1900 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
61 
Publisher’s Desk. 
Once more I want to remind our club 
raisers of the nine prizes for nine 
largest clubs received during the last 
nine working days of this month: 
Prize. Cash. 
First .$7.00 
Second.5.00 
Third .'4.00 
Fourth . 3.00 
Fifth . 2.00 
Sixth . 1.00 
Seventh . 1.00 
Eighth . 1.00 
Ninth . 1.00 
As explained last week, these prizes 
are in addition to all commissions now 
being allowed. 
Any present subscriber can have his 
own subscription renewed for a year by 
sending a club of four at $1 each. We 
are quoting low combination prices on 
lists of papers every day, and the orders 
almost always follow. Send us your list. 
We will send price by return mail. 
As a reward for trouble and interest 
in sending us a new subscription for a 
neighbor, we will send you, post paid, 
your choice of one of these books: 
The Business Hen.40 
The Nursery Book.50 
How to Rid Buildings of Rats.20 
First Lessons in Agriculture.$1.00 
The Cauliflower . 1.00 
Popular Errors About Plants. 1.00 
Landscape Gardening .50 
The Dairy Calf.25 
The new man will also get the new 
rose. Both book and rose are post paid. 
MARKET BRIEFS. 
Picked Up Here and There. 
MEXICO MAY SEND US VEGE¬ 
TABLES.—Some capitalists from this coun¬ 
try are making arrangements to go into 
the fruit and vegetable business in Mexico 
on a large scale. Land is cheap, the cost 
of labor is low, and the climate of some 
parts is superior to that of the southern 
States for this purpose. With the im¬ 
provements in cold-storage transportation, 
produce can be delivered in the northern 
markets safely, and almost as cheaply as 
from the southern States. 
DRESSED MEATS.—There is a liberal 
supply of calves, but the demand is good, 
and prices hold up to last week’s quota¬ 
tions, prime veals bringing 9^ to 10 cents. 
“Spring” lambs are plenty and lower, most 
sales being under $8. Occasionally a few 
small pigs for roasting are seen, but there 
is no great call for them. They sell for 
8 to 12 cents per pound. It seems too bad 
to kill these little porkers right in their 
squealing prime, and before they have done 
their allotted amount of rooting. 
GREEN FRUITS.—The supply of apples 
is quite large, but many of them are from 
ordinary storage and of irregular quality. 
Much of the stock is far from choice, and 
the buyers have the best of the market. 
Fancy cold-storage apples are very firm, 
and trade is limited. The cranberry out¬ 
look is favorable. There is no great local 
demand at present, but numerous out-of- 
town calls for carload lots show that sup¬ 
plies in interior sections are very much re¬ 
duced. Florida strawberries are plentiful 
and prices tend downward, sales running 
from 25 to 40 cents per quart. 
BUTTER.—The bottom has fallen out of 
the butter market. From 30 cents to 25 
is a big drop, but this has occurred since 
our last report. However, the price could 
not be expected to remain at the abnormal 
figure of 30 cents very long, as consumers 
will naturally economize sufficiently to 
bring it down. There is no prospect of 
any further drop at present, as 25 cents is 
recognized as a fair price and not extrava¬ 
gantly high. As is usual during a fall in 
the market, buyers are very critical about 
quality, and some really fine butter, which 
might be classed as extra on a strong 
market, is selling at 24 cents. Firsts are 
selling at 23*4. The demand for June 
creamery and imitation creamery is very 
limited. 
CALIFORNIA ORANGES.—Owing to the 
depressed state of this market for the past 
two or three weeks, some shippers have 
sent to other points cars that were intend¬ 
ed for New York. This has made the re¬ 
ceipts here light, and brightened up the 
prospects. Most of this fruit is disposed 
of at auction, and it has been the custom 
to hold sales every day, but recently a 
change has been made to tri-weekly sales, 
and this plan will probably be continued. 
Many buyers are not able to be at the sales 
every day, but they can come two or three 
times a week, and it is found that the at¬ 
tendance and consequent interest are thus 
much greater. 
FARM ADVERTISING.-Along the line 
of the B. & O. Railroad through southern 
Pennsylvania and northern Delaware and 
Maryland, the roofs of the barns and out¬ 
buildings are decorated with enormous pat¬ 
ent medicine signs. I don't know what 
these farmers receive for this advertising, 
but doubt *.f they get anywhere near what 
it is really worth. Farmers have troubl# 
in selling their products to advantage. 
Why wouldn’t it be a good plan to use this 
advertising space themselves? How would 
a sign like this do: John Smith, Jonesvjille, 
Pa., Lambs, Milk, Butter, Cheese, Garden 
Truck; Summer Boarders, or whatever one 
or more specialties he might have? Of the 
hundreds of travelers on this railroad every 
day, many are residents of New York, 
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and 
other large towns along the line, and users 
of farm produce. The majority of travel¬ 
ers during the daytime look out of the win¬ 
dows more or less. These signs would at¬ 
tract their attention and might result in 
good trade. At any rate, they would give 
a more dignified look to the farms than 
patent medicine signs. The expense of 
making them need not be great. Those 
that I saw were painted on the roofs of 
buildings. This would be an easy job on 
tin, iron or slate, and by using care not 
to leave places that would hold water, no 
damage would be done to a shingle roof. 
Of course, this does not apply to any one 
section of the country or to roofs alone. 
The principle is that it will pay farmers 
as well as other people to advertise their 
goods, and there is no doubt that they can 
use the big "circulation” of railroad sub¬ 
scribers to advantage. w. w. h. 
MISSOURI STATE HORTICULTURAL 
SOCIETY. 
The annual meeting of the Society was 
held at Princeton December 5-6. The 
prominent features noted were as follows: 
Mrs. G. E. Dugan recommended sweet 
peas, pansies, Petunias, nasturtiums, As¬ 
ters and poppies as best flowers for seed. 
D. C. Burson, Topeka, Kan., called atten¬ 
tion to the rapid depletion of the Ameri¬ 
can forests, showed by statistics that forest 
tree growing was a paying investment, and 
recommended Calalpa speciosa as the most 
profitable tree to grow, as it is a rapid 
grower, a lasting timber for railroad ties, 
fence posts, and telegraph poles; also made 
the best of lumber for furniture. J. P 
Cannady said that thorough preparation 
was very necessary; advised pruning roots 
considerably before planting, and to stand 
the tree perpendicular, instead of leaning 
to the south, as some advise. Pie favored 
Fall planting for apples, recommended Ben 
Davis largely. Gano and York Imperial 
were also good. J. PI. Karnes, of St. Jos¬ 
eph, said that Grimes Golden was worthy 
a place in the list; also Maiden Blush. He 
said that yellow or white apples did not keep 
in cold storage as well as red sorts. Ben 
Davis was considered most profitable; it 
was like Grant’s generalship, often criti¬ 
cised, but always triumphant. He would 
plant Gano, and said that Wealthy and 
Duchess were good Summer sorts. The 
hectagon-row planting was advocated by 
some, as more trees could be set per acre 
than on the square plan, when the same 
distance apart. 
G. T. Tippln, of Nichols, stated that after 
visiting most of the principal orchards in 
several counties, both in north and south 
Missouri, he would strongly advise against 
planting apple on gravelly or stony soils, 
and under no circumstances on land with 
hardpan subsoil. Prof. J. C. Whitten 
showed that pruning the roots back to six 
or eight inches was the best plan before 
setting. Cultivation was generally recom¬ 
mended, and sowing rye and cow peas in 
Summer and Fall. Tree should be shaped 
by pruning during the first, second and 
third years; after that cut out only cross 
limbs and dead wood. Treasurer Nelson, 
of Lebanon, brought out the fact that 
many growers make a serious mistake by 
packing inferior fruit, thereby filling the 
market with poor stock, that ruins prices 
for good well-packed fruit. Prof. Van 
Schrenk, of Washington University, St. 
Louis, reported that, after having made 
quite an extensive investigation of the root 
rot in different parts of the State, he finds 
that it is caused by a fungus. He says 
that this fungus attacks the roots very 
rapidly, but as yet he could recommend no 
remedy. 
On the subject of cherries, Early Rich¬ 
mond, English Morello, Montmorency and 
Wragg were recommended as best sorts. 
Wild Goose plum still heads the list for 
profit; Miner, Way land and Forest Rose 
were also recommended. Japan and Euro¬ 
pean sorts have not been satisfactory in 
any part of the State. President Murray 
recommended planting peaches in north 
Missouri. Reports showed that where 
peach trees had been properly cut back 
last Spring, they had made good growth, 
and had almost entirely recovered from the 
effects of the severe freeze last Winter. 
Prof. H. C. Irish, of Shaw Garden, St. 
Louis, recommends sycamore, White elm, 
Sweet gum and Hard maple for street trees, 
and called attention to the serious danger 
of waiting too long to prune shade trees, 
and the bad effect of cutting too severely 
after they had been neglected. 
Prof. J. T. Stinson, of the horticultural 
department of the State University of Ar¬ 
kansas, made a valuable report on new 
seedling apples from that State. Out of 
quite a number that have been brought to 
notice by different persons, he would only 
recommend a few. He said that Collins 
was the correct name of the apple that is 
sold by some nurserymen as Champion; 
Oliver or Oliver Red the same as Senator: 
Beach the correct name for the apple sold 
by some as the Apple of Commerce. Black 
Ben Davis was tne same apple as Etris 
in Arkansas, known as Gano in Missouri. 
This was substantiated by the report of 
the committee on new seedling apples, who 
reported that they were unable to distin¬ 
guish any difference between the Black 
Ben Davis, Etris and Gano. In speaking 
of short-lived trees, Prof. Whitten said that 
it was due, to quite considerable extent in 
Missouri, to the selection of varieties that 
come into bearing early from setting. 
Such varieties would not last as long as 
those that do not bear early. He advised 
regular cultivation and care, thereby avoid¬ 
ing fluctuating conditions, which are dis¬ 
astrous to our trees. A resolution petition¬ 
ing the enactment of laws prohibiting the 
killing of all insect-destroying birds was 
passed by a unanimous vote; also a resolu¬ 
tion endorsing the movement on behalf the 
pure-food and drug bill. 
The same officers as before were re¬ 
elected for the ensuing year: President, N. 
F. Murray, Oregon, Mo.; first vice-presi¬ 
dent, D. A. Robnett, Columbia; second vice- 
president, Samuel Miller, Buffton; secre¬ 
tary, L. A. Goodman, Kansas City; treas¬ 
urer, A. Nelson, Lebanon. 
WORKING WOHEN. 
"Women are women after all. Mistress 
and maid are alike in physical make-up. 
Both are women. Both are subject to the 
ills and ailments 
peculiar to their 
sex. But the serv¬ 
ant seldom gets 
'any considera¬ 
tion. She is ex¬ 
pected to do her 
work even if her 
head does throb 
and a dreary, 
dragging, bear¬ 
ing-down feeling 
makes her wish 
that each step 
might be her last. 
Dr. Pierce’s Fa¬ 
vorite Prescrip¬ 
tion is made for 
11 / maid as well as 
mistress. It 
makes weak 
women strong 
and sick women 
well, no matter what their station in life. 
It gives the poor working woman an 
equal chance with her richer sister and 
at exactly the same price. 
Tlie servant who uses “ Favorite Pre¬ 
scription M at a moderate price per bottle 
is much more likely to get well than her 
mistress who calls in aq expensive, local 
physician. If she will write plainly to 
Dr. R. V. Pierce, at Buffalo, N. Y., her 
case will have the attention of a physician 
who has cured more women than any one 
hundred other doctors and who has a rec¬ 
ord of over thirty years’ successful prac¬ 
tice. Her letter will be considered strict¬ 
ly confidential, will be promptly answered 
in a plain envelope, so that prying eyes 
of others may not get even a hint, and 
she will have the benefit of the very best 
medical skill without a cent of charge 
for it. Thousands of women have 
written and been cured. And by this 
method they have avoided the ‘ ‘ ex¬ 
aminations ” and “local treatment” 
so invariably insisted upon by local 
practitioners and so abhorrent to every 
modest woman. 
Eureka Harness Oil Is the best 
preservative of new leather 
and the best renovator of old 
leather. It oils, softens, black¬ 
ens and protects. Use 
Eureka 
Harness Oii 
on your best harness, your old har¬ 
ness, and your carriage top, and they 
will not only look better but wear 
longer. Sold everywhere in cans—all 
Sizes from half pints to five gallon*. 
Mad* by STANDARD OIL CO. 
Two Wagons at One Price. 
It is a matter of great convenience and a sav¬ 
ing of labor fbr a farmer to have a low, handy 
wagon. They save more than half the labor of 
loading in hauling manure, hay, grain, corn fod¬ 
der, wood, stones, etc. , The man who already 
has a wagon may have one of 
these low handy wagons at the 
small additional cost for a set 
of wheels. These Electric Steel 
Wheels, with either direct or 
stagger spokes, with broad¬ 
faced tire, are made to fit any 
axle. You can convert your 
old wagon to a low, handy 
wagon in a few moment’s time. 
You thus virtually have two 
wagons at one price. Write to 
the Electric Wheel Co., Box 88, 
Quincy, Ill., for their catalogue; which fully ex¬ 
plains about these and their Electric Handy 
Wagons, Electric Feed Cookers, etc. 
Largest manufacturers of 
Steel Wagon Wheels and 
Handy Truck Wagons in 
America. Guaranteed su¬ 
perior to any other make 
WRITS us 
IN/letal Wheel Go. 
HAVANA. ILLINOIS 
HANDY” WILL SAVE 
The wages of a hired man, 
Your back from being 
strained 
Your field from being cut 
up, 
Money and labor every day 
Send us your name on a 
postal card, and we will 
send information free. 
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Saginaw, Mich. 
TOOLS mi 
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| MUST DESIRABLE 
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MODEL 
[ Combination 
Drill 
I Double or Single 
Wheel 
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I larity as to quantity and depth. No seed wasted at 
| ends of rows. Easily changed from drill to cultivator. Made of 
’ the best material; will last a life- time. Our full line of 
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New York. 
( to early purchasers. 
lioaton and N( 
WOOD FRAME SPRING TOOTH 
HARROW 
the original and still the bcftt/jl 
harrow of its kind. All wood off 
best McuMoncd white oak* 
Teeth of best oil tempered ftteel. 
Provided with irnurdM. Channel steel, 
never-Hlip ellps for holding teeth. __ 
Strong:, durable and efliclent* Send for circulars and prices. 
The supply is limited^ Large general catalogue mailed free. 
WEEDER and 
CULTIVATOR 
AN AUTOMATIC 
A time, labor and money 
saver. Killsall weedson any kind 
of crop—anv kind of land. In- 
valuublcto the strawberry 
man. Splendid for wheat fields in 
spring—makes it stool out perfectly, 
increasing yield. Best beet sugar tool 
made, cuts 7 ft. wide. Workn 2 
acres per hour. All teeth best oil 
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north of Ohio River only 25c to 75c. Write for big catalogue. 
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The same careful skill that has made 
Iron Age implements famous makes the IM' 
f PROVED KOBRINS POTATO I’l.AXTEH 
a perfect piece of farm mechanism. a 
Plants four to seven acres a day; saves Jr 
fertilizer by sowing it accurately: 
plants 100 per cent, of seed; jpINlSs&Syft «* 
spaces exactly. It is simple and Jj 
strongly constructed, and light «av 
draft. Always gives satisfac- 
“PLANET JRS” 
Putting in a Ton and a Half of Onion Seed 
After sowing—which is best done by the “Planet Jr.” Seeders—there is nothing the 
equal of the Planet Jr. No. 11 Double Wheel Hoe for cultivation. Works corn, peas, beans, salad, onions, 
S A U i? a ; r beets ’ hickory or any other garden or market garden crop. Look at the large number of attachments. 
All these can be changed and adjusted to suit the crop. The wheels can be set at four distances apart to lit 
different widths of row. Can also be set at three different heights. Handles adjustable to any height to 
nt the man. The seven sets of tools which go with each No. 11 Wheel Hoe will work the middles, 
level or throw earth to or from the row, cultivate deep or shallow, plow, hoe and 
r ake. All blades are of tempered polished steel. 
./ff,t}j e 350 000 catalogues we have issued for 1900 gives full description of the 25 styles 
hpr ^ Hoes we make. Among: the 16 full page half tone cuts are a num- 
«mnro»^,S f tr their -S se In J h , e fleld m YF ious countries. Describes also our full line of tool 3 
Hoes, Cultivators, Harrows, Two-Horse Cultivators, Seeders, Four Row and 
bmgle Row Sugar Beet Cultivators, &c. We mail a copy of this catalogue free. 
S. L. ALLEN & CO., Box 1107-V PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
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