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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
September 9, 
CONTENTS. 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New Yorker, Sept. 9, 1905. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Handling Seed Potatoes iu Florida.... 001 
Use of Haying Machinery. 002 
More About Alfalfa . 602 
Discussion of Wire Fencing . 603 
Saving Seed .. .. . 600 
Chestnut Shingles . 060 
Hope Farm Notes. 607 
Buying a Farm in Maine. 009 
Farm Labor in Florida. 009 
Hunting a Farm . 073 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Silo and Hogpen . 002 
White Chicks and Vermin. 073 
Ailing Animals . 074 , 
A Wash for Mange . 074 
White Leghorn Iigg Record . 074 
Fattening Young l'lgs . 07.5 
Ayrshire Cows for Cream. 075 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Strawberries Under Glass. 002 
Hard Strawberrry Question . 002 
The Garden Pansy . 003 
Transplanting Rearing Trees . 604 
Fruits for Mississippi . 004 
Cultivation for Peaches . 005 
Raising Orchard Level. 665 
Ruralisms . 000 
Girdling Grape Vines . 060 
New England Horticulture . 009 
Picking Apples . 069 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day . 070 
The Rural Patterns . 070 
Charity Sweetheart’s Letters . 071 
School Lunches . 671 
The Cheerful Face . 071 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
A German on Parcels Post. 061 
Lightning Rods . 663 
Apple Butter Making . 004 
Building a Fish Pond. 004 
Hardwood Ashes . 004 
Talks With a Lawyer . 005 
Killing Canada Thistles . 005 
Editorials . (HJK 
Events of the Week . 609 
Long Island Jack Rabbits . 069 
Insurance and Lightning Rods . 009 
Business Bits . (!(!9 
Markets . (572 
Pumping Water from Distance .074 
Trouble With Water Pipe. 675 
Chinese Workmen . 075 
Humorous . 676 
MARKETS 
Prices current at New York during week 
ending September 2. 1905, wholesale except 
otherwise noted. The prices of grain, butter, 
cheese and eggs are based on the official fig¬ 
ures of the Produce and Mercantile Ex¬ 
changes, with such revision as outside deals 
noted appear to warrant. Prices of other 
products are from reports of dealers, inqui¬ 
ries and observation of sales in the various 
market sections. Where possible these figures 
are the average of several sales. 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 1, Northern, Duluth — (S' 
No. 2, liar I, Winter. —. @ 
Corn . — @ 
Oats . — <g) 
P.ve . — @ 
Barley ...'.. — @ 
FEED. 
City bran, bulk.. 
Standard Middlings.18.00 
Fancy Middlings.—.— 
Cottonseed meal.. 
Linseed meal.. 
91 % 
80 
00 
32 
05 
40 
@ 1 7.00 
@20.50 
@22.50 
@29.50 
@30.00 
@10.50 
@15.50 
@ 13.00 
@14.00 
@ 13.00 
@14.00 
@ 10.00 
per 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1.10.00 
No. 2.14.50 
No. 3.12.00 
Clover, mixed.13.00 
Clover .11,00 
Straw, long rye.12.50 
Short and oat. 9.00 
MILK. 
New York Exchange price $1.31 
quart can, netting 2% cents per quart in 
cent zone, at points where there are no 
tra station charges. 
Creamery, extra. 21 %@ 
Firsts . 20% @ 
Seconds . 19 @ 
Thirds . 17% @ 
State dairy—half-tubs, extras. — @ 
Tubs, firsts. 19% @ 
Tubs, seconds. 18 @ 
Lower grades. 17 @ 
Western im. creamery—extras. — @ 
Firsts . 18 @ 
Western factory—firsts. 17% @ 
Seconds . 10% @ 
Lower grades. 15 @ 
Renovated—extras . 19%@ 
Firsts . 18 @ 
Seconds . 16 % @ 
Lower grades. 15 @ 
Packing stock—No. 1. — @ 
No. 2. 16% @ 
No. 3. 15 @ 
CHEESE. 
Full cream, fancy. 12 @ 
Fair to choice. 11 % @ 
Light skims, choice. 9%@ 
Part skims, prime. 8%@ 
Full skims. 2%@ 
EGGS. 
Selected, white, fancy. 20 
Selected white, choice. 24 
State, Pa. & nearby, mixed, ex. — 
Mixed, firsts to extra firsts 
Western, extra firsts. 21 
Western, firsts. 
Western, seconds. 17 
Western, thirds. 15 
Kentucky, fresh gathered. 
Western & Southern, inferior. 
DRIED FRUITS. 
40- 
26- 
ex- 
21 % 
21 
20 
18% 
20 % 
20 
19 
17% 
19% 
18% 
17% 
17 
10 
20 
19 
17% 
10 
17% 
17 
10 
11 
9% 
8 % 
3% 
26 
@ 
27 
24 
(a 
25 
— 
@ 
24 
20 
@ 
22 
21 
@ 
22 
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fa 
20 
17 
@ 
18% 
15 
1 
16 
15 
@ 
I 6 % 
11 
@ 
14 
Apples—evaporated, fancy. . 
Evaporated, choice. 
Evaporated, prime. 
Evaporated, com. to g’d. . 
Sun-dried, Ohio. 
Sun : dried. 1905. Southern 
Cores & skins, 1904, 100 
Raspberries, 1905. 
Huckleberries, 1905. 
Blackberries. 1905 
8 @ — 
7 % @ — 
7 @ 7 l A 
4 % @ 6 
3 @ 3% 
3 % @ 4 % 
lbs. 1.40 @1.55 
. . . 22 @23 
. .. 11 @ 11% 
7 %@ 7% 
12 
Cherries, 
Marrow, 
Common 
Medium, 
Common 
Pea, choice 
Common to 
Red Kidney, choice.3.12%@.315 
Common to good .2.75 @3.10 
White Kidney, choice .3.70 @3.75 
Yellow Eye, choice .2.00 @2.10 
1905. 11% @ 
BEANS. 
choice, bu.3.55 @3.60 
to good .2.80 @3.50 
choice .2.22% @2.25 
to good.1.80 @2.20 
. — @1.75 
good .1.60 @1.72% 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples—Alexander, bbl.2.50 
Gravenstein .2.25 
Duchess of Oldenburgh.2.25 
Wealthy .2.50 
Maiden Blush.2.00 
Holland Pippin.2.00 
York Pippin.2.00 
Fall Pippin.2.00 
Nyack Pippin.2.00 
Orange Pippin.2.00 
Open heads.1.00 
Pears—Southern Le Conte, bbl. 50 
Southern Kieffer.1.00 
Clapp's Favorrite.2.00 
Buerre Clairgeau.2.50 
Beurre d'Anjou.2.50 
Louise Bonne.2.50 
Flemish Beauty.2.25 
Congiess .2.50 
Catharine .2.50 
Bartlett, per bbl.2.50 
Common kinds.2.00 
Plums—State, Bradshaw, 8-lb. 
basket . 10 
State, Morris. 16 
State, Burbank. 14 
State, Abundance. 14 
State, Egg. 18 
State, Iteine Claude. 20 
State, Geuii. 20 
State, Damson. 15 
State, Green Gage. 20 
State, Niagara. 10 
State, Lombard. 10 
Peaches—Md.. Del., Va. and 
W. Va., carrier.1.00 
Md., Del., Va. A W. Va., Bkt. 50 
Jersey, basket. 30 
Pine Island, carrier.1.00 
Pine Island, basket. 30 
State, basket. 30 
State 2-basket crate. 75 
State. 20-lb. handle basket. . 30 
Indiana, bush.basket.1.00 
Michigan, bush.-basket. 50 
Grapes-—Up-river, Del., case..1.00 
Up-river, Niagara. 90 
Up-river, Moore’s Early.... 85 
Up-river, Worden. 85 
Up-river, Champion. 50 
Del. and Md., black. 75 
Del. and Md., white. 75 
Huckleberries, quart.. 4 
Muskmelons, Md. & Del., crate. 50 
Md. and Del., basket. 25 
Jersey, crate or basket. 25 
Rocky Ford, Col., stand'rd cr.1.00 
Rocky Ford. Col., pony crate.100 
Watermelons. Southern, 100..3.00 
North Carolina carload. ...75.00 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes—L. I. & Jersey, in bulk, 
180 lbs.1.50 
Jersey, round, bbl .1.37 
Jersey, long, bbl.1.25 
Del. & Md., bbl.1.25 
Southern, bbl.1.00 
Sweet Potatoes—Southern, yel¬ 
low, bbl.1.75 
Beets—Near-by, 110 bunches.. 75 
Carrots—Near-bv, 100 bunches 75 
Per bbl. 1.00 
Cabbage—Near-by, per 100 . .2.50 
Per bbl. 75 
Celery—State, dozen. 15 
Jersey, dozen . 20 
Michigan, dozen . 15 
Cucumbers—bbl.2.00 
Cucumber Pickles—1,000 ....1 
Corn—Hackensack, 100 . 
Other Jersey, 100 . 
Up-river, 100 . 
Cauliflowers—Long Island, bbl 1 
Eggplants—Jersey, bbl. 
Lettuce—State, half-bbl basket 1 
Western N. Y., dozen .... 
Boston, dozen . 
Lima Beans—basket. 
bag. 
Onions—Jersey, white, half-bbl 
basket.. 
Connecticut, white, bbl.2 
Long Island, yellow, bbl....l 
Ohio, white, bush-crate ....1 
Orange Co., N. Y. white, bag.l 
Orange Co., N. Y\ yellow, bagl 
Orange Co., N. Y., red, bag. .1 
Peppers—Jersey, bbl. 
Squash—Hubbard. 
Marrow. 
White. 
Yellow, crook-neck. 
Turnips—Rutabaga. bbl.1 
Tomatoes—Upper Jersey, Acme 
box. 
Jersey, other kinds, 
LIVE STOCK. 
Upper 
box. . 
South 
South 
box. . 
.Ter & 
Jersey, Acme, 
Jersey, other 
box.. . 
kinds, 
@3.50 
fa 3.00 
@3.00 
@3.25 
(a 2,50 
@2.50 
<§ 2.50 
@2.50 
@2.50 
(a 2.25 
@2.50 
@2.00 
@2.00 
@4.00 
(a 5.25 
@3.00 
fa 3.00 
@3.00 
@3.25 
@3.00 
@3.50 
(a 2.75 
@ 18 
@ 18 
@ 16 
@ 16 
@ 20 
@ — 
@ 22 
<§ 20 
15 
14 
@2.50 
@1.12 
@1.25 
@2.00 
@ 1.00 
@ 1.12 
@1.25 
@ 50 
@1.50 
@1.25 
@1.50 
@ 1.00 
@ 1.00 
@ 1.00 
@ 65 
@ 1.00 
@ 1.00 
@ 10 
@1.50 
@ 1.00 
@1.50 
@3.50 
@2.50 
@15.00 
@125.00 
@1.75 
@1.62 
@1.50 
@1.50 
@1.37 
@2.25 
@ 1.00 
@ 1.00 
@1.25 
@5.00 
@ 1.00 
@ 50 
@ 40 
fa 35 
@3.00 
Del., 
peach bask. 
HOPS. 
Choice. 
Medium to prime . 
Ordinary . 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Spring Chickens, lb . 
Fowls, Western . 
Roosters. 
Turkeys . 
Ducks, pair . 
Spring, pair . 
Geese, pair .1 
Pigeons, pair . 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, Spring, 3 a 3% lbs 
each. 
Spring. 4 lbs and over.... 
Old Western, mixed, fair 
to good . 
Spring Chickens. Phila. fancy. 
Penna., choice to fancy.. 14’ 
Penna., fair to good . 
Western, dry-picked, choice 
to fancy . 
Western, dry-picked, fair to 
good. 
Western, scalded, choice to 
fancy. 
West’n, scalded, fair to good 
Southern, scalded . 
Fowls, No. Ind., Ill & Iowa, 
dry-picked. 
So. Ind. & Ill., dry-picked. . 
Other Southwestern & South¬ 
ern, dry-picked . 
Western, scalded, med size.. 
So. & Western, scalded .... 
Western & So., poor to fair 
Spring Ducks, Long Island & 
Eastern. 
Penna. & Virginia, lb. 
Western. 
Squabs, Prime, large, white, doz2.50 @2.62 
Mixed.2.00 @2.15 
Dark.1.50 @1.62 
60 
@1.00 
50 
@ 75 
(i0 
@ 75 
.50 
@3.00 
60 
@1.00. . 
.00 
@1.50 
30 
@ 60 
25 
@ 50 
40 
@1.00 
30 
@ 90 
50 
@1.00 
:.()() 
@2.50 
@2.00 
.00 
@1.12 
.25 
@2.00 
.25 
@1.75 
.25 
@1.50 
@ 75 
50 
@1.00 
40 
@ 60 
50 
@ 75 
50 
@ 75 
.00 
@1.25 
@ 75 
@ 75 
40 
@ 85 
25 
@ 60 
30 
<§ 40 
2 2 
@ 23 
19 
@ 21 
17 
@ 18 
@ 15 
— 
@ 13% 
-- 
@ 9 
— 
@ 13 
60 
@ 80 
— 
@ 40 
.00 
@1.25 
— 
@ 20 
Y. 
30 
@ 35 
15 
@ 25 
15 
@ 16 
18 
@ 20 
i% 
@ 1 5 % 
13 
@ 14 
— 
@ 14 
12% @ 13% 
13 
@ 1 3 % 
12 
@ 12% 
11 %@ 12 
13 
@ — 
12%@ — 
12% @ — 
12% @ — 
12 
@ — 
11 
@ 11% 
_ 
@ 16% 
13% @ 15% 
10 
@ 12 
Steers. 
.3 50 
..... 5 50 
@5.75 
@8.75 
Culls. 
Shpen . 
@5.00 
@ 5.00 
@8.25 
Lambs. . 
.... 6 50 
Hogs. 
@6.70 
FARM CHEMICALS. 
Prices given are for car lots. Single bag 
lots 10 to 25 per cent higher. 
Nitrate of soda . — @52.00 
Muriate of potash . — @42.00 
Acid phosphate . — @14.00 
Kainit. — @12.00 
Dried blood . — @50.00 
Copper sulphate, in bbl. lots, lb — @ 6 
Sulphur flour, bbl. lots, lb. . — @ 2% 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply an> 
“a square deal." See guarantee, page 8. 
TT 
Look Here 
Mr. Breeder 
Yon Know that a poor, stunted, 
‘‘scrub’’ will never lift the scale beam to 
the profit notch. You Know it’s the 
thrifty, easy fattening Calf that makes 
the easy fattening Steer. You Know 
that good Calves come from good Cows— 
Then why don’t you begin now to give a 
“ constitution ’ to your breeding stock. 
DR. HESS 
STOCK 
gives the power to 
taken ; it forces into 
every animal function 
digest all food 
healthy activity 
- j --—it makes sire and 
dam large enough and vigorous enough 
to “get” the kind of calves that grow and 
fatten easily. It makes stock breeding 
a good occupation to follow and puts 
the balance on the right side of the 
ledger. It is the prescription of Dr. Hess 
(M. IX, D.V. S.), containing tonics for 
the digestion, iron for the blood, nitrates 
to expel poisonous material from the 
system, laxatives to regulate the bowels. 
It has the recommendation of the veter¬ 
inary colleges, the farm papers, is recog¬ 
nized as a medicinal tonic and laxative 
by our own Government, and is .old on 
» written guarantee at 
5c. per Il>, in lOOlb. 
25 S lb.pa’il 81.60. 
A tablespoonful per day for the average 
hog. Less than a penny a day for horse, 
cow or steer. 
If your dealer cannot supply you, we will, 
DR. HESS & CLARK, Ashland, Ohio. 
Also manufacturers of Dr. Hess Poultry 
Pan-u-ce-a and Instant Louse Killer. 
fpt 
ana extreme 
West and .South. 
A DOG ON GOOD SCALE 
Guaranteed 10 years. Accurate, durable, no 
digging, little grading, easily moved. 
Knodig Pitless Scales 
cost 130 to <50 less than the old style pit scales. 
Do your own weighing. It soon pays for a 
Knodig. Write for a free catalogue. 
NATIONAL PITLESS SCALE CO., 
2103 Wyandotte St. Kansas City, Mo. 
APPLE AND PEACH CARRIERS. 
If you have fine Apples, Peaches or Tomatoes, ship 
them in the South Side Farriers. 
SOUTH SIDE M’F’O CO., Petersburg, Va. 
WfE WANT MEN to at¬ 
tend State and County 
Fairs this Fall and take sub¬ 
scriptions to The Rural New- 
Yorker. We make attractive 
propositions and pay liberally 
for the work. Can you repre¬ 
sent us ? 
The Rural New-Yorker, 
SUBSCRIPTION DEPARTMENT, 
New York. 
409 Pearl St., 
Many dips of many 
names, but Pratts 
Animal Dip is differ¬ 
ent. Positively kills 
insects, heals and 
disinfects. 
No More Blind Horses 
sore eyes, BARRY CO,,IowaCity. Iowa, have sure cure 
YOUNG MEN WANTED —To learn th« 
Veterinary Profession. Catalogue sent 
free. Address VETERINARY COLLEGE, 
Grand Rapids, Mich. L. L. Conkey. Prim. 
MUSHROOM BASKETS. 
The Regular Standard Mushroom Baskets, Send 
for catalogue and prices. 
SOUTH SIUEM’F’G. CO.. Petersburg, Va. 
From City to Farm. 
A city bred young man, 20 years, of good family, 
who has become nervous in a city office, wants to find 
a place on a farm, where he can earn his board at 
light work. He wants to spend a whole year in the 
country, and is anxious to learn and to be employed. 
He is a young man of good habits, steady and sober, 
but has no experience in farm work. If you would 
like to communicate with him, address, W. M., care 
The Rural New-Yorker. 
Experienced farmer, American, married, 38, desires 
situation as foreman on farm or would run on shares. 
Understands separator, incubator and useful at many 
things. Strictly temperate. References. “B,” R. N.-Y 
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schools and colleges furnished without charge. New 
York Branch American School and College Agency. 
Room 1, 255 West 104th Street, New York, N. Y. 
ATTENTION 
favor us with your orders. Mail orders a Specialty. 
International Labor Exchange, 103 Greenwich St., N.Y 
FOR SALE—FARM OF 100 ACRES. 
Two large houses—one stone, one wooden; four tene¬ 
ment houses; large barn, carriage house, wagonhouse, 
granary and tool-house. Finest of running, never-fail¬ 
ing spring water at houses and barn. Fine location 
for country home or summer resort. About three 
miles east of the beautiful village of Brandon, Vt., on 
the main road to Rochester; about five miles by road 
from Lake Dunmore, or Silver Lake. For further 
particulars, inquire of IRVING C. NEWTON, 
Administrator. Tieonderoga, N. Y 
I offer for sale the farm known as the 
Joseph E. Hall Farm 
located two miles from Colchester, Conn., on the 
Lebanon road, long known as one of the best stock 
and grain farms in the State. Said farm contains 
300 acres divided as follows; 75 acres under high 
state of cultivation, balance in pasture and wood 
land. Modern house containing ten rooms with ell, 
two bank barns, wagon house corn house and all 
necessary buildings. Farm is keeping 70 head of 
cattle and four horses. Inquire of W' L. HALL on 
the place, or A. S. HALL, Adm., Windber, Pa. 
70 DELAWARE & MARYLAND FARMS 
For Sale. Circular free. W. H. Hayman, Delmar, Del. 
NEW JERSEY FARMS. 
The best in the State. 300 acre Stock Farm ; Dairy 
Farms; Truck and Fruit Farms; all sizes. Send for 
lists. A. W. DRESSER. Burlington, N. J. 
FOR SALE 
-A LARGE NUMBER OF 
Delaware Farms, beautifully 
located. Write for FREE 
>gue for 1905. CHAS. M. HAMMOND, Real 
Estate Broker. Milford, Del. 
‘ The groves were God’s first temples.’ 
SEPTEMBER 
IN THE 
ADIRONDACKS. 
No finer place in September can 
be found than the Adirondacks. 
The air is c ol and bracing, 
the scenery beautiful, and they 
can he reached in a night from 
Boston, New York or Niagara 
Halls. All parts of the Adiron¬ 
dacks are reached by the 
NEW YORK CENTRAL LINES. 
A copy of No. 20 of the “Four-Track Series,” 
“The Adirondacks and How to Reach 
Them,” will be sent free on receipt of a 2- 
eent stamp by George H. Daniels, General 
Passenger Agent, New York Central R. R., 
Grand Central Station, New York. 
Get it 
from your 
Druggist, 
STRENGTH-GIVER, 
JAYNE'S TONIC VERMIFUGE, 
For WOMEN , 
CHILDREN 
and MEN 
