The Furrow News and Views About the Farm

FIFTH ANNUAL FARM PRODUCTS SHOW HarriRbars, Pa.—in connection with and as a pan of the Fifth Annual Farm Product* Show to be held in Harri*buir. January 24-28. the greatest i-embiage of agricultural organirations i nthe history of the Slate will take No les* than ten different and distinct agricultural organizations will hold their annual convention* and bunness meetings in Harrisburg durine the show is in progress, and these meetings will bring thousand* of agriculturists together from every nook and corner of the State. Included in the list of organizations iha; will meet in connection with the show are: State Horticultural Association of Pennsyli-anla Breeders' and Dairymen's Association. Pennsylvania Hol-Mein-Frexian Association. renn«>lvania Potato Growers' Association. I 1 sxrsnia State Bee-Keepers' Association, Pennsylvania State Poultry Association. Tobacco Growers' Association, PennsyP an I a Nurserymen's Association and the Pennsylvania Sheep Breeders' and Wool Growers' Associa-

tion.

In addition, the Pennsylvania State Veterinary-Medical Association will hold its annual convention us a pan of the show, the veterinarians being closely allied with the agricultural interests of the State. Every available hail in Harrisburr has been secured by the Pennsylvania Itepartment of Agriculture for the holding of the various meetings, in addition to the butines* session, the various organizations have prepared educational prugrr-nis and speakers of State and Nation-wide reputation are being famished by the State Depanment of Agriculture and by Pennsylvania State College. The show will be otfl-'lslly opened on Tuesday morning. January 25 and will close Friday aftemron. January 28. More than twice th amount ol space available last yet r has be.-n secured for the show proper, this year and it iv t elleved that all attendance figure.- will be broken. The Potato Growers' Association alone is expecting at least 400 of the leading potato grower?- of the State in attendance at the show and the As •ociat .on meetings while the other organiratlon.o are expecting equally large crosds. while prar-.lrally all he farm «-rs will be accompanied by their tamllies. in addition there will be a small army of agriculturists who are inter-«--ted in the show alone and are not affiliated with the various organizations.

NEW JERSEY CROP REPORT The weather during the past month has ben favorable for harvesting and maturing of all late crops and there has been very little damage from early Irost r-veept In cranberry bogs. The com crop thi.- season was one of the largest ever harvested in the State; the average yield per acre Is estimated at 44 bushels and the total production at 11.264.000 bushels as compared with 10.800,000 bushels last year and 10.602,000 bushels, the average production tor the past ten years. The quality of this year's crop is !*3 p«r cent of a normal as compared with 86 per cent, the average quality for the past ten } ears. The per cent of merchantable com is unusually high thls Muon due to favorable weather and is estimated at per cent of the total crop as compared with 82 per cent last year, nod 84 per cent th-- average for the ipat ten yeuls. The stock of old mm remaining on farms November 1 is estimated at 4.5 per cent ol last year's production or 486.000 bushels as compared with 489.000 bushels, the for the past ten year.- Silage: li is estimated that 15 per cent of the total silage as compared with 15 per cent last y«ar. and 13 5 per cent, the average area rut for the past flv years. The yield of silage this season is estimated at 9 tons per acre as compared with 9 tons la-l year, and ■■■" tons. th.

per rent last year, and 89 per cent the average quality for the last ten

years.

Potatoes This season's potato crop was larger by S.OOO.OOtt bushels than any crop j ever produced in the State. The average yield per acre Is estimated at 150 bushels and the total production at 16.050.000 bushels as compared with 10.560.000 bushel.- last year, and 9.90.3000 bushels, the average production for the past ten years. The quality of this year's crop Is 93 per cent of a normal as compared with 86 per cent last year, and 89 per cent, the average quality for the past ten years. It i* estimated that 85 per cent of this year's crop was grown for market as compared atfth T3 per cent !ast year, and 75 per cent in 1918. Sweet Potatoes The average yield per acre this season is estimated at 143 bushel* and the total production at 2 ot.*.000 bushels as compared with 1.750.000 bushels last year and 2.627.000 bushels, the average production for the past ten years. The quality of Ibis year's crop is 94 per cent, of a normal a* compared with 94 per cent, last year, and 92 per cent., the average quality for the past ten years. It is estimated that 88 per cent, of this year's crop was grown for marker as compared with 90 per cent, last year and S7 per cent, in 1918.

Apples

The total production of app. *s this season is estimated at 106 per cent, of normal or 4.134.000 bushels as compared with 2.113.000 bushels last v.-ar. and 2.241.000 bushels, the average production for Oie past ten years. The commercial crop is estimated 075.000 bam-ls as compared with 587.000 barrels last year and 524.000 barrels In 1918. The quality of this year’s crop Is 93 per cent, of a no: mal as compared with 78 per cent- last year and 82 per rent., the average quality for the past ten years.

Pears

The total production tills season Is estimated at 843.000 bushels as compared with 500.000 bushels last year, and 605.000 bushels, the average production for the past ten years. The quality of this year's crop is 94 per tent, of a normal as compared with 8» jer cent, last year, and 86 per conL. he average quality for the past ten

Grapes

The total production thi- rear is estimated at 85 per cent, of a normal as compared with 87 per cent. last year, and 84 i«er cent., the average production for the past ten years The qualyear is 84 per cent, as compared with 90 p--r cent, last year, and > per cent., the ten-year average. Cranberries There was considerable damage on cranberry bogs by early frost. The age yield per acr— this year is estimated at 12.4 barrels and the total production at 122.000 barrels, as compared with 156.000 barrels last year’s revised estimate. The quality of thie year's crop is 84 per cent, of a normal as compared with 87 per cent, last year, and 89 tier cent, the Average quality for the past five years. Egg Production The egg production on commercial plants dur :g October is estimated at 18 per cent, as compared with 2t jier tent, in Septembi-r and 15 per cent, in Muober. 1919. 1100 per cent, equals 1 egg per day per hen during period reported for. I Harrisburg. I’a, Nov. 16 —A sweepg crusade against the sale of b'.each-i-d flour that will leach every county in Pennsylvania has been ordered by Fred Rasmussen, Secretary of Agriculture of Pennsylvania. Already more than sampW of flour have been by agents in the Bureau of F<mh1s. while ihre.- chemists and eight ■Id agent* have been lelleved ot all her duty and will work exclusively upon the Hour emsade. dvent of new flour irnm the Weal has prompted the emsade Man> large Western millers, unwill-

The irusade will be extended until the Impure flour has been driven ironi the market. There are 1.800 millers In Pennsylvania and not a pound of flour taining nitrous acid is produced by this industry’- The Department is determined that millers in other Statewho ship their flour into Pennsylvania must comply with the pure food laws the same as the Pennsylvania miller* The crusade against the flour containing nitrous acid has been instigated to protect not only the consuming public, but the millim: interests of Pennsylvania as well.

BURN THE FALLEN LEAVES TO DESTROY FUNGUS DISEASES Fallen leaves are nature * mulch and they should be composted, dug into the soil or allowed to lie and rot wherever possible. In some cases however. it Is better to burn up the old leaves in order to prevent fungus diseases from wintering on them. There are numerous leaf spots, ivolds, blotches, and mildew which affect the leaves of certain kinds of plants, and one can greatly reduce the amount of these diseases for next year by de straying the old leaves, and of course the wintering stage of the fungus at the same time. Rose diseases are kept down resdlly in this way; rust m hollyhocks is rendered less prevalent if every scrap of material above ground Is burned before winter; the disfiguring leaf spot on tatalpa trees and the ugly leaf blotch on horse chestnut are never so severe when the leaves have been burned the fall before. Currant leaf spot and leaf spot diseases of cherry and plum • an also be lessened by destroying the fallen leaves either by burning or burying them. In general any foliage disease vrhlch winters on the fallen leaves can be controlled to a greater less extent by destruction of these

leaves in late autumn.

For information on the control of plant diseases and Insect pests write the Bureau of Plant Industry. Pennsylvania. Department of Agriculture.

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i the n r flour

the eli-riric process. th>* adding nitrous acid to the flour The pure 'ond iaws of IVniu-ylvania provide ihal Hour containing nitrous arid is adulterated and cannot be i-ga.iy *old

rags W*lgni tor we paM ten years, i - ■ ‘ averagt wight of oats this -ea-on « ni*:uie. has announced Mlmat.-d at 315 pounds per bu hel «*“’ » -nill og company offering flour ompared with 29 pounds la*! year. I " niaming nitrous ar;d for sale in 30 3 i-ound*. the average weight Pennsylvania n.u escap- with one tie past ten years. prosecution and fine but will he ,.ro*e Buckwheat I ‘“’rd *n ©very ci.se where the impure lie average . ii-’.i ner acre this «« ! ’ , ’ ur «ff«red for *a!c

USE OF FARM TRACTORS SHOW GREA1 INCREASE The shortage . f labor on the farmr of Pennsylvania during the past year has brought abort a greatly Increased r*e of.the farm tractor, according to statistics secur'd by the Bureau of Statistics. Perasylvanla Department of Agriculture. The figures show that during 1920 the number of tractors the farms of th* State have increased

fifty per cent.

In 1919 there were approximately 4415 tractors on the farms of Pinnsylvania. At tie present time there are approximat. !y 6.823 tract ora in uae on the farn *. These figures aie based on report, from 705 townships

In the State.

The report* to not indicate that horses are beir, generally discarded on the farm*, but G-at the tractors are used a* auxiliary powet requiring less man power to operate than the use of horse*.

APPLE STORAGE

Apple* keep longer and retain their flavot better when stored in a cool place, say those In chwrge of the Bu reau of Plant Industry. Pennsylvan.a Department of Agriculture. A temperature between 36 and 40 degrees Fahr. Is best, and this temperature should be kept as constant as possible. The storage house should be fatrli dry. so that there will be no danger of deposits of water on yie fruit when the temperature drops a few decrees. Apples also need air and the storage house should be provided with ventilation or the air changed frequently by opening doors and window- on mild s. Shallow boxes, baskets or bags small bins slotted so as to allow to circulate on all sides are best

for storing apples.

BLUE MOLD ROT IN APPLES

aus condition coafron.ing the poach growers of Pernsylvania. Nine Eastern couatioa were covered in the aurvey. particular attention being deviled to Cumberland. Lancaster and I* lianon counties, and it was found that 12 5 per oral, of the poach tree* in thi* area an- Infected with

the Yeli .wf

There were 104 pesch orchards vls-l'-d, and of this number only 18 were found to be free of Yellows. There were 111.437 trees Inspected and of this number 13.987 were either definitely affected by the disease or were suspected This condition entails a loss of 69.935 on the growers, valuing each tree at 15. while the danger from the disease spreading cannot be figured in dollars and cents. The amount of disease in one orchard ran as high as 95 per cent, while In six orchards more than 75 per cent, of the trees were suffering

from Yellows.

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is now seeking the support of the peach growers of the State n its plans for the eradication of the disease The proper methods of control and eradication will be one of the important subjects which will be taken up and discussed with the growers at the State Farm Products Show in Harrisburg. January 14-18.

which must not be a part of any othi

exhibit.

In addition, the Challenge silver cup will be awarded to the county making the best exhibit consisting of ten exhibits of ten ears uach. All the corn entered in a county exhibit must have b-en grown in that county. Four prizes for each of the four varieties of corn grown by boys and girls under 20 years of axe on July 1. 1920, will also be offered. The prizes for each of the four varieties *2.50. *2. *1.50 and *1. This class covers the entire state and will be Judged also with the state classes of district winners.

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STATE CORN SHOW TO BE OPEN TO WORLD COMPETITION The Pennsylvania Stale Corn Show, held in connection with the Annual Farm Products Show, will this year be open to the competition of the entire world. For the first time the bara will be let down to corn growera side of Pennsylvania and the Sweepstake winners in the Pennr,!vania competition will be matched against ten ear exhibits from any state in the Union that cares to exhibit. A prize of *25 will be awarded the winner of this world class and it is beliered that more than a dozen states will endeavor to wrest the honors vay from Pennsylvania. The Fifth Annual Farm Product* Show will be held at Harrisburg. January 24-28 and will easily be the greatest exhibition of agricultural prouucts ever shown in Pennsylvania. Already farmers and farm bureaus from every section of the state have announced their Intentions of entering ibeir choicest pr-ducts of field and orchard the show. Many of these exhibit* have already won honors at the corntry fairs and agricuitura. expositions, so that the show win really bring together the prize winning products from each community. The Corn Show alone will be a fCairo of no small magnitude. In order to secure more even classlficaMon and Judging of the corn, the state has been divided into five districts. The winners In these districts, together with the honorary classes, will compete for the sweepstake prizes, which in turn will compete with the entries from other states in the world class. In each of the districts, the prizes will be the same. Five cash prizes. *5. *3.50. $2.50. *2 and *1 will be offered ;he winners in each of the four vari■Yellow Dent. White Deni. White Capped Yellow Dent and FlinL except that there will be no prizes offered for the Flint variety in the Fifth distrlcL The counties are arranged in districts as follows: District No. 1—Backs. Chester. Delaware Lancaster, Montgomery. Phflade’.phia and York counties. District No. 2—Adams. Berks. Cumberland. Dauphin. Franklin. Lebanon. Lehigh. Northampton and Perry coun-

ties.

District No. 3--Armstrong. Beaver. Bedford. Blair. Butl.-r. Cambria. Center. Clinton. Columbia. Fulton. Huntingdon. Indiana. Juniata. Lawrence. Lycoming. Mercer. Mifflin. Montour, Northumberland. Schuylkill. Snyder. Somerset and Union Counties. District No. 4—Bradford. Cameron. Carbon. Clarion. Clearfield. Crawford Elk. Erie. Forest. Jeff.ison. Lackawanna. Luzern*. McKean. Monroe, like Potter. Sullivan. Susquehanna. Tioga. Venango. Warren Wayne and Wyoming counties. Dihtrirt No. 5—Allegheny. Fayette. Greene. Washington anil Westmoreland counties. The honorary state class consists of exhibitors who won a first premium in a diatrict in 1918. 1919 and 192'>. These exhibitors are barred from competing in the same clause*, in which

PENNSYLVANIA CROP REPORT The Bureau of Statistics. Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, makes the following report relating to crops and livestock, November 1. 1920: The farmers of Pennsylvania havbeen seriously handicapped this year by lack of the necessary help, and a* a result there has been a decrease acreage of practically all crops; yet. with favorable weather and persistent effort, abundant crops have been har-

vested.

Com—Pennsylvania farmers have harvested this year a com crop estimated at 65.755.660 bushels, based on an average yield of 44.5 bushels per acre. The crop last year was estimated at 70.086.000 busheli!. and the average yearly yield during the past five years was 61460.00 bushels. The com this year was harvested without damage by frost and as a result the quality is good. Buckwheat—The to’al crop of buckwheat In the Ftate is estimated at 4.952.660 bushels, which is an average yield of 204 bushels per acre. The buckwheat crop last ve*r was estimated at 5452.60 ri bushels and the average production for t’.e past five years was 5,466.800 bushels. Potatoes—Potatoes are a splendid crop, but have been considerably damaged In some places by sot, due to late bllghL The average yield per acre is estimated at 121 bushels and the total prodnetion at 29,158.435. The crop last year was estimated at 26.000.000 bushels, and the average yearly yield for the past five years was 24.1*90.500 bushels. Tobacco—The yield of tobacco In Pennsylvania is estimated at 1.470 pounds per acre and tbe total production at 57.911.880 pounds. Last year's production was estimated at 53.768.000 pounds, and the average for the pest five years was 50.812.000 pounds. Lancaster county produced over 82 per cenL of the total crop. Apples—November 1 report shows that the average price of apples over the State during the fall was 90 cents per bushel, varying in price from 45 cenL* per bushel in Fulton to *1.75 in Fayette county. The a*- rage price year ago was *1.75. a:.J two years ago. *1.12 1-2 per bushel. Alfalfa—The total area of alfalfa in Pennsylvania is estimated at 62.640 acres, which is i small increase ’.he 1919 acreage. The total production it placed at 183.360 tons, which is ai. approximate yield of 24 tons per acre from all cuttings. Chescounty ranks first In prodnetion of this crop. Clover Seed—The prospect for clover seed I* 95 per cent, compared with normal, and indicates an average yield of 1.6 bushels per acre. The total production is estimated at 14.000 bushels, compared with 17.000 bushels last year, and 16.000 bushels In 1918. Hogs—The average condition of hogs throughout the Stale is Polly up normal. The estimated number of hogs to be slaughtered this year seems be five per cent, less than the usual

number.

Silos—Reports show that 20 per cent, of the fanners of Pennsylvania are using silos this year, which is the same as last year. The total number in use is 41.568 and Is slightly under the number in use last year. This apparent decline is due to the decrease of over 17.000 farms in tbe State, as shown by the 1920 census. Wheat and Ry*-—Owing to the Jo.at crop average survey which Is being made by the Pennsylvania Ik-partment of Agriculture and the Bureau of Crop Eelinintee. t'nned State* Ib-partment of Agriculture, and which I* not yet tabulate*!, the acreage of wheat and rye sown this fall for nett ..-*«r'.< harvest will n. i be published until IVcem-

■| .egulatlons which hav.

under tbe law.

It can safely be said that ala. sections of the state »-> plied from local source* ot a . movement of barreled hardly begun, and it wQ| ' important until local supi!... ‘ hr usted. Most of the dral^ ^

hesitancy toward the

Pennsylvania fruit, except it " where the packer is person: to be honest. In other » -

sell at present upon the

the packer, and not on i-s. the fruit offered. Certainty -.7 orchards of Petmsylvar.i:. .:' a 7 a market for their product j* , tion* of packing and gradirr remedied before that tin:The Apple Packing Jaw i t t r the dlrectiri, of Improvetn-t: , ! liy. god its provisions are the benefit of every honest state who uae the good of • —itry at heart. For this r*^ p»raons who know of violation ^ law are requested to cocoa with the Bureau of Market!*. vania Department of AgricultBr. rtsburg. giving complete hfons

regarding the case.

i> bushels and the mi.iHHi busheli iMM» bushels

-nsarulions are already ilnst one Is-'t'- nulling Middle West, while up the chemists have fulind * nt brands of flour conus aild being : old in 4he

tlue Mold Hot. pick out am he rotten fruits at frequent ml keep the lellar cool, cl aired and dry Tile Bureau Industry. IVnm-ylv-ma 1 ••■pn: gricuPure. will gladly «n>i nils regarding the diseases nd gives methods of conir set peats.

PEACH YELLOWS PREVALENT IN MAJORITY OF ORCHARDS The resell of the Peach Yellows survey conducted by tbe Bureau ol Plant Industry, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, durtr.i; the late summer and rally fall, shows a »eri-

either last .

1-efor

f the ye,

out their exhibits nt «y be en-

tered in Competition with t iis year's district winner* for the sweepstake prize*. Four prize* of *4. *3. *;. an U *1 will be Offend for the winner.-, in each of the four varieties of corn. The grand champion prize ol *ln will b.- awarded to the best exhibit of

ten ears, egardl. ss of variety.

A stieclai prize of *10 will be awarded the ten oars shelling the

greatest amount of corn.

Three prizes of *10. *6 and *5 will lie awarded for th- best exhibit of thirty rars of V’hite I»ent. Yellow l>ent. White Gapped Yellow Dent and Hint The prize* w,i! be offered ior

each of the four varieties

A speciaS prize of *5 wii! be a wanted to the champion our of the show.

HONEST DEALERS AIDED BY NEW APPLE PACKING LAW The im* pec tor* of the Bureau of Markets. Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, handling the enforcement of the Apple packing law. have practically completed visits to most of the distributors of apoie* in the state. These visits have familiarized dealers uiih the provision.* of the law and the

NIGHT GOWNS

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Foch and His Peace-Time ]i Paris—Marshal Foch. who tv * ago. November 11th received render of the German annlei; ohnde-s in Compel ms for*r -j holds the theoretically imposls, | tion of military adviser to tfc» i; His official title Is “pra*ld»trt < interallied military commiieu Versailles." This body li i tion of the old supre me comnut: war. Its function it to general clearinghouse for all i affa.-s touching the former Alba include* representative- from u former belligerents except the r* States and the Central Power). I upholds frequent meeting* in Pn Behind the little blue sign l Major de Marechal Foch." at 3i t, vard de Courcelles, the cor Germany sits at his office d-st s morning from 10 until coon snd* afternoon from 2.30 until 5. Hut report he is busy most of the a reading telegrams from miUtr; taches of Allied nations in ra parts of the world, conferrim 1 military representatives of n: power*, preparing reports for council of ambass: dors when s-S counsel is needed, giving *dr» some of the younger allies no* ing on little wars of their own From time to time he quit* :) i accompany the premier of ftJ i general military adviser u * the many conferences of prims a tere which have been one of lit 1 features of European dipiomz'T c ie war. He generally travels in :h- “ railway coach in wh!-h hr **-- - r when he received the Gena: 9 mander, November 11. 1M‘ coach is always at bis person*! at al. whether for official or ctA 1ps. Sometime his wife aeon?* him—on unofficial Journey?. Foch's relation to tbe FrenG & is the same as it was dunnt ter part of the war. Being hn- - interallied military siaff b" from active command In any ■ national armies, but free to girt whenever required. _ addition to hi* profession*- ^ Marshal Foch has a second*-"^ rather timeconsumini: " role which frequently call- ■ L -' from his family hearth t** erallied or French meznori*! s ^ ^ international dinners, corntrs-*'-inga and the like. ^ For the world at large * B - ri In particul. r he is still tb ' Bonification of the virt**r> it pa.d so dearly in hunia: is a sure sign thai ar- - ^ ay when it gives '

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