1903 
239 
MARKET GARDENERS COMBINE. 
The Cleveland Market Gardeners’ and 
Producers’ Association, organized February 
7, 1903, admits Into membership all farm¬ 
ers, market gardeners, seedsmen, land¬ 
scape gardeners, manufacturers of and 
dealers in wares and supplies for agri¬ 
cultural use. The object as expressed by 
tlie Constitution is to advance the inter¬ 
ests of its members, but the real object 
that primarily brought the organization 
into existence is the careless and indiffer¬ 
ent manner in which the city of Cleveland 
treats the above as regards their market 
facilities. At present each farmer and 
gardener is required to pay a small amount 
annually for the privilege of backing up 
to the curb with his produce and using 
the space of seven feet in width. Here, 
where both he and his goods are exposed 
to frost and snow, rain and sunshine, wind 
and dust, he is supposed to wait for 
grocers, hucksters and middlemen to come 
and purchase. 
The people of Cleveland are not aware 
of the manner in which they are treating 
that which is of the utmost importance to 
any city, namely, its market. Consequently 
our plans of activity for the present will 
be along the line of education and agita¬ 
tion, both among our people and the peo¬ 
ple of Cleveland, with the hope that some¬ 
thing will be done to provide a place of 
shelter. Hundreds of dollars are annually 
transferred from the market fund to other 
purposes, which should be spent for us. 
Better police protection during market 
hours is also desired. By cooperation with 
the Grocers’ Union we expect to be able to 
present our claims in a very forceful and 
convincing manner. 
Whatever will tend to improve and ad¬ 
vance the interests of the farmers and 
gardeners of northern Ohio will be under¬ 
taken in a business-like way. Above all, 
we hope to remove all feeling of jealousy 
and envy among our class, so that we 
may truly be a united people. It has 
often been said that we could never get 
our people to organize because of jealousy. 
We hope to be able in a few weeks to 
prove that statement to be utterly false, 
if this effort is a success we hope before 
long to make an effort to have such or¬ 
ganizations formed all over the country, 
where there are markets of any great size, 
these organizations in turn to be under one 
general organization, national in character. 
The benefits to be derived from such an 
organization would be marvelous. Market 
conditions in the various large cities could 
be compared by specially appointed agents, 
for the convenience of shippers, so also 
with regard to many other things which 
might be mentioned, in which we are all 
mutually interested, if any of your read¬ 
ers in various parts of the country are in¬ 
terested in the movement of their industry 
(the noblest and most important of all in¬ 
dustries), we should be pleased to hear 
from them. simeon b. Chester, Pres. 
Brooklyn, Ohio._ 
BEE-KEEPERS MEET. 
'I’lie annual meeting of the Cayuga 
County Bee-keepers’ Association was held 
in Auburn on March 7, and those present 
listened to a practical address from Prof. 
Frank Benton, of Washington, i>. C., on 
“Artificial or Forced Swarming.’’ The 
system. Prof. Benton said, is regarded by 
many of our people as of recent origin, 
but in fact has been in use by the peas¬ 
ants in Greece and in the countries of 
southern Furope for several hundred years. 
The system is now in general use in the 
United States. 
N. Li. Stevens, of Venice, was elected 
president, and A. W. Pierson secretary 
and treasurer. The question box brought 
out several interesting facts as follows: 
The foul brood inspectors have done good 
work in this State, but extermination must 
no more be expected than with the Potato 
beetle. Granulated honey for the market 
must be in small packages. Candied 
honey is in good demand now, as both 
dealers and consumers have learned that 
it is pure and can easily be liquefied by 
removing the cap or cork and placing the 
can or bottle in warm water. For feeding 
bees, the prevailing opinion seemed to 
favor two pounds of granulated sugar to 
one pound of water In the early season, 
and in the Fall or Winter use three 
pounds of sugar to one of water. Breed¬ 
ing queens should be mated in from four 
to six days, as a longer delay will result 
in tlie depositing of drone eggs even in 
the cells of the workers. Good queens 
come by both the natural and artificial 
systems. The best Italian bees come from 
the northern country of Italy. Bees have 
been successfully shipped from Australia 
to Europe, enduring an Imprisonment of 
over 20 days in the mall bags. A resolu¬ 
tion was adopted requesting the National 
Association to appoint a reliable man in 
every county to report the condition of 
the honey crop in the busy season so as 
better to regulate prices. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
High-Grade Fertidizers.—The R. N.-T. 
has always made it a point to urge farm¬ 
ers to buy the highest grade of fertilizers 
they can obtain. We must be sure, too, 
what a high-grade fertilizer is. It does not 
alone mean that the mixture contains a 
high per cent of plant food, but to be 
“high grade” this plant food must be ob¬ 
tained from the best possible sources. 
There are some farmers who find it hard 
to realize that some crops show, almost as 
nice dlstinctloh in their tastes or feeding 
habits as humans do in their preferences 
for certain kinds of food. The orange 
growers in Florida and the truck and fruit 
growers in the South and on Long Island 
recognize this, and demand fertilizers 
containing nitrate of potash and other ex¬ 
pensive forms because such fertilizers pay 
them best. The Mapes fertilizers have for 
years been known as the standard for 
high-grade goods. They are not simple 
mixtures of three or four chemicals, but 
often contain six or eight different ingredi¬ 
ents—often supplying four different forms 
of nitrogen and several each of potash and 
phosphoric acid. Do these elaborate mix¬ 
tures pay? The best answer is given by 
the great army of farmers and fruit 
growers who continue to use the Mapes 
goods year after year. Their stories are 
told In the pamphlets Issued by the Mapes 
Fertilizer Co., 143 Liberty Street, New 
York, and which are sent free on applica¬ 
tion. The chemist’s “valuation” of a fer¬ 
tilizer does not always show, its true value. 
For example, the last report of the Con¬ 
necticut Station gives the valuation of two 
Mapes brands and then states that since 
nitrate of potash and carbonate of potash 
are used the real valuation should be about 
$3.50 per ton above that given on the or¬ 
dinary basis of figuring. 
We have a Grange in our town with 90 
members In good standing, and have 
bought 30 carloads of feed since January, 
1902, with a saving of $2 to $5 on a ton. 
Monroe, N. Y. c. w. H. 
Asparagus Roots. 
100,000 2-year Conover’s Colossal 
and liarr’s Mammoth. Cheap. 
C. A. BENNETT, Robbinsvllle, N. J. 
UIICT DC cni two-yr.oW Asparagus 
IVlUul Dl. dULU Roots, four best kinds; Rhu¬ 
barb and ail other Vegetable Plants in sea.son; Ear- 
Uana Tomato; new V.'i-day Sweet Potato. Write for 
what you want. 1. & J. B. LEONARD, Iona, N. J. 
HORSE RADISH SETS 
sUjck; none better. 
—12.50 per 1.000 ; 5,000 or 
more. $2.25; large 
Henry E. Shaw, Burlington, N.J. 
COW PEAS 
—New Era and 
__Wlilppourwill. 
C. 0. P>KOWN, Brldgevllle, DeL 
CAD CAI C AIICABorse 
ruil OALC UnCAr Radish Cuttings and 
Rhubarb Roots. A packet of our Mammoth White 
Turnip Radish, given free with every purchase. 
KIJW.-IKO RIGG JR., Seedsnmn, 
Foot of High Street. Burlington, N. J, 
pilioridp— Our copyrighted book, “ From Seed to 
UIIiuLIiU Market,” tells all you want to know. Sent 
Free, with price of seed and roots 1 f you enclose stamp. 
.Spe«dal OiTer, 0 seed-bearing roots, $1 postpaid. 
Royal Ginseng Gardens, Box 20, Little York, N. Y. 
Vegetable Plants. 
Largo transplanted plants of Cabbage, Tomato, 
Celery, Egg Plant, Pepper and Cauliflower. Write for 
Price List. 
J. H. HUTTON & SON, Conyngham, Pa. 
AGRIGULTURALSALT 
pays for itself first year. Benefit 
lasts for .several .sea.sons. Write 
for information and prices. 
THE EMPIRE STATE SALT CO., 
Le Roy, N. Y. 
Two Million Tons of 
BASIC SLAG FERTILIZER 
. Sold in 1902. 
Send all Orders to 
400 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
STEEL ROOFING 
FREIGHT CHARGES PAID BY US 
strictly new, perfect, Semt - Hardened 
Steel Sheets, 2 feet wide, 6 feet long. Th« 
best Kooflng, Siding or IVIIIng jou can a«e. 
No experience necessary to lay It. An 
ordinary hammer or hatchet the only 
tools you need. We furnish nails free 
and paint roofing two sides. Comes 
either flat, corrugated or “V” crimped. 
Drllrorvd free of all rharfea to all points 
In the U. S., east of the Mlssissinpi River 
and North of the Ohio River 
AT $2.25 PER SQUARE 
Priess to other points on application. A square means 100 
square feet. Write for free Catalogue No. 57 
SHIC160 HOUSE WRECKIN6 CO., W. 35th ind Iron Sit., Chlciu' 
I 
,..J'rnTai'SAUCER 
Heat In the world for Fence and Telephone Post 
llulea, Wella, etc. Used by 
U. S. Govt. Highest award 
World’s Fair. 
uo9 
SliettolO ^ 
In. «J.50 q 
Thrice the work aocom' 
pi ished with an“l wuii”than 
with any other. Show this to 
] your hardware or implement dealer or write for 
I particulars. Special price to introduce. Address 
f IW AN UBUS., I>ep U A • RTBEATOB, iUd 
A FENCE MACHINE 
That combines Simplicity, Durability R* 
pldlty and Economy, The DUPLEX. It 
makes over 100 Styles, BO to 70 rotl a day. of 
Ilorso-high, Bull-strong, Pig and Chlekon-tlght 
Fence that combines Sti-ength,Uniformity, 
Permanency, Kellablllty and Kfflclency 
AT COST OF WIKK. Machine on Trial, ifull 
Information free. Wire of every descrip¬ 
tion at Wholesale Prices. Write today. 
KITBKLHAN BKOTUBRS, BoxD92 Manelet Ind. 
FROST CATES, 
FROST 
BEST 
.CHEAPEST 
lilkeFrost Fence are made for service, containing 
material of sufltclent weight and strength to last a 
lifetime. Agents wanted. Write for catalogue. 
THE FROST WlttK FENCE CO.,Cleveland, O. 
The Care Taken 
In the manufacture of every foot of Page Fence 
must bo appreciated by users. Our trade Is growing. 
PAGE WOVEN WIRE KENCECO.,AIHUAN MICH. 
-m 
U Mhlppe^l ‘‘knock down.^ The freight 1 b leen 
and when It’s u|) all laterale are pulling alike and 
all uprightH perpendicular. 
barbed wire.BtapleB.Ac.CYC LONE FENCE CO. 
Uollyt Mich. Clevidiind, Ohio. Waukegan, 111. 
FENCE YOUR FARM 
with the latest and best styles of Wov.n WIr. Fenc. 
for Field, Lawn, Garden or Poultry Yard. 
We ship from Faotoi-y to Farm. 
DADD UflDC $2-40 Per 100 lbs. 
DAKD Iff life THIS MONTH. 
Send a list of your wants to get our 
Special Close-to-Cost Pries, dallvarad. 
Write to-day. 
CASE BROS., Colchester, Conn. 
luitlb help of any kind, 
•‘X 1 1 Cl V 1 IWi 1 favor us with your orders. Mall 
orders a specialty. I. HKUZ, Labor Agency, 
No. 2 Carlisle Street, New York. 
too FARMS FOR SALE. 
Eastern Shore Maryland and Vir¬ 
ginia. Land cheap and productive, 
mild, healthful climate, larqe cities 
convenient by railroad and water. 
Send for descriptive price-list and 
map of Peninsula. 
F. H. DRYDEN & CO.. 
Pocomoke City, Md. 
ORfOAFORlfB 
All about land of aunsbine and flowera; 
rural borne life; induatriea; talea of pioneer 
’’daya and the now weat. i_ 0 montha’ trial o( 
tliia big magazine for lOc. Qneationa anawered, 
THK WKSTKKKEMPIKK, 16 Timoa Bldg, boa Angeira 
IF YOU WILL PAY THE FREIGHT, 
13 cents, I will send valuable Information concern¬ 
ing thisState. JAMES KNDSliKY.Ellensburg, Wasln 
F or Farms, Coi.oniai, Homes, Ohciiards, best 
climate and water, good transportation, write 
ALBEMARLE IMMIGRATION SOCIETY,Char¬ 
lottesville, Va. bAM'I. B. WOODS, President. 
F arm for sale—IM) acres. Fancy Poultry, Green¬ 
houses and Peach Orchards. Box38, Cheshire, Conn. 
Farm Superintendent 
WANTED 
Highly qualified and capable man of 
experience and reputation, with capital, 
can acquire a lucrative and attractive 
position with one of the best-known 
dairy farms doing a large and prosperous 
business. Investment secured and Inter¬ 
est guaranteed, with division of estab¬ 
lished profits permitted. A splendid op¬ 
portunity for the right inan. 
OPPORTUNITY, 
Care of The Rural New-Yorker. 
A few flrst-class Managers and fc'oremen. No farm 
hands. Best of references. No charges to employers. 
Save time by wrltlng'l’he SclenceAgenoy,Durham,N.ll 
WANTED. 
A first-class man as working foreman gardener. 
Must be thoroughly experienced in the care of lawns, 
shrubbery, fruit, flowers and all branches of outside 
work on a gentleman s country place. Address, giv¬ 
ing references and stating wages required. 
F. W. ADaMS, Louisville, Ky. 
Wanted— Si n g 1 e man, good milker, 
plower, and accustomed to all kinds of farm work. 
Wages, $23 a month with board. Full particulars and 
reference required. A. ROSS MATHKSON, 
37 Seventh Avenue, Brooklyn, N. 
Wanted—Farm hand ; must milk well, 
be capable teamster, and care for farm horses. State 
experience and wages wanted, _ 
JOHJM S. WALSH, Mont Clare, IlL 
AGENTS WANTED. 
for the only Perfect Steam Cooker made, the fastest 
selling article on the market. You can make $75 to 
tot2UU per month. If you want the exclusive sale for 
your town, write us at once as territory Is being 
rapidly given out. Address 
The Kuiplre Cooker Co., 3 KN. Newburgh,N.Y. 
WELL 
DRILLING 
MACHINES 
Over 70 sizes and styles, for drilling either deep or 
shallow wells In any kind of soli or rock. Mounted 
on wheels or on sills. With engines or horse powers. 
Strong, simple and durable. Any mechanic can 
operate them easily. .Send for catalog. 
WILLIAMS BROS., Ithaca, N. V. 
Oldest Commission Kstilis.’Suw^ele. 
eggs, pork, poultry, dressed calves, game, etc. Fruits. 
E. B. WOODWARD, 3U2 Greenwich Street, New York. 
RUPTURE 
CURED while you work. You pay 
$4 when cured. No cure no pay 
ALEX. 8PEIR8, Box 831, Westbrook, Maine. 
FENCE MEN AND FARMERS 
should get our prices on Colled Spring, plain and barb, 
Wire. Wire Pence, complete, Itle. to 35e. per rod. 
Bend for catalogue and prices. 
W. HILL SMALL, Martlnsburg, W. Va. 
CHARTER 
Gasoline Engine 
USED 
Any Place 
By Any One 
For Any Purpose 
I Statlonarles, Portables, Knglnes 
and Pumps, Holsters, 
Sawing Outfits. 
Bend for Illustrated Catalogue and 
Testimonials. State your Power Needs. 
Charter Gas Engine Co.. Box 26, Sterling, III. 
The Mietz & Weiss 
Seroiest Easkea Blzts, 1 to 60 B P. 
Che4p«8t and Safoat Power Known 
for pumping and eleeirlo UghtiuK, 
grinding com, leparailng orcau, 
•awing wood and all power 
purpoiea. lligbeit Award for 
Direct Coupled Engine and (lener- 
aior, Parii Expotltlon. IDOO; awarded 
0o)d Medal Pan-Am. ExpoiUlou, 
Buffalo,l»01;Gold Medal, Cbarlea- 
ton, 8. G., Ezpoaltion; 190Y. Send 
for catalogue. ^ 
A. MISTZ, 138 Mott St„ Niw Toek 
I I 1^ Ek A 1 iti E? 1 A Al 1^ is earliest, easiest worked and most uru- 
lILt LIKAINE.IJ LiA WIJ ductive land. By iiring tile you get rid of^he 
■ ■■■" surplus water and admit the air to the soll- 
.both neceesary to best results lii agriculture. My AGRICULTURAL 
I DRAIN TILE meets every requirement. .Make also Sewer Pipe, Red 
and Fire Brick, Chimney Tops- Encaustic, 8id,e Tile, etc. Write for 
what you want and prices. JOHN H. J AtJKSOh. 76 third Ave. Albany,N.Y. 
THE BOUNDS WIRE FENCE. 
Bright, 
Active 
Agents 
Wanted 
Liberal 
Commission and 
Exclusive 
Territory 
PATENT APPLIED POK 
CASH PRIZES TO AGENTS MAY FIRST. 
3 Vr. BO’CnNTTDJS, ISovLtlx OolxiX3a.l3-u.fii, O. 
DON*T BUY GASOLINE ENGINES ‘ ‘TH ASTEr‘“wOR icM AN, ’ ’ 
a two-cylinder gasoline engine, superior to all one-cylinder engines. Costs less to buy and less to run. Quicker and easier started; has a wider sphere 
of usefulness. Has no vibration; can be mounted on any light wagon as a portable. Weighs less than H of one-cylinder engines. Give size of engine 
required. Please mention this paper. Send for catalogue. THK TEMFLK PUMP CO., Established 1853. Meagher ainl 16tb Street, CHICAGO. 
