1903 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
605 
MARKET NOTES 
APPLES.—The demand at present is bet¬ 
ter than a week ago, and those who are 
disposing of Summer varieties get more fa¬ 
vorable returns than is often the case. 
Many of these apples are inferior, not at 
all fit to eat raw, but the restaurants and 
pie bakeries handle them. Apple pie is 
something that bakers are expected to 
have the year around, and apple sauce and 
baked apple are more generally served in 
eating houses than formerly Shippers of 
early apples must expect to take more risk 
than with late varieties, as the market 
sometimes slumps badly, and the fruit is 
of such a nature that it cannot be held 
profitably. 
SWEET CORN.—High prices are obtain¬ 
ed for fancy large ears of Hackensack and 
other nearby corn. The complaint of in¬ 
ferior stock is general with growers, and 
one can hardly see how it could be other¬ 
wise, considering weather conditions, which 
most of the season have been very unfavor¬ 
able for corn. Most of the nearby farmers 
wagon their corn to market, hauling any¬ 
where from 4,000 to 8,000 or more ears to a 
load, depending upon the size of corn and 
wagon. Those hauling to the lower mar¬ 
kets between Franklin and Cortlandt 
streets get in so as to unload before dark 
or a little later, while those going to the 
Fourteenth Street district arrive late so as 
to meet the before-daylight trade. 
PIG IRON TRADE.—Furnace men are 
finding business decidedly dull. The recent 
heavy decline in the price of some stocks, 
especially the United States Steel Corpora¬ 
tion, has upset the calculations of users of 
raw iron. They hardly know where they 
are and do not feel like buying until a 
more settled state of affairs in the financial 
district is arrived at. Wall Street and 
many lines of manufacture are so intimate¬ 
ly related that a tremor in one is instantly 
felt in the other. The use of iron In manu¬ 
factures Is so general that it would seem 
that the production of the raw material 
ought to be one of the most stable of In¬ 
dustries, about the last to feel dullness of 
trade. 
EGG CASES.—“Why is It that the cases 
in which we ship eggs to commission men 
are not returned promptly? The express 
companies bring them free when they can 
get them. Why are our names sometimes 
cut off the cases and others put on? My 
neighbor received one of mine yesterday, 
my name was scraped off and his put on. 
He Is an honest man so he would not keep 
the case, as he knew it was mine. I be¬ 
lieve it to be a common occurrence that 
when a shipper gets short of cases and 
writes to get some back they often take 
some other shipper’s cases, remove the 
name, put his on and send them to him. I 
do not believe that Is strictly honest. This 
is a small matter, but most of the egg 
farms of this section make good strong 
cases of three-eighths or one-half-inch 
basswood painted and lettered, at a cost of 
from 40 to 60 cents each, and we lose from 
20 to 40 during the season, so it is quite a 
little item.” s. H. b. 
New York. 
You certainly should get those cases back 
promptly. We know receivers who are very 
particular about this, removing the eggs as 
soon as received and returning cases at 
once. Unless this is attended to promptly 
there is likely to be trouble, and many will 
not bother with it. Where the case goes 
with the eggs to a retailer there is delay 
in getting it back. Then perhaps it is 
stored In some dark place with a lot of 
others. When the shipper makes a com¬ 
plaint one of the men is sent to dig out 
the cases. He is likely to take almost any 
that have the same express label and trans¬ 
fer names as stated. The only remedy that 
we know is to stir up the receiver. Tell 
him you want your crates and ask him 
whether he can’t empty them as soon as 
received, or at least send them back as soon 
as the eggs are sold. He may think this 
is nonsense, but there are plenty of others 
to whom you can ship. Of course this re¬ 
fers to eggs shipped within a comparative¬ 
ly short distance of the market. In the 
great carload shipments from West or 
Southwest the cases go with the eggs, as 
to return them would cost more than they 
are worth. They are made as cheaply as 
possible, and if there are no railroad acci¬ 
dents usually arrive in fair condition. It 
may seem strange, but these long-distance, 
large-quantity shinments, whether eggs or 
other produce, do not suffer so much from 
transportation as those from nearby, say 
100 miles. That is to say, solid car lots are 
not disturbed until they arrive at destina¬ 
tion, while the half-dozen case lot, in a car 
with mixed produce, may be shifted a 
dozen times on the way Then the truck¬ 
man who is unloading a car of eggs realizes 
that he Is handling eggs, while one who 
has on his load some potatoes, apples, 
onions and eggs Is likely to handle them all 
like potatoes. The practice of returning 
packages is somewhat troublesome to the 
commission man, particularly so to the one 
who is careless and slipshod in his meth¬ 
ods. As a general thing it might be better 
if a “gift” package were used, but for short 
distances, such as Hudson River, Jersey or 
other New York, New England or Penn¬ 
sylvania points, where express companies 
are willing to make returns free or for a 
nominal sum, there is real economy in 
making a better package for berries and 
eggs, to be used more than once. 
_ w. w. H. 
SEPARATOR NOTES. 
We are using a hand separator, and it 
runs very easily and gives good results. 
Greensburg, Pa. a. h. 
As to whether hand separators work 
satisfactorily I would say yes. We have 
one here that gives satisfaction in every 
respect. w. b. 
Fred on la, N. Y. 
Some time ago those who had used hand 
separators were asked to give their ex¬ 
perience with them. We have had ours 
more than a year, and it works as well 
as at first, giving perfect satisfaction, and 
we have not had to spend a cent on It 
except for oil. In this section, if one can 
peddle his cream, putting it up In half¬ 
pint bottles, and also peddle the skim- 
milk, he can make his milk count him 10 
or 12 cents a quart if it is rich milk. This 
is much more profitable than making but¬ 
ter, besides being far less work. Then, if 
one wants to, he can, instead of selling 
the skim-milk, raise calves, either for veal 
or to keep up his herd, or he can keep pigs. 
Ablngton, Mass. s. B. r. 
I have a hand separator and am per¬ 
fectly satisfied with it; it is the only pro¬ 
cess that will take all the butter fat from 
the milk, and the butter Is of a superior 
quality. The warm, sweet milk Is fed di¬ 
rectly to calves and pigs. The operating 
is so easy that my 12-year-old boy can 
run it for nine cows. It needs two persons 
to manage.lt, one to turn and one to strain 
the milk, as the motion must not be 
stopped. Some attach them to their chum 
power. My machine was the second In thl.s 
section; now there are 12 In three years. 
Wideawake farmers are disgusted with 
the creameries, and will have separators 
in time. We wash thoroughly In cold or 
lukewarm water and scald; no soap is 
used. c. w. 
Canton, Pa. 
ABOUT SILAGE AND TAINTED MILK. 
When farmers in this country first 
began feeding silage the condensing fac¬ 
tories condemned the milk of cows fed 
on it, and refused to buy it at any price. 
That they condemned it for just cause, 
and not from prejudice, is evident, for 
men who handle milk for profit do not 
care whether the cows are fed on corn 
silage, cotton-seed meal or cats and 
dogs, so that the milk is perfect, and 
sells well. The reason why the milk of 
silage-fed cows was debarred in the 
early history of silos, is no doubt be¬ 
cause the farmers had not learned how 
to keep the silage in a state of good 
preservation. It was sometimes called 
“sauerkraut,” but was more like moldy, 
half-rotten cabbage, which is known to 
taint the milk, when eaten by the cows. 
Prof. C. D. Smith, on page 530, thinks 
that “silage cannot affect the milk 
through the body of the cow.” Dfiiry 
history seems to prove that it can. It is 
known that cows fed largely on tur¬ 
nips will give milk of an unmistakable 
turnip flavor, which can also he dis¬ 
cerned in the butter and cheese made 
from it. Cows that had eaten garlic, 
which grew plentifully in the pasture, 
gave milk so badly tinctured with gar¬ 
lic that it had to be fed to the pigs. 
Prof. Smith is exactly right in saying 
that if milk is allowed to stand for some 
considerable time in the stable, taints 
are pos.sible, if not probable. What is 
still more surprising, there are the 
statements of credible witnesses on rec¬ 
ord that cows pastured in a field where 
the air was loaded with the odor of car¬ 
rion, had their milk so badly tainted 
with the sickening smell that it could 
not be used. Breathing the putrid air 
into their lungs communicated the 
poison to the cows’ blood, and thence to 
the milk. A small defect in milk is in¬ 
tensified several times in the condensed 
product and hence the condenseries 
must have perfect milk. 
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ngt 
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New York State Fair 
Syracuse, September 7 to 12, 1903. 
$60,000 in Premiums and Purses. 
It will be the Best and Largest Agrlcoltaral Exhibition ever given in the State. 
More cash offered than formerly. The number of classes in all departments have been 
increased. 
The New York State Commission for the St. Louis Exposition will pay transportation 
charges to St. Louis, and return, on all Cattle, Sheep and Swine, owned in New York State, 
and awarded First Premium, at the New York State Fair, to be held at Syracuse, the week 
beginning September 7th, 1903. 
Live Stock Exhibit 
promises to be larger than ever. New classes have been added in the Cattle, and Swine 
Departments. Ftill classification for 
Pouitry, Pigeons and Pet Stock 
The increased interest and cash offered in this Department promise one of the Best 
Poultry Exhibits ever held in the States. 
The Impiement Dispiay 
Will exceed the unusual large exhibit of last year. A new dock and increased unload¬ 
ing facilities have been provided for the quick and safe unloading of machinery. Special 
care will be given to locating the Machinery Exhibit in advantageous positions. 
The Domestic Department 
will interest the ladies. More classes than formerly have been added this year to this 
department bringing it up to date. To appreciate the additions made, a copy of the prize 
list should be secured at once. 
Farm Produce 
will be one of the most interesting exhibits of the Fair. Owing to the large increase in 
classes added this year, an unusual fine exhibit m.ay be expected. Send for prize list and 
oote the changes. 
Dairy Exhibit 
More money than ever will be offered in this department. Several new classes in Cheese 
have been added. Insuring a larger exhibit than the fine one of last year. 
Fruit and Fiowers 
will interest everybody, as an unusual fine display will be seen this year. New classes 
have been added in this Department. 
Entries In the Live Stock Department close August 8th, in all other Departments, 
August 31st, except Machinery, which closes on September 7th. Send for prize list. 
8. C. SHAVER, SeorwtBry, Albany, N. Y. 
