TIIE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 13 
126 
MARKETS 
General Review. 
Arrivals of eggs are increasing, particu¬ 
larly from the Southwest. Potatoes of all 
grades are higher arid market very firm. 
Some choice onions have sold above quoted 
prices, but a good deal of frozen stock is 
coming in and selling for almost nothing. 
Prime hothouse lambs are selling well and 
more are wanted. Apple trade is slow on 
account of the cold weather. 
Prices obtained during week ending Feb¬ 
ruary 5, 1904: 
GRAIN.—Wheat, No. 2, red, 97; No. 1, 
Northern, Duluth, $1.00%. Corn, 54056. 
Oats, 46. Rye, State, 60. Barley, 55®59. 
BEANS. Marrow, bu., $2.50©2.70. Pea, 
$1.95®2. Red kidney, $2.50®2.75. White 
kidney, $2.75. Yellow eye, $2.65©2.70. 
IIAY AND STRAW.—Hay, No. 1, 85; No. 
2, 75©80; No. 3, 65®70; clover, mixed, 60®70; 
clover, 60©65; marsh, 50@60. Straw, rye, 
$ 1 . 10 ® 1 . 20 . 
MILK.—New York Exchange price three 
cents per quart to shippers in 26-cent 
freight zone. 
BUTTER .—Creamery, 14®23%; State 
dairy, 14<7x)19; Western factory, 12®14%; reno¬ 
vated, 12®16; packing stock, 12®14. 
CHEESE.—Full cream, 9®12; skims, 3®7. 
EGGS.—Choice to fancy, 35®40; lower 
grades, 25@30. 
FEED.—Retail prices, Spring bran, $22® 
24; middlings, $25®30. 
DRIED FRUITS.—Apples, evaporated, 4® 
7; sun-dried, 3%®4; chops, 100 lbs., $2.45® 
2.55; cores and skins, $1.26(5)1.50; raspberries, 
$22023; huckleberries, 13%®14; blackberries, 
5©5%. 
FRESH FRUITS.—Apples, choice, bbl., 
$2.50®4; under grades, $1.50®2; cranberries, 
bbl., $4.50®8; strawberries, Fla., qt., 25@$1. 
HOPS.—Medium to choice, 34®38; ordi¬ 
nary, 28®30. 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS.—Asparagus, 
doz. bunches, $3@6; cucumbers, doz., 25® 
$1.25; lettuce, doz., 25@60; mushrooms, lb., 
10040; radishes, 100 bunches, $1.50@3; rhu¬ 
barb, doz. bunches, 50@75; tomatoes, lb., 
10O20. 
VEGETABLES.—Potatoes, good to ch., 
bbl., $2.5003.50; Sweets, yellow, $1.5003.76; 
carrots, bbl., $1.7502.50; celery, doz., 10O50; 
cabbage, Danish seed, ton, $25060; domestic 
seed, $20035; lettuce, bbl., $1.5002.50; onions, 
bbl., yellow, $203; red, $203; white, $205; 
spinach, bbl., $300; squash, Marrow, $1,260 
1.50; Hubbard, $1.50®1.75; turnips, rutabaga, 
bbl., $101.50. 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS.—V e a 1 , 
calves, good to prime, 10®12; buttermilks, 
4®6. Pork, light, 6%®7%; medium, 6%06%. 
Lambs, “hothouse,” head, $5®11. , 
LIVE POULTRY.—Chickens, lb., 11%; 
fowls, 14; roosters, 9; turkeys, 14. 
DRESSED POULTRY.—Turkeys, 12019; 
chickens, 12020; fowls, 10012; ducks, 9016; 
geese, 8014; squabs, doz., $2.5004.50. 
FARM CHEMICALS.—Prices given are 
for single ton to carload lots f. o. b., New 
York: Nitrate of soda, ton, $45®47. Dried 
blood, 12 to 13 per cent ammonia, $50066. 
Concentrated tankage, $15020. Ground bone, 
$22027. Acid phosphate, $11015. Muriate 
of potash, $35045. Sulphate of potash, $420 
48. Kainit, $10012.50. Copper sulphate, 
per pound in barrel lots, 6% cents. Sulphur 
flour, per pound in barrel lots, 2% cents. 
Sulphide of potash (liver of sulphur) in 
cans of 50 lbs., per lb., 14 cents. 
FURS.—Black bear, $20030; cubs and 
yearlings, $5®15; badger, $101-50; otter, $70 
15. Beaver, large, $609; medium, $506; 
small, $304. Fox, silver, $500300; cross. 
$8025; red, $204; grey, 7501. Fisher, $5010. 
Wolf, prairie, $1©1.50; timber, $204. Wol¬ 
verine, $408- Lynx, $408. Wild cat, 50©$1; 
civet cat, $25030. Marten, dark, $6015; pale. 
$305. Skunk t black, $ 1 . 25 ® 1 . 30 ; half-striped, 
75080; long striped, 75080; striped, 35045; 
white, 20025. Raccoon, 75®$1.40. Opossum, 
large, 50©60; medium, 20©3<). Rabbit, 1®1%. 
Mink, $1.5006. Muskrat, Winter, 20®25. 
Fall, 13®18; kits, 4©5. 
LIVE STOCK. 
NEW YORK.—Steers, $4©6.25. Calves, 
$4©8.50. Sheep, $3.25®4.60. Lambs, $5.75® 
6.75. Hogs, $5.1005.40. 
EAST BUFFALO.—Calves, $6.50®8.25. 
Sheep, $2.5004.50. Lambs, $506.40. Hogs, 
$4.9505.05. 
CHICAGO.—Steers, $4©5.45. Sheep, $3.75® 
4. Lambs, $4©5.90. Hogs, $4.80®5. 
M A R KET TV E WS 
HALF-WILD TURKEYS, in limited num¬ 
bers, are shipped to this market every 
year. They come from the South and arc 
in most cases birds that have strayed 
away so far that they have escaped th 
Thanksgiving or Christmas round-up. They 
may be away only one season, or in sec¬ 
tions where the Winter is so mild that 
they can take care of themselves the year 
around, they may become practically wild 
Those that I have seen have been fine 
birds, large and in quite good condition, 
but, of course, lacking the peculiar flavor 
of those that run wild for several gener¬ 
ations. 
LONDON FUR SALE’S—The results at 
the London sales just closed were not 
satisfactory. Offerings were heavy and 
prices low. The following furs sold at 
the percentages given, below last Spring’s 
sales. Beaver and Spring muskrat, 12%: 
are more frequent; engines give out or re¬ 
fuse to make their usual time; and obst'- 
nate switches delay work in railroad 
yards, which are often crowded to the 
limit of their working capacity. When 
a series of cold snaps extends over the 
whole country, the aggregate of these little 
delays results in the holding back of hun¬ 
dreds of cars and the consequent piling up 
of large quantities of freight at shipping 
points. There seems to be no way of 
avoiding this except to have increased 
terminal yardage and much more rolling 
stock than could be used to advantage 
ordinarily. 
IMPORTED BENZINE.—What is said to 
be the first sizable shipment of benzine to 
this country was recently received at 
Philadelphia. It was produced in Borneo, 
shipped from there to Holland and thence 
re-shipped to this country in a tank 
steamer holding 500,000 gallons. It is said 
that this shipment can be sold profitably 
in competition with the domestic product 
after paying transportation charges and 
duty of about one-half cent per gallon. 
DAMAGED GOODS.—“It is exasperat¬ 
ing,” said a produce dealer in this city, 
“to have stuff come safely 1,400 miles and 
then get frozen in the trip across the river 
from Jersey City to New York. That is 
what has happened to us this Winter.” 
This man is not the only one who is com¬ 
plaining of the reckless way in which some 
express companies are handling their de¬ 
liveries at this end of the line. Of course 
they have their troubles when the weather 
is near zero for several days at a time, 
but what sense is there in letting perish¬ 
able stuff stand on station platforms or 
carting It in roundabout trips in cold 
wagons, with the certainty that it will be 
ruined when it arrives at its destination? 
If the charges for transportation are not 
large enough to warrant reasonable care 
in the way of storage or speedy delivery- 
in exceptionally bad weather, then they 
should be increased so that the distant 
shipper may know what he must pay to 
get his produce to market in usable con¬ 
dition. What position do these common 
carriers take when clear cases of damage 
through their own negligence are proven? 
Are they sorry? Do they show any rea¬ 
sonable disposition to bear even a share 
of the loss? Do they promise to be more 
careful? Do they settle promptly and 
cheerfully when cornered up by those who 
have the time and backbone to push 
claims? The express business has been a 
source of decided profit not only to the 
stockholders of the companies but to farm¬ 
ers as well. Isolated sections have been 
opened up and new and more profitable 
crops made possible. There are shippers 
who expect impossibilities and will growl 
anyway, no matter what service they 
get, but this is no cause for any lessening 
of effort to make express service what it 
should be, uniformly safe and speedy; or 
for the apparent determination of some 
companies to settle just claims with the 
great grandchildren of the claimants. 
w. w. H. 
Lime for Slugs.—E. F. W., Catawissa, 
Pa., page 708, has trouble with the small 
slugs. If he will sprinkle slaked lime among 
his vines at evening when the ground is 
dry he will have no more trouble with them. 
They cannot stand the least touch of lime. 
When they come out at night they will 
come in touch with it, and that ends all 
their fun. I have been troubled with them, 
and this is the only thing I ever found 
that was sure death to them. I am sur¬ 
prised at the answer you received from 
the experiment station; we should expect 
better things from them. a. d. 
Elmira, N. Y. 
I have been growing the Irish Cobbler 
potato, and think it cannot be beaten for 
early. It is also a vigorous grower and 
free from blight; keeps well when stored. 
Clearfield, Pa; _ f. h. 
Few users of modern farm machinery 
can appreciate the large investment, skill 
and care necessary in their manufacture. 
This was impressed upon the writer on a 
recent visit to the tactory of the Empire 
Cream Separator Company at Bloomfield, 
N. J. The factory is a modern two-story 
brick building, and in the construction of 
it the greatest consideration was evidently 
given to the comfort of workmen, light 
and ventilation being perfect. Electricity 
furnishes power .for the entire plant. 
Skilled mechanics are employed, each do¬ 
ing his special work and passing the parts 
on to another until the whole machine is 
assembled and thoroughly tested. About 
150 complete cream separators are turned 
Cement for Horses.— I note what D. 
W. I. says on page 66 regarding cement 
floors for horses. I do not agree with him. 
Last Summer we built a new barn and put 
in cement floors throughout. Horses, 
cows and all stock stand in cement. In 
constructing the floors we left the surface 
of the cement rough, and do not have any 
trouble with stock slipping in getting up. 
Judging from our own experience I would 
not use plank floors under any considera¬ 
tion. H. b. s. 
Chateaugay, N. Y. 
A “Stock Food.”— Prof. H. B. Armsby, 
of the Pennsylvania Experiment Station, 
thus mentions a preparation sold in that 
State: “A chemical examination shows 
this food to consist approximately of 
Glauber’s salts (sulphate of soda), 60 per 
cent; carbonate of soda, 21 per cent; sul¬ 
phur, 11 per cent; powdered charcoal, 
eight per cent. At a fair estimate, the ma¬ 
terial to make 100 pounds of the mixture 
should not cost more than $4.50. Glauber’s 
salts is used as a purgative, the ordinary 
dose being for the ox or horse two pounds 
and for the hog six ounces. Carbonate of 
soda is used as a diuretic, the dose being 
from one-half to one ounce for an ox or 
horse and about one-fourth as much for 
the hog. In the comparatively small quan¬ 
tities in which this food is recommended 
to be fed it is hardly to be supposed that 
it would have any material effect upon 
the health or thrift of the animals. 
Mice and Trees. —In regard to mice 
girdling trees I will say from experience 
that they will girdle any size of tree, 
apple, pear, peach or plum, and grape¬ 
vine. All they want is shelter of weeds, 
grass or snow. Neither will the time of 
the year make any difference if they have 
the proper hiding place at the trees. 
Decatur, Ind. d. g. m. f. 
A Great Exhibit. 
The great center of attraction at the 
Amesbury (Mass.) fair was a display of 
potatoes and vegetables raised on Brad¬ 
ley’s Fertilizer by Mr. John A. Wilson, 
proprietor Spring Grove farm. He showed 
over 200 varieties of potatoes, all of which 
were prize specimens; also a large variety 
of vegetables, including a splendid display 
of squashes; Mr. Wilson writes: 
“Having selected the right kind of land 
and a good variety of potatoes, the all- 
important thing is to push the growth as 
rapidly as possible. Stable manure should 
never be used on the land the same season 
the potatoes are grown, as it increases 
the liability of attack by worms and 
fungous diseases. Spraying should be done 
promptly, not allowing the enemies of the 
plant to retard its growth, and above all 
things, there should be a liberal applica¬ 
tion of high grade fertilizers, and I have 
found Bradley’s Complete Manure for Po¬ 
tatoes the best thing I ever used. I had 
several tons of chemicals mixed for me 
last Spring under my own directions, but 
failed to get near the satisfactory results 
from the mixture as from the Bradley Fer¬ 
tilizer .”—A dv. 
Marysville, Ont, Deo. 14, 1903. 
The Troy Chemical Co., Troy. N. Y. 
Gentlemen:—My horse was affected with a thoroughpin 
which rendered her almost useless, although a valuable 
animal being one of a matched pair of roadsters It was 
about the Bize of a goose-egg both Inside and outside of 
the I ok. I tried some of our best veterinary skill as well 
as different blistering medicines with no effect. I worked 
with it for about one year. Being a subscriber to the 
"Country Gentlemen" I saw your advertisement in It and 
determined to try it as a last resort as I was discouraged 
with everything else. When I had used the first bottle I 
hhw a change. This encouraged me and I kept at it 
and completed a cure. I have no hesitation in saying 
that I believe “8ave-the-Horae” Is the best, and would 
advise all who have a horse so affected to use nothing 
but “Save-the-Horse". I give you permission to use my 
name. Yours truly J. G. ALLISON. 
Columbus Grove, Ohio, Dec. 21, 1903. 
One-third of a bottle of “8ave-the-IIoree” cured my 
horse of a spavin that had been fired and blistered 
several times in the past two years. M. M. OSBORN. 
Less than two bottles “Save-tlie-Horse" made a per¬ 
fect cure on my horse that was affected with hiploint 
lameness. ADAM LANCE 
No man need see his horse suffer and become Inca 
pacitsted. "SAVK-TIIE-HOK.SK” POSITIVELY AND 
PERMANENTLY CURES BONE AND BOG SPAVIN, 
THOROUGHPIN, RINGBONE (except low ringbone) 
CURB, SPLINT, CAPPED HOCK. WINDPUFF, SHOE 
ROIL. WEAK AND SPRAINED TENDONS AND ALL 
LAMENESS. Apply In all extremes of weather. Cures 
without scar or blemish or loss of hair norses may 
work ns usual. 
$5 OO per bottle. Written guarantee with every 
bottle. Constructed solely to protect you. Need of 
second pottle improbable, except in rarest cases. Copy 
of booklet and guarantee sent upon application. •> 
$5.00 al druggists and dealers or sent express paid by 
TROY CHEMICAL CO., TROY, N.Y. 
The Rural New-Yorker's 
OLD LINE LIFE INSURANCE CLUB 
was organized for the special purpose of 
helping the farmer and other rural citizens 
to acquire the very best in Life and In¬ 
vestment Insurance at lowest cost. 
Send your date of birth and ages of those 
in your family who are interested to the 
Secretary. C. E. Rafferty, 106 E. 125th St.. 
New York City, for full particulars. 
DUROC-JERSEY SWINE 
Only a few ehoice hogs for sale at prices quoted. 
Pigs, 13 weeks old, $8 each. Gilts and Service Hoars,$15 
All stock eligible. L. C. HALL. Atwater. N. V. 
SAWS 
Circular and Drag Saw Machines.'-Also 
horse powers, silos, cutters, engines. 
Harder SI fg Co.,Cobleskill, N. Y. 
Oldest Commission flon8e ,n Ncw York - 
U1UCSI V/UI1IIIIISS lull Kst.1838. Butter.cheess 
eggs pork, poultry, dressed calves, game, etc. Frultr’ 
B H VVOODWARD. 302 Greenwich Street. New vork 
ATTENTION & 
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I. HERZ. Labor Agency, 2 Carlisle St., New York 
WANTED— Situation as Foreman orGeneral Man¬ 
ager on farm: would hire or work a farm on shares. 
Address G.D. W., Box 162, Pawling. N. Y. 
WANTED TO HIRE 
A Married Man with small family to work on a farm 
liy the year. Good wages and a steady job to the 
right party. Address R. F. BULLEK, Hailey. Idaho 
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FOR SALE*CHEAP TO CLOSE ESTATE 
Improved Farm. 205 acies in central fruit belt of 
Delaware. Mild, healthful climate; ready cash 
markets for all produce; grow fmit, grain, grass, 
poultry, live stock.c Map and particulars free. 
E. PACKARD. Dover, Del.*’ 
26-ACRE FARM FOR SALE 
AT OSWEGO, N.Y. 
About one-fourth in orchard; nice grove; plenty of 
nearby pasture obtainable; brick buildings; barn 2- 
story and basement, 30 by 54 feet; Ice house and 
pond; R.F.D.; Ik; miles from two railroad depots; 
TO KENT if not s ild by March. Other Farms,6to 
75 acres: also Stores and Dwellings For Sale. 
Address N J. HARRIS, Oswego, N. Y. 
FARMS 
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write ’J.D.S.HANSON.mich, 
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Resources and romance. 111ns. Mag. 1 yr. trial, 26c. 
The Western Empire, 75 Times Block, Los Angeiev 
FARM TO LET ON SHARES 
Situated in Danbury, Conn.; 70 acres cleared land; 
will keep 15 cows; house, buildings and land in good 
condition; best of references required; good place for 
good man withafamily. Address or call on HEKVEY 
N. WHITE. 27 Padanaram ave . Danbury, Conn., or 
address GKO. STARR WHITE, Yonkers. N. V. 
HAMMONTON, NEW JERSEY. 
A Famous Location for the Production of 
Choice Fruits, Vegetables & Poultry 
In the heart of the Pine Belt, and south of Mason 
and Dixon’s line. Salubrious climate, tonic water 
and within half an hourof Philadelphia and Atlantic 
City. Excellent location for home, factory or horti¬ 
cultural enterprise. Population 5001), two railroads, 
seven churches, eight schools, gas, electric lights, etc. 
One of the largest fruit centers In this country. Send 
2c stamp to Board of Trade, Hammonton, N.J., for 
descriptive booklet containing nearly 1(H) illustrations 
Looking for a Home? 
are sufficient to support a 
population of 50,000,000 or over? 
The Immigration to Western 
Canada during the past six 
years has been phenomenal. 
FREE 
Homestead Lands 
easily accessible, and other 
lands may be purchased from 
Railway and Land Companies. 
Western Canada’s grain lands 
produce marvellous crops,while 
the grazing lands contain all 
the nutritive qualities for fat¬ 
tening cattle and other stock. 
Markrtt, School*, Hallway* 
and all other condition* 
make We*tern Canada a 
dcHirable spot for the home- 
neeker. • 
Write to the Superintendent Im¬ 
migration,Ottawa,Canada,for a 
descriptive Atlas, and other in¬ 
formation; or to the authorized 
Canadian Government Agent— 
W. D. SCOTT, Supt. of Immigration, 
Ottawa, Can. 
skunk, 20; red fox, 10; grey fox, 35; rac¬ 
coon, 25; lynx, 15. Fall muskrats went five 
per cent higher. There seems to be but 
little important business in the. markei 
here; hence but little change in quotations. 
SHORTAGE OF CARS.—This trouble, 
which bobs up periodically, is always ag¬ 
gravated by very cold weather. Wrecks 
out a day in this factory, and it is under¬ 
stood that the building and machinery 
required to do this represents an invest¬ 
ment of three-quarters of a million dollars. 
It is worth anyone’s while to visit this 
factory when the occasion offers. The 
greatest degree of courtesy is shown to all 
visitors. D. 
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a keep you i* 
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