American Agriculturist, June 9,1923 
New Jersey Promises Good 
Fair Season 
W. H. BULLOCK 
N ew jersey promises to have a 
busy season of county and local 
fairs this year and reports of their 
secretaries show larger prize offerings 
and more classes in important live¬ 
stock, fruit and vegetable departments. 
Following is a list of fair dates already 
decided upon for the current season: 
Trenton Interstate Fair, Trenton, 
September 24-29. 
Warren County Farmers’ Picnic, 
Belvidere, August 15. 
Gloucester County Pomona Grange 
Picnic, Pitman, August 15-17. 
Flemington Fair, Flemington, 
August 21-25. 
Atlantic County Fair, Egg Harbor, 
August 29-September 1. 
Cape May County Fair, Cape May 
Court House, September 6-8. 
Mount Holly Fair, Mount Holly, 
September 11-15. 
Sussex County Fair, Branchville, 
September 18-21. 
Garden State Fair, Greenwich, 
September 19-22. 
Carney’s Point Fair, Carney’s Point, 
October 18-20. 
County Board of Agriculture Meet¬ 
ing and Exhibit, Hackensack, Decem¬ 
ber 13-15. 
Some of the fairs are making special 
effort this year to prevent the spread 
of bovine tuberculosis. The extension 
authorities have urged the fair man¬ 
agers to keep untested cattle entered 
for exhibit in a separate place; also 
to give thorough disinfection of the 
premises where live-stock is housed. 
Issuing of certificates of the tubercular 
test within 60 days of the fair dates, 
by veterinarians approved by the State 
authorities, is urged before the cattle 
entered can be shown among those 
which have had the tubercular test. 
Jersey Peaches a Week Late 
New Jersey promises a good crop of 
peaches this year despite unfavorable 
weather during the spring, according 
to James E. Klahre, Manager of the 
Jersey Fruit Growers’ Cooperative 
Association. However, he reports the 
New Jersey crop at least a week late. 
“Growers are spraying their orchards 
under a more effective system than 
formerly” he stated, following a recent 
survey in the New Jersey peach belt. 
“The New Jersey Extension Service 
has been cooperating with peach men 
throughout the State by giving tele¬ 
phone and mail advice on the proper 
time to fight the fruit pest and proper 
control methods to follow. The results 
of proper spraying are very apparent 
in the orchards of Burlington, Camden 
and Cumberland counties where 75 per 
cent of the New Jersey peaches are 
produced.” 
Fighting for Forest Protection 
The fight for protection of New 
Jersey forests is gaining ground, fol¬ 
lowing the very severe loss from forest 
fires this spring which definitely estab¬ 
lished a popular sentiment for the 
move. The New Jersey State Depart¬ 
ment of Conservation and Development 
has now created plans for the use of 
an appropriation, granted by the last 
legislation which gave funds for the 
employment of more wardens. Recent 
announcement by that department in¬ 
dicates the appointment of 29 sectional 
fire wardens which will be chosen 
under Civil Service examinations in 
early June. , 
Famous Holstein Cows 
May Walker Ollie Homestead is 
the American champion butter 
producer, having a record of 
1,523.23 pounds butter in a year. 
She is owned by the Minnesota 
Holstein Company of Austin, Minn. 
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The Improved Binder of Today 
Soon Pays for Itself By What It Saves 
Every year the old binder falls oS a bit more 
in efficiency. The owner hardly realizes the 
gradual decline. Finally comes a time when 
the risk is too great. Poor cutting, faulty 
binding, clogged elevators, heavy draft, 
delays, emergency repairs, lost bushels and 
loss of temper—these are incidents of the 
harvest with* a worn-out binder. 
In the meantime the new McCormick, 
Deering or Milwaukee binder goes into 
neighboring fields and surprises and pleases 
its owners in a hundred different details. 
If you haven’t seen the perfected binder 
of 1923 you can’t realize what a vastly 
improved harvester it is. You will find 
it a marvel of skill and good workmanship, 
simpler, better made, easier to handle and 
ready for many years of good service. 
Harvest is the critical time when all your 
plans and labors come to a head; go at it 
with trustworthy equipment. Will your 
binder stand the test this season? If any 
doubt is in your mind, invest in the crop¬ 
saving machine sold by your Mc^rmick- 
Deering dealer. Look the binder over in 
detail at his store. 
International Harvester Company 
606 So. Michigan Ave. 
OF AMERICA 
(tNCORROIIATCO> 
Chicago. Ilu 
These are a few of the strong points in the construction of the 
present McCormick, Deering and Milwaukee Grain Binders: 
Better construction • Improved bearings • Lighter draft 
Outside reel support ' Grain-saving floating elevator 
Durable woven straps for canvases • Improved bundle carrier 
Tongue truck for steadying and carrying loads 
Safeguard the harvest by the use of strictly high-grade 
twine — McCormick, Deering, International — made now 
in the famous “Big Ball” winding in which 6 balls do 
the work of 10 of the old style. Balls are of the old 
size but have 66 % more footage. Arrange for delivery 
before harvest time. 
McCormick, 
Deering and 
Milwaukee 
Grain Binders 
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