American Agriculturist, May 19,1923 
441 
toeidoettisv^ 
When is a cow a cow, and 
when is a cow a care? 
Sounds like a catch question, 
but there’s some real meat in it 
when you carve under the sur¬ 
face. 
A cow is a cow when it’s fat 
and healthy and yielding a profit 
to its owner. But when it’s thin, 
run down and costing more to 
keep alive than it’s worth—then 
a cow is a care. And then’s the 
time to look through your copy 
of the American Agriculturist 
and other farm papers to find 
out how to get the coyr to pay 
its board hill. 
Again the advertisements step 
to the front and do their share 
to help the farmer. 
There are advertisements of 
reliable cures for different ail¬ 
ments. Follow the directions 
and you increase the chances of 
having paying cows. Or pos¬ 
sibly you will decide to try a 
different breed of cattle. You 
find advertisements telling the 
good points of the different 
breeds and where you can get 
them. So without very much 
trouble you can solve your cat¬ 
tle pi’oblems from the advertise¬ 
ments alone, 
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For the dairyman there are 
advertisements of all the equip¬ 
ment that he uses. A trip 
through the advertising columns 
of a good papef is equivalent to 
a trip through a store contain¬ 
ing more than one make of each 
different product. You can lea»-n 
all about each product, its ad¬ 
vantages and uses, and its price. 
And infinitely less trouble than 
a trip to the nearest store; and 
more infox’mation gained. 
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On the receiving end there is 
no doubt that a dairyman or cat¬ 
tle raiser benefits by advertis¬ 
ing. And when he comes to sell¬ 
ing stock, the advertisements 
offer him a nearly unlimited and 
practically sure market for all 
he wishes to dispose of. 
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Advertising works two ways 
in every industry. It serves as 
a buying guide for equipment, 
supplies and stock. And then in 
the other direction it work^ as a 
whole force of busy salesmen 
helping the producei* to market 
his product. 
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Every breed of cattle has its 
champions. And nearly every 
breed is backed by an associa¬ 
tion that extols its merits. Ad¬ 
vertising is the natural medium 
that these associations turn to, to 
tell the buying public the ad¬ 
vantages of their breed. And in 
no other way could the farmers 
learn so conveni ntly and exten¬ 
sively about the different kinds 
of cattle. Advertising is a big 
store, a force of salesmen and a 
school combined. It pays to ad¬ 
vertise — it pays to give a 
thought to advertising—it pays 
to read the advertisements. 
JldverUsing Manager 
National Grange Will Come 
to Pennsylvania 
M any important organization plans 
and association gatherings are 
scheduled in Pennsylvania for the 
coming season. Among the most im¬ 
portant are the State and National 
Grange meetings to be held next fall. 
The Pennsylvania State Grange at a 
recent executive meeting has decided 
to hold its annual session at Pittsburgh, 
Pa., in conjunction with the annual 
gathering of the National Grange, 
which comes to Pennsylvania for the 
first time in a quarter of a century. 
The meeting of the State Grange will 
commence on November 12, and will 
follow through until November 14, 
when the National Grange begins its 
regular 10-day session. 
According to Master John McSparrin 
of the Pennsylvania State Grange, 
arrangements will be shortly under 
way for the largest Seventh Degree 
class that has ever come up for initia¬ 
tion at the annual meeting of the Na¬ 
tional Grange. With Pittsburgh cen¬ 
trally located to a large grange mem¬ 
bership in the Eastern States and with¬ 
in easy call of the middle western 
granges an exceptionally large and 
important meeting is expected. 
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The fight is still on at Harrisburg to 
secure adequate appropriation for the 
Pennsylvania State College. The 
House recently received a bill asking 
for $3,200,352 for maintenance of the 
college work and for various lines of re¬ 
search badly needed in the State and 
at the present time unsupported. Of 
the requested sum, $500,000 would be 
for agricultural extension and $90,000 
for engineering and_ mining extension 
work. The appropriation in Pennsyl¬ 
vania is on a two-year basis, and pro¬ 
vision must be made by the present 
Legislature for the period from July 1, 
1923, to July 1, 1925, The amount re¬ 
quested for the summer sessions of 
1923 and 1924 is $71,040. The situa¬ 
tion at Penn State has been so critical 
for lack of funds that the college 
authorities claim inability to support a 
freshman class next year unless the 
appropriations are granted. 
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Farmers of Lancaster County, Pa., 
which county boasts that 50 per cent of 
its farmers feed cattle every winter, 
are looking forward to the Third 
Annual Lancaster Fat Cattle Show, 
which will be held at the Lancaster 
stockyards June 6 and 7. As in pre¬ 
vious shows the competition is open 
only to those animals which were pur¬ 
chased by farmers, through the L3.n- 
caster stockyards. The animals entered 
must have been on feed prior to the 
close of the first week in March in 
order to be eligible for prizes. 
The Holstein men in Luzerne County, 
Pa., recently formed a county organi¬ 
zation to boost the breed and increase 
the reputation for breeding animals 
and milkers produced in the county. 
The Chester County Holstein men, who 
have had an active organization for 
sometime, have scheduled a county tour 
for May 24. The York County Hol¬ 
stein Breeders’ Association, another 
organization active for the breed, is 
now organizing a calf club and to date 
has enrolled about 25 members. A cow¬ 
testing association and a county tour 
to give publicity to the breed are also 
contemplated. 
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The number of motor trucks found 
on Pennsylvania farms shows a rapid 
increase, according to the annual State 
census. The Pennsylvania State De¬ 
partment reports 21,791 motor trucks 
now on farms. The leading county is 
Luzerne with 1,476 trucks, closely fol¬ 
lowed by Alleghany, Berks and Schuyl¬ 
kill counties, each of which have over 
1,100 trucks. The survey shows that 
65 per cent of Pennsylvania farmers 
have motor vehicles. • 
* * * 
Apparently Pennsylvania voters will 
have before them at some future elec¬ 
tion date, a proposed constitutional 
amendment concerning an $8,000,000 
bond issue for the Pennsylvania State 
College. A joint resolution to this 
effect has passed both houses of the 
Legislature. However, the measure 
must come up again for Legislative 
approval in two years, and then go to 
the voters for their sanction.—W. H. B. 
DE LAVAL 
^^14-Years 
of Use 
‘ The most remarkable evidence, giving additional proof 
of the exceptional quality and durability of De Laval Cream 
Separators, was disclosed by the “Oldest Users Contest” 
which closed on April 7th. Thousands of old De Laval 
Separators from all parts of the North American continent 
were entered. We wish to thank all who participated in this 
contest for their splendid co-operation in securing the data, 
which gives an accurate idea of just how long a De Laval 
will last when properly cared for. 
The average life of the “Oldest De Lavals,” all of which 
are still being used, was a little over 24 years. The oldest 
De Laval entered is 32 years old and is owned by Joseph 
Larocque of Lancaster, Ont., Canada. 
In view of the fact that the average life of cream sepa¬ 
rators other than De Lavals is about five years, it can 
readily be seen from such unquestionable proof that the 
De Laval is not only the best but four to five times cheaper 
than other cream separators—^and, remember, the 1923 
De Laval is better than ever, has over four times the capac¬ 
ity of these old machines, is greatly improved, costs less, 
and will last even longer. 
States are first listed in alphabeUcal order, followed by the name of the winner, 
each of whom has received the prize of $25, their address, and the age of the 
De Laval which won first place in that stete: r> ^a iq . 
Ala., R. M. Davis, Talladega, 24 yrs.; Ariz., L. L. Prouty, <^sa Giande, 19 yrs.. 
Ark., Medlock Dairy Farm, Arkadelphia, 29 yrs.; Cal^ B. M. Martin, Newark, 
18 yrs.; Colo., M. Miller. Westcliffe, 24 yrs.; Conn., Mrs. E. L^z. Ro^ville, 31 yrs.. 
Deb, C. D. Lamborn, Newark, 28 yrs.; FU., Mrs. S. R. Pyles, Ocala, 12 yra-. 
Ga., C. L. Foster, Dalton, 23 yrs.; Ida.. P. G. Fairman, Jerome, 20 yrs. .111^ F. G. 
Palmer. Yorkville, 28 yrs.; Ind., F. Molter, Lawrenceburg. 28 yrs.; la^ M. V^jlrob. 
TCalona vrs ' Kalis D W- Morrow, Blue Rapids, 30 yrs.; Ky., H. M. O Nan, 
SnHMfield 27 lL P. H. Sitger. New Orleans, 12 yrs.; Me.. R. C. Briggs. 
Freedom, 24 yrs.; Md., Mrs. E. Holbrook, Owings Mills, 24 y^.; Ma^., W. D. Smith, 
Buckland, 27 yrs.; Mich., F. Downs, Nashville, 24 yrs.; Minn., C. H. Brueshoff, 
Norwood, 29 yrs.; Miss., W. H. Reese, Sessums 18 yrs.; Mo., L. M. Lorte, Carl 
Junction. 23 yrs.; Mont., M. E. Nelson, Flatwillow, 24 yrs.; Neb., I. C. Nichols. 
Miller, 22 yrs.; Nev., J. Huttman, Fallon, 17 yrs.; N. H., E. L. Jewett, Sullivan. 
25 yrs.; N. J., M. H. Astle, Vineland. 30 yrs.; N M.. C. W. Jackard, Hayden. 
20 yrs.; N. Y., Mrs. J. P. Morris, Clean, 30 yrs.; N. C., A. B. McAul^, Huntersville, 
24 yrs.; N. D., Fred Jenson, Norma, 25 yrs.; Ohio, Lee Nash, Xenia, 29 yrs.: 
Okla., Lee Armstrong, Selling, 20 yrs.; Ore., Clinkinheard Bros., Marshfield, 28 yrs.; 
Pa., M. Lazar, SharpsviUe, 29 yrs.; R. L, A. K Cterk, Wes^ly, 28 yrs., S. C., 
Mrs. J. E. Mclver, Darlington, 18 yrs.; S. D., H. Moseinan, White Lake, 27 yrs., 
Tenn., D. B. Hancock, E. Chattanooga, 24 yrs.; Tex., Mrs. F. P. McClure, San 
Antonio 22 yrs.; Utah. F. W. Cowley, Venice, 21 yrs.; Vt., Ashton Soule. St. Albans. 
31 yrs ’ Va Mis G. Hylton, Floyd, 22 yrs.; Wash., M. Kintschi, Edwall, 23 yrs.; 
W. Va.’ J. W. Walker, Wellsburg, 27 yrs.; Wis., H. Petersen, Oconomowoc, 30 yrs.; 
Wyo., P. Catlin, Wheatland, 20 yrs.; Hawaii, H. Iten, Mt. View, 1- yrs. 
^el923 De Laval 
-Se&m/IA oh 
As good as these old De Laval Separators are, the 1923 De Laval is stUl 
better. Naturally much has been learned in the design and manufacture of cream 
separators during the past 40 years, and purchasers of present-day machines reap 
the benefit of such experience. ^ ii. -x u 
Twenty-five years ago a De Laval Separator of 250 lbs. capacity per hour 
cost $125—^today one of the largest sized De Lavals with 1000 lbs. or four times 
the capacity per hour, can be bought for approximately the same amount of 
money, and one of about the same capacity can be bought for approximately half. 
In addition it has many improvements in design and construction, is made of 
better materials, does.^ better work, is easier to handle and care for, and will last 
even longer. This applies to all sizes of present-day De Lavals. 
If you are using an inferior or worn-out separator, you may be wasting enough- 
butter-fat to pay for a new De Laval and not get it. You can buy a De Laval 
on such easy terms that it will pay for itself. See your De Laval Agent now or 
write us about getting a new one. 
The De Laval Separator Company 
165 Broadway 
New York 
29 B. Madison St. 
Chicago 
61 Beale Street 
San Francisco 
Soon er or later you will use a 
De Laval 
Cream Separator and Milker 
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