1808 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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Among the Marketmen. 
WHAT I SEE AND HEAR. 
Always One Price. —We often see advertisements 
telling readers that such and such stores have one 
price to all, or sell for one price only. But I was told 
of a novel phase of this recently. I had often heard of 
certain buyers that always paid high prices for certain 
supplies, no matter what the general market might 
be. A wholesale dealer told me that around Washing¬ 
ton market are several men formerly prosperous, but 
now in what are known as reduced circumstances. 
Former associates or customers continue to patronize 
them just to help them along. One popular hotel- 
keeper who has made a fortune on the lower west side 
always buys a certain number of barrels 
of potatoes of an old produce dealer, 
and always pays him a good round price, 
no matter what the supply or the price. 
A steamboat line which docks nearby 
makes certain purchases of another man, 
no matter whether the supplies are 
needed or not, often buying stuff of in¬ 
ferior quality at full prices, and prob¬ 
ably dumping it overboard when out at 
sea. This is a good phase of business 
of which we hear too little, but which 
exists nevertheless. 
X X X 
Strawberries from Indiana. — The 
other day, a nicely wrapped package 
came into the office—as packages fre¬ 
quently do—and I proceeded to inves¬ 
tigate. The air was heavy with rumors 
of naval battles, torpedoes and mines, 
Spanish attacks, etc. The wrappings 
off, a neat tin can with a close-fitting 
cap was disclosed. The editorial shears 
were brought into play as a lever, one 
side of the cap loosened, and the whole 
top went sailing ceiling-ward with a 
regular Fourth-of-July pop. The man¬ 
aging editor thought another of his 
famous Light Brahma eggs had hatched. 
The typewriter run in a whole line 
of exclamation points. The bookkeeper 
forgot to enter 25 cents just received for 
a new three-months’ subscription, while 
the foreman in the composing-room made 
“pi” of one of the household editor’s 
choicest recipes for angel food. In¬ 
vestigation after the excitement subsided, disclosed 
the fact that a friend in Indiana, wishing to let us 
see some of the fine strawberries he is picking, 
packed some of them carefully in paper in a tight can, 
and mailed them to us. They were, evidently, delayed 
on the way, and had developed a condition that house¬ 
wives understand when some of their canned fruit 
goes off with a ‘pop. Such fruits should be sent in 
ventilated packages, and a good wrapping material is 
dry cotton to absorb the moisture. 
X X X 
A Wheat Famine.— “If the exportation of wheat 
continue at this rate, there will be a wheat famine in 
this country yet,” said a wholesale dealer recently. 
But, though higher prices are the rule, the range is 
likely to be higher; there is small danger of a famine 
in this country. The outlook for the new crop is gen¬ 
erally good, and if the long-continued rain will stop 
in time for harvest, the crop is likely to be a full 
average one. The floods have destroyed several thou¬ 
sand acres in southern Illinois, more thousands in 
Texas, while drought has seriously injured the Cali¬ 
fornia crop, and fire burned or damaged 1,000,000 
bushels in Chicago, yet these cut a small figure in the 
grand total. f. h. y. 
SCIENCE FROM THE STATIONS. 
REVIEWS OF IMPORTANT BULLETINS. 
Tme West Virginia Experiment Station (Morgan¬ 
town), gives in Bulletin 50 an interesting account of 
the 17-year locust. Broods of this locust may be ex¬ 
pected in 1898, 1900, 1901 and 1902. As is well-known, 
this insect appears every 17 years in certain localities, 
and is probably the most interesting insect we have to 
deal with in this country. The same station issues, 
in Bulletin 51, an interesting discussion of commeicial 
fertilizers, giving analyses of brands sold in that State, 
and a good deal of interesting fertilizer matter. 
Bulletin 42 of the Colorado Station (Fort Collins), 
gives an excellent account of sugar-beet experiments 
conducted in the various parts of the State. There is 
also a general account of the sugar-beet industry in 
the far West. We are told, among other things, that a 
single sugar-beet factory will produce enough beet 
pulp in a run of 100 days to fatten a flock of 35,000 
sheep. At the Lehigh Sugar Factory pulp is fed in 
open troughs, with Alfalfa hay in racks. Cattle and 
sheep are fed on this ration without a pound of grain. 
Cattle fed 15 pounds of Alfalfa and 100 pounds of pulp 
per day, are put into fine condition for beef. 
The Department of Agriculture at Washington has 
issued, from the Division of Botany, a pamphlet on 
American Ginseng, by George V. Nash. It appears 
that the French discovered ginseng growing in this 
country near Montreal in 1716, and shortly afterwards 
exports to China were begun. This early trade was 
quite extensive, and resulted in considerable specula¬ 
tion among sellers and officers. Mr. Nash states that 
in the 36 years ending 1893, there was sent out of the 
United States, 1,311,179 pounds of ginseng, valued at 
$18,620,669. Several growers are attempting the arti¬ 
ficial cultivation of ginsengwith considerable success. 
The demand from China has increased, and there 
seems no doubt that the cultivation of this root can be 
made very profitable. 
Bulletin 55 of the Maryland Station (College Park), 
states that Cutworms cause serious loss to the tobacco 
growers in that State. These losses are more appar¬ 
ent in sections where Crimson clover and other crops 
are grown in tobacco fields, as green manure. Such 
fields furnish ideal places for the young worms to 
feed. In such cases, when the crop is turned under, the 
worms will remain below the ground for a time, until 
the tobacco plants are set out; then they come forth 
THE THEATER OF NAVAL WARFARE. Fio. 179. 
This map, from the Independent, will enable readers to under¬ 
stand the movements of naval forces during the past 10 days. 
The Spanish fleet came across the ocean to Martinique. It was 
next seen off the island of Curacao. From there it seems to have 
made a line for Santiago de Cuba, where it is now reported 
“bottled up” by the American squadron under Admiral Samp¬ 
son. No one seems to understand why the Spanish made this 
movement. It may be only part of a shrewd plan. 
and do their best to destroy the plants. A poisoned 
mash seems to offer the best method of fighting the 
Cutworms. One favorite mixture is 50 pounds of 
wheat bran, two quarts molasses, and one pound of 
Paris-green, with enough water to make a thick mash. 
Paris-green is added to the bran, in which the mo¬ 
lasses is mixed with a gallon of warm water, and 
poured over the bran and poison with enough water 
added to make a mash-like dough. A tablespoonful of 
this mash should be dropped near the place where the 
plant will be set, from three to five days before put¬ 
ting out. Make the application in the afternoon, as 
near evening as possible, and keep stock out of the 
field for a day or two. This simple remedy has been 
very successful in destroying Cutworms, and it may 
be used to good advantage by onion, tomato and cab¬ 
bage growers. This bulletin contains the new Mary¬ 
land law for the suppression and control of insect 
pests and plant diseases. 
NEW PRODUCTS ON THE DAIRY MARKET. 
FOODS AND MILK PRESERVATIVES. 
Among the products which have recently been 
brought to the attention of the dairy community are 
Faracurd, Wheyn, Carbonized milk, Prof. Gaertner’s 
Mothers’ milk, and as preservative elements, Freezine 
and Liquid Sweet milk. Faracurd is a product made 
from milk according to a process devised by Mr. Alex. 
Bernstein, of Berlin, Germany ; it is a natural product, 
and is undoubtedly nutritious and wholesome, as the 
following test will show : A sample of 
Faracurd was sent me, and out of curi¬ 
osity, a rough test was made which re¬ 
vealed the following ingredients: Water, 
68 per cent; protein, 20.5; fat, .6 ; Starch, 
2.0; salt, 5.2; ash not salt, 2.0; milk 
sugar, lactic acid, etc., 1.2. We see from 
this that there is nothing injurious, and 
we have a wholesome product. Its uses 
are to take the place of eggs, and to act 
at the same time as a shortening. It 
is claimed that one-half ounce of Fara¬ 
curd is equivalent to one egg; that 
would make one pound of Faracurd take 
the place of 32 hen’s eggs, and as this 
sells at 15 cents a pound, the economy is 
considerable, though its use is restricted 
to certain classes of baking, as it will 
not take the place of eggs in baking 
sponge cakes, and cakes of similar char¬ 
acter, where a large puffy result is de¬ 
sired ; but it is used more for compact 
baking, as biscuits, etc. 
As Faracurd is largely protein matter, 
it produces very nourishing products, 
and gives a rich taste, and the product 
made from this will keep fresh longer. 
There is little question that it is a val¬ 
uable product, and will be a great com¬ 
petitor to the cheap class of eggs, though 
it will, probably, never affect the sale of 
the best fresh eggs. 
Wheyn, known as a milk champagne, 
is a nonalcoholic beverage made from 
whey, as its name would indicate. It 
has a most pleasing and agreeable taste, 
and is, undoubtedly, a very healthful drink, as we all 
know that whey is recognized as such. It has a slight 
acidity, due to the natural lactic acid in the milk. 
Carbonized milk is made from skim-milk, and the 
method is a patented process for charging the milk 
with carbonic gas. There is but little used as yet, 
but a company is forming which will, probably, place 
this product on the market. One of the difficulties to 
be overcome is that they cannot bring the skim-milk 
into New York City, where they had hoped to manu¬ 
facture the same. 
Prof. Gaertner’s Mothers’ milk is designed to be 
used as a diet for infants and invalids. It contains 
the constituents of milk put up in definite proportions, 
which are found about on the average as best for in¬ 
fants at certain ages. This milk is put up in cans 
and, probably, contains some preservative factor. 
E. NELSON KHRHART. 
BUSINESS BITS. 
We have before us a catalogue of the tanks, troughs, steel 
baskets, etc., made by the Kelly Foundry and Machine Company, 
Goshen, Ind., and it seems to contain much that one wants on the 
farm. We think it would be worth one’s while to send for it, just 
to see what convenience in this line one may have. 
The Smalley Mfg. Company, of Manitowoc, Wis., have been 
making a careful study- of the value of corn hay, and how to pre¬ 
pare it in order to get the most feeding value out of it. They 
have done this in order to be able to make the right kind of ma¬ 
chinery to cut and shred the corn. They will send their catalogue 
and printed matter on the subject if asked for it. 
In view of the importance of competent veterinarians to the 
stock owners of the State, New York, by legislative act in 1894, 
established the New York State Veterinary College, at Cornell 
University, Ithaca, N. Y. This college is under the direction of 
Prof. James Law, F. R. C. V. S., with a faculty of the highest 
character. The thoroughness of university methods is main¬ 
tained in all subjects; laboratories for anatomy, physiology, 
histology and bacteriology give the student practical training of 
a thorough nature. In medicine, the charge and record of the sick 
animals are placed in the hands of the student, and in surgery, he 
is trained in operations in the daily clinics. Tuition is free to New 
York State students. An extended announcement giving full 
particulars will be mailed to all applicants. 
The mail, express and freight facilities have now succeeded in 
putting all parts of the United States in such close connection 
that people living in the country are able to shop in the large 
trading centers about as conveniently as though they lived right 
in the heart of the city. In fact, many city people do their buying 
through the mails. The daily papers are examined, and the thrifty 
housewife sends her orders to the big stores by mail and has the 
orders promptly delivered. One advantage is that one always 
knows that the price is the same whether ordered by mail or in 
person. The only difference is that the wagon which delivers the 
goods in the city collects for the goods, while the country trader 
must make remittances. This, however, is not much of an in¬ 
convenience now, as money or express orders are easily and 
cheaply secured. Julius Hines & Sons, Department 320, Balti¬ 
more, Md., are making a specialty of mail order business. They 
send catalogue free. 
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COUvSINS.” Fig. 178. 
This picture, from the New York Herald, is not a bad illustration of the growing friendliness 
between America and England. Uncle Sam and John Bull have fought each other for years, yet 
they are of much the same blood and heritage. Their hopes for the future have much in com¬ 
mon. They may find it convenient and necessary to “ get together ” against the world! 
