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FOOTWEAR 
Longer Wear Saves Money! 
The best always costs less in 
the long run because of longer 
wear. Big ‘C* Line Rubber foot¬ 
wear can’t be made any better! 
Don’t accept a substitute. You 
can tell the genuine by the 
White Top Band and the Big 
*C* on the White Tire Sole. 
Remember, i( something just 
as good” if it is as good can’t 
be sold for any less . 
‘Nebraska' 
All-Rubber Overshoe 
Ruggedly built to stand heavy 
work around the farm and 
gives extra long service. Warm 
wool lining and a gusset rein¬ 
forced against chafing of buck¬ 
les. Wide extension sole and 
‘Stubgard’toeand heel prevents 
snagged orscuffeduppers. You 
can’t buy a sturdier, warmer 
overshoe than ‘Nebraska.* 
When the snow is deep, wear" Nebraska" 
over our “ Warmfut” gaiter shown at right 
‘Warmfut' c °cS,?° f 
‘Caboose' Work Rubber 
On coldest days wear this practical 
combination and keep your feet warm 
and dry. In the spring and fall wear 
‘Caboose* alone over your regular 
shoes. 
‘Warmfut* is made from wool yam 
knitted and shrunk into a solid fabric. 
Felt sole and leather back stay. 
‘Caboose*, the world’s best work rub¬ 
ber, has no equal for wear. Four-ply 
upper and extra thick White Tire Sole. 
Ask your 
dealer 
‘Watershed' 
Waterproof Cloth Overshoe 
The protection of an all rubber 
overshoe plus the warmth of a 
cloth top. A sheet of pure gum 
rubber between the wool fleece 
inner lining and the cash- 
merette outer fabric makes 
‘Watershed* absolutely water¬ 
proof. Warm and comfortable. 
Same sturdy sole as on 
‘Nebraska*. A cheaper shoe 
won’t wear as long! 
‘Ruff Shod' 
to show you these Big ‘C’ 
favorites. Find out, also 
about the rest of the Big ‘C' 
Line — warm overshoes for 
the women folks — husky 
rubbers, overshoes and boots 
for the youngsters. If your 
dealer is out of what you 
want he will quickly get it 
from our nearest office. 
Send for circular and give 
your dealer’s name 
For long, hard service and real 
comfort you can depend on 
“Ruff Shod’*. Fits perfectly 
because made over our “foot- 
shape” last. Will not shuck up 
and down at the heel or “break” 
at instep. Heavy extension sole 
saves uppers from hard knocks. 
Don’t accept a substitute. De¬ 
mand “Ruff Shod’*. 
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American Agriculturist, October 11, 1924 
Western New York Crop 
and Fruit Notes 
H OW fickle the seasons are. For 
weeks and weeks, nearly all, sum¬ 
mer, it has rained every week, often for 
two or three days. Now we have finished 
two weeks of beautiful dry sunshiny 
weather and it is getting dry and dusty. 
Some farmers, and there are quite a few 
this year, who are late with the plowing 
for wheat are finding it pretty hard. 
There is still considerable grain threshing 
to be done. 
Wheat is now pretty well sown, except 
the decreased acreage which will go in 
after beans, and the earlier fields are be¬ 
ginning to show green. A good rain 
would help this grain off to a better start. 
The acreage appears to be about normal. 
Bean harvest has begun. Many fields 
are cut and a few in the barn. But 
many still show green, though they were 
browned a little with two light frosts last 
week. It is ideal bean weather. 
Silo filling is on in earnest and not a few 
silos are filled already. Now and then 
a field of corn for grain is cut, but most 
of these need a week or two yet to bring 
the grain to full maturity. Frost has 
held off providentially, the light frosts of 
the 23rd and 24th of September doing 
surprisingly little damage here. 
Fruit Harvest in Full Swing 
Fruit harvest is in full swing and the 
drive and rush of getting the fruit to 
market before overripe, the worry over 
damage by winds (it is blowing hard to¬ 
day) and the maturing anxiety of the 
season as to yield and quality, are all at 
high pitch and likely to stay there for 
several weeks now. 
Elberta peaches moved rapidly the 
latter part of the week. Forehanded 
growers began to pick about the middle 
of the week though it was then rather 
cool and peaches were quite green. But 
by Friday and Saturday, which were 
warm bright days, the fruit was fully 
ready and the worry of overripe and 
“softs” had begun. It would have been 
well if Sunday had been a day late this 
week. It is to be feared that too many 
growers are not observing it. The size 
and quality of the peaces are generally 
good this year, with a few crops under¬ 
size. The yield seems to be about up to 
or a little better than the expectation. 
With the impetus of warm weather and 
good quality, markets stiffened slightly 
this week. Some cars have been sold 
f. o. b. as high as $2.10 per bushel. 
Doubtless the heavy shipping will cause 
a reaction. The crop is less than half 
harvested yet. 
Alexander apples are finished and the 
bulk of the Wealthies have gone. 
Twenty-ounce will be ready about the 
week of October 6th. They are still 
pretty green and not of very good quality. 
Greenings and Kings will follow closely. — 
M. C. Burritt. 
The Market Outlook for Small Grains 
{Continued from page 21p5) 
Rye Crop Far Above Pre-War 
Counting both the new crop and the 
carry-over of old rye at terminal markets, 
we have a total supply for this year of 
83 million bushels or 5 million bushels 
more than a year ago. This is about equal 
to the average of the last five or six years. 
It is far above the pre-war figure, how¬ 
ever, as rye production in this country 
was greatly stimulated by high prices 
during the war when export demand was 
keen and domestic consumption expanded 
as a result of compulsory substitution for 
wheat in the making of war bread. Pro¬ 
duction has been trending downward in 
the last two or three years, but it has not 
yet pruned off the war time increase so 
that each year we still have a large surplus 
for export. 
In the last 12 months, our exports of 
rye were the lightest in five years and 
only about 33 per cent, of the amount sold 
abroad in the preceding year. Russia, 
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