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'CURTAILING FLOWERS GRITTY
CISED.

In the September issue of the
Ladies Home Journal an article ap-
peared by Bernard Baruch. chairman
Of the War Industries Board, in which
he suggested disseminating the use Of
flowers, SO the men employed In green
houses might be released to go out on
farms and raise wheat for soldiers, or
20 into factories and make shells, guns
and the like.
A flood of criticism was made, not
only by florists but also by those en-
gagged in other occupations; perhaps
most from country people.
The first idea was to pay no atten-
ton to the criticisms, but az all re-
strictions are off and war work at an
end it Is interesting to note the points
made.
The general tone Of the comments
suggested that of all non essential
businesses at all times. during~ war
Ind peace, one that could be perma-
nently dispensed with. so the thou
sands engaged In the business might
turn their attention to some useful.
productive occupation was the busi-
ness Of brokers' who sell stocks. Prob
ably because 1t was understood that
Nj. Baruch had been n stock broker,
some asked II he could point to any
one days work that actually added
anything to the productiveness or
wealth of the world.
The criticism of specializing in
f4odstuffs, and brokers who make 1t
possible. was general. and the question
was asked why these men were not
put at producing crops.
The theatrical. moving picture.
opera performers and entertainers
generally came in for round of
criticism. II was suggested that. suf-
fering the tribuations OF war, It was
no time for people to witness buffoon-
cry, least of al, to spend money for
t that was needed by the Govern
went. Actors were classed as non
producers, and it seemed to be con
aidered time that they were employed
producing something that was needed
The florists claimed that where
there was one florist there were more
than a hundred actors, and the thea
tres OF the country consumed many
times more coal than the greenhouses
hut the theatres were not restricted
Farmers suggested that more rea
souable regulations would have been
far less waste and political jobbing II
at least a few good business farmers
had been utilized on some Of the MANY
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he might ask for them. even SIS to $50
a barrel. But" this man added Il
find 1t almost impossible to get Spies
from any Eastern State that are
strictly fancy fruit" He said his best
Spies heretofore had come from the
State of Vermont The Spy is a noble
apple of high quality and beautiful
appearance. 1t originated near the city
OF Rochester, n. Y. one of its faults
is that its skin is tender and will not
endure shipment, like the Baldwin.
President j. 7, Bush urged farmers
10 organize to get their dues in the
way OF proper legislation. He classi
fed fruit growing as a branch of
farming and urged all present to join
an organization such as he suggested.
He had visited Washington in the
interests of farming and was told
here that farmers would never get
their Just desserts until they were
more thoroughly organized. He was
in sympathy with the dairymen sup
plying New York and other large
cities. He held that these dairymen
were not getting large profits from
the sale Of their product. He said the
war had made it plain that agriculture
is one Of the most important in
| dustries OF the world and therefore in
| need OF a powerful harmonious as
soc!ation. No one can afford to
antagonize the tiller of the soil His
sympathies were with the man of the
farm. who begins work before daylight
and quits only at the approach Of
darkness.
Prof. Stuart called attention to the
great injury done to fruit trees by the
severe cold OF last winter. which was
the most trying OF all winters within
the memory OF the Oldest inhabitant.
He said that the injury to fruitNrees
has not yet been fully developed His
experience was that in the years TO
come fruit trees might show attacks
Of fungus or other pests that were
brought about by the weakened con-
dition Of the trees owing to the
severity of the past winter
A visitor from Michigan stated that
nearly all Of the peach trees of the
great peach growing sections of Michi-
gan were destroyed last winter or
severely injured. A visitor from Ohio
announced that he could make much
the same report for Ohio, where the
peach trees were seriously injursf
during the winter of 19l7-1s. The
! hardness OF varieties was thoroughly
! tested last winter In some sections
of Canada the Fameuse or Snow apple
trees were seriously injured, some
thing heretofore almost unknown,
| since 1t is hardy variety
For leaf curl he recommended the
fall spray OF lime sulphur, one to ff-
teen. Attention was called to the at
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Seckel in many respects, but as .arge
as Bartlett. Prof. Hendricks is seek
ing an early red apple which he claims
We have not secured among the oder
sorts and vet we have the Rei Astra-
chan. Fanny and several others, but
perhaps he does not consider these as
early as desired for the coming new
red variety.
Seth j. 7. Bush, formerly president,
declared that New York was the
greatest fruit producing state and that
1t should lead the whole country in
progressiveness and efficiency in fruit
growing as well as in farming.
Every farmer should get behind the
Dairymen's League. If farmers were
organized they could fix a price Tor
their products, whereas now others fix
the price which the farmer must ac-
cept. We welcome government aid,
but object to government interfer-
ences. We stand for efficiency in the
State and nation. This society should
use its influence to stabilize wages on
the farm. Fruit growers pay too high
prices for apple barrels and other
packages. 1t may be necessary for
fruit growers to cooperate and manu-
| facture barrels and other packages for
fruits
Mr. Rogers claimed that western
| New York was one of the favored
places where apples can be grown to
the best advantage and more econom-
ically than in other sections. He said
that there had been but few apple
| x,1o co. To-
the last ten years not enough 10 take
the place Of old orchards whose best
days are passed Our apple grading
law IL going to be helpful IL enforced
We do not now have to wait tWnty-
five years for apple orchards TO come
into fruit bearing as our fathers did
BIT are able to get trees into profit
able bearing in eight or ten years by
wv heading and up-to-date pruning
The time has now come for planting
more orchards.
Prof. +. G. Stuart said that one re-
suit of the severe winter Of 1s17-1s
might result in the trees being at
tackled by fungus that otherwise would
not have occurred. and by cankers OF
various kinds and crown rot and roo;
rot. Prof. Hendricks says that much
attention is being given to contagious
plant diseases. He is hopeful tina,
some time n valuable Seeding apple
and a seeding pear will be produced
A Michigan man said that the out
look for the apple growing. industry
was good and that apples wer,
bringing better price in Michi
gan than in New York State II was
claimed that national prohibition
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and yet in some respects Luther Bur
bank may he called pioneer and
almost a wizard, for Burbank had
great intuition. He seemed able to
pick ont a dozen promising varieties
from perhaps 10000 candidates with
almost certainty Qf success He did
not seem To relish Rurhanks CONNER
Cializing his new creations, but it must
be remembered that only sa'ar!ed men
like our leaders at the experiment sta
tons can afford to do business without
profit. My opinion is that the men
who have done SO much tor this Coun-
try In producing new varieties have
reaped insufficient rewards and many
Of them have died in poverty or with
out proper recognition, as, for instance
Jacob Moore, who gave his life in the
pursuit Of improved varieties Of fruits
Prof Hendricks has found in his nu-
Worous experiments that II he comes
to the examination of the wood OF "A
new variety of grape which is exceed
ingly long jointCd, that is a long space
between the buds. this variety will
he prone to produce small clusters, and
cannot be of value. If on the other
hand, the new variety has exceed
inRly small space between the buds
this also will produce small clusters
which are undesirable. He has found
that If the new candidate has reflex
stamens, that is, with stamens turned
downward, this variety will not be
self fertilizng and will not bear per-
feet fruit if planted by itself, whereas
the varieties having upright stamens
are inclined to produce varieties that
are perfect blooming. With straw
berries he has found that pistillate or
imperfect hlossoming varieties tend to
produce their kind whereas staminate
or perfect blooming varieties tend
strongly not to produce their kind
He says we do not desire to multiply
varieties that are not self fertilzing
from their own blossoms.
one hundred and twenty-five years
ago there were no successful varieties
of grapes in this country. At that
early date only foreign varieties were
existent here. J. ',ds only by crossing
foreign varieties with our native wild
grape that even moderate success was
achieved in grape growing in America
Now we have 1000 varieties Of native
grapes or OF crosses Of natives with
foreign blood, 1t Is only a little while
ago that we had no improved black
cap raspherries, but now VIC have
forty or nifty improved varieties. New
fruits must be tested not only for large
size, great beauty and productiveness
but for hardness, which is absolutely
an essential, He has been securing a
variety of pear that will hc flight
proof, lie has thirty candidates It hi.
class OF pears, some of which are like
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only buy Pacific coast apples here.
prefer State apples even If ] had to
pay more"
The retail fruit stores and stores
that sell fruits and vegetables do not
handle State apples, or very few OF
them. The writer has tried repeatedly
to buy them. Everywhere are the
Western apples, shipped thousands OF
miles, driving the better favored
home apples out of the market. Car
I loads of these apples come in and take
the market from local growers.
When asked why they do not keep
| New York apples the dealers invari-
ably reply that they do not run suffi-
GENTLY even in size.
Barrels of State apples can be had,
and even when purchased through the
State Bureau of Markets they do not
run sufficiently even to give satisfac-
tion--at least mine did not.
/ If the apple growers Of New York
will get together and put UP apples OF
uniform size in boxes they can get as
good or better prices than the West
erners.
| One of the organization could come
to New York, open a little place. ad-
vertise and set the business moving
beginning with the early apples In the
autumn and running through the sea-
son. The dealers would handle them in
storage II the stock was sufficiently
attractive.
A big business can be done. No
where on earth are so many indi-
viduals able and willing to pay TOP
prices to get the best as In New York
city and State, otherwise the West
erners would seek a market nearer
some.
Wake up, fruit growers of New
York and claim your inheritance.
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On January Is the Western New
York Horticultural Society and the
New York State Fruit Growers Asso-
citation held joint meeting at Roches-
ter, n. Y, to he continued for three
known as the Garden OF Eden for
fruit growing. Here are produced in
vast quantities peaches. apples. pears,
ounces and the various small fruits
such as the grape. raspberry. straw
berry. blackberry currant and goose
berry. At times the capacity OF lead
ing railroad lines is taxed to the
utmost to provide transportation for
fruits grown in western New York,
and the same can be said of other Sec
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would not affect the profits OF grape
growing
The new name for the united two
societies is the New York HortlCul-
tural Society. John Hall, after thirty
years of service as secretary and
treasurer OF the Western New York
Horticultural Society, declined 20 be
a candidate for the coming year.
CHARLES A. GREEN.
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BELGIAN HARES.

BELGIAN AND FLEMISH
GIANT HARES. We have the most
up to date Rabbit Farm in New Jer-
sey, located at Madison, N. j., and
offer at our salesrooms, 1924 Vesey
Street, New York, Hares from $500
each and upward. THE MACNIFF
HORTICULTURAL CO., Inc.
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ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING OF NEW YORK STATE FRUIT CROWE

boards, composed exclusively Of city
men. This. they said, seemed to be a
city mans war. the success of which
depended almost, wholly on the abso-
lutte loyalty and patriotism of the
farmers. who were obliged to take in
structions from city men and swivel
chair farmers
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Every poultryman should own a
good grinding mill. Grinding grain be-
fore feeding saves the energy Of the
hens and increases the production OF
eggs A grinding mill soon pays for
itself
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for which he paid s12. They were
butchered four months later and sole
for ss2.46. His carefully kept recor'
Of costs showed he made profit OF
5000.
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Raymond Woodruff, the twelve year
old son Of Clayton Woodruff OF Sandy
Creek. y. Y, thinks it pays to raise
hogs. Last June he bought two pigs
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HONEY.

HONEY--Its a nne healthful food! Just
the thing for growing children. Taylor's
Bee Made Honey is pure and will be deltv-
cred to you by parcels post. either clover
or sns AZ nauor 10. PAL, AZ ~"
cash: g. o. u. loo extra: also put up In
glass for grooerman; also bee supply cata
logue facts about honey free. Address
The Deroy Taylor Co.. Newark. n. y.
PURE HONEY Cbuckwheat or clover
honey 3 ID. can. 1885, 10. can. $40: -
10, can. sI25. Apple Butter per gal.
S?26. Boiled cider q into -, ct, 60 cts
ats. 81 gal. s1.75, postpaid. +. J.
StrittInatter Wife. Ebensburg r. D. l. Pa.
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FIELD SEED.


SEED CORS-Stlllnans Special Rho!s
Island Double Cap Corn. Extra large
kernels Small cob both ends covered 80
"Vr1 Makes the sweetest and whiteat I.
Meal Plant the best. Grow the best md
Eat the best. soc. pit, 81 90 q;.. 81. 40 4ai...
$500 ats. GEO. l.. STILLMAN. pHrf.'
for my free Dahlia catalogue, iiiustratin:
this corn.
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PARROTS, finest takers; Mocking Birds.
hne singers SO each. Mocking Birds RI.
Mexican and can be kept Gagged in L. s.
Bamboo cage FREE with each bird All
kinds OF tropical birds. Get my list or
state your wants. Special rates to dealers
CHIHUAHUA DOGS, adults weigh one
TO Ave pounds. Special prices. RUGS
Wolf Rugs and Leopard Cat Rugs. whole
Zarasoza st, Laredo. Texas
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FARM PRODUCE.

MEAI-Stillmsns popular II. !. Johnny
cake meal. Ground fresh In the old fash
toned water power stone mill. Sifted ready
for use: 10 lbs, for 800 postpaid.
GEO. L. STILLMAN, Dahlia Specialist.
Westerly, r. I. Box So.
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SWINE.

BELROSE STOCK FARMS, Richtord "
Y, now offer a choice number of Regis
tered puroc Jersey sows bred for sprirs
farrow. Also service boars and Baby
Durocs at SO each Express Paid
Poland China Pigs p1oG1. wsrr, oT IT,.
Celebrities. DR.. Knox. P o. Box 80. Danbur,,
Conn.
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CATS.

-~----~---~-~---~~-~~-~~~ ---~-~--- - -
BEAUTIFUL ANGORA cats and Ki'-
tens make the best ratters $500 VIZ.
Stamp for reply. BAY VIEW FARM. Moth
Haven. Maine
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In France, tho worlds most famous labora.
tory has discovered a germ that kills rats
and mice by science Absolutely safe Can
not possibly harm human beings. dogs.
cats birds or pets Quickly clears dwell
ings. factories, storage plants, barns.
chicken houses, etc, with offensive
after effects. II is called
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800, 900 PRIyET,

Hedge. Millions OF Asparagus Plants, .
and year. also Shrubbery, Ornamental IN d
Fruit Trees. Berry Plants, Send at once
for our new special attractive low price
list. THE WESTMINSTER NURSERY.
Westminster. Maryland
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Direct from the farm. Fresh Sausage
Is cts. per ID; Smoked. IS cts Sausage
Meat, "a cts. per ID: Scrapple. 20 cts. per
ID Made from choicest farm raised meat.
Prepaid In orders of 8 lbs. or more. Less
than 8 lbs. 10 cts. additional for postage
packing. &C. Cash must accompany order;
that our products are the best obtainabie.
g. II. GOOD & SON, Route !, Lancaster, Pa.
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Raise Belgian Hares for Me
POULTRY

MAKE YOUR HENS LAl-rry Mann's
Green Bone Cutter. Cuts fresh, Dor
with adher1ng meat and gristle. Raises 81,
supply tro 10 four times. Thousands are us,us
1t. Our free book explains system Machine
sold on 10 days FREE TRIAL. VT"
F. W. MANN Co. Box 525. Milford. Mas
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NUT CULTURE BY Ex, ert,. Sam, lie Ise.
AMERICAN NUT JOi RNAL, Rochester, N. Y.

Garden, Fruit, Flower Home Ground and
Farm BOOks-Descriptive Catalog Of tho 500
best books covering these activities Just
out. Mailed for &c. stamp. A. 4. De La Mare
Co, Inc, i3sG West 37th st, New York
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DanySz lius-Free Book

free book on rats an !
n AN lSZ VIRUS and
Call. write or tele-
Address VIRUS LINZ
street. New York.
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Get our Interesting
mice, telling about
how to obtain some.
phone Hanover $50
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The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-03
Apropos Of
Bohemian Oats.

With the average farmers banlroll
Just little fatter than il has been in
years he is the shining mark jus; now
for the fake security salesman, the
stock company promoter, the multi
tudinous sharper.
All Of whicS recalls the famous in
cident Of the Bohemian oats.
Ohio farmers Of the older genera
ton will recall it instantly. Some of
them have fallen for it as they may be
| doing even now with these later offer
ings.
Bohemian oats were represented
as world heaters for quality and pro-
| life production. Especially suited
for oat meals and rolled oats. which
then were just coming into popular
ity as breakfast foods.
But the trouble was. according to
the sharpers, there was no supply.
So they sold seed oats to the farm
ers at SO. a bushel and agreed to
buy their entire crop at harvest time
at the same price.
And the farmers fell for it, Bought
oats and planted acres of them.
But when harvest time came the
sharper failed to show up. And the
farmers found they had raised very
ordinary grade Of oats which they
might have bought on the market for
seeding purposes at 40 cents bushel
Most of the stocks being offered to
the farmer today are in a par with the
Bohemian oats,
The one always dependable pur-
chase is a government bond.
And shortly the Victory Liberty
Loan will offer you safe investment.
When harvest time comes round it
always produces. There is no de-
faulting of payment. No risk. No
gamble. The business behind it is es-
tabished and wholly solvent And
the earning it insures is eminently
fair.
Don't sink your money in modern
ICED Bohemian cats
The old fashioned proved stand
bys are best.
Subscribe to the Victory Liberty
Loan.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-03
Race Of Boat builders.

The Irish from time 'mmrmorial have
been boat builders. although the west
coast mackercl fishermen or the bake
coast 10 the south. or the hadhock fish.
cries on the southeast must De- visited
Irish native boat builder In large
way Belfast represents the high devel-
opment Of the shipbuildng industry.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-03
TELLIT TO HIM.

Probably you are worrying about
just what excuse you are going to
offer the Victory Liberty Loan sales
man this campaign in refusing to give
him your subscription. Maybe you
have several excuses but simply can
not make up your mind which Of them
Is best.
Don't let it worry you for an in
slant.
The country is full of soldiers just
back from the front. Thousands of
them are coming back every week.
Some of them are pretty well shot up.
suffering from she'll shock, weak lung
ed from having been gassed, still
shaky from trench fever, or minus an
arm or leg or an eye.
They know what this war game
was. They saw something Of what
the Hun did for France and Belgium.
They have something of an idea what
he would have tried to do for Amer
lea had he ever got over here.
And they would like to know,
doubtless, just why any loyal Ameri-
can viii refuse to subscribe to the
Victory Liberty Lpan, knowing that
the American soldier wrote the death
warrant for Prussianism and how he
Jared in doing it.
This armless, or legless, or sight
less or lungless or nerveless returned
"ank will be glad to listen to your
excuse.
Hunt him up and tell it to hin.
Try all of them on him.
If you can convince him you should
ave no trouble with the salesman.
And il you escape with a wnole
sim you'll subscribe TO the loan,
Believe me, boy, you'll subScr he.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-03
Cleanliness Necessary.

When our daughter was six years old
She was taken To- see her first yuudc-
Vile performance one number on the
program was dancer. who wore very
little. and L"Na's first remark when
.hc saw the dancer was "oh. mamma,
but she has to wash herself clean. 50
"iuch of her shows. "-Clcy.land Plain
Dealer.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-03
FEEL MISERABLE
FROM That COLD?
Colds and coughs are quickly
relieved by DR.. kin9's
New Discovery

Nobody should feel perfectly mis-.
cradle" from a cold, cough or bro,chicI
attack for very long. For it takes Only
q little while to relieve L and get back
on the road to recovery when DR..
Kings New Discovery is faithfully
used. 1t soon loosens the phlcgm, re-
lievcs irritation. soothcs the parchcd.
sore throat, brings comfort.
Half century old and more popular
today than ever. At all druggists.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-03
Value Of Silence.

II a man abuses an enemy. he hurts
himself, and If he praises him. his
friends say he is hypocrite. There
seems to be no course more credltable
than the simple course Of keeping still.
Topeka Capital.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-03

Now guns are rustine.
No more the iegions smash,
The weed springs in the dusout,
The battle fire is ash.
So hats of to the doughboy,
And hats off to the COB.
The Victory Loan Is coming,
Let's finish up the job!
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-03
Jews In English Cities.

There are more Jews in Manchester
Than in any other city in the United
Kingdom. For its size Leeds has more
Jews in proportion than Manchester,
though the actual number Is slightly
less.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-03
FIFTH LOAN STUNTS
WILL FEATURE TANKS,
TRAINS AND Av|ATORS
TROPHY EXHIBITS WHICH WE'RE
so POPULAR IN FOURTH
DRIVE COMING AGAIN.

r1 ONT stow aw a y
u !. {: !" :: !: 5 !: ]: !: !.
DNCR your rattles and
HfN horns and noise.
0 Nm makers The Vic.
tory Loan Is going
~ TO bring with II just
~ ~ as many occasions
for a big time as
any of the foregoing drives
The trophy trains bigger. better.
equipped and scheduled for longer
stors in each town--are TO tour the
district again One Of them will stop
IN your town or near enough to II so
that you can get to IL.
Air circuses will perform over a
great many OF the cities and among
the planes TO take part are a number
Of German Fokkers.
And hest Of all there will be fleet
OF tanks. These tanks. regulation
whippets. will be routed over the dis
trict singly SO that practically all OF
the territory will be covered. The
War Department Is furnishing the
tanks and tank crews and there are
no stunts which these mighty crawl.
ers cannot perform under the guild.
ance of the fearless drivers who will
take them out
Music? Yes. indeed There will be
two or three bands on tour in the dis
trict. Arrangements have been made
for service bands from the army and
the navy.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-03

The unicorn is fabulous animal,
with the body Of horse but of larger
size, and with one horn of IL TO :
rubits in length on Its forehead, per-
fectly straight. with "A white base.
black middle, and red tip.