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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-20

ors; these men are to be chosen from
the faculties OF the best farm schools
IN the country and are to devote their
farming Although the regional d.
rectors will be In the pay OF the
Cleveland Tractor Company they will
have nothing to do with the sale OF
the Cletrac or any other particular
make of tractor. Their time will be
at the disposal Of any farmer who
needs advice, Just like the Government
and State Agricultural agents.
One Of the features OF the demon
stratior which has attracted consider
able interest among visitors is the
demonstration OF faster ploughing by
the tank type tractors. These trac-
epeed Of three to three and a half
miles an hour. not only turn the soil
but throw 1t hard. breaking II up and
completely covering the trash. The
result is a finely pulverlzed seed bed
even before the disk has been used. In
Tuesdays ploughing the Cletrac, one OF
the track layers, showed the very
slight difference between the burrows
which had merely been ploughed and
those which had also been disked.
Among the tractors being shown for
the first time are the Bean. Track
Pull, Best Dart, Midwest, Utihtor
Garden, Nelson, Pan, Townsend Velie,
Wetmore, Whitney and Wolverine.
Considerable optimism has prevailed
as,to the future Of the tractor indus
try. The prediction was made by
G. e. Dechant. advertising manager OF
the ]. I. Case Company. that within
three years the tractor would have
duplicated the success Of the automo-
bile. Success will be accomplished by
fair minded cooperation among the
manufacturers, truthful advertising
and honest manufacturing, he said.
A. z. Hildebrand. manager Of the
demonstration which was held under
the auspices and rules Of the National
Implement and Vehicle Association
declared this years demonstration to
be most satisfactory from every angle
OF any he had ever managed. Idea
weather prevailed from start to finish
and accommodations were better than
usual.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-20
TRANSMITTING DWARF FRUIT
TREES,

I planted some dwarf fruit trees in
the spring and they are all growing
but they are too near the house and
the space Is needed for drying clothes.
Can transplant them this autumn?
wish to make q grass plot 30 by 20
feet where the trees are now. Please
tell me the best way to 60 about IT.
Jersey City. J. w. c.
Dwarf apples and pears can Be
trapsplanted late In the autumn after
the foliage has dropped. when the
trees are dormant.
All the stone fruits, such as peaches
plums ana cherries will do better II
allowed to remain where they are un-
I'll spring. transplantins them then.
II the trees are apples, pears or
ounces they will be out OF the way so
the lawn can be made in the autumn
end the grass win make a start II the
seed 10 sown then. and a good lawn
will develop next spring. II the trees
are stone fruits the grass plot should
not be prepared until spring. In either
case cover II well with stable manure
and turn II under with q spade or
garden fork. loosening the soil as
deeply as possible. Rake the topsop
until II IL me and level. removing all
stones and litter. Use q good grass
seed mixture and SOW rather thickly
on "a still day. Grass seed for lawns
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-20
CORN B0RER IN NEW YORK.

Commissioner of Agriculture Charles
s. Wilson states that investigations by
experts OF the Division OF Agriculture
show that the European corn borer
has infested thus far only districts in
Schenectady, Montgomery, schoharie.
Saratoga and Duchess counties.
II was reported that the insect had
been found in Onondaga and Oswego
counties. but the insect found near
Syracuse and Oswego is what is
known as the line borer. II attacks
only the young corn plant and is not
regarded as dangerous. 1t does not
enter the corn stalk.
In discussing the work of destroying
the European borer in the infested
districts Commissioner Wilson said
every effort had been made 70 collect
ana burn the corn stubble and other
vegetation which the borer attacks.
Tons and tons OF stubble we're satu-
rated with oil and burned. This work
has stopped, however. since the borcr
changes from the caterpillar 10 the
winged stage In May and spreads. Ths
borer has at least two and possibly
three generations, and since IL multi
plies with great rapidity. a few which
may have escaped are capable Of great
damage. The moths ny at night,
making flights OF twenty TO thirty feet
IN the late evening. laying their eggs
on the under side OF corn leaves or
leaves Of other plants on which they
thrive.
A careful watch is being kept in the
infested districts in New York State.
Experts OF the division under the d.
rsction OF Or. George G. Atwood, chief
OF the Bureau OF Plant Industry, are
carrying out plans for fall work in
the attack on the corn borer.
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BACKYARD CHRONOLOGY.
Ny garden. with It's changing drssA
editions OF the press;
Croeus, tulips ana iris dear

Ny garden, with It's changing drssS
Suggests editions OF the press;
croeus. tulips ana iris dear
Are "bulldogs' Of the early year.
Late news from Paris or from Rome
Mako seIrshsad ''riboons'' for the Hone;
Sweet william. snowballs, iiisel One.
Now bloom In this backyard Of mine
Roses. deep red. should have the call
For issue Of the street named "wail";
a cluster sweet each bush adorns,
But as In stoeks--look out for thornA
Final" Of course. means not Just that,
The ribbons change--ths rest stands
pat;
Poppies, larkspur and mourning bride
Flash their eolors from sv'ry side
Nasturtiums climbing high In air
Give an effect that's more than fair.
And sweet siyssun'S spreading sheet
Helps make the picture quite Complete"
Liiiss. phiex ana holiyhoeks gay.
Marigelds. sstssS now hold sway;
The 'atartAr's'' In for the give star"
without hitch the Boss to isr.
"Bssshair' ana latest Sporting news
Taxa place Of wilson's changing usWsI
cannas ma cosmos bring . tear.
FOR 800 marks the dying year
fwuL r. r. TusAsr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-20
PATRIOTIC FARMERS FUND RE-
ORGANIZES.

The Patriotic Farmers Fund, which
loaned about 100000 in small amounts
TO New York State farmers during the
war, has been reorgsnlzed into the
Farmers Fund, Inc, and made perma-
nent. The new corporation is capital
lied at 100000 fully paid, and has a
surplus Of 100000. Marc W. Cole.
former secretary OF the Patriotic
Farmers Fund. has been elected prest-
dent OF the new organization.
During the war some 5000 New
York State farmers took advantage Of
the credit offered by the fund, the
loans averaging a little over 500 each.
Based upon data compiled by the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture, it is estimated that these loans
resulted in the production OF over S.
600, 600 OF additional foodstuns at a
time when the national slogan was:
Food will win the war" War time
experience showed that the fund filled
real need in supplying credit to small
farmers and farm tenants who had no
regular banking connections.
AS heretofore, loans are made
through agent banks upon the recon-
mendation Of local committee. All
applications must be countersigned by
two members OF the local committee.
but the committeeman assume no per-
sonal responsibility for any loan.
Tho scope OF the loans has been
widened so as TO permit the purchase
Of farm machinery and equipment as
well as OF livestock. And money will
still be available for seeds, fertilizers
and labor essential to efficient crop
production.
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PROTECT BIRDS FROM CATS.

Now that fledglIngs are leaving the
nests, the havoc wrought by cats
against birds Is probably at its worst.
The New York State law Is said to
be one Of the most advanced In respect
to the destruction Of surplus and
stray cats, and provides that any per-
son over the age Of 81 years who Is
the holder OF valid hunting and trap
ping license may humanity destroy a
cat at large found hunting or killing
any bird protected by law.
Recognizing the value Of birds to
agriculture. the New York State Col
lege OF Agriculture calls attention to
the cat menace and quotes John Bur-
roughs as saying that cats probably
destroy more birds than are destroyed
by all other animals combined. while
A. X. Fisher OF the United States BIZ
illogical Survey estimates that each
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-20
GREAT TRACTOR DEM0NSTRA.
TON,

WICHITA. Kan. July 1s.-The elev-
nth annual and most successful ma
.ional tractor demonstration ever held
came to a close yesterday. with 1000
cres ploughed. narrowed. disked and
,ultipacked ready for planting. Sixty
even different makes Of tractors.
rom the small garden variety TO the
huge ten ton giants. and nearly s2,-
100000 worth OF farm implements
took part IN the demonstration. More
than 1oo,o farmers. attracted not by
nere curiosity but by real interest and
the desire to pick the best, attended
during the four days demonstration.
The demonstration was marked by
the absence OF bitter rivalry with at
tendAnt attractions Of rules which
has characterized former demonstra-
lions. Good naturet and cooperative
competition took the place OF the usual
grand stand plays.
For 4 time the demonstration was
threatened with a serious price war.
when the International Harvester
Company announced a price reduction,
and 1t was reported through the news
papers that other companies would
follow suit. But prospective purchasers
and dealers were treasured by state
vnents from various manufacturers
that there was no immediate likeli-
hood Of q reduction.
According to z. ]. Gittins. vice.
president OF the J. ]. Case Threshing
Machine Company. prices on Case
tractors are based on scientific COM
pilation OF cost figures that depend on
the cost Of labor and material. I'm
spite OF the fact that both labor and
material are much more expensive to-
day we have not advanced the price
OF Case tractors" said Mr.. Gittins
Other tractor officials made similar
statements.
II has been the general consensus
OF opinion among the tractor men
present that the future OF the indus
try depends to a large extent upon
the unselhsh cooperation Of the indi-
vidual makers. As an example Of the
way this cooperation IL being carried
out. Roliin H. White, president OF the
Cleveland Tractor Company and de-
signer Of the Cietrao. = tank. type
tractor. announced q plan Cor pro-
noting the use Of power machinery
On the farm. The cleyslsnd plan, a.
was shown. provides for the appoint
msnt Of regional agricultural direct
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-20
She breaches Turkey Raising and
Praises Just What She breaches

Some time ago II was prophesied that
the time was soon coming when the
only turkeys to be found in this coun-
try would be stuffed and in a museum.
At that time the decrease In the num-
ber OF turkeys was very rapid. Now,
however. q change infthe situation can
Be seen. Probably there never were
so many turkey breeders in the East
as at the present time. Not in large
fiocks. but in the aggregate the num-
Der OF birds Is greater than Is COM
monty realized. Much Of the enthu-
eiasm for turkeys now being shown
Is the result of one woman's work.
This woman L. Miss Margaret Ma
hsney of Concord, Mass, who has been
preaching turkey raising in season and
cut for the last ten years. She her.
self has q large flock of bronze tur-
keys and raises many birds each year.
She says, too, that che finds the de-
nlsnd so great that all her good breed
ers are sold as fast as she can raise
them.
At one time II seemed as though
the business of turkey raising was
doomed because OF the ravages Of
that this trouble can be kept In check
TO n considerable extent by absolute
cleanliness, by protecting the poults
from dampness and by proper feed
ing methods. The heavy loss to the
turkey raiser comes the first six weeks.
After they shoot the red the poults be-
come hardy and vigorous. Miss Ma
haney has found that raw egg in milk
is great help while this physical
change IL going on, as is a little
trashy ground meat
One of the chief causes Of loss
among turkey poults is vermin. par
ticularly when they are Matched with
common hens. Even turkey hens will
spread vermin, and 1t is a good plan
20 raise the wings when the flock OF
youngsters Is being brooded and to
sprinkle sulphur under the wings and
on the young turkeys backs. The
hen will persptre, which will help to
make the sulphur more effective. In
all cases q free use Of insect powder
should be made and the houses and
runs kept clean. Miss Mahaney uses
email colony houses, having runs at
tached. so that they can be moved at
frequent intervals.
She is very careful not to let the
young birds into the grass until the
dew is off. On wet days she puts a
few drops of aconite into the drinking
water. 1t has been found a fine thing
TO give little turkeys all the sour milk
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usually is not sown thickly enough
Roll lightly after seeding. .-...
HOME MADE SUMMER DRINKS.

HOME MADE SUMMER DRINKS.
For making summer drinks provide
a lemon squeezer, a quart jar as
substitute for a shaker, an Ice pick
and an Ice shaver.
Keep on hand a supply OF sugar
syrup and chocolate syrup, as they
economic sugar by having 1t already
dissolved. mixing quickly with cold
milk.
Sugar syrup.
Four cups Of water. and six cups Of
sugar. Boil for five minutes and can
hot in sterilized jars.
Chocolate syrup.
Four squares Of chocolate, one
eighth teaspoon Of salt, one and
three-auarters cups sugar, one and
half cups boiling water.
Melt chocolate over hot water;
add sugar and salt; then pour on
gradually the boiling water, stirring
constantly. Stir until smooth and boil
Ave minutes. Cool, turn into a lar
and keep In a cold place.
Chocolate shake.
Two and a half tablespoons of choc-
olate syrup, two-thirds OF a cup Of
milk, one egg.
Place in glass Jar and shake until
we'll mixed. Pour into a glass over
cracked ice. Nutmeg or cinnamon
may be sprinkled over the top.
Cocoa EgEnogE.
White of one egg. one teaspoon Of
sugar. one teaspoon cocoa, few grains
of salt. three-quarters cup milk.
Beat egg white until stiff and add
sugar cocoa and salt. continuing to
beat the mixture Add the milk to
one half Of the mixture. stirring well !;
pour into a glass and pile the remain
| ing egg mixture on top.
Orange Blossom Cup.
One cup sugar, two teaspoons Of
lemon Juice, one and a half cups
orange Juice. one quart milk.
Mix sugar and fruit Juice together
and add TO the milk slowly to prevent
curdling. Serve cold with grated
orange rind on top.
These cooling beverages possess real
food value and should be part OF
rather than to supplement a hearty
meal.-Maud E. Hayes. Connecticut.
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TRACTOR DEMONSTRATION AT
WICHITA.

On the first day at the great tractor
demonstration at Wichita, Kan. July
1s. the Holt caterpillar tractor. FIVE
ton U. s. A. or ordnance model draw
ing four. fourteen inch Case ploughs
made a speed OF better than three
miles an hour, travelling the length Of
the field, 100 rods, in Just over three
minutes. with the ploughs down eight
to ten inches.
The ploughed field looks as though
1t had been disked, the long stubble
all completely buried. which could not
have been done at slower speed.
The tractor burned eight gallons OF
fuel in ploughing six and half acres.
the fastest ploughing OF the kind ever
done, and the work was equal in quail
ity to any. All farmers present
acknowledged It by far the best per-
formance Of the day.
w. II. THERKupeoN.
Cu1ttvate constantly, keeping the
weeds down, and benefit the plants.
Next month, August. is Q good time
to plant evergreenA
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that they can drink. Miss Mahaney
places much emphasis on the neces-
sity OF fresh air in. abundance in the
turkey houses. AL her houses have q
large opening which is seldom closed.
Crowding 10 another cause Of loss
among turkeys, as the youngsters be-
come overheated and then chilled.
This crowding Is prevented by keeping
the poults In small flocks.
OF course the houses must be kept
free from draughts. also dry. Young
turkeys are not really Injured to ex-
posure until they are six months old
From that age on they are pretty well
fore that time they must be kept out
of the wet grass and confined in rainy
weather. After the birds are a few
months old II is well to give them as
wide a range as possible. Indeed,
turkey raising 10 never a success In
small quarters. Turkeys demand a
good sized range to wander over.
One reason for the degeneracy
among turkeys in many sections Is
inbreeding. In many places where
turkeys are grown there has been SELL
ing back and forth for years, with the
result that all the flocks have the
same blood. This does not make for
strong and robust breeding stock.
| Sometimes a tom is bred to his sisters,
which is a bad plan. It Is better to
usJ a two-year-old tom with pullets
or older hens with a young tom.
Sometimes turkey breeders make con-
siderable effort &c obtain a wild tom,
thus helping greatly to increase the
| stamina and hardness OF the fiocks.
! OF course turkeys must have plenty
of green food. In good season when
on range they will subsist to a con-
| siderable extent on grass or clover.
When they are young, lettuce, dande-
| lions, or something Of that sort 10 re-
CURED. A crumbly mash made OF
wheat bran, ground oats and other
grains, dry enough so that It will
crumble in the hands. can be used to
advantage for feeding the turkeys I'M
til they are three months old, when
the use of cracked corn may be COM
menced. II is best to feed mash In
feeders with a round or fiat bottom
| rather than V-shaped troughs because
they can be kept clean more easily.
| They should be sterilized with boiling
water at frequent intervals.
Full grown turkeys get along we'll
| on wheat. oats and corn. The breed
| ers must not be allowed to become
overfat or IL will be difficult to get
! fertile eggs. There Is no doubt OF the
fact. think. that the feeding OF corn
almost exclusively has been one Of the
chief reasons for the poor success
| with turkeys in some sections. A
| balanced ration is imperative in or
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der to keep the stock up to the stand
ard.
While bronze turkeys are the largest
and are raised more commonly than
other kinds. Narragansett turkeys are
considered the finest table birds by
many connoisseurs. They seem. to be
highly robust birds too. and are we'll
liked by many breeders. People who
have a fondness for white poultry
naturally turn TO White Holland tur-
keys, which are handsome TO look
upon and excellent FOR table purposes.
Altogether there seems to be a general
revival Of interest in turkeys and tur-
key raising, which is a matter for con-
graduation. E. !. HARRINGTON.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-20

A gold suggestion by the State Col
lege Of Agriculture is that farm life be
made attractive as possible by beauu-
flying the farm indoors and out
Flowers and shrubs, pictures, books
and musical instruments all help. A
really good vegetable garden to supply
the table with large variety of choice
vegetables is another valuable attrac-
ton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-20
MISS MoAoNET AND HER PETS

year in New York State about $780,
900 birds are killed by cats.
Since birds eat insects and weed
seeds there is a direct relation be-
tween their numbers and the produc-
ton Of food on farms. Fewer cats
mean more birds and more crops.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-20

Potato wart will be a frlghtfully
disastrous disease II It becomes estab-
lished in this country. Burn every
diseased potato as soon as discovered,
and burn It completely.
The parasite causing the disease
may be spread by drainage water. in
fected soil or the manure OF animals
who have been fed the infected tubers
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-20

It Is reported that Clarence Ousley,
Assistant Secretary Of Agriculture. Is
about to return TO private life. Ousley
is an energetic worker for the good
OF the American people and an unus"-
ally good man for the Agricultural De-
partment and should be kept there IL
such q thing Is possible.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-20
Two Million Dollars Worth of Farm
implements Used at Demonstration
moved from Utica to Alliance Bank
Building, Rochester. N. Y.

II chickens are allowed to run where
they can feed on seventeen year To-
Gusts serious losses may result from
tho chickens eating too many of the
insects The wings and leg parts Of the
locusts seem to be indigestib,e and
are likely TO obstruct the outlet Of the
crop In such a way as to cause the
chickens to become crop bound.
Little chicks are too small TO tear
apart and eat the locusts, but chicks
more than four weeks old are likely
to be troubled as a result. The only
means OF combating this difficulty IL
TO move the chicks to fields where
there are few trees and where the
locusts in consequence do not gather
In numbers. Trouble also has been re-
ported from mature fowls eating the
locusts in great numbers, with consid-
cradle mortality resulting.
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and cucumber vines to kill the young
squash bugs. Look for the egg clus-
tiers on the under sides of the leaves
and crush them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-20

Sow turnips for fall crops. Sow
spinach. making successive paintings
once q week
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-20

Plant a bed Of pot grown straweer-
ries and have fruiting plants next
summer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-20

Paper collars are all the rage In gar
dening circles this spring. Try putting
them around the cabbage. caulifiower
and tomato plants and see II the cut
worms don't decamp for the backyard
OF the next door neighbor.
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SWINE.
HAREs.
1T PAYS To RAISE HARES.

1T PAYS TO RAISE HARES.
Rufus Red BELGIASS, FLEMISH GIANTS
or ANY OTHER BREED, Pedigreed and
Registered.
II you can buy your foundation Stock from
the Best
FIRST PRIZE WINNERS OF THIS
COUNTRY AND ENGLAND
For q trifle more than you. would Pay for
Common stock
Therefore you will not lose Time or Money.
Satisfaction Guaranteed or Money Refunded
JOSEPH BLANK, Dept. u. 4cs Highland
Ave. Mount Vernon. New York.
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Next month. August n Q good time
to plant evergreenA
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cu1ttvate constantly, keeping the
weeds down, and benent the plants.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-11-12

Cuando nec-site TrnrUS en- cspanol
dirijase a Ieuacio Z. Lozano, lis n
Santa Rosa. Ave. San Antonio, Tex.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-11-12
UNA JUNTA EN- LA SOClEDAD
DE LA UNION

La noche del lunes 10 del actual,
en- su Salon Ga Sesiones de las Gales
de Pecos ' Matamoros, Sc reunleron
los miembros que forman Ia Socle-
dad &c La Union" para tratar un
asunto cuya iniciativa sc trae de
tempo atras. Y que sc refIerc 4! au-
mento del valor dc las polizaS de los
asociados, que de $4,000 cue tie
men de valor ahora, vendran Il IN va
lor de $500. 90, para case de fa!le-
cimiento. De la misma manera y con
el objeto de poder subvenIr a este
aumento, han sufrido alteration en-
su valor las Quotas de i~niciaci6n, cue
valdran en- 10 SUCCESSIVE tres pesos en-
lugar del valor que han tenido hasta
la fecha.
Fu6 motive de algunas disclsIones
Ia iniciativa, pero despues de estas,
qued6 Gefinitivamente aprobada. Pro
bablemente entrara en- vigor desde cl
dia primero del anO.