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American Agriculturist, February 17,1923 
With New York Farmers 
^inUr Meetings are Formulating Firm Farm Opinion 
T he following resolution was passed 
at the regular monthly meeting of 
the directors of the Dutchess Farm 
Bureau Association, held January 27: 
Whereas, The farmers and farm 
organizations of New York State en¬ 
deavored for years to have laws cover¬ 
ing work of the Department of Agri- 
.culture enacted that would protect the 
department from political influences; 
and. 
Whereas, The agricultural laws of 
the State, as I’evised two years ago, 
provide for a 
single Commis¬ 
sioner of Farms 
and Markets with 
full power of 
control over the 
d i if e r e n t bu¬ 
reaus; and. 
Whereas, Un¬ 
der the present 
law, the duties 
and powers of 
the Council of 
Farms and Mar¬ 
ket s consist of 
the appointment 
of the Commis¬ 
sioner of Farms 
and Markets and 
to act in an ad¬ 
visory capacity; 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That 
the Dutchess 
County Farm 
Bureau Associa¬ 
tion hereby goes 
on record as op- 
posing any 
change in the 
law that will les¬ 
sen the powers 
of the Council of 
Farms and Mar¬ 
kets, and that a 
copy of this reso¬ 
lution be mailed 
to the president 
of each Farm Bureau Association in 
the State, and also one to our Assem¬ 
blymen and Senators and to Speaker 
MacHold of Albany.—T. E. Cross. 
J. B. PEASE DIES SUDDENLY 
J. B. Pease of Gasport, Niagara 
County, N. Y., died of pneumonia on 
Sunday, February 4. His death was 
very sudden, as he was ill only two 
days. He was prominent not only in 
his county, but throughout the State. 
He was elected President of the New 
York State Horticultural Society at 
the annual meeting held January 12 
and 13 at Rochester. 
WESTERN NEW YORK NOTES 
ALVAH H. PULVER 
Fickle growers in several parts of 
Western New York will welcome the 
news of the sale of the Alart & Mc¬ 
Guire Company’s chain of plants to 
the Empire Pickling Works of New 
York City. This means that instead of 
idle plants for another season, contracts 
will be placed this spring and all the 
plants restored to their former activ¬ 
ity. In this section the Alart concern 
operated at Wallington, Ontario, East 
Williamson, Palmyra, Oswego, South 
Bay and Walworth, with five gather¬ 
ing stations elsewhere. The new firm 
announces that a modern kraut plant 
will soon be built at Ontario. Another 
announcement of importance to the 
growers is that at each point where a 
branch is located the firm will carry a 
balance at the bank so that growers 
may be paid for cucumbers upon deliv¬ 
ery. This should do much to revive 
the industry throughout this section of 
the State and bring back many grow¬ 
ers wl^o last year switched to other 
crops. 
The Lyons Cold Storage Company, 
Inc., has elected officers for the year 
as follows: President, Charles Coffey; 
Vice-president, Judson E. Snyder; Sec¬ 
retary, Edson W. Hamm; Treasurer, 
Saxon B. Gavitt; directors: Charles 
Coffey, Charles W. Barrick, Judson E, 
Snyder, Saxon B. Gavitt. The com¬ 
pany is now under contract with one 
of the large Chicago packing houses 
to store a big shipment of meat for 
European account. 
Fancher Growers’ Cooperation Reports 
Big Achievements 
The annual reports of the Fancher 
Growers’ Cooperative Association, held 
in Hulburton, showed that association 
members obtained a $5,044 increase on 
the tomato crop, $500 increase on the 
pea crop at Fancher and $400 increase 
for the pea growers at Clarendon; $2 
per ton on the 9,265 tons of tomatoes 
at Holley. In one 
locality alone the 
increased income 
on all crops 
amounted to $7,- 
396, credit for 
which is due the 
association. The 
total cost of the 
association, i n - 
eluding incorpor¬ 
ating, was less 
than one - fourth 
of one per cent. 
Directors for the 
new year were 
elected as f o 1 - 
lows: Cole How¬ 
ard, Angelo 
Piedemote, Geo. 
Chadwick, onie 
year; John Crad¬ 
dock, E. E. Root, 
three years: 
Fred Hinds, John 
F. Piedmote. 
The T e m t 0 r 
Corn and Fruit 
Products Com¬ 
pany of Penn 
Yan has been 
sold to the Yates 
Canning Com¬ 
pany and will 
be operated by 
the new owners 
this season. It is 
planned to make 
the plant one for the processing of 
vegetables, especially peas. 
Wool Pool in Livingston a Success 
The Livingston County, Sheep Breed¬ 
ers’ Association pooled 31,000 pounds 
of wool last season, shipping from Avon 
and Dansville. Partial returns have 
been received, indicating a net return 
to the growers of from 5 to 10 cents a 
pound over price they wpuld have re¬ 
ceived if fleeces were sold in the old 
way. Officers were elected for the 
ensuing year as follows: Presffient, 
L. H. Beecher, Livonia; Vice-president, 
John McNaughton, Caledonia; Secre¬ 
tary and treasurer, George L. Peabody, 
Springwater; directors: E. D. Mulli¬ 
gan, Avon; J. G. Morris, Groveland; 
R. W. Beecher, Livonia; Frank Stew¬ 
art, Springwater; Floyd Van Hooser, 
Sparta, and J. H. Whitney, York. 
Plans are being rapidly developed 
for the reclamation of about 1,000 acres 
of muck land in the vicinity of Arkport 
and Burns, in Steuben County. The 
committee in charge of details consists 
of William Stempfel of the Steuben 
County Farm Bureau; Charles Gates, 
William; Snyder, John Taylor, Bert 
Barnes, Clifford Wilkins and Jacob 
Schwingle. It is proposed to put 
through a ditch with outlet two miles 
down the river from present outlet to 
prevent "the inrush of backwater. 
A certificate of incorporation for the 
Palmyra Creamery has been filed with 
the County Clerk. The concern has 
three directors and will have its prin¬ 
ciple office in Palmyra. Officers are 
as follows: President, Charles A. Hy¬ 
man of Newark; Secretary and Gen¬ 
eral Manager, Morris Genthner, New¬ 
ark; Treasurer, Henry W. Hyman, 
Newark. 
Warsaw League Branch Stands Fii’m 
At the annual meeting of the War¬ 
saw branch of the Dairymen’s League 
officers were elected for the ^ year as 
follows: President, A. G. Shumaker; 
Secretary and Treasurer, Floyd Ar¬ 
nold. Two directors were elected in 
place of F. M. Cook and Merrill E. 
Slocum. Not one member withdrew 
from membership in the League. 
Thousands of dollars worth of celery 
{Continued on 'page 145) 
DELAWARE GRANGE AGAINST 
FARM CREDITS 
T he quarterly meeting of the Dela¬ 
ware County (New York) pomona 
was recently held with the Walton 
Grange. The morning session was oc¬ 
cupied with the appointment of com¬ 
mittees by Worthy Master R. D. George 
and various business reports. There 
was a gain of 154 members during the 
year. A fine dinner was served by the 
Walton Grange to 180 grangers. The 
address of welcome was given by 
William Telford of Walton Grange, and 
the response by Robert Chambers of 
Hamden. Addresses were given by 
J. W. Bump, Prof, M. P. Rassmussen 
and Siipt. of Schools E. 0. Harkness of 
Delhi; Irving Conklin of Downsville, 
Mrs. G. M. Dent of Stamford, John A. 
Sharpe of South Kortright and Mrs. J. 
Scrambling of Treadwell were elected 
delegates to attend the annual meet¬ 
ing of the State Grange at Syracuse 
during the past week. The meeting 
adopted resolutions opposing increase 
in the amount of loans to be made to 
farmers by the Federal Land Banks and 
one pledging to support the National 
Government in its work to save and 
protect the Armenian people. 
Leain the truth about Fertilizer 
/; II > 
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Commercial fertilizer is not magic. It is no 
substitute for work, or for farming brains. It will not 
make a successful farmer out of a shiftless, ignorant 
failure. Fertilizer varies in quality like corn or to¬ 
bacco or cotton, and some brands are worth more 
than others. Good fertilizers, like Royster's reli¬ 
able old mixtures, are a godsend to good farmers 
who learn how to best use them to make money. 
Nearly forty years experience enters into 
the making of the Royster mixtures, and hundreds 
of thousands of the country’s best farmers pin their 
faith to this famous old brand. 
For advice about the use of fertilizer, write 
to Farm Service Department, F. S. Royster Guano 
Company, Baltimore, Md. 
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Has BoneTo Prices 
Bigger Savings Than Ev^ 
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— ''.I’ve knocked the bottom out of prices. 
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. overwhelming values. My F ACTORY 
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FREIGHT PREPAID 
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Mich., and Memphis. Tenn., 
also from warehouses at 
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Davenport, Iowa. 
E-DETP My big 
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Saved $58.43 
‘Received my order of fence 
promptly: am certainly well 
pleased with it. You saved 
me lO^c per rod over local 
prices on woven Hog Fence 
and 7Bc per spool on barb wire 
making $68.43 saving in all.’ 
E. D. MATHENY, 
Okolona, Miss. 
Saved $50 
"The Wearbest Paint is more 
than satisfactory. I saved at 
least S60.00 in cost." 
H. O, PEARCE. 
Brazil, Ind. 
__-gnew 
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» i»rQUALITY/i, 
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General Agent, State of Vermont 
F. C. TANGER, 443 Cutler Bldg., Rochester, N. Y. 
PAUL G. ROSS, Poultney, Vt. 
/I n A V The OSPRAYMO 
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. V H and traction potato sprayers to 
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«T , II fT* I Mild or Strong. F.xtra fln. 
NaiUrRl L6R1 lODECCO smoking r, lbs. S1.25; .10, 
naiuiaiLicoi 20 , .^..tio. pipe 
FREE; Hand-Picked Chewing, 5 lbs. $1.50; 10, $2.50. 
TOBACCO GROWERS' UNION, Murray, Ky. 
WE PAY $200 MONTHLY SALARY, 
furnish rig and expenses to introduce^ our guaran¬ 
teed poultry and stock powders. Bigler Cempaay, 
X 507, Springfield, Illinoii. 
