1903 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Ill 
MARKET NOTES 
PLENTY OF NEWCOMERS.—Immigra¬ 
tion statistics for the three months end¬ 
ing Setember :;o are somewhat startling, 
about 130,000 of the arrivals being in the 
immigrant class. The details for Septem¬ 
ber have not yet been made up, but the 
following July and August data will give 
some idea qX numbers, nationality and 
destination. The total for these two 
months was 96,450. Of these, 21,199 were 
Italian; 9,749 Russian, 8,364 German, 7,6S7 
Hebrew', 3,37 Scandinavians, 2,728 Eng¬ 
lish, and 2,038 Irish. Most of the Germans 
staid in the East, but about 800 went to 
the Pacific coast and Middle West. Nearly 
five-sixths of the Hebrews staid In New 
York; three-fourths of the Italians like¬ 
wise. The Scandinavians were most wide¬ 
ly scattered, going to 12 different States, 
covering all sections. 
EGGS.—The scarcity of fresh-gathered 
eggs continues. This makes a temptation 
to work off refrigerator stuff as new’-laid, 
and hundreds of cases are sold in this way. 
Of course the only person who is deceived 
is the retail buyer. We saw one large re¬ 
ceiver open a case of eggs which the ship¬ 
per stated were new White Leghorn. 
They were clean and handsome but w'ere 
at once pronounced cold storage goods by 
the egg man, and his expert candler con¬ 
firmed. the opinion. To those who have 
been handling eggs commercially for half 
a lifetime the egg is not much of a mys¬ 
tery. Its age, previous associations and 
similar important facts are quickly discov¬ 
ered when the candler gets hold of them. 
“This man,” said the dealer, “evidently 
thought we would not know the difference. 
I can ^et a fair price .for the eggs because 
they are nice, but shall have to tell him 
that they are not fresh-gathered and thus 
run the risk of offending a shipper.” 
SHALL I SELL OR HOLD?—This is a 
question that is chasing around in the 
minds of a good many producers at this 
season of the year. Hay, grain and simi¬ 
lar products that do not lose value with 
age, can be held, often with profit, but 
with potatoes, apples and similar perish¬ 
ables the case is different. We believe 
that one year with another a farmer will 
make more money by selling such stuff 
just as soon as a fair profit on cost of 
production can be had. If the shrinkage 
and cost of storing in cellar or warehouse 
were deducted from the premium made by 
holding, the actual gain would often be 
less than it appeal's. Every man must de¬ 
cide for himself what is best. Much de¬ 
pends upon storage facilities, distance 
from market and close touch with market 
news. Opportunities for selling at an ad¬ 
vantage often come quickly and unexpect¬ 
edly and disap.near as suddenly. Those 
who are on the alert can take advantage 
of such occasions, and no one needs to be 
more on the watch than the farmer wno 
is holding for higher prices. 
STRANGE APPLE CASE.—A Virginia 
reader states that he sent 60 barrels of 
apples for export.to a concern in this city. 
On arrival the apples were reported very 
defective, not at all suitable for export, 
and were sold at once. The shipper is at 
a loss to account for this sudden going to 
pieces of the fruit, two-thirds of it being 
York Imperial, firm and in good condition 
when shipped. It naturally looked as 
though there must have been some crooked 
w’ork in the handling of this shipment. 
The export concern is one doing a large 
business and bearing a good name in the 
trade. They say that the head of the firm 
saw the fruit himself, as it seemed im- 
pos.sible that the apples could be in as 
bad condition as reported by his handlers. 
He decided that the only way was to sell 
them as soon as possible to avoid their 
being a total loss to the grower. Such 
d.-als are very unsatisfactory all around. 
The shipper feels that he has been 
wronged by some one, receiver or trans¬ 
portation company, and the receiver is 
fiorry that the apples were ever sent to 
him, as the commission is but small pay 
for the loss of reputation on account of 
snaking a poor sale. Every reliable com¬ 
mission man gets shipments that he wishes 
he had never seen, because he cannot 
make satisfactory disposal of them. We 
know one house that in some instances 
has actually returned more than the stuff 
brought, reasoning that it may be good 
business, as the good-will of the customer 
for future trade Is likely to be worth more 
ihan the bonus paid. This is not often 
clone, however. The case above men¬ 
tioned is Interesting as showing an un¬ 
satisfactory business transaction where, 
^0 far as we are able to judge, there w'as 
no dishonesty on either side. w. w. h. 
Willie: “Pa, when you say a man’s 
‘wool gathering’ it means he’s lazy, don’t 
it?” Pa: “Not necessarily. He may be 
gathering the wool off the lambs in Wall 
Street.”—Philadelphia Ledger. 
A MASSACHUSETTS GRANGE FAIR. 
We have just had a fair under the man¬ 
agement of the Newburyport Fair Com¬ 
mittee. Two permanent halls have been 
built on the grounds. A trotting course 
and a grand stand with a stage for the 
accommodation of vaudeville attraction.s 
have been provided. There were thi.s 
year, beside this, sevei’al large tents for 
the exhibition of machinery, wagons, 
household furnishings, small boats and 
cattle and horses. One side of the general 
exhibit hall was a mass of white rose¬ 
buds sent by one man. The Asters and 
Dahlias were very fine. My nearest 
neighbor carried off the prize on sweet 
peas. She grew them in her garden, with 
the beans and cabbages. There was a per¬ 
fect model of an old grist mill. The mossed 
lichened wheel was turned slowly by 
the running water that fell into a rocky 
brook and escaped. The mill pond was a 
flower and grass bordered tank. The fruit, 
apples, pears, plums, grapes and peaches 
were attractive and liberal even in this 
hard year. The embroideries and quilts, 
the rugs, bedspread, hand-knit, braided 
mats and sofa pillows were works of art. 
Down in one corner was the children’s de¬ 
partment. The little folks did well, and 
showed a spirit of endeavor to be com¬ 
mended. One man sent 90 varieties of 
potatoes raised with Bradley’s fertilizers. 
Another feature of the fair was the com¬ 
petition of the Granges for a first prize of 
?25, seeond pi-ize 815. Laurel Grange desig¬ 
nated its exhibit by an arch bearing the 
name in laurel leaves. Pears, apples and 
potatoes were neatly arranged on paper 
plates, and flowers were used to decorate. 
They had one large pumpkin and several 
fine squashes. Their fancy work included 
Mexican drawn work, mats and quilts. 
There was a unique and valuable fan made 
from the feathers of every species of song¬ 
bird native here, by the Montana Indians. 
West Newbury Grange, being crowded, did 
not look as well. Laurel having been 
given 10 feet extra space. Its exhibit was 
more varied, including carrots, beets, 
parsnips, plums, homemade butter, honey, 
blackberry cordial, green peas, cornstalks 
over 10 feet high. Japanese millet and some 
unusually fine flowers. The three graces, 
representing the .order, Ceres, with a crown 
of tiny daisies, Pomona bearing a stalk of 
millet and a few grapes, and Flora with 
sweet peas at her feet were three dolls, 
artistically grouped. Carrots, beets, cauli¬ 
flower and some fine onions were tumbling 
from a horn of plenty, and a toy ship laden 
with apples, pears, tomatoes and luscious 
grapes rode in a sea of hardy Hydrangea. 
Because of the ineffective massing this 
Grange came second and Salisbury was 
last but not least. They had all the forage 
plants named and tied with ribbon. A 
large box neatly divided into tiny squares 
held the bean family. Jellies and preserves 
tempted one with transparent richness 
and glowing color. The more common 
vegetables and farm truck were missing. 
In the cattle tent some Dutch Belted 
calves attracted attention. They are not 
common in thi.s vicinity. There were sev¬ 
eral herds of other breeds. Jersey, Short- 
horn, Guernsey, Hereford and others. One 
large Hereford cow weighed 1,000 pounds. 
A wholesale dealer exhibited eight yoke 
of fine oxen, two of which weighed 3,600 
apiece, and had a spread of horn of 54 
inches. 'They took the blue ribbon. Har¬ 
vesters and silage cutters and other farm 
machinery were in operation In the ma¬ 
chinery tent. This fair is the consolida¬ 
tion of several small farmers’ fairs in local 
towns. A. E. COLCORD. 
Essex Co., Mass. 
Florida Tom.vtoes.— G. W. S., on page 
676, writing from Ellenton, Fla., referring 
to my note from Schenectady, N. Y.. in 
regard to Florida tomatoes, states that 
his returns did not indicate sales of prime 
tomatoes at any such rate as $2.50 per 
crate. It is only just to the commission 
men to say that doubtless the tomatoes 
th.-it brought that price might have been 
honestly graded as “fancy,” for they were 
certainly very fine and were selected daily 
out Of the best that arrived. It is a fact 
that all through the long season there 
was a scarcity of tomatoes of the best 
quality arriving in perfect condition. 
There was not enough of the strictly fancy 
grade to meet the demand. M'hat there 
was of it went off quickly at the highest 
prices. In fact, it was picked out and set 
aside for the particular buyers who paid 
whatever was asked and were glad to get 
it 3.t J Y P 
Michigan Notes.— There is one consola¬ 
tion about these cold nights, a man can 
drown all thoughts of frosts and wind- 
broken horses in good sweet repose,, but 
this won’t stop the entreaties of our old 
Chester sow Vic for her Winter r.ation. 
This sow raised 85 pigs in seven litters, and 
is only four years old. She was raised from 
a litter of 17. Her pigs have been sold on 
an average for $2 at six weeks old. me king 
us more profit than anything on the farm 
with the same amount of money invested, 
and she has done all this from nothing in 
the Summer season, but June grass pas¬ 
ture and dishwater, and carrots and small 
amount of grain Winters. She is due to 
farrow her eighth litter in a few days, and 
is in vigorous condition. We have gener- 
a,lly used a pure Berkshire boar as sird, 
finding by experience that the pigs make a 
nice-selling as well as nice-eating pork. 
Weather conditions here have been very 
unfavorable for everything but ducks. 
Potatoes are rotting; also peaches on the 
trees. It rained here four days out of six 
last week, and has now apparently started 
in for another cotillion. j. f. b. 
Caro, Mich. 
LIGHT AND DAHH, 
Day and night, sunshine and shadow 
are not more different from each other 
than a healthful from a sickly woman. 
The healthful woman carries light and 
sunshine with her wherever she goes. 
The woman 
who suffers 
from ill-health ’ 
casts a shadow 
on her own hap¬ 
piness and the 
happiness of 
others. She 
cannot help it. 
Those who suf¬ 
fer cannot 
smile and sing. 
Ill-health in woman is generally trace¬ 
able to disease of the delicate womanly 
organism. Many women have been re¬ 
stored to happiness by the use of Dr. 
Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. If there 
is an invalid woman, suffering from 
female weakness, prolapsus, or falling of 
womb, or from leucorrhea who has used 
Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription with¬ 
out complete success Dr. Pierce would 
like to hear from such penson—and it 
will be to her advantage to write as he 
offers, in perfect good faith, a reward of 
^500 for any case of the above maladies 
which he cannot cure. 
"I feel it my duty to inform you that I had 
been a suflferer for many year.s from nervous¬ 
ness with all its .symptoms and complications," 
writes Mrs. O. N. Fisher, of 1861 Lexington Ave„ 
New York, N. Y. "I was constantly going to 
see a physician. I was induced to ask Dr. 
Pierce’s advice. I then took five bottles of ‘ Fa¬ 
vorite Prescription.’ I am not now cross and 
irritable, and I have a good color in my face; 
have also gained about ten pounds in weight 
and one thousand of comfort^ for I am a new 
woman once more." 
The dealer who offers a substitute for 
” Favorite Prescription ” does so to gain 
the little more profit paid on the sale of 
less meritorious medicines. 
Dn Pierce’s Common Sense Medical 
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to pay expense of mailing only. Send 21 
one-cent stamps for the paper-covered 
book, or 31 stamps for the cloth bound. 
Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y, 
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Common Sense Treatment 
Ordinary common sense will show a 
breeder the wisdom of keeping sickness 
away from his herds. It is better and 
easier to prevent than to cure. Keep 
your stock free from lice, mange, itch, 
by dipping or spraying with a solution 
of one part Chloro-Naptholeum Dip and 
40 to 50 parts of water. This inexpen¬ 
sive safe-guard will make a wonderful 
difference in the value of your stock 
next Spring. Instead of weak, enervated 
cattle, worn down by parasites or by 
mange, you will have clean, healthy 
stock. Chloro-Naptholeum Dip is not 
an expense. It is really a saving. It is 
endorsed by government experts and by 
some of the best-known veterinarians in 
the U. S. 
Probably there is a Chloro-Naptho¬ 
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Chloro-Naptholeum Dip costs, 1. gal. 
$1.50; 5 gals. $6.75; 10 gals. $12.50; 
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Hog and sheep dipping tanks and 
sprayers are a specialty with us. That 
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“The Preventive Treatment of Sheep 
and Cattle Diseases” is a valuable little 
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Poultry 
Fencing 
Has been fully tast¬ 
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Will fit uneven 
ground without 
cutting. 
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Made of high grade galvanized steel wire. All 
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HaLS fine mesh at bottom for small chicks. 
We also make extra heavy for gardens, lawns, 
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Mercantile on? Law 
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Printer txnb Stationer, 
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Worcester. Mass. June 11, 1903. 
I have a Wilkes Pacing GeWlngr that was turned out last Summer and in running in the nasture became 
soreness was just above the hoof, with a tcmdency to throwZt ^ringS^e 
1 tried three veterinarians and various adver ised remedies which were on the market but without eilecling 
a cure. Also fired and blistered him once. My attention was called to your remedy by a friend who urged 
mo to use It. After one month’s trial and tne use of one and one-half bottles, we hitched the horse up and 
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Wishing you every success. I am. 
Yours respectfully. 
4. H. OAT 
ISAOINO ONVOatAT 
..Sept. 15. 1905. 
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