1901 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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Premium Contest. 
During the last week or two we have 
had lists from club-raisers who had done 
nothing before in this contest. If they 
keep on until January 15, they are likely 
to distance some of those who have been 
sending small clubs from the beginning. 
But there is little time left now for de¬ 
lay. If you want some of this cash 
January 15, just hustle around now. It 
would pay you handsomely to put in 
every hour of spare time from now until 
the last night of the contest. The $2 
went to these people last week : 
Dec. 24. F. E. Van Eps, New York. 
Dec. 26. B. C. Foster, New York. 
Dec. 27. Wm. Plckhardt. New York. 
Dec. 28. Mrs. C. B. Curtis, New York. 
Dec. 29. Chas. E. Bryer, New York. 
Your name ought to be in this list next 
week. There are 50 cash premiums be¬ 
sides that will soon be in somebody's 
pocket. You can have one of them if 
you will. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
NEW YORK. 
MARKET BRIEFS. 
Picked Up Here and There. 
CHRISTMAS POULTRY.—Until the first 
of this week the weather was favorable 
for handling dressed poultry, but the two 
or three warm, muggy days changed con¬ 
ditions so that the situation was nearly as 
bad as at the close of the Thanksgiving 
market. Prices dropped, selected hen tur¬ 
keys selling at 10 cents, and large quanti¬ 
ties of lower grades going at nine cents or 
less. A good many shipments were sticky 
when opened, and spoiled quickly. Chick¬ 
ens and fowls were plenty, and the de¬ 
mand weak. Of course, whatever stuff was 
fit to be held was put Into storage, and 
will be worked off this week for the New 
Year trade, unless fresh receipts are un¬ 
usually heavy. 
THE SMALLPOX SCARE in this city 
has made a harvest for the doctors. Dur¬ 
ing the past two or three weeks probably 
500,000 people in this vicinity have been 
vaccinated. The Board of Health has sev¬ 
eral depots where people may be vacci¬ 
nated free of charge, but nearly every¬ 
one who has a family physician prefers to 
have him do the job. The ordinary charge 
is $1. It takes less than three minutes to 
do the work, and the virus required costs 
less than 10 cents. Some of the latest out¬ 
fits contain a special needle used for mak¬ 
ing the woundt and this is broken up and 
thrown away when used, so that there is 
no danger of carrying disease from one 
person to another by using the same in¬ 
strument repeatedly. Another improve¬ 
ment is a wire or celluloid shield which is 
put on the arm as a protection against 
the sore being irritated by the clothing. 
MISTLETOE for holiday decorations 
was a scarce article this year, and sold at 
prices far above the reach of ordinary 
pocketbooks. The reason was that part 
of the cargo Intended to supply the Christ¬ 
mas trade heated and spoiled on shipboard, 
and there was no time to get a further 
stock here. Little sprigs of the genuine 
European plant sold from 25 to 60 cents 
each. This plant is a parasite growing on 
a variety of trees in Europe, and quite 
destructive to the apple in some districts. 
The seeds dropped by birds adhere to the 
bark of trees, grow, and draw their life 
from the tree. Varieties of mistletoe are 
found in the United States, but they differ 
in several particulars from the European 
plant. There was plenty of fine holly, and 
a large armful could be bought for 25 
cents. Its dark green shiny leaves, red 
berries, and lasting qualities, make it 
about all that could be wished for decora¬ 
tions. Some holly is also imported from 
Europe. It is slightly different from the 
American plant, and is preferred by some, 
but is only sold by fiorlsts with a high- 
class trade. 
STRAWBERRIES in limited quantities 
are being received from Florida and Cali¬ 
fornia, bringing from 60 to 76 cents per 
quart wholesale. A man who has been 
shipping regularly to one party here for 
several weeks, recently sent a crate on 
trial to another dealer, who sold it at 15 
cents per basket more than the other man 
had been getting. The first man heard of 
this, and on the next crate he got made 
returns at 10 cents per basket above the 
latter price. Probably he advanced the 
extra money from his own pocket in order 
to prevent the new man from getting any 
further shipments, as the price at which 
he claimed to have sold them was con¬ 
siderably higher than the market warrant¬ 
ed. This is a common practice carried on 
by some commission receivers to hold the 
trade of shippers. It is simply a sort of 
stage performance, the man who puts up 
this bonus getting even by making short 
returns now and then. A fruit firm here 
had handled the strawberries of a certain 
section, amounting to several thousand 
dollars, for a number of years. The berries 
were of good quality, and they had taken 
the trouble to work up a special trade for 
them at unusually high prices. Another 
fruit dealer went into that section, and 
by representations that he had better fa¬ 
cilities for handling their product, Induced 
them to give him a trial for a season. For 
the first two or three shipments he re¬ 
turned big prices, and after that they 
dropped off to something less than they 
had got in former years, the loss on the 
whole season being heavy. Next year the 
growers offered the crop to the parties w’ho 
had previously handled it, but to their 
astonishment the offer was declined with 
thanks, the dealers stating in effect that 
they had been to considerable trouble to 
get an outlet for these goods at high 
prices, only to have the trade taken away 
from them at the most favorable time, and 
they did not cai-e to run the risk of fur¬ 
ther similar treatment. w. w. H. 
COKKECTICUT FARMERS MEET. 
The annual farmers’ convention of Con¬ 
necticut, held at New Haven December 
11-13, was more than usually interesting. 
President Hadley, of Yale University, had 
for his subject. Higher Education and the 
Welfare of the Country. He said in open¬ 
ing that higher education helps the com¬ 
munity in three distinct ways; by making 
people better workers in their several oc¬ 
cupations, better members of the body 
politic, and better men In their character 
and ideals, and his presentation of his rea¬ 
sons for the statement were scholarly and 
instructive. To Col. James Wood, of Mt. 
Kisco, N. Y., was assigned the pleasant 
duty of telling what the Farm as a Home 
should be, and it goes without saying that 
he did it well. Dr. W. C. Sturgis, of New 
Haven, spoke upon the study of botany, 
claiming that it was not necessary for the 
student to acquire a scientific knowledge 
of botany in order to make the work pleas¬ 
ant and useful. One should be thorough 
about what is done, as guessing around 
among plants is of no use. Ex-Gov. W. D. 
Hoard, of Wisconsin, gave two lectures 
upon Modern Conclusions in Dairying, and 
What Constitutes a Dairy Farm. The 
Governor’s opinions are fairly well known. 
He thinks the general-purpose man, the 
general-purpose cow and general-purpose 
methods go together, and that the average 
man with his average cow and average 
cost of keeping will produce average re¬ 
sults. Most Connecticut farmers who at¬ 
tend farmers’ conventions agree with him. 
Dogs breed often, and would be good ani¬ 
mals to experiment with for general pur¬ 
poses. When they can breed a general- 
purpose dog that will run a fox all day, 
stop on a bird at scent, drive cattle and 
sheep, with a chance to win in a dog fight, 
it will be time for us farmers to try to 
breed a cow that will do any one of half 
a dozen different things, as we ask of her. 
Gov. Hoard has a barn built with the King 
system of ventilation, and thinks very 
highly of it. He is enthusiastic also about 
Alfalfa. When properly cured, which re¬ 
quires from two to four days in heaps 
covered with hay caps, he thinks it ex¬ 
cellent forage. After hearing Gov. Hoard 
tell how he prepared the land for the seed, 
some of our farmers might think our 
friend Geo. M. Clark’s f^ve tons of good 
hay a surer thing than a crop of Alfalfa, 
and sow grass seed instead. There seems 
to be no chance for Alfalfa unless the 
preparation of the seed bed is up to the 
mark, while if there was a little lacking, 
Clark’s style of seeding would give some¬ 
thing. 
Prof. Charles D. Woods, of Maine, gave 
a very interesting lecture upon the secre¬ 
tion of milk, but being almost entirely 
scientific it cannot readily be briefed. J. II. 
Hale, of peach fame, talked of the lessons 
of 1899 and 1900 in pomology. He believed 
the time for marketing fruit in barrels was 
about ended, and the fruit of the future, 
like apples and pears, would be sold in 
bushel boxes while a still smaller box, that 
a man might carry home to his family, 
might profitably be used for these fruits, 
and for peaches. His point was that when 
a package was broken the cost to the con¬ 
sumer largely went to the retailer, while 
an unbroken package would be sold at a 
fair percentage of profit. He believed the 
best markets would in the future demand 
a red apple grown east of the Hudson 
River, as that section of the United States 
grows the best apples in the world. Asked 
to name the best strpwberry, Mr. Hale 
said there was no one best berry, but 
named several varieties, among them Glen 
Mary, Gandy and Pride of Cumberland. 
Dr. J. F. Rothrock, of Pennsylvania, con¬ 
sidered the forestry problem largely affect¬ 
ing the retention of water and prevention 
of freshets and droughts, by forests. At¬ 
tention was called to a statement by Mr. 
Halo that the fewer trees there were in 
an orchard the less danger from drought, 
as the roots of trees drew water from the 
ground and the leaves threw It off faster 
than It evaporated from the soil. Dr. 
Rothrock thought tillage prevented evap¬ 
oration. One farmer well along in years 
said that in his boyhood he ate his dinner 
in haying time by a spring in a meadow. 
A maple tree in later years grew over the 
spring, and while it made a nice shade to 
eat dinner under, it spoiled the spring, no 
water running from it; and as the spring 
was the more valuable of the two it was 
cut down. The discussion practically 
closed with the statement by Prof. Brewer, 
of Yale University, that more than one- 
third of the area of Connecticut is, and 
must continue, forests, owing to the rough 
nature of the land. , 
At the last evening session Col. N. G. 
Osborn, editor of the New Haven Register, 
talked of the farmer in public life, and 
made an earnest plea for honesty in poli¬ 
tics and a regard for the welfare of States 
as a whole rather than of particular sec¬ 
tions. The three days’ meeting closed with 
an entertaining paper by Mrs. C. W. Pick¬ 
ett, wife of the editor of the New Haven 
I..eader, Reminiscences of Farm Life. 
Heretofore Connecticut farmers’ conven¬ 
tions have been enlivened by music secured 
for the entire convention. The music at 
this convention was, both vocal and in¬ 
strumental, by New Haven people, who 
gave their services, most of them for a 
single performance. This gave a variety 
that was extremely well-liked by those 
who attended the convention, particularly 
as the music was of a very high order. 
There was a fair exhibit of fruit, nuts and 
corn, but nothing particularly new. It 
was a matter of remark that Northern Spy 
apples were remarkably fine in Connecti¬ 
cut the past season, but no one seemed to 
know why. Perhaps dry weather suits the 
Northern Spy. R. s. hinman. 
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CHICAGO HOUSE WRECKING CO. 
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WATCHES 
(Full Jeweled). 
WALTHAM AND ELGIN ONLY. 
High-Grade Watches at Low Prices. 
Some of our people will want watches 
this Fall. Our people are used to good 
things, and will want good watches. We 
have selected some of the most suitable 
made by the great American Waltham 
and Elgin factories. None other so good 
are made any place in the world. Every 
watch is warranted, and may be I’eturned 
at our expense, if you do not want it 
when you see it. No jeweler can afford 
to sell them at these prices. They are 
all stem wind and set. We sell at these 
prices to subscribers’ families only. 
No. 1. Men’s Solid Gold Watch. 
FULL JEWELED. NICKEL WORKS. 
No. 1 Is a Men's size, solid I4k. gold watch, with 
either Waltham or Elgin works as ordered. The 
works contain 16 jewels, compensation expansion 
balance, safety pinion, and all Improvements. The 
case Is either open face or hunting as ordered. At 
retail such watches sell from $50 to $75 each. We will 
deliver one to any of our readers In good running 
order for only $35. 
No. 3. American Special. 
MEN’S 14K. GOLD-FILLED WATCH. 
Full Jeweled, Nickel Works. 
No. 2 Is a genuine Waltham or Elgin watch, with 
full Jeweled nickel works. It contains all the Im¬ 
provements mentioned In No. 1. The case Is made of 
solid I4k. gold. In two thick plates, stliTened between 
with a sheet of fine composition metal. It Is 
guaranteed to wear like solid gold for twenty-five 
years or more. With proper care It will last a life¬ 
time. Price, delivered In good running order, $17.50. 
No. 3 la just like No. 2, but open face, screw back 
and front. Price, delivered In good running order, 
$14.40. 
No. 4. Sterling Silver Watch. 
MEN’S WALTHAM OR ELGIN. 
Full Jeweled, Nickel Works. 
No. 4 Is a genuine Waltham or Elgin watch with 
works just like those In No. 2 and No. 3. The case is 
made of solid sterling silver, and It weighs three 
ounces. We have tried two-ounce and four-ounce 
cases, but we find that the three-ounce case is just 
the right weight. It Is heavy enough to protect the 
works perfectly and at the same time it is extremely 
handsome. It Is hunting or open face as ordered. 
Price, delivered In good running order, $12. 
No. 5. Waltham or Flgin Watch. 
FOR MEN AND BOYS. 
Full Jeweled, Nickel Works. 
No. 5 Is a very serviceable watch for men and boys. 
The works are just the same as those In No. 3. The 
case Is made of nickel sliver, screw back and front, 
thereby making It dustproof. Nickel silver Is a com¬ 
position metal that looks and wears like solid silver. 
Price, delivered In good running order, $7.75. 
No 6. liadies’ Solid Gold Watch. 
FULL JEWELED, NICKEL WORKS. 
No. 6 Is a genuine Waltham or Elgin watch for 
ladles' wear. The works contain all the Improve¬ 
ments mentioned in offer No. 1. The case, bunting 
only. Is solid 14k. gold, with plain or fancy engraving 
as ordered. This Is not a cheap watch. It ordinarily 
sells at from $40to$C0. We will deliver one In good 
running order to any reader for only $30. 
No. 7. Ladies’ Waltham or Klgin 
Watch. 
14K. GOLD FILLED CASE. 
B’ull Jeweled, Nickel Works. 
No. 7 Is a ladles’ hunting case watch of high merit. 
The works are just like those In No. 6. The case Is 
made of solid gold In two thick plates stiffened 
between with a sheet of fine composition metal. It 
Is guaranteed to wear like solid gold for twenty-five 
years or more, and with careful use It will last a life¬ 
time. Price, delivered lu good running order, only 
$14.50. 
The Rural New-Yobkeb, New York. 
Why is it that so many men spend their days 
on rented farms, with no prospect ahead, 
when within a few hours’ ride is a land of 
plenty; where all kinds of grain and fruit 
can be raised with the least amount of labor; 
where cattle and hogs fed on corn bring a 
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