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The  Eastern  States  Apple  Exposition 
The  Eastern  States  Apple  Exposition 
turned  out  to  be  the  finest  and  greatest 
show  of  its  kind  ever  staged  in  New  York 
City.  It  exceeded  the  expectations  of 
even  its  most  enthusiastic  promoters  and 
went  across  with  a  punch  that  marked 
it  not  as  an  infant  but  as  a  well  developed 
child.  Here  is  an  achievement  that  the 
East  can  point  to  with  pride,  and  every 
individual,  from  the  management  to  the 
donator  of  a  barrel  of  apples,  for  free 
distribution,  can  congratulate  himself  for 
his  share  in  so  successful  an  undertak- 
^Vitli  the  exception  of  a  fine  display  of 
boxed  apples  by  the  Maryland  Orchard 
Company  representing  Maryland  and  a 
small  but  good  display  of  boxed  apples 
from  Pennsylvania,  the  show  was  largely 
a  New  England  and  New  York  venture. 
There  were  exhibits  from  Maine,  New 
Hampshire,  Vermont,  Connecticut.  Mas¬ 
sachusetts,  and  New  York.  To  say  which 
exhibit  was  the  best  would  be  but  a  mat¬ 
ter  of  opinion.  The  point  is  that  they 
were  all  fine  and  each  had  its  appealing 
feature.  .  , 
The  Connecticut  exhibit  was  marked 
for  its  beauty,  symmetry  and  artistic  ar¬ 
rangement.  A  revolving  pyramid  of  fruit 
flooded  with  light  from  above  made  an 
attractive  center  while  ,'an  edging  of 
boxes  of  fruit,  commercial  products,  and 
plate  displays  completed  the  setting.  I  he 
Massachusetts  section  was  full  ot  inter¬ 
esting  things.  There  was  a  map  of  the 
State  proclaiming  the  localities  in  which 
some  40  commercial  varieties  of  fruits 
had  originated ;  there  was  a  display  of 
McIntosh  in  the  Boston  bushel  box  that 
was  remarkable  for  color,  quality,  and 
uniformity ;  there  was  an  orchard  in 
both  Spring  and  Autumn  garb  with  its 
pink  blossoms  and  with  its  green  foliage 
and  ripened  fruit,  and  complete  even  to 
the  characteristic  stone  fence  and  bars; 
and  there  was  an  attractive  and  interest¬ 
ing  presentation  of  harvesting,  sorting, 
and  packing  cranberries  on  the  Cape. 
So  that  it  may  be  said  that  the  entire 
State  of  Massachusetts  was  represented. 
New  Hampshire  presented  a  well  bal¬ 
anced.  pleasing,  and  attractive  display 
of  boxes,  barrels,  and  commercial  prod¬ 
ucts,  with  educational  features  for  va¬ 
riety  ;  while  Maine  exhibited  her  fancy 
apples  in  barrel  and  box  on  one  side  of 
an  inverted  “V”  and  offered  samples  of 
her  commercial  products  on  the  other. 
Vermont  also  had  a  particularly  attrac¬ 
tive  and  artistically  arranged  exhibit. 
There  were  barrels  with  their  contents 
of  beautiful  apples  pouring  forth  amid 
an  artistic  setting,  and  a  display  of  manu¬ 
factured  products  and  box  and  barrel 
packages  added  the  commercial  touch. 
New  York,  in  keeping  with  her  posi¬ 
tion  as  the  greatest  tipple  producing 
State  and  also  because  she  was  hostess 
to  this  first  great  Eastern  apple  show, 
should  have  had  the  most  extensive  dis¬ 
play.  It  is  gratifying  to  all  New 
Yorkers  to  know  that  she  lived  up  to 
what  was  expected  from  her.  Though 
large  and  varied  there  was  a  uniformity 
in  decorations  and  in  presentation  that 
spoke  “New  York”  wherever  seen.  The 
exhibit,  was  at  one  end  of  the  hall,  sepa¬ 
rated  from  the  others  by  a  green  sward 
and  a  fence  of  Autumn  leaves.  On  the 
grass  were  barrels  cut  in  half  longitudin¬ 
ally,  faced  with  glass  and  thus  display¬ 
ing  cross  sections  of  New  York’s  favor¬ 
ite  varieties.  At  the  entrances  were 
gigantic  barrels  from  inside  which  comely 
voting  ladies  gave  apples  through  a  win¬ 
dow.  while  overhead  was  the  slogan 
“Get  an  apple  out  of  a  New  York  apple 
barrel.”  In  this  way  the  entrance 
typified  the  display  and  marked.  New 
York  as  the  great  barreled  apple  State. 
Once  inside,  a  cone  of  fruit  at  the  far 
end  of  the  hall  between  what  appeared 
to  be  a  row  of  apple  trees  in  full  bloom 
was  surmounted  by  a  nodding,  smiling 
manikin,  who  presented  signs  telling  of 
the  achievements  of  New  York  State. 
Overhead  was  the  coat  of  arms  of  New 
York  and  along  the  wall  on  either  side 
extended  a  rack  exhibit  by  the  Geneva 
Experiment  Station  consisting  of  a  hun¬ 
dred  varieties  of  apples,  each  properly 
named  and  with  its  season  and  use  re¬ 
corded. 
In  the  center  of  the  floor,  to  the  right, 
was  a  large  display  of  barreled  apples 
by  the  Western  New  York  Co-operative 
Packing  Association,  and  in  the  back¬ 
ground  a  large  grader  in  operation 
showed  the  operations  in  the  grading 
and  packing  of  the  “Cataract  Brand.” 
‘The  Chautauqua  County  Grape  Growers 
had  a  beautiful  display  of  grapes.  The 
Farm  Bureau  organizations  represented 
were  Rockland,  Essex,  and  Clinton 
Counties. 
The  rest  of  the  floor  space  was  taken 
by  co-operative  organizations  and  in¬ 
dividuals  in  the  Hudson  Valley.  The 
Hudson  Valley  Co-operative  association 
displayed  its  “Storm  King  Brand.”  and 
the  Clintondale  Co-operative  Association, 
and  the  Hudson  Valley  Fruit  Exchange 
were  also  well  represented.  Among  in¬ 
dividuals  exhibiting  were  W.  II.  Hart  of 
Poughkeepsie,  W.  S.  Teator  of  Tipper 
Red  Hook,  and  the  “McIntosh  Man” 
from  Germantown.  A  huge  cider  press 
from  Albion  pressed  out  apple  juice  be¬ 
fore  the  eyes  of  the  consumers,  while  in 
the  State  Horticultural  Society  booth 
were  individual  packages  from  all  over 
the  State. 
It  is  impossible  to  mention  all  the  ex¬ 
hibits  or  to  tell  of  the  home  demonstra¬ 
tions  and  exhibits  by  Columbia  and 
Cornell  Universities,  or  to  deal  in  detail 
with  the  motion  pictures  or  the  apple 
packing  and  judging  contest  which  was 
won  by  Massachusetts,  or  to  tell  of  the 
commercial  exhibits  that  covered  the 
floor  below  and  which  were  one  of  the 
features  of  the  show.  Everything  was 
represented  from  tractors  to  pruning 
shears. 
In  short,  this  was  a  show  worth  coming 
to  see.  If  there  was  any  complaint  it 
was  lost  amid  the  applause.  The  at¬ 
tendance  was  not  only  large  but  also  se¬ 
lective.  for  those  who  came,  came  be¬ 
cause  they  were  interested  in  apples.  The 
results  of  the  undertaking  were  apparent 
in  the  hundreds  of  purchase  orders  re¬ 
ceived.  But  now  that  the  East  has  been 
awakened  to  the  fact  that  Eastern  apples 
are  unsurpassed,  it  is  no  time  to  rest. 
The  challenge  now  is  to  note  the  mis¬ 
takes  and  the  successes  and  to  plan 
ahead  for  the  future.  It  is  to  be  hoped 
that  this  exposition  may  be  referred  to 
in  future  as  the  “First  Annual  Eastern 
States  Apple  Exposition.”  n.  b.  t. 
Some  Good  Points  of  Quack  Grass 
The  Department  of  Agriculture  issues 
a  bulletin  on  quack  grass,  a  terrible 
pest,  which  is  working  into  many  sec¬ 
tions  so  as  to  drive  other  plants  off  the 
farm.  During  the  year  we  probably  have 
more  requests  for  a  method  of  killing 
quack  grass  than  for  any  other  single  line 
of  farming,  and  killing  it  out  is  a  tremend¬ 
ous  job.  Yet  in  some  parts  of  the  coun¬ 
try  the  quack  grass  is  not  considered 
such  a  terrible  curse  after  all.  On  some 
New  England  farms  the  quack  grass  has 
run  in  so  as  to  cover  entire  fields,  and  it 
gives  a  better  pasturage  than  any  of  the 
natural  grasses.  It  is  also  frequently 
cut  for  hay,  and  while  it  does  not  give 
a  heavy  yield  it  does  make  good  fodder. 
We  also  know  of  cases  where  the  quack 
grass  is  really  welcomed  as  an  orchard 
crop.  It  can  be  plowed  in  the  Spring, 
the  ground  harrowed  several  times,  and 
then  with  a  light  seeding  of  buckwheat 
the  quack  grass  comes  in  with  the  grain 
and  makes  a  heavy  sod.  A  thick  seeding 
of  buckwheat  will  kill  the  quack  grass 
out,  but  it  has  often  been  found  that  the 
quack  grass  will  really  add  about  as 
much  humus  to  the  soil  as  any  other 
crop,  which  can  be  seeded. 
It  is  also  used  in  some  places  for  bind¬ 
ing  the  soil  together.  There  are  many 
locations  where  soils  wash  badly  on  road 
embankments,  gullies  and  hillsides.  The 
quack  grass  sends  its  roots  all  out 
through  the  soil  like  fingers  holding  in 
the  earth,  and  in  this  way  it  is  one  of 
the  best  crops  for  binding  the  soil  to¬ 
gether,  and  preventing  washing.  As  most 
people  know  it  is  also  used  in  medicine, 
under  the  name  of. dog  grass.  It  is  said 
that  about  250,000  lbs.  of  this  dog  grass 
are  used  annually  in  the  United  States 
as  a  remedy  for  kidney  and  bladder 
trouble.  In  fact  the  dealers  in  roots  and 
herbs  have  at  times  offered  a  good  price 
for  the  dried  roots.  It  is  also  used  as 
food  in  some  cases.  The  seeds  make  a 
fair  quality  of  flour  which  looks  some¬ 
what  like  rye  flour.  The  rootstocks  are 
also  dried  and  ground  into  a  flour  or 
meal,  which  was  used  quite  freely  in 
Germany  during  the  World  War.  It  is 
said  that  this  bread  was  nutritious  and 
quite  palatable.  The  dried  roots  are  also 
used  as  a  substitute  for  coffee,  and  ef¬ 
forts  have  been  made  to  use  these  roots 
in  making  sugar  and  beer,  so  that  this 
pest  has  its  uses  after  all,  but  most  of 
us  who  are  obliged  to  fight  it  and  who 
see  it  come  in  like  an  army  upon  our 
potato  fields  after  the  vines  have  grown 
too  large  for  cultivation,  can  see  noth¬ 
ing  to  it  but  a  nuisance  and  pest.  Yet 
we  have  just  been  called  on  to  decide  a 
question  of  ownership  in  a  lot  of  hay 
cut  from  the  quack  grass  in  a  potato 
field.  In  this  case  the  farm  was  cropped 
on  shares.  The  potatoes  were  divided 
and  then  there  came  a  perfect  flood  of 
quack  grass  over  the  field.  This  was 
cut  just  before  frost  and  made  several 
tons  of  hay  and  question  was  whether 
the  tenant  is  obliged  to  give  half  of  the 
quack  grass  hay  as  well  as  half  the  po¬ 
tatoes. 
Removing  Odor  of  Fertilizer 
I  have  a  house  that  has  been  vacant 
for  four  or  five  years,  and  last  Spring, 
due  to  shortage  of  storage  room,  I  stored 
loose  acid  fertilizer  in  one  room.  This 
Fall  a  family  is  going  to  occupy  it,  and 
we  have  been  unable  to  remove  the  odor 
of  the  fertilizer.  We  have  used  formalde¬ 
hyde  fumigation  ;  also  have  removed  the 
old  wallpaper  and  thoroughly  scrubbed 
the  floor  and  woodwork,  and  still  the  odor 
remains.  f.  j.  w. 
Houghton,  N.  Y. 
.  Perhaps  the  most  practical  method 
would  be  a  thorough  scrubbing  of  the 
floor  with  hot  water,  removing  all  of  the 
material  possible,  as  doubtless  the  greater 
part  of  the  odor  comes  from  the  floor. 
After  the  floor  has  dried  thoroughly,  give 
it  two  or  three  coats  of  good  floor  paint. 
This  should  seal  in  any  of  the  fertilizer 
that  has  not  been  removed  by  the  scrub¬ 
bing  and  prevent  it  from  smelling.  The 
woodwork  should  get  a  similar  treatment, 
and  the  walls  should  be  repapered. 
Several  commercial  deodorizers  are  de¬ 
signed  for  use  in  theaters.  It  is  doubtful, 
however,  if  these  would  be  potent  enough 
for  your  purpose,  as  they  simply  cover  up 
one  smell  with  another  which  is  more 
agreeable.  Freshly  burned  charcoal  is 
an  absorbent  of  odors,  and  might  be  ef¬ 
fective  if  applied  in  sufficient  quantities 
and  kept  damp  while  in  use. 
The  Rat  Curse  and  Grain 
I  store  grain  in  an  old  wooden  building 
that  is  overrun  with  mice  and  rats.  Can 
you  suggest  any  way  to  exterminate  them, 
as  their  destruction  is  very  costly  each 
year?  e.  e.  g. 
Vermont. 
We  should  try,  first  of  all,  to  make  the 
bins  where  the  grain  is  kept,  rat-proof. 
This  can  usually  be  done  by  putting  a 
covering  of  very  fine  wire  netting  over 
the  outside  of  the  bins,  or  lining  the  bins 
on  the  inside  with  thick  sheets  of  metal, 
zinc  or  steel.  Sometimes  a  strip  of  tin 
tacked  along  the  edges  and  seams  will 
prevent  the  trouble,  but  a  metal-lined  bin, 
with  a  cover  of  fine  wire,  will  keep  the 
vermin  out.  We  have  had  good  success 
by  keeping  a  small  army  of  cats  around 
the  farm  buildings.  It  seems  evident  that 
some  cats  are  very  much  better  at  catch¬ 
ing  vermin  than  others.  Certain  breeds 
of  cats  appear  to  be  superior,  and  certain 
specimens  are  better  than  others.  A  good 
flock  of  hungry  cats  kept  at  the  barn  en¬ 
tirely  and  fed  nothing  but  milk  twice  a 
day  will  do  much  to  clean  up  the  vermin. 
The  ordinary  traps  are  often  of  consider¬ 
able  help.  One  of  the  best  is  a  barrel  of 
water  with  a  quantity  of  chaff  at  the 
top  and  a  tilted  board  in  place  of  the 
cover,  so  arranged  that  it  will  tip  up 
with  the  weight  of  a  rat.  Bait  is  put  on 
this  tilting  board  and  the  rats  will  fre¬ 
quently  run  on  it  and  slip  down  into  the 
water.  We  have  tried  some  of  the  virus 
remedies  with  fair  results.  As  is  well 
known,  this  virus  contains  the  germs  of 
a  disease  which  will  attack  some  of  the 
rats  and  spread  to  others.  It  is  given  in 
food  or  bait.  There  has  been  a  good  deal 
of  protest  against  the  use  of  this  ma¬ 
terial,  and  evidently  some  of  the  prepara¬ 
tions  have  little  or  no  value.  We  used 
one  of  them  some  months  ago,  and  it 
seemed  to  clean  the  rats  out  of  the  house. 
Later  another  brood  came  back  and  gave 
us  great  trouble. 
Some  years  ago  I  watched  a  sign-paint¬ 
ing  genius  while  he  put  the  final  artistries 
on  a  masterpiece,  “Ladie’s  and  Gent’s 
Restaurant.”  “Pardon  my  inquisitive¬ 
ness,”  said  I,  “but  why  do  you  put  the 
apostrophe  before  the  s ?”  “The  which 
before  the  what?”  he  questioned  courte¬ 
ously.  “The  little  curly  tailed  mark  after 
that  e  and  that  t.  Some  call  it  an  apos¬ 
trophe.”  “Posserphe,  is  it?  Well,  young 
feller.  I  seen  and  I  make  that  dingus  a 
hundred  times,  and  I  never  knew  that 
it  had  a  name.  Posserphe !  That’s  a 
good  one ;  I’ll  have  to  spring  it  on  the 
gang.  Some  painters  always  paint  it 
after  the  s,  but  I  always  put  it  before 
the  s.  because  I  think  that  it  looks  more 
artistic  there.  Otherwise,  it  don’t  make 
no  difference  where  you  put  it.” — De 
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