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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
March ti 
SCHIZANTHUS OR “POOR MAN'S 
ORCHID 
Prof. F. A. Waugh, • of the Massachu¬ 
setts Experiment Station, likes to grow 
handsome flowers as well as plums and 
cereals. He has tried the new large-flow¬ 
ering Schizanthuses, and found them very 
attractive. He sends us some excellent 
photographs of well-grown specimens 
with the accompanying note: 
In a late R. N.-Y. “Ruralism” there were 
some interesting remarks about Schizanthuses. 
We have fussed with these more or less and 
had very gratifying results. As I happen 1o 
have some photographs of them on hand. I 
thought 1 would send them down for you to 
look over. 
Figs. 86 and 87, page 198, are repro¬ 
ductions of two of these pictures showing 
the habit of the plants when in bloom and 
a blooming branch with flowers natural 
size. The peculiar markings are well 
shown in Fig. 86, but the markings are 
well shown in Fig. 86, but the rich color¬ 
ing must be seen to be appreciated. Seeds 
of this large-flowering type can be had 
for 10 cents a packet, and of the new 
Schizanthus Wisetonensis, particularly 
compact in growth and delicate in color¬ 
ing, at 30 cents. Both are easily grown 
and bloom in a few weeks. 
THE V00RHEES RED TABLE CORN. 
Five or six years ago Prof. Byron D. 
Halsted, of the New Jersey Experiment 
Station, made a cross of the Black Mexi¬ 
can and Egyptian varieties of sweet corn. 
These are old and well-known kinds. Black 
Mexican is usually a poor grower and 
indifferent yielder, always sensitive to 
frost or cold, rough weather. The ears 
are short, grains quite black when ripe, 
and of various shades of muddy purple 
when boiled for the table. The flavor, 
however, is so sweet and rich that it 
is generally accepted as the standard of 
quality. Egyptian is large and thrifty, 
somewhat later and very good in quality. 
The grains are very white during the 
eating stage, making it desirable for the 
table and canning, for which it is largely 
used. Crosses between Black Mexican 
and popular table corns have frequently 
been made before just fo see what would 
happen in the way of coloration of the 
resulting kernels and in change of qual¬ 
ity; indeed, it is hardy possible to plant 
this distinct variety near any other corn 
without noting changes brought about by 
wind pollination. Prof. Halsted got the 
usual particolored result in seed grains, 
ranging from light pink and rose to dark 
red and black-purple. The shades were 
separated, and selected lots grown under 
glass, where there could be no foreign in¬ 
fluence, as well as in the open. Rigid se¬ 
lection for succeeding years has brought 
out of this motley collection a distinct and 
excellent new variety distributed for trial 
last year as “Voorhees Red.” A trial 
block of 20 hills was grown on the Rural 
Grounds last year, and proved very satis¬ 
factory in yield and quality. Fig. 85, first 
page, shows an ear in natural size typical 
of the entire crop. It is intermediate in 
size between the parents, the grains are 
dark red when ripe and dry, but very deli¬ 
cate pink at the cooking stage. As served 
on the table there is scarcely a hint of 
its Mexican parentage except in the sweet 
and tender flavor. The stalk is seven or 
eight feet high, stocky and strong. Two 
ears were borne on almost every plant, 
and occasionally three. The Voorhees 
Red matured with Evergreen and kept 
in eating condition about as long as that 
staple variety. It appears an excellent 
table corn for home planting. 
PRODUCTS, PRICES AND TRADE. 
Egos for Storage. —“Would you consider 
eggs bought fresh out West in the month of 
April .lust as good for storage as eggs bought 
here in the local towns during the same 
month? I wish t£> store some for my next 
Winter's supply. Which would be the bet¬ 
ter? Also give any other advice about stor¬ 
age.” G. F. D. 
Massachusetts. 
As the inquirer is a rather large retailer 
of eggs and butter, it is probable that he 
wishes to put away quite a quantity of eggs, 
and has a well-equipped storage house of his 
own, or easy access to one. If the nearby 
eggs mentioned are as carefully gathered 
and selected as the western ones, the advan¬ 
tage would clearly be with the former. But 
store eggs are often uncertain quantities, and 
from your own vicinity you might get eggs 
less tit for this purpose than those shipped a 
thousand miles, particularly if the latter 
were from a large producing section. Eggs 
for storage should be as nearly new as pos¬ 
sible. Then if kept in a dry temperature 
something above freezing, they Will come out 
in excellent condition, almost as good as 
new for everything but boiling and poach¬ 
ing. Most failures are due to moisture in 
the storehouse or the putting away of stale 
eggs. The air in a house cooled artificially 
is almost as "dry as a bone,” chloride of 
calcium being used to take up any moisture 
around the pipes. With ice cooling this 
dampness can scarcely be eliminated unless 
some plan like the Cooper system be used, 
in which the ice itself does not come in di¬ 
rect contact with the storage room. If you 
buy western eggs get them through some 
dealer whom you know, or if that is not 
possible through a concern of good standing, 
with a reputation to sustain. Make it clear 
that you want fresh eggs, and give a little 
more, if necessary, to get them. It will pay 
in the end. Candle every egg carefully be¬ 
fore storing, and throw out any doubtful 
ones. Use a strong light in candling, an 
electric bulb, if you have it. dropped into 
a tin chimney, with an inch and a half hole 
on the side, or a good kerosene lamp with 
tin chimney outside the regular glass one. 
A small flickering candle is not adequate for 
a thorough .job. 1 knew one man who used 
to candle (?) eggs through a knothole in 
the barn. In a sunshiny day this would give 
him a fair idea of the thin-shelled white 
ones, lint not the dark, thick-shelled eggs. 
To repeat, get good eggs and keep them in 
a dry temperature above freezing. 
Appees for X. Y. Market. There is no 
fruit too high priced to find buyers here, and 
scarcely anything so poor that some one will 
not use it if it escapes the Board of Health. 
In the following notes comment is confined 
chiefly to apples entitled to be called "com¬ 
mercial," having a fair, steady movement 
through the channels of trade, and the rea¬ 
sons 1 have heard buyers give for their pref¬ 
erences or otherwise are mentioned. Early 
apples: Alexander and Twenty Ounce, large 
and beautiful, selling on their good looks 
alone, but always selling well on account of 
the scarcity of handsome apples at that 
time: M'aiden Blush, a good seller when in 
fair condition, retails well if picked when 
nearly ripe, otherwise poor and starchy: 
Oldenburg, in demand for cooking: Graven- 
stein, quality its strong point: 1 have seen 
it crowd out all other sorts in critical con¬ 
sumptive trade; White Harvest, Rambo and 
others of that type do not stand shipment 
well and spoil quickly, only an occasional 
lot pays: Snow, a good seller, chief defects 
small size and liability to bruises. Eater 
sorts: King, Spitzenburg and Jonathan, 
rival price leaders, often selling at same 
figures, all of good market color and dis¬ 
tinctive high quality: Spy, the few choice 
ones that are received sell at the very top, 
but not enough of this grade are usually 
produced to warrant a regular quotation of 
their record prices: Spies deficient in color 
or of knotty texture, sell only moderately 
well ; Baldwin, market season long, seldom 
selling at top. but a good shipper and adapt¬ 
ed to a wide range of trade: Greening, shows 
bruises badly, preferred by bakers for pies 
and “apple cake”: usually sells low unless 
extra selected and packed with great care; 
does not hold the place here that its quality 
deserves: Ilubbardston and York Imperial, 
rather slow sellers, the one-sided shape of 
the latter a drawback; Romp Beauty, those 
that I have seen offered, went well ; 
Ben Davis has lost caste for local trade here, 
and is scarcely offered at retail until very 
late: largely exported to the tropics; Mc¬ 
Intosh. not well known, but deservedly pop¬ 
ular where retail buyers learn of its' qual¬ 
ity. In following issues notes on varieties of 
other fruits as I have seen them sold in this 
market will be given. w. w. h. 
ABSORBINE 
REMOVES 
BURSAE ENLARGEMENTS, 
THICKENED TISSUES, 
INFILTRATED PARTS, and any 
PUFF OR SWELLING, CURES 
LAMENESS, ALLAYS PAIN 
without laying the horse up. Does not 
blister, stain or remove the nair. $2.00 a 
bottle, delivered. Pamphlet 1-B free. 
ABSORBINE, JR., for mankind,$1.00 
Bottle. Cures Synovitis, Weeping Sinew, 
Strains, Gouty or Rheumatic Deposits. 
Allays Fain. Book free. Manufactured only by 
W.F. YOUNG, P.D. F., 88 Monmouth St., Springfield, Mass. 
A TruckThat Weighs 
B fl PI ni|PII Protect your best 
Mr.rAnmtn 
Ivllfl I mimi.ll TruckScate. Don’t 
take the other fellow’s word. Wel^h ' our grain, 
pork, milk, butter, etc., before going to market. No 
farmer can afford to be without one. 
SAVE8 ITS COST IN A YEAR. 
In the Parsell you have a scale and truck combined. 
Catalog Free. We ship everywhere and guarantee 
safe delivery. Thousands of farmers in all sections 
are reaping the benefits. WHY NOT YOU? WRITE 
TO-DAY. 
INDIANA SCALE Sc TRUCK CO., 
646A Spitzer Bldg., Toledo, O. 
AGENTS WANTED. We are daily appointing 
County agents to sell Parsell Truck Scales. One man 
at Caro, Mieh., has sold over 1,200. guick sales. 
Good prolits. Better ask for our special offer to agents. 
HANDIEST THING 
ON THE 
FARM 
A FARMERS 
HANDY WAGON 
WOOD OR STEEL WHEELS 
is the handiest thing on the farm, be¬ 
cause it is the one wagon for every 
farm purpose; because it does work 
no other sort of a wagon is suitable 
for; makes work lighter for horse 
and man; loads and unloads easier 
than the high-wheel wagon; runs 
lighter over any kind of ground; 
wears longer and sells at a reasonable 
price. Sold by dealers everywhere. 
48 page catalog tells the whole wagon 
story. Send direct to us for a copy— 
you’ll be Interested in the story. 
FARMERS HANDY WAGON CO., Saginaw, Mich. 
Branches: Kansas City and Des Moines. 
Also makers of Farmers Handy Hay and Stock Rack 4 
and Handy All Steel Silos . Catalogs free. 
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The Little Balance 
Supplied by the 
Stockbridge Special 
Manures 
F OR an average yield of any crop in a normal 
season the amount of plant food necessary in 
the form of fertilizer is very small indeed. For 
the corn crop not over 200 pounds of nitrogen, 
potash, and phosphoric acid is necessary, which the crop 
will return fifty-fold,— at least five tons in stalks and 
grain. So little to produce so much; and yet, if this little 
quantity of 200 pounds is not supplied, the crop will be 
a failure unless it obtain it from the potential or natural 
fertility of the soil, which it is not likely to do. 
It is this little essential balance of available plant 
food which stands between success and failure that con¬ 
cerns every farmer to-day. Although it is small, it is not 
wise to depend upon the potential fertility of the soil to 
supply it, or even any considerable part of it. For the 
business farmer this course is too risky and uncertain. 
To insure a crop as far as one is able should be a cardinal 
principle. Not to do it seems almost a crime. 
THE STOCKBRIDGE MANURES 
are to-day the best insurance a farmer can provide for his 
crops, because they contain what crops require, and in 
such forms and conditions as will produce large yields of 
the best quality at the least possible cost. 
We are obliged to take great chances with the 
weather. Why take unnecessary chances with the soil ? 
It will pay you to read our large illustrated catalogue (which we send free) or 
to consult our nearest Local Agent before you buy your fertilizers this season. 
ROWKFD fertilizer company 
Aj it I* Lj R Boston New York Buffalo Cincinnati 
(Kindly address office nearest to you) 
: 
“SAVE-THE-HORSE” Spavin Cure. 
Registered Trade Mark. » 
Tontine Stables. 366 8th Ave., New York, Nov. 20, 1904. I had a nine year old stal¬ 
lion lame over a year. He was not worth $10. I used your "Save-the-Horse” and he has gone 
sound ever since. I have driven him twenty-five miles in one day and would not now take 
$250for the animal. WILLIAM MILLER. 
0P A£\ P* r Bottle, with Written “Savo-the-Horse" Permanently Cures Spavin, 
$ i U U Guarantee—as binding to'pro- Ringbone (except low Ringbone). Curb, Thoroughpin, Splint, 
y OU as legal talent could Shoe Boll, wind Puff, Injured Tendons and all lameness, with- 
make it. Send for copy and booklet. out “ c ~° r '‘ 7 1°^ hZlL u v 
At Drusai,t, and Bcal.r, or Sxprtupaid. TROY °HEMICAL COy Binghamton, N. Y. 
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fl a* \A/ I PUAMRPDI AIM Proprietor of the Ohio Parmer Experi- 
Ul ■ fli li UnfllYIDuriLflin, mental Farm at Hudson, O., after having 
used a trial order of 200 last year has purchased 800 more Grimm Spouts, 
equipping his entire sugar camp for the coming season. In this he follows 
the_ example of Vermont’s largest and best sugarmakers. Learn the 
Grimm System. Circular “G” tells it all. It and sample spout, free. 
Save your trees, increase your income; one-fourth more sap guaranteed. 
Address G. H. GRIMM, Rutland, Vt. 
Factories at Rutland, Vt., Montreal, I’. Q. and Hudson, O. 
Something New in Building Material and Land Draining 
No. 2 Multiple Conduit-Vitrified 
Cheaper and stronger than stone, brick, or cement: will stand great¬ 
er weight for foundations for houses, barns and outbuildings of 
every description. They cannot be excelled. Warmer in winter; 
cooler in summer. 
THE SINGLE CONDUIT FOR LAND DRAINAGE 
Is under all conditions best and cheapest tiling made. No difference 
where you live. Our factories in the several States are so located 
that we can quote prices and freight rates to vour nea rest railroad 
station that will interest you. Sold in carload lots only. Full infor¬ 
mation on request. 
Room 820. H. B. Camp Co., Bessemer Bldg., Pittsburg, Pa. 
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Factory Net Price List. 
Regular. 
19 &20 Wire. 
24 inch per rod, $ .28 
3(1 “ “ “ .35 
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“ “ AS 
“ “ *14 
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60 
72 
84 
Extra Heavy 
No. 17 Wire. 
24 inch, § .48 
36 “ .59 
48 “ .70 
60 “ .85 
72 “ .93 
84 “ 1.00 
As it Looks When Erected. 
This fence is put up in 10 and 20 rod rolls. We accept orders for any number of rods or rolls, 
and pay freight on orders for $10. or over almost everywhere. We have poultry yard gates 
covered with this fence. They open both ways; are very convenient, dux-able and sightly. 
Price list free. We have sold 
UNION LOCK POULTRY AND FIELD FENCE 
for over 5 years to farmers and poultrynxen. You will find the quality and our prices satis¬ 
factory. Send your order now and be ready for an early spring. 
CASE BROTHERS, I I MAIN STREET, COLCHESTER, CONNECTICUT. 
