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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
September 23 
“ THE LITTLE END ” 
Is where some farmers find themselves 
when the year's returns are figured up. 
Farmers work hard and some of them 
raise good crops—still many do not pros¬ 
per as they should. Why ? One reason 
is that a good share of their product is 
lost in exchange. The “medium of ex¬ 
change” is too limited. By this we mean 
Everybody likes to read what I red 
Grundy writes—even those who see fit 
to reply to him. Here is an extract 
from a recent note from Virginia : 
The cordial salutation of an old Virginia farmer 
to Fred Grundy and other Rural correspondents— 
We can use our journals as Iodk arms to stretch 
across State and party lines and grasp each others 
bands; but If I ever meet Fred X think I shall hug 
him. 
Our readers will be interested to know 
that we hope to publish this fall a little 
pamphlet by Mr. Grundy entitled, “ A 
Fortune From Two Acres,” which is an 
interview with a man who has made a 
big living on a small place. Everybody 
will want this book, and we shall tell 
about it in good time. Don’t forget that 
we have still a good supply of Mr. 
Grundy’s other little book—“ Rats, and 
How to Destroy Them”—price, 20 cents. 
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WE WANT TO KNOW, YOU KNOW ! 
Timothy Is better for the reason that It Is green. that 
Is, the leaves are green, and on our State hay the 
leaves are brown, giving It a dull appearance when 
placed beside the Canadian. The duty In 1889 was $2. 
I with other shippers, after we had found that our 
hay was of no count In the market, were getting hav 
of farmers at 15 to 17 per ton, and It was selling In 
New York at *8 to $11 through commission-men, and 
we were losing money fast, while No. 1 hay was 
quoted at $15 to $16. Well. I went to New York to see 
what w.’.s the matter, and there I found that Cana¬ 
dian hay, the most beautiful I ever saw. was the 
kind that was taking the cake at $15 to $16, and my 
hay was begging a buyer at $9 to $10, and was graded 
as “ Shipping ” (fourt.j grade) and •‘Cow Hay.” I 
cite this to show the advantages that Canada has 
over us naturally. Finding that X was losing money 
fast, 1 came home and put my offers down to $4 to $6. 
At that time all shippers found It necessary, 
however, to drop their quotations, and farmers as a 
rule had the good sense to refuse, and hay shipping 
was suspended, and for six weeks from January 15, 
1890, Canadian hay monopolized the Boston market, 
and to a large extent the New York market. Had 
the tariff been $4 per ton, Canadian hay would have 
been barred out. and we would have had our own 
market for our own hay. H. D. t. 
CROP AND MARKET NOTBS. 
money Into post-office money orders, preferring that 
to putting It into banks. 
The Government crop reports are made up from 
data furnished by over 2.250 trained observers, and 
cost from $80,000 to $100,000 a year. Why don’t farm¬ 
ers, for whose beneflt they are chiefly made, use 
them more ? 
London cablegrams say the latest estimate of the 
British wheat crop puts the yield. In round numbers, 
at 54,000,000 bushels, while the British consumption 
is estimated at 220,000.000 bushels. Tendency of 
prices upward. 
The French Minister of Agriculture places the 
present wheat crop at 275,000,000 bushels, and the de¬ 
ficit at 74,000,000, to be supplied by a stock on hand 
Of a little less than 34.000,000 and an Importation of 
a little over 40.000,000 bushels. 
Earlier In the season the condition of fruits was 
good In New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Vir¬ 
ginia, and these States still show the highest aver¬ 
age prospects, but they suffered gTeatly from the 
storms of August 28 and 29. Fruit Is excellent on 
the Pac'flc coast. 
The farmers of 33 counties In western Kansas have 
made requests for 250.000 bushels of seed wheat, as 
owing to loss of crops they are unable to buy any. 
The Department of Agriculture says only 100 bushels 
had been received early this month, and that it 
would be Impossible to collect the amount needed In 
that both money and middlemen cost too 
much. New York “ Clearing House 
Certificates” helped city business in the 
panic. What were they ? Simply pieces 
of paper showing that certain securities 
had been deposited —not sold.These papers 
circulated as money until cash came in, 
when the holders gave them up and took 
hack their securities. That was called 
“ saving the financial credit.” The 
farmer does the same thing when he puts 
up his farm or other property for needed 
cash, yet he is a “ mortgaged farmer.” 
You see the thing is that the city man 
has an easier time exchanging his prop¬ 
erty. It costs less to make the transfer be¬ 
cause he is closer to tne buyer or lender. 
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If you don’t see what you want , ask for it. 
Bog Spavin.—I have a two-year-old filly which 
has an enlargement of the hock Joint, apparently a 
bog Bpavln; what is the best treatment? 
Groton, N. Y. J - B - M - 
ANS.—The treatment for bog spavin is much like 
that recommended for bone spavin. Rest and a 
high heeled shoe aie recommended. In the earlier 
stages, soothing treatment like fomentations, Is 
good. In cases of longer standing, blisters, or firing 
with the hot iron are required. The last should never 
be resorted to except by a skilled veterinarian. The 
latter should always be consulted In stubborn cases. 
It ought not to be difficult to cure In a young animal. 
The filly should be kept in good condition, tne bowels 
kept open, and, ordinarily she will do better running 
at pasture. 
Keeping PARSLEY.— How can 1 keep parsley so 
as to use It green and nice In the winter ? R. w. N. 
New York City. 
Ans.—I t may be stored in trenches the same as 
celery. Dig narrow trenches, transplant with as 
much earth on the roots as possible, roof over with 
wide boards, and cover with straw or coarse litter of 
Everywhere grapes are a good crop. 
The general average of the winter and spring wheat 
crops Is lower than since 1886. 
The condition of potatoes Is only 71.8, a decline of 
over 14 points since the first of August. 
Drought during the spring and early summer In¬ 
jured the rye crop, but still It’s good. 8o Is barley. 
Heavy rains In North Carolina are said to have 
done more damage to crops, especially cotton, than 
the August storms. 
The long-continued drought earlier In the season 
reduced tobacco to a condition of 72 3 against 100 as 
a fair average. Conditions vary from 54 In Ohio to 
100 in Florida. 
The Department of Agriculture says the hop crop 
In central New York will be from 15 to 25 per cent 
less than last year's output; but the crop Is very 
fine and bright. 
With the single exception of potatoes, all English 
crops are extremelv unsatisfactory. The hop crop 
is very short and the grain crops below the average 
In the three kingdoms. 
It Is estimated that there will be a deficiency of 
time for seeding. 
In Canada there are good prospects of larger im¬ 
portations of Australian wool, the Government con¬ 
templating the abolition of the customs duties on 
wool and other Australian raw products, as an 
Incentive to the establishment of a larger trade, 
since the opening up of a direct Australlan-Canadian 
steamship service. 
A bill to establish postal savings banks has been 
introduced Into Congress by Representative Curtis 
of Kansas. Banks to be established wherever 100 
patrons make a request to the Postmaster-General; 
Interest at the rate of V4 per cent to be allowed. 
These would be unalloyed blessings In rural dis¬ 
tricts; why don’t farmers urge their establishment ? 
Over 500 Canadian Indians having crossed the line 
into Washington to engage In hop picking. Immi¬ 
grant Inspector Snyder telegraphed from Tacoma to 
Washington for instructions as to how they should 
be treated. The men had paid their own way and 
secured profitable work against the protests of white 
laborers. Secret rv Carlisle has Instructed Synder 
that he cannot Interfere with Canadian Indians 
coming Into the United States and obtaining work 
Now wliat we are getting at is that 
the farmer’s “ medium of exchange ” is 
limited because he is far removed from 
those who would buy his goods. In con¬ 
sequence he must pay somebody to find 
him a customer, and too often he has to 
pay 25 per cent of the value of his goods. 
Every farmer has something he would 
like to dispose of. It is not wanted in 
his own township, but in the thousands 
of townships in other parts of the coun¬ 
try there must be some one to buy it. 
What middleman can find a purchaser 
for him ? We are going to suggest The 
It. N.-Y., and we propose to go on next 
week and thow how and why it will pay 
you, Mr. Farmer, to do some advertising. 
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We were thoroughly in earnest when, 
two weeks ago, we stated that we were 
ready to show any reputable advertiser 
what we have in the way of circulation. 
The Rural New-Yorker claims to have 
a larger bona fide circulation than it has 
ever had before. We do not state what 
the circulation is in figures. Such a 
statement would, by most people, be ac¬ 
cepted only after the usual allowance 
for the exaggerations of publishers had 
been made. But we invite those who 
have a right to know just what it is, to 
call at this office and count the list of 
subscribers, and also to examine our 
weekly paper bills, which will be found 
to correspond exactly with the number 
of names upon the list after making due 
allowance for the number of sheets de¬ 
stroyed in printing, and a few reserved 
copies. From such an examination it 
would appear to advertisers that our 
rates per thousand subscribers are less 
than half those charged by many other 
farm journals. ^ ^ ^ 
In another column appears a list of 
the books published by the Rural Pub¬ 
lishing Company. They have been se¬ 
lected with great care, and cover about 
every department of farm life. As be¬ 
fore stated, we do not propose to confine 
our business to this one list of books, but 
are prepared to furnish anything in the 
line of books or periodicals—in combina¬ 
tion with The R N.-Y., or alone. When 
you make up your mind what books and 
papers you want, why not let us have 
your order ? 
any kind when necessary to protect from frost. Or 
It may be kept by transplanting Into boxes and 
placing In a cellar, or under the oenenes of a green¬ 
house. It is often sown In boxes for keeping in this 
manner. In mild climates, It may be covered with 
straw or leaves where It grew and keep fairly well. 
It Is an easy plant to grow and to keep and one of 
which farmers should avail themselves far more 
than they do. 
THE HAY QUESTION. 
I Inclose to The R. N.Y. a clipping from the Journal 
of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin, which our 
own private letters show to be correct. We had the 
same information some time since. 1 desire to call 
attention to the lact that on August 14 we predicted 
the conditions which have come to pass, as published 
In The rural of August 19. The prices at which 
hay nas neen offered and withdrawn from auction 
sales In Europe would net here about $9 50 per ton. 
At least The Rural New-Yorker has made no 
mistake In regard to hav, as set lorth In the article 
referred to. chas. l. rickerson. 
The following Is the clipping referred to, which we 
give for what it is worth: 
c. “ So far as the European markets are concerned, a 
recent letter from Capt. William Atfiect will explain 
the situation fullj: ‘ Brentlord, Eng, August 26, 
1893.-The market in London is absolutely “busied.” 
There came into London last week nearly 12, 00 tons. 
Hay Is being rushed here from every civilized and 
uncivilized country and from information we know 
that between 35,000 and 40,000 tons are ready for ex¬ 
port from Austria when tne restriction Is raised next 
month (September). It Is estimated at the present 
time that In the port of London alone there are 10,000 
tons on barges In the docks, of which tne buyers 
have retused the documents, either because it was 
time delivery or for some other reason, principally 
based on the fact that prices have gone down, and 
ultimately this will oe sold at the expiration of the 
legal time by the banks or ship brokers. We are 
applied to from day to day to purchase parcels which 
we know were originally sold at from 25 to 30 shill¬ 
ings apove what we are giving for them. Tnls is the 
result of the cupidity of the people in America, by 
trusting hay to every • Tom, Dick and Harry’who 
applied for It and wno, wi.en markets were up and 
they could Beil at a profit, took up the bills, but now 
whan hay is down they leave them.’ ” 
The following Is an extract from a circular letter 
from a hay dealer In western New York: • 
” New York parties who are exporters are now re¬ 
ceiving Canadian hay at New York, which has been 
delivered to them at an average price of $12.50, 
which has passed through our States in bond, In¬ 
tended for export, but, owing to the glut in Europe, 
these receivers ore taklDg the hay out of bond, pay¬ 
ing the $4 duty and selling it in New York, as by so 
doing they lose less than they would by exporting 
It as was intended. The duty brings the cost to $16.50 
to them. 
“ This statement of the condition of affairs cannot 
but make It clear to the common mind that Canada 
Is delivering hay In New York for $12.50 per ton (and 
It Is a matter of statistics that she has 300,000 tons of 
surplus to dispose of somewhere), and were It not 
for the duty the New York wholesaler could buy this 
hay at$12.50,and placeiton sale In New l’ork, whereas 
It now costs him $16.50, and it Is patent that If the 
tariff were removed to-day, the Unlied States farmer 
would have to sell his nay in New York at $12.50, or 
keep It at home. 
“Here Is my experience with the crop of 1889, which 
was of very poor quality: To begin with, Canadian 
hay is better than New York State hay, just as Michi¬ 
gan clover is better than New York State. Canadian 
50,000 tons In the beet sugar crops of France, Belgium 
and the Netherlands, while the surplus In Germany, 
Austria-Hungary and Russia Is put at 600,000 tons of 
raw sugar. 
The farmers of northern Kansas are reported to 
have more money than they ever had before, and 
they are said to be hoarding It In all kinds of recept¬ 
acles and places. Over $1,000,000 Is reported to be 
burled In Mitchell County alone. Reports from other 
parts of the State say farmers are putting their 
unless they come In under contract. 
The White Caps of Mississippi threaten to fire 
every cotton mill in the State that gins the staple 
before Its price rises to 10 cents per pound, and have 
begun operations by burning two mills and posting 
notices on others. They cant’t raise the price, how¬ 
ever. by burning every gin h .use In Mississippi, or 
even perhaps in the cotton States, as the price of cot¬ 
ton here Is largely controlled by that of cotton from 
the East Indies, Egypt, Brazil and Mexico. Never be- 
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