THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
ORANGE OPPOSITION TO MORTGAGE TAX 
Personally I am opposed to the bill, for I believe the 
tax would fall on the borrower. It Is almost impossible 
now to eet a loan on farm lands. Savings banks will 
not Invest, and capitalists will not bother with farm mort¬ 
gages. No doubt a large per cent of the mortgages escape 
taxation, but it seems to me it would be better to over¬ 
look some Injustices than to place the burdens on those 
who are least able to bear them. wai.tkr i. cavetrt. 
Saratoga Co., N. T. 
without charge, and sell their loads. Recently a rule is 
being enforced to compel all who sell butter on this open 
market to have their jars weighed and stamped by - the 
market custodian. Against this rule there is a disposi¬ 
tion to rebel. I consider the objections of the farmers in 
this case unreasonable, for there is no charge for the ser¬ 
vice. The rule simply seeks uniformity and convenience. 
In regard to the general proposition that the municipality 
cannot restrain the grower from selling his own goods, I 
believe that the proposition is correct, and some strong 
cases might be cited. j. t. Roberts. 
I have made Inquiries of poor men, and monied men, 
and the general opinion is, opposition to the proposed 
law. It will be a boomerang to the borrower, as the lender 
will compel the borrower, by agreement or contract, to 
pay the proposed tax, thus throwing the burden on 
the one least able to bear it. The claim of the monied 
men is, that it will drive Investments out of the State, 
and thus cripple the business men who must borrow. I 
think this a fair statement of the thinking men about 
us. If the burden could be placed on the monied man 
and keep him in the State it would be all right, but I 
do not believe any legislative act will ever accomplish it. 
Broome Co.. Mich. o. c. valentine. 
So far as I can learn concerning this law as well a.s the 
proposed canal improvement expenditure, the agricultur¬ 
ists generally in this State, and certainly in this section, 
regard these measures as disturbing and inimical to their 
Interests for these reasons. The productive lands of the 
West with their enormous products, place the farmer 
here at a great disadvantage and the low rates of freight 
from distant points make it Impossible for him to he 
a competitor. There is by no means a proportionate dif¬ 
ference between middle New York and Kansas. The canal 
has been the farmers’ bugbear because of this low rate 
of freight from distant sections which are not taxed for 
ils maintenance; while in this State it has ever been to 
him a political burden. He is taxed to his Injury, Instead 
of to his benefit. Further, he is opposed to the enormous 
expenditure proposed because it will not be satisfactory 
when completed, and nothing short of a ship canal will 
eventually do, managed by the general Government, pay¬ 
ing its own way, and taken out of our State politics. 
The farmer is not prosperous in this State. T^and has 
depreciated, and now with the mortgage tax bill his bur¬ 
den is Increased just that much, for certainly the bor¬ 
rower and not the lender will have to pay. The farmer is 
the borrower. s. r. james. 
Schenectady Co., N. Y. 
IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY.—The laws of our State 
are such that the farmer can peddle his own grown 
produce from door to door, free from any license or in¬ 
trusion unless he stops and blocks the streets. There 
By virtue of a 
. iMued out of th« Couri of Common Plcan 
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«nd to the Sheriff of Crawford County directed: _ 
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JOHN P. WILLIAMS, Sheriff. 
NOTES ON MARKETS AND MARKETING. 
THE BUFFALO MARKET.—There are very few market 
gardeners Immediately round Buffalo; soil Is too heavy. 
Mo.st truck la grown beyond 20 miles from town, most 
asparagus comes from Rochester and Lockport. We have 
four markets where farmers’ wagons can stand for retail 
at 25 cents per day for two horses or 15 cents for one 
horse. One market is given up entirely for hay, straw, 
etc. Most fruits and vegetables are shipped to commis¬ 
sion merchants who supply the huck.ster, who .sell at stalls 
In the markets or peddle under a license. Our markets 
are very dirty, shabby affairs, a disgrace to any com- 
miinit.v. Markets should bo a.s clean and sanitary a.s 
modern science can suggest; no wilted vegetables, no du.st, 
no rats. c. D. z. 
Buffalo, N. Y. 
UUSTOMS AT SYRACUSE. N. Y.-From time to Ume 
the city of Syracuse has adopted ordinances regulating 
the matter of market privileges, sometimes Inflicting what 
have been considered severe hardships. At present the 
rule Is that the grower of produce may sell his own goods 
anywhere In the city without permit, only the so-called 
hucksters being required to take out licenses. There is a 
place called a market, where all may go with their team*, 
SHERIFPS OFFICE: 
Mudville, ' 
have been several efforts to stop this in towns by the 
market men, but they cannot do it without changing our 
constitution. In our part of the State there is no far¬ 
mers’ market, but in large cities like Trenton the farmer 
sells to the retail men. Still he can go from house to 
house and sell his own produce when he clioose.s. I grow 
fruit, vegetables and market garden produce largely, 
which are nearly all sold in our local markets from my 
wagons, and the majority of farmers within 15 or 20 miles 
of Trenton sell their own produce largely to grocers and 
market men. When these are supplied they sell direct to 
the consumer in our section. We have only one railroad, 
and the charges are so exorbitant that we cannot afford 
to ship to New York. Most of the time the charges on 
a barrel of pears, counting everything, is nearly $1, and 
take the average of the cost of what we ship It takes 
from 33 to 50 per cent of w.hat they are sold for In New 
York. So It compels us to resort to our local markets. 
New Jersey. charl.es black. 
IN HUDSON VALTvEY TOWNS.—A few farmers peddle 
their goods from house to house; no license is required, 
and no market place Is provided in the small towns. 
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Quite a number of acres of strawberries are grown here, 
but they are marketed in Albany and New York through 
commission men. Peach buds are mostly all killed here; 
strawberries looking fine. i. s. p. 
Stuyvesant, N. Y. 
Until the passage of the State law granting the producer 
the privilege of disposing of his products as he saw fit. 
there was enforced In this city a strict license law, com¬ 
pelling any producers who attempted to peddle their goods 
In the streets to take out licenses. I do not think the 
grocers, as a rule, ever made an effort to have this law 
enforced, but the street venders did and succeeded to such 
an extent as to compel any grower who desired to dispose 
of his goods In this manner to take out a licen.se. As I 
understand It, at the present time, there are no restric¬ 
tions whatever placed on the grower. The number of 
farmers who peddle their goods in this city I think Is very 
limited, most sales being made to the dealers and venders. 
There Is no public market here although the matter has 
been agitated several times. j. r. c. 
Newbugh, N. Y. 
THE METHODS IN PHH.ADELPHIA.-Our market Is 
in Philadelphia, Pa, A farmer has a right to sell pro¬ 
duce on the streets from wagon from house to house, or 
to the storekeeper, but in either case must have a license 
from the city, for which he must pay 60 cents, which gives 
him the privilege for one year. There are a great many 
market places in the city, where the farmer can rent one 
or more stalls from which to sell his produce. The rents 
in the best markets are quite high, but they are almost 
all occupied by some one. although a great majority of 
those renting stalls are not farmers, but buy all they sell. 
Many farmers who follow the market in this way buy 
hogs and beef cattle and follow butchering during the 
Winter months with the produce they grow on the farm. 
In most instances where It is cai-ried on in a business-like 
way It Is satisfactory, but Is becoming less profitable, as 
there are now large companies formed, each running 100 
or more stores, known as greengrocers, who send agents 
out in farming districts remote from large cities, who buy 
In large quantities and ship by car lots farm produce such 
as potatoes, cabbage, apples, butter, eggs, and in fact 
most all farm produce and sell at what Is called cut 
prlce.s, and thus to compete with them the farmer must 
sell his produce for less money. w. h. w. 
Newtown, Pa. 
BUSINESS BITS. 
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men, offer as their leading novelty the Stark Star grape, 
a hybrid between the famous Norton’s Virginia and Ca¬ 
tawba. It is said to be a late grape bearing bunches a 
foot long, of berries the color of Catawba and almost as 
large, and Is claimed to he vigorous and healthy beyond 
precedent. There is room for a grape of this character in 
the Middle and Southern States. 
The Stover Mfg. Company, of Freeport, Ill., manu¬ 
factures the Samson Double Gear windmills, which are 
the standard everywhere, and if you think of buying a 
mill It will be well to got their book on windmills. It Is 
free, and Is worth having whether you intend buying 
or not. 
The artistic hanging calendar of the Champion har¬ 
vesters shows a liandsome farm team refreshing them¬ 
selves at the watering trough; is in brilliant colors, and 
handsome enough to please everyone. It Is offered free. 
Address the Champion Division, International Harvester 
Co. of America, Chicago, and make request for same. 
The Bradley Fertilizer Works, Boston, Mass., are the 
leading authorities on the proper fertilizer to u.se in a 
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No other fertilizers equals Bradley’s In sale, and cer¬ 
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ability of Bradley goods. 'Their various brands are for 
sale in most every locality, and fanners can depend on 
them, as they are fertilizers of known quality and will 
produce crops that will secure highest prices. 
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