The Furrow News and Views About the Farm

«fal agriculture constitutes ] The Bureau of Markets. Pennsylfoundation of a nation's pros-1 vania Department of Agriculture, has

. I issued the first of its special reports on apple* and peaches These reports corer "the larger markets of the State

and nearby States

In this way K Is possible for the grower in a fruit producing section to learn the prices prevailing in othet , markets which may he available tc

*»""* ,url ‘' y ’ b ' rm, [orpm.no. .,11 b- po^ lop I, numbor Iroio jn, to mr thrt>u|[t , bt a>n .

rPnhial garden also prorldi-s a meaoc earn money and. enables many girls at school to pay at least part of their own expenses. Plantings... in these perennial gar dens are generally begun not later than spring of the second year of club work, so that by the time a club member reaci.es her third or fourth year’s work her garden is in good bearing.

t June drop of fruit was heavy r year, arl August 1st can mate*

show some decline from

r forecasts.

isylvanla. This is unfortu ate. p this American bird is a foe to haect B and particularly to grossbot per* ,

In connection with other reports i

the bureau.

A somewhat similar service is

(started early In August covering the i Word comes from Lehigh < ounty proces paid to farmer* for wheat, t potatoes are In splendid con Utlon t* intended to publish such prices

full crop Is expected. Reiort* Indicate that potatoes are In good condition pretty generally over the State and August 1st reports will likely forecast a larg. r yield in Per nsylrania than earlier reports. I^t*' blight and drought are about the only

things to be feared now.

hrough the newspapers In each section of the State, particularly from the office* at Tlarri*burg. Lanci- ter. Alleu ■own and PMsborg. a* these rover tn. most Important wheat producing sections of the State. These report* w!!1 give the price* bring paid the farmer? for the different grad*-* of wheat.

CHECK IIP THE POTATOES

, Take a good look at the potato crop y a field of potatoes which appears . and vigorous from the road or i the top rail of the fence showr- } surprising defects when one get iwn in among the rows and examiner !v (dual plants. e Bureau of Plan. Industry of the csyivania Department of Agricul . recommends the following tests (an effective and simple means of t out just how the field stadu. a perfect atand. Count off one | hill* in a row, and then go back t these hills and count up. first, I misses; then the small, weak, fa.-d plants, which will never to anything from the point , of yield; then the mixtures. Ls of other varieties that may fetingulshed by differences in the |of the blossoms, or by the shape

of the top or color of the stem, and finally, all the diseased plants, including those affected by mosaic, leaf roll, rtiiixoctonla. blackleg, and early

or iate blight.

To give a fair result several rucb counts of a hundred bills should b** made in several different parts of the field, and an average struck for all of them. . The percentage of mlsa«n. , eak plants, mixtures, and diseased plants that will be found In an appar ently splendid field is often surprising After a simple ‘est of this kind many potato growers will realize very clearly that a considerable part of their crop will be worthless or aearty so. and since this dead loss, which cuts so deep into the profits, is due in a large measure to poor seed, they will see the necessity of getting the best seed available for another year.

Leguminous Hay

Acreage Predominates

Alfalfa now has an acreage greal- • than that of any other legume or rass cut for hay, not growing in com-

bination with another. Of the to 1 *!

bay acreage In 1919. alfalfa or

rnpled 21.1 per cent, timothy and clover mixed 18.2 percent, timothy 163.

per cent, clover 12.3 per ci

8.7 per cbnt, grain cut gr.en 7.7 per

cent, and all others 161 per cent,

the acreage of the timothy and clover mixture Is equally divided between

those two plants, the timothy acreag<

becomes 25 per cent of the total of tame hay acreage, and clover 21.4 pet cent, so that timothy is still the leading hay plant and the clovers have

second place, a little above alfalfa. The leguminous plants, alfalfa, do ver.-one-half of clover and timothy

and pea at 61.2 per cent of the tame hay area, and It Is a significant fact that more than one-half of the tame hay acreage Is now devoted to plant.' of the nu'ritlve and soil Improving properties of the legumes, whereas, 10 years ago. as the census testifies, hardly one-third of the tame hay ares was leguminous. The comparison has been established by the Bureau of Crop

Estimate*.

The oil conical of tha meal adds mstertally to Us feeding Talar. So far the experiments have shown that the meal docs not taint the animal product. whether It le pork, butter, eggs or milk. Moreover by diverting the fish meals to hi* animal* instead o supplying it directly to hi* land afertillaer. the fhnner low* but a trifle of Us Icrtillalng value and gains hr entire feeding value—thus making the material yield two profita In the place

of one.

Peach Tree Yellows

On the Increase

Peach tree yellows is a most seriis perch disease because there Is > cure for It. As soon as the dis ise is discovered In an orchard, re move and burn all infected trees -t once. Do not wait for the crop to mature because peaches matured ou diseased tree* are not fit for food. Also remove all neglected trees along, the road and fence rows. Only by concerted action by every owner, and by acting promptly, can the disease be eradicated from a community

kept from rapid advance.

For information regarding Insect pests and diseases of plants, write the Bureau o( Plant Industry. Department ol Agriculture. Harrisburg.

An an ironing machine baa proven | Many persons think thai. an iron pr-„al n,on,y«,l>,r pmro.l,too. . 1 "« —oM"" '■ * "to* 1 ' "““o' “

, . 1 ironing only the coarsest fiat work

what !s the best way to purchase one' . . , .

, such as sheets, towels, etc. It is. how

First, we should have a good idea as PTM - not a man^, uh an Ironer. and the breadth on the average of oneV > ln lron pmcjcaBy everything except sheets and table cloths, not forgetting thp fancJ . shirtwaists and more elab that It Is wise to have a machine wide orate dresses. It will Iron, to the enenough to carry two table napkins ai l ttrp M list set Ion of the most fastidious.

once. This saves time, save* th, ‘! kitchen aprons, nightgowns, pajamas, ter Impression of the felt In one spo^ ur)()erwwu . children's play clothe*

r-- ; * *' :

On * Ironing

Saving

An Electric Machine Has Proven Itself Practical for Home Purposes

and also uses up the heat along the roll.'

rbole K-ngtb ul

hosiery, men's negligee and and silk

shirts, and iron, better than an expert

in large households, where the work laundress can do by hand, tablecloths.

napkins and centerpiece*, dollies, dresser scarfs, blankets, sheets, bedspreads. pillow cases, towels and handkerchiefs. It is a great help to curalns. as they will hang perfectly afte'

is usually heavy, often taking mor* i than one day; a machine about 4k < inches or 56 inches Is used for two i 3 yards of linen. These rolls should 1 be padded, the heavier the better, t.

take care of heavily embroidered ini-1 Ironing. Trousers may also be pressed

I in such a machine.

erate to Eradicate Foul Brood of Bees

Ipiary advisors of Pennsylvania i working in Crawford and mties where much foul brood, arly American foul brood, has As much of the disease | the Ohio Plate line, the Ohlc pcials have been working in i with those .of this State e destructive bee disease [ need help in your apiary, e Bureau of Plant Induatrymla Department of Agricutiaburg. for advice, also for E or bee diseases.

25 herds studied. The owner of one herd of cows averaging 2200 pounds of milk annually had to feed and milk only 9 cows to obtain the same quan titv of milk as that given by 12 average cows or other herds. The results mentioned, together with other details, are given more fully ■w publication departmen; Bulletin 858. • Requiremen s and Cost Producing Milk in Northwestern

I

factors

ittlk Production >st to keep a cow for to produce 100 pounds of ~ F To answer this quesrtfc terms of labor, feed and other etors the Dairy Division of the States Department of Agricu' has been collecting for several tac's and figures from varlou. of the country. The results nSrthwestern Indiana, typical o! farms supplying the Chlcagc k st, are hot available ii. bulletin In collecting the information "the department worked in toleration with Purdue Klverslty. To give permanent value to the fir .-urea, the Investigator* dete.mined the coat of milk production chiefly In of fwd, labor, and other 1mfaetprv. Thus by applying values to any of the Hems a l anyone else Interested pinSMDh his present costs with published by the departmen* ' ianm- owned or handled by were used tn the in t'| £ outstanding results are jKulreinen's for keeping t one pear were; Concentrates, a; dry roughage, 3 64 tors; an•!' .grinding concentrates. Iddluc. 0.36 tons; pasture. 1.26 js; human labor. 164.5 hours: bora - labc-, 16.2 hour*; overhead and otln • », 327.11. Credit* other than milk i, 6.K tons: cal'.es. 0.07 of one

Brown Rot Causes Greatest Fruit Loses The most effective measure for con trolling brown rot on peach, plum and cherry - •* to remove all rotten fruit* and burn them or bury them so deep the plow will never turn them up. By following this method one can reduce

next year’s los* from rot.

For further Information on brown rot control, write to the Bureau of Plan* Industry. Pennsylvania Department of

Agriculture, Harrisburg.

To Urge Delivery

o! Machines

Cotton farmers who have planned to poison the boll weevil with calcium arsenic are getting nervous over the failure of manufacturers to deliver dusting machinery os promptly as had been expected. The cart duster type which will take care of a hundred acres of cotton to the machine, is largely supplanting both the hand gun and engine-power duster, but hundreds of farmers who have made purchase* have thus far not been able the machines delivered. The United States Deportment of Agriculture, whose specialists developed both the machine and the system of poisoning. Is endeavoring to speed up the delivBoth the bureau of Entomology and the Bureau of Markets work on the problem, and no effort will be spared to get the machines to the planters by the time the boll eevil reaches the injurious stage.

Early Gathering

for Better Vegetables Vegetables to be at their b<*l. should be gathered before they have

grown to full size. They should

be planted In too great quantity at one time, to <e of the best quality. If one quick planting is made, a great

percentage of vegetable* will

ready at one time, entailing of neces-

sity. a certain amount of waste.

comprised 57.6 picost oi production; cent; overhead and per cent. The tola!

22.3 per cent by calves A different percentage

id exi*\ however, ll^arde

Tor the various item

Perennial Gardens Popular More than 25000 girls in the 15 Southern Slates planted winter gar dens last year and 4949 more had perennjal or permanent gardens, -ording to reports complied by th«United Sjates l>epartmeni of Agricul tore. The winter garden bridges the *ap in the season*, voabling the Southern family to have green vegetables the year ronnd. while many indirect benefits result from the perennial garden in addition to Its d 1 use*. The perennial gardens g< erally contain *onie fruit or nut tn* grape vines, berries, or other sm fruits selected according to climatic

condition*.

hime-demonst ration agent*,

who are supervised by the 1'nlteJ State* Department of Agriculture and

State colleges, encourage the girl-

The Onion Thrip “White blight." rwjiite b|ast" or silver top of onions is caused by c microscopic insect called onion thrfps. Although th. insect is so small that a hand lens must be used to see it still It causes an estimated annual damnge to the onion of $2,250,000 and other crops of approximately $3.000.000. or a total of over fire millionannually paid as tax in these United States to a little Insect that can be successfully controlled by u«ing sani tary measures about the farm and garden, supplemented by the use of

tobacco extract.

For details write to the Bureau of Plant Industry. Pennsylvania Depart ment of Agriculture, Harrisburg.

agents may easily determine whether, Precautionary measures only can be their brands-are licensed by .taken, consulting the bulletin issued by th*- ff a piece ol'lahff*fnt»nded for crors Bureau of Chemistry each spring, con- next j mr lain idle for several tolniap * .-omplMP li.t of ibe fenlltoer, nm licensed for the year. If there is an: ; . , . . Thu daub, about to, llc.b,m« o, brand., barrua „ too™*., «I'« write to the Bureau of Chemistry will drive the adults .o other fields Pennsylvania Department of Agricu:- )or laying purpose*. at Harrisburg. A |j weeds with more or less pithy i stalks, such as ragweed, lamb's quar-z-p. d-t Iters, ambrosia and goldenrod. must 1 ne tommon 'not be allowed to grow on the fan... oa -ii TXrxmr ior ,he> arp * ur * ctlve ,ood P lanU for OlHlK DOrer ,]„* pe-t. Clean fanning will do move control this pest than anything

else.

The Bureau of Plant Industry. Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Harrisburg, will gladly tell you how to control Insect pests and plant diseases.

Gold Bugs On Sweet Potatoes There have been many small ladybird beetle-like insects of the color of molten gold received at the Bureau of Plant Industry. Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. They are the tortioise beetloa. which feed on sweet o and other plants of that family. Sho :ld they be In sufflclnet quantity do injury, spray the plants with one pound of powdered arsenate of lead tn fifty gallons of water.

Many specimens of common stalk borer have been received from all over the State. The insect infests crops and weeds having pithy stem* There is no satisfactory way of killing the insect once It Infests a plant

$500

Non-Licensed Fertilizers Discovered In Pennsylvania During the spring inspection of fertilizers. the agents for the Bureau of Chemistry. Pennsylvania Department of Agrirultnre. found that a large number of dealers throughout the Slat* were offering for sale fertilizers the bnvr't* of wh>eh bad not been ticensed for ‘20. In most cruet, it Was found that these brands were stock left over from 1919 and U-e manufacturers had failed to license the brands for 1920. The Bureau of Chemistry warn" the selling agents in the State that they are liable to prosecution when offering for sale fertilizers that arc not licensed for the current year, even though the brands were licensed in 1919. The selling agents in such cases should notify the manufactn-ers that the brands be licensed. The sales

Give the Hog || A Fish Courst*

The common domestic pig will nev^r be able to write a book on table man nera, but he knows how to order a meal as anyone. He ^ in a fair way to demand a fish course to supplant his salad and vegetable diet. He wil take bis flnh tn the form of fish meal.

refined by-product made from

sound, wholesome raw material at the sardine, tuna, and salmon canneries.

: from the menhaden. ^

The tiah meal is not to be confused with "fish scrap.' a coarser by-prod much used for fertilizer: the meal la made from clean, sound maieria' and is intended to be used as food fot cattle and hogs. Formerly, the can nery waste was all made Into "scrap" for fertilizer purposes, but the Bu

of Chemistry. United State* De-

ptutiuer' of Agriculture, knowing thi extremely high protein content of the scrap, has been active In converting this material Into a high-grade protein feed. The cleaned, selected portion ground to a fine, p-'latoble meal which may be used to replace tankage

hog. poultry, or dairy rations. Fish meal has been recommended

a supplementary ration before n< but popular prejudice against a badly prepared prodi ct has discouraged Hi

The Department of Agricultur.

are doing advanced work

club*, to establish peijnaner has proved by feeding experiment* garden* because they realize th**' that fish meal equals the high-priced much gardens serve as memorials to L*nkage-as a ration ingredient, and

i-hiafaifft. xtrir-TTh- go away to Mgh school better method* of selecting and mil shnwnjorcollege and also serve to draw the ling have removed the causes of pn-

Hive figures for the girls back to the farmsteads. A pe- Judir*.

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WHY PAY MORE?

For Full Neolin Sole* and -lubber Heel* t

New Mbdel Shoe Repairing Co. *»»i kr *.tt*i post. * soot* ruts »t.

I-HILADELPHIA. PA

41.75

Millions in Fertilizer FINE COOPERATIVE PLAN FOR DEALERS Write Today Du Bo it Fertilizer Works 411 Perry Bid., Philadelphia

GENERAL ASPHALT U. S. UGHT and HEAT SKELLY OIL WHITE OIL NIPISSING CANAGA COPPER and others are diiniucd in our current WEEKLY LETTER whica it for free distribution. If interest in the MARKET, write lo DESK L-15 and receive a copy without obligation*. We alio h*Yr prepared a BOOKLET giving ihe par value, dividrned rate* and price range on more than 800 OUTSIDE SECURITIES, which we ahail be pleated to mail on request. PRICE, GUARD & CO. 430 Widcner Building Philadelphia. Pa. Locum 5316.7-8-9 Race 5117-8 New York Office—20 Broad Sl Direct Wire* fo all Market*

Investment Suggestions with Speculative Possibilities

The following figures, denoting market price, cost. Dividend*. Interest and y-eld are necessarily approx-mate. due to fluctuations. I he securities are sound investments, however, and the table shows the possibilities to be had by purchasing in the present market.

10 American Sumatra 10 Automatic Fual Saving 10 Cities Service Banke-s -

10 Midvale Steel

10 Pure OU

Total Cost Fifty Share* Deposit Required Total Dividend* Per Year Interest on Balance Per Year

Yield

14

(377

$770

59

590

,30

300

>38

380

37

370

$2,410

$500

$233*

162

$71

$71 is

of $500

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Never before — possibly never again in your !ife "The yields »n current •feringi (#/ hij-h-grade securities I are ^ witbtut precedent in mtdem timet ’ —From New York Time*. We believe you will do well to keep posted regarding issues on th, StocItExchangf. N,w York Curb uu.t unlistod sucunti,, thut provid, exception,! o Pr ortuod.es lor investment. Yon cxn do thie by calling ^ ^

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3381 Race - Keystone One ol the most important factors to consider in the study of a security, either for investment or trading, is the persor experience ana ability of the man or men behind the enterpiIt the security is classed as an Industrial there aie several especially Important factors in addition to the management lo be considered, such os: ... Is there an increasing or decreasing demand for the product V I

the company?

Are the plants .well located I

facilities, etc.?

Is the company earning money or (If H is a new company» arc •* prospects for profit good? Is the management alert and enterprising? How many .hares of stock are to be Issued and what other forms of IndebtedE"*'- ha. the company? Is there a ready .-larket for the eternities In rase you wish to dis-

pose of them?

Is the company comparatively young—wlih all this mears for

growth?

i to labor supply, transportation

»nce ftr tur carefully selected securities. ■ *J their liberal yield and attractiveness

\ hit h we recimmend bn ait

it present price!

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