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RURAL NEW YORKER
FOR THE NORTHEAST FARMER
Volume 162 No. 1
A. James Hall . Publisher
Gordon Conklin . Editor
Albert Hoefer, Jr . Managing Editor
Augusta Chapman . Home Editor
Hugh Cosline . Contributing Editor
Harold Hawley . Contributing Editor
V. E. Grover . Subscription Manager
American Agriculturist, Inc.
E. R. Eastman . President Emeritus
E. V. Underwood . President
Harold Hawley . Vice President
Gordon Conklin . Secretary
Phil D. Stump . Treasurer
IN THIS ISSUE
NORTHEAST FEATURES
Editorials . 4
4-H National Winners . 11
Gay way Farm Notes . 14
Dollar Guide . 14
First Class Mail . 18
Agway-PFBC Merger . 27
Ed Eastman’s Page . 38
Service Bureau . 39
DAIRY AND LIVESTOCK
“Doc” Mettler Says . . . 26
EQUIPMENT
Latest on Manure Spreaders . 6
Plow on the Level . 24
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GENERAL FARMING
Personal Farm Experience . 12
Operation Aqualift . 22
HOME
Recipe of the Month . 33
Patterns . 34
January Gardening Tips . 36
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NEW YORK
ACCORD, Accord Farmer's Co-op, Inc.
ADAMS, Ray Berry, RD 2
ALBANY, Beatty Supply
ALTAMONT, Lewis Armstrong, RD 1
BERNE, Steven Komjathy
BROOKLYN, Karl Martinsen
CALLICOON, Everett Hawley
CANANDAIGUA, Thomas Sheavly
CHAUMONT, Crescent Milling
ELMIRA, Peters Marine
ENDICOTT, Snyder’s Fix-It Shop
FARMING DALE, Henry Mills
FARMINGDALE, Mills Mower & Saw Service
FULTONVILLE, Robert Moore
GERMANTOWN, Germantown Co-op, Ass’n.
GLEN, Robert G. Moore
GLENS FALLS, C. A. Nobles and Son
GRANVILLE, Granville Co-op
HOOSICK FALLS, Robert L. Smith, R.F.D. 2
HUDSON, Nack Brothers
LACONA, Stowell Saw Service
MADISON, Charles J. Hughes & Sons
MARGARETMLLE, Douglas Kelly
MORK1SONYILLE, Bernard Barber
NARROW SBl'RG, Roberts Mower Service
PINE BUSH, McDole Service Station
PLATTSBURG, Haylett Marine
RICHLAND, Lorenzo Hilton
SCHUYLERVILLE, Hayes Garage
SHARON SPRINGS, Virgil Winnie
SODUS NEW YORK, Henry Smith
SWAN LAKE, Harold McGraw
WALTON, Russell Repair
WESTFIELD, F. J. Wood Co.
WHITNEY POINT. George W. White
WILLIAMSTOWN, Skinners Garage, RD 1
PENNSYLVANIA
ALDENVILLE, Karl Wildenstein
ALLENTOWN, C. Y. Schelly & Brother
BARTO, Ed Brumm Sales, R.D. 1
BETHEL, David Ebling
BLAIRS VILLE,
Blairsville Farm Service, R.D. 1
CAMP HILL, L. W. Smith
CATASAUQUA, A. Newton Bugbee, Inc.
CENTERVILLE, Baron’s Repair Shop, R.F.D. 1
CENTERVILLE, Merce Process
CLIFFORD, Wm. B. Lopatofsky
DALLASTOWN, Charles Hehman, R.D. 1
DALTON, Merle Clark, R.D. 1
DAUBERVILLE, Clarence R. Seaman
DOVER, Harry L. Wehler, Route 4
DOWMANSDALE, Sidle Feed & Hardware
DUNGANNON, Warren C. George, R.D. 1
DUNGANNON, Harry R. Roush, R.D. 1
ELIZA BETH VILLE, Swab Wagon
ERIE, Miller Brothers Co.
KOHKSVILLE, John Norton
GIRARD, E. G. Miller Feed & Seed Co.
HARVEY’S LAKE, George Strohl
KIRKWOOD, L. H. Jackson
KLINGERSTOWN, Stanley’s Farm Service
LAURENOEVILLE, Praver, Miller & Dye
MEADVILLE, Meadville Co-op, Ass’n.
MILLVILLE, Kindt’s Lawn Mower Service
MONTANDON, Rarig’s Engine Sales
MOSCOW, Harold E. Henneforth
NEW BERLIN, Eugene Musser
NORTH EAST, Richard F. Maas
NOXEN, Crispell Farm Service
PEKKASIE, Moyer’s Saw Filing Service
ST. THOMAS, Aden S. Meyers, RR 1
SHANTLE8MLLE, J. R. Kauffman
8UNBURY, Lloyd Nace Motor Co.
UNION CITY, Union City Co-op Ass’n.
WAYNKSBl’HG. Ira E. Stephens
WEST ALEXANDER. Don Swart Equipment
WESTFIELD,
Ronald Mattison Equipment Co.. RFD 1
WESTFIELD, F. J. Wood Co
NEW JERSEY
CANTON, C. W. Plumber
CAPE MAY COl RTHOI SE. R. J. Barber
MILLVILLE. Solus Hardware
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Editorials
by GORDON CONKLIN
ON DEAD CENTER
Political leaders in New Jersey are in the
familiar throes of trying to figure out how to
get taxpayers to pay for the things taxpayers
are demanding . . . and do it painlessly . . .
or better yet blame the other party for the
pain.
In 1963, farm real estate taxes in the Gar¬
den State averaged $11.80 an acre, $4.37
higher than Massachusetts, the second-highest
state. For New Jersey, this amounts to an
average tax of $2.11 per $100 of full value
for farm real estate.
The state has neither sales tax nor income
tax, but depends heavily on property taxes to
finance schools, highways, and other local
services. Property owners, needless to say,
feel about wrung dry; some Garden State
farmers claim they’re literally being taxed out
of business.
A few leaders advocate weaseling out of the
perils of statesmanship by adopting a state
lottery 'a la New Hampshire, and letting the
people who don’t know any better foot the
bill (just like taxes on tobacco, alcoholic bev¬
erages, entertainment, etc.). I remain con¬
vinced that the “making sin expensive” con¬
cept has some limitations when it comes to
equitable allocation of tax burdens, and in
making taxpayers sensitive to the real needs
and to the real costs.
I know there are legislators with guts in
New Jersey who don’t stand constantly in
fear and trembling concerning their political
futures. It’s about time they put taxation on a
broader and more equitable basis with some
form of income or sales tax.
THE DILEMMA
Here’s a headline that appeared recently in
the American Farm Bureau Federation News
. . . “Low Prices, Record Costs Highlight Cur¬
rent Farm Economic Picture.” The article went
on to point out that farm prices slipped to 74
percent of parity on last June 15, the lowest
level in 25 years . . . this, amidst a generally
booming economy and labor-management
settlements sure to increase farm costs.
About the same time another publication
came my way. It was the “OECD Observer,”
published by the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development. One of its
feature articles was called “Low Incomes In
Agriculture;” it explored the fact that farmers
are on the low end of die economic totem pole
in all countries of the world.
The average farm income figures too often
include income levels of a whale of a lot of
places you and I wouldn’t call farms. The
social problem of low-income small-scale
farms hasn’t been sorted out from the eco¬
nomic problems of commercial farms. In ad¬
dition, the very sizable off-farm income
available to many rural families in this coun¬
try isn’t always taken into account when cal¬
culating average incomes.
The fact remains, though, that farmers feel
endlessly frustrated as they gaze at huge ag¬
gregations of capital (corporations) on one
side and the enormous aggregations of eco¬
nomic and political power on the other side
(labor unions). Walter Reuther did pretty
well, thank you, by the United Auto Workers
. . . and he had a direct line to the White
House while doing it! How can farmers take
the UAW by the throat and say, “You either
pay more for food, or you go without!”
Government, responsive to voters numbers,
has given organized labor the laws that give
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it muscle in die marketplace. You either
belong, or you don’t work ... if you try to
work when a strike is called, you get a busted
head. Government has also authorized the
corporation ... an artificial “person” that can
borrow huge sums of money and exert great
pressure. How come we have a national pol¬
icy making almost sacred the “family farm”
with its individualism and small-scale enter¬
prise, and at the same time promote a national
policy of group action and large-scale enter¬
prise that gives so much power to labor and
corporations?
Two major solutions have been proposed.
The NFO says bust heads, get tough , and
carry on withholding actions backed up by
picket lines, just as organized labor does.
Others promote stronger farm cooperatives
that can develop more “market muscle.”
Frankly, I’m in favor of stronger farm co¬
operatives . . . aided and abetted by laws that
will give them a chance to play more effective¬
ly at the rough and tumble of bargaining. If
farmers are going to approach equality at the
bargaining table, we’ve got to send a lot of
sacred cows down the roach
For instance, if co-ops are to be more ef¬
fective, farmer members are going to have to
surrender a larger measure of freedom of
action. There has been altogether too much
betrayal of farm cooperatives in the past by
farmers who could see a fast buck in the
hand . . . then they came blithely back to the
fold when the windfall was over.
My prediction is that, if farmers don’t band
together voluntarily in organizations with real
teeth in membership rules, then agriculture
will move more rapidly in the direction of
becoming more like those huge aggregations
of capital. How else can really effective bar¬
gaining power be attained?
THE HARDY ONES
The year . . . 2000. The place ... a used-
rocket yard near Cape Kennedy.
A man somewhat strangely dressed is
arguing with a man in uniform. The official
is saying, “Look, you’re nuts to even think of
trying to pilot these rockets to what you call
the ‘New World.’ Even if you and your friends
get there, which is unlikely, you’ll be massa¬
cred by those orchid-skinned savages!
“What’s the matter with you people any¬
way . . . the government provides your dental
care, child care, and medicare; it loans you
money, guarantees the loan, and charges no
interest. It pays you as much for not working
as for working, guarantees you an annual
wage, and pays you to compensate for your
mental anguish if you are homelier than some¬
one else. And then all it asks of you is to pay
ninety percent of your income in taxes and to
obey a few simple regulations!”
“You neglect to mention, my friend,” says
the other, “that those regulations dictate such
things as how many children I may have,
where I can build a house, and how many
pounds of milk I may produce.
“My friends and I just haven’t gotten with
the welfare state, and we’re too old-fashioned
to accept the recent edict by the Supreme
Court declaring the Constitution unconstitu¬
tional and doing away with the Senate.
Besides, we don’t feel at home any more since
the Court’s decision forbidding public officials
to attend church services.”
“All right, it’s your funeral,” growls the
man in uniform, ‘you’re first with the high
bid, and your money is as good as anyone
else’s.”
“Which isn’t very much,” answers the
other. “We brought the cash in a trailer truck
... all in thousand dollar bills. What with the
national debt of a hundred trillion dollars,
we’re lucky that the truck would even hold the ;
number of bills required . . . guess that’s what
is called inflation!”
“You’re behind times,” rejoins the official,
“Congress just raised the debt limit another
five trillion yesterday . . . some emergency
program for war on wealth, or something.
“We won’t bother to count your money . . .
just run it over the scales for weight, and I’ll
do a random sample to make sure the bills
are all the same denomination.”
The arrangements finally concluded, the
strangely-dressed man beckons to a small
group of people watching silently. They as¬
semble around the small and somewhat worn
space rocket, and he takes off his broad-
brimmed hat. After a brief prayer, he opens
an insulated case and removes an icicle the
size of his arm.
Grasping it firmly, he smashes it across the
rocket’s nose and intones, “I christen thee the
Mayflower.”
WAY TO WISDOM
Once upon a time a man named Uanme
decided that wisdom was indeed the priceless
jewel of life. So he visited a neighbor, known
far and wide for his wisdom, to inquire con¬
cerning how to attain it.
“My son,” the old man said, “to attain
wisdom requires that one be teachable. The
freatest stumbling block to being teachable is
uman pride, which can admit no error nor
even ignorance of the best way to proceed.
“Acquiring wisdom demands that one listen
carefully to his enemies, for they will often tell
him more of the truth than will his polite
friends.
“You once stormed in raging anger out of
the office of the banker who had bluntly told
you that you were a poor money manager . . . I
but a dozen merchants thought the same and
would not tell you. While you were still a
dairyman, you resented the suggestions of the
milk inspector about how to produce a better
quality milk. That 25-bushel wheat crop you
harvested last summer should remind you that
you gave the county agent a hard time when
be tried to help with a soil fertility program.
And remember when you told the power com¬
pany representative before the barn burned
that you would never go to the expense of
rewiring your buildings?
“The best managers are the ones who are
alert to new ways of doing things, always
listening, constantly asking questions, con¬
tinually putting together in their minds a host
of ideas and bits of information that all jell
suddenly into profitable decisions. They never
know all the answers, but with a refreshing
humility find out all they can before making
up their minds about things of real impor¬
tance.
“Wisdom, my son, is no magic formula . . .
it is merely an open and humble mind con- j
stantly thirsting for the fountains of know¬
ledge and understanding. And its foundations
are embedded in a confidence that can only be
labelled spiritual.”
THE GOOD EARTH
One of my joys of living is the privilege of
working in the garden. Beginning with the
new seed catalog right through until the last
carrot is pulled in early winter, I never cease
to marvel at the miracle of life that springs
forth from tiny seeds.
The hoe is a curse if it must be used for
days on end, but applied for a few hours it
provides better exercise than a golf club. And
the pay-off comes with the unmatched quality
of freshly-picked sweet corn and blazing-red
tomatoes fresh from the vine!
A garden is good for the muscles, a tonic
for the mind, and an inspiration for the soul.
American Agriculturist, January, 1965
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how complete crop programming can double
your corn harvest even in drought years
If you’re not harvesting at least 20
tons of corn silage or 100 bu. of ear
corn per acre, you should consider
Agway’s Complete Crop Program for
Corn. It makes good crops. And good
sense.
On 609 fields enrolled in Agway’s
100-20 Corn Club, over a three year
period, growers harvested an average
of 24 tons of corn silage and 111
bushels of ear corn per acre. Despite
the effect of continued drought con¬
ditions, corn yields on these farms
were double the statewide average
yields.
That’s like adding a row every time
you plant one. Or getting two stalks
and two full ears where only one has
grown.
Why were growers so successful
with these 609 fields? All used the
ideas that make Agway’s Complete
Crop Program for Corn the way to
greater net returns. It takes most of .
the guesswork out of growing good
crops.
And now is the time to make your
plan. Call your local Agway Store or
Representative and ask for the crop
man. He will work with you to develop
and execute a complete crop program
— designed specifically for your farm,
your needs.
This includes the right amount of
lime, the right fertilization practices,
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THE
LATEST
ON
MANURE
SPREADERS
BY WES THOMAS
BASICALLY, a manure spreader is a device for accepting, transporting, and
distributing animal wastes. However, the range of requirements in each of
these three major operations has fostered a multitude of types and designs of
spreaders. The wide variety of currently available machines makes it possible
to select and tailor one to fit the requirements of the producer of dairy cattle,
poultry, swine, beef cattle, or sheep.
Of course, spreaders especially designed to handle material from liquid
manure arrangements are available. However, this subject has been treated all
by itself in previous issues of American Agriculturist, so we’ll consider here
only the more conventional types of spreaders.
Here’s a review that will help you pick the one that most nearly matches
your requirements:
BELOW
Here's a recently-intro¬
duced 250 bushel spread¬
er with an overshot-under-
shot action from two
counter-rotating beaters.
Size: Capacities (which are measured
in bushels) range from approximately
75 to 250. For the dairyman who
plans to haul manure each day of the
year, a relatively small capacity
spreader is adequate. As a general
rule of thumb, spreader capacity
should be about 3 bushels for each
cow in the herd. Thus, a 100 bushel
spreader would be adequate for a 30
to 35 cow herd — if manure is hauled
daily.
Shape or configuration of the
spreader may be an important factor
here. A relatively low and wide spread¬
er is usually more convenient if the
spreader is to be loaded from a car¬
rier mounted on an overhead track,
or from a gutter-type barn cleaner.
Dried Method: There are two basic ar¬
rangements here — ground drive and
power-take-off.
The ground drive is basically an
updated version of the earlier horse-
drawn spreader, in which the ground
wheels provide the power to turn the-
distributor and to move the apron.
The tractor simply provides drawbar
pull and supports the front of the
spreader. It is only necessary to attach
the tongue to the tractor drawbar;
there is no power shaft to connect.
The rotary power available at the
tractor pto can be used to drive the
spreader directly, and the function of
the spreader wheels is limited to phys¬
ically carrying the load.
Within the pto type there are several
versions. One of these uses a rotary
power shaft mounted on one side of
the spreader box to transmit power
from the front of the spreader to the
rear-mounted gear box which drives
the beaters and the apron. Power from
the front shaft is transmitted to this
side-mounted shaft either by a chain-
and-sprocket arrangement or by a
belt-and-sheave arrangement.
A more recent innovation is the
There's a wide variety of
equipment available to
help with this job that's a
daily chore on most dairy
farms. This spreader has a
single beater with rip-saw
blades for distributors.
RIGHT
This basic p to-driven
spreader can be equipped
with either of two distrib¬
utor arrangements: triple
beater and helical wide¬
spread combination, or
single drum-type beater
and spreader with knife¬
like fingers.
long V-belt to transmit power all the
way from the front pto shaft to the
gear box at the rear of the spreader.
In this arrangement, idler sheaves
guide the V-belt around the corner of
the spreader; a gear reduction or
ratchet arrangement at the rear re¬
duces the speed to that required by
the working elements of the spreader.
Distributor. In the regular wide spread
and beater combination, the beaters
tear and shred the material as it is
delivered by the apron. The wide
spread consists either of a large auger¬
like shaft, or a shaft with a number of
paddles mounted at an angle. When
the wide spread rotates, the shredded
material hits it and is distributed in a
thin layer over the ground.
A more recent arrangement is the
single beater, which also serves as a
spreading device. This beater may be
either a drum with teeth projecting
from it or shaft-mounted paddles with
teeth on their outer edge.
A third type arrangement, the flail
beater and distributor, is similar in
principle to a hammer-mill feed
grinder. A single rotating shaft carries
a number of heavy swinging knives
(Continued on page 16)
ABOVE
RIGHT
Chain flails attached to a
fore-and-aft shaft wind
around the shaft when the
power-take-off starts. As
speed increases, the flails
unwind, pulverizing and
throwing manure out the
side. No aprons, beaters,
or gearboxes are used.
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We're proud of
Lou Loughlin,
who's known in
the central border
counties as. . .
the man in the
checkerboard
tie
Lou Loughlin knows what it takes to
make money with a dairy or poultry
farm today. He knows because he has
made it his business to find out. All of
his adult life has been devoted to teach¬
ing profitable farming . . . first as Voca¬
tional Ag instructor (in Jasper, Attica,
Wellsville, and Whitesville) , then for seven years as head of
the animal husbandry department at Alfred State. In his seven
years with Purina, Lou has taken part in every training course
we’ve offered. Now we often ask him to help teach younger men.
In addition to his work with leading farmers, Lou is in regular
contact with bankers, vo-ag instructors, county agents, feed
dealers, and other community leaders in the New York counties
of Allegany, Steuben, Chemung and Schuyler . . . and in the
Pennsylvania counties of Tioga, Potter and Bradford. About a
dozen dairymen have “graduated” from a series of informal
lectures, which Lou calls his “Step by Step Dairy School.”
Yes, Purina is proud of Lou Loughlin and the man with
the Checkerboard Tie in your own community.
Your man in the Checkerboard Tie may represent many
things: Perhaps an extra ton of milk per cow or an extra
$100 per 1,000 layers per year. Extra income through
sound management, careful sanitation, good breeding
and good feeding.
A natural-born leader, Lou is an active member of the
Advisory Committee at Alfred and other state-wide
agricultural groups.
Low cost production . . . the reason why more farmers
feed Purina.
Typical of the exciting new ideas which come to you
through your man in the Checkerboard Tie is the Purina
Milk Factory. This brand new approach to low cost milk
production often does away with the need for pasture,
hay, silage, or green chop. It may drastically lower
your investment in machinery, land, fences, fertilizer,
and other factors which make up a large portion of
your milk production costs. Net result; low cost produc¬
tion. Your Purina dealer or salesman is the man to see
for further information on this new development.
Ralston Purina Company • St. Louis, Missouri
1. Dry lot, concrete paved 6. Holding area
2. Loafing shed 7. Mineral feeder
3. Milking parlor
...... 8. Manure ramp area
4. Automatic waterers
5. Self-feeder 9. Concrete curb divider
THE NEW ONES!
Why put a third wheel on
a great grain drill ?
Simple. For even greater maneuverability, simplicity
and convenience. The IH No. 10 grain drill has long been a
big reason IH drills are so popular with so many farmers.
But to make this drill even more agile and easy to use—
particularly in tight headlands, narrow terraces
and small fields— IH added the third wheel and made
this new semi -mounted version.
You’ll see proof of the simplicity of this drill when
you first hitch up— 2-point or 3-point. Just back in . . .
connect the tractor’s hydraulics . . . and you’re off. Tractor
and drill are locked together as a single unit.
Another touch of the hydraulics when you pull into
the field and you’re planting. Those two end wheels drive the
planting and fertilizing units. No clutches or rockshafts,
levers or ropes.
This drill has thirteen openers with 7" spacing and
the biggest capacity -per -foot combination seed and fertilizer
hoppers you can get.
But learn for yourself why IH put a third wheel on a
great grain drill. Your International Harvester dealer will be
happy to put one through its paces for you. Need financing?
Then get the facts on our 4 ‘pay -as -you -grow” plan.
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PERSONAL FARM EXPERIENCE
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TURNABOUT
We’re going in the opposite di¬
rection from a trend that started
a number of years ago and are
converting a house for 10,000
hens to a dairy barn for 120 cows.
The building, measuring 36 by
200 feet, was a three-story laying
house. We removed the top floor
and used the flooring to strengthen
the floor over what is now the
dairy stable; timbers from the
upper floor were used to remodel
and strengthen floor supports in
the free stall area.
The free stalls have a curb
behind them measuring four inches
wide and twelve inches high. The
corner of this curb toward the stall
bed is rounded so there is no sharp
corner to bruise the cow. One foot
of bedding, mostly sawdust, is
used over the sand forming the
floor of the stall.
Warm Barn
It will be a warm barn; it was
already insulated as a poultry
house. We’ll have fans to aid ven¬
tilation when the remodeling is
complete.
Hay is fed free-choice in a rack
along one side of the structure;
silage in a concrete bunk 200 feet
long just outside the opposite wall.
The silage-holding space in the
bunk is three feet wide at the top,
two feet wide at the bottom, and
two feet deep. The wall, that was
solid in the henhouse has been
opened up sufficiently so cows can
reach into the bunk even though it
is built outside the building itself.
To prevent too much cold air from
entering, a system of doors will
close the openings when not in
use. The bunk itself is roofed with
corrugated plastic roofing.
Silage is put into the bunk with
a selfunloading wagon drawn
alongside. Either greenchop or
stored silage can be delivered in
this manner. Our silos are hori¬
zontal structures . . . one bunker
30 x 40 feet, with silage 8 feet deep.
By the way, we put sawdust, about
four feet deep, on top of the silage
and get bedding by “uncapping”
the silage. A front-end loader on a
tractor handles both materials out
of the stack. The other silo is a pit
with a cement floor. All silage is
corn ... no hay crop materials are
ensiled.
Manure Handling
Manure is handled by scraping
into a pit eight feet deep at the end
of the building. We already have
a tank-type spreader that will
handle liquid or semi-liquid ma¬
nure. Whether we’ll pump out the
contents of the pit, or handle it
with a bucket loader on the tractor
remains to be seen.
The milking parlor is located
right in the free stall area, rather
than being by itself at one end or
in a separate area. It has a double-
four herringbone and we’ll start
with one man handling four milker
units . . . may eventually go to
eight units and two men milking.
We don’t plan to pasture the
herd at all next summer, but use
greenchop and silage for summer
roughage feeding.
The dairy business isn’t new to
us; we’ve had 50 cows in tie stalls
and stanchions right along. This
barn will now be used for young
stock and the milkers will be in the
remodeled building.— Theodore
and Robert Frizzell, Charlestown,
New Hampshire.
ROUGHAGE-CORN
A number of years ago, I de¬
cided to have a fall- freshening herd
that would be on the same rough-
age all year. I’d seen cows drop
sharply in production when
switched from corn silage to grass
silage.
In 1964, I plowed up all my
cropland except 10 acres and
planted it to corn. Soil tests have
been taken each year on each field,
and this year’s test indicated a
general fertilization “prescription”
(in addition to 20 tons of manure
per acre) of 200-250 pounds per
acre of urea plowed down, plus
200 pounds of 15-10-10 applied
by the planter.
Corn is as mature as possible
when ensiled. A few corn seedlings
always grow from the silage along
the edges of our bunk silos. One
of these silos holds 1,000 tons; we
also have two smaller ones. Plastic
is put on top of silage to seal it
against air, and baled straw pack¬
ed solidly over the top to protect
plastic and prevent freezing.
Our Holstein dairy herd of 50
to 60 cows (latest HIR record
15,760 pounds of milk) gets all
corn silage as a roughage. Heifers
get hay up to 5 months, but then
begin getting silage and limited
hay (about 4 pounds hay per
day). — Carlton Greenwood, West¬
minster, Vermont
Richard Stafford of Peru, N.Y.
LARGER HERD
My brother Avery and I are in
the process of expanding our dairy
from around 60 milkers to 80, at
least for the present.
One reason for the decision was
that we had land to grow feed for
more cows, but to handle more
cows we had to have more room.
So Avery took a trip to see a
dozen new setups, after which we
started to build a pole barn with
free choice stalls.
We plan a few changes. Corn
acreage will be stepped up from
around 30 to 60. We will stop
growing oats. Corn will follow
corn for some years, and mead¬
ows that run out may be plowed
in the fall and seeded in the spring,
or we may seed after corn without
a so-called nurse crop.
(Continued on next page)
American Agriculturist, January, 1965
12
Personal farm experience...
We think we have a good herd.
The average production for the
past 12 months is 14,053 pounds
of milk. We are not sure, however,
that it pays to feed a cow to get
her absolute top milk production
potential. We think maybe feeding
for near top production and keep¬
ing one or two more cows may
bring in more money. Incidental¬
ly, milk production per man last
year was around 276,000 pounds.
We are growing more corn for
several reasons. First, we can get
more total digestible nutrients per
acre than from hay. Second, we
can control quality better; under
the best of circumstances some hay
gets wet. Third, we think it’s easier
to mechanize corn growing, har¬
vesting and feeding.
We feed as much as 100 pounds
of silage per cow per day. Silage
will be fed automatically in a bunk
feeder in the pole barn. Part of the
herd will stay in stanchions
because we have them, but all cows
will go through the milking parlor.
One silo for corn in the old barn
has an unloader.
Expanding the herd was a big
decision, but we think we can pro¬
duce milk at a lower cost per cwt.
Come around in a couple of years
and I’ll tell you whether or not we
made the right move! — Richard
Stafford, Peru, N. Y
BARN FEEDING
We feed our dairy herd in the
barn year around. They go out
on a four-acre exercise lot during
summer nights and fall days, but
get practically all their TDN in
the barn. We don’t like to green-
chop, believing they’re fed better
from silo, grain bin, and haymow.
Our silo is a 14' x 50'; we grow
a short season corn because our
elevation is 1,200 feet and the
growing season a bit short. Alfalfa
grows well if it gets enough lime
and fertilizer. We finished haying
at home in ’64 about the 26th of
June and cleaned up on July 5
some standing hay we bought.
We’re proud of the fact that
our milk production figures out in
the neighborhood of 500,000
pounds per man. But this kind of
record keeps our noses pretty close
to the grindstone, so we decided to
vacation at home. The family took
a vote and voted for a swimming
pool . . . one 20'x 40' with a max¬
imum depth of 8.5 feet. — Stephen
Steciak, Jr., Little Falls, N. Y.
DIVERSIFIED FARMING
At a time when everyone seems
to be specializing I am following
a diversified type of farming. It is
doing all right for me, so I plan
to foil ow it, with a few changes.
We have 55 head of cattle, 38
milking, an acre and a half of
strawberries, 15 acres of potatoes,
10 acres of sweet corn, 150 gal¬
lons of maple syrup, and several
acres of small vegetables.
About half of our sales are
made at a roadside stand. Our
farm is on Route 22 in Rensselaer
County, New York. Traffic is
fairly heavy, and of course with-
American Agriculturist, January, 1965
out the stand we would follow a
different type of farming.
Practically all of the straw¬
berries are sold at the stand, but a
few customers pick their own. The
relatively few potatoes not sold at
the stand are sold to other stands
or put in the cellar and sold to
stores.
We buy most of the fruit sold at
the stand, and local housewives
supply us with some baked goods.
The stand is open from mid-June
to November 1.
This is not a small farm. The
home farm has 200 acres, and I
rent an additional 150 acres. I
hire two full-time men, and in the
summer usually have six extras.
I do plan a few changes. I plan
to grow more potatoes and straw¬
berries, and to increase the road¬
side stand business. We will con¬
centrate more on sweet corn and
tomatoes, and grow a smaller
acreage of small vegetables.
You might think it would be
impractical to have the equipment
to grow a small acreage of po¬
tatoes. Probably it would be if we
were selling wholesale. We don’t
have the latest equipment, but we
do have a sprayer and are able
to control insect pests and diseases.
We have a one- row digger, and
pick up potatoes by the “stoop
method.” But we get a good price
at retail, which more than offsets
any extra cost of growing a bushel
of spuds. — Andrew Pease, Ste-
phentown, N. Y
SOIL STUDY
Did you know there can be as
many as fifty million bacteria in
one teaspoon of fertile garden soil?
The total weight of animal life in
surface soil 7 inches deep over one
acre area is estimated to be five
tons.
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its care, study the Penn State cor¬
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This is good. College studies of commercial
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ABOUT THE NFO
DRUMLIN COUNTRY
Gayway Farm
Notes
by HAROLD HAWLEY
A spell back I made some gen¬
eralizations about withholding
actions and some of the implica¬
tions of the National Farmers
Organization’s activity. I hadn’t
planned to say any more, but
some letters from NFO members
have stimulated me to make some
additional comments.
Each of those writing suggested
perhaps I had gone off half-cocked
without really knowing or under¬
standing the NFO movement. I
don’t think this was the case. The
thought came to me that possibly
many of those who turn to this
organization do so out of sheer
desperation rather than a real
knowledge of what has been the
record of NFO. It’s very under¬
standable that drought and un¬
satisfactory prices lead to
discontent and a feeling there
should be a better break for
farmers.
This feeling can easily be fed
and encouraged by reminding that
Cornell figures show that the aver¬
age cost of milk production
exceeds the sales price. Then, if
you throw in the oft-repeated state¬
ment that the co-ops never agree
and therefore can accomplish little,
you have the stage about set where
an organization which stands up
and offers to get farmers “what
they deserve” is bound to have
an audience. Nor would this be the
first time that discontent has led
to hasty action.
No one denies that the drought
has put a real pinch on many,
many farmers. This does not make
the milk they produce worth any
more than its supply and the de¬
mand for it would make it worth.
Any who think they can arbitrarily
ask for and get 60 to 70 cents per
cwt. more for milk assumes either
that dealers make much more than
any studies I have ever seen indi¬
cate that they do — or it assumes
the price to consumers can be
raised without materially hurting
consumption, and thereby Class 1
utilization. Really, the way for
those who feel that milk is worth
more is to buy a plant and go into
marketing and retailing and see
how they come out.
Cost Of Production
Always this business of assum¬
ing that farmers (or anyone else)
are entitled to cost of production
bothers me. Some people’s costs
are so high they deserve no con¬
sideration. Any who advocate
average cost of production plus
5 percent on investment ( as does
NFO) should remember that this
will still leave about half the farm¬
ers in trouble — because about as
many have costs higher than aver¬
age as below (that’s how averages
are made).
Those who wrote me were criti¬
cal of the inability of the dairy co¬
ops to agree and work together.
Sure, there have been times when
we muttered a little, but it’s been
our observation that we mosdy
talk about the times they disagree
and say nothing about the areas
of agreement, which greatly out¬
number the times of disagreement.
We may also tend to overlook the
fact that there is a positive attempt
to improve co-op relations on the
part of the co-op leadership.
All in all, there continues to be
the feeling that the best way toward
improvement is to work through
existing organizations, whose ap¬
proach may not be as drastic but
will perhaps be more sound.
Now let’s look at the record.
Withholding efforts have been
staged in the Midwest off and on
for several years. These actions
have not been able to bring about
the price rises. All who look for
“results” should study this record.
The other part of the record is
one to cause anyone to go slow
about joining. It is one of violence,
of neighbor against neighbor, of
fence cutting, and other lawless
acts beneath the dignity of farmers.
I have talked with many farmers
over the years who saw these NFO
activities at close range, and they
warn that the most damaging re¬
sults of the movement have been
the hate — the splitting of farmers
and of farm organizations. These
last long after NFO has left!
I suppose every area and sec¬
tion has some claim to fame and
some distinguishing characteris¬
tics. We constantly refer to some¬
body as being from the “fruit belt”
or “down-state” or the “southern
tier” or from the “beautiful Cham¬
plain Valley” (just threw that one
in for Don Green up at Chazy),
or from the “snow belt” — or
whatever. Our claim has always
been that we were in the heart of
the Finger Lakes. This is quite an
area, however, so now we think
we should narrow it down to say
we are in the Drumlin Country.
Except for an area in southern
Wisconsin and a small area
around Boston harbor, we have
a corner on these distinctive gla¬
cier deposited hills. They extend
north and south and usually taper
off to the south. Many are sources
of sand and/or gravel. We fre¬
quently think how nice it would be
to operate on level land, but the
compensation is the beauty of this
rolling country.
As parts of different farms we
own or rent our stock pastures on
four drumlins, so unless someone
challenges us we are going to
claim to be in the heart of the
unique and wonderful Drumlin
Country. All this comes as a result
of hearing John and Eunice Stone,
from what used to be called the
“North Country,” refer to their
area as “the great Seaway Val¬
ley.”
SOME REFERENCES
Discussions at our table range
far and wide — sometimes well
beyond the range of our knowl-
(Continued on page 17)
FARM DOLLAR GUIDE
BRIEF OUTLOOK for 1965 includes: Total Net Income
up slightly above '64 estimate of $3*555; Net Pe~r~
Farm up more because of fewer farms; Potatoes and
Onions likely to go higher in coming months; Beef
Cattle about the same as '64, then prices up for
a few years; Egg prices (Turkeys, also) slightly
below '64; Broilers may be up a little; Hogs, a
little higher than '64; Milk, about the same as
last year in spite of increased supply; Government
action, probably continuing feed grain and wheat
program, big land retirement program (maybe 40 mil¬
lion acres) maybe more direct payments (called by
some other name) to farmers.
DROUGHT EMPHASIZED fact that crops do better when
supplied with adequate lime and fertilizer, when
weeds are controlled, when crops are planted early,
when soil is firmed over seed by press wheels or
cultipackers .
TESTS INDICATE that where corn plant population is
20,000 per acre or more, narrower spacing of rows
may increase yield by 5 In Illinois, best yields
came with 28,000 plants per acre In rows 30 inches
apart .
THE ” PLOW PLANT" method for corn does not seem to
be gaining rapidly. Instead, there is trend toward
"minimum tillage," largely by combining several op¬
erations such as harrowing, fertilizing, and apply¬
ing chemicals for weed control.
LOOK FOR more government emphasis on parity of farm
income, less on parity of prices. Makes sensei
There are indications that USDA plans to encourage
increase in power of farm cooperatives (U.S. now
has over 9*000 farm co-ops with 7 million members,
doing $13 billion of business). Drastic change in
farm policy unlikely. Trend is toward exporting
more food and for more government involvement in
farming - including more credit, more grants, more
recreation, more aid to education.
FOR FIRST TIME since i960 U.S. sugar beet acre¬
age is limited. Allotment is 1,375*000 acres,
6 % below 1964. Back in i960 acreage was 972,000.
PREVENT POULTRY DISEASES by using medication in
the feed; use in water to CURE actual outbreaks.
Reason: some sick birds will drink but not eat.
NEW YORK COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE has valuable
pamphlet, "Which Dairy Cleaner Should I Use?" You
can get it from county agent or College of Agricul¬
ture at Cornell.
DO NOT USE copper pipe in milkhouse plumbing. With
sorre water, copper in pipes used to wash milk uten¬
sils causes off-flavor to develop in milk.
GLEN LAKE, President of National Milk Producers
Federation, says: "For some years farmers have
been going through a soul-searching process. A
decision had to be made between a moderate price
policy, which would enable each farmer to adjust
his operations to obtain the greatest net returns,
or a higher price for limited marketings, but with
outside control over his farming operations."
14
American Agriculturist, January, 1965
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In a Wayne Research Center
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There was only a slight advantage
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Wayne researchers have made
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showed that with shelled corn at
$1.12 per bushel and supplement
at $100 per ton, there is an extra
, value of 11 cents per bushel for
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stated another way, the cobs were
worth $16 per ton.
NEW YORK
Addison — Addison Farm Equip. Co. — 121 E. Front St.
Akron — Blew Equipment, Inc. — 32-43 Mechanic St.
Albany — Terminal Hardware, Inc. — 1155 Central Ave.
Albion — Bentley Brothers — RFD #2
Altamont — Alfred L. Schager — Star Route
Amsterdam — Joe Bazaar's Machine Shop— RD #2
Amsterdam— V. O. Smith Auto Sales— RFD #4—
Rt. 30 N
'Angelica — Herbert Wagner — Dalton Road — RD #1
Arkport — Francis Gowiski — RD #1
Armonk — Young 4 Ogden — Route 22
Auburn— Main 4 Pinckney— RD #6
Avon — Webb Implement Company
jBainbridge — Carlton Loomis — Brackett Lake Road
Baldwin— Tool Rental Inc.— 500 Merrick Road
Ballston Spa — Perrino Implement 4 Tractor — RD #4
Ballston Spa — Pettit & Son Equipment, Inc. —
Route 50 — South of Ballston
Bath — Bath Truck & Tractor Company, Inc.
Bedford Hills — H. A. Stein Tractor & Equipment Co.
North Bedford Road
Belfast — Grastorf 4 Guilford — Main Street
Belleville — Maurice L. Herron — Southern Jefferson
County— opposite corner of Post Office
Blasdell — Monarch Sales 4 Dist. Company — 4281
South Park Avenue
Blooming Grove— W. H. Rudolph, Inc.
Bolivar — Bolivar Magneto Company — 65 Wellsville
Bradford — Fleets on Lake Lamoka
Brewerton— Van Epps— Route 1, Shop #9517
Brewster — The Powerhouse — Route #6
Braircliff — Wallace J. Scott, Jr. — Route 100
'- Brooklyn — Neptune Marine — 2023 Neptune Avenue
jCallicoon — John H. Eschenberg — Rt. 17-B
Camden — Willard Rood — 6 Mexico Street
Canandaigua — Aldrich Farm Equipment — RD #2
Canastota — Alfred A. Patano— 409 New Boston St.
Canisteo — Olson Equipment — 58-62 Depot Street
Canton — Arthur Gary — R.D. 4
Carmel — Nichols Hardware, Inc. — Main Street
Center Moriches— Savage Hardware— 383 Main St.
Chaffee— Howard Ellis— Allen Road— R.F.D.
Champlain — Raymond Bedard
Chatham — Chatham Machine Shop — Rte. 203
Church Street Extension
Churchville— Mr. M. E. Fairbanks
Cincinnatus — Robert Dunham — RFD 2 — Route 2
Clarence — Williams Tree Surgeons — Townline Road
Clinton — Clinton Tractor 4 Implement Company,
Inc. — Meadow Street
Coeymans — Blaisdell's Repair Shop — Westerlo St.
Cold Spring — Cold Spring Service Center — Chestnut
Street— Route 9D
Conklin— Ray E. Goode 1 1 — R. D. 1
Cooperstown— Western Auto Assoc.— 167 Main St.
Corinth — Main Motors, Inc. — 98 Main Street
Cranberry Lake — Cranberry Lake Inn Marina— P.O.
Box 85
Croton-on-Hudson— Zoller's Service — 87 N. Riverside
Avenue
Dansville — K. G. Richmond — 22 Ossian Street
Deer River— Francis Nicholl— Saw Mill Road
Delhi— Delhi Farm Equip. Co.— 23 Elm Street
Delmar— Hilchie's Hardware, Inc. — 255A Delaware
Avenue
Deposit — Edwin Hodam, Jr. — Sands Creek Road
Downsville — Joseph Capa Ido — Route 206
Duanesburg — Berical’s Equipment Co. — RD #1
East Palmyra— J. J. O'Meal
East Pembroke — Ron & Newts Sales 4 Service
Elma— Pilgrim Equip. Co.— 3080 Transit Rd.
Elmira — Cory's H’ware Co. — 1548 Lower Maple Ave.
;Erievilie — Magee’s Service
Fairport — Knapp & Trau
Fail?0l?er — Schutt's Saw & Mower Shop— 135 South
Work Street
Fishers Island — Home Appliance Center — Box G
Franklinville — Len’s Sharp Shop — 10 Green Street
Fredonia — Fredonia Farm Supply — McAllister Road
Freeport — Freeport Equip. Sales & Rental, Inc. — 170
West Sunrise Hiway
Fulton — Harold Burton — 202 Division Street
Garden City— Worth Supply Co.— 270 Nassau Blvd.
South
Gasport — C. J. Perry & Sons, Inc .
Geneva— C. M. Neilson 4 Son, Inc.— 481 Hamilton
Street
Germantown— Capitol Valley Cont. Inc.— Blue Stores
Glens Falls — J. E. Sawyer 4 Co., Inc. 6490 Glen St.
Glen Head — Countryside Enterprises, Inc. — 691
Greenvale-Glen Cove Hwy.
Gouverneur— NESCO (Northern Engine & Supply
Company) — RD #5
Gowanda — Gowanda-Harley Davidson Sales — Zoar
Road— RFD #1
Great Valley — David J. Davies — Sugar Town Road
Greenwich— L. G. Collins— RFD #1
Hillsdale — Hillsdale Farm Supply Inc.
Holland — Lewis Machinery Service — Phillips Rd.
Hudson — Bame's Marine Supply — 190 Fairview Ave.
Huntington Station — Island Power Tool Co., Inc. —
152 West Jericho Turnpike
• lion — Burrill Saw 4 Tool Works— 401 E. Main St.
Ithaca— Valley Fixit Shop— 363 Elmira Road
Johnsonburg— Walter Pope— RFD •
Johnson City — Newman Bros. Hardware — 257 Harry
L. Drive
Johnson City— Oakdale Equip.— 702 Main Street
Johnstown— LeRoy C. Sweeney— RFD #1— Hiway 116
Keene— Gordan C. Wilson— P. O. Box 16
Keeseville — Dan Downs
Kenmore — Kenmore Renting Co. — 1297 Kenmore Av.
King Ferry— Roy A. Tuttle, Inc.— P. O. Box 34
LaFargeville— Clarence Comstock— RFD 1— Plessis
Omar Road
Lake Pleasant— Wight’s Esso Station
Larchmont — Foley H’ware, Inc. — 88 Boston Post Rd.
Lee Center— Stokes Chain Saw Service— RT #26
Leeds — Peter Suttmeier — Sandy Plains Road
Liberty — Gerow Brothers
Long Eddy — Malcolm Crawson — P. O. Box 66, Rt. 1
Malone — Elliott 4 Hutchins, Inc., East Main Street
Margaretviile — Fairbairn Lumber Corporation
Marlboro — State Sarles Sons Inc. — Route 9W
Massena — Douglas LaPoint — Rt. #1
Mayfield— Peter Johnson— R.D. #1 Mountain Ave.
Mechanicville — Brenn’s Lawnmower 4 Engine Shop
R. D. #2
Mendon — Saxby Implement Corp.
Middleburg— .River Imp. Co., Inc. — Middle Fort Rd.
Middletown— H. L. Ayres— P. O. Box 187
Millerton — Brewer’s Mower Sales & Service —
Sharon Road
Monsey— John W. Knapp— Route 59— P. O. Box 105
Morrisville— Ralph Pashley— P. O. Box 432
Naples — Francis Bills Garage — RD #1
New Lebanon— Joseph H. Mittnight
New Rochelle— Gundelach’s Inc.— 388 Main St.
New York — New Hippodrome H'ware — 70 W. 45th St.
Niagara Falls — A. W. Bergeron’s Garden Shop &
Nursery — 2594 Seneca Avenue
Niagara Falls— Delta Tool Rental— 2901 Military Rd.
Nicholville — Bould's Farm Supply
Nineveh — Maurice M. Wightman Sales 4 Service —
R. D. #1 — East River Road
North Boston — Klein Equipment Corp.
North Syracuse — Hytron Lumber & Supply, Inc. —
Fay & Allen Road
Odessa — Odessa Farm Equip., Inc.— c/o Stanley
Darling— RD #1
Odgensburg — Fred Shurleff’s Inc. — Washington &
Catherine Streets
Oneonta— West End Imp. Co.— Country Club Rd.
Orchard Park— Site Contractors. Inc. 132 Calif. Rd.
Oswego — Cloonan Small Engine Service — RD #2
Hall Road
Palmyra— Jim’s Photo & Hobby Shop
Panama — Weise Hardware 4 Electric Co. — Main St.
Parish — Parish Hardware — 7448 Main Street
Pavilion — P-D Service
Peekskill — Peekskill Lawn Mower Center — Crompond
Road
Penn Yan— Smith’s Farm Store, Inc.— 135 E. Elm St.
Pike — Leon Wilcox
Port Jefferson— Vehicle Serv. Corp.— 1575 Patchogue
Road
Port Leyden — McHale's Chain Saw Company
Port Washington— Manhassett Bay Outboard, Inc.—
78 Shore Road
Poughkeepsie — Gifford Power Equipment, Inc.
— 115 Dutchess Turnpike
Prattsville — Prattsville GLF Service
Rensselaer — Henry Meurs 4 Son, Inc. — 202 B’dway
Riverhead — Tryak Truck & Equip. Co. — Pulaski St.
Rochester— John Feathers— 4135 W. Henrietta Road
Sag Harbor — Peerless Marine — Ferry Road
St. James— Molin's Lawn Shop — 665 Jericho T’pike
Salem — George A. Jolley — South Main Street
Sanborn— Le Van Hardware Inc.— 5856 Buffalo St.
Saranac — Jon T. Ryan
Saranac Lake— Moody's Sales 4 Serv.— 7 Duprey St.
Saugerties— Ken-Rent— RFD 5 — Box 13— Mount
Marion Rd.
Savannah — Dickens Bros.
Schenectady — Carman Paint 4 Hardware — 207
Campbell Road
Schenectady— King Trac. Co., Inc.— 145 Cordell Rd.
Schenectady — David Mahoney Co., Inc. — 209 State St.
Schroon Lake — Lakeview Outdoor Center, Inc. —
U S Route 9
Scotia — Wayside Acres Home 4 Garden Center —
209-211 Sacandaga Road
Skaneateles — Bobbett Implement 4 Tractor Co. —
Fennell Street — Box 98
Smyrna — John E. Blanchard — Route 80 — Main St.
Southampton, L.l. — Wm. A. Frankenbach Garden
Center— North Hwy. North Main Street
Sodus — Delyser Bros.
Speculator — Gerald Buyce
Springville — Warner Lumber Mill — R. F. D. #1
Stamford — Eklund Farm Machinery — P.O. Box 216
Staten Island — Forest Equip. Co. — 1319 Forest Ave.
Staten Island — Trimalawn Equip. — 2081 Victory Blvd.
Staten Island— United Rent-Alls of Staten Island-
3874 Richmond Ave.
Stone Ridge — Dedrick Pow. Equip. Co. — Cottekill Rd.
Summitville — L. Finkle 4 Son. Inc.— Route 209
Sylvan Beach — Koster Building Supplies, Inc. —
9th Avenue
Syracuse— Alex. Grants' Sons— 935 Erie Blvd. East
Syracuse — Reliable Farm Supply, Inc. — 2083-85
Park Street
Syracuse— West Genesee Sales, 2522 Genesee St.
Tarrytown — County Power Tool Company— 625
White Plains Road
Thendara — Dan Hudon — Route 28
Troy— E. J. Goyer— R. D. 1
Trumansburg — Millspaugh Brothers — Cayuga St.
Tupper Lake— Herve St. Onge — 39 Broad St.
Warrensburg— Carl R. Kenyon— Route 28
Warwick — Walter Equipment Company
Waterloo — Seaway Marina, Inc. — 473 Waterloo-
Geneva Road
Watertown— White’s Lawn Supply— RD #4
(c/o C. Howard White)
Wayland— Gross & Didas— 12 Main Street
Wells— Floyd Simons— Box 138 Old Wells-Speculator
Road
West Albany — Abele Tractor & Equipment Company
— 72 Everett Road
West Hampton Beach, L.I.— West Hampton Fuel-
112 Montauk Hwy.
West Henrietta— James R. Hanna, Inc.— 6800 West
Henrietta Road
Westport— Marshall F. Fish— Rt. 22 on Lake
Champlain
West Winfield — West Winfield Farm Supply
Whitehall — Norman H. MacLeod Saw Shop —
Comstock Road
White Plains— The Lafkin’s Golf & Lawn Supply
Corp. — 1200 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains — Pickard Hardware, Inc. — 203 E. Post
Road
Whitney Point— H. A. Penningroth 4 Son
NEW JERSEY
Allendale— Allendale Equip. Co.— 317 Franklin Twp.
Allenwood — Sigler's — Rt. #34 Spring Lake Circle
Bayonne — Allied Equip. & Supply Corp., Inc. —
691 Broadway
Bayville— Dover Sup. Co.— Box 225— Mill Creek Rd.
Bergenfield — Bergen Rental Service, Inc. — 150
South Washington Avenue
Blairstown— J. C. Roy 4 Son
Branchville — The Roy Company
Camden— Antrim Hardware Co.— 1514 Federal St.
Cliffside Park — Halton Hdwe. — 666 Anderson Ave.
Clinton— Philip G. Berger— Box 5286— Route #22
Cranford — Andy’s Handy Service — 117 South Ave. W.
Dover — Handymans Tool Shop— Centergrove Rd. 4
Route #10
Eatontown — Grasslands, Inc. — Box 94
Elizabeth — A-M Tool Rental— 69 Cherry Street
Englishtown — Joseph J. Szczepanik — Union Valley
Road
Fairview — Edge Grinding Shop — 388 Fairview Ave.
Freehold— C. H. Roberson, Inc.— 29 Court Street
Garfield — Ralph’s Hwg. Serv. — Rt. 46 4 Boulevard
Gladstone — G. F. Hill 4 Company
Hackettstown— M. B. Bowers 4 Son, Inc.— 128
Willow Grove St.
Hammonton — Parkhurst Farm 4 Garden Supply —
301 North White Horse Pike
Hanover — Do It Yourself, Inc. — Route #10
Harrison — H. I. Karu — 215 Harrison Avenue
Hazlet — The Service Equipment Co. — 3141 Route 35
Hewitt — Sportman’s Boats 4 Motors — W. Shore Rd.
Hightstown — C. H. Roberson, Inc.— Rt. 33— Mercer
Street
Lambertville— John Kurtz— R. D. 1
Lawrenceville — Lawrenceville Hardware Company —
2667 Main Street
Ledgewood — New Jersey Lawn & Power Mowers
Equipment — Route 46
Little Ferry — Ted’s Lawn. Mowers — 15 Riverside Ave.
Madison — Tractor & Lawn Mower Sales 4 Service
— 331 Main Street
Maplewood — Gauthier Door Check — 2 Burnett Ave.
Medford— Fred Myers, Jr.— RR #2— Box 304
Middletown — Monmouth Mower Shop— 656 Route 35
Monroeville — Albert Weber — Route 538 — Swedes-
boro-Franklinville Rd.
New Egypt— J. R. Caines— Route #539
Northfield — Vic Collins— 2101 New Road
North Plainfield— United Rent-Alls— 714 Route #22
Oakland — Bergen Power Equipment — 593 Valley Rd.
Old Bridge — Old Bridge Tractor — RFD — Box 328
Old Bridge— William J. Rainauad — Box 95 — Hiway. 9
Paramus — Artie's Hardware 4 Machine Shop, Inc. —
495 Paramus Road
Penns Grove— R. F. Willis Co., Inc.— 7 Oak St.
Pine Brook— Shulman Tractor Co., Inc. — Route 46
Pompton Plains — Livingston Sport Center — Route 23
Princeton Junction — Grover’s Mill Company
Riverton — Riverton Fm. & Garden Sup. Inc. — Rt. 130
Roseland — Needham's Grinding Service — 191 Eagle
Rock Avenue
Saddle Brook— Point Service 4 Supply, Inc., 112A
Route 46
Short Hills — Millburn Grinding Shop — 658 Morris
Turnpike
Somerset — Frank's Building Supply Co.— 619
Somerset Street
Somerville — Post Stores, Inc., US Route 22
Summit — Glenjay's Mower 4 Garden Shop — 385
Springfield Ave.
Sussex— Len's Service Station — R.D. 1
Trenton — United Rent Alls — 1690 Pennington
Tuckerton — Margraf’s Hardware — North Green St.
Union — Rent-A-Tool — 2491 Route 22
Vincetown — Wells Mobile Service — Route #206
Vineland — Swanson Hardware Sup. — 533 N. E. Ave.
Waterford Works — Rusnak Bros. Inc. — Chew Road
Westfield — Storr Tractor Co.— 469 South Ave. E.
Wharton— J. W. Malson, Sr.— Route 15 (RFD 2)
Williamstown— Weed's Lawn 4 Garden Mart — 311
South Black Horse Pike
Woodbury — Arber's Lawnmower 4 Engine Service —
962 North Broad Street
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Manure spreaders .
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which are arranged to cut and
shred the material delivered by
the apron, and discharge it toward
the back of the spreader. A hood
or cover prevents the material
from being thrown upward and
forward.
Another flail type spreader con¬
sists of a tank lying on its side in
which rotates a shaft with chains
attached. This spreader will handle
either semi-liquid or solid manure;
it has no aprons, beaters, or gear¬
boxes and therefore won’t freeze
up no matter how cold the ma¬
chine may get.
Construction: In most machines,
steel is considered the modern re¬
placement for structures which
may have at one time been made
of wood. But this is not necessarily
the case in manure spreaders. The
corrosive effect of manure acids
on metals has encouraged the re¬
tention of wood as the material
for spreader boxes. This wood is,
of course, treated with chemical
preservative to lengthen its service
life. However, currently available
steels with good corrosion resist¬
ance permit spreaders to be con¬
structed entirely of steel.
Attachments: All manufacturers of¬
fer a number of attachments or
optional devices to adapt their
spreaders for special-purpose use.
These optional attachments enable
the user to tailor a spreader to his
own specific requirements.
For example, to prevent loss of
manure from the rear of the
spreader on the trip from the barn
to the field, there are available a
number of rear endgates. These
rear endgates, when combined
with a front-apron retaining de¬
vice, also permit the spreader to
be used to haul manure with a
high percentage of liquid in it. The
rear endgate may be operated
through a crank arrangement, or
in some cases it can be arranged
so that a standard 8-inch stroke
hydraulic cylinder, powered by the
tractor hydraulic system, can be
used to raise and lower the gate.
Larger spreaders are often
available with tandem-wheel ar¬
rangements. These provide
increased flotation and weight¬
carrying ability but retain the
maneuverability and handling
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ease of the two-wheeled, single-axle
spreader.
A fine-manure attachment can
be added to prevent fine material,
such as poultry litter, from falling
from the spreader while in transit.
This attachment closes the normal¬
ly open space ahead of the distrib¬
utor, and forces the material to be
delivered to the wide-spread attach¬
ment.
Extension-lever kits can be in¬
stalled on many of the feed and
drive-control levers so that these
levers can be adjusted for greatest
operator convenience regardless of
the size of the tractor being used to
pull the spreader.
Handy Jack
Since there is usually enough
weight on the tongue of a two-
wheel spreader to make hook-up
to the tractor difficult even when
the spreader is empty, a tongue-
support jack is a definite conven¬
ience. Most of these jacks are
crank-operated to adjust the height
of the spreader tongue for hook¬
up. They fold out of the way when
the spreader is in use.
Some spreaders are arranged
so that they can be converted to
use as forage wagons. This con¬
version usually involves the addi¬
tion of extra side boards, and a
cross conveyor if the wagon is to
be used for delivering forage to
bunk feeders. In some cases, a
front axle and tongue arrange¬
ment can be added to the two-
wheel spreader to convert it to a
four-wheel wagon. This eases the
chore of unhooking the wagon
from the forage harvester, and at¬
taching a tractor to tow the wagon
from the field.
Maintenance and Operation
On the average farm, the ma¬
nure spreader probably receives
less attention than any other major
piece of equipment. Since it is a
relatively simple machine, it will
operate for some time with limited
attention. In addition, it isn’t a
pleasant machine on which to
work!
However, just as with any other
piece of equipment, good mainte¬
nance and proper operation are
required for satisfactory service.
Operation: Although a spreader
isn’t normally considered a dan¬
gerous piece of machinery, certain
precautions are necessary for safe
operation.
Since a two-wheel spreader
imposes relatively heavy loads on
the tractor drawbar, check your
tractor manual for the correct
drawbar setting. In some cases,
it may be advisable to use a heavy
duty drawbar assembly.
Front-end weights on the tractor
may be necessary to retain good
stability, especially with smaller
tractors or when spreading uphill.
On pto-driven spreaders, be sure
that the pto driveshaft is correctly
coupled, and that all safety shields
are in place. With the current dual
standards for pto speeds — 540
and 1000 rpm — the drive mem¬
bers of the spreader must be cor¬
rectly matched to the tractor pto
speed.
With some combinations of
spreaders and tractor loaders, it
is possible to hit the valve stem of
the spreader tire with the loader
tractor front wheel. If this happens,
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the stem of the spreader tire usu¬
ally breaks, and the tire deflates.
The severe conditions encoun¬
tered by most spreaders are the
result of a number of factors: (1)
the metal parts are subject to cor¬
rosion by the acids of manure;
(2) many spreaders are stored
outdoors and thus subjected to
weathering by the elements; (3)
mechanical loading also imposes
extra punishment. Such loading
is, of course, a necessity in these
times of high-priced labor, but a
few simple precautions when load¬
ing, transporting and spreading
can greatly reduce the extra strain
imposed by tractor loading.
Try It Out
After hitching to the spreader,
make sure that all parts are work¬
ing properly by operating it empty
for a short distance. This simple
precaution may save you from
forking a load by hand to repair
a broken or damaged part. Before
loading in freezing weather be sure
that the apron chains are not
frozen fast. All string or bale ties
that accumulate on tne beaters or
the wide spread attachment
should be removed at frequent
intervals.
Start loading at the end of the
spreader opposite the beaters —
usually the front end (except in
the case of front-end-unloading
types). Do not attempt to get as
large as possible forkfuls; the over¬
load on the spreader is greatly
increased by a load that is com¬
posed of four or five large chunks
of well-packed manure. When
loading, raise the tractor loader
just enough to provide clearance
for the fork to dump in the spread¬
er. Avoid dropping the heavy ma¬
nure from a height of several feet.
Be sure to leave enough room at
the rear for the beaters to get into
operation before the apron forces
material against them.
Gayway farm notes
(Continued from page 14)
edge. We seldom get through a
meal without someone being called
on some statement. This calls for
a quick look at a dictionary, a
map, or an encyclopedia. We keep
source material within reach of
the table so we can settle the ques¬
tion and proceed with the discus¬
sion. I guess maps on the walls
as well as a world globe were
just naturals for us. It seems as
though a world map, a United
States map, and a state map are
necessary tools of our trade —
even though we are able to get
away to actually travel all too
little.
One hobby leads to a consider¬
able study of maps. For years,
whenever we have travelled we
have carried a few little bottles
with us. These are lowered over
bridges on a string to get samples
of the river water. This has led to
quite a collection of bottles of
water, but far more important and
fun, it has led to some researching
on where rivers rise and flow and
end. Again, the reference material
comes in handy to learn some
historical facts about many of
these water highways.
American Agriculturist, January, 1965
Be sure that both the apron and
the beaters are out of gear before
leaving the loading area. If the
apron happens to be partially
engaged, it attempts to force the
load against the beaters during the
trip to the spreading area. Then
the beater drive mechanism is sub¬
jected to additional loads when
you start it.
Use a reasonable speed for
transport as well as for spreading.
Excess speed is dangerous for the
driver and harmful to the machine.
Maintenance: Proper lubrication is
the most important single item
here. Grease performs two impor¬
tant functions: ( 1 ) It prevents
metal-to-metal contact between
shafts and bearings, and thus re¬
duces wear; (2) cleans dirt and
foreign materials from the bear¬
ings. When greasing the spreader,
keep pumping grease into each
sleeve-type bearing until clean
grease appears at both ends.
Because of the manure, mud
and dirt which frequently cover
the spreader, lubrication is often
neglected. However, regular lub¬
rication is essential. Your oper¬
ator’s manual shows how often
the various parts need greasing.
Be sure to find all the grease
fittings, and wipe them cleanbefore
applying the grease gun.
Adjustment of chains and link¬
ages should also be included in
good maintenance. Tension of the
various chains should be checked
occasionally and adjusted if nec¬
essary. Linkages should be
checked, and any bent links
straightened or replaced.
Details of lubrication and main¬
tenance vary with the make of the
spreader, so consult your oper¬
ator’s manual for details. It takes
good maintenance plus proper op¬
eration to get the best results and
longest possible life from your
spreader.
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FIRST CLASS MAIL
THE POSITIVE NO
I am well aware that those who
are critical of Farm Bureau are
using the approach that we are
“aginners”. . . against every¬
thing. Unfortunately, this weapon
is very effective and bothers me
considerably. But I place this
means of discrediting Farm Bu¬
reau along with many other un¬
truths leveled at us, and accept it
as one of those disagreeable things
we have to face when we take a
stand on many of the controversial
issues.
In defense of being against, and
saying NO rather than being for
and saying YES, I remember an
article written by Norman Vincent
Peale in the Reader’s Digest. If my
memory serves me correcdy, his
article . . . “The Power of the Posi¬
tive NO” . . . listed three points.
My interpretation of them is as
follows:
1. We must learn to say NO to
our children. If the truth were
known they expect and want us to
say NO to them when conditions
warrant it, and they respect us for
it. Too often we refrain from doing
so, thinking that they will dislike
us for it. From my own experience
I can verify this NO. We may not
use it as often as we should, but I
certainly will defend it . . . and in
many instances our children have
shown their appreciation for it
afterwards — and loved us for it.
2. We must learn to say NO in
the society in which we live. I think
this substantiates my arguments
for being against certain things.
As good citizens we should oppose
certain trends on local, state and
national levels if they contradict
that which we believe is right and
good.
I never will buy the idea that
anything is inevitable, and accept
it if I think it is wrong. I think Dr.
Peale points out in his article that
this countrv was founded by peo¬
ple who were against unscrupu¬
lous taxation and religious per¬
secution, and who had the courage
to say NO and disagree with those
who would impose it upon them.
3. We must learn to say NO to
ourselves. We should discipline
ourselves, as individuals, by say¬
ing NO much more often than we
do. In short, we know how to con¬
duct ourselves but many times lack
the courage to say NO. Hypocrisy
is the easy way out, and we set
very poor examples by not “prac¬
ticing what we preach.” Morality
is based on the proper discipline of
the individual by himself, and all
too often we fail in this basic con¬
cept. — William E. B ensley,
Springville, JV. Y.
Chapter II: The Scientific Approach to Milk Filtering
How Can Filtration Help Overcome Mastitis?
by Dr. H. E. Kennedy
“I don't see how a milk filter has anything to do with mastitis — after all, mastitis is an udder problem, not a matter
of careless milking like dirt and sediment .”
Dr. H. E. Kennedy — currently Director of
Dairy Products Research for Johnson &
Johnson. Received his A.B. from Atlanta
Christian College and Ph.D. from North
Carolina State. Former Staff Member, De¬
partment of Dairy Technology, Ohio State
University. Member of American Dairy
Science Association, International Associa¬
tion of Milk & Food Sanitarians, National
Mastitis Council, American Association of
Microbiology, Sigma Xi and Gamma Ep¬
silon Delta.
Chapter I discussed why you should filter milk. Reason
No. 3 was the early detection of mastitis to reduce loss of
income. At first glance, the relationship between filtration
and mastitis may not be obvious. That’s why the question
above comes up in many discussions about filtration
and mastitis.
Mastitis is a broad term, usually meant to include con¬
ditions of the mammary gland characterized by abnormal
milk, inflammation of the gland, and usually, but not
always, a diseased state produced by an infectious micro¬
organism. Mastitis is accompanied by a decrease in milk
production regardless of whether the condition is of short
or long duration — whether acute or chronic — whether clini¬
cal or non-clinical.
Mastitis is costly. It is generally agreed that this disease
is the most serious health problem the dairyman en¬
counters. Studies at different colleges give varying esti¬
mates of its dollar loss ranging from a very conservative
$25 per cow per year and up, taking into account lost
milk production, costs of treatments, veterinarians’ fees,
discarded milk and lost animals. Further, cows with
mastitis or loss of milk producing capacity eat as much
feed and cost you just as much to keep as your healthy
cows, but bring in less milk dollars.
Early mastitis detection is important. Obviously the sooner
mastitis is detected in a cow the sooner you can start
getting her back to a healthy, normal production condi¬
tion. The sooner the program is begun the better your
chances for reducing your dollar loss. This is the key to
any successful mastitis reduction program. We assume
that as a careful dairyman you will check each cow at
each milking for early signs of mastitis. What tests can
you use that are relatively inexpensive, do not interfere
with your busy schedule, do not require special lab tests,
and yet are reasonably accurate? You may use the strip
cup, but recent studies have shown that it misses far
more mastitis than it detects.
There are other tests, such as the CMT, catalase test
and leucocyte counts, that if properly performed, provide
a high degree of reliability. However, they are time con¬
suming, and the latter two require laboratory facilities
and trained technicians to carry them out. Also, none
of these tests can be performed with sufficient frequency
to maintain an “early detection” check on a herd. As you
know, a case of mastitis can develop overnight, and only
detection measures that can be carried out daily or with
much greater frequency than is practical with the CMT,
leucocyte count or catalase test can result in providing
the full advantage of “early detection.”
Here’s how filtration can help detect mastitis. Some ab¬
normal changes in milk caused by mastitis, and which
do not pass through a milk filter, are garget flakes and
clots, bloody particles and stringiness. Also, recent re¬
search has shown that a yellow color on the filter is asso¬
ciated with other indications of mastitis. Mastitis detection
by filtration offers the advantages of the strip cup: it is
a barn test which does not require much time, it can be
performed by the milker, and it has a high degree of
reliability.
The accuracy of the filter test as a measure of mastitis
depends upon how it is used. Here is what you should do.
Regardless of how you now filter, inspect your filter
material after each milking, or each time you change it,
and watch for garget, yellow color or other abnormalities.
If you are a can milker, you can spot the evidence on the
filter disk as you strain the milk. If you have a pipeline,
you may inspect the sock or the filter at the bulk tank.
Best of all, use an in-line filter that permits you to inspect
the results of filtering the milk from each cow. When
you see the above evidences of abnormal milk, start
investigating which cow is suspect. This is simple with
the in-line filter. Then make a careful check on the suspect
cows, using the special tests mentioned above or by con¬
sulting your veterinarian.
Your veterinarian should supervise your mastitis treatment
program. Early attention becomes just as important as
early detection if you are to avoid dollar losses. The careful
dairyman will employ early corrective measures through
his veterinarian or otherwise, to avoid the serious financial
loss suffered when the infection progresses or spreads.
Remember — different forms of mastitis respond better
to different medications, and your veterinarian is best
equipped to advise you in this respect.
Johnson & Johnson has a new In-Line Filter Holder to
aid in mastitis detection. Designed by the Milk Filter
Research Laboratory, it is called the RAPID-FLO® Filter
Holder, and is used with 4%" VACULINE® Filter Disks.
The RAPID-FLO® Filter Holder, made with two un¬
breakable, transparent plastic shells, is adapted to fit
between your milking machine and the pipeline or direct
vacuum can. With a normal healthy herd, 6 to 10 cows
can be milked through one of the VACULINE® Disks.
If mastitis is present, the evidences become clearly visible,
first through the transparent holder and then more accu¬
rately as the filter holder is quickly taken apart for in¬
spection. Use of the filter holder has this advantage —
the specific cows with mastitis can be quickly identified,
whereas with a pipeline all you will find is the indication
that one or several cows are producing abnormal milk.
This serves as a warning signal, but it doesn’t help identify
the infected cows.
Space doesn’t permit describing the RAPID-FLO® Filter
Holder in greater detail, but you can see one and get
further information from your supplier of milk filters.
If he doesn’t have the story on this new device yet, please
write to us, giving his name and we’ll see that both you
and he get it right away. Send your request to Dairy
Department, Johnson & Johnson, 4949 West 65th Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60638.
From the above, you can see that filtration does have a
great deal to do with mastitis. The filter disk can be just
as essential and successful in mastitis control as it has
been for decades in sediment control. Checking mastitis
by filtration now becomes another step towards helping
you achieve better managed milking and better milk¬
ing profits.
(Ed. Note: If you would like extra reprints of this Chapter
or Chapter 1, “Why Should I Filter My Milk,” write
to the Dairy Department 4014 at Johnson & Johnson,
4949 West 65th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60638.)
DISAGREES
Your diatribe on “Insecticide
Fuss” sounds like a Iii-fi disk of
the chemical industry which has
ridiculed all scientific findings,
Rachel Carson, conservationists,
wildlife protectors, and the evi¬
dences of the cumulative effect of
traces of poison.
The blinding effect of dollar
signs before the eyes has caused
irrevocable losses of U. S. re¬
sources in the past. No doubt you
agree that mowing down forests
didn’t result in floods; over-culti¬
vating the plains didn’t cause dust
storms; pollution of streams with
sewage and factory wastes hasn’t
wiped out fish species; the loss of
ground water level is not due to
man’s pecuniarily-inspired errors;
the approaching exhaustion of
natural resources in the U. S. is
only a concern for future genera¬
tions.
How in the world did old-time
farmers ever get a crop without
today’s magical killers? Could
they have been less lazy then? And
why must farm production con¬
tinually expand, only to fill more
warehouses with shameful sur¬
pluses? Could modern explosive-
growth fertilizers have nourished
the nasty bugs to their present
tiger-like powers? There were,
before DDT, insecticides whose use
didn’t need defense. Maybe they
required more effort by farmers
sensitive to nature and conserva¬
tion.
Yelling “politicians and do-
gooders” just to divert criticism
has no place in this situation. —
R. W. Brigham, Haworth, New
Jersey
AGREES
I want to congratulate you on
your editorial “Insecticide Fuss”.
Too few people understand the
serious significance of the points
you have made.
The Vermont Food Safety Com¬
mittee is utilizing press, radio and
TV to emphasize these same
points. Our committee consists of
representatives from the Vermont
Department of Agriculture, Ver¬
mont Department of Health, Col¬
lege of Medicine, College of Agri¬
culture and the Extension Service.
We try to anticipate and thus pre¬
vent food contamination problems
and provide a united front to the
public. — Prof. W. D. Bolton, Dept,
of Animal Pathology, University
of Vermont.
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American Agriculturist, January, 1965
FOR A DEMONSTRATION OF THE NEW REMINGTON PL-4 IN NEW YORK STATE, VISIT YOUR LOCAL REMINGTON SERVICE DEALER
town — DEALER
ADAMS, Wilson Equipment Co.
ANGELICA, Harold Jorgeson
ARKPORT, Karn’s Repair Shop
ATTICA, George Burnison
ATHOL, Cameron & Cameron
ARCADE, M. C. & C. M. Drake
ALTAMONT, Howard L. Gage Inc.
AUBURN, Main & Pickney
ANDES, Liddle Bros.
AMITYVILLE, Purdy Lawnmower
BINGHAMTON, Wakeman’s Auto Electric
BUFFALO, West Seneca Tool Rental
BURKE, Cowans Esso Service
BARNEVELD, Bakers Sales & Service
BRASHER FALLS, Boot’s Saw Sales & Repair
BAYSHORE, Arthur Rauft
BATAVIA, Batavia G.L.F. Store
BROADALBIN, Carpenter & Sunderland
BRANT, Thomas Chiavetta
CAMDEN, Clyde Wesseldine
CANANDAIGUA, Don Howard
CAZENOVIA, Waterbury & Coe
CONESUS, Gordon T. Alger
COHOCTON, Edmund Appliance & Hardware
CHAMPLAIN, Raymond Bedard
CATSKILL, Bergers Sales & Service
CLINTON CORNERS, Bowman Sales & Service
CORTLAND, Cain Tractor & Implement
CLINTON, Clinton Farm Supply
CORINTH, Main Motors, Inc.
CORNING, Rice & Sons
CORNWALL, Edward M. Rhodes
CHESTERTOWN, Roberts Chain Saws
DOWNSVILLE, T. J. Klindt
DEFREESTVILLE, Master Equipment
DUNKIRK, Raymond Gunther
DE RUYTER, H. W. Cook Farm Service
DRYDEN, Dryden Implement Inc.
Distributed by John
TOWN — DEALER
DEER RIVER, Francis Nicholl
EAST RANDOLPH, Ed. Gumienik
EAST WALDEN, Master Equipment
EAST WILLIAMSON, Ralph Verbidge
ELMIRA, Keller’s Saw Shop
ELIZABETHTOWN, B & H Saw Sales
EDMESTON, R. S. Hardic & Son
ELMSFORD, Stillwell Equipment
ESSEX, Lester’s Service
EAST MEADOW, United Rent Alls
FRANKLINVILLE, Library Garage
FABIUS, Fabius Hardware
FALCONER, Schutts Chain Saw & Mower
FORESTBERG, Theimers Garage
FORT JOHNSTON, Jim’s Garage
FREEPORT, Freeport Equipment Co,
GRANVILLE, Scotts Tractor & Implement
GLEN COVE, Larry’s Mid Island
GREENVILLE, Greenville Farm Supply
HAILS BORO, Harry Fuller
HANKINS, Sipple Service
HAVERSTRAW, Shaw-Jobson
HOBART, E. T. Van Buren
HUBBARDSVILLE, Jacob Misch & Son
HUDSON, A. J. Grabs Sons
HUNTINGTON STATION, Huntington Grinding
ITHACA, A. R. Davis
INW'OOD, Long Island Lawn Mower
JOHNSON CITY, Goodrich Implement
KANONA, Larry’s Saw Shop
KING FERRY, Gilllng & Nedrow
KINGSTON, Power Mower Repair
KNOWLESVILLE, Knowlesville G.L.F. Store
LEICESTER, A. R. Christiano Hardware
LIBERTY, Clinton P. Tompkins
LITTLE FALLS, Slabes Garage
LIVONIA CENTER, Day Tractor Implement Co.
LOCKPORT, Walter Kohl
TOWN — DEALER
LONG ISLAND CITY, Stillwell Supply
LYONS, Schleede F^rm Supply
MADISON, Farm & Home Store
MARLBORO, R. C. Herman Co., Inc.
MAYVILLE, Art’s Lawn Mower Shop
MEXICO, Harold Miller
MIDDLETOWN, Bellows & May
MIDDLETOWN, Lou’s Repair Shop
MILFORD, Harrison Hardware
MILLER PLACE, Miller Place Service Station
MILLERTON, Scoland Farm Machinery
MINEOLA, Liffco, Inc.
MONROE, Mikes Lawn Mower Shop
MOOER’S FORK, E. R. De Coste
MORRISONVILLE, Bernard Barber
NEW BERLIN, Pope Bros. Garage
NEWARK, Fairville Garage
NICHOLS, J. D. Robertson & Son
NINEVEH, Edward Oliver
NORTH BELIMORE, Langes Hardware & Paint
NORTH LAWRENCE, J. A. Wilber & Sons
NORTHPORT, Vernon Machine
NORWICH, Kosowsky Hardware
ONEIDA, Oneida Milling Co.
OVID, Ovid Small Engine Clinic
PATCHOGUE, Carl’s Lawn Mower Shop
PAWLING, Utters Bros.
PEARL RIVER, Pearl River Cycle
PEEKSKILL, Peekskill Lawn Mower
PENN YAN, Hayes Exchange Store
PINE BUSH, McDoles Service Station
PINE ISLAND, Roy Bros.
PLEASANTVILLE, C. V. Pierce
JPORT JERVIS, Rowe-Hendrickson
PORT WASHINGTON, Precissioneer, Inc.
POUGHKEEPSIE, Mike’s Lawn Mower
FORT PLAIN, Hallsville Farm Supply
REXFORD, Rexford Small Engine
TOWN — DEALER
RICHFIELD SPRINGS, Beadle & Co.
RIVERHEAD, Rolle Bros.
ROCHESTER, Corey Truck Body & Equip.
ROCHESTER, United Rentals
ROSEDALE, A & F Tool Rental
SALISBURY, Matthew’s Garage
SCHENECTADY, Thruway Engine Clinic
SCHUYLERVILLE, Nelson S. Pratt
SHARON SPRINGS, Edgar Handy Garage
SIDNEY CENTER, Jess F. Howes
SOUTH GLENS FALLS, Route No. (9)
Motor Sales
SPECULATOR, Tracey Saw Sales
SPENCER, Simcoe’s Garage
SPRING VALLEY, Clarkstown Equipment Co.
SPRINGVILLE, Henry Kobbler
STATEN ISLAND, Trlmalawn Equip. Co.
STONE RIDGE, George Von. Bargen
SYRACUSE, Syracuse Farm Supply
THENDARA, Bob’s Gulf & T. V. Service
THERESA, Pete Giltz Implement Co.
TUPPER LAKE, Ryan’s Marine
TRUMANSBURG, Maurice Bowers
VAILS GATE, Vails Gate Rental Mart
VERMONTVILLE, Mac’s Service
VESTAL, Vestal Tool Rental
WALTON, Russells Sales & Service
WATERLOO, Finger Lakes Equipment Co.
WALWORTH, Duells Garden Store
WATKINS GEN, Glen City Garage
WEEDSPORT, Blumer Supply
WESTBURY, Contractors Supply Corp.
WELLSVILLE, Chiavetta Bros., Inc.
WEST LEYDEN, Stanley Freeman
WESTVILLE, Wilson Farm Service
WHITNEY POINT, George White
WORCESTER, Edward Johnston
St., Syracuse, N. Y.
Reiner & Co., Inc. 94-15 150th St., Jamaica, N. Y.-Branch 2250 Park
New York State
Grange Resolutions
Grange Policy — Over 100 resolu¬
tions which will form the policy of
the 83,000 Grange members in
New York State were approved at
the annual meeting. These ranged
through taxation, dairying, edu¬
cation, agriculture, legislation,
public welfare, and many others.
In the dairy field, the group
came out strongly for the two-
price plan for milk; asked that
dairymen be able to vote under
the marketing order without losing
the order if they reject a proposed
amendment; favored continuance
of the present arrangement of bulk
tank hauling of producers’ milk
at handlers’ cost; called for a super
pool. More vocational education
was asked for young people; an
open season on raccoons was
favored until the raccoon popula¬
tion has been sufficiently decreased
to eliminate heavy crop damage.
Unalterable opposition was
voiced to any changes in the Alco¬
holic Beverage Control laws which
would ease restrictions imposed on
those who deal in or serve alco¬
holic beverages; legislation which
would mandate a four-year term
for supervisors and highway su¬
perintendents was opposed; Grang¬
ers would require candidates for
public office in the state to be
qualified to vote in the state.
Under public affairs, the trans¬
fer of the Barge Canal to the feder¬
al government was Opposed;
favored were more stringent con¬
trols on obscene books, etc.; sup¬
ported was a legislative program
whereby growers can marshall
adequate help from able-bodied
unemployed on welfare for the fruit
and vegetable harvest.
Officers — Bert S. Morse, Mara¬
thon, N. Y. was elected to a three-
year term on the executive com¬
mittee. Other members are:
Edmund H. Marvin, Sr., Mace-
don, chairman; Leonard Fuller,
Edwards. State Master Russell S.
Curtis, Cazenovia; Overseer Rob¬
ert S. Drake, Woodhull; and Secre¬
tary Morris J. Halladay, Groton,
are ex-officio.
American Agriculturist, January, 1965
The lightweight with the heavyweight bite
12-lb. engine weight
Roller bearing engine design
Roller nose guide bar
Rubber comfort grip
The amazing PowerLite PL-4 is an easy-to-
handle lightweight package of woodcutting
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full roller bearing design. Roller bearings in¬
crease power and provide smooth perform¬
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oversized air filter and muffler improve
engine breathing to give a supercharged
performance. The results— you'll zip through
logs in seconds with your choice of a 15",
19", or 23" power boosting roller nose guide
bar. What's more, the roller nose and a
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Remington.
OUTCUTS, OUTLASTS ’EM ALL
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We find Power Shift is of great advantage on row ends when you want to speed up. You use only one lever and you don't even have to clutch to change gears
A New York farmer reports:
Talk about Yankee ingenuity and you’re talking
about Jay Silsby, Gasport. He about splits his 350
acres between fruit trees (apples and cherries)
and the main ingredient for a drive-in restaurant:
beef. Jay raises his own steaks, beefburgers,
loins, etc., for the Canary Snack Bar in which
the Silsbys are part-owners. If you're ever on
Highway 31 in the Gasport area, stop in
and taste the fruits of Jay's farming with his
Power Shift "3020” . . .
“This “3020” is the first John Deere Tractor I’ve owned. Sitting on it
is just like sitting in your living room watching TV. There’s no com¬
parison between it and others I’ve owned. I wanted comfort to go
along with good performance and this “3020” certainly has it.
“It has plenty of power for our needs . . . and a seat that’s out of
this world in my book. You can regulate it so the controls are all right
there at your touch . . . and move it back to stand. It’s a masterpiece of
comfort. I got to the place with back trouble where I either had to quit
farming or change tractors. This “3020” was the answer to my prob¬
lem . . . haven’t had a bit of trouble since I bought it.
“Power Shift is of great advantage on row ends when you want to
speed up, on grades when you run into hard pulling, and plowing
when you hit tough spots. In each case, you just drop ’er back or
move ’er up a gear without stopping. You use only one lever. You
don’t even have to clutch to change gears, so there’s no time lost.
The “3020” has lots of weight and good balance
“Just like sitting in our living room watching TV
'We put the 4-16’s down 8 to 9 inches. On the average, we plow about 2 acres an hour,
It’s no trouble at all for my son, Sidney, to drive
“I got Power Shift because I wanted to keep up-to-date. You sure
save time with it. This “3020” is cutting my hours in the field; it’s
actually increasing my profit because we get a lot more done in a lot
less time. And Power Shift will mean greater trade-in value some day.
The ground speeds are all well spaced. There are no gaps.”
Jay Silsby has a practical slant on farming . . . what good is a fast-
moving tractor if it so mistreats a farmer that he can’t keep moving
with it very long? Jay switched tractor brands to get the “3020” be¬
cause it treated him right . . . right amount of power, right amount of
comfort, right kind of features. How right is a 65 h.p.* “3020” or 91
h.p.* “4020” for you? Best way to find out is to try one on your farm
for a day, using your John Deere dealer’s demonstrator. You’ll also
find his Credit Plan treats your budget as kindly as the tractor treats
you. Payments are tailored to your income. * Diesel model
Moline, Illinois
i
OPERATION AQUALIFT
IT LOOKS LIKE a long, tough
winter on the waterfront . . . not the
one down by the docks but the
one on dairy farms across the
Northeast. Although worse in
some areas than others, it’s gen¬
erally dry, man, dry! Having to
buy water for 50 cows at $10 per
1,000 gallon load is a discourag¬
ing proposition to say the least.
States, counties, municipalities,
and public agencies such as the
Extension Service and Civil
by Gordon Conklin
Defense, are all working on the
job of keeping water moving to
meet essential needs in the region.
Wondering about what the in¬
dividual can do, I asked agricul¬
tural engineer Carl Winkelblech
at Cornell for suggestions.
By the way, he speaks with ex¬
perience and fervor about the
problem, because the well at his
own home only produces 10 to 12
gallons per day . . . not nearly
enough for normal family use.
Various combinations of equip¬
ment and structures can be im¬
provised for on-farm storage and
handling of water when it is de¬
livered from the transport tanker:
1. Dugout pits or reservoirs
with a plastic lining are low in
cost and can be readily adapted to
many farm situations. Black plas¬
tic sheets can be purchased in sizes
up to 40 feet by 100 feet. Four-
mil thickness costs less than two
cents per square foot. Six-mil plas¬
tic is more durable, but if care is
exercised in backing the plastic
with a relatively smooth surface,
the thinner material should outlast
the drought.
Dugout pits should be built ad-
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The Hoffman Seed Man is the key that unlocks a broad program of Hoffman
service that ranges all the way from helping you plan for higher yields, right
up to seed delivery. Chances are, there’s a Hoffman Seed Man located close to
you. He knows climate and soil conditions in your locality . . . and will be
glad to help you select exactly the right variety of Hoffman Farm Seeds and
Funk’s G-Hybrid Corn.
Higher Quality
Each variety of Hoffman seeds has been picked because of its ability to give
high yields . . . each has been thoroughly farm tested. Research and testing
are important in the Hoffman quality program. But more than that — we take
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Bigger Yields
There’s no better way to unlock the door to higher profit crops than with the
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A. H. HOFFMAN SEEDS, INC. . Landisville, Pa.
Located in the Heart of Lancaster County
22
jacent to a firm driveway to facili¬
tate delivery of water. They should
be near the point of water use to
minimize pumping costs; they
should be at least 6 feet deep to
minimize ice formation; they
should be large enough to hold a
2 or 3 day supply of water below
a 2-foot thickness of ice; separate
storage pits should be built for
potable and livestock water.
Each cubic foot of storage will
hold about 7l/% gallons of water.
Where the topography is sloping,
dugout pits may be built about
20 feet above the drinking cup
level in the cow barn. This higher
elevation should provide enough
pressure to operate drinking cup
valves without installing a pump.
If water from open pits or other
contaminated sources is connected
to permanent water lines, these
lines should be broken or other¬
wise valved to prevent any pos¬
sibility of contaminating the well
and those parts of the water system
that normally handle pure water.
2. Large plastic film sheets can
also be used to line structures
which might otherwise leak or. con¬
taminate the water. In this group
are old cisterns and dug wells;
empty silos; heavy duty forage
wagons and grain bins; and pits
or reservoirs made of soil. Re¬
member that water weighs roughly
the same as wheat and 3 times
more than forage. The depth of
water stored in above-ground
structures should be gauged ac¬
cordingly.
3. Avoid used storage tanks that
previously contained harmful or
objectionable liquids unless the
contaminant can be removed.
Water stored in a used fuel tank,
for example, will have an oily
taste, odor and surface film, even
though the tank has been thor¬
oughly steam-cleaned. Leaded
gasoline tanks should not be used
for storing any drinking water for
livestock or human use.
4. Asphalt-coated steel septic
tanks may be used for storing
livestock water. Maple sap tanks,
washing vats, or other containers
used in the food processing indus¬
try are satisfactory water storages
for both livestock and humans
when thoroughly cleaned.
Keep livestock water in separate
containers from that used for
household and milkroom; this will
reduce chlorination costs. It’s ad¬
vised that livestock water not be
chlorinated because cattle may ob¬
ject to the taste and not drink
enough to maintain normal pro¬
duction. Water for human use can
be made safe by boiling as well as
by chlorination.
5. Dumping of water into un¬
lined dry wells as a means of
storage is generally inadvisable.
In addition to the risk of contam¬
inating underground rock strata,
the volume of recovery is likely
to be low because of leakage.
"Stimulating" Wells
During drought periods the
ground water table falls. Chances
of obtaining more water appear
greater by deepening shallow wells
than by deepening wells that are
already 200 feet or more below
(Continued on page 25)
American Agriculturist, January, 1965
YEAR OF
SHARP CONTRASTS
The year of 1964 is likely to be
recorded in history as one of sharp
contrasts. These range through the
weather, the drought, and the sug¬
gestion that farmers get into the
food retailing business through the
purchase of the world’s largest
chain store, the A & P. More new
ideas have been germinated lately
than one is likely to find crabgrass
seedlings after a soaking rain in
late April!
Weather — We are informed that
if the moisture shortage of almost
15 inches for 1964 is to be made
up by planting time in the spring
of 1965, it will require 150 inches
of snow. Arley Hovland, assistant
director of the Extension Service,
after consultation with the agricul¬
tural agents comes up with some
dry but very important facts.
According to Mr. Hovland’s
study — and that takes into con¬
sideration the records kept by the
New Jersey Crop Reporting Ser¬
vice and the College Weather Fore¬
casting Service — the drought of
1964 actually started back in mid-
1961. Weather records for 42
months show that North Jersey is
more than 35 inches short of nor¬
mal precipitation, while Central
and South Jersey are a little better
off . . . only 18 inches shy.
The College has also come up
with some figures on what it ac¬
tually costs to pump water on a
growing crop, a question that has
often been asked. Hovland states
that it costs from $13 to $15 an
acre for each of three or four
waterings, an added cost of over
$50 per acre just to keep the crops
going through the season.
Supply — Those with deep wells
report that they still have seen no
shortage in their supply. What
concerns almost everyone is,
“What about next year?”
One of the newest developments
is at the duPont Company’s big
dye plant in Salem County. Here
has been dug a 500-foot well, into
which they plan to pump treated
water from a nearby stream back
into the ground to meet their nor¬
mal seasonal requirements. They
have been told by water experts
that they will be able to retrieve up
to 85 percent of the water that they
store underground.
The A & P Deal
The idea of farmers buying the
huge A & P chain is a story that
has caught the imagination of the
public, and has actually begun to
take root. It was discussed at the
conference of the New Jersey Agri¬
cultural Marketing Association.
The idea originated in Ohio.
It is now being identified with the
American Farm Bureau Federa¬
tion, and has been considered at
both the Pennsylvania and New
Jersey Farm Bureau annual meet¬
ings . . . also at the meeting of the
American Farm Bureau Federation
in Philadelphia.
American Agriculturist, January, 1965
by Amos Kirby
New Jersey Editor
Background — Behind the story is
the attempt of the American Farm
Bureau Federation, through its
state agricultural marketing as¬
sociations, to secure sensible prices
for crops grown under contract.
Growers are not happy over the
prices they are offered on contract
crops. In the spring of 1964, proc¬
essors reduced the prices on as¬
paragus; left unchanged prices on
tomatoes; and now the H. J. Heinz
Co. has come out with prices for
1965 the same as 1964.
Here and There
I attended the annual meeting
of the Interstate Milk Producers
Cooperative in Philadelphia on
behalf of American Agriculturist.
The good news was to the effect
that there will be an increase in
the price of milk starting with J an-
uary 1, 1965.
There was some sentiment for
at least one cent per quart or its
equivalent, but this met with op¬
position. An influx of supplies
from competing areas could upset
supply and demand.
Apportionment — Overshadowing
everything else is the matter of re¬
apportionment in the Assembly
and Senate. The Farm Bureau
position is that reapportionment
should be delayed until there is a
decision from the U. S. Supreme
Court.
The Legislature has started one
type of reapportionment that
would provide what has been
called “a weighted vote.”
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when plowing? Well, J. Edward
Davie of Geneva, New York, not
only wished, but he did!
He plowed close to 350 acres
with his homemade plow hitch last
spring and likes it fine. The tractor
he’s using is an IH 806 (95 horses
under the hood). Ed reports he
previously used half a ton of front-
end weights when using his five-
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. . . now he uses only 300 pounds
of extra weight on the front end.
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is as simple as dragging all day.”
Ed has a fully-equipped farm
shop and built up his hitch himself.
He figured a little, built something,
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ber of times. Finally he had a setup
that worked well, but he plans to
modify it just a bit more for
greater convenience and strength.
Using a semi-mounted steerable
five-bottom plow, he put his hitch
14 inches ahead of and 16 inches
to the side of where it would nor¬
mally be. He thinks a six-bottom
plow would work even better.
This winter he is going to work
on a similar modification for a
three-bottom plow, but admits it
just may be too narrow. He likes
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ground that he is going to try,
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Ed built this special hitch himself
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FROM COW TO TRUCK
Milk from Roger Becker’s 197
cows at Cobleskill, New York,
goes directly by pipeline to a
quick-cooling device that almost
instantly drops its temperature to
37 degrees Fahrenheit. Then it
flows to a bulk truck for eventual
transport to his bottling plant.
Never exposed to the air, the
milk has so few bacteria that test¬
ing bacteriologists can’t even read
a plate count. Udders are care¬
fully washed before milking, and
teats are dipped in a long-lasting
sanitizing solution after milking.
The Becker herd, for the year
ending April, 1964, has a DHIA
average on 153.3 cows of 14,143
pounds of milk, 475 of fat.
American Agriculturist, January, 1965
Aqua I iff
(Continued from page 22)
the surface. With increasing depth,
rock strata generally become more
dense; there are fewer voids to hold
and convey water. The risk of
finding sulfur, salt, other objec¬
tionable minerals, and small nat¬
ural gas pockets increases with
depth. In contrast, deep gravel
pockets generally hold large quan¬
tities of water; deepening wells in
gravel valleys is usually advis¬
able.
The smallest domestic water
pumps available have a pumping
capacity which may be ten times
faster than the rate at which water
flows into the present well. Too
rapid withdrawal of water causes
the pump to lose prime. Several
things can be done:
1. Restrict the pumping rate.
Some jet pumps have an internal
adjusting screw; in other cases the
hand valve between the pump and
the air tank can be partially
closed. Through repeated trials the
pumping rate can sometimes be
restricted to equal the recharge rate
of the well.
2. Install water level control
electrodes in the well. This com¬
mercially available device is con¬
nected in series with the pressure
control switch. Two electrodes, one
at high water and another above
the intake screen, control the pump
operation and prevent loss of
prime.
3. Lengthen the pump intake
pipe. Judgment and a full knowl¬
edge of the well is required before
undertaking a change; the intake
may already be near the bottom
of the well. Sand or sediment will
interfere with pump performance
if the intake is too close to the
bottom.
New veins can sometimes be
opened up by an explosive charge
at the bottom of the well; chances
of success are greater in limestone
and shales than in sandstone or
granite. This should be done by
someone experienced in handling
explosives.
Another approach that has had
some success is that of drawing a
vacuum on the well casing, but
this will not work on a completely
dry well. A vacuum pump is at¬
tached to the well vent, having the
same effect as sucking soda pop
through a straw. The casing and
well seal must be air-tight.
Remember, though, that water
quality may change, and there
may be an increase in turbidity,
sulfur or other minerals. Deep
well jet pumps will usually operate
at lower efficiency against a
vacuum, but shallow well pumps
will not. Commercial equipment,
including an automatic vacuum
control switch, is available to do
this job.
"Stimulating" Springs
Springs that have gone dry or
have a diminished flow due to a
prolonged drought can sometimes
be revived. Here are some sug¬
gestions:
1. Make sure the present spring
box is tight . . . that water is not
seeping out unnoticed below the
soil surface. Check for subsurface
American Agriculturist, January, 1965
leaks by digging one or more test
holes on the lower side of the box.
Holes should be at least one foot
deeper than the present spring box.
A good spring box should have
a reservoir capacity equal to the
total daily needs. Each cubic foot
of space between high water level
and the draw-off pipe will hold 7^2
gallons of water.
2. Sometimes during dry
periods water can be found at a
greater- than- normal depth in the
vein. Check this possibility by ex¬
cavating to a greater depth within
the present spring box. If free
water appears in the bottom of the
hole, it should be pumped to de¬
termine the approximate flow. On
the basis of this flow, decide
whether or not to deepen or re¬
build the present box.
3. Springs frequently outcrop at
the base of a steep change in
grade. A “seepage line” may be
apparent on one or both sides of
the present spring box. It is some¬
times possible to intercept addi¬
tional seepage and lead it through
a tile line to the spring box. Check
the feasibility of this approach by
digging test holes at intervals
along the seep line.
4. Collector tile lines should be
about 3 feet below the ground sur¬
face and should have a continuous
fall of about 3 inches per hundred
feet to the high water level in the
collecting box. A submerged oudet
is likely to reduce total flow and
increase the possibility of leakage
outside the box. To obtain suffi¬
cient fall and cover for tile, it may
be necessary to construct a new
spring box at a lower elevation
on the slope.
5. When the tile trench has been
excavated, a 4-foot width of 4 mil
polyethylene plastic can be in¬
stalled as a curtain wall on the
bottom and downhill side of the
trench. Tile should be placed on
top of the plastic film, and the
trench backfilled with about 2 feet
of clean sand or gravel. The re¬
maining portion of the plastic film
should then be folded over the
gravel backfill and the upper por¬
tion of the trench filled with the
heaviest soil obtainable in the
vicinity. These construction details
contribute to the efficiency of the
system and to the purity of the
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IT IS SAID that as the January
days get longer, the weather gets
stronger. Cold, clear weather with
the ground snow-covered seems to
be good for cattle here in the
Northeast, but look out for the
January thaw or any sudden
change! Each year we see more
and more evidence of the fact that
change, causing stress on animals,
is as much a factor in disease as
bacteria and virus.
One disease that veterinarians
and cow men have for years as¬
sociated with change is Hemor¬
rhagic Septicemia, better known
as “shipping fever.” Despite mod¬
ern methods and education, ship¬
ping fever seems to be as prevalent
today as it was thirty years ago,
when as a 4-H boy I first experi¬
enced its effects on unprotected
catde.
To the research man there is no
single specific bacteria or virus
causing shipping fever. There are
as many variations of shipping
fever as there are of the common
cold in humans; it can vary from
a slight cough to deadly pneumo¬
nia and diarrhea.
Apparently the organism ... or
organisms . . . that cause shipping
fever are always with us, not
causing trouble until some stress
caused by shipping, storm, or sud¬
den change takes place and lowers
an animal’s resistance so the or¬
ganisms become more virulent.
There are, of course, diseases such
as Infectious Bovine Rhinotrachi-
tis (IBR), virus diarrhea (VD),
and Leptospirosis, caused by spe¬
cific viruses or bacteria that re¬
semble shipping fever and are
often confused with it. Animals in
poorly ventilated stables can de¬
velop shipping fever-type symp¬
toms that will not respond to anti¬
biotics, but will respond to fresh
air.
The typical break of shipping
fever starts in a herd of previously
healthy cattle a week or ten days
after new animals have been intro¬
duced. The new animals don’t
have to be visibly sick themselves
to spread the disease. Or the new
animals can come down with the
disease any time up to two weeks
after being introduced into the
herd, and then a week later the rest
of the herd starts to come down
with it.
Some Symptoms
High fever, from 104 to 107
degrees, is usually the most con¬
stant symptom of shipping fever.
The next most common symptom
is a “rocking” type of breathing.
Stand and observe a line of cows;
the ones whose pinbones go back
and forth two to four inches as
they breathe are the ones to check.
The other symptoms are not
always constant . . .coughing,
open-mouth breathing, lack of ap¬
petite (though in the early stages
animals often eat), red or runny
eyes and runny nose, and
diarrhea.
The disease can also start in a
barn where no new animals have
been introduced. It can be carried
in on visitors’ feet or on objects
such as a halter or nose lead. It
can start when animals’ resistance
has been lowered by change and
stress such as putting in a new
ventilating system, the failure of a
ventilating system, or something
of that nature.
Shipping fever may affect only
animals of a certain age group,
or on occasion it will spread
through the adult cattle and not
affect the calves or yearlings for a
week or two, then suddenly spread
to them. A dry cow may go
through a break of shipping fever
with no ill effects, only to become
seriously ill within twelve hours
after calving. In such cases, the
calves usually die in a day or two
after birth.
Ventilation Influence
Shipping fever seldom affects
animals in loose housing or well-
ventilated shed-type buildings; the
exception to this is in feeder cattle.
The disease in this class of live¬
stock is difficult to treat. In most
cases the more draft-free ventila¬
tion one can obtain the less severe
the disease will be, and the fewer
cases in the herd.
Immunization against shipping
fever can be obtained by the use
of a mixed bacterin used before
exposure. Different formulae of
bacterins are used in different parts
of the country; your local veterin¬
arian knows what is best for your
area. In some areas it is routine
practice to inoculate adult cattle
every fall with mixed bacterin to
try to improve resistance to the
shipping fever cough and diar¬
rhea. There is no proof that it does
any good, yet the year it is not
done these herds will have trouble.
Your own veterinarian can ad¬
vise you best as to whether it
would be of value to inoculate
against shipping fever. If he has
found it of value, he will have on
hand a formula that is best for
your area.
If you plan to add cattle to your
herd, consult your veterinarian as
to whether he advises inoculating.
If he does, he will suggest doing
it at least two weeks before the new
cattle are added. The new cattle
should be done before they are
moved into your barn. I repeat,
the new cattle don’t have to be sick
to carry shipping fever to your
barn.
Using a dirty catde truck can be
the easiest way to spread shipping
fever. Most regular catde truckers
today are conscientious and care¬
ful in cleaning and disinfecting
their trucks before hauling non¬
slaughter catde.
Treatment
Once the disease is noticed in
your herd it is good practice to
take the temperature of all tied
animals once or twice a day. You
will notice that some will be run¬
ning fevers and rocking although
not even acting sick. Treating them
(Continued on page 27)
American Agriculturist, January, 1965
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Farmer-owners of 33 local as-
j sociations making up the Penn-
(| sylvania Farm Bureau Coopera¬
tive Association will be asked to
vote in the next two months on a
proposal to merge with Agway
Inc. Announcement of the proposal
was made in December by PFBCA
President Jacob N. Smith and Ex¬
ecutive Vice President George G.
Connor.
Agway is the new farmer-owned
organization formed by the mer¬
ger last July of Cooperative GLF
Exchange and Eastern States
Farmers’ Exchange, regional co¬
operatives serving 12 northeastern
states. Following the vote by PFB
locals, the cooperative’s regional
board of directors will vote on a
proposal to merge PFBCA with
j Agway. PFBCA is owned by its
local associations.
Agway President Jonathan
Davis of Sterling Junction, Mas¬
sachusetts, and Executive Vice
President Edmund H. Fallon of
Syracuse, New York, in a letter to
Agway members announced that
the Agway board of directors has
approved a proposal to include the
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau or¬
ganizations.
In a letter to all local associa¬
tion stockholders, Smith and
Connor noted joint studies which
had been conducted over the last
several years by the three coopera¬
tives regarding joint operation of
some production and warehousing
facilities. Their letter said that re¬
cently-completed studies showed
• considerable dollar savings pos-
■ sible for PFB and Agway as a
result of reduced costs from
merged operations.
Many Facilities
Formed in 1934, the Farm
Bureau system includes 90 distri¬
bution points which serve farmers
j in the state with commodities and
services. It employs 1,060; and
! combined membership in the local
associations is about 54,000. Sales
volume in its most recent fiscal
year exceeded $40 million.
PFBCA owns a feed manufactur¬
ing plant at Manheim, Pennsyl-
| vania; owns and operates a
hatchery at Harrisburg, a seed
processing plant at Manheim,
wholesale farm supply warehouses
at Greensburg and Florin, and
poultry breeding and feed test
farms near Harrisburg.
PFBCA also has bulk feed ter-
[minals at Winfield and Butler, and
fertilizer blending plants at Mercer,
Dayton, Uniontown, Bedford,
Winfield, Lebanon and Blandon.
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Farm Bureau Marketing Coopera¬
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tobacco, grain, eggs, poultry and
livestock.
PFBCA is a joint owner, with
other regional cooperatives, of a
American Agriculturist, January, 1965
petroleum refinery in Texas; a feed
manufacturing plant at Cincinnati,
Ohio; two fertilizer manufacturing
plants at Baltimore, Maryland; a
seed processing plant at Fort
Wayne, Indiana; and a farm sup¬
ply manufacturing and procure¬
ment cooperative at Alliance, Ohio.
PFBCA and its local associa¬
tions are not affiliates of the Amer¬
ican Farm Bureau Federation. The
farmer group in the state allied
with AFBF is the Pennsylvania
Farmers Association.
Fever .
(Continued from page 26)
then, as prescribed by your veter¬
inarian, is usually successful. A
day later, when the cow is off feed,
might be too late, or at least neces¬
sitate more extensive treatment.
Treatment is expensive at best, and
there is a milk loss with milking
animals. Prevention is far better
than treatment; the best prevention
is to raise all your own replace¬
ments.
You may farm for years and
never see shipping fever, but some
day you may have to bring in
cattle. When you do, buy from a
recognized source such as breed
club sales or known farmer breed¬
ers. If you buy from a dealer, buy
from one whose sole source of
income is dealing in cattle. Such a
man will not intentionally sell you
diseased cattle, and will stand
behind the sales he makes.
Dates to Remember
Jan. 6-8 - New Jersey
State Horticultural Society and
Vegetable Growers Assoc, annual
meeting. Cherry Hill Inn, near
Haddonfield, N.J.
Jan. 11-15 - Pennsylvania
Farm Show, Harrisburg .
Jan. 16 - Mid-winter meeting.
New York Flying Farmers, Auburn
Inn, Auburn, N.Y.
Jan. 17 & 20 - National
Galloway Show and Sale, Denver,
Colorado .
Jan. 18-22 - Beef Cattle¬
man 1 s Short Course, Cornell Uni¬
versity, Ithaca, N.Y.
Jan. 19-21 - N.Y. State
Horticultural Society & Empire
State Potato Club & N.Y. State
Vegetable Growers Association,
Rochester, N.Y.
Jan. 25-27 - N.Y. State
Holstein-Friesian Association
annual meeting and sale, Roch¬
ester, N.Y.
Jan. 25-30 - New Jersey
Farmers Week, Trenton.
Jan. 26-28 - N.Y. State
Horticultural Society meeting,
Kingston .
Jan. 27-28 - Eastern Angus
Association Futurity and Open
Show and Sale, Pennsylvania Farm
Show Building, Harrisburg.
Jan. 30 - 8th annual Dairy
Farmers' Seminar, University of
Rhode Island, Kingston.
Jan. 31-Feb. 3 - 50th annual
meeting (Golden Anniversary) Nat¬
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Chicago, Ill.
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JOSEPH HARRIS CO., INC.
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f0er°our FREE ’65 CATALOG
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Injury to
Prize Cow
led Berg to invent
Cow-Saver
Stall
Because his best cow crippled her¬
self by tripping over a tie chain,
farmer-manufacturer Berg
created the first really new cow
stall in years. Here’s how his pat¬
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When a cow lies down, the tie
chain is spread apart by the bell¬
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chain slack. She can’t trip over the
chain. The Cow-Saver stall is built
of copper-bearing steel that
resists barn acid corrosion to last
longer than ordinary steel stalls.
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Stalls, stanchions, steel pens,
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Food For
The Spirit
by Robert Clingan
HOW OFTEN a pastor enters
into a person’s feeling when that
individual has been caring for a
member of the family who has
proved a real burden. The indi¬
vidual carrying the load has said
or implied with tone and gesture,
“If I could only lay my burden
down!”
Then comes the day when the
individual requiring so much care
has left the home, either departing
this life or going into a nursing
home or hospital. When the pas¬
tor makes his family call he
expects to find a certain buoyancy
of spirit because the burden borne
in love is gone.
But often the minister is sur¬
prised to hear that words of lone¬
liness and emptiness have replaced
the words and thoughts of burden¬
bearing. Now he hears, “How I
miss him,” “I don’t know what to
do with my time,” and “How
empty my life has suddenly
become!”
Here is one of life’s compelling
situations that calls for readjust¬
ment, reorientation, or a new or¬
ganization of one’s life around
other personal and family needs
so long neglected during die days
of burden.
This experience also gives a
person a new opportunity to reflect
on life’s deepest meaning. We can
rediscover that life finds its richest
meaning when love calls upon us
to discharge a responsibility that
is difficult to bear. Personal growth
requires service, sacrifice, persever¬
ance . . . the kind that stretches our
resources until we find our hidden
reserves.
It is only the person whose life
is bound by love and duty who
discovers what life is all about.
Only the bound are free, and only
the crucified learn to live. This is
what St. Francis meant when he
prayed, “0 Divine Master, grant
that I may not so much seek to be
consoled as to console, to be
understood as to understand; to
be loved, as to love. For it is in
giving that we receive; it is in par¬
doning that we are pardoned, and
it is in dying that we are born to
eternal life.”
Never lay a burden down to
become free of all of life’s responsi¬
bilities. Rather, when you lay one
down that has been forced upon
you, take upon yourself another
burning concern, a challenging
work, a ministry of mercy, to
which you can respond with a love
that will require your utmost. This
is the way to live, and the way to
find life’s richest meaning at its
deepest level.
Here's an ox yoke of unusual design . . . seven feet, four inches long,
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I-PLANT TREES-i
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Quality Seedlings and Transplants
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SCOTCH PINE (Special Strain)
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2-yr. Seedlings . 4-7".. $ 5.75 $29.00
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3-yr. S., root pruned 5-10".... 11.50 58.00
5-yr Transplants 8-14".... 31.50 158.00
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3-yr. S., root pruned 5-10".... 9-00 46.00
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The Song of the Lazy Farmer
This time of year makes some
folks sad, but as for me I’m always
glad when skies are gray and trees
are bare and winter cold is in the air;
when days are short and snow piles
deep, you’ll never hear me make a
peep. This season don’t have many
flaws, I like to see it come because
it means there isn’t much to do, that
there’s few chores outside to do; the
colder nights make sleeping great
and I can stay in bed ’til late. But
best of all, it’s winter when the pan¬
cake season starts again, and noth¬
ing that Mirandy makes is finer than
her buckwheat cakes.
Now there is something really
good, I never have quite understood
why poets and philosophers have
never written song or verse to put in
words the mellow mood ofmankind’s
finest type of food. What cook has
ever made a dish that can come close
to matching this: a stack of cakes of
golden brown, with melted butter run¬
ning down to join a maple syrup
pool, no man alive except a fool
could think of stopping until he has
just enough strength left, by gee, to
drag himself to couch or chair and
doze the morning out right there.
Get All-Purpose Ointment
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DAIRY ASSOCIATION CO., Lyndonville 11, Vt.
STRAWBERRY PLANTS
Leading varieties. High qualify. Write today
for 1964 FREE illustrated catalog with full de¬
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JAMES W. BRITTINGHAM
2538 Ocean City Blvd. Salisbury, Md.
American Agriculturist, January, 1965
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ANGUS
REGISTERED ANGUS BREEDING Stock for
4-H and Herd Improvement. Mohawk Farms,
Canajoharie, New York. 518-CA 4-5262, _
FOR SALE: BUY AND TRY our large type
Scotch Angus hulls, P.R.I. production and pro¬
geny tested. Transfers include “Advanced Reg¬
istry” certificates. FROZEN ANGUS SEMEN
AVAILABLE FOR WORLD TRADE. Plan to
visit our cattle operation when in Washington
or enroute to the World’s Fair. You will always
be most welcome. Request folders with data and
prices. Address: James B. Lingle, Manager,
Area Code: 301 Office: 827-2041, Residence:
827-8143. Wye Plantation, Queenstown, Mary-
land. _
SEVENTEEN Grade Angus yearling heifers.
Freshen May ’65. Iroquois Farm, Cooperstown,
N. Y. Area 607 LH-7-9901.
BABY CHICKS
Good chicks from
6 pROV^N $TrAiN$
One is bound to be just right for your
operation. For brown eggs: Sex-linked
Hallcross or our R.I. Reds. For white
eggs: Arbor Acres Queens. For eggs
and meat: Golden-Buff Hallcross or
Silver Hallcross. For meat: Arbor Acres
Cross. Guaranteed-live delivery. You
must be satisfied. Write for price list to
214 Cook Hill Road.
Hall Bros. Hatchery, Inc., Wallingford, Conn.
BIG WHITE LEGHORNS, Brown Leghorns,
Minorcas, Anconas, Rocks, Reds, Orpingtons,
Brahmas, 35 breeds. Free catalog. Mt. Healthy
Hatcheries, Mt. Healthy, Ohio.
MEADOW VIEW CHICKS — Arbor Acres
Queens, Rapp Leghorns, Harco Reds, Harco
Sex-links, Lawton Buffs, Peterson Cornish
Cross. Also started pullets. Henry M. Fryer,
Greenwich, N.Y.
MARSHALL KIMBERCHICKS. Today’s Kim-
berchicks offer more for your chick dollar than
ever before — at a time when you need every
advantage. To earn extra profits in 1964 order
Kimberchicks now by calling Marshall Brothers
Hatchery, Ithaca, New York. AR 2-8616. _
SUNNYBROOK CHICKS are famous for vigor
and laying ability. Favorites with thousands
of poultrymen for over 40 years. They’re bred
to outlive and outlay the best in the business.
White Leghorns, Harco Orchards Black Sex
Links. Rhode Island Reds. Hatching year
round. For meat, you can’t beat our Vantress
White Rock Cross. Write for catalog, down-to-
earth prices. Sunnybrook Poultry Farms, A.
Howard Fingar, Box 106, Hudson, New York.
BABY CHICK BARGAINS: Rocks, ItodsT
Crosses, Heavy Assorted. Also Ducklings, Gos¬
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Chick Co., Milesburg 4, Pa. _
HI-PRODUCTION layers — White Leghorn pul¬
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sex link pullets $26.00 — 100. Broadbreasted
Cornish broiler cross $11.00. 100% guaranteed.
Free catalog. Noll Farms, Sheridan, Pa.
FREE BEAUTIFUL CATALOGUE. Gorgeous
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Breed Headquarters for 48 years. Murray Mc-
Murray Hatchery, Box B73, Webster City, Iowa.
CHAROLAIS
CHAROLAIS: Fastest weight gaining beef
breed. Make excellent crosses with other
breeds. Few choice young Purebred Bulls for
sale. Best Bloodlines. R. James Hubbard,
Cazenovia, New York. _
CHAROLAIS — America’s Fasting Growing
New Beef Breed. Select your Breeding Stock
Now! Proven Herd Sires. Major Bloodlines.
LeeVons Farms, Old Curtis Road, Bridgewater,
Connecticut. _
CHAROLAIS — Bulls, open and bred heifers.
All purebred and registered outstanding quality.
Inquire River-Crest Farms, Columbia, New
Jersey.
DAIRY CATTLE
CO_WS FOR SALE — T.B. and Bloodtested. Hol-
steins in truckloads. E. C. Talbots, Leonards-
ville, N. Y. _
WESTERN DAIRY COWS delivered to your
farm. Cash or Credit. Drop a card giving your
name, phone number and location of farm. Our
fieldman will contact you direct. 50 years of
experience. I. Greenberg & Son, Mount Holly,
New Jersey, AMherst 7-1101 Area Code 609,
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Marketing — Regular
weekly sales and farm auctions: Empire Live-
stock Marketing Cooperative. _
BULLS ready for Service. Open and Bred
Heifers. Modern Bloodlines, T.B. and Bangs
Accredited Herds. Battleground Farms, Box
511, Freehold, New Jersey.
DOGS
COLLIE PUPPIES — championship breeding,
Beautiful, intelligent, $30.00-$35.00. Plummer
McCullough, Mercer, Pa.
SHELTIE (Miniature Collie) Puppies. Cham¬
pion pedigree. A.K.C. registered, wormed, in-
oculated. Astolat Kennels, Kunkletown 3, Pa.
REGISTERED St. Bernard Puppies. Swiss
Type. Famous Bloodlines. Walter E. Yoder,
Route 1, Meyersdale, Pennsylvania. Phone ME
4-7664. _
SHETLAND SHEEPDOGS. Small, sturdy 1
Herd dog and companion. D. McLaud, Berk¬
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BEAGLES — good broken dogs, $20. 6 day trial.
Witis, 495 Plain St., Brockton, Mass.
American Agriculturist, January, 1965
DOGS
BORDER COLLIES: The best farm dog. Duns-
more Farm, Swanton, Vt.
ENGLISH SHEPHERD Pups — working strain.
Hendrickson Farm, Richmondville, N. Y.
WANTED: Blue-Tick Hound, registered. Hof-
sommer. RFD 1, Stony Point, N.Y.
REGISTERED English Shepherd pups from
real heel driving parents. Males & females,
$15.00, one dollar extra for registration papers.
Joseph Winkler, Hankins, N. Y.
GOATS
DAIRY GOATS. Small Investment, good re¬
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Missouri.
HEREFORDS
REGISTERED POLLED Herefords, Breeding
stock for sale. Top Bloodlines. E. S. Boerner,
Owner, Penn Yan, New York. Robert J. Gen-
eraux. Mgr., Canandaigua, New York.
HORSES
WELSH PONIES, broke to drive, bred mares,
fillies and studs. Ponies trained and boarded.
Two registered stallions at stud. Martin E.
Struble, Lafayette, New Jersey.
FOR LEASE: Proven Quarter Horse Stallion.
Breeding sound. Yearling stud, $350.00. Jacque-
line Newell, Burdett. New York.
PIGEONS
BARGAIN — 40 White Homers, racing type.
Oscar Hendrickson. Richmondville, N. Y.
PIGEONS AND SUPPLIES CATALOG 10d.
Walter Hoenes, Dept. AA, Cologne, New Jersey
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PULLETS
MORE QUALITY EGGS. Outstanding test
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$32.00 per hundred. Write for catalog. Parks
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low-cost electronically calculated month¬
ly herd progress reports are the modern
way to higher net dairy income Breed
better, feed better, manage
* i better Ask your local DHIA
'’i supervisor or write-
AiYdhicV
l ^ J NEW YORK DAIRY HERD
V^T IMPROVEMENT COOPERATIVE
T Morrison Hall • Ithaco, N Y
Knowledge is awareness of the fact
that fire will burn; wisdom is remem¬
brance of the blister. — Robert Quillan
Max- O- Matic Mating - Max- O- Matic Mating - Max- O- Matic Mating - Max- O- Matic
Yes, the NYABC MAX-O-MATIC MATING
program is simple and easy to use. You indicate
on the cow marking tag the characteristic you
want improved most in the particular mating. Or
you may leave this decision to your technician
who is a herd improvement specialist. In either
case your technician is trained to select the
Profit Plus sire that matches the cow’s greatest
need.
In MAX-O-MATIC MATING, major em¬
phasis is placed on the essentials for profit-
production, workability and wearability.
Ask your NYABC technician to show you
how you can profit from this new and exclusive
program. His name and phone number are in
your County Extension News.
VETERINARY SUPPLIES
VETERINARY SUPPLIES
SWINE
POULTRY
NEW! NOW TREAT Mastitis for less than
21tf with new Uni-Power Infusion! Each dose
contains: 100,000 units procaine penicillin, 100
mg. dihydrostreptomycin, 100 mg. neomycin,
750 mg. sulfathiazole, 750 mg. sulfamerazine,
5 mg. cobalt. Infuse directly into the infected
quarter by withdrawing lOcc (1 dose) into a
syringe with a needle, then replace needle with
an infusion tube. Also ideal when drying off a
cow — infuse lOcc of Uni-Power into each quar¬
ter — allow to remain until the cow freshens.
“An ounce of prevention is worth pounds of
milk.” Recommended by leading veterinarians
and dairy experts. Per lOOcc bottle (10 doses)
$2.35. Six bottles $2.25 each. Order 12 for
$25.00 and receive free syringe, needle and
infusion tube. At your Anchor of New England
dealers or order direct from Anchor Serum
Company of New England, Dept. A-4, Tops-
field, Mass. Write for free veterinary supply
catalogue and health guide. Please note: As
always, milk should be withheld from human
consumption 72 hours after the last treatment.
DAIRY AND LIVESTOCK Veterinary supplies
direct to you at wholesale. Send card for new
wholesale catalogue. Eastern States Serum
Company, 1727 Harden Street, Columbia, South
Carolina. _
HIGHEST QUALITY Mastitis Treatment con¬
tains Penicillin, Dihydrostreptomycin, Neomy¬
cin, Sulfanilamide, Sulfathiazole $4.00 dz.
15cc syringes (with Hydrocortisone $4.50 dz.)
Pen-FZ $6.75 dz. syringes, Terramycin $5.10
box of 10 tubes, Combiotic lOOcc’s $2.00, Sul-
Mycin lOOcc’s $2.35. Postpaid. Prompt Depend¬
able Service. Free Price List. Paul & Company,
Harvard, Massachusetts. _
KEN-MAST MASTITIS TREATMENT— Peni¬
cillin, Dihydrostreptomycin, Neomycin, Sulfa¬
nilamide, Cobalt in 15CC disposable syringes.
Dozen prepaid $5.15. Quantity savings. With¬
hold milk from treated quarter 72 hours.
Authorized Anchor Serum Dealer. Kensington
Veterinary Supply. Kensington. Connecticut.
FREE VETERINARY CATALOG. Save 20%-
50% all drugs, vaccines, instruments. Navets,
Box 6305, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
GRADED FEEDER Pig Auction February 5,
1965, 8 P.M. E.S.T. Evening Sale. Geauga Live¬
stock Commission, Middlefield, Ohio. 800-1000
head mixed breeds, sold by weight. Vaccinated
for cholera by licensed Veterinary with modified
live virus and serum. Bank reference required.
Additional information call Tom Givan, Ph.
632-6681. Northeast Ohio Graded Feeder Pig
Sale. _
FEEDER PIGS: grain fed, vaccinated, cas¬
trated, delivered by truck COD on approval. 75
or more, 6 weeks 25 lbs. $11. each: 40 to 50
lbs. $15. each. C. Stanley Short & Son, Ches-
wold, Delaware. 653-9651 .
RABBITS
RAISE RABBITS SUCCESSFULLY by know¬
ing facts. 48 page illustrated book describing
25 Breeds. Housing, breeding, feeding, markets,
marketing, etc. 25 cents. American Rabbit As-
sociation, 28 ARBA Building, Pittsburgh, Penn.
RAISE ANGORA, New Zealand Rabbits, Fish-
worms on $500 month plan. Free details.
White’s Rabbitry, Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
WHITE Laced Wyandotte, Cornish, Chickens:
Lavender-Guineas, Mallard Ducks, African
Geese. Hendrickson Farm, Richmondville, N. Y.
PONIES
REGISTERED Welsh yearling filly. Registered
Shetland stallion and grade weanling filly.
Rosamond Mason, Weedsport, N. Y.
AUCTION SCHOOL
LEARN AUCTIONEERING— term soon. Free
catalog. Reisch Auction School, Mason City 11,
Iowa. _ - _
MISSOURI AUCTION SCHOOL. Free catalog.
1330-33 Linwood, Kansas City, Mo. 64109.
FELLER and BUCHER AUCTIONEERING
COLLEGE: Free catalog. World famous rec¬
ords. 225 South Schuyler, Kankakee, Illinois.
AUCTION SCHOOL. Ft. Smith, Ark. Free
catalog. Also Home Study Course.
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ADVERTISING RATES
30 cents per word, initial or group of numerals.
Example, J. S. Jones, 100 Main Rd., Anywhere,
N. Y. Phone Anywhere 15R24, count as 11 words.
Minimum charge $3.00. Blind Box Number $2.80
extra, includes address. Send check or money
order to AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, P. O. Box
514, ITHACA, N. Y. Advance payment is required.
AGENTS WANTED
ASTONISHING AUTOMATIC Toilet Bowl
Cleaner, deodorizer. Works when toilet is
flushed. Housewives buy on sight for every
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Hh _ _ _
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iences for home, car. Send no money. Just
your name. Kristee 160, Akron. Ohio. _
AGENTS to sell Mineral and Vitamin Supple¬
ment, Udder Ointment, other Animal Health
Products. Big Commissions. W. D. Carpenter
Co., Inc., Ill Irving Ave., Syracuse, N.Y. 13210
AUCTIONEERS
AUCTIONEERS — Livestock and farm auc¬
tions. Complete auction and pedigree service
available. Harris Wilcox. Phone — Bergen 146,
New York. _ _
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Marketing-Regular
weekly sales and farm auctions: Empire Live-
stoek Marketing Cooperative.
AUTOMOTIVE
TIRE CHAINS for passenger cars, Farm Trac¬
tors, Trucks, Graders, Heavy Duty — Low prices
— Prompt shipment. Write for complete Tire
Chain Catalog to: Southern Parts Corporation,
1268 N. 7th, Memphis, Tennessee. _
WE WILL BUY 1964 Automobiles or Trucks.
Phil Gardiner — Mullica Hill, N. J.
BEES AND BEE SUPPLIES
FOR SALE — Bees and Pollination. Location
Central New Jersey. If interested write for
details. Box 514-CI, Ithaca, New York. _
BEES INSURE BETTER CROP POLLINA-
TION. Profitable side line. Send $1.00 for
book, “First Lessons in Beekeeping” and three
months subscription. Free literature. American
Bee Journal, Box A, Hamilton, Illinois. _
BEES INCREASE SEED And Fruit Yields,
100 page book with 175 pictures @ 75(f post¬
paid, explains everything from starting to
selling honey. Free factory catalog, stingproof
equipment, saves you 25%. Walter T. Kelley
Co., Clarkson, Kentucky.
BOOKS 8< MAGAZINES
OUT OF PRINT Books and Magazines, large
selection — reasonable. Glass Book Shop, Tru-
mansburg. New York 14886. _
WONDERFUL BIBLE PROPHECY. Prophet
Elijah Coming Before Christ. World’s Next
Great Event. Free Book. R. A. Megiddo Mission,
Rochester 19, New York.
BUILDINGS
FARM BUILDINGS — for all purposes, low cost,
easy terms. Nold Farm Supply. Rome. N. Y.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
HOME MANUFACTURING OPPORTUNI¬
TIES. Formula literature free. Ideal, 179-F,
Park Ridge, Illinois. _ _
FREE BOOK “990 Successful, Little-Known
Businesses.” Many fascinating opportunities!
Plymouth-736P, Brooklyn 4, New York, _
FOR SALE — Successful Growing Grocery
Business — Excellent location on Lake— No com¬
petition — Owner wishes to retire — Write: 875
E. Lake Rd., Romulus. New York. _
INVESTIGATE FIRES, Storm Damage, Acci¬
dents For Insurance Companies — Pays up to
$1,000 a month, part or full time. No college
necessary. Car furnished: expense paid. We
train you at home in spare time. Keep present
job until ready to switch. Pick your location.
Men badly needed now. Full information Free.
Write Liberty School, Dept. C-941, 1139 W.
Park, Libertyville, Illinois. _
WANTED: Versatile Workman-Associate. In¬
vest under $5000 Home Construction and Land
Development Business. Hutchins. 821 Floyd
Ave.. Rome. N.Y.
COLORSLIDES
ARIZONA - New Mexico - Colorado - Chicago -
Niagara Falls. Seven Colorslides One Category
$1.00. Catalog included. Eddings, 8R Roberts,
Corning, N. Y.
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CHAIN SAWS
GUARANTEED CUTTING CHAINS for any
chain saw, % off, ppd. New chain saws $89.95.
Armstrong’s, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.
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Brand new, first quality, fully guaranteed! In
.404”, 1/2" and 7/16" pitch. Chain for bar
of any saw with cutting length of:
12" to 14" $10.00 15" to 16" $11.00
17" to 20" $13.00 21" to 24" $15.00
GUIDE BARS: new, hard-nose, Homellte 17"
$15, 21" $18 - McCulloch 18" $16, 24" $19.
SPROCKETS: Direct-drive sprocket $4.00;
Gear-drive sprocket $2.50.
Add 50c to total order for shipping
(For COD send $2.00 deposit)
Be sure to give saw name, bar cutting length,
and pitch used or number of drive links in chain.
Send check or money order today to:
ZIP-PENN INC., Box 179HD, ERIE, PENNA.
Write for savings on other bars, saw parts.
EARTHWORMS
FREE PICTURE FOLDER, “How to Make
$3,000 Yearly, Sparetime, Raising Earth-
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EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
WE ARE SUPPLIERS for Dairy Farm: First
class milkers, poultrymen, general farm work¬
ers. El lingers Employment Agency, 271 Bowery,
New York 2, N.Y. Phone GR 3-8168-9.
FARMS FOR SALE
FARMS— FINGER LAKES AREA — all types
and size farms. Retirement homes — hunting
land. Lakeshore properties. H. M. Stocking,
Realtor, Dundee, New York. _ __
FREE! Exciting 160 page Fall-Winter Catalog
mailed free. Thousands of selected best buys
33 states, coast to coast. Farms, homes, busi¬
ness properties. Your catalog free from the
“World’s Largest.” Strout Realty, 50-R East
42nd St., N.Y. 17, N.Y. _
VIRGINIA livestock, dairy farms and country
estates, P. M. Browning, Realtor, John H. Hitt,
Associate: Culpeper, Virginia. _
250 ACRE FARM— 140 tillable. Along Sus¬
quehanna River. Corn and alfalfa land. Stock¬
ed and equipped or bare. O. H. Love, Mehoop-
any. Pa. Tel. Mehoopany 3-2091. _
CATALOG FREE. Reading a few descriptions
will enable you to discern its main aim— to
save maximum time and travel in choosing
your property. Descriptions are candid, concise,
complete. Listings of all kinds, sizes, prices, in
New' England and upstate New York. Four
Effs, Box 264AA. Manchester. N. H.
EXCELLENT RIVER-BOTTOM FARM. 150
acres, new barn, plenty water, 5-bedroom home.
Built-in kitchen, fireplace. $27,500.00. Hunting
camp, 1 acre land, hunting privileges on 280
acres. $1,300.00 with terms. Foster- Abraham,
Realtors, Norwich, N, Y, 607-334-3555. _
WASTENA FARMS — 225 working acres Center
Niagara County, near Lake Ontario. 3 modern
homes, valley setting. Spring fed creek. Large
barns, 90 head bred registered Angus. Complete
modern equipment. Asking $92,000 to settle
estate. McKnight-Hogan Realty, Lohrmann
Bldg., Lockport, N.Y. _
SCENIC STEUBEN COUNTY! 185 acre farm
with good laying fields. Big old house. Barn,
silo. Paved road. Spring water. $11,000.
Stevens, Realtors, 20 Sherwood St., Woodhull,
N. Y, Phone: 3611. _
GEORGIA DAIRY — 320 acres, 85 cows, good
milk base, well equipped farm. Comfortable 4-
bedroom home, dairyman’s house, good com¬
munity, away from snow. 75 acres on tide water
creek in S. C. — fenced and cross fenced — com¬
fortable 2-bedroom home. Price $25,000. Terms.
Ted Armstrong, Farm Broker, 5 Bull Street,
Savannah, Georgia, Tel: 912-355-4326. _
WYOMING COUNTY, main highway, 260
acres, 200 tillable, very productive gravelly
loam soil, large barn, modernized home.
$49,000.00. 360 level, highly productive acres,
345 tillable, exceptionally good buildings, 2
homes, 3 large silos, bulk tank, barn cleaner,
$68,000.00. K. M. LeMieux, Broker, Arcade,
New York.
FARMS FOR SALE
FOR SALE: Equipped Dairy Farm, 235 acres,
195 workable level. Annual milk production
834,000 lbs. Barn room for 100 head. Complete
line machinery. 66 cows, 34 heifers, Holstein.
Lawrence Clausen, RD#1, Gansevoort, N. Y,
EASTHAMPTON— Modern large dairy farm
equipped, plus 70 head cattle, 9 room home,
$97,500. Plus large list active and recreational
farms. Skibiski Realty, Sunderland-Greenfield,
Mass. _ _ _ _
1000 ACRES, showplace valley dairy farm. 8
homes. Buildings for 250 head. Farm equipment
included. $175,000. Wimple, Realtor, Sloans-
ville, N. Y. _ ;
WALK-IN DEAL. 197-acre New York dairy
farm ready to operate with 39 Holstein milk
cows, (30 registered), 6 heifers, tractor, ma¬
chinery, milker. Included! 130 acres tillable,
pasture for 70 head stock, 2 ponds, creek, New
fencing. Two-story 10-room home in good re¬
pair, bath, furnace. Good 50x70 barn, 2 silos,
new milk house, electric cooler! Quick posses¬
sion here for only $28,500., liberal terms. Free
. . . New illustrated Spring catalog! All types
real estate coast to coast! United Farm Agency,
501-AA Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y. 10017.
YUkon 6-1547.
FOR RENT
FOR RENT: In Dutchess County New York, 230
acre Dairy Farm, half tillable, under best
cultivation. Water in every field. Barn for 60
head of cattle, bulk milk tank. With or with¬
out machinery. Reliable party may call: Pough-
keepsiei_N;_Yi^_GLobe_jL4270;__ __ __ __ __ —
FRUITS
INDIAN RIVER Oranges and Grapefruit $9.35
a bushel: $6.60 half bushel express prepaid.
Hilliard Groves, Inc., Rt. 3, Box 200, Fort
Pierce, Florida.
FURNACES 8. BOILERS
CUT HEATING COSTS— Use our Automatic
Coal Burning or Complete Combustion Wood
Burning Furnace or Boiler. Literature free.
Marco Industries, P.O. Box 6-A, Harrisonburg,
Virginia.
GOAT SUPPLIES
STAINLESS STEEL Milking Pails, Strainers,
Filter Discs, Hoof-shears, Milking Machines,
etc. Catalog upon request. Hoegger Supply Co.,
Milford 2, Pa.
GOVERNMENT SURPLUS
GIGANTIC SURPLUS SALE! Save 70% or
more Government surplus power plants, hy¬
draulics, cylinders, air compressors, pumps,
winches, waterhose, telephones, surveyors tran¬
sit-levels, wire, binoculars, electronics, tools,
hundreds more. Example: $300 pump only $4.85.
Also many campers items. Large illustrated
catalog free. Surplus Center, 900-NY-l “O” St.,
Lincoln, Nebraska. _ _ _
JEEPS $64.50, airplanes $75.20, boats $6.18.
Many others direct from U. S. Government.
For complete “Directory” and catalog send
$1.00 to Quality Surplus, Dept. NY1, Box 23,
Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
HAY 8c STRAW
WE CAN DELIVER good quality new crop 1st
cutting dairy hay. Now is the time to buy.
D. Arnold Boyd, York, New York. Phone:
Geneseo 892. _
HAY— ATTENTION FARMERS needing hay.
Prices given on top quality dairy hay, Timothy,
Alfalfa-Mix, Straight Timothy, Timothy-Clover
Mix and 2nd cutting Alfalfa. Try us first.
Eldred’s Farm Supply, Honesdale, Pennsyl-
vania. Tel. Galilee 122 R3 ■ _
GRADED DAIRY ALFALFA and other grades.
Art Callari Hay Co., Upper Sandusky. Ohio.
200 TONS HAY, $30/T FOB. K. Smith, 6185
Ridge Road, Lockport, N. Y. Tel. 4F-32470.
200 TONS Alfalfa hay, straw, ear corn, oats.
Robert Schram, Newark, N. Y. Phone 331-4666
7:30 PM- -9: 00 PM, _
CANADIAN HAY Early cut -lowest possible
price — Delivered — You must be satisfied. Jerry
Davis, Derby, Vermont. Tel. 766-2637.
HELP WANTED
LARGE DAIRY FARM needs experienced men
for milking cows. Excellent housing and board¬
ing house on premises. Steady work, top wages
and bonus for right men. Call Mr. Bernon,
Garelick Bros. Farms, Inc., Franklin, Mass.,
528-9000 days or Woonsocket, R.I., POplar
9-7996 after 6:00 P.M. or Mr. Harvey Baskin
at P’ranklin, Mass., 528-2276.
HELP WANTED
RETIRED COUPLE to work small farm in
Hudson Valley and share profits. Minimum
income assured. Separate housing, and utilities
free. Box 514-CJ, Ithaca, New York. _
A GOOD JOB is available in an eastern nursery
for a farmer skilled in operation and repair
of farm equipment. Please write Box 514-EE,
Ithaca, N. Y. _ _ _ _ _
CHORE-BOY. Full time men wanted parts
service sales. Milking parlors, pipeline systems,
vacuum suppliers. Detergents Dumping Station,
plastic & rigid. Complete line farm supplies.
Box 11, Dryden, N. Y. 13053. Phone VI4-6092.
ROUTE WORK for man or woman with farm
background. $25 or more profit per day to
start -larger repeat orders. Write K. H. Inman,
Dept. 27 A, Box 371, Baltimore. Md. _
MILKING MACHINE OPERATORS, experi-
enced in milking and caring for cows. Excellent
housing and boarding house on premises. Steady
work, top wages and bonus. Mr. Baskin, Gare¬
lick Farms, Franklin, Mass. 528-9000 days or
528-2276 after 6:00 P.M. _
WANTED: Man, boy or girl for general farm
work. Russell Peters, Sr.. Callicoon, N. Y. _
$23 WEEKLY for wearing lovely dresses re¬
ceived by you as extra rewards. Just show
Fashion Frocks to friends in spare time. No
investment, canvassing, experience necessary.
Write today to Fashion Frocks, Dept. T-16101,
Cincinnati 2, Ohio. _ _
WANTED— Middle-aged lady housekeeper for 1
adult on a small farm in Central New York.
Box 514-BN, Ithaca, New York. _
HOUSEKEEPER, companion, nice home in
Avon, N. Y., wages. Box 514-CY, Ithaca,
New York. _
MAN, SINGLE, about 50, to help in estate
work, room and board provided, permanent,
Westchester County. Write Box 514-BS,
Ithaca, New York. _ .
MARRIED MAN with fruit growing experi¬
ence. Good wages. Modern home. Chance for
advancement. Work for wife in farm pie bakery
if desired. Hill Top Orchards, Branford, Conn.
WANTED— Licensed Registered or Practical
Nurse for small Protestant Children’s Institu¬
tion — Lower Westchester County — Live in—
Excellent salary and fringe benefits. Will
accept applicant with child of school age. Write
stating qualifications and experience to Julia
Dyckman Andrus Memorial, 1156 North Broad-
way, Yonkers. N.Y. YO 5-3700
HONEY
EXTRACTED HONEY— Clover, Buckwheat or
Fallflower, 5 lb. container $2.20; 3 — $5.75;
6 — $10.50. Prepaid 3rd zone. Lang Apiaries,
Box A, Gasport, New York. _
CHOICE CLOVER HONEY, extracted 5 lbs"
$2.25. Six 5’s $10.50 all prepaid. (60 lbs. $10.50
here.) Charles Peet, Gouverneur, New York.
AVERY’S GOLDEN WILDFLOWER honey 5
lbs. $2.35; 10 lbs. $4.20 prepaid. Holly G.
Avery, Katonah, New York.
INSTRUCTION
GAME WARDEN, Government Hunter,
Forestry, Park and Wildlife Services announce
job openings regularly. Prepare at home for
outdoor work, good pay, security. Complete in¬
formation Free! Write North American School
of Conservation, 941-BHW North Highland, Los
Angeles 38, California.
LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Marketing— Regular
weekly sales and farm auctions: Empire Live-
stock Marketing Cooperative.
MISCELLANEOUS
STOP ITCHING - Promotes healing of piles;
psoriasis, eczema. “Roberts Reliable Salve’
effective since 1888. Satisfaction guaranteed.
3 oz. $1.00 postpaid. Roberts Pharmacy, Lisbon
Falls, Maine. _ _ _
PARTS FOR STOVES— furnaces, coal, oil,
gas, electric. Empire Stove Co., 793 Broadway,
Albany, New York. _
“SIX WILL FORMS” plus “Information by
Lawyer,” $1.00, Brugenheimer Publishers, Box
158-N77, Lexington. Mass. _ *
QUICK-JOHN — Cleans septic tanks, cesspools,
outdoor toilets. Stops odors, backups. Opens
drains. 6 premeasured treatments $2.95, 12 —
$4.95. Money Back Guarantee. Ryter Co.,
Madelia 20, Minn. _
THOUSANDS OF ITEMS below wholesale
Where-to-buy, $2.00. U-R Inc., 210 Fifth Ave-
nue, New York, New York. _
MARRIAGE, BIRTH CERTIFICATES, Diplo'
mas. Quality forms, $1.00 each. Brugenheimer
Publishers, Box 158-G19, Lexington, Mass.
American Agriculturist, January, 1965
MISCELLANEOUS
NEW & USED EQUIPMENT
RUBBER STAMPS
RECTAL STRAIN RELIEF — External Device.
$6.81. Dr. Charles Hudson, 680 Drawer, Easton,
Pennsylvania.
JAPANESE — SAMURAI — Sword — Letter
Opener (with Scabbard), $1.79 postpaid. Porter
Co., 2814 W. Victory, Burbank, California.
WATCH AND CLOCK repairing books and
tools. Free catalog. North American, Box
77-RO, Fox River Grove, Illinois. _
FREE WHOLESALE CATALOG! 100,000
Products. Tremendous Discounts! Taylor Dis-
tributors, Newton 14, New Jersey.
If you don’t drink Alcoholic Beverages, it will
pay you to get complete details about amazing
Gold Star Hospitalization Insurance which can
be purchased by Non-Drinkers Only. Write to¬
day! Everything sent by mail. No salesman or
agent will call on you. Gold Star Plan, Dept.
S-12, Valley Forge, Penna.
LIGHTNING RODS — We specialize in complete
and economical lightning protection systems.
Free inspection or information. Morse-Collins,
Inc., 148 Coddington Road, Ithaca, N.Y., mem-
ber United Lightning Protection Association.
YOUR CHURCH OR GROUP can raise $50.00
and more, easy and fast. Have 10 members
each sell only ten $1 bottles mv famous
Double Strength Imt. Vanilla Flavoring. Keep
$50 for your treasury. No money needed. Write
Anna Elizabeth Wade, Dept. 9BA2, Lynch¬
burg, Va.
NEW & USED EQUIPMENT
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER Farm Equip¬
ment & Tractor parts stock over $2,500.00 list,
will sell for $250.00, 2 hot water or steam
heater fans, used, $50.00 each. Goodman Sales,
512 Riverside Drive. Utica, N, Y.
NURSERY STOCK
SENSATIONAL APPLE DISCOVERIES — Ex¬
clusive patented Starkspur Golden Delicious
and famous Starkrimson ! New spur-type trees
bear years earlier. Also Dwarf Trees for giant-
size Apples, Peaches, Pears for backyard and
orchards. Stark-Burbank Standard Fruit Trees,
Roses, Shrubs. Color-photo catalog free. Stark
Bro’s. Dept. 30315, Louisiana, Mo. _
PEACH, PLUM TREES — low as 20# Cherries,
pears, apples, nut trees, strawberries, blue¬
berries, dwarf fruit trees. Grapevines 10#
Shrubs, evergreens, shade trees, roses 25 4 up.
Quality stock can’t be sold lower. Write for
free color catalog and $2.00 free bonus infor¬
mation. Tennessee Nursery Co., Inc., Box 1,
Cleveland, Tenn.
1,000 HORTICULTURAL ITEMS — Evergreen
Seeds, Seedlings, Shrubs, Fruit Trees, Plastic
Pots, Supplies, Books (Horticultural, Farming,
Gardening). Catalog. Mellinger’s, North Lima
42, Ohio. _
CANADIAN HEMLOCK — 50 for only $12.95 —
100 for $18.95. Sturdy, well rooted, 3-yr. 8 to
12" plants. Ideal for background or hedge. Sun
or shade. Postpaid, no COD. Free catalog. Mus-
ser Forests, Inc., Box 83-AC, Indiana. Pa.
BARN CLEANERS — silo unloaders, engineered
by Patz. New different bunk feeders, manure
stackers, replacement chains for all make
cleaners, low cost, easy terms. Nold barm
Supply, Rome, N. Y. Willard Howland, South-
ampton, Mass.
USED CONVEYOR BELTING” Rubber cover¬
ed— like new, all sizes — all plys. Phone or
write: E. L. Ashmus Belting Company, 6038-
49th Ave., Kenosha, Wisconsin, OL-2-4596.
COBEY— FOX - MC— NUFFIELD — Versatile
Farm Equipment — Cockshutt parts, new &
used. Used machines all kinds. We deliver.
Ingersoll Farm Supply Inc., Martinsburg, N.Y.
Phone — Lowville 85. _
HYDRAULIC MANURE loaders. Heavy Duty,
Free Photo, price list, write Vaughn Mfg.,
Waseca, Minnesota.
NEW AND USED TRACTOR parts and Craw-
ler parts. Grader parts for practically every
tractor make. Low prices. Write for Free 1964
40-Page catalog. Acme Tactor Parts Company,
Lincoln, Nebraska. _
RICE POTATO Diggers. Attractice low prices.
Repairs for all models. Rice Mfg. Co., Honeoye
Falls, New York.
FORDSON Major Diesel, new 16.9" rubber,
very good condition $1400. Nuffield 460 like
new, 550 hours $2900. Robert Haight, Castle
Creek, N. Y. _
FREE 1965 Parts Catalog for all tractor models
and farm implements. World’s largest stock
of new and used parts. Tremendous savings.
Central Tractor Parts Co., Regional Market,
Syracuse, or Batavia, New York. Main office:
De Moines, Iowa.
IN NEED OF Milking Equipment, pipelines —
parlor or around the barn parlor stalls — Her-
ringbone— side opening — walk-thru. Transfer
station, rigid or plastic. Get our prices. No ob¬
ligation. Chore-Boy Eastern Factory Owned
Branch, Box 11, Dryden, N. Y. 13053. Phone
VI4-6092. _
PORTERSVILLE MONTHLY SPECIAI^Used
3525 gallon two compartment single axle trans¬
port (2250-1275) stainless steel outside with
stainless steel skirting. Others — Used 1800 gal¬
lon 1956 Walker, new 2000 gallon 1965 Porters-
ville, three door, all stainless steel, in stock.
Variety of used transports. Portersville Stain¬
less Equipment Corporation, Portersville (But¬
ler County), Pennsylvania. Telephone (412)
368-2421. _
COMPLETE MECHANIZED FEEDING Tailor-
made for your needs VanDale Pioneer in labor-
saving silo unloaders and bunk feeding equip¬
ment for every size livestock feeding operation.
Free feedlot planning help. Get all the facts on
efficient, push-button feeding! Write for free
brochures: VanDale, Inc., Wayzata, Minnesota.
LIQUIDATION SALE AT DEALER’S COST:
10 New Jamesway volumatic silo unloaders
$950.00 each F.O.B. Flemington, Jamesway
hydraulic barn cleaners. 50 used can milk
coolers $25.00 up. John M. Saums, Rt. 69,
Flemington, N. J. Phone 782-4242. _
FOR SALE: 16 Surge Breaker Cups & Randalls
with Surge Electric Pulsators. 100 ft. 1% glass
milk line. 3-years old. Bass Brothers, Willi-
mantic, Conn. RFD#2.
WANTED: High clearance row crop tractor,
dealer or private. Alexander Battochi, Mc-
Namara Road, Spring Valley, New York. _
RAMBLERS: New and Used — immediate de¬
livery — Generous Selection. Terms: Easiest pos¬
sible. Financing. Low bank rates. Used Cars:
30 various makes. Used Trucks: Few choice —
few cheap. Used Tractors & Machinery: Low to
higher. Save and enjoy with Friendly Phil of
Mullica Hill, Rambler and Used Car Sales &
Service, Mullica Hill, N. J. Phone GRidley
8-6291. _
DEPRESSION PRICES — We sell cheap. Save
75% on new and used tractor parts, crawlers,
wheel tractors. 200 makes, models. Catalog
ready. Send 25# Surplus Tractor Parts, P'argo,
North Dakota. _
JOHN DEERE 430 like new, complete with one
and two row cultivators, $1395. Farmall Cub
1957 p’ast Hitch, $995. Farmall M, wonderful
with poor tires, $795. Caterpillar D8 Engine,
$2,500. Baler Twine $8.50 per bale. Friendly
Phil of Mullica Hill. Machinery — Tractors —
Autos — Trucks. Mullica Hill, N. J. — Exit
2 Turnpike. GRidley 8-6291, _
BARN CLEANER — Bunk Feeder — Conveyer
chain: #458 pin chain, same as used on some
cleaners — easily adapted to others. $1.10 per
foot. R. H. Merrill, Waverly, N. Y. _
INTERNATIONAL UD. 16 Diesel Power unit
on steel skids. $850. A. Christopher, Saddle
River, New Jersey.
SAVE ON TRACK RAILS- BRAND NEW
08
42 Link
$597.
TD24
42 Link
$740.
D7
37-Link
426.
TD18
40 Link
499.
D6
40-Link
330.
TDM
36-Link
299.
D4
32-Link
205.
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34-Link
248.
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682.
HD11
38 Link
369.
HD16
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544.
HD6
37 Link
264.
Write for wholesale prices on all undercarriage
parts for CAT, 1H. A C JOHN DEERE
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PLANTS
STRAWBERRY PLANTS. Colorful strawberry
catalog free from W. F. Allen Co., for 80 years
the country’s largest strawberry specialists. We
grow nothing but strawberries, all types, all
varieties. Our colorful new catalog for 1965
lists all the finest. From the U.S.D.A., Mid¬
way, Earlidawn, Surecrop, Redglow. Vesper
and Jerseybelle from New Jersey and many
others. It offers the virus free plants neces¬
sary for the biggest crops of the best berries.
Tells how to grow them for best results for
home consumption or for sale. Among the sales
leaders shown are Catskill, Pocahontas,
Sparkle. Strawberries are easy to grow, easy
to care for. They’re ideal income producers, too.
1/10 of an acre yields 650 to 900 quarts. Write
for your catalog today. It’s free. W. F. Allen
Co., 72 Willow St., Salisbury, Md. Our 80th
Year.
FREE! COLOR VEGETABLE CATALOG
featuring fabulous heavy producing hybrid
tomatoes, hybrid onions, hybrid eggplant. Also
popular varieties cabbage, sweet pepper, hot
pepper, lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower. Earliest
varieties, widest selection for home and com¬
mercial gardeners. These outdoor grown plants
are much hardier than hothouse or potted
plants, and are rushed to you fresh pulled,
ready to grow. Our absolute money-back guar¬
antee on every plant. Write today. Piedmont
Plant Co., Dept. 201, Albany, Georgia.
STRAWBERRY. Raspberry. Blueberry, Black¬
berry Plants including — Vesper, Earlidawn,
Catskill, Sparkle, Ozark Beauty Everbearing
strawberries — Latham, Earlired, Durham and
September Everbearing raspberries. Write for
free catalog describing 70 small fruit varieties.
Walter K. Morse & Son — Bradford. Mass.
LIKE SWEET ONIONS ? New Blue Ribbon
Assortment 600 sweet onion plants with free
planting guide $3 postpaid fresh from Texas
Onion Plant i Company, “home of the sweet
onion”. Farmersville. Texas 75031.
PLASTIC
PLASTIC THREE CLEAR 9' x 12'— $1.50.
Triple weight Tarpaulin 9' x 12' — $2.00, Black
$2.50; 9' x 20'— $3.25, Black $4.00. Postpaid
Catalog Adval. Box 2827J, Paterson, New
Jersey.
PHOTOGRAPHIC SERVICES
ROLLS DEVELOPED, 8 dated jumbo prints,
50# 12 — 60# Kodacolor: 8 prints $2.50; 12 —
$3.50, Davenport Finishers. Davenport, Iowa.
REAL ESTATE
OCALA, FLORIDA — Plan now and buy one full
acre lot for $895.00 cash or terms. Central part
of Florida. Lelly Real Estate, Rt. 2, Box 74,
Fort Pierce, Florida. _
185 ACRE ORCHARD FARM — 70 acres apples,
8 pears, 45 alfalfa, 20 woods, also grain pas¬
tures; % in Cayuga Village, north end Cayuga
Lake, 8 miles from Auburn; good fruit-hail pro¬
tection. Nearly 2 miles frontage on 4 hard high¬
ways, (possible real estate development). 3
houses, ample barns, village water & sewerage;
gas: on State Road 90; large retail fruit sales;
normal crop, 28,000 bu. Jas. Roe Stevenson,
Cayuga. N. Y. _
CORNER, intersection 45 and 322 very promi¬
nent and highly traveled. What will you offer to
long term lease or purchase? Write or visit P.
Gardiner. Mullica Hill. N. J. _
FOR SALE: Fine Homes, Farms, Camps.
Building lots. Peter DePiazza, Dolgeville,
N. Y. Phone 429-9909.
INVEST IN FLORIDA. 5 Acres good high
dry land; $50 down, $20 monthly. Total
price $1495. No interest, owner — W. H. Mott,
7101-13 Street. N,, St. Petersburg, Florida.
DAIRY FARM, 300 acres, 3 houses, 2 modern
barns for 80 head, beautiful level land,
$90,000. 1,000 acre Dairy or breeding farm,
modern buildings, 8 houses, on highway and
railroad, $175,000, Vermann, Coxsackie, N. Y.
400,000,000 acres government public land in
25 states. Some low as $1.00 acre. 1965 report.
Send $1.00 National Land, 422AG1 Washington
Building, Washington, D. C. _
FOR SALE or long term lease: Commerical
Building 50 x 80 prominently located corner 2
highly traveled roads, near turnpike. Write
or visit owner. P. Gardiner, Mullica Hill, N. J.
DAIRY, Stock Farms, Country Stores, Taverns,
Motels, Implement Business. Hendrickson
Bros., Cobleskill, N, Y, _
FOR SALE or long term lease: 9 acres Com¬
mercial; over 1100 ft. frontage. Highly traveled
roads at Mullica Hill, N. J. Will divide. Contact
owner GRidley 8-6291. _
WOODED LAKE SHORE LOTS near Saddle-
back and Sugarloaf Ski areas. Easily accessible
all year, electricity. To liquidate estate. $2,000.
or $25. down and $25. monthly. Also other beau¬
tifully wooded lots for investment. First
Rangeley Corporation, Rangeley, Maine. _
FOR SALE: 16 acres Residential. Just right
for home building. Fertile land. Should double
or triple in value in future. Long frontage
level with road. See or write Friendly Phil of
Mullica Hill, N. J.
RUBBER STAMPS: Business Cards, Printing,
Labels, Mailbox nameplates, Grafting Kits.
Catalog. Champlain Industries, Hinesburg,
Vermont.
SALESMEN WANTED
MAKE BIG MONEY taking orders for Stark
Dwarf Fruit Trees. Everybody can now grow
Giant Size apples, peaches, pears in their
yards. Also Shade Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Roses,
etc. Outfit free. Stark Bro’s., Desk 30215,
Louisiana. Missouri.
SAUSAGE
CEROW’S Home Made Sausage, famous for
years. 4 lb. roll $2.69 delivered. Cerow’s, Clay-
ton, New York.
SAWDUST
SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS in carload lots.
Sawdust in bulk truckloads, also baled shavings.
Bono Sawdust Co., 33-30 127th Place, Corona
68, New York. Tel. Hickory 6-1374.
MIXED KILN DRIED SAWDUST and Wood-
shavings sold in truckloads or carloads. For
samples and prices call 609-259-7453. Sanitary
Bedding Company, Allentown, New Jersey.
SEEDS
FREE SEED CATALOG — 40 Pages, Illus¬
trated Color. Garden Seeds — - Vegetable —
Flowers Selected Hybrids. Direct from Breeder.
Robson Quality Seeds, Inc. #16, Hall, New
York.
SEED POTATOES
BLUE VICTOR Seed Potatoes, for information
and prices write Jack Tomion, Stanley, N.Y,
SEPTIC TANKS
RECONDITIONED BY
MIRACLE CLEANING COMPOUND
SURSOLVENT
Saves annual pumping and digging. Restores
faulty teachability back to newness. Cleans
cesspools, drywells, overflows and clogged
drains. Free descriptive literature and testi¬
monial letters.
ELECTRIC SEWER CLEANING CO.
Allston 34, Mass.
SIGNS
PLASTIC POSTED -Land Signs. Durable, in¬
expensive, legal, free sample. Minuteman,
Stanfordville, New York.
NO HUNTING SIGNS. Mailbox — Lawn
Markers, Farm Signs, Special Signs, Printing
all kinds. Sample catalog. Signs, 54 Hamilton,
Auburn, New York 13021 Dept. G. _
NO TRESPASSING SIGNS — free sample,
prices. Rural Press, Kenoza Lake, N.Y.
NO TRESPASS SIGNS — On weatherproof Tag,
with name and address: 200 — $15.00; 100 —
$9.50; 50 — $6.50 postpaid. Chic Press, Monti-
cello. New York.
SPARROW TRAPS
SPARROWS EAT PROFITS! Catch them with
new improved trap. Free particulars. Roy Vail,
Antwerp 10. Ohio.
STAMPS & COINS
I PAY $250 EACH for 1924 14 green Franklin
stamps, rotary perforated eleven ($2,500 un¬
used) . Send 20^ for large illustrated folders
showing amazing prices paid for old stamps,
coins, collections. Superb approvals available.
Vincent, 85AA. Bronx, N. Y. 10458.
STRAWBERRIES
RAYNER BROS. FREE 1965 STRAWBERRY
BOOK. — Learn how to grow bigger, delicious
berries for table, freezing or market from a
leading producer of strawberry plants for 39
years. Rayner’s book describes 27 proven, virus-
free varieties. Illustrates best for your area.
Gives full instructions for planting and culture
in simple terms. All plants certified and fully
guaranteed; federal, state inspected. Lists blue¬
berries, raspberries, grapes, asparagus, rhu¬
barb, fruit, nut trees, evergreens, ornamentals.
Profit more from larger yields of better quality
berries at direct-from-the-grower prices. Write
for free copy of our 1965 Strawberry Book now.
RAYNER BROS., INC., Dept. 17, Salisbury,
Md. 21801, _
Ozark Beauty, everbearing strawberry plants,
giant berries, $5.00 each 100. For other kinds,
free price list.
MACDOWELL BERRY FARM
Ballston Lake, N.Y, _ Phone UP7-5515
TIRES
TRUCK * FARM * CAR— Used Tires- -Excel.
#1—650x16 6 ply $8.50; 700x16 6 ply $10.00;
750x16 8 ply $12.00; 900x16 8 ply $15.00; 750x20
8 ply $15.00; 825x20 10 ply $20.00; 900x20 10
ply $20.00; 1000x20 12 ply $25.00; Farm Tire
Specialist — Airplane Conversion, New Truck —
Tractor Tires also available. Write for complete
list. Send check or money order. Sorry no
C.O.D.’s. Gans Tire, 1003 Broadway, Chelsea,
Mass. Tel: 889-2035. Area Code 617.
WOOL
SEND WOOL TO US for beautiful, warm
blankets. Free literature. El Dorado Woolens,
Inc., Eldorado, Texas.
TRAVEL
TRAVEL
VACATION ’65. Now is a good time to think
about next summer’s vacation. Why not join
a friendly group on our 10,000 mile, 19 day
Grand Circle Tour of the West? You will stay
at wonderful hotels and eat at excellent res¬
taurants, see 18 States, 5 Canadian Provinces,
visit Mexico, see the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas
and Hollywood; also the Canadian Rockies and
Lake Louise. Now is the time to reserve for
June, July or August 1965. Ask anyone who
has taken one of our “Trips for a Trifle”;
they will tell you what a wonderful time they
had. Better reserve now. we sell out early. Price
is only $339.00 (no tax). Shanly International
Corporation, 528-A Blue Cross Building. Buf-
falo 2. New York.
SILOS
SILOS, SILO UNLOADERS- barn cleaners.
Nold Farm Supply, Rome, N. Y,
TOBACCO
“TOBACCO” Smoking (“ready mixed”) or
Chewing (sweet). 5 pounds $3.00 postpaid. Fred
Stoker, Dresden. Tennessee.
WANTED TO BUY
W A NTED HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGES,
surreys, wagons, coaches, sleighs, old cars. Send
price, description and picture, if possible, in
first letter. Arnold G. Carlsen, 77 Anderson
Street, Hackensack, New Jersey.
WILL BUY Indian Arrow Heads & Artifacts.
Hiram Peeks, Sea Cliff, N. Y.
ANTIQUE CAR to 1941, running or not.
Robert Fierro, 865 Main, Paterson, N. J.
WANTED: Old wall clocks, telephones, oil and
gas lamps, lanterns, ships items. Harold Gray,
62 Knollwood Ave., Huntington, N. Y. 11743.
WANTED: Sawmill #1 or 2, also Lane Hand
Edger. A. Christopher, Saddle River, New
Jersev.
WANTED TO RENT
WANTED - Cash rent, Finger Lakes, 50 cow
dairy farm, minimum 150 tillable acres. Box
514-CC, Ithaca, N. Y.
WOMEN’S INTEREST
QUILTPATCHES — 200 $1.00. Buttons 800
$1.00. Catalogue, Schaefer, Drummondville,
Quebec. _
IT’S SMART to buy everything at lowest
price. Bargain Hunter’s Guide tells where to
buy appliances, books, clothes, household
necessities, vitamins, etc. at savings up to
70%, Complete list, instructions just $1.00.
Rutward, 5003 Bryant, Columbia Station,
Ohio.
HANDMADE PLASTIC EARRINGS, clip style.
Most colors available. $1.10 per pair postpaid.
Alpha Decker, 745 Waterloo-Geneva Road,
Waterloo, New York.
SAW KNIFE AND PEELER. Two for the price
of one. $1.49. K. S. Smith, 50 Montgomery St.
(Up), Gloversville. N, Y. _
QUILT PIECES! Percale prints for patchwork
and applique! 1 *4 lbs. $1.00. 3 Vi lbs. $2.00.
Postpaid. Ward Gould, 92A North, Medfield,
Mass.
YOUR CHURCH OR GROUP can raise $50.00
and more, easy and fast. Have 10 members
each sell only twenty 50 4 packages my lovely
luxurious Prayer Grace Table Napkins. Keep
$50. for your treasury. No money needed. Free
samples. Anna Wade, Dept. 9BA1, Lynchburg,
Va.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
SILOS FACTORY CREOSOTE Treated Wood.
Maximum insulation against frozen ensilage
and absolute acid resistance. Dependable lock-
doweled wind-resistant construction. Immediate
delivery. Box BS-15, Unadilla Silo Co., Una-
dilla. New York.
Bag Balm
TEAT DILATORS
SUPER-FLEXIBLE
Used by vets. 25
packed in sooth¬
ing Bag Balm
ointment. Fluted
dilator conveys it
in, holds teat in
shape. No snags.
Superflexible. At
Dealers’.
DAIRY ASSOCIATION CO.,
Lyndonville 6 , Vermont
ONE OF OUR most popular services to readers
is sponsoring and arranging tours and cruises.
They are popular because the worries about
foreign customs, handling baggage, value of
foreign money, language barriers, tickets,
reservations, etc., can be forgotten. Trained,
experienced escorts take care of everything for
you — even tipping. For details on our future
tours, write American Agriculturist Tours, Box
367, Ithaca, N.Y. 14851, _
EUROPE, 22 DAYS, $599. See fifteen
countries! Visit England, Scotland, Ireland,
Wales, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Luxem¬
burg# Lichenstein, Switzerland, Austria, Italy,
France, Monaco, and Iceland; including Lon¬
don, Paris, Rome and Venice. No luxury
hotels or gourmet meals . . . but good food and
clean, comfortable inns. Fly Pan-Am from
Kennedy Airport; scenic bus through Europe.
Two escorted tours, May 4 and Sept. 7, 1965.
We sell out early, reserve now. One of our
famous “Trips for a Trifle.” Send for informa¬
tion. Shanly International Corp., 528-A Blue
Cross Building, Buffalo, N.Y. — 14202.
MWORK CLOTHES— COVERALLS!!
SAVE 75% OF ORIGINAL COST
Coveralls . $1.89
Shopcoots, white and colors, 36 to 46 . 1 .50
Matching pants and shirts . 1.50
Pants only . 1.00 Shirts only . 50
Matching Gabardine-like
pants and shirts . 2.00
Gabardine-like pants only .. 1.25
Gabardine-like shirts only .. .75
Heavy twill pants (30-42) ... 1.75
Heavy twill shirts — Dark
colors — 141/} to 17 _ ea. 1.25
Lined twill jackets (36-42) ... 2.89
Add $.75 for postage. No COD.
All Sizes. Colors — Tan, Grey, Blue,
Green, used, professionally laun¬
dered. Satisfaction guaranteed.
PLYMOUTH SURPLUS SALES
Dept. B
P. O. BOX 385 GLOVERSVILLE. N. Y.
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An anniversary is always a memorable oc¬
casion, especially when it’s a 30th anni¬
versary! That’s why we want the 1965
American Agriculturist — New York State
Grange baking contest to be the biggest and
best ever, for mis is the 30th year our maga¬
zine and the Grange have teamed up to spon¬
sor a baking contest in New York State.
During all this time, pie was not featured
until 1962, and that year’s apple pie contest
proved to be one of the most popular we’ve
ever had. So another family favorite, cherry
pie, has been chosen to star in our 1965
anniversary contest.
All New York State Grangers are eligible
to enter, and we hope everyone ( men, women,
and young people) will try their hands at
baking a prize-winning cherry pie. If you’re
not already a Grange member, hurry and
join this fine family fraternity, so you can take
part in the fun and excitement.
The contest starts this month in the Sub¬
ordinate Granges, so get in touch with the
chairman of your Grange Service and Hos¬
pitality Committee. She will tell you the date
of your local contest and give you a copy of
the official score card, part of which is shown
on this page.
Mrs. Agnes McHeffey, Heuvelton, N. Y.,
chairman of the State Grange Service and
Hospitality Committee, and American Agri¬
culturist Home Editor, Augusta Chapman,
will direct the contest for the state. Assisting
them will be two other members of the State
Committee, Mrs. Lizzie Houck, Dundee, N.Y.,
and Mrs. Mabel Hyatt, Owego, N.Y., also
approximately 1,000 Pomona and Subordi¬
nate S. & H. chairmen who will conduct the
Photo: N. Y. Cherry Growers Assn.
local and county competitions. More than
5,000 Grange members are expected to enter
the contest.
Contest Rules
Contest rules are simple; here they are:
1. Each contestant must be a member of a
New York Subordinate Grange. All Grange
members are eligible, with the exception of
those who are professional bakers.
2. Each contestant will enter a two-crust
cherry pie baked in an 8 to 10-inch round pie
plate of any material and of appropriate
depth for pan size. Pies made with commer¬
cial (crust mixes and prepared pie fillings are
NOT eligible for this contest.
3. Contestants will compete first in their
Subordinate Grange Cherry Pie Contest. The
winner of each Subordinate contest will then
enter her Pomona contest — and, finally, next
fall, the 53 county winners will each enter a
cherry pie in the finals at State Grange annual
session.
Christmas Comes Early!
“It’s just like Christmas!” is what winners
have said in past years when the prizes began
to arrive after the state finals. Valuable house¬
hold equipment and grocery prizes are
awardea each year by American Agriculturist
advertisers. State winners also receive cash
prizes: $159 in entry prizes from State Grange
($3.00 to each contestant entering the finals)
and $107 from American Agriculturist, to be
divided among the top 15 winners. Watch for
the announcement and pictures of these prizes
in a spring issue of American Agriculturist.
Prizes are awarded too in the Subordinate
and Pomona contests. These arrangements
are made by the Service and Hospitality chair¬
men who also secure competent judges for
their contests.
1964 Winners
It’s the thrill of a lifetime to be a grand
prize winner in the finals at State Grange!
“Since October 29, I’ve been floating
around on Cloud 9,” wrote Mrs. Carl N.
Fox of Penn Yan, N. Y., No. 1 winner in last
year’s gingerbread contest.
“I received my Tapp an range and baked
two pumpkin pies in it for our Grange harvest
supper. It is really fabulous!”
Teenager Linda Town of Kennedy, N. Y.,
the No. 2 winner in 1963, chose the Unico
range for her grand prize. Linda wrote us,
“I had a wonderful time being in the Ameri¬
can Agriculturist — New York State Grange
Gingerbread Contest and still can’t believe
that I was lucky enough to come in second.
“Since coming home, I’ve had to bake
gingerbread for everyone in the bank where
I work. Everyone was so excited and asked
me a hundrecl questions. It was a great feel¬
ing!
“I am looking forward to seeing the De¬
cember issue of your magazine. Again, thank
you for your letter, check, and wonderful time
in Elmira.”
Fourth place winner, Mrs. Ada Tefft, Green¬
wich, N. Y., had just moved into a new home
and did not need her prize, a beautiful Mon¬
arch range. How thrilled the women of
Bottskill Grange No. 1076 must have been
when it was installed in their hall, a gift from
Mrs. Tefft!
Act Now!
If you enter the 1965 Cherry Pie Anniver¬
sary Contest, YOU may be one of the happy
and excited winners in the finals next fall.
Most of the state winners get the surprise of
their lives when they find themselves at the
top. We often hear them say, “I never won
anything before in my life!” So don’t delay
contacting your local Grange Service & Hos¬
pitality chairman. The contest is starting with
a bang this month!
Co-directors of the 30th anniversary Cherry Pie
Contest are Mrs. Augusta Chapman, Home Editor
of American Agriculturist, and Mrs. Agnes Mc¬
Heffey, Heuvelton, N. Y., chairman of the State
Grange Service and Hospitality Committee for
1965.
CHERRY PIE
SCORE CARD
Each contestant will enter a two-crust
cherry pie (a lattice top crust is accept¬
able) baked in an 8 to 10-inch round
pie plate of any material and of ap¬
propriate depth for pan size. Pies
made with commercial crust mixes and
prepared pie fillings are NOT eligible
for this contest.
Perfect Judges'
Score Score
GENERAL APPEARANCE . 20 .
Size (5) Is pan right size and does pie fill it well? (not shrunken or stuck to pan from leaky edge).
Appearance (15) Edge well sealed, attractively and evenly fluted, and not too thick; light to golden brown all over with edge
only slightly browner (not burned, pale or dull); top slightly rough, pebbly, and blistered (but no large air bubbles); top attrac¬
tively and adequately slashed in center for escape of steam (not too large or too near edge).
CRUST . 40 .
Tenderness (15) Crust cuts easily but still holds shape when served (not so tender that it falls apart; not tough or rubbery).
Texture (15) Crust flaky throughout (not mealy); crispy (not doughy); bottom crust crisp and well baked (not soggy or under¬
baked).
Flavor (10) Flavor of crust bland and pleasing to enhance filling (not raw, burned, or rancid).
CHERRY FILLING
40
Appearance of filling (20) Right depth for size of pan and pie; fruit tender and holds its shape (not mushy or too firm); natural
color of fruit (not dull); pie slightly juicy when lukewarm or cold (not runny or very thick).
Flavor of filling (20) As natural as possible and characteristic of the fruit; predominately sweet; appropriate seasonings used
(not over-flavored); any thickener used completely cooked.
TOTAL.
100.
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"DUMPLINGED" MEAT STEW
3 to 4 pounds stewing beef, lamb or
veal, cut in 2-inch pieces
Salt, pepper, and flour
4 or 5 medium carrots, peeled and
cut on bias into 2-inch pieces
1 cup sliced celery
6 to 8 small onions, peeled
4 medium potatoes, peeled and
quartered
1 package frozen peas
Parsley
Sprinkle meat with salt, pepper and flour and brown slowly on
all sides in small amount of hot fat in heavy kettle or Dutch oven.
Add water just to cover meat, bring to boil, cover kettle, and sim¬
mer over low heat (or bake in slow oven-3250) until meat is
almost tender, about 11/2 to 2 hours.
Add all vegetables except peas, cover, and cook until meat and
vegetables are tender, about 20 to 30 minutes, adding water as
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What’s Your Hobby?
Hobby letters from our readers
Napkin Rings
I collect napkin rings and have
some from practically every coun¬
try in the world — glass, silver,
white metal, wood, straw, even one
of china. I also do hand book¬
binding and have repaired or re¬
bound books or Bibles with a
sentimental value for friends.
I have a large supply of paper
back love stories of the Gay Nine¬
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give or exchange, for napkin rings
to anyone interested. They are
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N. H.
Waste Not, Want Not
For many years my hobby has
been to collect what others have
thrown away. I have taken good
jewelry, pretty antiques and almost
new furniture from rummage sales,
factory rejects, and auctions, and
even from local rubbish dumps
and found someone who was glad
to have what others didn’t want. I
believe my grandmother’s quota¬
tion, “Waste not, want not,” is
very true today and would help
many young people solve their
expense problems. — Mrs. Vesta
Tompkins Hommel, Box 444,
Tannersville, N. Y.
Varied Interests
My hobbies are music and
growing and propagating flowers
for our market. I also like ani¬
mals of all kinds and do a lot of
sewing.
I would like to have Interna¬
tional pen pals of any age and will
answer all letters. — Marianne Sul¬
livan, 136 N. Main St., Cedar-
ville, N. J.
American Agriculturist, January, 1965
Family Historian
My hobbies are maps and col¬
lecting names of the Wallace fam¬
ily. My mother’s name was Mary
Wallace. I am historian for the
Wallace clan in York County. I
will answer letters from those who
care to write me.
I also piece quilts and make
Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls.
— Mrs. W. J. Zinn, R. D. 5, Box
201, Dover, Pa.
From Hobby to Business
I have always been fascinated
by cones and woody pods, so three
years ago I decided to do some¬
thing about it. I now have a work¬
shop in the barn, a display area in
the garage, and work with some
60 varieties of pods and cones. I
make and sell wreaths, cone owls,
centerpieces, pictures, candle
holders, all-season charm swags,
and teasel ostriches. I have many
evergreens on my property that
bear cones, and friends gather me
theirs. — Stephany Grazul, R. I,
Whiting Rd., Clay, N. Y.
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American Agriculturist, January, 1965
A LITTLE JAM, ANYONE ?
By Hazel Andrews
IN SOME states, the Department
of Commerce is sponsoring clinics
for rural women to get advice on
earning extra money through de¬
veloping their hobbies. Most of these
women aren’t looking for a way to
earn their bread and butter — but
they get tired of bread and butter
after a while and
would like a
little jam. I think
if they want jam
badly enough to
do extra work
for it, they
should have it.
I’m an old jam-
earner from ’way
back. The first
“Jam” thing I
wanted was a
typewriter. Ever
notice how, when you really want
something, a way opens up for you
to get it?
At that time, a new tearoom was
opening in our town. On a certain
day, anyone interested was to bring
an apple pie to be judged. So I did.
The owner happened to like it, and I
was in business.
I was to make five apple pies
every day and up to twenty on spe¬
cial occasions. The pies had to be
one inch thick in the middle — and
don’t think they weren’t measured
because they were!
Well, I had to earn that type¬
writer three times before I got it.
Just when I had almost enough
money, a cow would die or a harrow
would break, and then I felt so
sorry for my husband that I came
forward with my cash and started
over. The third time, the minute I
had the price, I sent a friend to the
city to buy the typewriter before
something else died or fell in pieces.
I had to stay at home to make pies.
I find this uncertainty of finances
is not a condition peculiar to New
England. A friend who married a
Texas farmer planned several times
to get back to visit her family, hut
each time something happened on
the farm to take the money. Then
one evening her husband came
home, tossed a check in her lap, and
said “Go see your folks.” She took
the midnight train.
Quick Change Artist
You wouldn’t guess what was the
greatest drawback to this pie busi¬
ness. It was changing my clothes!
I was helping to milk cows at that
time. I’d get up early, dress for the
barn, work there, then change (even
to shoes and stockings) to get- break¬
fast. After breakfast it was time to
take the small truck to town with
a load of milk for the wholesaler,
come home and make the pies, and
change my clothes to deliver them
because one can’t go to town all
floury; then come back home and
change for the house. And I might
want to go out in the afternoon and
even in the evening.
I think the record was sixteen
changes in one day. I got so I could
zip things off and zip then on in one
continuous motion. If I looked most
of the time as though my clothes
were thrown on, that’s because they
were!
This job added a new word to our
family vocabulary — “pie money.”
If I bought something my husband
thought was extravagant, he’d com¬
ment on it, and I’d look surprised
and innocent and say, “But DAR-
ling, it’s pie money!”
After a while he said he thought
I was charging my pie materials to
the family grocery bill and then
spending more than the pie checks
American Agriculturist, January, 1965
amounted to. But he never could
prove it.
Some of my neighbors earned
money wall papering for the neigh¬
bors. Once I tried it when a woman
was desperate to have her dining
room ceiling done. It didn’t look too
bad, I thought, but next day the
young son of the family reported
that his father said there was a
wrinkle in the middle but if they
kept the shades halfway down,
maybe no one would notice it.
Then someone asked me if I knew
anyone who would make mincemeat
for an apple orchard salesroom. Of
course, you can guess what hap¬
pened. I’m still making it. I put on
my labels, “Like Grandma Used to
Make and Hazel Andrews Still
Does.”
"Gimmick" Needed
About this time I saw where I
could send to Washington and get a
pamphlet on “Small Business.” I
was sure no business was smaller
than mine, so I sent for it. The prin¬
cipal advice I received was to have
a “gimmick,” like the New York
restaurant where only one meat dish
was served, or the one where each
customer was given a stick of
striped candy when he paid his
check.
The gimmick which made my
mincemeat different was the addi¬
tion of hickory nuts. Beside the road
there’s a long row of hickory trees
which my husband helped his father
plant some sixty years ago. The
father went along making holes
with an iron bar while the ten-year-
old boy dropped a hickory nut into
each hole from the small cloth salt
bag he carried. I now compete with
the squirrels and neighboring chil¬
dren for the harvest from these
trees.
I find the consistent saving of
dimes also helps my jam account
considerably. This tiniest coin
counts up to a very respectable sum
yearly.
When my jam account gets big
enough, I take a trip and make
photographs for colored slides.
Later I can do some small lectures
for various groups and so earn a
little more to repeat the cycle.
Unless one really wishes to make
a career of her money-earning hob¬
by, it’s well to remember to keep it
small. I could doubtless find more
markets for my mincemeat but I
want to keep it where it’s fun to do.
To attain the size of a Pepperidge
Farm Bread outfit means assuming
endless details of Social Security de¬
ductions, labor problems, and so on.
There’s the case of the Cape Cod
young woman who had a few goats.
She decided that “goat berries”
were an ideal odorless fertilizer for
African violets, so she carefully
dried them, packaged them in cello¬
phane bags and sold them for fifty
cents a pint bag. A local newspaper
printed this story and the next week
she received an order for 240 pack¬
ages a week for the rest of the sea¬
son. Stunned, she cried, “But three
goats can’t manage that much!”
Do we sometimes think we are
being very modern when we earn
our little jam money? Remember
what Solomon said quite a while
ago: “She considereth a field and
buyeth it; with the fruit of her
hands she planteth a vineyard . . .
She perceiveth that her merchandise
is good; her candle goeth not out by
night . . . She maketh fine linen and
selleth it, and delivereth girdles
unto the merchant.”
The women of those days also
must have liked a little jam.
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but if they get hungry enough, it
seems that they’ll eat anything.
Try a fence if you have very many
hungry deer.
Check Bulbs
Make a trip to your bulb stor¬
age area during January. A fruit
cellar is the ideal storage place,
but wherever they are, check them
now. These summer-flowering
bulbs should be in the same con¬
dition as they were when you dug
them in the fall. If they have
started to shrivel, add a little mois¬
ture to the storage media. Should
they have a mold or fungus
growth, remove some of the stor¬
age material, or fluff it up to get
aeration. The bulbs can even be
removed for a day or two in the
air.
Mature gladiola corms are best
stored in flat trays without cover¬
ing. Under unusual conditions,
however, they may become too
dry, and a small amount of slight¬
ly moist peat, vermiculite or sand
can be added. Usually small
corms or cormlets need a little
slightly moist covering all winter.
Care of House Plants
House plants often begin to look
a little tired at this time of year.
Maybe you started them in a
sunny window but forgot that the
sun goes south in the winter, and
sometimes a new location is all
they need. If specific plants are not
doing well, get a book and read
up on them. Most libraries have
all kinds of good books on house
plants, so consult them!
Very few house plants like
heavy clay soil. I like commercial¬
ly prepared sterile soil the best,
but you can use good garden loam
with some peat, vermiculite, sand
or palite added. Do be sure to
sterilize it, however, for if you
don’t believe garden soil is full of
insects, just put a little under a
microscope! Put the soil in flat
trays in a medium oven for a
couple of hours.
Repot your plants if they need
it, and wash the leaves (African
Violets and Gloxinias should be
brushed with a fine camelhair
brush) so they can breathe. You
will have to judge how much to
water by the plants’ desires and
the type of soil you have used.
For instance, the commonest prob¬
lem of rubber plants is using too
much water in too heavy a soil.
For insect or fungi damage, get
a good spray bomb and use ac¬
cording to directions. African
Violets are sometimes bothered by
little white soil worms. To check
for these, water plants from the
top with warm water and watch
the soil for a few minutes. (You
may need a magnifying glass.)
If tiny, white worms appear, get
a product containing sodium
selenate (usually in capsule form)
and use according to directions.
This is poisonous, so be careful.
Also, isolate the infected plants.
The final winter pick-me-up for
house plants is a fertilizer used
every couple of weeks, according
to directions.
Another thing to do sometime
this month is clean and oil all
your gardening tools, so they’ll
be ready to use in the spring. I
would suggest having pruners
sharpened professionally.
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THREE EUROPEAN TOURS
This year American Agricultur¬
ist has planned three European
tours, each of them so delightful
that it will be hard to choose which
one you prefer. Two of them are
air tours — the Iberian Holiday
and British Isles Tour — while the
third will be a Grand European
Tour, crossing the Atlantic by
luxury liner.
The three trips, like all Ameri¬
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class, escorted, all-expense vaca¬
tions. If you have always wanted
to visit Europe but hesitated to go
alone, or if it seemed like a big
undertaking to plan your sight¬
seeing, this is your opportunity to
go in the most carefree, happy way
imaginable. Our tour manager
looks after all details, and you
travel with a friendly, congenial
group of people.
Spain And Portugal
First of the three tours, our Iber¬
ian Holiday, leaves on April 26
and returns May 17. Following
are some highlights of this trip.
The Grand European Tour is
scheduled for May and the British
Isles Holiday for September. We
hope to bring you more informa¬
tion concerning these two tours in
our February issue.
For our trip to Spain and Por¬
tugal, we will gather at New
York’s Kennedy Airport early in
the evening of April 26. We will
enjoy dinner speeding over the
Atlantic in a giant TWA jet, view
a first-run film before dropping
off to sleep, and arrive in Madrid
the next morning.
Then will come a succession of
wonderful days which, in addition
to Spain’s capital, will include such
fascinating places as Toledo, Se¬
govia in the heart of old Castile,
Escorial with its massive monas¬
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on the Island of Majorca,
Granada, Gibraltar, Seville,
Lisbon, and the seaside resort of
Estoril, favorite with Europe’s
royalty for centuries.
It’s impossible to tell you all the
interesting things we will see and
do on this marvelous tour. There’ll
be plenty of time to shop, visit
some of Europe’s finest museums,
stroll along wide boulevards and
narrow streets, and to sun and
swim at beautiful Palma if you
wish. Also, on Sunday, May 2,
arrangements will be made for
those who desire to visit the bull¬
fight at Barcelona, with a guide
present to explain just what’s
going on.
We will be happy to send you
full details of this outstandingly
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Caribbean Cruise
There’s still room for a few
more people to join us when we
board the Queen of Bermuda in
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leave for two weeks of sheer delight
in Caribbean waters. Ports of call
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WHAT PHILOSOPHY
GUIDES YOUR LIFE ?
Although he may never have
put it into words, I believe that
every mature thinking person has
a goal or ideal toward which he
strives every day. This may be
called his philosophy, which Web¬
ster defines as “a particular sys¬
tem of principles for the conduct
of life.”
I have always thought it is just
as important to live as to make
a living, and to live right one
needs a philosophy. So, recently
I wrote to a few of my friends in
different walks of life, whom
many of you know, asking for a
very short statement of their phi¬
losophy. Their answers are given
below.
At this beginning of a New Year
maybe it’s a good time to think
about your own philosophy. What
principles guide your life?
Educator
When I was a member of die
New York State Board of Regents,
I had the privilege of working
with and knowing well Dr. James
E. Allen, Jr., Commissioner of
Education of the State of New
York. If you knew Jim as I do,
you would be grateful that the
educational leadership of our boys
and girls is headed by such a wise
and kindly man.
Boy or man, I never went any¬
where that my modier or my wife
didn’t say, “Be a good boy.” I
guess all good women impress
this on their men.
Commissioner Allen said: “I
have never given much thought to
the philosophy I live and work by.
I just try to be a good boy! I have
found a great deal of personal
satisfaction in a little poem which
hangs in my office. It is from the
last stanza of Henry Van Dyke’s
poem ‘Henry Hudson’s Last Voy¬
age.’ In this poem, Van Dyke
describes the storms and mutiny
which have plagued Hudson and
his crew. After quelling the mutiny,
he turned to his first mate and
said:
So point her up, John King,
nor Jwest by north
We’ll keep the honor of a
certain aim
Amid the peril of uncertain ways,
And sail ahead, and leave the
rest to God.
Religious Leader
One of the finest and wisest re¬
ligious leaders I have ever known
is Rev. Kenneth A. Roadarmel,
general secretary of the New York
State Council of Churches.
38
“Roady” — as his friends call him
— spends his life helping to bring
the churches into closer working
relationships and cooperation. He
answered my letter by saying:
“I believe that God is Life —
life at its fullest and best — and
that we should go out and live life,
which it seems to me is living God.
“I believe that we can out-love
almost anything in this world of
ours, far more than we can out-
organize or out-argue or out-fight.
Farm
With the American Agriculturist
and Rural New Yorker now work¬
ing as one with one-quarter mil¬
lion rural folks as subscribers, the
publication, under the editorial
leadership of Gordon Conklin, has
the greatest opportunity in the long
history of either publication to
serve YOU, its readers.
It will meet that responsibility
in every way, because Gordon not
only knows his agriculture but he
has the ability and the courage to
say what he thinks, and he well
recognizes the spiritual needs of
I don’t mean that there isn’t a
place for discipline, and that there
isn’t a time when we have to take a
stand.
“I do believe that there is hap¬
piness in the motto, ‘Enough to
eat, enough to wear, enough with
friend and neighbor to share, and
never do less than my very best.’
“Too simple a philosophy?
Well, I believe in some simple
basic things in life.”
Farm Cooperative Leader
One of the most successful coop¬
erative leaders that I have ever
known is E. H. Fallon — “Ed” to
his friends. Formerly general man¬
ager of G.L.F., he is now the ex¬
ecutive vice president of Agway.
Ed has a dynamic, enthusiastic
personality, in addition to his high
ability. Talk with him for five
minutes and you’ll want to go out
and do your own job better. Ed
stated his philosophy in one
sentence.
“You can have anything within
reason, provided you are willing
to make the sacrifice to obtain it.”
Agricultural College Dean
The New York State College of
Agriculture at Cornell has always
been fortunate to have great deans
to lead it. Of these, there is none
greater than my lifelong friend,
Dr. William I. Myers, now retired,
but working for others harder than
ever. Bill said:
“One of the tenets of Christian
philosophy which seems to me to
be the most fundamental of all is
the Golden Rule. To live up to this
principle it is necessary to have
respect for the lives and opinions
of others and to like people. In my
opinion, one of the most important
principles of life is for each indi¬
vidual to live in such a way that
the world will be better because he
has passed this way.
Successful Farmer
Robert Schallenberg of Western-
ville, New York, is as good a
farmer as I know, with a heart
that overflows with generosity and
love. Bob said:
“I always try to be cheerful
when I meet anyone, and I like to
see a smile or a laugh. I have
learned to keep calm when things
go wrong and look at my faults
before I blame others. Above all,
I pray each day that I may keep
this way.”
Undertaker
Editor
people as well as their material
needs. Gordon states his philoso¬
phy of life as follows:
“The purpose of life is to grow
— spiritually, intellectually, and in
general competence. There are two
essentials for leaving behind the
familiar landmarks and moving
with faith toward unknown hori¬
zons: sharing experiences with our
fellow man, and having sincere
communion with our Creator. I
ask for no shallow ‘happiness,’
but rather for the joy that is a
by-product of constructive living.”
undertaker in Newark Valley, my
home town. Perhaps I can best
express my feelings toward Neil
by saying that when the time
comes for anyone I love, or for
myself, to depart this world, I
would rather have Neil take care
of us than anyone else. In answer
to my question about philosophy,
Neil said:
“So to live that when the Mas¬
ter’s call comes I shall hear the
words ‘Well Done!’ I know that
to qualify for those words I shall
have served my God and my fel¬
low man well.”
Farm Leader
Thousands know and love
James A. McConnell of Mansfield,
Pennsylvania, for years general
manager of the G.L.F., later as¬
sistant secretary in the United
States Department of Agriculture
during President Eisenhower’s ad¬
ministration. I know of no other
American who stands more solidly
for the principles that made this
country great. Jim McConnell
said:
“I think my personal relations
in life have been governed by the
Golden Rule. I have found that
people who lead this kind of life
enjoy people and events more.
“During the years I have ac¬
quired a strong belief in the ability
Mr. Neil MacPherson is an
of the individual to produce a
better society than in any other
way. I have come to hate any
society which requires a strong
police state to attempt to make it
work. It seems to me that we are
already well over in that field as
we become numbers instead of in¬
dividuals.”
School Principal
One of the finest homes I have
had the privilege of visiting in
recent years is that of Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth L. Lamb. Mr.
Lamb is principal of the Central
School at Henderson, New York.
When I gave the commencement
address there, I had opportunity
to observe the great love and re¬
spect the students have for him.
Answering my question about his
philosophy, Kenneth said:
“I believe in the Golden Rule as
the best single guideline of what
man’s relations to his fellow man
should be. I believe in the worth
and dignity of each human indi¬
vidual, and further, that the good¬
ness inherent in all mankind can
be developed and trained to offset
the evil which likewise to a certain
degree exists in all humans.
“Finally, I believe that the mil-
lenium of human relations can
never be achieved through the
passage of laws in the halls of
government, but only as each one
of us in our own heart subscribes
to a code of moral conduct based
on the highest traditions of our
Judeo-Christian ancestry.”
Governor
Thomas E. Dewey will go down
in history as one of New York
State’s greatest governors. I have
often wondered what would have
happened if Dewey had been
elected president of the United
States when he was a candidate.
He states his philosophy as
follows:
“I believe in working hard at
whatever one is best able to do,
employing natural talents to the
limit to make the largest contribu¬
tion to the success of our social
and economic system. To me, this
is the route to happiness.”
EASTMAN'S CHESTNUT
Part of my philosophy is to
make my friends laugh. This
should give you a chuckle or two.
“Yes, Sir,” panted the new hired
man, just out from the city, “I’ve
got all the sheep in — but I had to
run some to get those lambs.”
“Lambs! I have no lambs,”;
said the farmer. “Let’s see what
you’ve got.”
Looking into the shed, the as¬
tonished farmer saw 14 jack-;
rabbits!
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I RESOLVE . . .
TO AVOID BEING a “sucker,”
to save money and heartache in
1965, these are my resolutions for
the New Year:
1. I shall make sure that any
New York State dealer to whom I
sell farm products (grain and
timber excepted) is licensed and
bonded by the N.Y.S. Department
of Agriculture and Markets; and
I shall ask for evidence.
2. I shall request credentials of
anyone who calls at my home,
claiming to be a fire department,
furnace, or insurance inspector; a
salesman of lightning rods or fire
alarm systems; or a social security
representative. If I still have any
doubts, I shall check with his head¬
quarters by telephone.
3. If I am in the market for fire
extinguishers, a fire alarm system,
or lightning rods, I shall be sure
I am dealing with a reputable
company and that the equipment
is approved by Underwriters’
Laboratories.
4. I shall be cautious in dealing
with any salesmen, knowing that
the majority who are honest will
not object, but the unscrupulous
few will try to pressure me. I shall
not be rushed into reaching a de¬
cision; if I am rushed, I shall be
stubborn.
5. I shall check the reliability of
any company with which I am
unfamiliar. I shall ask for names
of some previous customers and
check with a few of them.
6. I shall get more than one
estimate on any necessary home
or farm improvements, and shall
compare prices and quality.
7. I shall read very carefully
any contract which I sign, and
shall make sure there are no blank
spaces, and that I have a copy for
myself. I shall rely, not on any
verbal promises, but only on what
is printed in the contract. I shall
consult a lawyer if there is any¬
thing I do not understand.
8. I shall not sign a completion
certificate or make final payment
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Victor Talbott, Fillmore, N.Y. . 514.31
Lifting bags of fertilizer ruptured
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Stephen Lippert, Allegany, N.Y. 456.13
Thrown from horse — injured chest,
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John C. Swanson, Sinclairvi lie, N.Y. 848.65
Kicked by cow dislocated shoulder
Edward T. Daly, Scipio Center, N.Y. 1102.55
Caught in mixer- fractured wrist,
cut hand
Robert Hudler, Vega, N.Y. 102.84
Pinned by cow chest wall injury
Louis Draht, Elmira, N.Y. 711.00
Thrown from wagon fractured vertebra
Harold J. Lee, Bainbridge, N.Y. 375.00
Tractor tipped over broke collar
bone, bruises
Ray Kniffen, Little York, N.Y. 1118.07
Stepped in hole fractured leg
Raymond Conover, Gloversville, N.Y. 416.86
Fell off truck injured hips, neck
Glenn L. Gibson, Oakfield, N.Y. 1053.02
Car hit his tractor broke elbow,
crushed lung
Floyd McMahon, Mohawk, N.Y. 1900.00
Hit by car broke leg, ribs, injured
kidney
Joseph A. Robbins, Carthage, N.Y. 247.11
Tractor jacknifed fractured ankle
Adolph Kopack, Port Leyden, N.Y. 355.70
Slipped from roof injured back
Harold G. Develder, Caledonia, N.Y. 384.00
House fire — burned arms, legs
Gaylord Stearns, Cazenovia, N.Y. 268.57
Slipped back injury
Charles Rector, Amsterdam, N.Y. 406.50
Kicked by cow fractured foot
George Seavy, Marcy, N.Y. 481.30
Hit by board facial & scalp cuts
Donald Howe, Montgomery, N.Y. 320.00
Caught arm in baler injured arm
Etta Beales, Lyndonville, N.Y. 611.61
Auto Acc. fractured shoulder bone
Verna Cummins, Martville, N.Y. 564.65
Auto Acc. injured chest, cuts & bruises
Kenneth LaFave, Brasher Falls, N.Y. $ 151.42
Car jack slipped fractured clavicle
Charles C. Cowin, Stillwater, N.Y. 179.28
Fell thru hay chute fractured wrist
David Van Wormer, Middleburg, N.Y. 810.16
Auto Acc. broke foot, injured knee,
concussion
Cameron McClary, Avoca, N.Y. 1315.30
Caught hand between belt & pulleys
Anna E. Gorgela, Jamesport, L.I., N.Y. 200 85
Fell broke wrist, injured leg
Irene Karwoski, Riverhead, N.Y. 198.78
Cut by glass cut tendon of finger
Kenneth Ward, Candor, N.Y. 748.83
Attacked by bull fractured ribs, bruises
Malvern Schilling, Trumansburg, N.Y. 1277.75
Auto Acc. fractured vertebra, ribs
Willard Skellie, Greenwich, N.Y. 1014.86
Kicked by cow fractured leg
Anna DeWolf, Palmyra, N.Y. 857.62
Hit by car broke collarbone, ribs,
bruises
Earl Branter, Penn Yan, N.Y. 416.48
Auto Acc. injured neck, back, ribs, legs
Jennie Voorhees, Gillett, Pa. 361.33
Slipped on floor fractured ankle
Claude Clark, Jr., Wyalusing, Pa. 121.00
Heifer knocked out two teeth with horn
Richard Schweizer, Trenton, N.J. 257.14
Sharpening knife cut tendon and nerve
Albert VanHorn, Belvidere, N.J. 229.28
Engine kicked fractured arm
Nicholas Danyluk, Great Meadows, N.J. 615.36
Fell from truck injured shoulder.
knee
Lawrence Foster, Madison, Maine 168.00
Foot caught in planer knives
Mary E. Hart, Greenfield, Mass. 310.00
Hand went thru window cut aim
Freda Rogers, Wells, Vt. 117.14
Crushed by cow injured ankle
Arthur Pepin, Newport, Vt. 450.55
Stepped on broken bottle cut
foot & tendons
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Gored by heifer injured back &
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Trudan I when it is 30 to 40
inches tall, and it gets up there
in a hurry. Trudan 1 has grown
two inches and more per day.
It keeps coming back, fast.
The combination of leafy
plants and great growth rate
yields “mountains” of milk¬
making forage. For example,
Trudan I, a true sudangrass
hybrid, can make up to 40 per¬
cent more forage per season
than other sudangrasses.
Trudan I is palatable and nutri¬
tious. Cows eagerly clean up
Trudan I green chop . . . tender
leaves, fine stems and all. Put
up as haylage, Trudan 1 will
give you this green chop good¬
ness year ’round. The protein
content has tested 17 percent
and higher. Trudan 1 forage
yields 70 percent to 75 percent
TDN at recommended cutting
stage.
Trudan I is vigorous, versatile.
Keeps going through summer
slumps better than most forages,
making fine quality hay, or suc¬
culent pasture.
Trudan I is safer. Prussic acid
content is lower in Trudan I
than in the sorghum-sudangrass
hybrids and most sudangrasses,
but good-management safety
precautions should always be
practiced.
Trudan I is catching on fast.
Northrup King’s entire supply
of Trudan I seed has been sold
out every year since it was
introduced. Many dealers are
already sold out of their 1965
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IN THIS ISSUE
NORTHEAST FEATURES Pa^e
Editorials . 4
AA Foundation Winners . 20
Dollar Guide . 24
Gayway Farm Notes . 38
Ed Eastman’s Page . 62
Service Bureau . 64
CROPS AND SOILS
Feeding Alfalfa . 8
Agronomy Research . 45
DAIRY AND LIVESTOCK
Protein for Dairy Cows . 6
Milk Inspection . 14
All-Silage Roughage . 16
Northeast Milk Pool? . 26
Doc Mettler Says . 31
EQUIPMENT
Cold Weather Starting . 10
New For Farm and Home . 61
FARM MANAGEMENT
Signed A Note Lately? . 18
FRUIT
Quality and Quantity Fruit . 42
GENERAL FARMING
Personal Farm Experience . 27
Century Farm Keeps Rolling . 44
HOME
Flower Ideas for ’65 . 54
Around the House . 55
Good Baking to You . •. . 56
Out of Many, One People . . 58
Patterns . 59
POULTRY
Cornerstones: Quality and
Service . 46
Manure Through A Hose . 47
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Editorials
by
EXTENSION SERVICE
For five years of my checkered career I
served on the Extension Service staff in Cayu¬
ga County, New York. County agent work
has its problems, as does any profession, but
those years deepened even further my existing
affection and respect for farm people. It was
a rewarding experience to take part in an
effort that has helped make this nation the
wonder of the world in material wealth . . .
and yet an effort that was and is people-
oriented.
Extension leaders across the Northeast are
in the process of searching for ways to keep
methods abreast of changing times. Those in
New York, for instance, are working to im¬
plement recommendations recently made by
committees representing lay leadership as well
as professional staff.
Basically, these groups grappled with the
purposes, techniques, and organization of Co¬
operative Extension. What is the job to be
done? What relative emphasis should be
placed on different types of subject matter and
clientele? How can administrative procedures
be streamlined and made more efficient?
One recommendation that sugared off from
the study concerns greater emphasis on a
regional approach, rather than strict observ¬
ance of county lines. In fact, authorization is
called for to consolidate two or more county
Extension Service associations if desired.
Another proposal is to have an Agriculture
Division, a Home Economics Division, and
a 4-H Division . . . with authorization to add
other divisions as needed. Added authority
would be given to the boards of directors of
the county Extension Service associations for
coordination of programs. Consolidation of
budgeting and accounting is proposed to re¬
place the present division of these functions
among agricultural, home demonstration, and
4-H departments.
Simply stated, the Extension Service is
moving to adapt its procedures to changing
times. It’s healthy for organizations . . . and
individuals ... to do a bit of self-examination
now and then in order to be prepared for the
demands of tomorrow.
My conviction is that Cooperative Exten¬
sion has done a remarkable job of improving
the lives of people . . . and has done so within
a finely-balanced framework of support (and
therefore involvement) from federal, state and
local sources. I am also convinced that its
basic philosophy remains relevant to the pres¬
ent and the future ... in spite of inevitable
disagreement concerning specific programs
and areas of emphasis.
Let’s do our level best to see the value of
the “Extension woods” rather than becoming
antagonistic about some particular tree that
may not fit our individual opinion about
what the county agent should be doing. The
dynamic potential of people to move forward
is as great as ever; the possibilities are every¬
where for Extension workers to be catalysts of
constructive change.
In the Cooperative Extension Service we
have a proven vehicle to help farmers, rural
nonfarmers, homemakers, and young people
sort out the best alternatives to fit their par¬
ticular situation. It’s also a proven vehicle
for moving society as a whole toward an ex¬
panding material abundance, as well as de¬
veloping programs creating a more informed
GORDON CONKLIN
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elector ate ... absolutely essential to any
democracy.
Its superstructure is being remodeled to
meet the needs of the atomic age, but its
found ation . . . providing information and
leadership to “help people help themselves”
. . . remains unchanged.
This is the great challenge of our time . . .
constantly to change our society and yet re¬
tain the foundations that are rooted in the
basic constants of human nature and in the
immutable moral laws of the universe. Upon
this foundation man has erected a social struc¬
ture composed of techniques and custom . . .
a structure that needs to be in a constant state
of revision as new information and new needs
are thrust upon us.
May God grant us the wisdom to differen¬
tiate between foundation and superstructure!
DAIRYMEN'S LEAGUE
The Dairymen’s League moved fast and
hard into a sticky situation when it tackled
the problems connected with the Duley milk
plants in northern New York. The League
made good on Duley ’s milk checks that had
bounced, and made arrangements to continue
providing a milk market for dairymen in that
area.
After visiting with a number of people con¬
nected with milk marketing, I conclude two
things. First, it’s to producers’ advantage to
have a farmer-controlled organization with
sufficient ready capital to move quickly when
conditions demand it. Good intentions are
always desirable, but they must be combined
with a hard roll of green stuff when it comes
to hammering home nails in the business
world. Farmers have long recognized the ad¬
vantages of flexibility provided by ready cap¬
ital in their own businesses, but have
sometimes been slow to see a similar need in
their cooperatives.
Secondly, I’d be willing to bet that time will
prove that the League did not jeopardize
their members’ interests by “bailing out” pro¬
ducers shipping to Duley plants. The exact
details of the arrangements worked out aren’t
public information, but I have confidence in
the business ability of League leadership.
Here’s another example of the importance of
choosing cooperative leadership carefully; in¬
evitably there comes a time when leaders
must make far-reaching decisions without the
time to consult membership.
REAPPORTIONMENT
Professor Ed Lutz and his staff at the New
York State College of Agriculture at Cornell
University have done a tremendous job of
figuring out the impact of the Supreme Court
mandated reapportionment in New York
State. His calculations are presently based on
the assumption that 1960 population figures
would be used as the basis for allocating
representation.
Briefly, representation in the State Legisla¬
ture doesn’t change as drastically as you
might suspect. New York City, for instance,
would gain 1.89 senatorial seats over what it
now has; the senatorial district composed of
Lewis, Jefferson, and Oswego counties would
lose .32 (ever see .32 of a seat?).
In the State Assembly, changes would range
all the way from Nassau County’s gain (from
6 to 11.62 assembly seats) all the way to
Schuyler County’s loss from 1 down to .13
seats. Suburbia is the gainer in representation
. . . Erie County would go up from 8 to 9.52,
Monroe from 4 to 5.24, and Suffolk would
gain 2.96 seats. Forty-one upstate counties
would have their present representation re¬
duced, ranging from the largest decline in
Schuyler County already mentioned all the
way to St. Lawrence County, where the drop
would be from 1 to .99 assemblyman.
The real kicker, though, will come to pass
when and if reapportionment by population
is applied to the boards of supervisors in
counties across the State. There are two parts
to this change . . . representation from cities
versus representation from towns, and repre¬
sentation changes among towns. In the first
category the figures show that cities of the
State would gain a total of 24 supervisors;
the towns would lose 24 . . . excluding Nassau
County, where a form of weighted voting
already exists on the County Board of Super¬
visors.
It’s in the second category . . . that of re¬
shuffling representation among the towns . . .
that the really big impact of reapportionment
is found. For instance, the Town of Colonie in
Albany County would gain 642 percent
(going from 1 to 7.42 supervisors); the Town
of Union in Broome County would gain 803
percent (from 1 to 9.03); the Town of Malone
in Franklin County would jump from 1 super¬
visor to 5.06.
There is quite a list of similar situations in
many counties where a few heavily-populated
towns would gain representation at the
expense of many less-populated ones. In
Broome County, for example, the towns of
Union, Vestal, and Chenango would all gain
in supervisor numbers; the other 14 towns in
the county would all lose in number of super¬
visors.
Many people just don’t quite believe what
has happened, and haven’t come to grips
with the far-reaching impact reapportionment
will have, particularly on the local political
scene. In my opinion, rural people should not
content themselves with complaining that re¬
apportionment is bad, but should rather seek
to further develop long-range programs
designed accurately to inform urban and sub¬
urban people about things that influence rural
interests. Much has already been done in this
direction; much more needs to be done.
My prediction, particularly in the light of
recent sweeping changes in congressional
membership, is that reapportionment on the
basis of population will not be overturned by
amending the Constitution or by act of Con¬
gress. Farmers and other rural residents will
lose representation, intensifying still further
the existing need for articulate and mutually
respectful dialogue between rural people and
their urban and suburban neighbors.
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
If you haven’t already seen it, let me sug¬
gest you stop at the Food Distribution Center
in Philadelphia when traveling in that area.
Guided by genial New Jersey correspondent
Amos Kirby, I did just that not long ago.
Some food wholesalers and buyers resisted
the move from the fantastic confusion of Dock
Street to the FDC, but Philadelphia’s Dock
Street was obviously hopelessly inadequate to
handle the changes sweeping the food busi¬
ness. There is plenty of room and the latest
facilities at the Center . . . with new buildings
going up that are already beginning to crowd
the acres once considered to be more than
adequate.
A few hours spent at this gigantic and
efficient food distribution complex would help
anyone better understand that somewhat
nebulous term “marketing.”
American Agriculturist, February, 1965
4
the new Agway:
Lively certified seeds for lively crops
Buy Agway Certified Seeds and you get
the lively ones, in the bag, in the crop,
in the harvest. Just read the label on
Agway certified seeds and compare
germination and purity with other
brands.
At Agway, quality control makes the
difference. We start with the foundation
seed and never stop. Agway forage crop
seeds are selected, grown, cleaned,
graded, packaged and delivered to you
under the constant, careful supervision
of experienced seedsmen.
They select competent growers for
production. They watch the crops grow.
They check and then check again. And
Agway helps you select the right seed
for the right crop on your farm.
All of this— and more— is in addition
to state certification. It can make the
difference between a so-so harvest and
a bumper crop. This is just part of the
Agway Complete Crop Service. It can
mean greater net returns for you.
Let’s look at the seed situation for this
Spring:
V Timothy looks good
/ Essex is plentiful
/ Clovers are in good supply, too
V Alfalfas are in better supply than last
year
/ Saranac is an exception but Agway
has obtained a good share of the lim¬
ited supply
V Grains are good all the way around
V Summer annuals, Sweet Sioux Sorgo-
Sudan Grass Hybrid or Grazer Sorg-
hum-Sudan Grass Hybrid, are in good
supply
V Saratoga Brome is in very limited
supply
»/ Trefoils, like last year, are in very
short supply
y/ Corn looks good with an adequate
supply
Talk to your Agway Seedsman today
and get the lively seeds for lively crops.
It’s in the bag with the Agway label.
Agway Inc., Syracuse, N.Y.
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COMPLETE CROP SERVICE
for greater net returns
It has been suggested that dairy¬
men could save a lot of money by
adjusting the protein content of
their dairy rations downward to
compensate for the fact that hay is
generally being cut earlier and is
thus higher in protein. Also, that
dairymen could make greater use
of urea in dairy rations — but that
they have tended to resist this
because of the possibility of nitrate
poisoning.
First, it certainly is true that
throughout the country dairymen
are cutting their hay earlier and
this means a higher protein con¬
tent in that portion generally, but
not on every farm. However, here
in New England and much of the
Northeast hay is making up a
smaller portion of the roughage.
There is a great swing toward
feeding much higher amounts of
corn silage; in fact, we have an
occasional dairyman feeding corn
silage exclusively.
Need for Balance
Feeding very little hay and high
levels of corn silage will almost
always require a 20 percent pro¬
tein grain mix in order to balance
out the ration. Of course, if seven
pounds or more of early-cut leg¬
umes are fed, even with large
amounts of corn silage, a 16 per¬
cent grain mix would be ample.
There are a couple of other sit¬
uations in feeding where a high
protein grain mix is needed. One
would be when poor hay is being
fed along with corn silage. A
1,300 pound cow producing 50
pounds of 4 percent milk a day,
for instance, needs 3.2 pounds of
digestible protein daily. Ten
pounds of poor grass hay, 60
pounds of corn silage, and 15
pounds of grain containing 15 per¬
cent protein would supply only
3.04 pounds. Even this assumes
that the hay was cut before July 1
— and, unfortunately, much of it
* University of Massachusetts
6
is cut later than this, and therefore
is even lower in protein.
Another situation is where
dairymen are short on hay but
have an ample amount of corn
silage. Many of these dairymen
use low protein by-product feeds
as a hay substitute because of the
price advantage of such feeds as
beet or citrus pulp or hominy.
Check Prices
Outside of these situations, a
lower protein grain mix can be
used to advantage if there is any
significant price difference. With
medium and early-cut grass hay
and a medium amount of corn
silage, a 16 percent ration is in
order; with legume hay and/or
corn silage, 14 percent; and with
legume hay and/or grass silage,
12 percent; with straight legume
hay a 10 percent grain mix.
Many times the dairyman who
buys his grain mix finds that a
14 percent protein ration costs as
much as a 16 percent, so in such
cases there is really no economic
advantage in dropping to the 14
percent ration. However, where
you are able to grow some of your
own grains, this can mean a real
saving in the purchase of high
protein feeds such as soybeans,
which are more expensive. Usually
a 20 percent protein grain does
cost more, and so if a 20 percent
is not needed one can save money
here.
Needs Protein
It has been suggested by some
that feeding more protein than is
usually recommended would in¬
crease the protein percentage in
the milk; but research indicates
that there would be little change.
However, if a cow did not have
enough protein in her diet, or suf¬
ficient raw materials to make pro¬
tein, her yield would drop. In other
words, if she actually did get a
protein-deficient diet, eventually
she would go dry in order to pro¬
tect her body.
This situation hardly ever
exists, but the important point is
that milk yield will suffer to the
extent that the ration is deficient
in protein. Dr. J. T. Reid of Cor¬
nell has shown that the minimum
amount of protein needed increases
as milk production increases.
The more feed a cow takes in,
the smaller percentage is absorbed.
This is just as true of protein as
of net energy. According to Dr.
Reid, the amount of digestible pro¬
tein used to produce one pound of
4 percent fat-corrected milk by
cows producing the various levels
is as follows:
4% fat-corrected Digestible
milk yield protein needed
(pounds/day)
(pounds/pound
of milk)
10 to
20
0.040
21 to
30
0.048
31 to
40
0.058
41 to
50
0.057
51 to
60
0.061
61 to
70
0.063
71 to
80
0.066
81 to
90
0.068
91 to 100
0.070
These amounts do not include
maintenance requirements. This
runs from .65 pounds of digestible
protein for a 1,000 pound cow to
.98 for a 1,600 pound cow, with
approximately equal amounts per
100 pounds increase in weight.
Underfeeding Limits Profits
In my opinion, the most limiting
factor in profits in feeding dairy
cattle is not due to protein adjust¬
ment but rather to underfeeding
our high producers in energy, es¬
pecially in early lactation; then
throwing money away by over¬
feeding later on in the middle to
the end of the lactation.
Here’s an example of what one
dairyman did: Lewis Muka of
Leyden had a herd of 28 cows in
1961 which averaged 9,032 milk
and 365 fat. He started to feed his
higher producers better, and lead
feed. The result was that in 1962
his average was 11,614 milk and
456 fat on 29 cows.
Then he did an even better job
of feeding before calving and
challenging them after. His 1963
herd average increased to 13,832
milk and 542 on 29.7 cows. In
two years, 4,800 pounds more
milk per cow and 139,200 for
the herd! To those who say we
already have a milk surplus, and
therefore believe we shouldn’t try
to increase productivity, let me
oint out that this farmer lowered
is cost per hundred pounds of
milk as he stepped up efficiency.
Another Example
Here’s another example: In the
Hampshire County DHIA 1963
report, the top five herds averaged
38 cows and 14,562 milk, 4.01
percent, 583 fat. The lowest five
herds averaged 72.1 cows and
8,905 milk, 3.78 percent, 336 fat.
The big difference in feed was in
the concentrates fed per cow-
5,959 pounds for the high herds
and 3,239 for the low herds. In¬
come over feed cost per cow for
the high herds was $441 as
against $235 for the low herds.
With only half as many cows,
the high herds had about the same
total income over feed costs as the
low herds, and probably more
profit, as there would be less labor
with fewer cows. It is not just a
case of feeding more grain, but of
feeding the grain when the cows
need it — as well as good breeding
and care. It pays to get better!
Save Money With Urea?
Urea can be fed to dairy catde
as a protein substitute. Dairy cat¬
tle are able to use it because bac¬
teria in the paunch convert it into
amino acids and protein. The pro¬
tein is stored in the bacteria and
becomes available to the animal
as the bacteria are digested.
A readily-available carbohy¬
drate (starch or sugar) must be
present in the paunch. Urea is
not used efficiently when fed with
a ration (such as all-timothy hay)
that is low in carbohydrates and
protein.
The protein content of the grain
mixture is increased 2.6 percent
for each one percent of urea added
to the mix. However, urea con¬
tains no energy, whereas conven¬
tional sources of protein — such
as soybean oil meal — are also
good sources of energy.
On a protein basis, one pound
of urea can replace seven pounds
of soybean oil meal, but to make
up for the energy difference it
would be necessary to add six
pounds of a high-energy carbohy¬
drate concentrate like corn meal.
Thus, whenever the cost of this
combination of urea and concen¬
trate is less than for seven pounds
of soybeans, this practice pays.
However, urea should never
supply any more than one-third
of the total equivalent of crude
protein in a grain mix. In fact,
regulations of the American as¬
sociation of Feed Control Officials
require that a statement to this
effect be included in the guarantee.
(Continued on page 28)
American Agriculturist, February, 1965
from the
HESS 2 CL'ARK
animal
health
center
Now you can use a mastitis treatment that
lets you sell milk 24 to 48 hours sooner.
Discard milk for only 48 hours after treat¬
ment. It’s new Medifuran: The first new
mastitis drug on the shelf in six years!
New Medifuran* already has proved its effec¬
tiveness in research tests and on dairy farms
like your own.
Medifuran is based on a new nitrofuran, fural-
tadone. It will not promote the build-up of drug-
resistant bacteria and is effective against the
major types of bacteria that cause most masti¬
tis, including staph organisms.
You can use new Medifuran time after time,
cow after cow, and continue to get good results.
Important:
New Medifuran lets you start selling milk one
to two days sooner. You only discard milk for
48 hours (4 milkings) after treatment. So the
extra milk you sell more than pays for the slight
extra cost of Medifuran ... in fact, usually
pays for the entire treatment!
Try new Medifuran. It probably comes closest
to being the mastitis treatment you’ve always
wanted. M-5-2
Medi/uran
FOR MASTITIS
Milk from cows treated with Medifuran for mastitis should not be used for food
during treatment and for at least 48 hours (4 milkings) after the last treatment
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Is Your Alfalfa Feeding
at The Second Table?
by Walt Griffeth’
or
MANY OF US have fond child¬
hood memories of family get-to¬
gethers, when all the uncles and
aunts, cousins and second-cousins
assembled for feast and fellowship.
At the Fourth of July picnic every¬
one sat down under the trees in the
pasture picnic grounds to festive
tables loaded with sandwiches, po¬
tato salad, pickles, iced tea, baked
beans, deviled eggs, ham, jello,
and dozens of pies and cakes.
Each had an equal chance at all
of the good food and came away
over-filled.
By contrast, at the Thanksgiv¬
ing feast the dining space was too
small for all to sit at the same
time. The menfolks ate first, while
the women served the table and
hushed the hungry horde of
youngsters. When the second table
was finally ready, the women and
children served their plates from
the food that was left. Plenty of
food, but not quite the same as
sharing in all the good things the
first time around.
However, all were well fed and
had enough and to spare. If food
had been scarce, the children’s
needs would have come first, and
all would have compassionately
shared according to their needs.
Things are different in the plant
world. Plants compete with each
other for nutrients, and one may
take up more than its share, leav¬
ing another kind of plant with an
inadequate amount of the nutrient.
Some plants even take up more of
a nutrient than they really need;
this is called “luxury consump¬
tion.” Both of these conditions —
one plant being more efficient in
absorbing a nutrient than another
and “luxury consumption” — are
two problems in alfalfa fertiliza¬
tion.
"Luxury Consumption"
The potassium requirements are
about the same for the grasses and
alfalfa generally planted in com¬
bination. When the supply of
available soil potassium is high,
both types of plants may absorb
U/2 to 2 times the amount neces¬
sary for growth. This is not a
serious problem when soil potas¬
sium is in good supply, but it is a
problem on low-potassium soils.
Grasses are usually able to take
* Department of Agronomy, Cornell University,
Ithaca, New York
8
more potassium from the soil than
the associated legumes, and may
thrive while the legumes starve for
potassium. In other words, grasses
eat at the “first” table, legumes like
alfalfa at the “second”.
Some Experiments
Research at Cornell several
years ago illustrated this relation¬
ship. In experiments with grass
and Ladino clover, the grass was
able to obtain enough potassium
from the soil long after the potas¬
sium supply became too low for
the Ladino clover to survive. This
work also indicates that grasses
are stimulated by nitrogen fertili¬
zation or by the nitrogen produced
by the legumes. This increased
growth of the grasses removes po¬
tassium from the soil at the ex¬
pense of the legume.
Apparently, there is a basic dif¬
ference in the nature of legume
and grass roots. At low-potassium
levels legume roots take up large
amounts of calcium and relatively
small amounts of potassium; the
grasses take up more potassium
and less calcium. When moderate
to high amounts of potassium are
available, though, legumes are
able to meet their potassium re¬
quirements for sustained growth.
Fertilization Important
Recommendations for fertiliza¬
tion of hay and pasture crops in
the Northeast usually call for an
annual application of potassium
except when soil tests show high
soil potassium levels. Annual ap¬
plications are preferred over
heavier, less frequent fertilization
because of that “luxury consump¬
tion” I mentioned.
Large applications may provide
more plant nutrient than is needed
for one year, then result in a short¬
age of potassium in later years,
especially for legumes such as
alfalfa. For similar reasons, some
states recommend split applica¬
tions of potash fertilizers on sandy
or other soils very low in potas¬
sium. Here fertilizer must supply
nearly all of the potassium needed
for plant growth.
Winter Injury
Legumes suffering from a short-
age of potassium are more suscept¬
ible to winter injury because of the
role played by potassium in the
proper storage of carbohydrates.
Potassium is essential for the con¬
version of the first simple products
of photosynthesis into sugars and
starch and in the transfer of these
carbohydrates to the different parts
of the plant.
The benefits of annual topdress¬
ing of potassium on alfalfa and
grass-hay mixtures have been
proved by tests at many locations
in New York and other states.
Cold Resistance
Researchers at the University
of Maryland found that potassium
fertilization caused larger, deeper
and more uniformly distributed
roots of alfalfa and orchardgrass;
it also increased the carbohydrate
content of alfalfa roots. Increased
levels of carbohydrates and po¬
tassium salts in the liquids of the
plant roots reduce their freezing
temperature, similar to adding
antifreeze to the radiator of your
car or tractor.
On a test area in Orange
County, New York, in 1959-60,
fertilization with potassium in¬
creased hay yields, but did not
overcome the detrimental effects of
either cutting too frequently (5-
week intervals) or at the wrong
time. A three-cutting harvest sched¬
ule with no late fall cutting (that
would prevent the legume from
storing “winter food”) produced
5.4 tons of hay the second year.
In every case, inadequate potas¬
sium or more severe cutting prac¬
tices caused a loss of yield. Cutting
every five weeks during the season,
combined with adding no potas¬
sium, reduced the yield to 1.3 tons
per acre.
Potassium Principles
Of the primary nutrients in soils
essential for plant growth, potas¬
sium is usually the most abun¬
dant-many New York soils
contain from 10,000 to 50,000
pounds of total potassium per
acre in the surface eight inches.
However, the total soil potassium
content is not a reliable indicator
of the amount available to plants.
Soil potassium exists in water-
soluble, exchangeable, and non¬
exchangeable forms. The water-
soluble and exchangeable forms
can be considered as available to
plants, but the degree and rate of
availability of the non-exchange-
able potassium vary enormously
among soils.
The quantities of soluble and
exchangeable potassium are in¬
adequate to supply needs of con¬
tinuous cropping, so the available
quantity must be replenished by
release from the non-exchangeable
form — or from fertilizers. The ca¬
pacity of the soil to release the non¬
exchangeable potassium has been
termed as its “potassium supply¬
ing power” and is considered as
a characteristic of a given soil
type.
Soils differ greatly in their abil¬
ity to supply potassium year after
year to forage crops. Low potas¬
sium-supplying soils release
enough potassium to grow not
over l/% ton of hay per acre per
year; medium soils enough for
about U/4 tons, and high-supply¬
ing soils enough for two to three
tons of legume-grass hay.
For yields larger than these,
extra potassium must come from
manure and fertilizers. Fertilizer
recommendations for forage crops
should take into account the pot¬
ash-supplying power of the soils
and the requirement of the crop to
be grown.
At Cornell, we recommend top¬
dressing legumes with 200 pounds
per acre of 0-20-20 on high potash
soils, 200 pounds of 0-15-30 per
acre on medium, and 267 pounds
of 0-15-30 on low potash-supply¬
ing soils. If yields go to 4 to 6 tons
per acre, these recommendations
should be increased by 50 percent.
A soil test and your county agent’s
advice will tailor applications to
your specific conditions.
An annual application ol recom¬
mended fertilizers is the preferred
practice on most alfalfa fields in
the Northeast. The only exception
might be when the potassium level
of the soil is already high and the
soil has a high potassium-supply¬
ing power; or on sandy soils where
potassium might be applied two or
more times per year.
American Agriculturist, February, 1965
the new Agway:
how Pakatakan Triune Artis produced
1226 lbs. butter fat and 33,584 lbs. milk
She’s a big cow. She’s got the breed¬
ing. She’s got the type. She inherited
the capacity to be a champion.
But to produce 1226 fat and 33,584
milk in 365 days she had to be man¬
aged right, and fed right.
Owner Hugh Sutherland, Chapel
Bank Farm, Delhi, N.Y., manages his
high producing herd of 40 registered
Holsteins according to the principles
embodied in Agway’s Profit Feeding
Plan. (Last year’s DHIA records for the
Sutherland herd: 653 fat and 18,015
milk.)
You may or may not have a potential
33,000 lb. producer in your herd. (Re¬
search has proved, however, that most
modern cows can produce 15,000 lbs.
or better.) But you will not know what
your herd can produce until you chal¬
lenge your cows with a good manage¬
ment plan and a good feed.
Investigate the Agway Profit Feed¬
ing Plan and Milkerpels at your local
Agway Store or Representative .. .to¬
day. Agway Inc., Syracuse, N.Y.
Created from Eastern States and GLF
DAIRY FEEDS & SERVICES
COLD WEATHER STARTING
rvy'-vy— y — Y~~~y — v~y~ 1 *
NO MATTER WHAT the capa¬
bilities of an engine, it’s useless if
you can’t get it started. It usually
isn’t too difficult to “get by” dur¬
ing warm weather, but coid, sub¬
zero weather presents a real test
for any starting system. In prac¬
tically all cases, however, there
are several products, systems or
arrangements to help ease the
problem.
Some Choices
The availability of satisfactory
starting methods is a major con¬
sideration, especially for diesel
tractors that must be started in
sub-zero weather. Some diesel
tractors are available with small
gasoline-powered starting engines.
The gasoline engine, in turn, can
be started with the usual battery-
operated electric starter. For de¬
pendable starting in extremely low
temperature conditions, this is
probably the most reliable ar¬
rangement. Additionally, this
arrangement permits you to
“motor” the diesel engine and get
the lubricating oil circulating
before opening the throttle to start
it.
The main disadvantages are the
extra cost of the gasoline engine
and the extra time required for
the two-step starting procedure;
and providing two fuels for one
tractor is often an inconvenience.
In warm weather operation, the
required two-step starting usually
takes somewhat longer than direct
starting on diesel fuel alone.
Other Arrangements
Diesel tractor manufacturers
who do not have the auxiliary
engine starting arrangements
available for their tractors usually
provide other arrangements for
assisting the direct cranking op¬
eration. For example, some trac¬
tors can be equipped with a 24-volt
starting system; extra batteries are
required to furnish the necessary
power. Others may include glow
plugs in the cylinders, or heaters
in the intake manifold, powered
by the battery. Or they may be
equipped with an arrangement to
introduce an easily-vaporized fuel,
such as ether, into the engine dur¬
ing cranking.
At best, however, all of these
“starting aids” tend to be less
reliable and more inconvenient
than the separate gasoline starting
engine.
Field Installation
There are several starting aids
available for use on existing trac¬
tors, cars, and trucks; in all cases,
10
however, the engine should be in
tip-top mechanical condition.
These aids are not a substitute for
good maintenance — they are a
supplement to it for unusually cold
starting situations. Essentially,
there are three basic types of as¬
sistance — e a s i 1 y-vaporized fuel,
auxiliary heat, and additional
cranking capacity. No one engine
should require more than one type
of assis tance, except in very
unusual situations.
Easily-Vaporized Fuel
Some form of ether is introduced
into the engine in all cases, though
the exact method varies widely.
Liquid ether poured into the air
cleaner or manifold from a can or
a gelatin capsule has several dis¬
advantages. Fire hazard from
careless handling is a primary
danger; also, the ether is not
broken up into small particles,
and it’s difficult to control the
amount used.
For best results, the ether must
be introduced into the engine in an
atomized or vaporized state. Dur¬
ing very cold weather starts, some
engines will die during “warm-up”
unless the fluid injection is con¬
tinued for several minutes, and
then gradually reduced.
The aerosol spray can help meet
these requirements. The simplest
arrangement consists of spraying
the ether into the air cleaner intake.
On some tractors, two persons are
required for this, because of the
distance between the starting con¬
trols and the air intake. With an
aerosol spray, it’s generally an
easy job to adjust the amount of
ether during engine warm-up. The
right amount is just enough to
prevent stalling; an over-supply
raises cylinder pressure and can
damage rings or pistons.
A slightly more elaborate rig
provides a mounting bracket for
the can and a tube to carry the
ether to the intake manifold. Some
arrangements mount the can with¬
in reach of the operator; others
provide a cable control to the
valve which can be operated while
the engine is cranked.
A non-pressurized can of ether
is used with one version of the
permanent installation. A control
knob, within reach of the operator,
operates a plunger to pump the
ether into the engine during start¬
ing and warm-up.
Most of these devices use 110-
volt AC power to supply heat
through the crankcase oil, or
through the cooling system. One
arrangement, however, uses the
regular fuel of the engine to op-
by WES THOMAS
irr — n
erate a hot-water heater hooked
into the cooling system of the
engine. The electric heating units
can be grouped into two general
classifications — low and high
capacity.
In general, the low-capacity
units should be connected while
the engine is warm from operation.
Then they help keep the engine
from becoming as cold as the sur¬
rounding air. Most of them are
immersion-type electric heating
elements. They replace the dip
stick, one of the freeze plugs, or
one of the head bolts. In each case,
a convenient connection is pro¬
vided for attaching the extension
cord from the power outlet.
The high-capacity external tank
units can raise the engine tempera¬
ture enough to permit easier start¬
ing if the unit is tuaned on an hour
or two before trying to start the
engine. These units are essentially
a small hot water heater connected
into the engine cooling system; a
thermostatic control is necessary
to prevent overheating.
The external tank units are also
available with burners which use
the regular engine fuel. This type
heater is somewhat more complex,
but it does have the advantage of
being able to maintain the correct
cooling system temperature even
during light load or idling opera¬
tion of the engine.
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Ether should be introduced into the engine in a vaporized state. Aerosol-
can can be used to spray ether into the air-cleaner intake, (A). Remote control
cable permits the operator to control ether injection while operating the usual
starting controls. (Bj. Tank-type heater is basically a hot-water heater connected
into the engine cooling system. (C). This unit burns the regular engine fuel.
Some variations of this basic arrangement use an electric heating element
supplied from 1 10 volt AC power instead of the burner to supply the auxiliary
heat.
Low-capacity, immersion-type electric heating elements help keep the engine
from becoming as cold as the surrounding air. These units are substituted in
place of one of the regular engine elements: dipstick, (D); headbolt, (E); freeze
plug, (F).
If one battery won’t start an
engine in cold weather, a second
or “booster” battery can be used.
Quickly- attached jumper cables are
needed for the hook-up. The
second battery must be kept well
charged in a warm room until it
is taken out to be used. At zero
degrees Fahrenheit a battery has
only 40 percent of its normal
cranking power. This reduced ca¬
pacity, plus the extra “drag” of
the cold oil, is the primary cause
of many starting difficulties.
An inexpensive trickle charger
can be connected to the battery
overnight. As its name implies,
this device charges a battery at a
very slow rate, but during a period
of ten or twelve hours can restore
a significant portion of the crank¬
ing power of a battery. And,
equally important, the flow of cur¬
rent through the battery helps keep
it warm. The trickle charger also
provides a convenient means for
keeping the extra booster battery
at full charge.
Ideally, the voltage of the boost¬
er battery should be equal to that
of the engine to be started. How¬
ever, if both 6-volt and 12-volt
engines are in use, it is usually
inconvenient to provide two
booster batteries. In practice, the
12-volt booster battery can be used
in either case if proper precautions
are observed.
Twelve Volt
For a 12-volt system there’s no
problem. Just attach the jumper
cables so that the terminals are
connected positive to positive, and
negative to negative. Then use the
The following firms are listed
as manufacturing starting aids.
We cannot guarantee that the
listing is complete, nor are we
familiar with all of these firms.
The list is merely for your infor¬
mation.
Five Star Manufacturing Co.,
P.O. Box 149, Clarksdale, Miss.
Electric tank-type heater
Head-bolt heater
Frost-plug heater
M & W Tractor Products, Anchor,
III.
Special starter with internal
reduction gears
Phillips Manufacturing Co., Inc.,
8200 Grand Avenue S., Min¬
neapolis, Minn.
Ether-injection pump
Electric tank-type heater
Head-bolt heater
Frost-plug heater
Dipstick heater
Spray Products Corp., P.O. Box
1988, Camden, N.J.
Pressurized ether cans —
Kand-held or permanently
mounted
Thermo-Temp Industries Inc.,
7700 Second Blvd., Detroit,
Mich.
Tank-type heater, uses engine
fuel
Turner Corp., 821 Park Avenue,
Sycamore, III.
Ether-injection pump
Edwin L. Wiegand Co., 7500
Thomas Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Electric tank-type heater
starter in the regular way.
For a 6-volt system, ground the
same terminal of the booster bat¬
tery as is grounded for the 6 -volt
battery. In most cases this will be
the negative terminal — but some
manufacturers use a positive
ground connection. Then, with the
ignition switch “on,” connect the
opposite terminal of the 12 -volt
battery to the starting motor ter¬
minal. The extra voltage will spin
the engine faster and aid the start¬
ing process. Be sure to disconnect
the booster battery as soon as the
engine starts.
If the engine doesn’t start after
a few seconds cranking, don’t con¬
tinue to “grind” the starter. The
low temperature of the starting
motor permits it to withstand the
increased voltage for a short time.
But prolonged grinding will burn
out the starter.
Other means of increasing
cranking capacity include an elec¬
tric heating plate installed between
the battery and the battery holder.
This 110-volt heater simply warms
the battery to maintain its normal
capacity. A special starter is also
available which has an internal
gear reduction that increases start¬
ing torque.
Conclusions
There are several things that
should be considered in selecting
a starting aid. For example: how
low are the winter temperatures in
your area; how many of these
extremely cold days do you
normally have each winter; how
many of these will the vehicle in
question be used; how convenient
is the device; and what is its
relative cost? The more expensive
— but also more convenient sys¬
tems — would be justified if you
plan to use the vehicle on many
extremely cold days. Conversely,
for occasional use during a few
cold days, the less-expensive, less-
convenient systems would be satis¬
factory.
Grief is the agony of an instant; the
indulgence of grief, the blunder of a
life. — Proverb
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Down by the station early in the morning, ;
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Whether they come by rail or highway haulei
you’ve got to look fast to see Big Orange tractor
in town like this. They’re riding a one-way ticke
to productivity, and in the next few days the:
will be rolling over the countryside, working tfr
soil. Bill here has been itching to take commanc
of that great all-new One-Ninety, the one tha
loes more work with less effort than any 5-bottom
factor ever did before. He can see himself up on
hat contoured seat, right hand resting easy on the
mique console control , with the long low hood in
font and day-long fuel tank at his back— master
a tractor built to go! No wonder Bill’s down to
fleet the train just ahead of the neighbor who’s
etting delivery of the other Allis- Chalmers Big
Grange brute— the massive, high-production, acre-
hungry D-21 at the rear of the car. The 7- plow
giant that runs a full 8 tons of muscle without an
ounce of fat. The giant D-21 and the all-new
One-Ninety are both big machines to make big
farming profitable. But every tractor shown here,
the versatile 4-plow D-17 and the hustling 3-plow
D-15, too, was built by The Tractor People to help
make more money for farm people. We think one
of them is bound to be your tractor!
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New Developments in MILK INSPECTION
by Hugh Cosline
DAIRYMEN HAVE BEEN
CONCERNED about milk inspec¬
tion ever since it was started. That
concern should be quickened at
present because of increased inter¬
est in many quarters, and because
of the possible effect of new regula¬
tions on the dairy industry.
There are at least three reasons
why you as a dairyman should
keep aware of new developments.
First, because of your own individ¬
ual markets, which can be tem¬
porarily lost by failure to meet
requirements. The second reason
is the wider market for all north¬
eastern dairymen, with particular
consideration about competition
from other areas. And third, there
is the matter of fluid milk con¬
sumption, which surely is affected
by milk quality and, to a degree,
milk quality is affected by inspec¬
tion.
RICHARD MARCH
In order to get the latest in¬
formation on the subject, I visited
with Professor Richard P. March
of the dairy department at Cornell.
I asked many questions, and I am
sure the answers are of interest to
all northeastern dairymen.
National Milk Sanitation Act
First, I asked Dick about the
status of the National Milk Sani¬
tation Act proposed in Congress,
but which is not being pressed at
the present time. Northeastern
dairymen have been concerned
that passage of this law would
open up markets to midwestern
milk, which they consider inferior
in quality.
“ In my opinion the proposed
National Milk Sanitation Act is
not the answer to our problems,”
said Dick. “For one thing, the
proposed bill doesn’t require a
sediment test or a test for mastitis.
Northeastern dairymen feel that
these two requirements result in a
cleaner, more sanitary, healthier
milk supply.”
“I have heard some comment
about the revision now being pre¬
pared by the U. S. Public Health
Service,” I said. “What can you
tell me about it?”
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“This Public Health Service
Code has been revised twelve
times; the present code is dated
1953, is now being revised, and
should be available some time in
1965. This Public Health Service
Milk Ordinance and Code has not
as yet been accepted by New York
and other northeastern states, with
the exception of New Hampshire,
the reason being that milk inspec¬
tion was underway in many north¬
eastern states before the U. S.
Public Health Service put out the
first code.
“In a few respects,” Professor
March added, “this Code is more
strict than New York’s regulations;
in some respects New York State
regulations are more demanding.”
'"Do you feel that this Public
Health Service Code is a good
one?” was my next question.
“Who is revising it, and how are
they proceeding?”
“Yes, I feel it is a good code.
The Public Health Service repre¬
sentatives are making the revision
— but they are asking for com¬
ments and suggestions from all
interested parties over the entire
country, and are considering them
very carefully. New York and the
rest of the northeastern states have
already submitted many com¬
ments. For example, the second
draft of this latest revision would
have required cooling of morning
milk to 45° F. But as a result of op¬
position to this requirement, the
presently proposed interpretation
is that morning milk need not be
cooled if it can be delivered to the
plant within two hours; if not, then
it must be cooled to 50° F.
“New York State at present re¬
quires the cooling of night’s milk
to 60°F. However, I am sure that
cooling milk to 50°F will be re¬
quired sooner or later. Bacteria
multiply fairly rapidly at a 60°
temperature, so this is too high a
temperature for the proper storage
Milk Inspection
“Let’s go back a little,” I said.
“I’d like to ask you a few ques¬
tions about milk inspection as it is
now carried out, especially in New
York. I have heard a lot about
overlapping inspections and the
resulting annoyance to dairymen.”
“There’s not as much over¬
lapping as is sometimes thought,”
answered Dick. “There is a recip¬
rocal agreement between the New
York State Department of Health
and the New York City Health
Department. The State usually
accepts the City department’s in¬
spections — but the City depart¬
ment doesn’t always accept the
PHOTO. USDA
State inspections!
“Both the New York State and
New York City Departments of
Health inspect the dairy plants,
and they spot check the dairy
farms. Each plant must have a
fieldman or other representative to
routinely inspect the dairy farms.
The health departments spot check
the work of these fieldmen.
“Our neighboring states send
milk inspectors into our state to
check our plants and producers,
and we in turn send inspectors into
our neighboring states. But I think
we are moving towards reciproc¬
ity; but first we must attain uni¬
formity of inspection.
“Then there is the physical in¬
spection of dairy herds. New York
City requires four physical check¬
ups of herds for dairymen who
have bulk tanks, and one inspec¬
tion is required by New York City
and New York State for all dairy¬
men who use cans. New York City
permits a monthly modified White-
side test of each producer’s bulk
tank milk in lieu of the four physi¬
cals. This is a test for ‘abnormal
milk.’
“The physical checkup is pri¬
marily for mastitis, but the vets
also watch for other diseases. The
physical inspection is well done in
some areas, while in others, un¬
fortunately, it is pretty much a
paper report.”
“How could this be improved?”
was my next question.
“By substituting the modified
Whiteside test, which I have just
mentioned. This would be an in¬
expensive and easy test run at the
plant. It detects milk from cows
suffering from mastitis even when
there may be only one such cow in
a herd.
“Formerly, the deck man at the
milk-receiving plant watched for
odors, particularly in warm milk,
and a good man claimed that he
could detect milk from cows suf¬
fering from mastitis. Now that
milk is cooled, and much of it
comes in tanks, it is not so easy.
“No good dairyman wants to
send milk to a plant from mas¬
titis-infected cows, but in the early
stages the disease is difficult to
detect. If dairymen individually
and through their organizations
would push for the modified
Whiteside test it could very easily
become standard practice. A
sample of the milk which is de¬
livered would be tested; if there
was a positive reaction the dairy¬
man would be notified and helped
to correct the situation, possibly
to the extent of applying the White-
side test or other simple screening
test to each cow, or even to each
quarter of each udder. Also, dairy¬
men should watch for mastitis by
the daily use of the strip plate.”
“You mentioned voluntary ac¬
tion rather than a Federal law as
desirable,” I commented. “Is any
progress being made?”
“Yes, right now there is a vol¬
untary cooperative State-U.S. Pub¬
lic Health Service Program for
certification of interstate milk
shippers. Any dairy company can
have its plant ana the producer
farms supplying the plant rated
from a sanitary standpoint in
terms of degree of compliance with
the Public Health Service Milk Or¬
dinance and Code. These ratings
are published (with the permission
of the dealer) in a quarterly Fed¬
eral publication. The rating of
supplies helps the movement of
milk in interstate commerce, thus
increasing our market for fluid
milk. A number of New York com¬
panies are already on this Inter¬
state Milk Shippers list, and many
more dairy plants are being
qualified.
Must Meet Requirements
“Then there is the Interstate
Carriers Program. There is a Fed¬
eral requirement that milk and
dairy products served on air¬
planes, buses, trains and ships that
cross state lines must be purchased
from dealers who meet the require¬
ments of the Public Health Service
Milk Ordinance and Code. Any
dealer or cooperative with a plant
that sells milk or dairy products
to public interstate carriers is sub¬
ject to this inspection and ap¬
proval, and by January 1, 1966,
all dairymen delivering to these
plants must meet the requirements.
“So, this is really not a volun¬
tary program if one wants to sell
(Continued on page 30)
merican Agriculturist, February, 1965
Announcing new Alfatox.
It’s the nearest thing yet to a "perfect”
alfalfa insecticide. Here’s why:
New Alfatox* is the nearest thing yet to a
"perfect" alfalfa insecticide because it con¬
trols weevils and practically every other
insect known to attack alfalfa. And new
Alfatox won't give you milk or meat resi¬
due problems if you wait just seven days
after spraying before feeding treated al¬
falfa or clover to livestock.
You can spray new Alfatox and be sure of
dependable control of alfalfa weevils, even
strains which have developed resistance to
other insecticides. This is especially im¬
portant because resistance to other insec¬
ticides is spreading and there's a good
chance you'll be faced with hard-to-ki 1 1
weevils this year.
You can also depend on new Alfatox for
unbeatable control of aphids, spittlebugs,
leafhoppers, grasshoppers . . . and just
about every other insect threat to alfalfa.
One insecticide, that's all, and you've
solved your alfalfa insect problems.
Remember, you can avoid a residue
problem in milk or meat by using Alfatox.
Just wait seven days after spraying before
you graze livestock or cut treated alfalfa
for green chop or hay.
So keep close check on alfalfa weevils
during the larval stage, when they are most
destructive. Spray Alfatox before the first
cutting, when V3 to V2 of the plants show
some damage.
If reinfestation occurs after the first cut¬
ting, spray Alfatox directly on the stubble.
This will usually prevent damage from
weevils and other insects up to the time
you make your second cutting.
That's what makes Alfatox the "near¬
perfect" insecticide. Control of practically
every insect that attacks alfalfa, including
resistant strains, and no milk or meat resi¬
due problems. No protective clothing or
devices needed when you apply Alfatox.
Ask your supplier about new Alfatox or
write us for full information.
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of Geigy Chemical Corporation, Saw Mill
River Road, Ardsley, New York.
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Alfatox
A view of Brockway's 34 x 246 ft. barn and the four silos which are
filled with corn each fall for a nearly 9-months feeding period.
ONE REASON Randall Brock¬
way uses all-silage roughage at
his Hobart, New York, farm is
because he has experienced two
barn fires in the past few years.
When he built a fireproof concrete
block one-story barn in 1960, he
decided that he would put nothing
in it that would burn. Today he
uses no hay for roughage, depends
upon corn silage for nearly nine
months a year, grass silage the
other three.
The cows are kept in tie stalls
in the barn during the daytime,
and he uses a 5-on-a-side herring-
bone milking parlor. Owner-
sampler records show that his herd
average ranges between 13,000 to
14,000 pounds of milk and over
500 pounds of fat for his 100
milkers.
“Our production seems about
as good as when we used hay,”
says Brockway, “although it’s dif¬
ficult to compare precisely since
our herd is considerably bigger
now.
“On the other hand, we feel it
doesn’t have to be quite as good
because we don’t have as much
investment in machinery and
equipment . . . not as much labor.
We don’t have a rake, a baler or
other piece of haymaking equip¬
ment on the farm.”
Brockway’s program is to put
up grass silage in the summer and
feed it out till fall. About when
grass silage is used up, it’s time to
put in corn silage. He usually
plans to put up enough corn silage
to fill four silos — three 14 x 30
footers (which he had before the
last fire) and a new 24 x 50 footer.
About 85 pounds of silage per
cow are fed daily. When feeding
corn silage he uses a grain ration
of 20 percent protein; with grass
silage he uses a 16 percent protein
feed. On summer nights the cows
are let out on pasture, which is
principally meadow grass or other
native grass.
The first winter after Brockw ay
had his new barn he put his cows
on half corn silage and half grass
silage. He prefers using only corn
silage, however, and that has been
the schedule during the past two
winters.
Good Corn Practices
With all the emphasis on corn
silage, Brockw ay would be ex¬
pected to grow some good corn . . .
and he does. He has qualified for
Agway’s 100 bushel-16 tons corn
club in past years. In 1964, when
many of his Delaware County
neighbors were not especially
proud of their corn crops, Brock¬
way harvested a good-looking
crop.
Heavy fertilization and chemical
weed killer he believes in strongly.
He puts on plenty of manure both
from his own farm and from a
next-door chicken farm. Then he
adds 300 to 400 pounds of
10-20-20 fertilizer per acrethrough
the planter. He found Atrazine
weed killer (used at the rate of 2l/%
pounds per acre) especially im¬
portant in the summer of 1964
when every speck of available
moisture was needed for the corn.
Brockway used four or five corn
varieties that matured well in
1964, and stepped up the plant
population to 28,000 plants per
acre ... a difficult feat in a dry
year.
The all-silage roughage pro¬
gram has had a good test at the
Brockw ay farm with three years
of actual application ... and
Randall feels it has worked espe¬
cially well for him. One good indi¬
cation is that he is putting in a
second 800-gallon tank in the
milkhouse. The previous winter it
was necessary for the milk truck to
ick up milk every day when he
ad only the one 800-gallon tank.
Randall Brockway stands alongside
a load of corn silage which is about to
be put in the 24 x 50 ft. silo.
ALL-SILAGE ROUGHAGE
by Bob Cudworth
Corn silage is fed by auger from
these 16 x 45 foot silos fall and winter
. . . haylage in summer.
“I’VE FOUND I can feed corn
silage as my only roughage and
have results comparable to when
I feed hay and silage, or hay
alone,” says A. Jay Mott, dairy¬
man from Shickshinny, Pennsyl¬
vania. “Knowing this gives me a
flexibility in my feeding program,
and I can take advantage of what¬
ever crops have done best during
the year.”
Three years ago (in 1961) the
Mott farm had an especially dry
year, and almost no hay. The
corn did well, however; so he
16
decided to feed what hay he had
to the heifers and give the cows
only corn silage as a roughage.
“I could see no drop in produc¬
tion,” said Mott; “in fact, it seemed
to help the test. In 1964 some
individual tests were as high as
4.4 and 4.5 percent butterfat. We
have some high testers, anyway,
for Holsteins.”
4 Percent Average
Mott has averaged over 4 per¬
cent butterfat with his registered
Holstein herd for the past four
years. For the year ending Septem¬
ber, 1964, his DHIA records for
42 cows were 13,029 pounds of
milk and 535 pounds of fat.
When he feeds all corn silage
with his feed auger from the silos
he plans on his cows getting about
60 pounds each per day. He has
to feed a little more protein in his
grain, of course, so he uses a
ration that measures between 18
and 20 percent protein . . . going
as high as 30 pounds per day to
his top producers. The ration is a
combination mix of 22 percent
mash feed and 14 percent pelleted
feed.
With two large 16 x 45 foot
silos, Mott puts up haylage in the
summer and corn silage in the
fall. He feeds out the haylage June
through September; corn silage
through fall, winter, and spring
. . . then feeds out the remaining
haylage at the bottom of the silos
for a couple of months in the
spring.
Jay feels that haylage is an ex¬
cellent feed, far better than green-
chop, because it keeps production
at a more consistent level. “They
seem to come up in milk on hay¬
lage,” he commented. “For
example, we had some first calf
heifers that started on corn silage
in the fall, producing about 46
pounds of milk per day. We put
them on haylage in February and,
as it worked out, kept them on it
for nearly eight months. They were
still producing at 40 to 42 pounds
per day when we dried them off.”
For Ten Years
The Mott family has been on the
present farm for ten years. Seven
years ago Jay set up loose housing
and a 4-unit milking parlor, so he
could handle his herd more effi¬
ciently. Then in 1962 he put free
stalls in the loose housing barn . . .
thinks it was one of the best moves
he ever made.
He also found that using saw¬
dust as bedding in the free stalls
costs him only about $70 per year,
whereas the straw bedding in the
loose housing setup was running
about $700 yearly. In addition,
his cows are cleaner, and he has
less bedding to move about, he
points out.
Manure handling has been sim¬
plified considerably. With a blade
on the tractor Mott scrapes ma¬
nure from the paved free stall hold¬
ing area and barnyard into a dry
manure pit which is 40 feet wide
by 12 feet wide and 8 feet deep. It
will hold several weeks’ supply.
With this arrangement, he can
spread manure when it best fits
his work schedule.
Since Mott has almost complete¬
ly a “zero pasture” setup (the cows
get on a small nearby pasture
principally for exercise) he de¬
pends on plenty of fertilizer to keep
his yields high. And when the rain¬
fall is sufficient, it has paid off
well for him. He has upped his
yields of alfalfa and timothy to
about 4y<> tons per acre. On corn,
he uses about 700 pounds of fer¬
tilizer per acre — part at plow
down and part with the planter.
In 1964 his corn lacked mois¬
ture, and he put in only about a
third as much corn silage as usual
— but his hay crop was good. So
he plans to feed about 8 pounds
of hay daily and drop down to 50
pounds of corn silage per cow.
Jay feels that a flexible feed pro¬
gram is the sensible approach . . .
even when it means going to all
corn silage. He likes high produc¬
tion per cow, but is also conscious
of labor efficiency and net income.
American Agriculturist, February, 1965
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last 20 years, a remarkable in¬
crease in production efficiency. It
can be matched by no other ma¬
jor sector of the American
economy.
Agriculture In Revolution
Agriculture is in the midst of a
far-reaching scientific and techno¬
logical revolution which is shak¬
ing the very foundations of its
traditional patterns. It is changing
from a way of living to a way of
making a living, from a business
of arts and crafts to a business
undergirded with large amounts
of capital, science and technology.
There are five fundamental
characteristics of the current agri¬
cultural adjustment which affect the
use of capital in agriculture:
1. An individual, during his
working life, finds it tougher all
the time to accumulate the capital
required to finance a farm business
big enough for modern farming.
This will become increasingly true
in the decades ahead.
2. Management has become the
key factor in profitable farming.
This is in sharp contrast to a
generation or two ago, when the
farm family was much more self-
sufficient than now, with much less
capital involved, with much less
science applied, and with many
fewer critical management deci¬
sions to be made.
3. The trend toward larger and
fewer commercial farm units has
been pronounced during the past
decade; it will accelerate in the
decade ahead. All the power of
government and politics can’t stop
it — nor should it.
On the other hand, we will also
likely experience an increase in the
number of noncommercial farms
with farm sales less than $2,500,
particularly within driving range
of industrial centers. This group
includes part-time farmers and
part-retirement farmers. Number¬
ing about 1.2 million units, the
group has, in the main, nonfarm
sources of income that often exceed
farm income.
4. The commercial farm will be
more like a manufacturing plant,
with the manager assembling
“packages of technology” which
have been produced by others on a
custom basis. The share of total
farm receipts spent for production
items will increase still further, the
gross margin per dollar of receipts
18
will become narrower, and profits
will depend increasingly on grow¬
ing volume.
5. The process of “Rurbaniza-
tion” will accelerate. Rural and
urban people are intermingling in
countless communities within com¬
muting distance of industrial cen¬
ters.
Implications Of Change
The implications of these
changes may be grouped under
three general headings:
First, there will be growing pres¬
sure on the combination of owner-
manager-operator all wrapped up
in one man on the farm.
We have departed from this
pattern in the majority of other
major businesses of America. Time
was we had many family foundry
shops, tailor shops, bootmakers,
corner grocery stores, and yes,
even automobile assembly plants.
These have given way, in the
main, to larger units with more
capital, with higher levels of
management, and more specializa¬
tion of labor.
Generally, when such changes
have occurred, opportunities for
profit and for higher levels of
living have increased for owners,
for managers, and for workers.
Some individuals were hurt in the
adjustment; but on the whole, so¬
ciety gained.
Many family commercial farms
today have a total capital invest¬
ment exceeding $100,000. It’s not
necessary to dwell at length on the
difficulty of passing such a unit
intact from father to son, without
pausing at least to catch one’s
breath as he passes the tax collec¬
tor.
Moreover, if the son has to face
the prospect himself of getting on
top of this kind of capital, perhaps
by paying off two or three other
heirs in the family, he may choose
to spend more of his current
income in living, and less in
saving, than his father before him
chose to do. This means that he
will be not only willing, but anx¬
ious, to enter into some kind of
financial arrangement whereby a
third party puts up some of the
capital, or perhaps becomes a
financial partner — perhaps on a
permanent basis — at the time of
the father’s death.
An ability to manage well is
even more difficult to pass from
American Agriculturist, February, 1965
Earl Butz
year
fore.
before. It
that those
NOTHING IS MORE errone¬
ous than to think of agriculture as
a declining industry. American
agriculture is expanding in every
important respect except one — the
number of people required to run
our farms.
Our agricul¬
tural plant uses
each year more
capital, more
a, - JS science and tech-
Tj n o 1 o g y, more
managerial ca¬
pacity, more pur¬
chased produc¬
tion inputs, more
specialized mar¬
keting facilities,
and more re¬
search than the
is obvious, there-
writers and ana¬
lysts who refer to agriculture as a
“declining” industry look only at
a single phase of this growing
and important American industry.
Big Business
Although a smaller share of our
total population is engaged direct¬
ly in farming, the agricultural in¬
dustry is big, broad and basic. Of
70 million people employed in
America, about 26 million work
somewhere in agriculture. Seven
million of these work on farms,
eight million produce goods and
services purchased by farmers,
and 11 million process and
distribute farm products. Hence,
over one-third of all our employes
are engaged in agriculturally-
related work. These are jobs im¬
portant to everyone — jobs with
personal and financial rewards.
Strong Agriculture
The declining trend in farm
population, although viewed with
alarm by some politicians and
rural fundamentalists, is itself a
sign of a strong agriculture. This
is the age of science and technol¬
ogy in American agriculture.
Brainpower has replaced horse¬
power as the essential ingredient
on our farms. Total U.S. agricul¬
tural output has increased two-
thirds in the last two decades,
while farm workers have gone
down some four million. This
means that production per worker
on our farms has doubled in the
*Dean of Agriculture, Purdue Uni¬
versity
father to son than is accumulated
capital. A generation or two ago,
son could apprentice under father
and take over the family farm,
provided son had strong muscles
and a willingness to work hard.
These things are no longer enough
— the limiting thing now is mana¬
gerial capacity.
It is equally true that fathers
don’t necessarily breed vocational
preference into their sons. With
the growing tendency for farm
youth to be educated beyond the
high school, many farm-reared
youngsters will have their voca¬
tional preference tipped away from
the “three-in-one” farmers their
fathers were. They may prefer to
train themselves for a position as
manager, manager-operator, or
part-owner-operator, with some
“integrator” supplying part of the
capital and part of the manage¬
ment, or for some combination of
these.
The second implication of the
changing times is that our typical
system of fee simple ownership by
individual operators will be under
increasing pressure.
Family Ownership
The typical cycle of farm owner¬
ship and operation under our pres¬
ent system of fee simple ownership
by individuals is essentially the
life cycle of an individual. Most
of our farms need to be rather
completely refinanced each gener¬
ation. But still more important,
with the process of refinancing
usually comes a shift in manage¬
ment and operation, which is sel¬
dom accomplished without con¬
siderable disruption of the farm
as a going concern. This disrup¬
tive process in transfer will in¬
crease as the size of unit grows, as
financing becomes more difficult,
and as it becomes more important
to have a farm big enough to be
efficient.
Industry has met this problem
by having divisible shares of
ownership, allowing the passing
of ownership from one generation
to the next without disrupting
management or operation. This
permits the accumulation under
single management of units so
large as to be beyond the capacity
of the ordinary individual to accu¬
mulate in his productive years, and
yet large enough to have the ad¬
vantages of a big outfit. The pres¬
sure is in this same direction in
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OVER THE PAST nineteen
years, since the beginning of the
American Agriculturist Foundation
Award Project in the high schools
of the Northeast, a good many
generations of students have been
proud to earn this Award. It
stands for excellence in classroom
work and, even more important,
for all-around achievement as
citizens of their schools and in
their communities.
The interest exhibited by teach¬
ers and principals is most hearten¬
ing. They are quick to notice when
one of their students “catches fire,”
and to help him along.
We are well aware that not all
of the boys in vocational agricul¬
ture are going to be farmers. We
also know that there are very few
occupations today that are not in
some way connected with agricul¬
ture, and that a grounding in ag¬
ricultural knowledge and skills
stands anyone in good stead.
We have always wished it were
possible to publish all of the fine
reports and letters we receive in
connection with the Foundation
Award. That being impossible
because of space limitations, we
do the best we can by picking out
some representative samples for
this article. In a later issue, we
will run a complete list of all win¬
ners reported to us.
Vocational Agriculture
Rockville (Connecticut) High
School nominated Calvin Myers
for the 1964 Foundation Award.
Calvin’s father has 50 acres of
nursery stock, and Calvin has
$750 invested in the farm. After
he completes his studies at the
University of Connecticut he will
go into partnership on the home
farm.
Gene Theriault, Caribou
(Maine) High School, had a
farming program of potatoes
and beef during his four years
in vocational agriculture. Dur¬
ing 1964 he bought a 90-acre
farm and planted 60 acres to
potatoes. He is now married,
and settled down to full-time
farming.
At North Harford (Maryland)
High School, Pylesville, Norman
Cochran was picked for the Amer¬
ican Agriculturist Foundation
Award. His teacher, Mr. Cooper,
says that Norman has always
been willing to take on responsi¬
bilities that provide for leadership
development. His home projects
were in calves, pigs and chickens,
and he had extensive experience,
also, in working on a dairy farm.
Charles Pell, Interlaken (New
York) Central School, has car¬
ried a very, very busy schedule.
It’s not possible to list all of his
activities, but he did manage to
win both a silver and a gold
award in the Farm Manage¬
ment problem at Cornell’s mid¬
winter Youth Science Program
for two years; he placed in the
welding contest at Morrisville
and at Trumansburg Fairs. He
worked on dairy farms in the
area for farm experience, and
at a garage for practice in
mechanized skills.
Charles Roll, Jonathan Dayton
(New Jersey) Regional High
School, Springfield, plans to go
into the family florist and garden
center business. As a freshman he
planted a thousand chrysanthe¬
mum plants. The following year
he put in another thousand mums
and 500 azaleas. In his junior
year he went one better, adding
1,500 yew plants to the mums and
azaleas . . . and managing also to
buy a tractor and accessories. He
is majoring in floriculture at Cor¬
nell University.
Writing about Wayne
Houghton, winner at Ellicott-
ville (New York) Central
School, E. W. Jedrzeyek, his
teacher, says: “Wayne is the
outstanding senior in the Agri¬
culture Department. He is es¬
pecially interested in dairying
. . . his main attribute is his
ability to foresee and do jobs
coming up, so that he has
everything planned ahead.”
Despite the tragedy of losing
both his parents, Tom Erkenbeck,
Fay ettevill e-Manlius (New York)
School, has forged ahead. He has
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been busy in the Future Farmers,
has worked hard to maintain an
A average in agriculture, and has
been active, also, in church and
scouting. “His efforts,” says his
teacher, Carroll Rudd, “have
pushed him into a position of re¬
sponsibility and leadership.”
The choice at Jamaica Plain
(Massachusetts) High School
fell on James W. Howard. James
took his summer placement
training on a large dairy farm
in Vermont for two summers,
and another summer was spent
on the famous Cherry Hill Farm
in Beverly, Massachusetts. He
is now attending the College of
Agriculture at Amherst, Massa¬
chusetts.
In South Lewis (New York) Cen¬
tral School, Turin, an exception
was made in presenting the Award
to a student after only one year of
vocational agriculture. Charles
Young, Jr. had had no previous
opportunity to study the subject.
He was enrolled in Agriculture I
and Agricultural Mechanics II as
a senior, and made such a fine
scholastic record (besides his
activitv in FFA and his good farm¬
ing program) that he was chosen
for the Award.
Herbert H. Baum, teacher of
vocational agriculture at War¬
wick Valley (New York) Central
School, speaks warmly about
Stephen Morgiewicz, this year’s
winner in his school. He says:
“Stephen is the outstanding boy
in our chapter; he has the re¬
spect and admiration of all who
know him. . . . It’s a real plea¬
sure to watch a boy grow and
develop character traits of in¬
tegrity, honesty , concern for
others, and loyal devotion to
his chapter and all others with
whom he works.”
Harold Griggs, winner at Ches¬
ter (Vermont) High School, is ac¬
tually a resident of Keene, New
Hampshire. His high school did
not offer the vocational agricul¬
ture course, so Harold, who has
a deep-rooted interest in agricul¬
ture, transferred to Chester. He
found a farm where he could get
his practical experience . . . and in
addition to his vocational agri¬
culture work he took the college
preparatory courses which enabled
him to be accepted at Vermont
Technical Institute at Randolph.
It is heartening to see that love
of the land which will “out” by
some means or other. There are a
surprising number in the 1964
student group who with no family
connection with farming yet found
ways to work on farm projects.
Equally interesting is the
amount of capital that many of
the boys acquired from their farm
projects. For example, Bob Good-
ridge at Andover (New York)
owns 8 cows, 10 heifers, and some
equipment. Franklin Bienick,
Boonville (New York) Central
School, has 20 purebred Holsteins
which he cares for along with the
home farm herd. Vaughn Sher¬
man, Dry den (New York) Central
School, owns 8 purebred Hol¬
steins, and has an income from
his cows after grain costs are de¬
ducted from the value of the milk
produced. His farm work offsets
the cost of raising the heifers.
Raffael Aversa, joint winner
at Townville (Pennsylvania)
Consolidated High School, has
held many responsible offices in
both local and county FFA, in¬
cluding the presidency of the
local chapter. He has been
awarded the Keystone Farmer
degree, and was the Pennsyl¬
vania Star Dairy Farmer of
1964.
Also active in FFA and school
activities is Roy Ehrart, the
other boy chosen for the Award
at this school. His teacher,
Lowell W. Edminster, says:
“Roy’s school work and man¬
ners are all that one would like
to see developed in our Ameri¬
can youth.”
An interesting and unusual sit¬
uation developed with Harold
Brewer, Whitney Point (New
York) Central School. Harold had
no home farm opportunity, so he
worked for a neighbor, a young
GI, who worked off the farm part-
time and paid Harold to work for
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him. The GI decided to sell out
and go to college, and on January
1, 1964, he sold Harold (aged 15)
his herd of 24 head (18 of them
cows) and his equipment.
Arrangements were made for
Harold to assume payments of
$95 per month, with the former
owner still responsible since Har¬
old is under age. Harold also pays
$50 a month rent for the farm,
where his father, mother, sister and
brother live with him. His father
is in poor health, but is able to
help considerably with the farm
work.
Harold is very interested in
registered Jerseys, and his objec¬
tive is eventually to own a breed¬
ing and show herd of 50 registered
Jerseys, and a larger farm. His
teacher feels that he has set himself
a man-sized goal, but that he has
an excellent chance of reaching
that goal the way he is going
about it.
Conrad Frennier, Ellenburg
(New York) Central School,
Ellenburg Depot, has 10 head
of purebred Jerseys, $600 in¬
vested in machinery, and a total
net worth of $5,180 in cattle,
insurance value, and cash in
hand. Ronald Ball, Falconer
(New York) Central School, has
18 head of registered dairy cat¬
tle, and had a grand champion
Jersey at the Chautauqua Coun¬
ty and Erie County fairs. Ron
is in demand as a dairy cattle
judge, has won many awards,
and in the summer of 1964 ac¬
companied 35 other New York
FFA Empire Farmers on a Peo-
ple-to-People Goodwill Agricul¬
tural Mission to seven counties
of Europe.
Robert Kline, Goshen (New
York) Central School, has done
much in the area of farm mech¬
anics repair maintenance and
construction. He has built up his
equity in farming, and now has
10 dairy animals valued at
$3,000.
At the Juniata Valley High
School, Pennsylvania, Daniel
Knode is the owner of 17 regis¬
tered Holsteins. His dairy herd
project won a gold medal in the
Pennsylvania State FFA Project
Contest in 1963.
Vocational Homemaking
Vocational homemaking sets
high standards, and its graduates
are well-poised, well-groomed
young ladies, ready to take their
places as good homemakers and
good citizens of their communities.
Here are the achievements of some
of these young ladies who were
chosen for our American Agricul¬
turist Foundation Award last year;
Mrs. Marion L. Loomis,
homemaking teacher at Palmer
(Massachusetts) High School,
writes of Carol Czepiel: “Carol
has accomplished a great deal
in homemaking in all of our
units of child care, foods and
nutrition; her work in clothing
has been outstanding. She is
dependable, cooperative, and
emotionally stable.” Carol’s
plans include entering Comp¬
tometer IBM in Springfield,
Massachusetts, after gradua¬
tion, and furthering her home¬
making education in Extension
work.
Ann Guynn, Mt. Airy (Mary¬
land) Senior High School, was
chosen for the high quality of her
work. Her teacher, Mrs. Betty Ann
Whitfield, reports that Ann could
always be depended on for extra
effort and pursuit of additional
knowledge. During the summers
Ann took care of her baby brother
so her mother could work. Now'
she is studying at the Lutheran
Hospital of Nursing — for which
she won a three year scholarship
with full tuition) — and plans on
entering the Peace Corps. In her
letter to us Ann wrote: “I want to
make the most of my years in
school, and try to become a worth¬
while citizen.”
Conscientiousness, persever¬
ance, interest and enthusiasm in
her class work . . . her popular¬
ity with both faculty and stu¬
dents . . . brought Gayle Ann
Mattice election as Queen of the
Junior-Senior Prom at Avoca
(New York) Central School.
She was also chosen American
Agriculturist Foundation Award
winner. Her citation says that
“she contributed greatly to the
morale of the entire department
by her cooperativeness and
capable help wherever needed.”
At Oyster River (New Hamp¬
shire) High School, Patricia Jones
made tremendous strides in the
past three years. She is reliable
and trustworthy, with a developed
sense of responsibility.
Claudette Lappin, the winner
at North Plainfield (New Jer¬
sey) High School, has an out¬
standing ability to get along
with others, and to handle class¬
room situations in an intelligent
manner. Claudette is going to
train as a beautician, a profes¬
sion in which her decided artis¬
tic ability will be a big asset.
Eunice Hillsgrove, Alton (New
York) Central School, has a busy
schedule both in and out of school.
Her mother is out at work, and
Eunice helps by cooking, washing,
getting meals, and doing house-,
work for the family. Before school
each day she gets breakfast for a
neighboring family of four chil¬
dren, and gets them off by bus.
After school gets their supper, and
stays with them until their parents
get back from work. With such
experience, there’s no doubt that
Eunice will do well in the practical
nursing training she plans for.
“An expert in human rela¬
tions ...” that is how Principal
Parry of Cato-Meridian (New
York) Central School described
Vivian Campbell, Foundation
Award winner in the homemak¬
ing department. And her teach¬
er, Mrs. Jean Thomas, is
equally enthusiastic about the
fine qualities Vivian has ex¬
hibited in her classroom work
and in school and community
activities. She was voted by her
classmates the most outstanding
Home Economics student!
Although her parents moved
from Hartford, New York, two
years ago, Myrtie Gardner chose
to remain at Hartford Central
School and continue her home¬
making courses. For room and
board she worked in the homes of
a minister and the principal. She
finished as the senior with the
highest average in three vocational
homemaking courses. Myrtie’s
future plans are to gain her college
education through service in the
Women’s Army Corps, which she
entered last September.
A bout with polio in her soph¬
omore year made it necessary
for Sandra Rothra, Mayville
(New York) Central School, to
drop homemaking for thatyear.
But she went right back, and
did outstanding work. As Mrs.
Geraldine Steward, homemak¬
ing teacher, says: “It has taken
courage, perseverance, and
many wins over inner battles
to become the fine girl she is
today.”
The homemaking department at
Damascus (Pennsylvania) High
School has made much use of
American Agriculturist recipes and
patterns. Sandra Spaulding was
chosen for the Foundation Award.
Sandra has had consistently good
grades in homemaking, has been
president of the FHA, and sup¬
ported herself by working sum¬
mers.
Susan Ladue, Sherburne (New
York) Central School, has lived
in city, small town, and on a farm.
Moving to the farm was a big
change, but she loves the out-of-
doors and animals, and enjoys
being “chief cook and bottle
washer” for her father and mother.
She hopes for a career in dietetics.
At Trumansburg (New York)
Central School Nancy Bush had
the highest average in home¬
making in 1964. Home experi¬
ence with a five-year-old led her
to make up an “Idea Book” of
resource material used in the
homemaking department. It has
proved very helpful for baby
sitters with this age group.
At Central High School, Provi¬
dence, Rhode Island, a hearing
loss did not stop Sandra Swartz
from producing work of “A”
quality. Her teacher says she has
shown a wonderful adjustment
both mentally and physically, and
also socially; and has become a
most efficient homemaker.
American Agriculturist, February, 1965
A Pennsylvania dairyman reports:
Clyde Heller of Lancaster proves the
truth of that old saying: “If you want to
get a job done, give it to a busy man."
Mr. Heller milks 40 Holsteins . . . grows
alfalfa hay, wheat and corn on his
105-acre farm. Above and beyond that
workload, he serves as Secretary-
Treasurer and Superintendent of Roads
for East Lampeter township . . . teaches a
Sunday School class ... is assistant
treasurer of a scale company . . . and is
an active partner in a farmers’ market. In
his spare time, he has become a crack
shot on the target range and on deer
hunts. Through Clyde's wide range of
interests, his six sons were introduced to
their career interests. Could any father
be more richly rewarded for his efforts?
"I make a lot better time
on any job
with John Deere Power Shift.”
“We have over 200 hours on the “3020” with Power
Shift and, as far as I’m concerned, it is 100 percent
satisfactory. I make a lot better time on any job
with the Power Shift Transmission. We have step¬
ped up our work to third, fourth, and fifth gears
with it. Most of the time we use fourth gear (3 to
almost 5 mph), but we can move up or down on-
the-go as field and crop conditions require a change.
“Under average plowing conditions in sod, we
can plow easily in fourth gear. On the previous
tractor, third gear was best for similar conditions.
We make a lot better time, too, at the ends of the
field. I can reduce speed with the flick of a finger
. . . without clutching . . . and devote my full atten¬
tion to the headland and a safe turn.
“In PTO work, Power Shift certainly is easier
on the tractor. If the going gets tough, I just slip
into a lower gear and move ahead knowing that
I’m maintaining proper PTO speed at all times. My
“3020” with Power Shift and live PTO handles our
PTO spreaders, side-delivery rake, and hay baler
in a very satisfactory manner. It handles baling
smoother than any other tractor power I have tried.”
In all seriousness, could you say as much for your
tractor as Mr. Heller says about his “3020”? Even
if your tractor is performing “good as new,”
you’re missing out on the effort- and dollar-saving
advantages of Power Shift . . . beefed-up power
through drawbar, hydraulics, and PTO . . . possibly
even the advantages of Power Steering and Power
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After New England
A NORTHEAST
MILK POOL?
W. Smith*
A HISTORIC DAY in federal
milk regulation in New England
was marked on October 1, 1964.
On that day the four federal orders
regulating markets in Greater
Boston, Worcester, Springfield,
and Southeastern New England
were combined into one regional
order called the Massachusetts-
Rhode Island Order. Thus, an idea
originally intro¬
duced nearly 30
years ago ... a
New England¬
wide pool...
became a real¬
ity, or should
we say, “almost
a reality.” Con-
11 ecticut still
maintains its
own market
pool. But for how long?
Since 1933, when Boston had
the only market- wide pool, a New
England-wide pool has been a
topic of conversation in the milk
industry, and in 1947, when the
author worked as an economist
for operating cooperatives in the
Boston market, they developed a
New England-wide pool proposal
and asked for a hearing. Their
petition was denied, but their pro¬
posal was remarkably similar to
the Massachusetts-Rhode Island
order now being adopted.
Created Incentive
Market-wide equalization for
only the Boston market . . . one of
several large, densely populated
metropolitan areas in Southern
New England . . . created an incen¬
tive for the other markets to jockey
their milk supplies so that the
regulated market would carry their
surplus. This maneuvering en¬
abled producers in the unregulated
markets to enjoy higher prices at
the expense of producers in the
regulated Boston market. For the
same reason, Southern New Eng¬
land milk dealers located outside
the Boston marketing area were
able to secure cheap milk supplies
when they could buy milk for their
Class I sales from out-of-state pro¬
ducers in Northern New England
at the Boston blend price.
While the market-wide pool in
Boston served a very worthwhile
purpose by stabilizing milk prices
* Economist, Mutual Federation of Independent
Cooperatives, Inc.
in New England, it was vulnerable
to these abuses which soon led to
more federal regulation. Producers
shipping to Fall River, Massachu¬
setts, found that they too needed a
federally- regulated m a r k e t-wide
pool . . . and they got one. Next,
the Lowell-Lawrence market got
into trouble with cheap out-of-state
milk supplies. They tried to solve
their problem with a federal order
which provided for individual
handler pools. These never worked
well and after a few years, Low¬
ell-Lawrence, along with Haver¬
hill, was added to the Boston
market-wide pool.
Problem Milk
The problem of cheap out-of-
state milk also led to the establish¬
ment of separate market-wide pool
orders in Worcester and Spring-
field in 1950. And in 1959, the old
Fall River Order, which had been
converted to individual handler
pooling without success, was ab¬
sorbed into a new regional mar¬
ket-wide pool, covering all of
Southeastern New England, in¬
cluding the entire state of Rhode
Island, plus Fall River, New Bed¬
ford, Taunton, all of Cape Cod,
and the intermediate towns. Also
in 1959, another market-wide fed¬
eral order pool was established
for the entire state of Connecticut.
While these separate orders were
being issued in an effort to catch
up with unregulated milk and
“pool riding” which were a
chronic threat to the success of die
Boston pool, big changes were
taking place in the marketing of
milk. More and more city dwellers
were moving to the suburbs. More
families bought cars, and as more
and better roads were built, people
began living farther and farther
from their jobs
Shopping centers and super¬
markets followed the people to the
suburbs, and milk dealers were
forced to follow their customers to
their new homes. Supermarket
shopping and a preference of con¬
sumers for milk in paper con¬
tainers resulted in a big change in
milk buying habits . . . away from
doorstep delivery of milk in quart
bottles toward supermarketbuying
of milk in half gallon and gallon
paper containers.
These changes in consumer buy¬
ing habits caused milk markets
(Continued on page 43)
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takes up slack in the tie chain so it can’t
entangle and trip a cow when she gets up
or lies down . . . frees her movement when
she stands.
How to
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Cow stalls look a lot alike. This is
because you can’t see inside.
Laboratory tests show that Berg
copper-bearing steel stalls resist
corrosion by barn acids. This helps
to give them many times the life of
ordinary steel cow stalls. Berg lever
stalls, with sure-stop stanchions,
lock and unlock individually or alto¬
gether. They save time when used
with a milking parlor. New Berg
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use with a pipeline milker. These
stalls are so different that Berg
has patented their exclusive cow¬
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American Agriculturist, February, 1965
PERSONAL FARM EXPERIENCE
BARN CHANGE
We used regular loose housing
I with a manure pack for three
years; it worked fine when plenty
of bedding was available and very
I poorly when bedding was short.
I It took 100 bales of bedding per
cow per season; our present free
stalls cut this to less than half that
much. Most of our bedding comes
from poor hay chopped with an
ensilage cutter.
We put bedding in the free stalls
j only once or twice a week. One
very important part of the stalls
j is a cleat nailed across the tops of
; wood partitions 20 inches back
from the front of each stall. This
forces cows back when they get up
so they put droppings outside the
stall, but they rock forward under
the cleat when they lie down and
so have plenty of room. When we
replace the wood cleat with per¬
manent pipe though, we’re going
to put it 30 inches back from the
l front of the stall.
Stalls are 7 feet 6 inches long,
vary in width . . . but I prefer 44
to 45 inches. The alleyways are
cleaned each day with a tractor
blade and, for two small ones, by
! hand. The spreader is in a pit
: where manure can be pushed into
it; since it’s a PTO machine, ma-
; nure can be stacked in the field if
the weather is too bad.
Bred heifers are run with the
milking herd to get them used to
, free stalls. The younger animals
don’t go through the milking par¬
lor nor even enter the holding
area, though. The parlor, by the
way, is a three-on-a-side walk¬
through type that we built our¬
selves.
Hard milkers are the first ones
I cull, and nervous animals go
next ... I don’t want a cow that
* doesn’t fit the system. We have
an Owner-Sampler herd average
of about 11,000 pounds on our
41 registered Ayrshires. We find
that southern United States has
become a good market for our
breeding stock; only recently we
shipped two animals to Missis¬
sippi. — Norman Cook, Burke,
| New York
SPUD SALESMAN
closer the producer gets with his
product to the ultimate consumer,
the less variable is the margin . . .
and the higher proportion of the
consumers’ food dollar he gets.
Getting back to production, we
use irrigation on 35 acres . . . have
8,000 feet of six-inch pipe. We like
to irrigate one day and then spray
after two days have elapsed, but
the schedules don’t always gibe
just right and we have gone in
with the sprayer when the fields
were too wet.
Our boom sprayer is a fourteen-
row high pressure rig (400 pounds
psi). I plan to stick to the boom
rather than going to the air-blast
type. My neighbors on both sides
are dairymen and I wouldn’t want
spray drift to contaminate their
pastures; in my opinion the boom
sprayer is better on this score
(especially in a wind).
The spray schedule calls for ap¬
plication every seven days. We
use Zineb and Sevin early in the
season, then switch to bordeaux
mixture and Thiodan. If weather
is clear, the switch is made about
August 20, but if we’re having bad
weather then on August 12 to 15.
We dig with a two-row digger
and local people pick them up.
We’ve tried harvesters . . . “potato
combines” . . . but find that small
stones bruise potatoes with the
machines we’ve tried so far.
Our 126 by 40-foot storage
holds 24,000 bushels, from which
we pack in mostly 10 and 20
pound bags. —
— Royal Foster, Brushton, New
"Get a move on, dear. All systems
nobody
wants to milk cows “Just tor the tun of it
But that’s just what can happen when cows are not delivering their full
production potential. Some herds average 14, 15 or 16,000 pounds of milk
while others average only 10,000 pounds. Some cows produce 1 2,000 pounds
of milk in one herd and 15,000 pounds when they move into a different herd.
How do they do it? Successful dairymen use the Wayne Concept to
lead cows into peak production by feeding high levels of milking
ration during the first month after calving. This is the key
to high level milk production throughout the lactation.
The Wayne Concept is a concise, easy-to-follow
feeding program to let your cows, themselves,
tell you how much milk they really can produce.
See your Wayne Dealer who will be happy
to explain the details and furnish the high
quality feeds needed to make the program work.
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We grew 60 acres of Chippewa
and Katahdin potatoes in 1964,
but also buy spuds to sell to super¬
markets beginning the last week in
August up until early May. We
deliver to stores from Malone to
Fulton and also in the Lake Placid-
Saranac area. In this business, I
I have to deliver on a regular basis
rather than letting price swings
influence delivery.
Chain stores are in business to
make money, but I have found
their buyers to be reasonable and
willing to cooperate. They demand
clean and uniform potatoes (all
we pack are washed), delivery on
time and according to specifica¬
tions agreed upon, and at the
going market price. Selling to
stores has convinced us that the
American Agriculturist, February, 1965
27
THE SUCCESS of surface coat¬
ings around the farmstead depends
on the right paint, adequate sur¬
face preparation, and proper ap¬
plication. Reliable manufacturers
usually specify on the label the
uses for their product and the prep¬
arations necessary for its applica¬
tion. But here’s some information
from W. H. Collins of the Univer¬
sity of Massachusetts that will help
you decide which paint to buy.
For instance, for exterior wood
the best products are oil based
paint, latex based, or alkyd; for
masonry walls, latex, latex ma¬
sonry, powdered-cement, and ex¬
terior flats (oil or alkyd). On con¬
crete floors deck enamel can be
used, also latex floor paint; and
in a milking parlor and milkroom
epoxy enamels do the best job.
An important development in
paint technology has been the for¬
mulations of water-thinned latex
paint. But don’t think that latex
always means rubber-base, for
these paints have plastic-type bases
dispersed in water, including vinyl
ana acrylic. Their desirable fea¬
tures include: water-thinned, little
or no odor, quick drying, easily
spread, and the tools can be
cleaned with water. Also, they can
be applied over a damp surface,
and they dry with a “breathing-
type” film that is more resistant to
blistering and peeling than the oil-
base paint. However, this blister
resistance is only as good as the
f>rime coat or previously applied
ayers of paint.
If you are going to change from
an oil-base paint to latex, apply
a coat of blister-resistant primer
before applying the latex paint and
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Some chain saws can’t be rebored, so you have to spend
extra money for block replacement. Not so with powerful
economy-minded McCullochs. We put a long-wearing
cast-iron liner inside every cylinder so you can rebore.
Oversize pistons and rings are available to make rebuilding
theenginean economical job. But that’s not all. Largecool-
ing fins keep air passages free of sawdust so the engine
runs cool and efficiently all day long. McCulloch pistons
are the strongest in any two cycle engine, and the rings
are placed down from the top of the piston to avoid over¬
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close, you’ll see an “etch mark" which signifies the tough¬
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McCulloch has an extra large fuel tanksoyoucancut longer
without stopping. Outside, the engine housing is secured
by bolts set in “nut pockets" so there is no stress or strain
on small threads to cause damage and costly block re¬
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why McCulloch is the best buy in the whole chain saw
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be sure that your surface is in
good condition. A primer coat is
necessary also on new wood sur¬
faces. And to get the same results
it may be necessary to use two
coats of latex where one coat of
oil paint would have been suffi¬
cient.
Alkyd Paints
These are improved versions of
the old oil-base paints. The pig¬
ment vehicle and binder is com¬
posed of vegetable oils processed
in combination with synthetic or
manufactured resins. By varying
the amounts of oil used, the manu¬
facturer is able to obtain a wide
range, so that there are alkyd
paints for exterior, interior, and
deck uses.
Masonry paints form a film that
still allows moisture to escape, and
which is resistant to the free alkali
sometimes found on masonry sur¬
faces. Ready-mixed masonry
paints are available in oil or
alkyd-base forms, and as water-
thinned latex types. The latexes
have greater resistance to moisture
and alkali, have less tendency to
chalk, and are easier to apply.
The epoxy enamels that are best
for milking parlors, milkrooms,
meat and egg processing rooms,
consist of two parts mixed together
just prior to use. They are applied
like other paints to either masonry
or wood surfaces.
If you want a good paint job,
buy the best paint available for a
particular job, and follow the
manufacturer’s directions.
Feeding protein .
(Continued from page 6)
If the price of a feed containing
urea is a lot lower than a con¬
ventional grain mix, then one
would suspect cheaper and lower
energy feeds have been used. The
net energy content of this mix
would be low; and more of it
would have to be fed to secure
the same milk production.
Natural urea is excreted by
animals. It is poisonous, and
synthetic urea can be poisonous
when too large quantities are con¬
sumed. Deaths in cattle have re¬
sulted from feeding improperly-
mixed concentrates and urea.
However, feed companies have
been aware of these facts for a
long time, and are doing a good
job of mixing the urea thoroughly
with the other ingredients. Also,
urea is not palatable to cows, and
is not as readily consumed as oil
meals, another reason why good
mixing is necessary.
In conclusion, don’t look for
the “bargain cheap” feed. You
can save by using a good-quality
urea-containing feed, but you can
also save by buying in quantity,
buying in bulk, and picking out
your best feed buys. In addition,
you can help by buying and/or
mixing the right protein percentage
in grain mix that you need in your
feeding program.
Further, and most important,
greater profits are available from
more liberal feeding of your high-
producers. Prepare them for calv¬
ing, and after calving bring them
onto full feed fast. Then when your
cows reach their peak, hold them
there, and drop grain feeding when
milk production drops.
American Agriculturist, February, 1965
28
Century Farms
A particular highlight of the oc¬
casion was the citing of century
farms, and the presentation of the
families to the Governor. The four
farms cited for 1964 are:
T. E. LaMont Fruit Farm,
Clearing-House — A clearing¬
house of information about egg
supply and demand is being set up
as a pilot project at the College of
Agriculture, Ithaca, New York.
Any egg distributor or producer-
dealer will be able to call the office
of SPICE, Stocking Hall, Ithaca,
if he has an over-supply of certain
grades and sizes of eggs. And any ,,
member of the New York State
Egg Distributors Association can
call the office if he needs supplies
of certain sizes and grades of eggs.
The office will give information
only; the arrangements will be
made between the operators.
Short-term fluctuations in egg
prices are often brought about
because regional surpluses find
their way to New York City, where
Chauncey S. Coolc & Sons,
owners of Cook Farm, which has
been in existence since 1815. Milk
has been produced for sale since
the late 1800 ’s. At present father
and son have 76 Holstein milkers,
59 young stock, and the crops
consisted in 1964 of 70 acres corn,
60 acres oats, 10 acres wheat, and
110 acres of hay.
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY DOINGS
market quotations are used as the
base price for nearly all egg trans¬
actions in the U.S. Often these sur¬
plus eggs could have been ab¬
sorbed in other areas of the
marketing system. It is felt that a
clearing house could prevent some
of the financial loss.
Laboratory Analyses — Pennsyl¬
vania State University is working
with the Pennsylvania State De¬
partments in laboratory analyses
as a solution to the farm crop
pesticide residue situation. Tech¬
nicians from the Department of
Agriculture are keeping close check
on milk and other products; four
commercial laboratories, under
contract, are assisting the Depart¬
ment in making the tests.
Albion, Orleans County. This farm
also has been going since 1815,
and at present there are 1,133
acres of fruits, vegetables, and
field crops. There is an apple stor¬
age capable of holding 60,000
bushels, of which 50,000 bushels
capacity is controlled atmosphere.
And there’s a large acreage of new
plantings for the years ahead.
The Jennings and Partridge Farm,
East Durham, Greene County, has
been operating since 1825. The
Jennings Jerseys have been on the
show circle at local fairs since
1914. Today the herd consists of
80 milkers, with 75 head of young
replacements.
Overton Farm,
Henderson, Jefferson County, has
been in the family since 1859. The
present owners are Mr. and Mrs.
Richard M Overton. This is a
dairy farm, and they keep about
90 head of registered Holstein
stock, with all bull calves and
some heifers being sold. The Over-
ton Farm had the first Holstein
cattle in Jefferson County. The first
owner, Joshua Overton, was town
supervisor; his son Floyd was a
leader in establishing the Exten¬
sion Service and DHIA in the
County.
The Society’s Distinguished Ser¬
vice Citation was presented to
Harold L. (Cap) Creal, for his
outstanding service to agriculture.
Thomas E. Milliman, Ithaca,
American Agriculturist, February, 1965
The Silage
That Makes
MORE MILK!
THE ONE HUNDRED and
thirty-third meeting of the New
York State Agricultural Society
was held January 13 in Albany.
After partaking of the delicious
New York State farm products at
the annual dinner in the DeWitt
Clinton Hotel, Governor Rocke¬
feller made a brief address —
then he was presented with the
Empire Farmer Award by FFA
president Gary Swan.
Four young winners of a state¬
wide slogan contest conducted by
the New York State Rural Safety
Council were presented to the Gov¬
ernor and each received a $25
U. S. Savings Bond. They are
Charles Eitel, Afton; Bettie Otten,
Unadilla; John Hart, Rochester;
and Sally Davis, Branchport. The
winning slogans will be used by
the Council in its continuing efforts
for safety promotion.
has set up the Leonard T. Milli¬
man Fund, in honor of his son.
This fund will, during Tom’s life¬
time, provide $600 per year to the
Society to defray the cost of per¬
manent bronze plaques designat¬
ing the century farms. Mr. Milli¬
man has served as president of the
Society, and was for several years
chairman of the Century Farms
Committee.
Also a past president of the So¬
ciety was Arthur V. Youngs, Glen
Cove. Mr. Youngs donated to the
Society 10 shares of Glen Cove
Bank stock to be used for the same
purpose.
■ It’s the feed value in every ton of silage that counts . . .
the power to produce more milk (or beef) per acre. That’s
the one big reason why so many dairymen and cattle
feeders are planting high capacity Funk’s G-Hybrids for
silage.
Yielding capacity is the way to judge silage hybrids.
This means not only tons of forage per acre, but yield of
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to such common carriers. As a
matter of fact, this January 1,
1966 deadline is going to force
quite a few New York dairymen to
meet the requirements of the Public
Health Service Code.
“There is also pressure from
another source. All veterans hos¬
pitals (and there are 12 in New
York State) are seeking to pur¬
chase milk and dairy products
only from Public Health Service¬
rated supplies where available.
“So, for several reasons, New
York dairymen are going to feel
the need to meet this Federal Pub¬
lic Health Service Code; but, ac¬
tually, this is a good thing,
because it
uniformity
Northeast,
inspection
man, and
would give us more
in regulations in the
It could lead to one
agency for the dairy-
tow ard reciprocity
among the northeastern states
“Please remember, too, that
under these Public Health Service
programs the individual state does
all its own enforcement, and not
the Federal government.”
How Adopted?
“I’m still a little hazy,” I said,
about the manner in which this
revised Public Health Service Code
would actually be adopted.”
“I don’t know that it is spelled
out,” said Dick. “As I understand
the situation, any state that is now
using the old code will probably
accept the revision now being
made. So far as states not now
operating under the Public Health
Service Code, I suppose it might
be done in one of several ways. I
understand that the New Hamp¬
shire legislature has passed a bill
adopting the present Milk Ordi¬
nance and Code. In New York
State I think that the Public Health
Council could decide to use this
Code as a basis for sanitary re¬
quirements. After all, it is very
similar to our present New York
requirements; but to keep complete
uniformity, New York City would
also have to adopt this same
Code.”
My next, and I think the last
question I asked was: “How would
this affect the man who is milking
the cows?”
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should be interested. However, I
don’t see that he should be worry¬
ing, because the regulations will
not be gready different. In fact, I
believe that some minor require¬
ments that don’t make sense — and
which don’t really affect the quality
of milk — will be removed. The
final regulations will be in the
interest of good sanitary practices,
which all good dairymen should
want to follow.
“Whether or not the Public
Health Service Code is officially
adopted by each of the north¬
eastern states, I feel sure that there
will be some tightening of the re¬
quirements. And I think there
should be, and that dairymen
should welcome them. After all,
the production of milk of top
quality is of vital importance to
I every northeastern dairyman.”
Stanley W. Beal, general
manager of the United Farm¬
ers of New England, recently
had this to say about U. S.
Public Health Code approval:
“We have found that ap¬
proval is a business neces¬
sity, as a number of most
important customers can only
purchase milk which is ap¬
proved under this program.
As of January 1, 1966, con¬
tinued approval under this
system requires the inspection
and approval of our sources
of supply, as well as the plant
itself. This problem is not
confined to United Farmers;
it involves every dairy com¬
pany doing more than a
purely local business.”
He went on to remind
dairymen that their farms are
food plants, and that dairy
farmers are doing business
with the public. Fie also an¬
nounced that United Farmers’
board of 22 directors in
Maine, New Hampshire, New
York, and Vermont have
scored a combined rating in
excess of the 90 percent mini¬
mum required under the new
United States Public Health
Code.
VIEWPOINT!
The New England Milk Pro¬
ducers’ Association is on record
as urging a five-year moratorium
on enforcement of new regulations
under the United States Public
Health Code, in order to give pro¬
ducers time enough to make ad¬
justments which it requires.
it up."
American Agriculturist, February, 1965
30
DOC METTLER SAYS:
DETECTING HEAT IMPORTANT
Dr. J. J. Mettler is a practicing veterinarian at Copake Falls, New
York. His associates are Drs. C. M. Jenkins and P. C. Layer.
LAST DECEMBER while on a
farm call I met a friend selling
bale twine for the 1965 haying
season. When we kidded him
about being ahead of season he
replied: “Today is December 2nd;
in only two months it will be
Ground Hog’s Day, and the win¬
ter will be practically over.” To¬
day, as never before, farmers have
to plan months ahead on every¬
thing from saving money on bale
twine to getting their cows bred
to produce milk when the market
wants it . . . and pays more for it.
Much is said about sterility,
herd health programs, etc., but
not enough stress is put on what
I believe is the greatest cause of
failure in getting cows bred back
in time . . . the unobserved heat.
Few well-fed cows don’t have heats,
but many high-producing animals
go through one heat period after
another without being detected.
With today’s push for more milk
(and therefore more cows) per
farmer, there is less time to observe
individual cows and consequently
more heats are missed.
Cycle Timing
A normal cow shows heat three
to six weeks after calving, and
comes in heat every 18 to 24 days
from then on until bred. Sixty days
after calving, the normal cow is
ready to be bred back, although a
cow producing more than eighty
pounds per day might better be
held off another thirty days for
economic reasons.
Twenty-one days, counting the
day after heat as number one, is
the most normal heat interval. At
the time of heat a follicle (or small
blister of fluid) is on one ovary,
and this follicle contains an egg.
Six to twenty-four hours after the
end of standing heat this follicle
ruptures, and the egg passes into
the oviduct, a tube leading to the
uterus. If sperm is in the oviduct
at this time conception takes place.
At the time the follicle ruptures,
the resulting pit formed on the
ovary gradually turns into a yel¬
low mass called a corpus luteum,
or yellow body. A week after heat
this yellow body is well formed,
and if the animal has not con¬
ceived it stays there for about
eighteen days, only to shrink down
and allow another follicle to ma¬
ture, and the heat cycle is repeated.
If the cow did conceive, the hor¬
mones secreted in the pregnant
uterus cause the yellow body to
stay for a nine month period. It
is not quite that simple, but in a
practical way the pregnancy holds
the yellow body . . . and the hor¬
mones secreted by the yellow body
hold the pregnancy.
The typical cow in heat stands
to be ridden when turned with
other cows. She may attempt to
ride other cows, but the cow doing
the standing is the one in heat.
That, and that alone, is about all
some people ever observe as far
American Agriculturist, February, 1965
as heat is concerned. Many cows
do not stand, or are not seen
standing in heat, and are therefore
missed.
What procedure should a cow
man follow if he is to observe as
many heats as possible? First, he
needs a heat expectancy chart,
which can be obtained from his
inseminator or a feed dealer. There
is a chart with twenty-one day
periods marked off, so that one,
twenty-one, forty-two, and sixty-
three days are all on the same
line. When you note a heat, write
the cow’s name or number or the
date, let us say January 1st. When
January 22nd comes around she
should be in heat again. If she is
bred then write her name down
and circle it.
Daily milk weights can tell heats
as well as any way, but this is
seldom done any more. However,
a good milker should make a
mental note of any cow that
doesn’t let her milk down, or is
down on milk at a given milking.
She could be in heat.
Another good indicator is a pre¬
heat mucous. Watch cows’ tails
for a tiny string of clear mucous
that precedes heats by twelve to
twenty-four hours. This takes care¬
ful observation, but once you learn
what to look for, it can be done
almost without effort. Next, notice
anything different a cow does. If
she normally is the last one out of
the barn, and today she runs out,
she may be in heat. If she is stand¬
ing when she normally would be
lying down, she may be in heat.
If she turns to look at you when
she normally doesn’t pay any at¬
tention, or if she tries to lick you
with her tongue, she may be in
heat. Bellowing is also a symptom
in some cows.
The vulva, or external genitals
of the cow, are often slightly swol¬
len and appear a different shape
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commercial agriculture.
We shall see the growth ol fam¬
ily shares of ownership of the fam¬
ily farm, instead of placing the
farm in an estate to be sold as a
unit. The family shares will be
transferable, so that one of the
heirs, wishing to convert his in¬
heritance to some other form of
property, may sell his share to a
third party who may be entirely
outside the family. Thus, what
starts off as essentially a “family-
owned” farm, may end up as a
farm under group ownership, but
still a single unit and single oper¬
ation, with single management for
the entire unit.
In this case ownership shares
will be transferred to investors,
who are essentially putting up
“risk capital” just as they now
put up “risk capital” in a cor¬
porate business enterprise. Increas¬
ingly, on units of this kind, man¬
agement will be provided by a
professional management group,
standing between the individual
owners and the operator of the
farm. This is, of course, a kind of
integration we have seen develop
in recent years, although we
haven’t called it by that name.
Finally, an increasing propor¬
tion of production items will be
assembled in off-the-farm agribusi¬
ness, and purchased by the farmer.
American farmers now spend
approximately 65 cents of every
dollar of gross farm receipts for
purchased production inputs or
services. Farmers used to produce
their own power and fuel, but now
purchase it; they used to process
most of their own feed, but now are
heavy purchasers of processed
feeds; they buy science in the feed-
bag. The same is true of fertilizer
application, insecticides, herbici¬
des, and a whole host of things.
This trend will grow, underscoring
the need for adequate financing
from off-the-farm sources.
One of the key factors in the
current agricultural revolution is
the broad extent to which capital
has been substituted for labor.
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Even so, many good farmers
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This may be because of the poli¬
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borrow, but more frequently it is
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MECHANIZATION
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Sour cherries are being mechan¬
ically harvested in an increasing
volume every year, and there is
progress in process apple harvest¬
ing by machine. “But,” says Pro¬
fessor Everett D. Markwardt of
Cornell University, “mechaniza¬
tion of fruit and vegetable harvest¬
ing has not kept pace with
developments in other fields. ”
Among the problems involved
is the fact that fruit orchards, for
example, vary in tree size, slope
of the land, tree spacing, etc.
Machines must not only be very
specific for each crop — but often
must be drastically modified for
the same crop in different regions
of the country.
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the fruit (for juice) at the rate of
at least an acre per hour.
Among the many harvesting
machines are a partially-mechan¬
ized blueberry picker, Oregon’s
selective harvesters that measure
cane berry size before picking them
from canes, and a combing or
stripping device for strawberries
being investigated by Illinois en¬
gineers.
Even more fascinating is the
use of photoelectric cells for sens¬
ing mature asparagus spears
before automatically cutting them,
Western experiments that select
mature heads of lettuce without
injury, and cabbage harvesters
being worked on in North Caro¬
lina, Michigan, and New York.
And in California there is a melon
harvester which lifts the vines and
melons, selects mature fruit
through the force of friction and
gravity, and returns the immature
fruit and vines to their original
position.
"You've flooded it again!"
American Agriculturist, February, 1965
34
Food For
The Spirit
®aTi If
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by Robert Clingan
A PROFESSOR of family life at
a state university told a group of
ministers that our society puts such
a high value on success that we
cannot accept the possibility of
failure for either ourselves or our
children.
This explains the attitude of a
ruthless athletic coach who said
that any boy on his team who
smiled in the locker room after
losing a game was through. It’s
why a girl tried to take her life
when she discovered that she was
failing to pass the college final
examinations her first year. Here
is the reason why so many talented
young men prefer to work for
either a corporation or the govern¬
ment rather than go into business
for themselves even when they
have the necessary capital.
This also explains why our
churches and our small town or¬
ganizations do not give the inex¬
perienced person, and especially
youth, leadership opportunities
with the kind of personal responsi¬
bility that makes for growth. Said
the professor, “There is no growth
without enough personal responsi¬
bility to make personal failure a
real possibility.” Perhaps this also
explains the ulcers, nervous break¬
downs, aiid heart attacks of so
many people in the prime of life.
Are they trying too hard to hedge
their lives against the possibility
of failure?
This warped emphasis on con¬
stant success, total achievement,
and fear of failure needs the kind
of corrective that the attitude of a
good farmer supplies. Every crop
a farmer plants can be destroyed
by a ten minute hailstorm or three
weeks without rain; yet, he can
take a single loss without panic or
despair.
The failure of one year never
keeps him from planting another
crop the very next spring. In his
way of life there is room for failure
. . . and even a succession of small
failures will not destroy him or
force him to leave a way of life he
loves, or the business in which he
has invested everything.
If our lives are paralyzed by
fear of failure, the Bible itself
should give us the corrective we
need. In Isaiah 6:1 there is an ac-
"That new hired man seems intelligent,
efficient, hardworking, and ambitious. You'd
better fire him or first thing we know he'll
own the place."
a failure. He was to speak the
word of God to people who were
determined not to listen. Eventual¬
ly they would destroy themselves
by their unyielding deafness to
commands of God,
Isaiah was to preach the Word
just the same. Fie was not to be
afraid to carry out the require¬
ments of his Lord, even though he
knew he and his message would
not be received. You see, he feared
God . . . but was not afraid of fail¬
ure.
A well-rounded spiritual life has
the capacity to take risks, the will¬
ingness to attempt man-sized
goals, and room for possible fail¬
ure. This is part of what it means
to live by faith. As the Bible says,
“Faith is the evidence of things not
seen.”
Dates to Remember
Feb. 1-3 - Golden Anniver¬
sary Meeting, National Dairy
Council, Chicago, Illinois.
Feb. 4-5 - New Hampshire
Poultry Health Conference,
University of New Hampshire,
Durham .
Feb. 6 - Meeting Western
New York Apple Growers, and
New York Cherry Growers, Roch¬
ester, N.Y.
Feb. 9-H - Farm and Home
Week, University of Delaware,
Agricultural Hall, Dover.
Feb. 15-22 - 4-H Club
Week .
Feb. 20-27 - National
FFA Week.
Mar. 2 - Annual Meeting,
United Milk Producers Coopera¬
tive Association of New Jersey,
Trenton .
Mar. 6-7 - School for
Christmas Tree Growers, Cornell
University, Ithaca, N.Y.
Mar. 11-12 - National
Peach Conference, New Jersey
College of Agriculture, Rut¬
gers, New Brunswick.
Mar. 13 - Little Inter¬
national Livestock & Horse
Show, University of Connecti¬
cut, Storrs.
Mar. 16-20 - Tree Wardens,
Arborists and Utilities Con¬
ference, University of Massa¬
chusetts, Amherst.
A psychiatrist is one who starts worrying
when others stop.
— Gilcrafter
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PENNSYLVANIA
About to analyze pesticides residue in
food sample, Carl A. Bache of the
Pesticide Residue Laboratory, New
York State College of Agriculture, ig¬
nites arc in a new sensitive detector.
The system was devised by Professor
W. D. Cooke, Cornell chemist, and his
graduate students, and saves much
time from previous methods. "An ac¬
curate, clean response is obtained,"
says Professor Donald J. Lisk, labora¬
tory director, "with no interference
from other chemicals."
Master Farmers— Six Master
Farmers were named in Pennsyl¬
vania for 1964: Reuben A. Field,
Mohrsville, a successful dairyman.
In 1963, the Field family was
chosen Berks County Farm Family
of the Year . . . Alfred M. Durand,
Wyalusing, another Master Farm¬
er, is a successful farmer on the
hilly, rocky land of Bradford
County. Through the use of tile
drains, sod waterways, diversion
terraces and contour field strips
he has transformed 350 acres into
a highly-productive dairy farm.
The Mattocks family have been
involved in dairying since Spring-
field Township, Bradford County,
was settled many years ago . . .
Orton B. Mattocks, Troy, operates
a 500-acre farm that produced an
average of over a million pounds
of milk for the past four years . . .
Harry R. Ulrich has a busy time
taking care of a 25,000-bird lay¬
ing flock on his farm near Harris¬
burg. His outlets are farmers’
markets, restaurants, and stores.
Only about 5 to 10 percent are
wholesaled.
Reno H. Thomas, Beavertown,
famous for his breeding stock of
purebred Yorkshire hogs, has
become Snyder County’s first
Master Farmer. His was the na¬
tion’s high herd in Yorkshire re¬
cordings each of the past three
years.
Membership in agricultural and
civic organizations has kept Har¬
old R. Ziegler, Breinigsville, active
when most men his age are either
retired or making plans. He was
born in 1897, and reared in the
general area of his Lehigh County
farm. Dairy cattle are important
on his farm. Breeding and culling
through the years has produced a
registered Holstein herd that aver¬
aged 14,836 pounds of milk and
518 pounds of fat in 1963.
Beekeeper — L. Claude Stevens of
Venice Center, New York, has been
honored as Bee¬
keeper of the
Year 1964 by
the Empire State
Honey Produc¬
ers Association.
The beekeeping
business at the
Stevens Farm
was begun by
Claude’s father,
Nelson, more
than 80 years ago, and at the
height of operation had 1,500
swarms distributed in southern
Cayuga County. The largest an¬
nual production at that time was
80 tons. Both Nelson and Claude
Stevens were charter members of
the Finger Lakes Honey Producers
Cooperative at Groton, New York.
Winners — Harry A. Centner (17)
Dunkirk, New York, is the 1964
National Winner in the Fresh Mar¬
ket Section of the Production and
Marketing Contest of the National
Junior Horticultural Association.
His project included pumpkins,
squash, Indian corn, gourds and
other vegetables.
(Continued on next page)
L. CLAUDE STEVENS
These French housewives are receiving samples of American fruit at the
United States Exhibit, Salon International de I' Alimentation. The United States
Exhibit, which also featured meat, rice, dry edible beans, and honey, was
sponsored by USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service, along with cooperating
trade groups. It's all part of an intensive campaign by government and the
industry to sell more agricultural products to European countries.
American Agriculturist, February, 1965
Clinton R. Brouse, Northumber¬
land, Pennsylvania, is Pennsylva¬
nia Champion potato grower for
1964. He grew 584 bushels per
acre of Katahdins. Sixteen-year-
old Carl Styer, Muncy, was named
junior champion and grand cham¬
pion potato grower of Pennsylva¬
nia, with a top yield of 640 bushels
an acre.
Animal Research Center — The
Earl Clark Farm at Norwich, New
York, has been purchased as the
site of an extensive new Animal
Research Center by the Norwich
Pharmacal Company. Over the
next five years it is expected that
approximately 60 acres of the
farm will be developed for research
facilities, with a complex of nearly
25 buildings. New compounds
will be tested there for effectiveness
and safety, and in addition there
will be an office and laboratory
building, a bulk feed blending
plant, several animal breeding and
holding buildings, a power plant,
machine shop, and sanitary
utilities.
Human felicity is produced not so
much by great pieces of good fortune
that seldom happen, as by little ad¬
vantages that occur every day. —
Benjamin Franklin
NEW YORK
Addison — Addison Farm Equip. Co. — 121 E. Front St.
Akron— Blew Equipment, Inc. — 32-43 Mechanic St.
Albany — Terminal Hardware, Inc. — 1155 Central Ave.
Albion — Bentley Brothers — RFD #2
Altamont — Alfred L. Schager — Star Route
Amsterdam — Joe Bazaar’s Machine Shop — RD #2
Amsterdam — V. 0. Smith Auto Sales — RFD #4 —
Rt. 30 N
Angelica — Herbert Wagner — Dalton Road — RD #1
Arkport — Francis Gowiski — RD #1
Armonk — Young & Ogden — Route 22
Auburn — Main & Pinckney — RD #6
Avon — Webb Implement Company
Bainbridge — Carlton Loomis — Brackett Lake Road
Baldwin — Tool Rental Inc. — 500 Merrick Road
Ballston Spa — Perrino Implement & Tractor — RD #4
Ballston Spa — Pettit & Son Equipment, Inc. —
Route 50 — South of Ballston
Bath — Bath Truck & Tractor Company, Inc.
Bedford Hills — H. A. Stein Tractor & Equipment Co.
North Bedford Road
Belfast — Grastorf & Guilford — Main Street
Belleville — Maurice L. Herron — Southern Jefferson
County — opposite corner of Post Office
Blasdell — Monarch Sales & Dist. Company — 4281
South Park Avenue
Blooming Grove— W. H. Rudolph, Inc.
Bolivar — Bolivar Magneto Company — 65 Wellsville
Street
Bradford — Fleets on Lake Lamoka
Brewerton— Van Epps— Route 1, Shop #9517
Brewster — The Powerhouse — Route #6
Braircliff— Wallace J. Scott, Jr.— Route 100
Brooklyn— Neptune Marine — 2023 Neptune Avenue
Callicoon— John H. Eschenberg— Rt. 17-B
Camden— Willard Rood— 15 Harden Rd.
Canandaigua — Aldrich Farm Equipment — RD #2
Canastota— Alfred A. Patanotoe — 409 New Boston St.
Canisteo — Olson Equipment — 58-62 Depot Street
Canton — Arthur Gary — R.D. 4
Carmel — Nichols Hardware, Inc. — Main Street
Center Moriches— Savage Hardware— 383 Main St.
Chaffee— Howard Ellis— Allen Road— R.F.D.
Champlain — Raymond Bedard
Chatham — Chatham Machine Shop — Rte. 203
Church Street Extension
Churchville — Mr. M. E. Fairbanks
Cincinnatus — Robert Dunham — RFD 2 — Route 2
Clarence — Williams Tree Surgeons — Townline Road
Clinton — Clinton Tractor & Implement Company,
Inc. — Meadow Street
Coeymans — Blaisdell’s Repair Shop — Westerlo St.
Cold Spring — Cold Spring Service Center — Chestnut
Street — Route 9D
Conklin— Ray E. Goodell — R. D. 1
Cooperstown — Western Auto Assoc. — 167 Main St.
Corinth — Main Motors, Inc. — 98 Main Street
Cranberry Lake — Cranberry Lake Inn Marina — P.O.
Box 85
Croton-on-Hudson — Zoller’s Service — 87 N. Riverside
Avenue
Dansville — K. G. Richmond — 22 Ossian Street
Deer River — Francis Nicholl — Saw Mill Road
Delhi — Delhi Farm Equip. Co. — 23 Elm Street
Delmar — Hilchie's Hardware, Inc. — 255A Delaware
Avenue
Deposit — Edwin Hodam, Jr. — Sands Creek Road
Downsville — Joseph Capa Ido — Route 206
Duanesburg — Berical’s Equipment Co. — RD #1,
Rte. 7
East Palmyra— J. J. O’Meal
East Pembroke — Ron & Newts Sales & Service
Elma — Pilgrim Equip. Co. — 3080 Transit Rd.
Elmira — Cory’s H’ware Co. — 1548 Lower Maple Ave.
Erieville — Magee’s Service
Fairport — Knapp & Trau
falconer — Schutt's Saw & Mower Shop — 135 South
Work Street
fishers Island — Home Appliance Center — Box G
franklinville — Len’s Sharp Shop — 10 Green Street
fredonia — Fredonia Farm Supply — McAllister Road
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Freeport — Freeport Equip. Sales & Rental, Inc. — 170
West Sunrise Hiway
Fulton — Harold Burton — 202 Division Street
Garden City — Worth Supply Co. — 270 Nassau Blvd.
South
Gasport — C. J. Perry & Sons, Inc .
Geneva — C. M. Neilson & Son, Inc. — 481 Hamilton
Street
Germantown — Capitol Valley Cont. Inc. — Blue Stores
Glens Falls — J. E. Sawyer & Co., Inc. 6490 Glen St.
Glen Head — Countryside Enterprises, Inc. — 691
Greenvale-Glen Cove Hwy.
Gouverneur— NESCO (Northern Engine & Supply
Company)— RD #5
Gowanda — Gowanda-Harley Davidson Sales — Zoar
Road— RFD #1
Great Valley — David J. Davies — Sugar Town Road
Greenwich— L. G. Collins— RFD #1
Hillsdale — Hillsdale Farm Supply Inc.
Holland — Lewis Machinery Service — Phillips Rd.
Hudson — Bame’s Marine Supply — 190 Fairview Ave.
Huntington Station — Island Power Tool Co., Inc. —
152 West Jericho Turnpike
llion— Bum'll Saw & Tool Works — 401 E. Main St.
Ithaca— Valley Fixit Shop — 363 Elmira Road
Johnsonburg— Walter Pope— RFD
Johnson City — Newman Bros. Hardware — 257 Harry
L. Drive
Johnson City— Oakdale Equip.— 702 Main Street
Johnstown— LeRoy C. Sweeney— RFD #1— Hiway 116
Keene— Gordan C. Wilson— P. O. Box 16
Keeseville — Dan Downs
Kenmore — Kenmore Renting Co. — 1297 Kenmore Av.
King Ferry— Roy A. Tuttle, Inc.— P. O. Box 34
LaFargeville — Clarence Comstock — RFD 1 — Plessis
Omar Road
Lake Pleasant — Wight's Esso Station
Larchmont — Foley H’ware, Inc. — 88 Boston Post Rd.
Lee Center— Stokes Chain Saw Service— RT #26
Leeds — Peter Suttmeier — Sandy Plains Road
Liberty — Gerow Brothers — RD #1
Long Eddy — Malcolm Crawson — P. O. Box 66, Rt. 1
Malone — Elliott & Hutchins, Inc., East Main Street
Margaretville — Fairbairn Lumber Corporation
Marlboro — State Sarles Sons Inc. — Route 9W
Massena — Douglas LaPoint — Rt. #1
Mayfield — Peter Johnson — R.D. #1 Mountain Ave.
Mechanicville — Brenn's Lawnmower & Engine Shop
R.D. #2— Rte. #9
Mendon — Saxby Implement Corp.
Middleburg — River Imp. Co., Inc. — Middle Fort Rd.
Middletown— H. L. Ayres— P. O. Box 187
Millerton — Brewer's Mower Sales & Service —
Sharon Road
Monsey— John W. Knapp— Route 59— P. O. Box 105
Morrisville— Ralph Pashley— P. O. Box 432
Naples — Francis Bills Garage — RD #1
New Lebanon— Joseph H. Mittnight
New Rochelle — Gundelach's Inc. — 388 Main St.
New York — New Hippodrome H’ware — 70 W. 45th St.
Niagara Falls — A. W. Bergeron’s Garden Shop &
Nursery — 2594 Seneca Avenue
Niagara Falls — Delta Tool Rental — 2901 Military Rd.
Nicholville — Bould’s Farm Supply
Nineveh — Maurice M. Wightman Sales & Service —
R. D. #1 — East River Road
North Boston — Klein Equipment Corp.
North Syracuse — Hytron Lumber & Supply, Inc. —
Fay & Allen Road
Odessa — Odessa Farm Equip., Inc. — c/o Stanley
Darling — RD #1
Odgensburg— Fred Shurleff’s Inc. — Washington &
Catherine Streets
Oneonta — West End Imp. Co. — Country Club Rd.
Orchard Park— Site Contractors, Inc. 132 Calif. Rd.
Oswego — Cloonan Small Engine Service — RD #2
Hall Road
Palmyra — Jim's Photo & Hobby Shop
Panama — Weise Hardware & Electric Co. — Main St.
Parish — Parish Hardware — 7448 Main Street
Pavilion — P-D Service
Peekskill — Peekskill Lawn Mower Center — Crompond
Road
Penn Yan — Smith’s Farm Store, Inc. — 135 E. Elm St.
Pike — Leon Wilcox
Port Jefferson — Vehicle Serv. Corp. — 1575 Patchogue
Road
Port Leyden — McHale’s Chain Saw Company
Port Washington — Manhassett Bay Outboard, Inc. —
78 Shore Road
Poughkeepsie — Gifford Power Equipment, Inc.
— 115 Dutchess Turnpike
Prattsville — Prattsville GLF Service
Rensselaer — Henry Meurs & Son, Inc. — 202 B'dway
Riverhead — Tryak Truck & Equip. Co. — Pulaski St.
Rochester — John Feathers — 4135 W. Henrietta Road
Rochester — Power Specialists Corp. — 74 University
Ave.
Sag Harbor — Peerless Marine — Ferry Road
St. James — Molin’s Lawn Shop— 665 Jericho T’pike
Salem — George A. Jolley — South Main Street
Sanborn — Le Van Hardware Inc. — 5856 Buffalo St.
Saranac — Jon T. Ryan
Saranac Lake — Moody’s Sales & Serv. — 7 Duprey St.
Saugerties — Ken-Rent — RFD 5 — Box 13 — Mount
Marion Rd.
Savannah — Dickens Bros.
Schenectady — Carman Paint & Hardware — 207
Campbell Road
Schenectady — King Trac. Co., Inc. — 145 Cordell Rd.
Schenectady — David Mahoney Co., Inc. — 209 State St.
Schroon Lake — Lakeview Outdoor Center, Inc. —
U S Route 9
Scotia — Wayside Acres Home & Garden Center —
209-211 Sacandaga Road
Skaneateles — Bobbett Implement & Tractor Co. —
Fennell Street — Box 98
Smyrna — John E. Blanchard — Route 80 — Main St.
Southampton, L.l. — Wm. A. Frankenbach Garden
Center — North Hwy. North Main Street
Sodus — Delyser Bros.
Speculator — Gerald Buyce
Springville — Warner Lumber Mill — R. F. D. #1
Stamford — Eklund Farm Machinery — P.O. Box 216
Staten Island — Forest Equip. Co. — 1319 Forest Ave.
Staten Island — Trimalawn Equip. — 2081 Victory Blvd.
Staten Island— United Rent-Alls of Staten Island —
3874 Richmond Ave.
Stone Ridge— Dedrick Pow. Equip. Co. — Cottekill Rd.
Summitville — L. Finkle & Son, Inc. — Route 209
Sylvan Beach — Koster Building Supplies, Inc. —
9th Avenue
Syracuse — Alex. Grants' Sons — 935 Erie Blvd. East
Syracuse— Reliable Farm Supply, Inc.— 2083-85
Park Street
Syracuse — West Genesee Sales, 2522 Genesee St.
Tarrytown — County Power Tool Company — 625
White Plains Road
Thendara — Dan Hudon — Route 28
Troy— E. J. Goyer— R. D. 1— Box 35
Trumansburg — Millspaugh Brothers — Cayuga St.
Tupper Lake— Herve St. Onge— 39 Broad St.
Warrensburg— Carl R. Kenyon— Route 28
Warwick — Walter Equipment Company
Waterloo — Seaway Marina, Inc. — 473 Waterloo-
Geneva Road
Watertown— White’s Lawn Supply— RD #4
(c/o C. Howard White)
Wayland— Gross & Didas— 12 Main Street
Wells— Floyd Simons— Box 138 Old Wells-Speculator
Road
West Albany — Abele Tractor & Equipment Company
— 72 Everett Road
West Hampton Beach, L.I.— West Hampton Fuel-
112 Montauk Hwy.
West Henrietta — James R. Hanna, Inc. — 6800 West
Henrietta Road
Westport— Marshall F. Fish— Rt. 22 on Lake
Champlain
West Winfield — West Winfield Farm Supply
Whitehall — Norman H. MacLeod Saw Shop —
Comstock Road
White Plains — The Lafkin’s Golf & Lawn Supply
Corp. — 1200 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains — Pickard Hardware, Inc. — 203 E. Post
Road
White Plains— Hecht & Sons, Inc.— 11 S. Lexington
Avenue
Whitney Point— H. A. Penningroth & Son
NEW JERSEY
Allendale — Allendale Equip. Co. — 317 Franklin Twp.
Allenwood — Sigler’s — Rt. #34 Spring Lake Circle
Bayonne — Allied Equip. & Supply Corp., Inc. —
691 Broadway
Bayville — Dover Sup. Co.— Box 225 — Mill Creek Rd.
Bergenfield — Bergen Rental Service, Inc. — 150
South Washington Avenue
Blairstown— J. C. Roy & Son
Branchville — The Roy Company
Camden — Antrim Hardware Co. — 1514 Federal St.
Cliffside Park — Halton Hdwe. — 666 Anderson Ave.
Clinton— Philip G. Berger— Box 5286— Route #22
Cranford— Andy’s Handy Service— 117 South Ave. W.
Dover — Handymans Tool Shop — Centergrove Rd. &
Route #10
Eatontown — Grasslands, Inc. — Box 94
Elizabeth— A-M Tool Rental— 69 Cherry Street
Englishtown — Joseph J. Szczepanik — Union Valley
Road
Fairview — Edge Grinding Shop — 388 Fairview Ave.
Freehold — C. H. Roberson, Inc. — 29 Court Street
Garfield— Ralph’s Hwg. Serv.— Rt. 46 & Boulevard
Gladstone — G. F. Hill & Company
Hackettstown— M. B. Bowers & Son, Inc.— 128
Willow Grove St.
Hammonton — Parkhurst Farm & Garden Supply —
301 North White Horse Pike
Hanover— Do It Yourself, Inc.— Route #10
Harrison — H. I. Karu — 215 Harrison Avenue
Hazlet — The Service Equipment Co. — 3141 Route 35
Hewitt— Sportman’s Boats & Motors — W. Shore Rd.
Hightstown— C. H. Roberson, Inc.— Rt. 33— Mercer
Street
Lambertville — John Kurtz— R. D. 1
Lawrenceville — Lawrenceville Hardware Company —
2667 Main Street
Ledgewood — New Jersey Lawn & Power Mowers
Equipment— Route 46
Little Ferry — Ted’s Lawn Mowers — 15 Riverside Ave.
Madison — Tractor & Lawn Mower Sales & Service
— 331 Main Street
Maplewood — Gauthier Door Check — 2 Burnett Ave.
Medford— Fred Myers, Jr.— RR #2— Box 304
Middletown — Monmouth Mower Shop — 656 Route 35
Monroeville — Albert Weber — Route 538 — Swedes-
boro-Franklinville Rd.
New Egypt— J. R. Caines— Route #539
Northfield— Vic Collins— 2101 New Road
North Plainfield— United Rent-Alls— 714 Route #22
Oakland — Bergen Power Equipment — 593 Valley Rd.
Old Bridge— Old Bridge Tractor— RFD— Box 328
Old Bridge — William J. Rainauad — Box 95 — Hiway. 9
Paramus — Artie's Hardware & Machine Shop, Inc. —
495 Paramus Road
Penns Grove— R. F. Willis Co., Inc.— 7 Oak St.
Pine Brook — Shulman Tractor Co., Inc. — Route 46
Pompton Plains — Livingston Sport Center — Route 23
Princeton Junction — Grover’s Mill Company
Riverton— Riverton Fm. & Garden Sup. Inc.— Rt. 130
Roseland — Needham’s Grinding Service — 191 Eagle
Rock Avenue
Saddle Brook — Point Service & Supply, Inc., 112A
Route 46
Short Hills — Millburn Grinding Shop — 658 Morris
Turnpike
Somerset — Frank’s Building Supply Co. — 619
Somerset Street
Somerville — Post Stores, Inc., US Route 22
Summit — Glenjay’s Mower & Garden Shop) — 385
Springfield Ave.
Sussex— Len’s Service Station — R.D. 1
Trenton — United Rent Alls — 1690 Pennington
Tuckerton — Margraf’s Hardware — North Green St.
Union— Rent-A-Tool — 2491 Route 22
Vincetown— Wells Mobile Service— Route #206
Vineland — Swanson Hardware Sup. — 533 N. E. Ave.
Waterford Works — Rusnak Bros. Inc. — Chew Road
Westfield — Storr Tractor Co. — 469 South Ave. E.
Wharton— J. W. Malson, Sr.— Route 15 (RFD 2)
Williamstown— Weed's Lawn & Garden Mart— 311
South Black Horse Pike
Woodbury — Arber’s Lawnmower & Engine Service —
962 North Broad Street
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Notes
by HAROLD HAWLEY
THE LEARNING PROCESS
When we moved from a stan¬
chion barn to a slatted floor, free-
stall, milking parlor set-up, it was
a bit of a switch for all involved.
Add to this the fact that the cows
had to change from a ration of
corn silage, baled hay, and
ground cow feed to one consisting
of corn silage, haylage, and grain
pellets.
The adjustment in our case was
slower than it should have been
because some of our larger cows
couldn’t stand in the herringbone-
type stalls in the milking parlor
without really being jammed in.
As a result, they developed bruises
on their rumps which certainly
discouraged their coming into the
parlor the next time. Likewise,
anything which reduced the cows’
pleasure at being in the parlor
slowed up their acceptance and
enthusiasm for the grain fed there.
Maybe we had best take it from
the top. Everyone was interested
( and apprehensive) as to how the
cows would do on the steel slats.
We put down a few rubber mats
in front of the door, put a little
straw on the mats, and drove them
in. The slats were noisy when they
walked on them and there was
some slipping. After a day or two,
though, they had all learned to
walk on the slats and this ceased
to be a problem.
It’s been amazing how well the
manure has worked through the
openings between slats, and how
little slipping there is now. It’s
pretty clear that lots of ventilation
helps dry out the slats, and the
manure on them, and greatly in¬
creases traction. We haven’t yet
pumped out any manure, but are
assuming that this will work
okay. We are really sold on this
slatted floor-liquid manure set-up.
Distu rbing
One of the disturbing things
which happened the first week was
the darndest outbreak of mastitis
ever. Possibly 3 or 4 different
quarters would show a few flakes
each milking. Our veterinarian
said it was tension, stress, lack of
let-down, etc., and not to be too
alarmed — and not to treat them
unless they were too bad. Sure
enough, in a little while all this
cleared up by itself. It took me
longer to get over it than it did
the cows! I’ve since heard that it
isn’t unusual for such a drastic
change to cause a temporary
flurry of trouble like this.
The people had to learn some
new habits, too. First off, it took
several days to learn to identify
a cow in the parlor from a glance
at her legs and udder. Likewise,
all our individuals soon became
just numbers; this was quite a
switch! No more do we have old
Emma or Royal or Mamie — just
numbers. Actually, some of the
names weren’t too complimentary
anyway — Rocky, Dummy, Legs,
not to mention George! We have
had a George for several years
ever since daughter Eilene named
a heifer after her grandfather, who
is Gramp-George to us all.
Feeding Program
Feeding correctly has been some¬
thing else to be learned. The man¬
ger is big enough to hold more
than 12 hours supply of corn si¬
lage and haylage; however, there
is much less waste and greater
consumption if we feed at least 3
times a day. With two silo un¬
loaders ready to go we were able
to mix corn silage and haylage by
running both unloaders at once.
This speeded up the acceptance of
haylage by the cows.
In order to get enough grain
into the cows, we spread regular
cow feed on top of the silage in the
barn. This, along with the pellets
they eat in the parlor, provides
grain enough on the average. We
had no way of feeding the heaviest
producers any more than any
others until they begin to eat more
in the parlor, and this took close
to three weeks.
I guess just about everyone has
expressed interest in the possibility
of odor from the water and ma¬
nure in the pits under the slats.
Of course, what little experience we
have had has been in cold weather,
with the barn temperature at 50
degrees, and it may be different
next summer — but so far this is
one of the best smelling barns
ever — mosdy due to a battery of
three big ventilating fans.
Comments on this whole deal
would be incomplete without men¬
tion of the things which don’t work
according to schedule. First off,
we have a “wrong-way Corrigan”
— a cow that insists on lying in
the free-stall wrong-end-to. She
goes in correcdy to eat, then backs
out, turns around, and backs into
the stall to lay down. It’s easy to
get her up to move, but not to get
her convinced there is a better way
to face.
Due to difficulty in finding saw¬
dust, and due to a lot of mouse
damage to a mow of baled straw
(our mice haven’t learned that the
twine was treated to repel vermin),
we have been chopping straw to
use as bedding in the section where
we have a curb and no rubber
(Continued on next page)
American Agriculturist, February, 1965
mats. So far, we like the straw
better than sawdust.
On the mats we used sawdust
for a while, and now use nothing
except whatever silage we throw
out of the mangers. We think the
mats are very much the ticket if
they weren’t so expensive. Maybe
when we consider no bedding costs
are involved with them, we will
decide they aren’t too high-priced
in the long run. Somebody some
day will make a continuous mat
like an endless belt. Then it can be
just rolled out for the length of the
barn, cut off, and another strip
rolled out for the next section. I
can’t see why this wouldn’t be the
way to do it rather than to cut each
mat to fit a stall.
Watering
We have our watering devices
— water buckets and tanks — on
the ends of the strings of stalls.
This leads to the end stalls being
wet from spilling and slobbering.
Possibly it may end up being better
to put the water in big tanks at the
end of the barn away from the
parlor.
By scraping off the beds twice
a day (about a 5-minute job), it’s
been no trouble to keep the cows
cleaner than they ever were in
stanchions or tie-stalls. Of course,
we have two old gals who were
always dirty in the old barn and
they still are. Guess it’s just as it
is with some people — there are
cows who just don’t want to make
the effort.
We are washing the udders with
a hose and warm water. This sure
beats the old system of a pail of
hot water and a cloth or cow towel.
The milk strainers show we are
doing a good job of getting the
cows clean before we begin to milk.
We are pretty pleased about this
part of the job.
GOALS
One of the most compelling
forces for a youngster who is try¬
ing to become a track star is to
have a goal — not just to make the
team but specifically to run his
event in a given time by such a
date. Having a realistic goal will
help him to progress much faster
than to merely try to win. Isn’t
this equally true of almost every¬
thing we do? I’m impressed by the
fact that so many successful farm¬
ers have specific goals against
which they can measure achieve¬
ments.
Friend Bob Greig of Dutchess
American Agriculturist, February, 1965
County, New York, says he ex¬
pects to grow 1,000 bushels of
apples per acre within the next
ten years. He’s moving toward it,
too. He’s planting closer, using
semi-dwarf trees, fertilizing and
spraying the best he knows how,
and now has supplementary water
for irrigation. In short, he’s going
all-out to make his goal, and he’ll
likely make it; certainly he will
produce much more per acre than
without a specific goal.
We can likely agree that we
have all too often had improper
goals. High milk production per
cow is a goal of many good dairy¬
men, but a better goal is produc¬
tion per man. It’s how much is
shipped per man that determines
the profit, so this is the logical
goal. Likewise, it’s eggs per man
to look at more than eggs per
hen. Butterfat per cow is of little
use as a goal simply because we
don’t get much reward for the fat.
Milk and more milk per man is a
proper goal, and on this one the
sights can be pretty high. Close to
a million pounds of milk per man
has already been accomplished,
so goals may well be close to that
figure.
Crop yields continue to edge
upward to the point that if our
goals and achievements aren’t
higher than they were 5 years ago
something is wrong. Thirty tons
of silage per acre sounds like quite
a lot — and it is — but certainly
enough people are growing this
much to make it a logical, reason¬
able goal for all of us.
If we are going to set up goals,
we may as well go whole hog and
have an income target to shoot at.
Of course, it’s hard to realize such
a goal, but we’ll have more income
and a better standard of living if
we plan it that way by shooting for
a definite amount.
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Terms used Miles
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Wind effects
observed on
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Light 1-3
Calm; smoke rises vertically.
Direction of wind shown by
smoke drift but not by wind
vanes.
Moderate 13-18
Raises dust and loose paper.
Small branches are moved.
Strong
Large branches in motion;
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wires. Umbrella used with
difficulty.
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FARM ORGANIZATIONS?
by Amos Kirby
New Jersey Editor
“Do we have too many farm
organizations in New Jersey?”
That is a question often asked.
In the New Jersey Farm Bureau
Directory of Farm Organizations
are listed over 100 groups, all
having something to do with farm¬
ing. This list does not include the
110 subordinate and 15 pomona
granges, 20 county boards of ag¬
riculture, the State Department of
Agriculture, the Agricultural Col¬
lege, the U. S. Department of Agri¬
culture, and a few others.
Report — Just before the close of
1964, the Rural Advisory Council,
a division of the New Jersey State
Department of Agriculture, issued
a report on this complex problem.
A 37-page document, it is devoted
to a searching look into the county
boards of agriculture, their
achievements, present status, and
what may be their future.
Members of the Rural Advisory
Council are; Phillip Alampi,
Raymond Baker, Louis Calvanelli,
Mrs. Robert Crane, Lewis De
Eugenio, David Goldberg, Wil¬
liam Haffert, Jr., Carleton Heri¬
tage, Dr. Leland G. Merrill, Jr.,
Franklin Nixon, Frank Pettit,
Samuel Garrison, executive secre¬
tary, and Dr. Frank App, consul¬
tant. The late William B. Duryea
was chairman.
Recommendations — The Council
made eleven recommendations,
ranging from expanded programs
and activities (including off-farm
cooperation) to developing estab¬
lished agreements with the New
Jersey Farm Bureau, the State De¬
partment of Agriculture, and the
Agricultural College.
There will be other reports later
dealing with other organizations.
This is not an attempt to eliminate
any; it is merely an effort to make
those that are rendering worth¬
while services a part of the over¬
all organization picture.
Water!
Two years of water shortages
finds more growers making plans
this winter to install irrigation
systems before the 1965 crops are
planted.
North Jersey has had less rain¬
fall during the past two years than
has South Jersey; nevertheless,
South Jersey (the coastal area)
where irrigation has grown by
leaps and bounds in recent years,
is taking a close look at additional
sources of water. This is the fruit,
potato, and vegetable-producing
section.
Results — Irrigation has made the
difference between a normal or an
unprofitable yield on potatoes, to¬
matoes, peaches, and some other
crops. Two crops that stand to
show a long-range effect of the
drouth have been asparagus and
fruit. Not enough irrigation has
been used on asparagus to show
any appreciable increase. Ray
Battle, agricultural agent in
Gloucester County, is convinced
that non-irrigated or insufficiently-
irrigated fruit and asparagus may
show the effect of dry weather for
two to three years.
Tomatoes — Irrigation has proved
its worth on tomatoes. While the
official records were not available
when this was written, information
from growers indicates that many
growers have had from 25 to 30-
ton yields where the fields were
irrigated .
Potatoes — The white potato indus¬
try is probably as completely irri¬
gated as any of the major crops
grown in New Jersey.
As we see the situation today,
irrigation will be the major change
in farming in the Garden State in
1965. The big question is whether
New Jersey has the surface and
underground supply of water to
meet the increased demand if there
is another dry year ahead. The
feeling exists that the full capacity
has not yet been reached.
Asparagus
If present plans develop, South
Jersey will have its first central
packing plant on asparagus for
the fresh market in the Swedesboro
area. John Lee Womack, manager
of the Swedesboro Auction, is
heading up the project, with the
support of the Asparagus Council,
the State Department of Agricul¬
ture, the College of Agriculture,
and other groups.
New Pack — In place of the stan¬
dard 2y2-pound bunch that has
been used for 50 years, asparagus
will be packed in 1 to 2-pound
bunches to meet consumer de¬
mand. It has been found that
many small familes cannot use
the 2y2-pound bunch, but would
buy in smaller amounts.
Harden Farms, a California
outfit (no connection with the
Harden Farms that recently dis¬
persed a fine dairy herd at Cam¬
den, New York), has been moving
into Eastern markets with this new
consumer pack. In fact, during the
1964 season Harden Farms sold
about a carload a day in Philadel¬
phia, within 20 miles of the center
of the Jersey asparagus area.
Grange Elects
The New Jersey State Grange
has elected a new Master. He is
William A. Schlechtweg, Sr., Mon¬
mouth County
Mr. Schlechtweg is a successful
fruit grower, operating 100 acres
in cooperation with his two sons,
William Jr. and Alfred. For more
than twenty years he has been
active in subordinate and pomona
granges in Monmouth County. He
has been president of the County
Board of Agriculture, a director of
the Federal Land Bank, the
Englishtown Branch of Agway,the
New Jersey Apple Institute, and in¬
terested in other community
affairs.
American Agriculturist, February, 1965
40
Doc Mettler says .
(Continued from page 31)
when the cow is in heat. The inner
surface of the vulva will also be
moist and more red than usual.
If you have a lot of cows you
can’t spend enough time watching
to see every one stand, look for
disturbed hair or mud on the
rump of cows in heat. Cows eating
in outside bunk feeders are too
busy to ride. Observations are best
made when they first go out, or
later when nothing else takes their
interest.
About forty-eight hours after a
cow has been in heat a bloody
discharge is usually noted. Let’s
make this clear right now; this
does not indicate in any way
whether a cow has or has not
conceived. Heifers seem to dis¬
charge more blood than older
cows, but seldom on a normal
heat does a cow not discharge a
tiny amount of blood.
Although the best time to breed
s toward the end of the standing
leat, cows are said to have one
hance in four of conceiving if
>red at the time blood is first seen,
[f you don’t see heat at all but do
ee blood, you can take a chance
at breeding eighteen or nineteen
lays after the appearance of
blood.
Your veterinarian can usually
ell if a cow is in heat by examin-
ng her, but even then he could be
day early or a day late. I hate
o overwork the inseminator, but
d rather breed a cow by guess
londay, and on Wednesday find
er standing and have to breed her
gain, than to wait and then on
.Wednesday see blood. This hap¬
pens all too often.
A small bonus given a herds-
nan or hired man for every heat
detected can pay for itself time and
ime over. Every cow you get bred
)ack within the year, and every
:ow you have freshen during the
eriod when milk is worth more
will pay you a bonus.
MOVING? Send new and old address to:
American Agriculturist, Poughkeepsie,
New York.
CREEP FEEDING OF PIGS
IN ORDER TO test the sugges¬
tion that the use of pellets instead
of meal produces heavier pigs at
weaning, nineteen litters at the Uni¬
versity of Oregon Swine Center
were placed on creep feed of iden¬
tical composition, either in the
form of pellets or meal. At ten
days of age, a pre-starter contain-
22 percent protein was offered
er as meal or pellets. The feed
jwas placed in shallow, flat troughs
^With low sides, in an area where
the pigs walked each day.
At about the time they had eaten
an average of 4 to 5 pounds of
|pre-starter, they were switched to
a started feed with a protein con-
ent of 18 percent. The litters that
[had been started on pellets were
ontinued on them; those started
n meal continued with this type
eed. By eight weeks of age the
cal- fed litters had consumed the
ost creep feed over the entire
eriod and outweighed the pellet¬
ed group.
American Agriculturist, February, 1965
u
Electricity
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“Milk production
really climbed when we
moved the herd to our
new concrete
masonry barn!”
Says ROGER BECKER, Cobleskill, New York
“When my herd outgrew the old barn, I decided
to build a new barn the cows could pay for. I
visited 87 barns in five states before I made up
my mind. Now I’m convinced that concrete
masonry was the best investment I could have
made. The new four-row barn is 64' x 175' with
walls of 8" lightweight concrete block filled with
vermiculite insulation. The floor is reinforced con¬
crete. The cows are doing great— staying health¬
ier, too. And my work is a lot easier. The barn
stays clean, snug and dry. The hard-surfaced
concrete walls are a cinch to wash down. It’s
almost a pleasure to take care of the stock and
do the milking. I figure this barn will last me a
lifetime without painting and constant repair
work to waste my time.”
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42
“WE CONCENTRATE on
growing and selling quality apples
for the fresh fruit market,” says
Roger Forrence of Peru, New York.
“The climate in the Champlain
Valley produces a Mac with high
color. In fact, we doubt that we
would be growing apples if our
only market was for processing.”
After visiting the Forrence or¬
chard, I might add that in addition
to producing quality, the three
brothers — Roger, Bill and Virgil
— produce quantity. With 331
acres in production, and 50 acres
being set, they harvest around a
quarter of a million bushels.
During the summer of 1964 the
fruit was damaged by hail, and
as a result more than the normal
volume is being sold for juice, or
as a “utility” grade.
As is the case with all types of
farming, there is a continual battle
to keep production costs low.
Big Equipment
“We are coming to the use of
big machinery,” said Roger.
“More and more we are putting
apples into pallet boxes in the field,
and handling them with a lift fork.
These have removable sides to
make packing into retail con¬
tainers easier. Most apples are
packed into cartons with 80, 100,
120 or 140 apples (depending on
size), or into cellophane bags hold¬
ing three to five pounds.”
A lot of apples are stored. The
Forrence boys have three CA stor¬
ages holding 60,000 bushels,
mostly “Macs.” They have a cold
storage with boxes stacked 19 high
(with a fork lift) with a capacity of
120,000 bushels — and they rent
storage for 20,000 more.
Considerable progress has been
made in harvesting fruit for proc¬
essing, but harvesting apples for
the fresh market is still a hand job.
The year ’round work force is
seven or eight men, but in the fall
from 300 to 350 men and women
are picking and packing apples.
“There isn’t too much we can
do with labor costs,” said Roger,
“but we do try to cut production
costs in several ways. We try for
high yield per acre. We set trees
closer than in former years; we use
leaf analysis to guide fertilizer ap¬
plications; we prune trees every
year, mostly with hand saws
rather than pneumatic pruners.
Although it adds to labor costs,
we ‘spot pick,’ taking off only the
ripe apples, which requires going
over the trees several times.”
As I was leaving, Roger made
these observations:
“It seems to me that farmers do
too much ‘talking down their own
vocation.’ All business has its
problems, but too often our city
cousins get a warped idea of agri¬
culture. Then, I believe that farm¬
ers must do more advertising of
their products. I believe in our
apple advertising program. The
New York-New England Apple In¬
stitute gives us full value for the
money we spend.”
Virgil Forrence and Sons is big
business in. farming. The business
is incorporated; in fact, I under¬
stand there are three corporations
involving different phases of the
business. However, it is still man¬
aged by one family.
NEW FRUITS
Four new fruits have been
named by the New York State
Agricultural Experiment Station at
Geneva. The Hudson cherry is a
sweet cherry that ripens after the
normal season ends; following
Lambert, this would mean the
season could be extended about
ten days. It is medium-sized, black
fruited, with flesh that is slightly
tough when dead ripe; the flavor
is sweet and good.
Another cherry introduction is
Ulster, a mid-season variety ripen¬
ing just a few days after Schmidt
(and more productive than it). The
fruit is large and very dark in
color, firm fleshed, crisp, juicy,
sweet, and of good quality.
Elderberry
A commercial elderberry indus¬
try is slowly developing in New
York State, and the Station’s new
introduction is York. It is indi¬
cated to be more productive and
larger-berried than any other
named variety.
Last but by no means least
among the new introductions is
the Aurora pear, a high-quality
dessert pear ripening just after
Bartlett. This is thought to be of
special value to home gardeners
and growers of fresh fruit because
of its handsome appearance and
high quality. Its suitability for
processing is not yet known. It is
large, regular pear shape, bright
yellow lightly overlaid with russet;
it has a longer storage and shelf
life than Bartlett.
Nursery stock of all these new
varieties can be obtained by writ¬
ing to the New York State Fruit
Testing Association, Geneva, Net
York 14456.
American Agriculturist, February, 196i)
Northeast milk pool .
(Continued from page 26)
like Boston, Lowell, Lawrence,
Haverhill, Worcester, Springfield,
Providence, Hartford, New Haven,
and Bridgeport, which lie within
50 miles of each other, to become
one single, big market. It has
become increasingly difficult, dur¬
ing recent years, for these five sep¬
arate order pools to function
without complicated and unrealis¬
tic rules to determine which plants
are pooled under what federal
order. In many instances, individ¬
ual plants have flipped back and
forth from one order to another
. . . sometimes by accident, and
often by design. The result has
been confusion and an erratic and
inequitable pattern of blend price
differences among the five orders.
Finally, early in 1963, various
proposals were made to consoli¬
date these orders for the purpose
of eliminating the confusion. The
new Massachusetts-Rhode Island
Order is the result of a hearing
held to consider these proposals.
Mutual Federation of Independent
Cooperatives participated in that
hearing. Some producer groups
(including the Mutual Federation)
believed that Connecticut also
should have been included in the
new regional market pool.
The Future
The new Massachusetts-Rhode
Island regional market is a long
step in the right direction. But the
great abundance of experience with
market-wide pooling in closely-
integrated markets of the North¬
east during the past 30 years
clearly indicates that the latest
move will not be the last.
Northern New Jersey was a
thorn in the side of producers in
the New York pool for the first
20 years of operation of the New
York Order. Unregulated milk,
shipped to North Jersey from New
York and Pennsylvania, caused
similar inequities in producer
returns, and brought confusion
and instability to the New York
market during that period.
Various solutions for these
problems, short of expanding the
marketing area, were tried without
success. Then, in 1957, after an
abortive attempt in 1952 and a
bitter struggle when it was done,
the New York marketing area was
expanded to include northern New
Jersey and many of Upstate New
York’s smaller markets. The result
has been a remarkable exhibition
of stability.
Separate Order
Connecticut, we believe, will now
have considerable difficulty in
maintaining a separate order. It
is the “nut in a giant nutcracker,”
one arm of which is the New York-
New Jersey order and the other the
new Massachusetts-Rhode Island
Order. In 1959, at a hearing to
consider federal milk regulation in
Connecticut, Mutual Federation
recommended that Connecticut be
added to the New York — New
Jersey Order rather than being
given another separate order.
In 1958, when a separate order
was also being considered for
southeastern New England, Mu¬
tual Federation recommended that
the area be added to the Boston
market. The wisdom of that recom¬
mendation is now being recog¬
nized.
Northeast Order
Connecticut has strong natural
milk marketing ties to both the
New England and the New York —
New Jersey markets. In time, these
relationships will be demonstrated
in the malfunctioning of Connecti¬
cut’s separate order between the
two larger regional orders. Con¬
necticut may well become the
“connecting link” that will bring
the future consolidation of these
two regional orders into a single
northeastern order.
In fact, the trend toward larger
marketing areas and more market¬
wide pooling, which has been the
history of federal milk marketing
orders in the Northeast and
throughout the nation as well,
point to the creation of an even
larger single order for the North¬
east in the future. The new Dela¬
ware Valley Order issued this year
with individual handler pools,
will prove to be no more than a
stopgap to the right type of regu¬
lation for this large marketing
area which is adjacent to the New
York — New Jersey marketing
area.
In fact, the milk supplies for all
of the eastern Megalopolis (the
string of contiguous metropolitan
areas in the Northeast stretching
from Washington, D. C. to Ports¬
mouth, New Hampshire) lie north
and west of this urban-suburban
belt. Class II and Class III prices
have already been largely syn¬
chronized in this area. The same
Class I price formula could just
as well serve the entire north¬
eastern seaboard, applied to a
basing line extending from Wash¬
ington to Boston through all the
major cities in the Northeast. Such
a line would come remarkably
close to being a straight line.
Bitter Fight
A single northeastern market
pool will not come about over¬
night. Many local producers and
handler groups don’t want it. They
will fight it to the bitter end, just as
regional pooling has been fought
during the past 20 years by sub¬
urban groups in Rhode Island,
Massachusetts, Connecticut, New
Jersey and in the Philadelphia
market. But regional pooling will
become the ultimate answer. We
have seen it develop through five
stages in the Northeast.
VIEWPOINT!
Delegates at the last annual
meeting of the New England Milk
Producers’ Association called on
the organization’s Board of Di¬
rectors to request a limited hear¬
ing, at the appropriate time, to
consider expanding the Massachu¬
setts-Rhode Island market order
area to include Connecticut. They
indicated that as a result of the
flow of milk between these two
parts of the natural New England
milk market the completion of the
merger is inevitable.
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Recently we asked a cross section of chain saw operators why
they repeatedly bought OREGON® Chain. Of the 321 people
interviewed, 249 or 77.6% equipped their saws with OREGON
Saw Chain. Here’s what they said when we asked “why”:
69 — “cuts more wood”
48 — “less maintenance”
59 — “less breakage”
46 — “holds edge better”
22 — “cuts faster”
30 — “cuts smoother"
6 — “feeds better”
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Left to right are Gary, Donald, and Richard Gaige; Charles Morris
and Donna Gaige at right. The house was built many a year ago; the
windrower is typical of the up-to-the-minute mechanization of this farm.
Tkia Centitfuj Fa/wv K^A'RoWnq Ahn g
FOR MANY YEARS the New
York State Agricultural Society
has had the project of honoring
farm families who have had the
same farm in family ownership
for 100 years or more. No other
organization has a better right to
honor Century Farmers than does
the Society itself, which was
founded in 1832.
I thought you readers would be
interested in one of these families,
so I visited the Morris Farm at
Alpine, New York, some 12 miles
or so west of Ithaca. This farm
and family were of especial interest
to me because American Agricul¬
turist in 1929 named the late Wil¬
liam H. Morris “Master Farmer.”
To get this award, not only must
the man be an outstanding farmer;
he must be a good father and an
active leader in his community, in
short, an all-around citizen.
William Hiram Morris certainly
was all this; but good a job as he
did it was no better than the one
his son Charles is doing now.
Charles and his son-in-law, Don¬
ald Gaige, have a farm enterprise
that is just about the best I have
seen in years.
Original Farm
On the original farm of 60
acres, purchased in 1857 by Rob¬
ert Morris, Sr., there was a little
red house, which is now the kitchen
of the main house where Mrs.
William Morris lives. The farm
now has 550 acres, over 300 of
which are tillable. Charles and
Donald have fine homes near the
original Morris homestead.
We went first into the big mod¬
ern dairy barn where there are
stalls for 60 milkers. This herd
was then producing a ton of milk
per day, with an average annual
production per cow of 13,000
pounds. Artificial breeding is one
reason for the high production,
as it is on thousands of dairy
farms. The milk is piped direcdy
from the milking machine into the
big cooling tank, where it is kept
at just the right temperature . . .
and from which it is picked up by
the milk tank truck. The workers
by Ed Eastman
never handle it — never even see
it until it is in the tank.
Stepping to the foot of the silo
which opened on the stable,
Charles started the silo unloader.
I thought back to my own farm
days when twice a day I had to
climb up and into the silo and
pitch silage down by hand.
Legume Hay
Hay produced on the Morris
farm is heavy and high in quality,
containing a high percentage of
alfalfa. Seedings are topdressed
with about 250 pounds of 0-20-20
or 0-15-30 after either the first or
second cuttings.
Charles believes in using a si¬
lage corn variety that will mature
in this climate because it will fur¬
nish more total digestible nutrients.
On corn he applies about 300
pounds to the acre of 13-13-13,
plus the manure from all that big
herd of cows and youngstock.
Out of that fine herd of young-
stock on the Morris farm, there
were enough not only for herd
replacements but a surplus for
sale. At least $5,000 worth of stock
is sold from this farm yearly.
(Continued on page 45)
Don Gaige stands beside land roll
er of his own design, made y ears
before such equipment was commer
dally available. It has wheels per’
manently fastened inside roller thof
is 50 inches wide and 48 inches i(
diameter.
American Agriculturist, February, 19$
44
County Agent Bill Andrews with
Donald Moore of Malone, New York.
DONALD MOORE of Malone,
New York, is cooperating with the
Agronomy Research Program in
Northern New York. He’s also in
his fifth year of a farm manage¬
ment study program under the
leadership of Franklin County
Agent Bill Andrews.
Don says: “Putting in 1,250
feet of four-inch tile drains gave
the most spectacular results of all
the changed practices.” The soils
of Northern New York tend to
have wet spots that hold up spring
work; tiling moves planting dates
up by ten days to two weeks.
More Corn
With this “extension” on the
growing season, Don has found
that he can get corn to the hard
dent stage by the first of October
(the date he began ensiling this
year). He has a 16 x 48-foot silo,
filled 40 feet of it with corn from
12 acres. Corn is slated to go on
the same 12 acres again in 1965.
He experimented with 30-inch
and 36-inch intervals between corn
rows, observed that: “The 30 ’s
seemed to conserve moisture more
AGRONOMY
PROGRAM
during dry weather, but they ma¬
tured slower than the 36’s.” He
cultivated the “36’s” once, but did
not cultivate the narrower- spaced
rows; Atrazine was used on a com¬
plete-coverage basis over the entire
corn acreage.
In 1964, Don chopped his oats
rather than harvest them for grain.
He’d like to seed forage crops with¬
out using a nurse crop, and there¬
fore watches closely the two acres
on his farm being used for experi¬
mentation in doing just that.
Bedding on this farm consists of
purchased straw and sawdust.
Early Haying
The Moores began haying in
1964 on the 13th of June and had
6,000 bales in the barn when they
finished first cutting on June 26 . . .
and with none of it ever having
gotten wet! This top-quality hay,
plus well-matured corn silage and
grain, has helped push up the herd
average of the 34 Holsteins . . .
from 9,000 pounds two years ago
to the latest Owner-Sampler record
of 11,273.
The Moore farm is only one of
many in the North Country where
the basis for management de¬
cisions includes new information
and techniques from the Extension
Service and College of Agriculture.
Professor Bob Lucey of the Agron¬
omy Department at Cornell is
heading up a special effort to find
better agronomic methods for use
in northern New York State. —
G.L. Conklin
Century farm .
(Continued from page 44)
In visiting with Mrs. William
Morris, I was much interested
when she told me that her hus¬
band’s father built under-drainage
ditches from stone quarried on the
home farm. Some of these stone
ditches are still doing good service.
Charles said that he had laid
many miles of tile ditches.
Americans have always been a
resdessly-moving people, so there
is something really nne about a
family which has had its roots on
the same farm for over a hundred
years. Charles said that he is
proud of the fact that his parents
were recognized as Master Farm¬
ers. He added, however, that it is
not enough just to live on the same
farm for a century ... that the
farm and home, and the whole
operation, must be kept up with
modern methods and with the
great changes in agriculture.
Charles and his wife have three
daughters — and each of the
daughters has three children. We
all agreed that there is no place
like the farm for raising children.
It is very apparent that Charles
and his wife have had and are
having a full and happy life. I
asked him what he thought the
American Agriculturist, February, 1965
chances are for a young man and
his wife to get started in farming
now. He said it is getting harder,
chiefly because it requires so much
capital.
Were I to sum up why this farm
( and others like it) is successful in
spite of low prices for farm prod¬
ucts, I would give the following
reasons, not necessarily in order
of importance:
1. They keep adequate records.
Farming is now a bookkeeping
business.
2. They plan their work and
make full use of their labor every
day. Incidentally, Charles said
that they plan to be through each
day on or before 6 p.m. This
careful planning of work makes
it possible to have only one hired
man for a really big operation . . .
and the work gets done on time.
3. They buy comparatively little
grain because of their hay and
pasture, and because they mature
their corn.
4. They keep cost of equipment
relatively low and repair the ma¬
chines themselves.
5. They sell thousands of dol¬
lars worth of surplus livestock,
hay, grain, and seed.
6. They get high production
from every cow and every crop.
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says dairyman Cyrus H. Pike
Dairyman Cyrus H.
Pike farms 630 acres,
milks 42 cows, plans to
increase his herd. He’s
president of South New
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Cooperative, a Bargain¬
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“The day is past when the indi¬
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With this accomplished, we’re leftwith
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QUALITY AND SERVICE
ARTHUR W. HUDSON AND
SONS (Charles, Harlan, Earl, and
Olin ), owners of M anorcrest Farms ,
Camillus, New York, recently built
a new windowless, environmental-
controlled layer house for 8,000
birds. They also converted two of
their present layer houses to brood¬
ing houses because “we want to
raise our own replacements in
order to save money and obtain a
maximum of immunity from
disease.”
Says Earl, who is responsible
for the poultry operation of this
poultry and dairy farm: “With
this new building, we are able to
return to growing our own replace¬
ments. Though we are putting in
8,000 layers, this new building
will mean an increase of only
4,000 layers because two of our
laying houses have been turned
back to brooding houses.”
The Hudsons, whose present
500- acre farm is located in an
area of Camillus which is rapidly
becoming residential, constructed
the new layer house elsewhere (on
Route 5 about four miles west of
Camillus). This is because a liquid
manure system is used and the
resulting odor would not be tol¬
erated by people living in the
vicinity of the present farm where
existing poultry houses are floor
operations.
Water pits used for droppings
in the new laying house are 28
inches deep and 7 feet 8 inches
wide; will be drawn off into a tank-
type spreader twice a year through
a 12-inch concrete pipe. A home¬
made winch is used to move ma¬
nure into the pipe.
One-Story Building
The new layer house is a one-
story building 45 feet by 152 feet.
Three 36 inch fans have a capacity
of four CFM per bird; a static pres¬
sure gauge informs the operator
concerning fan efficiency and fresh
air flow into the building.
The walls are insulated with
glass wool; Poly-Urethane insu¬
lates the ceiling. The four rows
(each 130 feet long) of 12 by 20
inch cages are arranged in a full
stair step setup. There are four
hens per cage.
The layers are fed twice a day
(7 a.m. and 4 p.m.) and have 14
to 15 hours of light per day. Eggs
are collected at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Annual production per hen was
242 for 18,000 layers in 1963.
When asked about egg volume
in the new layer house, Earl
replied, “I don’t think we’ll get as
many eggs per bird as we do in
our present houses; in fact, I will
be satisfied to get 220 eggs per
bird. I hope to get more, of course,
and I’m going to shoot for more.
I do think we are going to get
better feed conversion in this new
house because of the controlled
environment. That is, there won’t
be the quick changes in tempera¬
ture one finds in a windowed
house.”
The Hudsons grind and mix
sixty percent of the feed needed by
the layers, using their own grain
plus concentrates; the remaining
forty percent is purchased.
Replacement Program
Says Earl, “In order to obtain
a variety of egg sizes to satisfy
our market, we have replacements
coming on year ’round. The dif¬
ferent age groups are kept in dif¬
ferent houses and on different
floors. The replacements are
brought in at twenty weeks of age.
(Continued on page 47)
Earl Hudson uses an electric feed
cart, feeds 8,000 birds in 30 minutes.
American Agriculturist, February, 196 3
46
Thar she blows! But this is a very special whale, one that disposes of liquid
poultry manure at a prodigious rate way up on a sheep pasture at the Bill
Maphis farm near Odessa, New York.
MOVING MANURE
William Maphis, who operates
a poultry farm near Odessa, New
York, is using an irrigation system
to dispose of his liquid poultry
manure. His flock size varies, but
numbers between 30,000 and
40,000.
A five-inch intake pipe is drop¬
ped into the pits that receive waste
from the caged layers; a thousand
feet of four-inch pipe carries ma¬
terial from the pump to the irriga¬
tion nozzle that has an opening of
1 1/4 inches. Pressure is 100
pounds at the pump and about
70 pounds at the nozzle. The pump
is operated by a pto from a trac¬
tor, moves 20,000 gallons per
hour. The discharge is on a hill¬
side in Bill’s sheep pasture.
Here's the pto pump moving liquid
poultry manure up the pipeline, visi¬
ble at left, to the irrigation nozzle on
the hillside.
Cornerstones .
(Continued from page 46)
We don’t keep any layer past four¬
teen months. We sell off these old
layers to a poultry dealer who, in
turn, sells them to Campbell
Soups.”
Egg Collection
The eggs in the older houses
are collected twice a day, at 10
a.m. and 5 p.m. They are placed
in plastic filler flats and stored in
a 32 x 24-foot cooler overnight.
The following morning they are
unloaded into a twelve-case-per-
hour washer, candler, and grader.
Thirty eggs at a time are loaded
into the washer by a vacuum lift.
With the exception of two women
employees to help with the morn-
ing egg processing, all the farm
work is done by members of the
family.
Eggs from Manorcrest Farms
are marketed through dairy stores,
food markets, hotels, and restau¬
rants, in a radius of five miles.
Seventy-five percent of the eggs are
cartoned under the Manorcrest
name and the remaining twenty-
five percent go bulk in thirty-dozen
cases.
Their cartoned eggs sell for
eight cents above the New York
City market, and their bulk eggs
go four cents above the New York
City Market. The Hudsons deliver
three days a week, Monday, Wed¬
nesday, and Friday, using a 3/4-
ton covered pick-up truck. They
American Agriculturist, February, 1965
own fifty percent of the egg dis¬
plays in the stores where their eggs
are sold.
Asked to what he attributed their
success, Earl Hudson replied, “By
putting in year-round replacements
we are able to give the retailers and
consumers a year-round produc¬
tion of all egg sizes. We can give
the supplier the size, quality and
quantity eggs needed. We stand
back of our eggs. We guarantee
what’s on the box. We give ser¬
vice, too. If someone wants eggs
we are right there to supply them.
“Our customers are satisfied.
For example, there is an outsider
trying to underprice us — but we
still haven’t lost one customer to
him. Why? Because he can’t give
service and quality. Quality and
service . . . those are our selling
points!”
In addition to poultry, the Hud¬
sons have developed their once-
small dairy enterprise into a herd
of 135 head of purebred Holsteins
with a herd average of 16,000
pounds of milk and 558 of butter-
fat. Harlan is responsible for the
dairy operation of the farm.
In 1964, in addition to the 500
acres of the farm, the Hudsons
rented 150 acres. They grew 225
acres of corn, 85 of oats, 48 of
wheat, and 95 of hay; the land not
planted was used for pasture. On
the newly-purchased farm where
the new laying house is located,
all 96 acres are tillable and were
planted to corn last year.
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this spring (May 12-June 16)
could be your dream come true!
Just think of going abroad with a
friendly American Agriculturist
party and seeing all the fascinat¬
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always heard about — historic
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cashes on the Rhine, medieval
towns in Germany, picturesque
Holland, the magnificent snow-
crowned Swiss Alps, beautiful
Austria, and glamorous Paris.
Together with our tour direc¬
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Needham, Massachusetts, we have
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hard to beat in the thrilling sights
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have absolutely no travel worries
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We’ll have ten pleasure-filled
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Our trip to Europe is aboard the
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bound, we’ll sail on the Queen
Elizabeth. We will enjoy thebeauti-
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lounges, delicious meals, and ex¬
cellent service on both liners.
On May 18, well dock at South¬
ampton and travel to London by
way of Stonehenge, Salisbury and
Windsor. Well have two full days
to explore old London with a side
trip through the English country¬
side to Stratford-on-Avon and
Oxford.
Next, an overnight steamer
takes us to Holland, land of neat
villages, immaculate houses,
canals, dykes, and fields of flow¬
ers. We’ll visit The Hague and
Amsterdam before continuing on
to Antwerp and Brussels in Bel¬
gium. In Germany, a cruise up
the Rhine River will carry us past
ancient castles and steep hillsides
covered with vineyards.
Unforgettable days will slip by
as we visit Prague and drive
across Czechoslovakia to cross the
border into Austria. After two
wonderful days in Vienna, we con¬
tinue on to Salzburg, Innsbruck,
and Garmisch. Then across the
Arlborg Pass into Switzerland and
the beautiful city of Lucerne which
commands a marvelous view of
the snow-capped Alps. Sightseeing
here will include the delightful vil¬
lage of Interlaken and Geneva.
Of course our visit would be
incomplete if we didn’t see Paris,
Europe’s most exciting city, and
we travel through the beautiful
chateau country of France for this
gay city’s most famous sights.
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The cost of this marvelous five
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Spain and Portugal
Last month we told you about
our Iberian Holiday (April 26-
May 17), a wonderful three-week
vacation to Spain and Portugal.
Probably no time of the year is
better than late spring for touring
these sunny lands, for the weather
is just about perfect then. A few of
the places we will visit are Madrid,
Toledo, Barcelona, Palma, Grana¬
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Estoril.
Space on this tour is definitely
limited to one motorcoach load
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American Agriculturist, February, 1965
ANGUS CAPONS CHINCHILLAS HORSES
REGISTERED ANGUS BREEDING Stock for
4-H and Herd Improvement. Mohawk Farms,
Canajoharie, New York. 518-CA 4-5262, _
FOR SALE: BUY AND TRY our large type
Scotch Angus bulls, P.R.I. production and pro¬
geny tested. Transfers include “Advanced Reg¬
istry” certificates. FROZEN ANGUS SEMEN
AVAILABLE FOR WORLD TRADE. Plan to
visit our cattle operation when in Washington
or enroute to the World’s Fair. You will always
be most welcome. Request folders with data and
prices. Address: James B. Lingle, Manager,
Area Code: 301 Office: 827-2041, Residence:
827-8143. Wye Plantation, Queenstown, Mary-
land. _
SEVENTEEN Grade Angus yearling heifers.
Freshen May ’65. Iroquois Farm, Cooperstown,
N Y. Area 607 LH-7-9901.
BABY CHICKS
HEAVIES! REDS, Rocks $3.95—100: “Jumbo”
White Rocks $5.49, COD. Heavy Breeds
straight hatch $7.90; Pullets, $10.49. “Deluxe”
Barred Rocks, White Rocks, Hampshires, RI
Reds straight hatch $9.70; Pullets $16.70.
“Famous” White Leghorn Pullets $17.50.
“Champion” Pedigreed White Leghorn Pullets
$22.70. Redrock Sexlinks, Buff Sexlinks, Silver
Cross Pullets $24.70: straight hatch $13.95.
Black Giants, White Giants, Buff Rocks, Silver-
laced Wyandottes, Giant Brahmas, Australorps,
Black Minorcas, Anconas, Brown Leghorns
straight hatch $14.95; Pullets $26.95. Pekin
Ducklings 12 — $4.75. Broadbreasted White,
Bronze Turkeys 15 — $11.90. Beltsville White
Turkeys 15 — $9.90 fob, nearest hatchery. Live
Guarantee. Ruby Chicks, Dept. AGR3, Virginia
Beach, Virginia.
SUNNYBROOK CHICKS are famous for vigor
and laying ability. Favorites with thousands
of poultrymen for over 40 years. They’re bred
to outlive and outlay the best in the business.
White Leghorns, Harco Orchards Black Sex
Links. Rhode Island Reds. Hatching year
round. For meat, you can’t beat our Vantress
White Rock Cross. Write for catalog, down-to-
earth prices. Sunnybrook Poultry Farms, A.
Howard Fingar, Box 106, Hudson, New York.
ROCKS, REDS, CORNISH $3.89—100. Large
White Rocks $5.45. Other Breeds $1.45 to $5.45.
Pullets $9.99. Before you buy, compare our
prices. Guaranteed savings. Customers choice
of breeds shown in terrific big free catalog.
Shipment from hatchery your section. Atlas
Chicks, Home Office 2651 Chouteau, St. Louis
3, Mo.
MARSHALL KIMBERCHICKS. Today’s Kim-
berchicks offer more for your chick dollar than
ever before — at a time when you need every
advantage. To earn extra profits in 1964 order
Kimberchicks now by calling Marshall Brothers
Hatchery. Ithaca, New York. AR 2-8616. _
MORE QUALITY EGGS. Outstanding test
records. 2 great strains leghorns, Cashman
production pullets, Cameron Champ #924 pul¬
lets, $33.00 per hundred. Anderson buff sex-
link White Rocks, straight run $15.00. Pullets,
$32.00 per hundred. Write for catalog. Parks
Poultry Farm, Cortland. N. Y. Phone SK6-9310.
NEW White Cornish Cross Chicks. Amazing
growth 4 pounds in eight weeks. $12.00-100.
Leghorn pullets bred to out live and out lay
the best in the business $30.00 — .100. Heavy
breed bargains — Reds, Rocks, Wyandottes only
$8.95 — 100. Leftovers $1.95 — 100. Guaranteed.
Send no money. COD plus shipping. Reich
Poultry Farms, RD2, Marietta, Pennsylvania.
BIG WHITE LEGHORNS, Brown Leghorns,
Minorcas, Anconas, Rocks, Reds, Orpingtons,
Brahmas, 35 breeds. Free catalog. Mt. Healthy
Hatcheries, Mt. Healthy, Ohio. _
MEADOW VIEW CHICKS — Arbor Acres
Queens, Rapp Leghorns, Harco Reds, Harco
Sex-links, Lawton Buffs, Peterson Cornish
Cross. Also started pullets. Henry M. Fryer,
Greenwich, N.Y. _
BABY CHICK BARGAINS: Rocks, Reds,
Crosses, Heavy Assorted. Also Ducklings, Gos¬
lings, Turkey Poults. Free Catalog. Surplus
Chick Co., Milesburg 4, Pa. _
HI-PRODUCTION layers — White Leghorn pul¬
lets $26.00 per 100. Harco Red pullets and Buff
sex link pullets $26.00 — 100. Broadbreasted
Cornish broiler cross $11.00. 100% guaranteed.
Free catalog. Noll Farms, Sheridan, Pa,
FREE BEAUTIFUL CATALOGUE. Gorgeous
color pictures rare foreign beauties and Ameri¬
ca’s old-time standard favorites. Over 67 var¬
ieties baby chicks. Special 4H, FFA offer. Rare
Breed Headquarters for 48 years. Murray Mc-
Murray Hatchery, Box B73, Webster City, Iowa.
CHAROLAIS
CHAROLAIS: Fastest weight gaining beef
breed. Make excellent crosses with other
breeds. Few choice young Purebred Bulls for
sale. Best Bloodlines. R. James Hubbard,
Cazenovia, New York. _
CHAROLAIS— Bulls, open and bred heifers.
All purebred and registered outstanding quality.
Inquire River-Crest Farms, Columbia, New
Jersey.
CHAROLAIS BULL. Excellent type and con¬
formation. Must change bloodlines. Paul R.
Pinkerton, Frenchtown, New Jersey. _
FLYING HORSESHOE RANCHES— Breeding
Charolais since ’52. 200 head of the best
Charolais at the lowest prices. Registered &
recorded bulls, cows and heifers. Best blood¬
lines. Certified herd. Visitors welcome. No Sat¬
urday sales. Morris, Pa. Phone 717-353-2879.
LINDEN FARMS
has completed its first step in its goal to be
the largest Charolais breeder in the North¬
east. We are getting crowded in our barns.
Therefore must sell our Hereford Foundation
stock. These animals are of exceptional size,
thost of them purebreds with papers. Over
100 are bred back to purebred Charolais bulls.
Guaranteed safe in calf.
LINDEN FARMS
Karl Ehmer, Owner, LaGrangeville, N.Y.
914-CA 6-7081 — 914-CA 6-9585
A few Purebred Charolais for sale.
American Agriculturist, February, 1965
STARTED SURGICAL CAPONS— Designed for
excellent feed conversion and outstanding
dressed finish. Let us fill your capon needs this
year. Free information. Rhodes Started Capons,
Alan Rhodes, Kingsley. Pa. 18826.
DAIRY CATTLE
COWS FOR SALE— T.B. and Bloodtested. Hol-
steins in truckloads. E. C. Talbots, Leonards-
ville, N. Y. _
WESTERN DAIRY COWS delivered to your
farm. Cash or Credit. Drop a card giving your
name, phone number and location of farm. Our
fieldman will contact you direct. 50 years of
experience. I. Greenberg & Son, Mount Holly,
New Jersey. AMherst 7-1101 Area Code 609.
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Marketing — Regular
weekly sales and farm auctions: Empire Live¬
stock Marketing Cooperative.
BE OUR GUEST once a month for a year. If
you’d like to learn more about the Net Profit
Dairy Breed, send us your name, address and
number of cattle you own and we’ll send you
the Ayrshire Digest for a year — Free — Write:
New England Ayrshire Club, Inc., Brandon,
Box 145 A, Vermont.
CHINCHILLA BREEDING STOCK. Turn
vacant buildings into extra income. Arthur
Wilcox, Box 624, Center Moriches, New York.
HEREFORDS
REGISTERED TOLLED Herefords, Breeding
stock for sale. Top Bloodlines. E. S. Boerner,
Owner, Seneca View Farms, R. D. 1, Penn
Yan, New York. Route 14.
CDG REGISTERED Polled Herefords. Two
year old bulls, good selection, ready for service.
Also group of yearling heifers. Records of
gains and official grades. Write for our bro¬
chure. We have the highest standards in the
East. Charles D. Gibson, Deer Run Farms,
Hillsdale. N, Y. 518-325-7821. _
REGISTERED -Bulls, Bred cows, clean Pedi¬
gree. Meeks Hereford Farm, Hornell, N. Y.
Phone 607-324-1799.
GOATS
DAIRY GOATS. Small Investment, good re¬
turn. Learn how. Factual magazine, $2 An¬
nually. Dairy Goat Journal, Columbia EE-36,
Missouri.
FOR SALE: Roan Belgian colt, 7 months old.
Will get big. Write: Kenneth Demers, RED
#1. No. Adams. Mass. 01247.
MAKE MORE $
$ $ PER COW
Low-cost electronically calculated month¬
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way to higher net dairy income. Breed
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says 21-year-old Stanley Thomas of
Jefferson County, who knew how to
feed out a herd’s bred-in NYABC
genetic potential.
In April, 1962, Stanley pur¬
chased a 75-acre farm with a 30-
cow Holstein herd averaging 10,290
lbs. of milk. Now his herd is averag¬
ing 15,378 lbs. of milk and 557 lbs.
of fat per cow.
This increased milk produc¬
tion means $203.52 more gross in¬
come per cow or $6,105.60 for the
30-cow herd on a yearly basis.
Here’s how Stanley has done it:
*
Genetically superior herd
with year after year 100%
use of NYABC Profit Plus
breeding.
Excellent quality, early cut
roughage fed in ample
quantities together with
adequate and economical
grain feeding.
Excellent over-all herds-
manship i n c 1 u d i n g con¬
tinued use of NYABC — all
the way.
You can’t beat NYABC’ s
bred-in potential for production,
workability and wearability. Talk
with your nearby NYABC technician.
His name and phone number are in
your County Extension News.
DOGS
COLLIE PUPPIES championship breeding,
Beautiful, intelligent, $30.00-$35.00. Plummer
McCullough, Mercer, Pa. _
REGISTERED St. Bernard Puppies. Swiss
Type. Famous Bloodlines. Walter E. Yoder,
Route 1, Meyersdale, Pennsylvania. Phone ME
4-7664, _
SHETLAND SHEEPDOGS. Small, sturdy!
Herd dog and companion. D. McLaud, Berk-
shire, N.Y. _
BEAGLES — good broken dogs, $20. 6 day trial.
Witis, 495 Plain St., Brockton, Mass. _
BORDER COLLIES: Best farm dog. Chester
Schultz, Lockport, N. Y. _
AIREDALE PUPS AKC Litter Registered.
Stanley Smith, Monmouth, Maine.
COW DOG PUPS. Males $7.50, Females $5.00.
John Gabel, Walton, N. Y. Phone 8656176.
DUCKS & GEESE
WEEDER CHINESE, Embdens, Toulouse,
African Goslings, Muscovy, Pekin, Rouen,
Buff, Khaki, Crested Ducklings. Guineas.
Blyler Hatchery, Gratz, Penna.
GOSLINGS, White Embden, guaranteed.
Special prices. Mother Goose Hatchery, De-
Graff, Ohio.
NOW BOOKING ORDERS at early discount for
White Emden goslings, Breeding stock. Ovid
Fry, 410 Webster Road, Webster, New York.
PETS
FLYING SQUIRRELS. Now available. Won¬
derful little pets. Mail 10^ for literature,
prices and pictures. L. E. Greeson, 905 N.
Monroe St., Arlington 1, Va.
PHEASANTS
15,000 RINGNECK CHICKS hatching weekly.
MacFarlane Pheasant Farm, Janesville 13,
Wisconsin.
PIGEONS
PIGEONS AND SUPPLIES CATALOG 10<f.
Walter Hoenes, Dept. AA, Cologne, New Jersey
08213.
PONIES
REGISTERED Welsh yearling filly, Registered
Shetland stallion and grade weanling filly.
Rosamond Mason, Weedsport, N. Y.
POULTRY
BARGAIN BREEDING FLOCK — 8 Grey
African Geese: 15 Lavender Guineas. Hendrick-
son Farm, Richmondville, New York.
RABBITS
RAISE RABBITS SUCCESSFULLY by know¬
ing facts. 48 page illustrated book describing
25 Breeds. Housing, breeding, feeding, markets,
marketing, etc. 25 cents. American Rabbit As-
sociation, 28 ARBA Building, Pittsburgh, Penn.
RAISE ANGORA, New Zealand Rabbits, Fish-
worms on $500 month plan. Free details.
White’s Rabbitry, Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
SHEEP
WANTED: Lambs and Sheep. Any quantity.
Excellent prices paid. Conn. Packing Co.,
Cottage Grove Road, Bloomfield, Conn. _
SUFFOLK EWES lead lamb production,
lambing early, hardy, meat-type animals pre¬
ferred by markets! National Suffolk Sheep
Association, Box 324RN, Columbia, Mo.
MILKING SHORTHORNS
BEAUTIES— For Foundation, 4-H— 4 month
white bull, 2 heifers — top breeding! Hendrick-
son Farm , Richmondville, New York.
SWINE
FEEDER PIGS: grain fed, vaccinated, cas¬
trated, delivered by truck COD on approval. 75
or more, 6 weeks 25 lbs. $11. each; 40 to 50
lbs. $15. each. C. Stanley Short & Son, Ches-
wold, Delaware. 653-9651. _
PUREBRED YORKSHIRE SALE March 13,
1.965, Empire Livestock Pavilion, Caledonia.
Boars, Bred Gilts, Open Gilts offered. Further
information or catalog obtained from James
McKenzie, Covell Road, Pavilion, New York.
REGISTERED YORKSHIRE Breeding stock.
Arthur Gabrielse, Highland Rd., Lyons, N. Y.
REGISTERED POLAND CHINA Weanling
Boars and Gilts, also bred gilts. Richard Crye,
Avon, New York. Phone WA6-3535. _
NEW YORK STATE Hampshire Swine Sale
Sat., March 6, 1965. Empire, Caledonia, N. Y.
Bred gilts, open gilts, few choice boars. Top
bloodlines represented. Show 10:00, sale 1:30.
Russ Hurlburt, auctioneer. Mrs. Lucy McColl,
Sec., LeRoy, N, Y. _
OUR OFFERING in the Hampshire Sale; five
gilts bred to son of Radar CMS, 2 dandy boars
and few open gilts. Malcolm McColl, LeRoy,
N. Y.
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an infusion tube. Also ideal when drying off a
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“An ounce of prevention is worth pounds of
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catalogue and health guide. Please note: As
always, milk should be withheld from human
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DAIRY AND LIVESTOCK Veterinary supplies
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II calf for every cow!
WEAN 7% MORE CALVES . . . This is the Hereford record from a
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WE WILL BUY 1964 Automobiles or Trucks.
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BEES AND BEE SUPPLIES
FOR SALE — Bees and Pollination. Location
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details. Box 514-CI, Ithaca, New York. _
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
FREE BOOK “990 Successful, Little-Known
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E, Lake Rd., Romulus, New York. _
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EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
WE ARE SUPPLIERS for Dairy Farm: "First
class milkers, poultrymen, general farm work¬
ers. Ellingers Employment Agency, 80 Warren
St., New York, N.Y. Phone GR 3-8168-9.
FURNACES & BOILERS
CUT HEATING COSTS— Use our Automatic
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American Agriculturist, February, 1965
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FARMS FOR SALE
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
FARMS — FINGER LAKES AREA — all types
and size farms. Retirement homes — hunting
land. Lakeshore properties. H. M. Stocking,
Realtor, Dundee, New York. _
VIRGINIA livestock, dairy farms and country
estates, P. M. Browning, Realtor, John H. Hitt,
Associate: Culpeper, Virginia.
GROW INTO Full Time Farming. Work in
nearby cities. 160 acre farm, river swim hole.
New cinder block 42 stanchion barn, gutter
cleaner, bulk tank, milk machines, tile silo.
Newer home 7 rooms, 2 baths, oil furnace.
$30000. Wimple, Realtor, Sloansville, N. Y.
Free Lists.
CATALOG FREE. Describes several hundred
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undergoing constant revision. Listings cover
“almost anything” in a wide range of prices
and sizes: all over New England and New
York. Four Effs, Box 264RA, Manchester, N.H.
167 A. FARM, new 50 cow barn, bulk tank,
barn cleaner, Ig. silo, 15 yr. old 4 bedroom
home, stocked & equipped. $55,000.00. Petteys
Agency, 80 Bay Street, Glens Falls, N. Y.
RX3-2212. _
FIFTEEN ACRES between Seneca and Cayuga
Lakes: poultry set up, seven room house.
Marian Buckholtz, Ovid. N.Y. Phone 869-3874,
GENTLEMAN’S RANCH — 900 acres of
meadows, mountains and woods highlighted by
estate-type home! Good potential for large-
scale beef cattle operation, over 200 acres till¬
able, mile frontage on mountain brook stocked
with trout, 575 acres wooded. Unusual 100-ft.
frame and brick home alone valued at $60,000!
10 rooms, 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, fireplace, many
extras, 3-car garage, 6-room tenant house.
30x40 barn, 2 silos, 30x60 hay barn, shop, other
buildings. 2 tractors, machinery included.
Large acreages are becoming increasingly diffi¬
cult to find, so hurry at $85,000, liberal terms.
Free . . . Big illustrated Spring catalog! All
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Agency, 501-AA Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y.
10017, YUkon 6-1547. _
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Thousands of properties described, photos
galore — Land, farms, homes, businesses, — ■
recreation, retirement. 472 offices coast-to-
coast, “World’s Largest.” Mailed free! Strout
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SCENIC STEUBEN COUNTY! 270 acre high-
way farm with handsomely restored 200 year
old southern Colonial home. Good barn, silo.
Land in high state of cultivation. $35,000.
Stevens, Realtors, 20 Sherwood St., Woodhull,
N. Y. Phone: 3611.
SCENIC STEUBEN COUNTY! 185 acre farm
with good laying fields. Big old house. Barn,
silo. Paved road. Spring water. $11,000.
Stevens, Realtors, 20 Sherwood St., Woodhull,
N, Y. Ph: 3611, _
FOR SALE OR RENT: 325 acre S. W. Ver¬
mont Farm, 11 room house. Barns, Ample
Water, Fertile Land, Scenic. Suitable cattle,
horses, sheep or a retreat. Dr. G. Campbell, 128
Hempstead Avenue, Lynbrook, N. Y. _
PRODUCTIVE 300 Acres (more available),
36x160 barn, places 107 head, pipeline milker,
67 head, modern milk house, 700 gal. bulk
tank, new water heater. Barn has gutter
cleaner & mow conveyor. Concrete silos 16x45,
16x50 with unloaders. Shop, tool shed, modern
10 room house, furnace, hardwood floors.
Never fail spring, improved birdsfoot pastures.
Kept 127 head, bought no roughage. 7/10
miles from hard top. On shale road. Sell equip¬
ped or without. John Scheuerman, Sherburne,
N, Y. _
VALUES! — 110 acres “Hidden Valley” Sheep
Ranch, 60 bred ewes. 450 acres near city, 125
Holsteins. Farms — Wants? Hendrickson Bros.,
Cobleskill “Eastern” New York.
133 ACRE FARM, 100 tillable. Land in top
production. Most all of it on a level layout.
24 cows. Feed on day of sale and tools included.
Reason for selling: advanced age. This is an
ideal place for a young couple to start farming
and get ahead. Inquire for details. Henry Hoch,
Castile. N. Y.
FARMS FOR RENT
DAIRY FARM. Excellent condition, reasonable
rent. Write: Robert W. Kaelin, Rt. 2, New
Paltz, N.Y. _
FOR RENT: 200 acre dairy farm Central
Dutchess Co., N. Y. More land available. Over
100 stanchion barn, pipeline milker and barn
cleaner. Connecticut milk market. Box 514-CX,
Ithaca. New York.
FARMS WANTED
LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY — desire farm,
acreage: attractively situated Florida acreage
exchanged; Box 107, Lake Katrine, New York.
FRUITS
INDIAN RIVER Oranges and Grapefruit $9.35
a bushel; $6.60 half bushel express prepaid.
Hilliard Groves, Inc., Rt. 3, Box 200, Fort
Pierce, Florida.
HAY & OATS
ALFALFA TIMOTHY MIX. 55 lb. bales. M. J.
Henderson, Hammond, N.Y. Phone 324-4544.
HAY & STRAW
WE CAN DELIVER good quality new crop 1st
cutting dairy hay. Now is the time to buy.
D. Arnold Boyd, York, New York. Phone:
Geneseo 892. _
HAY— ATTENTION FARMERS needing hay.
Prices given on top quality dairy hay, Timothy,
Alfalfa-Mix, Straight Timothy, Timothy-Clover
Mix and 2nd cutting Alfalfa. Try us first.
Eldred’s Farm Supply, Honesdale, Pennsyl-
vania. Tel. Galilee 122 R3 . _
GRADED DAIRY ALFALFA and other grades.
Art Callari Hay Co., Upper Sandusky. Ohio.
200 TONS HAY, $30/T FOB. K. Smith, 6185
Ridge Road, Lockport, N. Y. Tel. 4F-32470.
CANADIAN HAY — Early cut — lowest possible
price — Delivered -You must be satisfied. Jerry
Davis, Derby, Vermont. Tel. 766-2637. _
EARLY JUNE crushed Alfalfa and Timothy
$45.00 per ton at Barn. L. H. McCormack,
Route 50, Ballston Lake, N. Y. _
4000 bales of hay, $3,000.00. Wm. Sturtevant,
Fairfield, Me. _
EXCELLENT first and second cutting alfalfa
hay. Delivered by truck on approval, also
straw. Alfred Cobb, River Road, Waterloo,
N. Y. 789-2660.
American Agriculturist, February, 1965
LARGE DAIRY FARM needs experienced men
for milking cows. Excellent housing and board¬
ing house on premises. Steady work, top wages
and bonus for right men. Call Mr. Bernon,
Garelick Bros. Farms, Inc., Franklin, Mass.,
528-9000 days or Woonsocket, R.I., POplar
9-7996 after 6:00 P.M. or Mr. Harvey Baskin
at Franklin, Mass., 528-2276.
MILKING MACHINE OPERATORS, experi¬
enced in milking and caring for cows. Excellent
housing and boarding house on premises. Steady
work, top wages and bonus. Mr. Baskin, Gare¬
lick Farms, Franklin, Mass. 528-9000 days or
528-2276 after 6:00 P.M, _
ROUTE WORK for man or woman with farm
background. $25 or more profit per day to
start — larger repeat orders. Write McNess,
Dept. 27B. Box 371, Baltimore, Md. _
SAWMILL & PALLET PLANT, Jersey City
wants man to run Ireland Sawmill — steady
job for sober reliable man— Burma Road Lum¬
ber Co., P. O. 'Box 4039, Bergen Station,
Jersey City, N. J. _
EXPERIENCED DAIRYMAN WANTED —
Modern dairy, house, good wages. Andrew
Babinski, Water Mill, L. I., N. Y. Tel. 516-
537-0331. _
WOMAN for all around household work. Must
cook and enjoy helping with dogs. Pleasant
working conditions. Sleep in; country. Mrs.
Dee Dee Beck, 65 Wilton Rd. East, Ridgefield,
Conn.
DAIRYMAN interested in owning herd of
mostly registered Holsteins and full line of
equipment; farm on rental basis; five room
cottage; milk check arrangement or start on
salary; D’Agostino, Honesdale, Pennsylvania.
$23 WEEKLY for wearing lovely dresses re¬
ceived by you as extra rewards. Just show
Fashion Frocks to friends in spare time. No
investment, canvassing, experience necessary.
Write today to Fashion Frocks, Dept. T-16101,
Cincinnati 2, Ohio. _
WANTED: Married man for large dairy farm
in Western Pennsylvania. Must be good ma¬
chine milker and able to run modern farm ma¬
chinery. Six day week, good salary, life and
hospital insurance, paid vacation, nice house.
State age, education, give reference. Clark’s
Dairy Farm, Enon Valley, Pa.
ASSISTANT farmer caretaker for an estate
farm in the Somerset Hills area of New
Jersey. Can be semi-retired. House and usual
privileges. Call 201-647-1617 or write P. O.
Box 212, Liberty Corner, New Jersey.
EXPERIENCED GARDENER, Groundman,
Married; to work under Estate Manager; must
be able to drive Ford tractor and truck and
have references; must be sober. Unfurnished
house available. Box 514-BY, Ithaca, New York.
DAIRY FARMER interested in taking slightly
retarded single man for help around barn.
Workable. Box 514-CO, Ithaca. New York.
WELL ESTABLISHED, forty-cow and grain
farmer in his fifties, would like housekeeper or
partner in her forties, children permissible,
picture, references. Box 514-AI. Ithaca, New
York.
HANDYMAN, to do indoor and outdoor work
at private day school. Must have good refer¬
ences and good driving record. Permanent job
all-year-round. Excellent living quarters and
salary. Call 914 LYric 2-7080; or write: Knoll-
wood School, Elmsford, New York.
FINE FARMHOUSE on private lake in
Dutchess County. Rent free to right couple,
plus $150.00 monthly and half utilities. Must
be under 60. Light chores growing Christmas
trees and keeping place in order. Happy home
for couple who enjoy retirement and puttering.
Box 514-CP, Ithaca, New York.
MALE AND FEMALE ATTENDANTS. Salary
$3710-$4615 per year plus longevity increments.
Annual salary increases. Less maintenance
(board, room and laundry $9.79 per week).
Five day, eight hour work week. Annual vaca¬
tion with pay. Paid sick leave. Life, accident
and health insurance and social security avail¬
able. Recreation: Bowling, tennis, swimming.
Opportunities for advancement with eventual
retirement pension. For information write
Director, Wassaic State School, Wassaic, New
York. _
WANTED: Man, boy or girl for general farm
work. Russell Peters. Sr.. Callicoon. N. Y.
ACTIVE CARETAKER
Permanent position and excellent pri¬
vate home accommodations for man
experienced in general handy work,
care of vehicles and knowledge of
gardening. Location convenient to
Manhattan. Write full background.
Box #514-CT, Ithaca, N.Y.
YOUR EARNING POWER
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What does this mean to you? More
money — that’s all. Frequently $2.00 or more
per cwt. The packer is still the paymaster.
And he pays more money for Angus steers,
for Angus cut out a superior carcass and
more saleable beef for him.
Breed off the horns
Angus is the leading naturally hornless
beef breed. When you cross an Angus bull
with horned cows, at least 95 % of the calves
will be dehorned.
What’s more, you’ll have no trouble from
cancer eye, and seldom from pinkeye when
your calves and heifers are from an Angus
bull.
Why don’t you invest in the earning
power of an Angus bull? Or, better still,
start an Angus herd?
You’ll produce hornless calves with less
wasteful bone, belly and brisket — calves that
will bring you more money. Isn’t that what
you’re in the business for — money?
Be ahead! Breed Blacks!
1965 Copyright, American Angus Association, St. Joseph, Mo.
THEY’RE WORTH MORE IF THEY’RE BLACK
This is the bull that is changing the cattle
world.
Month after month Angus are establish¬
ing new records. Day after day new purebred
herds are springing up all over the country.
More and more successful commercial cat¬
tlemen are breeding and feeding Angus.
And in the four major cattle markets over
80 % of the market-topping steers are Blacks.
Truly a new leader in the cattle industry has
been established.
Why the big switch? It’s really simple.
Angus bulls sire calves of the modern
beef type — steers with superior carcasses
that bring you more money.
Builder of Better Beef
You see, an Angus bull is powerful and
prepotent. His calves are smooth, trim-
middled and low-set — with less wasteful
bone, belly and brisket. His steers finish out
with big, full loins and rounds, and are uni¬
formly covered — not patchy or wastey. The
meat is fine in color and texture — the rib
eye big and tender.
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NEW & USED EQUIPMENT
PLANTS
STAINLESS STEEL Milking Pails, Strainers,
Filter Discs, Hoof-shears, Milking Machines,
etc. Catalog upon request. Hoegger Supply Co.,
Milford 2, Pa. "
GOVERNMENT SURPLUS
GIGANTIC SURPLUS SALE! Save 70% or
more Government surplus power plants, hy¬
draulics, cylinders, air compressors, pumps,
winches, waterhose, telephones, surveyors tran¬
sit-levels, wire, binoculars, electronics, tools,
hundreds more. Example: $300 pump only $4.85.
Also many campers items. Large illustrated
catalog free. Surplus Center, 900-NY-l “O” St.,
Lincoln, Nebraska. _
JEEPS $64.50, airplanes $75.20, boats $6.18.
Many others direct from U. S. Government.
For complete “Directory” and catalog send
$1.00 to Quality Surplus, Dept. NY2, Box 23,
Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
HONEY
EXTRACTED HONEY — Clover, Buckwheat or
Fallflower, 5 lb. container $2.20; 3 — $5.75;
6— $10.50. Prepaid 3rd zone. Lang Apiaries,
Box A, Gasport, New York.
INSTRUCTION
GAME WARDEN, Government Hunter,
Forestry, Park and Wildlife Services announce
job openings regularly. Prepare at home for
outdoor work, good pay, security. Complete in¬
formation Free! Write North American School
of Conservation, 941-BHW North Highland, Los
Angeles 38, California.
LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Marketing — Regular
weekly sales and farm auctions: Empire Live-
stock Marketing Cooperative.
LIVESTOCK SUPPLIES, EQUIP.
FREE SAMPLE Cattle Ear Tag. Big numbers,
low priced. Write today: Cowboy Tag Co., Box
1380, Santa Barbara, Calif.
MISCELLANEOUS
STOP ITCHING — Promotes healing of piles:
psoriasis, eczema. “Roberts Reliable Salve”
effective since 1888. Satisfaction guaranteed.
3 oz. $1.00 postpaid. Roberts Pharmacy, Lisbon
Falls, Maine. _
PARTS FOR STOVES — furnaces, coal, oil,
gas, electric. Empire Stove Co., 793 Broadway,
Albany, New York, _
“SIX WILL FORMS” plus “Information by
Lawyer,” $1.00, Brugenheimer Publishers, Box
158-N77, Lexington, Mass. _ _
QUICK-JOHN — Cleans septic tanks, cesspools,
outdoor toilets. Stops odors, backups. Opens
drains. 6 premeasured treatments $2.95, 12 —
$4.95. Money Back Guarantee. Ryter Co.,
Madelia 20, Minn. _
THOUSANDS OF ITEMS below wholesale.
Where-to-buy, $2.00. U-R Inc., 210 Fifth Ave¬
nue, New York, New York.
MARRIAGE, BIRTH CERTIFICATES, Diplo¬
mas. Quality forms, $1.00 each. Brugenheimer
Publishers, Box 158-G19, Lexington, Mass. _
WATCH AND CLOCK repairing books and
tools. Free catalog. North American, Box
77-RP, Fox River Grove, Illinois. _
FREE WHOLESALE CATALOG! 100,000
Products. Tremendous Discounts! Taylor Dis-
tributors, Newton 14, New Jersey. _
CASH and S&H Green Stamps given for new
and used goose and duck feathers. Top prices,
free tags, shipping instructions. Used feathers,
mail small sample. Northwestern Feather Co.,
212 Scribner, N.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan.
LEG SORE SUFFERERS— Send for free book
on proven Viscose for relief of pain and aches
of leg ulcers, swelling, itch, rash due to deep
vein congestion. Works as you walk. Viscose
Co., 100 West Chicago Ave., Dept. J.A., Chi-
cago 10, Illinois. _
MAKE DOOR MATS from Used Baler Twine.
Instructions, five dimes. Walter Warner,
Pierceton, Indiana 46562 _
BLUEBIRD HOUSES $1.50. Saratoga 300 mile
zone. Barkersville Fire Co., Middle Grove,
N. Y. _
CORNS, CALLUSES Easily Removed, German
Miracle Sponge, $1.50 postpaid. Atkinson, 114
Brown, Elbridge, New York. _
HEALTH HERBS — List 10<f. We offer all
kinds. Clarks Natural Herbs, Chafee 2, New
York. _
USED OR HIDDEN BIBLES wanted, for For¬
eign Mission work. Please send them to: L.
Eversdyk, Burt, New York. _
12 GOOD OLD VIOLINS For Sale. Kline,
Middlecreek, Pa. _
YOUR CHURCH OR GROUP can raise $50.00
and more, easy and fast. Have 10 members
each sell only ten $1 bottles my famous
Double Strength Imt. Vanilla Flavoring. Keep
$50 for your treasury. No money needed. Write
Anna Elizabeth Wade, Dept. 9BC2, Lynch-
burg, Va. _
LIGHTNING RODS— We specialize in complete
and economical lightning protection systems.
Free inspection or information. Morse-Collins,
Inc., 148 Coddington Road, Ithaca, N.Y., mem-
ber United Lightning Protection Association.
SEPTIC TANKS RECONDITIONED BY
MIRACLE CLEANING
COMPOUND SURSOLVENT
Saves annual pumping and digging. Restores
faulty leachability back to newness. Cleans
cesspools, drywells, overflows and clogged
drains. Usually effects results for 9-12 years.
Due to potency, shipped only direct to you.
Free descriptive literature and testimonial
letters.
ELECTRIC SEWER CLEANING CO.
Allston 34, Mass.
NEW & USED EQUIPMENT
BARN CLEANERS — silo unloaders, engineered
by Patz. New different bunk feeders, manure
stackers, replacement chains for all make
cleaners, low cost, easy terms. Nold Farm
Supply, Rome, N. Y. Willard Howland, South-
ampton. Mass. _ _
“USED CONVEYOR BELTING” Rubber cover¬
ed — like new, all sizes — all plys. Phone or
write: E. L. Ashmus Belting Company, 6038-
49th Ave., Kenosha, Wisconsin, OL-2-4596.
BARN CLEANER — Bunk Feeder — Conveyer
chain: #458 pin chain, same as used on some
cleaners — easily adapted to others. $1.10 per
foot. R. H. Merrill, Waverly, N. Y.
COBEY— FOX— MC- NUFFIELD — Versatile
Farm Equipment — Cockshutt parts, new &
used. Used machines all kinds. We deliver.
Ingersoll Farm Supply Inc., Martinsburg, N.Y.
Phone — Lowville 85. _
FREE 1965 Parts Catalog for all tractor models
and farm implements. World’s largest stock
of new and used parts. Tremendous savings.
Central Tractor Parts Co., Regional Market,
Syracuse, or Batavia, New York. Main office:
De Moines, Iowa. _
DEPRESSION PRICES — We sell cheap. Save
75% on new and used tractor parts, crawlers,
wheel tractors. 200 makes, models. Catalog
ready. Send 25tf. Surplus Tractor Parts, Fargo,
North Dakota. _ _ _
FOR SALE: 1 set ice grousers for TD9. 1 new
John Deere crawler 10 - 10 with winch. 1 used
diesel crawler 10-10. Raymond McGraw, Han-
cock, N. Y. 13783, Telephone Callicoon 342W1.
FARROWING CRATES— All steel with creep
panels $22.95. Free Literature. Dolly Enter-
prises, 150 Main, Colchester, Ill. _
PUSH-BUTTON MAGIC! Are you “fed up”
on trying to feed your livestock by hand or
with old-fashioned equipment? You can save
hours of labor every day by installing a com¬
pletely mechanized, trouble-free feeding opera¬
tion by VanDale . . . tailor-made to meet your
exact feeding requirements. Get all the facts
on VanDale farm-engineered silo unloaders and
push-button bunk feeders. Write for free bro-
chures: VanDale, Inc., Wayzata, Minnesota.
WANTED — ALLIS CHALMERS Roto Balers.
Brice Creesy, Andover, Ohio. _
WANTED: Starting engine for D6 Cat., 1950
model. Must have good block. Eugene Yurkew-
ecz, Fultonville, N. Y.
SAVE ON TRACK RAILS- BRAND NEW
D8
42 Link
$597.
TD24
42 Link
$740.
D7
37-Link
426.
TD18
40 Link
499.
06
40-Link
330.
TD14
36 Link
299.
04
32-Link
205.
TD9
34-Link
248.
HD21
37 Link
682.
HD11
38-Link
369.
HDI6
38-Link
544.
HD6
37 Link
264.
Write for wholesale prices on all undercarriage
parts for CAT, IH, A-C. JOHN DEERE
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NURSERY STOCK
SENSATIONAL APPLE DISCOVERIES— Ex¬
clusive patented Starkspur Golden Delicious
and famous Starkrimson! New spur-type trees
bear years earlier. Also Dwarf Trees for giant-
size Apples, Peaches, Pears for backyard and
orchards. Stark-Burbank Standard Fruit Trees,
Roses, Shrubs. Color-photo catalog free. Stark
Bro’s. Dept. 30325, Louisiana, Mo. _
PEACH, PLUM TREES— low as 20^. Cherries,
pears, apples, nut trees, strawberries, blue¬
berries, dwarf fruit trees. Grapevines lOtf.
Shrubs, evergreens, shade trees, roses 25d up.
Quality stock can’t be sold lower. Write for
free color catalog and $2.00 free bonus infor¬
mation. Tennessee Nursery Co., Inc., Box 1,
Cleveland, Tenn. _
1,000 HORTICULTURAL ITEMS— Evergreen
Seeds, Seedlings, Shrubs, Fruit Trees, Plastic
Pots, Supplies, Books (Horticultural, Farming,
Gardening). Catalog. Mellinger’s, North Lima
42, Ohio. _ _
DWARF APPLES for New England, usual
varieties: Also more than 100 Tasty Old apple
varieties on East Mailing IX and VII root¬
stocks. Converse Company Nursery, Amherst,
N. H. _
COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE— 25 for $4.00
postpaid. 10 to 14 inch. Heavy root systems.
Suncrest Nurseries, Box-J, Homer City, Pa.
BLUEBERRY PLANTS — New Varieties,
Heavily rooted. Blueberries as large as grapes.
Highly profitable crop. Free planting instruc-
tions, Brinton Orchards. R5, Hanover, Pa.
KELLY DWARF APPLES begin to bear
heavy crops of giant fruits the year after
planting. For orchard or family use. Largest
fruit tree nurseries east of the Mississippi.
Red Delicious, Yellow Delicious, McIntosh and
others, also dwarf pears, peaches, plums,
cherries. Specialists in strawberries, blue¬
berries, grapes, hardy English Walnuts, chest¬
nuts, pecans, etc. Choicest trees, roses, shrubs,
ornamentals. Complete Spring Garden Guide
and Nursery Catalog with 375 color photos
Free. Send name and address today. Kelly
Bros. Nurseries, 922 Maple St., Dansville,
N. Y. 14437. _
25 COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE: Only $4.75
postpaid. Four year, 8" to 12" strong plants.
Make outstanding trees for boundary markers,
windbreaks, etc. Densely pyramidal — from
bluish-green to shining blue. Prefer sun. Mus-
ser Forests, Inc., Box 83-AC, Indiana, Pa.
EVERGREEN seedlings and transplants in
leading varieties for Christmas and forest tree
production. Assorted ornamentals. Free price
list and planting guide. Flickingers’ Nursery,
Sagamore. Pa. _
EVERGREEN PLANTING STOCK — Christ¬
mas trees, ornamentals, timber. Free catalog
and planting guide. Suncrest Nurseries, Box-J,
Homer City, Pa. _
BABY EVERGREENS, SEEDLINGS, trans¬
plants. Xmas tree stock. List free. Neuner’s
Nursery, Eicher Road, Pittsburgh 2, Penna.
CHRISTMAS tree seedlings — Grow our seed¬
lings into Christmas trees, windbreakers and
ornamentals in a few years, Scotch pine, Nor¬
way spruce, Blue spruce and Douglas Fir.
$7 to $30 per 1,000. Write for price list.
Weston’s Nursery, Fallen Timber, Pennsyl-
vania. _
WILL BUY large amounts (tons) of Blue
spruce. White pine. White cedar, non yellowing
Scotch, and Red pine boughs, also Norway
spruce Cones. Contact us now for next Fall’s
business, as we plan 12 months ahead. Wag-
ner’s Nursery, Monroeville, R.F.D., N. J.
PLANTS
BLUEBERRIES — bearing age $1.15. Free cata¬
log. Commonfields Nursery, Ipswich, Massa-
chusetts. _
FREE! COLOR VEGETABLE CATALOG
featuring fabulous heavy producing hybrid
tomatoes, hybrid onions, hybrid eggplant. Also
popular varieties cabbage, sweet pepper, hot
pepper, lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower. Earliest
varieties, widest selection for home and com¬
mercial gardeners. These outdoor grown plants
are much hardier than hothouse or potted
plants, and are rushed to you fresh pulled,
ready to grow. Our absolute money-back guar¬
antee on every plant. Write today. Piedmont
Plant Co., Dept. 201, Albany, Georgia.
SEEDS
STRAWBERRY, Raspberry, Blueberry, Black¬
berry Plants including — Vesper, Earlidawn,
Catskill, Sparkle, Ozark Beauty Everbearing
strawberries — Latham, Earlired, Durham and
September Everbearing raspberries. Write for
free catalog describing 70 small fruit varieties.
Walter K. Morse & Son — Bradford, Mass. _
STRAWBERRIES. Grow Strawberries — make
money — get free book. Ideal family income
producers — 1/10 acre yields 650 to 900
quarts — Allen’s 80th Annual berry book tells
best varieties. How to grow them — no experi¬
ence necessary. It's free — write for your copy
today. W. F. Allen Co., 72 Pine Street, Salis-
bury, Md. _ _
LIKE SWEET ONIONS ? New Blue _ Ribbon
Assortment 600 sweet onion plants with free
planting guide $3 postpaid fresh from Texas
Onion Plant Company, “home of the sweet
onion”, Farmersville, Texas 75031. _
STRAWBERRY — Red Raspberry plants. Fresh
Dug. Guaranteed to grow. Eureka Plant Farm,
Hastings, N. Y. _ __ _
STRAWBERRIES. Newest varieties . . . Mid-
way, Earlidawn, Surecrop, Redglow, from
U.S.D.A.; Vesper and Jerseybelle from New
Jersey. Allen’s 1965 Berry Book tells about
these and other leading varieties and how to
grow them. Copy free. Write today, W. F.
Allen Co., 72 Pine Street, Salisbury, Maryland.
STRAWBERRY PLANTS. From the country’s
largest specialists . . . for 80 years we’ve grown
nothing but strawberries ... all types . . .
all varieties. Our new catalog describes best
growing methods . . . contains many helpful,
money-making hints. Write today. It’s free.
W. F. Allen Co., 72 Pine Street, Salisbury, Md.
STRAWBERRIES are ideal family income pro¬
jects. One-tenth acre yields 650-900 quarts.
Allen’s 1965 Berry Book tells the best varieties
and How to Grow Them. Free copy. Write to¬
day. W. F. Allen Company, 72 Pine Street,
Salisbury, Maryland. Our 80th Year.
Ozark Beauty, everbearing strawberry plants,
giant berries, $5.00 each 100. For other kinds,
free price list.
MACDOWELL BERRY FARM
Ballston Lake, N.Y, _ Phone UP7-5515
PLASTIC
PLASTIC THREE CLEAR 9' x 12'— $1.50.
Triple weight Tarpaulin 9' x 12' — $2.00, Black
$2.50; 9' x 20'— $3.25, Black $4.00. Postpaid
Catalog Adval. Box 2827J, Paterson, New
Jersey.
REAL ESTATE
CORNER, intersection 45 and 322 very promi-
nent and highly traveled. What will you offer to
long term lease or purchase? Write or visit P.
Gardiner, Mullica Hill, N. J. _ _
FOR SALE: Fine Homes, Farms, Camps.
Building lots. Peter DePiazza, Dolgeville,
N. Y. Phone 429-9909. _ _
INVEST IN FLORIDA. 5 Acres good high
dry land; $50 down, $20 monthly. Total
price $1495. No interest, owner — W. H. Mott,
7101-13 Street, N., St. Petersburg, Florida.
DAIRY FARM, 300 acres, 3 houses, 2 modern
barns for 80 head, beautiful level land,
$90,000. 1,000 acre Dairy or breeding farm,
modern buildings, 8 houses, on highway and
railroad, $175,000. Vermann, Coxsackie, N. Y.
400,000,000 acres government public land in
25 states. Some low as $1.00 acre. 1965 report.
Send $1.00 National Land, 422AG2, Washington
Building, Washington, D. C. _ _____
FOR SALE or long term lease: Commerical
Building 50 x 80 prominently located corner 2
highly traveled roads, near turnpike. Write
or visit owner, P. Gardiner, Mullica Hill, N. J.
FOR SALE or long term lease: 9 acres Com¬
mercial; over 1100 ft. frontage. Highly traveled
roads at Mullica Hill, N. J. Will divide. Contact
owner — GRidley 8-6291. _
FOR SALE: 16 acres Residential. Just right
for home building. Fertile land. Should double
or triple in value in future. Long frontage
level with road. See or write Friendly Phil of
Mullica Hill, N. J. _
START WITH INCOME. Furnished rooming
house. Heat 3 baths. Operating. $3,000 down.
Balance terms 6%. Information. William Clyde,
809 Penn Ave., St. Cloud, Florida. _
FARMS-FINGER LAKES AREA: Livestock,
Dairy, Cash crop, Lake side and Country
Homes. Ellinwood Realty, Canandaigua, N. Y.
Phone: 394-3290. _
685 A. DAIRY FARM, 500 A. Tillable, 80
Hoard Comfort Stalls and 35 regular stalls on
pipeline, 2 silos, big mow drier, bulk tank,
barn cleaner, silo unloader. Excellent buildings
include: 10-room main house, single house, two-
party house, apartment, shop, sheds, etc. Ex¬
cellent water supply. A cattle breeders farm.
Price $100,000. or $90,000. if owner may lease
his house 2 years. A great buy. For brochure
write — Tom P. Whittaker, Realtor, Brandon,
Vt.
REAL ESTATE WANTED
WANTED: Acreage to buy or lease for Hunt¬
ing Club. Send particulars, Franklin-Argo
Rifle and Pistol Club, Box 274, Franklin
Square, New York.
RUBBER STAMPS
RUBBER STAMPS: Business Cards, Printing,
Labels, Mailbox nameplates, Grafting Kits.
Catalog. Champlain Industries, Hinesburg,
Vermont.
SALESMEN WANTED
MAKE BIG MONEY taking orders for Stark
Dwarf Fruit Trees. Everybody can now grow
Giant Size apples, peaches, pears in their
yards. Also Shade Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Roses,
etc. Outfit free. Stark Bro’s., Desk 30225,
Louisiana, Missouri.
SAUSAGE
CEROW’S Home Made Sausage, famous for
years. 4 lb. roll $2.69 delivered. Cerow’s, Clay¬
ton, NewYork.
SAWDUST
MIXED KILN DRIED SAWDUST and Wood-
shavings sold in truckloads or carloads. For
samples and prices call 609-259-7453. Sanitary
Bedding Company, Allentown, New Jersey.
WOOL
SEND WOOL TO US for beautiful, warm
blankets. Free literature. El Dorado Woolens,
Inc., Eldorado, Texas.
FREE SEED CATALOG — 40 Pages, Illus¬
trated Color. Garden Seeds — Vegetable —
Flowers Selected Hybrids. Direct from Breeder.
Robson Quality Seeds, Inc. #16, Hall, New
York. _ _ _
FREE SEED CATALOG. Complete line of
Field Seeds, Lawn Seeds and Popping Corn.
Carlton Seed Company, 101 Meade Avenue,
Hanover, Pa. 17331.
SEED POTATOES
BLUE VICTOR Seed Potatoes, for information
and prices write Jack Tomion, Stanley, N.Y.
SHELLED NUTS & SPICES
BUTTERNUT or Hickorynut meats $3.75 lb.
Evelyn Beasley, Rochester, N.H. _
BUTTERNUT MEATS, Postage Prepaid. 1 lb.,
$3.00 — 2 lbs., $5.00. Gagne Gardens, South
Royalton, Vermont. _ _ _ _ _
BLACK WALNUTS, Pecans, English Walnuts,
Almonds, Brazils, Cashews, Pepper, Sassafras,
Cinnamon $1.25Lb. Dried Mushrooms $3.00Lb.
Peerless, 538AA Centralpark, Chicago 60624,
SIGNS
PLASTIC POSTED — Land Signs. Durable, in¬
expensive, legal, free sample. Minuteman,
Stanfordville, New York. _ _ _
NO HUNTING SIGNS, Mailbox — Lawn
Markers, Farm Signs, Special Signs, Printing
all kinds. Sample catalog. Signs, 54 Hamilton,
Auburn, New York 13021 Dept. G. , _
NO TRESPASSING SIGNS — free sample,
prices. Rural Press, Kenoza Lake, N.Y. _
NO TRESPASS SIGNS— On weatherproof Tag,
with name and address: 200 — $15.00; 100—
$9.50; 50— $6.50 postpaid. Chic Press, Monti-
cello. New York.
SILOS
SILOS, SILO UNLOADERS — barn cleaners.
Nold Farm Supply, Rome, N. Y, _
A WOOD SILO is your best investment— wood
means warmth, with little frozen ensilage . . .
no acid riddled walls. For catalog write Box
BS-25, Unadilla Silo Co., Unadilla, N.Y. Also
manufacturers of glue-laminated, arches and
rafters for barns and sheds. Write for mfor-
mation.
SPARROW TRAPS
SPARROWS EAT PROFITS! Catch them with
new improved trap. Free particulars. Roy Vail,
Antwerp 10, Ohio,
STRAWBERRIES
RAYNER BROS. FREE 1965 STRAWBERRY
BOOK.— Learn how to grow bigger, delicious
berries for table, freezing or market from a
leading producer of strawberry plants for 39
years. Rayner’s book describes 27 proven, virus-
free varieties. Illustrates best for your area.
Gives full instructions for planting and culture
in simple terms. All plants certified and fully
guaranteed; federal, state inspected. Lists blue-
berries, raspberries, grapes, asparagus, rhu¬
barb, fruit, nut trees, evergreens, ornamentals.
Profit more from larger yields of better quality
berries at direct-from-the-grower prices. Write
for free copy of our 1965 Strawberry Book now.
RAYNER BROS., INC., Dept. 17, Salisbury,
Md. 21801.
TIRES
L’RUCK * FARM * CAR— Used Tires— Excel,
(tl— 650x16 6 ply $8.50; 700x16 6 ply $10.00;
’50x16 8 ply $12.00; 900x16 8 ply $15.00; 750x20
1 ply $15.00; 825x20 10 ply $20.00; 900x20 10
>ly $20.00; 1000x20 12 ply $25.00; Farm Tire
specialist — Airplane Conversion, New Truck—
tractor Tires also available. Write for complete
ist. Send check or money order. Sorry no
LO.D.’s. Gans Tire, 1003 Broadway, Chelsea,
TRAVEL
ONE OF OUR most popular services to readers
is sponsoring and arranging tours and cruises.
They are popular because the worries about
foreign customs, handling baggage, value of
foreign money, language barriers, tickets,
reservations, etc., can be forgotten. Trained,
experienced escorts take care of everything for
you — even tipping. For details on our future
tours, write American Agriculturist Tours, Box
367, Ithaca, N.Y. 14851. _ _ _
EUROPE, 22 DAYS, $599. See fifteen
countries! Visit England, Scotland, Ireland,
Wales, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Luxem-
burgh, Lichenstein, Switzerland, _ Austria, Italy,
France, Monaco, and Iceland; including Lon¬
don, Paris, Rome and Venice. No luxury
hotels or gourmet meals . . . but good food and
clean, comfortable inns. Fly Pan-Am from
Kennedy Airport; scenic bus through Europe.
Two escorted tours. May 4 and Sept. 7, 1965.
We sell out early, reserve now. One of our
famous “Trips for a Trifle.” Send for informa¬
tion. Shanly International Corp., 528-A Blue
Cross Building, Buffalo, N.Y. — 14202.
TOBACCO
“TOBACCO”— Smoking (“ready mixed”) or
Chewing (sweet). 5 pounds $3.00 postpaid. Fred
Stoker. Dresden, Tennessee.
WANTED TO BUY
WANTED — HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGES,
surreys, wagons, coaches, sleighs, old cars. Send
price, description and picture, if possible, m
first letter. Arnold G. Carlsen, 77 Anderson
Street, Hackensack, New Jersey. _ _
WILL BUY Indian Arrow Heads & Artifacts.
Hiram Peeks, Sea Cliff, N. Y. _ _
ANTIQUE CAR to 1941, running or not.
Robert Fierro, 865 Main, Paterson, N. J. _
WANTED: Old penny arcade machines, vend¬
ing, gambling, coin pianos, monkey organ, old
iron, trade signs, harness maker horses,
country store items. Bernard Zipkin, Pines-
bridge Road. Ossining, New York. _ _ __
WINCHESTER RIFLES— old military muskets,
any old pistols. Kindly mail a pencil sketch with
markings & numbers — your price & telephone.
Carol Stein, 204-15 Foothill Ave., Hollis 23,
N, Y, _ _ _ __
WOULD LIKE To Buy One Male White Pea¬
cock, 4-5 years old. Give price. Write: Marian,
785 Losson Rd., Cheektowaga, N. Y. 14225. _
U.S. Cents. 1909-1870 15<j; 1870-1856 $1.00;
1857-1793 $1.25 up. Five, 2y2, $1.00 gold,
$15.00. Half cents $3.00. 20 cents, $8.00. Send
any amount. Immediate payment. A. K-
Davison, East Aurora, N. Y.
American Agriculturist, February, 1965
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. . . it chops and loads green feed or
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them at a profit to people
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_ BRIDGETON 7. HEW JERSEY _
Blueberry Plants
WHOLESALE 6 RETAIL
CERTIFIED • ALL POPULAR VARIETIES
SPECIAL $6.98 RETAIL OFFER
One dozen large assorted 2 year plants
Early Midseason & Late Varieties
SALLETTA BROS.— BLUEBERRY FARMS
475 S. Chew Road Hammonton, N.J.
WOMEN’S INTEREST
QUILTPATCHES — 200 $1.00. Buttons 800
$1.00. Catalogue, Schaefer, Drummondville,
Quebec. _
QUILT PIECES! Percale prints for patchwork
and applique! 1% lbs. $1.00. 3H lbs. $2.00.
Postpaid. Ward Gould, 92A North, Medfield,
Mass, _
FLOWER MATERIALS, Art.foam, Sequins,
Jewelry. Discount catalog 25^.' P’locraft, Far-
rell 20, Penna, _
FUN & PROFIT — 67 Ideas for Plastic Scraps,
like berry baskets, detergent bottles, etc. Make
gifts, bazaar items, toys, etc. Send 2o<t for
booklet to: Plastic Scraps, Dept. C, 14 Main
Street. Park Ridge, Illinois 60068, _
NEW 1965-66 WALLPAPER CATALOG. Save
half or more. 118 selections 18<f — 69^ single
roll. Send 10^ catalog mailing. Mutual Wall-
paper, Dept. R, 228 West Market, Louisville,
Kentucky 40202.
HOUSEHOLD CONVENIENCES, Gifts— Free
Brochure. Jade Service, 19 Rugby Avenue,
Staten Island, N. Y.
YOUR CHURCH OR GROUP can raise $50.00
and more, easy and fast. Have 10 members
each sell only twenty 50<# packages my lovely
luxurious Prayer Grace Table Napkins. Keep
$50. for your treasury. No money needed. Free
samples. Anna Wade, Dept. 9BC1, Lynchburg,
Va.
STRAIN RECTAL STRAIN Relieving Device.
(External) Dr. Charles Hudson, 680 Dwr.,
Easton, Pennsylvania 18043. _
1000 LABELS and Pocket Rubber Stamp, $2.50
complete. Name, address, 3 lines. Nindee, Box
741-A, Flushing, N. Y. 11352.
BULLS VS. STEERS
A Wayne Research Center ex¬
periment tested the possibility of
pushing Holstein calves from day
old, and marketing them at light
weights when less than a year old.
The bulls were compared with
steers which were castrated at 10
days.
All the calves were raised in
individual tie stalls until 12 weeks
old, then transferred to small
group pens until 15 weeks old.
Up to this point performance of
bulls and steers was similar; steers
averaged 250 lbs., bulls 256 lbs.
They were fed 25 lbs. of milk re¬
placer, 401 lbs. starting feed, and
115 lbs. of high quality alfalfa
hay. Feed cost per calf was about
$25.00.
From 15 weeks to market, the
bulls and steers were fed in two
separate pens. Half of each group
were implanted at 18 weeks of age
with 36 mg. stilbestrol; both
groups were full-fed ground ear
com and supplement, with mineral
and salt free choice. Hay was lim¬
ited to 2 lbs. per head daily. Each
of the groups was marketed at
about 840 lbs. Summarized, the
results of the experiment were as
follows:
1. Bulls gained 9.4% faster than
steers.
2. Bulls required less feed per
100 lbs. of gain (593 vs. 659).
3. Dressing percent was about
the same for bulls and steers.
4. Bulls shrank slightly more
in the cooler.
5. Bulls had 16%larger loin eye
area (11.3 inches vs. 9.7).
6. Bulls returned $2.70 per cwt.
less on the market ( carcass selling
price converted to live basis).
7. Steer return over feed was
$15 more per head than from
bulls.
8. Stilbestrol improved weight
gain of steers 2.8% and bulls 7.6%.
It appeared to lower the selling
price of the bulls; increased dress¬
ing percent in both bulls and
steers. Stilbestrol decreased loin
eye area in steers 4.8%, and in¬
creased it in bulls 3.6%. It also
increased fat cover slightly — more
in bulls than in steers. Steers had
more fat cover than bulls, but still
only about 1/3-inch over loin eye.
FARMING LESS THAN 300 ACRES?
many 5 -footers
WOODS
Save money with this big 6-foot,
2-row rotary cutter that
costs less to own than
Cadet 72
ROTARY CUTTER
The Wood's Cadet 72
will clip your pasture,
chop your stalks, cut brush
& weeds, and can be
converted to a hay mower
in less than 5 minutes.
See your implement dealer or write
Dept. 50502P for complete information.
Mounts all standard
3-pt. hitches —
IH 2-pt. fast hitch —
10 AC snap coupler.
Pull-type
wheels may be
carried in center
or trail at rear.
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ANNOUNCING
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• NEW Power — up 20%!
Brush life increased 75%
• NEW Finish — Tougher Hammertone
Baked Enamel!
• NEW Hot-Blower Performance—Hotter,
Stronger than ever!
• NEW Hose— made only for us, with
smooth-tube interior for free dirt-
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DAIRY-VAC, the greatest aid to cow clean¬
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NOW. The proven animal cleaner is now
even more efficient, more versatile. It
will do a job for YOU!
Mail coupon for free facts.
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Buttercrunch Lettuce
HARRIS SEEDS
You’ll Call Buttercrunch
THE FINEST LETTUCE YOU EVER GREW
A wonderful improvement on the famous Bibb with
all its supreme sweetness, crispness and flavor, but
larger and stands much longer. It can be grown even
in summer heat.
II you grow lor market, send lor our Market Gardeners'
and Florists’ Catalog.
JOSEPH HARRIS CO., INC.
16 Moreton Farm Rochester, N. Y. 14624
rorouR FREE ’65 CATALOG
USE
The Proven
Mechanical
Stonepicker
TO CLEAR LAND FASTER
Clear your land faster — Improve filling —
Increase Production — Reduce implement
breakage. One man and tractor can clear
stone 1 72 to 9 inch diameter from 2 to 4
acres per day — get details from manu¬
facturer —
Bridgeport Implement Works, Inc.
P.O. BOX 286 A A STRATFORD, CONN. 06497
CATCH THEM ALIVE AND UNHURT!
Amazing HAVA HART trap captures raiding rats, rabbits,
squirrels, skunks, pigeons, sparrows, etc. Takes mink, coons
without injury. Straying pets, poultry released unhurt.
Easy to use — open ends give animal confidence. No jaws or
springs to break. Galvanized. Sizes for all needs. FREE
illustrated practical guide with trapping secrets.
HAVAHART, 105-F Water Street, Ossining, N.Y.
Please send me FREE new 48-page guide and price list.
Name -
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COW POX*
RING WORM
Teat Sores
Gall Sores
*Blu-Kote dries up cowpox
lesions, controls secondary
infection. Germicidal, fungi¬
cidal penetrating wound dressing. Quick¬
drying — quick-healing. For all farm
animals. 4 oz. dauber bottle $1.00 or
in new 6 oz. Spray Can at $1.30 — at
drug and farm stores or mailed postpaid.
H. W. Naylor Co., Morris 8, N.Y.
PAINT
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Your UNITED Gift Helped RED CROSS . . . Thanks
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Flower Ideas
for ’65
by Nenetzin R. White
Sometimes i think at least half the
fun of gardening is the dreaming and plan¬
ning! This seems to be especially true each
year when the new award-winning flowers
are announced. But then, of course, there is
always great satisfaction in growing a nice
planting of these new varieties.
Just four flowers, chosen from scores of
new introductions, won the coveted All-
America Award for 1965. For at least two
years, these flowers have been grown in test
gardens in 26 locations across southern
Canada and in different climatic and soil sec¬
tions of the United States. They were picked
by 28 judges, and all four can be grown in¬
expensively from seed procured from any
reliable seed house. Do get your orders in
early, however, for there is always great de¬
mand for these outstanding flowers.
Winners For 1965
The first award winner is Delphinium “Con¬
necticut Yankees,” and I can hardly wait to
grow this one. It’s a new bushy or shrub-like
delphinium in shades of blue and was de¬
veloped by the world famous photographer,
Edward Steichen. In France before World
War II and since then in America, Mr.
Steichen ’s hobby has been delphinium breed¬
ing. Developing this new bush-type plant is
a great achievement and a real contribution
to gardening.
Blooming the first year from seeds and
enlarging to shrub-like form the second sea¬
son, “Connecticut Yankees” grow 2y2 to 3
feet high and have attractive foliage. By the
second year, the bush should be equally as
wide and carry 20 to 30 blooming spikes at
a time. Individual wiry spikes have 15 to 30
large 2 to 21/2-inch flowers. Airy and willowy,
these spikes are exceptional for cutting and
arranging, quite different from the tall, tightly-
packed spires of Giant Pacific Strain. Colors
are from light, medium, and dark blue to
lavender, lilac, and purple.
Petunia “ Appleblossom” is the new hybrid,
large flowered petunia, salmon-pink in color,
with white throat and ruffled, fringed petals.
It is a 12-inch, bedding-type plant, resistant
to disease, and free blooming in all kinds of
weather. The plants are rather compact and
cover themselves with all-season blooms, 3 to
3y2 inches across. This is probably the most
prolific blooming grandiflora and a very
vigorous hybrid. Use it for cutting as well as
in beds, borders, boxes and urns; its color is
delightful.
Snapdragon “Floral Carpet Rose’ is a
rich, brilliant rose colored low bedding and
edging beauty. Cushion-like plants, 6 to 8
inches in height and a foot across, make a
These two 1965 All-America se¬
lections typify the outstanding choices
made by AAS. The nezv Zenith Yellow
Zinnia is shown at right with other
Zenith hybrids developed in previous
years ... Princess, Bonanza and
Firecracker. Next below is Apple
Blossom, a pastel salmon petunia.
Photo: Joseph Harris Co.
sheet of color, with 25 or more spikes bloom¬
ing at a time. Called the first everblooming
snapdragon, this very dwarf type re-blooms
three or four times without cutting back, which
is necessary to encourage a second flowering
of other snaps. This new miniature is a first
generation hybrid, accounting for its vigorous
growth, dark green foliage, free flowering
habits, and uniform rich color. Use this new
snap for colorful ribbon beds, border or walk
edgings, in rockeries, pots and boxes.
The fourth All-America award winner is
Zinnia “Yellow Zenith,” largest and most
colorful of the informal zinnias. It is the
richest yellow color imaginable and the third
hybrid zinnia to be so honored. “Firecracker”
red of 1963 and “Bonanza,” the tangerine of
1964, are the other winners in this new giant
cactus-flowered Zenith type.
“Yellow Zenith” is a hybrid and brings the
largest cactus- flowered zinnia yet to our gar¬
dens. Zinnias, petunias, snapdragons, and
marigolds are the four most widely planted
flowers, and here is the most colorful zinnia!
The flowers measure up to 6 inches across
and 2 inches deep, yet the pointed petals give
an airiness so that they do not appear heavy.
Long, strong stems provide erect carriage and
good cut flowers. The blossoms are borne
terminally on 2 to 3-foot bushy plants, and
these hybrids are found more resistant to
mildew than open pollinated varieties. Use
Yellow Zenith for cutting and for colorful
beds and borders.
Previous Winners
It will indeed be fun to grow these new
plants and some of the other more recent
award winners, in case you haven’t tried them
yet. Along with “Firecracker” and “Bonanza”
zinnias already mentioned, the smallest zinnia,
“Thumbelina,” is still in great demand. This
was introduced in 1963 and is the only gold
medal winner since 1950. Zinnia “Pink But¬
tons” is also most worthy to show and cut,
growing 12 inches high, with perfect double
salmon-pink flowers, about 2 inches across.
Celosia “Fireglow” is the first of its kind in
cardinal red. Showy and brilliant for fresh or
dried arrangements, it is 18 inches in height
with combs over 6 inches across. Salvia
“Evening Glow” is a sage in a rich salmon-
rose shade with coral tongues. This shade has
been one of the most popular in petunias for
the last few years.
All of these flowers, and the others pictured
here, are still relatively new. You will surely
want to add one or two of them to your bor¬
ders. A wonderful combination would be
“Yellow Zenith” Zinnia, Delphinium “Con-^
necticut Yankees ’’and Salvia“ Evening Glow.”
Pemigift Crownvetch is a nezv peren¬
nial ground cover for beautifying slopes
and banks. Photo: Kelly Bros. Nurseries.
Above: Thumbelina Midget Zinnia took
AAS laurels a few years ago, but remains
tremendously popular. Photo: Joseph
Harris Co.
Right : Dark Opal Basil, shown here with
Petite Yellozv Marigolds, was a 1962
AAS selection ... has proved to be a
fascinating novelty. Photo: Joseph Harris
Co.
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Compact plastic fencing that
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More easy-to-clean cooking uten¬
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A brand new electric can opener
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This compact, two-oven Americana
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Another feature of this 1965 model
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U. S. Metal-Plastics, Inc., of Laurel,
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a snow shovel coated with Tedlar
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New foilware Gelatin Mold and
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Instead of placing mold in hot
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bird.
New frozen products reported by
“Reynolds Wrap-Up” are teen-age
frozen dinners, frozen breakfasts
and diet dinners, and pre-cooked
bacon designed to be heated and
crisped in the toaster.
Reynolds also tells us that
aluminum foil keeps frozen foods
10 degrees colder than other
materials.
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Good 'Baldnqt&lfous
by Alberta D. Shackelton
No. 3 - Yeast Breads
To make a perfect loaf of bread is a thrill
for every cook! And what can match the fra¬
grance of bread baking or the delight of the
family when fresh, out-of-the-oven bread is
part of a meal? For your own satisfaction and
your family’s pleasure, become a yeast bread
artist.
the hand and will spring back when lightly
pressed with finger.
Rising Temperature and Time. An evenly
warm temperature ( 80°— 85°) is best for action
of the yeast. To maintain this temperature,
the covered bowl of dough may be placed in
an unlit oven with a large pan of hot water
Also, the yeast called for in the recipe may
be doubled for a quicker rising time. Test the
doubling of the dough by pressing tips of two
fingers lightly and quickly into top of dough.
If dent stays, the dough is “doubled”; if it fills
in, let dough rise another 15 minutes and test
again.
After removing raised dough to floured
board, let rest again for 10 minutes to make
dough easier to form into loaves and help it
hold its shape. Then, the formed loaves should
again rise until doubled, but this rising takes
a shorter time. Use the same “dent” test to tell
when bread is ready to beike. If bread is
baked before it is light enough, the loaf will
be small.
Baking. For a good brown crust, choose a
dull finished pan such as darkened metal,
aluminite (dull finished aluminum), or glass.
If you want to darken one of your shiny pans,
place in a 350° oven for 5 hours.
Grease pan at least on bottom to facilitate
A Good Loaf Of Bread
A good loaf of bread is light in weight in
proportion to its size. It has good dimensions
and is well rounded on top, with a thin,
tender, uniformly brown crust ( a little darker
on top). It slices easily, and the slice is well
shaped. Inside, it has evenly distributed fine,
thin-walled cells and is free of large air
bubbles or streaks. The crumb is moist and
silky to touch with an “elastic” quality. The
bread has a pleasing, well-baked flavor,
slightly nutty, and free from bitterness or
sourness.
Bread Making Methods
For the most part the simple, one mixing,
straight dough, kneaded yeast method is pre¬
ferred by most cooks and makes an excellent
bread. Some cooks believe that the two mix¬
ing method (sponge and dough) makes a
higher quality bread, and a few special recipes
still call for this method.
A new and quicker way of making yeast
breads is the batter method. Neither kneading
nor shaping is necessary when using this
method. More liquid is used in proportion to
flour so that the dough is soft. The ingredients
are simply mixed, beaten with a spoon or even
with an electric mixer, poured into a pan,
allowed to rise, and baked. Special care is
required to prevent overrising or the bread
will fall. Breads made by the batter method
have a good flavor and tenderness, but a
thinner crust and slightly more open texture.
Tips And Tricks
Flour. To make a good loaf of bread, it is
essential to use at least some all purpose
flour or a special bread flour in order to
provide the right kind and amount of gluten.
Breads will be compact and heavy if only
whole wheat flour, rye, oats, bran, or corn-
meal is used, although a few special recipes
have been developed for making whole wheat
bread from freshly ground whole wheat flour.
Yeast. Either packaged active dry yeast or
moist compressed cakes may be used. Use
packaged dry yeast before printed expiration
date, refrigerated compressed yeast within two
weeks. One package of yeast may be used in
place of one yeast cake. Sprinkle or crumble
active dry or compressed yeast in warm water
(105°— 115°) in a warm bowl or cup. To test
temperature of the water, put a few drops on
inside of wrist — it should feel comfortably
warm, not hot.
Kneading. Proper kneading of the dough
is necessary for good grain and texture in the
finished loaf of bread. For easier kneading,
allow the risen dough to rest covered 10 to 15
minutes on a lightly floured board. When
sufficiently and correctly kneaded, dough will
feel smooth and satiny and appear slightly
blistered under the surface. It will not stick to
FOLLOW THIS EASY "ROLLED DOUGH” METHOD
STEP 1. Roll dough to uniform thickness,
stretching by hand to form rectangle approxi¬
mately 9” x 12”. Make certain to break down
all gas bubbles in outer edge of dough.
STEP 3. Seal ends of loaf by using side cn
hand to get thin sealed strip.
STEP 5. Place shaped loaf, with seam side
down, in well greased bread pan. Press loaf
against one side of pan.
STEP 6. Proceed in usual way for raising and
baking . . . for a perfect loaf every time!
STEP 2. From upper edge, roll dough toward
you, jelly roll fashion, sealing dough with
heel of hand after each roll. (About four turns
will bring you to last seal.) Be sure to seal
final seam on bottom of loaf.
STEP 4. Fold sealed ends of loaf under, using
fingers as shown above. Avoid tearing dough.
Photos: Robin Hood Flour
placed on die floor of the oven under the
dough, or the bowl may be placed over a
second bowl half filled with hot water.
The dough must double in bulk for a silky,
moist crumb, and the length of rising time
depends on many factors. One rising to double
size in the bowl is usually enough, but if the
dough is punched down and allowed a second
shorter rising period, a finer texture and more
flavorful loaf will result.
removal of bread. It is thought that loaf has
greater volume if sides of pan are left un¬
greased. If bread browns too fast during
baking, cover during last part of baking
period with brown wrapping paper.
When using metal pans, bake bread in a
quick hot oven (400°)— 1-pound loaves 30
to 45 minutes, U/2-pound loaves about 10
minutes longer. Use oven temperature of 375
for bread in glass pans. Place pans on cente*
(Continued on page ^ !
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56
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shelf with space between to allow
heat to circulate. If using two
shelves, stagger loaves. To test
for doneness, tip loaf out of pan
and tap bottom or sides for a
hollow sound.
Choice of Crust. For a crisp
crust, cool uncovered after baking
and do not grease. For a soft
tender crust, brush with shorten¬
ing after baking and cover with a
towel. For a highly glazed crust,
brush loaves before baking with
an egg mixed with 2 tablespoons
water. Remove bread from pan to
cool to prevent it becoming soggy.
Basic Recipe
The following recipe will make
two D/t-pound loaves of good
bread, or one loaf bread and one
pan cinnamon buns or plain rolls.
Double recipe for four loaves of
bread. If you like larger loaves,
double recipe and form three
loaves D/2 to l3/4 pounds each;
use remainder of dough for a few
rolls or a small loaf of bread.
WHITE BREAD
(2 loaves)
2 cups warm water
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon salt
2 packages active dry yeast
3 tablespoons soft shortening or salad oil
5 cups all purpose flour (approx.)
V2 cup instant dry skim milk powder
Combine sugar and salt with
iy2 cups of the warm water in a
large bowl. Stir yeast into remain¬
der of warm water, let stand until
dissolved, and stir into first mix¬
ture. Stir in shortening and about
half of the flour which has been
sifted or well mixed with the dry
milk. Then add remainder of flour,
using just enough to make a soft
dough, easy to handle.
Mix well with hands or a spoon
and turn onto a floured board.
Let rest, covered, for 10 — 15 min¬
utes. Knead until smooth and
elastic and return to the well
greased bowl. Brush top with
melted fat. Cover bowl with a
damp cloth and let dough rise in
a warm place until double in bulk
( 1 to 1 y2 hours).
Punch down dough and let rise
again until almost doubled in bulk
(20 to 30 minutes). Remove dough
to a floured board. (You will have
about 2y2 to 2% pounds of dough.)
Divide into two portions and let
rest covered for 15 minutes. Shape
each portion of dough into a loaf,
following steps in pictures. Place
in greased bread tins, pressing loaf
against one side of pan.
Let bread rise until sides of
dough reach top of pan and center
is well rounded (30 — 40 minutes).
Bake in center of hot oven
(425°), 30 to 35 minutes. Test for
doneness, turn loaves onto wire
rack, and treat crust as desired.
Cool thoroughly before storing.
Notes: 1. If you want to make
your bread with fresh whole milk,
use 2 cups scalded and cooled to
lukewarm in place of the D/2 cups
warm water.
2. My family likes Cinnamon
Buns made from this bread dough.
Make one loaf of bread and roll
second portion of dough into an
oblong about 6 x 12 inches.
Spread generously with soft butter
and sprinkle with a mixture of 1/3
to 1/2 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon
cinnamon.
Roll dough up as for jelly roll,
starting on the long side. Cut into
12 slices and place, cut side up, in
a greased 8 or 9-inch pie pan gen¬
erously buttered and sprinkled
with brown sugar and 2 table¬
spoons water. Let rise in warm
place until doubled in bulk ( about
30 minutes).
Bake in a quick moderate oven
(375°), 18 to 20 minutes. Remove
from pan to rack to cool.
For Honey Pecan Buns, follow
above directions and place each
rolled slice in a buttered muffin
tin with 1 teaspoon honey and 2
pecan halves placed in bottom of
each cup. Bake at 375° about 15
minutes.
3. If you wish to make 4 loaves
of bread, double all ingredients.
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“Yeast Bread and Rolls” — Cor¬
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WINTER WELCOME
by Russell Pettis Askue
We hang fresh suet in a netted bag
Inviting chickadees to sing their name.
Unwanted, greedy starlings never lag,
But welcome whitethroats never seem so tame.
Four dozen English sparrows come to feed
For every pair of titmice that we see
Upon the perch from which they reach the seed
Provided for their breakfast, lunch and tea.
Bad money drives out good, the hankers say.
And one bad apple spoils a healthy bin.
With birds, as well, it seems to work this way.
With gentle juncos out, loud hluejays in.
Yet rowdy, lordly, friendly, shy and all
Are winter-welcome when they come to call.
BAKE UP THIS
V2 cup milk 1/2 cup sugar V2 tsp. salt
V2 cup (1 stick) Fleischmann’s Margarine
2 packages Fleischmann's Active Dry Yeast
V2 cup warm water (105°-115°F.)
2 eggs
4 tsps. grated orange peel
3% cups unsifted flour
1 cup cooked chopped raisins (below)
V2 cup chopped Planters Pecans
Confectioners’ sugar frosting
Scald milk; stir in sugar, salt, marga¬
rine. Cool to lukewarm. Dissolve
Fleischmann’s Yeast in warm water in
large warm bowl. Add lukewarm milk
mixture, eggs, grated orange peel, 2 Vi
cups flour. Beat until smooth. Measure
off 1 cup of batter; to this add prepared
raisins (see below) and pecans. To rest
of batter beat in IV2 cups flour. Cover
both mixtures; let rise in warm draft-
free place until doubled, about 1 hour.
Turn larger portion of dough onto well
floured board; roll to 10x16" oblong.
Spread with fruit-nut batter. Roll dough
to form 16-inch roll; seal edge. Place,
sealed edge down, in greased 10" tube
pan. Cover; let rise in warm draft-free
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"OUT OF MANY,
ONE PEOPLE”
As soon as we think or speak
of an American, the picture of a
white form comes to mind. Ref¬
erence to a Jamaican may con¬
jure up the image of a black
person. Yet here in Ithaca, New
York, there are Jamaicans who
are very fair, some who are black,
and then there is a range of com¬
plexion shades between these two
extremes. Also, some of the Jamai¬
cans here are of Chinese descent.
The motto of our island, “Out of
many one people,” springs from
this fact that diverse races make
up the Jamaican population.
Jamaica, a Caribbean island,
is approximately 1300 air miles
from Kennedy airport. In just
three and a half hours aboard a
jet plane bound for the island, you
will be landing on the Montego
Bay runway in our second largest
city. We are only 90 miles from
Cuba, and often it is thought we
are too close for comfort!
You would think of our island
as small when compared with your
own vast country. However in the
Caribbean, Jamaica, with an area
of 4,411 square miles, is consid¬
ered one of the larger islands. We
have sun and summer all year
round, but as our land mass is
narrow (49 miles at its widest
part), the moderating influence of
the sea is experienced over its
entire surface in the form of rela¬
tively low temperatures for its
latitude.
Races Mingle
The smiling faces of Negroes,
Chinese, Indians, Syrians, Eng¬
lish, and mixtures of these races
reflect the sunshine of the land, as
people live comfortably together.
They mingle freely in the schools,
at the airports, in the churches,
theatres, and everywhere — not as
separate and distinct groups, but
as Jamaicans.
This society has grown out of
an interesting past. When Colum¬
bus discovered this “Caribbean
Pearl” in the fifteenth century, he
found there peaceful Arawak
Indians. The Spaniards then set¬
tled Jamaica and subjected these
Indians to hard labor and ill treat¬
ment to which they were unaccus¬
tomed. As a result many of them
died. The Spaniards turned to
Africa for a further supply of
* Editor's Note: Mrs. Rosley Mc-
Farlane was a Community De¬
velopment Officer with the
Extension Service at Kingston,
Jamaica, before coming to Ithaca
to study at Cornell University.
To satisfy some of her credit
requirements, Rosley worked at
American Agriculturist last sum¬
mer, and I asked her to write
some stories about Jamaica for
our Home Department. This first
in the series will be followed by
others on Jamaican foods, fem¬
inine fashions, hurricane experi¬
ences . . . and what Jamaicans
think about Americans.
by Rosley McFarlane*
laborers to replace the Arawak
Indians. Negroes, many of them
chiefs, princes and kings in their
own land, were captured or
bought and taken to the island to
serve these overlords.
The Spaniards remained in
Jamaica for 160 years. For the
most part, they were interested in
finding gold and turned to a hap¬
hazard production of tobacco and
sugar cane only when their search
for gold seemed fruitless. They left
behind very little evidence of their
stay on the island. Just the names
of a few places, such as Spanish
Town and Ocho Rios, and the
relics of a few buildings remind us
that they once occupied the island.
The English captured Jamaica
in 1695, and it remained a British
colony until 1962. They found it
necessary to bring in -English law
breakers to swell the labor force
on the sugar plantations. Later,
with the dawn of emancipation
when some slaves refused to work,
they hired East Indians and
Chinese as laborers. Today of the
1.6 million people on the island,
1 percent are English, 95 percent
are Negroes, and the other races
including Chinese, Indians and
Syrians make up 4 percent.
The races live side by side in
the several communities. A family
of Indians may have as next door
neighbors a Chinese family and a
Negro family. The neighbors talk
across fences and vist each other.
There are Chinese and Indian
clubs, but in spite of this, it’s diffi¬
cult to find a social event in which
the races are not mixed.
You will find, however, that
today you can identify certain of
the races with particular occupa¬
tions. The Chinese, for example,
are grocers, and most of the food
shops and supermarkets are
owned by them. Syrians and Jews
are engaged chiefly in the textile
and hardware business. The
Indians are mostly laborers, but
a few of them own cloth and jewel¬
ry shops.
The Negroes are found in all
of these occupations, and they
form the bulk of those in civil ser¬
vice and the professions. This has
not always been so. For many
years Negroes, Chinese and Indi¬
ans were relegated to the most
menial tasks and positions.
Although slavery was abolished
in 1838, it was not until 1938 that
the voice of the Negro became
forcefully effective in Jamaica.
Today, Negroes hold the chief
positions in government.
With this mixture of races, you
may be wondering what language
we speak. English is our national
language. Other languages, chiefly
Latin, Spanish and French, are
taught in the schools as they are
here. We are predominately British
in customs and outlook. However,
the impact of tourism and prox-
(Continued on page 60)
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Out Of Many .
(Continued from page 58)
imity to the United States are leav¬
ing marks of influence upon us,
and many American customs are
seeping into the island.
In 1962 we shook off the shack¬
les of colonialism and became an
independent nation. As a develop¬
ing country, we face problems both
economical and social.
Jamaicans boast that nowhere
else in the world do people of
diverse races live together in such
harmony as we do. The situation,
though ideal, is not perfect. There
have been minor incidents of in¬
dividual or small group conflict,
but these have not been of a pro¬
portion to disturb the congeniality
or “oneness.”
We fervently hope that the
pressures of internal politics and
world tensions will do nothing to
mar this togetherness, but that the
unity between our races will con¬
tinue to grow even stronger. It is
in such a bond, with diversity con¬
tributing to wholeness, that great¬
ness and strength lie.
The Song of the Lazy Farmer
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But that same personality don’t
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slots for about a 50 percent open¬
ing. The feeding system is adjust¬
able so that either forage, concen¬
trates, or a blend of both can be
fed.
A tractor-drawn device that lays
down plastic mulch and handles
all phases of setting seedling plants
has been developed by Union Car¬
bide Corporation's Plastics Di¬
vision. Called the Zendel Planter,
it plants seedlings along the center
line of a strip of Zendel black poly¬
ethylene mulch that is simulta¬
neously laid down by the machine.
Developed in Sweden by a De-
Laval affiliate, the Milkograf pro¬
vides a precise indication of
milking problems and helps pin¬
point their causes. The configura¬
tion of the machine's graph shows
exactly what happens during each
milking, revealing any irregularity.
It shows the cow's sensitivity to
stimulation, rate of milk flow, milk
let-down time, machine stripping
requirement, and reaction to dis¬
turbances. A Milkograf costs about
$400, more than most dairymen
could justify in relation to the unit's
frequency of use on a single farm.
Some of the larger dairying op¬
erations or those that buy a great
many cows may be interested,
however, as may breed associa¬
tions, agricultural schools, and Ex¬
tension dairymen.
splitters by adding trailerable
models and splitters with increased
log-length capacity is Mackinaw
Products, Division Detroit Tap &
Tool Co., 8615 E. 8 Mile Rd.,
Warren, Michigan. In addition to
its standard LS24-series which splits
logs up to 25 ’/z” long, Mackinaw is
now offering extended farm mod¬
els: the LS36 series for logs up to
37^" long and the LS48 series for
up to 52” long logs.
The Hume tomato harvester
made its debut this year to eastern
growers and others interested in
tomatoes. It cuts plants off three
inches underground and then
moves the entire plant into the
machine, where dirt is separated
and tomatoes shaken from the
vines. It travels at the rate of ap¬
proximately one-half mile per
hour.
The TRANSTAN Company of
Orient, Ohio, has introduced a high
clearance portable bin which is trans¬
ported from the warehouse or plant
on a flat bed truck. This permits sched¬
uling of deliveries to the fields so a fer¬
tilizer supply is always available forthe
spreader. The 7-foot clearance from
ground to underneath bin allows max¬
imum maneuverability and instant
loading of all type spreader applicator
equipment. Bin capacity is approxi¬
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See article, Going! Going! Gone! on this page.
A TIME OF HOPE
February is a short month but
a good one. Many famous people
were born in February, not the
least of whom are Washington and
Lincoln.
The older I grow, the more I
look forward to spring. When the
calendar comes to February I
know the days will tick off quickly,
and I get a real lift of the spirit.
February is a time of hope on
the farm — the hope that this year
will be the biggest, best year yet.
February is planning time —
planning to make your hopes
come true.
I hope your plans include a
vegetable garden and lots of
flowers — the old-fashioned varie¬
ties — easy to grow. You can’t buy
vegetables that are as good or as
fresh as those right out of your
own garden, and you need flowers
to help shine up your life.
FARMERS ARE LOSING
A surgeon friend of mine said
to me the other day that the recent
decision of the United States Su¬
preme Court compelling reappor¬
tionment of the people for repre¬
sentation in legislatures and
Congress is one of the most vicious
things that has happened to rural
people in a long time. I couldn’t
agree more! This decision is just
one more thing weakening the
farmers’ influence and prestige in
government.
My friend, William Knox,
editor of Hoard’s Dairyman,
reports that Secretary Freeman of
the United States Department of
Agriculture stated that in the
1930’s there were over 300 con¬
gressmen with predominately rural
interest. Now there are only about
150, and that number is expected
to fall below 100 after the reap¬
portionment is completed.
The situation has been brought
about for one reason because the
cities have been growing larger
and the number of farmers
smaller. Time was when the farmer
had a real voice in state and
federal government.
The only hope I see for farmers
to get a square deal in govern¬
ment is by their organizations
constantly presenting the farmers’
problems and point of view to
government representatives.
This is just what the farm or¬
ganizations did do when they had
the farm bloc. Instead of pulling
and hauling and fighting among
themselves, your organization
leaders should be spending their
time and energy and your money
fighting your battles in the local,
state, and national government.
62
Because food is so important,
a fair deal to the farmers is neces¬
sary ... it means a fair deal to
consumers also.
IT COULD HAPPEN
TO YOU
On the evening before Thanks¬
giving, Richard Rockefeller East¬
man, my grandson, was thrown
from a car and instantly killed.
He was with two other college
boys, none of whom had been
drinking, and the official report
showed that they were not even
traveling fast. But the sad fact is
that had they been wearing seat
belts, the chances are good that we
would still have our Richard.
Only 21, with most of his life
ahead of him, Dick had just com¬
pleted four years service in the
U. S. Marine Corps, where he had
an honorable record of promotion
and achievement. He had entered
college as a freshman this past
September.
What words can I use out of
my own grief to get YOU to put
seat belts in your car immediately,
and insist that everybody who
rides in the car wears them?
ARE WOMEN HAPPY?
I have never known a woman
who worked harder or longer than
my mother did. Yet I have known
few women who were happier.
Mother’s work began early in the
morning and often lasted until
long after we had gone to bed.
One of my nicest memories is
that of Mother singing as she
worked, and of our whole family
— and sometimes the neighbors
too — gathered around the old
organ to sing ballads and hymns.
Why don’t women sing as much
as they used to?
In her early married days,
Mother helped with the farm work.
She set the milk in the big cellar to
raise the cream, and made the but¬
ter. With Father’s help, she raised
four boys and did all of her own
housekeeping the hard way with¬
out the aid of the modern gadgets.
If women were happier then
than they are now, perhaps it was
because life was simpler. There
was not so much to worry about,
for one reason because they didn’t
know of the awful things that were
happening in the world until long
after they were over. Children were
home more than they are now,
and there was more family togeth¬
erness.
I’m glad that women now have
the modern mechanical appliances
which make their lives easier . . .
but it would be good to know also
that they are at least as happy as
were the women of former genera¬
tions.
CHOOSE THE GOOD LAND
I have a farmer friend who was
born and raised on a rather poor
farm in the southeastern part of
New York State. As a young man,
he hired out to a farmer in the fruit
belt in the northwestern part of the
State. Eventually he settled there,
bought and paid for a farm with
excellent land, and became well-to-
do.
This friend said to me recently
that if he had bought a farm near
where he was born and raised, no
matter how hard he worked nor
how well he managed he never
would have made much of a
success of it.
There is a lesson for young
men from this experience. The
chances of success with good land
(even though it costs more) are
far better than they are with poor
land.
GOING! GOING! GONE!
The picture on this page re¬
minds me of the following story
which I wrote about farm auctions
in my book, JOURNEY TO DAY
BEFORE YESTERDAY:
Years ago, I went into a room
of a farmhouse when an auction
was under way in the front yard,
I found, sitting alone on a single
chair, a friend of mine — an old
lady — who was crying. She had
always lived on that farm, but
now she and her husband had
come to the time when they were
physically unable to work the
farm, so they were going to live
with a married daughter in the
city. When I put my arm around
her bent shoulders, she said to me
with a catch in her voice:
“Eddie, I just couldn’t stand it
to stay out there and listen to the
auctioneer make jokes and hear
the crowd laugh when things that
I have always loved were going
into the hands of strangers.”
How well I know how that lady
felt. Life is a series of constant
changes, involving the need to
make difficult adjustments which
all of us have to make as we grow
older. I have a deep sympathy for
older people who are forced by
change and age to make a com¬
plete adjustment and try to make
a new life — a life so different from
what they have always known.
But it can be done!
EASTMAN'S CHESTNUT
There are any number of good
stories about the distracted young
father waiting at the hospital for
the arrival of the first baby. You
probably heard the one about such
a father who, when the blessed
event was announced, rushed to
the telephone, called up a friend
and shouted:
“It’s a baby!”
In case you don’t know how to
compose a proper announcement
of a birth, I suggest the following:
THE JOHN DOE
Production Company
ANNOUNCES -
The 1965 Doe Baby Boy
Model Number One
John, Jr.
John Doe, Designer, Chief Engineer
Jessie Doe, Production Manager
Dr. Richard Roe, Technical Assistant
Model released, February 1, 1965
OUTSTANDING FEATURES
Two Lung Power Free Squealing
Economical Feed Bawl Bearing
Changeable Seat Knee Action
Covers
Synchronized Movements
Net Weight 8 lbs. F.O.B. Hospital
The management assures the public
there will be no new models until next
year.
American Agriculturist, February, 196 J
mW SERVICE BUREAU
PUBLISHER'S DESK
We have been receiving a num¬
ber ofletters from subscribers who
have been wondering what has
become of the column entitled
“Publisher’s Desk” that was so
popular in The Rural New Yorker.
The only thing that has become of
it is that the column is now entitled
“A.A. Service Bureau.”
The Service Bureau of the pres¬
ent publication tries to help readers
adjust differences with commercial
concerns, and answers thousands
of requests for information every
year. It cannot give legal advice
nor enter into any legal action, but
it does offer suggestions drawn
from the fruit of years of experi¬
ence with all sorts of questions that
concern readers.
If you have enjoyed the services
and the articles of the Publisher’s
Desk, we’re sure you will equally
appreciate the Service Bureau.
SERVICE BUREAU CLAIMS
RECENTLY SETTLED
NEW YORK
Mr. Fred Rein, Batavia $205.41
(refund of premium )
Mr. Louis Crosby, Halcott Center 128.25
(payment for hay)
Mr. Frederick C. Davis, Corning 4.95
(refund on plants)
Mr. A. J. Dillenbeck, Fultonville 140.00
(payment for hay)
Mr. Wm. Sweeney, Lyons Falls 8.80
(refund on plants)
Mrs. John Mold, Monticello 10.56
(refund on vacuum)
Mrs. Chas. Byers, Fort Plain 2.98
(refund on records)
Mrs. W. F. Wescott, Central Square 3.95
(refund on plants)
Mr. Wesley Deming, Ballston Spa 283.00
(payment for hay)
Mrs. Oris R. House, Hamilton 2.50
(payment on acc’t.)
PENNSYLVANIA
Mrs. Ruth Burleigh, Columbia
Cross Rds. 36.00
(damage settlement)
MAINE
Mr. John L. Beauchemin,
Kennebunkport 19.95
(refund on trap)
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Mrs. Hazel Putnam, Hillsboro 15.00
(payment for wreath)
MASSACHUSETTS
Mr. Stanley Janas, Ludlow 14.95
(refund on plants)
Across the Sea
A reader, who is a Nigerian
interested in agriculture and poul¬
try farming, is anxious to make
friends with agriculturists in our
country. His name is Onuka Kalu
and he is 20 years old. In addition
to agriculture, he tells us he is in¬
terested in writing, music, and
basketball. If you would like to
write to him, his address is:
Onuka Kalu
7 Adegbola Street
Ikate, Surulere,
Lagos, Nigeria, W.A.
Postage to Nigeria is 11^/ for
1 ounce, first class, or 25 </ for
ounce, airmail.
Also, another Nigerian young
man is seeking pen pals in Amer¬
ica. He is 17 and interested in
swimming, football, music, soft
ball, reading, and movies. He is:
Saheed Fashina
28 Okepopo Street
Lagos, Nigeria, W.A.
CAN YOU HELP?
Mrs. Norman B. Turner, Route
4, Box 193, Grove City, Penna.,
would like the modern version of
fhe Night Before Christmas,”
which begins: “’Twas the night
before Christmas and all through
the flat Not a creature was stirring,
not even a cat.”
7|C
Mrs. David T. Fox, 45 Third
Ave., Canajoharie, N. Y., is anx¬
ious to find a copy of “Listen to
America.”
'I* "Si*
' Treat the Poor Pilgrim kindly. ”
h you know the old song that
begins with these words, please
write Mr. Meade L. Zimmer, R.D.,
Covington, Penna.
Mrs. Lulu King, No. Benning-
l°n, Vt., would like to buy copies
any books by Della Lutz, in-
Am eric an Agriculturist, February, 1965
eluding “The Country Kitchen’
and “The Country Schoolteacher.”
# «
Mrs. Ted Film, R. F. D., Valley
Falls, N. Y., would like a copy of
the book, “Wilderness Babies.”
* »
“Little one, come to my knee,
LI ark how the wind is roaring.”
If you know the rest of this poem,
would you send a copy to Mrs.
Edward F. Shea, Long Eddy,
N. Y.P " y
•S't •$'£ l1'
*1* *1* 'l*
Mrs. Albert P. Landgraf, 94
Eugene Ave., Kenmore, N. Y.,
would like a copy of George
Willard Benson’s book, “The
Cross-Its Llistory and Symbol¬
ism.”
# » *
If you have any old floral prints
or pictures ( from greeting cards or
calendars), Mrs. R. O’Leary,
Glendale RcL, Southampton,
Mass., would like to hear from
you.
ADDRESSES WANTED
The sister of Agnes Leddy, who
at one time lived in or near Con¬
cord, Mass. Agnes was married to
Frank Stender from Germany.
Russell Lee Duncan, whose last
known address was Ann Arbor or
Detroit, Michigan.
Descendants of Ida L. BouveJ
born about 1858 and lived in
Boston, Mass, at one time.
Flora Ann Wilkinson, who left
New York State for Oklahoma
several years ago.
Helen and William Duncan,
formerly of Brooklyn, whose last
known address was Massachu¬
setts.
Francis St. John or Walter Call
Penird, whose last known address
was Buffalo, N. Y.
Karl J. Simmons, formerly of
Adams, N. Y.
Foot Slipped From Clutch
Albert F. Johnson of Wellsboro, Pa. was drawing a load of
hay into the barn. His foot slipped— the tractor jumped forward,
crashed through the barn, then dropped to the ground. He was
crushed to death beneath the tractor.
Mrs. Johnson received $1500.00 check from local agent, G. L.
Taylor of Erin, N. Y.
OTHER BENEFITS PAID
Paul Hyland, Andover, N.Y. . $1385.00
Severely fractured & crushed leg
G. G. Myers, Conewango Valley, N.Y. 1360.00
Kicked by cow — broke vertebrae
Mary L. Murphy, Moravia, N.Y. 702.00
Knocked down by calf — broke arm, ribs
Louis Raynor, DeWittville, N.Y. 1185.00
Hit bv hay elevator — inj. ribs, body
Raymond C. Cole, Pine City, N.Y. 291.93
Getting off tractor, fell — inj. leg & back
Arnold Carson, Oxford, N.Y. 161.40
Fell & hit hav chute -broke nose
Robert Sorrell, Marrisanville, N.Y. 765.88
Fell carrying crate — broke knee
Maxwell Cross, Marathon, N.Y. 1335.00
Auto Acc. — concussion, broke ribs, cuts
G. Christensen, Davenport Center, N.Y. 340.71
Crushed by cows— injured ankle
Francis D. Dow, Moira, N.Y. 255.00
Turned ankle & fell — fractured leg
Gordon C. LaGrange, Johnstown, N.Y. 639.69
Fell from hav mow — injured back, wrist
Carl Carski, Richfield Springs, N.Y. 627.20
Auto Acc.- -broke ribs, injured leg
Clarence Briot, Croghan, N.Y. . 825.00
Caught in chopper — cut arm muscles
Irving Scott, Hamilton, N.Y . 710.00
Thrown from tractor — inj. neck & back
Ronald Mead, Amsterdam, N.Y . 982.03
Pierced eye with wire — severe injury
Franklin J. Downs, Holcomb, N.Y. 1415.00
Truck Acc. — broke leg, severe cuts
P. Morrison Baird, Chester, N.Y. . 295.38
Kicked bv cow — severe bruises
Laverne A. Eick, Medina, N.Y . 666.26
Injured fingers in field chopper
George Henderson, Central Square, N.Y. 485.00
Oil drum fell on leg -broke leg
Lottie Dwyer, Lisbon, N.Y. ..... 751.92
Auto Acc. multiple fractured ribs
Ernest Wood, Gansevoort, N.Y . 433.23
Axe slipped while cutting trees — cut leg
Helen M. Stahl, Ovid, N.Y. 381.87
Hand caught in washing machine wringer
Donald Chatfield, Bath, N.Y. 1254.68
Overalls caught in self-unloading
wagon — -severe leg injury
Rose Koroleski, Mattituck, N.Y. _ 202.84
Injured ankle on clutch of tractor
John C. Anderson, Jamesport, L.I., N.Y. 441.41
Slipped & fell — fractured ankle
Harriette Lant, Berkshire, N.Y . 460.90
Slipped on steps -injured shoulder
Alfred K. Dates, Ludlowville, N.Y. 669.37
Dropped crowbar on foot broke bones
Norman Hitchock, Hudson Falls, N.Y. 669.11
Fell from ladder severe injury to arm
Glenn H. Lake, Lyons, N.Y. 624.30
Auto Acc. cut scalp, multiple bruises
Mary Simmons, Penn Yan, N.Y. .... 365.12
Slipped on ice — fractured wrist
Mary L. Merritt, Union Dale, Pa. 114.28
Fell off hay wagon broke ribs
Ethel G. Beecher, East Brunswick, N.J. 1178.56
Auto Acc. -injured back, head & leg
Paul A. Massey, Greensboro Bend, Vt. 155.71
Fell from scaffold inj. arm & chest
Cecil V. White, Middletown Springs, Vt. 115.00
Jumped out of wav of tractor - inj. knee
Glendon McFadden, Springfield, Vt. 223.07
Kicked bv cow— fractured arm
Wayne L. Fisher, Greenfield, Mass. 680.50
Hit knee on wooden roll — severe injury
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Jack in the cornstalk
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your crops get . . . when you buy BONANZA!
No plant food element can substitute for
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More profit-minded farmers are now relying
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American Kqriculturist
and the
RURAL NEW YORKER
FOR THE NORTHEAST FARMER
MARCH 1965
Prices are down at Agway and the benefits are yours. YOU'LL FIND
TERRIFIC BARGAINS IN THE MARCH OF VALUES FLYER ON ITS
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Tough, heavy duty, inexpensive. 36 mo. warranty. Excellent
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Regular $18 95 MARCH 10-27 ONLY $16.45
(with trade)
EXPLORER TENT
Sewn-in floor, outside frame and metal stakes, insect screen,
zipper door and carrying case. 44" high, with 5'8" x 77" base.
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Rugged aircraft-type aluminum. Light convenient tool-holding
top.
Regular $15 95 MARCH 10-27 ONLY $11.11
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For homes, camps, cottages or field installations. Big capacity.
Above ground, self contained. Inexpensive kits available for
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Regular $135.00 (less kit) MARCH 10-27 ONLY $87.50
(less kit)
FENCE TOOL
Stretches, twists and cuts wire; drives and pulls nails. Ruggedly
made of drop forged steel, with rust resistant, lacquered head.
1014" long, weighs 1 14 lbs.
Regular $1 98 MARCH 10-27 ONLY $1.65
14 PC. SOCKET WRENCH SET
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514 ft. two-piece spin rod. Aluminum offset, closed-face,
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Handles 15 gals, per min. Replaceable brass screen. Hot dip
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Cattle can
be real
MOHEY-
MAKERS
when fed
DEKALB Silaqe
The MORE tonnage you get per acre . . . the MORE
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in the bank. It’s that simple.
Your DeKalb Dealer can recommend silage hybrids espe¬
cially adapted to your soil, weather and purpose. They’re
bred to be extra leafy, with extra supplies of rich grain. And
high grain content is the secret to high-energy silage.
If you feed silage (and who doesn’t nowadays), your choice
of DeKalb may prove one of your wisest investments. DeKalb
Hybrids are bred to give you extra bushels of grain . . .
extra tons of quality silage. See your DeKalb dealer now.
IMPORTANT Excellent performance
has brought an even greater demand
for DeKalb Hybrids. Several varieties
may be sold out in some areas. If you’ve
ordered, get your seed early. Otherwise,
order from your DeKalb Dealer now.
DEKALB AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION, INC.
DEKALB, ILLINOIS
Commerciel Producers & Distributors of DeKilb Corn, Chit i Sorghum
“DEKALB” is a Registered Brand Name
Numbers are Variety Designations
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American Agriculturist
and the t/
RURAL NEW YORKER
FOR THE NORTHEAST FARMER
Volume 1 62 No. 3
A. James Hall . Publisher
Gordon Conklin . Editor
R. C. Christianson Advertising Manager
Albert Hoefer, Jr . Managing Editor
Augusta Chapman . Home Editor
Hugh Cosline . Contributing Editor
Harold Hawley . Contributing Editor
V. E. Grover . Subscription Manager
American Agriculturist, Inc.
E. R. Eastman . President Emeritus
E. V. Underwood . President
Harold Hawley . Vice President
Gordon Conklin . Secretary
Phil D. Stump . Treasurer
IN THIS ISSUE
NORTHEAST FEATURES
First Class Mail . 8
Editorials . 14
I Found Myself in the Cascades 20
Gay way Farm Notes . 50
AA Foundation Awards . 65
Ed Eastman’s Page . 66
Service Bureau . 67
CROPS AND SOILS
Think Big About Corn . 10
Blueprints of the Earth . 18
Clobber the Alfalfa Weevil . 22
Soil Testing . 52
DAIRY AND LIVESTOCK
Doc Mettler Says . 26
Case For The Purebred . 28
EQUIPMENT
Three to Get Ready . 24
Outdoor Feeding . 64
FARM MANAGEMENT
Dollar Guide .
30
GENERAL FARMING
Personal Farm Experience . 6
HOME
Extinct: The Country Cook . 58
Visiting With the Home Editor 59
Patterns . 60
Round The Kitchen . . 62
Fencing Ideas . 63
VEGETABLES
Vegetable Roadside Stands . 16
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PERSONAL FARM EXPERIENCE
POULTRY LIGHTING
Here are two letters we have
received from poultrymen concern¬
ing their lighting programs. The
first one is from the Pine Lane
Poultry Farm at Hillsdale, New
York, and reads as follows:
“When raising pullets we try
not to expose them to increasing
day lengths during the latter part
of their development period. We
raise our replacements in a
windowless house, so it is no great
task to have the pullets exposed to
a constant six to eight hours of
light up to 20 weeks.
For laying hens we try not to
decrease the day length. We have
14—16 hours of light at all times.”
The other was from Philip R.
Seidel, who operates the Ghent
Poultry Ranch at Ghent, New
York. He comments this way:
“We have been in the poultry
business for 29 years and have
used various lighting programs.
Presently we have converted our
plant to a fully mechanized cage
operation, with environmental
control.
“The lighting program we have
been using in our windowless cage
laying house has been the follow¬
ing: Pullets housed at 21 weeks of
age are given 13 hours of light.
At 32 weeks of age (or at peak
production) we increase the
amount of light by 15 minutes
each week to a maximum of 20
hours of light. We use 40 watt
frosted bulbs (not long-life bulbs)
on approximately 10-foot to 12-
foot spacings, directly over the
center of the aisle between the
cages.
“We are presently constructing
a zero-light, controlled environ¬
ment house to rear our own pullets
once again. We light the pullets in
the following manner: 24 hours of
light the first week and 8 hours
thereafter until housing in the
cages.”
BUYS HEIFERS
We milk between 40 and 44
cows and carry them on a farm
of 160 acres. In 1948 we remodel¬
ed the barn, but don’t really have
barn room to raise heifers ... so
we sell our heifer calves to other
dairymen and then buy heifers
when they are ready to freshen, or
just after calving.
We want them to weigh between
1,000 and 1,100 pounds when
they come into our barn. Many of
them come from “regular” sup¬
pliers . . . reliable dairymen whose
word can be trusted concerning
disease; so far we haven’t had any
real trouble with importing dis¬
ease. We believe in paying extra
money to get what we want in a
herd replacement. They are not all
purebreds; in fact, our present herd
includes just under 20 purebreds.
On a few occasions we have even
bought back some of our own
heifers sold to another farmer
when they were calves.
It makes sense to us to carry
the maximum number of milkers
allowed by our acres and our
buildings and let someone else
raise the heifers. — Harold Stap-
ley, Avon, New York
RETAIL MILK BUSINESS
In 1962 I put an addition on
the barn, and increased the herd
from 28 to 50 cows. Along with
the rest of us, I wasn’t getting any
younger, and I decided to increase
the herd to a size that would war¬
rant hiring a herdsman.
The man I hired was Paul May¬
nard. Paul graduated from Frank¬
lin Academy, Malone, and back
in 1957 was chosen as an Empire
Farmer by the Future Farmers of
America. He also took some
courses at Cornell.
Paul is responsible for feeding,
milking, breeding, and keeping
records on our purebred Ayr-
shires. The cows are fed mixed
alfalfa hay, which we cut in June
and dry on a forced air drier.
They get corn silage twice a day
after milking, and also a 16 per¬
cent grain ration at a ratio of 1
pound of grain to 3 pounds of
milk. High-producing cows that
get as much as 24 pounds of
grain, are fed grain three times a
day.
We are members of the DHIC
and NYABC, and participate in
the mastitis control program. Our
veterinarian checks the herd every
month for sterility problems.
The home farm is 85 acres,
and an additional 150 acres are
rented. In addition to our 50
milkers we have about 35 young
stock.
We run a retail milk business,
delivering all our own milk and
in addition buying about an equal
amount. We have a staff of six
men to run the business — Thom¬
as Robinson, Champlain, N. Y
COMPETITION KEEN
In 1948 I started in the poultry
business in a small way with 500
hens while I still held a job. Now
we have 20,000 layers, with
17,000 of them in community
cages, 25 birds to a cage.
In a way, keeping hens in cages
has hurt the man who keeps hens
for eggs. The problem of manag¬
ing layers on a floor and the often
unpleasant surroundings dis¬
couraged all but the best man¬
agers, and made it difficult to hire
good help. To put it another way,
keeping hens in cages makes it
easier for some poultrymen to stay
in business, thus making competi¬
tion keener.
I have two advantages. First,
I raise around 30 acres of corn,
which cuts my bill for purchased
feed. Second, most of the eggs
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MASSEY-FERGUSON
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(from two-thirds to three-quarters)
are sold at retail by three men
who have regular routes serving
homes and some retail stores.
Our size of business is bigger
than the figures indicate, because
we buy baby chicks and raise all
our replacements.
Two things I keep constantly in
mind is to maintain a good rate of
lay, and to produce quality eggs
that will please our customers. —
fared Thomas, Bacon Hill, N. Y
COMP COMPETITION
Your paragraph on “Competi¬
tion in Comp” is of course very,
very true. But you failed to include
a couple of other things that
would have added to this. This
rate on workmen’s compensation
has silenced a few sawmills, in¬
cluding our own in this area, and
driven the workers and some of
the operators off into the woods
to operate scavenger outfits that
are getting away with what Jesse
James used a gun to do. This is
more of the unfair competition in
comp!
Also, I would think you may
have come upon the fact that the
truck insurance rate is double for
the operators of trucks in lumber¬
ing, particularly those that handle
the saw products, such as logs,
bolts, pulpwood, or any round
wood products. This is known as
the “assigned risk” rate, and
under their regulations this is
where you have to be rated if your
American Agriculturist, March, 1965
gross weight exceeds 24,000
pounds.
Operating a truck under this
weight limit will let you draw only
2 cords of round wood on a two-
ton truck, which does not make a
break-even deal. To handle a pay¬
ing load of 5 cords or two thou¬
sand board feet of logs on a
suitable truck costs for registration
$200, insurance $450, providing
this is not a regular routine opera¬
tion for this truck. In other words,
if you are in a business of daily
handling of these products you
have a higher rate than I have
described!
This is what is happening to the
producers of wood products in
New York State. The small oper¬
ator is going to be only a picture
in some old-timer’s picture album
— and I will bet you he will show
some patched overalls in those
pictures! — John W. Senter,
Stephentown Center, N.Y.
ROUGHAGE
We raise no grain except oats
in the rotation . . . but we grow
about 20 tons of corn silage per
acre on 10 acres, and finish baling
mixed grass and alfalfa by July 4
... all of which helps to cut our
grain bill. We have one field of
Narragansett alfalfa that has been
down for 10 years.
We seed meadows with oats;
haven’t tried seeding alone, though
the idea interests me.
This is a small dairy of 25 to
30 milkers, with only some part¬
time help. A few years ago we did
some roughage testing in coopera¬
tion with the State College. We
learned a lot, but after all, the cow
is a good judge of quality, and a
dairyman can learn a lot by
watching her. — Franz Fearnley,
Montrose, Pa.
Editor’s Note: For some years Mr.
Fearnley’s herd has been among
the top ten producers in Susque¬
hanna County, Pennsylvania, and
one year was in second place.
POTATO CONTROLS
I can’t see why this question of
acreage allotments for potatoes
keeps coming up in Washington.
I feel that if growers knew that
quotas would not be imposed, they
would cut acreage voluntarily. The
continued threat of quotas keeps
acreage up, because growers want
a big base to which to apply the
quotas if they are imposed.
I never took government money
for not growing potatoes; I don’t
believe in the idea. Farmers would
be better off now if all price sup¬
ports had been stopped years ago.
Like everything else, potato
growing has changed. With mod¬
ern equipment one man can care
for a third more acres than he
could ten years ago. Costs are
high. We figure we have $350 to
$375 invested in every acre we
grow. High yields are necessary
if we are to show a profit. We use
good seed, control weeds, use
1,000 lbs. of 12-12-12 fertilizer
per acre, and use equipment to
save labor. For example, we store
potatoes in pallets instead of
crates, and use a fork lift to move
them. Potatoes are never touched
by human hands until the house¬
wife peels them. — Karl Hoffman,
Collins, New York
The Hoffman potato field. Left to right; Frederick, Karl and Walter.
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First ever with Pressure Control, a new feature added to
fumes will fill the burrow. Step
back, light the corn cob (which
has already been soaked in kero¬
sene with the wire attached) and
poke it into the entrance with the
wire.
The resulting explosion is said
to hurl the chucks out of the bur¬
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they land the somewhat dazed
critters can be dispatched with gun
or club. It’s reported to be an ef¬
fective method ... if somewhat
tough on the woodchucks. — Gould
P. Colman, N.Y.S. College of Ag¬
riculture, Ithaca, N. Y.
SHARING KNOWLEDGE
I think one of the reasons that
America has made such progress
is that we give freely of our know¬
how. I have always, when I
thought it would not antagonize
my neighbor, given him advice
that saved him many dollars. Our
combined knowledge is greater
than that of any one. There’s an
old saying that “if you do not
give, you do not receive.” — Ara
B. Maclnnis, Litchfield, Maine
BLACK POTATOES
I noticed in a past issue that a
reader was inquiring why potatoes
sometimes turn black after they
are cooked. I use about a teaspoon
of vinegar in the cooking water to
prevent them from turning black.
—Mrs. Carl Payne, Londonderry,
Vermont
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thinks pleasantly of what he has
accomplished.
But that is not all. He has solv¬
ed his cholesterol problem, im¬
proved his appetite, strengthened
his body, and added years to his
life span. Such a program of in¬
teresting activity will mean a
longer and better life for almost
anybody. And those extra years
will be GOOD years. — Roy W.
Harmon, Pittsford, New York
HE'S MAD!
I read your column in which
you berate the railroad men for
so-called “featherbedding.” Well,
is it any worse to pay a railroad
man to do unnecessary work than
it is to pay a farmer to produce
surplus food?
You say that farmers are more
self-reliant than city people. Well
I am a city person, and I work
damned hard for my wages — and
every week a certain amount of it
goes to support you self-reliant
farmers! — “Burned Up, ” Mas-
sena. New York.
ANOTHER ONE
While not wishing to detract
from the novelty of Mr. Hawley’s
Gayway Farm cow barn, I am
not certain that it is correct to say
that it is the only barn of its type
“anywhere.” It consists of rows of
free stalls in which the cows are
fed, with slatted alleys and a liquid
handling system for the manure.
A barn of this type was observ¬
ed near Leipzig, East Germany, in
1960 . . . and photographs of this
have been used by U.S. Steel Cor¬
poration as a basis of a sketch
that they have used for several
years. The East German research¬
ers now have two large experi¬
mental free stall barns, one with
feeding in the stalls and the second
with feeding at a central manger;
their plan is to compare these two
alternatives. This seems to be one
of the major questions in modern
dairy barn design.
The Germans used an 8-stall
“rotolactor” with the old barns
and are building a larger one for
the new barns. I explained to them
why we prefer the herringbone
with one unit per stall as is pro¬
posed at Gayway. — W.H.M
Morris, Dept, of Agricultural Ec¬
onomics, Purdue University
BANG!
Here’s a method for killing
woodchucks that was used success¬
fully by its inventor for a number
of years in southern Indiana.
Equipment:
10 gallons of water
1 gallon of gasoline
1 cup of kerosene
1 corn cob
5 feet of heavy wire
1 match
Pour the water down one bur¬
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the gasoline. It will “float” on top
of the water-soaked soil and its
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the gathering of wild flowers.
So I’m happy that although I
was brought up on the sidwalks
of Elmira, my daughters and
grandchildren have had the joys
and benefits of being raised in the
country. Their days of being little
are about over, but they’ve had a
fine preparation for their grown-up
life. — Helen T. Conde, Trumans-
burg. New York.
SCHOOL PRAYER
In 1802, President Jefferson
wrote a letter applying to the First
Amendment the metaphor of “a
wall of separation between church
and state.” The Supreme Court
has approved of the idea of a wall,
for it has said let it be “high and
impregnable.” But it has failed to
heed the location of this wall . . .
that it be built between the church
and the state, not between religion
and the state.
Had the Founding Fathers
wanted the wall to separate reli-
fion and the state, Jefferson would
ave seen the threat of the First
Amendment to the government
recognition of God he had written
in the Declaration of Independence.
It has remained for the Supreme
Court to so stretch that wall by its
interpretation of the First Amend¬
ment . . . that it separates the state
from the recognition of Almighty
God and thus bans God from the
public schools.
The same reasoning stands
ready to likewise ban God from
every process of government.
By its 1962-1963 school-prayer-
and-Bible- reading decisions, the
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Supreme Court has made in logic
the relationship between God and
the government the same as that
which prevails in Russia.— (Name
withheld by request).
NO DARKENING
It is unnecessary to send the
farmer’s wife to the drugstore to
keep her cooked potatoes from
turning black. Just add a littlemilk
to the potato water and boil the
potatoes as usual. They will not be
darkened when cooking is finished.
— Mrs. Robert Beecher, Livonia,
New York
BE A PART-TIME FARMER
Many years ago it was my
good fortune to locate in a small
rural village as teacher of agri¬
culture. Fresh out of Cornell Col¬
lege of Agriculture, I carried the
idea that to be successful and
happy as a farmer, one needed to
produce better. It was about as
simple as that. What I failed to
see was that much more than
profits is needed.
I could not at that time see that
while farming is indeed a business,
the family farm of that day nearly
fifty years ago was much more
than a business. It was then and
still is a very important way of life
to countless thousands. The farm¬
ers’ way of life was by circum¬
stances forced upon a certain
percentage of the farmers, but
more often it was deliberately and
intelligendy chosen. This group
American Agriculturist, March, 196 5
was for the most part reasonably
content to obtain a fair living from
the soil, self-sufficient and happy
in so doing.
Today many full-time farmers
each year must find other work
off the farm; for them farming as
a business must be abandoned.
But they need never abandon the
way? of life they love. They can
make the necessary adjustments
to a new way of life, retaining
most of the experiences and pleas¬
ures of the old farm. They can
join with other rural and semi-
rural people who are not depend¬
ing upon the farm for their entire
living; they can become part-time
farmers. The living will come from
some non-farming occupation; lux¬
uries can come from part-time
work. There is an endless number
of ways a person living in the
country can earn extra money if
needed.
Let’s take the case of the retired
person. Some time before he
retires, he locates a small place in
the country. He spends some of his
spare time getting it ready for his
retirement. The day arrives. What
does he do? Does he drop ex¬
hausted into the old rocking chair?
Not by any means! He sees a
whole lot of interesting jobs he had
been simply itching to get at. He
gets so interested that he probably
works up a good sweat almost
every day and loves every minute
or it. He does not get too tired as
he works, but rather lets up when
he feels like it, cleans up, puts on
comfortable clothes and, relaxed,
American Agriculturist, March, 1965
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MASSEY-FERGUSON
Massey-Ferguson Inc., Detroit, Michigan
FIRST CLASS
COUNTRY LIVING
Although raised in the city my-
self, I have for many years
watched my two daughters and
their children enjoy life on our
farm. One day I placed on the
kitchen table a covered box and
asked each daughter and grand¬
child to list their reasons for being
glad they were raised in the coun¬
try, and drop the lists into the
box. There was a similarity in
their reactions, although they had
not consulted each other.
We have horses, donkeys, dogs,
cats, sheep and rabbits. First on
each list was the comfort and
companionship of these animal
friends; caring for them was a
pleasure and a worthwhile respon¬
sibility. With them, a person learns
to love and be loved. I could tell
when daughter had teenage prob¬
lems — she’d come in longfaced,
put on her jodphurs and gallop
down the road. She’d return, calm
in spirit, after telling the cares that
fretted her to old Prince. They
understood each other.
The love of nature was strong
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on each list— the freshness of
spring — the first robin — the bril¬
liance of autumn — mounds of
white satin snow — the friendliness
of trees — watching the stars prick
through the sky — quiet walks in
the fields — a closeness to God.
They thought the work in the
country was more interesting than
in town. What fun to hurry home
from school to see if the sap
buckets were full — to cut your
very own Christmas tree — to
clear drifted driveways with a Jeep
and a snow plow — to have your
own stand out in front with corn,
tomatoes, string beans and pump¬
kins arranged with Pennsylvania
Dutch neatness! The sign that read
“Free Donkey Rides for Children.”
And the fun in the country —
building a tree house where you
and Bing dog were monarchs of
all you surveyed. Skating on the
farm pond — sailing little boats in
the creek — hitching old Pep to the
donkey cart and taking a town
kid on a ride like he’d never had
before — the built-in ski slope back
of the barn, where you might get
hurt a little but you didn’t mind —
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ABOUT NINETY PERCENT of the dairy¬
men in the Northeast grow silage corn, and
an increasing number grow corn for grain.
It is one of our most important crops, and its
many good points are gaining merited recog¬
nition.
To get the full potential yield of corn on
any given field requires a complete well-
rounded program. You can supply adequate
or even excessive plant food, but if other es¬
sentials are neglected, the yield is sure to be
disappointing.
Six Parts
This well-rounded program is made up of
at least six parts. They are:
( 1 ) Grow your corn on the best land
on the farm.
(2) Prepare a good seedbed, but
avoid unnecessary tillage.
(3) Apply adequate lime and plant
food, preferably guided by a
complete soil test.
(4) Use enough seed to give an ade¬
quate stand of a variety adapted
to your area.
(5) Control weeds.
(6) Harvest at the right stage, and
store to prevent unnecessary
losses of nutrients.
MANY QUESTIONS
This sketchy outline immediately raises
many questions, with particular reference to
corn for silage. Here are a few of the ones
most commonly asked:
What yield of silage corn should I
aim for?
Put your goal high! If you are satisfied
with fifteen tons per acre you are unlikely to
harvest more. A few dairymen are growing
30 tons per acre. This goal is not unreason¬
able. If you actually harvest 20,000 plants
per acre, and if each stalk and ears weigh 3
pounds, you will have your 30 tons.
The average yield of corn for grain in the
Northeast is a little better than 50 bushels of
shelled corn per acre. Yields of 100 bushels
are common, and experimentally, under ideal
conditions, we hear of yields approaching
200 bushels per acre.
What plant population should I
plan?
On good corn ground 20,000 to 24,000 is
about right for silage . . . perhaps 16,000 to
20,000 for grain. Even on the poorer ground,
less than 16,000 plants is not recommended.
To get 20,000 plants per acre requires a
plant each 8 or 9 inches in rows 36 inches
apart. Not every kernel will develop into a
plant, so use around 20 percent more seed to
allow for this.
For summer green feed, plant population
may be as high as 50,000 per acre or higher,
but this is not recommended for silage and
seed costs are high. Plant breeders have been
trying to develop varieties that stand crowd¬
ing and still develop ears.
Planting at a speed over 4 miles per hour
will give poor spacing. To be sure of the seed¬
ing rate, check the actual kernel drop at the
proper speed on the driveway.
There is some evidence that corn in rows
less than 36 inches wide and with plants a
little farther apart in the row will give a slight
increase in per acre yield over standard spac¬
ing. As one man comments, “The width of
corn rows was originally determined by the
width of a horse’s rear.” However, if you
change the width of the corn rows, you may
need costly adjustments in your equipment.
What variety of corn should I
choose?
I
Probably the most common mistake is to
select a hybrid on the basis of the probable
green tonnage per acre! Water is important,
but there are less cosdy ways to supply it to
the herd than to haul it and store it in a silo!
Actually, seepage from the silo will lose valu¬
able nutrients.
Perhaps the first thing to do is to check the
average season between frosts in your area.
Hybrid corn varieties are roughly divided into
early, medium and late varieties. Choose a
variety that will mature to at least the early
dent stage in the average growing season in
your area. If you hope to fill the silos and
have a surplus to husk, choose an even earlier
variety.
A hybrid has been developed as a non¬
grain variety, and with a higher sugar con¬
tent. Tests to date indicate caution about using
it to replace standing varieties.
When should corn be planted?
Recent experience shows the importance ol
early planting. One regional sales manager
for a seed firm says, “Late planting is the
biggest single drawback in growing better
corn in the Northeast.”
Corn frosted in the spring of 1964 recover¬
ed and yielded better than corn put in at a
later date. A good rule is to plant a week
before the date of the last killing frost. Two
weeks between planting dates on two fields
results in one week’s difference in maturity in
the fall.
What about this plow-plant method?
One way to get corn in early is to use the
plow-plant method. When a field is ready the
corn goes in without delay for seedbed prep¬
aration or because of bad weather.
Under ideal conditions, yields are excellent,
and time and expense are saved. Plowing must
be done when a mellow furrow slice results.
Weeds develop more slowly because the soil
is loose. The corn germinates readily because
the soil around it is packed by the press wheel
and because the soil temperature is likely to
be higher.
After the corn is up, a cultipacker and
weeder is used to smooth the soil and kill
weeds.
Where the plow-plant method doesn’t fit
American Agriculturist, March, 1965
CORN
by Hugh Cosline
the needs, many dairymen are reducing the
amount of tillage before planting, with excel¬
lent results. The field is harrowed once or
perhaps twice before planting.
Incidentally, plowing to a depth of 8 inches
is usually recommended. Tests show few yield
increases from deeper plowing, which takes
more power, therefore adds to costs.
What about this plow-plant method?
It would be helpful if a definite blanket
recommendation could be given. However, the
problem is exceedingly complicated.
It is relatively easy to analyze the corn
plant and figure what plant nutrients a 30-ton
crop takes from the soil. But adding those
amounts will not guarantee a 30-ton crop.
We can say, however, that the tendency is to
use more commercial fertilizer, and that ade¬
quate plant food is a very important factor in
getting a satisfactory yield.
Among the variable factors are: (1) The
depth and natural fertility of the soil; (2) the
lime content; (3) the previous crop grown —
alfalfa, grain, corn; (4) the manure and .fer¬
tilizer added in previous years; (5) the present
soil test.
Many farmers are putting considerable de¬
pendence on a complete soil test, and following
the resulting recommendations. It goes without
saying that full benefit from commercial fer¬
tilizer will not be obtained until lime require¬
ments have been met. Decision on the exact
amount to apply can be guided by your
county agricultural agent or the dealer from
whom you buy.
How much fertilizer will I need to
add?
How to apply the fertilizer is equally im¬
portant. Too much too close to the seed will
hurt germination. The right placement in the
row is 2 inches away from the seed and 2
(Continued on page 45)
1965 CHEMICAL WEED CONTROL RECOMMENDATIONS
Department of Agronomy
Cornell University
TIME OF APPLICATION
CHEMICAL
RATE PER ACRE
REMARKS
At Planting
Atrazine (80- W)
2 pounds in 20 to 30
gallons of water
Mount spray nozzles behind planter packer wheel. Spray 12-18 inch band
directly over row. Amount recommended will treat 2 to 3 acres depending
upon width of band. Band application reduces herbicide cost. Good con¬
trol of annual grasses and broadleaved weeds which germinate from seed
can be expected if adequate rainfall follows treatment. Agitation in spray
tank in addition to regular by-pass is necessary. Early cultivation is
necessary to control weeds between rows.
Pre-emergence
3 to 5 days
after planting
. 2,4-D low volatile
ester
1 Yi pounds in 10 to
30 gallons of water
Do not use on light soils. Injury often occurs on light soils if rain follows
treatment during period of corn germination and emergence. Low volatile
esters safer and more effective than amines. Pre-emergence treatments
desirable where moisture conditions may prevent early cultivation. May
be ineffective if dry weather follows treatment. Cultivation necessary for
grass control and the control of perennial broadleaved weeds. Do not use
in areas where susceptible crops such as tomatoes and grapes are grown.
1 to 5 days
after planting
Atrazine (80-W)
\y<i to 2 pounds in 20
to 30 gallons of water
Recommended where annual grasses are a problem. Rainfall during period
of weed seed germination is necessary for effective results. Observe fields
frequently during period of corn emergence. If weeds do not show injury
within 14 days after com emergence, the corn should be cultivated.
Pre-emergence treatments specifically for the control of quackgrass have
been highly variable. Cultivation necessary to control perennial broadleaved
weeds. Do not plant sugar beets the year following Atrazine.
1 to 5 days
after planting
Linuron (50-W)
1}A pounds in 20 to
30 gallons of water
Do not apply after corn emerges. Plant corn at least 1 % inches deep if
Linuron is to be used. Heavy rains during germination and emergence of
corn may cause injury and stand reduction. Good control of annual broad¬
leaved weeds and annual grasses. Do not use on sandy soils. There is no
indication of a soil residue problem where Linuron is used. Cultivation
necessary to control quackgrass and perennial broadleaved weeds.
Post-emergence
Corn 2 to 10
inches tall
2,4-D amine
Yi pound in 10 to 30
gallons of water
Corn at this stage is most resistant to injury and broadleaved weeds are
most susceptible. Annual grasses are not controlled. For corn taller than
10 inches, use drop nozzles. 2,4-D will cause leaf rolling which may be
more noticeable if hot, dry weather follows treatment. Do not cultivate
for 14 days following treatment because corn may be brittle. Cultivation
is necessary for the control of grasses and perennial broadleaved weeds.
2,4-D low volatile
ester
y pound in 10 to 30
gallons of water
Rate recommended is equal in effectiveness to x/i pound of amine. 2,4-D
esters not recommended in areas where susceptible crops such as tomatoes
and grapes are growing. Other comments under 2,4-D amine above apply.
Within 21 days
after corn is
planted
Atrazine (80-W)
1 to 2 pounds in 20
to 30 gallons of
water
For best results, apply within 21 days after corn planting and before weeds
exceed iy inches tall. Good control of annual broadleaved weeds and
annual grasses if rainfall is sufficient to carry chemical into the root zone
of the weeds. If broadleaved w'eeds do not show injury 14 days after treat¬
ment, the corn should be cultivated. Agitation in spray tank in addition
to regular by-pass is necessary. If rates in excess of 2 pounds per acre are
used, the field should be planted to corn the following year. Do not plant
sugar beets on fields treated with any rate of Atrazine the previous year.
Cultivation necessary to control quackgrass and perennial broadleaved
weeds.
American Agriculturist, March, 1965
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THE SURE ONES!
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Sure you have your own system for handling your hay.
But whatever it may be, look into the IH lineup of tools to speed
up any or all phases of it.
For example, suppose you bale. You can turn out up to 17 tons
of compactly baled hay an hour with an International Harvester
37 or 47 baler. Or up to 20 tons with the IH 57.
Every knot tied will be a double -diameter knot that will take
as much as 60 pounds more strain than the ones other balers tie.
Every bale will be better hay because IH’s gentle auger feed
doesn’t shatter those high -nutrition leaves.
And you’ll probably get more bales per acre, thanks to
the fact that the full width of IH pickups is usable, and its
floating action follows ground contours to miss little or nothing
of the windrow.
On the opposite page, you’ll find equally advanced hay tools
to fit your particular hay-handling system— whether you need a
mower, rake, conditioner— a windrower or a forage harvester.
This year, shoot for high-speed haying— and prime hay
that brings a premium price, or produces more meat or milk
from cattle. See your IH dealer about it. And check into
the convenient IH “pay -as -you -grow” plan.
International Harvester Company, Chicago, Illinois 60601.
The people who bring you the machines that work
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120 Mower— 7 or 9' cutter bar. Wrist-
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faster knife, cuts clean at up to l/2 mph..
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full length without leaf damage. Rub¬
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No. 2A has same major features.
14 Rake— 7' width. Minimum raking angle
rakes gently, saves leaves. Makes fluffy,
well-ventilated windrows for fast curing,
easy pickup. 9' rake also available.
201 Windrower— 10 to 16' floating platform
follows ground contours. Auger or draper
models. Does 3 jobs on one pass, saves
two miles of field travel per acre.
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Editorials
by GORDON CONKLIN
WELCOME ABOARD
Meet Bob Christianson, who began work
as advertising manager of American Agricul¬
turist and the Rural New Yorker in January.
He was born in Hempstead, New York, and
grew up on a farm in Pike County, Pennsyl¬
vania, where he
owns property.
He spent a
number of years
as farm editor
for a newspaper
in Minnesota,
and also did a
considerable
amount of radio
bro ad c as t i n g.
bob Christianson Later he became
editor and advertising manager for two farm
publications . . . the Arkansas Farmer and the
Mississippi Farmer.
Bob came to Ithaca from Chicago where he
had been an account executive with the Leo
Burnett Company. Before joining that adver¬
tising agency, he had been advertising man¬
ager for American Breeders Service. He ser¬
ved in the Navy during World War II and
again during the Korean action ... in the
latter tour of duty on the heavy cruiser Al¬
bany.
The Christiansons have four children, three
boys and a girl. The family plans to remain
at their Naperville, Illinois, home until the
end of the school year.
COMES THE DAWN
By golly, after all these years I have finally
seen the light about public welfare programs!
Here I’ve been preaching the gospel of in¬
dividual responsibility and the need for incen¬
tives to encourage people to be productive.
I’ve railed against letting people get something
for nothing if they’re capable of working, and
have even gone so far as to quote Captain
John Smith’s old adage, “those who will not
work shall not eat.”
Late the other night, though, I drove my
car into the garage and then got out to look
across the fields at a lighted window in the
home of a neighbor. Now I know he was
diligently laboring far into the night over his
farm records so he could be a more effective
farmer the next day, and maybe earn a bit
more.
I mused on the fact that he had only one
car and I had two. He works far longer hours
than I do. He saves his money carefully for
his children’s future education while I can’t
seem to put aside a dime. My house is twice
the size of his, and my recreational activities
cost ten times what he allows himself.
Suddenly a cold wind blew down the back
of my neck as I thought of what might
happen if my income were reduced for some
reason. Then it was that the great light shone
in my mind . . . why not push for programs
that would tax my neighbor to provide for
my needs? He can certainly afford it!
“Sure, that’s a great idea,” I exulted. “I’ll
use my income to purchase what I want, and
then legislatively force my thrifty neighbor to
pay for my necessities when I am in dire
need! I’ll buy the boats and the extra cars
and the good times on the town when I am
able, then go to public assistance for hospital
bills, the needs of my old age, and low rent
housing. After all, I have some rights!”
My only regret is that some of my very
liberal friends didn’t present the real picture
many years ago of just what they were really
driving at. They always talked so far above
my head about the “affluent society,” of “felt
needs,” and of “social reorientation.” If they
had just leveled with me and talked about
having fun with what I have and paying the
shot with what someone else has, then I would
have wised up a lot sooner.
Now I can get busy and push for Medicare,
more liberal welfare benefits, and procedures
to protect the “human dignity” of the people
who collect hundreds of millions of dollars in
public welfare every year just in New York
State. After my new vision of the possibilities,
I want to be sure the programs will be com¬
pletely adequate to meet my desires whenever
the need arises.
Doesn’t that sound like a grate idea?
OH DEER!
From personal experience, I know how
much damage can be done on a farm by deer.
The bucks enjoy nothing better than raking
the velvet off their horns on young apple trees;
they join the does and fawns at browsing
farmers’ crops. Chautauqua County, New
York, is an example of an area that has been
having more than its share of problems with
deer, particularly in the towns of Westfield
and Ripley . . . damage to fruit trees, market
and canning crops, etc. Estimates of the total
damage in that area alone run as high as
$105,000.
Sportsmen naturally are opposed to strin¬
gent wildlife control measures; many farmers,
of course, are also very much interested in
deer hunting and want enough deer around to
make hunting enjoyable. However, farmers
are all too keenly aware diat it’s their crops
and forest browse that fill the tummies of the
deer herd in agricultural areas.
New York State is fortunate, by the way,
in having Regional Fish and Wildlife Manage¬
ment Boards composed of farmers, sportsmen,
and members of county boards of supervi¬
sors. These regional groups meet to discuss
a wide range of mutual problems connected
with hunting, fishing, and the broad field of
wildlife management and conservation policy.
This has done much to develop better under¬
standing between land owners and sportsmen,
but has by no means resolved all points of
differences.
Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermonthave
experimented with programs whereby the re¬
spective states paid farmers for damages
caused by deer. Although partially solving the
problem, even these programs left something
to be desired. However, they did call added
attention to the problem so that supplementary
approaches were looked for . . . such things
as a reduction in herd numbers, the develop¬
ment of repellents, and special arrangements
for farmers to shoot (and sometimes keep)
deer out of season.
These out-of-season permits are available
to farmers in a number of states, but they
don’t compensate for damages already done.
Wouldn’t it be fair to use a portion of hunting
license receipts to beef up (or should it be
venison up) programs to compensate farmers
for damages suffered, and to develop research
programs for better repellents, rapidly effective
herd size control, etc.? Sheep owners in many
states already receive indemnity payments for
dog damage taken from receipts for dog
licenses.
I suspect any nonfarmer would have a fit
if a dairyman were to pasture his cows on the
nonfarmer’s lawn, or allow cattle to trample
ornamental shrubs that were expensive to
purchase and required years to grow, but the
deer herd is protected by law and allowed to
roam the countryside at will and inflict dam¬
age on farmers. Simple justice dictates that
farmers should get a better shake in this
situation.
LAND RETIREMENT
Across the years I have read tons of pub¬
lished material about the “.farm problem.”
Upon only one thing does there seem to be
almost unanimous agreement. It is that there
are too many resources employed in agricul¬
ture in these United States . . . too many in
terms of an ideal situation where the market is
supplied with only an amount of farm prod¬
ucts that would sell for “adequate” prices.
What are these agricultural resources which
the economists are so fond of discussing? The
basic tools of production on farms consist of
land, labor, capital, and management. Low
monetary returns to these resources, of course,
tend to force them in the direction of more
profitable uses, but the process is painful to
the people involved.
It seems inevitable that the trend toward
fewer farmers will continue for a while, but the
rub is in deciding who goes and who stays.
The highly emotional part of the “farm prob¬
lem” concerns the adjustment of those people
who must leave farming for other occupations.
I am in favor of a federal land retirement
program, with emphasis on whole farms, to
grease the wheels of adjustment. Some farm¬
ers, particularly older ones, are “locked” to
farms of inadequate size or with marginal
soils because they have an investment there
that they can’t get out any other way than by
farming it out at very low income levels. Long¬
term government leases for land retirement
would allow them to “get out from under”
gracefully, as well as cutting production of
surplus farm commodities. It would reduce
two production resources . . . labor and land,
thus shrinking the total agricultural plant to
a size in balance with effective demand.
Several of my neighbors retired from farm¬
ing by signing up their entire farms in the
Soil Bank started in the Eisenhower era. All
of them have continued to live on the farms
and to remain a part of the community, but
the land has remained idle.
Sure, I’m aware of the arguments against
this approach . . . depopulation of some rural
areas, hurting business in some towns, adding
to urban unemployment and all the rest. But
I am convinced the pluses outweigh the
minuses. More land and more people are in¬
volved in agriculture than can be profitably
employed . . . unless we face up squarely to
this truth, the problem will never be solved.
Hard-boiled analysis of what any problem is
must precede its solution . . . whether it’s the
farm problem or any other.
The program should include stipulations
that would prevent non-farmers from abusing
it as was done with the Soil Bank. No doctors,
lawyers, professors, skilled industrial workers,
editors, etc., should be allowed to clean up a
pile by taking advantage of an opportunity to
rent their land to Uncle Sam at an attractive
price. Also, it should be a program extensive
enough really to accomplish something — in¬
volving around sixty million acres of crop¬
land.
14
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Shown below is the new 39 Three-Point-Hitch Mower
The new 37 Trail-Type (above) is the fastest-hitching mower in the line.
The new 38 Caster-Wheel Mower has a semi-integral mounting.
3 New John Deere Rear- Hitched
Mowers boost cutting speed to
7 miles per hour
JOHN DEERE
Moline, Illinois
Clean, shear cutting at speeds up to 7 miles per
hour — that’s what you’ll get with a new John Deere
30 Series Mower. This higher speed is made possi¬
ble by a fast knife speed of 950 rpm or 1,900 strokes
per minute.
You’ll like the V-belt drive on these new mow¬
ers primarily because it’s so simple. A single, heavy-
duty V-belt gives a smooth, positive drive from the
power line directly to the pitman flywheel. No slip
clutch is required. The V-belt drive also cushions
shock loads on the cutter bar, practically eliminat¬
ing pitman breakage. This drive also makes hay
conditioner hookups for these mowers shorter,
simpler, and lower cost.
Equally important, you’ll find the V-belt drive is
easy to maintain. The drive is out in the open and
easy to get at. A simple draw-bolt adjustment
makes it especially easy to maintain proper belt
tension. Extra-large sheaves give you extra-long
belt life. High-quality, tapered roller bearings pro¬
vide smooth, quiet operation.
If you’re looking for “beef” the new John Deere
37 Trail-Type, 38 Caster- Wheel, and 39 Three-
Point-Hitch Mowers have that, too. Frame, hitch
points, flywheel, yoke, drag bar, and cutting parts
— they’re all extra heavy.
Yes, sir, if you would like to put new speed into
your haying operation, get a new John Deere 30
Series Mower. See your dealer — the man who sells
and services The Long Green Line of John Deere
Hay and Forage Equipment — for complete facts and
figures. Ask him about the 10 Side-Mounted Mower
and all the advantages that a mid-mounted mower
has to offer. Use the Credit Plan.
M rs. Carl Zehr takes
an active part in the op¬
eration of a roadside
market near Newfane.
market, such as age, sex, time
spent, locations visited, items pur¬
chased, and total amount spent.
This information can be used by
the operator in planning display
changes, size of packages, or how
to get more ladies to stop and buy.
As a county agricultural agent,
I have seen Western New York’s
farm roadside markets grow and
prosper in recent years. Let me
introduce you to some of our
typical area markets and the peo¬
ple who run them:
Kathy Weaver, Stone Road,
Lockport (11 years old) sells the
produce from her 4-H garden
project with the aid of an eye¬
catching 4-H cloverleaf sign.
Kathy is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Lyal Weaver, is a first-year
member of the Hickory Corners
4-H Club, and in 1964 achieved
second place in Niagara County
in the Sears Roebuck vegetable
garden project. Her most success¬
ful crops at the sales point were
pumpkins, gourds, Indian corn,
zucchini winter and summer
squash, and snap beans.
Pumpkins are a popular item
at roadside markets in October
throughout the Niagara Frontier
area. The crop is quite easily
grown, and usually yields a good
tonnage of Jack-O-Lanterns. Very
few pumpkins are now sold for
making pie, though.
Dick Watson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Watson, Transit
Road, Lockport, parlayed pump¬
kins grown in his 4-H vegetable
garden into a college education;
he graduated from the College of
Agriculture at Cornell in June of
1964. Mrs. Watson testified that
pumpkins paid for three terms at
Cornell, and that other sales at
their roadside market enabled both
Dick and his sister Priscilla to
complete their education at Cor¬
nell. Priscilla recendy served as
assistant 4-H club agent in On¬
tario County.
The Watson market is an excel¬
lent example of step-by-step prog¬
ress in the development of good
retail outlet. Until 1963 the mar¬
ket structure was a small frame
shelter resembling a portable
brooder house. By “saving their
pennies” Mr. and Mrs. Watson
were able to construct a much
larger market, with an interior
sales area, good lighting, and lo¬
cated to make room for parking
as many as eight cars at one time.
Quality, not price, is the byword
of successful direct marketers.
Building a reputation for one or
more items takes time, but a clien¬
tele can be built up gradually by
strict attention to grading, and by
offering quality produce. The
cooking qualities of potatoes . . .
sweet corn picked worm-free before
sugar turns to starch . . . and vine-
ripened hybrid muskmelons . . .
all can help build a good reputa¬
tion.
Mr. and Mrs. Lav erne Betts,
Route 104, Middleport, sell their
home-grown potatoes, peaches,
and apples from their shady front
lawn, with only an open “shanty”
serving as the check-out point and
storage for containers. Although
the rush of business occurs on
weekends, Mrs. Betts is convinced
that the local people come during
the week because they depend on
this nearby source for dependable
produce. This farm has a reputa¬
tion among local folks for potatoes
that cook white.
Mechanization Brings Change
Mechanization of snap bean
harvest in recent years caused an
important change in the crops and
marketing methods on the Herbert
Schwab Farm, Route 31, Middle-
port. In recent years Herb has
grown from 50 to 100 acres of
snap beans for processing. In the
days of hand picking this was a
large acreage, but as the mechani¬
cal bean picker took over it
became necessary to grow at least
200 acres of beans to use the ex¬
pensive machine to capacity.
With the Schwab farm already
devoted to a large acreage of fruit,
and more cropland needed for a
large beef and swine enterprise,
there were not sufficient acres
suited to a large increase in snap
beans. Herb’s logical conclusion
was gradually to switch to crops
that could be marketed mostly
retail, and which complemented
(Continued on page 40)
American Agriculturist, March, 1965
The roadside market
on the Nichols farm
near Lewiston offers
customers a fine view of
the crop production
area.
Kathy Weaver, young¬
est roadside marketer
in Niagara County,
finds Indian corn a pop¬
ular October item.
Crescent-shaped coun¬
ter in center of E. T.
Campbell Market is con¬
venient for both cus¬
tomer and clerk.
THE ART AND SCIENCE of
successful roadside marketing has
developed gradually among pro¬
ducers of farm products with the
coming of the automobile. And
successful roadside marketing is
truly both an art and a science.
It is a combination of talents that
include human relations and an
imaginative display of produce.
Combined with these goes produc¬
tion specifically for retail sale,
proper construction and layout,
* Assoc. County Agr. Agent,
Niagara County, N.Y.
grading and packaging, sales
management, and advertising.
Farmers have an acute need to
retain more than the wholesale
price for their commodities. The
success attained by some people
in the roadside marketing business
proves that it’s profitable to merge
traditional production knowhow
with newly-acquired selling tech¬
niques.
One of the research tools Exten¬
sion people use is the customer-
flow study. Data is recorded on
from 50 to 100 customers at one
i FRUIT SUM)
"I’ve seen my John Deere 24-T
do the work of bigger balers
yet it cost much less"
“I figure the Ejector is standard equipment for haying these days."
A Maryland dairyman reports:
Paul A. Crowl and his father,
Carroll W. Crowl, farm about 500
acres near Street, Maryland.
Mr. Crowl milks around 102 head and
has approximately 50 to 60 head of
young stock. He raises hay, corn,
and barley and feeds it all. Mr. Crowl
likes to hunt and enjoys fishing but
it generally interferes with his work.
He also raises burros as a hobby.
Mr. Crowl and his wife, Betty, have
two children— a son, David, age 14,
and a daughter, Marilyn, 11.
“We’ve owned two John Deere 14-T Balers before we
bought our 24-T with No. 2 Bale Ejector. I bought this
baler for a couple of hundred dollars less than the
14-T, yet I’ve got just as much capacity. I’ve seen my
John Deere 24-T do the work of bigger balers yet it
cost much less. You can’t ask for more than that.
“This is our third year with the John Deere 24-T.
This baler packs away a lot of hay. I don’t know how
many bales we’ve put through it, but there have been
a great many. We’ve put up over a hundred acres of
hay this year already (June 4, 1964). Our maintenance
costs have been very low in over two years’ operation.
“I figure the Ejector is standard equipment for hay¬
ing these days. It saves at least one man on the wagon
and, of course, another man at the barn if you random
stack. The pivoting feature of this Ejector is perfect
for our hilly land and on corners. We have plenty of
contours so we use the hydraulic swivel constantly. It’s
easy to pitch bales into the wagon and put them where
you want them. And these are good, tight, square
bales the 24-T puts out. I like the fact that this Ejector
is baler-driven and doesn’t require a costly engine.
“I’m going 100 percent John Deere because I
don’t think you can beat John Deere Equipment.”
Like Mr. Crowl, you can save labor and money with a
John Deere 24-T Baler with Ejector. See your dealer —
the man who sells and services The Long Green Line
of John Deere Hay and Forage Equipment — for com¬
plete facts. Ask about the Credit Plan, too
JOHN DEERE
Moline, Illinois
)lu&pwiti.o£lfo Sait/is
by Ernest Hardy
Detailed soil maps, using aerial photos, are prepared by Soil
Conservation Service technicians for use in farm planning.
Above and around picture is topographical map.
THERE ARE FEW other places in the world
where the public has access to a wealth of
inexpensive maps as they do in this country.
Maps serve a serious purpose as planning
tools for farmers, business men, and local
government officials. A great many hunters,
fishermen, local historians, naturalists, and
open country enthusiasts also find detailed
maps a big help in enjoying their favorite
hobbies.
More and more farmers are being called on
to serve on local government boards, plan¬
ning councils, and county-wide and regional
projects that rely heavily on available maps
for much of their basic information. Farmers
also make use of several types of maps in the
planning and operation of their own farm
businesses, in locating buildings, drainage
ways, and in deciding on the purchase of
land.
Wide Range
There is a very wide range in the prices one
can pay for maps, all the way from $40.00
for a three dimensional plastic map of a state
down to the free road maps provided by local
gas stations. There are, however, three sources
of inexpensive detailed maps of local areas
that allow a farmer to locate his own property
and provide a good base map of an area for
either planning or hobby purposes.
Topographic maps are readily available
for all parts of the Northeast. These are pro¬
duced by various government agencies, but
are usually on sale locally at some book or
sporting goods store. If these sources fail, a
letter to the Map Information Office, United
States Geological Survey, Washington 25,
D. C. will bring a free index map of any state
requested, plus price and available coverage
information for several types of maps. Most
of the topographic maps cost thirty cents a
sheet.
Topographic maps for the Northeast are
County and township
boundaries are carefully lo¬
cated, and on the most recent
maps ownership boundaries
are often indicated. Houses,
barns, churches, schools,
cemeteries, and a wealth of
other information of local in¬
terest is recorded on these in¬
expensive maps, which most
people consider the real bar¬
gain at the map counter.
one of the earlier topographic maps published
in the late 1800’s, for it shows the site of all
old houses and homesteads, public buildings,
railroads, roads, etc.
Soil maps, usually published on a county
basis, are a second source of detailed informa¬
tion. They are designed for many uses, but
most often are associated with farm activities
and used by individual farmers in planning
their farm operations.
Most of the earlier soil maps were published
at a scale of one inch to the mile, and the soil
information was superimposed on 15 minute
topographic maps ( a minute is the mapmak-
ers’ way of saying the sixtieth part of a
degree). These are the soil maps most com¬
monly in use today. The map is usually ac¬
companied by a bulletin that gives a great
deal of information about the agriculture and
distinguishing characteristics of the individual
Soils of the county. (Continued on page 42)
Sportsmen make consider¬
able use of these maps for
locating choice hunting and
fishing spots; hikers and
naturalists find them fascinat¬
ing aids to their hobbies.
Local historians often cherish
Aerial photos like this are available for your area; they are
useful for serious planning or for recreation. A surprising
amount of detail is visible to a trained observer.
frequendy available in several scales. Recently
the large scale map (2y2 inches to the mile)
has become a popular favorite, but the same
areas are often available on maps at scales of
one or two inches to the mile.
Detailed Information
The detailed information available on these
maps varies somewhat with each scale, but in
all cases a great amount of surprisingly accu¬
rate information appears. The features shown
are divided into three main classes, distin¬
guished by the colors in which they are
printed. Water features, including lakes,
streams, swamps, and canals are shown in
blue; cultural features, or the works of man,
such as roads, trails, railroads, and buildings
are shown in black; and the shape and steep¬
ness of the earth’s surface, commonly called
topography, is shown in brown. Green is also
used on many maps to show various types of
tree cover; red shows major roads, built-up
areas, and public land sub¬
divisions.
18
American Agriculturist, March, 1965
Feedbag for crops
Like the finest animals . . . your crops need
both balanced and complete nourishment. And
Royster BONANZA’S completely modern, sci¬
entific formulation takes all the guesswork out
of fertilization. BONANZA supplies all the
vital plant food elements your crops must get
from the soil. BONANZA helps maintain
present soil fertility . . . and brings you the
money-making results that come from maxi¬
mum yields, highest quality.
What do your crops need to make you the
biggest profits? They must have proper
amounts of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium,
Calcium, Magnesium, Sulfur, Boron, Chlorine,
Copper, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, and
Zinc. And these are the plant foods your crops
get . . . when you feed them BONANZA!
No plant food element can substitute for
another. All elements must be returned to the
soil. Replacing just a few of them won’t do the
job. More profit-minded farmers are now rely¬
ing on BONANZA than ever before. The rea¬
son? BONANZA produces for them! And it will
for you, too. See your Royster dealer for
BONANZA . . . the best feedbag for crops.
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FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS
F. S. Royster Guano Company
Lyons, New York
This story is an excellent illustration
of why we of American Agriculturist
believe so thoroughly in the tours we
sponsor. One can be re-created
through just "getting away from it all"
for a time.
IT WAS late November. I had
to get away.
“We’ve always wanted to see
the mountains,” my husband sug¬
gested; he knew it would take
more than a new hat this time.
We had started a farm five
years ago; the result was a jumble
of kids, cats and canines. Milk
pails, puny pigs, and tempera¬
mental hens didn’t help, either. In
five years I had become a woman
with mountainous problems, most
of which sprouted from a farm’s
reversal tendencies.
We told the children — “There’s
Uncle Gerhardt. He’ll take care of
the catde.” One of them suggested,
“Grandma could keep the house
and make us mind.”
“Sure, Mom!” my four children
chorused (they were 10, 7, 4 and
3 years old). “Do, Mom! You’ll
be back in time for Christmas.”
They meant it! They would
really let me go !
I must have packed our suit¬
cases— I don’t remember. The
next thing I knew we were board¬
ing the train and heading North¬
west into the bleak, cold prairies.
Hans and I had reached that
comfortable stage in our marriage
when words were unnecessary. We
could sit in absorbing silence for
long periods of time, each being
able to stand a heap of letting
alone.
“Our home for thirty-six
hours!” Hans sighed. He took off
his topcoat and put it next to mine
on the rack above us. I stared out
of the window. What was I? Where
was IP Why was I? Our 70 regis¬
tered Brown Swiss suddenly pa¬
raded before my eyes; I saw old
Ellie and her litter of pigs, the
fussy laying hens — and my four
children, full of noises and
motions. My head ached for
Grandma, back home; my back
bowed for Uncle Gerhardt doing
the farm chores.
“They are there and we are
here,” Hans said, as if reading
my mind.
“Last call to dinner,” a pleas¬
ant voice announced on the inter¬
communication system of the
dome coach.
A Gallant Escort
I hadn’t thought of food. We
meandered back to the diner.
Through the blizzard that my
brain had become from juggling
costs and income, finding lost
mittens, and soothing leg aches,
I was glad I could accept the mood
of the diner. My husband, a more
gallant escort than I had remem¬
bered, flicked the roses in the vase
on our table with a reverent air.
My eyes were dewy as I studied
their perfection.
“Roses!” I breathed. The last
roses had been my wedding
bouquet.
After a sumptuous dinner I
found, like a homing pigeon, my
course was bent for the suds and
dirty dishes. I steered past the
kitchen door and sighed with re¬
lief. But still my mind was a snow¬
storm of indecisions, my muscles
I done with it? What will I do with
the years ahead?
The rocks, inert, lifeless and
bare, were alive with color. The
sun drew out beauty from the
waste; shades of salmon pink
melted into warm grays; the warm
gray gave way to slate blue, and
suddenly yielded to sunshine
I could not find myself in the Great
Divide!
The background music lighten¬
ed to a waltz, and then came the
rapid descent into Butte, Montana,
the city doomed to be destroyed by
the very mines that feed it. Veins
of copper and manganese are eat¬
ing into the heart of the city like
I "FOUND
MYSELF”
in the
CASCADES
by Eileen M. Hasse
ached, and my spirit sagged. Once
back in the dome coach I sat like
a robot — not thinking, not talk¬
ing; passengers didn’t amuse me.
No4 feeling it within my power
to share myself with fellow travel¬
ers, I listened to their chatter (ap¬
parently giving satisfactory
answers to their chit-chat) while
my husband went to the dome to
watch nightfall approach.
Soon I slept. The reclining chair
was heaven. No interruptions of
toothaches or nervous dogs! There
was not so much as a hint of a
dream to hinder my complete re¬
laxation. I drifted, body and spirit,
with the gentle rocking of the train
as it bored a hole steadily through
the blackness ahead
The Badlands
“The Badlands!” I came back
from sleep to hear a familiar voice.
Hans was studying the guide he
had taken from the rack in the
dome coach.
Daylight! Suddenly, I felt an
overwhelming excitement. Here in
the Badlands would I find myself,
feel my purpose, regain that effer¬
vescence that had slowly gone stale
through the years?
I followed Hans automatically
as he led the way to the dome,
and took the seat he indicated.
Then I began to absorb the bleak¬
ness of the enormous waste before
me.
“People are like that, some¬
times,” I said.
Hans nodded.
People like myself, I thought.
Twenty adult years, 365 days a
year, 24 hours a day! What have
yellow. It was an inspiring sight —
yet the vastness of the barren earth
depressed me.
“Perhaps, some coffee?” I turn¬
ed to my husband.
We wove our way to the snack
bar.
“Must have been some journey
in the early days,” Hans mused,
the bleak landscape race
Back in the dome coach again,
we watched the great, vast country¬
side slide past. No, I was not there
— not in these stones, these lifeless
monuments of nature. I still had
life. Having life, I must fight. I
must search for myself. Was I not
important? Didn’t my children, the
cattle, the hens, and my husband
depend upon me? Was I not the
main spoke that kept the farm
rotating? I turned away. I refused
to identify myself with these barren
buttes.
The Great Divide
Background music whispered
through the coach, and the ribbon
of rail before us brought city after
city. To the tune of “Wooden Sol¬
diers” we marched up, up to the
brink of the Great Divide. Paul
Bunyan-sized footballs of rocks
threatened to dislodge and mash
us; large slices of great stone cake
perched atop pedestals and
platters.
“What huge hand could have
dropped this mass of stone?” I
said to Hans. If a Maker could
toss a mass of stone as I would
toss a handful of pebbles, could
anything be impossible? I gave
myself to wonder and fear — but
watching
an internal cancer, causing base¬
ments to crack. Before long build¬
ings will be unsafe, and the people
forced to leave. That is life. What
is a building, a family, a city, a
farm? What is a farmer, a farmer’s
wife? What am I?
A nap, a night of snowfall, and
then the Cascades! I awoke to ever¬
greens towering far above our
railway coach. I could look down,
down into the deep ravine and
scarcely see the bottoms of the
evergreen giants. There were no
sighs from the pines as they nearly
brushed my window, just a ma¬
jestic salute from these tall
wonders.
Our train wound cautiously
through the mountains, never so
much as dislodging a gob of the
snow that lazed in the emerald
branches. Soft carols sounded
through the dome car — just ten
days until Christmas! A hush set¬
tled over the car, and travelers sat
in silent awe of the landscape
slipping by. This was for me!
Giants! Green with life, reaching
to the heavens, yet daring to keep
their feet on the ground!
The ribbon of rails wound down
and around, creeping over the
crest and stealing across the abyss.
Suddenly, there I was, relieved of
all my importance. I had found
myself, a mere ant, crawling along
a shoestring of rail through this
God-given country. I was a mere
cog in the huge machine of civi¬
lization.
Home Again
My burdens lightened. Impor¬
tance as a mother and as a farm-
(Continued on page 43)
20
American Agriculturist, March, 1965
Purina is proud of
Floyd Blaser, known
in New York's
Finger Lakes
the man in the
Checkerboard
tie
Floyd Blaser is a recognized authority
on livestock and poultry feeding. He
knows what it takes to make money
in the production of meat, milk and
eggs. He has made it his business to
find out.
Floyd is just as much a professional man as your doctor, lawyer,
banker or dentist. These men all have one thing in common . . .
they serve. And so does Floyd Blaser and the man in the
Checkerboard tie in your part of the state.
Wayne, Ontario, Yates and Livingston Counties in the
Rochester area. He also is an active member of the
Ontario and Wayne County Extensions and the Ontario
County Poultry Association.
A native of Kansas, Floyd graduated from Cornell University
with a Master’s Degree in Agriculture and joined Purina 17
years ago. Since then, he has taken part in every Purina training
course offered and often is asked to help train our younger men.
Floyd serves the Purina dealers and the farm people in Monroe,
Yes, Purina is proud of Floyd Blaser. Like all the men
in the Checkerboard tie, he is dedicated to giving the
livestock and poultry feeders in his area the kind of
service, leadership and advice that it takes to make top
returns from feed dollars.
Typical of the type of leadership available to you through
the man in the Checkerboard tie in your community is
the new Purina Milk Factory concept. This revolution¬
ary new approach to low cost milk production often
does away with the need for pasture, hay, silage,
or green chop. It may drastically lower your invest¬
ment in machinery, land, fences, fertilizer and
other factors making up a large portion of your milk
production costs. It may be just what you are looking for !
Your Purina dealer or salesman is the man to see for
further information on this new development.
Ralston Purina Company • St. Louis, Missouri
1. Dry lot, concrete paved 6. Holding area
2. Loafing shed 7. Mineral feeder
3. Milking parlor
...... 8. Manure ramp area
4. Automatic waterers
5. Self-feeder 9. Concrete curb divider
PURINA
CHOWS
THE 1964 SEASON found the
How do we
CLOBBER
THE I I
ALFALFjv
WEEVIL?
alfalfa weevil spreading to many
new counties in Central and West¬
ern New York until it is now
found in 31 counties as far west
as Lake Erie. Infestations were
found in 10 new counties in New
York in 1964. These include
Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautau¬
qua, Chemung, Chenango, Cort¬
land, Essex, Montgomery,
Schuyler and Tompkins counties.
The control of insects on forage
is weathering a storm brought
about by important advances in
technology which make the detec¬
tion of most chlorinated hydro¬
carbons speedy, simple, and more
precise than ever before. During
this period of transition, we are
finding that we have to modify
. . . even to retract . . . certain state¬
ments and recommendations that
we were fully convinced were ex¬
cellent in all respects.
Biological Control
In cooperation with the USDA,
we released two new species ol
parasites that give some natural
control of alfalfa weevil, and we
recovered a third species in the
Ghent area of Columbia County
from 1963 releases indicating that
Bathyplactes curculionis is now
successfully established in the Hud¬
son Valley.
We will continue to push the
parasite program as rapidly as
possible, but farmers should not
expect too much too soon. Hope¬
fully, in the future these parasites
will reduce weevil populations to
such levels that mediocre controls
with mediocre insecticides will
prove fully satisfactory.
In the future I expect a com¬
bined program of parasites and
insecticides will be our answer to
growing good alfalfa. With wide¬
spread infestations of weevil, and
with more interest in good quality,
we expect more insecticides to be
used on forage crops in 1965 . . .
but all of us should dedicate our
efforts to a better and a more
responsible job in their use.
How to Recognize
The adult is a robust, brown
snout beetle or weevil about 1/4
*Dept. of Entomology, Cornell University,
Ithaca, N.Y.
by George C
SCO
inch long, with a dark brown,
v-shaped stripe extending along
its head, thorax and back. At first
die weevils are rather tan in color
but later change to dark brown or
nearly black, as scales are lost
from their bodies.
When fully grown, the larva is
nearly 1/2 inch long and has a
cannot now be legally used on
alfalfa. However, with continuous
close observation of each alfalfa
field (maybe twice a week), with
proper timing and careful, thor¬
ough applications, good (if not
outstanding) alfalfa weevil control
can be achieved with the presently-
labeled and recommended insecti¬
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEW YORK STATE
Dosage
lbs. actual
Min. Days From Last
Application to
Further
Insecticide
per acre
Tolerance Harvest or Feeding
Limitations
Methoxychlor
1.5
100
ppm 7
Must wait 7 days in
feeding or cutting
plus malathion 1.25
135
0
hay treated with
this mixture.
Alternatives in
order of recommendation:
Methoxychlor
1.5
100
(7)
Must wait 10 days
in feeding or cutting
plus Diazinon
1.0-1. 5
40
10
hay treated with this
mixture. May cause
plant injury.
Parathion
0.5
1
15
Highly toxic to hu¬
man beings. Mustbe
applied only by a
trained operator.
May cause plant in¬
jury.
Methoxychlor
1.5
100
7
See No. 1 above
also.
Malathion
1.25
135
0
May be grazed or
harvested on day of
application.
Diazinon
1.5
40
10
*Do not treat during
bloom. Do not graze
livestock for 2 days
following last appli¬
cation. Do not cut
hay for 10 days,
after which time
may be fed to live¬
stock. May cause
plant injury.
*These comments also applv where Diazinon is used in a mixture.
green body with a wide white stripe
and two fine white stripes down
the middle of its back. It has a
distinct head which is black or
dark brown in color. The very
young larvae are pale yellow.
Both the adults and larvae feed
on the top leaves, buds and young
shoots. The leaves are skeletonized
and young shoots are often com¬
pletely destroyed. The injured
leaves dry up giving the field a
greyish, white cast much like that
caused by frost (most noticeable
on first cutting).
What To Do
The use of insecticides in the
fall to control the alfalfa weevil
for the following growing season
has many advantages. But, un¬
fortunately for us, none of the
presently-labeled insecticides under
presently-known fall schedules
gives commercial control of the
alfalfa weevil! This means that we
are now fully committed to one or
more spring treatments for alfalfa
weevil control.
First and foremost, I want to
state emphatically that none of the
presently labeled insecticides for
alfalfa weevil will give us out¬
standing control as did heptachlor
or dieldrin, which must not and
cides. We strongly endorse such
treatments wThen necessary.
General Rules
Growers should follow these
general rules of thumb for alfalfa
weevil control:
1. Do not treat any field of al¬
falfa unless it is absolutely neces¬
sary to do so, based on field
history or current weevil popula¬
tions or damage. Remember ad¬
jacent fields of alfalfa may vary
over a hundredfold in population
and damage. Do not treat too
soon or too late. If the crop is
“made,” that is, tall enough, har¬
vest rather than treat and watch
for damage on the aftermath.
Then, if needed, treat.
2. First and foremost in control¬
ling alfalfa weevil in New York,
harvest the first crop early for
silage or mow-dried hay. If it is
impossible for you to do this and
feeding damage warrants it, treat
only with methoxychlor, mala-
thion, Diazinon, parathion, or
certain combinations of these (see
table for dosages, timing, and pre¬
cautions).
3. Do not treat too early . . .
these insecticides do not persist.
They do not leave an effective
(Continued on page 38)
American Agriculturist, March, 1965
the new Agway:
Complete Crop Program builds higher
grass yields even in a drought year
More grass from every acre . . . 72.9 percent
more!— This is the result of actual 1964 farm
use of the Agway Complete Crop Program for
Grass.
Participating farmers, all in rugged up¬
state New York, used the Agway recommen¬
dations. In each location a ‘check’ area was
isolated for comparison.
The result — an average increase of 72.9
percent over the check areas— proved that
this Agway management program can help
push grass forage acres to higher production
even under drought conditions.
Drought this year or not, your best move is
to allow Agway to help plan a grass program
now. Start early with an application of Ferti-
Flow Fertilizer, Agway Ammonium Nitrate,
or in many communities the Agway custom
application of liquid nitrogen. If you choose
nitrogen alone, apply immediately the re¬
quired phosphorus and potash. Early stimu¬
lation of growth by the right fertilizer is one
of the most profitable of grassland practices.
Investigate Agway’s Complete Crop Pro¬
gram for growing top yields of grass— one of
your cheapest sources of energy for high
milk production. It’s a companion program
to the successful Complete Crop Program for
Corn, which under severe drought conditions
has doubled yields of corn. Do it today.
A SPECIAL booklet to help you grow more
and better quality roughage is available now
at your Agway Store or Representative. Pick
up your copy of the "1 965 Agway Complete
Crop Program for Hay
and Pasture Establish¬
ment and Maintenance”
today. Agway Inc., Syra¬
cuse, New York.
COMPLETE CROP SERVICE
for greater net returns
Remember that rhyme beginning, "One for the
money, two for the show”? It was used by many a
small boy to work up courage to jump out of bed on a
cold winter morning!
It's that time of year again when farmers are preparing
for zero hour just before jumping off on a spring campaign
Here are a dozen things that you can do ahead of that
campaign to save dollars and cuss words later when the
dust begins to fly across the land.
Three fo get
Ready and Four to go /
by Wes Thomas
CRANKCASE — Drain the winter oil
. and replace with a heavier, summer
weight; do this when the engine has been
thoroughly warmed up. If your tractor has a
filter, change it also.
HYDRAULIC SYSTEM- Most hy-
. draulic systems should be drained and
refilled with new oil at least twice a year. This
gets rid of dirt in suspension, and water form¬
ed by condensation.
TRANSMISSION - Check the fluid
• level. If your owner’s manual specifies
a heavier lubricant for summer use, change it
now. Otherwise, merely add oil to bring it up
to the proper level.
If the oil in the transmission case is above
the correct level, you have a warning of
trouble ahead. On some makes of tractors,
oil leaking from the hydraulic system enters
the transmission case. This leakage may cause
damage in three ways... (a) dilutes trans¬
mission oil, so gears are no longer properly
lubricated, (b) hydraulic system pump can
be ruined from lack of lubrication, (c) if leak
allowed to continue, level of oil in the trans¬
mission case can become so high that the oil
runs onto the brake drums and ruins the
linings. So, if the transmission case seems to
be “gaining” oil, have your dealer investigate
at once for leaky seals or gaskets.
STEERING GEAR - Check the level of
• the lubricant in the gear case. If needed,
add oil to bring it up to the recommended
level. On most tractors, it is not necessary to
drain the present oil.
BATTERY — Be sure that the liquid is
■ at the proper level; check this at least
once a week during the summer. If the level is
low, add soft water. Clean any corrosion from
the top of the battery case. Be sure that the
terminals are tight, and coat lightly with vase¬
line. Check the battery hold-down clamps to
see that they are in place. Operation of the
tractor over rough ground will shake things
up enough to break the case of an improperly-
secured battery.
RADIATOR — Drain last winter’s anti-
■ freeze; if it looks rusty, it’s probably
best to discard it. You will probably need to
clean the rust out of the interior of the cooling
system. A system that is not too severely
rusted can be cleaned by the use of a solution
of washing soda and water. After filling the
system with this solution, run the engine long
enough for it to reach normal operating tem¬
perature. Drain, and flush several times with
clean water; run the engine each time to get
complete circulation.
Extremely dirty radiators are best cleaned
by the use of a commercial cleaner. Be sure
to follow the directions carefully to avoid
damage.
Add some rust inhibitor at the final filling
to help prevent further rust formation. It will
not, however, clean up a dirty radiator.
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7 FAN BELT — Check the fan belt for
■ condition and proper tension. Look at
the underside . . . breaks generally start there.
A loose fan belt will slip and prevent the cool¬
ing system from doing the job properly.
8 FUEL FILTER - Remove and clean
■ the sediment bowl. This will help pre¬
vent the carburetor from becoming clogged
with small particles of dirt. Be sure that the
gasket is properly in place when replacing
the bowl.
AIR CLEANER — Remove and clean
■ the oil cup; scrape out the caked dirt in
the bottom. Wash the bowl with kerosene or
solvent. Refill with the same weight new oil as
you use in the engine crankcase. Do not fill
the cup above the marked level; this can be
just as harmful as too little oil. If your tractor
has a pre-cleaner or a screen over the air in¬
take, be sure to clean it also.
CLUTCH AND BRAKES - Adjustfree
. play in the foot clutch or the over-center
action of the hand clutch. Tighten the brakes
if necessary, and adjust so that both pedals
take up evenly. This will help avoid danger¬
ous side swerves when operating in road gear.
TIRES —Check for any signs ol breaks
■ or cuts in the casings. It will cost less
to have them repaired now than when the tire
goes flat this summer. Check the rims of the
front wheels for dents that can pinch tubes and
cause blow-outs. If bent, straighten the rim by
pounding out with a sledge. Also, check the
inflation pressure of the tires.
NUTS AND BOLTS - Last, but by no
■ means least, go over the entire tractor,
and tighten all nuts, bolts, and capscrews that
have worked loose. This simple precaution
often prevents serious and costly damage at
a later date.
American Agriculturist, March, 1965
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HERE COME
If Justin Morgan has been
watching this land of ours from
wherever horse lovers go, he must
be happier now than he was
twenty-five years ago. The “pass¬
ing of the horse” has reversed itself
to such an extent here in the North¬
east that a whole new generation
of horse owners find themselves
possessing more light horses than
have been in this area since the
time of World War I.
However, many members of this
generation find themselves with
little of the knowledge of horses
that their grandparents had. Coun¬
try children can’t understand why
grandma, who grew up in
Brooklyn, knows how to hold the
reins and drive a road horse, while
mother, who grew up in the Berk-
shires, doesn’t know a filly from
a founder.
Someone recently asked me what
was the greatest problem we vet¬
erinarians found when suddenly
asked to care for horses after a
fifteen-year lapse. There are two
problems: the first is restraint and
the second is nutrition, which could
be broken down to feeding and
parasites.
The purpose of this column has
always been to promote better co¬
operation between animal owners
and veterinarians, to attempt to
show you how you could make
better use of veterinary services.
One of the reasons many veterinar¬
ians don’t warm up to horse prac¬
tice is that some horse owners
don’t realize that it takes two peo¬
ple to work on a horse. When you
call your veterinarian to take care
of your horse, make sure you are
going to be there when he arrives.
The first step in restraint is to hold
the horse by a bridle or halter. A
horse always behaves better for
injections, worming, etc. when the
owner is present.
Catch Him First
It should go without saying that
the animal should have been
caught before the veterinarian
arrives. You might be able to catch
Old Pancho any time without diffi¬
culty, but I’ll bet when Doctor
Jones walks into the yard he’ll take
off and stand looking at both of
you with that “catch me if you
can” look that only Old Pancho
can get.
The next step in restraint is to
pass a lead chain under thehorse’s
chin through the halter or bridle
rings. A little soft, firm talk goes a
long way. There is nothing that
will “spook” a horse quicker than
an owner who starts to shout at
him at his first flinch.
If you have a “spooky” horse
that will strike or rear, tell your
veterinarian so a twitch can be
used before the horse becomes too
excited. The twitch is not cruel.
The most important thing about
using it is to hang onto it when
the horse jumps. A slightly sore
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THE HORSES!
nose on Old Pancho will heal a lot
faster than a broken arm on you
or your veterinarian.
Tranquilizers are a great help
for many minor jobs, such as
passing a stomach tribe or floating
teeth. Your veterinarian will use
them when he needs them. Perhaps
he may have you pick up some
oral tranquilizer at the office to
give in the morning grain so Old
Pancho will be as quiet as little
Nellie when he arrives to treat him
at eleven.
Feed Requirements
Now that we’ve got Old Pancho
all tied and tranquil, why is he so
thin? Is he receiving a pound of
grain and a pound of hay for each
one hundred pounds of his normal
weight? If he isn’t working hard,
one half pound of grain and one-
and-a-half pounds of hay per hun¬
dred pounds of weight is enough.
His grain should be oats or a
commercial horse feed, not cows’
grain. His hay can be any good,
clean, dust- free hay. Alfalfa is
wonderful, if dust-free. Clover
should be avoided unless very
dust-free.
The better the hay, the less grain
your horse needs. Hay should be
shaken up to eliminate dust, not
fed in the “slab”. A horse should
have access to a salt block, and if
working hard in hot weather
should be given an ounce or two
of salt twice a week with his grain.
If the horse is growing, or if it is a
female carrying a foal, she should
be fed a good mineral mixture.
Water should be available at all
times.
If you are doing all these things
and Pancho is eating well, and is
still thin, you’d better have Doctor
Jones check his stool (manure) for
worm eggs. The worms that cause
most of the trouble are too small
for the naked eye to see in the ma¬
nure. They are strongyles, no
bigger than an eyebrow hair. Your
veterinarian can give you worm
medicine to feed or, if your horse
is difficult to dose, he may decide
to pass a stomach tube or give
him the medicine with a balling
gun.
If the time of the year is between
November and February, and
Pancho is thin but doesn’t show
many worm eggs, your veterinar¬
ian may decide to “bot” him, too.
Bots are parasites which start their
cycle on the hair of the horse’s legs
as a yellow egg laid by a bot fly.
The horse licks off the eggs and
they hatch inside his digestive
tract, where they burrow into his
body and pass through the blood.
After a while they end up back in
the stomach, where they become
attached to the stomach wall.
There they grow to the size of a
grain of dent corn. A horse’s
stomach may contain hundreds of
them. In spring or late winter the
horse passes the bots and they fall
to the ground, to hatch into bot
flies to start the cycle all over
again.
If you have several horses, or if
Old Pancho is pastured with
several other horses, your veterin¬
arian may put him on a combina¬
tion phenothiazine and mineral
vitamin mixture to kill worms as
the eggs hatch in his digestive
tract. These mixtures are expen¬
sive, but are well worth it in the
protection they afford against
worms, although they do not pro¬
tect against bots.
There are many other troubles
Old Pancho can get into, but if you
feed him well enough to take care
of his needs, and keep the parasites
out of him, he’ll probably not suf¬
fer from them much. The pride you
will enjoy in a slick shiny horse
has no price on it. You’ll know
how Justin Morgan felt when he
was in his heyday!
by Robert Clingan
The Constant And The Given
Man in times of turbulence and
unsatisfied hungers reaches out for
the fixed and the given; he wants
some constants in a world of
change. His desire is for the given
in its original and ultimate form.
He tires of the fabricated, the pack¬
aged, and the man-made. From
the depths of his soul he cries out,
“Give us, 0 God, one of your
original gifts.”
Now the gifts of God are many.
One of the most obvious to the
rural dweller is the succession of
the seasons. The wind will change;
drought and flood may visit his
land. He may experience what he
describes as “unseasonable
weather,” the so-called “waves”
and “record-breakers.”
Yet beneath all the changes of
the atmosphere and variations in
rainfall, a man knows that there
is a fundamental pattern, described
as the “succession of the seasons.”
The Bible declares it in the prom¬
ise of God to Noah, a promise
sealed with the rainbow, “While
the earth remaineth, seedtime and
harvest, and cold and heat, and
summer and winter, and day and
night shall not cease.”
Each section of the earth has
its own patterns of the seasons.
For our area there is winter, fol¬
lowed by spring, summer and fall.
Between late spring and early fall
there is a growing season on which
the life of us all ultimately depends.
This observation reminds us
that our God, the creator of the
heavens and the earth, is not a
whimsical tyrant who gives and
cancels his commands. Rather, He
created a world of law and order,
of seasons that follow each other
in orderly progression. The Bible
also says that God who created it
called it good, and declares, “He
hath made everything beautiful in
its time.”
So, as man searches for the
given and the constant in this fab¬
ricated world of turbulence and
change, he may observe the suc¬
cession of the seasons and take
courage. These things are given.
These things remain, and this
great truth about the earth gives
our lives a source of stability and
strength. Thank God for winter
and summer, spring and fall, and
the growing season that blesses
each year and enriches the life of
us all. Thank God for the spring
when the snow melts, the trees bud,
flowers bloom, and nature herself
prepares the land for the spring
plowing, the seedtime and the ulti¬
mate harvest.
No wonder the poet Frances
Whitman Wile wrote,
“All beautiful the march of days as
seasons come and go:
The Hand that shaped the rose
hath wrought the crystal of the
snow.”
MEET ROBERT CLINGAN
Robert L. Clingan, who authors
the regular column “Food For The
Spirit,” was born March 14, 1914,
in Long Beach, California. He
received most of his formal educa¬
tion in Califor¬
nia, graduating
from the Uni¬
versity of Red¬
lands in 1936.
Between college
and seminary
he spent a year
in various em¬
ployment expe¬
riences, from
Robert Clingan “sampie chaser ”
in a sugar mill to a case worker
for the California State Relief Ad¬
ministration.
He came East for his ministeri¬
al training, and was graduated
from Colgate-Rochester Divinity
School in 1940. That same year
he married Maijorie Greenough
of Port Henry, New York. From
1944-46 he was a graduate stu¬
dent in sociology at Cornell Uni¬
versity.
Following seminary, he has
spent his entire life in the pastoral
ministry, serving churches in the
Town and Country, or related to
an agricultural community. He
has served Baptist churches, a
Baptist-Christian Federation, a
Baptist-Presbyterian Federation, a
Community Church affiliated with
the United Church of Christ, a
Presbyterian National Missions
field, and now the First Presbyte¬
rian Church of Canisteo, New
York. His pastorates have been
in Ohio, New York, Kansas, and
Arizona. In 1950 he was awarded
the Rosa 0. Hall Honor Certificate
for Distinguished Service in Town
and Country by the American
Baptist Convention.
His family consists of his wife
Marjorie and three children . . .
Ruthe, who is employed in New
York City; Fay, a seventeen-year-
old son in high school in Canisteo,
and Ralph, an eight-year-old in
the Canisteo Elementary School.
American Agriculturist, March, 1965
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Personal Satisfaction
After nearly sixty years of own¬
ing and handling registered Hol-
steins, I find much satisfaction in
telling a visitor, “They are all
registered, all home-bred, and all
trace through the lower line of the
pedigree to a heifer calf I bought
in 1912.” But I must add that the
cash return is not much greater
than that to be made with an
equ ally-good grade dairy!
Artificial insemination has been
available for twenty years for use
in both grade and purebred
dairies, whereas the grade dairy¬
man seldom bought the really top-
quality bulls for use on his dairy
alone. During this period, the pro¬
duction gap between the two
groups has closed from more than
four thousand difference to less
than one thousand pounds of milk
on the average. At the same time,
AI has eliminated the item of
Here , from the firing line of
dairying, are comments by farmers
about purebred and grade cattle.
Young Dairyman
As a young man just starting
in the dairy business, it is my
opinion that purebred catde are
superior to grade cattle. Whether
it be livestock or farm machinery,
you get “what you pay for.” At
least with purebred cattle you
know what their bloodlines are,
and just what you can expect from
each cow productionwise.
Since you cannot be sure of the
bloodlines of grade cattle, a farmer
takes a much greater risk in rais¬
ing grade animals for replace¬
ments. Even though the average
purebred cow exceeds the average
grade cow in milk production by
only $40 annually, this means that
an average-size herd of 40 milkers
would net a farmer an additional
$1600 annually. In my opinion
this is well worth paying a little
more for quality. — Albert D.
Stanfield, Needham, Mass.
Concrete Answer
I have often searched for a real
concrete answer to why I favor
purebred dairy cattle over grades.
True, the purebred produces more
milk, but there is always someone
who says, “I have grades who
give 20,000 pounds, and you have
purebreds giving 12,000 pounds.”
We can always argue that pure¬
breds sell for more . . . but what
service are we performing if we are
merely inflating the cost of produc¬
tion, in an industry where the costs
are already too high?
In my mind the entire problem
can be resolved by answering the
question, “Do purebred breeders
actually deserve the added divi¬
dends they receive for selling cattle
with registration papers?” I have
answered the question with a firm
and irrevocable “Yes.”
Only seven percent of our dairy
cattle population is registered, and
it is this seven percent who take the
responsibility for the other ninety-
three percent. A breeder does not
get paid for “a piece of paper;”
he gets paid for the generations
of planning and blending of blood
which it takes to create the animal
represented by that piece of paper.
The Honorable Harry W. Hays,
Minister of Agriculture in Canada,
has so ably stated it in saying,
“A breeder is an artist in flesh and
blood.”
Only seven percent of our cattle
are registered, but forty-one per¬
cent are bred artificially, and
countless other grade herds are
headed by purebred sires. The
grade dairyman has for genera¬
tions taken advantage of purebred
sires and has improved his herd
to the degree that his herd is a
real competitor to the registered
herd. Only by the purebred breed¬
ers continually moving forward
will all dairymen benefit. The
rewards are great for those who
will assume the leadership. —
Peter DeBlock, Jr., New Hamp¬
ton, N. Y.
More Selective
I think the industry needs the
purebred catde business to con¬
tinue to make progress, but they
need to take a lesson from the
grade men. The grade dairymen
to a great extent raise their replace¬
Many farmers who have both,
say they have grades out-produc¬
ing the purebreds. Unless the
farmers are more selective in rais¬
ing purebred calves, the grade cat¬
tle will overtake them. — Charles
L. Haight, Dundee, N. Y.
ments from only the top half of the
herd, while the purebred farmer
feels that he has to raise all calves.
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scarcity that made the offspring
of the top bulls very high-priced.
Few bulls used entirely in natural
service had more than one hun¬
dred tested daughters; now in some
instances AI numbers them in the
thousands.
Better feeding, better sanitation
and housing are equally available
for both grade and purebred
dairies and recent developments
in production-testing tend to make
the grade and purebred records
equal. Advanced Registry has
priced itself beyond the reach of
the small dairy. The sale of pure¬
bred catde at auction seems to be
undergoing a similar shaking-up,
so that a nice animal must have
an impressive show record or be
classified in the high bracket to get
much consideration.
If I were starting again would
I have a purebred dairy? I believe
I would, even if the margin of
profit were not gready above the
grades. — /. Howard Sheppard,
Heuvelton, N. Y.
College Educations
We like purebred cattle because:
More money for breeding
stock.
With proper study of
breeding and culling we
have better type.
There is a correlation be¬
tween type and production.
We started our herd in 1949
with both purebreds and grades.
The second year we sold all grades
and have been 100 percent regis¬
tered ever since.
We purchased a registered bull
calf in 1952 from one of the top
purebred herds, and started DHIR
testing. At five years of age this
bull had a proof on 10 daughters
as follows: 10,523 milk, 566 fat,
type 84.5. We sold him to an
artificial breeding co-op.
The children — 2 boys and 1
girl — started showing in 4-H and
State parish shows in 1950. They
had a lot to learn. We had a
family discussion and decided they
would not be able to go to college
on our milk checks. It was decided
that with proper planning and a
lot of hard work it could be done
with premium money.
To date, daughter graduated in
1962 from the University of Ver¬
mont in home economics. One son
is now a senior at U.V.M in agri¬
culture; the other son is now in
2nd year of high school. All ex¬
penses at college have been paid
for out of a separate bank account,
premium money irom fair circuit
only — and there will be enough
when our youngest son is ready
for college.
In 1958 we were awarded the
Efficient Production Award for
Vermont by The American Dairy
Product C orporation . . . herd
average 10,253 pounds milk, 523
fat. We have a cow just finished a
305C-2X lactation, as a 5-year-
old, with 16,810 milk, 961 fat,
1,263 lbs. solids and $636.
P.D.F.C. We bred and raised her
sire, a state champion in both milk
and fat for 1964. We never could
have done this with grades. — B.
W. Stryker, East Corinth, Vt.
American Agriculturist, March, 1965
BUT
Do You
THESE?
IF NOT — Remember:
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SETTLE FOR LESS!
Just about every co-op collects dues of ltf or
2^ per hundredweight, and if the co-op is doing
its job, that’s a bargain.
And many co-ops need additional funds to build
or buy marketing facilities. They’re smart. The
future will go to the organizations that have
something going for them other than promises
and loads of publicity clippings.
BUT ... .
Business is business. And these plant -building
(capital) funds are an investment. If your co¬
op or federation of co-ops is using your money
wisely, it will expect certain returns and good
growth in value.
SO .
. .
You should get your money back! It is as
simple as that.
YOUR CAPITAL INVESTMENT SHOULD
HAVE A GUARANTEED, LEGALLY BIND¬
ING REPAYMENT DATE, and if the enter¬
prise is a really solid one, you should RE¬
CEIVE INTEREST FOR EACH YEAR THE
CAPITAL LOAN REMAINS UNPAID.
The Dairymen’s League for 44 years has
repaid its members for capital loans — AND
PAID INTEREST. We’ve never missed a year!
WHY SHOULD YOU
SETTLE FOR LESS?
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FEDERAL BUDGET as adopted will contain cuts for agriculture.
Exceptions probably will be rural area development. Farmers
Home Administration, and marketing activities. There's con¬
siderable speculation that price supports will be lowered
gradually over period of years, and that direct payments to
farmers will be increased, with attempts to channel more
money to small farmers, less to large units. One idea is
that farmers should pay for some technical advice from Soil
Conservation Service.
IF CRIBBED CORN is moldy in the spring, it's likely that
crib was too wide to permit adequate air circulation, or
corn was too immature when put in crib. Some dairymen are
avoiding the problem by putting ear corn or shelled corn in
the silo and feeding it as high-moisture concentrate.
FARM EXPORTS of S6.2 billion set new record in 1964. Prev¬
ious record was $5-6 billion in '63. Most of increase was
sold for U.S. currency rather than foreign. Government-
financed programs (subsidized and donations) accounted for
$1.6 billion of farm exports. Plans to increase farm ex¬
ports include more subsidies to bring prices to levels com¬
petitive with other countries.
A GOOD RESOLUTION to observe throughout 1965 is to spend
some time keeping the farmstead clean and attractive. Nat¬
urally, jjt's not wise to use expensive equipment to mow
weeds when you don't know what they are hiding ... but it
takes only a few minutes to cart away the trash early in the
spring .
THE "CRYSTAL GAZERS'1 are predicting that one million farmers
will produce American food by 1980. In the meantime, many
medium-size farms will stay in business. Some will survive
by extra good management, some because the farm has no mort¬
gage, some by developing sidelines on or off the farm.
ESTIMATED UNIFORM MILK PRICES in the New York-New Jersey
milkshed for the next few months, according to Acting Admin¬
istrator Pollard, are as follows: March, $4.13, up 3 cents;
April, $3.88, up 2 cents; May, $3-68, up 6 cents; June,
$3.69, up 3 cents. If the estimate proves to be correct,
the average uniform price for milk for the first six months
will be up 2 cents from last year.
It is also estimated that volume of pooled milk for
the first six months will be 1 percent higher than last
year.
CHECK YOUR HAY SUPPLY'. If it looks too small to carry the
cows to pasture, consider feeding less hay per cow per day
rather than buying hay, which is scarce and much of it poor
quality. Cows will need more grain, but total feed costs
may actually prove to be lower and production higher than
if you buy hay. Tests have shown that cows do well on as
little as 5 to 8 pounds of hay per day, but 10 to 12 is
better.
FARMERS INDICATE INTENTION to raise more heifer calves.
Difference in price between a dairy cow for beef and a top-
quality dairy replacement is as much as $150 to $200, com¬
pared to spread of $50 to $100 a few years ago.
WINTER'S SERIOUS STORM in the Mohawk Valley, bringing elec¬
tric power failure, stressed importance of' emergency equip¬
ment for farms. Cornell bulletin "Emergency Equipment for
Electric Power Failures" is valuable source of information.
CHALLENGE YOUR COWS to produce to their full potential.
Start lead feeding two weeks before calving (at least one
pound per day per 100 pounds of body weight). After calv¬
ing, increase the grain as long as the cow's appetite is
good, and as long as she increases production. Following
peak production, reduce grain as production decreases.
Briefly, it pays many dairymen to feed more grain in first
half of lactation, less in last half.
It's difficult to overfeed high-producing cows in the
early stages of lactation. Ways to encourage more nutrient
intake include: (l) Feeding grain three or four times a
day; (2) start lead feeding at least two weeks before calv¬
ing; ^3) try feeding pellets; (4) increase palatability
with molasses .
YOU MUST keep wage records and pay Social Security tax on
an employee if he is paid $156 or more in cash during the
year ... or if he works for you 20 or more days during
the year and is paid in cash.
" PARITY PRICE" concept is outdated. Reason: mechanizat¬
ion and improved methods have increased production per man
to the point where return per man employed is more impor¬
tant than price per bushel, hundredweight, or ton.
American Agriculturist, March, 1965
Announcing new Alfatox.
It’s the nearest thing yet to a "perfect”
alfalfa insecticide. Here’s why:
New Alfatox* is the nearest thing yet to a
“perfect" alfalfa insecticide because it con¬
trols weevils and practically every other
insect known to attack alfalfa. And new
Alfatox won't give you milk or meat resi¬
due problems if you wait just seven days
after spraying before feeding treated al¬
falfa or clover to livestock.
You can spray new Alfatox and be sure of
dependable control of alfalfa weevils, even
strains which have developed resistance to
other insecticides. This is especially im¬
portant because resistance to other insec¬
ticides is spreading and there's a good
chance you'll be faced with hard-to-kill
weevils this year.
You can also depend on new Alfatox for
unbeatable control of aphids, spittlebugs,
leafhoppers, grasshoppers . . . and just
about every other insect threat to alfalfa.
One insecticide, that's all, and you've
solved your alfalfa insect problems.
Remember, you can avoid a residue
problem in milk or meat by using Alfatox.
Just waif seven days after spraying before
you graze livestock or cut treated alfalfa
for green chop or hay.
So keep close check on alfalfa weevils
during the larval stage, when they are most
destructive. Spray Alfatox before the first
cutting, when V3 to V2 of the plants show
some damage.
If reinfestation occurs after the first cut¬
ting, spray Alfatox directly on the stubble.
This will usually prevent damage from
weevils and other insects up to the time
you make your second cutting.
That's what makes Alfatox the “near-
perfect" insecticide. Control of practically
every insect that attacks alfalfa, including
resistant strains, and no milk or meat resi¬
due problems. No protective clothing or
devices needed when you apply Alfatox.
Ask your supplier about new Alfatox or
write us for full information.
Geigy Agricultural Chemicals, Division
of Geigy Chemical Corporation, Saw Mill
River Road, Ardsley, New York.
*Alfatox is a trademark of Geigy Chemical
Corporation.
CREATORS OF CHEMICALS FOR MODERN AGRICULTURE ^ "
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What Is A
“Strong” Wind?
Terms used
in official
forecasts
Miles
per
Hour
Wind effects
observed on
land
Light
1-3
Calm; smoke rises vertically.
Direction of wind shown by
smoke drift but not by wind
vanes.
-At
Moderate
13-18
Raises dust and loose paper.
Small branches are moved.
Strong
25-31
Large branches in motion;
whisding heard in telegraph
wires. Umbrella used with
difficulty.
Hurricane
75 +
Rarely experienced; accom¬
panied by widespread
damage.
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32
MERGERS
EVERYWHERE
by Ronald Graham
Farm and Business Editor, Post-
Standard, Syracuse, New York
THE MERGER of Metropolitan
Cooperative Milk Producers Bar¬
gaining Agency, Inc., and Mutual
Federation of Independent Co¬
operatives, Inc., both of Syracuse,
New York, into the Northeast
Dairy Cooperative Federation was
inevitable. The reasons for it were
similar in nature to those which
resulted in the merger of the
American Agriculturist and The
Rural New Yorker, and the
merger of Cooperative Grange
League Federation (GLF) with
Eastern States Farmers Exchange
and Pennsylvania Farm Bureau
Cooperative Association . . . under
the name Agway.
Decreasing Numbers
The number of dairymen and
farmers of all types are decreasing
at the same time their individual
importance increases. Serving
these farmers, whether with a
magazine, a feed and machinery
store, or as a milk bargaining
cooperative, is much different now
than it was even ten years ago.
Principal reason for the merger
of Metropolitan and Mutual was
to make a better bargaining po¬
sition for the prices of milk and
milk products. The voice of 12, 700
dairymen is much stronger than
the squeaky noises of two organi¬
zations ... two organizations
competing against each other . . .
one of 6,900 members and the
other with 5,800 members. This
stronger voice will have greater
impact, not only at the bargaining
table, but also at W ashington and
Albany.
The rush of events in agricul¬
ture demanded the merger of the
organizations’ milk manufacturing
plants at Oneida and Fort Plain,
New York, and the meshing of the
brains of the two co-ops to meet
the challenges of the future. The
merged concern will have control,
in varying degrees, of 11 billion
pounds of milk, which in 1965
will be sold in the New York-New
Jersey Federal Milk Marketing
Order 2 area. When the new co¬
operative gets its wheels rolling,
it will be producing butter, milk
powder, packaged fluid milk,
sterile milk, condensed milk, and
cream for American and world
markets.
Merger talks between Mutual
and Metropolitan actually started
in May of 1963, when the leaders
of the two co-ops . . . technically
they are federated cooperatives
because they are made up of 84
such groups . . . realized that the
signs of the times pointed in that
direction. Then, in the spring of
1964, Mutual’s Board ofDirectors
met at Hotel Syracuse and adopted
an “umbrella” plan of merger.
Metropolitan’s House of Dele¬
gates, meeting at Fort Plain shortly
after, on April 22, 1964, adopted
(Continued on page 48)
A
COMPLETE
BARN
CLEAN-UP
IN
MINUTES?
No sooner said than done— with
a Cornell Barn Cleaner. Atypical
user reports 16 minutes to clean¬
up for 37 cows . . . twice daily
in fall and winter, once a day in
pasturing season. Still going
strong after 12 years ! Expect
these time- and cost-saving
advantages when you install a
Cornell:
• Round-Oval Link Design
—sheds corrosive matter,
minimizes chain jamming,
wear and breakage!
• Double - Tooth Drive
Sprocket — reduces link
wear, increases chain life!
• Full 2" High Paddle— maxi-
mum cleaning capacity with
minimum manure pile-up.
Exclusive “wear shoe” con¬
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of paddle life !
• Fully Automatic Operation
-power-saving chain drive!
Install a Cornell barn cleaner . . .
or convert your present installa¬
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today.
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American Agriculturist, March, 1965
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FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FARM TRACTOR HISTORY. . .
“Right here
is the answer to
giving a man
his choice-where he
wants it most!”
You’d expect Allis- Chalmers to be the one
to take the lead with an idea like this — the
idea that a farmer deserves at least as much
freedom of choice when he invests in a new
tractor as when he buys a car. That’s why
now, for the first time in farm tractor
history, one great 5-plow tractor offers you
5 engine options !
You know that often as not a 5-bottom
tractor will handle six or seven some places
— and five will pull tough in others. So —
guided solely by what you want and need
for your own 5-bottom work, you may
choose the powerful, responsive perform¬
ance of the One-Ninety. Or, if your special
conditions call for, say 15 or 20 more horses,
the new power-packed XTs are for you.
The choice is yours.
Which one of the One-Nineties do you
want? No matter which you buy, you’ll
have the most exciting tractor to come on
the farm scene in a generation. On the next
page is a partial rundown of some of the
across-the-board advantages . . .
Blank Page Digitally Inserted
Pick the One-Ninety you want.
Any one of the five
gives you things
you’ll find nowhere else!
JJere are just a few of the exceptional
good things that come with any one
of the Allis-Chalmers tractors in the
One-Ninety line: Start with (1) that
roomy platform, a full yard in either
direction. See that 12-position contour
seat, (2) just one of three styles, and
(3) power steering plus an adjustable
steering wheel that allows the driver
to sit or stand. Your console control
(4) where your right hand drops on
it — power director, speed control, hy¬
draulic controls, Traction Booster, and
position control levers — all in a group
where you don’t have to reach. Look
down that low-sloped engine hood (5)
and see closer in front than
you ever did before on a
tractor this big. Notice the
big air scoop ahead of the
wheels for cleaner air. Now
have a look at (6) the full-
skirted fenders that protect
without hiding the wheels.
All four wheels are adjust¬
able for tread width to suit
the row and the crop. Turn around and
see your huge, 48-gallon day-long fuel
tank (7) — no delays to refuel.
There are three separate hy¬
draulic circuits (8) for instant
response regardless of engine
speed. And (9) your choice of the
easiest 3-point hitch you’ve ever seen,
or Allis-Chalmers Snap-Coupler.
You’ve just made a fast tour of a
tractor built to go!
We could go on and on — but
isn’t there someone not too far
from you who can show you the
One-Ninety and One-Ninety XT
. . . someone who gets just as excited
talking about these goin’ 5-bottom
tractors as we do? Sure there is! And
he’s just the man who can help you pick
the power, pick the fuel and pick the
engine that’s best for the work you do.
He’s your Allis-Chalmers dealer.
ALLIS-CHALMERS • THE TRACTOR PEOPLE • MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
NEW BASE FOR FARM WAGES
Wages — New Jersey fruit and
vegetable growers who use Puerto
Rican migrant workers have anew
boss on the farm ... no other than
Willard B. Wirtz, the U.S. Secre¬
tary of Labor. In dealing with the
Mexican braceros, the Department
of Labor has established a base
for farm wages for all areas of the
United States. For New Jersey the
base is $1.30 an hour, a 30 per¬
cent increase over what was paid
in 1964.
I discussed the Puerto Rican
situation with Carleton Heritage,
president of the New Jersey Farm
Bureau, and also president of the
Garden State Service Cooperative
Association. Mr. Heritage informs
me that Garden State has an agree¬
ment with the Puerto Rican gov¬
ernment for $1.00 an hour for
1965. This may be idle thinking
in view of the position of Labor
Boss Wirtz, who has urged Florida
growers to pay the $1.30 an hour.
Potatoes — I had lunch with Jay
Garrison, Elmer, and asked if the
booming prices on white potatoes
would lead to an increase in plant¬
ings. Mr. Garrison quoted Lester
Roork, a well-known dealer, who
claims that while there has been
more interest in potatoes in recent
weeks, with the price of seed . . .
and the prospect of an over-plant¬
ing in areas to the South . . . there
will actually be little or no in¬
crease. In recent years, growing
potatoes in New Jersey has been
confined to operators who have
the land, the finances, and the mar¬
kets to ride through depressions
as well as prosperous years.
George Coombs, also of Elmer,
has added another year to his
experience of growing potatoes
under contract. He likes this sys¬
tem; knows what he is going to
receive for his crop before it is
planted.
Tomatoes — There is no subject
in New Jersey that creates as much
concern, discussion, and at times
differences of opinion as the price
for tomatoes grown under contract
with processors. As this is being
written, the indications are that
contract prices for 1965 will be
somewhat higher than in recent
years.
Tomato Yields — New Jersey has
a new champion tomato grower,
Donald C. Garrison, Elmer, Salem
County. In spite of one of the
worst droughts in years, Donald
produced 35.52 tons of tomatoes
per acre, the highest in the State.
Interestingly, his father, Clyde
Garrison, was third in the 20-ton
Club with an average yield of
31.87 tons per acre. And another
coincidence is that in 1962 the
elder Garrison was the State cham¬
pion with a yield of 38.05 tons per
acre, the highest measured and
official yield ever grown in New
Jersey.
Emidio DeSilvio — New Jersey’s
American Agriculturist, March, 1965
by Amos Kirby
New Jersey Editor
most consistent big yield producer
is Emidio DeSilvio, Cedar Brook,
second with 33.06 tons. He has
quite a record . . . was top grower
in 1959, 1960 and 1961, and
placed third in 1963.
Asparagus — The future for New
Jersey’s “sick” asparagus indus¬
try appears to be a bit brighter.
Low yields and low prices have
discouraged growers, many of
whom are ol the opinion that it
has seen its day. Some are ready
to quit . . . but what else can one
grow?
However, those who attended
the asparagus sessions of the New
Jersey State Horticultural Society’s
annual meeting were given some
encouraging predictions:
Dr. Howard Ellison, College of
Agriculture specialist on aspara¬
gus, has come up with selected
asparagus seed that holds great
promise of strains of greater pro¬
ductivity. Dr. Ellison, the New Jer¬
sey Asparagus Council, and others
have selected plants from many
acres, then had them moved to a
new field, where the blossoms were
pollinated by strong and produc¬
tive males.
This seed is now available in
limited amounts. Plants will be
available in 1966, and within a
few years (with proper field prac¬
tices) yields should start climbing
towards 4,000 pounds per acre.
They are doing it in Michigan . . .
so why not in New Jersey and
other states where yields have been
declining?
Harvester — Down in Cumberland
County an asparagus grower has
a unique home-made contraption
that is worth copying by other
growers if they are looking for a
way to reduce harvesting costs.
The low-wheeled machine is
owned and operated by Jean
Erbaugh, Greenwich. It is drawn
by a tractor, and moving at a rate
of three miles per hour three men
sitting on the machine can cut the
spears and place them in boxes as
the machine moves across the field.
Mr. Erbaugh claims that it has
enabled him to reduce his harvest¬
ing costs by one-third.
Here and There
Cited by the New Jersey State
Board of Agriculture lor “distin¬
guished service to New Jersey Ag¬
riculture” were: Stanley Coville,
veteran blueberry grower and
marketer; Clarence B. Davenport,
whose ability to inspire students
is well known in Burlington Coun¬
ty; Charles E. Maier, successful
vegetable grower, farm leader, and
able citizen in his home county of
Morris; and Charles H. Nissley,
Extension teacher, a pioneer in
the control of insects and diseases
on vegetable crops.
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Fields rolled early in the spring with a
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to dull or break knives.
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37
Clobber alfalfa weevil ....
(Continued from page 22)
feeding barrier. Early treatment
may mean no toxicant is present
when it is needed the most.
4. Apply the insecticide in no
less than 20 gallons of water per
acre at about 35 psi of pressure.
5. Treat, if you cannot harvest,
when 50 percent or more of the
growing tips show some feeding
injury. Not when 50 percent of the
plant is destroyed, but when 50
percent of the growing tips show
some injury. This will be patchy,
use judgment here.
6. Follow these rules for all sub¬
sequent cuttings of alfalfa.
7. Do not use any other dosages
or any other materials in New
York.
Now some facts and precautions
about the recommended insecti¬
cides:
Methoxychlor is a safe chlori¬
nated hydrocarbon . . . safe to han¬
dle and use. It has a tolerance of
100 parts per million (ppm) on
hay. It is a fine spittlebug killer
and works well on potato leaf-
hoppers on alfalfa. One must wait
7 days after treating before feed¬
ing or cutting.
Malathion is a safe phosphate
. . . safe to the applier and safe to
birds, bees, fish and cattle. It has
a tolerance of 135 ppm. Hay may
be fed the day it is treated.
Diazinon is a relatively safe
compound to the applier. It has
a tolerance of 40 ppm on hay. It
has a good dermal or skin toxicity
picture, and hence is quite safe to
the operator . . . but it is more
toxic than malathion or methoxy¬
chlor. It may' cause some flecking
or injury to alfalfa, but in most
cases the plants will outgrow this
slight injury.
Parathion is a very toxic phos¬
phate to bees, birds, animals, and
the user. It must only be applied
by a trained operator who must
be aware of the dangers to himself
and take all necessary precautions.
While parathion has only a tol¬
erance of 1 ppm on hay, it may be
fed up to 40 or more ppm to dairy
catde safely and without contami¬
nating milk. It is readily broken
down in the rumen of cattle and
eliminated in the waste products
of the animals. Occasionally it
may also be toxic to plants, but
seldom does it cause excessive
injury.
Please Remember
A few general statements about
the uses of pesticides on forages
cannot be repeated too often. These
are:
— Treat only when necessary and
profitable to do so.
— Make it your business to know
and follow only the prescribed Col¬
lege recommendations. Keep up
to date and keep out of trouble.
— Do not overdose, knowingly or
carelessly.
— Calibrate your pesticide appli¬
cator as to speed and to apply
exactly the dosage recommended.
Do this often, not once a year.
Output will vary with wear of the
nozzles and pump.
— Measure out accurately the pre¬
scribed dosage of pesticide. Use a
measuring cup; never guess.
— Follow exactly all the latest
label precautions, especially as to
formulation, crops, insect, num¬
ber of applications and interval
between treatment and harvest.
This is important. It is unlawful
to do otherwise.
— Follow all warnings and pre¬
cautions on the label for your
personal safety, safety to others,
and safety to wildlife of all kinds.
Beware especially of drift to the
property of others or wildlife
areas, and contamination of
streams while loading your
sprayer with water.
— Destroy old bags and contain¬
ers by burning and burying deep¬
ly in areas where wildlife and
streams will not be contaminated
by run-off. Use good common
sense with these poisons.
— In weedy hay fields in bloom,
apply pesticides only in the even¬
ing or early morning when honey
bees are not working. Protect the
pollinators by choosing such safe
pesticides as methoxychlor and
malathion in honey bee areas.
Other Specific Precautions
— Cows fed forages with any resi¬
dues of DDT, TDE, Perth ane,
dieldrin, heptachlor, Telodrin,
chlordane, endrin, aldrin, toxa-
phene, BHC, lindane and endo-
sulfan will store these in their body
fat, and milking cows will secrete
them or their metabolic products
in their milk. Young calves and
heifers and dry cows will store
these in their body fat and secrete
them when they freshen months
later. Do not feed forages or other
feeds knowingly bearing residues
of them.
— Never feed sweet corn treated
with DDT as fodder or silage.
Avoid all apple pomace as cow
feed of dairy cattle as it usually
has a high residue of DDT or
other pesticides, or both.
— Never feed vegetable wastes or
graze harvested cabbage or other
vegetable fields where any pesti¬
cides have been used unless they
are known to be at approved and
(Continued on page 39)
American Agriculturist, March, 1965
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(Continued from page 38)
safe pesticide residue levels for
forage.
— Do not buy any hay unless you
are certain it contains no objec¬
tionable or illegal residues. Deal
only with reputable hay dealers.
— Use extreme care in buying
dairy cow replacements. Be cer¬
tain these do not come from con¬
taminated herds. Know your
seller. Ask questions of him. Make
him stand behind his sales with a
signed statement. An outstanding
milk producer with an outstand¬
ing pedigree may not be a bar¬
gain at any price.
Remember we can grow supe¬
rior hay and increase yields with
insect control. We can do this
safely with the materials presently
available. We strongly urge you
to try them on your own farm.
However, it cannot be overempha¬
sized that you must continually be
alert to changes in recommenda¬
tions resulting from additional
new studies and better techniques
for residue detection. Check fre¬
quently with your county agent or
State College of Agriculture.
AROUND THE NORTHEAST
University of Connecticut spe¬
cialists recommend the following
alternatives for alfalfa weevil con¬
trol ( all amounts in terms of
pounds actual toxicant per acre):
Malathion 1 to 1.25
Methoxychlor 1.5
Diazinon 1 to 1.5
Methoxychlor plus malathion at
above rates
Methoxychlor plus diazinon at
above rates
New Jersey (Rutgers) and Penn¬
sylvania (Penn State), in addition
to materials already mentioned,
are recommending Guthion. Since
this material has a label for al¬
falfa weevil control, it is legal for
use anywhere in the country, but
it is not on the recommended list
in Connecticut or New York. The
New Jersey recommended rate is
one-half pound per acre; special
safety precautions are suggested
where either Guthion or parathion
are to be used.
Pennsylvania recommends Gu¬
thion at three-fourths pound of
actual toxicant per acre (three
pints of 25 percent emulsifiable
concentrate), whether applied on
first cutting or on the stubble fol¬
lowing first cutting. Twenty-one
days must elapse between applica¬
tion and harvest. With this ma¬
terial, as with others, read the
label and follow directions. If in
doubt, check with your county
agent.
The Asgrow Seed Company is
promoting a sorgo-sudangrass
hybrid (Asgrow Grazer) because
“it does not attract alfalfa weevils
which means no problem with
insecticide residues.” Many other
seed companies, including Hoff¬
man Seeds, DeKalb, Northrup
King, etc., have developed similar
annual forage crops as possibil¬
ities for both hay and pasture.
None of these annuals presently
suffers from the insect damage
problem faced by alfalfa in the
southern portion of the Northeast.
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Plumbing & Heating
COLEBROOK, N. H.
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“CHARLIE”
Richards Bros.
ALPINE, N. Y.
PHILIP DICKSON
Leo Dickson & Sons
BATH, N. Y.
EDWARD J. CONNOR
Connor’s Farm Shop
CLAYVILLE, N. Y.
CLAIR HODGINS
CORFU, N. Y.
(Indian Falls)
DELBERT H.
HALLENBECK
D. H. Hallenbeck
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DUANESBURG, N. Y.
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Shamel Milling Co,
E. CONCORD, N. Y.
LEON WALKER
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FORT ANN, N. Y
RICHARD TRUMBULL
H. Trumbull & Sons
FORT PLAIN, N Y
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MALONE, N. Y.
HARRY LACEY
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MORAVIA, N. Y.
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BELLEVILLE, N. Y.
39
Roadside markets .
(Continued from page 16)
apples, peaches, prunes, and pears
at his roadside market. Sweet corn,
tomatoes, squash, and melon acre¬
ages were increased to provide a
fuller line of home-grown items.
Other Adjustments
Changes in crops were only one
of the adjustments the Schwab fam¬
ily made. The next step was the
construction of a practical pole-
type market with aluminum roof
and siding. After trying to operate
a few seasons with a hard-to-clean
dirt floor, a concrete slab was laid,
and overhead doors installed to
make possible a longer season for
the sale of fall fruits and cider.
In spite of the formidable job
of caring for a family of nine fine
children, Mrs. Schwab decided to
spend more time at the stand last
year because of the difficulty of
hiring sales help with enough’ inter¬
est to encourage the all-important
repeat customer. This made neces¬
sary a full-time baby sitter at
home.
Another adjustment involved
identification and advertising.
After considering a few farm
names, they settled on the best one,
their own family name. Attractive
signs a thousand feet away along
the highway advise approaching
motorists that Schwab Farms is
just ahead. Neat signs indicating
current specials are located in
front of the newly-painted market
nestling between large apple trees
loaded with colorful fruit in
season.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Hall, War¬
rens Corners, west of Lockport,
sell their home-grown apples and
grapes in another rather new pole-
type market. Mrs. Hall talks over
apple pie recipes with her custom¬
ers, a personalized service that a
super market can never supply.
She also found that painting the
display benches a clean yellow
color accented the colors of the
fruit. Calvin Hall suggests encas¬
ing creosote-treated poles with
planed lumber to prevent stains
on customers’ clothing.
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4. Special feeds for ketosis preven¬
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This is good. College studies of commercial
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higher milk output per man can bring a 91%
increase in labor income for the oper¬
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Headquarters: Cayuga, N. Y.
just west of Hall’s on Route
104, is Eleven Oaks Farm, owned
by Howard Budd. Mr. Budd
could well be called “The Squash
King” of Niagara County. From
late September into November the
majestic oaks along Ridge Road
shelter piles of every popular
squash variety. The only equip¬
ment used include a stepped dis¬
play rack and sometimes a
flatbed trailer holding fruit. On a
sunny Sunday afternoon last No¬
vember up to ten cars stopped in
at one time.
John Carlisle of Route 31, Lock-
port, employs an old democrat
wagon, once used by growers to
haul all kinds of produce to town,
as the identifying insignia at his
place of business. The brightly-
painted wagon, with his name in
large letters on the sideboard, is a
landmark in the area. It helps
John move his specialties, sweet
corn and pumpkins.
While conducting a customer-
flow study at the Carl Zehr Mar¬
ket, Route 78, Newfane, I noted
that customers seem to arrive in
bunches on busy days. When this
“bunching” occurs, the universal
custom of displaying produce in
baskets as a measuring device
causes problems in providing
quick service. Baskets are too ex¬
pensive to use as the take-home
container for small quantities, so
each item is re-packed by hand
into bags.
Carl solved this problem by
purchasing appropriate sizes of
inexpensive polyethylene bags,
which are inserted in the tradition¬
al basket “measure” before filling.
When the sale is made, the plastic
bag is simply lifted out of the bas¬
ket and a “twist-em” fastened
around the neck. It takes only a
few seconds.
Open-top paper containers with
handles (imprinted with the
grower’s name and address) also
help solve the quick service prob¬
lem. Mrs. Zehr finds that washing
the smooth, white Chippewa po¬
tato really improves the appear¬
ance of this variety, and helps
justify asking the full retail value
for a better-quality product.
Dairy Store
Felix Lombardi, Lewiston, start¬
ed selling raw milk retail at his
barn more than forty years ago.
In 1929 he built a sturdy field-
stone milkhouse that today serves
as a keystone to a much-enlarged
modern milk processing and sales
structure operated by a son, Se¬
bastian. Being interested in young
people, and conscious of the value
of good public relations in retail¬
ing, Sebastian encourages school
teachers to bring their classes out
to see how milk is produced. Fam¬
ilies are welcome to step into the
barn, located only a few feet from
the sales room.
This year the Lombardis started
buying milk from nearby dairy¬
men to supplement their own pro¬
duction, evidence of a growing
demand generated by good cus¬
tomer relations and a good pro¬
duct.
Observations made at the farm
market of Erwin T. Campbell,
(Continued on next page)
American Agriculturist, March, 1965
40
Lewiston, in a customer study, re¬
sulted in a radical rearrangement
of the display and service counters.
Analysis of the sales from each
counter indicated that more inte¬
rior display area was needed, as
well as a more convenient check¬
out counter.
The “barrier” of displays
across the front was converted into
aisles leading into the market.
Harold Freeman, son-in-law, and
production man on the farm, plan¬
ned a crescent- shaped check-out
counter for the center of the sales
area. This provides space for sev¬
eral customers to deposit items
from nearby self-service displays.
Carry-out service is provided for
large containers.
Mrs. Freeman grades tree-run
peaches into as many as eight
grades and sizes of container, from
one quart to a half bushel. She
finds that the varying tastes, needs,
and finances of customers makes
this careful grading pay off by
finding a home for both economy
and fancy-quality fruit.
Construction Problem
Highway construction has
caused headaches for some farm
markets. John Goodrich, Lake
Road, Olcott, encountered a seri¬
ous problem when Route 18 was
rebuilt and widened to within a
few feet of his fruit sales barn.
John, a former county agricultural
agent, found it necessary to elimi¬
nate the old barn. He replaced it
with a combined packing house
and sales area attached to his
large fruit storage building.
Although this required a con¬
siderable investment, a larger,
safer parking area and handier
sales room make it all worthwhile.
Mrs. Goodrich, chief sales lady,
reports that people like to see the
actual grading of apples on their
modern machine in the salesroom.
Palletized displays with castors are
being built for this coming season.
In Stephentown, Eastern New
York, my brother Andrew watched
the big earth movers excavate a
new roadbed for New York Route
22 to a level six feet below his dis¬
play porch, leaving no driveway
at all in front of the building. The
only solution was to “start a
second front” by re-locating the
display area to the rear, along
with a new approach drive, park¬
ing area, and landscaping plan.
Now that the new highway is com¬
plete, sales of sweet corn, straw¬
berries, fresh peas and maple
syrup are back near normal. Twin
check-out counters speed up ser¬
vice during rush periods.
In the early 1940’s, Miles Nich¬
ols, Route 104, Lewiston, started
selling fruits and vegetables from
the tailgate of his truck on week¬
ends. In the post-war era this
evolved into a more permanent
wooden frame shelter. When son
William returned from Morrisville
Agricultural and Technical Insti¬
tute in 1957, he started to take
over more of the marketing phase
of their dairy-fruit operation.
By 1962 Bill had completed a
uew cement block structure with
an 800-bushel capacity walk-in
cooler and overhead doors. Bill
American Agriculturist, March, 1965
credits the cooler with prolonging
the fresh condition of peaches,
pears, sweet corn. Display tables
at the Nichols market are now
equipped with three-inch casters to
expedite opening and closing; Bill
learned that smaller casters do not
function with heavily-laden tables.
After a customer study showed that
less than 10 percent of his cus¬
tomers looked at displays located
around the corner of the building,
Bill brought these out of the shad¬
ows into the limelight, with excel¬
lent results.
Product of Imagination
The new market of Mr. and
Mrs. Joshua Tsujimoto, Route 16,
Elma, Erie County, is the product
of imagination and industry. The
Tsujimotos have been in the busi¬
ness for a number of years, offer¬
ing a quality line of fresh
vegetables, with emphasis on sweet
corn.
The new building has a com¬
bination of modern and Japanese
architecture, providing a home for
No single man makes history. His¬
tory cannot be seen, just as onecannot
see grass growing. — Boris Pasternak
both an air-conditioned vegetable
sales area and an Oriental gift
shop. The grand opening in Oc¬
tober, 1964, attracted hundreds of
people from suburban Buffalo.
Josh also believes in selling the
finished product. In 1962 he ar¬
ranged to have faces painted on
pumpkins to eliminate the crude
gouging and cutting usually done
by the amateur jack-O- Lantern
maker. Sales went up . . . along
with the price of painted pump¬
kins. Josh was invited to tell his
story at the Ohio Roadside Mar¬
keting Conference at Columbus in
November of 1962, and in 1963
he appeared on Rural Review,
WBEN-TV, Buffalo, for another
report.
The elements of successful road¬
side market operation are numer¬
ous. They must include imagina¬
tion, careful grading of produce,
a desire to provide service . . . and
long work days.
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Blueprints of the earth ....
(Continued from page 18)
Soil survey reports since 1957
contain many new interpretations
for the soils mapped in the area.
This information varies with the
needs of the area, but in most cases
includes estimated yields of crops
under defined levels of manage¬
ment, land capability interpreta¬
tions, as well as interpretations
relating to uses for rangeland,
engineering purposes, community
planning, drainage and irrigation,
and for recreation and wildlife.
These maps are usually printed
on an airphoto base, at a scale of
about one to 20,000 — or about
three inches to the mile. This pro¬
vides a large scale map with a
surprising amount of detail, show¬
ing every feature normally visible
on the ground from an airplane.
Individual farms, and even indi¬
vidual fields, can be easily identi¬
fied.
Copies of these reports are
often available free to landowners
from the local Soil Conservation
Service office, the county agent, or
your congressman. For people
from outside the area, copies may
be obtained from the Information
Division, Soil Conservation Ser¬
vice, Washington 25, D. C.
The third real bargain in the
map field is the aerial photograph.
There are aerial photos for all
parts of the Northeast, and they
are more readily available than
most people suspect. The easiest
source of information is to contact
the county SCS office, your Dis¬
trict Forester, or your county
ASCS office. All of these agencies
have index maps for all or part of
your area, and generally have
order blanks on hand for your
convenience as well.
Aerial photos can be purchased
in several forms and sizes; none
are very expensive. At a scale of
one to 20,000 (approximately 9
square miles per photo) they cost
$1.00 per photo; at the very con¬
venient scale of one inch to 660
feet they cost $2.60 per single
photo. If you prefer to deal directly
with the source of supply, they can
be ordered from the Eastern Lab¬
oratory, Aerial Photography Di¬
vision, Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Service, U. S.
Department of Agriculture, 45
South French Broad Avenue,
Ashville, North Carolina.
You should first ask for an in¬
dex sheet of your area (price
$1.30). Be sure to indicate the
part of the county about which you
are interested. Then from the index
sheet identify the photographs to
be requested and send for them.
Photo Interpretation
Aerial photos can serve as a
major tool for planning, as well
as a very interesting item for the
hobbyist. In case you would like
to learn a little about the intricate
processes of detection used by pro¬
fessional photo interpreters, there
is a handy and inexpensive hand¬
book prepared for the beginner in
this field. It is Interpretation of
Aerial Photographs by T. E.
Avery, published by the Burgess
Publishing Company, 426 South
Sixth Street, Minneapolis, Minne¬
sota. The special stereoscopic
glasses necessary for this work are
also inexpensive. '
The aerial photo, when used
with stereo glasses that give a
third dimension, combines all the
features of the topographic map
with many of those found on the
soil maps. Everything visible on
the face of the earth is usually
visible on the aerial photo except
for things hidden by dense shad¬
ows. People are continuously
amazed at the items that can be
seen from the aerial photographs,
such as the white stripes on high¬
ways, woodchuck holes, cows,
good hunting locations, and var¬
ious types of farm machinery in
operation!
For farm planning purposes the
one inch to 660 ft. is a very useful
scale, though a bit expensive. At
that scale a square inch is equal
to approximately 10 acres, and
measurements can simply be mul¬
tiplied to give acreages.
Other Helps
In addition to these three tools
for local study and mapping, there
are many maps that are available
for larger areas. The most popular
among these is the series of quad¬
rangle maps at the scale of 1 to
250,000. Each sheet of this series
covers an area of approximately
7,000 square miles. Information
included is similar to that avail¬
able on the regular topographic
maps, but of course not nearly as
detailed.
This series of maps is often
mounted, and frequently one sees
them used as wall paper for a hall
or one wall of a study. It requires
14 sheets to cover all of New York
State, with some overlap into New
England and Pennsylvania, and
at the low cost of 50 cents a sheet,
this makes an interesting and in¬
expensive conversation piece.
Some of the same series are avail¬
able in three dimensional raised
plastic at $4.50 a sheet. These
sheets are available from the U.S.
Geological Survey, Washington
25, D. C.
(Continued on next page)
American Agriculturist, March, 196 5
Tiny grubs-big appetites. Green larvae with white stripes grow
to a length of Vs"; adult weevil varies from brown to gray with
a black stripe, are %e" long. Adults shred leaf edges on later
cuttings, then over-winter and lay eggs early in the spring.
amage from the weevil. Note the riddled tips and skeletonized
falfa leaves. The pest often ruins the first cutting. On all
emicals, follow labeling instructions and warnings carefully.
An important message
from DuPont about the
Alfalfa Weevil
and what to do about it!
Spray your alfalfa with safety; and without the
fear of residues in milk. Play it safe, spray it safe;
spray with this combination :
METHOXYCHLOR
plus
MALATHION
Recommended in the northeastern states, these
two insecticides are combined in a convenient
ready-to-use liquid formulation by:
42
In recent years several states
have used the 1:250,000 series as
a base for new geologic maps.
These are valuable assets to the
person interested in natural
science, high school students, and
farmers for background informa¬
tion on the origin of soils and
drainage patterns of local areas.
They are a little difficult to locate
( and the price is not always cheap)
but they are a good investment
for anyone who has use for them.
The one for New York State,
for example, comes in five big
sheets and can be purchased by
the sheet at $2.00 a page, or the
whole set with supplemental text
and key sheets for $11.00. This
map can be ordered from the New
York State Department of Educa¬
tion, Albany, N. Y., and is identi¬
fied as Map and Chart Series No.
5. The office of the State Geologist
handles information on these maps
in Pennsylvania and Vermont,
while in New Jersey they are ob¬
tained through the Department of
Conservation and Economic Plan¬
ning, and in New Hampshire from
the State Planning and Develop¬
ment Commission.
State Soil Maps
In some states, such as New
York and New Hampshire, a gen¬
eralized soil map for the entire
state is available from the Exten¬
sion Office of the State College of
Agriculture. These maps add much
interest for the person interested in
agriculture and who likes to travel
around the state. Differences in the
use of the land for agricultural
purposes frequently coincide with
the major soil changes indicated
Dates to Remember
12th NATIONAL EGG MONTH
March 1 - Annual meeting
United Milk Producers Coopera¬
tive Assoc, of New Jersey, Par
Hills Inn, near Somerville, NJ .
March 1,2 - Annual Confer¬
ence for Directors and Managers
of the N.Y. Production Credit
and Federal Land Bank Associa¬
tions, Statler Hall, Cornell
University, Ithaca, N.Y.
March 5*6 - School for
Christmas Tree Growers, Cornell
University, Ithaca, N.Y.
March 8-20 - DHIC Super¬
visor Training School, Cornell
University, Ithaca, N.Y.
March 11,12 - National
Peach Conference, New Jersey
College of Agriculture, Rutgers
University, New Brunswick.
March 21 - Cornell Horse
Field Day, Ithaca, N.Y.
March 22-24 - 25th annual
meeting^ American Dairy Assoc¬
iation, Pick Congress Hotel,
Chicago, Ill.
March 25 - Agricultural
Leaders' Forum, Cornell Uni¬
versity, Ithaca, N.Y.
March 26 - Deadline for
sign-up feed grain program.
March 26,27 - Dairy Cattle
Breeding Short Course, Penn¬
sylvania State University, Uni¬
versity Park, Pa.
March 20 - New York Flying
Farmers Fly-in and Dinner, Han¬
cock Field, Syracuse, N.Y.
American Agriculturist, March, 1965
on the maps.
In New York State the College
of Agriculture has produced a
number of county Land Class bul¬
letins and leaflets. These are avail¬
able for several counties, though
some of them are somewhat out¬
dated. Land classification maps
identify areas where farms vary
substantially in their income¬
earning capacity. The five major
components of land, soil, climate,
location, topography and water¬
handling capacity of the soil are
the prime factors considered in
producing these maps.
There are many other sources
of highly specialized maps of local
areas, but they generally require
considerable knowledge of specific
information before they are of
much use to an individual. The
maps discussed in this article pro¬
vide an inexpensive source of
much of the best map material
available. Their use by individ¬
uals, whether for business or
pleasure, often sparks a new in¬
terest in maps that turns into a
fascinating and rewarding hobby.
I found myself .
(Continued from page 20)
er’s wife became effervescent
bubbles. At last we arrived in Se¬
attle, the city on a sidehill. I was
able to give myself to my husband
and fellow travelers. I had learned
that one cannot give something
not yet found. Pitching down one
of the perpendicular streets, I
drowned my troubles in the
luxuriant seascape.
Then came the return trip. At¬
tempting to walk to the diner, the
train whipped left. I spilled bodily
into the lap of the gentleman to
my left. I picked myself up and
paused, the train lurched right. I
spilled bodily into the lap of the
gentleman to my right. I heard
my husband snicker before he
said, “All right, fellows; when you
et through with her, she still
elongs to me.”
So it was! I felt no injury to my
pride. At last I could laugh.
So, here I am — and onCe again
I can smile as I battle bugs, bad
weeds, and backache.
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the fetters of your very own farm!
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The biggest bargain in saw chain
costs a little more at first. . .
Recently we asked a cross section of chain saw operators why
they repeatedly bought OREGON" Chain. Of the 321 people
interviewed, 249 or 77.6% equipped their saws with OREGON
Saw Chain. Here’s what they said when we asked “why”:
69 — “cuts more wood”
48 — “less maintenance
59 — “less breakage”
46 — “holds edge better
22 — “cuts faster”
30 — “cuts smoother’
6 — “feeds better”
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Guarding Scotland's
capital is Edinburgh
Castle, dominating any
view of the city and cus¬
todian of its ancient
BRITISH ISLES TOUR
Here is the third European Tour
which American Agriculturist will
operate in 1965, and it’s a vaca¬
tion many of you have been ask¬
ing for — a tour to England,
Wales, Ireland, and Scotland next
fall! Just three weeks long (Sep¬
tember 2-23) and taking in the
most beautiful, famous, and in¬
teresting places in the British Isles.
We will have five days in Ire¬
land seeing Galway, Blarney
Castle, and Lakes of Killarney, the
Ring of Kerry, Dublin, and many
other fascinating places. A short
flight takes us next to Glasgow,
and while in Scotland, we will see
the beautiful Lady of the Lakes
country, Inverness, Culloden
Moor, Balmoral, and Edinburgh,
the ancient capital of Scotland.
History comes alive in Edin¬
burgh as we visit the Castle and
drive down the Royal Mile view¬
ing John Knox’s house. We will
also see St. Giles Cathedral, Holy-
rood House, and beautiful Princes
Street, lined with shops on one
side and gardens on the other.
Wales Next
Then will come two days in
Wales, a fascinating part of Eng¬
land which many tourists miss.
We’ll visit the ancient walled city
of Chester, Harlech Castle, his¬
toric Tintern Abbey, and then on
into Shakespeare Country to stay
two nights at Stratford-on-Avon.
Of course we’ll see Anne Hatha¬
way’s cottage and Warwick Cas¬
tle, as well as the ancient Roman
town of Bath and Torquay, Eng¬
land’s most popular seaside resort.
Also, Plymouth, famous English
seaport; Salisbury Cathedral,
Stonehenge, the White Cliffs of
Dover, and finally London.
We’ll spend four days in Lon¬
don and take excursions to Wind¬
sor Castle, Eton College, Runny-
mede where the Magna Charta
was signed, and Hampton Court
with its beautiful palace grounds
and gardens. There’ll also be
ample opportunity to shop in Lon¬
don’s famous stores for souvenirs
and bargains in British woolens.
We will fly across the Atlantic
both ways in order to have more
time for actual sightseeing. Special
arrangement can be made, how¬
ever, for any who prefer to travel
by steamship.
In the British Isles, we will
travel mostly by motor coach, with
our own guide. Our nights will be
spent in comfortable inns as well
as in fine resort and city hotels.
We will have delicious food, con¬
genial company, and travel with¬
out a care in the world.
Our aim for this tour is not to
do everything, but to do one thing
well — to really see the British
Isles at their best. Space is defi-
nately limited to one motor coach,
and when it is filled, no more
reservations can be confirmed.
We will be happy to send you
a free copy of the illustrated, print¬
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by-day details and the price of the
all-expense ticket. We hope you’ll
come with us on this wonderful
vacation!
Two Other Tours
We also want to remind you
about our spring tours to Europe
— the Iberian Holiday (April 26
to May 17) and our grand Euro¬
pean Tour (May 12 to June 16).
The first is another “special” tour
to Spain and Portugal for those
who want to do a smaller area
more thoroughly. The grand tour
takes five weeks and goes to eight
countries: England, Holland, Bel¬
gium, Germany, Czechoslovakia,
Austria, Switzerland, and France.
Whichever one of these three
delightful tours you decide to take,
you’ll find it far exceeds your ex¬
pectations. American Agriculturist
tours are like that! To get a copy
of any one or all of these tour
itineraries, just fill out the coupon
below and mail it today.
Gordon Conklin, Editor
Box 367-T
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44
Think big .
(Continued from page 11)
inches below it, especially if more
than 200 to 300 pounds per acre
is used.
Much attention is being given
to sidedressing corn with a nitro¬
gen carrier when the corn is 12 to
18 inches tall. On heavily-fertilized
corn some growers broadcast part
of the fertilizer and plow it under.
Are foliar (leaf) applica¬
tions of fertilizer recom¬
mended?
Not commonly. The amount
that can be applied in one applica¬
tion is too small, and this method
is usually costly.
How can weeds best be
controlled?
Chemicals are now used by most
farmers. The important thing is to
follow manufacturers’ directions
exactly.
Atrazine, 2,4-D, and linuron
(sold under the trade name Lorox)
are all used for weed control in
corn. The cost of the more expen¬
sive materials is often reduced by
applying in a band over the row
at planting, or one to five days
after planting.
Whether dependence is put on
chemicals or cultivation, good
weed control is essential for a good
crop. Weeds use plant nutrients
. . . and water, which is often the
limiting factor in yields.
Here are a few cautions:
Do not use 2,4-D low volatile
ester on light soils. Damage will
result if rain occurs soon.
Don’t plant sugar beets the year
following use of Atrazine.
Don’t use linuron after the corn
comes up.
Is it a good idea to plant
corn after corn, and if so,
for how long?
More dairymen are growing
corn on their best land year after
year. I know one man who grew
corn on the same field for 16 years
with good results. Some, however,
follow a rotation with corn for
two or three consecutive years in
the rotation.
Either method permits leaving
good meadows down longer.
Grass and legumes can be seeded
without a nurse crop, or with a
so-called nurse crop following fall
plowing of a meadow.
What are the advantages of
various methods of stor¬
ing silage?
In general, it’s a question of
cdmparative waste and ease of
feeding. The original cost of a
stack, pit, or bunker silo is less,
but there is usually more waste.
I see fewer “self-feeding” pits or
bunkers, where the cows eat their
way into the silo, than I did a few
years ago.
The highest cost storage, but
giving the least waste, is the glass-
lined steel silo with bottom un¬
loader. The number of dairymen
installing them has been increas¬
ing, and those I have talked with
express satisfaction.
The pit silo with dirt sides is
going out. The concrete bunker
silo has its followers, and adapts
well to bunk feeding with a tractor
and scoop. Occasionally a man
tells me that the cost of elevating
corn into a tower silo is too high
to be economical.
More and more, dairymen are
urged to lay out a complete feed¬
ing system before they decide on
storage methods for roughage.
Other Developments
Other recent developments in
storing corn are: (1) A machine
which chops one row plus the ears
from the next row to give a silage
with more nutrients per ton. The
stalks from the rows from which
the corn is picked are shredded for
bedding or plowed under.
(2) An airtight silo for storing
wet ear corn or high-moisture
shelled corn. This does away with
drying corn for storage, and pro¬
vides a feed equal to dry corn on
a dry matter basis.
In fact, ear corn from the field
or wet shelled corn can be stored
in a conventional tower silo if care
is used to make it airtight and if
plastic is used on top to keep out
air.
Corn can be stored or picked
with husks on; it can be chopped,
including the cob; or it can be
shelled in the field and stored as
wet shelled corn.
Whatever the system adopted,
labor requirements should be a
big factor. Automatic feeding of
grain and roughage is going to be
even more widely used than it is
now.
Corn can play a larger part in
the feeding program on many
farms. To a large degree it’s a
management problem, including
the choice of feeds, a complete
program to increase acre yields
(perhaps on more acres) and a
feeding program to increase milk
production at a lower cost per
hundredweight. Much of this lower
cost comes from mechanization,
which cuts labor and permits the
production of more milk per man
Dates to Remember
March 29-31 - 25th Annual
Meeting Poultry and Egg Nat¬
ional Board, Chicago, Ill.
March 29-April 2 - High
School Natural Science Program,
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
March 30,31 - Annual Penn¬
sylvania Federation Quality
Control Conference, Pennsyl¬
vania State University, Uni¬
versity Park, Pa.
April 1-3 - Short Course,
Swine Producers, Cornell Uni¬
versity, Ithaca, N.Y.
April 3 - Curtiss Classic
Holstein Sale, Curtiss Farms,
Cary, Ill.
April 4 - N.Y. Shorthorn
Assoc. Cattle Show and Sale,
College of Agriculture, Cornell
University, Ithaca, N.Y.
April 4-6 - Annual Food
Distribution Conference, Uni¬
versity of Delaware, Newark.
April 8 - N.Y.S. Guernsey
Breeders' Cooperative, Inc.
Annual Meeting, Beekman Arms,
Rhinebeck, N.Y.
J. D. Blackwell, Strong, Arkansas
"The Pioneer 750 has made the difference be¬
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it costs less — and parts cost less, too."
Ike Webb, Urbana, Arkansas
When asked, "How about the Pioneer 750 ?",
he replied : "I think that's the only saw — I like
'em I Plenty of power, and no trouble starting."
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45
FROM YOUR
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1 . Better Service
The Hoffman Seed Man is the keystone of
a broad program of Hoffman service that
ranges all the way from helping you plan
for higher yields and better paying crops,
right up to seed delivery. Chances are
there’s a Hoffman Seed Man located close
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2. Higher Quality
Each Hoffman variety is a proven high-
yielder; each has been thoroughly farm
tested. In seed production we take extra
care all along the line . . . from selecting
stock seed right through to laboratory
testing, cleaning, bagging, storing— in fact,
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3. More Profitable Crops
The extra quality seed in every Hoffman
bag brings a big dividend at harvest time
. . . for Hoffman’s painstaking care in seed selection and production
pays off in extra bushels per acre. For 64 years, Hoffman Seeds have
been the symbol for more abundant, better paying crops.
Your local Hoffman Seed Man stands ready to
help in your crop planning, and to give you
quick, dependable service on all your seed
needs. Let us put him in touch with you soon.
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PEOPLE -
THE KEY
THE DECEMBER 1964 issue
of this paper was the first one
combining two of the oldest farm
papers in the United States:
American Agriculturist, founded in
1842; and Rural New Yorker,
started in 1852. In that issue on
my page I said that the merger
of these two farm publications was
made in order to give better ser¬
vice to the readers of both papers.
Because the paper is owned by
the Foundation, which represents
the readers, no individual can gain
financially from the profits.
The A. A. Platform
In the December issue also I
explained that the steady climb to
success of American Agriculturist
from 1922 to 1965 was due to
sound editorial policies, carried
out by the right people. Those
editorial policies which brought
success to American Agriculturist
include:
1 ) Help farmers to grow and
sell better products;
2) Fight the farmers’ public
batdes;
3) Promote good government
and good citizenship;
4) Work for all rural people in
addition to full-time farmers;
5) Help increase the happiness
of rural people.
It makes no difference how good
a machine or organization is if it
is not well-manned. For example,
you can have the best schoolhouse
and equipment there is, but if the
teachers are not good, you will
have no real school. That goes
for every organization, institution,
and farm paper.
People Important
American Agriculturist has been
very fortunate since 1922 in hav¬
ing hardworking, sincere, able and
dedicated people to carry out its
policies. Take a look for a mo¬
ment at the personalities who
helped American Agriculturist in
the last 43 years, and through the
paper helped farmers and farm
organizations of the Northeast.
Some of these people are still on
the job.
Soon after I joined the paper as
its editor, the late E. Curry
Weatherby, whom many of you
knew, joined the staff as circulation
manager. With the help of Victor
E. Grover and about 50 field rep¬
resentatives, Curry built the cir¬
culation of American Agriculturist
to the highest in its history.
In 1925, Hugh L. Coslinejoined
with me as associate editor. In
1957, he succeeded me when I
retired as editor after serving for
35 years. I still write a page for
every issue and act as informal
counselor. Hugh has made a life¬
long contribution to rural people,
and has the respect and affection
of thousands.
Irving W. Ingalls and Donald
D. Eastman became advertising
manager and assistant advertising
manager respectively in the 1920’s.
TO SUCCESS
By E. R. Eastman
Both of these men served the paper
long and well, and were greatly
helped by the George Katz Ad¬
vertising Agency, one of the best
publisher representatives in the
world. Together, Irv, Don, and
the Katz Agency re-built the ad¬
vertising lineage necessary to put
American Agriculturist on a pay¬
ing basis.
Printing Plant
Shortly after Henry Morgen-
thau, Jr. purchased the paper, he
bought and equipped a printing
plant in Poughkeepsie, New York,
which printed our own publication
and that of Dairymen’s League
News for many years. Until his
retirement, Fred Ohm was plant
manager, succeeded in recent years
by John R. (Jack) Weatherby, son
of Curry. Both men did an out¬
standing job in printing the paper
with limited equipment at the plant.
Then, because the equipment
was no longer adequate for mod¬
ern printing, we closed the Pough¬
keepsie plant late in 1963 and are
now hiring the paper printed in
Buffalo, where there is every mod¬
ern facility for manufacturing an
up-to-the minute publication. Com¬
position is done here in Ithaca by
the Wilcox Press with their latest
and most modern phototype
methods.
The Distaff Side
I am sure that American wom¬
en who now help to carry on the
business and professions of
America have never been given the
credit due them, so I want to pay
tribute here to the women who
(both office workers and wives)
have contributed so much to the
success of American Agriculturist.
Few really know and appreciate
the contribution they make. There
is nothing that adds more to a
man’s success than a well-kept
home and a loving wife and
family.
Space permits only brief men¬
tion of the women on our staff:
Mrs. Mabel Hebei and her
successor, Mrs. Augusta Chap¬
man, are mentioned in the item on
my page in this issue.
Mrs. Isa M Liddell, now as¬
sistant to the editor, has worked
for the paper for 30 years. She is
one of the best secretaries and
experts in the English language
that I have ever known!
Mrs. Mildred Sinsabaugh, as¬
sistant treasurer, has often done
the work of two or more people
in keeping the financial records
and accounts of American Agri¬
culturist.
Mrs. Betty Boyd, secretary to
Jim Hall, the publisher, is one of
the most dedicated workers in my
experience.
An editor would not get far
without an excellent secretary.
That Editor Conklin has in the
person of competent Mrs. Sue
Hastings.
(Continued on page 51)
American Agriculturist, March, 1965
46
JAMES PATSOS
NANCY GOOSSEN
4\«
CONRAD COOK
VIRGINIA SNIDER
MARGARET RICH
PAUL CHITTENDEN
RICHARD FOX
ROBERT THOMPSON
RICHARD PATTERSON
4-H DAIRY CHAMPIONS
EACH YEAR the New York
State Extension Service, in coop¬
eration with the State dairy breed
associations, honor the top 4-H
members in over-all dairy achieve¬
ment and herd building.
This year’s winners are: James
Patsos, Waterloo, Ayrshire Cham¬
pion; Nancy Goossen, Palmyra,
Brown Swiss Girl; Richard C. Fox,
Clyde, Brown Swiss Boy; Conrad
Cook, Potsdam, Guernsey Cham¬
pion; Virginia Snider, Fillmore,
Holstein Girl; Robert Thompson,
Ogdensburg, Holstein Boy; Mar¬
garet Rich, Franklin, Jersey
Queen; Paul Chittenden, New
Lebanon, Jersey King; and Rich¬
ard Patterson, Jr., Greig, Milking
Shorthorn Champion.
James Patsos (18) son of Mr.
and Mrs. James G. Patsos, Sr.,
started his 4-H project in 1958
with an Ayrshire calf which he
received from his father; at pres¬
ent he owns five animals. He is
attending the College of Agricul¬
ture at Cornell University, major¬
ing in animal husbandry.
Nancy Goossen, (16) daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Goos¬
sen, started her 4-H work in 1958
with a Brown Swiss calf received
from her parents. She has a fond¬
ness for the Brown Swiss breed
and today has a herd of eight
cows and four younger animals.
Richard Fox, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Fox, started his 4-H
Club work in 1955 with a heifer
calf from his father. At present he
owns eight cows and six younger
animals, plus a one-third interest
in 35 cows, 16 young animals,
and two bulls. Richard has fin¬
ished two years at Cornell Uni¬
versity, where he majored in ani¬
mal husbandry. At present he is
in partnership with his father.
Conrad Cook, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Scott B. Cook, started in
4-H Club work in 1951. Since the
first Guernsey calf given him by
his father, he has accumulated a
herd of nine cows and eight
younger animals.
The laurels in the feminine divi¬
sion for the Holstein Girl Award
belong to Virginia Snider, daugh¬
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ceylon Snider.
Virginia’s father was the State
Holstein Champion Boy in 1933
. . . the first person so honored.
Robert L. Thompson, Ogdens¬
burg, was selected from among
32 other well-qualified boys who
were champions in their home
counties.
A 19-year-old sophomore at
Cornell University, Bob is study¬
ing agricultural economics. He
won the Presidential Award for
leadership at the 1964 National
4-H Club Congress.
Margaret Rich (16) daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. George Rich,
started her 4-PI project in 1958
with a purebred Jersey calf. Since
then she has accumulated a herd
of 14 dairy animals, and has sold
a total of five bull calves, ten heifer
calves, and two yearlings.
Paul Chittenden (20) son of Mr.
and Mrs. Stanley Chittenden, got
a Jersey calf in 1958. Since then he
has accumulated a herd of 32 ani¬
mals and has sold a number of
cows and heifers as breeding stock
to other dairymen. At the present
time his father, Stanley Chittenden,
is president of the American Jersey
Cattle Club.
Richard Patterson, Jr., ( 16) son
of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Patter¬
son, Sr., started his 4-H project
four years ago with a Plolstein
heifer, then switched to the Milking
Shorthorn breed. In 1962, Richard
was awarded the P.D.C. A. Milking
Shorthorn calf presented at the
New York State Exposition. In
1963 this heifer was named the
Grand Champion in the Milking
Shorthorn 4-H Show at the State
Exposition. — by Dennis Hartman
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47
News and Views from
NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA
Officers and directors of the New York State Association of County Agricultural
Agents. Seated, left to right: S. Glenn Ellenberger, director of the N.E. Region,
Allentown, Pa.; Earl A. Wilde, Liberty, N.Y., secretary-treasurer; Leslie G.
Nuffer, Fort Edward, N.Y., vice-president newly-elected president Ernest J..
Cole, Ithaca, N.Y.; and Gilbert C. Smith, Penn Yan, N.Y., past president. Stand¬
ing, left to right: Norman J. Smith, Mineola; Earl D. Howes, East Aurora;
Ralph F. Geiger, Oswego; Richard C. Bornholdt, Watkins Glen; Donald A.
Thompson, Troy; and Edwin E. Motsenbocker, Rochester.
Empire Meetings — This is the
time of year when patrons of Em¬
pire Livestock Marketing Coopera¬
tive meet together to elect members
of the several advisory committees
of farmers at each market location
of the Cooperative . . . Bath, Buf¬
falo, Bullville, Caledonia, Dry den,
Gouverneur, Oneonta, and W ater-
town. These meetings are held dur¬
ing March and early April.
Notices are sent to all patrons of
record who have used the Cooper¬
ative’s facilities and marketing ser¬
vices during 1964 announcing the
date, time and place.
First Loan — The first loan to help
a New York low income rural
family raise their income and at¬
tain a better standard of living
under President Johnson’s War on
Poverty program has been made
to a Delaware County farmer.
John H. Mondore, a victim of
progressive blindness due to
shrapnel wounds received during
World War II, has been loaned
$2,500 for 15 years. With this he
will refinance overdue debts
against his small farm (30 crop
acres), repair a building to house
his poultry flock, and purchase
four cows and some young calves.
He is married and has 4 children,
the oldest 14.
Second Largest User — Pennsyl¬
vania ranks as the nation’s sec¬
ond largest participating state in
the Federal Food Stamp Program,
with a November total of 71,000
persons.
Cattleman of the Year — Clayton
C. Taylor, veteran Aberdeen An¬
gus breeder, received the 1964
“Cattleman of the Year” Award
at the annual meeting of the New
York Beef Catdemen’s Association.
Mr. Taylor’s citation read, “in
recognition of 44 years of out¬
standing service in leadership,
production and promotion of beef
cattle in New York State.” He is
the owner of the well-known Dan-
cote herd.
Clearing-H o u s e — In connection
with the item on Page 29 of the
February issue about a clearing
house for information about egg
supply, the telephone number to
call is Ithaca AR2-6818.
Agricultural Peace Corps — A re¬
cruiting drive for persons between
the ages of 20 and 65, married or
single, to form a New York State
Peace Corps Agricultural Task
Force will be conducted between
March 1 and April 15. The work
will be done by 4-H agents, who
are cooperating with the Peace
Corps in locating volunteers with
an agricultural or home economics
background but without a college
degree. The goal is for 70 to 80
volunteers to work in Peru and
Sierra Leone.
New York State Exposition — will
be presented in two sections, spring
and late summer. The main section
will open August 31 and run
through Labor Day. Newly added
this year is the spring section,
which will be devoted exclusively
to the first part of the international
horse show. Spring show dates
are April 29 to May 2, inclusive,
and May 6 to 9, inclusive. The
second part of the horse show is
scheduled during Exposition Week.
Water Storage — 0. B. Eisenman,
H allton, Pennsylvania, has written
American Agriculturist-Rural New
Yorker with a description of a
water storage structure he built in
his basement. He reports that it
has performed yeoman service
over the last ten years, and offers
to give structural details to any¬
one who writes.
Mergers everywhere .
(Continued from page 32)
a merger resolution, but not the
one Mutual had approved. After
that, compromise talks started and
ran along all summer.
When Champlain Creameries,
Champlain, New York, got in fi¬
nancial trouble last fall and banks
refused the checks of the owner,
a crisis developed which Mutual
and Metropolitan, working sepa¬
rately, were unable to solve. The
result was that the Dairymen’s
League leased the plant from the
owner and paid off the dairymen
who were waiting for money for
their October milk. The leaders of
Metropolitan then realized that, if
they had been one instead of two
groups, they could have provided
the services their members in the
area required by buying the plant
and operating it.
Principal objections on the part
of Metropolitan delegates at the
Syracuse meeting, where the
merger was voted and approved
on February 3, was against a one
cent deduction on each hundred¬
weight of milk marketed by mem¬
bers. This will be repaid through
a revolving certificate procedure,
either to the co-ops which are mem¬
bers of the federated mother co-op,
or to each individual farmer.
Meanwhile, reorganization of
Metropolitan and Mutual into a
new federated cooperative goes
ahead. A vigorous membership
and milk marketing program can
be expected to emerge soon, as the
combined forces of the co-ops go
into action.
American Agriculturist, March, 1965
Crop dryers pay off
When you dry crops electrically, you are
no longer at the mercy of the weather!
You harvest when your crops are at top
feed value. Your livestock benefit from
higher quality feed . . . and you benefit
through lower overhead and operating
costs.
Our Farm Service Representative will
help guide you in your selection of an
electric crop drying system — for corn,
small grains or for your hay. Feel free to
540
call on him for all your farm electrical
problems or projects. There’s no cost or
obligation for this service. Just call our
nearest office.
You’ll farm better ELECTRICALLY!
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NEW YORK
Addison— Addison Farm Equip. Co.— 121 E. Front St.
Akron— Blew Equipment, Inc. — 32-43 Mechanic St.
Albany— Terminal Hardware, Inc. — 1155 Central Ave.
Albany— Casey’s Electrical Repair Shop, 402 N.
Pearl St.
Albion— Bentley Brothers — RFD #2
Altamont — Alfred L. Schager — Star Route
Almond— Mclntoch Farm Implement, 63 Main St.
Amsterdam — Joe Bazaar’s Machine Shop — RD #2
Amsterdam — V. O. Smith Auto Sales — RFD #4 —
Rt. 30 N
Angelica — Herbert Wagner — Dalton Road — RD #1
Arkport — Francis Gowiski — RD #1
Armonk— A. J. Young, Route 22
Auburn — Main & Pinckney — RD #6
Avon — Webb Implement Company
Bainbridge — Carlton Loomis — Brackett Lake Road
Baldwin — Tool Rental Inc. — 500 Merrick Road
Ballston Spa — Pettit & Son Equipment, Inc. —
Route 50 — South of Ballston
Batavia — Batavia Farm Equipment Co.
Bath — Bath Truck & Tractor Company, Inc.
Bayshore — Joans Mower & Power Tool Corp.,
226 E. Main St.
Bedford Hills — H. A. Stein Tractor & Equipment Co.
North Bedford Road
Belfast — Grastorf & Guilford — Main Street
Belleville — Herron Farm Supply — Southern Jefferson
County
Blasdell — Monarch Sales & Dist. Company — 4281
South Park Avenue
Blooming Grove— W. H. Rudolph, Inc.
Bolivar — Bolivar Magneto Company — 65 Wellsville
Street
Bradford — Fleets on Lake Lamoka
Brewerton — Van Epps — Route 1, Shop #9517
Brewster — The Powerhouse — Route #6
Braircliff — Wallace J. Scott, Jr. — Route 100
Bronx — Botwinick’s Precision Saw Service, 911
Southern Blvd.
Bronx— Bronxwood Lumber & Supply Co., Inc., 801
E. 224th St.
Brooklyn — Neptune Marine — 2023 Neptune Avenue
Cadosia — Houshultz Sales & Service
Callicoon— John H. Eschenberg— Rt. 17-B
Camden — Willard Rood — 15 Harden Rd.
Canandaigua— Aldrich Farm Equipment— RD #2
Canastota— Alfred A. Patane— 409 New Boston St.
Canisteo — Olson Equipment — 58-62 Depot Street
Canton — Arthur Gary — R.D. 4
Carmel — Nichols Hardware, Inc., 45 Gleneida Ave.
Center Moriches — Savage Hardware — 383 Main St.
Chaffee— Howard Ellis— Allen Road— R.F.D.
Champlain — Raymond Bedard
Churchville — Mr. M. E. Fairbanks
Cincinnatus— Robert Dunham— RFD 2— Route 2
Clarence — Williams Tree Surgeons — Townline Road
Clinton — Clinton Tractor & Implement Company,
Inc. — Meadow Street
Coeymans — Blaisdell’s Repair Shop — Westerlo St.
Cohoes— Building & Supply Co., Inc., Courtland &
Canvass Sts.
Cold Spring — Cold Spring Service Center — Chestnut
Street — Route 9D
Conklin— Ray E. Goode 1 1 — R. D. 1
Cooperstown— Western Auto Assoc.— 167 Main St.
Corinth— Main Motors, Inc. — 98 Main Street
Croton-on-Hudson— Zoller’s Service— 87 N. Riverside
Avenue
Crown Point — Towne Brothers, Main St.
Dansville — K. G. Richmond — 22 Ossian Street
Darien Center— Getman Motor Repair
Deer River— Francis Nicholl— Saw Mill Road
Delhi— Delhi Farm Equip. Co.— 23 Elm Street
Delmar — Hilchie’s Hardware, Inc. — 255A Delaware
Avenue
Deposit— Edwin Hodam, Jr.— Sands Creek Road
Downsville — Joseph Capaldo — Route 206
Duanesburg — Berical’s Equipment Co. — RD #1,
Rte. 7
East Amherst — Mr. Harvey Pfennig, Transit Road
& Millersport Hwy.
East Palmyra— J. J. O'Meal
East Patchogue — Brady Mower Service
East Pembroke— Ron & Newts Sales & Service
Elma— Pilgrim Equip. Co.— 3080 Transit Rd.
Elmira — Cory's H'ware Co. — 1548 Lower Maple Ave.
Erieville — Magee's Service
Fairport— Knapp & Trau
Falconer— Schutt's Saw & Mower Shop— 135 South
Work Street
Fishers Island — Home Appliance Center — Box G
Franklinville — Len's Sharp Shop — 10 Green Street
Fredonia — Fredonia Farm Supply — McAllister Road
Freeport— Freeport Equip. Sales & Rental, Inc.— 170
West Sunrise Hiway
Fulton— Harold Burton— 202 Division Street
Garden City— Worth Supply Co.— 270 Nassau Blvd.
South
Gasport — C. J. Perry & Sons, Inc .
Geneva— c. M. Neilson & Son, Inc. — 481 Hamilton
Street
Germantown — Capitol Valley Cont. Inc. — Blue Stores
Glens Falls— J. E. Sawyer & Co., Inc. 6490 Glen St.
Glen Head — Countryside Enterprises, Inc. — 691
Greenvale-Glen Cove Hwy.
Gouverneur— NESCO (Northern Engine & Supply
Company)— rd #5
Gowanda — Gowanda-Harley Davidson Sales — Zoar
Road— RFD #1
Great Valley — David J. Davies — Sugar Town Road
Greenwich— L. G. Collins— RFD #1
Hillsdale — Hillsdale Farm Supply Inc.
Holland— Lewis Machinery Service — Phillips Rd.
Hudson — Bame’s Marine Supply — 190 Fairview Ave.
Station — Island Power Tool Co., Inc. —
152 West Jericho Turnpike
llion— Burrill Saw & Tool Works— 401 E. Main St.
Ithaca— Valley Fixit Shop— 363 Elmira Road
lohnsonburg— Walter Pope— RFD
Johnso^city— Newman Bros. Hardware— 257 Harry
Johnson City— Oakdale Equip.— 702 Main Street
Johnstown— LeRoy C. Sweeney— RFD #1— Hiway 116
Keene— Gordan C. Wilson— P. O. Box 16
Keeseville — Dan Downs
Kenmore— Kenmore Renting Co— 1297 Kenmore Av.
K'ng Ferry— Roy A. Tuttle, Inc.— P. O. Box 34
Lanlr8eville— Clarence Comstock— RFD 1— Plessis
Omar Road
Lake Pleasant— Wight’s Esso Station
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Larchmont— Foley H'ware, Inc.— 88 Boston Post Rd.
Lee Center— Stokes Chain Saw Service — RT #26
Leeds — Peter Suttmeier — Sandy Plains Road
Liberty — Gerow Brothers — RD #1
Long Eddy— Malcolm Crawson— P. O. Box 66, Rt. 1
Malone — Elliott & Hutchins, Inc., East Main Street
Margaretville — Fairbairn Lumber Corporation
Marilla— Victor’s Sawmill & Sales, 11435 Bullis Rd.
Marlboro — State Sarles Sons Inc. — Route 9W
Massena — Douglas LaPoint — Rt. #1
Mayfield — Peter Johnson — R.D. #1 Mountain Ave.
Mechanicviile — Brenn’s Lawnmower & Engine Shop
R.D. #2— Rte. #9
Mendon — Saxby Implement Corp.
Middleburg — River Imp. Co., Inc. — Middle Fort Rd.
Middletown— H. L. Ayres— P. O. Box 187
Millerton— Brewer's Mower Sales & Service —
Sharon Road
Minetto — Sawyer Foundry Co., Dumas Rd.
Monsey — John W. Knapp — Route 59 — P. O. Box 105
Moravia — Moravia Implement Co., 23 Central St.
Morrisville— Ralph Pashley — P. O. Box 432
Naples — Francis Bills Garage — RD #1
New Lebanon — Joseph H. Mittnight
New Rochelle — Gundelach’s Inc. — 388 Main St.
New York— Hilco Products, 101 Park Ave.
New York — New Hippodrome H’ware — 70 W. 45th St.
Niagara Falls — A. W. Bergeron’s Garden Shop &
Nursery — 2594 Seneca Avenue
Niagara Falls — Delta Tool Rental — 2901 Military Rd.
Niagara Falls — Hysen Supplies, Inc., 2425 Hyde
Park Blvd.
Nicholville — Bould’s Farm Supply
Nineveh — Maurice M. Wightman Sales & Service —
R. D. #1 — East River Road
North Boston — Klein Equipment Corp.
North Syracuse — Hytron Lumber & Supply, Inc. —
Fay & Allen Road
North Towanda — Doughertv Builders Supply &
Hardware, 4097 Beach Ridge Rd.
Odessa — Odessa Farm Equip., Inc. — c/o Stanley
Darling — RD #1
Odgensburg — Fred Shurleff’s Inc. — Washington &
Catherine Streets
Olean— Bolivar Magneto Co. #2, East State Rd.
Oneonta — West End Imp. Co. — Country Club Rd.
Orchard Park — Site Contractors, Inc. 132 Calif. Rd.
Oswego— Cloonan Small Engine Service — RD #2
Hall Road
Palmyra — Jim’s Photo & Hobby Shop
Panama — Weise Hardware & Electric Co. — Main St.
Parish — Parish Hardware — 7448 Main Street
Pavilion — P-D Service
Peekskill — Peekskill Lawn Mower Center — Crompond
Road
Penn Yan — Smith’s Farm Store, Inc. — 135 E. Elm St.
Pike — Leon Wilcox
Port Jefferson— Vehicle Serv. Corp. — 1575 Patchogue
Road
Port Leyden — McHale’s Chain Saw Company
Port Washington — Manhassett Bay Outboard, Inc. —
78 Shore Road
Poughkeepsie — Gifford Power Equipment, Inc.
— 115 Dutchess Turnpike
Pound Ridge — Pound Ridge Hardware
Prattsville — Prattsville GLF Service
Rensselaer — Henry Meurs & Son, Inc. — 202 B'dway
Riverhead— Tryak Truck & Equip. Co. — Pulaski St.
Rochester — John Feathers — 4135 W. Henrietta Road
Rochester — Power Specialists Corp. — 74 University
Ave.
Sag Harbor — Peerless Marine — Ferry Road
St. James — Molin’s Lawn Shop — 665 Jericho T’pike
Salem — Bud Clark Chain Saws, East Broadway
Sanborn — Le Van Hardware Inc. — 5856 Buffalo St.
Saranac— Jon T. Ryan
Saranac Lake — Moody’s Sales & Serv. — 7 Duprey St.
Saugerties— Ken-Rent— RFD 5— Box 13— Mount
Marion Rd.
Savannah — Dickens Bros.
Schenectady— Carman Paint & Hardware— 207
Campbell Road
Schenectady— Howard T. Getman, 3065 Guilderland
Ave.
Schenectady— King Trac. Co., Inc.— 145 Cordell Rd.
Schenectady — David Mahoney Co., Inc. — 209 State St.
Schroon Lake — Lakeview Outdoor Center, Inc. —
U S Route 9
Scotia — Wayside Acres Home & Garden Center —
209-211 Sacandaga Road
Skaneateles — Bobbett Implement & Tractor Co. —
Fennell Street— Box 98
Smyrna — John E. Blanchard — Route 80 — Main St.
Southampton, L.l. — Wm. A. Frankenbach Garden
Center — North Hwy. North Main Street
Southold — Ulrich Marine. Main Rd.
Sodus — Delyser Bros.
Speculator — Gerald Buyce
Spencertown— Paul Whiteman
Springville— Warner Lumber Mill— R. F. D. #1
Stamford — Eklund Farm Machinery — P.O. Box 216
Star Lake — Sports Center, Main St.
Staten Island— Forest Equip. Co. — 1319 Forest Ave.
Staten Island — Trimalawn Equip. — 2081 Victory Blvd.
Staten Island — United Rent-Alls of Staten Island —
3874 Richmond Ave.
Stone Ridge — Dedrick Pow. Equip. Co. — Cottekill Rd.
Summitville — L. Finkle & Son, Inc.— Route 209
Sylvan Beach — Koster Building Supplies, Inc. —
9th Avenue
Syracuse— Alex. Grants’ Sons— 935 Erie Blvd. East
Syracuse — Reliable Farm Supply, Inc. — 2083-85
Park Street
Syracuse— West Genesee Sales, 2522 Genesee St.
Tarrytown — County Power Tool Company — 625
White Plains Road
Thendara — Dan Hudon — Route 28
Thornwood — Stark Equipment, 578 Commerce St.
Troy— E. J. Goyer— R. D. 1— Box 35
Trumansburg— Millspaugh Brothers— Cayuga St.
Tupper Lake— Herve St. Onge— 39 Broad St.
Warrensburg— Carl R. Kenyon— Route 28
Warsaw — Oram Motors, Inc.
Warwick — Walter Equipment Company
Waterloo — Seaway Marina, Inc. — 473 Waterloo-
Geneva Road
Watertown— White's Lawn Supply— RD #4
(c/o C. Howard White)
Wayland — Gross & Didas — 12 Main Street
Wells — Floyd Simons — Box 138 Old Wells-Speculator
Road
West Albany — Abele Tractor & Equipment Company
— 72 Everett Road
Westfield— Rammelt & Sons, Inc., West Main Rd.
West Hampton Beach, L.I.— West Hampton Fuel-
112 Montauk Hwy.
West Henrietta— James R. Hanna, Inc.— 6800 West
Henrietta Road
Westport— Marshall F. Fish— Rt. 22 on Lake
Champlain
West Winfield — West Winfield Farm Supply
Whitehall — Norman H. MacLeod Saw Shop —
Comstock Road
White Plains — The Lafkin’s Golf & Lawn Supply
Corp. — 1200 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains — Pickard Hardware, Inc. — 203 E. Post
Road
White Plains— Hecht & Sons, Inc.— 11 S. Lexington
Avenue
Whitney Point — H. A. Penningroth & Son
Yonkers— Joseph C. Ryan & Sons, Inc., 56 Main St.
NEW JERSEY
Allendale — Allendale Equip. Co. — 317 Franklin Twp.
Allenwood — Sigler's — Rt. #34 Spring Lake Circle
Bayonne — Allied Equip. & Supply Corp., Inc. —
691 Broadway
Bayville— Dover Sup. Co.— Box 225— Mill Creek Rd.
Bergenfield — Bergen Rental Service, Inc. — 150
South Washington Avenue
Blairstown — J. C. Roy & Son
Branchville — The Roy Company
Camden — Antrim Hardware Co. — 1514 Federal St.
Cliffside Park — Halton Industrial Service, Inc., 666
Anderson Ave.
Clinton — Philip G. Berger — Box 5286 — Route #22
Cranford — Andy’s Handy Service — 117 South Ave. W.
Dover — Handymans Tool Shop — Centergrove Rd. &
Route #10
Elizabeth — A-M Tool Rental — 69 Cherry Street
Elizabeth — Apgar Marine
Fairview — Edge Grinding Shop — 388 Fairview Ave.
Freehold — C. H. Roberson, Inc., South Street
Garfield — Ralph’s Hwg. Serv. — Rt. 46 & Boulevard
Gladstone — G. F. Hill & Company
Hackettstown— M. B. Bowers & Son, Inc.— 128
Willow Grove St.
Hammonton — Parkhurst Farm & Garden Supply —
301 North White Horse Pike
Hanover — Do It Yourself, Inc. — Route #10
Harrison — H. I. Karu — 215 Harrison Avenue
Hazlet — Semcor Equipment & Manufacturing Co.,
3141 Route 35
Hewitt — Sportman’s Boats & Motors — W. Shore Rd.
Hightstown — Jos. J. Szczepanik, Sports, Lawn &
Garden Center
Lambertville— John Kurtz— R. D. 1
Lawrenceville — Lawrenceville Hardware Company —
2667 Main Street
Ledgewood — New Jersey Lawn & Power Mowers
Equipment — Route 46
Little Ferry — Ted’s Lawn Mowers — 15 Riverside Ave.
Madison — Tractor & Lawn Mower Sales & Service
—331 Main Street
Maplewood — Pierson’s Mill Co., 697 Valley St.
Maywood — Maywood Power Equipment, 747 Spring
Valley Rd.
Middletown— Monmouth Mower Shop — 656 Route 35
Monroeville — Albert Weber — Route 538 — Swedes-
boro-Franklinville Rd.
New Egypt — J. R. Caines — Route #539
North Brunswick — Lombardo’s Mower & Engine
Repair
Northfield— Vic Collins — 2101 New Road
North Plainfield— United Rent-Alls— 714 Route #22
Oakland— Bergen Power Equipment — 593 Valley Rd.
Old Bridge — Old Bridge Tractor — RFD — Box 328
Old Bridge — William J. Rainauad — Box 95 — Hiway. 9
Paramus — Artie's Hardware & Machine Shop, Inc. —
495 Paramus Road
Penns Grove— R. F. Willis Co., Inc.— 7 Oak St.
Pine Brook — Shulman Tractor Co., Inc. — Route 46
Pompton Plains — Livingston Sport Center — Route 23
Princeton Junction — Grover’s Mill Company
Riverton — Riverton Fm. & Garden Sup. Inc. — Rt. 130
Roseland — Needham’s Grinding Service — 191 Eagle
Rock Avenue
Roselle Park — Chestnut Paint & Hardware, 212
Chestnut St.
Rutherford — Colaneri Brothers, 236 Park Ave.
Saddle Brook— Point Service & Supply, Inc., 112A
Route 46
Short Hills — Millburn Grinding Shop — 658 Morris
Turnpike
Somerset — Frank’s Building Supply Co. — 619
Somerset Street
Somerville — Post Stores, Inc., US Route 22
Summit — Glenjay's Mower & Garden Shops — 385
Springfield Ave.
Sussex — Len’s Service Station — R.D. 1
Trenton — United Rent Alls — 1690 Pennington
Tuckerton — Margraf’s Hardware — North Green St.
Union — Rent-A-Tool — 2491 Route 22
Vincetown — Wells Mobile Service — Route #206
Vineland — Swanson Hardware Sup. — 533 N. E. Ave.
Waterford Works — Rusnak Bros. Inc. — Chew Road
West Orange — Pleasant Valley Shop, 454 Pleasant
Valley Way
Westfield — Storr Tractor Co. — 469 South Ave. E.
Wharton— J. W. Malson, Sr.— Route 15 (RFD 2)
Williamstown— Weed’s Lawn & Garden Mart — 311
South Black Horse Pike
Woodbine — South Jersey Farmers Supply, 507
Franklin St.
Woodbury — Arber’s Lawnmower & Engine Service —
962 North Broad Street
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Gay way Farm
Notes
by HAROLD HAWLEY
TO GO OR NOT TO GO
All across the land our high
school seniors are applying for
admission to the college or colleges
of their choice, and then sweating
out the time until they hear if they
have been accepted. Each year it
seems to become more of a rat
race to get our boys and girls all
located where it is hoped they will
obtain a useful exposure to some
higher education.
I’m one of those with little pa¬
tience for the youngsters who go
to college because it’s sort of the
thing to do. I have little use for
the notion that every kid with the
ability to do college work should
go. Unless the desire is there, I
doubt they should go.
The other side of the coin needs
examining, too. It seems perfeedy
clear that a lot of really able farm
boys and girls are going direct
from high school to the farm with¬
out taking the time to get the ad¬
ditional training that could do so
much for them. Certainly, we’ve
reached the point in American
agriculture where there is no doubt
but that education and training
pay off big. It’s not enough to
say that because Dad has been a
successful farmer without extra
training his son shouldn’t be en¬
couraged to get all the schooling
he can. The agriculture of tomor¬
row will put a big, big premium
on the man who is well trained
and well' educated.
My only point in this is to sug¬
gest that if a boy or girl has the
ability and the desire, possibly the
finest thing that can happen to him
is to have his parents let him know
they will do all they can to help
him get schooling beyond high
school. A little urging at the right
time can make a better farmer or
farmer’s wife of these youngsters,
and possibly pay big dividends
in local leadership.
ADJUSTMENTS
The young do adjust more read¬
ily than the old — cows as well as
with humans. The individuals that
were slowest to learn to come into
the parlor, slowest to learn to eat
grain in the parlor, etc., were
always the old cows. New heifers
added to the barn after it was
going frequendy come into the
parlor with no special handling,
merely follow others in. Once in,
they go to eating pellets right
away.
I suppose it’s only an admission
that those good blissful teenage
years are about gone for me when
I tell you that, in general, the cows
adjusted faster than I did. I wor¬
ried about slipping and injury on
the steel slats. The cows make a
very quick adjustment and in a
matter of minutes are able to get
around on slats with no trouble.
A man naturally worries about
adjusting the cows to a change in
ration ( from hay, corn silage, and
grain to haylage, corn silage, and
pellets) without loss of production.
We didn’t do it. Change in feed
and environment cost us a 20 per¬
cent drop in production, and it
took almost 6 weeks to fully re¬
cover. But I’m sure the cows didn’t
worry about it; they are smarter
than that. Now they are producing
at a nice rate.
I missed not being able to see
more of the cow in the parlor so I
knew who she was. This new re¬
lationship to a cow where she
became just a hind leg and an
udder bothered me, but the cows
couldn’t care less. Unflattering
though it is, honesty compels me
to say that in this new, impersonal
relationship the cows miss me not
at all. I’m fast getting over this.
Most who ask about the slatted
floor setup want to know about
odor. The whole barn is well venti¬
lated but it still smells like silage
and cows. The pits do not give off
an odor as yet except a little right
near the parlor. Whether this is
due to dumping in our wash water
with its detergents we do not yet
know. At any rate, odor is no
problem.
An interesting sidelight — on
zero mornings the air temperature
in the barn went to about 40%
with the pits still warm. We got
about a foot of “ground fog” all
over the barn as a result of the
temperature variation. However,
this soon left.
SPECIALIZATION
It’s here to stay, this trend
toward specialization. Unless one
stops to give it some thought he is
not likely to realize how far we
have gone in this direction.
In industry the ultimate always
seemed to be the assembly line,
where a man was so specialized
in his work that he perhaps only
added one part or one group of
bolts or whatever to the thing on
the belt which would soon be anew
car or truck.
I’ve been impressed by what is
happening in just small everyday
industry and business. Take the
people who do nothing but keep
for rent scaffolding and forms;
builders use these in preference to
building their own — and at a
saving.
As cars and machinery get more
complicated, service men become
more specialized. A tractor man
who really knows hydraulics is
(Continued on next page)
American Agriculturist, March, 1965
Gayway farm notes .
(Continued from page 50)
becoming a must for many shops
— and here again the man
becomes more and more special¬
ized.
In agriculture, the situation is
the same; some grow broilers,
some produce eggs. Of course,
where a man does one thing only
he should do it well. Friends on
the muck at Montezuma grow po¬
tatoes-nothing else. Another
man grades and packages them,
while someone else actually sells
them.
We are beginning to see dairy¬
men “farm out” their heifers for
someone else to raise for them
while they concentrate on milking
cows.
As specialized equipment
becomes more expensive and nec¬
essary, one inevitably goes for a
large acreage of the crop or crops
he is mechanized to care for, with
resultant lower overhead costs per
acre for the use of the machinery.
Likewise, fewer and fewer crops
will be grown so that fewer ma¬
chines will be needed. This spe¬
cialization enables a man to do a
real good job on the things he
concentrates on doing. Of course,
his eggs are all in one basket in
case of bad years.
Credit agencies find themselves
carrying these specialists over a
bad period in order to collect when
things improve. Like it or not,
more specialization will come.
Actually, just from the standpoint
of being well informed about the
enterprises each of us attempts to
care for, there is much to be said
for specialization. I’d hate to try
to keep up with the latest informa¬
tion for all the various enterprises
we once kept here. Possibly we
can sum it up by saying that as
we specialize we come to know
more and more about less and
less!
The key to success .
(Continued from page 46)
American Agriculturist has been
fortunate in securing the help of
fine, highly-qualified women for
the work of the advertising depart¬
ment. They include: Miss Marga¬
ret McCann who was with the de¬
partment for a long time. Still with
us are: Mrs. Sophia Malone, Mrs.
Marjorie Parsons (who also man¬
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vice Bureau), Mrs. Julia Hollo¬
way, and Mrs. Shirley Carman.
Mrs. May me Tillman joined the
staff when our printing setup
changed, and does a splendid job
of pasting up the pages ready to
be photographed in our photo¬
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I pay tribute also to Mrs. Esther
Wilcox who was one of my secre¬
taries when I was editor, and who
has worked for me faithfully and
well ever since.
Loyal Friends
For 14 hard years after Henry
Morgen thau, Jr. bought the paper
in 1922, he had to put substantial
personal funds into American Ag¬
riculturist in order to build it up.
He never hesitated nor lost faith
in the paper, and sold it only
because he could not legally con¬
tinue to own it and accept the
appointment as Secretary of the
United States Treasury offered him
by President Franklin D. Roose¬
velt. The publication will always
owe a deep debt of gratitude to
Henry for putting it on its feet.
When we moved to Ithaca in
1934, we never would have suc¬
ceeded in getting it started on a
sound basis here if it had not been
for steadfast friends like the late
Ed Babcock, the late Frank E.
Gannett, and especially E. Victor
Underwood. These men stood by
with valuable counsel and encour¬
agement, and enabled us to obtain
the funds to purchase the paper
and the printing plant in Pough¬
keepsie from Mr. Morgenthau,
and to operate from our head¬
quarters here in Ithaca.
A farm paper — like an individ¬
ual — can get no place without
friends. ( Editor's note — see also
article “ The AA-RNY Family” on
Ed’s page next to back cover. )
The Song of the Lazy Farmer
« i was in my youth and spry, by
golly I would learn to fly. I envy
birds, and pilots, too, when they go
soaring in the blue so far away from
American Agriculturist, March, 1965
strife and care; they must feel free
and clean up there as they go zoom¬
ing all around and never hear a
single sound of scolding wife or
bankers who remind you that your
note is due. It seems to me that, with¬
out wings, a man must miss too
many things; his vision’s narrow as
can be because he never gets to see
the stars up close, nor does he know
what crops look like a mile below.
Now we have jets that leave the
ground and travel twice the speed of
sound; with one of them, just think
where you could go if you decided to.
Whenever summer weather gets too
sticky, sweaty, steaming hot, I’d just
take off and climb up high into the
air-conditioned sky. When neighbor’s
talk got on my nerves, I’d clear my
head with sweeps and swerves; and if
Mirandy nagged too much about my
laziness and such, I’d just refresh my
heart and soul by packing up my
fishing pole and zip ’way up where
big fish lurk and no one bothers
about work.
SOIL
TESTING
You cut Northrup King’s
Trudan I when it is 30 to 40
inches tall, and it gets up there
in a hurry. Trudan I has grown
two inches and more per day.
It keeps coming back, fast.
The combination of leafy
plants and great growth rate
yields “mountains” of milk¬
making forage. For example,
Trudan I, a true sudangrass
hybrid, can make up to 40 per¬
cent more forage per season
than other sudangrasses.
Trudan I is palatable and nutri¬
tious. Cows eagerly clean up
Trudan L green chop . . . tender
leaves, fine stems and all. Put
up as haylage, Trudan I will
give you this green chop good¬
ness year ’round. The protein
content has tested 17 percent
and higher. Trudan 1 forage
yields 70 percent to 75 percent
TDN at recommended cutting
stage.
Trudan I is vigorous, versatile.
Keeps going through summer
slumps better than most forages,
making fine quality hay, or suc¬
culent pasture.
Trudan I is safer. Prussic acid
content is lower in Trudan I
than in the sorghum-sudangrass
hybrids and most sudangrasses,
but good-management safety
precautions should always be
practiced.
Trudan I is catching on fast.
Northrup King’s entire supply
of Trudan I seed has been sold
out every year since it was
introduced. Many dealers are
already sold out of their 1965
allotment.
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by Tom Scott*
KEEPING STRIDE WITH ad¬
vances in farm equipment, crop
varieties, and chemical pest con¬
trol have been our advances in
soil fertility . . . both in testing soils
and in fertilization materials.
A soil test should determine the
extent to which nutrients in the
soil are going to be available to a
crop during the growing season.
A complete soil test is the best
guide to intelligent lime and fer¬
tilizer recommendations.
A word of caution, though! In
testing soils for plant nutrients,
we are not interested in the total
amounts that can be found in the
soil, but rather in the availability
of the plant nutrients. In other
words, by chemical tests we de¬
termine the relative amount of
plant nutrients a soil can supply
to a plant during a growing
season.
An Example
For example, we know that in
most New York soils the plow
layer contains about 40,000
pounds of potassium per acre.
Unfortunately, less than one per¬
cent of this total amount may be
available during a given growing
season ... in many cases only 0.1
percent. A soil test will predict the
extent of this availability. This is
an example of why we emphasize
the importance to farmers ofknow-
ing who is testing their soil, and
that these tests have been corre¬
lated with field trials.
, Soil tests should be considered
as tools for the evaluation of soil
fertility. The immediate objective
of soil tests is to make possible
the better selection of lime and
fertilizers. Fertilizer recommenda¬
tions based on complete soil tests
pinpoint the kind and amount of
fertilizers needed for specific crops
on certain soils. Soil testing brings
nutrient control within our grasp.
Don't Oversell
Soil testing does, however, have
its limitations. When we consider
all the thinking that goes into
making a valid fertilizer recom¬
mendation, soil testing can con-
* Agronomist, Cornell University, Ithaca, NewYork
tribute only 30 to 40 percent of
the information needed. Other facts
must be known ... such as the
crop to be grown, soil type, and
previous cropping history of the
field. Of course, another limitation
is that soil tests cannot anticipate
climatic conditions during the
growing season. Weather during
a growing season certainly exerts
an influence on the availability of
nutrients in the soil.
Real Key
The real key to success with a
good, on-the-farm soil testing pro¬
gram is a keen observer. Good
farm operators test their fields at
least once in every rotation. The
results are recorded field by field,
and referred to annually when
planning a cropping program for
each field.
A good example is the system
followed by Ken Roach, Oxford,
Chenango County, New York.
Ken has a 5 x 7-inch file card for
each field on the farm . . . each
year he records the liming, fer¬
tilizing, seeding rate, etc. Soil tests
are taken at least once in every
rotation and these results recorded
on the cards. During the winter
and spring, Ken has an easy ref¬
erence to the field histories of each
field on his farm. The result is an
individual who knows his fields as
well as his cows, and has a top-
notch cropping program to prove
it.
Testing for Acidity
The pH test included on all soil
tests has been a reliable method
for making liming recommenda¬
tions. However, most of these rec¬
ommendations were based on the
assumption that the soils were a
loam or silt loam and contained
four percent organic matter. Many
northeastern soils contain amounts
of clay and/or organic matter that
substantially increase the lime re¬
quirement . . . but this is not reflect¬
ed in the pH test.
New York has added a new test
to its complete soil analysis, the
test for exchangeable hydrogen,
accurately to determine a soil’s
lime needs. Farmers spending
(Continued on page 53)
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(Continued from page 52)
money for good legume seed
should not be guessing as to how
much lime a field needs to properly
germinate and grow that seed!
By the way, any land coming
back into production after not
being used for a number of years
(Soil Bank land, for instance) will
very likely have dropped in pH
value. Be sure and check its lime
needs!
Good Soil Sample
A soil test can be no better than
the sample that has been collected.
Here’s how to get good ones:
1. Assign identification numbers
to all fields.
2. Take a composite sample
from 15 to 20 spots in every five
to ten acres. Scrape away surface
litter, then take a small sample of
soil from the surface to plowing
depth, seven to nine inches.
3. Do not take samples from
unusual areas (dead furrows, back
furrows, fence rows, boundaries
between slopes and bottomlands,
areas on which old manure or
straw has been piled, isolated wet
spots, sites on which brush has
been burned, or spots on which
fertilizer was banded the preceding
year. )
4. Use an auger, spade, or soil
tube as a sampling tool.
5. Mix the 15 to 20 soil borings
together in a clean pail. Then take
the sample for testing from the
composite.
6. Fill out the information sheet
in detail. Identification of soil type
and past management history are
especially important.
7. Number the samples and
keep a record for your personal
files. Prepare a map or sketch of
the fields indicating where the
samples were taken.
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For a grower’s particular
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Max Reeder, general man¬
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Queens, Rapp Leghorns, Harco Reds, Harco
Sex-links, Lawton Buffs, Peterson Cornish
Cross. Also started pullets. Henry M. Fryer,
Greenwich, N.Y. _ _ _ _ _
BABY CHICK BARGAINS: Rocks, Reds,
Crosses, Heavy Assorted. Also Ducklings, Gos¬
lings, Turkey Poults. Free Catalog. Surplus
Chick Co., Milesburg 4, Pa. _
HI-PRODUCTION layers— White Leghorn pul-
lets $26.00 per 100. Harco Red pullets and Buff
sex link pullets $26.00 — 100. Broadbreasted
Cornish broiler cross $11.00. 100% guaranteed.
Free catalog. Noll Farms, Sheridan, Pa. _
FREE BEAUTIFUL CATALOGUE. Gorgeous
color pictures rare foreign beauties and Ameri¬
ca’s old-time standard favorites. Over 67 var¬
ieties baby chicks. Special 4H, FFA offer. Rare
Breed Headquarters for 48 -years. Murray Mc-
Murray Hatchery, Box B73, Webster City, Iowa.
BIG WHITE LEGHORNS, Brown Leghorns,
Minorcas, Anconas, Rocks, Reds, Orpingtons^
Brahmas, Wyandottes, 35 Breeds. Low as $8.95
—100. Ducklings, Turkeys, Started Chicks. Free
Catalog. Mt. Healthy Hatcheries, Mt. Healthy,
Ohio. _ _ _ __
ROCKS, REDS, CORNISH $3.89—100. Large
White Rocks $5.45. Other- breeds $1.45 to
$5.45. Pullets $9.99. Before you buy, compare
our prices. Guaranteed savings. Customers
choice of breeds shown in terrific big free
catalog. Shipment from hatchery your section.
Atlas Chicks, Home Office 2651 Chouteau, St.
Louis 3, Mo. _
MARSHALL KIMBERCHICKS. Today’s Kim-
berchicks offer more for your chick dollar than
ever before — at a time when you need every
advantage. To earn extra profits in 1965 order
Kimberchicks now by calling Marshall Brothers
Hatchery, Ithaca, New York. AR 2-8616. _
PROFIT POWERED Finest Strain Cross
White Leghorns, Harco Reds, Lawton Buffs.
Pullets, 30<# each. Extra heavy breeds: Van-
tress, White Mountain, Silver Cross, straight
run, 10$ each. Prepaid insured delivery. Circu-
lar, Strickler Farms, Sheridan 3, Pa.
CAPONS
STARTED SURGICAL CAPONS- -Four to six
weeks old and past the danger period. Make
extra profits with these big, white feathered
birds that bring market premiums. Easy to
raise, easy to feed. Direct delivery in our trucks
over wide area. Write for folder. Sunnybrook
Poultry Farms, Box 106, R.D. 2, Hudson, N.Y.
Phone: TA 8-1611.
CHAROLAIS
CHAROLAIS: Fastest weight gaining beef
breed. Make excellent crosses with other
breeds. Few choice young Purebred Bulls for
sale. Best Bloodlines. R. James Hubbard,
Cazenovia, New York, _
FLYING HORSESHOE RANCHES— Breeding
Charolais since ’52. 200 head of the best
Charoiais at the lowest prices. Registered &
recorded bulls, cows and heifers. Best blood¬
lines. Certified herd. Visitors welcome. No Sat-
urday sales. Morris. Pa. Phone 717-353-2879.
CHAROLAIS— For Sale 3 Purebred Charolais
breeding age bulls. Best bloodlines. Free-R
Ranch. South New Berlin, New York.
CHINCHILLA BREEDING STOCK. Turn
vacant buildings into extra income. Arthur
Wilcox, Box 624, Center Moriches, New York,
COCHINS
PARTRIDGE, Buff, Black. Golden _ Laced,
Silver Laced Cochins. — “Big As Barns” — Exhi¬
bition Quality — Hatching Eggs — Chicks. Cecil
Laughman. Margai-etville, New York.
DAIRY CATTLE
COWS FOR SALE— T.B. and Bloodtested. Hol-
steins in truckloads. E. C. Talbots, Leonards-
ville, N. Y, _ _
WESTERN DAIRY COWS delivered to your
farm. Cash or Credit. Drop a card giving your
name, phone number and location of fai'm. Our
fieldman will contact you direct. 50 years of
experience. I. Greenberg & Son, Mount Holly,
New Jersey, AMherst 7-1101 Area Code 609.
BULLS ready for Service. Open and Bred
Heifei's. Modern Bloodlines, T.B. and Bangs
Accredited Hei-ds. Battlegx-ound Farms, Box
511, Fi-eehoid. New Jersey. _
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Marketing- Regular
weekly sales and fai'm auctions: Empii'e Live-
stock Marketing Cooperative. _ _
VETERINARY SUPPLIES to Stockmen. Pro¬
fessional Quality. Write: American Research
Farms, Et. , Lenexa, Kansas.
DOGS
COLLIE PUPPIES championship breeding.
Beautiful, intelligent, $30.00-$35.00. Plummer
McCullough, Mercer, Pa, _
SHETLAND SHEEPDOGS. Small, sturdy!
Herd dog and companion. D. McLaud, Berk-
shii-e, N.Y. _ _
BEAUTIFUL PEKINGESE. Adults, Pups.
Siamese, Manx Cats. Tripp, Chittenango. N. Y.
A.K.C. Wii-ehaii-ed Fox Terrier puppies. Also
stud service. John Jasinski — Vernon, N. Y.
829-3692, _
SHELTIE (Miniature Collie) Puppies. Champ¬
ion pedigi'ee. AKC l-egistered, wormed, inoc-
ulated. Astolat Kennels. Kunkletown 3. Pa.
AIREDALE and Wire Fox Terrier AKC pup¬
pies. Tourtellotte, Morris, N. Y, _
WANTED: St. Bernard Pup for pet. Whitlock
Farm, Bethany, Conn. _
REGISTERED BORDER COLLIE PUPS. Im¬
ported, working bloodlines $35.00. Floyd
Winne, Cooperstown, New York.
DUCKS & GEESE
WEEDER CHINESE, Embdens, Toulouse,
African Goslings, Muscovy, Pekin, Rouen,
Buff, Khaki, Cx-ested Ducklings. Guineas.
Blyler Hatchery. Gratz, Penna. _
NOW BOOKING ORDERS at early discount for
White Emden goslings, Breeding stock. Ovid
Fry, 4J0 Webster Road, Webster, New York.
FAMOUS Norwalk White Emden, Toulouse and
White Chinese goslings. Weeder geese. Mam¬
moth White Pekin, Rouen, Indian Runner and
Flying Mallai'd ducklings, Guinea Keets.
Wikel's Norwalk Goose Hatchery. Collins, Ohio,
GOSLINGS, WHITE EMBDEN, Alive delivery
guai'anteed. Mother Goose Hatchei'y, DeGraff,
Ohio. _ _ _ _
MAMMOTH PEKIN DUCKLINGS. Breeders of
Long Island’s Famous White Pekins. Hatching
eggs — bi'eeding stock. Inquii'e about prices.
Long Island White Pekin Duck Co., Eastport,
Long Island, N. Y.
GOATS
DAIRY GOATS. Small Investment, good re-
tui'n. Learn how. Factual magazine, $2 An¬
nually. Dairy Goat Journal, Columbia FF-36,
Missouri.
HEREFORDS
CDG REGISTERED Polled Herefords. Two
year old bulls, good selection, ready for sei'vice.
Also gi'oup of yearling heifers. Recoi'ds of
gains and official gi’ades. Write for our bx-o-
chure. We have the highest standai-ds in the
East. Charles D. Gibson, Deer Run Fai-ms,
Hillsdale, N, Y, 518-325-7821. _
CLEAN-REGISTERED Polled Herefords. Besl
bloodlines. Quality yearling bulls and heifers
graded avei'age choice. Heifers and three in
one combinations bred to our 100% dehoi'ner
ton bull or the sii'e of the 1964 New York
State Grand Champion. West Hill, Waverly,
N. Y. 565-4970. _
REGISTERED HEREFORDS
HORNED
Breeding Stock for sale. We have Zato
Heir and Mill Iron breeding.
LAST CHANCE RANCH
Lake Placid N.Y. Telephone 523-3739
HORSES
ARAB FILLY. Registered. Chestnut white
max-kings. Pi-iced reasonable. Welsh Coi’gi
male pup. 8 months. Donald Kuney, R#2,
Seneca Falls, N. Y,
ANNUAL
QUARTER HORSE SALE
CALF SCOURS
Stop Diarrhea with New DIRHNE
— Intestinal antiseptic with 3 way
action— Control bacterial infections
— Absorb harmful toxins — Coat,
soothe, protect irritated stomach
and intestinal lining. 14 oz. pkg.
$1.25 at dealers or postpaid.
H. W. NAYLOR CO., Morri* 1, N.Y.
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DIRENE
Monday eve. March 29th. 1965
MARTINS SALES STABLES
Blue Ball, Pa., Lancaster County
Sale limited to 75 head. Entries to
be in by March 20th. 1965
PAUL Z. MARTIN
Blue Ball, Pa. Ph. area 717, 354-6671
Auct. Tom Caldwell — Ontario, Calif.
WRITE FOR CIRCULAR
STALLION SERVICE — Registered Quarter
Hoi-ses: Beautiful Golden Palomino: Chestnut.
Phone 466-7404, Albex-t Bailor, Angelica. N. Y.
PETS
FLYING SQUIRRELS. Now available. Won¬
derful little pets. Mail 10$ for literature,
prices and pictures. L. E. Greeson, 905 N.
Monroe St., Arlington 1, Va.
PIGEONS
PIGEONS AND SUPPLIES CATALOG 10$.
Walter Hoenes, Dept. AA, Cologne, New Jei-sey
08213.
PHEASANTS
15,000 RINGNECK CHICKS hatching weekly.
MacFarlane Pheasant Farm, Janesville 13,
Wisconsin.
RABBITS
RAISE RABBITS SUCCESSFULLY by know¬
ing facts. 48 page illusti-ated book describing
25 Breeds. Housing, breeding, feeding, markets,
mai-keting, etc. 25 cents. American Rabbit As-
sociation, 28 ARBA Building, Pittsburgh, Penn.
RAISE ANGORA, New Zealand Rabbits, Fish-
worms on $500 month plan. Free details.
White’s Rabbitrv. Mt. Vernon. Ohio.
SHEEP
SUFFOLK EWES lead lamb production,
lambing early, hax-dy, meat-type animals pre-
ferred by markets! National Suffolk Sheep
Association, Box 324RN, Columbia. Mo.
OXFORDS — 25 lai-ge. young, registei-ed Oxford
ewes, excellent bleeding due to lamb early in
Mai-ch. Lawrence L. Davey, Marcellas, N, Y.
SUFFOLK RAM; Ewe Sale Saturday, May 29.
Chicago International Winners sell. Infoi-ma-
tive catalog fi-ee. Beau Geste Fai-ms, Oskaloosa,
Iowa . _ _
LATEST practical infox-mation on sheep¬
raising. $2.00 year. Shephei-d Magazine, Shef-
field 22, Mass. 5 helpful back issues $1.00.
SWINE
FEEDER PIGS: grain fed, vaccinated, cas¬
trated, delivered by truck COD on approval. 75
oi* more, 6 weeks 25 lbs. $11. each: 40 to 50
lbs. $15. each. C. Stanley Short & Son, Ches-
wold, Delaware. 653-9651. _
PUREBRED YORKSHIRE SALE - March 13,
1965, Empire Livestock Pavilion, Caledonia.
Boars, Bi-ed Gilts, Open Gilts offered. Further
information oi- catalog obtained from James
McKenzie. Coveil Road, Pavilion. New York.
GRADED FEEDER PIG AUCTION April 2,
1965, 8 P.M. E.S.T. Evening Sale. Geauga
Livestock Commission, Middlefield, Ohio. 800
head mixed breeds, sold by weight. Vaccinated
for cholera by licensed Veterinai-y with modi¬
fied live virus and serum. Bank refei-ence re¬
quired. Additional information, contact Tom
Givan, ph. 632-6681. Northeast Ohio Graded
Feeder Pig Sale. _ _ _
HAMPSHIRE BOARS, gilts and weanling
pigs. Certified meat type. Ralph Bliek, Wil-
liamson, N. Y, Phone 315-LT-9-3087. _
MONTHLY MARYLAND FEEDER Pig Sales
— 1:30. 2nd Monday — Cai-oline Sales, Denton.
4th Monday- Livestock Exchange, Boonsboi-o.
4th Thux-sday (4th Fri. — Nov.) — Rudnick &
Sons, Galena. 23,664 vaccinated — health in¬
spected — graded pigs sold by pound to highest
bidder 1964. Maryland Swine Producers, Fair-
gi-ounds, Timonium. _ _
MASSACHUSETTS VALLIDATED SWINE
Herd #43. Feeder pigs, Boai-s. Yorkshire-
Hampshire cross. Grain fed only. Robei-ts Hog
Fai-m, Bari~e, Mass. _ _ _
TWELFTH ANNUAL Yorkshire Sale: 35 Bred
Gilts; 20 Open Gilts; 20 Fall Boars. All Regis¬
tered, and Production Tested. 80 Commercial
Open Gilts, pure but not registered. All choice
selections. Many from Certified meat type
litters. All by Production and Meat Tested
Sires. Many National Champion Bloodlines.
Foundation and replacement herd stock for
both commei'cial and purebred hog fai-ms. I ri-
day March 5, 1 PM Eastern Standard Time,
Beaver Fair Grounds, Beaver-Spi-ings, Pa.,
Brooks End and Par Kay Farms. Reno H.
Thomas, Sale Manager, Beavertown, Pa. Cata-
logues available. Mail and phone bids accepted.
POLAND CHINA Weanling Boars and Gilts
sired by New York Grand Champion and an
outstanding litter by the Wisconsin, Ohio and
Iowa Gi-and Champion. Also bred gilts fox-
sale. These Polands are big, rugged and meaty.
Richard Crye, Avon, New York, Phone
W A 6- 3535.
TURKEYS
TURKEY POULTS, 30 for $14.95. 100 $39.95
postpaid. Hatching Rose-A-Linda. Low as:
Goslings, 89$. Ducklings, 24$. Guineas,
28d. Cooper Hatchery, Oakwood 15. Ohio,
VETERINARY SUPPLIES
NEW! NOW TREAT Mastitis for less than
21$ with new Uni-Power Infusion! Each dose
contains: 100,000 units procaine penicillin, 100
mg. dihydrostreptomycin, 100 mg. neomycin,
750 mg. sulfathiazole, 750 mg. sulfamerazine,
5 mg. cobalt. Infuse directly into the infected
quarter bv withdx-awing lOcc (1 dose) into a
syringe with a needle, then replace needle with
an infusion tube. Also ideal when drying off a
cow -infuse lOcc of Uni-Power into each quar¬
ter — allow to remain until the cow freshens.
“An ounce of prevention is worth pounds of
milk.” Recommended by leading veterinarians
and dairy experts. Per lOOcc bottle (10 doses)
$2.35. Six bottles $2.25 each. Order 12 for
$25.00 and receive fi-ee syringe, needle and
infusion tube. At your Anchor of New England
dealers or ox-der direct from Anchor Serum
Company of New England, Dept. A-4, Tops-
field, Mass. Write for free veterinary supply
catalogue and health guide. Please note: As
always, milk should be withheld from human
consumption 72 hours after the last treatment.
DAIRY AND LIVESTOCK Veterinary supplies
direct to you at wholesale. Send card for new
wholesale catalogue. Eastern States Serum
Company, 1727 Harden Sti’eet, Columbia, South
Carolina.
FREE VETERINARY CATALOG. Save 2(V%:
50% all drugs, vaccines, instruments. Navets,
Box 6305. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
KEN-MAST MASTITIS TREATMENT — Penh
cillin, Dihydrostreptomycin, Neomycin, Sulfa¬
nilamide, Cobalt in 15CC disposable syringes.
Dozen prepaid $5.15. Quantity savings. With¬
hold milk from tx-eated quarter 72 houi-s.
Authoi-ized Anchor Serum Dealer. Kensington
Veterinary Supply, Kensington. Connecticut.
HYDROCORTISONE MASTITIS TREAT¬
MENT (Highest Quality) . Also contains Peni¬
cillin, Dihydrostreptomycin, Sulfanilamide, Sul¬
fathiazole, Cobalt and Papain in a special dif-
fusable base $4.50 dozen 15cc syringes. Pen-
FZ $6.75 dozen syringes, Terramycin $5.10 box
of 10 tubes, Combiotic lOOcc’s $2.00, Sui-Mycin
lOOcc’s $2.35. Postpaid. Prompt dependable
sex-vice. Fi-ee Price List. Paul & Company,
Hai-vard, Mass.
AGENTS WANTED
AGENTS to sell Minei-al and Vitamin Supple¬
ment, Udder Ointment, other Animal Health
Products. Big Commissions. W. D. Carpenter
Co.. Inc., Ill Irving Ave., Syracuse, N.Y, 13210
BIG OPPORTUNITY your area. International¬
ly used Campbell's Gro-Green concenti-ated
fertilizer supplement. Balances major elements,
chelated nutrients. Corrects deficiencies. In¬
creases protein content grains, forage. Stimu¬
lates gx-owth. Gives fx-uits, vegetables better
flavor. Improves shipping, storage quality.
Complete demonstration — - selling program.
Campbell Co., Rochelle 87, Illinois. _
SEEKING NEW PRODUCTS? Get my outfit
47 money-making specialties. Latest conven¬
iences for home, car. Send no money. Just
your name. Kristee 162, Akx-on, Ohio. _
ASTONISHING AUTOMATIC Toilet Bowl
Cleaner, deodorizer. Works when toilet is
flushed. Housewives buy on sight for every
bathroom, at only $1.98 each. Make up to
$10.00 in hour, spare time. Free Sales Kit.
Merlite, 114 East 32nd, Dept. G-71G, New
York 16. _ _ _
SENSATIONAL new longer-burning Light
Bulb. Amazing Fi-ee Replacement Guarantee —
never again buy light bulbs. No competition.
Multi-million dollar market yours alone. Make
small fortune even spax-e time. Incx-edibly quick
sales. Free sales kit. Merlite (Bulb Div.), 114
E. 32nd, Dept. C-74G. New York 16.
AUCTIONS
ANNUAL EQUIPMENT AUCTION -45 wheel
and crawler tractoi-s — some with mounted
equipment — various makes — many late models,
Balex-s - Choppei-s - Blowers - Forage Wagons
- Drills - Planters - Plows - Harrows - Rakes
& Mowers. Lunch available. Tex-ms — Cash or
good check day of sale. 9:30 to 4:00PM Sat¬
urday, Mai-ch 6. Send cai'd for listing — Salem
Farm Supply, Salem, New York. 854-3448.
Glenn & Stanley McLenithan, Auctioneex-s.
AUCTIONEERS
AUCTIONEERS — Livestock and farm auc¬
tions. Complete auction and pedigree service
available. Harris Wilcox. Phone — Bergen 146,
New York. _ _
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Max-keting— Regular
weekly sales and farm auctions: Empire Live-
stock Marketing Coopex-ative,
AUCTION SCHOOL
LEARN AUCTIONEERING— term soon. Free
catalog. Reisch Auction School, Mason City 11,
Iowa. _ _
MISSOURI AUCTION SCHOOL. Free catalog!
1330-33 Linwood, Kansas City, Mo. 64109.
AUCTION SCHOOL, Ft. Smith, Ark. Free
catalog. Also Home Study Course. _ _
AUCTIONEERING CAREER, College Diploma.
Fi-ee Catalog. Feller-Buc-her Auctioneering Col-
lege, 225 So. Schuyler, Kankakee, Illinois.
AUTOMOTIVE
WE WILL BUY 1964 Automobiles or Trucks.
Phil Gai-diner — Mullica Hill, N. J.
BEES AND BEE SUPPLIES
BEES INSURE BETTER CROP POLLINA¬
TION. Profitable side line. Send $1.00 for
book, “Fii-st Lessons in Beekeeping” and three
months subscription. Free literature. American
Bee Journal, Box A, Hamilton, Illinois. _ _
BEES INCREASE SEED And Fruit Yields,
100 page book with 175 pictures @ 75$ post¬
paid, explains everything from starting to
selling honey. Fi-ee factory catalog, stingproof
equipment, saves you 25%. Walter T. Kelle)’
Co., Clarkson, Kentucky. _ __
PACKAGE BEES— My northern-bred Caucas¬
ians ai-e very gentle and productive. They will
produce youi- honey and pollinate your ciops-
Two pounds $5.25; three pounds $6.50, queen
included. Parcel post $1.40 per package. None
COD. Conner Apiaries, Stockton. N. J.
BUILDING MATERIALS
GLUE
LAMINATED |
RAFTERS AND ARCHES
Send for further information and prices.
BR-35 , Unadilla Silo Co., Unadilla, N. Y, ■
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BOOKS & MAGAZINES
WONDERFUL BIBLE PROPHECY. Prophet
Elijah Coining Before Christ. World’s Next
Great Event. Free Book. R. A. Megiddo Mission,
Rochester 19, New York.
BULBS
GLADIOLUS BULBS 100 large size $4.50. 100
medium size $3.00. Mixed colors. Postpaid. M.
Meckler, Frankfort, N. Y. _
GLADIOLI BULBS mixed $1.50 per hundred.
Walter Green, Goshen, New York 10924.
BUILDINGS
FARM BUILDINGS — for all purposes, low cost,
easy terms. Nold Farm Supply, Rome, N. Y.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
FREE BOOK “990 Successful, Little-Known
Businesses.” Many fascinating opportunities!
Plymouth 836R, Brooklyn 4, New York. _
INVESTIGATE FIRES, Storm Damage, Acci-
dents For Insurance Companies — Pays up to
$1,000 a month, part or full time. No college
necessary. Car furnished; expense paid. We
train you at home in spare time. Keep present
job until ready to switch. Pick your location.
Men badly needed now. Full information Free.
Write Liberty School, Dept. C-941, 1139 W.
Park, Libertyville, Illinois. _
FREE LAND OFFER for a rest or convalescent
home and a factory. For more information
write to: James S. Balthaser-Hamburg, Pa.
WANTED, Workman-Associate. Invest $5,000
Home Building Development. Hutchins, 821
Floyd Ave., Rome, N.Y. _
FOR SALE: Only store in town of 85 families.
Building 72,x36/, 2 story. Post Office in build¬
ing, also Polling Place. Mary J. Grier, Beaver
Biook, Pa. 18215.
CHAIN SAWS
SAW CHAIN
DIRECT TO YOU AT FACTORY PRICES!
Brand new, first quality, fully guaranteed! In
.404", 1/2" and 7/16" pitch. Chain for bar
of any saw with cutting length of:
12" to 14" si 0.00 15" to 16" $11.00
17" to 20" $13.00 21" to 24" $15.00
GUIDE BARS: new, hard-nose, Homelite 17"
$15, 21" $18 — McCulloch 18" $16, 24" $19.
SPROCKETS: Direct-drive sprocket $4.00;
Gear-drive sprocket $2.50.
Add 50c to total order for shipping
(For COD send $2.00 deposit)
Be sure to give saw name, bar cutting length,
and pitch used or number of drive links in chain.
Send check or money order today to:
ZIP-PENN INC., Box 179HD, ERIE, PENNA.
Write for savings on other bars, saw parts.
COLOR SLIDES
New York - Chicago - Niagara Falls - Miami -
Key West. Eight Colorslides one Category $1.00.
All 40 — $4.95. Eddings, 8R Roberts, Corning,
N. Y.
EARTHWORMS
FREE PICTURE FOLDER, “How to Make
$3,000 Yearly, Sparetime, Raising Earth¬
worms!” Oakhaven-5, Cedar Hill, Texas.
FARM LOANS
Since 1917
See your local asso¬
ciations or write: 310
State St., Springfield,
Mass. 01101
FEDERAL LAND BANK AND
PRODUCTION CREDIT LOANS
FARMS FOR RENT
DAIRY FARM. Excellent condition, reasonable
rent. Write: Robert W. Kaelin, Rt. 2, New
Paltz, N.Y. _
CHEMUNG COUNTY, 2 bedroom house, bath,
on farm near Horseheads, N.Y. Available May
1st. Box 514-CA, Ithaca. N.Y.
FARMS FOR SALE
FARMS— FINGER LAKES AREA — all types
and size farms. Retirement homes — hunting
land. Lakeshore properties. H. M. Stocking,
Realtor, Dundee, New York. _ _
VIRGINIA livestock, dairy farms and country
estates, P. M. Browning, Realtor, John H. Hitt,
Associate: Culpeper, Virginia. _
FREE! ALL NEW! SPRING CATALOG.
Thousands of properties described, photos
galore — Land, farms, homes, businesses, —
recreation, retirement. 472 offices coast-to-
coast, “World’s Largest.” Mailed free! Strout
Realty, 50-R East 42nd St., N.Y. 17, N.Y.
541 ACRE Dairy farm — North Central Pennsyl¬
vania. Will sell stocked and equipped or bare
farm, Harry Butcher, Granville Summit, Pa.
FREE Spring Catalog! Bargains galore! Low
Prices, easy down payments. Safe-Buy Real
Estate Agency, 712-NY West Third, Little
Rock, Ark. _
40 ACRE farm for sale. For information write
to: James S. Balthaser, Hamburg, Pa. _
OUTSTANDING VALUE! Modestly-priced 403-
acre New York farm complete with 27 milk
cows, 8 heifers, 3 calves, bull, tractor, ma¬
chinery! Nice 8-room home, 1% baths, fur¬
nace. Good 40x50 barn, milk house, bulk tank,
”2 stanchions, second barn, 40x60, 250 acres
tillable, should pasture 75 head, creek and
springs, woven, barb wire, 23 apple trees.
Only 2 miles small town. Be the first to see
this — $27,000. Free! . . . Big illustrated Spring
catalog. All types real estate coast to coast!
United Farm Agency, 501-AA Fifth Ave.,
^ew York, N. Y. 10017. YUkon 6-1547.
American Agriculturist, March, 1965
FARMS FOR SALE
FARMS FOR SALE
FARMS FOR SALE
76 acres good productive soil, located village
of Unadilla on Susquehanna River. 13 room
brick house, barn. School nearby. J. S. Earl,
P. O. Box 506, Unadilla, N, Y. _
TWO JOINING FARMS, 250 acres. 170 acres
tillable, 50 acres of asparagus. Heavy loam soil
suitable for dairy and vegetable. All flat land,
no stones or rocks. New milk house and silo.
One farm joining Cohansey River. Two farm
houses, one tenant house. All with hot water
and baths. 4 migrant houses with hot water and
shower. 4 recently built cinder block garages.
$55,000.00. Carl Pierce, R.D. 2, Box 68, Bridge-
ton, N. J. Phone 609-451-5158.
MORT WIMPLE, REALTOR, Sloansvill^
N. Y. Member National Institute of Farm and
Land Brokers. Your inquiry given personal
attention. _
CENTRAL NEW YORK Farms, Hunting
lands. Business opportunities, Summer places,
Foster - Abraham, Real Estate Brokers, Nor-
wich, N. Y,, 607-334-3555. _
300 productive well drained acres, 75 good well
watered pasture, 90 woods & rough pasture, 2
good homes, tenant house, 175 head, 13,000#
av., excellent machinery. A good one, stocked
& equipped or bare. Petteys Agency, Glens
Falls. _
202 ACRE Dairy Farm, 40 Stanchion Barn, A-l
Buildings, level land, 30 acres Alfalfa. Posses¬
sion April 1, 1965. This is a real good farm.
Other Farms, large or small, give us a call.
J. S. Clagett, Real Estate Broker, Taneytown,
Md. 756-6519.
LYONS: 176 acres, 150 tillable. 43 tie stalls, 2
silos, gutter cleaner, 400 gal. bulk tank, wired
for silo unloader and hay drying fans. All
alfalfa land. 5 bedroom brick home. Oil hot
water heat. Tenant house. 5% assumable mort¬
gage. $32,000. Clyde: 315 acres, 263 tillable. 52
stanchions. Gutter cleaner, 4 silos. 85'xl02'
calf shed, 42'x85' hay barn, 36,x75/ feeder barn.
Pond. 3 houses, 1 built in 1954. 15% down,
5% mortgage to responsible party. $75,000.
Attica: 265 acres, 175 tillable. Armco steel
dairy and storage buildings. Modern 80 cow
pen stable. Automatic feeder building, 8 unit
surge milk parlor, pipeline milker, 600 gal.
vacuum tank. 84 milkers averaging over
15,000# milk, 520# fat. 5 tractors and modern
equipment. Modern 3 bedroom home, modern
double house. $125,000. Owner will assume
mortgage. Hemlock: 345 acres, 230 tillable. 30
stanchions, 2 ponds. 4 bedroom home. Excellent
view. $25,000. Specializing in farm auctions
and real estate. Harris Wilcox, Inc. Brokers.
Contact Burton H. Davis — NE7-5792, 1655 Reed
Road, Bergen, New York. _
130 limestone acres, apple orchard, 15 room
house. Baths, furnace, water. Settle estate.
125 cow. State Rd. farm. Large choice. E.
Bloodgood, Realtor, Cobleskill, N. Y.
608 - ACRE FARM on county road, 20 min¬
utes S. W. of Poughkeepsie, 75 miles New York
City, streams, wells, springs & river, over
500 acres in corn & hay, cow barn for 150,
3 silos, 7 living quarters, $185,000, minimum
29% down. A. J. Di Benio, Realtor, Maybrook,
N.Y.
OVERLOOKING Chautauqua Lake modern
dairy farm with 170 A. 3 homes, barn with 56
milking outlets, heifer loafing barn, Harvestore
silo with unloader, fine grassland. Write Ruth
Jackson, Ashville, N. Y.
FARM: 400 acres, room for 120 milkers and
young stock: 3 homes: Bare, $90,000: Equip¬
ped, $120,000. Box 113, Bridgewater, New York.
CATALOG FREE. Its main purpose is to tell
you so much about its wide selection of listings
that you can do most of your “looking” in
your own home, thus reducing costly travel.
Descriptions include almost anything from pro¬
ductive farms, businesses, homes to camps and
“wild tracts”, in many areas of New England
and New York. Four Effs, Box 264AA, Man¬
chester, N.H.
ONE MAN FARM complete good buildings,
milk check $1800 month. $33,000, !4 cash.
Also, 309 acres, 88 head, 2 houses. Widower
must sell. Robert Collester, 549 State St.,
Springfield, Mass.
WYOMING COUNTY 250 acres top land, pro-
ductive crop & dairy farm, $62,500, 80 acres,
village farm. Good buildings, bargain $13,500.
Hodges Agency, Realtor, Perry, N. Y.
BE-72700.
BEAUTIFUL TIOGA COUNTY! (Pa.) 275
acre farm — 150 acres tillage, 50 acres pasture,
balance woods with timber. 8 room house in
good condition. Barn and outbuildings. $17,500.
Stevens, Realtors, 20 Sherwood St., Woodhull,
N. Y. Ph: 3611.
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MISCELLANEOUS
NEW & USED EQUIPMENT
WE ARE SUPPLIERS for Dairy Farm: First
class milkers, poultrymen, general farm work¬
ers. Ellingers Employment Agency, 80 Warren
St., New York, N.Y, Phone GR 3-8168-9.
FLOWERS
WILDFLOWER COLLECTION— 12 for $2.00
— 4 different kinds, unlabeled, rootstock, order
early. Savage Gardens, Box 163, McMinnville,
Tennessee.
FOR RENT
WORLD’S FAIR: Beautiful furnished rooms
and apartments two blocks from Fair. New
houses. Write: D. Buck, 133-54 Avery Avenue,
Flushing, N. Y. 11352.
EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY for ambitious
party with record of responsibility. Dairy farm.
Oneida Co. 45 stalls, Harvestore, Patz cleaner,
bulk tank, plenty of feed, water. High fertility.
Machinery may be rented. Hawin, 262 Gen-
esee, Utica.
FOR SALE
ONE 1918 used Steam Boiler and Engine.
Betty Filson, Lorraine, N.Y.
FRUITS
INDIAN RIVER Oranges and Grapefruit $9.35
a bushel; $6.60 half bushel express prepaid.
Hilliard Groves, Inc., Rt. 3, Box 200, P’ort
Pierce. Florida.
FURNACES & BOILERS
CUT HEATING COSTS— Use our Automatic
Coal Burning or Complete Combustion Wood
Burning Furnace or Boiler. Literature free.
Marco Industries, P.O. Box 6-A, Harrisonburg,
Virginia.
GARDEN SUPPLIES
PROTECT YOUR BERRY CROPS, vegetables
from birds and animals. Cheesecloth, 100 yards
by 48" convenient 10 yard lengths $7.50 pre¬
paid. 50% less mill price. Joseph Hein, 120-B
Eton Road, Thornwood, New York.
GOAT SUPPLIES
STAINLESS STEEL Milking Pails, Strainers,
Filter Discs, Hoof-shears, Milking Machines,
etc. Catalog upon request. Hoegger Supply Co.,
Milford 2, Pa.
GOVERNMENT SURPLUS
GIGANTIC SURPLUS SALE! Save 70% or
more Government surplus power plants, hy¬
draulics, cylinders, air compressors, pumps,
winches, waterhose, telephones, surveyors tran¬
sit-levels, wire, binoculars, electronics, tools,
hundreds more. Example: $300 pump only $4.85.
Also many campers items. Large illustrated
catalog free. Surplus Center, 900-NY-l “O” St.,
Lincoln, Nebraska. _
JEEPS $64.50, airplanes $75.20, boats $6.18.
Many others direct from U. S. Government.
For complete “Directory” and catalog send
$1.00 to Quality Surplus, Dept. NY3, Box 23,
Greensburg, Pennsylvania. _
16 Piece Drive Socket set with Breaker
Handle, Tool Box and Reversible Ratchet.
American made. Regular price $13.20. We ship
prepaid for only $9.95. Write for other listings
on tools, hydraulics, implement parts, paint,
canvas, etc. Vrooman’s Surplus and Imple-
ment Parts. Fultonville, New York.
HAY & STRAW
WE CAN DELIVER good quality new crop 1st
cutting dairy hay. Now is the time to buy.
D. Arnold Boyd, York, New York. Phone:
Geneseo 892. _
HAY- -ATTENTION FARMERS needing hay.
Prices given on top quality dairy hay, Timothy,
Alfalfa-Mix, Straight Timothy, Timothy-Clover
Mix .and 2nd cutting Alfalfa. Try us first.
Eldred’s Farm Supply, Flonesdale, Pennsyl-
vania. Tel. Galilee 122 R3 . _
GRADED DAIRY ALFALFA and other grades.
Art Callari Hay Co., Upper Sandusky. Ohio.
EARLY JUNE crushed Alfalfa and Timothy
$45.00 per ton at Barn. L. H. McCormack,
Route 50, Ballston Lake, N. Y. _
EXCELLENT first and second cutting alfalfa
hay. Delivered by truck on approval, also
straw. Alfred Cobb, River Road, Waterloo,
N. Y. 789-2660.
CHOICE HAY, all grades. Mohawk Valley.
Trailer load deliveries. When writing, give
telephone number. Snyder Petroleum, Inc., Fort
Plain, New York. Telephone 4-5111.
100 TONS of mixed Alfalfa, Trefoil, Timothy
hay. No rain damage. $35. per ton. Clifford
and Paul TenHuisen, Clymer, N. Y. Phone
3554485. _
1,000 large wire baled late cut hay. Philip
Weiler, Jamestown, N. Y. Phone 4888514.
GRADED HAY & STRAW All Kinds— Rail &
Truck Shipped Anywhere — Phone 201-748-1020
Desmond Hay Service, Box 402, Bloomfield,
N. J. _ _ _ _ _
HAY. Varney - Derby, Vermont.
HAY & OATS
FOR SALE: Dehydrated Alfalfa Pellets. Bean
Bros,, Hayts Corners, N.Y, _
FIRST AND SECOND cutting alfalfa— mixed
trefoil and other grades of choice hay delivered
by truckload. Weights and quality guaranteed.
Bates Russell, East Durham, N. Y. Phone
Melrose, 4-2591 before 8 A.M, or after 5 P.M,
HOBBIES
MAKE DOOR MATS from used baler twine,
instructions 5 dimes. Walter Warner, Pierce-
ton, Indiana.
LARGE DAIRY FARM needs experienced men
for milking cows. Excellent housing and board¬
ing house on premises. Steady work, top wages
and bonus for right men. Call Mr. Bernon,
Garelick Bros. Farms, Inc., Franklin, Mass.,
528-9000 days or Woonsocket, R.I., POplar
9-7996 after 6:00 P.M. or Mr. Harvey Baskin
at Franklin, Mass., 528-2276.
EXPERIENCED DAIRYMAN WANTED —
Modern dairy, house, good wages. Andrew
Babinski, Water Mill, L. I., N. Y. Tel. 516-
537-0331, _
$23 WEEKLY for wearing lovely dresses re¬
ceived by you as extra rewards. Just show
Fashion Frocks to friends in spare time. No
investment, canvassing, experience necessary.
Write today to Fashion Frocks, Dept. T-16101,
Cincinnati 2. Ohio. _
WANTED: Married man for large dairy farm
in Western Pennsylvania. Must be good ma¬
chine milker and able to run modern farm ma¬
chinery. Six day week, good salary, life and
hospital insurance, paid vacation, nice house.
State age, education, give reference. Clark’s
Dairy Farm, Enon Valley. Pa. _
MALE AND FEMALE ATTENDANTS. Salary
$3710-$4615 per year plus longevity increments.
Annual salary increases. Less maintenance
(board, room and laundry $9.79 per week).
Five day, eight hour work week. Annual vaca¬
tion with pay. Paid sick leave. Life, accident
and health insurance and social security avail¬
able. Recreation: Bowling, tennis, swimming.
Opportunities for advancement with eventual
retirement pension. For information write
Director, Wassaic State School, Wassaic, New
York. _
WANTED: Man, boy or girl for general farm
work. Russell Peters, Sr., Callicoon, N. Y. _
CHORE-BOY. Full time men wanted parts
service sales. Milking parlors, pipeline systems,
vacuum suppliers. Detergents Dumping Station,
plastic & rigid. Complete line farm supplies.
Box 11, Dryden, N, Y. 13053, Phone VI4-6092.
WIDOWER wants woman or couple for farm
and housework. Can have child. Ralph More-
land, Commack, New York. _
TWO MEN WANTED: One experienced
Dairyman with Guernseys, One experienced in
general farm work. Contact Allen King, Holi-
cong, Pennsylvania or Telephone 215-794-2623.
EXPERIENCED POULTRYMAN— Write Pilch
Poultry Farms, P. O. Box 276, Thompson-
ville, Connecticut. _
ROUTE WORK for man or woman with farm
background. $25 or more profit per day to
start — larger repeat orders. Write K. H. In¬
man, Dept. 27C, Box 371, Baltimore, Md.
MAN, single, vegetable farm, tractor experi¬
ence necessary, year round, good salary, room
and board. Reply, Charles De Wolf, 95 De
Wolf Road, Old Tappan, N.J. _
MARRIED MAN for Guernsey Farm. Experi¬
enced. 6 room house, good salary, liberal time
off, all privileges. Box 514-CS, Ithaca, New
York. _
NURSERY WORKERS and tractor operators
wanted. Steady work, good pay and housing
available. Baier Lustgarten Nurseries, Middle
Island, L. I., N. Y. _ _
MARRIED MAN with Horticultural back¬
ground, preferably with good knowledge of
modern blueberry culture. Permanent position
with pleasantly surprising opportunity for the
right man. Joseph A. Kuznicki, North St.,
Blandford, Mass, _
TENANT FARMER or retired couple on lovely
northern Vermont farm for general farm work,
for April 1st. Modest salary plus percentage
net profit. Sabato, Box 265, White Plains, N.Y.
HONEY
EXTRACTED HONEY— Clover. Buckwheat or
Fallflower, 5 lb. container $2.20; 3 — $5.75;
6 — $10.50. Prepaid 3rd zone. Lang Apiaries,
Box A. Gasport, New York.
CLOVER - WILDFLOWER HONEY 5 lb. pail
$2.25 prepaid, 60 lb. can $10.50 (here). Nich-
olas Schaefer. Box 88, Lagrangeville, N, Y,
INSTRUCTION
GAME WARDEN, Government Hunter,
Forestry, Park and Wildlife Services announce
job openings regularly. Prepare at home for
outdoor work, good pay, security. Complete in¬
formation Free! Write North American School
of Conservation, 941-BHW North Highland, Los
Angeles 38, California.
LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Marketing — Regular
weekly sales and farm auctions: Empire Live-
stock Marketing Cooperative.
LIVESTOCK SUPPLIES, EQUIP.
FREE SAMPLE Cattle Ear Tag. Big numbers,
low priced. Write today: Cowboy Tag Co., Box
1380, Santa Barbara, Calif.
MAPLE SYRUP
FOR SALE: Pure Maple Syrup in drums. Also
gallons, half gallons, quarts. Nelson Widrick,
Rl, Croghan, N.Y. 13327. _
1965 Maple Syrup. Gal.— $6.75, % Gal.— $3.85,
Quart — $2.35 postpaid 3rd zone. Romaine Pot-
win, SmRoyalV)m Vermont.
STOP ITCHING — Promotes healing of piles;,
psoriasis, eczema. “Roberts Reliable Salve”
effective since 1888. Satisfaction guaranteed.
3 oz. $1.00 postpaid. Roberts Pharmacy, Lisbon
Falls, Maine. _
QUICK-JOHN — Cleans septic tanks, cesspools,
outdoor toilets. Stops odors, backups. Opens
drains. 6 premeasured treatments $2.95, 12 —
$4.95. Money Back Guarantee. Ryter Co.,
Madelia 20, Minn. _ _
WATCH AND CLOCK repairing books and
tools. Free catalog. North American, Box
77-RQ, Fox River Grove, Illinois. _
FREE WHOLESALE CATALOG! 100,000
Products. Tremendous Discounts! Taylor Dis-
tributors, Newton 14, New Jersey. _
LEG SORE SUFFERERS— Send for free book
on proven Viscose for relief of pain and aches
of leg ulcers, swelling, itch, rash due to deep
vein congestion. Works as you walk. Viscose
Co., 100 West Chicago Ave., Dept. J.A., Chi-
cago 10, Illinois. _
BLUEBIRD HOUSES $1.50. Saratoga 300 mile
zone. Barkersville Fire Co., Middle Grove,
N. Y. _
1 2 GOOD OLD VIOLINS For Sale. Kline,
Middlecreek, Pa. _
YOUR CHURCH OR GROUP can raise $50.00
and more, easy and fast. Have 10 members
each sell only twenty 50d packages my lovely
luxurious Prayer Grace Table Napkins. Keep
$50 for your treasury. No money needed. Free
Samples. Anna Wade, Dept. 9BD2, Lynchburg,
Va. _
ADULTS AND CHILDREN who want foreign
pen pals write to Miss Reba Levine, 174 Pearl
Street, Chelsea, Massachusetts. _
"BACKWOODS JOURNAL”— Paradox 2, New
York 12858. Unusual bi-monthly. $2.00 year.
Sample 35#. _
NEED PRINTING? Business - Personal. State
your needs. Bargain Bulletin of Printed
Specialties and estimate on your requirements,
free. Llanerch Shop, 538-AR Wales, Haver-
town, Penna. 19083. _
QUALITY PRINTING at Farmer’s Prices.
Send sample for quotation. Bailey’s, 44 Cot-
tage, Bloomfield. Conn. 06002 _
NOW YOU CAN Determine Value of Farm
Property! Simplified “Farm Evaluation Book”
leads, step-by-step, to accurate evaluation. Send
$2 to AG Management Systems, Box 351-B,
Luverne, Minn. _ _
LIGHTNING RODS — We specialize in complete
and economical lightning protection systems.
Free inspection or information. Morse-Collins,
Inc., 148 Coddington Road, Ithaca, N.Y.,. mem-
ber United Lightning Protection Association.
NEW & USED EQUIPMENT
BARN CLEANERS — silo unloaders, engineered
by Patz. New different bunk feeders, manure
stackers, replacement chains for all make
cleaners, low cost, easy terms. Nold Farm
Supply, Rome, N. Y. Willard Howland, South-
ampton. Mass. _
“USED CONVEYOR BELTING” Rubber cover¬
ed — like new, all sizes — all plys. Phone or
write: E. L. Ashmus Belting Company, 6038-
49th Ave., Kenosha, Wisconsin, OL-2-4596.
BARN CLEANER — Bunk Feeder — Conveyer
chain: #458 pin chain, same as used on some
cleaners — easily adapted to others. $1.10 per
foot. R. H. Merrill, Waverly, N. Y. _
COBEY— FOX— MC— NUFFIELD — Versatile
Farm Equipment — Cockshutt parts, new &
used. Used machines all kinds. We deliver.
Ingersoll Farm Supply Inc., Martinsburg, N.Y.
Phone — Lowville 85. _
FREE 1965 Parts Catalog for all tractor models
and farm implements. World’s largest stock
of new and used parts. Tremendous savings.
Central Tractor Parts Co., Regional Market,
Syracuse, or Batavia, New York. Main office:
De Moines, Iowa, _
WANTED — ALLIS CHALMERS Roto Balers.
Brice Creesy, Andover, Ohio. _
FARROWING CRATES— with creep panels
$22.95. Free literature. Dolly Enterprises, 180
Main, Colchester, Ill. _
FOR SALE: Used 3,000 lb. Burton Feed
Mixer. Franklin Supply Co., 86 Industrial St.,
Rochester, New York. _
DEPRESSION PRICES - - We sell cheap.
Savings to 75% on new, used parts for 200
makes, models, wheel tractors, crawlers. Tre¬
mendous catalog. Send 25# Surplus Tractor
Parts, Fargo, North Dakota.
USED BULK MILK Coolers. Bought - Sold -
traded. Varney - Derby. Vermont. _
PORTERSVILLE MONTHLY SPECIAL. 4000
gallon 1956 Standard Steel Works Transport —
stainless steel inside and out, including cradle,
steel skirting. Several farm pick-ups and good
selection of single and multi-compartment
trailer tanks. Portersville Stainless Equipment
Corporation, Portersville (Butler County),
Pennsylvania. Telephone (412) 368-2421.
AUCTION
SAT., APRIL 10
COMPLETE DISPERSAL
Potato & Farm Equipment
Potato Harvester
Watch this ad in next month's issue for
complete listing. _
MISCELLANEOUS
SONGPOEMS WANTED! Collaborate with ac¬
tive professional songwriters equally. Share
royalties. Songwriters Contact, 1619-G, Broad-
way, New York 19. _
PARTS FOR STOVES— furnaces, coal, oil,
gas, electric. Empire Stove Co., 793 Broadway,
Albany, New York.
"SIX WILL FORMS” plus “Information by
Lawyer,” $1.00, Brugenheimer Publishers, Box
158-N77, Lexington, Mass.
DRAINS cellars cisterns, wosh tubs;
IRRIGATES - CIRCULATES - SPRAYS
IS
! 95
1,001 uses. Stainless shaft. Won’t rust
or clog! Use 1/6 HP motor or larger
. . . % HP for up to 2,400 GPH ;
450 GPH 80’ high: or 1,800 GPH.|
from 25’ well. 1” inlet; %” outlet.
Coupling included free . $7.95
HEAVY DUTY BALL-BEARING PUMP
Up to 5,200 GPH . . . $12.95
Postpaid if cash with order. Money Back Guarantee.
LABAWCO PUMPS, Bell* Mead 6 , New Jersey
FOR SALE: Potato picker, Boggs grader, six
row sprayer. Hay elevator. Arthur Follett,
Galway. N. Y. _
WEED HOG TEETH, shoes, bearings, clip,
camber teeth loop style weed teeth. McNamee,
Burlington Flatts, N. Y. _ _
INTERNATIONAL W-4 Tractor, front-end
loader, mint condition, $1600. J. Hadder, South-
bury, Conn. 888-3201, _
FOR SALE: Hammermill, good condition,
Bagger attachment. Warren W. Travis, Box
192, Leeds, New York. _
IN NEED OF Milking Equipment, pipelines—
parlor or around the barn parlor stalls — Her¬
ringbone — side opening — walk-thru. Transfer
station, rigid or plastic. Get our prices. No ob¬
ligation. Chore-Boy Eastern Factory Owned
Branch, Box 11, Dryden, N. Y. 13053. Phone
VI4-6092. _
ONTARIO DRILLS — All sizes in stock at last
year’s lower price. Parts for all models of
Ontario Drills now in stock and available. Don
Howard — R. D. #2 — Canandaigua, New York,
125 CRAWLERS AND WHEEL TRACTORS-
Wheel tractors, crawler loaders-dozers-winch
crawlers and side boomer crawler. Parts and
service for Allis Chalmers, Massey-Ferguson,
Oliver, Ford, New Holland, Papec, Ontario,
Farmhand, Cobey, Farmec, Owatonna, Finger
Lakes Trailers, Stone elevators, Freeman, Bush
Hog, Howard rotavators, Dunham, Leroy,
Wiard genuine points. Cobey life time forage
wagons — good selection of used wagons and
forage wagons. Large selection of new and
used-reconditioned choppers and blowers. Don
Howard — R.D. #2, Canandaigua, New York—
14424. _
30 ACRES OF EQUIPMENT — 40 used hay con¬
ditioners from $100 and up. New Holland con¬
ditioner — $500, Myers Mower-Conditioner—
$200, John Deere Crimper — $150. New Owaton¬
na windrowers— $3500 complete, used Versatile
and Owatonna windrowers. 100 used balers,
20 used flair choppers and forage choppers. 100
rakes including the new styles of rollabar rakes
— $225 and up. Don Howard — R.D. #2, Can-
andaigua, N.Y. _ _
LAMINATED RAFTERS & Arches for barns
and sheds. Douglas Fir bonded with completely
waterproof glue. Popular sizes stocked. Extra
heavy rafters — extra low prices. Box S-35,
Unadilla Silo Co.. Unadilla, N.Y. _
ALL PARTS CHEAP— Cletrac AD, BD, AG,
BG, HD14, TD14, Cat. 75 Model L AC Plus
Straight or Angle Dozers. HYD Dozer Jacks
plus Rollers Tracks for D8, D7, TD9, TD18. Ben
Lombardo, Reading, Pa. Phone 215-944-7171 or
678-1941. _
COMPLETE MECHANIZED FEEDING Tailor-
made for your needs VanDale Pioneer in labor-
saving silo unloaders and bunk feeding equip¬
ment for every size livestock feeding operation.
Free feedlot planning help. Get all the facts on
efficient, push-button feeding! Write for free
brochures: VanDale, Inc., Wayzata, Minnesota.
DISTRIBUTORS & DEALERS WANTED.
Midwest’s Leading Grain Bin Manufacturer
is now Offering Top Discounts on Chief Grain
Bins, Bulk Feed Tanks, Utility Bldgs. Write:
Big Chief of Nebraska, Inc., Grand Island,
Nebraska.
NURSERY STOCK
SENSATIONAL APPLE DISCO VERIESr Ex¬
clusive patented Starkspur Golden Delicious
and famous Starkrimson! New spur-type trees
bear years earlier. Also Dwarf Trees for giant-
size Apples, Peaches, Pears for backyard and
orchards. Stark-Burbank Standard Fruit Trees,
Roses, Shrubs. Color-photo catalog free. Stark
Bro's. Dept. 30335, Louisiana. Mo. _ _
PEACH, PLUM TREES— low as 20#. Cherries,
pears, apples, nut trees, strawberries, blue¬
berries, dwarf fruit trees. Grapevines 10 d-
Shrubs, evergreens, shade trees, roses 25d up.
Quality stock can’t be sold lower. Write for
free color catalog and $2.00 free bonus infor¬
mation. Tennessee Nursery Co., Inc., Box 1,
Cleveland. Tenn. _ _
1,000 HORTICULTURAL ITEMS— Evergreen
Seeds, Seedlings, Shrubs, Fruit Trees, Plastic
Pots, Supplies, Books (Horticultural, Farming,
Gardening). Catalog. Mellinger’s, North Lima
42, Ohio. _ _
DWARF APPLES for New England, usual
varieties: Also more than 100 Tasty Old apple
varieties on East Mailing IX and VII root¬
stocks. Converse Company Nursery, Amherst,
N, H. _
COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE — 25 for $4.00
postpaid. 10 to 14 inch. Heavy root systems.
Suncrest Nurseries, Box-J, Homer City, Pa.
BLUEBERRY PLANTS — New Varieties,
Heavily rooted. Blueberries as large as grapes.
Highly profitable crop. Free planting instruc-
tions. Brinton Orchards, R5, Hanover, Pa.
KELLY DWARF APPLES begin to bear
heavy crops of giant fruits the year after
planting. For orchard or family use. Largest
fruit tree nurseries east of the Mississippi-
Red Delicious, Yellow Delicious, McIntosh and
others, also dwarf pears, peaches, plums,
cherries. Specialists in strawberries, blue¬
berries, grapes, hardy English Walnuts, chest¬
nuts, pecans, etc. Choicest trees, roses, shrubs,
ornamentals. Complete Spring Garden Guide
and Nursery Catalog with 375 color photos
Free. Send name and address today. Kelly
Bros. Nurseries, 923 Maple St., Dansville,
N, Y. 14437, _ _
EVERGREEN seedlings and transplants in
leading varieties for Christmas and forest tree
production. Assorted ornamentals. Free price
list and planting guide. Flickingers’ Nursery,
Sagamore. Pa. _ _____
EVERGREEN PLANTING STOCK — Christ¬
mas trees, ornamentals, timber. Free catalog
and planting guide. Suncrest Nurseries,- Box-J.
Homer City, Pa. _ _
ECCLES NURSERIES, INC., Drawer Y, Rim-
ersburg, Penna. Seedlings; Pine - Spruce - Fir-
Hemlock. Prices as low as $9.50 per 1000. Write
for free price list. Dept. R.
American Agriculturist, March, 1965
56
NURSERY STOCK
SIGNS
WOMENS INTEREST
BABY EVERGREENS, SEEDLINGS, trans¬
plants. Xmas tree stock. List free. Neuner’s
Nursery, Eicher Road, Pittsburgh 2, Penna.
CHRISTMAS tree seedlings — Grow our seed¬
lings into Christmas trees, windbreakers and
ornamentals in a few years, Scotch pine, Nor¬
way spruce, Blue spruce and Douglas Fir.
$7 to $30 per 1,000. Write for price list.
Weston’s Nursery, Fallen Timber, Pennsyl-
vania. _
WILL BUY large amounts (tons) of Blue
spruce. White pine, White cedar, non yellowing
Scotch, and Red pine boughs, also Norway
spruce Cones. Contact us now for next Fall’s
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FOR SALE: Fine Homes, Farms, Camps.
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FOR SALE: 114 Acres of ground, woods.
Stream. Barn, buildings, farmhouse, and 3-bed-
room brick rancher. Charles Krimm, East
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BUNGALOW — furnished — lake rights. Lake
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Price $2000 cash or terms on contract. Write
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PECANS, Black Walnuts, English Walnuts,
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SITUATION WANTED
REFINED woman in 30’s of Swedish descent
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Box 514-BU, Ithaca, New York. _ _
MARRIED MAN, age 35. with large family
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in Eastern New York or Central New England.
At present position 15 years. Capable of taking
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MIDDLE-AGED lady housekeeper, companion,
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Box 514-CN, Ithaca, New York, _
SINGLE MAN — desires work, inside or outside.
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SPARROW TRAPS
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100 Different World Wide Stamps, 50 cents
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STRAWBERRIES
CERTIFIED STRAWBERRIES— 21 Varieties.
Introductory assortment 100 plants — 4 all
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List free. Facer Strawberries, Phelps, New
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WINCHESTER RIFLES— old military muskets,
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Will consider complete inventory of old time
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American Agriculturist, March, 1965
57
°fh& CoayWuj Cook
by Eileen M. Hasse*
MOTHER, why don’t you ever
make any of those dried
apples anymore?” my teenager
asked wistfully.
“Well, the apple tree is gone.”
My answer came quickly. A wind¬
storm took away our old “Wolf-
river” apple tree, and the high
cost of spraying plus the low cost
of apples in the market seemed to
make it impractical to plant
another.
The old range wasn’t gone, but
it was rendered useless because
the woodpile had long since van¬
ished. People just don’t hire men
to split wood these days, and the
grandfathers who used to do it
are now holding small but hand¬
some jobs in town.
And that wasn’t all that was
gone! If it were possible to dry
apples in the gas oven, there were
none of those dandy little cotton
sugar sacks to use for storing the
finished product. Besides, country
folks can’t dry apples any more
because attics have become obso¬
lete. Who ever heard of storing
muslin bags of dried apples in a
utility room?
“It used to be such fun swiping
the half-dried apples from the
cookie sheet in die open oven,”
Paul remembered aloud. “Or from
those little bags hung in the attic.”
“They did make good pies and
sauce,” I managed. I was
wounded. I felt much as I did
years ago when I visited the mu¬
seum and found myself staring
up at the tusks of a gigantic
Mammoth. I could never forget
how insignificant I felt beside that
huge creature. The Mammoth is
now extinct and so is the bonafide,
pot-watching country cook.
I stared at my son, remember¬
ing when apple pies were a ritual,
made on Sunday morning before
church from dried apples in the
attic or fresh ones, hand picked
from the Duchess tree — not the
impersonal pie we defrost these
days! There were gooseberry pies
* Loganville, Wis.
also, made from the berries on
the northwest slope near the wood-
lot. Puckery and full of seeds as
well as- character, these morsels
ate their way into my memory.
Crocks of “fried-down” pork
and chunks of meat packed in
dry salt or brine were pieces of
the country cook’s handiwork.
Home-cured hams hung from the
beams in the unheated basement,
and a long row of sausages aged
under a salty film of mold that
failed to taint her well cured meats.
Her generous jar of sauerkraut
was an eternal source of nourish¬
ment — fried, cooked, raw, or com¬
bined with apples, pork hocks or
ham bones.
To the country cook that I re¬
member, drying a few apples was
the minimum. She prepared the
brine for the corned beef that
always simmered to an appetizing
red, contrasting nicely with the
cabbage from the garden. Baking
beans was a three-day project on
the black, iron range — one day to
soak them, a day to simmer, and a
day to bake them. The proof was
in the eating, hot from the bean
pot the first day; cold, the second;
and finally, sliced in chilled slabs
to be eaten on hot, buttered brown
bread.
Memory but sharpens the flavor
of the 14-day Pickles, Schnitzel
Beans, Forgotten Cake, and 24-
hour Salad. Today’s packaged
products are quite delicious and
with the results “guaranteed,” they
may even be ah improvement on
the old-time handwritten “re¬
ceipts.” But they can never be quite
the same as the home-grown, hand-
beaten, seasoned-to-taste product
of the industrious country cook.
Measuring glugs from die jug,
handsful from the bag, and
pinches from the box, this woman
was a mammoth in her art!
Yes, the country cook is gone
as surely as the Mammoth of old.
She is gone the way of the stove¬
pipe, the soap ketde, and the
kerosene lamp. A sturdy soul she
was! It is small wonder that we
moderns feel inadequate in her
shadow.
Feeling a little like a lame duck,
I looked up from my reverie to
see Bill bounding through my
kitchen. “A cake and sandwiches ”
he announced. “Have to have cake
and sandwiches for the school
party tomorrow afternoon.”
“Did you order my book,
Mom?” Paul interrupted.
Today’s homemaker must be
capable of leaping mental mile¬
stones from food to facts to fevers.
Modern farm women should be
equipped with brains resembling
filing cabinets so they can add or
subtract from the vast store of
mental notes at will.
Mary Jane burst in with,
“You’ll have to take me to band
lessons tomorrow morning.” Then
she softened her reminder with a
look of admiration. “It must be
wonderful to be a mother. You’re
a part of everyone and manage to
be yourself, too!”
Suddenly I felt ten feet tall. I
quit comparing myself with the
mammoth country cook of yester¬
years. Dried apples, three-day
beans, and home-cured hams
didn’t matter right now. Is there
anything really wrong with buy¬
ing beans pre-cooked? And sup¬
pose the pie is slipped from its
commercial carton to be baked
according to the directions printed
beneath die declaration of the pie’s
excellence! Today’s cook can have
a full dinner ready in seven min¬
utes flat! Speed is no longer a
luxury; it has become a dire neces¬
sity.
Between contacting repair men
(now that automation has taken
over), and fighting traffic to chauf¬
feur children from school to church
and from club to chorus, my hours
at the kitchen stove are cut to
slivers that I must sandwich in
between my own interests.
I straightened as I faced my
children that fateful afternoon.
Why should I feel like a weakling,
dwarfed by the culinary arts of a
past generation? The insignificance
that I once felt when I stood beside
the Mammoth left me.
My younger children didn’t
even remember the dried apples,
and my daughter had declared me
a chief in my tribe! I was chief
librarian, secretary to the master,
nurse, doctor’s aid, buyer of
Hasse’s better wearing apparel,
and dietitian firstclass. I was also
chief consultant to the Agricultur¬
ist-most-high, back-slapper, boost¬
er-upper to the lesser members of
the tribe, and toner-downer for
those who appeared a bit haughty
at times.
“You are Queen of theKitchen,”
I told myself. “You are also mem¬
ber in good standing in several
other realms.” It was, as Mary
Jane put it, being “part of every¬
one and myself, too.”
I must agree that never will
anything quite match the molasses
cookies aged in Grandmother’s
thick, brown crock or the apples
dried in the open wood-range
oven. And I miss the fragrance of
the large, crusty loaves of bread
that no modern can exacdy dupli¬
cate. There was, indeed, a pun-
gence about the soup ketde of
home-grown herbs and hoarded
vegetables that haunts me still.
I take off my hat to the hard¬
working, house-bound country
cook, now extinct. She found the
tricks of her trade in self-filled
crocks, jugs, and muslin bags.
Her warehouse was her cellar and
her attic.
But I feel sure the next genera¬
tion will put up the flag for today’s
rural homemaker. She’s no mam¬
moth to be sure, but time may
prove she’s an octopus who man¬
ages more irons in more fires to
the benefit of more people. At least,
she’s more instant! Perhaps that’s
better than being extinct!
American Agriculturist, March, 1965
58
VISITING
with
Home Editor Augusta Chapman
Hello, and doesn’t it seem good
to have the days getting longer?
It’s not too many degrees above
zero as I start this column, but it
makes me feel better just knowing
that each day the sun rises a few
minutes earlier and sets a little
later, even though we don’t always
see it.
The calendar says spring ar¬
rives March 21 or 22, but for me,
it always gets here March 1! As
temperamental and blustery as the
month can be, there are bound to
be at least a few nice days. Besides,
January and February are behind
us for another year!
Greetings
This is the first chance I’ve had
to greet our more than 60,000
new Home Department readers.
Does that sound conceited, assum¬
ing that you all do read these
pages? I don’t mean it to be, but
do sincerely hope you will find
here, from month to month, some¬
thing which will make life more
worthwhile and enjoyable for you
and your families.
I’d love to hear from you and
know what you’d like to have in¬
cluded in our home pages. I hope,
too, that you will write whenever
you think we may be able to help
in any way.
Soon after becoming Home Edi¬
tor of American Agriculturist, I
heard the phrase “A. A. Family”
used several times. I confess that
it seemed a bit trite to me then.
But now, a few years and hun¬
dreds of letters later, I realize this
isn’t too far wrong.
Never a week goes by without
at least several people writing to
say how many years they have
taken the paper, and often their
parents and grandparents were
subscribers before them. We have
a closeness to our readers that the
larger magazines could never at¬
tain. So, to each new member of
our growing A. A. Family, I say
’Hi, and a warm welcome.”
New Name
When the 1965 New York State
Exposition opens on August 31,
the department long known as the
^ omen’s Division will have a new
name. From now on it will be
called the Art and Home Center.
"It has been a long time since
the Women’s Division appealed
solely to women,” explained Mrs.
Helen B. Vandervort, director. “It
is truly a family aspect of the
Exposition, and particularly so in
recent years with the increasing
emphasis on the arts and on
young people.”
Mrs. Vandervort was referring
to the Exposition’s art and photo¬
graphy shows, the performances
by the Auburn Children’s Theatre,
and to last year’s spelling bee.
American Agriculturist, March, 1965
Albany Visit
Again this year I went to Al¬
bany in January for the annual
meeting of the New York State
Council of Rural Women. Looking
back on that visit now, two things
stand out as highlights. The first,
a talk on vocational education by
Dr. Joseph R. Strobel of the State
Education Department, I hope to
tell you about next month. The
second was a delightful hour spent
at the Governor’s Mansion when
we were entertained for tea by
Mrs. Rockefeller.
This was only my second visit
to the Mansion, and I was again
impressed with the warmth and
charm of this home. Though of
course the rooms are large and
rather formal, they are tastefully
decorated, comfortable, and give
forth a gracious air of welcome.
One thing that added to the over¬
all pleasing atmosphere was the
delightful arrangements of fresh
flowers in every room, and I re¬
membered this had struck me on
my first visit also.
The Mansion is more than 100
years old, but for me it has an
air of dignity and beauty which
no new building could possibly
possess. As I wandered from room
to room, I felt a surge of pride for
this old house that has seen so
much of New York State’s history.
I hope it will be the official home
of our governors for many years
to come.
Having asked our Council presi¬
dent, Mrs. Jerald ine Platt, to pre¬
side at the tea table, Mrs. Rocke¬
feller was free to visit with her
guests. Very easy to talk to, she
made us feel completely at ease.
This was my first meeting with
Mrs. Rockefeller, and I found her
to be just as friendly and unaffect¬
ed as her pictures make you think
she is. That nice, wide smile was
much in evidence, and “Happy”
seems a most appropriate name.
I, who am seldom overly im¬
pressed with someone being “im¬
portant,” liked her at once and
felt certain preconceived ideas and
prejudices melting away. After all,
who am I to judge another person!
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AROUND
the HOUSE
Now is a good time to shop for
an air conditioner, as prices are
usually down this time of year.
To help in making your selection,
the U.S.D.A. has issued a new
publication, “Equipment for Cool¬
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Single- room and central-system air
conditioners are discussed, as well
as fans, evaporative coolers, and
roof-spray nozzles.
Single copies may be obtained
free by writing: Office of Informa¬
tion, U.S. Dept, of Agriculture,
Washington, D.C., 20250. Ask for
HG-100.
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Revolutionary new broiling system
called "No Turn Speed-Broil," is fea¬
tured in 1965 Westinghouse free
standing electric ranges. Meat is
placed between heating elements,
cooking both sides at once.
Other features are removable
chrome oven panels, an automatic
surface unit, and automatic Roast
Guard which cooks meat and then
holds it at desired degree of doneness.
Smokeless Rotisserie-Broiler in¬
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Corp. “Magic Mirror” tray re¬
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Kitchamajig that beats, blends,
crushes, drains, etc.
Giant Bar-B-Que Tongs.
A DO-IT-YOURSELF
MANICURE
Some girls have the habit of
chewing their nails. The result
is not attractive. Other girls
let their nails grow until they
look like cat’s claws!
Your nails require constant
care if you want to avoid either
extreme.
Treat yourself to a do-it-your¬
self manicure at least once each
week. Many girls combine their
manicure with their weekly
shampoo.
You’ll need blunt-ended nail
scissors, a small nail brush, a
bowl of soapy water and orange
stick for pushing back cuticles,
emery board, nail buffer, and
non-perfumed hand lotion.
Here’s what to do:
Wash hands well and scrub
nails with a small brush.
Gently push back cuticles
with an orange stick, and trim
away any jagged bits of cuticle
with the nail scissors.
Use the emery board to file
the nails to a medium length
and give them a nice round
shape. (A medium length,
rounded nail is far more at¬
tractive than a long, pointed
claw. )
Last of all, buff your nails
to a glistening finish with the
buffer. Then rub hand lotion
into your hands, making sure
that the skin area around the
nails receives plenty of lotion.
Neat nails make you feel
good.
American Agriculturist, March, 1965
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’Round the kitchen
with ALBERTA SHACKELTON
LENTEN MEALS
Lenten meals need not be mo¬
notonous when there are so many
different ways to prepare fish, sea¬
food, cheese, and eggs. There are
wide choices among these foods,
and some of them furnish low-cost
dishes. Also, they are high in pro¬
tein — 3 ounces of cooked fish or
Cheddar cheese or 3 medium¬
sized eggs are equal to a 3-ounce
serving of cooked beef.
Many main dishes combine
several foods from this group, as
does the following recipe for
Cheese Squares with Seafood
Sauce. And the several ways sug¬
gested for cooking fish fillets show
the variety possible with just one
form of fish.
CHEESE SQUARES WITH SEAFOOD
SAUCE
(National Dairy Council)
3 cups cooked rice
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped parsley
1 /4 cup chopped pimiento
1 cup (1/4 pound) shredded sharp
American cheese
11/2 teaspoons salt
2 eggs beaten
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Seafood Sauce
Combine first six ingredients;
mix eggs, milk, Worcestershire
sauce and blend thoroughly with
rice mixture. Pour into a buttered
1 1/2-quart rectangular baking
dish and bake in a slow oven
(325) about 45 minutes or until
set. Cut in squares and serve with
Seafood Sauce. Serves 6.
To make Seafood Sauce: Over
low heat, blend 2 tablespoons
flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, dash
pepper into 2 tablespoons butter.
Add 2 cups milk slowly, mix well,
and cook with constant stirring
until sauce is smooth and thick¬
ened. Stir in 1 teaspoon lemon
juice and 2 cups canned or cooked
frozen shrimp. Reheat for serving.
FROZEN FISH FILLETS
Frozen fish fillets (cod, haddock,
sole, ocean perch) are good
choices at the fish counter, as they
are adaptable to so many ways of
preparation. Two pounds will
serve 4 to 6 persons. Thaw the
fish just enough to separate into
fillets. Change the kind of fish and
method of cooking, and you can
have great variety in your Lenten
menus. Be sure not to overcook
any fish, no matter what method
is used.
BROILED FILLETS: Place
thawed fillets skin side down on a
greased cooking-serving dish.
Brush with salad oil, sprinkle with
salt, pepper, and paprika and
broil 6 to 8 minutes about 2 inches
from heat or just until fish flakes.
Serve with lemon slice or wedge.
FRIED FILLETS: Cut slighdy
thawed fillets into serving portions,
roll in flour, sprinkle with salt
and pepper, and fry in hot fat in
skillet over medium heat, 8 to 10
minutes or until it tests done, turn¬
ing to brown both sides. Serve
with tartar sauce.
OVEN-FRIED FILLETS: Dip
each serving portion into salted
milk ( 1 cup milk and 1 tablespoon
salt), then dip in seasoned bread
crumbs. Place on a well greased
cooking-serving platter and pour
melted butter over the fish. Bake
10 to 12 minutes in a hot oven
(400).
BAKED FILLETS: Sprinkle
thawed fillets with salt and pepper
and place in single layer in a well
greased baking-serving dish.
Cover with onion slices if you
wish. Pour over fish 1 cup top
milk, sweet or sour cream, or
evaporated milk, or a thin white
sauce or creole sauce. Bake un¬
covered in a moderate oven (350)
for 20 to 30 minutes or until fish
flakes, basting occasionally with
liquid in pan.
STUFFED BAKED FILLETS:
Lay whole fillets in greased cook¬
ing dish, sprinkle with salt and
pepper. Top with your favorite
stuffing and cover with another
fillet. Fasten together with tooth¬
picks, brush tops with melted but¬
ter and bake as for regular baked
fillets.
This is the time of year for
maple sirup and maple sugar fans!
Never do biscuits, pancakes, frit¬
ters, waffles, pop overs, and even
ice cream taste better than with the
first maple sirup of the season.
And try serving it hot with these
treats !
Don’t forget what a good flavor
it gives milkshakes, frostings,
sauces, frozen desserts like mousse,
and baked beans; or how nicely it
glazes vegetables (like carrots,
sweet potatoes and onions), rolls,
and baked ham.
Check grades when you buy
sirup to get just the type you like
best. In New York State, you will
find three grades: New York
Fancy, New York No. 1 (most
popular), and New York No. 2,
which has a darker color and
stronger flavor.
If you use lots of maple sirup,
buy in large sizes and keep opened
containers in refrigerator. To pre¬
vent mold and loss of flavor, sim¬
mer sirup (160 to 180), fill steri¬
lized glass jars to top and seal.
To dissolve large crystals in open¬
ed sirup, place jar in hot water
and heat.
Maple sugar deliciously flavors
and sweetens delicate desserts like
custards, tapioca and rice pud¬
dings, ice creams, and cake frost¬
ings. Maple cream or butter is
prized by many as a spread or
topping.
MAPLE FRANGO
(Mousse)
1 cup maple sirup
4 egg yolks, lightly mixed
4 egg whites
1 cup heavy cream
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
Heat maple sirup. Pour slowly,
with stirring, into the slightly
mixed egg yolks. Cook over low
heat, stirring constandy, until mix¬
ture is smooth and thickened as
for any custard. Remove from heat
and cool. Beat whites until foamy,
add salt, and beat until light and
fluffy. Fold into sirup-egg custard.
Whip cream and fold in and
stir in vanilla. Pour into refriger¬
ator trays. When partly frozen,
stir well, and continue freezing
until firm.
SIRUP-ON-SNOW PARTY
When both snow and maple sir¬
up are available, a “sirup-on-
snow” or “maple wax” party pro¬
vides fun for family and friends.
It has long been a traditional part
of “sugaring off” in maple coun-
try.
If you have a freezer, pans of
clean dry snow, patted to make a
firm and smooth surface, can be
prepared ahead of time. Otherwise,
pans may be packed just before the
party.
Boil some fancy or first grade
sirup (watching it carefully to
avoid boiling over or scorching)
to a temperature of 230 degrees
on a candy thermometer. If you
have no thermometer, test sirup
as it boils by dropping a little bit
on snow. If it stays on top and
becomes waxy, remove from heat.
To make the “wax,” pour a
small amount of hot sirup on the
snow. It cools quickly and
becomes taffy-like in texture. Lift
with a fork and eat immediately
before it loses this texture. Repeat
the process.
For a “Sirup-on-Snow” party
right in your own house, seat your
guests at card tables. Provide each
table with a good sized metal pan
of snow or ice and a pitcher of the
hot prepared sirup. Each guest
may then stake out his own spot
on the snow to make his “wax.
Apples, doughnuts, pickles, and
coffee are traditional go-alongs in
some areas.
American Agriculturist, March, 1965
FENCING IDEAS
by Nenetzin R. White
FENCING IS an important
part of many landscape designs
today, though some people prefer
hedges or walls. It does seem to
ine that hedges are warmer in ap¬
pearance, and where feasible I like
to use them. But there are situa¬
tions where fencing is indeed the
only answer.
Screening is probably the fore¬
most reason for the use of fencing.
Sometimes this is to afford pri¬
vacy, sometimes to cover up un¬
sightly objects or to keep out
strong winds. Woven sapling
fences come either in rolls or
panels and are very well suited to
give privacy.
Panels can also be purchased
with the saplings or other mate¬
rials running horizontally. Fine
bamboo used with heavier canes
running in opposite directions, or
in a variety of crisscross patterns,
also gives interesting designs. Such
fences are tall and tight, but usual¬
ly cut down air circulation. These
sapling fences look best in wooded
settings where overhanging trees
help to further the rustic feeling.
Board fences can give varying
degrees of privacy, and many will
provide for air circulation. Lou¬
vered, board and batten, and
woven panels are a few of the
many design possibilities. Some
of the modern plastics are most
durable and often come in panels.
One type of plastic fence even
stretches and curves.
The more modern materials
would not blend well with a period
home, while old traditional fences
would be out of place around a
modern home. Also, bear in mind
when making your decision that if
there are very strong winds, it may
be necessary to leave spacings in
the fence; otherwise, the wind may
loosen the posts.
Check Zoning Codes
If your fence is to be very high,
it may be more interesting to use
lattice or openwork at the top. It
also will allow more air circula¬
tion. Incidentally, many areas with
zoning codes are very specific
about fences. You should check
assemble and are not too difficult
for the average home owner to
install. For smaller places, this
same type of fence made out of
boards is in perhaps better feeling
and scale.
Chain-link wire fences are ex¬
pensive, but are the best to keep
children and animals within your
grounds. These may have to be
extended into the ground for bur¬
rowing or digging animals. For
esthetic value, you can often use
a board fence and attach wire to
the inside if holding pets or kids
is a problem.
A picket fence can add to the over¬
all attractiveness of your home.
Picket fences are traditional and
attractive, the commonest being
flat pickets with pointed ends, a
la Huck Finn. The space between
the pickets is one half the width of
the picket. These can be purchased
by the picket or even in assembled
sections from your lumber yard.
These fences vary greatly, from
boards six inches wide to round or
turned pickets. This latter fence is
purely decorative and is often
placed between stone or brick
piers.
Plantings
All fences are softened and en¬
hanced by various plantings, and
since we usually think of vines
with fences, let’s discuss them.
Fences are most attractive with a
few vines, but don’t let rampant
growth completely cover or over¬
power a pretty fence. Plain wire
fences, on the other hand, can
stand more cover. Vines to con¬
sider for “rambling” over fences
are Bittersweet, Virginia Creeper,
Hall Honeysuckle, Silver Lace
Vine, or just a grapevine.
Climbing and rambler roses are
well supported by a fence. Also,
use your fence to pleach or train
This type of fencing
gives privacy and is ex¬
cellent for keeping
children within bounds.
with your local zoning officer to
see what heights and types are per¬
missible in your area.
Post and rail fences are “coun¬
try” in feeling and usually belong
around rather spacious grounds.
These can be purchased ready to
American Agriculturist, March, 1965
against it a Firethorn (pyra-
cantha), a Forsythia, a dwarf fruit
tree, or such. And your new fence
will make an excellent background
for a perennial bed, for choice
specimen flowering shrubs, or for
evergreens.
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3. Feed bunks can be open to
cut costs, or roofed to prevent
damage to feed and also to make
the bunk usable the year around.
4. Fence-line bunks can be filled
from a self-unloading wagon, but
the cows have access to only one
side. A two-sided bunk is built
wider, but only has to be one-
half as long as a fence-line type
bunk to feed the same number of
animals.
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B. Construction Recommendations
1. If you build a permanent
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This provides a firm surface if you
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3. Use galvanized steel for roof¬
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4. Use concrete for paved areas.
5. Use bolts at joints where
there is likely to be a lot of twist¬
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6. Use knee-braces to make the
structure rigid so it will stand up
* Department of Agricultural
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AA FOUNDATION AWARDS
THE FOLLOWING LIST
includes the names of the schools
who reported their 1964 American
Agriculturist Foundation Achieve¬
ment Award winners. We are
always sorry not to be able to list
all the schools who made the
Award, but not all of them report
the names of recipients.
Connecticut
Rockville High Calvin Myers
Maine
Caribou High Gene Theriault
Maryland
Boonsboro High
Brooks High,
Prince Frederick
Mt. Airy High
North Harford High,
Pylesville
Southern High,
Oakland
Barbara Finfrock
William White
Archie Rice
Anne Guynn
Norman Cochran
Carolyn DeBerry
Massachusetts
Bristol Co. Agricultural
High, Segreganset
Jamaica Plain High
N.S.A. Vocational
High, New Salem
Palmer High
Williams High
Daniel J. Medeiros
James W. Howard
Carolyn Rice
Carol Czepiel
Lawrence D. Tonini
New Hampshire
Coe Brown Academy,
Northwood Linda DeButts
Merrimack High Kathleen Ann Laplante
OrfordHigh Edna E. Piper
Oyster River High,
Durham Patricia Jones
Jonathan Dayton
Regional High,
Springfield
North Plainfield
High
Sussex High
Afton Central
New Jersey
Charles Roll
Claudette Lappin
Ann Volkema
New York
Akron Central
Alton Central
Alton a Central
Andover Central
Andrew S. Draper
Central, Schenevus
Arcade Central
Avoca Central
Ballston Spa High
Barker Central
Belfast Central
Belleville Central
Beme-Knox Central,
Berne
Boonville Central
Bridgewater Central
Brookfield Central
Canton Central
Cato- Meridian
Central, Cato
Cazenovia Central
Cassadaga Valley
Central,
Sinclairville
Centra] Square
Central
Charlotte Valley
Central, Davenport
Chazy Central
Cincinnatus Central
Clinton Central
Clymer Central
Delaware Academy
& Central, Delhi
DeRuyter Central
Dryden-Freeville
Central, Dryden
Edwards Central
Ellenburg Central,
Ellenburg Depot
Ellicottville
Central
Falconer Central
Eayetteville-Manlius,
Manlius
Fillmore Central
Fonda-Fultonville
Central, Fonda
Franklin Academy
& Central, Prattsburg
Friendship Central
Genoa Central
Gilboa-Conesville
Central, Gilboa
Goshen Central
Greenville Central
Greenwood Central
Groton Central
Darpursville
Central
Hartford Central
Howard Sherman
Joan Sawdy
James Flint
Eunice Hillsgrove
Judy Ann Bushey
Robert Goodridge
Eileen Russ
Gary Sergei
Gayle Ann Mattice
Maureen Peck
Rose Kimble
Kathleen Jean Haskins
David Fulton
Louise Keppler
Franklin Bienick
Shirley Baker
Raymond Corbin
Leda Caswell
Vivian Campbell
Lawrence Snow
Mary DeVaul
Donald Anderson
Adrian Burdick
Bruce Mikeals
Judy Bechard
David Harrington
Pamela Morreale
Richard H. Dahl
William Cash
Richard Burdick
Vaughn Sherman
Judith Goehner
Carol Lashua
Conrad Frennier
Dianne LaBarre
Wayne Houghton
Ronald Ball
Tom Erkenbeck
James Wolfer
Linda Smith
Robert Underhill
Edward Palidar
Patricia Kulis
Stanley VanHoesen
Joyce Germond
Robert Kline
Henry E. Ketch am
Harlan War riner
Donna Krusen
John Benson
Garth Winsor
Myrtie Gardner
Henderson Central
Heuvelton Central
Homer Central
Interlaken Central
J am esville- D eW itt
High, Dewitt
L. A. Webber High,
Lyndonville
Lake Shore Central,
Angola
Leonardsville
Central
Lowville Academy
& Central
McGraw Central
Mayville Central
Medina Central
Mexico Academy &
Central
Milford Central
Moravia Central
North Syracuse Central
Nunda Central
Owen D. Young Central,
Van Hornesville
Panama Central
Paul V. Moore High,
Central Square
Penn Yan Academy
Peru Centra]
Phelps Central
Remsen Central
Roxbury Central
St. Johnsville
Centra]
Saranac Central
Schoharie Central
Sherburne Central
Sidney Central
South Kortright
Central
South Lewis Central,
Turin
Stockbridge V alley
Central, Munnsville
Trumansburg Central
Truxton Central
Unatego Central,
Otego
Van Etten Central
Verno n- Vero na-Sh errill
Central, Verona
Walton Central
Warsaw Central
Warwick Valley
Central, Warwick
Washington Academy,
Salem
Waterville Central
Waverly High
Whitney Point
Central
Windsor Central
Worcester Central
Joan M Vorce
Edward Bullock
Lorraine Rice
Charles Pell
Linda Slack
Frances Hayduk
Vance Hedley
Diane Crouse
Ruth Sullivan
William Brown, Jr.
Tom Taranto
Sandra Rothra
John Farrell
Douglas E. Runions
Cathy Robinson
David Morse
Karen Nye
Bruce Young
Carl Willett
Betty Archer
Joan Man waring
Ann Stearns
Janice Stewart
Leslie Kisser
Clifford Day
Robert Jones
Lynne Cole
Keith Suits
Mary Sorrel]
Douglas Cornwell
Susan Ladue
Avery D. DuMond
Donald Doig
Bonnie Riddell
Charles Young, Jr.
Nancy Ann Lamb
Lee Scott
Nancy Bush
Ruby Bartholomew
Milton Georgia
Mary Wood
Paul J asiewicz
John Gabel, Jr.
Dwight Gay
Stephen Morgiewicz
Gary Dunham
Ruth Swanson
David F. Schweiger
Harold Brewer
Constance A. Ripperger
Theron Henness
Berlin Brothersvallev
High
Berwick Area High
Cowan esque Valley,
Westfield
Damascus High
Fort Le Boeuf High,
Waterford
Gettysburg High
Harmony High,
Westover
Juniata Valley High,
Alexandria
Northwestern Beaver
Co., Darlington
Pequea Valley,
Kinzers
Oley Valley High
Red Lion Area High
Saegertown Area High
Solanco High,
Quarryville
Sugar Valley Area,
Loganton
Susquehannock High,
Glen Rock
Townville High
Tulphocken Union,
Bethel
Warrior Run Area,
Turbotville
Wyalusing Valley
High
Pennsylvania
J ames M Ringler
Marian Frederick
William A. Douglass
Sandra Spaulding
Linda Lewis
Linda A. Weikert
Alden Beck
Daniel Knode
Lewis Black
Donald L. Ranck
Rose Ann Stoltzfus
Judy Snyder
Dale E. Rexroth
Colleen Peters
John Frey
Thomas H. Karchner
John Myers
Raffael Aversa
Roy Ehrhart
Dale Bowman
Deidre Albertson
Robert Allis
Central High,
Providence
Coventry High
Brattleboro Union
High
Chester High
North Troy High
Peoples Academy,
Morrisville
Richford High
Vergennes High
Rhode Island
Sandra Swartz
Frederick Bestwick
Vermont
Gary Harris
Harold Griggs
Arnold Cota
Gary Cramer
Phyllis Sheltra
Carole Shaver
George H. Shortsleeve
American Agriculturist, March, 1965
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This means you can “stop watch¬
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Faster milking, too.
Try new Perfection “Stop
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model. You can add the automatic
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milking truly automatic.
See all-new Perfection milking
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JIM HALL
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AL HOEFER JR.
THE AA-RNY
FAMILY
In 1946, A. James Hall ( see
picture), better known as Jim,
joined the editorial staff of Ameri¬
can Agriculturist.
In the years that Jim has work¬
ed for us, he has served in almost
every position on the publication.
When anyone had a difficult job
to be done or a problem to be
solved, he would say: “Let Jim
(not George) do it!”
When Curry Weatherby retired
as circulation manager, the Board
of Directors appointed Jim to suc¬
ceed him. Maintaining the circula¬
tion of a big publication and
directing the work of 50 field
representatives makes for big
responsibility, but Jim did it all
and did it well, at the same time
directing the paper itself as gen¬
eral manager, the tide given to
him when I retired as president
and editor. More recently, the
Board has given him the title of
publisher. He is directly respon¬
sible to the Board, and through
them to the American Agriculturist
Foundation, and thereby to you,
the subscribers.
Almost from the start with
American Agriculturist in 1922,
we saw the great advantage of
joining the two papers. It has
taken all these years and American
Agriculturist’s growth and success
to make this dream come true,
but it also took the leadership and
business ability of Jim Hall to
bring the transaction to a head.
He did almost all the work in
negotiating the transaction with
Mr. William Berghold, publisher
and editor of The Rural New
Yorker.
In talking about the circulation
of American Agriculturist, I should
not omit comment about the splen¬
did service which our field repre¬
sentatives have given under the
able leadership in New York State
of Harry Ennis; in the New Eng¬
land states of Roy Thompson, re-
cendy succeeded by Donald Rus¬
sell. I’d like to mention, also, the
lifelong service of Victor E. Grover,
who has kept accurately and well
the circulation records of Ameri¬
can Agriculturist and the list of
subscribers. Vic is another dedi¬
cated employee of the publication
which he loves.
When FI ugh Cosline retired as
editor, he was succeeded by
Gordon Conklin (see picture) in
1962. Gordon was a farm boy,
with all that means in understand¬
ing farmers and their problems.
He is a graduate of the New York
State College of Agriculture, and
was assistant county agent in Cay¬
uga County, New York. The farm
press of the United States has had
some great editors; I am privileged
to know Gordon Conklin well and
I predict that with his personality,
character, and ability, he will lead
American Agriculturist editorially
to make it second to none in the
farm press of America.
In addition to Gordon’s prac¬
tical, down-to-earth knowledge,
and ability as a writer and editor,
he adds a spiritual touch to the
paper, something that is sadly
needed in these hectic and insecure
times. Watch this man! He is com¬
pletely dedicated to your service.
Associated with Gordon in the
editorial department is Albert
Hoefer, Jr. (see picture), produc¬
tion manager, who is proving him¬
self invaluable in helping Gordon
with the innumerable tasks of get¬
ting out a great publication.
Robert C. Christianson (see
picture) just recently joined the
paper as advertising manager,
coming to us with long successful
experience in the advertising field.
A brief biography about him ap¬
pears in another place in this issue.
Working with Jim Hall and the
Katz Advertising Agency, Bob will
raise the advertising lineage and
income enough to keep us giving
you a top-notch paper.
When we moved the offices of
American Agriculturist to Ithaca
in 1934, the late Mrs. Grace
Huckett was succeeded as Home
Editor by Mrs. Mabel Hebei, who
built the Home Department into
one of the best in the farm papers
of America. After Mrs. Hebei re¬
tired, Mrs. Augusta Chapman
took over the job, and continues
the high standards set by her
predecessors.
All members of the staff have
worked so well together that they
have grown to have deep respect
for one another, which makes them
indeed — as they call themselves
— the American Agriculturist-
Rural New Yorker family. Newer
and younger men are taking over.
They will make the changes neces¬
sary to meet the rapidly-changing
times. Like those who preceded
them, all are completely dedicated
to the paper and to YOU, its
readers. ( See also article “ People
- The Key Jo Success” elsewhere
in this issue.)
The wind still howls on the hills,
snow is piled along the fences,
and there are short spells of bitter
cold. Winter lingers, reluctant to
give up its icy hold.
But the days are fast growing
longer. The sun is strong on our
face on the south side of the barn.
And there is that beautiful spring
light in the western sky at sun¬
down — all promises that spring
is just around the corner, renewing
our determination and our hopes
that no matter what has happened
in the past, the present and the
future are ours . . . and this year
is going to be the best ever!
PAYING OUR PASSAGE
Ever since I was a boy, I have
held the belief or philosophy that
no one has much excuse for living
unless he does something to “pay
his passage.” There are many
ways of doing this . . . the sacri¬
fices parents make for their chil¬
dren . . . the patience of teachers
in helping children to learn . . .
the dedication of doctors and
nurses in the healing of the sick . . .
the spiritual aid which ministers
of God give every day . . . and the
giving of comfort and support by
all of us to those who are ill or
mourning — in fact anything that
will make the Great Road a little
easier for those who travel with
us.
So I just can’t refrain from men¬
tioning again the constant flow of
letters from readers of my book,
JOURNEY TO DAY BEFORE
YESTERDAY. Apparently it helps
people to forget their troubles for
a while and remember the happy
days of their youth.
Readers say:
“Finished your book in 2
nights!”
“We read it aloud in the fam-
ily.”
“Enclosed is my check for two
more copies for friends.”
“It could very well be the story
of my own life.”
“I was lonesome when I finish¬
ed reading it, sorry there wasn’t
more.”
“There are chapters in your
book that to my mind rival
Huckleberry Finn. It sparkles
with chuckles and laughs.”
“As a boy, I lived on my
grandfather’s farm, so I remem¬
ber well experiences that you de¬
scribe.”
This book can be purchased
through American Agriculturist,
Department Book, by sending
your check or money order for
$5.95.
EASTMAN'S CHESTNUT
The patter of tiny feet was heard
at the head of the stairs. Mrs.
Kinderby raised her head, warn¬
ing the members of the bridge club
to be silent.
“Hush!” she said softly, “the
children are going to deliver their
goodnight message. It always
gives me a feeling of reverence to
hear them. Listen!”
There ,was a moment of tense
silence then:
“Mother,” came the message in
a shrill whisper. “Billy found a
bedbug! What’ll he do with the
damn thing?”
American Agriculturist, March, 1965
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again cautioning all farmers sell¬
ing hay or straw to be sure they
are doing business with a licensed
deafer.
Dealers who are licensed by the
Department of Agriculture & Mar¬
kets are bonded for the seller’s
protection. If you are not sure that
you are doing business with a
qualified dealer, you can call the
Division of Marketing, Depart¬
ment of Agriculture & Markets at
Albany, for immediate informa¬
tion.
In any case, ask for payment
in cash. We have handled numer¬
ous complaints that some hay
dealers’ checks have bounced for
lack of sufficient funds. We have
also had complaints against
dealers who have promised to
return later with payment, but who
have failed to return. Sometimes
they will pay for the first load or
two, but not return to pay for the
last.
This precaution also applies to
the sale of other farm products to
dealers, brokers, commission mer¬
chants, and net-return dealers, all
of whom should be licensed and
bonded.
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feeding ensilage or
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truck and power will
do the rest.
Reversing two speed
transmission. Low
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high speed for return¬
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The short turning radius makes this unit
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BENNETT PLASTICS
Box N, Syosset, N.Y. 11791
“ Your paper has done a lot to
help people. I wonder if you can
do anything for us.
“A man called on us with a
vacuum cleaner. He had a deal
that we could get $25.00 off a
cleaner for everyone we could in¬
terest in buying. He told us we
would have no trouble and could
pay for it easily, and he talked us
into trying it.
‘ However ; they had already
covered the whole countryside and
we could find no one who was in¬
terested, so we asked them to come
and get the cleaner as we could not
pay for it, without selling someone
else. They finally sent a man to
pick it up; we got a receipt and
thought that was the end of it.
But they are still trying to collect
and have a judgment against me. ”
Our reader signed a legal con¬
tract which stated: “This sale is
final and no refunds will be made.”
It also stated: “Buyer acknowl¬
edges having read this contract
and receipt of a copy thereof
signed by the seller.”
As we have warned before,
promises made in this so-called
“referral” method of selling sel¬
dom materialize. They are not in¬
cluded in the contract and so are
not binding on the company.
- - - .
Inquiries and letters to the
Service Bureau should be ad¬
dressed to Service Bureau,
American Agriculturist and the
Rural New Yorker, Box 367, Ith¬
aca, New York.
~r - -
It happened so fast!
Edward Poirier of No. Bangor, N.Y. and his son were work¬
ing in the corn field. The field chopper jammed — Mr. Poirier
tried to clear it — his jacket sleeve caught — instantly he was
dragged into the machine. His son rushed to turn off the
machine, then got help. Mr. Poirier’s life was saved but the
badly mangled arm had to be amputated.
$2610.00 check for loss of arm and hospital-medical benefits
from two North American policies was delivered by local agent
Paul Brisson of Massena, N. Y. This is Mr. Poirier’s note of
thanks :
“Thank you for your prompt and courteous settlement of our claim.
I strongly urge everyone to take advantage of your insurance coverage
because it affords a lot of protection at a cost everyone can afford. No
one knows more than I do how this money came in handy, especially
when you are not prepared for such a mishap.”
OTHER BENEFITS PAID
James H. Scott, Belmont, N.Y . $ 142.84
Kicked by horse— injured head
Beverly J. Monk, Richford, N.Y . 176.28
Kicked by cow — injured hand
Marion C. McNallie, Randolph, N.Y. 226.31
Fell from ladder — cut hand, inj. wrist
Betty Stankey, Conewango Valley, N.Y. 356.72
Fell in bathroom — injured shoulder
Allice Hunt, Genoa, N.Y . 779.14
Auto Acc. — multiple cuts & bruises
Guy Randolph, Moravia, N.Y . . 1810.00
Caught in PTO— injured hand, broke wrist
David N. Crowell, Cherry Creek, N.Y . 594.53
Fell from silo — injured back
Katherine M. Cooper, Kennedy, N.Y . 1241.23
Fell downstairs — broke leg
Roger Sterling, Pine City, N.Y . 1233.80
Fell off gate — badly injured knee
Sarah Pittsley, Norwich, N.Y . 367.09
Hot grease spilled — burned foot
William E. Ward, Bainbridge, N.Y. ... 340.00
Auto Acc. — injured hip, nose
Velma R. Buckley, Saranac, N.Y . 637.73
Auto Acc. — multiple injuries
Flossie W. Brown, Cortland, N.Y . 435.92
Fell downstairs — broke arm, cut scalp
Dorothy Johnson, Delhi, N.Y. . . 347.13
Kicked by cow — injured hip & shin
Jesward Diodato, North Collins, N.Y . 687.27
Fell off bean picker — inj. back, shoulder
Bernard Wenskoski, Fort Johnson, N.Y. 364.28
Auto Acc. — burns & bruises
Alvira E. Blair, Byron, N.Y . 630.00
Hit by car — broke leg, shoulder, ribs
Harry C. Burton, Dolgeville, N.Y . 812.34
Fell from ladder — fractured shoulder
Margaret Wilson, Chaumont, N.Y . 307.00
Auto Acc. — injured head, knee
Roy Wright, Lowville, N.Y . 407.16
Truck Acc.— multiple cuts & bruises
Thomas Hayduke, Madison, N.Y. . 292.86
Thrown from wagon — injured knee
Clare Ladd, Jr., Henrietta, N.Y . 260.00
Stepping off concrete stoop — inj. ankle
Herman Fredericks, Fort Plain, N.Y. . 408.49
Fell carrying bales — injured back
Earl Felshaw, Remsen, N.Y . 326.80
Thrown from truck — cut scalp, inj. back
Robert E. Ramsden, Marietta, N.Y . 233.57
Auto Acc. — injured face
William Lyon, Sr., Phelps, N.Y . 429.50
Stepped off tractor into hole — inj. knee
Stephen Uszenski, Slate Hill, N.Y. ... 342.78
Slipped & fell — injured back
Darwin Ames, Medina, N.Y . 125.34
Kicked by cow — broke jaw
Harold F. Johnson, Mexico, N.Y . 111.42
Fell on plow — back injury
Earl Briggs, Mt. Vision, N.Y . 518.36
Cutting wood — cut hand, tendons
Gertrude Brenenstuhl, Petersburg, N.Y. $ 450.00
Auto Acc. — injured back, shoulder
Robert E. Williams, Gouverneur, N.Y. .... 154.28
Cutting wood — broke toe
Milton D. Lape, Cobleskill, N.Y . 153.57
Cut by power saw — injured thumb
LaVera Wood, Alpine, N.Y . 202.01
Fell — fractured wrist
James E. Lynch, Prattsburg, N.Y . 403.00
Auto Acc. — cut lip, broke teeth
William C. Fedun, Sr., Calverton, N.Y. . 410.00
Slipped picking up can — injured back
Dorothea Hendrickson, Bridgehampton 247.24
Fell on ice — fractured wrist
Fred W. Sprague, Roscoe, N.Y . 242.93
Truck Acc.— bruised knee, cut eye, ear
Benjamin Andrews, Newark Valley, N.Y. 242.86
Crushed by cow — broke ribs, inj. back
Georgia Gould, Trumansburg, N.Y . 220.17
Caught in beaters — injured hand
Gordon R. Saville, Hudson Falls, N.Y. 423.28
Auto Acc. — injured spine
Bernard E. VanOpdurp, Clyde, N.Y . 471.50
Fell downstairs — broke shoulder
Donald R. Glor, Attica, N.Y . 351.85
Fell from scaffel — injured back
Rudolph Aze, Branchport, N.Y . 260.00
Thrown from tractor — broke arm
George Linder, Nelson, Pa. _ _ _ 1415.00
Auto Acc. — broke elbow, ribs, cuts
Howard L. Clink, Rome, Pa. . 757.10
Fell off roof — injured back
Rogert E. Wetmore, Union City, Pa. .... 139.28
Fell from ladder — fractured arm
John Sopko, Jermyn, Pa. . 150.00
Attacked by bull — multiole bruises
Nicholas Danyluk, Great Meadows, N.J. 906.79
Fell from truck — inj. shoulder, knee
Alvin Griggs, Cranbury, N.J . 612.45
Truck Acc. — injured thigh
Frank Netherby, Swedesboro, N.J . 239.00
Fell — injured back
Antalena E. Jarvis, Northampton, Mass. 838.03
Fell — broke both arms, bruises
Harry Roach, E. Corinth, Maine . 268.80
Run over by baler — rib fractures
Douglas W. Hallett, Caribou, Me . 170.00
Truck Acc. — fractured wrist
Emily C. Adams, Charlestown, N.H. 369.00
Slipped & fell — injured back
Edith Daniels, Hillsboro, N.H. 954.30
Slipped & fell — fractured hip
Robert W. Jackman, Vergennes, Vt. 250.70
Kicked by heifer — injured back
Roy L. Brown, Jacksonville, Vt. . 110.00
Hit by stone boat — broke leg
D. Francis Howrigan, Enosburg Falls, Vt. 103.57
Fell on ice — broke wrist
Dorothea Fisk, Sharon, Vt . 136.00
Pinned against tractor by rake —
inj. leg & arm
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Paul Mader,
Bloomingdale, Ohio, Reports:
"Your Maes inflations have
practically eliminated our
mastitis problems. The cows
really enjoy being milked with
these soft pliable inflations/7
Mr. Mader milks his herd of 32
cows with Maes style D
narrow-bore for DeLaval
06 shells.
Thomas Mathwig,
Fall Creek, Wise., Reports:
"Your inflations save us 15
minutes per milking. They are
softer and more flexible than
the others we were using.
Our cows gave no trouble
in adjusting to Maes inflations.77
Mr. Mathwig uses Maes style
UO narrow-bore for larger
Universal shells.
Stanley Iciek,
Hopkins, Michigan, Reports:
"The first milking I used Maes
I saved 20 minutes7 time on 29
cows. My cows seem more
at ease with Maes. Also, they
don't creep up and there is less
noticeable irritation of
the teats.77
I
Earl Smith,
Barnesville, Ohio, Reports:
"In thirty years of milking, the
Maes inflations are the best
l7ve ever used. They milk much
faster and easier.77 Mr. Smith
uses Maes style U (medium-
bore) for larger Universal
shells.
Ralph Meikle,
Smithfield, Utah, Reports:
"We7re milking faster with
Maes style CHC narrow-bore
for Choreboy — they do
everything you said they
would.77 Mr. Meikle milks
1 25 Holsteins.
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M. R. Simpson, Deer Park,
Washington, Reports:
"We like your narrow-bore
inflations very much — they
stay on a lot better than
the others. The cows milk out
faster.77 Mr. Simpson uses Maes
style UO narrow-bore for
larger Universal shells.
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Albany Co.
A LTAMONT— Howard L. Gage
Allegany Co.
CUBA — Gramco, Inc.
CUBA — Louis P. Botens
FILLMORE — Fillmore Feed Service
RUSHFORD— Oliver J. Williams
WHITESVILLE— Ellison’s Feed Service
Broome Co.
BINGHAMTON — Checkerboard Feed Store
DEPOSIT — Clinton P. Tompkins
DEPOSIT— Steve W. Zaczek
Cattaraugus Co.
CATTARAUGUS — Gramco, Inc.
ELLICOTTVILLE— Ellicottville AGWAY
FREEDOM— N. A. Phillippi Co.
FRANKLIN VI LLE— Gramco, Inc.
LITTLE VALLEY — Gramco, Inc.
SALAMANCA — Salamanca AGWAY
SOUTH DAYTON— Thorp & Mann Feed Co.
Cayuga Co.
MORAVIA— Moravia AGWAY
MORAVIA — Wheat Bros.
PORT BYRON — Burke’s Hardware & Garage
SCIPIO CENTER— Kreuger Feed & Supply Co.
WEEDSPORT — Otis Joiolemon & Sons
Chatauqua Co.
CHERRY CREEK— Gier’s AGWAY Ser.
FALCONER — Zahm & Matson
JAMESTOWN — Haggerty & Anderson
SHERMAN— Farmers Mill, Inc.
Chenango Co.
AFTON — Lester Cutting
GREENE — Maxon Feed Co.
NEW BERLIN— Valley Supply Co.
NORWICH — Norwich Farm Impl. Co.
C linton Co.
CHAMPLAIN — Bechard’s Farm Equip.
Columbia Co.
CHATHAM— Wirthmore Store
HUDSON — Keil Farm Supply
Cortland Co.
CORTLAND— Cortland AGWAY Co-op Inc.
HOMER— Homer AGWAY Ser.
HOMER— Wheat Brothers
TRUXTON— Truxton AGWAY Inc.
Delaware Co.
DELHI — Delhi Farm Equipment
FRANKLIN — Matteson Feed & Supply Co.
GRAND GORGE — Becker s Feed Store
ROXBURY — Lutz Feed Co. of Roxbury
STAMFORD — A. W. Demarest & Sons
WALTON — Camp Milling Co.
WALTON — Checkerboard Warehouse
Dutchess Co.
MILLERTON— Wirthmore Stores
Erie Co.
CHAFFEE — John Sixt & Co., Inc.
CHAFFEE — Wirthmore Stores
COLLINS — Gramco, Inc.
EAST AURORA— R. S. Moore AGWAY
LANCASTER— Don Beck
MARILLA— R. S. Moore AGWAY
SPRINGVILLE — Gramco, Inc.
Franklin Co.
MOIRA — Henry L. Eseltine
NORTH BANGOR— Red Rose Feed
Fulton Co.
GLOVERSVILLE — Herbert J. Fairbanks
Genessee Co.
CORFU — Clair M. Hodgins
DARIEN CENTER—
DeMuith-Marzloff’s Feed Mills
ELBA — Guy H. Smith Hardware
LE ROY— Crockers AGWAY
STAFFORD— Francis W. Coward
Greene Co.
EAST DURHAM—
Dean’s Catskill Valley Mills
OAK HILL —
Dean’s Catskill Valley Mills
Herkimer Co.
FRANKFORT — Urgo’s Service
NEWPORT— Ralph C. Dedrick
WEST WINFIELD — Schoonmaker’s Feed Co.
Jefferson Co.
BELLEVILLE — Herron Farm Supply
BELLEVILLE— Bob D. Henry Corp.
CAPE VINCENT— Lester Larue
CLAYTON — Emery Dairy Equip.
LAFARGEVILLE— Glenn Johndrow
LIMERICK — Roe’s Feed Mill
LIMERICK — King’s General Store
PHILADELPHIA— E. L. Mosher & Son
WATERTOWN— L. M. Allen Dairy Supply
WOODVILLE— Roe’s Feed Mill
Lewis Co.
CROGHAN — Farney & Steiner
LOWVILLE — Dr. Herbert R. Marks
LOWVILLE — Samuel Roes & Sons
LYONS FALLS — Lyons Falls Farmers Co-op
Livingston Co.
AVON — Welch Dairy Supply
DANSVILLE — Dansville Farm Supply
Madison Co.
BOUCKVILLE— Bouckville Feed Mill
CANASTOTA— Canastota AGWAY
CAZENOVIA — Cazenovia Feed & Farm Supply
CAZENOVIA— J. C. Lucas & Sons
CHITTENANGO — Brown’s Service
CHITTENANGO STATION — Sanford B. Hatch
LEONARDS VI LLE — S. I. Shatzel
NEW WOODSTOCK—
New Woodstock Milling Corp.
ONEIDA — Harry L. Van Horn
ONEIDA — Oneida Milling Co.
Monroe Co.
CHURCH VILLE — Churchville AGWAY Ser.
WALKER — Walker Produce
Montgomery Co.
FORT PLAIN — Duesler’s Garage
FULTON VI LLE— Beacon Grain Store
PALESTINE BRIDGE — Wirthmore Store
ST. JOHNSVILLE— Valley Equipment Co.
Niagara Co.
MIDDLEPORT — B. Ressequie Feeds
SANBORN— Sanborn Milling Co.
Oneida Co.
BARNEVELD — Bakers’ Sales & Service
CLAYVILLE — Richer’s Farm Service
CLINTON — Clinton Farm Supply
ORISKANY FALLS — Peters Feed Store
ROME — George B. Harvey Feed Store
WATERVILLE— P. W. Lewis Co.
Onondaga Co.
APULIA STATION — Neal A. Mowry
FABIUS — Fabius Hardware
LAFAYETTE — Palmer’s Feed Mill
MARCELLUS—
Clifford W. Dorchester’s Store
SKANEATELES— Bobbet Impl. & Tractor
TULLY— Tully Lumber & Coal Co.
Ontario Co.
CANANDAIGUA —
Joe Valvano’s Dairy Supply
GENEVA — E. E. Miller & Son
IONIA— Bill’s Shop
Orange Co.
MONTGOMERY— Ogden Grain Co.
PINE BUSH—
Empire State Chemical, Farm, Vet Supply
WALDEN — Wirthmore Stores
WASHINGTONVILLE— Fra-Lyn Sales Co.
WESTTOWN — Demberg Bros.
Orleans Co.
ALBION — Ralston Purina Co.
CLARENDON — Farmers Feed and Supply
MEDINA— Wayne L. Heyden
MEDINA— Wolcott's Dairy Inc.
Oswego Co.
FULTON — Eugene Whitmer
Otsego Co.
ONEONTA— Mrs. M. A. Groff
OTSEGO — Susquehanna Valley Mills
SPRINGFIELD CENTER— Jackson W. Noyes
WEST E DM ESTON— Roberts Farm Supply
WEST EDMESTON—
I. T. & C. A. Welch & Sons, Inc.
WESTFORD — L. S. Huntington & Sons, Inc.
Rensselaer Co.
EAGLE BRIDGE— Byars AGWAY Store
HOOSICK FALLS — Farmers’ Chemical Corp.
TROY— E. J. Goyer & Son
St. Lawrence Co.
CANTON — Wight & Patterson
CHASE MILLS — Samuel E. Hurlbut
EDWARDS — Lumley Feed & Coal
GOUVERNEUR — Gouverneur Co-op Ass’n.
HAMMOND— Donald E. Robinson
WADDINGTON— Hanes & Hanson
Saratoga Co.
BALLSTON SPA—
A. L. Pettit & Son Equip. Co.
ELNORA — George T. Smith & Son
GALWAY — Clarence C. McChesney & Sons
SCHUYLER VI LLE— Schuyler Feed Store
Schoharie Co.
COBLESKILL — Schoharie Co. Co-op Dairies
JEFFERSON— Stryker Brothers
MIDDLEBURG — River Impl. Co., Inc.
NORTH BLENHEIM — North Blenheim Cry.
RICHMONDVILLE— Makely’s Supply Store
SCHOHARIE — Rickard Feed Co., Inc.
SHARON SPRINGS— Lipe Feed Co., Inc.
Schuyler Co.
WATKINS GLEN— Fiorlat Dairy
WATKINS GLEN — Donald K. Thompson
Seneca Co.
INTERLAKEN— Daily Brothers
Steuben Co.
ADDISON— Addison AGWAY
ALMOND — McIntosh Garage
ARKPORT — Kilbury Feed Service
AVOCA — Kiefer Milling Co.
CANISTEO— Canisteo AGWAY
COHOCTON— Kiefer Milling Co.
HORNELL — Merlin R. Burns
PRATTSBURG — Peck’s Hardware
Sullivan Co.
CALLICOON— Delaware Valley AGWAY, Inc.
HORTONVILLE—
Horton ville Grange Co-op Ass’n.
LIBERTY — Clinton P. Tompkins
LIVINGSTON MANOR—
Liberty Tractor Co., Inc.
Tioga Co.
BERKSHIRE— Lynch’s Store
CANDOR— Ward & Van Scoy’s
NICHOLS— Nichols AGWAY Ser.
OWEGO — Arthur Hollenbeck & Son
SPENCER— Spencer AGWAY, Inc.
SPENCER — Spencer Co-op Society, Inc.
Tompkins Co.
DRYDEN— Ray L. Dedrick
GROTON — Groton Feed Co.
NEWFIELD —
Tompkins County Farmers Union Co-op
Washington Co.
FORT ANN—
Adirondack Farmers Co-op Exchange, Inc.
FORT EDWARD—
Adirondack Farmers Co-op Exchange, Inc.
GREENWICH—
Greenwich Feed & Farm Supply
SALEM — George A. Jolly
WHITEHALL— Whitehall AGWAY, Inc.
Wayne Co.
CLYDE — A. R.Ketchum & Sons
NEWARK — Wayne County Feed Store
WALWORTH— Duell’s Garden & Feed Store
WILLIAMSON — Farmers Feed & Grain Co.
Wyoming Co.
ARCADE — Ralston Purina Co.
ATTICA CENTER — Gephart & Shaw
CASTiLE — Castile Farm Supply
NORTH JAVA — Java Farm Supply
PERRY — Roger Paddock
WARSAW —
Cooper, Hemenway & Rowley AGWAY
Yates Co.
DUNDEE — Eugene Shelford
PENN YAN — Strong Feed Store
DELAWARE
Kent Co.
CLAYTON — Clement’s Supply Co., Inc.
Sussex Co.
MILFORD — Pierce Hardware
NASSAU — Thomas Best & Sons, Inc.
MARYLAND
Allegany Co.
CUMBERLAND— J. Marshall Porter
Carroll Co.
KEYMAR— R.R.— 1 Truman F. Keefer
KEYMAR — The Key Grain & Feed Co.
KEYMAR— R.R.— Roger K. Reifsnider
WESTMINSTER— Widerman Tractor Sales
Cecil Co.
RISING SUN — Clark Dairy Supply
RISING SUN—
Southern States Rising Sun Co-op
Frederick Co.
FREDERICK — Farmers Supply Co.
JEFFERSON— H. C. Summers & Co.
Garrett Co.
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK—
Grange Supply Center
GRANTSVILLE— Roop & Sons
Harford Co.
JARRETTSVILLE— Watters Brothers
Kent Co.
CHESTERTOWN— Kent Co-operative, Inc.
KENNEDYVILLE— Kent Co-op, Inc.
Queen Annes Co.
CENTERVILLE— Wilson Feed Co.
Talbot Co.
EASTON — Ewing Farm Impl. & Hardware
Washington Co.
HAGERTOWN— Farm Bureau Co-op
NEW JERSEY
Glouscester Co.
MULLICA HILL — W. A. Jones & Son
Hunterdon Co.
PITTSTOWN — George L. Shimp
Monmouth Co.
BELMAR — Donald T. Corson
Morris Co.
LONG VALLEY— Fred March
Salem Co.
ELMER — Alvin Crispin
Warren Co.
ASBURY — Apgar’s Feed Service
BELVIDERE— G. Hiram Buchman, Inc.
WASHINGTON— Frank Rymon & Sons
PENNSYLVANIA
Crawford Co.
CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS— Turner’s Mill, Inc.
COCHRANTON— Cochranton Co-op Assn.
LIN ESVILLE— Palmer Feed Co.
SPARTANSBURG — Raymond Straite
Bradford Co.
CANTON— Woods Store
CANTON — Wynne's Garage
EAST SMITHFIELD— Kennedy’s Farm Store
TROY— Austin L. Wallace
ULSTER — Harry Tuttle
Erie Co.
EDINBORO — Jim Skelton Dairy
ERIE—
Erie-Crawford Dairy Co-op Ass’n
UNION CITY — Union City Co-op Ass n
Potter Co.
COUDERSPORT— Huntington’ s
Susquehanna Co.
BROOKLYN — Raymond S. Capron
KINGSLEY— Ross Brothers
MONTROSE — Brown & Fassett
Tioga Co.
KNOXVILLE— Knoxville AGWAY Ser.
LIBERTY— Marshall Brothers
MILLERTON— Hoyt’s G.L. F. Service
ROARING BRANCH— Marshall Brothers
WESTFIELD— MacKnight's AGWAY Ser.
Warren Co.
COLUMBUS— Columbus Milling Co.
Wayne Co.
ALDENVILLE— Stratton Farm Service
LAKE ARIEL — Cobb Farm Supply
POYNTELLE — CJimp Milling Co.
SOUTH CANAAN— Harry S. Lockwood CO.
STARRUCCA — Starrucca Garage
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Volume 162 No. 4
A. James Hall . Publisher
Gordon Conklin . Editor
Isa M. Liddell Assistant to Editor
R. C. Christianson . Advertising Manager
Albert Hoefer, Jr . Managing Editor
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IN THIS ISSUE
NORTHEAST FEATURES
Editorials . ...... . 6
First Class Mail . 16
Gayway Farm Notes 42
NFO in the Northeast 54
Ed Eastman’s Page 70
Service Bureau 71
CROPS AND SOILS
Cheaper By The Gallon ? 31
Why Talk About Tillage? . 38
Meadow Management 46
DAIRY AND LIVESTOCK
Dairy Items _ _ . . 12
“Doc” Mettler Says 22
Iron Deficiency Anemia 40
EQUIPMENT
Used Machinery Selection 18
FARM MANAGEMENT
New for Farm and Home 24
GENERAL FARMING
Around Research Corner 14
Want to Sell Your Farm? 20
Personal Farm Experience 34
Christmas Tree Planting 48
Calling All Gardeners 58
HOME
Happy Easter 64
Rhododendrons and Azaleas 65
Finesse With Fabrics . 66
Patterns . 68
POULTRY
Poultry Items 56
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Land of Change 11
VEGETABLES
Vegetable Items ...... 29
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That spring-tooth harrow sitting so
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THOMAS A. STONE
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CLAIR HODGINS
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EDWARD J. CONNOR
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DANNY HEBERT
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5
Editorials
by GORDON CONKLIN
THE CASE FOR HOPE
The abrasives of life get us all down at
times . . . taxes are higher; our neighbors dis¬
appoint us now and then; our children are
often impossible; world peace seems eons
away. Those long strings of cows . . . or house
full of hens . . . demand careful attention every
day. To make a living from livestock, fruit
trees, vegetables, or cash crops requires great
skill, „more specific timing, and being on the
ball all the time.
Investments in the farm business become
larger at a frightening rate. The remorseless
pressure of the marketplace goads us all
toward more pressure, greater efficiency and
constant change.
I receive many a thoughtful letter asking
whether all this hustle and bustle in the midst
of exploding technology is really worthwhile.
It is a question that has been asked since
man invented the wheel, saw dimly its enor¬
mous possibilities, and wondered, “But what
about the pack-bearers this will displace?”
All through the ages man has pondered the
meaning and purpose of human life . . .
lived out as it is in the tumultuous arena of
daily existence. In this arena the dust of
human clay is cemented by sweat and blood
and tears into the shape of man. It is here
that flow the riptides of courage and fear,
hope and despair, love and hate . . . the great
plus and minus charges that light or dim the
radiance of the human race.
When a reflective mood about these things
settles upon me, I am irresistibly moved to
walk across the fields and through the woods,
or take a hoe into my garden. Somehow the
feel of the good earth as I plant another sea¬
son’s seeds . . . the arching sky of spring that
stirs the slumbering legions . . . tells me that
the best is yet to be.
even in our midst, who would prefer to see
the profit motive destroyed, even though its
absence has proved to be negative. Russia
boasts endlessly of catching up with the
American standard of living . . . and does not.
China’s “great leap forward” ended in a mud
puddle of oratory . . . and starving Chinese.
Castro redistributes poverty, but has not
created the Utopia he promised.
The enormous cornucopia that pours forth
so abundantly the goods and services you
and I enjoy could not exist without the stimu¬
lation of potential profits . . . both on the farm
and in other lines of business.
The nature of man is such that he will per¬
form most effectively when he can keep a
large share of what he produces with his
sweat and risk. If he cannot, then he sees little
reason to exert himself, or take the chance
through investment of losing his savings so
dearly accumulated with previous effort. The
debate between communism and capitalism
boils down to a difference of opinion concern¬
ing what makes man tick, what motivates him
to do his best, how to induce him to risk
what he has to develop something better.
Try to keep in perspective the function of
profits in our society. Ask yourself about how
people . . including yourself. . react to thepos-
sibility of profits. Don’t let the axe-grinders,
the slogan-bearers, or the gullible bleeding
hearts sway you into deserting, step by step,
our economic system, with its awesome ca¬
pacity to produce what people want.
DRY HUMOR
Now that some of the sting of the recent
years of drought in the Northeast has faded
from memory, maybe we can laugh about it
a bit. Does anyone have a story (tall or
otherwise) about just how dry it became in
your particular area?
PROFIT IS NO LOSS
One of the words that has become a dirty
one lately to some people, is the word “prof¬
its.” It has developed an image of grasping
rich men wringing the substance from those
now discreetly labeled as the “underprivi¬
leged.”
We forget that the profit motive makes
eople, rich and poor alike, deliver their very
est, and in doing so they contribute mightily
to the material progress of the entire nation.
Without the profit system as a guide, there
would be no incentive for the efficient use of
the resources available to make the things
you and I want.
The profit spur pushes the power compa¬
nies to find cheaper ways to make electricity
for farmstead automation, goads the farm
equipment suppliers to develop automatic
shifting for tractors, and leads chemical pro¬
ducers to spend millions of dollars developing
spray materials that do a better job than ever
before. When you and I and millions of other
eople decide what to buy, our decisions in-
uence profits, and they in turn guide the
decisions made by every company selling
things. They have to take into account what
we want; profit is the sensitive nerve-ending
of every corporate structure ... a thermom¬
eter, if you will, giving a reading on how
efficiently it is meeting the needs of those it
serves.
There are many in countries overseas, and
6
HUMPTY DUMPTY'S IMAGE
The barely- readable sign saying “Eggs For
Sale” hung slantwise from a rusty nail driven
into a tree Tong dead. I drove in the driveway,
gunning the motor to carry me through an
enormous mudhole halfway between the main
highway and the sales room.
As soon as I got out, a gigantic mongrel
charged me, growling and barking. Ready to
do battle, I discovered he was really friendly
... a fact attested to by the muddy footprints
all over my new suit and white shirt.
I stepped gingerly over a tangled roll of
rusted poultry wire and went up the path. On
the way, I noted a couple of dead hens lying
beside the incinerator made of an old oil
drum. Inside the drum, a fire crackled noisily
and the greasy smoke rolling out spoke elo¬
quently of the fact that not all the dead birds
were cold.
Once inside the sales room, I bought my
eggs hastily. Waiting for change, I glanced
out the rear window and saw that it was
serving like an open porthole for tossing out
rejected eggs. The wind suddenly shifted and
my lungs fought for air as my nose shut tight.
Exaggerated? Well, I haven’t seen all these
things all at one place, but I’ve seen them all
at one place or another. We in agriculture
must become more conscious of the fact that
we’ve got to run a tighter ship if we’re going
to sell things at retail. Whenever you invite
someone to your farm to buy something, be
sure he’s going to be treated a bit more per¬
sonally than he would be at the supermarket
. . . and be sure he comes away impressed by
how clean and wholesome is the modern farm.
PEACE CORPS
The first “state to nation” recruiting pro¬
gram in the history of the Peace Corps is
underway in New York State. Called the Agri¬
cultural Task Force, it is being organized by
4-H agents across the State. Recruitment of
70 to 80 volunteers, over 18, married or
single, with practical agricultural and home
economics skills, continues through April 15.
Volunteers will go to Brazil or to Sierra
Leone, the latter being a small country on the
West African coast. Anyone in New York State
interested in more information should contact
the county 4-H agent.
The Peace Corps has blazed some trails in
helping the people of underdeveloped nations
help themselves. Better than- any amount of
free American food, these young people have
shown overseas neighbors how to grow their
own. It’s an organization . . . and a purpose
. . . that has gained the respect of the free
world.
OBSOLESCENCE
Visited a number of dairy farms in New
York’s Central Plain region recently and had
my eyes opened. This always happens when
I cure my swivel-chair saddle sores by going
out to visit you folks who make the wheels
go ’round in agriculture.
During my three-day trip, I visited with a
number of farm families . . . three of whom
had recently built new dairy barns. In each
case, a very acceptable conventional dairy
stable had been abandoned as far as milking
animals were concerned. In two instances,
very little use was being made of the old
stable, on the third farm it was being used for
dry cows and young stock.
I think obsolescence is rapidly becoming a
very important consideration in farming . . .
in terms of buildings as well as equipment.
Depreciation schedules need to be shortened
for income tax calculations . . . and, even
more important, for management decisions
These families did some pencil-pushing on
labor efficiency and size of business; they
decided they couldn’t afford to stay with the
old stables, even though many farmers would
consider them very adequate. Their figures
showed that the cost to produce a hundred
pounds of milk would be so much lower in
the new facilities that added returns would
equal capital costs in a reasonably short
time.
Every farmer knows how frustrating it can
be to try to adapt existing facilities to fit the
new technology available to dairymen. Not
every milk producer should forget remodel¬
ing the old stable and start from scratch with
a new one, but every dairyman needs to
reckon with obsolescence when he plans for
the future.
THEN THERE WERE THREE
Just in case anyone is wondering, I want
to go on record as being for the recent merger
of the two New York State milk cooperatives
generally referred to as “Metropolitan” and
“Mutual.” A good many dairymen have
watched with dismay across the years the
fact that the constructive activities of all four
major milk organizations in New York
always seemed to be downgraded just a bit by
the constant sniping going on between them.
It seems to me that this merger offers an op
portunity for expanded service to dairymen.
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
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Nobody’s got very far yet with a method for hold¬
ing off rain when you don’t want it — or turning it
on when you do. But one thing’s sure, the odds
favor a man who takes a systems approach to hay¬
making. The system you see here is Allis- Chalmers
Orange all the way into the barn. It’s getting this
farmer higher quality hay, getting it under cover
faster with minimum risk and minimum manpower.
It began with the scene on the previous page when
it was bright and sunny — a real hay day. He was
out early on his D-17 tractor with a side-mounted
Allis- Chalmers mower, one of the famous Twin
Wheel drive models, so quiet you can almost hear
the hay fall. It gets rid of the pitman, which means
there’s practically no vibration, and that in turn
means less wear, longer life. He conditioned the hay
as he mowed, with an Allis- Chalmers hay condi¬
tioner that speeds curing, saves leaves and boosts
palatability. Next time he covered the ground his
D-17 was working with the 77-G rake you see parked.
It’s fast, quiet and smooth-running; building straight,
fluffy windrows ready for today’s baling. So he was
ahead of the game when it came up threatening
this morning. He’d hooked up his Allis- Chalmers
303 baler and thrower last night, with an A-C power
box bringing up the rear. Today it’s bale after bale,
neat and square, hour after hour, filling and refill¬
ing the wagon — then swiftly up his Allis- Chalmers
conveyor, safely into the mow. Now he’s on the
home stretch, a winner. Another fifteen minutes —
and let it rain! As your Allis- Chalmers dealer will
show you, you just can’t beat the system!
ALUS -CHALMERS • THE TRACTOR PEOPLE • MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
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A Land of Change
IN 1961, leaders in New York’s
Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and
Allegany counties saw need for
planning to conserve natural re¬
sources, while channeling them
into economic gains. As a result,
small farm service communities
have been changed to hamlets for
commuters from the city, there are
lakes where none were before, wild¬
life is returning to the area . . .
and many other changes.
Some Examples
Merril Bull, a former dairyman
of Cattaraugus County, converted
his hilly, wooded farm at Delev an
into a camping area known as
Arrowhead. He used the natural
terrain to establish lookouts,
turned a low clearing into a lake
and a sunken, grassy opening in
the woods into an amphitheater.
Paths were cut through the woods,
and 170 campsites and 200 tables
placed at well-planned locations.
There are docks for rowboats and
canoes on the lake, and a beach
for the swimmers . . . while the
young fry go for the jungle-gyms
and other amusements.
Merril believes that a camping
area must offer people something
more than just space, hence his
Saturday night campfires, Sunday
morning church services in the
amphitheater, and holiday pa¬
rades for the children. The 1,500
people who came to the camp
over the July 4th weekend, 1964,
proved him right.
Robert Westfall of East Otto is
clearing land for a 60-acre lake
that will hold about 150,000,000
allons of water. Earth is being
eaped for islands and peninsulas,
and soon a dam will be erected
and the water will rise. In this
area of streams and springs little
damming is necessary.
Wood Important
Westfall is also a Christmas tree
grower, and wood is important.
The Ellicottville sawmill of Fitz¬
patrick & Weller uses locally-
grown timber . . . saws up to
18,000 feet of logs per day. The
addition of a wood-chipper and
de-barker has improved the chips
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
made from trim and scrap, which
in turn are used by a paper mill
(the Flakebord Corporation) at
Frewsburg.
Furniture-making, too, flour¬
ishes at the Fancner factory at
Salamanca . . . a recently-com¬
pleted expansion, much of it in a
new warehouse, brings the un¬
finished pieces of furniture by
conveyor belt to the finishing
plant. Cherry, oak, poplar and
maple woods are all used.
This particular factory employs
many Indians from the Seneca
Reservation. Much of that reserva¬
tion will be under water with the
completion of the Kinzua Dam.
With the federal compensation, the
Indians plan to build an Indian
village as a tourist attraction. Not
only will they show the tribal life
and. work, past and present, but
there will be modern motels, res¬
taurants, campsites, cabins, etc.
Deer Herd "The Finest"
The wild turkeys are returning
to Allegany State Park, near the
Seneca Reservation. In fact, James
Lindsay, regional supervisor of
fish and game, says that wildlife
is increasing all over the tri-county
area. The deer herd is the finest in
the State, averaging 20 pounds
heavier per animal than in other
parts of the State.
The area streams and lakes are
being stocked with fish compatable
to the area, and since the native
pheasants are declining (because
of lack of farm grain) efforts are
to be made to establish the Korean
pheasant.
New Kind of Farming
Farming, however, is still vital
to the area, and a new kind of
agriculture has arrived. The snap
bean farmers find the area soil
just right, and there are close to
10,000 acres of beans in
Cattaraugus County, and a great
many acres in Chautauqua Coun¬
ty. One reason for the influx of
bean growers is mechanical har¬
vesting. The bean grower needs
more land for larger acreages so
he can afford a mechanical har¬
vester!
On the lake fronts building is
moving back up the slopes. Many
Martin Anderson is Extension agent
in resource development for three
southwestern New York counties.
Been to a modern sawmill lately like this one operated by Fitzpatrick
& Weller at Ellicottville, New York? If not, you'd be amazed at its auto¬
mation and the remote controls in the hands of the sawyer.
pieces of land are being bought by
city dwellers for summer or week¬
end homes.
Problems
With the building up of new
enterprises come new problems,
not the least of them water and
sewage problems, and zoning.
There is a problem of pollution at
Chautauqua Lake . . . and the
Town of Ashford in Cattaraugus
County must work out zoning
problems created by the building
of a new plant that will treat nu¬
clear waste and bury much of it
under the ground.
It has been an adventure in
rural resources development, an
adventure that continues and will
continue in this and many other
areas of the Northeast for a long
time to come. It’s a job that in¬
volves many individuals and
many groups, including the mem¬
bers of the Rural Resources De¬
velopment Committee at the New
York State College of Agriculture,
Cornell University, which origina¬
ted the tri-county project.
11
by Robert Cudworth
Free stalls lower cost
ARE FREE stalls a good in¬
vestment in a loafing barn?
Dairyman Franklin Atkinson,
Bridgeton, New Jersey, thinks so
because he built his free stalls with
the money he formerly spent on
straw. “With this setup, I not only
save money buying sawdust
instead of straw, but I’m using less
space and labor . . . and my cows
are cleaner,” he says.
Before this year Franklin used
two loafing area barns outside his
4-stall milking parlor. He esti¬
mates the straw purchased for bed¬
ding cost him about $8 per day.
He was using some 60 tons of
straw per year for his 49-cow
dairy.
In February he put free stalls in
one of the barns, at a cost of
$1200. He sold the straw he had
on hand for $900. The sawdust
now used for bedding costs only
$1 to $1.50 per week compared to
the $8 per day for straw.
He is making better use of his
space with the free stalls ... so
much better, in fact, that he need
use only one barn for a holding
area. The second barn now shel¬
ters the family’s riding horses.
The cows like the free stalls . . .
especially in South Jersey’s hot
summer weather ... as a place to
get out of the hot sun and flies.
The Atkinsons find it is easier
to clean the holding area now than
previously because there is much
less bulk to handle. They use a
scoop on the back of a tractor and
drive through between the rows of
stalls, then push the manure across
a paved barnyard to the pile area.
From the sanitation standpoint,
Franklin reports that his cows are
cleaner in the free stalls than they
were in the built-up straw and ma¬
nure. “And with the increased push
on tighter health and sanitation
standards, this is a big item,” he
comments.
A Million a year
A MILLION POUNDS of milk
a year with a labor force of
men and without feeding pur¬
chased grain!
A big order? You bet, but it’s
the goal of Paul Green of North
Petersburg, Rensselaer County,
New York. And here’s how he
proposes to do it. Incidentally, it
doesn’t sound impossible when
you know that milk production
per man last year (with 60 milkers
averaging close to 13,000 pounds
of milk) was over 300,000
pounds.
“We are stepping up our corn
acreage to around 70, with 20
acres going into a concrete stave
silo and 50 being picked and
stored in a Harvestore as wet
shelled corn. I figure we can easily
get 100 bushels per acre. Where
corn is picked we plan to plow the
stalks under, but if we need bed¬
ding, the stalks can be shredded.
I recently bought a nearby farm
because it has some good corn
ground and a tenant house.”
Corn and hay will be the two
principal crops. Half the hay
(alfalfa or alfalfa-brome) will be
baled; half will be put in sealed
storage as “haylage.”
“I feel that it’s sound to spend
money to save labor,” commented
Paul.
“I put in a milking parlor and
bunk feeder about a year ago,”
he continued. “Haylage will be
put into the bunks with an auger.
W et corn will be fed in the milking
parlor, and corn silage when cows
are stanchioned or at the feed
bunk.”
Paul graduated from the
Morrisville, New York, Agricul¬
tural and Technical School in
1941. Then he had 28 milkers, a
figure which has been increased to
110.
Some pasture is available, but
Paul doesn’t count much on it.
“In 1964,” he said, “we had only
about three weeks of pasture; even
at best you can’t figure on more
than six weeks.”
Incidentally, the home farm has
been in the same family for at least
four generations. Speaks well for
the farm — and for tne family!
A Two man business
I LIKE TO SEE a young man
who has definite plans and who
starts to farm for himself with en¬
thusiasm. After a visit with Edgar
A. King of Schuylerville, in Sara¬
toga County, New York, I con¬
cluded that he fits the description.
When he went to college Edgar
didn’t decide to be a farmer.* He
was interested in some kind of
personnel work. But before he
finished college, the home farm
began to pull him.
“I bought the farm from Dad
on liberal terms,” said Edgar. “I
by Hugh Cosline
have replaced Guernseys with Hol-
steins, and hope to build a breed¬
ing herd and sell some surplus
stock.”
“I hear a lot about so-called
lead feeding. Have you tried it?”
I asked him.
“Naturally, I didn’t know the
full potential of the cows I bought,
so I have used lead feeding. In
other words, I fed liberally to see
how each cow would respond. As
a result, I have culled some in¬
dividuals.
“I believe fully that it’s a waste
of time and money to keep a cow
that doesn’t produce as a first calf
heifer. It’s a temptation to give her
a second chance, but it doesn’t
pay-”
Likes Stalls
The farm was a conventional
tie stall type showing recent con¬
struction, so I asked Edgar’s
opinion of open stables.
“I feel there are advantages to
free choice stalls, but I think cows
can be shown to prospective
buyers better in stalls, and as I
intend to sell surplus stock, we put
in tie stalls.”
“How big a farm are you work¬
ing toward?” I asked.
“The home farm has 92x/2 acres,
with 80 tillable, but I am renting
some additional land. I have 34
milkers and 8 heifers close to
freshening. Eventually I plan on
50 milkers.”
“What about your feeding pro¬
gram?” was my next question.
Haylage
“We have no pasture. In sum¬
mer I plan to feed haylage. This
year I grew 20 acres of corn. Two
acres were chopped and fed green;
eighteen acres went in the silo (16
x 45 feet). Before too long I plan
to jmt up another silo.”
“How much help do you figure
you need?”
“This will be a two-man busi¬
ness; Dad puts in a lot of time,”
i ...
Plenty of opportunities
Leo (left) and Robert Doxter
“I GET A LITTLE TIRED of
hearing that a young man can’t
get started in farming because it
takes too much capital. As I see it,
there are plenty of opportunities
for a young man who wants to
farm.”
This was one comment made
by Leo Doxter when I visited the
farm operated in partnership with
Robert Doxter, his father. The
story Leo’s dad told me sounds
almost like a fairy tale:
“I was born on a farm,” he
said, “but for some years I worked
at various jobs for wages. For a
time I did part-time farming, then
bought a rundown farm for
$1700. There was a time when my
father and I fed our few cows
mostly from hay (and weeds)
which road crews mowed along
the roads!
“On the first farm I bought we
got up to 30 cows. Incidentally,
we cut enough timber to pay for
the farm, and when we moved
here near Ticonderoga we sold it
to good advantage.”
Some Remodeling
As I drove into the Doxter yard
(Continued on page 28)
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
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Mechanical Cabbage Harvester — A tractor-
mounted mechanical cabbage harvester that
will cut and convey cabbage heads at a speed
of approximately 1.5 miles per hour has been
developed by agricultural engineers at North
Carolina State College, Raleigh. Field tests
during the past two seasons have been very
encouraging.
The machine has four basic parts. A hy¬
draulically-driven band saw blade cuts the
cabbage off just above ground level. A con¬
veyor system raises the cabbage from the
band saw blade back and up onto a sepa¬
rator unit, consisting of a reel and a flat belt
to allow loose leaves to pass under and drop
onto the ground. Then the cabbage heads are
pushed off by the reel onto a conveyor, which
carries the heads into a trailer pulled behind
the tractor.
Ammonia Encourages Poultry Virus — Uni¬
versity of Wisconsin researchers have found
that ammonia, commonly found in the air of
poorly-ventilated poultry houses, can damage
the chickens’ respiratory tracts. This makes
themymore susceptible to virus infections.
The severity of the damage depends on the
concentration of ammonia. With 200 parts
per million of ammonia in the air, birds
showed immediate discomfort and their lungs
were damaged within a few days; with 20
parts per million it took more than a month
for damage to show up. However, within three
days the birds in each group were more sus¬
ceptible to respiratory infection than birds not
exposed to ammonia.
Petroleum Dinner — Esso research scientists
are working to obtain a long-sought objective
. . . the successful manufacture of synthetic
protein. It is developed through the growth of
micro-organisms on petroleum products of
extremely high purity. An experimental pro¬
duct resembling powdered milk or yeast has
been developed that contains all of the amino
acids essential for animal and human nu¬
trition.
Rather Fight Than Switch — Future lettuce
crops may be destined to go up in smoke!
And the end product may not be a bargain
product at a fire sale, but a package of cig¬
arettes retailing for about 42 cents a pack.
Cigarettes made from the outer leaves of
lettuce, which are usually discarded before the
head goes to market, are expected to be on
sale soon. Early reports say they look like
cigarettes and taste like cigarettes.
The base material in the new product also
can be used for cigars and pipe tobacco, but
only cigarettes will be manufactured initially.
Medical tests of the cigarettes are being
made at two Pennsylvania hospitals and
reports will be published in medical journals.
It looks like the cigarette business which got
wrapped up with unfavorable cancer reports
may get unwrapped with lettuce leaves.
Well, as some people say . . . “that’s using
the old head!”
Protein Value of Corn — may be doubled by
certain genes, according to researchers at
Purdue University. A gene has been found to
cause an increase in the essential amino acid,
lysine. Kernels possessing this gene have
about twice the lysine level of normal hybrid
corn. Increased lysine, however, is not the
only benefit from the discovery; the gene can
be used as a tool in studying the entire mech¬
anism of protein synthesis in corn.
Sweet Smelling — Cornell University research¬
ers are busy experimenting with chemicals that
can be added to liquid poultry manure setups
to remove odor, both in the houses and when
the material is spread. At least one chemical
looks very good, but Professor Charles Os¬
trander says that he is not ready yet to make
any recommendations or release any final
results.
Balloon Buildings — Inflatable or air- support¬
ed structures for agricultural use are advo¬
cated by Ira L. Williams, professor of
agricultural engineering at Texas Technolog¬
ical College. Uses include portable processing
plants, temporary storage houses, temporary
labor housing, livestock show houses, and
crop storage structures which can be venti¬
lated and collapsed on the product alternately
as required for proper conditioning.
The Question, Box
. . . Send us your questions - we'll get the answers
Is fertilizing meadows in the spring
still recommended?
Yes. In fact, meadows are ne¬
glected more than any other crop.
For example, 150 pounds of am¬
monium nitrate on grass, applied
early in the spring, gives an ex¬
cellent increase in yields. Also, fer¬
tilizer applied right after first
cutting will usually give a sub¬
stantial increase in second cutting.
What are the prices being paid for
sugar beets in New York State?
As you may know, sugar beets
have not been sold in New York
State since the turn of the century.
As a consequence, there is no basis
for quoting a price determined by
past experience.
Empire State Sugar Company
has developed a contract with
farmers to grow sugar beets in
1965. In this contract a formula
is used to determine prices paid
to growers for their beets. The
price paid by the company is de¬
termined by the sugar content of
the beets when they are delivered
and average net returns received
by the processor for sugar sold.
Since the formula has not been
used in New York State it is dif¬
ficult to say with accuracy what
the price will be.
However, the company current¬
ly estimates that “average net pro¬
ceeds per 100 pounds of beet sugar
sold” will be $8.00. Farmers who
average 16 percent sugar in the
crop they sell will then receive
$13.52 per ton for beets delivered
to the plant.
In addition, the farmer would
receive a conditional payment
from the USDA for complying
with the requirements of the Sugar
Act. These payments will amount
to about $2.40 per ton. In other
words Empire State Sugar esti¬
mates an average price of $16.00
per ton for beets in 1965 based on
their estimates of wholesale sugar
prices and costs of handling and
marketing the beets.
The expectation of the company
is that the price paid in New York
will be above the United States
average price, which we estimate
will be about $14.00 per ton in
1965 (including payments from
the company and the USDA) —
B. F Stanton, Agricultural Econo¬
mics Dept., Cornell University.
Why all the talk about haylage? What
are the advantages if any?
Haylage (40 to 50 percentmois-
ture) can be put in the silo the
same day it’s cut, thus avoiding
some weather damage. Less water
must be handled in the chopped
material, and there is no leakage
from the silo.
Because the haylage has less
moisture than corn or grass silage,
cows seem to consume more dry
matter and produce a little more
milk per day. In contrast to baled
hay, haylage can be handled
mechanically all the way from field
to cow.
Can trout be successfully stocked in a
farm pond?
Yes, under certain conditions.
Pond should be at least 8 to 10
feet deep, preferably fed by
springs, though deep run-offponds
above 1,000 feet elevation can be
satisfactory. The temperature of
the water in the deepest part of the
pond should not get above 74
degrees Fahrenheit.
I have a small greenhouse ( 10’ x 20’);
am I required to have a license to operate
this, and if so where can I obtain one?
“Article 14 of the New York
State law requires registration of
nurserymen as producers of plant
materials, including vegetable and
flower plants if they are sold
through the regular channels of
trade. This is an insect pest and
plant disease control law. The size
of the operation has nothing to do
with the requirement that the pro¬
ducer and seller of plant material
be required to register.
“The registration period is from
October 1 of one year through
September 30 of the following
year. The annual registration fee
is $15, payable to the Commis¬
sioner of Agriculture and Markets.
“Our inspectors make at least
one inspection annually to deter¬
mine that no plant pests are pres¬
ent or will be disseminated through
the plant material being sold.
“We require that all plant ma¬
terials coming into New York State
carry the certificate of inspection
from the state of origin.” — Henry
L. Page, Director, Division of Plant
Industry, Department of Agricul¬
ture and Markets.
Will pasturing oats injure the new seed¬
ing?
Not appreciably if you use good
management. Turn cows in when
oats are 6 to 8 inches high. Take
them off before they damage the
seeding. Turn them in again when
the regrowth is 6 to 8 inches high.
Reducing the competition from
oats will give you a better seeding
of grass and legumes.
Should high-moisture mature corn be
put in the silo with husks on? Should it
be shelled or ground?
High-moisture corn can be put
in a tight silo almost any way . . .
ears chopped with or without
husks, shelled or ground. It
should be ground or crushed
before feeding to prevent whole
kernels going through the animal
undigested.
14
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
Sodus, N.Y.— Apples
Lancaster Co., Pa.— Grain Corn
Bridgeton, N.J.— Tomatoes
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FIRST CLASS
TRACTOR PERSONALITY
On the small farm where I lived
as a girl we never had a tractor;
so it wasn’t until I married a more
modern farmer that I found out
that different tractors have very
different personalities.
I should have suspected this,
because when I first knew Bill he
would frequently describe his ad¬
ventures in the field with “the old
W-30,” using the tone one usually
reserves for the follies of an aging
relative. One of my friends remark¬
ed: “I told Sam that if he wanted
me to drive tractor for him he’d
have to let me have Alice. It’s the
only tractor that I really trust.” I
knew then that here was a new
approach to mechanization.
One thing that puzzles me is why
some brands of tractors are
always referred to by proper
names . . . “Alice” or “Minnie”
. . . while others are never “John”
or “Ollie” but always “TheJ.D.”
or “The Oliver.” Still others are
always referred to by their model
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as the H or the 600.
Another thing I can’t figure out
is whether the individual differ¬
ences are something that are built
in at the factory, or acquired from
treatment and environment. I can
assure you, though, that once you
know your tractor, it won’t
change. The years only seem to
make them more set in their ways.
Our present “string” of tractors
includes three completely different
types. One has a gay and girlish
approach to everything. It always
appears to be prancing across the
field, even when hauling something
as mundane as a manure spreader
or a trailerload of fencing mate¬
rials. The second is an “eager
beaver,” workingman type, and
a moonlighter at that. After long
hours in the field he always seems
to be looking for odd jobs. Over
the years, these after-hours tasks
have varied from grading tennis
courts and plowing snow to lifting
a bathtub through a second- story
window. And every job is done
proudly, with a sort of husky
dignity.
Our third tractor is rapidly ap¬
proaching the status of an old
family retainer. It is at least ten
years since a huge crack around
the middle sidelined it for a season.
There she sat for months, looking
for all the world like aswaybacked
nag. Major surgery corrected this
condition and put her back in cir¬
culation for several more years.
Three years ago Bill decided it
was time for her to enjoy semi-
retirement. He left her at a separate
farm for minor jobs, and bought a
newer, smaller tractor to take over
mowing, raking, etc. But after
spending a week tinkering with
drawbar and hitch, he gave up in
disgust, drove Old Faithful 35
miles over the highway, hitched on
the mower, and put her back in
the harness. Like so many senior
citizens, she was delighted to be
needed, and hasn’t quit since.
And so it goes. You may recog¬
nize some of your family tractors
in my description . . . or, more
likely, yours are completely dif¬
ferent. But keep watching them.
Perhaps they know you better than
you know them. — Mrs. Dora M
Coates, Mount Morris, N.Y.
AMERICAN'S CREED
Now that the Lord’s Prayer has
been officially removed from the
classrooms and we have an extra
moment, I’d like to see that mo¬
ment filled with the American’s
Creed. It reads as follows:
“I believe in the United States
of America as a government of the
people, by the people, for the peo¬
ple; whose just powers are derived
from the consent of the governed;
a Democracy in a Republic; a
sovereign Nation of many sover¬
eign States; one Nation, under
God; a perfect union, one and in¬
separable; established upon those
principles of freedom, equality,
justice and humanity for which
American Patriots sacrificed their
lives and fortunes.
“I therefore believe it is my duty
to my country to love it, to sup¬
port its Constitution, to obey its
laws, to respect its flag, and to
defend it against all enemies.”
— Mrs. H. ]. Hansen, Hampton,
Connecticut
NATIONAL DEBT
The next time you have a ten
dollar bill burning a hole in your
pocket take it out, and if it doesn’t
say “Silver Certificate” on it, strike
a match to it and burn it — for it
is a note and is part of the Na¬
tional Debt.
However, I have come to believe
that it is not the responsibility of
the individual to be making pri¬
vate payments on the public debt,
any more than the private indivi¬
dual should rush into fighting a
fire on his own on which the fire
company is already working.
Public debt is the responsibility of
public officials to negotiate when
needed, and the responsibility of
public officials to terminate when
feasible.
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
There is in some quarters, how¬
ever, the feeling that the National
Debt is something that need not
be reckoned with. I think this line
of reasoning is seeping into the
thinking of many private individ¬
uals. This, I believe, goes hand in
hand with the feeling we hear so
often expressed that profit isn’t a
necessary part of business.
I won’t make much profit today
if I don’t get back to work!
— Milton Comfort, Middletown,
New York
NO DUMPING
The total number bushels of
wheat sold by the CCC from June
29, 1964 to December 31, 1964
amounted to 193.8 million bush¬
els. This compares with the same
period in 1963 when 188.2 million
bushels were sold from govern¬
ment stocks. I believe this proves
the point that government wheat
wasn’t “dumped” on the market
to depress the price. — Allan
LaMotte, Freeville, New York
IT ALL DEPENDS
After more years than I like to
recall operating a dairy farm, I
think it depends very much upon
one’s objective whether he keeps
grades or purebred catde.
I have still a few purebreds.
Some are better and some poorer
than some grade cows. Generally
speaking, when a farmer is inter-
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
ested in producing milk only, he
too often buys someone else’s re¬
jects when he purchases purebred
catde. As one college professor
pointed out, one can’t get any milk
out of a piece of paper.
If one has as his object the
breeding of dairy cattle, then pure¬
bred catde would probably be his
goal. I think one reason purebred
catde frequendy produce more
milk is that, because they represent
a greater investment, better care
and feeding are given them. How¬
ever, the average farmer who is
interested in the production of milk
only has a larger investment which
he finds it very difficult to cash in
on. Breeding dairy catde is a
highly specialized operation, and
while the rewards are good, if suc¬
cessful, it requires more skill and
investment than most dairymen
have to give. — Floyd E. Morter,
Freeville, N. Y.
THE DILEMMA
The large co-ops you advocate
wdl be just as ruthless and im¬
personal as either the unions or
the corporations. And farmers will
have about as much say-so as
most stockholders and rank and
file union members do now.
The trading of freedom for se¬
curity is an old tale. No one can
say stockholders and union mem¬
bers don’t do very well financially,
but they, as individuals, are not
very important.
Individualism and small-scale
enterprise are not sacred cows.
They are fine ways to live if you
can afford them . . . but it is get¬
ting harder and harder to do so.
Yet, because individualism and
small enterprise are the real mo¬
tivation for farming, when they
disappear corporate farms run by
chemical or retail syndicates will
take over the job of feeding the
country, and farmers will be em¬
ployees. — Russ Keep, Newtown,
Pennsylvania
SAVE AMERICANA
Every spring and fall many old
farms are sold and people start
cleaning out. One of the first things
to go is paper material, old post
cards, catalogs.
Most all are worth something,
and should be directed into hands
that would care for them, or sold
to a dealer so collectors may have
the opportunity to preserve them.
Most old post cards are beautiful
and tell in some way the mode of
living in the early 1900’s. — Mrs.
Ruth Crandall, Troy, New York
AVIATION HISTORY
Although New York State has
a wonderful historical back¬
ground, it is surprising how few
people know about our rich heri¬
tage of flying.
The New York State Aviation
Historical Association is now in
the process of restoring old air¬
craft, collecting photos, books,
magazines, any article pertaining
to aviation, pieces of aircraft, or
the complete airplane itself. These
may also be balloons or gliders,
in any condition.
We ask people in all communi¬
ties to look in their attics, base¬
ments, barns, sheds, or any remote
place for any of the above items.
These items are part of history,
and we would like to get them and
preserve them for display in
museums. If you have any of these
items, please get in touch with me
at R. D. 2, Germantown, New
York, 12526. — Irv. Rosenberg,
President, N.Y.S. Aviation Histori¬
cal Association.
RURAL PLANNING
I concur with your statement
regarding planning and develop¬
ment . . . too many urban-oriented
planners ignore or are unfamiliar
with agricultural practices, prob¬
lems and potentials as an impor¬
tant economic base for many
counties all over the U.S.A. Rural
residents, too frequently, have been
negative when given the oppor¬
tunity to share in guiding the
future land uses of their given
area. Perhaps improved communi¬
cations are needed between rural
and urban groups . . . particularly
with reference to future land use,
since the bulk of future urban land
will come from and compete with
agricultural land. — Eber L.
Wright, Pierpont, Ohio
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Used equipment provides an
opportunity for economical purchases
. . . and a challenge to find what
fits your set-up best.
"Sold to the
man in the
polka dot shirt!"
of the tractor sheet metal are two
obvious items. Tires, particularly,
are expensive to replace. If the
carcass is in good condition, the
tread can be restored in many
cases by recapping. The appear¬
ance of the sheet metal may not be
critical to the use of the tractor,
but again can be a tip-off as to the
general care which it has received.
Harvesting Machinery
IN MANY SITUATIONS, the
purchase of used rather than new
machinery is a good method of
obtaining needed equipment with
a minimum investment. The slack-
season winter months are a good
time to look around for equip¬
ment that you will need next grow¬
ing season.
The two primary sources of
used equipment are farm machin¬
ery dealers and farm sales or
auctions. Wherever you finally
buy, look the machine over care¬
fully prior to purchasing it. Sel¬
dom is a used machine ‘as good
as new” in all respects; plan for
some repairs or replacements, and
allow for these when you consider
the purchase price. Some repairs
may be so expensive that the ma¬
chine is a poor buy at any price;
on the other hand, some may cost
only a few dollars.
Examine Carefully
Before bidding on a machine at
a farm auction, plan to examine
it carefully, and establish in your
own mind the top offer you wish
to make. Then, if the bidding
reaches the amount you have
already set, let the other bidders
run up the price! In practically
every case you’ll be able to find
another machine that will suit your
needs just as well.
Some things which affect the
price you should pay apply to
practically all types of machines.
These include: condition of the ma¬
chine; availability of parts and
service for the particular make;
age (which affects condition and
availability of parts); and how
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much you need the equipment, or
how many hours per year you will
use it.
Condition is probably the most
difficult of these factors to deter¬
mine. However, a few key items
on each type of machine can serve
as a tip-off to its general condition.
In most cases, when these key
items are satisfactory you may
want to check further detailed fea¬
tures. But if the key items are not
satisfactory, the machine should
enerally be avoided, unless it can
e bought so low as to offset the
cost of correcting major
deficiencies.
Tractors
If at all possible, get a check on
engine compression. The exact
value will vary among tractors,
but should be in the neighborhood
of 125 pounds per square inch.
More important, the pressure
should be uniform among all the
cylinders.
Of the three items necessary for
good engine operation — com¬
pression, ignition, and fuel supply
— lack of compression is the most
difficult one to correct. In most
cases, low compression requires
new piston rings or a valve grind¬
ing job (or both) to restore the
engine to satisfactory operation.
Generally, ignition and fuel supply
deficiencies are not particularly ex¬
pensive to correct.
Check the condition of the air
cleaner. Evidence of poor main¬
tenance usually indicates high
engine wear from the dust particles
that have entered the engine.
Tires and general appearance
Such machines as combines,
balers, forage harvesters, and corn
pickers have many features in
common that should be con¬
sidered. For example, in power-
take-off driven versions of these
machines, check the condition of
the bearings and universal joints
in the pto shaft. Also check the
condition of drive chains, sprock¬
ets, V-belts and pulleys. Usually
the replacement of these drive com¬
ponents is not too expensive. How¬
ever, you should also check for the
condition of the bearings within
which the shafts and sprockets
operate; replacement of these is
often a major expense.
On self-powered versions of
these machines, the engine itself
should be carefully checked.
Because of the seasonal use, the
engine may have deteriorated
more during storage than during
actual seasonal use.
Combines — Because of the
large amount of sheet metal, rust
is a big factor here. Also check for
holes or snags in the internal sur¬
face of the sheet metal which would
affect the flow of grain or straw
through the machine. The canvas
used in the pick-up portion of the
combine is especially subject to
deterioration.
Balers — The most important
item here is the knotter, because
of the expense of replacing or re¬
pairing it; also check the bale
chamber and knives to see if they
are sprung or nicked.
Forage H arvesters — The
knives and flywheel are the most
important items because the basic
purpose of the machine is to cut
the forage into small pieces. The
high rotating speed of these ma¬
chines produces vibration and
poor operation if bearings are
worn or shafts are sprung out of
line.
Corn Pickers — The snapping
and husking rolls are the two most
important parts of the machine
functionally. Because of the many
rotating parts, proper lubrication
is most important. Check to see
that all the grease fittings are
present, and that they show signs
of having actually been used in the
past.
Mowers — Check the dutter bar
to see if it is sprung; then investi¬
gate the guards, belts, power-take-
off, and knife. Worn knife heads
may indicate that the machine has
had very extensive use, or that the
cutter bar itself is sprung.
Other Equipment
Manure Loaders — Signs of
physical damage are fairly ob¬
vious here. Are any of the struc¬
tural members bent or sprung? If
so, this indicates that the machine
has been overloaded. In addition,
because of the close relationship of
the loader to the tractor and its
hydraulic system, check to see if
the loader will physically fit your
tractor, and if the hydraulic system
will be compatible. Some loaders
are powered by a separate pump
which is driven from the front of
the tractor engine. This arrange¬
ment, along with control valves
on the loader itself, provides a
hydraulic system completely inde¬
pendent from that of the tractor.
Alternatively, some loaders use
part of the tractor hydraulic sys¬
tem. This may be only the tractor
fmmp with separate valves on the
oader; in other cases both the
tractor pump and the control
valves on the tractor are used for
loader operation. Especially in
this latter arrangement, it’s most
important that the tractor hydrau¬
lic system match the requirements
of the loader in terms of pump
output flow and the pressure at
which the loader is designed to
operate.
Grain Drills — Most important
item here is whether the fertilizer
and grain boxes have been cleaned
after use. Also look at the sprock¬
ets and the fertilizer drive. Missing
tubes are not particularly expen¬
sive to replace.
Corn Planters — Here again it’s
important that the fertilizer boxes
have been cleaned carefully. Also
check on condition of gears,
sprockets, and boots or shoes.
Disk Harrows — The diameter
of the blades should be at least 14
inches. If the blades have been
worn down to a smaller diameter
the disk probably has seen so
much service that the bearings are
also excessively worn.
Plows — All the beams must be
straight if the plow is to operate
correctly. Check carefully for
sprung beams; they are usually
expensive to replace. The bottoms
should be in fairly good shape.
In most cases you will probably
have to replace the shares and
landsides.
Cultivators — After making sure
that the cultivator will fit your
tractor, check to see that none of
the beams or other structural mem¬
bers are sprung or bent. Otherwise
there isn’t much that can go wrong
with a cultivator. You’ll probably
need to replace the shovels or other
soil-engaging parts, however.
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
No need to tie up labor and equipment by
cultivating corn when you can control
most annual broadleaf weeds and grasses
for the entire season with one spray of
Atrazine 80W herbicide.
That's right, one spray of Atrazine at corn
planting time reduces the need for cul¬
tivating. So you'll have that time for other
important farm jobs, like getting your first
cutting of hay in on time.
You can spray Atrazine at planting or
after planting, until weeds are about IV2
inches high. Rainfall moves Atrazine down
into the weed root zone, where it is ab¬
sorbed by the roots of germinating weeds.
Keeps most annual broadleaf weeds and
grasses under control for the entire season.
If it's dry after you've sprayed, and
weeds are getting started, then it's a good
idea to go in with a rotary hoe or shallow
cultivation. This gets the early weeds and
moves Atrazine into the weed root zone,
where it controls later germinating weeds.
A new idea that's catching on fast is
spraying Atrazine in combination with liq¬
uid nitrogen solutions. One trip over the
field weeds and feeds your corn.
This takes somewhat special equipment,
however, so it's best to ask your custom
spray applicator about it. He's probably
equipped to spray the Atrazine-nitrogen
combination for you. That way, you won't
have to worry about weeds or grasses...
_and the nitrogen will be there to get your
corn off to a fast, healthy start.
So why tie up labor and equipment cul¬
tivating corn when one spray of Atrazine is
all you need for an entire season without
weeds or grasses and without numerous
cultivations. Contact your local supplier or
custom spray applicator.
Geigy Agricultural Chemicals, Division
of Geigy Chemical Corporation, Saw Mill
River Road, Ardsley, New York.
Geigy
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Atrazine
SO YOU WANT to sell your
farm — or do you? Price is a pri¬
mary consideration, but there are
many others.
Appearance will have an im¬
mediate effect on the buyer. Does
the farm look rundown, unpainted,
with manure piled here and there
— rusty farm machinery, much of
it junk, littering the property?
An old proverb reads: “What
the eye does not admire, the heart
does not desire.” Keep your build¬
ings painted, your lawn mowed,
gather up odds and ends and sell
them to the junkman. A good coat
of whitewash never hurt any build¬
ing, and the cost is low.
Quite often an owner will men¬
tion how nice the property will
look after it has been painted. We
will show it to several prospects
and mention this, but no one buys.
Finally the owner decides to apply
some paint— and the property
sells.
How Price Is Set
Experience is the best answer.
What did a comparable property
sell for? How many cows can this
farm carry? What condition is the
land in? Are the buildings what
they should be — comfortable,
well-designed, and in good loca¬
tion to each other?
Another method used is replace¬
ment cost. If we were to build this
barn today, what would it cost?
Add the value of the other build¬
ings and the land, then deduct de¬
preciation, and you have a fair
idea of the price.
Sometimes a similar property
has sold at auction. Usually this
can be considered the “market
value,” since no one was willing
to pay more for the property than
was bid. So we compare the prop¬
erty with the one sold at auction.
The price may be low — but it is
a true reflection of market value.
Often a farm has great senti-
v mental value for the owner. He
has lived there all his life and put
part of himself back into the land
and the buildings. He knows what
there is on his homestead — and
if he can get “his price” he will
sell.
It is possible that he will sell —
and get his price — but today’s
buyer shops the market rather
* Branch Manager, Strout Realty Co., Rome, New
York
well. He is looking for the best
value for his dollar, just like every¬
one else. And most buyers do not
want to pay for sentiment; they
want a good productive farm at
the lowest possible price.
Financing /PffA
I think our greatest problem
today is finding financing for farm
property. The other day we had a
buyer who wanted an $18,000
farm; he had $2,000 down pay¬
ment. The same buyer could have
walked into any local bank and
obtained a Federal Housing Au¬
thority loan on an $18,000 house
for $800 down. But most banks
will not give a farm loan for more
than 60 percent of the value. This
buyer, then, must have $7,200
down payment.
And the banks do not appraise
most farms very high. We sold
one farm for $14,000; both buyer
and seller were satisfied. The buyer
went to the local bank for an ap¬
praisal and found that this bank
appraised the farm at $10,000 and
would allow only $7,000 toward
the price. Both owner and buyer
were happy when we were able to
find other financing.
Pitfalls
Watch the pitfalls in selling real
estate. A lawyer can generally rec¬
ommend a reliable real estate
agency. His experience with deeds
and tides will have given him
enough contact to find which ones
are honest and reliable. You’ll
need the lawyer’s services later in
bringing your tax search up to
date, as well as for drawing up a
new deed and doing a tide search,
so yon might as well get your
money’s worth. And quite often a
lawyer’s fee means that you are
getting what you paid for.
Don’t be afraid to sign a con¬
tract to sell your property if ( 1 )
you really want to sell; (2) you
are doing business with a reliable
•real estate salesman or broker.
The contract protects both of you.
Generally it states what the agent
(salesmen or broker) is empower¬
ed to do, contains a written de¬
scription of your property, and
mentions what is to be included at
what price.
We once sold a farm on which
we had no contract. The owner
by W. H. Rawlings*
gave us verbal assurance that he
had 160 acres, taxes of $200, and
thousands of Christmas trees. The
buyer was satisfied until the law¬
yer was able to examine the tide
and deed. The acreage was only
150, and the taxes were $400.
Worst of all, there were no Christ¬
mas trees at all!
After that experience, we don’t
do any business with the farmer
who will not sign a contract but
will “pay you when you sell it.”
° W e sold it all right — but the
damage to our reputation was
more than the commission we re¬
ceived.
Do It Yourself? rtfL
Can you sell your farm your¬
self? Yes, maybe. You can certain¬
ly advertise in the local newspaper
and in regional farm papers. The
greatest advantage a broker has
over you as an individual seller
is experience, but he has many
other advantages
He knows the market, and may
have a buyer just waiting for a
farm like yours. Perhaps some¬
one comes to see him about the
X farm — but the buyer doesn’t
like the farm after he sees it. The
dealer then swings him over to
see your farm.
This process can work the other
way, too. The broker can also
spend more time and money with
the customer than you are likely
to want to, or can afford to.
I never thought a catalog could
sell property until the day a
broken-down Ford pulled into my
drive and eight people piled out.
They spoke broken English, and
had come to look at a $4,000
property. We spent all of one day
with them; they still hadn’t seen
what they wanted.
The next day we took them to
see a farm priced at $25,000.
Luckily, the owner could speak
their language, and was able to
converse with them enough to sell
the farm. You surely can’t judge a
buyer by his clothing or his car —
and it brought me a healthy re¬
spect for the catalog method of
selling.
Case History
Did I tell you the one about the
little old lady who wrote me two
letters asking me to please hurry
up and sell her farm? The last one
arrived on Thursday, and we had
the farm sold at her full price the
following Monday. Then she de¬
cided she didn’t want to sell. The
buyer then began to holler that he
wanted the property; the owner
claiming she didn’t want to sell . . .
it makes quite a story. But it does
happen!
Or about the old-timer who had
his farm listed with a broker for
$16,000? Every time the broker
brought out a buyer he quoted a
different price, ranging from
$20,000 to $25,000. The old-timer
then asked us to sell. We got him
an offer to swap property for a city
home, but he turned it down. Next
day the phone rang. The old-timer
was having an auctioneer sell his
stock and tools, and was going to
accept the city home. Of course, he
didn’t owe the broker anything —
he thought — even though the bro¬
ker had brought the buyer to him!
What Secrets?
Secrets of successfully selling
property? There just aren’t any.
Price your property at fair market
value. Have a competent lawyer
for advice and help when you need
him — and don’t be afraid of his
fee. List with a broker who is hon¬
est and reliable. We often tell peo¬
ple to list with as many brokers
as they can (this is called a non¬
exclusive listing). The broker who
sells earns the commission. Of
course, the owner may sell on his
own, and pay nothing; with an ex¬
clusive listing one cannot do this.
Try to avoid the idea “I’ll ask
$10,000; then I can come down
to $5,000 — that’s what I really
wanted anyway. You can always
go down on your price, not up.”
You will scare away plenty more
buyers than you will attract with
this method, and, if you are in a
hurry, you suffer in the end.
One more item about listings.
Never agree to a “net price.” In
other words, the owner tells the
broker, “Anything you can get
over $10,000 is yours.” So the
broker tries to obtain $15,000 for
the property while the market
value is only $9,000. Theproperty
doesn’t sell, the owner wonders
why. Maybe the broker will be
lucky and get his $15,000 — how
does the owner feel?
The normal commission on a
farm sale is 10 percent. Why so
high? Simple arithmetic. How
many farms can a salesman show
in a day? Compare this to the
number of city homes with their
small lots; compare the mileage
that must be driven to show farms
with that of city property. You’ll
agree that the salesman earns his
fee.
On the other hand, if you sell
the farm yourself you can pocket
the 10 percent. And you can some¬
times do so. Remember to price
your property within reason, to
make it as attractive as possible,
retain a good lawyer, and keep
your fingers crossed. When the
buyer with money walks in, pray
that he likes your property. “Fair¬
ly priced is half sold.” The rest is
up to the buyer.
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
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WATCH FOR SORE FEET
OFTEN DURING the past few
weeks when I couldn’t find the
owner or herdsman on a dairy
farm, someone has suggested that
perhaps he’s up counting bales.
The dairyman around this area
who isn’t stretching every pound
of feed, hoping it will last till pas¬
ture, is rare! Farmers who in the
past few years have learned to feed
in the barn better than at pasture
are going to have to use pasture
this year the minute it reaches
enough growth to sustain a cow.
Cowmen and veterinarians have
long looked forward to pasture
time as the best cure for
acetonemia, non-breeders, stiff
“crampy” cows, and those just
plain slow eaters we get in late
winter. What good is the pasture
going to be, however, if some of
the cows are so sorefooted that
they can’t walk the distance to
pasture or move about and graze?
A Year-Round Job
Keeping good feet under your
cows is a year- around job, but the
crucial time is right now. Selective
breeding has eliminated some of
the poor feet in herds, but many
other cows still have problems.
If all your cows are going to go
out to pasture the first day and
continue to stay out day and night
until summer, you will have to
start to look for foot troubles now
before they get worse. Walk down
through the barn and note how
many are standing with their toes
on the platform and the heels
hanging over the edge.
How many “drop standers” do
you have? They may have sore
feet or they may be just “crampy.”
Watch them as they come in from
outside or walk into the milking
parlor. Do they limp or drag their
feet? Are there many with toes so
long that undue strain is put on the
pastern? Those long toes will
break off when die cow gets out
to pasture, but they may break off
too short and cause severe lame¬
ness.
Heel Cracks
If you have many cows fitting
into any of the above classifica¬
tions, you are going to have lame
cows when they go to pasture. The
cows standing on the edge of the
drop probably have “heel cracks.”
You can treat most of these your¬
self by lifting them, cutting back
the toes with a hoof nipper or
parer, cleaning out the cracks
with a hoof knife, and applying
Kopertox (which can be obtained
from your veterinarian).
If the cracks contain proud
flesh or “strawberries” or go too
deep, you’d better have your vet¬
erinarian check them, or have him
show you how to treat them. “Heel
cracks” were discussed in some
detail two years ago in the Rural
New Yorker. They are not seen
in all herds or in all cows in a
herd, but seem to be contagious
in stabled cattle.
A good means of prevention
and control of “heel cracks” is to
walk your catde through a pow¬
dered copper sulphate mixture.
Build a box as wide as the door¬
way of your barn, four inches
deep and four feet across. Fill this
with two or three inches of a mix¬
ture of powdered copper sulphate,
two pounds to one hundred
pounds of ground limestone, and
have the cows walk through it
every day on the way in and out
of the barn. It may be necessary
to spread a little straw over the
box the first few days to get the
cows to walk through it. A concrete
apron outside the barn door, kept
clean, will get a lot of the mud off
the cows’ feet before they walk in
the box.
Powdered copper sulphate (or
bluestone) can be obtained from
your veterinarian or your local
farm supply store that sells spray
material. If this procedure is
started when there is still snow in
the barnyard, or when the barn¬
yard is still frozen, it will do more
good than when cows’ feet are
caked with mud.
Drop Standers
“Drop standers” should have
their feet lifted, trimmed and ex¬
amined for sore or diseased spots.
You can do this yourself if you
have the inclination. Your veter¬
inarian will probably be glad to
show you how, and do the worst
ones for you. If you have a lot of
cows with long toes and generally
poor feet, try to obtain the help of
a professional hoof trimmer. No
one does more to earn his money,
or can do you more good per dol¬
lar spent, than a good hoof trim¬
mer. Your veterinarian probably
knows the name and address of
one, although there are not enough
ol them to do all the work that
needs to be done.
Lame cows should be checked
by your veterinarian. A cow that
comes in from the barnyard or
feed lot suddenly lame might have
a stone or nail you can remove
yourself, so check the foot before
you call. If a nail has penetrated
the “live” tissue of the foot your
veterinarian should see it and treat
it. When you do have lame cows
to be treated, be sure to tell your
veterinarian in advance how many
feet need treatment. It takes time to
treat a foot properly and it’s dirty
hard work. Nothing will discour-
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American Agriculturist, April, 1965
New Flail Pickup shown above can be used on regular or Ejector-equipped 24-T PTO Balers
Shown below is the new 10 Hi-Density Baler,
New 224 Series Balers have a pickup cylinder with five bars for faster feeding, faster travel speeds.
Look what’s new
in John Deere Balers
JOHN DEERE
Moline, Illinois
New John Deere No. 5 Flail Pickup attach¬
ment gives the low-cost 24-T PTO-Driven Baler new
versatility. It lets you shred and bale cornstalks for
bedding in one fast, easy operation. Cornstalk bed¬
ding is becoming more and more popular among
dairymen and cattle feeders because it is much
more absorbent than straw. Baling cornstalks gives
you an easy-to-handle package of bedding and en¬
ables you to store more stalk bedding in a given
amount of space.
The Flail Pickup is mounted in place of the
regular windrow pickup. Under its hood is a rotor
with 28 free-swinging hammers. Blunt, Y-shaped
hammers assure positive shredding of material.
New John Deere 10 Hi-Density Baler. If you
have a hay-storage or hay-hauling problem, there’s
a good chance the new and exclusive 10 Hi-Density
Baler can solve it. This baler makes 10 x 15 wire-
tied bales with about twice the density of conven¬
tional bales. You can store approximately twice the
hay in the same space ... or the same amount in
half the space. If you haul hay you’ll get more prof¬
it from each load of high-density bales because
trucks can carry their load limit without exceeding
height and width restrictions.
New John Deere 224 Series Balers are husky,
14x18 twine- and wire-tie balers with deluxe
features and a low price. The pickup is V-belt
driven, eliminating the need for slip-clutch or shear-
assembly protection. Auger is also V-belt driven.
Pickup cylinder has five bars for faster travel speeds.
Pickup teeth are curved for cleaner pickup.
Bale case is 46 inches long, giving you better-
formed bales. A Multi-Luber gives you push-button
greasing of all lube points in the knotter area. A
roller-type plungerhead gives smoother operation
and holds knife register.
See your dealer for full details on these new
additions to The Long Green Line of John Deere
Equipment. Ask about the Credit Plan, too.
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The New Idea Farm Equipment
Company, Department AA, Cold-
water, Ohio, has made some major
modifications of the Minneapolis-
Moline implement power unit, rights
to which were purchased by New
Idea not long ago. The new machine,
called the Uni-System, features
rapidly-interchangeable corn head
for picking corn and a grain head for
combining. There are now four Uni-
System machines . . . picker, shelter,
combine, and combine with corn
head. Power units have been beefed
up; No. 700 has a 206 cu. inch engine
cylinder displacement and the No.
701 has 244 cu. inches. All Uni har¬
vesting units fit either one. Complete
literature is available from the com¬
pany at the address above.
Pictured are the easily-inter-
changeable grain head and the corn
picker head . . . note the handy con¬
trol console at the operator's finger
tips.
Sears Roebuck and Company is of¬
fering two products for the control of
aquatic weeds. They are both in the
pelletized form and are simple to apply.
If interested, write for free booklet
F6990 from Sears Roebuck and Co.,
Dept. 632, 3245 W. Arthington Avenue,
Chicago, Illinois 60607.
Deere and Company, Moline, Illi¬
nois, recendy announced its new hy¬
draulic propulsion for combines; there
will be a limited number of hydraulic-
ally-propelled 55 and 95 combines
manufactured by Deere for 1965. The
biggest advantage of hydraulic propul¬
sion is being able to get the exact speed
required to do the best job of threshing.
In addition to offering precise speed
control and easier handling of the com¬
bine, the new method of delivering
engine power to the transmission is
much simpler. Hydraulic propulsion
eliminates the entire clutch assembly,
many sheaves, and other components.
An oxygen-free horizontal silo which
utilizes a curved-top building as a stor¬
age facility has been introduced by
Behlen Manufacturing Company, Co¬
lumbus, Nebraska. The “Curvet Silo,”
as it has been named, is 40 wide and
is available in 600, 900 and 1200 ton
lengths. It is made of aluminized sheet
steel prefabricated to form self-framing
panels, which when bolted together
form both the structural frame and
building shell.
The Curvet Silo features an unload¬
ing system which has a conveyor
trough through the center of the build¬
ing and a cutter arm which delivers
the stored forage to the bottom con¬
veyor. This cutter arm is positioned
hydraulically, resembles a chain saw
in action, and actually cuts an edge of
the forage for delivery into the con¬
veyor.
For the 1965 crop season, a new
herbicide is available for potatoes
called Prometryne. Pre-emergence
application should be made after
planting and before weeds are one
inch high; drag-off application
should be made immediately after
drag-off. It kills both broadleaf
weeds and grasses by absorption
through their root system.
A new man-made fiber product,
American Baler Twine, was recent¬
ly introduced by American Manu¬
facturing Co., Inc., Brooklyn, New
York. The synthetic fiber was mar¬
ket-tested in selected areas last
summer. The new twine is com¬
pletely uniform in size, appear¬
ance, straight break and knot
break. It is made of continuous
fiber in contrast to sisal twine, and
is highly resistant to rot, mildew,
rodents, insects and moisture. It
has essentially the same bulk as
sisal, but is much lighter in weight.
Allis-Chalmers has added a combi¬
nation dolly hitch to its implement line
as an aid to farmers interested in “com¬
bined” tillage under minimum tillage
practices.
Of “double pivot” design, the new
unit has one pivot point where the
planter is hitched to the cross tube, and
another where the pullbar attaches to
the tractor-mounted implement This
arrangement offers maximum turn-
ability at the end of the field, and pre¬
vents side loading on turns of tillage
tools or tractor.
24
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
No milk residue problems
when you spray alfalfa with new Alfa-tox
to control weevil, other insects.
Here's a new insecticide approved for the
control of alfalfa weevil and other forage
insects that absolutely frees you of milk
residue problems.
All that's necessary is to wait just seven
days after spraying with new Alfa-tox* be¬
fore you graze livestock or cut treated
alfalfa for green chop or hay. That way,
you're sure of no insecticide residue in
milk or meat.
New Alfa-tox gives you dependable con¬
trol of alfalfa weevil, even strains which
have developed resistance to other insecti¬
cides. Gives you control for two to three
weeks, which is longer than most of the
other insecticides recommended.
Alfa-tox is the only insecticide that
contains the two outstanding products,
Diazinon® and Methoxychlor. Alfa-tox is
one of the least toxic forage insecticides to
handle. And, it costs less.
You can also depend on new Alfa-tox for
unbeatable control of aphids, spittle-
bugs, leafhoppers, grasshoppers . . . and just
about every other insect known to attack
alfalfa. One insecticide, that's all, and
you've solved all your alfalfa insect prob¬
lems, without milk residues.
So keep close check on alfalfa weevil
during the larval stage, when they're most
destructive. Spray new Alfa-tox before the
first cutting, at the first signs of damage.
If reinfestation occurs afterthefirst cutting,
spray Alfa-tox directly on the stubble. This
will usually prevent damage from weevil
and other insects for the rest of the grow¬
ing season.
Depend on new Alfa-tox for unbeatable
control of weevil and other alfalfa insects
without any milk residue problems. See
your local supplier or write us.
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of Geigy Chemical Corporation, Saw Mill
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FLORIDA NEWS WITH A
NEW JERSEY ANGLE
by Amos Kirby
New Jersey Editor
THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY
was spent in Florida, where we
have delved into the farm labor
situation, with the hope ofbringing
to New Jersey readers news of
some things being tried out in the
winter fruit and vegetable areas
from Florida to California.
Strike — We stopped by a large
orange grove where a group of
men and women were sitting
around a small fire trying to keep
warm in a temperature of 65
degrees. It developed that this
group of orange pickers were on
strike for more money; they could
make only $20 for an 8-hour day,
so they had quit work. Nearby
was another group of strikers
playing cards, with a 10 cent limit
on the betting. We didn’t stay long
enough to learn whether or not
they received their increase.
Wirtz Plan — In our wanderings
around Florida I made a serious
effort to learn how well Secretary
of Labor Wirtz’ plan to provide
employment from towns and cities
was working out.
A typical illustration came from
the sugar-producing areas around
Belle Glade and Clewiston. Of
more than 400 workers recruited
from Louisiana, this sugar com¬
pany had taken 75! By the end of
the week only 6 remained on the
job; the others had drifted back to
their home state.
We inquired why and were told
that the basic reason was that they
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that attack fruit crops and continues to control them from one cover
spray to the next. Controlled tests have consistently proven that
Guthion gives higher yields and better finish fruit with lower visible
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just didn’t like to cut sugar cane.
Their pay was not equal to that of
the orange pickers . . . cane cutters
get $1.25 to $1.75 an hour, plus
maintenance. Cutting cane is not
an easy job; it’s done as we used
to cut corn!
Off-Shore — Florida has found that
the West Indian workers are far
better adapted to cane cutting and
other harvest tasks than those
brought in from other areas; also
that the local colored workers are
far more efficient and stay on the
job. At one sugar mill where they
employ 1,200 cane cutters, there is
little absenteeism. Where one has
'35,000 acres of cane to harvest
and a $15 million plant to keep in
operation 24 hours a day, it is
necessary to have steady workers.
A sugar mill can chew up thou¬
sands of tons of cane from one
morning until the next.
The Test — The Florida situation
is an example of what Secretary
Wirtz is attempting to accomplish.
No one can object to the idea of
finding jobs for able-bodied Amer¬
icans rather than bringing in Mex¬
icans, Puerto Ricans and British
West Indians. The Department of
Labor has been sending in workers
from Louisiana, Mississippi, Ala¬
bama, Georgia and some from
North Carolina.
In talking with employers and
section foremen, however, the con¬
clusion is that no matter how small
the relief checks, people do not
wish to work on farms.
South Florida has a substantial
labor force, but even though they
follow the harvest season from
Homestead to Long Island, they
are specialists. Those who pick
beans, for example, would rather
not work on other crops . . . and
so on. On one orange plantation
the town and city people refused
to climb the ladders to pick the
fruit.
Efficiency — It is true that picking
fruits and vegetables may call for
considerable skill if one wishes to
make the top wages; but I am
told that few remain long enough
to learn the art. And even when
they do grasp the knack, the har¬
vesting costs range from 30 to 50
percent higher than for experienced
workers. This appears to be the
situation in Texas, Arizona and
California, where the non-farm
workers have been recruited to
harvest crops.
Conclusion — On the basis of ob¬
servation, and with so short a
time for Secretary Wirtz to show
whether his plan will work, it
appears that there are not enough
people who are both unemployed
and willing in towns and cities to
harvest the normal crops.
It is also my opinion that by
the time the harvest season opens
in New Jersey labor officials will
realize the need to permit Mexicans
and offshore workers to enter the
United States. However, this is
only an opinion and not based on
any degree of assurance.
Puerto Ricans — As this is being
written, representatives of the Farm
Bureau and its labor- recruiting
subsidiary are in Puerto Rico meet¬
ing with government officials.
Carleton Heritage and others con-
(Continued on next page)
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
26
nected with the Farm Bureau
report that they have an agree¬
ment with Puerto Rico for a $ 1 an
hour guaranteed wage for 1965.
At the same time, they admit they
are concerned that there may be
additional fringe benefits added
that might raise the going rate to
at least $ 1 .25 an hour.
Sugar vs. Vegetables
South Florida has shifted a lot
of land from vegetables to sugar.
In the Belle Glade-Clewiston area
they are growing 180,000 acres
of sugar cane. A part of this land
was formerly devoted to growing
winter vegetables.
On the muck soil in the Lake
Okeechobee area the soil, climate
and water supply are ideal for
sugar cane production. When
Castro took over Cuba, this part
of Florida increased its sugar pro¬
duction, and there are now several
mills in the area. The mill that we
visited is owned by 53 growers
who plant 35,000 acres; they
raised $15 million to erect their
own mill.
Action
The Polk County Farm Bureau,
representing 2,200 growers in the
heart of the citrus area, summed
it up in a telegram sent to Labor
Secretary Wirtz, stating that the
labor situation is economic, while
the government is treating it as a
social problem.
This leaves the question, “Is
there a real labor shortage?”
From all sources there is an
actual shortage, evidenced in the
amount of fruit going to process¬
ing plants that otherwise would
have gone to the fresh market
could it have been picked at the
proper stage.
Synthetic Juice — Another problem
that confronts the fruit growers is
the competition from a synthetic
juice. Sounds much like the compe¬
tition from margarine that has
played havoc with dairymen! R.
W. Rutledge, executive vice-presi¬
dent of the Florida Citrus Mutual
at Lakeland, reports that a syn¬
thetic product that looks like
orange juice, to which has been
added vitamin A, sells at a very
low price and is undermining the
industry. No figures are available
on how much of this product is
being sold, but enough to cause
concern among growers.
Camp Kilmer
One of the featured items in the
Florida press in February was a
story on the sending of school
drop-outs to Camp Kilmer, New
Brunswick, New Jersey, for job
training. These boys will be paid
$30 a month subsistence, given
clothes, food, and housing, and
$50 a month will be set aside for
them. They may stay for at least
two years learning crafts and jobs,
including the three R’s.
non-stop mowing-conditioning
Fed up with plugged mowers? Here’s New Idea's answer
to making hay without getting off the tractor seat!
With this new New Idea flail mower-conditioner,
which does the work of a mower and a hay con¬
ditioner, you get non-stop, plug-free operation in all
kinds of hay. It excels in heavy, down and tangled
hay which plugs sickle bar mowers. Where your
mower won’t go — this machine will !
Opening fields is easy because you can travel in any
direction and handle back swaths without trouble.
The simple design involves fewer parts and adjust¬
ment, resulting in less maintenance and service.
Ask your New Idea dealer for a personal rundown
on this fast new way to make hay. New Idea Flail
Mower-Conditioner — another bold new idea from
New Idea, Coldwater, Ohio.
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Leading edge of this flail mower-conditioner bends the plants so that the slow speed, wide flails cut at the lower end of the
stems. As cut plants pass through, the stems are struck by the flails and cracked, permitting moisture to escape quickly.
This versatile, multi-purpose machine cuts a wide swath in any direction. With windrow shields attached, it will mow,
condition and windrow for making wilted grass silage. Other uses include shredding corn stalks, cutting weeds, clipping
pastures, cutting straw stubble or conditioning straw for easier baling.
farmers who have used
this machine like these
outstanding features:
FREE-SWINGING STEEL
FLAILS are one-piece alloy
steel, sharpened and heat-
treated for long wear. Indi¬
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from the rotor.
ADJUSTABLE CUTTING
HEIGHT is controlled by a
crank-type hand lift which
is standard equipment — or
an ASAE standard 8-inch
stroke single or double¬
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TWO-POSITION TONGUE
adjusts for road travel or
for field operation. It is
made of heavy duty tapered
box section steel members,
and is rope-controlled from
the tractor seat.
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American Agriculturist, April, 1965
(Continued from page 12)
I saw evidences of building and
remodeling, so I inquired what
shape the farm was in when it was
purchased.
“Pretty bad,” replied Mr. Dox-
ter. “We have remodeled the
house, and are still improving the
barns. But we did it slowly, from
the money we took in. Fortunately,
we were able to cut much of the
lumber we needed on the farm.
Ray Bender, former county agent,
used to call me ‘ The Old Y ankee. ’
He said I was the onlv man he
knew who used so little credit.”
“Have you added more land?”
I asked.
'“Oh, yes,” was Leo’s reply.
“Dad and I have been on this
place 13 years. We started with
50 milkers. Then we had two 12 x
24 wooden silos. Now we have
189 head. We have two silos hold¬
ing 185 tons each, which we refill;
another holds 150 tons, and on
another farm we have a wood silo
holding 100 tons.
Good Roughage
“We try to grow good rough-
age. We start haying the last of
May, and as you can see from
our silo capacity, we feed a lot of
corn silage. We have a hay condi¬
tioner and bale the hay, but do
not have a barn drier — we might
eventually.”
“I’m very much interested in
your comments about getting
started on a farm,” I said to Leo.
“Tell me more about how it can
be done.”
“It seems to me that a young
fellow can well afford to work for
wages either in town or on a farm.
If he is thrifty and if his wife wants
him to be a farmer, he can save
some money. Of course, he can’t
save enough for a big down pay¬
ment on a farm, but by showing
that he can save he is building up
a credit rating.
“Then he might buy a farm
(not too big) while he is still work¬
ing,” Leo continued. “He can live
on it and begin raising some
young stock. When he shows that
he knows how to handle money,
he will find that he can borrow
money. Meanwhile, his net worth
is increasing steadily.
“But I’m against borrowing too
much. Dad’s experience taught me
not to get bigger too fast. It’s
better to learn as you grow.”
“Our bill for labor hasn’t been
too big,” added Robert. “Now we
have a four-man business. I’m not
here all the time, but Leo’s brother-
in-law helps. Actually, this is the
first year we have had a full-time
hired man.”
As I left the farm after a pleas¬
ant visit, my thoughts went this
way:
“Here are a father and son who
realize that a good-sized dairy is
one way of cutting production
costs, but who also avoided rapid
expansion and a heavy debt load.
I suppose some folks would think
them too conservative, but they
have done all right.”
— by Hugh Cosline
"Doc" Mettler Says .
(Continued from page 22)
age a veterinarian quicker than to
make a call to open a teat or treat
a “sick cow” and have the herds¬
man say, “As long as you’re here,
‘Doc,’ I’ve got a few lame cows to
look at.”
An older and wiser veterinarian
than I has a good answer for this.
He asks the farmer for a flashlight.
When the light is handed to him he
walks over to one of these cows,
shines the light on the foot and
says, “Yes, I see. Well, when I get
caught up tomorrow morning I’ll
be in to examine and treat it.”
Selective Breeding
We couldn’t leave the subject
of sore feet without mentioning the
future. As stated earlier, selective
breeding has done much to elimi¬
nate a lot of sore, weak feet and
legs. This trend should be con¬
tinued. No breeding association,
nor any breeder, can afford to use
a bull that doesn’t throw daughters
with as good or better feet and legs
than her dam. With today’s large
herds no one has the time to nurse¬
maid the crippled cow7 any more
than they have time to milk the
pendulous udder. There are too
many good bulls available to risk
using one from a cow family with
poor feet and legs or, worse yet,
one that is known to pass them on
to his daughters. If you can find
the right bulls to use and breeding
progress continues, there will be
little need in the future to “look at
a few feet.”
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Now our cows are cool,
man., cooil"
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
1100 Healthy Milk Producers Thrive on Golden Isle Citrus Pulp
Golden Isle Citrus Pulp, the quality feed that’s higher in total digestible nutrients . . . rich in calcium
content and other minerals essential to milk production, growth and skeletal development, not only
makes champion milk producers, but costs less than similar carbohydrate concentrates.
Golden Isle Citrus Pulp is a dry feed that absorbs water quickly, encourages your cows to drink
more water and produces more milk. Ask Wiley Waldrep, a respected pioneer dairy farmer in the
South Florida area. He started using Golden Isle Citrus Pulp over five years ago. Since then, his
eleven hundred cows have been excellent milk producers.
Order Golden Isle Citrus Pulp for your cows today and watch their production increase. Order
through your feed dealer or through our sales agent, Feed Sales, Columbia Nitrogen Corp.,315
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VEGETABLES
BUILDING FARMSTAND SALES
G. W. Wilder, regional agricul¬
tural agent at the University of
Massachusetts, has some good
hints for successful operation of
roadside stands. Here they are:
Attitude
1. Be friendly. One reflects his
attitude upon others.
2. Take a personal interest in
your customers. Inquire about
them, their children, pets — or car
if it is new.
3. Learn to call them by name.
Everyone likes to be recognized.
4. Be concerned about their
wants and needs. Sell the custom¬
er the variety or varieties most
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VEGETABLES
suitable for his needs; the saying,
“The customer is always right”
commands respect, however.
5. Sell each customer something.
If possible, do so without offense,
but be aggressive.
6. Invite each customer to come
back. This tells him that you ap¬
preciate his patronage.
Appearance
Salesroom, farm, and sales per¬
sonnel should be neat and clean.
Most people prefer to buy where
conditions are tops.
Gimmicks to Attract Customers
1. Large sign at farm entrance.
Attractive signs draw the attention
of potential customers.
2. List of apples grown on farm.
Post this in your salesroom. It is
an introduction to the kinds of fruit
that are available.
3. Provide samples. Use a sign
“Try One” or other appropriate
wording. This is especially helpful
in introducing new varieties.
4. Use your imagination. Draw
on the entire family for sugges¬
tions. Visit other roadside stands
and salesrooms to get ideas.
Complementary Products
1. Sweet cider. Without a doubt
the biggest drawing card other
than apples.
2. Jams and Jellies. They make
attractive displays.
3. Maple Syrup. A good item
on many stands.
4. Gift cartons. Appropriate
before Thanksgiving and Christ¬
mas.
Advertising
1. Signs on Busy Highways.
Used to advertise your farm and
direct customers to it.
2. Make Good Use of the News¬
papers. One of the most productive
forms of advertising. People will
travel a long way to buy if they
like you and your product.
3. A satisfied customer is your
best form of advertising.
Here are 8 other benefits you get from
Farm Credit Service besides low cost loans!
No matter how much one loves
the old tried and true standbys of
the vegetable world, it adds to the
zest of gardening to try out at least
a few new varieties each year.
Into the cabbage family has
come “Savoy King,” a silver
medal winner. It stands heat more
than other Savoys, and is fairly
disease resistant. The heads are
semi-flat, a deep green color (es¬
pecially in cool weather), and the
leaves, of course, are crinkled like
those of all Savoys. It is consider¬
ed excellent for cole slaw.
“Triumph” is a new FI hybrid
cucumber bred and designed for
home garden and fresh market
use. The fruit is of a uniform dark
green color, 7 to 8 inches long,
tapering at the stem end. “Tri¬
umph” matures early, is resistant
to mosaic and tolerant of downy
mildew.
Another silver medal winner is
a cantaloupe or muskmelon which
has been named “Samson.” The
fruits are heavily netted, ribless,
without stripes. The average size
is 7 inches long, with a diameter
of 6 inches. The flesh is deep or¬
ange, thick, juicy, firm, and of
delicious flavor. The plants are
resistant to powdery mildew and
fusarium wilt.
Last, but by no means least, is
an Italian-type squash, “Chefini.”
This is a hybrid, dark-green sum¬
mer bush squash, with dark green
skin and white flesh. It ripens a
week earlier than Zucchini, and
continues to produce as long as the
fruit is kept picked. A few plants
will supply a family all season.
On-Farm Service — Farm-reared and
credit-trained specialists will come
right out to your farm — if you wish —
to provide you with prompt financing.
Specialized Service — Men who know
farming as well as financing, and who
are familiar with your own local special
conditions will counsel with you.
Realistic Repayment Schedules — In¬
stead of “You pay when we say," your
repayment schedule is planned to fit
your ability to repay.
Reliable Credit Source— Money always
available when you need it, in good
times or bad. You can repay your loan
in full anytime before due date without
penalty.
One-Stop Convenience — The nearby
Farm Credit Service office can handle
all your home, farm or business credit
needs. No running back and forth, no
burdensome paper work.
Business Planning — Skilled financial
advisers are always available to discuss
your present and long-range business
plans, and show how Farm Credit
Service can help.
Long- or Short-Term Loans for any
farm business and family requirement.
Land Bank Mortgage Loans for up to 33
years. PCA Loans for a few months or
up to 7 years.
You are Part Ownerand voting mem¬
ber of a co-operative credit association
when you use Farm Credit Service. You
have a voice in its affairs, deal with
men who are working for and with you.
There’s no extra charge for
these valuable extras. Join the
many progressive farmers who
get the money they need to
grow and prosper from their
own Farm Credit Service asso¬
ciations.
Farm Credit Service loans cost
less, too. Call or drop in and
see your local manager as soon
as you have the time.
Or write the Farm Credit Banks
of Springfield, 310 State Street,
Springfield, Mass. 01101.
FEDERAL LAND BANK AND
PRODUCTION CREDIT
ASSOCIATIONS
"We've just had a two-for-one stock split."
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
29
BIG FARM BUSINESS
Some years ago, when I visited
the late Ken Bullard on his farm
at Schuylerville, Saratoga County,
New York, he expressed dissatis¬
faction with selling fruits and vege¬
tables on consignment. His plan
was to establish several roadside
markets within a fifty-mile radius
of Schuylerville, which he pro¬
ceeded to do.
A few months ago Ken passed
away at a relatively young age.
He was well known and liked by
New York State vegetable growers.
He operated a big farm business
by Hugh Cosline
with 140 acres of apples, 175 acres
of vegetables, and a small acreage
of pears and plums.
I had wondered who was man¬
aging the farm, and when I
stopped there recently I found that
two sons, Dave and Jim, both of
whom formerly had excellent jobs
in foreign countries, had returned
to take over the management. I
asked Dave what changes were
being made.
“Very few,” he replied. “We are
operating just about as Dad did,
at least until we get our feet on the
ground. We have five roadside
markets, which handle about 40
percent of what we raise. We may
close one of them which isn’t doing
too well. During the summer we
deliver produce to the stands every
morning; later in the season we
service them twice a week.”
I asked about controlling costs,
a problem which seems universal.
“We are getting away from the
Eastern apple box,” said Dave.
“We use a 17 bushel tote box for
a lot of apples. It is supplied by
buyers, and the fruit is sold in the
orchard. What apples we don’t
sell right in the orchard are sold
here to brokers. We have storage
space for 40,000 boxes.
“One change we are making,”
continued Dave, “will be to buy
small vegetables and strawberries
for the stands rather than to raise
them. We plan to continue growing
melons, sweet corn, and toma¬
toes.
“The new apple trees are set
closer, 30 x 40 feet. The older
orchards were 40 x 40 feet, and in
some of them young trees have
been set in the row so the trees are
20 feet apart with 40 feet between
rows.
“We hire the fruit dusted by
airplane. It cuts our investment,
and while it would take four to five
days to cover the orchards with
a speed sprayer, an airplane can
do the job in 40 minutes. This
speed of application is often im¬
portant in controlling diseases and
insects.
“Melons are an important crop
with us. In 1964 on 22 acres we
grew them under black plastic,
which cut costs and conserved
moisture during the drouth.”
It looks to me as though the
boys are doing a job. I am sure
that the many friends of Ken
Bullard join me in wishing them
all success.
PLANNED HARVESTING
From data collected in Ithaca
over the past twelve years, Pro¬
fessor G. David Blanpied of the
New York State College of Agri¬
culture has worked out a schedule
for harvesting of McIntosh apples.
For example, his research indi¬
cates that if the apple trees are in
full bloom on May 5, the fruit
will be ready for harvest about
138 days later — or around Sep¬
tember 21. Similarly, if in full
bloom May 25, harvest date will
be around September 27.
Naturally, the best time to pick
the fruit may vary a few days
from 'the date, but by having a
date growers are alerted to ob¬
serve the color of the fruit and to
note whether apples are beginning
to drop.
The research has taken the co¬
operation of growers and county
agricultural agents in twelve test
areas of the State, including the
apple-growing regions of the
Hudson and Champlain Valleys
and Lake Ontario. In addition,
Maine and Michigan (both fa¬
mous for apples) have pooled their
data with that collected in New
York State. The same projected
harvest dates apply to Maine and
northern areas of Michigan, but
differ in south Michigan.
APPLESHAKE
Charles Truscott, 53 Spruce
Street, Oneonta, New York, reports
that some years ago his boys used
to put several spoonsful of apple¬
sauce into milk and then give the
mixture a vigorous shaking in a
jar or with an electric mixer. He
comments that the whole family
enjoyed it immensely, and wonders
if there might not be a possibility
to promote the sale of applesauce
and fluid milk with this combina¬
tion.
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
Doesn’t contaminate the milk, no need to discard milk during treatment
Why throw away milk during winter dysentery treatment when
you don’t have to?
Neomix works effectively against winter dysentery without
contaminating the milk. You can sell all the milk you get during
treatment, instead of having to pour it down the drain.
And, Neomix also lets you exercise control against this costly
disease throughout the winter months without interrupting your
milk production.
Equally important, Neomix works where it can do the most
good. 97% of it remains in the digestive tract where the
dysentery-causing bacteria are found.
Further, Neomix has a wide range of antibacterial activity to
offer greater potential in controlling winter dysentery.
Neomix is economical and it works fast. Remarkable results
can frequently be seen in 24 hours.
Milk is money. Why throw it away? Try Neomix now for
effective control of winter dysentery. It works.
30
Buy Neomix in these con¬
venient sizes: 8- oz. packets
of Powder, 25 Gm./lb.; %-oz.
packets of Concentrate, 325
Gm./lb.; and in 1 and 5 lb.
bulk containers for herd feed¬
ing in both Powder and Con¬
centrate. Typical treatment:
Sprinkle V2 packet (1 table¬
spoonful) of Neomix Concen¬
trate or 14 packet (4 ounces)
of Neomix Powder over the
feed to be consumed by one
cow each day. For water treat¬
ment, add 14 packet of Neomix
Concentrate or Powder in the
amount of water consumed
daily by each cow.
MICHIGAN
AGRICULTURAL
COMPANY
RICHLAND, MICHIGAN
Plant Structure
You see, plants aren’t put to¬
gether in such a way as to absorb
any quantity of plant nutrient
through the leaves, any more than
you absorb water through your
skin when you go swimming. They
will take up a limited amount of
trace elements and those major
elements I mentioned through the
leaves, but plant roots are specif¬
ically engineered to absorb nutri¬
ents from the soil and transmit
them to the rest of the plant.
Now we come to liquid complete
fertilizers . . . ones carrying nitro¬
gen (N), phosphorous (P) and
potash (K) plus, in some cases,
some trace elements. In the Mid¬
west, complete liquid fertilizers
have been used for a number of
years, and costs per pound of
plant nutrient are often competi¬
tive with that of dry formulations.
The decision really boils down to
a simple question of arithmetic . . .
what you pay per pound of plant
nutrient.
Let’s take an example: suppose
a ton of dry fertilizer with the
analysis of 10-20-20 costs $90.
The analysis says that it is 10 per¬
cent nitrogen, 20 percent available
phosphorous and 20 percent pot¬
ash. In other words, a ton of this
fertilizer is 50 percent plant nutri¬
ents, or 1,000 pounds of them.
Dividing $90 by 1,000 gives the
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
FOR maximum growth and higher yields, control vegetation around the
trees in your orchards. You can do an outstanding job — and save labor
and production costs - if you use Amizine herbicide.
Just one Amizine application around the base of each tree kills existing
weeds, and prevents new weed growth for most of the summer. Apply before
fruit starts to form — follow label directions.
You’ll find Amizine easy to use-non-flammable, odorless, non-corrosive to metal,
and containing no arsenic. Marketed as an economical wettable powder concentrate.
So get more weed killing power for your money-get top kill,
root kill and residual protection against weed regrowth. Get Amizine
herbicide today from your supplier. nflCHeni
First Name in Herbicide Research
CHEAPER BY THE GALLON?
by G. L. Conklin
I’M ALWAYS puzzled by the
fact that many first class farmers
in the Northeast have bought liq¬
uid “foliar” fertilizer by the barrel
for use on their crops. Maybe
you’ve heard all the arguments
against this practice, and are still
determined to buy some more, but
here are the facts obtained from
visiting with college specialists,
county agents, and fertilizer indus¬
try people.
Let’s take the plus side of liquid
fertilizers first. Fruit growers have
long used foliar sprays on fruit
trees . . . for a quick shot of nitro¬
gen or to provide some trace ele¬
ments tli at were needed in a hurry
to stimulate the tree. However, the
major portion of fruit fertilization
is done by ground application and
is taken up through the roots
rather than through the leaves.
Vegetable growers also use fo¬
liar sprays to supply such elements
as zinc, copper, manganese, iron
and boron. Here again, the major
elements (nitrogen, phosphorous,
potash) are normally supplied
from soil applications.
On many field crops, such as
wheat and corn, a liquid nitrogen
solution is used ... the trade often
speaks of it as “solution 32”
because it is 32 percent nitrogen.
It is often used to topdress wheat,
some of the spray going on the
plant, and some on the ground.
Actually, though, practically all
of it is absorbed through the roots,
because that which is sprayed on
the plant washes off and goes into
the ground.
cost per pound of plant nutrient of
9 cents.
To calculate the cost of fertilizer
in liquid form is similarly simple if
you know the analysis, the price
per gallon, and the weight per
gallon. For instance, if one gallon
of liquid 5-10-10 costs $3 per gal¬
lon and the liquid weighs 12
pounds per gallon, then the cost
of plant nutrients per pound is one
dollar. Twenty-five percent of the
total weight is plant nutrient
(5+10+10), giving three pounds
of plant nutrient per gallon; three
pounds divided by three dollars
gives that fancy price of one saw-
buck per pound.
Apply Principle
This a purely hypothetical ex¬
ample; it is possible to buy higher-
priced dry fertilizer and lower-
priced complete liquid fertilizer.
But the principle remains the same,
and anyone considering purchase
of any fertilizer (even for your
lawn) should do a bit of pencil
pushing to find out where he gets
most for his dollar.
Here’s the sales pitch for the
so-called foliar or leaf-feeding fer¬
tilizers, and some of the holes in
the argument:
1. Leaf feeding puts the fertilizer
where the plant most needs it . . .
in the leaves (but they neglect to
point out the very small quantity
of N, P, or K that can safely be
applied in any one application,
or the small quantity that can be
absorbed by leaves in a given
period of time).
2. Low cost per gallon (but that
arithmetic I mentioned may lead
you to the surprising conclusion
that you’re paying as much as ten
times more per pound of plant
nutrient).
3. Salesmen point out “test”
plots to show that leaf feeding
“greens up” a crop but they ne¬
glect to point out that this might
have been accomplished at a much
(Continued on page 39)
AMCHEM PRODUCTS, INC., Ambler, Pennsylvania
News and Views from
NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA
Want a corn
for high-yield silage?
got it!
Here’s what you’re looking for in a silage
corn: Lots of leaf, plenty of grain, vigor to
stand thick planting.
Your Pioneer Salesman can give you a wide
choice of varieties with these features that add
up to top-tonnage silage.
This means there’s a Pioneer com to fill
your silo with minimum acreage. (If your
harvesting plans change, these same hybrids
will give you high grain yields). Pioneer has
the full-line you need to make the most of
your corn-growing conditions.
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Members of the Executive Committee of the New York Holstein-Friesian
Association for 1965. Left to right: Newton Sweetland, Cazenovia; Don¬
ald Shelmidine, Adams; Joseph Fisher, Canastota, 1st vice president;
Everett Jones, Millerton; Kenneth Patchen, Locke, president; Avery
Stafford, Peru, 2nd vice president; Adrian Personius, Ithaca, treasurer;
Charles Replogle, Ithaca, assistant secretary; and William J. Baldwin,
Ithaca, executive secretary. Donald V. Crowell, ex-officio member of the
Executive Committee, was not present for the picture.
Consolidation — Robson Quality
Seeds, Inc., Hall, New York, and
Edward F. Dibble Seedgrowers of
Lloneoye Falls, New York, two
well-known and long-established
seedgrowers, have consolidated.
The expanded line of seeds will
be marketed under the name of
Robson Quality Seeds, Inc. Facil¬
ities both at Hall and Honeoye
Falls will be continued.
H o 1 s t e i n-F riesi an Award — The
only Holstein-Friesian Progressive
Breeder’s Award ever given to an
agricultural and technical college
for an outstanding herd went to
Cobleskill’s (New York) Agricul¬
tural Division recently. The award
is made on the achievement of high
standards of production testing,
herd classification, and health.
Joins ABS — Merrill Palmeter,
Stanley, New
York, was ap¬
pointed to repre¬
sent American
Breeders Service,
Inc. in Ontario
and Y ates coun¬
ties. A native of
Nova Scotia, Pal¬
meter operated a
farm there before
merril palmeter COming to the
Empire State. He has served as
herdsman for several well known
herds in the Finger Lakes area,
and for the past two years has
been an ABS technician in Cayuga
County.
Peace Corps — There is still time
to sign up for the Agricultural
Task Force of the Peace Corps
which is being recruited by New
York’s county 4-H Club agents.
Service will be in Brazil and Sierra
Leone, and volunteers may be
married or single, over 18 years
of age, with practical agricultural
and home economics skills. Clos¬
ing date is April 15. For informa¬
tion, contact your 4-FI Club Office
of the County Extension Service.
Leading Apple Variety — In Penn¬
sylvania during 1964 the leading
apple variety was York Imperial,
with 2,320,000 bushels, or 23 per¬
cent of the 10,000,000 bushels pro¬
duced in the State. Stayman was
second; next was Rome, then De¬
licious, Golden Delicious, Jona¬
than, McIntosh, Cortland, Grimes
Golden, Northern Spy. Black Twig
and Baldwin were equal, and
Wealthy was at the end of the line
with 50,000 bushels.
Proposed Marketing Order —
Hearings are under way to con¬
sider a proposed marketing agree¬
ment and order for red tart
cherries grown in New York, Penn¬
sylvania, West Virginia, Mary¬
land, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio
and Virginia. The proposed pro¬
gram was recommended by the
National Cherry Growers Council
to provide a more even flow to
market.
Meantime, Pennsylvania tobac¬
co growers who produce cigar
filler again have disapproved mar¬
keting quotas. The referendum
returns showed 88.2 percent
against, 11.8 percent for the
quotas. Cigar filler (type 41) is
grown only in Pennsylvania.
Pulpwood Purchases — Masonite
Corporation, Wysox, Pennsyl¬
vania, expect to purchase beech,
birch and maple pulp, 4 to 16
inches in diameter, 6 to 8 feet in
length, for use at its new plant,
beginning possibly by June. They
will purchase at the rate of 600
tons per day. All purchases of
wood will be green and rough
(bark on). The price is not yet
determined.
The radius of supply will be
approximately 50 miles, reaching
into several southern tier counties
of New York State. For further
information contact the local coun¬
ty agricultural agent for Bradford
County, Pennsylvania. The offices
are in the Court Llouse, Towanda.
You can also contact Del Stainer,
Masonite Corporation, P. 0. Box
35, Wysox, Pa.
(Continued on page 33)
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
Officers — Officers of the New York
State Poultry Industry Coordinat¬
ed Effort (SPICE) for 1965 are:
Ralph H. Webster, Auburn (who
succeeded himself); Dr. Jack F.
Hill, Ithaca, vice president; Dr.
John C. Huttar, secretary- treasur¬
er. Dr. Huttar was also elected a
director, along with Mr. Alem
Smith, Beacon Feeds, Cayuga,
New York.
Construction Plans — Construction
plans for buildings suitable for a
weekend retreat, or for camp¬
grounds are available from Cor¬
nell University. The plans are for
an “A” frame cabin supported on
piers, 20 feet wide at the first floor;
however, it can be built with a
depth of 24 or 36 feet.
The 24-foot cabin has a living
room, kitchen, bath, and front and
back porches on the first floor; on
the second, two bedrooms (each
large enough for twin beds), and
two balconies. The 36-foot cabin
plans include a bedroom on the
first floor and part of the living
room open to the roof. Either set
of plans costs 75 cents.
Also newly available are plans
for a machinery storage and shop
building 84 x 30 feet, that provides
space for the shop on one end.
Plan No. 5849 is available for 25
cents.
Leaflet RRD-9 is a sample floor
plan for a small utility building
measuring 20 x 20 feet. It is suit¬
able for a small grouping of tent
sites or a travel trailer court.
Plans may be ordered from the
Extension Plan Service, Riley-
Robb Hall, Cornell University,
Ithaca, N.Y. 14850. A leaflet de¬
scribing each building is also
available from county Extension
Services offices.
Elections and Appointments —
Allan A. Ryan, Rhinebeck, New
York, elected president of the
American Angus Association;
Foster L. Child, Malone, New
York, appointed manager of the
Gouverneur Stockyards of Empire
Livestock Marketing Cooperative;
Bernard W. Potter, Truxton, New
York, new president of the “Ameri¬
can Dairy Association and Dairy
Council of New York”; Howard
Baker, a prominent Niagara
County apple grower, has been
named to a national apple grower-
processor relations committee by
the American Agricultural Market¬
ing Association. The AAMA is the
marketing affiliate of the American
Farm Bureau Federation.
Research Highlights — Here are
some of the new “findings,” meth¬
ods and discoveries that came out
of research at Cornell University
during the year 1964:
• A new method for prolong¬
ing the life of fresh eggs by pack¬
aging them under high vacuum.
It also extends high hatchability
rates from 7 to 10 days to 34
days prior to egg incubation.
o A new growth-retarding
compound for “shrinking” apple
trees. It is sprayed on and termi¬
nal growth slows down, making it
possible to enlarge the number of
trees in an orchard.
. The. young female water
flea is quick to detect minute quan-
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
tities of insecticides. The scientists
have found a means of rearing
water fleas, which will prove help¬
ful in measuring pesticide residue
on crops.
• Agricultural engineers
came up with a device for applying
granular-type pesticides to field
crops evenly.
• New steps were taken in
the battle against animal, human,
and plant diseases. Several meth¬
ods were put to use in combating
flies, grubs, and other cattle pests.
And new food products, including
a successful chunky-type chicken
bologna, were marketed.
Measurement Science — Metrology
— the science of weighing and
measuring — has always played
an integral part in business trans¬
actions. From Bible times onward,
weighing devices have been neces¬
sary in man’s dealing with man.
Late in 1963, the Scale Manu¬
facturers of the United States sug-
fested that a college curriculum
e established in Measurement
Science. The State University Agri¬
cultural and Technical Institute at
Alfred, New York, thought diat
the suggestion had merit, and in
September of 1964 the first class
of students began studying. Along
with a heavy dose of mathematics,
physics, drafting, and English,
they will study electronics, ana¬
lytical mechanics, strength of
materials, legal metrology, and
many others. Already firms are
extending offers of positions for
them — and ample summer em¬
ployment.
International Award — At the
1965 Dairymen of the Year Award
meeting of the
Chore-Boy Manu¬
facturing Com¬
pany, Allen B.
Crego, Baldwins-
ville, New York,
was named East¬
ern Regional
Award Winner.
Mr. Crego was
elected by vote
allen b. crego from a field of
more than 50 dairymen-nominees.
The Crego farm maintains a
dairy herd of 60 cows, and plans
extension to handle 100. He has
had a herringbone system since
1957, and this year is adding a
free stall barn.
The quantity and quality
of your bean harvest
depends largely
degree of early
insect protection
plants receive!
Di-Syston Systemic
Insecticide protects bean
plants against aphids,
mites, thrips, leafhoppers
and Mexican bean beetle
larvae up to 8 weeks
and often longer.
Di-Syston is a systemic insecticide that is applied to the soil. The chemical is absorbed by bean plant roots
along with soil nutrients and travels throughout the sap stream to protect all parts of the plant. New growth is
protected as it forms. Protection against insect pests and mites lasts up to 8 weeks and frequently— depending
on growing conditions— growers experience seasonal control from a single Di-Syston application. Di-Syston per¬
forms an additional service by killing insect vectors of certain virus which cause diseases common to beans.
Di-Syston is available as a granular and liquid concentrate and offers growers versatile methods of application.
For example, the granular formulation can be applied in the soil at planting time or side dressed after emer¬
gence. Di-Syston Liquid Concentrate can be applied as a soil injection in water emulsion or with liquid fertilizer
either at planting time or after emergence. Di-Syston is recommended for use on snap beans, green lima beans
and dry beans. Your dealer stocks Di-Syston. See him before you plant. 1535
CHEMAGRO
CORPORATION
KANSAS CITY 20 • MISSOURI
33
Personal Farm Experience
PROFIT AND PRIDE
So great are the advantages in
working with purebred cattle over
grades that I feel there is little to be
said in defense of the grade cow.
Let us start at the beginning, the
purchase of the dairy cow. Only
here can you benefit by a slightly
lower price for the grade. With a
lot of luck you might get yourself
a good milker. But that is where
the whole advantage stops.
With the purebred cow you are
not buying “hit or miss.” You
have not only purchased a good
dairy cow, but also you have
definite knowledge of her inheri¬
tance . . . you have breeding de¬
pendability. From here on you can
work to breed out any undesirable
qualities, as well as to breed in
improvements.
Secondly, you have in most in¬
stances purchased an animal of
superior type, and this means
longevity. Finally, you have pur¬
chased what I feel is one of the
few reasons for staying with this
rigorous life of fighting the ele¬
ments . . . you have purchased an
aesthetic satisfaction which makes
life a greater joy; you have pur¬
chased beauty . . . and a challenge
as well.
For the young farmer who
hopes to spend his future building
a business, improving his farm,
and finding happiness in his work,
there is no question but that he
should work with the purebred.
During his active years he will
always have a market for his cat¬
tle, young and old; with grades
his only market is for the bred
and milking female. Later on,
when he is ready to draw the cur¬
tain on his work, he will have
something worthwhile to offer for
sale. If he has been a wise and
successful breeder he will find that
other breeders and fanciers will
literally “beat a path to his door¬
step.”
Don’t forget that with every pur¬
chase of a purebred animal you
are purchasing the results, not of
just one, but many breeders’ efforts
and brainpower, farmers who
have put years of study, thought
and monev into her development.
As final proof of my argu¬
ment for the purebred, I would like
to ask: “Why the artificial breed¬
ing co-ops of today?” Surely no
one can dispute the astounding job
they have done to up milk pro¬
duction and type all over the
world. — Felicie Hall Langridge,
Tivoli, N. Y
HAIL DAMAGE
We had a good 1964 apple
crop, but a hailstorm did consider¬
able damage. Fortunately, because
of good size and color, and careful
grading, we were able to market a
good part of the crop as fresh fruit.
We sold a total of 13,000 bush¬
els for cider, but still stored about
725 bushels per acre (instead of
the 900 we had expected). We do
most of our grading and packing
by hand.
We carry a small amount of
hail insurance, although we
haven’t had bad hail damage for
several years. However, the pre¬
mium is almost prohibitive, and I
doubt that the amount of hail in¬
surance will be greatly increased.
On January 14 the first load of
our own CA apples arrived in
New York. We got 35 cents a
bushel more than for apples from
common storage, a little more than
enough to pay costs. Of course, the
big advantage of CA storage is
lengthening the season for Macs.
There has been some talk in
past years that growers might
overdo controlled atmosphere
storage and thus knock down the
price. As far as I can see this is
not happening. There is some in¬
crease in CA storage, and I think
there will be plenty of demand for
the apples.
The trend in the Champlain
Valley is for fewer and bigger or¬
chards. Our yields have been
higher than other areas. Another
trend is to closer setting. Back in
1930 I started to set 66 trees per
acre.
Growers are interested in a new
process for controlled atmosphere
storage. The air is modified and
pumped into the storage. A grower
can open the storage, remove some
apples. Then the storage is closed
and in 24 hours the atmosphere is
back to the right storage condition.
— Arthur Burrell, Peru, N.Y.
NEW BARN
In the November issue of Ameri¬
can Agriculturist you carried a
story about our new barn. Perhaps
your readers will be interested in
our experience with it. We have
230 cows in free stalls and two
men do the milking in two double-
three milking parlors in three
hours. Production is better than in
the old barn and we have less
mastitis.
During the winter’s zero weather
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American Agriculturist, April, 1965
'iny grubs-big appetites. Green larvae with white stripes grow
o a length of 3/s"; adult weevil varies from brown to gray with
black stripe, are -Yic" long. Adults shred leaf edges on later
uttings, then over-winter and lay eggs early in the spring.
Damage from the weevil. Note the riddled tips and skeletonized
alfalfa leaves. The pest often ruins the first cutting. On all
chemicals, follow labeling instructions and warnings carefully.
34
An important message
from DuPont about the
Alfalfa Weevil
and what to do about it!
Spray your alfalfa with safety; and without the
fear of residues in milk. Play it safe, spray it safe;
spray with this combination :
METHOXYCHLOR
plus
MALATHION
Recommended in the northeastern states, these
two insecticides are combined in a convenient
ready-to-use liquid formulation by:
the barn was closed with the ex¬
ception of the 6-inch wide opening
under the eaves. The inside tem¬
perature runs around 15 degrees
above that outside, and freezing of
manure has caused some trouble.
I made the mistake of putting
some frozen droppings in one of
the underground manure tanks,
thinking the warmth of the soil
would melt it. Instead, the ground
acted like a thermos bottle. It re¬
mained frozen and I think I will
rent a portable boiler and thaw it
with steam.
Meanwhile, we are using a
scoop on the tractor to clean the
barn and dump the manure direct¬
AGOOD BEE REPELLENT
The Food and Drug Adminis¬
tration has approved the use of
benzaldehyde as a repellent for
removing bees from honey supers.
E. J. Dyce, professor of apiculture
at Cornell University, says that
tests have proved that this is one
of the best all-around materials
for this purpose, especially effective
on cool, cloudy days. The slight
almond odor of the chemical dis¬
appears in about 24 hours.
Benzaldehyde is a light-colored
liquid that breaks down when ex¬
posed to light and air to form
benzoic acid. It leaves a white crys¬
talline material on the fume boards
that should be washed off every
day or two. It should be kept
tightly sealed and away from light,
but is not considered toxic or
nearly as dangerous to use as
carbolic acid. However, it can
cause skin irritation; in case of an
accident, the skin, and especially
the eyes, should be flushed with
plenty of water.
Sprinkle Fume Boards
The fume boards are sprinkled
lightly with one or two table¬
spoonfuls of benzaldehyde. It is
usually necessary to add a little
more every hour or two; benzal¬
dehyde vaporizes fast, and special
care must be taken when using it
on bright, warm days. On such
days the boards should be covered
with insulation and placed cross¬
wise or at an angle on the supers
to allow considerable air to enter,
otherwise the bees will become con¬
fused and remain in the supers.
It is wise to give the bees a lew
puffs of smoke before adding the
fume boards on cold as well as on
warm days. This starts them
downwards, and they are less in¬
clined to become confused.
"I have a problem that's been bug¬
ging me for some time."
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
ly into the spreader. Perhaps our
experience will be helpful to any¬
one planning to build this type of
barn along with an underground
tank to hold liquid manure.
We have no ventilating fan and
feel that closing the barn tighter
than it now is would cause a mois¬
ture problem. Aside from the ma¬
nure problem, everything is fine.
We are milking more cows with
one less man. — Philip Scudder,
Painted Post, New York
LIKES BUNK SILO
Our barn burned in 1961 and
we built a pole setup with a feeding
area and a loafing area. In 1964,
we added a 40 by 80 foot area and
put in 100 free stalls. We buy
baled straw for bedding, and it
takes considerably less since we
put in the free stalls.
We have considered putting up
a tower silo, but decided to stick
with bunkers. We have one 110 x
32 x 12 and plan to build another
one in 1965. Some time ago, we
tried letting the cows eat their way
into the bunk silo, but found there
was considerable waste. If we
moved the electric fence slowly
enough so they would clean up
the silage as they went, we felt
that many of the cows didn’t eat
as much as they should.
Now we use a scoop on the
tractor to dump the silage directly
into bunk feeders. In addition to
corn, we have put grass and hay-
lage into the bunk. With haylage
we chop the top layer green so it
will pack and then cover it with
plastic. We figure there is about
2 inches of spoilage on top. What
the cows don’t eat we clean out
and it goes back on the field along
with the manure.
We have tried direct seeding of
meadows but for some reason the
results did not satisfy us. So we
plan to seed with oats, cut them
green and put them in the silo.
Along with our farming, we
plan to have some fun. Maybe if
we stayed home all the time,
instead of taking off for a weekend
or a longer trip, we might get a
little higher production per cow . . .
but we don’t plan to do it that way!
— ■ Dave Hcirdie, Ludlowville, New
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THE SURE ONES!
Pick a rainy day for a demonstration
ot our new Flail Choppers
That’s when International Harvester’s new Auger-Blower
Flail Choppers really step away from the others.
You’ll see big -capacity chopping that isn’t bothered a bit
by morning dew, mist or driving downpour.
And what you’ve chopped will be noticeably better
than the chop other machines turn out because it will be
finer. The reason for this is that the double-cutting
rotor — with 68 L-shaped knives mounted in pairs on the
six-foot cut No. 8 model— turns at a high 1578 rpm.
You chop faster.
This finer chopping is important in terms of
the total digestible nutrient (TDN) your animals consume.
Fine-cut feed is more tasty. They’ll practically climb into
the feeder to get every last bit.
On top of all this, the new IH Auger -Blower
Flail Choppers give you every possible convenience for
non-stop, low-cost operation in every situation.
So put a rainy day to good use. See your IH dealer and
get him out to demonstrate either the IH No. 7 with
5 -foot cut or the big IH No. 8. Don’t forget to ask him
about “pay -as -you -grow” financing.
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finer, faster. The IH No. 7 has 56 reversi¬
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most other5-foot machines have34knives.
Shred stalks— simply by opening the rear
auger cover, Or you can rear or sideload
chopped stalks or straw for livestock bed¬
ding. Shred twice as fine as a rotary cutter.
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WHY TALK ABOUT TILLAGE?
by Hugh Wilson*
Spring is too wet;
Summer's too hot.
Fall is soon over;
Winter is not.
terry McGovern was a
prize fighter who was famous for
fast knockouts. When asked how
he put his opponents away so
quickly, he replied: “I hook with
my left and cross with my right.
Then if he doesn’t fall, I go behind
him to see what’s keeping him
up.
5?
* Extension Soil Conservationist, Cornell
University
New York weather also has a
one-two punch. The left hook may
be a cold wet spring that delays
work and slows plant growth; the
right cross is often a summer
drought that continues to cause
damage until the plant is knocked
out by fall frost that sneaks up
when you least expect it.
During the past two years the
growing season has been even
shorter than usual. For instance,
at Ithaca there were one hundred
and thirteen days between frosts
in 1963 and only one hundred
Keep corn rows clean...
and three in 1964. What with the
typical wet spring and dry sum¬
mer, it takes real management to
produce good crops in that length
of time. Minimum tillage is an
important part of this manage¬
ment and, although it sounds like
double talk, helps in both the wet
and dry situations.
The reason is that minimum
tillage allows more of the excess
spring rain to drain from the top
of the soil. As a result, the surface
is warmer and drier, which permits
earlier planting and faster growth.
This in turn helps develop husky
plant roots that can utilize water
stored throughout the entire soil
profile. Plants with such roots can
withstand considerable drought,
which is the reason for the state-
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your supplier has the information
you need to get the most for your
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ment that “properly tilled soil is
second only to the sea as a reser¬
voir for water.”
Of course, what constitutes
“proper tillage” varies with the
crop, the soil, and the time of year.
However, it usually involves plow¬
ing, followed by some kind of
secondary fitting to smooth, firm
and granulate the seedbed.
Plowing
In humid regions such as ours
the moldboard plow is the most
popular primary tillage tool
because it lifts, turns, loosens and
indirectly warms the soil. Where
there are tight soil layers, a deeper
root zone can be obtained by
deeper plowing. Where stones and
bedrock do not interfere, many
farmers are plowing deeper, some
as deep as twelve inches. How¬
ever, if the root zone is already
sufficiently open, there may be no
advantage in going to a depth of
more than seven or eight inches.
Tile drain effectiveness may be
greatly increased by putting the
tile lines in the draws, then plowing
across them with the furrows on a
slight grade. In experimental plots
this method has maintained good
alfalfa on very wet soils where the
check plots completely winter-
killed. When combined with deeper
plowing, the graded furrows have
permitted field work at least two
weeks earlier than usual.
Fall or Spring?
The question of fall vs. spring
plowing is often good for an argu¬
ment. However, it’s usually agreed
that plowing clay soil in the fall
reduces lumpiness and is benefi¬
cial. There is probably no reason
for fall plowing gravel soils,
though. So the question centers
on the loams and silt loams that
are found on most upland fields.
I believe that where these soils are
plowed deep, minimum-tilled, and
planted early, it may be desirable
to fall-plow them. However, this
is mostly an opinion.
Disking before plowing is de¬
sirable where there is lumpy soil,
tough sod, or tall grass. Time
spent disking beforehand is not
wasted since it permits better plow¬
ing and saves later fitting. Some
of the requirements for good plow¬
ing are: (1) freedom from balks
and skips; (2) furrows crowned to
facilitate drainage; (3) trash
buried and (4) adequate depth.
To meet these requirements a plow
must be correctly adjusted and op¬
erated.
In the finished seedbed there
should be firm, well-granulated
soil close to the seed, some surface
lumps to reduce crusting, and no
large air pockets. In the spring
when water is abundant it is de¬
sirable to firm only the soil ad¬
jacent to the seed and leave the
rest loose enough to allow good
drainage. But in hot dry weather
it is preferable to reduce evapora¬
tion by firming (but not compact¬
ing) the entire soil surface.
Possibly the greatest advance
in secondary tillage is the practice
of pulling an implement such as a
clodbuster or spiketooth harrow
behind the plow to reduce air
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American Agriculturist, April, 1965
38
(Continued from page 38)
pockets, break lumps, and partly
smooth the surface. Because soil
is usually moist at the time of
plowing it is easily worked, so a
tool like a clodbuster is more ef¬
fective than heavier equipment
would be later on.
Dual Tires
Another desirable trend in fit¬
ting is the increased use of dual
tires on tractors. Without duals
on soft dirt it may be necessary
to go over a field several times
just to erase the tire tracks! And by
that time the entire surface may
be as tight as it was before plow¬
ing.
For early spring seeding a cul-
timulcher and a grain drill
equipped with press wheels make
an excellent combination. The
cultimulcher with its spring harrow
Cheaper by the gallon . . .
(Continued from page 31)
lower cost by side-dressing dry fer¬
tilizer, or neglect to say that
greener leaves do not necessarily
mean higher yields).
4. Pointing to “test” plots to
“prove” that leaf feeding can sub¬
stitute for regular soil fertilizer ap¬
plications (but neglecting to men¬
tion that the fields chosen for this
type of plot have been heavily
fertilized for years and do not need
more than a little fertilizer any¬
way).
An Expert
Dr. Sylon Wittwer of Michigan
State University has been frequent¬
ly quoted (or misquoted) on the
subject of leaf feeding. Here is what
Dr. Wittwer says about the com¬
mercial value of leaf feeding:
“Leaf-feeding of vegetable crops
should be used as a means of pro¬
viding essential nutrients (trace
and major) when it is not easy to
fertilize by conventional soil treat¬
ments; in other words, ‘emergency’
operations.
“The efficiency data for foliar
absorption of phosphorus are
based on percentage uptake. The
limitation economically is that
when most vegetables have the
greatest need for phosphate, only
a small percentage of the needs of
the plant can be supplied through
the leaves.
“We do not recommend the gen¬
eral application of nitrogen, phos¬
phorus, and potash fertilizer as
foliage sprays to the tomato, cu¬
cumber, melon, bean, pepper or
sweet corn. Why?
(a) “Because most row crops
receive their primary benefit from
soil-applied fertilizer early in the
season when they are small in size
and have limited root systems.
(b) “Because foliar feeding with
so-called ‘complete’ fertilizer, even
under the best of conditions and
with repeated applications, can
supply only a small percentage
(10 to 30 percent) of the total
needs of the crops for most nu¬
trients.
(c) “Because the cost of com¬
plete liquid formulations is usually
excessive.”
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
teeth and corrugated roller pre¬
pares a shallow and well-granu¬
lated seedbed, often in one trip.
Press wheels on the grain drill can
be adjusted to plant the seed at the
desirable 1/4 inch depth and pro¬
vide the right amount of firming.
If this equipment is not available
use a disk or springtooth, set it
shallow, follow with an ordinary
drill, and cultipack after seeding.
For large seeds such as corn,
the fitting provided by a clod¬
buster may be all that is needed.
If there is doubt, one harrowing
will do no harm, but several might
actually reduce yields. Remember
that the planter shoe and ground
wheel do considerable firming and
granulating, and that weathering
will continue to break down soil
particles all season.
More tillage is needed at some
times than at others, so minimum
tillage is merely doing no more
than necessary. When combined
with other good practices such as
good seed, proper fertilizing, and
weed control, it almost always
results in higher yields, lower
costs, and less trouble from bad
weather.
CREDIT ASSET
How a farmer rates as a man¬
ager has a greater bearing on his
credit opportunities today than
ever before.
In discussing farm loans, MK.
Mathews, Jr., Deputy Director, of
Land Bank Service for the Farm
Credit Administration, said recent¬
ly, “Increasing importance is
being placed by lenders on the
managerial skill and overall busi¬
ness savvy of the loan applicant.
In this rapidly-changing agricul¬
ture, farm operators who demon¬
strate they can adjust quickly to
the ebb and flow of economic con¬
ditions and opportunities are in a
favorable position.”
Bob and Bruce are
roud of the latest
erd record —
12,300 Milk, 438 Fat.
t
WHY WIRTHMORE
IS PART OF THE
FAMILY AT
LEDGE VIEW FARM
Mrs. Philbrook handles
the books and keeps
tabs on performance
and profits.
The Philbrooks, Bob, Eva and son Bruce of Greene,
Maine are in farming to make money — just like you.
That’s why they rely on Wirthmore feeds and service.
They’ve tried other feeds but always came back to
Wirthmore because they found that nothing else gives
such consistent results — or makes as profitable a
herd.
Wirthmore belongs in your farm family, too, be¬
cause it’s worth more.
WIRTHMORE
39
IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA
by Dr. G. D. Cloyd*
THE TREATMENT of anemia
with iron was practiced in antiqu¬
ity and probably had a symbolic
origin. Patients drank water in
which swords had been allowed
to rust with the idea the strength
of steel would pass into the patient.
As early as 25 A.D. drinking
water in which glowing iron had
been drenched was used for the
treatment of anemia-caused con¬
ditions.
* Assistant Director of Research, Hess
and Clark Co., Ashland, Ohio
The occurrence of iron-deficien¬
cy anemia of suckling pigs reared
under modern conditions is well
established. The severity of anemia
in suckling pigs, and the rapidity
with which it develops in compari¬
son to other farm animals, can be
explained by several unusual
aspects of iron metabolism in
swine:
1. The iron content of sow’s
milk is only slightly greater than
that of a cow’s or ewe’s milk,
although the early rate of growth
of the pig is much greater than
the calf or lamb. Pigs reach 4 to
5 times their birth weight at the
end of 3 weeks, and 8 times their
birth weight at the end of 8 weeks.
A growth rate like this requires
the retention of 7 mg. of iron per
pig per day. The diet of the pig
up to 3 weeks of age consists
largely or entirely of sow’s milk.
The milk normally consumed per
day supplies about 1 mg. of iron
per pig per day, and the utiliza¬
tion of iron in this milk diet is
only approximately 30 percent.
2. The pig is born with unusual¬
ly low concentrations of total body
iron and of low iron stores in the
liver. The amount of iron in the
pig’s liver is, therefore, even more
inadequate for the requirements of
the body during the suckling
period than is the liver iron for the
same purpose in other animal
species.
3. In marked difference to other
mammals, the pig is not born with
an abundance of hemoglobin in
its blood. In fact, the hemoglobin
concentration of the blood of the
healthy pig is very similar at birth,
at weaning, and at maturity.
Rapid rate of growth, low iron
content of milk, unusually low iron
stores in the body at birth, and the
relatively low levels of hemoglobin
in the blood of the pig at birth . . .
all help explain the iron deficiency
anemia in the pig compared to the
much lower incidence of iron defi¬
ciency anemia in the lamb, calf
and foal.
Several Methods
Here are several methods of pre¬
vention and treatment of iron defi¬
ciency anemia in suckling pigs:
1. Iron salts have been adminis¬
tered orally in early life with satis¬
factory results. This method is
time-consuming, requires the re¬
peated administration of iron, and
response to treatment is slow, often
requiring several days. Close con¬
finement and restraint of pigs is
required for administration of
these iron salts.
Very recently, highly palatable
special preparations have been de¬
veloped whereby iron and other
minerals can be fed orally to baby
pigs. Developed first in Denmark,
but now available in the United
States, these preparations are con¬
sidered a major research break¬
through.
2. Iron salts have been com¬
bined with syrups and used in
swabbing the sow’s udder during
the early part of the suckling
period. This method of prevention
or treatment is time-consuming,
requires repeated application, is
unsanitary, and may constitute a
hazard in the spread of infectious
diseases.
Control of dosage is impracti¬
cal; weak or anemic pigs may
obtain insufficient amounts of iron,
and a response to this form of
treatment is slow.
3. Iron injectable compounds
have been administered to pigs
during the first few days of life.
This procedure is best performed
by the professional rather than the
lay operator. It’s expensive, time-
consuming, requires close confine¬
ment and restraint for administra¬
tion, and requires special equip¬
ment. The ham staining as a
result of the injection and the
chance of infection also are haz¬
ards of this procedure.
4. Soil provided in a box or
trough inside the pen has been
used. Soil must be periodically re¬
placed, dosage control is not
practical, and iron content of the
soil is usually unknown. The
method may constitute a hazard
in the spread of internal parasites
and infectious diseases. Such a
method of prevention or treatment
is not acceptable to present prac¬
tice of swine husbandry.
All these methods have been
successful in the past in varying
degrees. For the future, oral ad¬
ministration of special formula
preparations offers great promise.
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
HERE’S WHY
GUTHION IS YOUR
BEST CONTROL FOR
ALFALFA WEEVIL
Only one spray per cutting needed . . .
• better control . . .
• longer residual control . . .
• more economical control
Now in its third full year of approved commer¬
cial use, Guthion controls alfalfa weevil with
just one spray per cutting.
Guthion controls alfalfa weevil and other
forage insects including aphids, leafhoppers,
alfalfa plant bugs, fleahoppers, lygus and spit-
tlebugs. A single spraying per cutting, properly
applied, gives excellent protection. You can
even spray stubble and get good results for
the entire growth of the cutting.
Here’s How It Works . . .
When fields become infested and damage is
evident, spray with Guthion, but not later than
21 days before cutting. If damage is only spot¬
ty, wait and spray the stubble immediately
after first cutting. Guthion goes to work fast,
controlling both larvae and adults.
Lowest Cost . . .
Because a single application of Guthion lasts
so long, you spray only once per cutting. The
result . . . Guthion gives you lower cost control
than other materials.
More Total Digestible Nutrients . . .
Because your crop is protected during actual
growth, you’ll have a leafy, healthy green
stand. And alfalfa treated with Guthion, used
as recommended, can be fed green or dry to
beef or dairy cattle without residue problems
in meat or milk.
Successful Use of Guthion . . .
In full scale commercial use during the 1963
and 1964 growing seasons, following several
years of successful testing, Guthion has proven
to be highly effective against alfalfa weevil.
You can use Guthion with confidence during
1965, its third year of full scale use. isoe
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MEET A 4-H WINNER
V “
WHAT DOES it take to be a
national winner at the 4-H Club
Congress held at Chicago each
year? The Northeast had 32 na¬
tional winners in 1964 . . . anyone
of whom could well be selected as
“a case history of success.” But
the information on the path to the
top was readily available on Tim¬
othy Dennis of Steuben County,
New York, so we chose him for
“a look behind the headlines.”
Timothy, whose address is
Route 1, Jasper, New York, was
one of six national 4-H beef award
winners given $500 college
scholarships by the Du Pont Com¬
pany at the 43rd National 4-H
Club Congress in Chicago. He is
the son of New York farm news
reporters Robert and Ruth Dennis,
who also operate a 485-acre farm.
A graduate of Jasper Central High
School, Timothy is a sophomore
at Cornell University’s College of
Agriculture and planning a career
in veterinary medicine.
Started In '58
Timothy started in 4-H club
work in February, 1958, with a
registered Holstein calf. He had
not been in 4-H long before his
interest switched from dairy to beef.
“My first project, a beef heifer,
was From our own herd, and I
took over her management after
weaning her. When I was pressed
by my family to name her, I called
her ‘Nameless’.”
“Nameless” was the start of
Timothy’s herd that today num¬
bers 10 cows and is valued at
$2,500. He has increased the size
of his herd by raising the best
heifer calves and buying registered
replacements with money from
sales of six feeder calves which
brought $800.
With the exception of 1964,
Timothy has exhibited his beef
cattle at the Steuben County Fair
every year since he started in 4-H.
During this time his animals have
won four championships and ten
first places. In 1963, his registered
senior yearling was not only cham¬
pion at the county fair, but was
also champion 4-H female at the
New York State Exposition.
This showing experience has
helped “sharpen” his ability in
showmanship and fitting. He was
champion beef showman at the
Steuben County Fair three times,
and was champion beef showman
at the New York State Exposition
in 1963.
“In order to improve the quality
of my cattle,” he wrote, “it was
necessary to recognize the most
efficient type to meet today’s com¬
petitive market.” With this interest,
timothy soon became active in
livestock judging. He was a mem¬
ber of the county livestock judging
team for three years, and, in 1962,
he became a member of the State
livestock judging team. When the
State team competed in the na¬
tional contest at the International
Livestock Exposition in Chicago,
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
Timothy was the second high in¬
dividual on the team. The same
team placed second at the Eastern
Regional Contest held in Harris¬
burg, Pennsylvania, and Timothy
placed third in sheep judging and
seventh over-all. Timothy also
coached the county 4-H livestock
judging team for two years, and
his efforts helped the county team
win the New York State Cham¬
pionship in September, 1964.
Young Dennis was a junior
leader in his club in 1960 and
1961, and in the next three years
was a leader, co-leader, and ad¬
visory leader, respectively. He also
held the offices of reporter, treas¬
urer, secretary, and president of
his local club.
To gain an even greater insight
into beef production work, Tim¬
othy worked in the retail meat
store at Cornell, and also assisted
with beef research. Next summer
he hopes to work on a large beef
breeding farm.
Besides beef, Timothy has also
completed projects in dairy, forest¬
ry, fire control, tractor, and sheep.
From his initial dairy calf project
which started in 1958, Timothy
has raised eight mature producing
dairy cows. He sold nearly all of
his dairy animals to help finance
his college education.
Timothy Dennis was named
“1964 Outstanding 4-H Beef Club
Member” at the New York Beef
Cattlemen’s Association meeting in
Syracuse. The citation noted his
outstanding accomplishments in
the care, feeding and management
of beef cattle, as well as for all¬
round achievement in 4-H Club
work.
In summarizing his 4-H experi¬
ence, Timothy wrote: “4-H has
become a part of me. The Club
program has been something I
shall always value and remember.
Through 4-H, I have learned what
I like and what I want . . . more
important, I have learned what
true service is and the value of
learning by doing.”
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by HAROLD HAWLEY
SAWDUST
Editor’s Note: For those who may
not have read about Harold’s new
barn, it is a free stall arrangement
in which all the floors, except
under the free stall beds, are made
up of steel slats over pits in which
manure is stored in a liquid state.
His only roughage is silage, fed
in bunks between rows of free
stalls; and a movable overhead
conveyor brings silage to these
bunks.
When we moved into our new
barn we had two rows of free stalls
with rubber mats and two were
fixed with curbs so we would use
bedding. We were selling straw at
the time and decided to chop up
the straw from the broken bales.
We bedded with this for several
weeks. After a while it became
apparent that we were getting a
buildup of straw and manure in
the pits behind the cows bedded
with the chopped straw.
We decided to switch to sawdust.
This worked much better, and any
that got worked back and fell
through the slats just disappeared.
So far, so good!
But whenever we tried to find
more sawdust it was always the
same . . . either the stuff was prom¬
ised, or wet, or just sold. Finally,
about February 25 we just gave
up, started yanking out the curbs,
cleaned out the bedding, and put
in mats.
We were already convinced that
mats were the best long-run an¬
swer, but hadn’t planned to go to
all mats so soon. Aside from what¬
ever silage might be on the mats,
we use no bedding or anything on
them. This is the part that appeals
to us. The job of finding and buy¬
ing bedding plus putting it in the
stalls is eliminated.
Observing other people’s cows
in their free stall housing leads to
one very definite conclusion. Where
cows leave the stalls to feed at a
bunk or hay rack elsewhere, the
movement in and out of the stalls
and the consequent loss of bedding
is much, much less. With our set¬
up, the reaching for feed, plus the
very fact that the cows are in the
stalls a much greater percentage
of the time, just naturally compli¬
cates the problem of keeping them
bedded. We were adding sawdust
twice a week . . . whereas many
have told us they added it two or
three times all winter.
All this by way of saying that
perhaps mangers between rows of
free stalls call for a different bed¬
ding arrangement than in free
stalls separate from the feed bunk.
At least, we feel mats are a much
more satisfactory answer than
sawdust, etc, in a manger free-stall
combination.
YOUTHPOWER
It’s frequendy said that the most
wonderful crop we raise is our
youth. Nothing gives me a greater
lift than to observe what some of
these enthusiastic, trained people
can do — and nothing is farther
from the truth than to hear some¬
one say that a young man, or a
young couple, just can’t get started
farming any more.
We all know differently. In
spite of the large capital require¬
ments, in spite of the huge amount
of know-how necessary, the good
young folks find ways of getting
a toe-hold. The financial arrange¬
ments are varied, ingenious, and
(Continued on page 43)
Left to right are: Jacqueline Campbell, Canton; Jean Morin, Dexter; Mrs.
Harold Hawley, Weedsport ... all from New York. Mrs. Hawley, chairman of
the State steering committee, accompanied these two State delegates to rep¬
resent New York at the National Youthpower Congress in Chicago, March
24-27.
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American Agriculturist, April, 1965
sometimes precarious, but anyone
is foolish to bet against a good
man-wife team who want some¬
thing bad enough to work and
sacrifice for it. Before we conclude
that some of these arrangements
are foolhardy some of us should
look back to some of our own
situations when we first started.
Many of us were operating on that
proverbial shoestring not so very
long ago.
There has always been talk
about the misunderstanding be¬
tween producers and industry, but
now along comes a new kind of
committee co-operating to work
with young people. The effort
being made is to help young peo¬
ple to become aware of the oppor¬
tunities in the fields of nutrition
and food. It is a combined effort
of many industries and education¬
al agencies, as well as producer
and farmer groups, known as the
Youthpower Conference. It’s easy
to generate enthusiasm for a
united effort for such a promising
cause. After all, bringing career
opportunities to the attention of
our young people is the kind of
effort that begets its own reward.
HIGH-MOISTURE CORN
A carload of farmers and one
of our county agents recently
“went west” — that is, to Genesee
County to learn what we could
about harvesting, storing, and
feeding high-moisture corn both
in conventional silos and in sealed
storage.
For a starter . . . high-moisture
corn turns out to be shelled whole
corn, shelled, cracked, or ground
corn, ground ear corn with all the
cob included or with part of the
cob eliminated. Without being
technical, these good farmers who
are storing part of their grain corn
in silos said you could harvest
corn for this type of storage a little
too wet to crib.
As for harvesting and handling
the corn, these men are using sev¬
eral methods depending on what
equipment they had or preferred.
Some run the corn into a combine
with a corn head and shell it,
eliminating part or all or none of
the cob. Most agree that saving
some of the cob is good but it uses
up some storage space. Some corn
is picked with a regular picker,
hauled to the silo as ear corn, run
through a hammermill, cracker,
roller, or grinder, hence into the
blower and up or into a forage
harvester fitted up with a recutter
screen, which finishes the shelling
and cracking process and does a
pretty good job of grinding. The
blower pipe can be hooked to the
forage harvester, and the machine
which does the grinding can also
do the blowing.
Some of the corn was leveled as
it was blown in and some just
blown in. Of course, if cob is left
with the grain there will be more
separating out if the feed is al¬
lowed to mound up as the silo is
filled.
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is essential until feeding starts.
With whole kernel corn with a little
cob the job of shovelling the feed
out of the silo is not too bad — if
the silo diameter is not too great!
With ground corn there is a tighter
packing, and this looks like a
good place for a silo unloader or a
pretty strong back.
Whole corn was run through
cracker or grinder before feeding,
whereas that which was ground or
cracked before ensiling was ready
to feed. The thing that impressed
me was that despite the differences
in how the corn was stored and in
what it was stored, all that we saw
was coming out as fine feed.
We were further interested in
the variety of ways of feeding this
material. At two places it was
metered into the silage; one man
elevated his corn from the cracker
to his chuck wagon right on top
of a load of silage so it mixed in
as he fed the load off; another
hauled it to a stanchion barn and
fed it in the manger.
While all the men were pleased
with the quality of this feed, all
seemed more impressed by the re¬
duction in their feed bills. It’s our
guess that high-moisture corn
mixed into the silage will go along
way to eliminate the problem of
how to get enough grain down the
cows in the parlor. You simply
meet a lot of their nutrient needs
before they get to the parlor.
While in the stanchion barn, we
always had our own grain ground
into cow feed with proteins, min¬
erals, and molasses added. It
looks as though we could continue
to use home-grown corn if we can
store it in a silo and get it mixed
with the silage as we feed. The
idea of starting cornpicking earlier
before harvest losses get high cer¬
tainly sounds good, as does the
elimination of cribbing corn and
then shoveling it out. The one fly
in the ointment was the statement
repeated on several farms, that
one would need to feed off nearly
3 inches of corn a day to avoid
spoilage in hot weather. This
would take a pretty tall silo if one
was to have year-round feeding
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American Agriculturist, April, 1965
THE
BIG
ONES
me
zxk:
A RECENT survey of all large
dairy herds in New York State
indicates that the herds with 75
cows or more (milking and dry)
constitute only about 2 1/2 percent
of the total herds in the State but
contain 8 percent of the cows and
produce about 10 percent of the
total milk.
The numbers and distribution:
County
75 to
100 cows
100 or
more cows
Albany
3
4
Allegany
2
2
Broome
5
5
Cattaraugus
7
5
Cayuga
7
8
Chautauqua
9
4
Chemung
2
2
Chenango
15
5
Clinton
11
5
Columbia
30
13
Cortland
12
12
Delaware*
11
9
Dutchess
36
32
Erie
5
6
Essex*
0
0
Franklin
7
7
Fulton
9
2
Genesee
18
11
Greene
4
1
Herkimer
12
9
Jefferson
19
11
Lewis
4
4
Livingston
17
5
Madison
33
13
Monroe
11
5
Montgomery
6
10
Niagara
3
2
Oneida
25
17
Onondaga
6
8
Ontario
14
5
Orange
22
12
Orleans
2
1
Oswego
5
2
Otsego
5
8
Putnam
1
3
Rensselaer
6
2
St. Lawrence
7
2
Saratoga
0
2
Schenectady
0
3
Schoharie
11
4
Schuyler
2
0
Seneca
1
0
Steuben
3
8
Sullivan
4
4
Tioga
8
1
Tompkins
14
5
Ulster
3
3
Washington
27
16
Wayne
1
4
Wyoming
23
6
Yates
3
0
Long Island
0
3
Total
491
311
by R. W. Spalding Cornell University
followed. This was not a random
list, and 100 percent report was
not received, but since it represents
55 percent of the total herds of
this size it is thought to be descrip¬
tive of these large herds.
Some Results
which does not contribute to op¬
erational efficiency from the
standpoint of use of equipment or
labor.
Twenty-three percent of the
herds keep no production records,
22 percent breed no cows with AI
organizations and 76 percent
breed all heifers to their own sires.
This latter fact emphasizes the
problem dairymen have of observ¬
ing estrus and corralling heifers
A trend everyone has noticed
is the fact that herds of this size
continue to depend less on pasture
for the summer feeding of die milk¬
ing herd, but are either feeding out
of storage of bringing greenchop
to the cows. Fifty-two percent of
these herds pasture the milking
herd four weeks or less.
Keep Records
It is encouraging, however, to
see such a large proportion keep-
Several striking things are evi¬
dent from the figures obtained in
this survey. The majority of these
herds are still using conventional
barns and only 32 percent have
constructed parlors to make the
milking job easier. More than one-
half of these large herds are di¬
vided in two or more barns . . .
to be bred. To solve this problem
many are turning a young sire in
the pasture and sacrificing 25 per¬
cent of the total potential from
which to make genetic improve¬
ment. Perhaps heat synchroniza¬
tion will help prevent this waste
when it becomes a common prac¬
tice.
ing production records. Seventy-
eight percent of the herds use
artificial insemination service, and
these herds, on the average, bred
100 cows each; however, only 54
percent of the total milking and
dry cows in all 802 herds were
artificially inseminated through the
AI organizations.
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erected the glulam rafters in this 66' x 128' dairy barn in 12 hours
* No confirming report received from County
Agricultural Agent
There were a total of 802 herds
with 75 or more cows of which
311 herds had 100 or more. The
Dairy Herd Improvement Co¬
operative records show 310 of
these 802 herds enrolled, or almost
40 percent are keeping production
records. This is two and one-half
times as large a proportion as all
herds in the State.
A breakdown of these large
herds by number of cows shows
one with over 800 cows, three with
400-500, two with 300-400, 17
with 200-300, 288 with 100-200
and 491 with 75-100 cows.
A card survey of 170 of the
100-cow farms was made relative
to a few specific practices being
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
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In this case six men were able to erect all
65 glulam rafters in a dairy barn for Elm¬
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You can put up one of these buildings
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“MANAGEMENT” of peren¬
nial legumes and grasses is a
pretty big topic for discussion. It
includes the species and varieties
you select; the mixtures you use;
the fertilizers and pesticides you
apply; and the time, height, and
number of times you harvest the
crop. In short, management begins
when you plan your program and
continues right through to the use
of the crop. Neglect any part of
your forage program and you’re
shorting yourself on top forage
profits. For now, though, let’s just
take a look at when to harvest
and why.
Stage of Cutting
Harvesting time is of utmost
importance. If there’s one thing
that researchers and top dairymen
agree on, it’s this: for first cutting
hay crops, whether legume or
grass, their feed value is triggered
more by when you cut them than
by anything else!
To get top yields of high-quality
alfalfa, for example, here is the
cutting schedule we like to follow.
Make the first harvest, whether as
silage, hay, or pasture, when the
majority of the plants reach the
full bud to very early bloom stage.
This means late May or very early
June for most areas of the North¬
east.
Some bloom should be showing
before second and later cuttings
are made. This generally means
a delay of 40 to 45 days between
cuttings so that root reserves can
be replenished.
For Pasture
Where pastured, an intensive
system of rotational grazing in
which top growth is removed in the
shortest possible time is essential
to maintain productive stands. As
when cut for hay, a delay of 40
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to 45 days between grazings is
necessary.
In late summer and fall man¬
agement, it is important to harvest
early enough in your area to give
the plants sufficient time to build
up reserves before frost. Either
this, or delay harvest until near or
after a killing frost, so there is little
or no regrowth after cutting to use
up root reserves.
A late fall cutting on some soils
is dangerous. This practice re¬
moves stubble which helps to catch
and hold snow that protects the
plants during winter. Its use
should, therefore, be limited to
only the best-drained, best-fertilized
fields on your farm.
Food Reserves
I’ve already suggested the im¬
portance of adequate root reserves
to keep alfalfa healthy. To under¬
stand fully the importance of
proper cutting management, let’s
see how this forage plant manu¬
factures and stores food.
Alfalfa is a perennial. It stores
energy in its roots and crowns in
the form of readily-available car¬
bohydrates — energy that is used
by the plant throughout the year
for growth and reproduction.
What happens to these food re¬
serves? When growth starts in the
spring, carbohydrates stored in the
roots and crowns are used to start
new top growth from small under¬
ground stems called rhizomes. De¬
pletion of that stored food con¬
tinues until the plants are six to
eight inches tall. By this time food
is being manufactured in the leaves
as rapidly as it is being used, and
some food storage begins. Storage
of food continues and reaches its
highest level in the roots and
crowns usually about full bloom.
After the first crop is removed,
the process of food reserve deple-
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American Agriculturist, April, 1965
46
tion and renewal must be repeated
for the new growth. It’s true that
root reserves are not at their
highest level at the bud stage when
cutting is recommended. However,
the plants can still maintain a sat¬
isfactory level of reserves if har¬
vest of later cuttings is delayed
until early bloom and careful
management is practiced in late
August and September.
Fall Management Important
Research shows that late sum¬
mer and fall management is actual¬
ly more critical than spring
management as related to both
yield and stand persistence. Here’s
why:
Alfalfa needs its leaf growth dur¬
ing the fall period prior to frost to
manufacture food which is stored
in the roots and crowns. Plants
use the stored food reserves to
develop cold resistance, to live
over the winter and to begin
growth in the spring. In fact, Wis¬
consin studies show that as much
as 50 percent of the available car¬
bohydrates stored in the roots and
crowns are used up during the
winter months.
Food Reserves
Thus, for strong, vigorous
plants, it’s important that food re¬
serves of plants going into winter
are high. But there’s more to it
than just food reserves. New
spring growth of alfalfa comes
from those rhizomes I mentioned,
laid down in the crown area the
previous summer or fall. Thus, an
abundance of rhizomes in the fall
is essential for a big first cutting
the following year! A late summer
and fall management program,
geared to plenty of stored food in
the root and crown generally re¬
sults in a plant with an abundance
of healthy rhizomes.
Much less is known about the
management of birdsfoot trefoil,
another valuable legume for north¬
eastern farmers. However, limited
research suggests the management
for hay-type trefoils should be
similar to that for alfalfa.
Manage Grasses, Too!
We’ve put a lot of emphasis on
forage legumes and their manage¬
ment. But forage grasses also play
a big role in a successful forage
program. When properly limed,
fertilized and harvested, grasses
have the potential to yield as much
high quality forage as legumes.
Perennial grasses should be
managed in the early spring fol¬
lowing the same principles a farm¬
er employs when he grazes his
wheat. He is careful to avoid de¬
stroying the young seed heads
(growing points) in early spring,
at which time the central stem is
starting to develop.
With grasses harvested for for¬
age we are not interested in saving
the seed head. But we do want to
save the growing region just
beneath the seed head. This is a
critical zone on the grass stem at
this stage. It includes all of the leaf
bases. Destroying this region by
low grazing or clipping is serious
because the leaves have not nour¬
ished the roots sufficiently to pro¬
duce a new crop of shoots.
Graze Early
Thus, all of our grasses can be
grazed safely early in the spring —
when 4-6 inches tall — before they
begin to “joint;” that is, before the
growing point which later becomes
the head grows up inside the stem.
For silage and hay the best time
to make the first cutting of grasses
is when the heads are just emerg¬
ing from the boot. At this stage
grasses are still high in feed value
— lots of leaves, not many stems.
By the time the heads are just
emerging, food reserves have been
stored for regrowth. Cutting at this
stage means earlier aftermath pro¬
duction coming ahead of hot, dry
weather. And it may mean an ad¬
ditional harvest later on.
If the first harvest is removed by
grazing at this “silage” or “hay”
stage, clipping off the ungrazed
herbage is essential to insure
rapid recovery growth.
Time the second harvest care¬
fully, especially for bromegrass
and timothy. If you want the for¬
age for pasture, graze before after-
math stems joint, usually not later
than five weeks following first har¬
vest. If harvested for hay, cut
seven weeks after first harvest or
when new sprouts show on the
stem bases. And leave three to
four inches of stubble for more
rapid recovery.
Grasses are normally less sen¬
sitive than legumes to fall cutting
or grazing treatments. However,
adequate fertilization and rest dur¬
ing the six-week period prior to
winter Ireeze-up insures early
vigorous growth the following
spring.
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CLARENCE CENTER — Yoder Brothers
CLINTON — Cawley s Sales A Service
CLYDE — Iocco Small Engine Service
COBLESKIL — Russell's Hardware
DANSVILLE — Dyes Hardware
DUNKIRK— W. D. VanScoter
EAST AURORA— Will Truck A Implement Co.
EAST NORTHPORT. L. I.—
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EAST PATCHOGUE, L. I.—
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EDEN— Hill Garage
ELIZA BETHTOWN—
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ENDICOTT — Newing Equipment Corp.
FAIRPORT — Crosby Equipment Co.
FORT PLAIN — Andrew Devost
FRANKLINVILLE — Len’s Sharp Shop
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GLENS FALLS — Mead’s Nursery
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ILION — Burrill Saw A Tool Shop
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CHRISTMAS TREE
PLANTING
by W. H. Rawlings
THE MOST CRITICAL part of
your Christmas tree project begins
the moment the trees arrive. It may
mean the beginning of a successful
plantation, or it might mean
money wasted.
The difference is in the handling
and planting of stock in the field.
Dry weather the last few years has
had an adverse effect on planting,
but the man who follows good
planting practices will generally
save a portion of the trees planted
even in dry years.
As soon as the trees arrive, un¬
pack them and remove them from
the bundles. Keep them in a cool
place; better yet, heel them in. The
trench used for this should be
about as wide as a shovel and
deep enough to thoroughly cover
the roots. Be certain that the roots
are kept moist at all times.
We generally try to heel our
trees in near a shady portion of
the field, or to throw some brush
over the top of the trench. Don’t
cover them with canvas or burlap;
this will make an extremely warm
situation under the cover and
cause the trees to dry out.
Critical Time
The critical time for any seed¬
ling is the period when it is taken
from the heeling-in trench and
placed (planted) underground.
Why? The roots are exposed to
air and sunlight. This has a tend¬
ency to dry them, thereby taking
life from the seedling and, if ser¬
ious, it will not grow.
Try to be certain that the bucket
in which the seedlings are carried
has about 3 to 4 inches of water
in it; preferably good muddy
water. This solution of mud and
water seems to help the seedlings
get a good start. If they are to be
machine-planted, they should be
dipped in water before going to
the machine.
Roots should be spread and
fully extended into the hole, wheth¬
er planted by hand or with a
machine. The saying that a ten
cent tree requires a ten dollar hole
is just as true with evergreens as
with fruit trees or shrubs.
Check Planting
Some people who are hired to
plant trees are doing it for the pay
they get, not because they want to
earn their money by doing a good
job. The machine operator wants
to finish your job so that he can go
on to another one; after all, it is
a short season in which to make
money. So check carefully to see
that the planters do their work
right.
In a good job, they should be
sure that the dirt is firmly packed
around the plant; any opening
allows air to enter and dry the
root system of the seedling. Result
... a planting wasted. A good
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“stomp” with the heel will seal the
hole well.
The machine planters in our
area who are doing an outstand¬
ing job have one man following
the machine. He straightens up
all trees that are set crooked; he
also checks spacing and sees to it
that the dirt is firmly packed
around the seedling. A little extra
cost? Yes, but well worth it.
Sometimes the planting machine
needs an adjustment or is not
working just right. The man who
is riding cannot see this, nor can
the tractor operator, but the man
following can stop them at once,
(Continued on opposite page)
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PRUNING TIME IS HERE AGAIN
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American Agriculturist, April, 1965
adjust the machine, and pull out
any seedlings incorrectly planted.
Machine or Hand
Should you use a machine or
hand-plant? This will depend on
your terrain . . . and you. A good
rule of thumb is whether you can
plow the ground, or whether it has
ever been plowed. A tree planter
can go wherever a plow can go
. . . and in some spots that would
be tough to plow with a tractor.
Will it do a good job? Much of
that depends on who is operating
the machine, and how much pride
he takes in what he is doing.
We assume most men try to
please the person they are working
for; therefore, they try to do the
best job possible. Many of them
will promise more than they can
deliver. When trees come, everyone
wants his planted yesterday, and
the operator does not want to lose
the job. In order to keep it, he
promises you and your neighbor
that he will plant your trees tomor¬
row. That might mean tomorrow,
a week from tomorrow, or next
month. And then there are some
planters who have an exact sched¬
ule they follow; you can set your
watch by it, barring tractor break¬
down or labor trouble.
Plants Fast
The machine can plant 10,000
trees a day under ideal conditions.
Dates to Remember
April 3 - Curtiss Classic
Holstein Sale, Curtiss Farms,
Cary, Ill.
April 3-4 - Massachusetts
State Convention, University
of Massachusetts, Amherst.
April 4-6 - Annual Food
Distribution Conference, Uni¬
versity of Delaware, Newark.
April 8 - N.Y.S. Guernsey
Breeders Co-op, Inc., Annual
meeting, Beekman Arms, Rhine-
beck, N.Y.
April 8-9 - New England
Gardeners 1 Workshop, Old Stur-
bridge Village, Sturbridge,
Mass .
April 9 - New Hampshire
Cooperative Extension Service
and New Hampshire Poultry
Growers Assoc, annual meeting.
University of New Hampshire,
Durham.
April 10-11 - Weekend
Flower Show, Kingston, Rhode
Is land .
April 10 - New York
Angus Breeders Assoc, annual
sale. College of Agriculture,
Cornell University, Ithaca,
N.Y.
April 11 - New York Fly¬
ing Farmers dinner meeting.
Beck's Grove, Rome, N.Y.
April 24-30 - National
4-H Congress, Washington,
D.C.
April 22-24 - National
Ayrshire meeting and sale,
Wilmington and University
of Delaware.
April 24 - New York
Forest Owners Association,
Inc. College of Forestry,
Syracuse, N.Y.
April 26-28 - Annual
meeting Mid-Atlantic States.
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
A man hand-planting can only
put in 1,000 per day ... at least
this is the claim. Sometimes you
find trees stuck down a woodchuck
hole, they tell me, but this is sel¬
dom found when trees are
machine-planted.
The cost is about the same; in
Oneida County, in 1964 the SCS
allowed $15 per 1,000 for ma¬
chine-planting, and $17.50 per
1,000 for hand-planting; most
planters charge $20 per 1,000 to
plant.
You might be able to induce the
local Boy Scout troop to plant for
you as a project, then give them a
donation for their camping fund.
The local ag teacher might know
of an FFA chapter that needs
money and will do the planting in
order to earn some.
You can design a set of planting
lugs for your tractor; they will dig
out a nice hole about six feet apart.
Then invite your friends and rela¬
tives to pay you a visit on a par¬
ticular day you want to plant trees.
Many of them will have a mighty
good time . . . and do a good job!
We never did measure the speed of
this method of tree planting, but it
does a good job if the people who.
plant the seedlings will pack the
soil around the roots tightly.
Cornell has a good plan for
making these lugs (write Fred
Winch, 114 Fernow Hall, Cornell
University, Ithaca, New York). It
takes a minimum of metal, and
the local welding shop can do the
work for you. And ... if you have
your own tractor . . . you have a
good method of making the holes,
which is the hardest part of the
planting operation.
A final tip on planting; your
trees are planted firmly if you can
pull on the needles and have them
pull off before the stem pulls out
of the ground. It is a good idea
to spot check your planting crew
by doing this once in a while.
If possible, water the seedlings
as soon as they are planted. We
always pray for rain right after
the planting is finished; you will
get a good take if it does rain,
and a wet spring is a great help to
those of us who plant trees.
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FARM DOLLAR GUIDE
A HANDBOOK to help woodland owners fill out income tax
forms has just been issued by the U.S. Department of Agri¬
culture. Many forest owners pay more in income taxes on
timber cut or sold than the law requires. Forest Service
officials believe. The handbook, "The Timber Owner and His
Federal Income Tax" Is available for 35 cents from the
Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, D.C. 20402.
THE ULTIMATE RESULT OF GOOD FARM MANAGEMENT is to lower the
cost per unit of producing food and fiber. Fundamental to
this is increased production per man, but vitally import¬
ant also is cost control. Machinery costs account for one-
fifth of the total expenses on New York State farms. This
amounts to over $100 per cow on many dairy farms.
Modern equipment is essential, but using it too few
hours per year, or permitting rapid deterioration can sky¬
rocket costs per unit produced. In the same way, credit
that costs much above average, failure to buy in quantity,
or buying low-quality seed, feed or fertilizer, can up
costs and kill the possibility of profit.
DIESEL TRACTORS, whether large or small, need to be used at
least 500 to 600 hours per year to justify extra cost of
the diesel over a gasoline-powered machine. Michigan State
researchers found that about 60 percent of all tractors
with 45 h.p. or larger were operated less than 800 hours per
year.
HERBICIDE RESEARCH on chemicals called "surfactants" used
with chemical weed killers may reduce cost and possible
build-up of chemicals in soil.
A TRACTOR ACCIDENT STUDY in Ohio showed that nearly half of
all tractor accidents happened in the farmyard, farm lane,
or on a public highway. Over half the fatal accidents in¬
volved an unloaded tractor, or a tractor pulling a wagon.
Men over 60 had more accidents than average, but over half
who fell or were thrown from tractors were under 16 years
old. Older people, people under 20, and road gear travel
are often involved in tractor accidents.
'COOPERATIVES WHICH ARE OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY FARMERS THEM¬
SELVES offer the most effective mechanism for individual
producers to combine their economic resources to attain great¬
er strength in the market place." So says Kenneth D. Naden,
executive vice president of the National Council of Farmer
Cooperatives .
NITROGEN FERTILIZATION at very high levels can cause nitrate
poisoning from alfalfa, research at University of Wisconsin
shows. Red clover, ladino, and birdsfoot trefoil did not
develop dangerously high nitrate levels even when fertilized
at the rate of 400 pounds of nutrate per acre .
IF YOU ARE THINKING of spraying to control the alfalfa weev¬
il, now is the time to make plans. In South Jersey and
Pennsylvania last two weeks in April are about right; In
most of New York the first two weeks in May.
A SAVING of $3.02 per hundredweight gained in winter, and
98 cents per hundredweight gained in summer was credited to
shelter in tests with beef cattle in Iowa feeding lots. The
average daily feed intake per steer over the two-year trial
period was essentially the same for the shelter and no-shel¬
ter groups; but the group with shelter required less feed
per pound of gam, resulting in a saving in feed cost per
hundred pounds.
MORE DAIRYMEN are culling first calf heifers with low pro¬
duction rather than "giving them another chance." Consider
culling all first calf heifers that produce less than 7 0$
of the rolling herd average.
USDA URGES cut in 1965 fall and late summer potato acre¬
age. Fact is that present good prices are due to bad weath¬
er, not low 1964 acreage! U. S. seed potato supply is down.
SOYBEANS LOOK GOOD as crop in northeastern states, where re¬
search has resulted in varieties with good yields. Carry¬
over of last year's crop is small; average farm price late
in 1 64 was highest in 11 years ,
MOST TROUBLESOME perennial weeds in New England are quack-
grass and nutsedge (sometimes called nutgrass). University
of Massachusetts recommendations for quackgrass call for
application of 2 pounds per acre of atrazine on weed fol¬
iage in October or late April, and another 2 pounds at
planting of corn. For nutsedge, use land for corn and ap¬
ply 3/4 pound per acre of actual atrazine on prepared seed¬
bed, disk in, and plant corn. One cultivation after this
is also recommended.
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
GROUP FEEDING of dairy cows at Utah State University gave
good results . Cows were divided into three groups by pro¬
duction. Top group got grain individually twice a day but
middle group got feed twice daily as a group by weighing
and spreading grain evenly along manger. Low group was fed
grain as group once a day. Amount of grain fed was adjus¬
ted every two weeks .
SINCE I960, land in farms in northeastern states has dropp¬
ed 9% while number of farms has declined 22%. For same
period, total food production in Northeast continues to
increase .
GRASS SILAGE cut early or farm-cured hay cut early analyzed
about 60% more protein and 18 % less crude fiber than late-
cut, field-cured hay, according to Cornell University. When
fed to dairy cows early-cut grass silage averagedto produce
l6 pounds more milk per day than did late-cut field-cured
hay. Putting at least part of the grass in the silo helps
finish haying early!
ESTABLISHING A START is the first step in growing a good
crop of alfalfa. Firm the soil after planting with a culti-
packer or press wheels. Inoculate with fresh inoculent the
day the land is seeded. If seeded with grain, use 1§- bush¬
els (or less) of oats or barley.
FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION POLICIES affect farmers. Reading be¬
tween lines of recent statements it appears that (l) an at¬
tempt will be made to cut budget for agriculture, probably
unsuccessfully; (2) government program for agriculture will
continue; (3) farm cooperatives will be favored.
SAVING ON COST of purchased concentrates is important. Ten
dollars a ton less will net you as much as producing 350
pounds more milk at $4.00 per hundredweight. Protein is a
big part of cost of purchased feed. It is likely to cost
less per pound in a 60^ supplement than in a lower percent
feed. Urea may be a good buy up to 60 pounds per ton. Buy¬
ing in quantity and in bulk will save money.
NEW YORK GRAPES to the amount of 123,515 tons were process-
ed in ' 64 . 75 . 9% were made into sweet juice, 19.8$ for
wine, 4.3$ for other purposes. Concord grapes accounted for
89$ of the total.
"FARMERS' CHECKLIST FOR PESTICIDE SAFETY" is title of USDA
Program Aid No. 622. Good information; available for 5
cents from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.
A FARMERS ' COOPERATIVE IN CALIFORNIA has announced the clos¬
ing of a tomato cannery and plans to explore the possibil¬
ity of opening a cannery in Mexico. Cause is chaotic labor
situation because of failure of Congress to extend law per¬
mitting Mexicans to enter U.S. to do seasonal labor on farms.
REPORT IS THAT ROCK "FERTILIZER" is being moved into Nortn-
east from source in Colorado. Price rumored at $150 per
ton. Gypsum has been primary ingredient of some of this
material sold in other areas. Better check with your coun¬
ty agent before buying.
RIGHT TO SELL OR LEASE acreage allotments "to family farmers
in the same state'1 was advocated by President Johnson in
his farm message to Congress. Would apply to allotments un¬
der the several production adjustment programs in existence.
If adopted, would hook right to produce to the man rather
than to the land. Be alert to opportunities and problems
this change would create, if adopted.
FEDERAL MILK ORDER terminated on March 31 for Chicago area
because farmers turned down proposed amended order in recent
referendum. Dispute is between up-country and nearby farmers
over order benefit distribution.
The Song of the Lazy Farmer
My neighbor’s nosey as can be,
he’s always checking up on me, I
sometimes think that my affairs con¬
cern him more than his own cares.
Mirandy, too, devotes her time to
watching ev’ry single dime that I
take in or spend, and she knows
ev’ry move I make, by gee. But
neither keeps track half as close, or
gives advice that’s so verbose, as
does my partner, good old Frank,
who operates the local bank. He
never lets me feel alone, he’s always
here or on the phone to issue orders
for the day so we can make our
farming pay.
A farm may run, in theory, on
work and money equally; in practice,
though, his vote’s the one that sets
whatever will be done; as in the UN.
I’m bound tight by that old buz¬
zard’s veto right. The only time I
get my say is in a little game we
play; about each ninety days I go
down there and pay off what I owe,
then I rear back and sass awhile
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
and Frank just listens with a smile.
When I’m all done, he lets me sigri
up for a brand-new credit line, and
while I’m waiting quiedy, he writes
new orders down for me.
MORE FARMERS
PLANT DEKALB
THAN ANY
OTHER BRAND
DEKALB
CORN
‘DEKALB” is a Registered Brand Name
Want Higher Corn Yields?
... then get your
DEKALB
SEED CORN
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For the thousands of farmers who
harvested DeKalb Corn — 1964
was a splendid year. In normal
areas, many reported new high
yields on measured acreages.
In areas hit by heat, drouth and
winds, many DeKalb Hybrids
showed their ability to stand and
hold their ears well, and deliver
surprisingly good performance.
Several DeKalb Hybrids are
sold out, so plan to get your 1965
seed corn early. See your DeKalb
dealer NOW.
DEKALB AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION, INC.,
Commercial Producers & Distributors
of DeKalb Corn, Chix & Sorghum
DEKALB, ILLINOIS
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nan I
makes
more
pen chop
...fester
You cut Northrup King’s
Trudan 1 when it is 30 to 40
inches tall, and it gets up there
in a hurry. Trudan 1 has grown
two inches and more per day.
It keeps coming back, fast.
The combination of leafy
plants and great growth rate
yields “mountains” of milk¬
making forage. For example,
Trudan I, a true sudangrass
hybrid, can make up to 40 per¬
cent more forage per season
than other sudangrasses.
Trudan I is palatable and nutri¬
tious. Cows eagerly clean up
Trudan I green chop . . . tender
leaves, fine stems and all. Put
up as haylage, Trudan I will
give you this green chop good¬
ness year ’round. The protein
content has tested 17 percent
and higher. Trudan I forage
yields 70 percent to 75 percent
TDN at recommended cutting
stage.
Trudan I is vigorous, versatile.
Keeps going through summer
slumps better than most forages,
making fine quality hay, or suc¬
culent pasture.
Trudan I is safer. Prussic acid
content is lower in Trudan I
than in the sorghum-sudangrass
hybrids and most sudangrasses,
but good-management safety
precautions should always be
practiced.
Trudan I is catching on fast.
Northrup King’s entire supply
of Trudan I seed has been sold
out every year since it was
introduced. Many dealers are
already sold out of their 1965
allotment.
560 Fulton Street, Buffalo, N.Y. 14240
Distributors of Northrup King Corn,
Alfalfas, Sorghums & Special Forages
HOW IT'S DONE
by Robert Dyment
Roger Trump checks the temperature
inside a shelter house.
How does the United States
Weather Bureau arrive at climatic
conditions in Chautauqua County,
the state, and the nation? A little-
known fact is that there are vol¬
unteer weather observers scattered
throughout the nation, funneling
information back to the Weather
Bureau.
One such observer is Roger B.
Trump, Westfield, Chautauqua
County, New York. Operator of a
200-acre farm, with 50 head of
cattle and 25 acres of grapes,
Trump has been interested in
weather observation since a boy
of 12. “Back in 1937,” Roger
recalls, “a group of area boys
formed a science club. It was
agreed that each would have a
specialty, and mine was the
weather.”
His brother Fred also was in¬
terested in weather observations,
and kept official records. When
Fred entered the Air Force in 1944,
Roger became the official Westfield
area weather observer.
All Voluntary
It’s all voluntary duty, with no
remuneration except the satisfac¬
tion of a job well done. The
Weather Bureau furnishes all the
necessary instruments, such as
temperature gauges, rain-measur¬
ing equipment, record-keeping
forms, and other necessary data.
The records are part of long-range
climatic forecasts for the area . . .
there are similar “weather watch¬
ers” in Sherman, Jamestown, and
Fredonia.
Roger checks his instruments
(housed in a shelter house near
his home) once a day — at 8 p.m.
Standard Time, 9 p.m. Daylight
Saving Time. Notes are made of
high and low temperatures, pre¬
cipitation, snowfall, snow depths,
and any unusual weather such as
hail, damaging wind, etc. Any sign
of a tornado is to be phoned in
immediately to the weather bureau
in Buffalo. But, so far, Roger
hasn’t had to make any such calls.
Reports are mailed to Ashville,
North Carolina, the official
Weather Bureau processing center
for the eastern portion of the U. S.
Information is also sent once a
week to Cornell University, where
weather studies are also made.
Recendy, Roger was presented
a pin in recognition of 20 years of
service as a cooperative weather
observer by Donald L. Quick, field
aide for the U. S. Weather Bureau.
Volunteers such as he are doing
much to keep us informed about
weather conditions and patterns.
WHAT IS "CRISP-AIRE"?
Now, and well into July, apples
with the crispness of October and
the freshness of Spring are being
offered in all our markets. This
is because of a relatively new
process known as controlled-
atmosphere storage, and in New
York and New England is identi¬
fied by the registered service mark
“CRISP-AIRE.”
Apples start to decline in quality
as soon as they are harvested.
This is because they “breathe in”
oxygen and “breathe out” carbon
dioxide. If the temperature is
lowered, their rate of respiration is
reduced and they “live” longer.
This is the basic principle of com¬
mon refrigerated storage.
In addition, if the amount of
oxygen is reduced, the rate of
“breathing” is further reduced.
This is also lowered by increasing
the amount of the end product
(carbon dioxide). The decrease in
oxygen and the increase in carbon
dioxide, coupled with refrigeration,
are the basic principles of con¬
trolled- atmosphere storage.
Once the apples are put
to “sleep” in a regulated atmos¬
phere, they never fully recover
their normal rate of “breathing”
when they are taken out of storage
in the spring or any time after a
90-day “sleep.” This results in a
“shelf life” at least twice as long as
regular apples removed at the
same time.
Because of the abnormally low
rate of respiration, controlled-
atmosphere apples maintain their
“tree-fresh” characteristics to a far
greater degree than is possible with
other known storage methods. In
fact, McIntosh apples (the variety
most commonly stored in CA)held
experimentally for 2 years were
still edible when removed from
such storage. — Rockwood Berry,
Executive Vice-President, New
York-New England Apple Insti¬
tute.
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Pick up the windrow
Direct cut the crop
Big capacity and uniform cut — just two
of the outstanding features of the 780
forage harvester from Allis- Chalmers!
The pickup-equipped 780 is the per¬
fect unit to handle windrowed crops. It
moves quickly through the field, pick¬
ing up, chopping green forage, wilted
hay, cured hay or straw. The 6}/2-foot
wide pickup stays on the windrow
while 64 fingers comb the stubble and
feed material to the auger in a steady
stream. Auger speed is matched to feed
roll speed, so the crop moves to the
cylinder in a thin layer to be chopped
to the fineness you want, from less
than 34 " to 2]4".
The direct cut equipped 780 stands
out for once-over operation in grasses
and legumes. Cuts a full 6}^-foot width.
Offers finger pickup reel and sickle
speed of 1188 strokes per minute for
big production.
All 780 heads are quickly switched
from direct cut to pickup to corn head,
all delivering fine-cut feed that packs
firm into your silo.
The 780’s six cut and throw knives
36" wide, and fine crop-controlling feed
rolls provide uniform cut that makes
this forage harvester a winner.
Want better silage and haylage? Then
the place to start is with your nearby
Allis-Chalmers dealer and a 780!
You can chop
fine forage faster
with Allis-Chalmers!
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pasturing season. Still going
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• Round-Oval Link Design
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minimizes chain jamming,
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Sprocket — reduces link
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• Full T High Paddle— maxi-
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THE NATIONAL FARMER’S
ORGANIZATION.. ITS PLACE
IN THE NORTHEAST
by the Herkimer County N.F.O.*
FARMERS OF THE Northeast
desperately need one powerful or¬
ganization deriving its strength
and effectiveness from national
rather than regional membership.
Only the NFO collective bargain¬
ing program makes it possible for
farmers, through the recognized
American system of democracy,
to do together those things neces¬
sary for a profitable agriculture,
that they as individuals cannot
even hope to accomplish. As long
as the farmer is the only unorga¬
nized segment in an organized
economy, he will continue to
receive less and less.
The NFO, with headquarters in
Corning, Iowa, was originated in
1955 as a protest movement
against the slump in farm prices.
At the first National Convention,
Oren Lee Staley, who started as a
4-H boy, became a college grad¬
uate, and now operates a 400-
acre farm, was elected President,
an office he has been re-elected to
each succeeding year. The merits
of the NFO program are so widely
accepted that there is now an active
and determined membership in
twenty-three states. At the 1964
National Convention in Minneap¬
olis, Minnesota, there were over
9,000 voting delegates in attend¬
ance, making it the largest con¬
vention of its kind in the United
States.
Decision Approval
NFO is democracy in action;
any major decision has to be ap¬
proved by a two-thirds vote of the
membership. A contract can only
be activated with a processor by
a two-thirds approval vote of NFO
members producing the commod¬
ities in question in that area. In
this way a bloc vote, which is
unfair to the individual farmer,
can never be used.
It is a fallacy to believe that it
will be as profitable not to be an
NFO member. NFO membership
agreements will cover at the least
60 percent of the production, and
before members would approve a
contract with a processor there will
be included in the contract a 5
percent bonus for members only,
due to the fact that NFO would
have controlling production.
The by-laws of NFO allow only
farmers who are producers to
become members; members can
hold an office only when the ma¬
jority of their income is derived
from their farm business. By-laws
prohibit NFO from ever becoming
involved in buying or selling, thus
forgetting the farmer it represents.
NFO’s only service is collective
bargaining entirely financed by the
dues and fees that have been paid
by the members. At present, these
* Please address any letters to Mrs. Edward
Geraty, R. 1, Little Falls, New York, or
to Mrs. George Demeree, R. 3, Little Falls,
New York
dues are $25 per year and will
remain the same until enough
strength is achieved to activate
contracts with processors. At this
time, the dues will be replaced by
a one percent fee, which in the case
of the dairy farmer would be on
gross sales of milk.
There has never been more than
a small percentage of overproduc¬
tion for any given year, and when
you group your production, and
then control the sale of that pro¬
duction as farmers, there are many
different ways to approach the
problem of surplus. One approach
is that NFO has made provisions
in its dealer-contracts for funds to
be used for promotional purposes.
But, if in spite of all efforts, one of
which would be intensive advertis¬
ing, a surplus does arise at any
time, NFO membership agreements
make the provision allowing farm¬
ers themselves to decide what
should be done about it.
No Violence
NFO does not want or condone
violence; its members know that
violence can only hurt the farmer’s
cause. Those who would call NFO
violent should realize that most
workers bargain collectively for
wages, working hours, and other
common interest. Manufacturing
companies control the supply of
their products; physicians, dentists,
lawyers, teachers, barbers, bank¬
ers, and many others form asso¬
ciations which limit entry into their
professions and set fees at levels
which they themselves judge rea¬
sonable.
The following chart (corrected
to 3.7 percent butterfat) shows the
price of milk paid to New York
State farmers and their average
cost of production. This informa¬
tion was taken from Cornell’s
Handbook of Dairy Economics
of 1964. Cost of
Year Price Rec’d Production
1957 $4.58 $4.68
1959 4.58 4.75
1961 4.32 4.85
1963 4.26 4.92
Most dairy farmers in the
Northeast from personal experi¬
ence are brutally becoming aware
that they are selling at depressed
prices, while buying at inflationary
prices. Since World War II the
farmer has been forced to greatly
expand his investment; his weekly
work hours, in spite of labor-
saving equipment, have in most
cases almost doubled, while his
net income, which is what the farm
family depends on to meet its ob¬
ligations, is drastically decreasing.
Certainly we question the ability
of the family farm, as we know it
today, to exist much longer under
these conditions.
This situation that New York
dairymen find themselves in is his¬
tory repeating itself.
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Some time in 1908, members
of the Orange County Pomona
Grange at its regular meeting de¬
cided that the time was ripe for
dairymen to organize. Local meet¬
ings were held and the Dairymen’s
League was unanimously adopted
for an organization.
The first plank in the new plat¬
form stipulated that only bonafide
producers were eligible for mem¬
bership in the association. This
was to be a farmers’ organization
and conducted by farmers in its
every design and feature. One new
and prominent feature was, even
at that early date, the desire to use
collective bargaining to improve
the lot of the dairyman. This new
organization advocated that farm¬
ers be paid for their milk on a
“cost of production plus” basis.
In 1919 the League called a
successful milk strike and achieved
the “cost of production plus” price
for its members. The milk strike
of 1919 does have an important
place in history because it demon¬
strated the strength of a united
front of farmers in seeking a
square deal and a just price for
their milk.
In May of 1921 the Dairymen’s
League Cooperative, a complete
and thorough-going merchandis¬
ing association took the place of
the old Dairymen’s League, Inc.
which had been operating solely
as a bargaining association. This
is a fact that looms large in the
milk picture. The old League,
using the Warren formula, deter¬
mined the cost of producing milk
and from that base determined the
price to be paid to farmers for
milk.
After the formation of the Co¬
operative Association, this feature
was abandoned, the price to farm¬
ers was below cost of production,
and the farmers’ organization did
nothing about it. History connects
factors that have been employed
through the years, often by self-
seeking interests connected with the
management of the farmers busi¬
ness, which have at times brought
the dairy farmer almost to the
door of bankruptcy.
Discontent
There has been discontent con¬
tinually since the days of 1908
and 1909, and from observation
nothing has been gained toward
the goal set by men of vision in
those early days in the milk busi¬
ness. Farmers today face many of
the same conditions as then, only
with a higher cost of production
to make earning a living a little
more impossible. Due to the stead¬
ily dropping price of milk and the
ever-increasing cost of production,
dairymen find themselves caught
in the squeeze, and are forced to
increase production if they are to
continue their business.
For a few, increasing efficiency
will answer the problem of the
price squeeze, without adding pro¬
duction, but for most of us who
have reached the peak of efficiency
and still cannot compete, addition¬
al production is the only answer.
This added production inflict^ a
lower blend price upon us, so it
seems the dairyman is in trouble
whichever way he turns. He has
only one turn left, and that isNFO.
One large organization has
always felt that the farmer’s prob¬
lem could be solved by the law of
supply and demand. Their mem¬
bers have waited over forty years
for this to succeed and are still
waiting. Most dairy farmers of
today can’t wait another forty
years, because in much less time
than that there will be very few
individually-owned farms left if
the present price trends continue.
In foreign countries this is called
collective farming but is preferred
to be called integrated farming in
our country.
While other segments are enjoy¬
ing shorter work hours at higher
pay plus numerous other benefits,
the farmer is allowing himself to
be looked upon as a second-class
citizen, even though he is produc¬
ing the most essential commodity
in our country. Money has been
spent to educate the farmer into
efficiency; this education apparent¬
ly has been too complete, and now
he is being penalized instead of
praised when 7 percent of our total
population can feed the 100 per¬
cent and still have enough left for
hungry people around the world.
Without the American farmer’s
ability and incentive to produce,
this nation would not be the
world power it has become, but
the farmer has got to be able to
show a profit and encourage his
sons to remain on the farm in
order to protect this incentive for
future generations.
Farmers can no longer look to
the government for fair prices, as
the government’s main concern is
to provide adequate food at low
prices for the non-farm consumer
who controls the vote.
Long Drought
The last three years of drought
have been a great hardship, but
only for the farmer, as the con¬
sumer is now spending the smallest
share of his income in history on
food (18 cents of $1 ). The expense
of the drought has only com¬
pounded the farmer’s misery and
added to his main problem ... a
continuously low and inadequate
price for his product.
The farmer only has himself to
blame for allowing this injustice
against him. Because of his in¬
difference and passive acceptance,
he has nothing to say about the
disinterest in his financial plight
and lack of sincere and united
attempts to provide him with a
fair price. In reality, he has let
himself become the forgotten man
in the market place.
The achievement of the NFO
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the future through the farmers’
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the American economy a firm
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IS GRIT NECESSARY
Is grit necessary when hens are
being fed ground grain? A Wayne
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averaged 2.6 percent higher pro¬
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about 2 percent less feed. All of
the grain in the ration was corn;
hens were fed (free-choice) either
oyster shell or a coarse, granu¬
lated limestone. About two-thirds
of their calcium intake came from
the free choice sources, and one-
third from the mixed ration.
Comparing granulated lime¬
stone and oyster shell as sources
of free-choice calcium, the hens
receiving oyster shell consumed
more calcium and performed
better.
If all of the hens’ calcium needs
were supplied by a mixed feed it
is possible that grit need not be fed.
But the conclusion is that the cost
is small, and a routine practice of
feeding grit is probably good
insurance.
Limestone vs Oyster Shell
In a test, high levels of calcium
in mixed rations were furnished
to layers by either oyster shell or
ground limestone. Total calcium
was 4.5 percent. This high level
was chosen so that differences in
feed intake and performance could
be expressed. Both base rations
contained 0.5 percent calcium;
then 10.6 percent of supplemental
shell or limestone was mixed in the
rations to furnish an additional
4 percent calcium.
Feed consumption was identical.
The oyster shell hens laid fewer
eggs but weighed more at the end
of the project. It is possible that
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while sorting out the oyster shell
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FRANK D. REED, Extension
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evaluation.
Comparisons
The advantage of leasing is that
it provides 100 percent financing,
and the lease payments are tax
deductible as operating expenses.
On the other hand, the total cost
under leasing is greater than a
cash payment — or even credit at
normal interest rates. And there
can be a temptation to unsound
expansion with leasing.
Evaluation of a lease plan as
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schedule with a standard amorti¬
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over the same period of time.
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in, with allowance for at least
minimum family living expenses
as part of it.
As for the tax deductible feature
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American Agriculturist, April, 1965
by Robert Clingan
EASTER BELONGS
TO ALL OF US
A man once excused himself
from attending the Easter services
of his church by calling attention
to the pagan elements in its ob¬
servance.
First he pointed out the sideline
accretions to the Christian story.
No one can take issue with his
references to the Easter bunny, the
colored eggs, and the tiny chicks,
real and artificial. He struck most
deeply by pointing out the root
word for Easter. He was right
when he told me that Easter stands
for the Teuton goddess of spring,
a pagan deity if there ever was
one.
How did a pagan festival of
spring come to be identified with
the cardinal doctrines of our Chris¬
tian faith?
The answer comes in our under¬
standing of the strategy of the
early missionaries who won north¬
ern Europe to Christianity. The
pioneer strategists of the Christian
mission believed in seizing every¬
thing that could be at home in the
Christian life and baptizing it in
the name of Christ.
When they examined the pagan
festival of spring, they must have
found a joy that belonged more
fully to the springtime of the soul.
Every observance of the lengthen¬
ing days and the shortening nights
belonged even more to the worship
of Him who is the Light of the
World and the sun of every Chris¬
tian life.
“Forget the Goddess of Spring,”
they cried, “and celebrate instead
the story of the resurrection of
Jesus Christ, our Lord. You see, it
all belongs together . . . Christ our
Risen Lord, and the coming of the
spring to the earth to renew its life
and deny the signs of death on
every side.”
The roots of the observance of
Easter are many and deep. They
include the pre-Christian rites of
spring that continue in our Chris¬
tian and sub-Christian celebration
of Easter. Even the sunrise service
reflects a re-enactment of pre-
Christian worship of the sun, now
re-interpreted in terms of an early
morning visit to an empty tomb.
Perhaps the more pagan ele¬
ments ought to be played down or
ignored. We could get along with¬
out the Easter bunny or even col¬
ored eggs that reflect the fertility
rites of a pagan culture, or the
commercialization of modern life.
Yet deep within the experience of
ihe human race there are profound
feelings that belong to all people
of all varieties of religious experi¬
ence. These are the feelings that
belong to a people who face the
dgors of a cold winter and wel¬
come with real joy the coming of
every spring . . . the people who
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
silently observe the signs of death
in the brown field, the leafless trees,
and the dead stalks of perennial
flowers.
Suddenly it becomes spring. The
fields quickly change from brown
or grey to green. The dead
branches of the trees burst forth
into leaf. The buried bulbs push
forth new shoots with the promise
of summer flowers. Children ven¬
ture forth without the burden of
heavy winter clothing . . .life seems
to begin again.
To this common experience of
people in the northern hemisphere
of the earth the resurrection of
Jesus Christ makes sense. The
story of his being raised of God
from death to life is simply one
more expression of the love and
power of God, who releases the
earth each spring from the reign
of death to the power of life. Those
who see the hand of God each
spring can believe in the power of
God to raise our Lord from the
“pangs of death” to glorious res¬
urrected life.
Those who believe in this
“power of the resurrection,” who
have committed themselves in trust
and obedience to their Risen Lord,
discover within themselves re¬
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MANY SUMMER garden
problems can be worked on even
before you start doing much out¬
doors. Here are some things you
can do before planting, or have
plans underway so you will be all
set to move on them when garden¬
ing time rolls around.
For example, you can’t get a
good crop of tomatoes under or
near black walnut trees. The roots
of these trees secrete a toxin which
causes the tomatoes to wilt and
eventually die. This seems to come
only from living walnut roots; I
have mulched tomatoes with black
walnut sawdust with no harmful
effect. The roots of a black walnut
tree may spread 75 feet away from
the trunk.
Sweet Or Sour
the soil may be as great for the
full season as water given off by
the plants as transpiration, and is
much greater early in the season.
Black plastic mulch is fairly
easy to apply, and it is economical
to use. It will control all weeds,
both annual and perennial, except
for a few that may come up close
to the plant. It will stop water from
evaporating from the soil, and has
increased the yield of every crop
on which it has been tested.
Did you ever use sawdust or
straw mulch and find that your
crops became yellow and stunted?
Perhaps you thought it was
because these materials made the
soil too acid. Not so! The use of
sawdust mulch over a period of
years actually slows down the rate
at which the soil becomes acid.
Lime — either in excess or a de¬
ficiency — may cause a garden
failure. A gardener should never
use lime unless a soil test shows
that it is needed. Out of several
hundred garden soil tests made at
Cornell, about one-third of them
needed lime; one-third were just
right without adding any lime; and
the balance had been limed so
heavily that crops were failing to
grow. The proper pH or acidity
for a vegetable garden is between
6.0 and 6.8. The only way to be
sure is to make a simple soil
acidity test; take a soil sample to
your county agent or ask him
about an inexpensive testing kit.
Radishes that form only a slen¬
der root, beets which develop dark
spots and cauliflower that has
hollow stalks with brown areas,
all show boron deficiency. These
problems are likely only in gar¬
dens that have had too much lime
or wood ashes, but the situation
can be corrected by putting one
ounce of borax on 100 square
feet of garden.
If the pH is above 7.2 it may
be necessary to bring it down by
putting on some dusting sulfur —
but don’t overdo it. One pound of
dusting sulfur to each 100 square
feet will be enough on an average
loam, and half of that will be
enough on a sand. Better get some
advice from your county agent or
garden center along with the soil
test.
Mulches
Organic mulches such as leaves,
straw, lawn clippings and sawdust
will do a good job of controlling
most annual weeds, reducing run¬
off from heavy rains, and reducing
evaporation of water from the soil.
Water lost by evaporation from
# Retired professor Vegetable'
Crops, Cornell University
Nitrogen Shortage
The reason for the yellowing of
sawdust-mulched crops is that bac¬
teria and fungi start to breakdown
the mulch as soon as it is applied.
These micro-organisms are better
able to take up nitrogen in the
formation of their own bodies than
are the plants — so the plants
become nitrogen-starved. Use a
handful of ammonium nitrate to
a bushel of sawdust and the crops
will green up and start to grow
normally again. Dissolve one level
tablespoonfol of ammonium ni¬
trate in a gallon of water and
water the plants with this to get a
quicker response.
The lack of water is a factor
that limits production of one or
more crops in nearly every garden
every year. Some folks don’t have
enough late in the season when
droughts are likely to be most seri¬
ous, and some do have enough to
irrigate all summer. Those who do
have plenty of water should irri¬
gate right from » planting time.
Water should be applied whenever
it hasn’t rained for from 5 to 7
days.
Those folks who have enough
water to irrigate only at the start of
the season should at least make
the start, even though they may
have to stop whenever droughts
are prolonged. Some say that once
one starts to irrigate he must keep
it up; this is not true.
Irrigation should apply the
water so slowly that none stands
on the surface and there is no
runoff. You can’t control the rate
of rainfall, but there is no excuse
for puddling the soil by fast irri¬
gation. The soil will later become
hard and packed by too fast irri¬
gating, just like it does after ahard
shower. A light amount of organic
litter or mulch scattered over the
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soil surface will greatly increase
the rate of water intake by heavy
soils.
Organic and inorganic fertiliz¬
ers are both good if used properly
and in the right amounts. Since
inorganic fertilizers are much more
concentrated, crop injury by them
is more common. A good applica¬
tion of a 10-10-10 fertilizer would
be from 2 to 4 pounds to 100
square feet of garden. To get the
same fertility value from stable
manure you would need to use
from 40 to 80 pounds, plus some
jhosphate to make up for the
imited amount of that nutrient in
manure.
The safest way to use any fer¬
tilizer is to spread it (broadcast)
all over the area to be planted,
and then work it in with your ro¬
tary tiller, or however you fit your
garden. Apply the right amount.
Half of the recommended amount
isn’t likely to be enough — and
twice the recommendation may
cause injury to the crop.
All fertilizers, both organic and
inorganic, are fundamentally
chemicals. Because they are more
complex, the organics are slower
to break down and hence they last
longer. If you need a quickly-
available fertilizer, you don’t want
an organic or “natural” one. If
you want “organics,” be prepared
to pay several times as much.
They are more expensive to
obtain, more expensive to handle
(because less concentrated), and
the retail dealer often takes a
higher markup.
Plant Often
Most gardeners wait too late to
start planting the garden, and
finish the planting too early.
Memorial Day may be a good
time to plant beans, but it is much
too late to plant onions; the time
to plant radishes is every Saturday
afternoon from the time the ground
first gets dry enough to work until
early September — but plant only
5 feet of row each time and you
will always have good ones, es¬
pecially if you mulch them with
leaves and keep them growing.
Jiffy pots and other makes of
treated, pressed peat moss pots
are excellent for starting plants.
They can be set in the ground pot
and all, and with little or no
“transplant check” to the growth
of the plants.
Plant four muskmelon seeds in
each 2-inch Jiffy pot about May
15 and keep them in a warm,
sunny window, or a hotbed or
greenhouse if you have one. If
more than two plants grow, re¬
move the extras. Set them in the
garden at the end of the first week
in June. Cover the ground around
the newly-set plants with black
plastic mulch and you’ll have the
)est crop of melons you ever had.
Frost can best be controlled in
the average home garden by the
use of covers. Many crops such as
onions, radishes, lettuce, beets, etc.
will withstand temperatures down
to 25 F. or even 20 F, but others
— like tomatoes, muskmelons,
cucumbers and beans — are killed
l>y even a light frost. The best way
to avoid this injury is to cover the
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plants on nights when frost is pre¬
dicted or likely. Old blankets, bur¬
lap bags, or several thicknesses of
newspaper will do the job. Straw¬
berries in bloom need protection.
Irrigation can be used to protect
larger areas against frost damage.
The system must be started as
soon as the temperature of an ex¬
posed thermometer at plant level
gets down to 33 F.
Hotcaps and hottents are used
to protect early-set plants against
wind and low temperatures. They
are especially good in April, and
very useful on even the cool-sea¬
son crops. On bright and sunny
(but cool and windy) days, the
air temperature under the hotcap
may be from 10 to 25 degrees
higher than in the open only inches
away, but when the sun sets the
temperature difference may be re¬
duced to only a degree or two.
Therefore, hotcaps do not offer
much frost protection, but do im¬
prove the growing conditions
around the plants on cool sunny
days.
On hot sunny days they may
increase the temperature too
much and actually injure plants.
As soon as the weather gets hot,
the top of the hotcap should be
slit for ventilation. The size of the
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a period of a week or ten days
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4-H and Herd Improvement. Mohawk Farms,
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prices. Address: James B. Lingle, Manager,
Area Code: 301 Office: 827-2041, Residence:
827-8143. Wye Plantation, Queenstown, Mary¬
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ANGUS BULLS for sale. Don’t wait until they
have been picked over. We have an excellent
selection of bulls of breeding age, or last
spring bull calves with Performance Testing
informations to choose from. Excellent pedi¬
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years. Clayton C. Taylor & Son, Lawtons,
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BABY CHICKS
HEAVIES! REDS, Rocks $3.95—100; “Jumbo”
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Reds straight hatch $9.70; Pullets $16.70.
“Famous” White Leghorn Pullets $17.50.
"Champion” Pedigreed White Leghorn Pullets
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Black Giants, White Giants, Buff Rocks, Silver-
laced Wyandottes, Giant Brahmas, Australorps,
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straight hatch $14.95; Pullets $26.95. Pekin
Ducklings 12 — $4.75. Broadbreasted White,
Bronze Turkeys 15 — $11.90. Beltsville White
Turkeys 15 — $9.90 fob, nearest hatchery. Live
Guarantee. Ruby Chicks, Dept. AGR3, Virginia
Beach, Virginia. _ _
MEADOW VIEW CHICKS — Arbor Acres
Queens, Rapp Leghorns, Harco Reds, Harco
Sex-links, Lawton Buffs, Peterson Cornish
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Greenwich. N.Y. _
BABY CHICK BARGAINS: Rocks, Reds,
Crosses, Heavy Assorted. Also Ducklings, Gos¬
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Chick Co., Milesburg 4, Pa. _
HI-PRODUCTION layers— White Leghorn pul¬
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sex link pullets $26.00 — 100. Broadbreasted
Cornish broiler cross $11.00. 100% guaranteed.
Free catalog. Noll Farms, Sheridan, Pa. _
BIG WHITE LEGHORNS, Brown Leghorns,
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— 100. Ducklings, Turkeys, Started Chicks. Free
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PROFIT POWERED Finest Strain Cross
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“BABY CHICKS, Reds or Rocks, $4.10. Pullets,
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ROCKS, REDS, CORNISH $3.89-100. Large
White Rocks $5.45. Other Breeds $1.45 to $5.45.
Pullets $9.99. Before you buy, compare our
prices. Guaranteed savings. Customers choice
of breeds shown in terrific big free catalog.
Shipment from hatchery your section. Atlas
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MORE QUALITY EGGS — Leghorn Pullets
Cashman or Cameron #924 $32.00 per hundred,
in 500 lots, $31.00, Thousand lots, $30.00. An¬
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$14.00. Pullets $28.00 per hundred. Write for
more information. Parks Poultry Farm —
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SEXLINKS and Leghorn Pullets, $19.95-100.
Extra large Heavies $5.95. Diamond Chicks,
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CHAROLAIS: Fastest weight gaining beef
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CHINCHILLAS
CHINCHILLA BREEDING STOCK. Turn
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HOLSTEINS
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PARTRIDGE, BUFF, Black, Golden Laced,
Silver Laced Cochins. — “Big as barns” —
Exhibition Quality — Hatching Eggs — Chicks.
Cecil Laughman, Margaretville, New York.
DAIRY CATTLE
COWS FOR SALE— T.B. and Bloodtested. Hol-
steins in truckloads. E. C. Talbots, Leonards-
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WESTERN DAIRY COWS delivered to your
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name, phone number and location of farm. Our
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DOGS
COLLIE PUPPIES — championship breeding,
Beautiful, intelligent, $30.00-$35.00. Plummer
McCullough, Mercer, Pa. _ _
SHETLAND SHEEPDOGS. Small, sturdyl
Herd dog and companion. D. McLaud, Berk-
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SHELTIE (Miniature Collie) Puppies. Champ¬
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ulated. Astolat Kennels. Kunkletown 3, Pa.
AIREDALE and Wire Fox Terrier AKC pup-
pies. Tourtellotte, Morris. N. Y, _ _
WANTED: St. Bernard Pup for pet. Whitlock
Farm, Bethany, Conn. _ _
GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES, registered
and pedigreed, gentle strain, $35. each at farm,
ready. Charles Coe, East Road, Boonville, New
York. _
AIREDALE PUPPIES FOR SALE. Phone .
Rockwood 926-5746 or Write Larry Shelley,
Rockwood, RD#3, Pa. _
REGISTERED St. Bernard Puppies. Swiss
type. Famous Bloodlines. Walter E. Yoder,
Route 1, Meyersdale, Pennsylvania. Phone
634-7664. _
SHAFFNER’S BORDER COLLIES— Beautiful
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working cattle and sheep. Carroll Shaffner,
Pennsylvania State University, 203 Armsby,
University Park, Pennsylvania.
DUCKS & GEESE
WEEDER CHINESE, Embdens, Toulouse,
African Goslings, Muscovy, Pekin, Rouen,
Buff, Khaki, Crested Ducklings. Guineas.
Blyler Hatchery, Gratz, Penna. _
FAMOUS Norwalk White Emden, Toulouse and
White Chinese goslings. Weeder geese. Mam¬
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Flying Mallard ducklings, Guinea Keets.
Wikel’s Norwalk Goose Hatchery, Collins, Ohio,
GOSLINGS, WHITE EMBDEN, Alive delivery
guaranteed. Mother Goose Hatchery, DeGraff,
Ohio. _
BABY GEESE — White Emden, large type,
reasonable prices. Ovid Fry, 410 Webster Road,
Webster, New York,
GOATS
DAIRY GOATS. Small Investment, good re¬
turn. Learn how. Factual magazine, $2 An¬
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Missouri.
HORSES
“KEEP JUNE 2nd open for Ontario’s largest
heavy horse sale of Percherons, Belgians,
Clydesdales, saddle horses and ponies at the
Owen Sound Coliseum, 165 miles north of Buf¬
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Gerald Boyes, RR1, Meaford, Ontario, Secre¬
tary of Grey Bruce Horse Breeders.” _
PRETTY, CHILD’S MARE. Extremely reason¬
able. Will barter. Doug VanAuken, Castleton,
New York. _ _
RIDING HORSES Raised on Farm. Fred
Meyer, Rural Route #2, Troy, N.Y. Phone
BR 9-3383.
HEREFORDS
CDG REGISTERED Polled Herefords. Two
year old bulls, good selection, ready for service.
Also group of yearling heifers. Records of
gains and official grades. Write for our bro¬
chure. We have the highest standards in the
East. Charles D. Gibson, Deer Run Farms,
Hillsdale. N, Y. 518-325-7821. _
REGISTERED POLLED HEREFORD yearling
bulls. Certified and accredited herd. Perform¬
ance records available. Herd sires 100% de-
horners; dams are right size and good milkers.
Best bloodlines. Clean Pedigrees. Reasonable
prices. Visitors welcome. A. B. Price, Sunny-
fields Farm. Keller Road, Clarence, N.Y. _
REGISTERED POLLED Herefords, Breeding
stock for sale. Top Bloodlines. E. S. Boerner,
owner, Seneca View Farms, R.D. 1, Penn Yan,
New York. Route 14, Robert Generaux,
Manager.
REGISTERED HEREFORDS
HORNED
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NEW YORK BEEF CATTLEMEN’S ASS’N.
SPRING SALES
“Cattle in Their Working Clothes”
Bulls, Cows, Bred & Open Heifers, Feeders
April 30 (7:00 P.M.) — Caledonia
(breeding cattle only)
Empire Stock Yards
May 8 (1:00 P.M.) — Altamont
(breeders & feeders)
Fair Grounds
May 22 (1:00 P.M.) — Mohawk Valley
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Arthur Schallenberg Farm, Westernville
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sidney Cleveland, Albion
(Caledonia Sale)
Margaret Viola, Fleischmanns
(Altamont Sale)
Raymond Clark, Clinton
(Mohawk Valley Sale)
22nd Annual Sale
NEW YORK
HEREFORD ASSOCIATION
Animal Husbandry Pavilion
Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y.
SAT., APRIL 17, 1965
Show 10:00 a.m. Sale 12:30 p.m.
Col. Morris Fannon, Auctioneer
ALL CLEAN PEDIGREES
23 Bulls and 32 Heifers
both horned and polled
Judge of Show, Leland Clark
LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Marketing — Regular
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PETS
FLYING SQUIRRELS. Now available. Won¬
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prices and pictures. L. E. Greeson, 905 N.
Monroe St., Arlington 1, Va.
PHEASANTS
15,000 RINGNECK CHICKS hatching weekly.
MacFarlane Pheasant Farm, Janesville 13,
Wisconsin.
RINGNECK PHEASANTS, Chicks, Poults.
Non-flyers available starting May 1st. Request
price list. Donatella’s Pheasant Land, Wilmot
Flat, N.H.
PIGEONS
PIGEONS AND SUPPLIES CATALOG 10(f.
Walter Hoenes, Dept. AA, Cologne, New Jersey
08213.
PONIES
REGISTERED Welch filly two years, also grade
filly one year. Rosamond Mason, Weedsport,
New York. _ .
RABBITS
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RAISE ANGORA, New Zealand Rabbits, Fish-
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White’s Rabbitry, Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
SHEEP
REGISTERED Horn Dorsets, rams, ewes —
all ages — Lloyd Palmer, Meridale, N.Y.
Phone: 607-432-4538. _
SUFFOLKS have always been ahead in produc¬
ing big rugged, fast gaining meat-type lambs.
National Suffolk Sheep Association, Box
324RN, Columbia, Mo. _
TWENTY-SECOND Annual (Open) New York
State Sheep Improvement Projects Stud Rams
and Ewe Sale, Saturday, July 31. Cornell Uni¬
versity. For entry blanks write Fred Zautner,
RD#2, Brewerton, N.Y. or Warren Brannon,
College of Agriculture, Ithaca, N.Y.
SWINE
FEEDER PIGS: grain fed, vaccinated, cas¬
trated, delivered by truck COD on approval. 75
or more, 6 weeks 25 lbs. $11. each; 40 to 50
lbs. $15. each. C. Stanley Short & Son, Ches-
wold, Delaware. 653-9651.
REGISTERED Poland China weanling boars
and gilts. Sired by Champions with Superior
Meat Sire breeding. Richard Crye, Avon, New
York.
LAST CHANCE RANCH
Lake Placid N.Y. Telephone 523-3739
REGISTERED HEREFORDS FOR SALE
YEARLING AND TWO YEAR OLD BULLS — YEARLING HEIFERS
From one of the Largest Herds of Clean Pedigreed Cows in the East
Sired by CK, Colorado Domino and Silver Zato Heir Bulls
EUGENE P. FORRESTEL, MEDINA, NEW YORK
HAMPSHIRE BOARS, gilts and weanling
pigs. Certified meat type. Ralph Bliek, Wil-
liamson, N. Y. Phone 315-LT-9-3087.
MONTHLY MARYLAND FEEDER Pig SaTii
- — 1:30. 2nd Monday — Caroline Sales, Denton.
4th Monday — Livestock Exchange, Boonsboro.
4th Thursday (4th Fri. — Nov.) — Rudnick &
Sons, Galena. 23,664 vaccinated — health in-
spected — graded pigs sold by pound to highest
bidder 1964. Maryland Swine Producers, Fair¬
grounds, Timonium.
REGISTERED Yorkshire breeding stock. Ar¬
thur Gabrielse, Highland Rd., Lyons, N.Y.
TURKEYS
TURKEY POULTS, 30 for $14.95. 100 $39.95
postpaid. Hatching Rose-A-Linda. Low as:
Goslings, 89<i. Ducklings, 24^. Guineas,
28tf. Cooper Hatchery, Oakwood 15, Ohio.
VETERINARY SUPPLIES
NEW! NOW TREAT Mastitis for less than
21^ with new Uni-Power Infusion! Each dose
contains: 100,000 units procaine penicillin, 100
mg. dihydrostreptomycin, 100 mg. neomycin,
750 mg. sulfathiazole, 750 mg. sulfamerazine,
5 mg. cobalt. Infuse directly into the infected
quarter by withdrawing lOcc (1 dose) into a
syringe with a needle, then replace needle with
an infusion tube. Also ideal when drying off a
cow — infuse lOcc of Uni-Power into each quar¬
ter — allow to remain until the cow freshens.
“An ounce of prevention is worth pounds of
milk.” Recommended by leading veterinarians
and dairy experts. Per lOOcc bottle (10 doses)
$2.35. Six bottles $2.25 each. Order 12 for
$25.00 and receive free syringe, needle and
infusion tube. At your Anchor of New England
dealers or order direct from Anchor Serum
Company of New England, Dept. A-4, Tops-
field, Mass. Write for free veterinary supply
catalogue and health guide. Please note: As
always, milk should be withheld from human
consumption 72 hours after the last treatment
DAIRY AND LIVESTOCK Veterinary supplies
direct to you at wholesale. Send card for new
wholesale catalogue. Eastern States Serum
Company, 1727 Harden Street, Columbia, South
Carolina.
KEN-MAST MASTITIS TREATMENT — Peni-
cillin, Dihydrostreptomycin, Neomycin, Sulfa¬
nilamide, Cobalt in 15CC disposable syringes.
Dozen prepaid $5.15. Quantity savings. With¬
hold milk from treated quarter 72 hours.
Authorized Anchor Serum Dealer. Kensington
Veterinary Supply, Kensington, Connecticut.
HYDROCORTISONE MASTITIS TREAT-
MENT (Highest Quality') Also contains Peni¬
cillin, Dihydrostreptomycin, Sulfanilamide,
Sulfathiazole, Cobalt and Papain in a special
diffusable base $4.50 dozen 15cc syringes, Pen-
FZ $6.75 dozen syringes, Terramycin $5.10 box
of 10 tubes, Combiotic lOOcc’s $2.00, Sul-Mycin
lOOcc’s $2.35. Postpaid. Prompt dependable
service. Free Price List. Paul & Company,
Harvard, Massachusetts.
AGENTS WANTED
BIG OPPORTUNITY your area. International¬
ly used Campbell’s Gro-Green concentrated
fertilizer supplement. Balances major elements,
chelated nutrients. Corrects deficiencies. In¬
creases protein content grains, forage. Stimu¬
lates growth. Gives fruits, vegetables better
flavor. Improves shipping, storage quality.
Complete demonstration — selling program.
Campbell Co., Rochelle 87, Illinois.
SENSATIONAL new longer-burning Light
Bulb. Amazing Free Replacement Guarantee—
never again buy light bulbs. No competition.
Multi-million dollar market yours alone. Make
small fortune even spare time. Incredibly quick
sales. Free sales Kit. Merlite (Bulb Div.), 114
E. 32nd., Dept. C-74H, New York 16.
AUCTIONEERS
AUCTIONEERS — Livestock and farm auc¬
tions. Complete auction and pedigree service
available. Harris Wilcox. Phone — Bergen 146,
New York.
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Marketing— Regular
weekly sales and farm auctions: Empire Live¬
stock Marketing Cooperative.
AUCTION SCHOOL
LEARN AUCTIONEERING— term soon. Free
catalog. Reisch Auction School, Mason City 11>
Iowa. _
MISSOURI AUCTION SCHOOL. Free catalog
1330-33 Linwood, Kansas City, Mo. 64109.
AUCTION SCHOOL, Ft. Smith, Ark. Free
catalog. Also Home Study Course. _
AUCTIONEERING CAREER, College Diploma.
Free Catalog. Feller-Bucher Auctioneering Col-
lege, 225 So. Schuyler, Kankakee, Illinois.
BUILDINGS
FARM BUILDINGS— for all purposes, low cost,
easy terms. Nold Farm Supply, Rome, N, _
EXCELLENT quality Pre-Engineered Homes.
Exceeds FHA requirements. Brochure 25 cents.
Representatives wanted. Congressional Homes,
Box 117, Canandaigua, N.Y.
BUILDING MATERIALS
GLUE
LAMINATED
RAFTERS AND ARCHES
Send for further information and prices. I
BR-45 , Unadilia Silo Co., Unadilla, N. V. ■
American Agriculturist, April, 19^5
60
Classified Ads
PUBLISHING AND CLOSING DATES
May Issue . Closes April 1 June Issue . Closes May 1
July Issue Closes June 1
ADVERTISING RATES
35 cents per word, initial or group of numerals.
Example, J. S. Jones, 100 Main Rd., Anywhere,
N. Y. Phone Anywhere 15R24, count as 11 words.
Minimum charge $3.50. Blind Box Number $2.40
extra, includes address. Send check or money
order to AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, P. O. Box
514, ITHACA, N. Y. Advance payment is required.
BEES AND BEE SUPPLIES
CHAIR CANING
EARTHWORMS
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
BEES INCREASE SEED And Fruit Yields,
100 page book with 175 pictures @75 4 post¬
paid, explains everything from starting to
selling honey. Free factory catalog, stingproof
equipment, saves you 25%. Walter T. Kelley
Co., Clarkson, Kentucky.
PACKAGE BEES — My northern-bred Caucas¬
ians are very gentle and productive. They will
produce your honey and pollinate your crops.
Two pounds $5.25; three pounds $6.50, queen
included. Parcel post $1.40 per package. Nona
COD. Conner Apiaries, Stockton, N. J.
85 COLONIES. Quantity of good clean supers
and equipment. K. Rude. Oran. N.Y.
BOARDERS WANTED
CONGENIAL HOME, excellent food, comfort¬
able rooms, hot, cold water. Right price for low
incomes. Mrs. Peter Ditges, Freehold, Greene
Co., New York.
BOOKS
INSTRUCTION and Self-Help Books. Details
free. J. G. Norcini, 699 N. Wayne Ave.,
Wayne, Pa. 19087.
BULBS
RESTORE ANTIQUES Y OURSELF- -Discover
sensational rewards! Complete kits guaranteed
premium medium Cane — $2.75 postpaid, Fibre
Rush — $2.95 postpaid. Quality seating, refinish¬
ing, stencilling materials, instructions. Cataldg
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122 Main St. — Penn Yan, N.Y.
COUNTRY ROOM AND BOARD
GENTLEMAN, room and board in village pri-
vate house. Middlesex, Box 86. New York.
COLOR SLIDES
TOURNAMENT ROSES 1965. Eight Color-
slides $1.00. All 64 $5.75. New York-Chicago-
Niagara-Eight $1.00. Eddings, 8R Roberts,
Corning, N.Y.
FREE PICTURE FOLDER, "How to Make
$3,000 Yearly, Sparetime, Raising Earth¬
worms!” Oakhaven-5, Cedar Hill, Texas.
FARM LOANS
Since 1917
See your local asso¬
ciations or write: 310
State St., Springfield,
Mass. 01101
FEDERAL LAND BANK AND
PRODUCTION CREDIT LOANS
WE ARE SUPPLIERS for Dairy Farm: First
class milkers, poultrymen, general farm work¬
ers. Ellingers Employment Agency, 80 Warren
St., New York, N.Y, Phone GR 3-8168-9.
FURNACES 8. BOILERS
CUT HEATING COSTS- Use our Automatic
Coal Burning or Complete Combustion Wood
Burning Furnace or Boiler. Literature free.
Marco Industries, P.O. Box 6-A, Harrisonburg,
Virginia.
GARDEN SUPPLIES
PROTECT YOUR BERRY CROPS, vegetables
from birds and animals. Cheesecloth, 100 yards
by 48" convenient 10 yard lengths $7.50 pre¬
paid. 50% less mill price. Joseph Hein, 120-B
Eton Road, Thornwood, New York.
PROFIT- BUILDING HELP- - PROFIT- BUILDING HELP--PROFIT- BUILDING HELP-
GLADIOLUS BULBS 100 large size $4.50. 100
medium size $3.00. Mixed colors. Postpaid. M.
Meckler, Frankfort, N. Y.
DAHLIA TUBERS — Until Memorial Day,
mixed, mostly red. Ball type $1.50 dozen. Ex¬
hibition $2.50 dozen. Postpaid. Marsha Sny¬
der, Lisbon, New York.
DAHLIAS large varieties, mixed labeled, 13
for $2.50. Gladiolus, giant mixed, 25 for $1.50
prepaid. Peter Lasco, Forest City, Pennsyl¬
vania.
GLADIOLUS — Miniatures, Butterflies or
Giant Varieties, 5 each of 5 named $1.50. Rain¬
bow Mixture, Large Bulbs $4.50, Medium $2.50,
Small $1.00 per 100. Dahlias — New and all
different 12 Large Flowering, Miniatures, Pon-
poms, or Bedders, $3.50. Peruvian Daffodils,
early, fragrant 5 for $1.00. Minimum order
$3.50. Gladside, Dept. A, Northfield, Mass.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
INVESTIGATE FIRES, Storm Damage, Acci¬
dents For Insurance Companies — Pays up to
$1,000 a month, part or full time. No college
necessary. Car furnished: expense paid. We
train you at home in spare time. Keep present
job until ready to switch. Pick your location.
Men badly needed now. Full information Free.
Write Liberty School, Dept. C-941, 1139 W.
Park, Libertyville, Illinois.
COIN OPERATED ice cube vending machine.
Fully automatic. Makes, stores and vends
crystal clear ice cubes. Up to 400 lbs. per day.
Small space required — 31x39x76 high. Indoor-
outdoor machine. Will finance. Write or phone
Hub of the State Distributor, Box 209, Herki¬
mer, N.Y. Area code 315-866-0498.
FREE BOOK “990 Successful, Little-Known
Businesses.” Many fascinating opportunities!
Plymouth-836A, Brooklyn 4, New York.
AMBITIOUS? Invest with Hutchins Construc¬
tion, 821 Floyd Avenue, Rome, N.Y.
HARDWARE STORE in Southern New Hamp-
shire for sale. Established 15 years. Hardware,
housewares, paints, gifts & sporting goods in
town of 2500. Nice summer business, % mile
to lake resort. Inventory approximately $20,000.
Building can be leased or bought. Amarosa
& Sons Hardware, Winchester, New Hamp¬
shire 03470.
LIGHT WEIGHT WASTE Material: Free or
small charge at source, scheduled pickups.
Stored in a new 65'xl50' building with 50'
ceiling. Material sold in bulk or package. De¬
mand sometimes greater than supply. Present¬
ly 3 unskilled men employed who perform all
labor required. Same owner 19 years, now re¬
tiring. Only business of its kind in Central
New Jersey. Priced for $55,000.00, including all
contracts, land, building, all equipment, plus
5 ten wheeler and 2 straight job trucks. For
more details, write owner George A. Rette,
Clarksburg Road, Allentown, New Jersey.
BUTTERFLIES
BUTTERFLIES — for all purposes: industry,
decoration or collection of specimens, low cost.
Write to Mr. Alfred Chen, 543 Chungshan Rd.,
Puli, Nanton County, Formosa, Free China.
CHAIN SAWS
SAW CHAIN
DIRECT TO YOU AT FACTORY PRICES!
Brand new, first quality, fully guaranteed! In
404", 1/2" and 7/16" pitch. Chain for bar
or any saw with cutting length of:
to 14" $10.00 15" to 16" $11.00
12"
17" to 20" $13.00 21" to 24" $15.00
GUIDE BARS: new. hard-nose, Homelite 17"
515, 21" $18 - McCulloch 18" $16, 24" $19.
SPROCKETS: Direct-drive sprocket $4.00;
Gear-drive sprocket $2.50.
Add 50c to total order for shipping
(For COD send $2.00 deposit)
“e sure to give saw name, bar cutting length,
and pitch used or number of drive links in chain,
-end check or money order today to:
ZIP-PENN INC., Box 179HD, ERIE, PENNA.
Write for savings on other bars, saw parts.
ARE YOU GETTING
THE BENEFITS OF
NYABC SERVICE ?
When you call your local NYABC tech¬
nician and tell him to breed a cow, you’re
getting the finest in technical excellence.
You get reliable and economical service as
well as the highest settling rate in the nation.
And you get the fringe benefits, too — barn
breeding and heat expectancy charts, cow
marking tags, bull posters, and most of all —
in a cooperative — the opportunity to help
your organization develop its abilities to
serve you better.
But you get the most from NYABC
when you use your technician as a herd¬
breeding counselor. Let him help you use
the exclusive NYABC Max-O-Matic Service
to develop a future herd with improved
workability and wearability, and higher
production profit potential. Costs you no
more to consult your NYABC technician-
specialist. He’s ready to help you. His
name, address and phone number are listed
in your county Extension News.
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
MISCELLANEOUS
NEW 8. USED EQUIPMENT
FARMS FOR RENT
HAY & STRAW
DAIRY FARM. Excellent condition, reasonable
rent. Write: Robert W. Kaelin, Rt. 2, New
Paltz, N.Y, _
FARM FOR RENT. 200 acre level modern,
free stalls 12 cow Herringbone Parlor, can
keep 100 cows, jugging operation. Box 514-CR,
Ithaca, New York.
FARMS FOR SALE
FARMS FINGER LAKES AREA — all types
and size farms. Retirement homes — hunting
land. Lakeshore properties. -H. M. Stocking,
Realtor, Dundee. New York. _
VIRGINIA livestock, dairy farms and country
estates, P. M. Browning. Realtor, John H. Hitt,
Associate: Culpeper, Virginia. _
FREE ! ALL NEW! SPRING CATALOG.
Thousands of properties described, photos
galore — Land, farms, homes, businesses, —
recreation, retirement. 472 offices coast-to-
coast,“ World’s Lai’gest.” Mailed free! Strout
Realty, 50-R East 42nd St., N.Y, 17, N.Y.
541 ACRE Dairy farm North Central Pennsyl¬
vania. Will sell stocked and equipped or bare
farm. Harry Butcher. Granville Summit, Pa.
DAIRY FARM, 170 acres, 50 milkers, modern
barn with electric barn cleaner, 2 silos, milk
tank, full line of machinery, 8 room house
with all improvements, price $72,000. Ver-
mann, Coxsackie, N.Y, _
CENTRAL NEW YORK Farms, Hunting
lands. Business opportunities, Summer places,
Foster - Abraham, Real Estate Brokers, Nor-
wich, N. Y,, 607-334-3555. _
SHOWPLACE FARM, 350 acres, good soil,
valuable location. 4 nice homes. 50 cow barn,
bull barn, heifer barn. $85,000. Pullet Farm,
keeps 16,000. Buildings insured $47,000. In¬
come $15,000, expenses $1,500. $22,000, easy
terms. Wimple, Realtor, Sloansville, N.Y,
275 ACRES of Honeoye Loam. 40 cow barn,
new tool shed, 2 houses. Finger Lakes region.
Stocked, equipped or bare. Box 514-BI, Ithaca,
New York. _ _ _
CATALOG FREE. One major purpose is to
provide a wide variety of listings described in
enough detail to enable you to select a few
worthy of inspection, thus helping reduce costly
travel. The selection includes almost anything
you may want: in many sections of New Eng¬
land and New York. Four Effs, Box 264AA,
Manchester. N.H. _
BARGAIN TO TOP ALL! 405-acre New York
dairy or horse farm going for less than $38 an
acre! Spacious 13-room home in good repair,
8 bedrooms, bath, beautiful view of moun¬
tains and valley. 40x138 barn needs repair, 78
stanchions, good 30x50 machine barn and
garage. 100 acres tillable, pasture for 80
head, % mile stream frontage, springs, barb
stone fencing, 21 fruit trees. On town road,
only mile town. Bargain hunter’s delight at
$15,000, one-third down. Quick possession.
Free! Big illustrated catalog. All types real
estate coast to coast! United Farm Agency,
501-AA Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017.
YUkon 6-1547, _
FOR SALE: Nicely located Fred Henkle farm,
10 miles south of Utica, off Route 12. 350 acres
mostly tillable and level. Barns for 60 milkers:
other barns for young stock. All equipment in¬
cluding 5 tractors. 2 modern homes with oil
heat and 2 other dwellings. Inquire Robert
Knight, Clinton. N.Y. _
SMALL FARM — Near Village on State
highway. Sand, gravel, ten room colonial house,
oil heat, near lake region. Lester Sheldon,
Brimfield, Mass, _
CONNECTICUT Most Modern and best
equipped poultry farm. Capacity 18,000 broilers.
Presently bringing in $180.00 weekly. For
detail write to: George Gaumond, RFD.,
Danielson, Conn. 06239. Direct sale, no agent.
WELL ESTABLISHED Milk Route, 500
quarts daily, small modern plant, 140 acre
farm, 40 cows, full line machinery. For par¬
ticulars call Fonda, N.Y. 3-0141 or Glen 922-
5143, Myra K. Van Alstyne, Broker.
FLOWERS
MUMS - - Beautiful new varieties. 15 each dif¬
ferent, not labeled. $3.00 postpaid. Hazel May¬
nard, Route 2, Box 135-L, Fremont, Michigan.
GROW GIANT PRIZE Winning Flowers,
Vegetables, with startling English Garden Dis¬
covery! Packet 104 Magic Pellets, $2.98,
money-back guarantee. Brochure 5# Arimo Co.,
Wickenburg 1, Arizona.
FOR RENT
EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY for ambitious
party with record of responsibility. Dairy farm.
Oneida Co. 45 stalls, Harvestore, Patz cleaner,
bulk tank, plenty of feed, water. High fertility.
Machinery may be rented. Hawin, 262 Gen¬
esee, Utica.
30 FT. TRAILER, ten dollars week, two per-
sons, good fishing. J. Homer, Seville, Florida.
FOR SALE
5 AND 7^ H.P. new heavy duty G.E. Motors,
1720 R.P.M. Single phase. $295.00 and $425.00.
Conrad Dufresne, Barre, Vt. _
100 HOT BED SASH, Bee and Honey supplies.
Write: Mrs. A. H. Busch, 405 Riversville Rd.,
Greenwich, Conn. 06833.
FRUITS
INDIAN RIVER Oranges and Grapefruit $9.35
a bushel: $6.60 half bushel express prepaid.
Hilliard Groves, Inc., Rt. 3, Box 200, Fort
Pierce, Florida.
GOAT SUPPLIES
STAINLESS STEEL Milking Pails, Strainers,
Filter Discs, Hoof-shears, Milking Machines,
etc. Catalog upon request. Hoegger Supply Co.,
Milford 2, Pa.
GOVERNMENT SURPLUS
GIGANTIC SURPLUS SALE! Save 70% or
more Government surplus power plants, hy¬
draulics, cylinders, air compressors, pumps,
winches, waterhose, telephones, surveyors tran¬
sit-levels, wire, binoculars, electronics, tools,
hundreds more. Example: $300 pump only $4.85.
Also many campers items. Large illustrated
catalog free. Surplus Center, 900-NY-l “O” St.,
Lincoln, Nebraska.
JEEPS $64.50, airplanes $75.20, boats $6.18.
Many others direct from U. S. Government.
For complete “Directory” and catalog send
$1.00 to Quality Surplus, Dept. NY4, Box 23,
Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
62
HAY- ATTENTION FARMERS needing hay.
Prices given on top quality dairy hay, Timothy,
Alfalfa-Mix, Straight Timothy, Timothy-Clover
Mix and 2nd cutting Alfalfa. Try us first.
Eldred’s Farm Supply, Honesdale, Pennsyl-
vania. Tel. Galilee 122 R3 ■ _
CHOICE HAY, all grades. Mohawk Valley.
Trailer load deliveries. When writing, give
telephone number. Snyder Petroleum, Inc., Fort
Plain, New York. Telephone 4-5111. _
GRADED HAY & STRAW All Kinds Rail &
Truck Shipped Anywhere — Phone 201-748-1020
Desmond Hay Service, Box 402, Bloomfield,
N. J. _
HAY. Varney - Derby, Vermont. _
FIRST AND SECOND cutting alfalfa mixed
trefoil and other grades of choice hay delivered
by truckload. Weights and quality guaranteed.
Bates Russell, East Durham, N. Y. Phone
Melrose, 4-2591 before 8 A.M, or after 5 P.M.
HAY FOR SALE. 100 tons. K. Smith, 6185
Ridge Road, Lockport, N.Y. _
SECOND CUTTING alfalfa and good mixed
hay. Wheat straw. Delivered by truck or trailer
load as represented at reasonable prices. Stew¬
arts, Maplecrest, N.Y., Tel. Windham 290 J1
or 290J2. _ _ _
CAN DELIVER all grades of good quality hay.
Also, farmers interested in selling contact us.
D. Arnold Boyd, York, New York. Phone:
Geneseo 892.
HELP WANTED
LARGE DAIRY FARM needs experienced men
for milking cows. Excellent housing and board¬
ing house on premises. Steady work, top wages
and bonus for right men. Call Mr. Bernon,
Garelick Bros. Farms, Inc., Franklin, Mass.,
528-9000 days or Woonsocket, R.I., POplar
9-7996 after 6:00 P.M. or Mr. Harvey Baskin
at Franklin. Mass., 528-2276. _ _
WANTED: Man, boy or girl for general farm
work. Russell Peters, Sr., Callicoon. N. Y. _
CHORE-BOY. Full time men wanted parts
service sales. Milking parlors, pipeline systems,
vacuum suppliers. Detergents Dumping Station,
plastic & rigid. Complete line farm supplies.
Box 11, Dryden, N, Y. 13053, Phone VI4-6092.
WIDOWER wants woman or couple for farm
and housework. Can have child. Ralph More¬
land, Commack, New York. _ _
NURSERY WORKERS and tractor operators
wanted. Steady work, good pay and housing
available. Baier Lustgarten Nurseries, Middle
Island, L. I., N. Y, _
DAIRYMAN WANTED. Immediate opening for
experienced pipeline milker. Modern dairy,
good pay, house and utilities. Contact by writ¬
ing Box AF, Bridgehampton, L.I., N.Y. 11932.
DAIRYMAN to care for 65 cow registered Hol¬
stein herd Central N.Y. Must be excellent
milker. Good salary, privileges, advancement.
Please provide full information, references,
telephone numbers. Box 514-AQ, Ithaca, New
York. _ _ _
MARRIED MAN to work on farm specializing
in seed production and raising dairy heifers.
Full time position with advancement oppor¬
tunity. Modern 5 room house and good wages.
Alton L. Culver & Sons, R.D. 1, Trumans-
burg, N.Y. — Phone 387-8300. _ _
EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY for young
married man with small family to work with
outstanding Jersey herd. Must be experienced
with DeLaval machines. Good working condi¬
tions and house available on farm. Write fully
giving references and your telephone number
to Curtis Hobson, Manager, Marlu Farm, Lin-
croft. New Jersey. _ _ _ _ _
ROUTE WORK for man or woman with farm
background. $25 or more profit per day to
start — larger repeat orders. Write McNess,
Dept.. 27D, Box 371, Baltimore, Md. _
SINGLE, sober man, general farm work.
Schanz Farm, Northford, Conn. _
WANTED Man steady position for modern
dairy farm. Field and barn work. Good work¬
ing conditions. Family man between 20 and
40 preferred. Good housing — utilities, and
general farm privileges. $260.00 per month.
Write: K. Schneider, P.O. Box 596, Southamp-
ton, L.I., N.Y. _ _ _
YOUNGER WORKING ASSOCIATE large ex¬
panding organic beef farm down East. Proven
general experience and education, energy,
competence. Grassland herd production. Base
salary commensurate with skills plus partici¬
pation looking toward part ownership. Detailed
references exchanged. Write Box 514-CV,
Ithaca, New York. _ _ _
WORKING MANAGER. 50 acre farm and
greenhouses. Monmouth County. New Jersey.
Experienced grower flowers - tree plantation.
Salary, performance bonus. Give experience,
salary, etc. H. P. Louden, 375 Park Ave.,
Suite 2507, New York 22, New York,
HONEY
CLOVER - WILDFLOWER HONEY 5 lb. pail
$2.25 prepaid, 60 lb. can $10.50 (here!. Nich¬
olas Schaefer, Box 88. Lagrangeville, N, Y.
EXTRACTED HONEY — Clover, Buckwheat
or Fallflower, 5 lb. container $2.20; 3 — $5.75;
6— $10.50. Prepaid 3rd zone. We use stainless
steel extractors and tanks. Lang Apiaries, Box
A, Gasport, New York. _ .
LIVESTOCK SUPPLIES, EQUIP.
FREE SAMPLE Cattle Ear Tag. Big numbers,
low priced. Write today: Cowboy Tag Co., Box
1380, Santa Barbara, Calif.
MAPLE SYRUP
FOR SALE: Pure Maple Syrup in drums. Also
gallons, half gallons, quarts. Nelson Widrick,
Rl, Croghan, N.Y, 13327. _
PURE MAPLE SYRUP. Fancy $6 gal. FOB.
Fisk Farms. Sharon. Vt.
MISCELLANEOUS
SONGPOEMS WANTED! Collaborate with ac¬
tive professional songwriters equally. Share
royalties. Songwriters Contact, 1619-G, Broad-
way. New York 19. _
PARTS FOR STOVES — furnaces, coal, oil",
gas, electric. Empire Stove Co., 793 Broadway,
Albany, New York. _
“SIX WILL FORMS” plus “Information by
Lawyer,” $1.00, Brugenheimer Publishers, Box
158-N77. Lexington. Mass. _
STOP ITCHING- Promotes healing of piles:
psoriasis, eczema. “Roberts Reliable Salve”
effective since 1888. Satisfaction guaranteed.
3 oz. $1.00 postpaid. Roberts Pharmacy, Lisbon
Falls, Maine.
LARGE DO-IT-YOURSELF Projects: Engi¬
neered plans, construction instructions, cost
data. Low cost paved swimming pond: Rein¬
forced masonry filter; Private and public
masonry pools: Sauna bath; Redwood home.
Sven Wichman, P. E., Raimond St., Yaphank,
N, Y, 11980. _
NEW transistor instrument detects buried gold,
silver, coins, firearms, treasures. $19.95 up.
Free catalog. Relco-A56, Box 10563, Houston 18,
Texas. _
“DAIRIES" — Let me build your retail volume —
Experienced solicitor — Commission — Box 583,
Manasquan, N. J. _
MAKE FASCINATING Old World Easter eggs.
Special method. Instructions $1.00. Gabel, Box
83-A, Argo, Ill, 60502, _
QUICK-JOHN -Cleans septic tanks, cesspools,
outdoor toilets. Stops odors, backups. Opens
drains. 6 premeasured treatments $2.95, 12—
$4.95. Money Back Guarantee. Ryter Co.,
Madelia 20, Minn. _ __
WATCH AND CLOCK repairing books and
tools. Free catalog. North American, Box
77-RR, Fox River Grove. Illinois. _
LEG SORE SUFFERERS- -Send' for free book
on proven Viscose for relief of pain and aches
of leg ulcers, swelling, itch, rash due to deep
vein congestion. Works as you walk. Viscose
Co., 100 West Chicago Ave., Dept. J.A., Chi-
cago 10, Illinois. _
BLUEBIRD HOUSES $1.50. Saratoga 300 mile
zone. Barkersville Fire Co., Middle Grove,
N. Y. _
MOISTURE TESTER — Stop guessing mois¬
ture of hay, silage, grain. Two models. Simple,
inexpensive. Free literature. Koster Crop
Tester, 2842 Woodhill Rd., Cleveland, Ohio
44104. _ _
LIGHTNING RODS — We specialize in complete
and economical lightning protection systems.
Free inspection or information. Morse-Collins,
Inc., 148 Coddington Road, Ithaca, N.Y., mem-
ber United Lightning Protection Association.
NEW & USED EQUIPMENT
BARN CLEANERS — silo unloaders, engineered
by Patz. New different bunk feeders, manure
stackers, replacement chains for all make
cleaners, low cost, easy pterins. Nold Farm
Supply, Rome, N. Y. Willard Howland, South-
ampton. Mass. _ _
"USED CONVEYOR BELTING” Rubber cover¬
ed — like new, all sizes — all plys. Phone or
write: E. L. Ashmus Belting Company, 6038-
49th Ave., Kenosha, Wisconsin, OL-2-4596.
BARN CLEANER — Bunk Feeder -- Conveyer
chain: #458 pin chain, same as used on some
cleaners — easily adapted to others. $1.10 per
foot, R. H. Merrill, Waverly, N. Y. _
COBEY— FOX ~MC NUFFIELD — Versatile
Farm Equipment — Cockshutt parts, new &
used. Used machines all kinds. We deliver.
Ingersofl Farm Supply Inc., Martinsburg, N.Y.
Phone — Lowville 85. _
FREE 1965 Parts Catalog for all tractor models
and farm implements. World’s largest stock
of new and used parts. Tremendous savings.
Central Tractor Parts Co., Regional Market,
Syracuse, or Batavia, New York. Main office:
De Moines, Iowa. _ _
WANTED — ALLIS CHALMERS Roto Balers.
Brice Creesy, Andover, Ohio. _
DEPRESSION PRICES — We sell cheap.
Savings to 75% on new, used parts for 200
makes, models, wheel tractors, crawlers. Tre¬
mendous catalog. Send 25# Surplus Tractor
Parts, Fargo, North Dakota. _
USED BULK MILK Coolers. Bought - Sold -
traded. Varney - Derby, Vermont. _
IN NEED OF Milking Equipment, pipelines —
parlor or around the barn parlor stalls — Her¬
ringbone — side opening— walk-thru. Transfer
station, rigid or plastic. Get our prices. No ob¬
ligation. Chore-Boy Eastern Factory Owned
Branch, Box 11, Dryden, N. Y. 13053. Phone
VI4-6092. _
ALL PARTS CHEAP— Cletrac AD, BD, AG,
BG, HD1 4, TD14, Cat. 75 Model L AC Plus
Straight or Angle Dozers. HYD Dozer Jacks
plus Rollers Tracks for D8, D7, TD9, TD18. Ben
Lombardo, Reading, Pa. Phone 215-944-7171 or
678-1941. _ _
FARROWING CRATES — with creep panels
$22.95. Free Literature. Dolly Enterprises, 180
Main, Colchester, Ill. _
1960 M. MOLINE self-propelled picker-sheller,
very good condition, $2200. 4 stall Surge Milk¬
ing Parlor, complete with pipeline, automatic
washer, $1500. AC, HD5 Bulldozer, $3000. (All,
Harmony Dale Farms, Phillipsburg, N. J.,
859-2616), _
WANTED: Used one row potato harvester,
grader, roto beater, one row P-T digger. Write:
A. Spiller, Gorham, Maine. _
JOHN DEERE two row potato planter. Model
212 on rubber, $150. John Bray, Attica, N. Y.
Phone Attica 1147J2. _
SELLING at 5% over cost, ‘1965 Pontiac Cars,
GMC Trucks, John Deere Tractors-Machinery,
New Holland Machinery, Sale on used. Boulds,
Nicholville, New York,
PUSH-BUTTON MAGIC! Are you “fed up”
on trying to feed your livestock by hand or
with old-fashioned equipment ? You can save
hours of labor every day by installing a com¬
pletely mechanized, trouble-free feeding opera¬
tion by VanDale . . . tailor-made to meet your
exact feeding requirements. Get all the facts
on VanDale farm-engineered silo unloaders and
push-button bunk feeders. Write for free bro¬
chures: VanDale, Inc., Wayzata, Minnesota.
USED ALUMINUMHRRIGATION PIPE. 2,200
ft., both 3 and 4 in. with couplers and rainbird
sprinklers. John Giera, RD#2, Stanley, New
York 14561. _ _ _
LAMINATED RAFTERS & Arches for barns
and sheds. Douglas Fir bonded with completely
waterproof glue. Popular sizes stocked. Extra
heavy rafters — extra low prices. Box S-45,
Unadilla Silo Co.. Unadilla, N/Y. _
10-TON TRUCK HOIST $199.99— $50 Down.
Can use agents. Dunbar, Chaska 20, Minn.
DRAINS cellan- cisterns, wash tubs.
IRRIGATES - CIRCULATES - SPRAYS
001 uses. Stainless shaft. Won’t rust
clog! Use 1/6 HP motor or larger
. . % HP for up to 2,400 GPH :
50 GPH 80’ high; or 1.800 GPH |
om 25’ well. 1” inlet; 14” outlet.
oupling Included free . $8.95
EAVY DUTY BALL-BEARING PUMP
p to 5,200 GPH . . . $12 95
,, st paid If cash with order. Money Back Guarantee.
A&AWCO PUMPS, M*«a 6 .New Jersey
HAVERLY BULK TANK, 10 can, 5 years old,
all stainless steel, satin finish, excellent con¬
dition. Cost $ 1,100., asking $250. Gustav
Reuthe, RD1, Hampton, Conn. Phone 423-9407.
NEW and used tractor and Crawler parts for
practically every tractor make. Thousands of
other items. Huge savings. Prompt service.
Free 1965 catalog. Acme Tractor Parts Co.,
Lincoln, Nebraska. _
FOR SALE: New Holland Self propelledTakS
$1,375. Used Allis Chalmers D19 tractor Hke
new. Cobleskill Welding, Cobleskill, N.Y. Phone
AF 4-2481.
NURSERY STOCK
COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE— 25 for $4.00
postpaid. 10 to 14 inch. Heavy root systems.
Suncrest Nurseries, Box-J, Homer City, Pa,
BLUEBERRY PLANTS — New Varieties.
Heavily rooted. Blueberries as large as grapes.
Highly profitable crop. Free planting instruc¬
tions. Brinton Orchards, R5, Hanover, Pa.
BLUEBERRY BUSHES. Cultivated, lateit
varieties, producing giant size berries, 4-3
year old bushes $6.50 postpaid. Order early,
supply limited. Brookside Blueberry Nursery,
Amherst Road, Amherst, Mass. _
ECCLES NURSERIES, INC., Drawer Y, Rim-
ersburg, Penna. Seedlings; Pine - Spruce - Fir-
Hemlock. Prices as low as $9.50 per 1000. Write
for free price list. Dept. R. _
EVERGREEN PLANTING STOCK — Chidit".
mas trees, ornamentals, timber. Free catalog
and planting guide. Suncrest Nurseries, Bo.x-J,
Homer City, Pa. _
BLUEBERRY BUSHES, cultivated 24”-30"
combination new large fruit varieties and best
standard varieties, 2 for $4.00, 4 for $7.50, 6 for
$11.00. Postpaid. Morningbrook. Monson, Mass,
EVERGREEN SEEDLINGS. Spruce, Fir, ;^d
Pine. Also some transplants. Can be picked up
fresh at nursery after prior arrangements.
Write for complete price list to: Ryland Cro-
shaw Nursery, Columbus, N. J. Dial
609-298-0477. _ _ _
50 EVERGREENS — $3.75. Sent postpaid at
planting time. Excellent for windbreaks,
screens, Christmas trees. Graded 10"-1 5" —
Scotch, Red, White and Austrian Pine, Nor¬
way and White Spruce. Graded 6"-10" Blue
Spruce and Douglas Fir. Limit 2 species per
order. Request free price list and planting
guide, Menoher’s Nursery, Union City, Penn,
PHOTOGRAPHIC
SPECIAL TRIAL OFFER. 8 enlarged prints
from roll 40# 12 — 50(1. 8 Kodacolor prints
from roll $1.50; 12 — $2.00. Young Photo Serv-
ice, 62A, Schenectady 1, New York.
PLANTS
BLUEBERRIES— bearing age $1.15. Free cata¬
log. Commonfields Nursery, Ipswich, Massa¬
chusetts^^ _ _ _
STRAWBERRY, Raspberry, Blueberry, Black¬
berry Plants including — Vesper, Earlidawn,
Catskill, Sparkle, Ozark Beauty Everbearing
strawberries— Latham, Earlired, Durham and
September Everbearing raspberries. Write for
free catalog describing 70 small fruit varieties.
Walter K. Morse & Son — Bradford, Mass. _
LIKE SWEET ONIONS? New Blue Ribbon
Assortment 600 sweet onion plants with free
planting guide $3 postpaid fresh from Texas
Onion Plant Company, “home of the sweet
onion”. Farmersville, Texas 75031. _
STRAWBERRY— Red Raspberry plants. Fresh
Dug. Guaranteed to grow. Eureka Plant Farm,
Hastings. N. Y. _ _ _
STRAWBERRY PLANTS. State inspected.
Early, midseason, late and everbearing var¬
ieties. Send for free variety list and prices. C.
N. Smith, South Street, East Bridgewater,
Mass. _ _ _ _ _ .
STRAWBERRY PLANTS: Armore; Surecrop:
Fairfax; Robinson; Catskill $3.25 — 100. Ever-
bearing Superfection: Ozark Beauty $4.25 —
100. Latham raspberry $8.50 — 100. Postpaid.
Perkins Berry Farm, RD#1, Box 230, Hudson
Falls. N.Y. _ _ _
CREEPING PHLOX, 12 for $1.00. Catalog
Free. Low direct prices. Planters Nursery,
Dept. BA, McMinnville, Tenn, _ _
CERTIFIED Tomato, Pepper, Cabbage, Onion
plants. Write for free catalogue price list.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Evans Plant Co.,
Dept., 5, Ty Ty, Ga, _ _ _ _ _
STRAWBERRY PLANTS: Howard 17, Earli¬
dawn, Catskill, Robinson and Sparkle. 100
$3.50, 500— $12.00. One Year Washington
Asparagus roots: 100 — $3.50, 500 — $12.00. Rhu¬
barb, 60# each. Horseradish, 12 — $1.00. Post-
paid. Fred Drew Nursery, Agawam. Mass.
Ozark Beauty and Superfection everbearing straw¬
berry plants $5.00 each 100; Empire, Jerseybelle,
Premier $3.50 each 100. Raspberry plants, reds,
Latham, Viking, $8.50 each 100.
MACDOWELL BERRY FARM
Ballston Lake, N.Y. _ Phone UP7-5515
PLASTIC
PLASTIC THREE CLEAR 9' x 12'— $L5<£
Triple weight Tarpaulin 9' x 12' — $2.00, Black
$2.50; 9' x 20'— $3.25, Black $4.00. Postpaid
Catalog Adval. Box 2827J, Paterson, New
Jersey. -
REAL ESTATE
400,000,000 acres government public land in
25 states. Some low as $1.00 acre. 1965 report.
Send $1.00 National Land 422AG4, Washington
Building. Washington, D. C. _ _ _
PENNSYLVANIA ESTATE: 17 rooms, corner
100x100 ft. Near Amusements. $5,500.00 — taxes
$95.00. Falke, Weston, Pa. 18256. _ _ _
FOR SALE Four Unit Guest Home. One Acre
ground, established income. Near Barge ( anal
Gainesville area. Box 13, Orange Springs, Ma.
100 ACRE FARM. Beautiful level land. In
heart of big game country. Route 949 from
Ridgway. Seven room house and bath. Bee
barn and silo. 1000 layer poultry house, garage
shop, etc. Machinery. More land available. leie-
phone evenings 814-7766331. Fred R. Lance,
Portland Mills, Pa. 15850. _ _ _ -
FOR SALE: Land. 2 acres $250. PeterTasco,
Forest City, Pa. _
MODERN HOME ACREAGE, $15,000. Herbert
Bair, Forked River, New Jersey.
SEED POTATOES
BLUE VICTOR Seed Potatoes, for information
and prices write Jack Tomion, Stanley, N.Y-
American Agriculturist, April, ■ 965
PRINTING
NEED PRINTING? Business - Personal. State
your needs. Bargain Bulletin of Printed
Specialties and estimate on your requirements,
free. Llanerch Shop, 538-AR Wales, Haver-
town, Penna. 19083.
RUBBER STAMPS
RUBBER STAMPS: Business Cards, Printing,
Labels, Mailbox nameplates. Grafting Kits.
Catalog. Champlain Industries, Hinesburg,
Vermont. _
RUBBER STAMPS, Personalized, 3 lines $1.19.
J. G. Norcini, 699 N. Wayne Ave., Wayne, Pa.
19087.
SAWDUST
MIXED KILN DRIED SAWDUST and Wood-
shavings sold in truckloads or carloads. For
samples and prices call 609-259-7453. Sanitary
Bedding Company, Allentown, New Jersey.
SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS in carload lots.
Sawdust in bulk truckloads, also baled shav¬
ings. Bono Sawdust Co., 33-30 127th Place,
Corona 68, New York. Tel. Hickory 6-1374.
SEEDS
VIKING BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL, Climax Timo¬
thy seed, state tested. K. Smith, 6185 Ridge
Road, Lockport, N. Y. _
OUR MODERN Seed Processing Plant and
quantity buying enable us to offer the highest
quality seed at discount prices. All of our seeds
are winter hardy and most are grown in the
Finger Lakes Region of New York State.
Medium Red Clover — $22.00 Bu., Timothy —
$14.00 Bu., Certified Niagara Oats — $1.85 Bu.
Empire, Viking Birdsfoot Trefoil, Narragan-
sett, Cayuga Alfalfa are some of the varieties in
short supply that we have. Latest price list on
request. Alton L. Culver & Sons, R.D. 1, Tru-
mansburg, N. Y. Located 2% miles South of
Mecklenburg. Phones 387-8300, 387-3512.
SHELLED NUTS & SPICES
Pecans, Black Walnuts, Brazils, English Wal¬
nuts, Cashews, Filberts, Almonds, Pepper, Cin¬
namon, Cloves, Sassafras $1.251b. Dried Mush¬
rooms $3. 001b. Peerless, 538AA Centralpark,
Chicago 60624.
BUTTERNUT MEATS, Postage Prepaid. 1 lb.,
$3.00 — 2 lbs., $5.00. Gagne Gardens, South
Royalton, Vermont.
SILOS
SILOS, SILO UNLOADERS— barn cleaners.
Nold Farm Supply, Rome, N. Y.
WANTED — Used Silos: prefer tile, consider
wood stave. Give size, make, condition, price,
location. Jonas Hershberger, Box 145, Burton,
Ohio 44021. _
A WOOD SILO is your best investment — wood
means warmth, with little frozen ensilage . . .
no acid riddled walls. For catalog write Box
BS-45, Unadilla Silo Co., Unadilla, N. Y. Also
manufacturers of glue-laminated arches and
rafters for barns and sheds. Write for infor¬
mation.
SIGNS
PLASTIC POSTED — Land Signs. Durable, in¬
expensive, legal, free sample. Minuteman,
Stanfordville, New York.
NO HUNTING SIGNS, Mailbox — Lawn
Markers, Farm Signs, Special Signs, Printing
all kinds. Sample catalog. Signs, 54 Hamilton,
Auburn, New York 13021 Dept. G. _
NO TRESPASS SIGNS — On weatherproof Tag,
with name and address: 200 — $15.00; 100 —
$9.50; 50 — $6.50 postpaid. Chic Press, Monti-
cello. New York.
SITUATION WANTED
REFINED woman in 30’s of Swedish descent
with school age children desires work in
country as nurse companion or homemaker.
Must have separate living accommodations.
Box 514-BU, Ithaca, New York.
MATURE MAN German American in good
health wishes position as caretaker, chauffeur or
similar position. Write: Box 514-CL, Ithaca,
New York.
YOUNG MARRIED SCOTSMAN, 2 children,
wishes steady position as caretaker, game-
keeper. C. Brogan, 302 Longacre Ave., Wood-
mere, L. I., N. Y.
SPARROW TRAPS
SPARROWS EAT PROFITS! Catch them with
new improved trap. Free particulars. Roy Vail,
Antwerp 10, Ohio.
STAMPS & COINS
I PAY $250 each for 1924 l<f green Franklin
stamps, rotary perforated eleven ($2,500 un¬
used). Send 20<{ for large illustrated folders
showing amazing prices paid for old stamps,
coins, collections. Superb approvals available.
Vincent 85AA1, Bronx, New York 10458.
STRAWBERRIES
CERTIFIED STRAWBERRIES— 21 Varieties.
Introductory assortment 100 plants — 4 all
season varieties. Guaranteed. $4.95 postpaid.
List free. Facer Strawberries, Phelps, New
York.
STRAWBERRY PLANTS— Certified, 15 acres,
Premier, Robinson, Catskill, Sparkle, Po¬
cahontas, Surecrop, Jerseybelle, Big Joe, Wm.
Belt, Midway. 50— $1.75, 100— $3.00, 500—
$12.00, 1000 — $20.00. Shipped Parcel Post, Post-
Paid. Martin’s Strawberries, Conneaut Lake,
Penna.
TIRES
TRUCK * FARM * CAR— Used Tires— Excel.
#1—650x16 6 ply $8.50: 700x16 6 ply $10.00;
150x16 8 ply $12.00: 900x16 8 ply $15.00; 750x20
8 Ply $15.00; 825x20 10 ply $20.00; 900x20 10
Ply $20.00; 1000x20 12 ply $25.00; Farm Tire
Specialist — Airplane Conversion, New Truck —
Praetor Tires also available. Write for complete
hst. Send check or money order. Sorry no
^■O-D.’s. Gans Tire, 1001 Broadway, Chelsea,
Mass. Tel: 889-2035. Area Code 617. _
POR SALE: New 1800x34 Firestone tires,
8125.00. Jacobs Store, Liberty, N. Y.
TOBACCO
TOBACCO” — Smoking (“ready mixed”) or
Chewing (sweet). 5 pounds $3.00 postpaid. Fred
Stoker, Dresden, Tennessee.
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
WANTED TO BUY
WANTED HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGES.
surreys, wagons, coaches, sleighs, old cars. Send
price, description and picture, if possible, in
first letter. Arnold G.. Carlsen, 77 Anderson
Street, Hackensack. New Jersey.
WILL BUY Indian Arrow Heads & Artifacts.
Hiram Peeks, Sea Cliff, N. Y.
WANTED: Old penny arcade machines, vend¬
ing, gambling, coin pianos, monkey organ, old
iron, trade signs, harness maker horses,
country store items. Bernard Zipkin, Pines-
bridge Road. Ossining, New York.
WINCHESTER RIFLES — old military muskets,
any old pistols. Kindly mail a pencil sketch with
markings & numbers — your price & telephone.
Carol Stein, 204-15 Foothill Ave,, Hollis 23,
N, Y. _
WANTED, gold, silver, platinum, scrap (any
form), coins. Information free. Wilmot’s, 1067
I Bridge St., Grand Rapids 4, Michigan.
GOOD USED Continuous Barn Hay Baler,
less Motor. Brant Excelsior Co., Inc., Boon-
ville, New York. Telephone 942-4821. _
WANTED: Old Horse Books, including Battell's
Morgan Horse Registry. Mary Arnold, Kanona,
N. Y. _
OLD CLOCKS, any condition, anything old
including carnival glass. Describe and give
price. Search your attic. Ray Post, North East,
Pa. _ _
DRAFT MARES: Dappled Grays: not over 2,
with excellent disposition. Case Combine: Small
self-propelled, 8' or 10', used on oats only.
Reply by letter only, to: David F. Stevens,
Unity. Maine.
TRAVEL
ONE OF OUR most popular services to readers
is sponsoring and arranging tours and cruises.
They are popular because the worries about
foreign customs, handling baggage, value of
foreign money, language barriers, tickets,
reservations, etc., can be forgotten. Trained,
experienced escorts take care of everything for
you — even tipping. For details on our future
tours, write American Agriculturist Tours, Box
367, Ithaca, N.Y. 14851. _
THE GOLDEN WEST, Canada & Mexico 19
Day Tour $339.95. This is the fourteenth year
for our famous Grand Circle Tour. We cover
10,000 miles by deluxe coach and visit 5 Cana¬
dian provinces: see quaint Mexico, Las Vegas,
Boulder Dam, Lake Louise, Disneyland, Grand
Canyon, Pikes Peak and many, many wonderful
sights. Send now for free leaflet describing
tours in June, July and August. Shanly Inter¬
national Corporation, 528-A Blue Cross Bldg.,
Buffalo. N. Y. — 14202.
WOMEN’S INTEREST
FUN & PROFIT — 67 Ideas for Plastic Scraps,
like berry baskets, detergent bottles, etc. Make
gifts, bazaar items, toys, etc. Send 25<# for
booklet to: Plastic Scraps, Dept. C, 14 Main
Street, Park Ridge, Illinois 60068.
FREE CATALOG Hand Tooled Shoes, Bags.
Americana Shop, Reed City 15, Michigan.
NEW 1965-66 WALLPAPER CATALOG. Save
half or more. 118 selections 18d — 69tf single
roll. Send 10^ catalog mailing. Mutual Wall¬
paper, Dept. R, 228 West Market, Louisville,
Kentucky 40202, _
QUILT PIECES FOR Patchwork and Applique!
Beautiful Percales! 1*4 lbs. $1.00. 3 *4 lbs.
$2.00. Postpaid. Ward Gould, 92A North, Med-
field. Mass. _
800 BUTTONS $1.00. Nylolaces, 40 yards $1.00.
Quiltpatches, 3 pounds $1.00. Schaefer, Drum-
mondville, Quebec. _
WEAVE RUGS — Make Good Pi’ofits — No ex¬
perience necessary! Free Catalog, sample card,
and low prices on carpet warp, rug filler,
looms, parts, inexpensive beam counter. If you
have loom — advise make, weaving width please.
OR. Rug Company, Dept. 3557, Lima, Ohio.
WALLPAPER SALE — Final clearance 1964
patterns. Write for your Free catalog at once.
Sensational savings. We pay postage. Burling¬
ton Trading Post, 1800 Burlington, North
Kansas City, Missouri. _
PARTS FOR VACUUM CLEANERS and sew¬
ing machines, send model number and manu¬
facturer to: Snyder’s Service, Rt. 5, Fulton,
N.Y. _
RAG RUGS 24"x54" — $3.50 postpaid. Jane
Nagle, 2507 Railroad Ave., Barnesboro, Pa.
SHARP American handmade kitchen knives.
Free catalog. Webster House, 205 Dickinson
Road, Webster, New York.
EARN MONEY for Church or organization. No
selling. Deeco Sales-R, Moodus, Conn, _
“STRAIN” — RECTAL Strain Relieving De¬
vice. (External) Dr. Charles Hudson, 680-H
Dwr., Easton, Pennsylvania 18043, _
BARGAINS Galore Gift Catalog Free. J. G.
Norcini, 699 N. Wayne Ave., Wayne, Pa.
19087
WOOL
SEND WOOL TO US for beautiful, warm
blankets. Free literature. El Dorado Woolens,
Inc., Eldorado, Texas. _
SEND YOUR WOOL to the Blanket Mill for
nice warm blankets, knitting yarn, comfort
batting. Write for particulars. Shippensburg
Woolen Mill, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
WANTED: Man to care for vegetable garden,
lawn, aj^ple orchard; organic principles fol¬
lowed. Comfortable house and milk supplied.
Part-time or steady household work for wife
if desired. State salary requirements. Box 514-
CQ, Ithaca, N. Y.
CP*
Wholesale prices on heavy-duty
CRAWLER UNDERCARRIAGE PARTS
Brand New — Fully Guaranteed
Track Chains — Less Shoes
D2 32 Link $163.12
TD6 32 Link 18198
TD9 33 Link 235.63
04 sealed 32 Link $222.76
D6 sealed 39 Link 347.41
07 sealed 37 Link 436.91
TD14 36 link $322.00
1018 40 Link 471.25
HD5-6 33 Link 238.81
HD9-1 1 38 Link $424.08 and many more
Track Rollers complete w/end collars
02 SF $45.83 D6 SF Lifetime $61.36 TD6 SF duraseal $48.03
02 OF 49.43 06 DF Lifetime 63.84 T06 OF duraseal 50.22
04 SF lifetime 58.49 D7 SF lifetime 80.57 109 SF duraseal 53.75
04 DF lifetime 60.24 D7 OF Lifetime 84.39 TD9 OF duraseal 58.85
TDM SF duraseal $72.74 TOM DF duraseal $74.98
HD5-6 Sf less end caps $67.66 and many more
Also low prices on sprockets, idlers, seals, etc. Why
pay more? Send 25c for huge catalog, full of bargains.
SURPLUS TRACTOR PARTS C0RP.
3215 W. Mam Fargo. North Dakota Ph(701) 235 750.3
DRENCHING
SCHEDULE
Professor Warren Brannon,
sheep specialist at Cornell Univer¬
sity, has a commercial flock of
200 ewes of his own. Here’s the
way he controls internal parasites
in his own flock under intensive
grazing conditions:
phenothiazine drench — two weeks be¬
fore flock goes out on pasture
phenothiazine plus lead arsenate drench
— sometime between middle and late July
(this is a commercially-prepared product;
Warren does not recommend trying to
mix your own).
phenothiazine drench — around mid-
August
thiabendazole — late August
Then, if conditions call for it,
he uses another pheno drench fol¬
lowed by a final thiabendazole
treatment in September. Ideally,
drenches are spaced about three
weeks apart. Phenothiazine is a
microfine purified product that is
even more effective than the same
chemical a few years ago.
For extensive grazing condi¬
tions, where a relatively small
flock has lots of acreage, he
recommends:
phenothiazine drench — two weeks
before going on grass
phenothiazine plus lead arsenate — mid¬
dle to late July
thiobendazole — last of September, three
weeks before breeding season.
Good chicks from
6 pR0W STRAINS
One is bound to be just right for your
operation. For brown eggs: Sex-linked
Hallcross or our R.l. Reds. For white
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Leg of lamb, roasted to a golden brown, is
a favorite main course for Easter dinner.
(ba&t&V
from Alberta Shackelton
THIS YEAR, coming as late
as it does, Easter really means
spring! Bring this wonderful sea¬
son to your Easter dinner table
with a centerpiece of fresh flowers,
your choice linens, nicest china,
gleaming silver, and your family’s
favorite spring foods.
Easter traditions and foods
vary from land to land and even
from one part of our country to
another. Since lamb seems to be
popular for Easter in our area,
our menu features this meat for
festive Easter feasting.
EASTER DINNER MENU
Frosted Nectar
(Apricot Nectar with Lime Sherbet)
Roast Leg of Spring Lamb — Water Cress Garnish — Mint Sauce
Buttered Paprika New Potatoes
Springtime Asparagus
(Asparagus Spears Hollandaise on Toast Points)
Mixed Fruit Platter — Grenadine Dressing
Triple Clover Leaves
(White, Cornmeal, Whole Wheat)
Strawberry Angel Delight
Coffee
ROAST LEG OF LAMB
5 to 6 pound leg of lamb
Salt and pepper
Do not nave “fell” removed
from the leg of lamb. This helps
preserve shape of the leg during
roasting, retains juices, and short¬
ens the cooking time. Wipe lamb
with a damp cloth and rub with
salt and pepper. If you wish to rub
the surface with a mixture ofherbs,
a combination of ground rose¬
mary, paprika, sweet basil, salt
and pepper is popular.
Place leg of lamb, fell side up,
on a rack in a shallow roasting
pan. If you use a thermometer,
insert it so the bulb reaches center
of thick round of leg but does not
rest on bone or fat.
Roast lamb in a slow oven
(325) 30 to 35 minutes per pound,
or until the meat thermometer reg¬
isters 175 degrees for medium or
180 for well done. Do not add
water and do not cover. Basting
is not necessary.
Remove the roast to a hot
platter and surround with buttered,
paprika-coated small new pota¬
toes; garnish with parsley or water
cress. Serve with tart mint sauce or
mint jelly. If you use mint sauce,
it may be put in a large grapefruit
half and placed right on serving
platter.
Carving hints for leg of lamb:
Place leg of lamb with shank bone
to carver’s right and thick meaty
section to far side of platter. Re¬
move several slices of meat from
the thin side, then turn leg to rest
on die cut surface.
With fork inserted at the left end,
carve thin slices down to leg bone.
Run knife along the bone, releas-
64
ing all slices at once. The carver
may, if desired, remove the fell
before starting to carve. A 6 or 7-
pound leg of lamb will yield 15 to
18 slices when carved this way,
with second servings cut from meat
remaining on legbone.
SPRINGTIME ASPARAGUS
2 to 3 pounds fresh asparagus (for 6
servings)
2 egg yolks
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 stick (72 cup) very cold butter
5 slices bread, toasted and cut
in triangles
W ash asparagus and snap off
rough ends. Place in 2 layers in
medium sized skillet or large-
bottom sauce pan. Sprinkle with
salt and pour on boiling water to
a depth of about 1 inch. Boil a
few minutes uncovered; then cover
pan and boil 12 to 15 minutes,
or until lower stalk's are fork-
tender.
While asparagus is cooking,
make Hollandaise Sauce, as fol¬
lows: Combine egg yolks and
lemon juice in a small saucepan
and add one-half of the stick of
very cold butter. Stir constantly
with a wooden spoon over very
low heat until butter is melted.
Then add other half stick of butter
and continue stirring slowly over
low heat until this butter is melted
and sauce is thickened.
To serve asparagus, arrange
toast triangles around edge of oval
or rectangular platter. Place half
of die asparagus spears on toast
facing one way and rest of aspara¬
gus facing in opposite direction.
Pour Hollandaise Sauce over cut
ends of the asparagus in center of
platter. Asparagus spears can be
lifted from cooking pan easily with
a pancake turner or two forks.
MIXED FRUIT PLATTER
On your prettiest large round
platter, arrange in separate sec¬
tions fresh seasonal and other fa¬
vorite fruits, crisp salad greens
(curly chicory and spears of
endive are attractive), and pecan
or walnut halves.
Suggestions might be orange
slices, pineapple chunks, sections
of fresh or firm canned pears,
banana sticks dipped in orange
juice and sprinkled with coconut,
avocado slices or chunks, mara¬
schino cherries with stems or fresh
whole strawberries. Allow enough
space in center of platter to place
a footed sherbet glass filled with
salad dressing, blended with alitde
grenadine and topped with a mint
sprig.
STRAWBERRY ANGEL DELIGHT
1 package angel food mix
2 envelopes (2 tablespoons) unflavored
gelatin
3/4 cup sugar, divided
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 eggs, separated
1/2 cup water
2 10 oz. packages frozen sliced
strawberries
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
1 cup heavy cream, whipped
A day or two ahead of making
dessert, bake angel food cake ac¬
cording to directions on package.
Invert and cool thoroughly. Re¬
move from pan and split in 3
crosswise slices when ready to
complete dessert.
Combine gelatin, 1/4 cup of the
sugar, salt, and egg yolks mixed
with die water. Add 1 package of
the frozen strawberries. Cook over
low heat (you may use a double
boiler if you wish), stirring con¬
stantly, until gelatin is dissolved
and strawberries thawed. Remove
from heat and add second package
strawberries, lemon juice and rind.
How excited the children will be
when this Easter bunny is served
for dessert! The only trouble . . .
he's too pretty to eat.
Stir until berries are thawed.
Chill in refrigerator or in a bowl
of ice cubes and water, stirring
occasionally, until mixture
mounds when dropped from the
spoon. Beat egg whites until stiff;
beat in remaining 1/2 cup sugar
until firm peaks form. Fold in the
gelatin mixture, then the whipped
cream. Add a few drops of red
vegetable coloring if mixture seems
too pale.
Spread about half of the gelatin-
berry mixture between cake layers;
use remainder to “frost” sides and
top of cake. Chill thoroughly .(Des¬
sert may be made a day ahead of
serving.) Slice in wedges to serve
and, if desired, top with slighdy
thawed whole or sliced straw¬
berries, or fresh berries when
available. Serves 12 to 14.
Easter Bunny Cake
Would you like to make an Eas¬
ter cake like the one pictured?
Then, look for an Easter bunny
mold in the housewares section of
your department store. If you do
not find one in your area, you
can order a mold from the MAID
OF SCANDINAVIA COMPANY,
3245 Raleigh Ave., Minneapolis,
Minn. 55416.
Ask for No. 202N - BUNNY
CAKE MOLD, 10” size (2-piece,
cast aluminum). The charge is
$4.00 plus 50 cents for handling.
Be sure to ask for a copy of the
instruction sheet. Also ask for a
copy of their General Catalog, as
it has many ideas for special cook¬
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American Agriculturist, April, 1965
A TREMENDOUS RANGE of
most interesting plants come under
the classification of broad-leaved
evergreens. Among these are Ma-
honia (Oregon Holly Grape),
Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Ilex
(Holly), Mountain Laurel, Box¬
wood, and such.
Many of these evergreens can
be grown in the Northeast by giv¬
ing them a little extra care and
attention. Our Ithaca, New York,
area is in Zone 5, while much of
the area along the Atlantic Coast
is Zone 6 and has a milder climate.
Contrary to first thought, these
evergreens should be planted on
the north side of your buildings
or hedges. This is because plants-
men have found that most damage
and lack of hardiness are caused
by rapid freezing and thawing
during the winter months, partic¬
ularly February and March. Any
of this material should be planted
where it is free from direct winter
winds and direct, bright sunlight.
Woodsy areas offer ideal loca¬
tions provided you can counteract
the usually heavy tree root sys¬
tems. This can be done by elimi¬
nating small feeder roots in open
sections of the woods and by creat¬
ing a good planting pocket of
growth media. This should be a
good, loamy soil mixed 50-50 with
peat moss. In general, these plants
require lots of moisture, but at the
same time, good drainage. They
will not tolerate “wet feet.” Where
soils are heavy clay or wet, tile
drains may be used; or you can
create a raised bed section with a
RHODODENDRONS
AND
AZALEAS
OLD
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by Nenetzin R. White
VARIES
If your soil is heavy clay or real wet, make a raised-bed area for rhodo¬
dendrons. Build a low retaining wall and fill in with a good, loamy soil mix.
low retaining wall of wood or
stone. See illustration.
Areas between the house and
walk, or against your house foun¬
dation, can be made most attrac¬
tive with these plants, but as men¬
tioned before, be sure to remember
the winter sun exposure. Also,
since most soils around founda¬
tions are poor at best, as well as
overdrained, you’ll have to create
an artificial woodsy soil to a depth
of two or three feet. If properly
done, the results will be worth all
the effort.
Planting procedures are much
the same as for any other “balled
and burlaped” plant. Dig the hole
several inches wider than the ball
and perhaps four inches deeper.
Put your prepared soil mix under
the ball, setting the plant at the
same depth as it grew. This is
easily determined by the color
change in the plant stem. Backfill
the hole with your prepared mix¬
ture to about one-half its depth;
water well and tamp down lightly.
Next, cut the string on the ball,
tuck burlap into wet fill, and finish
filling the hole. Leave a saucer¬
shaped depression around the
plant to retain water.
Apply a three-inch mulch over
the area. Peat moss is no longer
considered a good mulch for this
type of plant, since it tends to cause
too shallow rooting, tends to
“heave” badly in winter, and
becomes too compact. Wood chips,
sawdust, oak leaves, or pine
needles are excellent. It is impor¬
tant that nitrogen and a little acid
be added to your soil mixture and
mulches. Check with your Exten¬
sion Service or County Agent for
your particular soil requirements.
Since most of these plants are
shallow rooted, it follows that hoe¬
ing or cultivating will damage the
root systems. This means hand
weeding only! The mulch should
be renewed to a depth of about two
inches each fall after a few good
MOLASSES PECAN COOKIES
1-1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter or margarine
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup Brer Rabbit Molasses
3/4 cup pecans, chopped
Combine and sift dry ingredients. Cream shortening, sugar and
egg; stir in molasses. Thoroughly blend the two mixtures. Mix in
chopped nuts. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls on Teflon cookie pan
or greased cookie sheet. Use the tip of a teaspoon to press a hollow
in center of each cookie. Fill with orange-date mixture and top
with pecan quarters. Bake in a moderately hot oven, 350°, about
15 minutes. Makes about 3 dozen cookies.
FILLING: In a saucepan mix llA cups cut-up dates, Vz cup
orange marmalade and ft, cup water. Cook and stir over low heat
until thick. Mix XA cup orange juice, or water, with 1 tablespoon
cornstarch. Stir into cooked mixture and continue to stir over low
heat until very thick. Cool before using as filling.
frosts. It is imperative that ample
moisture be provided through the
year, particularly during May and
June when the plants are normally
flowering.
For thirty years we have ex¬
perimented with many varieties of
this type of plant material. In the
Rhododendrons, Rhododendron
Maximum and Catawbiense do
well if planted under proper en¬
vironmental conditions. Also,
many of the hybrids do very well
for us here — Nova Zembla, Amer¬
ica, and Cunningham White.
Before investing in Rhododen¬
drons, check hardiness in your
area with neighbors or a local
nurseryman. Pieris and Andro¬
meda do well in this location, but
we have trouble with Mountain
Laurel, despite the fact that the
hills fifty miles south of us are
covered with it.
Azaleas (really deciduous Rho¬
dodendrons) are a real delight.
Formerly the Kurume, Indian, and
Glen Dale types were questionable
in this locale, but now we have
Mollis and the many beautiful
hybrids that are completely hardy
and not even fussy as to location.
Much research has already been
done on these very satisfactory
plants, and outstanding hardy
hybrids are coming onto the mar¬
ket each year. It is even possible
to grow some of the Hollies in
sheltered locations in our area.
I will remain rather silent on these,
however, for in the rugged winter
of 1960, we lost whole blocks of
them in our nursery.
IT’S ALWAYS COOKIE-TIME —
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by Alice P. Stein
Wise Choices Essential To
Successful Sewing
Have you ever had a money-saving sewing project turn into an ex¬
pensive failure because you discovered, too late that you had chosen
the wrong fabric? Most of us have at one time or another, and it’s
frustrating, isn’t it, especially after all that work?
Choosing fabrics that look well extra ironing time it will take. (It
and perform the way you want
them to is the first important step
toward success in sewing, and
learning to select wisely can lead
the way toward a more attractive
family wardrobe without increased
cost.
Mrs. Elgin Hundtoft of Ithaca,
N.Y., shown in the adjacent photo¬
graph, came to me recently for
some suggestions as to just how
she might do this. She was trou¬
bled because she had made the
printed blouse her daughter, Patty,
is wearing and the printed jumper
she is holding, and then concluded
that they really did not look well
together. What had she done
wrong? . . . And what could she do
about it now?
Soon we were discussing the
problems associated with choosing
fabrics for appearance. First, we
talked about general selection, then
about specific, imaginative ways
of using fabrics. These topics will
be covered in two articles, and
although we will be talking in
terms of fabrics for clothing, some
of the suggestions may be applied
also to home decorating.
We decided that there are two
important things to consider when
setting out to buy a fabric: the
article to be made and the wearer.
Have the pattern in hand for fre¬
quent reference, and the wearer
clearly in mind.
Ask Questions
As you look at the pattern and
think about fabrics, ask yourself
some pertinent questions. At what
season will this garment be worn,
or might it be something that could
go throughout the year? An in¬
creasing number of garments are
designed for use all year round,
and cotton fabrics are used for
them. There is a real advantage in
these, especially for children who
outgrow things so rapidly any¬
way. Every little girl likes to have
one or two wool skirts and cordu¬
roy jumpers to wear just during
the cold months, but the most
practical basic ingredient in any
child’s wardrobe is the cotton items
which know no season.
The next question is: How much
care are you going to be willing to
give this item? Nowadays, there is
really no need to get involved in
finicky and time consuming care
problems when there are so many
materials available that require
only washing and touch-up iron¬
ing. The cotton that sells at four
yards for a dollar may be no bar¬
gain at all when you consider the
also is likely to fade rapidly.)
Good looking materials are avail¬
able at only slighdy higher cost,
and they will keep their colors
longer, wear better and take less
care, so that the small difference
in cost is justified many times over.
Now ask how much sewing skill
you will need for this project. If
you are a beginning sewer, or if
the garment has many seams, try
to avoid plaids, large stripes, or
regular, geometric patterns which
require matching where seams
come together. These only add
another complication to the task,
and there are many lovely fabrics
in plain colors, tweeds and tex¬
tures, tiny checks and prints which
are just as suitable and much
easier to sew. Also, if the design
is one which emphasizes the artis¬
tic placing of seams, you may wish
to use a plain fabric, which will
show the seams to best advantage.
In present-day sewing, the grain
of a fabric also is considered very
important. Modern methods call
for materials that are grain-perfect,
that is, ones where the lengthwise
and crosswise threads are exactly
at right angles to one another. It
is especially important that geo¬
metric designs be printed precisely
on grain. Otherwise, you will end
up with rows of design running
off straight edges at odd places.
If you have doubts about how to
check and correct the grain of
fabrics, consult a sewing book
before you shop.
If the garment or outfit you are
making requires more than one
fabric, or offers possibilities for
contrasts, you will need to con¬
sider what combinations will be
most effective.
It was in this area that Mrs.
Hundtoft was most concerned.
When Patty wore the print blouse
and print jumper together, it
provea to be just too much print.
She solved the problem wisely and
with no waste by making the plain
jumper Patty is wearing in the
picture to go with the blouse. The
print jumper now has become a
useful, sleeveless summer dress.
Incidentally, Patty’s mother
learned another lesson from this
experience, too. The print was ex¬
tremely inexpensive, and the jump¬
er, which has been washed only
four times, has faded badly and
been hard to iron. Though prac¬
tically new, it looks old and worn.
Skirts, slacks, j ackets and jump¬
ers, which comprise the foundation
of so many wardrobes, probably
are most versatile if they are made
i . “ - <: - k - ty/; -
Mrs. Elgin Hundtoft and her daughter, Patty, learned that the plain jumper
Patty is wearing looked better with the print blouse than the jumper in the
same print, which Mrs. Hundtoft holds.
Photo: John Church
in plain colors, to be combined
with prints or harmonizing plain
colors for the blouse or shirt.
There are, of course, many excep¬
tions to this. Be wary, however, of
using printed cottons, other than
corduroy, for jumpers. This rarely
looks quite right.
Usually, when plain and figured
fabrics are being combined, it is
best for the plain one to pick up
one of the darker colors in the
print, rather than one of the lighter
ones. ( See illustration. ) If a lighter
color is selected for the plain fab¬
ric, it might match, but the effect
would not be nearly as pleasing.
To simplify the task of choosing
combinations wisely, many shops
and mail order catalogs now are
offering figured and plain fabrics
which have been designed for use
together. Whether you buy these
or not, try at least to see all of the
fabrics in the combination together
before you make final decisions.
And don’t rely on your memory
of a piece of goods you have left
at home.
The Wearer
Now, let’s consider the wearer.
Does she (or he) have distinct
color preferences or limitations?
How old is she? What color eyes,
hair and skin does she have?What
size and shape is she?
If the wearer is a child, she
probably will prefer and look best
in clear, gay colors, rather than
greyed or muted ones. However,
some muted plaids and prints are
very attractive on children, espe¬
cially with accents of white or some
harmonizing bright color.
The age of the person also is
important in relation to the “char¬
acter” of the fabric. There are a
few materials which have come, by
tradition, to bear the label,
“adults only.” Some examples are
(Continued on page 69)
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66
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
NEEDLE WORK
Cardigans PK-2660. For mother
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gives textured look. Girls’ sizes
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Wild Rose Doily PC-1094. Lovely
decorative accent for almost any
corner of home. Leaflet, 10 cents.
Bag and Purse S-460. Cro¬
chet your way into warm
weather with this handy
bag and matching change
purse. Use three contrast¬
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Kitchen Set S-487. Ensembles . . .
the keynote for your kitchen this
spring! Crochet cafe curtains, place
mats, glass jackets, and stool
pillows, all to match. Instruction
leaflet, 10 cents.
Henry Clay Wheel Afghan B-136.
Crocheted adaption of Early Amer¬
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61”. Instruction leaflet, 10 cents.
Patchwork Apron PPE-791. Make
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Instruction leaflet, 10 cents.
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Mrs. Augusta Chapman, Home Editor
American Agriculturist
Box 367, Ithaca, New York
Please send me the following leaflets (check ones wanted):
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Rose Doily PC-1094 — Afghan B-136 _
Bag and Purse S-460 — Apron PPE-791 _
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AGRICULTURIST
ZERO Corporation of Washing¬
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and type bulk milk cooler . . . with
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... to fit the needs of any size
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ities, as well as larger sizes rang¬
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200 various combinations with
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Results from beef trials at the
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Sta¬
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slats work well for finishing beef
and that they can save consider¬
able bedding and labor costs. The
second series of trials is now
underway. The only difference
over the first tests is that the pens
which had no cover at all in the
first trial now have a shed roof.
Direct sun and heat proved to be
problems during the first experi¬
ment. The Republic Steel Corpora¬
tion is cooperating with the Experi¬
ment Station in conducting the tests.
The vitamin A and vitamin D con¬
tent of Beacon milking and fitting
rations has recently been increased. Last
year’s drought in the Northeast has
resulted in lowered roughage feeding
levels in some cases, and it was believed
that the increase in these vitamin levels
would insure sufficient intake even with
limited feeding of sun-cured hay.
The Federal Land Bank of Spring-
field broke a 30-year-old mortgage
loan record in 1964 with more than
$19 million in new farm mortgages.
The Land Bank increased its loan
balance to $125.5 million in 1964.
A new liquid manure handling sys¬
tem was recendy introduced by Badger
Northland, Inc., Kaukauna, Wisconsin.
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storage tank; agitation is required only
when the storage tank is being emptied.
The pump is P. T. O.-driven, and is
mounted on a standard three-point
tractor hitch.
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
BE AN
EASTER
EGG-SPERT!
Help the Easter bunny get ready
for his Easter morning egg hunt
this year. Some gaily decorated
eggs will make exciting additions
to the various kinds of candy ones,
and they’re lots of fun to do!
Almost anything can be used to
decorate colored eggs. Sequins,
decals, gummed glittery stars,
paper cutouts, colored yarn, and
tiny imitation flowers are but a
few. And here’s an idea for next
year. Start a “treasure box” at
home and fill it writh odd earrings,
beads, pieces of braid and ribbon
— in fact anything at all that is
dainty and pretty. A length of
narrow lace, for instance, looks
lovely glued around a pale pink
egg-
Egg coloring kits make deco¬
rating easy, and you’ll be proud
of the results. One of the popular
ones contains six certified food
colors, glitter, transfer patterns, a
mystic writer, and even an egg
dipper. All that’s needed besides
Finesse with fabrics .
(Continued from page 66)
slinky velvets, satin and net. At the
opposite end of the scale are the
extremely juvenile prints found on
some percales. These are very dif¬
ficult to use successfully, except in
nightclothes, because they tend to
appear overly sweet.
Figures and texture should also
be related to the size and shape of
the wearer. Large patterns
“swamp” children and petite
women; similarly, large-boned or
broad figures may be rendered
more awkward by very tiny or
dainty prints. Shiny textures call
attention to curves and bulges, and
very thick ones may add bulk
which can enhance a thin figure or
detract from a heavy one.
Developing finesse or “taste” in
selecting fabrics for sewing is a
thoughtful process, and comes
about only through practice. But
it is well worth the effort in terms
of time, money, and satisfaction.
In the second article in this series,
we will discuss some of the specific
techniques of choosing and using
fabrics wisely.
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is a little glue, some vinegar, and
the hard-cooked eggs (not “hard-
boiled,” for boiling toughens
them ).
For best results, immerse clean
white eggs in cold water, bring
them slowly to the boiling point,
and simmer gently for about 20
minutes; then, immediately plunge
into cold water. Prompt cooling
helps prevent the dark inner ring,
and the eggs will peel more easily
when you’re ready to eat them.
Touch the eggs as little as possible,
for the oil in your skin will make
them more resistant to dye.
Air dry and color according to
directions, but do not refrigerate.
The makers of Rit Easter Egg
Dyes assure us that eggs may be
safely kept at room temperature
up to three days before eating.
After refrigeration, they may be
kept up to ten days and used in
creamed or casserole dishes, sand¬
wich fillings, or as deviled eggs to
serve with cold cuts.
DO YOU HAVE . . .
A recipe for Lemon Snaps (with
wrinkled tops, similar to the kind
you buy in a bakery)? Mrs.
Edmund Winkler, 5 Primrose Ave.,
Floral Park, N. Y., would like this
recipe.
A recipe for “Almond Bark”
candy? Mrs. Geneva Purdy, Po¬
land, Maine, says she bought some
at a fair, but hasn’t seen it any
other place or been able to find a
recipe. There were three different
colors, and she liked the white
candy best.
Thanks!
Mrs. Leonard Dean, Redfield,
New York, wants to thank all
those who wrote in response to
her request for a Blackberry Pud¬
ding recipe in our January “Do
You Have . . .” column. On Feb¬
ruary 12, Mrs. Dean had received
103 letters, and they were still
coming!
LIKE A BRIDE
by Queena D. Miller
Veils of mist and storm may hide
Winter's saddened face;
But April comes veiled like a bride,
In cherry blossom lace.
TALL, DARK & WHOLESOME!
WHOLE WHEAT BRAH LOAF
1 cup water • % cup milk
1 cup all-bran • 3 tablespoons sugar
4 teaspoons salt
6 tablespoons (3A stick)
Fleischmann’s Margarine
Vb cup dark molasses
V2 cup warm water (1 05°-1 1 5°F.)
2 packages Fleischmann’s
Active Dry Yeast
3 cups unsifted whole wheat flour
23A cups unsifted white flour (about)
Combine 1 cup water and milk; bring to
a boil. Stir in all-bran, sugar, salt, Fleisch¬
mann’s Margarine and molasses; cool to
lukewarm. Measure warm water into large
warm bowl. Sprinkle in Fleischmann’s
Yeast; stir until dissolved. Add lukewarm
bran mixture and whole wheat flour; beat
until smooth.
Stir in enough white flour to make a
soft dough. Turn onto lightly floured
board and knead until smooth and elas¬
tic, about 10 minutes (dough will be
slightly sticky). Place in greased bowl,
turning to grease top of dough. Cover;
let rise in warm place, free from draft,
until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
Punch down. Turn out onto lightly floured
board; divide in half; shape each half
into a loaf. Place in greased 8% x 5 x 3-
inch loaf pans. Cover; let rise in warm
place, free from draft, until doubled in
bulk, about 1 hour. Bake in hot oven
(400° F.) 30 to 35 minutes, or until done.
Makes 2 loaves.
You can trust Fleischmann’s high, high
rising yeast to lift your bakings (and your
ego!) up, up, UP. It's extra active!
69
ED EASTMAN’S
Page
HE WAS A PIONEER
Sometimes one picture will say
more than a thousand words. For
example, take a good look at the
picture on this page showing the
ultra modern way of brooding
baby chicks. Then compare it with
Old Biddy with her 8 or 10 chicks
in an old-fashioned A-coop.
It has really not been so very
long since most chicks were
hatched and brooded by the moth¬
er hen. Yet look at what has tran¬
spired in the poultry industry in
those comparatively short years!
One day near the close of the
last century a green freshman went
to Isaac Phillips Roberts, the first
effective Dean of the New York
State College of Agriculture, and
asked for permission to build a
henhouse. At first Roberts refused,
but the boy was so enthusiastic
and insistent that he finally told
him that, if he would use old lum¬
ber from a Cornell barn that was
being torn down and would build
the henhouse himself, he could go
ahead. The Dean also warned the
boy that the building and the poul¬
try must not offend either the eye
or the sense of smell.
A few days later, Roberts
thought he would see how the boy
was getting along. After watching
him for a few moments, Dean
Roberts caught some of the stu¬
dent’s enthusiasm, so he took off
his coat and helped build the hen¬
house.
That was the beginning of the
poultry department in the College
of Agriculture, and the student was
the late James Rice, the pioneer
who — more than anyone else —
laid the foundations of the scientific
poultry industry in the United
States and in the world.
country were poor. Every thou¬
sand-pound animal removed from
the farm carries away 16 lbs. of
phosphorus, and corresponding
quantities of lime, nitrogen, and
potash. Every quart of milk sold
from the farm represents losses of
these same elements. Part of these
losses comes from the pastures.
Multiply them by all the genera¬
tions of cattle that the pastures
have fed since the land was
cleared; add to these the even
greater losses in pasture fertility
from erosion; remember also that
seldom was any fertilizer returned
to the pasture, and then you will
understand why the pastures are
poor. The wonder is that they are
not worse.
However, in all the rapidly-
changing times, the pasture situa¬
tion has changed also. Farmers
have realized that cows producing
10,000 lbs. of milk or better just
can’t do it on the old-time pastures.
Many are improving their pas¬
tures; others do not depend on
them at all but use barn feeding
the year around.
Do your 1965 plans include a
summer feeding program?
BEFORE THE
GREAT AWAKENING
also like to read about the “good
old times,” even though you would
not like to return to them. So en¬
thusiastic are these letters — many
of them telling me how the book
helped them to “remember when”
and to relive old days — that they
give me confidence to believe that
you would love this book, if you
have not already read it, or you
might want to give it as a birthday
gift to a friend.
To get a postpaid copy, just
send a check or money order for
$5.95 to American Agriculturist,
Dept. Book, Savings Bank Build¬
ing, Ithaca, N. Y.
DO YOU CARE?
Governor Rockefeller has prom¬
ised to sign a Bill raising the
drinking age in New York State
from 18 to 21.
The New York State Council of
Churches, the Grange, other farm
organizations, and many individ¬
uals have tried for years to get
such a Bill passed, but the power¬
ful hotel and saloon organizations,
and others who profit from the
liquor traffic, have so far pres¬
sured die Legislature to defeat ef¬
forts to get such a Bill.
It doesn’t seem that any real
arguments are needed to support
this Bill. Neighboring states
around New York have been
pleading with our State govern¬
ment for years to raise the drink¬
ing age to correspond with what
it is in other states. There are
many statistics showing death and
injury of young people on die
highway, driving from Connecti¬
cut, and particularly New Jersey,
over the New York State line in
order to buy liquor.
Living in a city with two col¬
leges, Cornell and Ithaca College,
I see every day what liquor does
to young people, especially to
those under 21.
If the Legislature is still in ses¬
sion when you read diis, write —
or better still — wire your State
Assemblyman and Senator ex¬
pressing your emphatic opinion
in favor of raising the drinking
age from 18 to 21.
It comes right down to — how
much do you really care?
"The east wind slept last night (oh
be its rest
As deep as death and long!)
and with the morn
The soft fresh breath of April
from the west
Came blithely whispering,
'Spring at last is born.'"
S. J. Stone
EASTMAN'S CHESTNUT
One of the best governors that
New York State ever had was
Alfred E. Smith. It was my high
privilege to know him well and to
work with him on some projects
that involved the welfare of rural
people. Although reared on the
sidewalks of New York, A1 was
always particularly sympathetic
and understanding of rural prob¬
lems.
To illustrate, one day I made
some comment about his interest
in the educational welfare of rural
children and he answered, in the
gruff sort of way that he had:
“Why not? The cities eventually
get your surplus boys and girls,
so we should be just as concerned
as you are that they have every
educational opportunity.”
The New York Daily News tells
a good story about Al. He was
always interested to know first¬
hand what went on in the State,
so one day on his way to Albany
he stopped off at Sing Sing Prison
and the Warden took him through
the prison. Finally, they came to
where the prisoners were all as¬
sembled, and the Warden took Al
completely off guard by asking
him to make a little speech to the
men.
Somewhat embarrassed, Al
said, “Fellow Citizens!”
A little laugh went over the
crowd, for of course they were not
citizens.
Then Al said: “Fellow Con¬
victs!” That didn’t help matters a
bit — and the crowd really began
to laugh.
Now thoroughly mixed up, Al
made his third attempt:
“It’s good to see all of you here
today.”
At this, the whole crowd burst
into laughter.
FOR SUMMER FEEDING
There used to be a joke told in
the dairy country about cows pas¬
turing on steep side hills. The cows
were supposed to have their legs
shorter on one side than on die
other in order to keep their bal¬
ance. When I remember some of
the side hill pastures I have been
on, I can almost believe that story.
In every dairy county now there
are hundreds of cows producing
10,000 lbs. or more of milk an¬
nually, but not so long ago the
average production was under
4,000 lbs.
One of die reasons for this tre¬
mendous increase has been im¬
proved pastures, or maybe no
pastures at all.
Until comparatively recently
almost all pastures in the hill dairy
70
I am sure that you — when you
have visited old cemeteries — have
been struck by the fact that so
many of our ancestors died young.
This indicates, I think, that the
“good old times” were often bad
times. Men and women were tired,
worn out and old by the time they
reached middle age. Memory has
a nice trick of glossing over our
troubles and sorrows of the past
and remembering only the things
that made for happiness.
Still, I like to write and think
about the ways people lived, work¬
ed, and played before the Great
Awakening, mostly since World
War I, which brought more
changes than have occurred in any
other similar length of time in our
history.
Judging by the great number of
letters that I get about my book —
JOURNEY TO DAY BEFORE
YESTERDAY — it seems that you
Spring is really here! See article entitled, HE WAS A PIONEER,
v •> •:* on this page. •> •> •> v •> •> •!* •> *1* v
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
WMW' ■
wJwJ SERVICE BUREAU
f Listen, dear readers, and you shall hear
Of the most used schemes of this past year.
Again it is April in sixty-five;
Once more your Service Bureau will strive
To recall the hoaxes you should fear.
(Apologies to Longfellow)
WARM WEATHER HOAXES
With the coming of April show¬
ers and the first spring blossoms,
it is time once more to warn
against the itinerant salesmen, who
iravel the countryside like gypsies
and offer to do all kinds of home
repair and improvement jobs. Ac¬
cording to repqrts received by the
National Better Business Bureau,
home improvement swindles are
the No. 1 spring gyp, with losses
from this type of activity topping
$500 million a year.
Often the itinerant pitchman
says that he has been working in
the neighborhood and, for that
reason, can do a job for you at
less than his usual rate. He may
tell you your chimney needs re¬
pairing, your roof needs a paint
job, the driveway needs resurfac¬
ing, or that your house needs paint
or siding. He may claim to be a
“tree surgeon” or a termite ex¬
terminator. He may offer to install
a lightning protection system at
low cost.
Your Service Bureau has re¬
ceived complaints about all of
these activities and more.
Some Examples
One of our readers, a 70-year-
old lady, was victimized for chim¬
ney repair and waterproofing her
basement, to the tune of $1500.00
in cash. This practically depleted
her savings — for a job worth
much less than one-half this
amount.
A couple in their 80 ’s were per¬
suaded by one of these door-to-
door salesmen to let him paint
part of their house for a price per
gallon of paint. In two hours, he
claimed to have spread 80 gallons
over a small area, and he charged
$400.00! The old gentleman paid
him and told him to stop work.
A self-styled expert may tell you
your home and property will be
destroyed by termites unless it is
taken care of immediately. You
probably have no termites, but, if
you do, this phony expert knows
nothing about control or exter¬
mination.
Last spring, just as the April
issue reached our subscribers, we
were warned the “gypsies” had
arrived in Central New York. The
United Lightning Protection Asso¬
ciation advised us that a sizable
number of incomplete lightning
rod systems had been installed by
these “gypsy” operators; that a
large number of the installations
had been inspected by ULPA rep¬
resentatives and were not in
accordance with the code of Under¬
writers’ Laboratories or the Na¬
tional Fire Protection Association.
One recent spring a subscriber
wrote us: “I am 64 and working
American Agriculturist, April, 1965
just temporarily for 7 0</ an hour
on a berry farm. My mother is 91
and drawing public assistance.
Yesterday afternoon, while I was
working, some men in a light truck
stopped and told my mother they
had come to paint the roof. Mother
told them they would have to see
me first, but they said they could
not hunt me up and declared they
were going to paint the roof any¬
way. They sprayed a black mix¬
ture of roof paint, thinned with
kerosene or fuel oil, on about 300
square feet of roof and then de¬
manded my mother pay them
$60.00, which she did. A local
man, who has done roofing work
for about 15 years, told me he
would have painted both sides by
hand with a brush for $25.00!”
These itinerant workers have
been described as having dark
complexions, often claiming to be
Indians, frequently driving pick¬
up trucks with out-of-state licenses.
These transients, who move in
seasonally and move on, should
not be confused with salesmen
or workmen who represent rep¬
utable companies and contrac¬
tors, and of whom there are
many.
Some Pointers
The Service Bureau, along with
the National Better Business Bu¬
reau, advises homeowners to keep
the following points in mind dur¬
ing the coming spring months:
— Beware the man who rings
the doorbell and says “he just
happens to be in the neighbor¬
hood” with his gardening supplies
or home repair equipment.
— Check “amazing” bargain of¬
fers before any money is spent or
any investment is made.
— Secure price quotations from
firms of established reputation on
all landscaping improvements or
home repairs.
— Read and understand all
written agreements and contracts
before signing.
— Seek information from local
Better Business Bureaus, Cham¬
bers of Commerce, or your Service
Bureau.
CAN YOU HELP?
If you have any old, discarded
Bibles that can be spared, regard¬
less of their age, condition or ver¬
sion, please send to: T. S. White’s
World Wide Bible Gift Ministry,
Bibles for the Needy, 1719 Buck¬
ner St., Shreveport, Louisiana.
# # #
Mrs. Iva F. Tompkins, Pratts-
ville, N.Y., would Idee the words
to an old song, “Oh, that we two
are Maying.”
Teenagers Need Protection Too
Fifteen year old Terry Smith of Rexville, N. Y. received $1,144.64
from local agent Ray McGuirl. Benefits were paid from two policies
covering medical expenses and total disability. Terry broke his hip,
injured his chest and suffered cuts and bruises when the tractor he
was driving tipped over. Only eight months before this serious
accident, the Smiths decided to take out North American protection
on their son.
OTHER BENEFITS PAID
Gordon Hill, Windsor, N.Y . $ 135.70
Cutting trees — cut wrist
Mike Keller, Conewango Valley, N.Y . 157.14
Knocked down by cow — ini. knees
James Sutter, So. Dayton, N.Y. 127.14
Kicked by cow — inj. back
Frank Whipple, Genoa, N.Y. 420.00
Auto accident — multiple injuries
John Turk, Frewsburg, N.Y. 1410.00
Kicked by cow — fractured leg
John M. Abbey, Sinclairvi lie, N.Y . 104.88
Hit by chain saw— cut face
Frank C. Mahler, Horseheads, N.Y. 488.78
Slipped lifting barrel — iniured back
Frederick Savory, Greene, N.Y. 1624.53
Cow rolled on leg — broke left ankle
Lewis Russell, Smyrna, N.Y . 167.00
Cut hand on table saw
John Stevens, Cortland, N.Y. 591.70
Oxygen hose blew uo — severe burns
Walter J. Kimball, Cortland, N.Y. 485.97
Oxygen hose blew up — severe burns
David C. Banuat, Bovina Center, N.Y. 175.00
Hit by piece of steel- — head inj.
Frank 0. Dean, Unadilla, N.Y. . 235.71
Caught in gears — ini. hand & forearm
Charles F. Muscato, Brant, N.Y. 184.29
Ran over by tractor — iniured foot
Julia Joyce, Johnstown, N.Y . 709.71
Slipped and fell— broke thigh bone
Elsie Miller, Bergen, N.Y . 267.00
Turned ankle and fell — broke leg
Jack Daley, Dolgeville, N.Y. 968.74
Knocked down by car — injured back
Shirley M. Guido, Frankfort, N.Y. 770.74
Auto accident — ini. back, neck and chest
John O’Neil, West Winfield, N.Y. 350.00
Hit by cow — broke hip
Henry N. Cramer, Watertown, N.Y. 142.86
Stepped on by cow — broken toe
Sylvia H. Foster, Castorland, N.Y. 442.08
Slipped and fell — broken leg
Martin Beyer, Lowville, N.Y. 777.17
Caught in machine — amputation finger,
cut thumb
Wilfred Hunt, New Woodstock, N.Y. 1089.43
Mauled by bull — broke ribs, internal inj.
Julia A. Martin, W. Edmeston, N.Y. 109.29
Hit by cow — ini. eye
Herbert Kruspe, Rochester, N.Y. 754.71
Slipped pushing car — internal injuries
John Knapik, Amsterdam, N.Y. 132.85
Caught fingers in chain — smashed fingers
Richard Bartlett, Randall, N.Y. 189.16
Hot wa*er smiled — burned leg
Harold Hadcock, Salisbury Center, N.Y. 300.00
Pedestrian — fractured thigh
Zella M. Eaton, Vernon Center, N.Y. 648.12
Caught in wringer — broke thumb, infection
Webb B. Greenfield, Skaneateles, N.Y. 137.14
Caught in grain dryer — inj. hand & tendons
Wilfred E. Miller, Holcomb, N.Y. 723.15
Automobile accident — concussion
Stanley F. Bogdanski, Florida, N.Y. 357.07
Fell — broke wrist, ribs, inj. shoulder
Nicholas Affuso, Newburgh, N.Y. 317.50
Fell off ladder — broke wrist
Beatrice Austin, Middletown, N.Y. 305.96
Fell — broke ankle
LaVerne L. Farewell, Medina, N.Y. 225.00
Fell — broke elbow
Charles G. Marsden, Mexico, N.Y. 439.52
Thrown against steering wheel — internal inj.
Stephen Swota, Richfield Springs, N.Y. 270.97
Hit by chip of cement— injured eye
Charles S. Johnson, Heuvelton, N.Y. 460.31
Caught fingers between cable & rollers
Frances Goodison, Heuvelton, N.Y. 265.70
Slipped and fell — broke shoulder
Harry Rubin, Cobleskill, N.Y . 205.71
Slipped & fell — ini. leg
George Burdick, Jr., Rexville, N.Y. 565.21
Stepped on by cow — frac. leg
Howard Cady, Troupsburg, N.Y. 276.57
Stepped on by farm animal — inj. foot
Bernard Hanrahan, Rathbone, N.Y. 137.20
Truck accident— broke ribs
Vivian Hulse, Calverton, L.I., N.Y. 107.14
Burned on stove — injured thumb
Karl Klossner, Jr., Owego, N.Y. 533.72
Auto accident — cut scalp, concussion
Marian G. Freeman, Newfield, N.Y. 460.42
Fell from ladder — broke leg
Nathan J. Deyoe, Argyle, N.Y. 209.22
Hit by cow — iniured back
Leon Carter, North Rose, N.Y. 180.00
Fell off truck — inj. back
Arlean P. Bean, Gainesville, N.Y. 1477.84
Auto acc. — broke ankle, arm, ribs, cuts
Daniel R. Stephens, Castile, N.Y. 171.42
Hit by horse — broke ankle
Charles H. Burton, Dundee, N.Y. 1190.18
Hit with drill press — inj. eye
Lena H. Conley, Penn Yan, N.Y. .... 478.33
Hit by car — injured knee
Evelyn R. Fillmore, Westfield, Pa. 148.56
Chain saw — cut finger
Ignatius Kwiatkoski, Wattsburg, N.Y. 116.43
Slipped & fell — broke shoulder
Sarah Kymer, Sussex, N.J. 433.86
Auto acc. — whiplash in jury
Emily W. Shivers, Bordpntown, N.J. 1164.28
Tripped over rug — broke leg
Joseph Englestein, Jackson, N.J. 550.00
Auto acc.— injured back, knee
Mabel Simpkins, Salem, N.J. 317.86
Auto — severe bruises and dislocation
Thomas Pheasant, Morganville, N.J. 364.50
Playing ball — broke arm
Ralph J. King, Shelburne Falls, Mass. 302.40
Struck with axe — severe cut foot
Clarence Skinner, Weeks Mills, Maine 197.14
Slipped off tractor — iniured back
Alcide Fagnant, Pike, N.H. 168.00
Run over by tractor — broke ankle
Amie Blanchard, Bethel, Vt. 110.95
Slipped — bruise elbow & leg
Glen Watson, Groton, Vt. 144.28
Hit by pole — cut leg
Madine B. Cahoon, E. Burke, Vt. 102.14
Slipped & fell — broke ankle
Elbridge Pierce, Franklin, Vt. 309.00
Auto acc. — broke collarbone, ribs, cuts
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Volume 162 No. 5
A. James Hall . Publisher
Gordon Conklin . Editor
Isa M. Liddell . Assistant to Editor
R. C. Christianson . Advertising Manager
Albert Hoefer, Jr . Managing Editor
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IN THIS ISSUE
NORTHEAST FEATURES
Editorials . 6
Gayway Farm Notes . 16
First Class Mail . 18
Food for the Spirit . 38
Ed Eastman’s Page . 54
Service Bureau . 55
CROPS AND SOILS
Water For Crops . 33
DAIRY & LIVESTOCK
Feeds Urea With Silage . 14
Knockout Punch For Flies . 24
The Bloated Ones . 34
“Doc” Mettler About Lepto . 44
EQUIPMENT
Lubricating Systems . 12
How Tractors Put On Weight .... 30
FARM MANAGEMENT
Dollar Guide . 20
FRUIT
The Mighty Mite . 42
GENERAL FARMING
Question Box . 8
Water Information . 32
Dutch Elm Disease . 39
HOME
Visiting . 50
Springtime Treats . 51
Patterns . 53
VEGETABLES
Cabbage Gets Status . 11
Vegetable Insect Control . 22
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TO ARMS! TO ARMS!
Ever since the founding of our Republic,
arguments have raged over the legislative
control of firearms in the possession of our
citizens. After the assassination of the late
President Kennedy, the clamor for more strin¬
gent regulation of guns of all types reached
especially large proportions. Legislators in
many northeastern states, particularly those
from large cities, introduce every year into
the various state legislatures proposals that
would require every owner of a firearm within
the state to obtain a permit for each and every
weapon. Presumably this would make it more
difficult to own guns, and would open the way
for a tax on such ownership.
The supporters of such proposals argue
that tighter regulations would help law
enforcement. However, they neglect to mention
the fact of life that criminals can always obtain
weapons illegally, and then use them to intimi¬
date honest citizens who may be unarmed
because they complied with the law! Hardly a
week passes without a newspaper report of a
person who has been arrested because he at¬
tempted to protect himself with a hand gun for
which he had no permit . . . taxi drivers in
large cities seem to be the major “offenders”
in attempting to protect their lives and their
wallets from vicious thugs . . . usually armed,
by the way, with firearms or knives.
I question whether potential assassins . . .
or holdup men . . . would be deterred in any
way by more stringent regulations on the sale
of firearms. If a man’s mental and moral
condition is such that he would attempt such
an act, then he would obviously not be stop¬
ped by any law ... he would steal or pur¬
chase illegally a weapon for the purpose. In
fact, most weapons used by criminals are
stolen.
It is against the law to steal automobiles,
but many criminals help themselves to what¬
ever vehicle is handy when they decide to go
on a trail of crime. Almost every automobile
in the land is registered, and the red tape sur¬
rounding the ownership of automobiles is
endless, but still they are stolen in consider¬
able numbers. Incidentally, the automobile is
a very lethal “weapon” indeed in our midst
. . . being responsible for around 40,000
deaths annually in our country.
The Second Amendment to the Constitution
supposedly guarantees the rights of citizens
to keep and bear arms, but the meaning of the
Amendment is subject to the interpretation
of the Supreme Court. In the light of the recent
reapportionment decision by the Court, it
should appear obvious that this judicial body
can be very activist indeed when it comes to
rewriting the Constitution. Therefore, I doubt
if the Second Amendment really provides the
protection which some people believe it does
against stringent gun legislation.
Looking back down the years, I can re¬
member an epic batde when a maddened bull
that had been terrorizing our farm community
was brought down at point-blank range by
my father with a 12-gauge shotgun. I can
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remember the wild dogs and the possibly-
rabid foxes, and the endless numbers of pred¬
ators and animals doing damage to crops
that fell before the blazing muzzles of rifles
and shotguns. For dealing with major dan¬
gers, and with depredations of lesser impor¬
tance, rural families need firearms!
Of course, there are thousands of people
who find relaxation and challenge in hunting.
Since hunting is really a luxury rather than
a necessity in our well-fed country, the firearm
case on behalf of hunters is almost entirely in
terms of the very large contribution to the
economy made by expenditures to pursue the
sport . . . rather than in terms of dire need.
Make no mistake, a gun is for killing . . .
and it is therefore potentially both dangerous
and protective. There are those who decry the
chapter in our national history when the Colt
and the Winchester helped tame the West.
I’ve always been glad, though, that the law-
abiding citizens of that vast and violent land
were as well armed as the vicious men who
tried to terrorize it.
England had a Firearms Act in the 30 ’s
and, when Hitler poised for invasion in 1940,
John Bull desperately asked the “Wild West”
Americans for small arms of all kinds for
Home Guard and police. The Act had cur¬
tailed firearm ownership for years; production
. . . as well as firearm proficiency among the
citizenry . . . had waned to a low ebb.
When all the arguments pro and con have
been made, I remain convinced that people
outside large metropolitan areas should retain
their right to the possession of firearms with¬
out the requirement that they obtain a permit
for rifles and shotguns. If law enforcement
agencies in large cities insist upon stringent
firearm regulations, then they should experi¬
ment on a city- wide basis rather than seeking
to impose sweeping laws across a whole state
or nation.
RED AND UNDERFED
There are certain principles of human be¬
havior that remain constant across time and
geographical boundaries. One of them con¬
cerns incentives to produce ... the economic
climate in which a man will do his level best.
Let’s look long and hard at this one, for its
application ... or lack of it . . . shapes the
course of history.
Russia, like the United States, is still in the
midst of a persistent farm problem . . . only
theirs is one of shortage while ours is surplus.
Russia has more cropland than the United
States and employs seven times as many
people on the land. Yet, Russia had to buy
10 million metric tons of wheat last year, and
another 250,000 metric tons this year.
The Red stumbling block is as old as man¬
kind: a man will not produce at his best
without the incentive of being rewarded ac¬
cording to his effort. Working for the state,
he goofs off and shrugs his shoulders; workers
and farm animals alike suffer from a disease
called “collectivitis.” Besides, directives from
Moscow call the shots, and the men best
acquainted with local conditions must do as
Big Brother says whether it makes sense or
not.
The workers on the collective farms are
allowed tiny plots of their own, though, from
which they can use or sell what is produced.
These plots make up only three percent of the
Soviet Union’s total tillable acres, but pro¬
duce 47 percent of the nation’s meat, 49 per¬
cent of the milk, 82 percent of the eggs, and
63 percent of the potatoes. When the Russian
works for himself, he can produce!
Soviet agriculture is shackled with these
two enormous weights . . . lack of individual
incentive and centralized control that stifles
initiative. Even the Russian leaders are
obliquely admitting this, but the stiff dose of
free enterprise needed to correct the situation
is unbearable because it questions the very
foundations of Communism.
Ironically, we in the United States are using
to some degree those same two shackles to
slow our agriculture down. Individual incen¬
tive is reduced by public programs intended
to reward people whether or not productive
effort is expended; centralized control becomes
more and more acceptable to the electorate
intent on getting back as much of its tax
dollar as possible.
The Russians have tested and perfected the
ways to attain inefficiencies in agriculture.
Never fear, though, we Americans can catch
up with them at this game if we try hard
enough!
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A woman slips on her neighbor’s steps,
falls . . . and sues for $50,000.
A teenager being pursued by police for
speeding wraps himself and his car around a
tree at one hundred miles per hour . . . his
parents sue the village for $100,000.
A boy drowns in a city pool after diving
in the deep end, even though his doctor had
warned him about a heart condition that
made swimming dangerous . . . another
$100,000 lawsuit is underway against the
city. Or rather underway against neighbors
who live up and down the streets, for the city
government creates no wealth, but merely
uses that created by the taxpayers who sup¬
port it.
Amidst the rising tide of such lawsuits are
we aware of the fact that insurance companies
do not create wealth either? Or have we
reached the point where we are eager to reach
into the pockets of our neighbors and force
them to pay us for our misfortunes, whether
or not negligence is involved? Make no mis¬
take, all of us pay ... in the obvious way
through higher insurance rates and added
taxes, and in the less obvious fact that 4-H
leaders, scout leaders, teachers, and other
community-minded folks are reluctant to ac¬
cept responsibility for situations where they
might find themselves in court because some¬
one was injured.
When you next serve on a jury, do some
hard thinking before allowing indiscriminate
cashing in on some circumstances beyond
anyone’s control.
All of which reminds me of the Scotsman
who drank a hot toddy with his employer on
a special occasion. Feeling an unusual burst
of generosity, the employer gave Angus
another belt of warmed-up lighting in a flask
to take home with him. Angus held the flask
and its precious contents under the belt of his
kilts to help keep it warm, and started ror
home.
Somehow, though, the heather dew he had
already consumed (plus the darkness) teamed
up to confuse Angus; he suddenly found him¬
self at the bottom of a steep bank, with the
sensation of something warm stealing down
his leg.
“Oh Lord,” he said fervently, “I hope it’s
blood!”
It seems as though the hope for blood has
become a widespread wish.
American Agriculturist, May, 1965
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it is easy to dig into soil and find
the location in the soil where fer¬
tilizer had been banded.
We see the white and gray-
brown particles in the soil, sug¬
gesting that the fertilizer is still
lying unused where it was placed
by the planting equipment. In all
probability the nutrients contained
in the fertilizer particles did move
out of the band and were utilized
by growing roots of plants that
came in contact with these dis¬
solved nutrients. It takes only a
minimum of soil moisture to dis¬
solve the plant nutrients in the
fertilizer band, causing them to
move out of the band and be avail¬
able to plant roots. The materials
left behind are inert materials
which are not quite as soluble as
the fertilizer nutrients. Therefore,
these inert materials look very
conspicuous, but have no plant
food value.
If little or no benefit was derived
from the granular fertilizers, in
all probability it was some other
factor that caused this lack of re¬
sponse. For example, the very low
rainfall undoubtedly had effect on
the growth of the plants since very
8
little soil moisture was available
during this past growing season.
Extensive field tests regarding
the use of liquid fertilizers has been
conducted by Cornell University
as well as other nearby states. The
conclusions reached have been that
liquid fertilizers are as effective as
dry fertilizers when used as a soil
application. We cannot recom¬
mend that one material is superior
over the other.
It should be pointed out, how¬
ever, that liquid fertilizers when
used as a foliar spray, are not
recommended. The use of foliar
sprays requires many trips across
the field to supply the total amount
of nutrients needed by growing
crops. This causes extra expense
and time on the part of the farm
operator. Non-pressure liquid fer¬
tilizers have found a place on
many farms.
One word of precaution on
liquid fertilizers is that it is difficult
to store the materials from one
season to the next in ordinary
steel storage containers. Rusting
of the containers is often a prob¬
lem. In addition, salting out at low
temperatures can occur and it is
difficult to bring these crystals
back into solution.
To conclude, it is my opinion
that crops did not respond because
of a lack of rainfall and not due
to the type of fertilizer material
being used. It should be remem¬
bered that research studies here,
as well as in many other states,
have shown that the important
consideration is the price per
pound of plant nutrient. Many
good fertilizer materials are avail¬
able; the deciding factor between
liquid and dry fertilizers is the
cost per pound of plant nutrient to
you. — Prof. T. W. Scott, Cornell
University
I have a small flock of white Chinese
geese. If their eggs are kept cool, how long
will they be good? Is there a market for
them anywhere in New York State?
To my knowledge there is no
regular channel or outlet for the
sale of goose eggs such as there
is with chicken eggs in New York
State. Therefore, the sale or distri¬
bution of goose eggs is normally
restricted to the local area.
Eggs kept in a cool, humid
place will remain fresh for three
to four weeks or longer. Treat
them just as you would chicken
eggs.
Fertile eggs to be used for
hatching purposes should be kept
at refrigerator temperature, about
40 degrees F. Eggs will maintain
their fertility for approximately
three weeks. The fertility drops,
on the average, about one percent
a day and about the 20th to 25th
day drops off to zero. — Edward
A. Schano, 4-H Club Poultry Spe¬
cialist, Cornell University
In New York State, what qualifies a
vehicle to be licensed as an agricultural
truck?
Section 401 of the Vehicle and
Traffic Law reads as follows:
Schedule for agricultural trucks:
1. For each agricultural truck,
the annual fee of one dollar and
seventy-five cents for each five
hundred pounds maximum gross
weight, or fraction thereof.
2. For the purposes of this
schedule an “agricultural truck ”
shall be a truck having a maxi¬
mum gross weight of twenty-four
thousand pounds or less, owned
by a person engaged in food pro¬
duction by means of ( a) the plant¬
ing, cultivation and harvesting of
agricultural, vegetable and food
products of the soil (b) the raising,
feeding and care of livestock, bees
and poultry or (c) dairy farming;
and “maximum gross weight
shall mean the weight of the truck
plus the weight of the maximum
load to be carried by such truck
during the registration period. The
weight of the truck and such maxi¬
mum load as stated on the appli-
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American Agriculturist, May, 1965
>IF 31 Dyna-Balance Mower is fully mounted
-can be attached or detached in a minute. Dyna-
Balance Drive has no pitman— is quieter, faster,
smoother. Cutter bar flotation prevents skipping
or digging. Knife speed is easily adjusted to crop
conditions. MF 32 Pitman-drive Mower is also
available.
MF 37 Pull-Type Side Rake has exclusive knee action.
Windrows up to 8k3 acres an hour . . . handles the hay
gently, with shorter travel, to protect the leaves.
MF 29 Mounted Wheel Rake is priced low . . .
adjusts in seconds for raking, windrow turning,
or fluffing. Long-lasting flexible spring steel teeth
provide a fine combing action that gets all the
hay and gets it clean. Floating wheels follow
ground contours.
MF84 Forage Harvester is shearbar type— fast, clean¬
cutting. Wide pickup. Chrome-edged slant knives give
low-horsepower fine cutting. 4-way deflector spout
adjusts to blow chopped crop exactly where you want it.
Also with corn head attachment.
MF 44 Self-Propelled Windrower mows, conditions, and windrows in
one fast operation. Has exclusive one-hand control of all motion— push
steering column ahead for forward, pull it back for reverse, spin wheel
for sharp turns. Available in 10M, 12, 14 and 16 ft. widths. Water cooled
140-cu.-in. gasoline engine.
NEW BREED
Year of the rugged new tractor breed from
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Buy on a MF Time Payment Plan tailored to your needs and income pattern.
Massey-Ferguson Inc., Detroit, Michigan
cation for registration shall be sub¬
ject to audit and approval by the
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.
Such agricultural truck shall be
used only for the transportation of
his own agricultural or dairy com¬
modities or supplies or for per¬
sonal passenger use, or used in
conjunction with lumbering opera¬
tions connected with but only in¬
cidental to the operation of a farm.
3. A motor vehicle registered as
an “agricultural truck ” under this
schedule shall be operated on the
public highways only for the pur¬
poses set forth in paragraph two
hereof.
My bulk tank was calibrated using
water at 50°F. and now we have to cool
our milk to 36°F. Will the lower tem¬
perature result in the contraction of the
milk so that a lesser amount will appear
on the dip stick?
If the dip stick contracted at the
same rate with drop in temperature
as the milk there would be no
change in the reading when the
milk was cooled from 50 to 36 F.
However, liquids in general con¬
tract more rapidly than solids. The
error is due to the difference in the
two contractions.
In this case, the contraction of
18 inches of average milk would
be about .034 inches. A stainless
steel rod would contract about
.0001 inches. The apparent change
in depth of the milk would be
about .034 inches, approximately
1/28 of an inch.
The values would depend some¬
what upon the fat content of the
milk. Skim milk would show less
error, cream would show consider¬
ably more.
— Prof. B. L. Herrington, Cor¬
nell University.
I had a pond dug on my farm and
would like to seed it with aquatic plants.
Can you tell me what kind Tshould get
and where I can buy them?
You should consider that many
aquatic plants will enter your pond
naturally. You do not need to
plant them (in most instances)
although this will sometimes has¬
ten their invasion of new ponds.
There is no special need for plants
in ponds, of course, but taking
plants which grow in nearby
ponds and placing them in your
own is the surest way to get some
plants.
Commercial sources of aquatic
plant seed are advertised in most
fishing and hunting magazines.
There are so many I could not
begin to list them. — Bruce T.
Wilkins, Extension Specialist,
Cornell University.
I have about 15 Angus cows and grind
my own feed. Will barley, rye and wheat
ground together make a good feed to hold
the cows over in the winter time with
plenty of good hay?
Actually, beef cows can be win¬
tered on just plenty of hay and/or
silage throughout the wintering
period. If your cows started the
winter program a bit thin and you
wish to get them in better condition
you may want to use some grain,
particularly shordy before and
following calving time. Since any
of the feeds mentioned are satisfac¬
tory if fed in small amounts, I
would suggest you use them in
proportion to the amount avail¬
able for feeding.
I would like to stress again that
if you have plenty of good hay I
question if you will need to feed
any grain to your brood cowherd.
It probably would be more profit¬
able to use the grain in feeding
your younger cattle, and again I
think you can use it in proportion
to the amount available for feed¬
ing. The only exception would be
that if you have mostly wheat you
might want to keep the amount of
wheat fed down to not more than
one-third of the ration. — M D.
Lacy, Animal Husbandry Dept.,
Cornell University.
We have a drilled well and are troubled
by rust in the water. Would a filter correct
this situation?
Water filters, in general, have
certain limitations which should
be recognized. The pore spaces or
filter openings must be smaller
than the suspended particles which
are to be removed. The smaller the
openings, the greater will be the
water pressure drop and the quick¬
er the filter will plug with sediment.
The useful life of a water filter
and its effectiveness in removing
the suspended material depends
upon the size of the suspended
particles, the degree of turbidity,
and the amount of water used. It
is, therefore, impossible to judge
whether or not a particular “in
line” water filter would be satis¬
factory without having more in¬
formation. It would be easier and
less expensive to install the filter
on a trial basis
Many water-conditioning equip¬
ment manufacturers build filtering
tanks of 20 to 30 gallon capacity
which are fitted with the necessary
plumbing for backwashing. In the
long run, replaceable filter ele¬
ments for a small “in line” filter
are an expensive substitute.
Your letter suggests that your
water supply contains iron in the
dissolved form (ferrous bicarbon¬
ate) and that the iron changes to
ferric hydroxide, a rusty precipi¬
tate, when it is exposed to air.
Iron bacteria may also be active.
Both situations can be controlled
with an automatic chlorinator and
filter. These units should be de¬
signed for your particular needs.
I would suggest that you present
the problem to a representative
of a reputable water-conditioning
equipment manufacturer, who will
analyze the water for chemical
impurities and recommend the
proper treatment equipment for
your situation.
The pipe itself is not likely to
be a serious contributor to the
problem unless the water is very
acid and/or iron bacteria are pres¬
ent. Replacement of the iron pipe
with copper or plastic will not
solve the problem. — Carl S.
Winkelblech, Agricultural Engi¬
neering, Cornell University.
American Agriculturist, May, 1965
9
“301...302...aw, it’s never gonna miss! Let’s go swimmin’!”
From a boy’s viewpoint, system haying may look less
exciting than oldtime methods, because so much of
the risk is removed. His Dad can tell him that any
lack of excitement is more than made up by profit¬
ability. From where he sits, that’s the name of the
game. His haying system is Allis- Chalmers Orange
from mower to mow, and nobody around is putting
up better quality or more nutritious hay than he is.
His mower and conditioner give great performance
with his Allis-Chalmers tractor. So do his 303 baler,
thrower and power box, the no-miss team working
above. His 77-G rake made the fluffy windrows, and
his A-C conveyor will put those neat bales in the
mow fast as he brings ’em in. He’s got a true one-
man system that saves hay, manpower and time. And
he’s got a service-minded Allis-Chalmers dealer to
keep his system clicking for him. If you think the
system way, you know where to go for help!
ALLIS-CHALMERS • THE TRACTOR PEOPLE • MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
GvL i Sicctia
SOME CABBAGE GROWERS
in Monroe County, New York, are
raising to a new level the storage
status of the once lowly cabbage.
Traditionally, cabbage has been
stored in the basements of old
barns or in other somewhat make¬
shift arrangements . . . but not on
the farms of growers like John
Martin and Sons at Brockport,
John and Robert Sodoma ( also at
Brockport), or at the Colby Home¬
stead near Spencerport.
The Sodoma brothers bought
what was once the theater at the
former Sampson Air Force Base
south of Geneva, New York, and
converted it to a huge storage well
suited for cabbage. Moving one
of these structures requires con¬
siderable tearing apart and re¬
assembling, but it also provides
considerable savings over what a
new structure would cost.
From Sampson
John Martin and sons Robert,
Richard, and Bernard also built
their storage using a framework
partially taken from the former
Sampson Base. They had the roof
Storage on Sodoma Brothers Farm
was once a theater at Sampson
AFB.
trusses from the huge drill hall
picked off and then reassembled
at their storage. A carload of 2 x
10’s was purchased for roof rafters
between trusses, and for nailing
girts on the sidewalls. Refrigerator
doors were also salvaged from
the former Air Force installation
to provide economical small en¬
trances to the building.
It’s a structure measuring 115
x 254 feet and has room for 4,000
pallet boxes... each holding
1,800 to 1,900 pounds of cabbage.
Industrial type fork lifts mounted
on industrial IH tractors are used
to move these boxes and stack
them six high in the 20-foot high
storage.
Actually, the storage wasn’t
filled to complete capacity in 1964,
because plenty of air space was
allowed between stacks when it was
filled in order to provide ventila¬
tion and better cooling. As every
cabbage grower knows, the respi¬
ration of cabbage in storage pro-
Am eric an Agriculturist, May, 1965
by Gordon Conklin
duces considerable heat . . . and
too much heat can cause beaucoup
quality problems.
Four exhaust fans at one end of
the building pull air in when out¬
side temperatures are below 40
degrees Fahrenheit; they are turned
off when temperatures exceed this
level. Ceiling fans recirculate air
in the storage to prevent “hot
spots.” Even so, county agent
Paul Turner is continuing to work
with the Martins to develop better
ventilation and improve on the
temporary expedient of long per¬
forated plastic sleeves that deliver
incoming air across the storage.
Insulation
Insulation consists of three
inches of expanded polystyrene on
sidewalls and five inches of the
same material on the roof. This
insulating material, in a thickness
of two inches, was placed for a
depth of two feet below ground
level along the foundation footing
to prevent frost from coming into
the storage around its perimeter.
The building could be converted
into a mechanically-refrigerated
structure (or even a CA structure)
with a minimum of modification.
In a world of fast-changing agri¬
culture, the Martins believe a
building should be built so it can
be used for many things.
The outside “skin” is steel,
having a factory finish that looks
a bit like enamel. The floor is
gravel, but it may eventually be
replaced by concrete. Tractors
work well on the present floor, but
if the structure were sealed and
refrigerated it would require elec-
Paul Turner (left). Associate County Agricultural Agent,
discusses cabbage storage recording thermometer with
Bob Martin.
the season. With the acreage of
cabbage they handle (160 in
1964) they have to roll fast and
hard . . . and as early as possible.
The cabbage business is noto¬
rious for its “boom and bust”
characteristics in terms of violently
fluctuating prices, but the Mar¬
tins make no plans to “hold for a
higher price.” They have to pack
steadily in order to meet the needs
of their customers, and in order to
meet the overhead costs of storage,
equipment, and packing crew. A
production line approach rather
than the guessing game attitude is
the method on which they place
their chips.
Merton Colby and son Jim over
at Spencerport have a 62 x 120-
foot storage having a stud wall
construction made up of 2 x 8’s
cut from their own woods. Their
32 x 50-foot packing room is at¬
tached to the storage, but not
inside it as is the case with the
Martins. Toward the house and
road, the Colbys used novelty
wood siding, but the rest is zinc-
coated steel.
The storage ceiling is corru¬
gated aluminum siding, caulked
along all edges. Above that are
insulation bats 6 inches thick.
Sidewalls are 1/2-inch exterior ply¬
wood, also insulated with 6-inch
bats on the outside of the plywood.
A vapor barrier between plywood
and insulation is formed by a 4
mil polyethylene film. The floor
is sand, trucked in for that pur¬
pose to cover the three to four feet
of fill.
The Colbys also use perforated
plastic tubes to disperse incoming
cold air over the storage . . . pulled
in by exhaust fans. They try to
keep their storage temperature at
32 degrees Fahrenheit.
Merton says, “There has been
more progress in storing cabbage
in the last four years than in the
previous 50! We used to do it all
wrong by making air openings
along the floor. If the storage was
cold enough, cabbage often froze
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trie fork lifts so gasoline fumes
(presently drawn out by fans)
wouldn’t be present to affect taste
of stored produce.
Specialists at Cornell University
are already testing modified at¬
mosphere storage of cabbage, a
process that has already been in¬
vestigated to some degree with po¬
tatoes, and very extensively re¬
searched for apples.
Packing Line
Bob Martin heads up the job
of packing out of storage ... to
the tune of 1,600 to 1,700 bags a
day... each containing 50
pounds of U.S. No. 1 cabbage.
Each box stored has been averag¬
ing 27 bags of trimmed heads.
“We’d like a six-month packing
period,” Bob says, “going way
up into May.” As it is, they finish
in mid-April.
Refrigeration would allow the
Martins to start cabbage harvest
between the 5th and 10th of Octo¬
ber, giving them a week’s jump on
the job over what is now the start¬
ing date. This would help them
stay out of the mud that always
accompanies wet weather late in
Merton Colby uses a
plastic "pipe" to distri¬
bute air in his storage.
Floor of storage is
sand.
SINGLE-LINE
SYSTEM ON A
BALER
MULTIPLE-LINE
SYSTEM ON A
BALER
Single-line system includes a measur¬
ing valve at each bearing.
Multiple-line system uses pump to
measure lubricant to each bearing.
LUBRICATING SYSTEMS
by Wes Thomas
AD EQUATE LUB RIC ATION
of farm equipment becomes even
more critical as the loads on the
bearings and shafts are increased
to handle the higher power of
present-day tractors. However, the
increased complexity of the ma¬
chines themselves often makes it
more difficult to reach the grease
fittings with a regular grease gun.
In some cases machinery manu¬
facturers are using sealed bearings
which do not. require lubrication
during their normal lifetime ser¬
vice. However, in many situations
this approach is not practical, and
periodic re-lubrication is necessary
for satisfactory performance.
To make the grease fittings
more accessible, they can be ar¬
ranged in a row of several fittings
at any convenient location on the
machine. Lightweight tubing con¬
nects these fittings with the bearing
to be greased. This arrangement,
known as bank lubrication, still
requires manual operation of the
grease gun. Normally, the major
critical points to be lubricated are
connected to these remote fittings;
other fittings that are more acces¬
sible are usually greased directly,
in the conventional manner.
Centralized System
The ultimate in convenience and
efficiency is a centralized lubrica¬
tion system which provides a small
quantity of lubricant to each bear¬
ing at frequent intervals. Two such
systems are presently available on
several pieces of farm equipment.
In general, it’s better if the system
is included on new machines as a
12
factory-installed option; in some
cases the manufacturer of the ma¬
chine may provide a kit for field
installation on existing machines.
The two systems are alike in many
ways, but differ in enough respects
that each has its own advantages
and limitations.
Each arrangement includes a
pump, storage reservoir, lines to
connect the pump to the bearings,
and a means for metering or dis¬
pensing the lubricant to the bear¬
ings.
The pump and reservoir are
usually part of the same assembly,
or at least closely coupled. Lubri¬
cant level is checked by a dipstick
or a follower rod, unless the res¬
ervoir is made of a transparent
material which permits visual
check. The frequency with which
the reservoir must be filled varies
widely because it depends both on
reservoir size and the number of
lubrication points on the machine.
In some cases a fitting is includ¬
ed so that the lubricant can be
transferred directly from its orig¬
inal container through a hose to
the reservoir. This arrangement
helps reduce contamination of the
lubricant. Small-diameter nylon
tubing is used as the connecting
lines, in most cases covered for
protection against physical dam¬
age.
The pump itself may be powered
by hand, by engine vacuum, by
hydraulic system pressure, or by
air pressure. Uusually, the oper¬
ator must either work the hand
lever or trigger the power source
to operate the pump.
One of the benefits of centralized
lubrication is frequent application
of small amounts of lubricant, but
the operator-controlled system
often tends to defeat this advan¬
tage. There’s a temptation to wait
until “a stop for noon” or for “the
end of the day” before taking time
to operate the centralized lubrica¬
tion system.
In some cases, the frequency of
lubrication can be related to some
regular repetitive portion of the
machine operation . . . for exam¬
ple, operating the lubricator on a
combine each time the grain tank
is emptied.
Controls Available
For completely automatic oper¬
ation, however, there are controls
available which can be tied into
the cycle of machine operation.
For example, in a baler the system
can be arranged to dispense a
small amount of lubricant each
time a bale is formed.
The lubricant dispensed by the
centralized system is not the stiff,
grease-gun variety. The heavy
soap base of these greases is not
needed to retain the actual lubri¬
cating oil, if the oil can be
pressure-injected at the lubrication
points at regular and frequent
intervals. The lubricants used by
the centralized systems are oils or
semi-fluids.
The primary differences in the
two centralized lubrication systems
. . . single-line and multiple-line . .. .
are in the methods used to meter
the lubricant to the bearings. In
the single-line system, a distribu¬
tion network which includes a
measuring valve at each bearing
is supplied by one line from the
pump. On the pump pressure
stroke, lubricant is forced from
the valve to the bearing. On the
pump return stroke, the valve is
reloaded for the next cycle.
The advantages of the single-
line system are:
1. Broken lines cause the system
to lose pressure; thus, any breaks
are readily detected.
2. Regardless of the number of
bearings lubricated, only one
pump is required.
3. If the system includes bear¬
ings with widely-different lubrica¬
tion requirements, a wide range of
metering valve sizes can be used
to meet these requirements.
4. A variety of bearings with
lines and valves already installed
can be plugged into the central
system by use of quick-disconnect
couplings. An example of this
might be a combine with both a
corn and sickle bar head. Each
head could be equipped with ap¬
propriate valves and lines, which
could be plugged into the central
system when the head is installed
on the combine.
In the multiple-line system, the
pump is the metering device. Sepa¬
rate lines connect each bearing
with openings in the walls of the
pump cylinder. The piston con¬
tains a cross passage which is
connected to the reservoir end of
the pump. On the working stroke,
lubricant flows to each opening in
sequence as the cross-drilled pas-
sage goes by. Amount of piston
(Continued on page 26}
American Agriculturist, May, 1965
the new Ag way:
paint so durable it’ll still be
protecting your home when he goes to college
Put one coat of Agway white house paint
on now and you can take it easy for seven
years. That’s how long it’ll last. Two
years more than most well-known paints.
In fact, this 11-year-old boy will be in
college when his farm home needs an¬
other refreshing coat.
Most white paints are city paints.
Made to chalk fast in an atmosphere of
soot, dirt and fumes.
Agway white paints are farm paints.
Made to chalk slowly where the air is
fresh.
And the slower the chalking, the
longer the wear.
So you get two years free with one
oat of Agway white house paint. And
ou save money because you don’t paint
is often.
You can’t tell white paint just by its
:olor. Get the refreshing one made espe-
:ially for farm homes.
Wailable only at Agway,
\gway Inc., Syracuse, N. Y.
UALITY CONSUMER PRODUCTS
Agway
Ernie Donnan pours urea to be
mixed with corn silage. Roller
mill in background crushes high-
moisture shelled corn.
Feeds Urea
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“WHEN I WAS studying at
Cornell, I used to feed a steer on
experiment. About all he got to
eat was some chopped hay, topped
with a cupful or two of urea. I
concluded that, if done right, urea
can be safely fed as an economical
and adequate protein supplement. ”
So comments Bruce Donnan, who
helps operate a 120-cow dairy
farm near York, New York, along
with his father, Stewart, and
brother, Ernie.
Corn grows well in this area,
and last fall the Donnans filled a
20 x 50 Harvestore with . . . wait
a minute now . . . high moisture
shelled corn! This was harvested
with a combine, beginning on Oc¬
tober 1. They prefer a moisture
content of somewhere between 25
and 28 percent. “We don’t worry
about the moisture level, though,”
Bruce says, “as long as the corn
will go through the combine with¬
out being so mushy that it fills up
the sieves and goes right on out
the back.”
There is plenty of corn silage
for feeding, too, with a 20 x 60
silo (another 20 x 60 will go up
soon), a 16 x 55, and a 10 x 33
available in addition to the one
holding grain. Corn, though, is
notoriously low in protein, so
Bruce consulted Morrison’s Feeds
and Feeding to work out a bal¬
anced ration for winter.
The way it works out, cows get
just under one-half pound of urea
per cow per day . . . dribbled from
a pail (it flows like salt) onto corn
silage as it goes by in one auger
headed for the auger-equipped si¬
lage bunk. The bunk auger, by the
way, is one that automatically
counts out the numbers of
The most recent DHIC herd
average shows 13,600 pounds of
milk per cow . . . even with nearly
half the herd first calf heifers. The
Donnans are happy with the
herd’s performance, both B.U.
(before urea) and A. U. (after
urea) . . . but they’re saving about
$12 per day as compared to using
soybean oil meal as a protein
source. Only the milkers get urea;
none is fed to calves or young
stock. During the summer, crushed
corn and haylage are fed with no
urea; haylage made from alfalfa
provides enough protein.
Oats are grown on the Donnan
farm, but not for grain. “We
wouldn’t plant oats except to es¬
tablish a seeding; we use them for
‘oatlage’ and sometimes take a
cutting off the new seeding the year
it’s made,” says Bruce. “As for
timing on cutting oats for silage,
we go by the advice that if we can
see a head, cut ’em!”
Stall Dimensions
Turning again to the free stalls,
they are seven feet three inches
long, four feet wide, and have a
curb at the rear 11 inches high by
5 inches wide. A 2 x 4 is bolted
across the steel pipe partitions 30
inches back from the front of the
stall . . . this forces cows back
when they rise and keeps stall bed¬
ding cleaner. The partitions, by
the way, are spot-welded into a
larger pipe set in concrete, so they
can be easily removed.
Bedding use that was once 20
bales a day in the 85-stall conven¬
tional barn (now used for dry
cows and young stock) has drop¬
ped to 30 bales every two weeks
(Continued on page 27)
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No Parlor Grain
The Donnans don’t feed any
grain in the double-four herring¬
bone milking parlor. “We think
our cows are quieter because
they’re not fighting for more
grain,” says Bruce. “Some cows
even chew their cuds while being
milked. We prefer not to feed in the
parlor, believe that the minor
problems of getting them to enter
the parlor without some bait are
less than the ones associated with
graining them there.”
Hay is fed in a bunk in the new
barn complex, but no provision
is made for feeding in the new free
stall area (80 x 112 feet) itself.
“We think hay is on the way out
for us, so we put the temporary
hay bunk (104 feet long and about
5 feet wide) in the wide alley be¬
tween free stalls and parlor,” says
Bruce. The 106-foot silage feeding
bunk separates the milking herd
into two groups; one group has
access to free-choice hay all day
and the other group all night.
What cows go into which group
depends on milk production,
because grain feeding levels are
different . . . that silage bunker
auger can dump to either side. One
group of cows gets an average of
10 pounds of crushed shelled corn
per cow per day; the other group
averages 20 pounds per cow per
day.
This auger feeder serves also as
a divider of the Donnan herd
into two groups . . . grain feed¬
ing levels differ for each group.
“dumps” programmed into its
electronic controls, giving a high
degree of accuracy in measuring
the amount fed.
The high-moisture corn is run
from the air-tight silo through a
rolling mill and into a silage cart.
Then it is pushed to the hopper at
the base of the silo containing corn
silage, and the crushed shelled
corn is mixed with the silage as
it goes roaring by through con¬
veyors. “If we didn’t mix silage
and grain, the ‘hogs’ would really
tank up on grain,” Ernie says.
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American Agriculturist, May, 1965
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how Royal Selwell Benefactor
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Here are the remarkable figures
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30,360 lbs. of milk . . . gross return . . .
$1,500
Minus cost of 11,000 lbs. of grain and
Agway Mixer Krums; hay and silage
Benefactor's income over feed costs . . .
$1,010
Benefactor produced more butterfat in
305 days, 2X, than any other registered
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right feed and a proven management plan
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by HAROLD HAWLEY
HAYLAGE
Being the conservative type, I
usually take the build-up for some¬
thing with a generous grain of
salt. This accounts for my reserva¬
tions about haylage. We went to it
to save labor and to provide a
chopped roughage we could feed
in a slotted-floor barn ( a roughage
in addition to corn silage, that is).
When we started to feed hay¬
lage, I thought we were in for a
really rough time. The top 3 to 4
feet were sticky and gummy and
gave the silo unloader a hard time.
However, once we fed off the top
few feet, the stuff started to come
out much better.
We tried running both corn si¬
lage and haylage into the feeding
auger at the same time in order to
get the cows to start right in on
the haylage. This worked so well
that we are still running together
the two feeds from the silos. Of
course, no feed comes out of the
silo any better than it went in —
and surely this would be true of
late-cut or weedy hay. To make
haylage of such would result in
disappointments. Good hay cut on
time comes out fine, with apparent¬
ly a high degree of acceptance on
the part of the cows. Of course,
I’m pleased that they eat it well,
but I get downright enthused when
they milk the way they do on it.
After all, it should be good feed.
Alfalfa, windrowed before break¬
fast and in the silo before too
much sun or any rain has come
along to reduce its natural worth,
should rank with the best of
roughage.
One thing we have learned is
that it needs to be chopped as fine
as possible. To that end we have
changed choppers and will have a
recutter screen behind the knives
to insure a fine cut.
RATE OF CHANGE
To say that change is the domi¬
nant characteristic of American
agriculture is an understatement.
The rate of change is the really
impressive and terrifying thing.
The capital requirements to switch
enterprises, or to change equip¬
ment to handle a crop, or to add
equipment to replace labor, are
literally staggering. The rapidity
with which equipment changes or
whole systems change leaves one
with a whole set of fairly good yet
almost obsolete equipment. The
beating one takes to swap it in
really hurts! The list extends
through milk coolers for cans to
springtooth harrows no longer
used for fitting corn ground to
forage boxes with false fronts
replaced by self-unloading wag¬
ons, etc., etc.
We are in the midst of a bunch
of changes and decisions which
would be fun if they weren’t so
costly. Obviously, we will need
more silage for the extra cows we
are to keep. Likewise, the switch
from bales to haylage means a lot
more tons of chopped forage to cut
and store. So last spring we went
to self-unloading wagons and a
PTO blower. So far, so good.
Now we have a new forage har¬
vester. With the prospect of going
to high-moisture corn, we natural¬
ly wanted to use the forage har¬
vester to grind or crack the corn
and cob. It’s not only a question
of which machine to buy but what
we can eliminate. With extra acre¬
age in corn and hay, have we
come to the time of forgetting small
grain and getting rid of the com¬
bine? If we can do this, we might
also look twice at the baler . . .
no straw to bale and then we could
chop all the hay.
Round and round we went, even
to the point of looking into the cost
of self-propelled choppers vs.
pulled-behind ones. We setded for
a pull-behind job. To handle this
two-row pull-behind job will mean
swapping for a bigger tractor.
Anybody care to argue that the
work must have been harder and
the decisions easier when the equip¬
ment consisted of a scythe and a
corn knife?
IS R.l. FOREVER GONE?
Was the time when there was
little doubt where people stood on
issues. Even their individual
shades of difference of opinion
were no secret. There were many
who pursued their own course
regardless of whether they were
swimming upstream or happened
to be moving in the same direction
as the crowd. It mattered not to
them whether their “image” rose
or fell — they steadfastly followed
their consciences and convictions.
Their voice was heard thundering
approval or defiance to whatever
the issue.
Some place along the way anew
invention occurred; it was known
as middle- of-the-roadism. Follow¬
ing the completing and perfecting
of this great invention, R.L (rug¬
ged individualism) began its great
decline, until at the time of the last
census the number of rugged in¬
dividuals was at an all-time low.
No longer does the preacher
speak out in thunderous tones
against the sin of his flock. Some
have even become puzzled as to
(Continued on page 41)
American Agriculturist, May, 196b
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This one-row unit does a good job of picking up downed stalks
We cut our hay and corn at 1/4 inch
“It has a wide throat opening so it can take in plenty of corn."
"Our John Deere 12 Forage
Harvester’s capacity and quality
keep us on schedule”
A New York dairyman reports:
Fay Totten, Stafford, New York, has 150
head of holsteins and generally milks
about 125. In 1963, the herd produced
1,370,000 pounds of milk and they hoped
to reach 1-1/2 million pounds in 1964.
Mr. Totten found that the best way to
make dairying pay off was to specialize in
it. He spends most of his time with herd
and management chores. Mr. Totten’s
brother-in-law, Barton Buck, does most
of the field work.
“Because I’m a dairyman, I believe in good-sized,
quality equipment. We have no time to spare. When
we’re out in the field we want to get things done on
schedule because we have a lot of other irons in the
fire. Our John Deere 12 Forage Harvester’s capac¬
ity and quality keep us on schedule.
“This forage harvester is the heart of our op¬
eration. We use it for chopping our corn and for
making haylage. The cutterhead has chrome-plated
knives and they really hold their edge. Normally we
sharpen them about four times a year. Some others
I know are sharpening theirs twice a day. We cut our
hay and corn at 1 /4 inch ... as fine as we can get it.
We get more in the silo and packing is much better.
“Before we bought the 12, we had trouble chop¬
ping short corn. This one-row unit does a good job
of picking up downed stalks. It is designed to get
down low, get in, and pick up every ear. It has a
wide throat opening, too, so it can take in plenty of
corn and keep taking it in.
“The John Deere 115 Chuck Wagon sure is a
top-quality wagon. I also like its big capacity.
There’s no comparison between the John Deere
Chuck Wagon and the others we have owned.
There’s a difference in cost, but we find it’s worth it.
“We like the idea of having all one kind of equip¬
ment because we know they’re designed to work to¬
gether. We have fewer worries and we know parts
and service are available at one place.”
See your dealer — the man who sells and services The
Long Green Line of John Deere Hay and Forage
Equipment — for complete details on the heavy-duty
12 Forage Harvester. He also handles the low-cost
No. 6. If you would like a demonstration, just ask
for it. Ask about the Credit Plan, too.
JOHN DEERE
Moline, Illinois
COMING CLOSER
During part of my 70 years, I
happened to live under so-called
feudalism in the Ukraine, my na¬
tive country. Under the communis¬
tic regime, I had a taste of the
Colchose system.
Although the democratic system
differs from the communistic sys¬
tem like day from night, yet the
average American farmer, for one
reason or another, cannot say he
is happy. The dream is still a
dream, even though Isaiah said
in the Scriptures more than 2,000
years ago, “They shall build
houses and inhabit them, and they
shall plant vineyards and eat their
fruit; they shall not toil in vain,
nor bring forth into an early
death.”
If I ever learned something
worthwhile in my life, it was dur¬
ing an incident while I was a boy.
My father and I were caught by a
severe blizzard on a lonesome
road driving a team of horses
hitched to a sleigh. Unable to see
the road to maneuver the horses,
and being in terrific danger, my
father in desperation decided to
give up the reins and let the horses
go their own way, depending upon
their instinct. Fortunately, the ani¬
mals succeeded in bringing us
home safely.
Many times we do not possess
even the animal’s infallible instinct
. . . and we cannot always even
trust instinct. I have witnessed
incidents when horses were unable
to detect gulleys covered with snow
and perished there with their mas¬
ters.
We in this country are blessed
to have so much land that the
population could be fed even if it
increased manyfold, yet we are
afraid of becoming overpopulated.
For centuries the so-called
agrarian problem (we call it the
farm problem) was of vital im¬
portance in the Czar’s Russia. In
spite of the vast stretches of land,
the poor peasantry was always
hungry for a piece of land, hence
the slogan “Land and Liberty.”
Thousands were executed for this
slogan and many were exiled.
The contemporary ideal about
a Great Society should impart new
courage. No matter how far away
the shining light is , we are coming
closer to it. — /. Kleiner, Hights-
toxvn. New Jersey
GREAT BLUE HERON
My husband came home from a
trip to town the other day with the
surprising report that a Great Blue
Heron had flown across the road
almost on top of the car. This
Great Blue Heron, you know, is
the large, long-legged bird many
people speak of as a crane. Neither
of us thought they wintered here,
but a quick check of the bird
watcher’s report in the daily paper
showed the heron in the latest bird
count, and Peterson’s Field Guide
to Birds says they may winter
north to the Great Lakes and
southern New England.
We have these huge birds on
our ponds in summer, and
although we know that they eat
fish, we like to have them because
we are fascinated by the unbeliev¬
ably slow and awkward way in
which they fly, and by their almost
perfect camouflage. I can be watch¬
ing from the kitchen window and
will suddenly see a heron in a spot
where I would have sworn no bird
was standing. I would love to see
one in the winter. — Mrs. Dora M
Coates, Mount Morris, N.Y.
A REPLY
I read the letter headlined “He’s
Mad” in the March issue. It was
signed “Burned up” from Mas-
sena, New York.
There could exist, I suppose,
some sort of median between feath¬
erbedding on a railroad and pay¬
ing a farmer to produce surplus
food. But does there really? I don’t
think so! Never again will we see
the woodburning steam engine
chugging along up the valley. It’s
all diesel today. Therefore, there
is no practical use in maintaining
a fireman on the train, when he
might serve a very useful purpose
in some other position.
Now about the farmer who pro¬
duces surplus food. I must admit
that this is not an easy problem.
However, we must keep in mind
that no country in the history of
the world has ever fallen flat on
its face because it had too much
food!
And there are countless mil¬
lions the world over who go hun¬
gry. Did you ever think what a
great world this would be if every¬
one pulled together, as we do here
in America?
Some people say that by 1975
there will be no surplus, and sup¬
ply will equal demand; in 1976
there could be a shortage of food.
Wouldn’t it seem odd to have to go
to the supermarket at 7 a.m. to get
what you want before someone else
did? As far as working hard for
his money, I wonder if ourburned-
American Agriculturist, May, 1965
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up friend from Massena ever
milked a cow at five in the morn¬
ing, or plowed till midnight, or
helped a cow to calve at 3 a.m.?
You see, we farmers work for what
we get, too !
But we get more than our city
cousins do. We get intangible com¬
pensations that no pay check in the
world will ever equal. There is
something special about the spring
breeze blowing in one’s nostrils,
carrying the odor of the thawing
barnyard and the fresh, sweet
smell of the new-plowed earth.
There is the innocence of a new¬
born calf, the gleam in the eyes of
its mother, the small child who
gazes wonderingly at the whole
situation. They all instill in the
heart and soul of a man a certain
sense of dignity which will never
be found behind the workbench at
the factory; they give a man a
feeling of closeness to his Maker,
and an understanding love for the
rest of the world.
Too many of our city cousins
forget that some time in the past
their forefathers tilled the soil for
a living, and that the country
cousins who do so today are re¬
sponsible for the abundance of
food and fiber which has been
bestowed upon them. Perhaps if
our city cousins spent some time
on a farm they could begin to
understand what I mean. — Ben¬
iamin F. Cady, Jr., Boonville, New
York
TAX CHECK
We have been paying Federal
income taxes for years and never
had our report questioned before.
So I was surprised when a trea¬
sury agent telephoned, about a
year after the 1963 returns had
been mailed, that he wanted to
check our 1963 report.
I asked him what proof he
wanted. We have always done our
business by check so I asked if
our cancelled checks would be
enough. He said “no,” he wanted
to see our itemized bills of expenses
claimed as deductible business ex¬
pense or capital outlay, also tax
and insurance receipts, statements
from the bank or anyone else who
had paid us interest or dividends,
and statements from U.S. govern¬
ment of Soil Bank or diversion
payments. He also wanted to know
why our 1963 income was less
than our 1961 and 1962 incomes.
He wanted to see our copies of
1963, 1962, 1961 income tax
reports.
He was courteous, but very
businesslike, and he wanted proof.
Fortunately, I’m like the man
American Agriculturist, May, 1965
who believes in wearing suspend¬
ers with his belt. I had saved the
itemized bills, as well as the can¬
celled checks, so I was able to
account for expenses claimed as
deductible. He did not say he was
satisfied, but a month or so later
I received a letter telling me they
had accepted my 1963 report as
correct.
My object in writing this letter
is to help our fellow farmers whose
reports may be checked this year
or in the future. Even if you keep
accurate accounts and do business
by check, demand itemized bills
for all money spent and keep them
for at least three years, also your
copies of income tax reports. Save
your cancelled checks, of course,
also statements from your dairy
co-op, or from anyone else who
buys of you, as well as from your
bank, Agway, etc., if they pay you
interest or dividends, and of airy
government farm payment you
receive.
You may never need them, but
if Uncle Sam decides to check on
you, they certainly save a lot of
argument with the treasury agent,
and they may save you money,
too. — Mrs. H.R.B., East Aurora,
New York
DOESN'T BLAME HIM
Hurrah for “He’s Mad” in the
March issue!
I am a farmer and I don’t
blame him for being mad. These
farm handout programs are the
rottenest Communist-inspired thing
the government has worked out.
They’ll get Medicare and a few
other programs in and we’ll be a
total Communist State.
However, for the benefit of the
man from Massena, let me say
that no man who is a real farmer
would accept any of these hand¬
outs . . . and very few do. Most of
the recipients are city people or
others who never have been real
farmers and buy farms to live on,
and receive the taxpayers’ money
to pay their taxes with.
In other words, you and I . . .
city man and farmer . . . are help¬
ing to support them. — Albert H.
Mead, Delmar, New York
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FARM DOLLAR GUIDE
J
Get your Snip Fly Bands up,
before flies get here.
FILL FORAGE PIPELINES emptied by drought. Walk over hay
fields, especially new seedings, and check stands . . . plow
for corn those with thin stands. Sudan grass, sudan-sorghum
hybrids, and forage sorghums will provide roughage earlier
than corn. Consider using oats for pasture, low-moisture
silage, or hay.
Cut alfalfa hay early for top quality and weevil con¬
trol. Fertilize with 400 to 500 pounds of 0-15-30 per acre.
Deep-rooted legumes well fertilized are good drought in¬
surance .
PLANTING CORN EARLY PAYS. Because days are longer in the
spring, a week of good growing weather in May boosts the
yield as much as two additional weeks of frost-free weather
in the fall.
SELLING MEAT ANIMALS? Here are a few suggestions: (l) Sell
dairy cows whenever production drops below the profit level.
They can "eat their heads off" while you wait for a better
price; (2) It’s not usually profitable in the Northeast to
feed for the "prime" market. Aim for average good to choice
quality; (3) Plan to market hogs at 200 to 230 pounds. They
should reach this weight at to 6 months; (4) May lamb
price looks good. Aim to sell at around 90 pounds - 3 to 4
months of age. U.S. lamb crop (1964) was 1% below '63, and
11 % below '58-' 62 average.
(Knocks flies down all season)
Fly control doesn't have to be a day-in,
day-out struggle. Just spend the little time
it takes to put up new Snip® fly bands and
your fly problem will be solved for the en¬
tire season.
Snip fly bands go up in a matter of min¬
utes with staples or tacks. House flies are
attracted by the bright red color and the
chemical bait. They land on the Snip bands,
feed for a minute or so, then fall off dead.
Impregnated with new Dimetilan® in¬
secticide, Snip bands have a killing power
that lasts throughout the season to control
fly populations.
With Snip, there's no mixing, no spray¬
ing, no mess. All it takes is one band per
100 square feet of ceiling area and house
fly problems are solved ... for the entire
season.
You can use Snip fly bands in all farm
buildings . . . milk houses, dairy barns, calf
barns, loafing sheds, stables, pig parlors
and poultry houses.
Here's what some farmers say about
Snip: "The fly bands continued to kill until
November when it got cold. I think they
are the only fly control to use in the milk
house."
"A very neat way to kill flies without any
fuss or mess. A good fly killer."
"I have always had flies in the calf pens,
but I haven't had any since I started using
Snip fly bands."
So order your supply of Snip fly bands
now, get them up early, and you'll go
through an entire season without an an¬
noying fly problem. Snip fly bands are
available in convenient carry-cartons con¬
taining 25 bands. Look for Snip at your
supplier.
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CRFATORS OF CHEMICALS FOR MODFRN AGRICULTURE
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GUTHION no longer has any label restriction on the 25 per¬
cent formulations in eastern sections of the country for
use against alfalfa weevil. Do not apply more than once
per cutting or within 21 days of harvest. LOR OX has re¬
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tatoes.
PRE -EMERGENCE WEED KILLER Treflan has been cleared by USDA
for use on 16 crops, including tomatoes, dry beans, snap
beans, broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage. Incorporated in¬
to the soil, it kills weed seeds as they germinate.
SUGAR BEET GROWERS in New York can find recommendations on
cultural practices from A to Z in fact sheets on this crop
available from Professor Tom Scott, Caldwell Hall, Cornell
University, Ithaca, N.Y.
ALDRIN and HEPTACHLOR are still registered for use against
such insects as northern corn rootworm, white grubs, and
wireworms in small grain and corn fields. Keep in touch
with your county agent concerning latest insecticide uses.
CHECKED YOUR FIRE INSURANCE policies lately? If not, chances
are you are under-insured. Don’t get your name in the paper
because of fire and be "partially covered by insurance."
Might not be a bad idea to check life insurance policies
while you are at it’.
CALIFORNIA FARMERS continue to "see red" over Federal gov¬
ernment decision to keep out Mexican laborers. Northeastern
farmers should be interested because move indicates attempt
to cut U.S. unemployment by "blackjacking" farmers into hir¬
ing domestic unemployed whether or not such potential farm
workers are worth minimum wage set by Federal legislation.
GROWING WALNUT TREES can be profitable in some areas of the
Northeast. Supplies are scarce, and demand very heavy for
this wood, and the trees grow fast. Check with Extension
Forester, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. for details on
planting and care .
NEW IDEA in applying pesticides reported by USDA. A new
nozzle permits spraying liquid chemicals undiluted, with
much smaller droplets. Can result in great savings in
spraying from aeroplanes. Big use possible in Northeast
is applying malathion to control alfalfa weevil.
IT IS PREDICTED by the Poultry Survey Committee of the
American Feed Manufacturers Association that U. S. farm
egg prices for 12 months beginning April 1 are likely to
average 1 to 2 cents below year earlier. Also, U.S.
broiler prices for last 9 months of '65 are predicted to
average slightly below the 14.2 cents for the same period
in ' 64 .
TESTS at Beltsville, Maryland, on pruning bearing peach
trees give these conclusions: (l) Yield on trees trimmed
in dormancy was better than later trimmed; (2) Yields on
trees not pruned were about same as those trimmed when
dormant but peaches smaller; (3) Peaches on trees pruned
at full bloom or shuck fall were ripe earlier than on
trees pruned when dormant or three weeks after shuck fall.
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American Agriculturist, May, 1965
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VEGETABLE INSECTS
by Arthur A. Muka*
GARDENING ENTHUSIASTS
and commercial vegetable growers
have much in common when they
grow the same vegetables . . . the
problem of insect pests. This article
deals with six of the more impor¬
tant insects of concern to vegetable
growers in the Northeast. Of neces¬
sity control suggestions for the two
groups of growers will vary, but
many parts of the problem are the
same.
Know The Pests
Each of the pests on our crops
goes through a life cycle. The life
stages of most of the six pests are
in a four stage cycle . . . egg,
larva, pupa, and adult. It is im¬
portant that each of the stages as
well as the type of injury caused
be known to the grower. Some
insects reproduce very rapidly and
have many generations per year;
others have only one or two gen¬
erations each year. Effective insect
control involves the correct chemi¬
cal used in the right amount at
the right time and in the right
manner.
Commercial growers should
make sure their sprayers are all
serviced, calibrated, and in good
working order before the busy
spray season starts. Home gar¬
deners would do well to own a
small (2!/2 gallon) pressure spray¬
er for garden and home grounds
insect and disease control.
The following insects are not
the only ones we can expect in
vegetable production, but are the
rascals which will probably cause
the most damage. They are: the
striped cucumber beetle, the cab¬
bage root maggot, cabbage
worms, cabbage aphids, the Euro¬
pean corn borer, and the corn
earworm.
Cucumber Beetle
The striped cucumber beetle is
a pest of cucumbers and melons.
The adult is one-fifth of an inch
long and is yellow with a black
head and three longitudinal black
stripes on the back. The first and
greatest damage results from
adults feeding on stems and seed
leaves when the plants are pushing
* Department of Entomology,
Cornell University
Striped cucumber beetle.
through the ground before true
leaves develop. Later in the season
when the second generation of
beetles appears the leaves, blos¬
soms, and fruit of the vine crops
may be seriously damaged. Even
greater losses are caused by the
insect as a carrier of a bacterial
wilt disease ... a disease that over¬
winters inside the body of this
beetle.
Commercial growers should be
prepared to use a power sprayer
or duster to control this insect as
soon as the plants are starting to
emerge. Two to three timely early
treatments to control the over¬
wintered adults will do much to
reduce a second generation prob¬
lem in August.
Use of the following materials
is suggested: Sevin, Thiodan, or
parathion. Rotation of insecticides
with Sevin is suggested to avoid a
mite or aphid build-up. For exact
per acre amounts of these and
other materials mentioned, consult
the 1965 vegetable production
recommendations available from
county agricultural agents.
The home gardener might plant
a few hills of pumpkins (the insects
prefer this plant) interspersed with
the other vine crops. The emerging
pumpkins will attract the beetles,
and chemical control with the in¬
secticides Sevin or Thiodan will
eliminate most of the insects before
damage occurs on the adjacent
cukes and melons.
Cabbage Maggot
The cabbage root maggot is a
small fly in the adult stage which
lays its eggs at ground level on
the stem of plants in the cabbage
family . . . including radish and
turnip. The damage is caused by
the larva or maggot stage feeding
on the stem or root; radishes and
turnips are injured by tunneling.
There are three generations per
year, and the first brood is usually
the most destructive.
It is suggested that commercial
growers who feel they may have
some insect resistance building up
use Diazinon as a row treatment
in the seed bed and in the trans¬
plant water or as a row drench.
Otherwise, where effective, materi-
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Cabbage aphids on broccoli spear.
American Agriculturist, May, 1965
als such as aldrin or dieldrin may
be used.
In the home garden, granules
containing Diazinon may be
sprinkled into the seed furrow at
planting, or the material may be
put into the transplant water.
Avoid placing new untreated soil
on top of treated soil around the
base of the plants.
Cabbage Worms
A number of green worms
appear on cabbage and related
crops. The two that are most com¬
mon and are of greatest impor¬
tance are the imported cabbage-
worm (white butterfly adult) and
the cabbage looper (adult is a
brownish-black night-flying moth).
The imported cabbageworm cater¬
pillar is green and velvety; the
cabbage looper caterpillar crawls
with a peculiar motion much like
an inch worm, and when full-
grown is about iy4 inch long.
Commercial growers can use
Thiodan up until 7 days before
harvest on cabbage and broccoli,
but on cauliflower the label stipu¬
lates use only up until edible parts
start to form. A seven-day
parathion schedule has given good
results also.
A new material, Matacil ... in¬
troduced in 1964 under an experi¬
mental label . . . will be recom¬
mended if full label is granted in
1965. Remember, endrin must not
be used under any circumstances
in any stage of growth because the
label has been withdrawn.
The key to success for the home
gardener is weekly spray applica¬
tions of materials such as Thiodan
or Sevin.
Cabbage Aphids
The cabbage aphid (or plant
louse) is usually most abundant
and destructive in seasons of
drought, when its feeding (com¬
bined with unfavorable growing
conditions) often stunt or ruin a
crop.
A control program on a regular
schedule beginning when the aphid
colonies are just starting is the best
way to protect the crop. Commer¬
cial growers will find that Systox,
TEPP, Phosdrin or Diazinon will
control this insect. A new aphicide,
Meta-Systox-R, is available in
1965 and may be used up to 3
times per season on cabbage, cau¬
liflower, and Brussels sprouts . . .
and once on broccoli.
The gardener should start his
program when the first aphid col¬
ony is seen starting to cup the cab¬
bage leaves. Follow with two or
three sprays of Thiodan at weekly
intervals, repeating as needed.
Corn Borer
The borer is a two- generation
pest of corn throughout the North¬
east. While corn is the main host
plant, other plants such as
peppers, potato, beans, dahlia,
hollyhock and pigweed may be
attacked. Early maturing corn
varieties are usually the most
heavily infested.
Adult yellowish-brown moths
lay their eggs in a flattened mass
on the underside of the leaves. The
newly-hatched borers feed first on
the bottom leaves, then move up
the plant to the whorl.
American Agriculturist, May, 1965
Commercial growers may use
either Sevin or DDT applied with
a specially-designed high-clearance
sprayer when borer leaf feeding
scars are seen (usually at mid¬
whorl stage). The level of the borer
population will determine how
many sprays should be applied.
The most important spray is ap¬
plied when the tassel is just visible
in the whorl cup. Sweetcorn treated
with DDT, whether from commer¬
cial or home plantings, must not
be fed to dairy or beef cattle. Sec¬
ond-generation borers are con¬
trolled in late July and August by
the earworm spray program.
Home gardeners should thor¬
oughly spray their corn in the late
whorl stage (just as tassels become
visible) and once again if the
emerging tassels carry any live
borers. It is suggested that the
wettable powder form of DDT be
used to avoid burning the corn
plant. Commercial growers who
use the liquid DDT use a special
corn-safe formulation. Sevin is not
formulated in a true emulsifiable
concentrate, but is readily avail¬
able as a wettable powder.
Corn Earworm
The earworm, unlike the borer,
confines itself to the ears of corn.
The tan night-flying moth lays its
eggs on the fresh silk, and under
warm conditions the eggs hatch in
2 days. This insect is the familiar
large worm found in the tip of the
ear from mid-July until killing
frost during hot seasons. In cool
seasons the insect may not become
abundant until late August.
The same insecticides used for
corn borer are also suggested for
earworm control. Commercial
growers often must apply 6 to 9
sprays to protect fresh market
corn. The critical period of cover¬
age is when the field is in 50 per¬
cent silk.
Home owners should make two
to four applications directly to the
silk at 3 to 5 day intervals, start¬
ing just before 50 percent silking
(when half the ears show silk).
Use the same precautions when
using DDT for earworm control
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WE HAVE the tools at hand to
give our cows real relief from flies
on pasture and in the barn during
the 1965 season. New sprays and
application methods were used by
some dairymen last year; their
good experiences should lead to
wider use this year.
At Cornell we continued experi¬
ments on Vapona and Ciodrin oil
base stock sprays applied by hand
spray guns as well as “in the
doorway” automatic sprayers.
The combination of these two fly
killers gave maximum protection.
Using a mixture of one percent to
.25 percent Vapona in stock spray
oil at 2 ounces per cow daily, we
had excellent control of face flies
and horn flies all day.
An additional bonus was con¬
trol of house flies in the barn by
continuing residual fumigation by
the Vapona in the spray. The
sprays were applied in the barn
immediately after morning milk¬
ing, thus sufficient Vapona was
misted onto stanchions, floors, etc.,
to produce this fumigating effect
even though the spray was directed
at the cows.
The horse fly numbers were low
in 1964, even on unsprayed check
herds, so no information was ob¬
tained on these blood suckers.
Older type sprays ... for example,
those containing pyrethrum, syner¬
gist, and repellent . . . were less
effective although they did give
considerable fly relief.
Two Parts
A dairyman thinking about buy¬
ing fly spray and sprayers should
consider first what he wants in the
way of fly control. I hope he wants
protection of his catde against flies
on pasture as well as relief from
flies in the barn at milking time.
Fly control in the barn and on
pasture are two very different
things, and should be considered
separately. Fly control in the barn
is easy and cheap, but fly control
on pasturing cattle takes time and
money. Don’t be fooled into be¬
lieving that a few ounces of fly
spray fogged in the whole barn
will protect cattle subsequently on
pasture.
It requires 1 to 2 fluid ounces
on each cow of a good (and some¬
what expensive) oil base stock
spray to protect pasturing cattle.
More laboriously, the job can be
done by emulsion in water spray
by means of a compressed air
sprayer at 1 to 2 pints of spray on
each cow.
So, if you want to protect catde
on pasture you must adequately
spray each individual cow . . . but
how? The easiest and most mod¬
ern way is by an “in the doorway”
* Entomology Department,
Cornell University
automatic. This is a ring of noz¬
zles in an arch through which the
cows pass as they are turned out
to pasture.
A motor and pump keeps the
spray circulating, and a “burglar
alarm” proximity device, or an
electric eye, switches the spray
through the nozzles as the cow
walks through. No labor is re¬
quired and the dairyman can busy
himself in milking without worry¬
ing about the spraying. Such a
system is admirably adapted to
the oudet door of milking parlors,
but also is fine for stanchion
barns.
Cost is high, varying from over
$100 to almost $300, depending
on the brand you buy. We worked
with a machine devised by Agway
in 1965 and had excellent results
all summer with a minimum of
machine breakdown.
We visited about once a week
to check the machine and count
flies on the pasturing cattle. There
were a few problems when first
installed, but soon the cows were
being treated automatically every
day with no attention to the
sprayer. One to two ounces of 2
percent Ciodrin was used per cow
per day, resulting in almost com¬
plete elimination of annoyance by
face flies and horn flies on pasture.
We have also worked for sev¬
eral seasons with foggers (we used
the Halaby Klip-On Fogger)
applying 2 ounces of spray per
cow as a mist by adjusting the
machine for maximum output rate
(4 to almost 5 gallons per hour
depending on the particular ma¬
chine). Figure this out and you see
that 12 to 15 seconds is required
to put 2 ounces of spray on a cow.
Are you willing to spend this much
time on each cow every morning
to obtain protection against flies
on pasture?
You must walk along behind
the cows, stop at each cow and
direct the spray between the cows
to reach beyond the shoulders,
direct some at the belly, sides and
back, and some at the legs and
rear. You must move fast to do a
job of covering one cow in less
than 15 seconds, but it will pay
off in additional milk in the pail.
Our cooperators used the 1 per¬
cent Ciodrin plus .25 percent
Vapona oil base stock spray by
this method and had excellent con¬
trol of face flies and horn flies all
summer. The same job can be
done by a hand-operated spray
gun such as the Hudson Hydra-
gun, but it is difficult to get good
cow coverage and it is time-con¬
suming.
Suppose you are willing to for¬
get the flies on pasture. Then a
cheap and low-labor program will
be satisfactory. Fogging the barn
daily with pyrethrum, Vapona or
(Continued on next page)
American Agriculturist, May, 1965
Dibrom barn fogger spray will
give you peace during milking.
It is much better to have a
thorough barn spraying done in
early June also, before houseflies
become abundant, using 1 percent
dimethoate ( Cygon).
No serious resistance to Cygon
has been reported yet, so one (or
at most two) sprays (second one
in middle or late summer) of all
walls, ceilings, etc., will give
season-long control of houseflies.
Fogging may still be necessary to
kill flies that come in with the cattle
in the evening.
Winter Use
Recent research has shown that
these fogging machines can also
be used in the winter to control lice
with Ciodrin emulsion, or Ciodrin
and Vapona stock spray. We ap¬
pear to be approaching the time
when one machine and one spray
formula will solve the dairyman’s
summer and winter pest problems.
At least, investment now in a barn
fogger for fly control may pay
added dividends in double use next
winter for louse control.
There are other good ways to
control flies. “Sprayed-on” liquid
baits of corn syrup and Vapona
will control face flies and houseflies
both in the barn and on pasture,
if applied as a spot to the heads of
every cow every morning. It is
also necessary to apply a spot to
the wall about every three feet once
a week to complete the kill of
houseflies ... a hand sprayer de¬
signed for this job is necessary.
This is a sprayer with a stop on
the plunger rod that can be set to
deliver the correct amount (1/5
ounce) with every single stroke.
The new Vapona resin strips
CASE FOR HAYLAGE
Chet Gordon, USDA researcher
at Beltsville, Maryland, continues
to make the case for haylage in the
Northeast. Here’s how he sums it
up:
1. Good haylage is equal to
good hav in feeding value (on a
comparable dry matter basis).
2. Ensiling hay crops is much
less dependent on weather than is
baling them after field curing.
Northeastern weather is just too
undependable in June of most
years to make top quality hay for
a big herd.
3. Harvesting silage is efficient
in terms of equipment and ma¬
terials handling. Handling silage
from “meadow to mouth” can be
entirely mechanized with existing
equipment.
4. The higher the yield of any
forage crop, the harder it is to get
it dry for hay. As farmers push
toward more crop per acre, they
intensify their field curing prob¬
lems . . . another reason favoring
the incomplete drying offered by
ensiling.
He cautions, though, that low
moisture hay crop silage (partic¬
ularly in conventional silos) re¬
quires good management. If it’s
not done right, a farmer may end
up with a conventional silo hill of
spoiled junk only fit for a manure
spreader. However, there are hun¬
dreds of farmers who have proved
it can be done.
American Agriculturist, May, 1965
will kill all flies in a barn through
fumigation. You must use enough
strips to fumigate the whole barn,
and this is expensive. These strips
are especially good for milk
rooms. B aited ribbons ( Geigy Snip
Fly Bands) also work well, but are
expensive when enough are used
to do the job. Either of these meth¬
ods are sure to fail if you econo¬
mize by trying out just a few of
them first. The correct total num¬
ber, based on square footage of
the barn, is necessary for success.
Dry scatter baits kill plenty of
flies, but seldom clean up a fly
problem. You must use enough
and replenish frequently. Be care¬
ful not to place baits on top of bulk
tanks or anywhere they can fall
into milk ... it is best not to use
dry scatter baits in milk rooms.
Pyrethrum fly spray is still best
for use in the milk room, or
Vapona resin strips.
How about cattle that do not
come into the barn . . . heifers, dry
stock and beef? In the Northeast
such cattle usually have to simply
live with their flies, and with the
pinkeye that flies can transmit.
This is unfortunate, because back-
rubbers will completely control
horn flies and help to cut down the
face fly problem.
Automatic “on pasture”
sprayers are being developed that
may also solve the problem. We
worked with several last year that
were installed in a fence opening
that the cattle had to pass through
on their way to water. Vapona-
Ciodrin stock spray gave us very
good fly control, but the machine
was troublesome. I do not know
of a trouble-free machine on the
market as yet for this purpose,
but undoubtedly one will be de¬
veloped.
Remember that milk is sacro¬
sanct . . . absolutely no pesticide
residues are allowed in it. Use
only pesticides labeled specifically
for use on milking dairy cows,
and follow directions exactly. Use
your head and do not allow even
these pesticides to contaminate
milk as “fall-out” from air during
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Lubricating systems .
(Continued from page 12)
travel between the openings con¬
trols the amount of lubricant which
is delivered to the bearings.
Advantages of this type system
include:
1. The plunger stroke will not
continue if there are any line stop¬
pages caused by plugged bearings
or plugged lines. Thus stoppages
can be readily detected.
2. No extra metering valves are
required because the pump serves
as the metering device.
3. The pressure in each line is
only the amount required to lubri¬
cate the bearing to which the line
is connected.
4. A broken line does not affect
operation of the remaining lines
. . . but this break is not readily
detected by pump response.
How Expensive?
How expensive are these sys¬
tems? Quotation of exact prices is
difficult because different machines
require a different number of fit¬
tings, and vary in the complexity
of their installation. As a very
general rule of thumb, factory-
installed systems range from $3
to $6 per bearing, depending upon
the features built into the particular
system.
Thus, system cost for a com¬
bine or corn picker may seem
relatively high. Against this, how¬
ever, the possible savings must
also be considered.
For example, about one hour is
normally required for a thorough
grease job on many combines; for
adequate lubrication the job must
be done once each day. Multiply
your number of combining days
by a reasonable hourly rate for
your time and the time of the ma¬
chine. In most cases, only a few
seasons’ use will pay for the cen¬
tral lubrication system.
Furthermore, there are several
other benefits. Centralized lubrica¬
tion avoids the disagreeable and
inconvenient chore of greasing a
piece of complex machinery. The
need to crawl under, reach inside,
or climb over the machine to reach
all the lubrication fittings is
eliminated.
In addition, the usual tendency
is to pump each bearing full of
grease and hold off as long as
possible for re-lubrication. This
practice often damages the bear¬
ing seal, or at least subjects the
bearing first to an over-supply and
then to a shortage of lubricant.
In a centralized system each bear¬
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lubricant at frequent intervals.
This arrangement lengthens bear¬
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repair expenses.
And don’t forget the added
trade-in value of a machine
equipped with centralized lubrica¬
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desirable benefits during his
ownership of the machine, but it
also shows that the machine has
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condition.
Cabbage gets status .
(Continued from page 11)
along the bottom of the walls. Now
we’ve got cold air coming in at the
top and settling downward, the
way it should be.” The Colbys
plan to build more permanent air
ducts along both sides of the stor¬
age to replace the plastic sleeves
now in use.
Pallets used here are standard
20-bushel ones, handled by a fork
lift on the back of a regular farm
tractor. “By using pallet boxes,
we save two to three dollars a ton
bringing cabbage into storage
over the old method, and another
like amount taking it out of stor¬
age,” Merton says.
The packing room is also in¬
sulated, and the people working
on the packing line are warmed
by a battery of 22 heat lamps
above and behind them. A barn
gutter cleaner removes trimmings
and elevates them to a truck that
takes them to the Colby dairy
herd, where they are fed to the
cows after the morning milking
... at the rate of about a ton of
trimmings a day to 100 cows.
“We used to store cabbage in
three or four places,” Merton says,
“and then warm up the storage so
people could stand it to pack.
Warming up cabbage doesn’t do
it any good; with our present ar¬
rangement we can have warm
hands and cold cabbage!” Harvest
ended just before Thanksgiving in
1964, and packing started a week
after that . . . continuing until late
March.
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American Agriculturist, May, 1965
THANKSGIVING HAY
by Bob Cudworth
IN A DRY YEAR, you may
even bale hay at Thanksgiving
time! At least that’s what Ernest
Skellie and his father John of
Battenville, New York, did for
their 38 milkers in drought-ridden
Eastern New York this past
November.
With any sort of roughage
being worth its weight in gold to
a dairyman, the Skellies found
that a few meadows (bromegrass
and alfalfa) had produced some
growth in the fall. So, in Thanks¬
giving week they started cutting
and baling. And even though it
started to rain, they kept on going
until they had 500 bales of hay.
Getting It Dry
They put some of the bales in
the milking part of the barn, up
ahead of the cows. The rest they
put in the mow, broke open, and
spread the hay around so it could
stay aired. They fed it right away.
With this, plus their earlier hay
and silage, plus corn meal from
government corn, the Skellies think
they will just about make it
through the winter.
Last year was the driest one that
John ever remembers for this farm
along the Batten Kill in Washing¬
ton County. Since the corn was
stunted from drought (even too
dry for the chemical weed killer
to work), the Skellies didn’t use
any of their corn for grain. They
put it all in the silo and fed it out
carefully. John calls it “awfully
good silage, what there is of it . . .
and awfully dry.”
The Skellies have fed a couple
wagon loads of corn silage daily,
with 400 pounds of corn meal on
top of the silage. They feed this in
the exercise yard, letting the heifers
feed first. Corn meal is fed in the
mangers too, to help piece out
somewhat frugal feeding of hay.
“I used to take what hay the
cows didn’t clean up and put it
down for bedding,” said John.
“But this year I carefully scrape
it up and feed it to the heifers. This
poses another problem, and that’s
bedding. With no oat straw to use,
and no hay to waste, we’ve been
buying sawdust ... and even
that’s expensive and hard to get.
So, being light on bedding, the
elevator on the barn cleaner has
trouble elevating the manure.”
The Skellies tend to feed quite
heavy on grain to their Holstein
John Skellie checks over some
bromegrass-alfalfa hay
American Agriculturist, May, 1965
herd, going as high as 35 pounds
a day to some producers and av¬
eraging about one pound of grain
for each 2.7 pounds of milk. The
herd, many of which are regis¬
tered, has been averaging 14,000
pounds of milk and 535 of fat.
“What will we do this coming
year? I’m not sure,” John com¬
ments. “We don’t have any very
good remedies when we don’t get
any rain. One thing we’ll probably
do, though, is to plant more corn/’
Feeds urea .
(Continued from page 14)
in free stalls. Bedding is not
chopped, merely shaken up into
stalls; droppings are pulled out of
the stalls twice a day and concrete
areas cleaned with a rear-mounted
tractor scraper once a day. The
Donnans report that it took nearly
three times as much straw to bed
the herd in free stalls when straw
was chopped versus merely shaken
up;
The Donnans have a good¬
appearing and large conventional
stable equipped with an around-
the-barn pipeline. But they wanted
to expand, and figured they would
be better off to abandon the old
stable for milking cows and go to
free stalls and milking parlor. Bill
Robbins of Agway’s Caledonia
Supply Center helped draw up
plans, leaving plenty of room and
flexibility for further expansion
“if and when.”
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New Diquat makes short work of the common water weeds — water lettuce, water
fern, pondweed, coontail, Southern Naiad, water hyacinth and Elodea. Diquat is
easily applied by spraying or injection under the water surface. The weeds absorb it,
and quickly wilt, collapse and die. (For free-floating weeds, use a standard sprayer.)
Diquat is non-hazardous; used as directed. It would take 20 times the maximum
recommended dosage to be at all harmful to fish. It’s inactivated immediately on
contact with soil, and it doesn’t build up in water. In just 10 days (be sure to
follow label directions), you can have clear, clean water for irrigation, watering your
animals, swimming, or even a fishing hole.
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FITCH VILLE — Wirthmore Stores
HARTFORD — Robert Murphy
STANFORD— Muench & Co.
WEST SUFFIELD— Borg Pesticides
NEW JERSEY
BELVIDERE — Garden State Farm Supply
MAPLEWOOD— Piersons Mill Co.
RAHWAY— Fertl-Foil Co.
TRENTON — Farmers Coop. Assn.
WEST TRENTON— Interstate Textile
NEW YORK
ALDEN — Raynor Fert. & Farm Supply
ARKPORT — Lee Schultheis, Inc.
BUFFALO — Erie-Nlagara Co. Farmers Supy
CORTLAND — Caldwell Supply Co.
FAIRPORT — Geenes Farm & Garden, Inc.
GENEVA — Fleco Chemical Products Co.
GENEVA— E. E. Miller & Son
HAMBURG— Richardson Milling Co. Inc.
HAMLIN — James Burke & Son
JAMESTOWN— Projex Corp.
LOCKPORT— Alvin J. Coulter
LOCKPORT— Clarence Gunby
LOCKPORT — John Young Co. Inc.
LYONS — Tri-County Feed, Inc
MARION — John Vanderbrook
MEDINA — Ag. Chem. Service Corp.
PAVILION — R. L. Anderson Co.
RUSHFORD— L. H. Bump
SHERMAN — Sherman Steam Mills
SODUS — Ag. Chem. Service Corp.
STAFFORD— F.W. Coward
SYRACUSE — Golf & Tractor Equip. Corp.
WEBSTER— Russel B. Mason Co.
WILLIAM8VILLE — Buffalo Garden Supply
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The Song of the Lazy Farmer
Whate’er my neighbor reads or
hears is sure to fortify his fears that
there’s no doubt at all but what the
world’s completely gone to pot. He
points to headlines on page one to
prove that civil’zation’s done; the
market pages are no joke, he says
they show he’s going broke; the
weather map predicts a storm or says
’twill be too cold or warm; the sports
page even clouds his face, it shows
his team is in last place. It does no
earthly good for me to try to cheer
him up, ’cause he insists my lazy
happiness is proof that ev’ry thing’s
a mess.
Well, I’ll admit that it’s no trick,
especially if your mind is sick, to see
dark clouds ’most ev’rywhere, in¬
cluding when the weather’s fair. If
you are searching just for gloom,
you’ll find some bugs on ev’ry
bloom; for those whose fav’rite
color’s black, there’s almost never
any lack of evidence to back belief
that ev’ry day is full of grief. But I
insist it’s also true, although more
difficult to do, to find some beauty
any place and keep a smile upon
your face. That way, you’re better
company for others and yourself, by
gee.
Dates to Remember
May 9-12 - American Feed
Manufacturers Assoc. Conven¬
tion and National Feed Show.,
Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago,
Ill.
May 12 - New Jersey Agri¬
cultural Society annual meet¬
ing, Cedar Garden Restaurant,
Mercerville, N.J.
May 13 - Feeder Pig Sale,
Empire Stockyards, Caledonia,
N.Y.
May l4-l6 - Third annual
conference and seminar. New
York State firemen and fire
police, Watkins Glen, N.Y.
May 15 - Glen Cove Invi¬
tational Sale of Shorthorn and
Polled Shorthorn Cattle, Glen
Cove Farms, Windsor, N.Y.
May 19-22 - Annual meeting
American Guernsey Cattle Club,
Columbus Plaza, Columbus, Ohio
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VIEWPOINT!
Each year an increasing
amount of New York State’s farm
production is being marketed di¬
rect to the public through road-
May 1 - New York Short¬
horn Association Cattle Show
and Sale, College of Agricul¬
ture, Cornell University,
Ithaca, N.Y.
May 1 - New Jersey Here¬
ford Assoc. Annual Spring
Sale of feeder calf and com¬
mercial beef cattle. Coopera¬
tive Livestock Market,
Hackettstown, N.J.
May 1 - Maine Maple Syrup
Festival Parade, Strong, Maine
May 2 - New York Flying
Farmers Picnic Luncheon and
Meeting, Maxon Airfield, Holly,
N.Y.
May 3 - Rural Life Sunday
May 4-5 - Third Egg Market
ing Institute, Riley-Robb Hall,
Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y
May 7-8 - New York Associa
tion FFA 40th annual Convention,
Walton Central School, N.Y.
May 8 - Spring Feeder &
Breeder Beef Cattle Sale (all
breeds) Altamont Fairgrounds,
N.Y.
side markets. In many cases,
where farms stand in the path of
“creeping urbanization” the only
way a farmer can stay in business
is to get a greater share of the
consumer’s dollar.
At their annual meeting, the
New York State Vegetable Growers
recommended that the College of
Agriculture at Cornell direct more
of its efforts in the marketing field
toward helping the farmer sell his
produce direct to the consumer at
roadside markets.
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for farm use alone?
Why does Champion
make so many?
It’s to assure the right plug type for every
engine and operating need — an absolute
must for peak performance and economy !
Here are the facts . . .
Spark plugs can’t operate at top effi¬
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When they run too hot they cause pre¬
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And when they run too cool harmful
fouling deposits develop. That’s why
Champion builds plugs to match the heat
range of an engine and the work it does.
Plug matching would not be so crucial
if all engines had similar heat range
characteristics. But they don’t. Heat
ranges differ not only with engines but
also with the work they do. That’s why
Champion builds over 80 plug types for
farm use alone — each type designed to
give top performance in one or more
farm engine makes or models. This wide
choice guarantees there’s always a
Champion precisely matched to both
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The next time your engines need new
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NEW SETUP IN EXTENSION SERVICE
by Amos Kirby
New Jersey Editor
MULTI-COUNTY responsibili¬
ties are something new in the setup
of the New Jersey Extension Ser¬
vice. It is becoming more special¬
ized in order to meet the increased
demands of farmers for more
specific answers to production and
marketing problems.
It all started with a pilot project
set up through the cooperation of
the State Extension Service in the
counties of Gloucester, Salem and
Cumberland. This being a diver¬
sified fruit, vegetable, dairy and
poultry area, each county assigned
its agricultural agent to special
work in all three counties.
For example, the Gloucester
County agricultural agent, Robert
Langlois, took on all nursery
work, and part of the vegetable
work in the three counties. Ivan
Crouse, Salem County, specialized
in dairying and crops; while
Harry Rothman, Cumberland
County, moved into the poultry
work for all three counties.
Results — The plan has proved a
success. It has resulted in greater
efficiency, and the agricultural
agents have found it a greater
challenge. It has also met with
universal approval from growers.
In an interview with Arley Hove-
land, assistant director of the Ex¬
tension Service, New Brunswick,
he explained that the plan has
been expanded to include every
county in New Jersey, modified to
fit local conditions and types of
farming.
turf. Driving around New Jersey
one finds even pasture land being
stripped of sod for highway and
embankment cover. In the Central
Jersey area are several large op¬
erations where sod is being grown
on land formerly used for growing
potatoes.
Growing a sod crop is a highly-
specialized venture. Anyone in¬
terested should contact Bill Crans¬
ton, Department of Agriculture,
Trenton, on what is involved.
Farm Labor
Secretary of Labor Wirtz’ order
establishing a $1.30 an hour min¬
imum wage has already pushed
the Puerto Rican wage from 95
cents an hour and fringe benefits
paid last year to $1.10 per hour
. . . plus a 4.55 percent bonus, plus
other fringe benefits ... to approx¬
imately $1.50 per hour, with a
guaranteed 40 hours of work per
week.
I asked Joseph Garofalo, man¬
ager of the Glassboro Labor Ser¬
vice, the agency that met with the
Puerto Rican government, if the
new wage rate was a guarantee
that labor would be available. His
reply was: “we have no guarantee
how many workers will be avail¬
able when they are wanted.”
Talking with growers in a num¬
ber of counties, I learn that there
is no serious objection to higher
wages. The big question that goes
without an answer is: “Can farm
prices be moved up to cover the
increased cost of production?”
Fringe Benefits — Speaking of
fringe benefits, the Puerto Rican
government demands not only
better wages but softer living. One
of the requirements for 1965 is
that pillows be furnished to every
worker. This may be a small item,
and in most instances pillows have
been provided . . . but now it is
mandatory.
Here and There
A special vegetable research
station for South Jersey is gaining
support. Backed by the Vegetable
Growers Association of New Jer¬
sey, the plan first proposed by Dr.
Frank App for the research station
is now being carefully studied by
staff members of the agricultural
college at New Brunswick.
Certified Turf — Most everyone
knows about certified eggs, certi¬
fied seed, purebred cattle, and on
and on . . . now comes certified
turf.
Under the supervision of the
State Department of Agriculture,
a number of growers are cooperat¬
ing in growing certified turf for
homeowners and others who like
to buy their turf in a pre-packaged
form.
There are 13 growers now par¬
ticipating in the program. Last
year 227 acres of pre-tested soils
out of 275 acres entered were ap¬
proved. Meeting the requirements
for certification isn’t easy, but it
has great possibilities. The prob¬
lems include varietal mixtures,
diseases, insect and weed prob¬
lems. Actually, however, there
isn’t much difference between meet¬
ing turf certification and the stan¬
dards for other certified products.
Market — The market exists for
American Agriculturist, May, 1965
29
No farm should be without one l
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Pu ll-type wheels
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with free-swinging, “Quick-
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The effective weight on the rear
wheels determines how much your
tractor can pull in the lower gears.
The drawbar pull will be from 50
to 70 percent of the effective weight
on the rear wheels, depending
upon the type surface on which
the tractor is operating. The effec¬
tive weight is the total weight of
the basic tractor, wheel weights,
tire fluid, and weight transfer by
hitch-mounted implements. Gener¬
ally, there is little you can do
about the operating surface, so
slipping must be controlled by
adding weight.
The various makes of tractors
vary considerably in basic tractor
weight in proportion to engine
power. The high power-to-weight
ratio tractors require more added
weight than do the tractors having
a higher basic tractor weight. In
most cases, the high power-to-
weight tractors depend upon
weight transfer as a result of hitch
by Wes Thomas
action to provide a portion of the
effective rear wheel weight.
Added weight can be either iron
or liquid. In many cases, both are
needed. Filling the tires with liquid
— a mixture of water and calcium
chloride to prevent freezing — is a
job for your dealer or tire service
store. Rear tires are normally filled
from 75 to 90 percent full. Ninety
percent fill is heavier, but the tires
have less cushioning effect since
there is little air space left.
Liquid Permanent
The solution does not occupy
any additional space on the trac¬
tor. However, because of the spe¬
cial filling equipment required, it
should be considered a permanent
part of the tractor and not be re¬
moved when the tractor is used
for light-draft jobs.
Since calcium chloride is very
corrosive to metal parts, do not
use your regular tire gauge to
check the pressure. Possible ways
of checking pressure of solution-
filled tires include:
1. Use a special gauge, which
your dealer should be able to
supply.
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American Agriculturist, May, 1965
30
2. Place the tractor on a smooth,
hard surface and inflate the tires
until you can just get a finger
under the outer end of the lowest
tread bar.
3. Use a special template avail¬
able from some tire companies.
The template, when placed beside
the tire, measures the height from
the ground to the rim.
Metal Weight
Cast-iron wheel weights are fre-
quendy used in addition to liquid
ballast. This portion of the weight
can be added or removed to suit
varying traction conditions.
Wheel-weight mounting methods
vary among tractor manufactur¬
ers. Some use a large number of
relatively light weights, while
others use fewer but heavier
weights. In the first case, there are
more pieces to handle and in the
second, heavier pieces.
You probably can’t do much
about the ease of installing and
removing wheel weights on your
present tractor, but it’s an impor¬
tant item to check before you pur¬
chase a new one. For instance,
weights of about 100 pounds can
be installed with relative ease by
one man, if provision is made for
a knob or ledge in the preceding
weight to support the weight while
the nuts are started on the attach¬
ing bolt. Or, if provision is made
for the attaching bolts to be held
solid while the next weight is slid
into place, there’s little difficulty
in attaching weights.
However, if the weights must be
supported in exact location while
bolts are inserted and nuts tighten¬
ed, it becomes a two-man job.
How Much?
How much weight can be added
to tractor rear wheels? Consult
our dealer for exact information,
ecause many things enter into
the decision. However, here are
some representative values of
maximum total weight recom¬
mended:
1 1 -28 — 4 ply at 14 psi — 2070 lbs. per wheel
1 2-28 — 4 ply at 1 4 psi — 2430 lbs. per wheel
1 0-34 — 4 ply at 1 6 psi — 2035 lbs. per wheel
1 0-36 — 4 ply at 1 6 psi — 21 00 lbs. per wheel
1 2-38 — 6 ply at 20 psi — 3470 lbs. per wheel
This total weight per rear wheel
includes weight of tractor, liquid
in tires and added weight. Exceed¬
ing the limits causes early failure
of tires.
The addition of several weights
per rear wheel often makes it diffi¬
cult or even impossible to adjust
wheel tread without removing the
weights. However, proper index¬
ing, or turning, of the weight can
reduce this problem.
For instance, if your tractor has
the rack-and-pinion type of wheel
tread adjustment, correct installa¬
tion of the weights will allow you
to reach the adjusting bolts with¬
out removing the wheel weights.
Be Careful
If it is necessary on your trac¬
tor to change the wheels from side
to side to obtain maximum tread
adjustment, be sure to use extreme
care when doing this job. A large
tire and wheel filled with liquid
and loaded with cast iron weights
can crush a man if allowed to fall.
At one point in the job it is neces-
Anierican Agriculturist, May, 1965
sary to have both rear wheels off
the tractor. If a wheel is allowed
to fall against the tractor, it can
easily upset the tractor.
With hitch-mounted tools, front
weighting is important. The front
tires can be filled with liquid, but
their small size does not provide
for a large amount of weight.
Some manufacturers provide cast-
iron weights for the front wheels.
However, either liquid in the front
tires or cast weights on the front
wheels tend to make the tractor
difficult to steer, especially at trans¬
port speeds. Cast front-wheel
weights are also difficult to install
or remove because of the “squat¬
ting” position required to position
the weights properly.
Cast-iron weights which attach
directly to the tractor frame are
easier to install or remove, since
you can stand erect to hold them.
In addition, they do not affect the
steering characteristics as much as
the front-wheel mounted weights.
Most frame weights are design¬
ed so that they must be removed
to mount a front cultivator. Even
if it’s not necessary on your trac¬
tor, it’s a good idea to do so.
Otherwise, the front tires may be
overloaded; steering will also be
more difficult.
Some form of front weighting
is generally required with rear-
mounted tools. The weight remov¬
ed from the front wheels by the
implement is added to the rear
wheels to provide increased trac¬
tion. The rear wheels may be
likened to the pivot of a lever.
Both the front weighting and the
rear-mounted tool are prying
downward on the rear wheels.
One of the reasons for the im¬
portance of easy installation and
removal of weights (other than
tire liquid) is the fact that they
should be removed for conditions
or jobs where maximum traction
is not required. Excess weighting
on these jobs increases soil com¬
paction as well as increasing fuel
consumption.
A good rule-of-thumb for
weighting is to use enough to pre¬
vent visible slippage of the rear
wheels, and enough front weight
to retain safe control of the tractor.
The exact amount needed will vary
with the type of work being done.
Tiny grubs— big appetites. Green larvae with white stripes grow
to a length of adult weevil varies from brown to gray with
a black stripe, are >16" long. Adults shred leaf edges on later
cuttings, then over-winter and lay eggs early in the spring.
An important message
from DuPont about the
Alfalfa Weevil
and what to do about it!
Spray your alfalfa with safety; and without the
fear of residues in milk. Play it safe, spray it safe;
spray with this combination :
METHOXYCHLOR
plus
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Recommended in the northeastern states, these
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Damage from the weevil. Note the riddled tips and skeletonized
alfalfa leaves. The pest often ruins the first cutting. On all
chemicals, follow labeling instructions and warnings carefully.
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Here’s a list of publications on
wells and water systems. Some are
available through the Extension
Service at the Colleges of Agricul¬
ture in the Northeast; others can
be had from the U. S. Depart¬
ment of Agriculture.
Connecticut State Department of
Health, State Office Building, 165
Capitol Avenue, Hartford, 15.
Private Water Supplies
Agricultural Engineering Depart¬
ment, Cornell University, Ithaca,
N. Y.
313 — Temporary Disinfection
of Wells and Springs
314 — Spring Development and
Sanitary Protection
355 — Water Supplies and De¬
sign of Water Systems
Extension Service, College of Agri¬
culture, New Brunswick, N. J.
594 _ Water From Home Wells
598 — Potable Water Directions
for Disinfecting a Well
The Pennsylvania State Univer¬
sity, College of Agriculture, Ex¬
tension Service, University Park,
Pa.
45 — Make Your Water
Supply
59 — Home Sewage Disposal
— The Septic Tank Sys¬
tem
67 — W ater Purification —
Methods-Techniques-
Equipment
Vermont Extension Service, Uni¬
versity of Vermont, Burlington
Farm Water Supplies
The above bulletins and circu¬
lars are free to residents of the
state; a nominal fee may be
charged to those from other states.
Also available are the following
bulletins and circulars from the
U. S. Department of Agriculture.
Write to Superintendent of Docu¬
ments, U. S. Government Printing
Office, Washington, D. C.
24 — Individual Water Sys¬
tems
TM5-297 - Wells
TM5-299 - Well Drilling
436 — Electric Water Pumps
on the Farm
674 — Planning the Electric
Water System
1978 -Safe Water for the
Farm
A Primer on Ground
W ater
A very complete and well-illus¬
trated publication entitled “Plan¬
ning Farm Water Systems” is also
available from Southern Associa¬
tion of Agricultural Engineering
and Vocational Agriculture, Co¬
ordinator’s Office, Barrow Hall,
Athens, Georgia, at $1.00 per
copy.
American Agriculturist, May, 1965
WATER FOR CROPS
objects. But when water is short, governed by the rules pertaining
as in time of drought, there is to streams and lakes,
almost sure to be a conflict of
IN TIME OF DROUGHT, it’s
nice to hear the patter of rain on
the roof. After a stormy week when
the rain stops the silence is equally
nice. During the past three years
few people have heard enough of
the patter to become sick of it;
instead, they have been wishing
for more water for crops and won¬
dering how to get it.
There seem to be four alterna¬
tives: ( 1 ) Procrastinate till the
weather changes; (2) try cloud
seeding; (3) make good use of
what water there is; and (4) plan
to irrigate. Let’s consider the first
three briefly and then tackle irriga¬
tion in more detail.
Weather patterns don’t last for¬
ever and a change may be about
due. To illustrate, the years 1912
to 1914 were extremely dry, and
then rainfall began to increase.
In 1917 many areas were abnor¬
mally wet. During World War II
the rainfall distribution was excel¬
lent for crops. The present dry
trend began in the 1950’s and may
have nearly run its course. So
people for whom good crops are
not a necessity may decide to wait
it out.
The principles of cloud seeding
have been known for a long time,
and arguments as to its value have
been going on about as long. At
present the consensus of opinion is
that if seeding is to produce rain,
the cloud must be below freezing,
it must be several miles thick, and
the air below the cloud must be
moist. In high mountain country,
where clouds are also high and
therefore cold, seeding may in¬
crease rainfall 10 to 15 percent.
But in the Northeast most sum¬
mer clouds are too warm for silver
iodide or dry ice to have any
value. So staging a rain dance
might be cheaper and just as effec¬
tive as cloud seeding!
W ell- fertilized crops require
much less water per bushel than
crops that are not fertilized. Early
planting permits growth while
water is still available . . . mulch,
either organic or plastic, reduces
evaporation . . . deep, well-aerated
seedbeds produce deep root sys¬
tems. Minimum tillage reduces
runoff, and weed control conserves
moisture. There are many other
ways to conserve water.
Irrigation
Irrigation usually pays on
strawberries and vegetables. By
one sprinkling at the time of tassel-
ing, field corn yields have been
increased by 20 bushels. Drouthy
soils have such low water-holding
capacity that almost all crops re¬
spond to more moisture. But in
general, irrigation of deep-rooted
crops such as alfalfa does not pay.
And with grass the application of
nitrogen may be as beneficial and
cheaper than irrigation.
So the decision whether or not
to irrigate is influenced by the crop
and the soil. A rule of thumb
might be “Don’t buy an irrigation
Soil Conservationist, Cornell
Extension
University
American Agriculturist, May, 1965
by Hugh Wilson*
outfit if it will only be used in dry
years.” But the final decision may
hinge on the availability of water.
Few wells supply water at the
rate needed. Abigger-than-average
farm pond of 1,000,000 gallons
would irrigate eight acres only
twice. Pumping at the rate of 400
or 500 gallons a minute quickly
lowers the level of all but the larger
streams and lakes. The sixty-four
dollar question is: “Does a would-
be irrigator have a right to use so
much water?”
Anyone can use all the water
he can find so long as no one
interest. Because of the variations
in conditions, we will never have
laws that will spell out how such
disputes will be settled; instead,
each case must be judged on its
Well Water
Water in a well belongs to the
person who owns the surrounding
property. Therefore, he can pump
it to capacity even though in so
merits. However, there are enough doing he causes his neighbor’s
statutes and court decisions to pro- well to go dry. (The bad part of
vide clues as to what might be
decided in some situations. In gen¬
eral, these are as follows:
Rain water standing on the sur¬
face of the earth belongs to the
person on whose land it fell. There¬
fore, he can store it in reservoirs
and use it as he sees fit. However,
this right ceases when the water
moves into an established water¬
way or channel. Then its use is
this rule is that it works both ways
and the neighbor can do the same
to him.) I he only exception occurs
when the water in the well comes
from an underground stream or
lake. Then its ownership would
be the same as for a surface
stream.
A person who owns land the full
length of a stream or all around a
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ANIMALS SUFFERING from
acute bloat may die within a few
minutes unless treatment is ad¬
ministered prompdy. In general,
your veterinarian won’t even have
time to get there before death
occurs. Here’s a list of equipment
needed for quick treatment: some¬
thing to hold the animal, stomach
tube, oil, trocar and cannula, or
a large, sharp knife.
A piece of garden hose seven or
eight feet long is a good stomach
tube, inside diameter should be at
least 1/2 inch, and it would be
better if it were 3/4 inch. The oil
should be a vegetable oil such as
corn oil, soybean oil, or other
non-mineral oils.
Burp!
When an animal is suffering
from acute bloat it is important to
relieve the pressure within the
rumen . . . and quickly! Naturally,
the method chosen should be the
least injurious to the animal.
Therefore, unless the animal is
down or going down, try the
stomach tube. Grasp it with the
curvature pointing upward; insert
it into the rumen via the mouth
and the esophagus. If the tube
were inserted with the curvature
downward it might end up in the
trachea; furthermore the end of the
tube would go to the bottom of the
rumen rather than the top where
the gas is located.
If the tube becomes plugged with
some of the frothy stuff in the
rumen, clear it by blowing on the
end of the stomach tube, and by
moving the tube back and forth or
in and out. If the animal is not
relieved sufficiendy by this method,
pour a half cup of oil into the
rumen through die stomach tube.
Relief by this treatment will usually
begin to take place in a very few
minutes, and certainly should
begin to show improvement within
15 minutes.
Drastic Measures
If the animal is in very serious
condition and begins to become
uncertain on its feet, it is time to
take more drastic measures. An
opening can be made direcdy into
the rumen by the insertion of a
trocar and cannula into the tri¬
angular area immediately in front
of the left hip. The trocar must be
sharp, and must be thrust with
considerable force to get through
the hide and the rumen wall. The
cannula is left in place, and the
trocar is withdrawn.
Here again, froth will sometimes
plug the opening and not permit
release of gas. This may be over¬
come by re-inserting the trocar into
the cannula often enough to main¬
tain a clear opening. If this method
is successful, the animal will
readily recover from the wound.
It’s a good idea to put the half cup
of oil into the rumen after the ani¬
mal is relieved by this means in
order to prevent the immediate re¬
occurence of bloat.
If the trocar doesn’t do the job,
or if the ^ trocar is not available,
use a sharp knife. Make an open¬
ing of sufficient size for the frothy
ingesta to flow out easily. This is
an extremely drastic measure, but
the animal will usually recover
from the wound after it has been
properly cared for by a veterinar¬
ian. If the animal goes down, and
this measure has not been taken,
death is almost certain to occur.
Bloat Prevention
Even today there is no fool¬
proof method of preventing bloat,
but management practices certain¬
ly should not be ignored. The first
of these is the use of mixtures of
legumes and grasses. Second, keep
animals off pasture during the
most likely bloat-producing stage
of plant growth. Early lush growth
is the most likely bloat producer;
however, alfalfa in full bloom has
been known to produce bloat.
Third, provide dry roughage on
pasture.
Dry roughage, particularly
rather coarse grass hay, will re¬
duce incidence of bloat if the ani¬
mals eat a considerable amount
of it before going on pasture, or
if the hay is available in racks in
the pasture. High quality legume
hay is much less effective.
A program of feeding green-
chop or silage probably offers the
most effective method of control¬
ling bloat. The mere fact that the
animals are forced to eat the entire
plant rather than being able to
select the very lush tender tops
tends to reduce the amount ol
bloat. However, even though a
silage feeding program is followed,
it is possible that some animals
will still bloat. (Continued on next page)
American Agriculturist, May, 1965
Bloat can be controlled by the
addition of small amounts of oil
to the forage as it is placed in the
feed bunk. The addition of as little
as one-fourth pound per animal
per day (approximately one-half
cup) of soybean oil, corn oil, and
probably many other oils that are
readily palatable to the animal,
will virtually eliminate all danger
of bloat. Mineral oils, turpentine
and similar materials should not
be used because of their very un¬
desirable effects upon the animal.
Research work in New Zealand
first proposed the use of oils for
pasture spraying. This was effec¬
tive in preventing bloat, but had
the drawback of requiring tremen¬
dous amounts of labor.
There is a water dispersable oil
that has been added to the drink¬
ing water of cattle grazing alfalfa
pasture and which was somewhat
effective in the reduction of bloat.
Called lard oil, it is derived from
lard after a considerable degree of
refinement. For the most part,
though, its cost is prohibitive for
such a use on most dairy farms.
Besides, the water consumption
of animals is quite erratic, and
may be particularly low at times
when large amounts of rain have
occurred, or if there is water avail¬
able in the pasture from a creek or
pond. Under these conditions ani¬
mals may not obtain the oil they
need at the very time that could be
most critical as far as bloat is con¬
cerned.
Add to Grain
One of the easiest methods of
administering a bloat preventive
is feeding the material in the con¬
centrate mixture. Most of the
research work on oils mixed with
concentrates indicates that twice-
a-day feeding of oils in concen¬
trates will not prevent bloat. There
is little danger of bloat within two
or three hours after feeding of oil
in concentrates, but after this time
serious bloat may occur.
The Mississippi Experiment
Station pioneered in the use of
antibiotics for bloat control. The
most effective one that they found
was penicillin, and they recom¬
mended it very highly as a bloat
preventive. However, it was soon
found that the daily administration
of penicillin at the effective rate
(which is approximately 75 milli¬
grams per animal per day) will
control bloat only for about ten
days. After this time, serious cases
of bloat may occur.
If the bloat problem can be lim¬
ited to a relatively short time dur¬
ing the year, say ten days,
penicillin could be a very effective
preventive measure. More recent
experiments, however, have
demonstrated that other antibiotics
are effective in controlling bloat
• . . erythromycin is particularly
effective in this respect.
A test with penicillin plus ery¬
thromycin showed that bloat
could be prevented by this com¬
bination for a period of at least
three weeks. This length of time
would come closer to covering the
period that bloat is likely to be a
serious problem during any par¬
ticular season.
Other antibiotics showing some
American Agriculturist, May, 1965
bloat-preventive effect include
novobiocin, chloramphenicol and
tylosin. As more stable forms of
antibiotics are developed, it may
be possible to administer them in
such things as the drinking water
or salt; a dairyman could then
change from one antibiotic to
another with very little difficulty.
The use of antibiotics in the pre¬
scribed amounts could not be de¬
tected in the milk, even though they
are fed daily for a prolonged
period of time.
Detergents have also been pro¬
posed and, in some instances,
have been used in bloat preven¬
tion. If enough of the detergents
are consumed by the animal, they
can be quite effective. However,
these materials don’t taste very
good and cattle won’t voluntarily
take enough into their tummies to
do the job.
Almost every weather condition
imaginable has been reported to
increase bloat; such things as the
chemical composition of plants
and plant nutrient levels of soils
have also been studied. So far,
these things seem to be erratic in
terms of correlation with the inci¬
dence of bloat.
FUTURE DAIRY COWS
Herb Kling, Director of the Di¬
vision of Milk Control at the New
York Department of Agriculture
and Markets in Albany, recently
sent to this publication a complete
tabulation of the number of calves
vaccinated against brucellosis by
accredited veterinarians in the year
1963 . . . including both heifer and
dairy cattle. The relative impor¬
tance of the various breeds differed
by counties and regions in the
State, but here are the State totals:
Breed
Number
Percent
Ayrshire
5,086
2.4
Brown Swiss
1,913
.9
Guernsey
8,533
4.1
Holstein
184,722
88.9
J ersey
6,557
3.2
Other
1,015
.5
New York
State Total
207,826
100.
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News and Views from
NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA
Bicycle Safety — For the second
year, the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
with its national Lite- A-B ike pro¬
gram, is making reflective tape
available to schools, civic groups
and other responsible organiza¬
tions for attaching to bicycles. The
tape is visible at night from as far
as 1,500 feet.
In addition, VFW posts are con¬
ducting free inspection programs
Strong words? Big talk? We don’t
blame you for being skeptical. We
were skeptical too when the en¬
tomologists in the Watkins Insec¬
ticide Laboratories told us about
the test results they were getting
from a new formula they had de¬
veloped. But we were interested
enough to find out more. (And
we hope you will want to find out,
too.)
WHAT IS IT?
Briefly, the new product is an ap¬
proved new Dual Purpose Fly
Spray for use (1) directly on cows
to provide pasture protection, (2)
as a space spray in fogging build¬
ings. You get extraordinary pas¬
ture protection that really lets the
cattle graze in peace, and you get
exceptional
knockdown and
kill when fog¬
ging. It kills just
about every
kind of insect
pest that annoys
cows . . . house
flies, stable flies,
horn flies, mos-
quitoes and
even gnats.
THE PASTURE
PROTECTION COMES
FROM KILLING FLIES NOT
JUST REPELLING THEM.
One of the amazing stories that
we heard when the laboratory
was testing the product came
from the herdsmen. They found
outlines of the cows on the barn
floor . . . outlines drawn by the
bodies of dead flies . . . flies that
had settled on the cows in the
stanchion, then fallen to the floor,
dead. (O.K., ... we found it dif-
36
on bikes. Any group interested
may contact either the local VFW
post or national headquarters,
Kansas City 11, Missouri.
Tribute to Empire Livestock — At
the final banquet of the Mutual
Federation of Independent Co¬
operatives ( before merger with
Metropolitan Bargaining Agency)
Raymond V. Hemming, general
manager of Empire Livestock
ficult to believe too, until we saw
it with our own eyes.)
Anyway this is the kind of fly kill¬
er the new Watkins Dual Purpose
Fly Spray actually is. It has the
kind of killing power that we at
Watkins have never seen before,
and we have been making the
very best of fly sprays for many
years.
More important, it’s approved for
use on dairy cows.
WHAT’S IN IT?
What’s in it? Who cares ... as
long as it does the kind of job it
does. But for those who are inter¬
ested, the entomologists tell us
that the “secret” is in the particu¬
lar combination of ingredients
they put together:
• Dimethyl phosphate of Alpha-
methylbenzyl 3-hydroxy-cis-
crotonate
• O, O-Dimethyl, 2, 2-Dichloro-
vinyl Phosphate and other re¬
lated compounds
• Pyrethrins
• Piperonyl Butoxide, Technical
• N-octyl bicycloheptene dicar-
boximide
• Petroleum Distillates
WHAT DOES IT COST?
It costs more than other fly sprays.
Of course it does. Why kid about
it. You just can’t build a fly spray
with these ingredients for the
same price you can build a sim¬
pler spray.
But remember what it will do for
you. Find out for yourself. We
think you will agree that the new
Watkins Dual Purpose Fly Spray
Marketing Cooperative, Inc., ac¬
cepted, on behalf of his Coopera¬
tive, an Exemplary Service Award.
The scroll cited Mr. Hemming“for
his exemplary service to livestock
and dairy farmers through his
capable and diligent management
of livestock marketing efforts of
the Empire Livestock Cooperative,
Inc.”
Becona Beechie Pontiac Pearl —
She’s a fifteen-year-old Holstein
matron who has topped all pre¬
vious 305 and 365-day milk pro¬
duction records for aged cows
milked twice daily under official
testing supervision. She is owned
by John L. Gilliland, Warriors
Mark, Pennsylvania.
is worth the money . . . because
it does so much more, and does
it better.
Remember, there is a whole line
of other Watkins fly sprays and
insecticides to choose from. They
are equal to any other spray on
the market, a lot better than most.
CALL YOUR
WATKINS DEALER
For many years, Watkins has
been a leader in insecticides. This
new Dual Purpose Fly Spray is
just one more example of that
leadership. And your Watkins
Dealer is the man who can make
available to you the experience,
the knowledge, the know-how
that Watkins had developed in
farm insecticides. Call him. Let
him help you set up a complete
insect control program for your
farm.
FIRST IN FARM SERVICE
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Winona, Minnesota
Conference — A conference for the
aerial applicators of the Northeast
was held recently on the Cornell
University campus. The conference
was the first of its kind to be held
in the Northeast, and was attended
by 76 persons from 13 states. The
objective of the conference, accord¬
ing to Professor Arthur A. Muka,
general chairman, was to provide
the latest information on safe use
of pesticides, new pesticides, safe
flying practices and techniques,
and Federal Aviation Agency reg¬
ulations. Speakers on the program
included Cornell specialists,
experts from other colleges, as well
as industry and government
personnel.
17- Year Locusts — An outbreak of
17-year locusts is expected in the
southwestern corner of Pennsylva¬
nia this year; they are due in
Fayette, Greene and Washington
counties. They usually emerge dur¬
ing the last week of May, and are
quite numerous in the first week
of June.
Hosts To Sale — Clarence and
Lewis Worden will be hosts for the
Glen Cove Invitational Sale of
Shorthorn and Polled Shorthorn
cattle at their Glen Cove Farms,
Windsor, New York, Saturday,
May 15, at 12:30 p.m.
Dairy Festival— The Steuben
County Dairy Festival will be held
June 5 at Bath, New York. This is
the ninth consecutive year that the
Steuben County Pomona Grange
has played host to urban, non¬
farm rural, and farm families at a
day-long Festival, designed to em¬
phasize the importance of the dairy
industry to the economy of the
area.
Don J. Wickham, New York
State Commissioner of Agriculture
and Markets, will give the head¬
line address; a Dairyland Sweet¬
heart and Prince will be named;
floats will be entered in a parade
by junior and subordinate
granges, civic and commercial or¬
ganizations, while members of the
Bath Chamber of Commerce will
work closely with the Festival com¬
mittee. Roger McGlynn of Bath is
general chairman; Guilford Tobey,
Caton, is co-chairman.
Frank B. Finnerty Fund — Friends
of the late Frank B. Finnerty ( Steu¬
ben County 4-H Club Agent for
22 years) have launched a memo¬
rial fund to establish scholarships
for Steuben County 4-H boys and
girls. A special committee, headed
by Burton Ketch of Bath, has in¬
augurated a six weeks fund raising
drive ending May 15. Anyone
wishing to aid the fund may send
contributions to Mrs. Esther
Davis, treasurer, 139 East Morris
Street, Bath, N.Y. The committee
hopes to be able to award the first
scholarships this fall.
Frank Smith — long a prominent
farm, political and civic leader in
New York State, died on March
21 at his home in Springfield Cen¬
ter. His activities included farming,
banking, serving as a State as¬
semblyman, and working with
many farm and community orga¬
nizations.
American Agriculturist, May, 1965
REVOLUTIONARY NEW
DUAL PURPOSE SPRAY
created by WATKINS— only WATKINS has it
— never before a spray so good
Water for crops .
(Continued from page 33)
lake probably has the right to all
the water providing he does not
sell it or pump it out of the water¬
shed. A person whose land does
not abut a stream or lake has no
rights whatsoever. But if he owns
part of the frontage, he is entided
to his fair share.
Deciding what constitutes “a
fair share” is one of the thorniest
problems in law. About the only
safe statement is that if an irri¬
gator does not appreciably lower
the surface or decrease the flow,
his withdrawal would probably
not be considered unfair or un¬
reasonable. But as previously
noted, pumping for irrigation will
lower the surface in many
instances.
Must Prove Damage
A saving grace of the “fair
share” question is that a complain¬
ant must prove damage before a
defendant can be ordered to stop
taking water. However, if an in¬
dividual, corporation or munici¬
pality has purchased the water
rights on a stream or lake that
right is absolute, and no one else
is entided to any of the water.
On the favorable side of the
picture, we live in a humid climate
where immense quantities of water
go to waste. An individual or a
group can capture and store this
unwanted water if they do so
before it gets into a defined chan¬
nel. There are sites where groups
who own an entire watershed could
build a reservoir and agree on an
equitable distribution. Public agen¬
cies are hoping to develop more
water supplies.
On the unfavorable side, the
needs for water are increasing and
may exceed supply for a long time.
Many streams are so polluted that
they are unusable. Public agencies
work so slowly that it may be a
long time before they show much
progress.
In the meantime, a man who
plans to irrigate and who fears
his rights may be questioned
would be wise either to buy water
rights or develop his own storage
facilities. If he can’t do either, he
might sell his land and buy where
water is available. If he does noth¬
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irrigation outfit that he can’t use.
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The Spirit
by Robert Clingan
THE DAY MEMORY RULES
Memorial Day is more than a
long weekend in the spring. It is
more than classic auto races or
three-day fishing trips. Memorial
Day is a day when we honor those
who have laid down their lives that
this Republic might survive as one
nation among nations and a
leader among the peoples of the
world.
It is also a day when we make
our pilgrimage to the cemetery of
our community, and visit the
family plot where a simple marker
speaks of “those who walk with us
no more.” We adorn their graves
with flowers of our choosing, and
if their graves are not under “per¬
petual care” we weed the plot, and
make its appearance a little more
worthy of their memory.
As we stand before their graves,
we become more than ever aware
of the truth of the angel message
beside an empty tomb: “He is not
here.” We join the early Christians
who proclaim: “I know that my
Redeemer liveth, and because He
liveth I too shall live” . . . and so
do our loved ones.
Yet, on Memorial Day our
thoughts do not center on specula¬
tions or affirmations about im¬
mortality; rather, they are centered
in a cluster of memories. These
memories are precious. They are
selective, and they have become
our permanent possession. The
depth of our sorrow reflects the
joy of our memories ... the
greater the pain of our loss, the
greater proof of how much we had
to lose.
We have never completed our
spiritual pilgrimage of Memorial
Day until we face again our per¬
sonal responsibilities. We must
carry out a work, a life, a hope,
or a dream that was theirs, or
that they began. For good or ill,
we are their memorial.
The writer of the book of He¬
brews in the New Testament says,
beginning with Hebrews 11:39:
“And all these, though well attested
by their faith, did not receive what
was promised since God had fore¬
seen something better for us that
apart from us they should not be
made perfect. Therefore, since we
are surrounded by so great a
cloud of witnesses, let us also lay
aside every weight, and the sin
which clings so closely, and let us
run with perseverance the race that
is set before us, looking to Jesus,
the author and perfecter of our
Good Results on
Vermont Dairy Farm
with WiRTHMORE
Feeding Program
Roads-End Farm at Ver-
gennes, Vermont has been in
the same family for 1 13 years.
Now operated by Dean and
Alberta Jackson, it has a herd
of 110 Holsteins, of which
65 are registered.
Mr. Jackson raises most of
his replacements and feels
that quality feeds are essen¬
tial to good growth. His milk¬
ing herd also gets Wirthmore,
and DHIA figures indicate
that it is a sound program.
1963
1964
50 cows
56 cows
15850 lbs. milk
16860 lbs. milk
3.5%
3.5%
568 lbs. fat
591 lbs. fat
Roads-End stock is well
known for high quality. Mitzi
Imperial Bessie, for example,
was top selling animal at a
recent bred-heifer sale and
made over 17,000 lbs. milk
and 600 lbs. fat in less than
305 days for her purchasers
as a two year old.
The Jacksons use very little
pasture. They winter feed in
the summer, using dry hay in
outdoor portable racks and
corn silage in the barn.
Wirthmore feeds are doing
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Why not try them now?
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American Agriculturist, May, 1965
Here'^helateston
DUTCH ELM DISEASE
by Gordon Conklin
THE PEOPLE of the Northeast
have been watching with dismay
for many years the ravages of the
Dutch elm disease. The American
elm, with its matchless grace of
form, has long been a favorite
shade tree for homeowners and
municipality alike ... but a
spreading cancer has inexorably
diminished the numbers of these
“friends of the wayside.”
This disease is spread by two
species of elm bark beetles ... one
introduced from Europe and one
a native species. These pesky
critters are contaminated, inside
and out, with spores of a fungus
having the $64 handle of Cerato-
cystis ulmi, which spreads rapidly
through healthy elms. Obviously,
if these insects could be eliminated
or somehow prevented from chew¬
ing through the bark, the disease
could be controlled.
Root Grafts
The only other known method
of disease transmission is through
root grafts in trees growing close
together, in which case no beede
is involved. The fungus merely
finds its way from the roots of a
diseased tree to a healthy tree, a
bit like colds can be transmitted
during kissing ... that pleasant
practice so frowned upon by bac¬
teriologists! Control measures in
this case (the elm tree, that is)
involve prevention or interruption
of root grafts.
The batde against this menace
has been joined for a long time . . .
carried to the enemy by research
people, professional arborists, and
those involved in the mechanics of
chemical formulation and applica¬
tion. To find out what’s new on
the batde front, I visited recently
with Professor Wayne Sinclair of
the Plant Pathology Department
at Cornell University. Here’s a
summation of our visit:
New Chemical
Probably the most talked about
addition to the disease-control
arsenal is a systemic insecticide
called Bidrin, developed and pro¬
duced by the Shell Chemical Com¬
pany, and applied by an injector
manufactured by the J. J. Mauget
Company.
This material recently was
granted a USD A label for use
against the smaller European elm
bark beetle. It’s been tested so far
primarily in the Midwest, with
only limited observation in the
Northeast. Annual treatment is
required; it is not persistent for a
following season.
Briedy, this chemical is intro¬
duced into the tree through an
aluminum cylinder, with a diame¬
ter of one-fourth inch, driven into
the tree so its inner opening is just
In the water-conducting vessels of
the wood. These cylinders are
driven in every five inches around
the circumference of the tree to be
treated. Bidrin has the character¬
istic of concentrating in the bark
tissue . . . lying in wait for a hun¬
gry beetle to chomp into a highly
toxic meal, killing the so-and-so
before he chews deep enough to
introduce the fungus into the water¬
conducting system of the tree.
Now, the application of this in¬
secticide is subject to some highly
technical matters of judgment. The
dosage must be determined before
choosing the size of chemical¬
carrying capsule to use, ranging
from one to five mililiters in incre¬
ments of one mililiter. Dosage
depends on a combination of such
variables as crown class, height
of tree, spread of crown, physical
obstructions (paved areas near
tree, for instance), foliage density,
and tree balance (crown-trunk
relationship). No unhealthy tree
under eight inches in diameter
should be treated, and it’s recom¬
mended that these be at least six
feet between the injection point and
the first major crotch.
Because of the complexities of
application, Bidrin is available
only to people who have completed
a training school in its use. Actual¬
ly, a relatively small amount is
scheduled to be available in the
Northeast for 1965 . . . very small
in relation to the total number of
elm trees.
Cost Comparable
As for cost, it looks as though
Bidrin treatment would be com¬
parable to the present cost of a
spray program. Remember that
spraying usually is necessary in
June to prevent damage from the
elm leaf beetle; the bark beede
(Continued on page 41)
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Gayway farm notes .
(Continued from page 16)
whether the church is still really
opposed to sin or believes in
“accommodation” and “co¬
existence. ”
Remember the fellow who was
poor but proud — too proud to
take relief? He would tighten his
belt and care for his family as
best he could. His modern counter¬
part does better on our over-
generous welfare schedule, but has
lost what the old fellow had in
abundance — independence and
pride.
Even criticism is tempered so as
to not endanger relationships and
business opportunities. In fact,
compromise is the order of the
day, to the point that rare it is to
hear a man really say what he
thinks and believes.
The question before the house
Dutch elm .
(Continued from page 39)
treatments go on earlier in the
year. Bidrin presendy is not label¬
ed for use against the leaf beede,
but is labeled for cankerworms
and aphids.
As for those root grafts I men¬
tioned, the soil sterdant Vapam
has been used to “de-graft” trees.
Holes are bored in the ground
between adjacent trees and this
chemical placed in the holes . . .
killing everything in the sod over
a small corridor, including those
chummy elm tree roots! Although
dead roots may continue to carry
water (and therefore fungus
spores) for a while, they eventual¬
ly cease and desist so they are no
longer avenues for infection. There
is research evidence indicating that
this program can help prevent the
spread of the disease where root
grafts are involved.
For The Future
In the mill are reports on the
use of growth-regulating com¬
pounds that stimulate the elm tree
to form a dense layer of wood that
‘ bottles up” new infections, thus
preventing their spread from the
point of inoculation. There are
also reports of new anti-fungal
agents that will “cure” the disease
. . . but these are only in the testing
stage, and “exciting new chemi¬
cals” are notorious for fading
from the scene in the cold, gray
light of field tests.
Don’t forget that the chemical
manufacturers agree with college
specialists on an important point
. . . continue existing Dutch elm
disease control programs for this
year. The day may come when
more sophisticated materials and
programs wdl bring the millenium
in clobbering the beede. New chem¬
icals do look good, but don’t
abandon the tried and true meth¬
ods untd experience and increased
avadability of new products jus¬
tifies such a shift.
As an afterthought, do you sup¬
pose the beede specialists have
anything for those harried parents
who would like to control the
Beatles? A “systemic” called a
tranqudizer, maybe!
American Agriculturist, May, 1965
is: how long can a man live this
way without losing his identity and
pride, without losing his basic
courage and his natural urge to
be an individual rather than a
sheep? Limited observation leads
me to suggest the rugged individ¬
ualist will soon be a museum
piece ... so rare will he be.
What evidence do I present?
1. The thundering silence of
many thinking people who may
agree with civd rights’ general
goals but who feel the methods
being followed to achieve these
goals are as wrong as can be.
White House blessing of these
methods seems to convince many
people that it would be unwise to
speak out at this time. I can’t for
the life of me believe that thought¬
ful people can have become
convinced that marches, sit-ins,
sit-downs, and similar demonstra¬
tions win or earn respect, or really
further any cause. Yet do I ... or
do you hear any R.I. sounding
off that there are better ways to
achieve desirable ends? I do not.
2. We all recognize that the less
local money we put into something
the less local control we have.
Schools are no exception. We keep
asking for more state aid rather
than to pay more locally. The end
result is less local control and far
far less for our education dollar
than we would get if we were pay¬
ing for a higher percentage of our
school costs from local funds.
Again, where is the thunderous
demand for economy in school
administrations? Whether it’s
because folks feel the control has
too far passed from local authori¬
ties, or whether they fear someone
will accuse them of being against
good schools I do not know, but
I am aware of a great silence on
this all-important subject.
There’s no use to labor the
point. Illustrations could be mul¬
tiplied. They would merely bear
out the conclusions that we are
becoming so sensitive to public
opinion that we just do not speak
up and “raise a stir” the way a
rugged individualist would do.
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Hw tfi Control
THE
MIGHTY
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by Hugh Cosline
Having mite troubles in your orchard? The best control
program should have started earlier, but here’s what you
can do now . . .
THE MAN WHO SAYS, “May
all your troubles be little ones”
shouldn’t be talking to a fruit
grower! At least, not if he includes
mites among the little troubles.
They are little, individually ... so
small that you can just see one
with the naked eye. But collectively
they can be a mighty big problem,
as many an apple grower has
found to his sorrow!
Mites . . . the European red mite
and the two-spotted mite, the im¬
portant ones found in most of the
Northeast . . . are formidable ene¬
mies, so, naturally, the more you
know about them and their habits
the better you can cope with them.
European Red Mite
The European red mite lives
over the winter on branches, limbs,
or twigs as red eggs which may be
numerous enough to look like
brick dust, and which hatch as the
apple buds begin to develop. Each
female lays about 35 eggs, and
four to eight generations develop
during the summer. If you are in¬
terested in mathematics, figure out
how many descendants one female
can have in a year. It’s truly an
amazing figure!
The young mites suck the juice
from the leaves, weakening the tree
seriously, and in particular, if
severe injury occurs early in the
season, damaging the formation
of buds for next year’s crop. As
the mites suck the juice, the leaves
take on a typical bronzed appear¬
ance.
Another complication comes
from the fact that they make rela¬
tively ineffective the hormone
spray applied to keep mature
apples from dropping.
Two-Spotted Mite
The two-spotted mites have dif¬
ferent habits. They live over winter
as adults, usually on the ground
under grass and fallen leaves.
Eggs are laid on grasses and
weeds as the weather gets warm
in May. But while an infestation
of the red mite, if not controlled,
builds up very rapidly, reaching
a peak in late June and early July,
the two-spotted mite develops later
with the peak in August.
This pest feeds on grass early
in the season, but if the apple
grower mows the orchard, or if
the population becomes high, the
mites gleefully go up to the trees
in droves.
If you have no interest in nature
as such, you can skip the next
paragraph. However, it does give
an inkling of some of the wonder¬
ful and puzzling ways of pests. I
almost said insects . . . but mites
are not insects. It isn’t too impor¬
tant to the orchardist whether they
are insects with six legs or belong
to the spider family with eight legs,
as mites do.
Anyway, during their egg-lay¬
ing activities a European red mite
female that has mated with a male
lays eggs that hatch into females
. . . but females not mated with a
male lay eggs that hatch into
males! This is nature’s way of
guaranteeing a vigorous popula¬
tion.
Now that that amazing but rel¬
atively useless information is out
of the way, let’s get back to the
practical problem of what to do
about mites.
Mites are not killed by the usual
insecticides. For about two weeks
between the time buds begin to
show green tips and before the
blossoms are out, both eggs and
newly-hatched European red mites
can be killed by using a “superior
oil,” specifications for which are
available at Cornell and other
state colleges. Early in the season
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European red mite.
To be most effective, says Dr.
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3. Apply enough spray to wet
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4. Use 2 % oil starting at the
delayed dormant stage, and con¬
tinuing up to the tight cluster stage.
5. From tight cluster stage to
early pink, use a 1 % oil spray.
Of course, no apple grower
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thinks in terms of one pest only.
He is interested in a complete
spray program. However, oil is
not compatible with some mate¬
rials . . . for example, sulfur . . .
used to control scab, but some
fungicides are compatible. This is
a point to watch. Where a mate¬
rial not compatible with oil is used,
you have to wait at least five days
before spraying with oil.
Now, if you find in June that
you have a heavy mite infestation,
it is probable that one or more of
the five hints mentioned were not
carried out carefully. Actually,
they sound easy, but many things
can interfere, for example, the
weather . . . and, at best, the time
for effective spraying is limited,
many present-day orchards are
large, and it takes time to get over
the ground even once.
What Next?
What can you do to control the
European red mites after oil
sprays can’t be used? There are a
number of chemicals referred to
as acaricides that can be used to
reduce mite population. But if a
good job of spraying was done
early, the summer population
should not get out of hand until
late in the season, and maybe not
at all.
The point is that if your or¬
chard has a heavy European red
mite population in June and July,
you can spray with an acaricide
and lay plans for a real campaign
next spring. Acaricides are of two
types: one type ( as examples TEPP
or Parathion) contains phospho¬
rus and must be used carefully
and according to directions to
avoid possible injury to the op¬
erator. In some orchards mites
have become resistant to parathion
and TEPP and therefore can no
longer be controlled with these ma¬
terials. In such cases Kelthane,
Tedion, Trithion, Ethion, or one
of the other acaricides should be
used.
Just another reference to the two-
spotted mite. In general, she does
less damage than the European
red mite. Oil sprays are not effec¬
tive, but again if the population
gets too heavy, use of an acaricide
in the summer will reduce it.
Don't Wait
As a general rule, if you find
four to six mites of either kind on
one leaf in the summer it’s time to
spray. A mistake commonly made
is to wait too long! Incidentally,
the two-spotted mite became a se¬
rious pest when the use of DDT
American Agriculturist, May, 1965
became common. Apparently
DDT killed many predators that
fed on the two-spotted mite.
Obviously, space will not allow
the giving of information about
all spray materials or complete
directions for applying. They are
complicated, and for good results
it’s important to follow directions
meticulously. Therefore, if you are
having trouble with mite control,
get full information and directions
from your Extension Service or
from the dealer who supplies your
spray chemicals.
The amazing fact is that with
all the insect pests and diseases
now attacking apples, growers can
still grow perfect fruit, beautiful to
the eye and delicious to the palate!
WAR ON BIRDS
The problem of controlling bird
damage, a worldwide problem,
still continues. Professors Oliver
H. Hewitt and Peter J. A. Smith,
of the New York State College of
Agriculture, report that programs
of trapping or poisoning starlings
or blackbirds cannot succeed
except in local situations because
of the birds’ reproduction poten¬
tial. Artificial destruction one year
will not reduce next year’s num¬
bers.
Recommended is the removal of
woodlots, hedgerows, and other
bushy spots which provide roost¬
ing areas around cropfields. Nets
are effective, but costly and diffi¬
cult to put in place. In New Jersey,
conical paper drinking cups placed
over the tips of the sweet corn ears
just before blackbird damage
began were found effective.
In Delaware and in Florida
plant breeding experiments are
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Cornell specialists hope to run
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LEPTO TIME AGAIN
IF EVER I visit the home of
my ancestors in Switzerland I’d
like it to be in the spring, so that I
can see the ceremonies and cele¬
brations carried on when the cattle
are moved up the mountains to
pasture. Till that day comes I’ll
have to be content with the feeling
of relief that comes each year when
the pastures here in the Berkshires
turn green.
True, pasture is no longer an
important factor in modern dairy
farming as far as total feed intake
is concerned. However, the few
weeks of good grass we do put
into the cows in early summer is
very important as far as health is
concerned. No one has yet put
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respond favorably to it when all
medicines have failed.
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diseases in cattle. As often is the
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the older problems that have been
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toms, and prevention so as to
avoid losses from it this summer.
Pomona Type
It may be technically wrong to
say that lepto is caused by lepto-
spira pomona infection, since there
are so many strains of lepto that
have been recognized. Here in the
Northeast, however, the pomona
type is the most common.
Cattle and hogs are most com¬
monly affected with the disease,
but other animals ( including man)
have been known to carry it. In
man and dogs other strains of
leptospirosis are more important;
since we are primarily talking of
farm animals we shall stay with
the leptospira pomona with which
we are most concerned.
There is one peculiarity to the
spread of leptospira pomona
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weather disease, and also a slow-
spreading disease. Carriers of the
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urine. Researchers found that they
could cause the disease in healthy
calves by spraying the nasal pas¬
sages, the eyes, or open cuts on
the animal with a solution contain¬
ing the leptospira pomona orga¬
nism. Feeding the organism to
animals seldom, if ever, caused
the disease.
The organism doesn’t livelong
outside the animal’s body. How¬
ever, stagnant water holes have
been found to contain lepto-pro-
ducing organisms under certain
conditions. In other words, a cow
sniffing urine splattering on a con¬
crete walk, or urine spray-blown
or switched into the eyes of a cow,
would be the most common way
for her to contact the disease.
Of course, a cow drinking water
in a puddle in a swamp where the
water has been recently contami¬
nated by a carrier cow, deer, or
muskrat must get some in her nos¬
trils and could become infected.
Therefore, stabled cattle seldom
have lepto, whereas loose-housed
or pastured catde can have it at
any time.
Symptoms
The symptoms of lepto show
two forms of the disease. The
severe form starts with high fever,
depression, and loss of appetite.
Milk flow stops, and the milk
becomes thick and even blood-
colored. (The udder remains soft
and pliable). Often the urine is
blood-colored. If the cow is preg¬
nant she may abort, or the fetus
may die and she will pass it days,
weeks, or even months later.
The second form is the so-called
mild form which we are more apt
to see. The fever may be slight,
and only last a day or two, while
in the severe type it lasts for a week
or more. The most prominent
symptom in the milking cow is that
milk production goes down to
nearly nothing. The milk becomes
thick, but does not get bloody. The
cow may be only partially off feed,
and, as one farmer puts it “She
acts dopey like a cow with ace¬
tonemia.”
A cow with the mild form may
not ever be sick enough to be
noticed. She may be seven months
pregnant, and when she suddenly
dries up no one is concerned. A
few days or weeks later she aborts
and only then does anyone realize
what happened. Many of the un¬
explained abortions in cattle away
at pasture while dry are caused by
lepto. The calf is nearly always
dead, and the cow makes little
udder. She often passes the after¬
birth with the dead calf.
Early cases of lepto can be
treated with antibiotics. Mild cases
respond easily but may remain
“spreaders.” Severe cases often die
despite treatment.
Hogs and Calves
In hogs the mild form is prob¬
ably all that is seen. A sow may
farrow a litter of several live pigs
and several “mummies.” The
main problem in swine is the
small litters caused by lepto, but
also they are carriers of the dis¬
ease to catde.
Calves often have the severe
form. They will sometimes die sud¬
denly at three or four months of
age with no symptoms other than
blood-colored urine. Blood-colored
urine in calves is not uncommon,
and if they do not have a fever it
is probably not lepto.
(Continued on next page)
Good Feeding
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Pay Off At
SPY ROCK FARM
Spy Rock Viola Eric,
3rd prize aged cow and best
udder in class, 1964
Connecticut Black and White Show.
Herbert Kallmann has done
a remarkable job at Spy Rock
Farm, Jewett City, Con¬
necticut.
Back in 1948 he got dis¬
couraged with the poor pro¬
duction of his mixed breed
grade cattle and started to
build a herd of fine Registered
Holsteins. He also kept laying
hens and cut cedar posts to
earn money to buy calves and
heifers.
By 1952 the herd had grown
so that a new barn and milk-
house were built. Today, Mr.
Kallmann has 65 cows, 75
calves and heifers and two
bulls. His Spy Rock name is
well known as a source of
good breeding stock and his
Holsteins have achieved out¬
standing show and production
records.
Along with hard work and
good management, Herb’s
feeding program has had a lot
to do with his success. It con¬
sists of all the corn silage and
good quality hay the cattle will
consume, plus Wirthmore dairy
rations fed at a 3 to 1 ratio. He
has fed only Wirthmore for
many years.
Has this program worked?
Well, in 1949 the herd av¬
erage was 8,449 milk; 300 fat.
In 1964 the DHIA figures
showed 15,397 milk; 596 fat
3.9 for 64 cows. HIR figures
for 1964 are expected to be
well over 17,000.
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Doc Mettler says .
At the first sign of lepto in your
herd you should call your veteri¬
narian. He can determine by blood
tests whether or not you have the
disease in your herd. He may want
to take two tests ten days apart to
be sure if the disease is new on
your farm or if it has always been
there. If he knows that your neigh¬
borhood has had a lot of lepto he
may suggest that you not wait for
tests but immunize immediately
with a good bacterin that heknows
will be best suited to your herd.
There are many types of immuniz¬
ing agents available today, and
your veterinarian knows which
one is best in your case.
The immunization given by
most bacterins is good for six to
nine months. For this reason, a
yearly inoculation just before
going out to pasture is recom¬
mended for stabled cattle. Each
herd needs individual considera¬
tion. Some herds need to have
calves done at six to eight weeks
of age to prevent losses. Your vet¬
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you and determine the correct pro¬
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NORTHEAST COOPERATIVE
by Ronald Graham
Northeast Dairy Cooperative
Federation, Inc., of Syracuse, New
York, officially came into being on
April 1. On that date the milk
manufacturing operations of Mu¬
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Cooperative’s plant at Oneida and
Metropolitan Cooperative Milk
Producers’ Bargaining Agency’s
plant at Fort Plain began receiving
and handling milk of operating
cooperatives of both organiza¬
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John P. Spofford of Dolgeville
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second vice president; Howard
Burdick, Andover, secretary; Ray
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BABY CHICKS
DUCKS & GEESE
PIGEONS
REGISTERED ANGUS BREEDING Stock for
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Canajoharie. New York. 518-CA 4-5262.
FOR SALE: BUY AND TRY our large type
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prices. Address: James B. Lingle, Manager,
Area Code: 301 Office: 827-2041, Residence:
827-8143. Wye Plantation, Queenstown, Mary-
land. _
ANGUS BULLS for sale. Don’t wait until they
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selection of bulls of breeding age, or last
spring bull calves with Performance Testing
informations to choose from. Excellent pedi¬
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or visit us for your Angus cattle needs. Em-
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FAST GAINING Angus bulls and females with
quality. Our herd in “500” Club past two
years. Clayton C. Taylor & Son, Lawtons,
N, Y. _
ANGUS BULL, 4 years old grandson of Eileen-
mere 1201, out of a granddaughter of Ravens-
wood Pride Eric, for sale at Cledmar Farms,
Eatontown. N. J. Tel. 201-542-1312, _
ANGUS, Cows with calf, open heifers, herd
sires: best breeding. Dana Miller, RD1, Barton,
N. Y. Phone 3664872.
SUNNYBROOK CHICKS are famous for vigor
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CAPONS
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CHAROLAIS
CHAROLAIS: Fastest weight gaining beef
breed. Make excellent crosses with other
breeds. Few choice young Purebred Bulls for
sale. Best Bloodlines. R. James Hubbard,
Cazenovia . New York.
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BABY CHICKS
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White Rocks $5.49, COD. Heavy Breeds
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Reds straight hatch $9.70; Pullets $16.70.
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Black Giants, White Giants, Buff Rocks, Silver-
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straight hatch $14.95; Pullets $26.95. Pekin
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Bronze Turkeys 15 $11.90. Beltsville White
Turkeys 15- $9.90 fob, nearest hatchery. Live
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Free catalog. Noll Farms, Sheridan, Pa. _
BIG WHITE LEGHORNS, Brown Leghorns,
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"BABY CHICKS, Reds or Rocks, $4.10. Pullets,
$13.90. National Chicks, 2620 Rockafellow
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MORE QUALITY EGGS — Leghorn Pullets
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more information. Parks Poultry Farm —
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SEXLINKS and Leghorn Pullets, $19.95-100.
Extra large Heavies $5.95. Diamond Chicks,
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MARSHALL KIMBERCHICKS. Top quality
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CHAROLAIS Purebred, registered. Bulls,
open and bred heifers. Outstandig quality.
Inquire River-Crest Farms. Columbia, New
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CHAROLAIS HERD REDUCTION SALE.
Bulls, bred cows, cows with calves and bred
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also take cash. Charolais Stock Farms, R.F.D.
3, New Milford, Connecticut. Telephone Elgin
4-3070.
DAIRY CATTLE
COWS FOR SALE T.B. and Bloodtested. Hol-
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DOGS
COLLIE PUPPIES championship breeding.
Beautiful, intelligent, $30.00-$35.00. Plummer
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SHETLAND SHEEPDOGS. Small, sturdy!
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WANTED: St. Bernard Pup for pet. Whitlock
Farm. Bethanv. Conn. _
REGISTERED St. Bernard Puppies. Swiss
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Route 1, Meyersdale, Pennsylvania. Phone
634-7664. _
SHAFFNER’S BORDER COLLIES Beautiful
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working cattle and sheep. Carroll Shaffner,
Pennsylvania State University, 203 Armsby,
University Park, Pennsylvania. _
PEDIGREE Walker Fox Hound pups, 3 months
old. Males $25.00. Females $20.00. Harry
Pikiell, Wolcott, Conn. _ _
ENGLISH SHEPHERD PUPS — at training
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BORDER COLLIES best farm dog. Imported
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BEST BORDER COLLIE" pups. Carlton Eber-
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BORDER COLLIE SHEPHERD puppies from
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Phone Loyalsock 478-2398. _
BORDER COLLIE puppies, purebred, 3 months.
Keith Falkev. RD1, Phelps. N. Y. _
AIREDALE PUPPIES AKC Litter Registered.
Harold Whetstone, Route 4. Bedford, Pa, _
SHELTIE (Miniature Collie) Puppies. A.K.C.
Champion pedigree. Astolat Kennels, Kunkle-
town 3, Pa. _
WEIMARANER - AKC, 214 years, good in
field. Will sell for feed bill. Dwitt Day, Sherry
Lane, Kingston, N. Y.
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BABY GEESE White Emden, large type,
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Webster, New York.
MALLARDS, GRAY AFRICAN Geese- Pairs
and Eggs. Oscar Hendrickson, Richmondville,
N.Y.
SHALLOW BROOK FARM — COMPLETE DISPERSAL SALE
SATURDAY, MAY 15th
Harry Hartford, Owner 40 Registered Jerseys Perkasie, Pennsylvania
TB accredited — Bangs Certified and Calfhood vaccinated
Production Tested Classified 9 Excellent Cows 4 Bulls
Featuring Jingo's Stray Designing, Very Good Ton of Gold Tested Dam
8-1 305 13030 679 — She and five daughters sell
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The Hartford Farm is located 6 miles Northeast of Doylestown, Pa.
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FAMOUS Norwalk White Emden. Toulouse ami
White Chinese goslings. Weeder geese. Mam¬
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MAMMOTH PEKIN DUCKLINGS. Breeders of
Long Island’s Famous White Pekins. Hatching
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Long Island White Pekin Duck Co., Eastport,
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BEAUTIFUL goslings, ducklings, from excep¬
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GOATS
DAIRY GOATS. Small Investment, good re¬
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HEREFORDS
REGISTERED POLLED HEREFORD yearling
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horners; dams are right size and good milkers.
Best bloodlines. Clean Pedigrees. Reasonable
prices. Visitors welcome. A. B. Price, Sunny-
fields Farm. Keller Road, Clarence, N.Y.
FOR SALE: Registered polled Hereford bull,
clean pedigree, BFs Goldmine 1, born 12/26/58.
Louis V. Viola, Fleischmanns, N. Y. Phone
Flsms. 34-J.
REGISTERED Polled Hereford breeding stock
for sale. Performance records available. Spring
Hill Farm, Shushan, N. Y. W. B. Phelps.
Phone farm 518-854-7868, office 518-677-2635.
REGISTERED POLLED HEREFORDS, Breed-
ing stock for sale. Top Bloodlines. Seneca View
Farms, R. D. 1, Penn Yan, New York, Route
14. E. S. Boerner, Owner. Phone Geneva
789-6458. Robert Generaux, Manager.
HORSES
RIDING HORSES Raised on Farm. Fred
Meyer, Rural Route #2, Troy, N.Y. Phone
BR 9-3388. _ _
ONTARIO’S LARGEST horse sale; June 2nd,
Fairgrounds Owen Sound Ontario — 165 miles
north of Buffalo. Consignments consist of
purebred and grade, Pereherons, Belgians,
Clydesdales, heavy hunters, standard breds,
saddle horses and ponies. Many heavy teams of
fancy hitch horses, pulling prospects and out¬
standing individuals. For catalogues contact
Gerald Boyes, Secretary Grey-Bruce Horse
Breeders, R.R. 1, Meaford, Ontario.
WANTED TO BUY: large horse collars.
Write: Kenneth Demers, R.F.D. 1, North
Adams, Mass. 01247.
PONIES, Racing and Roadster Prospects —
Welsh and Shetland Stallions at stud. E & L
Farm, Box 202, Newton, N. J.
APPALOOSA horses, breeding stock. Rainy
Moon and Sundance bloodlines. Stallion
Service. Horse barns. Waylo Acres, RD #1,
Fail-mount City, Pa.
MILKING SHORTHORNS
“POLLED”- Bull, 9 Heifers- 5 are bred, Top
Breeding! Hendrickson Farm, Richmondville,
N.Y.
PHEASANTS
RINGNECK PHEASANTS, Chicks, Poults.
Non-flyers available starting May 1st. Request
price list. Donatella’s Pheasant Land, Wilmot
FlaL N.H.
NEW ENGLAND FARMERS
ANGUS SALE
MAY 22, 1965
BRANDON, VERMONT
38 Breeding Females
4 Herd Sires
12 Halter-Broke steers
Good Foundation Angus — Ready for Grass
For information and a listing of
available animals, contact
Bill Preston, Sales Manager
Wilmington, Vt.
PIGEONS AND SUPPLIES CATALOG 10b.
Walter Hoenes, Dept. AA, Cologne, New Jersey
08213.
POLLED HEREFORDS
REGISTERED YEARLING Polled Hereford
Bulls and heifers. Choice Domino the Sixth
breeding. Harry Frost, Clyde, New York
Walker 3-4115.
PONIES
WHAT — A POA (Appaloosa) Pony. Want
For your child or hobby. How — Write — Loin
Merola. Sec’y Pa. Pony of the Americas Club,
R. D. #1, Stroudsburg. Pa.
POULTRY
UNUSUAL BREEDS of standard and Ban¬
tam chicks, ducklings, goslings, Keets &
Pheasant Chix. Sunrise Farms, Griswoldville,
Massachusetts.
RABBITS
RAISE RABBITS SUCCESSFULLY by know¬
ing facts. 48 page illustrated book describing
25 Breeds. Housing, breeding, feeding, markets,
marketing, etc. 25 cents. American Rabbit As¬
sociation. 28 ARBA Building, Pittsburgh, Penn.
RAISE RABBITS for us on $500 month plan.
Free details. White’s Rabbitry, Mt. Vernon 14,
O’Vo.
TURKEYS
TURKEY POULTS, 30 for $14.95. 100 $39.95
postpaid. Hatching Rose-A-Linda. Low as:
Goslings, SO# Ducklings, 24 <*. Guineas,
28(*. Cooper Hatchery. Oakwood 15, Ohio.
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NEW! NOW TREAT Mastitis for less than
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mg. dihydrostreptomycin, 100 mg. neomycin,
750 mg. sulfathiazole, 750 mg. sulfamerazine,
5 mg. cobalt. Infuse directly into the infected
quarter by withdrawing lOcc (I dose) into a
syringe with a needle, then replace needle with
an infusion tube. Also ideal when drying off a
cow — infuse lOcc of Uni-Power into each quar¬
ter- allow to remain until the cow freshens.
“An ounce of prevention is worth pounds of
milk.” Recommended by' leading veterinarians
and dairy experts. Per lOOcc bottle (10 doses)
$2.35. Six bottles $2.25 each. Order 12 for
$25.00 and receive free syringe, needle and
infusion tube. At your Anchor of New England
dealers or order direct from Anchor Serum
Company of New England, Dept. A-4, Tops-
field, Mass. Write for free veterinary supply
catalogue and health guide. Please note: As
always, milk should be withheld from human
consumption 72 hours after the last treatment.
DAiRY AND LIVESTOCK Veterinary supplies
direct to you at wholesale. Send card for new
wholesale catalogue. Eastern States Serum
Company, 1727 Harden Street, Columbia, South
Carolina. _
KEN -MAST MASTITIS TREATMENT Peni¬
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Dozen prepaid $5.15. Quantity savings. With¬
hold milk from treated quarter 72 hours.
Authorized Anchor Serum Dealer. Kensington
Veterinary Supply. Kensington, Connecticut
PASTURE and FEEDLOT CATTLE
HOLSTEIN STEERS . 350# and up.
ANGUS STEERS . 350# and up.
HEREFORD STEERS . 350# and up.
WE PROGRAM YOUR OPERATION
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REGISTERED HEREFORDS FOR SALE
YEARLING AND TWO YEAR OLD BULLS — YEARLING HEIFERS
From one of the Largest Herds of Clean Pedigreed Cows in the East
Sired by CK, Colorado Domino and Silver Zato Heir Bulls
EUGENE P. FORRESTEL, MEDINA, NEW YORK
50 Head BEEF SHORTHORN & POLLED SHORTHORN CATTLE 50 Head
selling at the
GLEN COVE INVITATIONAL SALE
SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1965 - 12:30 P.M.
at Glen Cove Farms, Windsor, N.Y. — 1 Mi. South on Rt. 79
Cattle from top breeders in 3 states in the East’s leading Spring sale;
Worden Bros., Windsor, N.Y. — Virgil D. Braisland, Sidney, N.Y. — Brookwood Farms,
Westfield, N.Y. — Mr. & Mrs. F. Freylinghuysen, Holmdel, N.J. — H & L Farms, Oneonta,
N.Y. — Ronald S. Kingston, Canaseraga, N.Y. — James W. McCright, Greenville, Pa. — ■
Thomas G. Patton, Windsor, N.Y. — Mr. & Mrs. T. H. Snethen, Dewittville, N.Y. — Algird r.
White & Sons Ghent, N.Y.
For free catalog write: H. W. Walker, Sale Mgr.,
x 3906 East 71st St., Indianapolis, Ind. 46220
46
American Agriculturist, May, 19t>5
SHEEP
BOOKS
CHAIN SAWS
FOR SALE
REGISTERED Horn Dorsets, rams, ewes — -
all ages — Lloyd Palmer, Meridale, N.Y.
Phone: 607-432-4538. _
LATEST practical information on sheep¬
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field 22, Mass. 5 helpful back issues $1.00.
BRING your Wool to the Eastern New York
State Wool Growers Pool. June 3 — Schaghti-
coke, N. Y. June 4 — Altamont, N. Y. Fair-
grounds. _
KEYSTONE Stud Ram & Ewe Sale July 10,
1965 — Farm Show Bldgs., Harrisburg, Pa.
Registered: Corriedales, Cheviots, Dorsets,
Hampshires, Shropshires. Southdowns and Suf-
folks. For Catalogues: Milton K. Morgan, Sale
Manager, 1916 New Holland Pike, Lancaster,
Penna.
THE BIG SWITCH is to Suffolks in show
ring and Carcass Class! Suffolks Win! National
Suffolk Sheep Association, Box 324RN, Colum-
bia. Mo.
SWINE
HAMPSHIRE BOARS, gilts and weanling
pigs. Certified meat type. Ralph Bliek, Wil¬
liamson, N. Y. Phone 315-LT-9-3087.
MONTHLY MARYLAND FEEDER Pig Sales
— 1:30. 2nd Monday — Caroline Sales, Denton.
4th Monday — Livestock Exchange, Boonsboro.
4th Thursday (4th Fri. — Nov.) — Rudnick &
Sons, Galena. 23,664 vaccinated — health in¬
spected — graded pigs sold by pound to highest
bidder 1964. Maryland Swine Producers, Fair¬
grounds, Timonium.
GRADED Feeder Pig Auction Friday June 4,
1965, 7 P.M. E.S.T. (Evening Sale) Geauga
Livestock Commission, Middlefield, Ohio. 800
head mixed breeds, sold by weight. Vaccinated
for cholera by licensed Veterinary with modified
live virus and serum. Bank reference required.
Additional information call Tom Givan, Ph.
632-6681, Northeast Ohio Graded Feeder Pig
Sale.
REGISTERED Poland China weanling boars
and gilts sired by New York Grand Champion.
Tremendous hams and growing ability are com¬
bined with outstanding certification records.
Also breed sows. Deliveries arranged. Richard
Crye, Avon, New York. Phone 716-WA6-3535.
BERKSHIRE Weanling Boars and Gilts sired
by New York Grand Champion and also some
by New York Reserve Junior Champion. Try
these good doing meaty Berkshires. All from
P. R. litters. Ken Wiley, Penfield, New York.
FR-7-2633.
AUCTIONEERS
AUCTIONEERS — Livestock and farm auc¬
tions. Complete auction and pedigree service
available. Harris Wilcox. Phone — Bergen 146,
New York.
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Marketing — Regular
weekly sales and farm auctions: Empire Live¬
stock Marketing Cooperative.
AUCTION SCHOOL
LEARN AUCTIONEERING— term soon. Free
catalog. Reisch Auction School, Mason City 11,
Iowa.
MISSOURI AUCTION SCHOOL. Free catalog.
1330-33 Linwood, Kansas City, Mo. 64109.
AUCTION SCHOOL, Ft. Smith, Ark. Free
catalog. Also Home Study Course. _
AUCTIONEERING CAREER, College Diploma.
Free Catalog. Feller-Bucher Auctioneering Col-
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AGENTS WANTED
SALESMEN for Livestock Minerals, Udder
Ointment, Fly Sprays, Weed Killers. Liberal
Commissions. Carpenter Co., Ill Irving Ave.,
Syracuse, N. Y.
BIG MONEY — AGENTS DEALERS — Camp-
bells Gro-Green liquid fertilizer concentrates.
Saves time, money, labor. Every grower needs.
No investment. Sample free. Write Campbell
Co., (Est. 1928), Rochelle 100, Illinois.
SENSATIONAL NEW longer -burning Light
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Multi-million dollar market yours alone. Make
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BEES AND BEE SUPPLIES
BEES INCREASE SEED And Fruit Yields.
100 page book with 175 pictures @ 75^ post¬
paid, explains everything from starting to
selling honey. Free factory catalog, stingproof
equipment, saves you 25%. Walter T. Kelley
Co., Clarkson, Kentucky.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
DEDICATED WORKMAN WANTED. Invest¬
ment. Hutchins Construction, 821 Floyd Ave.,
Rome, N. Y.
FOR SALE — 5 rooms & bath, several other
buildings, package store building. Store &
lunch counter — (gas), in good business section.
Must sell because of health. $3,000. Material in
store. Call 284-9883, Wyoming, Delaware.
LAKE FRONT BUSINESS — Goodyear Lake
near Cooperstown, N. Y. — boat livery, grocery
store, daneehall, camp and picnic sites, apart¬
ment, 325 feet on lake. Buy direct from owner.
Good income — sacrifice sale for health. W. K.
Atchinson, Milford, N. Y.
LIGHT WEIGHT WASTE Material: Free or
small charge at source, scheduled pickups.
Stored in a new 65'xl50' building with 50'
ceiling. Material sold in bulk or package. De¬
mand sometimes greater than supply. Present¬
ly 3 unskilled men employed who perform all
labor required. Same owner 19 years, now re¬
tiring. Only business of its kind in Central
New Jersey. Priced for $55,000.00, including all
contracts, land, building, all equipment, plus
5 ten wheeler and 2 straight job trucks. For
more details, write owner George A. Rette,
Clarksburg Road, Allentown, New Jersey.
FREE BOOK “990 Successful, Little-Known
Businesses.” Many fascinating opportunities!
Plymouth-836Y. Brooklyn 4, New York.
hardware store in Southern New Hamp¬
shire for sale. Established 15 years. Hardware,
housewares, paints, gifts & sporting goods in
town of 2500. Nice summer business, % mile
to lake resort. Inventory approximately $20,000.
Building can be leased or bought. Amarosa
“ Sons Hardware, Winchester, New Hamp¬
shire 03470.
American Agriculturist, May, 1965
BOOKS — CIVIL SERVICE — Many Others
— Boys books — Dime for lists — Atkinson —
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CEDAR POSTS
CEDAR STAKES for tree staking. 5, 6, 7, 8
and 10 Ft., ready pointed. Also tree wrap and
wire. Large stock on hand at all times.
516-AN-6-6400, East Northport, New York.
BUILDINGS
FARM BUILDINGS — for all purposes, low cost,
easy terms. Nold Farm Supply. Rome, N. Y.
BUILDING MATERIALS
GLUE
LAMINATED
RAFTERS AND ARCHES
Send for further information and prices.
BR-55 , Unadilla Silo Co., Unadilla, N.Y.
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FACTORY PRICES! Brand new, first quality,
fully guaranteed saw chain in .404", %" and
7/16" pitch. Chain for bar of any saw with
cutting length 12" to 14" only $10: 15" to 16"
$11; 17" to 20" $13; 21" to 24" $15. New hard-
nose guide bars: Homelite 17" $15, 21" $18 —
McCulloch 18" $16, 24" $19. Direct-drive
sprocket $4 gear-drive sprocket $2.50. Add 50 <t
to total order for shipping. Give saw name bar
cutting length, pitch used or number of drive
links in chain. Send check or money order to
Zip-Penn, Inc., Box 179-H, Erie 6, Pennsyl¬
vania. For COD send $2 deposit. Write for
savings on other bars, sprockets, saw acces¬
sories.
ROYCROFT House trailer 10 x 50, Excellent
condition. Ideal for retired couple or tenant
man. Edwin Coleman. Perrv, N. Y. _
11,000 bu .Mill Cleaned Shelled Corn. Leverenz
Bros.. Hamlin. N. Y. WO-4-3263.
FURNACES & BOILERS
CUT HEATING COSTS- Use our Automatic
Coal Burning or Complete Combustion Wood
Burning Furnace or Boiler. Literature free.
Marco Industries, P.O. Box 6-A, Harrisonburg,
Virginia.
GREENHOUSES
COLORSLIDES
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Category $1.00. All 60 — $5.95. Eddings, 8R
Roberts. Corning, N. Y. 14830.
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EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
WE ARE SUPPLIERS for Dairy Farm: First
class milkers, poultrymen, general farm work¬
ers. Ellingers Employment Agency, 80 Warren
St., New York, N.Y. Phone GR 3-8168-9.
USED GREENHOUSES, All sizes. Seed flats,
carriers. Bird’s, Unionville, New York.
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Fine Colonial Home. Springfield, Massachusetts
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CHEMUNG COUNTY. 2 bedroom house, bath,
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FARMS FOR SALE
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CENTRAL NEW YORK Farms, Hunting
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CONNECTICUT Most Modern and best
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Presently bringing in $180.00 weekly. For
detail write to: George Gaumond, RFD.,
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59 ACRE farm for sale on 104. Mrs. Winifred
Barrus, R.D. 2, Red Creek, N.Y, 13143. _
PRICE JUST REDUCED — 196-acre New York
farm with 36 milk cows, 4 heifers, 2 tractors,
machinery, milker included! Two-story 9-room
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All types real estate coast to coast. United
Farm Agency, 501-AA Fifth Ave., New York,
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FARMS, HOMES, BUSINESSES, in counties
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Realtor, Sloansville, N.Y. Free lists. _
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GOOD LIVESTOCK or livestock-grain farms
in Western Illinois (Pike, Calhoun Counties)
from 2 to 1100 acres. Some sizeable recreation
areas with river frontages. Leo Grimes, Broker,
Nebo, Illinois. _ _
360 WELL-WATERED, highly productive acres
Piedmont, Virginia, 32 miles from Richmond.
For full description write Bess E. Dennis, 1326
Jamestown Road, Williamsburg, Virginia
23185. _
32 MILKERS, 180 acres, silo, good home and
barn. On good road, $30,000. Includes cows and
equipment. 200 level acres, good house and cow
barn. Asking $11,000. Offer considered. State
wants listings to 150 milk cows & limestone
alfalfa farms. E. Bloodgood, Realtor, Cobleskill,
N. Y. _
FARMS, Columbia Co., N. Y. All kinds. Write
wants. Coxon Realty, Chatham, N. Y. _
DAIRY FARM, fully equipped and stocked.
About 151 acres. 30-40 acres of woodland and
the rest tillable. Good basement barn, stan¬
chions, drinking cups, barn cleaner, milking
machine, etc. New garage for 2 cars and
storage. A1 house, 13 rooms, two screened
porches, modern bath, furnace. Two drilled
wells for house and barn. Land lays well. Full
description on request. Near village and main
highway. Moore Realty Co., 401 Columbia St.,
Elmira, N. Y. _
FRUIT FARM. 120 acres fine orchard property,
50 A. apple, 35 A. peach, 10 A. cherry, all in
production. 1,000 bu. cold storage, modern
stone and frame house, 6 rooms and bath.
$47,000.00. Contact Lee Hartman, Realtor, 54
Hanover Street, Gettysburg, Penna. Phone
334-1713. _ _
300 ACRES improved cattle farm. 3 barns,
silo, good buildings. Insulated dwelling, fur¬
nace, basement. Spring water. Reasonable
taxes. Half mineral rights. Near good colleges.
$55,000, Bill Newberry, Bland. Virginia. _
ILLINOIS LARGEST SELECTION farms
Southern Illinois. 80 up to 4,000 acres starting
$200.00 and up. Mt. Vernon Realty Code 618,
242-1217 or M, D. Burkett 244-2889. _
HEART OF MAINE, 347 acre dairy farm
equipped, machinery and cattle, high cultiva¬
tion, plenty water, 3 barns, cement tie-ups, two
homes, bathrooms, excellent condition. $28,000,
retiring. Earl Crowell, Corinna, Maine. _
DAIRY FARM — Southern Maine. Brand new
free stall setup. 58 stalls designed for expan¬
sion. Any amount of land available. 600 gal.
vacuum milk tank. Double-4 Herringbone par¬
lor. DeLaval pipeline milker. 20x50 silo with
unloader. Full line of machinery. 70 head high
producing Holsteins. Half registered. May be
bought with or without cows and equipment.
Death of operator only reason for selling. L. W.
Snow, Pownal, Maine. _ _
SCENIC STEUBEN COUNTY! 270 acre high¬
way farm with handsomely restored 200 year
old southern Colonial home. Good barn, silo.
Land in high state of cultivation. $35,000.
Stevens, Realtors, 20 Sherwood St., Woodhull,
N. Y, Ph: 3611. _ _ _ _
FOR SALE: 135 acre farm, all equipped. Bulk
tank, barn cleaner, tie-up for 30 cows. 100 foot
barn for hay storage. 38 milking cows, 10
heifers. Two tractors. W. Chasse, Beech Hill
Road, Auburn, Maine.
SMALL FARM — Near Village on State high¬
way. Sand, gravel, ten room colonial house,
oil heat, near lake region. Lester Sheldon,
Brimfield, Mass. _
FOR SALE — 250 acre, fully equipped dairy
farm. Cash, immediate possession. For details
write or come see. Ogilvia Barber, Homer,
N. Y. R1 (Scott) Route 41.
FLOWERS
MUMS — Beautiful new varieties. 15 each dif¬
ferent, not labeled. $3.00 postpaid. Hazel May-
nard, Route 2, Box 135-L, Fremont, Michigan.
FOR RENT
WORLD’S FAIR— Furnished rooms and apart¬
ments two blocks to Fair. New houses. Box
483, Flushing 11352, New York.
GARDEN SUPPLIES
PROTECT YOUR BERRY CROPS, vegetables
from birds and animals. Cheesecloth, 100 yards
by 48" convenient 10 yard lengths $7.50 pre¬
paid. 50% less mill price. Joseph Hein, 120-B
Eton Road, Thornwood, New York. _
POLYETHELYNE NETTING. Protect your
fruit and berries from birds with 7/16" mesh
netting. Rolls 100' long, 7%' wide. $10.50 per
roll plus delivery charges. Lasts Eight Seasons.
Write for immediate delivery or additional
information. Fred Howe, Box 267, Somerville,
N. J.
GOAT SUPPLIES
STAINLESS STEEL Milking Pails, Strainer^,
Filter Discs, Hoof-shears, Milking Machines,
etc. Catalog upon request. Hoegger Supply Co.,
Milford 2, Pa.
GOURD SEEDS
MAMMOTH GOURDS. Largest known. Round
type. Specimens possible above five feet cir¬
cumference. Twenty seeds, cultural directions,
$1.00 postpaid. Many varieties available.
Odom’s, Pinola 8, Mississippi.
GOVERNMENT SURPLUS
JEEPS $64.50, airplanes $75.20, boats $6.18.
Many others direct from U. S. Government.
For complete “Directory” and catalog send
$1.00 to Quality Surplus, Dept. NY5 Box 23,
Greensburg, Pennsylvania. _
GOVERNMENT SURPLUS SALE! Free big
illustrated catalogs. Savings to 75%. Motors,
winches, hydraulics, welders, pumps, sprayers,
compressors, surveying instruments, genera¬
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catalogs. Surplus Center, AA-65, Lincoln,
Nebr.
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CHOICE HAY, all grades. Mohawk Valley.
Trailer load deliveries. When writing, give
telephone number. Snyder Petroleum, Inc., Fort
Plain, New York. Telephone 4-5111. _
GRADED HAY & STRAW All Kinds— Rail &
Truck Shipped Anywhere — Phone 201-748-1020
Desmond Hay Service, Box 402, Bloomfield,
N. J. _
HAY. Varney - Derby, Vermont. _
FIRST AND SECOND cutting alfalfa — mixed
trefoil and other grades of choice hay delivered
by truckload. Weights and quality guaranteed.
Bates Russell, East Durham, N. Y. Phone
Melrose, 4-2591 before 8 A.M. or after 5 P.M.
SECOND CUTTING alfalfa and good mixed
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load as represented at reasonable prices. Stew¬
arts, Maplecrest, N.Y., Tel. Windham 290J1
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CAN DELIVER all grades of good quality hay.
Also, farmers interested in selling contact us.
D. Arnold Boyd, York, New York. Phone:
ron-'o^n 892. _ _ _
MIXED HAY — Large square bales, 50f! at
the farm. John Gleason, Ashville, N. Y. _
BALED HAY DELIVERED subject to inspec-
tion. For more information write or call after
6:00 PM. J. W. Christman. RD 2. Fort Plain.
HELP WANTED
LARGE DAIRY FARM needs experienced men
for milking cows. Excellent housing and board¬
ing house on premises. Steady work, top wages
and bonus for right men. Call Mr. Bernon,
Garelick Bros. Farms, Inc., Franklin, Mass.,
528-9000 days or Woonsocket, R.I., POplar
9-7996 after 6:00 P.M. or Mr. Harvey Baskin
at Franklin. Mass.. 528-2276. _
CHORE-BOY. Full time men wanted parts
service sales. Milking parlors, pipeline systems,
vacuum suppliers. Detergents Dumping Station,
plastic & rigid. Complete line farm supplies.
Box 11, Dryden, N. Y. 13053, Phone VI4-6092.
NURSERY WORKERS and tractor operators
wanted. Steady work, good pay and housing
available. Baier Lustgarten Nurseries, Middle
Island, L. I., N. Y. _
DAIRYMAN WANTED. Immediate opening for
experienced pipeline milker. Modern dairy,
good pay, house and utilities. Contact by writ-
Box AF. Bridgehampton, L.I., N.Y, 11932.
GOOD Farm Home offered to an honest
Protestant, non-smoking, needy, neat widow
with or without children. Write: William
Meyers, Cherry Creek, N. Y. _
HOUSEKEEPER: Unencumbered woman 35-50
for refined man alone. Moderate wages. Light
work. Brief description desired. Location:
Lamoille County, Vermont. Box 514-BQ,
Ithaca. New York. _ _
RETIRED COUPLE to care for horses. Free
rent. Rev. Anderson, Jubilee Ranch, P. O.
Box 1. Port Jervis, N. Y. _
WANTED— Men to sell Farm Tanks through
established dealers in New York State. Girton
Manufacturing Company, Millville, Penna.
ROUTE WORK for man or woman with farm
background. $25 or more profit per day to
start — larger repeat orders. Write K. H. In-
man, Dept. 27E, Box 371, Baltimore. Md.
MARRIED MAN, preferably with good know¬
ledge of fruit growing. Permanent position.
Good opportunity for the right man. Thew
Farms, Campbell Hall, N. Y. 10916 Tel.
GY 6-3655. _ _
LOOKING for a satisfying, profitable lifetime
career as a Dairy Herd Improvement Super¬
visor? Free schooling for qualified applicants.
For information write Howard Loomis, Field
Service Director. New York Dairy Herd Im¬
provement Cooperative, Morrison Hall, Cornell
University, Ithaca, N. Y., 14850. _
CAPABLE HOUSEKEEPER, Cook. Long Is¬
land country. 3 school age children. Fine home,
driver’s license helpful. Include snapshot. Ex¬
cellent salary. Write Box 514-DN, Ithaca, New
York. _
MARRIED COUPLE as houseparents, Rome
State School, Male Colonies. Live in. Man
must have farm experience. Woman experience
working with children’s groups. Salary range
for couple $8545 with maximum set at $10,590
per annum. Retirement, Social Security, Ac¬
cumulative vacation and sick leave, group
health and life insurance plans available. Apply
own handwriting, stating education. Apply Dr.
Charles Greenberg, Rome State School, Rome,
New York. _
CARETAKERS, middle-aged couple, modern
farm house Southern Dutchess County. No
children, light duties to middle-aged couple on
some week-ends, who are away during winter.
Year round position. Please state salary. Fur¬
ther particulars furnished. Box 514-CU, Ithaca,
New York. _
HOUSEKEEPER and help care for invalid
wife. Good home rather than high wages.
Could have one child. State phone number.
Herbert Burns, Box 122, Hillsdale, N. Y, _
MAN OR COUPLE to assume care of 50 cow
dairy, assist general farming. Ira Clark,
AuSable Forks. N. Y. _
MALE AND FEMALE Attendants. Salary
$3700-$4615 per year plus longevity increments.
Annual salary increases. Less maintenance
(board, room and laundry $9.79 per week).
Five day, eight hour work week. Annual vaca¬
tion with pay. Paid sick leave. Life, accident
and health insurance and social security avail¬
able. Recreation: Bowling, tennis, swimming.
Opportunities for advancement with eventual
retirement pension. For information write Di¬
rector, Wassaic State School, Wassaic, New
York, _
BOYS, Woman, Retired Couple help with
varied house - farm work. Roger Moreland,
Yanhank, New York. _ _
HOUSEMOTHER or couple in home for school
age children. Pleasant home with salary for
some one who understands and likes children.
Write Director, Children’s Home of Easton,
25th St. & Lehigh Drive. Easton. Pa.
HOBBIES
MAKE DOOR MATS from used baler twine,
instructions 5 dimes. Walter Warner, Pierce-
ton, Indiana. _
HONEY
EXTRACTED HONEY — Clover, Buckwheat
or Fallflower, 5 lb. container $2.20; 3 — $5.75:
6— $10.50. Prepaid 3rd zone. We use stainless
steel extractors and tanks. Lang Apiaries, Box
A. Gasnort. New York.
LIVESTOCK SUPPLIES, EQUIP.
FREE SAMPLE Cattle Ear Tag. Big numbers,
low priced. Write today: Cowboy Tag Co., Box
1380, Santa Barbara, Calif. _
NEW POLYFURAN mastitis treatment re¬
quires only 48 hours milk withholding. 12cc
syringe 75^; $8.50 dozen: $25.00 per 3 dozen.
From your dealer or postpaid. $3.00 minimum
mail order. Vetaid, 911 West 80th St., Bloom¬
ington. Minn.
LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Marketing — Regular
weekly sales and farm auctions: Empire Live-
stock Marketing Cooperative.
MAPLE SYRUP
PURE VERMONT Maple Syrup— Grade Fancy
& Grade A $6.50 per gallon, 2 quarts — $3.50, 1
quart — $2.00. Grade B per gal., $5.00, 2
quarts — $2.95, 1 quart — $1.50. Plus postage.
H. J. & Arnold Tebbetts, Cabot, Vt.
VERMONT MAPLE SYRUP Grade A postpaid
3rd zone: gallon $6.00; % gallon $3.35. Sugar
— 5-lb. $5.00. Carl Scott, Montgomery Center,
Vermont. _
PURE MAPLE SYRUP, Sugar, Cream &
Candies. Gilbert Zehr, Copenhagen, N. Y,
1965 Grade A Marrle Syrup: Gal. — $6.75, Y>
gal. — $3.85, qt. — $2.35, postpaid third zone.
Romaine Potwin, So. Royalton, Vt.
MISCELLANEOUS
SONGPOEMS WANTED! Collaborate with ac-
tive professional songwriters equally. Share
royalties. Songwriters Contact, 1619-G, Broad¬
way, New York 19. _
PARTS P'OR STOVES— furnaces, coal, oil,
gas, electric. Empire Stove Co., 793 Broadway,
Albany, New York. _ _ _
STOP ITCHING -Promotes healing of piles;.
psoriasis, eczema. "Roberts Reliable Salve”
effective since 1888. Satisfaction guaranteed.
3 oz. $1.00 postpaid. Roberts Pharmacy, Lisbon
Falls, Maine. _
PERSONALIZED Matchbooks, Postcards!
From favorite photo or signature. Free Catalog.
Photomatch, Box 343C, Garden City, New
York.
“SIX WILL FORMS” plus “Information by
Lawyer,” $1.00, Brugenheimer Publishers, Box
158-N77. Lexington. Mass. _
“DAIRIES” — Let me build your retail volume—
Experienced solicitor — Commission — Box 583.
Manasquan, N. J. _
QUICK-JOHN — Cleans septic tanks, cesspools,
outdoor toilets. Stops odors, backups. Opens
drains. 6 premeasured treatments $2.95, 12 —
$4.95. Money Back Guarantee. Ryter Co.,
Madelia 20, Minn. _
WATCH AND CLOCK repairing books and
tools. Free catalog. North American, Box
77-RS, Fox River Grove, Illinois. _
MOISTURE TESTER — Stop guessing mois¬
ture of hay, silage, grain. Two models. Simple,
inexpensive. Free literature. Koster Crop
Tester, 2842 Woodhill Rd., Cleveland, Ohio
44104, _
LIGHTNING RODS — We specialize in complete
and economical lightning protection systems.
Free inspection or information. Morse-Collins,
Inc., 148 Coddington Road, Ithaca, N. Y., mem-
ber United Lightning Protection Association.
RETIRE NOW— Read How To Retire Without
Money. Free details. Marshall’s, 1135L So.
Birmingham, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74104, _
NEW INVENTION— Automatic RFD Mailbox
Signal. Tells when mail is delivered. Order
from ad. $2.50 postpaid. John & Larry Hanley,
Attica, N. Y. _
SOCIAL SECURITY CARD. Aluminum golden
non tarnish finish. Your name and social
security number precision engraved $1.00 post-
paid. C. A. Phillips, Box 102A, Cortland, N. Y.
LEG SORE SUFFERERS— Send for Free
Book on proven Viscose for relief of pain and
aches of leg ulcers, swelling, itch, rash due
to deep vein congestion. Works as you walk.
Viscose Co., 100 West Chicago Avenue, Dept.
N.K., Chicago 10, Illinois. _
PELLETT GUN, holds 75 shots, comes with
100 shots, revolver shaped. Guaranteed 2 yrs.,
only $1.98 Prepaid . . . Steeves Products, Box
940, Oliver 6, B.C., Canada. _
HOBBY — CIMEMA — Collectors Bulletin
25^, Acme, Copley St., Auburn, N. Y. _
FOUR WILL FORMS — Standard Will Form
Blanks and Instructions. Send $1.00. Inter¬
state Products, Box 1-M2, Pelham, New Hamp¬
shire.
NEW & USED EQUIPMENT
BARN CLEANERS — silo unloaders, engineered
by Patz. New different bunk feeders, manure
stackers, replacement chains for all make
cleaners, low cost, easy terms. Nold Farm
Supply, Rome, N. Y. Willard Howland, South-
ampton, Mass. _
"USED CONVEYOR BELTING” Rubber cover¬
ed — like new, all sizes — all plys. Phone or
write: E. L. Ashmus Belting Company, 6038-
49th Ave., Kenosha, Wisconsin, OL-2-4596.
COBEY- FOX- MC— NUFFIELD — Versatile
Farm Equipment — Cockshutt parts, new &
used. Used machines all kinds. We deliver.
Ingersoll Farm Supply Inc., Martinsburg, N.Y.
Phone — Lowville 85. _
FREE 1965 Parts Catalog for all tractor models
and farm implements. World’s largest stock
of new and used parts. Tremendous savings.
Central Tractor Parts Co., Regional Market,
Syracuse, or Batavia, New York. Main office:
De Moines, Iowa. _
WANTED — ALLIS CHALMERS Roto Balers”
Brice Creesy, Andover, Ohio. _
DEPRESSION PRICES — We sell cheap
Savings to 75% on new, used parts for 200
makes, models, wheel tractors, crawlers. Tre¬
mendous catalog. Send 25^. Surplus Tractor
Parts, Fargo, North Dakota. _
USED BULK MILK Coolers. Bought - Sold -
traded. Varney - Derby, Vermont.
IN NEED OF Milking Equipment, pipelines—
parlor or around the barn parlor stalls — Her¬
ringbone — side opening — walk-thru. Transfer
station, rigid or plastic. Get our prices. No ob¬
ligation. Chore-Boy Eastern Factory Owned
Branch, Box 11, Dryden, N. Y. 13053. Phone
VI4-6092, _ _
WANTED: Used one row potato harvester,
grader, roto beater, one row P-T digger. Write:
A. Spiller, Gorham, Maine.
DRAINS cellars cisterns, wash tubs,
IRRIGATES - CIRCULATES - SPRAYS Jr
1,001 uses. Stainless shaft. Won’t rust
or clog I Use 1/6 HP motor or larger
... % HP for up to 2,400 GPH :
450 GPH 80’ high: or 1,800 GPH |
from 25’ well. 1” inlet; %” outlet
Coupling Included free . $8.95
HEAVY DUTY BALL-BEARING PUMP
Up to 5.200 GPH . . -...$12.95
Postpaid if cash with order. Money Back Guarantee.
LA&AWCO PUMPS, Bell* M*ad 6 ,N*w J«rs«y
. Whoiesale prices on heavy-duty
(30^ CRAWLER UNDERCARRIAGE PARTS
Brand New — Fully Guaranteed
Track Chains — less Shoes
02 32 link SI 63.1 2
TD6 32 Link 181.98
TD9 33 link 235.63
04 sealed 32 Link $222.76
06 sealed 39 link 347.41
07 sealed 37 link 436.91
1014 36 link $322.00
T018 40 link 471.25
HDS-6 33 link 238.81
HD9-1 1 38 link $424.08 and many more
Track Rollers complete w/end collars
D2SF $45.83 06 SF lifetime $61.36 TD6 SF duroseal $48 03
02 OF 49.43 06 DF lifetime 63.84 T06 OF duraseal 50.22
04 SF lifetime 58.49 07 SF Lifetime 80.57 TD9 SF duraseal 53.75
04 OF lifetime 60.24 07 OF lifetime 84 39 TD9 DF duraseal 58.85
1014 SF duraseal $72.74 1014 OF duraseal $74.98
HD5-6 Sf less end caps $67.66 and many more
Also low prices on sprockets, idlers, seals, etc. Why
pay more? Send 25c for huge catalog, full of bargains.
SURPLUS TRACTOR PARTS C0RP.
3215 W Mam Fargo, North Dakota Ph(701) 235 7503
48
American Agriculturist, May, 1965
NEW & USED EQUIPMENT
NURSERY STOCK
REAL ESTATE
STRAWBERRIES
10-TON TRUCK HOIST $199.99— $50 Down.
Can use agents. Dunbar, Chaska 20, Minn.
NEW and used tractor and Crawler parts for
practically every tractor make. Thousands of
other items. Huge savings. Prompt service.
Free 1965 catalog. Acme Tractor Parts Co.,
Lincoln, Nebraska. _
CHAIN: For bunk feeders, barn cleaners, con¬
veyors. #458 forged pin type $1.10 per foot.
R. H. Merrill. Waverly. N.Y, _
TRANSPLANTERS and attachments and
parts, also some used ones. Phil Gardiner, Rte.
45, Mullica Hill, N. J.
NEW LINCOLN WELDERS, 180 & 225 Amp
Arc Welders: $80. & $93. Complete. Plus
Guarantee by The Lincoln Electric Co. No
C.O.D. Prepaid freight or truck terminal
nearest buyer’s address. Dan Hudon, Box 5,
Thendara, N. Y. 13't72. _
LAMINATED RAFTERS & Arches for barns
and sheds. Douglas Fir bonded with completely
waterproof glue. Popular sizes stocked. Extra
heavy rafters — extra low prices. Box S-55,
Unadilla Silo Co., Unadilla, N.Y, _ _
FARMALL CUB — few years old. Has Quick
Hitch. Has gear that cost extra for Rotovator
usage. Mowing, crfltivating, Rotovating Trac¬
tor for farm or estates. $1000. cash or financ¬
ing. Phil Gardiner, Rte. 45, Mullica Hill, N. J.
1965 Pontiac Cars, 1965 GMC pickups $1795.00.
1965 J. D. Bulldozer $4900.00. 1965 J. D. 110
Tractor-mower $824.00. John Deere-New Hol¬
land Machinery Lowest Prices. Boulds —
Nicholville, N. Y.
COMPLETE MECHANIZED FEEDING Tailor-
made for your needs VanDale Pioneer in labor-
saving silo unloaders and bunk feeding equip¬
ment for every size livestock feeding operation.
Free feedlot planning help. Get all the facts on
efficient, push-button feeding! Write for free
brochures: VanDale, Inc., Wayzata, Minnesota.
FARMALL SUPER AV Tractor with Hydrau¬
lic lifting Cultivators $900. Ready to cultivate
good and easy operating One Row Tractor. Fi¬
nancing available or cash -accepted. Phil Gar-
diner, Rte. 45, Mullica Hill, N. J. _
DISTRIBUTORS & DEALERS WANTED.
Midwest’s Leading Grain Bin Manufacturer
is now Offering Top Discounts on Chief Grain
Bins, Bulk Feed Tanks, Utility Bldgs. Write:
Big Chief of Nebraska, Inc., Grand Island,
Nebraska.
MIX-MILL automatic feed processing systems.
For full information and literature, write
P. O. Box 289, Manheim, Pennsylvania. _
WEED HOG TEETH, shoes, bearings, clip,
camber teeth loop style weed teeth. McNamee,
Burlington Flats, N. Y. _
MANURE SPREADERS — New Idea and other
good ones at reasonable prices. Phil Gardiner — •
Rte. 45, Mullica Hill, N. J.
ATTENTION FARMERS — Gardeners — Con¬
tractors: — Tired of paying High Prices at
auctions? Phil Gardiner selling out Tractors —
Dozers — Loaders — Crawlers — Combines —
Mowers — Balers — - Cornplanters — Cater¬
pillars — - small Riding Tractors — Trans¬
planters — ten acres Machinery. All must go
at reduced prices. Pay cash or small down pay¬
ment and bank note. Mullica Hill, N. J. (near
Turnpike Exit 2) GRidley 8-6291, _
PORTERSVILLE MONTHLY SPECIAL. 4850
Gallon 1961 Portersville Tandem Axle Trans¬
port new rubber $7500.00. 3400 gallon two
compartment tandem axle farm pick-up semi¬
trailer, 2500 gallon two compartment farm
pick-up single axle semi-trailer, 2000 gallon
new farm pick-up, 1800 gallon used farm pick¬
up, 2800 gallon single axle farm pick-up semi.
Variety of used transports. Portersville Stain¬
less Equipment Corporation, Portersville (But¬
ler County), Pennsylvania. Telephone (412) -
368-2421, _
TRACTOR — John Deere 430. Just a young
tractor that had good care. This tractor has
one row Cultivator, Three Point Hitch, and
two row Cultivator. 90 day warranty, and
this good adaptable beauty is only $1395. Pay
it all or part down and finance balance. Phil
Gardiner, Route 45, Mullica Hill, N. J. _
STOCK REDUCING SALE — $$$$$$$$ Allis
Chalmers — New Holland — Gehl — Ford —
John Deere — International — Balers, Forage
Harvesters, Tractors, Rakes, "Mowers, Eleva¬
tors, Spreaders, Forage Boxes, Conditioners.
You name it, we have it. Lowest prices. Man¬
ure Spreader Conveyors, $33.00 and up for all
makes. Come, call or write. Roman R. Skibiski,
Inc., Route #116, Sunderland. Mass. _
RICE POTATO Diggers. Attractive low prices.
Repairs for all models. Rice Mfg. Co., Honeoye
Falls, New York.
PLOWS and Disk Harrows: - — 3 Point Hitch
and Ford Type and Pull Type, including 5 ft.
and 4 ft. and larger. Limited supply. Early
buyers will buy good value at Phil Gardiner — •
Rt. 45— Mullica Hill, N. J. _
FOR SALE: Cherry Burrell Vacuum Filler No.
72, R. G. Wright Can Washer, 2 Jamesway
Barn Cleaner Units. Kings Dairy, Jericho
Turnpike, Huntington, N. Y. Phone 516-
FQ8-7330. _ _
BREEDER HATCHERY equipment costing
over $15,000 is offered for $1,500. All in good
condition. Write: Sunshine Poultry Farm
Hatchery, Lake Ariel, Pa. _
SALES & SERVICE. Case — Minneapolis-
Moline, Agricultural and light Industrial, Uni¬
versal Milking Equipment. Karn’s Farm Equip¬
ment, McAllister Rd., Locke, N. Y. Phone
Moravia 497-1256, _
LOW COST
ON THE FARM GRAIN DRYING
American Automatic Model 1503TAF Dryers
give you completely unattended, totally auto¬
matic grain drying and auguring. It’s design¬
ed for the average farmer’s grain handling
system. Just set the controls for desired
drying temperature and moisture removal
and press the button. All wet grain is dried,
cooled and conveyed to storage — automatic¬
ally. Even shuts itself off! You’ll be surprised
how economical this unit is to purchase and
operate! High capacity portable or stationary
models. Write for free circular to . . .
CHARLES VAN ETTEN
VAN ETTEN ROAD
GOWANDA, N. Y,
WOOL
SEND WOOL TO US for beautiful, warm
blankets. Free literature. El Dorado Woolens,
Inc., Eldorado. Texas.
SEND YOUR WOOL to the Blanket Mil! for
nice warm blankets, knitting yarn, comfort
batting. Write for particulars. Shippensburg
Woolen Mill, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.
American Agriculturist, May, 1965
BLUEBERRY BUSHES. Cultivated, latest
varieties, producing giant size berries, 4-3
year old bushes $6.50 postpaid. Order early,
supply limited. Brookside Blueberry Nursery,
Amherst Rqad, Amherst, Mass. _
BLUEBERRY BUSHES, cultivated 24"-30"
combination new large fruit varieties and best
standard varieties, 2 for $4.00, 4 for $7.50, 6 for
$11.00. Postpaid. Morningbrook, Monson, Mass.
1,000 HORTICULTURAL ITEMS— Evergreen
Seeds, Seedlings, Shrubs, Fruit Trees, Plastic
Pots, Supplies, Books (Horticultural. Farming,
Gardening). Catalog. Mellinger’s, North Lima
42, Ohio. _
KELLY DWARF APPLES begin to bear heavy
crops of giant fruits next year. Biggest selling
varieties. Also dwarf Pears, Peaches, Plums,
Cherries. New Fallred Everbearing Rasp¬
berries, Geneva Everbearing Strawberries,
Grapes, Blueberries, Nuts. Flowering Trees
and Shrubs. Write for 85 th Anniversary.
Catalog in color. Address Kelly Bros. Nur-
series. 932 Manle St.. Dansville, N, Y, 14437.
PHOTOGRAPHIC
SPECIAL TRIAL OFFER. 8 enlarged prints
from roll 40tf; 12 — 50(f. 8 Kodacolor prints
from roll $1.50; 12 — $2.00. Young Photo Serv-
ice, 62A, Schenectady 1, New York.
PHOTO SERVICE & SUPPLIES
TRIAL OFFER — Limit one roll, black-white,
8— 35<f: 12— 45<!; Kodacolor, 8 — $2.00: 12—
$2.50: Tops Photo Service, Box 191-R, Lyons,
New York 14^89.
PLANTS
STRAWBERRY, Raspberry, Blueberry, Black¬
berry Plants including — Vesper, Earlidawn,
Catskill, Sparkle, Ozark Beauty Everbearing
strawberries — Latham, Earlired, Durham and
September Everbearing raspberries. Write for
free catalog describing 70 small fruit varieties.
Walter K, Morse & Son — Bradford, Mass. _
STRAWBERRY" PLANTS. State inspected.
Early, midseason, late and everbearing var¬
ieties. Send for free variety list and prices. C.
N. Smith, South Street, East Bridgewater,
Mass. _
STRAWBERRY PLANTS: Armore; Surecrop;
Fairfax: Rohinson; Catskill $3.25 — 100. Ever-
bearing Superfection: Ozark Beauty $4.25 —
100. Latham raspberry $8.50—100. Postpaid.
Perkins Berry Farm, RD#1, Box 230, Hudson
Falls, N.Y, _
CREEPING PHLOX, 12 for $1.00. Catalog
Free. Low direct prices. Planters Nursery,
Dept. BA, McMinnville, Tenn. _
CERTIFIED Tomato, Pepper, Cabbage, Onion
plants. Write for free catalogue price list.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Evans Plant Co.,
Dept., 5, Ty Ty, Ga. _ _
RUTGERS TOMATO PLANTS 50— $1.50. Porto
Rico, Nancy Hall, Gold Rush Sweet Potato
Plants 200— $2.00; 500— $4.00; 1000— $6.00. We
pay postage. Steele Plant Company, Box 537,
Gleason, Tennessee. _ _
VEGETABLE PLANTS, June 1st. cabbage,
broccoli, Brussels sprouts, 100- $1.35, 500 —
$3.10, 1,000 — $4.75. Tomato, cauliflower, 100 —
$1.75, 500— $4.00, 1,000— $6.75. Pepper, egg
plant, 100— $2.00, 500— $4.70, 1,000— $7.75.
Jersey sweet potato, 200 — $2.45. Prepaid. Price
list on request. Field Plant Farm, Sewell, New
Jersev.
BERRY PLANTS, ROOTS — Temple, Stele-
master, Catskill, Sparkle, Robinson, Vermillion,
Empire and Fairfax. 25 — $1.45; 50 — $2.00; 100
— $3.40 ; 1,000 — $21.00. Asparagus, 25 — $2.10 ;
50— $3.10; 100— $4.25. Victoria Rhubarb, 6—
$1.30; 12— $2.10; 25— $3.75. Horseradish, 12—
$.85; 25— $1.55; 100— $3.75. Prepaid. Price list
on request. Field Plant Farm, Sewell, New
Jersev. _
VIOLET LEAVES, 12— $1.35. Stamp — list.
Marjorie Card — Edmeston, N. Y.
MILLIONS FIELD-GROWN Vegetable Plants.
Cabbage: Marion Market, Golden Acre, Copen¬
hagen, Greenback, Ferry’s Round Dutch, Penn
State Ballhead, Danish Ballhead. Onion: Yellow
or White Sweet Spanish. Broccoli, Brussel
Sprouts. 300— $3.50, 500— $4.50, 1000— $6.50,
Postpaid. Express Collect — $2.50, 1000. Snow¬
ball Cauliflower: 100— $2.00, 500— $5.00, 1000—
$7.00, Postpaid. Tomato: (Ready May 15th),
Rutgers, Heinz 1350, Glamour, Campbell 146,
Fireball, Stokescross No. 5, 300 — $3.50, 500 — -
$4.50, 1000 — $7.00, postpaid. Express Collect —
$3.50, 1000. Pepper: (Ready May 25th), Cali¬
fornia Wonder, Yolo Wonder B. Hot Pepper:
Hungarian Wax, Long Red Cayenne. Bunch
Puerto Rico Potato: 100— $2.00, 300 — $4.00, 500
— $5.00, 1000 — $8.00, Postpaid. Express Collect
— $6.00, 1000. All plants Virginia state in¬
spected. Grown from certified seed. Moss Pack¬
ed. Good Plants Guaranteed. Can load trucks'
at farm. Joyner’s Plant Farm, Route 2, Sedley
Road, Franklin, Virginia. Area code 703, Phone
562-4540. _
Ozark Beauty and Superfection everbearing straw¬
berry plants $5.00 each 100; Empire, Jerseybelle,
Premier $3.50 each 100. Raspberry plants, reds,
Latham, Viking, $8.50 each 100.
MACDOWELL BERRY FARM
Ballston Lake, N.Y. _ Phone UP7-5515
PLASTIC
PLASTIC THREE CLEAR 9' x 12'- -$1.50.
Triple weight Tarpaulin 9' x 12' — $2.00, Black
$2.50; 9' x 20'— $3.25, Black $4.00. Postpaid
Catalog Adval. Box 2827J, Paterson, New
Jersev.
PRINTING
NEED PRINTING? Business - Personal. State
your needs. Bargain Bulletin of Printed
Specialties and estimate on your requirements,
free. Llanerch Shop, 538-AR Wales, Haver-
town, Penna. 19083.
RUBBER STAMPS
RUBBER STAMPS: Business Cards, Printing,
Labels, Mailbox nameplates, Grafting Kits.
Catalog. Champlain Industries, Hinesburg,
Vermont.
SHELLED NUTS & SPICES
BUTTERNUT MEATS. Postage Prepaid. 1 lb.,
$3.00 — 2 lbs., $5.00. Gagne Gardens, South
Royalton, Vermont.
PECANS, Black Walnuts, English Walnuts,
Almonds, Filberts, Brazils, Cashews, Cinna¬
mon, Pepper, Sassafras $1.25Lb. Dried Mush¬
rooms $3.00Lb. Peerless, 538AA Centralpark,
Chicago 60624.
400,000,000 acres government public land in
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$18,000. Edmond Paquin, Mammoth Rd.,
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RESTORED CAPE COD with two fireplaces
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CASH BUYERS for farms within 40 miles
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SAWDUST
SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS in carload lots.
Sawdust in bulk truckloads, also baled shav¬
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Corona 68, New York. Tel. Hickory 6-1374.
SEEDS
VIKING BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL, Climax Timo¬
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SIGNS
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$9.50; 50 — $6.50 postpaid. Chic Press, Monti-
cello. New York.
ALUMINUM “POSTED” SIGNS. Priced from
15^ per sign. Write for free sample. John Voss,
206 Elmbrook Drive, Manlius, New York.
SILOS
SILOS, SILO UNLOADERS — barn cleaners.
Nold Farm Supply, Rome, N. Y.
WANTED — Used Silos; prefer tile, consider
wood stave. Give size, make, condition, price,
location. Jonas Hershberger, Box 145, Burton,
Ohio 44021, _ _ _
Martin, 15' x 40', steel, impregnated glass
coating, excellent condition. Floyd Densmore,
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Maximum insulation against frozen ensilage
and absolute acid resistance. Dependable lock-
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delivery. Box BS-55, Unadilla Silo Co., Una¬
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SITUATION WANTED
THOMPSON’S Vigorous Strawberry Plants.
Grown from virus free stock. Catskill and
Howard 17 . (Premier), 50 — $2.75; 100 $4.25:
300 $9.50, postpaid. Trimmed ready to set
from healthy long rooted State Inspected
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STRA WBERRY "^PLANTS Certified fresh
dug. Catskill, Empire, Fairfax, Midway,
Premier, Robinson, Sparkle, Surecrop. $3.75
Per hundred prepaid. Write for quantity price.
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New York 14526.
TIRES
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750x16 8 ply $12.00; 900x16 8 ply $15.00: 750x20
8 ply $15.00; 825x20 10 ply $20.00; 900x20 10
ply $20.00; 1000x20 12 ply $25.00: Farm Tire
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Mass. Tel: 889-2035. Area Code 617.
NYLON AIRCRAFT TIRES for farm use. New
and used truck, tractor tires. Wholesale-retail.
Write Kepler Supply. Fayetteville. N. Y.
TOBACCO
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Samples lOt*. Fred Stoker. Dresden, Tennessee.
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reservations, couples, singles, quiet resort area.
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N. Y.
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49
VISITING
with
Home Editor Augusta Chapman
SEVERAL YEARS AGO when
my husband was a member of our
local school board, he served on a
committee appointed to see what
could be done to provide high
school students in our area with a
better program of vocational edu¬
cation. He became extremely in¬
terested in this particular phase of
education, and some of his interest
was bound to rub off on me.
We began to realize the vast
need for adequately training the
segment of our high school youth
who would not be going on to col¬
lege, as well as the broad possi¬
bilities in this area for training.
We saw, too, that only young peo¬
ple living in the State’s five large
metropolitan regions were getting
vocational instruction which was
of much value.
Since then, vocational education
has become of more and more
concern to people of our State and
Nation, and in 1963, a Federal
Vocational Education Act was
passed. In part, this Act would
provide training and re-training
for persons in all age groups,
using all types of educational
agencies (public schools, commu¬
nity colleges and agricultural-
technical institutes, private trade
and business schools, etc.). It
would assure that such training
was accessible to all persons in all
places, and would even establish
part-time employment programs
for youth who need help to con¬
tinue or commence a full-time vo¬
cational education course.
Education Department Speaker
Last January when the New
York State Council of Rural Wom¬
en met in Albany, Dr. Joseph R.
Strobel, Assistant Commissioner
for Instructional Services, State
Education Department, spoke to
us. His vision and enthusiasm for
what can be accomplished in this
field were contagious. My interest
was re- awakened, and I’d like to
pass on to you a few things Dr.
Strobel told us.
Since a few of the ideas are
strictly mine, don’t blame Dr.
Strobel for something that doesn’t
sound quite right — p rob ably
that’s what I injected!
First, Dr. Strobel defined voca¬
tional education as “the kind and
amount of education that prepares
people for work,” and said that it
should supplement a regular high
school education in preparing
youth for entrance-level jobs.
Dr. Strobel reminded us that
more kids (the word was his) are
leaving school and looking for
work than there are jobs available.
At the present time, 12 to 16 per¬
cent of our youth are unemployed.
Even a high school diploma is no
longer a sure ticket to a job. More
kids with high school diplomas
50
are out of work in Buffalo and
Rochester than those who have
dropped out before finishing high
school.
There are two “possible” an¬
swers to this diiemma, both of
them extreme — the one, war; the
other is for the government to
move in with special work pro¬
grams. Certainly, we need to find
an in-between solution, and new
developments are in order for vo¬
cational education. The greatest
need of any educational program
in our country is in this area.
have created a distorted sense of
values concerning college when it
only applies to about half of our
kids. Fifty percent terminate their
education with the 12th year.
Where are scholarship motivation
incentives for the fifty percent who
will never see college?”
Also, shouldn’t we find a way
to adequately educate and train
our disadvantaged youth, as well
as to re-train those adults affected
by a re-location of industry or the
constant trend toward automation?
Dr. Strobel believes, as should we
all, that every young person in
our State (and our Nation too,
for that matter) has a right to the
best education he’s capable of re¬
ceiving, “regardless of how many
cylinders the good Lord gave
him.”
We can’t all be lawyers, doctors,
scientists, teachers . . . and there’s
just as great a need in our society
for people to be satisfactorily
service occupations as in the pro¬
fessions. For too long, vocational
education has been considered
only as a dumping ground!
Most high schools in New York
State offer some form of business
education, but there is a direct
relation between size of school and
level of program. In some places,
one teacher is trying to do what a
department head and 18 teachers
do in Syracuse, for example.
Agriculture is taught in 34 per¬
cent of the State’s high schools,
but only 15 percent offer programs
of an industrial nature. In most
schools, boys have a choice of
general education or agriculture.
Many take ag because it is an
easier course and will get them
some sort of a diploma, not
because they’re really interested in
it. And many boys would benefit
from business subjects, but they’re
considered “sissies” if they want
this training.
In the field of home economics,
education should have a dual pur¬
pose. There’s a demand that
young women be trained for wage¬
earning jobs as well as to behome-
makers. Again, many students find
this just an easier route to gradua¬
tion.
Even in schools where there is a
little more choice than just busi¬
ness, agriculture, and home eco¬
nomics, the “magic formula”
seems to be auto mechanics for
boys and cosmetology for girls!
Few students take them because
they intend to earn their living in
these fields, any more than they
intend to be farmers when they
take agriculture. On the other
hand, many young people who
would undoubtedly succeed in
these vocations are deprived of the
training because they don’t happen
to live in a place where it’s avail¬
able.
Speaking along this line, Dr.
Strobel said, “I don’t want to be
traveling down the Thruway at
70 miles an hour, knowing that a
slow learner has adjusted my
brakes. Right then an auto me¬
chanic is closer to my heart than
my doctor!”
New York State is not much far¬
ther advanced in the field of voca¬
tional education than Tennessee or
Alabama, and in fact Georgia has
outpaced us. Industries are at¬
tracted there not only because of
lower taxes, but also because they
have developed a better work force
from which they can choose em¬
ployees.
What Can Be Done?
Volumes could be written about
this and probably have been!
Dr. Strobel feels that too much
has been said about comprehen¬
sive high schools and not enough
about comprehensive programs.
Of course, it is impossible for every
school in the State to have a pro¬
gram that will include all areas of
subject matter. Right now there
are 45 or 50 districts just not large
enough to support such a pro¬
gram.
We therefore need new areas of
cooperative educational services
that would give small schools ad¬
vantages of the larger ones by
combining some of the smaller
supervisory districts, with special
aid to operate and supplement
these services.
Dr. Strobel asks the question,
“Whoever said that all instruction
must be under one roof?” Ideally,
no pupil should travel more than
20 miles a day by bus, but there is
no reason to feel that every subject
in all classifications must be taught
in every school. These vocational
schools could run 24 hours a day
if necessary, and in that way serve
in-school young people, drop-outs,
and adults.
New York State residents have
always had reason to be proud of
their schools, and for the most
part, our young people bound for
college are at least fairly well pre¬
pared to take their place in a uni¬
versity and to successfully com¬
plete their chosen course of study.
Let’s hope it will not be too long
before we can be just as proud of
our centers for vocational educa¬
tion where the rest of our youth
can get the training they really
want and for which they’re best
fitted.
COFFEE CAKE RECIPE
Last December, along with the
story of the A. A. — Grange Coffee
Cake Contest finals, I printed the
top three prize-winning recipes.
Ever since then, I’ve wanted to
give you the recipe for my favorite.
The coffee cake that tasted just
about the best to me was baked by
our only teen-age Pomona winner,
Miss Sally Dantz of Grovel and,
New York, in Livingston County.
Sally called her coffee cake, “Cin¬
namon Pull- Apart,” and that was
a good name for it.
Of course, only a few people
were allowed in the room where
the judging was going on, but
being a “co-director” of the con¬
test, I was one of the favored few.
As people walked by the table, it
was easy to pull off a little piece
of Sally’s cake .. and after one
taste, you just sort of went back
for another. By the time judging
was finished and the winning
entries put on display, Sally’s cake
was more than half gone!
Here is her recipe:
CINNAMON PULLAPART
2 cups milk
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup melted shortening
2 yeast cakes dissolved in
1/4 cup warm water
3 teaspoons salt
6 to 7 cups flour
CRUMB MIXTURE
11/2 cups white sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 cup finely chopped nuts
Scald milk. Mix together sugar,
beaten eggs and melted shorten¬
ing. Add milk and let cool to luke¬
warm. Add yeast which has been
dissolved in the warm water. Then
add flour, a little at a time until the
dough is of a consistency to clean
the bowl.
Put dough on a lightly floured
board and knead with palm of the
hands; place in a greased bowl
and let rise for 1 to 2 hours, until
double in size. Again, place dough
on floured board and knead until
air bubbles are out.
Cut dough into 1-inch balls, roll
balls in melted butter, and then in
the crumb mixture. Put balls in
angel food cake tin in two layers.
Let rise for 30 minutes and bake
35 to 40 minutes in 350 degree
oven.
American Agriculturist, May, 1965
Make the most of fresh strawberries during the short time they're in
season, and try Strawberry-Almond Tarts for a family dinner or for
company.
SPRINGTIME TREATS
by Alberta D. Shackelton
WELCOME SPRING to your
table with the season’s rosy rhu¬
barb, plump, mouth-watering
strawberries, and fragrant, tangy-
sweet pineapple. These popular
fruits bring variety and goodness
to our meals as the fresh winter
fruits begin to dwindle.
Good color — pink to rosy-red
— is a sign of good flavor in rhu¬
barb. The stalks should be fresh,
firm and crisp, yet tender. It is
best to use rhubarb soon after
picking or buying. If necessary to
keep it for a few days, cut off
leaves, place stalks in moisture-
proof bags, and refrigerate.
The best quality strawberries
will be well formed, shiny in ap¬
pearance with uniform red color,
and without moisture or white or
decayed spots. Berries should be
used within a day or two of pick¬
ing or purchase. Place unwashed
berries in single layer in shallow
pan or tray, removing any soft or
spoiled ones. Just before serving,
give them a quick cold water bath,
lift them gently from water with
the fingers, and remove green
caps.
A good quality pineapple will
be fresh, clean, and heavy for its
size, “square shouldered,” of good
color for the particular variety,
hollow eyed, and ripe or nearly
ripe — green leaves at crown of
fruit can be plucked out when it is
ready to eat. If it is not ripe when
purchased, wrap in wax paper and
ripen at room temperature.
STRAWBERRY-ALMOND TARTS
Pastry for 2-crust pie
3/4 cup toasted, slivered almonds
1 package vanilla pudding
1/2 cup heavy.cream, whipped
4 cups strawberries, halved (approx.)
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup water
Divide pastry dough into 8
equal portions and roll each por¬
tion into a 4-inch round. Use in¬
dividual tart pans or fit each
round of dough over back of muf-
American Agriculturist, May, 1965
fin cup, pressing and pleating so it
will fit close. Prick each shell with
fork, place on baking sheet, and
bake in a very hot oven (475), 8
to 10 minutes. Cool and remove
tart shells to tray.
Make up vanilla pudding ac¬
cording to package directions for
pie, using 1/4 cup less milk. Cool
and fold in the whipped cream.
Cover bottom of each tart shell
with almonds and divide the
cooked filling among the tarts.
Reserve 1 cup of berries, and
arrange remaining berries cut
sides down on top of filling.
Crush the reserved cup of ber¬
ries and mix with sugar, corn¬
starch, salt, and water. Cook over
low heat, stirring constantly, until
mixture boils and thickens. Cool
slightly and pour over berries on
tarts. Chill at least 1 hour or until
glaze is set.
Note; If desired, you may add
1 cup finely chopped toasted al¬
monds to the pastry instead of
placing in baked shells.
STRAWBERRY CREME
1 family-size package strawberry
gelatin
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups boiling water
11/2 cups cold water
2 teaspoons almond flavoring
1 cup heavy cream
3 cups sweetened strawberry halves
Dissolve gelatin, salt, and sugar
in boiling water. Add cold water.
Cool and stir in almond flavoring
and cream. Set bowl of gelatin
firmly in ice and water. Chill until
slightly thickened. Whip with egg
beater until fluffy and thickened.
Spoon into a 1 1/2-quart mold
and chill until firm. Unmold and
fill center with sweetened straw¬
berries. Serves 8.
FRESH MINTED PINEAPPLE CUP
1 medium pineapple
11/2 cups sliced strawberries
1 cup reconstituted frozen limeade
Mint
To prepare pineapple, twist off
leafy top, protecting hand with
paper towel. Cut a slice off base
of pineapple and stand on a cut¬
ting board. With sharp knife, cut
off wide strips of peel from top to
bottom. Remove eyes; cut narrow,
diagonal “V” shaped wedges, cut¬
ting each side of diagonal row of
eyes, and lift out wedges. Cut
crosswise circles, remove core of
each, and cut slices into small
cubes.
Combine fruits and place in
sherbet glasses. Pour limeade
over the fruit and top with sprig
of mint; or add chopped mint to
limeade before pouring over fruit.
BAKED RHUBARB
1 pound rhubarb
11/4 cups sugar
2 tablespoons water
Wash rhubarb and cut into 1-
inch pieces. Combine with sugar
and water and place in 1 1/2-
quart casserole. Cover and bake
in quick moderate oven (375), 30
to 40 minutes, or until rhubarb
is tender. Serves 5 to 6.
For a Rhubarb Cobbler; Just
before rhubarb is completely ten¬
der, stir in 1 1/2 tablespoons corn¬
starch mixed smooth with a little
water, and 1 tablespoon butter. In¬
crease oven temperature to 425.
Drop on top your favorite drop¬
baking powder biscuit dough,
sprinkle dough lightly with sugar,
return to oven, and bake about
15 minutes or until biscuits are
done and lightly browned. Serve
warm.
OLD-FASHIONED RHUBARB PIE
Pastry for 2-crust, 9” pie
4 cups inch-size rhubarb slices
1 1/3 cups sugar
3 tablespoons flour
1 to 2 tablespoons butter
Divide pastry dough in half.
Line pie pan with one portion.
Combine rhubarb with a mixture
of the sugar and flour and place
evenly in the pastry-lined plate.
Dot with butter. Top pie with plain
pastry top or lattice top as de¬
sired, using second portion of
dough.
I find one of the criss-cross pie
cutters ( a white plastic overgrown
cookie cutter available in house-
wares department) an easy way
to give a lattice-like top crust. Be
sure to moisten edge of bottom
crust before adjusting top; press
edges to seal, trim, flute, and push
up sealed edge to stand upright.
Sprinkle sugar over crust and
bake in hot oven (425), 40 to 50
minutes, or until crust is nicely
browned and the juice begins to
bubble up through the openings.
Note: Vary your rhubarb pie
by substituting for 2 cups of the
rhubarb, 2 cups frozen cherries,
2 1/2 cups halved strawberries, or
2 cups finely diced pineapple.
Preserving Season Notes
If you are planning to can this
year, you’ll want the revised can¬
ning booklet from the U.S.D.A.
Send a postcard request for a free
copy of “HOME CANNING OF
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES”
(HG-8) to the Office of Informa¬
tion, U.S. Dept, of Agriculture,
Washington, D.C. 20250.
Jelly makers will welcome a new
quilted-crystal jelly glass, a pro¬
duct of Ball Brothers, which will
be available in food markets by
early summer. These new glasses
are molded in a design reminiscent
of Early American pressed ware,
fitted with lids garnished with
colorful fruits, and packed in a
white plastic compartmental tray.
They will sell for $1.39 for a tray
of one dozen glasses, and will be
particularly nice for gifts of jelly
or jam to your friends.
LIVING ELECTRICALLY
by Sally Goth
I pushed the light switch in the hall;
Flicking was no use at all.
I turned the thermostat up high;
The heat had long since gone awry.
My icebox, with no extra cost,
Was suddenly a self-defrost!
About this all-electric craze,
There is one point I'd like to raise.
Though if s a boon to all mankind
And usually the best you'll find . . .
It clearly has one hitch, my dears.
When power's off, it disappears!
GROOMING INCLUDES
CLOTHING CARE
Well groomed young ladies
know that a missing button can
make a beautiful coat unat¬
tractive in appearance. They
also know that no one likes to
see dresses with ripped hems or
a pair of unshined shoes.
Attention must be paid to
wardrobe care if a girl is to
look her best at all times.
The responsibility of keeping
your clothes in presentable con¬
dition should be yours, not your
mother’s. This weekend would
be a good time to check your
wardrobe. Ask your mother if
you may use her sewing kit, and
sew on missing buttons, stitch
ripped hems or seams, and make
any other needed repairs.
Check your woolen skirts and
dresses for lint. Chances are,
they could stand a good brush¬
ing. If it’s a nice day, hang the
garments on the clothes line
outside, and then give them the
brushing of their lives. You’ll
be surprised how fresh they
look, feel, and smell when you
have finished.
Don’t forget shoes, either. The
easiest way to clean and polish
shoes is to sit on the floor with
plenty of newspaper spread
around you to absorb any ex¬
cess drops of polish. Follow the
directions on the shoe polish
can or bottle for best results.
Form the habit of caring for
your wardrobe every week or
so. Keep a notepad on your
dresser where you can write
down clothing mishaps as they
happen. Then when the time
comes to make repairs you will
save time by being able to
glance at a list rather than go
through your complete ward¬
robe.
wmaanMM
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CHERRy PIE CONTEST PRIZES
From MONARCH RANGE
COMPANY
To one of the top State
Winners: Hi-Oven
"Modernique" Range by
MONARCH.
Co-directors of the 30th anniversary Cherry Pie
Contest are Mrs. Augusta Chapman, Home Editor
of American Agriculturist, and Mrs. Agnes Mc-
Heffey, Heuvelton, N. Y., chairman of the State
Grange Service and Hospitality Committee for
1965.
Beautiful flaky-crusted pies,
filled with juicy red cherries, have
been making a hit from one end
of New York State to the other
since the Grange-American Agri¬
culturist Cherry Pie Contest started
last January in the Subordinate
Granges. We hope that you are in
this contest, for the fun and excite¬
ment are beginning to mount!
By the end of this month, all of
the elimination contests in the Sub¬
ordinate Granges will have taken
place, and then Subordinate win¬
ners will match cherry pies in their
county contests during June and
July. Finally, when State Grange
meets at Saratoga Springs next
October, the 53 county winners
will compete for the title of State
Champion Cherry Pie Baker and
the prizes shown on this page,
plus cash prizes.
Both men and women are eligi¬
ble to take part in this contest —
in fact, any member of a New
York State Subordinate Grange is
eligible, except a professional
baker. Contestants will enter regu¬
lar two-crust cherry pies or those
with lattice top crusts. Pies made
with commercial crust mixes and
prepared pie fillings are not
eligible.
We know that everyone is eager
to learn what prizes will be award¬
ed State Contest winners next fall,
and here is the information about
those prizes. The three top winners
From AGWAY, INC.
From ONEIDA, LTD.
To one of the top State Winners:
An automatic Unico Portable Dish¬
washer.
To one of the top State Winners:
52-piece set of Community Silver
with Hostess Drawer Chest.
will receive one of the following:
An automatic Unico Portable
Dishwasher with vinyl coated
racks and easy connection to reg¬
ular sink faucet from Agway, Inc.
A 30-inch Hi-Oven “Modern¬
ique” Range in beautiful Wood-
tone (antique copper) finish from
Monarch Range Company.
A 52-piece service of Commu¬
nity Silver (Affection pattern) with
Hostess Drawer Chest from
Oneida, Ltd.
To each of the 10 highest state
winners, the following prizes:
A Corning Ware one-quart
Sauce-maker with detachable han¬
dle from Corning Glass Works.
A Cheddar Treasure Chest
Dairylea Cheese Assortment from
Dairymen’s League Coop. Assn.
Inc.
In addition to the prizes listed
above, state winners will receive
the following cash prizes:
$159.00 in entry prizes from
New York State Grange. Each of
the 53 county winners taking part
in the finals will receive a $3.00
entry prize.
$107.00 from American Agri¬
culturist, to be distributed among
the 15 top winners as follows: First
prize, $25; second, $20; third, $15;
fourth, $10; fifth, $8; sixth, $6;
seventh, $4; eighth through tenth,
$3, and $2 each to the next five
high winners.
Names of county winners will
be published in American Agricul¬
turist as we receive them from the
Pomona Service & Hospitality
chairmen. W atch for them in future
issues!
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10 HIGH STATE WINNERS
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American Agriculturist, May, 1965
53
THEY CALLED HIM A FOOL
Bordering on Seneca Lake, just
a few miles south of the city of
Geneva, New York, is the old John
Johnston farm. Here stands a
monument commemorating one of
the most interesting and important
agricultural events in the history
of western New York. On the
monument is an inscription which
reads:
“Farm and residence of John
Johnston, Seneca County farmer,
who here originated under-drain-
age in America in 1835 and there¬
by became an outstanding
contributor to human welfare.
Honored by the American Society
of Agricultural Engineers.”
The monument is a 14-foot
boulder brought from nearby
Taughannock Falls, so it is likely
to last as long as the countryside
itself. It honors the man who im¬
ported and used the first tile drain
in America.
Look at the fine face of Mr.
Johnston, pictured on this page,
representative of a generation of
rural leaders whom we will never
see again.
Before tile drainage, there were,
of course, various kinds of soil
drains, most of which were laid
with stone in ditches and covered
over the top with flat stones; but
these were unsatisfactory. They
had to be installed with endless
labor and soon clogged up and
went to pieces.
When Johnston was ready to
lay his first imported sections of
tile, his neighbors gathered to jeer
— as men have jeered at new in¬
ventions since time immemorial.
They called Johnston a fool and
said: “How will the water get into
the tile? They will poison the land!
They will be crushed by the weight
of the soil on top. They will dry
out the land so no crop will ever
grow. They will freeze during the
cold winter weather!”
But, like most inventors and
pioneers, Johnston was not to be
stopped. Before his death in his
90th year in 1880, he and his
hired help had laid 72 miles of
drains on his farm, nearly dou¬
bling its productivity. So striking
were the immediate results of his
drainage that the practice spread
rapidly in New York and other
states, into hundreds of thousands
of miles of efficient drainage under
thousands of acres of good land
which, without drainage, would be
unproductive and nearly worth¬
less.
Countless are the farmers who
have waited and waited in the
spring for their land to become
dry enough to work, only to find
54
that by the time the soil is dry, it
rains again. Everyone who has
had experience with wet, or espe¬
cially clay soil, knows that if you
try to work it when it is wet you
will find it full of almost solid
lumps, hard as rocks, all during
the season. Good under-drainage
solves the problem. Not only does
it drain off excess moisture, but a
well-drained soil retains enough
moisture in a dry time to produce
a good crop.
Have you laid any tile lately?
It is one good way to enlarge your
farm. A ditch-digging machine
takes much of the hard labor out
of it.
Make a child happy now. Twenty
years from now he will be happy with
the memories of it.
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Send your check or money
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and a copy will be mailed to you
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WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Suppose a man whom we will
call Mr. X buys a fairly large
farm, say 300 to 400 acres, at a
very low price on top of a hill.
Most of the land is tillable, in
fairly good condition and well-
watered. But there are no fences,
no buildings on the place...
which, together with its being on
top of a hill, pardy accounts for
the low price.
Suppose Mr. X liv^s near
enough so that he doesn’t have to
build a house. That may come
later. But he will have to fence the
place and build a large barn,
probably a pole barn.
Suppose further that nearly
every tillable acre of the farm is
well inoculated with birdsfoot so
that it would be easy to grow this
valuable legume for both pasture
and hay.
Suppose fertilizer and lime are
applied as soil tests indicate, and
suppose there is proof that alfalfa
will also do well with heavy
liming.
Now, here is the $64 question
for you to ponder. If X stocks the
farm with a large herd of beef
catde . . . Black Angus or Here¬
ford . . . can he make a living after
he gets it producing?
Or suppose X also buys good
young dairy heifers and grows
them well until calving. Could they
supplement the beef project?
Let’s take it for granted that X
is a good stockman and likes it.
This is an interesting question
with possible variations, because
there are thousands of acres of
cheap land in the Northeast that
could be developed into such a
stock farm. Relatively little capital
would be required after buildings
and fences were up because com¬
paratively little expensive equip¬
ment would be required. This
might be the answer for a young
man who has little capital but who
wants to farm.
It is also true — at least it seems
so to me — that this or similar
projects would release dairymen
from the tremendous responsibility
of producing milk under modern
conditions, with freedom from the
hu ndred-and-one regulations
which are now required of dairy¬
men.
MAY MORNING
Now the bright morning-star.
Day's harbinger,
Comes dancing from the east,
and leads with her
The flow'ry May, who from her
green lap throws
The yellow cowslip and the pale
primrose.
Hail, bounteous May, that
dost inspire
Mirth, and youth, and warm
desire!
Woods and groves are of thy
dressing;
Hill and dale doth boast
thy blessing.
Thus we salute thee with
our early song,
And welcome thee, and wish
thee long.
BEST SPOT
Now that farming has become
big business on many farms, it is
more necessary than ever to do
some of the things that used to
make farming a life as well as a
living. There is no money that can
buy vegetables as good as those
fresh from your own garden. They
can add much to the farm table
all through the season. Also,
there’s nothing else that will bright¬
en the farm day for every member
of the family like a flower garden.
To have both a vegetable and
flower garden does not involve
much work if a little planning is
done. Both can be set or planted
in rows and easily cultivated with
a tractor. Varieties such as zinnias,
marigolds, nasturtiums and petu¬
nias for the summer, and the
friendly little crocus, daffodils,
tulips and dwarf twinkle phlox for
the spring will add color and bring
happiness to all who behold them.
The garden can be the best spot
on the farm!
EASTMAN'S CHESTNUT
The late Albert Mann, great
dean of the New York State Col¬
lege of Agriculture, once told me
this story on himself. He said he
jumped into a taxicab at Grand
Central Station in New York City
and said to the driver: “Drive fast.
Drive fast!”
Accordingly, the driver zipped
up and down and around several
streets. After a few moments, Dean
Mann said:
“Aren’t we almost there?”
“Darned if I know, mister, ’
said the cab driver. “Where are
we going?”
American Agriculturist, May, 196)
John Johnston, father of tile drainage in America.
See article on this page.
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Mr. J. Wesley Henderson, Evans Mills
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Mr. Otto Yunker, Strykersville
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Could I take such a course in New
York State and go to another state
and practice nursing? Then could
I come back here and apply for a
license in New York State?”
New York State does not recog¬
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nursing. In order to be licensed as
a practical nurse, you have to pass
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you have to be graduated from an
approved school of practical nurs¬
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“I would like some information
about heavy equipment schools.
There is one that offers a six-week
correspondence course. After com¬
pleting the course, the school is
supposed to place the student on a
job. I would like to know if this is
an approved school and how soon
they place a student on a job. ”
Before signing up for any cor¬
respondence course, it is impor¬
tant to read the contract carehilly
and to be guided only by what is
printed in the contract. Promises
made by salesmen do not hold
unless they also appear in the con¬
tract. It is doubthil that any cor¬
respondence school can guarantee
employment. Also, one should be
sure he has the time and money,
as well as the ability and persever¬
ance to profit from the course,
because once the contract is signed
it is legally binding.
The New York State Depart¬
ment of Education has suggested
that a person interested in the pos¬
sibility of on-the-job training for
such work write the New York
State Apprenticeship Council,
Labor Department, Albany, New
York, telling them what he is in¬
terested in and asking where he
might get training for that work.
Residents of other states might
write their State Department of
Labor at the state capital.
Changing a flat tire, Charles E. Davis, farmer from
Medina, N.Y. was crushed to death when the car fell off
the bumper jack. His widow and family received $1500.00
check from local agent Lock Norton of Elba, N.Y.
Mr. Davis took out North American policies in September— nine months
later in June the fatal accident happened. At the time Mrs. Davis received
the check she wrote this note of thanks:
“I wish to express my thanks to Mr. Norton and North American
for check for recent loss of my husband. Not realizing how
suddenly these things happen, we could never afford any other
insurance. We only had the insurance for a very short time.”
OTHER BENEFITS PAID
Bayard L. Bliss, Freedom, N.Y . $ 210.00
Fell — broke ribs
Earl B. Hill, Whitney Point, N.Y. . 402.48
Hit with chisel — cut tendon and thumb
William L. Rhodes, Little Valley, N.Y. 1638.57
Struck tractor drawbar — injured back, ribs
Gerald T. Butts, Cato, N.Y . 1567.80
Hand caught in gears — cut fingers S» hand
Isabell Giles, Union Springs, N.Y. . 551.03
Slipped & fell — broke wrist, injuries
Gordon H. Sikes, Kennedy, N.Y. . 246.50
Auto Acc. — injured back, arms, cuts
Carl Vilardo, Westfield, N.Y. . . 1520.00
Fell from truck— injured back
Walter L. Bower, Pine City, N.Y . 199.29
Slipped on drawbar — injured rib & back
Clifford D. Stevens, Norwich, N.Y . 261.42
Kicked by cow — broke leg
Wilson Maclntire, Cortland, N.Y . 140.00
Fell — broke arm
John Dales, Hobart, N.Y. . 294.96
Kicked by cow — head injuries
William E. Foster, Gowanda, N.Y . 419.75
Slipped & fell in hole — injured back
John L. Subik, Jr., Johnstown, N.Y. 1780.00
Thrown from wagon — injured back
Walter Kruszelnicki, Darien Center, N.Y. 1010.70
Auto Acc. — whiplash, injured head
Jennie Leto, Frankfort, N.Y . 120.00
Fell — broke ankle
Loyde Belles, Philadelphia, N.Y . 106.00
Cow stepped on foot — broke toe
Ruth Fuller, Carthage, N.Y . 114.28
Fell off steps — broke arm
Leslie Lehman, Croghan, N.Y . 378.27
Kicked by horse — cut forehead, injured knee
John Palmer, Georgetown, N.Y. 150.00
Thrown by cow — injured back
Alberta Snyder, Canastota, N.Y. 390.00
Snow fell on car — injured head & spine
William Hudson, Hilton, N.Y. . . 211.44
Slipped & fell — injured back
Russell J. Smith, Spencerport, N.Y. 664.65
Auto Acc. — broke ribs, shock
William C. Fisk, Fort Plain, N.Y . 1655.00
Fell from ladder — broke heel & hip
Dora E. Prior, Sauquoit, N.Y . 431.63
Fell from ladder— broke leg
Samuel Pitcher, Warner, N.Y. . 1637.29
Auto Acc. — broke arm, injuries
Emmett Baumgartner, Manlius, N.Y. 449.16
Caught in V-belt — severe cut hand
Irene Hutchinson, Stanley, N.Y. 115.70
Kicked by horse— injured back
Everett Garrison, Middletown, N.Y. . 110.00
Slipped lifting can— injured back
Nathan Frank, Albion, N.Y . 784.15
Kicked by heifers — injured chest & thigh
James W. Potter, West Monroe, N.Y . 949.50
Auto Acc. — broke wrist, multiple cuts
Lawrence Roseboom, Westford, N.Y. 742.44
Arm went through door— severe cuts
George Stone, Canton, N.Y. . 398.73
Tractor Acc. — broke leg
Bernard Lantry, Helena, N.Y . 222.42
Auto Acc. — Broke nose, concussion
Raymond H. Keys, Schenectady, N.Y. $ 388.57
Auto Acc. — injured back & shoulder
Wesley Martin, Scotia, N.Y . 643.00
Kicked by cow — broke arm, injuries
Sophie Hilmeyer, Sprakers, N.Y. 664.65
Pushed by cow — injured shoulder
Beatrice L. Callahan, Beaver Dams, N.Y. 299.56
Fell downstairs — injured shoulder
Seeley Poormon, Waterloo, N.Y. 110.51
Fell off truck — injured elbow, shoulder
John K. LaForge, Rathbone, N.Y . 280.86
Fell from moving tractor — broke collarbone
Katherine Knight, Southampton, L.I..N.Y. 184.28
Tripped on rug — cut face, scalp
Martha Cain, Jamesport, N.Y. 586.63
Caught hand in combine — cut fingers
George Knapp, Sr., Trumansburg, N.Y. 244.34
Slipped off ladder — broke ribs
Mary E. Crandall, Barton, N.Y . 126.43
Pushed by cow— injured back
Stanley Wishinsky, Owego, N.Y . 447.78
Slipped in silo chute— broke hip
Marian G. Freeman, Newfield, N.Y . 460.42
Fell — broke leg, injuries
Ruth Dedrick, Dryden, N.Y . 376.25
Fell from stepladder — broke arm
Mrrris Sims, Kerhonkson, N.Y. 635.00
Truck skidded on hill — injured back
Anna Mae Vanderwege, Palmyra, N.Y. 296.57
Slipped on steps — broke leg & toe
Edmund Dates. Red Creek. N.Y. 134.00
Thrown from wagon — injured face & chest
Nellah Lare, Dundee, N.Y . 1200.00
Fell over cupboard door — broke hip
Ross Cummings, Knoxville, Pa. 672.81
Kicked by cow — internal injuries
Howard L. Blakeslee, Corry, Pa. 123.00
Using electric saw — cut hand
George Cleland Hall, Harrison Valley, Pa. 291.44
Fell in chute — head injuries
Pearl Petersen, Sussex, NJ. 1143.75
Fell downstairs — broke leg, injuries
Ada Vogt, Mount Holly, N.J . . 242.86
Fell on rug — hip injury
W. Peter Forman, Freehold, N.J . 193.00
Fell crossing fence — broke wrist
John Winzinger, Sr., Bordentown, N.J. 125.50
Hitch fell on foot — broke toe
Rose Banscher, Paulsboro, N.J. 111.43
Slipped on concrete— broke wrist
Fred Laird, Hoosac Tunnel, Mass . 250.00
Auto Acc. — whiplash injury
Harry Roach, East Corinth, Me. 966.05
Run over by baler — broke ribs
Andrew L. Kuhre, Meriden, N.H. 121.66
Tractor jack-knifed — injured foot
Frank Gould, Chester Depot, Vt. 1095.35
Hit by board — broke arm, cut head
Laroy M. Merrill, Randolph Center, Vt. 454.80
Fell from truck — injured knee
Florence Ward, Castleton, Vt. 361.41
Fell off chair — broke wrist, injuries
Wendell H. Savery, Williamstown, Vt. 132.84
Hit by cow — broke rib
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Gay way Farm Notes . 10
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Seventh Generation Farmer . 23
Forage Feeding Values . 25
“Doc” Mettler Says . 28
FRUIT
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Garden Talk . 35
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Visiting With Home Editor . 36
POULTRY
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Plowing in heavy soil demands
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Editorials
by GORDON CONKLIN
HELP! HELP!
All hell is busting loose over the farms of
the country as Secretary of Labor Wirtz
pushes his principle that no foreign farm
workers shall be admitted to the U.S. so long
as unemployed domestic workers are avail¬
able.
The catch to this whole deal is that the vast
majority of our unemployed are not willing
or qualified to accept seasonal harvest em¬
ployment on the vegetable and fruit farms of
the land. Furthermore, unemployment insur¬
ance and public welfare benefits are high
enough to provide attractive alternatives to
sweating under a harvest sun.
Secretary Wirtz has also ordered that
hourly earning guarantees be added to a piece
rate wage system so that workers are guar¬
anteed a specified amount per hour regardless
of the number of containers picked. Don
Green, manager of a huge apple operation at
Chazy, New York, tells us that some local
workers pick 15 or 20 boxes per day while
some Bahaman workers go as high as 100 to
130 boxes a day ... at 35 cents per box. In
1963, Chazy Orchards figures showed that
local labor averaged to pick 36 boxes of
apples per man day . . . Bahaman labor aver¬
aged 54 boxes.
As with any mandated minimum wage,
unproductivity tends to be rewarded, and em¬
ployment may be denied to those who most
need it. Under a piece rate system, even a
physically-handicapped person can work at
his own speed and earn something . . . under
an enforced minimum wage, he just isn’t hired
at all.
It looks to me as though Secretary Wirtz
and his staff are long on theory, but short on
realistic knowledge ol farm problems and
human nature. Farmers don’t object to paying
higher wages if added production costs can be
passed along to the consumer, as are wage
increases for steel workers and other industrial
employees. However, it has been notoriously
difficult to do this, and farmers can’t absorb
sharply increased costs within the thin mar¬
gins they’ve been experiencing in recent years.
The majority of northeastern dairy and
poultry farmers may not be vitally concerned
about seasonal harvest labor, but they should
go to bat on behalf of their neighbors . . .
vegetable and fruit farmers who are really in
a bind on this one. Let’s at least push our
legislators for modification of the heavy pres¬
sure by the architects of the Great Society so
that the transition toward increased farm
labor costs can be done at a reasonable rate
of speed.
HEIFER PROJECT
Not long ago, I hied myself off to the Do¬
minican Republic to accompany a planeload
of purebred Holstein dairy catde destined to
help increase the genetic potential of that
country’s dairy herds. Sponsored by Heifer
Project, Inc., the shipment came from some
outstanding Central New York dairy herds,
and was made possible by contributions from
23 individuals; nine service clubs; eleven
church Youth Fellowships, Vacation Bible
Schools, and Sunday Schools; eleven churches
of seven denominations; two 4-H ’ers and two
Holstein breeders gave animals outright.
American Agriculturist, June, 1965
Heifer Project, Inc. is a non-profit organi¬
zation financed by voluntary contributions
that shares livestock, poultry, technical assist¬
ance, and educational information with peo¬
ple in underdeveloped areas over the world.
Its executive director is Thurl Metzger, whose
address is Box 269, North Manchester, Indi¬
ana 46962; there are also regional offices at
Room 611, 14 Beacon St., Boston, Massa¬
chusetts 02108, and at Box 278, Upper
Darby, Pennsylvania 19084. Roger Cross,
Fayetteville, New York 13066, is the Central
New York Representative.
Its purpose is two-fold ... to help meet the
immediate problem of hunger with assistance
to meet nutritional needs and, second, to sup¬
ply long-range potential (living animals to
produce and reproduce) for helping people to
help themselves.
The Dominican Republic, which has been
so much in the news lately, occupies the east¬
ern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola,
southeast of Cuba. About two-thirds of the
country’s three million people are farmers . . .
when our politicians make doomsday speeches
about the decline in numbers of farmers in
the United States, let’s remember we wouldn’t
want to change places with countries where
this hasn’t happened!
The Dominican Republic is a land of enor¬
mous contrast between the rich and the poor;
the rich haven’t yet grasped the idea that they
could become even richer if they would en¬
courage the development of an informed and
productive middle class. Hopefully, this will
change over die generations.
From this and other contacts with the or¬
ganization, I conclude that Heifer Project is
doing much to help, in a practical way, the
constructive development of nations who des¬
perately want an abundance similar to that
of our nation. Instead of making people de¬
pendent on handouts, it is encouraging them
to grab their bootstraps and develop their
agriculture to the point where it will, like ours,
provide a foundation for industrial growth.
Incidentally, this organization has a lot less
“overhead” than do some of the publicly-
financed foreign aid programs, so each of
their dollars goes further in actually getting
things done.
LINE FENCES
Our Service Bureau (Publisher’s Desk),
ably handled by Mrs. Maij Parsons, receives
hundreds of letters every year asking for help
with all kinds of problems.
One of the more common queries over the
years concerns line fences. There’s an old say¬
ing, “Good fences make good neighbors;” it
seems to be equally true that poor fences can
lead to some mighty poor neighboring.
The line fence laws in most northeastern
states were passed back in the days when
almost all rural property holders were farmers
. . . the majority of whom had livestock of
some sort running on summer pasture. But
now the majority of people who live in the
open country are not farmers ... in New York
State, for instance, seven out of ten rural resi¬
dents are non-farmers. These people sometimes
have livestock, but most of diem do not, and
therefore find it difficult to understand why
they should fence half the property line be¬
tween their land and the neighboring dairy¬
man’s pasture.
Besides controlling critters, a line fence has
at least one other purpose ... to mark prop¬
erty boundary lines. However, rural non¬
farmers argue that they can mark property
lines very adequately just by driving steel pegs
or posts along the line, without the added
expense of wire, or the sweat (or hired labor
expense) of erection. Most of them just can’t
see why they should be forced to shoulder a
portion of the production costs of a neighbor¬
ing dairy farm, knowing that building half the
line fence for 30 years won’t put a nickel in
their pockets.
Pastures are constantly becoming less
important in terms of providing roughage
for northeastern dairy cattle. This means that
more and more “zero-pasture” dairymen,
whose cows never roam over more than an
exercise lot next to the barn, will be faced with
the prospect of line fence maintenance on
behalf of a neighbor who still pastures his
cows.
What, if anything, needs to be done about
existing fencing laws? What has been your
experience, or the experience of others in your
community, concerning the most practical way
to resolve disputes over line fences? I’d be
glad to know!
UNANIMOUS CHOICE
Saw a report the other day telling of a sur¬
vey among college students during which they
were asked about foods they liked. Dozens of
items were mentioned, and results ranged all
the way from a low of 30 percent (Spanish
omelet) up to one food item that all students
said they liked. What do you suppose it was
. . . milk, steak, a hamburger? Nope, it was
strawberry shortcake!
For the school-age youngsters, June is the
month school is let out. In the next older age
group, the excitement is all about the June
weddings. For all us oldsters ( over 35), it’s a
month when we get a breather from running
up those giant bills for heating the house. But
every age group can agree on something . . .
and this is pretty unusual! Strawberry short¬
cake is just plain scrumptious, and there’s no
better month than June to sit out on the porch
in the evening and tie into a big wedge of this
delight. Be sure it’s topped with a huge gob of
real whipped cream! Man, that’s really livin’!
CASE FOR SOYBEANS
The soybean seems to be continuing as one
of the “glamour” crops in this country. On
every side is evidence of its continuing profit¬
ability, in contrast to some other agricultural
products. The predictions for the coming year
are as glowing as ever in terms of returns to
farmers.
As I have commented before, it seems that
New York State may be missing a bet in terms
of this crop. A map prepared by the Soybean
Digest shows 10 “best adapted varieties” for
Minnesota, 5 in Wisconsin, 6 in Michigan, 6
in Ontario (Canada) . . . and none for New
York.
Under the leadership of Professor H. A.
MacDonald at Cornell University, research
has been undertaken in New York to try to
develop practices and varieties that will over¬
come the chronic problem of low yields that
has been the case in past years. I think farm¬
ers should promote such efforts and push for
exploring every possibility in this direction.
Soybeans have been a very profitable crop
for thousands of farmers in states with similar
climates to that of New York. Empire State
farmers should have the opportunity of shar¬
ing in the profit potential brought about by
the expansion over the whole world in demand
for this high-protein grain.
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I just had to write some answer
to “Burned Up.” Perhaps he won’t
read this, but I feel better. My
loyalty still remains with the farm¬
er, the backbone of the country,
for without him where would the
food come from? Our country pro¬
duces a surplus because of our in¬
dustrious, hard-working, non¬
complaining, stubborn farmer. For
these traits he is criticized? — Mrs.
William H. Weir, Schaghticoke,
N.Y.
FLORAL DISENCHANTMENT
as owners we pay the real estate
taxes on the land that is made use¬
less to us, we try to plant and fer¬
tilize the farm or garden, we have
to string the stupid fences which
are bashed in in a season, we
spray the stinking repellents, and
we, when desperate, are granted
the special privilege of shooting
the marauding beasts which
plague us in season and out. You,
too, may have heard the white¬
tailed deer referred to as “Amer¬
ica’s sacred cow,” and the designa¬
tion is less humorous than
accurate.
It appears to us that the time
has come for thousands of farmers
and country residents to assert
their civil rights, notwithstanding
powerful sportsmen’s organiza¬
tions and state conservation de¬
partments, and demand that the
use of their land be returned to
them. Taxes continue to rise, and
government must be forced to
recognize the plurality of interests
of its citizens as well as the basic
justice of protecting private prop¬
erty from unnecessary destruction.
The history of the struggle
about game management in New
Jersey is replete with token deer
control measures designed to
pacify those affected. The time is
long overdue for all the people’s
deer to be provided for by all the
people.
We hope that farm organiza¬
tions may be encouraged to re¬
solve their historic differences of -
opinion with regard to game
management and decide whether
they are farmers first and fore¬
most, or if they are sportsmen
first; also that they make such
united opinion count in the state
capitals where legislators should
legislate. — Philip H. Schmitt, Jr.
Far Hills, New Jersey
GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
The general public is given in¬
formation by USDA, Congress,
and some newspapers that gives
the impression that farmers in
general are willingly producing
surplus in spite of government
efforts to curb them. These govern¬
ment programs seem to have the
opposite effect, and a great many
farmers are very troubled by the
situation.
A good example is the wheat
business. A couple of years ago,
USDA came up widi a drastic
wheat program with a take-it-or-
leave-it ultimatum . . . vote the pro¬
gram down and the government
will get out of the wheat business,
they said. The wheat growers took
them at their word and voted
against the proposed program by
a good margin. But the first thing
we knew, a nice new wheat pro¬
gram was quietly formed and just
as quietly put through Congress
. . . and the government was still
in the wheat business, against the
will of the majority of producers!
The milk situation in this area
is much the same. Individual farm¬
ers cannot produce for the needs
of the market, as all the milk is
pooled by the Federal Marketing
Order. This Order has good points
as well as bad; as it stands now,
no one can afford to limit his pro¬
duction because all he would do
would be to lower his own gross
income.
I wish information like this
could be clearly and accurately
put before the public. I believe it
would lead to better understanding
between farmers and dieir urban
customers. — James R. Church,
R.D. 2, Carthage, New York
A REPLY
I was reading through the in¬
teresting and informative letters
printed in your “First Class Mail”
column and came upon the short,
but much inflamed, letter written
by “Burned Up” of Massena, New
York, comparing railroad feather¬
bedding to the subsidizing of
farmers.
Well, frankly, I am not in favor
of either program, but I would like
to ask this: If the railroad men
had been given the opportunity to
vote against this featherbedding,
would they have done so? Com¬
pare this with the farmers who, in
May, 1963, voted against the
Wheat Control Program, which,
in spite of their disapproval, was
put through by the Administration
on the Cotton- Wheat Bill.
As for being more self-reliant,
I definitely agree that farmers are!
The farmer produces something
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which every person in this world
needs in order to survive. Can the
same be said of what is manufac¬
tured by city people . . . things
such as radios, television sets,
automobiles, etc.? Also, the farmer
produces his product at a very
minimum of cost; for instance, he
receives eight cents per quart for
milk, three cents for the wheat in
a loaf of bread. It was once said
that if the farmer gave his wheat
away free, bread would still cost
fifteen cents a loaf. So, who reaps
the harvest in this vicious circle?
Does the railroad man work
seven days a week, every week of
the year? Does he work 14 to 15
hours a day, and sometimes even
longer? No vacations, no over¬
time, no unemployment (which,
incidently, is not paid by the
worker). Social Security? Yes, but
the farmer pays all of his. Now
really, is this a fair comparison
when you think of it and know a
few more facts?
I do not know if “Burned Up”
is a railroad man or not, and I
cannot dispute the fact that he
works “damned hard” for his
wages; but does his wife and
family also earn their share of the
net earnings for the year? Most of
the earnings of a farmer are made
up of contributions of the whole
family.
In spite of the lower income of
the farmer, he still must pay the
prices listed on every piece of mer¬
chandise produced by the city
worker. Can the city worker pro¬
duce his product as cheaply as the
farmer? Does your city wage scale
compare with the farmer’s wage?
I’m afsaid there is quite a gap
between the two workers; but in
spite of the lower income, the
farmer is still able to Survive.
Why? Because he is more self-
reliant.
Mrs. Robert Foote of R.D. 1,
Hebron, Connecticut, recendy sent
us an amusingly written poem con¬
cerning her family’s struggle with
multiflora rose hedges. These are
the roses, you know, that are ad¬
vertised as being “living fences”
. . . but all too often they prove to
be “impossible fences.” They are
just too aggressive, and awfully
hard to curtail once they get going.
Here’s the way Mrs. Foote de¬
scribed the struggles of “Farmer
Bill” when he tackled the job of
trying to get rid of some multi¬
floras that had far exceeded his
expectations:
“He offered without stint the third degree
With 2-4-5-T and X-Y-Z,
To all of which they gave little heed.
But calmly started going to seed.
With a mighty bulldozer at his command
He sought to mangle them with the land,
But many could be tackled only by hand.
Nobody knows the length of those shoots,
Nobody knows the strength of those thorns,
Nobody knows the spread of those roots,
Unless he has taken the job by the horns!”
FIRSTHAND
ACQUAINTANCE
We have had a fifteen year ac¬
quaintance with New Jersey’s out¬
rageous wildlife problems, as well
as with the classic game manage¬
ment position of “providing as
many healthy deer for as many
sportsmen as possible.” We have
a firsthand acquaintance with the
political unpopularity of promot¬
ing wildlife management with
justice, and are convinced that
legislators will continue to ignore
the problem until they are “backed
into a corner.”
The irony of the matter is that
UNUSUAL OX YOKE
Remember the request we ran
for information about an unusual
ox yoke? James A. Keillor, Wad¬
ing River, New York 11792, is the
owner of the yoke, and he reports
an “overwhelming response” by
readers. He further reports as fol¬
lows:
“It will interest everyone to
know the multiple uses for which
this yoke was suitable. Many peo¬
ple have had experience with this
type of yoke, and the uses may
be summarized as follows in the
order of their importance:
Cultivating a single or double
row
Ditching
Training of young steers — fre¬
quently with a sharpened pole
to keep them from backing
Hillside work before the advent
of the slide yoke
Roping hay from a windrow to
the stack
Moving a stone boat and ele¬
vating the front
Logging
Drawing a Eureka mower with
the cutting bar on front. (It was
possible with this yoke to drive
instead of leading at the left
side. )
Working on each side of a rail¬
road track
American Agriculturist, June, 1965
This is the 50th year that the USDA has provided a Fruit and Vegetable
Market News Service. Federal-State market reporter John Capus (right) looks
at a wholesale market in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to obtain information on
prices, supplies, and quality of produce.
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ONE SET of Burma Shave
signs along our highways which
always gives me a chuckle is the
one that goes:
What You Shouted Is Doubtless
True, But Did You Hear What
He Called You?
It comes to mind when I think
of some of the things I see going
on in the production and market¬
ing of eggs.
Here’s what I mean by the “bat¬
tles” referred to in the title of this
article. There are four major egg-
producing areas in the country . . .
our Northeast, the South, the Mid¬
west, and the Pacific Coast.
In each of these areas, individ-
ual egg producers have been
batding to cut their costs in pro¬
ducing these eggs. There is, of
course, a certain amount of com¬
parison and competition between
these producers; you can’t be much
higher than your neighbor and
make any money, especially if he
sells in the same market.
Then there is a “batde,” or
rather competition between produc¬
ing areas. Our market competition
comes mosdy from the South and
Midwest. We can’t let our produc¬
tion costs get much out of line with
producers in these areas, because
they sell lots of eggs in our mar¬
kets. History tells us that over the
long pull the level of costs and the
level of prices are closely related.
When I say we are winning
“battles” I mean that an increas¬
ing number of northeastern poul-
trymen have brought their costs
into the range of those in the
South, and not much above those
of good poultrymen in the Mid¬
west. We know it can be done, and
we’re developing practical means
for doing this.
The “war” I refer to is the over¬
all fight all egg producers are wag¬
ing against whatever or whomever
is responsible for the downward
trend in the base price for market
eggs.
Who Is Responsible?
Some folks feel sure that the
power and buying policies of the
large chain store companies will
decide the outcome of die war . . .
and they say we are losing it. This
may be true. On the other hand,
a good case can be made to show
that the people producing the eggs
are more responsible for the level
of egg prices than anyone else.
Here’s where the Burma Shave
jingle applies. Let me show you
why I say this.
A weekly government report
gives the number of cases of eggs
moving off farms into commercial
egg-handling channels. In the five
years 1960 through 1964 the vol¬
ume of these eggs increased each
year . . . the total increase has been
18 percent. In the same five years
the average price of eggs has
dropped each year ... a total of
6 cents a dozen for the period. By
the middle of 1965 I would expect
production ( as reflected in the
movement off farms) to begin fall¬
ing behind a year earlier. As a
result, I think you’ll see prices
showing improvement.
It is this direct relationship be¬
tween total production and prices
which the boosters for “production
controls” use as a basis for their
promotion for such controls. Most
poultrymen don’t agree with this.
They say the egg prices themselves
are the quickest, surest and least
painful way to control production.
I think the record bears them out.
The very low egg prices of 1959
were quickly followed by cutbacks
in production. This gave us at
least four good price years in 1960
through 1963, and not too bad
prices in most of 1964.
Area Competition
For the last six years I have
traveled into the South to see what
poultrymen, feedmen, hatcheries
and egg handlers were doing. I
concentrated on the South because
the increasing number of eggs
which they ship to our north¬
eastern markets are of a quality
which compares favorably with
our own. Their competition has
been rough on us. It’s not the right
kind of competition. I’ve said this
up here, and I’ve told it to many
Southerners both individually and
in meetings.
As I’m sure you all know, the
southeastern and Gulf states have
stepped up their production much
faster than we or any other part
of the country. They have more
than doubled in the last five years.
They did this without knowing
exacdy. where they are going to
sell all the eggs. They eyed our big
northeastern markets and worked
their way in by cutting prices; most
of these eggs sold for quite a bit
less than their value in relation to
ours. This has dragged us down
without doing themselves any
good.
I thought I saw encouraging
signs on my Southern trip in April.
The bigger producers are begin¬
ning to believe and feel this.
There’s even some talk of coopera¬
tive and better-planned selling. It
takes a financial pinch, like we’re
getting so far this year, to get the
message across. Make no mistake
about it, these egg prices are hurt¬
ing them too. I saw the same signs
in J anu ary of 1 960 .
The majority of Southern hens
are housed in pretty open houses
with dirt floors. They are inexpen¬
sive and, for a time at least, they
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Notes
by HAROLD HAWLEY
FARMER PSYCHOLOGY
In our area, as in much of the
rest of the Northeast, it was dry
last year, and we had an open
winter with little rain or snow. In
March much fertilizer was being
bulk spread because the fields were
so dry and firm. Then along came
April and some rain. At first every¬
one said “fine, we sure need it.”
Then as it continued cold and wet
slowing up spring work, the com¬
ments seemed to be made with less
enthusiasm. Everyone knew we
needed the rain and lots, lots more
of it . . . but then, too, everyone
was anxious to get at the plowing
and planting.
In other years of late spring, it
has always been common to gripe
about what a backward season we
are having. So far this year I’ve
not heard this. Emotions are
mixed about not getting the crops
in early, but the rain is so much
appreciated it sounds a little off¬
color to beef about the weather.
SUCCESS FORMULA
We are indebted to Louis Longo
of Glastonbury, Connecticut, for a
real valuable three line formula
for a profitable operation. I’m
guessing Louis follows this pretty
closely himself, as he seems to
have worked out the ingredients
for progress and profit in his busi¬
ness. He says: “Profit is the result
of
Proper Investigation
Proper Planning
Proper Application.”
That pretty much gets it said.
As I reflect on some of our failures,
they mosdy trace back to not
doing one or another of those three
steps well.
HIDDEN TREASURE
It’s not necessary to go skin
diving in the Caribbean to find
hidden treasures in the wrecks of
old Spanish frigates. Many a
farmer has something almost as
precious as Spanish gold right at
home. Have you heard what is
being asked and paid for old driv¬
ing harness? Light harness,
whether single or double, is worth
its weight in something or other.
Of course, it’s getting scarce, and
it’s tough to find someone to fix it
up, but the buyers are ready and
willing if good harness can be
found.
It’s similar to other forms of
early Americana. When does old
junk suddenly become an antique
or a marketable item such as this
harness? When I think of all the
leather we have used for every¬
thing else but, it makes me
shudder. Who could have foreseen
that the horse boom would happen
and bring with it a big demand for
all the various paraphernalia and
trappings that were and still are
a part of the world of the horse.
END OF AN ERA
We’ve been longer making the
final switch than most, but finally
the time came to sell the bull and
go entirely to A. I. We’ve been
using A. I. for years but continued
to keep a bull too. Our reason was
simply that we were after a lot of
milk and also good dispositions,
but not butterfat test. We thought
we could come nearer to getting it
by picking a bull of our own.
It now seems hard to justify
keeping a bull, since we’ve been
able to select an A. I. sire who
seems likely to help our milk pro¬
duction and maybe do a little bet¬
ter for the udders on our next
generation. This is a place where
we’ve not done as well as we would
like. It’s probably also a minor
thing, but we thought we got a little
more uniformity in the bunch by
using one bull. This we can still get
by using frozen semen from just
one or two bulls.
At any rate, it’s a new look
around the place with no bull to
greet and challenge all comers —
a change for the better, I suspect.
ADJUSTMENTS
Surely where all this change will
lead us nobody knows. I recently
heard a panel of real good farmers
discuss their operation and some
of their plans for future changes.
These men have already moved
way ahead of the crowd, but the
end is not yet. In fact, like the
fellow who had the bull by the tail,
they or we can’t let go or cease to
change. As long as innovations
occur, those who adopt them stay
competitive and those who do not
are at a disadvantage. This
doesn’t mean the end of them, but
it makes it tougher.
Not everyone wants to engage
in this mad chase for dollars and
success. In fact, many would much
prefer just to make a decent living
for a few more years and then call
it quits. However, the choice isn’t
that easy. These technological
changes others adopt will increase
supply and lower costs, making
margins smaller in most cases and
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American Agriculturist, June, 1965
10
putting the squeeze on those not
adopting changes.
All this gives me no great satis¬
faction. We lose much of real value
as we move from the kind of rural
life many of us knew as kids to
the high pressure, competitive,
more business-like modern farm¬
ing situation. The more leisurely,
neighborly, easy-going era slips
away and its going leaves us a
little poorer. Let us hope that all of
us will be smart enough to make
our technology and progress get
us more leisure and a higher stan¬
dard of living — not only physical
but moral, ethical, and spiritual.
Unless we do this the machine, the
system, tire business will be run¬
ning us, not we running it.
Lest we let ourselves become
slaves to progress, let’s resolve
that progress shall bring to us
those basic and lasting rewards
which come to those who have
been fortunate enough to strike a
balance between ambition and
satisfaction, between desire and
reward, and between now and
hereafter.
TREES
Unlike Joyce Kilmer, no poem
comes from my pen . . .just some
homely comment about varieties
and such. For years we’ve ad¬
mired red maples and white birch,
so naturally thought we would
plant one or two of each when we
needed to replace some trees
around the house. This spring we
decided to plant a couple of trees
so got to doing a little looking
and reading. What do you sup¬
pose we ended up planting? Two
English walnut trees — a variety
from Poland supposed to be winter
hardy here. They do make nice
shade and fine nuts, but are quite
a switch from red maple or white
birch. Actually, we ended up also
getting a maple later.
All this led to thoughts about
how species of trees seem to thrive
and then just disappear. When we
first started to farm twenty years
ago, the fence rows had many,
many chokecherry trees. Doris
made chokecherry jam almost by
the bushel. I don’t know where
there are any now. A hard winter
was the apparent cause for their
disappearance but I’ll bet there
was something else involved to
wipe out every last one.
It brings to mind the American
chestnut trees, which seemed to be
forever gone until some dedicated
scientists developed new hybrids
and crosses to develop a blight
resistant tree. There now seems to
be reason for believing that the
majestic American chestnut tree
will once again be part of our
woodland scene . . . though not for
a few years yet.
It’s always been a puzzle why
a few specimens of a tree will sur¬
vive even a real killing disease.
We have a small patch of long-
leaf white pine such as was once
commonplace over much of the
area. It’s about the only such
stand I know anything about. Why
it survived is a mystery.
The spread of the Dutch elm
disease is another tragedy, but
here, too, we see specimens that
American Agriculturist, June, 1965
look to be holding their own. I
suppose that in trees as in other
plants we may have to accept some
of the inevitable changes of nature
— modified as much as our best
scientific brains can bring this
about.
Pure Stands
Another little puzzle is why and
how some species of tree are able
to take over an area and exist in
almost pure stands, whereas in
most places several kinds exist and
thrive together. Several years ago
I was much impressed by a pure
stand of black locust on a part of
the Howland’s Island Game Ref¬
uge. This was once farmland but
hasn’t been used for perhaps 20
to 25 years. The locust in this
stand were thick and straight and
surprisingly uniform in size as
though they had all got started
pretty much together. Not only
must there have been a lot of seed
blowing around, but conditions
must have been favorable . . . and
the locust must have out-competed
everything else.
We’ve all seen how through time
some species of tree will take over
simply by outseeding and out-
competing others, or perhaps
because other varieties get cut for
lumber and this variety is left.
Beech is an example of this in our
woods. They do say that eventual¬
ly it will take over and become a
pure stand. Surely the locust didn’t
do this; it was the first growth of
trees after farming ceased.
An interesting example of a cli¬
max or final variety of trees can
be found in some of the rainforests
on the eastern slopes of the Andes
Mountains in Peru and Brazil.
Here torrential rains and high tem¬
peratures have leached the soil and
the land is so depleted that almost
nothing can grow except the exist¬
ing species. One can do a little
guessing and say that these trees
not only were best adapted to the
conditions but also that through
time they made some adjustments
of their own to survive in the
changing conditions of their en¬
vironment. Isn’t nature wonderful
— and puzzling?
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Tom Snyder likes the new barn arrangement, comments especially on lower
bedding requirements.
AT THEIR dairy farm near
Churchville, New York, Tom and
Henry Snyder are operating a
business begun by their father, the
late Fred Snyder. They have used
for the second winter a free-stall
setup . . . moving their dairy herd
out of a good conventional stable
now used for storing hay and
stabling dry cows and young cat¬
tle.
The newer barn is 50 x 324
feet . . . that’s 24 feet longer than
a football field! The south side is
open over approximately one-half
of its wall surface area, so this is
called a “cold barn” in structural
terminology. Cows are held from
going out open areas by steel
cables stretched taut with turn-
buckles and passing through chain
links welded to the steel trusses.
Exterior plywood (1/2 inch) forms
the sidewalls . . . painted the tra¬
ditional barn red. Shenango steel
trusses form the main members
of both rafter and sidewalls, pro¬
viding a clear-span building with
no posts to work around.
Steel Roof
The roof is steel, coated on both
sides with material that looks like
enamel . . . sheets are 26 feet long,
so there are no end laps. There is
a ridge cap along the peak of the
roof, open to allow air to exhaust.
Doors were built into the barn
wall just below the eaves on the
north side to provide summer ven¬
tilation, but opening them has
proved to be no help in keeping
the barn cool, so they remain
closed.
During the summer, the herd
has 12 to 15 acres of rotated pas¬
ture to feed on, but they receive
barn- fed roughage die year
around. “After 10 a.m. in the
summer, only three or four cows
ever stay outside the barn,” Tom
says. Silage comes from four silos
. . . measuring 24 x 57, 20 x 55,
12 x 50, and 14 x 40. Hay-crop
silage is put up early for summer
feed, then everything is filled with
corn silage in the fall.
Silo unloader switches are con¬
nected to an ampere meter to guide
the vertical adjustment of the un¬
loader in the silo. When the un¬
loader isn’t “biting” very hard,
the amp load decreases; when it
is chewing too hard, the amp load
soars. The operator can look at
the ampere meter and judge how
tilings are going in the silo . . .
trying to keep the needle between
40 and 50 amps. Henry is a col¬
lege graduate in engineering, so
he designed the electrical layout.
Hay is fed free-choice in a hay
rack along one side of the barn;
60 tons can be stored along the
north wall of the new barn and the
rest is tucked away in the old barn,
where a cold air mow dryer im¬
proves quality and haying speed.
The barn . . . and the herd . . .
is divided into two 50-stall units,
separated by gates halfway be¬
tween the two ends. The 100 cows
funnel from one end at a time into
a holding area and then into the
double-four herringbone milking
parlor. It takes one man three
hours and fifteen minutes to milk a
hundred cows. The parlor was
designed with 150 cows in mind.
The ends of the barn were built so
they can easily be moved out and
25 cows added to each end.
Stalls are seven feet and six
inches long, four feet wide, curbs
at the rear eight inches high and
four wide. Bedding is put over the
gravel stall beds every two or three
weeks . . . about 160 bales of straw
per month for 100 cows during
the winter season. A flail chopper
is parked at the end of each row of
stalls, “wound up” with a tractor,
and the bales pushed under it.
Chopped straw blows almost the
length of the stall row; the last two
or three stalls have to be bedded
with a fork.
Twice A Day
Droppings are pulled out of the
stalls twice a day . . .just before
the entire paved area is scraped
with a tractor-mounted blade into
a conventional-sized gutter
equipped with a mechanical gutter
cleaner. A self-unloading wagon is
used to deliver silage to the three-
foot-wide bunks. “This gives me
greater use of the investment we
have in the machine,” says Tom.
Here’s a farm that shows the
results of a lot of engineering
know-how . . . and plenty of think¬
ing about how best to build,
repair, or replace. In an era of
machines and new ways of hous¬
ing animals, it’s something that
every farmer needs to work at.
American Agriculturist, June, 1965
12
The Qfie&Uon £o*
. . . Send us your questions - we'll get the answers
Which is better, cutting oats for hay
or pasturing them?
So far as the seeding is con¬
cerned, the results are about the
same. For the best seeding, either
is preferable to combining for
grain. It’s largely a question of
which procedure fits better into
your farm operation.
A farmer vacated an old farmhouse, to
use for rental purposes, and built a new
house on the same farm. The area is
entirely agricultural, and not near any
residential or business areas. Yet, the as¬
sessor assessed this new farm house at
the same rate as though it were on a
separate lot, and available to sell as such.
I feel the assessment should have been in
keeping with the general farm picture,
since it is a part of the farm. I might add
that the land and buildings are assessed
separately.
The Real Property Tax Law of
New York generally requires that
town assessors assess real proper¬
ties at their full value or at a uni-
Dates to Remember
JUNE IS DAIRY MONTH
June 5 _ Steuben Pomona
Dairy Festival, Bath, N.Y.
June 5-23 - Training
Course in Conservation, Cornell
University Biological Field Sta¬
tion, Shackelton Point, near
Bridgeport, N.Y.
June 9 - Annual meeting.
Eastern Milk Producers Coopera¬
tive Association, Hotel Syra¬
cuse, Syracuse, N.Y.
June 13 - Annual Fly-In,
Drive-In Breakfast sponsored by
the New York Flying Farmers .
Municipal Airport, Ithaca, N.Y.
June 16-17 - Pennsylvania
Poultry Federation Annual Con¬
ference, Pennsylvania State
University, State College.
June 17-19 - National
Chicken Cooking Contest and
l8th Annual Delmarva Chicken
Festival, Salisbury, Maryland.
June 20-24 - Neppco Egg
Quality School, Gorham State
Teachers College, Gorham, Me.
June 23-25 - 2nd National
Grassland Field Day Conference
at Middle Tennessee Agricultur¬
al Experiment Station, Columbia,
Tennessee .
June 23-27 - Finger Lakes
Sugar Beet Festival, Genoa,
New York.
June 24-26 - Neppco Egg
Marketing School, Gorham State
Teachers College, Gorham,Me.
June 24-27 - National
Apple Institute's annual meet¬
ing, Sun Valley, Idaho.
June 26 - Connecticut
Valley Hereford Field Day, Twin
Elm Farm, Mendon, Mass.
June 28- July 1 - Summer
Conference, National Dairy Coun¬
cil, Edgewater Beach Hotel,
Chicago, Illinois.
June 29-July 2 - Associa¬
tion of Teachers of Agriculture
of New York Annual Meeting and
Professional Improvement Con¬
ference, Association Island,
Henderson Harbor, New York.
American Agriculturist, June, 1965
form percentage of full value.. “Full
value” is generally considered to
be market value or an approxima¬
tion of what a property would sell
for in an arm’s length transaction
between a willing buyer and a
willing seller.
The State equalization rate
applying to your Town’s assess¬
ment roll for 1963 is 24, that is,
the State agency considers that
properties in the Town were as¬
sessed on the average at 24 per¬
cent of their full value. Unless
assessed values entered on the
Town roll have been revised sub¬
stantially since 1963, or unless
real estate full values have
changed greatly since 1963, the
24 percent is probably still a
reasonable approximation of the
average percentage at which the
town assessors assess property.
If you believe that the property
about which you write is assessed
at substantially more than 24 per¬
cent of its full value, you should
inform the town assessors, and
explain the reasons why you
believe this to be true.
If you are not then satisfied,
you may enter a written complaint
on grievance day. The assessors
can inform you of the time of such
a meeting and the manner of such
a complaint; in addition a pub¬
lished notice of the grievance day
hearing is required. If you are not
satisfied as a result of the griev¬
ance day proceedings, you may
take your complaint into court.
A separate value for land and
buildings is required to be entered
on the town assessment roll. Some
assessors, however, apparendy
judge the value as a whole of a
farm property, and then separate
this value more or less arbitrarily
into one figure for land and
another for buildings in order to
meet the requirements. So far as a
taxpayer is concerned, what really
counts is the valuation placed on
the whole property. — E. A. Lutz,
Cornell University
125 YEAR OLD KENTFIELD’S FARM GETS
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One of the best operations in New England,
Kentfield’s Farm & Dairy of Hadley, Massa¬
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fourth generation of family management.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kentfield went into the
retail milk business in 1932 with 32 milkers.
Today they are in partnership with son James,
their herd consists of 200 milkers and 175
heifers, and they are retailing 6400 lbs. of
milk daily.
The Kentfields are enthusiastic boosters of
Wirthmore dairy feeds and have used them for
many years. James Kentfield, who has managed
the farm since 1944 feels that Wirthmore Twin
Mix and Milk Mizer have done an especially
good job in growing his herd replacements.
In fact, the Kentfields like everything about
Wirthmore — feeds, service and personnel.
We think you will, too.
WIRTHMORE
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Will we win .
(Continued from page 8)
seem to be satisfactory. But, have
you noticed how some of our sharp
cold snaps have sliced their way
pretty far South in late years?
There have been some frozen water
pipes and mighty cold chickens in
Dixie. This is getting some insula¬
tion under Southern poultry house
roofs, and even a little boarding
up of sides. Believe it or not, I saw
a few completely closed, environ¬
ment-controlled houses in Florida,
Georgia, and especially North
Carolina in the last two years.
With their longer hot periods a
few poultrymen are experimenting
with the use of fans to reduce the
effect of heat on production.
Some Southern poultrymen are
running into what I’m sure is
worm and disease germ build-up
in their dirt floors. This is also
hurting production and raising
costs. To offset some of these
higher costs some poultrymen
have crowded more birds into their
houses. This has put more burden
on their dirt floors and on ventila¬
tion!
Now, lest I leave the impression
that Southern poultrymen are all
in deep trouble and getting ready
to “throw in the towel,” let me
hasten to say that this isn’t so.
Hens in the South are averagely
in larger flocks, with newer facili¬
ties and good management. Ex¬
pansion fever may be cooling a
little right now, but there will be
lots and lots of eggs produced
there next year and the year after
that. I do hope they work out a
better relationship between the vol¬
ume of their production and the
size of their market. This will re¬
duce the pressure for price cutting.
I saw some hopeful signs this win¬
ter, and I’ve had reports since then
that some poultrymen are giving
up and the balance are proceeding
with caution.
A final observation which comes
to my mind is that the integrators
(the feedmen, egg handlers, hatch¬
eries and others who contract with
growers for their facilities and
labor to produce eggs) are not
having any better time of it than
individual producers.
In the broiler business, which
is almost totally integrated, this
form of production has had a
built-in feature of over-production.
This is why broiler prices have
been forced so low that you can
generally buy this fine food below
the price of soup meat. Losses in
the production portion of a
far m-f e e d m i 1 1-h atchery-dressing-
plant combine have been very
common. Profits in other portions
of the total operation covered these
up.
What about egg production?
Remember, the integrator has to
make up any losses producing
eggs with profits in making feed
or hatching chicks or marketing
eggs, or the combination of the
three. But here’s what’s happening
in the South.
Large poultrymen buy a small
feedmill if the feedman loads too
much margin in his feed price;
competition among hatcherymen
has reduced their margins almost
to the vanishing point; there hasn’t
been a good return on investment
in egg handling for a long time.
There is much less room to bury
production losses in a vertically-
integrated egg business than there
has been in broilers in the past;
this plus the fact that only the
sharply-managed egg integrators
can get production results as good
as well-managed farmer-owned
and managed operations. Further¬
more, egg producers have many
choices in where they sell their
eggs, while broiler growers had
only a very few dressing plants
as oudets.
All this is keeping the encroach¬
ing of vertical integration pro¬
gressing very slowly in egg
production. This is good, because
it tends to keep control in relatively
weak financial hands — the hands
of individual poultrymen. This
makes for fast adjustments in pro¬
duction when egg prices get low.
The Midwest
I was in Minneapolis, Minne
sota recently, speaking at the
Northwestern Feed Manufacturers
Association monthly meeting. I
spent an extra day- and- a-half visit¬
ing with about ten of the larger
feed manufacturers. They all told
about the same story. Egg produc¬
tion has been declining in this
second-largest Midwest egg-pro¬
ducing state for about ten years.
They see no evidence of a reversal
of this trend. They told me that 75
percent of their hens are still in
flocks of less than 1,000 hens;
these flocks are dropping out fast.
While there is some expansion of
family farms to a commercial size
of 5,000 to 10,000, this is not fast
enough to make up for the layers
lost in the dropouts. Other crops
and dairying have yielded better
labor incomes than poultry.
Some of the feed companies
whose management people I visit¬
ed with do business in parts of
Wisconsin, North and South Da¬
kota, and northern Iowa. They
say that the same trends are found
in these areas.
In an informal meeting with six
or eight of the feedmen, I asked
what the total cost of producing a
dozen eggs was on the better-man¬
aged commercial farms. They
seemed pretty well agreed that the
(Continued on page 15)
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minimum was 26 cents a dozen.
This was true where the flock
owner grew all the corn his chick¬
ens used. He bought a concentrate
and had his corn ground and
mixed with it to make a complete
mash. The costs of other poultry-
men in this top group ranged be¬
tween 27 and 29 cents a dozen.
They volunteered the further in¬
formation that total production
costs would range between 30 and
32 cents on the bulk of the non¬
commercial farms if all expenses
were properly charged in.
Not many of their best eggs
from the large commercial farms
are shipped to our northeastern
markets. There is enough demand
in midwestern cities to buy these at
prices which net poultrymen more
than they can get by shipping them
East. The still large quantities of
midwestern eggs that we do get are
assembled by wholesalers, who
pick up three to ten cases per farm.
These wholesalers candle, pack
and ship them East in carloads or
truckloads. Most of them go to
large buyers like chain stores, to
be sold in their second or lower
price carton; some go to breakers
for their liquid and dried egg trade.
A Tough Nut
H ow to lick the p rice-cutting com¬
petition which is too typical of
the way eggs are marketed is still
a tough nut to crack. This much
I think I see happening:
In all-important egg-producing
areas which depend on our north¬
eastern markets for their outlets,
I find that costs of production are
coming very close together. What
one area may gain through lower
building, feed or labor costs, our
poultrymen can make up through
high-density housing and more
efficient feed conversion and labor
use. What we may still lack in
matching production costs in other
areas is more than compensated
for by lower transportation costs
in getting eggs to market. If we
will we can also put enough fresher
quality into grocery stores to com¬
mand some premium.
Low prices such as we are now
seeing in our markets definitely
focus attention on the need to pro¬
duce for a known market, rather
than simply increasing production
and then have to cut prices to get
rid of the increase.
“Horizontal” integration can be
the best answer to the threat and
bad effects of “vertical” integra¬
tion.
Working Together
By horizontal integration I
mean a working together of sev¬
eral independent people in the pro¬
duction-marketing chain, through
agreements or even contracts. A
good start along this road has
already been made. I refer to poul¬
trymen who enter into agreement
with a marketman to produce only
for him. In turn, the marketman
agrees to pay a definite price for
each grade, based on an official
market quotation. Both remain in¬
dependent; each assumes the nor¬
mal profit or loss risks which go
with his part of the business. I see
no reason why hatcheries andfeed-
American Agriculturist, June, 1965
men can’t get into such an ar¬
rangement too. For example:
A hatchery man may agree to
supply chicks to an egg producer
at a discount below his “list”price.
The difference might represent his
advertising, sales and collection
costs.
Then a feedman could agree to
reduce his price, the reduction
again representing his normal
sales, warehousing and credit costs
( assuming he would get cash).
The marketman would agree to
pay a definite price for each grade
in relation to an authentic market
quotation.
And the poultryman would
agree to keep a certain size flock,
take proper care of his eggs, and
deliver them all to the marketman.
The marketman should be able
to do a much better marketing job
because, if properly planned with
a number of poultrymen, he could
give major attention to finding and
servicing the best markets. He
should be able to tell pretty closely.
and well ahead, about how many
eggs of each grade he will have to
sell.
This kind of thinking is begin¬
ning to be talked about in poultry
circles. Many of today’s best prac¬
tices were only in the early talking
stage ten years ago.
If we can then get the selling
part of the marketing into fewer
hands to match the bargaining
power of big buyers, I think we’ll
win this “war.”
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by Amos Kirby
New Jersey Editor
THE FARM LABOR outlook for
New Jersey is still uncertain, and
may lead to a shift in the planting
of a number of crops. Growers are
faced with higher labor costs (up
on the average 22 percent) . . .
and even with this boost there is
no assurance of sufficient workers
to harvest crops such as aspara¬
gus and fruit.
Connecticut tobacco growers
accustomed to employing British
West Indians, with their supply
cut off have gone to Puerto Rico,
and the $1.40 an hour wage es¬
tablished by Labor Secretary
Harold Wirtz is draining off the
New Jersey supply. Having lost
its Mexican (Bracero) workers,
California is soliciting in Puerto
Rico to fill its requirements.
The supply of migrants (mostly
Negro) from the South has been
restricted due to insurance require¬
ments placed on crew leaders.
Crew leaders are required to have
liability insurance, or post a
$50,000 bond, which some ofthem
are unable to do. Insurance costs
range from $350 to more than
$1,600, depending on size of vehi¬
cle involved.
TURN TO IRRIGATION
A Rutgers weatherman sees dry
days ahead . . . even the possibility
of water rationing in North Jersey
before the summer is over.
A. Vaughn Havens, chairman
of the Department of Meteorology
at the College of Agriculture,
points out that as of April 1 New
Jersey was in a very severe situa¬
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7.78 inches of rain; 7.27 inches
short in South Jersey. This State
is in a drought cycle that started
in October, 1961 .. . and there is
no sign that it is near an end.
I asked John W. Raab, senior
county agent in Sussex County,
what dairymen in North Jersey
were doing with irrigation to meet
the water shortage. John replied:
“As far as I can determine, irriga¬
tion is impractical in Sussex Coun¬
ty on either pasture, hay or corn.
It is my belief that the most prac¬
tical approach for dairymen is to
plan on some Sudan grass for
summer pasture, and some sor¬
ghum or sorghum hybrids that
will do well under drought condi
tions for green feeding during the
summer. I also think that it is well
for growers to plan to fertilize both
corn crop and pasture, as well as
hay crops, to provide ample
nutrients.”
Monmouth County growers
have been developing water sup¬
plies in recent years and at the
present time have over 600 farm
ponds, with close to 16,000 acres
of the county farmland being ir¬
rigated. Most of the potato acre¬
age in Central Jersey is now grown
under irrigation.
In Cumberland County, accord¬
ing to senior county agent Wilbur
Runk, irrigation is big business,
and new wells and ponds are being
developed. Cumberland County is
fortunate in having low-lying
areas where water supplies are
available either through ponds or
wells.
Growers, too, have been cooper¬
ative. They have borrowed or
traded pumps, portable pipe, and
in some instances have used neigh¬
bors’ water supplies.
PETROLEUM MULCH
A number of New Jersey vege¬
table growers are experimenting
with a petroleum mulch to control
weeds. According to senior county
agent Robert Gardner, Salem, tests
are again being continued on a
number of crops.
Tests conducted in 1964 reveal
that on cucumbers yields were in¬
creased by 21 percent; snap beans,
32 percent; and tomatoes 5.6 per¬
cent. By using the band treatment
(6 inches) the cost is approximate¬
ly $14 per acre. The Armour
Chemical Company has placed
three applicators in South Jersey
for rental to growers who plan to
use the mulch.
BETTER POTATOES
Down on the farm of George
Cooms, Elmer, the Campbell Soup
Company is conducting some
basic research on white potatoes.
The average housewife may know
potatoes by names such as
Katahdin, Chippewa, Russet, or
what have you. But to the Camp¬
bell Soup Company, the potato
chippers, and those who process
frozen french fries, there are great
differences in potatoes.
I visited the Campbell Research
Center in Burlington County and
discussed potatoes with Dr. Cun¬
ningham, who explained the exact
(Continued on page 24)
American Agriculturist, June, 1965
16
News and Views from
NEW YORK AND
Dispersal — The Colton Bros. Hol¬
stein herd at Dalton, New York,
was dispersed recendy. This herd
had a 1963- ’64 DHIC average of
20,247 pounds milk, 3.7 percent,
750 pounds fat on 33 cows — the
first DHIC herd in the nation to
exceed 20,000 pounds milk. The
herd was first put on DHIC test
in 1960, and had three consecutive
years in the 600-pound fat range
preceding the latest achievement.
It was stricdy a homebred herd,
originating from 4-H project ani¬
mals purchased some 30 years
ago by Howard and Ronald Col¬
ton. They started using NY ABC
service in the early 1940’s, and
the milking herd has been bred by
NY ABC for the past ten years.
Sales Tax — Pending formal orga¬
nization of a Sales Tax Bureau,
a Sales Tax Information Center
has been established. Phone
equests for information may be
called direct through (Albany)
GL 7-2780. Mailed inquiries
should be directed to the Sales Tax
Information Center, P. 0. Box
5028, Albany, New York, 12205.
Switched — Thirteen dairy cooper¬
atives in northern New York, in¬
volving about 1,000 dairymen
and working together as Allied
Federated Cooperatives, recently
switched their allegiance to Eastern
Milk Producers. Formerly affili¬
ated with Metropolitan, they de¬
cided not to join the merger of
Metropolitan and Mutual, now
called Northeast Dairy Coopera¬
tive Federation, Inc. Allan Child
of Malone, New York, is president
of Allied.
Caledonia Show — To be held at
the Empire Stockyards, Caledonia,
on Friday, September 10, the 16th
annual New York Meat Animal
Show and Sale will include a com¬
plimentary banquet for all 4-H
and FFA exhibitors.
Entries must be made by Sep¬
tember 3 on entry blanks avail¬
able from county Extension offices,
the Department of Animal Hus¬
bandry, Morrison Hall, Ithaca,
New York, and John Moran of
Caledonia. This Show is open to
residents of the State, and includes
two divisions: one for youth and
the other for adults.
The 4-H division carries a clas¬
sification for pens of three hogs
and lambs and individual steers,
lambs and hogs. The open divi¬
sion for adults has a full classifica¬
tion for pens and singles of all
species.
A NEW MILK PLANT
REPRESENTATIVES OF some
16,000 dairy farmers from six
northeastern states who make up
the Dairymen’s League family of¬
ficially dedicated a new, three mil¬
lion dollar milk plant on May 5.
Located on a ten-acre tract in
the Goshen Industrial Park, New
PENNSYLVANIA
York, the plant is considered the
most modern, highly-automated
milk processing operation in the
East. It has a capacity of 250,000
quarts of milk in a single 8-hour
shift.
The League operates distribution
businesses in some 19 cities, has
40 country plants, 3 large manu¬
facturing plants, and an ice cream
business. More than four billion
pounds of milk were marketed in
1964.
The Goshen plant is equipped
with the latest devices for machine
loading, lifting and moving pack¬
aged products, as well as the most
efficient and sanitary equipment
for storing, pasteurizing, homo¬
genizing, filling and refrigerating
milk.
Never Handled
When milk arrives at the plant
it is pumped from the tank trucks
into huge, upright silo tanks, dien
into the homogenizing, pasteuriz¬
ing, and filling machines. From
the fillers it moves to a mechanical
casing machine which picks up the
required number of cartons and
deposits them in a case. The cases
move along the conveyor to a
device that automatically stacks
them, and the stacks are set on
wooden pallets, which are picked
up by fork-lift trucks and moved
right into the trucks.
The machine that fills half-pint
cartons can turn them out at a
rate of 14,000 an hour; the quart
filler operates at 120 quarts a
minute.
After a run of milk has been
completed, the whole system is
cleaned in place by pumping water
and cleaning solution through the
pipes and equipment.
Products packaged at the plant
include homogenized vitamin D
milk, multivitamin milk, pasteur¬
ized milk, cream, buttermilk, egg¬
nog (in season), chocolate milk,
and orange drink.
An important message
from DuPont about the
Alfalfa Weevil
and what to do about it!
Tiny grubs-big appetites. Green larvae with white stripes grow
to a length of Vs"; adult weevil varies from brown to gray with
a black stripe, are Tie" long. Adults shred leaf edges on later
cuttings, then over-winter and lay eggs early in the spring.
Spray your alfalfa with safety; and without the
fear of residues in milk. Play it safe, spray it safe;
spray with this combination :
METHOXYCHLOR
plus
MALATHION
Recommended in the northeastern states, these
two insecticides are combined in a convenient
ready-to-use liquid formulation by:
Damage from the weevil. Note the riddled tips and skeletonized
alfalfa leaves. The pest often ruins the first cutting. On all
chemicals, follow labeling instructions and warnings carefully.
American Agriculturist, June, 1965
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HUMAN NATURE
In The Berry Patch
by Hugh Cosline
“All the world is queer but thee
and me,” said the Quaker to his
wife — “and sometimes I think
even thee is just a little queer!”
Art Linkletter puts it another way:
“People are Funny.”
I fully admit that I have as
many “quirks” as the next fellow,
but I do like to study human na¬
ture, and I find a “pick-’em-your-
self-for-25-cents-a-q uart” berry
patch a superb place to follow
this bent.
There are two things you can
do — listen and watch. There is
something about berry-picking
that makes neighbors of us all,
and in some groups there is more
talking than picking.
But it’s watching that seems the
more productive in my case; after
cataloging the pickers into groups,
I have given them names.
Several Categories
First, there are the “bargain
hunters,” I divide them into the
builders and the prospectors.
The builders fill a quart basket,
then proceed to build a wall of
berries around the box, putting
in each course a bit as one would
a stone wall. The result is a quart-
and-a-half of berries, which the
builder hopes will “get by”
because the owner may not wish
to lose a customer. One berry
grower has almost licked that
problem by a sign which reads:
“Quarts, 25 cents; heaped quarts,
30 cents.”
Farther — much farther down
the line of undesirable customers
is the absolute cheat. The grower
I have in mind also grows “pick-
’em-yourselP’ peas. On one occa¬
sion he found a pile of pods in the
field, and it didn’t take much de¬
duction to conclude that the picker
had shelled peas in the bottom of
the basket, topped by a thin layer
of pods.
Another culprit got in his car
and took off, with the farmer one
jump behind. When he was caught
he paid without protest, apparent¬
ly with the idea that thievery is
all right if you can get away with
it!
The prospector operates a bit
differently. He or she takes a bas¬
ket in one hand and strolls up
and down the row, picking only
the extra large berries. Another
sign reading: “Large berries only,
35 cents” largely took care of this.
But it can’t take care of the “in
betweener,” the person who picks
the big ones and the middle-sized
ones, but leaves all the small ones.
However, to a degree the pros¬
pectors are balanced by the
“gleaners.” There are some peo¬
ple (and I have a small streak
that way) who just can’t endure
waste. A gleaner may not get
many berries, and what he or she
does get may be small and
“burly.” But saving something
that might otherwise be wasted
gives some people great satisfac¬
tion.
One group that especially an¬
noys me are the “trompers.”
Ignoring the berries at the edges
of the rows, they step on them or
kneel on them, turning luscious
berries prematurely into jam that
never reaches the table.
While it doesn’t necessarily re¬
flect human nature, picking
methods differ greatly. Now, I am
a “kneeler.” Stooping aggravates
an aching back, and squatting
soon teases arthritic joints and
muscles into emphatic protests.
One trouble with kneeling is that
it is practically impossible to avoid
kneeling on the jam left by the
trompers! However, that’s the way
I do it, with a tray of baskets on
the ground, so both hands are free.
What They Wear
Berry-picking clothes are inter¬
esting, too. Some of the feminine
gender wear broad-brimmed hats
to keep off the sun, but many
more expose not only the head
but vast expanses of skin in var¬
ious stages of tan or sunburn.
To some of us old-timers, pants
do not tend to improve most
feminine figures. Granting that
skirts, especially tight skirts, are
unsuitable for berry patch wear,
I still claim that shorts, pants, or
trousers tend to exaggerate rather
than conceal the shortcomings of
a figure, especially those who
adhere to the “stoop” method of
berry-picking.
But, adding all the plusses and
minuses, I favor the “pick-’em-
yourself” method. In past years
I have raised some exceptionally-
fine strawberries, but each year it
seems to be more difficult to pro¬
duce clean, healthy berries. Then,
too, ambition tends to lag as the
years pass, so I am happy to pass
up the hard labor and just enjoy
the picking.
American Agriculturist, June, 1965
18
HAVE YOU
The answer to that question
from many people these days
would probably be a gruff “Sure
do. We’re turning into nothing but
numbers!”
But if you live outside a city a
number for your house could
mean the difference between life
and death! If a doctor is needed
quickly, you don’t want to have
him cruising around needlessly
searching for your house which is
described as “east of the village,”
or “the one with the picket fence.”
The same is true when a veter¬
inarian is needed. And firemen,
servicemen, county agents, mail
carriers, electric and telephone
companies, and many more would
add their gratitude for a number¬
ing system in rural areas.
The need is becoming more ur¬
gent with the influx of people to
the rural areas. To simplify the
task of locating these rural homes,
many states have adopted a stan¬
dardized system of rural house
numbers.
To help along the good work,
Niagara Mohawk PowerCorpora-
tion, headquartered at Syracuse,
New York, is making available a
numbering plan for their franchise
area, and are willing to furnish
maps of each town and to place on
these maps the numbers at all road
intersections.
The System
The system is planned to pro¬
vide a pair of numbers, odd num¬
bers on the left, even on the right,
approximately every 35 to 40 feet
on all roads through the area.
This would not displace numbers
already in existence in cities and
villages. Villages could convert to
the county-wide Numbering system
if they wished.
One reason for the 35-feet mea¬
surement is because many villages
have lots measuring 35 feet. How¬
ever, many towns have zoning
laws that require a minimum lot
size of 75 by 100 feet. Thus the
numbering system provides more
numbers than may be needed for
most roads . . . but this is done in
order to have enough numbers for
thickly- setded sections.
The first step necessary is for
the town board to pass a suitable
resolution adopting the county¬
wide property-numbering system.
Usually it will have been endorsed
Here's the way to help people find
where you live!
American Agriculturist, June, 1965
A NUMBER?
by a resolution of the board of
supervisors . . . but this is not
necessary.
Then a numbering committee is
appointed by the town board. Such
a committee might include volun¬
teer fire groups, town assessors,
granges, and other civic groups.
They would have the responsibil¬
ity for getting the necessary field
work completed.
Before Niagara Mohawk can
release a satisfactory map, it is
necessary for the towns to furnish
a map with correct road names.
In many counties there are no of¬
ficial names for state roads; and in
some counties the county roads
are known only by number . . .
although they usually have local,
unofficial names, and sometimes
more than one such name.
The suggestion is that each
county start numbering from the
most southern line of the county
and number north; and from the
western county line and number
east.
That part completed, the next
job is to get the numbers on the
houses . . . and to have them uni¬
form as to size and type. Many
town boards have turned over this
project of selling and delivering
numbers to groups such as volun¬
teer firemen, Boy Scouts, FFA
chapters, 4-H groups, or civic
groups. Rural house numbering
is a civic undertaking in which
everyone has a part.
If you live in New York State
and don’t have a house number,
contact your town clerk’s office
regarding who to contact.
HOGS DO SWEAT
The belief that hogs do not per¬
spire has been exploded. F. E.
Beckett, professor of agricultural
engineering at Louisiana Poly¬
technic Institute, reports that his
research indicates that hogs lose
an appreciable amount of mois¬
ture through the skin.
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Whether it’s silage, haylage or green chop, the MF Forage
Feeding System saves man-hours and money all the way
from field to feed hunk. Save, too, by mixing your own
grain feeds with the new MF 90 Portable Mixer-Mill!
Corn Head Attachments £et sill the crop— even
down and t singled stalks— with 4 roller-type
gathering chains. Chains are driven by 2 totally
sealed, oil-bath gear boxes. You can change from
hay pickup to corn heads in minutes.
New MF 84 Forage Harvester with leaf saving
5-ft.-wide hay pickup. Handles any crop you
windrow ... no matter how heavy it is. And
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6 chrome-edged slant knives.
The Big MF 44 SP Windrower with conditioner, mows, conditions and windrows about twice as fast as you can
do any one of these jobs alone. What’s more, the big 16-ft. swath gets you through 75 acres per day. And it’s made
easy. One hand controls all forward, reverse and turning movements of the windrower . . . thanks to MF’s exclusive
single column steering control. The other hand is free to make adjustments of reel and table height.
The MF 24 Self-Unloading Forage Box. The big box for big volume
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Or 700 cu. ft. with 3 beaters. Also MF 23, 16-ft. size. MF 8 Wagon gear
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VACATION WITH US!
STILL A LITTLE undecided
what to do for vacation this sum¬
mer? Why don’t you come along
with us on our Northwest Holiday,
August 13 to 30? And if you fly to
Chicago and back home from
there, you’ll save two days and
can make the trip in the usual two-
week vacation period.
From the moment we board the
streamlined California Zephyr in
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on August 29, every day will be
packed with magnificent scenery
and happy adventures, delicious
meals and the finest of hotel ac¬
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Perhaps best of all, we’ll not
have a worry in the world! Our
official tour escort from the Travel
Service Bureau in Needham,
Mass., will take care of all travel
arrangements, including baggage
transfer, scheduled sightseeing,
and tips. We will have nothing to
do but relax and thoroughly enjoy
ourselves!
The first highlight of our tour
will be the BLACK HILLS section
of South Dakota and its many
attractions — Mo u n t Rushmore,
Needles Highway, Deadwood, the
reconstructed mining town of
Rockerville, and the famous Pas¬
sion Play at Spearfish.
We get our first glimpse of the
breathtaking Rockies as we near
DENVER. We’ll tour its mountain
parks, Buffalo Bill’s grave, and
quaint Central City.
An organ recital in the Mormon
Tabernacle is scheduled for Au¬
gust 18 at SALT LAKE CITY, and
there’ll also be time for sightseeing
and even a “dip” in Great Salt
Lake if you wish.
The following morning we take
one of America’s most beautiful
train rides through Feather River
Canyon of the high Sierras, on our
way to SAN FRANCISCO. Sight¬
seeing here will include a drive to
Twin Peaks for a panoramic view
of the city and bay, Seal Rocks
and the Cliff House, Lincoln Park,
the Presidio, and the Japanese Tea
Garden in Golden Gate Park.
Next, comes a day’s drive in
the “Redwood Empire,” through
grove after grove of these majestic
trees, hundreds of feet tall. Wind¬
ing our way around magnificent
Mount Shasta, we continue north¬
ward to CRATER LAKE in Ore¬
gon. We’ll have dinner on the
shores of this beautiful spot and
drive around the rim of Crater
Lake the next morning.
As we ascend the slopes of
MOUNT RAINIER, we under¬
stand why so many people claim
it to be America’s favorite moun¬
tain. Our luncheon stop has been
selected especially for its superb
views.
Our homeward trek begins the
next day, and we see some of the
finest scenery in the west as we
cross through Idaho into western
Montana. And a highlight of our
entire vacation will be famous
YELLOWSTONE PARK .Two
days here will give us a chance to
see the Hot Springs, Fountain
Paint Pots, Old Faithful, Yellow¬
stone Lake, Grand Canyon of the
Yellowstone, and Tower Falls.
Leaving the Park, we travel over
Red Lodge Highway amid the un¬
forgettable scenery of the Bear
Tooth Mountains. Our last night
before heading back to Chicago is
spent in the bustling western city
of Billings, Montana.
Clip and mail the coupon today,
and we’ll send you a free copy oi
our attractively illustrated bro¬
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will give you full details and the
cost. Since the number we can ac¬
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we urge you to make your reserva¬
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American Agriculturist
P. O. Box 367 -T
Ithaca, New York
Please send me, without obligation on
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American Agriculturist, June, 1965
SEVENTH GENERATION FARMER
FOR CAMPERS
Edwin Bickford, Jr., of
McGraw, New York, is the seventh
generation in a line of relatives
who have owned the dairy farm
he now operates. It’s likely,
though, that earlier generations
would find it hard to believe some
of the present production records
per man and animal.
For instance, Ed takes care of
50 milkers and 30 head of young-
stock with only part-time help. To
do this, he is heavily equipped
(Ed estimates an equipment inven¬
tory of $50,000!) . . . bale thrower
and mow conveyor for haying,
self-unloading wagons, gutter
cleaner, pipeline milker and bulk
tank, plus power and field equip¬
ment.
DHIC Record
As for production per animal,
the herd has a DHIC annual aver¬
age of 16,000 pounds of milk per
cow. Artificial insemination is
used, and all herd replacements
are raised from calves born on
the farm. Careful herd records are
kept; Ed says jokingly, “There’s
a better medical history available
on every cow than on members of
the family.”
Pasture makes up a consider¬
able portion of summer feed, but
it’s supplemented with hay and
silage beginning about July 1.
Hay and well-dented corn silage
provide winter roughage; corn
varieties in ’64 were Pa. 290 and
M-3. Ed has two silos ... a 16 x
36 and a 14 x 28 . . . but plans
on adding a 20 x 60 or 20 x 50
in ’65. He’s looking ahead to
using more corn silage and less
hay.
Looking Ahead
Looking ahead requires some
records of the business; that’s Mrs.
Bickford’s department. Besides
doing the farm bookkeeping, she
cares for three children ranging in
age from 8 to just under ayear . . .
and don’t forget Rex, the German
shepherd who’s also one of the
family. The home, like the farm,
is well equipped so that Mrs. Bick¬
ford can get a lot done in a short
time.
The Bickfords speak highly of
Ed Bickford sets up equipment before
milking
American Agriculturist, June, 1965
the help provided by Cortland
County agent Ira Blixt through a
farm management study group or¬
ganized a few years ago.
Both are active in the commu¬
nity. . .including the Farm Bureau
and Extension Service. Ed is presi¬
dent of the school board in
McGraw, and was one of the orig¬
inal members of the Cortland Bulk
Milk Producers, serving now as its
secretary. Ed and his wife are
graduates of the Cortland State
Teachers School, and both have
been teachers.
This is one of six New York
State farms involved in a special
program sponsored by Agway to
study ways to increase profits in
dairying. Company specialists in
credit, animal nutrition, farm
management, agronomy, econom¬
ics, and engineering analyzed the
business from A to Z and then
hammered out recommended
changes upon which all could
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requirements for their specific need.
While the Katahdin is excellent,
research continues for a potato
that is white, firm when served
(diced and added to soups), and
has a good taste. Tests are being
conducted on the Coombs farm,
a grower who contracts for his
crop before it is planted and at
established prices.
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How they dressed Day Before Yesterday, Page 139.
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Due to labor shortage, New Jer¬
sey asparagus growers are adop¬
ting mechanization. This year
finds two types of harvesters in
operation.
One of these machines we saw
on the farm of William Hancock,
Salem. It is made in Canada, pro¬
pelled by a 6-horsepower engine,
and carries three workers cutting
one row each. The demand for
these Canadian harvesters is such
that the manufacturer cannot fill
the demand for 1965 delivery. The
machine retails for about $725,
and is similar to the machine made
by Gene Urbaugh of Greenwich.
The Urbaugh harvester is mod¬
elled after one that was developed
in 1956 by Joseph Hancock, pro
vides for three men riding on the
machine, with the machine oper¬
ated by the cutter on the middle
row. The machine is attached to
an old model tractor, and may be
built (including the tractor) for
about $500.
Last year the Agricultural Col¬
lege conducted tests on harvesting
costs on the Urbaugh farm and
other farms, and found that har¬
vesting costs may be reduced by
40 percent over the usual method
of the workers walking.
Allen Roork, Greenwich, has the
first completely mechanized aspar¬
agus farm. Mr. Roork has two
harvesters, one a three-row made
by Mr. Urbaugh; the other a six-
row machine mounted on a much
larger tractor and requiring a
seventh man to operate it.
The engineering staff at Rutgers
are still working on the automatic
harvester that selects and cuts the
spears through an electric eye.
OTHER CROPS
New Jersey has white potato
and snap bean harvesters that will
help the labor shortage. Their
limiting factor is for small growers
who do not have the necessary
acreage.
Kelly Brothers, Sharp town,
have found that their saving on
machine harvest enabled them to
pay for their harvester in less than
two years. Where in former years
they had spent over $10,000 for
hand picking, three men on a har¬
vester do the same amount of pick
ing and produce a bean of equal
quality for processing.
Their tractor and harvester cost
was approximately $16,000, and
the only replacement due to wear
in the second year were the brushes
. . . at a cost of less than $100
American Agriculturist, June, 1965
MK
Satisfactory Storage
variation in milk production from
silages compared to hay is obvi¬
ous, but in all cases the average
production from each classifica¬
tion of silage is equal to that of
hay. The greatest variation occurs
with high-moisture silages. The
amount of variation among ex¬
periments makes it easy to see
how difficult it is to draw final
conclusions from any given
experiment.
High-moisture silage is not
recommended, although the aver¬
age milk production per cow and
per acre is equal to that of hay.
The relative milk production is
more variable and shows a high
proportion of low values, especial¬
ly for moisture levels above 76
percent. However, the general
problem is perhaps more properly
sociological than nutritional. The
high moisture level results in
greater fermentation, usually of a
type that produces objectionable
odors ... at least to the farmer,
and especially to his wife. Exten¬
sive seepage and runoff usually
occur, with an undesirable odor.
There are also other disadvan¬
tages such as greater tons of ma¬
terial (water) to haul and deterio¬
ration of silos.
Moisture Range
In reviewing the USD A research
on silage, Dr. Chester Gordon
stated that there seemed to be no
advantage in reducing the mois¬
ture content of silage below 50
percent. Below this moisture level
there are increases in field losses,
(Continued on page 29)
The question naturally arose as
to what extent forage could be
wilted into the lower-moisture
range and satisfactorily stored in
conventional tower silos. Research
results and farmer experiences are
now available to show that with
proper management practices, 50
to 65 percent-moisture silage can
be satisfactorily stored in conven¬
tional tower silos, especially with
the lower moisture material in the
bottom half to two-thirds of the
silo and the higher moisture silage
in the upper part. Forage contain¬
ing less than 50 percent moisture
is not generally recommended for
storage in a conventional silo.
However, 35 to 45 percent mois¬
ture forage is recommended by
Harvestore for their air-tight
structures.
Ensiled perennial forage could
be assigned terms on some divi¬
sion or segments of the entire
range of moisture values more
adequately to describe them:
1 . H i g h-moisture — 70 percent
moisture and above.
2. Medium-moisture — 55 to 70
percent moisture.
3. Low-moisture — 35 to 55 per¬
cent moisture.
(a) Haylage— 35 to 45 per¬
cent moisture and stored in oxy¬
gen-free sealed storage system.
Although the inevitable varia¬
tion exists, many studies indicate
that the percentage of digestible
dry matter or total digestible nu-
American Agriculturist, June, 1965
FORAGE FEEDING VALUE
THE ALERT DAIRYMAN is
asking many a question about for¬
age programs for the Northeast,
trying to figure out the best one for
his farm. A helpful publication is
‘Feeding Value of Perennial For¬
ages for Dairy Cows,” recently
released by the College of Agricul¬
ture at Cornell.
Here are some of its highlights:
Silages prepared from perennial
forages have evolved through
several phases of development.
Much of the early interest and
enthusiasm was for direct-harvest,
high-moisture silage because of the
availability of direct-harvesting
machinery and a one-trip field op¬
eration. However, compared to
hay, research indicated a lower
dry matter intake, lower milk pro¬
duction in some cases, less gain or
a loss of body weight, large stor¬
age losses of dry matter, seepage,
undesirable fermentation and ob¬
jectionable odors.
Reducing the moisture content
below 60 to 65 percent was not
generally recommended because of
the increased possibility of the for¬
age heating and molding in the
silo, since it is more difficult to
exclude air from the porous silage
mass. However, in recent years
there has been considerable interest
in “low-moisture” silage. This un¬
doubtedly was stimulated by the
fact that forage well below 60 to
65 percent moisture content could
be stored easily in air-tight silos
with low storage losses of dry
matter.
trient content of forages, cut at the
same time and properly harvested,
shows no consistent trend favoring
any forage type, and is essentially
the same regardless of whether it
is in the form of hay or silage of
various moisture levels. It is clear
that the digestible dry matter is not
greater in favor of silages than for
hay. However, the dry matter
intake is definitely less for the
high-moisture silage and medium-
moisture silage compared to low-
moisture silage or hay.
Low-moisture silage and hay
are essentially equal to each other
in dry matter consumption. The
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DRY WEATHER ROUGHAGE SUGGESTIONS: Sudangrass or sudan-sor-
ghum crosses can be planted during June. Chop oats for sil¬
age just as head comes out of boot, or mow oats for hay.
Topdress meadows after first cutting . . nitrogen at 50
pounds per acre on grass; " 0-goods" at 400 to 500 pounds
per acre on legumes!
Cut hay crops early for hay or silage: higher feed
value, less lodging, available feed regrowth can best use
available soil moisture. More feed available from putting
in silo any crop than pasturing it. Some hay can be harvest¬
ed in the fall from August seedings with alfalfa after disk¬
ing wheat stubble.
Look ahead to fall pasture on rye seeded in mid-August,
and fertilize improved pastures for autumn roughage. Start
looking for neighbors who may have standing corn to sell
come fall.
Pray for rain!
MILK SURPLUS PLAN has been offered by Dairymen's League pre¬
sident Lester Martin. Federal legislation would be requir¬
ed to provide for government payments to dairymen who volun¬
tarily retire from producing any milk. The League estimates
the program might reduce national surplus by 4 billion pounds
the first year, and 5 billion the second, at a cost of $50
million the first year and $95 million the second.
SLIGHTLY -HIGHER SUPPORT LEVELS for manufactured milk ($3.04
on 3-5 milk) for the marketing year that began April 1 may
boost the blend price to dairymen by an average of 2 to 3
cents. Based on past history, it will also stimulate pro¬
duction. There is considerable evidence that some people
in government favor continuing food surpluses so there will
be enough to give people in many foreign lands.
MILK SALES INCREASE per person in U.S. during 1964 as com¬
pared to 19fc>3 very encouraging. Per capita sales of fluid
non-fat and low-fat milk products increased more rapidly
during 1964 than in any year on record. Cheese consumption
also set some new records in 1964; during the last 15 years
per capita consumption of cheese has increased by more than
30 percent. Ice cream and other frozen dairy desserts also
set all-time highs last year in consumption per person.
CONTROL MORNING GLORY AND BINDWEED in grape vineyards by
the use of a wax bar impregnated with the amine form of
2,4-D. These bars may legally be used in 1965, but one
major New York processor is reported to be prohibiting
their use by its growers. Most effective use of this new
development is in late June or early July.
POOR CONCEPTION RATES reported by dairymen last winter may
be due to insufficient vitamin A. Analyses by Beacon Research
show that average of 18 samples of corn silage had only 12.8
percent of the vitamin A equivalent normally present. Samples
came from areas suffering from drought, and indicate need for
attention next winter if '65 proves to be another dry year.
HAYLAGE IN CONVENTIONAL SILOS can be preserved successfully
if it is finely cut (fr-inch), silo filled fast, and it is
topped off with high-moisture forage and a plastic cap. Low¬
est total loss occurs when material is between 50 and 60 per¬
cent moisture. Interestingly enough, one of the best samples
of haylage analyzed by the University of Massachusetts this
year came from an excellently-constructed and managed trench
silo!
FARM BILL DETAILS are subject to change and interpretation,
but policy appears to be to lower market prices to permit
easier export . . . but maintain prices to farmers by direct
payments or a two-price system (one price for exports, a high¬
er price for domestic users).
Dairy products are not included in the proposal, but
two approaches are in hopper . . . one to set a base for each
dairy for Class I milk, permitting a dairyman to cut produc¬
tion and reserve Class I price for Class I base; the other
to permit butter price to drop to 20 cents per pound, with
direct government payments making up difference to dairymen
or processors.
U.S. FRUIT CROP in '65 looks good. Southern peaches a big
crop compared to 20 percent of normal last year. Apples pro¬
mise a good crop. Strawberries in many areas were hurt by
dry weather last fall. All tree fruits in New York appar¬
ently escaped bud damage from severe winter cold.
FEED GRAIN PROGRAM has 11 percent more farmers signed up for
1965 than for 1964. They plan to grow 120 million acres of
feed grains, the smallest in 60 years. Corn acreage planned
is 66.9 million; last year, 67.4 million.
HIGH POPULATION DRILLED CORN can make good green feed. The
shorter the time from planting till harvest, the more seed
per acre is needed. Tests showed that 5*5 bushels of seed
per acre produced 15 tons of green feed per acre in five to
(Continued on page 27)
26
American Agriculturist, June, 1965
six weeks. In six to seven weeks, 4.5 bushels of seed per
acre made 20 tons; in seven to eight weeks 3 bushels of seed
made 25 tons. Dry weight per acre increased as growing sea¬
son was longer.
Round kernels of hybrid corn can be purchased cheaper
than regular seed, gives just as good plants.
COST CONTROL on farms is important. However, "skimping" on
following expenses may prove especially costly in long run:
feed for dairy cows; grease and oil for machines; fertilizer
and lime; weed control chemicals.
CA STORAGE CONTINUES TO GROW. National figures on apples in
regular storage early in March showed 11.9 million bushels,
down slightly from the same date in 1963 ... but the 10.2
million bushels in CA storage were ujd nearly 2 million.
Red Delicious out of regular storage sold in early
April at western New York shipping points for $2.85, about
25 cents less than a year ago. CA apples of this variety
were going for $4.35, up. 10 cents from a year ago (all for
U.S. No. 1, 2^ inches and up, twelve 3-pound bags in master
container) .
TAX ON TIMBER SALES can be figured more easily by using a
new Forest Service Handbook, available for 35 cents from
Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. 20402. Ask
for AH 274.
CROSSBREDS give beef carcasses "a little more desirable"
than non-crossbreds, says Kenneth Monfort, president of
Monfort Packing Company at Greeley, Colorado, and feeder
of 100,000 head of cattle a year. He's feeding many more
crossbreds than in previous years.
1 . S . WINTER WHEAT PRODUCTION predicted to be ujd 1 percent
from last year; 7 percent above average.
CHLORDANE TOLERANCE left at .3 parts per million. Proposal
to set zero tolerance rejected by F.D.A. after long study
by science advisory committee.
HATCH OF EGG -TYPE CHICKS was ujd 1 percent in January '65
over 1984, down 12 percent in February, and down 19 per¬
cent in March. Decreases in hatch over entire country.
DRIA RECORDS PAY. Business management records on 507 New
York State dairy farms for 1963 showed that DHIA members
average $1,325 more labor income than non-members. DHIA
members also had more milk per cow, produced more milk per
man, and spent slightly less of the milk check for feed
than non-cooperators .
FFA CONVENTION
Top winners named at the re¬
cent Annual New York State FFA
Convention included: David J.
Mosher, Greenwich, State Star
Farmer; Lawrence Crowe, Heuvel-
ton, Farm Mechanics; Albert J.
Bouw, Jr., Roscoe, Soil and Water
Management; Alan Buhr, Gasport,
Poultry; and Lyle R. Carlson,
Gainesville, Crop Production.
David Mosher, the son of Mrs.
John Mosher of Greenwich, was
also recognized as the top dairy
farmer among the 134 Empire
farmers receiving that degree.
Officers elected to serve the New
York Association of FFA for 1965-
66 included: James Brink, Jr.,
Slate Hill, president; Patrick P.
Comings, Afton, secretary; Donald
Morey, Central Square, treasurer;
Earl Kortright, Grahamsville, re¬
porter; and Harold Williams,
Holland Patent, sentinel. Vice
Presidents include: Marshall
Houck, Forestville; Carroll Wade,
Jasper; Mark Crandall, New
Berlin; David Sipher, Gouverneur;
Donald Haverly, Schoharie; and
Russell Maurer, Delhi.
The Song of the Lazy Farmer
A day like this is bound to bring a
tendency in me to sing, ’cause sum¬
mer’s here again and so I’ve got a
warm, exciting glow o’er plans for
things that can’t be done except be¬
neath a summer sun. I like to crinkle
up my eyes and watch the shim’ring
heat waves rise; I love to feel my
shirt get wet as honest toil produces
sweat; you cannot beat, I always
say, the pungent smell of new-mown
hay; I even like to cultivate, and
small grain harvest time is great —
it makes me feel like I could shout
when oats and wheat come down the
spout.
Of course, it’s true that joys like
these are pretty much just memories;
a man as old and weak as me can’t
strain himself too much, by gee. But
even though I’ve slowed down some,
I still like having summer come; it
don’t take long for me to tire of
winter days beside the fire; I’d fed up
sitting in one place where I can’t
look out into space. It surely is a
welcome change to get outside and
freely range as far and wide as I
might wish, to sneak down to the
crick and fish or park beneath my
fav’rite tree while others do my work
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HOW TO HIT THE TRAIL
TRAIL RIDES, both for compe¬
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become one of the most popular
types of horseback riding in the
Northeast over the past few years.
The competitive trail ride varies
in length and time limit, but essen¬
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manship. Riders present their
horses for inspection by a veteri¬
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the trail ride. At a given time they
leave and the exact time of each
rider’s leaving is recorded. Each
rider must cover on horseback a
marked trail within a certain time
limit. During the ride, horse and
rider are observed by the veteri¬
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the horses are again examined by
the veterinarian.
Part of the rider’s score depends
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for too short a time as well as too
long. The majority of the score
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horse during and after the ride.
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To my mind the most valuable
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either one ends up sore, stiff, or
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The first point in preparation
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proper horse. A horse that has
poor feet or legs, has had serious
saddle or girth sores, or is wind
broken will never make a good
trail horse. In general, stallions
are not used, and horses of very
high nervous temperament don’t
make good trail animals.
After you select a mount, select
the proper equipment for both of
you. The saddle blanket is the
most often neglected piece of equip¬
ment ... a good, clean saddle
blanket or pad is a must. The
saddle should fit exacdy and the
girth be capable of holding without
chafing. When you saddle the
horse and tighten the girth be sure
the hair lies naturally and there
are no folds of skin to cause girth
or back sores. Bridles should be
fitted exacdy and parts that rub or
chafe either changed or padded.
You should have proper boots
. . . and your horse should have
proper shoes . . . and both should
fit. A blister on your leg won’t
count against you, as would a
lame foot on your horse, but it
can discourage you from wanting
to ride again. It should go without
saying that all tack should be kept
clean and oded, not only for the
sake of appearance, but so that it
is not “hard” on the horse.
The next point to consider about
a trad ride is whether you have
time, and are willing to take the
time, to train yourself and the
horse. To do a good job on a trail
ride, a horse should preferably be
ridden several mdes every day for
at least a month before the ride.
Two rides a week at a minimum
of eight mdes will have to do for
the rider who can’t ride a shorter
distance every day.
As important as practice is to
the horse, being in condition is
even more vital. A horse receiving
only pasture as feed may be fat,
but he is “soft.” Good hay and
liberal grain are very important
to the condition of the trail horse,
but too much grain causing too
fat a horse is worse than not
enough. You should feed so that
your horse looks “ready to work.”
If necessary, have his teeth
checked, and have your veterinar¬
ian check him for evidence of
worms.
Check Timing
Carry a watch when you ride
and learn how long it takes you to
go, say four miles, at various gaits
and combinations of gaits. Then,
when on a trail ride of a specified
number of miles, you will know
about how far and how fast you
must go to keep within the allotted
time.
When you take the saddle off
after a long ride, check for “hot
spots” under the saddle and girth.
These are caused by either an ill-
fitting saddle and girth, or a poor
job of riding or saddling. Have a
riding instructor watch you and
see if your “seat” is correct, and
if your stirrups are the correct
length.
Be careful about feeding and
watering your horse during and
after a trail ride. Cooling out
slowly after a ride by walking is
very important, and, if the judges
allow it, blanket your horse if the
weather is cool. Water should be
allowed only in amounts of a few
swallows every five or ten minutes
until the horse gets over his ex¬
treme thirst; feed should not be
given to a “hot” horse. Standing
a horse in cold water will ease his
“hot” feet, but would not be al¬
lowed after a competitive ride until
all inspections have been made.
Wash Back
After riding during warm weath¬
er, wash your horse’s back and
girth area down with salt water
and a sponge ... a handful of
common salt in an eight quart
pail of air-temperature water is
correct. Keep your horse clean and
brush him before saddling.
If he “interferes” (hits his feet
together), see if your horseshoer
can change his shoeing. Have
shoes reset about a week before a
ride, so they will not drop during
a ride but are not too “new. ’
When you present your horse
for inspection before a ride, be
(Continued on page 29)
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Forage feeding value ....
(Continued from page 25)
in the chance for weather damage,
and in the management require¬
ments for satisfactory storage in
conventional tower silos. Also, no
advantage in feeding value has
been clearly demonstrated for si¬
lages below 50 percent moisture.
A range of 55 to 65 percent
moisture is suggested as a reason¬
able goal for average moisture
levels of silage. However, a some¬
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tent is possible in many circum¬
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low in moisture with higher mois¬
ture content in the top of the silo.
For example, the average of the
moisture content of the silage in
the bottom third of the silo may
range from 50 to 55 percent, the
middle third from 55 to 60 percent,
the top third from 60 to 65 percent,
with the 2 to 3 feet about 65 to 70
percent in order to provide a
heavier seal before the plastic cap
is applied.
Reasonable variation in mois¬
ture content of individual loads is
not too important and should not
be allowed to slow down the forage
harvesting operation or to un¬
necessarily expose the crop to
weather damage. It is more im¬
portant to maintain high harvest¬
ing capacity, achieve early-cutting
and avoid weather damage than
to have a uniform moisture content
in each load of silage.
These comparisons show medi¬
um-moisture silage to have the
highest relative acre potential com¬
pared to other types of silage and
also higher than that for barn-
dried hay. This gives support for
greater emphasis on harvesting
and storing forages as 55 to 65
percent moisture silage, especially
where other factors, besides feed¬
ing value, are also favorable to a
silage system. An all-silage system
would have several advantages,
being especially favorable in com¬
bination with corn silage.
How to hit the trail .
(Continued from page 28)
sure to point out all blemishes and
wounds so they won’t count
against you after the ride.
Don’t be afraid to ask ques¬
tions, if things are not made clear
in oral or written instructions.
Each ride has somewhat different
minor rules, such as whether you
are allowed to, or must, unsaddle
immediately after the completion
of the ride. You should know
whether you may loosen the
saddle during the ride, whether
you go off the trail to water your
horse at a stream, etc. Those in
charge of a ride should explain all
of this in advance and not take for
granted that each contestant under¬
stands all the rules.
Last but not least, remember
that you learn by your mistakes.
Trail rides are for everyone, not
just the experts. The more you
learn, the more fun you will have'
in a sport that can be enjoyed for
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WHAT IS FAITH?
The Bible says that “Faith is
the promise of things to come, the
evidence of things not seen.” Re¬
cently, a mechanic and a poet who
died during the past year illus¬
trated and illumined this Biblical
description of faith.
The mechanic had been asked
to install a trailer hitch on my
car. The catalog number indicated
that it was the right hitch for the
make and the model. Yet, as he
tried to fit it to the back bumper I
became very pessimistic. Finally
I said: “How in the world will you
ever get that trailer hitch on this
car?” The mechanic grinned and
spoke these words of faith: “There
must be a way!”
This is the essence of faith.
When another person would be
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Because of his essential faith, he
is open to be led by his imagina¬
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turn of human events, slight
changes of circumstances.
The poet who illustrated this
Biblical understanding of faith was
the late Robert Frost. For thfe
account of this incident we are
indebted to Dr. David McLennan
of Brick Church, Rochester, New
York. Robert Frost had been ques¬
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future?”
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man, the founders of this country
were not a people who believed in
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in!”
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SEXLINKS and Leghorn Pullets, $19.95-100.
Extra large Heavies $5.95. Diamond Chicks,
Newfield, N.J.
MEADOW VIEW CHICKS— Shaver Leghorns,
Arbor Acres Queens, Rapp Leghorns, Harco
Reds, Harco Sex-links, Lawton Buffs, Cornish
Cross. Also started pullets. Henry M. Fryer,
Greenwich, N. Y.
PROFIT POWERED Finest Strain Cross White
Leghorns. Harco Reds, Lawton Buffs. Pullets,
30tf each. Extra heavy breeds: Vantress, White
Mountain, Silver Cross, straight run, 10^ each.
Prepaid insured delivery. Circular. Strickler
Farms, Sheridan 3, Pa.
MARSHALL KIMBERCHICKS. Top quality
eggs will always be in demand. The men who
stay in the poultry business will be the ones who
can produce highest quality eggs. Choose Kim-
berchicks for dependable high quality and
profits by calling Marshall Brothers Hatchery,
Ithaca, N. Y. AR 2-8616.
ROCKS, REDS, CORNISH $3.89-100. Large
White Rocks $5.45. Other Breeds $1.45 to $5.45.
Pullets $9.99. Before you buy, compare our
prices. Guaranteed savings. Customers choice
of breeds shown in terrific big free catalog.
Shipment from hatchery your section. Atlas
Chicks, Home Office 2651 Chouteau, St. Louis
3, Mo.
MORE QUALITY EGGS— Leghorn Pullets
Cashman or Cameron #924 $32.00 per hundred,
in 500 lots, $31.00, Thousand lots, $30.00. An¬
derson Buff sex-link, White Rocks straight run
$14.00. Pullets $28.00 per hundred. Also started
pullets. Write for more information .Parks
Poultry Farm, Cortland, N. Y. Phone
SK 6-9310, _
SUNNYBROOK CHICKS are famous for vigor
and laying ability. Favorites with thousands
of poultrymen for over 40 years. They’re bred
to outlive and outlay the best in the business.
White Leghorns, Harco Orchards, Black Sex-
Links, Rhode Island Reds. Hatching year
round. For meat, you can’t beat our Vantress-
White Rock Cross. Write for catalog, down-
to-earth prices. Sunnybrook Poultry Farms,
Box 106, Hudson, N. Y. Phone: 518/TA 8-i611.
CHAROLAIS
CHAROLAIS:' Fastest weight gaining beef
breed. Make excellent crosses with other
breeds. Few choice young Purebred Bulls for
sale. Best Bloodlines. R. James Hubbard,
1 azenovia, New York.
PLYING HORSESHOE RANCHES— Breeding
Charolais since ’52. 200 head of the best
Charolais at the lowest prices. Registered &
recorded bulls, cows and heifers. Best blood¬
lines. Certified herd. Visitors welcome. No Sat¬
urday sales. Morris, Pa. Phone 717-353-2879.
American Agriculturist, June, 1965
These may be “old fashioned”
words - but we still believe in them,
and apply them. No breeding program -
your own bull or another AI organization
can offer you as much “old fashioned”
service as your
NYABC "PROFIT PLUS"
SERVICE
CONVENIENCE
RELIABILITY
KNOWLEDGE
COURTESY
FRIENDLINESS
INTEREST
EXPERIENCE
BREEDING PROGRAM
HEREFORDS
DAIRY CATTLE
SHEEP
PETS
COWS FOR SALE — T.B. and Bloodtested. Hol-
steins in truckloads. E. C. Talbots, Leonards-
ville, N. Y. _
WESTERN DAIRY COWS delivered to your
farm. Cash or Credit. Drop a card giving your
name, phone number and location of farm. Our
fieldman will contact you direct. 50 years of
experience. I. Greenberg & Son, Mount Holly,
New Jersey, AMherst 7-1101 Area Code 609.
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Marketing — Regular
weekly sales and farm auctions: Empire Live¬
stock Marketing Cooperative.
DUCKS & GEESE
WEEDER CHINESE, Embdens, Toulouse,
African Goslings, Muscovy, Pekin, Rouen,
Buff, Khaki, Crested Ducklings. Guineas.
Blyler Hatchery, Gratz, Penna.
GOSLINGS, WHITE EMBDEN, Alive delivery
guaranteed. Mother Goose Hatchery, DeGraff,
Ohio.
MAMMOTH PEKIN DUCKLINGS. Breeders of
Long Island’s Famous White Pekins. Hatching
eggs — breeding stock. Inquire about prices.
Long Island White Pekin Duck Co., Eastport,
Long Island, N. Y.
ORDER MAMMOTH PEKIN Ducklings from
this ad. 12 — $4.65; 15— $5.20: 25— $7.50. Ship¬
ped COD, Superior Chicks, Box 5, Bucyrus,
Ohio.
PONIES
WHAT — A POA (Appaloosa) Pony. Want - —
For your child or hobby. How — Write — Loie
Merola, Sec’y Pa. Pony of the Americas Club,
R. D. #1, Stroudsburg, Pa.
REGISTERED SHETLAND STUD, palomino,
very gentle. Also matched pair dapple grey
young ponies: filly foals. Earl Norton, Green-
wich, N. Y.
RABBITS
RAISE RABBITS SUCCESSFULLY by know¬
ing facts. 48 page illustrated book describing
25 Breeds. Housing, breeding, feeding, markets,
marketing, etc. 25 cents. American Rabbit As¬
sociation, 28 ARBA Building, Pittsburgh, Penn.
RAISE RABBITS for us on $500 month plan.
Free details. White’s Rabbitry, Mt. Vernon 14,
Ohio.
REGISTERED POLLED HEREFORD yearling
bulls. Certified and accredited herd. Perform¬
ance records available. Herd sires 100% de-
horners: dams are right size and good milkers.
Best bloodlines. Clean Pedigrees. Reasonable
prices. Visitors welcome., A. B. Price, Sunny-
fields Farm, Keller Road, Clarence, N.Y. _
REGISTERED Polled Hereford breeding stock
for sale. Performance records available. Spring
Hill Farm, Shushan, N. Y. W. B. Phelps.
Phone farm 518-854-7868, office 518-677-2635.
REGISTERED POLLED HEREFORDS, Breed¬
ing stock for sale. Top Bloodlines. Seneca View
Farms, R. D. 1, Penn Yan, New York, Route
14. E. S. Boerner, Owner. Phone Geneva
789-6458. Robert Generaux, Manager.
MAINE POLLED HEREFORD SALE 1 P.M.,
June 16, Sunrise Acres Farm, Cumberland
Center, 5 Bulls — 27 Females. Norman H. Gray,
Chairman, Fryeburg, Maine. Free delivery
Maine-Canadian border & New England States.
REGISTERED HEREFORDS
HORNED
Breeding Stock for sale. We have Zato
Heir and Mill Iron breeding.
LAST CHANCE RANCH
Lake Placid, N.Y. Telephone 523-3739
HORSES
APPALOOSA horses, breeding stock, Rainy
Moon and Sundance bloodlines. Stallion
Service. Horse barns. Waylo Acres, RD #1,
Fairmount City, Pa. _
5 AND 6 YEAR OLD Registered Belgian
mares, in foal. 2 sorrel yearling studs. Lau-
rence Dedrick, Belfast, N. Y.
LIVESTOCK
FOR SALE— Santa Gertrude’s Bull, 4 yrs. old.
Throws beautiful calves. Elton Rouse, Box 56,
So. Cairo, N, Y. 518-622-3823 after 6.
PIGEONS
PIGEONS AND SUPPLIES CATALOG lOtf.
Walter Hoenes, Dept. AA, Cologne, New Jersey
08213.
REGISTERED Horn Dorsets, rams, ewes —
all ages — Lloyd Palmer, Meridale, N.Y.
Phone: 607-432-4538. _
KEYSTONE Stud Ram & Ewe Sale July 10,
1965 — Farm Show Bldgs., Harrisburg, Pa.
Registered: Corriedales, Cheviots, Dorsets,
Hampshires, Shropshires, Southdowns and Suf-
folks. For Catalogues: Milton K. Morgan, Sale
Manager, 1916 New Holland Pike, Lancaster,
Penna. _ _ _
THE BIG SWITCH is to Suffolks in show
ring and Carcass Class! Suffolks Win! National
Suffolk Sheep Association, Box 324RN, Colum-
bia, Mo. _
SELL 2 PROVEN 2 yr. registered Shropshire
Rams. Nancy Munkenbeck, Milford, N. Y.
REGISTERED CORRIEDALE LAMBS —
Champion bloodlines — Normandy Farm, Litch¬
field, Conn.
SHEEP— GET HAMPSHIRE SHEEP for good
wool, meatiness, quick growth, and greatest
profits. Write: American Hampshire Sheep
Ass’n., Stuart, Iowa, 50250.
MEAT-TYPE CORRIEDALES from Champion
bloodlines. Early lambs, ewes, rams, all ages.
Lund, Sheffield, Mass. Phone 413-229-2078.
REGISTERED DORSETS, Hampshire, Corrie¬
dales, Shropshires, Rams & Ewes. Vandale
Farms, Central Bridge, N. Y. Phone 296.
SWINE
MONTHLY MARYLAND FEEDER Pig Sales
— 1:30. 2nd Monday — Caroline Sales, Denton.
4th Monday — Livestock Exchange, Boonsboro.
4 th Thursday (4th Fri. — Nov.) — Rudnick &
Sons, Galena. 23,664 vaccinated — health in¬
spected — graded pigs sold by pound to highest
bidder 1964. Maryland Swine Producers, Fair¬
grounds, Timonium.
REGISTERED POLAND CHINA January
boars. Fine outstanding individuals that will
improve any purebred or commercial herd.
Also, several good, rugged bred sows. Deliveries
arranged. Richard Crye, Avon, N. Y. Phone
716-WA6-3535.
PHEASANTS
RINGNECK PHEASANTS, Chicks, Poults.
Non-Flyers available starting May 1st. Request
price list. Donatella’s Pheasant Land, Wilmot
Flat, N.H.
BLONDE COCKERS, PEKINGESE, Siamese,
Persian Kittens. Tripp, Fyler Road, Chitten-
ango, N. Y.
VETERINARY SUPPLIES
NEW! NOW TREAT Mastitis for less than
21(1 with new Uni-Power Infusion! Each dose
contains: 100,000 units procaine penicillin, 100
mg. dihydrostreptomycin, 100 mg. neomycin,
750 mg. sulfathiazole, 750 mg. sulfamerazine,
5 mg. cobalt. Infuse directly into the infected
quarter by withdrawing lOcc (1 dose) into a
syringe with a needle, then replace needle with
an infusion tube. Also ideal when drying off a
cow — infuse lOcc of Uni-Power into each quar¬
ter — allow to remain until the cow freshens
"An ounce of prevention is worth pounds of
milk.” Recommended by leading veterinarians
and dairy experts. Per lOOcc bottle (10 doses)
$2.35. Six bottles $2.25 each. Order 12 for
$25.00 and receive free syringe, needle and
infusion tube. At your Anchor of New England
dealers or order direct from Anchor Serum
Company of New England, Dept. A-4, Tops-
field, Mass. Write for free veterinary supply
catalogue and health guide. Please note: As
always, milk should be withheld from human
consumption 72 hours after the last treatment.
DAIRY AND LIVESTOCK Veterinary supplies
direct to you at wholesale. Send card for new
wholesale catalogue. Eastern States Serum
Company, 1727 Harden Street, Columbia, South
Carolina.
KEN-MAST MASTITIS TREATMENT— Peni-
cillin, Dihydrostreptomycin, Neomycin, Sulfa¬
nilamide, Cobalt in 15CC disposable syringes.
Dozen prepaid $5.15. Quantity savings. With¬
hold milk from treated quarter 72 hours.
Authorized Anchor Serum Dealer. Kensington
Veterinary Supply, Kensington, Connecticut.
POWER PLUS SPECIAL — 12cc mastitis
syringe contains penicillin, dihydrostrepto¬
mycin, neomycin, sulfathiazole, sulfanilamide,
hydrocortisone, and chlorobutanol. 4.50 dozen
postpaid. Mastitis special- — same as above except
without hydrocortisone and chlorobutanol with
cobalt added 3.40 dozen. 72 hour withholding
of milk applies. Combiotic lOOcc 2.00 Multi-
Mast lOOcc 2.00. Terramycin Calf Scour boluses
24 for 5.00 with free calf balling gun. 20 page
catalog free. Vet-Med Supply Co., Box 67,
Franklin, Mass.
Classified Ads
PUBLISHING AND CLOSING DATES
July Issue Closes June 1 August Issue Closes July 1
September Issue . Closes August 1
ADVERTISING RATES
35 cents per word, initial or group of numerals.
Example, J. S. Jones, 100 Main Rd., Anywhere,
N. Y. Phone Anywhere 15R24, count as 11 words.
Minimum charge $3.50. Blind Box Number $2.40
extra, includes address. Send check or money
order to AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, P. O. Box
514, ITHACA, N. Y. Advance payment is required.
AUCTIONEERS
ARTIFICIAL BREEDING
EARTHWORMS
FARMS FOR SALE
AUCTIONEERS — Livestock and farm auc¬
tions. Complete auction and pedigree service
available. Harris Wilcox. Phone — Bergen 146,
New York. _
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Marketing — Regular
weekly sales and farm auctions: Empire Live¬
stock Marketing Cooperative.
AUCTION SCHOOL
LEARN AUCTIONEERING— term soon. Free
catalog. Reisch Auction School, Mason City 11,
Iowa.
MISSOURI AUCTION SCHOOL. Free catalog.
1330-33 Linwood, Kansas City, Mo. 64109.
AUCTION SCHOOL, Ft. Smith, Ark. Free
catalog. Also Home Study Course. _
AUCTIONEERING CAREER, College Diploma.
Free Catalog. Feller-Bucher Auctioneering Col-
lege, 225 So. Schuyler, Kankakee, Illinois.
AGENTS WANTED
SALESMEN for Livestock Minerals, Udder
Ointment, Fly Sprays, Weed Killers. Liberal
Commissions. Carpenter Co., Ill Irving Ave.,
Syracuse, N. Y. _
MAKE UP TO $500.00 selling Sunshine Christ¬
mas Cards, Stationery, Gift Wrappings to
friends, neighbors. Experience unnecessary.
Show new Christmas Elegance Assortment,
make $1.00 on every box sold! Costs nothing
to try. Send postcard for free Pearl Pendant,
free Personalized Card Album, free Color Cata¬
log, money-making details, box assortments on
approval. Special organization fund raising
plan available. Sunshine Art Studios, Dept.
AA-6, Springfield, Massachusetts. _
SENSATIONAL new longer-burning Light
Bulb. Amazing Free Replacement Guarantee —
never again buy light bulbs. No competition.
Multi-million dollar market yours alone. Make
small fortune even spare time. Incredibly quick
sales. Free sales kit. Merlite (Bulb Div.), 114
E. 32nd, Dept. C-74K, New York 16.
SENSATIONAL NEW LONGER-BURNING
Light Bulb. Amazing Free Replacement Guar¬
antee — never again buy light bulbs. No Compe¬
tition. Multi-million dollar market yours alone.
Make small fortune even spare time. Incredibly
quick sales. Free sales kit. Merlite (Bulb Div.),
114 E. 32nd, Dept. C-74L, New York 16.
BUILDINGS
FARM BUILDINGS — for all purposes, low cost,
easy terms. Nold Farm Supply, Rome, N. Y.
BUILDING MATERIALS
GLUE
LAMINATED
RAFTERS AND ARCHES
Send for further information and prices.
BR-65 , Unadilla Silo Co., Unodilla, N.Y.
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ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION. Openings in
this challenging field available in certain areas
of New York. This is interesting, rewarding
work for men who wish to stand on their own
two feet. American Breeders Service, Box 536,
Dryden, New York 13053,
BOOKS
BOOKS — CIVIL SERVICE — Many Others
— Boys books — Dime for lists — Atkinson —
AA 114 Brown — Elbridge — New York.
BULBS
HYBRID IRIS — State Inspected — 1 blue,
purple, white, yellow for $3.00. Pink Iris Free.
Mail Orders. Silverton Iris Gardens, 1802
Hooper Ave., Silverton, N. J.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
FREE BOOK “990 Successful, Little-Known
Businesses.” Many fascinating opportunities!
Plymouth 836L, Brooklyn 4, New York.
NEWLY EQUIPPED Restaurant and Gas
Station. 9 room house, 2 apartments, double
garage. Adelbert Smith, Milan, Penna. Phone
Sayre 882-9513 Code 717. '
CEDAR POSTS
CEDAR STAKES for tree staking. 5, 6, 7, 8
and 10 Ft., ready pointed. Also tree wrap and
wire. Large stock on hand at all times.
516-AN-6-6400, East Northport, New York.
CHAIN SAWS
FACTORY PRICES! Brand new, first quality,
fully guaranteed saw chain in .404", %" and
7/16" pitch. Chain for bar of any saw with
cutting length 12" to 14" only $10; 15" to 16"
$11; 17" to 20" $13; 21" to 24" $15. New hard-
nose guide bars: Homelite 17" $15, 21" $18 —
McCulloch 18" $16, 24" $19. Direct-drive
sprocket $4 gear-drive sprocket $2.50. Add 50tf
to total order for shipping. Give saw name bar
cutting length, pitch used or number of drive
links in chain. Send check or money order to
Zip-Penn, Inc., Box 179-H, Erie 6, Pennsyl¬
vania. For COD send $2 deposit. Write for
savings on other bars, sprockets, saw acces¬
sories.
CHAIR CANING
RESTORE ANTIQUES YOURSELF— Discover
sensational rewards! Complete kits guaranteed
premium medium Cane — $2.75 postpaid, Fibre
Rush — $2.95 postpaid. Quality seating, refinish¬
ing, stencilling materials, instructions. Catalog
10d. Order Now! The Workshop — Dept. A —
122 Main St. — Penn Yan, N.Y.
COUNTRY ROOM AND BOARD
GOOD RELIABLE middle age man to board
in my private home. No drinking. Mrs. Myrtle
Whitbeck, Jefferson Hts., Catskill, N. Y. _
PERSON OR PERSONS to share with its
owner a country home built for economical
living. M. Rowland, Cairo, N, Y.
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
WE ARE SUPPLIERS for Dairy Farm: First
class milkers, poultrymen, general farm work¬
ers. Ellingers Employment Agency, 80 Warren
St., New York, N.Y. Phone GR 3-8168-9.
FREE PICTURE FOLDER, “How to Make
$3,000 Yearly, Sparetime, Raising Earth¬
worms!” Oakhaven-5, Cedar Hill, Texas.
FARMS FOR SALE
FARMS— FINGER LAKES AREA — all types
and size farms. Retirement homes — hunting
land. Lakeshore properties. H. M. Stocking, _
Realtor, Dundee, New York, _
VIRGINIA livestock, dairy farms and country
estates, P. M. Browning, Realtor, John H. Hitt,
Associate: Culpeper, Virginia. _
CENTRAL NEW YORK Farms, Hunting
lands. Business opportunities. Summer places,
Foster - Abraham, Real Estate Brokers, Nor-
wich, N, Y., 607-334-3555. _
FARMS, Columbia Co., N. Y. All kinds. Write
wants. Coxon Realty, Chatham, N. Y. _
CENTRAL NEW YORK POTATO FARM on
Interstate highway. 250 acres, modern home,
storages, roadstand, migrant camp. Box 514-
DO, Ithaca, N, Y. _
200 ACRE FARM — Complete with or without
40 head Hereford beef cattle and machinery.
Contact Carl Lincoln, Interlaken, N. Y.
532-4704. _
LARGE DAIRY FARM. 90 acres tillable, 300
acres woods and blueberries. 2 barns, milkroom,
large garage. 8 room house and bath, hot water
heat, drilled well. Kempton Tobey, Palermo,
Maine. Tel. Palermo 993-2371. _
40 COW FARM. 185 acres, private location
overlooking lake. Modern 5 and 11 room homes.
Handy farm buildings. Insured for $78,000.
Bare $35,000. With cows, equipment $55,000.
Retiring owner will hold mortgage. Wimple,
Realtor, Sloansville, N. Y. Free lists. _
FOR SALE — OLD FARM with 125 acres of
woodland, brook, good house, nice view. Price
$4,900.00 Terms. Write Box 104, Rangeley,
Maine or call 312 after 9 p.m. _
FARM — Solid 6 rms., bath, 126 acres, 35 till¬
age, 20 pasture, balance wood-land, 226' arte¬
sian, view, barn w/18 tieups, 5 car garage. Tax
$377.00. $29,000. 15 Miles out. W. S. Moore,
1268 Summer Ave., Springfield, Mass.
ST3-1011. _
CATALOG FREE. Its several hundred descrip¬
tions are prepared with extreme care to save
you time and expense “looking around.” List¬
ings from a few hundred dollars into the thou¬
sands: camps, farms, businesses; New England
and New York. And we have new offices and
hundreds of listings not in the catalog. Four
Effs, Box 264AA, Manchester, N. H. _
2 FAMILY HOUSE and 145 acre farm for sale,
sacrificed, settlement of estate. No reasonable
offer refused. Excellent hunting. Call Post-
office. Freedom, Maine. _
ASK FOR New Spring Farm Brochure with
pictures — Central New York Greatest Farm
Values. From 10 acres to 500 acres best milk
and cash crop market. J. D. Gallagher Real
Estate Agency, 150 North Broad St., Norwich,
N. Y, Write or phone 334-2717, _ _
41 ACRE FARM for sale, Lockwood, N. Y. For
information: Burleigh Spencer, McDonough,
N. Y. _
DIXIE-DEL-50-ACRE poultry or turkey farm.
Route 18, between Georgetown, Del. Lewes-
Cape May Ferry, direct. Florida-New England
route. Formerly specialized retail oven-ready
turkey trade. Good location roadside market.
10-room house, modern conveniences. M. C.
Vaughn, Lewes, Del.
NEW YORK DAIRY SHOWPLACE— Magnifi¬
cent 1,000-acre dairy farm with complete facili¬
ties for 250 head of prize dairy and breeding
cattle! Comes with 3 tractors, self-propelled
combine, big line of machinery included. Abun¬
dantly watered by live fishing stream, several
ponds, over a mile of irrigation pipe. 500 till¬
able acres, balance pasture land, fenced. Eight
homes, including 4-bedroom Colonial. Outstand¬
ing 38x160 barn and big ell-shaped barn, maple
paneled, 64 box stalls, 43 tie-stalls, 7,500-lb.
capacity bulk milk tanks,, glass pipelines, all
vacuum system, scientifically designed for
cleanliness, large bulk grain storage bins, 4
big silos. 30-box stall calf barn, new 28x90
shop, barn area with 6 large bull stalls. 41x100
machine building, 12-ton hay drying building,
80-head loafing barn, heated greenhouse, other
buildings. Over 3 miles highway frontage, 3%
miles town. Own the finest for only $175,000
complete. Free! . . . New illustrated summer
catalog! All types real estate coast to coast!
United Farm Agency, 501-AA Fifth Ave., New
York, N.Y. 10017, YUkon 6-1547. _
TO BE RIGHT For Many Years — 545 acre dairy
farm. 360 acres tillable and high fertility; 135
acres untillable open pasture; 100 acres adapt¬
able to corn; excellent alfalfa land. 84 ties in
main barn, also 4 wooden silos inside. Second
barn 28x150 with pens. Lovely 16 room attrac¬
tive and comfortable farm house; second house
built in 1959 has 7 rooms; also a tenant house.
Abundant water for buildings, cattle and ir¬
rigation. Price: $85,000., complete., or $70,000.
without second house. Tom Whittaker, Realtor
& Farm Consultant, Brandon, Vt. 247-6633 &
247-6682. _
FOR SALE— SCENIC 300 Acre Farm with
good house and barn, beautiful view. End of
town road. Good hunting and fishing. $6,900.00
Terms. Write Box 104, Rangeley, Maine or
call 312 after 9 p.m.
FARMS WANTED
DAIRY FARM WANTED— Family size with
modern buildings and all conveniences. Write
Box 514-DM, Ithaca, N. Y.
FLOWERS
MUMS — Beautiful new varieties. 15 each dif¬
ferent, not labeled. $3.00 postpaid. Hazel May-
nard, Route 2, Box 135-L, Fremont, Michigan.
GOAT SUPPLIES
STAINLESS STEEL Milking Pails, Strainers,
Filter Discs, Hoof-shears, Milking Machines,
etc. Catalog. upon request. Hoegger Supply Co.,
Milford 2, Pa.
WRITE FOR CATALOGUE. Enclose 25tf de¬
posit refundable with first order. Hoegger
Supply Co., Milford 2, Pa,
FARM LOANS
Since 1917
See your local asso¬
ciations or write: 310
State St., Springfield,
Mass. 01101
FEDERAL LAND BANK AND
PRODUCTION CREDIT LOANS
American Agriculturist, June, 1965
FURNACES & BOILERS
HONEY
NEW & USED EQUIPMENT
PHOTO SERVICE & SUPPLIES
CUT HEATING COSTS. Use Marco Furnaces
and Boilers. Either Complete Combustion Wood
and Coal or Combination Oil-Wood and Coal
Units. Literature free. Marco Industries, P. O.
Box 6-A, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801,
GARDEN SUPPLIES
PROTECT YOUR BERRY CROPS, vegetables
from birds and animals. Cheesecloth, 100 yards
by 48" convenient 10 yard lengths $7.50 pre¬
paid. 50% less mill price. Joseph Hein, 120-B
Eton Road, Thornwood, New York. _
PROTECT THE FRUIT of your labors. Protect
Berries, Grapes and Fruit from birds with
selected used tobacco cloth. The Windsor Com-
pany, Inc., Windsor, Conn.
GOVERNMENT SURPLUS
JEEPS $64.50, airplanes $75.20, boats $6.18.
Many others direct from U. S. Government.
For complete “Directory” and catalog send
$1.00 to Quality Surplus, Dept. NY6, Box 23,
Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
HAY & STRAW
CHOICE HAY, all grades. Mohawk Valley.
Trailer load deliveries. When writing, give
telephone number. Snyder Petroleum, Inc., Fort
Plain, New York. Telephone 4-5111.
HAY. Varney - Derby, Vermont.
FIRST AND SECOND cutting alfalfa — mixed
trefoil and other grades of choice hay delivered
by truckload. Weights and quality guaranteed.
Bates Russell, East Durham, N. Y. Phone
Melrose, 4-2591 before 8 A.M. or after 5 P.M.
CAN DELIVER all grades of good quality hay.
Also, farmers interested in selling contact us.
D. Arnold Boyd, York, New York. Phone:
Geneseo 892.
BALED HAY DELIVERED subject to inspec¬
tion. For more information write or call after
6:00 PM. J. W. Christman, RD 2, Fort Plain,
FOR SALE — Hay, Straw, Holsteins, reg¬
istered and grade. Delivered. Licensed, bonded.
Maurice Forkey, Box 392, Fort Covington,
N. Y.
MAPLE SYRUP
MAPLE SYRUP, VERMONT Fancy Grade.
Gallon $6.50, Half Gallon $3.75, plus postal
charges. Shipped insured mail. Kenneth F. Put-
nam, South Ryegate, Vermont 05069,
HELP WANTED
LARGE DAIRY FARM needs experienced men
for milking cows. Excellent housing and board¬
ing house on premises. Steady work, top wages
and bonus for right men. Call Mr. Bernon,
Garelick Bros. Farms, Inc., Franklin, Mass.,
528-9000 days or Woonsocket, R.I., POplar
9-7996 after 6:00 P.M. or Mr. Harvey Baskin
at Franklin, Mass., 528-2276.
CHORE-BOY. Full time men wanted parts
service sales. Milking parlors, pipeline systems,
vacuum suppliers. Detergents Dumping Station,
plastic & rigid. Complete line farm supplies.
Box 11, Dryden, N. Y. 13053, Phone VI4-6092.
NURSERY WORKERS and tractor operators
wanted. Steady work, good pay and housing
available. Baier Lustgarten Nurseries, Middle
Island, L. I., N. Y. _
WANTED — Men to sell Farm Tanks through
established dealers in New York State. Girton
Manufacturing Company, Millville, Penna.
HOUSEKEEPER — middle-aged for 2 adults in
beautiful home. Pocono Mt. area, 65 mi. N. Y.
Wonderful opportunity for widow who likes
beautiful countryside. Own room — bath and
T.V. References. Mrs. E. E. Schlanger — Mata-
moras, Pa. Ph. 717-491-4129.
MALE AND FEMALE Attendants. Salary
$3700-$4615 per year plus longevity increments.
Annual salary increases. Less maintenance
(board, room and laundry $9.79 per week).
Five day, eight hour work week. Annual vaca¬
tion with pay. Paid sick leave. Life, accident
and health insurance and social security avail¬
able. Recreation: Bowling, tennis, swimming.
Opportunities for advancement with eventual
retirement pension. For information write Di¬
rector, Wassaic State School, Wassaic, New
York.
LOOKING for a satisfying, profitable lifetime
career as a Dairy Herd Improvement Super¬
visor? Free schooling for qualified applicants.
For information write Howard Loomis, Field
Service Director, New York Dairy Herd Im¬
provement Cooperative, Morrison Hall, Cornell
University, Ithaca, N. Y., 14850.
HOUSEKEEPER WANTED BY DOCTOR’S
family — reliable, fond of children — own room,
all modern appliances, pleasant environment —
write Box 514-DP, Ithaca, N. Y.
LADY FOR GENERAL HOUSEWORK in
country farm home. Modern conveniences. Live
in. Box 514-DC, Ithaca, N. Y.
MIDDLE-AGED COUPLE, animal lovers to op¬
erate modern shelter near Port Jervis. For par¬
ticulars: contact Hotel Park Lane, Port Jervis,
N. Y.
Tottage parents for small group
of boys in school for normal children. Mother
cooks and keeps house, father does carpentry.
Telephone collect— Area Code 914-EL6-0214.
1 OUPLE WANTED — Friendly family of five
seeks couple; middle aged or older for general
housework and maintenance in exchange for: 3
furnished rooms and bath plus $130 per month
and a healthy, pleasant life in a residential com¬
munity of all churches. Write Wm. Galbraith,
200 Davenport Neck, New Rochelle, N. Y.
EXPERIENCED MILKER— Large dairy farm,
western New York. 6 day week. No field work.
Straight shift. Excellent wages. Housing ar¬
rangements made. References required. Only
top men need apply. Box 514-DJ, Ithaca, N. Y.
FREE RENT in beautiful new ranch house
for middle-aged couple in exchange for light
housework for two adults. Additional salary.
Pocono Mt. area — 65 mi. N. Y. References.
Mrs. E. E. Schlanger — Matamoras, Pa. Ph.—
717-491-4129.
START YOUR OWN BUSINESS
ON CREDIT
Your own boss. Hundreds of Dealers
making $100 to $300 and more weekly.
We supply stocks, equipment on credit.
300 Home necessities. Sales experience
unnecessary. Pleasant, profitable busi¬
ness backed by world-wide industry.
Write RAWLEIGH, Dept. F-R-RUR,
Albany, N.Y.
EXTRACTED HONEY — Clover, Buckwheat
or Fallflower, 5 lb. container $2.20; 3 — $5.75;
6 — $10.50. Prepaid 3rd zone. We use stainless
steel extractors and tanks. Lang Apiaries, Box
A, Gasport, New York.
HOWLAND’S HONEY — NEW YORK’S
FINEST. Now booking July deliveries. Clover 5
lb. pail $2.10; 6 — 5’s $10.20 Postpaid 3rd zone.
1—60 lb. can $10.98; 2—60’s $21.36; 5 or more
60’s $10.38 ea. Delicious Wildflower (Wild
Raspberry) 1 — 60 lb. can $10.38; 2 — 60’s
$20.16; 5 or more 60’s $9.78 ea. 60’s FOB. 5%
discount 5 or more 60’s at Honey Plant. How-
land Apiaries. Berkshire, N. Y.
LAND FOR SALE
OVID, N. Y. — 12% acres tillable land, 1%
miles from town. Write — Margaret Peck, RD2,
Ovid, N. Y.
LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Marketing — Regular
weekly sales and farm auctions: Empire Live-
stock Marketing Cooperative.
LIVESTOCK SUPPLIES, EQUIP.
FREE SAMPLE Cattle Ear Tag. Big numbers,
low priced. Write today: Cowboy Tag Co., Box
1380, Santa Barbara, Calif.
NEW POLYFURAN mastitis treatment re¬
quires only 48 hours milk withholding. 12cc
syringe 75<j; $8.50 dozen; $25.00 per 3 dozen.
From your dealer or postpaid. $3.00 minimum
mail order. Vetaid, 911 West 80th St., Bloom¬
ington, Minn.
MISCELLANEOUS
PARTS FOR STOVES — furnaces, coal, oil,
gas, electric. Empire Stove Co., 793 Broadway,
Albany, New York. _
STOP ITCHING — Promotes healing of piles;
psoriasis, eczema. "Roberts Reliable Salve”
effective since 1888. Satisfaction guaranteed.
3 oz. $1.00 postpaid. Roberts Pharmacy, Lisbon
Falls, Maine. _
“SIX WILL FORMS” plus “Information by
Lawyer,” $1.00, Brugenheimer Publishers, Box
158-N77. Lexington. Mass. _
“DAIRIES” — Let me build your retail volume — -
Experienced solicitor — Commission — Box 583,
Manasquan, N. J. _
QUICK- JOHN — Cleans septic tanks, cesspools,
outdoor toilets. Stops odors, backups. Opens
drains. 6 premeasured treatments $2.95, 12 —
$4.95. Money Back Guarantee. Ryter Co.,
Madelia 20, Minn. _
MOISTURE TESTER — Stop guessing mois¬
ture of hay, silage, grain. Two models. Simple,
inexpensive. Free literature. Koster Crop
Tester, 2842 Woodhill Rd., Cleveland, Ohio
44104, _
RETIRE NOW — Read How To Retire Without
Money. Free details. Marshall’s, 1135L So.
Birmingham, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74104, _
LEG SORE SUFFERERS— Send fo^ FVii
Book on proven Viscose for relief of pain and
aches of leg ulcers, swelling, itch, rash due
to deep vein congestion. Works as you walk.
Viscose Co., 100 West Chicago Avenue, Dept.
N.K., Chicago 10, Illinois. _
WATCH AND CLOCK repairing books and
tools. Free catalog. North American, Box
77-RT, Fox River Grove, Illinois 60021.
PRECISION 17 JEWEL WATCHES, $14.95.
Taxes included. Gents water resistant or Ladies
dress. Color white or gold. Guaranteed. $40.00
value! Watches completely overhauled. Guar¬
anteed one year. $6.50. All makes. Williams
Watch Sales and Repair, Box G, Adams Center,
N. Y, 13606. _
NEW transistor instrument detects buried gold,
silver, coins, firearms, treasures. $19.95 up.
Free catalog. Relco-A56, Box 10563, Houston 18,
Texas. _
HEARING AIDS — 3 packages fresh 675 @
$5.59 prepaid. Guaranteed repairs $12.50 or
less. Earl Morrow, Box 602, Newport, Vt.
ADULTS AND CHILDREN who want foreign
pen pals write to Miss Reba Levine, 174 Pearl
Street, Chelsea, Massachusetts. _
PURIVOX — Automatic Detonation Scarecrow.
Scares away successfully all beasts and birds
of prey which cause heavy crop losses annually.
Send for free literature and cost. Schneider-
Brunner, Inc., P. O. Box 1268, Union, New
Jersey. _
FOUR WILL FORMS — Standard Forms (Finest
Quality) with Complete Instructions, $1.00.
Interstate Products, Box 158-M2, Pelham, New
Hampshire. _
LIGHTNING RODS — We specialize in complete
and economical lightning protection systems.
Free inspection or information. Morse-Collins,
Inc., 148 Coddington Road, Ithaca, N.Y., mem-
ber United Lightning Protection Association.
NEW INVENTION — Automatic RP’D Mailbox
signal. Tells when mail is delivered. Order
from ad. $2.50 postpaid. John & Larry Hanley,
Attica, N. Y.
NEW & USED EQUIPMENT
BARN CLEANERS — silo unloaders, engineered
by Patz. New different bunk feeders, manure
stackers, replacement chains for all make
cleaners, low cost, easy terms. Nold Farm
Supply, Rome, N. Y. Willard Howland, South-
ampton. Mass. _
WANTED: Used one row potato harvester,
grader, roto beater, one row P-T digger. Write:
A. Spiller, Gorham, Maine. _
COBEY— FOX— MC- -NUFFIELD — Versatile
Farm Equipment — Cockshutt parts, new &
used. Used machines all kinds. We deliver.
Ingersoll Farm Supply Inc., Martinsburg, N.Y.
Phone — Lowville 85.
DEPRESSION PRICES — We sell cheap.
Savings to 75% on new, used parts for 200
makes, models, wheel tractors, crawlers. Tre¬
mendous catalog. Send 25^. Surplus Tractor
Parts, Fargo, North Dakota. _
150 GAL. BULK MILK TANK. 1960 model,
Stan Palmer, Victor, N. Y.
£8 95
1,001 uses. Stainless shaft. Won't rust
or clog! Use 1/6 HP motor or larger 7f\\ «
... % HP for up to 2.400 GPH : JftW !■
450 gph 80’ high: or 1,800 gph cKiWaftBa
from 25’ well. 1” Inlet: %” outlet. lyBlil
Coupling Included free . $8.95
HEAVY DUTY BALL-BEARING pump ■
Up to 5,200 GPH . . . *12.95
Postpaid if cash with order. Money Back Guarantee.
LAIAWCO PUMPS, fell* MmuI 6 ,M«w Jtrwy
DRAINS tellers cisterns, wosh tubs;
IRRIGATES - CIRCULATES - SPRAYS ‘
“USED CONVEYOR BELTING” Rubber cover¬
ed— like new, all sizes — all plys. Phone or
write: E. L. Ashmus Belting Company, 6038-
49th Ave., Kenosha, Wisconsin, OL-2-4596.
USED BULK MILK Coolers. Bought - Sold -
traded. Varney - Derby, Vermont.
IN NEED OF Milking Equipment, pipelines —
parlor or around the barn parlor stalls — Her¬
ringbone — side opening — walk-thru. Transfer
station, rigid or plastic. Get our prices. No ob¬
ligation. Chore-Boy Eastern Factory Owned
Branch, Box 11, Dryden, N. Y. 13053. Phone
VI4-6092. _
NEW and used tractor and Crawler parts for
practically every tractor make. Thousands of
other items. Huge savings. Prompt service.
Free 1965 catalog. Acme Tractor Parts Co.,
Lincoln, Nebraska. _
CHAIN: For bunk feeders, barn cleaners, con¬
veyors. #458 forged pin type $1.10 per foot.
R. H. Merrill, Waverly, N.Y. _
MIX-MILL automatic feed processing systems.
For full information and literature, write
P. O. Box 289, Manheim, Pennsylvania. _
RICE POTATO Diggers. Attractive low prices.
Repairs for all models. Rice Mfg. Co., Honeoye
Falls, New York. _ _
BREEDER HATCHERY equipment costing
over $15,000 is offered for $1,500. All in good
condition. Write; Sunshine Poultry Farm
Hatchery, Lake Ariel, Pa. _
FOR SALE, SURGE 6 Stall Milking Parlor,
6 Surge Pipeline Units, pump, automatic
washer, 3 units 60 days old. Clifford Hay, RFD,
Cobleskill, N. Y. Phone AF4-7165.
WANTED— FLOUR MILL of any kind. Also 7
ft. horse drawn Mower. Levi A. Stutzman,
R#5, Millersburg, Ohio _
TRASH ELIMINATOR FOR John Bean 2 row
potato harvester. Reasonable. John Greseck,
Richfield Springs, N. Y. _
NEW 1965 GMC PICKUPS— $1,795.00— John
Deere — New Holland Machinery — Evinrude
— Homelite — De Laval — Jamesway — GE
— lowest prices. Boulds, Nicholville, N. Y.
PORTERSVILLE MONTHLY SPECIAL. 2600
Gallon Farm Pick Up tank for single axle truck
- — stainless steel throughout. 1800 gallon, used
Farm Pick Up; 2000 gallon, new FPU; 2500
gallon, used, two-compartment, single axle
FPU, semi; 2800 gallon, used, single axle FPU,
semi; 3400 gallon, used, two-compartment
FPU, semi. Several 6000 gallon, practically
new, four-compartment transports. Special
Offer— on 3000-, 3400-, 3500-, 4000-gallon
Liquid Sugar transports. Portersville Stainless
Equipment Corporation, Portersville (Butler
Co.), Pennsylvania. Telephone (412) 368-2421.
CULTIVATOR — for Oliver tractor HG or
OC-4. Harold M. Huff, Middleville, N. J.
Phone 201-383-4356. _
BULK TANKS — We buy and sell used tanks.
Lease program available. George Lange Farm
Equipment, Medford Lakes, N. J., Area Code
609-654-8958. _
FOR SALE — 2 Hay Fans. 1 — 42" with 7%
H.P. Motor. 1 — 36" without Motor. These are
brand new! Must sell! Sacrifice! Also used
Jamesway Silo Unloader. Conrad W. Kish-
paugh, Owego, N. Y. MU7-1941.
SOW FEEDING STALLS— Complete $12.95.
Free Literature. Dolly Enterprises, 180 Main,
Colchester, HI, _
LAMINATED RAFTERS & Arches for barns
and sheds. Douglas Fir bonded with completely
waterproof glue. Popular sizes stocked. Extra
heavy rafters — extra low prices. Box S-65,
Unadilla Silo Co., Unadilla, N. Y.
TRACTORS — Farm Machinery — Caterpil¬
lars — Planters — Ten Acres — Many items
suitable for small farmers or underprivileged.
Cash discount or payment terms. Friendly Phil
(near Turnpike Exit 2) Mullica Hill — GRidley
8-6291.
WANTED — SMALL STONE BURR flour
mill. Axel Mortenson, RD, Sugar Grove, Pa.
FOR SALE — Jeep Wagoneer, all accessories,
automatic transmission, 7,000 miles. $2,200.
Wesley G. Cook, Landing, N. J.
HAY CONDITIONERS — 30 used hay condition¬
ers of all makes — $100 and up. Rollabar rakes — -
New Holland, John Deere, Case, Massey-Fer-
guson 3 pt. hitch and New Ideas all in stock.
100 used hay balers, some with bale throwers.
Mow conveyor, and New Holland elevators
from 24 to 53 feet — big savings. Flail choppers
both new and used in stock. 135 crawlers, trac¬
tors, loaders, dozers, backhoes, winches and
lots of other equipment to go with them. Field
choppers-blowers and self unloading wagons —
$600 and up. Don Howard, Canandaigua, New
York.
WANTED: 3 POINT HITCH for John Deere
720 or 730 tractor. R. Driscoll, Old-Post-Rd.,
Rhinebeck, N. Y.
NEW HYDRAULIC JACK parts for sale.
Chuck Cicero, RFD#5, Rome, N. Y. 13440.
WANTED — ALLIS CHALMERS Roto Balers.
Brice Creesy, Andover, Ohio.
MC CORMICK REAPER & BINDER and large
thrashing machine. Both on rubber, perfect
condition $250.00 takes them. Raymond L.
Rider, Davenport Ctr., Del. Co., N. Y, _
LOW COST
ON THE FARM GRAIN DRYING
American Automatic Model 1503TAF Dryers
give you completely unattended, totally auto¬
matic grain drying and auguring. It’s design¬
ed for the average farmer’s grain handling
system. Just set the controls for desired
drying temperature and moisture removal
and press the button. All wet grain is dried,
cooled and conveyed to storage — automatic¬
ally. Even shuts itself off! You’ll be surprised
how economical this unit is to purchase and
operate! High capacity portable or stationary
models. Write for free circular to . . .
CHARLES VAN ETTEN
VAN ETTEN ROAD
GOWANDA, N. Y.
NURSERY STOCK
1,000 HORTICULTURAL ITEMS— Evergreen
Seeds, Seedlings, Shrubs, Fruit Trees, Plastic
Pots, Supplies, Books (Horticultural, Farming,
Gardening). Catalog. Mellinger’s, North Lima
42, Ohio.
KELLY DWARF APPLES begin to bear heavy
crops of giant fruits next year. Biggest selling
varieties. Also dwarf Pears, Peaches, Plums,
Cherries. New Fallred Everbearing Rasp¬
berries, Geneva Everbearing Strawberries,
Grapes, Blueberries, Nuts. Flowering Trees
and Shrubs. Write for 85th Anniversary.
Catalog in color. Address Kelly Bros. Nur¬
series, 933 Maple St., Dansville, N. Y. 14437.
TRIAL OFFER — Limit one roll, black-white
8 — 35<f; 12— 45tf: Kodacolor, 8 — $2.00: 12
$2.50; Tops Photo Service, Box 191-R, Lyons
New York 14489.
PLANTS
VEGETABLE PLANTS, June 1st. cabbage,
broccoli, Brussels sprouts, 100— $1.35, 500 —
$3.10, 1,000 — $4.75. Tomato, cauliflower, 100 —
$1.75, 500— $4.00, 1,000— $6.75. Pepper, egg
plant, 100— $2.00, 500— $4.70, 1,000— $7.75.
Jersey sweet potato, 200 — $2.45. Prepaid. Price
list on request. Field Plant Farm, Sewell, New
Jersey. _
MILLIONS FIELD-GROWN Vegetable Plants.
Cabbage: Marion Market, Golden Acre, Copen¬
hagen, Greenback, Ferry’s Round Dutch, Penn
State Ballhead, Danish Ballhead. Onion: Yellow
or White Sweet Spanish. Broccoli, Brussel
Sprouts. 300— $3.50, 500— $4.50, 1000 - $6.50,
Postpaid. Express Collect — $2.50, 1000. Snow¬
ball Cauliflower: 100— $2.00, 500- $5.00, 1000
$7.00, Postpaid. Tomato: (Ready May 15th),
Rutgers, Heinz 1350, Glamour, Campbell 146,
Fireball, Stokescross No. 5, 300 — $3.50, 500 —
$4.50, 1000 — $7.00, postpaid. Express Collect —
$3.50, 1000. Pepper: (Ready May 25th), Cali¬
fornia Wonder, Yolo Wonder B. Hot Pepper:
Hungarian Wax, Long Red Cayenne. Bunch
Puerto Rico Potato: 100 — $2.00, 300- — $4.00, 500
— $5.00, 1000 — $8.00, Postpaid. Express Collect
— $6.00, 1000. All plants Virginia state in¬
spected. Grown from certified seed. Moss Pack¬
ed. Good Plants Guaranteed. Can load trucks
at farm. Joyner’s Plant Farm, Route 2, Sedley
Road, Franklin, Virginia. Area code 703, Phono
562-4540.
PLASTIC
PLASTIC THREE CLEAR 9' x 12'— $1.50.
Triple weight Tarpaulin 9' x 12' — $2.00, Black
$2.50; 9' x 20'— $3.25, Black $4.00. Postpaid
Catalog Adval. Box 2827J, Paterson, New
Jersey.
REAL ESTATE
400,000,000 acres government public land in
25 states. Some low as $1.00 acre. 1965 report.
Send $1.00 National Land 422AG6, Washington
Building, Washington, D. C.
COUNTRY HOME, two bedroom, modern, at¬
tached garage, conveniences, trees, shrubs,
flowers, fruit, barn, stream,’ few miles to
Gilberts Lake State Park, 3% acres, some fur¬
nishing & equipment. Price $5,400. Clifford
Harrington, Mt. Vision, N. Y., Box 157.
FREE! — Summer Catalog. Thousands of new
properties described, new photos too- Land,
farms, homes, businesses — Recreation, Retire¬
ment. 481 offices, 34 states coast to coast,
“World’s Largest.” Mailed Free! Strout Realty,
50-R East 42nd St., N.Y., N.Y. 10017, _
200 ACRES with average buildings, barn
cleaner, bulk tank, new silo, 14x40, full line
machinery, hay and ensilage, 56 cow dairy,
assume financing through FHA. In full pro¬
duction. Huffman Real Estate Agency, Inc.,
Chautauqua, N. Y., Tel. 357-3873.
ABOUT 12 ACRES, Northeastern Penna.
Nicely located. $7,500.00. Write Box 514-DG,
Ithaca, N. Y.
REAL ESTATE WANTED
WE NEED Farms, Acreage, Village and
Country Homes, Business Opportunities to sell,
New York and Pennsylvania, phone or write,
Werts Real Estate, Johnson City, New York.
RUBBER STAMPS
RUBBER STAMPS: Business Cards, Printing,
Labels, Mailbox nameplates, Grafting Kits.
Catalog. Champlain Industries, Hinesburg,
Vermont.
SAWDUST
SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS in carload lots.
Sawdust in bulk truckloads, also baled shav¬
ings. Bono Sawdust Co.. 33-30 127th Place,
Corona 68, New York. Tel, Hickory 6-1374,
SHELLED NUTS & SPICES
BLACK WALNUTS, Pecans, English Walnuts,
Filberts, Almonds, Cashews, Brazils, Pepper,
Sassafras, Cinnamon $1.25Lb. Dried Mush¬
rooms $3.00Lb. Peerless, 538AA Centralpark,
Chicago 60624.
SIGNS
PLASTIC POSTED — Land Signs. Durable, in¬
expensive, legal, free sample. Minuteman,
Stanfordville, New York.
NO HUNTING SIGNS. Mailbox — Lawn
Markers, Farm Signs, Special Signs, Printing
all kinds. Sample catalog. Signs, 54 Hamilton,
Auburn, New York 13021 Dept. G. _
NO TRESPASS SIGNS — On weatherproof Tag,
with name and address: 200 — $15.00; 100 —
$9.50; 50 — $6.50 postpaid. Chic Press, Monti-
cello. New York. _
ALUMINUM POSTED SIGNS, attractive, erT-
during. For information write, Met Signs, 5
Herbert Drive, Latham, N. Y.
ALUMINUM "POSTED” SIGNS. Priced from
15^ per sign. Write for free sample, John Voss,
206 Elmbrook Drive, Manlius, N. Y.
SILOS
SILOS, SILO UNLOADERS— barn cleaners.
Nold Farm Supply, Rome, N. Y.
A WOOD SILO is your best investment — wood
means warmth, with little frozen ensilage . . .
no acid riddled walls. For catalog write Box
BS-65, Unadilla Silo Co., Unadilla, N. Y. Also
manufacturers of glue-laminated arches and
rafters for barns and sheds. Write for infor¬
mation.
SITUATION WANTED
HOUSEKEEPER: Neat, for adult in 60’s. No
children. Box 514-DB, Ithaca, New York.
SLIGHTLY RETARDED SINGLE man would
like helping farmer around barn. Box 514-DL,
Ithaca. N, Y. _
Young man 16% desires summer farm em¬
ployment. Loves animals. Salary secondary to
congenial family. Kamber, 32 Dante Ave.,
Hicksville, L.I., N. Y.
VACATIONS
THE VAUGHN HOUSE accepting vacation
reservations, couples, singles, quiet resort area.
Mrs. Kenneth Vaughn, Box 316, Whitney Point,
N. Y.
CHEESE IS VERSATILE!
by Alberta D. Shackelton
A popular and easy-to-serve dessert is an attractive
arrangement of fruit and several types of cheese.
Photo: National Dairy Council
SAY “CHEESE” and you will
be talking about a food that prob¬
ably has more varieties than any
other one. Within the 18 distinct
types, it is possible to name about
400 different cheeses! In June es¬
pecially, when milk and dairy
products reach their peak produc¬
tion, cheese is one of our best food
buys. And for year round eating,
it provides variety and is an easy
way to step up protein and calcium
in the diet.
CHEESE AND FRUIT TRAY
A self-service dessert tray attrac¬
tively laden with several different
types of cheese, fruits of the season,
and crispy crackers makes a won¬
derful ending for a meal or an
evening party snack. For the center
choose a mild Baby Gouda or
Edam cheese in scarlet coat, with
top shell cut petal-like, or one of
the interesting pineapple cheeses.
Include some of the Cheddar type,
cubed and tooth-picked for easy
eating, triangles of Camembertor
Swiss Gruyere, smoked club cheese,
wedges of Blue cheese, etc.
For fruits, select a whole red¬
skinned apple, cored and cut
almost to the base in wedges;
pears, whole, halves, or slices;
pineapple chunks or spears, grape
clusters, and even add some fresh
or preserved kumquats. Don’t for¬
get to provide fruit knives or bread
and butter spreaders.
CHEESE-MUSHROOM SOUFFLE
(with Seafood Sauce)
4 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup flour
11/2 cups milk
1/2 pound sharp Cheddar-type cheese,
cubed or grated
6 egg yolks
3/4 teaspoon salt
Dash cayenne pepper
11/2 cups cooked rice
3/4 cup sauteed fresh or canned
mushroom slices
6 egg whites
Melt butter, stir in flour, and
gradually stir in milk. Cook until
smooth and thickened, stirring
constantly. Add cheese and stir
until melted. Combine egg yolks,
salt and pepper; stir with fork until
mixed, and add slowly with stir¬
ring to the cheese mixture. Fold in
the cooked rice and mushrooms
carefully.
Beat egg whites until stiff but
not dry and fold gently into the
cheese- rice mixture. Place in 2-
34
quart casserole. To make a crown,
make a shallow path 1 inch from
edge all around souffle with a tea¬
spoon. Bake in a slow oven (325)
about 40 to 50 minutes or until
set and lightly browned. Serves 6.
Serve with Seafood Sauce made
by adding 1 cup small shrimp or
pieces of large shrimp to 1 cup
well seasoned medium white sauce,
or to 1 can condensed cream of
celery soup, thinned to desired con¬
sistency with milk.
MOLDED COTTAGE CHEESE SALAD
11/2 tablespoons unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup cold water
3/4 cup light cream or rich milk
3 cups cottage cheese
1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup slivered, toasted almonds
Soften gelatin in cold water;
then place over hot water and stir
until dissolved. Blend into the
cream or milk. Fold in cottage
cheese, salt and nuts and blend
well. Pour into an oiled ring mold
and chill overnight.
Unmold on bed of crisp greens
and fill center with a mixture of
choice fruits. Serves 6 to 8.
WELSH RABBIT DELUXE
1 pound sharp American cheese,
sliced or cubed
3/4 to 1 cup rich milk or cream
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Dash cayenne or black pepper
12 sausage links, cooked OR
12 strips crisp, cooked bacon
6 tomato slices , medium thick
Sliced stuffed olives
Toast points or slices
Melt the cheese over hot (not
boiling) water. Gradually stir in
the cream, mustard, Worcester¬
shire sauce and pepper. Serve over
toast, topping each serving with
tomato slice garnished with olive
slices, and lay sausage links or
bacon strips along side. Serves 6.
Cheesecake
This popular dessert comes in
two versions: the so-called rich and
velvety textured one made with
cream cheese, or the less rich, more
grainy cake made with cottage
cheese. A 9” spring-form cake pan
is most often used for cheese cake,
but a deep cake pan may also be
used.
The baked cake usually shrinks
slightly, but slow cooling will help
to lessen this. Refrigerate after
cooling. Cheese cakes without
glazes may be frozen for about a
week. The following favorite recipe
was given me by a Scotch friend.
CHEESECAKE
2 cups fine zwieback crumbs
1/2 cup sugar
1 /2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup soft butter
1 pound small curd cottage cheese
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
Rind and juice of 1 lemon
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 cup light cream
4 eggs, separated
Combine zwieback crumbs, sug¬
ar, cinnamon, and butter and
blend well. Reserve 1/2 cup of this
mixture. Press remainder in even
layer over bottom and sides of
well buttered spring form pan;
chill.
Combine cheese, sugar, flour,
salt, lemon rind and juice, vanilla,
and beaten egg yolks. Beat thor¬
oughly. Stir in cream. Beat egg
whites until stiff but not dry and
fold into mixture. Pour into pan.
Sprinkle top with reserved crumbs.
Bake in moderate oven (350)
45 to 60 minutes, or until center is
firm. Turn off heat, open oven
door, and let cake cool for about
1 hour. Finish cooling on cake
rack and remove from pan. Serves
about 6.
ROQUEFORT FRENCH DRESSING
1 cup tarragon vinegar
1 cup salad oil
3/4 to 1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon dry mustard
1 tablespoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons water
1/2 cup ketchup or
tomato juice
1 cup crumbled Roquefort cheese
Combine all ingredients in quart
jar and mix well. Keeps well in
refrigerator. Shake before using.
Makes 2 1/2 to 3 cups.
CREAMY BLUE CHEESE DRESSING
1 cup crumbled Blue cheese
1 8-ounce package cream cheese,
softened
1 cup dairy sour cream
Light cream
Blend together the crumbled
Blue cheese and softened cream
cheese until light and fluffy. Beat
in sour cream and enough light
cream to make desired consistency.
Season with salt and pepper to
taste. Serve over lettuce wedges
or on tossed salad. Chopped
chives may be added if desired.
SWISS CHEESE PIE
(Quiche Lorraine)
1 fluted pastry-lined deep 9-inch pie pan
1/2 pound bacon, cooked, drained and
diced
2 tablespoons finely minced onion
1 6 oz. package Swiss cheese, cut in
1/4 inch strips
4 eggs, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons melted butter
2 tablespoons flour
2 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
Dash cayenne pepper
Combine bacon, onion, and
cheese strips in bottom of pie shell.
Combine eggs, butter, flour, salt
and pepper; stir in milk. Pour over
cheese and bacon.
Bake in hot oven (425) for 15
minutes. Reduce heat to 325 and
continue baking 30 to 40 minutes
longer, or until knife point inserted
in center comes out clean. Do not
over-bake. Cut in 6 wedges to
serve as main dish.
DO YOU HAVE . . .
A recipe for “Dutch Cookies”
Mrs. Clifford Ribble, R.D. 1, Bea¬
ver Dams, N.Y., says her grand¬
mother used to make these old
fashioned cookies and that the
longer they stood, the better they
tasted.
Instructions for making chil¬
dren’s play putty? If so, please
send to Mrs. Rufus Straub, R.D. 1,
Shamokin, Pa.
A “recipe” for making library
paste that will keep like paste pur¬
chased in jars? Fred S. Hinman,
R. D. 1, Roscoe, N. Y., would
like this.
Directions for making the
afghan which Queen Mary taught
the Duke of Windsor to make
when he was a child? Mrs. George
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would like very much to find them.
A recipe for Watermelon Pie?
This request is from Mrs. Rena
Edwards, West Wardsboro, Ver¬
mont.
American Agriculturist, June, 1965
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V
Garden Talk
By NENETZIN R. WHITE
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JUNIPERS
Junipers fill a large gap that
exists in the ornamental field for
good evergreens. These plants will
tolerate hot and dry weather, poor
soil, and will withstand city condi¬
tions. They all need full sun for
best development. There are ap¬
proximately 40 species in the
Northern Hemisphere, and the
color range is extensive — green,
green tipped with yellow, grey,
silver, and blue. Most of them
have very ornamental fruit. The
size range is also great — from
tall, columnar types to dwarf,
slow-growing creepers.
I would like to enlarge upon
some of the newer varieties, many
of which are well known to the
trade but are new to most gar¬
deners.
Juniperus chinensis pfitzerina
has been an old standby since the
turn of the century. It is a delight¬
ful shade of medium green with
graceful, arching branches. Its
height varies from 4 to 6 feet, and
it has an even wider spread. There
is an upright form of this blue
juniper that shows great promise,
and occasionally the rapid grow¬
ing forms are staked.
This plant is the partial parent
of many others. One unusual one
is J.c. glauca heitzi, which has
blue-green foliage, makes rapid
growth, and can attain 15 feet in
height with unusual soil conditions.
You must remember that junipers
are indeed mixed up, for most
heitzis do not grow this tall. Usu¬
ally they will average only 4 or 5
feet.
J.c. aurea or golden juniper is
a pfitzer sport with beautiful gold¬
en-yellow young foliage. The effect
is as if the tips had been dipped in
daffodils. There is a delightful
dwarf pfitzer juniper, J.c. com-
pacta, a wonderfully symmetrical
plant, rarely growing more than
2 or 3 feet high.
Juniperus horizontalis plumosa
(or andorra juniper) makes a
good ground or bank cover. This
is flat topped with a low, compact
habit of growth. It has grey-green
foliage during the summer and
turns a rich red- purple in the fall.
Each spring the mahogany color
fades into a soft blue-green as the
new growth starts. This annual
color change adds to its interest.
Creeping Junipers
Of the creeping junipers, there
are three that I consider outstand¬
ing. J.h. wiltoni, often called Blue
Rug, is a flat creeper that will also
droop over walls. It retains its ex¬
quisite soft blue color all winter.
J.h. Bar Harbor is a sturdy selec¬
tion of native juniper growing
around Bar Harbor, Maine. This
is very compact and also trails
over rocks or walls. The third,
J. conferta (or shore juniper) is a
flat, trailing, low ground cover
that will tolerate sandy soils and
salt.
Frankly, I have just highlighted
a few of the great family of juni¬
pers, hoping that you will investi¬
gate further and use more of these
in your sunny locations. Masses
of them on steep banks can elimi¬
nate a lot of mowing and main¬
tenance problems.
LAWNS
Your lawns should be lush and
green by now. If they aren’t, give
a feeding of good organic fertilizer.
And how about weeds — do you
(Continued on page 37)
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Roll of H andi-W rap
Handi-Wrap sandwich bags
Extra camera film
Flashlight, extra batteries
Two new toothbrushes
Sun lotion
Sewing needle, thread, assorted buttons,
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Home Editor Augusta Chapman
1
SO MANY PEOPLE talk about
the “good old days” and how
they’d give anything to go back
to the leisurely life our parents and
grandparents lived 40, 50, or 60
years ago. Undoubtedly life was
more leisurely then, but it was an
awful lot harder too.
I always take such remarks with
a grain of salt, wondering if the
women really would want to ex¬
change our modern conveniences
for a washboard and galvanized
tub (or even for the hand-oper¬
ated washing machine I remember
my mother using), an ice refriger¬
ator with the drip pan under it,
the kerosene lamps, etc. Or if the
men really would want to return
to the old-time , ways of farming —
walking behind a team of horses
to plow, drag, and cultivate, cut¬
ting the winter’s supply of fuel
from the farm woodlot, and the
summer’s ice supply from the
pond.
After Mrs. Hasse’s story, “Ex¬
tinct . . . The Country Cook,” ap¬
peared in our March Home pages,
I received a lovely letter from Mrs.
G. Glenn Davis (Amy) of Corry,
Pa. I like the way Mrs. Davis tells
how she enjoys her old, wood-
burning kitchen stove and the fire¬
place in their family room, but
frankly admits she wouldn’t want
to give up her electric range or
their automatic baseboard heating
system.
Mrs. Davis writes, “I am old enough
to remember all the old-time customs of
home cooking and food preparation. With
my parents, brothers and sisters, I lived
on a farm until my marriage. We all
helped in preparing apples and com for
drying, and our parents raised their meat,
put down pork in brine, made corned beef,
and smoked meat.
“All our baking came from our own
kitchen and included homemade bread,
cornbread, pies, cakes, and cookies. We
picked blackberries and wild strawberries
which were canned along with garden
vegetables for winter use. So much hap¬
pens in one lifetime, and still the longest
one is so short!
“Now I live with my husband on a
busy state highway, in a stone house we
built ourselves. Our two sons also helped
with the building, carrying stones and
mixing mortar, and having a grand time
as they grew up. Deprived perhaps of
what present-day youngsters feel they must
have, our boys were happy when on win¬
ter evenings they popped corn, made
fudge, and studied, feeling secure with
their parents. They have been grown and
gone now for some years, long enough
for our elder son to give us a fifteen-year-
old granddaughter.
“And so as I read this article, and the
lady said wood ranges are gone along
with old fashioned cooking, I felt I would
like to write you of my own kitchen and
way of life. I do have a modern electric
kitchen, but engulfed in a wave of nostal¬
gia, a couple years ago I purchased an
old wood range, perhaps 60 or 70 years
old. There is seldom a day of the whole
year that a fire isn’t laid in it each morn¬
ing.
“Yesterday I put beans to soak. Today
I cooked them with pork, homemade chili
sauce, and our own maple syrup. Now
they are baking in a bean pot in the range
oven. They will cook most of the day for
a delicious evening meal, served with
bread I make myself and wild strawberries
from my freezer.
“Our home is heated with automatic
baseboard heat, but we have a fireplace
in the family room which has a fire in it
all day and night during the winter. The
heat from it and the wood range are so
comforting and, we feel, good for us older
people.
“I would dislike giving up my auto¬
matic washer and dryer, electric range,
freezer, automatic heat, TV, and so many
things that make for an easier way of life.
But I still am thankful for some of the
things I have and do that connect me with
the past
“We older people talk more of the past,
perhaps because we have so little left of the
future. But we still make plans, plant in
the spring, raise a few chickens, straw¬
berries, vegetables, and flowers. And we
try to put God first in our lives, others
second, and ourselves last”
Thank you, Mrs. Davis, for
saying it so nicely!
Major Appliances
Have you ever wondered just
how long you can expect to use
that new refrigerator or range?
“About 16 years if you follow the
average owner’s pattern,” says
Jean S. Pennock, economist with
the USDA’s Agricultural Research
Service.
Here are Miss Pennock’s esti¬
mates of the “service life expect¬
ancy, purchased new, under one
owner” of other types of house¬
hold equipment:
Automatic washer
Wringer washer
Dryer
Freezer
Upright cleaner
Tank cleaner
Elect, sewing machine
Automatic toaster
Television set
Living room wool rug
11 years
10 years
14 years
15 years
18 years
15 years
24 years
15 years
11 years
14 years
Our record is pretty good except
for vacuum cleaners and living
room rugs, where we fall far short
of the average. It isn’t because I
wear out the rug ( and the vacuum)
cleaning it too often either!
HOMEBODY
By Helen True
I only want a little home
A little place to' call my own
A patch of grass, a flower bed
A garden I myself have sown.
I want to light the kitchen fire
And put clean papers on the shelf
To keep the windows shining bright
And know I've done it all myself.
And then I'm sure I'll be content;
For though one search in every clime,
Earth holds no other sign of peace
Like chimney smoke at supper time.
American Agriculturist, June, 1965
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Garden .
(Continued from page 35)
have any? If so, use a good spe¬
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so do what you can if your lawn
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New shrub, evergreen, or shade
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American Agriculturist, June, 1965
37
Ed Eastmans
MY UNSEEN FRIENDS
One late fall night some years
ago, when Hugh Cosline(then as¬
sociate editor of American Agri¬
culturist) and I were traveling
from Ithaca to Albany, the lights
of the car went out. If you have
ever had this happen to you, you
know what a helpless, fearful feel¬
ing it gives you. We eased the car
along in the dark for about a mile,
keeping sharp watch for cars
going or coming. Finally we pulled
into a farm driveway, got out,
raised the hood, kicked the car
some and used some hard lan¬
guage — all to no avail. We just
couldn’t get those lights to come
on.
A young farmer came out of
the milking stable with his lantern
to see what it was all about. But
he didn’t care much, and was
about to go back to the barn, lan¬
tern and all, when I asked him if
he read American Agriculturist.
With more interest in his voice, he
allowed that he did. Then I said:
“This is Mr. Cosline, associate
editor, and I am E. R. Eastman,
the editor.”
The boy turned and started on
a run for the barn, shouting: “Pa,
Pa, the American Agriculturist is
here!”
That brought Pa out of the barn
in a hurry, and from then on both
the boy and his father couldn’t do
enough for us until finally we got
the lights working again.
I have always remembered that
incident because it was one of
many proofs of the thousands of
unseen friends that Hugh and I
(or anyone else from the staff of
American Agriculturist) have
among our big family of readers.
It is a nice feeling indeed to know
that I can call at any one of thou¬
sands of homes where American
Agriculturist goes and be invited
to a meal or to stay the night, with
a welcome like that of a close
friend or relative.
My mail is loaded every week
with letters from friends I have
never seen who address me by my
first name, or start their letter with
“Dear Friend.” Then the letters
often go on to say: “Although I
have never met you, I feel that I
have known you a long time and
that you are really my friend.”
You can just bet I am! I treasure
all such letters . . . they mean more
to me than anything that could be
measured in money.
For many years every issue of
American Agriculturist has been
received in thousands of homes
almost as a member of the family,
and I am proud of the place it has
on the family reading table, and,
better still, in the hearts of our
readers.
I think you who read the paper
know that the great goal or pur¬
pose of my life (as with other mem¬
bers of the staff) has been not only
to help farmers make a better liv¬
ing but, more important, to make
it possible for them to get more
happiness out of life.
Born and raised in a poor farm
family, as a teacher of agriculture,
a former county agent, and as a
farm paper editor and writer, I
know from firsthand experience
what your problems are, and I
can say truly that I have devoted
my life to helping you solve them.
The big payoff — the real compen¬
sation — has been your friendship.
So, my unseen friends as well
as those I have met, I greet you
and tell you that your friendship
is returned. I wish it were possible
“when the sun shines on both sides
of the fence again” to sit with you
for a long, long visit under “the
shade of the old apple tree.” May¬
be that will be possible some time,
somewhere, when the mists have
rolled away. In the meantime, I
hope you take this page in every
issue as a personal letter of friend¬
ship from me to you.
TAXES WILL DESTROY US
I am both mad and scared —
mad because taxes are taking life
savings set aside to take care of
my family and myself, and scared
because high taxes will undermine
and finally destroy the country I
love.
It seems to me that the people
we have elected to public office —
both in the state and federal gov¬
ernment — have completely lost
their senses.
On top of the ruinous taxes we
are already paying, a Democratic
Legislature and a Republican Gov¬
ernor in New York State have
passed a 2 percent sales tax and
doubled the registration tax on
cars. How much more load will
the camel’s back stand before
breaking?
The average family’s share for
all levels of government was ap¬
proximately $2,600 in 1964. It is
much more than that now.
According to a tax foundation
study, the total tax for 1964 was
38
If you were a farm boy fifty years ago
this picture will recall long June days
the corn and potato fields. See
in
article on this page entitled
Do This?"
'Did You
£5 r 0
more than $158 billion, a $10
billion increase over the preceding
year — and still the spenders are
yelling “More! More! More!”
Until they are at least 21 years
old, most young people have to be
supported and educated; after 65,
older people are forced to retire.
That leaves the workers between
21 and 65 to do all the work and
pay most of the enormous taxes.
How long will you stand for
it? How long will you elect
spenders to office?
JUNE
It seems to me that the month
of June makes up for all the bad
weather of all the rest of the year.
June is the month of roses in
our yards, and birds singing at
dawn in the trees. It is the month
of gentle sun on our backs and
fragrant breezes on our faces . . .
the month of graduations and
weddings, when so many young
people launch themselves into life
with such high hopes and ideals.
Above all, June is the month
when we realize how good it is to
be alive and in harmony with all
the goodness and beauty around
us.
DID YOU DO THIS?
The picture on this page will
give old-timers a reminiscent smile.
Day after long day I have fol¬
lowed a horse back and forth for
endless miles cultivating the corn
and potato fields of Day Before
Yesterday. Like the man in the
picture, many, many times I have
stopped to get the dirt and small
stones out of my shoes, and to
give my tired feet a rest. If you
were a farm boy fifty years ago
you will know just what I am talk¬
ing about.
But now, of course, the one-
horse cultivator, like so many
other old practices, has gone into
the limbo, succeeded by modern
tractor-powered cultivators, or by
no cultivation at all
This picture is like the many
other pictures and stories of coun¬
try life and living a half century
ago in my new book, “Journey to
Day Before Yesterday.” This book
will set you to dreaming. You will
laugh a lot, sometimes with tears
in your eyes, as you relive your
own adventures and misadven¬
tures when life was young and gay.
One of the greatest pay-offs of
my life are the enthusiastic letters
written about this book by hun¬
dreds of readers.
To get a copy postpaid, send
$5.95 to Department Book, Amer¬
ican Agriculturist and Rural New
Yorker, Savings Bank Building,
Ithaca, New York.
EASTMAN'S CHESTNUT
THE WOMAN'S PART
Recendy, an official connected
with a government lending agency
emphasized the important part that
farm women play not only in the
actual operation of the farm but in
m aking decisions.
I know a farm woman with
three small children who keeps all
of the financial records for a large
dairy farm, and makes out the
very complicated income tax re¬
ports. This woman, and many like
her, know as much about the fi¬
nancial details of the business as
do their husbands.
I think and hope that the time
has passed when it is necessary for
women to work in the fields and
barns, but they can be and are of
great help in cooperating with their
husbands in the management of
the farm business.
In every community, no matter
how small, there is always one
person who is regarded as the
essence of everything that a mar
should not be.
We have such a person in ours.
He has no shame, lives openly
with a woman, takes everything
he can get, and gives nothing. He
takes absolutely no care of himseh
or his property. He has no civic
pride, cares nothing for clothes,
is anti-social, has no opinions on
current topics, never votes, cares
nothing for the radio, makes all
the noise he cares to without
regard for others’ feelings, eats like
an animal but never buys any
food.
He has none of the attributes oi
a gendeman, and is very careless
about his person. But in spite oi
all this we love him — for he is our
baby son.
American Agriculturist, June, 1965
SERVICE BUREAU
CAN YOU HELP?
For several years, whenever
space permits, we have been print¬
ing requests from subscribers who
are seeking all sorts of help, rang¬
ing from the words to old songs
or poems to out-of-print patterns
or books. Judging by the response
from our readers, this is a popular
feature. They enjoy reading
through these requests and helping
when they can.
Regrettably, we have a tremen¬
dous backlog of these requests so,
in an attempt to bring them a bit
more up to date, we are printing
more than the usual number in this
issue.
If you have any of the answers,
please send them direct to the per¬
son whose name and address is
given, not to us.
Mrs. Merritt Timmerman of
Cohocton, N.Y. would like the fol¬
lowing song:
“A life on the ocean wave,
A home on the rolling deep,
Where the boundless waters rage
And the winds their revels keep.”
at at at
If you know the words to “The
Old Armed Chair” or “Rocking
Alone in an Old Rocking Chair,”
please write Miss Lena Heath,
R.F.D. 1, Box 107, Chenango
Forks, New York.
I’m looking for two
District Fieldmen for
Otsego and Washing-
ton-Saratoga Counties.
If you have the qualifi¬
cations to meet people,
have a dependable car,
want a year-around
position with income of
$100.00 or more a week
to start, send me your
qualifications.
HARRY ENNIS
N. Y. State Manager
American Agriculturist
420 Savings Bank Bldg.
Ithaca, N. Y.
Mrs. Herbert Ruggles, 8732
Canal Rd., Brockport, N.Y., is
trying to locate a copy of “The
Keeper of the Bees” by Gene Strat¬
ton Porter.
at at at
Please write to Miss Marjorie
H. Martin, Douglas Library, Heb¬
ron, Conn., if you know the old,
ballad-like poem, “Bob’s Wonder¬
ful Bicycle.” It begins: “Bob Burns
was a boy with a wonderful mind
for cogs, cranks, and levers, and
every kind of machine.”
at at at
Mr. Richard A. Hopkins, R.D.
2, Mt. Morris, N.Y., would like
to obtain a copy of the book,
“Foote Family, comprising the
Genealogy and History of Nathan¬
iel Foote of Wethersfield, Conn,
and his Descendants,” Vol. I by
Abram W. Foote, printed by
Marble City Press, The Tuttle Co.,
Rutland, Vt. in 1907.
Addresses Wanted
Occasionally, we print requests
for addresses of friends or relatives
who may not have been heard
from in years, and we have been
helpful in locating a number of
them.
If you think you may know any
of the following people, please
write to Service Bureau, American
Agriculturist and the Rural New
Yorker, Box 367, Ithaca, New
York.
Hubert Keyton, Jr., son of Patty
and Hubert Keyton, who formerly
lived in Shirley, Mass.
Catherine Bacchi, who formerly
lived with the Spauldings in
Shirley, Mass.
at at at
James (Jim) Trojano or Trojan,
wife Elizabeth, son of Dominic and
Elizabeth (Filgate) Trojano, who
was last heard of in West Spring-
field, Massachusetts.
at at at
Michael and Joseph Gerlog,
who lived in Pennsylvania when
last heard from. Their brother
would like to hear from them.
at at at
Edna Camp, who went to school
in Frankfort, N. Y., formerly from
New Berlin, N. Y. area.
at at at
Lewin Head or some of his family,
when last heard of was in Milford,
Mass.
at at at
Edward Franklin Tolson (nick¬
name Rebel) who was born in
Knoxville, Tennessee and whose
address in 1926 was: USS Utah
Navy Yard, Boston, Massachu¬
setts.
I cant believe it! What a shock! He was always so careful!
Don’t we take a lot for granted? Yes, until we or a loved
one is rushed to the hospital, treated at the doctor’s office
or laid up at home. Chances are you haven’t had an acci¬
dent— be thankful. Let’s turn the coin over though and look
at the accident facts of life in the U. S. during 1964.
One 'Disability Jn Svery 18 Persons!
105,500 persons accidently killed
10,300,000 persons disabled by non-fatal injuries
Automobile Accidents - 47,800 Killed
1,700;000 disabled beyond day of accident
Home Accidents - 28,500 Killed
4,500,000 disabled beyond day of accident
What does this mean? Besides the misery and suffering
it just plain costs money to have an accident. You may find
a friend’s name in the partial list of recent payments. They
received help when they needed it by carrying North Ameri¬
can Accident protection.
Most Accident Injuries
Happen July to Sept.
Frank Cuomo, Altamont, N.Y . $ 822.77
Piece of steel in eye
Earl Herring, Fillmore, N.Y . 182.86
Moving elevator — injured wrist
Arthur Bosket, Windsor, N.Y . 100.00
Using chain saw, cut leg
Elsie R. Rhodes, Little Valley, N.Y. 904.78
Fell downstairs — injured back, hip, ankle
Bessie L. Knapp, Sandusky, N.Y. . 110.00
Hit by car — injured leg, knee
H. Cornelius T. Ryan, Aurora, N. Y . 405.72
Knocked against fence — broke ribs
Eugene Newhouse, Clymer, N.Y. 308.00
Kicked by cow — injured back
Wilbur Vance, Beaver Dams, N.Y. 475.55
Fell in barn — internal injuries
Robert Grow, Sherburne, N.Y. . .... 236.28
Crushed by cow — injured arm
Gilbert Wood, Ancram, N.Y . 125.00
Slipped & fell — injured shoulder
Theodore Law, East Freetown, N.Y. 167.14
Slipped getting off tractor — injured knee
Fred Holcomb, Walton, N.Y . 456.40
Repairing roof — injured back
John H. Pafk, Akron, N.Y . 184.00
Starting chain saw — injured back, leg
& knee
Mary Jane Clarke, Bergen, N.Y. . 214.29
Fell from ladder — injured back
Peter Caiola, Frankfort, N.Y . 224.87
Auto accident — injured chest & elbow
Dorothy Thoma, Lowville, N.Y. 585.61
Slipped while lifting — injured back
Seth Lehman, Castorland, N.Y. 235.71
Kicked by cow — injured foot
Etta H. Shumway, Glenfield, N.Y. 556.45
Fell downstairs — broke elbow
Thomas Hatch, Morrisville, N.Y. . 525.40
Car hit tractor — broke arm, cut scalp
Hugo Klafehn, Hamlin, N.Y . . 1325.00
Fell from tractor— broke thigh
John J. Hernigle, Randall, N.Y. ... 141.00
Fell — injured hand
Charles Updyke, Fort Plain, N.Y. 265.08
Bumped by heifer — multiple bruises
Herbert C. Belile, Rome, N.Y . 303.00
Auto acc. — cut forehead, chin, mouth
Winifred E. Mason, Jamesville, N.Y. .... 760.00
Hit by car — injured knee & arms
Reid Becker, Ionia, N.Y. . 444.28
Tripped over rug— broke ribs
Barney Dembek, Goshen, N.Y . . 100.00
Slipped on drawbar — injured back
Clarence A. Baker, Albion, N.Y. 554.48
Slipped & fell — injured back
Paul E. Waldron, Fulton, N.Y . . 808.14
Playing softball — broke ankle, injuries
John Gorney, Richfield Springs, N.Y. 940.15
Hit by brake cover— broke jaw, cut face
Donald Moody, Troy, N.Y . 167.13
Knocked down from tree — broke rib, cuts
Joseph Scott, Lisbon, N.Y . 116.90
Overcome by smoke
Kenneth C. Ames, Canton, N.Y . ...% 302.13
Knocked down by cow — bruised chest &
ribs
Charles C. Cowin, Stillwater, N.Y. 365.91
Fell thru hay chute — broke wrist
Wilber Wesley, Schoharie, N.Y. . 140.00
Fell — injured shoulder
Calvin Cole, Summit, N.Y . 124.28
Thrown from tractor — injured chest
Beatrice Callahan, Beaver Dams, N.Y. 299.56
Fell downstairs — injured shoulder
Anne Snell, Bath, N.Y . 126.86
Slipped & fell — broke arm
Walter McDowell, Wayland, N.Y . 1235.00
Slipped & fell — injured back
John Fafinski, Jr., Jamesport, N.Y. 125.71
Fell from tree — injured foot
Georgia Gould, Trumansburg, N.Y . 259.78
Fell— broke hand
Richard W. Hall, Lake Luzerne, N.Y . 182.86
Hit by cow — broke arm
Cora Belle DeBoofer, Marion, N.Y. 101.14
Slipped on stairs — broke thumb
Eugene Beach, Webster, N.Y. . 1136.71
Piece of steel in eye
Leita M. Bey, Attica, N.Y . 1415.00
Slipped & fell — broke hip
Carol Lee Tears, Mansfield, Pa. 364.71
Saw kicked back — cut thigh
Torrance Boyles, Knoxville, Pa. 189.36
Fell from horse — broke arm
Nina Perkins, Oswayo, Pa . 133.27
Stepped on nail
Coe Douglas, Pleasant Mount, Pa. 108.56
Hit by cooler cover — injured elbow
Ralph Osmum, Columbia, N.J . 107.14
Stepped on by cow — injured foot
Orrie Terpstra, Sussex, N.J . 910.75
Auto acc. — injured back
Stanley Soboleski, Marlton, N.J. . 1292.00
Auto Acc. — broke ankle
Ida E. Jacobs, Monmouth Junct., N.J. 592.86
Auto Acc. — cuts, injured chest
Nicholas A. Russo, Mt. Holly, N.J. ... 503.76
Fell moving pipe — inj. back
Shirley G. L. Shinn, Columbus, N.J. 121.43
Fell downstairs — broke shoulder
William E. Palmer, Jr., Amherst, Mass. 607.14
Fell — broke leg
Bernard Henderson, Corinna, Me. 125.72
Caught in P.T.0. — inj. ankle & foot
Ellsworth E. Coffin, Bailey Island, Me. 564.28
Auto Acc. — inj. knees, broke ribs
Anne Lora Russin, Underhill, Vt. 168.56
Auto Acc. — injured shoulder
Kenneth A. Blanchard, Bethel, Vt . 197.14
Attacked by bull — broke ribs
John Swinington, Brandon, Vt. .... 251.42
Auto Acc. — cut face, inj. head
Emma Coursey, Middlebury, Vt. 630.00
Knocked down by car — broke ribs, inj. leg
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They have
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through all
the years that
we have been
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So say John Somers and his
son Hezzie who operate
Somer Hill Farm in West
Barnet, Vermont. Both were
born and grew up on the farm
and have continued a very
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program with emphasis on a
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Their last complete DHIA
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American Agriculturist, July, 1965
American Kqriculturist
and the t/
RURAL NEW YORKER
FOR THE NORTHEAST FARMER
Volume 162, No. 7
A. James Hall . Publisher
Gordon Conklin . Editor
Isa M. Liddell . . Assistant to Editor
R. C. Christianson . Advertising Manager
Albert Hoefer, Jr . Managing Editor
Augusta Chapman . Home Editor
Hugh Cosline . Contributing Editor
Harold Hawley . Contributing Editor
V. E. Grover . Subscription Manager
American Agriculturist, Inc.
E. R. Eastman
E. V. Underwood
Harold Hawley .
Gordon Conklin
Phil D. Stump ..
President Emeritus
. President
Vice President
. Secretary
. Treasurer
IN THIS ISSUE
NORTHEAST FEATURES
Editorials . 5
Question Box . 10
Gayway Farm Notes . 12
Farmer Looks At His Country .. 14
1965 Fair Dates . 16 & 18
New Jersey News . 18
Ed Eastman’s Page . 30
Service Bureau . 31
DAIRY & LIVESTOCK
Milk Screening Tests . 6
He Uses His Records . 8
Personal Farm Experience . 11
Doc Mettler Says . 20
Empire Livestock Winners . 22
FARM MANAGEMENT
Dollar Guide . 19
HOME
’Round The Kitchen . 26
Garden Talk . 26
Patterns . 27 & 28
POULTRY
Fly Control . 21
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OUR COVER
It's county fair time across the
Northeast! These young fellows . . .
and faithful Rover . . . are primping
their pride of the pasture with the idea
of bringing home a blue ribbon. You'll
find a list, by states, of fair dates in
this issue.
Safer to handle. SEVIN is safer to handle than many
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Just use normal precautions. Read the label and follow
label directions carefully.
Reduce drift hazards. There is no problem of contam¬
ination in pastures, hay and feed crops when you use SEVIN
for crop insect control. Residues on livestock feed crops,
either from drift or direct application for insect control, do
not show up in milk, meat or eggs.
Avoid residue problems. The lower toxicity of SEVIN
insecticide to warm-blooded animals makes it practical to
use SEVIN close to harvest of many food and feed crops
without residue danger to humans or livestock.
Safeguard wildlife. SEVIN insecticide can be used on
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No soil contamination. SEVIN insecticide provides
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Purina is proud of
Curtis Crooks . . .
known across
Northwestern
New York as . . .
the man in the
Checkerboard
tie
The character of our business makes it a human force
business. That’s why we feel our people and our phi¬
losophy of doing business are even more important than
our organizational structure and our physical properties.
We have always put great emphasis on the quality of
our people, and for more than 70 years it has been our
philosophy that we deserve to grow and prosper only
so far as our products and services help our customers
grow and prosper.
That’s why Purina is proud of Curtis Crooks, our man
in the Checkerboard tie in the Buffalo area. Curtis knows
what it takes to make money with livestock and poultry.
For 9 years with Purina, he has made it his business to
find out, because, in our business, the customer is “The
Boss.” We must serve and satisfy him.
Curtis was born and raised on a Pennsylvania dairy farm.
He graduated from Penn State with a degree in agri¬
culture and taught agriculture 6 years before joining
Purina. Headquartered at Corfy, he works with
farmers in Niagara, Erie, Wyoming, Genesee and Orleans
Counties. Since joining Purina, Curtis has never stopped
learning how to give farmers the kind of advice, service
and leadership it takes to make money with livestock
and poultry. To this he is dedicated.
Yes, Purina is proud of Curtis Crooks and the part he
plays in the growth of the agricultural economy in his
area. Like all the men in the Checkerboard tie, he wants
to see his customers prosper. These men all have one
thing in common — they serve people. And so does Curtis
Crooks and the man in the Checkerboard tie in your
part of the state.
PURINA
CHOWS
Typical of the products which come to you through
your man in the Checkerboard tie is Purina’s new
Golden Bulky, built especially to help dairymen get
top milk production and improve body condition. It’s
a great supplement for pasture . . . makes rations more
palatable . . . builds dry cow and heifer condition . . .
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Editorials
A l\ ' i
OF THEE I SING
Numerous people, within and without, are
screaming accusations against our United
States these days. This nation is called “im¬
perialistic, aggressive, warmongering.”
Wonder if it’s ever occurred to the leather-
lunged ones that the longest national bound¬
ary in the world lies between the United States
and Canada . . . without a gun on it.
At the close of World War II, the United
States had the most powerful military force
ever assembled in the history of man . . . and
dismantled it.
Since that same war, the United States has
given away more than $100 billion in aid to
other nations around the globe . . . including
the countries against whom it had just fought.
Our country spent hundreds of millions of
dollars developing an atomic bomb with
which it could have terrorized and conquered
the entire world during those years when it
was sole possessor of this cosmic thunderbolt.
How would history read had Nazi Germany
or Russia ... or China . . . been first to de¬
velop such awesome power?
Man . . . collectively and individually . . .
should never become complacent about him¬
self or his society; there is always room for
improvement. But, ever since Adam (or may¬
be it was Eve) first searched the fig tree and
chose a leaf, mankind has been making
choices. There are no vacuums in the course
of human events. A form of government, or
any other man-devised system, that is dis¬
carded must be replaced by some other way
of doing things.
Our founding fathers were wise and practi¬
cal men. They knew that society’s superstruc¬
ture would need constant modification. But
they also knew that basic human naturewould
not change, so they set up a constitutional
government taking into account human weak¬
ness as well as human potential.
And, perhaps most important of all, they
sensed the empty place in the heart of man
which can only be filled by the growth of the
spirit. They quoted no Scripture in the ringing
words of the Declaration of Independence. But
they wove throughout those immortal sen¬
tences the threads of deep spiritual convic¬
tions, and made it crystal clear that their lives
accompanied their words upon the altar of
human freedom.
0 hot-eyed ones, raise questions about what
is . . . only if you have workable alternatives
to offer! The world is full of carpers . . . they
play no ball; they fight no battles; they make
no mistakes because they attempt nothing.
Down in the dust and tumult of the arena are
the doers who make mistakes because they put
their hands to many plows. The very furrows
they turn provide your daily bread, and build
a nation in which you are allowed to express
your rebelliousness to the point of disgusting
discourtesy.
0 dreamy-eyed ones, who are as yet un¬
bowed by the crushing weight of life’s burdens,
hold high the banners of idealism. But do so
only if you are willing to mingle your blood,
and sweat, and tears with the mortar that
cements the brick-by-brick erection of the ram¬
parts upon which to plant those banners!
It has ever been that childless people offer
the most confident advice about rearing the
young. Parents know from experience that
noble objectives always beckon from the tops
of rugged mountains ... at the end of narrow
American Agriculturist, July, 1965
by GORDON CONKLIN
and winding roads bridging bottomless
chasms and traversing burning deserts.
0 ravenous-eyed ones, who long to bring
down our nation so that you can rule its peo¬
ple and ravage its wealth ... be it known that
there are those who will fight to the bitter end
against you! Our fathers have passed to us the
torch; we are warmed by its promising glow of
freedom, and we imperfect mortals are refined
in the crucible of its hope. To protect its flame
we will die if need be ... or we will do that
which is even more difficult by responding day
by day to its demanding heat within our
hearts.
Let not the pen of history record that ours
was the generation which snuffed out the torch
with the damp cloth of complacence or the
violent winds of irresponsible criticism! Ours
is the legacy of a unique experiment in gov¬
ernment of the people, by the people, and for
the people. Whether it lives with vigor or dies
from neglect, my friend, depends upon all the
citizens of our beloved land . . . including you
and me.
COOL EGGS
Looks to me as though the Poultry and
Egg National Board is on the right track with
its theme for summer egg promotion . . .
“Cool and Light for Dinner Tonight.” This
recognizes the facts of life . . . that most people
want to be cool and uncaloried at summer
meals.
Well-devised promotional material, of
course, implies that everyone who eats eggs
will be handsome (or beautiful), young (or
only prematurely gray), and strictly with the
“in” generation. Effective promotion for any
product . . . food or otherwise . . . must take
into account the results of research concerning
the real motivations of people.
VERTICAL INTEGRATION
Vertical integration takes place when any
two or more of the component parts of market¬
ing (production, assembly, processing, and
distribution) are joined through ownership
or contract.
Contract farming continues to increase in
agriculture, notably in poultry and meat ani¬
mal production. Contracts between vegetable
growers and processors have long been the
rule, as has been the case with a considerable
proportion of fruit production.
Some people seem to be awfully hostile to
contract farming, but I. wonder if some of
this hostility is more emotional than practical.
After all, most farmers have entered into many
written or unwritten contracts . . . with their
wives in marriage, with their bankers on
loans, with former owners in purchasing their
farms, and with employees. Whether spoken
or put on paper, business contracts provide
a basis for planning on the firm ground of
knowing what other people are going to do,
when they are going to do it . . . and for how
much.
The day is long gone when production and
distribution can be separate entities, each
going its own way in blithe disregard of the
other. Farmers can no longer deliver the
quality and quantity that fits their plans re¬
gardless of the needs of retail outlets. Con¬
tracts can be a handy “transmission box”
that meshes the gears all the way from the
planting to the plate.
As I review the arguments for and against
contract farming, I can only conclude that
it will continue to become more important in
agriculture. And, if such agreements are
drawn with the best interests of both parties
in view, then I can only conclude that here
is a mighty useful tool with which to take
advantage of the opportunities available to
the whole complex of agribusiness.
BERRY PICKIN' HANDS
I note that again this year bills were intro¬
duced into the New York State Legislature to
repeal the “berry-picking” law that permits
children between the ages of 12 and 14 to be
hired for light farm work. As regularly as the
return of spring, the bleeding hearts perform
their ritual of seeking to “protect” children
from alleged exploitation.
Considering the long-run best interests of
the teenagers themselves, I’m convinced we
should not impose any further roadblocks
along the path of earning some money by
honest effort; perhaps we should even remove
a few of the ones we’ve already constructed.
We put a forced draft behind our children in
schools . . . accelerated programs and all the
rest ... so they will learn fast; then we prevent
them from using this crammed-in knowledge
and maturity in constructive employment. Is
it any wonder some of them are rebellious
and become delinquents just to find challenge,
to find something difficult to do?
Farm families are fortunate because their
children can legally begin at an early age to
develop a healthy attitude toward work. It’s
about the only occupation left where children
can take an active part in working for their
father, without legal restrictions on hours,
hazardous machinery, etc. It’s one of the real
pluses of farming as a profession, benefitting
the family in terms of work force flexibility . . .
but benefitting even more the children who
learn early the necessity and satisfaction of
constructive work.
HOW ABOUT THAT!
By golly, the Russians have come to grips
with reality! They are embarking on a new
five-year farm program that will hopefully
“solve” their farm problem which, unlike
ours, is one of underproduction.
Now, a number of our so-called farm
experts claim that low prices tend to stimulate
production, but the Reds know better than
that. Sure enough, their plan calls for raising
grain and livestock prices . . . ranging from
10 to 100 percent increases, depending on the
item. Grain production quotas will be lowered,
and farms will get 50 percent premiums on
production above quotas.
In many industries the Soviet Union has
recently decentralized control and has intro¬
duced the profit motive. By the end of 1965,
25 percent of clothing factories, 28 percent of
shoe plants, 18 percent of the textile mills,
and 30 percent of the leather manufacturers
are scheduled to be shifted to a system where¬
by sales in the marketplace determine produc¬
tion planning, and profits are based on sales
success. Yes, I said profits ... in the Soviet
Union, yet!
Marxist though they be, the Communists
are getting the idea that profit is a powerful
motivator of human beings. They’re also con¬
cluding that prices may really be a good
method of allocating production resources.
We Americans thought we knew that all
along ... or did we?
5
MILK SCREENING TESTS
What Significance for the Dairy
Farmer?
by Chris Haller*
top men in mastitis research all
across the country. When experts
agree, the product must be good!
It is entitled “Current Concepts of
Bovine Mastitis” and can be ob¬
tained from the National Mastitis
Council, 118 West First Street,
Hinsdale, Illinois.
Also very good is the California
bulletin “Milking Management
and Its Relationship to Milk Qual¬
ity.” Write for a copy to Public
Service, University Hall, 2200
University Avenue, Berkeley, Cali¬
fornia.
Cornell Experiment Station Bul¬
letin 996 is a study of milking
practices on 195 New York State
farms, and the relationship of
milking factors on milk production
and mastitis. This bulletin seems
well worth considering when mas¬
titis or low production is a prob¬
lem.
THE CONSUMING PUBLIC
looks upon milk quality as simply
a good-tasting glass of milk that
is safe for human consumption.
The milk-drinking consumer is
certain today that his quart of
milk is the cleanest and best ever
produced. However, it can still be
improved.
Sediment testing has brought
about the need for correcting
milking envi¬
ronmental de¬
fects. These
corrections have
vastly improved
sediment tests
and have result¬
ed in cleaner
milk. The ad¬
vent of bulk
farm tanks or
holding vats,
equipped with rapid cooling and
easy sanitation, reduced the mul¬
tiplication of bacteria in bulk milk
until “bacteria counts” no longer
are a reflection of udder health
and barn sanitation. What the
carefully- applied sediment test has
done for barn sanitation, the
“screening test” is about to do for
udder health.
Christian i. Haller
Screening Test
What is a screening test? The
strip pan that should be used to
check the milk of each quarter is
one. The strainer pad has long
been a rather inefficient and be¬
lated screening test. However, not
all herds apply even these primary
aids to determine the general mas¬
titis situation in the cows.
What is necessary to detect these
careless and inconsiderate dairy¬
men is a test that can be applied
to bulk milk to determine the
presence of inflammation . . . mas-
titic milk. The dairyman who
keeps his abnormal milk home
will have no problem; he just
raises a few more calves or hogs,
The few dairymen who ship this
milk are, of course, downgrading
the quality of all milk.
About 10 years ago there was
no test known that could be used
to detect, in bulk, milk from in-
* Practicing veterinarian at Avon, New
York, and chairman of the N.Y.S. Mas¬
titis Council.
flamed quarters. Bacteria counts
and annual herd examinations by
veterinarians were the mainstays,
and served fairly well. Bulk tank
cooling cancelled the efficiency of
bacteria counts, and once-a-year
examinations by even the most
conscientious veterinarians were
not sufficient to hold the udder
health in herds for a whole year.
The leucocytes, or white blood
cells, were known to increase enor¬
mously in quarters affected with
mastitis, consequently being pres¬
ent in the milk from those quarters.
White cell counts could be done
by a microscopic test, but they
were inaccurate under field con¬
ditions, and too time-consuming
when done in the laboratory.
WS and CMT
Chemical tests were the answer.
The Whiteside (WS) test, the Cali¬
fornia Mastitis Test (CMT) and
the Catalaze Test all were develop¬
ed to detect the presence of these
leucocytes in milk. These tests are
now being adopted by the agencies
in charge of milk sanitation to
detect herds shipping mastiticmilk.
What will happen when your
herd’s milk comes under a “screen¬
ing test” scrutiny? If you are one
of the 90 percent of dairymen who
keep obviously abnormal milk
home, you will only be benefited
by the improved quality and
salability of the bottle of milk sold.
But don’t stop trying. Initially the
tests will only be used to detect the
real problem herds; eventually
they will be improved and the tol¬
erance lowered until they will be a
real barometer of udder health. It
is hoped that all test results will be
followed by the dairyman, so that
early warning of increased cell
count can be used to correct milk¬
ing practices.
Generally, test results will be
reported as “neg,” “trace,” “1”,
“2” and “3”. Any result above
negative or trace should alarm
the dairyman.
What steps should be taken?
A “1” reaction means that a
considerable amount of mastitic
milk is present. A strip pan ex¬
amination, in good light, with
careful detection of watery or other
abnormal secretion and elimina¬
tion of stripper cows will usually
correct the trouble if this secretion
is no longer included. Mastitis
quarters may be treated, and the
milk held out until it appears nor¬
mal, not just the 72 hours
necessary for antibiotics to be
eliminated.
Vacuum lines, the vacuum
pump, the milking machine and
inflations should be checked. Bulk
milk going from “negative” to a
“trace” or “1” reaction will often
be due to udder irritation from
prolonged milking. Worn, flabby
inflations, worn or dirty pulsators,
inadequate vacuum from an in¬
efficient pump ... all are frequent
causes of udder and teat stress and
prolonged milking times.
Check your herd’s milking time!
Multiply the number of milker
units used by the minutes of total
milking time. Then divide this
figure by the number of cows
milked. The result will be the aver¬
age milking time per cow. Cows
should be milked in an average of
4 or 5 minutes per cow. Average
times of 11 or 12 minutes per cow
are not uncommon . . . and these
herds are often in trouble with
mastitis. Before the mastitis can
improve, the milking time must be
brought down to at least 6 to 8
minutes.
If you suspect your machine is
not operating efficiently, call your
milking machine serviceman. If
you suspect he is not operating
efficiently, the milking machine
manufacturer will be willing to
listen and see that service is
brought up to expectation!
You will probably find that your
veterinarian has learned a lot
about mastitis since the happy but
unfruitful days of mastitis control
by quarter treatment only. He
should be able to advise you on
the need for possible revision of
the milking installations, and cer¬
tainly can check the vacuum at
the teat cup to determine if the
trouble lies with the machine.
If the trouble is with the man
using the milker, try education
instead of just firing him.
A few good bulletins are avail¬
able. The publication put out by
the National Mastitis Council is
invaluable, and has the added ad¬
vantage of being the brainchild of
"Horrible Example"
Now, what about the “horrible
example” . . . the herd that con¬
sistently ships milk with a “2” or
“3” screening test reaction? Some
thought should be given by these
dairymen to the advisability of a
nice job in the city, well away from
the exacting task of milk produc¬
tion.
If the decision is to stay with
the milk business, call a good
veterinarian, a good milking ma¬
chine serviceman, get a hand from
the county agent, and join the
human race again. There is no
excuse for shipping such poor
quality milk, and you are ob¬
viously unable to handle your
problems alone. You are a detri¬
ment to the conscientious milk pro¬
ducer, and a threat to the health
of the consumer.
These “2” or “3” reaction herds
will require considerable culling of
badly- affected cows, and a “blitz ’
treatment of all quarters having
obvious mastitis. In addition, the
milking installation should be
thoroughly checked for malfunc¬
tion by a competent person, and
changes made to provide sound
and adequate milking. A herd with
a mastitis problem is much more
susceptible to udder irritation and
resulting flareup and spread of
bacteria to sound udders than is
a clean herd.
Behind Milkers
The man behind the milkers
should be re-educated in milking
techniques . . . and in the detection
of abnormal milk. States that offer
quarter sample culturing can has¬
ten the cleanup of these herds im¬
mensely ... if the dairyman
realizes the enormity of his prob¬
lem and will cooperate. His
reward will not be long in coming.
Milk production jumps in herds
where a mastitis problem is
brought under control and the
latent infection eliminated.
Streptococcus agalactia is the
easiest infection to eliminate, yet
it causes most of the high screening
test reactions. Only when the infec¬
tion has been eliminated can the
dairyman relax and know that the
“Sunday” milker won’t lower the
good milking barrier for Monday
morning flareups . . . and a “2’
reaction on the screening test.
American Agriculturist, July, 1965
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Walker looking over the farm records.
HE USES HIS RECORDS!
by Hugh Cosline
“IF IT WEREN’T for the rec¬
ords I keep I might have quit
farming.” That’s what dairyman
Frank L. Walker of Falconer, New
York, told me. He went on to
explain:
“We seldom have much money
in the bank, but records show,
through an increase in our inven¬
tory, how much we get ahead each
year in net worth. And that isn’t
all! Records also point out our
mistakes, so we can correct them
before they get too costly.”
Frank “jumped at the chance”
to join a farm management group
now numbering 31 farmers in
Chautauqua County, sponsored
by the Extension Service. A sum¬
mary is given to each member of
the group, which provides them
with a “yardstick” against which
to measure their own businesses.
For instance, such farm business
items as pounds of milk produced
per man, crop yields per acre,
selected costs per cow, etc. are cal¬
culated for each farm, and then
the summary presents the average
for the entire group. In this way
each member can compare his
business with the over-all average
without exposing the details of his
business to anyone else unless he
chooses to do so.
Sharing Experiences
Meetings of the group allow the
sharing of experiences, and help
each member to think through
some of the possibilities for better
management of his own farm.
“For example,” said Frank, “we
were spending too high a percent¬
age of our milk check for feed.
We did something about that, not
by growing more feed (home¬
grown feed costs money, too) but
by better buying. We built some
storage space and bought feed
(sometimes corn) by the carload.
We have a custom grinder come
once a week to grind and mix a
ration for the cows.”
More recently Frank participat¬
ed in an electronic system of rec¬
ord-keeping called “Elfac.” “I
always wanted to know more
about my business,” he said.
“Now Mrs. Walker, who keeps
the farm records, fills out a fact
sheet and sends one in every Tues¬
day. The figures are transferred to
IBM cards, and once a month
8
back comes a detailed analysis of
the business, followed four times a
year by a quarterly analysis which
really pinpoints the strong spots
. . . and, more important, the weak
ones.”
Frank also uses another piece
of information worth mentioning.
Each month the DHIC tester
leaves a sheet showing the produc¬
tion and feed consumption of each
cow.
“A report (analysis) comes back
in about ten days,” says Frank.
“But by studying the figures im¬
mediately I make some feeding
changes right away. By not wait¬
ing, I get a ten-day start . . . and
even if I save only 25 pounds of
feed a day, it pays off. I’m sure
that I used to feed cows too heavily
in the last stages of lactation, while
at the same time heavy producers
recently fresh were being under¬
fed.”
Equipment Costs
By comparing his records with
the average of other farmers,
Frank concluded that his equip¬
ment cost per cow was too high.
His method of correcting this was
to buy another farm about five
miles away. . .with enough barn
room so another man can handle
another milking herd.
According to Frank, this way
of expanding has both advantages
and disadvantages. It made an
addition to the barn on the home
place unnecessary, and it makes
for flexibility. A change can be
tried out on one farm without in¬
volving the entire herd. The big
advantage is that the equipment
cost spread over more cows re¬
duces the cost per cow.
This is a purebred Holstein
herd of around 100 producers on
the two farms, with all the good
heifers being raised. When the
second farm was purchased it had
a grade herd. About half were
culled and replaced from the home
herd. Incidentally, hanging on the
wall in the Walker home is a
“Progressive Breeder” plaque
awarded by the Holstein-Friesian
Association for the years 1961 to
1964 inclusive.
Although Frank, after careful
study, expanded his business, he
by no means considers a bigger
dairy the chief answer to the prob¬
lem of dairymen. When I visited
the farm in early April he and the
children were caring for the herd.
“Actually,” he said, “on the
home farm we have too many
cows for one man, and not enough
for two. I am thinking seriously
of cutting down a little by selling
a few cows.”
That shouldn’t be difficult. Sur¬
plus stock has been sold for
several years, and there’s always
a demand for the quality of cows
found on this farm. Frank also
has a strong feeling that farmers
should produce for the market, in
other words, sell before you pro¬
duce. “What’s the use of producing
more and more” asked Frank, “ if
the result is to beat the price per
unit lower and lower?”
Gets Premium
Along with some other dairy¬
men in the area he gets a premium
for milk because he plans to pro¬
duce a given amount of milk each
year with very little variation from
month to month.
“This herd was close to the top
in production in the county for
several years,” said Frank. “It’s
not so close now, and I am some¬
what concerned, but not too much.
One reason for the drop was mov¬
ing a number of cows to the new
farm. I believe in high production,
but not necessarily in pushing a
cow to her absolute maximum.
However, we do expect the herd
average to be higher than it is
now.”
I mentioned that the family helps
with the chores. The next genera¬
tion of Walkers is made up ofthree
boys and two girls. The four older
ones, ranging in age from 14 to 8,
own calves and belong to a 4-H
club. Dad gives each the first calf;
if any of them want another calf,
there is a stated price for it and for
having it raised. When a heifer
comes into production, the owner
gets a milk check. In addition,
each boy and girl gets a wage for
work done on the farm.
“When they go to college,” said
Frank, “I expect they will be able
to pay their own way!”
Whether they do or not, you can
bet they’ll know the value of a dol¬
lar.
You may be interested in how
Frank handles his young stock.
You might call it “mass produc¬
tion.” They are split into four
groups, each group in a pen.
Young calves are together until
they are around four months old,
then moved to the next group until
about eight months. The next pen
has heifers up to breeding age, and
the final one has the bred heifers.
“I am planning to put up an¬
other silo some distance away
from the barn,” said Frank, “and
develop a heifer-growing building
where I can save labor by mecha¬
nized feeding.”
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I have to transport manure from my
dairy over a road and was fined recently
for spilling some on the road. What can
Ido?
We are finding that this is be¬
coming more and more of a prob¬
lem throughout the State, and there
is no question at all but what they
can fine you for this, because in the
first place this would be classified
as a “litterbug” if you allow any¬
thing to be spilled on the highway.
Usually this does not go this far,
however, as warnings are usually
given before a fine is levied.
We have had some instances in
the southeastern part of New York
State where farmers have had to
go out and clean up the material
on the road and then lime the area
after spilling manure, but as far
as I know none of them was fined.
About the only suggestion that
I would have to alleviate this situa¬
tion would be to take a little more
care in not loading quite so heav¬
ily, and making sure that none ol
the material can dribble out. We
have had several operations in the
State that have had to go to tank-
type spreaders that are completely
closed where they have to haul
over the highway for any distance.
— Charles E. Ostrander, Cornell
University
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American Agriculturist, July, 1965
10
Personal Farm Experience
ROUGHAGE FEEDING
We raise all of our roughage
and currently raise only enough
hay for our young stock. This
past year we switched from a hay
and corn silage program to a low-
moisture silage (haylage) and
corn silage program. Our milking
herd is fed just haylage and corn
silage ... 80 pounds per cow per
day, about 50 percent of each . . .
and grain. Under this system, we
feel that we can cut our forage
when it should be cut . . . early . . .
and not have as great field losses
as with hay. By handling the for¬
age crops this way, we can step up
yields per acre as well as improv¬
ing the quality of feed.
Another reason for switching to
an all-silage program is that we
can mechanize all of our opera¬
tions. The whole silage-making
operation has been successfully
mechanized in the field, at the silo,
and in feeding.
The herd, mostly purebred, of
83 cows averaged 14,618 milk
and 579 fat last year. We are
enlarging our herd to 120 cows,
have installed a free stall system
and herringbone milking parlor
and a silo . . . 30y2 x 50 feet . . .
holds 1,300 tons of normal mois¬
ture silage. — Robert Chapin, Shef¬
field, Massachusetts
DAIRY BARN
We own 128 acres and rent
about the same number, have 81
cows in our free stall barn with
94 stalls. The last 12 months’
DHIC records show a herd aver¬
age of 13,320 pounds per cow.
We feed both corn silage and
hay on a free-choice basis, have
noted that when we restrict corn
silage and feed more hay cows
drop off in milk. There are two
silos 20 x 50 and another 14 x 50;
each has an unloader. Silage
yields averaged 20 tons per acre
in ’64, was cut at early dent stage.
Silage is fed in an auger-
equipped bunk four times per day;
we think this timing stimulates
cows to eat more. Hay is fed in a
hay rack to the tune of about 30
bales per day, each bale weighing
about 30 pounds. We have a cold-
air mow dryer to give us better-
quality hay.
Pelleted grain drops without
flowing problems to the milking
parlor from overhead bulk stor¬
age; we sell all our home-grown
grain (oats and corn).
One silo is filled with hay-crop
silage in the spring for summer
feeding; greenchop is also used
some to supplement stored mate¬
rial. Then everything is filled up
with corn in the fall; in 1964 we
had 10 acres of corn left to pick.
We sometimes mix corn silage and
haycrop silage in the same feed¬
ing; one auger handles material
from all 3 silos to the feed bunk
auger.
The past winter was our third
using free stalls; we think our cows
American Agriculturist, July, 1965
have been healthier since switching
from stanchions .
Stall partitions are made with
one 2 x 6 at the top and a 2 x 2
at the bottom. They are 7 feet
wide, have a curb at the rear that
is 6 inches wide and 9 inches high.
Manure is scraped from the feed¬
ing, holding, and free stall area
onto a ramp and dropped into the
spreader.
Only two or three cows gave us
any problem using the stalls, but
we’d recommend shifting from con¬
ventional stabling in November
or December. Some cows will find
it comfortable to lie down on the
paved area in the summer, but if
the change is made during the win¬
ter, they’ll never get that bad habit
because they’ll head for the bedded
stalls instead of cold concrete! We
use whole (not chopped) straw for
bedding.
About half of our replacements
have been purchased as bred heif¬
ers over the last few years, the
other half are home-grown. There
is a lot of time and labor required
in growing replacements, but I still
prefer growing them . . . expand¬
ing the herd has made it impos¬
sible to raise them all here, though.
We produced a little over a mil¬
lion pounds of milk last year with
no regular hired help, but we have
the help of two teen-age boys at
home, and a twenty-year-old who
is home from college during the
summer. Our farm was one of the
first “All-Electric” farms in this
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even more. Carl Jeerings of the
Rochester Gas and Electric Com¬
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year, including house heat.
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Notes
by HAROLD HAWLEY
A BETTER MOUSETRAP?
Over the years, one of the time-
consuming, low-pay jobs on any
livestock farm has been the dis¬
posal of the manure. I say dis¬
posal, because with the advent of
relatively cheap commercial ferti¬
lizers many of us have concluded
that manure is hardly worth the
cost of hauling and spreading it.
By this, I simply mean that the
same number of units of plant
food can be bought in a bag or in
bulk for about what it costs to
spread that number of units of
plant food with a manure spreader.
There used to be a big cry that
the organic matter from a heavy
application of manure was also
a big item in increasing the value
of the manure. Plowing under a
good legume sod or a green ma¬
nure crop is hard to beat, and can
be done without the packing and
rutting which has all too often
been a necessary part of daily
manure-spreading on a dairy
farm.
The simplest liquid manure¬
handling setup I have yet seen
was and is in Venezuela — a few
miles south of Caracas. In this
mountainous area of high rainfall
and high temperatures, a dairy¬
man whose name I have forgotten
has a big pond on the hill above
his barn. The whole slope above
it drains to it, so he has unlimited
water. He houses his cows year
around in a tile-roofed barn with
no sides. Water is piped from the
pond into the gutter at one end ol
the barn. There is enough slope
so it flows the length of the barn,
then through a cross gutter which
slopes to the gutter behind the next
line of cows, hence down that gut¬
ter to the end. The gutters are so
built that water flows from end to
end and across the barn to keep
the manure all flushed from behind
four lines of cows.
His crop land lies in a valley
below the barn to which this ma¬
nure-laden water flows in a main
ditch, and then in a series of later¬
als which can be opened or closed
to direct the water to the area
where wanted. Of course, the ma¬
nure settles out in the laterals, from
which it is spread by hand.
Simplifies Job
Our substitute for this simple
system is more expensive and com¬
plicated but gets the job done. I’m
not sure whether it gets around the
big objection of cost of handling
manure, but it does simplify and
speed up the job.
Manure is trampled through the
steel slats to mix with water in the
pits underneath and to accumulate
for a spell. It can, therefore, be
hauled when the ground is firm,
the weather at least fit to be out in,
and when there is a place to spread
it where it is most valuable, rather
than just some place to get rid of it.
At any rate, when we are ready
to haul manure the pump is turned
on to agitate the mess. It merely
pumps it in one side and blasts it
out the other side of a big centri¬
fugal pump set right in the pit.
After the pumping, churning action
goes on for a few minutes so a
slurry is obtained, a lever is
changed on the pump, the material
is discharged through a 5 inch
delivery pipe and into a tank
spreader.
We started out using a 750-
gallon tank with an auger the
length of it in the bottom and a
(Continued on page 13)
The Song of the Lazy Farmer
Mirandy says she’s mortified ’cause
I have got my hammock tied right out
in front where folks can see that I’m
old-fashioned as can be. It’s bad
enough, she says, to lay out there in
public all the day, without insisting
that I cling to that old mid-Victorian
swing. It’s little wonder, says my
spouse, that I’m so often prone to
grouse about the aching in my back,
she wonders why it doesn’t crack. She
pesters me to let her buy a canvas
chair for me to try; she claims that
she might tolerate my loafing if ’twas
up-to-date.
But I don’t care what experts say
or what slick magazines portray; no
gadget yet devised by man will rest
you like a hammock can. You float on
air beneath the trees and sway so
gently in the breeze; it’s better than a
feather bed, more like a fluffy cloud
instead; if it don’t curve exactly right,
you loosen ropes or make ’em tight
until your sacroiliac has just the right
amount of slack. Those chairs
Mirandy talks about look fancier,
without a doubt; but beauty doesn't
mean a thing when you are seeking
rest, by jing.
American Agriculturist, July, 1965
12
PETROLEUM SERVICE
"Couldn't you guys make a liquid diet
to reduce crop production."
American Agriculturist, July, 1965 1 3
Gayway farm notes .
(Continued from page 12)
PTO-d riven spinner in the back to
scatter the stuff. Loading took 29
seconds (we didn’t know it was
going to take only 29 seconds the
first load!) and spreading can be
about as fast as you want it to be
in about a 16-foot swath. An un¬
believable amount of material can
be moved in a day with this com¬
bination if the field is close.
I might add that there is an
unbelievable amount of stuff to
move- if there is a 3 to 4-month
accumulation from a sizable bunch
of cows. For this reason, and
because our land is spread out
pretty badly, we are currently try¬
ing to get set up with a much
larger tank mounted on a truck
so we can speed up the job.
One of the facts of life about
all this is that the investment in
a pump and spreader still doesn’t
let us get along without owning a
regular honey wagon. Calf pens
to be cleaned still require conven¬
tional equipment here.
want to be sure there aren’t some
undesirable aspects to liquid ma¬
nure-handling before they give
permanent approval. Anyone all
hot to install a new system would
be smart to check with his health
officials before he gets too far
along with his plans.
HAPPY DAY
Ere you read this, Graduation
Day will have come and gone for
thousands of young folks across
the land. At whatever level, high
school or college, our young folks
will have received some good
training which, if they will build
on it, will be of much benefit. If
we could only stress the need for
continued and continuous training
and learning for all of them and
all of us! The real tragedy in most
lives is the low aim and low ob¬
jectives relative to the potential
inherent in each of us.
I started to say that this year’s
graduation was particularly
meaningful to me. Our school
board rotates its presidency each
year so that the man finishing his
five-year term is president. Thus,
it fell to me to have the privilege
of passing out the diplomas to our
Seniors. Generally speaking, being
on the school board is about as
thankless a job as one can seek,
but I must say that it is a richly-
rewarding experience briefly to
cross paths with some seventy
young people in their moment of
glory. Some of these youngsters
will avail themselves of that price¬
less legacy which is theirs as free
Americans in a competitive society.
They will dream big . . . and make
those dreams come true.
The other big graduation event
for us was for our son Bruce to
receive his degree from Cornell
University. This in itself would be
reason for joy, but it has addi¬
tional significance. He will join us
in a partnership arrangement . . .
something we have all looked for¬
ward to for some time. Working
out an equitable partnership agree¬
ment will be part of our job this
summer. We will be commenting
further as we move ahead on this.
Nothing New
There seems to be a big surge
in interest in liquid manure-han¬
dling on dairy farms. Like most
everything else new, this really
isn’t new. For years many Euro¬
pean farmers have had one ver¬
sion or another. We have to learn
to apply their knowledge and ex¬
perience to our conditions, and to
weigh the advantages and dis¬
advantages and costs of a liquid
manure system compared to other
ways.
I get a little impatient with some
promoters who are out to revolu¬
tionize the manure-handling busi¬
ness before enough facts are
known to justify some of their
statements. As far as we have
gone, we like it — but we haven’t
gone through a summer . . . and
we’ve not yet figured in all the
costs (both cash and labor). This
is just my usual conservative way
of saying I think this may be a
real break-through in terms of
cutting the costs and disagreeable¬
ness of handling manure, but let’s
not get carried away until more of
the answers are in. We will soon
know as more experience is gained
by the many people who are han¬
dling their disposal problems this
way.
Incidentally, our set-up is ex¬
perimental and our approval is
tentative until the health depart¬
ment people have had an oppor¬
tunity to watch and study this for
a spell. They have been most co¬
operative, but understandably
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"7 "pfntni ,nni| itimiij 7 ^
A Farmer Looks at
HIS COUNTRY
AND HIS
GOVERNMENT
by Raymond Aasen*
I AM NOT sure if all my neigh¬
bors do the same, but as I am
doing chores, plowing or working
the fields I find much opportunity
for serious thinking. A friend made
me aware of this aspect of farm
life recently. I would like to relay
to you some thoughts I have had
about our great country and the
great institution of government
that has guided the Nation out of
the past through the present, and
shows promise of moving us into
a greater future.
I was born in New York, and
as a young boy was taken to
Norway. I was then reared as a
foreign boy, growing up with a
foreign language and a foreign
culture. My observation of Amer¬
ica then was as an outsider look¬
ing in. What I saw and learned
about the United States in my
early childhood from abroad was
that it was quite a bit like Norway;
it was free and it was beautiful. I
also learned that it was militarily
powerful, and I am sure history
would have taken a very serious
turn for the worse if it had not
been for the intervention of the
United States in the breakdown of
the Nazi Empire.
Nazi Oppression
After living under German-Nazi
oppression for five years (from
1940 to 1945) I know how won¬
derful it is to regain liberty. Dur¬
ing the German occupation of
Norway, it became routine to see
the hated Gestapo (German Secret
Police) drive around in town and
city, arresting prominent citizens,
not for criminal offenses against
the State, but for having worthy
convictions, true values, and a
* Ludlowville, New York
conscience. Fear was apparent on
the faces of most Norwegians dur¬
ing those times, and most conver¬
sations were whispered to avoid
being overheard by the Gestapo
or their loyal informers.
During this same period, the
occupational authorities ordered
the Norwegian Teachers Associa¬
tion to cooperate in the indoctri¬
nation of Norwegian children to
Nazism. The teachers ardently
refused any cooperation with the
Nazi High Command, and con¬
sequently suffered an uncertain
future. Many teachers were taken
prisoner and shipped to German
concentration camps, where many
of them died from disease, starva¬
tion, or were executed.
I have always admired the Nor¬
wegian teachers’ stand in facing a
great threat to their personal se¬
curity. They had the courage to
act according to their best values,
and according to their conscience.
It is because I have lived under a
regime that offered no liberty to
the citizens that I have learned to
cherish the American way of life.
In my adolescence, I began to
aspire to return to America. Under
American law, I was automatically
a full-fledged American citizen by
birth. I arrived in America broke,
unable to speak English, but full
of youthful enthusiasm and great
expectations. Since then, I have
received a moderate education,
and have become accustomed to
the American way of life, the priv¬
ilege of owning property, and the
opportunity to make enough profit
to support a family very comfort¬
ably.
Because of these personal ex¬
periences, I have not faltered in
(Continued on page 15)
Raymond Aasen takes time to share a milk break with his wife and son.
American Agriculturist, July, 1965
14
(Continued from page 14)
my admiration of this Country.
Ever since I landed in America, I
have heard despicable accusations
against its Government. Some peo¬
ple complain because they think
the Government should provide a
full life, including a living. Others
blame the Government for all that
is wrong at home and abroad,
especially at election time. After
listening to such outbursts of criti¬
cism and cynicism, I started to
form my own conclusions. The
first ideas that came to my mind
were:
1. What are, or should be, the
functions of the Federal Govern¬
ment?
2. Where do we find the an¬
swers?
As I understand it, the Constitu¬
tion divided the government into
three different branches and dele¬
gated to each certain responsibili¬
ties; one with executive powers,
one as lawmaker, and the third to
deal with justice. In simpler terms
it has been said that the main
responsibility of the federal, state
and local governments lies in pro¬
viding protection under the law,
providing equal justice, and pro¬
viding for the general welfare of
the people of the United States.
I like to believe that the federal
Government’s responsibility since
the Nation’s birth through each
successive administration of Fed¬
eralist, Whig, Democrat, and
Republican has aimed at fulfilling
Dates to Remember
July 8 - Canton Show and
Field Day, Brown Swiss Breed¬
ers Eastern New York, Stuyves-
ant Plaza Shopping Center,
Albany, N.Y.
July 11 - Eastern New
York Dairy Goat Show, Schaghti-
coke Fair Grounds, N.Y.
July 13-14 - Poultrymen's
Get-Together, Cornell Univer¬
sity, Ithaca, N.Y.
July 24-31 - Delaware
State Fair.
July 25 - New York Flying
Farmers meeting. Old Forge, N.Y.
July 25-31 - Farm Safety
Week.
July 27-28 - Forage Field
Day, W. H. Miner Institute,
Chazy, N.Y., sponsored by
County Extension Service of
Northern New York.
July 30-August 1 - Annual
Reunion Pioneer Gas Engine
Association, Inc., Mendon
Pioneer Museum, Honeoye Falls,
N.Y.
July 31 - New York State
Sheep Improvement Projects
Stud Ram and Ewe Show and Sale,
Cornell University, Ithaca,
N.Y.
August 5-6 - Forage Forum
sonsored by New England Green
Pastures, University of Massa¬
chusetts, Amherst.
August 9-10 - New York
State Horticultural Society
Summer Tour to Virginia and
West Virginia.
August 11-12 - Potato
Field Days and Machinery Hand¬
ling Exhibition, farms of
Paul McCormick and William
Gozelski, Route 78, Gaines¬
ville, N.Y.
Thomas Jefferson’s statement in
the Declaration of Independence
that promises to the new American
Nation “certain unalienable
Rights; that among these are Life,
Liberty and the pursuit of Happi¬
ness. That to secure these rights,
Governments are instituted among
Men, deriving their just powers
from the consent of the governed.”
The Government must take the
proper course of action that prom¬
ises to fulfill these unalienable
rights in a constantly-changing
environment. As the new Nation
came into being, through its trials
and tribulations, and the war be¬
tween the States, it provided favor¬
able growing conditions for
carrying out an industrial revolu¬
tion, and for absorbing the great
influx of diverse peoples from all
over the world.
Grand Design
I am sure it is because of the
grand design of our Government
that America has been able to
adapt itself to the changing needs
of its people; through peaceful
politics which guide and control
the direction of our Government.
I like to think of this Nation
as a ship on the ocean. The Gov¬
ernment is like a navigator, and
our free enterprise system repre¬
sents the power which drives the
ship through the ocean of time
and history.
As you look around the world
you see the terrible setbacks na¬
tions suffer, because the only way
they can change the “status quo”
is by bloody revolutions.
Businesses and economies thrive
on political and social stability,
and even after taxation the busi¬
ness community in this country
has much to be thankful for. Prof¬
its, of course, depend on a national
stability for a long period of time.
If the Federal Government could
not provide these good prospects,
there would be little profit and
small abundance in goods and
services.
Recognizing that America offers
much liberty to its citizens, and
a high degree of opportunity for
material and spiritual abundance,
I believe that in the United States
there is much to meet the aspira¬
tions of men.
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American Agriculturist, July, 1965
15
News and Views from
NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA
1965 FAIR DATES
Information Supplied by State
Departments of Agriculture
NEW YORK
Trumansburg
Y ates Co., Penn Y an
Tioga Co., Owego
Genesee Co., Batavia
Ontario Co., Canandaigua
Onondaga Co. Youth,
Syracuse — Horse Show
” ” 4-H
Afton, Afton
Hemlock Lake, Hemlock
Brookfield-Madison Co.,
Brookfield
Chautauqua Co., Dunkirk
Lewis Co., Lawville
July 6-10
July 7-11
July 11-17
July 12-17
July 12-17
July 17-18
July 31
July 18-24
July 20-24
July 20-24
July 26-31
July 26-31
Saratoga Co., Ballston Spa
Seneca Co., Waterloo
Clinton Co., Plattsburg
Broome Co., Whitney Pt.
Cortland Co. Youth, Cortland
Jefferson Co., Watertown
Boonville-Oneida Co.,
Boonville
Orleans Co. Youth, Albion
Otsego Co., Morris
Orange Co., Middletown
Chenango Co., Norwich
Oswego Co., Sandy Creek
St. Lawrence Co., Gouverneur
Niagara Co. Youth, Lockport
Tompkins Co., Ithaca
Allegany Co., Angelica
Caledonia, Caledonia
Greene Co. Youth, Durham
Rockland Co. Youth,
Stony Point
Cayuga Co. Youth, Auburn
Chemung Co., Horseheads
July 26-31
July 26-31
July 30- Aug. 5
Aug. 1-7
Aug. 1-7
Aug. 1-7
Aug. 2-7
Aug. 4-7
Aug. 2-7
Aug. 7-14
Aug. 9-14
Aug. 9-14
Aug. 9-14
Aug. 9-12
Aug. 9-14
Aug. 10-14
Aug. 10-14
Aug. 11-13
Aug. 13-15
Aug. 14-17
Aug. 15-21
Albany, Schenectady,
Greene Co., Altamont
Delaware Co., Walton
Cattaraugus Co., Little
V alley
Monroe Co., Henrietta
Schenectady, Altamont
Palmyra, Palmyra
Essex Co., Westport
Herkimer Co., Frankfort
Ulster Co., Kingston
Sullivan Co. Youth,
Grahamsville
Warren Co. Youth,
North Creek
Erie Co., Hamburg
Wyoming Co., Pike
Franklin Co., Malone
Dutchess Co., Rhinebeck
Steuben Co., Bath
Washington Co., Greenwich
Cobleskill, Cobleskill
Nassau Co., Westbury
Montgomery Co., Fonda
Rensselaer Co., Schaghticoke
Agr. & Lib. Arts of Rensselaer
Co., Schaghticoke
Columbia Co., Chatham
Aug. 16-21
Aug. 16-21
Aug. 16-21
Aug. 16-21
Aug. 16-21
Aug. 16-21
Aug. 17-21
Aug. 18-21
Aug. 18-19
Aug. 20-21
Aug. 20-22
Aug. 21-28
Aug. 23-28
Aug. 23-29
Aug. 24-29
Aug. 24-29
Aug. 24-28
Aug. 25-29
Aug. 27-Sept. 6
Sept. 1-6
Sept. 2-7
Sept. 2-7
Sept. 3-6
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Belvedere, New Jersey
Genesee Valley Breeders,
Avon
Dundee, Dundee
New York State Exposition,
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Sept. 4-5
Sept. 8-11
Aug. 31-Sept. 6
PENNSYLVANIA
Name of Fair
Date
Kimberton Fair, Kimberton
Butler Fair, Prospect
Community Fair, Shippens-
burg
Troy Free Fair, Troy
Lebanon Co. 4-H Fair,
Annville
Great Bedford Fair, Bedford
Goshen County Fair,
West Chester
Clearfield Co. Fair,
Clearfield
Fayette Co. Fair,
Uniontown
Jacktown Fair, Wind Ridge
Lycoming Co. Fair,
Hughesville
The Great Dallastown Fair,
D allastown
Farmers & Merchants Agr.
Show, New Bethlehem
Great Allentown Fair,
Allentown
Greene Co. Fair,
W aynesburg
Wayne Co. Fair, Honesdale
Butler Farm Show, Butler
Potter Co. Fair, Millport
Union Co. West End Fair,
Laurelton
Rostraver Free Fair,
Rostraver
Stanton Comm. Fair,
New Stanton
Town& Country Fair,
Sykesville
Delaware V alley Fair & Farm
Show, Milford
Junior Achievement Show,
Bloomsburg
D ayton Agr. & Mech. Fair,
Dayton
Carlisle Fair, Carlisle
Franklin Co’s Sportsmen’s
Fair, Chambersburg
Washington Co. Fair,
W ashington
Westmoreland Co. Fair,
Mutual
Kutztown Fair, Kutztown
Huntingdon Co. Fair,
Huntingdon
Morrison Cove Dairy Show,
Martinsburg
Lawrence Co. Farm Show,
New Castle
Blue Valley Farm Show,
Bangor
Kiwanis Club Comm. Fair,
Middletown
Harrold Fair, Greensburg
Youngsville Comm. Fair,
Youngsville
Middletown Grange Fair,
Newton
Harford Fair, Harford
Venango Co. 4-H Fair,
Oil City
Crawford Co. Fair,
Meadville
Somerset Co. Fair,
Meyersdale
West End Fair, Gilbert
Adams Co. Fair,
Abbottstown
Bullskin Twp. Comm. Fair,
Wooddale
Gifford Comm. Fair,
Gifford
Hookstown Grange Fair,
Hookstown
Wolf’s Corners Fair,
Tionesta
Forage Progress Days,
Hershey
Transfer Harvest Home
Fair, Transfer
Centre Grange Fair,
Centre Hall
Reading Fair, Reading
Scott Twp. Comm. Fair,
Montdale
W attsburg Fair, W attsburg
Fulton Co. Fair,
McConnellsburg
Indiana Co. Fair, Indiana
Sullivan Co. Fair, Forksville
Greene-D reher-Sterling
Fair, Newfoundland
McKean Co. Fair,
Smethport
Allegheny Co. Fair and Westn.
Pa. Exposition, Library
The Great Stoneboro
Fair, Stoneboro
Tioga Co. Fair, Tioga
Carbon Co. Agr. Fair,
Lehigh ton
Ox Hill Comm. Agr. Fair,
Home
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American Agriculturist, July, 1965
July 21-31
July 26-31
July 26-31
July 27-31
Aug. 2-4
Aug. 2-7
Aug. 2-7
Aug. 2-7
Aug. 2-7
Aug. 2-7
Aug. 2-7
Aug. 2-8
Aug. 4-6
Aug. 6-14
Aug. 9-14
Aug. 9-14
Aug. 10-13
Aug. 10-14
Aug. 10-14
Aug. 11-13
Aug. 11-14
Aug. 12-14
Aug. 12-14
Aug. 16-18
Aug. 16-21
Aug. 16-21
Aug. 16-21
Aug. 16-21
Aug. 16-21
Aug. 16-22
Aug. 16-23
Aug. 17-20
Aug. 17-20
Aug. 18-20
Aug. 18-21
Aug. 18-21
Aug. 18-22
Aug. 19-21
Aug. 19-21
Aug. 19-21
Aug. 23-28
Aug. 23-28
Aug. 24-26
Aug. 24-28
Aug. 24-28
Aug. 25-27
Aug. 25-28
Aug. 25-28
Aug. 26-28
Aug. 26-28
Aug. 27-Sept. 2
Aug. 27-Sept. 6
Aug. 30-Sept. 1
Aug. 30-Sept. 4
Aug. 30-Sept. 4
Aug. 30-Sept. 6
Sept. 14
Sept. 14
Sept. 1-6
Sept. 2-6
Sept. 2-6
Sept. 2-6
Sept. 5-11
Sept. 6-9
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Cambria Co. Fair, Ebensburg Sept. 6-11
Juniata Co. Fair, Port Royal
Upper Perkiomen V alley
Sept. 6-11
Comm. Fair, Pennsburg
South Mountain Comm.
Sept. 7-10
Fair, Arendtsville
Waterford Comm. Fair,
Sept. 7-11
W aterford
Pymatuning Comm. Fair,
Sept. 8-11
Jamestown
Sept. 8-11
West Alexander Fair,
*
West Alexander
Spartansburg Comm. Fair,
Sept. 8-11
Spartansburg
Berlin Brothersv alley Comm.
Sept. 9-11
Fair, Berlin
Penn. All-American Dairy
Show, Farm Show Bldg.,
Sept. 9-11
Harrisburg
Penna. Black and White
Sept. 13-17
Show, Harrisburg
York Inter-State Fair,
Sept. 14
York
Southern Lancaster Co.
Sept. 14-18
Fair, Quarryville
Cochranton Comm. Fair,
Sept. 15-17
Cochranton
Green Township Comm.
Sept. 15-18
Fair, Commodore
Turbotville Comm. Fair,
Sept. 15-18
Turbotville
Claysburg Comm. Farm and
Sept. 15-18
Flower Show, Claysburg
North East Comm. Fair,
Sept. 16-18
North East
Falls-Overfield Fair,
Sept. 16-18
Mill City
Sept. 16-18
Albion Comm. Fair, Albion
Sept. 16-18
Gratz Fair, Gratz
Bellwood-Antis Twp. Comm.
Sept. 20-25
Fair, Bellwood
West Lampeter Comm.
Sept. 21-23
Fair, Lampeter
South Lebanon Comm.
Sept. 22-24
Fair, Lebanon
Harmony Grange Comm.
Sept. 22-24
Fair, W estover
The Ephrata Fair,
Sept. 22-25
Ephrata
Beaver Comm. Fair,
Sept. 22-25
Beaver Springs
Oley Valley Comm. Fair,
Sept. 22-25
Oley
Northwestern Pa. Livestock
Sept. 23-25
Show, Meadville
Bloomsburg Fair,
Sept. 27-29
Bloomsburg
New Holland Farmers’
Sept. 27-Oct. 2
Fair, New Holland
Sinking Valley Comm. Farm
Sept. 29-Oct. 2
Show, Altoona
Hollidaysburg Comm.
Sept. 30-Oct. 2
Fair, Hollidaysburg
Oct. 5-7
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Manheim Farm Show,
Manheim
Oct. 6-8
Montour-Delong Comm.
Fair, Washingtonville
Oct. 6-9
Hegins Twp. Comm. Fair,
Hegins
Oct. 7-9
Unionville Comm. Fair,
Unionville
Oct. 7-9
Morrison Cove Comm. Fair,
Martinsburg
Oct. 13-15
Dillsburg Comm. Fair,
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Oct. 14-16
Penna. Livestock Exposition, Farm
Show Bldg., Harrisburg
Nov. 8-13
Uniontown Poultry and Farm
Products Show, Uniontown
Nov. 25-27
Penna. Farm Show, Farm
Show Bldg., Harrisburg
Jan. 10-14, 1966
New York State Sales Tax — The
new sales tax goes into effect Au¬
gust 1. A Sales Tax Information
Center has been established. Phone
requests for information may be
called direct through Albany GL
7-2780. Mailed inquiries should
be directed to the Sales Tax In¬
formation Center, P.O. Box 5028,
Albany, New York 12205.
Grange Winners — Chosen New
York State Grange Prince and
Princess were William J. Francisco,
Middletown, and Linda Burke,
Canton. “Runners-up” were
Thomas Hebeisen, Portland, and
Donna Reed, Canandaigua.
Named best of show in the annual
talent contest was Mary Diefen-
dorf of Mapletown Grange, Mont¬
gomery County. She won first
place in the vocal category for her
rendition of Handel’s “Largo.”
“Land for Living” — This is the
name of a film prepared by Cor¬
nell University, showing how city
families are converting nearby hill
farms to places of fun and relaxa¬
tion for their private use. The film
is 28 minutes long and in color.
Four families in Broome County
tell advantages and problems en¬
countered in their move to the
country for recreation. Groups in¬
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the Film Library, Roberts Hall,
Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
Bigalow — Ivan W. Bigalow, 43,
pioneer in the development of live¬
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States Steel Corporation, died on
May 31.
A native of Ticonderoga, New
York, he was an extension agri¬
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Foundation, Boston, Mass., for
two years and joined U. S. Steel’s
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American Agriculturist, July, 1965
AIR POLLUTION PROBLEM
by Amos Kirby
New Jersey Editor
AIR POLLUTION is fast becom¬
ing as urgent as is the tax question
in New Jersey. Not only are
growers finding that air pollution
is damaging crops, but the public
and the Legislature are taking a
second look at this subject that
heretofore might be ranked with
mosquitoes as a nuisance . . . but
something about which nothing
much could be done.
Now getting public attention are
automobile and truck exhausts,
poultry and hog farms. The Legis¬
lature is authorizing controls on
motor vehicles when practical con¬
trol devices are developed. Town
folks who have moved into poul¬
try and hog farm areas are de¬
manding that fumes and odors be
eliminated.
Research
John Gerwig, Director of Ex¬
tension, reports in “Food Facts
from Rutgers” that since 1960 the
College and the Experiment Sta¬
tion have been working on air
pollution as it affects fruit and
vegetable crops. The Rutgers study
has revealed that ozone, a little-
recognized substance, is one culprit
in causing injury to many crops.
John Bezpa, specialist in poul¬
try science, in reply to a question
on what poultry men are doing in
disposal of waste products from
poultry farms, suggests that the
best practice is to plow the waste
products into the soil. This in¬
volves having sufficient land and
adequate equipment. The equip¬
ment includes a tractor and a
liquid disposal tank, plus a desire
to follow good sanitary practices.
Two Central Jersey poultrymen . . .
Joe Rubenstein, Hightstown and
Sol Tave, Lakewood . . . are fol¬
lowing this system, and are highly
pleased with the results.
Apple Plantings
There is a trend in apple pro¬
duction that promises to change
the industry in New Jersey. It in¬
volves the planting of semi-dwarf
trees using the Hibernal and other
rootstocks.
Ernest Christ, Extension special¬
ist in pomology at the Agricultural
College, reports that apples bud¬
ded on the Hibernal rootstock are
now being grown on at least 25
percent of the total acreage in the
State. In the 1963 survey, the
number was estimated at about
500,000 trees, representing about
10,500 acres.
County Agricultural Agent Ray
Batde, Gloucester County, adds
that the smaller trees reduce the
amount of labor required in har¬
vesting the crop, and that one may
plant a larger number of trees per
acre. Another advantage is that
1965 FAIR DATES
NEW JERSEY
Union Co. 4-H Fair,
Middlesex Co. Fair,
Elizabeth
July 9-10
East Brunswick
Aug. 10-14
Cumberland Co. Fair,
Mercer Co. Farmers’ Picnic
B ridgeton
July 19-24
and 4-H Show, Trenton
Aug. 13-14
Cape Mav Co. 4-H
Somerset Co. 4-H Fair,
Fair, Cape May
July 22-24
Somerville
Aug. 18-21
Monmouth Co. 4-H Fair,
Warren Co. Farmers’
Freehold
July 22-24
Fair, Harmony
Aug. 18-21
Gloucester Co. 4-H Fair,
Atlantic Co. 4-H Fair,
Clayton
July 27-31
Egg Harbor
Aug. 19-21
Burlington Co. Farm Fair,
Essex Co. 4-H Fair,
Lumberton
July 29-31
Caldwell Township
Aug. 20-21
Ocean Co. Fair, Lakewood
Salem Co. Fair, Cowtown
Passaic Co. 4-H Fair,
Aug. 4-5
Aug. 5-6
Morris Co. Fair,
Parsippany-Troy Hills
Aug. 20-28
(except Aug. 22)
Preakness
Aug. 5-7
Flemington Fair, Flemington
Aug. 31 -Sept. 6
Camden Co. 4-H Fair,
Bergen Co. 4-H Fair,
Clementon
Aug. 6-7
Paramus
Sept. 11
Sussex Co. Farm & Horse
New Jersey State Fair,
Sept. 18-26
Show, Branchville
Aug. 9-14
Trenton
Tunis Denise (center) veteran fruit grower of Colts Neck, New Jersey,
receives from Secretary of Agriculture Phillip Alampi (right) the Gold
Medallion of the New Jersey Agricultural Society at the annual meeting
held in Trenton. Reelected as president of the 184-year-old Society is
Michael J. Klein of Hope (left).
18
these trees come into production
at from 3 to 4 years, compared
with 8 to 10 years on the older
type of rootstocks.
Among the wellknown growers
who have made substantial plant¬
ings are Charles Roth and Robert
Schober in Gloucester County;
Coles Roberts and William Haines,
Burlington; Norman Applegate
and William Schlechtweh in Mon¬
mouth; and Ernest Race, Warren
County. And there are many
others who have turned to apples
on the Hibernal rootstocks.
Asparagus Pack
South Jersey has made its first
break in the method of packing
asparagus in 50 years. At the
plant of the Huber Produce Com¬
pany, Pedricktown, we saw aspar¬
agus being packed in a two-pound
consumer container. This is an all¬
green pack, and each bunch is
placed in an attractive waxed con¬
tainer that resembles those used by
dairies for cottage cheese.
The new pack is meeting with
good consumer reception. While
the Grand Union Tea Company is
taking most of the pack, other
chains are vitally interested. There
is a slight increase in cost, but the
Food For
The Spirit
by Robert Clingan
Numbering Our Days
The calendar makers have given
each day of each month a number;
the Psalmist has asked God to help
him give each day in the year a
number. He says in Psalm 90:12
“So teach us to number our days
that we may get a heart of wis¬
dom.” What can he mean, this
singer of the “Lord’s Song” when
he says, “Teach us to number
our days?”
He must mean, first of all, that
no day is to be taken for granted;
every day is a gift of God. Each
day is a portion of our allotted
time upon the earth ... a unit of
time that can be used or abused.
It can be used to bless or curse, to
build or destroy, to help or hurt,
to heal or tear apart.
We can even permit the day to
slide by in utter uselessness. We
can fritter it away with life’s triv¬
ialities, or use it to indulge in the
costly privilege of self-pity. The
day can be used to enrich our
minds, understand our neighbors,
communicate with others, and even
meditate on the significance of the
events of the day and of our life¬
time. Every day is rich with infinite
possibilities.
The days which affect our lives
the most are not a few unusual
days, or even the so-called im¬
portant days such as anniversaries
of our wedding, and the birthdays
of our dearest friends and mem¬
bers of our families. It is true, of
course, that some days are days
of more crucial and critical deci¬
sion. A man can sometimes trace
a direction of his life to a crucial
finer product actually costs the
consumer less money.
Moves East
A Colorado dryland vegetable
grower has come to New Jersey.
Mizokami Brothers, Alamosa,
Colorado, big vegetable growers
in that State and in Mexico, have
rented a 200-acre farm near Wil-
liamstown, to learn if there is any
advantage in being closer to their
markets. Clarence Yoshida, a
brother-in-law of the Mizokami
Brothers, is in charge of their New
Jersey operation. They are grow¬
ing lettuce, cabbage, and other
crops on their initial venture in
the East.
Dry Farming
New Jersey is in the grip of a
45-month cycle of dry weather.
The folks at the College of Agri¬
culture tell us that the present cycle
started in September, 1961, and
is continuing into 1965. Farmers
are being forced to change their
cropping practices, and unless
there is some change they are
facing some of the problems of
dryland farming in the Rocky
Mountain area.
experience, or a pivotal decision.
Even a statement of a friend may
have given his life a new sense of
direction and purpose, and guided
him toward the path that spelled
fulfillment.
What the man who remembers
a turning point may forget is the
day-by-day experience that made
him ready for the pivotal decision,
or open to the crucial influence.
He may also forget and minimize
the importance of the day-by-day
effort by which he nurtured the new
decision and brought his dream to
realization. Without making each
day count, he could never have
achieved his goal.
So do not despise a day; con¬
sider no day unimportant. Each
day has its link to forge in the
chain of life, and no chain is
stronger than its weakest link. The
man who knows what to do with
a day is the man who knows what
to do with a lifetime.
The Psalmist must also have
recognized the wisdom of “letting
each day stand by itself’ when he
said, “Teach us to number our
days.” Far too often a day in a
person’s life falls short of what it
should mean because it is marred
by the memory of past failure. To
its own burden is added the bur¬
den of a previous day. As Chris¬
tians we must accept the forgive¬
ness of God for the days that are
past, and not allow them to draw
life from each new day.
A friend of mine who is a con¬
sulting psychologist has told me
that one of his most successful
techniques to help a man burdened
by guilt and memory of failure has
been to ask him to date his fail¬
ures. This places them in the past
where they belong. Then he says,
“You were a failure then, what are
you going to do with your life
now?” The now is today, the day
we are to number, and the day we
are to live to the full.
American Agriculturist, July, 1965
FARM
DOLLAR GUIDE
EGG PRICES are likely to improve by fall because of smaller
hatching of egg-type chicks. Broiler placements are up,
likely to depress prices. Turkey prospects look fairly
good .
USDA THREATENS TO TERMINATE Federal Milk Marketing Order 4
(Delaware Valley) . It ' s rumored that government would like
to get rid of dealer pool system in Philadelphia area. Some
dairy leaders in Northeast have long objected to dealer
pools, which encourage high Class I utilization by each
dealer and, it's claimed, result in dumping of surplus on
New York market .
FERTILIZER is one of cheapest things farmers buy in terms
of potential profit that it can contribute. Topdress mead¬
ows after first cutting.
PROPOSED RED TART CHERRY MARKETING ORDER to cover important
U. S. growing areas failed to get required two-thirds ap¬
proval of growers or 50 percent approval by processors. So,
for present Order is out.
LONG RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS indicate probability of another
dry year in the Northeast, especially in southeastern New
York. Plan now on how to meet the situation.
OUTLOOK FOR LIVESTOCK GROWERS is favorable, due largely to
smaller numbers of animals. Beef cattle on feed number
2% below last year. On March 1, number of market hogs was
down considerably, and number of pigs farrowed in ten Corn
Belt states December to February was down 8$. Sheep and
lamb numbers also down.
DIELDRIN AND ALDRIN may be in trouble with the Food and Drug
Administration, which has proposed new regulations on tol¬
erances that would virtually ban use of these pesticides on
at least 55 crops . Keep in touch with your county agent on
the use of these two materials .
SUMMER IS GOOD TIME to plan winter milking comfort. For
milking parlors Cornell recommends overhead radiant heat
lamps. Heating entire milking parlor is not recommended
because of possible cow health hazards due to change from
cold barn to warm parlor and back again.
GOVERNMENT CRACKDOWN on seasonal foreign workers on farms
has worried farmers everywhere . New England needs seasonal
help for apple harvest; New Jersey uses many, as do many
areas in New York. We hear that Secretary of Labor Wirtz
is seeing some light and has modified his stand. He is
putting on campaign to recruit high school students for
farm work.
CjiANCES FOR PASSAGE by Congress of Class I base plan for
milk look better. Would give dairymen under Federal Market¬
ing orders Class I price for milk produced up to quota, low¬
er price for excess. Dairymen in each market area would
vote for or against.
CLEAN UP WOODY PLANTS along fence rows, roadsides, etc. with
a summer spray of 2,4-D plus 2,4,5-T. Poison ivy treatment
is Amitrole-T. Many brand names available; look for fine
print to find active ingredients.
SIX WEEK GROWTH interval between cuts of alfalfa is a reliable
rule for maintaining stands .
U.S. POTATO ACREAGE is up 7$- Normal weather will bring a
crop ceftain to sell at low prices. USDA recommended an
acreage cut of 7 One way to meet the situation is to de¬
velop a market early.
SAFE USE OF PESTICIDES includes disposal of empty contain¬
ers. Avoid leaving containers, either empty or partly-used,
where available to children. Never put materials in un¬
labeled containers. Good disposal method for "empties" is
to bury. Don't burn containers that held herbicides; fumes
may damage nearby crops .
PRIOR TO WORLD WAR II, the U. S. ranked No. 1 in the export
of fresh apples, exporting 10 million bushels annually, 8.5
million bushels to Western Europe alone. Today, the U. S.
ranks 6th, with an annual export total of 3.5 million bu¬
shels, and its Western European market is limited to 2.0
million bushels. Why the decrease? Production has boomed
in Italy, and is up in France, the United Kingdom, and other
Western European countries.
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MANAGEMENT
RECENTLY in a non-farm
paper I saw two conflicting edi¬
torials within a week’s span. One
was concerned with the “over¬
production” of the U. S. farmer;
the second deplored the “popula¬
tion explosion,” and direly pre¬
dicted that in twenty-five years
well all be starving to death
because “American farmers are
too conservative” to take on new
methods and produce enough food
for the world.
Farmers may be conservative
as far as politics are concerned,
but one has only to reminisce back
twenty-five years to realize that
farm progress in production has
expanded so much due to rapid
changes and better management
in farming that things done today
seem fantastic. Most of us connect¬
ed with farming have little doubt
that if not hindered by govern¬
ment regulation the American
farmer can produce far more in
the next twenty-five years.
Twenty-five years ago it was
felt that the most milk could be
made from a cow while she was
grazing good pasture. This still
may be true. But it is not practical
to make a cow producing one
hundred pounds a day walk all
over a twenty-acre lot picking her
own feed . . . and trampling more
than she picks . . . when a forage
harvester can cut it, chop it, and
bring it to her with no waste, and
no energy used on her part to
walk, graze, switch flies, and pos¬
sibly hurt herself in doing so.
Cattle Grazing
I had set out to write a few
words about the health problems
associated with cattle on zero pas¬
ture. After much reflection and dis¬
cussion with fellow veterinarians
I realized that when there is good
management we don’t have as
many veterinary problems with
zero pasture as we do with cattle
grazing.
In this area the milk price takes
nearly a dollar a hundred jump
on July 1st in order to encourage
summer milk production when the
market demands it. One has only
to look at the pool utilization per¬
centages to realize that if dairymen
are informed as to when the milk
is needed, and why, and are paid
a fair price for their trouble, they
will produce milk to hold a
market.
Two things control this jump
in production, both of which are
achieved by good management.
First, breeding cows to freshen in
early summer, second, feeding
properly during the hot summer
when it is the most difficult to pro¬
duce milk.
Each farmer attacks the prob¬
lem differently. There are the ex¬
tremes . . . from the man who
irrigates small patches of legume
pasture and alternates their use,
to the man who keeps the cows in
the barn or yard and brings in
greenchop or silage and hay all
day long. Which course a man
follows depends on the physical
makeup of the land on his farm.
You can’t greenchop some of our
rocky Berkshire hillsides, for in¬
stance, but you can fertilize and
rotate pastures.
We do see an occasional cow
that can’t take too much nitrogen.
Perhaps I am technically incorrect,
but to my mind these cows have a
form of grass tetany. They may
stagger or go down; their tempera¬
ture is usually below normal; they
may be constipated or have diar¬
rhea. All in all, they act like milk
fever cows. Usually they are treat¬
ed with calcium and magnesium
intravenously, and if not too far
gone, respond quite well.
Bloat may be seen on zero-
pastured cows as well as pastured
ones. If the chopper breaks down
and cows go hungry for twelve
hours, be cautious when you start
to feed again. Cows have bloated
on green oats chopped in the rain,
green chopped recently-frosted al¬
falfa, and/or just plain green chop¬
ped grass when fed after being
without feed for eight to twelve
hours. So, if feeding operations
are stopped, get some dry hay
into the cows before feeding the
greenchop, and then restrict the
amount of greenchop while cows
are brought up to full feed again.
The most usual procedure in
this area is to pasture at night
and again until the heat of the
day, and then bring the cows into
the barn, where they are free from
flies and actually cooler than out¬
side. This way they will eat hay
and silage or greenchop all after¬
noon instead of lying under a
shade tree or hiding in the bushes.
This sort of setup is nearly without
problems. One exception is if the
pasture is very poor and cows are
given one large feeding of perhaps
eighty pounds of greenchop. When
this happens they might not bloat,
but they will develop an impac¬
tion of the rumen, and an indiges¬
tion that resembles hardware
disease. This can be avoided by
spreading out feeding ofgreenchop
to more than once a day.
Need Exercise
Cows kept in with no exercise
can develop the same troubles in
summer as in winter: sore feet,
arthritis, and “bed sores.” Cows
should have at least two hours of
exercise outside of the barn per
day to keep up their strength. Foot
problems were discussed in a
recent article. All I shall say here
is that a good foot trimmer is a
valuable man to know, and that
breeding cows with better feet and
legs can’t be over-emphasized.
What this summer and future
will bring is anybody’s guess. At
any rate, I’ll bet on the Northeast
dairy farmer to meet it and cope
with it with the same good com¬
mon sense management he has
always used, plus a few new ideas
to meet the change.
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FLY CONTROL
POULTRYMEN ARE well
aware of objections to their farms
near suburban and resort develop¬
ments. Odors and flies are the big
offenders; manure disposal is the
key to both, but it isn’t easy to
turn the key. So far as flies are
concerned, keep it dry or keep it
wet, but not in between. Controlled
atmosphere modern cage layer op¬
erations with liquid manure han¬
dling should have no fly problems.
The two worst poultry farm
flies, common house fly and the
little house fly (Fannia canicu-
laris), will not breed in liquid ma¬
nure. However, the system must
be a good one as small pockets of
moist . . . but not liquid . . . ma¬
nure can breed tremendous num¬
bers of flies. Also, watch the la¬
goons because drying manure can
reach correct conditions for fly
breeding and nullify all your
efforts. Liquid manure can breed
several kinds of midges and tiny
flies that may be annoying on the
farm.
At the opposite end of the scale,
floor-housed birds won’t produce
many flies if the manure is kept
dry. Your worst enemies here are
long spells of wet weather and
leaky drinking fountains.
If you have leaky troughs, poor
overflow, clogged pipes, leaky
faucets, etc., you are sure to breed
flies in the manure nearby. If venti¬
lation is deficient and the house is
humid, the fly problem is likely to
be severe. If it rains for two weeks
in June you are probably going
to have fly problems. To prevent
flies from breeding in litter, the
litter must be almost dusty dry.
Cage houses with “dry manure”
handling are most likely to have
fly problems, as are slatted floor
and other specialized types of
houses where manure accumulates
rapidly and has little chance to
completely dry out. Frequent com¬
plete manure removal, at least
weekly and preferably oftener, can
solve such a fly problem but may
not be economic. Also remember
that good-sized maggots in ma¬
nure are not killed by going
through a spreader. These will
mature and produce flies that
likely will fly back to the chicken
house .
Management
Manure management to prevent
fly breeding is the best solution to
the fly problem, and seldom is
insecticide application on manure
a proper answer. Insecticide ma¬
nure treating can only be done
where the birds do not have access
to the manure, because toxic effects
to the birds are likely if they do
have access to it.
A most effective manure larvi-
cide is .25 percent Cygon in water
or oil sprinkled lightly but evenly
over the manure every one to two
weeks. Korlan (.25 percent) may
be used (but in some parts of New
York flies are resistant to Korlan),
or a special larvicide calcium ar¬
senate formulation. A strong argu-
* Entomology Department, Cornell Univer¬
sity
American Agriculturist, July, 1965
- POULTRY
by John G. Matthysse*
ment against larviciding with
Cygon or Korlan is that this is the
best way to produce resistance,
thus making these insecticides use¬
less.
Excellent fly control can be ob¬
tained by a thorough house spray¬
ing with one percent Cygon,
wetting all ceilings, walls, posts,
etc. This requires one gallon of
spray to every 300 to 500 square
feet of surface. Spraying Cygon
must be done only when there are
no birds in the house. Korlan (1
percent) may be used similarly,
even with birds in the house, if
you are careful not to allow spray
to drift or drip on the birds. In
New York State we have much
resistance to Korlan, so fly con¬
trol may be poor.
Fogging
Fogging or misting with electric
“fog” machines will kill all flies
flying in the house, but must be
repeated as soon as more fly in
or hatch out. Best results will be
obtained in thoroughly-screened
houses. Pyrethrins (.1 percent)
plus synergist is best for this pur¬
pose, although sprays of .06 per¬
cent pyrethrins will work. Do not
use livestock sprays containing
Vapona or Ciodrin; these maybe
toxic to the birds.
Fly baits can be effective if used
liberally and replaced frequently.
A few bait stations may look good
to the poultryman because he sees
circles of thousands of dead flies,
but if he looks around elsewhere
he will see many more still happily
alive. It is not easy to find loca¬
tions to apply fly bait on poultry
farms as the birds must not have
access to the bait and obviously
bait can’t be put in the way of
human traffic.
Pie pans can be nailed up in
areas of fly concentration and kept
filled with bait. Liquid bait can be
dispensed in chick waterers (of
course, no chicks), but in any case
make plenty of stations to do the
job right. “Snip” fly bands are a
form of bait and are easily hung
so they will do a good job, but
you must use one every 100
square feet of floor area.
Be cautious with pesticides
around poultry. You can easily
kill chickens with some pesticides
safe for use on mammals. Read
the label and be sure the product
is specifically recommended for
poultry. Heed the label precau¬
tions; do not contaminate feed or
water. You can produce illegal
residues in meat and eggs if you
do not follow label directions
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“I thought when we stopped
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wagons I had seen the last big
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says Herbert Ross, owner and op¬
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in Derry, New Hampshire, but
he was wrong. What’s the biggest
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production over 5 years.
In 1959 Mr. Ross realized that
his farm should be producing
more milk. Compare the test fig¬
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for yourself how well he realized
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1959
1964
Herd Average
Herd Average
10,598 Milk
14,552 Milk
3.9 Test
3.8 Test
414 Fat
552 Fat
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WINNERS
When it’s time for the Empire
Livestock Marketing Cooperative
local annual meetings across New
York State, the children clamor to
go along with Mother and Dad.
Why? Because at each meeting
some lucky boy or girl is going
to win the drawing for a purebred
calf ... or the equivalent in cash
for other kinds of livestock. At
Caledonia, multiple prizes are
awarded.
Then the following year is a
busy one for these winners, as
they make sure that their reports
on their animals . . . given at next
year’s annual meetings . . . will be
good ones.
For the 1965 meetings the win¬
ners ranged from a first grader to
a high school senior.
Daniel Morse, 12-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Morse,
Daniel Morse
Carol Jackowski
1.1^
Robert Noble
Daniel Wise
Patricia Torrey
David Luce
Earl Johnson, Jr.
Pine V alley, is a 6th grade student
at Horseheads Central School and
winner at the Bath Market. This
is Dan’s third year in 4-H Club
work, and his award was a fine
Holstein calf.
Carol Jackowski, the youngest
recipient, is a six-year-old, a first-
grade student at the Pine Bush
School, and the lucky drawer at
Bullville.
At the Caledonia Market several
qualified for the prizes. For
instance, Robert Noble, son of
John Noble, Linwood, won a dairy
heifer calf. Robert is a 2nd grader
at Pavilion Central School. Daniel
Wise, a 6th grade student at Cale-
donia-Mumford School, won a
beef calf; Patricia Torrey, 13-year-
old daughter of Clarence Torrey,
Stafford, chose a purebred gilt;
and Marilyn Sanders (12) a 7th
grader at Byron-Bergen Central
School, got a registered ewe lamb.
Winner at Dryden was David
Luce, 8-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Russell Luce, Groton. His
calf was donated by Petzold Farms,
Newark Valley; and Earl John¬
son, Jr., 10-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Johnson, Sprague-
ville, drew the lucky number at
Gouverneur.
At Oneonta, Laurel Sheldon, a
5th grade student at the Unatego
Central School, Otego, was the
lucky winner; Sandra Merrill, high
school graduate from Adams Cen¬
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town; while at Producers-Empire
Arlene Cook ( 10 ), daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Cook, West
Seneca, became the happy owner
of a purebred animal.
Committees
Advisory committees were
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Atherton, Canisteo, and Welling¬
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S. Robert Kelder, Stone Ridge, and
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Homer Martin, Lisbon; Oneonta —
Hugh R. Sutherland, Delhi, and
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ANGUS BABY CHICKS DUCKS & GEESE VETERINARY SUPPLIES
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or enroute to the World’s Fair. You will always
be most welcome. Request folders with data and
prices. Address: James B. Lingle, Manager,
Area Code: 301 Office: 827-2041, Residence:
827-8143. Wye Plantation, Queenstown, Mary¬
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FAST GAINING Angus bulls and females with
quality. Our herd in “500” Club past two
years. Clayton C. Taylor & Son, Lawtons,
N.Y. _
REGISTERED ANGUS CATTLE bred cows and
cows with calves, two and three for one com¬
binations. Also bred 1963 heifers and open
1964 heifers. Mohawk Farms, Canajoharie,
N, Y, Lynn Potter 518-CA-45262.
BABY CHICKS
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“Famous” White Leghorn Pullets $17.50.
“Champion” Pedigreed White Leghorn Pullets
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Black Giants, White Giants, Buff Rocks, Silver-
laced Wyandottes, Giant Brahmas, Australorps,
Black Minorcas, Anconas, Brown Leghorns
straight hatch $14.95; Pullets $26.95. Pekin
Ducklings 12 — $4.75. Broadbreasted White,
Bronze Turkeys 15 — $11.90. Beltsville White
Turkeys 15 — $9.90 fob, nearest hatchery. Live
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CHAROLAIS
CHAROLAIS: Fastest weight gaining beef
breed. Make excellent crosses with other
breeds. Few choice young Purebred Bulls for
sale. Best Bloodlines. R. James Hubbard.
Cazenovia, New York.
FLYING HORSESHOE RANCHES— Breeding
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CHAROLAIS — Purebred, registered. Bulls,
open and bred heifers. Outstandig quality.
Inquire River-Crest Farms, Columbia, New
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CHAROLAIS — Several long yearling pure bred
bulls registered finest breeding and really good.
Younger pure bred bulls and heifers several
15/16ths bull and heifer calves. These per¬
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priced reasonably. The Pritchard Farm, Three
Bridges, New Jersey. Telephone 201 Plainfield
6-1952 for appointment to see cattle.
CHAROLAIS BULL REGISTERED. Purebred
with a real good P.R.I. Certificate. Excellent
type with best bloodlines. Sunny Side Charo¬
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N. Y.
DAIRY CATTLE
COWS FOR SALE— T.B. and Bloodtested. Hol-
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WESTERN DAIRY COWS delivered to your
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name, phone number and location of farm. Our
fieldman will contact you direct. 50 years of
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BULLS ready for Service. Open and Bred
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Accredited Herds. Battleground Farms, Box
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DOGS
COLLIE PUPPIES- championship breeding.
Beautiful, intelligent, $30.00-$35.00. Plummer
McCullough, Mercer, Pa.
BORDER COLLIES best farm dog. Imported
in dam pups $50. Others $20. and up. Duns-
more Farm, Swanton, Vt.
SHELTIE (Miniature Collie) Puppies. A.K.C.
Champion pedigree. Astolat Kennels, Kunkle-
town 3, Pa.
SHETLAND SHEEPDOGS. Small, sturdy!
Herd dog and companion. D. McLaud, Berk¬
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REGISTERED ENGLISH SHEPHERD pups.
Heeling parents. $18.00 either sex. Registration
papers $1.00 extra. Joseph Winkler, Hankins,
N. Y.
AKC AIREDALE, WIRE FOX, WEIMAR-
ANER puppies. Also Airedale, Wire Bitches,
2 Welsh Bitches, 1 Male. Tourtellotte, Morris,
N. Y.
GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES, registered,
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Rd., Boonville, New York.
PIGEONS
PIGEONS AND SUPPLIES CATALOG 10<*.
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REGISTERED POLLED HEREFORDS: 10
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WEEDER CHINESE, Embdens, Toulouse,
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Buff, Khaki, Crested Ducklings. Guineas.
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MAMMOTH PEKIN DUCKLINGS. Breeders of
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eggs — breeding stock. Inquire about prices.
Long Island White Pekin Duck Co., Eastport,
Long Island, N. Y.
HAVING SOLD MY LAND will sell 400 white
Emden breeding geese at $3.00 each in lots of
25. Also goslings 6-10 weeks. Ovid Fry, 410
Webster Road, Webster, N. Y.
STARTED BROODS: Mallards, African Geese;
Lavender Guineas. Hendrickson Farm, Rich-
mondville. N. Y.
HORSES
HOW TO TRAIN HORSES- Everyone who
likes horses or ponies should have this book;
Free. Send name, zip code. Beery School, 1647
Pleasant Hill, Ohio. 45359.
SALE JULY 31, BIG PONIES, Colts. Arabian-
Hackney-Morgan-Welsh ancestory. Aabelfarms,
Moravia, New York
PONIES
WHAT — A POA (Appaloosa) Pony. Want —
For your child or hobby. How — Write — Loie
Merola, Sec’y Pa. Pony of the Americas Club,
R. D. #1, Stroudsburg, Pa.
REGISTERED S HETLAND STALLION, good
breeder; Registered Welsh stud weanling,
beautiful; nice grade filly yearling. Rosamond
N. Mason, Weedsport, N. Y.
WELSH STALLION. Chestnut. 3 years, regis¬
tered. Champion breeding. Excellent dispo¬
sition. Top racing prospect as pacer. Bay
4 year mare, Registered Welsh. Excellent
hunter prospect. Donald Kuney, RD#2, Box
522, Seneca Falls, N. Y. 315-549-8425.
RABBITS
RAISE ANGORA, New Zealand Rabbits, Fish-
worms on $500 month plan. Free details.
White’s Rabbitry, Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
RAISE RABBITS SUCCESSFULLY by know-
ing facts. 48 page illustrated book describing
25 Breeds. Housing, breeding, feeding, markets,
marketing, etc. 25 cents. American Rabbit As¬
sociation, 28 AREA Building. Pittsburgh, Penn.
SHEEP
SHEEP -GET HAMPSHIRE SHEEP for good
wool, meatiness, quick growth, and greatest
profits. Write: American Hampshire Sheep
Ass’n., Stuart, Iowa, 50250.
CORRIEDALE EWES, RAMS, January lambs.
Outstanding quality. All price ranges, groups,
singles. Lund, Sheffield, Mass., 229-2078.
R EGISTERED SOUTHDOWN & CHEVIOT
Lambs, Ewes. Henry Pelletier, Jefferson, New
Hampshire.
REGISTERED HORNED DORSET yearling
ewes and ewe Iambs. George D. Brice, Skan-
eateles, N. Y.
DEMAND SUFFOLK “RAMS for production
profits! Suffolks transmit superior carcass
characteristics, strong, sturdy lambs. National
Suffolk Sheep Association, Box 324RN, Colum¬
bia, Mo.
DORSET HORN RAM, Reg., 2 year old,
Triplet, Proven sire. James Bigelow, Boylston,
Massachusetts.
22ND ANNUAL OPEN NEW YORK STATE
Sheep Improvement Projects Stud Ram & Ewe
Show & Sale, Sat., July 31, 1965, at the
Judging Pavilion, Cornell University, Ithaca,
N. Y. Show 8:30. Sale starts 1 o’clock. Reg¬
istered Ewe Lamb door prize for 4-H or FFA
member. For Catalogue — write Fred Zautner,
RD#2, Brewerton, N. Y. or Warren Brannon,
Morrison Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca,
N. Y.
SWINE
MONTHLY MARYLAND FEEDER Pig Sales
—1:30. 2nd Monday — Caroline Sales, Denton.
4th Monday -Livestock Exchange, Boonsboro.
4th Thursday (4th Fri. — Nov.) — Rudnick &
Sons, Galena. 23,664 vaccinated — health in¬
spected — graded pigs sold by pound to highest
bidder 1964. Maryland Swine Producers, Fair¬
grounds, Timonium.
POLAND CHINA JANUARY boars and open
gilts, also bred sows due in August. Special
prices on May farrowed weanling boars and
gilts. Richard Crye, Avon, N.Y.
YORKSHIRE SERVICE BOARS, weanling
boars, weanling sows unrelated bloodlines avail¬
able. Arthur Gabrielse, Highland Road, Lyons,
N. Y,, Phone WH6-4730. _
GRADED FEEDER PIG AUCTION, August 6,
1965, 7 P.M. E.S.T. (Evening Sale) Geauga
Livestock Commission, Middlefield, Ohio. 800
head mixed breeds, sold by weight. Vaccinated
for Cholera by Licensed Veterinary with modi¬
fied live virus and serum. Bank reference re¬
quired. Consigners pay vaccination. Additional
information call Tom Givan, Ph. 632-6681.
Northeast Ohio Graded Feeder Pig Sale.
REGISTERED BERKSHIRE BOARS & gilts.
Sired by State Fair Champions. All from P. R.
Litters. Ken Wiley, Penfield, N. Y. Phone
716-FR7-2633.
ALL SWINE BREEDERS— N. Y. Hampshire
Swine Field July 11. Bliek farm, Williamson.
Judging 11:00. FFA, 4-H judging teams in¬
vited. Fieldman present. Bring table service,
dish to pass. Mrs. McColl, Sec., LeRoy, N. Y.
QUALITY FEEDER PIG SALE
Thursday, July 22, 1965
EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKET
Route #5, Caledonia, New York
All pigs sold are locally produced and
eligible for inter-state shipment.
Sponsored by
New York Swine Improvement
Cooperative Association
NEW! NOW TREAT Mastitis for less than
2lif with new Uni-Power Infusion! Each dose
contains: 100,000 units procaine penicillin, 100
mg, dihydrostreptomycin, 100 mg. neomycin,
750 mg. sulfathiazole, 750 mg. sulfamerazine,
5 mg. cobalt. Infuse directly into the infected
quarter by withdrawing lOcc (1 dose) into a
syringe with a needle, then replace needle with
an infusion tube. Also ideal when drying off a
cow — infuse lOcc of Uni-Power into each quar¬
ter allow to remain until the cow freshens.
“An ounce of prevention is worth pounds of
milk.” Recommended by leading veterinarians
and dairy experts. Per lOOcc bottle (10 doses)
$2.35. Six bottles $2.25 each. Order 12 for
$25.00 and receive free syringe, needle and
infusion tube. At your Anchor of New England
dealers or order direct from Anchor Serum
Company of New England, Dept. A-4, Tops-
field, Mass. Write for free veterinary supply
catalogue and health guide. Please note: As
always, milk should be withheld from human
consumption 72 hours after the last treatment.
DAIRY AND LIVESTOCK Veterinary supplies
direct to you at wholesale. Send card for new
wholesale catalogue. Eastern States Serum
Company, 1727 Harden Street, Columbia, South
Carolina.
KEN-MAST MASTITIS TREATMENT— Peni-
cillin,_ Dihydrostreptomycin, Neomycin, Sulfa¬
nilamide, Cobalt in 15CC disposable syringes.
Dozen prepaid $5.15. Quantity savings. With¬
hold milk from treated quarter 72 hours.
Authorized Anchor Serum Dealer. Kensington
Veterinary Supply, Kensington, Connecticut.
POWER PLUS SPECIAL — 12cc mastitis
syringe contains penicillin, dihydrostrepto¬
mycin, neomycin, sulfathiazole, sulfanilamide,
hydrocortisone, and chlorobutanol. 4.50 dozen
postpaid. Mastitis special — same as above except
without hydrocortisone and chlorobutanol with
cobalt added 3.40 dozen. 72 hour withholding
of milk applies. Combiotic lOOcc 2.00 Multi-
Mast lOOcc 2.00. Terramycin Calf Scour boluses
24 for 5.00 with free calf balling gun. 20 page
catalog free. Vet-Med Supply Co., Box 67,
Franklin, Mass.
AGENTS WANTED
SALESMEN for Livestock Minerals, Udder
Ointment, Fly Sprays, Weed Killers. Liberal
Commissions. Carpenter Co., Ill Irving Ave.,
Syracuse, N. Y.
MAKE UP TO $500.00 selling Sunshine Christ¬
mas Cards, Stationery, Gift Wrappings to
friends, neighbors. Experience unnecessary.
Show new Christmas Elegance Assortment,
make $1.00 on every box sold! Costs nothing
to try. Send postcard for free Pearl Pendant,
free Personalized Card Album, free Color Cata¬
log, money-making details, box assortments on
approval. Special organization fund raising
plan available. Sunshine Art Studios, Dept.
AA7, Springfield, Massachusetts.
SENSATIONAL NEW LONGER-BURNING
Light Bulb. Amazing Free Replacement Guar¬
antee — never again bdy light bulbs. No Compe¬
tition. Multi-million dollar market yours alone.
Make small fortune even spare time. Incredibly
quick sales. Free sales kit. Merlite (Bulb Div.),
114 E. 32nd, Dept. C-74L, New York 16.
MAKE EXTRA MONEY — show friends, neigh¬
bors- Gifts, Stationery, Christmas, All Oc¬
casion Cards. Experience unnecessary. Salable
samples on approval, free catalog, free name
imprinted Christmas Card Album. Hedenkamp,
361 Broadway, Dept. RN-13, New York.
MAKE BIG MONEY FAST! H. B. Price made
$7,118.90 First year spare time writing orders
for Stark Dwarf and Standard Fruit Trees,
Ornamentals, Roses, etc. It’s easy with Big
Full-Color Free Outfit —full or spare time. No
investment. Every home a prospect. Stark
Dwarfs bear Giant-size Apples, Peaches, Pears,
Cherries. Stark, Desk 30276, Louisiana, Mis¬
souri 63353.
ARTIFICIAL BREEDING
ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION. Openings in
this challenging field available in certain areas
of New York. This is interesting, rewarding
work for men who wish to stand on their own
two feet. American Breeders Service, Box 636,
Dryden, New York 13053.
AUCTIONEERS
AUCTIONEERS — Livestock and farm auc¬
tions. Complete auction and pedigree service
available. Harris Wilcox. Phone — Bergen 146,
New York.
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Marketing Regular
weekly sales and farm auctions: Empire Live¬
stock Marketing Cooperative.
AUCTION SCHOOL
MISSOURI AUCTION SCHOOL. Free catalog.
1330-33 Linwood, Kansas City, Mo. 64109.
AUCTION SCHOOL, Ft. Smith, Ark. Free
catalog. Also Home Study Course. _
AUCTIONEERING CAREER, College Diploma .
Free Catalog. Feller-Bucher Auctioneering Col¬
lege, 225 So. Schuyler, Kankakee, Illinois. _
LEARN AUCTIONEERING term soon. Free
catalog. Reisch Auction School, Mason City 11,
Iowa.
BUILDINGS
FARM BUILDINGS — for all purposes, low cost,
easy terms. Nold Farm "Supply, Rome, N, Y.
BULBS
HYBRID IRIS — State Inspected 1 blue,
purple, white, yellow for $3.00. Pink Iris Free.
Mail Orders. Silverton Iris Gardens, 1802
Hooper Ave., Silverton, N. J.
IRIS — 20 different hybrids including Pink,
Brown, Yellow, Huge White, $3.00 Holmberg’s,
Neodesha, Kansas,
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
FREE BOOK “900 Successful, Little-Known
Businesses.” Many fascinating opportunities!
Plymouth-836G, Brooklyn 18, New York.
American Agriculturist, July, 1965
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ADVERTISING RATES
35 cents per word, initial or group of numerals.
Example, J. S. Jones, 100 Main Rd., Anywhere,
N. Y. Phone Anywhere 15R24, count as 11 words.
Minimum charge $3.50. Blind Box Number $2.40
extra, includes address. Send check or money
order to AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, P. O. Box
514, ITHACA, N. Y. Advance payment is required.
CEDAR POSTS
FARMS FOR SALE
HELP WANTED
MISCELLANEOUS
CEDAR STAKES for tree staking. 5, 6, 7, 8
and 10 Ft., ready pointed. Also tree wrap and
wire. Large stock on hand at all times.
516-AN-6-6400, East Northport, New York.
CHAIN SAWS
FACTORY PRICES! Brand new, first quality,
fully guaranteed saw chain in .404", and
7/16" pitch. Chain for bar of any saw with
cutting length 12" to 14" only $10; 15" to 16"
$11; 17" to 20" $13; 21" to 24" $15. New hard-
nose guide bars to fit: Homelite 17" $15, 21"
$18— McCulloch 18" $16, 24" $19. Direct-drive
sprocket $4 gear-drive sprocket $2.50. Add 50(f
to total order for shipping. Give saw name bar
cutting length, pitch used or number of drive
links in chain. Send check or money order to
Zip-Penn, Inc., Box 179-H, Erie 6, Pennsyl¬
vania. For COD send $2 deposit. Write for
savings on other bars, sprockets, saw acces¬
sories.
COUNTRY ROOM AND BOARD
GOOD RELIABLE middle age man to board
in my private home. No drinking. Mrs. Myrtle
Whitbeck, Jefferson Hts., Catskill, N. Y.
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
WE ARE SUPPLIERS for Dairy Farm: First
class milkers, poultrymen, general farm work¬
ers. Ellingers Employment Agency, 80 Warren
St., New York, N.Y, Phone GR 3-8168-9,
EARTHWORMS
FREE PICTURE FOLDER, “How to Make
$3,000 Yearly, Sparetime, Raising Earth¬
worms!” Oakhaven-5, Cedar Hill. Texas.
FARMS FOR SALE
FARMS— FINGER LAKES AREA — all types
and size farms. Retirement homes — hunting
land. Lakeshore properties. H. M. Stocking,
Realtor, Dundee, New York. _
VIRGINIA livestock, dairy farms and country
estates, P. M. Browning, Realtor, John H. Hitt,
Associate: Culpeper, Virginia. _
CENTRAL NEW YORK Farms, Hunting
lands. Business opportunities. Summer places,
Foster - Abraham, Real Estate Brokers, Nor¬
wich, N. Y., 607-334-3555.
CENTRAL NEW YORK POTATO FARM on
Interstate highway. 250 acres, modern home,
storages, roadstand, migrant camp. Box 514-
DO, Ithaca. N, Y. _
ASK FOR New Spring Farm Brochure with
pictures — Central New York Greatest Farm
Values. From 10 acres to 500 acres best milk
and cash crop market. J. D. Gallagher Real
Estate Agency, 150 North Broad St., Norwich,
N. Y. Write or phone 334-2717.
BEAUTIFUL TIOGA COUNTY! 350 acre farm
on paved road. Fair house and barn. 2 silos,
milk house. Soil Bank contract on 101 acres
will pay $5,400 over next four years. Full price
$16,750. Stevens Realtors, Mansfield, Pa. Ph:
717-662-3258. _
STOCKED — EQUIPPED DAIRY! Good farm,
good buildings. 120 slightly rolling acres; 65
tillable for hay and grain. 35 pasture, balance
wooded. Lovely 10 room Home; 5 bedrooms —
bath, enclosed porch, full basement. Garage.
Insulated, HA heat. 20x70 ft. Barn. 15-38 ft.
Silo, Milk room. If taken soon owner includes:
20 milkers, 2 tractors, baler, rake, corn har¬
vester, plows, planter, cultivator, etc., etc.
Health forces sale. Good Buy! $33,500. Strout
Realty. 310 Jackson Ave., Susquehanna, Pa.
Ph; UL3-3747. Free Local Lists. _
CATALOG FREE. Our aim is to describe the
several hundred New England and New York
listings as precisely and accurately as possible.
Descriptions are designed to convey important
facts in plain, terse words so you can decide
for yourself what you’d like and where you’d
like it. Four Effs. Box 264AA, Manchester,
N. H, _
FOR SALE— RETIREMENT FARM, write for
description. Edward Grinnell, Warren, Maine.
MARGARETVILLE N. Y. CATSKILL REG-
ION Farms, Retirement Homes, Campsites
with Lake Privileges, Wooded Acreage,
Streams, Terms. E. Herrick.
FREE! SUMMER CATALOG— Thousands of
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Retirement. 470 offices, 34 states coast to coast,
"World’s Largest.” Mailed Free! Strout Realty,
50-R East 42nd St., N. Y,, N, Y. 10017. _
456 ACRES, 360 TILLABLE, lays nice. 2
homes, 3 barns, 4 tractors, complete equip¬
ment. 35 head Holsteins. $45,000. Terms. Re¬
tiring owner. Wimple, Realtor, Sloansville,
N. Y. Free Lists.
DAIRY FARM— 200 ACRES — Barn Cleaner,
Vacuum milk tank. Pipeline milker. Silo un¬
loader, room for 60 head. Two-family oil heated
home. Ross Johnson, St. Johnsville, New York
— Phone 4196.
SCENIC STEUBEN COUNTY— 403 acre stock-
ed and equipped dairy. 175 acres tillable. Barn
with 31 stanchions. Bulk tank. Second barn. 8
room house, has bath, furnace. 30 cows, young
stock, equipment. Total price $25,000. Stevens,
Realtors, 20 Sherwood St., Woodhull, N. Y.
Ph: 3611. _
MAINE FARM WITH NEW HOME, earnings
about $190. weekly on eggs, plus strawberries,
raspberries, vegetables. Fickett, Cherryfield,
Maine.
PRODUCTIVE 300 ACRES (more available)
36x160 barn, pipeline milker — 67 head, modern
milk house bulk tank, barn has gutter cleaner,
mow conveyor. Concrete silos-unloaders, shop,
tool shed, good house-furnace. Never fail
spring, improved birdsfoot pastures. Kept 127
head — bought no roughage — 62 cows have pro¬
duced over 100,000 lb. per month for the past
3 months. DHIA. 7/10 mile off county road.
Sells equipped or without. John Scheuerman,
Sherburne, N. Y.
FARM FOR SALE — 256 Acres — much newly
seeded — good water — 73 stanchion barn —
barn cleaner — bulk tank — 2 Silos — 9 room
house — oil heat — Wava Gross, RD#1, Little
Falls, N, Y. _
FREE SUMMER CATALOG! Bargains galore!
Coast-to-Coast! Low prices, easy down pay¬
ments. Safe-Buy Real Estate Agency, 712-NY
West Third, Little Rock, Ark. _
YEAR-ROUND RANCH, Christian Summer
Camp. Equipment including 25 horses, etc.
Unusual opportunity. Request beautiful bro¬
chure. $145,000. 12 rooms, 2 heating units, 12
acres. Widow wants only $19,500. Others. See
Boughton, l1/) Dolson Ave., Middletown, New
York. _ _
READY FOR PROFIT— 240-acre New York
dairy farm ready to operate with 30 milk cows.
11 heifers, 4 calves, herd sire, 3 tractors, full
line machinery included! 50 acres tillable,
spring, creek in pasture, barb wire. On state
highway, 2 miles town. Buildings in good re¬
pair, 10-room home, bath, 5 bedrooms, base¬
ment, new furnace. 48x80 two-story barn
valued at $10,000, barn cleaner, 300-gal. bulk
tank. 2 storage barns, silo. Retiring owner
sacrifices for $42,000 complete, less than one-
fourth down. Free! . . . Illustrated Summer
catalog! All types real estate coast to coast!
United Farm Agency, 501-AA Fifth Ave.,
New York, N, Y, 10017, YUkon 6-1547.
FARMS WANTED
WANTED— VERMONT FARM to rent. 20 to
40 tie-ups. Need haying done. Will reciprocate
when rent terminates. Will consider purchase
of good Jerseys. Donald Jackson, RFD#1,
Hartland. Vermont. _
WANTED: BEST LOW PRICED farm that
$1,000 down will buy. Also listings of acreage.
Please give price, directions to find, etc.
Boughton, 1V> Dolson Ave., Middletown, New
York. ‘
FLOWERS
“MOONLIGHT and ROSES” a combination of
twilight lamp and gracefullv arranged artificial
roses. Shipped direct from Holland. Only $3.98
from Postal Gifts & Imports, Box 727, Green¬
wood Lake. N. Y.
FURNACES & BOILERS
CUT HEATING COSTS. Use Marco Furnaces
and Boilers. Either Complete Combustion Wood
and Coal or Combination Oil-Wood and Coal
Units. Literature free. Marco Industries, P. O.
Box 6-A. Harrisonburg. Virginia 22801.
GARDEN SUPPLIES
PROTECT YOUR BERRY CROPS, vegetables
from birds and animals. Cheesecloth, 100 yards
by 48" convenient 10 yard lengths $ J . 5 0 pre¬
paid. 50% less mill price. Joseph Hein, 120-B
Eton Road, Thornwood, New York. _
PROTECT THE FRUIT of your labors. Protect
Berries, Grapes and Fruit from birds with
selected used tobacco cloth. The Windsor Com-
pany, Inc., Windsor, Conn. _
USED TOBACCO NETTING protects berries
from birds, holds soil new lawns, 1000 sq. ft.
$3.70 Postpaid to 600 miles. Hibbard’s, Hadley,
Mass.
GOAT SUPPLIES
WRITE FOR CATALOGUE. Enclose 25<f de¬
posit refundable with first order. Hoegger
Supply Co., Milford 2, Pa.
GOVERNMENT SURPLUS
JEEPS $64.50, airplanes $75.20, boats $6.18.
Many others direct from U. S. Government.
For complete “Directory” and catalog send
$1.00 to Quality Surplus, Dept. NY7, Box 23,
Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
HAY & STRAW
CHOICE HAY, all grades. Mohawk Valley.
Trailer load deliveries. When writing, give
telephone number. Snyder Petroleum, Inc., Fort
Plain. New York. Telephone 4-5111. _
FIRST AND SECOND cutting alfalfa— mixed
trefoil and other grades of choice hay delivered
by truckload. Weights and quality guaranteed.
Bates Russell, East Durham, N. Y. Phone
Melrose, 4-2591 before 8 A.M. or after 5 P.M.
CAN DELIVER all grades of good quality hay.
Also, farmers interested in selling contact us.
D. Arnold Boyd, York, New York. Phone:
Geneseo 892. _ _
BALED HAY DELIVERED subject to inspec¬
tion. For more information write or call after
6:00 PM. J. W. Christman, RD 2, Fort Plain,
LIVESTOCK SUPPLIES, EQUIP.
FREE SAMPLE Cattle Ear Tag. Big numbers,
low priced. Write today: Cowboy Tag Co., Box
1380, Santa Barbara, Calif. _
NEW POLYFURAN mastitis treatment re¬
quires only 48 hours milk withholding. 12cc
syringe 75<i; $8.50 dozen; $25.00 per 3 dozen.
From your dealer or postpaid. $3.00 minimum
mail order. Vetaid, 911 West 80th St., Bloom¬
ington, Minn.
FARM LOANS
Since 1917
See your local asso¬
ciations or write: 310
State St., Springfield,
Mass. 01101
FEDERAL LAND BANK AND
PRODUCTION CREDIT LOANS
LARGE DAIRY FARM needs experienced men
for milking cows. Excellent housing and board¬
ing house on premises. Steady work, top wages
and bonus for right men. Call Mr. Bernon,
Garelick Bros. Farms, Inc., Franklin, Mass.,
528-9000 days or Woonsocket, R.I., POplar
9-7996 after 6:00 P.M. or Mr. Harvey Baskin
at Franklin. Mass., 528-2276, _
NURSERY WORKERS and tractor operators
wanted. Steady work, good pay and housing
available. Baier Lustgarten Nurseries, Middle
Island. L. I,, N. Y. _ _ _
WANTED — Men to sell Farm Tanks through
established dealers in New York State. Girton
Manufacturing Company. Millville, Penna,
MALE AND FEMALE Attendants. Salary
$3700-$4615 per year plus longevity increments.
Annual salary increases. Less maintenance
(board, room and laundry $9.79 per week).
Five day, eight hour work week. Annual vaca¬
tion with pay. Paid sick leave. Life, accident
and health insurance and social security avail¬
able. Recreation: Bowling, tennis, swimming.
Opportunities for advancement with eventual
retirement pension. For information write Di¬
rector, Wassaic State School, Wassaic, New
York.
$23 WEEKLY FOR WEARING lovely dresses
received by you as extra rewards. Just show
Fashion Frocks to friends in spare time. No
investment, canvassing, experience necessary.
Write today to Fashion Frocks, Dept. U-16101,
Cincinnati 2, Ohio. _
COMPANION, HOUSEKEEPER, nice home in
Avon, N. Y. Wages. Box 514-DZ, Ithaca, N. Y.
FARM COUNSELORS. Small Connecticut
country school. Large, beautiful acreage. Room,
board, salary. Phone (212) BU4-7400 (in Brook-
lyn, N, Y.), or write Box 514-EA, Ithaca, N. Y.
MARRIED MAN TO WORK on 80 cow dairy
farm. Modern 5 room apartment and better
than average wages. Box 514-DX, Ithaca, N. Y,
TWO IN FAMILY, sometimes travel, require
experienced cook-housekeeper, attractive quar¬
ters, 6 y± room one-story house, Northern West¬
chester. Would consider woman with one child
or couple where husband had other employment.
Please state experience, age and salary. Box
514-DU, Ithaca. N, Y, _
RELIABLE DAIRYMAN, MARRIED, for milk¬
ing and general farm. House, top wages and
privileges. Box 514-EB, Ithaca, N. Y. _
COUPLE OUTSIDE MAINTENANCE for
home and garden. Wife to help main house.
Good salary. Separate modern large house to
accommodate couple and their children. RR#1,
Box 279, Yorktown Heights, N. Y. Telephone
914 YO2-290Q, _
WIDOWER WANTS WOMAN for housework,
between 30 & 40. Can have child. Joel Roberts,
St. Johnsbury, Vermont. _
ROUTE WORK for man or woman with farm
background. $25 or more profit per day to
start — larger repeat orders. Write K. H. In-
man, Dept. 27G, Box 371, Baltimore, Md, _
ELDERLY COUPLE WANTS TO ADOPT boy
and girl over 15, good home, chance for val-
uable inheritance. Box 514-DQ, Ithaca, N. Y,
GENERAL HOUSEKEEPER DESIRED by
widow living alone. White person — neat —
cheerful - — in good health. Summer in small
house in Stamford, Conn. From October to
April — in apartment in New York. $150. per
month. Please give references. Mrs. William
Tracy, 356 Roxbury Rd., Stamford, Conn.
HONEY
EXTRACTED HONEY — Clover, Buckwheat
or Fallflower, 5 lb. container $2.20; 3 — $5.75;
6— $10.50. Prepaid 3rd zone. We use stainless
steel extractors and tanks. Lang Apiaries, Box
A, Gasport, New York, _
HOWLAND’S HONEY — Our New Famous
Clover, New York’s finest. 5 lb. pail $2.10
case 6 — 5 lb. pails $10.20. Above postpaid 3rd
zone. 1 — 60 lb. can $10.98; 2 — 60’s $21.36; 5
or more 60’s $10.38 each. Delicious Wildflower
(Wild raspberry) 1 — 60 lb. can $10.38; 2 — 60’s
$20.16; 5 or more 60’s $9.78 each. 60’s FOB
5% discount 5 or more 60’s at Honey Plant.
Sold by ton or pail. Howland Apiaries, Berk-
shire, New York.
LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Marketing — Regular
weekly sales and farm auctions: Empire Live-
stock Marketing Cooperative.
MAPLE SYRUP
MAPLE SYRUP, VERMONT Fancy Grade.
Gallon $6.50, Half Gallon $3.75, plus postal
charges. Shipped insured mail. Kenneth F. Put¬
nam, SouthItyegate1Vj^rmont 05069.
MISCELLANEOUS
PARTS FOR STOVES— furnaces, coal, oil,
gas, electric. Empire Stove Co., 793 Broadway,
Albany, New York. _
STOP ITCHING — Promotes healing of piles.;,
psoriasis, eczema. “Roberts Reliable Salve”
effective since 1888. Satisfaction guaranteed.
3 oz. $1.00 postpaid. Roberts Pharmacy, Lisbon
Falls, Maine. _ __
“SIX WILL FORMS” plus “Information by
Lawyer,” $1.00, Brugenheimer Publishers, Box
158-N77, Lexington, Mass. _
“DAIRIES” — Let me build your retail volume —
Experienced solicitor — Commission — Box 583,
Manasquan, N. J. _
QUICK- JOHN — Cleans septic tanks, cesspools,
outdoor toilets. Stops odors, backups. Opens
drains. 6 premeasured treatments $2.95, 12 —
$4.95. Money Back Guarantee. Ryter Co.,
Madelia 20, Minn, _
WATCH AND CLOCK repairing books and
tools. Free catalog. North American, Box
77-RU, Foot River Grove, Illinois 60021. _
WIDOW, WITH MEANS, wishes to give young
child or infant good home with love. Protestant,
white. Box 514-DS, Ithaca, N. Y.
NEW transistor instrument detects buried gold,
silver, coins, firearms, treasures. $19.95 up.
Free catalog. Releo-A56, Box 10563, Houston 18,
Texas.
FOUR WILL FORMS— Standard Forms (Finest
Quality) with Complete Instructions. $1.20,
Interstate Products, Box 158-M2, Pelham, New
Hampshire.
LOSING HAIR? BALDING? Dandruff? Free
copyrighted booklet. Dr. Shiffer Laboratories,
57A, Euclid Arcade, Cleveland. Ohio 44115.
THERE IS A PARTY— When you play the
Guitar, Uke or Bongos. Buy them direct and
save. Send for our free brochure of specials.
Wonderland Musical Instrument Co., Box
621AA, Detroit. Michigan. _
CIDER & WINE PRESSES, New and rebuilt.
Repairs and Supplies. Write for Supply Cata¬
logue #65. W. G. Runkles’ Machinery Co., 185
Oakland St., Trenton, N. J. 08618. _
LIGHTNING RODS — We specialize in complete
and economical lightning protection systems.
Free inspection or information. Morse-Collins,
Inc., 148 Coddington Road, Ithaca, N.Y., mem¬
ber United Lightning Protection Association.
PARENTS/STUDENTS. School performance
can be brought up to full achievement level.
Pre-school through college. Free catalog. Edu-
Aids, Box 21, Roslyn, New York 11576, _
NEWEST FLY KILLER — “Vapona Insect
Strips” — (Product of Shell Chemical) — This is
not a flypaper — rather an automatic insect
vaporizer — U.S. Approved for milk rooms &
feed storage rooms — destroys flies, mosquitoes,
gnats, etc. In barns, shelter sheds, milk sheds,
stables, pig parlors, poultry houses, dog ken¬
nels — Just hang it up — One strip good for
1,000 cubic feet of enclosed area — effective
up to four months — Introductory sample offer
$3.00 each — Dozen only $29.00 — Rush order
now to be sure — to: Industrial Chemicals, Box
770X, Hoboken, N. J. _ _
JUST STARTING SHOP— Emphasizing New
York State Handicraft^ — Looking for some¬
thing different. Ox carvings, jewelry. Indian
items, etc. Small quantities at first. Mrs. Oscar
Hendrickson, RD#1, Richmondville, New
York.
NEW & USED EQUIPMENT
BARN CLEANERS — silo unloaders, engineered
by Patz. New different bunk feeders, manure
stackers, replacement chains for all make
cleaners, low cost, easy terms. Nold Farm
Supply, Rome, N. Y. Willard Howland, South-
ampton. Mass. _
COBEY— FOX— MC— NUFFIELD — Versatile
Farm Equipment — Cockshutt parts, new &
used. Used machines all kinds. We deliver.
Ingersoll Farm Supply Inc., Martinsburg, N.Y.
Phone — Lowville 85. _ _
“USED CONVEYOR BELTING” Rubber cover¬
ed — -like new, all sizes — all plys. Phone or
write: E. L. Ashmus Belting Company, 6038-
49th Ave., Kenosha, Wisconsin, OL-2-4596.
IN NEED OF Milking Equipment, pipelines—
parlor or around the barn parlor stalls — Her¬
ringbone — side opening — walk-thru. Transfer
station, rigid or plastic. Get our prices. No ob¬
ligation. Chore-Boy Eastern Factory Owned
Branch, Box 11, Dryden, N. Y. 13053. Phone
VLi-6092. _
NEW and used tractor and Crawler parts for
practically every tractor make. Thousands of
other items. Huge savings. Prompt service.
Free 1965 catalog. Acme Tractor Parts Co.,
Lincoln, Nebraska. _
CHAIN: For bunk feeders, barn cleaners, con¬
veyors. #458 forged pin type $1.10 per foot.
R. H. Merrill, Waverly. N.Y. _
RICE POTATO Diggers. Attractive low prices.
Repairs for all models. Rice Mfg. Co., Honeoye
Falls, New York. _ _ _ _
WANTED— FLOUR MILL of any kind. Also 7
ft. horse drawn Mower. Levi A. Stutzman,
R#5, Millersburg, Ohio _ _
TRASH ELIMINATOR FOR John Bean 2 row
potato harvester. Reasonable. John Greseck,
Richfield Springs, N. Y. _
WANTED — ALLIS CHALMERS Roto Balers.
Brice Creesy, Andover, Ohio. _
LAMINATED RAFTERS & Arches for barns
and sheds. Douglas Fir bonded with completely
waterproof glue. Popular sizes stocked. Extra
heavy rafters — extra low prices. Box S-75,
Unadilla Silo Co., Unadilla, N.Y. _
DEPRESSION PRICES — We sell cheap.
Savings to 75% on new, used parts for 200
makes, models, wheel tractors, crawlers. Tre¬
mendous catalog. Send 25 (f. Surplus Tractor
Parts, Fargo, North Dakota. _
FOR SALE — M. D. THRESHER, 22" cylinder.
38" Separation in factory like condition. Robert
Horton, Beaver Dams, N, Y. _
ROCK PICKERS, BESTLAND -- 8 Models in
World Wide Use! Write Viel Manufacturing
Company, Billings, Montana. _
PORTERSVILLE MONTHLY SPECIAL— 2000
Gallon 1958 Walker Farm Pick-up Stainless
Exterior and Skirting — Very Sharp. Quantity
prices on: 3 — 3000, 2 — 3400, 3500 and 4000
Transports. 2800 Gallon Single Axle Farm
Pick-Up Semi. Variety of Farm Pick-Ups and
Transports Available. Call Portersville Stain¬
less Equipment Corporation, Portersville (But¬
ler County), Pennsylvania. Telephone 368-2421
(412).
DRAINS cellary cisterns, wash tubs;
IRRIGATES - CIRCULATES - SPRAYS
195
1,001 uses. Stainless shaft. Won’t rust
or clogl Use 1/6 HP motor or larger
... % HP for up to 2,400 GPH:
450 GPH 80’ high; or 1,800 GPH |
from 25’ well. 1” Inlet; %” outlet.
Coupling included free . $8.95
HEAVY DUTY BALL-BEARING PUMP
Up to 5,200 GPH . . . $12.95
Postpaid if cash with order. Money Back Guarantee.
LABAWCO PUMPS, Bell* Mead 6 , New Jersey
24
American Agriculturist, July, 1965
NEW & USED EQUIPMENT
FOR SALE — ALL PARTS CHEAP -Cletrac
AD, AG, BD, BG, CG, HD14, TD14, TD9,
TD18, TD14A, Cat 75, D8, Model L AC, HD7
plus Hydraulic Dozer units. Ben Lombardo,.
Sinking Spring, RD#2, Penna. Area 215
678-1941; 944-7171.
ENGINES AND PARTS FOR SALE— GM 371,
GM 671, Hercules JXD, DOOC, Jeep. Ben
Lombardo, Sinking Spring, RD#2, Penna.
Area 215 678-1941; 944-7171, _
WANTED DOZERS. LOADERS, GRADERS,
running condition or parts. Conveyors, shakers
and crushers. 1000 lb. paper press. Ben Lom-
bardo, Sinking Spring, RD#2, Penna. _
WANTED — ENGINES, DIESEL OR GAS
including GM 371. Running condition. Ben
Lombardo. Sinking Spring, RD#2, Penna.
ONTARIO GRAIN DRILL PARTS— 30 acres
of new and used equipment including 135
crawlers and wheel tractors-loaders-dozers-
backhoes. New Allis Chalmers H-3 crawlers at
reduced prices. Dismantling 35 balers for parts.
Don Howard — Canandaigua, N, Y. _
AUTOMATIC BALERS — 100 to choose — bale
throwers $350 and up. Hay conditioners — 30 of
all different makes — $100 and up. New Holland
404 conditioner — $500. 10 used rollabar rakes —
used Versatile Windrower. New Owatonna
Windrowers only $3,500 complete and up. Har¬
vest green hay after weeks of rain without
turning. Don Howard — Canandaigua, N. Y.
DELAVAL 3 UNIT MAGNETIC MILKER
complete. DeLaval cream separator. Stanchions
— bull stalls — milk tester other farm dairy
tools. Pine Hill Farm, Box 37, Katonah. N. Y,
TRACTOR AND IMPLEMENT PARTS. Order
from the world's largest stock of guaranteed
new and used tractor parts. Immediate delivery.
Free 1965 catalog. Central Tractor Parts Co.,
Des Moines, Iowa; Syracuse, New York; Ba¬
tavia, New York or Jamestown, New York.
FOR SALE: DAMROW TRANSPORT Tank,
500 gallon, trailer mounted, S.S., insulated,
refrigerated, agitator. Douglas Brett, Norfolk,
Mass. _
NO MONEY DOWN. Small tractors — large
tractors — caterpillars — - riding garden equip¬
ment — 9 acres machinery. Farmers - Home
Owners — Contractors. Some can purchase
with No Money Down. Philip Gardiner Route
322, Mullica Hill. N. J.
SIX INCH BUCKET ELEVATOR 34' high
complete with three phase motor and all con¬
trols. All steel construction with hi speed
buckets. Will handle hard grains, pellets or
mash. Paul Corwith, Water Mill, N. Y. Tel.
516-RA6-4827. _
FOR SALE: One Row Ford Mounted Corn
picker used one season. It is in excellent condi¬
tion. Will fit most any tractor. $1,200. Ken
Wiley, Penfield, N. Y. Phone 716-FR7-2633,
PUMPS — Manure, contractors, irrigation, fire,
sump. Hess Equipment Co., 213 East Gore
Road, Erie, Pa. _
TRACTORS — SPEEDCAT — Alligator com-
pact crawler tractors. Hess Equipment Co.,
213 East Gore Road, Erie, Penna.
LOW COST
ON THE FARM GRAIN DRYING
American Automatic Model 1503TAF Dryers
give you completely unattended, totally auto¬
matic grain drying and auguring. It’s design¬
ed for the average farmer’s grain handling
system. Just set the controls for desired
drying temperature and moisture removal
and press the button. All wet grain is dried,
cooled and conveyed to storage — automatic¬
ally. Even shuts itself off! You’ll be surprised
how economical this unit is to purchase and
operate! High capacity portable or stationary
models. Write for free circular to . . .
CHARLES VAN ETTEN
VAN ETTEN ROAD
GOWANDA, N. Y,
NURSERY STOCK
1,000 HORTICULTURAL ITEMS Evergreen
Seeds, Seedlings, Shrubs, Fruit Trees, Plastic
Pots, Supplies, Books (Horticultural, Farming,
Gardening). Catalog. Mellinger’s, North Lima
42, Ohio. _
STARK BRO’S NEW 150th Anniversary Cata¬
log Free! Spectacular full-color display of
Giant-size Apples, Peaohes, Nectarines (Fuzz¬
less Peaches), Pears, Cherries, Apricots, Plums
from Dwarf, Semi-Dwarf, Standard Size trees.
Ornamentals, Roses, etc. Guaranteed. Stark,
Dept. 30476, Louisiana. Missouri 63353,
PLANTS
VEGETABLE PLANTS, June 1st. cabbage,
broccoli, Brussels sprouts, 100- -$1.35, 500 —
$3,10, 1,000 — $4.75. Tomato, cauliflower, 100 —
$1.75, 500 — $4.00, 1,000 — $6.75. Pepper, egg
Plant, 100— $2.00, 500— $4.70, 1,000— $7.75.
Jersey sweet potato, 200— $2.45. Prepaid. Price
list on request. Field Plant Farm, Sewell, New
Jersey. _
MILLIONS VEGETABLE PLANTS - Toma-
toes: Rutgers, Chesapeake, Marglobe, Fireball,
Heinz #1350, Glamour, Stokes #5, Campbell
146, Longred, Homestead. #124. Cabbage:
Copenhagen Market, Golden Acre, Jersey and
Charleston Wakefield, Early and Late Flat-
dutch, Dannish Ballhead, Round-dutch, Green¬
back, and Drumhead Savoy. Collards: White
Cabbage, Vates and Heading. Lettuce: Great
Lakes, Onions, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Black
Beauty Egg Plant. Pepper: California Wonder,
Hot Red Cayenne, Snowball cauliflower. Pota¬
toes: Runners, Porto Rico and White Hayman.
100— $1.50, 300— $3.25, 500— $4.25, 1,000 $6.00
Postpaid. Cabbage — $2.50, Tomatoes — $3.00,
Pepper, Potatoes, and Egg Plant $4.00 per 1,000
Express Collect or at Farm. Our plants are
grown from best certified seeds and are Vir¬
ginia State inspected. Moss packed. V. C. Lank¬
ford Co., Box 267, Franklin, Virginia. Phone:
562-5615.
PLASTIC
PLASTIC THREE CLEAR 9' x 12'— $1.50.
Triple weight Tarpaulin 9' x 12' — $2.00, Black
52.50; 9' x 20' — $3.25, Black $4.00. Postpaid
Catalog Adval. Box 2827J, Paterson, New
Jersey.
SITUATION WANTED
MAN, IN 40’s, SINGLE, would like to do
farming and gardening. Jurof, 400 East 78th
btreet. New York, N, Y. 10021.
VACATIONS
THE VAUGHN HOUSE accepting vacation
reservations, couples, singles, quiet resort area.
Mrs. Kenneth Vaughn, Box 316, Whitney Point,
N. Y.
American Agriculturist, July, 1965
REAL ESTATE
400,000,000 aere3 government public land in
25 states. Some low as $1.00 acre. 1965 report.
Send $1.00 National Land 422AG7, Washington
Building, Washington, D. C, _
25 ACRES WEST SIDE of Otsego Lake close
to Cooperstowh, Beautiful location for private
estate, outdoor theater, building developments,
etc. Public rights of way to lake close. Price
only $25,000 — % down. Terms to suit. Jamison
White. Cooperstown. New York. _
NO TAXES. NEAR DADE CITY- Two bed-
room modern block house -Deep well — Garage
Lot 90X127— $5,200.00. Albert W. Clark,
Box 543, Trilby, Florida 33593.
DANDY VILLAGE STORE, living quarters,
$16,000. Profitable Implement Business,
modern home, retiring. Highway Tavern, 40
acres, trout stream, $28,000. Farms, Motels,
Homes. Hendrickson Bros., Cobleskill, N. Y,
FOR SALE- SCENIC 300 ACRE FARM with
good house and barn, beautiful view. End of
town road. Good hunting and fishing. $6,900.00.
Terms. Write Box 104, Rangeley, Maine or call
312 after 9:30 p.m. _
RESTORED CAPE COD with two fireplaces
and dutch oven, located on good stream, view
furnished, $5,900.00. Terms. Write Box 104,
Rangeley, Maine, or call 312 after 9:30 p.m.
MODERN HOME ON STATE HIGHWAY.
Near village and lakes. 3 bedrooms, 1% baths,
fireplace. Chester Hargreaves, Schroon Lake,
N, Y. _
FOR SALE OLD FARM with 125 acres of
woodland, brook, good house, nice view. Price
$4,900.00. Terms. Write Box 104, Rangeley,
Maine or call 312 after 9:30 P.M.
RETIREMENT PROPERTY. 5 room house.
Bath, deep well, small barn, garage 24x44,
four acres on Route 6 & 309, 14 miles west of
Tunkhannock. A Herriott, Laceyville, Pa.
SPORTSMAN’S CAMP on south branch of
Dead River, on large lot, furnished. % mile
private driveway with gate. Complete privacy,
good fishing and hunting. Price $3,900.00. For
complete information write Box 104, Rangeley,
Maine or call 312 after 9:30 p.m.
RUBBER STAMPS
RUBBER STAMPS: Business Cards, Printing,
Labels, Mailbox nameplates. Grafting Kits.
Catalog. Champlain Industries, Hinesburg,
Vermont.
SAWDUST
SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS in carload lots.
Sawdust in bulk truckloads, also baled shav¬
ings. Bono Sawdust Co., 33-30 127th Place,
Corona 68, New York. Tel. Hickory 6-1374.
SHELLED NUTS 8. SPICES
PECANS, BLACK WALNUTS, English Wal¬
nuts, Brazils, Cashews, Almonds, Sassafras
$1.25Lb. Dried Mushrooms $3.00Lb. Peerless,
538AA Centralpark, Chicago 60624.
SIGNS
PLASTIC POSTED — Land Signs. Durable, in¬
expensive, legal, free sample. Minuteman,
Stanfordville, New York.
NO HUNTING SIGNS, Mailbox — Lawn
Markers, Farm Signs, Special Signs, Printing
all kinds. Sample catalog. Signs, 54 Hamilton,
Auburn, New York 13021 Dept. G.
NO TRESPASS SIGNS — On weatherproof Tag,
with name and address: 200 — $15.00; 100 —
$9.50; 50 — $6.50 postpaid. Chic Press, Monti-
cello. New York.
ALUMINUM POSTED SIGNS, attractive, erT-
during. For information write, Met Signs, 5
Herbert Drive, Latham, N. Y.
ALUMINUM “POSTED” SIGNS. Priced from
15tf per sign. Write for free sample. John Voss,
206 Elmbrook Drive, Manlius, New York.
SPARROW TRAPS
SPARROWS EAT PROFITS! Catch them with
new improved trap. Free particulars. Roy Vail,
Antwerp 10, Ohio.
STAMPS & COINS
WILL BUY INDIAN HEAD PENNIES 15<(
each. Write for list. White’s, 1416 Boylan,
Clearwater, Florida 33516.
TRAVEL
ONE OF OUR most popular services to readers
is sponsoring and arranging tours and cruises.
They are popular because the worries about
foreign customs, handling baggage, value of
foreign money, language barriers, tickets,
reservations, etc., can be forgotten. Trained,
experienced escorts take care of everything for
you -even tipping. For details on our future
tours, write American Agriculturist Tours, Box
367, Ithaca, N.Y. 14851.
BARGAIN PARADISES OF THE WORLD.
Current Facts, Prices, Photos — 60 Vacation,
Retirement Utopias, $1.50 — Free Catalog. Inex¬
pensive Travel Books. Bestseller Books,
40-21-D Bell, Bayside, N. Y. 11361.
TOBACCO
TOBACCO! Homespun Smoking - Chewing.
Samples 10# Fred Stoker, Dresden, Tennessee.
SILOS
SILOS, SILO UNLOADERS — barn cleaners.
Nold Farm Supply, Rome, N. Y.
SILOS -FACTORY CREOSOTE Treated Wood.
Maximum insulation against frozen ensilage
and absolute acid resistance. Dependable lock-
doweled wind-resistant construction. Immediate
delivery. Box BS-75, Unadilla Silo Co., Una-
di 11a., New York.
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LAMINATED
RAFTERS AND ARCHES
Send for further information and prices.
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A 145-Lb. Fighter!
JARI SICKLE BAR
Rugged enough to cut
down 1 %v saplings. Yet
six times faster than other
mowers in heavy growth.
Safest mower to use in
rough areas. Has 36"
“reach.” Perfectly bal¬
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by 3 h.p. engine.
Floating sickle
bar makes mow¬
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for full information. The Jari Mon¬
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Jari Products, Inc.
2934 Pillsbury Ave., Minneapolis, Minn. 55408.
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’Round the kitchen
with ALBERTA SHACKELTON
DO YOU EVER take time
to “browse” a bit when you shop
in the supermarket? It’s fun to do
this occasionally, just to discover
the interesting products which are
appearing on the shelves and in
food cabinets. You will probably
wonder, as I always do, “What
will they think of next?” Here are
a few of these new products.
ON THE SHELVES
Old fashioned Cranberry-Or¬
ange Relish, ready for immediate
use. any time of year, without the
usual kitchen grinding and mixing.
Use it as a garnish for meats, as
a spread or filling, or to give a
tang to a molded salad. It is pack¬
ed in a 14-ounce re-useable jar.
Peanut Butter Flavor Chips
join the chocolate, butterscotch,
and mint chips to be used in
cookies, brownies, and the like.
You’ll like the recipe for peanut
butter and jelly cookies given on
the package. Or make some Peanut
Chip Clusters. To make about 1
dozen, melt 1/2 cup peanut butter
flavor chips in a small saucepan
over low heat, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat and stir in 2/3
cup skinned toasted peanuts, min¬
iature marshmallows, flaked
cocoanut, dark seedless raisins, or
corn flakes.
Canned Bacon from at least
three meat packers who slice, par¬
tially fry, and can the bacon.
Needs no refrigeration so is handy
for picnics and vacation cooking;
can be ready in time it takes to
cook the go-along eggs.
No-Bake Cheese Cake Filling is
made in minutes for a favorite
dessert. The package holds one
envelope of filling and another of
graham cracker crumbs to make
an 8-inch cake.
Diced Dates, coated with sugar,
and packed in plastic containers
all ready to use in many ways.
Cornflakes packaged with
freeze-dried strawberries which will
plump up and become juicy when
milk or cream is poured over the
cornflakes.
Graham cracker pie shells (2 to
a package), ready to use as is or
bake and fill with your favorite
filling.
Chocolate-flavored sirup in an
aerosol container which can be
stored at room temperature —
from a manufacturer of canned
milk.
FROM THE FOOD CABINETS
A recent trip along a food cabi¬
net brought to light the following:
a 4-ounce container of horseradish
(incidentally, keep your regular
horseradish in the refrigerator to
keep it “hot”); 2-ounce package of
frozen chives (this gives me an
idea for freezing chives from the
garden); 2 pastry rounds, packed
in a roll and ready to fit into your
pie tins to bake as a pie shell or
fill and bake; pound loaves of
bread, ready to let rise and bake
— three loaves to a package of
white, honey, and whole wheat
bread.
WAYS WITH FOOD
U.S.D.A. food specialists rec¬
ommend for freezing — a cake
frosted only with an uncooked
frosting made of confectioner’s
sugar. The fat will keep the frost¬
ing moist and creamy 4 to 6
months. Fro stings containing egg
whites which dry out and become
crystalline and whipped cream
fillings are unsuitable for freezing.
These same specialists say it is
not necessary to sterilize jars and
lids before using them for canning.
Just be sure they are clean, and the
containers as well as the food will
be sterilized as they are processed.
Did you ever wonder if you
could successfully freeze a molded
gelatin salad? Food specialists at
the New Jersey Agricultural Ex¬
periment Station say this is pos¬
sible if you use 1/4 less the usual
amount of liquid. For example,
with lemon flavored gelatin, use
1 1/2 cups water instead of the
usual 2 cups. They guarantee the
salad will not weep and that the
celery will stay crisp. The follow¬
ing recipe is adapted by the U. S.
Department of Agriculture for
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Garden Talk
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By NENETZIN R. WHITE
TROUBLE SHOOTING
“What is the matter with my
plants?” is the question most often
asked when you write me. Let’s
see if we can give you a little
general information that will make
it easier for you to diagnose some
of the troubles yourself.
SOIL. Some soils may be too
heavy to drain water adequately,
or they may be too light to retain
moisture. Good soil should be both
friable and fertile. Heavy clay may
need to be completely replaced, to
have drainage added, or to have
lots of organic material incorpo¬
rated. I want to say right here that
I have seen more dead plants from
their being put in heavy clay than
for any other reason. So the first
thing to do is prepare your soil
properly.
In a sandy soil, you will prob¬
ably need to incorporate some or¬
ganic material, such as peat moss,
to retain moisture. You lucky few
who have friable, loamy soil can
add just a little organic material
and have it made! Of course, grass
or weeds will inhibit good plant
growth, so prepare your whole
bed at once, or remove sod around
isolated plants.
FERTILIZER. When preparing
beds, it is wise to add and thor¬
oughly mix fertilizer with the soil
according to the manufacturer’s
recommendations. I like to use an
26
all-organic fertilizer so there is no
chance of burning. Organic fertili¬
zer may be put right in the plant¬
ing pockets. Just be sure it is or¬
ganic, for a chemical fertilizer will
burn and possibly even kill the
plant. Bone meal is a good one for
flowering or fruiting ornamentals,
and several other complete or¬
ganics are now coming on the
market.
For the most part, I consider
it wise to fertilize in early spring
or late fall. Then it is utilized when
the plants are in their first flush of
early growth. Mid-summer fertiliz¬
ing can cause lush new growth that
may not harden off completely,
and thus be winterkilled. Chemical
fertilizer must be kept off roots
and foliage, or you will have
scorched leaf edges and maybe a
dead plant.
MOISTURE. We used to feel
that wet spots were a limiting fac¬
tor, but there seem to be very few
of these left. Our biggest problem
today is lack of water. Also, we
do have many plants that will
tolerate wet feet. In the Northeast,
our water table is way down, and
we have an accumulated water
deficit.
Since plants are almost 98 per¬
cent water, they will wilt, scorch,
and make poor growth; buds will
burn off, or they may even die due
to lack of water. Burning may
just now be apparent from last
fall’s drought.
Did you know that a full grown
apple tree will evaporate six bar¬
rels of water in a day? This shows
that trees need to be watered deeply
and frequently. Large trees can
have a tile or two inserted verti¬
cally to help get water to the roots.
Soil soakers or sprinklers will
get water in deeper than just plain
watering. Another good idea is to
leave your hose on overnight with
a small stream about the size of a
lead pencil. Mulches will also help
to retain water, so use them.
SUN AND WIND. Many
plants need sunlight to grow well.
Often a spindly, sickly plant just
needs more sun, and sometimes we
forget that the trees around our
plantings grow each year. There
are many plants that will tolerate
shade, so try to choose the proper
plant for your particular situation.
Our central New York State
area will not grow many plants
that are hardy near the coast.
They may survive for a year or
two and then die in a less favor¬
able season. I would suggest that
you do your purchasing locally
whenever possible and consult
your county agent or Extension
Service when in doubt.
Wind causes tremendous dam¬
age in drought areas. It can burn
off new buds or tender young
leaves. Winter winds can cause
burning or even death of needle
and broad-leaf evergreens. Late
fall watering and a mulch will
often help prevent this. New plant¬
ings which are usually quite sus¬
ceptible to damage can be pro¬
tected by using several branches
of evergreens as a shield, and they
are not unsightly.
INSECTS and DISEASE. For
the average ornamental gardener,
I consider a “shot gun” insecticide-
fungicide combination the best con¬
trol. This is called “shot gun”
because it is a combination of two
to four insecticides and two or
three fungicides. Such a spray or
dust is commonly used on roses
and is usually very good on other
ornamentals. This will protect
against the common garden pests
and diseases.
If you continue to have damage
after dusting or spraying thor¬
oughly (getting the underside of
the leaves and the soil), use a
magnifying glass or microscope
to try and identify the insect or the
pattern of disease damage. There
are special conditions that will
need additional control. Again, if
you have trouble, call on a person
who KNOWS. You’ll find that a
reputable person in this field of
horticulture is never afraid to say,
“I don’t know, but will find out for
you.”
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Harvesting
Tools ! !
Your clock and radio are two essential harvesting tools, from the
day the first field of early-cut hay is mowed in unpredictable May,
through the day the last field of late-maturing corn for grain is
picked in blustery December. And that same handy harvest help is at
your finger tips for every crop from Apples to Zinnias.
Your best radio guide to good harvesting weather is WEATHER
ROUNDUP at 6:25 and 7:15 A.M; 12:15 and 6:15 P.M, over these
stations.
FM STATIONS
Auburn
WMBO-FM
96.1 me.
Binghamton
WKOP-FM
99.1 me.
Bristol Center-Rochester
WMIV-FM
95.1 me.
Cherry Valley-Albany
WJIV-FM
101.9 me.
DeRuyter-Syracuse
WOIV-FM
105.1 me.
Hornell
WWHG-FM
105.3 me.
Ithaca-Elmira
WEIV-FM
103.7 me.
Jamestown
WJTN-FM
93.3 me.
Niagara Falls-Buffalo
WHLD-FM
98.5 me.
Olean
WHDL-FM
95.7 me.
Oswego-Fulton
WOSC-FM
104.7 me.
Plattsburgh
WEAV-FM
99.9 me.
Wethersfield-Buffalo
WBIY-FM
107.7 me.
AM STATIONS
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28
by Lois O'Connor
Hello, Morning,
What's in your pocket?
Light for the world,
Surprises to shock it?
How do you know
Who wants a rocket,
Or what wistful heart
Desires a gold locket?
Gifts sad or gay,
Whatever the docket,
Hello, Morning,
Open your pocket!
Round the kitchen .
(Continued from page 26)
successful freezing.
MOLDED CHICKEN SALAD
1 can condensed cream soup (mush¬
room preferred)
1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin
1 /4 cup water
1 cup diced celery
2 pimientos, cut in small pieces
1/2 cup COOKED salad dressing (not
mayonnaise)
2 cups diced meat ( may substitute
turkey, ham, veal or tuna fish)
Soak gelatin in cold water and
add heated condensed soup. Stir
to dissolve gelatin, then add other
ingredients. Mix well and pour
into a mold. Chill in refrigerator
until firm, then freeze (for no
longer than 2 weeks). Thaw over¬
night in refrigerator.
OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP
COOKIES
11/4 cups light brown sugar
1/2 cup mdted fat (salad oil is fine)
1/3 cup molasses
2 eggs
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups quick cooking oatmeal
1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans
1 cup chocolate chips
Combine, sugar, fat and molas¬
ses. Beat in the eggs. Sift together
all dry ingredients and stir into
egg mixture. Stir in oatmeal, chips
and nuts.
Drop by teaspoonfuls on bak¬
ing sheet and bake in quick oven
(375) about 10 or 12 minutes.
Makes about 50 cookies. If de¬
sired, add 1/2 to 1 cup moist
shredded coconut to the mixture.
FOODS TO COME
Frozen tomatoes for those
months when they cannot be pick¬
ed from the garden. A new method
of freezing will give consumers
fresh tomato slices in frozen form.
A new kind of “Whipping
Cream” is now being test mar¬
keted. Developed at Cornell Uni¬
versity’s Dairy and Food Science
Department, “Melloream” is lower
in fat content, whips to two or three
times its original volume, stays
whipped, and still tastes like regu¬
lar whipped cream. It can be
swirled on top of cake and will
not soak into the cake.
American Agriculturist, July, 1965
What’s Your Hobby?
Collects Book Match Covers
I collect book match covers
from which I neatly remove the
staple, thus leaving an undamaged
cover in either used or unused con¬
dition. I save all varieties except
“national” advertising. I am es¬
pecially interested in covers from
clubs, banks, motels and ones with
small town names on them. — J.
Edward Raynor, 295 S. Ocean
Ave., Islip, L. I., N. Y.
A Real Project!
My latest hobby is making elec¬
tric lamp bases from hubs of
wagon wheels stored on our farm
for years. It is a lot of work to do
this, but very interesting, and they
make quite unusual lamp bases.
— Mrs. May Noyes, Route 1, Bel¬
lows Falls, Vermont.
A Worthy Cause
My hobby is saving stamps for
a widow lady (Mrs. Duane Law¬
rence, Route 3, Bainbridge, N.Y.)
who is helping her son in medical
school. I wonder if others woidd
like to help her also.
She can use any kind of can¬
celled stamps, including the most
common ones. Also of value to
her are the metered business en¬
velopes. She prefers the whole
envelope, but stamps can be cut
off if a margin of paper is left
around each stamp. She can also
use Christmas (T.B.) or other
seals. — Mrs. Ernest Grant, Route
2, Fulton, N. Y.
House Plants
After my nine children grew up,
I decided to start a hobby — col¬
lecting house plants. Several
friends gave me slips of theirs, and
I now have 50 different plants
started. There are many I don’t
have and would like to own, so
would be glad to exchange slips
or bulbs with other readers. I
would also like to get a plant
from each of our 50 states. — Mrs.
Margaret Redlinske, New Sharon,
Maine.
START A CLUB THIS
SUMMER
If you and your friends have
ever thought about starting a
club, now is the perfect time to
do it. With school out there is
plenty of time for meetings and
club activities. Everyone will
have loads of fun and learn
things too!
The first thing you should
know is that there are certain
rules you should follow at meet¬
ings. These rules are called
“parliamentary procedur e,”
which was started a long time
ago in England. Today, we still
use some of these rules.
Just for fun, let’s pretend you
are going to start a Barbie Fan
Club. Before anything else, you
must elect officers. The mem¬
bers elected to be officers are
important, because they repre¬
sent you, so you want to be sure
they take their offices very
seriously. Four officers are
usually elected. They are: the
president, the vice-president,
the secretary, and the treasurer.
The president calls the meet¬
ing to order, conducts the meet¬
ing, and then adjourns it.
The vice-president helps the
president and takes over if the
president is absent.
The secretary keeps the meet¬
ing minutes, and the treasurer
keeps a record of dues.
The officers are elected by
taking a vote, which we will ex¬
plain in Barbie’s next “Pigtails
To Ponytails” column.
In the meantime, if you would
like to organize your own Bar¬
bie Club and receive a set of
Barbie’s meeting rules, just
write to Barbie Fan Club, P.O.
Box 76083, Los Angeles, Calif.
90005. Membership is free!
Over the past 20 years the differences
between regional and trans-continental
airlines were many. ^
With the start of IfflC fan-\et
service this summer, the only difference
left will be the length of your trip!
IN SERVICE THIS SUMMER ... A FLEET OF ONE-ELEVEN FAN-JETS
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Pittsburgh; Vermont, Burlington.
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ANCHER KEISEH /
Community project: A neat, standard white mail box for every rural
residence. Note the swing arm on this one. If hit by a snow plow or by
anything else it will give and not break. See article on this page.
ARE YOU PROUD OF IT?
The coming of the R.F.D. man
is one of the big events of the farm
day. The R.F.D. men I have
known have been responsible,
high-class citizens. Some of them,
like the late Will McCullough of
Newark Valley, New York, my
home town, were my lifelong
friends.
Will was one of the first rural
carriers, making his long trip with
horse and buggy, winter and sum¬
mer, rain or shine. Reaching our
house about noon, he used to put
his horse in the barn for some oats
and rest, and ate dinner with us.
Besides the mail, Will brought
news of the countryside, mixing it
with his own kindly comment and
philosophy. I wonder how many
miles Will traveled in a long life¬
time of driving the country roads.
Better Mail Boxes
Ordinarily no complainer, Will
frequently wished that the folks on
his route would put up better mail
boxes. His description of some of
them made us laugh. That was
years ago, and I am sorry to say
that there has not been much im¬
provement since. Will told us it
was impossible to reach some
boxes without getting out of the
buggy . . . and later from the car.
“It’s no fun,” he said, “to fish
some loose pennies out of a mail
box on a bitter cold winter rnorn-
ing.”
The next time you go for a ride
notice how many awful contrap¬
tions there still are. An otherwise
beautiful farmstead is often marred
by a makeshift mail box. What
about your mail box? Are you
proud of it? It advertises you and
your home.
30
It is suggested but not required
that mail boxes be painted white.
Of course they should be conve¬
niently located, neat in appear¬
ance, and protect the mail from the
weather.
The U. S. Post Office Depart¬
ment requires that mail boxes must
be one of three sizes:
Size 1 should be 19 inches long,
6x/2 inches wide and 8y2 inches
high. Size 1-A is 21 inches long,
8 inches wide, and lO1/^ inches
high, with a letter slot in the door.
Size 2 is 23x/2 inches long, ID/2
inches wide and 13y2 inches high.
Posts or other supports for mail
boxes must be neat and of ade¬
quate strength and size. The box
may be fastened either to a fixed
or movable arm.
For information as to where
boxes may be purchased, ask your
mail man.
No minor project would add
more to the general appearance
of your neighborhood than a
good-looking, standardized mail
box on every homestead. Talk it
over at your Grange or other local
farm meeting. (See picture on this
page.)
A SERIOUS PROBLEM
For over 30 years I have fought
in speeches and in American Agri¬
culturist against Big Government
and the rapid increase of ruinous
taxes.
In this battle against taxes I
have always excepted school taxes,
because money rightly spent in
school taxes is an investment in
the future of this country. But now,
because of the tremendous increase
of school children, more care than
ever must be used in spending
school money wisely.
It is estimated that by 1975 we
shall have need to provide teachers
and classrooms for 10 million
more children in New York State
alone. Schools and colleges are
bursting at the seams. No wonder
it is called the population explo¬
sion.
Since the first settlers built their
little schoolhouse, it has been the
goal and ideal of Americans to
give our children full educational
opportunity . . . and we must con¬
tinue to do so, because no democ¬
racy can long endure without an
educated citizenry. But now to pro¬
vide full educational opportunity
to all of our teeming millions of
children is going to strain our
finances to the limit. I know of one
school district where the proposed
budget for next year is 10 percent
above this year.
School taxes hurt, and they are
sure to increase rapidly and hurt
more and more. Therefore, it puts
a greater responsibility than ever
on boards of education and school
administrators to use every cent
of school money efficiently and
where it will do the most good.
Many responsible citizens feel
that because of the financial crisis
in education, everything that might
be considered a luxury in educa¬
tion must now be cut out. Swim¬
ming pools, for example, are nice,
so are the great auditoriums, but
when it comes to decision between
these luxuries and salaries for
good teachers and other necessi¬
ties, there is now no choice.
The time is fast approaching
when if those who spend the school
taxes do not do it wisely, extrem¬
ists may take over so that our
children will lose not only the lux¬
uries in education but many of the
necessities as well.
I hope we can find solutions of
this most difficult problem without
unreasonable and bitter emotional
controversy such as has often been
the case with school matters in the
past . . . with the children caught
between. Instead, let us have
understanding and cooperation,
with a give-and-take attitude and
compromise by all parties con¬
cerned.
If you don’t expect an answer,
I will be glad to hear from you,
not with criticisms but with con¬
structive comment and suggestions.
Write to E. R. Eastman, 515 N.
Tioga St., Ithaca, N. Y.
Resolve Daily to:
Do all the good you can.
To all the people you can,
As long as ever you can.
FROM A
"LITTLE BITTY FARMER"
Dear Ed:
After reading your piece about
roadside marketing, I feel like
dropping you a line of gossip. I
am a mill hand, but this year I
had six acres planted to garden
crops as a side line.
My forefathers were farmers in
R. I. since about 1680. Raising a
family of 12 children has taken
most of my time. Always had a
large garden. With pamphlets
from State College, catalogues and
your paper, I have now a good
knowledge of gardening.
We put a table beside the road
in 1945. On it I put a few extra
bunches of beets, carrots, etc. I
went from % acre to my present
size; from a table to a building
10 x 20. Raise all I sell. I special¬
ize in sweet corn. It was your little
note in the paper I liked. My fa¬
vorite is still Golden Cross for late
crop. Harris North Star for early.
Eastern States (now Agway)
Golden Jewel second. Planted 5 lbs.
of Harris Wonderful this year —
lived up to its name.
I planted seven varieties this
year for rotation, and missed only
3 days of fresh corn from July 22
until October 1st. By using a ton
of lime to the acre and 50 lbs. of
nitrogen, with corn picked fresh
every day, I am giving the sweet¬
est corn. Saturdays and Sundays
I pick 2 to 4 times. I now sell 125
to 150 dozen on a Sunday. One
old trick I have always done is to
topdress most of my crops. Harris
new pepper was good. Cannot find
a tomato to equal Rutgers for
trade, but it will not bear until last
of August here in Rhode Island.
Respectfully yours,
A Little Bitty Farmer.
EASTMAN'S CHESTNUT
A young lady and her friend
wished to attend a theater and were
unable to get seats side by side.
When she took her seat, she sized
up the gentleman next to her —
who apparently was a young
business man from out of town —
in an effort to get up her courage
to ask him if he would mind trad¬
ing seats with her friend. Finally
she took the plunge.
“Pardon me,” she said, “but
are you alone?”
“Cut it out, kid,” came the an¬
swer from the corner of the gentle¬
man’s mouth in a hoarse whisper.
“Cut it out. MY WIFE’S WITH
ME!”
American Agriculturist, July, 1965
00 SERVICE BUREAU
HOLLAND FURNACE
Over a long period, Holland
Furnace Company has conducted
a “scare” sales campaign, forcing
furnaces on people who did not
need them and victimizing thou¬
sands of home owners. In 1954,
the Federal Trade Commission
began formal proceedings against
the company. The company, how¬
ever, kept fighting and it was 1959
before a Federal court issued a
temporary injunction against the
sales tactics cited in the FTC order.
Complaints still continued and
finally, in January, Holland Fur¬
nace and its former top manage¬
ment were found guilty of criminal
contempt for violating a Federal
court’s temporary injunction. The
corporation was fined $100,000,
the ex-president was sentenced to
six months in prison, and two
former vice-presidents were fined
$500.00.
This is the first time officers of
a major corporation have been
held responsible for the tactics used
by their salesmen. Holland sales¬
men, often posing as inspectors of
one kind or another, would inspect
a furnace, take it apart, condemn
it as unsafe, and refuse to put it
together again. Then they would
sell repairs which had not been
needed, or a new furnace.
EXTRA CHARGES
“About two weeks ago two men
came to our door and said my
husband wanted our kitchen done
over, so I let them in. When I
called my husband, he said he
didn’t tell them he wanted it done.
He had just asked what it would
cost. I told them there wouldn’t be
any kitchen done until I got my
bathroom in. One of the men said
they could do that, too. We asked
what the cost would be and told
him to be sure to include any sales
tax or finance charges, so we
would know what the total would
be.
“He said he could put in a
bathroom and heating plant for
$2,660.00, including finance
charges. We asked him three times
if that included all charges and he
assured us it did, so we signed the
contract. To show that he was
treating us right, he said he would
put on the paper: ‘No other pay¬
ments than the $2,660.00,’ which
he would spread out to five years.
I asked him again about the fi¬
nance charges in the contract, and
he said that was in the $2,660.00
and not to worry about it.
“After they left, my husband
and I read it over again, and he
had put $65.73 a month for five
years, which comes to $3,922.00.
He had lied to us. We are not rich
people and cannot afford that
much money. The next morning
I phoned and told them we
couldn’t go through with it, but
they said they had a lawyer who
American Agriculturist, July, 1965
SERVICE BUREAU CLAIMS
RECENTLY SETTLED
NEW YORK
Miss Marne E. Horton, Nichols
$18.81
(refund on order)
Mr. Alexander Whittaker, Gouverneur
40.15
(insurance refund)
Mrs. Henry T. B. Loomis, Chatham
2.00
(refund on order)
Mrs. Everett Akey, Hamlin
25.80
(refund on order)
Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Van Winkle,
Nichols
1,181.30
(insurance settlement)
Mr. Walter O'Mara, W. Monroe
3.00
(overpayment refunded)
Mr. Roy C. Roll, Akron
52.40
(payment for hay)
Mrs. Donald Popp, Leicester
150.00
(settlement for heifer)
Mr. Ernest Preston, Fillmore
220.00
(settlement for hay)
Mrs. George Corey, King Ferry
3.49
(refund on handbag)
Mr. Daniel P. McCarthy, Saranac Lake
199.95
(refund on stereo)
Mrs. Alex Fearnley, Troy
6.98
(refund on moccasins)
PENNSYLVANIA
Mr. Leslie D. Van Noy, Troy
1.83
(payment for coupons)
Mr. Raymond E. Richards,
Mountain Top
2.95
(refund on moccasins)
Mr. George C. Taylor, Philadelphia
25.00
(claim settlement)
MAINE
Mr. Clarence Buzzell, Norridgewock
$51.00
(payment for trees)
Mr. Richard Anderson, Hollis Center
8.00
(refund on bulbs)
Mr. H. P. Damrell, York Harbor
2.00
(refund on subs.)
VERMONT
Mr. Loren Aither, Hyde Park
10.00
(payment for potatoes)
Mrs. Aurea B. Kistler, Alburg
5.00
(refund on subs.)
CONNECTICUT
Mrs. Jacques Waldorf, Roxbury
13.21
(refund on coat)
RHODE ISLAND
Mrs. Wm. J. Haelsen, N. Providence
2.25
(refund on envelopes)
would make us take it.
“They haven’t delivered any
material yet and they won’t put
anything on my land if I can help
it, but yesterday we had a letter
from a credit corporation saying
they had our note, and payments
should be made to them. I called
them right away and told them
that if they gave the company any
money, it would be their loss
because I had cancelled the con¬
tract. They said that was none of
their concern; that it was between
me and the company I signed the
contract with. Is there any way we
can stop them?”
If these additional charges for
financing appeared on the contract,
and you signed the contract, you
can be held to it. We checked on
this company and were told they
had been in business for a long
time and were considered reput¬
able.
If, however, you signed a con¬
tract in blank, in which the agent
later filled in the amounts, that is
a different matter. Such an action
on the part of the agent would be
against the law.
ADDRESSES WANTED
Miss Ida Passenger, formerly
of 425 Clinton Ave., Albany, N.Y.
# # «
Clara Burkhardt and Ida
Lienvander, formerly of Wood-
haven, L.I., N.Y.
# a #
Mr. Louis A. Stilwell of Interlaken, N. Y. was throwing
down straw from the mow of his new barn. When he stepped
on a trap door it broke, and he fell through, landing on the
concrete floor many feet below. A broken hip, arm and injured
eye put him in the hospital for 46 days. North American protec¬
tion paid medical expenses and weekly income. Local agent,
Raymond Ennis delivers checks for $1,407.50.
OTHER BENEFITS PAID
Alton D. Dunlap, Cuba, N.Y. . $ 266.68
Caught in moving shaft — cut ear, broke ribs
Merton Armison, Fillmore, N.Y. 396.96
Draw bar dropped — broke foot
Ella Jorgens, Endicott, N.Y. 285.71
Thrown from mowing machine — inj. leg
Clarence Liebler, Little Valley, N.Y. 305.56
Caught in pump pulley — severe hand injury
Albert B. Meacham, Randolph, N.Y. 611.25
Kicked by cow— broke knee
Charles Crow, Genoa, N.Y. 458.21
Auto acc. — inj. shoulder, thigh, rib
Joanne E. Young, Ellington, N.Y. 138.24
Thrown off horse — broke rib
Ethel Todd, Jamestown, N.Y . 396.33
Fell on walk — broke wrist, inj. elbow
Anna Byrski, Horseheads, N.Y. . 223.64
Auto acc. — inj. head, chest and knee
Alvan Hill, Greene, N.Y. 661.60
Stepped on by cow — broke ribs
Stanley J. Wilk, Cortland, N.Y. 110.00
Wrench slipped — broke finger, inj. hand
Ray Weaver, Andes, N.Y. 237.84
Truck accident— inj. chest, wrist
Wilton Hamman, Lawtons, N.Y . 569.85
Kicked by cow — inj. neck
Sherwood A. H. Smith, Johnstown, N.Y. 249.50
Struck by car door — inj. knee
Walter Kruszelnicki, Darien Center, N.Y. 1090.70
Auto acc. — multiple injuries
Mary J. Bono, Frankfort, N.Y. . 624.96
Auto acc.— ini. back & wrist
Lloyd Murdie, Chaumont, N.Y. . 689.25
Fell off tractor — inj. knee
Ethel Hall, Lowville, N.Y . 300.71
Auto acc. — whiplash injury
Adolph Kopack, Port Leyden, N.Y. 457.70
Slipped from roof — inj. back
Robert Wachholder, Mt. Morris, N.Y. 146.42
Fell from wagon — inj. shoulder
Robert Wachholder, Jr., Mt. Morris, N.Y. 100.00
Kicked by cow — inj. back
Fred G. Harris, Eaton, N.Y. 1148.05
Crushed by heifer — injured back
Howard Porsay, Rochester, N.Y. . 571.28
Fell off tractor — internal injuries
Hugh Hutchinson, Amsterdam, N.Y . 134.50
Caught in field chopper — cut hand
Frank M. Felshaw, Remsen, N.Y . 250.00
Thrown from tractor — inj. knee, back
Ralph L. Hunt, Camillus, N.Y. . 260.00
Pushed by heifer — broke wrist
Thomas B. Powers, Holcomb, N.Y . 325.50
Fell from ladder — broke arm
Peter Drenth, Slate Hill, N.Y. .. . 125.00
Kicked by cow — broke rib
Nathan Frank, Albion, N.Y. 835.65
Kicked by heifers — inj. chest, leg
John J. Torrese, Fulton, N.Y . 284.00
Fell into a hole — inj. back
Hilda Harris, Oneonta, N.Y. $ 158.58
Fell — inj. ankle
Linda E. Wood, Lisbon, N.Y. . 200.00
Thrown from horse — broke shoulder
Ronald Sulem, Sloansville, N.Y . 173.57
Playing baseball — broke arm
Charlotte J. Roese, Schoharie, N.Y . 210.00
Kicked by cow — injured wrist
Carl States, Odessa, N.Y. 101.07
Cranking tractor — broke wrist
Ruth L. Burke, Naples, N.Y . 250.53
Slipped and fell — broke wrist
Clarence Osmin, Rexville, N.Y. . . 1136.55
Fell from hay mow — broke back and wrist
Steve J. Doroski, Southold, N.Y. 819.32
Caught in conveyor belt — injured hand
Orvis Schuman, Callicoon, N.Y. 142.86
Cranking tractor — injured shoulder
Howard M. Chrisfield, Spencer, N.Y. 600.64
Saw kicked back — injured knee
Wilfred Marion, Brooktondale, N.Y. 294.25
Caught in blower — injured arm
Morris Sims, Kerhonkson, N.Y . 635.00
Truck accident — injured back
Chester 0. Briggs, North Rose, N.Y. 418.20
Kicked by horse— injured hand
Lois C. Porschet, Sodus, N.Y. 864.31
Auto acc. — injured shoulder, chest, knee
Francis Romesser, Johnsonburg, N.Y. 268.10
Kicked by cow — broke rib, inj. chest
Charles E. Jennings, Millerton, Pa. 140.38
Truck fire— burned arms
King Leonard, Gillett, Pa. . 114.28
Fell from tractor — inj. knee, leg
Claude Eldred, Honesdale, Pa. 441.42
Kicked by cow — injured knee
Hazel D. Williams, Newton, N.J. 514.77
Auto acc. — inj. back
Blanche F. Harris, Sussex, N.J. ... 565.56
Fell on rug — broke ankle
Helen Davis, Burlington, N.J . 553.63
Auto acc. — cut face, inj. chest
Josephine Longstretch, Woodstown, N.J. 489.00
Fell — broke arm
Walter Polhemus, Cream Ridge, N.J. 332.84
Thrown while drilling — injured back
Neal B. Sanderson, Whatley, Mass. 157.14
Kicked by cow — injured back
Geniveve Gutkowski, Greenfield, Mass. 251.80
Slipped and fell— broke wrist
Bruce L. Soule, Waldoboro, Maine 650.36
Auto acc. — broke leg, inj. knee, elbow
Frank 0. Adams, Charlestown, N.H. 314.00
Slipped pulling on wrench — inj. back
Wilbur M. Reney, Grantham, N.H. 147.00
Fell from ladder — broke leg
Ernest Hendrickson,
Fitzwilliam Depot, N.H. . 105.00
Truck accident — cut face, broke knee
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FOR THE NORTHEAST FARMER
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Purina is proud of
J. G. (Red) Stecher...
known in the
Adirondack area
of New York as
the man in the
Checkerboard
tie
The character of our business makes it
a human force business. That’s why we
feel our people and our philosophy of
doing business are even more important
than our organizational structure and
our physical properties.
We have always put great emphasis on the quality of our
people, and for more than 70 years it has been our philos¬
ophy that we deserve to grow and prosper only so far as
our products and services help our customers grow and
prosper.
That’s why Purina is proud of J. G. (Red) Stecher, our
man in the Checkerboard tie in the Adirondack area of
New York. Red knows what it takes to make money
with livestock and poultry. For 18 years with Purina, he
has made it his business to find out, because, in our
business, the customer is “The Boss.” We must serve
and satisfy him.
Red headquarters at Glens Falls, New York, known
as “Home Town, U.S.A.,” and works with Purina dealers
and farmers in the counties of Warren, Washington,
Essex, Saratoga, Greene, Albany, Schenectady, Colum¬
bia, Rensselaer, and parts of Franklin and Montgomery
counties in New York.
Since joining Purina, he has never stopped learning how
to give farmers the kind of advice, service, and leader¬
ship it takes to help make money with livestock and
poultry. To this Red is dedicated.
Yes, Purina is proud of Red Stecher, and the part he
plays in the growth of the agricultural economy in his
area. Like all the men in the Checkerboard tie, he wants
to see his customers prosper. These men all have one
thing in common . . . they serve. And so does Red Stecher
and the man in the Checkerboard tie in your part of
the state.
Typical of the products which come to you through
your man in the Checkerboard tie is Purina’s new
Golden Bulky, built especially to help dairymen get
top milk production and improve body condition. It’s
a great supplement for pasture . . . makes rations more
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and makes fussy, high producers eat more. Your local
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FOR THE NORTHEAST FARMER
Volume 162 No. 8
A. James Hall . Publisher
Gordon Conklin . Editor
Isa M. Liddell . Assistant to Editor
R. C. Christianson . Advertising Manager
Albert Hoefer, Jr . Managing Editor
Augusta Chapman . Home Editor
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V. E. Grover . Subscription Manager
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. President
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. Secretary
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IN THIS ISSUE
NORTHEAST FEATURES
Editorials . 4
First Class Mail . 8
Water Plus People . 10
Gay way Farm Notes . „ . 14
New Jersey News . 16
Classified Ads . 51
DAIRY & LIVESTOCK
Doc Mettler . 21
Urea Guidelines . 22
GENERAL FARMING
Question Box . 19
Personal Farm Experience . 28
HOME
The Outdoor Room . 34
Patterns . 35 & 36
Recipe Of The Month . 37
POULTRY
Skip-A-Day Feeding . 30
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Chriscola’s Farm
Equip. Inc.
AGAWAM, MASS.
DICK BOARDMAN
Dwight Ford’s
Garage Inc.
SHEFFIELD, MASS.
CHARLIE LINCOLN
Westville, Equip.
TAUNTON, MASS.
THOMAS A. STONE
Stone Bros.
WESTBORO, MASS
JOS. W. PARSONS
J. W. Parsons
& Son, Inc
WEST HATFIELD,
MASS.
EDWARD J. CONNOR
Connor’s Farm Shop
CLAYVILLE, N. Y.
CLAIR HODGINS
CORFU, N Y.
(Indian Falls)
JACOB MISCH AL MAY
Jacob Misch & Son R, 3, Ph: TA 8-5432
HUBBARDSVILLE, HUDSON. N. Y,
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DELBERT H.
HALLENBECK
D. H. Hallenbeck
& Sons
DUANESBURG, N. Y.
KEN PATTERSON,
JR.
Patterson Const.
Co., Inc.
KING FERRY, N. Y.
DANNY HEBERT
Plumbing & Heating
C0LEBR00K, N. H.
RUDY ENGEL
Shamel Milling Co
E. CONCORD, N, Y.
ROY CUNNINGHAM
Franklin Co.
Farm Supply
MALONE, N. Y.
AL. H. FLETCHER
Pinnacleview
Farm Equip.
WALPOLE, N. H.
LEON WALKER
R. 1
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HARRY LACEY
Hewitt Bros. INC.
MORAVIA, N. Y.
“CHARLIE”
Richards Bros,
ALPINE, N. Y.
ROGER TRUMBULL
H. Trumbull & Sons
FORT PLAIN, N. Y.
PAUL C. GREENE
PH: 686-9664
PETERSBURG, N. Y.
PHILIP DICKSON
Leo Dickson & Sons
BATH, N. Y
CARLTON
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Horse Shoe Rd
HEUVELTON, N Y
ARTHUR L. JOHNSEN
Building Contractor
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BELLEVILLE, N. Y,
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Editorials
by GORDON CONKLIN
THE SQUARE ONES
Fortunately for our nation, we have had a
lot of “squares” who helped shape our his¬
tory. They believed in some principle so
deeply that they risked their lives on its behalf.
I got to thinking the other day what some of
them might have said if they had met their
time of testing amidst our modern society,
where individuals all too often avoid involve¬
ment in situations that might become danger¬
ous or embarrassing.
For instance, Nathan Hale might have
pleaded as he stood in the shadow of the
British noose, “I’m just following orders;
don’t blame me for the decisions of my supe¬
riors! Besides, I shouldn’t be held responsible
because I had a traumatic experience as a boy
when my parents didn’t treat me fairly, and I
have resisted authority ever since. I never did
go for all this flag-waving jazz, but I have to
make a living some way . . . and the earnings
from this spy business are nontaxable. Why
make an example of me when everyone else
is doing it?”
Paul Revere might have thrown another
log on the fire and grumbled, “The govern¬
ment should do something about those blasted
Red Coats! Oh well, it’s none of my business
. . . that’s what public officials are for, to
worry about things like that. Wonder if all this
hullabaloo will hurt the copperware business
. . . sure hope not!”
And Abe Lincoln, the Great Emancipator,
might have said, “Human slavery has been
severely criticized by some, but after all, it has
been practiced for thousands of years in many
parts of the world. This Administration has
decided to set up a task force in the near
future to study the problem and come up with
recommendations. It’s our intention to weigh
carefully every possible economic and social
instability that might result from hasty action
in this highly sensitive area.”
Reading the pages of history, I conclude
that “squares” like these. . . and what they
really said and did . . . are essential to the
forward movement of civilization.
PEOPLE PROGRAM
Across the thirty years that government
has been working on the “farm problem,”
about 80 percent of the benefits from those
programs have gone to the top 25 or 30 per
cent of all farmers (those with sales of$10,000
or more annually). Figures for 1963 show
that farms selling products worth $10,000 or
more in that year garnered 78 percent of all
government subsidy payments. The farms sell¬
ing less than $5,000 worth of products in that
same year (56 percent of the total number of
what the census calls farms) received only
9.3 percent of the total government payments.
It looks sometimes, political oratory to the
contrary, that our past farm programs have
actually encouraged the movement of people
out of agriculture. This is because they have
provided the larger producer some guarantee
of income, which in turn enabled him to use
his capital to increase his holdings. More
than 23 million farm people have been in¬
volved in net migration off farms since 1940.
It’s political dynamite to propose programs
that will assist farm people in coping with the
problems of such a massive migration . . .
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dynamite because some people immediately
raise the hue and cry that, “You’re trying to
get rid of farmers!” It’s a bit like the man who
was accused of being anti-social because he
helped a guest fix a tire so he could get on the
road.
Political leaders wrap up all farms in one
ball of wax, then develop programs “that
will preserve the family farm.” Unfortunately,
they don’t separate the economic problems
of the good-sized family farms from the social
problems facing those families on operations
that aren’t sizable enough to provide satis¬
factory incomes . . . even if farm prices were
at 300 percent of parity. So, the laws written
as a result of all that deathless oratory benefit
most the farmers already in the best position
to move ahead.
It seems logical to approach the short-run
economic problems of commercial farmers
with “floor” price supports that prevent huge
losses when drastic price breaks come . . .
plus a sizable land retirement plan for long-
range adjustment of surplus production re¬
sources in agriculture. The land retirement
plan could also grease the wheels of social
upheaval facing farm families who will be
leaving the farm within the next decade. Po¬
litical dynamite or not, realistically to help
many farm families involves assisting them
to leave farming, rather than prolonging the
agony. There are many farming marginal
soils, with units too small to compete, or
where the operator is at an age where he just
can’t plunge into borrowing a lot of capital to
enlarge his business.
A land retirement program involving whole
farms would allow such families to get out
from under without going through the finan¬
cial wringer. And it would be a start on split¬
ting the “farm problem” into its two parts so
that programs could have clear-cut objectives
. . . rather than being designed with the pur¬
pose of making political hay, and ending up
actually accomplishing something other than
what its bill of goods promised.
Dairymen’s League President Lester Mar¬
tin’s plan to empower the government to com¬
pensate any dairyman who completely retires
from milk production points in the same direc¬
tion. I’m for providing some public help to
smooth out a bit the rough edges of being
forced by competitive economics to look for
other employment than marginal farming.
EVER-NORMAL MORTGAGE
One of the things farm families have to get
over is the idea that to be in debt is almost
sinful. For many generations, one of the most
compelling goals of farmers has been to own
their farms free and clear.
But now the once modest investment on the
typical farm has skyrocketed to the point
where it may not make sense to try to retire
all debt during one lifetime. Seasonal operat¬
ing expenses are so large that most farmers
must borrow on a short term basis, rather
than try to build their own temporary funds
for peak needs.
Furthermore, the changing marketing
patterns for farm products is demanding in¬
vestment by farmers in their own marketing
structures. If a family is putting every spare
nickel they can lay their hands on into paying
off debts, they have no capital to put into mar¬
keting ventures. Make no mistake, farmers
cannot expect to control an organization
unless they own it.
Economists pretty generally agree that the
closer the seller’s activities come to the ultimate
consumer, the more stable become net mar¬
gins. Here’s an opportunity for farmers to
gain greater bargaining power ... if they are
able and willing to risk their own capital.
The successful businessman, farm or other¬
wise, knows how to spend money to make
money. Capital is pretty generally available
to men who can demonstrate this ability . . .
something called “management.”
But let’s not grit our teeth and vow that
we’ll never take a vacation until the mort¬
gage is burned. Maybe the best thing to do is
always have a mortgage!
BRAINSTORMING INVITATION
Ever been in a brainstorming session? The
ground rules are simple . . . pick a tough
problem that is crying for a solution, then
have a group of people sit around a table and
ask each one to toss out any pertinent ideas.
One inflexible understanding is that nobody
will laugh or object to any idea, no matter
how hare-brained it may first appear. At least
two or three really good suggestions usually
result from such sessions.
We’ve all got a problem in this Northeast
of ours . . . how in heck we can do something
constructive about the endless numbers ofjunk
automobiles littering the land. Drive down
most any road and you’ll see them, ranging
all the way from two or three clunkers in the
backyard up to acres of rusting eyesores.
I’m told that some modern steel furnaces
can’t economically digest automobile scrap
iron unless it has first been pelleted. I’m also
told that New York State alone has something
like a million cars being junked every year . . .
most of them to be added to the graveyards
that despoil open countryside, villages, towns,
and cities alike.
Let’s hear your ideas on how to come to
grips with this one. It’s my nomination for our
number one scenery problem.
LIVING LONGER
I receive some letters bemoaning the pas¬
sage of the good old days when nobody used
pesticides . . . letters that often paint a picture
of horror, claiming we’re all being poisoned.
Obscured by all the hullaballoo over the
use of farm chemicals are facts about average
life expectancy. The life expectancy of a child
born in 1900 was 48 years; in 1960 it was
70 years.
The life insurance industry is making a
shift to the “1958 CSO” mortality table ... a
shift which will be mandatory for all com¬
panies by January 1, 1966. This table super¬
sedes the “1941 CSO” table and reflects
increased longevity and fewer deaths per
thousand of population of all ages.
Enjoy a good, wholesome cigarette while
you write that letter to the editor about the
alleged cancer-causing pesticides!
MILK CONSUMPTION
Total milk production in the United States
increased only seven percent between 1947
and 1963. During that same period, sales of
whole milk to all dealers and plants jumped
by 57 percent!
There were sharp reductions in the total
quantities of milk used for farm household
consumption, for cream separated at the farm,
and for feeding calves. So, the milk “surplus”
hasn’t been caused entirely by expanding pro¬
duction . . . some of it has been a result of
lower on-the-farm use.
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SOME DRY HUMOR
WE ASKED readers back
awhile for stories about just how
dry it became in 1964 in their
respective areas.
Charlie Riley of Sennett, New
York, sent in an actual experience
about drilling a new well. Both a
professional dowser and the driller
used a twig to locate the best place,
and both agreed! The drill hit lime¬
stone bedrock at eight feet, and
then at 36 feet struck a large
underground stream that furnished
water for a 60-cow herd and two
families without a sign of failing.
Turning to some of the tall sto¬
ries, Elmer Patnode, Churubusco,
New York, claimed that the trout
were jumping on the stream banks
to eat snow last winter. Kenneth
Ellinwood of Candor, New York,
claimed that he had his water
tested last year and the report
came back that it tested only 50
percent moisture.
Harry B. Savage, University
Park, Maryland, and Kenneth
Roadarmel of Syracuse both
reported that it was so dry last
year that the Baptists were sprin¬
kling, the Presbyterians were using
a damp cloth, and the Episcopa¬
lians were giving a rain check!
From Greig, New York, Eugene
Patterson claimed that one piece
of corn reached right through to
China desperately seeking mois¬
ture.
New England
Jeanie Begg, Plainfield, New
Hampshire, wrote of 1964: “All
spring and summer we in this area
saved all the water we could collect
in our bathtubs, bathed in wash
basins, and saved the murky resi¬
due for trying to keep flower plants
alive and to make vegetable seeds
germinate and grow. Lawns were
abandoned to become Saharas.
“This summer, we’re planning
to emulate our poultry and take to
dust bathing! There will be plenty
of that in the garden . . . given pri¬
vacy, we might even take our
baths out there!”
Over in the Bay State, Newton
Gottshall of Framingham Centre
reported that the dew was dusty in
his area. Linton Buck, Ashaway,
Rhode Island, claimed that the po¬
tato bugs committed suicide
because the plants weren’t worth
eating. He went on to say that the
water in the nearby Pawcatuck
River was so low that fish were
swimming on their sides and spit¬
ting pure dust ... he decided that
this was how the flat-fish species
got started.
Walter Fischer, Joppa Road,
Maryland, claims that he had to
make a new well so deep that it
takes three days to hear the splash
8
from a stone dropped into it.
On a more serious note, J.
Kleiner, Hightstown, New Jersey,
wrote and said that he piled snow
all winter during 1963-64 on his
garden in an attempt to put extra
moisture in the sod, but it didn’t
seem to make much difference for
the 1964 growing season. He said,
“It seems that even in the atomic
era we still depend on the old-
fashioned methods . . . moderate
rains in proper time.”
Thanks to all the folks who
wrote in response to our invitation.
RUSSIAN AGRICULTURE
I was occupied in agriculture in
Russia at one time as an assistant
manager on a 10,000-acre estate
where the major crop was sugar
beets. The best-qualified people
were annulled by the blind leaders
through chaos and hatred toward
each other.
Presumption and ignorance
took over the country and have
prevailed until now; this is the
reason for shortages in food, even
in such a rich agricultural country
as the Soviet Union. This wdl sure¬
ly be noted by future historians as
a gloomy era. The adopted god¬
less system couldn’t help them
either. — /. Kleiner, Hightstown,
New Jersey
WAR!
War in Viet Nam; war on pov¬
erty; war on crime. These wars
share the headlines of our papers
and are the subject of many maga¬
zine articles. However, the war
which is being waged most relent¬
lessly and most successfully does
not appear in headlines; this war
may well be called- the “War on
Agriculture.”
It is being waged by advisors
in the Department of Agriculture,
who should be interested in the
welfare of farmers and agriculture
but apparendy couldn’t care less.
It is being waged by those in the
Labor Department who apparently
know nothing about agriculture,
but who find plenty of support
from an administration which feels
much indebted to organized labor.
Programs which are undesirable
to farmers are passed against their
wishes. They are forced to rely on
help rejected by other employers
and, if the full truth were known,
that does not actually exist except
in the records of the statistician or
welfare rolls. An unemployed force
of four million people who do not
want work, or are unable to do
hard farm work, does not fill the
need of the farmers.
I have long felt that our gov¬
ernment has leaned over back¬
wards to provide a happy hunting
ground for other than farm oper¬
ators. Wildlife is protected at the
expense of farmers, often in greater
numbers per acre than the farmer
would consider advisable for his
pastures.
Recendy in a picture published
in the “Conservationist” I counted
forty deer in a small area of an
orchard. They had just finished
the complete destruction of a
beautiful young peach orchard. I
know the magnitude of the loss
because it was my peach orchard.
Billions of dollars are spent on
agriculture; the public is led to
believe this to be mainly gifts and
subsidies to farmers. Most of the
dollars, however, do not end up in
the pockets of farmers, but go to
maintain and improve our nation¬
al forests and literally hundreds
of programs which are for the
benefit of the general public. How¬
ever, since the farmers are not
organized, they make very good
whipping boys.
Wars cost money ... it would
seem that one of the main reasons
for war is to spend money. Food
costs are extremely low ( especially
the farmers’ share) in comparison
with other items.
If food costs were to increase,
we would find an increase in our
Gross National Product . . . the
main goal of all good politicians.
It matters not that the value of the
dollar on which the G. N. P. is
Two mobile trailers have been purchased by the congregation of the
Emanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church of Laona, New York, two
miles south of Fredonia.
This is believed to be the only church ... or at least one of a few in
the nation . . . utilizing mobile trailers as Sunday school classrooms.
based has decreased as much as
the G. N. P. has increased. They
can still point with pride to the
increased economy even though
it is bought with borrowed dollars
and unpaid bills.
So it all adds up to the fact that
perhaps the farmer is not doing
his share. After all, “War is Hell.”
— Harland M Poyer, Ithaca, New
York
FROM THE TIMBERLINE
Life with a two-year-old is never
dull, as any mother knows. One
morning I came into the kitchen
to find that Matthew (hereinafter
referred to as “The Terror of the
Timberline”) had gotten the vita¬
min drops out of the refrigerator
and had apparently finished off
the botde.
I had read that these drops
could be dangerous in large
doses, but had no idea how many
would be considered too large a
dose. So, to the trusty phone and
a quick call to the Poison Control
Center in Rochester with some
anxious questions. They reas¬
sured me that the amount he had
taken of this type of drops was
not dangerous.
But how wonderful to know
they are there with the answers!
And they really have the answers,
too. Some years ago our older
daughter had spent the morning
in the field where her father was
planting wheat. When they came
in for lunch he discovered that
she had been nibbling on the treat¬
ed wheat.
This time the doctor at the Poi¬
son Center advised us to bring
her to the hospital. While we were
on our way (about twenty min¬
utes) they had contacted the place
where we got the seed, called their
supplier to find out exacdy what
the chemical was, and had equip¬
ment set up to give any necessary
treatment. Here again we had a
happy ending; no stomach pump¬
ing was needed ... to her delight
. . . but I decided then that I would
always know how to reach them.
In fact, I think every home should
have the number posted. They
really don’t receive much public¬
ity, but I think that your county
health department, or perhaps
your own doctor could tell you
where there is a Poison Center in
your area.
Incidentally, don’t be alarmed
if you’re some distance from the
Center. If you can reach them by
phone, they will relay instructions
to you, to your doctor, or to the
hospital nearest you while you are
on your way to the hospital with
the child.
One more word on this. If you
do have occasion to call a Poison
Control Center, it’s a good idea
to have the container or at least
the label close at hand. The Cen¬
ters have files showing the ingre¬
dients of many common products,
but with others they may want you
to read the label for exact contents.
As I said, we’ve had two happy
endings, but in both cases it was
wonderful to know that help was
so close at hand. — Mrs. Dora
M Coates, Mount Morris, N.Y.
American Agriculturist, August, 1965
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EQUIPMENT
FORMULA:
H20+ PEOPLE
by E. W. Foss*
COMMENTS BY farmers,
along with newspaper headlines
on water pollution, are bringing
to your attention and mine a prob¬
lem and a need for a plentiful
supply of pure water for our
growing population and the still
faster-growing water demands of
industry, agriculture, and recrea¬
tion!
The purpose of this article is to
review briefly some of the back¬
ground of this problem, the present
situation, and the progress toward
improvement.
Actually, giant steps have al¬
ready been taken toward a solu¬
tion. These steps are the public
statements concerning the water
needs, expressed by county super¬
visors, state governors, and feder¬
al officials, including President
Johnson. These officials deplore
the present condition and are
urging programs involving tre¬
mendous sums of money to bring
about an improvement. The di¬
rection for much of these programs
remains in your local hands!
The Problems
We simply do not have as much
pure water available to us as we
need . . . and the need continues to
grow! Much of our fresh water
runs off to the ocean during peri¬
ods of high water, or flood. We
need more dams to store it for the
drier periods. Probably worst of
all is the fact that we pollute what
clean water we do have with all
manner of contaminants!
Many of our northeastern vil¬
lages, cities, and metropolitan
areas dump untreated sewage, or
only partially-treated sewage, into
our streams and lakes. Hundreds
of millions of dollars will be re¬
quired in New York State...
equivalent amounts for other
northeastern states ... to build
sewerage systems and sewage
treatment plants for urban centers.
An estimated additional 67 million
dollars worth of treatment plants
will be required for New York
State industries outside of munici¬
pal areas.
Farmers are requiring an ever-
larger supply of water for irriga¬
tion, large herds and flocks, and
the processing of crops and live¬
stock products. Meanwhile, the
concentrations of animal and crop
wastes in some instances contami¬
nate run-off water and create foul
odors for nearby residents.
Pest Control
Agricultural and forest sprays
for the control of pests now blanket
about one acre out of four in these
United States, with nearly four
pounds of poison for each acre.
Wildlife experts have found DDT
in practically every water source
tested . . . perhaps mainly because
this particular material breaks
down so slowly.
What is worse, this material has
an affinity for certain fatty tissue
and tends to build up to lethal
levels in many species of wildlife.
One such movement of this pesti¬
cide through biological growth
first concentrates in the tiny plank-
* Agricultural Engineering Department, Cor¬
nell University
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ton, further concentrates in fish
which eat these plankton, and still
further concentrates in the birds
that feed on the fish . . . such as the
disappearing Bald Eagle! The
tissues of some wild game, such
as deer and woodcock, have also
been tested and found having pesti¬
cide residues in excess of those
tolerated in domestic meats.
Drying Up?
During 1964 nearly half of this
country reported drouth, with
many areas requesting assistance
through County A.S.C.S. Disaster
Boards. We in the humid east are
generally fortunate, yet portions of
this area are short nearly one
year’s rainfall out of the last three!
The level of the Great Lakes is the
lowest in years, and many farm
wells are not flowing to former
capacity. Many rural housewives
carry laundry to town because
their wells have sufficient water
only for drinking plus a little left
over for other essential uses.
Weathermen, perhaps more
than most of us, know that we
have cycles of drouth and of high
rainfall. A recent report published
in the Agricultural Engineering
Journal states that a study of tree
rings from the Great Plains (dust
bowl) area, provides a history of
both dry and wet periods from the
year 1200. The only conclusion
diat could be drawn was that peri¬
ods of drouth varied from 5 to 20
years, that there was no consistent
cycle, and that this area had
always recovered! That’s still not
much comfort if your well has
gone dry and you must either haul
the water or pay someone else to
do so!
The plain fact is that our mod¬
ern living requires more water for
daily convenience. For instance,
we use three gallons of it each
time a toilet is flushed, yet our
grandfathers used, and knew
nothing different (perhaps) than a
“two holer” which required no
water! An old maxim “He who
pumps the water is sparing of it”
... is more truth than poetry.
Many a well that never ran dry in
the old days simply can’t keep up
to the modern demands of the
automatic clothes washer, garbage
disposal unit, dish washer, two or
three toilets, morning showers, and
lawn sprinkler, plus frequent car
washes.
Perhaps more to the point is the
fact that we all want some of this
same water, but for different pur¬
poses. For years many streams
(and the Barge Canal) were rea¬
sonably satisfactory clumps for
our sewage. Now, with more of us
fishing and boating, we can’t catch
the fish we seek, can’t stand the
odors that are there, and can’t
enjoy our (polluted) water-based
vacation either! Moreover, each
village or city farther down the
river system must not only put up
with the colored dyes, papermill
waste and municipal sewage, but
must be burdened with a most
costly and involved process of
treating this or nearby polluted
water for local needs.
Refrigeration
One of the very large needs for
water is to cool our air, our electric
generators, our refrigerated ware¬
houses, etc. Generally, this water
has been used but once and we
allow it to waste into the sewers.
More recently, we are being re¬
quired in some areas to provide
cooling towers (exchange the heat
to the air), and to recharge under¬
ground aquifers with the used
water. The demand for re-use will
most certainly become greater.
The multi-use of water, land,
and forests has only in the past
few years become recognized. Un¬
fortunately, it creates a host of
problems because, seemingly,
everything must be changed.
Farm manures carelessly spread
on side hills draining to a water
supply can create a nitrate prob¬
lem that may kill infants. A large
cruiser with a toilet or “head”
creates a potential health problem
when the cruiser is anchored at a
dock near a swimming area. Pesti¬
cides applied by airplane to con¬
trol forest insects have ( oftentimes)
largely floated onto bodies of
water creating fish kills.
Sewage or industrial wastes
dumped into streams used for irri¬
gation by farmers can contami¬
nate vegetables or fruits eaten
fresh. Such products as lettuce,
celery, cabbage, or strawberries
are commonly irrigated. Construc¬
tion of large dams not only floods
valuable crop land, but when
water is drawn off at the bottom
of the dam, being colder than the
previous creek water, it creates a
different environment for fish and
stream plant life downstream . . .
often for miles. These are just a
few of the problems . . . not ex¬
pressed in dollars.
Where to:
Probably the most important
step is for each of us to learn more
about this broad problem. To do
so, we must “read up” on it so
that we can view the problem as
“the other fellow sees it.” Perhaps
a few more illustrations will help:
If you live in New York City
you want water like the rest of us,
yet the facilities which provide a
considerable volume of this water
from up-state New York restrict
to some degree the activities of
sportsmen of that upstate area! In
order to provide access to lakes
by transient picnickers or
boaters, governmental units are
purchasing desirable sites that are
thereby closed for residential use.
Certain small lakes are being
closed to power boating so that
there may be greater use of the
lake for other recreational pur¬
poses.
Perhaps the most widespread
problem is the fact that we will
all be required to pay more taxes
to construct the dams, drainage
ditches, sewerage systems, sewage
treatment plants and other facili¬
ties. For farmers, the problem will
not be easy, because as our popu¬
lation increases and chances for
disease multiplies, state and county
health departments will require
ever-higher standards in our
foods. The water for our cattle,
crops, and processing will also be
ever more closely checked.
While it would appear that each
of us has little control over such a
broad problem as “water,” the
fact is that many legislative acts
call for “local action!” One ofthese
is Public Law 566 . . . The Federal
Watershed Protection and Flood
Prevention Act. The USD A ad¬
ministers this through the Soil
Conservation Service . . . which
has offices in most counties. The
small watershed districts, either
within a county or over two or
more counties, may conduct stud¬
ies on the feasability of project
activity. After approval by state
and federal offices ( after hearings),
federal and state aid is available.
For the larger drainage areas,
there are a number of Commis¬
sions; many operating for a num¬
ber of years.
The Great Lakes Commission
(Continued on page 12)
American Agriculturist, August, 1965
This is Agway:
Challenge Feeding boosts herd average by 1,062 lbs.
The Ardrossan Farms herd at
Villanova, Pennsylvania, raised its
average last year by 1,062 lbs.
Production per animal at Ardros¬
san Farms topped every Ayrshire
herd in the country, in the over-
100-cow class.
Challenge Feeding— key step in
the Agway Profit Feeding plan—
and Agway Milkerpels, helped ac¬
complish the record. Throughout
Agway territory, more and more top
producing herds are being chal¬
lenge-fed according to PFP.
PFP can increase your profits,
too. Seven out of ten cows in your
herd could increase income-over¬
feed costs by 15 to 65 dollars this
year.* This may mean the differ¬
ence between a very profitable year
for you, and a mediocre one.
* Agway originated the concept of Profit
Feeding and challenging individual
cows, in 1961. Since that time, actual
DHIA records of some 12,169 PFP
herds show that 7 out of 10 cows
increased income-over-feed costs by
$1 5 to $65 per cow when challenged
and fed the Profit Feeding way.
Turn your herd into a top pro¬
ducer. Do it by challenging your
cows with PFP and Agway Milker-
pels, the high-energy, all-pelleted
feeds that are fitted to your forage
program. Ask at your local Agway
for the details on the Agway Profit
Feeding Plan. Agway Inc.
DAIRY FEEDS AND SERVICES
H20 + people .
(Continued from page 10)
promotes the orderly, integrated
and comprehensive development,
use, and conservation of the water
resources of the Great Lakes Basin
including the St. Lawrence River.
Both the states of the United States
and provinces of Canada are in¬
cluded.
The Interstate Sanitation Com¬
mission regulates and controls the
pollution of coastal and tidal
waters of the states of Connecticut,
New York, and New Jersey.
The Ohio River Valley Water
Sanitation Commission is a com¬
pact of eight states to prevent and
control water pollution. The states
are Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky,
New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Tennessee and West Virginia.
The New England Interstate
Water Pollution Control Commis¬
sion is a cooperative agreement
among all of the New England
States plus New York to control
pollution.
There are also interstate com¬
missions for the Lake Champlain
Basin, the Delaware River Basin
and others. Many smaller basins
within a state have also been set
up, including the Genesee and Cay¬
uga Lake within New York State.
Pure Wafer
Probably one of the most im¬
portant steps you can take to be
sure of pure water is to have tested
all new or suspicious water sup¬
plies. State, county, and private
laboratories are available for this
purpose. In all instances there is a
prescribed procedure to follow,
and only sterile laboratory sample
bottles are used.
You have probably read about,
and possibly are having difficulty
with, the foaming problem which
is caused by the so-called “hard”
detergents. While this is a problem,
it is also a good indicator of pol¬
lution! If your water has a new
odor, appears oily, has a new
color, is cloudy, or in any other
way “is different” . . . don’t hesi¬
tate . . . have it tested!
Secure from your state and
county health department their
regulations concerning spring
GO AHEAD
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Nuffield diesel tractors — quality-built by the famous
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better! Eight ways better:
New ten speed transmission plus two reverse gears
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2 New external disc brakes — self -energizing, fade-
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New improved hydraulics — for improved automatic
* depth control.
New differential lock operation — with easy, posi-
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New drawbar and stabilizers — provide dual
* hitch points for lower draft links.
New instrument panel — with concealed light-
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I y New rear -mounted belt pulley — for up to 24% more
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Modified electrical system — more flexible for use
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TRY NEW NUFFIELD before you buy a new trac¬
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farming, or the big 10/60 for 4-bottom plowing and
heavy forage harvesting. Ask your Nuffield dealer now
for a free demonstration right in your field. Check the
low operating cost, the easy handling, the extra power
. . . and discover why new Nuffields are so much bet¬
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Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
Distributors of Nuffield Tractors and Farm Machinery
Manufacturers of Forest Machinery
houses, pump houses, construction
of wells, and constructions of septic
tanks and the drainage fields.
USD A publications and State Ex¬
tension Service publications also
provide reliable directions for
many of these facilities and are
available from your County
Agent’s office or State College of
Agriculture.
To provide more water for stock
and fire protection ask your Coun¬
ty SCS Conservationist or Exten¬
sion Agricultural Engineer for
information and assistance to
establish farm ponds ... or small
lakes.
More water treatment equipment
is continually coming on the mar¬
ket. Publications from the Exten¬
sion Service can assist you to learn
more about equipment for water
softening, filtering, removing min¬
erals and gases, and adding chlo¬
rine, or chemicals to neutralize
acids or alkalis. There is a wide
selection of many kinds and sizes
of piping, pumps, plumbing fix¬
tures, and equipment for bath¬
room, kitchen and laundry.
Rural Planning
Many forward-thinking commu¬
nities are restricting building lots
in rural areas (beyond the reach
of water and sewerage lines) to a
size sufficient to assure a safe water
supply and an adequate sewage
disposal system. Too many real
estate developers have jammed ex¬
pensive rural homes into city-sized
lots. The new owners have thereby
too frequently reaped the bitter
harvest of polluted water and
lawns covered with sewage.
For rural homes too far from
municipal water systems, the alter¬
natives are either spacing the
homes on one acre or larger lots,
with individual water or sewage
systems; or setting up newly-av ail-
able “package” sewage treatment
plants. Such plants are now being
successfully used by rural indus¬
tries, rural schools, large camps,
and housing developments. Sev¬
eral makes of such units are avail¬
able and must usually be approv¬
ed by state or county health
departments.
The units are placed in multiples
so that one unit can be repaired
while the other is operating. A
requirement for these, the same as
municipal plants, is a schedule ol
tests and a trained plant operator
in charge of the unit. For many
groups of homes, industries, or
camps now having sanitary prob¬
lems, these units will convert sew¬
age to an effluent that may be
safely discharged to most any
stream or creek.
Group Action
There is great need today for
you to help bring about common
sense zoning, ad equate- sized rural
building lots, sensible water and
sewerage extensions, as well as
the use of package sewage treat¬
ment plants for isolated concentra¬
tions of people at camps, restau¬
rants, industries, or small com¬
munities. Problems of waste from
food processing plants, farms, and
industry must also be met in a
manner equitable to all.
American Agriculturist, August, 1965
12
by Robert Clingan
"SPEAK THE TRUTH IN LOVE"
Many verses in our Bible are
like two prongs of a fork. Two
ideas are bound together in such
a way that we discover they belong
together. They limit each other,
qualify each other, and enable us
to apprehend reality or find a
forcefulness in our living because
both of them are there.
This is especially true of a little
verse in the Bible in which the
Apostle Paul says: “Speak the
truth in love.”
Of course a person should speak
the truth. Years ago at a Town
and Country Church conference
in Ohio some rural ministers asked
leaders of farm organizations to
tell what they expected of the min¬
isters there. One of the more out¬
spoken farm leaders said, bluntly:
“Tell the people the truth.” He
felt that the ministers had insights
about their communities and the
trends of the times they were with¬
holding from their congregations.
Instead, the ministers were being
asked “to speak the truth.”
How often “speaking the truth”
is used to justify unkindness. How
often a person has weakened
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than a ladder and more comfortable
on the feet; also handy as a low bench
for tools when working under equip¬
ment. Framing is 1-3/4" angle iron
covered by plates of mild steel or
aluminum each 15 inches square. The
low plate is 9 inches high and the
high one 20 inches.
Just dropping the gate chain in a
slotted angle iron bolted to the post
latches the gate chain. It is adjustable
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American Agriculturist, August, 1965
another person’s ego, destroyed
his self esteem, cut him deeply.
When a friend of both parties,
offender and offended, has remon¬
strated, he has been told: “It’s the
truth, isn’t it? I was only speaking
the truth.”
A person may even seize upon
a bit of unsavory and uncompli¬
mentary truth and use it to build
himself up at the expense of an¬
other person. He may think of life
as a succession of teeter-totters, in
which one person can rise only by
making the man at the other end
go down. Speaking the truth . . .
or part of the truth ... at the right
time may give one person the tem¬
porary advantage of a see-saw.
This, however, is no real or last¬
ing advantage. By speaking the
truth that hurts, bluntly, and with
poor timing, I may have lost a
friend, won an adversary, and
accumulated a deep sense of inner
guilt that will only compound my
own problems.
We can be saved from all this
if we remember the other prong in
the fork, the other part of the verse
which reads: “ . . . in love.” That
is it. “Speak the truth in love.”
Even our mistakes will be for¬
given, our misunderstanding of the
truth will be forgotten, if all we do
and say are an expression of
Christian love.
Speak the truth . . . yes . . . but
be guided in your selection of the
truth to be used, the timing of its
use, and the shape of its utterance
by love. “Speak the truth in love.”
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"Fletch, this isn't what Dad meant
when he warned you not to let women
take your hard-earned money!"
The milk checks
from Fairlawn Farm’s
Wirthmore-fed herd paid for
new buildings, new land,
remodeled home.
At
Fairlawn Farm’s buildings are clean,
well-built, efficient.
Harold Gehrke started dairy farming in 1945 with 90
acres of land of which less than 50 were tillable. He
cleared 45 acres of dense woodland into pasture lots
and acquired additional land. Today, after 20 years of
hard work and good management he owns 235 acres,
new modern farm buildings, good equipment and a handsomely remodeled home. This splendid
record was paid for out of the milk checks from a fine Jersey and Holstein herd.
Over one million Fairlawn Farm’s 75 milkers made over 1,000,000 pounds of milk for 1964
pounds in 1964 and 462 pounds of fat per cow from his DHIA records. Helping to manage
the 75 milkers and 40 heifers are son Albert, who is a partner
in the business, and Mrs. Gehrke who helps to handle every¬
thing from barn chores and milking to bookkeeping. Albert
was Star Farmer of Connecticut in 1964.
Longtime Wirthmore user Good feeds and good feeding
programs have always played an important role in Fairlawn
Farm’s success. That’s why Wirthmore feeds and helpful
Wirthmore service have been “part of the family” for many
years. The Gehrkes know they can be relied on to produce the
milk that makes the profits.
Your nearby Wirthmore representative will be glad to show
you how Wirthmore feeds and feeding programs can con¬
tribute to a better profit picture for you, too. He’s listed in
the yellow pages.
Harold Gehrke and son Albert manage
the Wallingford, Connecticut farm
with help of Ward M. Holloway.
WIRTHMORE
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by HAROLD HAWLEY
"SPEAK FOR YOURSELF"
One of the lessons we seem to
find most difficult to learn con¬
cerns this business of speaking for
ourselves. Just as Miles Standish
lost the bride because he was will¬
ing to entrust his proposal to
someone else, so farmers lose
much by letting others speak for
them.
Over the years I have developed
much respect for many college pro¬
fessors and for their ability. I take
second place to no one in giving
them and the Extension Service
credit for the great contributions
they have made to our agricultural
industry.
Likewise, we are all much
indebted to the paid management
and staff of our various co-ops.
Without their dedicated service
these organizations would be in
real trouble.
The credit people are so essen¬
tial to the industry that one seldom
thinks of them as having interests
other than those of the farm people
they serve. They do, however, and
this very fact makes them second
choice as spokesmen for agricul¬
ture.
The same has to apply to the
College people and to the paid
personnel of the many co-ops
which serve us. Likewise, even the
best-intentioned farm editor may
sometimes see things from a dif¬
ferent point of view than his read¬
ers. This is not to say his judg¬
ment is better or worse or his
conclusions worthy of more or less
weight than those of his readers.
All that is being said is that in spite
of a close involvement and interest
in agriculture none of these above-
mentioned persons are really in
the best position to speak for farm¬
ers.
In Best Position
None but farmers are in this
best position. When they speak for
themselves and their neighbors
they have no other interests to
serve; neither do they have a sep¬
arate (different) point of view.
They can speak with greatest au¬
thority on farmer attitude because
they are in the midst of the prob¬
lem and see it from the viewpoint
of the people they represent.
It wasn’t planned that way, but
all too often the politician pre¬
sumes to know either what farmers
want or need, or what is best for
them ... or at least he claims to
hear what they say they want.
Certainly it must be tough for a
representative of the people truly
to hear what the majority want,
or really to know1 wThat wall best
serve agriculture’s needs. How7-
ever, difficult or not, the politician
comes up with an opinion, takes
a position, and becomes a spokes¬
man for farmers and an “expert’-
on their wishes. It is one of the
facts of life that many a politician’s
positions are arrived at after hear¬
ing not from farmers themselves
but from those w7ho claim to be
speaking for farmers.
How7 much clearer w7ould farmer
opinion come through to him if
all of us took a more active part
in developing opinion and policy
and in speaking for ourselves on
it. Such speaking would naturally
take various forms of communica¬
tion with our representatives, and
would be manifested as action
taken through our general farm
organizations.
Here again there is much room
for improvement. If general farm
organization leaders are really to
reflect member thinking, more of
the members must be active in
making policy. Likewise, if the
organization’s voice is to be an
effective one, the membership must
understand and support the ma¬
jority position of the group. If
anyone doubted the need for a
strong farmer voice before, it
would seem that wdiat reapportion¬
ment has done to us should con¬
vince us all of the need to be
actively engaged in policy-making
and in speaking for ourselves, wTith
the impact that united action can
carry.
FEED THAT HAY
It looks as though anyone who
wants to feed a lot of hay next
winter had better feed a lot to the
hay in the spring and summer.
We’ve usually fertilized rather
modestly after the first cutting wras
off; this year w7e hit it pretty hard
with 5-20-20 in April. There w7as
enough moisture to use this extra
plant food and result in a tremen¬
dous increase in spite of a dry
season.
Immediately after taking off the
first crop we spread a layer of
liquid manure. I’m sure that with
a little rain the results w7ould have
been more marked, but we w7ere
wrell pleased at the way the second
growth came along.
However, nothing seems to be
an unqualified success. The fly in
the ointment was odor. We live
close to town and have several
non-farm families along our road.
Even though wre spread only w7hen
the w7ind w7as aw7ay from town, it
had a way of changing direction
. . . and on a couple of occasions
we caused some mal-odor in towrn.
In hopes of avoiding a bad
public relations situation, we are
adding some enzymes to the ma¬
nure in the pits. The theory is that
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American Agriculturist, August, 1965
the enzymes will destroy the bac¬
teria that form the gas that makes
the odor. It’s too early to know
whether this will do the job. I
don’t think it will be necessary in
cool weather, but certainly any¬
thing we can do to avoid offending
others during the hot weather
months will be worth trying.
DO YOU WORK?
I’ve never seen figures on this
and claim to be no authority, but
I am impressed by what seems to
be a terrific upsurge in the number
of farm women who are entering
the off-the-farm labor force in var¬
ious capacities. Of course, their city
sisters have been doing this for a
long time but, at least locally, it’s
a relatively new development to
Walk-throughs 1 3 inches wide in the
fences of the various lots at the Utah
State University dairy farm, allow
workers to go in and out without open¬
ing the gates. Posts of 3-inch iron pipe
are set in the floor or footings of the
waterer.
This cattle guard of welded pipe
rests over a pit 2 feet deep. If the pit
fills (which would take years) it can be
cleaned out after lifting the guard out
with the tractor-mounted loader. The
guard is 5 by 16 feet, made of 2-inch
pipe welded to railroad rails spaced
21/2 feet apart. The pipes are spaced
6 inches on center. The pit is concrete
walled.
With this rig the air compres¬
sor can be moved conveniently
to any location where it is
needed.
American Agriculturist, August, 1965
have so many women working
away from home.
One of the things that intrigues
me about this is that I figure that,
at least in our case, Doris is worth
a considerable amount to the busi¬
ness as secretary, bookkeeper,
chauffeur, errand runner, message
relayer, etc. Were she to work
away from home steadily we
would have to hire more help in
order to free me to do more of
these necessary and important
jobs. For us it has seemed to make
more sense that both work here
where we prefer to work rather
than have her work away and hire
someone to replace her here.
Maybe it really boils down to
the fact I would rather work along
with her than have another hired
man to work with and worry
about. Make no mistake about it,
she does no man’s work . . . but it
still takes about 1/2 time to do the
buying, record-keeping, phoning,
driving, etc. I guess it must figure
out differently with others since so
many of them seem to choose the
other course. Naturally, every sit¬
uation is different, and the deci¬
sions reached regarding this will
vary.
PUT IT DOWN!
One of the little niceties which
are a part of having fun should be
to guard against discommoding
others. A standing peeve with me
concerns some woodchuck hunters.
Not content with merely “doing
the chuck in,” they apparently feel
an urge to let the whole world
know of their skill. To accomplish
this, the late deceased is draped
over the nearest fence, there to
ripen.
Now, I like to pull down on a
chuck as well as the next fellow,
but I’m dedicated to the notion
that once dead a chuck had best
be shoved down his hole and for¬
gotten. I’ve even made this a con¬
dition for those who want permis¬
sion to hunt. I plead not guilty to
over-sensitivity. Neither the sight
of a rotting carcass on the fence
nor the smell of same on the breeze
overwhelms me. It’s just that this
seems like a mighty poor way to
beautify this good earth.
Worms? Not a one!
Don’t worry about them
even up to harvest...
just use THURICIDE 90TS* !
Imported cabbage worm and cabbage loopers on
lettuce and cabbage can’t take Thuricide 90TS
Flowable and live ! And you can apply it right up to
harvest, because there is no residue tolerance re¬
quirement on many vegetable crops.
Not a chemical, Thuricide 90TS is a microbial
insecticide which singles out and destroys only the
leaf-chewing larvae of certain lepidopterous insects
(caterpillars, loopers and hornworms). And Thuri¬
cide 90TS is harmless to just about everything else,
including man. Its active ingredient, bacterial spores
of Bacillus thuringiensis , attacks the gut and para¬
lyzes it. The worm stops feeding almost immediately,
dies and dries up within 72 hours.
Thuricide 90TS can be used to control worms on
other cole crops as well. It is also used on tomatoes,
potatoes, tobacco and melons. Thuricide is used ex¬
tensively on forest trees and ornamentals for the con¬
trol of gypsy moth, cankerworm and linden looper.
Stop imported cabbage worms and cabbage loopers
in your lettuce, cabbage or other cole crops the safer
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THERE MAY BE a break¬
through on the alfalfa weevil, one
of the most destructive pests to
this crop. The U. S. Department
of Agriculture laboratory at
Moorestown, New Jersey, has
some encouraging news on a para¬
site that may one day be an effec¬
tive control.
B. A. App, assistant chief of
Grain and Forage Insects Research
at Beltsville, Maryland, informs
me that a parasite, Bathplectes
anurus, has been successfully in¬
troduced in the East. Two other
species have also been introduced
and recovered. Dr. App states that
another parasite established in the
Western states has resulted in 80
to 90 percent control.
We asked Dr. Bailey Pepper,
chairman of the Entomology De¬
partment at the College of Agri¬
culture, for his observations. He
states that researcher Robert S.
Filmer and his graduate students
at Rutgers have carefully surveyed
the alfalfa weevil situation through¬
out the State, and are hopeful that
biological will supplement chemi¬
cal control.
Alfalfa growers regret the with¬
drawal of heptachlor and dieldrin
from the list of recommended con¬
trols.
Dr. Dale Bray at the University
of Delaware writes that an Alge¬
rian strain of alfalfa is not accept¬
able to the weevil. While this strain
is not as yet of commercial value,
it has possibilities. And another
breakthrough may come from still
another new variety of alfalfa now
in the experimental stage in North
Carolina.
CORN RESEARCH
Hunterdon County is the center
for some of the most intensive corn
research being conducted in New
Jersey this year, aimed at such
basic problems as stalk and root
rot, insect damage, resistance to
birds and, of course, higher yields.
A total of 110 hybrid varieties
are included in programs on three
farms, those of Nick Susalis and
J. LeRoy Clark at White House,
and L. V. Aronson’s Meadow-
brook Farm, Oldwick.
MANURE DISPOSAL
A number of South Jersey poul-
trymen are turning to the liquid
disposal of manure from their
plants. I visited plants in the Vine-
land area where the Agway service
is in operation, and it appears to
be the answer to problems of odor
and immediate utilization. With the
wide diversity of crops grown in
South Jersey, there are usually
fields between crops where the
liquid may be spread directly on
the soil, even in midsummer.
Poultry house waste is being
accepted as a valuable source of
by Amos Kirby
New Jersey Editor
plant food, and I am told that
growers acquainted with its value
are paying substantial sums to
have it applied before replowing
or disking for either spring or fall
crops. An Extension specialist
quoted a producer as saying that
in view of the low price for eggs
poultry manure might be their
most valuable output!
In view of the many complaints
from suburbanites over even the
faintest odors from barns, the
liquid disposal system may be a
means for harmony among neigh¬
bors.
WEED CONTROL
A major problem confronting
sweet potato growers each year
has been the control of weeds after
the final cultivation. The introduc¬
tion of new herbicides may prove
to be the answer. On the farm of
Raymond Jones, Pedricktown,
Salem County, county agent Rob¬
ert Gardner reports that three
materials . . . Diphenamid, Dac-
thal and Amiben . . . are being
used. In the experimental projects
weed control has been satisfactory,
and now the project is being ex¬
panded.
NEW EGG LAW
New Jersey has a new egg law
(to go into effect January 1, 1966).
I called on J. Clifton Lambert, chief
of the Bureau of Poultry Service,
to find out how this new law is
going to apply to local producers.
Mr. Lambert tells me that this is
the first law of its kind. It is a start
to establish uniform egg laws
across the country, to develop a
market pattern, and clear up much
uncertainty on quality, grades,
sizes and other factors. Actual
rules and regulations are yet to be
developed. Mr. Lambert is quite
emphatic that the law will not work
hardship on any producer or force
him out of business.
SALT WATER IRRIGATION
Over in Adantic County, John
Brockett, agricultural agent,
reports that based on experiments
conducted at the Norfolk Experi¬
ment Station growers have found
that corn and tomatoes have not
been injured with limited amounts
of salt in the water. Water at low
tide normally contains less salt
than on a high tide, both of which
are factors in the low-lying areas.
County agricultural agent Rob¬
ert Gardner has equipment in his
office at Salem for the testing oi
water for salt content up to 4,950
parts per million. Water from the
ocean may have 30,000 parts per
million, and water with a 4,950
ppm is considered the safe limit
for crop irrigation.
American Agriculturist, August, 1965
16
FARM DOLLAR GUIDE
FOOD HANDLERS AND PROCESSORS may have more to say in the fu¬
ture about government farm programs than will farmers. Pro¬
bable items in this year's Farm Bill are: (l) a land retire¬
ment program to take 8 million acres out of production each
year for five years; (2) a plan to authorize a Class I base
plan to dairymen in federal order markets (this would re¬
quire approval by producers). Much talk also about basing
farm programs on direct payments to farmers rather than on
price supports .
PRICE OUTLOOK FOR EGG PRODUCERS has improved due to smaller
hatch of egg-type baby chicks. Says a Cornell economist:
"It would not surprise me to see the wholesale price of
large white eggs in New York City exceed the 50 cent level
this fall." This prediction alone is not good grounds for
expanding the size of your flock!
YOU WILL HEAR MORE about feeding a mixture of 30 percent
hay and 70 percent grain to dairy cows. It's suggested as
way to prevent eating too little roughage and too much
grain, with consequent drop in fat test.
USDA FORECAST FOR FRUIT: Apples slightly below last year's
big crop, 139 million bushels, still above average. Peaches,
83.5 million bushels, 12 percent above last year and 11 per¬
cent above the five-year average. Pears, 18.3 million bu¬
shels, 40 percent below last year, 30 percent below average.
THREE DAIRY CO-OPS ... Dairymen's League, Eastern, and the
Northeast Federation of Cooperatives . . . have served notice
that they will fight any move to charge dairymen for the
hauling of bulk tank milk!
•JUNE 1 INVENTORY OF PIGS in ten Corn Belt states was down
11 percent lower than last year, according to USDA. Far¬
mers in those states reported intentions to have 3 percent
fewer sows farrow than last year between June and November
'65.
FEDERAL GAS TAX REFUND CLAIMS for year ending June 30 must
be filed at regional IRS Service Centers instead of with
district tax director. Use Form 2240. In future years,
this credit will be taken as regular income tax return (be¬
ginning with gas used July 1, 1965 to June 30, 1966).
CHECK ON AT-THE-FARM POULTRY FEED PRICES in New York State
by G. H. Thacker of Cornell shows a wide range from a low
of $62 to a high of $91. It appears that such a wide range
is not justified, and points to the importance of checking
price carefully. The poultryman with high feed costs is at
a distinct competitive disadvantage.
FOR A FALL-SOWN GRAIN CROP get a soil test; pH 6.5 to 7 is
best. If more than 2 tons of lime are required, plow under
part before disking in 2 tons after plowing. Some farmers
put on a light application of manure in late fall to pro¬
vide plant food and protection during winter.
A LIQUID MANURE STORAGE TANK requires about 100 cubic feet
of space per day for a 50-cow herd. If the tank is emptied
6 times a year, the needed capacity is 45,000 gallons.
There are advantages and disadvantages to a liquid manure
system. Do some careful figuring before you decide on one.
TO AVOID POSSIBLE PRUSSIC ACID POISONING of cows grazing on
sudan grass, first put one or two cows on pasture as a trial;
second, watch cows closely for a few hours; third, don't
turn cows in until sudan is about 20 inches high or 30 to
35 inches in the case of sudan-sorghum hybrids.
WHEN YOU BUY METAL ROOFING, check carefully on quality. If
not marked with amount of zinc coating, it's likely to begin
rusting in one to three years. Medium zinc-coated roofing
should have a rust-free life of five to ten years; best
grade to fifteen years.
FEEDER PIG PRODUCTION has proved profitable for Bill Lash-
brook, farm superintendent for Beacon Feeds, on his own farm
near Auburn, New York. He converted old shed into farrowing
house for 25 sows that farrow twice a year. Feeder pig sale
at Caledonia is market outlet; Bill plans 50 to 80 pigs for
each bi-monthly sale, reports that demand for feeder pigs
in the State exceeds the supply, and thinks there is good
profit potential for such an operation.
A STUDY OF DAIRYMEN IN DHIA shows that cows fed hay and sil¬
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than cows on pasture alone. In addition, dry cows need
grain, up to l|- pounds per hundredweight for high producers
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American Agriculturist, August, 1965
NEW YORK SALES TAX
THERE’S AN old saying that,
“The only sure things are death
and taxes.” The way things are
going, this should perhaps be
amended to “death and more
taxes.”
Anyway, the Empire State on
August 1 got around to joining 38
sister states in imposing a sales tax
on the sale or rental of tangible
personal property, and on certain
specified kinds of services. It’s to
be two percent and will be in addi¬
tion to local sales taxes imposed
by counties, cities, and school
districts (the combined take not to
exceed five percent, though). The
State will collect for the whole
shebang and then return the local
sales tax portion to local govern¬
mental units.
The $64 phrase “tangible per¬
sonal property” really isn’t so
tough to explain. “Tangible”
means that it’s something that
thuds when you kick it (like
a lawnmower that won’t start);
“personal property” indicates that
it can be moved ... as contrasted
to real property like land and
buildings.
Services that are taxed include
information services that are not
personal or individual in nature
(investment service newsletter, Kip-
linger letters, etc.), printing, and
storage and safe deposit rentals.
Restaurant meals of one dollar or
more (food and drink combined)
as well as hotel and motel charges,,
are subject to tax. Old Panther
Juice, regardless of the level of
alcoholic content, is taxable at all
times.
The use tax portion of the law
says to every New York State resi¬
dent that, when he buys a taxable
item while traveling in some other
state, when he returns he should
ante up an amount equal to the tax
he would have paid had he pur¬
chased the item in New York.
Needless to say, many people will
be tempted to play the role of the
strong, silent type on this one!
For sales tax purposes, all items
It would be great
if it started to whistle
after 250 hours of use
It would be great if a worn tractor spark
plug would signal when it started costing
you time and money.
But it doesn't !
Your tractor can be wasting power and fuel
without any sign of trouble. Here’s why — an
accumulation of fouling deposits plus nor¬
mal electrode wear can cause a plug to mis¬
fire. This hidden misfiring usually starts after
about 250 hours of use. It’s difficult for even
a trained mechanic to detect, but it can
waste a gallon of fuel every four hours . . .
about eight cents out of every dollar you
spend on fuel on the average.
What can you do about it? Tractor experts
advise changing plugs every 250 hours . . .
that’s about every six months for the aver¬
age tractor. If you’re still running on the
plugs that carried you through spring field
work, take a tip from the experts and install
new silvery-plated Champions now. They’ll
more than pay for themselves in fuel savings.
CHAMPIONS — FIRST CHOICE OF U.S. TRACTOR MANUFACTURERS
used for farming are divided into
three categories . . . production,
administration, and marketing.
Only production items are exempt
from tax . . . for instance, milk
cans or a bulk tank tire marketing
devices and are therefore taxable.
You’d be surprised how many
items you might consider to be
production items that do not
qualify for exemption. For
instance, farm trucks, tools such
as wrenches and the servicing or
maintaining of farm machinery
are all taxable. The status of pallet
boxes is a bit in doubt at present
because the law says exempt items
“must be used exclusively in pro¬
duction;” it’s argued that these
boxes are used in marketing.
Containers
Returnable containers such as
apple crates that are not being
purchased for resale are technical¬
ly taxable if used in marketing.
Any outer packages that do not
reach the consumer may also be
taxable, but an interpretation ex¬
empting such items may eventually
be issued. Cellophane bags for
apples are exempt because they
reach the consumer and are con¬
sidered a part of the final salable
item.
The sales and use tax is intend¬
ed to be applied to sale of an item
to the final consumer. If an item
is purchased for resale, or to be
combined with other raw materials
in producing a final commodity
for sale . . . then the original pur¬
chase is nontaxable.
If a new farm building ( includ¬
ing labor camps) is built, the tax
applies only on materials pur¬
chased. However, on a repair job,
both materials and the labor charge
are subject to tax. One complica¬
tion, though . . . the labor charge
is nontaxable if done by someone
not in the regular business of
rendering such services. Thus, if
you, your hired help, or a tem¬
porary handyman can do the fix¬
ing, you can save the taxes on the
labor bill that would be added by
a carpenter or contractor.
For equipment repairs on pro¬
duction items such as a tractor,
the repair parts are exempt, but
the charge made by the repair
agency is taxable. The tractor
itself, of course, is exempt if pur¬
chased by a farmer because it’s a
production item.
Exemptions
Exemptions to the tax include
practically all food and medicines
for human consumption . . . with
the exception of candies, alcoholic
beverages, soft drinks, and the
restaurant meals already mention¬
ed. Gasoline and electricity used
directly for production of tangible
personal property is exempt, but
the rest is taxable. All insurance
payments are exempt, as are all
interest charges for credit extended.
Marketing services, such as ren¬
dered by auction markets, are not
taxable.
Veterinarian services for ani¬
mals involved in production are
believed to be exempt from taxa¬
tion, as are the medicines he uses
if they are billed separately rather
(Continued on page 26)
American Agriculturist, August, 1965
18
The Question Box
. . . Send us your questions - we'll get the answers
What causes cork-like knots throughout
an apple and what can be done to remedy
it?
If the “cork-like knots through¬
out the apple” were accompanied
by fine brown lines in certain areas
of die flesh and there were very
small dimples on the surface of
fruit, the trouble is likely caused
by apple maggot, a common
insect.
The only other trouble that
might be confused with apple mag¬
got injury is boron deficiency.
Boron is a minor but essential
element in the nutrition of fruit
trees. In most areas the average
soil supplies adequate boron for
normal tree performance.
However, in limited areas, such
as Clinton County, New York,
some of the soils are low in boron
content. Apple trees on these soils
in dry years will fail to obtain
sufficient boron from the natural
supply and if the leaf or fruit con¬
tent drops to 20 ppm, the defi¬
ciency shows up as corky brown
areas in the flesh. This develops
about 2 weeks before harvest.
Of course, boron deficiency is
easily corrected by the use of a
fertilizer containing boron, or one
can apply Borax. The rate of
Borax applied per tree ranges
from 2 ounces for 3 to 4-year-old
trees up to 18 to 20 ounces for
trees 25 years or older. Ground
applications should be distributed
evenly so as to cover the soil sur¬
face from near the trunk to the
spread of the branches. — MB.
Hoffman, Cornell University
What’s the best material for treating the
inside of a silo?
For wood stave silos, raw lin¬
seed oil is recommended applied
every year or two. It’s most easily
done as the silo is being emptied.
Thoroughly clean the wall with a
wire brush before applying. For
the first application use 2/3 raw
linseed oil and 1/3 turpentine.
Don’t smoke as the mixture is
inflammable. For future applica¬
tions use the oil clear. Linseed oil
is also recommended for mono¬
lithic concrete silos. Some dairy¬
men paint concrete silos using
Pordand cement and water. Tile
silos are not affected with sdage
juice, with the exception of the mor¬
tar in the joints, which may need
replacing where corroded.
What causes the paint on my house to
blister? Should I add shellac or varnish
to paint?
Generally, blistering is caused
by moisture that pushes the paint
film off the wood. This is moisture
trying to get out of the house. It
may come from any water source
such as damp cellars or crawl
spaces, lots of showerbath usage,
clothes driers not vented outdoors,
cooking vapors, leaky roofs, and
shrubbery that tends to prevent
sunlight from drying out the sid¬
ing.
Shellac and varnish have good
holding qualities; however, they
American Agriculturist, August, 1965
both tend to seal in the moisture
which may be trying to get out.
If moisture is the problem, I sug¬
gest that you try to determine
where it comes from and how to
get rid of it. Often a last resort is
to place individual small round
(and screened) vents at the top
and bottom of each stud space.
I have known these to eliminate
blistering on many homes.
Occasionally, some kind of
paint primer has been used to
which no finish coat of paint will
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W. Foss, Cornell University
I have some land that is a water pocket.
I’ve been told that by blasting into the
ledge, which is just below some clay, a
crack will sometimes be sufficient to take
care of the backed-up surface water.
The theory of blasting holes in
wet areas to improve drainage
sounds attractive, but it is seldom
effective. In glaciated areas, the
soil mande over rock usually
becomes more dense and less per¬
vious to water with increasing
depth.
If die underlying rock strata is
sandstone, shale, or granite, the
openings between the rock are
usually quite small and restrict the
movement of water. If the under¬
lying rock strata is limestone, the
practice has a reasonable chance
of success . . . assuming that you
blast the hole over a fairly-large
cavern area.
I have had several experiences
in trying to drain pot holes by
blasting to a depth of 15 feet or
more. All of them resulted in a
rather useless water hole, and I
can think of no economical way
to cap springs which might be
uncovered. — Carl S. Winkelblech,
Cornell University
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Agway’s Profit Feeding Plan
for calves is based on the eco¬
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For instance, 250 lbs of
whole milk can be completely
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And the cost is about half the
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Agway replacers are bal¬
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Ask your Agway man about
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your calves started right— and
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DAIRY FEEDS
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20
OUR AIR TOUR to Hawaii last
fall was such a success that we de¬
cided to have another one this
year, and the dates are October 16
to 30. Imagine being able to see
the most beautiful sights of these
fascinating South Sea Islands, in¬
cluding the colorful Aloha Week
celebrations, in just two weeks!
We’ll fly to and from Hawaii
on luxurious Trans World Airline
and Pan American jets, with over¬
night stops on the West Coast to
stretch our legs and do a bit of
sightseeing in California. Every
detail of this delightful vacation
has been carefully and expertly
arranged by our tour agents, the
Travel Service Bureau of Need¬
ham, Mass. And as with all
American Agriculturist tours,
everything is included when you
buy your ticket, so there are no
travel worries of any kind. It’s
really the perfect way to see
Hawaii!
First Stop — Los Angeles
Gathering in Chicago on Satur¬
day morning, October 16, we
board our TWA jet and find our¬
selves checked in at the luxurious
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los
Angeles by mid- afternoon. After
dinner, some may wish to visit
the famous Palladium to hear
Lawrence Welk’s orchestra, and
the next day we’re at leisure in
Hollywood to visit Disneyland or
take one of the many optional
sightseeing trips available.
Kauai
On Monday, a Pan American
Clipper will carry us across the
Pacific to Hawaii. We land at
Honolulu and continue on to
Kauai, “The Garden Isle.” An ex¬
cursion by motor launch will take
us up the Wailua River to a lovely
fern grotto, and we’ll see acres of
waving sugar cane, rice paddies,
and field upon field of beautiful
tropical flowers. A few of the other
enthralling sights on this lovely
isle are Waimea Canyon, Kalalau
Lookout, and the lush, green
Hanalei Valley.
Our next destination is Oahu,
best known of the Islands, and the
Princess Kaiulani Hotel on Wai¬
kiki Beach, where we’ll stay during
Aloha Week. This annual event
consists of special pageants each
evening, with the gala Aloha Week
Parade and Grand Ball climaxing
the festivities.
Other highlights of our stay on
Oahu are a special Hula show, a
motor trip around the Island with
stops at a Buddhist Temple, the
Royal Mausoleum, and Pali Cliffs;
also a cruise through Pearl Har¬
bor to Battleship Row where the
sunken USS Utah and USS Ari¬
zona have been left as a permanent
memorial.
From Oahu we go to Maui, the
“Valley Isle.” Here we’ll visit his¬
toric Lahaina, Hawaii’s first capi¬
tal, and the Iao Valley to see the
“Needle,” a volcanic freak rising
more than 1,000 feet above the
valley floor.
"The Big Isle"
Our last island is Hawaii, the
“Big Isle.” Well drive along his¬
toric Kona Coast, visiting the City
of Refuge, Captain Cook’s Monu¬
ment, the vast Parker Ranch of
300,000 acres, lovely Akaka Falls,
the orchid capital of Hilo, and the
Hawaiian National Park.
San Francisco and Home
A Pan American jet carries us
back to the mainland and a day
of leisure in San Francisco. Ride a
cable car, dine at Fisherman’s
Wharf, or visit any of the countless
exciting places this famous city
offers. On October 30, a TWA jet
will take us to Chicago, and we
should all be home by late after¬
noon.
Fill out the coupon on this page
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Two British Isles Tours
By the middle of April, all space
had been reserved for our British
Isles Tour in September. Reserva¬
tions continued to pour in until the
waiting list was so long that we
knew something had to be done!
What did we do? We arranged a
second tour as identical to the first
as possible, and this group will
leave Kennedy International Air¬
port on September 7, just five days
later than the first tour.
We are glad to tell you that it
will be possible for you to visit the
British Isles with American Agri¬
culturist this fall — if not on Tour
No. 1, then certainly on the second
tour. It’s true that time is getting
short, but you can still make it.
Write or phone (Needham, Mass.
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THE SMV EMBLEM
BY DAY
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Recent releases on safety statis¬
tics show that rural roads and
highways are now the site of about
three out of every four traffic fatal¬
ities. And one of the major reasons
given for this is what are termed
“SMV”. . . slow-moving vehicles.
In this category are such things as
tractors, self-propelled farm equip¬
ment, as well as construction
equipment, etc.
Most traffic accidents on rural
roads are caused by collisions be¬
tween these slow-moving vehicles
and cars and trucks. Far too often,
the driver of the faster- moving
vehicle didn’t see the slower one in
time to slacken speed.
Research conducted at the Ohio
State University, under the spon¬
sorship of the Automotive Safety
Foundation, resulted in the crea¬
tion of the SMV emblem, to be
affixed to the center back of slow-
moving vehicles. Made of metal,
the yellow-orange fluorescent
center reflects in daytime, while the
border of reflective red material
shows up at night, both at a dis¬
tance of 500 feet.
For further information about
the emblem and how to obtain it,
write to the Farm Department,
National Safety Council, 425
North Michigan Avenue, Chicago,
Illinois 60611.
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Shorter, Uniform, Tougher Stalked Plants that
take narrow row planting— Higher Populations —
Heavier Fertilization to put TOP Yields in Your Bin
Shorter stalks allow more
light penetration in narrow
rows— harvest easier— are
more attractive.
Bred-in insect and disease
tolerance helps keep stalks
green and strong as grain
matures.
Short, high population hy¬
brids are bred to put an ear
on every stalk for maximum
yields.
Short stalks + Higher popu¬
lations -f- bred in resistance
— THE BIG PAYOFF -
HIGHER YIELDS.
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VARIETIES
Bred Make You More Money
XL-304
I .-307
Uniform , High-Yielding 3-Wa t HC RT, Dark Green, Uniform
XL-315
An early hybrid particularly adapted to high
populations — with high yields and strong
stalks — that’s DeKalb XL-304. In DeKalb
Performance testing in Ontario, XL-304 topped
all 25 hybrids with a top yield of 117.2 bus lels
and the least amount of lodging at a 20 000
harvest population. In three official Michigan
trials, it outranked test averages by 9, 8 and 11
bushels. In North Dakota, it tied for firs on
yield among 58 hybrids in an official test, even
though one of the earliest.
In a DeKalb machine-harvested trial at
24,000 population, it outranked six other well
known DeKalb and competitive hybrids on
both yield and stalk strength. It was 9.4 bushels
above the test average with only A as much
lodging. In northern Pennsylvania in an official
trial in 1964, XL-304 outranked 28 hybrids
with a yield 11.3 bushels above average. Matur¬
ity approximately 95 days.
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With Good
Stalk Quality
01 T, dark green with broad leaves and
od uniformity. Very attractive 3-way cross
100 day maturity. Relatively new with
nite 1 production a year ago, the production
XI 307 is being greatly increased for 1966
anting.
We i adapted to high populations. In DeKalb
ials at a 24,000 rate with six other well known
mmercial hybrids, it outyielded even DeKalb
j-315, although some five days earlier. Stalk
eaking and ear dropping were both well be-
iv a\ erage.
XL 307 has a wide adaptation in New York,
maturity and good grain yields will adapt
to a large area for grain — its leafy char-
er, ability to stay green, to take high popu-
ions, and to produce a high ratio of grain,
1 qualify it as an excellent high energy silage,
hybrid with very good picking qualities. In-
ude XL-307 in your 1966 corn crop plans.
Great new 3-way with a big performance
record. As an average in DeKalb’s own
1964 test fields in Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Michigan and Ontario, XL-315 ranked
3rd on yield among 49 hybrids at both
16,000 and 20,000 populations. Among
the 10 commercial hybrids— both DeKalb
and competitive — XL-315 ranked first
with its yield of 11 1 .4 bushels at the 20,000
harvest population. This was 9.1 bushels
above the test average.
At Woodstock, Ontario, just west of
Buffalo, XL-315 had the top yield of 121.5
bushels at 20,000 population among all 49
hybrids tested by DeKalb — 16.8 bushels
above the test average. It ranked in the
top 15% on stalk quality.
Here’s how it looked at this 20,000 rate:
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XL-315
DeKalb 57
DeKalb 59
XL- 15
Competitor A
Yield
121.5
102.9
109.4
112.0
109.1
% Lodging
5.7
4.0
5.9
5.5
6.9
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Here’s a big yielder with plenty
stalk quality at higher populations.
XL-315 has rugged and vigorous stalks
with ears that are long, girthy and golden-
bronze in color. Uniformity is unusual for
a 3-way cross. Picking qualities are very
good. You’ll want to try XL-315 in 1966.
59
DeKalb 59 has been a very
popular hybrid in New York for many
years, as it has all over the northern
corn belt. It is rugged, vigorous and
widely adapted. Its long ears and
stalks of somewhat above average
height adapt it to either grain pro¬
duction or silage production. It has
a wide adaptation to all types of
soils and to different populations.
Maturity is rated as 105 days, simi¬
lar to XL-15 and XL-315.
The use of DeKalb 59 has in¬
creased steadily since its introduc¬
tion a few years ago, principally
because of consistent performance
as a grain or silage variety.
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■ ^9 A good early 4-way with a
90 day maturity. A well balanced
variety with good yields and above
average strength. Adapted to wide
variation of soils and growing con¬
ditions. Plants are medium in height
with dark green color.
29
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uniformity
single cr
golden-bri
big yields
age in Del
Plants ha’
ing to its
XI ,
cellent yielj
doubt about the
ng ability of this
ias attractive
which pile up
iels above aver-
rehensive trials,
een leaves add¬
in the field.
A solid performer which
has shown ability over a period of
years to perform well under a wide
range of conditions. Maturity is
just a little later than DeKalb 59.
Leaves are dark green and broad.
Ears are medium in length with
good girth and have reddish cast.
I 6W An ex-
_ average of eight
locations) ) testing in U.S.
busl els vs. 96.3
Also in the top
!th- at a 20,000
3-W; y with ma-
XL-325
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’A modern 3- way
— short stalked, able to take high
populations, big yielder. Five days
earlier than XL-45. In DeKalb’s
1964 Performance Test Fields,
XL-325 ranked ahead of all 49 hy¬
brids tested at four widely scattered
locations at a 20,000 rate.
One of the earliest varieties
at about an 80 day maturity. Has ability
to make a good crop in its maturity
zone, or if planted late in longer
season areas. Has produced yields
over 100 bushels under favorable
growing conditions.
XT
stam ng 1 Vo completely
new >cecc
DeK lb -
ORE FARMERS l*L
lster t performer
star ling ability.
d 4 way of 105
ada >ted to soils
fert ;ity.
'•lar n maturity
15 and XL-315.
415a Characterized by short
stalk, deep kerneled ears, and good
stalk strength. Maturity is almost
identical to that of DeKalb varie-
ites 238 and XL-45.
Plants are dark green with low
set, girthy, deep-kerneled ears.
h 3MfAn out-
a n iturity like
ed 4th on yield
m Df Jf 4 hybrids at
20,000 P°
441a Variation of 441 with
better performance. Good yielder,
excellent stalk strength. Best per¬
formance record of any commercial
in DeKalb trials at 20,000 rate. Ears
are long with large kernels.
A long time favorite in
New York. Maturity is similar to that
of DeKalb 415a or 115 days. It can
be used either for grain or for silage
and is a top-notch performer at
either. Yields well at populations
up to 20,000 at harvest. Harvests
well with mechanical picker or
picker-sheller.
DeKalb 238 was selected as the
contest corn in the National Me¬
chanical Corn Picking Contest in
Minnesota in 1961.
Ears are of medium length, deep
kerneled and of good girth.
A reliable hybrid noted for con¬
sistent performance.
XL-392 DeKalb's earli¬
est 3-way cross of about a 90 day
maturity. Will give good yields in
that zone or can be planted later to
salvage a crop in longer season
zones. Ears are large for its maturity
with average girth.
XL-45 Top-notch adapta¬
tion for high populations, early plant¬
ing in southern New York and for
silage rich in grain. DeKalb’s lead¬
ing single cross. Short — dark green.
Has unusually strong stalks.
DEKALB THAN ANY OTHER BRAND
DEKALi " isfter d Brand Name. Numbers are Variety Designations.
1
Characteristics of Hybrids
EARLIEST
TO
LATEST
*MAX.
POP.
TOLERANCE RATING
BLIGHT
BORER
STALK ROT
29
18,000
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
XT-138
18,000
Very Good
Excellent
Excellent
45
18,000
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
XL-302
18,000
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
XL-304
20,000
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
XL-306
20,000
Excellent
Very Good
Excellent
XL-307
20,000
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
56
16,000
Good
Good
Good
58
16,000
Fair
Fair
Fair
XL-315
18,000
Excellent
Very Good
Excellent
XL-15
16,000
Very Good
Good
Very Good
59
16,000
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
57
18,000
Very Good
Very Good
Excellent
224
18,000
Very Good
Excellent
Very Good
XT-218
20,000
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
XL-325
22,000
Excellent
Very Good
Excellent
238
20,000
Very Good
Excellent
Excellent
415a
20,000
Excellent
Excellent
Very Good
XL-45
22,000
Excellent
Excellent
Outstanding
427
18,000
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
441
20,000
Very Good
Excellent
Excellent
441a
20,000
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
XL-361
19,000
Very Good
Excellent
Excellent
•At harvest under top conditions. Reduce 2,000 for average fertility; 4,000
for low fertility. Add 10% for planting rate.
N.Y. Corn
The Modern Corn
for Modern Farming
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Fits Any Livestock Feeding Program
Best Thing That’s Happened
in Forage Crops Since Alfalfa
Here’s the Real Miracle Crop for Livestock
Feeders — DeKalb Sudax Brand SX-11, the Origi¬
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any area where corn or sorghum is grown. SX-11
has found wide acclaim when used for pasture,
green-chop, hay or haylage. Get your share of the
benefits from this unusual crop — the Best Thing
That’s Happened in Forage Crops Since Alfalfa.
SX-12 — Produces fast, vigorous growth
of fine leaves and stems. Has a high sugar content.
SX-6 TVew- This variety has shown good
tonnage; excellent, fast, early growth; and an
abundance of leaves.
SX-5 /Vei/y-This hyb rid has demon¬
strated excellent regrowth ability, even under
cooler climates. Produces lots of fine leaves.
l
DEKALE
IsuoAy
BRAND
SX-11
Amazing!
Tremendous !
Miraculous '
FOR PASTURE
SX-ll’s fast, early growth, plus
its amazing regrowth power, makes
it ideal for summer pasture. And
its high feed value helps you get
more beef or milk per acre.
FOR GREEN-CHOP
Few crops compare with SX-11
green-chop for tonnage, taste and
feed value. Fast regrowth with
heavy tillering makes for more cut¬
tings— more tons per acre.
FOR HAY
SX-11 can replace alfalfa for hay —
both in feed value and taste appeal.
Users say this great annual can pro¬
duce more tonnage per acre than
alfalfa. Cattle go for SX-11 hay.
FOR HAYLAGE
SX-11, put up as haylage, makes a
concentrated, high quality feed.
SX-ll’s leaves of high palatability
and nutritional value can provide
excellent feed for winter months.
Grows 2 Inches or More a Day!
Tremendous hybrid vigor gives SX-11 the
fast regrowth ability to provide repeated
crops throughout the growing season. The
photo below, of a regrowth trial in Texas,
shows the regrowth power of this all-around,
sensational forage crop. The actual meas¬
urements of regrowth at 10, 25 and 40 day:
were 2 inches or more a day. Reports fron
farmers from North, South, East and Wes
show similar results. SX-11 is drouth tol
erant, and can provide good tonnages unde
dry conditions when other forages may not
lu inc les
inlOciys
HIGH ENERGY FEEDER SPECIALS
HIGH in Grain— HIGH in Tonnage— HIGH in Energy!
High energy silage is high in energy
because it is made from hybrids
which have a high proportion of
grain to fodder. DeKalb’s new
"XL” varieties in corn, and the
short forage sorghum, FS-la, qualify
to make a type of silage which puts
on fast gains in the feed lot or to
produce milk with a minimum of
supplement.
These newer hybrids are quite
disease resistant, too, so that they
continue pumping nutrients and
extra weight into the grain while
maintaining their healthy, green
leaves with full succulence.
Silage from such plants is highly
nutritious and palatable, and these
healthy green plants enable cutting
to be carried out over a longer
period.
These short, dark green, high
yielding hybrids give yields com¬
parable to the taller, later ones, and
their compact growth makes field
chopping easier.
High energy silage is more pal¬
atable, more nutritious and more
profitable. Many livestock men are
changing to it!
DeKalb — leader in hybrid
wheat research — has entered
the first experimental hy rid
spring wheats in official t) als
in 1965. Dr. J. A. Wilson,
whose discoveries made
hybrids possible, directs w >rk
on hundreds of experime tal
DeKalb winter and spr ng
hybrids. DeKalb soon hopes
to offer some hybrid wheats
to farmers.
PROGRESS REPORT c n
HYBRID WHEAT
DEKALB AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION, INC., DEKALB, ILLINOIS Commercial Producers & Distributors of DeKalb Corn, Chix, Sorghum & C ttot
"DEKALB" and "SUDAX" are Registered Brand Names. Numbers are Variety Designations.
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FALSE TEETH
That Loosen
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Many wearers of false teeth have
suffered real embarrassment because
their plate dropped, slipped or wob¬
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live In fear of this happening to you.
Just sprinkle a little FASTEETH,
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American Agriculturist, August, 1965
DON’T MISS THE PAYOFF
Early one morning last August
a woman called to ask if one of
us could be at their farm by seven
o’clock to inoculate a 4-H steer
against shipping fever, and make
out a health chart for the same
steer to go to a local fair. When
asked why it had to be at that
particular time, she replied: “Well,
the truck is going to be here to
pick him up to leave for the fair
at 7:30.”
It was explained to her that the
fair officials would not accept the
steer for exhibition unless he was
inoculated at least ten days prior
to the opening date of the fair.
She replied that her son had left
all of the preparations for the fair
until the last moment, and had
only that morning asked her to
call.
Needless to say, this boy for¬
feited his chance to show at the
fair. He had worked a whole year
getting a project ready, and missed
the payoff because of his own ne¬
glect. The 4-H clubs do a good
job in teaching youngsters respon¬
sibility, but when their lessons are
not heeded, something like this
harsh lesson may be the result.
To the boy or girl who has
showed for several years I can’t
offer much advice that hasn’t
already been heard. However, I
should like to offer a few words
of advice to the young showman
who is just starting out, or is in
his first year of showing. And per¬
haps some of your older showmen
might find the following a good
review. I hope it will be of some
help.
Plan Ahead
The most important thing about
preparing to show cattle, or any
other livestock, is to plan ahead.
You are already doing this when
you pick your animal as a calf,
colt, lamb or pig so as to have it
the proper age to be as old as
possible in its class without sacri¬
ficing quality. Use the same long¬
distance planning as far as health
matters are concerned and you
won’t have trouble.
Dehorning is not necessarily a
health problem, but since it is often
done by a veterinarian it should
be mentioned. Twenty-five years
ago few animals were shown with¬
out horns; today a horned animal
seems out of place. Horns may
look well when clean and polished,
but my own boyhood experience
with a fine show heifer cracking the
cap off a horn the morning she
was loaded to go to the fair, and
of myself sporting a black eye
from a cow’s horn through show
season, prejudiced me forever
against horns.
Have horns removed or remove
them yourself with caustic as early
as possible. Gouging, when prop¬
erly done at from three to seven
months, makes the nicest head.
Be sure to tell your veterinarian
he is working on a show animal
when he gouges your calf so that
he may take extra care. Whenever
there is a slip of the gouge, and
one side is not cut even with the
other, it always seems to turn out
to be a 4-H calf that is involved.
Animals done young aren’t as
frightened, and calm down sooner
than those done when older.
If you buy a beef calf to raise
as a steer have him castrated
before he reaches five months of
age. Again, explain to your vet¬
erinarian that this is a show steer.
Bloodless castration with a Bur-
dizzo forceps is fine for commer¬
cial use, but for show steers to
have a good full cod, actual re¬
moval of the testicles through a
slit in the front of the scrotum,
leaving the entire scrotum, is the
preferred method. This, too,
should be done when the animal
is as young as possible, and of
course before fly time.
Heifer calves for showing
should be vaccinated against bru¬
cellosis as soon after four months
as possible. Don’t let this go until
near show time, since it can set the
(Continued on page 27)
The Song of the Lazy Farmer
Some men are born executives, and
just as long as each one lives, his
leadership comes natur’ly and folks
treat him respectfully. But others do
not like to lead, and folks like that we
also need; they are the followers who
do the work that bosses tell them to.
Now it just happens that I’m one of
those men born to help things run by
giving orders to the drones who work
with muscles and with bones. For I
was born to use my brain and not to
toil or sweat or strain, so ev’rybody
should treat me with all respect that’s
due, by gee.
Mirandy, though, don’t understand,
that in this great and mighty land true
leadership is mighty rare and should
be treated with great care. She does
not seem to understand that I can best
lend her a hand by using brain instead
of brawn; she treats me like I’m just a
pawn that she’s supposed to boss and
scold while I do just what I am told.
I am simply much too wise to use my
time at pitching hay or working in
some other way; it’s shameful that
such talent goes to waste beneath her
very nose.
Only a Cornell Blue Rib¬
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the drive chain with short
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CORNELL
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With Our
ADVERTISERS
Several Long Island growers used
the new fungicide Polyram on a trial
basis last year and have reported that
they plan to continue their trial of the
compound this year. These growers
included Leroy Anderson (manager of
the William A. Zeh farm, Calverton);
Richard and Clarence Anderson, River-
head; A. H. Warner and Son, River-
head; Joe Sieminski, Jamesport; and
McKay Farms, Inc., Aquebogue.
Tougher tuber skin, excellent plant
color, good tuber chipping qualities, a
minimum of nozzle clogging with Poly¬
ram, and generally good handling
properties were all reported in favor of
the new fungicide. Gene Havens of the
Long Island Cauliflower Association
theorizes that the zinc in the material
may be helping to correct incipient soil
deficiencies of that element.
The USDA registration is for a dos¬
age rate of 1 to 2 pounds per acre.
Picture shows good results (stakes 2
and 5), with untreated check row at
left nearly destroyed by blight.
Massey- Ferguson Inc. has purchased
Badger Northland. This will add a
whole new dimension to the equipment
being offered by Massey- Ferguson,
because Badger has long been known
for its field harvesting equipment and
farmstead materials handling machines.
Badger will continue to operate under
its present management as a separate
subsidiary of M-F.
The Kendall Company, Fiber Prod¬
ucts Division, Walpole, Massachusetts,
has developed two new metal wall dis¬
pensers for socks and large disk-type
milk filters. Both are made of zinc-
coated steel and painted with white
enamel.
The New Holland Machine Com¬
pany, a division of Sperry Rand Cor¬
poration, is entering the self-propelled
grain combine market The company’s
first combine, the Model 990, has al¬
ready been produced; production in
1966 will be transferred to a major
plant in Nebraska.
International Harvester has devel¬
oped a new tractor designated as the
424, a 3-plow machine especially des¬
ignated to meet the needs of farmers
engaged in diversified enterprises.
Power steering is hydrostatic with no
mechanical linkage, which gives the op¬
erator easy handling and control. With
an optional forward-reverse attachment,
the tractors may be operated in eight
speeds each way.
A completely organic soluble liquid-
type weed killer called UroxR B Water
Soluble Concentrate has been an¬
nounced by General Chemical Division,
Allied Chemical Corporation, New
York, N.Y. It may be used in spray
equipment and is not affected by water
hardness. It is particularly applicable
for industrial sites, railroad and high¬
way rights-of-way, and other non-crop
areas where quick kill of grasses and
long-term residual action are vital.
22
Designed primarily for use in corn-
growing areas, the MF 82, a new model
heavy-duty mounted moldboard plow is
being produced by Massey-Ferguson
Inc. It has a vertical clearance of 28-Yi
inches and a new type of tripping device
for maximum trash clearance. A new
trash board has also been designed to
go with the MF 82 plow.
Ed Forrest started farming thirty
years ago in Manchester Depot, Ver¬
mont, on less than 300 acres of land.
Today, he owns 700 acres and a herd
of purebred Holsteins, including young
cattle, numbering 120. There are ap¬
proximately 70 milkers in the herd.
Although reluctant to do so after putting
out money for a required bulk tank, in
February of 1963 Forrest had a barn
cleaner installed. Working in conjunc¬
tion with Cornell Manufacturing’s sales¬
man, Art Porter, and the distributor,
Merton K. Batchelder of Conway, Mas¬
sachusetts, a tail-to-tail installation for
his 70 stanchion barn was installed and
in operation in one day’s time.
“After twenty-eight years without a
barn cleaner and two years with it, I
sure wish I’d bought one sooner,’’ said
Ed Forrest.
The new Gehl SP188 Self-Propelled
Chop-King, available from Gehl Bros.
Mfg. Co., West Bend, Wisconsin, is
really beefed up where it counts! Its 8
chrome-edged knives are mounted on a
450-pound flywheel, front-wheel drive
carries more weight up front, offsetting
the engine weight in the rear to give
better traction and greater flotation in
soft hay fields or muddy com rows.
The James Manufacturing Company,
Inc., Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, recendy
announced a new silo unloader worm
gear hoist which takes the work out of
raising and lowering silo unloaders.
This Jamesway hoist is available in
manual or motorized models. The
manual hoist can also be operated with
a heavy-duty power drill if desired. The
power hoist is completely motorized,
making silo unloader raising and
lowering fast, easy and safe. If you buy
a manual hoist now you can easily
transform it to the power model at a
later date. The installation is fast and
simple.
The H. K. Webster Company of
Lawrence, Massachusetts, and Rich-
ford, Vermont, manufacturers of BLUE
SEAL Feeds, has recendy issued a new
BLUE SEAL Dairy Manual entided
“The Science of Dairy Farming.”
Among the many subjects covered by
the new manual are dairy farm man¬
agement; selection and breeding of
dairy cattle; feed requirements; produc¬
tion and use of forage crops; diseases
of dairy catde; and useful farm facts.
A new feature is a chapter endded
“Your Veterinarian and You,” which
explores ways in which the dairyman
and the veterinarian can work to
mutual advantage. The manual may
be obtained at stores of BLUE SEAL
dealers or by writing to the H. K.
Webster Company, P. O. Box 511,
Lawrence, Massachusetts.
UREA GUIDELINES
Appearing in the May issue of
the American Agriculturist-Rural
New Yorker was a story about a
farm where urea was being fed
with silage. Over the years, urea
has sometimes gotten an undeserv¬
ed black eye because it has caused
problems in herds when improper¬
ly used.
•So that dairymen won’t be
tempted to use this low-cost source
of protein indiscriminately, Profes¬
sor Stan Gaunt of the University
of Massachusetts had to say in the
February, 1965, issue:
“Urea can be fed to dairy cattle
as a protein substitute. Dairy cat¬
tle are able to use it because bac¬
teria in the paunch convert it into
amino acids and protein. The pro¬
tein is stored in the bacteria and
becomes available to the animal
as the bacteria are digested.
The protein content of the grain
mixture is increased 2.6 percent
for each one percent of urea added
to the mix. However, urea contains
no energy, whereas conventional
sources of protein . . . such as soy¬
bean oil meal . . . are also good
sources of energy.
“On a protein basis, one pound
of urea can replace seven pounds
of soybean oil meal, but to make
up for the energy difference it
would be necessary to add six
pounds of a high-energy carbohy¬
drate concentrate like corn meal.
Thus, whenever the cost of this
combination of urea and concen¬
trate is less than for seven pounds
of soybeans, this practice pays.
“However, urea should never
supply any more than one-third
of the total equivalent of crude
protein in a grain mix. In fact,
regulations of the American As¬
sociation of Feed Control Officials
require that a statement to this
effect be included in the guarantee.
“Natural urea is excreted by
animals. It is poisonous, and syn¬
thetic urea can be poisonous when
too large quantities are consumed.
Deaths in cattle have resulted from
feeding improperly-mixed concen¬
trates and urea. However, feed
companies have been aware of
these facts for a long time, and
are doing a good job of mixing
the urea thoroughly with the other
ingredients. Also, urea is not pala¬
table to cows, and is not as readily
consumed as oil meals, another
reason why good mixing is neces¬
sary.”
One of the secrets of using urea
successfully is doing a good job
of mixing so that any one animal
or group of animals don’t get an
overdose. Like so many things in
modern agriculture, the right
amount of urea works fine and
does a good job . . . but twice as
much does not do twice as good
a job!
NEW ASSIGNMENT
Dr. George W. Trimberger, in
charge of the Dairy Catde Divi¬
sion of Cornell University’s De¬
partment of Animal Husbandry,
has been appointed to the staff of
the Holstein-
Friesian Associ¬
ation of America
for approximate¬
ly five months.
Dr. Trimberger
has been given
leave from Cor¬
nell to conduct
an intensive
study of the
type classifica¬
tion program conducted by the
Association.
Dr. Trimberger is an accredited
judge of all the major dairy breeds,
and the author of a recognized
text for dairy cattle judging. In
his new study, he will be consulting
with breeders, artificial insemina¬
tion businesses, sales personnel,
and Extension dairymen in many
parts of the country, gathering
ideas, opinions and suggestions.
He will formulate specific recom¬
mendations in cooperation with the
Association’s Type Advisory Com¬
mittee.
FIELD DAY
The New York Hereford Asso¬
ciation will hold its annual Field
Day at Deer Run Farm, Hillsdale,
New York, two miles from Crary-
ville, off Route 23. The date is
August 7, and starting time is
12:30.
Deer Run Farms is the largest
Polled Hereford operation in the
northeastern area, comprising
over 1,300 acres, of which approx¬
imately half is in grass.
In addition to a tour of the
different breeding herds, there will
be demonstrations of grading cat¬
tle and a tour of extensive birds-
foot trefoil plantings. Anyone in¬
terested is invited to come along.
PUREBREDS VS.
GRADE CATTLE
In a study conducted by Pro¬
fessor J. D. Burke, New York State
College of Agriculture, registered
and grade cows in the same herd
were compared for production. The
study showed that production of
the non-registered cows exceeded
that of the registered in the Ayr¬
shire, Guernsey, and Jersey breeds.
There were too few Brown Swiss
comparisons to draw definite con¬
clusions. The registered Holsteins
outproduced their non-registered
herdmates by an insignificant
margin.
Similar results were found for
both artificially and naturally
sired cows. Burke concluded that
the production gap between regis¬
tered and grade cows had been
closed through the widespread use
of artificial insemination.
He suggested the following for
consideration: ( 1 ) place all regis¬
tered herds on test; (2) carry out
selective registration based on milk
production (cancel registrations on
cows producing less than 70 per¬
cent of herd average); (3) register
grade cows that exceed breed aver¬
age or some reasonable average.
American Agriculturist, August, 1965
CHAMPION PIE BAKERS!
by Augusta Chapman
It’s “Cherry Pie Time” in
Grange halls all over New York
State, as contestants in the baking
contest sponsored jointly by Amer¬
ican Agriculturist and New York
State Grange compete for honors.
All Subordinate contests have now
been held, and many Pomona win¬
ners have been chosen to represent
their counties in the State finals,
held when State Grange meets at
Saratoga Springs in October.
' Following is the list of county
winners to date:
POMONA WINNERS
COUNTY
GRANGE
WINNER
Albany
Bethlehem
Mrs. Clarence Klahn
Allegany
Canaseraga
Mrs. Charles Neetz
Broome
Upper Lisle
Mrs. Beverly Marsh
Cattaraugus
Franklinville
Mrs. Miriam Howe
Cayuga
East Venice
Mrs. Sarah Huff
Chautauqua
Clymer
Mrs. Clayton Damcott
Chemung
Seeley Creek
Mrs. Sidney Shepherd, Sr.
Delaware
Bloomville
Mrs. Leon Burdick
Dutchess
Poughkeepsie
Mrs. Harvey Russell
Erie
Wyandale
Mrs. Lillian Stetler
Genesee
Elba
Mrs. Floyd Churchill
Greene
Loonenburg
Mrs. Edith Albright
Jefferson
Adams Center
Mrs. Nina Fredenburg
Livingston
Groveland
Mrs. Craig Moore
Madison
Smithfield
Miss Naomi Rodda
Oneida
Clinton
Mrs. Edna Beck
Oswego
Palermo
Mrs. Susie Grant
Putnam-
Yorktown
Mrs. Ann Glaser
Westchester
Schoharie
Franklinton
Mrs. Josephine Hallenbeck
Schuyler
Olive Branch
Mrs. John Bailey
Sullivan
Monticello
Mrs. Lillie Morgan
Tioga
Berkshire
Mrs. Edgar Leonard
Tompkins
South Lansing
Mrs. Goldie Ruzicka
Ulster
Huguenot
Mrs. David DuBois
Warren
Stony Creek
Mrs. Ruth Bormann
Washington
Shushan
Mrs. William Hill
Wayne
Newark
Mrs. Edith Wilck
Yates
Guyanoga
Miss Bessie Moshier
Apparently age is not an im¬
portant factor when it comes to
baking a prize-winning cherry pie.
Two of our county winners are in
their 80 ’s and probably have been
baking pies for many years, but
we also have a teenage winner
carrying off top honors in her
county contest.
Mrs. Sarah Huff of Cayuga
County is 84 years young, and
there were eleven entries in her
contest. Mrs. Mary White, Pomona
Service and Hospitality Chairman,
tells me that Mrs. Huff has been a
Grange member for 63 years. She
used to be a school teacher and
started in at the whopping salary
of $8.00 a week!
Our other octogenarian is Mrs.
Susie Grant from Oswego County.
A Grange member for 47 years,
Mrs. Grant is Master of Palermo
Subordinate Grange this year. Six¬
teen cherry pies were entered in
that contest.
Naomi Rodda, R. D. 1, Morris-
ville, Madison County, is just 17
years old and won her title over
ten other pie bakers.
Schuyler County has a repeat
winner in Mrs. John Bailey who
placed third in the State Ginger¬
bread Contest in 1963. Mrs.
Bailey wrote me, “I don’t believe
I will ever get over the shock of
receiving such a grand prize as
my Magic Chef Gas Range. It is
one of the nicest things that ever
happened to me. I am very happy
for the opportunity to represent
Schuyler County again.”
Last year, Mrs. Bailey’s new
son, Roy William, picked May 13
for his arrival, so she was unable
to enter the Yeast Coffee Cake Con¬
test.
A lot of work goes into these
baking contests at every level, and
I appreciate the fine cooperation
of each Service and Hospitality
chairman in arranging prizes,
providing judges, and taking care
of the many details necessary for a
successful contest. Next month I
hope to have names of the remain¬
ing county winners, so our list
will be complete.
MRS. C. KLAHN
Albany County
MRS. B. MARSH
Broome County
MRS. M. HOWE
Cattaraugus County
MRS. S. HUFF
Cayuga County
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MRS. H. RUSSELL
Dutchess County
MISS N. RODDA
Madison County
MRS. S. GRANT
Oswego County
MRS. F. CHURCHILL
Genesee County
Your clock and radio are two essential harvesting tools, from the
day the first field of early-cut hay is mowed in unpredictable May,
through the day the last field of late-maturing corn for grain is
picked in blustery December. And that same handy harvest help is at
your finger tips for every crop from Apples to Zinnias.
Your best radio guide to good harvesting weather is WEATHER
ROUNDUP at 6:25 and 7:15 A.M.; 12:15 and 6:15 P.M, over these
stations.
FM STATIONS
Auburn
WMBO-FM
96.1 me.
Binghamton
WKOP-FM
99.1 me.
Bristol Center-Rochester
WMIV-FM
95.1 me.
Cherry Valley-Albany
WJIV-FM
101.9 me.
DeRuyter-Syracuse
WOIV-FM
105.1 me.
Hornell
WWHG-FM
105.3 me.
Ithaca-Elmira
WEIV-FM
103.7 me.
Jamestown
WJTN-FM
93.3 me.
Niagara Falls-Buffalo
WHLD-FM
98.5 me.
Olean
WHDL-FM
95.7 me.
Oswego-Fulton
WOSC-FM
104.7 me.
Plattsburgh
WEAV-FM
99.9 me.
Wethersfield-Buffalo
WBIV-FM
107.7 me.
AM STATIONS
Amsterdam
WAFS
1570 kc.
Niagara Falls
WHLD
1270 kc.
Auburn
WMBO
1340 kc.
Olean
WHDL
1450 kc.
Binghamton
WKOP
1290 kc.
Oswego
WOSC
1300 kc.
Boonville
WBRV
900 kc.
Plattsburgh
WEAV
960 kc.
Canandaigua
WCGR
1550 kc.
Rochester
WHEC
1460 kc.
Dunkirk
WDOE
1410 kc.
Salamanca
WGGO
1 590 kc.
Elmira
WELM
1410 kc.
Sayre, Pa.
WATS
960 kc.
Gloversville
WENT
1340 kc.
Schenectady
WGY
810 kc.
Hornell
WWHG
1320 kc.
Syracuse
WOLF
1490 kc.
Ithaca
WTKO
1470 kc.
Walton
WDLA
1270 kc.
Jamestown
WJTN
1240 kc.
Utica
WBVM
1550 kc.
Northeast Radio Network
Ithaca, New York
American Agriculturist, August, 1965
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No matter what your line of farming may be, there’ll be something of interest.
More than one million dollars worth of farm machines will be on display and
many will be put through the paces in actual field demonstrations. You’ll see a full
line of tractors and almost every type of auxiliary equipment from tillage tools to
harvesting machines. Among them will be a new two-row potato harvester, a new
sugar beet harvester, an air-blast chemical sprayer and several new style forage
harvesting and handling machines.
Materials handling on the farm becomes more and more important in the fight for
higher output per hour of labor — and materials handling will be a long suit at the
Field Day. You’ll get the story on new ways to handle feed for maximum efficiency
and minimum effort. Manufacturers will display and demonstrate all types of forage
handling and carrying equipment from wagon boxes to silo unloaders. Take your
pick of the two days — or take part in both — and you’ll have plenty of time to get
the full story.
The Field Day hosts operate two farms totaling more than 2700 acres — plenty of
room for many other important farm interests. You’ll see demonstrations of practi¬
cal ways to use farm chemicals. The fertilizer story will be told. There will be silos
and milking machines on display, and even a booth on dairy breeding. Many farm-
use products ranging from scales to lightning rods will be displayed. Make it a
point now to visit the Field Days — and profit by your experience!
EXTRA - WATER-UP SHOW
Wondering what to do about the water problem? Then make it a must to visit
the outstanding Water-Up show. You’ll get a fountain of new ideas on how to
meet your needs practically and effectively. Irrigation equipment, pumps and
watering systems will be on display, and experts in the field will be on hand to
discuss your individual needs. Whether you’re a dairyman, crops farmer, fruit
or vegetable grower, a visit to this section can more than pay for the trip.
LOCATION OF 32NO ANNUAL
FIELD PAY AND FARM MATERIALS
HANDLING EXHIBITION
WYOMING COUNTY
NEW FEATURE: FARM BUILDING
INFORMATION CENTER
If you’re considering putting up a new building, replacing
an old one, remodeling an existing building or adding on to
what you already have, you’ll pick up some fine pointers at
the Farm Buildings Information
Center. You’ll be able to pick up
literature, see new ideas in action,
and talk over your needs with
specialists in the field.
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NEW MACHINES, NEW MODELS, NEW FEATURES
More than 10 acres of farmland will becovered by displays of the latest makes,
models and styles of farm equipment from pumps to plows, from tractors to
trailers. Most major manufacturers will be on hand. They’ll have the newest
versions of standard makes and models and will introduce several new concepts
in farm machinery — models just now getting into production. If you have any
plans at all to buy new machinery, the Field Day will provide a golden oppor¬
tunity to shop around for the make and model that’s just right for your
operation.
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WM. GOZELSKI FARM
ROUTE 78
GAINESVILLE, N. Y.
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“I farm 860 acres and plant 415
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$.0114 per bushel.
“This is a wonderful set-up. Since
the dryer is totally automatic, it
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Gas Engines — The 1965 annual
reunion of the Pioneer Gas Engine
Association, Inc. will be held July
30 and 31 and August 1 at the
Mendon Pioneer Museum,
Honeoye Falls, New York.
Association membership dues
are $2 a year. For more informa¬
tion contact Donald A. Luteyn,
Sr., 424 E. Main Street, Palmyra,
New York 14522, president; or
Mrs. Dorothy B. Smith, secretary,
Forest Grove Trailer Park, Ontar¬
io, New York 14519.
Manure Dehydrating Plant — The
first manure dehydrating plant in
Suffolk County is now in operation
at the Circle M Farm, Route 109,
Medford, New York. Larry Mak-
ransky, owner, has been trying to
find a better way of marketing the
manure from his dairy farm; now
he has a Heil Dehydrator in op¬
eration that is capable of removing
5,000 pounds of moisture per
hour, grinding the dried product,
and bagging it so it can be sold
as high-class fertilizer and soil¬
conditioning product.
Largest Potato — A nationwide
search to find the largest potato
in die U.S.A. is now under way.
The contest is open to any farmer
who believes he has an exception-
ally-large potato. The prize is a
$100 government bond. All entries
should be sent during the two-week
period January 1 to January 15,
1966, to Potato Chip Institute In¬
ternational, 940 Hanna Building,
Cleveland 15, Ohio.
Agricultural Building — Pennsylva¬
nia Department of Agriculture has
a home of its own for the first time
in its 70 years of existence. The
new building, with modern labo¬
ratories and other improvements,
will enable the Department to ex¬
pand services to farmers and to
all consumers.
Pro-Fac — A four percent dividend
on stock and higher earnings for
member distribution are reported
by Pro-Fac Cooperative, Inc.,
Rochester, New York, in its an¬
nual report. In announcing the
four-year-old cooperative’s earn-
ing figures, President Gerald F.
Britt disclosed that Pro-Fac will
pay member growers 100 percent
of commericial market value for
the products they delivered to the
organization during the year. In
addition, the cooperative reported
earnings of $358,281 to be divided
among its 500 members in the
form of cash and retain certificates.
Honored — “Poultryman of the
Year” in Pennsylvania is Carl 0.
Dossin of State College, named
by the Pennsylvania Poultry Fed¬
eration. Mr. Dossin retired July 1
as professor and chairman of
poultry science extension at Penn
State.
Sales tax .
(Continued from page 18)
than put into an all-inclusive
charge.
Still unsettled are a number of
knotty questions . . . such as the
status of charges made by custom
operators who harvest grain or
fill silos for their neighbors. “Fab¬
ricating and processing” are tax¬
able functions, but it is not the
intent of the law to levy the sales
tax on charges made by farm cus¬
tom operators. It may be some
time before this and other final
interpretations are made.
The tickets to non-athletic func¬
tions held by a charitable, reli¬
gious, or educational organization
are nontaxable . . . il the organiza¬
tion is on the Internal Revenue
Service list as being eligible to
receive income-tax-deductible gifts.
Certain veteran, firemen, and po¬
lice groups share this exemption.
Revenues
Expected annual sales tax rev¬
enues amount to $1,200,000,000
... six hundred million going to
the State and another six hundred
million collected by the State to be
returned to local areas already
having a local sales tax.
Farmers will be liable for col¬
lecting some sales tax revenues
... on Christmas trees (non-food
item) retailed at the farm, for
instance.
It’s too early to nail down the
answers to every question on how
the new law will affect rural New
York. For more answers, contact
the Sales Tax Information Center,
telephone 518-FL-72780, or write
to Box 5028, Albany, New York
12205.
American Agriculturist, August, 1965
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animal back in growth and
“bloom.”
If you intend to go to the larger
fairs, or to travel far, ask your
veterinarian if he might advise vac¬
cinating against virus disease
(IBR and virus diarrhea) and
leptospirosis a few weeks ahead of
the fair season. This is more im¬
portant in the beef breeds than in
dairy, but it is something to think
about. Ten-dose vials of virus
vaccine is the smallest size, so if
your veterinarian knows ahead he
might be able to do your animals
from part of a vial that he has left
over from a larger herd.
At least a month before show
time contact your veterinarian so
that he will know you have ani¬
mals for shipping fever (H.S. or
hemorrhagic septicemia) inocula¬
tion and health charts. Tell him
when you will be around to help,
and how many animals you have.
Again, he will probably want to
work it in with some other call
nearby and must know ahead.
When he arrives, have all of the
following information for him on
a sheet of paper in legible writing:
animal’s birth date, vaccination
date, all ear tag numbers or tat¬
toos, registration name, registra¬
tion number, breed and sex. Also,
he will need to know the date of the
last herd TB test, brucellosis
(blood) test, and last Ring test date
on a dairy herd. If you are an
individual owner and don’t have
herd status your cattle will have to
be TB tested.
Hogs have to be vaccinated
against cholera within a year, and
not less than thirty days prior to
the fair, or have anti-hog cholera
serum within ten days of the open¬
ing of the fair. Here, too, your
veterinarian may suggest inocula¬
tion against erysipelas with bac-
terin, and against leptospirosis for
your animals’ own protection.
Sheep don’t need any injections,
but do need to be inspected by a
veterinarian and health papers
signed.
For health reasons, contact your
trucker far enough in advance of
the fair so he has time to properly
disinfect his truck before picking
up your animals.
Use Your Own
Once you get to the fair be sure
to use your own pails for water
and feeding. If a cow is to be milk¬
ed by a milking machine used on
animals not part of your herd, be
sure it is rinsed well with an anti¬
septic solution before it is placed
on your animal. A friend should
be no more offended by your
doing this to a machine after it has
been on his animals than if you
refused the loan of his toothbrush.
No animal should be at a fair
with any skin disease . . . but don’t
borrow or loan brushes, combs,
or “wipe rags.”
Be careful that your animals
don’t refuse food or water then
suddenly overeat or drink. A calf
that drinks a lot of cold water may
urinate blood. Don’t be alarmed
at this, but if it continues have the
fair veterinarian check for you.
Carry a thermometer with you
in your show box and learn how
to use it. Blanketed cattle in a hot
barn or tent may go over 102. 8F.
(which is high normal), but if a
temperature goes to 104F. and
stays there, have your animal
checked.
Some first-aid treatment for
simple wounds should be in every
show box. One of the purple oils
used for wounds is good. Alcohol
can be used to remove the color
before showing.
If you have never slept in a cow
barn before, the first night you will
think half the animals in there are
dying. Don’t let moans and
groans and slight bloats of
heavily-fed show animals scare
you. Experience here will be your
best teacher.
One last word has nothing to
do with the animals’ health but
your own frame of mind. Try to
win . . . but if you don’t win the
first time out it may be better for
you. If you win the first time,
sooner or later you will lose, and
then it will be harder to take. Win¬
ning is always more fun when you
know how it feels to lose.
Dates to Remember
August 11 - Annual Farm &
Home Field Day, University Sub¬
station, Georgetown, Delaware.
August 13-14 - l8th
Annual New York State Woods¬
men's Field Days, Boonville,
New York.
August 17-18 - Springfield
Bank for Cooperatives annual
meeting. Motel Extension 3 6,
New York State Thruway.
August 20-21 - Vermont
Lumberjack Roundup, Branbury
State Park, Lake Dunmore, Vt.
August 24-29 - Pennsylvania
Poultry Federation Summer Festi¬
val, Hershey Park, East Harris¬
burg .
August 27-28 - Forage Pro¬
gress Field Days and Pennsyl¬
vania State Plowing Contest,
Milton Hershey Farms, Hershey.
August 29-31 - Endless
Mountains Folk Festival, New
Milford, Pennsylvania.
August 31-September 6 -
New York State Exposition,
Syracuse, New York.
September 8 - Allegany-
Steuben Holstein Club 50th
Anniversary Sale, Hornell,
New York.
September 10-12 - Flight
of New York and Vermont Flying
Farmers to Ontario Flying
Farmers Convention, Drawbridge
Inn, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
September 11-12 - Yorktown
Grange Fair, Yorktown Heights,
New York.
September 12 - American
Meat Institute's 60th Annual
Meeting, Americana Hotel, New
York City.
September 13-17 - Pennsyl¬
vania All-American Dairy Show,
Harrisburg .
September 18-26 - Eastern
States Exposition, West Spring-
field, Massachusetts.
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Personal Farm Experience
HEAVY ON CORN
We grow 135 acres of corn and
feed it to our Holsteins. The cows
have free stalls, and are fed in
bunks under cover.
We buy hay if needed. We aim
for 100 percent
corn silage for
roughage, but
when it appears
that it won’t last,
we feed hay at a
rate of up to 6
pounds per cow
per day.
Corn silage is
piled on concrete
WINSLOW WORDMANSIE slabs 100 by 40
feet, and covered with black plastic.
As far as I can see, we have no
spoilage up to the middle of April,
and we keep it at a minimum in the
summer.
It doesn’t take long to feed the
cows. A tractor and scoop put the
silage in a self-unloading wagon
and then we use a tractor and
scoop to spread the concentrate on
top of the load. As the self-unload¬
ing wagon distributes the silage in
the bunker, the grain is well mixed
with the silage.
We divide the herd into two
groups, with the heavy producers
and fresh cows in one group so we
can add more concentrate to the
silage they eat.
Two men and I care for the
herd of 125 cows. However, I am
away some, and it would be pos¬
sible for two men to do it.
— Winslow W ordmansie, Preston,
Connecticut
HOME-MADE AND HANDY
Elmer Peck and son Jim of
Newark, New York, have a 28 x
70-foot tool storage that has a
heated shop on one end. It boasts
an electric acetylene welder, as well
as a complete line of tools neces¬
sary for equipment maintenance.
The Pecks use loose housing for
their 62-cow herd and have lots
of paved area to keep clean.
So Jim planned and built a
machine especially suited to their
needs . . . and economical to boot!
It has a Ford six-cylinder auto¬
mobile engine, four wheel drive
formed by the “merger” of two
automotive rear ends, purchased
bucket arms, and a bucket Jim
built himself. One 10-gallon milk
can serves as a gasoline tank;
another was modified to be a hy¬
draulic fluid reserve tank.
With this rig the paved areas
can be slicked up in about 20
minutes. Steering takes a bit of
experience ... it’s steered only by
its brakes. The two wheels on each
side are braked together, turning
the machine a bit like a crawler
tractor when one track stops. The
concrete is usually slippery enough
for easy turning, but it’s somewhat
of a problem on outdoor paving
after a hard rain has thoroughly
washed it!
A tine bucket replaces the scrap¬
ing bucket so the machinery can
be used to clean out once a year
the manure pack in the loafing
barn. — G. L. Conklin
POULTRY FARM
When our new house is filled
this fall we will have 82 thousand
layers in cages. The birds are put
three hens to a cage when they are
21 weeks old, and stay in them
for an average of 14 months.
I have been in the chicken busi
ness for 30 years, and have seen
some amazing changes. I under¬
stand that we had the first com¬
pletely-automated house. I housed
45,000 hens, and four people
cared for them, including bringing
the eggs to the processing room
and washing them. The new house
just completed is 452 feet long
and 45 feet wide. It is completely
windowless, and we figure that two
man-hours a day will care for
28,000 layers.
We have a house where we rear
pullets, buying them as baby
chicks. We raise 30,000 at a time,
and in all will grow 82,000 this
year. We want pullets coming into
production at different times to
even out our market problem. For
example, we don’t want too many
pullet eggs at one time.
At the start I was prejudiced
against cages, feeling that they
didn’t lessen labor unless care was
completely mechanized. But now,
(Continued on page 29)
Elmer Peck guides the home-made rig for cleaning the barn.
American Agriculturist, August, 1965
with a good cage, a good hen, and
good management, as good results
can be obtained as with birds on a
floor — and with greater profit.
Poultrymen will always have
problems. I believe that egg pro¬
duction and methods will improve,
but more slowly than in the past.
Management is the big thing.
Housekeeping and sanitation must
be meticulous. Disease is a prob¬
lem, with leucosis being the worst.
We still lack knowledge about the
disease, but have learned to live
with it.
Marketing is important. We
grade and pack eggs, and will
deliver some to chain stores and
other buyers. I feel that the inde¬
pendent producer needs to find an
outlet that’s not completely tied to
the shell market. — Phil Seidel,
Ghent, New York
Phil Seidel with his pullet-growing
house in the background, Capacity
30,000. In 1965 it was filled 2,/4 times.
UP MILK PRODUCTION
I have no desire to increase the
size of our 80-cow herd, but I do
hope to up milk production per
cow, mainly by better feeding . . .
also to use labor more efficiently
and make the job a bit easier.
To start along this path we
built a second concrete stave silo
this summer. A good piece of land
near the barn that was in pasture
has had a few rough spots
smoothed out, grew sudangrass
this summer and will be in corn in
1966. We have good pasture some
distance from the barn which we
spent time and money in improv¬
ing, but now I feel it’s too far for
cows to go. So we pasture the
young stock there, and they do
well all summer without grain.
Next year I plan a building to
contain a bunk for automatic si¬
lage feeding. Now we have our
overhead auger that dumps silage
in a cart in front of each string of
cows.
In 1967 we hope to make a
change in milking procedure. At
present we have a dumping station
and will go either to a pipeline or
milking parlor.
We will be growing less hay.
Now we bale, which goes fine in
the field but it takes two or three
men in the barn to keep up with
the baler. — Bernard Potter, Trux-
ton, N.Y.
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turist, send your old address as well as
your new one to American Agriculturist,
10 No. Cherry Street, Poughkeepsie,
New York.
American Agriculturist, August, 1965
In Central New York, the
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PULLET FEEDING has a new
wrinkle . . . the Skip-A-Day pro¬
gram. As reported in the “Arbor
Acres Review',” here are guidelines
for die method that some growers
claim provides remarkable uni¬
formity of birds in a flock:
1. Start skip-a-day feeding
method at 10 to 11 weeks of age,
whichever fits your vaccinating or
moving schedule best.
2. Double the amount of feed
being used per hundred birds in
restricted feeding program and
subtract two pounds to determine
the amount to be fed in one day.
(Birds may not consume this
entire amount the first day.)
3. Do not feed the next day.
4. On feed-days, it is absolutely
necessary to keep feeders running
until birds have consumed all the
feed in the troughs. Do not inter¬
rupt operation of feeder, since ag¬
gressive birds will be reattracted to
feed each time feeder is started.
5. On the “ofF” day, feed two
pounds of oats spread in the litter.
Distribute this over three feedings
during the day to keep birds
active. Grit should be fed once a
wreek on a feed day in an amount
which birds will clean up in one
day.
6. Stay on program until birds
reach 5 to 10 percent production
or 24 weeks of age, w'hichever
comes first.
7. Watch birds closely and
debeak or spec at first sign of
picking.
8. If birds become sick, switch
to full feeding every day until they
improve, then return to every-
other-day feeding.
9. Suggested feeding program
for table egg layers:
( a) 10-14 weeks — 21 pounds
per hundred; two pounds oats per
hundred on off-days.
(b) 14-16 w'eeks — 22 pounds
per hundred; two pounds oats per
hundred on off-days.
(c) 16-20 w'eeks — 23 pounds
per hundred, two pounds oats per
hundred on off-days.
(d) 20-24 w'eeks or upon
reaching 5-10 percent production,
whichever comes first . . . change
to laying ration; feed 26 pounds
per hundred on feed-day; twro
pounds oats per hundred on off-
day.
10. After birds reach 24 weeks
of age or 10 percent production,
switch to daily full feeding of layer
ration. Two pounds of oats per
hundred may also be fed daily.
11. If daylight at 24 weeks or
10 percent production is less than
14 hours, artificial light should be
used to provide that amount.
12. If supplementary calcium is
required, oyster shell may be fed
beginning at 18 to 19 weeks. Aver-
SKIP-A-DAY
FEEDING
age amount is two pounds a week
per hundred birds, w'hich should
be fed on a feed day. Grit should
be full-fed after birds reach 10
percent production.
Don Moore, farm manager for
Arbor Acres South Central Farm
at Albertville, Alabama, gives this
explanation of the program:
With controlled feeding, each
time feed is offered the more ag¬
gressive birds are the first to
satisfy their appetites. They get
not only w'hat they need, but also
all they want, w'hich usually is an
excessive amount. At the same
time, the bulk of the flock is feeding
normally. However, the timid
birds are aw'aiting their turn. In
some cases, when their “turn”
comes, there’s less than an ade¬
quate amount of feed, if any at all.
Moore found the percentages
usually to be something like this:
Twenty-five percent of the birds
get too much feed, 50 percent get
the right amount, 20 percent have
less than they should, and five
percent suffer from malnutrition.
This would account for the un¬
evenness in the appearance of a
flock and the time when average
sexual maturity is reached, in¬
fluencing reproduction perform¬
ance.
And, like the weakest link in
a chain, total flocks were no more
resistant to disease challenges than
the very susceptible five percent
suffering from malnutrition.
But with the skip-a-day plan,
there is sufficient feed left for even
the most timid after all others have
taken what they w'ant. Likewise,
those aggressive pullets which
might have eaten twice as much
as normal when fed each day,
may still overeat, but cannot eat
in one day twice the excessive
amount which they could eat in
two days.
The oats serve two purposes.
The major purpose is to offset
any stress factors that might arise
from the inactivity caused by lack
of energy input. A secondary effect
is to keep the litter in good condi¬
tion, eliminating a possible source
of health challenges.
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1964 heifers. Mohawk Farms, Canajoharie,
N. Y. Lynn Potter 518-CA-45262.
THIRTY ANGUS COWS (Unregistered) with
calves at side and bred back. Iroquois Farm,
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DOGS
COLLIE PUPPIES — championship breeding.
Beautiful, intelligent, $30.00-$35.00. Plummer
McCullough, Mercer, Pa. _
BORDER COLLIES best farm dog. Imported
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Reds straight hatch $9.70; Pullets $16.70.
"Famous” White Leghorn Pullets $17.50.
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recorded bulls, cows and heifers. Best blood¬
lines. Certified herd. Visitors welcome. No Sat-
urday sales. Morris. Pa. Phone 717-353-2879.
CHAROLAIS — Purebred, registered. Bulls,
open and bred heifers. Outstandig quality.
Inquire River-Crest Farms, Columbia. New
Jersey. 201-496-3412, _
CHAROLAIS — Several long yeai'ling pure bred
bulls registered finest breeding and really good.
Younger pure bred bulls and heifers several
15/16ths bull and heifer calves. These per¬
centage bulls fine for cross breeding. All are
priced reasonably. The Pritchard Fai-m, Three
Bridges, New Jersey. Telephone 201-369-4311
for appointment to see cattle.
CHAROLAIS BULL REGISTERED. Purebred
with a real good P.R.I. Certificate. Excellent
type with best bloodlines. Sunny Side Charo¬
lais Farm. Rt. 17. Phone 607-565-4457, Barton,
N. Y.
DAIRY CATTLE
COWS FOR SALE— T.B. and Bloodtested. Hol-
steins in truckloads. E. C. Talbots, Leonards-
ville. N. Y.
WESTERN DAIRY COWS delivered to your
farm. Cash or Credit. Drop a card giving your
name, phone number and location of farm. Our
fieldman will contact you direct. 50 years of
experience. I. Greenberg & Son, Mount Holly,
New Jersey, AMherst 7-1101 Area Code 609.
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Marketing — Regular
weekly sales and farm auctions: Empire Live-
stock Marketing Cooperative.
DUCKS & GEESE
HAVING SOLD MY LAND will sell 400 white
Emden breeding geese at $3.00 each in lots of
25. Also goslings 6-10 weeks. Ovid Fry, 410
Webster Road, Webster. N. Y, _
MALLARD TYPE DUCKS, Gray African
Geese, White Homer Pigeons, Lavender
Guineas. Hendrickson Fann, Richmondville,
N. Y.
GOATS
DAIRY GOATS. Small Investment, good re¬
turn. Learn how. Factual magazine, $2 An¬
nually. Dairy Goat Journal, Columbia KK-36,
Missouri.
HEREFORDS
REGISTERED POLLED HEREFORDS. Breed¬
ing stock for sale. Top Bloodlines. Seneca View
Farms, R. D. 1, Penn Yan, New York, Route
14. E. S. Boerner, Owner. Phone Geneva
789-6458. Robert Generaux, Manager. _
COMPLETE DISPERSAL, registered polled
Hereford cows, calves, yearlings. Westview
Hereford Farm, Plainfield. Conn. LO 4-2190.
HORSES
HOW TO TRAIN HORSES -Everyone who
likes horses or ponies should have this book:
Free. Send name, zip code. Beery School, 1648
Pleasant Hill, Ohio. 45359.
MILKING SHORTHORNS
TOP FOUNDATION “HORNED”- 9 month
bull — class to show, 3 bi’ed heifers — 1 open.
Also, “Polled” bull, 8 heifers — 6 bi’ed. Hen¬
drickson Farm, Richmondville. N. Y,
OXEN
OXEN FOR SALE— 1 pr. Holsteins— 1 pr.
Devon’s. Both pair 3 years old. Broke. Well
matched. Roy W. Horton, No. Dighton, Mass.
Phone 252-4687.
PETS
EXOTIC PETS — Monkeys, reptiles, imported
birds, ox-namental poultry, fancy pigeons, etc.
Write for list. Pet Pourri, Richardson Rd.,
Fitchburg, Mass.
HOLSTEINS
FIFTY BRED REGISTERED Holstein heifers.
NYABC bloodlines. Artificially bred. Boni-
jamour Farms, James R. Donnan, Galway,
New Yoi'k. Phone 518-882-6602.
FOR SALE
PUREBRED
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
20 bred heifers — due Sept.-Nov.
10 cows — due Sept.-Nov.
Our H.I.R. Average
1963 58L 14328 3.8% 551
1964 56L 15217 3.9% 587
Herd Classification May, 1965
5VG 26G+ 23G
They are sired by - Aristocrat - Span -
Valiant - Lancer - Triune - Sears - Togus -
Master King Fobes - Burke Fobes -
Cochran General - Bangs Certified - T.B.
Accredited - Calfhood Vaccinated
HALL FARM
NORTH BENNINGTON, VT.
5 miles North of Bennington
40 miles east of Albany, N.Y.
Phone Bennington 802-442-4509
PIGEONS AND SUPPLIES CATALOG 10(*.
Walter Hoenes, Dept. AA, Cologne, New Jersey
08213.
PONIES
WHAT — A POA (Appaloosa) Pony. Want —
For your child or hobby. How — - Write — Loie
Merola. Sec’y Pa. Pony of the Americas Club,
R. D. #1. Stroudsburg. Pa.
POULTRY
WANTED: ONE FEMALE Pearl Guinea, four
Rouen Drakes and one Rhode Island Red
Rooster. L. A. Crawford, Box 386, Helmuth,
N. Y.
PULLETS
THERE’S EXTRA QUALITY in Sunnybrook
Started Pullets, reared on separate farms under
finest conditions. Over 25 years of experience
in the field. Two weeks of age up to ready-to-
lay, all year ’round. Dernier Leghorns, Harco
Sex-Links, other famous strains. Write for
prices. Added discounts for advance orders.
Sunnybrook Poultry Farms. Box 106, Hxxdson,
N, Y, Ph: (518) TA 8-1611,
RABBITS
RAISE ANGORA, New Zealand Rabbits. Fish-
worms on $500 month plan. Free details.
White’s Rabbitry, Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
RAISE RABBITS SUCCESSFULLY by know-
ing facts. 48 page illustrated book describing
25 Breeds. Housing, breeding, feeding, markets,
marketing, etc. 25 cents. American Rabbit As-
sociation, 28 ARBA Building. Pittsburgh. Penn.
SHEEP
SHEEP— GET HAMPSHIRE SHEEP for good
wool, meatiness, quick growth, and greatest
pi’ofits. Write: American Hampshire Sheep
Ass’n., Stuart, Iowa, 50250. _
DEMAND SUFFOLK RAMS for production
profits! Suffolks transmit superior carcass
characteristics, strong, sturdy lambs. National
Suffolk Sheep Association, Box 324RN, Colum-
bia. Mo. _ _ _
REGISTERED CORRIEDALE YEARLING
rams, ewes, top Bloodlines. Earl Bitterman,
Akron, New York. _ _ _
LATEST PRACTICAL INFORMATION on
sheepraising. Shepherd Magazine, $2.00 year.
Sheffield 22, Massachusetts. Five helpful back
issues $1.00.
SWINE
MONTHLY MARYLAND FEEDER Pig Sales
— 1:30. 2nd Monday — Caroline Sales, Denton.
4th Monday — Livestock Exchange, Boonsboro.
4th Thursday (4th Fri. — Nov.) — Rudnick &
Sons, Galena. 23,664 vaccinated — health in¬
spected — graded pigs sold by pound to highest
bidder 1964. Maryland Swine Producers, Fair-
grounds, Timonium. _
REGISTERED BERKSHIRE BOARS & gilts.
Sii-ed by State Fair Champions. All from P. R.
Litters. Ken Wiley, Penfield, N. Y. Phone
716-FR7-2633. _
REGISTERED POLAND CHINA boars, bred
sows, weanlings, and plenty of good open gilts.
Richard Crye, Avon, New York. Phone
716-WA6-3535.
VETERINARY SUPPLIES
NEW! NOW TREAT Mastitis for less than
21(f with new Uni-Power Infusion! Each dose
contains: 100,000 units procaine penicillin, 100
mg. dihydrostreptomycin, 100 mg. neomycin,
750 mg. sulfathiazole, 750 mg. sulfamerazine,
5 mg. cobalt. Infuse directly into the infected
quarter by withdrawing lOcc ( 1 dose) into a
syringe with a needle, then replace needle with
an infusion tube. Also ideal when drying off a
cow — infuse lOcc of Uni-Power into each quar¬
ter — allow to remain until the cow freshens.
“An ounce of prevention is worui pounds of
milk.” Recommended by leading veterinarians
and dairy experts. Per lOOcc bottle (10 doses)
$2.35. Six bottles $2.25 each. Order 12 for
$25.00 and receive free syringe, needle and
infusion tube. At your Anchor of New England
dealers or order dii-ect from Anchor Serum
Company of New England, Dept. A-4, Tops-
field, Mass. Write for free veterinary supply
catalogue and health guide. Please note: As
always, milk should be withheld from human
consumption 72 hours after the last treatment.
DAIRY AND LIVESTOCK Veterinary supplies
direct to you at wholesale. Send card for new
wholesale catalogue. Eastern States Serum
Company, 1727 Harden Street, Columbia, South
Cai’olina. _
KEN-MAST MASTITIS TREATMENT— Peni¬
cillin, Dihydrostreptomycin, Neomycin, Sulfa¬
nilamide, Cobalt in 15CC disposable syringes.
Dozen prepaid $5.15. Quantity savings. With¬
hold milk from treated quarter 72 hours.
Authoi’ized Anchor Sei-um Dealer. Kensington
Veterinary Supply. Kensington, Connecticut.
AGENTS WANTED
MAKE UP TO $500.00 selling Sunshine Christ¬
mas Cards, Stationery, Gift Wrappings to
friends, neighbors. Experience unnecessary.
Show new Christmas Elegance Assortment,
make $1.00 on every box sold! Costs nothing
to try. Send postcard for free Pearl Pendant,
free Personalized Card Album, free Color Cata¬
log, money-making details, box assortments on
approval. Special organization fund raising
plan available. Sunshine Art Studios, Dept.
AA8, Springfield, Massachusetts. _
SENSATIONAL NEW LONGER-BURNING
Light Bulb. Amazing Free Replacement Guar¬
antee — never again buy light bulbs. No Compe¬
tition. Multi-million dollar market yours alone.
Make small fortune even spare time. Incredibly
quick sales. Free sales kit. Merlite (Bulb Div.),
114 E. 32nd, Dept. C-74M, New York 16.
MAKE EXTRA MONEY— show friends, neigh-
box’S — Gifts, Stationery, Christmas, All Oc¬
casion Cai-ds. Experience unnecessary. Salable
samples on approval, free catalog, free name
imprinted Christmas Card Album. Hedenkamp,
361 Bx-oadway, Dept. RN-13, New York.
MAKE BIG MONEY FAST! H. B. Price made
$7,118.90 First year spare time writing orders
for Stark Dwarf and Standard Fruit Trees,
Ornamentals, Roses, etc. It’s easy with Big
Full-Color Free Outfit full or spare time. No
investment. Every home a prospect. Stark
Dwarfs bear Giant-size Apples, Peaches. Pears,
Cherries. Stark, Desk 30286, Louisiana, Mis¬
souri 6335S.
ARTIFICIAL BREEDING
ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION. Openings in
this challenging field available in certain areas
of New York. This is interesting, rewarding
work for men who wish to stand on their own
two feet. American Breeders Service, Box 536,
Dryden, New York 13053.
AUCTIONEERS
AUCTIONEERS — Livestock and farm auc¬
tions. Complete auction and pedigree service
available. Harris Wilcox. Phone — Bergen 146.
New York.
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Marketing Regular
weekly Sales and farm auctions: Empire Live-
stock Marketing Cooperative.
AUCTION SCHOOL
MISSOURI AUCTION SCHOOL. Free catalog.
1330-33 Linwood, Kansas City, Mo. 64109.
AUCTION SCHOOL, Ft. Smith, Ark. Free
catalog. Also Home Study Course. _
AUCTIONEERING CAREER, College Diploma.
Free Catalog. Feller-Bucher Auctioneering Col-
lege, 225 So. Schuyler. Kankakee, Illinois.
LEARN AUCTIONEERING— term soon. Free
catalog. Reisch Auction School, Mason City 11,
Iowa.
AUTOMOTIVE
LITTLE KNOWN RAMBLER dealer desires
to sell 1000 Ramblers this year. Will you help
me? Phil Gardiner. Mullica Hill, N. J. Called
Friendly Phil of ' Mullica Hill, by satisfied
customers.
BUILDINGS
FARM BUILDINGS — for all purposes, low cost,
easy terms, Nold Farm Supply. Rome, N. Y.
BUILDING MATERIALS
t
GLUE
LAMINATED
RAFTERS AND ARCHES
Send for further information and prices.
BR85 , Unadilla Silo Co., Unadilla, N. Y.
I
BULBS
IRIS — 20 different hybrids including Pink,
Brown, Yellow, Huge White, $3.00 Holmberg’s,
Neodesha, Kansas.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
FREE BOOK "900 Successful, Little-Known
Businesses.” Many fascinating opportunities!
Plymouth-836H, Brooklyn 18, New York.
COMPLETE ICE CREAM Plant worth $25,000
for under $5,000— including 2 Taylor Ice Cream
Machines, freezers, cooler, brine machines,
and compressors — Write J. I. Goldbas, 1011
First National Bank Building, Utica, New
York, Ax-ea Code 315, RA4-3127.
WOOD LADDER BUILDING equipment.
Parts, tools, signs. (Profits 50 — 100%) $500.00.
Geo. Hall, Boonville, N. Y.
CEDAR POSTS
CEDAR STAKES for tree staking. 5, 6, 7, 8
and 10 Ft., ready pointed. Also tree wrap and
wire. Large stock on hand at all times.
516-AN-6-6400, East Northport, New York.
COLOR SLIDES
HOLY LAND — SOUTH PACIFIC — Tourna¬
ment Roses — Niagara Falls — Chicago — New
York. Eight Colorslides $1.00. All 48 — $5.95.
Eddings. 8R Roberts. Corning, N. Y. 14830.
FAIR
WANTED — LIVESTOCK, HORSE Pulling.
Oxen Pulling, Horse Show, August 6th & 7th.
Groton Fair, 13 Fort Hill Road, Poquonnock
Bridge, Conn.
HOOF ROT?
CANKER — THRUSH
A powerful, penetrating
antiseptic and absorbing
agent for stubborn hoof
infections. Easy to apply
— pour it on. No band¬
age required. $1.25 at drug
and farm stores or write.
H. W. Naylor Co., Korns 4. N.Y
zt
Or. Naylor's
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ADVERTISING RATES
35 cents per word, initial or group of numerals.
Example, J. S. Jones, 100 Main Rd., Anywhere,
N. Y. Phone Anywhere 15R24, count as 11 words.
Minimum charge $3.50. Blind Box Number $2.40
extra, includes address. Send check or money
order to AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, P. O. Box
369, ITHACA, N. Y. Advance payment is required.
EARTHWORMS
FARMS FOR SALE
HELP WANTED
NEW & USED EQUIPMENT
FREE PICTURE FOLDER, "How to Make
$3,000 Yearly, Sparetime, Raising Earth-
worms!" Oakhaven-5, Cedar Hill, Texas.
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
WE ARE SUPPLIERS for Dairy Farm: First
class milkers, poultrymen, general farm work¬
ers. Ellingers Employment Agency. 80 Warren
St., New York, N.Y. Phone GR 3-8168-9.
FARMS FOR SALE
FARMS— FINGER LAKES AREA — all types
and size farms. Retirement homes — hunting
land. Lakeshore properties. H. M. Stocking,
Realtor. Dundee, New York. _ _
VIRGINIA livestock, dairy farms and country
estates, P. M. Browning, Realtor, John H. Hitt,
Associate: Culpeper. Virginia. _
CENTRAL NEW YORK Farms, Hunting
lands, Business opportunities. Summer places,
Foster - Abraham, Real Estate Brokers, Nor¬
wich. N. Y., 607-334-3555.
CENTRAL NEW YORK POTATO FARM on
Interstate highway. 250 acres, modern home,
storages, roadstand, migrant camp. Box 514-
DO. Ithaca. N. Y.
MARGARETVILLE N. Y. CATSKILL REG¬
ION Farms, Retirement Homes, Campsites
with Lake Privileges, Wooded Acreage,
Streams, Terms. E. Herrick.
FREE! SUMMER CATALOG— Thousands of
new properties described, _ new photos too —
Land, farms, homes, businesses — Recreation,
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CATALOG FREE. While just a plain, mimeo¬
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wide selection ranges from better homes, busi¬
nesses and farms to retirement and summer
cottages, wild tracts for tents, trailers, etc.,
in upstate New York and northern New Eng¬
land. FOUR EFFS, Box 264AA, Manchester,
N. H. _
VILLAGE EDGE, MODERN farm, retiring.
35 registered holsteins, equipment, crops, dairy,
stock farm. Taverns, motels, stores, possible
implement business with residence. Hendrick¬
son Brothers, Cobleskill, N. Y.
202 ACRE DAIRY FARM. Level land, good
buildings. Near Taneytown. This is a real good
farm. And the price is right at $85,000.00. 148
Acre Stock Farm. Brick house, large barn,
other buildings. Lots of road frontage on main
hiway. Stream. Buildings need repair. List price
$50,000. 300 Acre Beef Cattle and grain farm.
Near Gettysburg, Pa. $300.00 per acre. 108
Acre Hog and grain farm. Near Littlestown,
Pa. Good buildings. Priced at $60,000. Other
farms, large or small give us a call. J. S.
Clagett Real Estate, Taneytown, Md. Phone
756-6519.
ATTRACTIVE 116 ACRE FARM near Gettys-
burg. Brick modernized home. Dairy or general
cropper. $35,000.00. Paul Van Cleve, New
Oxford, Pennsylvania.
ONE OF THE BEST! Beautiful 780-acre New
York showplace with 96 head of’ Holstein cattle,
3 tractors, combine, machinery included!
Present herd averages 13,000 lbs. milk, 465 lbs.
fat. Well fertilized and limed meadows produce
adequate feed for 125 head of stock. 400 tillable
acres, 145 native grass, 1% miles frontage on
2 streams, pond, 2 spring-fed reservoirs. 22-
room Early American mansion, 2 baths, fire¬
place. Furnished 9-room home, 1% baths, 4
fireplaces. Two 6-room homes, 40x100 barn with
barn cleaner, 4 silos, equipped milk house, horse
barn, maternity barn, 30x70 hay barn, other
buildings. Prestige location near ski areas, 6
miles town. Retirement places magnificent es¬
tate on market for only $140,000 under- one-
third down. Free! . . . Illustrated catalog! All
types real estate coast to coast! United Farm
Agency, 501-AA Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y.
10017. YUkon 6-1547.
FENCED IN 400 ACRE Dairy Farm. 130
acres hay and grazing, 250 acres uncut hard¬
wood and pine, completely modernized barn,
handles 45 milkers, 25 additional head, modern¬
ized A-l condition 5 bedroom Colonial home,
3 dug wells — never dry. Artesian well — pro¬
duces 20 gallons per minute, 2 rivers cross prop¬
erty, deer herd on farm. Can be purchased
with all equipment and cattle or just land and
buildings. — High point of farm looks over 50
miles in all directions. Christensen and Jalbert,
Inc., 456 Central Ave., Dover, New Hampshire.
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SAW CHAIN
DIRECT TO YOU AT FACTORY PRICES!
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.404”, 1/2" and 7/16" pitch. Chain for bar
of any saw with cutting length of:
12" to 14" SI 0.00 15" to 16" $11.00
17" to 20" $13.00 21" to 24" $15.00
GUIDE BARS: New. hard-nose, to fit:
Homellte 17" $17.00, 21" $19.00
McCulloch 18" $18.00, 24" $21.00
SPROCKETS: Direct-drive sprocket $4.00;
Gear-drive sprocket $2.50.
Add 50c to total order for shipping
(For COD send $2.00 deposit)
Be sure to give saw name, bar cutting length,
and pitch used or number of drive links in chain.
Send check cr money order today to:
ZIP-PENN INC. BOX 179-HD Erie, Penna.
For big savings on other bars, saw parts,
accessories, write for complete catalog.
FREE Summer Catalog! Bargains galore!
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West Third. Little Rock, Ark.
FOR RENT
FOR RENT. 1,500 ACRES for deer hunting
only. 135 miles from New York City. Located
in Delaware Co. Box 369-EG, Ithaca. N. Y.
REAL ESTATE WANTED
WANTED — Farms, acreage, village and
country homes, all other types of real estate
and business opportunities. New York and
Pennsylvania. W. W. Werts Real Estate,
Johnson City, New York.
FURNACES & BOILERS
CUT HEATING COSTS. Use Marco Furnaces
and Boilers. Either Complete Combustion Wood
and Coal or Combination Oil-Wood and Coal
Units. Literature free. Marco Industries, P. O.
Box 6-A, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801.
GARDEN SUPPLIES
PROTECT YOUR BERRY CROPS, vegetables
from birds and animals. Cheesecloth, 100 yards
by 48" convenient 10 yard lengths $7.50 pre¬
paid. 50% less mill price. Joseph Hein, 120-B
Eton Road, Thornwood, New York. _
PROTECT THE FRUIT of your labors. Protect
Berries, Grapes and Fruit from birds with
selected used tobacco cloth. The Windsor Com-
pany, Inc., Windsor, Conn. _
USED TOBACCO NETTING protects berries
from birds, holds soil new lawns, 1000 sq. ft.
$3.70 Postpaid to 600 miles. Hibbard’s, Hadley,
Mass.
GOAT SUPPLIES
WRITE FOR CATALOGUE. Enclose 25<f de¬
posit refundable with first order. Hoegger
Supply Co., Milford 2, Pa.
GOVERNMENT SURPLUS
JEEPS $64.50, airplanes $75.20, boats $6.18.
Many others direct from U. S. Government.
For complete “Directory” and catalog send
$1.00 to Quality Surplus, Dept. NY8, Box 23,
Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
HAY & STRAW
CHOICE HAY, all grades. Mohawk Valley.
Trailer load deliveries. When writing, give
telephone number. Snyder Petroleum, Inc., Fort
Plain, New York. Telephone 4-5111. _
FIRST AND SECOND cutting alfalfa — mixed
trefoil and other grades of choice hay delivered
by truckload. Weights and quality guaranteed.
Bates Russell. East Durham, N. Y. Phone
Melrose, 4-2591 before 8 A.M, or after 5 P.M.
BALED HAY DELIVERED subject to inspec¬
tion. For more information write or call after
6:00 PM. J, W. Christman. RD 2, Fort Plain,
CHOICE HAY — ALFALFA & Clover mix.
$40 ton at Sherman, Connecticut. Call 203
DAVIS 2-4927, Stamford, evenings. _
CAN DELIVER all grades of good quality hay.
Also, farmers interested in selling contact us.
D. Arnold Boyd, York, New York. Phone:
716-243-3311 or 716-243-2236.
HELP WANTED
LARGE DAIRY FARM needs experienced men
for milking cows. Excellent housing and board¬
ing house on premises. Steady work, top wages
and bonus for right men. Call Mr. Bernon,
Garelick Bros. Farms, Inc., Franklin, Mass.,
528-9000 days or Woonsocket, R.I., POplar
9-7996 after 6:00 P.M. or Mr. Harvey Baskin
at Franklin. Mass., 528-2276. _
NURSERY WORKERS and tractor operators
wanted. Steady work, good pay and housing
available. Baier Lustgarten Nurseries, Middle
Island, L. I., N. Y.
$23 WEEKLY FOR WEARING lovely dresses
received by you as extra rewards. Just show
Fashion Frocks to friends in spare time. No
investment, canvassing, experience necessary.
Write today to Fashion Frocks, Dept. U-16101,
Cincinnati 2, Ohio. _
WANTED HOUSE PARENTS— private School.
Couple to work and live in residence with deaf
children. Good salary and maintenance. Apply
by letter to Director pf Cottage Life, New York
School for the Deaf, 555 Knollwood Road, White
Plains, New York.
FARMER WANTED TO work on small
thoroughbred breeding farm. Age from 30 to
40’s, married. 3 bedroom modern home, oil
burner heat, all utilities furnished. Must love
farm work and horses. $300. per month. One
hour from New York City. References. Write
Box 369-EF, Ithaca, N, Y. _
WANTED. SINGLE MAN to work on dairy
farm, beginning September 1st. Must have
experience and good milker. If not, don’t
answer. Prefer no drinking. King Crockford,
R.D.#3, Auburn, N. Y. 13021.
WANTED COMPANION HOUSEKEEPER
between 40 and 50. One preferring good home
to wages. No smoking. For man alone on farm.
Box 369-EH, Ithaca, N. Y.
ELDERLY COUPLE WANTS TO ADOPT boy
and girl over 15, good home, chance for val-
uable inheritance. Box 514-DQ, Ithaca. N. Y.
CHRISTIAN FARM- FAMILY: understand,
gentle with cows: milking, general work,
medium-sized beautiful Central Pennsylvania
farm. Good salary; modern house, conven¬
iences. Permanent position, security, right
party. Dale Hoffman, 224 Diane Avenue, Hat-
boro, Pennsylvania. Phone 215-OS5-9242. _
WANTED — MAN, BOY or girl for general
farm work. Russell Peters, Callicoon, N. Y,
RELIABLE HOUSEKEEPER FOR man alone.
Aged 50. Good home plus small wages. Arthur
Wilder, Star Route, Lebanon. N. H.
HOUSEKEEPING COUPLE, Cleaning and
general custodial duties at boys boarding school
in northern New Jersey. Complete board and
private cottage in beautiful estate surroundings.
Paid vacation, insurance, and pension plan. If
you are of good character and interested in
working as part of a dedicated staff, there is a
long-term job available by writing to Box 215,
Chester, New Jersey. _
LADY LIVING ALONE desires reliable wom¬
an, preferably age 50 to 60, to live in, cook
and do light housework. Year round position
spending six months of year in Rhode Island
seashore community of Weekapaug, Rhode
Island and six months of year In Princeton,
New Jersey. Own room and bath, salary open
for discussion. Prefer have own car. Please
write with age, references and experience to
Mrs. A. P. Weitzel, Weekapaug, Westerly,
Rhode Island. _
ROUTE WORK for man or woman with farm
background. $25 or more profit per day to
start — larger repeat orders. Write McNess,
Dept. 27H, Box 371, Baltimore, Md. _
WANTED: EXPERIENCED MARRIED man
for herdsman position with large purebred
Guernsey herd in New Jersey. Applicant should
be interested in official testing, classifying,
showing, feeding, breeding, etc. Write: Box
369-EJ, Ithaca, N. Y. _
WANTED: HOUSE WORKER, live-in, light
housework, laundry, plain cooking, working
parents, one school age child, own room, year
round water-front home. $125. mo. Write giving
recent references to Mrs. O. S. Keyes, RR Box
86C, Cutchogue, Long Island, New York. _
LADY WANTED FOR general housework.
Completely modernized home. Middle aged lady
preferred. We want someone to work with us,
not for us. Doctor’s Home. Westchester County,
N. Y. Box 369-EK, Ithaca, N. Y.
EXPERIENCED CARPENTERS. PERMAN¬
ENT, year round work. Apply Clarence B.
Squires, 34 Cove Hollow Road, East Hampton,
Long Island, New York, Phone: 516-324-0853,
DAIRY MEN: Permanent, Country School,
Connecticut. Room, Board, Salary. Phone
(212) BU4-7400 (in Brooklyn, N. Y.) or write
Box 369-EA, Ithaca. N. Y,
HONEY
EXTRACTED HONEY — Clover, Buckwheat
or Fallflower, 5 lb. container $2.20; 3 — $5.75;
6- — $10.50. Prepaid 3rd zone. We use stainless
steel extractors and tanks. Lang Apiaries, Box
A, Gasport, New York.
HOWLAND’S HONEY — Our New Famous
Clover, New York’s finest. 5 lb. pail $2.10
case 6 — 5 lb. pails $10.20. Above postpaid 3rd
zone. 1 — 60 lb. can $10.98: 2 — 60’s $21.36; 5
or more 60’s $10.38 each. Delicious Wildflower
(Wild raspberry) 1 — 60 lb. can $10.38; 2 — 60’s
$20.16; 5 or more 60’s $9.78 each. 60’s FOB
5% discount 5 or more 60’s at Honey Plant.
Sold by, ton or pail. Howland Apiaries, Berk¬
shire, New York.
LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Marketing — Regular
weekly sales and farm auctions: Empire Live-
stock Marketing Cooperative.
MISCELLANEOUS
PARTS FOR STOVES — furnaces, coal, oil,
gas, electric. Empire Stove Co., 793 Broadway,
Albany, New York. _
STOP ITCHING — Promotes healing of piles;
psoriasis, eczema. “Roberts Reliable Salve”
effective since 1888. Satisfaction guaranteed.
3 oz. $1.00 postpaid. Roberts Pharmacy, Lisbon
Falls, Maine.
“SIX WILL FORMS” plus “Information by
Lawyer,” $1.00, Brugenheimer Publishers, Box
158-N77, Lexington, Mass. _
QUICK- JOHN — Cleans septic tanks, cesspools,
outdoor toilets. Stops odors, backups. Opens
drains. 6 premeasured treatments $2.95, 12 — -
$4.95. Money Back Guarantee. Ryter Co.,
Madelia 20, Minn.
LIGHTNING RODS — We specialize In complete
and economical lightning protection systems.
Free inspection or information. Morse-Collins,
Inc., 148 Coddington Road, Ithaca, N.Y., mem-
ber United Lightning Protection Association.
FOUR WILL FORMS — Standard Forms (Finest
Quality) with Complete Instructions. $1.20.
Interstate Products, Box 158-M2, Pelham, New
Hampshire.
CIDER & WINE PRESSES, New and rebuilt.
Repairs and Supplies. Write for Supply Cata¬
logue #65. W. G. Runkles’ Machinery Co., 185
Oakland St., Trenton, N. J, 08618. _
WATCH AND CLOCK repairing books and
tools. Free catalog. North American, Box
77-RV, Fox River Grove, Illinois 60021. _
IMPORTS. FREE catalogs from exotic foreign
lands. Amazing bargains for hard-to-get items.
Postcard starts them coming. No obligation.
R. Salensky, Elizaville, N. Y. 12523.
LEG SORE SUFFERERS — Send for Free
Book on proven Viscose for relief of pain and
aches of leg ulcers, swelling, itch, rash due
to deep vein congestion. Works as you walk.
Viscose Co., 100 West Chicago Avenue, Dept.
N.K., Chicago 10, Illinois.
FARM LOANS
Since 1917
See your local asso¬
ciations or write: 310
State St., Springfield,
Mass. 01101
FEDERAL LAND BANK AND
PRODUCTION CREDIT LOANS
BARN CLEANERS — silo unloaders, engineered
by Patz. New different bunk feeders, manure
stackers, replacement chains for all make
cleaners, low cost, easy terms. Nold Farm
Supply, Rome, N. Y. Willard Howland, South¬
ampton, Mass.
COBEY— FOX— MC— NUFFIELD — Versatile
Farm Equipment — Cockshutt parts, new &
used. Used machines all kinds. We deliver.
Ingersoll Farm Supply Inc., Martinsburg, N.Y.
Phone — Lowville 85.
"USED CONVEYOR BELTING” Rubber cover-
ed— like new, all sizes — all plys. Phone or
write: E. L. Ashmus Belting Company, 6038-
49th Ave., Kenosha. Wisconsin, OL-2-4596.
IN NEED OF Milking Equipment, pipelines —
parlor or around the barn parlor stalls — Her¬
ringbone — side opening — walk-thru. Transfer
station, rigid or plastic. Get our prices. No ob¬
ligation. Chore-Boy Eastern Factory Owned
Branch, Box 11, Dryden, N. Y. 13053. Phone
VI4-6092. _
NEW and used tractor and Crawler parts for
practically every tractor make. Thousands of
other items. Huge savings. Prompt service.
Free 1965 catalog. Acme Tractor Parts Co.,
Lincoln, Nebraska. _
CHAIN: For bunk feeders, barn cleaners, con¬
veyors. #458 forged pin type $1.10 per foot.
R. H. Merrill, Waverly, N.Y. _ _ _
RICE POTATO Diggers. Attractive low prices.
Repairs for all models. Rice Mfg. Co., Honeoye
Falls, New York.
WANTED— FLOUR MILL of any kind. Also 7
ft. horse drawn Mower. Levi A. Stutzman.
R#5, Millersburg, Ohio _
WANTED — ALLIS CHALMERS Roto Balers.
Brice Creesy, Andover. Ohio. _
DEPRESSION PRICES — We sell cheap.
Savings to 75% on new, used parts for 200
makes, models, wheel tractors, crawlers. Tre¬
mendous catalog. • Send 25tf. Surplus Tractor
Parts, Fargo, North Dakota. _
ROCK PICKERS, BESTLAND — 8 Models ir.
World Wide Use! Write Viel Manufacturing
Company, Billings. Montana. _
SELF - PROPELLED COMBINE, Allis-
Chalmers. Excellent condition. Red Hook, N. Y.
PL8-5111. _
FOR SALE: D4 Caterpillar, new tracks and
sprockets, excellent condition. Oliver 1800,
excellent condition, with new rubber and 3
point hitch. Oliver Super 88, excellent condi¬
tion with 3 point hitch. Oliver 88, good condi¬
tion, new rubber. Dunham roller harrow, ex¬
cellent. John Deere 2 row potato digger. Oliver
fork lift, triple mast, excellent condition. John
Deere trailer plow 4-14" high speed bottoms,
good condition. John S. Goodrich, Avoca, New
York 14809. 566-2211.
PORTERSVILLE MONTHLY SPECIAL
Your choice of six 4,000 gallon insulated tandem
axle transports at $2,000 each. Specially good
buys on small transports 3,000 to 3,750 gallon
sizes. Need 2,000 to 2,500 gallon farm pick-up.
Will trade on large capacity models. Call, wire
or write for others. Portersville Equipment
Division, Portersville (Butler County) Pa.
Tele: (412) 368-2421; 368-2431. _ _
250 GAL. WILSON BULK milk tank. Used
3 years. Will guarantee to operate. E. W.
Denman, Columbus, New Jersey. Phone
609 RA3-2402. _
LAMINATED RAFTERS & Arches for barns
and sheds. Douglas Fir bonded with completely
waterproof glue. Popular sizes stocked. Extra
heavy rafters — extra low prices. Box S-8 5,
Unadilla Silo Co., Unadilla, N. Y. _
TOOLS FOR SALE— New Stock of excellent
quality Automotive, Industrial, and Aviation
Tools including direct sources of supply for
greater profit. Could be used to operate a full
or part-time business. Write Box 369-EI, Ithaca,
N. Y.
FOR SALE: SEVERAL HUNDRED Mink
cages. Good condition. Karl Stephan, Mahopac.
N. Y. Call LA8-7037 after 6. _
1960 M. MOLINE SELF-PROPELLED uni¬
picker sheller — $2,200. Harmony-Dale Farms,
RD#2, Phillipsburg, N, J. 859-2616. _
ALLIS-CHALMERS, H. D. 5 Bulldozer -
$2,900. Harmony-Dale Farms, RD#2, Phillips-
burg, N. J. 859-2616, _
FOR SALE: JOHN BEAN potato grader. Good
condition. Thompson Farms, Clymer, New
York. _
FOR SALE — RETIRING from seed business;
"Brower” feed and seed mixer — electric 5 HP
motor and machine, capacity one ton. Srencil
cutting machine — 1000 burlap seed bags 100
pound capacity — platform scale — steel shelving
— electric chicken brooder — etc. Fred Radway
Seed Farms — Nanuet, N. Y. Phone
(914-NA3-2121). _
IRRIGATION SYSTEM — HALE pump mounted
on trailer — Chrysler Marine Engine — (2) one
acre sprinklers — 500 ft. 4 in. pipe — 800 ft. fire
hose — Good condition. Van Peenen’s Dairy, 970
Valley Road, Wayne, N. J. Tel. 694-2551.
FOR SALE: One Row Ford Mounted Corn
picker used one season. It is in excellent condi¬
tion. Will fit most any tractor. $1,200. Ken
Wiley, Penfield, N. Y, Phone 716-FR7-2633.
LOW COST
ON THE FARM GRAIN DRYING
American Automatic Model 1503TAF Dryers
give you completely unattended, totally auto¬
matic grain drying and auguring. It’s designed
for the average farmer’s grain handling sys¬
tem. Just set the controls for desired drying
temperature and moisture removal and press
the button. All wet grain is dried, cooled and
conveyed to storage — automatically. Even
shuts itself off! You’ll be surprised how eco¬
nomical this unit is to purchase and operate!
LOOK FOR US AT THE EMPIRE STATE
POTATO FIELD DAYS AUGUST 11 AND 12
AT GAINSVILLE, N. Y.
CHARLES VAN ETTEN
VAN ETTEN ROAD GOWANDA, N. Y.
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American Agriculturist, August, 1965
NEW & USED EQUIPMENT
SAWDUST
ONTARIO GRAIN DRILL PARTS— 30 acres
0f new and used equipment including 135
crawlers and wheel tractors-loaders-dozers-
backhoes. New Allis Chalmers H-3 crawlers at
reduced prices. Dismantling 35 balers for parts.
[)on Howard — Canandaigua. N. Y. _
AUTOMATIC BALERS — 100 to choose — bale
throwers $350 and up. Hay conditioners — 30 of
a|l different makes — $100 and up. New Holland
404 conditioner — $500. 10 used rollabar rakes —
used Versatile Windrower. New Owatonna
Windrowers only $3,500 complete and up. Har¬
vest green hay after weeks of rain without
turning. Don Howard — Canandaigua, N. Y.
TRAC TOR AND IMPLEMENT PARTS. Order
from the world’s largest stock of guaranteed
new and used tractor parts. Immediate delivery,
free 1965 catalog. Central Tractor Parts Co.,
Des Moines, Iowa: Syracuse, New York: Ba-
tavia. New York or Jamestown. New York.
LIVESTOCK SUPPLIES, EQUIP.
FREE SAMPLE Cattle Ear Tag. Big numbers,
low priced. Write today: Cowboy Tag Co., Box
1380. Santa Barbara, Calif.
MAPLE SYRUP
maple SYRUP, VERMONT Fancy Grade.
Gallon $6.50, Half Gallon $3.75, plus postal
charges. Shipped insured mail. Kenneth F. Put¬
nam. SouthSyegate:Vermont 05069.
NURSERY STOCK
1,000 HORTICULTURAL ITEMS— Evergreen
Seeds, Seedlings, Shrubs, Fruit Trees, Plastic
Pots. Supplies. Books (Horticultural, Farming,
Gardening). Catalog. Mellinger’s, North Lima
42, Ohio.
FREE! Stark Bro’s 150th Anniversary Catalog.
Spectacular big full-color display of apples,
peaches, pears, cherries from Dwarf, Semi-
Dwarf, Standard Size trees. Bear luscious fruit
—anywhere in your yard. Ornamentals too.
Stark, Dept. 30386, Louisiana, Missouri 63353.
PEACH, PLUM TREES— low as 20d. Cherries,
pears, apples, nut trees, strawberries, blue¬
berries, dwarf fruit trees. Grapevines 10<f .
Shrubs, evergreens, shade trees, roses 25d up.
Quality stock can’t be sold lower. Write for
free color catalog and $2.00 free bonus infor¬
mation. Tennessee Nursery Co., Inc., Box 1,
Cleveland. Tenn.
PHOTO SERVICE & SUPPLIES
TRIAL OFFER — Limit one roll. Black & white,
3-35# 12— 45<f. Kodacolor, 8— $1.75: 12—
$2.00. Tops Photo Service, Box 191-R, Lyons,
New York 14489.
PLANTS
STRAWBERRIES, RASPBERRIES, BLUE¬
BERRIES, BLACKBERRIES plants for fall
planting — including — Vesper Earlidawn, Cats-
kill. Sparkle, Frontenac, Ozark Beauty and
Ogalalla Everbearing strawberries. Latham,
Fallred, Durham Raspberries. Write for free
catalog describing 70 small fruit varieties —
Walter K. Morss & Son, Bradford, Mass.
BLUEBERRY PLANTS, 12 VARIETIES. Rhu-
barb, Flowering Shrubs. Write. Commonfields
Nursery. Ipswich. Mass. 01938.
PLASTIC
SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS in carload lots.
Sawdust in bulk truckloads, also baled shav¬
ings. Bono Sawdust Co., 33-30 127th Place,
Corona 68, New York. Tel. Hickory 6-1374,
SHELLED NUTS 8. SPICES
PECANS, ENGLISH WALNUTS, Black Wal¬
nuts, Almonds, Cashews, Brazils, Sassafras,
Pepper $1.25Lb. Dried Mushrooms $3.00Lb.
Peerless, 538AA Centralpark, Chicago 60624,
SILOS
SILOS, SILO UNLOADERS— barn cleaners.
Nold Farm Supply, Rome, N. Y. _
A WOOD SILO is your best investment — wood
means warmth, with little frozen ensilage . . .
no acid riddled walls. For catalog write Box
BS-85, Unadilla Silo Co., Unadilla, N. Y. Also
manufacturers of glue-laminated arches and
rafters for barns and sheds. Write for infor-
mation. _
GRANGE SILO. ROOFED, 14 by 45, used little.
Price $500, Joseph Mangeot, Fulton, N. Y.
SPARROW TRAPS
SPARROWS EAT PROFITS! Catch them with
new improved trap. Free particulars. Roy Vail,
Antwerp 10, Ohio.
TIRES
TRUCK * FARM * CAR— Used Tires— Excel.
#1—650x16 6 ply $8.50: 700x16 6 ply $10.00:
750x16 8 ply $12.00; 900x16 8 ply $15.00: 750x20
8 ply $15.00; 825x20 10 ply $20.00; 900x20 10
ply $20.00; 1000x20 12 ply $25.00: Farm Tire
Specialist — Airplane Conversion, New Truck —
Tractor Tires also available. Write for complete
list. Send check or money order. Sorry no
C.O.D.’s. Gans Tire, 1001 Broadway, Chelsea,
Mass. Tel: 889-2035. Area Code 617, _
NYLON AIRCRAFT TIRES for farm use. New
and used truck, tractor tires. Wholesale-retail.
Write Kepler Supply, Fayetteville. N. Y,
TRAVEL
ONE OF OUR most popular services to readers
is sponsoring and arranging tours and cruises.
They are popular because the worries about
foreign customs, handling baggage, value of
foreign money, language barriers, tickets,
reservations, etc., can be forgotten. Trained,
experienced escorts take care of everything for
you — even tipping. For details on our future
tours, write American Agriculturist Tours, Box
367, Ithaca, N.Y. 14851. _ _
MEXICAN TOURS — 22 DAYS — $429.95 —
Here's the best travel bargain ever! 22 days in
which you see everything worth while in
Mexico from the moment you land in Merida,
Yucatan. First class bus and first class hotels
through Vera Cruz, Mexico City, Taxco,
Acapulco, Cuernavaca, San Jose Purua, More¬
lia, Guadalajara, San Miguel de Allende
Guanajuato, Queretaro, Zimapan, Monterrey
and other places too numerous to mention. Tour
time of year is disagreeable in Buffalo beautiful
in Mexico. Bargain price $429.95! All expenses
except meals. Two tours starting January 28
and March 11, ’66. Reserve Now, these tours
sold out early last year. Shanly International
Corporation, 528-A Blue Cross Bldg., Buffalo,
N. Y. 14202.
TOBACCO
PLASTIC THREE CLEAR 9' x 12'— $1.50.
Triple weight Tarpaulin 9' x 12' — $2.00, Black
12.50; 9' x 20'— $3.25, Black $4.00. Postpaid
Catalog Adval. Box 2827J, Paterson, New
Jersey.
REAL ESTATE
400,000,000 acres government public land in
25 states. Some low as $1.00 acre. 1965 report.
Send $1.00 National Land 422AG8, Washington,
Building, Washington, D. C. _
SPORTSMAN CAMP on Dead River, Fur¬
nished, Sleeps six, Good Hunting and Fishing
Country. $3,900.00. Terms. For information
Write Box 104, Rangeley, Maine or call
364-2291 after 9:00 p.m. _
HILL TOP COUNTRY HOME with 85 acres.
Beautiful view. Beam Ceiling Living Room,
Fireplace, Large picture window. Five bed¬
rooms, Bath, Oil heat, Furnished. $12,900.
Terms. For information Write Box 104
B&ngeley, Maine or call 864-2291 after 9:00
p.m. _
INCOME PROPERTY. Small grocery with two
rented apts. above store. Good location. No
competition. Owner wishes to retire. Palmieri,
100 Maple Ave., Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
12866. _
COMPLETELY FURNISHED — 2 Bedroom
Home — 2 years old — very nice — Early
American Furniture. Illness forces sale. Price
112,500. Terms. For more information write:
rred Edwards, Rt. 3, Box 31A, Deland, Fla.
BEAUTIFUL HOME ON SCENIC main road.
Attached apartment. 1-1/5 acres. Fruit trees.
Accessible to Utica-Rome. Clinton, N. Y.
133,000. Write Box 153, Madison, New York.
1^ ACRE — SEVEN ROOM home. Located
near Village. For information — write Pearl
Pcavey, Newbury, Vt,
SIGNS
PLASTIC POSTED— Land Signs. Durable, in-
cxpensive, legal, free sample. Minuteman,
Btanfordville, New York. _
NO HUNTING SIGNS, Mailbox — Lawn
Markers, Farm Signs, Special Signs, Printing
all kinds. Sample catalog. Signs, 54 Hamilton,
mjburn, New York 13021 Dept. G. _
NO TRESPASS SIGNS— On weatherproof Tag.
JJth name and address: 200 — $15.00; 100 — -
*9;50; 50 — $6.50 postpaid. Chic Press, Monti-
«Ho. New York.
ALUMINUM "POSTED” SIGNS. Priced from
i5| per sign. Write for free sample. John Voss,
;06 Elmbrook Drive, Manlius, N. Y.
SITUATION WANTED
MIDDLE AGED HOUSEKEEPER. Excellent
cook. Would make good Companion. Box
^-EC, Ithaca, N. Y. _
WIDOW WOULD LIKE Housekeeping job for
°ne or two people. Write: Box 166, Ilion, N. Y.
POULTRYMAN, 29 years experience, capable
full management, wife also available. Box
Ithaca, N. Y. _
EXCELLED WOODSMAN, TRAPPER, DE-
jJxlvES position as caretaker of hunting club,
°mpetent maintenance of premises, buildings,
^uipment. Box 110, Gladstone, N. J. 07934.
TOBACCO! Homespun Smoking - Chewing.
Samples 10# Fred Stoker, Dresden, Tennessee.
WANTED TO BUY
WANTED — HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGES,
surreys, wagons, coaches, sleighs, old cars. Send
price, description and picture, if possible, in
first letter. Arnold G. Carlsen, 77 Anderson
Street, Hackensack, New Jersey. _
ANTIQUE CAR, REWARD information if pur¬
chased— BocL_7221_PatersonI_N:_J. _
WANTED: STANLEY STEAMER SPRINGS—
especially 20 H.P. Springs full elliptic. They
have bent clips extending over the edge of the
adjoining leaf. Frank Cooke, Inc., 59 Summer
Street, North Brookfield, Mass.
WOOL
SEND WOOL TO US for beautiful, warm
blankets. Free literature. El Dorado Woolens,
Inc., Eldorado, Texas.
WOMEN’S INTEREST
EARN EXTRA MONEY invisibly reweaving
damaged garments at home. Free information.
Eastern Reweaving School, AFN-5 Main,
Hempstead, New York 11551. _ _
RAISE RABBITS for us on $500 month plan.
Free details. White’s Rabbitry, Mt. Vernon,
Ohio.
PATTERN & CRAFT BOOK. 60 Pages— $1.25.
Jennie Conlon, .So. Lansing, N. Y. 14882.
FREE NEEDLECRAFT CATALOG! Enw
broidery. Knitting, New Ideas! Good in U. S.
only. Merribee, Dept. 686, 1001 Foch, Fort
Worth, Texas 76107.
WEAVE RUGS— Make Good Profits— No ex-
perience necessary! Free Catalog, sample card,
and low prices on carpet warp, rug filler,
looms, parts, inexpensive beam counter. If
you have loom — advise make, weaving width
please. Or. Rug Company, Dept. 8530, Lima,
Ohio. _
WRENC
LOOSENS RUSTED NUTS, BOLTS, PARTS IN SEC0NI
at Service Stations, Auto and Hardware Stores
Handy TORCH
has 99 uses,
SUITS GIANT ROCKS, DESTROYS
tree stumps, parasites. Sprays,
thaws, disinfects, dries con¬
crete. 800,000 enthused
users. Weighs 20 lbs. Burns
kerosene, easy to use. Free descriptive
literature. Sine.NY2.Quakertown,Pa.
American Agriculturist, August, 1965
Directors and officers of Hie New York State Guernsey Breeders' Cooperative
include: seated (I. to r.) Willard Pengelly, Bergen (2nd V.P.); Joseph Pendergast,
Cobl eskill; Dr. James M. Carr, Little Valley (Pres.); K.C. Sly, Cortland (1st V.P.);
and David F. Younger, Yorktown Heights (Sec.-Treas.).
Standing (I. to r.): Richard Outhouse, Canandaigua; Laurence Hansen, South
Valley; John L. Calhoun, Hoosick Falls; Ronald Wetherwax, Wyoming; Floyd
Somes, Memphis; and Dallas Prouty, Fort Ann.
Editor Gordon
Conklin receives a
Freedoms Founda¬
tion Award from
W. C. (“Tom”)
Sawyer, senior
vice-president ofthe
Fo u nd atio n. The
Award was for edi¬
torial defending the
United States and
what it stands for.
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says your Christmas Seal association.
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for soiling only 100 boxes of our Fabulous
Foils Christmas Card assortment, $1.00 for
selling I box, $2.00 for 2 boxes. $10.00 for 10 boxes,
etc. You can make a few dollars or hundreds of dollars,
you do is call on neighbors, friends and relatives anywhere
in your spare time. Everyone needs and buys
Christmas Cards. Write today— for free
samples of personalized Christmas Cards and
stationery— plus other leading boxes on approv¬
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you need to start mailing money the day your
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SENT ANY SHIPS OUT LATELY?
by Hazel Andrews
THE KITCHEN RADIO was
droning along softly with no one
paying any particular attention.
Suddenly, entirely out of context,
a sentence came across to me
where I was peeling potatoes . . .
“Many a man is waiting for his
ship to come in when he hasn’t
even sent it out yet.”
H’m-m-m! Thinking of the pos¬
sible results, I determined to send
out plenty of ships thereafter. So
every day I launch a few. Most of
them are sailing ships, powered
by various colored, five-cent sails.
One may go to a despondent
friend; it returns with a note of
appreciation. One carries a check
to pay a bill; it’s sure to make that
merchant happy. One takes a mes¬
sage of cheer and encouragement
to someone in sorrow. Another
carries the family gossip in the
neighborhood to a minister grand¬
son in far-off North Dakota, help¬
ing to keep strong the ties of the
old home and family. When that
particular ship comes back, it will
bring the latest picture of a new
gr eat-gr andd au ghter .
A cargo ship with eight five-
cent sails takes a package ofchain-
store magazines to Portuguese
West Africa every few months,
bringing many ideas for new
projects to a mission school, along
with new recipes and stories from
a well remembered land.
Freighter To Mexico
Another freighter with books,
puzzles and games goes to dock
in an orphanage in Guadalajara,
Mexico. These bring pleasure and
friendship to a dozen and a half
orphans gathered together from
unbelievable situations by a re¬
tired school teacher from Califor¬
nia. She has made them clean,
healthy and happy, and given
them shining faces.
Some days a ship goes out with
a check and brings back a book
or two. Often four-cent canoes float
away saying “Thank you” to
someone who’s sent a happy boat
to my landing.
Sometimes a ship can change a
person’s whole life. Once I heard
of a young friend who was much
disturbed because she was about
to have a third child. She felt that
two were enough. I sent her such a
shipload of encouragement that
she went on to have nine children!
I often wondered if I were partly
to blame. But they were the most
remarkable family of handsome,
well-behaved youngsters one could
imagine.
Each year a little ship goes to
a nursery firm and comes back
laden with seeds and bulbs that fill
my garden and my heart with
beauty and fragrance. The over¬
flow graces church, hospitals and
other homes.
The seeds of sage one ship
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brings me grow to make several
quarts of sifted, dull green, aro¬
matic seasoning for all my friends
for their Christmas turkeys. A
whole fleet, four hundred and fifty
strong, leaves here with Christmas
cards containing the small packets
of sage and my holiday message.
The destinations range from Africa
to Turkey to England, with
detours to Canada, Mexico,
Australia, and side excursions to
many parts of the United States.
One small ship went to a well-
known business magazine. It
brought back a list of reputable
schools for home study. Another
Outdoor rooms are gaining in
stature; they are also changing in
form. In essence, they are going
back to the enclosed, walled, pri¬
vate gardens of Spain and the
Old World. These walled gardens
or rooms gave necessary security
and in addition offered privacy
and a feeling of serenity. They
continued in vogue in Europe long
after the protection afforded by the
walls was needed.
Japanese style entrance to outdoor
room.
China and Japan have always
used enclosures, and from them
we learn the beauty of simplicity.
Plain walls, different levels, and
seats or benches are used as in¬
tegral parts of the garden. Their
Bonasi (dwarf plants), water,
gravel, rocks, and nicely shaped
wood fit admirably into these
sparsely planted, simple outdoor
rooms. Our first picture shows a
Japanese treatment for a gate or
entrance.
Louvers can be used to give
privacy, but be sure they are
slanted into your prevailing winds
so the breezes may enter. Louvers
that can be moved (like old-fash¬
ioned house shutters) are even
better. They can be opened to
summer breezes or closed to shut
out cold winds, thus extending the
use of your private outdoor room.
You will find it is often necessary
to provide a means of ventilation
in a walled space.
boat promptly left for one of the
schools. Then, a whole flotilla sail¬
ed back and forth, some with as¬
signments and some with criti¬
cisms. All were interesting and,
we hope, profitable.
Ships with several five-cent sails
should be setting out from here to
various and sundry editors’ ports,
carrying young hopefuls fresh
from the typewriter. They bring
back a reasonable quota of the
rejection slips that prove “at least
I’m trying.” Some day, I’m sure,
a check will come in to prove that
it pays to keep on in the maritime
business!
Our second picture shows the
court of an apartment house here
in Ithaca, New York. This is so
much more usable for the tenants
than the same space on the street
side of the building. The Flowering
Dogwood (center) and Red-Bud
(front left) are really an inspiring
sight, both in the spring with their
beautiful flowers and in their gor¬
geous fall colors. I expect that by
now long, low benches have been
added to this courtyard as a finish¬
ing touch.
A fence and softening plantings
used to shut out a commercial
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enterprise are shown in the last
picture. This is large as outdoor
rooms go, but I wanted to show
you how a swimming pool could
be an integral part of a grounds
plan and yet be fenced for safety.
Wouldn’t the center of this sunny
lawn be a magnificent setting for
a pool? And, of course, running
water is great in any type of out¬
door room — and easy to have
today with a re-circulating pump.
I have always loved walled or
fenced gardens and have thought
how muich I’d like a house built
around an open room!
There's even room for
a pool in this large
enclosed area.
American Agriculturist, August, 1965
THE OUTDOOR ROOM
by Nenetzin R. White
Attractively landscaped courtyard is a usable outdoor room for apartment
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'Recife, ojj tb 'YR.wCtX
August is the month to cook
vegetables on the outdoor grill,
and eggplant, zucchini squash,
and tomatoes are particularly
good. Brush before and during
cooking with a tasty sauce, to keep
them flavorful and moist. They
cook quickly, so test frequently
with a fork to prevent overcooking.
How good they’ll taste served with
your favorite meat, also grill-
cooked!
For die Tobasco Butter Sauce,
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of vegetables with sauce and place
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side down). Cook until tender,
turning once and basting frequent¬
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minutes, squash 15 minutes, and
tomatoes about 4 minutes cut side
down and 8 minutes after turning.
For go- along potatoes, scrub
potatoes and wrap each in alumi¬
num foil. Place on glowing coals
and bake about 1 hour or until
done, turning frequently. To serve,
open foil; cut cross in top of each
potato and top with chived sour
cream sparked with a dash of
Tobasco.
AROUNn
The color of your house deter¬
mines how often it needs to
be painted, says the U. S. Depart¬
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paint, if it’s white, lasts at least 4
or 5 years before it needs renew¬
ing; tinted paints, 5 or 6 years;
dark-colored paints, 6 to 8 years.
Sometimes a very simple thing
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are places handy to put finished
laundry and to hang pressed
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Installation is simple, and wood
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HEMLOCKS
by Inez George Gridley
The poetry of hemlocks is deep and
green.
Secret as hiding places seldom seen.
The music of hemlocks, like sound of
the thrush,
Is* sudden and cool in the evening
hush.
Cathedrals of hemlocks invite the
weary;
The quiet aisles are sanctuary.
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DO YOU HAVE . . .
Directions for making aprons
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Route 1, Lockport, N. Y., requests
this information.
Any information as to where
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, MOHAWK FAN- JETS
IIM SERVICE
A few pieces of the old-time
house plant known as“Crowsfoot”
that you could send to Mrs. H. A.
Waltman, Route 1, North Wales,
Pa.?
Mrs. Waltman describes the
plant as follows: “It has no leaves,
consists of only soft needles about
apple-green in color, and grows
down gracefully over sides of pot.
bach stem with the needles is about
as big around as a woman’s first
finger. When close to it, it has a
very fragrant odor.”
American Agriculturist, August, 1965
IN THESE MAJOR CITIES OF THE NORTHEAST
NEW YORK CITY • SYRACUSE • ROCHESTER
BUFFALO • CLEVELAND • UTICA • ROME
BINGHAMTON • ELMIRA • CORNING
THE MOHAWK ONE-ELEVEN: BUILT BY BRITISH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
AUGUST MEMORIES
Do you remember the few days
between haying and oat harvest¬
ing? You had welcomed the first
clatter of the old five-foot-cut mow¬
ing machine right after the Fourth
of July. But before the last load of
hay was in the barn you hoped
you would never see another mow¬
ing machine or another pitchfork.
How you welcomed those few days
of comparative rest!
But the August rest was not for
long. There were miles of roads
that went through or around the
farm, and every pesky weed and
brush that bordered those roads
had to be cut by a scythe or brush
hook. That was always a boy’s
August job.
But it was good sometimes to
rest for a few moments, take a
long drink of water from the jug
kept cool in the shade, and with
your old straw hat pulled over
your face, look at the blue sky
through the holes in the hat, and
dream “the long, long thoughts”
of youth.
All too soon came oat harvest,
and the back-breaking job of bind¬
ing the bundles after the drop
reaper and setting them into
shocks. I wonder how many old-
timers now can bind a bundle of
grain with a straw binder? I tried
my luck last summer . . . and
found that I had not forgotten
how. One does not easily forget
those old skills!
The late Dr. Carl Ladd, dean
of the New York State College of
Agriculture, used to tell about
loading rye straw as the hired man
pitched it up to him when he was a
boy about 14 years old. Rye straw
is just about the slipperiest stuff
ever grown, and just as young
Carl had nearly finished the load
on a steep side hill it all slid off
the wagon, carrying Carl with it.
The hired man let loose with lan¬
guage that only hired men of those
days could use . . . but when he
paused for breath Carl told him
where he could go and take the
rye with him.
Again, after grain harvest there
was a little time when the pressure
was off before corn-cutting began
... all by hand.
Strange, is it not, that so many
changes could come in one man’s
lifetime?
Memory has a nice trick of
mostly forgetting the unpleasant
problems and troubles of the past.
38
I like to remember those wonderful
hot Sunday afternoons in August
when the men and boys of the
neighborhood gathered at the old
swimming hole ... to swim, dry
off in the sunshine, and swim
again. Anyone with a bathing suit
would have been called a sissy.
“Last one in is a rotten egg!”
Remember? Oh, hum, of all those
who gathered at the old swimming
hole I know of only one other still
living.
It was pleasant, also, to sit with
the family in the dusk of a hot
August evening waiting for the
bedrooms upstairs to cool off,
perhaps talking a little, listening
to the argument between Pa and
Ma Bullfrog down the “crick,”
the chirp of the crickets, and watch
the lightning bugs flash across the
yard. But it is saddening, also, to
know that not one of that beloved
group now “casts a shadow in
the sun.”
August was and still is the
“Going Away Time.” Vacations
over, the young folks set out for
college or a job, leaving a lone¬
some place in the hearts of those
left behind. Father and Mother
know full well that their sons and
daughters will never be home
again for any length of time.
But such is life, which must go
on. Thank God for work which
dulls the pain of loneliness. There
are silos to be filled, fall plowing
to be done, and the farm put to bed
for the long sleep of winter.
GOOD INSURANCE
The other day I asked a farmer
friend if he believed in lightning
rods. He said that he did, but that
he couldn’t afford them. One might
debate that. Rods are a kind of
insurance, and they give one a feel¬
ing of security in an electric storm.
The time of electrical storms is
here, so it’s a good time to think
about putting up lightning rods if
you don’t have them; and if you
do have them, see right now that
there is a perfect connection with
the wire running from the rods on
the roof to the metal posts in the
ground.
Until we moved to Ithaca a few
years ago, I always had a feeling
of fear or dread when a thunder
storm came roaring up out of the
Northwest. After every storm I
would read of some farmer who
had lost his buildings because of
lightning. I feared that my turn
would be next.
But I needn’t have worried. My
barns were well protected by light¬
ning rods.
"THE WOLVES
WILL EAT YOU"
A business man said to me the
other day with great emphasis,
after the New York State sales tax
had been passed, “I am going to
move my business to some other
state. This is the highest-taxed state
in the Union. The politicians are
rapidly making it impossible to do
business here. I think it will take a
national disaster or a depression
to awaken the politicians to what
they are doing to the economy.”
Another man told me that for
a lifetime he and his wife had gone
without necessities and saved every
cent they possibly could in order
to take care of themselves in their
old age. “Now,” he said, “because
of taxes and the inflation which
they are causing, our hard-earned
savings are rapidly disappearing.
We have nothing to look forward
to except death or to go on‘relief.”
Trouble is people are shrugging
their shoulders and saying, “What
can I do?” My answer is to take a
little time to write to your repre¬
sentatives, both state and federal,
and let them know with emphasis
how you feel. It is my experience
that when the politicians get
enough such letters, they listen.
But if you make yourselves sheep
the wolves will eat you.
THE PAYOFF
With August or a little before
comes the big payoff of vegetables
fresh from the garden. There is
nothing in the market that can
equal sweet corn popped into the
kettle within minutes after it is
picked. The same applies to many
other vegetables which lose much
of their goodness after wilting
around in the market for days.
FORECAST
After much reading and study
of what economists think about the
future of farming, I can sum up
the thinking of a majority of them
in a few sentences:
The outlook for the next five
years will be discouraging. After
that the going for farmers who
survive will be much better
because:
First, there will be fewer farmers
and less competition, and second,
population is increasing at an in¬
credible speed, making millions
more mouths to feed.
Therefore, if you can hang on
during the immediate future you
can look forward with much hope.
If you are a young man just start¬
ing in farming, and if you can
capitalize your business for the
next few years, your future chances
for success and happiness on the
farm are good.
NOT FORGOTTEN
B. C. Todd of Arkville, N. Y.
(Delaware County) writes:
“When I was a boy we had
these old apple varieties: Wayne
County King (this was also called
Tompkins County King), Fall Pip¬
pin, Snow Apple, Gravenstein
( also called Twenty-Ounce), Horse-
beef, Red Jillflower, Red Astrachan,
Sheep Nose, Northern Spy, Seek-
no-Farther, Pound Sweet, Tallman
Sweet, and some other sweet apples
which were never named.
“I doubt if there are any of
these varieties of apple trees alive
within a 50-mile radius in this part
of Delaware County today.”
Except for two or three, most
of these varieties are not grown
commercially anywhere today.
Some of them were delicious to
eat but they did not yield or mar¬
ket well. It would be fun to go
down cellar and bring up apanfull
of them, wouldn’t it?
YOU NEVER
MISS THE WATER
During the past two years thou¬
sands of farmers have had good
reason to sing the old ballad enti¬
tled “You Never Miss the Water
’til the Well Runs Dry.” Of course,
no one knows whether or not we
are in for continuing dry weather
in the next few months or years.
But we do know that the water
table is very low, and that all of
us are using many times more
water than ever before.
We have had plenty of warning
to make wise farmers take a care¬
ful look at their water supply. Now
is the time to think and act before
another winter of low precipitation.
EASTMAN'S CHESTNUT
Jessie had gone away to college,
and after she had been there a
short time one of her letters home
came signed not Jessie, as she had
always been known, but Jessica.
Her brother, Tommy, .somewhat
younger, wrote to her in answer
to her letter as follows:
“Dear Jessica:
“Momica and Poppica have
gone over to visit Aunt Mollica
and Uncle Henrica. They are
going to buy a carica. I don’t
know whether it will be a Fordica
or a Chevica.
“Our old cowica has had a
calfica. I was going to call it
Nellica, but I had to change to
Jimica because it was a bullica.
Tomica.”
American Agriculturist, August, 1965
SERVICE BUREAU
HOODWINKED
“Yesterday two men with a
small truck stopped and said they
would seal my blacktop driveway.
After some persuasion I let them.
“Our driveway is only 35 feet
long and 10 feet wide. It had never
been sealed and it did look rather
bad. I asked the approximate cost
and he told me it would probably
take only two to four gallons at
$8.00 per gallon. I thought that
wouldn’t be too bad. When he
finished, he said it took 11
gallons because it had never been
sealed before.
“Instead of costing about
$32.00 it cost $92.00. I would
never have had it done if I had
known it would cost so much. I
paid by check, and it was not until
after they left that I noticed there
was no address on the bill he gave
me. He had told me the cost of the
paint was actually $16.00 per gal¬
lon but, because he had some left
in his machine, he would sell it for
$8.00. He said if he left it in the
machine it would harden up. I
should have been wise then. I
never thought I would be hood¬
winked like that!”
We appreciate Mrs. J.’s writing
us about her experience so we can
print it as a warning to others.
Don’t be rushed into these home
improvement and repair jobs.
Take time to check.
CAN YOU HELP?
Mrs. Allen F. Bourne, R. 2,
Ulster, Pa., has some Youth’s
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Putnam, Rt. 3, Potsdam, N.Y.
» # #
Mrs. Harold Wolcott, Dryden,
N.Y., would like the words to the
humorous song, “Those Marriage
Ties (or Vows).”
# # #
Mrs. Odetta Hardy, R.F.D. 1,
Henniker, N.H., would like the
knitting directions for spiral socks,
the lumberman’s or hunter’s type,
often made of gray yarn with red
stripe at top.
# # #
Mr. G. E. Hauser, 226 Elm¬
wood Ave., Lockport, N.Y., would
like to borrow or buy an owner’s
instruction and operation manual
lor Sears Roebuck two-man chain
saw, model #38760.
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Mr. Paul Hollis, Box 184, New
herlin, N.Y., who collects Tuber-
American Agriculturist, August, 1965
culosis stamps, would like the fol¬
lowing: 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910,
1911, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1916,
1920, and 1921. He has some he
would exchange.
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NOT CLEAR
“We purchased some property
here with a sales agreement from
the real estate dealer — so much
down and so much per month.
After residing there for six months,
we found out they had a mortgage
on it which had not been men¬
tioned. However, we offered to take
over the mortgage payment and
pay the rest of our monthly pay¬
ment on a second mortgage. They
wanted us to pay more per month
than we agreed in the contract.
“We sued, and the judge ruled
to give us our money back with
rent deducted from that amount.
“Is there any way to stop this
kind of dealer from taking money
and not giving a clear deed?”
Almost everyone, at some time
in his life, is involved in the buying
or selling of real estate. There are
many problems involved in the
transfer of property and a mistake
at this time can prove cosdy as
well as disappointing.
To avoid any pitfalls, it is wise
to have an attorney handle your
interests throughout the transac¬
tion. We assume that our subscrib¬
er did not have a lawyer handle
his dealings with the real estate
agency, or the title would have
been examined. He was fortunate
to get his money back.
BULLDOZED
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sent us a pamphlet, offering alu¬
minum siding at very reasonable
prices. Of course I fell for it, and
yesterday an agent appeared. I
signed a contract for $900.00; then
he began to tell about a better
grade of siding that he would put
on, but at an exorbitant price of
$69.00 a month for five years.
“When I demurred, he tried all
kinds of cajolery and near threats
and, finally, became very indig¬
nant. He grabbed the contract (or
note) which I had already signed
and tore it up. This suited me fine,
for by that time I didn’t want any¬
thing to do with him. He left in a
rage and I didn’t like his manner.
The first contract is obviously just
a come-on for the larger one.
“Apparendy I am in the clear,
but perhaps you can prevent
others from being swindled.”
This is standard procedure with
some outfits, to offer a very eco¬
nomical price and then try to bull¬
doze you into a much higher con¬
tract. You were fortunate that he
tore up the papers. One was a
promissory note, a blank one,
which stated: “Do not sign this
note until the work is fully com¬
pleted.”
Mrs. Dietrich received
$1050 check from North
American. Her husband had
the policy less than two
years. She sent this note of
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settlement of my husband’s claim. We never expected
to have to use this coverage and took it out only as a
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Winifred Wolfer, Fillmore, N.Y. . . $ 325.50
Auto Acc.— whiplash, strain neck &
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Keith Krotz, Franklinville, N.Y . . 428.70
Hit by hay baler crank — broke arm
Theodore Loomis, Moravia, N.Y. ... 225.00
Kicked by cow — injured eye
Clyde W. Tenpas, Clymer, N.Y . 844.15
Hit on head by chain — skull fracture
Henry P. Drezler, Smyrna, N.Y . 695.71
Thrown from moving tractor — separation
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Morgan Brown, Sr., Blodgett Mills, N.Y. 447.86
Threading baler — broke arm, cut hand
Adrian LaTray, Bombay, N.Y. . 315.30
Fell — injured knee
Julia Harloff, Batavia, N.Y. . 1712.02
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David Clements, Jr., Frankfort, N.Y. .... 633.50
Fell while chasing cows — injured knee
Harold J. Lee, Glenfield, N.Y . 364.29
Pushed by cow against post — inj. elbow
Melville Keenan, Caledonia, N.Y. _ 497.15
Auto Acc. — injured teeth, cut & bruises
Douglas Elliott, Waterville, N.Y . 145.72
Injured hand in combine
William D. Staley, Jr., Amsterdam, N.Y. 241.42
Cow stepped on ankle
Stanley Lawrence, Taberg, N.Y. . . $ 350.00
Knocked off tractor — fractured ribs
Feme J. Parcells, Tully, N.Y. 1345.00
Slipped on wet floor — fractured hip
Ernestine M. Smith, Middletown, N.Y. 197.62
Crushed by cow— injured legs & feet
Robert Kirby, Albion, N.Y. 1365.00
Caught in corn picker — inj. hand & fingers
Lyle Cornell, Oswego, N.Y. . 642.31
Hit by car — broke leg, cut scalp
Walter H. Wood, Maryland, N.Y . 1121.43
Fell from ladder — broke ribs, pelvis, shoulder
Gordon 0. Smith, Horned, N.Y . 373.70
Hit by hay baler — injured hand
Walter H. Brown, Barton, N.Y . 822.28
Crushed by heifer— broke leg, injured knee
Helen Graham, Argyle, N.Y. . 367.75
Tripped over fence— broke ankle
Patsy Vitticore, Sr., Clyde, N.Y. 527.07
Hit by truck — injured back
Leon Ballard, Troy, Pa. 860.30
Kicked by cow — injured back
Robert D. Gibson, Ulysses, Pa . . 444.10
Ran arm thru glass — severe cut arm
Clifford Reinhardt, Cranbury, N.J. 468.00
Truck accident — whiplash injury
George Catchapaw, Middlebury, Vt. 140.00
Draining gas from tractor, caught fire —
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Fertilize this Fall
(DON’T GAMBLE ON SPRING WEATHER)
See your Royster Dealer for complete fertilizer services . . .
Nitrogens, Mixed Fertilizers, Bulk Fertilizers, Application
Fertilize your fields this Fall, and you can forget your
worries of a wet Spring. Now is the time to see your local
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to do the job right. Your Royster Dealer offers a com¬
plete line of fertilizer services. He can supply you with
mixed fertilizer, and the equipment to apply it. He can
supply you with Nitrogen, solids and liquids, and the
equipment to apply them. Or, if you
wish, he can apply it for you.
Your Royster Dealer also offers a
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And, your Royster Dealer is backed by the products,
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FOR THE NORTHEAST FARMER
Volume 162, No. 9
A. James Hall . Publisher
Gordon Conklin . Editor
Isa M. Liddell . Assistant to Editor
R. C. Christianson . Advertising Manager
Albert Hoefer, Jr . Managing Editor
Augusta Chapman . Home Editor
Hugh Cosline . Contributing Editor
Harold Hawley . Contributing Editor
V. E. Grover . Subscription Manager
American Agriculturist, Inc.
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E. V. Underwood . President
Harold Hawley . Vice President
Gordon Conklin . Secretary
Phil D. Stump . Treasurer
IN THIS ISSUE
NORTHEAST FEATURES
Editorials . 4
New Jersey Farming . 20
Gay way Farm Notes . 24
Ed Eastman’s Page . 54
Service Bureau . 55
CROPS AND SOILS
Wheel-Track Corn Planting . 22
Soybeans for New York
38
DAIRY & LIVESTOCK
How to Grow Vealers . 10
Milk Pricing . 37
Doc Mettler Says . 41
EQUIPMENT
Tractor Fork Lift
8
FARM MANAGEMENT
Dollar Guide- . 16
Need More Silo Room ? . 34
GENERAL FARMING
Pondering A Pond ? . 12
Personal Farm Experience . 26
Question Box . 32
HOME
Grandma Goes to College . 48
Favorite Desserts . 49
Patterns . 50, 52
September Gardening . 51
POULTRY
Insulation for the Birds . 30
Egg Weight Hassle . 31
VEGETABLES
Plastic Greenhouses . 7
Water in New Jersey . 7
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Editorials
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by GORDON CONKLIN
YES, WE HAVE NO BRACEROS
Once upon a time, in a far-off country
called Yankeeland, there arose a great tumult.
A large labor organization, called Afelsio,
demanded that farmers stop hiring help from
the country of Hottamale to the south.
For many years, the Hottamales had
poured by the thousands each harvest season
into Yankeeland to harvest crops. But now
the clamor moved Mr. Quirtz, Secretary of
Therapeutic Activity, to action. “We need jobs
for true red-blooded citizens of our own coun¬
try, and we’re not going to let this travesty of
justice go on,” he thundered, watching ner¬
vously the Trend Coefficient of the latest po¬
litical poll.
Mr. Quirtz, however, was very much con¬
cerned about the crops left to rot unharvested
under the blazing sun. Quoth he, “We shall
recruit the underprivileged and unemployed
to do the job!”
First he gathered together a group of college
students enjoying a sneak- in to protest the
violation of their constitutional rights to spit
on the sidewalk. Then he rounded up some
high school athletes under a special program
entitled “Children’s Crusade of the 20th Cen¬
tury.” Finally, he delivered an enthusiastic
report to the unemployed about the work now
available.
Alas! A few young people rose to the chal¬
lenge and watered the good earth with their
sweat . . . but most cried bitter tears and de¬
parted for less arduous things. The unem¬
ployed continued their eligibility for regular
checks by remaining unemployed. Some peo¬
ple brought in from far distances (at farmers’
expense, of course) settled down to enjoy the
welfare payments that proved to be higher
than where they had come from.
Meanwhile, business in the area slumped
because crops were unharvested. “Our Offen¬
sive On Insufficiency will handle this easily,”
said Mr. Quirtz.
Down in Hottamale, the workers who once
brought home so many Yankee shekels raised
a great protest about the drying up of this
income. “Fear not,” said Mr. Quirtz, “our
Togetherness For Uplift program will take
care of our friends south of the border.”
To the outraged farmers the Secretary said
soothingly, “We will set up a task force to
study the situation and develop a program!
Meanwhile, take appropriate steps to cooper¬
ate with our Air Pollution Program by elimi¬
nating the odors of overripe fruits and
vegetables.”
The moral of the story is that a skillful
promoter can create problems for which he
can then develop programs that in turn create
problems for which programs are needed that
create problems. . . .
PASS THE BUTTER
So now the American Heart Association
has become even more emphatic about its
controversial stand on polyunsaturated fats.
It now recommends substituting plant for ani¬
mal fats whenever possible, and to start doing
so early in life.
Now there is darned little unanimity of
opinion even among the men of nutrition
science and the medical profession that this is
good advice. Furthermore, I sometimes think
the experts become so wrapped up in their test
tubes that they can’t imagine that people may
want to live fully instead of just living a long
time.
I always remember an elderly doctor say¬
ing years ago, “Son, if you leave alcohol
alone, stay away from the pretty gals, never
smoke, get plenty of sleep, and diet carefully
you’ll probably not live any longer . . . but it
will sure seem that way!”
Seriously, should we spend a lifetime fussily
being careful about everything we eat ... so
we can die slowly from cancer instead of
swiftly with a heart attack?
How come we get so deadly serious about
specific health problems and lose all perspec¬
tive about the purpose of life, and its potential
for inner abundance? Are we really so obliv¬
ious to the fact that people save their lives in
terms of inner joy only as they lose their lives
in purposes beyond themselves? After all, we’d
be safer if we voluntarily locked ourselves in
a cell down at the jail . . . and stayed there.
Please pass the butter!
WHERE YOU AT?
Periodically an irate subscriber writes and
says he received no reply to a letter sent some
time before. Come to find out, such cases
usually are caused by the absence of a return
address.
I received a letter from Mrs. Florence
Bennett Hendrickson (Mrs. Jasper Hendrick¬
son) the other day that I very much wanted to
answer . . . but same problem. Can anyone
help me out?
We want to get letters from you, but please
put your address on the letter as well as on
the envelope.
STUDY IN CONTRAST
Across the years it has always troubled
me that the Rural Electrification Administra¬
tion has seen fit to wage a bitter verbal and
legislative war against private electric power
utility companies. The consistent message of
the REA seems to be that the private power
companies are constantly seeking new ways
to benefit stockholders by gouging the cus¬
tomer; I would guess that nearly half of the
editorial content of REA publications
hammers away at this theme.
In marked contrast has been the approach
of the Cooperative Farm Credit System to
private institutional sources of agricultural
credit, including primarily commercial banks
and insurance companies. In fact, an organi¬
zation known as National Agricultural Credit
meets three times a year in Chicago to discuss
mutual problems; it is attended by members
of the Farm Credit Administration, Farm
Credit Banks, life insurance companies, com¬
mercial banks, and the American Bankers
Association. The Farm Credit Administration,
by the way, is a government agency that
supervises the Farm Credit Banks; its expenses
are assessed back to the Farm Credit Banks
and are therefore not a burden on the tax¬
payer.
One of the major differences responsible for
this contrast between REA and the Farm
Credit Banks is the fact that REA is author¬
ized by Congress to borrow money at two
percent interest, whereas the Farm Credit
Banks must borrow their money on the open
market, where the interest rate is the same as
it would be to any competitive source of credit.
Borrowed money plays a bigger part in the
capital structure of a utility company than
for most other industries; consequently the
money-borrowing advantage enjoyed by REA
creates a very substantial competitive advan¬
tage over the private power companies that
must currently pay between 4!/2 percent and
5 percent interest. It’s upon this major bone
of contention that there rests the bitter antag¬
onism between REA and the private power
companies.
It seems to me that the Cooperative Farm
Credit System deserves a bouquet for the fact
that it started out with federal money and has
grown to stand on its own feet, amidst the
same competitive forces that influence private
sources of credit. It has met a need of farmers,
but has done so in a spirit of respect for com¬
petitors; farmers have benefited from the
rancorless interchange of ideas between per¬
sonnel representing all sources of agricultural
credit.
Perhaps there is a principle here that should
be built into future programs of a similar
type . . . that of laying the foundation of a
program so that a need is met, but at the
same time providing a framework for becom¬
ing self-sustaining and fully competitive as the
service of the newly-formed organization
proves itself.
MOVE CLOSER
Farmers are presently receiving, on the
average, 37 cents of the dollar spent by con¬
sumers for food. The other 63 cents goes to
those who handle the food from the farm to
the table.
The National Commission on Food Mar¬
keting recently released figures showing that,
between 1950 and 1964, food expenditures
per person in the U. S. rose by $105. But
marketing firms received $104 . . . and farm¬
ers got only one dollar!
It seems to me that there are some practical
ways for farmers to get a bigger slice of that
dollar. I said practical . . . not emotionally
attractive, like National Farmer’s Union »
president Jim Patton’s constant frothing at the
mouth against the “middlemen.”
The individual farmer can sell retail to the
consumer through roadside stands, egg routes,
pick ’em yourself setups, etc. Many a pro¬
ducer has done well at this, but invariably the
long-run success stories have included only
persons who could meet the public well.
Farmers can also move closer to the con¬
sumer through marketing cooperatives ... or
he can invest in the stock of corporations
successfully performing the marketing func¬
tion. As co-op member or corporate stock¬
holder, he stands to get a piece of the potential
profits.
Another way is to form really effective
bargaining groups such as those being de¬
veloped for fruit and vegetable growers by
Farm Bureau. If powerful enough, processors
could be forced to pass along higher costs to
consumers, and pay farmers more for the raw
product.
The biggest slice of the total food industry
melon goes to the marketing part of the pro¬
cess rather than to production. This is partly
because of concentration of power in the hands
of a relatively few distributors, pardy because
of the power of organized labor, and in part
due to growing demands from consumers for
more marketing services (that all cost money)-
Maybe some day the population explosion
will cause food shortages that will skyrocket
food prices at the farm. But for the foreseeable
future, farmers must look to less spectacular
ways for latching onto more of the grocery
dollar.
4
American Agriculturist, September, 1965
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That’s why Purina is proud of Frank Thomas, our
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He knows that in our business the customer is “The
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Frank headquarters at Binghamton, New York, and
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Yes, Purina is proud of Frank Thomas and the part
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The Move Is To
PLASTIC GREENHOUSES
by Owen Wavrinek
ONCE A BUILDING of the fu¬
ture, the plastic greenhouse is be¬
ginning to catch on. And from
looking at comparative costs, it’s
easy to understand why.
A 21 x 100-foot plastic green¬
house with a construction cost of
about $1,000 has been developed
by researchers in vegetable crops
at Cornell University . . . materials
for a glass house cost eight times
this amount. By no means the first
or only one of its kind, the Cornell
‘ Twenty-One” plastic greenhouse
is inexpensive, efficient and prac¬
tical . . . and the entire structure
can be put up in a relatively short
time, without having to use skilled
labor.
Two layers of plastic are sep¬
arated by a two-inch air space,
which provides a heat-saving of
40 percent or more as compared
to a single layer of plastic. There-
lore, a smaller heater can be pur¬
chased, reducing initial costs.
A double-layered house avoids
other difficulties as well. One-layer
structures collect moisture on the
inner surface of the plastic that is
apt to drip onto the plants and
encourage the fungi causing damp¬
ing off disease. Such moisture has
the further disadvantage of ab-
Ventilation in cold weather can be a
problem in a plastic greenhouse.
Sol utio n ... that polyethylene tube
along peak, with holes that direct air
toward roof.
American Agriculturist, September,
sorbing light. The single-layer
houses are hotter on bright days,
and plants in them need more fre¬
quent watering.
The inner layer of the “Twenty-
One” greenhouse is a sheet of four-
mil, ultra-vio let-resistant polyethyl¬
ene that should last for three years.
It is applied directly to the rafters
and attached to the sides and ends
of the house.
Spacers
But before the second or outer
layer can be applied, 2 x 2-inch
spacing lumber must be placed
along each roof rafter. The two-
inch air space between the two
layers is thus provided for. A 40
x 100-foot piece of four to six mil,
non-resistant polyethylene is then
rolled out and secured to the side
and roof rafters. This will have
to be replaced once a year, but it
can be done by three men in two
hours.
A fairly level site is needed for
this plastic house. Fifty-two 4x4-
inch posts, set in concrete, provide
the necessary support. The frame
or truss sections of the house are
cut from two-by-fours. Side wall
heights may be varied from two
to six feet, depending on the
grower’s preference.
Phillip Allen, who operates the
Ithaca Greenhouses at Ithaca, New
York, is using six-foot side walls
for his three “Twenty-One” houses.
One of the first growers to use this
new plastic structure, Phil has
special praise for its labor-saving
attributes.
His winter bulb crop, and
spring and fall mums, do well in
the plastic houses where air tem¬
perature can easily be regulated.
But Phil admits that maintaining
g r o u n d-level temperature does
present a problem in the colder
months.
Most of the houses that have
been built are about nine feet from
the peak of the roof to the ground.
This vertical clearance, together
with the wide (eight-foot) doors at
each end, affords enough space to
allow a truck or tractor to enter
the house. y
GARDEN STATE
EXPLODING URBANIZA¬
TION in New Jersey, plus huge
demands for water from a grow¬
ing industrial complex, have com¬
bined with the widespread use of
agricultural irrigation to cause
some very serious water problems.
As a matter of necessity, some
legal steps have been taken in con¬
nection with water resources that
might appear a bit stringent to
some other areas of the Northeast
that are at the moment blessed with
either more water or fewer people.
However, steps taken in New Jer¬
sey may well point toward a
pattern that may be endorsed more
widely in other areas of the North¬
east as the water pinch spreads
across the region.
Part of State
Under the present water laws of
the Garden State, not all water
users of the State are affected (see
map for areas where the regula¬
tions apply).
Before any new water users in
designated areas (individual,
municipal, corporate, or associa¬
tion) are given permission by the
State Division of Water Policy and
Supply to divert surface or sub¬
surface water, all present users
must be notified by the Council
and given a chance to express
their objections at a public hear¬
ing.
Treated Separately
The water law of New Jersey
treats subsurface water and sur¬
face water separately. Here are
some of the features of the sub¬
surface water law:
1 . Once an area is delineated
as a ground water-protected area,
no new water user can obtain
water from underground sources
in excess of 100,000 gallons a day
without first obtaining a permit
for such withdrawal from the Di¬
vision of Water Policy and Supply.
2. Anyone obtaining water at
the time an area is delineated shall
have the privilege of continuing to
take from the same well the quan¬
tity of water which is the rated
capacity of his pump without
securing a permit. However, these
users must file an affidavit with the
Division stating the amount of
water they are using or the capac¬
ity of their equipment, accompa¬
nied by a drawing showing the
location of the well, or wells.
The surface water law includes
these features:
1. It empowers the State Divi¬
sion of Water Policy and Supply
to delineate, after a public hearing,
watershed areas of the State in
which a diversion of surface water
for consumptive uses endangers
the interests and rights of residents
of the watershed. In areas so de¬
lineated, after the expiration of one
year after the date of delineation,
no one can divert surface water in
excess of 70 gallons a minute
(about 100,000 gallons per day)
for any private use (other than
(Continued on page 22)
Keith Alcott of Waterville, New
York, would like to see the
“Twenty-One” house even wider
... he finds it a little too narrow
for tomatoes, his major hothouse
crop. Keith built one of these plas¬
tic houses two years ago on a trial
basis; he put up eight more in
1964. Temperature problems have
been all but eliminated with a cen¬
tral steam heating system.
Year Round
Because they are temperature-
controlled by means of automatic
heating and ventilation, plastic
houses can be used throughout the
year or just during peak produc¬
tion periods in the spring. Toma¬
toes and flowers can be grown in
fall and winter months; vegetable
and flower plants can be started
in the spring.
The “Twenty-One” greenhouse
can be heated with one automatic
gas or oil furnace, or with two
smaller furnaces. Although one is
usually sufficient for bedding plant
production, two heaters will do a
better job of distributing the
warmed air. A thermostat is used to
control the burner, while the fan in
the heater is left running constant¬
ly. This also improves heat distri¬
bution.
A forced hot air system, with
gas or oil as a source of heat, is
usually used. However, Keith
Alcott ’s success with oil-fired steam
heat might be kept in mind.
Proper ventilation is the key to
satisfactory results with plastic
greenhouses, according to Cornell
Professor Raymond Sheldrake. A
42-inch exhaust fan, controlled by
thermostats, is recommended for
doing a good job, although the
height of the side walls may neces¬
sitate a different size. The higher
the side wall, the larger the fan
needed to remove moist air and
break up layers of heat.
Detailed plans for the Cornell
“Twenty-One” plastic greenhouse
can be obtained for $2 from the
Department of Vegetable Crops,
Cornell University, Ithaca, New
York.
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THE TRACTOR FORK LIFT
YOUR TRACTOR and some
homemade pallets can be com¬
bined to do an efficient and low-
cost job of moving materials on
your farm. The “lift and carry by
hand” or “load it on a wagon”
type of job are the usual candi¬
dates for this type of mechaniza¬
tion. Heavy objects are easily
loaded on pallets because their low
height allows you to “walk” them
aboard, rather than lifting them.
The primary requirement is that
the tractor be equipped either with
a hydraulic lift and hitch for at¬
taching integral implements, or
with a front- mounted manure
loader.
For the rear-mounted fork, load¬
carrying capacity depends upon
the tractor’s hydraulic system and
its front-end weight. The usual
load limit is 800 to 1,000 pounds
for most 2 to 3-plow tractors.
Plan to add front-end weights
to the tractor if you are going to
carry the greatest possible fork-lift
loads; this is an important safety
consideration. You cannot ade¬
quately steer your tractor unless
the front wheels are firmly on the
ground.
For the loader- mounted fork
lift, capacity depends upon the
loader hydraulic system or, in
some cases, on the capacity of the
front tractor tires.
If you have a lot of pallet work,
it’s possible to rig fork lifts on
both the front and rear of the trac¬
tor. This arrangement doubles the
capacity of tire tractor and solves
the weight distribution problem.
The Pallet
In its most simple form, a pallet
is only a platform, often about 5
feet square. It usually has three
2 x 4’s or 2 x 6’s arranged to
serve as runners. The platform
consists of one-inch boards nailed
across the runners. Three one-inch
boards are also nailed across the
lower edge of the runners; these
strengthen the pallet and help pre¬
vent its tipping off the fork lift.
Most any type of available lum¬
ber can be used to make the pal¬
lets. However, it’s helpful to keep
them as light as possible, to in¬
crease your “payload.” A light-
by Wes Thomas
weight pallet is also easier to
position for loading. Often, it’s
convenient to line up several pal¬
lets and then load all of them
before getting aboard the tractor
to move them.
The solid-top pallet is preferable
for general-purpose use. However,
the top need have only three or
four slats across it for hauling
such items as baled hay or straw.
In fact, slat pallets can be alike,
top and bottom, so that they are
always “right-side up.”
Stake Pockets
Place stake pockets near the ends
of the outer runners, add some
short stakes, and you can haul
long items such as posts or lum¬
ber. Install low side boards on
each side and the front, and you
can haul small items which would
otherwise bounce off the pallet.
Leave the rear open for easy load¬
ing.
Other handy versions will sug¬
gest themselves after you start
using pallets. For example, build
a hog crate with a pallet-type hot
tom. Then, haul the stubborn sow
from the farrowing house to the
pasture. If you want to unload her
directly into an individual house,
just back up to it, and unload her
right into it. Another quick trip
for the pigs and the job’s done.
Self-feeders on a pallet base can
be brought into the feed supply
area for filling. This eliminates
loading the feed sacks and then
handling them again to fill the
feeder in the feed lot.
The hitch-mounted fork lift on
the rear is not intended as a means
of stacking materials such as can
be done with the specialized in¬
dustrial-type outfits. Its purpose
is to lift the load high enough for
convenient transport. The loader-
mounted fork lift on the front will
lift loads high enough to permit
some stacking ... or lifting of
bales into a mow, for example.
However, when transporting a
load with either type fork, it’s a
good idea not to lift the load any
higher than necessary, especially
with heavy or wide loads. Keeping
the load low reduces the hazard
of tipping.
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4 hours, he is dead.
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have to buy to kill 35 rats? Do they tell you right on the label how many rats
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only rats. Not chickens or pigs, horses or cows, dogs or cats. Just common
brown rats. And, it works in hours, not days or weeks.
When you heft a can of RATicate* at the store, remember this — that tiny
can packs enough killing power to kill 140 times its weight in rats. After you
price it, divide the price by 35 dead rats. It’s easy to see why RATicate* is
such a good buy!
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HOW TO GROW VEALERS
by W. D. Lashbrook*
THE PRODUCTION of choice
veal without nurse cows is a new
science. Only recently have milk
replacer formulations been de¬
veloped that will consistently pro¬
duce the type of veal the discrimi¬
nating buyer wants.
A successful veal-producing pro¬
gram includes many aspects. Feeds
and feeding, health, management,
buying and selling are key factors
that can spell success or failure.
Here are some of the more im¬
portant management tips that can
help you become more successful
in a veal operation.
Buying Calves
Generally speaking, calves
weighing from 100 to 110 pounds
will finish out sooner and require
less feed per pound of gain. How¬
ever, these calves often sell at a
premium. Because they are more
efficient, one can afford to pay
about $4 more for calves in this
weight range as compared to 90 to
100 pound calves.
The majority of calves offered
at a commission sale are in the
90 to 100 pound bracket. It will
take 7 to 8 weeks to bring them to
200-pound market weight. Daily
gains will approximate those in
the 100 to 110 pound bracket.
Avoid calves weighing over 110
pounds; frequently they carry
extra condition and sell at a pre¬
mium per pound. In some cases
they are harder to teach to drink,
and do not seem to have as much
vitality as smaller calves.
Unless the purchase price is ex¬
tremely low as compared to
heavier calves, smaller calves ( 80
to 90 pounds) should also be
avoided. These calves are gener¬
ally more refined and do not gain
as fast. There are exceptions, how¬
ever. For a market that requires
185-pound finished calves, the 80
to 90-pound calves are ideal.
Most veal producers prefer Hol-
steins because of the numbers
available, the heavier initial
weight, and the breed’s ability to
make efficient weight gains. Hol¬
stein and beef breed crosses are
also popular with some feeders.
However, their beginning weight
will usually be less, and more time
will be required to bring these
crosses to 200 pounds.
Brown Swiss calves are dis¬
criminated against in some fin¬
ished veal markets because of
larger bone. They will, however,
make very efficient gains.
Ayrshire calves, especially the
thicker kind, will make good
vealers; however, the number
available is limited in most areas.
Guernsey or Jersey calves, because
of the tendency toward refinement
and lack of muscling, should not
be used in a veal program.
In general, heifer calves will
* Superintendent, Beacon Dairy Research
Farm
weigh slightly less initially, take
slightly longer to finish out, have
a superior finish and have slightly
more resistance to disease than
bull calves.
Health Important
One cannot be absolutely certain
that a calf is 100 percent healthy.
Calves showing any sign of sick¬
ness at purchase time should never
be bought. Even at that, perfectly
healthy-appearing calves can be
sick today and dead tomorrow.
A bright eye, erect ears and
frisky movements are evidences of
good health. Since scours is the
most common ailment affecting
bob veals, be sure the tail and
rump of the calf are dry and clean.
A dried or missing navel cord
indicates that the calf is at least
two days old and has probably
received adequate amounts of
colostrum milk. A thick, wet navel
cord indicates the calf is just hours
old and may not have nursed to
get the protective benefits of
colostrum milk.
Beware of the “cheap” calf. He’s
cheap because something is wrong
with him that you perhaps didn’t
notice, but other prospective
buyers did.
Selling Calves
The actual sale of your veal
calves is of extreme importance.
Check thoroughly all veal outlets
in your locality. Some commission
sales have a number of buyers
looking for choice vealers. Other
sales have little or no demand for
choice calves, but will buy the
plainer kind ... at a lower price,
of course.
Check with local butchers. Often
they want two to ten choice calves
a week and are willing to pay a
premium.
Calves should be sold when
finished regardless of age. A choice
veal calf will have thickness and
muscling throughout. Most will
have pronounced “buttons” or
“pinch” on either side of the tail
head. The loin will be full and well
covered.
Always remember, occasionally
you can have a “dud” calf, one
that never does well and will never
finish out. Most producers will
eliminate him somewhere along the
line. If you sell direct and receive
top prices for your calves, you
may want to find another outlet
for your occasional poorly-finish¬
ed calf. By doing this, you are
protecting your good market.
Equipment
A well-ventilated building that
is relatively free from drafts is
adequate. Freezing temperatures
will not hurt veal calves. However,
rates of gain slow down during
the coldest weather. Large-scale op¬
erations (35 or more calves on
feed) can easily pay the added
cost of heat by better feed conver¬
sion. From the labor efficiency
standpoint, calves should be fairly
close together.
For large-scale operations, in¬
dividual stalls are preferred;
smaller operators may tie calves
along the walls of pens. Keep
calves tied at all times unless auto¬
matic feeders are used. Individual
stalls give some isolation in the
case of disease outbreaks. Build
A choice veal calf. Note full,
well covered loin and plump
rounds.
stalls so feeding can be done from
a front alley, either in a manger
or pn the floor of the stall.
Stall widths of 20 to 24 inches
are preferred. Make stall partitions
of a solid material such as 1/2-
inch exterior plywood. Make the
front of the stall as open as pos¬
sible to allow free passage of air.
Length can vary depending upon
whether slats or bedding are used.
With slats, the stall should be at
least 4-1/2 feet long. With bedding,
the stall need only be 3-1/2 feet
long.
Some producers prefer slats,
others bedding. Each system has
its advantages and disadvantages.
Slats require no bedding, therefore
less manure to handle. Manure
can be removed by water; how¬
ever, this means proper slopes and
drains. In most cases new concrete
work must be done, thereby in¬
creasing the cost. A liquid manure
system needs some kind of a dis¬
posal field or tank.
Calves on slats appear to be
more uneasy than those on bed¬
ding. Whether this has any effect
on weight gains and feed efficiency
is unknown. . It is harder to keep
calves clean on slats as the manure
is often quite sticky. Eventually,
however, it is tramped through
the openings.
Wood slats wear very quickly
and are extremely difficult to clean.
Expanded metal is proving to be
much more desirable.
If bedding is used, a manure
pack is allowed to build up and
heat is produced to help keep the
barn warmer in cold weather.
However, it also adds to moisture
problems. A built-up manure pack,
though, is preferred to daily clean¬
ing. Add enough bedding daily to
keep the surface of the pack dry.
Remove all manure and bedding
after each batch of calves, and
scrub and disinfect the stalls. If at
all possible, allow stalls to stand
idle for a short time.
Ground corn cobs or sawdust
are preferred over straw for bed-
(Continued on page 14)
Deposit of kidney fat indicates
choice veal. Togs show Kosher
acceptance.
10
American Agriculturist, September, 1965
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3100 W. Fourth St., Chester, Pa.
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Amltyville — Purdy’s Lawnmower
Andes — Laddie Brothers
Angelica — H. Jorgeson & Son
Arcade — M. C. & C. M. Drake
Athol — Cameron & Cameron
Attica — George Burnison
Auburn — Main & Pickney
Ballston Spa — Perrino’s Imp. & Tractor
Batavia — Batavia GLF Farm Store
Bayshore — Arthur Rauft
Brant — Thomas C. Chiavetta
Brasher Falls — Boot’s Saws Sales & Repair
Broadalbin — Carpenter & Sunderland
Brewster — Martyn Equipment Co.
Bronx — N. Y. Plumbers Specialties Co.
Bronx — Portable Equip. Distributors
Buffalo — West Seneca Tool Rental
Burke — Cowan’s Esso Service
( anandaigua — Don Howard
Catskill — Burgers Sales & Service
Cazenovia — Waterbury & Coe Fd. & Fm. Sup.
Champlain — Raymond Bedard
Chatham — Bob’s Lawn & Garden Mart
Chestertown — Roberts’ Chainsaws
Clarence — Clarence Lawnmower Service
Clinton — Clinton Farm Supply
Clinton Corners — Bowman Sales & Svc.
Cohocton — Edmond Appliance & Hardware
Concsus — Gordon T. Alger
Constable— Wilson Farm Service
Corinth — Main Motors, Inc.
Coming— Rice & Sons
Corawall-on-the-Hudson — Ed’s Mower Shop
Cortland — Cain Tractor & Implement Co.
Deer River — Francis Nicholl
De Freestvllle — Master Equipment
Deposit — Clinton P. Tompkins
DeRuyter— H. W. Cook Farm Service
Downsville — T. J. Klindt
Dunkirk — Gunther’s Service
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Ft. Plain — Hallsville Farm Supply
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Freeport— Freeport Equip Sales & Svc.
Glen Cove— Larry’s Mid -Island
Granville — Scott’s Tractor & Implement
Greenville — Greenville Farm Supply
Hankins — Sipple Service
Haverstraw — Shaw Jobson
Hobart — E. T. Van Buren & Sons
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Hudson — A. J. Grabs Sons
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Johnson City — Goodrich Implement Co.
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Little Falls — Slabe’s Garage
Livonia Center — Day Tractor & Impl. Co.
Lockport — Walter Kohl
Cong Island City — Contractors’ Supply Corp.
Long Island City — Mahoney Clarke, Inc.
Long Island City — Stillwell Supply Co.
Lyons — Schleede Farm Supply
Madison — Farm & Home Store
-Marceilus — Russell Equipment Co.
Margaretville — Douglas Kelly & Son
Marlboro — Ralph C. Herman Co., Inc.
Massapequa — Fort Neck Tool Rental Co.
■Mayville — Art’s Lawnmower Shop
Mech’ville — Quack’ bush Mower & Eng. Sis. & Svc.
Merrick — Marshall Machinery
Mexico — H. G. Miller Service
Middleport — R. Max Hyde
Middletown — Bellows & May
Middletown — Lou’s Repair Shop
Milford — Yale Hardware
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Monroe — Mike’s Small Engine Repair
Monticello — Theimer’s Garage
Mooers Forks — E. R. De Coste & Son
Moravia — Aabel Sales
Morrisonville — Bernard Barber
New Berlin — Pope Bros. Garage
New Hyde Park — - ABC Rent-All
New Lebanon Center — The Fixit Shop
New York City— Biddle Purchasing Co.
New York City — Contractors’ Trading Co.
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PONDERING A POND?
THE LONG DROUGHT last
summer made many a man wish
fervendy that he had a farm pond.
It’s a nice thing to own in any
year, and now is a good time to
think about one . . . perhaps to the
point of starting action.
There are at least five good
reasons for making a pond — fire
protection, water for stock, irriga¬
tion, spraying to control insects
and diseases, and recreation, in¬
cluding swimming and fishing.
You may not have use for all these
purposes, but the chances are that
at least a couple will apply to
every farm in the Northeast.
However, it’s not just a matter
of digging a hole and waiting for
12
it to fill up with water. There are
requirements that need to be met
for a good pond, requirements that
should be considered before you
start building a dam or digging a
pond.
How Big?
Take the matter of fire protec¬
tion. A pond so far away it can’t
be reached, or too small, or cover¬
ed with a foot of ice isn’t much
help. It should be within 500 feet
of any building you want to pro¬
tect, at least 8 feet deep, be within
15 feet of a driveway, and have
capacity for at least 100,000 gal¬
lons. For possible winter use,
install a dry hydrant, a barrel, or
an oil-soaked plug so you can get
at the water when the pond is
frozen.
Suppose water for the stock is
your chief need. A cow will drink
from 35 to 50 gallons of water a
day, so a little figuring will suggest
the total need. But that alone won’t
give you the right size. It’s sug¬
gested that a pond be built to hold
at least six times the minimum
needed. That’s partly to allow for
seepage and evaporation, partly
for long dry spells.
In case water for your spray
program is your chief need, you’ll
need to consider other factors.
Water is heavy, and the nearer
the pond is to the crop you intend
to spray, the less the cost of spray¬
ing will be. In fact, several smaller
ponds rather than one big one
may be the answer. It’s wise to
build a pond or ponds with a total
capacity at least three times your
estimated needs.
Irrigation, Too
Most of these requirements also
apply to a pond for irrigation, the
chief difference being that it takes
an enormous amount of water to
get results in a dry spell. From
80,000 to 300,000 gallons of
water will be needed for each acre
to be irrigated. Unless there are
special soil and water table condi¬
tions, it’s not often that enough
water is available in a farm pond
to irrigate any considerable area.
Before making a pond for that
purpose it’s a good idea to get an
expert opinion of the possible
results.
If you like to fish, you can
grow them in any good farm
pond. Trout are the most choosy,
and require a good-sized deep
pond (8 to 10 feet) where the water
in the deepest part will never be
warmer than 74 degrees Fahren¬
heit; if you stock brook or rain¬
bow trout, keep all other species
out. In warmer ponds combina¬
tions of bass and bluegills, or
bass and golden shiners, work
well. Trout seldom or never re¬
produce in ponds, so restocking
every second or third year is
necessary.
The only requirement for add¬
ing swimming to your enjoyment
of the pond is a springboard and
a bathing suit . . . unless you plan
to do your swimming after dark!
How To Do It
If you have read this far, don’t
stop. There are a few other ques¬
tions to be decided. For example,
where will you put the pond . . .
and will the water be held by a
dam or in a dug pond?
A dug pond is simpler and, of
course, requires a reasonably level
site. However, you will have to
remove a cubic foot of dirt for
every cubic foot of water stored.
If a stream is running near the
buildings, it’s worth thinking
about a dam.
However, there are numerous
problems with damming a stream
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aerican Agriculturist, September, 1965
too complicated to discuss in a
short article. One should be men¬
tioned, namely that in most states
there are legal requirements and
restrictions, and a pond owner is
legally liable for damage if a dam
goes out. The owner may also be
liable in the case of all ponds if a
person is killed or injured, because
ponds are legally called “attractive
nuisances.” In any case, a liability
insurance policy is a good protec¬
tion.
In the case of a dug pond, a
drainage area of five acres will
usually provide enough water for
a pond holding a million gallons.
But the pond won’t hold it long if
the subsoil is gravel, or if there
are rock outcrops along which
water can seep. It follows, then,
that it’s important to check on the
subsoil under the proposed pond
location. A relatively impervious
subsoil at least 2 feet deeper than
the pond depth is needed unless
there is a permanently high water
table in the area.
Maintenance
After a pond is built there will
be some maintenance needed. It’s
better to fence out animals, espe¬
cially if there is a dam to hold the
water. Often muskrats dig holes
through which water will leak.
Most ponds have weed problems,
but weeds are less of a bother in
relatively deep ponds with steep
sides.
Fertilizing the pond with a com¬
mercial fertilizer such as 10-10-10
will help microscopic plants to
develop. These shade the water,
restrict larger weeds, and serve as
food for fish. Sometimes chemicals
are used to kill weeds.
What Will It Cost?
Naturally, you will want to have
some idea of what a pond will
cost before you decide to make
one. Costs will vary, but one esti¬
mate is that a pond covering a
half acre and holding around a
half million gallons might cost
from $400 to $600.
Most state colleges and the U.S.
Department of Agriculture have
bulletins covering every phase of
pond construction and mainten¬
ance. Why not write your college
of agriculture and the U.S. De¬
partment of Agriculture, Washing¬
ton, D.C. and ask for available
bulletins on the subject? Also, talk
with your county agricultural
agent. He will have helpful sug¬
gestions.
Other assistance is available.
Your soil conservation district per¬
sonnel will make a survey and lay
out a plan without cost. Some
districts own equipment and will
build your pond for a price, or
they can help you locate a con¬
tractor with the necessary equip¬
ment to construct your pond. If
you wish, you can do your own
planning and hire a contractor,
but most farmers find it wise to
seek help from the Soil Conserva¬
tion Service.
And that isn’t all. Where a pond
can qualify for watering stock . . .
and most farm ponds can . . . part
of the cost may be paid by the
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Service. You may
get as much as 50 percent of the
cost of the pond up to a maximum
set by the local Soil Conservation
District.
Thousands of these farm ponds
have some effect on controlling
floods and erosion by holding
back drainage water. When you
add up all the advantages and
compare them with the moderate
cost, it’s no wonder that the num¬
ber of farm ponds is greater each
year. Maybe yours will be added
to the number in 1965.
FARM POND
“ANYTHING we can do for
you, Bill?” Barker Hopkins holler¬
ed from the green SCS truck.
“How about a good pond?”
“Yep, we can do it. Just sign the
application and we’ll get started!”
And that is how we began our
pond. Barker Hopkins, Soil Con¬
servation Service technician, took
our application to the local com¬
mittee. They considered the appli¬
cation, then approved it.
The next step was to lay out the
pond. Warren Wakefield, another
technician, came up with his tran¬
sit and spent three hours shooting
elevations. Then he sat down at
his drawing board and drew
sketches of the pond wall and how
it should be constructed.
We were mighty pleased to find
American Agriculturist, September, 1965
that a Federal law provides that
Uncle Sam will pay half the cost
of a fish pond up to a total of
$300, provided there is a quarter
acre of surface area. So we plan¬
ned to make our pond at least
that size.
Built on Contract
The first pond was built on con¬
tract. We drew up and signed a
contract for a flat rate of $500,
regardless of the length of time it
took the contractor to dig the pond
or what problems he encountered.
Our net cost (after our payment
from Uncle Sam) totaled slightly
more than $250, since we were
required to seed down the dike
and area around the pond. The
pond itself was shaped like a
horseshoe, and ran in depth from
one to eight feet. It took the con¬
tractor about four days to com¬
plete the job.
In the fall of 1964 we decided
to build another pond, this one
rectangular, about 60 feet in width
and two hundred in length; depth
to vary from six to twelve feet.
This was easy. The shovel scooped
out the dirt (technically it is called
a dragline) and the bulldozer
spread it around the edge of the
pond. Cost was higher. The bull¬
dozer cost ran about $12 per hour,
while the shovel earned $14 per
hour. The total cost of the pond
came to $777, plus the cost of
lime and fertilizer to seed down the
area around the pond. — W. H.
Rawlings, Rome, New York
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Milford— Pierce Hdwe. Co.
MAINE
Bangor— Dorrs Equip. Co.
Farmington— Franklin Farm Supply, Inc.
Lewiston— Waterman Farm Supply
Waterville— W. S. Pillsbury & Son
MARYLAND
Forest Hill— James M. Johnson
Reisterstown— Reynolds & Yellott
AAASSACHUSETTS
Achushnet— Walter E. Tripp & Son
Oxford— Bedard Bros.
So. Berlin— Village Farm Supply
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Concord— Merrimack Farmers Exchange
Walpole— R. N. Johnson & Son
NEW JERSEY
Flemington— Poniatowski Bros.
Hackettstown— Don Cheske Bros., Inc.
NEW YORK
Adams— C. N. Snyder & Sons, Inc.
Almond— T. C. Macintosh
Amsterdam— Jager & Fautaux, Inc.
Avon— Earl Welch
Cape Vincent— Lester Larue
Delhi— Delhi Farm Equip.
Falconer— Zahn & Matson
Gansevoort— Lawrence Clausen
Ghent— Riverburgh Equip. Co.
Henderson Harbor— Harbor Builders, Inc.
Herkimer— S. C. Legg & Son
Herkimer— C. Nelson Wissick
Lancaster— Donald Beck
Liberty— Clinton Tompkins
Millbrook— Reardon Briggs Co.
Moravia— Wheat Bros.
Oxbow— Gilbert Mathous
Seneca Falls— Seneca Service Center
Tully— Lynn Phelps
Waterford— Harris Bros.
PENNSYLVANIA
Belleville— MacClay & Son
Blue Ball— Jacob Zimmerman
Butler— Wick Impl. Store
Chambersburg— Paul M. Byers
Claysville— Sprowls Hdwe.
Clearville— John Mundwiler
Clifford— Homer Entrot
Cogan Station— C. H. Waltz & Sons
Corry— Corry Truck & Impl. Co.
Doylestown — Doylestown Agricultural Co.
Elizabethtown— Harold Brandt
Fleetwood— John Dietrich
Greensburg— Byran Bowman
Greenville— D. R. Thompson Farm Supply
Hughesville State College— Markle Farm Equipment
Intercourse— Noah Martin
Kittanning— Snyders Impl. Store
Knoxville— H. L. Leathers & Son
Kulpsville— Abraham G. Allebach
Lancaster— L. H. Brubaker
Lebanon— Paul S. Stoltzfus
Lewisburg— Campbell's Mills
Ligonier— Ligonier Sales Co.
Lititz— L. H. Brubaker
Martinsburg— W. M. Burchfield & Co.
McConnellsburg— Ott Bros.
Mercer— J. R. Moore Farm Supply
Montoursville— Keebler's Farm Supply
Myerstown— Weaver Star Silo Co.
New Brighton— Eisenbrown Impl.
New Paris— Harry L. Findley
Oakland— J. E. Peoples
Oley— Albert Noss
Quakertown— Hillegas Bros.
Salunga— S. H. Hiestand & Son
Sandy Lake— Sandy Lake Mills
Seven Valleys— Gus Equip. Co.
Slippery Rock— Wick Farm Supply
Somerset— Wiedner Farm Bldg. & Serv.
Sugar Grove— Sugar Grove Farm Supply
Troy— Welch Farm Supply
Watsontown— John M. Bomberger
West Chester— Charles J. Garrett
West Grove— S. G. Lewis & Son
VERMONT
Cambridge— T. J. McGovern Stores
Center Rutland— Dunton Bros.
Newport— W. S. Mitchell
No. Ferrisburg— Yandow Sales & Service
St. Albans — Schibi Farm Supply
Tiverton— Antone A. Medeiros
Woodstock— Woodstock Farm Supply
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Harrisonburg— Valley Impl. Sales, Inc.
Richmond— Superior Equip. & Supply
Rural Retreat — Southwestern Dairy Equip.
WEST VIRGINIA
Bruceton Mills — Wendell Eisentrout
Wheeling— Harry Cox Impl.
14
How to grow vealers .
(Continued from page 10)
ding because they are more ab¬
sorptive. Small amounts of bed¬
ding may be consumed by the calf.
In my opinion, this will not have
any effect on the color of the meat.
Feeding
To produce choice veal, we must
force-feed calves. This means more
stress and possible digestive up¬
sets. Before each feeding examine
all calves for evidence of scouring
or sickness.
Appetites of calves vary con¬
siderably, especially as the calves
get older. Feed refusals of one to
five pounds or more are not un¬
common during the finishing
period. Feed refusals by younger
calves is one of the first signs of
sickness.
Some calves on full feed will
refuse to drink occasionally, yet
not be sick. Some producers will
skip one feeding or reduce the
amount fed periodically to keep
appetites sharp. Don’t become
alarmed if some refusal is expe¬
rienced. However, be certain to
check and see if refusal is caused
by sickness.
Bucket feeding is preferred over
nipple feeding as it is less costly
and buckets are easier to clean.
Automatic feeding is not recom¬
mended since one loses the indi¬
vidual touch that I feel is so
important for a successful veal
program.
Clean feeding pails are a must.
Wash and sterilize buckets between
feedings. It is desirable to do the
same between calves, especially
until they are three weeks old. If
a vat is used for quantity mixing,
it too should be sanitized.
Trials have indicated that there
is no advantage in 3X daily feed¬
ing as compared to 2X feeding.
Feeding hours should be evenly
spaced and as regular as possible.
The temperature of the milk is
not as important as formerly
thought. Uniform temperature
from feeding to feeding is prob¬
ably more important than actual
temperature itself, especially with
younger calves. Cold water is not
recommended, however.
Health
Keeping calves healthy is one
of the major problems of a large-
scale veal operation. Scours and
pneumonia are the two most com¬
mon ailments. Virus infections of
one kind or another can also be
brought in with the newborn
calves. Bloat does occur in rare
cases.
Anyone contemplating a veal
operation should develop a plan
of preventive medicine. Discuss
this with your veterinarian and
work out a plan together.
Most veal producers use
injectible antibiotics immediately
upon arrival of the new calves.
A total of 5 cc. of a combination
of penicillin and streptomycin can
be given in one or two doses.
Some producers will want to
give oral antibiotics at the same
time. There are several good pro¬
ducts available. In our experience,
neomycin is the best scour fighter
at the present time.
Recent observations indicate
that high level vitamin A or vita¬
mins A, D and E combinations
are of value in preventing scours
in newborn calves. Dosage should
be at least two million units of
vitamin A given orally, either in
the first feeding or in a capsule.
Vitamin A need only be given
once, although a repeat dosage
following an outbreak of scours
can be of value. Injectible vitamin
A is of little value as it seldom
leaves the site of injection. Con¬
tinuous feeding for the first two or
three weeks of lower potency vita¬
min A has not proven to be as
effective as a one dose high level
given at first feeding.
Fight Scours
In fighting scours, antibiotics
are preferred over sulfas and
should be given orally. Antibiotic
boluses that contain substances
such as Kaolin and Pectin are
preferred to the straight antibiotic.
These additional compounds help
coat and soothe the digestive tract.
After treatment, feed should be re¬
duced for one or two feedings,
depending upon response to treat¬
ment.
Pneumonia can develop at any
time, but most commonly occurs
between three and eight weeks of
age. Symptoms of the disease are
dullness, coughing, fast breathing
and a temperature of 103 to 106
degrees Fahrenheit. The hair coats
are rough and the calf can de¬
hydrate rapidly; nasal discharges
are common. Pneumonia often fol¬
lows scours as the calves’ resist¬
ance is lowered.
Present-day treatments are quite
effective in combating penumonia
if administered early. Combination
of sulfas given orally, and peni¬
cillin or other antibiotic combina¬
tions administered intermuscularly
are especially beneficial. Some vet¬
erinarians may suggest vaccina¬
tion for shipping fever; others
believe it is of little value.
In general, clean surroundings,
dry, well- ventilated buildings and
sound husbandry can reduce
disease problems. However, one
must be constantly on guard.
Calves should be observed care¬
fully at least twice daily. The im¬
portance of accurate diagnosis and
prompt treatment cannot be over¬
stressed.
Record Keeping
Some system of calf identifica¬
tion should be developed. Metal
ear tags are available at a nomi¬
nal cost through farm suppliers.
If possible, records on the amount
of feed fed to each group of calves
should be kept along with costs of
medicines and supplies.
Dates of arrival and sales
should be recorded on each group
of calves. Purchase weights and
prices along with selling weights
and prices can be of value in plot¬
ting the course of your future veal
operation.
Over 19 million farm animals
may contact leptospirosis this
year, at a cost to farmers of $93
million, says the Animal Health
Institute.
American Agriculturist, September, 1965
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That’s why we study sound management
procedures as well as careful sanitation
methods and good breeding. These go hand
in hand with the good feeding that’s pro¬
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Consider sound management. This includes
developing and testing equipment like the
Calf Startena self-feeder in the illustration.
The self-feeder is a real labor saver. It helps
keep feed dry and fresh, lets more down into
the trough as the calf eats what’s already
there. It’s inexpensive and easy to build.
Plans for building this feeder are included
in a folder which you can obtain from your
Purina dealer. If he does not have copies
available, write Ralston Purina Company,
112 Checkerboard Square, St. Louis, Mo.,
63199. Ask for folder ZD 1373.
Good nutrition, too, is another vital part of
growing calves. That’s why we have let over
3,300 calves show us — in nearly 40 years of
Purina research — which rations help them
make sound gains quickly.
New Purina Nursing Chow with an im¬
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performance-proved rations. This milk re¬
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to mix and stays in suspension.
Nursing Chow contains antibiotics that even
milk doesn’t have to guard against growth¬
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Purina Calf Startena, for feeding calves from
4 days to 4 months, also has a balance of
energy and protein that helps calves grow —
fast. It’s also fortified with the vitamins and
minerals calves need.
You can make Purina research work for you
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feeding new Purina Nursing Chow, new
Purina Calf Startena and the research-
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DAIRY FACTS
By Dr. J. P. Everett
Manager, Purina Dairy Research
Can you afford to lose one calf
out of every five? College field
studies show that many dairy¬
men lose 10 to 20 percent of
their calves before eight weeks
of age.
This is a high price to pay. Not
only is the value of the calf
lost, but also a potentially fine
herd replacement is eliminated.
How can we stop death
losses? In our calf work
at the Purina Dairy Re¬
search Center we find
that — next to feeding
colostrum— -the most im¬
portant management job
is keeping the calf dry.
Calves can tolerate
amazingly low tempera¬
tures — but not if their
bedding is wet.
If the calf is allowed enough
room, bedding can be kept dry
in most any type of housing.
We find 25 square feet per calf
is best.
With a slat floor pen, 16 square
feet is adequate. Slat floors are
easy to clean, make feeding and
watering easy, and require a
minimum of bedding.
For slat floor stall building
plans, write for leaflet D 2452,
Ralston Purina Company, 112
Checkerboard Square, St. Louis,
Mo., 63199.
Of course, good nutrition
is also essential in help¬
ing calves through the
critical early days. We’ve
made recent improve¬
ments in our Calf Chows
which help calves make
fast, strong growth. New
Nursing Chow, for ex¬
ample, grew calves up to
6 lbs. heavier at 28 days
of age.
Among the improvements in
new Calf Startena is a better
energy-protein ratio, which
helped grow Holstein heifers
with an average weight of 320
pounds at 4 months. This was
true growth because the average
increase in height at withers was
1 inch greater than in the con¬
trol group.
As we continue our many calf
experiments, we will be report¬
ing results in future columns.
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NEW YORK STATE and local sales and use tax exemption certi¬
ficates for use by farmers have been mailed to all county
agricultural agents and to the State Tax Department's eleven
district tax offices. Certificates may be obtained from
either source. The certificate, form ST-125, is to be used
by farmers in making purchases of goods and services used
directly and exclusively in the production of the products
they sell.
MOKE FARMERS are using complete soil tests. Soil should be
tested once every 3 to 5 years, or once per rotation.
NATIONAL WHEAT CROP is up 5$ from last year, according to
U. S. Crop Report. Corn is up 10$; oats up 1$; late summer
potatoes up 12$; apples down 6$. Predicted corn crop is
3-9 billion bushels on 57-2 million acres.
Acreage of 9 out of 10 principal vegetables for pro¬
cessing is up 5$ from last year, and 3$ above average.
ESTIMATE OF 1965 LOSS to California asparagus growers,
workers and processors, partly due to labor shortage, is
$1,372,000. Labor shortage was due in part to U. S. Labor
Department's refusal to authorize use of Mexican labor.
One reason given was to lower U. S. unemployment, but most
U. S. workers were not interested in so-called "stoop la¬
bor." It could happen here. In fact. Senator Williams of
New Jersey is pushing five bills in Congress that would
seriously affect farm labor.
"HIGH IN PROTEIN, LOW IN CALORIES" printed on the egg car¬
ton has been declared "misleading and a labeling violation"
by the Food and Drug Administration of the Department of
Health, Education and Welfare. The slogan has been used by
PENB (Poultry and Egg National Board) and several other
poultry industry organizations. They expect to pursue the
matter further.
. TEMPERATURE affects milk production, with high temperatures
reducing production more than low. Optimum for dairy cow
is 40° F. to 75° F. Short periods of temperature extremes
have relatively little effect on production.
FROM IOWA COMES STATEMENT that more sows are ruined by over¬
feeding than by feeding too little. Some producers have
cut feed to 3 or 4 pounds a day! Sows farrow more regularly,
and live longer when fed at low levels.
REPORT BY National Research Council to Secretary Freeman re¬
commended abandoning "zero tolerance" as applied to pesti¬
cide residues as impossible to administer, and substituting
term "negligible residue" or "permissable residue." Im¬
proved testing methods detect traces of pesticides in most
samples .
NATIONAL APPLE INSTITUTE members "guess" U. S. 1965 apple
production at 131, 594, 000 bushels compared to the 1964 crop
of 140,345,000. The Northeast estimate is up slightly from
last year, with New York about the same and New Jersey down
slightly. Weather will be big factor in final crop, es¬
pecially in drought-stricken Northeast.
McINTOSH IS BY FAR the most important apple variety in New
York, with over 7 million bushels produced in most years.
Rhode Island Greening is second, with around 3 million bush¬
els, followed by Cortland, Rome Beauty, Red Delicious, and
Ben Davis .
"MASTITIS AND MANAGEMENT," published by the New York Exten¬
sion Service, advises: "Use two sets of inflations and al¬
ternate each week. Place the used set in an enamelware con¬
tainer and cover with a lye solution made by adding 2 heap¬
ing teaspoonfuls of lye flakes to each quart of water used.
Boil actively for 15 minutes, and soak them in the sol¬
ution as it cools for at least 8 hours, or overnight. This
practice sterilizes the inflations, removes butterfat from
the rubber, protects the resiliency, increases the longevity
and improves milking efficiency."
ATROPHIC RHINITIS, a disease of swine characterized by
persistent sneezing, slow weight gain, and snout twisted
to one side, is under study at Cornell University. Re¬
search indicates calcium-phosphorus imbalance in ration
causes problem. Condition can apparently be caused by
underfeeding calcium or overfeeding phosphorous .
POULTRY INDUSTRY claims government ignores squeeze on broil¬
er exports as result of European Common Market agreements.
Last year 110 million pounds were sold abroad; likely to be
much lower in '65.
R.B. Tootel, Federal Farm Credit Administrator, predicts by
1980 a million U.S. farms will have average gross annual in¬
come of $45,000; also that three-fourths will be family
farms with family providing at least half the labor.
American Agriculturist, September, 1965
well fed but starving
Protein starved. Silages . . . forages
. . . modern food rations, as fed by
most dairymen, provide all the en¬
ergy needed for top production. But
essential protein is often lacking.
The Stafford brothers of Peru,
N. Y. found this out. They have in¬
creased the level of corn silage pro¬
duction on their farm and feed it
generously to the 75 cow (now 1 00
head) herd. Good hay is provided
and a complete grain ration.
A year ago, when the Agway man
from Peru Agway store analyzed the
Stafford herd feeding program he
was startled to find it did not include
adequate digestible protein.
The Staffords changed the sched¬
ule to include the 1500-20 Milker-
pels, recommended by Agway. This
ration fitted the forage program to
assure the right protein level. Re¬
sults? Feed cost ratio down. Pro¬
duction up. And this was accom¬
plished with a 1 5,000 lb. herd ... an
outstanding upstate New York dairy
operation.
Don't let protein starvation pull
down your herd production. Call
Agway for a free analysis and feed¬
ing recommendation
Agway
to assure a balanced
energy-protein intake.
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DAIRY FEEDS AND SERVICES
News and Views from
NEW YORK AND
PENNSYLVANIA
Herd-Sized Fallout Shelter? —
Kenneth Litton, Avon, New York,
a beef cattle raiser on a large
scale, claims that if he constructed
a ramp to the salt mines 400 feet
under his property he would have
the only herd-sized fallout shelter
in the country. Although it has its
possibilities, the salt mines bring
on water problems. His windmills
pump water for the first three to
four years, then start pumping salt.
For 4-H Clubs — Just off the press
at the Pennsylvania State Univer¬
sity are two manuals designed es¬
pecially for 4-H Clubs. One is
“4-H Leaders Handbook on Pesti¬
cides” (16 pages); the other is
“Pesticides in Your 4-H Project,”
(8 pages). They are designed to be
used in conjunction with plant,
garden and crop projects.
Star Farmer — Floyd S. Dubben,
Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd S.
Dubben, Middlefield, Otsego
County, was named to receive one
of the coveted Star Farmer awards
for 1965. Floyd graduated from
Cherry Valley Central School, then
continued his education at the New
York Agricultural and Technical
College at Cobleskill.
Married, and the father of two
children, he is in full partnership
with his father in the operation of
a 1,000-acre dairy farm business
with a milking herd of 137 Hol-
stein-Friesian cattle. Production of
the herd has been increased during
the past three years from an aver¬
age of 9,000 pounds per cow to
nearly 13,000 pounds as a result
of DHIC records. Activities for
conserving water and soil re¬
sources (which were started by
Floyd while in high school) have
been expanded into a complete
program of conservation.
Chemical Recommendations — A
new horticultural Extension circu¬
lar recently released by The Penn¬
sylvania State University is
entitled “Agricultural Chemical
Recommendations for Pennsylva¬
nia Fruit Crops.” It deals with
weed control, chemical thinning,
pre-harvest drop control, control
of storage scald and mice and rab¬
bits. A list of poison control centers
in the Commonwealth is also
given.
Wool Queen — Four finalists, each
representing a Wool Co-op of the
Empire State Shepherds Coopera¬
tive, Inc., vied for the honor of
being the second New York State
Wool Queen. They were: Diane
Obrochta, Hammondsport; Gretch-
en Poelma, Albion; Paula Graff,
Amsterdam; and Doris Elaine
Butler, King Ferry. The honor
went to Diane Obrochta.
New York Wool Queen contestants
(I. to r.) Paula Graff, Amsterdam;
Diane Obrochta, Hammondsport
(named Queen); Gretchen Poelma,
Albion; Doris Butler, King Ferry.
SALES TAX
As a New York State farmer,
you cannot ignore the new sales
tax law. While food is exempt
(except that food in a restaurant
is taxable if over $1.00) the bur¬
den of proof is on the seller. If you
do not as a seller collect tax, or
get a signed statement from the
buyer that he is exempt, you may
be liable for the tax.
First you should get a number
from the New York State Tax
Commission (Form ST-105.1)
identifying you as a tax collector.
If you sell non-food items at a
roadside stand ( such as decorative
corn or knitted sweaters), or if you
rent rooms or cabins, you are
expected to collect a sales tax and
send it to Albany. If you sell an
occasional used article, we are told
you are exempt, but if you deal in
secondhand goods you must col¬
lect the tax. This will need study.
However, don’t assume you are
exempt from collecting tax.
You will, of course, be liable
for paying tax on purchases not
directly concerned in food produc¬
tion. You will need to get Form
ST- 125 to use when you make tax-
exempt purchases. Most county
agricultural agents have these
forms.
There are Sales Tax Bureau
offices in Albany, Binghamton,
Buffalo, Mineola, Rochester, Syra¬
cuse, Utica and White Plains; con¬
tact your county agricultural agent
for addresses and telephone num¬
bers.
American Agriculturist, September, 1965
...The most
important
reason why you
should replace
spark plugs now.
before starting
fall field work
Tractor spark plugs used in spring plowing have, in almost every case,
begun to misfire. This misfiring usually goes unnoticed, but it costs money
in wasted fuel and lost power. Here’s what it amounts to . . .
If you go into harvest season with worn
spark plugs in your tractor, your fuel dollar
surely won’t buy a dollar’s worth of per¬
formance — it’s more like 92 cents’ worth!
This is what hundreds of farmers found in
dynamometer tests across the country. Trac¬
tors running on the same plugs longer than
250 hours were wasting 8% of their fuel and
losing 7% of their power, on the average.
And most of the farmers were really sur¬
prised at these losses because they hadn’t
noticed any rough running or loss of power.
Here’s the reason . . .
A tractor engine, unlike the engine in a car
or truck, works under heavy load most of
the time. Under load, spark plug condition
becomes critical. As electrodes wear and
fouling deposits accumulate on the spark
plug’s core nose, hidden misfiring develops.
This misfiring usually starts after about 250
hours of operation (about six months on the
average tractor). And it can actually account
for fuel and power losses of up to 30% and
more before misfiring or power loss becomes
apparent to the tractor operator.
To avoid this serious problem replace
tractor spark plugs regularly. Start with a set
of new Champions now , before you get into
heavy harvest work. It will cost you less than
running on a set of worn plugs this fall ! And
you can save fuel money on all your farm
engines, too, by replacing spark plugs regu¬
larly. See your Champion dealer for all your
spark plug replacements.
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Just about every co-op collects dues of ltf or
2^ per hundredweight, and if the co-op is doing
its job, that’s a bargain.
And many co-ops need additional funds to build
or buy marketing facilities. They’re smart. The
future will go to the organizations that have
something going for them other than promises
and loads of publicity clippings.
BUT
Business is business. And these plant -building
(capital) funds are an investment. If your co¬
op or federation of co-ops is using your money
wisely, it will expect certain returns and good
growth in value.
You should get your money back! It is as
simple as that.
YOUR CAPITAL INVESTMENT SHOULD
HAVE A GUARANTEED, LEGALLY BIND¬
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ROUGHAGE SHORTAGE
WHAT IS GOOD for an empty
silo? This is the question that was
directed to the New Jersey Exten¬
sion staff. . . and it was prompted
by the drought that has ranged
from the tips of Sussex and Cape
May counties.
A look in hay barns, and the
feeding of winter supplies in mid¬
summer, indicate that both silo
and hay barn could be in trouble
before snow flies.
Oleskie Speaks — I turned to Ed¬
ward T. Oleskie, Extension spe¬
cialist in dairy science at the
Agricultural College, and asked:
“What about sorghum, soybeans,
or other combinations?”
His reply was: “We would cer¬
tainly recommend any of those
crops, or any combination, to help
fill silos.”
In a special bulletin on drought
emergency recommendations by
Messrs. Oleskie and Frank Wright,
another dairy specialist, it is sug¬
gested that Balbo rye be used for
fall pasture; it provides about a
third more pasture than any other
small grain. The specialists also
add that with any luck whatever
by Amos Kirby
New Jersey Editor
this fall grass can take a lot of
pressure off winter feed supplies.
Potatoes — With a $4 potato mar¬
ket, cull potatoes may sound like
a luxury item to feed cattle. But
cull potatoes will be available, and
considering the way table stock
must be graded today, there will
be supplies for cattle feeding. Po¬
tatoes as a dairy feed supplement
have a feeding value almost equal
to corn silage.
Stretchers — Oleskie and Wright
have a term, “roughage stretch¬
ers,” which applies to citrus and
beet pulp; they contain as much
energy and nutrients as most grain
mix-tures. To the list they add mo¬
lasses as a feed itself . . . and when
mixed with water and poured on
poor quality hay it wakes up the
hidden flavor, much like “Accent”
on meats, salads, and other kitch¬
en items.
Alfalfa-Corn Failures — Speaking
of dryland farming in New Jersey,
Roger Locandro offers a sugges¬
tion on how to produce good al¬
falfa and corn in a drought year.
“Most crops that have been under¬
fertilized and under-limed have
been a complete loss,” he states.
“On corn, plow the fertilizer under,
forcing the roots to burrow deeper
into the soil for the plant food and
moisture.”
Irrigating Alfalfa — Fred Lorenzo,
agricultural agent in Warren
County, tells me that five dairy
farmers in that area have been
irrigating alfalfa with good results;
their problem is insufficient sup-
Harry Rothman, agricultural
agent at Bridgeton, was asked:
“What can poultrymen do to cut
egg production costs?” “It’s a
tough question,” he replied. “Some
have changed over to high density
systems, others are working on
improved feed efficiency, and some
others are putting in longer hours
with less outside labor.” He feels
that the poultry industry is not or¬
ganized, and many producers are
at the mercy of marketing people,
who play one area against another
to get cheaper eggs.
Pollution — It is not widespread
as yet, but it is creating problems
for some producers. Town and
city folks who have moved or built
close to poultry farms (who have
whiffed midsummer city odors for
years with no complaint) are cre¬
ating a fuss over odors from near¬
by poultry farms.
On a trip with Harry Rothman
I saw one of the Agway liquid
disposal trucks. It looks like a
solution, if one can find land on
which the waste material may be
spread. The cost figures ( supplied
by a friend who is using the sys¬
tem) show that it is as cheap or
cheaper than the old method of
using a tractor scoop and
spreader.
PEACH OF A PROBLEM
The biggest pest hunt in years
is underway in Camden and At¬
lantic counties. The problem . . .
peach trees are dying, and there
appear to be no known clues.
Leslie Miller, agricultural Agent
in Camden County, estimates that
10 percent of the 1965 peach crop
and 20 percent of the trees have
either died or are dying.
The situation is so serious that
Dr. Leland Merrill, Jr., dean of
the College, has assigned all of
his fruit experts to the problem.
From present indications it is a
form of winter kill . . . but it goes
further than that. Among possible
causes listed by Mr. Miller are:
the four-year drought; improper
fertilization; lack of water; insuf¬
ficient humus in the soil; or maybe
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FEDERAL MILK ORDERS
AFTER A STUDY which cov¬
ered the period between 1947 and
1963, Dr. Leland Spencer, senior
research associate in agricultural
economics at Cornell University,
has concluded that Federal milk
marketing orders have not been a
major factor in the development
of milk surpluses.
Dr. Spencer comments that
many persons logically thought
that federal orders would have
some stimulating effect on the pro¬
duction and farm sales of milk.
But the evidence indicates that the
stimulating effect has been small.
Other Factors
“Other factors, such as govern¬
ment support prices and surplus
removal,” he says, “together with
the extraordinarv advances of
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science, technology, and manage¬
ment, appear to have had a far
greater influence on milk supplies.
Also, reduced consumption of
dairy products marketed through
commercial channels has contrib¬
uted to the national surplus of
these products at times.”
Dr. Spencer notes that the rapid
extension of federal milk orders
has caused their effect on national
supplies and surpluses of milk to
be exaggerated. The regulated
markets increased from 29 in 1947
to 82 in 1963; and many of the
federal orders have been expanded
to cover more territory and more
milk. In 1947 only 24 percent of
all milk disposed of by farmers
for fluid use by non-farm families
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nematodes or a combination of
factors as yet not known.
Another suggestion is root stock.
Ernest Christ, Extension Service
pomologist, reports that he has
been working on root stock for
fruit trees and hopes to have a
report soon.
Nematodes — Can nematodes be
one of the problems? This is a
question that keeps showing up
here and there on other crops.
County Agricultural Agent John
Brockett, Atlantic County, is urg¬
ing growers to have tests made of
their soils where crops appear not
to be making satisfactory growth.
For years carrot growers have
been treating their soils for nema¬
todes ... no one would plant until
the fields have had an application
of nemacide.
A Gloucester County peach
grower who had trouble with a
block of peaches removed the trees,
applied a nemacide, and replanted
. . . today he has as fine an or¬
chard as one would hope to find
anywhere.
HALL OF FAME
New Jersey is the first state to
meet the national quota on funds
for the National Agricultural Cen¬
ter and Hall of Fame at Kansas
City, Missouri. A check for
$25,000 was recently presented to
James R. Isleib, treasurer of the
National Center.
was priced by federal orders; by
1963 the coverage had risen to
63 percent.
When adjustment was made to
take out the effect of expanded
coverage of the orders, increases
in producer deliveries to federal
order plants were found to be only
moderately higher (in percentage)
than the increase in farm sales to
all dealers and plants. Dr. Spencer
believes that the higher rate ol
increase for federal order plants
was due largely to the fact that
they were supplied by relatively
fewer of the small marginal pro¬
ducers than other plants, especially
those handling milk of manufac¬
turing grade.
The report shows the major part
of the increase in commercial sup¬
plies of milk since 1947 has come
about because much less milk has
been used on farms, in farm sepa¬
rating, and in farm retailing. Only
7 percent more milk was produced
in 1963 than in 1947, but deliv¬
eries of whole milk by farmers to
dealers and plants increased 57
percent during that period.
Another fact brought out by the
study is that the increase in receipts
of milk at federal order plants has
come almost wholly through
greater output per farm. The aver¬
age quantity of milk delivered per
farm increased at a rate of 6.7 per¬
cent a year.
Extraordinary increases in farm
sales of milk and cream to dealers
and plants, and likewise in neces¬
sary government purchases of
dairy products for surplus remov¬
al occurred between 1951 and
1953, and again between 1960
and 1962. Dr. Spencer points out
that in each case the expansion of
government purchases followed the
raising of support prices for milk
of manufacturing grade.
On the other hand, four times
since 1949 the support prices were
reduced by significant amounts;
each time the reduction was fol¬
lowed by a decrease in the national
surplus of dairy products, and in
government purchases for surplus
removal.
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American Agriculturist, September, 1965
WHEEL-TRACK CORN PLANTING * "-*<*.,
OVER the years more corn
ground has been “punished” by
too much harrowing than has suf¬
fered by too little!
The belief that this is true
brought the “plow plant” propos¬
al, where the corn planter was
hooked behind the plow and the
corn was planted right on the
furrow slice. As far as I can see,
this method never became popular,
but the idea of “minimum tillage”
. . . just enough to make a seed¬
bed . . . did grow. And one of the
adaptations has been named
“wheeltrack planting.”
To see what corn growers think
about the method, I talked with a
couple of Tompkins County (New
York) farmers who have been
planting corn that way for several
years.
At Halsey Farms (John Dud-
dleston, proprietor) wheel-track
planting has been used for seven
years. A talk by Professor Peterson
of Wisconsin at a meeting of seed
growers was the starting point.
One of the advantages pointed
out to me is the saving in labor
and cost. A clodbuster is hitched
behind the plow, and within a few
hours (usually the same day) the
corn is planted. That’s two times
over the ground instead of several.
But that’s not all. Tractors tend
to compact the soil and damage
its tilth. Because wheel-track plant¬
ing has required less tractor travel
for several years, the land at Hal¬
sey Farms plows earlier, with less
draft, and plow points last three
times as long! This makes for
better soil tilth, so that there is less
runoff of rain . . . and this mois¬
ture retention, in turn, results in a
bigger crop of corn.
Then, because Halsey Farms
grows seed corn, the stalks are
plowed under and the bigger
growth of stalks adds more or¬
ganic matter, which improves tilth.
Corn is planted in rows ap¬
proximately 40 inches apart. The
front wheels of the tractor are
spaced 40 inches, and the rear
wheels 160 inches, so a row of
corn is planted in each wheeltrack.
Beach Stover, also in Tompkins
County, who grows corn as a cash
crop, has a slightly different plant¬
ing method. He has been using
wheel-track planting for three
years. He started with a two-row
planter, but now uses a four-row.
However, he adapted a tractor in
the farm shop so that it has four
rear wheels, approximately 40
inches apart, so that each row is
planted behind a rear wheel.
Beach tells me that one of the
big advantages is that he can start
planting corn earlier (April 18 in
1964). He can do this because the
soil is dry and loose, probably
also because seed corn is treated
to prevent rotting and because
modern varieties germinate at a
lower temperature.
Beach also uses a clodbuster
behind the tractor. “If plowed land
lies overnight and we have rain,
I can start plowing new ground
some time the next day and plant
corn before the plowed land that
was rained on is suitable for plant¬
ing.”
Both farms use atrazine in a
band to control weeds. Both agree
that weeds start slowly between the
wheel tracks. Sometimes there is
moisture enough so they germi¬
nate, but not enough to keep them
going, so they die an early death.
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After visiting with these men,
I wondered what effect soil type
might have on this method of
planting. Beach Stover told me
that the soil on his farm is mod¬
erately heavy, and that it is his
belief that the method is practical
on any good corn land.
With the advantages ... less
cost, early planting, better tilth . . .
I wonder why wheel-track planting
isn’t used more. Maybe it’s
because it hasn’t been talked about
enough. Perhaps you’d like to try
it at least on part of your acreage
next spring. Corn as a crop on
northeastern farms is certainly
increasing in importance, and
anything that will lower costs and
improve yields is worth thinking
about!
Water .
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reasonable domestic use) until a
permit has been obtained from the
Division for a fee of $10 per
permit.
2. All such diverters of surface
water must pay for water at a
cost of 50 cents per million gal¬
lons for all water diverted under
the permit in excess of the first
100,000 gallons diverted on any
one day.
3. The diverter must report the
amount of water diverted on a
quarterly basis, which may entail
the cost of installing a water flow
meter on the pump.
4. As penalty for not observing
the requirements of the law, the
user can be denied the use of water.
BELTS FOR COMBINES
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Company conducts field tests
every year on agricultural V-belts
for combines, under actual work¬
ing conditions on farms. The pro¬
gram was undertaken to strength¬
en the company’s role as a major
supplier of original equipment to
agricultural manufacturers. It does
not sell to the replacement market.
Here are some suggestions
made by their research people
from tests made on 80 combines
in 1964:
1. Highway traveling is one of
the toughest problems for
combine traction belts. They’re
designed for slow speeds (U/4 to
3y2 miles per hour), but revving
them up to move along the road
creates high centrifugal forces and
destructive heat. The worst thing
about it, though, is the “backlash”
(tension reversal) that takes place
when the throttle is suddenly
closed and the combine inertia
slams back through the belt to the
engine.
Moral: take it easy on the road!
2. Don’t put any of that greasy
kid stuff on a V-belt, like we once
did on flat belts ... it ends up
making matters worse! The sticky
material collects dust and grit,
making a good abrasive, and
eventually hardens into a smooth,
slippery surface.
3. Keep belts clean; oil and
grease don’t mix well with belts!
4. Most important single con¬
sideration concerning belts is to
operate them under proper tension
. . . tight enough to do the job, but
not so tight as to cause damage.
Check equipment often enough so
adjustments will be made before
serious problems develop.
5. Slippage can be particularly
critical on some of the variable
speed drives. Pulleys must be tight
on the shaft and in proper align¬
ment . . . replace them if they’re
getting worn. The keyway in the
hub of the pulley can get worn,
causing a looseness that puts extra
strain on the belt.
KNEE PROTECTION
Lewis Bissell, Forestry Specialist
in the Maine Extension Service,
recently sent the editor some ma¬
terial on a nylon-polyform knee
patch for the use of woodsmen.
One of the very real occupational
hazards of men using chain saws
is that they may accidentally hit
their knees with a saw that is run¬
ning at high speed.
Safety knee patches of nylon
are a relatively new item of safety
equipment, but experience in Can¬
ada as well as in Maine has shown
a marked reduction of accidents
through the use of these patches.
There is quite a list of men able to
walk normally because they were
wearing them at the time a slash¬
ing saw bounced off their knees.
For more information, write to
Mr. Bissell at the University of
Maine in Orono.
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Gayway Farm
Notes
by HAROLD HAWLEY
FEAST OR FAMINE?
Everyone seems to be experting
on whether or not world popula¬
tion is going to increase so rapidly
as to outrun the total productive
resources of the world. It is per¬
haps as difficult to foresee the
future now as it has ever been.
It may, therefore, be a comfort
to remember that economists and
population experts have been
worrying about this problem for a
long, long time. Malthus (1798)
concluded that the growth of popu¬
lation would outrun food supplies
and be checked by poverty or
some other causes of suffering
(disease, famine, war, infanticide)
unless it were checked by volun¬
tary restraint. He, therefore, came
up with the gloomy picture that
population increases contributed to
poverty and suffering.
Now that we are in the midst of
world-wide population explosion,
we should see if his conclusions
were correct. If they were, the re¬
sults he foresaw were greatly de¬
layed because of the development
of new lands in many places of
the world. Perhaps this is about
over. So now we may ask, are we
going to see population catch up
to food supply — and then have
war, disease, and famine cut our
numbers back to size? To a degree,
this happens all the time in India,
China, and probably in some
other areas. But inasmuch as the
more critical conditions get publi¬
cized and foods move there free or
essentially free to relieve the situa¬
tion, the influences of population
pressure on resources are at least
modified.
Could Be Increased
The little that I’ve seen of the
rest of the world is scant basis for
any conclusion, but I have no
hesitation in saying that in much
of Latin and South America, given
the proper economic climate and
incentive and a little Yankee in¬
genuity, production could be in¬
creased five, ten, maybe even
twenty times. Many think African
production likewise has not much
more than begun. Nearer home,
has anyone ever tried to guess
how much we could produce in this
country given freedom from con¬
trols and high prices?
Then, if you wanted to stretch
production some more, assume
society to be willing to subsidize
conversion of salt water to fresh,
and imagine what widespread use
of irrigation could mean to over¬
all production. If food was still
short, think how many more
mouths could be fed by the simple
expedient of changing our diet
from protein food we so dearly
love to less-appealing but equally
life-sustaining cereals and vege¬
tables.
To this we should add the
almost unbelievable quantity of
new research information becom¬
ing available which when put with
the present technology and know¬
how, suggests further tremendous
increases in agricultural produc¬
tion per worker and per acre. This
sounds to me like enough food for
a lot more people for a long time
yet.
Now let’s look at new sources.
Certainly we’ve not even begun
to use the resources of the sea.
I’m even guessing that if our pro¬
tein has to come from there, it will
be made palatable and delicious
. . . even if not necessarily like a
good steak. And what of the at¬
mosphere? Who knows but that
space explorations may set men’s
minds at ease by uncovering whole
new sources of life or life-sustain¬
ing substances.
Maybe I’m only arriving at my
usual optimistic belief that intelli¬
gent men and women can success¬
fully subdue their environment. It
may even be that Malthus’ last
point may come into sharp focus
and have an ultimate bearing on
the outcome of this whole problem.
He mentions voluntary restraint
as a vital factor in population
control. Certainly as knowledge
spreads this may be the ultimate
weapon man can use to assure a
proper balance between total appe¬
tite and food supplies.
IT'S BREAKING OUT
ALL OVER
I’ve always liked the expression
which says “spring is breaking
out all over.” The cars which go
whizzing by carrying people to
vacation destinations make me
think of it. Seeing them go by
makes one say automatically that
fun is breaking out all over the
place.
We have to do quite a lot of
travel on a state road going to
and from some of the land we
work, and it’s pure pleasure to
note the license plates, to marvel
at the amount of luggage and
duffel some cars are asked to
carry, and most of all to note the
little adaptations for traveling
some families come up with.
The blue ribbon for something
really good goes to an Illinois
family with several little ones in
the back of their station wagon.
I shudder when I see the back
window open and small fry crawl¬
ing around back there. “We lose
so many kids that way.” Well,
this couple wanted the window
open for air and still wanted their
kids safe, so they had rigged up a
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American Agriculturist, September, 1965
screen across the back.
Real organization ability earns
the red ribbon. A compact with
2 adults, 3 kids, bag and baggage
— plus 3 bicycles! That rig was
really loaded, yet everything was
riding nicely and everyone looked
happy.
We wouldn’t want to forget the
family who were having their
travel fun with a converted bus.
They could cook for and sleep the
family — all six of them— and
travel pretty comfortably in the
old bus.
The campers that ride piggy¬
back on a pick-up truck look like
a pretty nice deal for those who
get away for a long trip. I kind
of raised my mental eyebrows,
though, at the fellow traveling
alone in one and pulling a camp¬
ing trailer besides.
How about those boats follow¬
ing along so smoothly behind the
family car? It’s sure a nice deal to
be able to take a big source of
family fun right along on the vaca¬
tion. Some of these boats look big
enough and luxurious enough to
wag the car as well as the family
budget. The most cumbersome-
appearing thing I’ve seen was a
houseboat, overwidth, being towed
along by a beat-up-looking car
already overloaded with kids and
luggage. Oh, for the faith it must
have taken to start out from Ohio
with that rig!
Maybe these travel sights are
more noticeable as the time ap¬
proaches for us to hit the open
road. Every now and then I hear
myself saying “There but for an¬
other 50 acres of combining go I!”
Having taken no vacation last
year, we are looking forward more
than ever to turning our backs on
a lot of work and taking off for a
little fun and battery charging.
Given unlimited time, my notion
of an ideal trip would be to head
for some mountain scenery, but
to mosey along secondary roads,
stopping a couple of times a day
to talk with farmers who have a
good operation. To do this all
across the country would be most
enlightening and enjoyable . . . but
we never have that much time.
However, the highlights of our
former trips have been little con¬
versations with good farm people
wherever we’ve gone. They’re the
most!
NOW, MR. PRESIDENT.
With all the effort that has been
made to make sure that all people
have the opportunity to vote, it’s
somewhat contradictory and quite
disillusioning to find that I’ve been
disenfranchised ... and by the
very Administration which is
doing so much for some others.
It seems double bad to lose some¬
thing that you have had . . . and
that is just what has happened to
those of us who grow wheat.
You will recall that a majority
of farmers noted “no” in the wheat
referendum in 1963 in spite of all
the money and effort the USD A
put into their attempt to get a
“yes” vote. The Secretary of Agri¬
culture apparently wants no more
embarrassment of this kind; no
provision is made for a referen-
American Agriculturist, September, 1965
dum in proposed wheat legislation.
It’s obvious that things will go
smoother if the Secretary can pro¬
pose legislation and get Congress
to pass it if he doesn’t have to go
to the farmers for an O.K. on it.
It just might happen again that the
people who have to live with the
program might not like it as well
as the man who administers it.
From Mr. Freeman’s point of
view, it makes sense to by-pass
the referendum. From my point of
view, it seems like quite a contra¬
diction for the Administration to
deny the right to vote to some
while taking bows for making
voting rights available to others.
A little consistency on this voting
rights thing would be nice, if pos¬
sible, Mr. President.
LOOK MA, NO HANDS!
We’ve about reached the stage
where to do some jobs which used
to require a lot of heavy back
work has become entirely a job
of running a machine. A few of us
got to talking about the good old
days ... to which none of us wants
to return . . . and how we did
things then.
We found it pleasant to recall
silo filling — with the coming of the
bundle loader — and the advent of
a silage cutter and a tractor both
large enough so that even the most
eager beaver couldn’t plug them
as long as he fed evenly. All of us
bragged a little about “lapping the
bundles to the bands,” but had to
admit we weren’t the least bit in¬
terested in that kind of exercise any
more. Then someone asked if we
tried sunflowers in the corn in our
area. We had — and about once
was enough!
I’m willing to bet a plugged
nickel that all the marvelous new
machines and gadgets on display
at the Fair — oops, Exposition —
would be deserted if someone put
on a step-by-step display of the
equipment used in almost any
single farm operation one might
name. What a fascinating thing to
see a side by side line-up of, say,
haying equipment from scythe to
mower and dump rake, etc., right
up through the latest in windrow-
ers, choppers, bale throwers, and
the like.
GO AHEAD
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3.
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Personal Farm Experience
Herman Weingart with some of his "working force," . . . and some of his nice
Guernseys in the background.
TWO MEN
My Dad and I have gradually
increased our herd of Guernseys
from 30 in 1956 to 50 now, and
we hope to 65 to 70 by fall. We
have done this without increasing
our labor force (the two of us!)
First, we are growing more
corn, and increasing our silo ca¬
pacity. This year corn acreage is
up 10 percent from last year, and
3 times the acreage of four years
ago. We have brought greenchop
to the cows for three years, but are
working toward 100 percent silage.
In addition to a trench, we have
two tower silos, and plan a third.
One has an unloader, and we’ll
get a second, perhaps this fall.
We have 25 acres that’s too wet
for corn, which has been seeded
to Reed’s canary grass. We are
making hay from it this year, but
next year we plan to put it in the
silo. Incidentally, we made the mis¬
take of putting on 90 pounds of
nitrogen per acre, and as a result
it was tough to cut!
Better roughage has helped to
increase production per cow, and
the second reason was the adop¬
tion of “lead feeding.” We aren’t
feeding any more grain, but more
of it goes to cows in the early
stage of lactation and less later.
This helped give us an increase
of 1,000 pounds of milk per cow
in 1964 over 1963.
Looking ahead, corn silage will
be our main roughage; but we still
like to feed a little hay, maybe 4
pounds a day per cow. We buy all
our concentrates (pellets since
1963) which are put into a bulk
bin. We have a bulk tank and plan
for a milking parlor. The eventual
size of the herd will be governed
by the number of cows that two
men, using new developments and
methods, can care for. — Herman
Weingart, Lebanon, Connecticut
EGG MARKET
We have a family- sized chicken
farm with about 1,800 birds in
cages, two to a cage. I started in
the chicken business ten years ago,
and went to cages five years ago.
This is a summer vacation area,
which helps our sales. We sell
about 600 dozen a week at the
farm, deliver 20 cases to local
stores, and sell 135 to 150 dozen
a week on a door-to-door route.
We bought the route from Percy
Holmes; it has been going steadily
for 32 years. Housewives say they
used to set the clock by his appear¬
ance.
Manure disposal is a problem.
We have 25 acres of hay, and
have put a lot of manure on it.
However, we cut the hay and let
it lie . . . would be glad to have
someone draw it away.
Marketing is extremely impor¬
tant. I wish I could sell all our
eggs retail, but one thing is sure,
if I had to depend entirely on a
wholesale outlet I would be out of
business. — James S. Foster, Shef¬
field, Massachusetts
FREE STALLS
The roughage for our herd of
90 is corn silage and haylage put
up in a big tower silo. When we
are chopping hay or corn we feed
some to the cows, and then begin
feeding from the
silo right away.
As a result, we
have almost no
spoilage.
We like to
chop haylage
somewhere be¬
tween 40 and 60
r I percent mois-
JM ’ ture. You get so
ROBERT CHAPIN you Can judge
fairly accurately, but occasionally
the DHIA man makes a moisture
test for us.
Twelve years ago we built a
small pen stable to try out the idea.
On January 1, 1965, the herd went
into free stalls, with a 75,000-
gallon pit for liquid manure. One
big advantage of free stalls is the
saving on bedding. It used to cost
us $2500 a year; now it’s next to
nothing.
We are using the old pole barn
for young stock and dry cows,
and the old stanchion barn for
machinery and hay for the young
stock.
We have been thinking some ol
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American Agriculturist, September, 1965
26
feeding wet shelled corn, but will
need to build storage for it.
We plan to split the herd in two
according to production for feed¬
ing efficiency. I think there might
be some advantages to dividing
into four groups . . . large cattle
that are high producers, small
cows that are high producers, big
animals that are low producers,
and small low producers. But I
don’t see how it can be done under
the present setup.
We have a herringbone milking
parlor and two men milk a cow a
minute. I feel sure that fast milking
keeps our mastitis problem small.
— Robert Chapin, Sheffield,
Massachusetts
LIKES CORN
Corn is a wonderful crop. Dairy
farmers are coming to appreciate
its good qualities, but we have yet
to take advantage of all its poten¬
tial. In my opinion, within ten
years 50 percent
of the milk pro¬
duced in Con¬
necticut will
come from corn
silage.
My first re¬
quirement for a
corn variety is
that it must
stand up. I plant
three varieties —
about one-quarter total acreage to
an early variety, about a half to a
mid-season, and one-quarter to a
late variety. This is to spread the
harvest season.
Silage is stored in a bunk, and I
like to have enough to feed the
year round. Last year ( 1964) was
dry, and we didn’t make it. We
can start feeding green chopped
corn by August 1, but the cows
always drop in production and
butterfat test. We put up around
2,000 tons, and corn silage is
almost 100 percent of our rough-
age.
I believe that the loss from
freezing before harvest has been
exaggerated. I like to begin har¬
vest right after Labor Day, and
finish three weeks to a month later.
However, I have seen corn put in
the silo on Armistice Day and the
cows ate it with relish, and pro¬
duced well. It may even be that
frosting removes undesirable mois¬
ture, resulting in better silage.
Incidentally, the developments
that have most increased the use
of corn silage include better varie¬
ties, chemicals to kill weeds and
prevent rotting of early-planted
seed, and complete mechanization
in growing the crop. — Kaye
Andrus, Mansfield Center, Con¬
necticut
TURNED THEM OUT
In 1964 we brought all the feed
to the cows, but last spring we had
more hay than we could handle
early in the season, so we turned
the cows into a good piece of
alfalfa.
They get a load of green-
chopped hay in a bunk feeder
every day and corn silage in the
barn. We are getting a little better
production than a year ago, but
KAYE ANDRUS
we have been feeding grain pellets
and that may be the reason.
As yet I don’t know whether or
not I will pasture in 1966. It prob¬
ably will depend on the weather.
We milk about 80 cows. We
have a capacity for 330 tons of
silage in tower silo and a trench
that holds 900 tons.
I am considering a trial next
winter of a complete commercial
feed that combines roughage and
concentrate. — John Eddy, Rome,
N.Y.
EQUIPMENT COST
Cornell tells us, as a result of
figures we keep, that our equip¬
ment cost per cow is below aver¬
age. We did not make definite
American Agriculturist, September, 1965
plans to keep the figures low, but
we are glad they are because cost
of equipment is a big item.
After studying the figures I be¬
lieve it is due to two things: first,
we have a sizable dairy ... 92
cows ... so the cost of equipment
is spread over a relatively large
number. Second, we have been a
little slow to buy some equipment
we are tempted to get.
Equipment is essential to keep
labor costs low, and we have the
following things: bulk tank with
dumping station; gutter cleaner;
a silo unloader; field chopper for
grass and corn; a hay baler; a
weed sprayer; and, of course, the
usual tillage implements including
four tractors. We also have a pur¬
chased bale elevator and a home¬
made conveyor to dump hay in the
mow.
Some added tools we could use
include: a bale thrower; self-un¬
loading wagons; a mow drier; and
a bunk feeder.
We also keep equipment costs
moderate by keeping tools repair¬
ed and housed so they last a long
time. — Robert Boshart, Turin,
N.Y.
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USUALLY we think of insula¬
tion and ventilation together. But
ventilation is a subject in itself, so
let’s just look now at some of the
weaknesses in insulation installa¬
tions.
A great deal of money has been
spent on insulation without an
adequate job being done. Most
trouble is due to incorrect informa¬
tion, improper materials and in¬
stallations, and lack of vapor
seals. There is nothing wrong with
the principle of insulation (it is
highly recommended) . . . but the
job must be done right if good
results are to be obtained. Insula¬
tion is absolutely necessary if ven¬
tilation is to work satisfactorily.
Do The Job Right
A good insulation job is not
difficult, nor need it be expensive.
Let’s look at some of the mistakes
made:
Many poultrymen have pur¬
chased one of the more costly
blanket-type insulation materials
that is covered with aluminum foil.
The aluminum foil in itself is a
vapor seal, but too often the seal
is punctured or cracked during
installation. In fact, it’s almost im¬
possible to install this without
puncturing it! The result is that
vapor leaks into the insulation and
condenses. Insulating qualities are
lost, the material becomes heavy
with moisture, and starts pulling
away from its fastenings.
The trouble? People think . . .
and are often told ... that the alu¬
minum coating is a vapor seal.
What they don’t realize and are
not told is that if this is punctured,
vapors get in at the ends. This
type of insulation works fine if
covered with polyethylene or other
vapor-proof materials. Polyethyl¬
ene can be purchased in widths of
20 feet or more.
But why buy the coated insula¬
tion if you cover it? You might
better purchase a cheaper material
covered with kraft paper; then
literally wrap the room with poly¬
ethylene. Go around the room
from floor to ceiling, with a good
lap at the ceiling; then cover the
ceiling, lapping down the sidewall.
If this is then covered with ply¬
wood, masonite, asbestos board,
or other hard-surfaced material,
* Poultry Department, Cornell University
30
INSULATION
for the
BIRDS
by Charles Ostrander*
no vapor leaks should occur and
the job should prove satisfactory.
Some people scrimp on the
amount of insulation used. This is
false economy. Insulation material
need not be expensive, but here’s
where one should go overboard
a little rather than be shy. Insula¬
tion is a method of preventing the
transfer of heat or cold; it is com¬
monly referred to as a resistance
or “R” factor. The higher the “R”
factor, the greater the insulating
value. A few materials carry a
“U” or “K” designation . . . the
lower this designation, the greater
the insulation value!
Most commercial materials are
rated by “R” value. Often the “R”
value is given per inch of thickness
. . . but sometimes this is given for
the particular material quoted.
You must know which is the case
to know what and how much to
purchase. When you know the“R’
value required for a given pur¬
pose, you should select the mate¬
rial and the amount of it required
to provide this at the least cost for
permanent results.
Poultry houses for layers in
New York State should have an
“R” factor in the range of 8 to 10
in the sidewalls and 10 to 15 in the
ceiling. This is because heat rises
and tends to be lost through the
ceiling more than through the
walls. To obtain these results
usually requires 2 to 3 inches of
fiberglass insulation or its equiv¬
alent in the sidewalls, and 3 to 4
inches on the ceiling.
However, this is only part of
the story. If the insulation materi¬
al becomes wet it may lose its
insulating value; some materials
do not absorb moisture . . . but,
as mentioned previously, some do.
Practically all rooms contain souk:
moisture in the form of vapor. The
air pressure in the room forces
vapor into the insulation if there is
even a tiny hole. This is increased
tremendously when pressure venti¬
lation is used; in such a situation
it is doubly important that there
be no vapor leaks.
Many Choices
There are many rigid-type in¬
sulation materials on the market.
Some of the foam plastic materials
have very good insulating qua!-
ities, and some are vapor prool
These are very good, but may
tend to be somewhat costly. How¬
ever, the cost of installation may
be less, and offset the cost of the
materials.
Many of the soft-type insulation
boards don’t have very high “R
factors, thereby requiring several
thicknesses to do the job adequate-
(Continued on page 31)
American Agriculturist, September, 1965
GG
WEIGHT
HASSLE
THE END to the long and
bitter controversy over egg weights
may be in sight for the nation’s
egg industry. The NEPPCO Egg
Marketing Committee has recom¬
mended that the industry adopt
the weight and size designations
contained in the official United
States Standards for Consumer
Grades and Weight Classes for
Shell Eggs, but with a reasonable
tolerance.
The U. S. Consumer Grade
Standards recommendations now
Because of these facts the com¬
mittee has recommended a toler¬
ance of not more than 10 percent
by count of individual eggs in any
one sample of a 30-dozen case or
more, and not more than two eggs
in any one-dozen carton, to the
next lower ounce (at the rate per
dozen) in each size or weight class.
For example, in a case of large
eggs not more than 36 eggs would
be permitted to weigh less than
1-11/12 ounces each. A dozen car¬
ton of medium eggs could have
not more than two eggs weighing
less than 1-2/3 ounces.
USDA Agrees
In view of modern packaging
procedures and the requirements
of retailers, USDA officials agree
that the present tolerance in the
official United States standards are
too liberal, but have argued that
NEPPCO ’s suggested tolerance
would be more than present equip¬
ment could achieve. USDA has
undertaken a special research proj¬
ect to determine the exact extent
of machine error on all the various
types of egg grading equipment
currently in use.
Dr. A. W. Jasper, assistant com¬
modity director of the American
Farm Bureau, has indicated he
would support the NEPPCO rec¬
ommendation once the tolerance
is established to compensate for
machine error. Jasper has advo¬
cated a compromise of 23-1/2
ounces per dozen on large eggs as
an industry standard.
Once tolerance has been estab¬
lished, the next job will be an
attempt to get the various states
to amend their egg laws to con¬
form to the USDA weights and
tolerances. This will be a big job.
New York, which has a 24-ounce
law with no tolerance, holds the
key.
Farm Credit Service saves you big money
require a minimum net weight of
30 ounces for Jumbos, 27 for
Extra Large, 24 for Large, 21 for
Medium, 18 for Small and 15 for
Peewee. The present standard al¬
lows individual eggs in a dozen
to weigh up to one-twelfth ounce
less, provided the dozen tips the
scales at the required minimum.
Eight eggs in a dozen could weigh
1-11/12 ounces if the other four
weighed at least 2-2/12 ounces.
The NEPPCO committee be¬
lieves this is too great a tolerance
and allows for a variation in size
that some consumers could visual¬
ly detect. What’s more, modern
grading equipment can achieve a
greater degree of uniformity.
Insulation .
(Continued from page 30)
ly. Some are so soft the chickens
will pick them, and in some
instances have eaten holes through
the building!
Many poultrymen do not
insulate overhead doors or parti¬
tions separating cold rooms from
the pens. Uninsulated doors cause
much condensation, may deterio¬
rate rapidly, and may upset air
flow patterns. Partitions that are
not insulated may cause condensa¬
tion and also upset air flow
patterns. These walls should have
air intakes to allow air flow over
them.
Nix On Rats
Rodents should be kept out of
insulating materials. Contrary to
common belief, rats and mice will
live in fiberglass insulation. Prob¬
ably a loose fill insulation is about
the best over a ceiling. Rodents
cannot burrow and live in this.
On the other hand, loose fill in the
sidewalls tends to settle, which is
not desirable.
Unless you have a great deal
of knowledge about insulation,
vapor barriers and their installa¬
tion, you should seek competent
help before attempting an insulat¬
ing job. Contact your county ag¬
ricultural agent, or the agricultural
engineering department of your
state college for help. These people
have information and data that
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31
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How long will a chicken live?
There have been many reports
of chickens 15 to 20 years old,
and a few years ago at the World’s
Poultry Congress an exhibit was
displayed of birds of very old age,
and one of these was claimed to
have been 21 years old. However,
we normally do not recommend
keeping chickens this long as
usually after the first year, and
very definitely after the second
year, the birds usually do not lay
very many eggs, and when it
comes to economics we cannot
justify keeping them. Most of our
commercial poultrymen today lay
the birds for 12 to 15 or 16
months and then dispose of them
for meat purposes. — Charles E.
Ostrander, Cornell University
Is the trend to more or less homegrown
grain?
This is a management problem
with no answer that will fit every
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factors. Some dairymen take the
view that they can make more
money by putting full time on the
cows than they can by spending
time to grow grain; others take the
opposite view.
What must I do to store pure chicken
manure satisfactorily?
There is no really satisfactory
way of storing poultry manure as
it is collected from the poultry
house without it heating. If this
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can be dried satisfactorily by air
drying to a point of 10 or 12 per¬
cent moisture, it should store very
well without heating, but most litter
as it comes from poultry houses
will run in the range of 20 to 40
percent moisture, and the pure
manure coming direcdy from the
chickens will run approximately
75 to 80 percent moisture. This
would mean that considerable dry¬
ing must take place before it will
store without heating.
Normally, in storing poultry
manure to compost it you would
turn these piles every week or so,
so that during the heating process
oxygen will be added enabling it
to go through the compost satis¬
factorily. This eventually then will
heat itself down to a point where
it will reach the 12 percent mois
ture level and will store satisfac
torily.
If you plan to store this material
for a year or more, the only thing
you could do would be to run it
through a compost by turning it
regularly, or dry it to a point
where it would then store. I think
you will find that 20 percent mois¬
ture material will tend to mold
and heat and possibly cause fire.
You could probably air-dry this
by thin spreading it in your area
during the warm periods of the
year, and pile it during the cold
periods and let it go through a
sweat until summer and then
spread it again or complete the
compost by turning. — C. E.
Ostrander, Poultry Husbandry
Dept., Cornell University.
How can sparrows be prevented from
roosting in open farm structures such as
free stall barns and machinery sheds?
Birds such as English sparrows
and starlings that often become
pests by roosting in open farm
structures can be discouraged by
using some of the anti-roosting
compounds that are sold commer¬
cially for this purpose. These ma¬
terials are available in various
forms such as aerosols, caulking
gun cartridges, pastes, and tube
applicators. They are usually
sticky materials that birds avoid
because they gum up feet and
feathers. The compounds are ap¬
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places where the birds perch or
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"This will all be yours someday . • ■
providing you keep up the payments.
American Agriculturist, September, 1965
nest. — W Robert Eadie, Cornell
University
Editor’s Note: The U. S. Depart¬
ment of Interior, Fish and Wildlife
Service, lists these sources of chem¬
ical coatings, to prevent roosting:
Aegis Laboratories, 6817 S.
Stony Island Ave., Chicago 49,
Illinois; Bird-Free Company, Box
W, Brookline 46, Massachusetts;
Bird-Rid Laboratories, 4817-4819
Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago 15,
Illinois; Burr Chemical Company,
3329 Auburn Street, Rockford,
Illinois; Joseph Gabos, S. Delsea
Drive, R.D., Vineland, New Jer¬
sey; International Pest Controls,
635 Seventh Ave., Marion, Iowa;
National Bird Control Laborato¬
ry, 5315 West Touhy Ave.,
Skokie, Illinois; Pest Control
Chemicals Company, 324 Broad¬
way, Buffalo, New York; Senne-
wald Drug Company, 2721 Chon-
teau Ave., St. Louis 3, Missouri;
Tanglefoot Company, 314
Straight Ave., N.W., Grand
Rapids, Michigan.
Are black walnut roots toxic to trees,
berries, etc.? I know they are toxic to
vegetables.
As you have indicated, black
walnut roots appear to be toxic
to vegetables and sometimes to
certain other crops such as straw¬
berries. I am not sure about other
adjacent trees since it is difficult to
determine whether or not the lack
of growth around the walnut trees
sometimes is due to this toxicity
or to shading. However, I have
often seen shrubs and other mis¬
cellaneous species of woody crops
growing right under and near
black walnuts. — Philip A. Minges,
Cornell University
Where do you lose the least in value of
corn silage, by harvesting early to avoid
frost or waiting until a frost and then fill¬
ing at once?
If you are geared to put corn
in the silo rapidly, you are likely
to gain by waiting until frost if the
corn is still immature. You will
lose some leaves, but leaves make
up only 10 to 12 percent of the
total dry weight, while every day
corn continues to grow adds con¬
siderably to its value.
If you can’t harvest rapidly,
though, better plan to get it into
the silo before frost.
Can the balls that form on potato tops
be saved and used for seed potatoes?
The balls to which you refer
are the seed balls proauced by
pollination of the potato flower.
They contain the true seed of the
potato plant. The seed balls you
possess were, in all probability,
produced as a result of self-pol¬
lination, i.e., the flowers were pol¬
linated with their own pollen. Each
seed produced in the seed ball is
potentially a new variety.
The tuber yield produced by
these seeds will vary and be char¬
acteristic of each plant. This vari¬
ation will extend from very poor
to about the yielding ability of the
variety on which the seed ball was
originally produced. For this rea¬
son, it would not be advisable to
substitute these seeds for seed
tubers if a good crop of potatoes
is desired.
In general the manner in which
American Agriculturist, September, 1965
new varieties are produced is as
follows: controlled pollinations are
made between varieties each -pos¬
sessing different desirable char¬
acteristics — seed balls produced;
seed collected; seedlings grown —
from seedling population individ¬
uals are selected for further test
trials using henceforth the seed
tubers to reproduce the plant.
Seed is obtained from the seed
balls as follows: a cross-cut is
made in the berry; the berry, held
under water in a glass, is firmly
rolled between thumb and fore¬
finger until all seeds have been
squeezed into the glass; the excess
berry pulp is discarded; seeds will
settle to bottom of glass; decant;
replenish water and decant; con¬
tinue washing process until gela¬
tinous matrix from the seed ball
has been eliminated; spread seeds
on paper and allow to dry thor¬
oughly. Seeds thus produced will
not grow immediately but require
a rest period of six months, at
which time they should, if viable
seeds were produced, germinate to
the extent of 80 to 95 percent.
Potato seeds and seedlings are
handled much like flower or vege¬
table seeds or seedlings. When
seedlings are 1 to Ufa inches tall
(about 3 weeks after seed sowing)
they may be transplanted to flats.
When 6 to 8 inches in height, they
are transplanted to the field or
garden. This should be done as
soon after the frost-free date as
possible.
Seedling plants are grown all
summer and given the same
care . . . cultivating, spraying or
dusting ... as with regular potato
plants. In the fall of the year, each
seedling hill is dug individually
and selections for further growth
are made on the basis of crop
size, tuber shape, freedom from
tuber defects, shallow eyes, flesh
color, etc.
Many of the good old Ameri¬
can potato varieties were develop¬
ed using the method just described.
An unusually large number of
varieties were developed in the
“old days” along the Vermont-
New York border. In this list are
the Pride of Llebron, Green Moun¬
tain, etc. — Prof. L. C. Peterson,
Dept, of Plant Pathology, Cornell
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Deciding How Is An Important
Management Decision
CORN ACREAGE in the North¬
east is increasing and yields per
acre are on the upgrade. Colleges
are recommending more corn to
replace scarce hay, and dairymen
are showing more appreciation of
the good qualities of corn.
More corn inevitably means
more silos . . . and more cribs, too.
Certainly many a dairyman is
faced with the problem of deciding
on one of several ways of provid¬
ing more storage space for corn
silage. Among the questions to be
answered are these:
1. What kind of a silo shall I
build?
2. How big a silo do I need?
3. Where shall I put it?
4. What kind of a feeding pro¬
gram should I plan?
Let’s take the last question first.
These days it isn’t a simple ques¬
tion of deciding what silo to buy.
Any silo ... in fact, all feed stor¬
age . . . should be an integral part
of the system for feeding the dairy.
So here are some questions in
that department: Should you
change your present method of
harvesting and storing hay?
Should it be baling, chopping,
haylage, or grass silage, or a com¬
bination? Should you adopt auto¬
matic feeding of roughage?
Will you buy concentrates in
bulk, or will you try to raise more
corn for grain and grind it on the
farm? Will you store high-moisture
corn in a silo?
Undoubtedly, automatic feeding
is the coming thing. Therefore, the
relationship of the location of stor¬
age places for grain, hay and si¬
lage are important. This raises the
question of bunk feeding versus
manger feeding, or, in the case of
concentrates, feeding in the milking
parlor.
A considerable number of
farmers are building one silo away
from the barns specifically for
summer feeding. A practice which
by Hugh Cosline
seems to be going out is green¬
chopping for summer forage. As
I analyze it, it’s more economical
to store silage for summer feeding.
What Kind?
The choice of types and mate¬
rials for silos is wide, starting with
a pile of corn silage on the ground
with a plastic cover. No doubt that
represents the lowest investment,
but also the highest waste. In an
area where deep snow is common,
it is far from the handiest way to
store and feed silage.
Next comes the pit or bunker
silo. I see fewer and fewer “holes
in the ground.” Pits are usually
concrete, and bunkers have con¬
crete floors. Also, I see fewer pits
or bunkers where the cows eat
their way into silage, and where
a movable fence or electric fence
is used to minimize waste. That
method also is wasteful of silage.
However, a pit does lend itself
to mechanical feeding through use
of a tractor and scoop which
dumps the silage into a bunk!
A considerable number of dairy¬
men point out that a pit or bunker
provides storage at a reasonable
cost while doing away with blow¬
ing the crop into a silo, as well as
making a silo unloader unneces¬
sary.
Tower Silo
Then we come to the upright
tower silo, be it wood, concrete,
metal, or glass-lined. I haven’t
heard of anyone who has success¬
fully stored haylage or high-
moisture corn in a pit . . . but I
wouldn’t say it couldn’t be done.
However, haylage, which has
the advantage of spreading the
harvest and increasing a cow’s
intake is usually stored in an air¬
tight, glasslined silo, though a
conventional silo can be used.
Another advantage of an air-
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The Song of the Lazy Farmer
his fingers to the bone. He surely is
industrious, he’s always cleaning up
a muss or making one; from morn
’til night he wouldn’t think that it was
right to be caught napping in the
shed, he keeps on working hard
instead. Poor neighbor’s toil is never
done, he works by moon as well as
sun; he’s always looking ’round for
more to do, he loves each task and
chore.
Now I respect a working man, but
I’ve a somewhat difPrent plan; I do
my resting first because I’ve always
figured that it was unwise to toil and
strain your back and get yourself
wore out for lack of sense enough to
stop and sit until you’d rested up a
bit, or lay down where you need not
think and let your muscles all
unkink. That way I’m sure to be
My neighbor says he thinks it’s alive long after I am eighty-five;
:st that we should work before we besides, Mirandy loves to do the
st; he strongly feels that honest toil, chores with which I don’t get
working with our crops and soil, through, and I sure wouldn’t want to
good for us; so he is prone to work see her sad for lack of work, by gee
American Agriculturist, September, 1965
tight glass-lined silo in addition
to almost no waste is the fact that
you can fill it at any time. Because
the silage is unloaded from the
bottom, you can continue, for ex¬
ample, to feed corn silage while
adding grain or oat silage to the
top. However, the initial cost of
the silo is high, and it’s up to you
to decide whether the advantages
overweigh the price.
Storing high-moisture ear or
shelled corn makes drying and
grinding unnecessary, and so far
as I know it has been successfully
stored only in an airtight silo.
Again I emphasize that the type
and location of storage for cow
feed is influenced by your feeding
program, both as to kinds of feed
and method of feeding. Always the
big thing to keep in mind is to
move feed from storage to cow
with mechanical power rather than
muscle.
What you are really after, isn’t
it, is storage at the lowest cost per
ton? But that answer isn’t simple.
Involved is the number of years
the silo will last, the cost of putting
up the silage, and also the value
or quality of the silage. In other
words, you can afford a little more
cost per ton of silage if the cows
that eat it will produce more milk.
What About Size?
As I travel around the North¬
east I see bigger silos. On some
farms I see from 2 to 5 or more
silos. That’s a reflection of an in¬
crease in the average size of herds.
When I talk with dairymen, many
tell me they wish they had put up
a bigger silo.
The answer as to size is not
simple. You can start from either
end. How many acres of corn can
you grow? What yield do you
expect, and how big a silo will it
take to store it?
But you’re more likely to start
with your herd size (or the pro¬
spective size, if you plan to ex¬
pand) then plan how long you
expect to feed ( winter or year
round), and decide what’s the
maximum per cow per day. (May¬
be you plan to go to corn silage
as the sole roughage.) When you
total up this calculation you can
estimate how many acres of corn
you should grow, and how much
storage space you will need.
But that isn’t all. Especially in
the summer you need to feed at
least 3 inches of silage a day from
a tower silo to prevent spoilage.
That requires a relationship be¬
tween silo diameter and height,
and the figures may show the need
for more than one silo rather than
a taller silo requiring more power
to elevate the silage!
When you have more than one
tower silo, another problem raises
its head. A mechanical unloader
adds to your investment cost.
Some dairymen have one unloader
but shovel silage from one silo
with a fork . . . not really a satis¬
factory answer. Where two or
more silos are adjoining, you can
arrange to move an unloader from
one silo to another. That’s an
angle to think about if you’re put¬
ting up another silo or new ones.
Incidentally, the cost per ton of
storing silage is lower in a big silo
than in a small one. But remember
that you need to remove that three
inches of silage a day, especially
in the summer.
Some Suggestions
I realize that I have raised more
questions than I have given an¬
swers, but the right answer is
likely to be different for every
farm. I do, however, have a few
suggestions, mostly as a result of
visiting farms and talking with
the operators:
First. Visit as many farms as
you can where some building has
been done recently. Ask why new
structures are located as they are,
and especially what changes would
be made if the job could be done
again from scratch.
Second. Ask what your college
of agriculture has been finding out
about farm buildings and feeding
systems. Your county agricultural
agent will put you in touch with
the right man. Many commercial
firms have been experimenting and
testing. They include not only silo
manufacturers but suppliers of
materials, including lumber
dealers, steel and aluminum sup¬
pliers, suppliers of poles for pole
barns . . . and don’t forget your
electric power company.
Third. Make some plans to scale
on paper. II you are remodeling,
or even if you are building new,
consider what you would do if
you should decide to expand.
Fourth. DON’T HURRY! Take
your time. You will be making a
considerable investment, one that
you hope will pay for itself and
leave you a profit. Mistakes will be
expensive to correct, and expensive
to leave because they will increase
your cost of producing a hundred¬
weight of milk.
And when you add it all up,
what you are aiming at in buying
a silo ... or any farm building or
a feeding system ... is to lower
your production costs!
When writing to advertisers be sure
to mention AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST.
Some STRAIGHT TALK about
Milk Marketing from EASTERN
In the best interests of the dairy farmer, Eastern Milk
Producers Cooperative has taken the leadership in re¬
solving some of the more important milk marketing
issues in the Northeast. In brief, clear “straight talk,”
Eastern states its position here on the following points
for all to read and consider:
ELIMINATE COOPERATIVE PAYMENTS — Eastern
has taken the leadership at recent Federal Order hearings
in efforts to eliminate compulsory cooperative payments
now costing producers some $3,000,000 a year. Eastern
supports adoption of a voluntary market service program
(now in effect in 74 other Federal Order markets) to pro¬
vide really vital services and eliminate abuses and ineffi¬
ciencies in the current program.
REQUEST EMERGENCY PRICE LEGISLATION -
Eastern has taken the leadership in drafting legislation to
amend the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act so that
the Secretary of Agriculture may call emergency price re¬
lief hearings on request of % of producers in any market.
ADJUST CLASS I AND III PRICING - Eastern has
taken the leadership in proposing a permanent Class I
formula amendment to the New York Order to adjust the
price in line with farmers’ actual costs of production;
another proposal by Eastern would increase the price of
milk used in manufacturing up to the Minnesota-Wisconsin
price series level.
URGE BULK TANK PRICING - Eastern has taken the
leadership in the original adoption of farm point pricing
of bulk tank milk and in subsequent enforcing of this
principle in New York markets; Eastern has also filed a
petition for bulk tank pricing in New England markets.
RECEIVE FULL SKIM PRICING - Eastern has taken
the leadership in proposing to close loopholes in the N.Y.
Order so that producers receive full value for skim milk
used in the process of standardization, which is now legal
in New Jersey.
HELP FOR PITTSBURGH AND PHILADELPHIA -
Eastern has taken the leadership in efforts to restore or¬
derly marketing systems in these areas beset by serious
problems. Eastern has proposed terms of marketing orders
and prepared testimony in support of Federal regulations
and, in general, protected producer interests.
ASSURE HIGHEST PRICES FOR MEMBERS -
Eastern has taken the leadership in assuring its members
the highest possible price for their milk through Federal
Order activity and negotiation of premiums, and also
through accurate butterfat tests and weights. Eastern now
operates two bulk tank calibration checking units, the only
co-op in New York to provide this service to members.
This is only a partial list of the areas in which
“Eastern has taken leadership” through dynamic action
in behalf of its dairy farmer members. A bargaining
organization composed exclusively of milk producers
working for milk producers, Eastern speaks out and
lends a strong, experienced hand to today’s dairy
farmer - from individual farm problems to effective
representation at all levels of government.
For complete information about Eastern activity
and the benefits of membership, contact your local
Eastern man or write direct to John C. York at Eastern
headquarters. Or, when you’re at the New York State
Exposition, stop in and chat with us at the Eastern
booth in the Dairy Building.
MILK PRODUCERS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION
Kinne Road, Syracuse, New York 13214
See You at the New York State Exposition!
American Agriculturist, September, 1965
35
another way versatile low-cost
concrete increases farm profits
Concrete-paved lots help increase dairy profits.
Sanitation and concrete go together. A paved
lot reduces mastitis and foot rot. And because
cattle stay cleaner, less time is needed to prepare
animals for milking.
Ready-mixed concrete can serve your farm
construction needs easily and economically. Con¬
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the next time you plan a farm construction job.
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BY E. R. Eastman
IN ADDITION to my writing,
I have had over a thousand hour-
long counselling interviews with
Ithaca College students in the last
four years.
There are few things in life more
tragic for both students and their
parents than having all your plans
and hopes ruined by being busted
out of college.
The number of “bust-outs” is
tragically high. In some colleges
from 25 to 40 percent of those
who enter never graduate.
I mention these facts here now
because many thousands of you
young people, far more than ever
before, will be entering college this
fall. Thousands more high school
seniors will be going to college
next year, and perhaps I can make
some suggestions that will get you
started right and save you from
failure.
schedule should provide for using
all your time. Many failures result
from wasting time.
Having planned your schedule,
the next most important thing is
to stick to it unless some emer¬
gency prevents. The ability and
resolution to do things when they
should be done take real self dis¬
cipline. Procrastination has ruined
many a college career.
Few students ever realize how
important every hour of their
school or college time is. You can
be happy in college but not for
long if you do not assume respon¬
sibility and work hard right from
the start of the school year. Your
high school and college years are
the most important of your whole
life and the way you use them will
determine ycrur future success and
happiness.
Chief Cause
The chief cause of drop-outs is
failure to work, especially during
the first few weeks in college. At¬
tending college is entirely different
from going to high school. Time
and again I have asked college
freshmen about their high school
records and they often reply, “Oh,
I got by.” Well, you can’t just
“get by” in college. College work
is more than just a continuation
of high school; it is much harder.
First of all, you are mostly on
your own responsibility. Therewill
be no one to tell you when to study,
and if you fool around and waste
your time the examinations will
show you up after the first few
weeks. Once you get behind, it is
very, very difficult ever to catch
up, because there is so much to do
every day that there just isn’t any
time to catch up back work. So
you have made a good start
toward busting out. It saddens me
when a student wakes up and finds
it is too late.
I can’t over-emphasize the im¬
portance of those first few weeks.
The same principle of working
hard applies to your senior year
in high school. It is getting more
difficult all the time to get into
college because there are so many
applications. Ithaca College, for
example, received over 4,100 ap¬
plications for the academic year of
1965-66 but could only take 1,100.
The first thing entrance authorities
look at is your high school record.
Next to work, the second most
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should include time for sleep,
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36
by Robert Clingan
THE THREE R'S
The traditional three R’s of edu-
cation are “reading, ’riting, and
’rithmetic.” What are the three R’s
of religion?
There is a story that the archi¬
tect who designed the new Cathe¬
dral of Coventry to replace the
one bombed to rubble in World
War II had these three R’s in
mind. He wanted to build a cathe¬
dral that would signify or embody
each of them. In his mind the three
R’s of religion were relevance, res¬
urrection, and reconciliation.
Religion must be relevant. It
must have gears that mesh into
the wheels of modern life. It must
have a voice that is heard, because
that voice has something to say
about how men ought to live
today. It must speak to our time
and condition. It must address
itself to the “predicament of mod¬
ern man.”
The Christian religion must pro¬
claim the resurrection. It is our
faith and our contention that some¬
thing happened that first century
that transformed Christianity from
a bewildered sect that had lost its
leader to a mighty movement that
proclaimed a living Lord. This
resurrection was an “act of God.”
The Christian religion also pro¬
claims the continuing experience
of the resurrection. This was antic¬
ipated in the book of the Hebrew
prophet Ezekial with the bones
taking flesh and becoming persons
again. This power of the resurrec¬
tion was demonstrated with the
Cathedral of Coventry being re¬
built from the ashes and rubble of
its destruction.
The third “R” of religion as
understood by the architect of the
cathedral is reconciliation. The
parish of Coventry is committed
to this phase of Christian witness.
Teams have gone out from the
British Cathedral to Dresden, Ger¬
many, to help rebuild churches
there.
Early in the period following
its destruction, the congregation
was reminded of this mission of
all Christian people everywhere.
When a focal point was needed
for corporate worship, two charred
beams were wired together for a
cross. The cross was anchored in
a bucket of stones. In time the
words from the first cross, “Father
Forgive—” were inscribed at its
base.
The world cries “Remember the
Alamo,” and more recently “Re¬
member Pearl Harbor.” The cross
of Coventry in its original location
. . . or its temporary location in the
Protestant Pavilion of the World’s
Fair . . . says “Father Forgive — .”
The third “R” of religion is recon¬
ciliation. The Apostle Paul says in
Second Corinthians 2:19: “ . . .
that is, God was in Christ reconcil¬
ing the world to himself, not count¬
ing their trespass against them,
and entrusting to us the message
of reconciliation.”
Relevance, resurrection, recon¬
ciliation all add up to the fourth
“R” of religion, RENEWAL. A
relevant religious faith, proclaim¬
ing the resurrection, and practicing
reconciliation, will mean the re¬
newal of the world, the church,
and the individual.
MILK-PRICING POLICIES
Back in 1890 when Babcock
developed the butterfat test, the
straight fat payment became the
dominant system for paying milk
producers. Since the early 1940’s,
however, milk pricing policies
have been in effect in many areas
of the country that have attempted
to recognize and pay farmers for
the nonfat solids portion of the
milk as well as the butterfat por¬
tion.
Dr. Truman Graf, University
of Wisconsin agricultural econo¬
mist, says that the pricing system
based on butterfat was a vast im¬
provement over the former system
of paying for milk on a weight
basis only . . . but it had one ma¬
jor drawback ... it failed to recog¬
nize the value of other components
in milk.
The dairy cow doesn’t produce
nonfat solids in direct proportion
to butterfat . . . the nonfat solids
content of milk does not increase
as rapidly as the fat content, there¬
fore the pounds of nonfat solids
per pound of fat is less in milk
with a high butterfat content.
"It is important to realize that
both fat and nonfat solids in milk
have value in the market place,”
says Dr. Graf. In late 1961 only
about 17 percent of Wisconsin’s
milk was purchased on a straight
fat basis.
As techniques were developed
to test the nonfat solids in milk,
pricing plans were employed which
recognized both fat and nonfat
solids value. These changes in
pricing plans have decreased
emphasis on fat production. In
the period from 1950 to 1959,
says Dr. Graf, the average butter¬
fat test of milk produced in the
United States declined from 3.96
percent to 3.77 percent butterfat.
This represents a 5 percent decline
in butterfat test — the largest drop
in a decade.
Since 1947-49 there has been a
marked change in the consump¬
tion pattern. U. S. per capita con¬
sumption of milk fat declined 19
percent; butter dropped 30 percent;
meanwhile, the per capita con¬
sumption of nonfat dry milk in¬
creased 88 percent.
Dr. Graf also points out that
the shift toward a lower-testing
milk has reduced by about 300
million pounds the amount of sur¬
plus fat the government has had
to purchase since 1950 in an effort
to buoy up milk prices. And he is
convinced that pricing on a basis
other than fat will undoubtedly
take on even more significance in
the future.
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Ventilators— large center-flow units allow for maximum efficiency
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37
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by Norval Budd
I THINK THERE are many
reasons why New York State
should try to develop a better-
yielding soybean:
1. It looks to me as though soy¬
beans were going to be actively
encouraged by the government for
several years, with no acreage con¬
trol or allotment in sight. In fact,
our exporting of soybeans is in¬
creasing every year.
2. Soybeans carry a high sup¬
port price. It is $2.25 on the farm
this year, which is somewhat com¬
parable to wheat.
3. Soybeans have returned good
prices per bushel to the farmer. I
would guess that our extreme price
range has been $2.25 to $3.25,
with an average price of $2.50 to
$2.70. This year we could have
paid the farmer very close to $3.00
per bushel if we had a consistent
quantity to handle. As it is, we get
only a few; they tie up a bin and
there is a l6ng time between car¬
loads. Consequently, our price has
to be lower than I like to see it.
4. Farmers would not need any
extra equipment. If they have a
grain drill and a grain combine,
that is all they need. In some states
a lot of them are grown in rows,
and I am sure that a regular corn
or dry bean cultivator would be
suitable for this.
5. There is always an unlimited
market for soybeans. I know of at
least three national and interna¬
tional grain buyers who would be
only too glad to be in the market
consistendy for soybeans in New
York if we had a good quantity to
offer.
6. In thinking about the odier
surplus grains grown in western
New York, I am worried about
the future of several of them.
( a) Wheat — there are plenty of
markets for it. However, a lot de¬
pends on government activity. Our
class of wheat ( soft white), depends
more on export, percentagewise,
than any other class of wheat in
the United States, and as you and
I know, most of it goes to very
poor nations under Public Law
480. However, I do not see in the
immediate future any further re¬
duction in our wheat acreage. I
think the government will allow us
to grow about as much as we have
been growing.
(b) Corn — Since we are a defi¬
cit state on corn, there should be
no problem. We should be able to
move all the surplus corn we grow,
although the new change in freight
rates may shake up some of the
economics a little.
(c) Oats - This is our biggest
single grain crop bushel-wise, but
I am worried about moving the
surplus because it is going down
in use every year. It does not pellet
well for dairy or poultry feeds.
Farmers are also finding out that
they do not need it for nurse crop,
and also under loose housing they
won’t need it so much for straw.
The demand is not nearly as brisk
as it used to be.
(d) Rye — this has come up in
acreage in the last few years, but
there is only one consistent buyer
in the whole eastern United States
that I know about and that is a
very large distillery in the East.
Right now rye is a drug on the
market; they are not using it
because they say that people are
not buying rye whiskey as much
as they did.
( e) B arley — Wh e n Hudson
barley first came out, we used to
grow as much as two million
bushels. However, it has since been
steadily going downward because
of lodging problems, and it has
gone so low that even feed mills
are not using it as they used to.
It has to sell cheaper per ton than
oats. I see no future here, unless
we have a variety which would
stand up well and yield well.
(f) Buckwheat— Certainly no
big plans should be made toward
increasing the yield or acreage of
buckwheat. It has been going
downward for the last twenty-five
years and normally the demand
equals the supply and vice-versa
— but an occasional year one gets
a little ahead of the other.
I think there are two things we
need to do to increase the planting
of soybeans in New York State.
Number one is to increase the
yield ten bushels per acre, getting
it up to around 28. This would
mean that our best farmers would
then be growing 35 to 40 bushels
per acre.
The soybean yield for the last
few years has been around 18
bushels to the acre where wheat is
around 33. Illinois gets an aver¬
age yield of 27 bushels of soy¬
beans to the acre, but they have
land that sells for $750 to $1,000
per acre, whereas ours is grown
on land like that in Seneca County
probably worth not over $200 per
acre.
Another thing that would en¬
courage farmers to grow it would
be to ask the State ASC Office in
Syracuse to see if soybeans could
not be planted on land that
farmers take out of wheat or corn
production.
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American Agriculturist, September, 1965
38
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DID YOU KNOW?
New York State ranks fifth in
production of the country’s $6.8
billion worth of canned and frozen
n is the Youth Department, a foods- h is first in snaP beans’
/ithin the Exno. incornoratinor applesauce, apple slices, sauer¬
kraut, and baby foods.
include an operating windmill;
demonstrations of spinning, weav-
EXPOSITION TIME
THE NUMBER of farms and well as present in farming is rep-
farm families of the State may be resented, the Expo continues to
decreasing, but agriculture will enlarge the Witter Agricultural
play its traditional major role at Museum, the only one of its kind
this year’s New York State Expo- in the East and the oldest operat-
sition in Syracuse. The Expo ing agricultural museum in the
opens Tuesday, August 31, and country. In addition to early ve-
continues through Labor Day, hides and equipment, highlights
Monday, September 6, seven days of this year’s museum exhibit will
and nights. ’ ’ '
Regarded as the best agricul¬
tural show in the East and one
of the best in the nation, the
‘Really Big” Expo is offering
$138,000 in agricultural premi¬
ums this year out of a total of
$150,000 to be awarded. Last
year, 22,779 or 80 percent of the
Expo entries came from the farm,
and 5,395 or 85 percent of the
exhibitors were rural residents.
These figures are certain to be
equaled or topped this year.
Because New York State farm¬
ing is so diverse, the Expo’s half¬
million visitors receive an almost
national picture of agriculture each
time they tour its 350 acres.
Youth Department
Perhaps the fastest-growing di¬
vision
fair within the Expo, incorporating
all of the entries of the other de¬
partments. The 4,000 participants
and $30,000 in premiums demon¬
strate that this, too, is unparalleled
for any state fair.
Not only all ages, but all in¬
terests are represented at the New
York State Exposition. Urban and
rural folk alike will be viewing this
year’s College of Agriculture Ex¬
hibit on the current drought condi¬
tion, the New York State Agricul¬
tural Experiment Station exhibit
on chemicals, and the annual
Square Dance Festival sponsored
by the State Rural Youth Council.
One of the most popular attrac¬
tions in the Farm Products depart¬
ment is the display of Christmas
trees, representing New York
State’s newest agricultural indus¬
try. Other divisions include pota¬
toes, organization collections,
packaged vegetable displays by
individuals, and maple products.
Prizes amount to $4,737.
Other agricultural departments
and their premium totals include:
Sheep, $7,696; Swine, $4,587;
Quality Meats Contest, $1,260;
Poultry, Pigeon, Rabbit & Cavy,
$11,174.50; Dairy Products,
$2,400; Fruit, $4,300; and Dairy
Goats, $956.
About 10 million Americans
have jobs storing, transporting,
processing and merchandising the
products of agriculture.
Cattle Show
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You’ll farm better ELECTRICALLY!
Land is not the only thing that’s
big about the Expo. More than
2,000 entries in 1964 again
proved that the Cattle Show is the
biggest in the East. With
1,200,000 dairy cows in the State,
and 85 percent of them Holstein-
Friesians, the Expo, without a
doubt, claims the largest Holstein
division in the country. Prizes to
both dairy and beef cattle will total
$27,225 this year.
The second part of the Expo’s
extravaganza is the Horse Show,
the largest and most complete in
the world. The Horse Show will
award $20,470 in cash plus tro¬
phies in both Western and English
Divisions.
Third of the agricultural fea¬
tures at the Expo is the Farm
Machinery Show . . . the largest
outdoor-indoor summer farm
machinery show in the East. An
added attraction for ’65 is a dis¬
play of old-time steam engines
adjacent to the machinery center.
But to make sure that past as
American Agriculturist, September, 1965
540
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Skilled, research-backed representa¬
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Knowledgeable help in contacts with
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Information services to keep pro¬
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Black, Sivells & Bryson, Inc., 7500
East Twelfth Street, Kansas City, Mis¬
souri, is selling a new concept in swine
production facilities called “The Bacon
Bin” . . . sometimes popularly referred
to as a “round house for pigs.” It’s a
circular building with feed augered out
from the center and has a high level of
climate control.
A new bird-scaring device has been
developed by B. M. Lawrence and Com¬
pany, 24 California Street, San Fran¬
cisco, California 94111. It operates
from a 12-volt battery and produces
sounds from klaxons (similar to truck
horns). It is turned on and off by a
simple switch, and has its own electronic
timing device.
A new cab attachment for the Inter¬
national Harvester Farmall and Inter¬
national 706 and 806 tractors provides
protection from rain, sun, heat, cold
and dust. The insulated cab features
tinted glass, windshield wipers, dome
light, pressurizer, red reflector, and rear
flood light It keeps out dust, filters the
air, and helps deaden tractor noise. An
optional heater also is available.
The FMC Corporation, 1617 Penn¬
sylvania Blvd., Philadelphia, Pennsyl¬
vania 19103, is marketing rayon straps
for supporting fruit-bearing limbs of
apple trees. The Blue Goose Orchards
at Hancock, Maryland, reports that
use of the straps has cut the costs of
materials to support limbs by more
than 75 percent, and reduced the time
required by 50 percent.
The Cropmaster self-propelled potato
harvester from John Bean Division,
FMC Corp., Lansing, Michigan, is
patterned after giant earthmoving
equipment for maximum maneuver¬
ability without sacrificing size. By
mounting the tricycle-type tractor be¬
tween the front frame members, the
wheelbase is trimmed to 170 inches,
and the turning radius is made as short
as possible. The John Bean harvester
is available in four basic two-row
models: 60-inch open throat diggers or
dual 26-inch split diggers; available
with either adjustable tilt belt or chain
conveyor systems.
The PORMIX Paint Can Attachment
is made of tough plastic and cannot
slip from the paint can, thus preventing
paint from spilling when it’s poured,
stirred or mixed. Usually the paint
can’s sealing groove becomes a messy
trough during painting; but with the
addition of a PORMIX attachment the
accumulation of paint drippings is pre¬
vented, and the lid goes back with no
trouble. Made by PORMIX CORPORA¬
TION, 404 Del Webb Bldg., 3800 N.
Central Ave., Phoenix, Arizona.
Companies making steel or alumi¬
num sheets for building are marketing
them up to almost any length, eliminat¬
ing end lap. For instance, Moncrief
Lenoir Manufacturing Company of
Fort Worth, Texas, makes a standard
50-foot length, but can “fabricate
lengths of any dimension.”
A temporary silo using light-weight
vinyl plastic is available from Staff
Industries, Inc., Upper Montclair, New
Jersey 07043. The range incapacity is
up to 70 tons.
Ford is now on the market with an
entirely new line of four-wheel-drive
utility vehicles called the Bronco. It
may be ordered in the basic open
“roadster” model, a short-roof pickup,
or a fully-enclosed delivery or station
wagon. The roadster model has no
cab roof or doors, but convertible vinyl
top is optionally available to provide
weather protection.
American Agriculturist, September, J965
Doc Mettler Says:
LIGHT SENSITIZATION TIME
Good Results on
Vermont Dairy Farm
with WIRTHMORE
Feeding Program
Roads-End Farm at Ver-
gennes, Vermont has been in
the same family for 1 13 years.
Now operated by Dean and
Alberta Jackson, it has a herd
of 110 Holsteins, of which
65 are registered.
Mr. Jackson raises most of
his replacements and feels
that quality feeds are essen¬
tial to good growth. His milk¬
ing herd also gets Wirthmore,
and DHIA figures indicate
that it is a sound program.
1963
1964
50 cows
56 cows
15850 lbs. milk
16860 lbs. milk
3.5%
3-5%
568 lbs. fat
591 lbs. fat
Roads-End stock is well
known for high quality. Mitzi
Imperial Bessie, for example,
was top selling animal at a
recent bred-heifer sale and
made over 17,000 lbs. milk
and 600 lbs. fat in less than
305 days for her purchasers
as a two year old.
The Jacksons use very little
pasture. They winter feed in
the summer, using dry hay in
outdoor portable racks and
corn silage in the barn.
Wirthmore feeds are doing
their part to help grow good
stock and increase production
at Roads-End Farm. They
can do the same for you.
Why not try them now?
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germicidal and bacteriostatic action. Also
helps control ammonia odors. Safe, easy-
to-use. Get Super-D from your farm supply
store. Ask about Carbola Disinfecting White
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WHAT WAS ONCE considered
a typical September here in the
Northeast has not happened for
several years. No matter how dry
the summer, you could usually
count on September rains to green
things up and help both plants and
animals store up reserves for win¬
ter. Perhaps this year will bring
the change ... the rain, the cool
nights and warm sunny days that
make grass and new seedings
grow. If this happens we are sure
to see something we haven’t seen
in three or four years, a case or
two of light sensitization.
To one who has never seen light
sensitization in a cow, horse or
sheep, .the first case in one of his
animals is startling. He will be
apt to call his veterinarian and tell
him he has an animal with a
strange disease, calling it anything
from mange to lightning stroke.
A cow or horse with light sensitiza¬
tion will usually not be noticed
until the disease has advanced to
the stage where the non-pigmented
or white areas of the body will
look like the hide on a dead ani¬
mal. The skin will actually be
dead, and it will be as hard and
lifeless as an old hide that has
hung on a fence all summer.
After this dead hide peels off
the area will become raw and ap¬
pear to have been burned with
Fire. The black or colored area of
the animal’s hide will be as healthy
as ever. Areas that receive direct
sun, such as the back, and areas
that touch the grass, such as the
muzzle and pasterns or fetlocks,
are usually the most severely af¬
fected. In sheep the muzzle, throat
and ears are most often affected.
Sheep also show generalized symp¬
toms, that is they become sick,
and can become paralyzed and
die.
Three things must be present
to cause light sensitization in an
animal. First, the animal must
have the tendency to develop the
disease (usually thought to be
hereditary), that is, certain por¬
tions of its blood are capable of
carrying an agent that sensitizes
non-pigmented skin cells to sun¬
light. Second, the animal must be
pastured on certain plants that
have the agent in them that enters
the blood. The legumes, buck¬
wheat, and certain weeds not com¬
mon in the Northeast, are the
usual offenders; Alsike clover is
said to be the most common of¬
fender. A plant can give off these
agents only at certain times, usual¬
ly an early or new growth. The
regrowth we get in a good wet
September is ideal for this to
happen.
Third, there must be sunshine.
Do not confuse light sensitization
with sunburn. Sunburn develops
when an animal first goes out to
pasture, and usually affects only
the hairless area such as teats.
Light sensitization starts out,
usually late in the summer, with
a swelling or thickening of the
skin. There might actually be an
exudate of clear amber fluid seep¬
ing through the skin for a few
hours. If the animal is removed
from the sun at this stage rapid
recovery usually takes place. If
not, the skin soon becomes hard
and actually dies (remember, only
the white areas are affected). Soon
this dead skin curls up on the end
like an old shingle and eventually
peels off. Under these areas of
dead skin flies may lay eggs and
maggots develop, or wound infec¬
tion may occur. On occasion ani¬
mals, particularly horses, may
develop sores on the lips and
inside the mouth, or may exhibit
symptoms of a general sickness.
Sometimes a yearling heifer
may show signs of light sensitiza¬
tion the first year at pasture and
never show them again. All too
often, however, each summer
causes the disease to become more
severe.
Treatment consists of using pro-
tectives such as you would use for
a burn. Lanolin, glycerine, or any
mild oil to which a mild antiseptic
or antibiotic substances such as
zinc oxide or neomycin has been
added, can be used to soften up
the dead skin. Of course, before
any treatment can do any good
the animal must be removed from
contact with sunlight. A severe case
takes weeks to heal.
After an animal heals it can go
out in the sun again as long as it
doesn’t pasture on the same type
of plants again. Some severe cases
can never pasture during sunlit
hours, and must be kept in days
all their life.
Prevention Important
Prevention is more important
than treatment, and here again
keeping animals known to be af¬
fected away from the sun is most
imperative. If it is found what par¬
ticular plant the animal is sensi¬
tized by, keeping this animal away
from that particular plant (by
selecting different pasture) may be
all that is needed.
It would seem foolish to raise
herd replacements from a cow or
bull who showed light sensitiza¬
tion, or whose offspring did.
On occasion certain drugs, such
as phenothiazine, can bring on
light sensitization in sheep. If this
is noticed, eliminating the drug
and substituting another would be
advisable. I have never seen this
happen, but have seen a group of
army horses which became severe¬
ly affected by sunlight after being
dipped with lime sulphur.
I doubt that light sensitization
ever has been, or ever will be a
serious problem in the Northeast.
However, it is just one more thing
that could give you cause to call
your veterinarian to diagnose and
advise you on. If this September
brings the rain to break the
drought, a few cases of light sen¬
sitization will be almost welcome!
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K auai is called the “Garden
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are but a few of the enthralling
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Oahu comes next, and our hotel
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while only a few miles away is the
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September 22-23 - Eighth
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September 23 - Vermont
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American Agriculturist, September, 1965
Good Feeding
and
Progressive
Breeding
Pay Off At
SPY ROCK FARM
Spy Rock Viola Eric,
3rd prize aged cow and best
udder in class, 1964
Connecticut Black and White Show.
Herbert Kallmann has done
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Farm, Jewett City, Con¬
necticut.
Back in 1948 he got dis¬
couraged with the poor pro¬
duction of his mixed breed
grade cattle and started to
build a herd of fine Registered
Holsteins. He also kept laying
hens and cut cedar posts to
earn money to buy calves and
heifers.
By 1952 the herd had grown
so that a new barn and milk-
house were built. Today, Mr.
Kallmann has 65 cows, 75
calves and heifers and two
bulls. His Spy Rock name is
well known as a source of
good breeding stock and his
Holsteins have achieved out¬
standing show and production
records.
Along with hard work and
good management, Herb’s
feeding program has had a lot
to do with his success. It con¬
sists of all the corn silage and
good quality hay the cattle will
consume, plus Wirthmore dairy
rations fed at a 3 to 1 ratio. He
has fed only Wirthmore for
many years.
Has this program worked?
Well, in 1949 the herd av¬
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In 1964 the DHIA figures
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3.9 for 64 cows. HIR figures
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gradually disappearing from the
Northeastern scene, the horse is
once again most definitely on the
map ... and likely to stay there
for many reasons. To find out
how widespread is this resurgence,
in the fall of 1964 Cornell Univer¬
sity organized and conducted a
statewide survey in New York of
the horse population.
Members and leaders of 85 4-H
horse clubs surveyed 106 town¬
ships in 36 counties. Supplemental
information was supplied by regis¬
try associations, auction markets,
race track officials, the secretaries
of county fairs . . . and in 49 cities
by health commissioners and
veterinarians.
Increased Breeding
Annually, many horses are
brought into New York State, and
each year replacements are bred
and raised. In the 106 townships
surveyed, 1,300 foals were raised.
If this is considered representative,
for New York’s 932 townships we
would come up with a possible
total of 11,400 foals in the State in
1964.
According to the Department of
Agriculture & Markets, 159 stal¬
lions of all types and breeds were
enrolled in 1954. By 1959, the
number had grown to 283, and
1964 showed a total of 711.
Several national purebred horse
registry associations reported
gains of 30 to 60 percent in Em¬
pire State business during the past
five to ten years. In addition, 25
of them reported 6,236 New York
State owners of registered pure-
breds . . . and of these owners 37
percent registered at least one pure¬
bred in 1964.
More Owners
More people now own horses
and in greater numbers than five
years ago. In the townships sur¬
veyed an increase of 30 percent
in numbers of horses per place was
noted as compared with 1959 in¬
formation. Several active breed
associations meet regularly, and
over 100 major horse shows . . .
and many lesser ones . . . are held
annually. At the New York State
Exposition the number of exhibi¬
tors at the Horse Show has in¬
creased from 216 with 910 entries
in 1954 to 600 with 1,165 horses
in 1964.
The 4-H horse show at the Ex¬
position adds another 400 horses
from about 40 counties . . . and it
would be larger but for the limit of
two entries per class. The entire
4-H horse program of the State
* Former 4-H Specialist in Animal Husbandry
at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
STRIKING
COMEBACK
by H. A. Willman *
has rapidly expanded and
broadened to include feeding, fit¬
ting and showing, management
and record-keeping, public demon¬
strations by youth, and judging
competitions. Presently, 4,687
boys and girls are enrolled in
about 188 horse clubs in 54 coun¬
ties of the State. Nationally, the
4-H horse project enrollments have
passed the 100,000 mark.
Horse Racing
Much of the horse racing in the
entire country is carried on in New
York State, and each year mil¬
lions of people who wager at
tracks indirectly contribute a sub¬
stantial amount of money to the
State. During the season . . . from
spring until late fall . . . more than
8,000 Thoroughbred and Stan-
dardbred horses race at New York
tracks.
The State’s livestock auction
markets report a total of 10,935
head of horses moving through
their channels to new owners in
1964.
The study indicated that no
special relationship seemed to exist
between the relative wealth of the
people and horse numbers. On the
average, about the same number
of horses was found whether the
per capita investment in land and
buildings was low, medium,
above-average, or very high.
More horses are usually kept
in the more populous townships.
Those townships which surround
a village or a small city have
more horses than those without
a village of a couple of thousand
people or more. Apparendy a con¬
siderable part of the State’s horse
population is stabled in the urban
fringes, or in the outskirts of vil¬
lages and cities.
Based on an analysis of all
data collected in this survey, a
horse population of 125,000 seems
a reasonable projection for the
State.
Dollar Value
The dollar value of the horse
industry in the State undoubtedly
would reach the 200 million mark
by including taxes to local gov¬
ernments, parimutuel revenue to
the State, and owners’ investment.
And its influence on the farmer,
the manufacturer of horse feed,
equipment, and other supplies, and
on veterinary services should not
be discounted.
Editor's Note: Professor Will-
man was directly responsible for
organizing and supervising this
study, and for tabulating the data.
Details have been sent to the
county Extension agents.
American Agriculturist, September, 1965
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purebreds from $450.00. Some cows and heifers
for sale. TB, Bangs Accredited. Dave Miller,
Charolles Valley, R2, Phoenixville, Penna.
215-933-4044,
DAIRY CATTLE
BULLS ready for Service. Open and Bred
Heifers. Modern Bloodlines. T.B. and Bangs
Accredited Herds. Battleground Farms, Box
511, Freehold. New Jersey. _
COWS FOR SALE T.B. and Bloodtested. Hol-
steins in truckloads. E. C. Talbots, Leonards-
ville. N. Y. _
WESTERN DAIRY COWS delivered to your
farm. Cash or Credit. Drop a card giving your
name, phone number and location of farm. Our
fieldman will contact you direct. 50 years of
experience. I. Greenberg & Son, Mount Holly,
New Jersey. AMherst 7-1101 Area Code 609.
FOR" TOPS IN Livestock Marketing- -Regular
weekly sales and farm auctions: Empire Live-
stock Marketing Cooperative.
DOGS
COLLIE PUPPIES championship breeding.
Beautiful, intelligent, $30.00-$35.00. Plummer
McCullough, Mercer, Pa. _
SHELTIE (Miniature Collie) Puppies. A.K.c!
Champion pedigree. Astolat Kennels, Kunkle-
town 3, Pa.
SHETLAND SHEEPDOGS. Small, sturdy!
Herd dog and companion. D. McLaud, Berk¬
shire, N.Y.
ST. BERNARD PUPPIES. Pet, Show, Breed¬
ing — Stud Service. Chudy Farm, Plainfield,
Mass.
GOATS
DAIRY GOATS. Small Investment, good re¬
turn. Learn how. Factual magazine, $2 An¬
nually. Dairy Goat Journal, Columbia LL-36,
Missouri. _
CUTE KIDS FROM high milkers. $10-$'20."
MacLaughlin, Perkiomenville. Pa.
HORSES
HOW TO TRAIN HORSES— Everyone who
likes horses or ponies should have this book;
Free. Send name, zip code. Beery School, 1649
Pleasant Hill, Ohio. 45359.
REGISTERED POLLED HEREFORDS —
Breeding stock for sale. Championship blood¬
lines. Frank Fazzary, Watkins Glen, N. Y.
535-4755. _
ENTIRE LOT OF HEREFORDS consisting of
six young cows with calves, one yearling heifer
and registered bull. Contact Frye Dennis after
6 pm. Canton, New York.
HOLSTEINS
FIFTY BRED REGISTERED Holstein heifers.
NYABC bloodlines. Artificially bred. Boni-
jamour Farms, James R. Donnan, Galway,
New York, Phone 518-882-6602, _
SIXTEEN HOLSTEIN HEIFERS, good size
and condition, all born Jan. to Aug. '63, six
are registered, 3 sired by Perseus or Ivanhoe.
14 bred for Sept. 20 to Oct. 10 freshening.
$4,550 for the lot. Spencer, Troupsburg, New
York. _
200 REGISTERED CANADIAN Holsteins. 300
Grade Cows and Heifers always on hand.
Liberal Credit to reliable Farmers. 25 Years
Experience. M. Barmann & Sons, Middletown,
N. Y. Telephone 914-DI 3-6875,
PONIES
WHAT — A POA (Appaloosa) Pony. Want — -
For your child or hobby. How — Write — Loie
Merola, Sec’y Pa. Pony of the Americas Club,
R. D. #1. Stroudsburg. Pa.
SHEEP
SHEEP GET HAMPSHIRE SHEEP for good
wool, meatiness, quick growth, and greatest
profits. Write: American Hampshire Sheep
Ass’n., Stuart, Iowa, 50250, _
DEMAND SUFFOLK RAMS for production
profits! Suffolks transmit superior carcass
characteristics, strong, sturdy lambs. National
Suffolk Sheep Association, Box 324RN, Colum-
bia. Mo. _
REGISTERED SUFFOLK YEARLING Rams
for sale. Roy VanVleet, Lodi, N. Y. _
DORSET HORN RAMS. Reg. Lambs; also 2
yr. old. $40-$60. K, J. Coon, Memphis. N. Y.
CHEVIOTS
For bigger better lamb crops, treat your flock
to Cheviot rams. There’s money in it! Free
booklet. American Cheviot Sheep Society, Box
23, Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania 19444,
SHORTHORNS
WANT TO GET in the beef cattle field and
make profit? If you do, remember Shorthorns
— Polled Shorthorns go to market 30 to 40
days sooner than other breeds. Calves weigh
60-80 lbs. more at weaning. Get the facts.
Free. Write Department EB, American Short¬
horn Association, 8288 Hascall St., Omaha,
Nebraska 68124.
SWINE
MONTHLY MARYLAND FEEDER Pig Sales
1:30. 2nd Monday — Caroline Sales, Denton.
4th Monday — Livestock Exchange, Boonsboro.
4th Thursday (4th Fri. — Nov.) — Rudnick _ &
Sons, Galena. 23,664 vaccinated — health in¬
spected — graded pigs sold by pound to highest
bidder 1964. Max-yland Swine Producers, Fair-
grounds. Timonium. _ _
REGISTERED HAMPSHIRE SERVICE boars,
open gilts and weanling pigs. Certified meat
type. Ralph Bliek, Williamson, N. Y. Area
Code 315-LT9-3087. _ _
GRADED FEEDER PIG Auction, Friday,
October 8, 1965, 7 PM E.S.T. (evening sale)
Geauga Livestock Commission, Middlefield,
Ohio. 700 head mixed breeds sold by weight.
Vaccinated for Cholera by Licensed Veterinary
with Modified Live Virus and Serum. Bank
reference required. Consignors pay vaccination.
Additional information call Tom Givan, Ph.
632-6681. Northeast Ohio Graded Feeder Pig
Sale.
W. C. BLACK POLISH and Yokohamas Chick¬
ens. Lee Wolcott. Oakfield, New York.
RABBITS
RAISE ANGORA, New Zealand Rabbits, Fish-
worms on $500 month plan. Free details.
White’s Rabbitry, Mt. Vernon, Ohio. _
RAISE RABBITS SUCCESSFULLY by know¬
ing facts. 48 page illustrated book describing
25 Breeds. Housing, breeding, feeding, markets,
marketing, etc. 25 cents. American Rabbit As-
sociation, 28 ARBA Building, Pittsburgh, Penn.
VETERINARY SUPPLIES
NEW! NOW TREAT Mastitis for less than
21t* with new Uni-Power Infusion! Each dose
contains: 100,000 units procaine penicillin, 100
mg. dihydrostreptomycin, 100 mg. neomycin,
750 mg. sulfathiazole, 750 mg. sulfamerazine,
5 mg. cobalt. Infuse directly' into the infected
quarter by withdrawing lOcc (1 dose) into a
syringe with a needle, then replace needle with
an infusion tube. Also ideal when drying off a
cow — infuse lOcc of Uni-Power into each quar¬
ter — allow to remain until the cow freshens.
“An ounce of prevention is worth pounds of
milk.” Recommended by leading veterinarians
and dairy experts. Per lOOcc bottle (10 doses)
$2.35. Six bottles $2.25 each. Order 12 for
$25.00 and receive free syringe, needle and
infusion tube. At your Anchor of New England
dealers or order direct from Anchor Serum
Company of New England, Dept. A-4, Tops-
field, Mass. Write for free veterinary supply
catalogue and health guide. Please note: As
always, milk should be withheld from human
consumption 72 hours after the last treatment
DAIRY AND LIVESTOCK Veterinary supplies
direct to you at wholesale. Send card for new
wholesale catalogue. Eastern States Serum
Company, 1727 Harden Street, Columbia, South
Carolina. _ _
KEN-MAST MASTITIS TREATMENT Peni-
cillin, Dihydrostreptomycin, Neomycin, Sulfa¬
nilamide, Cobalt in 15CC disposable syringes.
Dozen prepaid $5.15. Quantity savings. With¬
hold milk from treated quarter 72 hours.
Authorized Anchor Serum Dealer. Kensington
Veterinary Supply. Kensington. Connecticut.
AGENTS WANTED
SENSATIONAL NEW LONGER-BURNING
Light Bulb. Amazing Free Replacement Guar¬
antee — never again buy light bulbs. No Compe¬
tition. Multi-million dollar market yours alone.
Make small fortune even spare time. Incredibly
quick sales. Free sales kit. Merlite (Bulb Div.),
114 E. 32nd, Dept. C-74N, New York 16.
MAKE EXTRA MONEY — show friends, neigh¬
bors — Gifts, Stationery, Christmas. All Oc¬
casion Cards, Experience unnecessary. Salable
samples on approval, free catalog, free name
imprinted Christmas Card Album. Hedenkamp,
361 Broadway, Dept. RN-13, New York. _
EARN BIG MONEY FAST! Take easy orders
for Dwarf, Semi-Dwarf, Standard fruit frees,
roses, ornamentals. $1,000 profit in 60 days
possible. World’s oldest, largest nursery.
Spectacular full-color selling outfit Free. No
investment. Stark, Desk 30296, Louisiana,
Missouri 63353. _
ASTONISHING AUTOMATIC TOILET BOWL
CLEANER, deodorizer. Works when toilet is
flushed. Housewives buy on sight for every
bathroom, at only $1.98 each. Make up >to
$10.00 in hour, spare time. Free Sales Kit.
Merlite, 114 East 32nd, Dept. G-71N, New
York 16.
AUTOMOTIVE
SERVICE MINDED RAMBLER dealer keeps
shop open until late hours at Mullica Hill,
N. J. Will you help me try to sell 1000 Ramb¬
lers this year? Named by those who know as
Friendly Phil of Mullica Hill, N. J. Rambler
dealer and used cars and tractors. Intersection
Rt. 45 and 322.
24th Annual New York
PRODUCTION
AYRSHIRE SALE
SATURDAY, OCT. 2nd
at 12:00 NOON, FAIR GROUNDS, COBLESKILL, N. Y.
70 HEAD FROM 28 BREEDERS WHO OWN 3680 AYRSHIRES
Purchased at Cobleski 1 1 for $655.
by Dan Murphy, Hector, N.Y.
By ‘Betty’ — ‘Ex’ — at 4 yrs. made
20,170 M 710 F
8 paternal sisters sell!
FREE DELIVERY
to every buyer of 5 or more cataloged
animals up to 200 miles from Cobleskill,
N.Y.
PRODUCTION SUPERIORITY
Every cow and the dam of every heifer
has a Qualifying Record. 43 are by^ great
proven sires, including: 8 'Betty’s'; 8
Meredith Prediction’s; 4 ‘Lloyd Royal’s’,
and 23 others. They’re bred to produce
and reproduce.
Atwood Orchards, Chazy, N.Y. (125)
Beech Hill Farm, Concord, N.H. (75)
Brisklea Farm, Ghent, N.Y. (200)
Buttles, Fred, Cobleskill, N.Y. (40)
Carney, Wm., Dansville, N.Y. (135)
Cheesman, M., Ellenburg Depot, N.Y. (75)
Cheesman, W., Ellenburg Depot, N.Y. (55)
Crystal Spring Farm, Concord, N.H. (200)
DeHart, Raymond & Son, Cortland, N.Y.
(105)
Francisco, Cecil, Sidney Center, N.Y. (80)
Fredericks, Wm., Sugarloaf, Pa. (85)
Greulich, Ed., New Lisbon, N.Y. (75)
Haynes, Robert & Sons, Tully, N.Y. (150)
Meredith Farm, Topsfield, Mass. (500)
15 YOUNG COWS
Their records avg.: 12,705 M 4.1% 521 F
(M.E.2x)..8 are by App. sires. They’ll be
fresh or due soon.
TOP BULL CALF
By ‘Lloyd Royal’. Dam has 3 (305 day, 2x)
records over 600 F. and scored ‘89.6’ at 12
yrs. Calf has 2 proven maternal brothers,
one with 4 daus. that avg.: 16,220 M 4.0%
648 F.
0 - - -
Murphy, Daniel, Hector, N.Y. (125)
Nahrwold, Art, Middleburg, N.Y. (90)
Pfeiffer, W. J., Greenwich, N.Y. (90)
Pine Lake Farm, Cobleskill, N.Y. (150)
Porter, Glenn & Sons, Watertown, N.Y.
(250)
Proctor, Donald, Spencer, Mass. (80)
Reidina Farm, Newtown, Pa. (150)
Scapeland Farm, Whiting, Vt. (100)
Stacy, 'Don’ & Son, Canton, N.Y. (150)
Warburton, Walter, Wyalusing, Pa. (80)
Wentworth Farm, Amherst, Mass. (150)
Wiley, Paul, Johnsonville, N.Y. (70)
Windrow Farms, Metamora, Mich. (150)
Wheeler, Henry, Clinton Corners, N.Y. (60)
5a BRED HEIFERS
Their dam’s records avg.: 13,367 M 4.1%
550 F (M.E.2x). Dams of 3 have over 700 F.
Some will be fresh, all others due soon.
4 HEIFER CALVES
Their dam’s records avg.: 15,881 M 4.3%
679 F (M.E.2x). Two are by 'Lloyd Royal’
and 2 are by ‘Betty’. Foundation calibre
youngsters.
— - - •
New National Milk Leader,
Class. ‘Ex’
In 305 days, 2x, at 5-0 yrs.
26,662 M 997 F
Her maternal sister sells!
CREDIT AVAILABLE
from Dairy Credit Co., represented by
Hugh Earley, 19 Lincoln Ave., Glens Falls,
N.Y. Contact him at home or at the sale.
THESE CONSIGNORS ARE SURE
that they have been better off (making
money) with Ayrshires. These cattle will be
money-makers for their buyers too. Stop
and visit with some of these consignors and
see their superior-uddered cattle that last
longer.
THIS SELECTED OFFERING INCLUDES
For Sale Catalog Write i YOU TOO can make more clear
TOM WHITTAKER, Sale Mgr., BRANDON, VT. \ money with AYRSHIRES
For Information About “More Profitable” Ayrshires Write
AYRSHIRE BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION, BRANDON, VT.
44
American Agriculturist, September, 1965
Classified Ads
PUBLISHING AND CLOSING DATES
October Issue . Closes September 1 November Issue Closes October 1 December Issue Closes November 1
ADVERTISING RATES
35 cents per word, initial or group of numerals.
Example, J. S. Jones, 100 Main Rd., Anywhere,
N. Y. Phone Anywhere 15R24, count as 11 words.
Minimum charge $3.50. Blind Box Number $2.40
extra, includes address. Send check or money
order to AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, P. O. Box
369, ITHACA, N. Y. Advance payment is required.
AUCTIONEERS
HONEY
FURNACES & BOILERS
BUILDINGS
AUCTIONEERS — Livestock and farm auc¬
tions. Complete auction and pedigree service
available. Harris Wilcox. Phone — Bergen 146,
New York.
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Marketing — Regular
weekly sales and farm auctions: Empire Live-
stock Marketing Cooperative.
AUCTION SCHOOL
MISSOURI AUCTION SCHOOL. Free catalog.
1330-33 Linwood, Kansas City, Mo. 64109.
AUCTION SCHOOL, Ft. Smith, Ark. Fre^
catalog. Also Home Study Course. _
AUCTIONEERING CAREER, College Diploma.
Free Catalog. Feller-Bucher Auctioneering Col¬
lege, 225 So. Schuyler, Kankakee, Illinois.
LEARN AUCTIONEERING— term soon. Free
catalog. Reisch Auction School, Mason City 11,
Iowa.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
FREE BOOK “900 Successful, Little-Known
Businesses.’’ Many fascinating opportunities!
Plymouth-836-J, Brooklyn 18, New York.
CEDAR POSTS
CEDAR STAKES for tree staking. 5, 6, 7, 8
and 10 FT., ready pointed. Also tree wrap and
wire. Large stock on hand at all times.
51 6-AN-6-6400, East Northport, New York.
EARTHWORMS
FREE PICTURE FOLDER, “How to Make
$3,000 Yearly, Sparetime, Raising Earth-
worms!" Oakhaven-5, Cedar Hill, Texas.
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
WE ARE SUPPLIERS for Dairy F^arm: First
class milkers, poultrymen, general farm work¬
ers. Ellingers Employment Agency, 80 Warren
St., New York, N.Y. Phone GR 3-8168-9.
FARMS FOR SALE
FARMS— FINGER LAKES AREA — all types
and size farms. Retirement homes — hunting
land. Lakeshore properties. H. M. Stocking,
Realtor, Dundee, New York. _
VIRGINIA livestock, dairy farms and country
estates, P. M. Browning, Realtor, John H. Hitt,
Associate: Culpeper, Virginia. _
MARGARETVILLE N. Y. CATSKILL REG¬
ION Farms, Retirement Homes, Campsites
with Lake Privileges, Wooded Acreage,
Streams, Terms. E. Herrick. _
GORGEOUS POTTER COUNTY! 536 acres,
many springs. Fine 9 room house. Good barn
with 38 stanchions. Free gas. $35,000. Stevens,
Realtors, Gaines, Pa. Ph: 814-435-6606, _
GORGEOUS POTTER COUNTY! 390 acre
farm. 235 acres tillable. Big barn with 38
stanchions, new milkhouse. Substantial house.
Second barn with 38 stanchions. $16,950.
Stevens, Realtors, Mansfield, Pa. Ph:
717-662-3258. _
POULTRY FARM 30 MILES South of Buffalo.
Excellent retail & wholesale established market.
4 story new henhouse, 11,000 floor birds,
mechanized equipment, elevator, attached base¬
ment egg cellar. Grosses $65-$75,000. per yr.
Dwelling far above average. (Retiring). Wm.
F. Winkey, Springville, N. Y.
DAIRY FARM. 106 ACRES — 40 open, Bulk
Tank, Barn Cleaner, Milking Machine, 7
Rooms, good Fields. George Scigliano, 389 Main
St., Spencer, Mass. 885-3337.
EXCELLENT ROW CROP and dairy farm —
450 acres. Plenty of water — no snow. 2100 lb.
milk base — $6.90 per cwt — good herd — comfort¬
able home — pecan grove — Savannah Milkshed
— near good schools and churches. Ted Arm¬
strong — AFB, Realtor, 5 Bull St., Savannah,
Ga. Tel: 355-4326.
FARMS WANTED
WANTED — RETIREMENT FARM acreage
without stock & equipment. Will pay Cash
anywhere in Conn. P.O. Box 136, Meriden,
Conn.
FOR RENT
WORLD’S FAIR — furnished rooms and apart¬
ments, new houses two blocks to Fair. Box
483, Flushing 11352, N. Y, _
TRAILER, ONE BEDROOM, $40.00 Mo. Only
letters answered. J. Homer, Seville, Florida.
CHAIN SAWS
SAW CHAIN
DIRECT TO YOU AT FACTORY PRICES!
Brand new, first quality, fully guaranteed! In
.404”, 1/2“ and 7/16“ pitch. Chain for bar
of any saw with cutting length of:
12’’ to 14“ SI 0.00 15“ to 16“ S1 1.00
17“ to 20“ $13.00 21“ to 24“ $15.00
GUIDE BARS: New. hard-nose, to fit:
Homelite 17“ $17.00, 21“ $19.00
McCulloch 18“ $18.00, 24“ $21.00
SPROCKETS: Direct-drive sprocket $4.00;
Gear-drive sprocket $2.50.
Add 50c to total order for shipping
(For COD send $2.00 deposit)
Be sure to give saw name, bar cutting length,
and pitch used or number of drive links in chain.
Send check cr money order today to:
ZIP-PENN INC. BOX 179-HD Erie, Penna.
For big savings on other bars, saw parts,
accessories, write for complete catalog.
American Agriculturist, September, 1965
EXTRACTED HONEY — Clover, Buckwheat
or F'allflower, 5 lb. container $2.20; 3 — $5.75;
6 — $10.50. Prepaid 3rd zone. We use stainless
steel extractors and tanks. Lang Apiaries, Box
A, Gasport, New York.
HOWLAND’S HONEY — - Our New Famous
Clover, New York’s Finest. 5 lb. pail $2.10;
case 6 — 5 lb. pails $10.20. Above postpaid 3rd
zone. 1—60 lb. can $10.98: 2— 60’s $21.36; 5
or more 60’s $10.38 each. Delicious Wildflower
1 — 60 lb. can $10.38; 2 — 60’s $20.16; 5 or more
60’s $9.78 each. 60’s FOB 5 % discbunt 5 or
more 60’s at Honey Plant. Old Fashioned Buck¬
wheat. Prices on request. Sold by ton or pail.
Howland Apiaries, Berkshire. New York,
GOAT SUPPLIES
WRITE FOR CATALOGUE. Enclose 25<* de¬
posit refundable with first order. Hoegger
Supplv Co., Milford 2, Pa.
CUT HEATING COSTS. Use Marco Furnaces
and Boilers. Either Complete Combustion Wood
and Coal or Combination Oil-Wood and Coal
Units. Literature free. Marco Industries, P. O.
Box 6-A, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801.
GOVERNMENT SURPLUS
JEEPS $64.50, airplanes $75.20, boats $6.18.
Many others direct from U. S. Government.
For complete “Directory” and catalog send
$1.00 to Quality Surplus, Dept. NY9, Box 23,
Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
REAL ESTATE WANTED
WANTED — Farms, acreage, village and
country homes, all other types of real estate
and business opportunities. New York and
Pennsylvania. W. W. Werts Real Estate,
Johnson City, New York.
F’ARM BUILDINGS — for all purposes, low cost,
easy terms. Nold Farm Supply. Rome, N, Y.
BUILDING MATERIALS
I
GLUE
LAMINATED
RAFTERS AND ARCHES
Send for further information and prices.
BR-95 , Unadilla Silo Co., Unadilla, N.Y.
See and hear more about the benefits
of PSP. Visit the NYABC booth in
the Dairy Building at the New York
State Exposition in Syracuse,
August 31 -September 6.
LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
NEW & USED EQUIPMENT
GARDEN SUPPLIES
ROOM & BOARD
PROTECT THE FRUIT of your labors. Protect
Berries. Grapes and Fruit from birds with
selected used tobacco cloth. The Windsor Com-
pany, Inc.. Windsor. Conn.
HAY & STRAW
CHOICE HAY, all grades. Mohawk Valley.
Trailer load deliveries. When writing, give
telephone number. Snyder Petroleum, Inc., Fort
Plain, New York. Telephone 4-5111. _
FIRST AND SECOND cutting alfalfa — mixed
trefoil and other grades of choice hay delivered
by truckload. Weights and quality guaranteed.
Bates Russell, East Durham, N. Y. Phone
Melrose, 4-2591 before S A.M, or after 5 P.M.
BALED HAY DELIVERED subject to inspec¬
tion. For more information write or call after
6:00 PM. J. W. Christman, RD 2, Fort Plain.
CAN DELIVER all grades of good quality hay.
Also, farmers interested in selling contact us.
D. Arnold Boyd, York, New York. Phone:
716-243-3311 or 716-243-2236. _
FOR SALE GOOD Mixed Hay. Alfalfa. Clover
& Timothy, at Barn $40.00 per ton. Leonard
Horn, Red Creek. N. Y, Phone RL4-6479. _
GOOD QUALITY HAY delivered anywhere.
Marcus Delong, Romulus, N. Y. 14541. Ovid
869-5071L___^_____^^___^______i___
HELP WANTED
NURSERY WORKERS and tractor operators
wanted. Steady work, good pay and housing
available. Baier Lustgarten Nurseries, Middle
Island, L. I., N. Y, _
$23 WEEKLY FOR WEARING lovely dresses
received by you as extra rewards. Just show
Fashion Frocks to friends in spare time. No
investment, canvassing, experience necessary.
Write today to Fashion Frocks, Dept. U-16101,
Cincinnati 2, Ohio. _ _
WANTED— MAN, BOY or girl for general
farm work. Russell Peters, Callicoon, N. Y,
LADY WANTED FOR general housework.
Completely modernized home. Middle aged lady
preferred. We want someone to work with us,
not for us. Doctor’s Home. Westchester County,
N. Y. Box 369-EK, Ithaca, N. Y. _ _
HOUSEKEEPER. MATURE WOMAN to run
household for widower professor and 4 school-
age boys (6 to 11) in New England university
town. Prefer someone who can drive. Write
Box 369-ER, Ithaca. N. Y. _
COUPLE, KENNEL WORK, Salary, Bunga¬
low. Good references required. Scotia Kennels,
R4, Scotia. N. Y. _ _ _
DAIRYMAN WANTED. Fully experienced in
operating milking machines and caring for
cows. Excellent housing for married man.
Steady year round employment. Top wages and
bonus. Garelick Farms, Franklin, Mass.
528-9000 days or evenings call Mr. Bernon, area
code 401 769-7996. _ _ _
FOOD ROUTE FOR man or woman. $30 or
more profit per day to start— larger repeat
orders. Write K. H. Inman, Dept. 27 J, Box
371, Baltimore. Md. _ _ _ .
BEST SLEEP-IN JOB now available on Long
Island. Top Pay. Start immediately. Sokoloff
Agency, 10 Newton Blvd., Freeport, Long
Island. 516-MA3-6444. _
HANDY MAN - CARPENTER - NIGHT
WATCHMAN Available now! Year-round
employment with room and board for single
men of good character at a private, coeduca¬
tional, college-preparatory, boarding school.
These are non-physically taxing jobs, ideal for
the older men. Write to the Cherry Lawn
School, 120 Brookside Road, Darien, Conn.
Give particulars as to age, marital status,
experience, references. _ _ _
CARETAKER COUPLE— Must be handy with
power equipment and tools. Also Chauffeur
license. Wife to do part time housework. Un¬
furnished apartment including heat and elec¬
tricity. State experience, desired salary and size
of family. Box 369-EL, Ithaca, N. Y. _
MALE AND FEMALE ATTENDANTS— Salary
$3,915-$4,870 per year plus longevity incre¬
ments. Annual salary increases. Maintenance
and laundry available at Institution at $9.79
per week. Five day, eight hour work week. An¬
nual vacation with pay. Paid sick leave. Life,
accident and health insurance and social
security available. Recreation: Bowling, tennis,
swimming. Opportunities for advancement with
eventual retirement pension. For information
write Director, Wassaic State School, Wassaic,
New York. _
SINGLE MAN FOR Dairy Farm. Must be good
milker. No Drifters or Drinkers. References
required. Box 369-EM, Ithaca, N. Y.
COOK HOUSEKEEPER FOR single retired
man in country twenty miles north of Utica.
References required. Spencer Smith, Alder
Creek, N. Y.
INSTRUCTION
LEARN AIR FREIGHT. Unlimited opportuni¬
ties! Fastest growing Transportation Industry.
Licensed correspondence school. Free details.
Air Freight Institute, 5267-RN North Natoma,
Chicago 60656. _ _ _ _
GAME WARDEN, Government Hunter, For¬
estry, Park and Wildlife Services announce
job openings regularly. Prepare at home for
outdoor work, good pay, security. Complete in¬
formation Free! Write North American School
of Conservation, 941-BH North Highland, Los
Angeles. California 90038.
PLANTS
STRAW7 BERRIES, RASPBERRIES, BLUE¬
BERRIES, BLACKBERRIES plants for fall
planting — including — Vesper Earlidawn, Cats-
kill. Sparkle, Frontenac, Ozark Beauty and
Ogalalla Everbearing strawberries. Latham,
Fallred, Durham Raspberries. Write for free
catalog describing 70 small fruit varieties—
Walter K. Morss & Son, Bradford, Mass.
BLUEBERRY PLANTS, 1 2~VARIETIES. Rhu¬
barb, Flowering Shrubs. Write. Commonfields
Nursery, Ipswich, Mass. 01938.
FARM LOANS
Since 1917
See your local asso¬
ciations or write: 310
State St., Springfield,
Mass. 01101
FEDERAL LAND- BANK AND
PRODUCTION CREDIT LOANS
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Marketing — Regular
weekly sales and farm auctions: Empire Live¬
stock Marketing Cooperative.
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Albany. New York. _ ___
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Falls, Maine. _ _
"SIX WILL FORMS” plus "Information by
Lawyer,” $1.00, Brugenheimer Publishers, Box
158-N77, Lexington, Mass. _ _
QUICK- JOHN — Cleans septic tanks, cesspools,
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Oakland St., Trenton, N. J. 08618, _
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MECHANICS AND FARMERS: Try our hand
cleaner $2.39 gallon, PP. Dairy cleaner for
tanks — milking machines $3.50. Write for case
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NEW & USED EQUIPMENT
BARN CLEANERS— silo unloaders, engineered
by Patz. New different bunk feeders, manure
stackers, replacement chains for all make
cleaners, low cost, easy terms. Nokl barm
Supply, Rome, N. Y. Willard Howland, South-
ampton. Mass. _ _ _ _ _
COBEY -FOX MC— NUFFIELD — Versatile
Farm Equipment — Cockshutt parts, new &
used. Used machines all kinds. We deliver.
Ingersoll Farm Supply Inc., Martinsburg, N.Y.
Phone — Lowville 85. _
"USED CONVEYOR BELTING” Rubber cover-
ed — like new, aH sizes — all plys. Phone or
write: E. L. Ashmus Belting Company, 6038-
49th Ave., Kenosha, Wisconsin, OL-2-4596.
IN NEED OF Milking Equipment, pipelines—
parlor or around the barn parlor stalls — Her¬
ringbone — side opening — walk-thru. Transfer
station, rigid or plastic. Get our prices. No ob¬
ligation. Chore-Boy Eastern Factory Owned
Branch, Box 11, Dryden, N. Y. 13053. Phone
VI4-6092. _ _______
NEW and used tractor and Crawler parts for
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Free 1965 catalog. Acme Tractor Parts Co.,
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CHAIN: For bunk feeders, barn cleaners, con¬
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R. H. Merrill. Waverly, N.Y. _
RICE POTATO Diggers. Attractive low prices.
Repairs for all models. Rice Mfg. Co., Honeoye
Falls, New York. _ _
WANTED — ALLIS CHALMERS Roto Balers.
Brice Creesy, Andover. Ohio. _
DEPRESSION PRICES — We sell cheap.
Savings to 75% on new, used parts for 200
makes, models, wheel tractors, crawlers. Tre¬
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Parts, Fargo. North Dakota. _
ROCK PICKERS, BESTLAND — 8 Models in
World Wide Use! Write Viel Manufacturing
Company, Billings, Montana. _
LAMINATED- RAFTERS & Arches for barns
and sheds. Douglas Fir bonded with completely
waterproof glue. Popular sizes stocked. Extra
heavy rafters — extra low prices. Box S-95,
Unadilla Silo Co., Unadilla, N. Y. _
250 GALLON” 3ULK MILK Tank— 2% years
old. Phone Seymour, Conn. 203-888-9482.
NEW HOLLAND #750 crop drier and three
crop drying wagons. One John Deere Model G
tractor. Robert M. Schmidt, Roscoe, RD#2,
N. Y, Phone 914-482-4082. _ _
FOR SALE: 1 OLIVER #203-300 bsh. Batch-
drier. W, Roche, Copake, N. Y. _
AUTOMATIC BALERS — 100 to choose— bale
throwers $350 and up. Hay conditioners — 30 of
all different makes — $100 and up. New Holland
404 conditioner— $500. 10 used rollabar rakes —
used Versatile Windrower. New Owatonna
Windrowers only $3,500 complete and up. Har¬
vest green hay after weeks of rain without
turning. Don Howard — Canandaigua, N. Y.
FOR SALE— LARGE MOUNT Gilead Hydrau¬
lic Cider Press. Complete. Riester’s Farm Ma-
chinery, RD#1, Auburn. New York, _
ONTARIO GRAIN DRILL PARTS— 30 acres
of new and used equipment including 135
crawlers and wheel tractors-loaders-dozers-
backhoes. New Allis Chalmers H-3 crawlers at
reduced prices. Dismantling 35 balers for parts.
Don Howard — Canandaigua, N. Y. _
WANTED! JOHN DEERE or New Idea one
row pull type Corn Picker. Write Erwin
Atwood, RFD#1, Rutland, Vermont. _
1959 PORTERSVILLE 1800 gallon farm pick¬
up — stainless steel outside, New York State
approved. Variety of used transports from
3000 gallons to 4500 gallons — $1,500.00. Call,
write or wire for other farm pick-ups or trans¬
ports. Portersville Equipment Division of Gib¬
son Industries, Inc. Portersville (Butler
County), Pennsylvania (412) 368-2421. _
320 EGG-O-RAMA CAGES. Holds 960 hens.
Bryon Williams, Newfield, N. Y. Phone
LN4-3454. _ __
SILAGE DISTRIBUTOR — DEPENDABLE
1965 Model guaranteed — No installing mounts
on gooseneck. $75.00 prepaid. Zimmerman’s,
East Earl, Penna. _ _
FOR SALE — ALL parts cheap. Cletrac AD,
AG, BD, BG, CG, HD14, TD18, TD14A, TD9,
Cat 75, D8, Model L, HD7 plus Hydraulic
Dozer units. Engines and Parts for sale: GM
371, GM 671, Hercules JXD, DOOC, Jeep,
Model A parts. Ben Lombardo, Sinking Spring,
RD#2, Penna. Area 215-678-1941; 944-7171.
FOX MOWER HEAD, Fits Model 54B Chopper.
Bellwood Farms, Geneva, N. Y^ Phone 789-2449.
FARM ALL M TRACTOR — rebuilt wide front
axel, $1,100.00. T. Gladysz, Terryville, N. Y.
Phone 516-HR3-3872. _ , _
65 CORN PICKERS NEW & Used, one & two
row mounted pull type and self propelled.
Harvesters, blowers, elevators, silo fillers, corn
binders, stalk shredders, grain drills, corn
cribs, and potato diggers. Large selection of
crawler and wheel type tractors with loaders,
blades and backhoes. Also payloaders. Keener
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Intersection of Rts. 72 & 230. Phone 569-9861.
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1,000 HORTICULTURAL ITEMS — Evergreen
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prices. 52-page catalog free — write Bountiful
Ridge Nurseries, Box RC-93, Princess Anne,
Md. _ _ _
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Shrubs, evergreens, shade trees, roses 25<f up.
Quality stock can’t be sold lower. Write for
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Cleveland, Tenn.
PHOTO SERVICE & SUPPLIES
TRIAL OFFER — Limit one roll. Black & white,
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$2.00. Tops Photo Service, Box 191-R, Lyons,
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PLASTIC
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Triple weight Tarpaulin 9' x 12' — $2.00, Black
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REAL ESTATE
400,000,000 acres government public land in
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Send $1.00 National Land 422AG9, Washington,
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FOR SALE — LAKE VILLAGE, 8 room house.
3,000 capacity laying house. Hatchery — with 5
room apartment above, Incubators — 20,000
eggs. I1/* acres. Inez Webb, Dundee, New York.
6 ROOM HOUSE; bath. All conveniences, good
water, macadam road. 40 Acres. 20 Acres high
blueberries. Excellent deer country. $5,000.
Phone 607-656-9704. James Moran, Route 2,
McDonough, N. Y. _
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GENERAL STORE, CENTRAL New York, 3
bedroom apartment, extra 8 room house. $8,000,
stock and fixtures $17,500 or will trade on
dairy farm. Box 369-EQ, Ithaca, N. Y.
FOR SALE — 1,000 feet from Seneca Lake,
solid 7 room, bath, new roof, full basement,
automatic heat, city water. E. Thomas,
Dresden, N. Y. 315-536-8509 after 5 PM or
weekends.
FOR SALK- -YEAR AROUND cottage at North
Pond, Smithfield, Maine. For information write
Milo Bowring, RFD#1, Norridgewock, Maine.
WIDOW ALONE WTOULD like retired widower
to room & board. 65 to 70 years of age. Home
in Central New York — nice home for someone.
Box 369-ES, Ithaca, N ,Y, 14851,
SAWDUST
SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS in carload lots.
Sawdust in bulk truckloads, also baled shav¬
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Corona 68, New York. Tel. Hickory 6-1374.
SIGNS
PLASTIC POSTED — Land Signs. Durable, in¬
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Stanfordville, New York. _
NO HUNTING SIGNS. Mailbox — Lawn
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all kinds. Sample catalog. Signs, 54 Hamilton,
Auburn, New York 13021 Dept. G. _
NO TRESPASS SIGNS — On weatherproof Tag,
with name and address: 200 — $15.00; 100 —
$9.50; 50 — $6.50 postpaid. Chic Press, Monti-
cello. New York, _
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Herbert Drive, Latham, N. Y. _
NO TRESPASSING SIGNS 7x11, 50— $2.75:
100 — $4.75 ppd. Seaver, Box 285-J, Emporium,
Pa.
SILOS
SILOS, SILO UNLOADERS — barn cleaners.
Nold Farm Supply, Rome, N. Y. _ _
SILOS— FACTORY CREOSOTE Treated Wood.
Maximum insulation against frozen ensilage
and absolute acid resistance. Dependable lock-
doweled wind-resistant construction. Immediate
delivery. Box BS-95, Unadilla Silo Co., Una-
dilla, New York,
SITUATION WANTED
RETIRED ENGINEER, RESPONSIBLE; in
good health seeks job as Caretaker. Capable
doing home repairs. Box 369-EN, Ithaca, N. Y.
REFINED, RESPONSIBLE, EFFICIENT lady,
45, personable, offers services; Care home,
children. Can sew and type. Box 369-EO,
Ithaca, N. Y. _
SINGLE MAN 47. White— Christian. Would
like to get out of the city & settle down on
a small farm, estate or whatever you have to
offer. I am not an experienced farmer, but 1
am a good & willing worker, not afraid of hard
work. I am not particular. Experienced Driver,
travel anywhere. Companion to Lady or Gentle¬
man. Box 369-EP, Ithaca, N. Y. _
GERMAN-AMERICAN MAN, mature age,
good health, intelligent, cheerful disposition
wishes position as caretaker, chauffeur, able
maintenance man or similar position. Kindly
write Box 369-BV, Ithaca, New York.
SPARROW TRAPS
SPARROWS EAT PROFITS! Catch them with
new improved trap. Free particulars. Roy Vail,
Antwerp 10, Ohio.
TIRES
TRUCK * FARM * CAR— Used Tires — Excel.
#1—650x16 6 ply $8.50; 700x16 6 ply $10.00;
750x16 8 ply $12.00; 900x16 8 ply $15.00; 750x20
8 ply $15.00; 825x20 10 ply $20.00; 900x20 10
ply $20.00; 1000x20 12 ply $25.00; Farm Tire
Specialist — Airplane Conversion, New Truck-
Tractor Tires also available. Write for complete
list. Send check or money order. Sorry no
C.O.D.’s. Gans Tire, 1001 Broadway, Chelsea,
Mass. Tel: 889-2035. Area Code 617. _
NYLON AIRCRAFT TIRES for farm use. New
and used truck, tractor tires. Wholesale-retail
Write Kepler Supply, Fayetteville, N. Y.
TRAVEL
ONE OF OUR most popular services to readers
is sponsoring and arranging tours and cruises.
They are popular because the worries about
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WANTED TO BUY
WANTED - HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE^
surreys, wagons, coaches, sleighs, old cars. Send
price, description and picture, if possible, in
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WANTED — HERRINGBONE Milk ParloT
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York 14885. _ __
OLD HAND HEWN Barn Timbers Oak or
Chestnut — Sound Condition — Rot Free. Box 152,
Wading River, L.I., N.Y. _
WANTED — USED MEDIUM size hydraulic
cider press; also wine filter. Newell Willins,
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erican Agriculturist, September, 1965
46
FAMILY FARM SURVIVAL
I USED TO take family farm¬
ing for granted. It seemed to me a
very logical ... in fact the only
reasonable . . . way to organize
things for producing food and
fiber. Then I visited some of the
other countries of the world and I
learned that there are very large
areas where one can search in vain
for what we think of as a family
farm.
In many countries, the majority
of food and fiber that passes in
commerce is turned out by “haci¬
endas,” “fundos,” plantations,
state farms, communal farms, and
and other units that clearly are not
family operations. In these coun¬
tries there usually are units worked
by families, but these are tiny semi¬
subsistence units. These are no
more like our family farms than
are the large operations in those
countries.
How Come?
How does it happen that we
have efficient, commercial family
units . . . units lying between the
two extremes of farm size that pre¬
dominate in so much of the world?
How have our family units been
able to compete with the larger
units that have taken over com¬
mercial production in so many
places, and would surely take over
here if they could? Why did our
iamily farm units not stay at, or
sink to, the subsistence level?
There are two major reasons,
I think, for family farmers in the
united States being able to com¬
pete successfully: ( 1 ) farmers here
are skillful men, and (2) farmers
* Professor of land economics, Cornell Uni¬
versity, and pai-time farmer near
Brooktondale, New York -
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by Howard Conklin41
here are willing to work for less
when they work for themselves
than when they work for others.
Farmers in the United States
know how to get production out
of land and animals; this alone
pretty much rules out a slippage
to peasantry. At the same time
farm incomes consistently average
lower than the wages and salaries
large farms would have to pay to
hire comparable work competently
done. When corporate farms try to
hire men at prevailing farm
income levels they get incompetent
workers. And the difference between
what farmers will accept in incomes
as their own boss and what they,
or anyone else, would demand for
doing the same work as employees
is enough to counterbalance the
advantages corporations have in
raising capital, in bargaining in
the market, in efficiently using big
machinery, and in developing
specialization among their
personnel.
Some people would disagree
about the willingness of farmers
to accept lower incomes. Even
more would be anxious to argue
about the justice of farm incomes
that are lower than other incomes.
Statistics
On the first point, however, I
am well supported by statistics.
The great volumes of farm income
data that have been amassed over
the years show clearly that the
average incomes of full-time com¬
mercial farmers are lower than the
incomes of employees with com¬
parable skills in any other lines of
activity. Surveys in which farmers
have been asked the minimum sal¬
aries at which they would leave
farming reveal answers consider¬
ably higher than the incomes they
currently were getting from
farming.
On the question of whether lower
farm incomes are fair, I must ask
first, what can be more fair than
a society that provides a free, or
at least quite free, choice between
farming and other occupations?
In our society, there are practical¬
ly no formal impediments to
changing occupations.
If farmers really wanted higher
incomes without changing occupa¬
tions they could get them too . . .
in fact they are in a much better
position than most other groups
in our society to do so. People
have to eat and they have to buy
clothes.
The demand for agricultural
products is so inelastic that farm
incomes increase rapidly as farm¬
ers cut production. Simply stated,
inelastic demand means that re¬
ducing supply by 10 percent will
boost prices per unit by more than
10 percent. Conversely, a small
surplus of food knocks the price
down far out of proportion to the
degree of surplus.
Why don’t farmers, then, get
together and use this powerful
weapon of inelastic demand for
their products to really extract
their due out of the rest of society?
The reason is exaedy the same one
that accounts for the predominance
of family farms in this country;
farmers put a high price on their
freedom.
They will not become employees
for this reason, and for the same
reason they refuse to form an or¬
ganization as tighdy disciplined
as most labor unions. To be effec¬
tive, of course, such an organiza¬
tion would need to allocate rights
to produce, set a rigid overall ceil¬
ing on production, and limit the
number of farmers. Farmers,
although wanting the benefits that
such a “union” might provide,
aren’t willing to pay the price in
loss of freedom.
And when the government tries
to play the part of a union,
farmers balk at the controls . . .
or sell those government-created
“rights to produce” at such high
prices that their incomes soon go
back down to where they were.
Land suited for peanuts in south¬
ern Virginia, for instance, sells for
$100 per acre as land, but with the
right to grow peanuts it sells for
$650 per acre.
The man who pays the $650 is
not one whit better off financially
than he would have been without
acreage controls. It is only the
man who happened to own the
land when controls were started
who benefits; the next man pays
so much for the right to produce
that the program is of little or no
benefit to him . . . unless the gov¬
ernment sweetens it periodically.
Suppose farm incomes, by some
magic, were raised to equality with
the incomes of comparably skilled
people who are employees of in¬
dustry. Corporations would move
into farming immediately. There
is nothing so unique about the
processes involved in farming,
even dairy farming, that organiz¬
ing it on a large scale basis is
impossible.
Nonfarmers would learn to
function effectively as corporate
employees in farming if farm cor¬
porations could pay competitive
wages and survive. The thing that
prevents corporate farming in
most areas of the United States
today is the family farmer’s will¬
ingness to accept lower returns,
and thereby to out-compete cor¬
porations ... in spite of the fact
that corporations have many
economic advantages.
I am not pessimistic about the
future of the family farm. If ever
we reach a point where manpower
needs to be pulled back into farm¬
ing, farm incomes are likely to
rise so high that corporations will
come with it. I cannot now, how¬
ever, foresee this eventuality.
I believe that family farming
will continue, and that farmers will
continue to compete ruthlessly,
even though quite impersonally,
with one another. And I am sure
that in this competitive struggle the
leaders will continue to accept new
technology, and the others will
have to follow suit or slide down
the profit ladder.
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Grandma Goes to College!
by Inez George Gridley
WITH JUST ONE fledgling left
in the home nest, I wanted to go
back to teaching school. My 1929-
model Normal School diploma
assured me I was entitled to teach,
but my 1962 common sense dug
me in the ribs and insisted I go
back to college for a remodeling
job. That is how, a mother of
three and grandmother of five, I
found myself starting a new career
in teaching and going to college
too.
Registration that first day at
State University College at New
Paltz was painful and enlightening.
I managed to pick up the wrong
registration packet so had to go
through the whole hot, hurried,
crowded process twice. Gone was
the old upsy-daisy approach of
the twenties! In my day, the school
wooed the student. That sweltering
day in July, it seemed as if the
undergraduates were almost shov¬
ing, kicking, biting, and clawing
to get places before class quotas
were filled.
I crept timidly into a science
class at 8:10 the next morning.
A sweet young thing in her teens
sat on my right at the lab table.
On the other side was a boy
younger than our son, but glory
be!, down the line I spotted a gray
head and saw others of my own
vintage. I soon found Grandma
is no rarity at college. Some come
joyously; others come dragging
their feet but doggedly working
for needed credits.
The science instructor was
young, conscientious, and as stiff
as his own crew cut. When I felt
myself floundering and complain¬
ed to him how hard it was to learn
at my age, he told me unfeelingly
that probably I had “never
learned to study.” Bless his heart!
If he had coddled me then . . .
Sometimes I felt like an intruder
from the dark ages. What on earth
was the quantum theory? D N A?
Photosynthesis? The expanding
universe? Would I ever find all the
answers? Of course not, but my
interests broadened like waves
from a pebble dropped in a pool.
I began to get my breath and
look around me at New Paltz.
What had happened to the pro-
48
vinci al atmosphere of the twenties?
Seemingly, the whole world had
come to this little college town. I
felt a sense of being caught up by
the wave of the future!
A beautiful Indian girl in a sari
turned out to be Dr. Swani, in¬
structor in Sociology. I studied
International Politics under gentle,
witty, scholarly Dr. Channing
Liem, a Korean. In the next room
a Formosan, Dr. Lin, held classes.
I attended a forum lecture given by
a visiting professor just back from
spending twelve months at a Mos¬
cow university.
A group of Irish teachers en¬
livened the campus with their
warm, rich brogue. One of my
classmates was a native African,
struggling with English, but mak¬
ing fine grades as he prepared for
a teaching post in his homeland.
Another classmate, an American
Negro, sat near me in a social
science class. Struggle as I would,
I could not match his single-
minded scholarship.
Sixty young people training for
a Peace Corps assignment inSierre
Leone were on campus that sum¬
mer. Eleanor Roosevelt, shortly
before her death, came to spend a
day widi them in her official ca¬
pacity as one of the directors.
Simply and touchingly she spoke
to some of us at an outdoor forum.
Hearing this plain, awkward old
woman speak from depths of sin¬
cerity and purpose was one of the
most moving events of my life.
Taking things for granted is for
the very young! I felt over and
over again how fortunate I was.
A winter extension course in writ¬
ing with Mr. Richard Rhoades was
pure delight. I returned to my first
grade at Tri Valley School deter¬
mined they should miss none of
the joys of creativity. Words tum¬
bled over each other, leap-frogging
and turning cartwheels.
Thrilling Journey
I shall never forget one icy win¬
ter night I drove over the Shaw-
angunk Mountains to New Paltz.
I climbed the steep stairs to the
laboratory on the top floor of the
main building for my Principles
of Biology class with Dr. Richard
Jones, little dreaming of the jour¬
ney I was yet to take that night!
I had no luggage and no pass¬
port, but looking through the eye
piece of a powerful microscope for
the first time, I entered the Lillipu¬
tian land of bacteria and lympho¬
cytes, chromosomes and genes.
This trip thrilled me even more
than my first journey to outer
space by way of a telescope in
Astronomy.
There is even a warm feeling
of gratitude on my part for in¬
structors who coast along on past
accomplishments, dishing out left¬
over lectures like lumpy, warmed-
over oatmeal. How else would I
have become acquainted with T.
S. Eliot and Marcus Aurelius,
with Dylen Thomas and Dr.
Schweitzer?
Had things really changed, or
had I? The dingy, high-ceilinged
old classrooms in the main build¬
ing that I remembered so well now
had tall windows opening on a
wider world. The beauty of the
campus struck me with physical
force. I watched sedate, fat robins
frolicking in the spray of lawn
sprinklers that first dry summer.
Later on I saw the campus giddy
with autumn color, dusted with
the first snow, and then subtly
changed to a Renoir landscape on
a pale green day in April.
Sharpened awareness of color,
sound, fragrance and touch came.
And more important, my orbit
crossed the path of others . . . like
the woman with thick-lensed
glasses who made room for me
and my tray one day in the
crowded snack bar. She had a
sabbatical leave from her teaching
job and was soon to start on a
journey around the world, cul¬
minating in a long stay in Japan.
During our short time together,
I gained new feeling for my job
and glimpsed new goals in
teaching.
My first grade class accepted
the fact that I, too, was going to
school. When I finally brought
home the coveted diploma, they
rejoiced with me. I treasure pic¬
tures some of them drew of me in
cap and gown!
"A" For Effort
At home, I found my grand¬
children taking my flyer into
higher education for granted. I
borrowed my son’s and daughter’s
college textbooks and called on
them for criticism of term papers,
which they gave me with devas¬
tating candor! “Well, Mom, I’d
give you an ‘A’ for effort, but
otherwise ...”
Anyone who decides on a col¬
lege career at my age needs to be
sound of wind and limb and will¬
ing to give up the little luxuries of
pampered existence, such as sleep¬
ing late mornings on weekends,
card playing, club meetings and
long sessions at the beauty parlor.
She should also have a good,
sturdy digestion and be able to
exist on a quick cup of coffee and
a doughnut. Studying can be done
at odd moments if you can re¬
member to carry a textbook along
to the dentist, and keep your
glasses handy at night in case you
have insomnia.
Grandma could never have
gone back to college without
wholehearted cooperation at home.
Nights after school when I dashed
off for an extension course at col¬
lege forty miles away, Dad and
our teen-ager managed without me
at home. Other nights they urged
me on when my spirits lagged. . .
“Why are you watching that silly
program? Don’t you have any
homework to do?”
(Continued on page 53)
Future teachers
attending class
lecture at New
Paltz.
American Agriculturist, September, 1965
FAVORITE DESSERT RECIPES
FROM OUR FILES
by Alberta D. Shackelton
IT’S FUN to test new recipes,
but I imagine most often you fall
back on the tried and true ones
which are favorites in your family,
the same as I do. The following
dessert recipes have appeared in
American Agriculturist over the
years and are those you’ve fre¬
quently asked us to repeat. Some
might even be “new” if only recent¬
ly you became a reader of A. A.
In any case, I hope you’ll enjoy
them.
DOMECON CAKE
ing to pile high on cake in fluffy
peaks.
BEST-EVER PUMPKIN PIE
(Two 9-inch pies)
r
1 large can pumpkin (about 3 cups)
2 cups brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg __
1 tablespoon flour
5 eggs
1/4 cup molasses
2 cups evaporated milk
1 cup water
2 squares baking chocolate
1 cup boiling water \
1/2 cup butter N — -
2 cups sugar L. n.
2 cups cake flour vw
1/2 teaspoons baking soda"- i-a
2 teaspoons baking powder i t
1/2 cup buttermilk or sour milk } I
2 eggs, beaten C, A)
Melt chocolate in the boiling
water, add to butter and sugar,
and stir until all are melted. Cool.
Sift together the flour, baking
soda, and baking powder, and
add to the chocolate mixture,
blending well. Stir in the sour milk
and then the beaten eggs.
Pour into three 8- inch greased
or paper-lined cake pans. Bake in
a moderate oven (350) about 30
minutes. Cool. Remove layers
from pans, put together with choc¬
olate cream filling and frost gen¬
erously with fluffy frosting (recipes
below). Serves 10 to 12.
Combine pumpkin with sugar,
salt, spices, and flour. Beat in the
eggs. Stir in molasses. Add the
combined milk and water and mix
well. Pour into two 9-inch pastry
lined tins. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
Bake in a hot oven (425) about
30 to 35 minutes, or until a sharp
knife inserted in center of pie
comes out clean. Cool.
At serving time, top with plain
sweetened whippped cream or fold
into the sweetened cream 1/2 cup
crushed peanut brittle, 2 table¬
spoons candied ginger bits, or 1/2
cup chopped pecans. Each pie will
serve 6 to 7.
If you wish to bake only 1 pie
at a time, freeze half of the pie
mixture and thaw when ready to
use for second pie.
OLD FASHIONED LEMON CREAM PIE
1 8-inch baked pie shell
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
3 egg yolks
1/3 cup lemon juice
Grated rind of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons butter
3 egg whites
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon cream tartar
6 tablespoons sugar
Combine sugar, cornstarch, and
salt, and gradually stir in the milk.
Cook over low heat until thickened
and smooth, stirring constantly.
Combine egg yolks, lemon juice,
and rind with a small amount of
the hot mixture and then add to
remainder of the hot mixture, stir¬
ring constantly. Cook three min¬
utes longer. Stir in butter and set
aside.
To make meringue, beat egg
whites until foamy. Add salt and
cream tartar and continue to beat
until stiff peaks form. Add sugar
gradually and continue beating
until peaks are very stiff and
glossy. Place lemon filling in pie
shell and spread meringue over
top, being careful to seal to edge
of crust.
Bake in moderate oven (350)
about 8 to 10 minues, or until
lightly browned. Serves 6.
FROZEN DESSERT SALAD
12 marshmallows, quartered OR
2/3 cup miniatures
1/2 cup fruit juice
1 3-ounce package cream cheese
1 cup heavy cream, whipped
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup maraschino cherries
2 cups canned or fresh fruit (peaches,
pears, white cherries, etc.) OR
fruit cocktail, halved grapes, cut
pineapple, and mandarin oranges.
Combine marshmallows and
fruit juice and let stand until soft¬
ened. Stir cream cheese until very
soft, fold in whipped cream, and
mayonnaise and mix until creamy.
Fold in marshmallows and fruit.
Pour into freezer tray or individual
molds and freeze until just firm.
Cut in squares and serve on
greens. Serves 8.
GINGERSNAPS
1 cup molasses o
1/2 cup shortening
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
Heat molasses and shortening
together until melted. Sift dry in¬
gredients together and add to the
molasses mixture. Mix well. Roll
small amounts of dough at a time,
very thin or about 1/8 inch thick,
as desired. Place on lightly greased
cookie sheet and bake in moderate
oven (375), 8 to 10 minutes.
Makes about 6 dozen snaps.
CHOCOLATE CREAM FILLING
2 cups scalded milk
11/2 squares chocolate
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
l/4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
Scald the milk with the choco¬
late. Combine sugar, flour, salt,
and beaten eggs and add the scald¬
ed milk slowly. Cook in a double
boiler or over low heat until thick¬
ened, stirring constantly. Add
vanilla and cool, stirring occa¬
sionally during cooling to prevent
a crust forming.
MOHAWK FAN -JETS
FLUFFY FROSTING
1 egg white
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup light corn sirup
3 tablespoons water
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 /8 teaspoon cream tartar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Combine all ingredients except
vanilla in top of double boiler and
mix well. Place over boiling water
and beat with rotary beater or
electric beater until stiff — about 4
minutes. Remove from heat and
continue beating until frosting will
stand up in soft peaks. Add vanil¬
la. Spread over top and sides of
cake and use remaining frosting to
make swirls and jreaks on top and
sides.
SERVE THESE MAJOR CITIES OF THE NORTHEAST
CLEVELAND ■ BUFFALO ■ ROCHESTER ■ SYRACUSE
UTICA-ROME ■ ELMIRA-CORNING ■ BINGHAMTON
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, KENNEDY INT’L and NEWARK
AIRPORTS ■ PITTSBURGH ■ HARTFORD -SPRINGFIELD
BOSTON ■ DETROIT ■ BURLINGTON W^MOHAWK
Note: I like to double this frost¬
ing recipe so I have plenty of frost-
Am eric an Agriculturist, September, 1965
49
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American Agriculturist, September, 1965
AFTER A NICE relaxing sum¬
mer, there are now a few garden¬
ing chores to be done that will not
only make your garden more
beautiful, but will also cut down
your work next spring.
LAWNS
Apply weed killers now to rid
your lawn of perennial weeds and
to keep the annual ones from seed¬
ing. Today, you can get several
products that will kill both the
broad-leaved and vining weeds in
one application. (The sole excep¬
tion seems to be the pesky veron¬
ica.)
Many people feel that their lawn
is such a mess of weeds and poor
grasses that it should be plowed up
or rototilled and started anew. Not
necessarily so at all! Every time
you disturb the soil, you bring to
the surface weed seeds that have
been deep and dormant; then they
germinate, and you have a new
crop of weeds. Top soil added to
your present lawn will do the same
thing. Some weeds are known to
lie dormant 18 to 20 years, until
brought to the surface.
It’s far better to apply weed
killers, re-seed, and embark on a
consistent plan of using organic
fertilizer. With three soil-building
feedings a year (spring, summer
and fall), you won’t know your
own lawn!
If you feel that your situation
is really hopeless, there is a prod¬
uct on the market that can be
applied directly over your present
turf. (For very dense turf, give
two applications). It will kill every¬
thing, grass included. Then five
days later, re-seed over the killed
grass, start your organic feedings,
and you’re in business.
“Thatch” is a layer of clippings
and dead grasses that builds up,
especially during these drought
years. Without moisture, these
clippings do not rot or decompose,
and they form an impervious layer
so that seeds, water, and fertilizer
do not get down to the soil level
and grass roots.
Several machines are on the
market that will thin and kick out
these dead grasses — you just
won’t believe the quantity. Essen¬
tially, these are power rakes. Your
lawn then will be in good condition
to re-seed and fertilize. These also
do a good job of aerating the
soil.
Most lawns will benefit from a
light re-seeding at this time. Kill
weeds first if they are a problem.
Never apply ANY weed killer over
seeding less than 6 or 8 weeks old,
and do use good perennial grasses
such as blues or fescues.
Feeding will do the most good
if applied now, for grasses grow
best in the cool fall evenings. If
you use an organic fertilizer, a
double feeding can be applied. I
feel that if more money were spent
on good fertilizer and less on seed,
we’d all have better lawns!
PERENNIALS
Early fall is a good time to
plant or transplant perennials, so
they can get a well established root
system before the ground freezes.
You can also divide perennials
now, especially peonies, iris, Ori¬
ental poppies, etc. Don’t forget a
good mulch ( we favor wood fibers
late in the fall, as there’s no blow¬
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solid, NOT before.
BULBS
Fall is also the time to plant
spring-flowering bulbs. The beauty
of these is that they flower when
almost nothing else is in bloom.
These bulbs are simple to plant —
just follow the growers’ instruc¬
tions. I feel that groups or drifts
of the same color or variety are
most effective, and I believe it is
best to dig up the whole area you
plan for each group, rather than
planting each bulb individually.
This method makes for more
uniform growth and height.
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HI diddle diddle, how thoughtlessly
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In favor of space-age missies!
Your memories, men, are in orbit we
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And though we've no wish to impugn
Your rocket, we feel you should honor
the cow
As the first pioneer to the moon.
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YOUR FAUL FASHIONS
The start of school means
new friends, new fun, new
learning, and especially a ward¬
robe that is fresh and pretty as
the autumn days ahead!
A fresh wardrobe does not
■necessarily mean all new clothes.
You can spruce up last year’s
clothing by cleaning and laund¬
ering, repairing torn hems and
seams, and sewing on buttons
where needed. Neatness is the
key to fashion grooming. The
important thing is not how
many clothes you have but how
you wear them!
For a “new look’’ this year,
mix and match your sweaters
and skirts differently. Perhaps
you’ll want to wear last year’s
gray flannel skirt with a beige
sweater, or an olive drab skirt
with a bright cherry red
sweater. A perky ribbon tie at
the neck of one of last year’s
blouses helps make a smart
outfit. And if you are a “sewing
scholar,’’ and your favorite
dress is too short this year, how
about a ruffled or pleated hem
in a contrasting color? Add the
pleats or ruffles to the sleeves,
too — and you have a new dress!
We all keep growing, and you
may need some new clothes for
this year. Before going shopping
with mother, make sure you
study your present wardrobe.
Most of t.he clothes you buy now
are for school, but keep in mind
where else you can wear them.
Don’t buy a skirt that can only
be worn with one sweater or
blouse, or a sweater that is too
dressy for school. The purpose
of a skirt and sweater wardrobe
is to mix and match . . . and
make a few look like a lot!
IT’S REALLY BIG!
ALL ROADS in New York State
will lead to Syracuse from August
31 to September 6. Why? Because
everyone will be going to the
“Really Big” 1965 State Exposi¬
tion! There will be 1,001 things to
see and do for all members of the
family, and following are just a
few of the events scheduled for the
Art and Home Center (formerly
the Women’s Division).
Delightful smells of internation¬
al foods will pervade the All-Gas
Demonstration Kitchen, where
each afternoon special dishes of a
certain nationality are spotlighted.
Included will be the French, Ger¬
man, Polish, Spanish, and Penn¬
sylvania Dutch.
Leading food experts will show
you how to make all sorts of
tempting and nutritious dishes and
tell you about the newest kitchen
products. Among fair goers’ favor¬
ites returning this year are Elsie
Masterton, author of the Blueberry
Hill Cookbooks, Marie Gifford of
Armour & Company, and the R.T.
French Company’s Rita Dubois.
(Continued on page 53)
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Personal Farm Experience
Eugene Boshart in his berry patch.
PICK 'EM YOURSELF
Every year we set out 7 acres
of strawberries. They are picked
for two years, so we have 14 acres
to harvest. This is a “pick-’em-
yourself” deal, and people come
for miles around because I have
the only sizable acreage in the
area.
I also grow 7 acres of peas for
customers to pick, partly because
peas leave the ground in fine shape
for berries. However, I sell about
500 to 600 bushels of peas, and
then turn the cows into the field.
I don’t restrict the pickers; they
Really big .
(Continued from page 52)
The Home Arts and Crafts De¬
partment will feature demonstra¬
tions in the fields of weaving, rug
making, crewel work, pottery,
quilting, and furniture refinishing.
Prize winning entries will be on
display as usual, with emphasis
placed this year on original de¬
signs, versus articles made from
“kits.”
Have Fun . . .
For the fourth year, the Auburn
Children’s Theater ACT- Wagon
will be an attraction for both
young and old. This year’s pro¬
duction is “The Wizard of Oz,”
and three shows will be given
daily.
“King of the Road” Roger
Miller and “Queen of the House”
Jody Miller will perform in the
free Empire Court Outdoor shows.
And Lassie, world-famous dog
(with her trainer) will show some
of the tricks required for movie
making and TV programs.
Last year’s Spelling Bee was
so popular that the Art and Home
Center is sponsoring another one
as an opening-day feature. Mas¬
ter of Ceremonies will again be
Robert Earle of the General Elec¬
tric College Bowl.
But Learn, Too
There will be many educational
exhibits, including one on “Shop¬
ping for Credit,” prepared by the
New York State Extension Service.
Home economists will be on hand
to explain the various types of
credit available today and to an¬
swer questions on any particular
home financial problem.
Another exhibit entitled “Wom-
can go anywhere they want. Some¬
times when there are a lot of them,
I don’t even count the baskets. I
take their word for how many
they have.
I like to try new varieties as
they are developed, but my straw¬
berry standbys are Catskill,
Sparkle, and Robinson. I like
Empire, and Vesper and Midway,
two relatively new varieties, look
good.
I have irrigated for ten years.
It is a “must” if you want a good
crop every year. One year I didn’t
irrigate at all, but the equipment
was good insurance. In the best
season I ever had we sold 46,000
quarts. For the past year we have
had some winterkilling, which
resulted in about half a crop.
We are growing berries with
less labor. A chemical weed killer
helps, but in addition we cultivate
four times and hoe by hand once.
I enjoy growing berries, but not
picking. We do not pick and sell
any; customers do all the harvest¬
ing. I wish a few more farmers
would grow the crop in the area.
In fact, I tell folks that they can
dig plants here to set out, and I
never charge anything for them.
— Eugene Boshart, Turin, N.Y.
en in Politics” will trace women’s
part in the United States political
picture over the past 50 years.
A portable classroom will be
constructed in front of the Art and
Home Center. Fully equipped with
blackboards, sinks, rest rooms,
and fluorescent light, the class¬
room can be moved to another
location in two sections and be
ready for occupancy in two days.
Women's Day
Wednesday, September 1, will
be Women’s Day, which is high¬
lighted each year by the traditional
luncheon in the Helen Bull Van-
dervort Wing of the Harriet May
Mills Building. And this is when
winners of the Community Service
Awards receive their prizes.
Plan now to spend as much time
as you can at “the Fair.” It’s your
opportunity to see the prize-win¬
ning products of farm and home,
to learn what’s new, and to have
a real good time!
Grandma .
(Continued from page 48)
I’ll have to admit there were a
few times when I found myself
looking back to the old leisurely
“Along the South Road” days,
when there was always time to sit
down at the typewriter and dash
off a poem or a piece for American
Agriculturist. But I don’t subscribe
to this nonsense about growing
old gracefully. I just want to keep
on growing.
An old neighbor of ours put a
new roof on his house when he was
eighty and didn’t hesitate to plant
a tree for fruit and flower he would
never see. I think of him and try
to live each day as if life would
last forever.
American Agriculturist, September, 1965
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A TRIP TO
NEVER-NEVER LAND
I think most of us like to feel
that we have given some happiness
to others. Nothing that has ever
happened has given me more plea¬
sure than the letters and telephone
calls I have received about my
book “Journey to Day Before
Yesterday.”
Readers tell how they sat up
most of the night to read it, how
they read it aloud to their families,
and how it helped them to relive
the old days and remember old
friends who are dead and gone.
One reader said so many of his
friends had read his book that it
looks as if it had been to war.
Now that the long evenings are
here again and you have more
time to read, maybe you would
like to take a trip with me back to
the never-never land when life was
young and gay.
This book can be purchased
through American Agriculturist,
Inc., Department Book, Savings
Bank Building, Ithaca, N.Y., by
sending your check or money
order for $5.95.
A HEAVY RESPONSIBILITY
Last August I visited a farmer
who had about 60 acres of as nice
silage corn as I have seen. It was
well eared and mature and all
ready to go into the silo. The
farmer had 60 cows and a nice
herd of young stock. He had har¬
vested a fine crop of hay and had
some other farm projects.
As I visited with him, all I could
think of was the tremendous load
of responsibility he and thousands
of other farmers carry, for he did
all that work with no help what¬
ever except, of course, good equip¬
ment.
Remembering the old days when
I filled silo, it made me tired just
to look at this man’s big field of
corn, to say nothing of his milking
60 cows night and morning every
day in the year.
That man and thousands like
him was a prisoner to his job.
Suppose he got up some morning
with a raging headache, the begin¬
ning of a long illness. Suppose he
broke an arm or a leg or came
out second best in a fight with his
tractor or his bull.
Suppose any one of a dozen
things that could happen to him
so that he could not work ... re¬
membering that it is almost im-
54
possible to get competent help.
What then?
What can he do to anticipate
such a truly desperate situation?
There is no really satisfactory
answer, but here are a few sug¬
gestions:
No matter how good your me¬
chanical equipment is, your own
body is by far the most important
machine on the place. You would
not dream of running your tractor
or any other machine without
regularly making sure that it was
in good working order. Yet how
long has it been since you had a
good check-up by a doctor?
When you drove horses you
knew how important it was to give
them enough rest. Driving yourself
almost on a run 15 hours per day
is just asking for trouble.
More and more business execu¬
tives are realizing how necessary
vacations are for themselves and
their employees.
How about life, accident and
sickness insurance? You insure
your buildings; it’s just plain com¬
mon sense also to protect yourself
and your family.
How much planning have you
done ,to insure some kind of a
substitute when you are disabled?
I don’t believe in women doing
farm work, but they and the boys
and girls should be taught to run
the milking machine and to do
other work if necessary.
Perhaps you can plan with your
neighbors to help each other out
in an emergency . . . but it is too
late to do it when the emergency is
upon you.
WHERE
IS IT ALL TO END?
On just one page of our local
daily newspaper on the evening
before I wrote this were five stories
or articles all relating to the spend¬
ing of public money. Some of the
headlines read:
Council to consider $1 million
in Four Bond Issues.
Moving Railroad Loop Estimat¬
ed at $1/2 Million.
County Okay To be Asked.
They’d Get $18 Million if War
Bill Honored.
Budget Figure Not Disclosed.
Of course those items related
only to local expenditures, and do
not include State and Federal
spending.
As you know, the New York
State Legislature this spring ap¬
proved the highest budget in the
history of the State, and also
passed a 2 percent sales tax.
Not to be outdone in this orgy
of high spending of the people’s
money, Congress passed the Medi¬
care law, and has approved Fed¬
eral Expenditures beyond the
imagination of man.
On top of public expenditure,
millions of individuals are far over
their heads in personal debt.
Have we American people taken
complete leave of our senses?
Where is it all to end?
Don’t we realize when we go to
Washington or to our State Capi¬
tal to ask for handouts that money
does not grow on trees? Washing¬
ton has no money except that
which comes from your pocket and
mine. Governments earn nothing,
they just spend. What goes up
must come down, perhaps with
the greatest financial crash in all
history. Debts must sometime be
paid. What kind of an inheritance
are we leaving our children?
May God help us when the day
of reckoning 'comes, as it surely
will if we don’t stop this mad and
reckless spending. We can stop it
if we get mad or scared enough,
and if we do our part and stop
running to government for things
we can do without.
When that time comes, I hope
it won’t be too late.
In one small city the school
administration proposed a 12 per¬
cent increase in the school budget
for next year. The people objected
by the hundreds, so that the final
budget was increased only 5 per¬
cent.
Do your representatives...
local, state and national . . . know
how you feel about the soaring
taxes? If not, then you have noth¬
ing to do except just pay the bills
and stand like sheep to be sheared.
OUTDOOR LIVING ROOM
I suggest to Grangers and to
Grange lecturers that you make a
real project of improving the ap¬
pearance of your community.
Your neighborhood is your out¬
door living room, especially in the
summer time. Are you proud of
it? Take a little tour and make
special note of ways in which your
community can be made more
beautiful. Mention these ways on
your Grange program; ask mem¬
bers to follow up with suggestions.
Some definite suggestions are:
Get people to clean up the trash
in both house and barn yards;
store machinery when not in use;
and keep weeds and grass mowed.
Maybe you can get some peren¬
nial flowers to growing. A beauti¬
ful one is a climbing rose called
Blaze. It lives up to its name, for it
is a blazing red and blooms all
summer. Just this one flower alone
on nearly every country place
would change the appearance of
your whole neighborhood.
How about it? Folks should do
some living as well as make a
living.
EASTMAN'S CHESTNUT
A man who had imbibed more
than he could carry was “sleeping
it off” in a bar. Seeing a chance
for deviltry, two or three “bar
flies” got some limburger cheese.
Working carefully so as not to
awaken the drunk, they smeared
some of the cheese across his upper
lip and into his nostrils. Then they
sat down to await results.
Now, I never ate any of the
horrid stuff but once . . . and that
was once too much. Take all the
evil-smelling things on the Lord’s
green earth, combine them, mul¬
tiply the combination by a thou¬
sand million, and the result will
smell like a rose compared to lim¬
burger cheese!
Soon their victim woke up, and
with a frustrated, distressed look
on his face began to wander
around the room, sniffing. After a
few moments he clamped on his
hat and hurried outdoors. He was
soon back, and looking more
frustrated than ever he shouted:
“The whole cussed world
stinks!”
American Agriculturist, September, 1965
To those of us who love the
country and this Northland of
ours, September has a charm all
its own.
Most of the crops are harvested,
and life has slowed down a little
after a hot and busy summer. A
blue haze blurs the distant horizon,
the sun is pleasantly warm on
your back, and the gentle wind on
your face speaks of the fragrant
woods and fields that it crossed to
reach you.
The long evenings have come,
and you gather with those you
love on the porch perhaps for the
last time this year. Down the creek
Pa and Ma bullfrog are having a
mild family argument. Crickets set
up their noisy racket in the yard
making much ado about nothing.
Fireflies light their lamps which,
like our lives, are infinitely small
against the eternal darkness
around them.
You talk a little but mostly you
are quiet, wondering how you are
going to adjust your life without
George, your youngest, who leaves
on the morrow for college. You
know he will never be home again
for any length of time.
But tomorrow comes and to-
tomorrow is another day. The
weather has changed and a heavy
frost lays on the land. A new sea¬
son has come and there is work to
do. Thank God for work, and for
your life partner who still marches
at your side on the Great Road.
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against an insurance company? A while
ago I fell downstairs backwards and was
immediately hospitalized. The company
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and, after the accident, they cancelled my
policy. This claim was for an accident and
had nothing to do with my health. When
I took this policy out, I was in good
health.”
Mrs. G.T.
The fact that Mrs. T.’s claim
was for an accident had nothing
to do with the company’s refusal
to pay or their cancellation of the
policy. In checking her claim they
discovered a previous medical his¬
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note on her original application
for the insurance. Had her pre¬
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application the company might
have attached a rider to the policy
excluding those illnesses, or they
could have refused to issue the
policy.
A part of the application read:
“To the best of your knowledge
have you, or any member listed
above, been disabled by either
accident or illness during the past
five years, or have you or they
had medical advice or treatment,
etc.”
This claim was refused, the
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When she filed her accident claim,
the company found from her doc¬
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We receive a number of com¬
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he knows exactly what the cover¬
age is or what any limitations may
be; or (2) neglected to fill out his
application truthfully and com¬
pletely, so that the company is
aware of any pre-existing condi¬
tions.
With life insurance, also, if med¬
ical facts are misrepresented on the
insurance application and the com¬
pany becomes aware of this, they
will probably cancel the policy; or
if the applicant should die within
two years and the company can
prove he filed a fraudulent appli¬
cation, they will refuse payment.
State insurance departments
have rigid requirements which a
company must meet in order to be
licensed in that state. When com¬
panies are licensed in your state,
they are under the jurisdiction of
the state insurance department;
their policies and the rates they
charge must be approved; and
they must sell the policies through
agents who have passed special
examinations.
Even among licensed companies
there are differences as to cost,
coverage, and claim settlement. It
is because of these variations that
it is so important to read the whole
policy carefully when you are buy¬
ing insurance. Remember, you are
covered only for what is actually
stated in the policy, and it is only
this for which the company is re¬
sponsible.
PAINT SPRAYERS
“Not long ago two young men drove
in with a little red truck with a paint
sprayer in the back. They had sprayed
my neighbor’s roof with asphalt alumi¬
num and wanted to do mine for $50.00.
I finally said ‘yes.’
“Soon one came down from the roof
and said the bricks inside the chimney
were chipped and the cement gone. They
could spray cement on the inside and save
me building a new chimney. I asked how
many gallons it would take at $10.00 a
gallon, and he said he couldn’t tell, that it
would be measured by the machine.
“When I came to pay, he said it was
48 gallons or $480.00 plus $50.00 for
painting, a total of $530.00. I was so
stunned at the bill that I could think of
nothing else to do but that I would have
to pay it. Everyone tells me now that I
paid many, many times more than I
should have. Is there any way I could
get any of it back? I cannot afford to
lose all that money, and I cannot under¬
stand why I ever let a check like that go
through.”
Unfortunately, this is another
case of itinerant workers and there
is no way of tracing them. They
fast-talk their victims into letting
them do a job and then they move
quickly on.
ADDRESSES WANTED
The families of John and Se¬
bastian Durez, who lived near
Croghan, Lewis Co., N.Y.
# # #
Joseph Brimm Germain, who
lived on Big Tree Road near East
Aurora, N.Y.
# # #
Melvin P. Verschneider, whose
last known address was 21 Ever¬
green St., Cortland, N.Y.
# # #
The Raymond Keith family who
lived in Hamilton County, N.Y.
about ten years ago.
SERVICE BUREAU CLAIMS
RECENTLY SETTLED
NEW YORK
Mr. Perry DeWitt, Livingston Manor $ 26.44
(payment for ginseng)
Mrs. Ernest Bogdahn, Hartsdale . . . 2.50
(refund on cards)
Mrs. Harold Wells, Hartford . 100.00
(refund on drapes)
Mr. James Davis, Delhi . 75.00
(insurance settlement)
Mr. Alfred Kaiser, Monsey . 21.00
(non delivery claim)
PENNSYLVANIA
Mr. Vernon Wetherbee, Centerville . . 44.75
(acc't credited)
Mrs. Rufus Carberry, Brookville . . . 7.96
(refund on order)
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Mrs. Herbert Keyes, Wilton . 2.00
(refund on merchandise)
CONNECTICUT
Mr. Edward Wonoski, New Haven. . . 1.10
(refund on book)
$1405.00 Benefits Paid
Policies In Force Only
Four Months Eight Days
Mr. Erwin Proseus of Sodus Point, N.Y. received $1405.00
check from agent Claire Reynolds of Palmyra, N.Y. Mr. Proseus
suffered a fractured pelvis and internal injuries when a machine
fell over on him. He was working in a food processing plant
at the time, he also is a part time farmer. Two North American
accident policies gave Mr. Proseus medical expense and loss of
income payments. Here is his letter of thanks:
“We certainly appreciate your protection. Thanks
ever so much and will recommend your insurance
to many more. I would also like to thank you for
having such a good agent as Mr. Reynolds .”
OTHER BENEFITS PAID
Fred Graham, Belmont, N.Y . . $ 408.00
Fell on stump — fract. ribs, injured chest
Arthur D. Bailey, Castle Creek, N.Y . 1,120.00
Fell — fract. hip
Morgan Hillebert, Cattaraugus, N.Y. ... 516.41
Attacked by bull — fractured ribs
Gerald T. Butts, Cato, N.Y . . 1,589.65
Hand caught in gears — crushed fingers
David N. Crowell, Cherry Creek, N.Y. 634.53
Fell from silo — back injury
Jeanette B. Smith, Pine City, N.Y . 335.86
Kicked by calf — cerebral concussion
L. G. Carter, Ellenburg Center, N.Y. .. . 225.00
Crushed by cow — broke ribs
Richard Keefe, Earlville, N.Y. _ 515.00
Hit by cow — injured back
Vina Stratton, Oxford, N.Y . 1,124.28
Fell on stairs — fract. hip
Elwyn H. Allen, Marathon, N.Y . . 1,116.43
Fell from hayloft — injured lung, head,
ribs, hand
Robert V. MacGibbon, Walton, N.Y . 427.14
Crushed by covy — injured back
William Collins, Malone, N.Y . 220.00
Injured back while haying
James Hart, Johnstown, N.Y. . 150.00
Auto accident— cut scalp, bruises
Roy Harloff, Batavia, N.Y . 865.20
Auto acc. — cut face, arm, knee, body bruises
Julia Harloff, Batavia, N.Y. 1,712.02
ACito acc. — inj. legs, hip & head
Harry C. Burton, Dolgeville, N.Y. . 962.34
Fell from ladder — fractured shoulder
Merle P. McWayne, Watertown, N.Y. 245.58
Fell riding horse — fractured wrist, toes
Lowaine Woolschlager, Lowville, N.Y. . 255.00
Caught foot in power take-off — injured ankle
Robert Patrick, Perry, N.Y . 260.00
Kicked by cow — fractured arm
Hazel Koennecke, Cazenovia, N.Y . 267.87
Fell thru porch floor — injured leg
Vernon R. Johnson, Churchville, N.Y. 1,159.28
Fell while cutting wood — injured back
Horace Bauder, Fort Plain, N.Y. 228.56
Kicked by bull — injured leg
W. Francis Oram, Blossvale, N.Y . 365.71
Loading equipment fell — injured back
Irvin T. Kratzer, Baldwinsville, N.Y. $1,578.56
Fell getting off tractor — fractured skull
Clarence Moore, Canandaigua, N.Y. 1,445.13
Caught hand in corn picker — broke &
cut hand
Patrick Kelly, Pine Bush, N.Y . 276.71
Thrown from truck load of hay —
injured shoulder
John Benthin, Albion, N.Y. 959.75
Fell off scaffold — broke arm, injured
chest
Dale Phillips, Parish, N.Y . 305.86
Truck accident — injured head, face,
arm, knee
Louis L. Glodt, South Edmeston, N.Y. 855.00
Auto acc. — injured arm and body
Lauren Lytle, Rensselaer Falls, N.Y . 300.45
Slipped climbing off tractor — injured back
Mertie Rourke, Madrid, N.Y . 411.42
Auto acc. — fract. pelvis, cut head
Philip King, Sharon Springs, N.Y . 522.45
Playing soccer — injured knee
Joseph Hauruski, Campbell, N.Y. ... 138.28
Door shut on finger
Mildred Oltz, Willseyville, N.Y. 1,405.00
Fell — broke hip, injured knee
Ruth Dedrick, Dryden, N.Y . 376.25
Fell from stepladder — frac. arm
Vitalise Charlebois, Glens Falls, N.Y. 214.28
Thrown by cow — injured chest and ribs
Karl P. Conrad, Strykersville, N.Y. 235.00
Fell off hay wagon on highway—
inj. foot & ankle
Arden Sorensen, Himrod, N.Y . 425.98
Truck accident — inj. spine, concussion
Carlton B. Cole, Wyalusing, Pa. 554.02
Struck knee with pitchfork — puncture
wound & infection
Rodney Gourley, Sugar Grove, Pa. 1,090.85
Auto acc. — broke arm, severe cut face
Maynard Douglas, Pleasant Mount, Pa. 570.00
Kicked by cow — injured arm
John Lyzenga, Long Valley, N.J. 802.71
Fell on edge of wheelbarrow — injured back
Theodore Wolcott, Greenfield, Mass. 219.25
Fell on floor — broke teeth & ribs
Beryl Bither, Houlton, Maine . 142.00
Fell on kitchen floor— broke arm
Keep Your Policies Renewed
North American Accident Insurance Company
(In New York State)
The North American Company
FOR LIFE, ACCIDENT & HEALTH INSURANCE (In Other States)
GENERAL OFFICES: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
SAVINGS BANK BUILDING ITHACA, NEW YORK
American Agriculturist, September, 1965
55
Drive it . . . feel it pull . . .
a new sensation in 3-4 plow
lugging power
MEW-SIZE
FORD 4000
A half ton heavier, with a new margin of strength in
every detail. 46.7 horsepower* from an all-new, 3-
cylinder engine that ranks with the toughest, longest-
lasting ever built. A great new balance of power,
weight, and strength makes this a totally new Ford —
your kind of tractor.
* Maximum observed PTO horsepower, diesel.
Smooth, responsive power
combines with tremendous lug¬
ging ability in the New-Size
4000. Official tests show draw¬
bar pull increases an amazing
27 percent for diesel, 24 percent
for gasoline, as engines are
pulled down to half rated speed !
Think of the gearshifting
you’ll save with an engine that
lugs like this! Here’s torque,
delivered where it counts.
Massive strength shows in
this crankshaft. Main bearings,
a whopping 3% inches in di¬
ameter, are solidly supported
in one of the strongest cylinder
blocks ever built for a 3-4 plow
tractor. Ford’s three- cylinder
design uses fewer and stronger
moving parts. These engines
are built to lug and last.
More up-front weight helps
make the New-Size 4000 the
steady, stable, and sure-
handling tractor that it is.
You’ll feel the added traction
as the 4000 leans in and pulls
through the tough spots — and
enjoy the new steering ease
and sure control on the turns.
Fully independent PTO is op¬
tional with the rugged, all-new
8-speed transmission and stan¬
dard with Ford’s famed 10-
speed power-shift Select-O-
Speed — the only full-range,
power-shift transmission in the
3-4 plow class! With it you can
match pull-power and travel
speed to field conditions on-the-
go, while maintaining steady
power flow to the PTO shaft.
Ever see strength like this in
the final drive of a 3-4 plow
tractor? Square axle housings
give tremendous rigidity. Plan¬
etary reduction gears, mounted
inboard on each axle, reduce
load on differential and trans¬
mission. Long-lasting multiple
disc brakes are fully enclosed,
sealed from dust and mud.
Drive a New-Size Ford 4000.
Enjoy the many advances it
brings to 3-4 plow power. Select
diesel or gasoline with trans¬
mission and PTO of your choice.
Other options include power
steering and diff-lock. Ask your
dealer about Ford’s new cus¬
tom-built order plan. Get fast
delivery of the exact tractor
you want. See him today!
FORD
HEAVIER, STRONGER
SKYWAY AT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY
PAVILION, NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR
OCTOBER 1965
New Ford TRADE’ N SAVE Plan
helps smart farm managers save BIG!
Here’s a new Ford plan keyed to good farm manage¬
ment. It covers both tractors and equipment. For
example, see how you can benefit on a new tractor
needed for spring work . . .
CONSERVE WORKING CAPITAL
Trade now. No need to tie up available cash. Your old
tractor probably covers the down payment. You’ll
make no payments, owe no financing charges for the
period of Oct. 1, 1965, to April 1, 1966. And your new
investment is protected by life and property insurance. *
SAVE CASH
Your dealer can offer more for used equipment now
On implements you get
the same liberal Trade
'N Save terms as on
tractors. Effective dates
Oct. 1, 1965, to April 1,
1966— a maximum of six
months’ benefits. Up¬
grade tillage, planting,
and other equipment to
make best use of New-
Size Ford power.
than he can next spring. Early deals give him time to
recondition trade-ins during slack winter months, have
them ready for resale before the peak use period. And
don’t overlook chances of realizing sizable 1965
income tax advantages by trading now.
CUT EXPENSES
No winterizing, tune-ups, repairs or new batteries
needed if you trade that old tractor now. Save time
and effort, too. Speed through fall and winter jobs
with an easy -starting, sure-footed New-Size Ford.
You can choose the financing plan best suited to
your needs — monthly, semi-annual or crop. It goes
into effect April 1, 1966 (on tractors). Until then, it
doesn’t cost you a nickel. See your Ford dealer, now.
•Credit Life insurance on unpaid balance, up to $10,000 ($5,000 in New York State). Property insur¬
ance protects against losses by tire, flood, lightning or earthquake; $25 deductible on losses by
theft; $50 deductible on collision or upset. Insurance plans are optional at extra cost in Arkansas.
Finish 1965 corn pick¬
ing with a new Ford
championship picker,
make the first payment
after part of your 1966
crop is in the crib. Corn
picker Trade 'N Save
dates are Nov. 1, 1965,
to Sept. 1, 1966— a maxi¬
mum of 10 months'
benefits.
Look ahead to haying
with Ford Quality Hay¬
makers. For balers, rakes
and conditioners, effec¬
tive Trade 'N Save dates
are from Oct. 1, 1965, to
June l, 1966. Forage har¬
vester dates are from
Nov. 1, 1965, to July 1,
1966. These give you up
to eight months' benefits.
FORD
tractors HEAVIER, STRONGER
TOUGHER !
EQUIPMENT
American hqriculturist
RURAL NEW YORKER
FOR THE NORTHEAST FARMER
Volume 162, No. 10
A. James Hall . Publisher
Gordon Conklin . Editor
Isa M. Liddell . Assistant to Editor
R. C. Christianson . Advertising Manager
Albert Hoefer, Jr. .... Managing Editor
Augusta Chapman . Home Editor
Hugh Cosline . Contributing Editor
Harold Hawley . Contributing Editor
V E. Grover . Subscription Manager
American Agriculturist, Inc.
E. R. Eastman
E. V. Underwood
Harold Hawley
Gordon Conklin
Phil D. Stump
President Emeritus
. President
. Vice President
. Secretary
. Treasurer
IN THIS ISSUE
NORTHEAST FEATURES
Editorials . 4
First Class Mail . 6
Gay way Farm Notes . 10
Planning For Retirement . 12
Dollar Guide . 34
Ed Eastman’s Page . 54
Service Bureau . 55
DAIRY & LIVESTOCK
Exposition Winners . 32
Milk Marketing . 38
EQUIPMENT
Tractor Fuel Storage . 8
Feed Handling Building . 24
Elevators For The Farm . 30
FORESTRY
Christmas Tree Growing . 42
FRUIT
Orchard Herbicides . 36
GENERAL FARMING
Question Box . 14
Personal Farm Experience . 16
Measures of Management..... . 21
HOME
Christmas Greetings You Can
Make . 48
Moving Shade Trees . 49
Good Baking to You . 50
Patterns . 51&52
POULTRY
Coccidiosis . 18"
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3
Editorials
^ t\ i -
DIRTY BIRDS
Hardly a day passes without a letter
coming to our Service Bureau from a sub¬
scriber who has been pressured by some slick
sharpster into signing a contract that later
proved to be a gyp. I’d like to knock some
heads together over these deals . . . the heads
of the dirty birds who take advantage of
gullible people, and the heads of the people
who meekly sign legal documents without
knowing what they say.
Most salesmen are honest, as are most
businessmen. But the buyer owes it to himself
(and to the person with whom he’s doing
business) to insist on playing the game ac¬
cording to certain basic, common sense rules
that will sort out the good guys from the bad
guys, and not tempt the good guys to back¬
slide.
Please do at least these things:
1. Never . . . not even once . . . sign any
agreement under pressure, even if you’re told
that the deal won’t be available tomorrow.
If it isn’t, it will probably be the best thing
that could happen. If the hard sell artist tries
to wear you out by refusing to leave, throw
him out if you’re able ... or sick the dog on
him if you’re not.
Any reputable businessman will give you
time to “sleep on” a decision and choose the
alternative that is best for you. Any attempt
to hurry you should immediately raise the
red flag of warning.
2. Be sure you know what the deal really
costs . . . multiply monthly payments times the
number of months you’re supposed to pay.
Dozens of readers have been horrified after
doing this, and discovering the wide difference
between stated price and total payments.
Actual interest rates often figure as high as
36 percent annually on time payment deals;
if your credit is any good, your bank or co¬
operative credit association can provide credit
a lot cheaper than that!
3. Check with local businessmen on prices
and quality of materials before closing a deal
with a total stranger who offers you the moon.
All of us have an avaricious streak of wanting
to take advantage of someone else. It opens a
gaping hole in our armor through which the
shaft of fraud or misrepresentation can be
rammed home.
We think we’d better grab at that fantas¬
tically low price, or that offer to pay us so
much for each neighbor we interest . . . before
this stupe changes his mind! All the time
we’re slyly thinking this, he is actually lining
us up for the kill.
Local craftsmen and businesses will be
around and easily available for a long time
. . . their future success depends on doing a
good job in your community. Their price
may look higher than that of the smooth-
talking con man from a city fifty miles away
. . . but in the long run that higher price will
be the best deal a hundred times over!
Another chink in our armor is pride .. .
we hate to admit we really don’t understand
the proposed contract, or that we really do
need advice from several sources before we
can intelligently make most major decisions.
If we can admit we really aren’t very smart,
we have taken a giant step toward the goal
of avoiding being taken.
When faced with a big-dollar decision on
re-siding the house, remodeling the kitchen,
building a barn, buying equipment, or what-
4
by GORDON CONKLIN
ever . . . ask for advice from neighbors, mer¬
chants, salesmen, county agents, college spe¬
cialists, industry farm representatives, your
relatives, and anyone else who may be able
to contribute to your knowledge. We make
huge mistakes because we base decisions on
tiny knowledge.
Spend a few bucks for telephone calls to
check out the reliability of companies, to learn
of the experiences of other customers, etc. . . .
it will be one of the best investments you ever
made.
My wrath overflows at those ^ _!_!_! who
move in on hospitable people like a wolf on
a lamb, fleece them, and go on to the next
community. Laws and law enforcement people
can help, but your best defense is to take time
to carefully think through all major decisions
and don’t sign until you’ve done the things
I mentioned!
If you want a good book on the subject,
get one by Fred Trump, entitled “Buyer
Beware!” available for $3.50 per copy from
Abingdon Press, Nashville, Tennessee.
MANY THANKS!
A number of you folks received recently
a Farm Equipment Survey form . . . represent¬
ing an effort on our part to get some answers
helpful to advertisers, to readers, and to us.
The response to the questionnaire was terrific
in terms of percentage return, for which all of
us who work at the AA-RNY tire grateful.
Ye editor is especially grateful to all of you
who sent along notes telling something about
yourselves. Some people didn’t have much
power equipment to report about, but they sat
down and took the time to explain the situa¬
tion. Just goes to prove my conviction that,
in spite of the troubles of the world, people are
still basically pretty wonderful!
I regret being unable to answer personally
all the letters sent in response to our inquiry.
I also regret those few instances where some¬
one received a follow-up inquiry even though
the subscriber had already replied to a pre¬
vious one. When a mail survey procedure has
a full head of steam, it’s tough to turn it olf!
It will not be my privilege to have personal
contact with each of you who so kindly an¬
swered my request for help. But I want you
to know I’m grateful for the fact you shared
some of your experiences and thoughts. For,
as a poet once said:
Instead, I pray for empathy:
Through others’ mirth and tears —
I’ll add my neighbors’ lives to mine
And live a thousand years.
NO LETUP
Ever hear about the economically-under-
privileged mother who asked her son which
parable he liked best? Johnny replied: “The
one about the multitude that loafs and fishes.”
In New York State, the public welfare tab
in 1962 was nearly 600 million dollars, in
1963 nearly 700 million. Where are we going
in providing such vast assistance to those
who are unproductive . . . some of whom de¬
serve help and others who are merely lazy?
People who visit some South and Central
American countries discover that these na¬
tions seem to have an extractive society . . .
human objectives center around how best to
extract as much as possible from everyone
else. Without emphasis on productivity..,'
and in the absence of rewards for productivity
. . . the people of those countries wallow in a
quagmire of poverty, illiteracy, and illegiti¬
macy. Even some governments are organized
for extractive purposes, and one rascal fol¬
lows another in a dreary procession ... ab¬
sconding to live happily ever after on the
French Riviera with funds stolen from his own
people (and from Uncle Sam).
The differences in standards of living be¬
tween those countries and the United States
is not a matter of magic wands, national
resources, or the amount of currency in cir¬
culation. No . . . it’s a matter of how people
think, of the values they believe important,
of the basic beliefs held by the majority.
We are seeing within our own borders the
gradual erosion of self-respect and individual
responsibility. If the Great Society becomes a
complete reality as conceived by its architects,
in my opinion it will be the concluding chapter
in the history of what was once a great nation.
For we, too, are shifting from a people
dedicated to productiveness toward a nation
emphasizing the ability to extract more and
more; the productive people merely have the
dubious privilege of contributing more heavily
to the comfort of the unproductive. Go visit
some of our neighbors in the continent to the
South and really take a look . . . outside the
plush tourist hotels. Find out how a nation
lives when it does not have incentives for
productiveness . . . and when its people jockey
endlessly for the best position to get without
giving.
THE HIRED MAN
Once again I raise my voice in the wilder¬
ness to suggest that many farmers could do
a better job of personnel management. All too
often agriculture is in the Dark Ages when it
comes to handling hired help.
I noted one of the exceptions recently when
I visited a dairy farm in western New York
and read the words appearing prominently
on the barn. “Smith Farms, John Jones,
Herdsman” . . . the names are fictitious, but
the point is that here was a farmer who pro¬
vided status to his hired man as well as pay¬
ment in dollars.
It’s been my observation that most farmers
who are successful on a large scale work hard
at human relations. They’re sensitive to the
fact that everyone . . . and I mean everyone
. . . seeks more in life than dollars in the bank.
To be treated as a unique individual, to be
given credit for honest effort, to be praised for
a job well done ... all these are essential to
the kind of morale that stimulates people to
deliver their best.
Sure, there are those hired men whose only
reaction to such incentives is to try to take
advantage of them . . . men whose outlook on
life is so wrapped up in themselves that they
try to deliver as little as possible and get as
much as they can. But there are many in¬
stances where better human relations would
encourage a fair hired man to become a good
one, or move a good one to become a tremen¬
dous asset to the farm business.
It’s my personal conviction that each of
us owes it to our fellow man . . . hired hand,
child, neighbor, or whatever ... to encourage
him to grow, to help him see his importance
to the life of his time, to provide the apprecia¬
tion that is the fertilizer nourishing the flower
of his life. And it pays off, not only in the
broad sense of a more productive society
benefitting everyone, but also in the long-run
net incomes of farmers hiring help.
Profound changes have come to the tech¬
nology of agriculture in the last two decades.
I nominate personnel management as being
a neglected area, one that must also see pro¬
found changes in the decades ahead.
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RESPONSIBILITY
Some of the older and retired
residents who have stopped farm¬
ing don’t fix fences. They claim
physical unfitness, but seem to do
other things that require physical
effort. The nonfarmers moving
into a rural area don’t seem to feel
that they have any obligation . . .
but anyone owning property takes
on responsibilities other than pay¬
ing taxes.
It’s not fair for one party to
bear all the burden of expense and
labor to fence against neighbors.
Anyone owning property should
be required to put up his share of
the line fence with wire and posts
that withstand the elements of time.
I would suggest that before any¬
one could record a property trans¬
action at the County Clerk’s office,
he should get a copy of his respon¬
sibilities as a landowner . . . and
a notice should also be enclosed
with the tax bill that goes out every
year. — Mrs. Emma Ely, Gran¬
ville, New York
LINE FENCES
My wife and I have gotten a
great deal of pleasure from our
hilly acreage over weekends and
holidays, and sometimes longer
intervals during the summer, but
must admit more work than re¬
laxation is involved!
Our neighbor on the west, a
dairyman and a fine old rugged
individualist, stopped in one Sun¬
day with fire in his eye demanding
we fix our part of the fence along
the northerly part of our western
boundary, where his pasture ran
along our woods. Of course I had
no need for a fence, but he insisted
it was my responsibility, and I
finally made a deal with him to
fix it for $12.
This fellow is perfecdy honest,
and he fixed my fence several times
again, and I’m sure did not charge
me as much as if I’d brought in
outside labor. Later I found it
necessary to hire a fence builder
for this same boundary line, and
over the years it has probably cost
me close to $100 to help this neigh¬
bor keep his cows fenced in.
Having been warned in a gen¬
eral way by our easterly neighbor
that our portion of the fence needed
repair, my wife and I lugged
spools of wire and steel posts to
this side and spent several sweaty
weekends making repairs. On an¬
nouncing completion, our neigh¬
bor laughingly told us that portion
of the fence was his; ours was
farther north!
We weren’t able to get at this
part right away, and one day
while driving in from the main
road I noticed our small patch of
sweet corn wasn’t standing as high
as I’d remembered. Sure enough,
the cows had broken through and
eaten every stalk right down to the
ground! Our neighbor couldn’t
have been less sympathetic. “It’s
your fence,” he said.
So I certainly favor any move¬
ment which would change the law
with regard to fencing. Let those
who need a corral for their ani¬
mals build it at their own expense,
and not force neighbors to
shoulder the cost of fencing for
which they have no need! — Rural
Landowner, Buffalo, New York
FOR THE PEOPLE
I read with apprehensive interest
your column “People For Sale.”
The teenager pursued by the po¬
lice, and the relatives of the boy
drowned in a city pool, are going
to lose their alleged cases. But as
to the woman who slipped on her
neighbor’s steps, so little facts are
given, that even a semblance of an
authoritative guess could not be
made of the outcome.
I hope it has occurred to you
that she may well be entitled to
$50,000 or more, as her fall was
due to defective steps. Why should
she sustain perhaps permanent
injuries and untold expense due to
somebody else’s cavalier and
casual indifference?
Your editorial is reminiscent of
ads that casualty companies once
spread before the public intimating
how shamefully they are treated
by all litigants and rather blandly
soliciting sympathetic jurors to
give them a clean bill of health in
litigation. As you know, this prac¬
tice was declared unethical and
they have been obliged to discon¬
tinue.
As a practicing lawyer for
many years, I have no particular
brief for plaintiff or defendant liti¬
gants as such, but the more I ob¬
serve what goes on in our courts,
particularly in tort cases, the more
I am convinced your complaint
could more justifiably be directed
toward professional defendants.
As a mere penurious philosophy
on the part of some insurance
companies, may I merely mention
that there is one case pending in
court . . . and I do not represent
the plaintiff . . . wherein a woman
lawfully walking on the sidewalk
was struck by an automobile
which hopped the pavement, struck
her, fracturing several bones in
her foot. As you know, this is a
delicate part of the anatomy and
difficult to heal. She has sustained
extreme pain and is crippled for
life. The company offered $3,000.
It would be interesting to read
editorial columns discussing where
frugality ends and larceny begins!
In addition to situations such as
this, professional defendants know
that it takes five or six years for a
civil case to reach trial, particular¬
ly since most of our judges sit in
both criminal and civil courts, and
the increase in crime takes most of
their time. The companies take
every advantage of this delay and
do all they can to augment it.
Several companies will have the
one trial lawyer so that he is on
trial when four or five or a dozen
other plaintiffs’ cases are reached
for trial, and therefore have to be
continued for a couple of months.
MORE UNUSUAL YOKES
Here are two unusual ox yokes,
owned by James A. Keillor, Hill-
crest, Wading River, New York
11792. They are called “breech¬
ing” yokes; Mr. Keillor would ap¬
preciate information about them.
He received, by the way, 220 let¬
ters from readers when we ran a
picture some time ago of another
yoke.
Here is what he wrote about
them:
“You will note that in photo¬
graph A the metal in the center is
well scarred, which would indicate
that this must have rubbed against
something . . . and that the chains
on the right and the left are of two
different thicknesses.
“Photograph B could easily be
mistaken for a single or double
tree, yet we are assured it is a
breeching yoke, and the placement
of the rings indicate that it is not
used as a single or double tree and
our information that it is a breech¬
ing yoke is probably correct.”
When the time comes, the plaintiff
will again have to prepare for
trial, subpoena and pay his wit¬
nesses, and subject himself to other
expense. Of course, no interest is
paid for delay.
Many years of experience in
the courts of Philadelphia have
indicated to me that there is a
streak of inhumaneness in most
insurance companies. Let me sug¬
gest that you should not aid and
abet them in pulling their avari¬
cious chestnuts out of the fire by
approaching jurors before they are
called for jury duty.
Let them face the honest facts
and pay proper claims in proper
amounts for which they have col¬
lected premiums. After all, when
premiums are paid and claims are
not, the insurance companies are
unjustly enriched out of the pockets
of everybody ... as you say, “all
of us pay.” — F. Rayynond
Heuges, Philadelphia, Pennsylva¬
nia
FARM PROGRAM
I have often said that if a re¬
duction in the farm production and
the number of farms is needed, the
most logical place to begin is with
the older farmers. Dean Butz of
Purdue has suggested retirement
for small farmers at 55 years of
age, rather than 65 when Social
Security now starts, but he does
not seem to realize that few small
farmers can afford to retire on
Social Security. If their income has
been small from age 55 to 65 they
can qualify only for very small
Social Security payments which
would not cover expenses.
I would suggest a three point
plan:
1. Abolish or revise the Soil
Bank program to eliminate
abuses.
2. Set up a liberal retirement
program which would be available
only to bonafide farmers who have
spent a specified number of years
on the farm and who have reached
retirement age. (This could be set
at less than 65 years. Health and
some other factors might be con¬
sidered.)
3. Tie the program to an over¬
all plan of rural landscaping,
scenic and recreational develop¬
ment. This would require that the
land be kept mowed or reforested
and buildings be kept in repair or
removed, so that the farm would
improve rather than mar the land¬
scape. This would give the farmer
some work to do and would give
him the feeling of helping in a
worthwhile project.
We spend millions to increase
production . . . and then spend
more millions to dispose of the
surplus! We spend millions to
landscape our highways . . . and
then allow tumbled-down buildings
to ruin otherwise beautiful scenery.
We spend huge sums on rehabilita¬
tion, the war on poverty, and relief
. . . and then allow hard-working
farmers to be forced out of their
homes when they can no longer
do two days work in one.
There is a need for more camp¬
sites, picnic areas and scenic
drives. All this could be tied into
the farm retirement plan. — Marti
Sanford, Litde Genesee, New York
American Agriculturist, October, 1965
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Don’t waste your time messing around with bulky box
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TRACTOR FUEL STORAGE
by Wes Thomas
FUEL FOR YOUR TRACTOR
and machinery engines may ac¬
count for 5 to 7 percent of your
total farm operating costs. Poor
storage and handling facilities can
waste fuel, impair engine perform¬
ance, increase maintenance costs,
and cause serious accidents.
This article discusses storage
and handling procedures for both
gasoline and diesel fuel, which will
enable you to reduce unnecessary
losses and at the same time make
your operation safer.
Gasoline
In one series of tests in which a
200-gallon average supply was
maintained and 200 gallons with¬
drawn per month, the following
evaporation losses occurred:
1. In 50-gal. vented
drums
30 gal. loss
2. In a 290-gal
vented tank
(elevated)
11 gal. loss
3. In a 290-gal.
buried tank
7 gal. loss
4. In a 290-gal.
elevated pres¬
surized tank
3 gal. loss
Don’t try to reduce evaporation
losses by placing storage tanks
inside a building. This increases
the possibility of fire . . . and may
even void your fire insurance.
Most safety codes recommend that
gasoline storage tanks be at least
15 feet . . . and preferably 40 feet
. . . away from any building.
However, losses can be reduced
by the use of a pressure cap on the
tank. Gasoline in a tank has a
tendency to evaporate and build
up pressure. If this pressure can
be held at 3 pounds per square
inch by means of a pressure cap,
the evaporation is greatly reduced.
No gasoline tank should ever be
sealed without some means of pres¬
sure relief; the pressure that can
be built up by a rise in temperature
can burst the tank. The pressure
relief valve (which your gasoline
delivery man can generally
supply) attaches to the regular
vent opening. The filler opening is
tightly closed.
The pressure within the tank
also increases with higher air tem¬
perature. As soon as the pressure
gets above 3 pounds per square
inch the relief valve opens, and
remains open until the pressure
again drops to 3 psi. A vacuum
relief valve is also included in this
device so That air may enter the
tank as it cools in the evening and
the inside pressure drops. This
vacuum relief valve also allows
air to enter the tank when you are
withdrawing gasoline.
Reducing evaporation losses
helps preserve the easy starting
qualities of your gasoline. The
more volatile portion of the gaso¬
line makes for easy starting, but it
also is the part that evaporates
first in storage. Gum content of
gasoline also increases with excess
evaporation, and this excess gum
tends to clog fuel lines and car¬
buretors.
Water in fuel tanks is a very
common source of trouble. It is
formed by condensation, and pres¬
surizing the tank also helps reduce
it.
Considering all the factors in¬
volved, underground storage is
probably best for the large volume
user. The savings in evaporation
losses will offset the higher initial
cost of the tank and pump. The
uniform temperature of the earth
surrounding the tank reduces
evaporation losses caused by tem¬
perature variations.
Before burying a tank, be sure
it is coated with asphalt or tar;
this will greatly increase its life.
Use clean, fine sand to backfill
next to the tank. Do not use
cinders; moisture in the soil will
leach acid from the cinders, which
in turn will attack the metal of the
tank.
The underground tank should
be located away from wells and
sewer lines. Any leakage from it
would ruin nearby wells, and if
leakage reaches a sewer it may
cause fumes to travel back to a
basement or a milk house.
Overhead Tank
In smaller volume storage, the
overhead tank is probably the best
bet. A good sunshade built over
the tank will help reduce mid-day
summer temperatures; tests indi¬
cate that this will reduce evapora¬
tion losses by as much as two-
thirds. Shade trees are fine for
summer protection.
But shade is also needed during
the winter months. Petroleum com¬
panies supply a more volatile gas¬
oline in winter for easier starting;
so evaporation is a problem even
during cold weather. The pres¬
surized cap is the best means of
reducing losses in the above¬
ground storage tank.
It’s a good idea to tilt the tank
slightly so that the outlet end is
higher. In this way any water and
sediment can collect in the opposite
end. The accumulation should be
drained at least once a year.
Having your storage tank filled
more often is a good way of help¬
ing to keep down evaporation
losses and maintaining better-
quality fuel. Most delivery trucks
operate on a regular schedule;
have your tank filled each trip.
Not only will you be sure of an
adequate fuel supply, but you will
also have fuel matched to seasonal
requirements.
Safety Precautions
Here are safety recommenda¬
tions for gasoline handling that
may save your life:
1. Keep matches, smoking, open
lights, or flames away from
gasoline.
Note different amounts of fuel lost
from various storage systems, from
top: 50-gallon drums, regular above¬
ground tank, regular below-ground
tank, and elevated tank with pressure
valve.
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
2. Turn off the engine before
re-fueling. If possible, wait
until the engine has cooled.
3. Make certain that the hose
nozzle is in constant metal-
to-metal contact with the tank
that is being filled.
4. Elevated tanks:
(a) Check stability of tank
supports.
(b) Equip and maintain in¬
ternal check valve at tank
outlet.
(c) Equip and maintain self¬
closing valve at discharge
end of tank. This valve
will close automatically in
case of fire.
5. Tanks with openings on top:
(a) If on ground, support
bottom of tank on timber
(Continued on page 27)
ABOVE-GROUND STORAGE
FILLER
OPENING
DRAIN
VALVE
CLEANING
VENT
FILLER
ATTACHMENT
PITCH
(EXAGGERATED)
UNDERGROUND
STORAGE
VENT
FILLER X
OPENING
DRAIN
PIPE
CLEANING
ACCESS
Removal of water and other contaminants is made easier if storage tanks are not level.
8
American Agriculturist, October, 196d
DISTRIBUTORS
John Reiner & Co., Inc.
94-15 150th St.
Jamaica, L. I., N. Y.
John Reiner & Co. of Syracuse Corp.
2250 Park St., Syracuse, N. Y. 13208
Stull Equipment Co.
3100 W. Fourth St., Chester, Pa.
DEALERS
NEW YORK
Adams — Wilson Equipment Co.
Alder Creek— Futu ramie GLF
Altamont — Howard L. Gage, Inc.
Amityville — Purdy’s Lawnmower
Andes — Liddle Brothers
Angelica — H. Jorgeson & Son
Arcade — M. C. & C. M. Drake
Athol — Cameron & Cameron
Attica — George Burnison
Auburn — Main & Pickney
Ballston Spa — Perrino’s Imp. & Tractor
Batavia — Batavia GLF Farm Store
Bayshore — Arthur Rauft
Brant — Thomas C. Chiavetta
Brasher Falls — Boot’s Saws Sales & Repair
Kroadatbin — Carpenter & Sunderland
Brewster — Martyn Equipment Co.
Bronx — N. Y. Plumbers Specialties Co.
Bronx — Portable Equip. Distributors
Buffalo — West Seneca Tool Rental
Burke — Cowan’s Esso Service
( anandalgua — Don Howard
Catskill — Burgers Sales & Service
(azenovia — Waterbury & Coe Fd. & Fm. Sup.
Champlain — Raymond Bedard
Chatham — Bob’s Lawn & Garden Mart
Chestertown — Roberts’ Chainsaws
Clarence — Clarence Lawnmower Service
Clinton — Clinton Farm Supply
Clinton Corners — Bowman Sales & Svc.
C'ohocton — Edmond Appliance & Hardware
Concsus — Gordon T. Alger
Constable — Wilson Farm Service
Corinth — Main Motors, Inc.
Corning — Rice & Sons
Cornwall-on-the-Hudson — Ed’s Mower Shop
Cortland — Cain Tractor & Implement Co.
Deer River- — Francis Nicholl
De Freestville — Master Equipment
Deposit — Clinton P. Tompkins
DeRuyter — H. W. Cook Farm Service
Downsville — T. J. Klindt
Dunkirk — Gunther’s Service
Dryden — Dryden Implement, Inc.
East Meadows — United Rent-Alls of Cen. Nassa
East Randolph — Ed Gumienik
East Williamson — Ralph Verbridge
Edmeston — R. S. Hardic & Sons
Elizabethtown — B & H Saw Sales
Elmira — Keller’s Saw Shop
Elmsford — Stillwell Equipment
Essex — Lester’s Service
Fabius — Fabius Hardware
Falconer — Schutt’s Saw & Mower Service
Ft. Johnson — Jim’s Garage
Ft. Plain — Hallsville Farm Supply
Freedom — Me Kerrow Bros.
Freeport — Freeport Equip Sales & Svc.
Glen Cove — -Larry’s Mid-Island
Granville — Scott’s Tractor & Implement
Greenville — Greenville Farm Supply
Hankins — Sipple Service
Haverstraw — Shaw Jobson
Hobart — E. T. Van Buren & Sons
Hubbardsville — Jacob Misch & Son
Hudson — A. J. Grabs Sons
Huntington Sta. — Huntington Grinding
Inwood — Long Island Lawnmower
Ithaca — A. R. Davis
Ithaca — Seneca Supply & Equip. Co., Inc.
Jamaica — Sheehan Hardware Co.
Johnson City — Goodrich Implement Co.
Kanona — Larry’s Saw Shop
King Ferry — Gilling & Nedrow
Kingston — Power Mower Repair
Knowlesville— Knowlesville GLF Farm Store
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when you must be on the job day after day.
The PL-4 gets the job done without tiring
you out.
PowerLite PL-4 has more features than
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REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY, INC. guarantees this product
against manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship. Should
your Remington chain saw require service under the guarantee, send
it prepaid to Remington Arms Company, Inc., Power Tools Depart¬
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DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED
...OUTCUTS, OUTLASTS 'EM ALL
Remington.
Remington Arms Company, Inc. Park Forest, III.
Leicester — A. R. Christiano Hdwe & Impl.
Lewiston — Lewiston Tree Specialist
Liberty — Clinton P. Tompkins
Lisbon — R. G. Kentner & Sons
Little Falls — Slabe’s Garage
Livonia Center — Day Tractor & Impl. Co,
Lockport — Walter Kohl
Long Island City — Contractors’ Supply Corp.
Long Island City — Mahoney Clarke, Inc.
Long Island City— Stillwell Supply Co.
Lyons— Schleede Farm Supply
Madison — Farm & Home Store
•Marcellus — Russell Equipment Co.
Margaretville — Douglas Kelly & Son
•Marlboro — Ralph C. Herman Co., Inc.
Massapequa — Fort Neck Tool Rental Co.
Mayville — Art’s Lawnmower Shop
Mech’ville — Quack’ bush Mower & Eng. Sis. & Svc
Merrick— Marshall Machinery
Mexico — H. G. Miller Service
Middleburg — -Schoharie Equipment Corp-
Mlddleport — R. Max Hyde
Middletown — Bellows & May
Middletown — Lou’s Repair Shop
Milford — Yale Hardware
Miller Place — Miller Place Svc. Sta.
Millerton — Scoland Farm Machinery
Mineola — Liffco, Inc.
Monroe — Mike’s Small Engine Repair
Monticello — Theimer’s Garage
Mooers Forks — E. R. De Coste & Son
Moravia — Aabel Sales
Morrisonville — Bernard Barber
New Berlin — Pope Bros. Garage
New Hyde Park — ABC Rent-All
New Lebanon Center — The Fixit Shop
New York City — Biddle Purchasing Co.
New York City — Contractors’ Trading Co.
New York City — Westwood Paper Co., Inc.
Newark — Fairville Garage
Nichols — J. D. Robertson & Son
Nineveh — Edward Oliver
North Bellmore — Lange Hardware
North Lawrence — J. A. Wilber & Son
North Merrick — -Community Rent-Alls
N. Ticonderoga — Belden’s Saw Sales & Svc.
Northport — Vernon Machine Garden Supply
Norwich — Kosowsky Hardware
Oneida — Oneida Milling Co.
Oneonta — Bill Mosher
Ovid — Ovid Small Engine Clinic
Patchogue — Carl’s Lawnmower Shop
Pawling — Utter Brothers
Pearl River — Pearl River Cycle Co.
Peekskill — Peekskill Lawnmower Service
Penn Yan — Hayes Exch. Store & Auction Serv.
Pine Island — Roy Brothers
Pleasantville — C. V. Pierce Co.
Port Jervis — Rowe-Hendrickson Saw Filing
Port Washington — Precissioneer, Inc.
Poughkeepsie — Mike’s Lawnmower
Kexford — Rexford Small Engine Shop
Richfield Springs — Beadle & Co.
Riverhead — Rolle Brothers
Rochester — Swinging Mower
Rome — David Teuscher
Rosedale — A & F Tool Rental
Saranac Lake — Keough Marine Sales
Schenectady — Thruway Engine Clinic
Schuylerville— Nelson Pratt
Selkirk — Hilimann Bros. Equip. Co.
Sharon Springs — Edgar Handy Garage
Sidney Center — Jess F. Howes
South Glens Falls — Rt. 9 Motor Svc.
Speculator— Tracy Saw Sales
Spencer — Simcoe’s Garage
Spring Valley— Clarkstown Equipment
Staten Island — Trimalawn Equip. Co.
Stone Ridge — George Von Bargen
Svracuse — Syracuse Farm Supply Corp.
Thendara — Bob’s Gulf & TV Svc.
Theresa — Pete Giitz Implement Co.
Trumansburg — Maurice Bowers
Tupper Lake — Eugene Fortier
Vails Gate — Vails Gate Rental Mart
Vermontville — Mac’s Service
Walton — Russell’s Sales & Service
Walworth — Duell's Garden Store
Waterloo — Finger Lakes Equip. Co.
Watkins Glen — Glen City Garage
Weedsport— Blumer Supply
Wellsville — Chiavetta Bros., Inc.
West Leyden — Stanley Freeman
Westbury, L. I. — Contractors’ Supply Corp.
West Shokan — West Shokan Garage
Whitney Point — George W. White
Worcester — Edward R. Johnston
NEW .JERSEY
Belmar — Heyniger Brothers
Blairstown — Blairstown Electric Co.
Denville — Master Grinding Co.
Edgewater — H. G. Rice
Elmer — Lester T. Roark Farm Supply
Elmer — Delbert Robinson
Englewood — Contractors’ Supply Corp.
Freehold — Barg & Morfford
Garfield — Ralph’s Highway Service
Hackensack — Me Manus Floor Machine
Hammonton — Rusnak Brothers, Inc.
Haskell — United Rent-Alls of Lakeland
Hewitt— Mann’s Hardware
Highland Park — Kish Brothers
Hoboken — Contractors’ Trading Co.
Long Valley — Long Valley Mower Shop
Maplewood — Gauthier Door Check
Middletown — Wm. Potter & Son
Midland Park — The Sharp Shop
Midland Park — Tietz Chevron Service
Montvllle — Steve Willand
Mt. Holly — Cooney Welding & Machine Co.
Morganville — Dick’s Lawnmower Service
Neptune City — Henry’s Hardware
New Market — Sheldon Dix Saw Service
Old Tappan — Nor’ern Valley Mower & Equip. Shop
Passaic — Passaic Grinding Shop, Inc.
Paterson— Garden State Tool Supply Co.
Pitman — -K & H Auto Stores
Port Elizabeth — Reeves Lumber Co.
Salem — C. W. Plummer
Short Hills — Millburn Grinding Shop
Sparta — -Sparta Tool Rental
Succasunna — Homecraft Rental Service
Swainton — Barber’s Farm & Garden Supply
Swedesboro — Slusar’ s Garage
Trenton — Caola and Company
Trenton — Olden Supply
Union — Force Machinery
Westfield — Storr Tractor Company
Williamstown — Eldridge’s Lawn & Garden Center
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Gayway Farm
Notes
by HAROLD HAWLEY
MIXED GRAIN
It wasn’t planned that way, but
we had a little barley mixed with
our wheat this year. A year ago
we decided not to seed in barley,
as it usually lodged if we fertilized
it heavily. If we were to get enough
hay seeded we, therefore, had to
follow barley with wheat and seed
in wheat. So last year we nitrated
the barley heavily and went for
top yields, then plowed down the
stubble and sowed wheat last fall.
Some barley volunteered in the
wheat. While it ripened ahead of
the wheat, it still was around to be
combined along with the wheat.
If we were selling the wheat for
milling it probably would contain
more than the 4 percent foreign
material that is allowed. Inasmuch
as we don’t sign up for the Govern¬
ment wheat program, all our
wheat goes at the market price.
We can, therefore, get more for it
by selling directly to a poultry-
man, or even to a dairyman who
recognizes that some wheat for cow
feed is a pretty fair buy. At any
rate, the presence of a little barley
in it won’t hurt us, but might be
bad news if we were trying to sell
wheat in commercial channels.
Another little worry we’ve had
about following barley with wheat
was whether we might run into
some “take-all” disease, as some¬
times used to happen when wheat
was grown after wheat. So far this
hasn’t happened, so we are going
to follow the same procedure again
this year.
TWO CROPS OF OATS!
Our oats were windrowed, wilt¬
ed, chopped, and ensiled along in
early July — just as they nicely
headed out. Even dry as it was,
the oats grew again and it looks
as though there will be a little
chore for the combine to do short¬
ly. The yield won’t be enough to
do much bragging about, but cer¬
tainly two crops of oats beats one
. . . and might even make oats
break into the profit column for a
change.
HAVE A PLAN
Someone used to always be say¬
ing “Plan your work — then work
your plan.” As we hear folks dis¬
cuss their intentions of building a
barn, I’m more and more con¬
vinced that here is a place where
there had better be a plan . . . and
a pretty detailed one . . . before
much ground is broken or much
concrete poured.
We built an addition on our
old barn a few years ago and
mostly kind of planned it as we
went along. As a result, a few
10
things didn’t end up just right.
That addition was pretty simple
compared to starting from scratch
to build a barn, milking parlor,
feeding set-up, etc. as many are
doing and planning to do. Con¬
sidering the money involved it
would certainly pay to do a lot of
planning and sketching before¬
hand. In fact, I think most of us
would benefit immensely from the
services of an engineer or a com¬
petent builder in getting our ideas
down on paper. After seeing the
planning that went into our new
barn and how much better the
results were because of it, I’m sold
on the notion of having some spe¬
cialized help. Likewise, people in
the business know a lot more
about materials and equipment
than most of us who build infre¬
quently can possibly know.
CONGRATULATIONS TO
GORDON CONKLIN
In his modest way, Gordon has
said almost nothing of the high
honor and recognition he received
when the Freedoms Foundation
Award was presented to him. Such
awards aren’t given freely or light¬
ly. The award was for editorial
defense of the United States and
what it stands for.
You, his readers, know of his
willingness to speak out on all
manner of controversial issues,
and of his pride and belief in the
principles of Americanism. I am
sure that you, like me, have been
pleased at his forthrightness and
are proud to call him friend.
Surely all of us are happy to
extend our congratulations to him
for this well-deserved recognition.
SOME OBSERVATIONS
Our vacation trip West left us a
little puzzled. Figure these out if
you can. Thruway speed limits
were as follows: New York, 65
M.P.H., Pennsylvania 60, Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois 70, Iowa 75
So, how fast is fast . . . and how
fast is safe?
We were interested to see that
fines for littering are as variable
— $50 in New York, $100 in Penn¬
sylvania, and $500 in Ohio. And
we noticed some interesting signs.
Indiana lists their tollroad as the
“mainstreet of the Midwest.” Seen
on the Union Pacific railroad:
“Don’t be curt, be courteous.”
Then there was the whisky ad on
a billboard in Nebraska “Best
shot in the West.” And Wahoo,
Nebraska, is “a city of good
Indians without a reservation.”
We got a real thrill from the
alfalfa-dehydrating, pelleting in¬
dustry up the Platte Valley (Route
30) in Nebraska. The companies
buy the hay on the stalk for the
entire season. The farmer irrigates
and fertilizes, and gets $9 per ton
(15 percent moisture basis) on the
stalk. The company direct-cuts and
chops it, and blows it into trucks,
which haul it to the mill where it is
dried and pelleted. This is a 24-
hour-a-day process, with truck-
loads of green chopped alfalfa
moving all the time. Four crops
of hay are common with protein
as high as 25 percent. Because of
excessive rain, this year’s harvest
of second-cutting was way behind,
and protein was down to 15
percent.
We watched one crew cutting in
a 400-acre field of alfalfa which
was hauled 18 miles to the mill.
The interesting thing was that each
company seemed to have different
styles of truck boxes. All had
hoists, but the variation in tail¬
gates was remarkable.
At night these mills are spectac¬
ular. The light from the big gas
furnaces which dry the hay can be
seen away off. The steam and
smoke also are a skyline feature
for miles. The really fine odor of
the alfalfa being dried can be
smelled 2 to 3 miles downwind.
One could follow his nose right to
the next mill almost as one can
smell popcorn from afar.
Garloads and truckloads of the
pellets leave these central Nebras¬
ka communities for almost every
livestock area in the country. Irri¬
gation water plus abundant sun¬
shine have made it possible for one
of these little towns (Cozad) to
claim that it is “the alfalfa capital
of the country.”
Out in the beautiful, bountiful
valleys east of the Great Salt Lake,
we observed the sign which said
that “He who gives the right of
way lives to drive another day.”
We liked that better than the one
in DuBois, Wyoming, which asked
that people not “drive like hell
through God’s country.”
The three things that impressed
me most from an agricultural
point of view, aside from the un¬
believable crops this year all
across the country after one leaves
New York, were the labor-saving
innovations in the feedlots, the
sharp increase in the use of irriga¬
tion equipment, and the higher
percent of land in soybeans than I
can remember. It was downright
discouraging to come home to our
drought-reduced crops after seeing
the corn in Indiana, Illinois, and
Iowa this year.
Feedlots
We visited some cattle feeders
and were impressed at the various
ways they handle feeds so that one
man can feed 800 to 1,000 steers
in an hour or so per day. Feeding
devices include augers, conveyors,
forage wagons, and many other
things — all aimed to reduce labor.
One feeder drove his loaded silage
forage wagon under a bin. A lever
was pulled to drop down rolled
corn and protein in measured
amounts into a box, which then
spread it on top of the load of
silage. With this gadget, all a hired
man needed to know was how
many boxes of corn and how
many of protein per wagonload
went to each pen of steers . . . and
that knowledge was shown on a
chart on the wall. Actually, a
neighbor could come in and feed
his cattle in a pinch without much
instruction.
One set-up featured 4 silos in
line, with an auger taking silage
from the chute in front of each one.
This auger raised the silage up
about 10 feet where it dropped it
into a hopper. The hopper fed a
100-foot auger which swung in a
complete semi-circle and dropped
silage into a bunk at the other
end of it. The bunk was, of course,
arranged in a semi-circle and cat¬
tle fed from both sides of it —
about 500 in all. This was about
the slickest thing I ever saw. Of
course, shelled corn and protein
were added back by the silos.
Irrigation
One doesn’t think of Illinois and
Indiana as being dry enough year
in and year out to need or justify
irrigation equipment for corn or
soybeans. This has been a year of
bountiful rain there, yet we saw a
lot of water being pumped on the
crops. Some of this water also
contained fertilizer. It’s all part of
the effort to push yields ever
higher. These big booms they
have, some 100 feet long, sure put
out a lot of water . . . but must be
headaches to move and re-set.
In Nebraska there were many
more rigs pumping water from
deep wells (1,000 to 2,000 feet)
in 8 or 10-inch pipes. Furrows
are plowed across the ends of fields
and small siphons lift the water
from the furrows and into the rows.
Of course, many irrigate with the
big booms here, too. This has been
a great growing year in Nebraska,
but it didn’t take much looking to
see which fields were irrigated and
which were depending on Mother
Nature. The same applied to alfal¬
fa fields. A third crop was being
harvested in late August where
irrigation had hurried re-growth.
We were intrigued by another
feature of the Nebraska cropping
program in the Platte Valley.
There has been a very sharp
increase in the acreage of milo for
grain; it has become as important
as corn on many farms. With the
serious drought back home we
kept asking ourselves whether such
an investment in well, pump and
pipe, not to mention labor to
change the pipes and water, would
pay us. Of course, irrigation works
better and is easier to engineer on
level or gently-rolling land, but
there probably is no limit to what
one can do if the results justify the
effort and cost.
One of the interesting things
about this Midwest irrigation is
the fact that they go down until
they get the quantity of water they
need. The well drillers use jet drills
and can put a well down in a frac¬
tion of the time it takes to hammer
a bit down through the soil and
rock.
Soybeans
The acreage of soybeans has
jumped mightily throughout the
Midwest if one can believe his
(Continued on page 25)
American Agriculturist, October, 1965
One of 12,169 on PFP
He's making $104 mote per cow
One hundred and four dollars more income over
feed cost for every cow in his herd. Robert Buse-
kist of Cattaraugus, New York has done this since
enrolling in Agway’s Profit Feeding Plan. And, he’s
done it with the price of milk down and operating
costs moving up.
12,168 other dairymen are challenging higher
costs through Agway’s Profit Feeding Plan. Enroll
your herd right now. Every fall-fresh cow in your
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DAIRY FEEDS & SERVICES
by D. M. Babbitt
MUCH IS BEING said and
done these days for the well-being
and contentment of our senior citi¬
zens. Statistics show that one out
of every twelve people in our na¬
tion is over 65 years of age — and
farm ownership in the Northeast
is largely in the hands of those
past 50.
There has been a vast change
in care of the aged since the turn
of the century. While most counties
had welfare homes (under less at¬
tractive tides) families considered
it their responsibility to look out
for aged parents or other relatives
— or even for close friends, as
long as care was needed. Neigh¬
bors helped neighbors when some¬
one was needed to “sit up” during
a long night with a critically-iil
loved one. Hospital beds and nurs¬
ing home care were not generally
available — and if they had been
there wouldn’t have been the funds
to take care of the bills.
Now the care of the older mem¬
bers is becoming more and more
the concern of society. Congress
wresdes with medicare bills and
poverty programs; Blue Cross
and insurance company health
Eolicies are being tailored to make
ealth problems less of a worry
to the aging.
Income Sources
Regular sources of income are
available to most older couples
nowadays through social security,
pensions, annuities, interest and
dividend payments on securities,
savings accounts, mortgages, and
other investments.
Some find part-time employ¬
ment, like one of my college class¬
mates who has taken up substitute
teaching in the local high school.
He finds the opportunity to serve
the community interesting as well
as remunerative — even though at
times he is called upon to take
charge of a class in Greek, or
some form of math which wasn’t
in his college curriculum !
Social security benefits are
avadable to most employed peo¬
ple, including the self-employed,
at retirement age. But they must
be applied for — three months
ahead of when you plan to retire.
Your local social security office
will be glad to advise you on
benefits payable and the procedure
necessary to file a claim.
Today many wives are earning
their own social security credit.
On retirement, the wife can choose
to take either her own credit, or
that to which she is entitled as the
wife of a retired man drawing
social security benefits. In the case
of both husband and wife, earlier
retirement cuts the benefit. At 62,
one draws about 80% of the
amount that would be due at 65;
for each month after 62 until 65
there is a corresponding increase
in the benefit up to the maximum
to which one is entided.
Some Social Security changes
were made by Congress in the
1965 session; a summary of these
changes (including Medicare) can
be found on page 22 in an article
accompanying this one. The rules
on amounts that can be earned
by retired people without losing
benefits have been liberalized and
several other major changes have
been made.
Apart from social security, it’s
good planning to have a nest egg
for emergencies. Many have made
plans to take care of most sickness
with insurance. Better health in¬
surance is being provided for the
elderly, and should be studied
carefully; some of the plans are
very practical.
Farmer retirement doesn’t mean
the over-use of the rocking chair
or thumb twiddling. The most
ideal type in my experience is the
outgrowth of a good working
father-son partnership agreement.
Of course, many are mother-son,
uncle-nephew, parent-daughter ar¬
rangements — or even no family
relationship whatsoever.
Farmer and Retirement
The working father- son agree¬
ment which the Agricultural Eco¬
nomics Department at Cornell
University suggests — and assists
to put into operation — gives a
junior partner an unusual oppor¬
tunity to work into management
and ownership while the senior
partner is easing off in manage¬
ment and work responsibilities.
During the early years of the
agreement the senior partner con¬
tributes a major portion of the
capital and management and a
fair share of labor. In a few years
the picture changes and Mom and
Dad receive regular financial in¬
come from capital invested in the
home farm (usually mosdy real
estate) which they can look at
every day they are home. They
have days off when they feel like
visiting grandchildren away from
the home community.
The junior partner likes this set¬
up, because it has made it possible
for him to start in where Dad left
off. During the busy summer
months he’s very glad to have
Dad get on the seat of the new 5-
bottom tractor, with power steering
and starter, and all the other con¬
veniences. This modern machine
makes it an easy way for a well-
trained “hired man” to accomplish
the maximum output in a day; it’s
real fun for Dad, and a pleasant
excuse to get out from under
Mom’s feet.
If, however, no one is coming
along to take over and there is a
lack of desire to make large invest¬
ments, many farmers are selling
out as they grow older. Costs of
operation ana overhead are too
high, or the income is too low —
or both. To make the farm modern
enough to support a $5,000-per-
year hired man would require too
heavy a debt load.
The sale of the farm can make
income for the “golden years.”
Maybe there could be an invest¬
ment in the form of a mortgage on
the home farm given by the new
owner, or an investment in securi¬
ties, or a life annuity. Occasionally
there’s the opportunity to make the
sale by contract over a period of
years. This usually saves on in¬
come tax — and many times
brings a better price; it is becom¬
ing popular in some sections of the
country, and should be given con¬
sideration. Your lawyer and the
county agent can help with advice.
A form of semi-retirement which
makes it possible to slow up in
effort ana responsibility could
come from a change in the char¬
acter of the operation. A dairy or
poultry farm, for example, could
give way to cash crops, meat ani¬
mals, or raising dairy heifers. The
reduced income usually covers the
major portion of the overhead,
provides some of the living expen¬
ses, and more free time to enjoy the (
autumn of life.
Retirement And Country Life
Rural communities have many
people from industry or the pro¬
fessions who have had to retire at
65. They usually bring to the com¬
munity something in the way of
retirement income, in addition to
social security — and interest and
dividends from years of putting
something away for the rainy day.
They may live on a one-acre lot
or a 100-acre farm. Usually, at
least, they have a good garden —
and often some form of livestock
that saves on food budgets.
These new people affiliate them¬
selves with the new communities.
Many get on the local school
board; others are concerned with
township and county politics. One
ambitious retiree successfully made
the grade for the state legislature.
They bring with them a lifetime of
valuable experience, and have the
time and interest to devote to
church, hospital, welfare commit¬
tees, and fund drives. The Grange
has proved to be a wonderful op¬
portunity to get acquainted and
enjoy group activities — tours,
flower shows, and the like. The
changing rural community like¬
wise needs this new interest and
enthusiasm.
It's Later Than You Think
The autumn of life makes us
realize that our houses should be
“put in order.” A most important
part of this is a will. Everyone
who owns property — real or per¬
sonal — regardless of age, should
have one, and keep it up to date.
Wills and insurance policies
should be reviewed at least once a
year to make sure that wishes for
the disposal of property are tailor¬
ed to present conditions.
A death, a marriage, a new
child, a crippling accident, a
change of witnesses, a purchase or
sale of property, or a change in
your financial status may make a
new one advisable. The safest way
is to have a new one drawn,
(Continued on page 22)
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Auburn — Main & Pinkney
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Bakers Mills — Arnold Ross
Bayshore, L. I. — United Rent All
Bearsville — Wittenberg Lumber Co.
Belfast — Belfast Lumber Co.
Binghamton — Wakeman’s Auto Svc.
Blauvelt — Geo. W. ' Reibenstein
Blossvale — Jay’s Sales & Svc.
Buffalo — West Seneca Rental
Burke — Cowans Esso Station
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Canisteo — George Burd, Inc.
Carmel — Carmel Lawn Mower Repair
Caroga — Clayt’s Texaco Svc.
Catskill — Percy Schermerhorn
Centereach, E. I. — Cen’each Lawmower Ctr.
Champlain — Raymond Bedard
Conklin — Barton Service
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Hammond — Marsaw’s Farm Supply
Haverstraw — Ehler’s Sales Co.
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Liverpool — Knapp’s Lawn Mower Svc.
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Lowville — Lee Lumber Co., Inc.
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Northville — Stephen Wadsworth
Norwich — Kosowsky Hardware
Nichols — J. D. Robertson
Old Forge — Hubert R. Lee
Oneida — Oneida Hardware
Otto — Reed-Tegler, Inc.
Patchogue — Patchogue Power Tool Co.
Peekskill — Caola Bros.
Pine Bush — McDole’s Service Sta.
Pine Plains — Merritt & Woodward
Pleasantville — C. V. Pierce Co.
Portville — Harold W. Holcomb
Potttersville — Griffen Bros.
Pulaski — Hollis Welding Shop
Riverhead, L. I. — G. A. Luce Hardware
Rochester — Howard’s Lawn Mower & Chain, Saws
Rome — Ernest Portner Lbr. Co.
Salem — Bud Clarks
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Schenectady — J. H. Dimmick & Harold Waters
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Selkirk — Zupan’s Lumber Co.
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S. Otselic — Truman Duncan Store
Spencer — Simcoe’s Garage
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I have been using continuous lighting
for my laying hens. Except for the obvi¬
ous savings in electricity, are there any
problems associated with continuous
lighting?
There is no real problem in
giving your laying birds contin¬
uous light except as you have in¬
dicated the economics involved,
and this probably would not be
very serious with a small flock.
There is one slight possibility that
this may be a disadvantage in that
when birds go into a minor slump
for which there seems to be no par¬
ticular reason, by increasing the
light we can sometimes stimulate
the birds to increase in production
again.
For this reason we normally
advocate starting with 12 or 13
hours of light and then gradually
stepping it up to about 16 hours.
There is no economic advisability
in giving more than 16 hours of
light, as we apparently get no
stimulation beyond this point.
There is a factor involved in
lighting that is fairly important if
one is not using a full 24-hour
light period; that is, we must
bracket daylight to avoid natural
lighting affecting the increase or
decrease in stimulation. As an
example . . . after June 21 or there¬
abouts days continuously get
shorter, and if we do not use even¬
ing lights, even though the birds
might be getting 16 or more hours
of light by having extra light in
the morning, they would still be
experiencing a continuous de¬
crease. This could cause the birds
to be affected and thereby slow
down in egg production.
For this reason, when one is
not using continuous light we pre¬
fer to have the lights come on in
the morning . . . say at 4 or 5
o’clock and then turn off at 7 or 8
in the evening so that we are
bracketing daylight.
One way, of course, that you
could control your lights without
doing this manually would be to
use a time clock, which would turn
the lights on at say 4 or 5 in the
morning and then turn them off at
7:30 or 8:00 . . . and then theclock
would turn the lights on again in
the late afternoon and off at 7:30
or 8:00 in the evening. This is a
common practice with commercial
flocks.
In fact, we have some opera¬
tions where the lights come on at
4 in the morning, and then a
photoelectric cell takes over and
turns the light off when the inten¬
sity becomes adequate in the poul¬
try house; in the afternoon when
the intensity decreases the photo¬
electric cell turns the lights on
again and the clock turns them off
at 7:30 or 8:00 p.m.
We have one rule of thumb that
we feel is rather important and that
is we should never decrease the
number of hours of light during
the laying cycle, nor should we
ever increase the hours of light
during their rearing cycle.
— Charles E. Ostrander, Cornell
University
Can high-moisture mature ear corn be
stored in a conventional silo?
Yes, if you are careful. Silo
should be tight, including doors.
Pack silage and cover with plastic
on top. In a conventional silo,
you will need to feed a 2 to 4 inch
layer every day to prevent spoil¬
age.
What is the highest moisture content at
which corn can be stored in a crib?
Up to 35 percent moisture, if
the crib is not over 41/2 to 5 feet
wide.
Creosote has leaked through joints of
my cement block chimney, and streaks
have run down the outside. Is there any
paint that will cover the creosote?
There is no paint, to my knowl¬
edge, that will satisfactorily cover
creosote. This has been one of the
problems of the wood preserving
industry, where creosote is one of
the most common materials used
in pressure treatment of poles,
timbers, and lumber.
The only remedy . . . and a dif¬
ficult one to achieve ... is to
restrict the formation of more
creosote through burning dry
wood and maintaining a hot
enough fire to keep the tars and
oils in a vaporous condition.
Where a small wood fire must be
kept at low ebb overnight, this is
a most difficult job. There is
always more difficulty with an
outside (exposed) chimney than
one inside a building; both from
standpoints of cooling the tars and
also from being exposed to view.
You can gain a little by cutting
out the leaky mortar joints and
replace the mortar, using a rich
mixture 1 to 2 parts of cement and
sand, and packing it in as tightly
as possible. You will thereby force
the tars to run down the inside of
the tile liner . . . but it is most dif¬
ficult to obtain a tight chimney.
Another alternative is to line the
outside of the chimney. — E. W
Eoss, Cornell University
Why are my donkeys chewing wood
lately? They are doing a good deal of
damage and I am wondering what I
can do to prevent it.
Generally speaking, there are
two reasons why any equine eats
wood. One is something missing
from the diet; the other is just plain
boredom. Provide them with all the
ground salt they want plus a sepa¬
rate container with a good mineral
mixture. These mixtures can be
obtained from practically any feed
store, but special care should be
taken in selection. Make sure they
contain calcium and phosphorus
on a one-to-one basis, certainly
no more than a two-to-one or one-
to-two basis.
In most parts of New York State
it is also advisable to have a little
selenium, some iodine and iron.
Under most conditions, these will
all be present in a good mineral
mixture.
By providing the mineral mix¬
ture in one box and the salt in
another, wood chewing should be
completely alleviated. If not, check
on the rest of the ration ... it
could be that these donkeys are
eating wood because they are hun¬
gry. Provide three pounds of high
quality hay per day for each 100
pounds of body weight.
Parasite infestations, particular¬
ly those of bots, can reduce the
efficiency with which an equine can
utilize its feed. If your donkeys
have not been wormed within the
last year, consult your veterinar¬
ian. There are a couple of good
worming compounds on the mar¬
ket which can be mixed with the
feed.
I plowed an old pasture and now a lot
of quackgrass is coming up. Next year I
would like to plant potatoes. What would
you recommend sowing on this land in
order to get rid of the quackgrass?
My recommendation would be
to grow sweet corn or field corn,
since corn does a good job of
shading out low-growing weeds.
Before you plant the corn I would
suggest that you spray the entire
field with amino triazole which
you can purchase under the trade
names of Ainatrol T and Cytrol T.
After spraying, wait a week or
ten days before fitting the soil or
until the quackgrass has turned
white. You can plant the corn ap¬
proximately 15 days or so after
the amino tri azole has been ap¬
plied. In other words, you should
allow at least two weeks between
the application of the amino
triazole and the planting, with the
fitting coming in between, but after
the quackgrass has pretty well
died.
If you should get some quack
showing up next spring, you could
spot-treat the field before planting
the potatoes. Again allow at least
two weeks between application of
the chemical and the planting of
the potatoes. — Philip A. Minges,
Cornell University
I have been told that putting aluminum
siding on a house will cause the sills to
rot. Is this true?
I have not been aware of diffi¬
culty with the rotting problem rela¬
tive to the application of aluminum
siding. There is, however, oppor¬
tunity for it in some situations.
If the siding is properly applied,
it should shield and drain all ex¬
terior rainfall. A problem could
occur with relation to vapor from
within the building condensing be¬
tween the aluminum siding (or felt
or other material on the inside of
it) if high moisture vapor condi¬
tions exist.
This is relatively common on
exterior walls of bathrooms (show¬
er baths), laundries (unvented
driers), or kitchens where excessive
boiling of water takes place. The
remedy is to apply a vapor barrier
to the inside wall surface if the
vapors cannot be vented by fan or
other means. The easiest barrier
to use after a house is built is an
oil paint film (two coats) over a
smooth surface. If the plaster is
badly cracked, the oil film will be
less effective; it is of little value
over paneling (many joints).
— Prof. E. W. Eoss, Cornell Uni¬
versity.
What causes the blossoms to fall off my
tomato plants?
There are several things that
might be involved here, but the
most common one is that of night
temperature. Tomatoes will set
fruit well when the flowers open
during periods when the night tem¬
peratures are ranging between
about 58 and 75 degrees Fahren¬
heit. If the temperatures are cooler
or warmer than this the flowers
often do not set properly.
This year we had a rather large
number of nights of temperatures
below this minimum range, inter¬
spersed by periods of relatively
hot weather. For this reason to¬
matoes in some areas have not
set as well as we would like to have
them . — Philip Mi nges, Corn ell
University
Does the use of ammonium nitrate as
a fertilizer increase the acidity of a soil?
Yes. For each 100 pounds ap¬
plied, about 58 pounds of ground
limestone is required to bring the
pH back to its former figure.
What is the right moisture content for
storing high-moisture mature ear corn in
the silo?
About 30 percent. Ifmuch lower,
it will mold easier, and if much
higher (over 40 percent) storage
losses increase. In an airtight silo,
though, you can store at any mois¬
ture level.
Can I save an apple tree that threatens
to split by tying the limbs together with
wire?
Yes, if it’s done properly. Rather
than passing the wire around the
limbs, put screw eyes into the wood
of each branch, and then wire the
screw eyes together. The reason
for this is that new growth occurs
just under the bark, and wire that
encircles a limb cuts off the cir¬
culation of sap. Recently, nylon
strapping also became available
for this job.
Can I grow cucumbers on a trellis to
save garden space?
Yes . . . also melons, squash
and tomatoes.
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Personal Farm Experience
The clubhouse for golf course customers.
THIRTY TONS PER ACRE
Carl Green (left) and his brother
Glenn.
GOLF COURSE
In addition to caring for 170
head of cows with 110 milking,
we are building a golf course on
what was mostly 165 acres of
pasture.
Dad, who died three years ago,
had the idea and we are carrying
it out. It has taken three years
because we did most of the work
ourselves. We did hire some heavy
earth-moving equipment and an
architect to lay out the course. We
will open a 9-hole course on
Decoration Day, 1966, and will
eventually have an 18-hole course
and a swimming pool.
In making the course, we made
7 ponds, seeded fairways with
bentgrass, and laid 4 miles of irri¬
gation pipes. One pond holds 10
million gallons and the system will
put on 30 thousand gallons of
water per hour.
We have already built a club
house and will operate a restau¬
rant. While this will be a public
course with fees set to meet com¬
petition, we plan to have a club
membership of 100. We already
have 50 signed up though we have
accepted no money. Though they
once thought it was a rich man’s
game, many farmers now enjoy
a game of golf. However, we are
near Oneida Lake and many cus¬
tomers will undoubtedly be
vacationers.
When completed we expect to
have a course second to none.
— The Green Brothers ( Glenn,
Carl and Ned), West Monroe,
Oswego Co., New York.
We are aiming for 30 tons of
corn silage per acre; in 1964 we
hit 26.
One practice that we follow is to
plant corn in double rows 7 inches
apart with 28 inches between the
double rows. We use a 17-disk
drill with disks 7 inches apart,
using 2 adjacent disks and then
skipping 3 disks. We can plant a
lot of corn in a day.
We plow under nitrogen, using
ammonium nitrate or urea to pro¬
vide from 100 to 150 pounds of
actual nitrogen per acre. Then we
broadcast and harrow in from 400
to 600 pounds of 0-20-20.
The corn is harvested with a
single-row field chopper and put
in one of three silos, a tower hold¬
ing 225 tons, a trench holding
450 tons, or another trench hold¬
ing 150 tons. We prefer the trench,
based on cost, upkeep, ease of
handling, etc. Later, the upright
silo may be sealed tighter, and
an unloader installed to handle
high-moisture corn.
The herd of 135 cows is in free
stalls in a pole-type building 144-
feet x 44-feet wide. We built the
stalls, running crosswise of the
building, for about $5 per stall
for lumber and hardware — Phil
Munson, North Lansing, N. Y.
John Simplear and a young Red
Delicious apple tree.
AIMS FOR QUALITY
I am told we have the largest
apple orchard in Oswego County.
We grow mostly McIntosh, Red
Delicious and Golden Delicious for
the fresh market and aim to pro-
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duce a quality that pleases con¬
sumers. We also grow some
cherries, prunes and peaches and
sell some hay. Including an or¬
chard near Lyons, New York, we
have 350 acres of apples.
Local help pick the apples and
‘‘spot pick,” that is pick 2 or 3
times, taking only the ones that
are ripe. In order to produce
quality (including color) we prune
lightly every year by hand.
The land here is dryer than at
Lyons and we irrigate 75 acres
here, putting on 3 to 4 inches
about July 1. You can get too
much water, causing apples to
grow too rapidly.
We judge the amount of fer¬
tilizer to use by the looks of the
trees, supplemented by leaf analy¬
sis.
Selling the fruit is no problem,
which may indicate that we have
been able to meet our goal of pro¬
ducing quality fruit. —John
Simplear, New Haven, N. Y.
GOOD INSURANCE
In July of 1962, because of se¬
vere drought conditions in our
area, we decided that it would be
to our advantage to purchase a
portable irrigation system. We in¬
vested approximately $4,300 in it.
We had one pond, built another
in 1963, and have plans to con¬
struct another this year (1965).
We use a diesel farm tractor to
pump the water. We irrigate ap¬
proximately one acre at a time
and it takes one hour per inch of
water. We apply about two inches
per application. We irrigate hay,
corn and oats.
Since we have used the irriga¬
tion system we have had enough
hay and corn silage to feed our
dairy of 40 milkers and 23 head
of young stock. We have 90 acres
of tillable land, including pasture.
Would we purchase again? Yes,
as we believe it is good insurance
against the extreme dry weather
like we have had for the last four
years. — Stuart F Turner, Rich¬
field Springs, New York
NO REST
We’ve been feeding corn silage
as the only roughage for a num¬
ber of years now. As a result, our
Holstein cows tend to be a little
beefy . . . carrying more fat than
some herds.
Four out of five of our cows
aren’t dried off at all, except for
the ten days just before calving
when their udders cake. I think the
need for a rest period is overrated
. . . especially for cows carrying
good condition.
In a stanchion barn it’s fairly
simple to dry cows off, but when
cows are in free stalls and the herd
milked in a parlor ... as in our
case . . . it’s difficult unless dry
cows are separated from the herd.
We find that, for most cows, our
production results are fine if we
work ’em full time!
In addition to silage, cows get
a grain mix containing 24 percent
protein. — Richard Ellis, Aurora,
New York.
LIKES PASTURE
Some years ago I had improv¬
ed pasture split up in small fields
and moved the herd every day.
But as I kept more cows, labor
and fencing upkeep persuaded me
to modify the program. The herd
of 90 milkers now gets hay every
day of the year.
While I plan to depend less on
pasture, I expect to keep 2 or
maybe 3 fields of 10 to 12 acres
near the barn and rotate the herd
probably every 3 weeks. I’m not
sold on keeping cows confined all
the time. In fact, I’m building a
covered bunk feeder so they can
be kept out from early April until
late November.
In August 1964, I bought an
irrigation system. The mistake I
made was in not installing it
earlier. It would have paid a sub¬
stantial part ot its cost last year.
I did irrigate corn in August. It
added weight to the ears but not
much height to the stalks.
This year I irrigated 40 acres
of corn with 4 inches of water
once early in July. I don’t expect
to put on more water unless it gets
real dry. In June I watered 45
acres of second cutting alfalfa and
in July 50 acres of improved pas¬
ture ofladino, alfalfa and orchard
grass.
I am convinced that the system
is good insurance (we have 3500
feet of pipe and plenty of water).
My corn has a population of
30,000 stalks per acre and it must
have adequate water in order to
develop ears.
We have had 4,000 hens, but
I have concluded that I must either
get bigger or get out and have
decided to get out and concentrate
our efforts on the cows. — Mar¬
shall Minot, Pulaski, Neiv York
Marshall Minot with part of his 3,500
feet of irrigation pipe in the back¬
ground.
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Elizabethtown— Harold Brandt
Fleetwood— John Dietrich
Greensburg— Byran Bowman
Greenville— D. R. Thompson Farm Supply
Hughesville State College— Markle
Farm Equipment
Intercourse— Noah Martin
Kittanning— Snyders Impl. Store
Knoxville— H. L. Leathers & Son
Kulpsville— Abraham G. Allebach
Lancaster— L. H. Brubaker
Lebanon— Paul S. Stoltzfus
Lewisburg— Campbell's Mills
Ligonier— Ligonier Sales Co.
Lititz— L. H. Brubaker
Martinsburg— W. M. Burchfield & Co.
McConnellsburg— Ott Bros.
Mercer— J. R. Moore Farm Supply
Montoursville— Keebler's Farm Supply
Myerstown— Weaver Star Silo Co.
New Brighton— Eisenbrown Impl.
New Paris— Harry L. Findley
Oakland— J. E. Peoples
Oley— Albert Noss
Quakertown— Hillegas Bros.
Salunga— S. H. Hiestand & Son
Sandy Lake— Sandy Lake Mills
Seven Valleys— Gus Equip. Co.
Slippery Rock— Wick Farm Supply
Somerset— Wiedner Farm Bldg. & Serv.
Sugar Grove— Sugar Grove Farm Supply
Troy— Welch Farm Supply
Watsontown— John M. Bomberger
West Chester— Charles J. Garrett
West Grove— S. G. Lewis & Son
VERMONT
Cambridge— T. J. McGovern Stores
Center Rutland— Dunton Bros.
Newport— W. S. Mitchell
No. Ferrisburg— Yandow Sales & Service
St. Albans— Schibi Farm Supply
Tiverton— Antone A. Medeiros
Woodstock— Woodstock Farm Supply
VIRGINIA
Harrisonburg— Valley Impl. Sales, Inc.
Richmond— Superior Equip. & Supply
Rural Retreat — Southwestern Dairy Equip.
WEST VIRGINIA
Bruceton Mills— Wendell Eisentrout
Wheeling— Harry Cox Impl.
continues to be one of our leading
poultry disease problems. As our
knowledge of the disease has
increased, so has the incidence.
Why?
Poultry management practices
of intensive rearing have been the
greatest contributors to the con¬
tinuance of coccidiosis as one of
our most serious poultry disease
problems. When one stops to con¬
sider that we grow chickens in an
area of approximately one-half
square foot per bird and that one
sporulated oocyst can produce
from two to three million new par¬
asites in ten days, it is easy to see
why coccidiosis continues to be a
problem.
Control
Controlling coccidiosis should
be approached through one or a
combination of the following
methods:
- Raise the birds in absolute
isolation.
- Treat the birds if and when an
outbreak of coccidiosis occurs.
- Use a continuous medication
program throughout the birds ’life.
-Establish immunity to
coccidiosis.
However, under our present day
management practices, strict isola¬
tion to prevent this disease is not
practicable. Treating the flock after
they succumb to a clinical infection
of coccidiosis results in high mor¬
bidity and mortality, with a result¬
ing flock of cull birds. This is an
expensive way to attempt to
prevent or control coccidiosis.
When considering layers, con¬
tinuous medication throughout the
birds’ life is expensive, and the
possible effects on fertility, hatch-
ability, and production would
have to be carefully weighed before
this should be attempted.
Best Answer
In my opinion, the answer to
raising replacement birds and con¬
trolling coccidiosis both during the
growing stage and in the laying
house depends upon the birds ac¬
quiring immunity to coccidiosis as
early as possible. Acquiring im¬
munity has no single or simple
answer because this life process
involves a delicate physiological
balance.
The bird must be exposed either
naturally or artificially to sporu¬
lated oocysts while receiving a
drug to prevent the infection from
becoming a clinical case of coc¬
cidiosis. The exposure must not be
* Technical Service Chief, Hess & Clark
COCCIDIOSIS
by R. L. Miller*
severe enough to overwhelm the
drug, nor must the drug be so
strong that it completely
suppresses all infection.
We know that chickens can be
infected with nine species of oocysts
and that immunity to one species
does not impart immunity to the
other eight. We also know that a
severe infection with one specie
may impair the bird’s ability to
develop immunity to other species
it may be exposed to during the
same period of time. The condition
of the litter as well as temperature
and humidity determine the num¬
ber of oocysts that will become
infective.
No Single Answer
It is easy to see that no single
program can be set up for all
sections of the country, or even for
all growers in a given area. The
immunity a bird develops is not
life-long, and the period of lasting
immunity varies among the vari¬
ous species. The immunization
program should meet the follow¬
ing requirements:
- A bird should be exposed to
the species that one would normal¬
ly expect the bird to come in con¬
tact with during its life.
- The initial exposure, if too
severe, may result in a clinical
case of coccidiosis. It has been
established that repeated exposure
of medium intensity would pro¬
duce a better, longer-lasting im¬
munity than will severe exposure
for a short period of time.
- Repeated infection or exposure
is necessary if immunity is to be
maintained throughout the bird’s
life.
- The oocysts must be viable
and the drug must not destroy all
oocysts if immunity is to result.
- The litter must be moist and
warm enough to permit sporula-
tion. If the litter is too dry, spol¬
iation will not occur and immunity
will not be achieved. The success¬
ful recycling of infection is neces¬
sary for the development of
immunity.
- The use of drugs at levels that
will eliminate the disease, in addi¬
tion to the coccidiostatic drug in¬
tended to merely keep infection
under control during the growing
period may result in a flock not
developing proper immunity.
Broilers
The broiler industry is interested
in suppressing coccidiosis, not ac¬
quiring flock immunity. The
control of coccidiosis can be ac¬
complished with any one of the
several coccidiostatic drugs avail¬
able today.
However, we again are not
dealing with a single species, but
nine species, of which at least four
or five are frequently present in
most infections. There are no
coccidiostatic drugs that are effec-
(Continued on page 21)
American Agriculturist, October, 1965
18
NEPPCO MEETS
changes since the original regula¬
tions were made into law.
Farmers and processors are
now prohibited from delivering
fruits, vegetables or poultry for
processing without a certificate of
sale, including the price per unit.
Local people were given more
influence in school district re¬
organization, along with being of¬
fered strong incentives for small
districts to merge.
Other legislation authorized
the Extension Service to provide
regional programs embracing
several counties, extended the
rabies indemnification program
for one year, and increased State
aid to school districts from $500
to $600 per pupil.
Mandatory workmen’s com¬
pensation and unemployment
insurance coverage were blocked,
as were extension of Daylight Sav¬
ing Time to a nine-months period,
and an attempt to prevent 12 to
14-year-old children from picking
berries.
The Governor vetoed a bill
passed by the Legislature that
would have required farm land
actively devoted to agriculture to
be assessed according to present
use instead of potential use. He
also vetoed a law that would have
forced the division of each county
into no less than 5 districts sub¬
stantially equal in population . . .
a setup where the county legislator
would not have any responsibility
at the town level as town super¬
visors now have.
The 28th annual get-together of
the Northeastern Poultry Produc¬
ers Council (NEPPCO) will beheld
in the Farm Show Building at
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on
October 12-14.
In keeping with its theme,
“Heralding a New Era in the
Northeast,” the 14-state Exposi¬
tion will feature topics outlining
opportunities, analyzing the rea¬
sons for success or failure in the
industry, and examining the latest
production and disease-fighting
techniques.
Among the talks on Wednesday
will be a report by John W. Carn-
cross of Rutgers University on
“Why Some Poultry men Succeed
While Others Fail.” C. Dean Olson,
president of Olson Bros., Inc. of
North Hollywood, California, will
discuss “A Californian Looks at
the Egg Business in the East and
in the West.”
Other Wednesday speakers
include: Frank J. Lipman, presi¬
dent of Lipman Bros., Augusta,
Maine, integrated operators, who
will speak on “Opportunities for
Broilers in Pennsylvania.” On egg
marketing, two speakers . . . Frank
D. Reed of the University of Maine
and A. Kermit Birth of Pennsylva¬
nia State University . . . will dis¬
cuss “The Facts and Figures about
On-The-Farm Egg Processing.”
Paul F. Osborn, chairman of
NEPPCO’s Turkey Division, has
arranged a full day’s activity on
Wednesday for turkey producers.
Keynoting the exposition with
the opening-day address on Tues¬
day will be Dr. Kenneth Hood,
American Farm Bureau director,
who will advise producers on how
“NEPPCO land Poultry men Can
Top The Nation.”
Kurt Mauritz, De/avan, Wisconsin, says
“ 18% more milk „.17% more B.F.
convinces me that a MIN-VITE ration pays »
Kurt Mauritz is really convinced there’s something to
Watkins MIN-VITE and the Watkins Recommended
Feeding Program!
His D.H.I.R. records thru July (on an average of 62.5
cows) show a 17% increase in butterfat production (from
466 lbs. to 549 lbs. per cow) and an 18% increase in milk
production (from 12,642 lbs. to 15,012 lbs. per cow.)
What’s more, Mr. Mauritz feels his calf crop ... as well
as his entire herd ... is sturdier and healthier this year than
it’s ever been before.
Granted, it takes more than MIN-VITE to achieve results
like this. It takes good management and sound breeding,
too. However, records on farm after farm, show that the
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NEW LAWS
The Empire State Legislature
has passed, and the Governor has
signed, a number of laws directly
affecting rural people in New York
State. Some of the more important
ones are as follows:
A 2 percent sales tax that
specifically exempts most farm
machinery and production items.
There has been and will con¬
tinue to be for a while considerable
confusion over the exact interpre¬
tation of this law as far as farmers
are concerned, but this will be
ironed out in time.
The use of certain herbicides
near grape vineyards will be pro¬
hibited year after year by the Com¬
missioner of Agriculture. Grapes
are notoriously sensitive to such
materials as 2,4-D, and the law
is designed to protect growers from
damage caused by drift from
neighboring fields.
The Potato Golden Nematode
Eradication Program was extended
for one year, and a sugar beet
cyst nematode eradication pro¬
gram was initiated.
A new fertilizer control law
revises and updates the sale, anal¬
ysis and labeling of commercial
fertilizer. It was badly needed
legislation, because the fertilizer
industry has made massive
”1 can't wait to see the results of our
hog foods test."
American Agriculturist, October, 1965
Watkins Dealer,
Menno Kamphuis,
studies production
records with
Kurt Mauritz and
his son, Halmut.
Personal, on-the
farm help like this
has been part of a
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News and Views from
NEW YORK AND
PENNSYLVANIA
Appointment —
Professor Nyle
C. Brady, direc¬
tor of science
and education
lor the U. S. De¬
partment of Ag¬
riculture, and
former head of
Cornell’s agron¬
omy department,
has been named
director of research and director
of the Cornell University Agricul¬
tural Experiment Station. Brady
succeeds Professor W. Keith Ken¬
nedy who recently was named
associate dean.
Time-Saver — On the farm of A1
Edwards at Genoa, New York,
poultry manure is removed in dry
form each 14 months. Each pit is
three feet deep, 110 feet long, and
9 feet wide, and holds approxi¬
mately 100 tons of manure. To
have the system work satisfactorily
it is necessary to have a concrete
apron in the loading zone, and a
concrete floor underneath the
cages.
Appointment — Dr. Arthur J.
Pratt, Ithaca, New York, is the
new executive secretary of the New
York State Vegetable Growers
Association. His offices are in East
Roberts Hall, Cornell University;
phone number Area Code 607,
275-3031.
Prominent Farmer — The late John
W. Rich, Canton, New York,
whose death at the age of 30 leaves
a widow and four children rang¬
ing in age from 4 through 10, was
much loved throughout New York
State. He was actively interested in
Farm Bureau, Extension Service,
civic organizations and his
Church.
A trust fund has been set up to
help with the education of his chil¬
dren. Any friends who would like
to contribute may do so through
the John Rich Memorial Fund, c/o
St. Lawrence County National
Bank, Canton, New York 13617.
New Warehouse— The Oliver Cor¬
poration is building a new branch
warehouse and office in the Harris¬
burg, Pennsylvania area. Location
is on the Old Gettysburg Pike, just
off Routes 15 and 83, and it will
consist of 64,000 square feet of
floor space. Plans call for a rail
siding to the building, one outside
railroad dock, and truck unload¬
ing facilities. Dealer truck loading
will be done under the main build¬
ing roof.
Dairy Princess — Twenty-five
thousand people were in atten¬
dance lor the parade of the
Herkimer County (New York)
Dairy Princess and her court
which opened the annual county
fair. Princess Carol Prior of Clay-
ville is a student in the College of
Home Economics at Cornell.
Best Poultry Boy — David Morse,
(18) Moravia, N. Y. was named
New York’s “Best Poultry Boy.”
He will compete with “best poultry
boys” from 13 other states at the
annual exposition of the North¬
eastern Poultry Producers Council
(NEPPCO) at Harrisburg, Penn¬
sylvania.
Star Farmer— David J. Mosher
(17) Greenwich, New York, was
one of the four outstanding stu¬
dents of vocational agriculture
named by the Future Farmers of
America to receive a regional
Dairy Farming award for 1965.
David is a member of the Green¬
wich FFA Chapter, and at present
has a herd of 35 cows and 19
heifers. Last year’s production
average was 15,720 pounds of
milk and 578 pounds of fat from
20 cows.
Purchase — Recently Pro-Fac and
Curtice Burns bought the stock of
Empire State Pickling Company,
whose main product is sauerkraut,
sold under the national label
“Silverfloss.” This adds another
major commodity to Pro-Fac’s
vegetable and fruit sales line.
White Mu s h r o o m — The white
mushroom has been officially re¬
named the Pennsylvania White
Mushroom in recognition of its
importance to the industry in the
State, in a resolution adopted by
the State Senate. The mushroom
was found in Chester County, and
now accounts for 80 percent ol
total U. S. production. Pennsylva¬
nia produces about 60 percent of
all mushrooms grown in the U. S.,
a crop valued at about $30 million
annually.
Free Stall Barn — A new free stall
barn complete with milking parlor
and milkhouse has just been put
in operation by George and Fred
Durkee on the Durwick Farm.
Orleans, New York, (on Route 88).
Starting in 1942 with 3 cows, 5
veal calves, and 40 ewes, the
Durkees now have 435 acres with
150 head of registered Holsteins.
The present herd average is
16,195 pounds of milk, 574
pounds butterfat.
Many innovations have been
incorporated in this system, and
testing will be carried on relative
to types and sizes of stalls, con¬
crete mixes, epoxy paints, ventila¬
tion, lighting and heating.
Flying Queen — The Pennsylvania
Chapter of the International Flying
Farmers had the honor of having
their queen, Mrs. Ruth Wilson,
named International Queen at the
recent convention. She and her
husband live on a 450-acre dairy
and small grain farm near
Nottingham.
American Agriculturist, October, 1965
Nyle Brady
MEASURES OF MANAGEMENT
* Agricultural Economist, Purdue University
Coccidiosis
(Continued from page 18)
tive against all species. Drugs for
coccidiosis control have been de¬
veloped with emphasis not only
on controlling coccidiosis but not
interfering with feed efficiency or
weight gains.
Once again the broiler operator
must utilize good sound manage¬
ment. In all cases, it is possible
for any coccidiostatic drug to be
overwhelmed if the exposure to
sporulated oocysts is great enough.
Good litter management coupled
with good sanitation will keep the
sporulated oocysts population
within bounds.
The presence of mild coccidiosis
is not detrimental as some people
have indicated. In fact, recent work
indicates that birds recovering
from an infection or exposure of
coccidiosis will have a greater
growth rate than chickens not in¬
fected with coccidiosis. It might be
said that coccidiosis is a disease
for which complete prevention is
impossible, but good control can
be achieved.
Good control is dependent on:
- The application of good poul¬
try husbandry and management.
- Adequate nutrition.
- The use of coccidiostatic drugs
during the growing period.
- The drug being present in the
feed or water at the required level.
American Agriculturist, October, 1965
The Philbrooks, Bob, Eva and son Bruce of Greene,
Maine are in farming to make money — just like you.
That’s why they rely on Wirthmore feeds and service.
They’ve tried other feeds but always came back to
Wirthmore because they found that nothing else gives
such consistent results — or makes as profitable a
herd.
Wirthmore belongs in your farm family, too, be¬
cause it’s worth more.
WIRTHMORE
when dealing with biological proc¬
esses, people.
4. Sorts out the big manage¬
ment decisions horn the little ones
. . . and invests management time
accordingly. Timely, punctual.
5. Is possessed of vigor, health,
energy; willing to face risk, un¬
certainty.
6. Remembers that yesterday’s
right decisions might be wrong
tomorrow, yet is not afraid to
move ahead.
7. Is blessed with the power to
forget, to “unlearn” ... as well as
with the curiosity to learn; sees
challenge in the new; exercises ini¬
tiative.
LESS SUCCESSFUL
1. Will wait and see what to¬
morrow brings. Is content with
whatever lot happens to come his
way.
2. Fails to define problems in
specific enough terms to identify
them or take corrective action.
Asks the wrong questions. May
use emotional base for decision
making.
3. Looks but does not see; listens
but does not hear.
4. Can’t see the forest for the
trees. Seems not to be time con¬
scious.
5. Lackadaisical; somewhat in¬
terested in the “sure” thing.
6. Sticks to existing or histori¬
cal practices and methods. Obliv¬
ious to new evidence.
7. One failure burns so deeply
that the past dominates the present,
masks tne future; sees only frus¬
tration in new ideas.
THE MAN LOOMS large in
farm management. We, therefore,
have to stuffy him and his family
. . . along with his resources and
how he uses them. We do have
research which says that if a man
has certain attributes, his chances
of success as a farm manager are
improved. The converse is not
necessarily true; absence of some
of the attributes does not necessar¬
ily mean failure. Were manage¬
ment an exact science, we could
predict with greater accuracy.
Difficult Job
To characterize those who are
successful and who have the poten¬
tial for success is difficult. But here
we look at the man in farm man¬
agement in an attempt to identify
the successful as compared to the
less successful. To most of us, this
will be a review of that which we
already know; a recitation in com¬
mon sense. At any rate, here are
some characteristics of the success¬
ful as compared to the less success¬
ful farm managers:
SUCCESSFUL
1. Has fairly specific and defin¬
able goals and objectives for him¬
self and his family. His achieve¬
ment interests and desires are
strong. He plans ahead.
by Lowell Hardin*
2. Identifies the real problem.
Accurately analyzes the difference
between what is and what ought to
be . . . within the framework of his
own goals. This he does on an
economic, realistic basis.
3. Perfects the power of observa¬
tion ... a key source of knowledge
Bob and Bruce are
proud of the latest
herd record —
12,300 Milk, 438 Fat. .
Mrs. Philbrook handles
the books and keeps
tabs on performance
and profits.
MM
2S5W-.
- • The herd has grown from 35 to
60 Holsteins in 10 years. jj|
Bob has never purchased a cow
WHY WIRTHMORE
IS PART OF THE
FAMILY AT
LEDGE VIEW FARM
RETIREMENT .
(Continued from page 12)
although a codicil may be effective.
Don’t try to change it by drawing
lines through items, erasing,
writing over, or adding notations;
this may destroy it as a will.
Preparing The Will
This is not a do-it-yourself proj¬
ect! Secure the services of a lawyer.
Although many wills prepared
without legal aid have been suc¬
cessfully executed, the risk is too
reat; minor details may invali-
ate your good intentions.
Make a list of everything you
own; decide who should be the
beneficiaries of your real and per¬
sonal property.
Select an executor or executrix
to administer the will. This may be
the beneficiary who will inherit the
bulk of your estate, another mem¬
ber of the family, your legal or
financial advisor, a trusted friend,
or a business associate. You may
wish to name a contingent executor
to act in case your first selection
dies before you or is unable to
serve.
A bank can act as executor,
trustee under a trust, or guardian
of either a minor or an incompe¬
tent person. A bank is experienced
and familiar with accounting and
management details, it is financial¬
ly responsible and a continuing
institution — an individual may
die; a bank has continued life.
Choose a competent lawyer. The
charge for his services depends on
the complexity of the preparation
of your will; however, the cost is
small considering the time, money
and frustration you may save.
If complicated, ask for a rough
draft of the will to study before it
is ready for signing.
A will must be written, signed
by the maker, and witnessed. The
original copy is the legal document
and must be signed; you may wish
to have unsigned carbon copies
available for convenience.
A well-drawn will contains a
common disaster clause to estab¬
lish contingent beneficiaries if both
husband and wife die within a
stated period of time. Without such
a clause, if both husband and wife
die with no way to determine who
died first, their individual property
is disposed of as if they had died a
widow and widower. Property
owned jointly is divided propor¬
tionately among the heirs of the
joint owners; the husband’s heirs
receive one-half, the wife’s heirs
one-half.
Couples of modest means fre¬
quently name each other as sole
beneficiaries, and each has an in¬
dependent will. Such an arrange¬
ment avoids many complications
for the survivor when there are
minor children.
Keep your will in a safe place,
but let someone know where it can
be found when needed. If kept in a
safe deposit box, it can be removed
by the executor in the presence of
an employee of the bank. This
may be done before an inventory
of contents of the box is made by
the district supervisor of the Trans¬
fer Inheritance Tax Bureau.
RECENT CHANGES
IN SOCIAL SECURITY
Retirement benefits go up 7 per¬
cent retroactive to January 1,
1965. Minimum increase monthly
will be $4 to $6 for couples. Top
pension, now $135.90 based on
tax on $4800, will rise to a maxi¬
mum of $168 in future years when
tax on first $6600 of income
(beginning January 1, 1966) will
have been in effect for the required
period.
Widows with children will get
as much as $309.20 a month in
future, compared with the $254
limit now. This rises gradually
over the years to $368 family
maximum. This affects life insur¬
ance you need. Children will draw
benefits until they reach 22 instead
of 18, if parent dies, retires, or is
disabled ... as long as they are
students.
Widows will be able to collect
their old-age benefits at 60 instead
of at 62 if they want, although
amounts they get will be reduced.
You’ll be allowed to earn more
when you retire. The new rule
allows you to make $1500 a year
without loss of benefits. But instead
of losing $1 for each $2 of earn¬
ings between $1200 and $1700,
the $l-for-$2 rule will apply up
to $2700 a year. Beyond that,
$l-for-$l. This change will make
it easier for older people to hold
part-time jobs.
Medicare goes into effect July
1, 1966. There are two parts:
Automatic hospitalization cover¬
age for everyone 65 years or
older, whether covered by social
security or not. And there’s no
means test.
Up to 60 days in hospital for
each sickness ... semi-priv ate
room, private if needed. Up to
100 days nursing home afterward,
and 100 visits by nurse. Covers
hospital drugs, but not doctors or
(Continued on next page)
FOUR SWITCHES
top dairymen are making to get
$5,000 or more labor income
Your Beacon Advisor
can help you plan
for more milk per cow
and per man — for
greater labor income.
Why not call
him today?
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other specialists. Patient pays for
first $40 of cost and first 3 pints
of blood, if needed.
Health insurance section pays
doctors’ bills . . . surgeons, etc.
Also lab tests and other diagnostic
services, ambulances, wheelchairs,
splints and casts, oxygen tents,
etc. . . . and 100 home nursing
visits a year without having been
hospitalized. Patient pays first $50
a year of bills, plus 20 percent of
the balance. Doesn’t cover physi¬
cal checkups, glasses, etc.
The health insurance coverage
is not automatic . . . coverage is
voluntary. One receives this protec¬
tion only by enrolling and thus
agreeing to pay premium of $3
monthly with the Federal Govern¬
ment matching this amount.
Note that you will NOT have
to be retired to get the coverage
under either the health or hospi¬
talization sections . . . need only to
be 65.
By the way, a racket is spread¬
ing across the country in which a
con man posing as a representa¬
tive of the Social Security Adminis¬
tration calls on elderly people and
offers . . . for a price . . . “medicare
insurance policies.” Remember
that bonafide representatives
should have official cards bearing
their pictures ... or better yet,
always go to your nearest Social
Security office to get information.
Hospital and medical care
coverage doesn’t begin until July
1, 1966, so the payments for medi¬
cal insurance benefits will not
begin until then.
There are many booklets,
bulletins, pamphlets, etc.
! written with suggestions for
happy retirement. Among
them are the following:
Your Retirement — Available
from The Institute of Life
Insurance, 488 Madison
Avenue, New York 22, N.Y.
Look Forward to Your Re¬
tirement-Chamber of
Commerce of the United
States, 1615 H Street, N.W.,
Washington 6, D.C.
Planning for Retirement; Set¬
tlement of Estates; Property
Ownership in Massachusetts;
Your Life Insurance; Your
Social Security; Your Health
and Accident Insurance;
Building Your Savings and
Investments; Should You
Make a Will? — Extension
Service, University of Mas¬
sachusetts, Amherst, Mass.
Your Retirement Years, Parts
I, II, III and IV — Exten¬
sion Service, The University
of Vermont, Burlington, Vt.
Residents of New Jersey
can get bulletins on the sub¬
ject of Live Long and Like It,
covering foods, money, and
activities. Also available to
residents of that State is a bul¬
letin entitled A Will For You,
with much valuable informa¬
tion.
Perhaps your State Exten¬
sion Service has some litera¬
ture available. Why don’t
you ask them?
FORAGE HANDLING HELP
A series of four publications on
forage handling have been pre¬
pared by Professors E. B. Hundoft
and R. W. Guest of Cornell Uni¬
versity. All have a common title,
“Handling Hay Crops,” but dis¬
cuss different parts of the manage¬
ment situations involved. They
include:
#363 — Basic considerations in
selecting field equipment . . . capac¬
ities, costs, power requirements,
and performance.
#364 — From standing crop to
windrow . . .conventional mowers,
conditioners, Buffers and tedders,
rakes, choppers, and windrowers.
#365 — From windrow to feed
bunk . . . chopper systems, bale
systems, harvesting machines,
storages, and feeding equipment.
#366 — A comparison of sys¬
tems . . . equipment requirements
and costs for various hay crop
handling systems.
These publications are available
to New York State residents from
their county agricultural agents,
or by writing direct to Agricultural
Engineering Extension, Riley-
Robb Hall, Cornell University,
Ithaca, New York 14850. A few
copies are available for out-of-state
residents, but publication budgets
dictate that there be no large-scale
distribution outside New York.
BEEF FILM
A beef cattle judging film has
just been released by the American
Angus Association. Titled “Be A
Better Angus Judge,” the 16mm
sound film, in full color, runs for
25 minutes, demonstrates correct
type, important faults to avoid,
strong points to look for, and
many other important guidelines.
Agricultural groups and others
wishing to obtain a copy for show¬
ing should write to the Public Re¬
lations Department, American
Angus Association, 3201 Frederick
Boulevard, St. Joseph, Mo.
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Jim Barbour installed
time clock controls on
augers discharging into
pipes from overhead bins
FEED HANDLING BUILDING
JAMES BARBOUR SR. and
son Jim Jr. of Hallstead, Penn¬
sylvania, are using a feed han¬
dling setup that they’ve been work¬
ing on for some time. The younger
Barbour comments, “We thought
about the idea for many years
and actually developed specific
plans over the last three or four
years.”
Time was when the grain grown
on the Barbour place had to be
shoveled from the storage bin to
the hammermill, then bagged and
lifted to the mixer, bagged again
and carried to a chute down which
it tumbled to a feed cart in the
stable. Now they put a ton of feed
every other day in the winter
through a portable grinder-mixer
... all grain flows or is conveyed
by mechanical power.
Three Bins
The building storing grain has
three bins ... a big one for hold¬
ing oats, plus two smaller ones.
When built, the center bin was
intended for soybeans, but the
price on that protein-rich grain
has been so high that the Barbours
haven’t used them. Last year, shel¬
led corn from government storage
was made available to drought-
stricken areas; this was placed in
that bin.
Shelled corn was found to place
too much weight on the four-inch
auger at the bottom ol the bin,
making it impossible to operate.
This was cured by putting a board
over the auger, held off the floor
by small wood blocks so the grain
would flow through the opening
between board and floor, but not
exert pressure straight down on
the auger.
Mechanized
The two smaller bins discharge
into the portable grinder-mixer;
the larger bin delivers to a hopper
that in turn is equipped with a
conveyor delivering to either of the
three bins. The hopper also
receives any grain brought in to
be stored for future use . . . whether
home-grown or purchased. If
home-grown oats are a bit high
in moisture, they can be circulated
to prevent heating.
A ventilation fan is located so
that it is on the wall near the bell
dust collector on the portable mill,
drawing away dust from grinding
and mixing.
Because the mill is a tractor
pto-operated one, the Barbours
designed the structure so the trac¬
tor exhaust stack remains just out¬
side the building during the milling
process. The big opening for
equipment is closed with a KT/a-
foot door that slides straight up
into the wall above, offering no
complications as far as head room
is concerned.
(Continued on page 25)
\.
Optional discharge points
Discharge to portable grinder-mixer
HOPPER
bQ
A simplified drawing of the Barbour's grain handling system. Optional
discharge openings are regulated hy metal sleeve sliding along pipe that
fully encloses auger above bins.
24
American Agriculturist, October, 1965
BLOATED ONES
Scientists at the University of
Wisconsin have pinned down the
enzyme in forage responsible for
cattle bloating. R. E. Nichols and
Dawson Deese are studying this
enzyme — pectin methyl esterase,
or PME for short.
The enzyme reacts with pectin,
a common material in forages,
and changes it to pectic acid and
alcohol. Pectic acid, in turn, reacts
with calcium or related elements
in the rumen, and produces a
sticky substance. The sticky mate¬
rial traps carbon dioxide and
other gases formed indigestion . . .
and as the gas accumulates the
rumen swells.
Grass contains the lowest
amounts of PME; alfalfa hay test¬
ed contained about four times as
much; green alfalfa contained 18
times as much. Bromegrass, birds-
foot trefoil and alfalfa tested after
being frosted at a temperature of
about 27 degrees F. showed great
differences in PME content. In this
case bromegrass showed lowest;
bird sfoot trefoil contained 10 times
as much; and alfalfa 16 times as
much PME as bromegrass. All of
which agrees with the observance
of bloat on frozen forage. Brome¬
grass almost never causes a prob¬
lem, birdsfoot trefoil is said to be
nearly bloat-proof, and alfalfa is
sometimes dangerous.
Nichols has methods and mate¬
rials under test that can delay the
activity of PME in the rumen of
cattle, and thus prevent bloating.
Feed handling .
(Continued from page 24)
Jim can prepare a ton of feed
in 20 minutes, including the addi¬
tion of 32 percent protein supple¬
ment, beet pulp, and minerals. He
discovered early, after popping a
couple of bearings because of an
over-full tank, that one should
experiment a bit on total capacity
of a mill rather than accept the
manufacturer’s rating. His rig was
rated at two tons capacity, but it
takes a big volume of bulky feed
to weigh two tons ... he plans on
one-ton batches now.
Corn Crib
A corn crib stands next to the
grain handling building; ear corn
is pulled by conveyor into the mill.
There is still some muscle power
required to shovel ears into the
conveyor hopper in the crib, but
the Barbours are planning on how
to mechanize this too.
Winter grain ration for the 40-
cow herd normally contains 14
percent protein, but if hay is poor
it’s boosted to 16 percent. Corn
silage is fed as a roughage in
addition to hay.
The Barbours figure on a sav¬
ing of $10 per ton on feed over
having it ground and mixed com¬
mercially. They like the idea of
making a fresh batch whenever
they need it. They have a marvel¬
ous view from their farm located
high in the hills of Susquehanna
County, but the other side of the
coin is a long, steep haul of home¬
grown grain out to the mill and
back to the farm . . . unnecessary
with on-the-farm milling.
American Agriculturist, October, 1965
Hawley .
(Continued from page 10)
eyes. This has been encouraged
by the Government program on
feed grains; acres have been di¬
verted to soybeans. The price of
beans has been pretty good and
export demand continues high. Of
course, returns are up due to better
yields, too. Since the early days of
soybeans in Illinois there has been
a trend to closer planting, better
weed control, more fertilization,
and better-yielding varieties, as
well as shorter season varieties.
Most of us in this area recall
when a few soybeans were grown
here back in the thirties. At that
time, getting beans ripe in the fall
was almost as serious a drawback
as was the small yield. It’s dis¬
couraging to think that 30 years
later we still aren’t growing soy¬
beans in an area which always
has had to buy protein. Surely a
crop which has been bred to be
profitable in areas with a relative¬
ly short growing season could also
find a place here if enough
research were done to get adapted
varieties.
For years many Midwest farm¬
ers swapped a ton of beans for a
ton of soybean meal. With the kind
of yields now possible out there
and at the price of beans and soy¬
bean oil meal, this adds up to a
very nice gross and net per acre.
I’m for additional effort to see if
we can’t get a piece of this business
here in the Northeast.
WATERING COWS
We started out watering the
cows in our barn from buckets
(3 at each end of each of the rows
of free stalls). Later we switched to
two big tanks at one end away
from the parlor. This is a vast
improvement. The cows used to
stop at the buckets as they came
from the parlor, creating a traffic
jam. Now as many cows can drink
at once as want to and, of course,
the tanks being at the opposite end
of the barn there is no traffic tie-up.
The only drawback to the tanks is
the tendency of one old gal to want
to soak her front feet. Otherwise,
everything favors tanks!
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A PERPLEXING PROBLEM
ORDINARILY I don’t like
arguments, because they never
come to any conclusions. An
exception to this is an argument
about which is the best month of
the year. True, a conclusion is
never reached, but the arguers
bring out all the good points of
the various months. And if one
listens instead of talking he can
find out why various acquaint¬
ances like to live in the country,
and learn quite a little about their
personalities.
October seems to be the favorite
month of more people than any
other, with May and June close
seconds. Farm animals must like
October quite well, because fewer
get sick then than in any other
month. This at least gives their
owners a chance to make plans
for the harsh months ahead.
Last October one of the better
farms in our valley had a per¬
plexing problem. Calves which
had been sleek and healthy all
summer at about seven to twelve
months became “rough.” They
developed diarrhea, and seemed
to get smaller instead of larger.
Internal parasites were suspect¬
ed, and sure enough, stools on
some of the calves did show stom¬
ach worms even though they had
been inside most of their lives.
They did go out to a small barn¬
yard for sun and exercise, but
there was little reason to change
anything except to worm them.
Some responded . . . but one died.
This one had tapeworms in her
intestines, which we had not seen
in this area before, and this was
thought to be the cause of the few
who did not respond to stomach
worm treatment. Thereafter, when
a calf looked rough or developed
diarrhea it was wormed for both
stomach worms and tapeworms.
"New Virus"
Fall led into winter, and still an
occasional eight to ten-month-old
calf would develop diarrhea. Some
responded to treatment, but two
more died. Autopsy revealed noth¬
ing as far as worms or pneumonia
were concerned. Tests for Johne’s
disease were negative, as were tests
for coccidia, virus diarrhea, and
other diseases that could cause
such symptoms. In this same
group of twenty calves some re¬
mained as sleek and growthy as
the usual animals on this farm
had been in previous years.
It was determined that the worm
problem had been started a year
or two before by a young bull
brought in to breed heifers. Still,
animals without worms or other
diagnosed disease died, or were
sold for dog food when death was
imminent. As is usually the case
when we modern veterinarians are
faced with an undiagnosable
disease, we presumed it was “some
new virus.”
The religious man goes on an
occasional “retreat” to think out
his problems. A farmer or veteri¬
narian doesn’t often have time for
this long a retreat, but he can on
occasion solve problems on short
retreats of thought into his past
experiences . . . the one perhaps
while driving a tractor through the
fields, the other driving his car on
a distant call. When up against a
solid wall of “no diagnosis,”
sometimes the only way to an
answer is a complete retreat of
thought and a fresh start.
The Answer
On this case the answer was not
discovered until one cold, raw,
miserable day in March. One of
the dead animals was being au-
topsied in an old gravel bank
where two of her sisters had pre¬
viously been buried. It was decided
by the veterinarian and the farmer
that they would forget all about
the previous discoveries of stom¬
ach worms and tapeworms and
look at this dead heifer as if she
was a completely new case. Yes,
there it was. The liver was off¬
color, sort of a yellow-orange; the
reticulum, or second stomach,
contained a handful of small
stones; the stomach walls were red,
and nearly ulcerated through in
places. It could be worms, it could
be virus, but then, too, it could be
poison.
Samples were sent to the State
Police Laboratory, and a search
was made of the small barnyard
in which the animals exercised.
Here was the answer to why the
worm medicine didn’t work any
more. The putty was chewed out of
each window the calves could
reach. The paint was licked off the
sides of the barn, and much licking
had been done in one corner where
a storeroom had once stood and
the old foundation showed through
the dirt.
The heifers and calves were put
out of this barnyard and kept out,
and to date no more have died.
Weeks later, when the report from
the overworked State Police Lab¬
oratory arrived, the diagnosis was
confirmed. Lead, plus copper and
phosphorus, were present in the
stomach contents and liver of this
dead animal.
Why can we use a yard for
years in safety and suddenly have
animals discover poison buried in
a corner? Perhaps the answer is
“luck;” more likely it is simply a
matter of time until one animal
more curious than the others starts
to lick in the right place. Why do
we veterinarians miss a diagnosis
like this until after several animals
have died? Again, it is not luck,
but a matter of time. For years
two and two added up to four,
and then all of a sudden a silent
or unseen “one” is added, and the
answer of four should be five.
The undiagnosed illness will
continue to crop up. Uusually it
will be something new, but every
once in a while it will be some¬
thing old and obvious for which
we need a “retreat” before we can
make a diagnosis. The veterinar¬
ian or farmer alone can’t find the
answer, but working as a team
they usually do.
American Agriculturist, October, 1965
26
Tractor fuel storage .
(Continued from page 8)
or blocks to prevent cor¬
rosion.
(b) Use tight, permanently-
attached pumping device.
(c) Include an effective anti¬
siphoning device in the
pump discharge.
6. Provide a lock for the tank
valve.
7. Be sure that above-ground
tanks are grounded for light¬
ning protection.
8. Mark the tank “INFLAM¬
MABLE - KEEP FIRE AND
FLAME AWAY.”
Diesel Fuel
Diesel fuel is less volatile than
gasoline, and thus does not as
readily form dangerous, explosive
vapor. However, diesel engines are
particularly sensitive to dirt or
contamination in the fuel. Thus,
extra precautions are usually
necessary in storing and handling
diesel fuel.
The necessary precautions can
be summarized in two rules: Buy
clean fuel; keep it clean.
Usually if you buy diesel fuel
from a reputable dealer, clean fuel
will be delivered to your tank.
However, fuels may occasionally
become contaminated in dealer
storage, or they may be hauled in
tank trailers that have not been
thoroughly cleaned after hauling
other petroleum products. There¬
fore, if at all possible, allow at
least 24 hours for settling of im¬
purities and water between delivery
of fuel and withdrawal from the
tank.
Contaminants
The storage tank may contain
water, dirt, and sediment. Rain¬
water and airborne dirt can enter
the tank because of an improper
vent or because someone forgot to
replace the filler cap. Condensation
of moisture-laden air in a par-
tially-full tank is another source
of water.
As long as these contaminants
settle to the bottom of the tank
they cause no difficulty; however,
fuel delivery usually stirs the set¬
tled mixture. Here’s another good
reason for waiting as long as pos¬
sible after delivery before using
fuel from the tank.
Diesel fuel should be stored in
large tanks, and used directly
from the tank. It may be more
convenient to fill several five-
gallon cans and take the fuel to
a tractor working in the field, but
the chances of contamination are
gready increased by this extra
handling. The extra time required
to bring the tractor to the regular
storage tank is usually worth
while.
Water can corrode the injector
nozzle tips very quickly. If your
tractor has a special trap in the
fuel system for sediment and water,
be sure to drain it as often as
recommended in your owner’s
manual.
Fill the tractor tank at the end
of each day’s operation, rather
American Agriculturist, October, 1965
than wait till the next morning.
This practice helps reduce forma¬
tion of water by condensation from
air in the tank.
The fuel storage tank, whether
above ground or buried, should
be arranged for easy draining of
accumulated water and for easy
cleaning.
An above-ground tank should
be tilted, with a drain valve at the
lower end, and the hose at the
higher end. This arrangement al¬
lows the water and sediment to
settle and accumulate without dan¬
ger of getting into the tractor.
Underground tanks require a
slighdy more complex arrange¬
ment. A drain pipe must be ex¬
tended vertically from the low end
of the tank to the surface to permit
periodic pumping out of the sedi¬
ment and water. The suction pipe
for the regular filler pump should
be at the higher end of the tank
and several inches above the bot¬
tom of the tank.
Either of the above arrange¬
ments permits the tank to be
cleaned even though it has fuel in
it. The tank should be emptied
completely occasionally to remove
all sediment and water.
Airborne dust is a difficult
source of contamination to elimi¬
nate. As fuel is withdrawn from
the storage, air must enter to re¬
place the fuel. Normally, the filters
on the tractor are adequate for
removing this type of contamina¬
tion from the fuel. However, if you
wish to prolong filter life on your
tractor, or have to store fuel under
especially dusty conditions, you
may wish to consider a fuel
storage tank filter.
When selecting a filter there are
several factors to be considered:
For example, the filter should be
fine enough to remove particles
50 microns (195 millionths of an
inch) in diameter.
Another important factor is fil¬
tration efficiency. This establishes
the percentage of each particle size
that the filter will remove; in other
words, how well the filter does the
job. The filter should have enough
capacity to pass the fuel at the
usual rate of filling the tractor
tank. Otherwise, refueling becomes
a long, slow process.
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NEW IH 175 SPREADER
load easy— New drop axle lowers spreader box five inches
to ease loading. Adds a new, streamlined appearance.
Means faster work, easier to get under barn cleaners.
haul tight— New slurry pan attachment seals rear end of
spreader against leakage of fine, dry materials or liquids.
Cuts waste. Prevents messing of roads and driveways.
Spread even— New upper beater attachment gives same
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IH spreaders always were efficient. But now there are 3
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fine particles. (IH “bear claws” shred so fine that you can
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Apron chains that run on replaceable wear strips under the
box— out of trouble. No chain snagging.
And heavy-duty IH construction. Extra-heavy drives. Single
piece 7-ply penta-treated floors.
These spreaders are built for your toughest jobs. Three
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And be sure to ask about IH “pay-as-you-grow” financing.
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ELEVATORS FOR THE FARM
by Wes Thomas
ALTHOUGH mechanically sim¬
ple, portable elevators can greatly
reduce “back-work.” However,
this very simplicity makes many
users indifferent to their mainte¬
nance, operation, and safety pro¬
cedures.
Here are some points for
obtaining better and safer perfor¬
mance from your elevator:
Lubrication — Even though the
elevator is not a high-speed ma¬
chine, adequate lubrication is still
essential. Use good quality pres¬
sure-gun grease on all the fittings,
and be sure that all the bearings
accept grease.
Regular oiling of the main-flight
chains and any intermediate drive
chains is necessary. Crankcase oil
can be applied easily with a paint
brush, but do so only when the
elevator is stopped.
Sheet Metal and Frame — Most
elevators have many riveted or
bolted joints in the sheet metal
and in supporting framework. All
joints should be checked occasion¬
ally; any that are loose should be
repaired.
Chains that are too loose buckle
and catch, but if too tight, they
heat and fail prematurely or cause
bearing overloads. Check your
manual for the proper chain ten¬
sion on your elevator. Recheck the
chain under load. When elevating
heavy material, increased chain
tension is required.
On most elevators, the chain
tension is adjusted by tighteners
at the top of the elevator. Take
up uniformly on each side for the
flight chains. You will eventually
run out of adjustment as the chain
wears; it will then be necessary to
remove one link from each side.
Getting enough slack to allow
the end links to turn to the proper
angle for reassembly is sometimes
a problem. One convenient means
of “pulling up” the chain is to use
an over-center chain tightener such
as is used to tighten log chains on
a load. Hook the tightener into
the links on either side of the clos¬
ing point and pull up the required
amount of slack.
Power Supply — Elevators are
powered in a number of ways . . .
gasoline engines, electric motors,
or tractor pto. Service the gasoline
engine the same as any other small
engine; be especially careful to
clean trash and dirt off it. An
electric motor should be keptclean,
and the cord should be checked
frequently for any signs of loose
connections or breaks in the in¬
sulation. If you use a tractor pto-
drive, check the condition of the
bearings, couplings, and telescop¬
ing shaft.
Elevator Safety — Elevators can
be more dangerous than many
users realize. Undercarriage col¬
lapse is one of the most common
fatal elevator accidents. It usually
happens like this: The elevator is
raised to a high position and then
it becomes necessary to move it
a very short distance. The opera¬
tor doesn’t think it necessary or
even practical to lower the elevator.
As the lower end is raised, the
machine becomes topheavy, and
the balance point is passed. Ifthere
is no restraining device to prevent
the upper end of the derrick from
pulling away from the track, the
wheels will roll toward what was
originally the lower end of the
elevator, and the entire machine
will collapse.
If your elevator has this safety
hazard, you can remedy it by add¬
ing a rod or a strap beneath the
roller shaft. Support the rod at
each end by brackets fastened to
the framework. Make the rod long
enough to permit normal travel of
the roller.
Cranks — Most elevators have
some sort of a hand-operated
crank for raising and lowering.
Some arrangement should be pro¬
vided to stop the crank if you lose
control when raising or lowering
the elevator. Otherwise, the weight
of the elevator will cause the crank
to spin freely.
The crank lock should operate
automatically. Too often, manual¬
ly-operated stops are located so
near the crank that you cannot
safely reach them once the crank
is spinning. All drive chains and
belts should be properly shielded.
Even though they may be slow
moving, they are nonetheless
dangerous.
(Continued on page 31)
American Agriculturist, October, 1965
by Robert Clingan
WORK . . .
CURSE OR BLESSING?
To some, work is one of life’s
richest blessings; to others it is a
curse that must be endured. Yet
it is in our work that we spend
most of our waking hours. Can it
become a source of joy and bless¬
ing even if it has already become
a burden? I believe it can if we
meet most of the following condi¬
tions:
Use our own judgment in
regard to the way we value our
work.
It is not how someone else
thinks about it, judging by the
price tag of our society. Rather, it
is how important it is to ourselves
. . . and how important we our¬
selves know it to be to our society.
For example, years ago the
United States census forms listed
a woman who was a housewife
and a mother as having no occu¬
pation. Every real mother of the
time knew that she had one of the
most important occupations in the
world. Because she was underpaid
for the long hours she put in, or
unrecognized by her government,
made no real difference in the joy
she found in her work and the
satisfaction she found in the life of
her children.
See the end product served by
the work in which we engage. This
is the curse of automation and the
whole process of machine line pro¬
duction. It has raised the American
standard of living, and made our
nation the envy of the world . . .
yet so often the man who simply
pulls a lever, or sorts screws, or
watches a set of gauges, does not
know what he produces or how
important he is to the entire
process.
Elevators .
(Continued from page 30)
If a small engine or an electric
motor is used as a power source,
it must be protected from falling
objects, such as bales of hay or
ears of corn. Additionally, hay
leaves or straw may fall on the
engine and build up around the
hot exhaust pipe and muffler. A
sharp lookout should be maintain¬
ed to prevent the accumulation of
such a fire hazard.
The steel cable used for raising
and lowering should be checked
occasionally. If the cable is worn
or frayed it should be replaced
immediately. If the cable breaks,
it will allow most elevators to fall
to the ground.
If the elevator contacts a power
line while you are moving it with
a tractor, use extreme caution in
getting it loose. First, jump, don’t
climb, off the tractor. Thus you
avoid touching the ground and
the tractor at the same time. Then
do not touch the tractor or the
elevator until the power is shut
off.
Find creative and imaginative
new ways of doing our work.
So often our work needs to be
lifted out of the dead routines of
monotony and dread. During my
college days I visited the home of
my room mate who lived on a
California walnut ranch. With
excitement and enthusiasm he
showed me the equipment his
father was installing for picking
the walnuts, hulls and all, and
treating the hulls with a gas that
would bring them to the point of
dropping from the nuts. The boy
was excited with this new develop¬
ment in which he was sharing in
both the planning and the building.
His father later said to me: “I
could get along without this equip¬
ment, but I knew it would keep
my son interested.”
All of us, no matter what our
work, would find it far more in¬
teresting, not only to ourselves but
to our children, if we could find
creative and imaginative ways of
doing it better.
Discover the comradeship of
toil in which we can enjoy fellow¬
ship with those with whom we
work. The good-natured banter of
the harvest, the office coffee break,
or around the time-clock in a fac¬
tory, can lift the spirits of those
engaged in a work that otherwise
would be only an exacting and
exhausting routine.
Accept our work as a gift of
God. God has given us the gift of
work for the development of our
skills, minds, and talents. It is the
means by which we provide for
our needs and those of our fami¬
lies. It gives us a chance to minis¬
ter to the manifold needs of people
around us . . . and also people we
will never see. Work is the op¬
portunity to make our lives mean¬
ingful and significant. Thank God
for the gift of work.
Try to discover the secret of
saintly Brother Lawrence, who
wrote “Practising the Presence of
God.” His discovery came when
he was assigned to the kitchen
work of the monastery and found
it offensive and revolting. By
“practising the presence of God”
his work became a source of satis¬
faction. His book is worth our
reading. Every person can “prac¬
tise the presence of God” in his
daily work.
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CHAMPION-BEST FOR ALL ENGINES
This odd-looking spark plug helps make sure the
Champions made for all your farm engines will deliver
top performance! It’s a special research tool called a
“thermocouple” plug, developed by Champion engineers.
Using it, they can determine the spark plug heat range
that precisely matches an engine. Precise matching is vital
to good engine performance, because the spark plug that
overheats will soon wear out; and the plug that runs too
cool builds up fouling deposits.
By taking its own temperature during actual engine
operation, this thermocouple plug gathers heat range
data. Precise temperature readings taken at the tip of the
plug’s firing end are sent up through the insulator to the
special terminal at the top of the plug. From these read¬
ings, Champion specialists can determine the exact spark
plug heat range for an engine under all operating condi¬
tions and types of fuel used.
Champion matches spark plugs precisely to every farm
engine using this special thermocouple plug process.
That’s why you can depend on Champions to spark top
performance in your tractor and in all your engines.
There’s a Champion dealer near you ... see him for
all your spark plug needs!
CHAMPION SPARK PLUG COMPANY
TOLEDO 1, OHIO
American Agriculturist, October, 1965
31
NEW YORK EXPOSITION
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AYRSHIRE
FEMALES:
Senior and Grand Champion
— Glengarry Lady Luck 4th, Mer¬
edith Farms, Topsfield, Massachu¬
setts.
Reserve Grand Champion —
Tall Timber’s Laura G, Meredith
Farms, Topsfield, Massachusetts.
Junior Champion — Meredith
L.R. Incid, Meredith Farms, Tops¬
field, Massachusetts.
BULLS:
Senior^ and Grand Champion —
Lippitt Nolly, Strath-holm Farm,
Port Chester, New York.
Reserve Grand Champion —
Jackson Hill Shelly, Atherton
Family, Greenwood, New York.
J unior. Champion — Strath-
holm Nice Mike, Strath-holm
Farms, Port Chester, New York.
BROWN SWISS
FEMALES:
Senior and Grand Champion —
Hidden View Sue A, Lee’s Hill
Farm, New Vernon, New Jersey.
Reserve Grand Champion —
Empire’s Ann L, Empire Farms,
Palmyra, New York.
J unior Champion — Hidden
View Della B, Hidden View Farm,
Washington, New Jersey.
BULLS:
Senior and Grand Champion —
Welcome in Dorian, Valley Echo
Farms, Bergen, New York.
Reserve Grand and Junior
Champion — Hidden View Scran¬
ton, Edward H. Behre, Washing¬
ton, New Jersey.
GUERNSEY
FEMALES:
Senior and Grand Champion —
Blakeford Brilliant Bonita, Henry
C. Venier, LaFayette, New York.
Reserve Grand Champion —
Claire Haven Paul Flute, Henry
C. Venier, LaFayette, New York.
Junior Champion — Welcome
Fortune Jean, Willard & William
Peck, Schuylerville, New York.
BULLS:
Senior and Grand Champion —
McDonald Farms B Grand Duke,
McDonald Farms (Cornell Uni¬
versity), Cortland, New York.
Reserve Grand Champion —
Wileeda Arti-M Glenn, Martha L.
Pengelly, Bergen, New York.
Junior Champion — Dewan
Farms NE Ebb Tide, Mutual Milk
Sales, Inc., Oneida, New York.
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN
FEMALES:
Senior and Grand Champion —
Dann Farm Aristocrat Carol,
Delos P. Dann, Middlesex, New
York.
Reserve Grand Champion —
Collins-crest Ivan Gypsy, Donald
Collins, Malone, New York.
Junior C h am p io n — Hillaire
Admiral Shadowisle, Hillaire
Farms, Millbrook, New York.
BULLS:
Senior and Grand Champion —
Weller Farm Fay Hope, William
A. Weller, Lowville, New York.
Reserve Grand Champion —
Gladibrae Citation Traveler, R.
Clifford Cook, Burke, New York.
Junior Champion — Ashawang
Admiral of Hillside, Hillside
Farms, Inc., Cranston, Rhode
Island.
JERSEY
FEMALES:
Senior and Grand Champion —
Spruce Avenue Margo Cynthia,
Heaven Hill Farm, Lake Placid
Club, New York.
Reserve Grand Champion —
Golden Commando Etta Scotty,
Vancluse Farm, Newport, Rhode
Island.
Junior Champion — Dazzler’s
Tarita, Vancluse Farm, Newport,
Rhode Island.
BULLS:
Senior and Grand Champion —
Wallflower Givia Joe, Heaven Hill
Farm, Lake Placid Club, New
York.
Reserve Grand Champion —
Jester Basil Julian, VancluseFarm,
Newport, Rhode Island.
Junior Champion — Browny’s
Masterman, Heaven Hill Farm,
Lake Placid Club, New York.
MILKING SHORTHORN
FEMALES:
Senior and Grand Champion —
Mystery Scarlet Marilyn, Louis M
Brooks, Hope, Rhode Island.
Reserve Grand Champion —
White’s Patsy Jane, J.M & H.M
White, Marathon, New York.
Junior C h am p io n — White’s
Lily B, J.M & H.M White, Mara¬
thon, New York.
BULLS:
Senior and Grand Champion —
Mystery Histon Prince, Louis M.
Brooks, Hope, Rhode Island.
Reserve Grand Champion —
White’s Double Duke, J.M &H.M
White, Marathon, New York.
Junior Champion — Champion
Barrington, Champion Farm, West
Winfield, New York.
ABERDEEN ANGUS
FEMALES:
Senior and Grand Champion —
Meadow Lane Pride 6, Meadow
Lane Farm, North Salem, New
York.
Reserve Grand Champion —
Haystack Blackbird Blossom 12,
Meadow Lane Farm, North Salem,
New York.
Junior Champion — Walbridge
(Continued on page 33)
American Agriculturist, October, 1965
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Georgina 16, Walbridge Farm,
Millbrook, New York.
BULLS:
Senior and Grand Champion —
Ebony Bardoliermere, Meadow
Lane Farm, North Salem, New
York.
Reserve Grand and Junior
Champion — Rally Jemal, Rally
Farms, Millbrook, New York.
HEREFORD
FEMALES:
Champion — FLF Modest Miss
24, Falklands Farm, Schellsburg,
Pennsylvania.
Reserve Champion — C U Mis¬
chief Miss 54, Cornell University,
Ithaca, New York.
BULLS:
Champion — FLF Modest Mixer
19, Falklands Farm, Schellsburg,
Pennsylvania.
Reserve Champion — FLF
Modest Mixer 1, Falklands Farm,
Schellsburg, Pennsylvania.
SHORTHORNS
FEMALES:
Senior Champion — Strathore
Fairy Violet 2nd, Strathore Farm,
Indian River, Ontario, Canada.
Grand and Junior Champion —
Glen Cove Lavender Lady 4th,
Glen Cove Farm, Windsor, New
York.
Reserve Grand Champion —
Sangamon Gloster, Sangamon
Farm, Dewittville, New York.
BULLS:
Senior and Grand Champion —
Glen Cove Principal, Shaker Farm,
Windsor, New York.
Reserve Grand Champion —
Glen Cove Forward, Algird F.
White & Sons, Ghent, New York.
Junior Champion — Glen Cove
Fortitude, Glen Cove Farm,
Windsor, New York.
SHEEP
Exhibitors of champion rams
in the various breeds were:
Cheviot — J. W. Cook & Sons,
Trumansburg, New York; Colum¬
bia — East View Farm, Pavilion,
New York; Corriedale — East
View Farm, Pavilion, New York;
Dorset — Stumbo Farms, Lima,
New York; Hampshire — Van
Vleck Farm, Woodbury, Connecti¬
cut; Montadale — Dr. F. E. Lind-
blom and Son, Jamestown, New
York; Oxford — Knollview Acres,
Camillus, New York; Rambouillet
— Twin Pine Farm, Nichols, New
York; Shropshire— W. Keith
Stumbo, Lima, New York; South-
down— J. W. Cook & Sons,
Trumansburg, New York; Suffolk
— Daniel Fitzpatrick, Way land,
New York; Tunis — Rita Ann
Cook, Trumansburg, New York.
Exhibitors of champion ewes in
the various breeds were:
Cheviot — Brooklea Farms,
Bath, New York; Columbia —
East View Farm, Pavilion, New
York; Corriedale — Timothy Fitz¬
patrick, Wayland, New York;
Dorset — Stumbo Farms, Lima,
New York; Hampshire — Whip¬
poorwill Farm, Marlborough,
New Hampshire; Montadale —
Dr. F. E. Lindblom & Son, James¬
town, New York; Oxford — Edwin
Fiske, Newark Valley, New York;
Rambouillet — Harry E. Clauss,
Canandaigua, New York; Shrop¬
shire — Kenneth T. Moore,
Nichols, New York; Southdown —
J. W. Cook & Sons, Trumansburg,
New York; Suffolk — Joseph Law-
son, Pavilion, New York; Tunis —
Brooklea Farms, Bath, New York.
SWINE
Championship ribbons in the
swine breeds were awarded as
follows:
Berkshire — Grand champion
boar, Walter Lichtenwalner & Son,
Emmaus, Pennsylvania; grand
champion sow, Scottown Farms,
Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania.
Duroc — Grand champion
boar, David Hartman, Gratz,
Pennsylvania; grand champion
sow, Busy Acre Farms, Allentown,
Pennsylvania.
Hampshire — Grand champion
boar and sow, Ralph Bliek, Wil¬
liamson, New York.
Landrace — Grand champion
boar and sow, Green Haven
Prison, Stormville, New York.
Poland China — Grand cham¬
pion boar, Clair Hartman, Gratz,
Pennsylvania; grand champion
sow, Richard P. Sholley, Jones¬
town, Pennsylvania.
Yorkshire — Grand champion
boar, Dennis Feitshans, Akron,
New York; grand champion sow,
Umbrian Farms, Lafayette, New
Jersey.
Champion barrow — Ralph
Bliek, Williamson, New York.
RAM PROGENY TESTING
During the past two years, Pro¬
fessors Warren Brannon and RAV.
Bratton at Cornell University have
been progeny testing purebred
rams for their ability to produce
lamb meat. Records were obtained
on each ram’s rate and efficiency
of gain, fertility, and the weaning
weight of his progeny.
To date, 8 Dorset and 10
Hampshire rams have been tested.
These rams were selected from
several purebred flocks and
brought to Cornell when they were
3 months old. They were im¬
mediately put in individual pens
or stalls and fall-fed a complete-
pellet ration for 60 days. Com¬
plete records were kept on the rate
of gain per day and the amount
of feed required for a pound of
gain.
During late summer and the
fall months, these rams were then
mated to ewes within farm flocks
scattered about the State. This was
accomplished by synchronizing
the ewes for grouped breeding
Three of these rams were sold
at a recent purebred sheep sale at
Cornell, bringing an average price
of $95 each.
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ORCHARD HERBICIDES
by Tom Walsh
MANY OF the fruit growers
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trol to the already long list of
pesticide sprayings scheduled
throughout the season.
After a three-year drought pe¬
riod, Fred C. Matson became con¬
vinced that weeds were sapping
away moisture and nutrients from
the soil. He sprayed several acres
of apple trees with Amizine herbi¬
cide in 1964, as recommended by
the West Virginia Experiment
Station, and continued the practice
this year. His total apple produc¬
tion from Lupen Orchards varies
between 100,000 and 125,000
bushels per year.
Kenneth McDonald, another
orchardist in Martinsburg, claims
the results of his initial experiment
with Amizine were “very striking,
and in many cases still showed
even through the winter.” He
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McDonald sprayed 175 acres
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COMPLICATED BALLOT
one legislative session to be sub¬
mitted to the next regular legisla¬
tive session ( now must be passed
by two consecutively elected Legis¬
latures). Recommend “no.”
Number Seven seeks to expedite
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New York State voters will be
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bewildering array of choices to
make in addition to candidates for
office. There are three proposi¬
tions, one question, and nine
amendments facing the person
closing the curtain on the voting
machine.
Proposition One authorizes the
State to issue $1 billion in bonds
to fight water pollution by paying
up to 60 percent of the cost of con¬
structing community sewage treat¬
ment facilities. Costly as it is in
total, it looks as though something
has to be done soon, so AA-RNY
advocates approval.
Proposition Two is that old
theme song of public housing . . .
authorizing an increase of the
State’s public housing debt by
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subsidize rents of tenants already
in public housing. The debt would
then go to $1.16 billion, and the
annual rent subsidy ceiling to $51
million.
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recommends turning it down again
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may once again blithely pass laws
that will accomplish the goal any¬
way.
Proposition Three is more of
the same . . . increase yearly cash
subsidy for tenants in state public
housing projects by $13.5 million,
simply expanding part of Proposi¬
tion Two. Maybe we should join
the welfare state tide and go live
in public housing, but one more
time let’s be strong and resist the
temptation . . . and vote no.
Question One calls for a Con¬
stitutional Convention to revise the
State Constitution. This can
already be done legislatively, with
less expense and more opportunity
for deliberation. Recommend vote
no.
Most of the amendments allow
changes in “mechanical” proce¬
dures of government. Number One
allows more time for public and
legislative consideration of the
State budget (recommend “yes”).
Number Two permits terms of
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town court justices (recommend
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Number Four allows the State
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Medicare and social legislation at
federal level reduces need here,
recommend “ no.”
Number Five is another housing
subsidy maneuver, allowing state
loans to partnerships and trusts
for construction of middle-income
housing. Recommend “no.”
Number Six would permit con¬
stitutional amendment passed by
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THE AIR rings with charge
and countercharge, with argu¬
ments pro and con ... all about
whether cooperative payments
should be continued in the Federal
Milk Marketing Order 2. Propos¬
als fly thick and fast to replace the
present system with a market ser¬
vice payment system.
Here’s some background infor¬
mation:
— Under cooperative payment
provisions, all producers are as¬
sessed (through deductions from
their milk checks) for monies to
go into the Producer Settlement
Fund. These funds, in turn, are
paid to cooperatives on the basis
of the amount of milk shipped by
members. The rate depends on
numbers of members, and whether
the cooperative had plant facilities
for receiving 25 percent or more
of members’ milk. Some non-mem¬
bers of cooperatives gripe about
having to contribute to coopera¬
tives without having any choice in
the matter.
— Order 2 is the only one of
the 75 Federal milk orders in the
country that has a cooperative
payment setup. Most of the others
have the market service payment
plan, except for a few who have
neither.
— Under a market service pay¬
ment plan, the Market Adminis¬
trator makes assessments only
against dairymen who are not
members of a qualified milk mar¬
keting cooperative . . . and does
check weighing and testing for
these producers, as well as provid¬
ing them with market information.
Co-op members pay for their mar¬
ket services through direct mem¬
bership dues to their respective
cooperatives.
Major Issues
The major arguments on record
concerning the two systems of pay¬
ing for market services go some¬
thing like this:
— Proponents of cooperative
payments say that they are de¬
signed to strengthen cooperatives
and give them funds with which to
carry on marketwide activities of
benefit to all producers in the milk-
shed. Some experts claim that
Order 2 dairymen are better in¬
formed now about the intricacies
of milk marketing than they were
previous to the initiation of infor¬
mation and education programs
by milk cooperatives.
It’s generally agreed that, if the
co-op payment system is to be
retained, there should be some
changes made to correct deficien¬
cies and fit it to changed condi¬
tions. For instance, it’s suggested
that when dairymen shift from one
cooperative to another a six-month
period elapse before the coopera¬
tive with the newly-acquired mem¬
ber can receive co-op payments
figured on his milk. It’s also pro¬
posed that the rate of co-op
payments be reduced, and that a
greater share of co-op support be
shouldered directly by members.
Others point out, though, that
the percentage of all dairymen who
are members of co-ops has not
increased during the period co¬
operative payments have been in
effect. They further claim that edu¬
cational programs have proved
less effective than they should have
been.
— One of the touchiest points
has been the charge that coopera¬
tive payment monies have been
used for the construction of milk
handling facilities. “Why,” say
some, “should all producers con¬
tribute to the erection of plants
that are owned by cooperatives
representing only a portion of all
the dairymen who had to kick in
the money?”
“Simple,” retort other observ¬
ers, “this is justified by the fact
that co-op facilities do benefit all
dairymen.”
Bargaining Power
Several northeastern college spe¬
cialists in milk marketing say that
dairymen’s bargaining power is
pretty weak if they don’t have
alternatives when the chips are
down . . . milk plants they control.
One comments that the Mutual
(now Northeast) plant at Oneida
has tended to put a floor under the
surplus milk situation . . . much
to the disgust of some private
handlers.
The regulated price structure for
manufactured milk has been
turned into a giant nutcracker . . .
squeezing margins so small that
there has been a decline in interest
in this milk by proprietary han¬
dlers. Under these circumstances,
some cooperative leaders feel that
co-ops must have facilities to
insure producers a market for their
milk.
A recent example of the need
for facilities in order to be success¬
ful at infighting with a proprietary
handler is the Grandview Dairy
case. Grandview was determined
to impose a 10 cent per hundred¬
weight hauling charge on bulk
milk; the Dairymen’s League and
Northeast Federation diverted
nearly 400,000 pounds of milk
daily to League facilities.
The action affected bulk milk
producers over the entire Order 2
area, for it served as a test case
for the imposition of bulk hauling
charges in general. And the reten¬
tion of at-the-farm pricing of bulk
milk has prevented the forced con¬
version of can producers to bulk,
a conversion sure to come within
the next few years.
— The statement is made that
cooperative leadership and man¬
agement would be more sensitive
to members if the cooperatives had
(Continued on page 39)
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to get along on membership dues
rather than cooperative payments
collected from all dairymen.
— Cooperative payments are
used by some co-ops to raid the
membership of others, it is charg¬
ed. The question is raised as to
whether this is a constructive way
to use producers’ funds.
It’s suspected by some observers
that the fratricide going on for
many years among cooperatives
in the Order 2 area plays some
part in the co-op payment debate.
The fiscal stability of different co¬
ops, and the potential status of
their management, would be af¬
fected to a differing degree by
changes in the status quo. To at
least some extent, there is probably
involved a continuation of the
long-standing jockeying for ad¬
vantage among highly-motivated
men from the “Big Three” co-ops
involved.
In a highly-competitive world,
this can hardly be termed a depar¬
ture from the norm. And of
course, co-op rivalry can perform
the same check-and-balance func¬
tion as having a two-party politi¬
cal system.
Further, some people are un¬
happy that Order 2 cooperatives
use cooperative payment funds to
finance efforts to modify other
nearby federal milk orders. For
instance, there is a proposal to
incorporate the Delaware Valley
order area into the Order 2 area,
and cooperatives in Delaware
Valley yell that they must fight
this move with funds contributed
voluntarily by their members.
This may account for the fact
that practically every cooperative
in areas surrounding Order 2
country has got into the act
against cooperative payments.
Economic self interest may also
play a part because, particularly
in Pennsylvania, cooperatives are
sore because some Order 2 co¬
operatives allegedly worked their
way into Keystone State markets
by giving kickbacks to handlers
... in effect, lowering the cost of
milk to those handlers.
Unrealistic Prices
Some experts claim that Penn¬
sylvania milk pricing regulations
are (and were) economically un¬
realistic . . . providing enormous
incentives to try to work around
them. Therefore, a cooperative
who wanted to get the business in
a market where Class I utilization
and price was high had to com¬
pete tooth and claw . . . allegedly
leading to some under-the-table
returning of part of the official
price required by the law.
If this did take place, it’s likely
that members of cooperatives who
got their foot in the door of these
attractive markets fared better,
alleged kickbacks and all, than
they would have if unable to move
milk there. However, local co¬
operatives got pried loose from
a good deal, and so they are yell¬
ing to high heaven about the sins
of sister cooperatives from the
“Colossus to the North.”
Order 2 dairymen have long
chafed under a situation where the
dealer pools of Pennsylvania have
held Class I utilization ( and blend
price) high by limiting the num¬
bers of shippers into these pools
. . . and forcing the surplus milk
into Order 2 area, thus diluting
the Order 2 pool and lowering the
blend price there. But this is
another whole story, soon to he
the subject of hearings that may
include discussion of a merger of
Order 2 and the Delaware Valley
order area. That scrap, by the
way, would undoubtedly be far
more bitter than the one over co¬
op payments.
Some observers point out that
cooperatives are not computers,
but organizations composed of
fallible people. Therefore, coopera¬
tives will be fallible too, and it’s
hardly realistic to expect them to
be paragons of virture. However,
we don’t refuse to pay the hired
man every time he strays from the
paths of sainthood . . . maybe we
shouldn’t cut off cooperative pay¬
ments because co-ops find it im¬
possible to be perfect. It’s just plain
human nature to look for the
faults in everyone else because it
makes us feel so good by com¬
parison ... unable to see “the
beam in our own eye.”
Proprietary Handlers
One question raised private¬
ly by some folks concerns the fact
that proprietary handlers seem
unanimous in wanting co-op pay¬
ments terminated ... the Milk
Dealers’ Association of Metropoli¬
tan New York, Sealtest, National
Dairy, and the New York State
Milk Distributors, Inc. Little evi¬
dence exists that handlers are, or
ever have been, overcome by
emotional kindness toward dairy¬
men . . . leading to a suspicion that
handlers might like anything that
would weaken cooperatives, espe¬
cially operating cooperatives.
Only recently, the Michigan
Milk Producers Cooperative had
to call Sealtest’s bluff in the Detroit
area and divert milk from Sealtest
plants for a time. Seems Sealtest
was qualifying Wisconsin milk for
use in the Detroit area so that this
“foreign” milk could be used as a
club in bargaining sessions! Here
again, milk-handling facilities were
indispensible to being really effec¬
tive when the chips were down.
— It’s argued that farmers need
a better check on bulk tank cali¬
bration and butter fat testing . . .
something that the Market Ad¬
ministrator could do with market
service payments funds. However,
any cooperative could initiate such
a program under the existing
Order 2 ... as Eastern Milk Pro¬
ducers and the Dairymen’s League
have done.
Unlike some federal order mar¬
kets, the states within whose bor¬
ders Order 2 is operative have an
existing program for check weigh¬
ing and testing. Some people argue
that the existing State programs
could more satisfactorily be beefed
up and improved than could anew
program be instituted.
There seems to be a consider¬
able difference of opinion among
those who testified at hearings con-
(Continued on page 47)
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American Agriculturist readers
and their friends.
Our first tour for next year will
be a wonderful winter vacation to
California and the Southwest. It
will even include a visit to Tijuana
to give us a real taste of “South of
the Border” atmosphere. We can¬
not give you the exact dates or
day-by-day itinerary at this time,
but it will be the latter part of
January, and well tell you all
about it in our November issue.
Some of the places that will un¬
doubtedly be included in this tour
are Carlsbad Caverns, the awe¬
inspiring Grand Canyon, Las
Vegas, Death Valley, San Diego,
historic Mission Inn at Riverside,
California; Disneyland and
Knott’s Berry Farm, Los Angeles,
Hollywood, and San Francisco.
Luxury Caribbean Cruise
Then on February 22, we will
sail from Port Everglades, Florida,
aboard the Queen of Bermuda.
This luxurious ship is completely
air conditioned and has smart,
spacious staterooms, each with
private bath and ample closet
space. Its beautifully decorated
lounges, delicious meals, and
expert services make it a perfect
cruise ship. And since we’re sailing
from Florida, directly into the blue
Caribbean, a smooth voyage
should be assured us all the way.
Briefly, here are the places we
will see:
St. Thomas, best known of the
Virgin Isles, is a vacationer’s
dream come true. You’ll find that
the Danish, French, and Dutch
have all influenced this resort
island. Shopping here is a delight,
as you can buy almost anything
for less than at home.
St. Maarten. Here, you’ll find
a contrast of foreign flavors, since
flags of both French and the
Netherlands fly over this island.
So far, it has escaped the excessive
commercialism found on some of
the other islands, and you’ll enjoy
its natural loveliness . . . roads
meandering through steep, grassy
hills, beautiful views of the sea with
other islands on the horizon, and
little villages nestled in the valleys.
Trinidad’s peoples are of every
nationality, and because of its
truly cosmopolitan air, this island
is one of the most interesting spots
imaginable. We will enjoy its mile
upon mile of palm-fringed beaches
and scenic, mountainous country.
Martinique, a French Island in
the West Indies, was discovered by
Columbus, possibly as early as
1493. Its capital, Fort de France,
is a modern harbor city and truly
a crossroads of the Caribbean.
Aruba, an island in the Nether¬
lands Antilles, is off the coast of
Venezuela. Important for its oil
refineries, there is little agriculture
on the island, and most of the
food is brought over from the
South American mainland.
Kingston is the capital city of
Jamaica, the largest and one of
the most beautiful of the West
Indies Islands. In the mountains
and along the coasts are some of
the loveliest tropical resorts of the
Caribbean.
Nassau. Here we’ll shop on pic¬
turesque Bay Street, noted for its
fine shops with bargains in crys¬
tal, woolens, silver, cashmere, and
perfumes. We’ll also see ancient
forts, the Queen’s Staircase, the
native market, Government House,
and go to Ardastra Gardens
Don’t let these perfect winter va¬
cations pass you by! Whether
you’re interested in just one tour
or in both of them, we urge you to
fill out the coupon on tliis page
and mail it today. We’ll send you
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information about costs.
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American Agriculturist
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Dates to Remember
October 6 - Broiler Hous¬
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station, University of Dela¬
ware, Georgetown.
October 7-9 - Annual Meet¬
ing Rhode Island State Grange,
Viking Hotel, Newport.
October 9-10 - 19th Annual
Horticulture Show, Ratcliffe
Hicks Arena, University of
Connecticut, Storrs.
October 12-14 - NEPPCO
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Farm Show Building, Harris¬
burg, Pennsylvania.
October 13-15 - FFA 38th
Annual National Convention,
Municipal Auditorium, Kansas
City, Missouri.
October 18-21 - Annual
Meeting Maryland State Grange,
Tidewater Inn, Easton.
October 19-21 - Annual
Meeting Vermont Farm Bureau,
Barre .
October 22 - New York
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Altamont Fairgrounds, New York.
October 23 - New York State
Beef Feeder Calf Sale, Schall-
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New York.
October 21-22 - Agway
Stockholders Annual Meeting,
Syracuse, New York.
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October 21-23 - Annual
Meeting Connecticut Grange,
Bond Hotel, Hartford.
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State Grange Annual Convention,
Saratoga Springs, New York.
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Meeting, Massachusetts Grange,
Sheraton Motor Inn, Spring-
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Americus Hotel, Allentown.
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State Beef Feeder Calf Sale,
Empire Livestock Market, Bath,
New York.
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State Beef Feeder Calf Sale,
Empire Livestock Market, Dry-
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October 28-30 - Annual
Meeting Maine Grange, Armory,
Augusta.
October 29-30 - Golden
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Meeting, New England Milk
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Statler Hilton Hotel, Buffalo,
New York.
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State Beef Feeder Calf Sale,
Empire Livestock Market,
Caledonia, New York.
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York.
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Grange 99th Annual Meeting,
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CHRISTMAS TREE
GROWING
GROWERS of Christmas trees
in New York State had problems
this past season; the excessively
dry fall meant that trees could not
be cut early or they would lose
their needles. Many Scotch pine
turned yellow and couldn’t be
sold; if they had been cut early
enough, this would not have been
a problem. Then a heavy ice storm
hit the State early in December to
hinder cutting operations. Snow,
too, slowed cutting somewhat.
The New York State Depart¬
ment of Agriculture and Markets
reported the following prices for
Christmas trees. The first figure
is the 1964 price; the figure in
bracket is the 1963 price.
Scotch pine, cut $1.72 ($1.53);
on stump, $1.20 ($1.16); red pine,
cut $1.50 ($1.60); on stump,
$1.03 ($1.00); white pine, cut
$1.60 ($1.70); on stump, $1.35
($1.20); Austrian pine, cut $1.60
($1.30); on stump, $1.25 ($1.05);
white spruce, cut $1.78 ($1.69);
on stump, $1.35 ($1.42); Norway
spruce, cut $1.63 ($1.43); on
stump, $1.39 ($1.13).
Douglas fir commanded the
highest price of all, $4.13 (cut)
and $3.50 on the stump. Last year
(1963) it brought $4.55 and
$3.45. Balsam was much cheaper
in 1964, dropping from $3.65
(cut) in 1963 to $1.50 in 1964; on
stump price was about half, 90
cents against $1.75 in 1963.
The State sold 410 Scotch pine
for an average reported price of
$1.80; 150 Douglas fir at $5.00;
1,530 white spruce at $1.25, and
3 balsam at $5.00 each, average
price. They were sold by contract
on stump by bid.
Prices Average
Remember that these prices are
averages. Some trees brought
more, some brought less. In the
case of the State trees, all were
natural trees with no pruning; the
percentage of Number 1 and pre¬
mium grade trees is low.
Bear this fact in mind if some
buyer should tell you that the State
is getting only this price; more of
your trees (if pruned and sheared)
will grade Number 1 or premium
than any natural growth.
Pruning and shearing will bring
more dividends than most work
with the plantation. The district
forester told me that it takes about
10 Scotch pine about 12 inches
DBH to produce $2.00 worth of
pulpwood. If you had sold these
trees for $1.50 each as Christmas
trees you would have pocketed
$13.00 profit. Further, you would
probably have produced two
Christmas trees for every tree cut
for pulp in the same period of time.
In 1964 our spruce outsold all
other trees by a 25-to-l ratio.
These spruce were planted in 1954
and are just coming into their own
as Christmas trees. Most buyers
came in and asked for balsam . . .
at $5.00 each on the stump . . .
but went home with a spruce at
$2.50. We sold a few Austrians,
a few white pine, and a few Scotch.
Many readers have written me
in regard to buying non-yellowing
Scotch pine seedlings for their own
plantation. My suggestion to them
is to try a plot on their own soil
at their own latitude . . . plant 50
trees from each of several nurseries
... see which shape up the best,
which grow straightest, and which
do not turn yellow.
What if we were to recommend
a source of seedlings and they
turned yellow? Experiment on
your own! You won’t lose too
many years’ plantation time, and
you will avoid the headaches and
heartaches of a yellow plantation.
A general rule to follow is to
try Spanish or French seed sources
(or seedlings from this stock).
Seedlings from the higher eleva¬
tions and northern latitude of
Europe tend to become yellow,
while those from southern Europe
(France and Spain) generally
retain their green color.
Usually seedlings should run
from six to twelve inches in height
and have a good root system.
You get no bargain in buying a
larger-size seedling; the larger they
come the harder they are to plant.
You generally will not get as good
a “take” with the larger plant
because the demand for food and
water will be greater due to the
larger size. Once the seedling is
established, this is no problem.
When you plant, consider this:
Scotch pine will grow fast if plant¬
ed on too rich a soil, too fast to
make a Christmas tree. So plant
spruce on your better soil. Scotch
pines seem to thrive anywhere they
are planted. Norway spruce seems
to grow faster than white or blue
spruce. It would pay to plant a
few thousand of each variety, and
thus ensure a constant supply.
Once people know that you have
good-quality trees, you need a
good supply!
Douglas fir seems to require its
own type of soil and exposure.
Our experience with them has been
poor, although the price would
tempt one to plant them. Try a few
hundred; if they do well, plant
more. If they don’t grow well, you
aren’t out much.
Balsam grows wild near here,
and there are many available
along the roadside for $1.00 per
tree. It grows in swampy spots in
natural plantings. We have good
success in growing it in the wetter
spots around our plantation.
Although it does grow slowly and
is not as attractive to birds as the
pines, local buyers will pay as
much as $5.00 each for trees . . .
without complaint. Why do they
give us $4.00 more than they must
pay for the trees elsewhere? Who
knows? We just say “Thank you
and think of the seedlings we can
purchase and plant with the
money! — Bill Rawlings, Rome,
N.Y.
American Agriculturist, October, 196)
ALFALFA NEEDS
POTASH
The owners have been fined, with
a threat of even heavier fines
should other complaints be filed.
Harry Chazanow, Vineland,
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AGRICULTURAL AGENT
Dan Kensler, Burlington County,
believes that if dairymen would use
more potash, along with other
good “housekeeping” practices,
alfalfa stands would last longer
and yield more. Dan bases his
comments on nearly 30 years as
a county agent, which started back
in the days when he was an assis¬
tant and Charles Thompson was
the County’s Extension leader.
Supporting Dan’s views, Dr.
Warren R. Battle, chairman of the
Department of Soils and Crops at
Rutgers’ College of Agriculture
says, “We have recently completed
a 10-year study that demonstrated
the advantages to be gained from
increased applications of potas¬
sium.”
The University of Maryland’s
crop specialists, V. A. Bandel and
C. B. Kresge, call potassium an
anti-freeze that will winterize alfal¬
fa. They state that potassium
increases winter hardiness and
disease resistance.
WINTER STOCKPILE
Checking with dairymen in both
Central and South Jersey, one
finds that the winter stockpile of
hay is far below normal. We asked
Edward T. Oleskie, Extension
dairy specialist, what looks like the
best buys in supplements to stretch
the hay supply.
He and his assistant Frank
Wright recommend wet brewers
grains, citrus pulp and molasses
. . . along with cull potatoes when
available. With the possible ex¬
ception of Sussex County, cull po¬
tatoes are available and within
reasonable hauling distance for
most dairymen.
NEW PEACH PACKAGE
South Jersey peach growers
have cut their packing costs
through the use of the do-all crate.
This ware-bound box has eliminat¬
ed one of the most costly packing
house items.
Most growers have been using
the three-quarter bushel basket, but
this called for the facing of each
basket. Under the use of the do-all
box, there is no facing. The boxes
are filled and weigh out at 38
pounds.
Mt. Pleasant Orchards, Rich-
wood, reports that they have been
able to eliminate 8-10 packers,
with two-three men or women
packing as many boxes as 12
people did formerly. Three people
have been able to fill up to 300
boxes per hour. There is also a
saving in the cost of the package
itself.
In storage, the boxes may be
stacked twice as high and no fruit
is damaged. Wilson Hughes, Aura,
reports that he has doubled the
capacity of his cold storage rooms
by using the box. Nearly all the
growers who are catering to the
American Agriculturist, October, 1965
by Amos Kirby
New Jersey Editor
big buyers have swung over to the
wire-bound box as an economy
move, plus all the other advan¬
tages. Buyers are now preferring
the box to the basket because the
fruit arrives at distant markets in
much better condition.
DUST-ODORS-TAXES
New Jersey poultrymen have
three major problems . . . dust,
odors and taxes. Municipal or¬
dinances demanded by residents of
new developments will push some
operators away from existing lo¬
cations or drive them out of busi¬
ness. Turkey growers with open
ranges, and some poultrymen with
high density plants having liquid
waste systems, are in trouble.
Albert and Irvin Watson, third-
generation turkey growers in
Camden County, are facing an
ordinance that could force them
to discontinue the growing of birds
on open range. In this case it is
largely a matter of dust that has
aroused opposition of suburban
dwellers.
The odor problem from high
density plants has been carried to
the courts in Cumberland County.
Farms, Newfield, claims that he
has met every requirement of both
the industry and State agencies
in eliminating odors. Rutgers has
used the Atlantic Farms plant on
various tours as an example of a
modern plant.
New Jersey’s new personal
ican Farmer, at the 38th annual
national convention of FFA in
Kansas City, Missouri, October
13 to 15.
The young man is Samuel
Havens, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Victor S. Havens of rural Sussex.
Samuel is presently a member of
REPLACING BASKET
Fresh market tomato growers
are finally seeing the light. After
many years, the 12 quart climax
basket is slowly being replaced by
the two-layer lug. According to
John L. Womack, Swedesboro and
Pedricktown market master, the
lug has commanded a premium
of 50-75 cents above the climax,
with the same net weight of to¬
matoes per package.
property tax now exerting its full the Newton High School,
impact on the industry is an added
threat. Henry Firth, Gloucester
County turkey grower, who nor¬
mally grows 16,000 birds, is not
growing one this year. The reason
. . . the personal property tax that
places such a burden on his opera¬
tions that it wipes out his profit.
Mr. Firth states that he can buy
live turkeys in Pennsylvania or the
Eastern Shore, dress them in his
plant and supply his retail and
wholesale trade.
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calves at side and bred back. Iroquois Farm,
Cooperstown, N. Y. Phone 607-LH7-9901. _
For Sale— ABERDEEN-ANGUS BULLS, P.R.I.
production qualified for advanced register, pre¬
dominantly Scotch breeding. Also, Frozen
Semen, from P.R.I. and C.M.S. double reg¬
istered and progeny proven sires. Write for
information. Address: Wye Plantation, Queens¬
town, Maryland, 21658. Telephones: Code 301 —
Office — 827-2041 — Residence — 827-8143. Visitors
Welcome. _ _
DANCOTE HERD FOUNDED 1920—10 heifers
and 4 bulls, strong in blood of Eileenmere 1100.
Our herd has made the “500” Club for last 3
years. Clayton Tavlor & Son, Lawtons. N, Y.
FOUR OPEN REGISTERED yearling Angus
heifers. Excellent Breeding. Telephone Addison,
N. Y. 368-M4, Joseph N. Pfeiffer. _ _
FOR SALE — 25 PUREBRED Angus Cows Bred
to Registered Charolais Bull. Baildon & Brad-
ley, King Ferry, N. Y, Phone 315-364-5589.
BABY CHICKS
MEADOW VIEW CHICKS— Shaver Leghorns,
Rapp Leghorns, Harco Reds, Harco Sex-links,
Lawton Buffs, Cornish Cross. Also started
pullets. Henry M. Fryer, Greenwich, N. Y,
BABY CHICKS, REDS, Barred or White
Rocks, Vantress Cornish Crosses, Red-Rocks,
Sex Links, Heavy Breed Pullets, Big English
Leghorn Pullets. Free Catalog. National
Chicks, 2620 Rockafellow Ave., Pennsauken,
N. J. _ _
MARSHALL KIMBERCHICKS. Top quality
eggs will always be in demand. The men who
stay in the poultry business will be the ones
who can produce highest quality eggs. Choose
Kimberchicks for dependable high quality and
profits bv calling Marshall Brothers Hatchery,
Ithaca, N, Y, AR 2-8616. _
SUNNYBROOK CHICKS are famous for vigor
and laving ability. Favorites with thousands
of poultrymen for over 40 years. They’re. bred
to outlive and outlay the best in the business.
White Leghorns, Harco Orchards Black Sex
Links, Rhode Island Reds. Hatching year round.
For meat, you can’t beat our Vantress-White
Rock Cross. Write for catalog, down-to-earth
prices. Sunnvbrook Poultry Farms, Box 106,
Hudson. N. Y. _ _
BIG WHITE LEGHORNS, White - Barred
Rocks, New Hampshires, Wyandottes. Free
Catalog. Mt. Healthy Hatcheries, Mt. Healthy,
Ohio. _
READ THIS BEFORE buying baby chicks!
Rocks, Reds, Cornish $3.89 — 100. Large White
Rocks $5.45. Other breeds $1.45 to $5.45. Pul¬
lets $9.99. Customers choice of breeds shown
in terrific free catalog. Shipment from Hatch¬
ery your section. Atlas Chick Co., Home Office
2651 Chouteau, St. Louis 3, Mo.
BROWN SWISS
FOR SALE — CHOICE Registered Swiss cow
and heifer. Esther Thompson, King Ferry,
N. Y.
CHAROLAIS
FLYING HORSESHOE RANCHES— Breeding
Charolais since ’52. 200 head of the best
Charolais at the lowest prices. Registered &
recorded bulls, cows and heifers. Best blood¬
lines. Certified herd. Visitors welcome. No Sat¬
urday sales. Morris, Pa. Phone 717-353-2879.
CHAROLAIS — Purebred, registered. Bulls,
open and bred heifers. Outstandig _ quality.
Inquire River-Crest Farms, Columbia, New
Jersey. 201-496-3412.
RUGGED CHAROLAIS BULLS from $300;
purebreds from $450.00. Some cows and heifers
for sale. TB, Bangs Accredited. Dave Miller,
Charolles Valley, R2, Phoenlxville, Penna.
215-933-4044.
HIGH PERCENTAGE CHAROLAIS Crosses,
Bulls, Cows, Heifers. Silvernails-Farm, Pine
Plains, New York. 398-9441 — Call evenings.
DAIRY CATTLE
COWS FOR SALE— T.B. and Bloodtested. Hol-
steins in truckloads. E. C. Talbots, Leonards-
ville, N. Y.
WESTERN DAIRY COWS delivered to your
farm. Cash or Credit. Drop a card giving your
name, phone number and location of farm. Our
fieldman will contact you direct. 50 years of
experience. I. Greenberg & Son, Mount Holly,
New Jersey. AMherst 7-1101 Area Code 609.
CHOICE DAIRY COWS AND First Calf
Heifers. Fresh and close up. Large selection.
Inspection invited. Frank Arnold, Ballston Spa,
N. Y. 12020. Phone: 885-7621. _
AUCTION: 37 Top Home-bred registered
Brown Swiss at Shelburne Farms, Shelburne,
Vt., Mon., Oct. 18, at 1:00 P.M. 20 Cows,
8 Bred Heifers, 7 Open Heifers and Calves and
2 Bull Calves. A top offering from the heart of
this 300-head, pen-stabled herd with a DHIR
avg. for 134 cows of: 10.415M — 4.4% —
455F. For Catalog Write: Tom Whittaker,
Auctioneer, Brandon, Vt.
AUCTION — 29th Eastern Breeders’ Brown
Swiss Sale, Fair Grounds, Cobleskill, N. Y.
Sat., Oct. 16th. at Noon. 15 Cows — 14 Bred
Heifers — 9 Yearlings and Calves — 3 Bulls. Dams
of cattle selling have up to 1000 F. For Catalog
- — Write: Duncan Bellinger, Howes Cave, N. Y.
COWPOX -RINGWORM
Teat Sores, Skin Abrasions PAINT IT ON
* Blu-Kote dries up cowpos 0f
lesions, controls secondary SPRAY IT ON
infection. Germicidal. Fungi¬
cidal, penetrating wound dress¬
ing. Now in weir 6 oz. Spray
Bomb ($1.30) or in regular 4
oz. dauber bottle ($1.00). at
dealers or postpaid.
H. W. NAYLOR CO., Morris 9, N.Y.
DAIRY CATTLE
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Marketing — Regular
weekly sales and farm auctions: Empire Live-
stock Marketing Cooperative.
DOGS
COLLIE PUPPIES — championship breeding.
Beautiful, intelligent. $30.00-$35.00. Plummer
McCullough, Mercer, Pa.
SHELTIE (Miniature Collie) Puppies. A.K.C.
Champion pedigree. Astolat Kennels, Kunkle-
town 3. Pa.
SHETLAND SHEEPDOGS. Small, sturdy!
Herd dog and companion. D. McLaud, Berk-
shire. N.Y. _ _
ST. BERNARD PUPPIES. Pet, Show, Breed¬
ing — Stud Service. Chudy Farm, Plainfield,
Mass. _
GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES— registered,
pedigreed, gentle strain, $35. either sex at
farm. Charles Coe, East Road, Boonville, New
York, _
YOUNG BLUETICKS — from straight coon
dogs. John R. Means, Geneva, N. Y. Phone
789-64087 _
AIREDALE PUPS. AKC litter registered,
Males $50.00, females $35.00. Mrs. Stanley
Smith, Monmouth, Maine. _
ST. BERNARD PUPPIES: A.K.C. registered,
excellent breeding. Whelped August 18th. The
John Howland Farm, Newark Valley, N. Y.
Phone 642-8801. _
AIREDALE, WEIMARANER, MINIATURE
Schnauzer AKC puppies. Will sacrifice few
Airedale, Welsh, Wire Fox Bitches. Tourtel-
lotte, Morris. N. Y, _ _
REGISTERED BLUETICK COON-HOUND
Pups. Broken and started dogs. E. H. Dall-
meyer, 90 Jones Ave., Pittsfield, Mass. Tel.
Z43-6048. _
SMOOTH FOX TERRIERS— $25. up— at farm.
George Milem, North Rose, New York. _
BORDER COLLIE PUPS. Thirtv years experi¬
ence raising and training the best in Border
Collies. Carlton Eberstein and Son, Oaklane
Kennels. Perrv, New York 14530. _
LABRADOR RETRIEVER PUPPIES— A.K.C.
Robert Ketchum. East Greenbush. N. Y.
GOATS
DAIRY GOATS. Small Investment, good re¬
turn. Learn how. Factual magazine, 6 months,
$1.00. Dairy Goat Journal, Columbia MM-36,
Missouri.
HEREFORDS
REGISTERED Polled Hereford breeding stock
for sale. Performance records available. Spring
Hill Farm, Shushan, N. Y. W. B. Phelps.
Phone farm 518-854-7868, office 518-677-2635.
10 REGISTERED POLLED HEREFORD
Yearling Heifers for sale. Certified and ac¬
credited herd. Performance records available.
Herd sires 100% dehorners; dams are right size
and good milkers. Top bloodlines, clean pedi¬
grees. Also 3 yearling bulls. Write for informa¬
tion. Visitors Welcome. A. B. Price, Keller
Road, Clarence. N. Y, 14031. _
REGISTERED Polled. Bulls ready for Service.
Open and bred Heifers. Modern Bloodlines.
T.B. and Bangs Accredited Herd. Battleground
Farms. Box 511, Freehold. N. J,
HOLSTEINS
200 REGISTERED CANADIAN Holsteins. 300
Grade Cows and Heifers always on hand.
Liberal Credit to reliable Farmers. 25 Years
Experience. M. Barmann & Sons, Middletown,
N. Y. Telephone 914-DI 3-6875. _
WANTED TO BUY 25 or 30 Holstein dairy
cows. On milk check arrangements. P. O. Box
81, Medina, N. Y.
CHOICE DAIRY HEIFERS: 75 Big, welfbred,
milking Holstein. Heifers to freshen August,
September, and October. Kenneth O. Ward,
Candor, N. Y. Phone 659-5175.
HORSES
HOW TO TRAIN HORSES— Everyone who
likes horses or ponies should have this book;
Free. Send name, zip code. Beery School, 16410
Pleasant Hill, Ohio. 45359.
REGISTERED PERCHERONS FOR SALE —
Greys and Blacks — Stallions and Brood Mares.
Clarence Schmitte, Box 96, Pennellville, N. Y.
695-6038.
ARAB COLT. WEANLING. Rose roan, white
markings. Registered. $750.00. Donald Kuney,
RD#2, Box 522, Seneca Falls, N. Y.
FOR SALE — HORSESHOES, Spokes, Shafts,
Blacksmith Items — Himmelstein, 4 Windham
Avenue, Colchester, Connecticut.
ARABIANS — CHESTNUT YEARLING and
weanling fillies and colts from prize winning
show stock. Bred mares. Ritchie Arabian Farm,
Interlaken, N. Y.
APPALOOSA HORSES, TOP bloodlines, Bred
mares, show stock. Way Lo Acres, RD #1,
Fairmount City, Pa.
LIVESTOCK
FOR SALE — JERSEYS; Registered Pintos.
Helen Seelev, Spencer, N. Y.
NEW YORK STATE
BEEF FEEDER CALF SALES
Oct. 22 at Altamont, Fairgrounds
Oct. 23 at Westernville, Arthur Schallenberg
Farm
Oct. 27 at Bath, Empire Livestock Market
Oct. 28 at Dryden, Empire Livestock Market
Nov. 6 at Caledonia, Empire Livestock
Market
Nov. 13 at Pike, Fairgrounds
All Sales 1:00 P.M.— Calves graded—
Sold in uniform lots — by Sex-Grade-Weight
— For More Information —
WILLIAM BROWN East Concord, New York
DUCKS
MALLARD-ROUEN DUCKS— $3.00 per pair,
Muscovy, Khaki Campbells, Lee Wolcott, Oak-
field, New York.
DUCKS & GEESE
MALLARDS; Africans; White Homer Pigeons.
Hendrickson Farm, Richmondville, N. Y.
PONIES
WHAT — A POA (Appaloosa) Pony. Want —
For your child or hobby. How — Write — Loie
Merola, Sec’y Pa. Pony of the Americas Club,
R. D. it 1, Stroudsburg. Pa. _
WELSH PONIES — REGISTERED Yearling
filly, Registered weanling stud, grade yearling
filly, grade weanling stud. Good stock, reason-
able. Rosamond Mason, Weedsport, N. Y.
PENNSYLVANIA
ALL PONY SALE
MARTINS SALES STABLES
BLUE BALL, PA„ LANCASTER COUNTY
MONDAY EVE., OCT. 25 — 1965
TUESDAY, ALL DAY, OCT. 26 — 1965
GET YOUR CONSIGNMENTS IN EARLY
PAUL Z. MARTIN
PHONE (AREA CODE 717) 354-6671
POULTRY
1964 PEAFOWLS — FULL grown birds. Otis
Lackey, Swanton, Vt. 05488.
PULLETS
STARTED PULLETS— BETTER EGG PRICES
are forecast for the months ahead. Fill your
laying houses with Sunnybrook Started Pullets,
reared on separate farms under finest condi¬
tions. More than 25 years’ experience. From
two weeks old up to ready-to-lay. White Leg¬
horns, Black Sex Links, other heavy breeds.
Write or telephone today. Sunnybrook Poultry
Farms, Box 106, RD#2, Hudson, N. Y.
Phone: (518) TA8-1611. _
CAMERON LEGHORN PULLETS 14 weeks to
ready to lay. Vaccinated, Dubbed, Top Quality.
Also, Yearling Leghorn hens. Parks Poultry
Farm, Cortland, New York. SK6-9310.
SCOTCH HIGHLAND CATTLE
SCOTCH HIGHLAND CATTLE: 8 registered
cows with calves, 7 registered heifers. Stone-
leigh Farm, Sharon, Conn. (203) EN4-5100.
SHEEP
REGISTERED SUFFOLK YEARLING Rams
for sale. Roy VanVleet, Lodi, N. Y. _
DORSET HORN RAMS. Reg. Lambs; also 2
yr. old. $40-$60. K. J. Coon, Memphis. N. Y.
SUFFOLK flocks multiply faster due to ewes
multiple births, easy, early lambing, heavy
milk. National Suffolk Sheep Association, Box
324RN, Columbia. Mo. _
FOR SALE — GOOD flock Suffolk; 9 ewes all
ages, 7 ewe lambs, 1 excellent ram. Extra
nice Shropshire flock; 24 young ewes, 6 ewe
lambs, 1 extra good stud ram. Larry Brannon,
RD#1, Freeville, N. Y. Telephone AR2-9027.
SUFFOLK SHEEP: 2 registered rams, 40
grade ewes with lambs, 30 registered ewes with
lambs. Stoneleigh Farm, Sharon, Conn. (203)
EN4-5100. _ '
HICKORY RIDGE FARM— Corriedale Yearling
Ram and ewes. Bred by Syracuse winners. W.
H. Preston, Springwater, N. Y. Tel. Hemlock
359-2431.
CHEVIOTS
To infuse new life into run down flocks, treat
your ewes to Cheviot rams. Interesting free
booklet.
American Cheviot Sheep Society
Box 23, Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania 19444
SHORTHORNS
WANT TO GET in the beef cattle field and
make profit? If you do, remember Shorthorns
— Polled Shorthorns go to market 30 to 40
days sooner than other breeds. Calves weigh
60-80 lbs. more at weaning. Get the facts.
Free. Write Department EB, American Short¬
horn Association, 8288 Hascall St., Omaha,
Nebraska 681 24.
SWINE
MONTHLY MARYLAND FEEDER Pig Sales
- — 1:30. 2nd Monday — Caroline Sales, Denton.
4th Monday — Livestock Exchange, Boonsboro.
4th Thursday (4th Fri. — Nov.) — Rudnick &
Sons, Galena. 23,664 vaccinated — health in¬
spected — graded pigs sold by pound to highest
bidder 1964. Maryland Swine Producers, Fair¬
grounds, Timonium. _
REGISTERED HAMPSHIRE SERVICE boars,
open gilts and weanling pigs. Certified meat
type. Ralph Bliek, Williamson, N. Y. Area
Code 315-LT9-3087.
REGISTERED POLAND CHINA boars and
open gilts, also weanlings. Sired by 1964 New
York Grand Champion. Richard Crye, Avon,
New York. Phone 716-WA6-3535.
REGISTERED YORKSHIRE breeding stock,
all ages. Breeding by Frontier, Hamlet and
Grandson of Model 54, certified meat sire.
Arthur Gabrielse, Highland Road, Lyons, N. Y.
315-WH6-4730. _
REGISTERED BERKSHIRE BOARS— We had
the Jr. Champion and 1st Prize January Boars
at the New York State Exposition. These are
real meaty herd Boar prospects. Ken Wiley,
Penfield, N. Y. Phone 716-FR7-2633. _
QUALITY FEEDER PIG SALE
Thursday, Nov. 11, 1965
EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKET
Route #5, Caledonia, New York
All pigs sold are locally produced and
eligible for inter-state shipment.
Sponsored by
New York Swine Improvement
Cooperative Association
RABBITS
RAISE ANGORA, New Zealand Rabbits, Fish-
worms on $500 month plan. Free details.
White’s Rabbitry, Mt. Vernon, Ohio. .
RAISE RABBITS SUCCESSFULLY by know!
ing facts. 48 page illustrated book describing
25 Breeds. Housing, breeding, feeding, markets,
marketing, etc. 25 cents. American Rabbit As-
sociation, 28 ARBA Building, Pittsburgh, Penn.
VETERINARY SUPPLIES
NEW! NOW TREAT Mastitis for less than
21^ with new Uni-Power Infusion! Each dose
contains: 100,000 units procaine penicillin, 100
mg. dihydrostreptomycin, 100 mg. neomycin,
750 mg. sulfathiazole, 750 mg. sulfamerazine,
5 mg. cobalt. Infuse directly into the infected
quarter by withdrawing lOcc (1 dose) into a
syringe with a needle, then replace needle with
an infusion tube. Also ideal when drying off a
cow — infuse lOcc of Uni-Power into each quar¬
ter — allow to remain until the cow freshens.
“An ounce of prevention is worth pounds of
milk.” Recommended by leading veterinarians
and dairy experts. Per lOOcc bottle (10 doses)
$2.35. Six bottles $2.25 each. Order 12 for
$25.00 and receive free syringe, needle and
infusion tube. At your Anchor of New England
dealers or order direct from Anchor Serum
Company of New England, Dept. A-4, Tops-
field, Mass. Write for free veterinary supply
catalogue and health guide. Please note: As
always, milk should be withheld from human
consumption 72 hours after the last treatment.
DAIRY AND LIVESTOCK Veterinary supplies
direct to you at wholesale. Send card for new
wholesale catalogue. Eastern States Serum
Company, 1727 Harden Street, Columbia, South
Carolina.
KEN-MAST MASTITIS TREATMENT— Peni-
cillin, Dihydrostreptomycin, Neomycin, Sulfa¬
nilamide, Cobalt in 15CC disposable syringes.
Dozen prepaid $4.45. Withhold milk from
treated quarter 72 hours. Authorized Anchor
Serum Dealer. Kensington Veterinary Supply,
Kensington, Connecticut.
AGENTS WANTED
SENSATIONAL NEW LONGER-BURNING
Light Bulb. Amazing Free Replacement Guar¬
antee — never again buy light bulbs. No Compe¬
tition. Multi-million dollar market yours alone.
Make small fortune even spare time. Incredibly
quick sales. Free sales kit. Merlite (Bulb Div.),
114 E. 32nd, Dept. C-74P, New York 16.
EARN BIG MONEY FAST! Take easy orders
for Dwarf, Semi-Dwarf, Standard fruit trees,
roses, ornamentals. $1,000 profit in 60 days
possible. World’s oldest, largest nursery.
Spectacular full-color selling outfit Free. No I
investment. Stark, Desk 30206, Louisiana,
Missouri 63353. _
ASTONISHING AUTOMATIC TOILET BOWL ]
CLEANER, deodorizer. Works when toilet is I
flushed. Housewives buy on sight for every
bathroom, at only $1.98 each. Make up to
$10.00 in hour, spare time. Free Sales Kit. 1
Merlite, 114 East 32nd, Dept. G-71P, New
York 16. _ _
LIBERAL COMMISSIONS PAID for selling
Mineral Supplements and other Animal Health
Products. W. D. Carpenter Co., Ill Irving
Ave., Syracuse, New York. _
WILL YOU TEST new items in your home?
Surprisingly big pay. Latest convenience for
home, car. Send no money. Just your name.
Kristee, 163, Akron, Ohio.
ARTIFICIAL BREEDING
A. B. S. FRANCHISES AVAILABLE TO
Qualified Men. Located in top Dairy Areas of
Western New York. Own your Own Business
— Work for Yourself. For details write: Ameri¬
can Breeders Service, P. O. Box 111, Honeoye
Falls, New York 14472, _ . _ _
ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION. Openings in
this challenging field available in certain areas
of New York. This is interesting, rewarding
work for men who wish to stand on their own
two feet. American Breeders Service, Box 536,
Dryden, New York 13053.
AUCTIONEERS
AUCTIONEERS — Livestock and farm auc¬
tions. Complete auction and pedigree service
available. Harris Wilcox. Phone — Bergen 146,
New York. _ ____
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Marketing— Regular
weekly sales and farm auctions: Empire Live-
stock Marketing Cooperative.
AUCTION SCHOOL
MISSOURI AUCTION SCHOOL. Free catalog.
1330-33 Linwood, Kansas City, Mo. 64109.
AUCTION SCHOOL, Ft. Smith, Ark. Free
catalog. Also Home Study Course. _
AUCTIONEERING CAREER, College Diplomat
Free Catalog. Fellef-Bucher Auctioneering Col-
lege, 225 So. Schuyler, Kankakee, Illinois. _
LEARN AUCTIONEERING — term soon. Free
catalog. Reisch Auction School, Mason City 11,
Iowa.
BUILDINGS
FARM BUILDINGS — for all purposes, low cost,
easy terms. Nold Farm Supply. Rome, N. Y.
CEDAR POSTS
CEDAR STAKES for tree staking. 5, 6, 7, 8
and 10 Ft., ready pointed. Also tree wrap and
wire. Large stock on hand at all times.
516-AN-6-6400, East Northport, New York.
COLORSLIDES
YELLOWSTONE — GRAND CANYON ~
Cypress Gardens — London — Paris — Hong
Kong — Eight Colorslides One Category $1.00
All 48— $5.95. Eddings, 8R Roberts, Corning,
N. Y. 14830.
CORN
200 TONS OLD CROP ear corn delivered by
truck load. Robert Schram, Newark, N. Y.
Phone 331-4666. 7:30 PM-9.-00 PM.
American Agriculturist, October, 1965
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES-
FARMS FOR SALE
FARMS FOR SALE
FURNACES 8. BOILERS
RETAIL MILK BUSINESS for sale. 1200
Quarts per day, includes plant, accounts, three
county license, two trucks, all supplies. Box
369-FD, Ithaca, New York 14851.
FREE BOOK “900 Successful, Little-Known
Businesses.” Many fascinating opportunities!
Plymouth 836-M, Brooklyn 18, New York.
YOU, TOO, CAN be an Accident Investigator.
Make up to $1,000 a month, part or full time.
No college necessary. Car furnished; many
extra benefits. We train you at home in spare
time. Keep present job until ready to switch.
Pick your location. Men badly needed now.
For Free information write Liberty School,
Dept. C9410, 1139 W. Park, Libertyville,
Illinois.
DISTRIBUTOR WANTED — No Competition.
To service and set up new accounts in exclusive
territory. Investment secured by fast moving
inventory of amazing plastic coating used on
all types of surfaces interior or exterior. Elimi¬
nates waxing when applied to any type of
floor. Eliminates all painting when applied to
wood, metal or concrete surfaces. Minimum
Investment — $500. Maximum Investment —
$12,000. For details write or call: Phone: 314-
AX1-1500. Penguin Plastics Corp., 3411 North
Lindbergh Blvd., St. Ann, Missouri 63074,
INTERESTED IN ANIMALS ? Manager want¬
ed. Adirondack Game Park. Salary or lease.
Box 402, Hague, New York.
GROWING FARM EQUIPMENT Business
near foothills of Blue Ridge Mountains. Badgley
Realty Co., Elkin, N. C.
EARTHWORMS
FREE PICTURE FOLDER, “How to Make
$3,000 Yearly, Sparetime, Raising Earth-
worms!” Oakhaven-5. Cedar Hill, Texas.
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
WE ARE SUPPLIERS for Dairy Farm: First
class milkers, poultrymen, general farm work¬
ers. Ellingers Employment Agency, 80 Warren
St.. New York. N.Y. Phone GR 3-8168-9.
FARM BUILDINGS
SILOS, MILK HOUSES, Tool Sheds, Garages,
all types of buildings completely installed. All
types of roofing. All labor and materials.
F.H.A. terms. Cortland Home Improvement
Co., 43 Union Street, Cortland, N. Y. Phone
SKyline 3-0225.
FARMS FOR SALE
FARMS — FINGER LAKES AREA — all types
and size farms. Retirement homes — hunting
land. Lakeshore properties. H. M. Stocking,
Realtor, Dundee, New York. _
VIRGINIA livestock, dairy farms and country
estates, P. M. Browning, Realtor, John H. Hitt,
Associate: Culpeper, Virginia. _
MARGARETVILLE N. Y. CATSKILL REG-
ION Farms, Retirement Homes, Campsites
with Lake Privileges, Wooded Acreage,
Streams, Terms. E. Herrick.
430 ACRES, 275 tillable, swim ponds. 58 cow
barn, 2 silos. Second barn, machine shed. Cape
Cod 7 room modern home, brick home 6 rooms,
bath. $35,000. Stocked, equipped, bulk tank
$62,000. Wimple, Realtor, Sloansville, N. Y.
Free Lists. _
FARMS — 415 acres gravel loam, 300 tillable,
250 acres seeded, 2 barns, 85 and 30 stanchions.
Buffalo Milk Market, 150 head Holsteins, 100
milkers, Fully equipped; splendid operation.
$135,000. 396 acres Wooster Loam, 200 tillable,
large cement block barn, 65 head, fine equip¬
ment, good buildings. $80,000. K. LeMieux,
Realtor, Arcade, New York.
PINEY RANCH 300 ACRES T. Mostly Level,
140 Head of Herefords, 45 Registered, 30 pieces
Equipment, 9,000 Bales of Hay — mostly Alfalfa.
Everything goes. $60,000. Arnold Northrop, Mt.
Jewett, Pa. 16740. Ph. 5696.
120 ACRE PRODUCING DAIRY farm, fully
stocked & equipped. Alexander W. Borawski &
Co., Northhampton, Mass.
PRODUCTIVE' 300 ACRES (more available)
36x160 barn, pipeline milker — 67 head, modern
milk house bulk tank, barn has gutter cleaner,
mow conveyor. Concrete silos-unloaders, shop,
tool shed, good house-furnace. Never fail
spring, improved birdsfoot pastures. Kept 127
head — bought no roughage — 62 cows have pro¬
duced over 100,000 lb. per month for the past
3 months. DHIA. 7/10 mile off county road.
Sells equipped or without. John Scheuerman,
Sherburne, N. Y. _
FARMS TO 500 ACRES, Homes, Camps, Busi¬
nesses. Profitable Implement Dealership. Hen-
drickson Bros., Cobleskill, N. Y. _
VILLAGE EDGE — 60 ACRE farm — retiring —
modern 12 room home. Dairy barn. Box 104,
Wells Bridge, N. Y .
Mohawk valley, 270 acres land, 50
stanchions, 61 head cattle, full line good
machinery including 3 tractors, 500 gallon bulk
tank, barn cleaner. Large modern home, hot
water heat, 2 fireplaces. Asking $48,000. Myra
K. Van Alstyne, Fonda, N. Y. Broker. Phone
3-0141.
DAIRY FARM IN UPSTATE New York— 6
miles from milk plant at Croghan. 500 Acres.
300 tillable besides pasture and timber. Modern
new barn and equipment. Remodeled large
house. 65 head holsteins — has carried more.
Good spring water. Contact Paul Lyndaker,
Croghan, New York. _
COUNTRY GENTLEMEN
Dairy Farm Special, Orono, Maine, including
$6,000.00 apple business, and 18' x 50' swimming
pool.
Fully equipped, includes 85 milkers, 30 heifers, 15
fresh by fall. 5 barns. 2 with 102 ties, served by
gutter cleaner. Heifer barn, 12 ties and 4 maternity
pens. 2 bulk milk tanks; total capacity 750 gallons.
Excellent Bangor milk market; $5.00+ per cwt.
5 tractors; 2 trucks, new.
Completely equipped. $7,000.00 pipe line milker,
with automatic washer, electronically controlled.
150 acres excellent tillage. Additional acreage
leased. 300 tons hay storage. City water. 700 apple
trees; 80% Macs, cold storage, five thousand box
capacity; packing building, sales room. All sales
retail. Two-family farm home; 16 rooms, 3 baths;
fine condition throughout. New aluminum siding,
combination doors, windows. 011-steam heat.
DOWNSTAIRS — Living-room, fireplace, dining-room;
2 bedrooms; 2 baths, Utility room, with washer-
drier, deep-freeze. Newly remodeled kitchen with
kitchen-aid built-ins, including dishwasher. Location
ideal for family, only 4 miles from University of
Maine. Immediate occupancy.
TIBBETTS
1 HAMMOND STREET, BANGOR, MAINE 945-4574
Evenings: Richard C. Dolloff, Orono Tel: 866-4123
American Agriculturist, October, 1965
FREE CATALOG! BARGAINS galore! Coast-
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Safe-Buy Real Estate Agency, 712-NY West
Third, Little Rock, Ark.
VALLEY DAIRY SHOWPLACE — Beautiful
538-acre New York farm in scenic foothills of
the western approach to the Catskill Mountains!
Tractor, machinery, other items included. Over
Vi-mile of Trout Stream running through!
Pasture for 100 head of stock, 60 tillable acres.
Attractive 14-room Early American home, ex¬
cellent condition, 6 bedrooms, 3 baths, fire¬
place, furnace, beautiful landscaped lawn. 8-
room tenant house, bath, furnace. 45x100 barn,
35x45 wing, pens, horse stalls, 30-ton granary,
triple garage, other buildings. On town road,
3 % miles town. Widow owner lets go for only
$45,000. Free! . . . Illustrated Fall-Winter
catalog! All types real estate coast to coast!
United Farm Agency, 501-AA Fifth Ave., New
York, N, Y. 10017. YUkon 6-1547, _
TWO FARMS, 275 ACRES, Unit or separately,
Colonial home, tenant house, abundance of
water, Honeyoye soil, presently growing sugar-
beets, corn, wheat. 40 cow barn, heifer barn.
$55,000.00, L. Simpson, Penn Yan, N. Y. _
DAIRY FARM INCOME $1,700 Month. Modern
buildings, stock, equipment, crops. $33,000 %
cash. Another 305 acres, two modern houses,
income $2,800 month. $87,000. Robert Collester,
549 State St., Springfield, Mass. 01109, _
COUNTRY HOME LARGE reforested acreage
suitable for hunting lodge. Also, Christmas
trees and greens. George Brown, Malone, New
York.
CATALOG FREE. OUR aim is to save you all
possible travel and expense. That is why our
catalog tells so much about a few hundred
listings rather than a little about several
thousand. You’ll find no extravagant claims.
There are properties of all kinds and prices,
New England and New York. Four Effs, Box
264AA, Manchester, N. H.
382 FARMS— IOWA-MINN. 40 to 2,400 Acres.
$65. to $325. per Acre. Corn, beans, beef, dairy.
Lots 120 bu. corn. 367 contracts. Ask listing.
Mouw Real Estate, St. Ansgar, Iowa. Ph.
736-4682 or 736-4464.
CENTRAL NEW YORK POTATO FARM on
Interstate highway. 250 acres, modern home,
storages, roadstand, migrant camp. Box 514-
DO, Ithaca, N. Y.
FARMS WANTED
CASH FOR COUNTRY homes or farms within
40 miles Springfield. Robert Collester, 549
State St., Springfield, Mass. 01109.
FLOWERS
WILDFLOWERS — VIRGINIA BLUEBELLS,
Mertensia. Roots, 12 — $2.50. Free list. Savage
Gardens, Box 163, McMinnville, Tenn. 37111.
GOAT SUPPLIES
WRITE FOR CATALOGUE. Enclose 25 <f de¬
posit refundable with first order. Hoegger
Supply Co., Milford 2, Pa.
CUT HEATING COSTS. Use Marco Furnaces
and Boilers. Either Complete Combustion Wood
and Coal or Combination Oil-Wood and Coal
Units. Literature free. Marco Industries, P. O.
Box 6-A, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801.
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JEEPS $64.50, airplanes $75.20, boats $6.18.
Many others direct from U. S. Government.
For complete “Directory” and catalog send
$1.00 to Quality Surplus, Dept. NY10, Box 23,
Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
JEEPS BEING SOLD at Bargain Prices by
Government. For latest information regarding
only 2 sale centers still open, send 25tf to
Government Surplus Jeeps, Box 177-A10,
Abbottstown, Penna.
FARM LOANS
Since 1917 iirsjfe
See your local asso- | | HH
ciations or write: 310
State St., Springfield,
Mass. 01101
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NYABC's Preferred Service Program
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at the regular breeding
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• 24-hour telephone service.
• Convenient and equitable service
guidelines.
• Friendly interest in your herd's
improvement.
• Two repeat services, if needed.
• Sire picture chart, and
• Barn breeding chart (herds of
over five cows).
• New and better breeding records
maintained.
• Max-O-Matic cow marking tags.
• Regular issues of Co-Operator.
PSP brings you new dimensions in dairy
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extra, includes address. Send check or money
order to AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, P. O. Box
369, ITHACA, N. Y. Advance payment is required.
GARDEN SUPPLIES HELP WANTED MISCELLANEOUS NEW & USED EQUIPMENT
MESH CLOTHS ALL TYPES, widths, weights.
Protect Berry Plants, cover new lawns. Mil¬
lion yard inventory. Excelsior Fabrics, 279
Greene Ave., Brooklyn, New York.
HAY & STRAW
CHOICE HAY, all grades. Mohawk Valley.
Trailer load deliveries. When writing, give
telephone number. Snyder Petroleum, Inc., Fort
Plain, New York. Telephone 4-5111. _
FIRST AND SECOND cutting alfalfa — mixed
trefoil and other grades of choice hay delivered
by truckload. Weights and quality guaranteed.
Bates Russell, East Durham, N. Y. Phone
Melrose, 4-2591 before 8 A.M. or after 5 P.M.
BALED HAY DELIVERED subject to inspec¬
tion. For more information write or call after
6:00 PM. J. W. Christman, RD 2. Fort Plain.
CAN DELIVER all grades of good quality hay.
Also, farmers interested in selling contact us.
D. Arnold Bovd, York, New York. Phone:
716-243-3311 or 716-243-2236. _
GOOD QUALITY HAY delivered anywhere.
Marcus Delong, Romulus, N. Y. 14541. Ovid
869-5675. _ _
DAIRY HAY CARLOADS only, alfalfa, clover,
mixed. Ask for delivered prices. Harry Gates,
Jackson, Michigan. _
QUALITY 1st AND 2nd CUTTING hay de¬
livered — truck or trailer loads. Quality and
weight guaranteed. Also Straw. 17 yrs. in busi¬
ness — Licensed and Bonded. Commission
Merchant. Mike Micha, RD#1, Johnson City,
New York. RA9-3151. (Also Farmers interested
in selling, contact us.) _ _
WHOLESALE — CARLOT OR send your
trucks. Hay, Alfalfa pellets. Grain, Pelleted
feeds for sheep, beef or dairy. If your local
feed dealer does not handle our products then
contact us direct. Rush order — (Phone Collect
Code 419-653-3156. Schwab Bros. Feed Co.,
New Bavaria, Ohio. _
CHOICE EARLY CUT conditioned barn-dried
alfalfa, approximately 250 tons, square bales.
David Todd. Belfast. N, Y. Phone 84M-1,
HELP WANTED
NURSERY WORKERS and tractor operators
wanted. Steady work, good pay and housing
available. Baier Lustgarten Nurseries, Middle
Island, L. I., N. Y, _
$23 WEEKLY FOR WEARING lovely dresses
received by you as extra rewards. Just show
Fashion Frocks to friends in spare time. No
investment, canvassing, experience necessary.
Write today to Fashion Frocks, Dept. U-16101,
Cincinnati 2, Ohio. _ _
WANTED - MAN, BOY or girl for general
farm work. Russell Peters, Callicoon, N. Y.
COUPLE, KENNEL WORK, Salary, Bunga¬
low. Good references required. Scotia Kennels,
R4, Scotia. N. Y. _
DAIRYMAN WANTED. Fully experienced in
operating milking machines and caring for
cows. Excellent housing for married man.
Steady year round employment. Top wages and
bonus. Garelick Farms, Franklin, Mass.
528-9000 days or evenings call Mr. Bernon, area
code 401 769-7996. _
MALE AND FEMALE ATTENDANTS — Salary
$3,915-14,870 per year plus longevity incre¬
ments. Annual salary increases. Maintenance
and laundry available at Institution at $9.79
per week. Five day, eight hour work week. An¬
nual vacation with pay. Paid sick leave. Life,
accident and health insurance and social
security available. Recreation: Bowling, tennis,
swimming. Opportunities for advancement with
eventual retirement pension. For information
write Director, Wassaic State School, Wassaic,
New York. _ _ _
PARTNER TO SHARE in investment develop¬
ment and management of moderate sized Peren¬
nial and Nursery Farm. Harold Davis, Box 3,
Heathcote Branch, Scarsdale, N, Y. _
COLLEGE PROFESSOR, WIFE, 2 children
needs live-in housekeeper. Box 400, Wycombe,
Pa. 18980. _
WANTED — HOUSEKEEPER BETWEEN 25
and 40 for young farmer, two school age
children, live in, modern country home, farm
background and drivers license helpful but not
essential — permanent home for right person.
Box 369-EX, Ithaca, N. Y. 14851. _
HOUSEKEEPER GOOD CHRISTIAN HOME
on farm for four Motherless children. Would
consider one small child. Write Box 369-EW,
Ithaca, N. Y.
CHAIN SAWS
SAW CHAIN
DIRECT TO YOU AT FACTORY PRICES!
Brand new, first quality, fully guaranteed! In
.404", 1/2" and 7/16" pitch. Chain for bar
of any saw with cutting length of:
12" to 14" S10.00 15" to 16" $11.00
17" to 20" $13.00 21" to 24" $15.00
GUIDE BARS: New. hard-nose, to fit:
Homelite 17" $17.00, 21" $19.00
McCulloch 18" $18.00, 24" $21.00
SPROCKETS: Direct-drive sprocket $4.00;
Gear-drive sprocket $2.50.
Add 50c to total order for shipping
(For COD send $2.00 deposit)
Be sure to give saw name, bar cutting length,
and pitch used or number of drive links In chain.
Send check cr money order today to:
ZIP-PENN INC. BOX 179-HD Erie, Penna.
For big savings on other bars, saw parts,
accessories, write for complete catalog.
MATURE COUPLE: Man to have knowledge
of lawns, gardens, machinery, assist with
horses. Wife assist housework, hourly basis. 4
room apartment. References required. Write
Box 369-FE, Ithaca, N. Y. 14851, _
MIDDLE-AGED HOUSEKEEPER for two men.
Good home — some wages. Write for Informa-
tion. Lester Heege, Jamesburg, New Jersey.
MARRIED COUPLE WANTED to work for
retired couple on small estate on the Eastern
shore of Maryland. Woman to keep house and
cook, man to keep grounds, do odd jobs and
help in house with heavy work. Good wages,
two room, modern apartment with bath, heat
and air-conditioning. Write or phone Myron
Reed, St. Michaels, Maryland 21663, _
RELIABLE, EXPERIENCED COUPLE for
general outside maintenance and housework on
small estate near Pawling, N. Y. Must enjoy
rural life. Must be industrious pleasant workers.
Man must have general knowledge of vege¬
tables, fruits, flowers, lawns, carpentry, paint¬
ing, etc. Woman — housework, part-time hourly
basis. Separate, pleasant 6 room unfurnished
house. Own car necessary. Give details of
experience and employment history past 10
years in first letter. Box 369-EY, Ithaca, New
York. 14851. _
ENERGETIC POULTRYMAN MECHANI¬
CALLY inclined for modern egg farm. Good
pay, good future. Apply with references to Box
71, Olean. New York 14761. _
ROUTE WORK for man or woman with farm
background. $25 or more profit per day to
start — larger repeat orders. Write McNess,
Dept. 27K, Box 371, Baltimore, Md, _
HOUSEKEEPER TO HELP with Invalid Wife.
Farm born but not necessary — could have one
child. State Phone. Herbert Burns, Box 122,
Hillsdale, N, Y. _
CARETAKER EXPERIENCED WITH Horses.
Excellent accommodations for couple. Box
369-FA, Ithaca. N, Y, Tel. 914-941-6600.
ELDERLY COUPLE WILL Share Home small
L. I. town with refined lady. Wanted Com¬
panion -Housekeeping aid. One preferring good
home to high wages. Widow with child eon-
sidered. Box 369-FC, Ithaca. N. Y, 14851. _
WANTED AMBITIOUS POULTRYMAN with
small family. No drinking. Willing to assume
responsibility. Box 369-FB, Ithaca, N.Y. 14.851.
GOOD HOME ON FARM offered to some needy
widow with 1 or 2 children big enough to be of
some help. Prefer small, neat, honest woman,
Protestant, non-smoker. Write full particu¬
lars. John Schneider, RD#2, Scotia, N, Y.
EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY for young
married man with small family to work with
outstanding Jersey herd. Must be experienced.
Good working conditions and housing available
on farm with utilities, etc., furnished. Write
fully giving references and your telephone
number to Curtis Hobson, Manager, Marlu
Farm, Lineroft, New Jersey 07738.
HOBBIES
MAKE DOOR MATS from Used Baler Twine.
Instructions, five dimes. Walter Warner,
Pierceton, Indiana 46562,
HONEY
EXTRACTED HONEY — Clover, Buckwheat
or Fallflower, 5 lb. container $2.20; 3 — $5.75;
6— $10.50. Prepaid 3rd zone. We use stainless
steel extractors and tanks. Lang Apiaries, Box
A, Gasport, New York, _
HOWLAND’S HONEY — Our New Famous
Clover, New York’s Finest. 5 lb. pail $2.10:
case 6 — 5 lb. pails $10.20. Above postpaid 3rd
zone. 1 — 60 lb. can $10.98; 2 — 60’s $21.36; 5
or more 60’s $10.38 each. Delicious Wildflower
1—60 lb. can $10.38; 2 — 60’s $20.16: 5 or more
60’s $9.78 each. 60’s FOB 5% discount 5 or
more 60’s at Honey Plant. Old Fashioned Buck¬
wheat. Prices on request. Sold by ton or pail.
Howland Apiaries, Berkshire, New York, _
VERMONT CHUNK COMB Honey, 5 Lb. tin
$3.00. Prepaid in Northeast. Robert Mead,
White River Jet., Vermont.
INSTRUCTION
LEARN AIR FREIGHT. Unlimited opportuni-
ties! Fastest growing Transportation Industry.
Licensed correspondence school. Free details.
Air Freight Institute, 5267-RN North Natoma,
Chicago 60656.
GAME WARDEN, Government Hunter, For¬
estry, Park and Wildlife Services announce
job openings regularly. Prepare at home for
outdoor work, good pay, security. Complete in¬
formation Free! Write North American School
of Conservation, 941-BH North Highland, Los
Angeles, California 90038.
LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Marketing— Regular
weekly sales and farm auctions: Empire Live¬
stock Marketing Cooperative.
LIVESTOCK SUPPLIES, EQUIP.
FREE SAMPLE Cattle Ear Tag. Big numbers,
low priced. Write today: Cowboy Tag Co., Box
1380, Santa Barbara, Calif.
MISCELLANEOUS
PARTS FOR STOVES — furnaces, coal, oil,
gas, electric. Empire Stove Co., 793 Broadway,
Albany, New York.
STOP ITCHING — Promotes healing of piles.;,
psoriasis, eczema. “Roberts Reliable Salve”
effective since 1888. Satisfaction guaranteed.
3 oz. $1.00 postpaid. Roberts Pharmacy, Lisbon
Falls, Maine.
QUICK-JOHN — Cleans septic tanks, cesspools,
outdoor toilets. Stops odors, backups. Opens
drains. 6 premeasured treatments $2.95, 12 —
$4.95. Money Back Guarantee. Ryter Co.,
Madelia 20, Minn.
“SIX WILL FORMS” plus “Information by
Lawyer,” $1.00, Brugenheimer Publishers, Box
158-N77. Lexington, Mass. _
FOUR WILL FORMS— Standard Forms (Finest
Quality) with Complete Instructions. $1.20.
Interstate Products, Box 1-M2, Pelham, New
Hampshire. _ _
CIDER & WINE PRESSES, New and rebuilt.
Repairs and Supplies. Write for Supply Cata¬
logue #65. W. G. Runkles’ Machinery Co., 185
Oakland St., Trenton, N. J. 08618. _
WATCH AND CLOCK repairing books and
tools. Free catalog. North American, Box
77RX, Fox River Grove, Illinois 60021, _
LEG SORE SUFFERERS — Send for Free
Book on proven Viscose for relief of pain and
aches of leg ulcers, swelling, itch, rash due
to deep vein congestion. Works as you walk.
Viscose Co., 100 West Chicago Avenue, Dept.
N.K., Chicago 10, Illinois. _
LIGHTNING RODS — We specialize in complete
and economical lightning protection systems.
Free inspection or information. Morse-Collins,
Inc., 148 Coddington Road, Ithaca, N.Y., mem-
ber United Lightning Protection Association.
LOSING HAIR? ' BALDING? Dandruff? Free
copyrighted booklet. Dr. Shiffer Laboratories,
57A, Euclid Arcade, Cleveland, Ohio 44115,
BLACK FOREST CUCKOO clocks and unusual
clocks. Direct from exporter. Free Illustrated
folders. Mel Adams, 234 Horace Ave., Palmyra
08065, New Jersey. _
GUITARS, CLARINETS, TRUMPETS, VIO¬
LINS. All band and orchestra instruments. At
Lowest Prices. No Money down. 10 day free
trial. Send for our free brochure (Specify in¬
strument). Wonderland Musical Instrument
Co., Box 621AA. Detroit, Michigan. _
DRUM SETS LOWEST PRICES. No money
down, 10 day free trial. Send for our free
catalog. Wonderland Drum Company, Box
621AA, Detroit, Michigan. _ _
SPINET PIANO (new) $339.00. 15 year War¬
ranty. No money down. Send for our free
brochure. Wonderland Musical Instrument Co.,
Box 621AA, Detroit, Michigan. _
CLIPPERS REPAIRED, BLADES sharpened,
90(1 per pair. Immediate service. Earlville Ulip-
per Service, Earlville, N. Y. 13332, _
FREE AND HAPPY! You can be free and
happy; enjoy good full or spare time income.
Be your own boss in fast-growing Tax Con¬
sulting field. No experience necessary. New
low-cost training program. Free details. Write
Today! Southwestern Academy, Dept. RNY,
Dallas, Texas 75220. _ _
SILVER POLISH WITHOUT MESS— polishes
quickly, non-abrasive, produces more beautiful
lustre. Six ounces 69<# ppd., Clayton, 443 Men-
don Rd., Pittsford, N. Y. _
"BONNIE B” CANOPY DOLL Bed. Non-
Plastic. Foam mattress, pillows, bedding. Pink,
Blue, Yellow. State choice. $12.95. Kingsford
Novelty Co., East Wakefield, New Hampshire
Agents. _ _
RESPECTABLE, CHILDLESS COUPLE in
early forties, desires to adopt infant or young
child. Will provide loving Christian home.
White. Box 369-ET, Ithaca, N, Y. 14851.
OIL PAINTINGS OF “Clowns” 11x16— $12.50
ea. Allow 3 mos. approx. Send M. O. or
Checks to Domenic Cafarella, 45 Cooper Place,
Harrington Park, N. J. 07640, _
STEWART CLIPPERS REPAIRED — All
animal clipper blades sharpened. Blades will
be mailed C.O.D. 24 hours after received. Bel¬
lows & May, Inc., 10 Hamburg Ave., Sussex,
New Jersey. - 251 Highland Ave., Middletown,
New York.
NEW & USED EQUIPMENT
BARN CLEANERS — silo unloaders, engineered
by Patz. New different bunk feeders, manure
stackers, replacement chains for all make
cleaners, low cost, easy terms. Nold Farm
Supply, Rome, N. Y. Willard Howland, South¬
ampton, Mass. _
COBEY— FOX— MC— NUFFIELD — Versatile
Farm Equipment — Cockshutt parts, new &
used. Used machines all kinds. We deliver.
Ingersoll Farm Supply Inc., Martinsburg, N.Y.
Phone — Lowville 85, _ _
"USED CONVEYOR BELTING” Rubber cover-
ed — like new, all sizes — all plys. Phone or
write: E. L. Ashmus Belting Company, 6038-
49th Ave., Kenosha, Wisconsin, OL-2-4596.
IN NEED OF Milking Equipment, pipelines—
parlor or around the barn parlor stalls — Her¬
ringbone — side opening — walk-thru. Transfer
station, rigid or plastic. Get our prices. No ob¬
ligation. Chore-Boy Eastern Factory Owned
Branch, Box 11, Dryden, N. Y. 13053. Phone
VI4-6092. _ _
CHAIN: For bunk feeders, barn cleaners, con¬
veyors. #458 forged pin type $1.10 per foot.
R. H. Merrill, Waverly, N.Y. _
WANTED — ALLIS CHALMERS Roto Balers.
Brice Creesy, Andover, Ohio. _
DEPRESSION PRICES — We sell cheap.
Savings to 75% on new, used parts for 200
makes, models, wheel tractors, crawlers. Tre¬
mendous catalog. Send 25# Surplus Tractor
Parts, Fargo, North Dakota. _
ROCK PICKERS, BESTLAND — 8 Models in
World Wide Use! Write Viel Manufacturing
Company, Billings, Montana.
LAMINATED RAFTERS & Arches for barns
and sheds. Douglas Fir bonded with completely
waterproof glue. Popular sizes stocked. Extra
heavy rafters — extra low prices. Box S-105,
Unadilla Silo Co., Unadilla, N. Y.
USE BEATTY’S 91 YEARS EXPERIENCE in
assisting with your new or remodeled barn.
Full line of tie stalls, stanchions, water bowls,
barn cleaners, silo unloaders, and feed carts.
Also hog and horse equipment and liquid
manure spreaders. Cleaner replacement chain,
all at Competitive Prices. Dealerships still
available. Write: Beatty Bros., Inc., Darien,
New York.
POTATO GRADER COMPLETE — 18 inch
King Wyse sizer chains, picking table, built
in scale, motor — complete $300. C. S. Short,
Cheswold, Del. _
I. H.C. Stationary 3 hp. gas engine. Speed;
360 rpm. No. L.A. 7903. pat. May 2, 1905,
J. B. Keady, E. Seneca St., Ovid, Seneca Co.,
N, Y. Phone 869-3711. _
NEW HOLLAND ALL Crop Dryer with
wheels, 5 HP fan, Model #705. Excellent
condition. Price $1,250.00. Will deliver. W. C.
Morrow & Sons, Tyrone, Pa. Phone 814-684-
2561. _
WANTED: RETRACTABLE FINGER type
auger to fit 12 foot Me Cormick 127-SP com¬
bine. David DeBaere, RD#1, Lyons, New York.
Phone WH6-6360. _
OCTOBER MONTHLY SPECIAL— 1958 Por-
tersville 2250 gallon farm pick-up — stainless
steel outside, new frame, cradle and skirting—
$4,750.00. Other very clean farm pick-ups —
1800 gallon stainless steel New York approved
— 2000 gallon stainless steel with stainless
steel skirting — 2800 gallon single axle semi
trailer farm pick-up. Large variety of trans¬
ports. Portersville Equipment Division of Gib¬
son Industries, Inc. Portersville (Butler
County), Pennsylvania 16051. Telephone (412)
368-2421 or 368-2431. _
FOR SALE: NEW Idea 2 Row Corn Picker.
No. 305 Mounted Gathering Unit and No. 307
Mounted Husking Unit. This picker is in very
good condition. Will sell for $1,990. Frank
Wiley, Victor, N. Y. Phone: 716-W A.4-2655.
FOR SALE — ONE Row Ford Mounted Corn
Picker used one season. It is in excellent condi¬
tion. Will fit most any tractor. $1,200. Ken
Wiley, Penfield, N. Y. Phone 716-FR7-2633.
FARROWING CRATES — Complete $22.95.
Free Literature. Dolly Enterprises, 180 Main,
Colchester. Ill. _ _
FORAGE HARVESTERS— 30 ’to choose— all
makes and priced to sell. Good selection of long
and short table blowers from $125 and up. New
forage boxes — $600 and up. Side unload corn
and grain boxes only $185. 15 used corn pickers
and self propelled unit. New picker sheller
heads for Allis Chalmers combines — % price.
50 used manure spreaders in all sizes. 150
crawlers-dozers, loaders side boomers, winches,
and backhoes and wheel tractors — with all
types of attached tools. 30 acres of new and
used equipment. Don Howard, Canandaigua,
New York.
NURSERY STOCK
1,000 HORTICULTURAL ITEMS— Evergreen
Seeds, Seedlings, Shrubs, Fruit Trees, Plastic
Pots, Supplies, Books (Horticultural, Farming,
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Blueberry plants, Dwarf fruit trees, flowering
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quality, true-to-name stock at reasonable
prices. 52-page catalog free — write Bountiful
Ridge Nurseries, Box RC-105, Princess Anne,
Md. _ ___
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EVERGREENS — MANY VARIETIES and
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789-6408, _
KELLY DWARF APPLES begin to bear heavy
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STRAWBERRIES, RASPBERRIES, BLUE1
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SPARROW TRAPS
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except meals. Two tours starting January 28
and March 11, ’66. Reserve Now, these tours
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KEROSENE LAMPS WITH globes, hanging
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Keep $40 for treasury. No money needed. Free
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beautiful flowered Soap.
YOUR CHURCH OR GROUP can raise $50.00
and more, easy and fast. Have 10 members
each sell only twenty 50$ packages my lovely
cheery Christmas Carol Table Napkins. Keep
$50.00 for your treasury. No money needed.
Free Samples. Anna Wade, Dept. 9BW,
Lynchburg, Va.
FLOWER SUPPLIES, MARBLE jewelry,
Christmas materials. Catalog 25$. Flocraft,
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Milk marketing .
(Continued from page 39)
cerning the urgency of the need for
additional checking in the New
York-New Jersey milkshed.
It’s likely that co-op dues would
be at least as high as the market
service deduction, so there
wouldn’t be much financial advan¬
tage in terms of amount deducted
from the individual farmer one
way or another. Eventually, a
recommended amendment will
probably be proposed by the
Secretary of Agriculture . . . either
modifying the present cooperative
payment plan or substituting a
market service payment arrange¬
ment. Producers will then vote on
the amended order, risking the
scrapping of the whole order
unless two-thirds vote “yes” on
the amendment.
The whole affair has been one
that gave everyone a chance to
comment on the existing setup, get
gripes off their chests, and make
suggestions for changes. It would
probably be a good idea to review
milk marketing orders every so
often anyway . . . would that it
could be done a bit more simply,
at less cost, and without consum¬
ing so much time!
As mentioned, the next big bat¬
tle may be over merging the Order
2 and Delaware Valley orders.
And standing in the wings is an
even more far-reaching decision
. . . the vote by producers as to
the imposition of Class I quotas
in their particular federal order
market.
SOS ;:OH:i -SOB! O SC3B SsOR-jaOR SO* SO*
ED LEENHOUTS
Edward J . Leenhouts, Agricul¬
tural Agent for the New York Cen¬
tral Railroad, died September 5.
Since retirement from that position,
he has been active with Travel
Service Bureau, and he and his
wife Marian personally conducted
many American Agr iculturist
tours. He will be missed by agri¬
cultural friends across the North¬
east.
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“Hey, Bill-
How are you getting that
pulpwood cut so fast this year?”
“Simple -I’m
using that new Sabre / v-
Chain. Sure makes a
difference. Wish I’d heard
about Sabre last year.”
“Makes tree farming a lot easier, doesn’t it?”
“Makes cutting firewood a lot easier, too.
Gives me more time to tend to my cattle and
hogs . . . and sit around and watch TV.”
“I heard Sabre’s got a pretty complete line
for chain saw users now- bars, sprockets,
wedges ’n everything.”
“Yeah -even ignition parts now. After seein’
how good this chain is I’m gonna change to
Sabre’s whole line.”
You, too, will be
glad when
you change to
Sabre Tig-Top.
Sabre
mJ CAW rMAIK
For name of nearest dealer send in
the coupon — today. No obligation.
^SAW CHAIN, inc.
95 E. HOUSATONIC ST.
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Please send me the name of nearest
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47
ChJuMmxzs
(jAeeting*
YOU CAN MAKE
HRISTMAS GREET¬
INGS youmakeyour-
self are always enjoy¬
ed more than the
store-bought kind.
They are cards no
one else can send, and friends ap¬
preciate the thought, time and.
effort you’ve taken to wish thej
“Merry Christmas.” Here £re
ideas for four different kinds ybf
c&rds you can make and havt/all
ready to mail when the Holiday
Season arrives.
Card No. 1 is a good out to
choose if you send 75 to TOO or
more greetings. To begm^with, you
need a sketch of yom^home or
some part of it. The doafrr«yq_»tL
lighted Christmas tree in the yard
2. This little boot could be a single
layer of felt, backed with silk and
used as a bookmark. Single or
double, it can be mailed in an
envelope.
(or one showing through a win¬
dow), and the fireplace decorated
for Christmas are all possibilities.
Yorfshould have a simple line
drawing with all unnecessary lines
details emitted. A good, clean
[rawing is iruiecessity. Go over
this drawing with black India ink,
and if there are en'ors, cover them
with white poster neint; don’t try
to erase or scratch mem out.
The original of the greeting il¬
lustrated was 9”x 12'\md repro¬
duced by the offset printing process
on stiff white or tinteOsmaper. The
card was tinted by hancNwith box
watercolors in just a few mfrmtes.
A little red on the bow andb^rries
and yellow on the liskf^cmd gold
'sta: of the nailbox pepped it up
for a holiday card.
'"he prints were scored with a
dull table knife and ruler, dividing
the cards in thirds. Then they were
folded, sealed with Scotch tape and
Christmas seals, addressed, and
mailed without envelopes.
There are other methods of re¬
production such as mimeograph¬
ing, hectographing, and the ditto
process. Each /has its own require¬
ments, and y suggest you ask an
experienced' person rer help decide
the method best suiteoyfor your
use.
CardNNo. 2 would ^e a good
greeting^ for grandmother\to give
her grandchildren. It is tiniKcon-
mg, and you wouldn’t J^ant
to riYftkc. too many oftil . but
they woula prtlbablubecome keep¬
sakes. You wnl mxrr felt ( a square
large enough for two boots can be
i
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*
t
I
Christmas
Chr i stmas
NSW\\\W' \// ////A/.
JAomas
1. One year our Christmas card showed our front door, complete with
Holiday wreath. Another time I did our chimney, with the evergreens
on each side lighted for Christmas. The hand coloring is optional, but
I think it adds a lot to the card.
purchased for about 15 cents), use a name such as Sue or John
fingering yarn in two or three on one turnover cuff and embroi-
colors, sequins, a large and small der “Noel” on the other. Or if the
by Dorothy Welty Thomas
needle, sewing thread for the se¬
quins, and a sharp pair of shears.
Cut two layers of felt, using
boot pattern on the second page
of this article. Lay the two boots
down with toes facing each other
and put a pin in each outside
layer of felt, so you won’t confuse
them with the inside. Embroider
outside of each boot half (embroi¬
der cuff on inside and turn over)
and sew on the sequins. You might
3. A card for anyone who enjoys the
outdoors. Ferns can be found late,
even under the snow. Look for the
smallest ones, but pieces of larger
ones can be used.
name is too long, use initials.
Lazy daisy stitch makes flower
and leaves and plain stitches, the
grass, inside of leaves, and other
straight lines. Back stitch the
round letters. Turn over cuff of
(Continued on page 53)
American Agriculturist, October, 1965
48
Photo: American Assn, of Nurserymen
In a few years, these new trees will adequately shade this home and
greatly enhance its beauty.
MOVING SHADE TREES
YOU MAY HAVE “money in
the bank" in your hedge rows,
on the edge of your woods, or
some other place on your property
. . . Trees! If you need shade trees
and have them on your place, you
can move them and save yourself
anywhere from a few to several
hundred dollars.
Small trees, 6 to 8 feet
in height, can be moved now; large
ones can be prepared now and
moved by the frozen-ball method
in the winter. This all involves
work, as most of the cost ofbuying
a shade tree is for labor. But if
you have the time, it is healthy
fun, interesting, and rewarding.
Small Shade Trees
Select the tree you want to move,
one with a nice straight trunk,
free of defects and with low
branches. If you want a high
branching tree, you can prune as
extensively as you wish. It is best
to dig the tree and leave a ball of
earth attached, but in all prob¬
ability, a native tree will have too
large a root spread to make this
feasible. Nursery-grown trees are
pruned frequently to keep the
feeder roots restricted to a small
area.
Next best is to dig your tree
bare root. Start as if you were
going to ball it and dig a trench
2y2 to 3 feet deep, about 3 feet
from the trunk, and undercut the
ball. Then comb out the soil from
the roots and transfer at once to
the prepared hole. (It’s a good
idea to dig this first. )
Be sure to use good topsoil with
about one-third peat moss added
to retain moisture. Water well and
stake; thin out the side and top
growth one-fourth to one-third,
and continue watering until the
ground freezes unless nature pro¬
vides plenty of water. Use only
100 percent organic fertilizers,
such as bone meal.
large Shade Trees
It’s fairly easy and almost en¬
tirely foolproof to move a good-
sized tree, say one from 4-inch
caliper up. Here we use the “fro¬
zen-ball” method. First, select the
American Agriculturist, October, 1965
by Nenetzin R. White
tree you wish when it’s in full
foliage, so you can visualize what
it will look like in its new location.
Next, determine where you wish
to plant it.
Then, sometime in late October
or early November, and before
frost is in the ground, cover the
entire area where it is to go with
peat moss, manure, sawdust, or
straw to a depth of one or two feet,
to keep the ground from freezing.
Repeat the same operation around
the tree you have selected to move.
Rule of thumb for ball size is as
follows: For each inch of caliper
or diameter of the tree (measured
12 inches above the ground), the
ball should be a foot in width.
For example, a 5-inch tree would
have a 5-foot ball. Depth should
be roughly one-half the width of
the ball.
Now all you have to do is wait
until January or February, or
whenever the ground is heavily
frozen and the temperature in the
20 degree range. Then, remove
your protection from the tree to be
moved, dig a trench the proper
depth and width, undercut as far
as possible without having the tree
topple, and let the ball stand for
two or three days.
At the same time you are dig¬
ging this ball, dig a ramp so that
the tree can be slid or dragged out
of the hole. A car, block and
tackle, or tractor can then be used
to move the solidly frozen ball to
the new location. Since your lawn
will be frozen solid, you can skid
the tree easily to its new spot.
When you have it near the new
location, remove the protective
covering and dig the new hole;
slide the tree in, and there you are!
In planting it, use lots of well
saturated peat moss and bone
meal and lots of water.
We have never lost a tree by
this method and have moved some
that were 12 or 14 inches in dia¬
meter. Of course, it takes huge
equipment to skid and move trees
of this size. The frozen ball is
moved just like a big piece of con¬
crete — no burlap, no ropes, and
no danger of the soil falling off.
To be doubly sure when moving
a tree, particularly one growing
wild which has never been root
pruned, it’s an excellent idea to
put a trench around the tree, as
if you were going to move it; then
backfill the trench with wet peat
and bone meal, and leave it for
a whole year to recover. If it dies,
youVe lost very little; if it lives,
its survival when you do use the
frozen-ball method is assured.
It goes without saying, I hope,
that you will wrap the trunk as
high as you can with burlap or
regular rolls of professional kraft
paper tree wrap to cut down water
loss. Also, you should securely
guy the tree to prevent wind move¬
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established.
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No. 4 - Plain Rolls
WHAT IS MORE appealing than a plate of
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tender rolls? And what greater fun for a cook
than to make them? Master two roll recipes,
one of plain dough to be formed into dozens
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You will find a refrigerator dough handy
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Such a dough has more sugar and fat than
bread dough, and usually has egg added for
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keep for about 3 days when made with milk
and 5 days when made with water. It may be
placed in refrigerator right after mixing or
after one rising and punching down.
Roll Tricks: Keep roll doughs as soft as
possible and still permit handling and shap¬
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cut cfff uniformly shaped pieces of dough; a
flat ruler is handy for getting pieces about
the same size.
For crusty rolls, place at least 1 inch apart
on baking sheets (in muffin tins, rolls will be
crusty all over). For tender crusted rolls,
brush with melted butter or salad oil before
or after rising, or when they come out of the
oven; for crispy crust, brush with milk or
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before baking or leave ungreased after bak¬
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egg yolk beaten with one tablespoon water.
PARKER HOUSE ROLLS
CLOVER LEAF ROLLS
For poppy seed or sesame seed topping, brush
rolls before or after rising with slightly beaten
egg white and sprinkle with seeds.
POTATO REFRIGERATOR ROLLS
1 cup lukewarm water
2 packages active dry yeast
1/2 cup milk, scalded and cooled
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup soft shortening
11/2 teaspoons salt
2 eggs beaten
1 cup lukewarm mashed potatoes
5 1/2 to 6 cups all-purpose flour
Sprinkle yeast over lukewarm water in mix¬
ing bowl and stir until dissolved. Stir in the
cooled scalded milk, sugar, shortening, salt,
eggs, and mashed potatoes. Add about half
the flour and beat well. Add just enough of the
remaining flour, a little at a time, to make a
soft dough, easy to handle. Turn onto a
lightly floured board and knead until smooth
and elastic.
Place dough in a well greased bowl, brush
top with soft shortening, cover bowl with
waxed paper or plastic film; place damp cloth
over bowl and store in refrigerator until ready
to use. The towel may need to be dampened
and the dough punched down occasionally.
When ready to use dough (1 1/2 to 2 hours
before serving time), take amount needed from
bowl, shape as desired, cover, let rise until
double in bulk (about 1 hour), and bake.
Note: Prepare 1 cup mashed potatoes as
directed on package of Instant Mashed Po¬
tato Mix, omitting butter and salt called for,
or use regular unseasoned mashed potatoes.
PAN ROLLS. Form half the roll dough into
a roll about 12 inches long. Cut in 12 equal
pieces and form each piece into a smooth ball.
Place balls in greased shallow pans, about
1/4 inch apart. Cover and let rise in a warm
place, free from draft, until doubled in bulk
(about 3/4 hour). Brush lightly with melted
butter and bake in moderate oven (375), 15
to 20 minutes.
PARKER HOUSE ROLLS. Roll out half
the dough into a circle about 1/2 inch thick.
Cut into rounds with a 2 1/2-inch cookie cut¬
ter. Crease heavily through center with dull
edge of a knife. Brush lightly with melted but¬
ter and fold over in pocketbook shape. Place
about 1 inch apart on greased baking sheet.
Cover and let rise until doubled in bulk (3/4
to 1 hour) and bake in hot oven (425), about
20 minutes.
CLOVER LEAF ROLLS. Form half of dough
into a roll about 9 inches long. Cut with a
sharp knife into 9 equal pieces; form each
piece into 3 small balls. Place 3 balls in each
section of greased muffin tin, brushing each
ball with melted butter before placing in tin.
Cover and let rise until doubled in bulk (3/4
to 1 hour). Bake in hot oven (425) , about
15 minutes.
NOTE: You may cut with doughnut cutter,
using centers for clover leaf rolls and circles
to form twists or figure eights.
FAN TANS. Roll out half of dough into an
oblong about 17 x 10 1/2 x 1/8 inches. Brush
generously with melted butter and cut with a
sharp knife crosswise into strips 11/2 inches
wide. Pile 7 strips together. Cut crosswise into
pieces 11/2 inches wide. Place cut side up in
greased muffin tins. Cover and let rise until
doubled in bulk. Bake in a quick oven (400),
about 20 minutes.
CRESCENTS. Roll out one-third of the
dough into a circle 9 or 10 inches in diameter
and about 1/4 inch thick. Cut with a sharp
knife into 8 pie-shaped pieces and brush light¬
ly with melted butter. Roll up, beginning at
wide end and seal ends firmly. Place on
greased baking sheets about 2 inches apart
and curve into half circles. Cover and let rise
until doubled in bulk (3/4 to 1 hour) and
bake in hot oven (425), about 20 minutes.
To make BUTTERHORNS, do not curve
rolled dough into crescents.
Miscelllaneous Shapes
For any of the following, place the shaped
rolls 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets.
Cover and let rise until doubled in bulk.
Bake in a hot oven (425), about 12 to 15
minutes.
BOW KNOTS. Roll a ball of dough under
palms of hands into a strip 1/2 inch thick.
Cut into pieces 6 inches long. Tie a simple
loose knot in center of each.
ROSETTES. Roll dough as for bowknots,
but cut into 8-inch strips. Tie loose knot in
strip’s center, then bring end of roll from
underside and tuck into center at the top.
Now bring the other end from the top down
and around to center of roll, where the two
ends will meet and be tucked downward.
FIGURE EIGHTS. Roll dough as for bow-
knots and rosettes and cut into 8-inch pieces.
Shape each piece into figure eight, pinching
the two ends together underneath, to keep
from popping open while baking.
BRAIDS. Roll balls of dough into strips
1/2 inch thick. Fasten three strips together at
the top with a pinch, then braid. Cut braid
into 3-inch lengths and press cut ends of each
together.
SWIRLS. Prepare dough as for braids.
For a single swirl, wind the dough pinwheel-
style to desired size. For a double swirl, stretch
dough and form into an “S” in reverse.
FAN TANS
Photos: J. Walter Thompson
50
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Greetings .
(Continued from page 48)
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give. A tiny loop made with yarn
or a paper clip could be used to
fasten boot to the Christmas tree.
The third card is made with a
pressed fern and a bit of drawing
paper. First, you cut or tear a
sheet of 9” x 12” white drawing
or construction paper into quar¬
ters. Paint all over it with clear
water, then float in streaks of two
or three colors. Use blue with
green and red with yellow or blue.
You may want to experiment a
little with the colors first, as some
combinations will get muddy when
blended. Dry and press.
Then arrange fern and star cut
from construction paper on the
watercolor background. You may
add tiny flowers such as hydran¬
gea florets which have been press¬
ed. And colored balls may be cut
from construction paper and ar¬
ranged on the fern as if it were a
Christmas tree.
Put the whole thing on a small
piece of waxed paper, cover with
a single layer of facial tissue (sep¬
arate 2-ply tissue), and paint gent¬
ly with a solution of one part
Elmer’s Glue-all and two parts
water. Cover all with waxed paper
and smooth gently with the fingers
to work out air pockets. Put be¬
tween several layers of newspaper
and press with a weight. You can
make several at a time and stack
them.
Let cards dry at least a week
without disturbing them. Then re¬
move carefully from the waxed
paper, trim and mount on con¬
struction paper folders, leaving a
narrow margin of color all
around. Write your message inside
with white ink.
Cards No. 4 and 5 are for the
woman who is deft with a pair of
shears. Use the patterns printed
here or make some of your own,
such as a star or bell. •'Fold pattern
down the center and also fold some
printed calico or chintz exactly in
center of the design. Lay fold on
fold and cut carefully around the
pattern.
Paste on construction paper fol¬
ders with stiff library paste. If
paste is too thin, it will soak the
cloth and cause folders to buckle.
Letter with ink or colored pencil.
Fine-patterned wallpaper could be
used instead of cloth.
Why not decide right now, while
there’s still plenty of time, to make
at least one of these cards for
Christmas this year. Think how
surprised and pleased your friends
and relatives will be! And make it
a family project . . . the children
will love to gather ferns or help cut
out the designs from pretty cloth
and wallpaper.
Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas, capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands
Enj&<j You/vseEI!
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WEST INDIES
SUNSHINE CRUISE
Famous 99 steps
in St. Thomas.
Jamaican bananas to market.
CHERRY PIE CHAMPIONS
Our list of Pomona winners in
the American Agriculturist-New
York State Grange Cherry Pie
Contest is now complete. Follow¬
ing are the Pomona baking cham¬
pions not yet reported:
POMONA WINNERS
COUNTY
GRANGE
WINNER
Chenango
Greene
Mrs. Anna Hoag
Clinton '
West Chazy
Miss Beverly Slosson
Columbia
Lindenwald
Mrs. Pauline Schaltegger
Cortland
McGraw
Mrs. Sharley DeLong
Essex
Ausable Valley
Miss Margaret Baggs
Franklin
Adirondack
Mrs. Nellie Clark
Fulton
Crum Creek
Mrs. Laura Claus
Herkimer
North Star
Mrs. Bertha Flansburg
Lewis
Kirschnerville
Mrs. Mary Bockenheim
Monroe
Ogden
Mrs. Carolyn Streb
Montgomery
Florida
Mrs. Burdett Fick
Onondaga
Borodino
Mrs. James Dye
Ontario
Canandaigua
Mrs. Clinton Ardell
Orange
Montgomery
Mrs. Theodore Benedict
Orleans
Gaines
Mrs. Mary Shuler
Otsego
Schenevus Valley
Mrs. Susie Dubben
Rensselaer
Taconic Valley
Mrs. Orin Meddaugh
Saratoga
Corinth
Mrs. Mildred Moshier
Schenectady
Glenville
Mrs. Edwina Bellamy
Seneca
Ovid
Mrs. Charles Vargason
Steuben
Merchantville
Mrs. Evalena Ball
St. Lawrence
Hammond
Mrs. Mary Dunham
Suffolk
Sound Avenue
Mrs. Hattie Aldrich
Wyoming
Castile
Mrs. Elsie Cronk
MRS. M. DUNHAM MRS. E. CRONK
St. Lawrence County Wyoming County
When State Grange meets at
Saratoga Spring later this month,
the 53 county winners will com¬
pete for valuable prizes awarded
by the following companies:
Agway, Inc.; Corning Glass
Works; Dairymen’s League Coop.
Assn. Inc.; Monarch Range Com¬
pany; and Oneida Ltd., as well as
for cash prizes.
Watch for the story of the finals
with pictures of the top winners
and their prizes in our December
issue.
NEEDLEWORK BOOK
See all the new fashions to knit
and crochet in our 1966 Needle-
craft Catalog. Complete fashion
section plus accessories, toys, gifts,
afghans, bazaar sellers, and
THREE FREE PATTERNS print¬
ed right in the Catalog.
Send 25 cents to AMERICAN
AGRICULTURIST, 257, Needle¬
work Service, Box 162, Old Chel¬
sea Station, New York, N. Y.
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Montgomery County
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When this Northeast country
was young and blanketed by the
great virgin forests, nearly all the
streams were wider, deeper, and
flowed much more slowly than
they do now. There were few flash
floods, erosion was much slower
in a forest country, and droughts
were few in number and short in
length. The trees, both by their
shade and their roots, held the
water in the soil.
Then came man with his axe
and his saw and the forests began
to disappear. Many a settler fight¬
ing to clear his land straightened
his aching back and cursed the
trees.
One of the most dramatic sights
in our early history was the burn¬
ing of the huge log piles. The
pioneer worked all winter cutting
down the big trees. Then the neigh¬
bors came with their ox teams,
hauled the great logs together and
rolled them into piles sometimes
twenty-five feet or more high. When
the logs were drier, the neighbors
came again on an early spring
evening for the burning. Those
huge log fires lighted up the sky
and could be seen for miles
around. It would have made a
modern lumberman or forester
sick at heart to see that beautiful
lumber go up in smoke.
No longer ago than when I was
a boy there was a beautiful maple
grove on nearly every farm in the
valley where I lived. Today there
are only one or two left. Also when
I was young there were at least a
few trees for lumber on most farms.
Now try to find any!
So the great forests retreated
before the advancing hosts of our
so-called civilization.
But it seems to be the way of
life that man conquers one prob¬
lem only to find several new ones
in its place. We traded the trees
for erosion, flash floods, and
droughts.
In the last two years the North¬
east and much of the rest of the
country have had one of the worst
droughts in history. Wells and
springs that never failed before
have gone dry. And few farmers
can remember a summer as dry
as this one. City authorities are
worrying about their water supply,
and scientists tell us that the water
table in the soil is lowered to the
danger point.
Some old-timers claim that our
climate is changing. Scientists will
not agree with this, except that the
54
IS CLIMATE
CHANGING?
lack of trees is one chief cause of
prolonged dry weather.
One remedy, then, is plain. We
must preserve the trees that we
have and plant more. Within rea¬
son, no tree should be destroyed
without planting one or more in
its place, and the cutting off of
trees in our great woodland parks
and on our water sheds should
never be permitted except under
strictest regulation. No matter
where they are trees are public
property, and in a sense they
belong to all of us.
THE LOWLY SPUD
Recently I wrote an article for
publication in the Ithaca Journal
in which I gave some of the in¬
teresting history of the potato.
Also, I emphasized the fact that
the potato is one of our most nu¬
tritious and valuable foods, and
that it is too bad that consumption
has fallen off so drastically in
recent years.
When I was a boy we had po¬
tatoes three times a day ... for
breakfast, dinner and supper . . .
boiled, baked or “warmed up”;
but now most families eat potatoes
not even once a day, if at all.
I emphasized the fact that po¬
tatoes are not particularly fatten¬
ing, and that it is the gravy and
foods eaten with them that produce
the most fat.
Stated also in my article was the
fact that high-quality potatoes are
grown in the Northeast, and that
the consumer does not have to buy
western potatoes in order to get
quality.
Letters and telephone calls from
consumers disagreed with my
statement about the quality of
eastern potatoes.
Who is right? Are our potatoes
poorer in quality than western po¬
tatoes, or is it because western
producers can afford to ship only
top grades?
Does modern high production
of potatoes, yields like 500 bushels
per acre, affect quality? Does kill¬
ing the vines before the potatoes
stop growing affect the quality?
Maybe all the lowly spud needs
is more enthusiastic support by the
producers and their friends —
more advertising and publicity.
I will be glad to have letters
with ideas on the subject for my
information, but please don’t
expect answers to your letters
because I am not now set up to
answer a heavy mail.
THE STORY OF A BOOK
Mrs. Mary Ford, DeRuyter,
New York, writes: “The way I
received a copy of your book,
“Journey to Day Before Yester¬
day,” was very unusual. Gertrude
Tapp an sent her copy to Ida
Maltbee; she sent it to Catherine
Lawton; I borrowed the book from
her, and while I had it six people
read it. I sent it on to Bessie
Bishop, and she sent it back to
Gertrude Tappan.
“Now I am ordering two copies,
one for myself and one in memory
of my husband which will be
placed in the memorial section of
the Lacey ville, Pennsylvania li¬
brary. I am living in camp now,
but when I return to my permanent
home in New Port Richey, Florida,
a copy of your book will be placed
as a gift from our club in the new
library in that State.
“Of all the reading that my hus¬
band has done, never have I seen
him enjoy anything more than
your book. I knew of one man
who sat up all night to finish it.”
I think writing this book has
brought me more happiness than
almost anything else I have done,
because the many letters from
readers prove that the book
brought them so much happiness.
Letter after letter tells how “Jour¬
ney to Day Before Yesterday”
helped the readers to forget for a
while the problems of the present
and relive their youth when life
was young and gay.
To get a copy postpaid, send
check or money order for $5.95
to American Agriculturist, Depart¬
ment Book, Savings Bank Build¬
ing, Ithaca, New York.
THEY KNOWTHEIR FRIENDS
When I was a teenager I used
to work by the day and month for
neighboring farmers. One of them
was naturally a kindly man, but
he had a violent temper which kept
me half scared of him most of the
time.
One time I was helping this man
with the milking when a nervous
two-year old heifer put her foot
squarely in his milk pail . . . then
completed the job by kicking him
over.
When he got up, he grabbed
his milking stool and gave the
cow a beating that made me so
scared and sick that I have re¬
membered it vividly ever since.
I am sure that cow was never
worth much after that.
Now, every dairyman knows
that some cows can be the most
cantankerous, irritating, and frus¬
trating beasts on the face of the
earth, and surely it takes a man
with an even temper always to
keep good-natured around some
of them. What can make a man
madder than to get swatted across
the mouth or eyes by a cow’s tail
which she has dragged in the
drop? What is more frustrating
than to try to drive a cow through
a stable door when she has other
ideas?
But the fact remains that if a
man doesn’t like cows, with all
their faults, he should not be in
the dairy business. When walking
in a pasture with a farmer, I can
soon tell whether or not his cows
like and trust him.
I have seen the late Ed Babcock,
one of the best cow men I have
known, walk up and put his
hands on any animal in a strange
herd. They know their friends!
The Agway Cooperator reports
a recent experiment at the Univer¬
sity of Vermont. By placing small
radio transmitters internally in
cows, the scientists were able to
determine how their heartbeats re¬
acted to people around them. The
heartbeat of one young cow was
much faster, and her production
dropped, when she was fed and
milked by a man in whom she
had no confidence.
When the man was replaced by
one whom the heifer liked, her
heartbeat returned to normal, she
did not hold her milk, and her
production increased.
EASTMAN'S CHESTNUT
This is a true story right out ol
life in the horse-and-buggy days
— the kind I like best.
Uncle George was an old bache¬
lor who ran a cider mill every
fall. Although he was gruff, he
really was kind at heart, and never
refused anyone a drink of cider.
The result was that the kids flocked
around in such numbers that they
got to be a real nuisance.
One night after school when the
youngsters came for a drink ol
sweet cider, when the boys were not
looking George grabbed up a
bunch of beets and threw them (the
beets, I mean, not the boys) into
the cider press with the apples.
When the cider came out it was
blood red. Apparently in a rage,
George jumped up and down and
shouted: “Them cursed rats again.
They’ve got into my press!”
The boys took one horrified
look and went away from there
fast.
American Agriculturist, October, 1965
SERVICE BUREAU
NUMBER 1 RACKET
We have printed many items
about “referral selling” whereby
a customer is influenced to buy
something, usually at a highly-
inflated price, on the agent’s prom¬
ise that he will receive credit on the
purchase price if he induces friends
or neighbors to buy also. In most
cases, the purchaser never gets the
promised credit.
New York State Attorney Gen¬
eral, Louis J. Lefkowitz, has noted
that referral sales frauds rank as
the number one racket in the State.
He says that a new state law,
which became effective September
1, will help reduce some of the
frauds. The new law requires that
all such agreements to compensate
a buyer of the product must be
reduced to writing in a single
document which would incorporate
the details of the reimbursement,
as well as the details of any in¬
stallment payment plan connected
with the purchase, otherwise such
agreements are void. The law
would also give the buyer the right
to deduct any “commissions”
earned for referrals from the total
purchase price.
CAUTION
The United Lightning Protection
Association, Inc. has sent us a
warning that there is a company
called “United Lightning Protec¬
tion Company,” Maryville, Mis¬
souri, which issues labels on light¬
ning rod installations, and which
customers are likely to confuse
with United Lightning Protection
Association membership.
ULPA is a technical and educa¬
tional trade association comprised
of retail installers of lightning rod
systems. It does not manufacture
or install lightning rods, and it
does not have a nameplate to be
affixed to buildings equipped with
lightning rods.
United Lightning Protection
Company has no connection with
United Lightning Protection
Association, Inc.
PITFALLS
The following letter is a good
example of some of the pitfalls to
watch for when you are consider¬
ing any home improvements.
“One evening, just after dinner, a man
called on us and talked about aluminum
siding. He asked if he could bring the
vice-president of the company later that
evening, and we agreed to it. We had been
thinking of putting aluminum siding on
but had not got around to getting
estimates.
“The men came and, while the ‘vice-
president’ showed us samples, the other
one measured the house. Jerry, the ‘vice-
president,’ told us how we could bring our
cost down by getting other customers. We
would get $100.00 for each one they sold.
(We later told them about one possible
home, but the people told us they never
showed up there, and that was almost
three months ago.) Jerry also promised
us he would come out right after the job
was completed and if there was anything
we were not satisfied with we should tell
him, nobody else.
American Agriculturist, October, 1965
“No rain gutters were put on thegarage
and they weren’t pitched right on the
house. Nothing was cleaned up around
the yard, and a lot of damage was done
to plants, bushes, a fruit tree, and to the
shingles on the garage. Finally, two
fellows came and cleaned up; and after I
wrote several letters two other men came
to fix the rain gutters. However, no one
has come to do anything about the dam¬
age-
“Shordy after the job was completed,
we received a monthly installment book
from a credit company. Now that’s where
we have to make the payments. The sales¬
men had given us a price of $2940.00.
We asked if that included everything and
they assured us it did, but the time balance
of the contract is $4586, payable in 78
installments of $58.80 each. We didn’t
know a thing about the credit service
charge of $1646.00. We tried to reach
Jerry at the two numbers he had given us,
but there was never an answer.
“To anyone interested in a siding job,
I would say:
Be sure that everything that is prom¬
ised is written in the contract;
Check not only the price of the job,
but also the credit charge;
“Watch for damages while the work is
being done;
And do not sign any completion
papers until the job is finished just as it is
supposed to be!”
APRONS TO SEW
“In the spring, I wrote to several com¬
panies that advertised sewing to do at
home to earn a few extra dollars. After
considering the replies, I sent $2.00 to
Jiffy Company, Lake Village, Arkansas,
for an application and a sample apron
to sew.
“Sometime later, I received their an¬
swer, requesting $5 more for the service,
which I was to get back when I began
earning. For me $5 is hard to come by,
so I didn’t get it sent until May 25, and
about 5 weeks later I received my can¬
celled check. Then, I received another
apron and a request for the names and
addresses of merchants who might sell
my sewing.
“I sent them one store name, and my
letter came back marked “Out of Busi¬
ness.” I have written twice more, but my
letters are returned. Is there anything I
can do to get my monev back?”
Unfortunately, no. There is
nothing anyone can do when a
company has gone out ofbusiness.
This is one of the main reasons
we have never recommended any
homework company. When things
get “hot” the business is likely to
close up; perhaps moving on to a
new location under a new name.
Actually, we have little faith in a
company that offers work at home,
but asks for money first thing.
They are more interested in getting
money for themselves than for
someone else, and the dishearten¬
ing thing is that most people who
answer these ads can ill afford to
lose money.
THANKS
Many requests which we print
under “Can You Help?” bring an¬
swers in such overwhelming num¬
bers that it is impossible at times
for an individual to answer them
all personally. We wish we had
space for all of the “thank you”
notes we receive from those who
have requested and received help
from our readers and who have
asked us to print their letters of
appreciation.
In Force Two Months
Policies started . October 14
Accident happened . December 12
$1930.00 Benefits Paid Under
Policy Series 505 NYB
Loss of Leg . $ 750.00
Hospital . 180.00
Policy Series ME26A
Medical expenses . .$1,000.00
Agent Frank Muller of Bath, N.Y. delivers check to Mr. & Mrs.
Rudolph Cruser and their ten year old son Wiley of Cohocton, N.Y.
Wiley was driving tractor hauling a load of manure to the field.
It was a flat field close to the barn. The unexpected happened —
his boot lace caught in the P.T.O. which yanked his right leg into
the shaft. The badly mangled leg was amputated below the knee.
OTHER BENEFITS PAID
Most of these people carry several North American
policies, combined they give larger benefits.
Edwin H. Hall, Bolivar, N.Y. $ 140.58
Stepped on by cow — injured ankle
Norman Green, Binghamton, N.Y . 558.65
Fell into cement wall — fractured skull,
concussion
R. L. Rhoades, Conewango Valley, N.Y. 909.38
Hit by log — broke collarbone
William Ketchum, Genoa, N.Y. 460.77
Control lever of tractor hit hand —
severe injury
William Newton, Sinclairville, N.Y. 822.68
Playing football — badly broken leg
James J. Gallo, Lowman, N.Y. 176.00
Pushed by cow — broke tooth, injured bbck
Helene Reit, Smyrna, N.Y. 1,315.00
Tree fell on her — broke collarbone,
ribs, crushed chest
Marshall Seymour, Greene, N.Y. 729.24
Fell from step ladder — injured neck
Lila M. Roberts, Saranac, N.Y. 640.73
Fell — injured back
Maranda B. Maclntire, Cortland, N.Y. 1,415.00
Slipped & fell — broke hip
Nicholas P. Bremiller, E. Concord, N.Y. 1,000.00
Shirt caught in P.T.O. — cut scalp, broke leg
Herman L. Mosher, Stratford, N.Y. 225.00
Hit by log — injured back
George Morrison, LeRoy, N.Y. 1,215.40
Fell from truck — injured eye
Terrence Wissick, Herkimer, N.Y . 634.10
Hand went through door — severe
cuts to hand
Charles Herrick, Evans Mills, N.Y. 607.55
Gored by bull — severely injured hand
Kenneth Bush, Lowville, N.Y. 1,880.00
Auto acc. — severe internal injuries
Bernice Johnson, Geneseo, N.Y. 243.99
Fell — fractured wrist
Edway G. Messinger, Canastota, N.Y. 385.00
Attacked by bull — broke ribs, ankle,
inj. shoulder
Ronald Ophardt, Brockport, N.Y. 227.42
Bowling — fractured bone in hand
Robert L. Johnson, Amsterdam, N.Y. 792.96
Fell pushing wheelbarrow — injured knee
Kay Kinney, Vernon, N.Y. 115.71
Truck acc. — cut & bruised lip, knee, ribs
Samuel Pitcher, Warner, N.Y. 1,867.84
Auto acc. — severe compound tract, arm
Mary V. Phelen, Fabius, N.Y. 482.00
Fell on floor — fractured arm
Avery Metsinger, Holcomb, N.Y. 1,109.42
Tractor accident — tract, vertebrae, ribs
Albin Karsten, Middletown, N.Y. . 321.40
Riding on draw bar — stick hit leg, tract, leg
Sidney J. Watts, Medina, N.Y. $ 197.16
Hit by valve — cut scalp — concussion
John Sherman, Hannibal, N.Y. 270.57
Buzz saw hit him — broke thumb, cut tendon
Harold Hoose, Oneonta, N.Y. 572.50
Auto acc. — cut of face, injured knee
Ernest Streeter, Gouverneur, N.Y. 1,103.26
Chain gave way on logs & hit him— tract, leg
Glenn Rourke, Madrid, N.Y. 218.56
Auto acc. — broke collarbone
Mertie Rourke, Madrid, N.Y. 411.42
Auto acc. — broke pelvis, cut & bruises
Lynette M. Hilmeyer, Sprakers, N.Y. 235.05
Slipped on wet grass — injured back
Harris Jenkins, Alpine, N.Y. 168.56
Stepped on by calf— injured foot
Richard W. Hill, Interlaken, N.Y. 1,430.00
Hit by truck on road— tract, thigh bone
Hilda Wisor, Owego, N.Y. 671.66
Butted by calf — severe fractured wrist
Raymond Stevens, Brooktondale, N.Y. 651.15
Hit by wood panel— injured knee
Sam Tessler, Kerhonkson, N.Y. 1,750.00
Auto acc. — inj. back, head, chest, ribs, leg
Ralph Thomas, Greenwich, N.Y. 1,080.80
Fell — severe fracture of ankle
Dominick Sanzotta, Red Creek, N.Y. 623.50
Pickup truck acc. — injured shoulder
Richard Stauss, Bliss, N.Y. 330.00
Kicked by cow— fractured arm
Charles B. Cady, Jr., Dundee, N.Y. 341.80
Caught hand in conveyor belt —
amputated finger
Perl A. Gilborn, Centerville, Pa. 440.00
Tractor tipped on ins. — broke hip, inj. lung
Julius Rosengrant, Lake Ariel, Pa. 303.57
Auto acc. — cut lip, inj. hip
Ronald F. Leonard, Gillett, Pa. 319.28
Thrown from tractor — inj. back, hip, rib
Willis Deane, Bernardston, Mass. 189.30
Auto acc. — broke nose, cut arm
Milton Powles, Milo, Maine 241.42
Knocked down by bull — broke leg
Emily C. Adams, Charleston, N.H . 508.00
Slipped & fell — injured back
Sherman E. Orvis, Bristol, Vt. 745.65
Fell from roof — severe fractured leg
Arthur J. Pepin, Newport, Vt. 154.64
Fell while skiing— broke leg
Emily W. Shivers, Bordentown, N.J. 1,000.00
Tripped over rug — broke thigh bone
Edward Wain, Trenton, N.J. 811.76
Fell from manger, hit knee — severe leg
injury
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ALUS CHALMERS • THE TRACTOR PEOPLE • MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
“Great demonstration, Joe. Now I know which to buy.”
One-Ninety or One-Ninety XT? Bill had looked at sev¬
eral 5-plow tractors before he came to the Big Orange
family of Allis-Chalmers One-Nineties. Then he stopped
looking. Here was the engineering, the convenience, the
all-out performance he’d been seeking— plus a freedom
of choice he’d not seen anywhere else. Five engine op¬
tions— gasoline or diesel in the One-Ninety; gasoline,
diesel or LP gas in the One-Ninety XT. As a diesel user,
Bill was real excited by the official horsepower figures
just received — 77.2 horsepower for the One-Ninety —
and a mighty 93.64 horsepower for the One-Ninety XT!
Could he use the XT’s additional 16.44
horses? Joe, the Allis-Chalmers dealer,
said: “ See 'em both working on your own
land!" Bill just did. And now he knows !
Moral: just call your Allis-Chalmers dealer!
ALLIS-CHALMERS
NOVEMBER 1965
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FOR THE NORTHEAST FARMER
Ten minutes at your Lombard dealer will convince you the
lombard super AL 42 and AL 42 are the most powerful
lightweight saws you’ve ever put to wood. Offer so many
important benefits we can’t begin to tell you about all of
them. In fact, after you try the saws we’d like you to tell
us what impresses you the most. Maybe it’s the weight —
13 pounds light (less bar and chain) . . . the power— more
H.P. per cubic inch displacement . . . the easy starting
17,000 volt ignition . . . the all-new American-Lincoln “jew¬
elled” engine . . . the over-size air filter and all-position car-
buration . . . the fingertip double-action oiling . . . the new
spark-arresting muffler . . . the larger fuel tank. Just test a
lombard lightweight. Find out what a really powerful
lightweight saw can do. Then tell us what features you like
most. See your nearest lombard dealer.
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Volume 162, No. 11
A. James Hall . Publisher
Gordon Conklin . . Editor
Isa M. Liddell . Assistant to Editor
R. C. Christianson . Advertising Manager
Albert Hoefer, Jr . Managing Editor
Augusta Chapman . Home Editor
Hugh Cosline . Contributing Editor
Harold Hawley . Contributing Editor
V. E. Grover . Subscription Manager
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Harold Hawley . Vice President
Gordon Conklin . Secretary
Phil D. Stump . Treasurer
IN THIS ISSUE
NORTHEAST FEATURES
Editorials . 4
Gayway Farm Notes . 10
Submariner for a Day . 28
Ed Eastman’s Page . 46
Service Bureau . . . 47
DAIRY & LIVESTOCK
Doc Mettler Says . 20
Across Line Fences . 24
EQUIPMENT
Tractor PTO . 6
FARM MANAGEMENT
Dollar Guide . 36
FRUIT
Up The Ownership Ladder . 14
GENERAL FARMING
Fruit-Livestock-Vegetables . 8
Personal Farm Experience . 12
Handy Items . 16
Question Box . _ . 27
HOME
Happy Thanksgiving . 42
Patterns . 43 & 45
November Gardening . 43
VEGETABLES
Tomatoes Without Soil . 22
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OUR COVER
He's hurrying to get the corn picked
so he can go deer hunting without
having his conscience bother him! In
spite of dry weather, corn did remark¬
ably well in the Northeast in '65.
CONNECTICUT
Bethany— Cody Power Equipment
Devon — Pan-Cor Distributors
East Haddanv — Wirthmore Store
East Haven — Ivor’s Sales & Service
Falls Village— Arnott Equipment Service
Granby — Walter M. Simmons & Son
Hartford — Irvin Hdwe. & Machinery Co.. Inc.
Ledyard — Holdridge Farm Nursery
New Milford — Village Hardware Store
North Branford — Giant Oak Power Equip.
Norwalk — United Rent Alls
Oakville — White’s Power Mower Sales & Svc.
Quinebaug — Earle E. Mead
Seymour — Howe’ s Garage
Simsbury — Wirthmore Store
Stamford — Robert M. George
Waterford — Krueger’s Sales & Service
Windham — Henry’s Repair Service
MASSACHUSETTS
Amesbury — Pt. Shore Lawn Mower Sis. & Svc.
Ashland — Cedar Lawn Tree Service
Attleboro — Conlon & Donnelly Company
B&rre — Gauthier Machinery Company
Bedford — Bedford Lawnmower Service
Blacks tone — Blackstone Lawn Mower Service
Brockton — Foley Lawn Mower Service
Brockton — F. H. Sargent & Son
Dedham — Walsh’s Lawn Service
Dennis— Flax Pond Lumber Company
Duxbury — Duxbury Fix-It Shop
East Acton — Middlesex Implement Company
East Braintree — South Shore Lawn Mower Co.
Fall River — East Main Hardware
Falmouth — Eastman Sales & Service
Granby — Walter M. Simmons & Sons
Great Barrington — Guyette’s Mower Service
Greenfield — Clapp’s Service
Groton — Bike Shop
Halifax — Halifax Power Mower
Hanover — Fisher Power Equipment
Harwich — Atlantic Mower Service
Haverhill— Haverhill Hdwe. & Plumb. Sup. Co.
Hyannis — Crowell’s Lawn Mower Service
Lexington — Lenny’s Mower Service
Lowell — A. G. Hardware & Supplies
Mansfield — Bartson Mower Service
Marion — Deplna’s Saw & Lawn Mower Svc.
Marlboro — Percy’s Small Engine Repair
Melrose — Whittemore Hardware Company
Needham — W. R. Marsilll
New Bedford — Sturtevant & Hook
Newbury port — Port Power Products
North Dartmouth — Daniel Carrier
North Truro — Punchey’s Garage
North Wilmington — Wilson’s Equipment Sales
Palmer — Eddie’s Lawnmower Sales & Service
Randolph — Burgess Lawnmower
Rehoboth — Chester M. Munroe & Sons
Seekonk — Allen Blanchard Lawnmower Sales
Seekonk— Evergreen Tree & Landscape
Shrewsbury — George C. Whiting & Son
South Attleboro — Ray’s Service Station
South Dennis— Bob Child’s, Inc.
Stow — Stow Lawn Mower Shop
Sturbrtdge — Vulcan Welding Company
Sunderland — Ben’s Service
Swansea — Lawn Equipment Service Company
Wellesley — Garden Tool House
West Barnstable — Atwood’s Garage
West Boxford — Valley Tree Service, Inc.
Westport — B. Goldstein & Son
MAINE
Anson — William E. Burns
Belfast — Grady Machine Shop
Blue Hill — Candage Hardware
Calais — Lloyd Fitzsimmons
Dover-Foxcroft — Robert T. Harvey
Ellsworth Falls— P. E. Ne veils
Hodgdon — Harold Rouse
Newport — Gilman’s, Inc.
Norridgewock — Richardson’s Lawn & Gdn. Ctr.
Phillips — Phillips Hardware
Princeton — Plaisted Motors Co., Inc.
Rumford — Alton V. Worthley
Sanford — Goodrich Cycle Shop
South Dover — Lewis White
Strong — Northland Trading Post
Thomaston — Charles Stackpole
West Enfield — Pete’s Machine Shop
West Sullivan — L. A. Gray Co.
NEW JERSEY
Belle Meade — Wm. H. Labaw
Oakland — Oakland Marine & Equipment
NEW YORK
Adams — Ray Berry
Albion — Kenneth Landis
Athol — Cameron & Cameron
BaldwinsviUe — Beck’s Feed Mill
Balls ton Spa — Smith Sawmill
Bameveld — Baker Sales & Service
Batavia — Leaton Farm Supply
Berne — Steven Komjathy
Burt — Shaw Brothers
Cambridge — Coila Garage
Central Square — House Trucking
Chenango Forks — Pangbum Brothers
Cincinnatus — Cincinnatus Hardware
Cold Brook— Raymonda & Weakley
Endicott — Snyder’s Fix-It
Falconer — Schutt Mower & Saw Ser.
Freeport — Freeport Equipment Co.
Fulton — Harold Burton
Fultonville — Robert Moore
Gainesville — Arthur Shearing, Jr.
Geneseo — Adair’s Service
Geneseo — Woleslagle Mfg. Co.
Harpursville — Finch’s General Store
Hopewell Junction — Deckers Lawnmower
Hudson — Nack Brothers
Huntington — Village Grinding Co.
Johnsonburg — Walter Pope
Johnstown — Eaton's Cadet Equipment
Leonardsville — Leonardsvllle Hardware
Locke — Lynch Hardware
Lowviile — John Widrick
Madison — Chas. J. Hughes & Son
Massapequa — Fort Neck Tool Co.
Mayfield — Bobilln Boat Works
McCohnellsville — D. G. Lane
Middlegrove — Wilfred Jones
Middleville — George Comstock
Montrose — David M. Elder
Mooers Forks — David Sample
Morrisonville — Bernard Barber
North Creek — Waldon Repair
Norwich — George’s Engine
Norwich — Norwich Farm Implement
Oakland — Oakland Marine & Equipment
Old Forge — Old Forge Construction
Oswego — Jarvis Garage
Owego — John Chandler
Pearl River— Pearl River Cycle
Pine Bush — McDoles Service Station
Pulaski — Maurice Hurd Sr.
Red Hook — Wm. Rhoades, Jr.
Richfield Springs — Lorenzo Hilton
Richland — Lorenzo Hilton
Sandy Creek — Stowell Saw Service
Saugerties — Percy Mower
Schenectady — James Horvath
Schenevus — Gee-Jay Hardware
Seneca Falls — Hadley Hardware
Seneca Falls — Lee Drahelm
Sodus — Henry Smith
Swan Lake — Harold McGraw
Thendara — Dan Hudon
Waterloo — Alton Hanselman
West New York— Bliss Tire & Rubber Co.
West Nyack— Bless Tire & Rubber Co.
West Shokan— West Shokan Garage
Whitney Point — George W. White
Williamstown — Earl Skinner
Yonkers — Peterson Equipment Co.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Berlin — Emilien Labonville
East Rochester — Germon’s Garage
Greenville — Frost’s Farm Service
Hillsboro — Duefield Power Equipment
Jaffrey — Porter’s Sport Center
Keene — Tucker’s Garage
RHODE ISLAND
Bristol — Bristol Hardware
Centredale — Centredale Hardware
Coventry — Cranston Lumber Company
Cranston — Pawtuxet Paint & Hardware
E. Providence — Gregory Lawn Mower Service
E. Providence — Warren Avenue Hardware
Hopkington — Keuhn's Saw Mill
Johnston — Centerdale Hardware
Lincoln — Tri-State Arborists' Supply
Manville— Vost Hardware
Pawtucket — Pawtucket Gardens
Providence — Armen's Hardware
Providence — Community Hardware
Providence — R. I. Grinding Service
Smithfield — Smithfield Country Store
Warren — Mercier’s Hardware
Westerly — Liguori Hardware Company
VERMONT
Barre — Sam’s Market
Fair Haven — Cooper’s Farm Equipment
Fairfax— Donald V. Boutin
Ludlow — Dean’s Fixit Shop
OREGON
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NEW DIRECTION
A profound change in farm policy is being
promoted behind the scenes in Washington.
Briefly, it involves taking off the brakes on
U.S. farmers and encouraging more produc¬
tion . . . food to be bought in massive quantity
by Uncle Sam (you and me) for shipment to
underdeveloped countries overseas.
There are endless statistics that outline the
dimensions of the fantastic population explo¬
sion underway around the globe. Let’s just
boil them down and say that lower mortality
rates, teamed with the fact that the boy-girl
attraction is apparently here to stay, have
skyrocketed human population. And, say the
experts, we haven’t seen anything yet! The
spectre of that gloomy fellow Malthus, who
predicted that population will always outrun
food supply, has returned to haunt us.
Now there are two basic arguments in favor
of firing up our food production boiler to full
blast. One is the Christian ethic that demands
that the “haves” share with the “have nots.”
The other is that the “have nots” have a nasty
habit of ganging up and trying to clobber the
wealthier nations ... in the mistaken belief
that taking geography is all that’s necessary
for material abundance.
Oh yes, there’s also the point that food
production is the free world’s strongest suit.
Russia and friends have to face the fact sooner
or later that U.S. capitalism has met the acid
test and created a land of milk and honey. . .
while Communist countries tightened their
belts. Spreading our abundant food across
the world would rub Red noses in this fact so
unpleasant to them, and remind wavering
populations that they should think twice
before embracing a system that has proved to
be so notoriously inefficient.
Proponents of this new approach point out
that we’ve been trying for 30 years to create
artificial scarcity of food and fiber in this
country . . . with a notable lack of success. In
fact, U.S. farmers are sure to break a flock of
production records in 1965 ... in spite of
Freeman and Company.
Why not, they argue, phase out the price
support programs entirely? Take the money
formerly used for farm subsidies and surplus
storage, and use it to buy food to distribute
overseas. And add to this sum a sizable
chunk of the present foreign aid appropria¬
tion, plus some more for good measure.
Added advantage: no need for the vast ( and
expensive) ASCS bureaucracy now measur¬
ing, enforcing, and keeping records across
the land.
This huge increase in demand for farm
products might well solve the farm problem
that has been agitating legislators for decades
. . . at least do more for farm incomes than
Congress has been able to accomplish. The
watchword would be “Produce,” rather than
“Reduce”. . . a welcome breath of fresh air
to farm families.
No thoughtful observer believes that the
problems of a hungry world can be solved
indefinitely by food from the United States.
Long-range solutions can come only by under¬
developed nations becoming developed . . .
able to feed themselves, or with industrial
output sufficient to purchase food.
After all, when you clear away all the rig-
amarole, the people of one nation trade what
they have produced to the people of another
nation for items produced there ... in essence,
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bartering. The “have not” nations just don’t
produce enough to eat, or to exchange for
sufficient food from some other country . . .
and it’s going to be a mighty long time before
some of them ever do become really pro¬
ductive.
If we embark on any such plan to feed the
world ... or some of it, anyway ... we surely
must attach certain strings to our largess.
After all, our own children are “underdevelop¬
ed” in terms of being able to contribute fruit¬
fully to society, so we insist on certain things
in return for privileges extended to them. This
isn’t so we can use them, but so they’ll be
encouraged . . . sometimes even forced . . .
along the difficult path of the training and
self-discipline so essential to being productive.
Finally, they outgrow us and “want to do it
themselves” . . . which is what we wanted all
along.
These strings on our food shouldn’t include
the insistence that the recipients love us (we’d
hope they wouldn’t throw rocks at us,
though), but we should insist that nations
attempt some programs pointing toward
greater self-sufficiency. Education and popula¬
tion control would be my nominations for the
two most urgent programs.
How about it, do you think this country
should take on the job of providing more of
the world’s food?
UNION DUES
Did you notice that the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers of America, AFL-CIO, has
made the largest single purchase on record
($15.5 million) of loans insured by the Farm¬
er’s Home Administration? This labor union
has a total investment of $74.3 million in the
program . . . built up since the first participa¬
tion in 1962. FHA makes the loans, then sells
them to private lenders . . . but FHA continues
to guarantee them.
Farmers traditionally squawk about any
kind of organization dues that exceed a ten-
dollar bill, or contributions from sales of
products anywhere above a fraction of a per¬
cent. Take notice, though, that a labor union
has umpty-ump millions to invest in loans
made by FHA!
Could it be that farmers would get more
done if they kicked in to their organizations
as much in proportion as do labor union
members?
REQUIEM
The other day I parked on a hilltop to
marvel at the beauty of a valley guarded by
the rolling hills that merged with a sky of
flawless blue. Beside the road was a house
long deserted, standing in unpainted bleakness
amidst tall weeds and outreaching brush.
A lilac bush whispered gently in the breeze,
telling of a woman with toil-worn hands who
once smelled its fragrance and dreamed of the
exotic perfumes she would never know. A
quartet of trees stair-stepped in height mur¬
mured of the time when they were planted to
commemorate the birth of new additions to
the family.
A pitcher pump held its rust-frozen handle
high in salute to a sweating man who once
drank deeply at its welcome oasis amidst the
heat and dust of harvest time. I could almost
hear the rollicking laughter of children as
they played hide and seek along the hedgerow
to the west.
Here a farm family had once dreamed and
known despair, loved and hated, hoped and
feared . . . and now were gone. How, I won¬
dered, could we the living draw greater under¬
standing and deeper compassion from the
lives of those who no longer cast a shadow in
the sun. Granted the gifts of communication
and insight, what would this creaking house
and these whispering trees tell me about living
nobly and loving deeply? What would they
relate about sacrifice and effort that would
shame my excuses and complaints into si¬
lence? Would their nominations for things
really important make my own list seem
shallow and self-centered?
Still wondering, I drove toward the valley,
and visits with those whose hands now hold
the torch of human existence.
BIG BUSINESS!
We have been doing some research at AA-
RNY concerning the scope of agriculture in
the Northeast (New England, New York, New
Jersey and northern Pennsylvania). What we
discovered proved the conviction we had all
along, that the Northeast has a pretty healthy
farming business.
For instance, the area mentioned has a
gross farm income of just a little more than
2 billion dollars from its 30 million acres in
farms. The region has 14 percent of the bulk
milk tanks in the nation, 12 percent of the
milking machines and chain saws, and 11
percent of the field choppers. In 1964, farmers
in the Northeast bought 8,765 tractors and
slightly over 2 million tons of commercial
dairy feed.
Looking at it from many angles, the North¬
east has a whale of a lot of farming!
FARM AND CITY
One of the most dangerous tendencies that
troubles the human race is that of erecting
walls of misunderstanding. Every newspaper
tells of the tragic consequences of bitterness
between nations, racial hatred, animosity
among neighbors, strife between labor and
management. Human nature being what it is,
there are natural fracture planes along which
those walls of misunderstanding seem to grow
as spontaneously as an icicle in January.
And, unfortunately, all too many of us form
our judgments of individuals or groups on
the basis of the headlines . . . even though it
is the departure from the typical that makes
headlines. The majority of Negroes are not
looters; some movie stars do stay married
after the honeymoon is over; most farmers
receive little or no direct government subsidy.
Farm-City Week is officially November 19-
25, but the job to be done is a year-round one.
City people and farmers have a lot in com¬
mon . . . and depend on each other. Modern
farming is impossible without the machines
and power whose creation is handled by
urban people; the industrial cities would wither
without the food production and industrial
market potential of farming.
Why get all hot and bothered about the
development of better understanding between
farm and city people? Why shouldn’t each
group mind its own business and let the other
one do the same? Because the hopes and needs
of both groups are so intertwined. Together,
they can create overflowing abundance . . .
divided, they both fall into that dismal trap ol
discord which history has proved to be so
painful and so fruitless for everyone.
Sure, there should be good healthy argu¬
ments. After all, viewpoints will differ. But ii
all of us do our bit, we can promote a climate
of understanding so that city man and farmer
will be able to grasp the other’s point of view.
American Agriculturist, November, 1965
POWERHOUSE PUNCH. ..PINT SIZE PACKAGE!
POULAN put powerhouse punch in a pint
size package . . . and you can pick from
three models to suit your needs and
pocket book.
Never before have so many professional
“big saw” features been packed in such
lightweight, compact units. Heavy-duty
starter with all-weather ignition for quick,
sure starts, time after time. Four-port
pyramid reed valve boosts cutting speed
up to 30%. Larger crankshaft, connecting
rod and bearings for smoother running
engine, less maintenance and repairs.
Over 50% more fuel and oil capacity than
other super lightweights means less time
spent refueling . . . more wood cut on
the job.
The lively little 360 makes quick work of
wood cutting chores around the farm,
woodlot, campsite, orchard or estate.
The powerful 400 gives the logger and
pulp cutter a lightweight professional saw
with power and stamina to stay on the job.
The deluxe 400 automatic is for the wood¬
cutter who wants the ultimate in light
weight, power and convenience of auto¬
matic chain oiling.
Poulan offers the biggest selection of chain
saws. 11 models powered and priced for every
cutting need . . . from $129.95 (F. 0. B. Dist.)
Corona, L. I. — Alcan Mchy. & Equip. Co.
Clyde — IOGCO Small Eng. Svc.
Cuba — Mac’s Saw Shop
Deposit — Ralph Barnhart
E. Greenbush — Van’s Svc. & Repair
E. Northport — United Rent Alls
Elmira — W. H. Peters’ Marine
Endwell— L. A. Dudley, Inc.
Fairport — Crosby Equipment Co.
Falconer — Schutt’s Saw & Mower Shop
Flushing, L. I. — Flushing Saw Svc.
Fosterdale — Willard’s Garage
Freehold — Winfield Brink
Freeport, E. I. — Fr’pt. Eq. Sis. & Rentals, Inc.
Friendship — Chas. G. Brayman Gen. Repair.
Georgetown — Eric Fostveit
Glen Cove, L. I. — Flynn’s Sharpening Svc.
Glenfield — Spann’s Repair Svc.
Gloversville — Hagar McLain Saw Shop
Grand Gorge — Sauver’s Garage
Hailesboro — Payne Bros.
Hammond — Marsaw’s Farm Supply
Haverstraw — Ehler’s Sales Co.
Heuvelton — Young’s Repair Shop
Hubbardsville — Jacob Misch & Son
Hudson — John Nahlik
Hudson Falls — Bob’s Indian Sales
Huntington — -Village Grinding
Hyde Park — Howal Enterprises, Inc.
Inwood, L. I.— L. I. Lawn Mower
Johnsonburg — Walter Pope Chain Saws
Kanona — Lawrence Ackerson
Lake Luzerne — Hall’s Sales & Svc.
Leicester — A. R. Christiano Hdwe.
Linwood — Lawrence Hill
Little Valley — Wm. Kuhaneck Chain Saws
Liverpool — Knapp’s Lawn Mower Svc.
Livingston Manor — Liberty Tractor Co.
Lowville — Lee Lumber Co., Inc.
Massena — H. J. Premo Sales & Svc.
Mayville — Art’s Lawnmower Shop
Moira — Eseltine’s Massey-Ferguson
Monsey — Monsey Hgts. Lawnmower, Inc.
Monsey — Monsey Tractor, Inc.
Monticello — Magie’s Saw Shop
Montrose — David M. Elder
Morrisonville — Monto Lumber Co.
Mt. Kisco — House’s Service Station
Mt. Vernon — Dale Rankin Co., Inc.
Narrowsburg — Robert’s Mower & Chain Saw
Newark — Ike’s Repair Shop
New Bremen — Meszaros Farm Supplies
Newburgh — Sherwood Lawnmower Svc.
N. Collins — Norcol Enterprises
Northville — Stephen Wadsworth
Norwich — Kosowsky Hardware
Nichols — J. D. Robertson
Old Forge — Hubert R. Lee
Oneida — Oneida Hardware
Otto — Reed-Tegler, Inc.
Patchogue — Patchogue Power Tool Co.
Peekskill — Caola Bros.
Pine Bush — McDole’s Service Sta.
Pine Plains — Merritt & Woodward
Pleasantville — C. V. Pierce Co.
Portvilie — Harold W. Holcomb
Potttersville — Griffen Bros.
Pulaski — Hollis Welding Shop
Riverhead, L. I. — G. A. Luce Hardware
Rochester — Howard’s Lawn Mower & Chain Saws
Rome — Ernest Portner Lbr. Co.
Salem — Bud Clarks
Saugerties — Percy Mower
Schenectady — J. H. Dimmick & Harold Waters
Schenectady — Thurway Engine Clinic
Schoharie — Graves Logging Supply
Selkirk — Zupan’s Lumber Co.
Sherburne — Sherburne Farm Supply
Sodus — Earl De Badts
S. Glens Falls — Route 9 Motor Svc.
S. Otselic — Truman Duncan Store
Spencer — Simcoe’s Garage
Springfield Center — Jackson Noyes
Spring Valley — P & D Lawn Mowers
Stamford — So. Jefferson Chain Saw Svc.
Ticonderoga — Johnson General Store
Tupper Lake — Maurice “Doc” Conners
Unadilla — Groves Trailer Sales
Valatie — Campbell’s Service Center
Walworth— Duell’ s Garden Store
Washlngtonville — Salada & Jaeger
W. Henrietta — James R. Hanna
VV. Leyden — Stanley Freeman
Westport — Vaughn & Huntley
W’hite Lake — Jimmy’s Garage
White Plains — Handy Rent All
Whitney Pt. — G. W. White Lawn & Garden Sply.
Williamstown — Earl Skinner
Windham — Don Crandell
Woodhull — Roy Calkins Store
NEW JERSEY
Berlin — Lawn & Garden Equipment
Bloomsbury — S. S. Pickel
Cape May Courthouse — -Elmer’s Motor Svc.
Clifton — Pleasant Garage
Fair Lawn — Rooney Elec. Mtr. Repair
Freehold — Barg & Morford
Gladstone — Ellis Tiger Co.
Ho-Ho-Kus — Ho-Ho-Kus Svc. & Equip.
Kenvil — Kenvtl Power
Lakewood — Lakewpod Hdwe. & Supply
Lambertville — Pinnacle Tree Service
Madison — Montagnas Grinding Shop
Maplewood — Gauthier Door Check
Morganville — Dick’s Lawn Mower Svc.
Newfleld — Hi-way Garage
Newitt — Bussie’s Landing
N. Haledon — Boro Mower & Grinding
N. Plainfield — Frank DeLuccia, Inc.
Oakhurst — Grasslands Co.
Pennsauken — Quaker Tool Rental
Pennsauken — Wharton Hdwe. & Supplies
Red Bank — Red Bank Mower Svc.
Salem — Clinton W. Plummer
Stanhope — Peterson’s Chain Saw Svc.
Summit — Glen Jay’s Mower & Garden
Toms River — Eagle & Son Inc.
POULAN 360
3.60 CUBIC INCH ENGINE
WEIGHS ONLY 13.75 LBS.
400 AUTOMATIC
4.00 CUBIC INCH ENGINE
WEIGHS ONLY 14 LBS.
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DEALERS
NEW YORK
Altamont — George Johnston & Son
Arcade — M. C. & C. M. Drake
Arkport — Karas Repair Shop
Attica — George Burnison
Auburn — Main & Pinkney
Bainbridge — Carlton Loomis
Bakers Mills — Arnold Ross
Bayshore, L. I. — United Rent All
Bearsville — Wittenberg Lumber Co.
Belfast — Belfast Lumber Co.
Binghamton — Wakeman’s Auto Svc.
Blauvelt — Geo. W. Reibenstein
Blossvale — Jay’s Sales & Svc.
Buffalo — West Seneca Rental
Burke — Cowans Esso Station
Canandaigua — Hill Top Sharpening Svc.
Canisteo — George Burd, Inc.
Carmel — Carmel Lawn Mower Repair
Caroga — Clayt’s Texaco Svc.
Catskill — Percy Schermerhorn
Centereach, L. I. — Cen’each Lawmower Ctr.
Champlain — Raymond Bedard
Clinton Corners — Bowman’s Sis. & Svc.
Conklin — Barton Service
Constableville — Ford’s Sales & Svc.
Copake — Copake Garage
Corinth — Jim Brady
Corning — Rice & Sons
TRACTOR
jpowiR
TAKE-OFF
by Wes Thomas
13 fo!7 (1000 rpm)
Recommended dimensions for hook-up
of 1000 rpm and 540 rpm power-take¬
off shafts.
INDEPENDENT CONTROLof
tractor power-take-off shafts pro¬
vides most of the advantages of a
separate engine on a baler, com¬
bine, or field chopper, without the
necessity of buying an engine with
each machine and then using it for
only a few weeks each year. If you
wish to obtain maximum useful¬
ness and keep repair costs as low
as possible, here are some items
that you should know about pto’s:
Industry-wide standards have
been set up for pto hook-ups.
Thus, you can hitch one manufac¬
turer’s implement to a tractor
made by another manufacturer.
If your tractor has a non-standard
size pto, a conversion attachment
is available from your dealer.
Two Standards
However, at the present time
there are two standards in use.
The older, long-established stan¬
dard speed is 540 rpm (revolu¬
tions per minute). The more recent¬
ly established standard has a
speed of 1000 rpm. During the
extended changeover period while
existing tractors and implements
are still in service the two stan¬
dards will continue; eventually, it
is expected that the 1000 rpm
speed will be the one standard.
The 540 rpm pto shaft on the
tractor is 1-3/8 inches in diameter,
has six straight splines, and turns
at 530 to 550 rpm, in a clockwise
direction when viewed from the
rear of the tractor.
The 1000 rpm pto shaft is also
1-3/8 inches in diameter, but it
has 21 involute (great tooth¬
shaped) splines. Speed range is
975 to 1025 rpm. It also turns in
a clockwise direction when viewed
from the rear.
For best results, set your adjust¬
able drawbar with the 540 rpm
pto as follows: Hitch point 12 to
15 inches above ground level and
in line, side-to-side, with the pto
shaft; hitch point 6 to 15 inches
below and 14 inches to the rear of
the pto shaft. These settings will
provide the least stress on the uni¬
versal joints of the pto shaft when
you go over uneven ground or
around corners.
For best results with the 1000
rpm pto, set the drawbar as fol¬
lows: Hitch point 13 to 17 inches
above ground level, and in line,
side-to-side, with the pto shaft;
hitch point 6 to 12 inches below
and 16 inches to rear of the pto
shaft.
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If your tractor has a built-in
tachometer, the correct engine
speed for best pto operation will
be marked on the dial. If your
tractor doesn’t have the tachome¬
ter, have your dealer check the
pto speed, and then mark the
throttle setting that gives about
575 rpm with no load on the pto
for the 540 rpm pto, and 1050
rpm for the 1000 rpm pto. The
extra speed allows for a slight
slowing down under load.
Most pull-type machines have a
pto drive that consists of a short
and a longer shaft, three universal
joints, a telescoping section, a slip
clutch, safety shields, an adjustable
support for the front end of the
longer shaft, and a coupler to
attach the shaft to the tractor pto
shaft.
Generally, the universal joints
show first signs of wear if you do
not use the proper hook-up be¬
tween tractor and implement. The
telescoping section allows the shaft
to change length when you go
around a corner or over uneven
ground.
On some machines the telescop¬
ing portion of the shaft can be
taken apart readily. If you have
yours apart for any reason (such
as making machinery repairs) be
sure to reassemble it so that the
halves of the universal joint yokes
on each end of the shaft are in
line. If one joint is a quarter turn
out of line the rotating parts of the
machine do not turn at a uniform
speed.
The slip clutch should be ad¬
justed so that it “breaks” or opens
when the machine “slugs” or
becomes overloaded, but it should
not slip excessively under slight
overloads, or it soon wears out.
Avoid getting oil or grease on the
faces of the slip clutch w7hen you
lubricate the machine.
Safety shields are provided by
the manufacturer solely for the
protection of the operator. Even
though they are sometimes an an¬
noyance when greasing, hitching
or unhitching, they should not be
left off the machine.
Since the tractor pto shaft can
be from 6 to 15 inches above the
drawbar, the front support for the
longer shaft on the drawn machine
is adjustable for height, so that
you can get the three universal
joints in line. This helps reduce the
load on the universal joints.
The coupler is prevented from
pulling off the tractor pto shaft by
either a latch or a pin. Be sure that
this fastening is properly secured,
otherwise it may come off before
the telescoping action of the shaft
occurs.
Coupling
If the pto shaft on your tractor
is rusty and dirty from not having
been used for some time, you may
have difficulty sliding the imple¬
ment coupler over it. A few minutes
spent in wire brushing and oiling
the tractor shaft splines makes the
job less difficult.
You can easily position grease
fittings in moving parts of your
combine, baler or chopper by the
following method: Instead of at¬
tempting to stop the pto at just the
right time by means of the clutch,
do this: Engage the pto clutch, be
sure that the tractor ignition switch
is “off,” then turn the pto slowly
with the tractor starter. The pto
clutch should be engaged gradual¬
ly the same as the forward-motion
clutch. An early breakdown of
some of the tractor or machine
parts results from the practice of
snapping a pto clutch into engage¬
ment.
If the drawn machine becomes
clogged by a “slug” of material
the slip clutch should “open.”
However, after stopping the ma¬
chine, do not attempt to start it
again with the pto clutch before
cleaning out the machine. You
may be able to force the “slug”
on through . . . but you will soon
have a burned-out pto clutch if
you continue the practice.
If your tractor has a pto clutch
controlled by a separate lever or
pedal that is not hooked up in
sequence with the forward-motion
clutch, you can use it to an ad¬
vantage when turning sharply at
the end of the field. Allow the ma¬
chine to empty, and then disengage
the pto clutch. You can prevent
undue wear on the universal joints
and turn more sharply. Be sure
that the machine is again up to
speed before placing a load on it.
You can do all this without dis-
engaging the forward-motion
clutch if your tractor has complete-
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American Agriculturist, November, 1965
How much does it cost you
to feed your calves milk?
How much extra money could you make
if you sold all of your milk?
Figure it up. Then see your Purina dealer
and let him tell you how much you can
save by feeding new Purina Nurs¬
ing Chow.
Just 25 pounds of Nursing Chow replaces
225 pounds of milk. And now Purina
Nursing Chow is available in a 50 pound
economy size — perfect if you feed several
calves at one time.
New improved Purina Nursing
Chow is an easy-mixing milk
product high in energy, fortified
with vitamins and minerals plus
a powerful antibiotic to guard
against scours. And it stays in
suspension — won’t settle out.
Purina research records show
Nursing Chow grows calves up
to 6 pounds heavier at 28 days
than those fed other milk re¬
placer products. This is because of an
improved energy-protein balance for¬
mulated after intense testing at the
Purina Calf Research Unit.
New Purina Calf Startena — a com¬
panion product to Nursing Chow — with
its improved energy -protein balance is
highly palatable and helps calves gain
fast. In fact, Holstein calves fed this
dry ration according to the Purina pro¬
gram have averaged 320 pounds at 4
months of age. That’s 48 pounds
heavier than the national
average!
Decide now to sell all your milk
this fall. Raise calves on new
Purina Nursing Chow and new
Purina Calf Startena — the team
that’s research-tested for fast,
economical gains. Your Purina
dealer will be glad to outline
Purina’s calf program for you.
See him today!
DAIRY FACTS
by Dr. J. P. Everett
Manager, Purina Dairy Research
A recent University of Kentucky
study disproves the old tale that
a calf must be taught to eat a
dry calf starter.
In the university’s trial, calves
which had no coaching per¬
formed just as well as calves
which had dry starter placed in
their mouths twice daily.
We have noted similar results in
experiments with Calf Startena
at our Gray Summit, Mo., Re¬
search Farm. We’ve found that
you don’t have to teach calves
to eat calf starter if you:
1. Feed a high-quality palat¬
able ration (Purina’s is).
2. Offer it in small amounts
initially to insure fresh
feed, feeding what’s left
over to older heifers.
3. Decrease the amount of
milk replacer fed in the
fourth and fifth weeks, be¬
fore milk replacer feeding
is terminated.
RALSTON PURINA COMPANY • CHECKERBOARD SQUARE • ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
Limit Period of Feeding
Milk Replacer
Surprisingly, surveys show that
many dairymen feed milk re¬
placer until calves are six to
eight weeks old. Although calves
undoubtedly enjoy this, it’s not
the most economical way to feed
them. Based on our studies, we
recommend feeding Purina
Nursing Chow for only four
weeks to calves that weighed
over 80 pounds at birth and
five weeks to calves that weighed
under 80 pounds at birth.
Holstein heifers at Purina’s Re¬
search Farm average 320 pounds
at four months — 48 pounds
•above the national average.
This shows that extended milk
replacer feeding is not necessary.
Early Breeding of Heifers
It is encouraging to see more
national interest in properly
feeding heifers to get them into
the milking string earlier. A re¬
cent study by North Carolina
State workers shows that a
dairyman can lose about $7.25
per heifer per month for every
month she is not milking after
24 months of age.
Purina’s latest experiment in
this area includes a group of
Holsteins which were bred at
first heat. Although we do not
recommend this practice, the re¬
sults look interesting. One heifer
in this group just finished a
14,774 pound record in her first
lactation. When this experiment
is completed we’ll tell you more.
Grape Harvester— A third me¬
chanical grape harvester, based
on the design developed by Cornell
University researchers, is now
being built.
Also developed is a double¬
curtain trellis system of growing
the grapes. The fruit is grown on
two wire supports (which look like
outdoor clothes lines) and both
sides can be picked simultaneously.
As the machine moves along
the rows, a vibrating, freely-rotat¬
ing spiked wheel shakes the
cordon-bearing wire and the
grapes rain down onto a catching
conveyor. Leaves and other debris
are blasted away by air. The
machine can clean up an acre of
grapes per hour, whether the crop
is heavy or light.
Rayon Straps — The introduction
of rayon straps to support fruit
trees is changing apple growing.
The straps can be applied by one
man and last at least three years;
and they are not affected by wind¬
storms.
Soft and pliable, the straps can¬
not abrade the bark or cut into the
tree. Any necessary adjustments
of tension are easily handled by
the buckle that is used to close the
loop.
Cherry Harvester — Instead of
picking cherries one by one, the
harvester shakes the whole tree.
The shaker, mounted on a three-
wheel carrier, grasps one of the
limbs with a clamp at the end,
and administers a brief but vigor¬
ous shake. As the fruit rains down,
it lands on a trampoline-like catch¬
ing frame fitted around the tree,
and bounces down the sloping
canvas to a conveyor belt. Iced
water tanks at the end of the con¬
veyor take in the cherries.
A four-man crew can do the
job of about 35 hand pickers,
whether the crop is heavy or light.
The rate of picking is 3 minutes
per tree.
Bee Population — Professor E. J.
Dyce, New York State College of
Agriculture, reports that there are
about 12,000 persons in New
York State having honeybees. The
annual production averages
10,000,000 pounds of honey, and
175,000 pounds of beeswax. The
State, with 175,000 colonies,
usually ranks among the first six
in the country in number of colo¬
nies and in production.
Once-a-Month — “Honey Market
News,” will now appear only once
a month. The report summarizes
current data on conditions such as
weather, colony conditions, honey
flow, conditions of flowering
plants, demand for honey, and
market prices.
Beekeepers, packers, and others
interested may have their names
added to the mailing list for
“Honey Market News” on request
to the Market News Branch, Fruit
and Vegetable Division, Consumer
and Marketing Service, U. S. De¬
partment of Agriculture, Washing¬
ton, D. C. 20250.
“Tight-Fill” Packing — Three ag¬
ricultural engineers from the Uni¬
versity of California, Davis, have
devised a new method of packing
plums, peaches, and nectarines.
The fruit is graded to size, placed
at random into a container, settled
-by vibration, and top padded with
the container closed tightly enough
to exert light pressure on the fruit
inside. A limited number of the
automatic vibration settling ma¬
chines will be in operation this
year.
Blackberry Harvester — The Uni¬
versity of Arkansas has developed
a mechanical harvester for black¬
berries. At a recent display where
the berries were sliced, mechanical¬
ly-harvested berries were more
uniform for the several quality fac¬
tors than hand-picked ones. More
detailed information can be obtain¬
ed by writing to Dean, College of
, Agriculture, University of Arkan¬
sas, Fayetteville, Arkansas.
VEGETABLES
Electronic Greenhouse — The first
greenhouse operation to be ana¬
lyzed by electronic computer tech¬
nique is believed to be that owned
by Boyd A. Mertz of Northumber¬
land, Pennsylvania. Although ex¬
cellent records were available, Mr.
Mertz felt they contained more in¬
formation about his vegetable
operation than he was able to
interpret. With the help of R. J.
Becker, Extension specialist, an
activity analysis of the green¬
house operation was made to de¬
termine the dollar and cents con¬
sequences of various activities and
alternative practices.
In Pennsylvania, information
about this computer analysis ser¬
vice may be obtained through
local county agents.
Good Weed Control — Professor
R. F. Sandsted of the Vegetable
Crops Department at Cornell,
reports that both growers and
vegetable agents are pleased with
the initial results from the use of
trifluralin in beans, tomatoes and
cabbage, except where mustard
and ragweed were a problem.
Morsodren Approved — A product
of the Morton Chemical Company,
Morsodren has received approval
by the U. S. Department of Agri¬
culture for use as a potato seed-
piece treatment. The fungicide is a
reddish-colored liquid that readily
mixes with water to form a clear
solution. Seed potato pieces are
either sprayed or dipped into the
diluted Morsodren before planting.
Aerial Application — For the first
time, crop producers can call on
aerial applicators to spray an un¬
diluted pesticide in low volume to
control the adult corn rootworm,
fly, mosquito and blueberry mag¬
got. Malathion LV Concentrate,
the only pesticide registered for
undiluted use in ultra low-volume
spraying, is now accepted for com¬
mercial use.
Permitted intervals between last
application and harvest will vary
between crops, but one of this pesti¬
cide’s major advantages is low
toxicity to man and animals. It is
approved for use on hay and
grass crops on the day of harvest
or grazing.
New Handbook — Interested in
roadside marketing? Send for a
copy of “Farm Roadside Market¬
ing,” published by Food Business
Institute, University of Delaware,
Newark 19711. The price is $2.00
per copy.
The handbook is the result of
intensive research, and offers how-
to-do-it recommendations on site
selection, building construction,
layout, signs, lighting, refrigera¬
tion, and a hundred-and-one other
topics concerned with roadside
marketing. It is written primarily
for farmers selling fruits, vege¬
tables and other commodities at
their own roadside establishments.
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Effective Combination — In field
trials conducted by the Agricultur¬
al Division of Chas. Pfizer & Co.,
neo-terramycin ( a combination of
neomycin and terramycin) proved
effective against vibrio, pathogenic
strains of E. coli, and salmonella.
The new product is being marketed
both in premix form for use in
feeds and as a soluble powder
concentrate for use in drinking
water.
Wool Standards — Effective Jan¬
uary 1, 1966, there will be new
standards for grades of wool. At
present there are 12 grades, rang¬
ing from “80’s” (finest grade) to
“36s” (coarsest grade). The new
rules will add four more grades
. . . “finer than grade 80s,” “62s,”
“54s,” and “coarser than grade
“36s.”
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Copies of the new standards
may be obtained from the Denver
Wool Laboratory, Consumer and
Marketing Service, U. S. Depart¬
ment of Agriculture, Building 81,
Denver Federal Center, Denver,
Colorado 80225. Also available
through the Denver Wool Labora¬
tory are official samples for grades
of wool and wool top.
Higher Urea Levels — Recently,
research at Iowa, Illinois, Loui¬
siana, Michigan, Minnesota and
Purdue has shown that 50 to 100
percent 'of the supplementary pro¬
tein can be furnished from urea in
fattening rations for cattle. FIow-
ever, even with supplements where
90 percent of the protein equivalent
is from urea, only one-third of the
total protein in the ration is sup¬
plied from nonprotein nitrogen.
Purdue research with beef cattle
indicates that dehydrated alfalfa
meal contains unidentified factors
which stimulate bacterial synthesis
of protein from urea. The Purdue
“64” Supplement is composed of
28.0 percent cane molasses, 36.0
percent dehydrated alfalfa meal,
22.1 percent urea, 10.4 percent
dicalcium phosphate, 3.5 percent
trace mineralized salt, and 20,000
I.U. of vitamin A per pound.
New Vaccine — Through the com¬
bined efforts of Diamond Labora¬
tories of Des Moines, Iowa and
the University of Illinois a new
vaccine has been developed for
the prevention of transmissible
gastroenteritis. The vaccine has
been named TGE-Vac, is adminis¬
tered to a sow two months prior
to farrowing, with a booster shot
a month later. TGE-Vac is avail¬
able only from veterinarians.
Rhinitis Cause— Three Cornell
scientists believe that infectious
atrophic rhinitis is caused by an
imbalanced diet. In experiments
with twenty-eight healthy York¬
shire pigs (weaned at 3 weeks of
age) Drs. W. R. Brown of the
Veterinary College and W. G.Pond
of the College of Agriculture found
that the pigs fed a below -normal
level of calcium (or on calcium-
phosphorus imbalanced diets) ex¬
hibited the slow growth, sneezing,
discharge, and lameness typical
of the disease, and a degeneration
of the bones of the nasal chambers.
Also, other bones showed de¬
creased density and other abnor¬
malities, and the parathyroid
glands were enlarged.
Breeding Control — The dream of
the livestock industry for mass
control of breeding cycles in cattle
and sheep is now possible. The
agricultural division of the Upjohn
Company has developed a feed
supplement to synchronize heat
periods in meat and dairy ani¬
mals.
The new supplement, Repromix,
has been tested in field trials over
the past four years in 20 U. S.
states, Canada and Jamaica. It is
first being marketed to feed manu¬
facturers in Montana and Iowa,
two states that will enable the
widest possible experience with
range and feedlot operations.
American Agriculturist, November, 1965
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EARLY TRADER’S BONUS
the people who bring you the machines that work
Eligible for ETB bonus if delivery is made after December 1, 1965
Gay way Foam Noted
by HAROLD HAWLEY
so dry, the plowed-down fertilizer
made roots go deeper for nutrients
to where the moisture was. At any
rate, the corn was better where we
plowed-down most of the plant
food and just put on 75 pounds
with the planter than where we fed
all the fertilizer through the planter.
I believe that even in a year of
normal moisture it will be benefi¬
cial to make the roots reach down
for the fertilizer.
TRIMMING FEET
We recently had a professional
foot trimmer in to work on some
of our cows’ feet. They tend to
grow too long now that the cows
aren’t walking up a long dry lane
to pasture. This man shortened up
the toes and sloped the foot back
to front so as to improve posture.
This will help them to stand better
on their feet with less injuries, and
will help to prevent the pasterns
from stretching and breaking
down.
We do some foot work too, but
will let the pro do most of it the
first time over. One of the interest¬
ing things about watching him
work was the time and care spent
in getting his tools razor sharp —
and I mean just about that. He
wore gloves to prevent nicks on
his fingers. We do a lot of our
work with a knife and clippers; he
used chisels almost entirely.
The first step was to trim the
end of the hooves off with the foot
on the floor. A chisel and rubber
maul did this in a hurry. Then
the foot was laid on a box and a
chisel pushed from back to front
to remove some extra growth. It
left the cows so much better on
their feet that I’m sure the results
will be well worth the cost.
The man’s skill was so great
that he made it look real easy,
something like Willie Mays taking
a long fly ball over his shoulder
while on a dead run. After he left,
we found we still had to work
pretty hard at the job he did so
easily and so well.
TEAM SPIRIT - '66 STYLE
Across rural America (or at
least the small segment of it that
I’ve been privileged to observe),
there seems to be a kind of down-
in-the-mouth, beat attitude about
the future of legislation for, about,
and of concern to farmers. This
has come about in several ways
and for many reasons.
Reapportionment certainly
causes concern to all farm people
and rural communities. The
decline in numbers of farmers ob¬
viously leads to a reduction in
farmers’ legislative effectiveness.
The Department of Agriculture
tactics in denying wheat farmers
a referendum after they had voted
out the wheat program, plus the
whole push to make the “volun¬
tary” programs such that the
economic coercion is effective,
causes much concern among farm
people.
Not of any less importance are
the apparently irreconcilable dif¬
ferences among and between farm¬
ers, farm groups, and farm or-
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ganizations. Many are naturally
apprehensive about labor’s inside
track all the way to the White
House. All these and other forces
have caused many good sincere
people to say they question the
value of further effort.
For what it may be worth, I’m
guessing there has seldom been a
time when good sound effort and
thought were more needed — and
liable to pay off, too! Maybe we
forget that even perennial winners
have off-seasons — witness the
Yankees! Maybe we should review
our history lessons and be re¬
assured that no party or combina¬
tion of forces stays on top forever
in this country. It’s a lead pipe
cinch that some sound long-range
proposals which make sense are
bound to be stepping-stones on
which someone will move to
victory.
It seems obvious that the big
opportunity for farmers in 1966
is to study together to the end they
can agree on programs and goals,
so that they may be in position to
offer their best thinking. It’s in
times like these that we more than
ever need some team spirit, some
sense of loyalty, some willingness
to hang in there and fight and pull
together. The time is probably ripe
to start up “overnight success or¬
ganizations” who are long on
promises when the regular farm
and industry organizations don’t
seem to be able to get the job done.
Good, sound, well-financed and
well-run co-ops and general farm
organizations with a history of
service and concern, still seem like
the best bet to serve and speak for
agriculture. They deserve our loy¬
alty and backing, particularly now
when the going is rough.
HAYLAGE SPOILAGE
Many folks who stop in at our
diggings ask about the amount of
spoilage we have in our haylage
stored in a conventional silo. It’s
more fun to report on something
that works out real well, so we are
happy to tell them that spoilage
has been negligible.
Last year we weren’t able to cut
the crop as fine as we would have
liked. Consequently, it gave some
trouble with the silo unloader, and
it did not feed out smoothly from
our feeding auger unless we fed
corn silage along with it. Also,
being a little longer, it didn’t pack
quite as well and there was some
waste at the top. There was about
3 to 4 inches of waste under the
plastic cap and some around the
outside.
This year, with a much finer
cut and with the haylage a little
drier, loss was at a minimum. We
took off less than an inch of spoil¬
ed material from under the plastic,
and a band 6 inches in from the
wall and about 10 inches deep.
In all, there was about a spreader¬
load from a silo 22 feet in diame¬
ter.
I’m sure there must be a better
way to do it, but after becoming
discouraged with the levelers we
used last year, we just kept the
stream centered in the middle of
the silo and let her fill. And we
are doing the same with the corn
silage this year.
NO WEALTH-NO WORRY
The old success story involves
inventing a better gadget, patent¬
ing it, and letting the eager buyers
make you rich . . . after which you
proceed to live happily ever after
in spite of your wealth.
Son Bruce recently came up with
what we think is a real good idea
which can’t possibly make us a
dime. If you can use it, you are
most welcome.
Instead of a regular strip cup to
check our cows, he slid a 6 inch
length of an old inner tube over
his wrist. It’s just as good for
spotting trouble, and is always
right there handy by. We’ve been
using this for several weeks and
wouldn’t give a hoot for another
regular strip cup as this is so much
handier. It also helps to keep the
wrist watch dry as we wash the
udders!
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MORE CHANGE
Fertilizer application methods
around here have really under¬
gone a basic change in the past
year or two.
First it was getting ingredients
“made up” to each field’s soil test
indications. This custom-mixed fer¬
tilizer was spread and then plowed
down ahead of the corn crop.
Then the suggestion was made
that fertilizer be spread on par¬
tially-fitted small grain seed bed,
dragged in, and the seed drilled.
This eliminates the handling of
fertilizer at time of drilling and
saves money, too.
Frankly, I was a little skeptical
about a big truckload of fertilizer
running over loose, partly-fitted
ground, but it appears that the
wheel marks can be pretty well
disked or dragged out. I’m for the
elimination of all that handling,
and certainly not averse to cutting
costs ... so this is for us.
On corn this year we thought we
learned a little something. We ran
out of bulk fertilizer (spread before
plowing) on one field, so I marked
the place and fertilized heavier with
the planter. Possibly because it was
MY KINGDOM
FOR A DRAIN!
Over the years one of the least
satisfactory things around our
place has been the drain in the old
milk house. It would handle
a quart of water fine, but any
more or any large amount at one
time would cause it to air-lock
completely. Then all one had to do
was to stick his finger in one of the
holes and lift it up so the water
could enter. How many times I’ve
done this I don’t know.
When we built the new milk
house and parlor this was some¬
thing we were going to improve.
Much larger drains were instal¬
led. The results were as you might
expect ... it takes two quarts of
water to stop them instead of one.
We’ve tried chipping the end of
the pipe beneath the cover to
increase flow. The only effective
thing we’ve come up with is to
leave a small piece of welding rod
under the cover so as to hold it up
a little bit. Surely someone must
make a different style of drain
cover and trap that can and will
handle a lot of water at once with¬
out getting an air-block or what¬
ever. Any ideas?
UREA ON CORN SILAGE
We had planned to devise a
way to meter urea on the corn
silage as it entered the blower.
We wanted to add 10 pounds to
each ton of silage, and it seemed
like an easy chore to rig a hopper
with a small electric motor driving
a metering wheel. We tried, but it
didn’t work out well, and as it was
time we were at the filling job we
decided to climb a ladder to the
top of each load and throw on
about 40 pounds. We had a load
of silage weighed to see what we
were actually hauling. This is a
nuisance, but as long as we get it
on evenly I guess it will serve
just as well.
If all works as we hope, the
corn silage should come out with
11 to 12 percent protein. With
good high-quality haylage and a
feeding of high-moisture ground
ear corn mixed in we hope to cut
the amount ol purchased pellets
to a minimum this winter.
GRAIN CORN
This year, we are setting up our
field chopper at the silo and bring¬
ing high-moisture corn and cob
to it from the picker.
The plan is to put a one-inch
re-cutter screen behind the knives
so as to pretty well beat up the
cobs and grain. Whether we can
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Arcade — M. C. & C. M. Drake
Athol — Cameron & Cameron
Attica — George Burnison
Auburn — Main & Pickney
Balls ton Spa — Perrino’s Imp. & Tractor
Batavia — Batavia GLF Farm Store
Bayshore — Arthur Rauft
Brant — Thomas C. Chiavetta
Brasher Falls — Boot’s Saws Sales & Repair
Broadalbin — Carpenter & Sunderland
Brewster — Martyn Equipment Co.
Bronx — N. Y. Plumbers Specialties Co.
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Buffalo — West Seneca Tool Rental
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Champlain — Raymond Bedard
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Corning — Rice & Sons
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Cortland — Cain Tractor & Implement Co.
Deer River — Francis Nicholl
De Freestville — Master Equipment
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Downsville — T. J. Klindt
Dunkirk — Gunther’s Service
Dryden — Dryden Implement, Inc.
East Meadows — United Rent-Alls of Cen. Nassa
East Randolph — Ed Gumienik
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Edmeston — R. S. Hardic & Sons
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Essex — Lester’s Service
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Ft. Johnson — Jim’s Garage
Ft. Plain — Hallsville Farm Supply
Freedom — Me Kerrow Bros.
Freeport — Freeport Equip Sales & Svc.
Glen Cove — Larry’s Mid-Island
Granville — Scott’s Tractor & Implement
Greenville — Greenville Farm Supply
Hankins — Sipple Service
Haverstraw — Shaw Jobson
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Inwood — Long Island Lawnmower
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Jamaica — Sheehan Hardware Co.
Johnson City — Goodrich Implement Co.
Kanona — Larry’s Saw Shop
King Ferry — Gilling & Nedrow
Kingston — Power Mower Repair
Knowlesville — Knowlesville GLF Farm Store
Leicester — A. R. Christiano Hdwe & Impl.
Lewiston — Lewiston Tree Specialist
Liberty — Clinton P. Tompkins
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Little Falls — Slabe’s Garage
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Lockport — Walter Kohl
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Monroe — Mike’s Small Engine Repair
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Harold Ely prepares milker.
OAT SILAGE
We ensiled our 12 acres of oats
in ’65, at the milk stage when
heads were out of the boot. It took
two days to get them in the silo
using a direct cut chopper head.
They were seeded with Vernal and
Cayuga alfalfa; in some places the
seeding was a foot high when the
oats were chopped.
Black plastic was used to seal
the top. We crown the material in
the silo slightly at the center, then
bring the plastic up the side of the
silo a foot or so. Then water is
pumped on the plastic “cup” form¬
ed to complete the seal . . . spoilage
was practically nil.
For fertilization on oats, we
used 350 pounds per acre of
5-10-10 with the drill, preceded
by 400 pounds per acre of 0-20-20
broadcast after plowing. We have
used 4-(2,4-DB) amine to control
weeds on oats that were seeded,
but didn’t this year because we
planned right from the start to
ensile them.
Our dairy barn was recently
remodeled to hold our present herd
of 60 cows; it includes room at the
end so both gutter cleaner dis¬
charge and manure spreader can
be inside the barn. A translucent
roof panel forms the door at that
end . . . swinging up and out so
there are no overhead door tracks
in the doorway for cows to jam
up going in and out.
Part of our mangers are dished,
part are completely flat. We prefer
the flat ones because they can be
cleaned out so much easier, and
they tend to stay drier. We’ve
already filled up some of the
mangers whose bottoms were built
below the level of the feed alley
and probably will fill the others.
— Harold Ely, Montrose, Penn¬
sylvania
CORN SILAGE
Two years ago, in 1963, we
grew 25 tons of corn silage per
acre; forage tests showed it con¬
tained 70 percent TDN. At that
yield, and with a good level of
total digestible nutrients, it makes
a cheap feed for our 32-cow dairy.
Our figures show cash costs on
silage corn for seed, fertilizer, and
spraying Atrazine to be $20 per
acre.
We started planting our 19
acres of corn on May 5 in 1965
and finished on May 22 . . . most
of it Pa. 290, a 90-day corn, and
the rest was Pa. 444 which is rated
as 100 days. Using rows 38 inches
apart, we shoot for 30,000 plants
per acre with our two-row corn
planter.
Adequate lime is the first thing
we think about; we put 65 tons on
58 acres last year. Two tons per
acre is the highest single applica¬
tion we’ve needed to reach the 6.5
to 7 pH desired. This year we
plowed down 200-350 pounds of
30-10-0 and added 150-200
pounds of 10-30-10 with the plant¬
er. The pounds per acre applied
varied depending on the results of
soil testing. Our goal is 30 tons of
silage per acre and it looks as
though we hit it in ’65.
We plow eight to nine inches
deep and harrow just enough to
level the ground off . . . usually
twice over, but now and then three
times.
Silage is fed once a day, at least
40 pounds per cow. — Edward
Rudball, Uniondale, Pennsylvania
Personal Farm Experience
The items on this page oil come from
the firing line of form production.
PLANS TO EXPAND
Over a year ago Dad and I
decided that our herd of 40 milkers
was too small to give a satisfac¬
tory income for two families. So
we began to plan to expand, and
visited a dozen or more farms to
get ideas for providing more room
for cows.
We plan a pole-type addition to
the barn with free stalls to provide
space for 60 to 65 cows . . . and
perhaps eventually for 100.
We can grow plenty of rough-
age (in 1964 we sold 65 tons of
hay). Our corn acreage has been
increasing, and will get even big¬
ger. Corn follows corn on some
land, but we try to have silage
corn follow corn for grain, where
the stalks are plowed under. All
the manure from the herd goes on
corn ground. We have been grow¬
ing a good part of the grain for
the cows on the farm.
We will need another silo, and
are considering storage for high-
moisture shelled corn. We did
some figuring on a bunker silo,
but the land around the barn tends
12
to be wet in fall and spring.
Our aim, of course, is to pro¬
duce more milk per man, and with
the new setup we figure we can do
it with less labor than at present.
— James Baker, Ithaca, N. Y
SUGAR BEETS
We fall-plowed in 1964 the land
where we planted 33 acres of sugar
beets in 1965 . . . figuring we could
plant a little earlier in the spring.
None of it was sod; some was corn
stubble and the rest dry bean
ground.
We used just under two pounds
of beet seed per acre . . . still twice
too much if every seed grew! Our
choice was the larger of the two
sizes of monogerm seed available.
Fertilization rate was 800 pounds
per acre of 10-20-10 (with added
boron). Planting began May 10
after fitting twice over with a
springtooth harrow.
Come-up was uneven, and we
decided to hand-thin and weed at
the same time. Herbicides were ap¬
plied at planting time . . . Pyramin
plus TCA . . . but the season was
too dry to have them do much
good. Cultivation was done three
times, cleaning out weeds between
rows . . . but hand-weeding was
necessary for weeds in the rows.
It cost us $20 per acre to hire
migrant laborers on an hourly
basis to thin beets and chop weeds.
One of the three cultivations was
done after hand-weeding ... to
throw dirt back on beets where it
had been pulled away with hand-
hoeing.
Crop growing is like a poker
game . . . you have to keep invest¬
ing after you’ve anted up in order
to have a chance to win. We don’t
mind the investment in hand-labor
if the tonnage and sugar content
prove to be high enough to war¬
rant it. — Horace Reynolds, Poplar
Ridge, New York
the box a couple of times so we
discontinued it.
The stand is an important part
of our comparatively small busi¬
ness, but we do grow some grapes
and tomatoes on contract. — Bill
Klantz, Northeast, Pennsylvania
ONE-MAN FARM
ROADSIDE STAND
My dad, Harry, and I have 65
acres in fruit and vegetables, 35
that we own and 30 that we rent;
also 11,000 hens.
About a third of what we pro¬
duce is sold at a roadside stand,
and to round out what we offer
we buy peaches and melons. What
eggs we do not sell at the stand
are retailed.
Our main crops are sweet corn,
tomatoes, peppers and beans. We
sell quite a lot of stuff in volume
to customers who freeze or can.
We have someone at the stand
when it is open. We tried “serve
yourself’ on the honor system with
eggs. It worked for a while, and
then someone helped himself at
We have 35 milkers and have
no plans to get bigger. This is
essentially a one-man farm.
Back in 1946 I raised a heifer
calf as an FFA project. While I
was in school I raised more calves,
even sold some milk. After grad¬
uation I took a job for two years,
but kept the cows.
Then I sold ten to help make a
down payment on the farm where
we now live. I intended to hold on
to the job, but before long I bought
10 cows to add to the 7 near-fresh
heifers I brought with me, and
went to farming full time.
We hold down equipment costs
by owning some tools in partner¬
ship. Herb Ley and I own a
mower, rake and baler with bale
thrower, and also help each other
to put up hay. We each have a
tractor, and use both of them on
both farms. Then I hire some work
done, including silo filling, and
this past spring I traded some
corn planting for some plowing.
I also do some custom work with
the corn planter.
As a boy I belonged to a 4-H
club, and that and FFA were a
big help in getting a start in farm¬
ing. I believe there is still room for
the efficient, one-man dairy farm!
— Gordon Cook, Ludlozvville,
NY.
American Agriculturist, November, 1965
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He moved up
The Ownership
Ladder
by Jim Bodurtha*
HE DIDN’T CARE really
whether or not he went to work at
the farm in 1944. He had just
graduated from high school at
Williamson, New York, and the
world presented other demands
and opportunities. But Donald
De Marree was born and raised
on a vegetable farm, there was a
real farm labor shortage, and Mr.
L. A. Wilson, president of R. P.
Wilson Fruit Farm, Inc., who in¬
vited him to work at the 200-acre
farm, had long been a family
friend. Today, Don De Marree
and his wife own the farm !
The genial young man pitched
in at the apple, cherry, plum and
pear-growing place as a laborer
for ten years. He married Mar¬
garet Tapp, and moved into one
of the farm’s homes in 1947. Seven
years later he was made manager
of the Wilson farm, and in 1962
he bought it. “We went into this
sort of on a shoestring,” Don says
today. “The potential of the place
had not been fully realized, I felt,
and I had confidence in the opera¬
tion. Yet it was something for
which I thought you needed more
cash than we had.”
A Good Manager
The Farm Credit Service Asso¬
ciations at Rochester and Sodus
also had confidence ... in the
operation and in Don and his wife,
too. The Federal Land Bank As¬
sociation of Rochester, and the
Rochester Production Credit Asso¬
ciation loaned the young couple
almost $70,000 to buy and oper¬
ate the farm . . . right up to the
hilt, you might say.
But Don Johnson, in charge of
the Farm Credit Service offices at
Sodus, says: “While in most cases
a lending institution might not
* Agricultural Consultant, Ridgefield, Con¬
necticut
have gone this far, it was an ex¬
ceptionally good business propo¬
sition . . . and it has succeeded
wonderfully well. Don is an excel¬
lent manager, and Mrs. De
Marree is a great asset in the farm
record department.
Mechanization
Mechanization is part of the rea¬
son for Don’s success. “Since 1957
everything has been handled
mechanically,” he points out. This
means 20-bushel apple bulk boxes,
fork lifts, cherry tanks, concentrate
speed sprayer, five tractors, two
trucks. Mechanization has enabled
Don to reduce his farm labor force
from three full-time men to two . . .
Eligha Hill, who came up from
Florida in 1958, and Eligha’s step¬
son, Jesse Williams.
Mechanization has also helped
to maintain or improve the quality
of crops from 154 acres of apples,
cherries, prune plums and pears.
“I’ve been fortunate over the past
few years,” Don emphasizes.
“Insects have been almost 100 per¬
cent controlled.” The reason, he
thinks, is concentrate spraying.
“When you spray dilute, a large
portion of the solution may run
off; the air-blast machine uses air
more than water to get the mate¬
rials on the trees.” All he needed
do on his speed sprayer was
reduce nozzle size. “Concentrate
spraying saves water and filling
time, too,” Don adds, “and this is
important. I can put on the equi¬
valent of 60 dilute tanks with 12
tanks of concentrated spray now.
And most of the good modern
materials can be concentrated.”
Of course, the Wayne County
fruit expert acknowledges that you
don’t concentrate when you want
a real drenching effect.
Don De Marree estimates that
his annual pest control chemicals
expense of $6,000 or so might
easily be $8,000 were it not for the
very effective concentrate sprays,
plus “paying attention to details.”
Don’s mouse control program is
double-barrelled: (1) zinc phos-
phided corn as poison bait and(2)
amizine herbicide sprays to pre¬
vent growth of grass close to the
tree trunks.
Sevin insecticide is used to thin
all apple trees. “It’s safe, pretty
much,” says Don, “and you get
its insecticide action, too.” He
thought it over-thinned Golden
Delicious and Romes a bit, how¬
ever, and maybe on Rhode Island
Greenings (at 70 acres his chief
apple variety) not quite enough.
“I don’t think it was adequate,
really, on Greenings. I would not
depend on it alone.” Guthion in¬
secticide is also an important ma¬
terial in Don’s annual spray
schedule, which features some 14
or 15 separate sprayings.
Apples Main Crop
Apples are the main crop at the
De Marree Fruit Farm. There are
about 100 acres, with some 10,000
trees. Ninety percent of the crop
goes for processing, chiefly to
Borden Company’s Comstock
Foods at Egypt for pie fillings.
Last year Don also marketed some
7,000 bushels of apples to Table
Talk pies in Worcester, Massachu¬
setts. The relatively small amount
of fruit sold fresh is via sales at
the farm or through J. H. Ver-
bridge& Sons in Williamson.
While Rhode Island Greenings
remains his leading apple variety,
there is constant change. McIntosh
is presently his second-ranking
variety, but his new planting pro¬
gram calls for more Golden De¬
licious, Rome and Wayne. Golden
Delicious is the preferred variety
for apple slices, Don finds, but it’s
late, while Greenings are predom¬
inantly mid-season. That makes
Wayne, an early dual-purpose
variety, especially good to start
and fill out the whole processing
season. Comstock Foods Inc. is
supplying Wayne whips to
growers at half cost. “While excel¬
lent for processing,” Don stresses,
“Wayne also makes a fancy fresh
product.”
Despite Wayne’s value, Don be¬
lieves the Rome variety is destined
to rank next in importance to
Greenings as a processing apple
in coming years. He now has
about eight acres of Romes.
Golden Delicious, he expects, will
replace Northern Spy. “You just
can’t afford to grow Spies, with
their alternate bearing years,” he
says . . . yet he laughs in observ¬
ing that, even though he enjoyed
one of his most bountiful Spy
years ever in 1964, inexplicably
his Spy trees were all white in
blossom again this Spring. Per¬
haps it has something to do with
weather.
“About another year of
drought,” says Don, “and I don’t
know what is going to happen.”
Certainly not production like the
1,100 bushels he harvested from
45 Northern Spy trees last year.
There was some winter injury in
the orchard, too . . . not so much
on Spies as on Rhode Island
Greenings. Don attributed it to the
real cold snap that occurred last
November 18 before the trees
hardened down. Fortunately, he
found only about six trees that
didn’t “come out the way they
should.” His other apple varieties
include Baldwin, Ben Davis, 20-
Ounce, and Wealthy.
Hedgerowing
Don De Marree is hedgerowing
all fruit tree plantings now, and
has filled in some areas of the
older standard trees with dwarfs.
To get higher production? “Yes,
in part,” Don says, “but also to
get knowledge. After twelve years
we can see what the results actual¬
ly are with dwarfs. Fruit produc¬
tion is a long-term proposition,
you know.”
Fertilization and pruning of
dwarfs is entirely different, he
points out, because they are more
shallow-rooted. “It’s a very spe¬
cialized thing.” One hundred fifty
of his Golden Delicious dwarf trees
are interstem- dwarfed. “I think this
is really the more expensive way,
however,” he comments. “If you
can get dwarfing through just the
rootstock, why go to interstem?”
(Continued on page 19)
Don values highly the tractor cab he built himself. It's great for keep¬
ing warm . . . and unsprayed!
14
American Agriculturist, November, 1965
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99.1 me.
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ROLLING CHAIN HOIST
A rolling chain hoist is handy
inside or out of the farm shop
for working on motors, tractors
and large machinery and
mounting equipment on the
tractor. This one was welded
with a 10-foot crossbar of 5-
inch I-beam supported by two
2 x 6-inch by 10-foot channels
braced with 2y2-inch pipe under
the crossbar and iy2-inch pipe
to the base.
The base was 2” x 6” x 8’
channel iron boxed at the ends
to fit swivel casters and in the
middle to give extra strength
at the post. Hand screws keep
the house casters from moving.
The chain hoist can roll on
the I-beam. Ends are 9 ’4” apart
and tied by a pair of U/2” pipes
at the back. A whiffletree of
4-inch channel iron 33 inches
long with end loops is used with
the hoist.
HOG HINTS
Farrowing stalls are on a slat
floor supported by joists resting
on concrete blocks in this
farrowing house at the Univer¬
sity of Illinois, Urbana.
MOVABLE BEE HIVE
A stout, all-weather, movable
stand for bee hives can be built
using a pair of expanded metal
sheets lapped lengthwise, with
an edge of each rolled down to
furnish side support. Welded
trestles of flat iron and pipes
form the framework. A piece of
flat iron bolts the expanded
metal to the top cross-piece of
each trestle. Not only can the
stand be moved as it is but can
be taken down quickly by re¬
moving nine bolts.
GOOD LIGHT
A large light bulb on a long
extension cord with the socket
mounted in the headlight from
a car makes a good shop work¬
ing light. It is mounted on a
bracket, so it can be directed,
and telescoping pipe fitted to a
car brake drum.
GETS ATTENTION
A chain hung from the rafters
gets considerable attention from
hogs raised in confinement and
seems to reduce tail biting.
HANDY HANGER
A U-shaped hanger mounted
on the regular bolts of the power
drill allow it to be hung on the
tool rack or wall hook. A small
iron rod was bent U-shaped,
the ends flattened and drilled
for the bolts.
American Agriculturist, , November, 1965
Take-off
(Continued from page 6)
ly independent control of the pto
clutch.
Some implements which mount
on the three-point hitch also use
the pto hook-up. Proper installa¬
tion is essential for correct telescop¬
ing action when you raise and
lower the hitch. Check also for
proper installation of safety
shields. In most cases, some sort
of stabilizer or brace is needed to
prevent side-to-side movement of
the hitch, which would add extra
loads to the pto drive.
Some stationary machines, such
as corn shellers and forage
blowers, are available with a pto
drive instead of the conventional
belt pulley. Thus, it is not neces¬
sary “to get lined up” as was
required with a flat drive belt.
However, the driven machine
should be set parallel to the tractor
rear wheels, even though it need
not be in line.
Hawley .
(Continued from page 10)
then blow this right up the pipe
and into the silo with the chopper,
or whether we must first move it
into the blower and then up the
pipe remains to be seen. We
naturally hope one tractor on the
chopper can do the whole job.
Several have warned us that
our chopper can’t handle ear corn
fast enough to keep up with the
picker. This may turn out to be
true, but we are going to try it
anyway.
Why is it that all these changes
and improvements always seem to
require so much time to get rigged
up and going the first year? Once
set, this system should go much
faster than cribbing corn, but the
first couple of days of trial and
error will likely be a little less than
satisfactory.
SOME DE-ICERS
Rock salt and other commonly
used de-icers are effective in re¬
moving ice and snow, but they can
ruin a good lawn. Tests with urea,
a nitrogen compound used in com¬
mercial fertilizer, have shown it to
be quite effective as a de-icer . . .
and it has a beneficial effect on
lawns and shrubs instead of the
toxic effect with salt. If it’s used at
the rates and times recommended,
the run-off that occurs as the ice
melts can actually feed the plants
with nitrogen.
Urea costs more than rock salt
or calcium chloride, but it is worth
it considering the plant food value,
and that it is non-corrosive to
metal, has very little residue to
track into the house, and won’t
damage or discolor floors or car¬
pets. The rate of application varies
according to conditions, but ten
pounds of urea per 100 square
feet should do the job under most
circumstances. Urea is especially
effective at the 25 to 30 degree
temperature range.
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NEW JERSEY
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Beach Haven
Koseff's Inc.
Burlington
Kay Mfg. Co.
Clark
Jack Ruddy Sport Shop
Denville
Denville Boat & Sport Ctr.
Flemington
Flemington Block & Sup. Co.
Frenchtown
Art's Sport Shop
Lambertville
Joseph Finkle & Son
Ledgewood
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Newton
Murray's Dept. Store
Plainfield
Dreier's Sporting Goods
Point Pleasant
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Raritan
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Rockaway
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Somerville
Marty Orshan
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Watchung
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Yardville
Harry's Army & Navy Store
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Auburn
The Liberty Store
Au Sable Forks
National Army Stores
Avoca
Robin W. Adair Co.
Ballston Spa
Pearl's Dept. Store
Bath
Harolds A & N Stores, Inc.
Binghamton
Dick's Sporting Goods
Brasher Falls
Demo Bros.
Brooklyn
Byhoff Bros.
Canton
Pearl's Dept. Store
Champlain
Pearl's Dept. Store
Chateaugay
Pearl's Dept. Store
Chazy
Wirthmore Stores
Clayton
Pearl's Dept. Store
Clyde
Gallo's Clothing Store
Corning
Harold's A & N Stores, Inc.
Dannemora
Pearl's Dept. Store
Edwards
Pearl's Dept. Store
Ellenburg
Pearl's Dept. Store
Elmira
Harold's A & N Stores, Inc.
Fort Ann
Adirondack Farmers Co-op
Glens Falls
Warehouse Outlet
Hermon
Pearl's Dept. Store
Hudson
Steiner's Sport Center
Ithaca
Harold's A & N Stores, Inc.
Jamestown
Carnahans
Collins Sports Shop
Johnstown
Pearl's Dept. Store
Lake Placid
United Army Store
Malone
National Army Stores
Pearl's Dept. Store
Massena
National Army Stores
Owego
Langdon A & N Store
Pawling
Utter Bros. Feed Supply
Plattsburgh
Bill's Sport Shop
Clinton Co. Dairymen's Co-op
National Army Stores
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Rouses Pt.
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17
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I’m Bessie...
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18
Kevin Simpson, Caledonia (left) with
his Champion 4-H Pen of Lambs. At
right is the purchaser, Robert Bostwick
of J. M. Bostwick and Son, Caledonia.
Charles Fitzpatrick
of Wayland and his
Grand Champion
4-H Lamb.
James Warner,
Candor, and his
Grand Champion
4-H Hog.
Tim Howland of
Newark Valley with
his Grand Champi¬
on 4-H Pen of Hogs.
Susan Dorr, Black
River, with her
Grand Champion
4-H Steer. At right
is Frank Baehler of
P & C, Syracuse.
American Agriculturist, November, 1965
L. H. SCHULTZ MFG. CO.
ROCHELLE, ILLINOIS • WATERLOO, IOWA
ROTARY CUTTER
Ownership .
(Continued from page 14)
He sets cherries 18 x 27 feet,
removing alternate ones later so
as to yield an eventual 36 x 27
spacing. The cover crop in the
orchards is orchard grass or
ladino clover. “I’m using ladino
for seeding new cover crops,” Don
reports. He brings in 32 hives of
bees on rental every spring to take
care of pollination of his fruit trees.
Because the De Marree farm
soil is naturally acid, Don applies
lime to each orchard block every
two or three years. His soil has
also been shown deficient in pot¬
ash. He has both leaf and soil
analysis done at Cornell Univer¬
sity on each block at least every
four years.
He generally applies a complete
fertilizer (16-8-8) to trees up to six
years of age. The standard annual
rate is a pound of fertilizer per
year of age, except that newly-
planted trees receive three pounds
anyway. Don has been supple¬
menting this, and substituting for
it some years a mixture of seven
parts of ammonium nitrate and
five parts of muriate of potash.
“This is a very good fertilizer for
this farm,” he feels. It helps par¬
ticularly to combat the potash de¬
ficiency. There has been no
problem on boron, or on mag¬
nesium, the latter because Don
usually uses dolomite as his kind
of limestone. His annual invest¬
ment in fertilizer and lime? About
$2,250.
Other Fruits
In addition to the 47,000 bush¬
els of apples he produced last year,
Don grew 74 tons of cherries, 250
bushels of prune plums, and 1,600
bushels of pears. The cherries are
almost exclusively Montmorency
sours . . . also for Comstock Foods
. . . but Don recently set out 200
sweet cherry trees for brining. He
was lucky in 1963 when national¬
ly a large portion of the sour
cherry crop was frozen out while
Don enjoyed his “largest crop
ever,” 75 tons.
Shaker-harvest of sour cherries
is part of a Comstock Foods re¬
search project. It’s done only on
the older, stronger trees. “I see no
adverse effect,” says Don. “I think
it’s going to be the only way cher¬
ries will be harvested in the future.”
He estimates the tree shaking col¬
lection method pares harvesting
costs by at least a third. The cher¬
ries are first placed in half-ton
tanks filled with ice water, then
transferred to a six-ton tank for
delivery to the Comstock plant for
processing. The ice water prevents
cherry scald.
Don has also had good luck
with pears for Gerber Baby Foods.
Fire blight has not been the almost
insuperable problem experienced
in some areas; in fact, this year he
even dispensed with the regular
antibiotic spray.
Is Don De Marree going to
expand? Probably not. He and
Mrs. De Marree have a lovely
remodeled and re-furnished farm
home on which they did much of
the work themselves. Their farm
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American Agriculturist, November, 1965
19
Doc Mettler Says:
THINK TWICE BEFORE
BREEDING
This fall our practice has had
an increase in the number of calls
to assist Holstein heifers calving,
and a larger number of calls to
see heifers that have already cal¬
ved but are down and paralyzed,
badly torn, or just plain “worn
out” from calving. In almost every
case the heifer would have been
able to have the calf more easily
if someone had been with her to
help at the right moment. But with
the number of cows per man on
commercial dairy farms today
many animals are not watched as
closely as they would have been
twenty years ago.
In nearly every such case the
owner had decided to breed the
Holstein heifer to a Holstein bull
after reading one or more articles
in farm publications telling him
he was not doing a proper job if
he “wasted” the first calf of a heifer
by breeding her to an Angus or
small breed bull. These owners
felt guilty about using a non-Hol¬
stein bull after reading the advice
of men who are sincerely interested
in helping advance the breed.
Think About It
This fall I am sure more Hol¬
stein heifers will be bred to
Holstein bulls than last year. If
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you are thinking of changing back
to using Holstein bulls for heifers
after years of breeding to Angus,
please, for the sake of your heifers,
think about it a little while and
consider a veterinarian’s point of
view.
The opponents of cross-breed¬
ing of heifers certainly present
strong points in favor of the Hol¬
stein bull. The man who is in the
purebred business to sell cattle as
well as milk has no reason to use
a beef bull. If he is getting a good
price for his heifer calves and
needs every one that comes along
— fine. However, he realizes that
he can’t let one heifer calve alone
and unassisted.
On the other hand, most dairy¬
men pay their farm expenses by
the height of the milk on the
measuring stick in the tank, need¬
ing only enough heifer calves for
replacements. For them there is no
reason to risk losing a heifer on
the chance that she will have a
heifer calf, and that this calf from
an unproven dam will be better
than one from a good old brood
cow that we know produces good
heifers. The exception, of course, is
a heifer from a good transmitting
cow family from which good
calves could be expected.
If you decide to breed her to a
Holstein, do three things. Make
sure she is old enough, big
enough, but not too fat. Secondly,
breed her to a Holstein bull that
you know produces small to nor¬
mal-size calves. Most inseminators
can tell you which bulls consistent¬
ly produce small calves. Perhaps
calf size should be listed along
with traits of bulls on AB informa¬
tion. Third, when she gets near
calving, have her home where you
can watch her, and give her help
when she needs it.
Let’s be practical about this
“wasted” first calf. In the first
place, there is a fifty-fifty chance
the calf will be a bull. In addition,
a higher percentage of straight
Holstein calves are delivered dead
Irom heifers than Angus or Jersey-
Holstein-crossed calves. Besides
this, there is one chance in five that
this heifer will turn out to be
poorer than her dam and you
will wish you hadn’t started the
calf anyway.
Why ask this heifer to grow a
big ninety-pound calf and deliver
it? If your income comes from
milk, why not have her put the
feed into her own growth and flesh,
and produce that much more milk?
And just notice how much quicker
a heifer that produces a fifty-pound
calf clears up and stops discharg¬
ing than the one that had to deliver
a ninety-pound calf.
Help Nature Along
It is said that Holstein heifers
were meant by nature to produce
a big Holstein calf. True, but we
didn’t leave it to nature’s own
selection to develop a first calf
heifer capable of producing sixty
pounds or more of milk a day.
Let’s help nature along a little by
breeding most of our heifers to
bulls that produce a smaller calf,
giving her the chance to develop
the size of her birth canal before
(Continued on next page)
American Agriculturist, November, 1965
20
producing a Holstein calf. We do
see troubles with heifers bred to
any breed of bull, but if mal¬
position of the fetus does occur,
the chance of straightening it with¬
out injuring the heifer is greater
with the small calves.
The trend in Angus breeding
today is toward a larger calf. I
would consider using Jersey semen
on a heifer with a p articular ly-
narrow rump, or one being bred
to calve small and young. I can
see no reason to cross-breed any
other breeds. In fact, an Angus
cross with a Jersey or Guernsey
heifer may produce a larger calf.
Let us suppose you have a fifty-
cow herd. Aren’t ten properly-
raised heifer calves each year
enough for replacements? Can’t the
forty mature cows produce ten
worthwhile heifer calves? They do
in most herds wTith which I am
familiar.
One fallacy in some people’s
thinking is that if you keep heifers
until they are three years old
before calving they can deliver a
Holstein calf with more ease.
Sometimes this is true, but some
of the worst difficult births I have
been called on are on big three or
four-year-old purebred Holsteins
that were slow to breed. Though
they have a large bone birth canal,
they have a tiny soft tissue birth
canal surrounded by fat. This
brings up another related subject.
First-calf heifers can be too fat; in
all breeds, both beef and dairy,
an over-fat heifer is a difficult
subject to help deliver a calf.
A Tough Game
This dairy business is a hard,
tough game. There is no room
for sentiment when we decide what
animals to keep or cull. Yet no
matter how tough the business, we
can’t be without compassion. I
have seen far too many Holstein
heifers who, though old enough
and big enough to calve, were
bred to Holstein bulls who had the
inherited trait of huge calves. Then
these heifers tried to deliver their
calves . . . with either an embryo¬
tomy) cutting the calf up inside the
cow), Caesarian (removing the
calf through the cow’s side), or
pulling the calf out by force and
paralyzing the heiler as a result.
When I see one of these poor suf¬
fering heifers my thoughts toward
the man who advocates breeding
every first-calf heifer to a bull of
her own breed are not kind.
Don’t forget, an unknown ten-
months-old Holstein bull has more
chance of producing one-hundred-
pound calves than one six years
old that you have used before and
know produces small-size calves.
Statistics from computers proving
“genetic superiority” don’t ever
count the heifers that are dragged
up the tailgate of the rendering
company truck because they
became paralyzed calving with a
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You are the man who makes
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TOMATOES WITHOUT SOIL
by Gordon Conklin
HAVING PROBLEMS with to¬
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make up an artificial soil!
The Dickman Brothers (Her¬
man and Carl) at Auburn, New
York, are producing greenhouse
tomatoes for the second year by a
method called “ring culture.” The
tomato plant is set in a “ring” of
plastic and grown in a soilless
media mix of peat moss and ver-
miculite. Perlite, a form of expand¬
ed volcanic rock, can also be used
for making artificial soils.
Several Kinds
There are several artificial soil
formulas that can be used. In fact,
Cornell bulletin 1104 entitled “Ar¬
tificial Soils for Commercial Plant
Growing,” lists four suggested
mixes. Authored by James Bood-
ley and Raymond Sheldrake, Jr.,
this publication gives details of
how to prepare and use this new
practice.
Here’s the formula for a cubic
yard of what’s called “Mix A”:
Shredded German or
Canadian sphagnum
peatmoss 11 bu.
Number 2 or 4 vermiculite,
horticultural grade 11 bu.
Ground limestone,
preferably dolomitic 10 lbs.
Superphosphate 20
percent, powdered 1 lb.
Ammonium nitrate,
fertilizer grade 3 to 4 lbs.
5-10-5 fertilizer
( instead of ammonium
nitrate) 12 lbs.
The Dickmans started picking
tomatoes on June 3 this year, and
have picked three times a week all
summer and into early fall. Near
the end of the picking season, they
had yields per plant of up to 15
pounds with an overall house yield
of 11.5 pounds ... it looks as
though the per-plant yield would
be around 12 to 13 pounds per
plant.
Watering
They use the Chapin watering
system ... a tiny hose connecting
each “plastic pot” to a larger hose.
Fertilizer... a 20-20-20 with
added manganese, iron, zinc, cop¬
per, boron, and molybdenum . . .
is added in the water coming
through those hoses.
“This method requires close
supervision,” says Herm, “espe¬
cially when it comes to watering.”
After visiting with him, and taking
a look at the setup, I had to admit
with a sigh that this new method
is like all the rest . . . it’s not sim¬
ple, and requires management that
is as much or more on the ball as
required by the previous way of
doing things. Maybe farmers don’t
lift and lug so much any more, but
it’s become ever more critical that
they be at the right place at the
right time with the right decisions
concerning the use of the right
practice, item or equipment.
Disease Control
Getting back from philosophy
to farming, the Dickmans used
no disease control materials on
greenhouse tomato plants that
were grown in the greenhouse.
They grew some tomato plants
in outdoor starting beds (in the
same plastic pots without soil) and
did use a “cleanup” fungicide
when plants were put in the green¬
house.
They store squash (130 acres
Herman Dickman admires the crop. (Continued on page 26)
American Agriculturist, November, 1965
CORN SPACING
Visits with representatives of the
DeKalb Agricultural Association
concerning 1965 test plots reveal
that, with conventional practices,
a corn plant population of 25,000
per acre looks best in terms of
total yield. Planting in rows 18
inches apart shows promise in
terms of maximum yield per acre,
but planting and harvesting equip¬
ment isn’t geared to do this now.
Planting corn nine inches be¬
tween kernels in the row, and in
rows 18 inches apart, puts about
38,000 seeds on an acre. Planting
with a four-and-a-half inch interval
between kernels in rows 36 inches
apart also puts about 38,000 ker¬
nels on an acre. Observations of
these spacings show that corn in
rows 18 inches apart will give
higher yields in total TDN per
acre; ears and stalks are small
when stalks are crowded in the
4x/2 to 36 system.
DeKalb 59 was the company’s
largest-selling variety in New York
State as a whole for 1965, but
predictions are that XL307,
XL315, and XL325 will be the big
guns for 1966.
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One of the largest dairy opera¬
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York, is owned by two brothers,
Calvin and Avery DeGolyer of
Castile. The barn, holding 200
cows in 4 units of 50 cows each,
is partly an older remodeled barn,
and partly new construction. The
cows are kept in free stalls.
The plan is to feed corn silage
as the only roughage with con¬
centrate mixed with it and brought
to the cows with an automatic
feeder. Two silos . . . one 22 ft. x
60 ft. and one 30 x 80 (that’s
right, 30 feet in diameter and 80
feet tall) . . . hold enough silage to
feed the cows for an entire year.
The amount of grain added to the
silage for each of the four groups
is regulated according to the pro¬
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The cows are milked in a
double-eight herringbone parlor
and the adjacent milk house has
one bulk tank with room for a
second. The brothers may expand
the operation to 300 cows.
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Going into effect in October were
new railroad rates on feed ingre¬
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is reported by industry officials
that these new rates will offer sav¬
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These new savings are in addi¬
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ago. The new rate adjustments are
on shipments of soybean meal,
corn gluten meal, alfalfa meal, and
other poultry feed ingredients . . .
amounting to a reduction of $3 to
$5 per ton in feed costs.
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There are farm problems across the
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THE GOVERNMENT is in se¬
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ers; the clash is on a subject that
is familiar to farmers everywhere.
In essence, government and farm¬
ers in Britain are in conflict about
the sort of living a farmer should
be able to enjoy, how much money
he should expect from the sale of
his produce, how much for his
work, how much return for the
capital he has employed in his
business.
Briefly, the whole bitter business
stems from the annual price review
for Britain’s farmers ... a sort of
special “budget” for British agri¬
culture whereby the government
(after talks with farm leaders) sets
guaranteed farm support prices for
the major commodities.
Unhappy Split
This year, government and
farm leaders split primarily on the
thorny subject of milk, but they
also had their differences on sub¬
jects like meat, as well as corn.
The organized farmers say that
production costs in the last 12
months have risen by nearly three
times as much as the government
now intends to raise the guaran¬
teed prices.
There is particular bitterness
because, say the farmers, increas¬
ed costs over 1964 have already
wiped out increased incomes se¬
cured during that year. There is
the complaint that, even without
further rises in costs during 1965,
the nation’s farm incomes will
remain virtually at a standstill.
Since 1959, say Britain’s farm¬
ers in a nationwide protest, normal
farm income has risen in real
terms by about 11 percent, while
net output has risen by 22 percent.
Over several years Britain’s
dairy farmers have been leaving
the industry at the rate of 4,000
a year. There is the fear among
the nation’s farm leaders that this
rate of exodus will be vastly ac¬
celerated because of the very small
increase in the price of milk per¬
mitted the farmers ... a rise of
only one penny per gallon.
Leaders of the National
Farmers’ Union (no connections
with the NFU in the United States)
accuse the government of “com¬
plete failure” to understand the
needs of the farmers ... or of the
consumer. It is charged that the
failure to allow more than “a
derisory penny” a gallon for milk
must mean fewer men producing
milk, and that this must mean,
sooner or later, less milk for all.
Farm Visits
I have visited with farmers
having large farms on the Wolds
of East Yorkshire, and with the
“little men” of West Yorkshire.
Alike, they seem to be genuinely
alarmed at what they believe is a
series of price review decisions that
were dictated out of regard to the
nation’s immediate economic
plight rather than with long-term
opportunities in mind.
Minister of Agriculture Fred
Peart does not see it that way. He
believes that his price review of
1965 is the first step in a construc¬
tive long-term approach to farm¬
ing problems.
Take his attitude on milk. Mr.
Peart has granted one penny per
gallon; the farmers say this is
ridiculous. But it is true that,
except for the very generous price
review of 1964 ( an election year),
a penny a gallon is the biggest
increase given to Britain’s milk
producers since the present system
of guaranteed prices through an
annual review was introduced.
Minister Peart sees the difficul¬
ties of the “small” farmer in par¬
ticular, and sympathizes with his
* Journalist, Bradford, England (Continued on page 26)
American Agriculturist, November, 1965
ware County; Jack A. Gill, Ulster
County; Leonard DeLalio, Long
Island; Donald Sawyer, Jefferson
County; Russell Miller, Wyoming
County.
Winning Grange — Spencer
Grange No. 1110, Tioga County,
will receive a check for $1,000 in
the Community Progress Program
sponsored by The National
Grange and The Sears-Roebuck
Foundation. The award was the
result of a two-year civic better¬
ment campaign. One of 10 nation¬
al finalists,- the Spencer Grange
w ill now present its case in compe¬
tition for a national prize totaling
as much as $10,000.
Stream Map — Requests for The
Pennsylvania State University’s
new Stream Map are reaching 400
per day. The map shows over
3,000 each of streams, towns, and
elevations above sea level, reports
the producer, Professor Emeritus
Howard W. Higbee. It is consider¬
ed ideal for sportsmen, foresters,
and workers in land-use planning
and watershed associations. It can
be purchased for $1.00 per copy
by writing to Maps, Box 6,000,
University Park.
Shon-Nah-Nay-Dah — That’s how
we ought to address New York
State Agriculture Commissioner
Don Wickham now. Colorful cere¬
monies during the New York State
Exposition saw him adopted as a
blood brother of the Iroquois
Indians. The translation . . . “Of¬
ficial Over Others ...”
(Continued on page 31)
David Hitchner (18), Bridgeton, New
Jersey, (center) took championship and
the Governor's trophy at the recent
15th annual Eastern U. S. 4-H Tractor
Operators' Contest. Beside him is Wil¬
liam Cichanowicz of Riverhead, New
York, a trophy winner. Presenting the
trophies is P. V. Troup, regional man¬
ager, American Oil Company, Balti¬
more, Maryland. In addition to the
trophy, each winner received an
expense-paid trip to the event from
American Oil Foundation.
News and Views from
NEW YORK AND
PENNSYLVANIA
County and Mrs. Gordon Sher¬
man, Essex County; Gordon
Brookman, Chautauqua County;
Lyman Welch, Monroe County;
Andrew Burt, Ontario County;
Silas Stimson, Tioga County; Fred
Marshall, Madison County;
Beriah (Ted) Willson, Oneida
County; Robert Patten, St. Law¬
rence County; Willard Peck, Sara¬
toga County; Alton Neff, Dela-
An Invitation — The New York
State Rural Safety Council is in¬
viting rural young people, such
as members of 4-H, Vocational
Agriculture students, Young Co-
operators, Grange Youth, and
others, to send in 30-second (60
to 75 words) radio announce¬
ments on the subject of farm and
home safety. The contest runs from
September 1 through December 1,
and the Award will be made by the
Governor at the Agricultural So¬
ciety Dinner in Albany in January.
Entries (no limit to number)
should be sent to Professor E. W.
Foss, Department of Agricultural
Engineering, Riley-Robb Hall,
Cornell University, Ithaca, New
York 14850.
Good Ideas— Mrs. Janice Way-
bright, Hershey, Pennsylvania,
was presented with a cash award
and a Certificate of Appreciation
for two ideas adopted by the Penn¬
sylvania Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Service, design¬
ed to improve their services to the
public. This was the second award
made under “Project Simpler” in
Pennsylvania. The project is open
to anyone interested in improving
the administration of farm pro¬
grams. Suggestions should be di¬
rected to local county ASCS
offices.
Resolutions Committee — S ev en-
teen New York farm leaders have
been named to the 1965 State Reso¬
lutions Committee of the New York
Farm Bureau by President William
E. Bensley. They are: Chairman,
Robert Greig, Red Hook; Howard
Baker, Ransomville, vice-chair¬
man; Mrs. Howard Hait, Jefferson
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Line fences .
(Continued from page 24)
problems in maintaining seven-
day- a-week milk output. But he
also sees that Britain’s milk pro¬
duction was not falling during the
late winter and early spring of
1965 ... it was rising. He has
seen, too, that the past reduction
in the size of the nation’s dairy
herd has been checked. In short,
he believes there is no danger of
a national milk shortage in
Britain.
Up and down Britain there are
farmers who were expecting to get
a price increase for milk six times
as high as what they have actual¬
ly achieved. There is ground for
belief, though, that the farming
organizations would have accepted
half of that amount.
Future Pressure
It could well be that there will
be pressure from the farming
bodies of Britain for what is
termed a “special price review.”
If the government accepted this
demand, there might well be raised
the possibility of an “agreed com¬
promise” . . . three pennies more,
not one penny more, for every
gallon of milk.
What chances are there that the
British Government might agree
to this course? I do not believe
that there is any chance whatever.
I am myself quite convinced, in
fact, that the government will not
even agree to a special price review
if one should be requested.
Minister Peart believes that,
when the dust of controversy has
settled, farmers across the nation
will recognize that the price review
of 1965 does make some far-
reaching approaches towards
grappling with long-term prob¬
lems. These problems involve, for
example, the hill farmer struggling
on his poor upland soil, as well
as the “small” farmer trying to
make ends meet by working long
hours every day of the week.
Time will tell. In the meantime,
the bitterest controversy Britain’s
farming has known in a genera¬
tion is virtually certain to be fol¬
lowed by an even more-prolonged
argument as both sides prepare
for the price review of 1965.
Tomatoes .
(Continued on page 22)
in ’65) in some of the greenhouses,
so these houses were cleared of
tomatoes when “frost upon the
punkin” time rolled around.
Down in Sullivan County near
Swan Lake, Herman Reinshagen
is also using ring culture for grow¬
ing “love apples” in the green¬
house. In 1964, he tried 250 plants
and sold about seven pounds per
plant for 50 cents a pound at his
road stand.
In ’65, he had 400 Michigan
Ohio Hybrid plants and had ex¬
cellent yields. He also has a
Chapin water system that has
eliminated blossom end rot
because plants get water when they
need it.
Originally a British technique,
this method of growing greenhouse
tomatoes has been modified by
researchers at Cornell University.
Its purpose is to provide a sterile
growing medium . . . free of fu-
sarium or verticillium wilt, and
nematodes . . . without the expense
involved in soil sterilization by
steam or chemicals.
Plastic "rings" come in rolls up
to 2,000 feet long; some perforated
for easy tearing at regular inter¬
vals as shown here. Simplemethod
for locating points to cut non-per-
forated rolls is to lay strip along
chalk marks made the desired dis¬
tance apart on floor or workbench.
RUINED FARMHOUSE
Scarlet peonies in the grass,
A ragged cellar hole nearby,
And crumbling chimney testify
That once a little house stood here.
One can only hope somehow
The essence of a home survives
And like these sturdy blossoms, thrives
Transplanted to another site.
— Mary C. Ferris
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The, Q&e&tiott Box
. . . Send us your questions - we'll get the answers
Is sawdust harmful when used as a
mulch for vegetables or flowers?
No, except that it may tempo¬
rarily lower plant-available nitro¬
gen. One way to avoid this is to
spread a pound of nitrate of soda
per square foot before spreading
the sawdust. If you prefer ammo¬
nium nitrate or urea, use half as
much per square foot.
Are fluorescent lights helpful in starting
vegetable or flower plants indoors?
Yes, they are excellent, and per¬
mit growing good plants under
otherwise unfavorable light condi¬
tions.
I have a plum tree that blossoms but
never produces fruit. Can you tell me why?
The chances are that the tree
needs cross-pollinating from an¬
other variety . . . also true of some
varieties of other types of fruit.
Try cutting branches in bloom
from a tree of a different variety.
Put them in a pail of water and
hang the pail in your tree when it
is in bloom. Best answer, of
course, is to plan ahead when
planting and provide pollination
needs.
I am trying to evaluate various meth¬
ods of heating and wonder if you could
tell me the British Thermal Units (BTU)
in various sources of energy.
The heat content of selected
sources of heat energy is as fol¬
lows:
1 ton hard coal 26,000,000 BTU
1 gal. No. 2 fuel oil 140,000 ”
1 kwhr of electricity 3,413
1 pound LP gas 21,600
While these values are of inter¬
est, the utilization of this energy
varies considerably and the fol¬
lowing values are more nearly
what may be expected with well-
designed and maintained equip¬
ment:
26,000,000
X
50% =
13,000,000
BTU
140,000
X
70% =
98,000
n
3,413
X
100% =
3,413
//
21,600
X
80% =
17,280
//
The size of electric service usual¬
ly needed for a 2 or 3-bedroom
home using an electric range and
water heater would be 100 ampere
service. A small single bedroom
house with all-electric equipment
could be served with 150 ampere
entrance equipment. — C. JV. Tur¬
ner, Dept, of Agr. Eng., Cornell
University
I have a flock of hens ten months old
that have laid good all summer. But now
their toes seem to crack open and bleed;
they even pick their own toes right to the
bone. Can you advise the cause of this
trouble and what I should do about it?
At first I thought this sounded
as though your birds had bumble-
foot, but this is usually an injury
to the underside of the foot caused
from jumping from high perches
or hitting their foot on rough sur¬
faces. The foot sometimes breaks
open and then the birds become
very lame.
However, after studying your
letter it sounds like one of these
very peculiar situations where a
habit is developed because of one
injury to a particular bird and
the other birds start picking. I
have seen one other case exactly
the way you describe where the
birds were picking at the top of
the foot, and in fact picking to
such an extent that they were
literally injuring the tendons.
There are two or three things
that I could suggest . . . none of
which I can guarantee. First of all,
To freestalls or labor saving
conventional barns . . . for
• more comfortable cows,
fewer man hours per cow.
I would look very carefully to see
if there is something that the bird
is catching the top of her foot on
and causing an injury and thereby
opening it up so other birds tend
to pick at it. This might be a nail
sticking up somewhere or a sharp
object where the bird stands, or it
might be a number of other things.
However, I think this has de¬
veloped to a point where it has
become a habit. We have seen
this happen before in flocks to the
point where large numbers of the
birds were injured. About the only
other suggestion that I would have
would be to take some of the birds
to one of the diagnostic labora¬
tories.
Offhand, I think your treatment
with pine tar is probably as good
2 To milking parlors . . . for
greater milk sales per man
• and per man hour, with
less effort.
as most anything, or you might
use some of the “no pick” salves
which are usually red and have a
rather vile taste. I believe if you
can break this habit that your
trouble will stop. You may find
that this is all caused from one
particular bird doing all of this
picking at that spot, and by watch¬
ing you may be able to get this
bird out of there and the trouble
will stop.
You might also want to check
to see if you have too much intense
light. Chickens only require one
foot candle of light intensity.
When intensity is too high we often
get cannibalistic tendencies occur¬
ring — Charles E. Ostrander, Poul¬
try Husbandry Dept., Cornell Uni¬
versity
3 To heavier silage or haylage
feeding . . . for more TDN
• or more Net Energy per
acre, harvested and fed
mechanically at lower cost.
4 To Beacon high energy milking rations . . . for in¬
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The USS Grouper heads out to sea.
SUBMARINER FOR A DAY
by Jim Hall
PAY ATTENTION to and
understand everything said over
the squawk-boxes, and don’t stand
under any overhead hatches!
I learned at least those two
things . . . which must be basic
lessons for submariners . . . during
a recent eight-hour day on and
under the Atlantic Ocean aboard
the USS Grouper.
Five of us, all civilian guests,
were helping make the combat in¬
formation center of the ship even
more crowded than usual while
being briefed on a myriad of
switches, valves, wheels, depth
gauges and flashing lights. They
were packed so tight around and
above us that little space remained
for the gyro, engine room signals,
auxiliary steering, plotting table,
telephones, and our five coffee
mugs. Suddenly, Lt. Commander
William B. Walker, captain of the
sub, was interrupted by the loud
speaker.
“Prepare to dive. Clear the
bridge.”
From then on, with but one ob¬
vious difference, it seemed that we
were in the middle of a scene such
as you’ve seen on TV and in
movies dozens of times.
That horrible diving-alarm
That's Jim Hall (right) with Com¬
mander William Foster, training officer
of the U.S. Naval Base at New London,
Connecticut.
blasted forth. A sailor gently
pulled a guest from under the
hatch just as 180 pounds of man
dropped from 10 feet above with¬
out touching a foot to the ladder
rungs. Even before the officer of
the day straightened his legs after
the long drop, a Chief reported,
“green board.”
Dramatic
Knowing from those two words
that every hatch and valve leading
to the outside was closed securely,
the O.O. D. (who becomes diving
officer as soon as he lands in the
control room) then proceeded in a
matter-of-fact way to give those
terse orders that the movie heroes
give in such dramatic fashion.
Each word put men to work in
various sections of the 312-foot-
long ship. At “Dive,” men in the
motor room switched from diesel
engines to battery power. A tinkle
on the engine bell from the control
officer in the conning room above
cut power to one-third ahead;
“Flood one,” and a button-pusher
some place sent tons of sea water
into a tank near the nose of the
sub. That helped take the bow
down first and fast.
At the same time other motors
unfolded wing-like planes to hori¬
zontal positions at the bow and
stern. Men, at wheels that control¬
led the angle of the planes, adjust¬
ed them to make the pressure of
our own forward motion through
the water drive the bow down even
faster.
Going Down
The deck slanted noticeably
down toward the bow . . . enough
to skid coffee mugs across the
table. It gradually leveled as other
tanks were flooded and the plane
wheels spun again.
At the desired level (which was
an unromantic 58 feet, but still a
lot of water as far as I was con¬
cerned) there were more com¬
mands as the weight of water in
the tanks was adjusted to a point
so exact that we’d neither rise nor
sink. At the same time, some water
was being changed between tanks
to keep the ship level at that depth.
(Continued on next page)
American Agriculturist, November, 1965
Any depth changes from that point
on were made by adjusting the
pitch of the planes.
During a later dive (we took
four during the day) I had my
turn in the conning tower from
where the Captain or Executive
Officer takes command when
underwater. From the second
periscope, I had the opportunity
to survey what was on the surface
all around us and then, by the
twist of a handle, search the sky
above.
Nuclear Sub
One big thrill as I looked off
our starboard beam (I’m really
salty) was to see the huge USS
George Washington, one of our
nuclear ballistic subs, about a
quarter mile away speeding
toward the Groton, Connecticut,
sub base from where we had sailed.
She isn’t as big as some we have,
but is more than three times the
tonnage of the Grouper. ( I learned
later that we have a whole long list
of nuclear subs each 26 feet longer
than the so-called “super-destroy¬
er” I spent a couple of years on
during World War II.)
What sensations did I experi¬
ence diving and being 58 feet
below the surface?
Only two ... a brief feeling of
pressure on my ears when air pres¬
sure in the hull was raised for the
first minute or two of the dive; and
then utter smoothness. A sub is not
the most stable craft when it is out
of its element on the surface. While
we had a quiet sea, there was con¬
siderable ground swell, so she did
pitch and roll a little.
Fire One!
I mentioned that everything op¬
erated about like in the movies
but without the tenseness, beads of
sweat, and worried expressions.
I take part of that back: The crew
displayed none of these things, but
I felt tension building while stand¬
ing in the torpedo room listening
to orders come down to prepare
for firing a dummy torpedo at
another sub. With the “fish” ready
to go, we heard the quiet orders
and the exchanges of information
about speed, range, course
changes. At times, as we closed on
the “enemy,” there would be quiet
for 40 or 50 seconds.
It was dramatic. I found myself
holding my breath, my eyes glued
on the gauges.
Well before the officer in the
conning tower pushed the “fire”
button and we heard the rush of
air as the torpedo started out of
its tube, I did feel sweat trickling
down inside my shirt.
Good Chow
There was no such excitement
when the other sub took its turn
firing at us. At the time we were
eating a steak dinner (with lots of
milk) in the wardroom and asking
Commander William (Beau) Fos¬
ter, who is in charge of training
for Flotilla Two at the Base, a lot
of questions about the Grouper.
“Our” sub was built right at
Groton and commissioned in
1942, which makes her the oldest
U.S. sub in active service today.
In her first action, against Jap
American Agriculturist, November, 1965
carriers off Midway, she stuck her
periscope up at 7:51 a.m. just in
time for an enemy plane to strafe
her with guns and cannon. She
dived to become a prime target for
bombs and depth charges. Japs
rained them near her in groups of
10 to 12 charges until after 11 a.m.
Just before noon, while closing on
two ships, her periscope was spot¬
ted again and more bombs forced
her down. She had better luck next
time, sinking an 8,000-ton cargo
ship.
She went on to sink 23,000 tons
of enemy shipping and damage
another 51,000 tons at such places
as Midway, Saipan, the Western
Carolines, Guadalcanal, Iwojima
and Okinawa, and was awarded
10 battle stars. She also rescued
nine downed aviators during her
patrols.
Since the war, she has been re¬
fitted many times to carry on
research projects that have helped
keep our new nuclear-powered
underwater fleet so modern, far-
ranging and so equipped that we
all should sleep better at night.
Today’s biggest headache to the
submariners?
Pleasure craft when relatively
close to shore. “Every time I look
through a periscope, I half expect
to see a big eye staring at me,”
one officer said. “The professional
fishermen are used to us and go
on about their business, but when
they see us from pleasure craft,
people invariably head toward us
for a closer look. That’s why we
don’t dive below periscope depth
until well at sea ... we could pop
up under a curious yachtsman!”
We saw this demonstrated as
we approached the Thames River
at the end of our day. Four times
we had to stop engines and twice
“full astern” to miss sail — and
power-boats whose skippers didn't
realize that 2,000 tons slipping
through the water at 13 or 14
knots doesn’t stop on a dime!
(NOTE to former Navy person¬
nel: Please don’t pick on me for
referring to subs as “ships.”
They’ve always been called
“boats” and still are by 99.9% of
the sailors. However, the word has
been passed by someone with a lot
of brass stating that “henceforth
they are ‘ships.’”)
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oratories like the one shown
above — and on hundreds of
farms like yours. Here’s how
it works:
Without special starting sup¬
plements, the critical range for
diesef engines is between freez¬
ing and about twenty above.
Most fuels will start your en¬
gine at 32° F. But few can work
at 20° F. The hot spark gets
cold.
Six years of research and
testing— involving a squadron
of Navy submarines, a fleet of
trucks, and two railroads— gave
us a hot spark that stays hot-
longer than at least six well-
known brands.
When we added our hot
spark to Green Diesel Fuel the
cetane rating went up. And as
thismeasure of a. fuel’s firing
quality goes up, the starting
temperature of your diesel en¬
gine comes down. Added ce¬
tane also is effective in elimi¬
nating misfiring. You get
smooth, sure starts with Green
Diesel Fuel.
High cetane rating also im¬
proves low- and high-load op¬
eration, reduces noise, objec¬
tionable exhaust fumes, and
possible damage to piston
rings and connecting rod bear¬
ings.
Agway Green Diesel Fuel has
a higher cetane rating than six
other leading brands. Every¬
thing that goes with a high ce¬
tane rating comes in every
gallon of this new diesel fuel.
And Agway Green Diesel Fuel
pours easily in sub-zero tem¬
peratures.
Green Diesel Fuel with the
hot starting spark for winter is
available only at your Agway
Petroleum plant. Call today and
see for your¬
self why all
diesel fuels are
not alike.
AGWAY PETROLEUM SERVICE
29
THE UPS AND DOWNS OF FARM LIVING
SCIENTISTS TELL us that
there is little actual truth in the old
saying that lightning never strikes
twice in the same place. I can’t
claim any scientific basis either for
a theory which I have that light¬
ning always strikes when it is least
expected. By lightning in this case,
I mean the many minor or some¬
times not so minor crises that
plague every family. Why? Why?
Why do these things always hap¬
pen when things look completely
rosy and you are sure that the
world is your oyster?
You know what I mean, don’t
you? It’s the day of the Fall Ba¬
zaar. You’ve flown through the
housework with the speed and ef¬
ficiency of a TV commercial.
You’ve cooked madly and left
meals for the menfolk. You’ve pre¬
pared the house for weekend
guests, and bustled off feeling
smart and sassy to do your bit
for die good of the world. As the
hours go by you wonder why your
husband is so late for the supper.
Sure enough! When he does
arrive, looking extremely glum,
you know at once . . . lightning
has struck! This time the silo has
collapsed, and he has no place to
store winter feed for all those cows
that you just impoverished your¬
selves to buy. What do you do?
You are too old to cry, and you
dare not swear.
Or . . . your husband goes off
on a well-earned weekend trip. He
comes home on Sunday night feel¬
ing relaxed and optimistic. The
weather looks favorable and he is
sure everything is in order to get
the haying off to a wonderful start
Monday. But come Monday, what
happens? The hired man quits,
and the local dairy says that com¬
petition is so great that they can
no longer use your milk . . . your
husband may not weep . . . he may
not swear, either, but then again
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Mr. and Mrs. Donald De Marree and son Tom with Don Johnson of Farm Credit office at Sodus. "I wouldn’t take
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From a shoestring to a prospering
fruit farm... with the help of
Farm Credit Service
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“We went into this on a shoestring,” Don says about his 200-acre
fruit farm he and Mrs. De Marree purchased near Lake Ontario in
Williamson, New York, three years ago. “We had confidence the farm
could be operated successfully, yet it was something for which I
needed more cash than I had.”
The Farm Credit Associations at Rochester and Sodus had confi¬
dence, too. The Federal Land Bank Association and the Production
Credit Association loaned the De Marrees the substantial amount of
money needed to buy, operate and improve the farm.
Today, the De Marree fruit farm is a thriving, efficient operation.
And, Don says, “If it wasn’t for Farm Credit Service, I wouldn’t be
in business. It gives an opportunity to a man that he would not other¬
wise have. Lending to farmers is their business . . . and they give a
lot of good advice and help.”
How about your plans for modernization or expansion? Join the
many progressive farmers like Don De Marree who get the money
they need to grow and prosper from their own Farm Credit Service.
Just call, write or drop in and see your local manager.
The Farm Credit Banks of Springfield,
310 State Street, Springfield, Mass. 01101
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he may, and can you really blame
him?
Or . . . you have just gotten
things organized again after the
arrival of a new baby. For the
first time in weeks the laundry is
washed, dried, and ■ folded before
9 p.m. You feel so rested that you
have baked a lemon pie. You have
sent the children out to play with
hugs instead of shoving them im¬
patiently out the door.
The baby is cooing instead of
crying, and everyone is looking
forward to a long relaxed evening.
Everything is right with the world
until . . . lightning strikes again.
One of the boys has slid into the
fence and “hurt” his leg. You
guessed it! Broken!
Unforeseen
Statistically, this isn’t the way
tilings are supposed to happen.
Experts tell us that home accidents
happen most often when we are
tired or hurried or otherwise upset.
But these crises aren’t really acci¬
dents ... at least not always. Rath¬
er they seem to be sort of bolts
from the blue over which we have
little control. There should be a
moral here somewhere, I think,
but somehow it isn’t clear.
I refuse to be such a pessimist
as to admit that these things hap¬
pen just to prove that into each
life some rain must fall, or that
every silver lining means a cloud
is nearby. And I certainly don’t
think we should be afraid to let
ourselves feel happy or contented
just because we might not know
what may happen next.
No, I think it is rather that both
high points and crises are part of
daily living and we can be better
prepared to meet the crises if we
can manage to feel that we are on
top of the situation at least once in
a while. — Dora M Coates, Mount
Morris, New York
CHUCK CONTROL
Mr. Raymond James of Ball-
ston Spa, New York, tells me that
he controls woodchucks on his
farm by the use of gasoline fumes.
First he soaks an old bran sack
thoroughly with gasoline. Then he
pushes it with a long stick down
into the burrow as far as he can,
then closes the burrow with dirt.
The fumes do the rest.
''Confound it, Fenwick, when a cus¬
tomer asks for peat moss, you don't
say you don't know anyone by that
name!"
American Agriculturist, November, 1965
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Organization
is leading the way in service to
dairy farmers.
Northeast’s new expanded mar¬
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farmers new strength and con¬
trol of their markets.
Join Northeast Federation’s new
expanded marketing program.
To dairy farmers . . .
1IT MEANS they become
a part owners of modern
plant facilities at Fort
Plain and Oneida.
2 IT MEANS they are put-
m ting the control of their
market where it belongs —
in their own hands.
3.
4.
5.
IT MEANS they recognize
that efficient marketing is a
necessary partner of efficient
production.
IT MEANS that by back¬
ing the new expanded fa¬
cilities of Northeast, farm¬
ers are assuring a future
market for their product.
IT MEANS that partici¬
pants in the program are
dairy farmers with confi¬
dence in the future of the
dairy industry and farmers
who want to have a bigger
share of that future.
a Northeast Federation Coopera¬
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News and views .
(Continued from page 25)
Highest A. I. Proved Bull —
Zimmerman Alstar Pilot, bred
and proved by L. A. and J. A.
Zimmerman of Lehighton, Penn¬
sylvania, was purchased recently
by American Breeders Service, Inc.
He is (he Holstein bull with the
highest A. I. proof on fat for more
than 90 daughters; his 95 daugh¬
ters average 15,959 pounds of
milk and 634 pounds of fat . . .
1,140 pounds of milk above their
herdmates, with a difference in fat
ol 62 pounds.
Goat Association — Annual dues
for membership in the New York
State Dairy Goat Breeders Asso¬
ciation are $3 per person. Organi¬
zation president is Ed Dochniak,
R. D. 1, Elnora, New York, and
the editor of the group’s newsletter
(called the “Goat Blatter”) is
Hank Hazeltine, Grafton, New
York 12082.
Atomic Power — In its last report,
the Empire State Atomic Develop¬
ment Associates report that Niag¬
ara Mohawk’s 500,000 kilowatt
atomic power plant near Oswego
is rapidly being built. Another
such plant, Consolidated Edison’s
Indian Point facility on the Hud¬
son River is now in its third year
of service. The Federal Power
Commission predicts that a total
of 70 million kilowatts of atomic
power capacity will be installed in
the United States by 1980 .. .
which will represent about 13 per¬
cent of the combined capacity of
steam-electric and hydro-electric
plants that will then be in service.
Beef Semen — The New York Arti¬
ficial Breeders Cooperative of
Ithaca, New York, has become
one of the farmer-owned breeding
organizations distributing beef
semen from Armour and Com¬
pany’s Beef Cattle Improvement
research organization.
Continue Education — The Penn¬
sylvania State University College
of Agriculture announces that 42
percent of its 1965 graduating
class has gone directly into gradu¬
ate work. Almost half enrolled in
Penn State’s Graduate School, the
greatest number of whom are
studying agricultural education,
forest technology, and dairy pro¬
duction. The next largest number
are pursuing graduate degrees in
agricultural business, agronomy,
dairy technology, forestry science,
horticulture, general agriculture,
and animal industry.
Swine Evaluation — Beacon Feeds
is contributing $200 toward estab¬
lishment of a New York Swine
Evaluation Station at Alfred, New
York. The grant is being made to
help swine growers in New York
State produce high-quality pork
at the lowest possible production
costs. Involved will be the College
of Agriculture at Cornell, the
Alfred Agricultural and Technical
College, and the New York Swine
Improvement Cooperative Asso¬
ciation. Tests will be conducted
with five or more breeds to dis¬
cover superior strains for growth
rate, feed conversion, and carcass
quality.
■ Farmers who have been planting Funk’s G-Hybrids have
grown accustomed to the kind of extra-bushel yields that make
it almost a pleasure to run a corn picker. Some of them are
even inclined to brag just a bit about the size of the corn crop
they brought in this year.
That’s not hard to do when you use the right Funk’s-G
variety, plant it thick, and use ample fertilizer . . . the Funk
High Profit Trio program. Men who followed this Funk’s-G Pro¬
gram for the first time this year found pleasant surprises in store
for them. Your Hoffman Seed Man can tell you how you can set
your sights on a higher corn yield in 1966. We’ll be glad to send
you his name and address. Write today to A. H. Hoffman Seeds,
Inc., Landisville (Lancaster Co.), Pa.
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ANY POULTRYMAN who
thinks he has had enough of low
egg prices, and has thoughts of
throwing in the sponge and quit¬
ting, should read two very impor¬
tant reports that are now being
widely circulated.
One of them, “The New Jersey
Egg Industry, Its Current Status
and a Plan for Future Develop¬
ment,” published by the State De¬
partment of Agriculture, is a
“must” for the undecided.
The second, just published by
the Extension Service at the Col¬
lege of Agriculture, is a report on
what five New Jersey men saw on
their recent visit to Georgia, the
big competitor of northern pro¬
ducers.
John Bezpa, Extension poultry
specialist at the Agricultural Col¬
lege, who edited the report and
was a member of the committees
that published both reports, has
some encouraging words for those
who think they are at the end of
the road.
“In the opinion of a special
committee of New Jersey poultry
industry leaders,” he says, “the
New Jersey poultry industry can
by Amos Kirby
New Jersey Editor
compete with other areas and
remain a major egg-producing
state.”
This optimistic note is based on
a visit, in cooperation with the
Georgia Extension Service, to a
wide range of poultry farms in
the Pecan State.
What They Saw
The party consisted of Bob
Herman, Freehold, egg processor
and poultry producer; LewNovins,
Lakewood, feed manufacturer;
Meyer Berkowitz, Norman, egg
producer; Bill Huggins, Mullica
Hill, State Department of Agricul¬
ture; Robert Latimer, farm
management specialist; and John
Bezpa. They visited plants ranging
from 7,00(5 to 300,000 layers on
a single farm. They checked costs,
egg prices, management, and other
factors. They discovered that
management is the key to their
success; marketing should be left
to others.
The group came home im¬
pressed with the competition, but
feeling that the outlook for the
future is not all black. To the
poultryman who is at the cross¬
roads, an evening spent with these
two reports may provide very con¬
vincing evidence about which road
to follow.
WHAT'S COOKING?
Edward Oleskie, Extension
dairy specialist, has some good
food buys for the dairy herd in
these hay-short days. Oleskie does
not consider himself a home econ¬
omist . . . but he is a very good
barn economist.
Now that the potato market has
reached the bottom of the base¬
ment, cull and surplus potatoes
are the bargain of the month.
When asked for his opinion of
potatoes as a feed, Oleskie said:
“Fresh potatoes are almost equal
to corn silage in feeding value,
and they have twice as much nu¬
trient value as wet beet pulp.”
At present-day prices, potatoes
are an economy dish. (Prices vary,
some as low as 20 to 25 cents per
hundredweight). Looking for
something new? Potato silage can
replace corn silage pound for
pound in feeding value. And a
potato sandwich of one part hay
to 4 of potatoes is also in his
recommendations.
MEASURING FEED VALUES
A number of New Jersey dairy¬
men are applying a new yardstick
to decide what hay and silage is
worth. Actually, they are testing
their winter-feeding materials with
about the same scientific methods
used in testing milk for butterfat.
Frank Wright, associate special¬
ist in dairy science at the College
of Agriculture, reports that
through the new testing division
they are now making available to
feeders the TDN level in hay and
silage.
Whether buying hay or feeding
from the barn, there are great
variations in the TDN content.
This wide variation has been due
to the date and conditions of har¬
vesting . . . the early-cut being of
the highest quality.
Testing Kit
With hay prices again on the
upward trend, dairymen who buy
and feed hay may have their hay
tested. A forage sampling kit may
be secured from most county agri¬
cultural agents, and a $5 fee will
bring an analysis of the value of
the hay. County agricultural agent
Fred Lorenzo, Belvidere, is one of
the local Extension men urging
dairymen to have their hay sup¬
plies tested. If butterfat content is
important in pricing milk, a hay
test is equally important in buying
and feeding hay and silage.
On the Rigolizzo Farm near Berlin,
New Jersey, they are firm believ¬
ers in rayon straps to support the
peach trees. The picture shows how
a lower limb is supported from a
strong higher limb at a point as
close as possible to a central
leader.
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boosts farm profits!
You’re money ahead when you install an
electric barn ventilation system!
A good electric ventilation system pro¬
tects herd health . . . improves sanitation
. . . controls odors . . . prolongs the life of
your building and equipment by reducing
moisture.
Our Farm Service Representative will
guide you in your selection of an effective
ventilation system — without cost or ob¬
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with any farm electrical project or prob¬
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HERE AND THERE
Another new crop for New Jer¬
sey. It is an old crop, really, under
a new name . . . Tschermak bar¬
ley.
It was planted in 1964 on an
experimental basis for sale to a
Newark brewery. Last fall 235
acres were planted; this year the
gate is wide open! Only limit will
be the amount of seed available.
Results are excellent . . . Ernest
Buckley, Allow ay, reports yields
fair to good; he harvested 85
bushels per acre.
A letter from Ivan Crouse, coun¬
ty agricultural agent, Salem Coun¬
ty, says that 235 acres (allowing
for army worm injury and other
problems), resulted in 6,000 bush¬
els for the buyer and 2,000 for
seed, which was used in planting
crop this fall. The thinking is that
as long as people desire one bever¬
age or another, there may always
be a market for Tschermak barley.
American Agriculturist, November, 1965
32
cut
her feed
cost
with
Agway’s
P.F.P.
Agway's Profit Feeding Plan
for calves is based on the eco¬
nomic advantages of feeding
a good milk replacer.
For instance, 250 lbs of
whole milk can be completely
replaced by Agway Milksaver,
Sted-A-Milk, or Veal-N-Gro.
And the cost is about half the
price you would get for the
250 lbs of milk.
Agway replacers are bal¬
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. . . supply all the nutrients
your calves need to develop
into thrifty heifers.
Ask your Agway man about
the Profit Feeding Plan for
calves today. P.F.P. can get
your calves started right— and
with real economy.
DAIRY FEEDS
& SERVICES
American Agriculturist, November,
Food For
by Robert Clingan
Thanksgiving is upon us. Our
thoughts turn to family gatherings,
sumptuous home feasts repletewith
turkey, pumpkin pies, and all the
trimmings. Perhaps the afternoon
will be spent watching a football
game, either in the stands or on
a television screen.
Perhaps we will direct our
thoughts to the original purpose
of the day ... to give thanks to
God for the bounties of the harvest,
the free institutions of our lancf,
and try to enter into the heritage
of the Pilgrim Fathers. We will
remind ourselves that they sought
religious liberty in a new land at
great cost to themselves. Amid per¬
sonal loss and great hardship they
found it within themselves to give
thanks to God for a good harvest,
improved prospects for success of
their venture, and the survival of
liberty on this continent.
We have so much more to
inspire our thankfulness than they
ever had. Despite Civil Rights
clashes, ours is still a democratic
heritage; despite erratic climatic
changes, hurricanes, floods and
drouth, nature has proved depend¬
able and bountiful in that section
of the North American Continent
marked by the boundaries of our
beloved land. Man and nature,
science and resources, have com¬
bined to create a standard ofliving
that is the envy of the rest of the
world.
Although we may be troubled
by some new developments in our
foreign policy and our position in
the world ... by the fact that our
soldiers are dying each day in
Vietnam . . . we have been spared
a general war and the complete
destruction of most of mankind
possible with the nuclear weapons
of today. We are thankful that the
good sense of the leaders of the
nations have kept nuclear weapons
from being used, and that brush
fire wars have remained that and
no more.
The precarious and erratic pat¬
terns of a world neither at peace
nor at war have continued. The
alternative possibility ... of an
entire world at war and the arsenal
of radiation-producing weapons
unleashed ... is unthinkable. Life
goes on for most of mankind;
efforts for peace are being made
(including a visit from the Pontiff
of the Catholic Church to the
United Nations) and for all this
we are most grateful.
A grateful people fully and truly
entering into the heritage of the
Pilgrim Fathers will direct their
gratitude to God Almighty, creator
of the world, source of life, “giver
of every good and perfect gift,”
to quote the Apostle Paul. Nothing
less than a prayer of thanksgiving
to God will satisfy our inner selves
or be appropriate to our situation.
In the words of the ancient hymn
and doxology: “Praise God from
whom all blessings flow; praise
Him all creatures here below . . .”
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JOIN OUR SOUTHWEST HOLIDAY
January 16 — February 6
WE ARE HAPPY to announce
our first tour for 1966, a wonder¬
ful three-week vacation to Califor¬
nia and the Southwest. From the
moment we leave until our return,
every moment will be packed with
thrills and adventure. Here is a
brief summary of the itinerary we
offer you in cooperation with the
Travel Service Bureau of Need¬
ham, Massachusetts.
ALL ABOARD. Traveling to
Chicago by rail or air, whichever
we prefer, we’ll board our pull-
man on January 16 for the start
of^a carefree vacation in sunny
climes. We’ll greet old friends and
make new acquaintances while we
travel south into warmer weather.
CARLSBAD CAVERNS. At
Clovis, New Mexico, we change
to a bus for an excursion to fan¬
tastic Carlsbad Caverns, the larg¬
est and most spectacular under¬
ground wonder in the world. This
is a visit we’ll long remember.
SANTA FE. Terminus of the
old Santa Fe Trail and oldest capi¬
tal in the United States, being
founded about 1610 by the Span¬
iards. We spend a day here and
in Albuquerque, another very old
city.
LAS VEGAS. From here we
make an excursion to Hoover
Dam and the Lake Mead Recrea¬
tional Area where a government
guide will explain the operation
of the dam and power station. Our
stay will also include the Folies
Bergere dinner and show at the
Flamingo Hotel.
DEATH VALLEY. We arrive
in California and spend two nights
at Furnace Creek Inn, a favorite
spot with Southwest travelers. In
Death Valley we find the lowest
point in the Western Hemisphere
— 280 feet below sea level.
TIJUANA. Continuing to San
Diego in southernmost California,
we take a side trip to Tijuana,
Mexico. The few hours spent in
this colorful city will whet our
appetites to return someday and
really visit our neighbor, South
of the Border.
HOLLYWOOD. On our way to
the movie capital of the world, we
will visit San Juan Capistrano and
its famous Mission, also the magic
kingdom of Disneyland. In Holly¬
wood, we’ll see many of its famous
sights including Forest Lawn and
Farmers’ Market.
SAN FRANCISCO. We travel
northward along the old Coast
Mission Trail to Santa Barbara
and Monterey, and then take the
famous Seventeen Mile Drive
along the Peninsula. Sightseeing
in San Francisco will include Gold¬
en Gate Park, Seal Rocks and the
Clilf House, as well as the other
many attractions of this wonderful
city.
YOSEMITE. Two nights spent
in magnificent Yosemite Valley will
give us ample time to see the
beautiful waterfalls and massive
rock formations in this famous
National Park. The scenerv here
is truly breathtaking.
GRAND CANYON. Whether or
not you have visited this awesome
and magnificent National Park
before, you will enjoy every mile
ol the sightseeing drives. And don’t
lorget to bring your cameras, for
here is a photographer’s paradise.
HOMEWARD BOUND. Our
return trip across the greater
plains of the western states gives
us a chance to reflect on the mar¬
velous sights and adventures this
tour has brought us.
Below you will find a coupon
to fill out and send in for your free
copy of the printed itinerary. This
will give you information about
prices and many other details you
may wish to know.
Also, check the coupon if you’d
like a folder describing our Carib¬
bean Cruise aboard the Queen of
Bermuda, which we told you about
last month. The dates for thecruise
are February 22 to March 8, and
we will sail from Port Everglades,
Florida.
Space on both tours is limited,
so don’t delay in mailing the cou¬
pon. Make up your mind right
now to come along with us on one
of these wonderful winter vaca¬
tions. We promise you one of the
most enjoyable traveling experi¬
ences of your life!
Gordon Conklin, Editor
Box 370-T
Ithaca, New York 14851
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American Agriculturist, November, 196o
With Our
ADVERTISERS
The- “Jiffy” Silo Unloader,
manufactured by Chapman
Metal Fabricators, Palmyra,
New York, is a high-capacity
unloader featuring rugged con¬
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simplicity of operation. A basic
machine extends to fit 12 to 20
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removed to dismantle, enabling
the unloader to be transferred
from one silo to another in less
than one-half day. It handles
all types of silage, including
flail-cut grass. No winches,
cables or tripods are needed,
although a cable may be used
if desired. An illustrated de¬
scriptive folder is available from
the manufacturer on request.
The Oliver Corporation of
Chicago, Illinois, recently intro¬
duced hydraulic-powered front-
wheel drive on tractors.
Designed to increase tractor
pull-power where traction con¬
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hydraulic pump and motor
combination eliminates the front
axle and differential housing
necessary in conventional me¬
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arrangement maintains high
under-tractor clearance and
minimum turning radius, and
permits the use of adjustable-
width front axles desirable in
row crop work.
Massey-Ferguson has pur¬
chased the former Solar Aircraft
plant from the Iowa State Uni¬
versity Foundation. The com¬
pany will move its executive
offices from Detroit to Des
Moines.
After renovation, the 590,000
square foot factory will become
MF’s North American Imple¬
ment Plant. When in full pro¬
duction the plant will assemble
most of the farm implements
sold by Massey-Ferguson in
North America.
The SUPER 754, a new,
economical, compact chain
saw, has just been introduced
to the 1965-66 Remington chain
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cubic inch engine with all roller
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American Agriculturist, November, 1965
35
“We like
Wirthmore
feeds.
They have
done a good
job for us
through all
the years that
we have been
feeding them.’’
So say John Somers and his
son Hezzie who operate
Somer Hill Farm in West
Barnet, Vermont. Both were
born and grew up on the farm
and have continued a very
successful diversified farming
program with emphasis on a
herd of about 70 Grade
Jerseys.
Their last complete DHIA
record on 29.7 cows was
10,263 lbs. milk and 531 lbs.
fat.
Like thousands of other
successful dairymen, John
and Hezzie Somers have fed
Wirthmore for many years —
and always with good results.
What are you waiting for?
WIRTHMORE
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• SELF-
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Automates feeding of ensilage or green chop in
the dairy barn. Fills directly from silo or forage
wagon — distributes evenly, quickly, effortlessly, 35
bu. capacity!
Reversing 2-speed transmission — low speed for
feeding, high speed for quick return to feed
source. Windrows or makes separate piles. Short
turning radius makes unit very maneuverable and
easy to operate.
Write or phone for dealer's name or demonstration .
UEBLER MILKING MACHINE CO., INC.
Dept. A VERNON, N.Y. 13476 Phone: (315)829-2305
FARM DOLLAR GUIDE
ANNUAL PHYSICAL for dairy herds in New York is thing of the
past. Substitute is Modified Whiteside Test, to be perform¬
ed monthly until there are three consecutive negative tests.
After that to be quarterly unless get positive test (2+ or
higher), in which case monthly again. If reaction of 2+ or
higher, dairyman will be notified to check herd. Herd will
be re-checked within 72 hours; if reaction still above maxi¬
mum allowed, a veterinarian must be called to help with prob--
lem. If the problem persists beyond this, it will be com¬
pulsory for dairy to be enrolled in a mastitis control pro¬
gram acceptable to New York State and New York City boards
of health.
MWT is a test for leucocytes (white blood cells) and is
not specific for mastitis orgahisms. Most common cause of
positive reaction is mastitis, but can also result from in¬
jury to udder or other non-bacterial causes. New system
will generally be more economical for dairymen (elimination
of vet bill for physical), but will be rough on farmers with
problem herds that have constant udder flareup problems . . .
checked 4 or more times a year instead of once.
MECHANICAL APPLE HARVESTER being developed by Cornell Uni¬
versity researchers was given a field trial this season.
It involves a tree-shaking device and catching frame like
that used to harvest cherries . . . the catching frame modi¬
fied to prevent bruising of apples. Thus far, applesauce
and slices processed from mechanically-harvested apples have
met high standards, and the quality of apples picked mechan¬
ically was comparable to that of hand-picked ones. Machine
can harvest 150 to 200 bushels per hour.
NO FALL SIGNUP is planned for the 1966 Wheat Program. Leg¬
islation is under consideration for voluntary wheat certifi¬
cate and a feed grain program. If authorized, signups
under both programs will be held next spring. Meantime,
farm wheat allotments have been determined under permanent
legislation and have been mailed to producers.
IMPORTANT PART of new farm bill is Cropland Adjustment Pro¬
gram. USDA aims to take 8 million acres a year out of food
production for the next 5 years. Signup period is expected
soon, maybe starting in November. Compared to old "Soil
Bank," new program is expected to take more producing acres
out of production.
Meanwhile, some folks are worrying about an eventual
food shortage, while planning for U. S. farmers to feed a
much larger part of the underdeveloped world.
IF ANY PART OF YOUR LAND is being taken for a road or other
purposes, it's good procedure to hire a competent appraiser
to estimate what you should be paid. Then wait for an offer
rather than set a price. There is considerable evidence
that a lot of landowners accept prices that are too low for
land taken for public improvements.
A SEPTEMBER 1 USDA SURVEY indicates that fewer pigs were
being farrowed in 10 Corn Belt states in September to Nov¬
ember than were farrowed last year, and about the same num¬
ber as last year will be farrowed in December to February.
HORSE HEALTH bulletin will be coming out soon at Cornell
University's College of Agriculture, reports Dr. Bruce
Haynes, recently-appointed Extension veterinarian. Order
through Mailing Room, Stone Hall, Cornell University,
Ithaca, New York 14850.
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FEEDING COWS CORN SILAGE as the only roughage Is a practice
that has been gaining ground in the Northeast. Beacon
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only roughage being fed, or the major roughage when accom¬
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CHECK YOUR PUMPS. According to some dairy authorities, the
harmful effects of wornout vacuum pumps still used in milk¬
ing systems are eating into dairy profits, cutting down
milking efficiency, and taking a toll in herd health.
Next to inflations, they say, vacuum pumps are the item
in the system most in need of replacement.
EXTRA WATER STORAGE was provided by Horace Reynolds in south¬
ern Cayuga County, New York, by putting a 4,000 gallon cis¬
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run-off rain water from the building's roof. As water
needs of farms constantly increase, it's a good idea to
plan ahead in this way for having extra water when needed.
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American Agriculturist, November, 1965
36
1
Injury to
Prize Cow
led Berg to invent
Cow-Saver
Stall
Because his best cow crippled her¬
self by tripping over a tie chain,
f a r m e r- m a n u f actu re r Berg
created the first really new cow
stall in years. Here’s how his pat¬
ented Cow-Saver stall works.
When a cow lies down, the tie
chain is spread apart by the bell¬
shaped arches to remove the
chain slack. She can’ttrip over the
chain. The Cow-Saver stall is built
of copper-bearing steel that
resists barn acid corrosion to last
longer than ordinary steel stalls.
EVERYTHING FOR BARNS
mg) Stalls, stanchions, steel pens,
rfkQrJ ventilation, water bowls —
1 cCk \ Berg builds everything for
barns. Contractor-dealers
\Yj\ make fast, expert installation.
FREE PLAN HELP
BERG EQUIPMENT CORP.
Marshfield, Wisconsin AA-11
Send me information about:
□ Barn Cleaners
□ Ventilation
□ Steel Pens
□ Silo Unloader
□ I’m remodeling
□ Stalls and Stanchions
□ Cow-Saver Tie Stall
□ Simplex Water Bowls
□ I'm building a new barn
□ Please have a Berg
representative call
□ I’m interested in becoming a Berg dealer
NAME,
ADDRESS.
CITY _
.STATE,
A stall barn should be on every farm
Dates to Remember
Oct. 31-Nov. 5 - 57th
Annual Meeting, American Soc¬
iety of Agronomy, Columbus,
Ohio.
Nov. 3-4 - Vermont Farm
Bureau Annual Meeting, Barre.
Nov. 8-9 - Delaware Farm
Bureau Annual Meeting, Dover,
Nov. 8-10 - New York Farm
Bureau Annual Meeting, Roches¬
ter.
Nov. 8-10 - Pennsylvania
Farm Bureau Annual Meeting,
York.
Nov. 8-10 - New Hampshire
Farm Bureau Annual Meeting,
Concord.
Nov. 9~10 - Connecticut
Farm Bureau Annual Meeting,
Hartford .
Nov. 11 - Rhode Island
Farm Bureau Annual Meeting,
Providence.
Nov. 12-20 - Royal Winter
Fair, Toronto, Canada.
Nov. 13 - New York State
Beef Feeder Calf Sale, Fairgrounds,
Pike, New York.
Nov. 13-18 - Eastern Nat¬
ional Livestock Show, Timonium,
Maryland .
Nov. 16-17 - Massachusetts
Farm Bureau Federation Annual
Meeting, Holiday Inn, Lenox,
Massachusetts .
Nov. 16-17 - New Jersey
Farm Bureau Annual Convention,
Ivys tone Inn, Pennsauken, New
Jersey.
Nov. 19-25 - National Farm-
City Week.
Nov. 20 - Fourth Annual
Stockholders Meeting, Pro-Fac
Cooperative, Inc., High School,
Batavia, New York.
Nov. 26-Dec. 4 - Inter¬
national Livestock Exposition,
Chicago, Illinois.
Nov. 28-Dec. 2 - National
4-H Club Congress, Conrad Hil¬
ton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois.
Dec. 2-4 - 11th Annual
4-H Dairy Conference, held in
conjunction with International
Dairy Showj headquarters, Con¬
rad Hilton Hotel, Chicago,
Illinois.
Dec. 10 - Northeast Hol-
stein-Friesian Regional Plann¬
ing Conference, Springfield,
Massachusetts .
Dec. 13-16 - American
Farm Bureau Federation Annual
Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
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Handbook of Ag. Occupations
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ANGUS DOGS PIGEONS ARTIFICIAL BREEDING
REGISTERED ANGUS CATTLE bred cows and
cows with calves, two and three for one com¬
binations. Also bred 1963 heifers and open
1964 heifers. Mohawk Farms, Canajoharie,
N. Y. Lynn Potter 518-CA-45262.
For Sale — ABERDEEN- ANGUS BULLS, P.R.I.
production qualified for advanced register, pre¬
dominantly Scotch breeding. Also, Frozen
Semen, from P.R.I. and C.M.S. double reg¬
istered and progeny proven sires. Write for
information. Address: Wye Plantation, Queens¬
town, Maryland, 21658. Telephones: Code 301 —
Office — 827-2041 — Residence — 827-8143. Visitors
Welcome.
DANCOTE HERD FOUNDED 1920—10 heifers
and 4 bulls, strong in blood of Eileenmere 1100.
Our herd has made the “500” Club for last 3
years. Clayton Taylor & Son, Lawtons, N. Y.
REGISTERED ANGUS 18 open yearling
heifers. Also mature cows Eilenmeer Bandolier
breeding. Fanling Farms, Hamilton, N. Y.
Phone 315-824-0694 or 1960.
AYRSHIRE
AUCTION: Milking Herd and Bred Heifer Dis¬
persal for Robert Pickard, 4 mi. N. of Dans-
ville, N. Y., along Rt. 63, Thurs., Nov. 11, at
Noon. 33 Cows — 9 Bred Heifers — 2 Bulls. Cows
have records to 16,520 M 4.1% 685 F. This is
a top herd of dehorned cattle. Nearly all fresh
or due in Oct., Nov., Dec. and Jan. Tested
within 30 days. For Catalog Write: Tom Whit¬
taker, Sale Mgr., Brandon, Vt.
BABY CHICKS
MEADOW VIEW CHICKS- -Shaver Leghorns,
Rapp Leghorns, Harco Reds, Harco Sex-links,
Lawton Buffs, Cornish Cross. Also started
pullets. Henry M. Fryer, Greenwich, N. Y.
MARSHALL KIMBERCHICKS. Top quality
eggs will always be in demand. The men who
stay in the poultry business will be the ones
who can produce highest quality eggs. Choose
Kimberchicks for dependable high quality and
profits by calling Marshall Brothers Hatchery,
Ithaca, N. Y. AR 2-8616.
BIG WHITE LEGHORNS, White - Barred
Rocks, New Hampshires, Wyandottes. Free
Catalog. Mt. Healthy Hatcheries, Mt. Healthy,
Ohio.
BURROS
MEXICAN BURROS — 3 Weanling colts; gray,
black, cream; black 8 yr. old jenny. James
Wagner, Valois, N. Y. Phone Lodi JU2-4982.
CHAROLAIS
FLYING HORSESHOE RANCHES— Breeding
Charolais since ’52. 200 head of the best
Charolais at the lowest prices. Registered &
recorded bulls, cows and heifers. Best blood¬
lines. Certified herd. Visitors welcome. No Sat¬
urday sales. Morris, Pa. Phone 717-353-2879.
RUGGED CHAROLAIS BULLS from $300;
purebreds from $450.00. Some cows and heifers
for sale. TB, Bangs Accredited. Dave Miller,
Charolles Valley, R2, Phoenixville, Penna.
215-933-4044.
ONE CHAROLAIS PURE bred registered
Bull, born May 8, 1962, for sale as I must
replace. Very pleased with his calves out of
Hereford and Grade Angus. If interested come
to my farm and see his get. F. G. Crane, Dal¬
ton, Mass.
DAIRY CATTLE
COWS FOR SALE— T.B. and Bloodtested. Hol-
steins in truckloads. E. C. Talbots, Leonards-
ville, N. Y.
WESTERN DAIRY COWS delivered to your
farm. Cash or Credit. Drop a card giving your
name, phone number and location of farm. Our
fieldman will contact you direct. 50 years of
experience. I. Greenberg & Son, Mount Holly,
New Jersey, AMherst 7-1101 Area Code 609.
CHOICE DAIRY COWS AND First Calf
Heifers. Fresh and close up. Large selection.
Inspection invited. Frank Arnold, Ballston Spa,
N. Y. 12020. Phone: 885-7621. _ _
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Marketing- Regular
weekly sales and farm auctions: Empire Live-
stock Marketing Cooperative.
DEVON
BEEF BREEDING STOCK — Buy registered
Devon beef cattle at Eastern National Livestock
Show, November 17, Timonium, Md. Bred
heifers, bulls for crossbreeding, sell at stock-
men’s prices. Write for “Devon Quarterly”
magazine and sale catalog. American Devon
Cattle Club, Agawam, Mass.
6 PROVEN
One is bound to be just right for your operation.
For brown eggs: Sex-linked Hallcross or our .
R.l. Reds. For white eggs: Arbor Acres Queens.
For eggs and meat: Golden-Buff Hallcross or
Silver Hallcross. For meat: Arbor Acres Cross.
Guaranteed-live delivery. You must be satisfied.
Write for price list to 214 Cook Hill Road.
Hall Bros. Hatchery, Inc., Wallingford, Conn.
NO HORNS !i
One application of Dr.
Naylor’s Dehorning
Paste on horn button of
calves, kids, lambs — and
no horns will grow. No
cutting, nobleeding, 4oz.
jar — $1.00 at your deal¬
er’s, or mailed postpaid.
H. W. NAYLOR Co.
Morris 12, N.Y.
Dr. Naylor's
oeHORNing
PASTE
COLLIE PUPPIES — championship breeding,
Beautiful, intelligent, $30.00-$35.00. Plummer
McCullough, Mercer, Pa. _
SHELTIE (Miniature Collie) Puppies. A.K.C.
Champion pedigree. Astolat Kennels, Kunkle-
town 3, Pa.
SHETLAND SHEEPDOGS. Small, sturdy!
Herd dog and companion. D. McLaud, Berk-
shire, N.Y. _ _
AKC PEKINGESE, PUPS, Brood Matrons,
Studs, Persian, Siamese Cats, Tripp, Chitten-
ango, N. Y. _ _
SHAFFNER’S FAMOUS BORDER COLLIES—
Beautiful puppies, Imported Breeding; Parents
working cattle and sheep. Satisfaction guaran¬
teed. Free training instructions. Carroll Shaf-
fner, Pennsylvania State University, 203
Armsby. University Park, Pa.
HAVE 4 COON DOGS for sale. Carl L. Allen,
Leonardsville, Rt. 8, N. Y. 855-4301.
REGISTERED ST. BERNARD PUPPIES
Swiss type. Famous bloodlines. Walter E.
Yoder, Rl, Meyersdale, Pa. Phone 634-7664.
GOATS
DAIRY GOATS. Small Investment, good re¬
turn. Learn how. Factual magazine, 6 months,
$1.00. Dairy Goat Journal, Columbia 00-36,
Missouri.
HEREFORDS
REGISTERED Polled Hereford breeding stock
for sale. Performance records available. Spring
Hill Farm, Shushan, N. Y. W. B. Phelps.
Phone farm 518-854-7868, office 518-677-2635.
10 REGISTERED POLLED HEREFORD
Yearling Heifers for sale. Certified and ac¬
credited herd. Performance records available.
Herd sires 100% dehorners; dams are right size
and good milkers. Top bloodlines, clean pedi¬
grees. Also 3 yearling bulls. Write for informa¬
tion. Visitors Welcome. A. B. Price, Keller
Road, Clarence, N. Y. 14031.
REGISTERED HEREFORDS
HORNED
Breeding Stock for sale. We have Zato
Heir and Mill Iron breeding.
LAST CHANCE RANCH
Lake Placid, N.Y. Telephone 523-3739
HOLSTEINS
200 REGISTERED CANADIAN Holsteins. 300
Grade Cows and Heifers always on hand.
Liberal Credit to reliable Farmers. 25 Years
Experience. M. Barmann & Sons, Middletown,
N. Y. Telephone 914-DI 3-6875.
CHOICE DAIRY HEIFERS: 75 Big, well bred,
milking Holstein. Heifers to freshen August,
September, and October. Kenneth O. Ward,
Candor, N, Y. Phone 659-5175.
HORSES
HOW TO TRAIN HORSES Everyone who
likes horses or ponies should have this book;
Free. Send name, zip code, Beery School, 16411
Pleasant Hill, Ohio. 45359.
REGISTERED PERCHERONS FOR SALE
Greys and Blacks — Stallions and Brood Mares.
Clarence Schmitte, Box 96, Pennellville, N. Y.
695-6038.
APPALOOSA HORSES, TOP bloodlines. Bred
mares, show stock. Way Lo Acres, RD #1,
Fairmount City, Pa.
MATCHED PAIR OF SORRELS with White-
Stripes, weighing 3700, 4 yrs. well broke. Also
several purebred Belgian Colts. William Phin-
ney, Phoenix, N. Y.
FOR SALE: YEARLING Pinto filly winner
State Fair other shows. Spirited very gentle
black mare. Winnie Rude, Mexico, N. Y.
WQ3-7096. _
Top Halter and Permanently Registered
Quarter Horses
Must sell. Chestnut stud — Royal King Breed¬
ing, dappled grey mare, chestnut gelding.
Call anytime, Mr. Cass 516-SE2-8325.
LIVESTOCK
WANTED: HEIFERS TO board or raise. E. H.
Stiles. Groton Road, Cortland, New York.
PEACOCKS
FOR SALE — PEACOCKS — can be seen 544
Phillips Rd., Webster, N. Y. Henry Grundman.
SHORTHORNS
WANT TO GET in the beef cattle field and
make profit? If you do, remember Shorthorns
— Polled Shorthorns go to market 30 to 40
days sooner than other breeds. Calves weigh
60-80 lbs. more at weaning. Get the facts.
Free. Write Department EB, American Short¬
horn Association, 8288 Hascall St., Omaha,
Nebraska 68124.
SHEEP
SUFFOLK flocks multiply faster due to ewes
multiple births, easy, early lambing, heavy
milk. National Suffolk Sheep Association, Box
324RN, Columbia, Mo, _
HICKORY RIDGE FARM — Corriedale Yearling
Ram and ewes. Bred by Syracuse winners. W.
H. Preston, Springwater, N. Y. Tel. Hemlock
359-2431.
PIGEONS AND SUPPLIES CATALOG 100.
Walter Hoenes, Dept. AA, Cologne, New Jersey
08213.
RABBITS
RAISE ANGORA, New Zealand Rabbits, Fish-
worms on $500 month plan. Free details.
White’s Rabbitry, Mt. Vernon, Ohio,
RAISE RABBITS SUCCESSFULLY by know-
ing facts. 48 page illustrated book describing
25 Breeds. Housing, breeding, feeding, markets,
marketing, etc. 25 cents. American Rabbit As¬
sociation, 28 ARBA Building, Pittsburgh, Penn.
SWINE
MONTHLY MARYLAND FEEDER Pig Sales
— 1:30. 2nd Monday — Caroline Sales, Denton.
4th Monday — Livestock Exchange, Boonsboro.
4th Thursday (4th Fri. — Nov.) — Rudnick &
Sons, Galena. 23,664 vaccinated -health in¬
spected — graded pigs sold by pound to highest
bidder 1964. Maryland Swine Producers, Fair¬
grounds, Timonium.
REGISTERED HAMPSHIRE SERVICE boars,
open gilts and weanling pigs. Certified meat
type. Ralph Bliek, Williamson, N. Y. Area
Code 315-LT9-3087.
REGISTERED POLAND CHINA weanling
boars and gilts sired by 1964 New York Grand
Champion. Deliveries arranged. Richard Crye,
Avon, New York, Phone 716-WA6-3535.
GRADED FEEDER PIG Auction, December 3,
1965 8 P.M. E.S.T. (Evening Sale) Geauga
Livestock Commission, Middlefield, Ohio. 800
head mixed breeds, sold by weight. Vaccinated
for Cholera by licensed veterinary with modi¬
fied live virus and serum. Bank reference re¬
quired. Consigners pay vaccination. Additional
information Call Tom Givan, Ph. 632-6681.
Northeast Ohio Graded Feeder Pig Sale.
HAMPSHIRE WEANLING PIGS from Pro-
duction Registry litters. Sire Reserve Grand
Champion Syracuse 1965. Malcolm McColl,
LeRoy, N. Y.
VETERINARY SUPPLIES
NEW! NOW TREAT Mastitis for less than
210 with new Uni-Power Infusion! Each dose
contains: 100,000 units procaine penicillin, 100
mg. dihydrostreptomycin, 100 mg. neomycin,
750 mg. sulfathiazole, 750 mg. sulfamerazine,
5 mg. cobalt. Infuse directly into the infected
quarter by withdrawing lOcc (1 dose) into a
syringe with a needle, then replace needle with
an infusion tube. Also ideal when drying off a
cow — infuse lOcc of Uni-Power into each quar¬
ter — allow to remain until the cow freshens.
"An ounce of prevention is worth pounds of
milk.” Recommended by leading veterinarians
and dairy experts. Per lOOcc bottle (10 doses)
$2.35. Six bottles $2.25 each. Order 12 for
$25.00 and receive free syringe, needle and
infusion tube. At your Anchor of New England
dealers or order direct from Anchor Serum
Company of New England, Dept. A-4, Tops-
field, Mass. Write for free veterinary supply
catalogue and health guide. Please note: As
always, milk should be withheld from human
consumption 72 hours after the last treatment.
DAIRY AND LIVESTOCK Veterinary supplies
direct to you at wholesale. Send card for new
wholesale catalogue. Eastern States Serum
Company, 1727 Harden Street, Columbia, South
Carolina.
KEN-MAST MASTITIS TREATMENT — Peni-
cillin, Dihydrostreptomycin, Neomycin, Sulfa¬
nilamide, Cobalt in 15CC disposable syringes.
Dozen prepaid $4.45. Withhold milk from
treated quarter 72 hours. Authorized Anchor
Serum Dealer. Kensington Veterinary Supply,
Kensington, Connecticut.
VETERINARY BILLS TOO HIGH ? Write for
free price list. Over 600 money-savers. Omaha
Vaccine Company, 203C Livestock Exchange,
Omaha, Nebraska 68107.
ACCOMMODATIONS
COMING DOWN THIS WINTER? Resort
living in modern cottages on beautiful lake.
$70. Mo. and up. Fish, Swim, Boat. Thompson’s
Cottages, R.2, Dade City, Florida.
AGENTS WANTED
SENSATIONAL NEW LONGER-BURNING
Light Bulb. Amazing Free Replacement Guar¬
antee — never again buy light bulbs. No Compe¬
tition. Multi-million dollar market yours alone.
Make small fortune even spare time. Incredibly
quick sales. Free sales kit. Merlite (Bulb Div.),
114 E. 32nd, Dept. C-74R, New York 16.
EARN BIG MONEY FAST! Take easy orders
for Dwarf, Semi-Dwarf, Standard fruit trees,
roses, ornamentals. $1,000 profit in 60 days
possible. World’s oldest, largest nursery.
Spectacular full-color selling outfit Free. No
investment. Stark, Desk 30256, Louisiana,
Missouri 63353.
ASTONIS HING AUTOMATIC TOILET BOWL
CLEANER, deodorizer. Works when toilet is
flushed. Housewives btiy on sight for every
bathroom, at only $1.98 each. Make up to
$10.00 in hour, spare time. Free Sales Kit.
Merlite, '114 East 32nd, Dept. G-71R, New
York 16.
LIBERAL COMMISSIONS PAID for selling
Mineral Supplements and other Animal Health
Products. W. D. Carpenter Co., Ill Irving
Ave., Syracuse, New York.
EXTRA MONEY FOR CHRISTMAS. Men or
women, full or part time. Sell Herte! Bibles. No
investment. Company in business 32 years.
Write International Book Company, Box 118,
Wichita, Kansas.
EASTERN NATIONAL CHAROLAIS
SALE
at the Fairgrounds, Timonium, Maryland
NOVEMBER 18—2 P.M.
51 HEAD — 14 BULLS and 37 TOP FEMALES
Representing the best in purebred Charolais from across the country
The first purebred quality sale in the East
For Catalogs Write:
BUZZ GAREY
100 Walnut Lane, Morrisviile, Pa. 295-2941 (215)
A. B. S. FRANCHISES AVAILABLE TO
Qualified Men. Located in top Dairy Areas of
Western New York. Own your Own Business
— Work for Yourself. For details write: Ameri¬
can Breeders Service, P. O. Box 111, Honeoye
Falls, New York 14472.
ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION. Openings~hj
this challenging field available in certain areas
of New York. This is interesting, rewarding
work for men who wish to stand on their own
two feet. American Breeders Service, Box 536,
Dryden, New York 13053.
AUCTIONEERS
AUCTIONEERS — - Livestock and farm auc¬
tions. Complete auction and pedigree service
available. Harris Wilcox. Phone — Bergen 146,
New York.
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Marketing — Regular
weekly sales and farm auctions: Empire Live-
stock Marketing Cooperative.
AUCTION SCHOOL
MISSOURI AUCTION SCHOOL. Free catalog.
1330-33 Linwood, Kansas City, Mo. 64109.
AUCTION SCHOOL, Ft. Smith, Ark. Free
catalog. Also Home Study Course. _ _
AUCTIONEERING CAREER, College Diploma.
Free Catalog. Feller-Bucher Auctioneering Col-
lege, 225 So, Schuyler, Kankakee, Illinois.
LEARN AUCTIONEERING — term soon. Free
catalog. The Reisch American School of
Auctioneering, Inc., Mason City 11, Iowa.
AUTOMOTIVE
FOR SALE - STUDEBAKER Sedan 1930
Model. Peter Lasco, Forest City, Pa.
BUILDINGS
FARM BUILDINGS — for all purposes, low cost,
easy terms. Nold Farm Supply, Rome, N. Y.
CEDAR POSTS
CEDAR STAKES for tree staking. 5, 6, 7, 8
and 10 Ft., ready pointed. Also tree wrap and
wire. Large stock on hand at all times.
516-AN-6-6400, East Northport, New York.
CHAIR CANING
RESTORE CHAIRS: Complete kits postpaid,
free instructions: Guaranteed premium medium
Cane $2.75; Fibre Rush $2.95. Catalog, quality
seating, refinishing materials 250 (refundable).
The Workshop, Dept. Al, 122 Main, Penn Yan,
New York 14527.
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
WE ARE SUPPLIERS for Dairy Farm: First
class milkers, poultrymen, general farm work¬
ers. Ellingers Employment Agency, 80 Warren
St., New York, N.Y. Phone GR 3-8168-9.
EARTHWORMS
FREE PICTURE FOLDER, “How to Make
$3,000 Yearly, Sparetime, Raising Earth-
worms!” Oakhaven-5, Cedar Hill, Texas.
FURNACES & BOILERS
CUT HEATING COSTS. Use Marco Furnaces
and Boilers. Either Complete Combustion Wood
and Coal or Combination Oil-Wood and Coal
Units. Literature free. Marco Industries, P. 0.
Box 6-A, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801.
GOAT SUPPLIES
WRITE FOR CATALOGUE. Enclose 250 de¬
posit refundable with first order. Hoegger
Supply Co., Milford 2, Pa.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
RETAIL MILK BUSINESS for sale. 1200
Quarts per day, includes plant, accounts, three
county license, two trucks, all supplies. Box
369-FD, Ithaca, New York 14851, _
FREE BOOK “900 Successful, Little-Known
Businesses.” Many fascinating opportunities!
Plymouth 836-K, Brooklyn 18, New York.
YOU, TOO, CAN be an Accident Investigator.
Make up to $1,000 a month, part or full time.
No college necessary. Car furnished; many
extra benefits. We train you at home in spare
time. Keep present job until ready to switch.
Pick your location. Men badly needed now.
For Free information write Liberty School,
Dept. C9410, 1139 W. Park, Libertyville,
Illinois. _
DISTRIBUTOR WANTED — No Competition.
To service and set up new accounts in exclusive
territory. Investment secured by fast moving
inventory of amazing plastic coating used on
all types of surfaces interior or exterior. Elimi¬
nates waxing when applied to any type of
floor. Eliminates all painting when applied to
wood, metal or concrete surfaces. Minimum
Investment — $500. Maximum Investment
$12,000. For details write or call: Phone: 314-
AX1-1500. Penguin Plastics Corp., 3411 North
Lindbergh Blvd., St. Ann, Missouri 63074.
FOR SALE— SMALL BEE Business. Karl
Rude, RD#2, Mexico, N. Y. _
SURPLUS SHOP EQUIPMENT — Welders,
Battery Chargers, Acetylene Sets — suitable for
farm shop. For location of nearest warehouse,
write Box 563, Fort Collins, Colorado. _ _
ATTENTION FARMERS — Openings first
time for you to handle complete line of Forney
Welding Supplies. Training furnished to build
steady repeat business. Investment $300 to
$500. secured by inventory. Write Box 563,
Fort Collins, Colorado.
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FARMS FOR SALE
FARMS— FINGER LAKES AREA — all types
and size farms. Retirement homes — hunting
land. Lakeshore properties. H. M. Stocking,
Realtor, Dundee, New York.
VIRGINIA livestock, dairy farms and country
estates, P. M. Browning, Realtor, John H. Hitt,
Associate: Culpeper, Virginia.
FARMS, COUNTRY PROPERTY west and
north of Albany. Mort Wimple, Realtor,
Sloansville, N. Y.
RIVER-FRONT FARM — 420-acre New York
stock farm ideal for the beginning farmer. 200
acres tillable, 75 pasture. Estimated $4,000
worth marketable timber, spring, river front¬
age. Comfortable 6-room home, 3 bedrooms
bath, furnace, second house needs repair, old
school house. 40x60 barn. Borders blacktop,
school bus at door, mile town. Value hunter’s
delight — $20,000., liberal terms. Free . .
Illustrated 152-page Fall-Winter catalog! All
types real estate coast to coast! United Farm
Agency, 501-AA Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y.
10017. YUkon 6-1547.
FREE Fall-Winter Catalog! Bargains galore!
Coast- to-Coast! Low prices, easy down pay¬
ments! Safe-Buy Real Estate Agency, 712-NY
West Third. Little Rock, Ark.
MODERN DAIRY -Delhi area. A-l set-up!
Barn 36/x70/, 42 ties, barn cleaner, small barn,
machine shed. New milk room, bulk tank.
175 acres, 80 tillable, 80 pasture, 5 yr. old
home, 4 bedroom, 3 bath. G.E. kitchen, 2 car
garage. Immense pine-shaded grounds. Quality!
$50,000. Strout Realty, Bovina Center, N. Y.
(607)-832-4377. Free Local Lists!
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upstate New York. Four Effs, Box 264AA,
Manchester, N. H. (Representatives wanted).
STOCKED-EQUIPT DAIRY — 166 acres viewing
wooded hills & valleys. 100 acres tillable,
fenced & cross fenced. Grade A dairy barn,
54x70, 37 ties & stalls, milk room, hot &
cold water, 2 New barn cleaners, poultry
house, outbldgs. Includes: 35 cows, 13 heifers,
12 calves, bull; tractors, truck, much farm
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$77,500, % dn. Strout Realty, RD#1, Lake
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DOUBLE INCOME FARM — Take a good
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last yr. reports owner. 560 Mtn. View acres,
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40'xl00' & 37'xlOO'; 4 silos. Established Milk
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Realty, Rte. 13, New Boston, N. H. 874-2234.
Free Local Lists!
430 ACRE DAIRY FARM. 300 tillable. Large
barns. 70 Cows. Bulk tank. Gutter cleaner. All
machinery new. Plenty hay, silage, grain.
Modern 7 bedroom home. Guaranteed unlimited
water supply. $135,000 complete. Wm. Cragg,
Realtor. Cohocton, N. Y. Phone 384-5178.
VIRGINIA’S EASTERN SHORE — 45 acre
farm, 23 tillable. 7-room house, 2 baths, all
modern conveniences. Near town. $18,000
Waterfront, country places available. John
West, Broker, Nelsonia, Virginia.
MODERNIZED DAIRY — Stocked, Equipped!
Owner reports milk-grain income $21,000 year!
New dairy for 45 milkers, modern arrangements
& 500-gal. Bulk Tank! 3 barns, milk house,
etc. 210 acres, 165 tillable, pasture, 2 Ponds,
springs. Modern 10 room-bath Home. Complete
equipment. New within 2 years; 34 reg. Hol¬
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$62,500. Terms. Strout Realty, RD#1, Box
16, Seneca Falls, N. Y., (315)568-6161. Free
Local Lists!
CHENANGO COUNTY COUNTRY home, 174
acres, 12 rooms, 2 ceramic tile bath rooms, 5
bedrooms, dining room, library, living room,
remodeled thru out, hot water panel heat. 75
acres meadow land, 100 acres pasture — includ¬
ing hard wood lot. Call Horace A. Holden, Nor¬
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ford, New York.
HAY & STRAW
CHOICE HAY, all grades. Mohawk Valley.
Trailer load deliveries. When writing, give
telephone number. Snyder Petroleum, Inc., Fort
Plain, New York. Telephone 4-5111.
FIRST AND SECOND cutting alfalfa— mixed
trefoil and other grades of choice hay delivered
by truckload. Weights and quality guaranteed.
Bates Russell, East Durham, N. Y. Phone
Melrose, 4-2591 before 8 A.M. or after 5 P.M.
BALED HAY DELIVERED subject to inspec¬
tion. For more information write or call after
6:00 PM. J. W. Christman, RD 2, Fort Plain.
GOOD QUALITY HAY delivered anywhere.
Marcus Delong, Romulus, N. Y. 14541. Ovid
869-5675.
DAIRY HAY CARLOADS only, alfalfa, clover,
mixed. Ask for delivered prices. Harry Gates,
Jackson, Michigan.
QUALITY 1st AND 2nd CUTTING hay de¬
livered — - truck or trailer loads. Quality and
weight guaranteed. Also Straw. 17 yrs. in busi¬
ness — Licensed and Bonded. Commission
Merchant. Mike Micha, RD#1, Johnson City,
New York. RA9-3151. (Also Farmers interested
in selling, contact us.)
GRADED HAY STRAW all kinds shipped
anywhere. Phone 201-748-1020. Desmond Hay
Service, Box 402, Bloomfield, New Jersey.
CARLOT OR SEND your truck. Hay, Alfalfa
Pellets, grain. Grain or feed store operators,
contact us for your feed supplies. Schwab Bros.
Feed Co., New Bavaria, Ohio.
FOR SALE — Choice first and second cutting
alfalfa-timothy hay, all conditioned and in the
barn without getting wet by July 1 and August
1 respectively. John B. Adams, RD #1, Sodus,
N. Y. 315-483-9272.
GRADED DAIRY ALFALFA and other Grades.
Art Callari Hay Co., Upper Sandusky, Ohio.
GOOD EARLY CUT mixed Trefoil hay, 60 tons,
in barn, $25.00 per ton. Clyde Chase, Ripley,
New York. 736-3397.
HAY & STRAW
LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
NURSERY STOCK
FOR SALE: EXCELLENT first crop Alfalfa,
Timothy, Birdsfoot Hay. $35.00 Ton at Barn.
Wm. Rakoska, RFD#2, Fillmore, N. Y.
L07-2588.
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Marketing Regular
weekly sales and farm auctions: Empire Live¬
stock Marketing Cooperative.
CAN DELIVER all grades of good quality hay.
Also, farmers interested in selling contact us.
D. Arnold Boyd, York, New York. Phone;
716-243-3311 or 716-243-2236.
LIVESTOCK SUPPLIES, EQUIP.
HOBBIES
FREE SAMPLE Cattle Ear Tag. Big numbers,
low priced. Write today: Cowboy Tag Co., Box
1380, Santa Barbara, Calif.
PEACH, PLUM TREES — low as 20<f. Cherries,
pears, apples, nut trees, strawberries, blue¬
berries, dwarf fruit trees. Grapevines lOtf.
Shrubs, evergreens, shade trees, roses 25«S up.
Quality stock can’t be sold lower. Write for
free color catalog and $2.00 free bonus infor¬
mation. Tennessee Nursery Co., Inc., Box 1,
Cleveland, Tenn.
MAKE DOOR MATS from Used Baler Twine.
Instructions, five dimes. Walter Warner,
Pierceton, Indiana 46562.
GOVERNMENT SURPLUS
INSTRUCTION
LEARN AIR FREIGHT. Unlimited opportuni¬
ties! Fastest growing Transportation Industry.
Licensed correspondence school. Free details.
Air Freight Institute, 5267-RN North Natoma,
Chicago 60656.
JEEPS $64.50, airplanes $75.20, boats $6.18.
Many others direct from U. S. Government.
For complete “Directory” and catalog send
$1.00 to Quality Surplus, Dept. NYU, Box 23,
Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
STARK BRO’S NEW 150th Anniversary Cata¬
log Free! Spectacular full-color display of
Giant-size Apples, Peaches, Nectarines (Fuzz¬
less Peaches), Pears, Cherries, Apricots, Plums
from Dwarf, Semi-Dwarf, Standard Size trees.
Ornamentals, Roses, etc. Guaranteed. Stark,
Dept. 30456, Louisiana, Missouri 63353.
TRAPPING SUPPLIES
GAME WARDEN, Government Hunter,
Forestry, Park and Wildlife Service announce
job openings regularly. Prepare at home for
outdoor work, good pay, security. Complete
information Free! Write North American
School of Conservation — BH, Newport, Califor¬
nia 92660.
COMPLETE LINE OF trapping equipment.
Catalog 10^. Dick Ayres, Trapping Supplies,
Dept. AA, Broadalbin, N. Y.
1,000 NURSERY ITEMS— Seeds (Tree-Ever¬
green), Seedlings, Shrubs, Fruit Trees, Orna¬
mentals, Horticultural Books, Propagation
Supplies. Catalog. Mellinger’s, North Lima 42
Ohio.
NURSERY STOCK
TOBACCO
TOBACCO! Homespun Smoking - Chewing.
Samples 10^. Fred Stoker, Dresden, Tennessee.
25 EVERGREENS ONLY $5.95 — Healthy,
selected trees, 8" to 16" tall, three & five years
old. Five each: Colorado Blue Spruce, Norway
Spruce, Austrian Pine, Scotch Pine, Concolor
Fir. Postpaid planting time. Free Evergreen
Catalog. Musser Forest, Inc., Box 83-KC,
Indiana, Pennsylvania.
KELLY DWARF APPLES begin to bear heavy
crops of giant fruits the year after planting.
For orchard or family use. Largest fruit tree
nurseries east of the Mississippi. Red Delicious,
Yellow Delicious, McIntosh and others, also
dwarf pears, peaches, plums, cherries. Special¬
ists in strawberries, blueberries, grapes, hardy
English Walnuts, chestnuts, pecans, etc.
Choicest trees, roses, shrubs, ornamentals.
Complete Spring Garden Guide and Nursery
Catalog with 375 color photos free. Send name
and address today. Kelly Bros. Nurseries, 937
Maple St., Dansville, N. Y. 14437.
I Like Automatic Answering
Paul Ebersol, NYABC
member in Lewis County,
says, "We have been using
automatic answering service
for nearly nine years and it
has been a big help to me.
I can call early in the morn¬
ing or late at night and not
worry about getting someone
out of bed. I just call when
I see a cow in heat, put a
Max-O-Matic marking tag
over the cow to be bred and
know she will be taken care
of by my technician Stan
Vantran.
"I have a phone in the
barn and feel I have saved
time on cows because I re¬
ported them when I saw them
in heat rather than waiting
for a certain call period when
I might have forgotten to
_ I _ make the phone call." _
d your fellow NYABC members now
have the same opportunity as Paul Ebersol
to eni
and
benefit from NYABC's private
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American Agriculturist, November, 1965
A few of your benefits:
• Private business line means you seldom get a busy
signal.
• Automatic answering provides convenient, fast and
accurate recording of your service call — gives you
more time for your other work.
• Place your call any time during day or evening. If you
forget until after the 11 p. m. news you can still place
your call without bothering anyone.
• Adequate recording time for you to leave any special
instructions as needed.
• Well defined, uniform call guidelines let you know
when to expect service.
• Your technician can schedule calls for the best service
and optimum conception results.
Classified Ads
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ADVERTISING RATES
35 cents per word, initial or group of numerals.
Example, J. S. Jones, 100 Main Rd., Anywhere,
N. V. Phone Anywhere 15R24, count as 11 words.
Minimum charge $3.50. Blind Box Number $2.40
extra, includes address. Send check or money
order to AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, P. O. Box
369, ITHACA, N. Y. Advance payment is required.
HELP WANTED
MISCELLANEOUS
NEW & USED EQUIPMENT
SITUATION
NURSERY WORKERS and tractor operators
wanted. Steady work, good pay and housing
available. Baier Lustgarten Nurseries, Middle
Island, L. I., N. Y.
MALE AND FEMALE ATTENDANTS — Salary
$3,915-$4,870 per year plus longevity incre¬
ments. Annual salary increases. Maintenance
and laundry available at Institution at $9.79
per week. Five day, eight hour work week. An¬
nual vacation with pay. Paid sick leave. Life,
accident and health insurance and social
security available. Recreation: Bowling, tennis,
swimming. Opportunities for advancement with
eventual retirement pension. For information
write Director, Wassaic State School, Wassaic,
New York.
ROUTE WORK for man or woman with farm
background. $25 or more profit per day to
start — larger repeat orders. Write McNess,
Dept. 27K, Box 371, Baltimore, Md. _
WANTED: SINGLE MAN for modern dairy
farm: steady job and good wages assured for
responsible worker. Must be good milker. Frank
Seitz, Hollow Road, Staatsburg, N. Y.
WANTED - HOUSEKEEPER FOR Widower
with girl 7, boy 11. Interested in Marriage.
Country home and good means. Box 369-FJ,
Ithaca, N. Y. 14851.
MAN WANTED— South Eastern N. Y. Beef
Farm — Needs married man with cattle experi¬
ence for Assistant Herdsman Position. Good
Salary, paid Vacation, Modern Home with
utilities. Fringe benefits for man with eye to
future. State full employment background, age,
number in family, etc. Write Box 369-FI,
Ithaca, N. Y. 14851.
DAIRYMAN WANTED. FULLY experienced
in operating milking machines and caring for
cows. Excellent housing for married man.
Steady year round employment. Top wages
and bonus. Garelick Farms, Franklin, Mass.
617-528-9000 days or evenings call Israel
Garelick 617-528-1122. _
GARDNER — PERMANENT POSITION. Ac¬
commodations for single man. Answer stating
age, experience, references. Box 369-FH,
Ithaca, N. Y. 14851. _
HOUSEKEEPER, WHITE, UNDER 35 for
young single farmer. South Jersey. Room,
Board, Small Salary. Picture please. Box
369-FG, Ithaca, N. Y, 14851. _
PART-TIME COOK (family style cooking)
interested in living in cooperative community
near Great Barrington. Board, room, benefits,
moderate wages. Write Box 479, Great Bar-
rington. Mass. _
WANTED— DAIRY FARMER— 65 Registered
Guernseys: complete mechanization of farm
and milking operation; artificial sired pro¬
gram; 245-acre grassland farm, 20 years
Golden Guernsey milk sales. 60 miles from
N.Y.C.; Excellent housing facilities; 6-room
apartment available with heating and electricity
furnished; school bus pick-up on farm. Please
send references, background and experience.
Position available after Sept. 15, 1965. Cash
wage $275-$300 month upon ability. W. L.
Moore, 220 Harwood Bldg., Scarsdale, N. Y.
For appointment call collect: Day: 914-342-3575
or 914-723-3374, Evening: 914-986-1685. _ _
NURSES — PRACTICAL Licensed N.Y.S. Be¬
gin $383 mo. to $458 in 3 yrs. Eve. diff. $25.
nights $20. — Nurse (Head) Instructor In-service
education. Begin $5,850 to $7,920 in 4 yrs. —
Nurses — R.N. Begin $433 mo. to $545 in 3
yrs. Modern expanding geriatric institution.
Active rehabilitation program; in-service edu¬
cation and hospital affiliation. 1 hr. N.Y.C.;
2 nearby colleges; live-in available; liberal
benefits. Westchester County Home, 25 Brad-
hurst Ave., Hawthorne, N. Y. 914-LY2-8500,
Ext. 2666, _
ROUTE WORK for man or woman with farm
background. $25 or more profit per day to
start — larger repeat orders. Write K. H. In-
man. Dept. 27-L, Box 371, Baltimore, Md. _
MAKE $280.00 GETTING JUST 10 growers to
try Campbell’s Plant Food. Sample free. Camp¬
bell, Rochelle 19, Illinois. _
COMPANION - HOUSEKEEPER WANTED.
Nice home in Avon, N. Y. wages. Box 369-NR,
Ithaca, N. Y. 14851,
MISCELLANEOUS
PARTS FOR STOVES — furnaces, coal, oil,
gas, electric. Empire Stove Co., 793 Broadway,
Albany, New York.
STOP ITCHING— Promotes healing of piles;
psoriasis, eczema. “Roberts Reliable Salve”
effective since 1888. Satisfaction guaranteed.
3 oz. $1.00 postpaid. Roberts Pharmacy, Lisbon
Falls, Maine.
QUICK-JOHN — Cleans septic tanks, cesspools,
outdoor toilets. Stops odors, backups. Opens
drains. 6 premeasured treatments $2.95, 12 — -
$4.95. Money Back Guarantee. Ryter Co.,
Madelia 20, Minn.
“SIX WILL FORMS” plus “Information by
Lawyer,” $1.00, Brugenheimer Publishers, Box
158-N77, Lexington, Mass.
LEG SORE SUFFERERS — Send for Free
Book on proven Viscose for relief of pain and
aches of leg ulcers, swelling, itch, rash due
to deep vein congestion. Works as you walk.
Viscose Co., 100 West Chicago Avenue, Dept.
N.K., Chicago 10, Illinois.
FARM LOANS
Since 1917
See your local asso¬
ciations or write: 310
State St., Springfield,
Mass. 01101
FEDERAL LAND BANK AND
PRODUCTION CREDIT LOANS
FOUR WILL FORMS- Standard Forms (Finest
Quality) with Complete Instructions. $1.20.
Interstate Products, Box 1-M2, Pelham, New
Hampshire.
WATCH AND CLOCK repairing books and
tools. Free catalog. North American, Box
77RY, Fox River Grove, Illinois 60021.
LIGHTNING RODS- We specialize in complete
and economical lightning protection systems.
Free inspection or information. Morse-Collins,
Inc., 148 Coddington Road, Ithaca, N.Y., mem-
ber United Lightning Protection Association,
GUITARS, CLARINETS, TRUMPETS, VIO¬
LINS. All band and orchestra instruments. At
Lowest Prices. No Money down. 10 day free
trial. Send for our free brochure (Specify in¬
strument). Wonderland Musical Instrument
Co., Box 621AA, Detroit, Michigan.
DRUM SETS- LOWEST PRICES. No money
down, 10 day free trial. Send for our free
catalog. Wonderland Drum Company, Box
621AA, Detroit, Michigan. _
SPINET PIANO (new) $339.00. 15 year War¬
ranty. No money down. Send for our free
brochure. Wonderland Musical Instrument Co.,
Box 621AA, Detroit, Michigan. _
CLIPPERS REPAIRED, BLADES sharpened,
90^ per pair. Immediate service. Earlville Clip-
per Service, Earlville, N. Y. 13332, _
STEWART CLIPPERS REPAIRED - All
animal clipper blades sharpened. Blades will
be mailed C.O.D. 24 hours after received. Bel¬
lows & May, Inc., 10 Hamburg Ave., Sussex,
New Jersey. - 251 Highland Ave., Middletown,
New York, _
SONGPOEMS WANTED! WRITE with active
professional songwriters. Share royalties.
Songwriters Contact, 1619-G Broadway, New
York 19, _
R U A BOOKLOVER? Trade — Save! Free
info. Binder. PO 434-B, Feasterville, Pa. _
ADVICE ON YOUR PROBLEMS. Stamped
self-addressed envelope and $1. bill. E.
Parisian, Post Office Box 6, Egg Harbor, N, J.
DAIRY DETERGENTS AND Household
Cleaners. A Product of Columbia County for
30 years. Dealers/ Agents wanted. Farmers
Chemical Corp., P. O. Box 61, West Lebanon,
New York. _
NEW transistor instrument detects buried gold,
silver, coins, firearms, treasures. $19.95 up.
Free catalog. Relco — A56, Box 10563, Houston
18, Texas. _
“SEPTIC PEPS-IT” for cesspools, septic tanks,
dry wells, filter beds, outhouses. Prevents and
corrects odors, backup. Keeps systems flowing.
6 months supply $2.95. 1 year $5.90. Electric
Sewer Cleaning Co., Boston 34, Massachusetts.
NEW & USED EQUIPMENT
BARN CLEANERS- silo unloaders, engineered
by Patz. New different bunk feeders, manure
stackers, replacement chains for all make
cleaners, low cost, easy terms. Nold Farm
Supply, Rome, N. Y. Willard Howland, South-
ampton, Mass. _
COBEY- -FOX— MC- NUFFIELD — Versatile
Farm Equipment — Cockshutt parts, new &
used. Used machines all kinds. We deliver.
Ingersoll Farm Supply Inc., Martinsburg, N.Y.
Phone — Lowville 85.
CHAIN: For bunk feedez-s, barn cleaners, con¬
veyors. #458 forged pin type $1.10 per foot.
R. II. Merrill, Waverly, N.Y.
"USED CONVEYOR BELTING” Rubber cover¬
ed — like new, all sizes — all plys. Phone or
write: E. L. Ashmus Belting Company, 6038-
49th Ave., Kenosha, Wisconsin, OL-2-4596.
IN NEED OF Milking Equipment, pipelines —
parlor or around the barn parlor stalls — Her¬
ringbone — side opening — walk-thni. Transfer
station, rigid or plastic. Get our prices. No ob¬
ligation. Chore-Boy Eastern Factory Owned
Branch, Box 11, Dryden, N. Y. 13053. Phone
VI4-6092.
WANTED — ALLIS CHALMERS Roto Balers.
Brice Creesy, Andover, Ohio.
DEPRESSION PRICES — We sell cheap.
Savings to 75% on new, used parts for 200
makes, models, wheel ti’actors, crawlers. Tz-e-
mendous catalog. Send 25# Suz-plus Tractor
Parts, Fargo, Noi’th Dakota.
IS ROCKY LAND YOUR PROBLEM? The
guai'anteed pez’foz’mance of the “Andez’son Rock
Picker” can solve it. World’s finest z-ock re¬
moval equipment. Contact Armor Metal Pz’od-
uets. Box 822, Helena, Montana. Ph. 442-5560.
CHAIN SAWS
SAW CHAIN
DIRECT TO YOU AT FACTORY PRICES!
Brand new, first quality, fully guaranteed! In
.404”, 1/2” and 7/16" pitch. Chain for bar
of any saw with cutting length of:
12" to 14" SI 0.00 15" to 16" 511.00
17" to 20" $13.00 21" to 24" 515.00
GUIDE BARS: New. hard-nose, to fit:
Homelite 17" 517.00, 21" 519.00
McCulloch 18" 518.00, 24" 521.00
SPROCKETS: Direct-drive sprocket $4.00;
Gear-drive sprocket $2.50.
Add 50c to total order for shipping
(For COD send $2.00 deposit)
Be sure to give saw name, bar cutting length,
and pitch used or number of drive links in chain.
Send check cr money order today to:
ZIP-PENN INC. BOX 179-HD Erie, Penna.
For big savings on other bars, saw parts,
accessories, write for complete catalog.
FORAGE HARVESTERS -30 to choose— all
makes and priced to sell. Good selection of long
and short table blowez’s from $125 and up. New
foz’age boxes- $600 and up. Side unload corn
and grain boxes only $185. 15 used corn pickez’s
and self propelled unit. New picker sheller
heads for Allis Chalmei-s combines -% price.
50 used manure spz-eatlez’s in all sizes. 150
cz-awlez’s-dozers, loadez’s side boomers, winches,
and backhoes and wheel ti’actors -with all
types of attached tools. 30 acres of new and
used equipment. Don Howazd, Canandaigua,
New York, _
FARROWING CRATES — COMPLETE $22.95.
Free Literatui-e. Dolly Entei-prises, 180 Main,
Colchester, Ill.
BEST by COMPARISON— Re-Li Corporation.
Manufactui’ers and Distributors of Poultry and
Dairy Equipment. 102 Jackson Street, Candor,
New York. Telephone 659-7305, _
NEW HOLLAND 530 SILO Unloader for 14
Ft. Silo 5 HP Motor. — Bulk Milk Tank, 300
gal. — 8 years old. Phone 609-921-8339, Earl
Ci’anstoun, RD#1, Trenton, N. J.
TRANSPLANTERS, NEW (6) AT reduced fall
clearance pz-ices Plant anything rapidly with
less help. Bargains available in used Tx-actoi’s,
Machinery, Automobiles, Pony, New Ramblers,
Baler Twine. Phil Gaz-diner, Mullica Hill, N. J.
Friendly Phil of Mullica Hill. GRidley 8-6291.
FOR SALE — D-15 1962 TRACTOR. Call
Lyndonville, N. Y. 765-2197. _
NOVEMBER MONTHLY SPECIAL — 1957
2600 Gallon Two-Compartment Farm Pick-Up -
painted exterior, excellent condition, originally
for 120" C.A. tandem, now would fit 126"
C.A. cab-over single axle truck. Other factory
I’econditioned farm pick-ups — 1800 gallon paint¬
ed— 1800 gallon stainless steel New York ap-
proved — 2000 gallon stainless steel with stain¬
less steel skii-ting — 2800 gallon single axled
semi-trailer — 5650 gallon tandem axle two-
compartment semi-trailer — Large variety of
ti’ansports. Portersville Equipment a division of
Gibson Industries, Inc. Portersville (Butler
County), Pennsylvania 16051. Telephone 368-
2421 Area Code 412.
HONEY
EXTRACTED HONEY — Clover, Buckwheat
or Fallflower, 5 lb. container $2.20; 3 — $5.75;
6 — $10.50. Prepaid 3rd zone. We use stainless
steel extractors and tanks. Lang Apiaries, Box
A, Gasport, New York, _
VERMONT CHUNK COMB Honey, 5 Lb. tin
$3.00. Pi-epaid in Northeast. Robert Mead,
White River Jet., Vermont.
HONEY - CLOVER - BLEND — 5 lb. pail
$2.10 exti'acted, also granulated $2.25. 60 lb.
can $11.00 plus postage. N. Schaefer, Cross
Road, Lagrangeville, N. Y. 12540
WIXSON’S HONEY Send for free price list
on honey. Maple syrup and U.S. postage
stamps for collectors. Roscoe F. Wixson, Dept.
2, Dundee, New York 14837.
HOWLAND'S HONEY — Our New Famous
Clover, New York’s finest. 5 lb. pail $2.10
case 6 — 5 lb. pails $10.20. Above postpaid 3rd
zone. 1 — 60 lb. can $10.98; 2 — 60’s $21.36; 5
or more 60’s $10.38 each. Delicious Wildflower
(Wild raspberi’y) 1 — 60 lb. can $10.38; 2—60’s
$20.16; 5 or more 60’s $9.78 each. 60’s FOB
5% discount 5 or more 60’s at Honey Plant.
Sold by ton or pail. Howland Apiaries, Berk¬
shire, New York.
PHOTO SERVICE & SUPPLIES
12 EXP KODACOLOR — $2.29, includes new
film. Reprint 13# 12 exp. B&W — 79# Hoosier
Photos, Box 1405AA, Muncie, Indiana.
PRINTING
MINIATURE ART CALENDARS! New way
to send “Greetings” (Business or Personal
Use). Imprinted 4 Lines: 7, $1.00 — 15, $2.00 —
9 Blank, $1.00. Mailing Envelopes included!
Sample and “Baz-gain Bulletin,” Fi-ee! Llan-
erch Shop, 538-AR, Wales, Havertown, Penn¬
sylvania 19083.
REAL ESTATE
400,000,000 acres government public land in
25 states. Some low as $1.00 acre. 1965 report.
Send $1.00 National Land 422AG11, Washing¬
ton Building, Washington, D. C.
FREE! FALL-WINTER CATALOG— Big, 180
pages! Selected Best thruout the U. S.
Thousands of properties described, pictured—
Land, farms, homes, businesses — Reci’eation,
Retii'ement. 490 offices, 35 states coast to coast.
World’s Largest. Mailed Free! Sti’out Realty,
50-R E. 42nd St., N. Y., N. Y. 10017.
PRIVATE LAKE AND GOLF course two hours
from New York City, 450 acres. Beautiful
natural 42 aci’e spring fed deep lake nestled
high in famous Catskill Mountains with an
unmarred shoz-eline in all its vii’gin beauty.
Terrain also offers excellent skiing possibilities.
Nine hole golf course with a gorgeous pano¬
rama, bridle path, several houses. Price
$250,000. Versatile property. Leonaz’d Krupp,
Box 3, Livingston Manor, New York. Tel.
914-439-4846. Co-Bz’pkez’S invited. _
FARM, 63 ACRES, OVERLOOKING Lake
Erie, Stock and Poultry, owner z’etiring,
$12,000.00. Game abundant. Clyde Chase,
Ripley, N. Y. 736-3397, _
WELL ESTABLISHED PARK. Owner retiring.
Modern cement block home, recreation building,
shuffleboard courts, 6 z-ental units, 22 spaces,
4 overnite spaces, tz-ailer sales lot, highway
frontage. $47,000. $15,000 down. Name your
own teims. Jensen Park, Rt. 1, Box 1800, Port
Richey, Fla. 33568,
REAL ESTATE WANTED
WANTED — LAND FOR hunting camp site.
State location and Price. Box 161, Middle-
field, Conn.
RELIABLE MIDDLE-AGE, ACTIVE Woman
to share home of Senior Citizen Couple. Box
369-FF, Ithaca, N.Y. 14851.
SITUATION WANTED
YOUNG MARRIED SCOTSMAN wishes posi¬
tion as Caretaker Gamekeeper. Has two
children, 7 and 4 yrs. Must be steady. Wife does
not work. Brogaw, 302 Longacre Ave., Wood-
mere, L, I., N, Y. FR1-3152 After 10 PM,
SIGNS
PLASTIC POSTED — Land Signs. Durable, in-'
expensive, legal, free sample. Minuteman,
Stanfordville, New York.
NO HUNTING SIGNS, Mailbox — Lawn
Maz’kez-s, Farm Signs, Special Signs, Printing
all kinds. Sample catalog. Signs, 54 Hamilton,
Auburn, New York 13021 Dept. G.
NO TRESPASS SIGNS — On weathez’jzroof Tag,
with name and address: 200 — $15.00; 100 —
$9.50; 50— $6.50 postpaid. Chic Press, Monti-
cello. New York.
SHELLED NUTS & SPICES
BURKETT PAPER SHELL PECANS- -Fresh
New Crop Texas Grown Laz’ge Barkett Paper
Shell Pecans. 10# — $6.50; 20# — $12.60;
50# — $31.00; 100# — $60.00. Will ship
postage or fz-eight collect. Check or money oz-der
please. Simpson Garden Center, 410 Commercial
Ave., Coleman, Texas 76834.
HOME GROWN SAGE— % lb. $1.00— 1 lb.
$3.00 postpaid. Robert Patten, Lawz’enceville,
New York 12949.
BLACK WALNUTS, PECANS, English Wal-
nuts, Almonds, Filberts, Cashews, Bz’azils
$1.25Lb. Pepper, Ginger, Cinnamon, Sassafras
$1.50Lb. Dried Mushz’ooms $3.00Lb. Peerless,
538AA Centralpark, Chicago 60624.
STAMPS & COINS
OLD STAMPS WANTED -I pay $250 each for
1924 Id gz-een Franklin stamps, rotary pez--
forated eleven ($2,500 unused). Send 20d for
laz-ge illustrated foldez’s showing amazing prices
for old stamps, coins, collections. Superb ap¬
provals available. Vincent, 85AA2, Bronx, New
York 10458.
TIRES
TRUCK * FARM * CAR Used Tires— Excel.
#1—650x16 6 ply $8.50; 700x16 6 ply $10.00;
750x16 8 ply $12.00; 900x16 8 ply $15.00; 750x20
8 ply $15.00; 825x20 10 ply $20.00; 900x20 10.
ply $20.00; 1000x20 12 ply $25.00; Farm Tire
Specialist — Airplane Conversion, New Truck —
Tz’actor Tires also available. Write for complete
list. Send check or money order. Sorry no
C.O.D.’s. Gans Tiz-e, 1001 Broadway, Chelsea,
Mass. Tel: 889-2035. Area Code 617.
TIRE CHAINS
TIRE CHAINS for passenger cars, farm
tractoz’S, trucks, gz-aders, Heavy duty — Low
prices — Pz’ompt shipment. Write for complete
tiz-e chain catalog to: Southern Paz’ts Corpora¬
tion, 1268 N. 7th, Memphis, Tenn.
NEW PASSENGER CAR chains, any size from
compact to Caddy $10 pr. Truck chains 600 to
750x20 $15. pr. 10-11x20 $25. pr. Duals 10-11x20
$45. pr. Prepaid z’eceipt of check plus 2%
tax and exact tire size. Tietbohls, Inc., Delhi,
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The smell of fall is in the air, it
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41
THANKSGIVING IS our only
truly American holiday,- and tra¬
ditional foods remain favorites
year after year. Turkey, cran¬
berries, and pumpkin in various
forms are sure to appear on tables
from coast to coast, as families
gather in thankfulness for our
many blessings.
The Thanksgiving menu given
below features these foods for your
1965 fall feast. Recipes are given
for the starred items.
THANKSGIVING DINNER MENU
Citrus-Ginger Ale Cup. (Grape¬
fruit and orange sections in glass
sherbet cups. Cover with ginger ale
and garnish with cherry or green
mint jelly at serving time.)
Roast Turkey with Double Stuf¬
fing* (Plump, golden bird on your
choicest large platter, colorfully
garnished as desired. Use plain
or nut stuffing in neck cavity and
oyster stuffing in body cavity.)
Giblet Gravy. (Smooth rich
bro*vn, and with plenty of giblets.)
Fluffy Whipped Potatoes
Braised Carrot and Celery
Slices with Mushrooms*
Brussels Sprouts Amandine*
Cranberry Ice.* (Serve in low
glass punch cups with main
course.)
Brown- and-Serve Crescent Rolls
Relishes. (Plate of celery sticks,
pickles, radish roses, flowerets of
cauliflower, black and green
olives. )
Dessert Tray. (Large tray with
footed round plate in center hold¬
ing cut Mince Pie* or Raisin Chess
Pie* and surrounded by whipped
cream-topped Pumpkin Tarts, To¬
kay and green grape clusters, tan¬
gerines, cheese wedges, mixed nuts
in shell, and after dinner mints.
Garnish tray with ivy leaves.)
DOUBLE STUFFING
4 quarts bread cubes
1 quart diced celery
1 cup finely chopped onion (if desired)
3/4 to 1 cup butter
1 tablespoon salt
2 teaspoons poultry seasoning (if
desired)
1 cup coarsely cut parsley
Cook celery and onions in but¬
ter over low heat, stirring occa¬
sionally until onion is tender but
not browned. Combine bread
cubes, celery, onions, seasonings,
and parsley; toss lightly to blend.
If you like a moist dressing, add
1 to 2 cups liquid, remembering
that dressing will become some¬
what moist as bird roasts.
Use 1/4 to 1/3 of the dressing
in neck cavity. For nut stuffing in
neck, add about 1 cup chopped
nuts, such as pecans or walnuts,
or chestnuts which have been
boiled and chopped. To remainder
42
A beautiful, golden-brown turkey with oyster stuffing will be the highlight
of your Thanksgiving dinner. Photo: Alcoa Wrap
liant red), just beat until smooth
2 cans jellied cranberry sauce and
pour in slowly 2 small bottles of
carbonated grapefruit beverage.
After this mixture is frozen, re¬
move from tray, break in chunks,
beat until fluffy, and return to
trays to complete freezing.
RAISIN CHESS PIE
1 unbaked 9-inch pastry shell
1 cup dark seedless raisins
1 cup toasted pecans, coarsely chopped
1 small can pineapple tidbits, well
drained
1 /2 cup butter
1 cup light brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 /3 cup heavy cream
Cream butter until soft. Grad¬
ually beat in sugar and vanilla
until mixture is light and fluffy.
Mix in beaten, eggs and salt. Stir
in cream. (Mixture may appear
curdled, but this does not affect
baked product.) Combine with
raisins, pecans, and pineapple;
mix well and turn into pastry
shell.
Bake in hot oven (450) for 15
minutes. Reduce heat to quick
moderate (375) and bake until
just set, about 30 minutes longer.
Cool and serve plain or with whip¬
ped cream or whipped dessert top¬
ping. Small servings will be
sufficient, as pie is rich.
of stuffing, add 2 or more cups of
coarsely chopped, cooked oysters.
BRAISED CARROTS AND CELERY
WITH MUSHROOMS
4 cups sliced carrots
4 cups sliced celery
1/3 cup butter
4 tablespoons water
1 pound sliced mushrooms OR
1 large can sliced mushrooms, sauteed
Cut carrots and outside celery
stalks Oriental fashion (diagonal¬
ly into thin slices). Place butter in
a skillet with tight fitting cover.
Add carrots, celery slices, and
water; sprinkle with salt and pep¬
per. Cover tightly, bring to boil,
reduce heat and simmer until just
tender.
Stir vegetables once gently with
a fork and add a tablespoon water
as needed to prevent sticking.
There should be little, if any, mois¬
ture left at end of cooking. Add
sauteed mushroom slices. Serves
about 8.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS AMANDINE
3 to 4 packages frozen Brussels sprouts,
cooked as directed on package
1 /2 cup butter
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 package slivered almonds, toasted
Salt and pepper
Melt butter; add lemon juice,
almonds and sprinkle of salt and
pepper. Simmer 5 minutes, stirring
occasionally. Place cooked hot
sprouts in serving dish and pour
almond sauce over top. Serves
about 8.
CRANBERRY ICE
2 pounds cranberries
4 cups water
4 cups sugar
Juice of 4 lemons
J uice of 2 oranges
Cook berries in 3 cups of the
water for 10 minutes, or until all
of them burst; force through a
sieve. Make a sirup of the sugar
and other cup of water and cook
10 minutes. Mix sirup with cran¬
berry juice, add lemon and orange
juices, and mix well. Chill and
place in two refrigerator trays.
Freeze quickly, stirring well a
couple of times during freezing.
Serves about 12.
If you prefer a quick version of
cranberry ice (it won’t be as bril¬
ORANGE MINCE PIE
Pastry for a double crust 9-inch pie
3 cups of your favorite mincemeat mixture
3 California oranges, peeled and sectioned
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
2 tablespoons orange juice
2 teaspoons grated orange rind
Line tin with pastry. Pour in
mincemeat mixture and arrange
orange sections over top. Moisten
edges of pastry with cold water.
Adjust top crust and press edges
together; trim pastry, turn up, and
flute. Pierce crust in several places
to allow steam to escape.
Bake in a moderately hot oven
(425) for 30 to 40 minutes, or
until lightly browned and filling
slightly bubbly. While pie is still
warm, brush on mixture of sugar,
orange juce and rind.
The perfect ending
for your Holiday
feast ... a festive
Raisin Chess Pie
served with whip¬
ped cream!
Photo: California Raisin
Advisory Board
American Agriculturist, November, 1965
NOVEMBER GARDENING
by Neneizin R. White
BY NOW, frost has undoubtedly
killed all your annuals and frozen
back the tops of your perennials.
Good hygiene in gardening means
that you will pull up the annuals,
cut off the perennials, and burn all
this material. Thus, any diseased
plants or insect eggs will be de¬
stroyed, rather than be left to start
afresh in the spring.
Protect Young Trees
New or young trees should have
their trunks wrapped. There is a
professional type of Kraft paper
that discourages beetles or insects
from hiding underneath. This is
wrapped around the trunk like
puttees, from bottom to top, and
then tied. Young trees of many
varieties are thin skinned, and the
bark has a tendency to split during
the winter when we get hot, sunny
days with very cold nights.
This wrap also keeps rabbits
from nibbling the bark of fruit
trees which need to be protected
for several years, until the bark
is rough. As these trees get a bit
older, you can substitute fine wire
mesh as a tall collar, rather than
using the tree wrap.
The basic idea behind trunk
wrapping is to prevent loss of
moisture from the drying winter
sun and wind. This is particularly
important after last year’s severe
drought. There is very little water
in the subsoil, and the water table
throughout much of the Northeast
has dropped alarmingly these past
three years.'
All About Mulches
Mulches are extremely valuable
during the summer to retain mois¬
ture, prevent erosion, and keep
roots cool. During our North¬
eastern winters, they are a must
for many plants, including most
new plantings. Plants of question¬
able hardiness will probably need
not only a mulch around the roots,
but also top protection.
Winter mulches are best when
put on after the ground is frozen.
If plants are covered too early,
they will continue to grow. The
resulting new growth is too soft
and will freeze, occasionally freez¬
ing back older wood as well. Also,
field mice nest early and delight in
a nice freshly mulched area. They
will often feed on the lower trunk
and roots, sometimes completely
killing the plants. They love such
“goodies” as all members of the
rose family, viburnums, dog¬
woods, and euonymus.
When selecting materials for
mulches, we have to take into con¬
sideration availability, cost, and
appearance. Also entering into the
picture is fire resistance, whether
the material decomposes rapidly
or slowly, presence of weed seeds,
and disease possibilities. Generally
speaking, organic mulches are the
best because of their benefit to the
soil.
Anything organic is usually a
good mulch — buckwheat hulls,
grass clippings, hay, leaves,
manure, pine needles, sawdust,
peat moss, evergreen boughs, or
shredded bark. Some of these will
pack together (leaves and grass
clippings); others may blow away
(sawdust, buckwheat hulls, or
peat). Some have weed seeds and
may burn (manure), while others
need the addition of nitrogen, or
they will take it from the plants
(sawdust).
You, and you alone, must
decide which mulch is best for your
use. Those that blow can be an¬
chored with pine boughs; nitrogen
can be added to sawdust or ma¬
terial that is going to decompose;
those that pack down can have
some peat or other light material
added to them.
One of the newest and best
mulches is coarsely shredded bark.
It is clean, weed-free, non-blow-
able, and it decomposes slowly.
In my opinion, it is just about
perfect.
Keep all mulches away from
the crowns of perennials (make a
small circle), and do not remove
them too early in the spring.
(Continued on page 44)
THANKSGIVING
by Eleanor A. Chaffee
Thanks now to Him Who gave us summer's beauty
Poured into crystal, for the heart to keep;
Who gave us memories that will not perish
In the dark season given to long sleep.
Thanks now to Him Who laid His peace and healing
Upon our little hurts, upon our fears;
Who was not unforgetful of our sorrows.
The whisper-soft and hidden sound of tears.
Thanks now to Him Who holds the year before us
Safe in His hands, knowing what we can bear;
He will not let the burden be too heavy,
Since we are each His own especial care.
American Agriculturist, November, 1965
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RULES TO FOLLOW
How many times we (yes, wom¬
en are the chief offenders) buy
“bargains,” which turn out to be
anything but ... or make a spur-
of-the-moment purchase which
looked oh, so nice in the store, but
goes with nothing else in our ward¬
robe! Following are suggestions to
follow when shopping for clothing.
They come from the National In¬
stitute of Drycleaning’s fashion
expert, Dr. Dorothy Lyle.
1. Select and patronize a repu¬
table store.
2. Become acquainted with qual¬
ity brands.
3. Make a list of your needs
before you go to the store to shop.
Stick to the list,.
4. Figure how much you have
in your clothing budget. Stick to it.
5. Extend your current ward¬
robe. Make certain the items you
select combine well in color and
design with items hanging in your
clothes closet.
6. Check fit to see that it is cor¬
rect. This will eliminate alterations.
7. Remember the cost of upkeep
should be considered at the time
of purchase.
WITCH HAZEL
By Inez George Gridley
From mustard gold to golden rod
Summer retreats on slow green feet.
Her sun-warmed arms heaped high with
flowers.
Blooms she forgets are doubly sweet.
When the last leaf is scorched with frost.
It warms the heart against the cold
To find in some brown pasture lot
Witch hazel's unexpected gold.
TRY THE TRAY GAME
With the bewitching season
upon us and jolly times to come,
school vacations can be made
twice as festive by giving a
“Holiday Party.” Refreshments
can be simple and inexpensive.
Just lay out all the ingredients
for the goopiest of sundaes
imaginable and let your guests
fix their own.
And — you can play games
galore that require nothing
more than pencils and paper, a
little imagination, and some
items readily available in your
own home.
Did you ever play the Tray
Game? Place 10 to 12 items on
a tray (spools of thread, bobby
pin, book, glass, etc.) in the
center of the room. Let your
guests look at them for three
minutes, then remove the tray,
the object is to remember all
the items and write them down.
The one who remembers the
most items, wins.
If you have a small group
over, then Oratory is the game
for you. Pick out five or six
different objects, such as a rub¬
ber boot, emery board, or light¬
house beam, and ask each guest
to speak three minutes on the
subject you’ve given him.
The Suitcase Game is truly
a trunk full of fun. You’ll need
two suitcases, two of Dad’s pa¬
jama bottoms and socks and
two of Mom’s hats and old
dresses or blouses. Put one of
each item into the suitcases,
then close them. Line up your
guests in two relay teams and
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Gardening .
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and ripen before we mulch. Hence,
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American Agriculturist, November, 1965
45
tHE IS
HANKFUL
There is an old chestnut that
always makes me laugh, no matter
how often I hear it.
A man was working in his gar¬
den when his minister came along.
After passing the time of day, the
minister said: “What a beautiful
garden you have made in partner¬
ship with God.”
“Yes,” agreed the man, “but
you should have seen it last year
when God had it alone!”
Yes, we can laugh, but of course
we can do nothing at all without
God’s help.
At this end of the season . . .
and at this Thanksgiving time . . .
what a wonderful feeling it is for
a farmer to be able to look back
across the year and realize that
he has done the best he could with
the help of nature and nature’s
God.
Most of the things that went
bad . . . like the drought . . . were
beyond his control. But even when
things do go bad, the farmer
knows that there will always be a
seed time and a harvest, and that
if he just has faith and keeps plug¬
ging away, things will almost
always come out better than he
expected.
At Thanksgiving time the farm¬
er can look back with some satis¬
faction and thankfulness at his full
barn and silos, and the increase
in the growth of his cattle during
the season.
One of my finest memories is of
my father strolling down the old
cow lane on a Sunday afternoon
in August or early September when
his crops were maturing.
I can see him yet walking slowly
with hands clasped behind his
back. Sometimes he would climb
upon the old rail fence and sit
looking a long time out across his
corn, potatoes and green meadows.
At such times Father couldn’t put
it into words, but he knew why he
was a farmer, and was grateful
and appreciative for the privilege.
IT MAKES THEM HAPPY
Orders for my book Journey to
Day Before Yesterday continue to
pour in. Very often, when a person
gets his copy, he sends in more
orders for birthdays, anniversary,
and Christmas presents to his
friends.
I think writing this book has
46
brought me more happiness than
almost anything else I have done,
because the many letters from
readers prove that the book
brought them so much happiness.
Letter after letter tells how “Jour-
ney to Day Before Yesterday”
helped the readers to forget for a
while the problems of the present
and relive their youth when life
was young and gay.
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GREEN
In September I took a trip
through Cayuga and Seneca
Counties in the beautiful Finger
Lakes country of New York, and
I returned more enthusiastic than
ever about alfalfa. Much of these
counties is on the limestone belt.
Alfalfa likes plenty of lime, so there
are hundreds of acres of this great
legume in these and adjoining
counties.
Fortunately, alfalfa will also do
well on acid soils if lime is added.
Did you ever try to dig out an
alfalfa root? When it is mature,
alfalfa has a root system some¬
times running several feet into the
ground. That is the reason why it
stands drought so well, and why
it is hard to kill it when it is well
established. When you dig up an
alfalfa root, or that of any other
legume like the clovers, beans and
peas, you will find many tiny
nodules on the roots which have
the strange ability to take nitrogen
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WE PILE THEM ON
Did you ever stop to think of
the tremendous burden we are
placing on the workers of this
country, mostly those between 21
and 65? The population explosion
has given us millions more young
people, whom we of course are
glad to have, but most of them
have to be fed, clothed and edu¬
cated until they are 21.
On the other end of life are
millions of skilled and able work¬
ers who are forced to retire at 65.
That leaves a comparative lessen¬
ing number of workers between
21 and 65 who have to support
themselves and most of the rest of
us.
Moreover, we are making it
GOLD
harder all the time for the workers
to do it because of taxes, inflation,
laws, and government regulations.
Most of these workers, including
farmers, work from one to three
months every year for the govern¬
ment before they have a cent for
themselves.
Still we go on and on piling up
the tax bill. New York State has a
new sales tax, and the Federal
government, on top of everything
else, has raised the Social Security
taxes.
Don’t think when you get a
Federal check that it is a gift.
Money does not grow on trees. It
has to be earned by the producers,
and the government is no pro¬
ducer. It simply takes your money
and gives a part of it back to you.
There is little incentive to save
now for old age. “What’s theuse?”
millions say. “Uncle Sam will take
care of me whether I work or not.”
But will he? At the rate he is spend¬
ing, Uncle Sam may soon reach
the bottom of the barrel. Thou¬
sands of old people have worked
and saved all their lives, only to
find that taxes and inflation have
wiped out their savings.
I hate to think of what my
grandchildren and yours will think
of us when they realize the awful
burden of debt we are leaving
them. What an inheritance!
No socialistic government has
long succeeded. The people in the
Colony of Jamestown, Virginia,
nearly starved until John Smith
did away with the common store
house, gave every man a few acres
of land, and told him to work or
starve. Robin Hood, the man who
stole from the rich and sometimes
gave to the poor, is romantic to
read about . . . but in reality he
was nothing but a highway robber.
Russia is the best modern ex¬
ample of extreme socialism, and
Russia is filled with hungry peo¬
ple, and is rapidly returning to
capitalistic practices.
It will be hard for America to
reverse our galloping socialism,
but we have met other crises and
we can meet this one if we wake
up in time.
BUT IT’S GETTING LATE!
There's nothing that looks better to a farmer than a fine crop of alfalfa
like this one.
from the air and turn it into plant
food. That’s the reason why alfal¬
fa and the other legumes add fer¬
tility to the soil instead of taking
it away.
There is no better roughage
than alfalfa. Cattle love it, and
flourish on it because it is rich in
protein. Alfalfa helps to keep the
grain bill down.
Few indeed are the crops in this
climate which may be harvested
. . . like alfalfa . . . several times in
the season.
To add to its many good quali¬
ties, alfalfa is a beautiful crop.
It’s a deep green from early spring _ she banged the receiver down with
until late fall, and I know nothing some emphasis.
EASTMAN'S CHESTNUT
Many of you will remember
with respect and affection the late
Carl E. Ladd, one-time dean of the
New York State College of Agri¬
culture. Among Carl’s many lov¬
able qualities was a grand sense
of humor. He loved to tell stories
at farm meetings to illustrate some
point he was making. Here is one
of his favorites:
A woman overheard her new,
inexperienced maid answer the
telephone two or three times. The
last time it irritated the maid, and
prettier to a farmer than a good
stand of alfalfa contrasting with a
big field of maturing corn running
alongside.
In your planning for next year,
why not get started with alfalfa,
or enlarge your present acreage?
Alfalfa is well named Green
Gold.
‘Who was on the telephone,
Nora?” her employer asked.
“Taint nobody, ma’am. Jest
some fool woman kept telling me:
“It’s a long distance from Wash¬
ington.”
“What did you say to her,
Nora?”
“I says, ‘Yas’m, it sure am.”
American Agriculturist, November, 1965
SERVICE BUREAU
NON-ASSESSABLE
“My husband had insurance
with Liberty Bell Mutual Insurance
Company many years ago —
about 1954 — for a very short
time. They now have asked us to
pay over $200 because they have
gone bankrupt.
“Can an insurance company do
such a thing? Will we have to pay
this bill?”
We wrote the Pennsylvania In¬
surance Department to inquire
about the assessment levies which
our subscriber had received. They
sent us a copy of the Court Assess¬
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to November 15, 1954, pay the
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assessment. This is for the purpose
of paying the losses and loss
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Since this was an assessable in¬
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levy and the policyholder is re¬
sponsible for such payment.
If one is interested in buying
insurance from a mutual insurance
company, he should make sure
the policy is non-assessable in
order to avoid such a levy. The
words “non-assessable” will
appear on the face of the policy.
I’m looking for a District
Fieldman for the Champlain
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American Agriculturist
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Keene, New Hampshire
SERVICE BUREAU CLAIMS
RECENTLY SETTLED
NEW YORK
Mrs. Hilda Neild, Livingston Manor
$11.00
(refund on plants)
Mr. Ward E. Gearing, Chatham
12.00
(refund of down payment)
Mrs. Lloyd B. Weber, Wayland
3.09
(refund on plants)
Miss Viola Rock, Pearl River
50.00
(refund of deposit)
Mrs. Carl McCaig, Stanley
22.00
(damage settlement)
Mrs. William Theadore, Roscoe
10.97
(refund on dress)
Mr. Howard Finch, Sidney Center
14.00
(refund on order)
Mr. Henry Nelson, Geneva
761.01
(payment for wheat)
Mrs. Isabel Sampson, Staatsburg
5.00
(refund of deposit)
Mr. Chas. E. Dewey, Moravia
1,000.00
(insurance settlement)
Mr. Clarence Stanton, Owego
26.35
(refund on seed corn order)
Mr. R. C. Rackham, Stanley
32.40
(refund on insurance)
MASSACHUSETTS
Mrs. Elizabeth Murphy, Springfield
137.00
(refund on machine)
CONNECTICUT
Mr. Fredrick C. Wimler, Jr., Durham
73.80
(payment for wreaths)
Mr. George Prue, Storrs
10.55
(refund on orders)
CAN YOU HELP?
Mrs. Floyd Goodman, Rt. 2,
Clifton Springs, N.Y., is trying to
locate a color work chart for Mc¬
Call’s Transfer Pattern No. 1856
— Zinnias.
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Mr. Arthur Eiss, R.F.D. 1,
Baldwinsville, N.Y., would like the
poem, “This is known as a
Chataugay thaw.”
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Miss Jessie W. Leigh, 207 Dela¬
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the words to “When the Harvest
Days are over, Jessie Dear.”
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Mrs. Evelyn Osborne, 4 Spring
St., Auburn, Maine, is looking for
the following sheet music: “One
Fleeting Flour,” “Lullaby Land,”
and “Maine.”
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If you have crochet, knitting or
tatting books that you would like
to pass on, please send them to
Mrs. Louis L. Frederick, R.F.D. 1,
East Clarendon, Vt.
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Mrs. Asher Thompson, R. 2,
Pittsfield, Pa., would like the songs,
“Pearly White City” and “Auto¬
mobile of Life.”
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Mr. L. 0. Kniffin, R.D. 2, Can¬
ton, Pa. would like a copy of the
old song, “The Old Musician and
His Harp.”
# # »
Miss Gail Parker, Wallace,
N. Y., would like a copy of the
ballad, “Bonny Barbara Allen.”
# a #
Mrs. Chas. Dederick, Lake
Shore Rd„ R. D. 1, Clay, N. Y.,
is interested in old-fashioned
Christmas tree ornaments and
trimmings.
Tractor Accident
Nearly Fatal
Mr. Harold Fox of Chittenango, N.Y. was moving a felled
tree with the front end loader; it was loaded low. Working
on a side hill which he knew well he leaned over to trip the
loader lever. His weight, the hill and load were too much, the
tractor tipped. He was thrown, then the tractor rolled over
him. A truck driver hauling gravel from a nearby pit spotted
him. Shortly, Mr. Fox was in the hospital. With fractured
ribs, collarbone, ruptured kidney and a punctured, bruised
heart muscle his condition required transfer to another hos¬
pital with intensive care facilities.
Receiving $1042.10 from local agent Charles Heath of Caz-
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I want to say Thanks for the checks totalling $1042.10.
For over ten years I’ve kept up my policies with your
Company. Then, less than a month before my accident,
Mr. Heath called on me and I took out another policy.
I am thankful I had all these policies because they paid
all my medical expenses and gave me an income while
I couldn’t work. I’d encourage others to take out North
American policies and keep them renewed.
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0THER BENEFITS PAID
Most of these people carry several North American
policies, which together give larger benefits.
Edwin A. Roloson, Houghton, N.Y. $ 365.84
Caught in corn picker — injured hand
Robert Brooks, Binghamton, N.Y. .... 340.00
Fell from tractor — broke leg
Kevin D. Kent, Hinsdale, N.Y. 219.16
Fell from wagon — cut scalp & inj. neck
Donald J. Kehoe, Jr., Moravia, N.Y. 340.90
Thrown from horse — broke shoulder
Everett Reynolds, Sherman, N.Y. . 1425.00
Caught in power shaft — broke arm
George W. Harris, Elmira, N.Y. 144.00
Caught in jointer — cut hand
Ward L. Simpson, McDonough, N.Y. 398.56
Kicked by cow — broke leg
Mable S. Meade, Oxford, N.Y . 196.30
Knife slipped — cut tendon
Malcolm J. Dever, Homer, N.Y . 214.28
Kicked by cow — cut and bruised leg
Mabel Hovell, Franklin, N.Y . 109.29
Gored by bull, injured back & leg
Peter Kuhaneck, Gowanda, N. Y . 116.03
Caught in baler — broke arm
Ruth H. LaVare, Dickinson Center, N.Y. 134.71
Fell from hay load — cut forehead
Mary Hart, Johnstown, N.Y. 1073.33
Pick-up truck acc. — inj. neck, shoulder
Mary Jane Clarke, Bergen, N.Y. _ 512.00
Tripped, fell — broke arm
Bertha I. Failing, Dolgeville, N.Y. 95.23
Fell down stairs — broke wrist
Gilbert Hurlburt, Watertown, N.Y. 965.47
Fell thru hay chute — broke shoulder
Seth Lehman, Castorland, N.Y. 232.84
Changing baler tire — broke finger
Levan Ashley, Livonia, N.Y. . 499.71
Kicked by cow — inj. back
Clarence B. Cramer, Munnsville, N.Y. 160.00
Thrown from tractor — cut legs
Donald Swick, Honeoye Falls, N.Y. 500.00
Pinned by car — broke hip
LaVern Francisco, Amsterdam, N.Y. 1505.75
Gored by heifer — ini. back
Kay Kinney, Vernon, N.Y. .
Kicked by horse — broke hand
H. Duane Skeele, Fabius, N.Y.
Truck accident — inj. wrist, burns
Caroline A. Chase, Canandaigua, N.Y.
Pedestrian accident— inj. hip, knee
Joseph Jullie Kania, Bullvi lie, N.Y.
Hit by bar — broke finger
Minnie A. VanAmeron, Holley, N.Y. $ 156.43
Fell on walk — broke arm
Dora Bristol, Altmar, N.Y . 158.58
Fell on rock — injured ribs
Florence L. Benjamin, Burlington Flats 261.28
Tripped on rug — broke arm
William Croll, Valley Falls, N.Y . 1056.63
Fell down steep bank — inj. neck, back
Harry P. Lawrence, Lisbon, N.Y. 167.14
Caught in fan — injured hand
William Magill, Middleburg, N.Y . 180.00
Slipped and fell— broke ankle
William Evans, Waterloo, N.Y. . 114.28
Playing baseball — injured knee
Andrew Newman, Canisteo, N.Y . 249.14
Fell from load of hay — broke arm
Karl Belden, Berkshire, N.Y. 263.57
Horse ran away — cut face and scalp
John K. VanOeWeert, Etna, N.Y. 427.00
Fell off truck— broke wrists
Henry Tackett, Kerhonkson, N.Y. 178.20
Slipped cranking tractor — inj. shoulder
Gordon R. Saville, Hudson Falls, N.Y. 524.61
Auto acc. — cuts and bruises of body
Ralph OeBadts, Sodus, N.Y. 127.79
Starting motor, explosion — burned hand
Duane A. Reisdorf, Java Center, N.Y. 157.17
Fell from wagon — broke elbow
Lulu E. Murdock, Penn Yan, N.Y. 325.00
Kicked by cow — injured back
Richard Jenkins, Troy, Penna . 226.00
Hit by grain drill — broken teeth
Brian L. Burrell, Savinsvi lie, Penna. 263.85
Thrown off pony — broken arm
Claude Eldred, Honesdale, Penna. 278.56
Crushed by cow — inj. chest
Ernest James, Allentown, N.J. 458.48
Fell off tractor — injured foot
Walter Polhemus, Cream Ridge, N.J. 427.84
Thrown while drilling — inj. back
Thomas Palmer, Englishtcwn, N.J. 2050.00
Truck Acc. — broke hip
Eddie T. Cyr, Pittsfield, Mass. 980.00
Fell from ladder — broke hip and ankle
Laurent W. Roy, Lisbon Falls, Me. 336.86
Pulled into chopper — inj. hand, broke finger
Richard W. Clough, Vernon, Vt . 113.32
Crushed by cow— broke hand
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FOR THE NORTHEAST FARMER
I . "■ ’
EMBER 1965
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DAIRY FACTS
by Dr. J. P. Everett
Manager, Purina Dairy Research
When does a calf become a
heifer? This question resulted
in many interesting discussions
among my former students at
North Carolina State. Students
in reproductive physiology
maintained that the start of
regular estrous cycles introduced
heiferhood. Nutrition majors
argued it is a gradual change
as rumen function begins.
Without resolving the calf-heifer
question, recent experiments
have shown that a good quality
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rumen fermentation than hay.
(Research also shows that pro¬
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early in calfhood will not kill
the calf, experiments in the
Purina research herd show that
this practice does decrease gains
(at a time when gains are most
efficient) and frequently results
in more digestive upsets.
In view of the small amount of
hay eaten, it is questionable that
the cost of hay racks in indi¬
vidual calf pens can be justified.
Controlling Scours
Scours is a major calfhood prob¬
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young calves are caused by
common bacteria.
Minimize the problem by seeing
that:
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Importance of Nutrition
When calves scour it is common
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Gayway Farm Notes . 12
Omnibus Farm Bill . 20
Agway Annual Meeting . 28
Ed Eastman’s Page . 38
Service Bureau . 39
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Doc Mettler Says . . 16
AI Studs Merge . 21
EQUIPMENT
Nebraska Tractor Test . 10
FARM MANAGEMENT
Income Tax Planning . 14
Dollar Guide . 24
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Part-Time Farming . 6
Personal Farm Experience . 8
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Patterns . 35 & 37
Christmas Trees . 36
Decorate for the Holidays . 23
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by GORDON CONKLIN
SALES TAX
Like everyone else, I’m for God and mother¬
hood . . . and against death and higher taxes.
Like everyone else, I’m for having public
agencies do more on my behalf... and
against paying more from my own pocket to
provide funds to do the job.
To get this matter of taxes . . . specifically,
sales taxes ... in perspective, let’s remember
that 39 of the 50 states have a sales tax.
Seven states have a two percent sales tax, 21
peg it at three percent, and 11 have rates ex¬
ceeding three percent . . . topped by Pennsyl¬
vania’s five percent.
In addition to the states, there are 2,329
counties, school districts and municipalities
that are levying their own sales tax. Every
time an Empire State resident travels in one
of the other 38 states ... or in one of those
2,329 other governmental jurisdictions . . .
having a sales tax, he contributes to their
public exchequer. Now the residents of those
areas have the same responsibilities to contrib¬
ute to the public costs of the State of New-
York.
There are those in New York State who
claim to be committed to repeal the recently-
enacted sales tax. This makes an emotionally
attractive sales pitch for any politician . . .
all of us are against more taxes. At the same
time, though, we demand better education for
our children, improved roads, more feathers
for the welfare bed, and so on and on.
The major reason for the passage of the
sales tax was the pressure for more state aid
to local school districts. As a result of increas¬
ing the amount of state aid per pupil, a num¬
ber of Empire State school districts this year
lowered local school tax rates on real proper¬
ty ... or at least held the line. Because farm¬
ers are the principal owners of acreage in the
State, I’m sure it is in their best interests to
retain the sales tax. It will not reverse, but will
slow down the previously soaring upward
pressure on real property taxation.
Merchants who are forced to do the initial
collection and accounting for the sales tax
system are the people who have a legitimate
complaint. Surely they should be entitled to
retain enough to reimburse them for their
added costs.
THINK SMALL
Some people seem to deeply distrust any
form of bigness . . . defined as anything larger
than their own operation. I receive many a
letter lamenting big farms, big farm coopera¬
tives and big corporations. Strangely enough,
though, most of these comments do not include
any suspicion of bigness in government.
Indeed, there is usually included a comment
that “the farmer’s only hope is through gov¬
ernment help.”
Why this bitter denunciation of individuals
capable of farming on a large scale, and of
powerful groups voluntarily formed by farm¬
ers . . . with the same breath that seeks salva¬
tion from a federal government that is the
nation’s largest single business?
Doesn’t it seem contradictory to condemn
Agway because of its multi-million dollar
gross sales volume, for instance, and then put
one’s trust in an establishment whose annual
“gross” is 100 billion dollars? The farm co¬
operative must serve its customers to survive
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financially; the latter need only raise taxes or
increase the national debt.
It looks as though most farmers agree that
bigness in some form is necessary to agricul¬
ture if it is to attain equality in a society hav¬
ing big unions and huge corporations. Some
promote the concentration of production re¬
sources in the hands of those most capable of
using them effectively for producing . . . larger
farms. Some believe the most pressing need
of the hour is to concentrate bargaining power
in the hands of large organizations that can
withhold farm products from the market if
necessary to enforce their demands. Others
argue that the coercive power of big govern¬
ment is the only way to extract from con¬
sumers the economic equality that farmers
have been unable to achieve in the market¬
place. Finally, there are those who claim that
some combination of all these things is the
best path to take.
The problems inherent in concentrations
of power have been one of mankind’s dilem¬
mas ever since the cave dwellers first orga¬
nized into tribes and the strongest man became
chief. Ever since, the human race has strug¬
gled with the subordination of individual
desires to the objectives of the group. Man
has worried for ages over the fact that the
“only way to run a railroad” is to have
someone in command . . . but human nature
being what it is, that the individual may be
run over by the railroad train.
It’s also human nature to throw rocks at
anyone who raises his head above the crowd.
The outstanding student or athlete, the most
successful farmer, the best-looking girl, the
most competent businessman, anyone who
strives for excellence in any field ... all have
known the barbs cast by people who for one
reason or another were unable to match their
achievements.
How much of the distrust of bigness is
merely envious human nature? And how much
is a legitimate concern over individuality and
the dangers of domination?
What’s your opinion?
SPEECHES I SHALL NEVER HEAR
Politician: “We certainly goofed on that
farm program ... it was a complete flop.
However, we learn from our mistakes, and
so there is still something to be gained from
our misjudginent. It should be made clear that
our party leadership, myself included, was
completely responsible for this debacle and
no blame can be assessed to our political
opponents.”
Dairy co-op leader: “Although it is per¬
sonally painful, I am relinquishing my posi¬
tion of authority in order to bring about a
compromise that hopefully will benefit all
dairymen. We need stronger cooperatives; if
the status of an individual becomes a road¬
block to the attainment of this greater strength,
then the individual should recognize he is dis¬
pensable on behalf of the greater good to the
greater number.”
Jim Patton: “I differ with Farm Bureau
policies, but regret my personal attacks in the
past upon the organization’s leadership. We
can agree that the free enterprise system is
basic to our country’s production efficiency.
We disagree as to how best to serve farmers,
but I have respect for Farm Bureau people
and want more than anything else to join
with them in a statesmanlike approach to.
the problems and opportunities facing farm
families and the businesses that serve them.”
Beatnik: “I’ve finally grown up enough
to realize that individuals have responsibilities
to their society. I’ve been so busy rebelling
against all authority that it never occurred
to me that the absence of authority is anarchy.
I’m even thinking of getting a job and becom¬
ing productive!”
Farm magazine editor: “Our competitor is
doing a superb job on behalf of rural people.
In fact, we read their publication carefully
to get some ideas for our own editorial ap¬
proach. They have a smart, capable group of
people in their shop.”
Secretary Freeman: “Farm incomes in 1965
are up over 1964 while consumers are paying
a smaller percentage of their take-home pay
for food. Now there is a very simple way to
please both groups in this way ... it is the
withheld income tax. Rather than paying more
for food in the market place where there
would be a greater protest, consumers pay
for subsidies with funds which they never see
. . . and therefore never miss. This allows us
who are in government to please everybody
. . . higher incomes for farmers, lower real
food costs for consumers, and bigger and
better departments for government employees.
Isn’t it just wonderful?”
THE UNMENTIONABLE
Heard a famous population expert speak
the other day about the population explosion.
He reported that, the way things are going,
this old planet will soon have standing room
only. He paused for dramatic effect after that
one and, in the silence, a perfectly audible
stage whisper rumbled from the back ... al¬
lowing as how that ought to slow it down
some!
The truth is that underdeveloped countries
won’t get underway unless they can limit their
population growth. There is so doggoned
much emotionalism involved with this idea
that it’s hard for some people to discuss it
rationally . . . but the fact remains even if it
is an “unmentionable.”
There never has been, and never will be,
any lack of the natural urge to procreate the
race. We’re told that in 40 years from now the
world’s population will double to 6 billion . . .
mouths to feed, that is. But there is a woeful
lack of understanding of how best to harness
for the good of everyone this powerful drive
. . . including the children born as a result of
its expression.
Most politicians are understandably reluc¬
tant to say much about so explosive an issue,
or propose specific foreign aid programs that
might be labelled “birth control.” But expe¬
rience shows that food shipped to many na¬
tions just sinks into a bottomless pit as the
mushrooming population clamors for more.
It’s time to bring this situation out in the
open and have a real go-round at discussing
it.
SIGN OF THE TIMES
Drove by a school the other day and saw
all the eager young folks racing along the
sidewalks. In my imagination, I saw them
taking up the burdens and responsibilities of
coming years.
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much longer he had to remain there. A road
sign read: Drive Carefully . . . The Life You
Save May Be Your Replacement!
American Agriculturist, December, 1965
“Lew Barden,
where’d you get
that new bam?”
“And all that
automated
equipment?”
“They contract
the whole job?”
“How did
it turn out?”
“Agway.”
“Agway, too.”
“Everything from the
planning and blueprints
right on through
to erection of the
building and silo
and installation of
all equipment.”
“Everything is working
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At Mansfield, Pennsylvania, the Lewis
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Agway
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planned and put together by people
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And they know the kind of farming
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OISADVANW
FARMERS, sometimes, are in¬
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with a slightly-jaundiced eye,
especially if a man with a job in
the city moves to the country and
produces enough so some farm
products are sold. The farmer
tends to feel that he is faced with
competition that’s not quite fair.
I’d be the first to admit that he
has a point. Yet I feel that the
possible advantages of part-time
farming far outweigh the disad¬
vantages. As I see it, there are
four typical situations where part-
time farming is practiced.
First, there is the young man
who is trying to get a start, for
example, Clair DeMond of West
Groton, New York. Clair was a
student in vocational agriculture
in high school. He bought a farm,
but for several years he also held
down a regular job. Meanwhile,
he built up a herd of milkers,
bought some equipment, and im¬
proved the fertility of his soil.
Clair may be slightly conserva¬
tive; at least he wants to keep his
indebtedness at a reasonable level.
Anyway, he’s off to a good start,
and what better method could he
have followed than part-time farm¬
ing.
Works on Contract
Not so far along the road to
full-time farming is Gordon Fuller
of Chenango Forks, New York.
Gordon, 26 years old, is a car¬
penter who does work on contract.
He is paying for a 40-acre farm,
meanwhile remodeling the house
and building up soil fertility.
“I am raising some young
stock,” he told me, “and when I
get this place paid for I plan to
sell it and buy a bigger farm.
Incidentally, we get an appreciable
part of our living from the farm.”
Then there’s Neil Franklin of
Itaska, New York, who bought
his present farm of 200 acres 12
years ago when he was 46, and
runs it in partnership with his son
Ivan.
Before that he ran a bakery
route, and after buying the farm
he continued the route for three
winters.
“It was a big help in getting
started,” he said. “Then I began
to drive a school bus. In fact,
both Ivan and I still drive school
buses.”
You might say at this point that
the Franklins are adding to their
income when otherwise they could
be feeling the need to expand the
dairy of 35 to 40 cows.
Two Sides
Incidentally, there are two sides
to most questions. You feel that a
neighbor who is farming part time
gives you unfair competition, but
did you ever look at the other side
of the coin? Suppose you lived in
town and held down a job in in¬
dustry. Suppose a new worker
appeared and you learned that he
owned a farm and worked it even¬
ings and weekends. Wouldn’t you
feel he was competing a bit
unfairly?
This brings up the second type
of part-time farmer . . . the man on
the relatively small farm who finds
his income too small. He could get
bigger, but he may feel he’s too
old to go deeply into debt, or there
may be other reasons why he pre¬
fers to add to his income by work¬
ing off the farm. Personally, I’m
“agin” any restrictions on any
person (man, woman or child)
who wants to work at any job for
which he or she is qualified.
A farmer that fits this descrip¬
tion, at least to a degree, is Lester
Ketchum of Lisle, New York.
Twenty-three years ago govern¬
ment took part of their farm to
build a dam, so he bought the
present farm of 45 acres, which,
along with some rented land, keeps
26 dairy cows. I asked Mrs.
Ketchum if they had considered
expanding, and she replied
“Never. In fact, we are making
more milk now than we did on the
by Hugh Cosline
old farm . . . one reason being
artificial breeding.”
This is essentially a one-man
operation. Mr. Ketchum also
drives a school bus, and works
for a month or so each summer
at the county fair grounds.
Driving a school bus, where
the opportunity is available, is a
favorite part-time job for farmers.
A1 Brenner of Harpursville, New
York, still drives a bus after 13
years. “It lets me be home for
milking,” he said. “Sometimes,
especially in the spring, I get ‘itchy’
when I must stop planting corn
to drive the bus, but it is a steady
income, not affected by poor prices
or bad weather.”
A1 worked in a plant, then did
his stretch in the armed forces in
World War II. After the war he
went back to the old job, but was
laid off and rented a farm. Grad¬
ually he built up his own herd
and equipment, finally renting the
farm he now operates, and which
he bought about a year ago.
So part-time farming not only
helped A1 to get a start, but is add¬
ing a substantial sum to his
present income.
Just as part-time farming offers
a way to get started in farming, it
offers a way to get out. Many
times ... we might say most times
. . . it’s better for a farmer of ad¬
vancing years to live on the farm
and have a little work to do rather
than sell and move to town, where
he may be so unhappy that he
soon dies of boredom.
There are many ways this can
be done. Sometimes, if the farm
is near a town or city, there is a
market for building lots. Farther
out in the country, neighboring
farmers are often looking to rent
land so they can increase the size
of their farms. While the oppor¬
tunities are limited, a few farmers
get elected as town supervisors or
justices of the peace. You can even
set out trees, and thus leave some¬
thing of value to coming genera¬
tions.
Live In The Country
And, finally, there is the man
who just wants to live in the coun¬
try and raise his family where
they can have more interests and
fewer temptations. Sometimes such
a family will buy or build a house
on a city-sized lot, but more often
they want a little room.
Howard Conklin, our editor’s
brother, who is a Cornell profes¬
sor, is a good example of this type
of part-time farming. Howard
owns 25 acres near Slaterville,
about 10 miles from Ithaca. The
Conklins have three children . . .
Lany (19) Glen (16) and Nancy
(12). “The big reason for doing
a little farming, including some
beef animals and dairy young
stock,” says Howard, “is that it’s
the best place I know for growing
youngsters. The boys have had
4-H projects. They have learned
to work, and they have a healthy
outlook on life.”
Inevitably this type of part-time
farming leads to some selling of
eggs, vegetables, or maybe even
milk. But the total value of the
products of all part-time farmers
is an insignificant part of the total.
And look at the values of that kind
of training for future citizens!
I hope I have made my point.
The next time you visit a neighbor
who is a part-time farmer, check
your reactions. If he is new in the
neighborhood, make him feel
welcome. He is likely to be worth
cultivating.
Oh, yes. There are two advan¬
tages I haven’t mentioned. The
number of farmers is shrinking.
Non-farmers and part-time
farmers add to the taxable proper¬
ty in the country, and make pos¬
sible the services you want and
need. Also, it’s my belief that non¬
farmers who live in the country
come to think like farmers, and
are likely to be valuable allies in
pushing legislation needed by
farmers.
Gordon Fuller of Chenango Forks, New York.
American Agriculturist, December, 1965
DISTRIBUTORS
John Reiner & Co., Inc.
94-15 150th St.
Jamaica, L. I., N. Y.
John Reiner & Co. of Syracuse Corp.
2250 Park St., Syracuse, N. Y. 13208
Stull Equipment Co.
3100 W. Fourth St., Chester, Pa.
DEALERS
NEW YORK
Adams — Wilson Equipment Co.
Alder Creek — Futuramic GLF
Altamont — Howard L. Gage, Inc.
Amity ville — Purdy’s Lawnmower
Andes — Liddle Brothers
Angelica — H. Jorgeson & Son
Arcade — M. C. & C. M. Drake
Athol — Cameron & Cameron
Attica — George Burnison
Auburn — Main & Pickney
Ballston Spa — Perrino’s Imp. & Tractor
Batavia — Batavia GLF Farm Store
Bayshore — Arthur Rauft
Brant — Thomas C. Chiavetta
Brasher Falls — Boot’s Saws Sales & Repair
Broadalbin — Carpenter & Sunderland
Brewster — Martyn Equipment Co.
Bronx — N. Y. Plumbers Specialties Co.
Bronx — Portable Equip. Distributors
Buffalo — West Seneca Tool Rental
Burke — Cowan’s Esso Service
Canandaigua — Don Howard
Catskill — Burgers Sales & Service
Cazenovia — Waterbury & Coe Fd. & Fm. Sup.
Champlain — Raymond Bedard
Chatham — Bob’s Lawn & Garden Mart
Chestertown — Roberts’ Chainsaws
Clarence — Clarence Lawnmower Service
Clinton — Clinton Farm Supply
Clinton Corners — Bowman Sales & Svc.
Cohocton — Edmond Appliance & Hardware
Concsus — Gordon T. Alger
Constable — Wilson Farm Service
Corinth — Main Motors, Inc.
Corning — Rice & Sons
Cornwall-on-the-Hudson — Ed’s Mower Shop
Cortland — Cain Tractor & Implement Co.
Deer River — Francis Nicholl
De Freestville — Master Equipment
Deposit — Clinton P. Tompkins
DeRuyter — H. W. Cook Farm Service
Downsville — T. J. Klindt
Dunkirk — Gunther’s Service
Dryden — Dryden Implement, Inc.
East Meadows- — United Rent-Alls of Cen. Nassa
East Randolph — Ed Gumienik
East Williamson — Ralph Verbridge
Edmeston — R. S. Hardic & Sons
Elizabethtown — B & H Saw Sales
Elmira — Keller’s Saw Shop
Elmsford — Stillwell Equipment
Essex — Lester’s Service
Fabius — Fabius Hardware
Falconer — Schutt’s Saw & Mower Service
Ft. Johnson — Jim’s Garage
Ft. Plain — Hallsville Farm Supply
Freedom — Me Kerrow Bros.
Freeport — Freeport Equip Sales & Svc.
Glen Cove — Larry’s Mid-Island
Granville — Scott’s Tractor & Implement
Greenville — Greenville Farm Supply
Hankins- — Sipple Service
Haverstraw — Shaw Jobson
Hobart — E. T. Van Buren & Sons
Hubbardsville — Jacob Misch & Son
Hudson — A. J. Grabs Sons
Huntington Sta. — Huntington Grinding
Inwood — Long Island Lawnmower
Ithaca — A. R. Davis
Ithaca — Seneca Supply & Equip. Co., Inc.
Jamaica — Sheehan Hardware Co.
Johnson City — Goodrich Implement Co.
Kanona — Larry’s Saw Shop
King Ferry — Gilling & Nedrow
Kingston — Power Mower Repair
Itnowlesville — Knowlesville GLF Farm Store
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Remington Arms Company, Inc. Park Forest,
Leicester — A. R. Christiano Hdwe & Impl.
Lewiston — Lewiston Tree Specialist
Liberty — Clinton P. Tompkins
Lisbon — R. G. Kentner & Sons
Little Falls — Slabe’s Garage
Livonia Center — Day Tractor & Impl. Co.
Lockport — Walter Kohl
Long Island City — Contractors’ Supply Corp.
Long Island City — Mahoney Clarke, Inc.
Long Island City— Stillwell Supply Co.
Lyons — Schleede Farm Supply
Madison — Farm & Home Store
Marcellus — Russell Equipment Co.
Margaretville — Douglas Kelly & Son
Marlboro — Ralph C. Herman Co., Inc.
Massapequa — Fort Neck Tool Rental Co.
Mayville — Art’s Lawnmower Shop
Mech’ville — Quack’ bush Mower & Eng. Sis. & Svc
Merrick — Marshall Machinery
Mexico— H. G. Miller Service
Mlddleburg — Schoharie Equipment Co.
Middleport — R. Max Hyde
Middletown — Bellows & May
Middletown — Lou’s Repair Shop
Milford — Yale Hardware
Miller Place— Miller Place Svc. Sta.
Millerton — Scoland Farm Machinery
Mineola — Liffco, Inc.
Monroe — Mike’s Small Engine Repair
Monticello — Theimer’s Garage
Mooers Forks — E. R. De Coste & Son
Moravia — Aabel Sales
Morrisonville — Bernard Barber
New Berlin — Pope Bros. Garage
New Hyde Park — ABC Rent-All
New Lebanon Center — The Fixit Shop
New York City — Biddle Purchasing Co.
New York City — Contractors’ Trading Co.
New York City — Westwood Paper Co., Inc.
Newark — Fairville Garage
Nichols — J. D. Robertson & Son
Nineveh — Edward Oliver
North Bellmore — Lange Hardware
North Lawrence — J. A. Wilber & Son
North Merrick — Community Rent-Alls
N. Ticonderoga — Belden’s Saw Sales & Svc.
Northport — Vernon Machine Garden Supply
Norwich — Kosowsky Hardware
Oneida — Oneida Milling Co.
Oneonta — Bill Mosher
Ovid — Ovid Small Engine Clinic
Patchogue — Carl’s Lawnmower Shop
Pawling — Utter Brothers
Pearl River — Pearl River Cycle Co.
Peekskill — Peekskill Lawnmower Service
Penn Yan — Hayes Exch. Store & Auction Serv.
Pine Island — Roy Brothers
Pleasantville — C. V. Pierce Co.
Port Jervis — Rowe-Hendrickson Saw Filing
Port Washington— Precissioneer, Inc.
Poughkeepsie — Mike’s Lawnmower
Rexford — Rexford Small Engine Shop
Richfield Springs — Beadle & Co.
Riverhead — Rolle Brothers
Rochester — Swinging Mower
Rome — David Teuscher
Rosedale — A & F Tool Rental
Saranac Lake — Keough Marine Sales
Schenectady — Thruway Engine Clinic
Schuylerville — Nelson Pratt
Selkirk — Hillmann Bros. Equip. Co.
Sharon Springs — Edgar Handy Garage
Sidney Center — Jess F. Howes
South Glens Falls — Rt. 9 Motor Svc.
Speculator — Tracy Saw Sales
Spencer — Simcoe’s Garage
Spring Valley — Clarkstown Equipment
Staten Island — Trimalawn Equip. Co.
Stone Ridge — George Von Bargen
Syracuse — Syracuse Farm Supply Corp.
Thendara — Bob’s Gulf & TV Svc.
Theresa — Pete Giltz Implement Co.
Trumansburg — Maurice Bowers
Tupper Lake — Eugene Fortier
Vails Gate — Vails Gate Rental Mart
Vermontville — Mac’s Service
Walton — Russell’s Sales & Service
Walworth — Duell’s Garden Store
Waterloo — Finger Lakes Equip. Co.
Watkins Glen — Glen City’ Garage
Weedsport— Blumer Supply
Wellsville — Chiavetta Bros., Inc.
West Leyden — Stanley Freeman
Westbury, L. I. — Contractors’ Supply Corp.
West Shokan — West Shokan Garage
Whitney Point — George W. White
Worcester — Edward R. Johnston
NEW JERSEY
Belmar — Heyniger Brothers
Blairstown — Blairstown Electric Co.
Den ville — Master Grinding Co.
Edgewater — H. G. Rice
Elmer — Lester T. Roark Farm Supply
Elmer — Delbert Robinson
Englewood — Contractors’ Supply Corp.
Freehold — Barg & Morfford
Garfield — Ralph’s Highway Service
Hackensack — Me Manus Floor Machine
Hammonton — Rusnak Brothers, Inc.
Haskell— United Rent-Alls of Lakeland
Hewitt — Mann’s Hardware
Highland Park — Kish Brothers
Hoboken — Contractors’ Trading Co.
Long Valley — Long Valley Mower Shop
Maplewood — -Gauthier Door Check
Middletown — Wm. Potter & Son
Midland Park — The Sharp Shop
Midland Park — Tietz Chevron Service
Montville — Steve Willand
Mt. Holly — Cooney Welding & Machine Co.
Morganville — Dick’s Lawnmower Service
Neptune City — Henry’s Hardware
New Market — Sheldon Dix Saw Service
Old Tappan — Nor’ern Valley Mower & Equip. Shop
Passaic — Passaic Grinding Shop, Inc.
Paterson — Garden State Tool Supply Co.
Pitman — K & H Auto Stores
Port Elizabeth — Reeves Lumber Co.
Salem — C. W. Plummer
Short Hills — Millburn Grinding Shop
Sparta — Sparta Tool Rental
Suecasunna — Homecraft Rental Service
Swain ton — Barber’s Farm & Garden Supply
Swedesboro — Slusar’s Garage
Trenton — Caola and Company
Trenton — Olden Supply
Union — Force Machinery
Westfield — Storr Tractor Company
Williamstown — Eldridge’s Lawn & Garden Center
WINDOWLESS HOUSE
We have a 40 x 284 windowless
poultry house that holds 12,000
birds in stair-step cages suspended
over pits. The pits are 8 inches
deep; no water is added. In fact,
we have drains and sump pumps
in the pits to take natural liquid
out. A regular cross conveyor
barn cleaner at the end of the
house carries manure to a tank-
type spreader. Manure is pushed
into this barn cleaner with a scrap¬
er powered by a small tractor.
We usually clean the house
every two months, but this varies
with the weather during the winter
time. We prefer, of course, to
spread it ahead of a corn crop,
but have also used it on meadows
where it really makes hay crops
jump!
The poultry house has truss
rafters four feet apart that require
no supporting posts; we estimate a
total weight suspended from the
trusses of ten tons per row ofbirds.
We used exterior plywood for the
side walls and ceiling, but if we did
it again we would use Masonite.
Also, if we were doing it again, we
would incorporate complete auto¬
matic feeding and belt egg collec¬
tion in the setup. Insulation is 3
inches thick on the side walls and
4 inches on the ceiling.
We use a powered feed cart at
present that delivers to an upper
and lower row of birds with one
pass. We feed all mash now,
although we have fed crumbles.
We team up with a neighboring
poultry man and buy a carload of
feed at a time, then split it between
us. We have a metal feed tank with
a capacity of 25 tons for storing
our portion of the carload.
We gather eggs three times a
day and store them in an egg
room in which we try to maintain
a temperature of 55 °F. and 70
percent relative humidity.
One of our problems is cleaning
watering troughs once a week . . .
it’s almost an all-day job for one
person. The birds bill feed into
these troughs that are on the same
side of the cages as the feeding
troughs. We think it would be
better if the water trough was on
the opposite side from the feed
trough so that birds would have a
tendency to clean off their bills just
a bit as they turn from feed to
water.
Our lighting schedule starts 20-
week-old birds off at 14 hours of
light, which is continued to 32
weeks of age, then increased 15
minutes per week to a maximum
of 20 hours. Some of our started
pullets come in from an 8-hour
light schedule and some from 14
hours.
We know we must never reduce
light on laying hens, so we move
the“8’s”to 14 and holdthe“14’s”
where they are. Our present birds
hit 85 percent production one week
and have been above 70 percent
production since they were 27
weeks of age. We sell 30 to 50
dozen eggs per day here at home
and move the rest on a wholesale
basis ungraded.
By the way, we also have 70
milk cows in two separate herds
on other farms. — William Fulton,
Adams, New York
Personal F
arm Experience
The items on this page all come from
the firing line of farm production.
BIGGER HERD
With our present setup we can
care for a lot of cows . . .just the
two of us (father and son). Ten
years ago we had 35 to 40 cows;
now we keep around 80.
The cows are in free stalls, with
sawdust for bedding. We have an
18,000 gallon pit for liquid ma¬
nure which we clean out every ten
days. We have two tanks for
spreading, one 1,000 gallon and a
larger one holding 2,600 gallons.
We have used the setup a year and
a half, and are well pleased with it.
We kept the investment low by
building a good part ol the equip¬
ment needed.
Right now we are trying some¬
thing new, putting a couple ofbags
of 20 percent superphosphate in
the underground pit every day.
Cows are fed grain (while milk¬
ing), haylage put up in a conven¬
tional silo equipped with an
unloader, and corn silage.
We would raise more corn but
too much of our land is too near
“vertical” rather than horizontal.
— George and Willis Ocain, Go¬
shen, Connecticut
DAIRY FARM
We feed our 45-cow herd hay
and silage the year around. In the
spring, cows go out on pasture
during the day only until they can
go out nights, then they’re turned
out nights only and stay in the
barn during the day all summer.
We’ve noticed that dry weather
dramatizes the advantages of
higher levels of fertilization . . .
crops produce well even in times
of moderate drought when they’re
well fed. Alfalfa weevil is a real
problem, and leafhopper damage
is also evident. It makes a farmer
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wonder about expanding alfalfa
acreage until the time when ap¬
proved longer-lasting insecticides
are available.
Our herd has averaged more
than 500 pounds of fat annually
for five years and produced more
than 14,000 pounds of milk per
cow this year. We’ve been working
closely with the Extension Service
and Penn State in a farm records
project and find it helps a great
deal in management. — Leroy
Coleman, Montrose, Pa.
Fred (left) and Paul Hafner in their
roadside stand.
ROADSIDE STAND
We grow strawberries, sweet
corn, tomatoes, cabbage, melons,
squash, cucumbers and eggplant
on 175 acres and sell about 15
percent of what we grow at our
roadside stand. It is open from
June to November. We also sell a
lot of berries and tomatoes to peo¬
ple who pick their own.
The balance of our production
is delivered to chain stores in Syra¬
cuse, most of whom have ware¬
houses to service a wide area.
One of our problems is to have
enough volume to keep customers
supplied. Competition from other
areas is rugged in these days of
rapid truck transportation.
All the crops are irrigated, which
is almost a necessity when grow¬
ing vegetables for the fresh mar¬
ket, and we have a sizable cooler
in which to store yegetables to
maintain quality. — Hafner Broth¬
ers (Fred and Paul), Baldwinsville,
N.Y.
ONIONS AND LETTUCE
We grow two crops, onions and
lettuce, on about 100 acres of
muck just south of Oswego. They
are sold to chain stores and brok¬
ers over a wide area.
One of the troubles of small
onion growers is misinformation
about the supply. We believe that
the big fellows manipulate market
and supply information for their
own advantage.
Raising vegetables on muck is
hard hot work, and when young
men get the wages they do for
short hours, we wonder who will
work our good muck land in years
to come. Even so, it takes less
back-breaking work than it once
did. Chemicals now do 75 to 80
percent of weed control on onions
and maybe 40 percent on lettuce.
We have irrigated for ten years,
but last year we improved the ef¬
ficiency of irrigation by laying tile
by which we can control the water
level. Our muck is too low for
natural drainage, so we installed
a pump over a 16-foot pit to pump
out water which eventually goes
into Lake Ontario. If necessary,
we can also pump water into the
tile to raise the water level. The
County Extension Service was
very helpful in installing this
system. — A ngelo and Tony
Ferlito, Oswego, N.Y.
SOMETHING NEW
W. H. Marshman (left) and John Bed-
narz, a satisfied customer.
We are trying something new
at Orkel Fruit Farm . . . “pick ’em
yourself” apples.
Last winter we pruned 12 acres
of apple trees quite drastically to
bring the fruit closer to the ground.
Depending on how the experiment
works out, we may do the same to
six more acres.
We grow about 25,000 bushels
of apples plus other fruit including
peaches. We sell from 60 to 80
percent of the fruit at a roadside
market. We are not happy when
selling fruit at wholesale prices,
and the new venture is expected to
step up the proportion of retail
sales.
We have a man in the orchard
to help the pickers. He tells them
where and how to pick and helps
with the ladders ( short ones made
from long ladders that get broken).
We also have made some small
ramps about two feet high that the
picker can stand on to reach more
apples without using ladders.
We charge $1.25 a half bushel,
just half the retail price. This is
written early in the harvest season
but the idea seems to be working
all right. — W H. Marshman,
Manager Orkel Orchards, West
Simsbury, Conn.
American Agriculturist, December, 1965
MAJOR FEED MARKET SWITCHES TO WAYNE
(I to r) Wayne Feeds District Salesmen Harold Fries, Gordon Moser, Manager of the Bedford Farm Bureau and Territory Salesman Dick Baker. A branch office is also operated at Everett, Pa.
“Immediate Acceptance!”
reports
Bedford Farm Bureau
Poultry and livestock feeders of the Bedford
(Pennsylvania) County area apparently agree
with Manager Gordon Moser that “Everybody
benefits when you make the move to Wayne!”
They put Wayne Feeds to work “immediately
and in volume” on their farms and in their feed
lots when Bedford Farm Bureau switched to
Wayne last July.
“Results were surprisingly fast,” says Mr.
Moser. “For 23 years we handled feed from
another supplier, which was in our opinion dur¬
ing that time the best feed for the money. But
we had no choice but to make a change.”
WHY BEDFORD CHOSE WAYNE
“Our Board of Directors voted overwhelmingly
for Wayne Feeds out of 5 offered to us, because
of proven quality and record of performance in
the feed lot.”
FOUND PREFERENCE FOR WAYNE
“With the switch,” says Mr. Moser, “we felt we
might lose some customers not wishing to
change. But we found no opposition to Wayne.”
“In fact, many customers said they would have
PREFERRED Wayne over the years. Also, we
gained many NEW customers!’’
25.8% SALES INCREASE
“The business that has come to us with our
switch to Wayne has been most gratifying,” con¬
cludes Manager Moser. “We've enjoyed a
25.8% increase in feed sales and customers,
and they are still climbing!”
“Weare benefittingand ourcommunity is bene¬
fiting simply because they are now getting the
results they want. We are looking forward to
even more success with Wayne!”
The experience of the Bedford Farm Bureau is
proof once again that WAYNE offers a proven,
time-tested way to serve well the needs of
result-minded poultry and livestock feeders . . .
through local, independent business men oper¬
ating on true principles of the free enterprise
system.
If you are a retail feed dealer— or are consid¬
ering becoming one— by all means write Allied
Mills today about the many advantages of a
Wayne Feeds Dealership.
You will find — as thousands have — that Wayne
Dealers have business forces working for them
(including excellent customer acceptance) that
many other dealers miss.
If you are feeding poultry or livestock— don’t
miss the added returns that Wayne Research
has built into these feeds for you.
ROY HINSON
New Paris, Pennsylvania
“We have been customers of Bed¬
ford County Farm Bureau for years
and when they changed to Wayne
Feeds we put our dairy herd on
Wayne, with this change taking place
during mid-summer and since that
time we have experienced a noticeable
increase in production over the same period of last year.
I manage the dairy herd for my father and I am feeding
a straight 16% Wayne Feed. The cows eat well and we are
all very happy that Bedford Farm Bureau switched to
Wayne Feeds.”
MAURICE HELSEL
Claysburg, Pennsylvania
“I have been a loyal believer in local-
owned Cooperatives and I ordered
feed on the first car which was
shipped to Bedford County Farm
Bureau in 1941 and I have been a
customer of theirs ever since.
I went along with the local manage¬
ment and directors when they decided to change to
Wayne Feeds and I am very well pleased with their deci¬
sion and my results on both my dairy cows and hogs.
The most noticeable improvement is with my pigs and
Wayne T. C. Pig Starter. I have never used a feed before
that could equal this one.”
BEDFORD CUSTOMERS REPORT TOP RESULTS
CARL DIVELY
Bedford, Pennsylvania
“As a stockholder in Bedford County
Farm Bureau I am interested in the
success of both, the organization and
my farm. I congratulate the manage¬
ment and the directors on their deci¬
sion to make Wayne Feeds available
to me and their many other cus¬
tomers. I am well satisfied and my dairy herd has never
done better.”
A. C. WALTERS
Clearville, Pennsylvania
“When our local Farm Bureau
changed to Wayne I was skeptical of
being able to get a feed as good as
the one which they were offering and
at the same time get one of a desir¬
able texture. I soon learned that
Wayne offered quite a variety and
they could supply me with a feed which would fit my needs.
I am well pleased with Wayne Feeds and I am glad that
the change was made.”
WAYNE
FEEDS
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The Measure Heard
’round the World
by Wes Thomas
The Nebraska Tractor Test can help you know what
to expect from a tractor.
IN THE early days of the trac¬
tor industry, manufacturers rated
their tractors rather arbitrarily . . .
and all too often the actual power
was short of the rated power. In
1919, the Nebraska state legisla¬
ture enacted a law requiring that
a stock tractor of each model sold
in the state be tested by the state
university, and the results made
public. It was necessary for only
one state to do this to set a stan¬
dard for the entire industry.
In this day of mass production,
tractors sold in Nebraska would,
of necessity, have to do the same
as tractors sold in every other
state. The test course was com¬
pleted in time to test 65 tractors in
1920; the first tractor tested was
the Waterloo Boy. To date, over
900 tractors have been tested and
reported.
The tractors furnished by the
manufacturer for test are required
to be stock models. However, they
are tuned and adjusted to peak
efficiency by factory engineers.
These engineers are also present
during the tests to keep the tractors
functioning properly.
Random Selection
You may contend that it would
be better to take new tractors at
random from dealers’ stock for
these tests, since these are the trac¬
tors that the farmer buys. How-
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ever, a moment’s reflection will
disclose why this process would
not be practical.
One of the values of a test pro¬
gram of this type is the opportuni¬
ty it furnishes to compare different
tractors on the basis of impartial
data. For this data to be compar¬
able, it must be taken under simi¬
lar conditions. If a tractor selected
at random were adjusted to the
same level of performance as any
other tractor so selected, these trac¬
tors could be used for the compari¬
son. Obviously, such uniformily-
adjusted tractors are not available.
So the only practical method
seems to be to set the level at the
best performance possible. The
only way to get this is to allow the
factory engineering department,
which designed and developed the
tractors, to adjust and furnish the
tractors for test.
Each tractor is tested for pto
horsepower and for drawbar
horsepower. Pto horsepower is
measured by hooking the tractor
to an electric dynamometer and
measuring the power developed.
Drawbar tests are conducted by
attaching load cars and pulling
them around a concrete track.
Necessary instruments are provid¬
ed for measuring the power
developed.
In both tests, a wide variety of
data is taken, to enable the test
engineers to accurately measure
the performance of the tractor. To
insure that tractors are actually
“stock,” each tractor tested is dis¬
assembled, and all parts that have
an influence on performance are
carefully measured. The value of
the Nebraska Tractor Test has
become so widely recognized that
some European tractor manufac¬
turers have submitted tractors for
test, even though they have no
intention of selling the tractors in
the United States.
Test Results
How can you obtain the test
results and interpret them in respect
to your requirements? Your county
agent may have summary sheets
available. Or, you can obtain sum¬
mary sheets and individual test
reports from the Tractor Test Lab¬
oratory, Department of Agricul¬
ture Engineering, University of
Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska.
These reports cover all tractors
that have been tested.
Upon first inspection, either a
test report or a summary sheet
may look to be only a bewildering
array of figures. However, do not
despair. Although some of the fig¬
ures are of interest primarily to
tractor engineers and others in the
industry, there are several of the
figures which can be of value to
you.
For the average tractor owner,
the drawbar test is the best indica¬
tion of how well the tractor will
perform. Drawbar horsepower is
more important than actual pull,
because the amount of work that
can be accomplished with the trac¬
tor is directly proportional to its
power . . . assuming that it is used
with the correct size of implement.
Engine Speed
When comparing the power of
tractors, always check engine
speed. Running an engine faster is
the easiest way of getting more
power from it, but the higher speed
decreases its life.
During the drawbar test, maxi¬
mum drawbar horsepower has to
be maintained for two hours. To
obtain this power most rubber tire
tractors must travel about 5 miles
per hour . . . even with ballast.
Maximum pto power is about
10 percent larger than drawbar
horsepower because of the losses
in the transmission and in traction.
The pto test is also run for two
hours at rated engine speed. All
adjustments on the engine . . . such
as governor, ignition, and car¬
buretor . . . are made during this
test and must remain unchanged
during the other remaining tests.
The varying power tests show
fuel consumption at various pto
loads. The loads, which are varied
American Agriculturist, December, 1965
from maximum to zero, each last
for twenty minutes. Fuel consump¬
tion for all six tests is average.
Studies show that the average
farm tractor does not quite aver¬
age using half its power. Thus, the
average of the varying load tests
is probably the best estimate of
fuel consumption for a tractor. It
will use more fuel during the plow¬
ing season than shown by test
results, but on a year-around
average, the tractor will use fuel
at about the rate shown in the
Nebraska Test.
Results of the maximum draw¬
bar pull test can be easily mislead¬
ing. For purposes of uniformity
this test is performed on a concrete
track. Thus, you should not expect
to pull as much on your farm.
In addition, most manufacturers
put much more weight on the trac¬
tor during this test than you would
normally want to use. Thus, when
someone quotes a particularly
high pull for a tractor be sure to
find out how much weight the trac¬
tor was carrying. Most tractors
-tested at Nebraska pull approxi¬
mately 2/3 to 3/4 of their weight,
including ballast. Thus, if you
were to remove 3,000 pounds of
weight, drawbar pull would be de¬
creased about 2,000 pounds.
The varying drawbar pull and
travel speed with ballast test shows
the lugging ability of the tractor.
As speed is reduced by applying
drawbar load, the pull increases
in steps over that at maximum
power until travel speed is reduced
by one-half. Maximum pull does
not correspond to maximum horse¬
power because of high slippage.
This lugging ability is most im¬
portant when plowing or doing
other heavy drawbar work. When
the plow hits a hard spot it is
desirable to have the drawbar pull
increase substantially as the engine
slows. But it is even more impor¬
tant that the engine should “hang
on,” or continue to pull at half
speed. Otherwise, excessive gear-
shifting may be required.
A Nebraska Test also shows
tractor and engine specifications.
Although this information may be
available from your tractor dealer,
it is listed in the report in a form
that permits easy, direct compari¬
son between different makes of
tractors.
In selecting any new tractor,
remember that there are many
things to consider . . . including the
quality and availability of service.
Results of the Nebraska Tractor
Test should not be the sole basis
for your choice, but it is the best
source for impartial information
on such items as power and fuel
economy.
1 . Maximum power delivered through the power
takeoff at two different operating conditions: (a) At
2200-rpm engine speed (manufacturer’s rated speed)
for two-hour period, (b) Crankshaft at 1880-rpm
engine speed (to produce standard pto speed of
1000 rpm) for one hour.
2. About maximum usable power that can be ex¬
pected from similar models of this tractor.
3. Governored speed increased from 2200 rpm at
maximum load to 2373 rpm at lowest load, this is
well within the 1 0 to 1 2 percent increase considered
to be the normal desirable maximum.
4. Maximum drawbar power measured while the
tractor travels around the test track for two hours.
5. Maximum pull of 14,174 pounds does not in¬
dicate maximum drawbar power because of high
slippage.
6. Drawbar power and pull were not limited by
slippage in the higher gear ratios.
7. These figures show weather conditions at the
time of test. Runs are made when thermometer is
near average. Air temperature is regulated to about
75 degrees F. Power is reduced about 3 percent for
each 1000 feet increase in altitude and about 1
percent for each 10 degree increase in dry-bulb
temperature.
8. Each gallon of fuel used per hour produces this
much power.
9. A good estimate of gallons of fuel used per
hour under average conditions.
10. The greater the horsepower hours per gallon,
the better the fuel economy.
1 1 . Gallons of fuel used per hour at one-half of
maximum pull.
12. A measure of lugging ability. Speed is reduced
by increasing the load in steps until the travel speed
is reduced by 50 percent. Note that greatest pull
and greatest power do not occur at the same load.
13. Difference between these two figures shows
amount of weight added; in this case it was 4,250
pounds. Although this is more than two tons of ad¬
ditional weight, it is less than one-third the weight
of the basic tractor, and is by comparison a re¬
latively modest amount of added weight.
NEBRASKA TRACTOR TEST 828 - JOHN DEERE 5010 DIESEL
The University of Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station
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2
3
4
5
6
POWER TAKE-OFF PERFORMANCE
Hp
Crank¬
shaft
•peed
rpm
Fuel Consumption Temperature Degrees F
Hp-hr
Gal Lb per Air Air
per per gal Cooling wet dry
hr hp-hr medium bulb bulb
Barometer
inches of
Mercury
MAXIMUM POWER AND FUEL CONSUMPTION
121.12
2200
Rated Engine Speed— Two Hours
8.058 0.462 15.03 185
56 75
29.200
108.67
Standard Power Take-off Speed (1000 rpm)— One Hour
1880 7.018 0.449 15.48 185 55 75
29.180
VARYING P6w£r And fuel Consumption
-TWO HOURS
107.23
2290
7.222 0.468 14.85 180
56 75
0.00
2373
2.359 168
56 74
54.69
2339
4.544 0.577 12.04 177
56 75
120.83
2200
8.017 0.461 15.07 185
57 75
27.57
2355
3.391 0.854 8.13 172
58 75
81.17
2314
5.762 0.493 14.09 180
59 76
Av 65.25
2312
5.216 0.555 12.51 177
57 75
29.173
DRAWBAR PERFORMANCE
Draw-
Hp bar
pull
lbs
Speed
miles
per
hr
Fuel Consumption
Crank- Slip
shaft of Gal Lb Hp-hr
speed drivers per per per
rpm % hr hp-hr gal
Temp Degrees F
Cool- Air Air
ing wet dry
med bulb bulb
Barometer
inches of
Mercury
VARYING DRAWBAR POWER AND FUEL CONSUMPTION WITH BALLAST
105.92 7759
Maximum Available Power— Two Hours— 4th Gear
5.12 2199 5.01 7.960 0.522 13.31 188 60 62
28.720
87.79 6043
75% of Pull at Maximum Power— Ten Hours-
5.45 2317 3.88 6.785 0.537 12.94
-4th Gear
185 60 62
28.735
59.28 3995
50% of Pull at Maximum Power— Two Hours-
5.56 2340 2.75 5.202 0.609 11.40
—4th Gear
186 58 71
28.815
MAXIMUM POWER WITH BALLAST
67.82
14174
1.79
2335 1
14.82
1st
Gear
170
43
44
28.960
101.78
13839
2.76
2205 1
13.36
2nd
Gear
177
44
50
28.950
107.08
10369
3.87
2206
7.94
3rd
Gear
178
48
52
28.950
108.91
8040
5.08
2201
5.86
4th
Gear
180
49
53
28.950
107.79
6317
6.40
2199
4.54
5th
Gear
181
54
62
28.930
104.88
4624
8.51
2204
3.36
6th
Gear
183
54
62
28.930
101.70
3430
11.12
2209
'2.38
7th.
Gear
182
55
64
28.930
MAXIMUM
POWER
WITHOUT
BALLAST
108.02
7989
5.07
2201
6.22
4th
Gear
188
48
52
28.935
VARYING DRAWBAR PULL AND TRAVEL SPEED WITH BALLAST-
-4th Gear
Pounds pull
8040
8323
8623
8802
8729
8708
Horsepower
108.91
101.46
92.92
82.23
69.57
57.68
Miles
per hour
5.08
4.57
4.04
3.50
2.99
2.48
Slip of drivers,
0/
Zo
5.86
6.01
6.31
6.31
6.46
6.31
7
8
9
10
II
TIRES, BALLAST and WEIGHT
Rear tires
Ballast
Front tires
Ballast
Height of drawbar
Static weight
—No, size, ply & psi
—Liquid
—Cast iron
—No, size, ply & psi
—Liquid
—Cast iron
With Ballast
Two 24.5-32; 10; 16
1710 lb each
440 lb each
Two 11:00-16; 8; 36
None
None
22 inches
12750 lbs
4250 lbs
17175 lbs
Without Ballast
Two 24.5-32; 10; 16
None
None
Two 11.00-16; 8; 36
None
None
23 1/> inches
8450 lbs
4300 lbs
12925 lbs
—Rear
—Front
Total weight with operator
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American Agriculturist, December, 1965
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Gayway Fa/un
Notes
by HAROLD HAWLEY
DON'T MUFF IT
One of the more interesting pos¬
sibilities in connection with our
foreign policy, and our national
agricultural policy, has to do with
whether we undertake to make
food available to people all over
the face of the globe. Naturally,
if the decision is made to export
food in quantity (under whatever
financial arrangements are decided
upon) the American farmer would
again get the green light as far as
his production output is concerned.
This in itself would be a most
interesting phenomenon. For so
long have we consciously and pur¬
posely held national farm produc¬
tion below maximum that I doubt
if anyone knows just how much
could be produced if all restrictions
were off and the price was right.
It’s this price matter that con¬
cerns me most. If it is our govern¬
ment policy to buy and export
food to hungry people, we could
find ourselves with the government
being the biggest customer. This
in itself is no cause for alarm as
long as whatever programs we
embark on don’t suddenly cease
before production could be adjust¬
ed downward. What is disturbing
is that prices for commodities
would tend to be at whatever level
Congress and the Secretary of
Agriculture decided — not at what
the price would be in a free com¬
petitive market.
Why does this matter? Well, it’s
quite simple. In an economy al¬
ready fed up with paying the tab
for ineffective farm programs, and
in a society which is urban-domi-
nated, farm prices had best be set
by the market system rather than
by legislative or administrative
decision.
An all-out “food for thehungry”
program could be a real boon to
American agriculture, creating an
extra demand and freeing us from
the costly and ineffective controls;
it could, if we let it, be a real snare
and delusion. It all depends on
whether food for others is an agri¬
culture program or a State De¬
partment program, and whether
it is charged off against agriculture
or charged off like any other
defense or peace effort. It also de¬
pends on the purchasing and pric¬
ing policies.
If the government merely goes
into the open market and buys
what it needs at whatever the mar¬
ket prices are, this is fine and
dandy. If, however, food is bought
at some pre-determined level, say
at a percentage of parity or of
world price, or a percentage of
price in a base period, these pur¬
chases will distort the market price
and put farmers in the position of
producing food and fiber not for
what it is worth but for whatever
the government or some officials
in it decide they will pay.
Ultimate Degradation
In this situation agriculture will
soon find itself at the mercy of
political pressure groups, all of
whom would really prefer cheap
food. From here it is an easy step
to suggest that to keep farmers’
returns high enough to encourage
high production a little subsidy
might be needed. There we have
the ultimate degradation of the
American farmer as between gov¬
ernment determining its paying
prices (rather than the market
place setting the price) and politi¬
cal decisions determing the amount
of subsidy to agriculture. The
farmer will be completely at the
mercy of non-economic decisions
rather than guided and rewarded
by the decisions made in the mar¬
ket place.
If it develops that our foreign
policy decisions involve food for
the world’s hungry, the most im¬
portant step farmers can take will
be to insist that purchases of such
food be made competitively in the
open market, with the government
paying whatever it takes to get the
goods. Any other course will lead
us to complete reliance on the de¬
cisions and whims of others . . .
who outnumber us and who like
cheap food and care little that only
with a free market system can
farmers be guided to produce what
is needed most urgently. Let’s not
muff this big important decision
when the time comes.
SWEET AS A ROSE?
There are several companies
who make various mixtures of
stuff which is supposed to mask
odors. We are trying some of them
by adding the prescribed amount
to each load of manure. It’s too
soon to say that they are an un¬
qualified success, but it’s fair to
say that they do cut down on the
smell. One product (Zonemark)
has a cherry odor and has been
about as good as any we have
tried. I can’t say that the field
smells like a cherry pie after we
spread, but there is a lot less total
odor than when we did not add
anything.
There is no questioning the odor
of liquid manure, but I believe the
real problem stems from the fact
that so many thousands of gallons
can be spread in a day. It’s as
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though one cleaned and hauled
50 to 60 spreader-loads of calf
pens in a single day! Just the fact
that there is such a vast tonnage
of manure (and odor) put on one
field all at once makes for a prob¬
lem which is worse than if only a
load or two is spread.
DAIRY QUOTAS
I’ve been a little surprised and
disappointed at some of the state¬
ments I’ve heard at farm meetings
of various kinds this fall relative
to the Class I base plan for dairy.
For one thing, it seems apparent
that we have a hard time learning
from experience. On more than
one occasion I’ve heard men say
that they wouldn’t go for the plan
if the cut-back from present pro¬
duction was to be very large. They
reason that if their cut is small
they can live with it. Isn’t it ob¬
vious that the amount of cut in
production quotas at any future
time could be large or small de¬
pending on someone else’s de¬
cision?
Others have referred to this plan
as a temporary adjustment plan
— one we could soon discard.
Again, haven’t we yet learned that
nothing is so permanent and noth¬
ing so hard to be rid of as “tem¬
porary” programs? We still have
some which were inaugurated back
in World War II days, and some
we are still trying to vote out. Even
after voting out the wheat program
we didn’t and couldn’t be done
with it! The last thing we should
fall for is that soothing phrase
that it’s only “a temporary pro¬
gram.”
Inasmuch as none of us here
has had actual experience under a
quota plan, it would seem fruitful
to see how it has actually worked
in areas where it has been tried.
In this connection, it is important
to distinguish between what farm¬
ers think of the programs and
what the programs are actually
doing for the farmers. This pro¬
gram is hailed as a production¬
curbing one — and it is fair to
insist it be that if it is to be called
effective.
Production increases
In many southern states milk
has been in short supply, with
prices high. Class I quotas have
been in effect for some time, with
prices for pounds of base pretty
well established. Because of the
deficit supply situation and the
corresponding high price, most
farmers in those states seem to
favor a Class I base.
During the period of the quota
plan, milk production has been
increasing. This is the point that
we should consider; a Class I base
program does not prevent produc¬
tion increases. It merely makes it
more expensive for individual
dairymen to make those adjust¬
ments and expansions which are
appropriate to their particular sit¬
uation.
It’s obvious that the Order II
market area isn’t in a deficit sup¬
ply situation. If we start a pro¬
gram with more milk than needed
in Class I and II, plus a reason¬
able volume for safety, and if that
program isn’t one which prevents
growth and expansion, it can do
little to solve the problem. Expe¬
rience elsewhere suggests that
farmers will buy and earn bases
as they feel the need to grow at a
much greater cost than at present.
However, the extra cost apparent¬
ly does not stop expansion — may¬
be merely slows it. The extra cost
of acquiring additional bases does,
of course, wipe out profits for a
time.
Fixed Costs
The next point which should be
mentioned is that many costs in
dairying are fixed, and the costs
per hundredweight of milk can’t
help but increase if a quota system
lowers each man’s output to 60 to
70 ... or even 80 percent of his
production in some historical base
period.
Granted, the blend price of milk
has been on the low side in relation
to many farmers’ costs of produc¬
tion, but there still seems to be a
better way to improve dairymen’s
returns than by penalizing growth,
change, and efficiency. This inclu¬
des a better promotion effort . . .
which means every dairyman car¬
rying his share of the load. Too
many today are content to ride on
their neighbors’ coattails.
The adjustment of cow numbers
and production to needs has
brought us to a point where the
milk price keeps strengthening.
With adjustment and improvement
working for us, it would seem like
the worst kind of folly to desert the
competitive free enterprise system
for a plan which would tend to
freeze the status quo in the indus¬
try rather than to let each pro¬
ducer adjust his business accord¬
ing to his best judgment.
All of us at Gayway Farms are
grateful lor the opportunity to once
again wish for all of our readers
a merry and blessed Christmas.
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American Agriculturist, December, 1965
13
TINGLEY
FARM INCOME TAX
PLANNING
by Robert S. Smith
Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
IF YOU THINK Income Tax
planning in December is as out-
of-season as picking tomatoes in
Febriuiry, then you’re behind the
times in your business manage¬
ment. Good farm managers have
learned the value of tax planning
in November and December.
A farmer, like other business¬
men, has some flexibility in man¬
agement of his income and
expenses. If he allows his taxable
income to fluctuate widely from
year to year, he may lose the
benefit of exemptions and deduc¬
tions in the low years, and may
be subject to high-bracket tax in
the best years. The result is more
total tax over a period of years.
In the last few weeks of his tax
year, a farmer who reports on the
cash basis can make many moves
to bring his income more in line
with past years and what he
expects for the next year. He may
want to decrease taxable income
in the current year if things have
been favorable, and it appears he
will have much more tax to pay
than usual. He may want to
increase taxable income if it ap¬
pears he will not have enough to
use up exemptions and deductions,
or if his objective is to maintain
Social Security coverage at the
maximum.
Some Adjustments
The case of dairy-cash crop
farmer “Joe James” illustrates
some common moves which can
be made in leveling out income
from year to year.
Joe James decided at the end
of November to plan ahead for
income tax. Joe reports on the cash
basis and for the calendar year,
as do most farmers. He made up a
worksheet using his farm account
book, which looked like this:
In sizing up the situation, Joe
James found that the current year
will be way above par for his
business. Federal Income Tax on
the $6,900 of taxable income will
be $1,171. On machinery pur¬
chases this year, he will receive
$110 of investment credit to offset
income tax. Good crops, improved
milk production, and light ma¬
chinery purchases for the year will
result in income tax about double
the usual unless Joe makes some
moves in December.
Here are some expense adjust¬
ments he might consider:
Purchase feed which he will use
in January and February, amount¬
ing to $400.
Arrange for tractor overhaul in
December which he has planned
for February or March; estimated
cost $300.
Buy part of fertilizer needed for
Spring; cost $1,000.
Pay up all December bills for
gasoline, breeding fees, and other
open accounts before January 1;
estimated total of $150.
Check inventory of hardware,
all supplies, to see what needs will
be for next few months; replenish
inventories before January 1; esti¬
mated cost $250.
Review machinery inventory,
decide what major items must be
purchased within next 6 to 9
months. Decision might be to pur¬
chase item or items at cost of
$5,000 in December instead of in
the period January 1 to July 1 of
next year.
Machines purchased are eligible
for 10-year depreciation, S-line,
with first year 20 percent special
and investment credit of 7 percent.
Result would be increased deprecia¬
tion of $1,030 and $350 invest¬
ment credit against tax (one month
S-line depreciation plus full 20 per¬
cent special).
Amts to date
Est. rest
Est. Year's
Receipts Jan. to Nov. 30
of year
total
Milk sales
Calves and other livestock
$16,900
$2,000
$18,900
held for sale
200
50
250
Crops, eggs, poultry sold
6,100
1,800
7,900
Miscellaneous farm income
Sale of cows raised for
550
50
600
dairy $ -s- 2 =
Gain on sales of purchased
500
400
900
livestock $200 ■+• 2 =
Gain on sale of real estate
100
100
$._ + 2 «
----
....
Gain on sale of machinery
....
....
Off-farm taxable income
1,250
1,250
Total receipts
$25,600
$4,300
$29,900
Expenses
Cash expenses
Depreciation (last year’s tax
$15,400
$1,000
$16,400
return a guide)
3,200
Total expenses
$15,400
$1,000
$19,600
Adjusted Gross Income
10,300
Less 10% Standard Deduction
1,000
Sub total
$9,300
Less $600 x 4 exemptions
2,400
Estimated Taxable Income
$ 6,900
“Net Farm Profit” = Adjusted gross income less capital gains
and off-farm in-
come ($10,300 - $2,250 = $8,050).
All these changes would result
in total increased expense of
$3,130.
In addition to adjusting expen¬
ses upward, Joe James could make
the following adjustments to reduce
expected receipts:
Postpone sale of remainder of
bean crop ($1,800) until after Jan¬
uary 1. Market is not expected to
change.
Postpone culling of four raised
dairy cows until after January 1.
Milk they produce in the next
month will offset feed cost. (Sale
price $800, one-half of which
would be taxable).
These changes would result in
total reduced receipts of $2,200.
If all these possiblechanges were
made in receipts and expenses,
Joe’s adjusted gross income would
be reduced by $5,330, reducing
his income tax for the year from
$1,172 to $302. Further, he would
then have a total of $460 invest¬
ment tax credit, more than enough
to completely offset income tax of
the year.
Because all ol the adjustments
considered would have the effect
of increasing income tax in the
following year, Joe might decide
to follow a middle course, and
make only enough adjustments to
lower his income tax for the cur¬
rent year to the $500 to $600
range, which would be normal for
his business.
An Example
Since personal deductions and
exemptions are allowed annually,
any credit for such exemptions not
absorbed by current income is lost.
Here’s an example:
John and Mary Bell have three
children. The family’s adjusted
gross income one year balanced
out to exactly zero; the following
year it was $6,666 ... or an aver¬
age of $3,333. Tax paid during
the two years was $500.
Jim and Jane Smith also have
three children. Their adjusted
gross income one year was $3,333,
and the same for the following
year . . . also an averageof$3,333
for the two years. But their two-
year income tax was exactly zero
dollars!
The Bells paid more income tax
than the Smiths even though they
had the same average net income
for the two years. In the first year
they failed to use up the $3,333
that tax regulations permitted them
to earn before paying any income
tax ($600 for each exemption plus
the 10 percent standard deduction).
Tax Management
In attempting to make adjust¬
ments in income or expenses for
income tax or Social Security pur¬
poses, a farmer should remember
that:
It is never good business to
report anything but the truth on
an income tax return.
An adjustment to minimize taxes
can result in an unprofitable deci¬
sion for the business.
Social Security is perhaps the
best investment in survivorship
and retirement benefits a farmer
can make for himself and his
family. Benefits are directly geared
to level of reported earnings.
RUBBER DEALERS
NEW JERSEY
Clinton — No. Hunterdon Agway
Flemingtnn — Arkay Shoes
Hightstown — Ricci’s Shoes
Hillsdale — No. Bergen Co. Co-op.
Hopewell — Farmers Co-op. Assn.
Little Falls — Little Falls Agway
Long Valley — Fred March
Moorestown — Carl’s Shoes
Mt. Holly — Burlington Co. Co-op.
New Brunswick— Faimers Co-op. Assn.
Sussex— Sussex Agway
Toms River- — Purpurl Shoes
Trenton — Farmers Co-op. Assn.
NEW YORK
Akron — Akron Agway
Albany — Army & Navy Store
Famous Shoes
Jules Shoes
Manny’s Bootery
Waldman’s Juvenile Shoes
Young’s Shoe Store
Albion — Baughn Shoes
Dugan’s Shoes
Family Shoes
Amenia — Dutchess Surplus
Amity vllle— Edelman’s Dept. Store
Lang’s Shoes
Angola — Matteson’s
Argyle — Argyle Variety
Ash vllle — -Ashvllle Agway
Vubura — Bennett & Tracy
Liberty Store
Nolan Shoes
Averlll Park — Averlll Park Variety
Avon — Avon Agway
Sam D’Angelo
Babylon — Lo-Man Army & Navy
Bainbridge — Ba inbridge Agway
Baldwinsvile — Glass Family Shoes
Winshlp Shoes
Barker — Barker’s Dry Goods
Batavia — Batavia Agway
Bath — Harold’s Army & Navy
Hough’s Shoes
Beckers Comers — Smith Market
Beekmantown — Corron’s Economy
Belfast — Edmunds Store
Binghamton — Barron’s Shoes
Binghamton Agway
Dwyer’s Joe Shoes
Fowler, Dick & Walker
Lewis Shoe Market
McLean’s
Norman Uniform Co.
Nu Way Shoe Repair
Lou Rappaport
The Vogue Shoes
The Walking Shoe
Ward’s Army & Navy
Boonville — Family Shoe Store
Brewster — Markoff Shoes
Bridgehampton — Brldgehampton Agway
Buffalo — Brownies Army-Navy
Canandaigua — Davidson’s Shoes
Shaddock Shoes
Walter’s Shoes
Canastota — Albanese Shoes
Aquino Shoes
Canlsteo — Cleveland Sport Shop
Carmel — Markoff Shoes
Carthage — Faye’s Boot Shop
Catskill — Arnold’s Army & Navy
Center Moriches — Shoe Haven
Centerport — Beach Work’n Play
Central Islip — Central Islip Agway
Central Square — Central Square Agway
Shaw’s Shoes
Champlain — Pearl Dept. Store
Chateaugay — Pearl Dept. Store
Cincinnatus — Jackson’s Dept. Store
Clyde — De John’s Shoes
D1 Torio Shoe Service
Clymer — Neckers Co.
Commaek — Jay Lee Shoes
Copiague — Copiague Army & Navy
Corning — The Bootery
J. L. Clark Shoes
Harold’s Army & Navy
Hudson Shoe Co.
Cortland — George Bowker Shoes
Russ Fulmer Shoes
Wirthmore Stores
CropsviUe— Earl Rlfenberg
Deposit — Sunny’s Dept. Store
DeRuyter — Carter’ s
14
American Agriculturist, December, 1965
YOUR VETERINARIAN WILL TELL YOU . . .
FOOTWEAR OFTEN SPREADS FARM ANIMAL DISEASES.
TINGLEY BOOTS & WORK RUBBERS MAY SAVE YOU REAL MONEY!
KNEE-HI
CLOSURE BOOTS
Featherlight but
designed for heavy farm
work in any weather.
In rubber $7.95,
neoprene $11.25.
There are many ways that livestock and
poultry diseases can spread. One of the
most common sources of such infection is
your own footwear or that of your friends
and neighbors when they come to visit your
pens or flocks.
Tingley Boots and Rubbers are all rubber.
There is no fabric lining to hold moisture,
infection or contagion. They may be, and
usually are, washed and disinfected — in¬
side and out — dry in a jiffy. They’re inex¬
pensive — so why not have a few extra
pairs for yourself and visiting neighbors.
Tingley Boots and Rubbers are featherlight,
but they’re tough and rugged. Tingley
Boots’ "Bellows action” with each step,
gives air circulation and warmth.
RUBBER CORPORATION
222 South Ave., So. Plainfield, N. J.
At most shoe stores and departments,
and at farm supply stores
HI TOP
WORK RUBBERS
Take the place of heavy,
clumsy 2 buckle arctics —
no buckles or zippers.
In rubber $3.99,
neoprene $5.65.
10
INCH CLOSURE BOOTS
1 button (but 4 buckle
height), no lining, no zipper,
no buckles. In rubber $5.99,
neoprene $9.35.
TINGLEY
CAN YOU FIND YOUR TINGLEY DEALER LISTED BELOW?
DeWitt — Dwyer’s Jr. Shoes
Youthtown
East Aurora — Lattlmer Shoes
East Greenbush — Smuckler Bros. Shoes
East Hampton — East Hampton Shoes
East Northport — Jay Lee Shoes
East Rochester — King’s Shoes
Edwards — Pearl Dept. Store
Eilenburg Depot — Pearl Dept. Store
Elmira — Harold’s Army & Navy
Hudson Shoe Co.
Lewis Shoe Market
Panosian’s
Savino’s Shoes
Endlcott — The Burt Co.
Chambers Shoes
Dwyer’s Jr. Shoes
Alexander Harvey
Juvenile Shoes
Fairport — Palrport Agway
Feura Bush — Raymond Vadney
Fort Plains — Hallsville Farm Store
Fulton — -Cortlni’s Shoes
Fulton Agway
Lambrlno’s Shoes
Seibel’s Shoe
Geneva — D1 Duro Shoe Serv.
Super Army & Navy
Troll’s Shoes
Glens Falls — Young’s Shoes
Gouverneur — Ralston Purina Co.
Greene — Greene Agway
Miller Shoes
Greenla\vn — Greenlawn Work’n Play
Hamburg — Lattimer Shoes
Hamilton — John’s Shoe Shop
Hermon — Pearl Dept. Store
Hlcksvllle — Goldman Bros.
Homer — Homer Mens & Boys
Hornell — La Plana Shoes
Hudson — Jack’s Men Shop
Huntington Station — Huntington Agway
Illon — Wagner’s Shoes
Ithaca — Ithaca Agway Farm Store
Van’s Shoes
Williams Shoes
Jamestown — Arcade Shoes
Brown Blit Shoes
Carnahan’s
Ross Shoes
Johnson City— Nic Nac Shoes
Rasco Shoe Co.
Jordanville — Vincent Briggs
Kings Park — Patikey’s Dept. Store
Kingston — Rowe’s Shoes
Yallum’s
Lake Placid — National Army Store
Lake Ronkonkoma — Powers Shoes
Lewis— Benedict A Sons
Liberty — Sullivan’s of Liberty
Lockport — Perry’s Shoes
Williams Dept. Store
Lyons — Men A Boys Shop
Paliotti Shoes
Malone — National Army Store
Manlius — Leader Shoes
Margaretville — Burt Tubbs
Massena — Levine’s Dept. Store
Medina — Baughn Shoes
Wolk’s Men’s & Boy’s
Medusa — Ernest Bell
Middleport — Harpuder’s Men’s Shop
Middletown — Robert’s Shoes
Millerton — Millerton Store
Wirthmore Stores
Mohawk Mills — Mohawk Mills Bargain Ctr.
Montgomery — Montgomery Agway
Montour Falls — Guild Bros.
Morrlsville — Carter’ s
Mt. Vernon — Chamber’s Army-Navy
New Hartford — Sautter’s Shoes
The Shoe Shop
New Lebanon — Joe Mlttnight
New Rochelle — Jack’s Army A Navy
Newark — Boynton Shoes
Newburgh — Devitt’s Agway
Smith’s Shoes
North Blenheim — No. Blenheim Supply
North Syracuse — Dwyer’s Jr. Shoes
Marv’s Apparel
Unger’s Shoes
North Tonawanda — Fick & Son
Northport — Ingerman’s Dept. Store
Norton Hill — L. H. Powell A Co.
Ver Planck Appliances
Norwich — Rappaport Army & Navy
Under Price Shoes
Urlwin’s Shoes
Odessa — Odessa Co-Op. Agway
Olean — Lester Shoe Co.
Oneida — Alfred Bargain Ctr.
Bartell Shoes
Oneida Shopping Ctr.
Oneida Shoes
Ontario — Hermann’s Agway
A. Noto
Oswego — Vona Shoes
Langdon’s Army & Navy
Owego — Langdon’s Army A Navy
Oxford — Koz’s Dept. Store
Oyster Bay — Bernstein’s Dept. Store
Palatine Bridge — Wirthmore Stores
Palmyra — Edwards Shoes
Patchogue — Carl A Bob’s Outdoor
Weiner’s Shoes
Richard York Shoes
Penn Yan — Penn Yan Agway
Smith Shoes
Perry — Perry Agway
Poestensklll— Bubie & Son
Port Chester — Levine’s Army A Navy
Portville — Ralston Purina Co.
Potsdam — National Army Store
Poughkeepsie — Dutchess Shoe Fair
Preston Hollow — Radick's Gen’l Store
Pulaski — Moonan’s Shoes
Ravenna — Forman’s Clothing
Rlverhead— Carl & Bob’s Outdoor
Bomarc Army A Navy
Lipco Agway
Richard York Shoes
Rochester — Altier A Sons, Hudson & Titus
Altier A Sons, 1922 Monroe Ave.
Altier A Sons, Northgate Plaza
Altier A Sons, Pittsford Plaza
Altier A Sons, South Town Plaza
Altier & Sons, West Gate Plaza
Culver Shoes, Inc.
B. Forman Co.
Genesee Bootery
Katz Jr. Shoe World
Knipper’s Bootery
National Clothing
Schmanke’s Boot Shop
Skuse Bros.
Rock Glen — Edward M. Davis
Rome — Bar Mar Shoes
Barone Shoe Repair
Phillipson’s Army A Navy
Rome Bargain Ctr.
Salamanca — Mason’ s Shoes
Sloan’s News Room
Salem — Barkley’s 5 & 10
Saranac Lake — National Army Store
Sayville — Sayville Sport Shop
Schenectady — Woodlawn Dept. Store
Selkirk— Selkirk Y.M.C.A.
Seneca Falls — Ceo & Rutz Shoes
Sherburne — Hodge’s Shoes A Clothing
Sherman — Sherman Dept. Store
Sodus — Gardner-Sodus
South Westerloo — Charles Bogardus
Southampton — Shoe Haven
Southold — -Lipco Agway
Spencerport — Community Shoe Service
Springfield — Mason’s Shoes
Springville — Brown Shoes
Staatsburg — Myers Agway
Syracuse — -Ames Shoes
Charney’s Shop
Child Guide Shoes
De Julio’s Army & Navy
Duane’s Shoes
Dwyer’s Jr. Shoes
E. W. Edwards A Son
Manny’s
Men’s Shoe World
Rochester Sample Shoes
Sallna Shoes
Trout River — St. Onge Gen’l Store
Troy — Cooper’ s Shoe Specialist
Jim’s Shoe Repair
San-Mar Shoes
Washington Shoe Repair
Tupper Lake — National Army Store
Utica — Berger’ s
Bartell Shoes
Revere Shoes
Sautter’s Shoes
Shamy’s Juvenile Shoes
Valatle — Standard Store
Valley Falls — Wiley Bros.
Vermontvllle — Rogers Store
Vernon — Vernon Army A Navy
Victor — Frank’s Shoe Repair
Simond’s A Sons
Walton — Walton Agway Store
Warrensburg — Brown’s Shoe Store
Engle’s Dept. Store
Warsaw — Van Slyke Shoes
Waterloo — Geo. McMahon
Watertown — Max Alpert
Watkins Glen — Hughey Boot Shop
Van Slyke’ s Shoes
Weedsport — The Wlnton Shoppe
Westerloo — Bob’s Sport Shop
Whitehall — Whiting Army A Navy
Whitney Point — Barnes Gift Shop
Ken’s Clothing
Point Shoe Box
Wilson — Walker’s Apparel Shop
Wolcott — Edwards Shoes
PENNSYLVANIA
Atlantic — Valley Mills
Bloomsburg — Agway, Inc.
Bowmansdale — Sidle’ s Hardware
Canton — Biddle Mens’ Shop
Landon’3 Cedar Lodge
Clarion — Campus Shoes
Conneautville — L. A. Glessman
Corry— Carter’s Family Shoes
Keystone Farm Store
Litz Shoes A Repair
Cresco — Welskopf Shoes
Curryville — Curry Supply
Danville — Hubickl Shoes
East Earl— Harry M. Good
Elm — Bomberger ' s
Erie — Carter’s Shoes, Liberty Plaza
Carter’s Shoes, Perry Plaza
Frazee’s Men’s Store
Franklin — -Bar Lee Shoes
Fredonia — McCartney Feed Mill
Girard — Girard Shoes
Grove City — Hancock’s Shoes
King’s Shoes
Hazleton — -Price’s E. A J. Shoes
Honesdale — Shoe Fair
Hughesvllle — Hill’s Shoes
Johnsonburg — Anderson Shoes
Kane — The Hub Shoes
Knox-'-Smlth’s
Lake City — McCarty’s
Linesvllle — Palmer Feed Co.
Lock Haven — Bottorf’s Shoes
Meadville — Burnison’s Shoes
Factory Shoes
Meadville Co-op.
Miller’s Shoes
Milton — Famous Dept. Store
Montrose — Andre A Son
Morgan Army A Navy
Moscow — Moscow Agway
New Bethlehem — Roberts Men’s Shop
New Wilmington— Thompson A Meteja
Oil City — Oil City Army Store
Reynoldsville — Economy Store
Ridgway — -Miller Mercantile
Saegertown — Meadville Co-op.
Scranton — Shoe Fair
Sharon — Lustig’s Shoes
State College — Agway, Inc.
Stoneboro — Mancuso’ s Shoes
Stroudsburg — George Shoes
George’s Smart Footwear
Titusville— The Bargain Store
Towanda — The Hub Store
Warren — Valone’s Shoe3
Waterford — Malec’s Village Fair
Wellsboro — Winter’s Shoes
WesleyviUe — -Toby’s Shoes A Apparel
W. Middlesex — Thompson A Mateja
Williamsport — Wilson’ s
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16
Doc Mettler Says:
HEIFERS FOR EXPORT
A VALUABLE CASH CROP
Thirty years ago a dairy farmer
needing extra cash above his nor-
mal income put in a few acres of
potatoes, raised some geese for
the Christmas market, or got out
some chestnut logs for railroad
ties. Much of this was done by
hand and in extra hours either by
himself or his family.
Today a dairy farmer has no
extra time, and if he did it would
be more profitable to spend it on
his cows than to try to compete on
the market with a commercial po¬
tato grower, poultryman, or log¬
ger. The need for extra cash is
always with us, however, and the
man who has the time and feed to
raise a few extra heifers can have
a nice “cash crop” by selling some
each year.
The main reason more people
don’t make use of this ready-made
“cash crop” is the lack of an ob¬
vious market . . . but the market
is available if you are willing to
meet its requirements, and have
the time and feed to raise the extra
heifers properly. First, of course,
you must keep up your registra¬
tion papers. Most herds can have
a high percentage of registered
animals in a few years if the owner
keeps up registration. Of course,
the registration paper doesn’t give
any milk, but the pride and extra
cash it can mean on each sale are
often overlooked.
Records A "Must"
Next, DHIA records are nearly
a “must.” If an owner is going to
get ahead economically in mod¬
ern dairying he must have records.
The information returned on mod¬
ern DHIA and DHIR is of greater
value than just knowing how
many pounds of milk and fat each
cow gave. Why not make extra
use of it?
Proper sire selection and selec¬
tion of calves to raise is easier
with proper records and the help
the A. I. associations are giving
today. To produce these extra
heifer calves you can’t breed your
heifers to beef bulls. However, as
I stated in a previous article, if
you have a market for calves go
ahead and breed your good heifers
to purebred bulls, but watch them
when they calve.
Right here you are probably
saying: “But I do all these things
anyway, so what has selling a few
heifers got to do with veterinary
medicine? And there just isn’t any
market!”
The market is Puerto Rico,
South America, Central America,
Europe, and even Africa. Here is
where your veterinarian comes in.
These markets pay much higher
prices than local markets, but
require all sorts of testing and
certification to cover their pur¬
chases.
At first glance you might throw
up your hands and say: “I’d
rather tear up the registration
papers and sell them as grades at
a local auction for $225 than sell
them for export for $500 and do
all that paper work.” Would you
really? You will find that your
breed association will give you
almost instant service on transfers
and inquiries on papers when you
tell them the animals are for ex¬
port. Just let it be known with a
modest advertisement in your
breed paper that you have heifers
for sale which are registered and
out of dams with such and such
records, and out of whatever blood
lines; you will receive inquiries
soon enough. This may not even
be necessary. Just let it be known
at your local purebred club meet¬
ing that you have extra heifers.
Agents for foreign buyers have a
hard time finding enough heifers,
and they keep their ears open.
What Is Necessary
When an agent approaches you
to purchase animals, find out just
what he wants, what records on
the dams, possible freshening
dates, etc. Then show him the
animals he wants. Before you give
him a price make sure you know
who pays for all the testing, charts,
trucking, and so on. If you don’t
work through an agent and a
buyer contacts you directly, he
must find out from his embassy
the proper health requirements.
These are exacting, and sometimes
seem foolish to us here in the
United States, but these people
have their reasons, and they are
willing to pay good money for the
animals you have to sell to get
exactly what they want.
Before you ever have a heifer
to sell, your veterinarian will be
needed properly to vaccinate her
against brucellosis, and properly
to identify her as soon after four
months of age as possible. At the
same time, she should be dehorned
and extra teats removed. Register
your calves as soon after birth as
possible and make a note of all
tags, vaccination dates, and
tattoos on the registration papers,
or attached to them.
When a sale is made and you
know the health regulations, con¬
tact your veterinarian immediate¬
ly. If neighbors are selling ani¬
mals for the same shipment, get
together with them so the same
veterinarian can test the entire
group in a short time. Often it is
necessary for the veterinarian to
order vaccine not regularly used
here in the Northeast. If a veteri¬
narian knows far enough ahead,
he and his neighboring veterinar¬
ians who also may have some
cattle to test and vaccinate for this
shipment can work together to
obtain vaccine and any unusual
testing material that may be
needed.
Ask the agent or the buyer to
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American Agriculturist, December, 1965
give you two copies of the health
regulations and the buyer’s name
and address, typewritten if possi¬
ble, one for you and one for your
veterinarian. Foreign names and
addresses are easily misspelled,
and if a veterinarian has to copy
all this over it means mistakes and
extra expense for you. Your veter¬
inarian must have the correct
name of the buyer, because he has
to submit at least eight copies of
the health papers to his state and
federal veterinary offices.
If anthrax vaccination is
requested, your buyer or agent will
have to make arrangements to
have it done at the port of embar¬
kation, since most states here in
the Northeast will not permit this
live vaccine to be used due to the
danger of spreading it to local
cattle.
Other than that, if given enough
time, all of the other tests and
regulations can be met with a little
effort. However, be sure to contact
your veterinarian in ample time.
The Tests
Any or all of the following tests,
vaccinations, or requirements have
been asked for on shipment of
cattle to various countries:
Thirty-day TB and brucellosis
tests on individuals to be shipped
plus, at times, accredited herd for
TB and certified herd on brucel¬
losis.
Tests for leptospirosis, vibrio¬
sis, trichomoniasis, Johne’s dis¬
ease, anaplasmosis and mange.
Vaccination or inoculation
against anthrax, anaplasmosis,
leptospirosis, shipping fever, black
leg, virus diseases and rabies.
Statements that any or all of
these diseases, plus ringworms,
screw worms and a few others
WHAT IS 1 PPM?
Most people do not realize what
a part per million really means.
Unfortunately, some substances
are accumulative which makes
matters worse. We should have
some idea of what some of these
things mean or represent.
Someone recently put together
some facts and figures to indicate
what one part per million really
represents under various condi¬
tions. Here they are:
1 ounce of sand in 3*4 tons of
cement.
1 inch is 1 ppm of 16 miles.
1 minute in 1.9 years.
1 ounce of dye in 7,530 gallons.
1 square inch in 1/6 acre.
1 pound in 500 tons.
1 cent in $10,000.
1 ounce of salt in 62,500
pounds of sugar.
1/6-inch thick in a pile one mile
high.
“It’s time to tell you about the birds and the bees . . .
and artificial insemination.”
American Agriculturist, December, 1965
don’t exist on the farm or in the
area.
Bulls often must have semen
checked for both motility and ab¬
normality. Heifers may have to
be checked for pregnancy. Some
countries require two ear tags in
all animals regardless of tattoos.
Milking animals are rarely ship¬
ped, so mastitis is seldom con¬
sidered. On all foreign shipments
your veterinarian must warn you
to use a clean, disinfected truck
to transport the animals, and he
must note this on the health chart.
When the veterinarian arrives
to test these animals, have them
tied individually in stanchions or
with halters. He may need to use
four or five different syringes on
each animal. If he can go from
one animal to another first with
one inoculation and then another
it will save time and save you
money. Ear tags must also be
checked and double-checked. One
number or letter out of the way
can stop a whole shipment at the
dock. Check your registration
papers for mistakes, too. Your
breed association can make
changes before shipment . . . but
not after.
Plan Ahead
Above all, plan ahead. All these
things have to be done correctly
and take time. If a holiday is
coming up on which state and
federal offices are closed and mail
doesn’t move, don’t count on send¬
ing out shipments at that time.
Often it is better to deliver charts
personally to the offices concerned
instead of relying on the mail.
This costs you money, so figure
on it in your price to the buyer.
As a matter of American pride
and just plain good business, don’t
ship to a foreign country a heifer
that you wouldn’t sell to a neigh¬
bor. These people don’t mind pay¬
ing the price, but they will not be
back for more in the same place
if they are treated badly.
Red tape? Yes, it certainly is.
But is there any money in farming
today that comes easily? Those
five heifers you could sell two years
from now could mean the cash to
send a son to college for a year,
or to take you and your wife on
an American Agriculturist tour of
Europe. Wouldn’t it be worth it?
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SOD HARVESTER
A new sod harvesting machine,
the first successful one of its kind
in the world, has been developed
by Princeton Turf Farms, Inc.,
Cranbury, New Jersey. The har¬
vester, which cost $100,000 and
represents three years of research
and experimentation, has cut up to
100 square feet of sod per minute
in preliminary trials, far faster
than the present manual method.
The machine is operated by an
hydraulic system, which is in turn
powered by a 60 horsepower air¬
cooled engine. One man drives the
harvester and three others stand
on a rear platform folding and
stacking the one foot by four feet
sections on a pallet. Credit for the
idea goes to Wiley Miner, who
started Princeton Turf Farms in
1959, and today is the largest sod
producer in the State.
In 1962, Miner began work on
a harvester. Two years and two
unsuccessful attempts later, he con¬
tacted Lynn Johnson, a young
agricultural engineer, at that time
working for a small farm ma¬
chinery manufacturer in Salina,
Kansas. Johnson came East last
July and set up a machine shop
and engineering office off Milford
Road in East Windsor Township.
Two machinists, Floyd Cole of
Hamilton Township and Ed Bitler
of East Windsor Township, work¬
ed with Johnson for the past 12
months, designing, building and
rebuilding the harvester.
IRRIGATION
THE ANSWER
by Amos Kirby
New Jersey Editor
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ELECTRICALLY!
Irrigation may be the answer
to hay production on dairy farms
in the drought-stricken Northeast.
It has been tried and proved suc¬
cessful on a number of New Jersey
farms. Dairymen who irrigated
forage crops have come through
with greatly-increased yields, and
their barns are well stacked with
some top-quality hay.
Let’s look in on the 196-acre
operation of Edward C. Stow and
his son Edward Jr., Spring
Meadow Farm, Marlton, Burling¬
ton County.
Ed has 80 acres of alfalfa, irri¬
gated lour times this year, and he
estimates that he has averaged
three-quarters of a ton at each of
the five cuttings. Part is used for
greenchop. When I visited his farm
in late September he was still cut¬
ting hay that stood over two feet
high, and that was every bit as
good as the first cutting in May.
Agricultural agent Dan Kensler is
convinced that Mr. Stow is a bit
conservative; in the five cuttings
a more realistic yield would be at
least five tons or even more per
acre.
Irrigation is nothing new for
the Stows. They started it in 1946,
and have expanded both in acre¬
age and in the size of their pond.
The original 40 x 200-foot pond
is now 100 x 1200 feet, with an
estimated refill capacity of 200,000
gallons every 24 hours.
The alfalfa fields are irrigated
immediately after each cutting with
about two inches per acre. They
are fertilized yearly with 800
pounds of 0-15-30, and Ed gets
good yields for eight years before
reseeding.
The 60 head of milking cows
are kept in a 3 to 4-acre pasture
lot. During our visit they were just
completing a 20 x 60-foot silo to
be filled with corn grown on the
farm and on some adjacent land.
Other Dairymen
We checked with two other
dairymen who have been experi¬
menting with irrigation on alfalfa.
Carl Stecker and son Raymond,
of Sewell, Gloucester County, have
six acres irrigated, and from their
five cuttings they estimate better
than six tons of hay per acre. Last
year they had six cuttings and no
harm to the field. They apply
to 2 inches of water after each cut¬
ting following the first cutting late
in May; they also apply a high
phosphorus-potash fertilizer.
My next call was on Harrison
Myers, Woodstown, Salem Coun¬
ty. It has been his experience that
yields have been doubled on irri¬
gated fields. He applied about an
inch at each application, and has
had four cuttings. Here again there
are no accurate weights on actual
tonnage; the strong point is that
yields have been doubled with irri¬
gation.
These three dairymen from
widely- separated areas are all con¬
vinced that they have had better-
then-average yields compared with
yields in years of normal rainfall.
A big question in the Southern
New Jersey area where irrigation
is now big business is: “What does
it cost to irrigate an acre of hay,
corn, vegetables, or fruit?” There
are many factors . . . and as many
answers . . . varying with the crop
and nearness to water.
Carleton Miller, near Woods¬
town, a neighbor of Harrison
Myers, has some estimated costs.
He irrigated seven acres of sudan
grass with two applications. It cost
him $400 to dig the pond, and he
invested $2,100 in pipe and a
pump. Again no accurate costs . . .
the results speak for themselves.
On the seven acres he had all the
feed that 35 head of cattle could
eat and then some. Mr. Miller has
estimated that he will have his
investment on irrigation equipment
back in four years, all from a
seven-acre field in sudan grass.
With good alfalfa hay at $50 a
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18
American Agriculturist, December, 1965
ton or more, and 2x/z tons extra
per acre, irrigation may be a step
towards higher production even in
years of normal rainfall.
PEACH TREE PROBLEM
A partial solution to South Jer¬
sey’s peach tree problem has just
been released (October 18).
The survey, centered in the four
counties of Burlington, Camden,
Atlantic and Gloucester and com¬
piled by the State Department of
Agriculture, embraced 63 or¬
chards, 200 blocks in these or¬
chards, and over 75,000 trees. It
reveals that the heavy tree mor¬
tality has been caused by winter
injury, tree cankers, and borers.
In the four-county area, 15.4 per¬
cent of the trees were dead, 59.3
percent showed winter injury, and
76.6 percent were cankered. In the
problem blocks, 30.4 percent in
Atlantic County were dead, 86 per¬
cent in Camden County showed
winter injury, and 94.1 percent in
Burlington County had canker.
The next step is to determine
what caused the winter injury.
Could it be due to the three years
of drought ( 1961 -’64), the presence
of nematodes, or has cold winter
weather with alternate thawing and
freezing been the culprit. Studies
on nematodes are still underway.
If winter injury is the problem,
do soil types have a bearing on
why trees die prematurely, and
will the industry swing away from
the light sandy soil to the heavier
types where the winter injury has
been less of a problem?
CHEMICAL WEED CONTROL
Another time-consuming, te¬
dious, costly farm operation is on
the way out. From Brad Johnson
and Dr. Don Schallock, vegetable
and weed authorities at the College
of Agriculture, comes a report of a
positive breakthrough on weed
control in 1965.
By using approved weed killers
one may secure up to 95 percent
control, depending on the crop and
the manner of application. Most
promising are tomatoes, straw¬
berries, peppers, and sweet pota¬
toes. Two of the new products that
are gaining acceptance are
Diphenamide and Treflan.
FEED STRETCHERS
Looking for a feed stretcher for
that limited supply of hay and
roughjage to carry you through
the winter? Frank A. Wright, Ex¬
tension dairy specialist, recom¬
mends the use of molasses.
This sticky substance has many
advantages. It is economical . . .
costs range from $27 to $40 per
ton. Molasses also makes off-
quality roughage more tasty, and
when the ration is balanced out it
has TDN that makes it an econ¬
omy food even if the silo is full
and there is hay in the barn.
Mr. Wright also suggests instal¬
ling a tank to hold molasses. A
4,000-gallon tank with pumps and
pipe will cost about $650. Then,
buying a tankful of molasses
weighing 24 tons, one has a sav¬
ing of $300 through the bulk price.
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DEALERS
CONNECTICUT
Danbury — Heyman Hardware Co.
New Canaan — Belcher’s
Ridgefield — Ridgefield Sharpening Svc.
NEW JERSEY
Blawenburg — Van Zandt Tire Co.
Edison — Taylor’s Lawn Mower Shop
Frenchtown — Frenchtown Washer Repair
Lakewood — Lakewood Hardware
Little Fails — Little Falls Agway
New Market — Bud Paint & Tool Rental
Riverton — Riverton Farm & Garden Supply
Trenton — Bill Blackwell’s
Trenton — Mercer Hardware
NEW YORK
Adams — Harry Berry Lumber
Albany — R. B. Wing & Son
Alden — Eastwood Garage
Almond — Percy McIntosh
Baldwinsville — Farrell Plumb. & Heat.
Barneveld — Bakers Sales & Service
Basom — Bernard Howard
Bath — Murphy’s Bath TV & Svc. Co.
Bayshore (L.I) — Arthur J. Rauft
Binghamton — Kovarik Hardware
Bridgehampton — Valley Saw Co.
Bronx — Sunport Products, Inc.
Byron — Gillett’s Hardware
Canisteo — Home Builders Supply & Hwde.
Center Moriches — Atlantic Tool Co.
Chittenango — Fred Ryan
Churchville— Ehrmentraut Hwde.
Clinton— Clinton Farm Supply
Corona (L.I.) — Alcan Machinery
Cortland — Cain Tractor & Implement
Deep River — Francis Nichols
Deposit — Ken Scott
Endicott — Halpin Implement
Fabius — Fabius Hwde. Co., Inc.
Fairport — Crosby Equipment Co.
Fulton — Turner Rent-Alls
Govvanda — Babinger Lawn & Garden Equip.
Greene — Burpee’s Hardware
Hamlin — James Burke & Son
Hicksville (L.I.) — Comark Corp.
Hicksville (L.I.) — Malvese Mowers & Equip. Inc.
Holley — Holley Farm Svc.
Honeoye Falls — Kingston Farm Machinery, Inc.
Islip (L.I.)— Marian’s Lawn Mower
Ithaca — Flowerfield Greenhouse & Gardens
Jamesville — Flanagan Equip. Co.
Lake Pleasant — Love Enterprises
LeRoy — F. W. Bickford, Inc.
Lindenhurst — Liebel Hardware/
Lock port — Walter Kohl Welding
Lockport — James O. Rignel Co.
Lockport — Taylor’s Hwde. & Farm Supply
Long Island City — Edward L. Flaherty Co.
Long Island City — Mahoney-Clarke, Inc.
Medina — Earl Loades & Sons
Moravia — Slade & Sovocool
Munnsville — Wesley Boylan Co.
New Hartford — Lutz Equip. Co.
Hew Hartford — Lutz Radio & TV
Newark — Sibley Lindsay & Curr Co.
New York — Capiton Electric Tool Co.
New York — Paul Silken, Inc.
New York — Thalman Equip. Corp.
Niagara Falls — Stoeltlng Machine Co.
Nineveh — Charles A. Juriga
North Lansing — Woods Ford Tractor Sales
Oneonta — Murdock Hwde. & Implement
Oswegatchie — Trudo Lumber Co.
Oswego — Cloonan’s Small Engine Svc.
Richfield Springs — Frank G. Leslie & Sons
Rochester — John P. Halpin & Sons
Rochester — Power Specialists
Rochester— Rochester Outboard Motor Co.
Rochester — Sibley Lindsay & Curr Co.
Rome — United Rent-Alls Rome
Rush — Miller Pontiac, Inc.
Sandy Pond — Bubel’s Marine
Schenectady — Woodlawn Hardware
Sherburne — Roland R. Jones
Silver Creek — Hanover C & E
Skaneateles — Bobbett Imp. & Tractor
Sodus — Sno-Gras Equip. Co.
South Wales — Valley Wide Sales Center
Sprlngvllle — S & N Sales & Service
Syracuse — Midstate Contractors Equip. Co.
Syracuse — Reliable Farm Supply
Utica — Cornhill Sporting Goods
Victor — Victor Coal & Lumber Co.
Walton — -Robert W. Parsons
Wappingers Falls — Rowe-Rutledge
Warwick— Frank’s Mower Service
Watertown- — White’s Lawn Supply
Weedsport — Otis Jorolemon & Sons
Westfield — Bostwick Farm Supplies, Inc.
Whitney Point — Forrest Tractor Sales & Svc.
W'illiamstown — Skinners Garage
Wilson — Ray Thllk Sales & Service
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• Purina Cattle-Plus is in convenient
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THE OMNIBUS FARM BILL
by Hugh Cosline
FOR ONE thing, the farm bill
shows a change of direction in
government policy away from
high price supports and toward
direct payments to farmers from
the Federal Treasury ... in essence
the old Brannan Plan.
Reasons given for this change
are:
(1) To cut government costs.
This may or may not result.
The future will tell the story.
(2) To let market prices seek a
supply-and-demand level, with
U. S. Treasury checks to farmers
to increase farm income.
This is expected to encourage
exports of farm products.
(3) To cut production.
Results here are problematical.
(4) A possible objective is to
help old and unsuccessful farmers
to “get out” of farming.
Direct Payments
The direct payments to farmers
come about in these ways:
Cotton growers may get as
much as one-third of their returns
in government checks, and checks
will also go to cooperating
growers of wheat, feed grains, and
to those who sign up for the Crop¬
land Adjustment Program (similar
to the Soil Bank Program). In this
latter group one estimate is that a
million farmers will get checks for
five to ten years, the life of con¬
tracts.
Not everyone is happy with
these direct payments. Opponents
fear that a future Congress may
reduce or eliminate these payments.
There is some apprehension over
possible political pressures. It is a
definite step away from the free
enterprise system.
Another hazard is the fact that
the legislation will be implemented
by regulations set forth by heads
of bureaus who are appointed
rather than elected.
Total cost of program in ’66
has been estimated at $4 billion,
with $3 billion going to farmers
in the form of direct payments
from the U. S. Treasury.
Meeting Objections
Objectives of the Farm Bill are
expected to be met by several
propositions:
For example, there is the Crop¬
land Adjustment Program, with
the goal of putting 8 million acres
into the Program annually for the
next five years, taking a total of
40 million acres out of production.
Farmers with acreage allotments
for one or more of the crops des¬
ignated by the Secretary of Agri¬
culture, and who sign a contract
running from five to ten years to
put the entire acreage of one of
these crops in the Program, will
get certain government payments.
The total acreage in a county per¬
mitted in the Program will be
limited, so as not to injure the
economy of the area.
Land must have been owned for
at least three years except where
it was inherited, or operated and
controlled for the past three years.
After a farmer has signed up to
put entire acreage of a price- sup¬
ported crop in the Program (with
government payment up to 40 per¬
cent of value of probable crop)
other land owned by him becomes
eligible, but for a smaller payment.
Payments will be larger where
the owner agrees to permit public
use of land for hunting, fishing, or
recreation. The Program is likely
to make it more difficult for farm¬
ers to expand by buying land.
The Program will be adminis¬
tered by ASCS, and you should
check at your county office for
sign-up period and other details.
Eventually the yearly cost of Crop¬
land Adjustment Program may be
$1 billion a year. It’s rumored
that this program will eventually
be substituted for diversion pro¬
grams for wheat, feed grains, etc.
Another Feature
Another new feature of the Act
is the machinery whereby dairy¬
men under a Federal marketing
order can elect to produce milk
under a two-price system. If adopt¬
ed, a dairymen would get theClass
I price for a base amount to be set,
and the manufactured product
price for as much more as he cared
to produce.
A group of dairymen can
request an amendment to the order
governing their area. Hearings
will be held, the Order Administra¬
tor and the Secretary of Agricul¬
ture will suggest an order amend¬
ment which will be discussed and
explained, and finally voted on
by dairymen.
The vote will be by individual
dairymen, a two-third majority
will be required to adopt it, and
failure to adopt it will not
endanger the order itself.
When an amendment is pro¬
posed, its provisions will go a
long way in determining whether
you will vote “yes” or “no.” We
plan to keep you informed.
The Wool Program
The wool program is extended
through 1969 with an increase in
the support price. At present the
support price is 62 cents per
pound. In 1966 the support will
be about 65 cents.
The Act also authorizes the
Secretary to use Commodity Credit
Corporation funds to buy dairy
products (except fluid milk) to
meet requirements for domestic
relief in the U.S., foreign distribu¬
tion, and other authorized pro¬
grams when CCC holdings are
inadequate.
Wheat Expectations
Wheat growers are expected to
get some $200 million more
income. However, we are told that
there is no guarantee of a “blend”
price of $1.84y2 a bushel. For the
1966 crop, support price for wheat
for domestic use will be based on
parity as of June 1966. And after
1966 there are certain to be
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Omnibus
(Continued from page 20)
changes which growers may or
may not like.
On feed grains the basic setup
continues for four years, with some
changes. The USDA can manipu¬
late the support price and loan
rate to make it more desirable for
growers to ‘"join.” In other words,
“Uncle Sam knows best what
farmers should have.”
Changes include:
The Secretary can decide to
make payments on only a part of
a crop planted.
The Secretary may permit grow¬
ing soybeans instead of feed grain
on permitted feed grain acreage.
CHECK POINTS
(1) Check the ignition system,
points and plugs. If your engine
has a magneto, check that too.
And don’t forget to check the fluid
in your tires to prevent freezing.
If new spark plugs are needed,
be sure to get the proper model
for your engine. Your serviceman
can check the proper timing for
the whole system.
(2) The carburetor and fuel
system must be clean. Go over it,
clean the sediment bowl, check the
system for leaks.
(3) Always fill the fuel tank
after using the tractor in cold
weather. Moisture in the air forms
frost inside the tank as well as
outside it; when the frost melts,
you have water in the fuel system
— even with a de-icer in the fuel.
(4) You’ll get winter blend of
gasoline when you need it from
your supplier. Gasoline quality is
carefully controlled.
(5) The generator must be in
good condition. Check the brushes;
see that the generator charges
properly, and that the voltage
regulator, if any, is operable. A
well-charged battery is not in dan-
fer from freezing; the solution in a
/4 charged battery won’t even
begin to freeze until 62 “below zero!
But a run-down battery can freeze
and break the case.
The starter doesn’t usually need
much attention, but your service¬
man can check it.
(6) The weight of oil can be
extremely important on a cold
day. Winter oil flows more freely
at low temperatures than summer
oil, saving on the battery. A good
grade of winter oil is important
for easiest starting.
This applies to the oil in an oil
bath air cleaner, too. Best starting
requires proper air flow through
the carburetor, so use the recom¬
mended weight of oil in the air
cleaner also.
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(NEB A), New England Selective
Breeding Association (NESBA),
New Hampshire-Vermont Breed¬
ers’ Association, Maine Breeding
Cooperative, and Central Vermont
Breeders’ Cooperative. The direc¬
tors of all these organizations have
approved a merger proposal and
recommend it to their member¬
ships.
It was NEB A that most recently
foretold what was to come when it
was formed by the merger of four
AI cooperatives about a year ago.
And, of course, the six organiza¬
tions now planning corporate
fusion have been working closely
together for some time on sire-
proving and semen-exchange pro¬
grams for the dairy cattle breeds
other than Holstein.
The new organization is to be
called Eastern Artificial Insemina¬
tion Cooperative, Inc., and will be
headquartered at the Ithaca, New
York facilities now owned by
NYABC. There will be 16 directors
on the board of EAIC . . . eight
from New York, four from New
England, and four from the Penn¬
sylvania-New Jersey area.
The existing service programs
and fees will be retained for a time
in the various areas covered by
the existing six co-ops. Over time,
however, procedures will become
more standardized.
Why the merger? Cow popula¬
tion in the Northeast has been
declining for a number of years,
and rising costs have forced AI
co-op leaders to look for econo¬
mies. It’s estimated that, after
initial extra costs of making the
change are past, operating savings
of $200,000 per year will be real¬
ized. The overhead wall be reduced
. . . smaller investment in facilities
and real estate, and fewer person¬
nel than once hired by the six
separate co-ops.
In addition, the move will offer
the potential of a stronger sire-
proving program . . . because of
increased cow numbers being bred
by one outfit.
American Agriculturist, December, 1965
to get
income
'
BEACON FEEDS
BEACON DIVISION
OF fextronl
Headquarters:
Cayuga, N. Y.
FOUR SWITCHES
top dairymen are making
$5,000 or more labor
■ To freestalls or labor saving To milking parlors . . . for 4% To heavier silage or haylage
I conventional barns . . . for I greater milk sales per man J feeding . . . for more TDN
9 more comfortable cows, and per man hour, with or more Net Energy per
fewer man hours per cow. less effort. acre, harvested and fed
mechanically at lower cost.
To Beacon high energy milking rations . . . for in¬
creased palatability, good flow characteristics, high
milk production and top income over feed cost.
Your Beacon Advisor
can help you plan
for more milk per cow
and per man — for
greater labor income.
Why not call
him today?
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by Robert Clingan
CHRISTMAS
To use the phrase of an eminent
sociologist, it is far too easy to be
“other-directed” in the observance
of Christmas.
We fall into the patterns sug¬
gested by the commercials, we
reciprocate in our giving in a cal¬
culated sort of way, we follow the
customs of our community and
our friends, until we resemble
pieces of soft dough bearing the
imprint of the same cookie cutter.
We cry brave words of rebellion
against standardization, commer¬
cialization, impersonalization . . .
but where these issues touch our
lives at Christmas time we are
most willing to conform.
It is time we recovered our in¬
tegrity and became truly ourselves
in the observance of Christmas.
And the first step is to remember
what it is we are really celebrating.
Years ago our fifth-grade teacher
wrote across her blackboard at
the beginning of the Christmas
season: “Gifts are usually brought
to the person whose birthday it is.”
She refused to explain her sentence
. . . and as we struggled for its
meaning we grasped something of
the insight she was trying to share.
The second step to escape the
futility and find the meaning of
Christmas is truly to find what
BEEF SHORT COURSE
Carcass evaluation, breeding,
feeding, management and animal
health are some of the topics that
will be given special emphasis at
the 15th annual Beef Cattlemen’s
Short Course scheduled at Cornell
University for January 24-28.
Highlighting the list of speakers
will be Dr. Earle W. Klosterman,
in charge of beef cattle research
at the Ohio Agricultural Experi¬
ment Station, Wooster, and Dr.
R. H. White, Director of Armour
& Company’s Beef Cattle Improve¬
ment Research program. Others
appearing on the program will
include breed association represen¬
tatives, successful producers, mar¬
keting specialists and college
personnel.
Both purebred and commercial
producers were considered when
the program was prepared.
Although special emphasis has
been given to subjects of interest
to people new in the cattle business,
anyone interested in beef produc¬
tion should find the program
worthwhile. Ladies are always
welcome. So are “out-of-staters.”
For copies of the program and
additional information, get in
touch with your county agricul¬
tural agent or with M. D. Lacy.
A registration fee of $10 will be
charged to pay for the cost of
the Short Course. This fee may
be paid at time of registration,
meaning the birth of Christ has
upon the world and upon our in¬
dividual lives. It would open our
hearts, our hands, and our pocket-
books to the world’s hungry and
needy who can give us so little in
return . . . and who may even
resent the fact that we have so
much to give and they have noth¬
ing to return.
As we re-examine our obser¬
vances we find much that truly
belongs . . . the Christmas carols;
the nativity scenes or creches that
adorn store windows, village
squares, and private homes; the
Christmas cards; the Christmas
baskets for the poor; the Salvation
Army kettles and all their “boil¬
ing” brings; gifts given and re¬
ceived as expressions of genuine
love and goodwill. Nor should we
overlook the Christmas pageants
and the worship services of the
churches that remind us that this
birth is nothing less than God in¬
carnate.
We may find ourselves reviving
the ancient practice of lighting an
Advent candle each of four Sun¬
days before Christmas. New types
of observances may be created by
the imaginative and the adventure¬
some. For example, one young
mother baked a cake, put candles
on it, and had her children sing
“Happy birthday, dear Jesus.”
These children knew whose birth¬
day it was!
May the deeper meanings of
Christmas possess our lives this
season. May our observance be
the definite choice of that which
fittingly portrays the birth of
Christ and its meaning to us and
to the world.
SAVE NOW AT YOVB IB DEALER
Step lively now, friend. You’ve
just got until December 31 to
come in and hit your IH dealer
for a big trading bonus. You’ll
earn instant interest at 6% from
the time you trade until season
of use (April 1 on tractors, up
to 9 months on other qualified
machines ) .The sooner you trade,
the more fancy spending money
you’ll make. Come in today.
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY
The people who bring you
the machines that work
however, application for enroll¬
ment should be mailed to M D.
Lacy, Morrison Hall, Ithaca, N.Y.
14850, not later than January 20,
1966.
ADA IN '66
The American Dairy Associa¬
tion has announced a program
of non-brand advertising, mer¬
chandising, research, and public
relations that will invest a total of
$8,200,000 during 1966. Non¬
brand consumer advertising for
milk and other dairy foods will
use 71 percent of the total budget.
The research division is work¬
ing on the development of new
products, quality and flavor im¬
provement, and a variety of stud¬
ies of consumer attitudes and
advertising effectiveness. Public
relations and education have been
allocated $367,000 to finance the
production of one new film in
1966, pay for the American Dairy
Princess program, and finance the
development and distribution of a
wide variety of materials for in¬
dustry and consumer use.
Dairy farmers who support
ADA invest two cents for each 100
pounds of milk they market. Part
of the funds are used for in-state
programs, and the balance for
nationwide efforts of the organiza¬
tion.
Tells how to grow the perfect berry for
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prices.
Also: Virus-free raspberries,
blackberries, blueberries,
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to
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American Agriculturist, December, 1965
DECORATE
FOR THE
HOLIDAYS
Photo: Reynolds Wrap
All through the house, alumi¬
num foil can help with Christmas
preparations. The shining wreath
over the mantel and the angel
standing beside the hearth are
easily made from this good kitchen
helper, plus a few other inexpen¬
sive materials likely to be on hand.
Here’s how:
Christmas Angel: Cut 2 card¬
board triangles 21 inches at the
base and 19 inches high. Score
from tip to base in 2 places, 7
inches apart at the base. Cover
with aluminum foil or colored gift
wrap, using rubber cement to
attach the foil. Fold on the scores
and join the two triangles along
their 19 inch edges with tape to
form a cone.
For the wings, use 2 pieces of
heavy duty aluminum foil approx¬
imately 9 x 32 inches. Pleat in
H/2 inch pleats. Attach with tape
to tip of cone and open out.
The angel’s head is a large
styrofoam ball inserted over tip of
cone. Cut strips of gold gift wrap
for hair and make eyes and mouth
from blue and red gift wrap. The
halo is a cardboard circle covered
with aluminum foil.
Christmas Wreath: Cut a large
ring any desired diameter and ap¬
proximately H/2 inches wide from
cardboard. Pad with tissue or any
soft paper. Cover with aluminum
foil and decorate with little frills or
twists of colored gift wrap.
Silver Candle Reflectors: Pleat
2 inch wide strips of aluminum
foil in xj% inch pleats. Join to make
round pleated disc. Attach to a
toothpick and stick sharp end into
candle.
Merry Christmas: Cut squares
of regular aluminum foil. Crush
to make strips. Form into letters.
To attach to any surface, first coat
the wrong side of letter thickly with
rubber cement. Let it partially dry,
then place in position.
HOME WORKSHOP
stay around your home if you
give them food, shelter and water.
Pattern 276 gives actual-size
guides for a window-sill feeding
station and directions for a non¬
freeze water pan. This pattern is
35 cents and is also in the Bird-
house and Feeder Packet No. 31
which is $1.00.
Send orders to AMERICAN
AGRICULTURIST, Pattern Dept.,
Bedford Hills, New7 York.
MRS. VAN BORTEL’S CHERRY PIE
FILLING
CRUST
1 pint frozen cherries
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
Few drops red food coloring
Dash of salt
1/4 teaspoon almond flavoring
2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup Crisco
1/3 to 1/2 cup cold water
To make crust: Mix flour and salt together; add Crisco and
work it in w7ith blender. Add cold wmter gradually, 1 tablespoon
at a time. Roll out lightly on board or waxed paper until about
1/8” thick.
Note: Pastry will be more flaky if allowed to stand a few7 hours
before adding filling and baking.
To make filling: Bring all ingredients to boil and cook until
thickened. Let cool and put in unbaked pie shell. Cover with top
crust and bake 30 minutes at 450; reduce heat to 400 and bake
15 minutes longer.
Editor’s Note: Mrs. Harry Van Bortel, 164 W. Genesee St.,
Clyde, New York, won first prize in the statewide Cherry Pie
Contest sponsored jointly by American Agriculturist and New
York State Grange. The above recipe is printed just as Mrs. Van
Bortel gave it to us.
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month — on the farm and in the rural Northeast home.
A wonderful gift idea for neighbors, the F.A.A. boy or 4-H’er down
the road and especially for the hired man and his wife. (We’ll send
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23
“Hey, Bill-
How are you getting that
pulpwood cut so fast this year?”
“Simple — I’m
using that new Sabre / v
Chain. Sure makes a
difference. Wish I’d heard
about Sabre last year.”
“Makes tree farming a lot easier, doesn’t it?”
“Makes cutting firewood a lot easier, too.
Gives me more time to tend to my cattle and
hogs . . . and sit around and watch TV.”
“I heard Sabre’s got a pretty complete line
for chain saw users now- bars, sprockets,
wedges ’n everything.”
"Yeah -even ignition parts now. After seein’
how good this chain is I’m gonna change to
Sabre’s whole line.”
You, too, will be
glad when
you change to
Sabre Tip-Top.
Sabre
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For name of nearest dealer send in
the coupon — today. No obligation.
1
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95 E. HOUSATONIC ST., DALTON, MASS.
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Sabre Chain.
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HPS formula includes varieties
which, based on field experience
and test work, will do the best job.
Consult your local Hoffman Seed
Man in selecting the best formula
for you, or write direct for HPS
Folder.
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SEEDS, INC.
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FARM DOLLAR GUIDE
OUTLOOK FOR LIVESTOCK in '66 continues good. Basis for pre-
diction is that livestock numbers are relatively low and
consumer demand is expected to be high.
USDA YEARBOOK (entitled "Consumers All") costs $2.75. Send
check to Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Print¬
ing Office, Washington, D. C. 20402.
CALIFORNIA EGG BUSINESS has moved fast in recent years.
Visits with egg buyer for major concern there reveals that
in 1955 he was buying 4,000 cases of eggs a week from 5,000
active shippers. In 1965, he is buying 45,000 cases a
week ... from 104 active shippers. He reports that beginn¬
ing June 1, 1966, all broken-out egg products sold in Cali¬
fornia must be pasteurized.
INFORMATION about applying aluminum roofing over an old as¬
phalt or wood roof on farm buildings is yours for the ask¬
ing. Drop a card to Reynolds Metals Co., Building and Sup¬
ply Division, 325 West Touhy Avenue, Park Ridge, Illinois,
60068, and ask for new farm building products booklet.
STORING EGGS near fresh-picked apples has resulted in a bit-
ter flavor in the eggs.
LITTLE THINGS affect poultry profits. Professor Charles
Ostrander of Cornell points out that each 1 percent increase
in egg production increases yearly income by 10 cents per
hen. Decreasing feed cost $3.50 per ton gives a similar
increase. Reducing "cracks" by 5 percent increases returns
20 cents per hen per year.
THERE1 S SOME EVIDENCE that more pigs will be farrowed in '66.
Hog producers in ten Corn Belt states indicate intention to
have same number of sows farrow in Dec ember- January as a
year ago, and sow slaughter is down so that expected farrow-
ings are up.
THE USE OF technical Malathion with little or no dilution as
airplane or air blast sprays for insect control has genera¬
ted much interest. USDA reports that aerial applicators
in some regions are applying other insecticides such as
undiluted parathion, and methyl parathion. This is a highly
dangerous procedure, as well as illegal.
RATS DESTROY GRAIN and carry diseases. Experts say if you
see rat signs but no rats, you may be harboring 100 of them.
If you see rats occasionally at night, you are likely to be
feeding from 100 to 500; if you see several at night and
sometimes in daytime you may have up to 1000; and^if you see
several every day your farm may be a home for as many as 5>000.
We have good rat killers; why wait?
ON SEPTEMBER 1, potential U. S. layers totalled 374 million,
down 4 percent from year ago. However, poultrymen may keep
old hens longer. Egg- type chicks in October were up, but
January- Sept ember chicks hatched were down 9 percent from
year ago. September broiler hatch was up 12 percent from
a year ago.
Turkeys raised this year are about 4 percent above *65.
U. S. dairy cows are about 3*2 percent below last year.
DAIRYMEN WILL FIND new bulletin by Professor L. C. Cunning-
ham entitled "Commercial Dairy Farming in New York" of in¬
terest. It traces past trends, predicts future production
by regions, and offers suggestions to meet changing condi¬
tions. Single copies are available free to residents of
New York State from their county agents, or by writing to
the Mailing Room, Stone Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca,
N.Y. 14850.
WITH EXCELLENT HAY (early-cut legumes) a grain mixture with
12 percent protein is O.K. But where corn silage is the
sole roughage, you may need from 20 to 24 percent.
NEW YORK county agricultural agents have handy blank sheets
for keeping a record of sprays applied to fruit, field
crops or vegetables. There are spaces for date of appli¬
cation, amounts applied, and a space for comments. A re¬
cord will help to spot errors and be proof of proper use if
a question of too much residue should arise.
TURNING ON REFRIGERATION in a bulk milk tank before milking
in an attempt to compensate for a tank too small has its
dangers. The first milk in a pre-cooled tank may freeze
and develop a rancid flavor.
MOST HOUSEHOLD DETERGENTS are not suited for washing eggs
or utensils used for milk and maple syrup. They often con¬
tain perfumes or odors which give undesirable flavors to
food.
COLOR TV is being used by the New York-New England Apple
Institute to sell apples. The theme is "Shine Up Your
Life with a McIntosh Apple."
CROPLAND ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM in new farm law is somewhat
similar to Soil Bank. Can sign up with 5 to 10 year con¬
tracts. Must have owned land at least 3 years and, for
*66, must place all of at least one surplus crop in pro¬
gram. Check with your county ASCS office for details.
24
American Agriculturist, December, 1965
SAVE NOW AT YOUR !H DEALER
Step lively now, friend. You’ve
just got until December 31 to
come in and hit your IH dealer
for a big trading bonus. You’ll
earn instant interest at 6% from
the time you trade until season
of use (April 1 on tractors, up
to 9 months on other qualified
machines ) .The sooner you trade,
the more fancy spending money
you’ll make. Come in today.
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY
The people who bring you
the machines that work
This
2 -way
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keeps teat OPEN
...speeds HEALING
Dr. Naylor Dilators promote
natural milking and normal
healing because they ACT TWO WAYS-
1. ACT MECHANICALLY — keeps
end of teat open to maintain free milk
flow. Stays in large or small teats.
2. ACT MEDICALLY — Sulfathiazole
in the Dilator is released in the teat
for prolonged antiseptic action— directly
at site of trouble.
At drug and farm stores
or write:
H. W. NAYLOR CO.
Morris 7, N.Y.
Large pkg. — $1.00
T rial pkg. — 50*
When writing to advertisers be sure
to mention AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST.
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TRIP TO WISCONSIN
NINETEEN Farm Credit Ser¬
vice managers and executives from
the Northeast toured Wisconsin
last summer for a look-see. They
wanted to see how things are done
in a state very similar to the region
in which they serve farmers. Six of
the eight farms observed by the
Farm Credit Service men were in
Dane County, where out of a total
of 4,100 farms some 2,700 are
dairy.
Alfred Keller, on a 220-acre
farm with 180 acres under cultiva¬
tion, was seen keeping 94 milkers
in rubber-matted comfort stalls,
milking them by portable pipeline.
Mr. Keller’s DHIA average, made
principally on corn silage, came
to 15,566 pounds of milk and
594 pounds of fat.
Richard Tollefson, on the farm
of Dr. J. J. Van de Grift, was par¬
lor-milking 80 cows who were con¬
fined in free stalls that had recently
been converted from a pen stable.
They visited Russell Kahl, who is
operating 540 acres of land, with
340 registered Holstein cattle on
four farms.
Corn-Haylage
Impressed with Wisconsin farm¬
ers’ high regard for corn and hay-
lage for feeding efficiency, the
northeastern Farm Credit Service
men, with some sense of urgency,
heard Mr. Kahl predict, “In five
years, the hay baler will become
as obsolete as the corn binder is
today.”
The FCS men also visited the
farm of Mr. and Mrs. John Wag¬
ner. This couple, who became par¬
ents of 11 girls before the arrival
of two sons, are in the process of
converting to free stalls for all
their cattle. They have imbedded
60,000-watt heating elements in the
concrete floor extending 20 feet
from the door of the sheds.
In Dane County, too, the group
met William Berkenbine, on whose
455 tillable acres 100 milk cows
are loose-housed and parlor-
milked. Mr. Berkenbine heats his
milking parlor and milk house
by Jim Bodurtha
with hot water pipes in the floor.
His situation was especially in¬
teresting to the Northeast Farm
Credit Service managers because
he had constructed his farm build¬
ing from lumber removed from a
farm he previously owned but
necessarily sold due to city and
highway development.
Bottling Plant
At Kervyn Link’s 345-acre,
three-farm dairy establishement in
Dane County, the FCS men saw a
milk production-marketing opera¬
tion. Perhaps the chief factor in his
financial progress, the FCS men
sensed, was the bottling plant and
dairy store which Mr. Link con¬
structed in 1962.
In Rock County, to the south on
the Illinois border, the group met
Melvin Janes, a new director of
the Janesville Production Credit
Association, who a year ago put
up a 50-cow free stall barn at a
cost of about $5,000. Mr. Janes
reported the use last winter of only
a half carload of sawdust as bed¬
ding in the free stalls.
Rock County’s Corvan Neuen-
schwander was also converting to
free stalls ... 100 of them in a
conventional barn and loose¬
housing shed where he earlier kept
68 cows. He had already com¬
pleted a new eight-stall milking
parlor with automated feeding sys¬
tem. His feeding program was
based on forage stored in three
glass-lined steel silos, one lor corn
and two for haylage.
He has also recently installed
a liquid manure system. The
poured-concrete 12 x 30 x 10-foot
pit, field distributor, and the pump
cost $3,600. The pump fills the
1,400-gallon field tank in just 40
seconds. Here, as well as on every
farm they visited, there was an
insecticide oiler for the dairy cattle,
as well as a special self-treatment
face-fly insecticide applicator.
The group was impressed by
the excellent soils, uniformly good
farm buildings, and the general
good managment evidenced.
The Song of the Lazy Farmer
My fav’rite kind of business men
are those who ev’ry now and then can
find the time to sneak away for con¬
versation or for play. At times of
year when things are slow, it is a lot
of fun to go to town and spend an
hour or more just sitting ’round what¬
ever store has got the biggest group
that day with hot discussion under
way. Then, if the talking gets too loud,
I join the elevator crowd to argue
’bout the good old days or whether
feeding cattle pays; we never settle
anything, but we have quite a time,
by jing.
However, arguing gets old and after
while the talk turns cold; sonext comes
my most fav’rite stop, a visit to the
barber shop. When rush of morning
shaves is done and clipping kids has
not begun, old Tony may agree to
latch the door and have a checker
match. It is the only way I’ve found
to shut him up without a sound, he
concentrates so silently, he never dis¬
agrees with me; so while he studies I
can yak without somebody talking
back, and that is something which,
you see, I cannot do at home, by gee.
American Agriculturist, December, 1965
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WINS CONTEST!
by Augusta Chapman,
Home Editor
IT WAS SUNDAY morning,
October 24, and Kay Van BorteTs
grandchildren were visiting her in
Clyde, New York. This was also
the morning Kay had to bake a
cherry pie to send to Saratoga
Springs for the state finals of the
American Agriculturist-New York
State Grange baking contest.
After breakfast, the children
began teasing Grandma to take
them to church, and Kay hesi¬
tated, wondering just what she
was going to do about that pie!
Recognizing one of the privileges
and thrills of being a grandmother,
and that first things should come
first, Kay went to church with her
family. And later that afternoon,
with Mr. Van Bortel helping all he
could, she baked the pie that won
over 51 others to make her the
champion Grange cherry pie baker
in New York State!
The Van Bortels have two mar¬
ried daughters (four grandchil¬
dren) and a son who is still in
high school. They operate a retail
milk business in Clyde and have
been Grangers about six years.
As first place winner in the con¬
test, Mrs. Van Bortel had her
choice of the three grand prizes
and chose the Monarch ITi-Oven
Range in woodtone finish, donated
by Monarch Range Company.
Kay told me her husband had
wanted her to remodel their kitchen
for several years. “And now,” she
said, “I think I’ll do it all over
and get a refrigerator to match
my new range.”
Mrs. Van Bortel will also re¬
ceive $25.00 from American Agri¬
culturist, $3.00 from State Grange,
a Corning Ware Sauce-maker with
detachable handle from Corning
Glass Works, and a Cheddar Trea¬
sure Chest Cheese Assortment from
Dairymen’s League Coop. Assn.
Inc.
Winner No. 2
Second-place winner in the con¬
test was Mrs. Harvey Russell of
Poughkeepsie. She will receive the
Unico Portable Dishwasher from
Agway, Inc., as her grand prize,
plus $20.00 from American Agri¬
culturist, $3.00 from State Grange,
and the prizes from Corning Glass
and Dairymen’s League ( given to
each of the ten high winners).
We always call the grand prize
winners and see if they can come
to State Grange to hear the winners
announced, and I tried at half¬
Shown above is Mrs. Harry Van Bortel, champion Grange cherry pie baker,
with the Monarch Hi-Oven "Modernique" Range she chose for her grand prize;
also Mrs. Harvey Russell, 2nd place winner, and the Unico Portable Dish¬
washer she will receive.
Pictured is Mrs. Agnes McHeffey, Chairman of State Grange Service and Hospi¬
tality Committee and Co-director of the Cherry Pie Contest, with the four
winners present at State Grange. From right to left in the picture are Mrs.
McHeffey, Mrs. Harry Van Bortel, Mrs. Harvey Russell, Mrs. William Hill, and
Mrs. Elsie Cronk.
hour intervals all evening to get
Mrs. Russell, but no one answered
the phone. I was so glad to find
Mrs. Russell in the Session next
morning and to surprise her with
the wonderful news that she was
our No. 2 winner. By the way, the
dishwasher was her first choice of
prizes. The Russells have been
Grange members for 23 years, and
Mr. Russell has an oil business in
partnership with their two sons.
They also have a married daugh¬
ter.
Third-Place Winner
Mrs. William Hill of Cam¬
bridge was found to be winner
No. 3 and received the 52-piece
service of Community Silver with
Hostess Drawer Chest from
Oneida, Ltd., $18.00 in cash, and
the two other prizes.
When I phoned Mrs. Hill, she
said, “Oh, No! If you only knew
the story behind that pie, you’d
laugh!” It seems she baked one
pie, covered it, and put it outdoors
to cool. Along came the family cat,
ending any chance that pie had of
winning a contest.
Mrs. Hill said she was tempted
to just forget the whole thing, but
then realized that she had a respon¬
sibility to all the Grangers in
Washington County. So she hur¬
riedly baked another pie and
drove as fast as the law allowed to
get it to Saratoga Springs in time
for the judging. Fortunately they
live only 25 miles away!
The Hills are farmers, and Mrs.
Hill is also a Unit Sales Leader
for Stanley Home Products. This
means she hires and trains demon¬
strators as well as still giving
parties herself, sometimes as many
as six or seven a week. Mrs. Hill
says she is strictly a “weekend
baker,” since their three children
are all away from home.
Contest Directors
Mrs. Agnes McHeffey ofHeuvel-
ton, New York, Chairman of the
1965 State Service and Hospitality
Committee, and I directed the
cherry pie contest. Assisting us
were the two other members of
the State Committee, Mrs. Lizzie
Houck of Dundee and Mrs. Mabel
Hyatt of Owego, plus approxi¬
mately 1,000 Subordinate and
Pomona S. & H. chairmen.
Next year, it will be an Apple¬
sauce Cake Contest. Very soon
every Subordinate Grange in the
State will have complete informa¬
tion about the contest, and we hope
all Grangers — men and women
— will plan to enter. This yearly
event is lots of fun, and it’s a ter¬
rific thrill to be one of the high
State winners!
Third-place winner, Mrs.
William Hill, received
the 52-piece service of
Community Silver with
Hostess Drawer Chest
' from Oneida, Ltd.
15 TOP WINNERS
1. Mrs. Harry Van Bortel, Clyde Grange, Wayne Co.
2. Mrs. Harvey Russell, Poughkeepsie Grange, Dutchess Co.
3. Mrs. William Hill, Shushan Grange, Washington Co.
4. Mrs. Miriam Howe, Franklinville Grange, Cattaraugus Co.
5. Mrs. Elsie Cronk, Castile Grange, Wyoming Co.
6. Mrs. Edgar Leonard, Berkshire Grange, Tioga Co.
7. Mrs. James Dye, Borodino Grange, Onondaga Co.
8. Mrs. Clayton Damcott, Clymer Grange, Chautauqua Co.
9. Mrs. Leon Burdick, Bloomville Grange, Delaware Co.
10. Mrs. Theodore Benedict, Montgomery Grange, Orange Co.
11. Mrs. Pauline Schaltegger, Lindenwald Grange, Columbia Co.
12. Mrs. Goldie Ruzicka, South Lansing Grange, Tompkins Co.
13. Mrs. Josephine Hallenbeck, Franklinton Grange, Schoharie Co.
14. Mrs. Bertha Flansburg, North Star Grange, Herkimer Co.
15. Miss Bessie Moshier, Guyanoga Grange, Yates Co.
26
American Agriculturist, December, 1965
Pictured is the first phase of a $4.5 million building program to provide bio-
climatic laboratories and greenhouses for the New York State College of Agri¬
culture at Cornell University. Included in the complex is space for entomology
and limnology (left), floriculture and ornamental horticulture (center), and plant
pathology (right). In the foreground is Morrison Hall, Animal Husbandry de¬
partment. One of the laboratories was named in honor of Kenneth Post, former
head of the Department of Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture.
Dairymen’s League Annual Meet¬
ing — Lester W. Martin, Milford,
New York, was re-elected president
of the Cooperative. Elected first
vice-president and treasurer was
Eugene J. Vandenbord, Delancey,
New York; second vice-president
and secretary is James R. Donnan,
Galway, New York. Russell E.
Dennis, Fairport, New York, was
elected assistant treasurer.
On the board of directors the
only new member was Harold W.
Talbot, West Winfield, New York.
Re-elected were: Mr. Vandenbord;
Donald R. Townsend, Rhinebeck,
New York; Harold Ely, Montrose,
Pennsylvania; John E. O’Brien,
Middletown, New York; William
Lawson, Dundee, New York;
Floyd S. Corselius, Clarks Sum¬
mit, Pennsylvania; and Adrian
Sharpe, Waterford, Pennsylvania.
Change in Test — Starting with No¬
vember 1, the Modified Whiteside
Test (MWT) takes the place of an
annual physical for dairy herds in
New York State. The MWT is
performed monthly until there are
three consecutive negative tests;
after that quarterly unless a posi¬
tive test (2+ or higher) comes up
again, in which case monthly
again. If the reaction should be
2 + or higher, dairymen will be
notified to check herd. The herd
will be re-checked within 72 hours.
If the reaction is still above the
maximum allowed, a veterinarian
must be called. If the problem per¬
sists beyond this, it will be com¬
pulsory for the dairy to be enrol¬
led in a mastitis-control program
acceptable to New York State and
New York City boards of health.
New York State Grange — Officers
named at the annual meeting were:
Russell Curtis, Cazenovia, Master;
Robert S. Drake, Woodhull, Over¬
seer; Mrs. Kay Williams, Hunt¬
ingdon, Lecturer; Robert M Payne,
Coeymans Hollow, Treasurer;
Morris J. Halladay, Groton, Sec¬
retary. Re-elected to the executive
committee for three years was
Edmund H. Marvin, Sr., Mace-
don; other members of the com¬
mittee newly elected are Burt
Morris, Marathon and Keith R.
Handy, Fort Plain.
Mushroom Farm — The largest
single mushroom farm in the
world is in Butler County, Penn¬
sylvania, where in an abandoned
mine more than 10,000,000
pounds of mushrooms are pro¬
duced annually!
Topped the Field — A twenty-year-
old, brown-eyed and brown-haired
miss from Catawissa, Pennsylva¬
nia, Connie Hoffman, became
1966 “Poultry Princess of the
Northeast.” Miss Hoffman, a
home economics junior at Indiana
State College, Pennsylvania, was
sponsored by Whitmoyer Labora¬
tories, Inc., Myerstown, Pennsyl¬
vania.
Horse Course — A student at Cor¬
nell University, Benjamin Barrin¬
ger, is leading a move to bring
about the initiation of a course at
the College of Agriculture dealing
specifically with horses. He cites
as the reason the enormous ex¬
pansion of pleasure horse numbers
in recent years. If you’re interested
in seeing greater emphasis on
research, teaching and Extension
work concerning horses in the
Empire State, write Ben at 42
Baker Tower, Cornell University,
Ithaca, N.Y. 14850.
New York's Junior State Herd took top honors at the National Guern¬
sey Show, Waterloo, Iowa. L. to r.: Carol Ann Calhourt, Hoosick Falls;
Sharon Fleming, Phelps; Lloyd Riford III, Auburn; David Pengelly, Ber¬
gen; H. Joseph Pendergast, Cobleskill.
American Agriculturist , December, 1965
/\T HOFFMAN, we are dedicated to a quality seed program that
produces bigger yields ... we take the extra care in seed pro¬
duction that is necessary to produce better paying crops.
Hoffman Farm Seeds are grown under careful supervision. Harvest¬
ing, cleaning, treating— even bagging and delivery— are part of a broad
program of quality controls. Every lot of seed is laboratory tested for
purity and germination . . . and rejected if it fails to measure up.
The Hoffman Seed Man nearest you is a seed specialist, and is
familiar with growing conditions in your area. For his name and
address write to A. H. Hoffman Seeds, Inc., Landisville (Lancaster
County), Pa.
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AGWAY ANNUAL MEETING
GENERAL MANAGER Ed¬
mund H. Fallon reported Agway
Consolidated gross sales for the
last fiscal year (completed June
20, 1965) of $338 million. In spell¬
ing out the strength of the coopera¬
tive, he mentioned its $182 million
in assets, 85 plants, and more
than 1,000 places of business in
its distribution network. He also
reported on the major affiliate cor¬
porations in which Agway has an
interest . . . investments worth
nearly $20 million.
Mr. Fallon called these powerful
forces to the attention of people
interested in agriculture . . . or¬
ganized labor, growth of govern¬
ment’s influence, urbanization in
the Northeast’, chain stores that
have centralized purchasing power,
technological changes, inflation,
and the burgeoning transportation
complex.
Capital Expense
President Jonathan Davis re¬
ported first-year capital expendi¬
tures in excess of $17 million . . .
primarily in fertilizer production
and blending facilities. A nitrogen
plant is being built near Olean,
New York, to make Agway “basic”
in that plant food. Along with
other co-ops, Agway is also mov¬
ing into basic production of potash
and phosphates. Without large size
and plenty of capital, no co-op
could play in that league . . . for
“P & K mines” cost untold mil¬
lions to buy and operate.
Broken Eggs
Scheduled to begin operation in
December oi this year is a new
egg-breaking installation at New
Paltz, New York. It fits into the
development of a new way of
handling called “liquid eggs” . . .
47,000 pounds of broken-out eggs
in a single tanker-truck! This facil¬
ity can pasteurize eggs . . . some¬
thing many experts predict will be
required of most, if not all, broken-
out eggs sold in the future.
Depending on the product, liq¬
uid eggs are pasteurized by hold¬
ing them for 210 seconds at 130
to 140 degrees Fahrenheit. The
plant has a capacity of 3,000 cases
per week on a one-shift basis.
A technique has been developed,
and equipment installed at the New
Platz plant for extrusion of a hard-
cooked egg roll. Thus, institutional
users of large quantities of eggs
can buy “a center cut every time”
in the form of an egg roll. Distri¬
bution of this product to retail out¬
lets may come in the future.
Freight Rates
Profound changes in railroad
freight charges are in the works
that may add other grains to the
existing situation with shipments
of corn ... a point-to-point (ton-
mile) basis rather than the in¬
transit basis in effect for more than
half a century. Partly in response
to this change, four regional
“push-button” feed mills will be
built by Agway . . . three in Penn¬
sylvania and one in Vermont.
Each plant will have a production
capacity ol 50,000 tons of feed per
year.
Looking ahead, Fallon named
“an effective marketing program”
as the greatest opportunity and
challenge. He reminded his listen¬
ers that Agway’s annual marketing
volume of $40 million is small
compared to the $3.3 billion worth
of farm products produced in the
Northeast each year.
Dates to Remember
December 2 - Dairy Herd
Management Short Course, Cor¬
nell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
December 2-4 - 11th Annual
4-H Dairy Conference (in con¬
junction with International
Dairy Show) Chicago, Illinois.
December 5-9 - 31st Ann¬
ual National Junior Horticul¬
tural Convention, Netherland
Hilton Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio.
December 6-10 - 13th
Annual Breeders' Institute
Forum, sponsored by N.Y. Hol-
stein-Friesian Association for
dairymen of every breed affil¬
iation:
6th - Pine Plains, N.Y.
7th - Cobleskill Agr. &
Tech. Institute
8th - Grange Hall, Calcium,
N.Y.
9th - Ross Grange Hall,
Falconer, N.Y.
10th - Monroe Farm & Home
Center, Rochester,
N.Y.
December 9-10 - Cornell
Seed School, Cornell University,
Ithaca, N.Y.
December 14-15 - 79th
Annual Meeting Peninsula Hort¬
icultural Society, Elks Hall,
Salisbury, Md.
January 3-5 - Annual
Meeting, New Jersey State
Horticultural Society Inc.,
and Vegetable Growers Associa¬
tion of New Jersey, Cherry
Hill Inn, near Haddonfield,
N. J.
January 5-6 - Massachus¬
etts Fruit Growers Association
New England-wide Fruit Growers
Meeting and Trade Show, Suff¬
olk Downs, near Boston.
January 5-7 - National
Turkey Federation Convention,
Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago,
Ill.
January 10-14 - Pennsyl¬
vania Farm Show, Harrisburg,
Pa.
January 12 - Annual Meet¬
ing New York State Agricul¬
tural Society, DeWitt Clinton
Hotel, Albany, N.Y.
January 18-20 - National
Council of Farmers Cooperative,
Washington, D. C.
January 24-28 - 15th
Annual Beef Cattlemen's Short
Course, Cornell University,
Ithaca, N.Y.
"It beats all, th ' foreign vehicles one
sees on th' road today!"
American Agriculturist, December, 1965
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Changeless, yet ever changing from sunrise to sunset, the magnificent
colors and awesome majesty of the Grand Canyon defy description. Our
sightseeing drive along the Canyon rims is a fitting climax to our South¬
west Holiday!
TAKE A WINTER HOLIDAY!
COME JANUARY or February,
what could be nicer than to leave
snow and ice behind and travel
south to the sun with a happy
American Agriculturist tour party?
We offer you a choice of two won¬
derful winter vacations and guar¬
antee that you’ll have the time of
your life, whichever one you decide
to take.
On January 16, our Southwest
Tour party will be on its way to a
three-week vacation that will take
us to some of the most fascinating
places in the Southwest and Cali¬
fornia. Following are a few of the
thrilling sights included in this
tour: Carlsbad Caverns, Old Santa
Fe and Albuquerque, Phoenix, Las
Vegas, Death Valley, San Diego
(with a side trip “South of the
Border” to Tijuana), Capistrano,
Disneyland, Hollywood, the fa¬
mous 17-mile drive up the Coast,
San Francisco, Yosemite, and the
awe-inspiring Grand Canyon.
This is an all-expense tour with
everything included in the price
of your ticket. You’ll have no
travel worries of any kind, for our
friendly and competent tour escort
takes care of everything. Each day
will add to the rich experiences
shared with other tour members,
and you’ll return with wonderful
memories you’ll never forget!
Caribbean Cruise
But maybe a cruise through the
blue waters of the Caribbean ap¬
peals to you more this winter. If
so, we have the perfect vacation
for you. On February 22, we will
sail from Port Everglades, Florida,
aboard the S. S. Queen of Ber¬
muda for two weeks in the land of
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bright sunshine, gently rolling
seas, and exotic tropical land¬
scapes.
Ports of call for our Caribbean
Cruise include St. Thomas, St.
Maarten, Trinidad, Martinique,
Aruba, Kingston, and Nassau.
We’ll browse in delightful little
shops offering fabulous goods at
remarkably low prices, relax on
white sand beaches, and explore
all the fascinating places each
island offers.
The luxurious Queen of Ber¬
muda is itself a floating resort —
completely air conditioned and
with smart, spacious staterooms.
You will enjoy the marvelous food,
beautiful lounges, and broad,
sunny decks. There’ll be plenty of
entertainment, good company, and
a wonderfully relaxing atmos¬
phere.
Both of these delightful vaca¬
tions have been carefully and ex¬
pertly arranged by our tour
agents, the Travel Service Bureau
of Needham, Massachusetts. Those
of you who have traveled with us
before know that this means per¬
fection in every single detail.
Whichever tour you choose, you
will have a glorious time and
travel with the greatest ease and
pleasure.
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American Agriculturist, December, 1965
29
ANGUS
GOATS
SHORTHORNS
BUILDINGS
REGISTERED ANGUS CATTLE bred cows and
cows with calves, two and three for one com¬
binations. Also bred 1963 heifers and open
1964 heifers. Mohawk Farms, Canajoharie,
N. Y. Lynn Potter 518-CA-45262. _
For Sale— ABERDEEN-ANGUS BULLS, P.R.I.
production qualified for advanced register, pre¬
dominantly Scotch breeding. Also, Frozen
Semen, from P.R.I. and C.M.S. double reg¬
istered and progeny proven sires. Write for
information. Address: Wye Plantation, Queens¬
town, Maryland, 21658. Telephones: Code 301-
Office — 827-2041 — Residence — 827-8143. Visitors
Welcome. _
PLANNING A SWITCH to beef cattle? Invest
your money in both quality and beauty. See
our registered Angus Heifers — Granddaughters
of Champions. Maple Avenue Farms, Earlville,
N. Y. _
BABY CHICKS
MEADOW VIEW CHICKS— Shaver Leghorns,
Rapp Leghorns, Harco Reds, Harco Sex-links,
Lawton Buffs, Cornish Cross. Also started
pullets. Henry M. Fryer, Greenwich. N. Y.
MARSHALL KIMBERCHICKS. Top quality
eggs will always be in demand. The men who
stay in the poultry business will be the ones
who can produce highest quality eggs. Choose
Kimberchicks for dependable high quality and
profits by calling Marshall Brothers Hatchery,
Ithaca, N, Y. AR 2-8616. _
BIG WHITE LEGHORNS, White - Barred
Rocks, New Hampshires, Wyandottes. Free
Catalog. Mt. Healthy Hatcheries, Mt. Healthy,
Ohio. _ _
SUNNYBROOK CHICKS are backed by a repu¬
tation for quality and service that goes back
more than 40 years. Bred from top laying
strains that outlive, outlay the best in the
business. White Leghorns, Harco Black Sex
Links, Rhode Island Reds, Dekalb, other breeds.
Hatching year ’round. For meat you can’t beat
our Vantress-White Rock crosses. Write for
Catalog, down-to-earth prices. Sunnybrook
Poultry Farms. Box 106, Hudson, N. Y.
BEES AND BEE SUPPLIES
BEES INSURE BETTER Crop Pollination.
Profitable side line. Send $1.00 for book, “First
Lessons in Beekeeping” and three months sub¬
scription. Free Literature. American Bee Jour¬
nal. Box A, Hamilton, Illinois.
DEXTER
REGISTERED COW BORN 1961— $300. R.
Noon, Middleboro, Mass. 947-0431.
CHAROLAIS
FLYING HORSESHOE RANCHES— Breeding
Charolais since ’52. 200 head of the best
Charolais at the lowest prices. Registered &
recorded bulls, cows and heifers. Best blood¬
lines. Certified herd. Visitors welcome. No Sat¬
urday sales. Morris, Pa. Phone 717-353-2879.
RUGGED CHAROLAIS BULLS from $300;
purebreds from $450.00. Some cows and heifers
for sale. TB, Bangs Accredited. Dave Miller,
Charolles Valley, R2, Phoenixville, Penna.
215-933-4044.
DAIRY CATTLE
COWS FOR SALE— T.B. and Bloodtested. Hol-
steins in truckloads. E. C. Talbots, Leonards-
ville, N. Y. _ _ _
WESTERN DAIRY COWS delivered to your
farm. Cash or Credit. Drop a card giving your
name, phone number and location of farm. Our
fieldman will contact you direct. 50 years of
experience. I. Greenberg & Son, Mount Holly,
New Jersey. AMherst 7-1101 Area Code 609.
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Marketing— Regular
weekly sales and farm auctions: Empire Live¬
stock Marketing Cooperative.
DOGS
SHELTIE (Miniature Collie) Puppies. A.K.C.
Champion pedigree. Astolat Kennels, Kunkle-
town 3, Pa. _ _
SHETLAND SHEEPDOGS. Small, sturdy!
Herd dog and companion. D. McLaud, Berk-
shire, N.Y. _ -
SHAFFNER’S FAMOUS BORDER COLLIES—
Beautiful puppies. Imported Breeding; Parents
working cattle and sheep. Satisfaction guaran¬
teed. Free training instructions. Carroll Shaf-
fner, Pennsylvania State University, 203
Armsby, University Park, Pa. _ _
REGISTERED ST. BERNARD PUPPIES —
Swiss type. Famous bloodlines. Walter E.
Yoder, Rl, Meyersdale, Pa. Phone 634-7664.
ENGLISH SHEPHERD PUPS. Working
Strain. Hendrickson Farm, Richmondville,
N, Y. _
BORDER COLLIE PUPPIES for sale. Parents
from imported stock. Charles Edwards, Phelps
St.. RD#1, Gloversville, N. Y. _
WANTED — SAINT BERNARD or Newfound¬
land puppy. Whitlock Farm, Bethany, Conn.
DUCKS & GEESE
FOR SALE: EIGHTEEN Mallard Drakes —
some Rouen Crosses. Three dollars each. L. A.
Crawford, Box 386, Helmuth, N, Y.
LIVESTOCK
DAIRY GOATS. Small Investment, good re¬
turn. Learn how. Factual magazine, 6 months,
$1.00. Dairy Goat Journal, Columbia PP-36,
Missouri. _
FRENCH ALPINE. BRED Doe. Del Norte
Strain — heavy milker. Peter McKibbin, 49
Bay Ave., Huntington. N. Y.
HEREFORDS
REGISTERED Polled Hereford breeding stock
for sale. Performance records available. Spring
Hill Farm, Shushan, N. Y. W. B. Phelps.
Phone farm 518-854-7868, office 518-677-2635.
REGISTERED Polled. Bulls ready for Service.
Open and bred Heifers. Modern Bloodlines.
T.B. and Bangs Accredited Herd. Battleground
Farms. Box 511. Freehold. N. J.
REGISTERED POLLED HEREFORDS
Weanling Heifers for sale. We sell nothing
Registered that falls below a Grade of “12”.
Also minimum daily gain standards of 1.90
lbs. per day of age for heifers and 2.25 lbs.
for bulls. These are the highest standards in
the East. Visitors welcome. Of interest is
our Bull Testing Program.
CHARLES D. GIBSON — Deer Run Farms
Hillsdale, N.Y. Tel. 518-325-7821
HOLSTEINS
200 REGISTERED CANADIAN Holsteins. 300
Grade Cows and Heifers always on hand.
Liberal Credit to reliable Farmers. 25 Years
Experience. M. Barmann & Sons, Middletown,
N, Y, Telephone 914-DI 3-6875.
HORSES
HOW TO TRAIN HORSES— Everyone who
likes horses or ponies should have this book:
Free. Send name, zip code. Beery School, 16412,
Pleasant Hill, Ohio. 45359. _
APPALOOSA HORSES. TOP bloodlines. Bred
mares, show stock. Way Lo Acres, RD #1,
Fairmount City, Pa.
Top Halter and Permanently Registered
Quarter Horses
Must sell. Chestnut stud — Royal King Breed¬
ing, dappled grey mare, chestnut gelding.
Call anytime, Mr. Cass 516-SE2-8325.
MILKING SHORTHORNS
"POLLED” REGISTERED — Bull, 5 bred
heifers. Hendrickson Farm, Richmondville,
N. Y.
MULES
SEVERAL GENTLE AGED Mules— 1300 lbs.
$125. Also matched team. Howard Quimby,
Marlboro. N. Y.
PIGEONS
PIGEONS AND SUPPLIES CATALOG lOd.
Walter Hoenes, Dept. AA, Cologne, New Jersey
08213, _ _ _
WHITE HOMERS- RACING type. Oscar Hen¬
drickson. ItichmondvillejbL—Y.
PONIES
SHETLAND FILLIES AND Colts. All ages.
Reasonable. McColl, Asbury Road, LeRoy, N.Y,
POULTRY
LAVENDER GUINEAS, MALLARD type
Ducks, Gray African Geese. Hendrickson Farm,
Richmondville. N. Y.
PULLETS
WE'VE BEEN SPECIALIZING in started
pullets for more than a quarter of a century.
Reared on separate farms under a program that
insures top quality and performance. From two
weeks old to ready-to-lay. Dekalbs. White Leg¬
horns, Harco Sex Links, Reds, others. Truck
delivery over wide area. Write or telephone for
prices, availability. Sunnybrook Poultry Farms,
Box 106, Hudson, N, Y, Phone (518)-TA8-1611.
RABBITS
RAISE ANGORA, New Zealand Rabbits, Fish-
worms on $500 month plan. Free details.
White’s Rabbitry, Mt. Vernon, Ohio. _
RAISE RABBITS SUCCESSFULLY by know¬
ing facts. 48 page illustrated book describing
25 Breeds. Housing, breeding, feeding, markets,
marketing, etc. 25 cents. American Rabbit As¬
sociation, 28 ARBA Building, Pittsburgh, Penn.
SHEEP
SUFFOLK flocks multiply faster due to ewes
multiple births, easy, early lambing, heavy
milk. National Suffolk Sheep Association, Box
324RN, Columbia, Mo. _
REGISTERED CORRIEDALE YEARLING
Rams for sale. John Knight. Interlaken. N, Y.
YOUNG SUFFOLK RAM & Bred Ewe. Peter
McKibbin, 49 Bay Ave., Huntington, N. Y.
HA7-3065. _
SHEPHERD MAGAZINE— the thoughtful gift.
Latest on profitable sheepraising. $2.00 year.
5 helpful back issues $1.00, Sheffield 22. Mass.
GOOD 3 YEAR OLD Registered Hampshire
Ram. Buy now and save. E. Mozingo, Una-
di 11a . N. Y.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS— Fine quality. Uniform
loads. Any weight. TB and Bangs tested.
Howey and Manley Cattle Company, 306 Ex¬
change Bldg., South St. Paul, Minnesota.
NO HORNS !i
One application of Dr.
Naylor’s Dehorning
Paste on horn button of
calves, kids, lambs — and
no horns will grow. No
cutting, nobleeding, 4oz.
jar — S 1 .00 at your deal¬
er's, or mailed postpaid.
H. W. NAYLOR Co.
Morris 12, N.Y.
Dr. Naylor's
deHORNing
PASTE
SWINE
MONTHLY MARYLAND FEEDER Pig Sales
— 1:30. 2nd Monday — Caroline Sales, Denton.
4th Monday — Livestock Exchange, Boonsboro.
4th Thursday (4th Fri. — Nov.) — Rudnick &
Sons, Galena. 23,664 vaccinated — health in¬
spected — graded pigs sold by pound to highest
bidder 1964. Maryland Swine Producers, Fair-
grounds, Timonium. _
REGISTERED POLAND CHINAS: Now of¬
fering July and August boars and gilts with
exti’a growing ability and ham. Deliveries and
shipping arranged. Richard Crye, Avon, New
York. _
HAMPSHIRE GILTS AND Boars. Also year¬
lings. Malcolm McColl, Asbury Road, LeRoy,
N. Y.
WANT TO GET in the beef cattle field and
make profit? If you do, remember Shorthorns
— Polled Shorthorns go to market 30 to 40
days sooner than other breeds. Calves weigh
60-80 lbs. more at weaning. Get the facts.
Free. Write Department EB, American Short¬
horn Association, 8288 Hascall St., Omaha,
Nebraska 68124. _
2 PUREBRED BEEF SHORTHORN Bulls. 18
months age. Dale Buck, Waterloo, N. Y. Phone:
539-9171.
VETERINARY SUPPLIES
NEW! NOW TREAT Mastitis for less than
21 with new Uni-Power Infusion! Each dose
contains: 100,000 units procaine penicillin, 100
mg. dihydrostreptomycin, 100 mg. neomycin,
750 mg. sulfathiazole, 750 mg. sulfamerazine,
5 mg. cobalt. Infuse directly into the infected
quarter by withdrawing lOcc (1 dose) into a
syringe with a needle, then replace needle with
an infusion tube. Also ideal when drying off a
cow — infuse lOcc of Uni-Power into each quar¬
ter- allow to remain until the cow freshens.
“An ounce of prevention is worth pounds of
milk.” Recommended by leading veterinarians
and dairy experts. Per lOOcc bottle (10 doses)
$2.35. Six bottles $2.25 each. Order 12 for
$25.00 and receive free syringe, needle and
infusion tube. At your Anchor of New England
dealers or order direct from Anchor Serum
Company of New England, Dept. A-4, Tops-
field, Mass. Write for free veterinary supply
catalogue and health guide. Please note: As
always, milk should be withheld from human
consumption 72 hours after the last treatment-
DAIRY AND LIVESTOCK Veterinary supplies
direct to you at wholesale. Send card for new
wholesale catalogue. Eastern States Serum
Company, 1727 Harden Street, Columbia, South
Carolina. _
KEN-MAST MASTITIS TREATMENT— Peni¬
cillin, Dihydrostreptomycin, Neomycin, Sulfa¬
nilamide, Cobalt in 15CC disposable syringes.
Dozen prepaid $4.45. Withhold milk from
treated quarter 72 hours. Authorized Anchor
Serum Dealer. Kensington Veterinary Supply,
Kensington, Connecticut.
FARM BUILDINGS — for all purposes, low cost,
easy terms. Nold Farm Supply, Rome, N. Y.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
RETAIL MILK BUSINESS for sale. 1200
Quarts per day, includes plant, accounts, three
county license, two trucks, all supplies. Box
369-FD, Ithaca, New York 14851, _
FREE BOOK "900 Successful, Little-Known
Businesses.” Many fascinating opportunities!
Plymouth 836-P, Brooklyn 18, New York. _
YOU, TOO, CAN be an Accident Investigator.
Make up to $1,000 a month, part or full time.
No college necessary. Car furnished: many
extra benefits. We train you at home in spare
time. Keep present job until ready to switch.
Pick your location. Men badly needed now.
For Free information write Liberty School,
Dept. C9410, 1139 W. Park, Libertyville,
Illinois. _
DISTRIBUTOR WANTED — No Competition.
To service and set up new accounts in exclusive
territory. Investment secured by fast moving
inventory of amazing plastic coating used on
all types of surfaces interior or exterior. Elimi¬
nates waxing when applied to any type, of
floor. Eliminates all painting when applied to
wood, metal or concrete surfaces. Minimum
Investment — $500. Maximum Investment —
$12,000. For details write or call: Phone: 314-
AX1-1500. Penguin Plastics Corp., 3411 North
Lindbergh Blvd,, St. Ann, Missouri 63074.
FOR SALE: COMPLETE harness shop in¬
cluding new and secondhand harnesses, tools,
large quantity snaps, buckles, rings, etc. Earl
Norton. Greenwich, N. Y. _
SALE: WELL ESTABLISHED Modern Cess¬
pool Business. Will sell due to poor health. C.
A. Foi’ce, Rancocas Rd., Mt. Holly, N. J.
08060.
CEDAR POSTS
CEDAR STAKES for tree staking. 5, 6, 7, 8
and 10 Ft., ready pointed. Also tree wrap and
wii-e. Large stock on hand at all times.
516-AN-6-6400, East Northport, New York,
CHAIR CANING
AGENTS WANTED
SENSATIONAL NEW LONGER-BURNING
Light Bulb. Amazing Free Replacement Guar¬
antee — never again buy light bulbs. No Compe¬
tition. Multi-million dollar market yours alone.
Make small fortune even spare time. Incredibly
quick sales. Free sales kit. Merlite (Bulb Div.),
114 E. 32nd, Dept. C-74S, New Yoik 16, _
EARN BIG MONEY FAST! Take easy orders
for Dwarf, Semi-Dwarf, Standard fruit trees,
roses, ornamentals. $1,000 profit in 60 days
possible. World’s oldest, largest nursery.
Spectacular full-color selling outfit Free. No
investment. Stark, Desk 30266, Louisiana,
Missouri 63353, _
ASTONISHING AUTOMATIC TOILET BOWL
CLEANER, deodorizer. Works when toilet is
flushed. Housewives buy on sight for every
bathroom, at only $1.98 each. Make up to
$10.00 in hour, spare time. Free Sales Kit.
Mei'lite, 114 East 32nd, Dept. G71S, New
York 16. _
LIBERAL COMMISSIONS PAID for selling
Mineral Supplements and other Animal Health
Products. W. D. Carpenter Co., Ill Irving
Ave., Syracuse. New York. _
FARM BACKGROUND — We will train more
factory representatives thx-oughout the United
States to serve our established customers and
take care of expanding new business. Full time,
year x-ound oppoi-tunity. For information, write
Forney Industries, Box 563, Ft. Collins, Colo.
TYPEWRITERS, CAMERAS, WATCHES,
Nylons, Stainless Blades. Wholesale. Simms,
Warwick, New York.
ARTIFICIAL BREEDING
A. B. S. FRANCHISES AVAILABLE TO
Qualified Men. Located in top Dairy Areas of
Western New York. Own your Own Business
— Work for Yourself. For details write: Ameri¬
can Breeders Service, P. O. Box 111, Honeoye
Falls, New York 14472, _
ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION. Openings in
this challenging field available in certain areas
of New Yoi'k. This is interesting, rewarding
work for men who wish to stand on their own
two feet. American Breeders Service, Box 536,
Dryden. New Yoi-k 13053.
AUCTIONEERS
AUCTIONEERS — Livestock and farm auc¬
tions. Complete auction and pedigree service
available. Hands Wilcox. Phone — Bergen 146,
New York.
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Marketing— Regular
weekly sales and farm auctions: Empire Live¬
stock Marketing Cooperative.
AUCTION SCHOOL
MISSOURI AUCTION SCHOOL. Free catalog.
1330-33 Linwood, Kansas City, Mo. 64109.
AUCTION SCHOOL, Ft. Smith, Ark. Free
catalog. Also Home Study Course. _
AUCTIONEERING CAREER, College Diploma.
Free Catalog. Feller-Bucher Auctioneering Col-
lege, 225 So, Schuyler, Kankakee, Illinois.
LEARN AUCTIONEERING— term soon. Free
catalog. The Reisch American School of
Auctioneering, Inc., Mason City 11, Iowa.
AUTOMOTIVE
$200 to $500 buys serviceable popular, economi¬
cal used car at Friendly Phil of Mullica Hill.
No money down with Bank Financing. Gen¬
erous Bank — easy terms. All body styles, 50
to pick from, several stick shift and automa-
tics. Rambler Dealer — Mullica Hill, N. J.
1963 RAMBLERS, EVERY MODEL & body
type, several in condition just about like new.
Only $100 down needed, as our bank is gen¬
erous and rates are low. Rewards for cash
buyers or Buyers with larger down payments.
Friendly Phil of Mullica Hill, N. J. — Rambler
Prizewinner.
RESTORE FURNITURE — Complete catalog
finest refinishing, stenciling, seating materials
25(1 (refundable). Seat weaving kits (free in¬
structions) - — premium medium Cane $2.75;
Fibre Rush $2.95 postpaid. The Workshop, Dept.
A2. 122 Main, Penn Yan, N, Y. 14527.
COLORSLIDES
YELLOWSTONE-Glacier-Banff-Zion. Twenty
(Unmounted Colorslides) $1.00 One Category.
All 80 — $3.95. Mounts 36 — 56(1. Eddings. 8R
Robex-ts, Corning. N. Y, 14830,
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
WE ARE SUPPLIERS for Dairy Farm: First
class milkers, poult rymen, general fai-m work¬
ers. Ellingers Employment Agency, 80 Warren
St., New York, N.Y, Phone GR 3-8168-9.
EARTHWORMS
FREE PICTURE FOLDER, "How to Make
$3,000 Yearly, Sparetime, Raising Earth¬
worms!” Oakhaven-5, Cedar Hill, Texas.
FURNACES & BOILERS
CUT HEATING COSTS. Use Marco Furnaces
and Boilers. Either Complete Combustion Wood
and Coal or Combination Oil-Wood and Coal
Units. Literature free. Marco Industries, P. O.
Box 6- A, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801.
GOAT SUPPLIES
WRITE FOR CATALOGUE. Enclose 25(1 de¬
posit refundable with first order. Hoegger
Supply Co., Milford 2, Pa.
HOBBIES
MAKE DOOR MATS from Used Baler Twine.
Instructions, five dimes. Walter Warner,
Pierceton, Indiana 46562.
INSTRUCTION
GAME WARDEN, Government Hunter,
Forestry, Park and Wildlife Service announce
job openings regularly. Prepare at home for
outdoor work, good pay, security. Complete
information Free! Write North American
School of Conservation — BH, Newport, Califor¬
nia 92660.
CHAIN SAWS
SAW CHAINS. Save up to $15.00 each. “Life¬
time Guarantee” Immediate shipments, post’pd.
Write, Armstrong’s, Box 142, Saulte Ste. Marie,
Michigan 49784.
SAW CHAIN
DIRECT TO YOU AT FACTORY PRICES!
Brand new, first quality, fully guaranteed! In
.404”, 1/2” and 7/16" pitch. Chain for bar
of any saw with cutting length of:
12” to 14” SI 0.00 15" to 16" $11.00
17" to 20” $13.00 21" to 24” $15.00
GUIDE BARS: New. hard-nose, to fit:
Homelite 17” $17.00, 21” $19.00
McCulloch 18" $18.00, 24” $21.00
SPROCKETS: Direct-drive sprocket $4.00;
Gear-drive sprocket $2.50.
Add 50c to total order for shipping
(For COD send $2.00 deposit)
Be sure to give saw name, bar cutting length,
and pitch used or number of drive links in chain.
Send check cr money order today to:
ZIP-PENN INC. BOX 179-HD Erie, Penna.
For big savings on other bars, saw parts,
accessories, write for complete catalog.
30
American Agriculturist, December, 1965
FARMS FOR SALE
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
FARMS— FINGER LAKES AREA — all types
and size farms. Retirement homes — hunting
land. Lakeshore properties. H. M. Stocking,
Realtor, Dundee, New York. _
VIRGINIA livestock, dairy farms and country
estates, P. M. Browning, Realtor, John H. Hitt,
Associate: Culpeper, Virginia. _
CHENANGO COUNTY COUNTRY home, 174
acres, 12 rooms, 2 ceramic tile bath rooms, 5
bedrooms, dining room, library, living room,
remodeled thru out, hot water panel heat. 75
acres meadow land, 100 acres pasture — includ¬
ing hard wood lot. Call Horace A. Holden, Nor¬
wich 334-2877 or Write Box 72A, RD#2, Ox-
ford. New York, _
DAIRY DOLLARS — Owner reports $16,000
from milk yearly. Top producing: fully equipt.
315 acres, 125 tillable, 180 pasture, bal. wooded:
cord wood & timber. Creek & Springs. Grade
A barn 40'xl22\ 47 ties, milk room, drinking
cups: calf pens, silos, storage barn — 15 stan¬
chions. Plus 51 head cattle, tractors & farm
machinery. Comfortable 4 bedroom-bath home,
basement, oil furnace, enclosed porch, garage.
Fruit & garden. Lovely maple shaded lawn.
Top Value! $39,000, terms. Strout Realty, 310
Jackson Ave., Susquehanna, Pa. Ph: UL3-3747,
Free Local Lists! _
EXCEPTIONAL DAIRY — Good income from
151 productive acres. 125 tillable, 40 pasture,
bal. wooded. Full flowing Trout Stream —
Fishing, Duck Hunting, Swimming, etc.! 3
wells: elec, fence. Acre of fruit trees. Dis¬
tinguished stone Colonial: 4 bedrooms, bath,
closed Fireplace, part basement. Also brick
3 room-bath brick guest house: 2 Fireplaces.
45'xllO' barn, 22 stanchions, milk room, piped
water. Poultry house, hog stable, troughs &
pens. Hammer mill & extra water pump.
Pleasant view, shaded lawn. Health forces sale.
Exceptional Value! $36,800. Strout Realty, 246
Baltimore St., Gettysburg, Pa. Ph: ED1-1915.
Free Local Lists! _
CITY MILK ROUTE. 190 acre tiled farm. 2
outstanding homes. 64 stanchion barn. Pas¬
teurizer, trucks, 4 tractors, complete operation.
Wimple, Realtor, Sloansville, N. Y. 518-
875-6355. _ __
QUICK SALE— OWNER SICK— 7500 capacity
Egg Ranch, fully stocked and equipped. Lucra¬
tive market. Unique location near beautiful
town and beach. Modern 3 bedroom house.
Write Leonard Sherrouse, R.2, Box 1806, Noko-
mis, Fla. Phone Venice, Fla. 488-1343. _
LARGE DAIRY FARM in Champlain Valley.
320 tillable acres, 160 head of cattle, full line
of modern equipment, 700 ton silo, modern 2
bath home and tenant house. Ideal show farm.
$155,000 will finance on long term. Roger
Dubois, RFD#2, Middlebury, Vermont. _
DAIRY PROFITS— $40,000 milk income last
yr. reports owner. Close to 114 acres, 80 till¬
able, bal. wooded, pasture, fenced & cross
fenced. Attractive 4 bedroom bath Home, base¬
ment, baseboard heat, wrap around porch,
garage. Scenic view lawn. Huge Grade A barn,
66 ties, milk room, piped water, 325 gal. bulk
milk tank & barn cleaner. Horse barn, calf
barn, machinery. Valuable Dairy Buy! $80,000,
Only dn. Strout Realty, Rt. 2, Box 15, Thur-
mont, Md. 271-2780. Free local list. _
CATALOG FREE. Describes several hundred
New England and New York properties with a
clarity and candor rarely found in catalogs.
Designed to help you choose your own “bar¬
gain,” whether it be a farm, business, sum¬
mer cottage, wild traet, etc. Representatives
will gladly mail helpful information about
others. Four Effs, Box 264AA, Manchester,
N. H. (Representatives wanted.)
HAY & STRAW
CHOICE HAY, all grades. Mohawk Valley.
Trailer load deliveries. When writing, give
telephone number. Snyder Petroleum, Inc., Fort
Plain, New York. Telephone 4-5111. _
FIRST AND SECOND cutting alfalfa — mixed
trefoil and other grades of choice hay delivered
by truckload. Weights and quality guaranteed.
Bates Russell, East Durham, N. Y. Phone
Melrose, 4-2591 before 8 A.M. or after 5 P.M.
BALED HAY DELIVERED subject to inspec¬
tion. For more information write or call after
6:00 PM. J. W. Christman, RD 2, Fort Plain.
GOOD QUALITY HAY delivered anywhere.
Marcus Delong, Romulus, N. Y. 14541. Ovid
869-5675. _
DAIRY HAY CARLOADS only, alfalfa, clover,
mixed. Ask for delivered prices. Harry Gates,
Jackson, Michigan. _
QUALITY 1st AND 2nd CUTTING hay de¬
livered — truck or trailer loads. Quality and
weight guaranteed. Also Straw. 17 yrs. in busi¬
ness — Licensed and Bonded. Commission
Merchant. Mike Micha, RD#1, Johnson City,
New York. RA9-3151. (Also Farmers interested
in selling, contact us.) _
GRADED HAY STRAW all kinds shipped
anywhere, Phone 201-748-1020. Desmond Hay
Service, Box 402, Bloomfield, New Jersey.
CARLOT OR SEND your truck. Hay, Alfalfa
pellets, grain. Grain or feed store operators,
contact us for your feed supplies. Schwab Bros.
Feed Co., New Bavaria, Ohio. _
GRADED DAIRY ALFALFA and other Grades.
Art Callari Hay Co., Upper Sandusky, Ohio.
CAN DELIVER all grades of good quality hay.
Also, farmers interested in selling contact us.
D. Arnold Boyd, York, New York. Phone:
716-243-3311 or 716-243-2236. _
DELIVER HAY & STRAW. When writing,
give Telephone. Geo. Bessett, Westfield, Vt.
Phone Troy 744-6666. _ _
GOOD QUALITY HAY, delivered by trailer
load. J. Tracy, RD# 2, Fulton, N. Y. _
HAY & STRAW — ALL grades delivered by
Truckload, Hill & Valle Farms, R#2, Wilder
Rd., Gowanda, N. Y. Phone 716-257-9067.
TOBACCO
TOBACCO! Homespun Smoking - Chewing.
Samples lOd- Fred Stoker, Dresden. Tennessee.
HELP WANTED
NURSERY WORKERS and tractor operators
wanted. Steady work, good pay and housing
available. Baier Lustgarten Nurseries, Middle
Island, L. I., N. Y. _ _
DAIRYMAN WANTED. FULLY experienced
in operating milking machines and caring for
cows. Excellent housing for married man.
Steady year round employment. Top wages
and bonus. Garelick Farms, Franklin, Mass.
617-528-9000 days or evenings call Israel
3arelick 617-528-1122.
NURSES — PRACTICAL Licensed N.Y.S. Be¬
gin $383 mo. to $458 in 3 yrs. Eve. diff. $25.
nights $20. — Nurse (Head) Instructor In-service
education. Begin $5,850 to $7,920 in 4 yrs. — -
Nurses — R.N. Begin $433 mo. to $545 in 3
yrs. Modern expanding geriatric institution.
Active rehabilitation program: in-service edu¬
cation and hospital affiliation. 1 hr. N.Y.C.:
2 nearby colleges; live-in available: liberal
benefits. Westchester County Home, 25 Brad-
hurst Ave., Hawthorne, N. Y. 914-LY2-8500,
Ext. 2666, _
MARRIED DAIRYMAN WANTED for Modern
Farm. Modern house, salary, benefits, vaca¬
tion, 6 day week. Call 516-732-5583. Manzoni’s
Farm, Coram, Long Island, N. Y.
CHRISTIAN FARM - FAMILY; understand,
gentle with cows: milking (Surge-units), gen¬
eral work, medium-sized beautiful Central
Pennsylvania farm. Good salary; modern house,
conveniences. Permanent position, security,
right party. Dale Hoffman, 224 Diane Avenue,
Hatboro, Pa. Phone 215-OS5-9242. _
NEEDED — COUNTRY HOUSEKEEPER. 3
school children, cooking, laundry. No heavy
cleaning. Own room, TV. Write Mrs. Duncan
Ellsworth, Bedminster, N. J, _ _
FARMER WANTED— INDUSTRIOUS married
man to work with top-rated Holstein-Friesian
herd in Northern New Jersey. Only men of
good character with dairy-farm experience need
apply. References required. Good wages, up-to-
date house with 3 bedrooms, bath, garage, etc.
Fuel, milk, and electricity supplied. Write Box
369-FO, Ifhaca, N. Y. 14851.
TREE MEN WANTED, Experienced Steady
Work, Good Pay. Apply: Hiram Deeks, Sea
Cliff, N, Y. 516-OR6-155Q. _
HOUSEKEEPER-COOK for single man. No
children. Lovely, completely modern country
home within 45 miles of New York. Permanent
position with security. Box 369-FP, Ithaca,
N. Y. 14851, _
WANTED: WORKING MANAGER to Operate
35,000 all modern equipped Laying Farm.
Located in South Eastern New York State.
Housing facilities available. Salary Open.
Telephone Number 914-434-5481. Weiser
Poultry Farms, Fallsburg, New York. _
HIGH TICKET CAPITAL Good Sales. Repre¬
sentative with Agricultural background, East¬
ern N. Y. and N. E. territory. Salary plus in¬
centive. High income potential. Farm Automa¬
tion Corp., Millbrook, N. Y. Att: John Adamo,
Sales Mgr. _ _
SOBER, AMBITIOUS YOUNG married man
with experience and references for purebred
cattle farm. Must manage, work by himself,
operate modern machinery. Modern house, good
salary. Outside Poughkeepsie. Responsible per-
son only. Box 369-FR, Ithaca. New York 14851.
WOMAN OR COUPLE to help on Farm and
Housekeeping. Can have Child. Good home, pay.
Ralph Moreland, Commack, N. Y. _
FARMER 51 SON NEED Housekeeper. Prefer
small, Protestant Lady under 50 clean habits.
Children welcome. Please write full particulars,
picture helpful. Modern conveniences, security.
All letters answered, pictures returned. Box
369-FM, Ithaca, N. Y. 14851.
MAN with ambition to advance in cemetery
maintenance, top wages, plus benefits. 3-room
apt. available on grounds — Supt. Box 345,
Orange, N. J, Phone after 6 PM 201-226-1726,
WANTED— HOUSEKEEPER ON Farm. Carl
Anderson, Lightning Ranch, Virginia Road,
Concord. Mass. _ _
MAKE $280.00 GETTING JUST 10 growers to
try Campbell’s Plant Food. Sample free. Camp-
bell, Rochelle 19, Illinois. _
EXPERIENCED HERDSMAN for purebred
Holstein herd. Must be able to accept herd
management responsibilities. Six days a week.
Modern home. Contact Everett Martin,
Cheshire, Mass. _
MECHANIC EXPERIENCED for International
Harvester tractors & farm equipment dealer.
Permanent position for qualified person. Wages
exceed $6,200.00 yearly, plus bonus. Employer
to pay for moving into area. Home available.
Harvey H. Pfenning. Transit Rd. at Millers-
port, P. O. East Amherst, N. Y. 716-NF2-2261.
HERDSMAN, capable of taking charge of 110
Purebred Holsteins on large, modern dairy
farm in New York State. Must have extensive
experience in herd improvement, feeding and
milking. Excellent salary, modern house, plus
other extras offered. Write, giving full experi¬
ence and references, to Box 369-FL, Ithaca,
N.Y. 14851, _ _
COUPLE WANTED — GOOD Wages with
house included. Man to tend grounds, sheep,
Angus, some family driving. Woman to house-
clean 3 days a week. Box 369-FK, Ithaca,
N. Y. 14851.
New
Barn
Breeding Chart
Widely Accepted
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"Profit-Plus”
BREEDING
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This sturdy, colorful chart provides:
1 A year-long calendar.
2 A gestation calendar.
3 A heat expectancy guide and
chart.
4 Complete individual cow records.
Thousands of dairymen like William
Crisped of Tompkins County are finding
the new NYABC barn breeding chart a
convenient, ready-record system always
at hand.
NYABC technicians have been busy
in recent weeks placing this new chart in
members' barns. It is free as a part of
Standard Service in PSP— another NYABC
exclusive benefit to make your breeding
program easier and more convenient.
MATURE MARRIED MAN to work on dairy
farm. References required. Write Ralph Frost,
Jordanville, New York.
American Agriculturist, December, 196: 1
LliL^NEW YORK
^ARTIFICIAL BREEDERS’
COOPERATIVE
RQBox518, Ithaca, N.Y.
NYABC Profit Plus Breeding
Max-O-Matic Mating — Preferred Service Program
Classified Ads
PUBLISHING AND CLOSING DATES
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ADVERTISING RATES
35 cents per word, initial or group of numerals.
Example, J. S. Jones, 100 Main Rd., Anywhere,
N. Y. Phone Anywhere 15R24, count as 11 words.
Minimum charge $3.50. Blind Box Number $2.40
extra, includes address. Send check or money
order to AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, P. O. Box
369, ITHACA, N. Y. Advance payment is required.
FARMS WANTED
YOUNG GRADUATE ENGINEER with family
wants modern dairy farm in NY State (Roch¬
ester or Buffalo market preferred) . 30 to
40 head with good equipment and gravely loam
soil. Contact Mrs. Doris Brown. 315-OL4-4195,
GOVERNMENT SURPLUS
JEEPS $64.50, airplanes $75.20, boats $6.18.
Many others direct from U. S. Government.
For complete "Directory” and catalog send
$1.00 to Quality Surplus, Dept. NY12, Box 23,
Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
HONEY
EXTRACTED HONEY — Clover, Buckwheat
or Fallflower, 5 lb. container $2.20; 3 — $5.75;
6 — $10.50. Prepaid 3rd zone. We use stainless
steel extractors and tanks. Lang Apiaries, Box
A. Gasport, New York.
WIXSON’S HONEY — Send for free price list
on honey, Maple syrup and U.S. postage
stamps for collectors. Roscoe F. Wixson, Dept.
2, Dundee, New York 14837.
HOWLAND’S HONEY - Our New Famous
Clover, New York’s finest. 5 lb. pail $2.10
case 6 — 5 lb. pails $10.20. Above postpaid 3rd
zone. 1 — 60 lb. can $10.98; 2—60’s $21.36; 5
or more 60’s $10.38 each. Delicious Wildflower
(Wild raspberry) 1 — 60 lb. can $10.38; 2 — 60’s
$20.16: 5 or more 60’s $9.78 each. 60’s FOB
5% discount 5 or more 60’s at Honey Plant.
Sold by ton or pail. Howland Apiaries, Berk¬
shire. New York.
HOUSES FOR SALE
GUEST HOUSE, 9 ROOMS, 3 Apartments.
Half block to beach. 3 month season. Ideal for
second income or semi-retired. $27,000. Inquiry
604, 14th Street, Ocean City, New Jersey.
Owner Mrs. Richard J. Camp.
LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
FOR TOPS IN Livestock Marketing — Regular
weekly sales and farm auctions: Empire Live-
stock Marketing Cooperative.
LIVESTOCK SUPPLIES, EQUIP.
FREE SAMPLE Cattle Ear Tag. Big numbers,
low priced. Write today: Cowboy Tag Co., Box
95, Yucaipa, California 92399.
MAPLE SYRUP
QUANTITY OF MAPLE Syrup — bulk or
canned. Leslie Lyndaker, Croghan, New York.
PURE N. Y. MAPLE SYRUP— Fancy gallon
$5.25, 2 quart $3.00, quart $1.75 Plus Postage.
Jacob Moses, Beaver Falls, N, Y.
MISCELLANEOUS
FOUR WILL FORMS — Standard Forms (Finest
Quality) with Complete Instructions. $1.20.
Interstate Products, Box 1-M2, Pelham, New
Hampshire. _
STOP ITCHING — Promotes healing of piles:
psoriasis, eczema. "Roberts Reliable Salve”
effective since 1888. Satisfaction guaranteed.
3 oz. $1.00 postpaid. Roberts Pharmacy, Lisbon
Falls, Maine. _
QUICK-JOHN — Cleans septic tanks, cesspools,
outdoor toilets. Stops odors, backups. Opens
drains. 6- premeasured treatments $2.95, 12 —
$4.95. Money Back Guarantee. Ryter Co.,
Madelia 20, Minn.
GUITARS, CLARINETS, TRUMPETS, VIO¬
LINS. All band and orchestra instruments. At
Lowest Prices. No Money down. 10 day free
trial. Send for our free brochure (Specify in¬
strument). Wonderland Musical Instrument
Co., Box 621AA, Detroit. Michigan, _
LEG SORE SUFFERERS — Send for Free
Book on proven Viscose for relief of pain and
aches of leg ulcers, swelling, itch, rash due
to deep vein congestion. Works as you walk.
Viscose Co., 100 West Chicago Avenue, Dept.
N.K., Chicago 10, Illinois.
Since 1917
See your local asso¬
ciations or write: 310
State St., Springfield,
Mass. 01101
FEDERAL LAND BANK AND
PRODUCTION CREDIT LOANS
MISCELLANEOUS
PARTS FOR STOVES — furnaces, coal, oil,
gas, electric. Empire Stove Co., 793 Broadway,
Albany, New York. _
WATCH AND CLOCK repairing books and
tools. Free catalog. North American, Box
77RZ, Fox River Grove, Illinois 60021. _
LIGHTNING RODS — We specialize in complete
and economical lightning protection systems.
Free inspection or information. Morse-Collins,
Inc., 148 Coddington Road, Ithaca, N.Y., mem-
ber United Lightning Protection Association.
"SIX WILL FORMS” plus “Information by
Lawyer,” $1.00, Brugenheimer Publishers, Box
158-N77, Lexington, Mass. _
DRUM SETS— LOWEST PRICES. No money
down, 10 day free trial. Send for our free
catalog. Wonderland Drum Company, Box
621AA, Detroit, Michigan. _
SPINET PIANO (new) $339.00. 15 year War¬
ranty. No money down. Send for our free
brochure. Wonderland Musical Instrument Co.,
Box 621AA, Detroit, Michigan. _
SONGPOEMS WANTED! WRITE with active
professional songwriters. Share royalties.
Songwriters Contact, 1619-G Broadway, New
York 19, _ _
NEW transistor instrument detects buried gold,
silver, coins, firearms, treasures. $19.95 up.
Free catalog. Relco — A56, Box 10563, Houston
18, Texas. _
“SEPTIC PEPS-IT” for cesspools, septic tanks,
dry wells, filter beds, outhouses. Prevents and
corrects odors, backup. Keeps systems flowing.
6 months supply $2.95. 1 year $5.90. Electric
Sewer Cleaning Co,, Boston 34, Massachusetts.
CLIPPERS REPAIRED, BLADES sharpened,
90tf per pair. Immediate service. Earlville Clip¬
per Service, Earlville, N. Y. 13332.
NEW & USED EQUIPMENT
BARN CLEANERS— silo unloaders, engineered
by Patz. New different bunk feeders, manure
stackers, replacement chains for all make
cleaners, low cost, easy terms. Nold Farm
Supply, Rome, N. Y. Willard Howland, South-
ampton, Mass. _
COBEY— FOX— MC— NUFFIELD — Versatile
Farm Equipment — Cockshutt parts, new &
used. Used machines all kinds. We deliver.
Ingersoll Farm Supply Inc., Martinsburg, N.Y.
Phone — Lowville 85.
CHAIN: For bunk feeders, barn cleaners, con¬
veyors. #458 forged pin type $1.10 per foot.
R. H. Merrill, Waverly, N.Y. _
IN NEED OF Milking Equipment, pipelines —
parlor or around the barn parlor stalls — Her¬
ringbone — side opening — walk-thru. Transfer
station, rigid or plastic. Get our prices. No ob¬
ligation. Chore-Boy Eastern Factory Owned
Branch, Box 11, Dryden, N. Y. 13053. Phone
VI4-6092.
WANTED — ALLIS CHALMERS Roto Balers.
Brice Creesy, Andover, Ohio.
DEPRESSION PRICES — We sell cheap.
Savings to 75% on new, used parts for 200
makes, models, wheel tractors, crawlers. Tre¬
mendous catalog. Send 25(1. Surplus Tractor
Parts, Fargo, North Dakota. _
FORAGE HARVESTERS— 30 to choose— all
makes and priced to sell. Good selection of long
and short table blowers from $125 and up. New
forage boxes — $600 and up. Side unload corn
and grain boxes only $185. 15 used corn pickers
and self propelled unit. New picker sheller
heads for Allis Chalmers combines — % price.
50 used manure spreaders in all sizes. 150
crawlers-dozers, loaders side boomers, winches,
and backhoes and wheel tractors — with all
types of attached tools. 30 acres of new and
used equipment. Don Howard, Canandaigua,
New York.
BELTING, SHAFTING, PULLEYS, gears, etc.
Other old mill parts. Albert Gay, Rhinebeck,
N, Y, _
USED WELDERS — Good Condition, Suitable
for use on Rural Lines. Low as $50.00. Write
Forney Industries, Box 563, Ft. Collins, Colo.
RAMBLER PRIZE WINNING DEALER is sell¬
ing off field full of Farm Machinery, Tractors,
Garden Items, Construction items. Do it your¬
self possibilities. Items offered for private
sale at below price paid. Opportunity here for
ambitious and handy type person to get good
value at low cost. Open 6 days — 8 morning till
9 night. Do not come on Sunday. Friendly Phil
of Mullica Hill, N. J. (% way between Cam¬
den & Bridgeton on Rte. 45, 9 miles from
Chester, Pa., on Jersey side).
FARROWING CRATES— COMPLETE $22.95.
Free Literature. Dolly Enterprises, 180 Main,
Colchester, Ill.
NEW & USED EQUIPMENT
DECEMBER MONTHLY SPECIAL — 1957 —
2600 Gallon Two-Compartment Farm Pick-Up
- — painted exterior, excellent condition, origi¬
nally for 120" C.A. Tandem, now would fit
126" C.A. cab-over single axle truck. Other
factory reconditioned farm pick-ups — 1800 gal¬
lon painted, 1800 gallon stainless steel New
York approved, 2000 gallon stainless steel with
stainless steel skirting, 2800 gallon single axle
semi-trailer, 5650 gallon tandem axle two-com¬
partment semi-trailer. Large variety of trans¬
ports. Also, reliable repairs by experts, based
on careful estimates. Portersville Equipment a
division of Gibson Industries, Inc., Portersville
(Butler County) Pennsylvania 16051. Telephone
368-2421, Area Code 412. _
"USED CONVEYOR BELTING” Rubber
covered — like new, all sizes — all plys. Phone
or write: E. L. Ashmus Belting Company,
P. O. Box 656, Kenosha, Wisconsin. Telephone
652-4596.
NURSERY STOCK
PEACH, PLUM TREES— low as 20«j. Cherries,
pears, apples, nut trees, strawberries, blue¬
berries, dwarf fruit trees. Grapevines 1 0#
Shrubs, evergreens, shade trees, roses 25tf up.
Quality stock can’t be sold lower. Write for
free color catalog and $2.00 free bonus infor¬
mation. Tennessee Nursery Co., Inc., Box 1,
Cleveland, Tenn. _
1,000 NURSERY ITEMS— Seeds (Tree- Ever¬
green), Seedlings, Shrubs, Fruit Trees, Orna¬
mentals, Horticultural Books, Propagation
Supplies. Catalog. Mellinger’s, North Lima 42,
Ohio.
KELLY DWARF APPLES begin to bear heavy
crops of giant fruits the year after planting.
For orchard or family use. Largest fruit tree
nurseries east of the Mississippi. Red Delicious,
Yellow Delicious, McIntosh and others, also
dwarf pears, peaches, plums, cherries. Special¬
ists in strawberries, blueberries, grapes, hardy
English Walnuts, chestnuts, pecans, etc.
Choicest trees, roses, shrubs, ornamentals.
Complete Spring Garden Guide and Nursery
Catalog with 375 color photos free. Send name
and address today. Kelly Bros. Nurseries, 938
Maple St., Dansville, N. Y, 14437, _
FREE! Stark Bro’s 150th Anniversary Catalog.
Spectacular big full-color display of apples,
peaches, pears, cherries from Dwarf, Semi-
Dwarf, Standard Size trees. Bear luscious fruit
—anywhere in your yard. Ornamentals too.
Stark, Dept. 30366, Louisiana, Missouri 63353.
PLANTS
STRAWBERRY PLANTS. From the Country’s
largest specialists. . . We grow no other
nursery stock, just Strawberries, all types, all
varieties. We feature “registered” virus-free
plants. Our 1966 Catalog features all the finest
varieties. The U.S.D.A.’s new "Sunrise,” Cats-
kill, Sparkle, Earlidawn, Surecrop, Pocahontas,
Midway, all registered, all virus-free, plus many
others. Grow Allen’s plants, the standard of the
industry for 81 years, your best buy for big
crops of better berries. Strawberries are easy
to grow, easy to care for. They are ideal income
producers. 1/10 of an acre yields 650 to 900
quarts. Write for your Free Catalog today —
our 81st Year. W. F. Allen Co., 72 W. Willow
St.. Salisbury. Md. 21801.
PHOTO SERVICE & SUPPLIES
12 EXP. KODACO LOR- -$2.49, includes new
film. Reprint 13^. 12 exp. B&W— 79(f. Hoosier
Photos, Box 1405AA, Muncie, Indiana.
PRINTING
100 BUSINESS CARDS $1.00. Other printing.
Farrell’s, Liberty, N. Y.
REAL ESTATE
400,000,000 acres government public land in
25 states. Some low as $1.00 acre. 1965 report.
Send $1.00 National Land 422AG12, Washing-
ton Building, Washington, D. C. _
FREE! FALL- WINTER CATALOG— Big, 180
pages! Selected Best thruout the U. S.
Thousands of properties described, pictured —
Land, farms, homes, businesses — Recreation,
Retirement. 490 offices, 35 states coast to coast.
World’s Largest. Mailed Free! Strout Realty,
50-R E, 42nd St., N, Y., N. Y. 10017. _
SEVEN ROOM HOME! — 1% baths, near town
and schools. $6,875. 25acres land near route 44.
$8,000. Canaan, Conn. 203-824-7336 or write
Box 133.
FOR SALE— FURNISHED Country Home, 11
acres, Dutchess County, $29,500. Box 369-FN,
Ithaca, N. Y. 14851.
REAL ESTATE
GENTLEMANS ESTATE — Imagine getting
175 New York acres with river running through
plus beautiful 1865 Colonial farmhouse for
only $16,700! On state highway, 2% miles
town. All in native pasture, 1,000 reforested-
Red Pines, 1,000 reforested Scotch Pines. Nice
2-story 8-room home, 4 bedrooms, bath, knotty
pine kitchen, wide-board floors, furnace, sweep¬
ing view of valley, river, mountains. Double
garage. Excellent trout fishing in river, good
hunting, near ski areas, race tracks. Own with
pride for only $16,700, terms. Free . . .
illustrated 152-page catalog! All types real
estate coast to coast! United Farm Agency,
501-AA Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y. 10017.
YUkon 6-1547.
REAL ESTATE WANTED
WANTED — ACREAGE WITH or without
building. N. Y. Only. 5 hour Radius City.
$1,000 to $5,000. Bank terms to owner. Respon¬
sible Family. T. Regan, 27 Meadowbrook
Drive, Brentwood, L. I, 11717. _
WANTED— UNDEVELOPED LAND: Maine,
N. H., Vermont or Massachusetts. H. Merry,
Franklin St.. Duxbury, Mass. 02332. _
TO BUY BARE or Stocked Farm in New
Hampshire. Mail details, price. Charles Buxton,
General Delivery, Avon, Mass.
ROOM & BOARD
ROOM AND BOARD for needy woman- —
— in return for cooking and care of apartment.
Retired man alone, Edward McEvoy, 505 E.
178 St., Bronx, N.Y.C,
SAUSAGE
CEROW’S HOME MADE SAUSAGE, famous
for years. 4 lb. roll $3.50 delivered. Cerow’s,
Clayton, New York.
SEEDS
FREE SEED CATALOG — 32 Pages; Illustrated
Color. Garden Seeds — Vegetable — Flowers
Selected Hybrids. Direct from Breeder. Robson
Quality Seeds, Inc. 16 Hall, New York.
SHELLED NUTS & SPICES
BLACK WALNUTS, PECANS, English Wal¬
nuts, Brazils, Cashews, Filberts, Almonds,
Sage, Pepper, Sassafras $1.25Lb. Cinnamon
$1.75Lb. Dried Mushrooms $3.00Lb. Peerless,
538AA Centralpark, Chicago 60624. _
PRIDE OF THE VALLEY PECANS. Paper
shelled, meaty, delicious! Organically grown in
Southern groves and shipped directly to you 10
lbs. . . . $5.00, shipped anywhere in Continental
U.S., postage or freight collect. Pride Of The
Valley Mills, Inc., Spring Valley, N. Y,
SIGNS
PLASTIC POSTED — Land Signs. Durable, in¬
expensive, legal, free sample. Minuteman,
Stanfordville, New York.
NO HUNTING SIGNS, Mailbox — Lawn
Markers, Farm Signs, Special Signs, Printing
all kinds. Sample catalog. Signs, 54 Hamilton,
Auburn, New York 13021 Dept. G. _
NO TRESPASS SIGNS — On weatherproof Tag,
with name and address^ 200 — $15.00; 100 —
$9.50; 50 — $6.50 postpaid. Chic Press, Monti-
cello. New York.
NO TRESPASS SIGNS — On weatherproof Tag,
7xll1/6 — 50 — $3.00 Large sign with name and
address — 50 — $6.50 postpaid. Quality Printing,
Box 343, Herkimer, N. Y. 13350.
SITUATION WANTED
HELPER 45 WANTS ROOM & Board in ex¬
change for light farm work. Needs Sympathe-
tic Home. Box 369-EZ, Ithaca, N, Y. 1485L
SLIGHTLY RETARDED SINGLE man 36 de¬
sires helping dairy farmer with barn chores.
Good helper. Small wage for farm home.
Obedient worker. Box 369-DL, Ithaca, N. Y.
14851.
SPORTING GOODS
SNOWSHOES! Walk over snow! Amazing
Bargains! All models guaranteed. Rush ad¬
dressed stamped envelope. Snowshoes, Box
88-A, Wadena, Minnesota 56482.
SPARROW TRAPS
SPARROWS EAT PROFITS! Catch them with
new improved trap. Free particulars. Roy Vail,
Antwerp 10, Ohio.
THE TILLERS
American Agriculturist, December, 1965
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_ SAWDUST _
SAWDUST AND SHAVINGS in carload lots.
Sawdust in bulk truckloads, also baled shav¬
ings. Bono Sawdust Co., 33-30 127th Place,
Corona 68, New York. Tel. Hickory 6-1374.
_ SILOS _
SILOS, SILO UNLOADERS— barn cleaners.
Nold Farm Supply, Rome, N. Y.
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33
HOLIDAY ENTERTAINING
by Alberta D. Shackelton
HOLIDAY TIME is “Party
Time,” when we like to entertain
friends in one way or another.
There are always the casual callers
who drop in to see your Christmas
tree and gifts, as well as friends or
neighbors invited in for morning
coffee or afternoon tea and to sam¬
ple your choice Holiday cookies
and fancy breads.
A Cookie Exchange, Brunch or
Luncheon, a gala Buffet Supper or
Smorgasbord, the festive meal on
Christmas or New Year’s, or an
Open House are all good ways to
extend greetings of the Season.
Here are a few ideas for Holi¬
day entertaining that I use from
time to time. Recipes are given for
the starred items on the menus.
HOLIDAY BRUNCH (guests
are asked to come at 10:30 or
1 1:00 a.m. ).
Cranberry Juice Cocktail
Creamed Shrimp and Mushrooms* in
Cream Puff or Frozen Puff Shells
Fruit Salad Plate with Cream Dressing
Rich Coffee Cake Coffee
I find that buffet service from
the dining room table with card
tables set up in the living room is
an easy way to serve this Brunch,
but it may also be served right at
the dining table.
Fill a clear glass pitcher with
the cranberry juice and set it on a
tray decorated with holly; arrange
punch cups around it. Have the
creamed shrimp in a chafing dish
or old-fashioned tureen, with the
cut-open puff shells on a fancy
plate beside it. Arrange the fruit
salad and coffee cake on pretty
plates or trays, and you will have
an attractive table.
The frosted rich coffee cake
(your own favorite recipe or the
one given in the December 1964
issue of American Agriculturist)
serves as the bread, with extra
servings and plenty of coffee count¬
ing as dessert.
CREAMED SHRIMP AND MUSHROOMS
1/3 cup butter
1/2 cup flour
4 cups milk
1 cup light cream
2 cans frozen cream of shrimp soup
(thawed but undiluted)
Salt and pepper
4 cups cooked shrimp
2 cups sliced sauteed mushrooms
1 /2 cup toasted almond slivers
Melt butter, stir in flour, and
gradually add the milk. Cook over
medium heat, with constant stir¬
ring, until thickened. Stir in cream
and thawed soup, and salt and
pepper to taste (some celery salt
may also be used, if desired). Add
shrimp and mushrooms, place in
serving dish, and sprinkle with
toasted almonds.
Serve in cream puff or popover
shells, thawed and heated frozen
puff shells, or your own pastry
shells. Serves about 12.
Note: Chicken, turkey, ham, or
a combination may be used in
place of the shrimp.
CHRISTMAS EVE BUFFET.
Some people like to have family
34
gatherings Christmas Eve, and it
is also an ideal time to entertain
friends before going to midnight
Christmas Eve services. The fol¬
lowing menu is especially good
for such an affair, as so much of
the preparation can be done ahead
of time.
Grapefruit Juice with Raspberry Sherbet
Baked Ham and Roasted Turkey
Scalloped Oyster^*
Maple Sirup Glazed Sweet Potatoes
Molded Cranberry Salad5*
Christmas Pie^*
( Coconut-Cherry Chiffon —
Minted Black Bottom)
SCALLOPED OYSTERS
3 cups crumbled saltines
1/2 to 2/3 cup melted butter
1 1 /2 pints oysters (fresh or thawed
frozen ones)
1 cup finely diced celery, if desired
Oyster liquor plus enough
cream or rich milk to make
about 11/2 cups
Salt and pepper
Mix crumbs and butter and
place 1/3 of them in bottom of a
shallow greased baking-serving
dish. Distribute 1/2 of the oysters
(and celery if used) over the
crumbs and sprinkle with salt and
pepper. Cover with second third
of crumbs and rest of oysters and
celery and sprinkle with salt and
pepper. Pour liquid over all just
to moisten and then cover with
remaining third of crackers. Bake
in moderate oven (350) about 30
minutes. Serves 6 to 8.
MOLDED CRANBERRY SALAD
1 package cherry flavored gelatine
3/4 cup hot water
3/4 cup ginger ale or carbonated grape¬
fruit beverage
1 14-oz. jar Cranberry-Orange Relish
1 cup halved Tokay or green grapes
1 cup thinly sliced celery
1/2 cup coarsely cut pecans or blanched
slivered almonds
Dissolve gelatine in hot water
and add rest of liquid slowly; mix
well. Chill until partially set. Fold
in the relish, grapes, celery and
nuts. Pour into a star shaped mold
which has been lightly greased
with salad oil (this makes removal
of molded salad easier). Chill until
firm (overnight is desirable).
Unmold at serving time on crisp
greens and serve with salad dress¬
ing or mayonnaise combined with
whipped cream or whipped dessert
topping. Serves about 10.
MINTED BLACK BOTTOM PIE
1 baked 9-inch pie shell
1/2 cup sugar
11/4 tablespoons cornstarch
4 eggs, separated
2 cups scalded milk
1 cup(6-oz. package) semi-sweet
chocolate morsels
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 envelope unflavored gelatine
1/4 cup cold water
4 egg whites
1/4 teaspoon cream tartar
1/2 cup sugar
Mint flavoring and green coloring
Combine sugar, cornstarch and
egg yolks; mix well and add grad¬
Photo: American Dairy Assn.
Part of the fun and enjoyment of Christmas is entertaining your friends at
informal parties. Egg nog, Christmas cookies, and sliced fruit cake are tradi¬
tional to serve at a Holiday Open House.
ually the scalded milk. Cook over
medium heat, with constant stir¬
ring, until mixture is slightly
thickened and coats spoon. Add
to 1 cup of this mixture the choco¬
late morsels and vanilla and beat
until blended. Pour into baked pie
shell.
Combine gelatine and cold
water, stir until softened, and stir
into remaining hot cooked mixture;
stir until dissolved. Combine egg
whites and cream tartar, beat until
stiff, add sugar gradually and beat
until stiff and glossy. Fold into
gelatine mixture, add mint flavor¬
ing to taste, green coloring bit by
bit, and pour over chocolate mix¬
ture on the pie shell. Chill until set
and garnish with whipped cream
or dessert topping.
Note: For Coconut-Cherry Chif¬
fon Pie, make your favorite plain
chiffon pie, flavor with almond,
and fold in 3/4 cup moist coconut
and 1/2 cup candied cherries cut
crosswise before pouring mixture
into baked pie shell. Chill, garnish
with coconut and sliced cherries.
HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE. This
is an excellent way to greet a large
number of your friends easily, as
you can use many cookies, fruit
cake, confections, and even certain
holiday breads which you prepar¬
ed ahead of the Christmas Season.
Egg N°^* or Hot Yuletide Wassail*
Assorted Christmas Cookies
Sliced Fruit Cake
Finger Sandwiches of Cranberry Bread
Tiny Mince Meat Tarts
Cheese Ball rolled in chopped Parsley,
surrounded with assorted Crackers
Candied Grapefruit Peel Stuffed Dates
Salted Nuts
EGG NOG
6 egg whites
3/4 cup sugar
6 egg yolks
1 pint cream (heavy for a rich Nog;
light for one less rich)
1 quart milk
Flavoring as desired
Beat egg whites until stiff but
not dry. Gradually add sugar and
continue to beat. Beat egg yolks
until thick and lemon colored and
then fold in the whites. Gradually
add cream, milk, and flavoring
and stir until well blended.
Place in a well chilled bowl. If
desired, top with a few dollops of
whipped cream sprinkled with a
dash of cinnamon or nutmeg. In
any case, have handy a shaker of
nutmeg, so dash may be added to
each serving of nog. Serves about
20.
HOT YULETIDE WASSAIL
3 cups cider
11/2 cups pineapple juice
2 1/2 cups cranberry juice
11/2 cups orange juice
2 1/2 cups thin sugar sirup
3 sticks cinnamon
11/2 tablespoons whole cloves
3 tablespoons candied ginger
Combine juices in a small kettle.
Tie spices in a little cheesecloth
bag and add to combined juice.
Simmer until spiced to taste. Re¬
move bag of spices. Serve hot.
vServes about 24. A large quantity
may be made for the Holiday
Season, kept chilled, and reheated
as needed.
THE WATCHFUL ONES
By Elsa Pakkala
The shepherds were hard working,
poor.
Just keepers of the fold.
But it was to these watchful ones
The story first was told.
The glory of the Lord shone 'round;
An angel came to say:
"Good tidings of great joy I bring
The Christ is born today!"
The shepherds hastened to His side.
They did not long delay.
God manifest in mortal flesh
There in the manger lay.
The wise men also came to see
This one of virgin birth.
As guided by a star, they found
God's greatest gift to earth.
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Vi cup sugar 1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks)
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1/2 cup warm water (1 05°-1 1 5° F.)
2 packages Fleischmann’s
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1 egg
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V/2 cups prepared mincemeat
Candied red and green halved cherries
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35
CHRISTMAS TREES
by Nenetzin R. White
SHOULD YOU start a planta¬
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and much, much work to grow
marketable first-grade trees. If you
aren't going to do the work your¬
self, plan to spend a fair amount
of money and a lot of time finding
competent labor and a market.
Not everyone has the time and
money to get into this very com¬
petitive business.
The other side of the story, how¬
ever, is bright and rewarding. If
you have an open field or an op¬
portunity to purchase some land in
the country, by all means plant
some trees. It’s fun to plant ever¬
greens (suitable to your soil) so
that you can at least supply your¬
self and friends with some Holiday
trees, and then let the remaining
ones grow into timber. This is, of
course, a wonderful conservation
practice — think how it would help
our watershed! It is fun too, for a
woodlot usually needs thinning
and will supply fuel for fireplaces
and picnics.
Privacy And Fun
A few years after Phil and I
were married, we bought some
sidehill property near our home.
We reforested this, one field at a
time over the years, and now we
have one beautiful woodlot. We
have cut a couple of roads through
the area, thinned the trees, and it is
just great. It has given us loads
of firewood.
We have not built a cabin on
this because it is rather close to
our home, but some of the neigh¬
borhood children have a couple
of delightful structures — a cabin
and a teepee! These plants are not
timber yet, but I have a feeling
they may never be cut, at least not
very many of them. If any of you
would like to see our young
woods, Phil or I would be delighted
to show you around. Perhaps you,
too, want privacy and lots of fun
at a low cost.
Cut Your Own Tree
If your own plantation is still
a dream, the next best thing this
Christmas is to cut a nice, fresh
tree from someone else’s woodlot.
We feel that we invented this idea,
for it was many years ago that
we opened our first Christmas tree
area the two weekends before
Christmas. We now have some of
the first children who were out
bringing their children to cut their
own trees.
The price of trees is normally
lower when you cut your own, but
more important is the freshness of
the trees and the fun. Many grow¬
ers now let you “cut your own”
and usually allow you ( at least we
do) to cut extra greens for decora¬
tions. For traditional and new
ideas in Holiday decorations, con¬
sult your Home Demonstration
Agents or Garden Clubs.
Now is The Time To Mulch
In our Northeastern area, De¬
cember is usually the month to
mulch your plantings. The reason
for mulching is to keep the soil
from alternately freezing and thaw¬
ing. This can break off roots and
heave plants out of the soil. Once
the ground is frozen hard, put on
your mulch to keep the frost in for
the rest of the winter. Last year in
the Ithaca, New York, area, we
started mulching on December 12.
I feel that the best mulch to date
is shredded hardwood bark. It has
a nice dark brown color, doesn’t
rob nitrogen from the soil, and
won’t blow away. Any type of
mulch, however, that will allow
air and water through is good. If
you use peat moss or straw, put a
few branches of evergreens over
them to prevent wind erosion.
Leave this mulch on just as long
as you can, for March is nor¬
mally a pretty “heavey” month.
Remove the top layer first, then
the rest a bit later. You can even
leave some right in place to work
into the soil and act as a summer
mulch.
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37
IS THERE LIFE
ON OTHER WORLDS?
Scientists tell us that on some of
the million of planets that revolve
around their suns there are un¬
doubtedly some kind of beings.
Because gravity, atmospheric pres¬
sure, and many other conditions
are different on other planets than
they are here, such beings are dif¬
ferent than we are.
It is interesting and fascinating
to wonder what those people of
other worlds are like. Because
many planets in other universes
are millions of years older than
our world, it is very possible that
the people on them are much far¬
ther advanced in real civilization.
In particular, it is possible that
they have learned how to live to¬
gether in peace.
How often all of us havethought
what a wonderful world this would
be if there were no wars. Think of
the millions of our very best young
men who would be saved from
early death, or from a lifetime of
misery caused by wounds or ex¬
posure; think of what we could do
in making a better world if we
could have the wealth destroyed
by war. In short, think what it
would mean in the prevention of
heartaches and sorrow if there
were no wars.
Let’s carry this thought a step
farther. If we could get along with¬
out meanness and quarreling
among individuals, if we could
eliminate man’s inhumanity to
man, we would almost have heav¬
en on this earth.
The elimination of war between
nations and quarreling among
men are what is meant by the
quotation: “Let there be peace on
earth and good will toward men.”
Human nature being what it is,
it is too much to expect that we
can stop all quarreling among
ourselves and between nations in
the next year ... or hundred
years, but is it too much to hope
for and expect that we can at least
make a beginning toward those
shining goals of peace and good¬
will?
The place to begin is with our¬
selves. The time to begin is right
now at this Christmas and New
Year season.
And the way to begin is to be
kinder and more considerate in
your business, with your friends
. . . and especially with those you
love.
Can you look back on the past
year and honestly say that you
are at least a little better person
than you were a year ago?
PUT YOURSELF IN A HOLE
The late Ed Babcock, a success¬
ful farm leader who wrote “Ker¬
nels, Screenings and Chaff” for
American Agriculturist for many
years, used to say that he tried
often to get himself into a difficult
place where he had to “root hog
or die,” in order to get out.
One way to save is to apply
Ed’s idea by buying a good farm
or home with a mortgage, or by
purchasing some life insurance —
so that you have placed yourself
in a hole where you just have to
save in order to pay the principal
and interest on the mortgage. The
trick is not to get into a hole where
there is no possibility of climbing
out, and not to run in debt for
something you don’t really need.
When Belle and I were firstmar-
ried, we bought some life insur¬
ance. For years it was a terrific
struggle to pay the premiums, but
by going without other things we
always managed somehow to pay
them.
Since writing the above, Belle
has had a very bad fall which
broke her arm. This, coupled with
the shock of the fall has caused a
long painful illness, with the high
costs of nurses, doctors, and
medicines.
There is just one bright spot in
all this trouble. With a lifetime of
going without and through care¬
ful saving there has been money
enough to meet our expenses.
I wish I had some way to im¬
press this lesson on every young
couple in America. What a lot of
worry, and even despair, it would
save.
UNFAIR TO FARMERS
Food is and always has been
the cheapest commodity the con¬
sumer buys. Except for short
periods of time, farmers have
never been paid what food is
worth. Statistics show that salaries
. . . and especially wages . . . have
gone up many times faster than
farm prices, and the whole farm
price situation is completely unfair
to farmers.
For years farmers were able to
exist on low prices because they
grew most of their own supplies.
When they did go into the market,
they were able to live on low prices
because America as a whole had
the most fertile soil in the world
and the consumer — not the farmer
— got the benefit of the rich soil in
cheap food.
But finally when farmers had
to use commercial fertilizers and
costly equipment to maintain fer¬
tility and production, the cost of
production rapidly increased. Still
the consumer insisted on having
cheap food.
Most consumers can afford to
pay more for food. They constant¬
ly pay more for other commodities
and luxuries without much com¬
plaint, but let the price of milk go
up one penny a quart and hear
them howl . . . aided and abetted
by the politicians.
Another price problem that op¬
erates against the farmer is the
spread between what the farmer
gets and the consumer pays. To¬
day the consumer wants his food
in infinite variety and done up in
all sorts of fancy packages. Then
the farmer is blamed for the in¬
creased costs of all this service.
However, I believe that the
American consumer really wants
to be fair. He simply has no idea
of the true situation, and therefore
labors under a colossal misunder¬
standing about the whole food
price situation. No wonder so
many city people think the farmer
is getting rich.
It seems to me that the number
one job of farmers’ organizations
and cooperatives is constantly to
give consumers facts and informa¬
tion about the farmer’s costs of
production. Farmers need a louder
voice in the market place.
I believe that when people under¬
stand the real situation, they will
be willing to pay what food is
worth.
SECRET OF HAPPINESS
In my counseling work with
students at Ithaca College I always
ask them why they are trying to
get an education. Almost always
their answer is, to make a better
living.
That is one answer, but it is
also very important to get an edu¬
cation to be able better to help
others, to be a better son or daugh¬
ter, a better father or mother, a
better citizen, and a better friend.
The more we can help others, the
happier we will be ourselves. The
secret of true happiness is giving.
Let me give a personal example
of what I mean. Nothing I have
ever done has given me more hap¬
piness than the many enthusiastic
letters I am constantly getting
about my book Journey to Day
Before Yesterday, because the let¬
ters prove that the book has helped
hundreds of readers to forget for
a while the problems and sorrows
of these difficult times.
“Journey to Day Before Yester¬
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lustrated with old-time pictures,
and is especially appropriate for a
friend or relative as a Christmas
present. He or she will never forget
your kindness.
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TOO MUCH TINKERING
“I wish to commend you upon
your recent editorial regarding the
mounting tax burden we are bear¬
ing-
“It is always a discouraging
thing to try to help people to help
themselves. However, I can think
of no more valuable service you
can render your readers than to
keep “harping” upon this theme.
Government is taking far too great
a toll of our time and money, and
assuming too much control of our
lives.
“It was a pretty good world
before people began to tinker with
it.” — W. T. C., Penn.
EASTMAN'S CHESTNUT
My friend, Wendell T. Card,
Sylvania, Pennsylvania, sends me
the following story with this com¬
ment:
“I first heard this story told by
a Methodist preacher addressing
a group of Presbyterians of which
I was one. With suitable varia¬
tions it’s a good story for almost
any occasion, and I have never
failed to see it bring a good laugh:
“An old Quaker was milking
when the cow suddenly kicked him
over into the drop. The old man
got up and after a visible struggle
with himself addressed the cow as
follows: “Thee knows I am a
Friend (Quaker) therefore I cannot
curse thee; for the same reason I
cannot beat thee. But one thing I
advise thee to remember well . . .
I could sell thee to a Presbyterian!”
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that there is more than one ma¬
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A person answers the ad, a
salesman calls, and invariably he
pulls a “switch” and tries to sell
a less well-known but much more
expensive machine. Too often he
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Howard W. Howe, formerly of
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BAIT ADVERTISING
“A short time ago our local
newspaper ran an ad for a sewing
machine for $20 — last year’s
model, never used, all attachments,
original guarantee, fust for fun I
called the phone number given,
and an answering service took the
call. They told me I would be con¬
tacted, as they had so many calls.
From then on I was suspicious.
“Before long a man called and
made an appointment to see me.
He came and showed me a model
which sold for $20, but not the one
advertised. After he demonstrated
the machine, I tried it and it ran
very well. I asked him if this would
be the machine I was going to
receive or would they give me
junk. I told him I didn’t want the
machine for myself, but for my
teenage daughters who are in 4-H
work and do sewing.
“Then he told me he had an¬
other machine he wanted to sell
me for $335.95. When I told him
I wasn’t interested, he kept putting
the price down until he offered it
to me for $95.00. Still I wouldn’t
budge, and he told me he had to
make sales for this particular ma¬
chine because he had won a trip
to Florida for seven years and
wanted to win again this year.
“When he saw that he couldn’t
convince me, he filled out a paper
for $20.00. I signed it and he
asked how I wanted to pay for the
machine. I told him I would pay
cash when it arrived, which he
said would be in two weeks time.
To this day I have not seen or
heard from him. I didn 7 lose any¬
thing, as I was smart enough not
to give him any money. My
daughters, however, bought cloth
in anticipation of their sewing
project. I wonder how many peo¬
ple bought the expensive machine
and how many got caught by this
smart and shrewd speech. ”
There seem to be a number ol
outfits that advertise a well-known
name brand sewing machine at a
very low price. Their advertising
is worded in such a way as to
imply that it is an individual who
has just one machine for sale.
These ads often run for weeks at
a time, which is a good indication
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the MAC-15, is the lowest priced
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timber.
Shown above is the MAC-15.
The Oliver Corporation of
Chicago, Illinois, has intro¬
duced a new automatic reset
plow for stony or stump-strewn
fields. When the plow bottom
encounters an obstruction which
it can’t dislodge, it swings back
and up just enough to permit
the bottom to slide up and over
the obstruction. In so doing, it
cushion-compresses the fluid
and gas in the hydraulic system,
forcing the beam back into nor¬
mal plowing position. It is
available in a semi-mounted
model, No. 575, with 4 to 8
bottoms, or pull-type, No. 475,
with 5 to 8 bottoms.
A comprehensive feedlot lay¬
out plan book for mechanized
feeding of beef and dairy herds
and other livestock with the
revolutionary tapered-bed con¬
veyor bunk feeder is available
free of charge from Dept. AA,
Brillion Iron Works, Inc., Bril-
lion, Wisconsin 54110. The
booklet compares the economics
and operating efficiencies of
manual and recent mechanical
bunk feeder methods. It contains
detailed information on the se¬
lection of the feedlot site, instruc¬
tions for the construction of the
bunk, and typical layout sugges¬
tions for a complete feeding
system.
A new “build-it-yourself” for¬
age box is being offered by New
Holland. Buyers have the op¬
tion of obtaining the forage box
three ways: assembled; as a
metal parts kit with complete
plans and pre-fabricated lum¬
ber; or as a metal parts kit
only with plans for assembling
with locally-purchased lumber.
Designed also for handling
bales of hay and ear corn, the
New Holland forage box has a
quick-change device for switch¬
ing from front to rear unload¬
ing. No tools are needed.
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ow in its 80th year, the North American continues to serve farm
families throughout the Northeast with personal protection. In the coming
year we pledge again to you our prompt -personal service during your time of
need.
We at the North American extend to each of you warmest wishes this
Christmas Season. May the New Year bless you with happiness, good health
and the opportunity to prosper.
North American Accident Insurance Company
(In New York State)
The North American Company
FOR LIFE, ACCIDENT & HEALTH INSURANCE (In Other States)
GENERAL OFFICES: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
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ITHACA, NEW YORK
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