American Agriculturist, July 7,1923 
Give a thought 
to eldvertising 
H AVE you seen our “Hired 
Man” anywhere? 
He’s traveling all over the 
State, visiting retail dealers 
wherever he goes. 
A fine fellow is our “Hired 
Man.” You want to get ac¬ 
quainted with him at your 
first opportunity. For in a 
way he’s your hired man, too. 
Anyway he’s working for you 
at the same time he’s working 
for us. You’ll recognize him 
easily when .you meet. He’s 
a neat two-page booklet—just 
the size of the American Ag¬ 
riculturist, only not so fat. 
Every now and then we send 
him to nearly every store¬ 
keeper and retail dealer in 
the State. 
The “Hired Man”—that’s 
the name of this booklet, has 
quite an interesting job—a 
nice friendly job. He tells 
everyone he meets why it’s a 
good idea to sell the products 
that are advertised in the 
American Agriculturist. And 
he has a mighty good reason 
for doing so. 
In the first place, he knows 
that every reader of the Amer¬ 
ican Agriculturist—and that’s 
nearly every wide-awake 
farmer in the State—has ab¬ 
solute confidence in the Amer¬ 
ican Agriculturist, what it 
stands for and those products 
it advertises. For of course 
they know that the American 
Agriculturist stands in back 
of each and every advertise¬ 
ment it carries. No cheats in 
its pages. So naturally Amer¬ 
ican Agriculturist readers buy 
the things they see advertised 
in their favorite magazine. 
Every storekeeper and retailer 
is quick to see how he will 
benefit by stocking these 
products—they’re what his 
customers will want. It’s in 
this way that the “Hired Man” 
works for us and for our ad¬ 
vertisers. 
A pretty good and useful job 
that the “Hired Man” has, 
don’t you think? He’s just one 
of the many branches of ad¬ 
vertising. It certainly is sur¬ 
prising the number of different 
things that enter into the ad¬ 
vertising business. And the 
number grows every day. 
So now when you think of 
advertising, thinkof the “Hired 
Man,” and next chance you 
get, meet him at your favorite 
store — just ask the storekeeper 
to let you see him for a minute. 
yldvertising SKCanager 
Long News Made Short 
Port Authority Opposes Central Railroad Merger 
F OR several years a government or¬ 
ganization known as “The Port of 
New York Authority” has been work¬ 
ing on plans to provide better terminal 
facilities in the great metropolitan dis¬ 
trict, and thereby greatly lessen the 
cost of getting farmers’ products to 
city consumers. The New York Cen¬ 
tral Railroad has announced a plan for 
merging with the Central Railroad of 
New Jersey, as one way of lessening 
transportation costs to the cities. But 
the Port Authority objects to this 
merger and a fight is on between New 
York Central and the* Port Authority, 
before the Interstate Commerce Com¬ 
mission to prevent the merging of the 
two railroads. 
The Port Authority claims that the 
Central’s plans will not solve the prob¬ 
lem, but will complicate or prevent the 
Port Authority’s plans for better ter¬ 
minals. 
In the extended trip which President 
Harding is taking through the West, 
he has had much to say about the farm¬ 
ing situation. In one of his speeches 
in particular, he called attention .to the 
large number of acts which the recent 
Congress passed to help the farmer with 
his credit and marketing troubles. In 
an editorial commenting upon the Pres¬ 
ident’s remarks, a New York City news¬ 
paper said: “Agriculture bore the brunt 
of the sharp economic readjustment 
which followed peace. It suffered un¬ 
deservedly, yet perhaps more or less 
unavoidably. But it has won the re¬ 
spect and the good will of the whole 
country by the manliness with which 
it met misfortune. A new day for the 
farmer is coming and the best thing 
about it is, that it is coming through 
the cooperation of all the other elements 
in the community which now see that 
a prosperous, modernized agricultural 
industry is of advantage to all, contrib¬ 
uting to great national efficiency and 
prosperity.” 
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Mr. Bernard M. Baruch has caused 
considerable newspaper comment lately 
by his recent suggestion that the grain 
farmers should meet their marketing 
problems, by purchasing a going con¬ 
cern like the Armour Grain Company 
of Chicago. 
“Think what this would do,” said 
Mr. Baruch. “The farmer would have 
a practical organization under his own 
control with practical men doing what 
needs to be done.” 
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The Governors of all the States in 
the Union have been invited to attend 
the World’s Dairy Congress which opens 
at Washington, D. C., on October 2, 
adjourns to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 
for October 4, and then goes to Syra¬ 
cuse, New York, from October 5 to 10, 
to combine with the National Dairy 
Show for the greatest meeting of the 
dairy interests that the world has ever 
seen. A large num er of official dele¬ 
gates, representing every part of the 
dairy industry, is expected to attend the 
Show from every State. 
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A book entitled “Cooperative Market¬ 
ing,” written by Herman Steen and 
published by Doubleday, Page and Com¬ 
pany of New York City, is just off the 
press. This book is the first in a series 
put out and recommended by the Amer¬ 
ican Farm Bureau Federation. 
It gives a rather complete summary 
and history of the different cooperative 
movements that have developed in re¬ 
cent years in this country. There is a 
chapter on cooperative tobacco market¬ 
ing entitled “From Night-riding to 
Cooperation.” Several chapters deal 
with the wonderful cooperative move¬ 
ments of the Pacific Coast; another en¬ 
titled “Everybody’s Apples Are Best” 
gives a particularly interesting history 
of the apple marketing movement and 
its difficulties. The chapter entitled 
the “Milky Way” will be of special 
interest to dairymen. 
The book is well and interestingly 
written, and is worth reading by every 
farmer. 
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Washington Street, Chicago. The book¬ 
let contains complete drawings, pic¬ 
tures and instructions for building 
many different conveniences needed on 
the farm and in the home. It will be 
furnished free upon application. 
Apple Growing Advancing 
(Continued from page 7) 
ber of work horses ranged from three 
to six. 
The largest group of farms, (they 
averaged 96 acres each) employed one 
hired man. This allotted 48 acres to 
each unit of labor, counting the owner 
as a laborer, and figuring on the total 
acreage rather than the crop acreage. 
The following table shows the 
amount of hired help employed on 
farms on varying sizes: 
Size of Farm 
96 Acres. 
132 “ . 
177 “ . 
186 “ . 
No. of Acreage Per 
Helpers Worker 
1 48 
2 44 
3 44 
4 37 
The same general decrease in num¬ 
ber of acres handled per unit of 
workers was revealed in a study of the 
extra labor employed at harvest. 
On 142 farms, coming under the sur¬ 
vey, the wife helped with some of the 
farm work, and on 67 farms, the 
daughters also helped. 
The Brown Mouse 
(Continued from page 11) 
in an unsuspected way with the 
theory,” 
“The school board are against it.” 
“The school board elected me after 
listening to an explanation of my 
theories as to the new sort of rural 
school in which I believe. I assume 
that they commissioned me to carry out 
my ideas.” 
“Oh, Jim!” cried Jennie. That’s 
sophistry! They all voted for you so 
you wouldn’t be without support. Each 
wanted you-to have just one vote. No¬ 
body wanted you elected. They were 
all surprised. You know that!” 
_ “They stood by and saw the contract 
signed,” said Jim, “and—yes, Jennie, I 
am dealing in sophistry! I got the 
school by a sort of shell-game, which 
the board worked on themselves. But 
that doesn’t prove that the district is 
against me. I believe the people are 
for me, now, Jennie. I really do!” 
“As an officer,” she said rather 
grandly, “my' relations with the dis¬ 
trict are with the school board on the 
one hand, and with your competency as 
a teacher on the other.” 
“Has it come to that?” asked Jim. 
“Well, I have rather expected it.” 
His tone was weary. The Lincolnian 
droop in his great, sad, mournful 
mouth accentuated the resemblance to 
the martyr president. Possibly his feel¬ 
ings were not entirely different from 
those experienced by Lincoln at some 
crisis of doubt, misunderstanding and 
depression. 
‘‘If you can’t change your methods,” 
said Jennie, “I suggest that you re¬ 
sign.” 
“Do you think,” said Jim, “that 
changing my methods would appease 
the men who feel that they are made 
laughing-stocks by having elected me?” 
Jennie was silent; for she knew that 
the school board meant to pursue their 
Policy of getting rid of the accidental 
incumbent regardless of his methods. 
“They would never call off their 
dogs,” said Jim. 
“But your methods would make a 
great difference with my decision,” said 
Jennie. 
“Are you to be called upon to de¬ 
side?” asked Jim. 
. “A formal complaint against you for 
mcompetency,” she replied, “has been 
lodged in my office, signed by the three 
directors. I shall be obliged to take 
notice of it.” 
(Continued next week) 
Hardiness 
Every man wh® milks cows for a living 
knows that Hardiness is a necessary char¬ 
acteristic of a &ood dairy cow. 
HARDINESS IN HOLSTEINS MEANSi 
The ability to do well for the getter* 
al farmer, as well as for the com¬ 
mercial dairyman. 
The ability to readily adapt them¬ 
selves to any climate and to profit¬ 
ably turn available farm feed into 
milk and butter-fat. 
Let Us Tell You About Holsteins. 
EXTENSION SERVICE. 
The Holstein-Friesian Association of America 
230 East Ohio Street, Chicago, 111. 
CATTLE BREEDERS 
HOLSTEINS and GUERNSEYS 
Fresh cows and springers. 100 head of the finest 
.quality to select from. Address 
A. F. SAUNDERS, CORTLAND. N. Y. 
HOLSTEINS 
Two ear loads high-class grade springers. The 
kind that please. One car load registered females. 
Well bred, strictly high-class. Several registered 
service bulls. J. A. LEACH. CORTLAND, N. Y. 
HIGH-GRADE HOLSTEIN COWS 
fresh and close by large and heavy producers. 
Pure bred registered Holsteins all ages ; your 
inquiry will receive our best attention. 
Browncroft Farm McGRAW New York 
HIGH GRADE HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES $15 
each; registered bull and heifer calves, $25 up; registered 
bulls ready for service, and cows. Address 
SPOT FARM, TULLY, N. Y. 
HO 
SWINE BREEDERS 
PIGS FOR SALE 
Chester and Yorkshire cross, Berkshire and Yorkshire 
cross, 6 to 7 weeks old, $6.00 each. 8 to 9 weeks old, 
$6.50 each. 
15 Duroc and Berkshire cross. Fine feeders, 8 to 10 
weeks old, $7.00 each. 
Pure-Bred Yorkshires, 6 to 8 weeks old, $8.00 each. All 
pigs bred from Big Type stock; each feeders; fast growers 
and O. K. in every way. Shipped C. O. D. on approval. 
K. H. SPOONER, WALTHAM, MASS. 
PIGS FOR SALE 
Yorkshire and Chester White Cross, and Chester and 
Berkshire Cross, all large, growthy pigs: 6 to 7 weeks old, 
$5.75 each; 7 to 8 weeks old, $6 each; 8 to 9 weeks old, 
$6.50 each. 15 Pure Bred Yorkshire Sows, 7 to 8 weeks, $7 
each; 20 Pure Chester White Pigs, 6to7 weeks old, $7 each, 
and 10 Berkshire and Duroc Cross, 8 to 9 weeks old, $6.50 
each. These are all good pigs, bred from the best of stock. 
IWH, ship any part of the above lots to you on approval, 
WALTER LUX, 383 Salem St., Woburn, Mass. Tel. 86 
Big Type Poland China Pigs 
Gilts and Boars for sale. Sires: Ford’s Liberator and 
Ford’s Big Tim. Moderate prices. 
STEPHEN H. FORD, 402 Stewart Building, Baltimore, Md. 
Reg. Chester Whites 
Some nice fall boars; also some choice sows bred for 
July farrow, also some gilts; prices reasonable con¬ 
sidering breeding. Write for particulars. 
KAI.PH B. SMITH West Ossipee? N. H. 
BIG TYPE BERKSHIRES 
Swine Show' 1922. PIGS $10 to $15 each. 
YORK SPRINGS BERKSHIRE ASSN., YORK SPRINGS, PA. 
headed by 
, National 
LARGE BERKSHIRES AT HIGHWOOD 
Grand champion breeding. Largest herd in America. Free booklet. 
HARPENDING Box 10 DUNDEE. N.y! 
REGISTERED 0.1. C. 
AND CHESTER WHITE PIGS 
K. I’.ROGERS, VTAYYIM.E, \. T. 
BABY CHICKS 
600 White Leghorn Breeders, one year old, 
SI.00 each. 10 Weeks’ Old Pullets, Aug. 10th 
delivery.Sl.OOeach and up. Thousands ready. 
HUMMER’S POULTRY FARM 
FRENCHTOWN, N. J„ R. 1 
BABY CHICKS Ha u ed Rocks - $n.oo : white 
U 7 and Brown Leghorns, $9.00 
per hundred; mixed, Si.00. 100 f. delivery guaranteed. 
P< 
Not a new beginner. 
J. W. KIRK, Box 51. 
McALISTERVILLE, PA. 
DAY-OLD CHICKS 
Buff Leghorns, 13c each. Black Minorcas, 
arrival guaranteed. ECLIPSE FARMS, 
White and Brown 
Leghorns, 10c each. 
14c each. 100$ live 
SELINSGROVE, PA. 
PHIY 1,ar ' Eocka ' llc ; Reds, 12 c; Wh. Leghorns, 9c; Mixed, 
V,11A 1 C. 100 ^ arrival sruaranfeed. Order from a<lr or cirru- 
lar free - twin HATCHERY, McALISTERVILLE, PA. 
A very interesting and very valuable 
bulletin entitled “Concrete in Home 
Sanitation,” is published by the Port¬ 
land Cement Association,’ 111 West 
niLLPul 
DUALITY 
Post Prepaid. 
anywhere east of Mississippi River. 
* A V ILIUJ 
Safe delivery guaranteed 
, , 10# SO 25 Barred Rocks $13.00 $7.00 $; 
While Leghorns $10.00 $5.50 $3.00 R. I. Reds 15 00 7 75 / 
Black Leghorns 10 00 5.50 3.00 White Rocks 1500 7 75 4 
Brown Leghorns 13.00 7.00 3.75 White Wyandotles 18.00 9.25 t 
W. F. HILLPOT Box 29, Frenchtown, N 
