1905 . 
433 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
PUBLISHER’S DESK. 
Last December we received a letter 
from a New England friend accompanying 
the renewal of his subscription. The let¬ 
ter, among other things, contained this 
criticism: 
I consider The R. N.-Y, as up-to-date a 
farmers' paper as there is. and it is my fav¬ 
orite weekly. One little suggestion is of¬ 
fered: that is. about the .Tack-in-the-box table 
of contents. To my mind a business farmers' 
paper should have a definite and convenient 
place for an index every week, where he can 
use red or blue pencil titles for future refer¬ 
ence. I would suggest as the most conve¬ 
nient place for all concerned (so as not to 
mar a full outside last page) the lower right 
corner inside the last page. This would be 
handy to find either lying on a shelf or hang¬ 
ing up. F. HOWARD BROWN. 
Massachusetts. 
It struck me at the time that the crit¬ 
icism was merited. There has been some 
question as to whether a table of contents 
is necessary in a weekly paper like The 
R. N.-Y. Some of the staff think it a 
waste of space, others think it especially 
valuable. But if it is to be a feature at 
all, it certainly should appear regularly 
and have a definitely fixed location in the 
paper. This is not as easy as it seems at 
first thought. The last page is most con¬ 
venient, but it is not possible to keep it 
there regularly. Mr. Brown’s suggestion 
for next to the last page will not do, be¬ 
cause, when we run 20 or 24 pages that 
page goes to press before some of the 
other pages are made up. The table of 
contents must be the last page put in the 
forms, so as to get a complete list of the 
contents. The market page is the only 
one that we can rely upon during the en¬ 
tire year. This will not always be page 
12, but the market page is sufficiently 
prominent in itself to serve all the pur¬ 
poses of permanent location. We have lo¬ 
cated it on this page. For the present at 
least it will appear there regularly. It is 
for your convenience solely. If it is of 
no use to you, and you prefer the space 
for something else, tell us so. Whether 
it remains a permanent feature or* not will 
depend on the expressed preference of 
readers. 
The following letter was received last 
week: 
I wonder how many there are who have 
become acquainted with that Philadelphia 
real estate agent. I acknowledge the corn 
to the tune of $20 retaining fee. hut the in¬ 
ducements were very good. I quote from his 
letter : 
“Yesterday in submitting to a client de¬ 
scription of property similar to yours 1 dis¬ 
covered that yours was not on the list. Just 
now I would like to have your property on 
my lists, as 1 believe 1 can make a speedy 
sale for you.” e. l. d. 
Wenatchee, Wash. 
When a man receives a letter like that, 
or a telegram with the same intimation 
of a prospective customer, and never hears 
further from the possible buyer, after pay¬ 
ing the advance fee, he naturally feels that 
he has not got all he paid for. It gives 
special significance to the case when nu¬ 
merous customers report a similar expe¬ 
rience. 
We arc always glad to hear fom sub¬ 
scribers whether they have been with us 
for years or only for weeks. We like to 
hear from the young men because the 
future of our country depends on them. 
We are pleased to hear from the old men 
because they have made the country what 
it is to-day, and their honest and sturdy 
traditions are valuable guideposts for the 
ambitious young men who are to follow 
them. Here is a friend who has evidently 
been with us for over 20 years: 
Enclosed please find $1 for the renewal 
of my subscription. It does not expire for 
two months yet, but my wife wants “The 
Business lien.” I see every now and then 
an article from some one stating he has taken 
The R. N.-Y. for 10 or 15 years, which is 
certainly a long time, but if I recollect rightly 
I have been a steady subscriber since 1874, 
shortly after I started my farm on almost 
nothing, hut am now in good circumstances, 
a good share of which I owe to The It. N.-Y. 
Cochrantown, Pa. c. a. l. 
And here is a western friend, who goes 
back 15 years longer: 
E. M. W. in your issue of January 28. 
says that he commenced to read The R. 
N.-Y. in 1858. It seems from this that some 
of your subscribers have l>een with you for 
a long time. This speaks well for the jour 
nal, and incidentally for E. M. W., of Kansas. 
May I say that we lived near Rochester, 
N. Y.. in 1850, and read Moore's R. N.-Y. 
when It was quite young. It was good then, 
perhaps that is why we read it now. 
McPherson, Kan. e. d. r. 
'It will be fitting to follow these old 
friends with a note from a friend of more 
recent acquaintance. Hear him: 
I availed myself of your “10 weeks for 10 
cents" offer and like your paper so well I 
am sending for a yearly supply. You have 
certainly given me my money’s worth. I 
notice you send "The Business lien" same 
day subscription is received, for which I will 
thank you in advance. e. e. it. 
Connecticut. 
Needless to say, “The Business Hen’’ 
went back to E. F. B. by the next mail. 
We have other letters similar to this by 
every mail. We are simply using this one 
as a text for you. If your neighbor does 
not feel like paying for a whole year’s sub¬ 
scription, suggest to him that he can have 
it 10 weeks for 10 cents. He will acknowl¬ 
edge. like E. F. B„ that he has had his 
money’s worth, and the yearly renewal 
will follow. In the meantime we want to 
remind those who have not yet received 
“The Business Hen” that the book is all 
ready for them, and will go back the day 
renewals are received. 
PRODUCTS, PRICES AND TRADE. 
Eggs.—T he market is dull and there is a 
surplus especially of medium grades. The 
general run of southern gatherings are selling 
very low. 
Better is down 3% cents from last report. 
The recent declines seem a little too heavy to 
last, but the general range of prices is still 
above this time last year. 
Beans Wanted. —“Where can I get Black 
Turtle sou]) beans? I cannot find them in 
any seed catalogue." m. b. 
Michigan. 
There have been several inquiries like the 
above recently. Though not listed in seed 
catalogues this bean may be had from many 
grocers or dealers in large towns who keep 
white beans, red kidney, "etc. It is a small 
bean of good quality, black as charcoal. I 
have bought small lots of these beans for 
readers, in the food markets of this city, for 
15 cents per quart, and postage costs about 
the same, costing the customer 30 cents per 
quart, rather high for anything hut experi¬ 
mental planting. 
Potatoes.- Conditions are worse titan last 
week. Dealers in old stock seem to think 
that this is the last chance to get rid of their 
surplus holdings, and prices have dropped ac¬ 
cordingly. New potatoes from the South are 
also lower, some of choice quality and un¬ 
pricked having sold as low as $2.50. Sort¬ 
ing of the better grades should he very care¬ 
fully done to get out those that are mangled 
in the digging. It is doubtful whether it 
pays even to put them with seconds. When 
shipments are made in barrels, every barrel 
should be examined and all nails knocked 
down before filling. New potatoes on which 
the skin slips easily look rough enough from 
the shaking on the way without any addi¬ 
tional mutilation from digging tools or nails. 
Green Beans and Peas have been arriving 
here in miserable condition. The consignees 
have refused to receive a good many. The 
Board of Health has seined some, and others 
have sold for barely enough to pay expenses. 
Results are certainly very discouraging to 
growers, though most of them recognize that 
there is a large element of chance in pro¬ 
ducing these crops at a long distance from 
market. The very quickest possible handling 
is needed to get green corn, string beans and 
peas here from the South in anything like 
desirable condition. Those familiar with these 
vegetables at their best know that they ought 
to be cooked within a half hour of their re¬ 
moval from the field. When the nearby crop 
is coming in. tlie city consumer can some¬ 
times jjet these vegetables when one day old. 
but. with quick work, four or five days must 
separate the southern crop from the northern 
table. They are still beans, peas and corn, 
but have lost their garden fragrance and 
flavor. When they have to stand around at 
shipping points a day or more waiting for 
cars, tile wonder is that they sell at all. 
Apple conditions are very much improved, 
as the bulk of mixed and cull fruit which 
loaded down the market a month ago has 
either spoiled or been sold. The export de¬ 
mand is first class at present. Varieties seen 
in New York now are mainly Spitzenburg, 
Spy, Ben Davis, Baldwin. Greening and Rus¬ 
set. Spy is easily at the top in price and 
quality, though some of its fine flavor is 
wanting. But few Russets are seen. The 
dirty color makes them unattractive to those 
unfamiliar with their excellent late-in-the- 
Spring quality. Ben Davis comes the nearest 
to all-season uniformity of any variety I 
know. Open a barrel in November. February 
or July, and the fruit wears the same cheer¬ 
ful smile. Though never choice, this apple 
is always fair to middling and occupies a 
previously unfilled place in apple society. 
Growers and dealers should remember that 
this apple lias its own place and not attempt 
to boom it unduly. The worst blow that the 
Ben Davis has received in this market has 
not come from those who criticised its qual 
ity, but from dealers who have sold it as 
first class, which always results in dissatis¬ 
faction. Anyone who gets buncoed in this 
way is sure to tell liis friends about it. and 
every barrel sold under such misrepresenta¬ 
tion prohibits the sale of several others of the 
same variety, which might have worked out 
in medium grade channels without causing 
any cry of fraud from the customer. I have 
noted a number of cases of this description 
and Its attendant results, and judge that at 
one time the custom was quite common. But 
it was a mistake, as it always is in the long 
run. to sell anything by misrepresentation. 
Any individual gain thus made will result in 
ultimate loss to the industry in general. H. 
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