1U05, 
THE RURAL 
NEW-YORKER 
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PUBLISHER'S DESK. 
Last week you found a little envelope 
in your paper. You know it was intended 
to bring back a dime and the name and 
address of one of your neighbors or 
friends. If you have made use of it well 
and good. We thank you. If it has not 
yet gone on its mission, please see that it 
does so at once. It will not take much 
time for you, and it will be a favor that 
we shall appreciate. 
We are encouraged to ask this favor of 
you because of the interest you always 
manifest in the paper and the kindly 
words that so often come from you in 
praise of it. The following extracts from 
recent letters show the general feeling of 
thousands that we cannot print, and that 
need not be printed: 
I cannot close without speaking a good 
word for Tiif, R. N.-Y. We as a family en¬ 
joy the paper, and would miss it very much 
if' we had to get along without it. With 
best wishes, tv. w. w. 
Oregon. 
The R. N.-Y. is the best agricultural and 
horticultural paper published. c. e. w. 
Michigan. 
I was a subscriber to another farm paper 
for many years, but I should not care for 
it now. ' To me the moral tone and intel¬ 
lectual standards of The It. N.-Y., as well 
as its practical helpfulness, put it in a 
class by itself. This isn't taffy either. 
Massachusetts. e a. b. 
I wish to say here that I am taking three 
journals devoted to fruits and growing them. 
In The It. N.-Y. I get more practical infor¬ 
mation than in the three all put together. 
Iowa. w. c. 11 . 
Agriculture has not as yet: been so profit 
aide with me that I am able to be with¬ 
out your .invaluable paper, and I want to 
blend my voice with those of the multitude 
already singing your praises in their appre¬ 
ciation of the untiring efforts you are put¬ 
ting forth in the protection of our inter¬ 
ests and in giving us more than a “square 
deal.” L. k a. 
Connecticut. 
Wc receive any number uf letters ask¬ 
ing ns if we think a little advertisement 
in The R. N.-Y- would sell a farm, or an 
animal, or secure a position or help. It 
is a little difficult to answer these inqui¬ 
ries satisfactorily. In the first place, the 
advertising is always paid for, and for 
this reason we have something of a per¬ 
sonal interest, and while we always try to 
be impartial, we may lean unconsciously 
to the side of business. Then, again, of 
one hundred who try if only one fail, we 
could hardly hope to escape criticism if 
we make the encouragement too strong 
and too general. There is, however, this 
to be said: The paper reaches more than 
75,000 farm homes every week, and as 
near as we can figure it out is seen and 
read by nearly a half million of peopic 
every week, if we included the babies who 
look at the pictures. Nothing that we 
print seems to escape this army of read¬ 
ers, and it would seem that among so 
many every want of one would find a 
means of satisfying it in another. These 
advertisers frequently write us of their 
success. Following are a few recent 
comments: 
Kudosed find check for $4 for advertising. 
Was well pleased with results; your paper 
got me orders from Maine to Washington. 
Will be with you earlier another year. 
Delaware, O. L. c. hills. 
Our advertisement in The R. N.-Y. has 
been very satisfactory, we having received ai 
least two reports from it to one in any of 
ihe six papers in which we have advertised 
this season. woodland farm. 
Canastota, N. Y. 
I have sold over .$5,000 worth of regis¬ 
tered llolsteins from my small advertisement 
in your paper. I am perfectly satisfied with 
the resuits thus far attained. 
Cortland. N. Y. Horace l. bronson. 
Besides such evidence of results, small 
advertisers frequently have replies ad¬ 
dressed to this office, and sometimes there 
arc as many as one hundred replies to a 
small card. From all such evidence we 
believe that farmers could use little ad¬ 
vertisements much more than they do to 
announce the things they wish to buy or 
sell with satisfactory results. Have you 
something that you want to try? 
PRODUCTS, PRICES, AND TRADE.. 
A Trip by Freight. In an effort to learn 
something of the coastwise trade I went on a 
freighter from New York to Boston. Business 
between New York and New England points 
is very heavy. The great milling industries 
of eastern Massachusetts. New Hampshire and 
Rhode Island dispose of a fair share of 
tbeir products through New York dealers, 
and New York being a headquarters for al¬ 
most everything can supply many things 
needed in these New England cities and 
towns. The steamer on which this trip was 
made belongs to a line which has cut rates a 
little below those charged by the combine 
controlling most of this business, hence they 
have plenty of trade. The steamer, a small 
iron vessel of about 2,000 tons, was five 
hours late in starting on account of the 
rush of freight. When I went on board, 
shortly l>efore the supposed sailing time, 
there were three lighters on the water side 
and a long line of loaded trucks waiting to 
get to the dock. Loading was going on 
from both sides with steam crane, hand 
trucks and about all the men who could 
work without getting in each other's way. 
The goods shipped were in great variety: 
sacks of cement; pails of white lead; cases 
of goods “made in Germany," coming to 
New York with other large consignments 
from the same house and re-sliipped to 
Boston, the whole charge being less than the 
smaller direct shipment to that city would 
have cost; pianos; cases of chemicals, heavy 
machinery; and pickled fish, though it 
seemed a bit superfluous to ship the latter 
to a New England port. The voyage is 
made in 24 hours and is highly interesting 
particularly around Cape Cod and through 
the somewhat dangerous waters of Nan¬ 
tucket and Vineyard sounds. One's respect 
for the navigator's skill is increased as he 
sees the vessel guided safely through diffi¬ 
cult places in the darkness with assistance 
of charts, lighthouses and lightships that to 
an outsider seem very meager. 
Boston, as a produce market, differs wide¬ 
ly from New York. The shape of the city 
is such that less lightering needs to be done; 
the docks and railroad terminals are easier 
to get at: and there is less crowding of 
trucks in one small district. Take Manhaf 
fan Island, bend it in the middle in the form 
of a half moon, put a fringe of docks around 
it and railroad stations on both sides, and 
you have made a Boston of New York so 
far as conveniences of the produce receiver 
go. New York is very handy for many 
dealers, but decidedly otherwise for others. 
As has been said before, New York is a sort 
of clearing house for all kinds of products. 
Almost anything can be sold here, as there 
is a large class of buyers who are not crit¬ 
ical about quality so long as price is low. 
In Boston there is less of this cheap John 
trade, and hence lower grades of goods are 
often harder to sell there. On the morning 
I walked through the Faneuil Ilall Market 
section recently there were more really 
choice peaches on hand than I have seen 
in New York in any one morning this sea¬ 
son. and an entire absence of the worthless 
little peaches with which New York has 
been loaded down. A handy package largely 
used in the Boston wholesale markets is a 
box 18 or 20 inches square by about seven 
deep, holding not far from a bushel. To¬ 
matoes, sweet corn, onions and all similar 
vegetables are put in it. Slots cut in the 
sides make a convenient hand-hold for 
carrying. It is uncovered, but when filled 
only level full one may be piled on the other 
without injuring the products. The retail 
markets are particularly neat. Things are 
not left lying around at loose ends, hut there 
is a generally “picked up" and snug appear¬ 
ance missing in most New York retail places. 
The general run of dressed poultry looked 
superior to that seen in Washington Market, 
New York, and I noticed -none of the un¬ 
wholesome slippery poultry always exposed 
for sale on the east sidewalk of Washing¬ 
ton Maiket, in direct violation of common 
sense sanitation and city ordinances. From 
what has been said above it must not be 
inferred that New York is not a favorable 
place to ship high-class farm produce to. 
With its varied population, some of whom are 
the skimmings of the world, it forms a 
market for stuff that practically cannot be 
sold elsewhere. But great, quantities of the 
finest products are sold here and usually 
bring as much as at any other place if one 
has a discriminating and honest receiver 
to handle his good. h. 
FOR SALE 
'-FOX ANI) RABBIT HOUNDS. 
Choice Pups now ready to ship 
for $5 each. Also, PUREBRED 
GUERNSEY BULL CALVES. MELVIN THOMAS, 
R. F. D. No. 1, Wayville, Saratoga County. N. Y. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
It. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal/’ See guarantee, page 8. 
“ MAMMOTH PEKIN DUCKS.” 
Let us know your wants. We have either sex, Old or 
Young. From $1.00 to $3.00 each. 
Lauderdale Farm, Loudonville, Albany Co., N. Y. 
WHITE WYANDOTTJES EXCLUSIVELY! 
FOR SALE.—Fine large COCKERELS for breeding 
purposes. E. FRANKLIN KEAN, Stanley, N.Y. 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
Four promising young Cockerels for $5.00. Over 
1,000 to select from. Send for circular. 
WHITE & RICE. Yorktown, N. Y. 
C hoice Stock for Sale.—Hocks, Wyandottes, Legfn rns, 
Mlnorcas, Turkeys,Ducks andGuineas. Also Lice 
Killing Nest Eggs. Sample mailed 5c.; dozen. 50c. 
Agents wanted. Pine Tree Farm, Jamesburg, N. J 
Pratts Animal Regulator 
did the work. 
Made by Pratt Food Co., Phila. Over 30 years old. 
Buy Union Lock Poultry Fencing 
of Case Bros., Colchester, Conn. Descriptive circular 
and price list FREE. 
ANCHOR COILED SPRING WIRE FENCE 
Has reached the Per¬ 
fection, that all others 
are striving for, and is 
receiving more favor¬ 
able comments every¬ 
where than all other 
makes combined. Catalog free. 
Anchor Fence & Mfg. Co., Cleveland, O. 
EVEN HEAVY STOCK 
Onn’t molest your poultry if en 
closed with Page Poultry Fence. 
It’s made of the same strong qual¬ 
ity of coiled wire and woven in 
the same manner as Page Stock 
Fences. Heights 4, 6 or 6 feet. 
Bottom meshes only Ig inches. 
FACIE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO. 
Uox 3 OP, Adrian, Mich. 
B uff Plymouth rock and buff leghorn 
COCKERELS for sale. Price. $1.25 to $2 if taken 
this month. HOWARD SUTTON, Fairmount, N. J. 
COR SALE.—75 Purebred Barred Plymouth Rock 
1 Pullets. April hatched, and farm raised from 
selected flock layers, $1 each. Also few Cockerels left. 
H. W. HEDGES. R. F. D„ Freehold, New York. 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS. 
Well developed Cockerels from stock bred foi laying, 
$1 each. D. F. ARNOLD, Burlington Flats, N. Y. 
90 
Jar's Poultry, Pigeons, Parrots, Dogs, Cats. 
Ferrets, etc. Eggs a specialty. 60 p. book. 10c. 
Kates free. J. A. BEKGEY, Box 8,Telford,Pa, 
EMPIRE STATE S. C, WHITE LEGHORNS 
Won two first premiums at New York State Fair, 1904. 
Cockerels and pullets, five months old, $1 each. Cata¬ 
logue free. C. H.ZIMMER, R.D.41, Weedsport, N.Y. 
are raised in one month: 
bring his prices. Money 
makers for pouitrymen, 
fanners, women. 
it/Sond for our Frke Book and learn this 
rich industry. Correspondence invited 
Plymouth Rock Squab Co., 
335 Howard St., Melrose, Mass 
iBROWm 
KTrPAVS THE 
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HEAVIEST FENCE MADE) 
All No. 9 8tce! Wire. Well Galvanized. Weighs j 
i more than most fences. 18 to 85c per rod 
Jellvered. We sell all kinds offence wireat 
wholesale prices. Write for fence book show- > 
lng 110 styles. The Brown Fence aud^ 
Wire Co., Cleveland, Ohio., 
THE PENN R. R. CO. 
has bought and erected over 1000 miles, and .1. D. 
Rockefeller a sufficient amount for Forest Hill Park, 
of the Frost Fence, on account of its weight and 
superior quality over all others. 
THE FROST WIRE FENCE CO., Cleveland. Ohio. 
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^POULTRY LINE— Fencing, Feed, Incu-j 
jbators. Live Stock, Brooders—anything—J 
jit’s our business. Call or let us send you! 
jour Illustrated Catalogue—it’s free for the) 
jasking—it’s worth having. J 
> Excelsior Wire & Poultry Supply Co.,< 
I Dept. H.G. 26 & 28 Vesey Street. New York City. < 
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Free Poultry Book 
Complete catalogue and pouitrymen’s guide. 212 
pages (8 x 11 inches) 500 illustrations. Describes 
,hes d '® r n ( ; Cyphers Incubators 
f irie®|6.60 and up. tod 40 Pouitrymen’s neceneitlee. Free 
f you send addrefiees of two neighbors interested in good 
poultry. Write to Cyphers Incubator Co. 
Buffalo, Boston. Chicago. New York, Kansas 
City or San Francisco. 
GG5 FROH BONE 
Green cut bone doubles egg yield. More fertile 
eggs, vigorous chicks, early broilers, heavy fowls. 
MANN^C LATEST MODEL 
nlHIlIl 9 BONE CUTTER 
10 days free trial. No money In advance. Send it 
back ntourexpenseif you don’tlikeit. Cat’lgfree. 
F.W.MANN CO., Box 15 , Milford, Mass. 
WOMAN WANTS 
The butter aud egg money ■afinp 
is a big item to the farmer’s InUift 
wife. She can increase her 
egg production by feeding tUU3 
Harvey’s Mixed Grains 
I —a combination of cereals specially suited 
I to poultry, with 7 years of success behind it. 
A Money-Saving Catalogue Free. 
I HWEY SEED CO.. 83 ELUCOTT ST., BUFFALO, ». T. 
bor profitable live stock use 
Pratts Vet. Worm Powder. 
Made by Pratt Food Co., Phila. Over 30 years old. 
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Every stockman should endeavor to make his own fields produce the proper 
ration for his animals, whether fed for market or for milk. We know that the 
animal body contains exactly the same elements as are grown in plant life, and it 
becomes the business of the scientific feeder to give his animals in feed these sam- 
elements, and in the same proportion as they exist in the body of the domestic 
animal. Wheat, corn, oats, hay, peas, beans, etc., contain every element neces¬ 
sary for the proper development of the animal body, and while these foods are 
frequently substituted by oil meal and cotton-seed meal, and even condimental 
stock foods, it should not be done except when the price of these substitutes (nu¬ 
tritive value considered) happens to be lower than those commonly raised on every 
farm. Knowing that the profit is not based on the amount of food consumed, 
but the amount digested, the scientific feeder is interested in increasing digestion, 
which, according to the medical colleges and every experimental test, can only be 
accomplished by medicinal ingredients such as are supplied in 
th« prescription of Dr. Hess (M.D., D.V.S.) containing tonics for the digestion, iron for 
the blood, nitrates to expel poisonous materials from the system, laxatives to regulate 
the bowels. It has the recommendation of the Veteriuary Colleges, the Farm Papers, 
is recognized as a medicinal tonic and laxative by our own Government, and is sold 
on a written guarantee at 
5 d per pound in 100 lb. sacks; 
T 25 lb. pail $1.60. 
Except In Canada and extreme 
West and Soutlx. 
A tablespoouful 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. 
Remember, tliat from the 1st to the 10th of each month, I*r. Hess will furnish veterinary 
advice and prescriptions free If you will mention this paper, state what stock you have, also what 
slock food you have fed, and enclose two cents for reply. In every package of Dr. Hess Stock Food 
there is a little yellow card that entitles you to this free service at any time. 
Dr. Hess Stock Kook free, if you will mention this paper, state how much stock you have and what 
kind of stock food you have used. 
DR. HESS & CLARK, Ashland, Ohio. 
Also manufacturers of Dr. Hess Poultry Pan-a-ce-a and Instant Louse Killer. 
Instant Louse Killer Kills Lice. 
