American Agriculturist, July 28,1923 
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Long News in Short 
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T HE apple crop in the country as a 
whole promises to be very fair. In 
New York State, unfortunately, the 
crop will be light. Hay is pretty nearly 
up to average in New York State, but 
far below the average in other hay- 
producing sections. Pastures are short 
everywhere, which means that farmers 
will have to begin to feed grain early. 
Dry weather is causing much damage. 
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It is reported that wheat is fairly 
good in New York, and fair in Penn¬ 
sylvania. In New Jersey it is poor. 
Dairying is reported good in New York, 
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, with 
very good prices. Poultry is doing well 
in the above States, and potatoes in¬ 
dicate now that the crop will be at least 
average. 
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Alexander Legg, president of the In¬ 
ternational Harvester Company, in re¬ 
ferring to the small returns which 
farmers receive for their products, 
said: “If it is true that no nation can 
endure half slave and half free, then it 
must be equally true that no nation can 
long endure where nearly one-third of 
its toilers, the hardest working third, 
is miserably underpaid.” 
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“In the Boston ‘Traveler,’ ” says the 
National Dairy Council, “of recent is¬ 
sue a whole page was devoted to tell¬ 
ing the secret of health and happiness 
of the most beautiful girl in America. 
Here is the secret: Eat three meals 
a day, drink a quart of pnilk a day, 
ten hours of sleep, plenty of fresh air 
and sunshine, and regular exercise to 
develop the w’eak parts of the body.” 
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General Manager W. E. Skinner of 
the National Dairy Exposition, to be 
held at Syracuse, N. Y., October 3 to 
13, announces that the Exposition feels 
so keenly, the increased value of the 
club department that they have added 
to the expenses prize money until it 
now amounts to $5,500 and that there 
is close to $1,000 of cattle club money 
offered in addition. The executive com¬ 
mittee in charge of the department is 
W. J. Wright, State club leader, New 
York, chairman; W. H. Palmer, State 
club leader, Ohio; E. J. Jenkins, State 
club leader, Maryland; A. L. Baker, 
State club leader, Pennsylvania, and 
W. E. Skinner. 
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Mr. Charles J. Brand, formerly chief 
of the Bureau of Markets of the United 
States Department of Agriculture, has 
just returned from an extended trip in 
Europe. He has considerable' to say 
about the great cost of Europe’s 
“Drink Bill.” 
“I was told,” said Mr. Brand, “by 
men who had given consideration to this 
subject in England, that their best sta¬ 
tistics indicated that in England and 
in Wales, two gallons of beer were 
drunk for every gallon of milk. 
“European observations,” concluded 
Mr. Brand, “forced the conclusion that 
ignoring social degradation, crime, in¬ 
creased disease, insanity, and mortality, 
and looking only at the economic waste 
avoided, that the United States by 
sticking to prohibition, even though it 
may not be thoroughly enforced, will 
out-distance the nations of the world 
in the sharp economic competition of 
the next twenty-five years.” 
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European countries report that Euro¬ 
pean crops are in general in good con¬ 
dition. 
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The National Dairy Show headquar¬ 
ters, Grand Opera House Building, 
Syracuse, N. Y., have just issued their 
catalogue announcing the dairy cattle 
prize list for the coming show. If in¬ 
terested, write for the catalogue. 
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Jonah was certainly in the land of 
plenty when he was in the whale. The 
Department of Commerce reports that 
whale steaks are one of the greatest 
delicacies known and that canned 
Northern Pacific whale steaks are mak¬ 
ing a hit wherever introduced. 
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More and more farmers are finding 
it necessary to make constant study of 
market information. To aid them, 
American Agriculturist, cooperating 
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Aaggie, a grade Holstein owned by S. W. Barber, Scottsburg, N. Y-, 
freshened February 19, 1922, and produced 25,298.3 pounds of milk 
containing 141 1.7 pounds of butter in 365 days carrying a calf 256 
days of this period. Her highest single day’s production was 98.6 
pounds of milk. This photograph was taken a short time after fin¬ 
ishing her year’s work and shows the splendid condition she was in. 
25,298 pounds of milk in one year 
with G. L. F. Milk Maker 
G. L. F. Milk Maker was the sole grain ration of Aaggie through¬ 
out the whole test period and the even consistency of her per¬ 
formance was due to the high quality of Milk Maker. 
Mr* Barber’s entire herd has been fed G. L. F. Rations with 
gratifying results. He says: “1 consider G. L. F. Rations ideal 
for large, long time, efficient, profitable production. G. L. F. 
Rations have kept my herd at a high point of production 
throughout the year and at the same time the cows have gained 
in flesh and are in the best of health and condition.” 
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For prices 
See your Local G. L. F. Agent 
or write 
FEED DEPARTMENT 
COOPERATIVE G. L. F. EXCHANGE 
BUFFALO, NEW YORK 
with the New York State Department 
of Farms and Markets and with sta¬ 
tion WEAF, broadcasts market reports 
every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 
and Friday at 10:50 A. M., eastern 
standard time. “Tune in” and pass the 
information on to your neighbor. 
Silver' Fox farming is getting to be 
an industry of considerable size, ac¬ 
cording to United States Department of 
Agriculture Bulletin, Number 1151, en¬ 
titled “Silver Fox Farming.” About 
five hundred farmers are engaged in 
the business in this country. In 1922 
there were between twelve and fifteen 
thousand foxes in captivity, represent¬ 
ing an investment of eight million 
dollars. 
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T. E. Milliman, manager of the Mem¬ 
bership Service Department of the 
Dairymeors Leagu'e Cooperative As¬ 
sociation, announces that during the 
fiscal year ending March 31, 1923, $67,- 
313.53 were accumulated to be paid 
back to local branches for local ex¬ 
penses. This money has now been dis¬ 
tributed to the locals. It amounted to 
about $1.40 a member. 
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A readable, valuable and interesting 
bulletin entitled “Sewage Disposal for 
Rural Homes” has just been issued by 
the New York State College of Agri¬ 
culture, ' written by H. W. Riley and 
J. C. McCurdy. If you wish it, write 
for Extension Bulletin No. 48. 
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Some one has said that it is unneces¬ 
sary to register the farm vote on pro¬ 
hibition. This is not so, for millions of 
city people think that a majority of 
farmers are against prohibition. Send 
in your vote to American Agriculturist. 
Stand up and be counted! 
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Farmers’ Bulletin, Number 1316, en¬ 
titled “Marketing the Early Potato 
Crop,” will be of value to all those who 
have early potatoes to put on the mar¬ 
ket. It can be had free of charge upon 
application to the United States De¬ 
partment of Agriculture. 
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The July estimate of the United 
States Department of Agriculture gives 
some indication of crop prospects this 
year. The department predicts a bil¬ 
lion dollar increase in value in spite 
of a 3 per cent decrease in acreage. 
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Plans for the National Dairy Show 
and the World’s Dairy Congress to 
be held in Syracuse October 5-13, are 
progressing rapidly. Already thou¬ 
sands of farmers are making plans to 
attend. 
Opportunity Calls 
from CANADA 
Visit Canada this summer— see 
for yourself the opportunities 
which Canada offers to both 
labor and capital—rich, fertile, 
virgin prairie land, near rail¬ 
ways and towns, at $15 to $20 
an acre—long terms if desired. 
Wheat crops last year the big¬ 
gest in history; dairying and 
hogs pay well; mixed farming 
rapidly increasing. 
Homeseekers’ Rates on 
Canadian Railroads 
If you wish to look over the 
country with a view to taking 
up land get an order from the 
nearest Canadian Government 
Agent for special rates on 
Canadian railroads. Make this 
your summer outing—Canada 
welcomes tourists—no pass¬ 
ports required — have a great 
trip and see with your own 
eyes the opportunities that 
await you. 
For full information, with free 
booklets and maps, write 
0. G. RUTLEDGE 
Desk 56 
301 E. Genesee Street 
SYRACUSE, N. Y. 
Authorized Canadian Gov’t Aft. 
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