk,  and  the  future  will  bring 
better  and  fairer  distribution.  We  think  there  will 
be  some  changes  in  the  methods  of  milk  production. 
Larger  volumes  of  milk  will  be  produced  nearer  the 
great  cities,  so  as  to  reduce  the  cost  of  distribution. 
Silage,  Alfalfa  or  Soy  beans  will  be  grown  on  these 
farms,  but  much  of  the  feed  will  be  brought 
in  from  distant  places.  It  will  be  found  cheaper  to 
carry  the  feed  than  to  carry  the  milk.  Further  back 
in  the  country,  cream,  butter  and  cheese  will  be  pro¬ 
duced,  and  most  of  the  dairy  cows  will  be  raised. 
This  division  of  labor  will  be  more  profitable  for 
both  classes  of  dairymen.  There  is  likely  to  be  in¬ 
creased  competition  in  the  sale  of  cream  and  but¬ 
ter  from  the  West,  but  this  will  be  in  part  made 
up  by  the  growing  demand  for  good  dairy  cattle 
from  New  York.  There  will  be  an  increased  pro¬ 
duction  of  homegrown  feed.  More  Alfalfa  will  be 
grown,  and  we  expect  to  see  an  immense  increase 
in  the  production  of  Soy  beans  and  some  of  the 
acid  soil  legumes.  There  will  be  increased  uses 
for  the  'by-products  of  milk,  until  practically  no 
skim-milk  will  be  wasted.  There  will  be  changes 
in  production  and  in  methods.  Some  dairy  sections 
will  be  given  up  to  other  crops,  and  some  new  ones 
will  be  located.  As  years  so  on,  there  is  sure  to  be 
•  a  readjustment,  but,  on  the  whole,  the 
future  of  New  York  dairying  seems 
secure.  It  can  be  made  to  pay  as  well 
here  as  anywhere. 
Commissioner  Pyrlce  Presenting  Medals  to  Homemaking 
a  • _ 
A  Profitable  Garden  Vegetable 
A  vegetable  for  the  home  garden  which 
deserves  to  be  better  known  is  the  egg¬ 
plant.  During' the  past  Summer  I  have 
had  great  success  with  the  six  plants 
which  I  put  out.  For  the  past  month 
we  have  had  a  continuous  supply  of  large 
fresh  eggplants  and  the  end  is  nowhere 
in  sight.  Just  today  I  brought  a  beauty 
into  the  house.  I  believe  the  secret  of  my 
success  in  growing  them  was  constant  and 
thorough  cultivation  and  thorough  spray¬ 
ing,  for  both  sucking  and  chewing  insects. 
The  preparation  of  eggplant  for  the  table 
is  very  simple.  It  may  be  either  fried 
or  escalloped,  and  it  is  equally  good 
either  way.  This  vegetable  is  very  popu¬ 
lar  in  our  family,  and  adds  a  new  touch 
to  the  general  garden  menu.  Try  them 
next  year  !  L.  R.  FULMER. 
Ohio. 
You  have  done  well  to  make  egg¬ 
plants  lay  in  a  season  like  the  present. 
