1904 , 
821 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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selves. We are making the best paper we 
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progressive farmers in this country to get 
acquainted with it. 
The creamery sharks struck Yorktown, 
N. Y., some time ago, and secured signers 
among the farmers for stock. One of the 
farmers with a good memory began to 
look over the indexes of past volumes of 
The R. N.-Y. that he had wisely pre¬ 
served, and found some very interesting 
reading on the creamery shark question. 
This was passed around to the neighbors, 
and possibly discussed in the Grange, as 
there is a flourishing local Grange there. 
A local attorney was consulted, and the 
creamery promoters left town with bitter¬ 
ness in their hearts for The R. N.-Y. and 
Yorktown farmers. Co-operative cream¬ 
eries are all right where there are cows 
enough to support them, but the farmers 
should employ a contractor and build them 
themselves. There is no use paying these 
promoters three times what the job is 
worth, and seldom, if ever, get a satis¬ 
factory one then. The way of the shark 
promoter is not easy where the Grange 
and The R. N.-Y. flourish. 
WHAT IS AN EQQ? 
Thousands of poultrymen who have 
handled eggs by the thousand do not 
know what an egg is or how it is pro¬ 
duced. The best and most concise state¬ 
ment about this operation is given in 
“The Business Hen.” This book is small, 
not because any essential fact about poul¬ 
try has been left out, but because nothing 
but solid meat is left in. While every 
practical point about poultry is discussed 
special attention is given to the things 
which other books leave out. 
The following letter has just been re¬ 
ceived from an old subscriber: 
“The Business lien” reached me yesterday. 
Although I am very busy, it is so interesting 
I could not stop until I had looked it all 
through. The book is certainly well adapted 
to the farmer and small poultry raiser, and 
its practical value is worth many times the 
price of The R. N.-Y. to anyone who keeps 
poultry. JOHN D. HOWARD. 
Bonview, Fa. 
MARKET NEWS 
Butter has advanced two cents since last 
week. The market on all higher grades is 
firm, with scarcely enough fresh make for 
current wants. The advance extends to 
most grades, though it is less pronounced in 
qualities below firsts. Fancy storage cream¬ 
ery has been working out as high as 2114 
cents, which means a little profit for the 
holders. 
Summer Furs are of little value, and it is 
a mistake to trap fur-bearing animals until 
late Fall or Winter, when their coats are in 
good condition. Those being sent here how 
do not bring enough to pay cost of shipment. 
One man from Michigan sent a large mink 
skin here by mail recently. lie paid 20 cents 
postage on it, and all that the receiver could 
get was 10 cents. The same skin taken later 
would have brought $2.50. It is always best 
to consult the man who is to handle the furs 
before shipping. 
Poultry. — As Thanksgiving comes early 
this year, it is time to look over the poultry 
yard and get a close estimate as to how 
many prime turkeys and chickens are on 
hand. If they are to be sent to a city mar¬ 
ket, the man who is to handle the poultry 
should at once be notified how many he may 
expect. If all his shippers would do this he 
would get a fair idea as to receipts, and 
could handle his trade to better advantage. 
If one io dealing with the right sort of com¬ 
mission man, it pays to help him whenever 
possible. I know of several cases where So- 
and-So's poultry sells quickly and brings a 
little premium because he has sent it to the 
same man for several years, and two or three 
satisfied customers are always on the lookout 
for it. There is sure to be a good demand 
for choice turkeys. It will pay to hold back 
the small and thin birds until in better con¬ 
dition. The call for chickens will depend 
something on the price of turkeys. If scarce 
and high, as the present outlook would indi¬ 
cate, a good many people will buy chickens 
rather than pay fancy turkey prices. As 
almost all poultry sent to New York goes 
into the hands of wholesalers, it is necessary 
to have it on hand three or four days earlier 
than if sent direct to retailers. A great 
many retailers stock up on Monday and Tues¬ 
day of Thanksgiving week; others are after 
their supplies the latter part of the previous 
week. Every year shipments of poultry ar¬ 
rive too late to meet the best trade. Some¬ 
times it was sent too late and sometimes has 
been delayed. It is much better to be a little 
early. Poultry getting here as soon as the 
previous Friday will be handled to advantage. 
As a rule the weather at Thanksgiving time 
is cool enough so that icing is not necessary. 
The birds should be packed in clean barrels 
or boxes without straw. Culls should not be 
mixed with prime poultry, and where many 
turkeys are sent it is best to put liens and 
toms in separate packages, as often a buyer 
will take a whole package if straight and 
uniform. No food should be given for sev¬ 
eral hours before killing. Dry picking is 
preferred to scalding, though as a rule the 
difference in price is not great. Torn skin 
and bruised flesh should be avoided. Bruises 
are often caused by rough handling before 
killing. 
Wheat Products. —The price asked for do¬ 
mestic wheat at present puts it out of the 
reach of millers doing an export business, 
and complaint is made of the poor quality 
of part of this year's crop, which will not 
make the grade of flour demanded by their 
foreign trade. A number of mills in the 
Northwest have been bonded and are to use 
Canadian wheat entirely. This simply means 
that these millers will be allowed to bring in 
Canadian wheat without paying the 25 cents 
per bushel duty provided none of the product 
is disposed of in this country. The Federal 
authorities watch these mills, and they are 
practically as much out of this country for 
the time as though they were picked up and 
set over on the Canadian side. The reason 
for this move is that they are able to get 
hold of a superior quality of wheat at a price 
below what it could be had for in this coun¬ 
try. IIow is it that such a disparity iu price 
can exist in two neighboring countries with 
every facility for transporting either way? 
The 25 cents per bushel tariff is the barrier, 
and it is about as effective as a wall 1,000 
feet high would be. But for this speculators 
in United States markets would deal as freely 
in Canadian wheat as home grown. As it is 
they cannot handle it for domestic trade 
without paying 25 _*euts on every bushel, 
which is more than any margin of profit they 
could make on it. Canada has no such spec¬ 
ulative business of its own, so it is seldom 
possible to force the price above the level of 
milling or export demand, which is a matter 
for congratulation. Supply, consumptive de¬ 
mand and speculation are the only elements 
responsible for price changes in market pro¬ 
ductions. Every fluctuation can be traced to 
one or all of these. The two first named are 
natural causes; the last an artificial one, al¬ 
ways responsible for the unhealthy tone of 
any produce market. One type of speculator 
causes about all the trouble, and he might 
well be dispensed with. Millers in this coun¬ 
try have recently received offers of a supe¬ 
rior quality of Russian wheat, delivered here, 
duty paid, for the same price at which do¬ 
mestic of this grade can be had. These mill¬ 
ers are flour exporters, so it is possible that 
Russian wheat may be floured here, in spite 
of what is supposed to be a prohibitive tar¬ 
iff, and the flour sent back to Europe. 
w. w. H. 
CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS ON WEST¬ 
ERN FARMS . 
I know of but two farmers in this vicinity 
who use commercial fertilizer. Both are east¬ 
ern men, one from New York, the other from 
Delaware. The latter used nitrate of soda 
for tomatoes and melons successfully, al¬ 
though the season was unusually dry. The 
other used bone meal on wheat, but thought 
it did not pay, the crop not being enough bet¬ 
ter to pay the extra cost. e. a. 
Kinderhook, Ill. 
The farmers in this locality have been ex¬ 
perimenting with chemical fertilizer for five 
or six years, almost exclusively on wheat, al¬ 
though' some corn, oats and grass have been 
fertilized with very good results. Over half 
of the wheat has been fertilized this Fall. 
Raw bone meal is used, from 40 to 00 pounds 
per acre; 50 pounds most commonly used. 
The estimated increase in yield is from 5 to 
10 bushels per acre by different farmers. 
Some other fertilizers have been tried, but 
these give best results. e. c. c. 
Alba, Mo. _ 
Sterilizing Greenhouse Soil.— I am the 
first who sterilized in this section of the 
country. I find it of great benefit to the soil 
in many ways. 1 am speaking about steriliz¬ 
ing in a proper way, and not half doing it. 
I have sterilized my greenhouse four years in 
succession. I heat the soil to a depth of 18 
inches all over the bed to 210 degrees. I 
have four machines I made myself, and they 
work very well. One of my houses is quite 
large, 350 feet long by SO wide. It costs me 
$150 to sterilize the house, about two-thirds 
of a cent per square foot. I use steam, about 
100 pounds, cooking each bed about one hour. 
My mode of sterilizing kills all worms and 
bugs of every description, sweetens the soil 
and destroys all weeds, so I have a good, 
clean bed to sow lettuce or other vegetables 
in. g. m. k. 
Tommy: “Mamma, my feet hurt in 
these new shoes.” Mamma: “My dear, 
you have them on the wrong feet." Tom¬ 
my: "But, mamma, I have no other feet.” 
Philadelphia Bulletin. 
Mr. Skinflint: “The paper says skirts 
are to be worn longer than ever!” Mrs. 
Skinflint: “Well, you needn't be figgerin’ 
on me wearing mine any longer. I’ve 
worn it five years this coinin' Fall !”— 
Harper’s Bazar. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee, page 8. 
The be9t disinfectant of all is sunlight. 
It destroys by its very brightness all sorts 
of germs and at the same time helps the 
growth of plants and animal life. Doubt¬ 
less all have noticed that mould grows 
during the night and in dark, damp cellars. 
Bright sunlight quickly destroys germs, 
mould or other organisms. That is why it 
is best to let the sunlight into your houses 
for its purifying influence. 
At the Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Insti¬ 
tute, Buffalo, N Y., Dr. Pierce, chief con¬ 
sulting surgeon, started experiments, some 
three years ago, with the Finsen light in 
conjunction with the X-ray in the treat¬ 
ment of diseases. He got excellent results 
therefrom, and was among the first to adapt 
this remarkable cure to many cases which 
it was formerly supposed must of necessity 
be treated by the knife. 
Not only is Dr. R. V. Pierce notable for 
his surgical achievements at his hospital in 
Buffalo, but nearly a third of a century ago 
he discovered certain roots and herbs 
which were nature’s remedies, and suc¬ 
ceeded in putting them up in a form that 
would be easily procured and ready to use. 
This he called Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical 
Discovery. It maintains the patient’s nu¬ 
trition by enabling him to eat, retain, digest 
and assimilate nutritious food. It over¬ 
comes gastric irritability and symptoms of 
indigestion, and in this way fever, night- 
sweats, headaches, etc., are done away with. 
It fortifies the body against the germs of 
consumption, grip and malaria, it builds 
up the tissues and puts on healthy flesh. 
Those desiring to know something about 
the body in health and disease, also medi¬ 
cine and surgery, without technicalities, 
should read the "Common Sense Medical 
Adviser,” which can be had for 31 cents in 
one-cent stamps for the cloth-bound book. 
Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. 
They LEAD all Breeds 
THE JERSEY RED 
HOGS and PIGS. 
The Catalogue is FREE. 
ARTHUR ,J. COLLINS, Moorestown, N. J. 
FOR SALE 
'—Very choice WHITE llOL- 
IAND TURKEYS. Wish to 
close out stock in next month. 
A. W. SPINK, Rodman, Jefferson County, N Y. 
niMIRF White Leghorn Cockerels. 
UriwIVaa J- R- WINN, Adamsville, N. Y. 
R egistered Dorset and tunis rams, sio 
each. Bonnie Brook Farm, Buffalo, N. Y. 
CCDDCTC —Good Rat and Rabbit Hunters at 
| tlfltk | Oi Shady Lawn Ferret Farm. Price 
list free. W. J. WOOD, New London,Ohio. 
£4 ♦ So AAtik cured to STAY CURED. No 
(fVAA/TVlWM medicines needed afterwards 
Book 54 F Free. Dr. P. Harold Hayes, Buffalo, N. Y. 
RAW FURS AND GINSENG WANTED. 
For reliable prices send two-cent stamp. 
LEMUEL BLACK, Exporter of Raw Furs and 
Ginseng, Lock Box i- Hightstown, N. J. 
SEND US 
A COW, 
Steer, Bull or Horse 
hide, Calf skin, Dog 
skin, or any other kind 
of hide or skin, and let 
us tan it with the hair 
on, soft, light, odorless 
and moth-proof, for robe, 
rug, coat or gloves. 
But first get our Catalogue, 
giving prices, and our shipping 
tags and instructions, so as to 
avoid mistakes We also buy 
raw furs and ginseng. 
THE CROSBY FRISIAN FUR COMPANY, 
116 Mill Street, Rochester, N. Y. 
AN ENTIRE 
QUICKLY 
RELIEVES 
PAINS AND 
ACHES 
^ Kills Germs 
A lady can hold him. 
of the BEERY BIT 
FOUR BITS IN ONE 
Cures Kickers, liunaways, Pullers, 
Shyers, etc. Send for Bit on Ten 
Bays’ Trial nnd circular showing 
the four distinct ways of using it. 
Prof, j.i ) Beery, Pleasant 11111, Ohio. 
HKWTON’8 Heave, Cough, Dis¬ 
temper and Indigestion Curs, 
A veterinary specific tor wind, 
and stomach troubles. 
Strong recommends $1.00 per 
can. Dealers. Mail or Kx. paid. 
The Newton Remedy Co., 
Toledo, Ohio. 
ARNESS AT WHOLESALE PRICES 
For 25 years we have been selling direct 
to the consumer. Send for factory price 
list and catalogue F. 
King Harness Co. 0 Lake St., Owego,N.Y. 
U SE our Loader for hauling OH DM 
Hawkeye Co., la. City, la. UUnli 
FODDE 
Cider Machinery—Send for Catalogue to Boomer & 
Boschert Press Co.,118 West Water St„ Syracuse,NY. 
rfii' ‘1 HI 
_ TI1K AH ERICA N SCALE CO., 
Isa Ann Bank Bldg, KansasClty, Jlo. 
Excelsior Swing Stanchion. 
Warranted the best. 30 Days Trial. 
Can be returned at our expense 
if not satisfactory. 
The Wasson Stanchion Co., 
Box 60. CUBA, NEW YORK. 
Sample Basin Sent 
On Approval 
Send forCatalogue 
and Price List. 
F . R. CH ACE, 
Sherman, N. Y. 
Sawing Outfit $13.25 
\\\o aro selling this first-class Tilting Table Saw Frame 
v for only 9 13.25. Thousands of them are now 
in use. This machine will save you con¬ 
siderable money. Perfect construc¬ 
tion, made right or left-handed. Wo 
7 absolutely guarantee this Sawing Outfit 
satisfactory in every detail. Wo ship 
L it on approval. Send $1.00 as a guar* 
. anteo of good faith. If not entirely 
' satisfactory when received, leave it 
with freight agent and we will re¬ 
fund you your $1.00 and pay the freight both ways. Wo 
have 8 other kinds of sawing machines, including Drag Sawing 
Outfit, and we have saws, belting, etc., in fact, wo are head- 
quartern for Sawing Machines; have a larger lino than any 
other firm and our prices aro the lowent. We save you money 
on everything you buy, and wo give you the same guarantee on 
overything we sell. Send for our new catalogue No. 80. It’s 
Free, and full of choice bargains, for wo sell you anything 
you use at almost factory cost. 
Cash Supply A 31%. Co., 324 Lawrence Sq., Kalamazoo, 31ielu 
ALL T^fij^NEEDED 
TO APPLY. 
A hammer is the only 
tool needed to « pply 
Ruberoid Roofing:. 
We furnish free the necessary nails, tin 
caps and Ruberine Cement. No experience 
required. Ruberoid is the original 
weather-proof and elastic roofing. Ac 
knowledged to os the standard by which 
rooting quality is judged. Positively 
weather-proof and flre-itsisting. Equally 
valuable for the small farm shed or the 
imposing residence. Accept none which 
does not bear the registered trade mark 
“ RUBEROID” stamped on the under 
siae. Write for booklet “ N.” 
THE sTANDAliD PAINT CO., Sole Manufacturers, 
100 William Street, New York. 
Chicago Ollicea : 188-190 Madison Street. 
Leominster, Mass. 
