THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
October 28 
724 
As We Go To Press. 
Among the farmers who are hunting 
for direct buyers this week are : 
FRED GRUNDY, K. L. CLARKSON, 
R. F. SHANNON, GKO. A. GODEY, 
S. B. BURBANK. 
There are lots of others as you will see 
by glancing through the advertisements. 
This is something you ought to do every 
week—particularly now that farmers are 
beginning to hunt in our pages for 
customers. Every buyer should get as 
close to the seller as he can. There is a 
lot of money to be lost in the space be¬ 
tween them. ^ % % 
We have often told our readers that if 
they are to do business through the mails 
they must be careful to give all needed 
particulars. This letter illustrates what 
we mean : 
The Rural New-Yorker: 
We enclose a card from an Inquirer from Pratts- 
burgh wbo does not Rive the name of his State, nor 
can we tell from the post otlice stamp, as you will 
observe. We have been getting many such letters, 
and you see that we cannot do Justice to such people. 
Would It not be wise to call their attention to this In 
your next Issue ? Truly yours, 
COTTER & BAILEY. 
This letter from Prattsburgh calls for 
quotations on bran, feed and spoiled 
wheat. There are several post oflices of 
this name in the country and of course a 
dealer cannot tell to which one a corre¬ 
spondent refers. We become so familiar 
with things about our own homes that 
frequently we lose sight of the fact that 
others, who live at a distance, may not 
know anything about the things that are 
everyday matters to us. Always put the 
name of your State on your letters. The 
county , too, is a help sometimes. 
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To come back to this old question 
about using The R. N.-Y. as a “ medium 
of exchange,” let us read this letter 
from a New Hampshire subscriber : 
Tills week's copy of The R. N.-Y. Is just at band. 
I note the letter from a party who wants a car-load 
Of hay. 1 want 20 car loads of Michigan hay, but 
have no Idea of what section of the State to go to. 
When the farmers learn to advertise as other busi¬ 
ness men do, as you have been telling them for the 
past three weeks, there will be more money In farm¬ 
ing. Another thing which some farmers should 
learn Is how tc do business. Last winter The R. N.- 
Y. gave the name of the master of one of the State 
Granges, and asked me to write directly to him for 
hay. I did so, but he didn’t have the courtesy to 
reply. Had he written me his hay was sold, I would 
have been ready to deal with him this year; as It Is, 
1 consider him a first-class man to keep away from. 
If two or three honorable farmers have this amount 
of Timothy between them, The R. N.-Y. can put 
them In the way of a customer who can pay for what 
he gets, and will trade with them every year. 
Now there you have it. That is surely 
worth thinking over. Don’t you see how 
people are reading The R. N.-Y.—look¬ 
ing out for bargains and ready to pay for 
them ? See here, now, if your lack of 
success is due to a lack of business ability, 
why not own up to it, and not charge it 
all to unfair legislation ? So long as 
The R. N.-Y. is published, it doesn’t re¬ 
quire a special act of Congress to find a 
good customer for your hay. Where arj 
you at? | j ? 
You will remember that we have talked 
about our text-book on agriculture, 
FIRST LESSONS IN AGRICULTURE. 
BY PROF. F. A GULLEY. 
This ought to be used as a text-book in 
every country school in America. It is 
made on the principle of an arithmetic or 
a geography—with questions designed 
to bring out the most important facts 
about farming. The study of this little 
book could be made about the most in¬ 
teresting thing you can get into your 
school. The Hampton Normal and Agri¬ 
cultural College of Virginia has just 
ordered 136 copies. Your school ought 
to be on hand for this. 
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Before you buy any books or subscribe 
to any papers or magazines, send your 
list to us for prices. Don’t forget this 
now. We are in a position to quote you 
the lowest possible price and save you a 
lot of bother and trouble. Our book 
trade is picking up all the time. 
WE WANT TO KNOW, YOU KNOW 1 
If you don't see what you want , ask for it 
Be Timely. —We want to Impress upon our friends 
tbe Importance of asking for Information some time 
in advance of the time It Is needed. In this Issue two 
questions are asked that required Immediate 
answers to be of any use, and we fear that by the 
time this issue reaches the readers, the necessity 
will have passed. One asks for full directions for 
building a house for storing onions, as be has his 
crop all ready to store. Another wishes to be told 
how to harvest a crop of clover seed which should 
have been harvested before the question was asked. 
Farmers must learn to look farther ahead. Some¬ 
times considerable time Is necessary to secure 
the desired Information; then again, the space Is 
crowded, so that It Is Important that the questions 
be asked early. 
Pruning peach Trees in autumn —1. Do you 
consider It In any way Injurious to peach trees, both 
young and old, to prune them, thin out and cut back 
the tops, late In the fall and early winter ? 2. Is 
there any book published In relation to cutting and 
storing Ice and building ice and retarding houses, 
etc. ? If so, where can I get It ? a. b. C. 
Ulster County, N. Y. 
ANS.—1. Better prune In spring, though It might 
be better to prune out the t Id wood in autumn, do¬ 
ing the work as early as possible, than not to have 
it done at all. What do our experienced fruit grow¬ 
ers say about this ? 2. None that we know of on 
this subject. The Dairyman’s Manual, by Stewart, 
contains a chapter on the subject giving all neces¬ 
sary Information. Price $2, postpaid, from this 
otlice. Your other question will be answered later 
with an article treating the subject fully. 
Where can we get a boy to bring up ? We would 
like one about 10 or 12 years old. lie would have a 
good home, that Is, If he were the right kind of a 
boy. I should think there would be plenty of boys 
there who would be glad to get homes. We like your 
paper very much. We take two other farm papers, 
but I always read ThkKukal first. m. c. 
North Platte, Neb. 
ANS.—Apply at some of the orphan asylums or 
similar Institutions In the cities or large towns near 
you. Nebraska is altogether too far from New York 
to think of getting a boy from here, unless through 
some relatives or friends who are personally ac¬ 
quainted. The right kind of a boy for bringing up 
on a farm Is hard to find In New York city. 
The New Celery Culture.--W hat do you mean 
by The New Celery Culture ? Is there any method of 
growing celery besides that of planting It six feet 
apart and banking It up ? That way takes up too 
much space. If the above named book gives better 
methods, I want one. W. A. Men. 
Frankfort, Ind. 
Ans. —Yes, sir, there Is a better method if the con¬ 
ditions are right. The new method, which has been 
given and referred to several times In The B. N.-Y , 
requires rich soli, plenty of fertilizer and abund¬ 
ance of water. Several times as much can be grown 
on the same area, and with considerably less labor, 
than by the old method. It is also much cleaner, 
being entirely free from the soil with which celery 
Is ordinarily banked. It Is out of season for us to 
publish directions for this method now. but It would 
be a good lde. for those interested to get tbe 
pamphlet and study up the subject during the win¬ 
ter. Price 20 cents, from this office. 
Grafting the Peach.—W ill you give In The It. 
N.-Y. directions for grafting the peach? I have a 
tree that bears every year very large fine peaches, 
and 1 wish to graft others from It. No other trees 
bear In this part of Illinois. L. H. B. 
Wauconda. Ill. 
Ans.—G rafting the peach Is rarely successful In 
the North, and Is seldom practiced. To propagate 
the desired variety, plant In the spring pits which 
have been exposed to freezing weather In sand dur¬ 
ing the winter, and bud these from jour tree In 
autumn. This is an easy and rapid method of secur¬ 
ing new trees of the variety. 
Heat for Making Vinegar.— 1 have a lot of 
cider which I wish to convert Into vinegar as qulck'v 
as possible. Would artificial heat bo practicable, 
and, If so, how should it be used ? it. K. 
Peaksvllle, Pa 
Ans —Yes, put the cider In a warm room or cellar, 
and follow the directions given In an article on page 
701 of The R. N.-Y. 
Harvesting Clover Seed.—W hat Is the best 
method of handling a crop of clover for seed ? I 
have eight acres that 1 shall cut right away, and 
would like to have It thrashed this fall. H. m. 
Michigan 
Ans.—I t Is pretty late for directions for harvesting 
clover seed. The main point Is to cut it so as to shell 
It as little as possible. There ate several methods 
of doing this. A good one Is to cut It with a reaper, 
throwing oil the gavels In rows. In ordinarily good 
weather, these will dry sufficiently In a few days to 
be thrashed, or drawn to the barn to be thrashed at 
leisure. A long-lined straw or barley fork is best for 
loading It upon the wagon. Clover hullers es¬ 
pecially lor this work, are made by many manufac¬ 
turers of thrashing machines. The clover seed is 
all worth saving this year. 
Building for Storing Onions.—W ill you give 
full directions for building a house to store onions 
In cold weather so as to hold them all winter if 
necessary ? DO you know of any book giving such 
Information ? A. H. 
Weedsport, N. Y. 
ANS.—All that Is necessary is a perfectly dry 
building In which the temperature will not go much 
below the freezing point. A slight degree of frost 
will not Injure onions, though they must not be 
handled while frozen, and must not be kept where 
they will alternately freeze and thaw. They should 
be spread on shelves after being thoroughly cured, 
not over two or three feet deep, or on a slatted Hoor. 
Some growers allow them to freeze In piles In a barn 
loft, and cover them over with hay or straw, and 
leave them undisturbed until sprlDg. We know of 
no special book on the subject, but Gregory’s Onipn 
Raising, paper, 30 cents; or Henderson's Gardening 
for Profit, cloth. $2. postpaid, give something on 
storing onlcns In connection with growing the crop. 
Rape and Kale —How does rape compare with 
kale In the habit of growth ? With me kale is a pest 
and will grow anywhere and at any time, and from 
what I have read I should think the two resembled 
each other somewhat. F. C. L. 
Waterbury, Vt. 
Ans.—T hey both belong In the Crucifer® or Mus¬ 
tard family, and are both of the same genus, Bras- 
slca. They are of different species, however, kale 
being of the same species as the cabbage, cauli¬ 
flower, etc., while rape Is classed with the turnips. 
Many of our useful plants become peets when grow¬ 
ing where they are not wanted. As these plants are 
annuals, they should not be difficult to keep In check. 
If they are not allowed to seed on the land, there 
will be no trouble. 
CROP AND MARKET NOTBS. 
Little sale for limed eggs. 
Plums are nearly a back number. 
Severe storms shorten the fish harvest. 
Too much poor poultry is sent to market. 
The milk market has been extremely dull. 
Pears are coming largely from cold storage. 
Venison Is in heavy supply and sells slowly. 
Quinces bring about the same prices as apples. 
The supply of eggs Is large, and the market dull. 
Maple syrup sells at 60 to 75 cents per gallon can. 
Grapes are plentiful, but sell well If In good order. 
Not much higher prices for potatoes are probable. 
The Polled Durham breeders are to have a herd 
book. 
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The hog crop Is more profitable than for several 
years. 
It isn't profitable to pay the freight on skin and 
bones. 
Choice apples are In good demand at slightly higher 
prices. 
Early Importations of foreign potatoes are ex¬ 
pected. 
Good, large, heavy, fat, plump fowls and chickens 
are wanted. 
Neatness of appearance goes a great ways In sell¬ 
ing produce. 
The most of the world’s supply of allspice comes 
from Jamaica. 
The smaller the shipment the higher the freight, 
proportionately. 
Supplies of beans are not large, and the market Is 
firm at quotations. 
Dried fruits of mest kinds are In good demand, and 
prices keep well up. 
Many of the chestnuts received are poor, and sell 
lowly at low prices. 
Live poultry Is well cleared up, and under light 
receipts the market is firm 
lmpoits of rice this year were about 50 per cent 
below those of last year. 
Receipts of apples so far this season have been 
about half those of last year. 
A good many of the State potatoes show signs of 
rot and are neglected by buyers. 
Best grades of butter are a little lower, and the 
market seems to be well supplied. 
Butter and cheese making should be more profit¬ 
able than the sale of milk at present prices. 
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