1900 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKERJ 
377 
Publisher’s Desk. 
The last 'batch of Ruby Queen roses 
are to be mailed to subscribers May 21 
and 22. They should reach you about 
the same time as this issue of tbe paper. 
Should they not do so in the course of 
two or three days, advise us and we will 
look into the cause. Every subscriber 
who applied for it should receive one 
not later than May 26. 
If our boys or men want one of those 
strong, cheap watches, they will need to 
send order so as to reach us by May 31. 
Orders will not be filled after that date. 
MARKET BRIEFS. 
Picked Up Here and There. 
VEGETABLES.—There is a surplus of in¬ 
ferior tomatoes. Extra are very scarce 
and bring high prices. The Florida cab¬ 
bage and celery that I have seen recently 
were poor, the celery scarcely paying ex¬ 
penses. There is a liberal supply of Long 
Island and Jersey asparagus. The lower 
grades are selling to canners at cut prices. 
There is a surplus of string beans, but re¬ 
ceipts of green peas are light. Choice cu¬ 
cumbers and beets are selling well. 
DUTY ON DECAYED FRUIT.—The Vir¬ 
ginia Court of Appeals has decided that 
pineapples are dutiable, even though they 
are partly decayed, so long as the spoiled 
portion does not exceed one-tenth of the 
whole shipment. Some importers have 
claimed that they could separate the rot¬ 
ten from the sound fruit and abandon what 
was worthless without paying duty on it. 
This decision makes it necessary for them 
to pay the duty where the decayed portion 
does not exceed 10 per cent, in which case 
only the really worthless part may be sep¬ 
arated and abandoned. 
A KEEN NOSE.—The wagon of a large 
meat concern was unloading a lot of beef 
tongues at a place where smoked and dried 
meats are prepared. The tongues were 
thrown into a crate three feet square, 
which was trucked into the store when full. 
A man stood by the crate to test each 
tongue. He stuck a sharp steel trier 
through every one, and then smelled of it. 
Experience had so trained his nose that he 
could instantly detect any that were not 
in prime condition. The expert tester is a 
necessary man in meat houses. Some of 
them spend eight or nine hours per day 
at this work, and get considerably more 
than ordinary laborers’ wages. 
A FRENCHMAN'S PHILOSOPHY.—“A 
good many farmers in this country and 
their sons and daughters, are making a 
mistake,” said a French merchant in this 
city to me recently. "Instead of being sat¬ 
isfied to stay on their farms, make a living 
and perhaps a little more, preserve their 
health and be happy, they must rush to 
the cities. Some succeed there, but many 
are not fitted by nature or training for 
city life and work, so they become dissat¬ 
isfied, and really a disturbing element. 
What is the cause of the riots and dissen¬ 
sions in France? Largely the fact that the 
country is so thickly settled that every 
little garden spot is occupied, and people 
have been crowded Into the large towns. 
There they do not have enough to do, be¬ 
come restless, and all sorts of trouble 
breaks out.” It is well for those thinking 
of making a change to remember that, 
while there are discomforts and hardships 
on the farm, it has no monopoly of these 
things over city life, and that, while work 
may bring more money in the city, the to¬ 
tal cost of living is at least three and often 
four times as great as in the country. 
TRADE WITH CHINA.—The United 
States Consul at Hongkong, China, in a 
recent report, made several statements in 
reference to the prospects of increasing 
our trade with China. He states that the 
Chinese never wear wool, using cotton 
largely for clothing the year around, and 
that there is demand for a good heavy un¬ 
bleached cotton cloth 22 inches wide, that 
can retail for five cents, gold, per yard. 
There Is quite a call for bicycles, which 
should have very complete tool bags and 
repairing outfits. Speaking of drugs and 
medicines, he says that ordinary adver¬ 
tising matter is of no avail, as a Chinaman 
believes only what he experiences. The 
best way to introduce medicines is by 
sample bottles with Chinese labels and 
wrappers, the greatest demand being for 
remedies for neuralgia and rheumatic af¬ 
fections, fevers, worms, coughs and dysen¬ 
tery. He thinks that both soaps and per¬ 
fumery would sell. These would have to 
be introduced by samples also, and he be¬ 
lieves that a liberal investment in this line 
would bring good returns. Also a cheap, 
durable sewing machine that would sew 
either cloth or leather would sell. In re¬ 
gard to commercial men, he states that 
none need expect to gain or hold the con¬ 
fidence of the large Chinese houses, except 
those who come with the best credentials, 
and see that the goods delivered are fully 
up to the samples. 
A GREAT WASTE.—City people buying 
green peas and beans and such perishable 
stuff often think that the retail prices 
charged are unreasonable, especially at sea¬ 
sons when this produce comes from a dis¬ 
tance. They don’t take into account the 
amount of waste that the grocer has on 
his hands. At times of th eday when trade 
his hands. At times of the day when trade 
over the fresh fruits and vegetables. A 
large percentage, often as much as one- 
fourth, has to be thrown out for the cheap 
trade, to be sold for little or nothing, 
while some is fit only for the garbage bar¬ 
rel. Those who buy the first quality have 
to help bear these losses by paying an in¬ 
creased price. 
CALIFORNIA CHERRIES—Several car¬ 
loads have arrived in this market. They 
are all sold at auction, and the prices re¬ 
ceived run from 50 cents to $1.75 per pack¬ 
age holding about eight pounds. The great 
variation in price is caused in part by the 
variety, but mainly by the condition in 
which the fruit arrives. What is at all de¬ 
cayed spoils very quickly, and sells for 
whatever it will bring. The most common 
package is a box about 9x18 inches and 
three inches deep. Some are packed in 
small round boxes holding a pound each. 
The retail price on the street at present is 
25 cents per pound. Some of them have 
been picked greener than necessary, and 
are a little off In flavor, but others that I 
have tried, especially the Black Tartarian, 
are nearly as good as though fresh from 
tne tree. It is evident that, when carefully 
packed and properly handled in transpor¬ 
tation, cherries may be left until nearly 
dead ripe and still shipped a great dis¬ 
tance in safety. Like all other California 
fruit, these cherries are packed so that 
they show up finely when opened. The 
boxes are not “stuffed” with rubbish 
either. While those on the top are usually 
the largest, the difference is scarcely no¬ 
ticeable. These western fruit men seem to 
have taken a firm grip on the idea of neat 
and uniform 'packages, honest goods and 
artistic labels. Of course it costs some¬ 
thing to put up fruit in this shape, but it 
pays, and some of these methods might 
well be copied by those eastern growers 
who have used all sorts of packages, label¬ 
ed them with a blue pencil or marking 
brush, and mixed in inferior fruit that 
should have been thrown to the pigs. 
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BUSINESS BITS. 
Potato bugs and other insect pests have 
small show for existence in the face of 
modern machinery of bug warfare. A very 
effective little bug exterminator is made by 
C. E. Morrison, Box 141, Albany, N. Y. It 
is also useful in destroying lice on the hen 
roost or flies on cattle. Mr. Morrison re¬ 
ports that agents are making big money 
selling these spray pumps. 
We believe that if more farmers were 
acquainted with the many uses to which 
the Seymour plaster sower can be put, 
there would be many more in use. It will 
sow broadcast guano, bone dust, plaster, 
ashes, salt, lime, hen manure, etc. It is 
made by Le Roy Plow Co., 61 Lake St., Le 
Roy, N. Y. This firm also makes a good 
line of bean and potato machinery. 
New York State Veterinary College, Cor¬ 
nell University, offers free tuition to State 
residents; also 18 scholarships, each $200 a 
year, are open to competition by freshmen. 
The splendid equipment and unprecedented¬ 
ly thorough and practical course should 
attract students to this new and promising 
profession. Entrance on regents’ veteri¬ 
nary students’ certificate, September 19, 1900. 
There are few houses that have better 
earned the confidence of the farming public 
than P. P. Mast & Co., 9 Canal St., Spring- 
field, O. The name of this firm upon any 
farm implement is not only a guarantee as 
to the material and workmanship, but also 
that the implement will perform all work 
claimed for it in a satisfactory manner. If 
you wish to know about up-to-date culti¬ 
vators (riding or walking) and grain drills, 
send a postal card to this house for cata¬ 
logue. 
The best cow is the one that gets the 
most milk or meat out of her food. The 
best separator is the one that takes the 
most fat out of the milk. In like manner 
the best cider press is the one that will 
squeeze the most juice out of the apple. It 
is a question of the work produced by a 
certain amount of power. The hydraulic 
cider press made by the Hydraulic Press 
Mfg. Co., Mt. Gilead, Ohio, is said to get 
it all, and to leave the pomace as dry as 
baled hay. The catalogue tells all about 
it. 
large company will possess. One of the 
most important things about this business 
is the fact that one responsible firm can 
see that a few uniformly good brands of 
fertilizer are made and sold in place of the 
hundreds of so-called “brands” formerly 
flooding the market. We think that it will 
be admitted by all that whatever else may 
be said of goods made by one of the large 
combined companies they are uniform and 
standard in quality. The American Chemi¬ 
cal Company says distinctly that it does 
not intend to raise prices. It does not 
need to do so, since it has effected many 
economies. So long as it follows out the 
present plans, it will merit the patronage 
of farmers. 
Pimples 
Are more than a disfigurement of the 
skin; they are a handicap to a young 
man, alike in love and business. The 
pimply face looks dissipated and both 
merchant and maiden look askance at 
the unfortunate fellow whose face is his 
misfortune. An al¬ 
most certain cure 
for pimples and 
similar disfiguring 
eruptions is founa 
in Dr. Pierce’s 
Golden Medical 
Discovery. It pur¬ 
ifies the blood of 
the co r ru p t i n g 
cause of ordinary 
eruptive diseases, 
cleanses the skin 
and builds up the 
body with sound 
wholesome flesh. 
w Discovery ” con¬ 
tains neither alco¬ 
hol nor narcotics. 
"I am well pleased 
with your medicines,” 
writes John A. Callo¬ 
way, Rsq., of No. 218 
26 th St., Columbus, 
Ga. "In 1894 I was 
working at night and 
I broke out in lumps 
all over, and when 
these left the skin 
peeled off. I took six 
Dottles of ‘Golden 
Medical Discovery,’ 
and two of Doctor 
Pierce’s Pellets, and 
I do believe that I 
am sound and well. I have a good appetite, but 
before I commenced treatment I had no appetite 
at all. My eyes were sunken and my face was 
pale. I had pimples and brown spots on my 
face. Now these are all gone. I have used 
many kinds of medicines but received no bene¬ 
fit. Last year I weighed one hnndred and 
thirty-four pounds, ana now I weigh one hun¬ 
dred and forty-five. Please accept my thanks. 
I am so glad I found the right kind of medicine.” 
Dr. Pierce’s Medical Adviser sent free 
on receipt of stamps to pay expense of 
mailing only. Send 21 one-cent stamps 
for book in paper covers, or 31 stamps for 
cloth, to Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. 
$ 43.68 
BUYS THIS 
HIGH GRADE 
HAND-MADE BUGGY, 
as good as your dealer 
asks $75 for. Description 
of our No. 18 
Buggy; high 
panel spring 
back, polished, 
I best rubber top, 
body 24 by 54 or 
22 by 54, white 
wood panel, 
made first-class, 
gear, seasoned hickory, double collar steel axle, high 
grade second growth hickory wheels, finish, black 
with Brewster green or carmine gear. Buggy is fully 
warranted for two years. Cuts and descriptions of 
all styles sent free. 
T. F. FITZPATRICK & CO., MORAVIA, N. Y. 
CORN 
and its possibilities under the Silage 
system—being the theme of 
“A BOOK ON SILAGE” 
By Prof. F. W. WOLL, 
( of the University of Wisconsin, neatly bound into a volume 
of 195 pages and now being sent out by the Silver Mfo. Co. 
• Salem, O., is unquestionably the beat book yet introduced on , 
I the subject, It includes: 
I—Silage Crops. II—Silos. 
I III—Silage. IV—Feedingof Silage. 
V—Comparison of Silage and other Feeds. 
VI—The Silo in Modern Agriculture, 
and many valuable tables and compounded rations 
for feeding stock. They are going rapidly. 
To avoid disinterested inquires 
Price is 10c. coin or stamps. 
SILVER MFC. CO. 
Salem, Ohio. 
EARMERQ y Build your own Fence to conform 
rnnmcnd ■ to the ground, and have equal 
tension on all wires. Our 
machine Is made of steel, 
and nickel-plated. It works 
easily, rapidly, and builds 
the very best fence. Ask 
dealer for one. If he can't 
supply you, we will send 
one prepaid for price, $4.75. 
SUPERIOR FENCE MACHINE CO„ 
184 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Mich 
GOLD 
The American Chemical Company was 
organized for the purpose of conducting 
the fertilizer trade on a more economical 
and uniform basis. Those who have ever 
studied the matter will realize what an ad¬ 
vantage in buying, mixing and selling one 
Is made n using or selling the Nagley Automatic 
TRANSPLANTER. 
Used In transplanting Tobacco. Cabbage, Celery, 
Tomatoes, Sugar Beets, Sweet Potatoes, Strawber- 
berrles and other plants. Potato planting attachment 
extra. Absolutely guaranteed to do the work. Write 
for prices. NAGLEY MFG. CO., Lyons, N. Y 
HALL STEEL TANKS 
are the best for supplying water for live stock. Being 
made of galvanized steel, they cannot rust, rot, burst 
from freezing, fall to pieces from drying out, etc. We 
make tanks for all purposes. Also troughs for feed¬ 
ing calves and pigs, cooling milk, hauling liquid 
manure, etc. Prices and estimates cheerfully sub¬ 
mitted. Write to-day. THE HALL STEED TANK 
CO., 64 N. Ashland Avenue, Chicago. 111. 
WROUGHT IRON PIPE 
For Steam, Gas and Water. Good as new. 
Tested, Be-painted, Re-threaded and coup¬ 
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38 
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We sell exclusively to the 
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Be is more generally, offer 
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and substantial straps at 
$1, or singly with straps, 
4-in., $1.00; 5-in., $160; 6-in., 
$2. If wanted without straps deduct 25. each. 
We are the oldest makers of bells hi America. Our 
reputation is of great value to us. You may return 
goods at your expense if not satisfactory and we 
will refund your money. 
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