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TIIE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New Yorker, Sept. 30. 1005. 
FARM TOPICS. 
An Argument for Haying Machinery.... 700 
Sorghum for Fodder and Syrup.709, 710 
Sowing Rye After Potatoes. 710 
Chemicals for Clover Sod. 710 
Short Rotation of Ilay and Potatoes.... 710 
Chemicals for an Acre of Clover. 710 
A Cheap Wheat Crop. 710 
Why Wheat Seed "Runs Out". 711 
Curing Early-Dug Potatoes. 712 
Clipping Alfalfa for Winter... 712 
When to Cut Corn. 712 
Rye to Follow Corn. @2 
Cutting Clover from Wheat Stubble. 713 
Alfalfa Notes. 713 
Weeds and Maggots. <1; 
Hope Farm Notes. <lo 
Crop Prospects. .. '17 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
The Squab Business. 710 
Live Stock at New York State Fair. 717 
Mapes, the Hen Man. 722 
Value of College Dairy Course. 722 
Cow With Lumpy Jaw. <23 
Wart on Colt’s Neck. 723 
Using Coloring Matter in Milk. ^23 
An Ailing Rooster. 723 
HORTICULTURE. 
Ilow to Heat a Lettuce House. 711 
Regions Without Peach Yellows. (ill 
A Promising Late Plum. ,<11 
A Good New Apple. <11 
Sterile Satsuma Plum. 71- 
Violets in British Columbia.712 
Treatment of Dahlia Roots. @2 
Gummosis: San Jos£ Scale; Crown Gall. 71- 
l’eaches for New Jersey. 713 
Protecting Cherry Trees. 713 
Home Fruit Supply. 713 
Close Garden Culture. <13 
Notes from the Rural Grounds. <14 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 718 
Ceiling Registers. 718 
Fruit Catsups. <J9 
The Rural Patterns. 719 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Changing Well to Cistern.. . . 711 
Editorials . 710 
Events of the Week. ‘ ] 7 
Business Bits. 717 
Publisher’s Desk. 721 
Products, Prices and Trade. <,21 
Humorous . 724 
markets 
Prices current at New York during week 
ending September 23. 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 — @ 91% 
No. 2 red . — @ 88% 
Corn. . .’. — ® <51 
Oats. — ^ 34 
Barley. — 42 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1 . 
No ° 
.16.00 
@16.50 
@15.00 
No. 3 . 
.12.50 
@13.50 
Clover mixed . 
.12.00 
@13.00 
Clover. 
.10.00 
@12.00 
Straw, long rye . 
.14.00 
@15.00 
MILK. 
New Y'ork Exchange 
price 2% 
cents per 
quart in 26-cent zone. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, extras . 21 !4 @ 
Firsts.. 20 @ 
Seconds . 18 % @ 
Thirds. 17 @ 
State Dairy, extras . 20% @ 
Firsts. 19 @ 
Seconds. 17 % @ 
Lower grades . 16 %@ 
Western Imitation Creamery, 
extras. 1914® 
Firsts. 1714® 
Western Factory, firsts. 1714® 
Seconds. 1614 ® 
Lower grades... . . 15 ® 
Renovated, extras . 20 ® 
Firsts. 18 ® 
Seconds. 1614® 
Lower grades . 15 ® 
Packing stock, No. 1 . — ® 
No. 2 . 1614® 
No. 3 . 15 ® 
CHEESE. 
Full cream, fancy. 12 ® 
Fair to choice . 1114® 
Light skims. 
Full skims . 
choice 
9%@ 
214 @ 
21 
21 
1 !l % 
18 
20 
18 
17 
1814 
17% 
17 
16 
19 
17% 
16 
17% 
17 
16 
11 % 
10 
3% 
EGGS. 
Selected white, fancy . 
Selected white, choice . 
Near-by, mixed, extra . 
Mixed, firsts to extra firsts.. 
Western, extra firsts . 
Western, firsts . 
Western, seconds . 
Western, thirds . 
Kentucky, fresh gathered .... 
DRIED FRUITS. 
A pules, Evap. 1904, fancy... 
Evap., 1904, choice . 
Evap,. 1904, prime . 
Evap., 1904, com. to good.. 
Sun-dried, 1904, Canadian . 
Sun-dried, 1904, Ohio . 
Sun-dried, 1905. Southern . 
Sun-dried, 1905, S’h’n sliced 
Raspberries, evap.. 1905 .... 
Huckleberries, 1905 . 
Blackberries,, 1905 . 
Cherries, 1905 . 
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7 % ® 
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FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples, Alexander .•••3.00 
Gravenstein. 2.20 ®3.oo 
Duchess of Oldenburg -2.25 @3.50 
Wealthy.2.50 @3.25 
Maiden'Blush .2.00 @3.00 
Holland Pippin .1.75 @2.o0 
York Pippin .L75 @2.75 
Fall Pippin .l-<o @2-<-> 
Fall varieties, poor .1.00 @1.50 
Baldwin.1 . . 1.75 @ 2.25 
Hubbardson.175 @2.00 
Greening.1-75 @22:> 
Winter varieties, poor ....1.00 w LiO 
Pears, Seckel andBartlett,bbi.3.00 @5.00 
Beurre Bose .3.00 @4.00 
Beurre Clairgeau .2.50 @3.50 
Beurre d'Anjou .2.00 @3.00 
Louise Bonne .2.25 @3.00 
Flemish Beauty .2.00 @2.75 
Common kinds .1.75 @2.2o 
Plums, State, 8-lb basket.... 15 @ 30 
Peaches. Md. & W. Va.. likt.. 25 @ 80 
Jersey. 25 @ 85 
Penn... 25 (< 75 
Pine Island . 25 @ 75 
State, per 20-lb basket. 20 (a 40 
Michigan, bushel basket ...1.00 @1.50 
Grapes, Up-river, Del., 20-qt cs 60 @ 85 
Up-river, Niagara . 60 @ 85 
Up-river, Moore’s Early ... 50 @ 60 
Up-river, Worden . 50 @ 60 
Up-river, Concord . 50 @ 60 
W'n N. Y’.. Del. 4-lb. bask 15 @16 
W’n N. Y’., black . 8 @ 10 
W’n N. Y„ Salem . 8 @ 9 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, bbl 6.00 @7.00 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes, L. I., in bulk. 180 Jbsl.75 @2.00 
Jersey, round, bbl .1.62 @1.75 
Jersey, long .1.50 @1.62 
Sweet Potatoes bbl .1.25 @1.50 
Brussels Sprouts. L. I., quart. 6 @ 12 
Beets, 100 bunches . 75 @1.00 
Carrots, bbl .1.00 @1.50 
Cabbage, 100 .2.50 @4.00 
Celery, dozen . 15 @ e0 
Cucumbers, bbl .2.00 @4.50 
Cucumber pickles, 1.000 .2.00 @5.00 
Corn, Hackensack, 100. 75 @1.25 
Other Jersey . 50 @1.00 
Cauliflowers, L. I., bbl. 75 @2.00 
Eggplants. Jersey, bbl .1.00 @1.25 
Lettuce, State, %-bbl. bkt....l .00 @1.75 
Lima beans, basket . 50 @1.50 
Onions, Jersey, white, %-l>bl bt 50 @'1.00 
White pickle onions, bbl 4.00 @5.00 
Connecticut, white, bbl ....3.00 @3.25 
Connecticut, yellow .2.00 @2.25 
Connecticut, red .1.87 @2.00 
Long Island, yellow .1.75 @2.00 
Long Island, red .1.50 @1.75 
Ohio, white, bushel-crate . . 50 @1.25 
Orange Co.. N.Y., yellow, bagl.25 @1.37 
Orange Co., N. Y., red.... 1.12 @1.37 
Peppers, Jersey, bbl . 50 @ 85 
Spinach, bbl . 75 @1.00 
Squash, Hubbard, bbl . 50 @ 75 
Marrow. 40 @ 00 
Turnips, Rutabaga, bbl . 75 @1.12 
Tomatoes, box . 29 @ 50 
BEANS. 
Marrow, choice, bush . — @3.50 
Poor to good .2.50 @3.40 
Medium, choice .2.22% @2.25 
Common to good .1.75 @2.20 
Pea, choice . — @1.75 
Common to good .1.60 @1.70 
Red Kidney, choice .3.07%@3.10 
Common to good .2.75 @3.00 
White Kidney, choice .3.70 @3.75 
Y’ellow Eye, choice . 2.00 @2.05 
COUNTRY DRESSED MEATS. 
Veal calves, prime, lb. — @ 12 
Common. 4 @ 9 
Dressed pork, light, lb. 9 @ 9% 
Medium. 8%@ 8 
Small roasting pigs, lb. 12 @ 14 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Spring chicken, lb. 12 @ 12 V, 
Fowls.1. — @ 14-• 
Roosters. — @ 9 
Turkeys. — @ 14 
Ducks, pair . 40 @ 80 
Geese, pair .1.00 @1.50 
Pigeons, pair . 20 @ — 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, spring, 3 a 4 lbs. each 23 @ 28 
Over 4 lbs. each . 16 @ 22 
Old Western . 14 @ 18 
Spring chickens. Phi la, fancy 17 @ 20 
Penn., choice to fancy .... 14 @ 15 
Western, average run .... 11 ® 11 
Fowls. 14 @ 14% 
Spring ducks, L. I., & Eastern lfi @ 18 
LIVE STOCK. 
Steers.3.75 @5.65 
Bulls.2.50 @3.45 
Cows.1.50 @3.50 
Calves.5.00 @'8.75 
Sheep.3.00 @4.75 
Lambs.6.50 @7.02% 
Hogs.5.80 @6.00 
FARM CHEMICALS. 
Prices are given for car lots. Single bag 
lots 10 to 25 per cent, higher. 
Nitrate of soda . — @51.00 
Muriate of potash . — @42.00 
Acid phosphate . — @14.00 
Kainit. — @12.00 
Dried blood. — @50.00 
Copper sulphate, in bbl. lots lb— @— 6 
HOMEMADE FLY KILLERS. 
On page 627 I noticed a request for a home¬ 
made mixture for spraying cattle, to keep off 
the flies. Last season I used machine oil and 
kerosene, equal parts, with good results, and 
sprayed the stock once in two days. This 
year it did not seem effective, and I am us¬ 
ing the following mixture with better suc¬ 
cess; Kerosene oil, one pint; machine oil, one 
pint; fish oil, two ounces. Apply with a 
sprayer. 11 . a. freeman. 
I will give my recipe for a cow-fly mixture 
which works perfectly: One quart can of 
green pine tar; four quarts any sort of fish 
oil; three quarts kerosene. Mix tar and oil 
by stirring, and then add the kerosene. This 
can be made thinner by a larger proportion of 
kerosene, and applied with a sprayer, but I 
prefer the above and apply with a wide paint 
brush. One application will last three days. 
No bad results at all (lots of good ones). 
No. Hancock, Me. n. T. y. 
I have used the following for three seasons, 
and think there is nothing better on the mar¬ 
ket : One quart crude petroleum : add two 
tabl.espoonfuls of crude carbolic acid. Shake 
well and apply with sprayer. This mixture 
will not cost over. 20 cents per gallon, and 
one quart will spray 8 to 10 cows. I use 
this every second morning after milking. 
Corning, N. Y'. b. h. 
KILLING CANADA THISTLES. 
In reply to G. B. D., page 665, Canada 
thistles are not easily killed out in one or 
two years, as the ground is full of seed. Our 
farmers have about used up the Canada this¬ 
tles here by plowing the ground witli plows 
that cut all the ground, that is, with wide- 
bottom plows; plows that do not cut and 
<;over, but cut all of it. There is not one- 
twenty-fifth part of the thistles there were 
here 20 years ago. To cut them when hol¬ 
low-stemmed kills them. p. m. p. 
Scipioville, N. Y’. 
Closed Well. —About 25 years ago I fixed 
my well for good and all. 'it was about 12 
feet from the kitchen sink horizontally. It 
was eight feet deep and never went dry. I 
enlarged the hole all around for four feet 
down, removing the wall, of course, that 
far; then had man thoroughly scrub out the 
well. To make sure I had him do it again, 
and, much to his disgust, the third time. I 
ran a pipe (with foot valve on lower end) 
up as high as wall, then horizontally through 
cellar wall, then up to sink: put a good thick 
coat of mortar on top of wall and all around 
full size of hole, then large flat stone on this 
mortar, plenty more mortar, two feet of clay, 
topping out with soil and sod. I don't know 
now just where it is. I also ran a vent pipe 
out from under the stone and up. but stopped 
it after a few years. It was of no use. At the 
sink I screwed on a common No. 1 pitcher 
pump—a common cistern pump—and went 
ahead. I have worn out one or two pumps. 
The well has never been cleaned from that 
day to this. One stroke will fill our glass 
with water any time, night or day. In all 
those years I think two dead angleworms 
have come up. a. it. c. 
September 3rt, 
WANTED AND FOR SALE. 
“ELM HILL” 
HOLSTEIN STOCK FARM 
FOR SALE. 
A No. 1 Horse or Cattle Farm—272 aeres: clay loam; 
very fertile; excellent buildings, in good repair; good 
fences; well watered; windmill. Stable room tor 125 
cattle. Barn room for 350 tons bay. Largest silo in 
Northern New Y'ork. .Mile track can be made in 
sight of buildings, with little grading. 
REGISTERED HOLSTEIN HERD. 
Well advertised. Excellent shipping facilities. 
Three miles from R. R. junction at Philadelphia, N. 
Y. State road to be built from Philadelphia to farm. 
Splendid location for liigh-class stock farm. L'ttle 
competition in vicinity for registered cattle or horses. 
Send for Circular giving full description of farm, 
buildings, stock, prices, terms. Mention this paper. 
Will be sold with or without Holsteins, 
DR. GEO. A. COE, Watertown. New York. 
“Father,” said a boy of twelve, “can 
you tell me who Shylock was?” “What!” 
exclaimed the father in an aggrieved 
tone, “have I sent you to Sunday school 
for the past six or seven years only to 
have you ask me who Shylock was? 
Shame on you, boy! Get your Bible and 
find out at once!”—Lippincott’s. 
“PERFECT” COW STANCHION 
Swinging A Necessities 
Self-Closing J For Perfect 
Seif-Locking “ Stanchions 
Made of hard wood—Strong and durable. Satisfac¬ 
tion guaranteed. Write for Descriptive Circular. 
13. C. SCOTT, 
811 Washington Ave,, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
W E WILL PAY WEEKLY 
Salary and Expenses to 
successful Canvassers. 
About a dozen men wanted at 
once. Experience and very best 
references required. Send ref¬ 
erences with application. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
SUBSCRIPTION DEPARTMENT, 
409 Pearl Street, New York. 
MUSHROOM BASKETS. 
The Regulat Standard Mushroom Basket!-. Send 
for catalogue and prices. 
SOUTH SIDE M’F’G. CO., Petersburg, Va. 
THE SCHOOL QUESTION ? 
Catalogues and reliable information cone 
schools and colleges furnished without eha _ 
York Branch American School and College Agency. 
Room 1, 255 West 104th Street, New York, N. Y. 
F OR SALE.-LAND LIME and CHESTNUT 
POSTS. Car lots. Geo. F. Kichline, Easton, Pa. 
ATTENTION -£!»•#& fiS 
favor us with your orders. Mail orders a Specialty. 
International Labor Exchange, 103 Greenwich St., N.Y 
APPLE BARRELS AND BOXES 1 PRICES 
Prompt shipments. R. GILLIES, Medina. N. Y. 
O. I. C. PIGS 
Five strains not akin; Aug. and Sept, farrow. 
Registered stock: prices low. _ ,, _ T 
p. J. SCHW V ARTZ. East Pharsalla, N. Y. 
lYUROC-JERSEY PIGS and BRED SOWS. All 
u stock eligible to registry. Write for prices. Ad¬ 
dress, A. B. WOODHULL, Wading River, N.Y. 
UNEXCELLED OPPORTUNITY 
for practical farmer to buy or lease and work on 
shares 280-acre farm, 125 acres under active cultiva¬ 
tion: one mile to depot, sixmiles to city (27,000 people). 
Equipped witti all farming implements, team, etc. 
House, barns, fences, and stables in fine repair. 
Good money can be made at dairying and raising 
hogs, chickens, early vegetables, and general farming. 
Would nrefer to work on shares. Climate unequalled. 
School facility good. Market for products excellent. 
Labor scarce. Correspondence solicited. 
D, S. JONES, Box No. 405, New port News, Va, 
FARM FOR SALE. 
FINE lOO-ACRE FARM situated in the fruit 
belt of Western New Y’ork, The land is in a good 
state of cultivation, well ditched and many new 
fences; 5 acres of woodland. The buildings are extra 
fine and large, and never failing supply of water- 
R. F. D. and within Vmlle ol village, school and 
churches; l 1 *? mile from Railroad Station and 
market. Address Box 46, Bellona, N. Y. 
COTTAGE GROVE STOCK FARM 
lias for sale Jersey Cattle, Poland-China Swine and 
Oxford Down Rams. Address. 
8, E. GIL LETT. Proprietor, Ravenna. Ohio. 
VALLEY FARM FOR SALE. 
In West Brookfield, Mass., on the Boston and 
Albany Railroad, and within easy access of Wor¬ 
cester, Springfield and Boston. Two trolley lines; 
excellent soil; no stones: fine markets. Will keep 20 
cows. Very profitable. Inquire of A. W. GILBERT. 
Instructor in Agriculture. Orono, Maine. 
P rt EASTERN SHORE OF M A It Y L A N D 
DU FARMS for sale. Mild climate: fertile soil. 
Catalog free. Cobf.t & Ch arles, Federalsburg. Md . 
OOMI3NTGL TO TEXAS ? 
Look up my advertisement in September 23d issue. 
R. M. MORRIS, R. R. 2, San Antonio. Tex._ 
APPLE AND PEACH CARRIERS. 
If you have fine Apples, Peaches or Tomatoes, ship 
them in the South Side Carriers. 
SOUTH SIDE M’F’G CO., Petersburg, la, 
GEO. P HAMMOND. EST. 1875. FRANK W. GODWIN. 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & GO., 
Commission Merchants and Dealers in all kinds of 
COUNTRY PRODUCE, Apples, Peaches, Berries. 
Butter. Eggs, Cheese, Poultry. Mushrooms and Hot¬ 
house Products a Specialty. Consignments solicited' 
34 & 36 Little 12th St„ New York._ 
FRUITS. VEGE TABLES. 
Apples. Peaches. Pears. Plums, Grapes, Potatoes and 
all Vegetables, Fancy Eggs, etc., wanted. Top prices 
secured for choice products. 
Write us what you have to offer. 
ARCHDEACON & CO., 100 Murray St., New Y’ork. 
TOP MARKET PRICES 
If you wantHay, Straw, Fruits,Produce. Poultry, But¬ 
ter Eggs, etc., to bring Top Market Prices; send to¬ 
day for our illustrated booklet giving details, Refer¬ 
ences and Methods of Handling goods, Market quota 
tions, Stencils, Shipping cards-Sent FREE on request 
F. H. KEELER & CO., 
104 Murray Street, New Y’ork. 
W ANTED BUYER FOR COUNTRY STORE; only 
few hundred required; it’s guaranteed to be a 
money maker- Address H. B., The Rural New-Yorker. 
r ■ QUCp-MAN AND WIFE, with small family 
lAVtniEn wanted on farm in Maryland, near 
Washington. Man to run farm. Wife to take care ot 
household of bachelor, with no family. To the right 
party willing to make permanent arrangement op¬ 
portunity to share in proceeds of farm will be offered. 
Answer giving full particulars as to ability, refer¬ 
ences. size and ages of family, etc. 
G. A. WIEDEMANN. 3341 N. Smedley Street. Phila. 
BUSINESS MANAGER 
WANTED in every town to manage branch office and 
superintend force of salesmen liig money. No can¬ 
vassing. No capital required. Can be managed with 
other work or business. Particulars on application. 
Give references. 
WILLIAM C. MOORE & CO., Nurserymen. 
Newark, New Y’ork, Dept. A 
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