1902 
i39 
MARKET NOTES 
CHEESE.—An increased firmness is noted 
in nearly all grades. While exporters are 
not doing much, the home trade demand is 
quite satisfactory. The top wholesale price 
for fancy full cream, small sizes, is 11% 
cents. Buyers who were not very particu¬ 
lar have been taking large sizes or slightly 
inferior qualities at lower figures. 
HOPS.—There has been a recent advance 
of from one-half to one cent per pound 
on medium and prime grades. On the 
Pacific coast the market is reported ex¬ 
cited and active, and speculators who sold 
themselves short early in the season are 
finding difficulty in making deliver es at 
prices that will let them out without loss. 
During the past week more than 1,500 bales 
of Oregon and California hops have been 
sold at 13 to 14 cents, and as high as 16 
cents has been received in eastern markets 
for choice qualities. The Washington crcp 
is said to be practically all disposed of. 
A fair range of prices would be: Choice 
1901, both eastern and western, 16 to 17 
cents; prime, 15 to 16; poor to medium, 14 
to 15; crop of 1901, 10 to 12 1 /*.- 
EGG STORAGE.—A reader asks: "What 
are the requirements for keeping eggs in 
cold storage, and could I build a moderate- 
priced plant that would do this work sat¬ 
isfactorily in a small way?” Practical men 
with whom we have talked say that a dry 
temperature of about 40 degrees is neces¬ 
sary, and that for best results the a'r 
must be dry. On this account ice is not 
suitable for use in egg storage, as it cre¬ 
ates more or less dampness, which dam¬ 
ages the eggs, causing them to become 
musty. With artificial means, cold air may 
be produced which is perfectly dry, and 
this is the method now employed. Unless 
one is prepared to put up an expensive 
plant of this sort, it would be better to hi: e 
suitable storage or preserve the eggs in 
some other way. Limi d eggs have sold 
well during the past season on account of 
the extreme prices of fresh stock. In 
quality they are better than many cold- 
storage eggs. The chief drawback is ihat 
for boiling holes must be pricked in the 
shells to prevent them from bursting. Of 
course, if fresh eggs happen to be plentiful 
in Winter, limed stock would sell so low 
as to be unprofitable for the holder. 
DOCK BAGGAGE INSPECTION.-What- 
ever opinions of the tariff people may have 
ordinarily, when they land here from a for¬ 
eign port, they are likely to think that the 
words tariff and nuisance are synonymous. 
If foreigners from free-trade countries, 
they may scarcely have heard of it, and 
most Americans who are not importers 
think it a vague something with which 
Congress has a periodical wrestling match, 
and which newspapers advocate or con¬ 
demn, according to their political bias. 
But when on the dock one has to open his 
trunk or gripsack and let custom house of¬ 
ficials claw over his personal effects, he 
learns that the tariff is as real as measles, 
wild cats or tight shoes. We recently 
noticed this performance on the American 
Line dock. The steamer was 18 hours late, 
coming in covered with ice. A portion of 
the dock had been roped off, forming a pen 
for passengers until the baggage was ex¬ 
amined, and no outsiders were allowed in¬ 
side this enclosure, although passengers 
could stand near by and greet over the 
ropes friends who had come to meet them. 
The porters had carried the baggage up 
the gang plank and dumped it in piles 
on the dock. Then each passenger picked 
out his own and waited until one of the 
custom-house men could look it over. Much 
complaint has been made of the rough 
and obnoxious method's of inspectors who 
do this work. Some of them appear to be 
doing their best to live up to this reputa¬ 
tion, while others are careful and cour¬ 
teous. The contents of most of the trunks 
were in a decidedly hashy state after the 
examination. One woman who was evi¬ 
dently alone seemed to have fared worse 
than others. Her trunk appeared suddenly 
to have become too small for the contents, 
and she was struggling to press down the 
obstinate cover. A woman from the out¬ 
side crawled through the ropes to speak 
to a friend, but the official made such a 
row that she came out quickly. If first 
principles of politeness was one of the sub¬ 
jects in the civil service examinaiion wh'ch 
that man passed, he certainly ought not to 
have got more than 75 per cent. No doubt 
these officials have many th ngs to try 
them, for people who have been shaken up 
by a rough voyage, and have to endure 
these annoyances on a dock across which 
a biting wind is blowing, are likely to be 
unreasonable. Yet it is probable that there 
are few cases that cannot be handled by 
When there is frequent "hawking" of mucus, 
hoarseness, a hacking cough, or corresponding symp¬ 
toms, more serious pulmonary troubles are to be 
apprehended. Dr. D. Jayne's Kxpeotorant will re¬ 
move such obstructions and effect a permanent 
cure —Ada'. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
courteous firmness. To an observer who 
carefully watches from the outside, tie 
whole thing appears to be more or less 
a farce. The examination, while thorough 
enough to stir up both baggage and d sno- 
sition of owners, is in many cases not care¬ 
ful enough to avoid overlooking small 
things of value. w - w - H - 
EASTERN NEW YORK HORT. SOCIETY 
MEETS. 
. Part I. 
The Eastern New York Horticultural So¬ 
ciety held its sixth annual Winter gather¬ 
ing in the Berkeley Lyceum Building, New 
York, February 12-13, through the courtesy 
of the American Institute, which had its 
midwinter exhibition of flowers, fruits and 
vegetables at the same time. Though the 
opening day fell on a holiday the attend¬ 
ance was very good, and a lively interest 
was manifested in many practical points. 
The Society is in a prosperous condition, 
and reports a good financial surplus. A 
communication was read during the open¬ 
ing session from the New York State Fruit 
Growers’ Association proposing a merger 
of the two societies. F. E. Dawley of the 
Association explained the great advantages 
to be gained by the Horticultural Society 
from the use of the reliable private fruit 
crop reports collected by the former. Lne 
proposition was referred to 9 committee ■ ■■ 
the Horticultural Society for report, and 
it appears that general sentiment favors 
the union. 
Reports from various committees brought 
out the varied character of the past season 
and the local irregularity of the different 
crops and return from the same. The year 
was generally of limited profit to fruit and 
vegetable growers, though instances were 
cited where good profits were realized. 
Fungus diseases were unusually prevalent 
and difficult to combat on account of ex¬ 
cessive rain, but an anomaly was noticed 
in the case of fungus causing the early 
dropping of currant leaves. It was very 
general, most currant plantations being 
defoliated in July, and seems a new species 
to horticultural science. The trouble was 
worse on high, well-drained lands than in 
moister places. No treatment was sug¬ 
gested except the planting of Wilder and 
Prince Albert as resistant varieties, having 
proven nearly exempt the past season. It 
is not thought that the trouble is likely 
permanently to remain. The Strawberry 
leaf blight is found to be due to several 
different fungi, some not susceptible to 
Bordeaux Mixture. This explains, to a 
great extent, the irregularities attending 
the use of fungicides for this common af¬ 
fection. The reports on the use of petroleum 
and kerosene, both undiluted and in me¬ 
chanical emulsion for Pernicious and other 
scale insects were quite unfavorable, much 
injury being done to the trees. It was 
claimed that the margin between the ef¬ 
fective action of these oils on scale and 
injury to trees is very narrow. A 20-per¬ 
cent mechanical emulsion of petroleum is 
safest and quite effective. Potash whale- 
oil soap in solution up to two pounds to 
the gallon of hot water is very good and 
safe, but does not exterminate scale on the 
trees. The oils and emulsions should be 
applied in Spring, after sap starts, and be¬ 
fore buds open. The season for vegetable 
growing was peculiar, and in many cases 
disastrous. Some growers had a desper¬ 
ate struggle for existence, others made 
fair profits, but only where thorough in¬ 
tensive culture was given, and merchant¬ 
like care taken in marketing the products. 
The crop in many varieties of canning 
vegetables was very scanty, and there is 
sure to be a heavy demand the coming 
season to make up the shortage. 
Keen interest was taken in a discussion 
between well-known nurserymen and fruit 
growers as to the possibility of breeding 
better fruit trees by using only scions and 
buds from superior bearing trees of each 
variety. The fruit growers claimed it was 
absolutely necessary if varieties are to be 
kept to standard, and as far as they had 
tried it resulted in early bearing and highly 
productive trees. The nurserymen said it 
was all right in theory but not possible to 
carry out on a large commercial scale. It 
was admitted that both stock and scion 
exert an appreciable influence on the other, 
and in the interests of horticulture both 
should be carefully selected. Nurserymen 
are doing as much as practicable in this 
line. J. B. Rogers, of the New Jersey 
Horticultural Society, said that some 
Kieffer pear trees appear to be immune to 
San Josfi or Pernicious scale and should 
be used for propagation to the exclusion 
of susceptible individuals. 
The exhibits of fruits and vegetables were 
of fine quality, but not extensive. Some 
smooth and well-colored Winter apples 
gave brightness to the display. The New¬ 
town Pippins were noticeably fine. There 
was a marked scarcity of forced vegetables, 
as the weather conditions have not been 
favorable lately. There were many hand¬ 
some flowers, among which a Cattleya 
Trianoe Columbae attracted immediate at¬ 
tention from the size and perfect finish of 
its blooms. It eftme from Lager & Hur- 
rell. Summit, N. J., who had a fine collec¬ 
tion of other orchids and rare plants. 
There were also some good roses and a 
really splendid show of carnations in many 
new varieties. 
BUSINESS BITS. 
A ditching plow comes in handy on 
special jobs, for which the plow is suited. 
The Larimer ditching plow advertised in 
this issue will please any farmer having 
work in the line to do. If interested look 
up the advertisement. 
Those Signal Mail Boxes ought to appeal 
to every reader of The R. N.-Y. who is 
fortunate enough to live on the line of a 
rural free delivery route. The signal we 
assume shows whether or not any letters 
have been placed in the box by the carrier. 
These boxes are well made and supplied 
with a Yale lock, individual name plate, 
etc Write to Signal Mail Box Co., 107 
Benton St., Joliet, Ill. 
“Two Sides of a Silo Question” by the 
makers and the users of Green Mountain 
silos is a neat little leaflet giving the ex¬ 
perience of a number of the best dairymen 
in the country, including John A. Ennis, 
who was the butter maker of the Model 
Dairy at the Pan-American Exposition. 
The Green Mountain was the only silo 
used at the Pan-American. Write Moseley 
& Stoddard Mfg. Co., Rutland, Vt., for full 
information. 
Do you need a new range the coming 
Spring? If so you can get an “Ab¬ 
solute Range Perfection” on six months’ 
trial and either pay cash or month¬ 
ly installments. This plan certainly 
gives the purchaser every advantage, and 
shows the confidence of the advertiser. 
Write to C. D. Clapp. 602 Summit St., To¬ 
ledo, O., whose advertisement on another 
page gives more information on this plan 
of selling. _ 
H. M. Jacques, of Wright’s Corners, N. 
Y., is a large breeder of early lambs. He 
tells us that this year he bought 500 breed¬ 
ing ewes from New Mexico. They were 
mostly Southdown grades, and gave fine 
lambs when crossed with Dorset rams. 
Red Albumen.— I think it fair to say 
that The R. N.-Y. saved me at least the 
price of one year’s subscription by its ex¬ 
posure of the “red albumen” man in the 
issue of December 28. Red albumen was 
so highly commended in many papers as 
a hen food that I decided to purchase 
some the coming week and test it. The ex¬ 
posure changed my mind. It sells here for 
50 cents per pound, and many are using it. 
I have heard of no beneficial results. 
Saco, Me. p. m. k. 
dom Mate. 
There is just one thing to use if your 
stomach is "out of order” and that "one 
thing” is Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical 
Discovery. The 
supposition is that 
you want a prompt 
cure and a lasting 
cure. That is why 
the "Discovery” is 
recommended as 
the one thing for 
your condition. It 
cures promptly, 
perfectly and per¬ 
manently, diseases 
of the stomach and 
organs of digestion 
and nutrition. It’s 
sure to help. It’s 
almost sure to cure. 
It has completely 
cured ninety-eight 
per cent, of all 
those who have 
given it a fair and 
faithful trial. 
"About ten years ago 
I began to have trouble 
with my stomach," 
writes Mr. Wm. Con¬ 
nolly, of 535 Walnut 
St., Lorain, Ohio. "It 
got so bad that I had 
to lay off quite often 
two and three days in 
a week, my stomach 
would bloat, and I 
would belch up gas, 
and was in awful distress at such times. I have 
been treated by the best doctors in this city but 
got no help whatever. Some said I had cancer 
of the stomach, others dyspepsia. I have bought 
and tried everything I saw advertised for dys- 
pepsia and stomach trouble, but continued to 
get worse all the time. About twelve months 
ago I was in such a condition that my friends 
had some fear about my recovery. It was then 
I wrote to you for advice. You told me that by 
my symptoms you thought I had liver complaint 
and advised the use of your 4 Golden Medical 
Discovery * and 4 Pleasant Pellets ’ in connection. 
These medicines I have taken as directed, and 
am very happy to state that I commenced to get 
better from the start and have not lost a day 
this summer on account of my stomach. I feel 
tip-top. and better than I have for ten years.” 
Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets clean so 
the bowels and stimulate the liver. 
FOR SALE. 
Farm and county rights of the best, cheapest, 
easiest to make, most durable, strictly homemade, 
self-shutting gate and latch in upe Can he made 
and put up by anvone who can saw a board and dTive 
a nail. Can be operated by a child. Price per fami 
right, $4: give size and location of farm. Send money 
In registered letter, or money order on West Mans¬ 
field, Ohio. T. C. HAMILTON Patentee. 
Bohes Creek, Ohi3. 
The Eureka Potato Planter 
Is light, strong, weighs with 
fertilizer attachment, 285 lbs.; 
is light draft for one 
horse; is 95 p. c. correct 
in its drop; plants 
whole or cut seed; will 
plant any depth re¬ 
quired. Write fo-r Testi¬ 
monial Circular. Send 
. . . -v, . • for otir catalogue of all 
guaranteed. kinds of agricultural 
implements. EUREKA MOWER CO., Utica, N. Y. 
mie 
Every 
Uf£| I DRILLING 
HELL Machines 
Over 70 sizes and styles, for drilling either deep or 
shallow wells in any kind of soil or ro k. Mounted 
on wheels or on sills With engines or horsepowers. 
Strong, simple and durable. Any mechanic can 
operate them easilv Send for catalog. 
WILLIAMS BROS., Ithaca, N. Y. 
FARM TRUCKS AN D STEEL WHEELS 
FOR YOUK 
OL/I> WAGONS 
are sold direct to the far¬ 
mers by 
THE FARMERS’ 
HANDY WAGON CO., 
Saginaw. Mich. 
BETTER THAN SPRAYING. 
Don’t lug barrels of water around when spraying. Use the 
poison direct. Our 
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and Insect Exterminator is a most ingenious device that 
is rapidly supplanting the old methods. It blows the finely 
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=§ f^O SPAVINS = 
Tho worst possible spavin can bp cored in 
45 minutes. Ringbones, Curbs mu' Splints 
just as quick. Not painful and never lias 
failed. Detailed information about this 
now method sent free to horse owners. 
Write today. Ask for pamphlet No. 88 
Fleming Bros., Chemists, Union Stock Yds., Chicago. 
Its Crowning Success! 
As an application after blistering, to 
permanently heal and prevent scar, blem¬ 
ish or loss of hair 
Veterinary Pixine 
proves infallible. For scratches, grease 
heel and mud fever of the most hopelessly 
advanced nature its penetrating, anti¬ 
septic, absorbing power is positively 
effective. Its va.ue in cases of emergency 
is incalculable. Money hack if it fails. 
2 oz., 25c.; 8 oz., 50c.; 5-/b. pkge., $4. 
At all druggists and dealers or sont postpaid 
TROY CHEMICAL CO., TROY, H. Y. 
SURE CURE! 
Brooks Appliance New 
discovery- Wondoiinl. No 
Obnoxious springs or parts. 
(Automatic Air Cushion. 
Binds and dravis the 
broken parts together 
as you would a broken 
[limb. No salves. No lyniph- 
lOl. No lies Durable, cheap. 
Pat. Sept. 10, 01 Bent on 
trial. Catalogue free. 
Brooks Rupture Appliance Co., 
Box 965. Marshall, Mich. 
Strictly new, perfect, Semi-Hardened 
Steel Sheets. 2 feet wide, 0 feet long. 
The best Kuollng, Siding nr Oiling you run 
use. No experience necessary to lay it. 
An ordinary hammer or hatchet the 
only tools yon need. We furnish free 
with each orde. sufficient paint ano 
nails. Comes eitli„ fiat, 'orrugnted or 
“V” crimped. delivered free of all 
charges at the following prices 
TO Ai.li POINTS IN 
INDIANA, ILLINOIS, 
WISCONSIN, MUTI1IUN 
OHIO, IOWA, WEST 
VIRGINIA, 
Per Square, $2.35. 
PENNSYLVANIA, NEW 
YORK, NEW .IKRHKY, 
MARYLAND, KENTUCKY 
MISSOURI, MINNESOTA 
Per Square, #2. 3*1. 
Prices on other Stales on application. 
A square means 100 square feet. Write for tree 
catalogue No. 5? 
CHICAGO HOUSE WRECKING CO., W. 35th and Iron Sfe., Chicago 
