CONTENTS 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER,  March  11,  1916. 
FARM  TOPICS. 
Motor  Wagons  for  Mass.  Gardeners . 423 
Shall  We  Pit  the  Manure?  . 424 
Effect  of  Lime  on  Potatoes  . 424 
Farmers  and  Road  Damage  . 424 
Qualities  Needed  in  Seed  Potatoes.  Part  III. 
425,  426 
Phosphates:  Their  Origin  and  Use.  Part  VIII, 434 
The  Potato  Crop  in  1915 . 435 
Hope  Farm  Notes  . . 436 
The  Farmer  and  the  Commission  Man . 439 
Results  by  Use  of  Cover  Crops  . 452 
Green  Manure  Crops  . 452 
Crops  and  Farm  Notes  . . . 453 
LIVE  STOCK  AND  DAIRY. 
Discussing  the  Big  Milk  Question . 439 
A  Choice  Young  Guernsey  . 444 
Co-operative  Cheese  Making  . 444 
Fattening  Horses  for  Sale  - . 444,  445 
High-testing  Cream  . 445 
Alfalfa  Silage  . 445 
Thin  Croani  . 445 
Profit  in  Purebred  Hogs  . 445 
Catarrh  . 447 
Worms  . 447 
Lameness  . 447 
Itching  Legs  . 447 
Sloughing  of  Hoof  . 447 
Summer  Dairy  Ration  . 450 
Can  I  Supplement  Corn  Silage  With  Alfalfa 
Hay,  and  Thereby  Save  Money?  . 450,  451 
Too  Wide  a  Ration . 451 
Increasing  Milk  Flow  . 451 
THE  HENYARD. 
Rhubarb  Leaves  for  Poultry  . 464 
Raising  Broilers  . 454 
Poultry  Fending  Questions  . 454 
Kiln-dried  Hen  Manure  . 455 
Poisoning  from  Moldy  Oats  . 455 
Value  of  Buttercups  . 455 
The  Egg-laying  Contest  . 457 
Soft-shelled  Eggs  457 
Remodeling  Henhouse;  Orchard  Turkey  House. 457 
HORTICULTURE. 
Growing  Prize-winning  Fruit  . 423  ,  424 
Frame  for  House  Plants  : . 426 
Propagating  Norway  Maple  . 426 
Dusting  Apples  . 427 
Spraying  Notes  from  Illinois  . . .......427 
Eastern  Meeting  of  the  New  York  Fruit 
Growers’  Association  . 428,  432 
Top-working  of  Bearing  Peach  Trees.  Part  11.429 
Orchard  Drainage  . . . 430 
Notes  from  a  Maryland  Garden.... . 431 
St.  Regis  Raspberry  . 431 
Grapevine  Fails  to  Fruit  . 431 
Hardy  Flowering  Plants.  Part  II... . 433 
Spray  Facts  from  Delaware  . 434 
Spray  Lessons  from  Ohio  . 434 
Shrubs  Near  Evergreens  . .435 
Improving  a  Lawn  . 437 
Greenhouse  Advice  Wanted  . 437 
8py  Apple  Fails  to  Fruit  . 437 
Apples  Must  be  Well  Packed  . 439 
WOMAN  AND  HOME. 
From  Day  to  Day  . . 442 
The  Rural  Patterns  . 442 
Seen  in  New  York  Shops  . 442 
A  Batch  of  Pancakes  . .........442 
Housekeeping  on  a  New  Homestead  . 443 
My  Neglected  Garden  . 443 
Embroidery  Designs  . 443 
Preparing  Pigs'  Feet  . 443 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Cleaning  a  Cistern  . 430 
Water-glass  Cistern  Paint  .  . 430 
A  Non-freezing  Water  Pipe  . 430 
Lead-coated  Roofing  . 430 
Editorials  . 438 
Notes  from  Department  of  Foods  and  Markets. 439 
Neglect  of  Local  Markets . 439 
New  York  State  News  .  439 
Publisher’s  Desk  . 468  , 
Products,  Prices  and  Trade 
(Continued  from  page  449.) 
Wholesale  Prices  at  New  York. 
Week  ending  Mar,  3,  1916. 
HERBS,  ROOTS,  ETC. 
Burdock  Root . 10  ®  12 
Calamus  .  10  &  12 
Dandelion  .  .  12  <2  15 
Pennyroyal  Leaves .  2  &  4 
Sage  .  12  @  15 
Thyme  . 7  @  8 
Peppermint  Oil .  160  ®  2  25 
RETAIL  PRICKS  AT  NEW  YORK. 
These  are  not  the  highest  or  lowest 
prices  noted  here,  but  represent  produce 
of  good  quality  and  the  buying  oppor¬ 
tunities  of  at  least  half  of  New  York’s 
population. 
Eggs.  fancy  white,  large,  doz . . 
36 
@ 
40 
Mixed  colors,  new  laid . 
30 
to 
35 
Ordinary  grades . 
24 
@ 
28 
Cold  storage  . .  ... 
20 
<& 
24 
Duller,  fancy  prints. lb . . 
43 
to 
44 
Tub,  choice . 
36 
a 
38 
Chickens,  roasting,  lb . 
28 
to 
31 
Broilers,  common  to  good,  lb . 
35 
@ 
16 
Fricassee,  lb . . 
18 
to 
22 
Turkeys . 
32 
<® 
34 
Fowls  . . . 
22 
@ 
26 
Leg  of  lumh . . 
18 
@ 
20 
Lamb  chops . 
18 
to 
TJ 
Roasting  beef . 
20 
in 
C4 
24 
Loin  of  pork  .  ... 
16 
to 
18 
Lettuce,  bead . 
6 
© 
1U 
Radishes,  hunch  . 
3 
@ 
5 
Cucumbers,  each . 
10 
iA 
12 
Caubuec,  heart  . . 
6 
8 
Potatoes,  peek  . 
76 
to  1  00 
RECEIPTS  AT  NEW  YORK. 
Receipts  at  New  York  during  February 
on  the  seven  leading  railroads  were : 
Wheat,  ears .  6,628 
Corn,  ears  .  575 
Oats,  ears  .  1,182 
Hay.  tons .  10.514 
Apples,  barrels  .  196.500 
Potatoes,  bushels  . 325,000 
Receipts  at  New  York  during  week 
ending  .March  2 : 
Rutter,  lbs . 2,714,400 
biggs,  dozen  .  1,924,320 
Dressed  poultry,  packages.... 
Live  Poultry,  crates . 
Cotton,  bales  . 
Apples,  barrels . 
Cranberries,  barrels . 
Lemons,  boxes  . 
23,567 
10,608 
45,495 
44*026 
120 
3,044 
Oranges,  boxes .  143,099 
Potatoes,  barrels .  58,957 
Corn,  bushel . . .  83,900 
Hay,  tons  .  2,607 
Oats,  bushel  .  409,400 
Wheat,  bushel  . .  1,498,010 
Rosin,  barrels  .  12,439 
Spirits  Turp.,  barrels .  1,946 
Tar,  barrels  .  517 
Coming  Farmers’  Meetings 
National  Feeders’  and  P>reeders’  Show. 
Fort  Worth,  Tex.,  March  11-17. 
Seventh  Annual  Farmers’  Week,  Massa¬ 
chusetts  Agricultural  College,  Amherst, 
March  13-17. 
International  Flower  Show,  Grand 
Central  Palace,  New  York,  April  5-12. 
American  Jersey  Cattle  Club,  annual 
meeting,  New  York,  May  3. 
Holstcin-Friesian  Association  of  Amer¬ 
ica,  Detroit,  Midi.,  .Tune  6. 
American  Association  of  Nurserymen, 
Milwaukee,  Wis.,  June  28-30, 
International  Apple  Shippers*  Associa¬ 
tion,  New  York,  Aug.  2, 
National  Dairy  Show,  Springfield, 
Mass.,  Oct.  12-21. 
New  York  State  Fair,  Syracuse,  N.  Y., 
Sept.  11-16. 
220  ACRES,  3,000  Satsuma  orange,  pecan  and  WANTED — Position  as  working  superintendent 
other  trees  in  orebard;  some  nursery;  boat  on  gentleman's  farm;  understands  fruit,  vege- 
ifirect  to  Mobile;  1%  miles  to  landing;  healthy  tables,  cattle,  poultry  and  general  farming;  no 
location;  Mobile  and  Delmas  pecans.  50c.  lb.  alcohol,  Swiss,  married;  three  small  children; 
postpaid.  J.  S.  GAYLORD,  Magnolia  Springs,  best  references.  BOX  153,  care  Rural  New- 
MV  All  We  have  many  able-bodied  young 
I  vll  men,  both  with  and  without  farm¬ 
ing  experience,  who  wish  to  work 
DlCrn  on  farms,  ir  you  need  a  good, 
IlLLV  steady  sober  man.  write  for  an 
order  blank. Oursls  a  phtlant.hrop- 
FARM'0  organization  and  wo  make  no 
T  n  II  lTl  charge  to  employer  or  employee. 
Hr  I  p  7  THE  JEWISH  AGRICULTURAL  SOCIETY 
■  ™  ■»  ■  ■  17k  _  u  v  r: 
176  Second  Avenue 
N.  Y.  City 
HALL  MAMMOTH 
used  two  seasons, 
$140.  Three  Newtow 
chick  size.  Cost  $3 
and  three  brooders 
390  egg,  sand  tray. 
Four  for  $70.  U. 
Holly,  N.  J. 
Incubator,  good  as  new; 
2,400  eggs,  cost  $200;  price, 
n  Giant  brooders,  new,  1,000 
5.  price  $25  each.  Incubator 
nil  for  $200.  Prairie  State, 
perfect,  condition;  price,  $19. 
E.  MATTHEW'S,  Mount 
finious,  sacks .  42,709 
CLARK’S  Double  Cutaway  Engine  Harrow  Size 
18)  new.  Never  used,  in  perfect  order.  Cost 
over  $100.  Will  sell  for  $75,  F,  O.  B.  ears. 
Reason  for  selling,  too  large  for  my  10  horse 
tractor.  WOOD. NUTT  STOCK  FARM,  Boston 
Corners,  N.  Y. 
WANTED — To  exchange,  first-class  fresh  shell 
oysters  or  sweet  potatoes  for  white  potatoes, 
barrel  for  barrel;  also  can  use  No.  1  apples. 
WM.  LORD,  East  New  Market.  Md. 
MUESER  FRUIT  FARM  FOR  SALE — Due  to  the 
death  of  the  well  known  fruit  grower,  E.  O. 
Mueser,  of  Salt.  Point,  Dutelu-ss  County,  N.  Y.. 
an  unusual  opportunity  is  offered  to  enterprising 
buyers  for  investment  in  n  fruit  farm  of  excep¬ 
tional  merit.  The  farm  in  i|tiostion  comprises 
125  acres,  of  which  35  arc  orchard  land  In  young 
apple,  peach  and  jiear  trees  in  the  very  prime 
of  condition.  There  are  about  1,000  young  apple 
trees,  the  majority  Just  coming  into  bearing 
including  such  favorite  marketable  varieties  as 
Mein  toshes,  Baldwins,  Greenings.  Wcalthies  and 
Wolf  Rivers;  and  as  many  peaeli  trees.  Car¬ 
mens,  Champions,  Elbertas.  Salways  and 
Stevens,  ail  vigorous  young  trees  to  the  develop¬ 
ment  of  which  the  late  owner  devoted  the  most 
careful  iimf  expert  attention.  The  buildings 
consist  of  a  spacious,  well  built  house  of  12 
rooms  with  barns,  packing  shed  and  buildings  in 
excellent  repair.  To  those  who  may  be  Inter¬ 
ested  in  a  fruit  farm  which  is  in  a  condition  to 
give  quick  mid  generous  returns  ou  the  invest¬ 
ment  made,  an  early  visit  to  the  Mueser  Fruit 
Farm  is  suggested.  The  farm  Is  located  one 
mile  north  of  the  Salt  Point  shinning  station. 
Communications  received  by  M  U.s,  IDA  MUESER. 
Salt  Point,  Dutchess  Co.,  N.  Y. 
RENT  FREE  ol'  50  acre  farm,  thirty  miles  from 
Boston  to  responsible  farmer  with  small  fam¬ 
ily  who  can  furnish  own  stock,  tins  all  neces¬ 
sary  tools  and  three  hundred  apple  trees.  Small 
house  with  modern  improvements.  Address  K. 
J,  SQt'IKR,  39  Dakota  St.,  Dorchester,  Mass. 
JOB  SALE — IS  acre  poultry  farm,  5  miles  from 
Concord,  N.  II.:  now  houses,  accommodate  500 
head.  Has  also  berries,  young  apple  and  cherry 
trees,  growing  white  pine,  and  good  water. 
Buildings  in  excellent  repair.  American  neigh¬ 
bors.  School;  some  furniture  and  farming  tools, 
$2,200.  DENIO,  012  W.  I84tb  St.,  New  York 
City. 
FARM  204  ACHES;  timber  enough  to  pay  for  it. 
W,  A.  LOUD,  tuinimugton,  Mass. 
Subscribers’  Exchange 
Complying  with  several  suggestions  received 
recently,  we  open  a  department  here  to  enable 
BURAL  NEW-YORKER  readers  to  supply  each 
other's  wants.  If  you  want  to  buy  or  sell  c-r 
exchange,  make  it  known  here.  This  Rato  will 
be  5  Cents  a  word,  payable  in  advance.  The 
name  and  address  must  he  counted  as  part  of 
the  advertisement.  Copy  must  reach  ua  not 
later  than  Friday  to  appear  in  the  following 
week.  No  display  type  uaed,  and  only  Farm 
Products,  Help  and  Positions  Wanted  admitted. 
For  subscribers  only.  Dealers,  jobbers  and  gen¬ 
eral  manufacturers'  announcements  not  admitted 
here.  Poultry,  F.ggs  and  other  live  stock  adver¬ 
tisements  will  go  under  proper  headings  on  other 
pages.  Seed  and  Nursery  advertisements  will 
not  he  acceptod  for  tills  column. 
ALFALFA  HAY  from  county  that  won  gold 
medal  at  Pan-American.  Direct  to  consumer; 
no  commissions  to  pay.  F.  P.  ERKEXBL'CK, 
Fayetteville,  N.  Y. 
MAPLE  SYRUP— Apply  DONALD  MacKAY. 
Supt.,  Gove  Hill  Farm,  Tlietford  Center,  Vt. 
FOR  SALE  CHEAP — Nearly  new,  lVs  horse 
power  gasoline  engine,  hog  rubbing  post,  corn 
tester  and  small  power  feed  grinder.  BOX  158, 
Williamsport,  Ohio. 
FRESH  EGGS  tinting  March,  30c.  per  dozen, 
transportation  prepaid.  Address  BOX  54, 
Eastford,  Conn. 
WANTED — Corn  ou  ear,  barley  in  any  quantities. 
EDWARD  H.  MULLER,  Route  2,  Saratoga 
Springs,  New  York. 
FOR  SALE — 3  Cyphers  B  Brooders,  one  Mann'S 
band  or  power  green  bone  cutter,  No.  7R- ;  one 
Sharpies  No.  2  Tubular  A  Separator,  all  in  per¬ 
fect  condition,  used  but  little;  details  upon  ap¬ 
plication  BOX  1213,  care  R.  N.-Y. 
FOR  SALE — Spalding  deep  tilling  machine,  but 
little  used.  C.  M.  LANE.  Andover,  Vermont. 
Ala.,  R.  1. 
SMALL  FRUITS  or  dairy;  thirty  acres  best 
land,  remarkable  markets,  ,good  roads,  quick 
transportation;  canning  factory  near;  new  house, 
modern  improvements.  MARCUS  M.  BROWNE, 
Marlboro,  Mass. 
122-ACRE  Alfalfa  Farm  for  sale.  Central  New 
York;  well  located1;  good  buildings,  $8,000, 
F.  II.  RIVEXBURGH,  Stoekbridge,  N.  Y. 
I  ICO  ACRES  ALFALFA  fenced,  one  mile  from 
third  largest  city  in  Nebraska:  $125  per  acre. 
Last  seven  years  same  stand  has  produced  $20,- 
000  hay  at  actual  sale  price  in  stack.  PAOLI 
ORCHARDS  CO.,  Paoli,  Ind. 
— 
FOR  SALE — Well  equipped  poultry  farm,  Cape 
Pod.  JOHN  L.  IJANDY',  513  Second  National 
Bldg.,  Akron,  Ohio. 
WANTED — Ou  pure-bred  Uolstein-Frlesian  dairy 
farm,  an  intelligent,  strong,  neat,  young  man. 
No  smoking  or  booze  .  Will  pay  $80  per  month 
with  board  for  a  year.  J.  GRANT  MORSE, 
Hamilton,  N.  Y. 
FOR  SALE — 50  acres  with  5  room  house,  two 
miles  from  thrifty  town,  cheap.  SILAS  SPAR¬ 
KLIN',  Federal s burg,  Md. 
45  ACRES  Truck  and  Dairy  Farm,  Nantucket, 
•Mass..  2  miles  town.  Excellent  market.  Mod¬ 
ern  equipment.  Milk  12  cents  quart.  Price 
$7,500.  Address  CABOT,  Woodbridge,  Conn. 
FOR  SALE — 232  acres,  00  acres  Alfalfa,  100 
muck.  40  timber;  excellent  soil,  comfortable 
buildings;  large  railroad  village:  one-lialf  mile. 
$55  per  acre,  BOX  570,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 
NEW  YORK  Dairy  and  Poultry  Farm  For  Sale — 
103  acres,  one  mile  macadam  road,  three 
churches,  higli  school,  Elgin  butter  factory,  base¬ 
ment  barn,  silo,  swinery,  granary,  garage,  large 
hennery,  iueubators,  brooders,  eighteen-room 
bouse,  sugar  orchard,  100  cords  wood,  all  ready 
cut,  team  horses,  twenty-live  cattle,  swine, 
500  lions,  nil  kinds  tools,  100  pear,  plum,  cherry 
and  apple  trees,  mall  arid  telephone  service. 
Write  for  price  nml  particulars.  BOX  107 
McDonough,  X.  Y’.,  Chenango  Co. 
240  ACRE  Delaware  Co.  farm  for  sale.  Owner, 
C.  M.  DAVIS,  2  Rector  St.,  New  York. 
WANTED — Grape  farm.  20  to  40  acres;  state 
full  particulars.  A.  LIEBERSON,  140  Audu¬ 
bon  Ave.,  New  York  City. 
40  ACRES,  level,  stoneless,  corn,  potato  soil. 
Good  water,  fruit,  barn,  silo:  seven-room 
house;  $2,000.  EMORY  ROBINSON,  Packer, 
Conn 
FOR  SALE — 08  acres,  grow'  any  crops,  good 
dairy  farm,  good  markets,  one  mile  to  a 
towns,  rare  opportunity.  Write.  Owner  on 
farm.  P.  L.  SLIFEK.  R.  R.  2,  Quaker  town.  l’a. 
NO  REASONABLE  offer  refused  for  this  desir¬ 
able  acre  truck  and  dairy  farm;  church, 
school,  store  and  station  at  door,  F.  L.  SHIR- 
NEH,  Gillctt,  Pa. 
AUCTION  SALE,  March  21,  92-.fi  acre  farm,  2 If, 
miles  south  of  Ithaca;  00  per  cent,  of  pur¬ 
chase  price  to  remain  on  mortgage.  FLORA 
AND  GERTRUDE  HUNTINGTON,  Ithaca,  N.  Y. 
FOR  SALE — 100  acre  farm  oil  Connecticut  River 
in  Walpole.  N.  If.,  level,  no  stories,  buildings 
nearly  new,  runoing  water  in  house  and  barn. 
For  particulars  write  L.  P.  LEWIS,  North- 
port,  L.  I, 
TO  RENT — Desirable  dairy  farms  in  noosiek 
and  Schaghtieoke,  Rensselaer  county,  N.  Y, ; 
good  buildings:  near  creamery  and  markets. 
Address  TIDBITS  ESTATE,  Room  20,  Hall 
Bldg.,  Troy,  N.  Y, 
FOR  SAI.E — 83  acre  farm  In  Hunterdon  Co..  N. 
J.;  high,  dry.  level  aud  fine  view;  fine  eleven- 
room  house  and  other  buildings;  farm  all  tilla¬ 
ble,  except  7  acres  woodland,  on  state  road, 
cheap  at  $6,000;  will  take  $5,000;  $1,500  can  re¬ 
main.  Write  owner.  MRS.  M.  TALMAI1GE, 
Stockton,  N.  J.,  R.  D.  No.  22. 
FARM  FOR  SALE,  conveniently  located,  forty 
acres  good  land,  large  barn,  shed  and  carriage 
house;  nine-room  house  and  other  buildings; 
$2,200  to  quick  buyer;  ball’  cash,  OWNER,  Box 
20,  Ghent,  N,  Y. 
SOUTH  FLORIDA  Lake  Front  orange  aud  grape¬ 
fruit  grove:  four  rented  houses;  lake  protected 
garden  land  for  sale;  easy  terms  or  exchange 
for  New  England  farm.  INCOME,  Box  1215, 
Rural  New-Yorker. 
FOR  LEASE  or  on  shares,  forty-live  acres; 
three  thousand  fruit  trees;  four  acres  of  as¬ 
paragus:  sir- roomed  cottage;  twenty  miles  from 
New  York  on  the  Erie.  Address  C.  A,  B.,  540 
Munhiittun  Avc.,  New  York. 
WANTED — Y'oung  American  man  and  wife  to 
take  care  of  enlves  and  chickens.  No  one 
but  an  experienced’  person  need  apply.  WHITE 
HORSE  FARMS,  Paoli,  Pa. 
YOUNG’  AMERICAN,  23,  wants  position  on 
farm  with  small  or  no  dairy,  life  experience, 
no  booze  or  tobacco,  good  home  desired.  Ad¬ 
dress  with  full  particulars  WM.  II.  BROKAW, 
Harlingen,  N.  J. 
WANTED — Position  on  commercial  White  Leg¬ 
horn  Poultry  Farm  hy  graduate  poultryman. 
Address  stating  salary  and  full  particulars, 
KENNETH  M.  JOHNSON,  Village  Ave.,  Rock¬ 
ville  Centre,  New  York. 
WANTED— Gardener,  age  about  35  years;  start 
work  April  1st:  state  wages,  references  iu  ap¬ 
plication.  BOX  95,  Lake  Placid,  New  York. 
YOUNG  MAN.  age  20,  desires  farm  employment 
within  50  miles  New  York,  preferably  general 
produce  cultivation;  has  some  experience;  wishes 
learn  more;  wages  no  consideration.  BOX  1210, 
care  R.  N.-Y. 
FARM  ER-GARDKNER,  experienced’  American, 
47.  married,  no  children,  desires  position  on 
gentleman’s  place;  references.  BOX  1212,  care 
Rural  New-Yorker. 
ENERGETIC  Y'OUNG  MAN  or  boy  who  desires 
good  home  with  young,  refined’  couple  on  farm. 
Experience  not  necessary,  but  must  lie  ambitious 
and  willing  to  learn.  BOX  1211,  care  li.  N.-Y. 
WANTED — Position  as  working  foreman  or 
farm  manager,  single;  oan  furnish  host  of 
references.  F,  A.  L. ,  MUlerton.  N.  Y. 
Yorker. 
FARM  MANAGE, U  with  experience,  energy  and 
executive  nbility  to  handle  any  farm  propo¬ 
sition  is  open  for  engagement.  Thoroughly  ex¬ 
perienced  arohardist  nud  in  all  stock,  crops, 
dairying,  and  the  management  of  a  first-class 
farm  or  estate  in  every  detail.  Am  systematic, 
economical,  strictly  sober;  married.  Address 
BOX  131.  care  Rural  New-Yorker. 
POSITION  WANTED  April  1st  as  superinten¬ 
dent  of  farm  or  small  estate  by  American 
married  man,  age  35.  Life  experience  in  gen¬ 
eral  farming,  garden,  cows,  horses,  poultry,  etc. 
This  year  producing  certified  milk:  reference; 
nn  liquor  or  tobacco;  chauffeur  license.  BOX 
200,  Nassau,  N.  Y. 
POSITION  WANTED  by  working  farm  man¬ 
ager,  American,  age  45,  small  family.  Twenty 
years’  practical  experience  in  farming,  dairying, 
cattle,  horses,  poultry,  swino,  gas  engines,  etc. 
Open  for  engagement  on  or  before  April  1st. 
Please  state  full  particulars  and  wages.  Ad¬ 
dress  ELM  FARM,  Brandon.  Vt.,  Route  1. 
PRACTICAL  MARKET  POULTRYMAN.  twenty- 
live  years’  experience,  desires  position  to  build 
and  manage  plant.  Salary  expected’.  Married. 
No  children.  Excellent  references.  Address 
BOX  194,  care  Rural  New-Yorker. 
WANTED — Young,  unmarried  man  for  poultry 
farm:  desire  interested  nnd  willing  worker: 
possibility  of  partnership.  BOX  201,  care  Rural 
New-Yorker. 
HERDSMAN  wants  position  in  first  class  herd; 
thoroughly  understands  the  business;  life  ex¬ 
perience  with  registered  cattle.  Two  years 
scientific  training;  good  buttermaker;  no'  bad 
habits:  single  American.  BOX  1207,  care  Rural 
New-Yorker. 
HERDSMAN  open  for  position.  Five  yearn’  ex¬ 
perience  with  Holsteins;  four  years’  reference 
one  jiho-c;  single  American,  age  25;  no  booze. 
BOX  12<K5,  cure  Rural  New-Yorker. 
WANTED  -Position  os  farmer  or  working  fore¬ 
man.  married,  competent;  best  references.  H. 
BARNES.  LumberviUe,  Pa. 
WANTED — Position  as  head  gardener,  expe¬ 
rienced  greenhouse  and  ponltryman;  inarriecT, 
no  children.  BOX  205,  care  Rural  New-Yorker. 
WANTED — Position  as  herdsman  by  a  single 
man,  American,  32  years  old.  Eight  years’ 
experience  handling  cattle;  understands  A.  R. 
O.  work,  Babcock  testing.  Separating,  and  an 
expert  calf  raiser;  host  reference  furnished  on 
request.  Address  HERDSMAN,  Box  204,  care 
Rural  New-Yorker. 
WANTED — An  experienced  gardener  who  un¬ 
derstands  growing  vegetables,  small  fruits, 
flowers,  care  of  lawu  nnd  greenhouse.;  single 
man  preferred.  Give  references,  experience  and 
wages  required.  ROX  1203,  care  It.  N.-Y'. 
WANTED — March  or  April  1st,  American  far¬ 
mer;  married;  no  children;  must  be  experi¬ 
enced,  practical,  reliable;  to  work  farm  located 
in  hill  country  four  miles  from  Greenfield,  Mas¬ 
sachusetts.  Wife  must  be  a  good  cook  and 
housekeeper.  SUNSET  FARM,  Shelburne,  Mass. 
EXPERIENCED  MAN  desires  position  on  mod¬ 
ern  dairy  farm.  A.  1  reference.  ROX  202. 
care  S.  N.-Y. 
POST  HON  WANTED  by  experienced’  herdsman 
and  dairyman,  capable  of  taking  full  charge 
of  an  up-to-date  dairy,  DAIRYMAN,  Box  209. 
cure  Rural  New-Yorker. 
WANTED — Position  on  gentleman's  estate  by 
all  around  farm  band;  best  references;  single* 
strictly  sober,  BOX  208,  care  R.  N.-Y. 
WANTED — Two  men  as  farm  hands  and  team- 
siers.  Apply  by  letter.  R.  SCOBEY',  Jericho, 
Long  Island. 
WANTED — A  good,  sober,  industrious  young 
man  who  Mould  like  to  learn  the  chicken  busi¬ 
ness;  one  who  can  work  for  his  hoard  ami  the 
ni  format  ton  received:  excellent  opportunity. 
WHITE  POULTRY  FARM,  Cairo,  N.  Y. 
WANTED — Position  as  working  foreman  or 
manager  on  gentleman’s  place,  by  hustling 
Hollander,  small  family,  thoroughly  acquainted 
with  diversified  farming,  gardening  and  fruit 
growing;  best  references.  BOX  1214,  care  Rural 
New-Yorker. 
WANTED — Temperate,  industrious  young  man 
on  dairy  farm;  good  milker:  must  be  neat:  no 
liquor.  Address  TARLETON  FARM,  Ptatts- 
burg.  X.  Y. 
Y'OUNG  MAN,  honest,  wide  awake,  strong; 
Wishes  position  on  poultry  farm,  where  hard 
and  conscientious  work  is  appreciated;  beginner* 
Brooklyn^' N\T*'c.  TOl>BR*  71  Mauj<ir  St'- 
II  AN  i  ED  A  man  who  understand^,  general 
farming  and  has  some  knowledge  of  fruits. 
Man  with  good  references  only  considered 
CHARLES  W.  STRANAHAN,  Hillcrest  Ehm, 
Colerain,  Mass.  ’ 
!\  AN  n--D— - Ou  <ir  before  May  1st,  intelligent, 
married  farmer,  preferably  without  children. 
Must  be  clean,  dYy-haml  milker  (12  cows)  ami 
know  how  to  do  general  farm  work  with  oxen 
No  liquor,  preferably  no  tobncco.  Wages.  $40; 
rent,  milk,  garden,  fuel.  Permanent  position 
and  advancement  to  wan  who  makes  good.  Farm 
V.1  v  , ^  Go.,  Conn.  References  required, 
mix  1218.  care  Rural  New-Yorker. 
POULTRYMAN,  experienced  in  all  branches,  de¬ 
sires  position;  reliable  references.  BOX  1217 
care  U.  N.-Y, 
"  -IN  I’ED — Gardener- Parmer,  single,  team  and 
other  work;  no  dairy;  permanent;  state  wages 
arid  experience,  c.  M.  COLVILLE,  Barry ville. 
t  AAIKKICAN  WANTS  position  as  foreman  oil 
gentleman's  place;  understands  nil  kinds  farm¬ 
ing  much,  nery;  stock;  A  1  butter  maker,  e.  B 
CARR,  Cross  River,  N.  Y. 
"  AN  I  ED  -Man  and  wife  for  small  farm  near 
New  York,  principal  business  poultry;  wife 
to  do  housework;  not  more  than  two  children 
DAVI6:UCo„gers,0N.rY,infaUt  agl-*  BUITT0N 
WANTED— Position  managing  farm  by  April 
1st;  experienced  with  crops,  cattle  and  pigs- 
short  course  graduate  ol’  Rutgers;  married;  best 
reference.  ROX  1216,  care  R.  N  Y 
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EVAPORATORS 
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GRIMM 
COVERS,  TAN  IQS,  etc.,  are  INDISPENSABLE  to  the 
M  AKERS,  ORDER  NO\\\  G.  H.  GRIMM  ESTATE 
RUTLAND,  VT. 
