Potatoes- Long  Island,  bbl .  2  75  @  3  lib 
Jersey  . 2  25  @  2  76 
Maine .  2  7(1  @  2  85 
State .  . 2  50  @2  85 
Bermuda,  bbh. . 4  00  @  .t>50 
Sweet  Potatoes.  Jersey,  bu . .  ko  @  so 
Southern,  bbl . .  . .  1  0J  @  2  00 
Beets,  bbl .  75  @  1  DO 
Brussels  Sprouts,  qt .  7  @  11 
Carrots,  bbl . .  1  IJf)  @  1  25 
Cuoutuberfs.  bu .  2  5U  @  3  00 
Cabbage.  to«i .  tioo  @  soo 
Lettuce.  half-bbi.  basket .  50  @2  25 
Onions.  State..  liJU  lb.  bag  .  75  @2  00 
Conti.  Valley,  bag  .  1  5U  @  2  so 
Popper*,  bn . . . .  2  00  $  3  00 
Peas,  bo .  2  00  @4  50 
Radishes,  bbl .  2  on  @  2  60 
Spinach,  bbl  .  I  Uo  @  I  50 
Kale,  bbl  . . .  . ’ .  (15  @  75 
String  Beans,  bu .  2  uo  @5  00 
Celery,  dor. . . 15  @  DO 
Turnips,  white,  bbl .  . I  00  <3*  1  25 
Cauliflowers,  bbl .  ..  1  10  @  5  00 
Squash  old.  bhl . . .  ..  I  .Ml  @2  25 
L _ New,  bu .  1  00  t  2  U0 
HAY  AND  STRAW. 
Offerings  are  large  and  sales  moderate, 
with  no  change  in  the  embargo  condi¬ 
tions. 
day.  Timothy.  No.  1.  ton  .  23  TO  @2*  50 
No.  2 . 218 ii  @22  00 
No.  3  . 17  00  @11(00 
Clover  mixed . 1(5  00  @22  00 
No  grade  . 10  00  @  ID  00 
Straw,  Rye . . 13  00  @1400 
GRAIN 
The  nbnndonment  of  the  campaign  to 
force  the  Dardanelles  has  spurred  lip 
wheat  speculation  so  that  new  high  prices 
for  recent  months  have  been  made  Corn 
is  a  little  higher,  but  not  in  proportion  to 
wheat.  Corn  offerings  at  interior  mar¬ 
kets  are  light;  apparently  a  large  quan¬ 
tity  is  going  into  pork,  which  is  profitable 
this  year. 
Wheat.  No.  1.  Northern  Spring .  1  40 
Corn,  as  to  quality,  bush . .  81  @  82 
Flour,  carlots.  at  N.  V.  bbl.  .  5  75  @  6  50 
Oats,  as  to  weight,  bush .  4(5  @  47 
Rye,  free  from. onion .  1  i»0  @  1  03 
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CONTENTS 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER,  January  1  1916. 
FARM  TOPICS. 
The  Western  Corn  Fodder  Problem . 3,  4 
'  Back  to  the  Land”  . 5,  6 
Fertiliser  for  Corn  . 6 
Long  Island  Fertilizers  . 15 
Crops  and  Farm  Notes  .  8 
Hope  Farm  Notes  . 12 
Cover  Crop  After  Oats  . 12 
LIVE  STOCK  AND  DAIRY. 
The  Small  Herd  and  the  SUo .  3 
Wintering  Bee*  .  G 
Good  Records  of  Milking  Shorthorns . 18 
Ayrshire  Breeders  of  New  England . 18 
Lymphangitis  .  13 
Thumps  . 18 
Worms  . . IS 
Catarrh  . .  IS 
Thin  Hair  . -18 
Quarter  Crack  . 18 
Plan  for  Cow  Barn  . 19 
Cattle  Chew  Boards  . 19 
Winter  Management  of  Farm  Horses.  Part  I.  .20 
Certified  Milk  . 20 
Figuring  Balanced  Ration  . .22 
Ration  for  Jersey  Cows  . 22 
Ration  for  Milch  Cows  . 22 
Average  Pasture  Feed  . 22.  23 
Another  Cow  Ration  . 23 
Dairy  Ration  Without.  Silage  . 23 
Ration  for  Holst.eins  . 23 
Rations  for  Cowrs  . . 23 
Indigestion  . 23 
THE  HENYARD. 
Line-breeding  of  Poultry  . 24 
Sprouting  Oats  in  Incubator  . 24 
Mangels;  Ration  for  Breeders  . 24 
Potatoes  for  Hens  . 24 
Green  Bone;  Growing  Rations  . 24 
Pigeons  With  Ulcerated  Throats  . 24 
The  Egg-laying  Contest  . 25 
Blind  Pouches  in  Chicks  . 25 
Balanced  Ration  for  Fowls  . 25 
HORTICULTURE. 
Grafting  Kieffer  Pears  .  6 
New  York  State  Apples  .  3 
Big  New  York  Baldwins  . 3 
Transplanting  Evergreens  and  Wild  Roses . 7 
Brook  Sand  Around  Trees  .  7 
An  Apple  Eater  Talks  .  7 
Chinese  Cabbage  . 13 
Trouble  With  Violets  . 13 
Hubbard  Squash  . 13 
Hard  or  Soft  Woods  . . 13 
WOMAN  AND  HOME. 
From  Day  to  Day  . 16 
Seen  in  New  York  Shops  . 16 
The  Rural  Patterns  . 16 
Mending  Agateware  . 16 
The  Amusement  Book  . 17 
House work  and  Fancywork  . 17 
Embroidery  Designs  . 17 
Mountain  Ash  Jelly  and  Hay  Fover . 17 
French  Mustard  . 17 
To  Make  a  Feather  Mattress  .  . . : . 17 
Oyster  Plant  Soup  . ; . . .  . . 17 
Baked  Beans  With  Tomato  Sauce  . 17 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Ice  Supply  for  Small  Families  .  4 
Owner  and  Tenant  Partnership  .  4 
Ferrets  for  Killing  Rats  . 4 
Boston  Market  Review  . .  8 
Canning  and  Curing  Meats.  Part  II . 11 
Apportionment  of  Tax  . 11 
Accounting  on  Estate  . 11 
Sale  of  Mortgaged  Property  . 11 
Deed  to  Htir  . 11 
The  Auction  Market  15 
Trapping  Hints  . . .  .  .'.... . 21 
Publisher’s  Desk  . 26 
108.  ACRES  in  Orleans  CVnty.  3.501  ft 
('ill  afile  of  hearing  8, ((()()  barrets  ;;  ; 
bronze  medal  at  Panama  Exposition, 
cost  81 11. (((ID.  Price  *35,000.  SETH 
Holley.  X.  V. 
WANTED— EXPERIENCED  all  rr 
hand,  single  man  preferred;  must 
totaler.  steady  employment.  IIOPKIN 
DUCTS  COMPANY,  Ilopkinton  ci 
Island. 
FOR  SALE— Dairy 
a  eity  of  25.000, 
equipped  with  C-Vi 
quarts  Grade  A  u 
quart;  next  year's  ilRomo 
$12, OIMi;  no  competition,  price  * 
includes  45  head  tuberculin  tested 
1 ;  Hern  soy  ;  1  registered'  bull 
12  head  young  stock;  4  horses 
ehinery,  grain,  bay,  etc, 
business  farmer  to  make  20  per  cent 
vestment.  Reason  for  selling  ' 
physician  has  developed  this  busim 
has  grown  so  large  as 
practice.  Box  23,  eare  R 
m  located  1  >5  mites  from 
Eastern  New  York:  fully 
dug  modern;  selling  350 
per  dny  at  10  cents  pet- 
can  he  increased  to 
$20, 0110.  This 
1  eows.  mostly 
2  registered  cows; 
-all  farming  ma- 
An  opportunity  for  a 
on  his  in¬ 
is  that  a  busy 
■ss  until  it 
interfere  with  r.is 
SECOND  If AXI)ET>  Cypher  Company 
earlior  model  inrnhntoTs  wanted. 
M.  LAUVER,  Richfield’.  Pa. 
NEW  HONEY  Clover  or 
pound  cans;  best  quality. 
Riehland  Center,  Wis. 
to 
N.-Y 
GRAPEFRUIT  and  Oranges;  Golden  russets. 
§1.50  per  box,  quarter  box.  30*  cents.  F.  O.  B. 
Miami,  Fla.  Quarter  boxes  delivered  by  ex¬ 
press  within  the  fifth  parcel  post  zone.  Golden 
Russets.  §1.25.  Write  us  for  express  rates  and 
particulars.  GBQ  B.  CELLOX . 
Tropical  Grove. 
MAPLE  COVE  FARM — Products  to  consumer; 
5  boxes  comb  honey,  25  lbs.  choice  apples,  5 
lbs.  chicken,  4Vj  lbs.  sausage,  5  lbs.  pork,  4  b, 
best  beef.  6  lbs.  good  beef,  2  '-j  lbs.  best  print 
butter.  4%  cream  cheese ;  prepaid  in  second  zone, 
all  for  §8.00  or  §1  each.  R,  2.  Athens,  Pa. 
HERBS,  ROOTS,  ETC. 
Burdock  Root .  12  @  15 
Calamus  .  10  @  12 
Dandelion .  15  @  18 
Dog  Grass .  . 45  @  50 
Pennyroyal  Leaves. .  . .  2  @  3 
Sage  .  13  @  15 
Thyme  7  @  8 
Peppermint  Oil . .  1  5U  @2  25 
RET  A  II,  PRICES  AT  NEW  TURK. 
Those  are  not  the  highest  or  lowest 
prices  noted  here  but  represent  products 
of  good  quality  and  tin1  buying  opportun¬ 
ities  nf  at  least  half  of  New  York’s  pop¬ 
ulation. 
Eggs,  fancy  white,  large,  doz .  50  @  55 
Mixed  colors,  new  laid .  42  @  44 
Ordinary  grades .  .  28  @  35 
t  old  Storage  .  30  @  35 
Butter* fancy  prints. lb .  .  43  @  45 
-  'ITU),  choice . 33  @  36 
Chickens,  roasting,  lb . 30  @  32 
Broilers,  common  to  good,  lb _  30  @  35 
Squab  Broilers,  pair . 1  20  @  1  40 
Fricassee,  lb.  . .  16  @  20 
Turkeys,:.. .  25  @  32 
Kowjs  ....  IS  @  22 
Leg  "f  ianibp. . . p;  &  2 (l 
Ea'tiib  chops  . . . It;  <gj  ->0 
Boasting  beef .  20  @  24 
Pork  chops . 18  <§,  op 
Loin  oT  pork  . id  @  IS 
Lett  neb.  herfd .  5  @  jij 
Radishes,  bunch  .  3  @  5 
Cucumbers,  each . jo  @  13 
Apples,  do* .  25  @  60 
Canbuge.  head  .  5  @  jjJ 
Potatoes,  peek  .  50  @  bU 
Receipts  at  New  York  during  week 
ending  December  28. 
Butter,  lbs.  . . .  2.129.280 
Eggs,  doz .  1.428.360 
Cotton,  bules .  45  094 
Apples,  bbls .  48J)92 
Potatoes,  bbts .  35  284 
Onions,  lbs .  ..  1.9(7.500 
Rye  bush .  28,750 
Corn,  bush . 2DU.4U0 
Oats,  bu  . 1.121.500 
Wheat,  tusb . 3.197.320 
Hay.  tons . 2.973 
Dressed  Poultry,  pgs .  36.345 
Live  Poultry,  erates .  I9.Hr 
Cranberries,  bbls . f,.94y 
Lemons,  boxes . .  lO  iHid 
Oranges,  boxes .  1549545 
Rosin,  bbls .  4^64 
Spts.  Turp.  Iibis . 23)94 
Tar.  bbls .  7->0 
SOUTH  FLORIDA 
room  bungalow, 
months.  Another, 
§1,100;  8100  down, 
Avon  Park,  Fla. 
Luke  Front  furnished  five- 
garden,  fruit;  §100  for  (5 
M**G  10-acre  lake  front:  sale, 
7  years'  time.  D.  PUTNEY, 
PURE  Jersey  corn  fed  pork  sausage  meat.  4 
pounds  for  §1  by  parcel  post.  L.  M.  HARTS¬ 
HORN,  Millstone,  X.  ,1. 
HONEY — We  will  ship  you  one  case  containing 
24  one-pound  boxes  of  fancy  light  clover  honev 
for  §3.00.  DEPT.  FOODS  AND  MARKETS,  204 
Franklin  St..  New  York. 
EE — 1315-acre  potato  farm.  Le 
soil.  Good  buildings;  well 
yield  in  the  State  this  year— 
•no.  E.  It.  SMITH.  Owner, 
FED — A  practical  poultry  man  to  operate  a 
. .  poultry  farm  on  a  profit- 
g  basis.  Three  thousand  layers:  stocked’, 
equipped.  Mammoth  incubator:  two  large 
r  houses,  colony  houses,  etc.  Address 
338.  care  of  Rural  New-Yorker. 
122-ACRE  Alfalfa  Farm  for  sale.  Central  New 
York:  well  located:  good  buildings,  S8.000. 
F.  H.  RIVEXBURGH,  Munnsville,  X.  Y. 
FOR  SALE — Farm  220  acres,  two  sets  building; 
(either  one  or  two  farmsl,  city  comforts,  con¬ 
veniences.  Strictly  first  class.  Write  BOX  92, 
Wooster.  O..  It.  7, 
FOR  SALE  OR  RENT — Morris  County,  New 
Jersey,  gentleman’s  farm  (45  acres,  state  mad, 
all  tillable  land.  OWNER,  20(i2  ltyer  Avenue, 
Bronx. 
position  wa: 
and  farmer:  ; 
Best  references. 
Conn. 
Experienced 
,  married: 
EKSTUOM 
poultryman 
no  children. 
Riverside, 
WANTED — 300  or  move  acres  cheap  land'.  X 
Full  particulars.  BOX  14.  care  R.  X.-Y. 
Products,  Prices  and  Trade 
FOR  SALE — Modern  poultry  farm,  capacii 
1.200  hens:  incubator,  capacity  1,200  egg- 
near  good  markets:  $3,800.  BOX  1(5,  care  1 
(Continued  from  page  21.) 
Wholesale  Prices  at  New  York. 
Week  ending  Dec.  24,  1915. 
Red  Kidney .  .  8  80  @  S  90 
White  Kidney  . 19  00  @10  25 
Yellow  Eye . .  D  00  @(5  10 
Lima,  Calitormu .  5  35  @5  45 
FOR  SALE — 95-acre  grain,  fruit  and  poultry 
farm  at  foot  of  Blue  Ridge  Mountains.  Ex¬ 
cellent  buildings;  38  acres  young  orchard.  Poul¬ 
try  plant  for  600  layers.  Write  for  particu¬ 
lars  to  BOX  12.  eare  R.  X.-Y. 
GENERAL  all  a  round  farmer  wishes  position 
can  milk.  BOX  17.  care  It.  N.-Y. 
SCIENTIFIC  and  practical  agricultural  college 
man  wants  responsible  position  farm  manager 
or  gardener.  lio.X  24.  eare  Rural  New-Yorker. 
FOR  SALE — My  farm  2’3  miles  from  Hamilton 
and  Colgate  University?  Pleasantly  situated. 
Good  buildings,  orchard  and  woods,  20  head 
stock,  horses,  tools  and  crops.  Everything  to 
go  right  on  doing  business.  Immediate  posses¬ 
sion.  ALBERTI  S  STARR.  Hamilton,  X.  Y. 
DRIED  FRUITS. 
Evaporated  apples  are  moving  a  little 
better  both  here  and  at  interior  markets. 
Sun  dried  and  waste  are  dull. 
Apples—  Kvap..  choice  to  fancy .  yij 
Lower  grades  . . .  (5^@  7 
Sun  dried .  5  @ 
Prunes,  lb . . . . .  6  @  13 
Apricots .  . . .  S  @  14 
Peaches .  44v@  14 
Currants  .  .  ...  9  @  10?.-^ 
Raspberries . . .  23  @  25 
FRESH  FRUITS. 
Receipts  of  apples  have  been  large,  in 
six  days  recently  one  railroad  alone  bring¬ 
ing  21,300  barrels,  and  sales  are  at  lower 
prices,  except  on  the  fancy  grades.  A 
range  of  $4  to  $4.50  covers  most  of  the 
selected  stock,  other  grades  running  down 
to  $2  and  culls  still  lower.  Strawberries 
are  scarce,  but  several  carloads  are  on 
the  way  from  Florida  at  this  writing  and 
will  probably  sell  around  $1  per  quart. 
Cranberry  market  very  firm. 
Apples— Ben  Davis,  bbl.  .  .  1  75  @2  50 
-•Newtown,  bbl .  2  00  @  3  00 
Hubbardsiou,  bbl . 1  75  @  2  50 
Winesap . 3  00  @  4  50 
Wealthy .  2  00  @3  50 
Twenty -ounce  .  2  00  3  00 
Jonathan  . 3  00  «w  4  60 
Greeniug  . 2  00  @3  75 
Baldwin .  2  DO  @3  00 
King .  2  Ol)  @  3  50 
York  Imperial .  2  26  @3  75 
Spy .  2  00  @5  00 
Culls,  bbl .  75  @  l  25 
Pears— Kieffer.  bbl .  1  50  @3  00 
Cranberries.  Cape  Cod  bbl .  7  00  @11  00 
Jersey,  bbl . . . .  0  50  @10  50 
Long  Island,  bbl... . .  8  00  @1100 
Strawberries.  Fla.,  qt .  76  @  I  00 
California,  pint . .  25  @  50 
VEGETABLES. 
The  potato  market  is  weak  and  25  cents 
per  barrel  lower.  No  commercial  stock  is 
going  above  $3.  and  fail  (•-  good  are  to  be 
had  down  to  $2.50.  Cabbage  doing  a  lit¬ 
tle  better.  Onions  selling  at  a  wide 
range,  but  quality  better,  so  that  fewer 
arc  going  at  the  low  mark.  Lettuce  and 
spimu-h  generally  lower.  New  squash 
from  tbe  South  fairly  plentiful  at  $1.50 
per  bushel  up.  Market  on  Hubbard  and 
Marrow  rather  dull,  bringing  mainly 
$1.50  to  $2  per  barrel. 
WANTED — -V  good,  clean  housekeeper  who  has 
a  couple  of  daughters  old  enough  to  help  with 
the  housework.  Must  In*  good  plain  cook  and 
pleasant.  Fun  use  widow  or  married  couple; 
mnn  can  work  in  dairy  or  drive  team.  Usually 
hove  seven  or  debt  men  to  board.  All  modern 
conveniences.  Hot  and  cold  water,  electric 
light,  steam  heat  and'  close  to  town.  Good  home 
and  wages  to  right  party;  everything  furnished. 
Address  SUP'!'.,  BOX  216,  Summit.  X.  J. 
WANTED — Dairy  farm  stocked  to  rent  first 
year  with  privilege  of  buying;  best  re fe fence 
and  cash  security  given.  Send  all  particulars. 
BOX  10.  care  R.  N.-Y. 
FOR  SALE — Out*  dairy  or  truck  farm  of  sc,1: 
acres,  all  subjected  to  irrigation,  ami  in  a 
high  state  of  cultivation,  nine  miles  from  Wash¬ 
ington.  and  on  aeadani  pike;  5  minutes  from 
electric  cars:  stable  and  nine-room  house;  $125 
per  acre.  BOX  22,  eare  R.  X.-Y. 
YOUNG  MAN,  some  experience,  wife  and  child, 
wants  farm  or  poultry  work,  Pennsylvania 
preferred.  GERALD  STANLEY.  South  West 
Harbor,  Maine. 
direct  from  PRODUCER  TO  CONSUMER  Write  for  Grade* 
Civura  rnnHTY*lnrONliiCOuOPER*TT,E  *SS°CUTI0N  OF 
CAYUGA  COUNTY.  Inc..  211  Masonic  Temple,  Auburn,  N.  Y. 
SALESMEN  for  County  on  a  vary  profitable 
proposition-,  sell  to  farmers  and  stock- 
r  a required. 
1AIRFIELD  .TO.t'O.,  .  Westfield,  N.  J. 
Since  the  information  was  made  public  that  we  had  nearly  a 
million  barrels  of  apples  in  cold  storage  on  Dec.  1.  1915,  more  than 
the  holdings  at  the  same  time  last  year,  dealers  have  been  working 
off  their  holdings  faster,  and  prices  have  gone  off  on  best  and 
fancy  grades  fully  a  dollar  a- barrel.  It  will  require  large  con¬ 
sumption  to  use  up  apples:  and  individual  growers  who  have 
apples  in  storage  will  he  wise  to  begin  to  work  them  off  now  in 
regular  shipments.  The  auction  market  will  create  the  outlet,  if 
it  gets  the  regular  supply  of  good  and  medium  grade  fruit.  Ship 
now  in  refrigerator  cars  only. 
Eggs  are  coming  in  larger  shipments  and  prices  are  gradually 
yielding  with  the  increased  supply.  Only  the  fancy  grades  bring 
top  quotations.  All  the  fancy  grades  by  no  means  reach  the 
top  figure.  As  yet  we  can  reach  only  the  wholesale  trade  and 
wholesale  prices:  and  the  custom  and  methods  of  the  trade  are 
such  that  the  problem  is  no  easy  one  to  handle,  simple  as  it  ap¬ 
pears  at  first  glance.  With  sufficient-  volume  to  justify  an  auction 
sale  of  eggs,  the  results  would  be  different.  It  is  our  ambition  to 
yet  ha  ye  such  a  volume.  In  the  meantime  vve  can  do  no  hotter 
than  the  wholesale  prices  which  are  largely  controlled  by  the  trade. 
Subscribers  Exchange 
STOP  worrying  about  that  form  or  estate.  Gel 
an  experienced  hustling  manager  with  scien- 
tmo  training  ami  common  sense.  Let  me  Jo  tin 
worrying.  Box  19,  eare  R.  X.-Y. 
WORKING  FOREMAN  wanted  March  1>t  191(5 
I'm-  Connecticut  dairy  and  stock  farm  whole¬ 
saling  milk.  To  right  man  will  pav  salary  or 
salary  and  proportion  of  profits.  Situated  near 
eity.  Bov  25.  eare  R.  X.-Y. 
The  Department  of  Foods  &  Markets,  204  Franklin  Street,  New  York  City 
