1902 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
243 
MARKET NOTES 
CAULIFLOWER MATTERS.—Eastern 
Long Island produces large quantities of 
this vegetable, and how best to handle 
the selling end has become a serious prob¬ 
lem to growers. Excellent results have 
been obtained by the cauliflower organi¬ 
zation, composed of about 450 members, 
representing 1,300 acres, and plans are be¬ 
ing made for more extensive work during 
the coming year. In order to avoid over¬ 
stocking the market it is proposed to build 
pickling and storage places in the produc¬ 
ing sections where surplus stock can be 
held and sold at the most favorable times. 
Such sensible cooperation is sure to benefit 
both producer and seller. 
THE APPLE BOX.—Referring to the de¬ 
scription of the western apple package on 
page 162 a reader suggests that the springy 
sides, allowing the box to be packed so 
tightly as to bulge, would be a disadvan¬ 
tage where a large number were piled to¬ 
gether, as in that case the pressure would 
force the sides down level and bruise the 
fruit. This would be a serious drawback 
if the sides were expanded much, but the 
bulge is so slight as to be scarcely notice¬ 
able, and the box is so short that it would 
not be crushed in even though others were 
placed on it endwise. In a box with rigid 
sides it would be difficult to get the apples 
packed so as to avoid shaking, unless con¬ 
siderable paper or other soft material were 
stuffed in. But in the box mentioned the 
thin sides may be crowded slightly, and 
they act as a large rubber band, taking 
up the slack as the apples get loose. 
COLD STORAGE.—M. H. asks: “How 
long is it safe to hold butter and eggs in 
cold storage, and at what temperature 
should they be kept?” 
It is not advisable to hold such products 
to the limit, which, under favorable con¬ 
ditions, might be considerably over a year. 
A good many follow the plan of putting 
away eggs in April and taking them out 
in December or January, and butter is held 
about the same time or a little less. Of 
course much depends on the condition of 
the market, and most dealers would risk 
a much longer storage if selling conditions 
were unfavorable. Good results are ob¬ 
tained from a dry temperature of 40 de¬ 
grees. Dryness is important in order to 
avoid loss by mold. A practical man tells 
us that if he discovered dampness he 
would immediately drop the temperature 
to 32. This is not advisable unless the pro¬ 
ducts appear in danger from moisture, al¬ 
though they would not freeze at 32. Apples 
in barrels have been kept as low as 2S 
without freezing. w. w. h. 
Sportsmen’s Show . 
The National Sportsmen’s Association 
held their eighth annual exhibition at 
Madison Square Garden, New York, March 
5-19. There is something about an exhibit 
of these wild forms of nature that appeals 
especially to city people who see so much 
of pavements and brick walls. Large 
quantities of evergreens gave the Garden 
a respectably woodsy odor and appearance. 
In one part was a lake about 250 feet long. 
Into this flowed a mountain stream rip¬ 
pling and gurgling over the rocks in a way 
suggestive of trout fishing. In the center 
of the lake was an island on which were 
cages of wild fowl and deer, an Eskimo 
family and an Indian wigwam. The orig¬ 
inal American sportsman, the Indian, was 
'epresented by several fine specimens who 
canoed passengers about the lake, sold In¬ 
dian wares, and talked intelligently in 
good English. A musk ox, said to be the 
only one in captivity, was shown. These 
curious animals live in the barren lands 
of the Arctic regions. They are but little 
over three feet high; weigh from 150 to 
400 pounds, and have coats of wool and 
long hair, an overcoat which is a thorough 
protection from the cold. The one exhib¬ 
ited was exceedingly friendly, and evi¬ 
dently well satisfied with the change from 
the bushes and shrubs of its native coun¬ 
try to the Timothy and clover hay in the 
feeding rack. There were exhibits of 
everything in the line of camping, fishing 
and hunting apparatus, and shooting, fly¬ 
fishing and athletic contests. 
BUSINESS BITS. 
The picture of the cow pea on our first 
Page is taken from a little pamphlet sent 
free by the Experiment Farm, Southern 
I’ines, N. C. This work on the cow pea is 
one of the most useful agricultural pam¬ 
phlets ever issued. 
The Acme harrow is a whole shed full 
of tools in one bunch. We have used it 
lor covering potatoes and corn, for crush- 
mg 'omps, for smoothing the seed bed, for 
working in cow peas, oats and grass seeds, 
a >id, with the teeth put down flat, for tak- 
the Place of a roller. It will do every- 
1 nng but dig, and on rough ground it will 
come near doing that. This useful tool 
may well find a place on every farm, for it 
will prove useful on every crop and with 
every form of culture. It is manufactured 
by Duane H. Nash, Millington, N. J. The 
harrows are sent to responsible farmers 
on trial, to be returned if not entirely sat¬ 
isfactory. Nothing could be fairer than 
this offer. 
If you need to replace the roof on any 
of your farm buildings this Spring it will 
be worth your while to look into the merits 
of the Asphalt Ready Roofing. It is sur¬ 
faced with gravel, and anyone can put it 
on; needs no painting. Booklet and free 
sample will be sent if you send your name 
and address to Asphalt Ready Roofing Co., 
80 Pine St., New York. 
Nothing improves the appearance of a 
place so much as a fresh coat of paint. It 
not only beautifies but prolongs the use¬ 
fulness of a building or vehicle as well. 
Ingersoll’s ready mixed paints do not 
require an expert painter—they are sold 
direct to the consumer at wholesale prices. 
Write for prices to O. W. Ingersoll, 246 
Plymouth St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
The matter of opening and closing a gate 
may seem a small affair, but no one likes 
to get out of the wagon to do it. Besides, 
there is danger of the team running away 
while doing it. The Manlove gate opens 
and closes itself. It is a very practical 
and durable device, and no one once using 
it would be without one for double the 
cost. Write to Manlove Gate Co., Milton, 
Ind., for catalogue and full particulars. 
Hamilton & Co., Rosenvick. Chester Co., 
Pa., are getting out new circulars and 
price lists for the Spring. They will be 
pleased to mail them free to all who are 
interested in registered hogs if they will 
send their address and state what breed 
is wanted. They guarantee safe arrival 
of all stock, and, after examination, if not 
satisfactory, the purchase may be return¬ 
ed, and all money refunded. This cer¬ 
tainly is a square business proposition, 
and you run no risk dealing with them. 
The best inventions are not the result 
of accident. Those that do their work 
best and most economically are the fruit 
of long continued study and patient ex¬ 
periment. Ideas in invention, like plants, 
must bo propagated. This has striking il¬ 
lustration in the low-down handy wagon 
and broad-tired steel wheels manufactured 
by the Electric Wheel Company, of Quincy, 
111. Observation and experience taught 
these people that an overwhelming amount 
of labor was wasted on the farm by the 
use of the old style high-wheeled, narrow- 
tired wagon. It is their boast that the 
present electric wheel and handy wagon 
factory is the equal in equipment of any 
in the world. Their advertising watch¬ 
word is that their wheels and wagons are 
“Built to Last.” We might add also that 
“They have come to stay.” Readers of 
The R. N.-Y. who are not fully acquainted 
with these goods would do well to write 
for a catalogue and learn something which 
will surely be to their individual profit. 
A Roy os Light 
For woman’s guidance is found in the 
fact that Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescrip¬ 
tion cures female weakness and the dis¬ 
eases of the delicate womanly organs 
which darken the lives of so many wom¬ 
en with suffering and sorrow. That ray 
of light has penetrated many darkened 
chambers where women moaned in mis¬ 
ery, and Has guided them out to health 
and happiness. "Favorite Prescription” 
is not a tonic, not a palliative, but a pos¬ 
itive cure for the diseases which are 
peculiar to women. It gives vigor and 
vitality. It banishes nervousness, head¬ 
ache, and all the aches which come from 
a diseased condition of the womanly 
organs. A temperance medicine, it con¬ 
tains neither alcohol nor narcotics. 
" I was troubled for three years with ulceration 
and female weakness and my doctor gave me 
but little relief,” writes Mrs. Lulu Hunter, of 
Allenton, St. Louis Co., Mo. "I saw an adver¬ 
tisement in the paper of Dr. Pierce’s Favorite 
Prescription. I began the use of it about a year 
ago. I took five bottles of it, and one bettfe of 
1 Golden Medical Discovery,’ and my health is 
better now than it was for years. I have also 
recommended these medicines to some of my 
friends, who suffered from female weakness, 
and good results have followed.” 
FAVORITE PFf SC PIP1 I«i 
MAKES WEAK WOMEN STROM 
-AMP SICK WOMEN WELL. 
LUMBER and MATERIAL FROM THE BUFFALO EXPOSITION. 
We purchased the buildings and property formerly owned by the exposition and now offer 
for sale 33,000,000 feet of fine seasoned lumber. Thousands of Sash, Windows and Doors, En¬ 
gines, Boilers, Pumps and Machinery in general. Mile upon mile of Iron Pipe, Electrical appa¬ 
ratus of various kinds. Fire Apparatus, Iron Beams, Trusses, Columns, Benches, Builders’ 
Hardware and thousands of other items too numerous to mention. All of the above will be in¬ 
cluded in our Exposition Catalogue, mailed on application. OUR PRICES WILL ASTONISH YOU 
CHICAGO HOUSE WRECKING C0„ Pan-American Dept. Ho, 62, BUFFALO, N. Y. 
Beautiful Souvenir Spoon Set. 
Without question, one of the finest and most pleasing souvenirs ever issued is the set of 
Pan-American Exposition Souvenir Coffee Spoons made especially for the Lake Shore & Michigan 
Southern Ry. by the Oneida Community. They are made of best material, carefully and hand¬ 
somely finished and fully guaranteed. They are serviceable and will last for years. Like quality 
spoons sold at Exposition at 50 to 75 cents each. 
1 he set consists of six spoons. A different exposition subject is engraved in the bowl of each 
spoon. ~ 
Do not fail to order a set. You will be thoroughly pleased with the spoons. 
In Ordering! Remit by express 
or post-office money order to 
ONEIDA COMMUNITY, 
Niagara Falls, N. Y. 
Complete set in Satin- -1 
OO 
lined Box, postpaid to 
any address for J 
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For comfortable, enjoyable travel between tile cities of Chicago, Toledo, Cleveland, 
Buffalo, New York and Boston, use the famous through trains over the Lake Shore & Michigan 
Southern Railway. For any particulars about travel via this route, address 
A. J. Smith, g. p. & t. a., Cleveland, O. 
Rati 
The Best L 
Farmer’s Garments 
made anywhere are Keystone 
Union-Made Overalls and Pants. 
Two garments like this, with 
coats to match, costing less than 
82 a suit, will clothe a farmer 
neatly one year. Ask for lots 56, 
67 or 58, in stripes—or if you 
prefer blue, lot 18. With each 
suit a 6 months’ Diary and 
Time Book free. If your 
dealer will not furnish Key- 
stonegoods.sendhis name, 
and we’ll supply you. 
Cleveland & Whitehilt Co. 
Newburgh, N. Y. 
TRADE MASK BYGISTKBKD. 
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PUMPS 
WATER 
SHELLS 
CORN— 
GRINDS 
FEED- 
CHURNS 
BUTTER— 
—and hundreds of other Jobs with Ihe 
strength of 15 men. Most Convenient and 
useful power ever invented. Costs only TWO 
cents per hour to run. Especially adapted 
to farm work. 
IT IS A NEW ENGINE MADE BY 
Kansas City 
St. Paul 
Chicago Minneapolis 
Cleveland Omaha 
Cincinnati Denver 
Detroit 
Louisville 
Fairbanks 
Morse & 
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Salt Lake City 
San Francisco 
Indianapolis Los Angeles 
St. Louis Portland, Ore. 
'END 10c, FOR 40-PAGE BOOKLET 
01 
■J Tells how to grow seven tons of sorghnm hay 
per acre. Chapters on Soy bean, cow pea, beet 
and strawberry cnlturo. All about cement laying. 
Illustrated plan of hog-house. Price-list free. 
Box 6. WALDO F. BHOWN, Oxford. Ohio. 
UfEI I DRILLING 
"CUL Machines 
Over 70 sixes and styles, for drilling either deep or 
shallow wells in any kind of soil or rock. Mounted 
on wheels or on sills. With engines or horse powers 
Btrong, simple and durable. Any mechanic can 
operate them easi I v. Send for catalog. 
WILLIAMS BROS., Ithaca, N. Y. 
Burlington 
Route 
Every day during March 
and April we shall sell 
Cheap Tickets 
To The 
Northwest 
Montana, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, 
Washington and N.W.Wyoming 
Our fast train service from Chicago to 
St. Paul, Billings, Mont., and Denver, 
and our system of Reclining Chair 
Cars (seats free) and Tourist Sleeping 
Cars—only $6 for a double berth 
Chicago to Pacific Coast—in addition 
to the regular Pullman cars, makes 
the Burlington Route the most com¬ 
fortable and convenient way to the 
Northwest. Ask you nearest ticket 
agent about it or write me for a folder 
giving particulars. 
P. S. EUSTIS, Gen’! Pass’r Agent C. B. & Q. Ry. 
Chicago. 
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