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C/je  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
We  had  very  favorable  weather  for 
doing  Fall  work  during  November.  We 
are  in  need  of  heavy  rains  before  Winter 
sets  in.  The  swamps  and  creeks  are  dry, 
and  many  wells  have  also  gone  dry. 
There  has  been  no  heavy  rainfall  this 
season.  Many  are  engaged  in  thrashing 
beans,  which  are  a  poor  crop,  and  in 
shredding  corn,  which  is  also  a  light  crop. 
Much  hay  is  being  baled,  much  of  it  in 
stacks.  There  is  a  large  amount  of  Fall 
plowing  being  done.  Wheat  will  go  into 
Winter  very  small.  Live  stock  of  all 
kinds  high.  Stockers.  $7  to  $7.25  per 
cwt. ;  iambs,  lie;  poi  it  St^e ;  chickens 
12c;  ducks  15c.  Wheat  $1.75;  oats  60c; 
corn  00c ;  potatoes  $1.75 ;  hay,  Timothy, 
$11 ;  Alfalfa  $10 ;  clover  mixed  $0,  baled. 
Canandaigua,  N.  Y.  E.  T.  B. 
In  this  county  corn  is  S5e  retail ;  corn- 
meal,  $40  per  ton;  bran  $34;  middlings 
$39 ;  hay  $8  to  $12  and  plentiful ;  wheat 
$1.88;  rye  $1.25 ;  potatoes  $1.50,  hogs, 
$9.50  per  cwt. ;  beef  cattle,  $5.25  to  $6.30 
per  cwt.  Fresh  cow,  $25  to  $75;  eiglit- 
weeks-old  pigs,  $2.50  to  $3  each,  and  in 
poor  demand.  Eggs,  41c;  butter  fat  33c 
per  lb. ;  turkeys  22 % c  per  lb.  Hired 
bands  get  from  $23  to  $30  per  month  and 
are  very  scarce.  Corn  half  crop,  wheat 
and  rye  one-lialf  crop.  Ilay  crop  was 
normal ;  potatoes  one-fourth  crop. 
Franklin,  Ind.  E.  W.  Q. 
Prices  on  small  lots  of  feed  run  about 
as  follows:  Skin  bran,  $1.60  per  100 
lbs.;  mill  run  bran,  $1.70;  shorts,  $1.90 
to  $2;  corn  chop.  $2.15  to  $2.25;  cotton¬ 
seed  meal,  $2.40  to  $2.50.  Flour  sells  for 
$4.40  to  $4.70  and  corn  meal,  $2.60; 
hay,  baled,  $10  to  $12  per  ton ;  corn,  $1 
to  $1.10  per  bu. ;  wheat,  $1.60;  bats,  6Qe; 
butter.  25  to  40c  per  lb. ;  eggs.  36  to  38c 
per  doz. ;  butterfat,  SSc  at  station  and 
42c  per  lb.  f.  o.  b.  creamery  at  Spring- 
field ;  potatoes.  $1.60  per  bu. ;  sweet  pota¬ 
toes,  $2  and  turnips,  $1.  \v.  j.  K. 
Marshfield,  Mo. 
Crops  and  Farm  Notes 
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N.  J.  State  Horticultural  Society  Meets  Bender ;  potatoes 
tomatoes  grown 
The  annual  W  inter  meeting  of  the  an(|  spinach  grov 
New  Jersey  State  Horticultural  Society  The  attendance 
«•  k!o  Bull:”e,.on  0,1  D'C'  13  \vere  mMedVS 
and  14.  The  gathering  was  most  sue-  0gjcers  were  r„ 
cessful  in  points  of  attendance,  subjects  Fleming  Starger, 
discussed  and  for  the  generous  hospital-  u  A\  illard  Mini 
ity  of  the  ancient  town  on  the  Delawn.-  5eC«Sp7itoscIai 
River.  - 
The  morning  session,  Dec.  12,  was  Farmi 
given  over  to  routine  business  and  re¬ 
ports  of  committees,  while  the  formal  Many  of  us  ar 
program  opened  in  the  afternoon  with  a  Alaska  from  |{ 
very  fine  historical  sketch  by  Prof.  M.  speeches  made  ag 
A.  Blake  about  the  horticultural  aetivi-  remarkable  in  th 
ties  of  the  State,  before  the  organization  being  done.  Sev 
of  the  present  State  society  42  years  ago.  to  Alaska  as  a  ca 
It  showed  that  at  least  four  of  our  best  frozen  soil,  and  t 
varieties  of  apples  had  originated  close  ity  in  Congress 
to  Burlington,  and  that  this  old  town  the  purchase.  T 
had  produced  a  Air.  Win.  Cosre,  the  fore-  biiities  whatever 
most  horticulturist  of  the  early  nine-  the  Northern  con 
teenth  century.  In  those  days  the  peach  Experiment  Slat 
borer  was  much  discussed,  and  cider-  what  has  been  do 
making  was  t.he  principal  purpose  rf  ap-  up  in  that  conn 
pic  growing.  Two  hundred  thousand  bar-  large  areas  in  t 
rels  were  made  in  Essex  Co.,  N.  J.,  in  adapted  for  gene 
1814.  raising.  Quite  a 
R.  IV.  DeP.aun  gave  a  report,  of  his  berries  have  b. 
trip  to  the  convention  of  the  American  plants  Seem  to  c 
Vegetable  Growers’  Association,  held  at  best  cultivated  so 
Chicago,  as  delegate  of  the  society.  He  ness  of  a  native  : 
showed  how  vegetable  varieties  are  be-  ought  to  be  sent, 
ing  developed  which  have  a  strong  re-  And  think  of  an 
sistancc  to  blights  and  diseases,  so  that  in  Alaska!  We 
some  crops,  such  as  cabbage,  are  being  crab  which  blooi 
grown  on  infested  soil  where  the  crop  75  miles  south  of 
would  otherwise  bo  a  failure,  Mr.  l>o  a.  bonanza  seeds 
Bntm  then  gave  an  illustrated  talk  of  be  to  one  of  oui 
his  recent  trip  through  the  famous  mar-  about  fruit  witi 
ket  gardening  section  around  the  Great  back.  Select,  str 
Lakes,  and  showed  especially  the  im-  and  rye  are  being 
mensC  greenhouse  ranges  with  one  long  try  and  experimn 
house  against  another  with  no  partition  Alfalfa.  There  i: 
between. 
J.  R.  Deacon  told  bow  horseradish  was 
grown  very  profitably  on  Duck  Island 
in  the  Delaware  River,  just  below  Tren¬ 
ton.  The  main  root  is  dug  up  each  year 
for  market,  while  the  side  roots  are  left 
in  the  soil  to  develop  for  the  next  year’s 
crop.  In  the  evening  Airs.  Rose  Mor¬ 
gan  inspired  her  audience  to  encourage 
the  singing  of  the  good  old  songs  in 
their  homes. 
Wednesday  morning  sessiou  was  de¬ 
voted  to  n  discussion  ou  tomatoes.  H. 
F,  Hall  emphasized  the  need  of  the 
standardization  of  vegetable  varieties, 
while  I)r.  Mel.  T.  Cook  explained  that 
there  were  two  classes  of  disease,  one 
which  lives  inside  the  stems  of  the 
plants  against,  which  spraying  is  of  no 
avail,  while  the  other  class  of  diseases 
includes  the  blights  which  may  be  con¬ 
trolled  with  Bordeaux  spraying. 
Walter  L.  Minch  of  Bridgeton  gave 
a  most  interesting  talk  on  the  results  he 
obtained  with  liis  potash  fertilizer  tests 
with  potatoes.  These  indicated  that,  the 
yield  of  potatoes  was  increased  ns  the 
percentage  of  potash  in  the  fertilizer 
was  increased,  but  the  value  of  the  pot¬ 
ash  at  the  present  prices  made,  the  small¬ 
er  applications  about  equally  profitable. 
Wednesday  afternoon  session  brought  out 
the  wonderful  work  in  blueberry  cul¬ 
ture  and  breeding,  which  is  being  car¬ 
ried  on  at  White’s  Bugs  by  Miss  Eliza¬ 
beth  C.  White  in  cooperation  with  the 
U.  S.  Department  of  Agriculture.  Blue¬ 
berries  of  luscious  quality  are  being  de¬ 
veloped  three-quarters  of  an  inch  in 
diameter.  Prof.  Blake  followed  with  an 
illustrated  lecture  showing  that  each  of 
the  different  sizes  of  poaches  should 
have  their  proper  spacing  in  the  Georgia 
carriers  to  insure  a  solid  package  with 
the  desired  bulge.  Francis  was  recom¬ 
mended  as  the  best  yellow  peach  to  ripen 
after  Elberta. 
A  lecture  on  the  economic  value  of 
birds  by  J.  F.  Street,  Beverly.  N.  J., 
showed  that  quail,  meadow  lark,  owls, 
most  of  the  hawks,  robins,  etc.,  were  es¬ 
pecially  necessary  in  destroying  cut¬ 
worms,  grubs,  mice  and  all  manner  of 
destructive  insects. 
On  Thursday  rnorniug  Air.  D’.  Hen* 
nigei,  Richfield,  N.  J.,  gave  a  very  in¬ 
teresting  talk  on  growing  vegetables  in 
cold  frames  under  glass  in  the  inten¬ 
sive  market  gardening  section  between 
Newark  and  I’aterson.  Lettuce,  tscar- 
ole,  parsley,  carrots,  radishes,  cauliflow¬ 
er,  etc.,  are  the  most  profitable  crops. 
Dr.  Headlee  emphasized  the  value  of 
applying  sprays  to  apple  trees  just  os  the 
leaf  buds  swell  up  and  show  the  green 
tips  hut  before  they  burst  open.  Air. 
I).  Guld  Miller,  of  West  Virginia  said 
that  the  apple  growers  of  the  East  were 
rapidly  surpassing  those  of  the  West,  be¬ 
cause  we  can  produce  just  as  beauti¬ 
ful  fruit  with  better  flavor  when  we  de¬ 
vote  attention  to  our  orchards.  Mr. 
Miller  said  that  his  brother  had  cleared 
$100,000  on  his  apple  crop  this  year.  . 
The  display  of  fruit  was  very  large  the  wet  Spring, 
and  fine,  with  Air.  John  II.  Barclay,  the  crop,  and  will 
apple  king,  taking  highest  honors.  The  Ppr  ton  in  barn 
vegetable  exhibits  were  far  more  exten-  for  sale.  Buc 
sive  than  in  any  other  year.  J.  W.  De  for  $2.50  per 
Bann  &  Son  won  highest  honors  in  the  raised  here, 
competition  with  their  most  excellent  dealers  are  pa; 
horseradish,  turnips,  cabbage,  squash,  46c;  butter  4( 
cauliflower,  carrots,  etc.  The  following  12c.  Apples,  } 
received  special  attention:  Sweet  pota-  $60  to  $100;  cl 
toes  grown  by  Elmer  G.  Stevenson ;  green  dressed,  brough 
crops  from  cold  frames  by  Ilcnniger  &  Lawton,  Pa. 
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go  to  work  at  thin  ftsjnagtabty  low  price.  Out*  c»U.-'g  which  U  freo 
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R.  CONSOLIDATED  GAS  ENGINE  CO.,  20?  Pallet  Strtct.  New  Tank  City 
H  should  send  me  a  trial  shipment  of  all 
IL  l°f  RAW  FURS 
a,  I  do  not.  pay  lushest  price  for 
tjSfr  one  skin,  but  highest  avur- 
Jji'  ages.  Am  nineteen  years  In 
AjfiP  the  Raw  Fur  business,  and 
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one  has.  Write  for  price-list. 
CHARLES  A.  KAUNE 
Trad®  Mark  284  Bridge  St.,  Montgomery,  N.Y. 
We  will  pay  $25.00  to  the  person  who  sends  us  a 
photograph  of  the  living  farmer  who  has  used  E.  Frank 
Coe  fertilizers  continuously  for  the  longest  time.  January 
1st,  1917,  is  our  sixtieth  birthday  and  marks  the  com¬ 
pletion  of  sixty  years  of  continuous  service  to  the  farmer. 
We  have  thousands  of  satisfied  customers  who  have 
used  our  fertilizers  for  more  than  a  generation.  Unfor¬ 
tunately,  our  records  cover  only  those  parties  who  buy 
direct  from  this  office  and  we  have  no  complete  list  of 
our  customers  who  buy  through  our  local  agents.  For 
this  reason  we  will  pay  $25.00  for  the  photograph  of  the 
oldest  user  of  E.  Frank  Coe  fertilizers. 
We  need  your  help  in  locating  this  party  and  will  be 
glad  to  send  you  full  information  relative  to  this  contest 
if  you  will  write  today.  Perhaps  one  of  your  neighbors 
is  the  man  for  whom  we  are  looking  and  the  $25.00 
may  belong  to  you.  In  case  of  a  tie  each  contestant 
will  receive  full  reward. 
Doc.  13.  This  is  a  dairy  county. 
Those  shipping  milk  from  the  Cuyler 
station  expect  $2.15  per  cwt.  for  three 
per  cent,  milk  with  an  additional  three 
cents  for  each  tenth  above  three  per 
cent.,  for  November  and  December  milk, 
but  I  am  told  they  received  $2.05  per 
cwt.  for  October  milk,  with  nothing  ad¬ 
ditional  for  the  high-testing  milk.  Veals 
sell  for  11c  a  pound  live  weight.  Nice¬ 
ly  marked  day-old  heifer  calves  are 
worth  $5;  male  calves  for  fattening  from 
$2.50  to  $4.  Young  Holstein  cows, 
fresh,  or  to  freshen  soon,  from  $85  to 
$100.  Aside  from  dairy  products,  poul¬ 
try  and  eggs,  potatoes  aud  cabbage  are 
the  principal  sale  crops ;  some  hay  is 
shipped.  Cabbage  $55;  high  mark  ( ru¬ 
mored  )  $60.  Potatoes,  bu.,  $1.40;  have 
been  $1.60.  Pork,  per  side,  $12  per 
cwt.;  has  been  $13.  Beef  $9  per  cwt 
Live  fowls  13c  per  lb.,  have  been  ISc. 
Eggs  44c,  have  been  52e.  Apples,  picked 
fruit  at  picking  time,  SOc  per  100  lbs.; 
cider  apples  80c.  Buckwheat  $2.60  per 
cwt. ;  oats  62c  for  32  lbs.  Butter,  of 
which  very  little  is  made,  has  been  sold 
to  the  farmers  who  ship  milk,  for  42c 
a  lb.  Turnips  to  customers  3c  per  lb. 
No  corn  raised  for  sale.  Western  corn, 
which  we  buy  for  hens,  has  been  high  as 
$2.35  per  cwt.  Old  corn  at  present  is 
$2.20  and  new  corn  $2.  Wheat  has  been 
$3.25,  at  present  $3.  People  are  selling 
tho  hens  they  had  intended  to  keep  for 
layers.  I  think  the  boycott  on  eggs  will 
force  the  price  to  the  farmer  down,  so 
he  will  sell  his  hens  instead  of  paying 
the  high  grain  prices,  aud  next  year 
there  will  be  an  egg  famine.  Fewer 
chicks  raised  hereabouts  than  ever  be¬ 
fore;  rainy  weather  in  .Tune  and  an  ex¬ 
traordinary  plague  of  rats,  minks,  wea¬ 
sels,  skunks,  etc.  B.  M.  B. 
Cortland  Co.,  N.  Y. 
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continuously  for  60  years  because  we  have  delivered  fertilizers  of  a 
superior  quality  and  have  co-ope  ated  with  the  farmers  to  assist  them 
in  increasing  their  crops  and  their  profits.  Insure  your  profits  for 
1917  by  furnishing  your  crops  with  an  abundant  supply  of  effective 
plant  food  in  quickly  available  forms.  The  E.  Frank  Coe  brands  are 
standard  plant  foods  of  high  availability  and  will  help  you  make 
your  farming  ope/ations  more  profitable.  Perhaps  you  have  soil 
problems  which  are  peculiar  to  your  locality;  if  so,  let  our  Agricul¬ 
tural  Bureau  help  you  solve  them.  Their  assistance  will  place  you 
under  no  obligation  to  us.  Write  them  fully  of  your  problems. 
The  Coe-Mortimer  Company 
Subsidiary  of  The  American  Agricultural  Chemical  Co. 
1  Chambers  Streeet  New  York  City 
To  assist  our  farmer  friends  in  increasing  their  crops  and  their 
profits,  we  have  issued  a  series  of  helpful  books  written  by  practical 
farmers.  If  you  will  check  the  book  which  you  want  and  return  this 
coupon  promptly  we  will  mail  it  free  of  charge. 
Crop  Book  Department,  The  Coe-Mortimer  Company,  New  York,  N.Y. 
PIease“send  me  the  Book  checked  below  : 
I  I  Corn,  the  Foundation  of  Profitable  Farming  Q  The  Neglected  Hay  Crop 
I  I  Potatoes,  a  Money  Crop  O  Oat  Production 
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