1901 
333 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Market Briefs. 
PICKED DP HERE AND THERE. 
SCARECROW FOR MOTHS.—The ordi¬ 
nary moth balls sold at drug stores are 
such vile-smelllngr things that people dis¬ 
like to use them in packing away garments 
that they consider of much value. It is 
well known that the odor of Red cedar is 
distasteful to moths, and putting blocks of 
this wood in packages of clothing that are 
to be stored is a quite effective protection. 
A convenient form of this was seen in the 
form of Red cedar shavings, cut up in 
about the same shape as excelsior, pressed 
in blocks a little larger than the ordinary 
building brick, retailing at iO cents. These 
blocks may be torn in pieces and sprinkled 
into the packages to be stored. The odor 
is not disagreeable and soon disappears 
when the garments arc taken out to air. 
The best protection for furs is cold storage, 
and the warehouses in this city do a large 
business in this line every season. 
POTATO CONDITIONS.—The general 
tone of the market is weaker than for 
some time, and the prices given are rather 
high for average lots. This does not apply 
to selected seed potatoes, which, if any¬ 
thing, are higher. People often complain 
of the difference between the prices of seed 
and table stock, though there may be no 
noticeable difference in the tubers. No 
doubt there is some inconsistency in this, 
and the needs of planters may be taken 
undue advantage of. Yet it must be re¬ 
membered that few farmers keep their po¬ 
tatoes pure, the great bulk that is received 
in the markets for consumption being 
mixed stock. Those who take pains to 
keep the tubers of different varieties sep¬ 
arate, and know that they have not been 
frosted so as to Injure the sprouts, have 
a right to expect a little extra for their 
trouble. Where a farmer Is raising and 
storing a number of varieties, often much 
alike in shape and color, it is no easy task 
to keep them separate through the various 
handlings that are necessary before they 
are disposed of in Spring. Sweet potatoes 
are firm and a trifle higher than last week. 
CHERRIES AND GRAPES.—This is quite 
a combination of early and late fruit, yet 
to a limited extent they are both on sale 
in this market. The cherries are from 
California. A few boxes have been received 
by express, and there will be regular ship¬ 
ments every week from this time on. The 
first lots sold at wholesale for from 25 to 
10 cents per pound. They were rather 
small and inferior. The large hotels are 
always after these odd and extra-early 
fruits chiefly to give their tables an air of 
luxury, which is supposed to please the 
class of people to whom they cater. The 
native grapes now offered are Catawbas 
and the last of the cold-storage stock. 
Nearly ali of the larger fruit stores have 
the baskets holding about three pounds, 
and retailing at 25 to 35 cents. As might 
he expected, the grapes are badly decayed 
or withered, and in a whole basket but 
few are found that retain their natural 
flavor. Like the cherries, they are bought 
because of their scarcity. There are plenty 
of Malaga grapes remaining in the mar¬ 
kets. Their tough skin, hard pulp and 
habit of sticking tightly to the stem, 
make them long-lived, but so far as quality 
goes, they are poor substitutes for our 
native grapes._ w. w. ii. 
SCRAPS. 
Where can I get the Vineland bush sweet 
potato? w. T. K. 
Write to F. S. Newcomb, Vineland, N. J. 
In response to D. F. P., Gleasondale, 
Mass., there is much evidence to show the 
Worden-Seckel pear is worth a careful 
trial, despite its hyphenated name. 
A READER who does not give his name 
wishes the address of B. H. Hite, who last 
year wrote an article for The R. N.-Y. 
on methods of preserving eggs. Prof. 
Hite's address is Morgantown, W. Va. He 
is the chemist at the West Virginia Ex¬ 
periment Station. 
lowA Clover Seeding.— Timothy seed 
has been sown as early as January and 
given an excellent stand and a heavy crop. 
The usual time of sowdng clover, however, 
is during the month of March, when the 
seed is put on while the ground is covered 
with a light snow that will remain only 
a few days, the thawing of the snow pro¬ 
viding sufficient moisture to carry the seed 
into the soil and put it in good condition 
for germination when the growing season 
opens. I can see but little, if any, ad¬ 
vantage in sowing earlier than March. 
Prior to that time the ground is not usu¬ 
ally in good condition. Sometimes there 
will be deep snow drifted over some por¬ 
tions of the field, and other portions may 
be bare and exposed to the winds. It is 
better to allow the sunshine of early Spring 
to remove these drifts and sow the seed 
on top of the light snow later in the sea¬ 
son. Tliese are of frequent occurrence in 
this locality during the month of March. 
Iowa Ex. Station. c. f. curtiss. 
Berckmans Bros, write that they have 
planted 31,000 peach trees at Mayfield, Han¬ 
cock Co., Ga. In a year they will have 
50,000 plum and peach trees in their or¬ 
chard. 
Curing Hams.— Your answer to the in¬ 
quiry of B. G., page 103, as to how to keep 
smoked hams through the Summer to pre¬ 
serve tiiem from the attacks of insects, is 
liardly satisfactory. I have found the fol¬ 
lowing a sure preventive if done before the 
warm weather begins: Carefully wrap 
paper around the hams—old newspapers 
will answ'er. Then take a fair quality of 
domestic and wrap over the paper, sew¬ 
ing in place. Make a thick whitewash 
—water and lime—and immerse the cloth- 
covered ham in the wash. When thorough¬ 
ly dry, tie a string to the neck of the ham 
and hang in smokehouse or other place. 
This I have never known to fail w hen dona 
before insects gain an entrance to the 
meat. r. w. c. 
Bowling Green, Ky. 
California Strawberries.—You advise 
thorough cultivating of strawberries. That 
is good as far as it goes, but not here. I 
have one-quarter of an acre, planted three 
years, and only w'orked the first year. Of 
course, the weeds were kept out last year. 
We had 500 cases, 15 buckets to the case, 
or 15 pounds. If there is any better crop 
than that they arc not in this part of the 
country. We picked some March 1 this 
year, and can jiick some any time of the 
year. We commence to iiick in April, and 
pick until Christmas. They are what is 
called the Dollar berry. There is no better 
berry in this part of the country. It will 
ship to New York if wanted. w. r. g. 
Placer Co., Cal.. 
Sheet for I.eaves.— There is one article 
that I find handy about the place. Take 
some grain bags, do not rip them up the 
back, but turn them inside out, start the 
thread at the bottom end, pull the thread out 
and you have a small sheet; give the “Bud" 
five or 10 cents to sew four of these sheets 
together, using the thread that came out 
of the bags and a darning needle. The re¬ 
sult is a good-sized sheet. If you wish lo 
get some leaves, rake together a big pile 
of them, spread the sheet close to the pile, 
and rake the leaves into the sheet, stand¬ 
ing on it and treading down the leaves. 
When it is full tie the opposite corners to¬ 
gether, and you put them where you want 
them. I find these sheets handy to carry 
bedding Into the hen coops. I don’t fancy 
leaves for bedding unless one has a box 
stall or something to keep them from 
spreading all over the floor; there is noth¬ 
ing any wetter than a wet leaf. v. e. h. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you will get a quick reply and 
“asquaredeal.” See our guarantee 8th page. 
Once or twice a year the good house¬ 
wife has a thorough nouse cleaning. The 
house has been swept and dusted every 
day in the jear, but the housewife knows 
that in spite of vigilance dust accumu¬ 
lates in cracks and corners, and is only 
to be removed by special effort. 
It’s the same way with the body. You 
look after it every day. You take all 
the ordinary precautions of cleanliness 
and health. Yet the botly needs its 
special cleaning to rid it of the accumu¬ 
lations of waste and poisonous matter 
which invite disease. Doctor Pierce’s 
Golden Medical Discovery, taken regu¬ 
larly once or twice a year, would save 
many a sickness. It purifies the blood, 
strengthens the stomach, and cleanses 
the body of poisonous accumulations. 
"I,ast spring 1 had a severe attack of pneu¬ 
monia, wnich left me with a bad cough, and 
also left my lungs in a vary bad condition.” 
writes John M. Russell, Esq., of Brent, Cherokee 
Nat., Ind. Ter. "I had no appetite and was so 
weak I could scarcely walk. My breast was 
all sore with running sores. I got two bottles 
Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery, which I 
believe saved my life. I cannot express my 
gratitude to you. I am able now to do very 
good work.” 
Dr. Pierce’s Medical Adviser, in paper 
covert, sent /rre on receipt of 21 one- 
cent stanms to pay cost of mailing only. 
Address Dr. R. V. Picrct, Buffalo, N. Y. 
are always composed 
of the choicest plant 
to furnish the grow¬ 
ing vegetables with 
the right proportion 
of food at the right 
time. 
The Most Successful 
Tobacco Growers 
accomplisli results by forcing the 
early growth of their plants. This 
is successfully done by proper use of 
$2.50 Cash 
will buy the BEST Dut¬ 
ton Knife Grinder EVER 
MADE. 
J. H. Hale’s Favorite Orchard Tools. 
NHraie of Soda, 
applied before the plants are six inches 
high. The immediate effect of an ap¬ 
plication of Nitrate of Soda is to develop 
a dark green color of the leaves and 
start the plants to growdng rapidly, 
J list enough nitrate increases the yield 
and improves the quality. Write to 
.foliii A. i?Iycrs,12-0, John St.,New 
York City, for full information. No charge. 
Clark’s California Sr. 
Orchard Plow and 
Harrow. Plows a fur¬ 
row 3 feet wide 6 feet 
to the right of the pole. 
Clark’s Double-Action 
Cutaway Harrow wdll 
easily move 1.5,000 tons 
of earth 1 foot in a day 
Cutaway Harrow Company, 
OF HIGGANDM. CONN., U. 8. A. 
IW Send for Circulars 
CHARTER 
Gasoline Engine 
I Any Place 
I I \ r 11 By Any One 
For Any Pnrpoee 
Stationariea, Portables, JBngines 
and Pumps, Holsters 
Send for Illustrated Catalogue and 
Testimonials. State yonr Power Needs. 
Charter Gas Engine Co., Box 26, Sterling, III. 
THE TRUTH HIDE MtHIFEST 
“ Unless you see and wonder you will not 
believe.”—F. McDorcu, D. V. S. 
Veterinary Pixine 
has greater penetrating, healing and 
restorative power than any preparation 
in the materia medica. Give horse no 
rest, apply it, rub it in thoroughly on 
sores, galls, scratches, speed cracks, 
grease heel, mud fever or skin disease, 
no matter how chronic or acute the 
case, it speedily and permanently heals 
without scab or scar. 
Money hack if it fail. 
2 oz., 25c.; 8 oz., 50c.; 5-lb. pkge., S4. 
At all druggists and dealers or sent prepaid. 
TROY CHEMICAL CO., TROY, M. Y. 
UnDCC DnilfCDC thrasheb.s 
nUlldC rUlffCndj and CLKANKRS. 
One & two-horse Thra.shlng Outfits. Level PIITTCDO 
Tread, Pat. Governor, Feed and Ensilage uU I I LIlO 
ELLIS KEYSTONE AGR'LWORKS, PoHstOwn, Pa 
F. L. MAINE, General Agent, Willet, N. T. 
IDER 
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I Best and cheapest. 
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PRESS CO.. 
Water Stre^ 
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rope of all kinds. 
Wire, Manila, Flax, Tow, 
Sisal, Ac. Write for prices. 
IRON PIPE in all sizes at 
a saving of 60 per cent. 
UNLIMITED SUPPLIES 
BARGAIN PRICED 
PERFECTION PREPARED FELT ROOFING. . 
Two Sheets saturated felt, and between sheets water-proof 
cement, making a sol id. flexible sheet, the layers of compo¬ 
sition thoroughly combined. Itcanbeputon without re¬ 
moving the old roof. Can boapplied without previous ex¬ 
perience. requiring no special t<mls. Each roll contains 108 
I square feet. Comes complete with cement for two coats, 
" caps and nails to lay. Price per rol l .iH.05 
A million feet ol Brand New and Second 
Frnd RUBBER. LEATHER and COTTON 
stitched BELTING, bought at various 
Sales. We guarantee to save you from 25 to 
60 per cent. We have a job in 
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