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American Agriculturist, September 13, 1924 
News From Among the 
Farmers 
F ARMERS in most sections of Lewis 
County, N. Y., are in the midst of 
their grain harvest at the present time, 
which is much later than usual this year, 
owing to the cold rainy weather of early 
spring during seed time, but the weather 
of late August has been ideal for grains 
of all kinds and it looks now as if more 
than an average crop would be harvested. 
The Lewis County Fair, which was 
held at Lowville, the county seat, during 
the past week, was very largely attended. 
It was estimated that on Wednesday, 
the second day, 15,000 persons were in 
attendance, the grand-stand and the new 
annex to the main building being filled 
to capacity, hundreds being unable to 
obtain seats. 
Patrons of the fair are very enthusiastic 
in their praise of the attractions furnished, 
also in the dairy line, five of the leading 
purebred stock owners in this section of 
the county having exhibits on the grounds, 
which is the largest number in several years. 
The frequent showers of the past few 
weeks have given an abundance of after 
feed and w r here fields are cleared of 
grain so they are available for stock, 
cows are keeping up a very good flow of 
milk for the lateness of the season. 
Some are supplementing their pastures 
with the feeding of corn, also with the 
cutting and feeding of second crop alfalfa, 
which gives fairly good results, with less 
damage to the meadows. 
There have been a number of sales of 
farms recently, which is rather unusual 
at this season.— Charles L. Stiles. 
In Western New York Counties 
Genesee County— The weather has 
been very hot and dry for the past two 
weeks, but on the second of September 
we had an excellent all-day rain. Haying 
and harvest is all done with the exception 
of a few oats to be hauled in. Farmers 
are plowing for wheat. Threshing is in 
full swing and grain is turning out fairly 
well. Some farmers are selling their 
wheat as soon as it is threshed. It is 
bringing $1.25 a bushel. New hay is 
worth from $10 to 12 a ton, potatoes $1 
a bushel. Beans are bringing from $4.50 
to 9 a 100 pounds according to the 
variety. Butter is bringing 48c to 54 
per pound; eggs 40c a dozen; live poultry 
20c, dressed 24c; live calves 9 to 10c, 
dressed 15 to 17c; live hogs 10 to 11c, 
dressed 10 to 14c. Genesee County Fair 
at Batavia starts on September 15 and 
runs for the rest of the w*eek.—J. C. 
Ontario County— Harvesting is about 
over. Some oats are still out as well as a 
few pieces of late hay. We are having a 
dry hot spell. Corn and potatoes need 
rain and a few weeks of warm weather. 
Everybody is hoping for a late fall.— 
H. D. S. 
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Steuben County— We have had an 
extremely cold summer and about all 
crops are fully three weeks late. An 
early frost now would ruin buckwheat 
and would shorten the potato crop very, 
very much. Unless the weather changes 
soon, the chances are we will get frost. 
It looks as though corn fodder will be very 
light. Fruit is very small and late. 
Farmers in several communities are 
combining and buying threshing machines 
for their own use. This is due to the 
fact that owners have consistently refused 
to lower prices to a reasonable figure. 
Road building is being pushed along 
rapidly.—C. H. E. 
Pennsylvania County Notes 
Snyder County— We have been*'hav- 
ing ideal summer weather—plenty of rain 
and sunshine. Crops are looking fine. 
Oats are about all harvested. The wheat 
crop is fairly good. Corn is growing very 
rapidly. Some farmers will have a very 
fine crop of it. Pasture is plentiful. 
Stock looks fine. County fairs have 
begun. Some threshing has been done. 
Potatoes will yield half a crop in this 
county. People generally well. Very 
little sickness. Markets: Wheat, $1.10 
bu.; Corn, $1.30 bu.; Oats, 60c bu.; 
Potatoes, $1.25 bu.;Butter, 40c to 55c lb.; 
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Eggs, 28c to 30c doz.; Peaches, $1.00 to 
$1.25 per bu.—D. D. S. 
Fayette County— -We had rain during 
the third week in August, although 
haying was about all finished. Grass in 
the meadows and pastures is growing 
well. Some farmers have started thresh¬ 
ing and oats and wheat are turning out 
well. Wheat will be light because some 
crops did not come through the winter 
very well. The oats crop is a good one. 
Corn is very green for this time of the 
year. The weather has been mostly cool. 
There is quite a bit of building going on 
but indications are that it will not last 
long. Not much doing in coal at present. 
Eggs 35 cents; butter 50 cents.-"—E. W. 
CATTLE 
SWINE BREEDERS 
HOLSTEINS & GUERNSEYS 
250 head of fresh cows and close springers to select 
from. If you are in the market for fancy young cows 
that are large in size and heavy producers it will pay 
you to see this stock. Tuberculin test. 
A. F. SAUNDERS, Cortland, N. Y. 
Telephone 1476 
GRADE HOLSTEINS 
ISO NEW YORK STATE DAIRY COWS 
TO FRESHEN 
AUGUST and SEPTEMBER 
all young perfect good size milky 
CANDOR, N. V. OSWALD S. WARD & SONS 
rtXTL' nt' nTTU two-year-old Lucky Farce 
A/ IN it of VJUXV Reg. Jersey heifers has just 
made over 60 lb. fat, 30 days, official test. We have 
others Just as good at 8100 to $150. Federal tested. 
S. B. Hunt Hunt, N. Y. 
200—Pigs For Sale—200 
Chester and Yorkshire Cross and Berkshire and Chester Cross 
b to 7 weeks old $4.50 8 to 9 weeks old $5.00 
Also pure bred Berkshire and Chester sows or boars. 
7 weeks old $& each. All these pigs are healthy and 
fast growing. I will crate and ship from 1 to 100 
C. O. D. on approval. 
A. M. LUX, 206 Washington St., Woburn, Mass. 
100 Pigs, Chester White, Duroc and Berkshire, 6 weeks old, 
S3.75 ;.8 weeks, S4.50. Highgradeand purebred pigs, not 
related, $5.00 each. Oaks Dairy Farm, Wyalusing, Pa. 
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