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American Agriculturist, July 14,1923 
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Own This Modern 
Light-Draft Spreader 
IF THE MAN without a spreader knew how he 
could increase the crop returns from every ton of 
manure by using a McCormick-Deering Manure 
Spreader, he would change his method mighty 
soon- It isn’t a matter of what the other fellow is 
doing—it is a plain dollars and cents proposition. 
If you waste your time at uneven spreading you 
lose profits that should belong to you. 
The McCormick-Deering spreader performs two 
important operations. First, it shreds the manure- 
tears it to pieces as it passes through the two steel 
beaters and the spiral wide-spread device; second, 
it spreads evenly and uniformly, in any quantity 
desired. 
Among the features of the McCormick-Deering spreader 
are: An Auto-steer which permits the spreader to be 
turned in close quarters, and which eliminates neck weight; 
adjustment for six feed speeds; and the all-steel frame 
with all appliances bolted to it direct. 
Ask the McCormick-Deering Dealer to 
point out these features. 
International Harvester company 
f €06 So. Michigan Ave. 
OF AMERICA 
(INCORPORATED) 
Chicago. Iwu. 
McCormick - Deering 
Manure Spreaders 
Built in Two Popular Sizes 
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Long-Time Farm Loans 
This Bank has loaned to the farmers in New England, 
New York and New Jersey over $25,000,000 and has re¬ 
turned to them over $137,000 in dividends. 
If you operate your own farm or intend to purchase a farm, we are 
prepared to make a long-time, easy-payment loan. Interest at 5 
Payments semi-annually. Loans run for 33 years but can be paid at 
borrowers’ option any time after 5 years. Local representative in 
every district. 
Look aheadl If you will need a loan this season write now for information. 
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Serving New England, New York and New Jersey 
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CABBAGE, CAULIFLOWER, 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS, CELERY PUNTS 
CABBAGE (All Varieties).$1.75 per 1000; 5000, $ 8.00 
CAULIFLOWER (Snowball)...$4.50 per 1000; 5000, $20.00 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS.$2 50 per 1000; 6000, $12.00 
CELERY (All Varieties).$3.00 per 1000; 6000, $12.00 
Cash with order. Send for List of all Plants 
PAUL F. ROCHELLF, Drawer 269, MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY 
The Keyport Section 
A Noted Vegetable Garden District of New Jersey 
C ENTERING about 
Keyport, and extend¬ 
ing for some ten miles between South 
Amboy and Matawan on the north and 
Middletown on the south, is a busy gar¬ 
den district. Methods are not espe¬ 
cially intensive, and crops are grown 
in fairly large fields. The leading prod¬ 
ucts are aspara¬ 
gus — chiefly 
white or blanched 
“grass” — toma¬ 
toes, peppers, egg¬ 
plants, sweet 
corn, and musk- 
melons. Grapes, 
small fruits, and 
tree fruits are 
also generally 
grown. Fifteen 
years ago most 
of the growers 
drove to the boat 
at Keyport and 
loaded their prod¬ 
uce to reach mar¬ 
ket around mid¬ 
night. Now there is no regular serv¬ 
ice, and the five-ton truck has elimi¬ 
nated two handlings and two carriers, 
for it takes the load from farm to com¬ 
mission house or market without 
change. These huge seagoing trucks 
make an impressive sight as they 
charge up the Jersey highways in the 
late afternoon or early evening with 
their load of food for the millions of 
the metropolis. Yes, they are seagoing 
craft, for they cross the bay from 
Staten Island to Manhattan. The 
Root crops planted 
late will yield a prod¬ 
uct of higher quality for storage than 
when the plants have borne the brunt 
of the hot dry season. The beets and 
carrots so matured are of finer texture 
and more delicate flavor, as well as 
fresher and more attractive in appear¬ 
ance. 
Families in the great cities lack stor¬ 
age space for vegetables, but an in¬ 
creasing proportion of homes in cities 
and towns from half a million down 
have good cellars. Gardeners might 
well cultivate the sale of roots and 
cabbage in fifty- and hundred-pound 
lots, offering suggestions for successful 
keeping. 
It is difficult to correctly time the 
planting of late crops, and dry weather 
renders germination uncertain. The 
probability oi securing a prompt and 
even stand is greatly Increased through 
special care in sowing. The drills may 
be made rather deep, and yet covering 
may be light enough to permit a ready 
come-up. The contact between seed 
and soil is improved by firmly compact¬ 
ing the soil over the seeds. Of course 
irrigation is of inestimable value in 
this connection. 
The Wage Problem 
Gardeners have complained bitterly 
of labor conditions this season, and not 
without reason, Nassau County grow¬ 
ers are paying as high as $6 a day for 
men and $3.50 for women. Fortunate¬ 
ly, market prices during the early sum¬ 
mer have been fairly good. Otherwise 
By PAUL WORK 
Intercropping with Tomatoes to Pay for a Year’s Growth of a New 
Jersey Fruit Planting 
charge by truck is a trifle lower than 
freight alone. Some of the machines 
are owned by New York wholesalers 
and some by trucking concerns. 
J. C. Hendrickson is one of the lead¬ 
ing growers of the Keyport section. 
He has fourteen acres of asparagus, 
which is ridged high during the cut¬ 
ting season and is cut white. Much of 
the product is “sold where grown at the 
Old Cherry Tree,” for Mr. Hendrickson 
is located on one of the great seashore 
highways and has a well-developed 
roadside market. He sells a wide vari¬ 
ety of goods, both purchased and 
grown. When asked whether the two 
classes of merchandise mix well, he 
said: “We can sell anything that is 
good.” Perhaps this is the key to the 
argument as to whether a stand should 
sell nothing but the product of the 
home farm. 
Mr. Hendrickson has extensive or¬ 
chards, and is increasing his plantings. 
Vegetables are grown between the rows 
while the trees are on their way to 
maturity. 
Late Crops 
A growing interest is being shown 
by vegetable men in late fall markets. 
Prices are usually better than in mid¬ 
season, and harvests thus timed serve 
to lengthen the season of income and 
of the profitable use of labor. An up¬ 
state gardener is setting tomatoes as 
late as the last of June. He does not 
expect all to be ripe before frost, but 
when a severe night threatens he will 
gather the green fruits in quantity and 
allow them to ripen under the protec¬ 
tion of his barn roof. 
it is hard to see how any but the most 
efficient operators can make ends meet. 
For four years the Troy Market Gar¬ 
deners’ Association has operated a mar¬ 
ket of its own at Watervliet because 
the city authorities of Troy would not 
afford a satisfactory public market. 
The gardeners have put up a game 
fight in face of serious odds, and now 
they win. The present city adminis¬ 
tration, after friendly conference, has 
arranged to care for the needs of the 
growers in a manner agreeable to all, 
and the Association officially came back 
on June 7 from its sojourn beyond the, 
river. They still hold the Watervliet 
property that they bought four years, 
ago. _____ 
A July Story 
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when the other boys had gone away, 
that maybe your pa is a darned old 
fool; maybe he don’t keep up with the 
times very good; but we’ve had pleas¬ 
ant days working the fields together, 
and I want them to continue. Just for¬ 
get this little unpleasantness, and we’ll 
tell neighbor Barrett his clover can rot 
for all of us. And maybe, too, you are 
right about this cow business. Any¬ 
way, if you will only stay on with me 
for a spell longer you can house-clean 
and renovate the darned old dairy all 
you want to.” 
We have enjoyed your paper very 
much, and think it more than worth 
the price.—Mrs. S. Balogh, Willoughby, 
Ohio. 
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