had left some reflections behind, nud I 
thought 1 might share my course by them 
si> that T could get hack home. 
1 may as well confess it, now as ever. 
1 was lost—almost within sight of home. 
I began to get uneasy, and plunged on 
as fast as i could go, now through a 
piece of woodland, aud again out across 
I .,n>no t 
GRAIN THRESHER. liny baler. drill, gas en¬ 
gine, binder and ether farm machinery; prac¬ 
tically new. JKSSK COLLINS. Part Washing¬ 
ton. L. I., N. Y. 
YELLOW Jersey. White Hyman, Red Porto Rico 
sweet poraroc-, bushel, $1.20; barrel, $2.50. 
COLIN MeNU'UL, Milford, Del. 
FOR EXCHANGE—Rest quality maple syrnp; 
grapes or cash taken. DEN. ROBINSON, 
Pawlet, Vt. 
PEANUTS—New crop, fancy hand-picked; 10 
lbs., $2.25: 20 lbs.. $4.25; postpaid, insured. 
MAPLE GROVE FARMS. Franklin, Va. 
FOR SALE—Chestnut posts, cut to suit your 
want*; prices tight; write, stating your needs. 
5! ERF ASS FARM DansviUe. N. Y. 
WANTED—To Imy 3fto-«-gg Cyphers or similar 
liot-air Incubators, also large pipe brooder. 
FAIR VIEW POULTRY FARM. Theresa, N. Y. 
Tht RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
Farms—575 acres, in Halifax Co.. South- 
side, Va. Unless sold otherwise, will soon 
be sold at unction. It will be offered in 
small tracts and thru as a whole, or in three 
farms as now divided, bnt all lying in one 
imily. Three live towns within six miles: 
village one mile, with <I«qa,t, school, church, 
two stores, etc. All buildings and improve¬ 
ments are tit ting with tin* size of farm. 
About half of land is rich river bottom, 
bringing two to three tons of hoy per acre 
and other erops in proportion. Uplands 
gently rolling; has some of the tinest timber 
in the country. Fine residence, built in 
1906, located on hill, shaded with giant 
oaks, overlooking 1,000 acres bottom land. 
Bannister River, railroad and bridge, Wolf- 
Trap Village and 15 to 20 miles in distance. 
A beautiful place for a wealthy family to 
spend part or all of their time and have a 
good Income. For more particulars and date 
of sale write to 
OAKLAWN FARMS 
Halifax, Virginia 
HONEY — Pure extracted, postpaid, first three 
zones; clover. 5 lbs.. $1.25: 10 lbs., $2.15; 
buckwheat, 5 lbs., $1; 10 lbs.. $1.90; special 
prices mi quantity tots. WALNUT ORCHARD 
FARM, Itluica. N. Y. 
Live Stock and Dairy 
a.vs Frying n> iui ijukhuk* 
hey I'iiu i afford to pay n good price for 
purebred heifer calf, even though they 
now the food for one will not cost any 
lore and the cow will he worth more 
loney. They eauno' afford to grain 
heir young stock or their dry cows; 
hen they uouder why they don't make 
lore money. 
They cannot afford to give their boys 
it occasional holiday, or take one them- 
elves: then they wonder why their hoys 
ave home. I really think what they 
ick is vision. They cannot see ahead 
ir enough to see the consequences of 
heir withholding, Solomon says “there 
: a withholding that scattereth." I don’t 
plieve in pinehpenny farming; it is bei¬ 
n' to farm oO acres, keeping the land 
nd stork right up to their best achieve- 
ient. than it is to farm 300 acres on 
ie go-saving policy. 
To return to t ho sheep question, after 
ie iambs are weaned and the owes are 
ry. turn the ewes on good pasture and 
rain them a few weeks before turning 
it* ram with them. During the Winter 
ive rhem part clover lmy for roughage, 
rain every day, and either roots or enh- 
nge three times a week; sail once a 
eek. Let them run out every day that 
is not too stormy. Look out for them at 
limbing time, and you will decide that 
trie is money in sheep ; that is if prices 
re what they should he aud I think 
ley are going to he better. 
A HIIX FARMERETTE. 
Farm Paths and By-paths 
Old Dinah knew that a crisis was 
uning in her life and she disappeared 
oin the herd. Stie seemed to be as calm 
s ever when she started out with the 
ther cows to go to the pasture in the 
lorning. In tliis respect she deceived 
$, for we intend to keep our cows in 
ie box stall when occasions of this kind 
une; hut this time she got the start of 
s, so we let her go with the rest. 
Hut she was missing when the herd 
line down at night to be milked. We 
unfed the pasture over and went into 
clump of woods Unit grew at one side 
it lilt ir » ltd l lllfe. 
What would the 
Might they not be 
“Woodcrest” Estate For Sale 
RIFTON, N. Y. 
340 acres ill. ICiftou, 3 miles froul Reseutlale 
station, on WallkiU Valley R. It.. 8 miles from 
Kingston, adjacent tn Wallkill River, overlook¬ 
ing Slinwnngimk and t'litskili Mountains. Front- 
age yn ihe New Fait*-Kingston State read. 
• Womb-rest" was widely known as a breeder's 
farm for Holstein rattle. Since Tbe death of 
Mr. Diniirk, the late owner, the farm lias been 
kept in a good state of cultivation. There are 
it large barns for cuttle horses and other stock. 
Farmer's cottage, containing 7 moms, hath and 
steam heat, also ft tenant houses. Garage for 
several antoioohiteg with servants' quarters, 2 
icehouses, 3 jKOilfry houses, greenhouse. 
A never-•failing spring supplies a reservoir 
with excellent water for residence and farm. 
The Colonial residence, built by hire owner, 
has 12 rooms, finished in quartered oak, par- 
i|Uct floors. 3 baths, electric light, -ream heat, 
wide porches, servants' annex. Residence is 
located on a hi)i, surrounded b.v -pncinus lawns, 
gardens, orchards with alonolnn.»> of fruit trees. 
Offered for sale at $1511.00(1.00 in connection 
with settlement of estate. Inspection invited. 
Send for photos. 
For further particulars apply to DIMICK 
ESTATE, 258 Rroadway. New fork City. 
Direct from the World’s Shoe Center 
l* tX /) A Ladies’ soil Black kid- 
' dt.\) (/ Oxfords. Flexible- 
Durable heels. 
No. 1072 “■ Salislaction Guaranteed. 
• II I o C MIS 
folks nt homo think? 
starting out in search 
to an opening in the 
woods from which I ouiM look down into 
the valley. How strange things looked! 
Ir seemed to me I recognized the highway 
and some of the houses, but they seemed 
to he the other way from wlmr they 
really were—a mile or two n trth of home, 
when (hey should be that distance south 
of ihe home farm. 
I made up my mind I would make the 
venture of going straight down from the 
woods to the highway; and after much 
uncertainty and misgiving I reached the 
farmhouse of a neighbor, more than a 
mile from where 1 had started. I was 
glad to be there, though, for I had very 
nearly used up my strength. Tn all my 
life I never was so completely turned 
around as I was that night 
Tbe next day my son and I took up 
the trail together which I had Iasi the 
night before, and in the very heart of 
the woods we found Dinah with her little 
one. And this is the truth I gained from 
that experience: It is not wise to set 
out on a hum of that kind alone, espe¬ 
cially when darkness is coming on and a 
man is past 70. e. l. v. 
Vaccinating Poultry 
Is there any benefit in vaccinating poul¬ 
try for colds, roup, etc.? What is best 
to put in lime to disinfect poultry-houses? 
Maryland. w.«. 
Hotli favorable and unfavorable reports 
have been made as to the results of vacci¬ 
nating fowls against roup and chicken- 
pox, and there does not seem to he any 
unanimity of opinion as to the efficacy of 
the procedure. The Federal Department 
of Agriculture does not recommend it, be¬ 
lieving that its value has not been demon¬ 
strated. 
If desired, crude carbolic acid may be 
added to lime whitewash, but since freshly 
made lime whitewash, preferably applied 
while hot, has a very considerable disin¬ 
fectant power in itself, then is little need 
of adding anything to ii. M. b. n. 
FROM FACTORY TO FOOT «KCv 
| !¥k ■ 1 ■ -* A A 32-Paue illustrated Bargain Book 
r* 1% ■"* i ■ * . i of shoes and other merchandise. 
* • Sent Free on request. Write Now! 
QUICKSTEP SHOE COMPANY, Dept- 1, BOSTON 
You Prepare for Other Needs in the 
Winter—Why Not for SICKNESS? 
This ETHICUS Kit 
contains REMEDIES ;<nd DIREC¬ 
TIONS with the highest Medical 
Endorsement, for Indigestion. 
Headache. Rheumatic and Other 
Pams. Constipation. Nausea, Fever, 
Colds, and Neuralgia. /\/\ 
Special, now. for introduction. Sent V/ IIII 
C, O. D.. if desired. Free Booklet. 
ETHICUS PROMPT TREATMENT KIT. Inc. 
Dept. F 1819 Broadway. New York City 
A CHRISTIAN, cultured couple, living in nne 
of the s-ijtmrli- of Philadelphia, would llkp to 
share Their home for The WinTer. or longer, with 
a lady not ..rer 50; references exchanged. For 
partieulaza address Box 105, Devon, Pa. 
FORTY TONS of extra good cattle beets. 
DEAN M. BARBER, Skancateles, N. Y. 
HONEY — Pure extracted, 60-lb. enn at our 
Station. elover-llflsswood. 87.80: buckwheat, 
$tl.3o; to lbs., $5,60 and $ 4 . 80 ; 10 lbs., delivered 
within 3d postal zone. $2,05 and $1.80. RAY 
0. WILCOX, Odessa, N. Y. 
SUNNY BROOK FARM pure pork aa usage. 
made from ..mr own pigs on our own farm; 
3 Ills, for $1. postpaid anywhere; black wal¬ 
nuts. 10 lbs f,,r 81: shellbark hickorynuts, 5 
lb-. f,, r si, postpaid. St XNY BROOK FARM. 
Winterton. Sullivan Co., X. Y. 
PURE HoNEY— F’it i.--i quality: prices right: 
delivered anywhere; -atisfaetion guaranteed; 
Circular free. FRANK PHILLIPS, Altoona. Pa. 
HONEY—Pure Genesee Valley extracted elover 
honey, in new 60-lb. cans, two cans to the 
case. $l*'..SO ;j,,r . ase. f. u . b. Geneseo. J, W. 
COOPER. Box 715 Geneseo, X. Y. 
WANTED—Hall Mammoth incubators; full par- 
tieuliirs fir>r letter. ADVERTISER 205(1. care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
RoX APPI-F s—Direct from orchard to con¬ 
sumer; Fall aud Winter varieties, including 
Hendrick s weets mow ready), best of all for 
baking; $1.50 per box; write your wants. F. C. 
biggs Trwuansburg. N. Y. 
FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER —One dollar 
brings yon six little jars jam in prettv 
•gift Im.t. HICKORY HILL .TAM KITCHEN, 
Essex. N. Y. 
WANTED—Fan or blower using abont 6-inch 
pipes. CHARLES LAME, Fort Plain. N. Y. 
THE I XTTST7AL Christmas gift is most appre¬ 
ciated: Aunt Hannah's genuine Adirondack 
balsam pillows make delightful gifts; 3-lb. pil¬ 
low. $1.25, postpaid; ■ heck or equivalent with 
order. HANNAH PAYNE. Paquette Lake. 
wap w ^ 
FACTORY 
" Portable Saw Rig, complete with new¬ 
est improved engine, saw frame, belt,— 
and saw, on steel wheel truck—shipped 
on trial; cash or easy payments; money 
back if not satisfactory. 
DONT BUY ANY WOOD SAWING 
MACHINERY UNTIL YOU SEE OUR 
NEW LOW FACTORY PRICES. 
New free catalog shows over TV; styles; a style 
forevery use; prices $9.80 up. Write/"* *! today. 
Hertxler AZook Co., Box 22 Belleville, Pa. 
Cider ApplesWanted Carload lots. 
H. ECKERT 1 MEISON. M.plt •>■.. P.tk.kilt, N.t. Pham I0IF1 
p! J A nnloc " untod in .-:.i loa*l lots ei less by 
Liner APPUo JahnF.WIlUio Pvrkatll. ». V. 
Tkijephuxk Prkkskii.i. 21—Psktv F—4 
Cider Apples Wanted.sTEPHER RET'^Urso'vor-rik.ooo.. 
Subscribers' Exchange 
Other Advertisements of Subscribers* 
Exchange will be found on page 1383. 
SURE POP old white rice corn: 25 lbs., pre¬ 
paid 3d zone $2.40. W. UAl.BERT. Oxford. 
N. Y. 
HONEY—Pure extracted; etreular free. ROS 
COE F. WIXSON, Dept. G. Dundee, N. Y. 
HONEY—in lb-, finest white. $2 in 3il zone; 
$2.20 in 4th zone: buekwhe„i 20c less; lui-lb. 
cans, white, $7.8o, f. h. her-; lm«-kwhent. 
Sti, F. W. LESSER. Fayetteville. N. Y. 
HONEY—Liglit extracted. Autumn flower honey; 
nolle finer; 5-lb. pail. $1.25; 10 IDs.. $2.15; 
delivered third postal zone. 11. 1L LYON, 
Ctauftird. N. J. 
SANDT SKI i leetri washer, equipped with ad¬ 
justable wringer, tut stand. 32 or 1 Pi volt 
motor; all new; $75; vst $130; Hotpnlnt 32- 
volt flatiron, new, $5. R. R. COSBY, Route 3. 
Richmond, Va. 
FOR SALE—Kieffer pears, hand picked, $1.25 
per bushel. EMII- KLEIN, East Moriclies. 
L. I.. X. Y. 
FOR SALE—Pure maple syrup. $2.00 gallon. 
LOREN s. -WESTCOTT. Erieville, N. Y. 
WANTED—luoubators, coal brooders, 300 S C, 
W. Leghorn tireeders. W. I>. SWAllTZKL. 
132 Coukman Avenue, (Veau Grove, N. .T. 
WANTED—Man r’s green bone cutter, second¬ 
hand powet macliiuc. GEORGE CASE, 
Nil lbds,.ii. Pa. 
Y ANTED—250 or more hotbed sasb; good con¬ 
dition; '■t.'ite lowest price- M. COLL A. Nine- 
land, N. J. 
FOR SALE—1(H) Norwich Automatic Feeders 
aud Exercisers, as good as new. THOMAS 
W. MOORE, Central t illage. Conn. 
FOR SALE—one hundred 43-quart hampers. 
new, «iik .overs 20 rents each. CLAYTON 
HUM Ark port. N. Y. 
N\ ANTED—Two barrels Winter apples. FRANK¬ 
LIN 11. JOHNSON. Lakewvw.d, x. J. 
A Woman on Sheep Farming 
A few yours ago I bought a small flock 
of sheep, hoping to he able to convince 
my husband llOW much less work they 
made than cows, but he never liked them. 
I think one reason is, if lie kept sheep 
instead of cows he would not have an 
excuse to get up at half-past four every 
morning, lie says the reason is that the 
place is not. fenced for sheep, and he can¬ 
not afford all woven-wire fences. That 
is just the trouble with the sheep indus¬ 
try iu New York State. In the old days 
when rail fences were the rule they 
could easily be made tight enough so ihe 
sheep and lambs could not get through. 
Xow that barb-wire fences are tbe rule, 
sheep cannot he kept without going to a 
lot of expense to fix your neighbor’s 
fences as well as your own. If our legis¬ 
lators would stop worrying about tbe dog 
question and pass a law compelling all 
farmers to have good fences, they would 
lie doing some good in the world. 
Tf every farmer with poor pastures 
could keep .70 to 1.00 sheep his pastures 
would soon improve. They sleep on the 
poor dry knolls, thereby putting fertilizer 
where it is most needed. If I had it poor 
pasture I hat I wanted to build up 1 
would apply lime and acid phosphate, as 
much as I could afford. I would fix the 
fences and pasture a few sheep, my own 
or someone’s else. I think if one does not. 
keep too many they make ft pasture 
enough better to pay for what they eat. 
Mvery Spring I would sow a little 
Dutch White clover and perennial Sweet 
clover, ruder this treatment I believe 
a pasture would do much better in dry 
of the field, where the cows were in the 
habit of hiding away from the Hie-;; still, 
no sign of the missing Dinah. Why is 
it, I wonder, that cows at such u time 
should In* determined to get just as far 
away from every other living creature as 
they possibly can? Mott folks, when they 
are in I rouble, like to feel that some 
friend is near. Tf must, he that with 
cows they arc following an instinct, horn 
out of unpleasant experience of some 
kind when they seek the most secluded 
place possible for the bearing of their 
offspring. 
The next day I limited again for the 
lost cow. 1 found a place where it 
looked as if some creature had got 
through the fence into a big piece of 
woods adjoining the pasture. I thought 
I could track her if she had gone through 
the gap. aud I set out alone on m.v er¬ 
rand. It was getting toward night, how¬ 
ever. and I soon lost all trace of the 
footprints. All I could do was to follow 
the general direction Dinah seemed to 
have taken. 
I went on till I came out into a little 
clearing, and thinking she might he 
somewhere in that, 1 explored it thor¬ 
oughly by the fast fading daylight; but 
here again I was disappointed. I had 
lost all trace of the cow; what was more, 
l had become confused in my wandering 
nbout and was so much so char I was 
not sure which way home was. -Vt first 
I laughed to myself, to think that I. who 
had been living in this neighborhood for 
so many years, should get out of the way 
like this. T stopped and looked about 
me. The sunlight had faded out, but it 
mm 
Rural New York 
j ELMER O.FIPPIN 
Edited by 
L. H. BAILEY 
'T'HIS book is 
^ a study of 
the Soils, Agri- 
I culture, Animal 
Husbandry and 
other resources 
of New York 
State and its 
I manufactures as 
they pertain to 
agriculture; 380 pages, many illus¬ 
trations and charts. A valuable book 
for reference. Price, $2.50. 
FOR SALE BY 
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