625 
Notes  from  Department  of  Foods  and 
Markets 
Apples  are  largely  in  speculators’  hands  ami  receipts 
are  full  enough  now  to  meet  the  market  demands. 
1'here  is  very  little  fancy  stock  coming.  More  real 
fancy  apples  can  be.  sold  and  prices  range  high. 
The  high  prices  for  potatoes  around  April  1.  brought 
in  rather  a  large  supply  and  last  week  prices  dropped 
about  15c  per  bag,  with  a  probability  of  going  some¬ 
what  lower.  Prices;  however,  arc  still  good,  ranging 
as  high  as  $3.00  for  105  pound  bag  on  State  potatoes. 
Fancy  Maine  potatoes  go  1.0c  to  15c  higher. 
The  bulletins  issued  by  the  Department  of  Foods  and 
Markets  to  city  consumers,  giving  the  wholesale  price 
of  eggs  and  the  reasonable  cost  for  distribution  at  this 
season,  resulted  in  a  very  large  consumption  of  fresh 
eggs  for  this  season  of  the  year  and  prices  have  been 
tending  higher.  Quotations  went  last  .week  from  24  to 
26c  a  dozen.  While  the  highest  quotations  were  26c, 
the  Department  sold  some  fancy  State  white  eggs  at 
27c,  or  lc  above  the  quotation. 
The  cabbage  market  is  again  in  bad  condition.  The 
little  advance  in  price  two  weeks  ago,  brought  in  a 
large  supply  and  stimulated  speculation.  One  dealer 
in  Brooklyn  bought  several  carloads  on  track  np-State, 
but  when  the  cabbage  arrived,  the  price  dropped  and 
the  cabbage  was  refused  on  the  ground  that  the  quality 
was  not  good.  This  was  thrown  on  the  market  and 
the  price  went  very  much  lower.  Green  cabbage  is  now 
coming  in  from  the  South  and  it  makes  the  old  stock 
move  very  slowly.  One  car  of  minimum  weight  re¬ 
ceived  by  the  Deportment  was  well  advertised  and  a 
large  number  of  buyers  were  in  attendance  at  the  sale. 
The  stock  was  heated  and  showed  considerable  mold 
and  had  been  in  transit  six  days.  It  sold  for  $47.50. 
The  conditions  do  not  encourage  the  shipment  of  old 
cabbage  to  New  York  market  at  this  time. 
Decent  sales  have  been : 
APPLES.— 61  bids.  Baldwin  $2,30;  4  $2.20;  30  Ben 
Davis  $2;  75  $1.05;  1  Iluhbavdston  $2.65;  1  Baldwin 
81.15;  1  $1.80;  00  Gann  $2.65;  11  Greening  $1.50;  1 
Ben  Davis  $1.05;  1  Pippin  $1.50;  3  Ben  Davis  $1.85. 
POTATOES.— 12  bags  (00  lbs.)  Del.  Bed  $1.60; 
88  lbs.  $1.45;  63  Jhs.  $1.10;  7  bkts.  sweets  65c. 
Summary  of  returns  made  shippers  of  eggs  and  mis¬ 
cellaneous  products  for  the  week  ending  April  6th, 
101 6 : 
EGGS. — 46  cases  24e;  80  cases  25c;  1  case  duck 
eggs  30c;  1  case  duck  eggs  38c;  30  cases  26c;  27  cases 
2314o;  0  cases  2214c;  14  cases  22c;  7  cases  24 14 e ;  2 
cases  231,4c;  10  cases  2314c;  2  cases  21l/4c;  3  cases 
24 % c  ;  3  cases  251,4c. 
MISCELLANEOUS. — 1  bn.  Florida  .string  beans 
$2.75;  1  bu.  Florida  string  beans  $2.50;  1  box  squabs 
82:  1  calf.  121  lbs..  14c;  1  calf.  132  lbs..  1314c:  4 
calves.  311  lbs..  12c:  1  basket  lettuce  81.25;  1  calf,  106 
lbs..  14c;  25  lbs.  butter  33c:  1  bag  dried  beans,  65  lbs., 
80.75  ewt. ;  1  bog.  165  lbs..  12c;  36  lbs.  butter  34c;  50 
lbs.  live  poultry  20c;  18  lbs.  live  poulfrv  10c;  60  lbs. 
butter  30c;  1  calf.  03  lbs.,  13c;  1  calf.  110  lbs..  13c; 
20  llis.  butter  33c;  20  lbs.  butter  32c;  20  lbs.  butter 
30c;  64  lbs.  tub  butter  20c;  1  coop  fowl,  66  lbs.  21c; 
4  0  lbs.  sweet  butter  35c;  It  lbs.  sweet  butter  33c. 
Confessions  of  an  Egg  Middleman 
.Tones  didn't  keep  a  single  hen.  lie  didn't  produce, 
an  egg.  But  be  established  a  pretty  profitable  egg 
business  notwithstanding,  and  counted  an  annual  profit 
of  83.600  on  a  capital  of  less  than  $50. 
Tones  lived  not  so  very  far  from  a  prosperous  city, 
and  having  friends  and  relatives  living  there,  he  often 
visited  the  city  for  u  day  or  so.  lie  was  keenly  alive, 
and  came  to  he  frankly  interested  in  what  seemed  to 
him  the  exorbitant  prices  that  city  people  paid  for  food 
supplies,  well  knowing  what,  the  producer  received  for 
similar  produce.  One  November,  he  noticed  that  eggs 
were  sidling  in  the  stores,  never  at  less  than  70  cents 
and  often  at  75  cents,  hut  inquiry  among  his  neighbors 
brought  the  information  that  the  eggs  they  shipped  to 
tin-  city  commission  houses,  were  bringing  them  not 
over  50  cents.  So  that  with  express  and  commission  out, 
they  netted  only  about  43  or  44  cents.  Tones  first  con¬ 
vinced  bis  neighbors  tbur  if  lie  would  contract  to  take 
right  at  their  doors,  every  egg  they  could  produce,  they 
could  better  afford  to  sell  them  t*>  him  at.  40  cents,  than 
to  get  43  cents  in  the  way  they  were  then  selling,  and 
he  made  the  foundation  of  his  business  on  that  basis, 
the  agreement  being,  that  as  retail  prices  dropped,  the 
price  tn  him  should  drop  in  nu  equal  proportion. 
lie  had  a  horse  and  a  nice  spring  wagon,  and  lie 
was  long  on  time  at  that  season  of  the  year.  lie  didn’t 
have  to  bother  with  a  scrubby  wood  lot,  as  lie  preferred 
to  make  enough  real  rash  on  the  side,  sufficient  to  buy 
good  hard  wood,  rather  than  to  force  on  to  his  wife, 
the  annoyance  caused  by  the  bug-eaten,  half-dead  wood, 
that  the  average  farmer  expects  his  family  to  use. 
Having  made  secure  his  source  of  supply,  he  worked 
on!  his  selling  plans.  He  realized  that  the  city  house¬ 
wife.  used  to  buying  in  small  lots,  and  paying  when 
convenient,  was  not  going  to  buy  his  eggs  in  quantity 
and  pay  cash  for  them,  if  lie  was  to  ask  the  top  city 
price.  So  he  made  his  selling  talk  about  like  this: 
"You,  Mrs.  Smith,  use  an  average  of  so  many  dozen 
eggs  a  week.  If  you  buy  them  from  the  store,  you  pay 
a  certain  percentage  of  what  the  merchant  calls  his 
overhead  expense,  that  is,  his  rent,  light,  clerk  hire,  etc. 
Now,  if  you  buy  eggs  direct  from  the  farm,  they  don’t 
have  any  overhead  expense  tacked  on  to  them.  Let  us 
assume  that  overhead  expense  to  be  10  per  cent.  If 
you  buy  from  me.  you  will  save  that  10  per  cent.,  or 
for  easy  figuring,  let  us  call  it.  month  in  anti  month 
out,  five  cents  a  dozen.  That  is.  if  you  will  agree  to 
take  a  certain  number  of  dozen  a  week,  and  pay  cash 
for  them,  the  price  will  he  five  cents  a  dozen  under  the 
city  retail  prices.” 
Tie  found  his  hearers  interested,  for  here  was  a 
proposition  that  touched  the  pocketbook,  and  on  the 
right  side,  too. 
Uncle  John  said  they  would  take  five  dozen  a  week. 
Cousin  Nettie  wasn't  usin?  many  eggs  since  George  was 
away  so  much,  hut  would  like  five  dozen,  and  she  knew 
the  people  on  the  corner,  where  the  sick  man  lived, 
would  take  five  or  six  dozen.  The  restaurant  on  the 
other  corner  wanted  10  dozen  a  day  and  considered  it  a 
great  card  to  be  able  to  assure  their  customers  that 
their  eggs  were  coming  direct  from  the  farm,  while  at 
Jjhe  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
the  same  time  they  were  saving  money.  And  so  he  was 
passed  along  from  one  to  another,  until  he  realized  that 
he  had  in  hand  a  quantity  of  orders  that  meant  a  de¬ 
livery  problem  to  consider. 
This  matter  he  took  up  with  a  parcel  delivery  con¬ 
cern.  owning  a  fleet  of  light  automobile  trucks.  They 
were  looking  for  steady  business  and  were  willing  to 
meet  him  half  way.  It  was  arranged  that  the  delivery 
company  should  receive  the  crates  of  eggs  from  the  ex¬ 
press  company,  and  during  their  spare  time,  their 
chauffeurs  were  to  transfer  them  to  inexpensive  car¬ 
tons  furnished  by  Tones.  They  were  to  deliver  the 
eggs  daily  to  customers,  collect  the  money  and  deposit, 
it  to  the  credit  of  Tones’  account  at  the  bank.  For  this 
service  they  were  to  receive  eight  cents  for  ouch  pack¬ 
age  delivered,  which  charge,  later  experience  proved, 
amounted  to  an  average  of  two  cents  per  dozen  eggs. 
Lastly,  they  were  reminded  that  the  greater  the  orders 
for  eggs,  the  more  packages  there  would  be  to  deliver, 
and  the  more  money  they  would  make.  They  were 
asked  to  solicit  orders  among  their  frieuds  and  patrons 
and  especially  at  the  soda  fountains,  which  they  did.  to 
the  benefit  of  all  concerned. 
What  has  been  the  result?  .Tones  pays  for  cartons 
at.  the  rate  of  one-luilf  cent  per  dozen  eggs,  one  cent 
per  dozen  for  express,  and  two  cents  per  dozen  for  de¬ 
livery.  He  is  shipping  four  30-dozen  crates  each  day. 
The  top  price  ho  pays  is  40  cents,  a  day.  which  ho 
receives  back,  plus  his  profits,  on  the  day  following, 
so  that  his  total  investment  at  any  one  time  is  not. 
over  $50.  1  lis  net  profit  averages  about  10  cents  a 
dozen.  $12  a  day.  or  $3,600  a  year.  Here  is  a  lesson 
tor  the  producer  or  for  anyone  with  time  on  his  hands 
who  wishes  to  ship  surplus  crops  to  the  city  market. 
,  a.  w. 
Legislative  Inquiry  Into  Butter,  Egg  and 
Poultry  Trade 
The  following  resolution  was  introduced  in  the  Sen¬ 
ate  at  Albany,  March  36,  by  Mr.  Wicks: 
Whereas,  the  distribution  of  milk,  butter,  eggs,  poul¬ 
try  and  live  stock  in  this  State  is  controlled  by  a  com; 
biuation  of  dealers  and  manipulations  of  prices  to  sucli 
an  extent  as  to  impair  the  quality  and  unduly  enhance 
the  prices  to  consumers;  and 
Whereas,  such  practices  are  becoming  more  aud  more 
aggravated  and  result  in  discouraging  agriculture,  re¬ 
ducing  production,  depressing  the  value  of  farm  lands, 
and  is  increasing  the  cost  while  lowering  the  standard 
of  living. 
Resolved,  (if  the  Assembly  concur)  That  a  joint 
legislative  committee  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  con¬ 
stituted  to  consist  of  four  senators  and  four  members 
of  assembly  to  inquire  into  such  conditions; 
Resolved.  That  such  committee  he  hereby  authorized 
to  sit  anywhere  in  this  State  to  chose  a  chairman  from 
among  its  own  members,  and  employ  a  secretary,  coun¬ 
sel  and  such  assistants  as  may  be  needed,  to  rake  tes¬ 
timony,  subpiena  witnesses  and  compel  production  of 
books,  documents  and  papers,  and  otherwise  have  all 
the  ] lowers  of  a  legislative  committee. 
Resolved,  That  such  committee  on  or  before  Feb.  1st. 
1617.  report  the  results  to  the  legislature  with  such  pro¬ 
posed  measures  as  it  deems  advisable  to  carry  its  rec¬ 
ommendations  into  effect. 
Resolved.  That  the  expenses  of  such  committee,  not 
exceeding  twenty-five  thousand  dollars,  be  payable  from 
the  contingent  fund  of  the  Legislature. 
New  York  State  News 
MONEY  FOR  FARMERS’  CLAIMS. — At  last  there 
is  hope  that  farmers  who  have  been  waiting  these  many 
months  for  pay  for  stock  that  has  been  killed  by  order 
of  the  Slate  will  receive  their  money.  It  is  announced 
by  the  Agricultural  Department  that  an  appropriation 
of  about  $235,660  is  to  be  provided  for  the  payment 
of  such  claims.  All  claims  submitted  and  proved  in  the 
'Department  up  to  March  1  will  he  paid. 
LICENSED  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS.— A 
bulletin  recently  issued  by  the  State  Agricultural  De¬ 
partment  gives  the  names  and  addresses  of  more  than 
300  commission  merchants  in  New  York  City  and  the 
commodities  in  which  each  one  deals.  Farmers  who 
ship  produce  to  any  of  these  commission  men  are  as¬ 
sured  of  the  protection  of  the  State  for  the  regulation 
of  the  business  of  commission  merchants.  It  is  pointed 
out  that  sales  to  commission  merchants  at  a  fixed  price 
agreed  upon  are  not  sales  on  commission  aud  do  not 
come  under  the  law. 
A  GOOD  IDEA.— Ir  is  said  that  the  Sodus.  N.  Y.. 
board  of  trade  has  organized  a  night  school  for  the  in¬ 
struction  of  foreigners  who  are  employed  on  the  fruit 
and  vegetable  farms  of  that  section,  instruction  to  be 
in  English  and  citizenship.  Every  year  large  numbers 
of  foreigners  from  Holland  and  from  Italy  come  to  the 
fruit  belt  and  are  ignorant  of  even  the  rudiments  of  the 
sort  of  education  needed,  Tt  is  said  to  be  the  first  effort 
of  the  kind  made  to  equip  foreigners  in  a  better  under¬ 
standing  of  American  ways. 
FINLEY  APPROVES  BILL.— It  is  announced  that 
the  State  commissioner  of  education.  Dr.  Tohn  II.  Fin¬ 
ley,  has  approved  of  the  measure  which  provides  for 
physical  training  in  all  schools  of  children  over  eight 
years  of  age  and  he  indicates  that  the  companion  bill 
for  compulsory  military  training  in  military  camps  also 
has  his  approval.  Teachers  of  physical  training  will  be 
required  in  the  schools  and  the  expense  is  to  he  met 
in  part  by  the  State  and  in  part  by  the  community. 
NEW  STALLION  REGISTRATION  LAW.— The 
agricultural  law  is  to  he  amended,  if  a  hill  now  be¬ 
fore  the  Legislature  becomes  u  law,  as  to  the  licensing 
of  stallions  and  breeding  of  horses.  It  is  required  that 
owners  of  stallions  shall  register  with  the  Commissioner 
of  Agriculture,  before  using  for  public  service,  the  de¬ 
scription,  breeding  and  pedigree  of  the  animals  and  such 
ultimata  shall  be  inspected  as  t<>  soundness  before  a 
certificate  is  issued.  Any  incurable  infectious,  or  con¬ 
tagious  disease  shall  disqualify  a  stallion  for  public 
service.  A  list  of  the  diseases  that  are  transmissible 
is  given.  The  certificate  is  to  be  posted  in  a  conspic¬ 
uous  place  on  (he  premises  of  the  owner  of  the  animal 
aud  a  copy  must  be  used  in  every  advertising  poster 
used  by  the  owner.  The  size  of  type  to  be  used  is  pro¬ 
vided  for.  The  fee  for  enrollment  is  $3;  for  renewal  $1 
and  for  transfer  50  cents.  No  unenrolled  stallion  shall 
be  allowed  to  stand  or  be  offered  for  service.  Pen¬ 
alties  for  violation  of  the  law  range  from  $25  to  $100. 
SELLING  VEAL  FDR  FOOD.  In  a  Senate  bill  re¬ 
cently  introduced  provision  is  made  for  the  penalties 
for  the  violation  of  the  law  relating  to  the  shipping, 
slaughtering  and  selling  of  veal  for  food.  The  law 
itself  is  not  changed  except  in  increasing  the  penalty 
for  the  first  violation  from  one  to  five  dollars  for  each 
calf  and  for  the  second  violation  $10  for  each  calf. 
J.  xv.  n. 
The  New  Jersey  Peach  Crop 
The  damage  to  peach  buds  varies  as  to  locality,  va¬ 
riety,  soil  and  exposure.  I  can  say  that  50%  live  buds 
is  a  good  estimate.  G.  t.  r. 
Mt.  Holly,  N.  T. 
The  result  of  an  examination  of  the  condition  of 
peach  buds  in  various  sections  of  Cape  May  County  is 
as  follows ; 
Mt,  Rose . 83%  dead 
latte  Crawford  . 66%  dead 
Fox  Seedling  . 63%  dead 
Ford’s  Late  . 66%  dead 
Waddell  . 34%  dead 
Beer's  Smock  . 86%  dead 
Champion  . 61%  dead 
Belle  . . 37%  dead 
Elherta  . 88%  dead 
Iron  Mt . 90%  dead 
Carman  . 27%  dead 
Greensboro  . 10%  dead 
The  above  record  of  the  percentage  of  dead  buds 
might  lead  one  to  believe  that  a  good  crop  of  fruit  is 
impossible;  however  in  orchards  having  made  a  good 
growth  of  bearing  wood  last  season,  there  arc  enough 
good  buds  to  produce  a  good  crop  of  fruit,  providhirt 
the  grower  will  practice  intelligent  methods  of  spraying 
in  order  to  hold  on  the  fruit  that  sets.  Every  peach 
grower  in  Cape  May  County  aud  in  sections  where 
curculio  injury,  brown  rot  and  peach  scab  destroy  so 
much  fruit  wuh  year,  should  make  preparations'  for 
applying  the  Summer  sprays  to  his  peaches:  otherwise 
many  of  our  varieties  that  are  badly  affected  will  never 
reach  the  market.  a.  r. 
Cape  May  Co.,  N.  ,T. 
A  recent  rather  careful  count  in  a  neighboring  or¬ 
chard  showed  the  following  per  cent,  of  hud  injury : 
Champion  23%;  Carman  66%  ;  Fox  Seedling  50%; 
Iron  Mountain  80%;  Chair’s  Choice  71%;  Niagara 
68%.  In  my  own  orchard  Elbert  and  Reeves  show  an 
injury  of  from  75%  to  ‘.*0%,  Iron  Mountain  and  Belle 
of  Georgia  about  65  to  70%,  while  Champion.  Carman 
and  Sal  wav  averaged  about  50%.  Reeves.  Clmir  and 
Niagara  had  a  light  -set  of  buds.  The  other  varieties 
with  the  exception  of  Elbert  are,  I  think,  capable  of 
making  a  reasonably  full  crop.  G.  w.  v. 
Newton,  N.  T. 
Inquiry  seeing  to  show  that  the  percentage  of  live 
buds  is  from  30  to  60%,  according  to  variety  aud  the 
location  of  orchard.  ir.  b.  n. 
Taylorsville,  Pa. 
At  the  present  time  we  find  a  good  prospect  of  an 
abundant  supply  of  most  of  the  best  commercial  varie¬ 
ties,  such  as  Greensboro.  Carman.  Champion,  Belle  of 
Georgia,  where  the  orchards  have  been  well  cared  for 
and  have  good  air  drainage.  The  Elbertas  being  more 
tender  or  buds  farther  advanced  at  time  of  cold  weather, 
were  harder  hit.  but  will  have  a  fair  crop.  o.  c.  p. 
Vineland,  N.  .J. 
I  have  about  5,000  young  peach  trees  just  coming 
iu  bearing  and  I  think  fully  three-fourths  of  the  buds 
are  dead.  I  was  talking  with  a  neighbor  whn  has  a 
large  orchard  of  older  trees,  aud  he  tells  me  his  are 
about  the  same  as  mine.  Through  this  section  I  look 
for  a  small  crop.  j.  e.  r. 
Vim-entown,  N.  J. 
Percentage  of  peach  buds  killed  in  Atlantic  County 
at  present  time:  Elherta  80  to  96%  ;  Fox  Seedling  si) 
to  60%  ;  .C’on  net  20  to  40%;  Carman  20  to  40%  :  Belle 
of  Georgia  75  to  85'-  ;  Mountain  Rose  80  to  9(1%. 
May's  Lauding.  N.  J.  COUNTY  DEMONSTRATOR. 
Btnls  killed  by  cold  according  to  variety  and  locality  : 
Vineland,  last  year,  300  carloads;  per 
Ellx-rta  Carman  Belle 
cent,  buds  killed .  95  20  60 
Bridgeton  .  75  10  30 
Si m thorn,  Millville  to  Bay . 90  25  70 
Western  side  of  county..., .  75  10  45 
The  figures  are  from  count  in  representative  or¬ 
chards  and  average  correct.  w.  w.  o. 
Bridgeton.  N.  J. 
I  have  consulted  Nevin  Frazer,  a  peach  grower  hero, 
and  he  gives  these  figures:  Elherta  90%  killed;  Greens¬ 
boro  30G  ;  Carman  30%:  Champion  70%;  Belle  of 
Georgia  00%  ;  Crawford  90%  ;  Mt.  Rose  85%.  A  few 
special  kinds  are  much  better  but  the  prospect;  is  poor 
enough.  j.  u.  r. 
Xuc-kertou.  N.  J. 
As  far  as  I  have  investigared.  aud  from  all  reports 
I  have  had.  the  datnnge  is  very  serious,  especially  iu 
Central  and  Southern  Jersey.  Reports  from  Monmouth 
County,  within  a  few  miles  of  the  shore,  state  the 
damage  is  not  so  great.  There  will  be  a  fair  crop  of 
the  early  varieties,  such  its  Miss  I.oln.  Carman.  Cham¬ 
pion  and  such  hardy  varieties,  blit  Elherta.  Fox  and 
most  of  the  mid-season  and  late  varieties,  except  Iron 
Mountain  are  practically  gone,  or  not  over  five  to  10 
per  cent.  left.  The  warm  open  January  caused  the  buds 
to  swell  so  much  that  the  low  temperature  of  February 
13  and  14  caused  the  damage.  The  Japan  varieties 
of  plums  and  most  of  the  Kieffer  pears  and  some  sweet 
cherries  are  also  damaged  badly.  There  will  be  no  dan¬ 
ger  of  a  gbit  in  Jersey  peaches  the  coming  season. 
Ilightstown,  N.  J.  c.  r. 
Two  or  three  weeks  ago  I  heard  very  unfavorable  re¬ 
ports  from  territory  south  of  us  with  reference  to  the 
peaches  of  the  late  varieties  being  destroyed,  and  I 
looked  at  my  own  and  concluded  that  I  was  in  the  same 
boat,  but  on  Saturday  last  (April  1)  I  again  looked 
at  them,  and  now  believe  that  there  will  be  enough  buds 
to  give  at  least  a  fair  crop.  Arthur  J.  Collins  of 
Mooredtown  was  here  and  we  both  agreed  that  there  were 
plenty  good  buds  left,  although  some  bad  been  injured. 
Of  the  earlier  varieties  such  as  the  Carman  aud  Cham¬ 
pion.  there  was  practically  no  damage  done. 
Grenloch,  N.  J.  j*.  II.  B. 
IlUey,  Bell,  75%  dead;  Elberta  65%  dead:  Belle  of 
Georgia  80%  dead;  Mt.  Rose  60%  dead;  Fox’s  Seed¬ 
ling  95%  dead;  Carman  25%  dead;  Gunnel's  Early 
15%  dead :  Greensboro  5%  dead ;  Champion  5%  dead. 
Hammoutou,  N.  J.  l.  m.  p. 
I  have  examined  peach  Imds  quite  thoroughly  on 
hill  aud  in  valley,  and  find  them  badly  injured.  1  think 
if  safe  to  say  that  from  two-thirds  to  three-fourths  of 
them  are  killed.  I  notice  also  that  many  trees  four  and 
five  years  old  are  dead  or  dying,  while  few  come  through 
with  the  usual  bright  appearance  of  opening  Spring. 
I  do  not  like  to  be  pessimistic,  but  you  want  to  know 
the  facts,  and  this  is  the  outlook  as  it  appears  to  me. 
Stockton,  N.  J.  E.  r.  b. 
