American Agriculturist, April 14,1923 
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New Jersey Farmers’ Pur¬ 
chasing Associations 
Federate 
W. H. BULLOCK 
T he New Jersey Farmers’ Coopera¬ 
tive Purchasing Association came 
into being on April 3, with its incor¬ 
poration by representatives of eight 
local purchasing associations in the 
State, This action followed the meet¬ 
ing last month at which the committee 
for incorporation was appointed. The 
new organization will purchase feed, 
fertilizer, binder twine, spray materials 
and other supplies at cost for its mem¬ 
ber associations, the latter representing 
1,200 producers in New Jersey who as 
individuals purchased $2,500,000,worth 
of supplies and equipment last year. 
This is the first cooperative purchas¬ 
ing organization in New Jersey to be 
operated on a State-wide basis, and its 
function will be to serve the member 
organizations in New Jersey similar to 
the service of the Grange-League-Fed¬ 
eration Exchange in New York. The 
first problem before the association is 
to learn the current season’s needs of 
its member associations, ' after which 
pools along commodity lines will be 
formed. Tentative plans indicate that 
binder twine and a few other supplies 
may be handled during the coming 
months, while attention may be given 
late in the summer and next fall to 
such commodities as dairy feeds. 
• 
Officers for the Ensuing Year 
The officers elected for the coming- 
year are: President, Samuel Atchley, 
Trenton, Vice-president of the Mercer 
County Farmers’ Cooperative Associa¬ 
tion; Vice President, T. Sherman Bor¬ 
den, Beverly, President of the Beverly 
Farmers’ Cooperative Association; 
Treasurer, John H. Hankinson, Glen 
Moore; and Secretary, P. A. Garretson, 
Belle Mead, President of the Belle 
Mead Farmers’ Cooperative Associa¬ 
tion. Mr. Atchley, Mr. Borden and 
Mr, Garretson, with H. H. Albertson 
of Burlington, President of the Burling-- 
ton Fruit Growers’ Cooperative Asso¬ 
ciation, and Theodore H. Dilts, Three 
Bridges, President of the Hunterdon 
County Farmers’ Cooperative Associa¬ 
tion are the five incorporators. 
The five associations represented by 
these men, together with the following, 
comprise the present membership of 
the new State Purchasing Association: 
Bergen-Passaic Farmers’ Cooperative 
Association of Paterson; Mt. Holly 
Fruit Growers’ Cooperative Association 
of Mt. Holly; and Vineland Cooperative 
Association of Vineland. 
. This is considered one of the most 
important organization moves affected 
this season in New Jersey. It follows 
upon two years’ investigation by the 
Purchasing Committee of the New 
Jersey Federation of County Boards of 
Agriculture and the New Jersey State 
Bureau of Markets. Membership is 
open to any cooperative purchasing as¬ 
sociation in the State, the liability of 
each member association being limited 
to $1,000, and the liability of each direc¬ 
tor to $500. 
Dairymen Look for Late Spring 
Pasture 
Throughout Northern New Jersey, 
Meadows and pastures showed no signs 
of awakening by early April. The 
tew warm days so far this season were 
uot sufficient to stimulate the grass, 
and dairymen in Sussex, Warren, Hun¬ 
terdon and adjacent counties have 
shaped their plans for a late season. 
Severe weather at the close of March 
und in early April caused damage to 
crops of truck growers in Passaic and 
Pergen counties who did not protect 
^eir frames against the cold weather. 
Considerable loss was reported from 
some sections. On the other hand, the 
unseasonable weather apparently did 
^ot damage fruit buds in Central and 
Southern New Jersey, these being re¬ 
ported in as good shape as earlier in 
Me season. 
Plans for road work are progressing 
lapidly in many of the counties, recent 
Meetings of the local authorities indi- 
S^^Mg generous funds for county work. 
M Morris County the highway authori¬ 
ties recently laid plans for the im¬ 
provement of 54 miles of county roads 
at a cost of $257,490. 
. We take the A. A. and enjoy reading 
It very much.—Mrs. 0. A. J., Penna. 
Air-Cure Your Hay 
with McCormick-Deering Hay Tools 
I T ISN’T sun-drying that puts quality into hay, but air-curing. And hay is air- 
cured l^st when side-tedded into light, breeze-sifting windrows such as those 
that trail off in the wake of the 
McCormick-Deering Side Rake and Tedder 
You can follow closely behind the mower with this machine and rake the hay be¬ 
fore the leaves begin to wilt. The teeth strike the heads of the hay first and rake 
clean, picking up every last wisp—and there is 
no shattering of leaves. The hay is turned com¬ 
pletely over and deposited in snug, airy windrows 
through which the air circulates freely, curing 
evenly both stems and leaves with its magic touch. 
There are points of mechanical excellence that 
distinguish this fast-working, gentle hay-handling 
machine from all other types of side rakes and 
tedders. There are also many points of mech¬ 
anical excellence that distinguish all hay 
machines made in the International Harvester 
factories— McCormick, Deering and Milwau¬ 
kee mowers, McCormick-Deering self-dump 
rakes,tedders, sweep rakes, stackers and load¬ 
ers. Ask your near-by McCormick-Deering 
dealer to show you. 
International Harvester Company 
McCormick-Deering Side Rahe 
and Tedder 
McCormick No. 6 Mower 
OF AMERICA 
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“Victory Plants” 
5 Butternut trees, $1.00. 5 beautiful Virginia Cedars, 
$1.00. 100 Gibson or Dunlap and 100 Everbearing Straw¬ 
berry plants for $2.00. 1,000 choice Strawberry plants for 
$3.30. 25 choice Gladoll bulbs for $1.00. One Splrea or 
two Concord grapevines free with every order of $4.00 or 
over. 5 Splrea V. H. for $1.00. 1,000 fine Concord 
grapevines for $40.00 or $30.00. 20 or 12 Concord grape¬ 
vines for $1.00. 12 Gooseberry bushes for $1.00. 100 
Asparagus roots for $1.00. Not the cheapest, but the best. 
Live and let live prices. All above small bargains post¬ 
paid. Catalogue worth seeing, free. 
THE ALLEGAN NURSERY 
Allegan, Mich. 
HEY THERE! Have you neg¬ 
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Bed that your wife and children 
1 would so much enjoy? Then 
tieglect it any longer. We 
I will send you 100 each. Premier 
(best e^ly). Big Joe (best me¬ 
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Progressive (best everbearer), 
, j j „ *2 all—for $5.00, postpaid, 
it s a dandy collection. Send now—It*s time they 
were planted. 
THE W. F. ALLEN CO., 170 Market St., Salisbury, Md 
CABBAGE PLANTS 
Plant Fulwood’s Frost-Proof Cabbage Plants and have 
headed cabbage three weeks earlier than you will with 
home-grown plants.. Varieties, Jersey Wakefield, Charles¬ 
ton Wakefield, Succession, Plat Dutch and Copenhagen 
Market. Prices by express: $1.00 per thousand. By 
Parcel Post: postpaid 500 for $1.25; 1,000 for $2.25; 
prompt shipments. Satisfaction guaranteed or money re¬ 
turned. P. D. FULWOOD, TIFTON. GA. 
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4th AVENUE AT 33rd ST., NEW YORK 
= Subway, Entrance at Door - 
A N hotel where old fashioned courtesy 
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hotels in the metropolis. Convenient in 
shopping, theatres. Less than 50c. taxi 
fare (one or more persons) from either 
railway terminal. Surface cars pass door. 
PRICE FOR ROOMS 
50 Single rooms - - $2.25 per day 
100 Single rooms ... 2.50 per day 
250 Double rooms • $4 per day and upward 
Single rooms, with bath, 4 per day and upward 
Double rooms, with bath, 5 per day and upward 
POPULAR PRICED CAFETERIA AND REGULAR 
RESTAURANT 
During the Winter Season the balconies sur¬ 
rounding the Sunken Palm Garden are enclosed 
in glass. GEORGE C. BROWN. 
STRAWBERRY—DEWBERRY The Big Money Crops 
Grape Vines, Privet Hedge and other Plants that Please, 
Aspi^agus Seed, WASHINGTON, and standard varieties: 
Lantaloupe, Tomato and other Seed that Yields. 
SPECIAL: Asparagus Crates, and waterproof lininKS. Catalog Free. 
V. R. ALLEN, 7 Lane Road, SEAFORO, DEL. 
Great Demand for ASPARAGUS, RHUBARB, 
HORSE-RADISH ROOTS, 4-YEAR GRAPE VINES 
3Iy Roots are superb. 25 years in business. .41so Jersey 
Sweet Potato Seed. Send for Price List and Catalogue. 
WARREN SHINN, Root Specialist, Woodbury, N. J., Dept. 3 
Booklet free. Highest 
references. Best results. 
Promptness assured. 
WATSON £. COLEMAN, Patent Lawyer, 624 F Street, 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
SURPLUS STRAWBERRY PLANTS “ 
PATENTS 
varietieB. 
Send for list of 20 
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mention American Agriculturist. 
Post Your 
Farm 
and Keep Trespassers Off 
We have printed on 
linen lined board trespass 
notices that comply in all 
respects to the new law 
of New York State. We 
unreservedly advise land 
owners to post their 
farms. We have a large 
supply of these notices 
and will send one dozen 
to any subscriber for 60 
cents. Larger quantities 
at same rate. Address: 
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