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Page Six '4 **f^ SMS :; - t ''*' t —' : ''-*'—'^^ jgM'MMiMMJmMA Eastern End of Long As Big Potato Crop Is Harvested Every Community Become* Shipping Center as 'SpudY Move to Market; Big Field* Yield Nearly ,; Nine Million Bushels Annually Long Island potatoes, about nine i million bushels of them, the product .fit approximately 43,000 tortllo acres :tn Nassau and Suffolk Counties in Kew York Stale, are moving to mar- ket Mechanical potato diggers pulled by tractors or horses clatter slowly back and forth across level fields teaching to the sea. They are fol- lowed by groups of potato pickers who sack the \npudn\ and load them on trucks for tho first stage of their Jpurnoy to American dinner, lunch- «on and breakfast tables. During tho potato season on tho eastern end of Long Island overy hamlet, every About 85 Dor cent of tb4 total po- tato crop produced on Long Island Is marketed and- consumed in the Greater Now York Are* and la near- by cities in New Jersey, But Long Island potatoes are stripped to for- eign ports as well, and last year tboro wore several direct shipments from tbo Island to Panama. Most of the crop, since It li marketed In the New York metropolitan area, Is shipped by motor truck, but a sub- stantial part also goes by rail. A few shipments are mado by ferry across Long Island Bound to New England cities. During tho markotlng season from US I railroad station, liocomoa u potato- ' loading centor, and from tlioso load- ing contors tha luliuiH aro iililppod to market by truck. I ruin and boat. Boeouuo of tholr liullor quality and bettor grading Uing Inland potatooi bring a promlum In tho markot dur- ing tho goanoti wlm[i tboy aro bolng shipped. During tlio 1030 harvest, grower* In thin potato producing soc- tlon. which ranks with Aroostook County, Mulno, tho onotorn shore of Virginia, MaryluuU. mid Southern Now Jorsoy In Importance, pro- duced an oullmutod B,070.000 bUHliols of potatoes Tho yluld por aero wai 206 busboln, 80 bushels nbovo tho uvorage yluld por aero for Now York ytnto of 120 husbols por aero. This yoar tho acrongo In higher by about • thousand acroa, agricultural oi- porti say. Growing, liurvoiitliig anil market- tag tho Units I nin n (1 potato crop In » big tank. Thoro aro many potato to nin of mm i) t tt ii n 100 ncron mid eovoral of tiioro Hi an 300 iicruo In Iho ilrlntty or lllvurliond Iho \potato oontor.\ Inritti'il at tho bond of I'o- ounlc liny I'owor mai'liln*ry to ipmul t-ulllvutton. npiaylng anil liar viiiuInii In much In iivliloiii'ii In Long, lbltiml pnlalo llnliln iliuiriK Iho grow liiH anil ImrvuniliiK nf tills <rop that U worth inorii ilinu tun million dol- lars to Niiittiiui anil Suffolk C'oun- tlon. The nicM'hnIIhiiI pntnlo illtiuura upon tho niwo nnil brim: thu poln tool to tbo tup of tlm ground Thuy BIO thou pk'lutil up Iiy lianil 111 liuahol bnulioto. put lulu 100 pouiul bugs U\d loiidod lino 11 tn-Un fur tnuinponrt- ilou to tho buyoru HIUHIBUI tho nuar- o»l ohlpplni: puliil In I bo no all it its Ihoy ura grudod, imlil. unit ynikod tor ahlpnianl. © Dormand, Itivarhcad. N. Y. Potato harveit time on Long liland. Loft: W. D. Norton, mar- ket reporter for New York Ststo Department ol Agriculture, sn- iwori querlei of farmers about potato marketing oondltlons from tho field offloe at River- head. August 1 until February 1 tbo New York Suite Uopartmont of Agricul- ture and Markets maintains a Hold olllco In ttlvorboad for gathering and roportlng ibtpmonta and prices o( Long Island potato**. Kvory morn- lug, after rocelvlng tho price* and ahlpmonU from Mulno and iho Now York markot, a reporter In ihli olllco canvaasoa by telophono the big ship pors and buyers In tho Rlvorbead vlclnltyCto aacortaln prices bolng paid for polatoiu from tho farms In Nassau and Suffolk Counllos. Willi this information In hand bo thou prepare* t markot summary, giving shipments and avorago mar- kot prices for tho provlous day. Thosa statements aro posted at tho Hold olllco in Htvorhoad and aro avnllablq to 'armors who call by tolophono or In porson to obtain tlio day's Quotations on tha various kinds and grados of potatoos. In somo years tho Long Island potato marital Is a \last\ ono, and ovory yoar It Is Imporlnnt for tlio (armor harvesting poiatoos to koop posted on markot conditions and prices. In order to gut tho boat pos- sible prion for what ha grows. In addition to this crop marketing service by tbo Dopartmont of Agri- culture and Markou, tho county ngoiil and Btnto Hold olllco at lllvor bond rocolvo inouthly potato crop reports from tho Dopartmont ol Agriculture at Washington by tolo- linipti. On thu iliiyu when thuno re- porta aro rocolv'oil Ihoao olllcoa at lllvorhoiut tiiicmiio tolophono In formation uuroaiia. nn fnrinors, and especially lai«o srmvors and olilp pern, tulepliono to Innrn tbo long rang a trond of Iho potato markot. ROBER1 JOHN DKEllE DICAI.ICIl IN IT.ICDS, OKINDINti Lyndonvtllc, N. Y. \ E. JAMES FARM MACHINERY riJKI. 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Insure your economic future by aaiufiiia your • complete grasp of current aSTdlra THE MEDINA TRIBUNE WurttfrpBtifetomi ^ Unchanged; Short arouse lmntey# may enjoy the usual open season of one month this Fall, according to announce- ment today by titngow Osborn, Conservation Commissioner, His conclusion was reached after sift- ing nearly 1,000 questionnaires and letters concerning grouse abun- dance in addition to tabulation of' arguments filed at a public bearing at Albany August 31st. At that time representatives from sports- men's organizations throughout the State gathered to help review a petition seeking a curtailed grouse and muskrat season. Commissioner Osborn also an- nounced that the cording muskrat season would be shortened to in- clude only the last two months of the present season, except in the counties of Essex and Washington in which there would be no change, The grouse season, which re- mains unchanged, extends from noon October 18th through No- vember 15th except on Long Is- land where the season opens No- vember 1st and extends through December 31st. The new muskrat season, effective for one year, will open In most counties February 1, (the old date was December 1st), and will end March 31st with a number of exceptions concerning which press announcements will be relcused later. Agrigraphs Uncle Ab says the biggest thing In cooperation is operation. About two-thirds of the total buckwheat crop of the United States is In New York and Penn- sylvania. A better job results when plows are adjusted for late summer or curly lull plowing when the ground is packed tight and hard. Enloring a farm silo while it is being filled, or shortly after, is dungcrous, because of the possible presence of suffocaUng gases. When the first eggs are found, ull pullets that show much comb development should be housed. Those slower to mature should re- main on range until they reach ihe iame development. Ncurly 2,000 dairy farmers In New York State who have been cooperating with federal and iitate departments In the control und elimination of Bang's disease are now eligible to receive federal und state Indemnities for reacting cattle. Poultrymen who are thinking about brooding with electricity next year may find helpful hints In Cornell bulletin E-306 entitled \Brooding Chicks Under Electric Hovers.\ Single copies mny be had f rre from the New York State Col- U-lfe of Agriculture at Ithaca, New York. An optimist Is one who says the bottle Is half full und n pessimist Is one who says It's half empty. The good old days were those when most of the excess wind was used to turn windmills Instead of being used over the radios. The Medina Tribuneha* arrang- ed with the Office of toforraafton of the New- York State Colleges pi Agriculture and Home Economics to answer questions about prob- lems of farm and home. If jwu enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope, and mention the name of this paper, you will receive a direct reply to your query from the colleges. Do not ask more than one question in one letter or on one post card. Ask as many questions as you like, but make eaeh one a separate communication. Born Weeds? B. B. S. &sks: \Is there any use in burning weeds that have gone to seed?\ ^ x M A. J. Pratt of the department of vegetable crops answers: \There Is little use in burning weeds that have gone to seed. \By the time the weeds are dry enough to burn, the seeds have mostly fallen to the ground and are not killed by the fire, which, however, does destroy the humus In the leaves and stems of the weeds. \A crop of weeds that has gone to seed may be mowed and re- moved to a compost pile to decay. The ground may then be harrowed to start germination of many seeds or weeds so they will be killed by further harrowing or by winter; or the weeds may be disc- ed down and the tops allowed to decay on the field where the seeds start to germinate.\ What Kind of Light? P. L. asks: \What kind of light Is satisfactory to use In the poul- try house to produce more eggs at this season?\ Professor L. M. Hurd ol the poultry department replies: \Any source of light is satisfactory. El- ectricity, natural or artificial gas, and kerosene or gasoline lanterns have been used, but electricity in the ideal kind of light since it re- quires little labor, the fire hazard is reduced and it is easily con- trolled by automatic switches. \If electricity is used, the lamps should be six feet from the floor, and have reflectors sJxteen inches In diameter, conical in shape and four inches high. Arrangement of lamps will depend largely on the system of feeding.\ Hunter Adds to Conscience Fund Conservation Commissioner Lith- gow Osborne believes that he has discovered the tenderest consci- ence In New York State. He has recently received an unsigned let- ter from Utlca, enclosing a ten dollar bill. The note said that the writer Intended this money for the \Conscience Fund\ because he felt guilty on account of having once killed a hen pheasant. It is against the law in this state to shoot hen pheasants but the average sports- man who does so has few qualms of conscience on the subject. This is the first time anyone has ever contributed to the State Conscience fund for a minor violation of the fish and game laws. Ii mood/rage on the «f Suewtoy nighti NBO sJjow J™g.W™g* taujwsAmertc* a» thoroughly n rami of the old tlm© Tauderllte arttofr. Before becpjnmgO' LuuyBoM a professional entertainer, Boss, a* aoloist of the Yale Uni- versity Glee Club, toured the country several times, making appearances In all of the Impor- tant cities. Carlton KaDeu, beard on impor- tant network shows from Hol- 'wwood. wonders if singing lessons should oe part of an annn'»ncer's •• - like Dos Wilson and Barry von Zen, made his radio deout. Johnny Green, who headlined nis own full hour musical show during the summer, has signed a contract to write musical scores for a movie company. Green will continue his radio activities. The star of \The Song Shop,\ new OBS Friday evening musical show, is never called anything but Kitty KITTY CARLISLE Carlisle, although her real name Is Katherlne. It's like this: In her youth, she attended a school at Lausanne, Switzerland. So many \Katharines\ were registered, a switch was necessary. She chose Kitty in preference to Kate, Kath- leen, or Katrlnka. In addition to singing In movies with Blng Crosby, she was starred In the largest musi- cal show in America, \'White Horse Inn.\ Don Voorheea is one orchestra leader who does not object to radio studio audiences. Don was musical director of many Broadway shows before entering radio and considers spectators helpful rather than det- rimental Only 17 years old and already a radio star is Wynn Murray, who has been signed as a regular m^~ ' of the Sunday Night Party cast. From a Scranton, Ptv, choir she went Into the east of the Broadway hit, \Babes In Arms.\ From \Babe* in Arms- to Sunday Night Party was the next step. People on the show are pretty confused, too, be- cause there's a fellow named Ian Murray who directs the chorus. As a matter of tact, radio Is getting crowded with Murrays. Now comes news that when Ozzie Nelson and HARRIET BILLIARD Harriet Hilllard return to the air on Sunday nights early In October, Peg Murray, of \Seeing Stare\ fame, will be with them. The program will adapt Murray's newspaper feature to air entertainment, dramatizing the colorful events In the lives of celebrities of radio, stage and screen. These tall tales from the Arkansas hills which Bob Burns tells to the radio audience every week are first submitted to a \board of directors.\ Every yarn must receive the ap- proval of the \board\ and by ap- proval Bob means that It must get laughs. This unusual body consists of his wife, his son, 15-year-old Bob, Jr., the cook and the corner traffic policeman. More and more characterization Is the basis for the radio comedy. Witness the lat- est comedy sen- sation of the Rudy Vsllee Hour, Tommy Biggs and Betty Lou. Betty Lou exists only in one of the voices of Biggs, being strictly an Imag- inary person Yet she has enough to make people ask how old she Is, what' color hair, eyes, etc. Betty, inci- dentally was based on a real Uttle -•'-l Tommy Biggs Pasteurized Milk Raw Milk • . Chocolate ChiD BottermUk Speaking bf clothes, most old timers can remember the day when the average girl was about half starch. Subscribe for The Medina Tribune *My hair was faded I and streaked with grey. I looked old. I felt old. Now I look and feel young. I owe it all to Clairol. In one simple 3-in-l treatment my hair was shampooed, re- conditioned and tinted back to the color and lustre that was the envy of my girlhood friends.\ • • • Clairol does what no- thing else con I Ask your beautician. Write for FREE booklet, FREE ad- vice on care of hair and FREE beauty analysis.' Not with common, old* fashioned hair dyes but Ntmrslly ... writ* Svwrty Da*, OaM, he l»W M t4«HiSt,N*»Y«k.H.r. (Md '(SI *MtM, iMa «4t H—« o»_ FACTS YOU NEVER KNEW!// By H. T. Elmo S. A. Cook Building Medina, N. Y.