the  RURAL  NEW-YORKER.  July  8,  1916. 
FARM  TOPICS. 
The  Great  Value  of  Cover  Crops  . 
Selection  anil  Cam  ot  the  Mower.  Part  II.  ..951.  952 
The  Inheritance  ot  the  Farni-ralscrt  Boy  . 1)52 
Experience  With  the  Corn  Planter  . 952 
Live-stock  and  Maintenance  of  the  Soil.  Part  VI., 953 
Sheep  as  Manure  Spreaders  . 953,  954 
Crops  anil  Farm  Notes  ..  ••95j 
Co  ml  mi  Farmers1  Mectlnqs  . 956 
Hope  Farm  Notes  . 458 
Kllllnu  Witch  Grass  . - . 958 
Stone  Silos  . Jb8 
LIVE  STOCK  AND  DAIRY. 
Merits  ot  the  Milch  Goat  . 964 
Self  Grinders  tor  Hogs  . 964 
Flourimi  Butler  Fat  . 964 
Butter. making  Methods  . 9b4 
Churning  Butter  for  Storage  . %4 
Alfalfa  for  the  Silo  . . 465 
The  Sheep  Business  In  Maine  . 965 
Milk  and  Crop  News  . 965 
Bog  Spavin  . 466 
prcventlnp  Collar  Sores  . . 9.  > 
Indigestion  . 90u 
Rupture  . 466 
Warts  . 
Laying  I  rouble :  Care  uf  Cow  . 966 
Poor  Hatches  . 966 
THE  HENYARD. 
Egg-layinq  Contest  . . 969 
Feed  Formulas  . 969 
Poultry  Questions  . . ..969 
HORTICULTURE. 
Loading  Outfit  for  Spraying  . 952 
Notes  from  a  Maryland  Garden  . 954 
Cover  Crop  In  Orchard  . 954 
WOMAN  AND  HOME. 
From  Day  to  Day  . . . . 962 
Seen  In  New  York  Shops  . . ....962 
Embroidery  Designs  . 962 
The  Rural  Patterns  . 962 
Rhubarb  Preserves  . 962,  963 
The  Summer  Picnics  . 963 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Events  ol  the  Week  . 956 
Frank  of  Peach  Hill  . ....959 
War-tax  Stamps  . 959 
Workmen’s  Compensation  . 959 
Editorials  . 960 
Tramps  Sleep  I  nil  In  the  Barn  . 964 
New  England  Notes  . 968 
Publisher's  Desk  . 970 
Boston  Produce  Market 
(Continued  from  page  967.) 
some  times  not  even  the  shipper’s  name- 
We  Imve  to  tear  open  the  boxes  and  it 
hinders  sales.  Some  farmers  are  now 
shipping  poultry  direct  to  lintels.” 
SLOW  SALE  OF  I.1VE  STOCK. 
Beef  cattle  'have  been  selling  lower  at 
Brighton  and  Watertown  in  sympathy 
with  the  drop  in  beef  prices.  Top  figure 
was  10e..  compared  with  lie.  last  week. 
Considerable  good  stock  sold  around  He. 
Cows  bring  5  to  6 e. .  and  bulls  about 
the  same.  Veal  calves  are  in  good  de¬ 
mand  with  a  top  price  of  11c.  and  gen¬ 
era!  Quotations  of  9  to  10c.  Lambs  are  H 
tn  10c.,  and  sheep  ti  to  Sc-  lings  hold 
about  as  last  punted  with  tops  of  10$£e.> 
and  a  strong  tone  to  the  market  in  re¬ 
sponse  tu  sales  of  dressed  hogs  at  1-4/oC. 
.Mileli  cows  are  dull;  dealers  are  not 
bringing  down  so  many,  but  have  difii- 
<-<i I ty  in  clearing  out,  owing  to  lack  of  de¬ 
mand.  The  extreme  range  of  prices  noted 
was  .$27  to  $110.  The  bulk  of  sales  are 
between  $40  and  $00.  Total  receipts  of 
all  kinds  of  live  stock  at  the  yards  have 
ranged  from  NO  to  HO  cars  a  week  lately. 
G.  B.  F. 
Old  Man  Nearly  Blind— Must  Sell 
stock  and  tools;  extra  tine  house; 
l£U  HlilCd  14  rooms;  194  miles  to  nice  town ;  4 
bums;  plenty  fruit;  near  high  school;  cows;  hogs; 
tools;  all  for  $5,1100;  part  cash.  Buildings  insured 
for  $3,325.  Hood  location.  Write  for  particulars. 
Hall’s  Farm  Agency,  Owego,  Tioga  I'm,  N.  V. 
“Acres  of  Opportunities’ ’ 
An  illustrated  booklet  FREE.  Michigan  has  hundreds 
of  thousands  of  acres  of  virgin  laud.  $5  an  nc.ru  up. 
Hoahiitnl  climate.  Hrowicg  season  for  all  crops. 
A  tuple  r.'i  i  n  fall.  W  rite  W.P.HAft  I  MAN  AS  I.  Agent ,  Room 
333,  Grand  Rapids  &  Indiana  Railway.  Grand  Ragids,  Mich. 
AAnn  CADftlC  IN  NEARLY  EVERY  DESIRABLE 
llUUII  rrUllYld  SECTION  OF  NEW  YORK  STATE 
Tell  us  what  kind  of  farm  you  want  and  how  much 
cash  you  can  pay  and  we  will  send  yon  n  earefully 
prepared  list  of  just  such  places.  CENTRAL  OFFICE; 
THE  FARM  BROKERS’  ASSOCIATION.  Inc  ,  Oneida,  New  York 
Other  offices  throughput  the  State. 
Subscribers’  Exchange 
Complying  with  several  suggestions  received  wwnt- 
ly.  we  open  u  department  here  to  enable  Bt  BAR 
NEW- YORK  ER  renders  to  supply  each  other's  wauls 
If  you  want  to  buy  or  sell  ot  exohanjee.  make  it 
known  here.  This  Rate  will  he  *>  Cents  a  word,  pay¬ 
able  in  advance.  The  name  and  address  must  bo 
counted  as  part,  ot  the  advertisement.  No  display 
tvi>e  used,  and  only  Farm  Products,  Help  anil  Posi¬ 
tions  Wanted  admitted  For  subscribers  only.  Deal- 
era.  jobbers  and  general  manufacturers'  announce¬ 
ments  not  admitted  here.  Poultry.  Eggs  and  other 
live  stock  advertisements  will  go  under  proper  head 
logs  on  other  "pii ecs  Seed  ayd. Nursery  ndwTlisements 
will  not  bn  accepted  for  tills  coiimm. 
Copy  must  reach  us  not  later  than  Friday  morning 
to  appear  In  the  (ollowing  week’s  Issue. 
DO  YOU 
NEED 
FARM 
HELP? 
We  have  maoy  able-bodied  young 
men,  born  with  and  without  farm¬ 
ing  experience,  who  wish  to  work 
on  farms.  IT  you  need  a  good, 
steady  sober  muti.  write  for  an 
order  blank.  Ours  is  a  philanthrop¬ 
ic  organization  and  we  make  no 
charge  to  employer  or  employee. 
THE  JEWISH  AGRICULTURAL  SOCIETY 
176  Second  Avenue  N.  Y.  City 
Subscribers  Exchange 
F01{  llKNT — Poultry  farm  exceptional  location. 
possession  uov,-.  W.  M.  STE\  KNs,  owner, 
Pcrknsie,  I’a. 
WANTED— To  rent  a  farm  on  shares,  stock 
and  tools  included.  <!.  M ARQUA UT)T,  Deep 
Water  Hotel,  Penn’s  Grove.  -V  .7. 
l’t  I  It  SALE—  Equipped  poultry  farm,  100  acres. 
line  buildings,  in  bentirifnl  village,  near  depot. 
JOHN  SHOW  BBS,  Williamstown,  N.  Y, 
122-ACRE  Alfalfa  Farm  for  sale.  Central  New 
York;  well  located’;  good  buildings,  $8,000. 
F.  H.  IUVENBURGH,  Btockbridge,  N.  Y. 
FARM  FOR  SALIC— 98  acres,  well  watered,  12- 
room  Ionise,  large  barn,  good’  repair,  sugar 
hush,  fruits,  cheap,  owner  ill  H.  C.  MKUItlNG, 
Cameron  Mills.  N.  Y. 
FOR  SALE — Due  of  the  finest  and  best  equipped 
poultry  plants  in  Southern  New  Hampshire, 
JJK.iKKL  easy  terms  to  responsible  party.  Full 
particulars  by  mail.  It.  F.  D.  BOX  112,  Hud¬ 
son,  N.  1J. 
FOR  SALE — 10  miles  from  R.  R.,  good  farm 
with  large  house  and  barn;  fine  country  home, 
also  shop  and  mill  equipped  with  cottage  house 
and  timber  lot.  Will  sell  separately  or  to¬ 
gether.  F.  G.  SEARS,  West.  Cummington, 
Mass. 
FELLY  EQUIPPED  FARM,  selling  over  $2,000 
yearly  to  consumers,  $5,000.  Trial  allowed; 
city  mail’s  opportunity,  ‘  R1VERVHIW  FARM,'' 
Susquehanna.  Pennsylvania. 
BARGAIN — 247  acre  dairy,  sheep,  potato  farm; 
horns  burned ;  plenty  construction  timber; 
large  14-room  house;  town  2  miles.  Has  kept 
40  cows  Good  markets.  Price  $2,500. 
WICKHAM.  Schenevus,  X.  Y. 
FOR  SALE—  Farm  50  acres,  within  corporate 
limits  of  good  live  town  of  2.000;  excellent 
buildings,  on  State  road  overlooking.  St.  Law¬ 
rence  River,  ami  valley.  Write  for  particulars 
to  BOX  1375,  care  Rural  New-Yorker. 
PorLTRYMAX,  experienced,  wants  salaried 
position:  good  reference.  PHILIP  MARSH, 
Farmington,  Maine. 
$30  A  MONTH  and  hoard  to  experienced  man 
for  modem  stock  and'  grain  farm.  Write 
STORM  FARM.  Pe’-knsie,  Pa. 
WANTED  A  reliable  single  man  'for  general 
farm  work.  Good  home  and  wages.  Reference 
required.  G.  II.  MeKENZIE.  Litchfield.  Poop. 
WANT  FD —  I  lead  Gard’cner:  fifty  acres  truck  and 
fruit,  forty-live  dollars  mouth  and  mainte¬ 
nance.  SYRACUSE  STATE  INSTITUTION, 
Syracuse,  N.  Y. 
WANTED  -Young  limn  on  poultry  plant,  prefer¬ 
ably  some  experience;  good  home;  chance  for 
advancement.  OAKDALE  POULTRY  FARM, 
Westwood,  N.  J. 
EXPERIENCED  poultryinau,  now  employed,  as 
manager,  desires  elinnge.  capable,  honest  and 
good  worker ;  cxeellent  references.  BON  13(5(1, 
care  Rural  New-Yorker. 
TWO  HIGH  SCHOOL  ROYS,  seventeen,  well 
grown,  strong  and  willing,  want  farm  work 
for  summer.  GRANT  W I  LI.  YOUNG,  129  S. 
Irving  St..  Ridgewood,  N.  .1. 
WANTED  -Three  experienced  fanners  for  dairy 
and  harvest;  good  posit  ion.  good  wages,  for 
reliable  men.  Must  he  steady  and  sober. 
SHARON  FRUIT.  FARM,  Sharon  Springs,  N.  Y. 
MAN,  married,  one  child,  wants  steady  posi¬ 
tion  mi  gentleman's  place,  farming,  garden¬ 
ing,  Uain1v  with  tools.  Please  semi  particu¬ 
lars.  LORENS  CHRISTENSEN,  West  Nynck, 
N.  Y. 
.SITUATION  WANTED  as  manager  of  orchard 
or  estate  by  young  man  of  ability  and  ex¬ 
perience.  Cornell  graduate.  single.  Refer¬ 
ences  exchanged.  BOX  L37d,  care  Rural  New- 
Yorker. 
NYANTED  Herdsman  and  dairyman:  single,  for 
small  herd ;  must  lie  thoroughly  competent  and 
good  huftermaker  $45  and'  hoard  to  start. 
JAMES  A.  GOLDSMITH,  Supt.,  Brewsters’ 
Farms,  Oyster  Bay,  N,  Y. 
YOUNG  MARRIED  MAN  (American,  native  of 
L.  1. ),  wants  position  on  gentleman’s  place; 
understands  gardening,  trees,  poultry,  cows, 
horses,  also  tools  and  machinery:  no  intoxicants. 
BOX  1373,  care  Rural  New-Yorker. 
WANTED — Immediately,  single  or  married  man 
thoroughly  experienced  in  raising  all  kinds 
of  market  garden  truck:  also  single  man  on 
milk  wagon.  Good  wages  for  efficient  service. 
TIIEO.  A.  STANLEY,  New  Britain.  Conn. 
POCLTRYM  AN  WANTED— Practical  poultry  - 
man  wanted  ou  a  commercial  poultry  plant. 
Must  be  clean  in  Ills  methods  ami  know  Imvv  to 
treat  help  decently.  Most  understand  bis  busi¬ 
ness  from  A  to  Married  man  preferred. 
Apply  ROSEDALE  POULTRY  FARM,  N.  V. 
Office,  22  West  43rd  St. 
FIRS'I  CLASS  FARM  MANAGER  now  open  for 
position;  eminently  qualified'  iri  all  the  salient 
phases  of  modern  dairying  and  cure  of  purebred 
cattle  by  years  of  prneiienl  and  scientific  expe¬ 
rience.  If  in  need  of  an  astute,  qualified.  Inis! 
ness  manager  of  proven  ability  That  affords  sal 
ary  of  no  less  than  $1.8(10,  nod  wlm  can  man¬ 
age  a  consistent  farm  successfully.  I  would  in¬ 
vite  correspondence;  eminent  credentials  fur¬ 
nished.  BOX  1372,  care  Rural  New-Yorker. 
FOR  SALE  or  trade,  3  Fundee  Mammoth  lmt 
water  incubators.  FRANK  BLUM,  New 
Washington,  Ohio. 
FOR  SALE  ('heap.  SO- ton  Indiana  silo,  only 
used  2  years,  MOUNTAIN  BROOK  FARM. 
Mobegan  Lake,  X.  Y. 
FOB  SALE— New,  Deere  two-liorse  riding  culti¬ 
vator  and  manure  spreader,  cheap.  E.  1!. 
DUNN,  Southington,  Conn. 
FOR  SALE — Cheap,  full  seven  volumes  Fann¬ 
ers'  Cyclopedia,  brand  new.  5.000  pages,  hun¬ 
dreds  of  illustrations.  Write,  D.  YALE, 
Hurrah),  N.  Y. 
POWER  SPRAYER  at  a  bargain;  Doming  3  li. 
I’.,  tank  15U  gallons,  horse  drawn.  Cost  $2(53; 
will  soil  $135.  C.  II.  BAKER.  910  Longacre 
Bldg. .  N.  AN  C. 
FOR  SALE  -Very  cheap  if  taken  at  once.  5 
Prairie  Slate  Heaters  and  (1  Cypher's.  Cap¬ 
acity  100  chicks  earl).  In  1b  K.  condition. 
F.  M.  DAVIS,  Chase  Poultry  Farm,  UUJCinnatus, 
N.  Y. 
EPI  LATE  the  children  at  Princeton  University. 
Farm  containing  eighty  eight  acres  for  sab'; 
horses,  cows,  liens,  implements  and  crops,  all 
nl  sacrifice;  price  $8,500  for  all:  don’t  write 
unless  yon  mean  business.  Ad'dl'ess  OWNER, 
Box  1374,  care  Rural  New-Yorker. 
ADDRESS  MARBLE  HILL  FARM.  Cn  tliarpin. 
Va..  for  description  of  250  acres  at  $35;  large 
orchard  bearing. 
29  ACRE  FARM;  twenty  minutes  from  center  of 
progressing  town.  Write.  UUltDON  CHAR¬ 
TER,  Stafford  springs,  Conn. 
115  ACRES,  $3,700:  good  10  . . in  house,  plcnlv 
buildings,  good  land,  spring  watered.  $SnO 
d'own;  easy  terms,  all  tools  to  quick  buyer. 
ELEA  HOOVER,  Camden,  New  York;  It.  It.  3. 
FOR  SALE  li')  acre  dairy  farm.  2  miles  from 
village,  house,  henhouse,  icehouse,  milk  house, 
silo,  large  barn,  cenieul  doors,  lightning  rods, 
milking  machine,  producing  I!  milk.  22  head 
Holstein  cattle,  “8  registered,"  1  horses,  tools 
and  crops;  bargain  at  $5,000.  BOX  73.  Spencer. 
X.  Y. 
FARM  FOR  SALE  ol  <9  acres.  ii..,  acres  m  cul¬ 
tivation,  located  Three  miles  from  Pough¬ 
keepsie  on  flic  Slate  road  to  Manchester.  Farm 
is  now  planted,  good  crop  of  oil  is.  2iJ  acres  of 
potatoes,  good  sized  crop  of  corn,  and  will  prob¬ 
ably  harvest  35  to  tn  tons  of  hay.  The  house 
is  furnished  up  to  (lute,  contains  eleven  rooms 
and'  bath,  wash  room  and  pantry.  Heated  by 
Richard  X-  Bo.vnton  Inater.  plumbing  all  open 
and  exposed,  lighted  by  gas.  There  is  a  solid  con¬ 
crete  porch  80x24  feet,  facing  the  north,  south 
and  west.  It  is  approached  by  two  large  drive¬ 
ways  from  the  State  road.  There  are  also  four 
farm  buildings  all  in  perfect  condition.  F.  M. 
COUGHLAN,  172  Duane  St.,  New  York  City. 
'  *uc 
Three  Hundred  Million 
Bushel  Crop  in  1 9 1 5 
Farmers  pay  (or  their  land  with  one  year’s  crop 
and  prosperity  was  never  so  great. 
rEE 
Regarding  Western  Canada  as  a  grain  producer,  a  prom¬ 
inent  business  man  says :  “Canada’s  position  today  is 
sounder  than  ever.  There  is  more  wheat,  more  oats,  more 
grain  for  feed,  20'Jfc  more  cattle  than  last  year  and  more 
hogs.  The  war  market  in  Europe  needs  our  surplus.  As 
for  the  wheat  crop,  it  is  marvelous  and  a  monument  of 
strength  for  business  confidence  to  build  upon,  exceeding  the  most  optimistic  predictions.” 
Wheat  averaged  in  1915  over  25  bushels  per  acre 
Oats  averaged  in  1915  over  45  bushels  per  acre 
Barley  averaged  in  1915  over  40  bushels  pr.r  acre 
Prices  are  high,  markets  convenient,  excellent  land  low  in  price  cither  improved  or  other¬ 
wise,  ranging  from  $12  to  $3U  per  acre.  Free  homestead  lands  are  plentiful  and  not  far 
from  railway  lines  and  convenient  to  good  schools  and  churches.  The  climate  is  healthful. 
There  is  no  war  tax  on  land,  nor  is  there  any  conscription.  For  complete  information 
as  to  best  locations  for  Isettlement,  reduced  railroad  rates  and  descriptive  illustrated 
pamphlet,  address 
CANADIAN  GOVERNMENT  AGENT 
301  E.  Genesee  Street,  Syracuse.  N.  Y. 
NO  PASSPORTS  ARE  NECESSARY  TO  ENTER  CANADA. 
To  Advertise  Apples 
The  New  York  State  Department  of  Foods  and  Markets 
proposes  to  issue  a  catalogue  containing  all  the  commercial 
apple  orchards  of  the  State  of  New  York,  for  the  purpose  of 
advertising  the  variety  and  quality  of  apples  grown  in  differ¬ 
ent  sections,  in  order  to  attract  buyers  to  these  sections. 
The  Department  is  able  to  put  this  information  into  the 
hands  of  all  the  buyers  of  apples  both  domestic  and  foreign, 
and  will  consult  with  growers  as  the  (vest  means  to  making 
sales.  If  growers  approve  a  number  of  orchard  auctions  sales 
will  be  held  to  standardize  prices.  The  foreign  trade  will 
also  he  developed  for  the  benefit  of  growers  who  pack  and 
grade  apples  suited  to  the  foreign  market.  Co-operative  as¬ 
sociations  of  growers  with  central  packing  houses  are  espe¬ 
cially  in  position  to  profit  by  this  trade. 
In  making  report  of  crop,  estimate  as  near  the  actual  yield 
as  possible.  We  must  give  buyers  the  best  information  avail- 
aide:  and  when  sold  we  must  deliver  the  grade  and  quality 
specified.  As  the  work  develops,  we  want  to  be  able  to  sell 
brands  without  inspection.  The  best  buyers  will  appreciate 
this  service.  When  we  have  standardized  our  pack,  and 
completely  listed  our  offerings,  the  system  will  appeal  to 
buyers,  and  standardization  of  prices  will  he  easily  accom¬ 
plished  through  public  sales.  Confidence  of  buyers  is  an 
asset  to  growers;  to  secure  it  we  must  have  careful  grades 
and  standard  pack. 
The  Department  must  have  the  co-operation  of  growers  to 
catalogue  the  fruit.  Every  grower  should  be  included  and  you 
are  requested  to  send  us  this  information  in  regard  to  your 
orchards,  also  see  that  your  neighbor  does  likewise.  The 
more  complete  representation,  the  better  results  for  the  indi¬ 
viduals,  and  for  your  particular  section  and  the  whole  State. 
\  our  orchards  cannot  be  listed  in  this  catalogue  unless  you 
send  us  the  information. 
I  se  the  following  blank: 
r*.  o. 
Shipping  Station 
Baldwins 
breenings 
McIntosh 
Ben  Davis 
Other  Varieties 
Estimate . Bb 
Pears  (all  varieties)  “  . Bids 
Fill  in  the  above  blanks  and  mail  to  the 
Department  of  Foods  and  Markets.  204  Franklin  Street,  New  York 
