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American Agriculturist, November 17,1923 
Keep Warm and 
Comfortable 
News From Among the Farmers 
Summary of Election Returns — New York and New Jersey County Notes 
on the coldest 
days in Brown’s 
Beach Jacket 
“ Nothing like 
it. Haven’t worn 
an overcoat all 
winter. Knocks 
the life out of a 
sweater,” said 
one farmer. All 
farmers like it, Keg- tr. s. Pat. Off. 
because it keeps out the cold, washes 
and wears like iron, and is comfortable 
to work in. Three styles—coat with or 
without collar, and vest. 
ASK YOUR DEALER FOR 
Brawns Beach Jacket 
the Old Reliable garment worn 
by thousands of outdoor workers. 
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WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS 
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to Pull Stumps 
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— the fastest, easiest op¬ 
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Horse or hand power. Easy 
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profits with easy work for you 
in niy new special agent’s offer. 
■^Alao get my new big catalog—fr«e. 
r— HERCULES MFG. CO. • 
1123 29th St. Centerville, Iowa 
NATURAL LEAF TOBACCO g-St,? S 'g 
~ lbs., $1.25; 10 lbs., $2.00. 
taij when received , pipe and recipe free, 
FARMERS TOBACCO UNION, Dl, PADUCAH, KY. 
T HE Republicans increased their con¬ 
trol of the New York State Assem¬ 
bly by six votes on election day, making 
the 1924 line-up: Republicans, 87; 
Democrats, 63. This leaves a divided 
government again at Albany with a 
Democratic governor ,and Senate and 
Republican Assembly. 
The Democratic candidates for Su¬ 
preme Court in Manhattan and Bronx 
judicial districts were all elected, and 
the Democrats won the county elections 
in Kings, Queens and Richmond. In 
general, there was an increase in Re¬ 
publican strength in up-State districts. 
The^amendment to the State constitu¬ 
tion providing for ^developing the water 
power of the Adirondacks was over¬ 
whelmingly voted down. The soldiers’ 
bonus providing for bonding the State 
for $45,000,000 was carried, as was also 
the amendment giving cities more home 
rule. The referendum on a $50,000,000 
bond issue to increase the capacity of 
State institutions was carried. 
WAYNE COUNTY FRUIT GROW¬ 
ERS REVIEW FIELD TESTS 
ALVAH H. PULVER 
The annual orchard tour of the 
Wayne County Farm Bureau this year 
was the biggest success of its kind ever 
held and at its conclusion the growers 
immediately voted to have the matter 
brought up again next season. Fully 
seventy automobiles were in line for 
the trip, the representative from the 
State College at Ithaca being Professor 
J. Oskamp, extension pomologist, who 
played an important part in the pro¬ 
gram. Miss Grace Gilchrist, plant 
pathologist from Great Britain; A. G. 
Newhall, fellowship man from William¬ 
son, and H. W. Fitch, fellowship man 
at the Sodus Fruit Farm, were also 
present. 
The first stop was made at Alton, 
where Manager Wagner of the bu¬ 
reau addressed the growers, who stated 
that the fifty-mile trip would b.e spent 
in noting the results of certain prac¬ 
tices that were being carried on by the 
growers. The meeting was then turned 
over to the bureau assistant and spray 
specialist, Rudolph Illig, who gave a 
brief history of the situation at each 
stop. The first stop was at the farm 
of Louis Stell, where a demonstration 
orchard was inspected, seven sprays 
being applied. # In July, hydrated lime 
was added to repel and control the 
cranberry root-worm beetle. 
The next stop was made at the 
long term* pruning demonstration at 
the H. W. Davis farm, Alton. The 
college pruned trees were larger in size 
and had a better crop than the local 
farmer pruned trees. At I. R. Grang¬ 
er’s, Wolcott, another demonstration 
orchard was visited. Lime sulphur 
was omitted in the last spray. There 
was a good, glean crop'of fruit on the 
trees. The last morning stop was at 
the George Mitchell farm at North 
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many items that have been destroyed. 
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book, “My Property”. It will help you make 
the proper record on which to base a sound 
insurance policy and will prevent you from 
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Rose. He sprayed all orchards with a 
delayed dormant liquid spray after 
which dusts were used. In one block, 
green copper and 90-10 dusts were 
used, while in a McIntosh orchard ten 
90-10 sulphur arsenate dusts were ap¬ 
plied. All his fruit showed up well, 
many saying it held its own with any 
seen during the day. His foliage was 
green and the trees made a good 
growth. Mr. Mitchell announced his 
adherence to the spraying schedule as 
put out by the farm bureau, and this 
was supplemented by watchful study 
of the barometer, an instrument he 
recommended to all fruit growers for 
predetermination of storms. 
After dinner at a resort, near Sodus 
Bay, a stop was made at a thinning 
demonstration at Marvin Shannon’s, 
Alton. It was shown that Baldwins 
as well as early fruit could be profit¬ 
ably thinned. This orchard was sprayed 
six times, each tree receiving four 
pounds of sulphate of ammonia. Every 
tree showed it, for those old trees 
were making a good growth in spite of 
the present crop. 
At Wesley Grinnell’s, Sodus, another 
dusted orchard was visited. A delayed 
dormant liquid spray and seven appli¬ 
cations 90-10 sulphur arsenate dust 
were made. Another demonstration or¬ 
chard was visited at the Olin V. Jolley 
farm on the lake road. The July spray 
had been applied late and no later 
spray has been given, as a consequence 
of which considerable side-worm injury 
resulted. At Frank Thorpe’s farm, Wil¬ 
liamson, a fertilizer demonstration was 
visited. The fertilizer was used dol¬ 
lar for dollar. There were four plots, 
ten pounds of nitrate vs. fifteen pounds 
of bone vs. twenty-one pounds of acid 
vs. check. 
The tour was concluded at Edward 
DeRight’s place, and adjoining farm. 
Hejhad a good, clean crop of Greenings 
which were sprayed five times accord¬ 
ing to recommendations. 
NEW YORK COUNTY NOTES 
Schenectady Co. —Only a small acre 
age of rye has been sown this fall 
Buckwheat yielded a fair crop as die 
potatoes. Corn turned out rather light, 
Recent rains have helped fall plowing 
and about the usual amount will be 
completed. Eggs are very high and 
price is high. The price of butter 
very satisfactory. Several farms have 
been traded for city property and there 
are quite a number of farms for sale.— 
S. W. C. 
Chautauqua Co.—The buckwheat crop 
turned out well as did the late potato 
crop. Early potatoes were pretty much 
a failure as is the apple crop. Up to 
the first of the month, we have not had 
enough rain to help the water supply 
or pastures to any extent. Except 
where cows are being fed in the barn, 
the milk flow has been pretty well 
checked by the dry weather. Hay is 
selling for $12 a ton in the barn. Po¬ 
tatoes $1.25 a bushel, apples $1 to 1.50 
a bushel, eggs 55c a dozen, butter 50c 
a pound.—A. J. N. 
NEW JERSEY FARM NEWS 
Salem Co. —Folks are graduall 
emerging from the rush of fall worl 
The sweet potato crop has been dug a 
has the late Irish potato crop. Bot 
crops are turning out fair.—S. B. 
Mercer Co. —Fall grains look ver 
fine. Recent rains have helped ther 
immensely. The acreage of fall grain 
is quite large. Farmers are huskinj 
corn and are reporting that yields ar 
good. Many farmers said that the- 
are saving their best ears for the cori 
shows, which will be held in the variou 
territories this month preparatory t 
the Mercer-Bucks County, Pa. sho\ 
and the corn show at the New Jerse- 
State Agricultural College in Januarj 
—Mrs. J. E. H. 
“My heart is right with you, and as 
long a« my heart keeps beating it wil 
be with you if your heart stays with 
us in the future as it has in the past.’ 
-John D. Zettlemoyer, White Deer, Pa 
