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CONTENTS. 
The Ruhal New-Yorker, Dec. 16, 1905. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Small Farms in Montana. 894 
Tools for Tile Drainage. 895 
Hope Farm Notes . 899 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
The Shape of the Laying Hen.89.3. 894 
Facts AlK>ut ‘'Average Sheep". 895 
'The Cattle Tick War . 901 
That Blessed Kentucky Mule . 906 
IIow to Keep Off Hawks. 906 
Jersey Cattle at the South. 906 
Brief Dairy Notes . 906 
Wintering the Brood Sow. 907 
HORTICULTURE. 
Peach Rot Experience . 894 
Planting Grapevines . 896 
Hardiest Blackberry . 896 
Raising Fall Strawberries . 896 
Insects on Houseplants . 896 
Saving Potato Seeds . 896 
Bulbs and Seeds . 896 
A Sweet Apple . 896 
Peaches for Rockland Co., N. Y. 896 
Belle Bonne Apple . 896 
Another Seedless Apple .. 896 
Young Trees and Mice . 897 
Notes from the Rural Grounds. 898 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day . 902 
The New Grange Hall . 902 
The Rural Patterns . 903 
White Fruit Cake . 903 
The Bookshelf . 903 
MI SSCEfvLA NEOUS. 
Cold Room in an Icehouse . 894 
Express or Parcels Post . 895 
Products, Prices and Trade . 897 
Editorials.900 
Events of the Week . 901 
Publisher’s Desk . 905 
Liability for School Taxes . 905 
MARKETS 
Prices current at New York during week 
ending December 9, 1905, wholesale except 
otherwise noted. The prices of pprain, butter, 
cheese and egss 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 fig¬ 
ures are Hie average of several sales. 
GRAIN. 
Apples, evap. 
Evaporated 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Maryland 
December 1@, 
DRIED FRUITS. 
, fancy. — <0! 11 
, choice . — (ti> 10 
Eva’p., common to prime. .. . 7 @ 9% 
Sun-dried . 4%@ 6% 
Chops, 100 lbs. — #3.25 
Cores and skins. — (a 2.10 
Cherries . 14 @ 15 
Blackberries . — @ 10 
Raspberries . — @ 27 
VEGETABLES. 
Wheat, No. 2, red, in elevator. — 
@ 96 % 
No. I. Northern, Duluth.. 
. - 
(a 95% 
Corn, No. 2, vellow. 
-- 
@ 53% 
Oats . 
— 
@ 37 
Itye . 
@ 75 
FEU). 
Wholesale at New York. 
City Bran. 
@18.00 
Western Spring Bran. 
. 16.85 
@17.25 
Middlings . 
.18.00 
@20.00 
Red Dog . 
. - 
@22.10 
Cottonseed meal . 
. - 
@28.00 
Linseed meal . 
. - 
@30.50 
Retail Western N. Y. 
Spring Bran . 
@20.00 
Middlings . 
.21.00 
@24.00 
Red Dog . 
. - 
@25.00 
Gluten Feed . 
. - 
@28.00 
Corn and Oats. 
@25.00 
Linseed meal . 
— • 
@35.00 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Prices for large bales, 
peats per ton less. 
Small 
■bales 50 
ITay, No. 1. 
@16.00 
No. 2. 
. .14.00 
@14.50 
No. 3 . 
. . 12.00 
@13.00 
Clover, mixed . 
.10.00 
@13.00 
Clover . 
. .10.00 
@12.00 
Wild . 
— 
@10.00 
Straw, prime rye. 
. .14.00 
@14.50 
Short and oat.. 
@11.00 
@ 
MILK. 
N. Y. Exchange price $1.71 per 40-quart 
can, netting 3% cents per quart to shippers 
In 26-cent zone where there are no extra 
station charges. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, extra . 24 
Lower grades . 17 
State Dairy . 16 
Factory . 15 (Qi 
Packing Stock . 15 @ 
CHEESE. 
Full Cream, Sept., fey. — @ 
October, fancy. — @ 
Fair to good. 11 @ 
Light skims . 10 %@ 
Full skims 
3 % @ 
24% 
23 
23 
17% 
17 
13% 
13 
12 
11 
1% 
EGGS. 
Fancy, selected white. 
. . 38 
@ 40 
Choice, white . 
@ 37 
Mixed colors, ch. to extra. , 
. . 30 
@ 35 
Western and southern. 
.. 25 
@ 30 
Storage . 
. 17 
@ 23 
BEANS. 
Marrow . 
. .2.75 
@3.20 
Medium . 
. . 2.15 
@2.20 
Pea . 
— 
@ 1.80 
Red kidney . 
@2.90 
Yellow Eye . 
@1.80 
HOPS. 
Prime to choice. 
. 18 
@ 21 
Common to fair. 
. . 14 
@ 1 7 % 
Olds . 
5 
@ 8 
German, 1905 . 
. 30 
@ 40 
HONEY. 
Clover, comb . 
. 12 
@ 15 
Buckwheat . 
. 10 
@ 11 
Extracted, lb. 
.. 6% @ 8 
HOTHOUSE STUFF. 
Cucumbers, dozen. 75 
lettuce, dozen . 20 
Mushrooms, lb. 15 
Tomatoes, lb. 5 
Radishes, 100 bunches.2.00 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples, Spitz., McIntosh, King. 3.00 
Spy and Greening.2.50 
Baldwin. Ben Davis, Bell¬ 
flower, York Imperial, 
Ilubbardston .2.50 
Western, bu. box.1.75 
Pears, Kieffer, bbl.2.00 
Bose, bu.1 75 
Clairgeau .1.25 
Anjou .1-69 
Grapes, 4 lb. basket. 10 
Cranberries, bbl.10.00 
@ 
0) 
@ 
m 
90 
50 
60 
15 
@3.00 
@5.00 
@4.50 
@3.50 
@5.00 
@ 3.00 
@2.25 
@1.75 
@1.75 
@ 13 
@ 12.00 
Potatoes, Bermuda, bbl. . . 
@6.00 
Long Island . 
. . .2.00 
@2.50 
Slate and Jersey. 
. . .2.00 
@ 2.25 
Foreign. 108-lb. hag.... 
@1.90 
Sweet Potatoes, bbl. 
@2.00 
Brussels Sprouts, qt. 
6 
@ 12 
Carrots, bbl. 
... 1 00 
(a 1.50 
Cabbage, ton . 
. 14.00 
@ 21.00 
Celery, dozen. 
... 15 
@ 50 
Chicory and Escarol, bbl. 
@4.00 
Cauliflowers, bbl. 
... 1.00 
@5.00 
Kale, bbl. 
(S> (55 
Lettuce, basket . 
Onions, white, bbl. 
. .. 25 
@ 75 
@5.00 
Yellow, . 
. . .2.00 
@2.50 
Red -,. 
@2.25 
Peas, %-bbl. basket. 
String Beans, basket. . .. 
. . . 1.00 
@2.00 
. . .1.00 
@ 2.50 
Spinach, bbl. 
. . . 90 
@1.00 
Squash, bbl. 
. . . 50 
@ 1.00 
Turnips, bbl. 50 
LIVE POULTRY. 
(il: 1.00 
Chickens . 
. . . 11 
@ 11 % 
Fowls . 
... 12% @ 13 
Turkeys . 
... 13 
@ 14 
Ducks, pair . 
. . . 60 
@ 85 
Geese, pair . 
@1.75 
Pigeons, pair . 
. . . - 
@ 25 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Market in very poor condition. 
Turkeys . 15 @ 20 
Chickens . 16 @ 24 
Fowls . 12 @ 14 
Ducks . 8 @ 15 
Geese . 10 @ 15 
Squabs, dozen .2.00 @4.00 
COUNTRY DRESSED MEATS. 
Calves, prime veals. — @ 12% 
Common to good. 8 @11 
Pork . . .’. 5 % @ 7-T. 
Roasting Pigs, lb. 10 @ 12% 
FARM CHEMICALS. 
Prices named are for car lots; single bag 
lots 10 to 25 per cent higher. 
Nitrate of Soda, ton. — 
Muriate of Potash. — 
Dried Blood . —• 
Kainit . — 
Acid Phosphate. — 
WILD GINSENG. 
Northern . — 
Western .6.50 
Southern .6.00 
@52.00 
@42.00 
@55.00 
@12.00 
@14.00 
@7.00 
@6.75 
@6.50 
A Game Controversy. —A game dealer in 
tills city, supplying many hotels and clubs, 
and handling large quantities of imported 
game has for some time contended that the 
State laws regarding closed season did not 
apply to foreign game. He was prosecuted 
by the game wardens and has both lost and 
won in the various courts through which the 
case has passed. At this juncture he is 
upheld by the Appellate Division of the 
Supreme Court in a decision which states 
that tlie law regarding out-of-season posses¬ 
sion does not apply to foreign game. The 
case will be appealed by the game protectors. 
From a common sense point of view it would 
seem that our law can be for the protection 
of domestic game only, and that no harm 
could be done by permitting the sale of birds 
and animals lawfully killed in other countries, 
provided proper identification be made. But 
most game laws are neither made nor 
carried out according to the principles of 
justice or sense, either common or uncom¬ 
mon. Even the sportsmen in whose sole 
interests these laws are made seem to have 
difficulty in interpreting some of them. 
It will be interesting to note what the 
deliverances of the next tribunal, the Court 
of Appeals, will be in this matter. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
It. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply and 
"a square deal.” See guarantee, page 8. 
The above glove post-paid upon re¬ 
ceipt of $1.75. Genuine horse palm 
and fur back. Made in Gioversville, 
the Glove Center of the world and sold 
direct to the consumer only. Satis¬ 
faction guaranteed or money refunded. 
Write to-day for our complete Glove 
Catalogue showing over 100 distinct 
styles, free upon request. 
CONSUMERS GLOVE CO., 
Department 5, Gloversville, N. Y, 
LIVE 
WANTED. 
wild RABBITS Large numbers’ 
E. B. WOODWARD, 302 Greenwich St., New York' 
_i 
CUTS ICE FASTER 
than 50 men with saws, and in the best, 
most economic way. Our Red, White Jr/jp Has 
and Blue Ice Plow Is the best, low-patent 
priced plow for clearing 
butchers, dairy- tooth and 
men, farmers And hotels. SwillgGlllde. 
Am« Plow Co., HIItf-irar d i c g « 
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FARMS ARE MONEY-MAKERS FOR STOCK, 
POULTRY, CORN, GRAIN, PEACHES, BERRIES 
AND EARLY VEGETABLES. MILD WINTERS. 
WRITE FOR BIG ILLUSTRATED CIRCULAR 
OF FARM BARGAINS. F. B. ALLEN, DRAWER 
42, PRINCESS ANNE, MD. (3 YEARS FROM 
OHIO.) 
10^ ACRE Delaware Fruit and Poultry Farm 
I UU for sale. House for 700 fowls, incubator 
house, brooder house, yards, etc. Dwelling house. 10 
rooms; 3 barns, with stables. Three never-failing 
drive wells. Peach orchard, apple orchard, pears, 
plums and berries for home use. Price, $5,000. 
Address, DELAWARE, care Rural New-Yorker. 
All AODC F0R GOOD LAND in healthy 
OO fill Huflb mild climate. Address 
GILES FRUIT COLONY, Swann Station. N. C. 
FLORIDA HOMES 
AND 
FLORIDA INVESTMENTS. 
In the Florida Hill and Lake Country. One of the 
finest Orchard Countries in the World. Investments 
guaranteed to pay Ten per cent the first year, Fifteen 
per cent the second year and Twenty per cent the 
third year. For full information address 
GrEO. II. MAYO, 
Grandin, Putnam County, Florida. 
YOUNO MEN WANTED —To learn the 
Veterinary Profession. Catalogue sent 
free. Address VETERINARY COLLEGE, 
Grand Rapids, Mich. L. L. Conkuy. Frin. 
MUSIC LESSONS K,2r.7S FREE. 
It tells how to learn to play any instrument. Piano, 
Organ,Violin,Guitar,Mandolin, etc. Write American 
School of Music, 333 Manhattan Bldg., Chicago. III. 
Convenience. 
Why not get it in your cream separator when 
every other essential goes with it? That's 
the difference between the separator of 
today and the old machines. The new 
Papee 
Cream Separator 
doesn’t require you to lift the milk as high as 
your head to fill the can. A child can fill it. 
That counts when you use it every day twice 
a day. Mind you, this is not attained at the 
expense of clean skimming, easy turning, or 
cleaning. Handiness is not inconsistent with these 
things. The Hapec is the separator that has them all. 
Let us tell you all about it. Our free hook will do It. 
THE PAPEC MGH. CO., 
Box IO ( Lima, N. V. 
Portland Gutter Only $I6 7 .! 
L-80, $20.50 
L-160, $28.00 
L-50, $29.50 L-30, $13.70 
Look at these prices on strictly high-grade, stylish cutters, 
made for durability as well as appearance from guaranteed 
material throughout and sold, direct Irom factory to you, 
on approval. We are willing to stake our whole business 
reputation on these cutters. There are none better and we do 
not believe the prices can bo equaled anywhere. More cutters 
are made in Kalamazoo than in any other place in the United 
States, and when you deal with us you deal at headquarters. 
We sell on one small profit only, added to the actual shop 
cost. All the cutters, except the Speeder, No. L-280, have 
channel shoes, and all, including the Speeder, are fitted out 
L-IOO, $21.60 
L-230, $40.50 
.... ... with good shafts ami quick shifting Imr which is held in position by thumb screw can 
ne cnanged from one position to another in a minute's time and gives you choice of having horse iro straight ahead <„■ at 
one side. L-SO,Portland Cutter, is a favorite. Good design, extremely substantial, heavily*™™well^braced wing dash 
and extra high roll hack. BODY-Now style, 34 In. wide, 30 in. long, seat IS in. deep, highly finished s. 'rTng ci'i^ ion and 
PA C |NTlNn° T m!d' kwv**^* TRIMMINGS—Green cloth or whipcord, carpet, whipsocket, nickel arm and dash rail. 
rAINTING- Body black, striped with green or carmine, gear also striped. Price complete, 920.60. 
. • J° *» ■ r i eat E ? ist<J . rn Portland Cutter, very neat, highly finished, nicely trimmed, extra roomy, easy riding spring 
cushion, extra high spring back and wing dash. Body about same dimensions as L- 80 . REGULAR TRIMMINGS—Heavv 
finite * ° r T l ! pco ^> removable back and cushion. PAINTING-Rich black, striped ; green or carmine gear with line 
line striping, fins cutter, complete, handsome carpet, nickel dash rail and arm rail and whipsocket only 92 1 60 
, * ortland Cutter L-BO, Channel Shoes, beautiful new design and one of our very best cutters. Has wing dash spring 
in 11,10 quality , ’ roa,!clotl1 - Has » fine wire screen on dash 
,°7 ??, * 5 , : BO ' , L ' 23 °I » very fine light cutter for speeding or pleasure, mado from absolutely the best selected 
material that could be obtained. Every knee and beam well ironed and braced, making it thoroughly substantial Shafts 
** se ectc ? 1 “ < ;. k ‘ ir ;’.' lonK leathers. Scat 35 in. wide, hack 14 in. deep, length of knee 24 inches. 1 Upholstered in all- 
me nLi'c 1 t>roa.dcloth or whipcord. Trimmings and painting strictly high-class. Price complete, *48.60. L-180 
O'dComfort Cutter very roomy spring cushion seat and high hack, body painted black and tastefully decorated 
removable trimmings extra quality heavy broadcloth or imported whipcord, a bargain at S28.O0. L-30 stylishly 
li viv t of .B uara ntced materials, trimmed with green cloth or whipcord, spring back and cushion removable 7 
Body painted black, with gear and shafts green or carmine. Price complete with carnet etc 910 70 
. . *J t ,? 8 T° r » n ? cutter. Pole instead of shafts add * 1 . 50 ; pole and shafts, add 83.00; genuine car plush, redorgroen 
add *3.75. Top on any cutter, add *12.50. The descriptions we print here cannot fully tell you how good these cutters are' 
but we guarantee them atrlctly first class. Select the cutter you want, send SsfoOto Aow g«Sfaith and wi 
n‘i “k‘ P ° Cut ei *° y .a °" C ?.°v *PP TOVal - If '* 18 we claim for it, keep it and pay the balance due. If not ship 
It hack and we will pay the freight both ways and refund your *3 by return mail. Our new general catalog C87 is full of 
gC a'cm* ovT« y s»v n lr n 5? rm in home . «ent free on request. Address, 
CASH SUPPLY Si MFG. CO . 558 Iv»w Kenj'o Square* KALAMAZOO, MICH. 
KKTTER THAN AN INSTITUTE—Our School 
Proposition for Farmers’ Families. School Agency, 
Room 1, 255 W. 104th St., New York, N. Y. Enclose 
stamp for booklet. 
WE HAVE 
never BLQfck 
PAID LESS THAN ^ /KJ 
Assets, 
81,750,000 
Surplus and Profits 
8150,000 
AUR business, established 12 years* 
v has steadily progressed. We have 
distributed to holders of our cer till- 
cates, profits amounting to nearly 
three-quarters of a million dollars, 
while materially adding to our sur¬ 
plus. A strong institution,conducted 
under New York Bankiug Dept, sup- 
Li P€K ifO,] 
v / 
i»e carefully handled while earning 
for you 5# PER YEAR, 
reckoned for every day left in our 
care. Withdrawable at your pleasure. 
Let us show you how we can handle 
your savings to bet ter advantage than 
most other Institutions. Write for 
particulars. 
Industrial Savings and 
Loan Co., 
5 TIMES BI.DG., BROADWAY, NEW YORK 
MIXED FARMING 
Wheat Raising 
Ranching 
Three (treat pursuits have again 
shown wonderful results on the 
HOMESTEAD LANDS 
WESTERN 
CANADA 
MagnificentCllmute—Farmers plowing 
in their shirt sleeves in the middle of 
November. 
“All are bound to be more than 
pleased with the final results of the 
past season’s harvests.”—Extract. 
Coal, wood, wnter, hay in abundance— 
schools, churches, markets convenient. 
This is the era of *1.00 wheat. 
Apply for information to Supt. of Im¬ 
migration. Ottawa, Can.; or to 
IHOS. 1)1 MIAN, Canadian Government Agent 
Syracuse Bunk Building, SYRACUSE, N. Y. 
Mention this paper. 
ATTCMTIOIM~ NeedinK nia|e 
M I I Lll I l\Snl help of any kind 
favor ns with your orders. Mail orders a .Specialty. 
International Labor Exchange, 103 Greenwich St., N.V 
$5 TO S20 AN ACRE 
best in the world, with conditions of health unsur¬ 
passed. Values increasing, For free literature write 
F. SMITH, 
Traffic Manager, N. C. & St. Louis Ry., Nashville, 
Tenn. Dept. C. 
Cider Machinery—Send for Catalogue to Boomer & 
Boschert Press Co., 118 West Water St..Syracuse, N. Y. 
To Raw Fur Shippers and Trappers. 
For reliable prices on RAW FURS and GINSENG, 
send two-cent stamp to LEMUEL BLACK, Lock 
Box 48, Hightstown, N. J. Prices ready about 
December 1st. No curiosity seekers answered. 
Poultry for Holidays, 
Appier, Pears, Grapes, Potatoes, and all fruits and 
Vegetables Fancy Eggs, Nuts and Game, Top 
prices secured for choice products. Write us what 
you have for sale. 
ARCHDEACON & CO., 100 Murray St., New York. 
WM. H. COHEN & CLI., 
Commission Merchants/ 
228 and 231 Washington 8treet, New York. 
OUR SPECIALTIES: 
June, 
1 Poultry 
Mushrooms, 
Furs, 
1 Calves 
Nuts, 
Ulnseng, 
1 Hot House Lambs,! 
Fancy Bggi. 
WANTED: We need 
large quantities of 
Fruits, Produce, 
Poultry, Butter, 
Eggs, Nuts, etc. 
We can secure you top 
market prices for these pro 
duets. Write to-day for our 
illustrated booklet, mailed 
free upon request, Also 
shipping cards, stencil and 
market reports. 
F.fl. KEELER & CO. 
104 Murray St., New York. 
