CONTENTS 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER,  June  17.  1916. 
FARM  TOPICS. 
The  Strength  and  Weakness  of  Farm  Bu¬ 
reaus  . 879,  880 
Cow-horn  Turnips  for  Green  Manure . 880 
Talks  About  Saving  Potash . 880 
Heavy  Salting  of  Asparagus . 880 
Live  stock  and  Maintenance  of  the  Soil.  Part 
III . 880,  881 
Cotton  Plants  Which  Resist  Disease . 881,  882 
Lockport  Farmers'  Congress . 882 
Crops  and  Prices . 882  i 
Fighting  Cutworms  . 883  j 
The  Pennsylvania  Lime  Law . 883  ' 
Hope  Farm  Notes . 886  I 
LIVE  STOCK  AND  DAIRY. 
Angora  Goat  for  Milk . 900 
License  for  Selling  Cream . 91)0 
Silage  Juice  as  Liquor  . .900 
Distillers'  Grains  and  Milk  Flavor .  .900 
Cowpox  . 900.  901 
High  Prices  for  Jersey  Cattle . 901 
Milk  Notes  . 901 
Feeding  Value  of  Pumpkins . 902  1 
Grain  With  Alfalfa . 902  [ 
•  Feeding  Calf  and  Hogs:  Roup . 902 
Summer  Ration  . 902 
Ration  With  Limited  Pasture . 902 
Thin  Cows:  Cattle  Lice;  Depraved  Appetite . 902 
Grain  and  Silage . 902 
THE  HENYARD. 
Egg-laying  Contest . 904 
HORTICULTURE. 
Caro  of  Amaryllis . 887 
Trailing  Arbutus  . 887 
Mulching  Peach  Trees  . . 887 
An  Opalescent  Apple  Warning . 887 
WOMAN  AND  HOME. 
Frank  of  Peach  Hill  (Continued) . 
The  Pasture  Bars . 
The  Land  of  Long  Ago . 
The  Hired  Man's  Wife . 
About  Reality  Doctors . 
The  Child  on  the  Farm . 
Rye  Bread  .  ,  . 
How  to  Earn  "Pin  Muncy” . 
Strawberries  and  Rheumatism . 
Disposing  of  Home  Slops . 
Dress  tor  Vacation  Trip . 
The  Home  Dressmaker . 
The  Fireless  Cooker . 
Eradicating  Foul  Odor . . . 
Advice  fur  School  Janitor . 
Eggs  by  Paicol  Post  . 
Hatching  Eggs  by  Motorcycle . 
Cheap  Building  Material . 
Businesslike  Summer  Boarding . 
Tne  Farm  Girls’  Great  Prublem . 
Selling  Roots  and  Herbs . 
A  Good  Floor  Paint . . 
Farm  Women's  Experlcnoo  Club . 
A  Woman  With  a  Kicking  Cow . 
Saving  Steps  . . . 
Eating  Turnip  Tops  . . . 
A  Sate  and  Sane.  Fourth .  . . 
Help  the  Stammering  Child . 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Denatured  Alcohol  . 
The  Pictures  . 
New  York  State  News . 
Events  of  the  Week . 
Editorials  . .  . . 
Notes  from  Dept,  of  Foods  and  Markets 
Who  Owns  the  Church  Sheris . 
Publisher's  Desk  . . . 
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fiAAfl  CADMC  in  nearly  every  desirable 
UUUU  rJtlflYIa  section  of  new  york  state 
Tell  us  what  kind  of  farm  you  -want  and  how  much 
cash  yon  can  pay  and  wo  will  send  you  a  carefully 
prepared  list  of  just  such  places.  CENTRAL  OFFICE: 
THE  FARM  BROKERS'  ASSOCIATION,  Inc  ,  Oneida,  New  Turk 
Other  offices  throughout  the  state.  . 
DO  YOU 
NEED 
FARM 
HELP? 
W©  have  many  ah le  bodied  youiur 
men.  botin  wit-hand  without  farm¬ 
ing  experience,  who  wish  to  work 
on  farms.  If  you  need  a  good, 
steady  sober  man.  write  for  an 
order  blank- Onrsisa  philanthrop¬ 
ic  organization  and  we  make  no 
charge  to  employer  or  employee. 
THE  JEWISH  AGRICULTURAL  SOCIETY 
176  Second  Avenue  N.  Y.  City 
Fleece  Wools 
Get  our  prices  before  selling.  Write  us,  staling  the 
quantity  you  have,  with  the  grade,  and  we  will  quote 
you  price  delivered  on  ears  your  shipping  point. 
H.  A.  PERKINS  &  CO.,  Woo!  Merchants 
8  Railroad  Row,  White  River  Junction,  Vt. 
Subscribers’  Exchange 
Complying  with  Severn!  suggestions  reeelved  recent¬ 
ly,  we  open  a  department  here  to  enable  RURAL 
NEW-YORKER  reader#  to  supply  each  other’s  wants. 
Jf  you  want  to  buy  or  sell  or  exchange,  make  it 
known  here.  This  Koto  will  be  5  Cents  a  word,  pay¬ 
able  in  advance.  The  name  and  address  must  be 
counted  ns  part  of  the  advertisement,  N>>  display 
type  used,  and  only  Ktnrtn  Products,  Help  and  Posi¬ 
tions  Wanted  admitted.  Per  subscribers  only.  Heal¬ 
ers,  Jobbers  and  general  manufacturers'  announce¬ 
ments  not  admitted  here.  Poultry.  Eggs  and  other 
live  stuck  advertisements  will  go  under  proper  head¬ 
ings  on  other  pages.  Seed  and  Nursery  advertisements 
will  not.  be  accepted  for  this  column. 
Copy  must  reach  us  nnt  Inter  than  Friday  morning 
to  appear  in  the  following  week’s  Issue. 
FOR  SALE — New  McCormick  mower  $40;  new 
Hoc  re  Manure  Spreader;  Syracuse  Plow,  used 
Sulky  Plow  cheap.  TO.  It.  DUNN,  Southington, 
Conn. 
■WANTED — A  mod'ium-sUed  froml  second-hand 
cider  press.  Full  particulars  and  lowest 
price.  DIX  J.  CAMP,  Randolph  Center,  Ver¬ 
mont. 
20  ACRE  FARM;  twenty  minutes  from  center  of 
progressing  town.  Write.  GORDON  CHAR¬ 
TER.  Stafford  Springs,  Cotin. 
WANTED— 50  to  200  acres.  Massachusetts,  Con¬ 
necticut  or  Jersey  preferred*.  Must  tie  bar¬ 
gain.  Without  or  with  buildings.  Some  wood¬ 
land.  Never-failing  stream  or  lake.  Send  price 
and  particulars  quickly.  II.  W.  BERK,  River- 
dale,  N.  Y. 
122-ACRE  Alfalfa  Farm  for  sale.  Central  New 
York:  well  located';  good  buildings,  $8,000. 
F.  II.  I!1  V  UN BC ROII,  Stoekbridge,  N.  Y. 
Boston  Produce  Markets 
(Continued  from  page  905 
again  whenever  this  buying  stopped  and 
we  had  to  deal  with  domestic  conditions 
only.  Ontmda  is  now  malting  enough  to 
satisfy  the  British  demond,  for  which, 
their  cheese  is  more  suitable,  being  tinn¬ 
er  and  made  for  keeping  quality.  Cana¬ 
dian  factories  are  often  equipped  for 
both  blitter  and  cheese,  and  the  manager 
able  to  make  either.  The  bulk  of  sales 
in  Boston  is  the  mild,  or  almost  taste¬ 
less  white  twin  cheese.  Vermont  makes 
are  quoted  at  1  t  to  15  cents.  The  New 
York  .State  class  is  better  known,  has  a 
superior  reputation  and  is  quoted  at  15 
to  15*4  cents,  being  generally  accepted 
as  a  little  bgtter.” 
FOR  SALE — Small  farm;  write  owner.  CEO. 
AY.  MILES,  Georgetown,  Del. 
POULTRY  FARM,  12  acres  of  land'.  12  large 
buildings;  6,0t)0  capacity,  7-ruoin  house,  all 
Improvements,  $5,500:  photos  and  particulars. 
EMIL  STEFFENS,  Center  Moriches,  N.  Y, 
02  PERTH*®  ACRES  in  Rucks  Comity,  T'emm.. 
planted  seven  acres  outs,  fifteen  acres  wheat, 
sixteen  acres  corn,  six  acres  hearing  orchard, 
eight  acres  mature  timber  with  watered  pas¬ 
ture.  1,575  feel  on  main  highway  between 
Philadelphia  and  New  York.  Osage  orange  hedge. 
Modern  frame  dwelling,  nine  rooms  and  bath, 
spacious  verandas,  beautiful  shade  trees.  Large 
burn  ami  stable,  wagon  houses,  etc.,  in  excellent 
condition.’  ldeully  located  for  trucking;  railroad 
and  boat  to  Philadelphia,  nineteen  miles  by 
road.  Near  I.ungltorne,  a  prosperous  commun¬ 
ity.  Good  roads,  schools,  churches.  Country 
club  nearby.  Price*  remarkably  low  to  quick 
buyer.  Suitable  terms.  Address  J.  D.  PAUL, 
owner,  Sooth  Lunghorne,  Pa. 
EGG  VALUES  SUSTAINED. 
While  egg  arrivals  have  been  rather 
large  of  lute,  the  Western  shipments  have 
shown  rntph  beat  damage,  and  the  posi¬ 
tion  of  nearby  stock  improves  by  compar¬ 
ison.  Henneries  are  up  to  ”9  cents,  and 
Eastern  extras  to  2S  cents,  while  West¬ 
ern  prime  firsts  and  the  western  stor¬ 
age  packed  hold  at.  -4  cents.  Lower 
grades  are  cleaning  np  slowly  tit  the 
usual  relative  prices,  seconds  being  in 
decided  over  supply. 
POULTRY  MARKET  WEAKER. 
Fowls  are  off  a  cent  and  chickens  off 
still  more.  Thorndike,  (Jerrish  &  Co. 
said:  “We  quote  live  fowl  at  19  and 
broilers  at  28  cents.  Native  dressed 
fowl,  21,  broilers  54  to  35  cents.  The 
supply  of  green  ducks  is  nominal,  but 
an.v  large  quantity  would  be  hard  to  sell 
over  IS  cents.  Fowls  at  present  should 
come  dressed  if  of  good  size  and  quali¬ 
ty.  but  olive  if  underweight  and  poor. 
Poultry  stock  is  tending  to  accumulate 
on  the  market  just  now.”  Said  S.  L. 
Burr  &  Co.:  "The  market  is  weaker. 
Beeeipfs  of  fowls  have  fully  doubled  late¬ 
ly  and  of  western  poultry  more  than  dou¬ 
bled.  Native  fowls  art*  -1  to  22.  dressed, 
are  19  to  20  alive.  Fowls  dressing  be; 
low  I  pounds  would  rate  below  fancy  and 
bring  IS  to  19  cents.  Fowls  with  gray¬ 
ish  or  light  legs  might  pass,  also  black 
legs,  if  not  too  many  in  a  lot,  but  a 
whole  lot  of  black-legged  fowls  would 
grade  only  as  choice,  even  if  fancy  in 
weight  and  other  respects,  and  would 
sell  two  cents  lower.  G.  B.  F. 
FOR  SALE 
Farm  lands  In  tlm  Genesee  Valley.  3,500 
notes  of  Mnek  and  General  Farming  lands.  Will 
be  sold  as  a  whole  or  iu  part  to  suit  purchaser. 
This  land  is  situate  in  the  valley  between  Mt. 
Morris  and  Haimville,  and  on  the  sumo  are  many 
fine  old  farm  houses  suitable  for  country  homes. 
alse  a  state  rotul  and  near  3  rail . .  Over  700 
bushels  of  onions  have  been  grown  on  an  acre  of 
these  muck  land's.  Beans  of  any  kind,  grain  and 
hay  give  big  yield.  The  hill  lands  are  suitable 
for  oreliards.  A  large  amount  of  bard  and  soft 
timber  standing.  A  large  part  of  tills  property 
has  been  drained  and  is  in  growing  crops  this 
season.  For  information  apply  to 
LOUIS  A.  HILLIARD  -  Groveland,  N.  Y. 
PAYING  POULTRY  FARM  at  a  sacrifice,  owner 
recovered  ill  health,  back  at  old  business. 
Beautifully  located  on  main  automobile  road  ly> 
miles  from  town,  telephone,  modern  improve¬ 
ments;  just  What  you  are  looking  for;  only 
$1,800;  easy  terms.  WM.  IT.  TRIPP®,  Toms 
River.  New  Jersey. 
FUR  SALE — One  of  the  finest  and  best  equipped 
poultry  plants  in  Southern  New  Hampshire, 
$8,000;  easy  terms  to  responsible  party.  Full 
particulars  by  mail.  K.  F.  1).  BOX  112.  Hud¬ 
son,  N.  H. 
FARM  220  acres,  productive  soil,  good  buildings, 
mailing  water.  Price  $0,000;  $2,000  d'owu. 
W.  C.  MDICK,  Cnylcr,  N.  Y. 
FOR  SALIC — Valuable  dairy  farm  at  Fnbius, 
N.  Y. .  315  acres,  with  or  without  stock. 
Ample  buildings  iu  good  condition.  JOHN 
BODFISH.  Hy uutiis.  Mass. 
FARM  FOR  SALE — TO  acres;  no  waste  land; 
variety  frnif:  large  12-room  house;  good  barns; 
1  Vj  miles  north  of  Walden.  W.  1).  SHARE, 
Walden,  N.  Y. 
FOR  SALE — 125  acre  farm,  including  stock, 
crops  and  tools,  at  $45  per  acre,  a  bargain;  in¬ 
quire  of  owner,  BOX  A-72-R.  L).  No.  5,  Ithaca, 
Ni.  Y. 
WANT  I'Ll J- -Man  and  wife  for  small  farm  near 
New  York  City;  woman  to  do  housework. 
BOX  1357,  care  Rural  New-Yorker. 
AGRIUI'LTT  RAT,  college  trained'  man  desires 
position  as  miiuiger  of  farm  or  country  es¬ 
tate:  best  of  references.  GLENN E  KLGG,  Vic¬ 
tor.  N.  Y. 
PRACTICAL  Market  Ponltrymuu  desires  posi¬ 
tion  as  manager  of  plant  in  operation  or  build 
and  manage  new  plant.  Salary  at  beginning. 
Wire  and  self.  Highest  references.  Address 
RON  1354,  care  Rural  New-Yorker. 
POUL'l'RYMAN  desires  position  on  commercial 
or  private  plnnr,  four  years’  practical  experi¬ 
ence;  college  training.  Can  give  best  of  refer¬ 
ences  as  to  character  and  ability.  THOMAS  J. 
NICHOLS,  JR.,  Cam Lilus,  N.  V. 
WANTED  -Young  mail  (white)  as  general 
hell  >cr  on  up-to-date  poultry  farm  for  all-year- 
round*  position.  A  splendid  home  and  every 
chance  for  advancement  If  he  makes  good.  Must 
furnish  satisfactory  references.  State  national¬ 
ity.  age  and  wages  exported.  TEN  ACRE  POUL¬ 
TRY  FARM  Princeton,  N.  J, 
WANTED — First-class  working  farm  foreman. 
One  wlio  understands  nil  crops,  farm  ma¬ 
chinery,  horses.  A  hustler  ami  a  good  man¬ 
ager  or  men.  No  drinker.  State  age,  national¬ 
ity,  married  or  single.  eX|>erie»cc  ami  wages  re¬ 
quired.  Splendid  opportunity  for  right  man. 
BOX  1358,  care  Rural  New-Yorker. 
FARMER  WANTED  Permanent  position,  $50 
to  $<;<>  per  month,  rent,  etc,.  3b  miles  from 
New  York.  Knowledge  care  of  trees,  (lowers 
essential.  Prefer  married  man.  one  child  no 
objection.  Write,  giving  full  particulars,  ref¬ 
erences.  etc.,  to  BOX  1350,  care  Rural  New- 
Yorker. 
POSITION  WANTED  as  working  manager  or 
assistant,  with  house  rent,  25,  married,  no 
children;  best  practical  experience  in  poultry, 
fruit,  general  farming,  marketing,  A  No.  1  ref- 
- relict*.  W.  U.  IIUSSFIELD.  North  Haledon. 
N.  J.,  R,  F.  I).  No.  3,  care  Balleatitm. 
WAN  TED — Farm  hand  wishes  position  on  good 
farm  for  summer;  state  particulars.  E. 
KUNR,  $8  Pleas uut  St.,  Amlo-rst,  .Mass. 
POULTRY  and  truck  man  wishes  position  as 
assistant  superintendent  on  large  commercial 
plant,  where  hard  work  would  be  appreciated 
financially.  Furnish  references  that  can  stand 
investigation.  BOX  13<S0,  care  Rural  New- 
Yorker. 
WANTED 
-Singl 
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to  work  on 
farm ; 
no  dairy 
:  wages  $30  per 
month  and 
board. 
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MRS. 
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Y.  R. 
D. 
3. 
SITUATION  WA  NTElt — Competent  herdsman, 
understands  A.  It.  o,  work,  agricultural  school 
graduate;  best  references.  BOX  1301,  care 
Rural  New-Yorker. 
Ready  for  Shipment  June  19th' and  23rd 
25  Chicks  50  Chicks  100 
White  Leghorns  ....  $2.50  $4.00  $1 
I  Plymouth  Rocks  .  .  .  3.00  5.00  f 
Island  Reds .  3.50  5.50  1( 
Regular  Price,  $12.00  to  $20.00  per  100 
Fill  iu  this  blank  and  mail  to  the  Department  of  Foods  and  Markets 
204  Franklin  Street,  New  York  City. 
This  year  I  will  probably  have  for  shipment  to  the  New  York  market: 
. quarts  of  oheiries.  . quarts  of  raspberries. 
. quarts  of  strawberries . quarts  of  currants. 
Name . 
P.  O.  Address . 
Terms  cash  with  order.  Cannot  ship  C.  O.  I).,  but  will  guarantee  to  deliver  the  chicks  in  first- 
class  condition.  I  f  any  arc  dead  upon  arrival  will  refund  your  money  or  replace  tlu-m  free  of  charge. 
I  hese  chicks  arc  from  healthy,  vigorous,  purc-brcd  stock,  the  kind  that  will  produce  eggs 
and  plenty  of  them. 
To  he  sure  of  eetting  Kerr's  Top  Notch  Ouality  Clucks  order  now.  Send  for  Free  Catalogue  No.  4. 
10,000  KERR’S  CHICKS 
At  Cut  Prices 
To  Sell  Cherries 
Tn  some  sections  of  the  State  there  will  be  no  cherries. 
Tn  other  sections  the  crop  is  good.  The  California  crop  is 
short.  Their  prices  have  ruled  high — close  to  30  cents  a 
pound. 
The  Department  lias  made  every  possible  arrangement  to 
develop  a  consumption  and  a  trade  in  State  cherries.  But  it 
can  perform  no  miracles.  It  will  not  be  able  to  develop  a 
market  on  an  occasional  shipment.  This  would  put  it  on  a 
footing  with  the  average  commission  dealer.  For  such  ship¬ 
ments  tli e  Department  would  get  the  prices  prevalent  in  the 
market.  The  shipper  would  be  sure  to  get  it  all  in  his  return 
and  save  a  Tittle  on  commission:  hut  the  benefit  would  lie  only 
temporary  and  trifling.  If  growers  want  to  share  the  benefits  of 
a  real  marketing  service  conducted  entirely  in  their  interest, 
they  must  co-operate  with  the  Department  in  assembling  ship¬ 
ments  in  its  hands  to  develop  the  market  and  increase  the 
consumption.  One  single  grower  shipping  to  the  Depart¬ 
ment  \v*ll  get  the  best  service  to  he  found  in  the  city  of  New 
York.  Many  growers  shipping  to  it  together  will  create  a 
market  that  will  bring  all  of  them  better  results  than  they  can 
possibly  get  elsewhere. 
Again  we  advise  the  use  of  new  standard  quart  berry 
baskets,  packed  in  new  “gift”  32-quart  crates.  Boxes  well 
filled,  and  faced;  no  wormy,  soft  or  defective  fruit. 
This  is  the  opportunity  growers  have  sought  for  years. 
Some  of  them  have  fought  for  it.  It  is  an  open  market;  sales 
open  and  above  board;  prices  known  to  every  one.  No  false 
cartage  charges;  not  even  a  chance  of  deception;  the  buyer’s 
name  oil  record;  a  quick  return  and  check;  a  commission  of 
5  per  cent. 
No  State,  no  city,  no  institution;  no  company  ever  offered 
such  service  to  fruit  growers  before.  The  service  is  certainly 
exceptional.  Growers' have  not  yet  began  to  realize  it.  Many 
do  not  know  about  it  at  all.  It  is,  however,  our  opportunity. 
Experienced  men  and  established  organizations  are  ready  to 
do  the  work.  They  cannot  sell  goods  on  glutted  markets  at 
high  prices.  They  cannot  get  big  returns  for  inferior  goods. 
1  hey  can  get  the  best  price  possible  and  send  an  accurate  re¬ 
turn,  and  they  can  with  suitable  supply  of  good  fruit  develop 
an  increased  consumption  of  New  York  State  fruit. 
Department  of  Foods  and  Markets,  204  Franklin  St.,  N.  Y. 
