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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 10, 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, March 10, 1000. 
FARM TOPIC'S. 
Strenuous Potato and Corn Growing.... 205 
Reclaiming Worn-out Pasture. 200 
Grain Drill for Dropping Fertilizer.... 209 
Killing Out Wire Grass. 209 
Use of Nitrate of Soda. 210 
Fodder and Permanent Meadow. 210 
Getting llumus Into Soil. 211_ 
Hope Farm Notes. 217 
Hay Rogues Found Green Farmers.223 
RIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
To Make a Cow Eat. 200 
Silage and Condensed Milk. 210 
Molasses as Stock Food. 218 
Housing Sheep. 218 
Sweet Potatoes Drying Cows. 219 
Cow With Depraved Appetite. 219 
Feeding Ration for Ewes. 219 
Sheep That Gnaw 'frees. 219 
Model Figures for Common Farmers.... 220 
Killing Rice on Cattle. 220 
A Missouri Hen Man. 221 
Treatment for Roup. 221 
I-IORTICURTURE. 
Asparagus and How To Grow It. 207 
Tile Drainage for Orchards. 208 
Herbert and Phenomenal Raspberries... 208 
Gladiolus Culture. 209 
Top-working Seedless Apples. 211 
Trimming Peach Trees in Ohio. 211 
Keeping Apples on the Farm. 214 
How San .Tost* Scale Travels. 214 
Notes from the Rural Grounds. 210 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 220 
Purifying I.ard; Soap Making. 220 
Rice and Raisins. 220 
The Rural Patterns. 227 
Frozen Bedspreads. 227 
MISCERRANEOUS. 
Feeding the Birds in January. 207 
Chemicals for a Cesspool. 208 
A Culvert of Concrete. 210 
Products, Prices and Trade... 212 
Business Bits. 212 
Building a Curb Roof. 213 
Drainage Without an Outlet. 213 
Cinders for Muskrats. 221 
Editorials . 222 
Events of the Week. 223 
Parcels Post vs. “Free Seeds”. 223 
Markets . 224 
Publisher’s Desk . 225 
Good Common Sense. 225 
MARKETS 
Prices current at New York during week 
ending March 3. 1900. wholesale except 
otherwise noted. The prices of grain, butter, 
cheese and eggs are based on the official 
figures of the Produce and Mercantile Ex¬ 
changes, wth 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 the average of several sales. 
GRAIN. 
Wheat. No. 2, red. — @ 89 
No. 1, Northern Duluth.... — @ 91 
Corn, No. 2, mixed. — @> 48 
Oats . — @ *37 
Rye . — @> 65 
Barley . — @ 45 
FEED. 
Wholesale at N. Y. 
Spring Bran . 
Middlings . 
Red Dog. 
Oil meal . 
Cottonseed meal . 
Retail Western N. Y r . 
Spring Bran . 
Middlings . 
Red Dog. 
Gluten . 
N — 
21.00 
23.00 
24.00 
@19.50 
(S'22.00 
(a 23.00 
<§>31.50 
@30.00 
@22.00 
@24.00 
@ 25.00 
@29.00 
HAY 
AND STRAW. 
ITav, No. 1, 
.14 50 
@15.50 
No. 2 . . . 
.12.00 
@ 1 3.50 
Mo 3 
.1 0.00 
@11.00 
(’lover, mixed . 
. 8 
@ 10.00 
Straw, long 
rye. . 
.11.00 
@13.00 
Short and 
oat.. 
. 8.00 
@ 9.00 
MIRK. 
N. Y. Exchange price $1.01 per 40-quart 
can. netting 314 cents to 20-cent zone ship¬ 
pers who have no extra station charges. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, best. 
. - 
@ 
27 yt. 
Lower grades. 
. 17 
@ 
20 V. 
State Dairy, best. 
. 20 
(d) 
26 
Lower grades. 
. 16 
@ 
23 
@ 
21 
Factory . 
. 14 
(d 
10,1/, 
Tacking Stock. 
. 13 
@ 
16 
EGGS. 
Fancy, white. 
. 21 
@ 
22 
Choice white. 
. 19 
@ 
20 
Extra mixed colors. 
. - 
@ 
17 V-> 
Lower grades.. 
. 11 
@ 
15 
Western and Southern. 
. 13 
@ 
10 
Storage .. 
8 
@ 
13 
CHEESE. 
Full cream fancy. 
. - 
@ 
1 4 *4 
Choice . 
. - 
@ 
i.3 y> 
Fair to good. 
. 1 1 1/, @ 
12 
Tart skims. 
. 7 
@ 
10 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples, Ben Davis & Baldwin. 4.00 
Spy, Spitz, King.4.00 
Greening .*3.00 
Russet .3.00 
Strawberries quart. 25 
Cranberries bbl.10.00 
@5.00 
@ 6.00 
@5.50 
@4.00 
@ 50 
@ 22.00 
VEGETABRES. 
Potatoes, Bermuda, 
bbl .. 
. . . 3 no 
European. 168-lb. 
bag. .. 
Brussels Sprouts, qt 
Beets 100 bunches. . 
8 
. . .2.00 
Cabbage, ton . 
. . 20.00 
... 15 
Chicory and Escarol, 
bbl. . 
. . . 0.00 
. . .1.50 
Lettuce, */>-bbi. basket. . , . 
Onions, white bbl . 
. . .1.50 
. . .3.00 
T? or! . 
. . .1.00 
Peppers, 24-quart carrier. . 
, . .2.00 
.. .1.00 
A \ U 1 1 1 ' * ' —— - ' — — 
. . . 2.00 
Khl . 1.25 
. . . 50 
Tomatoes 24-quart carrier. 
...1.00 
@0.25 
@ 2.00 
@1.85 
@3.00 
@ 10 
@4.00 
@ 2.00 
@827.00 
@ 65 
@8.00 
@ 3.50 
@ 85 
@5.00 
@6.00 
@ 2.00 
@ 1.75 
@3.50 
@4.00 
@0.00 
@2.00 
@1.75 
@1.00 
@6.00 
HOTHOUSE GOODS. 
Cucumbers, dozen.1.50 @2.50 
Rettuce, dozen. 62 @1.12 
Mushrooms, lb. 15 @ 50 
Radishes, 100 bunches.2.00 @3.00 
Rhubarb, dozen. 30 @ 50 
Tomatoes, lb. 20 @ 40 
RIVE POULTRY. 
Chickens . — @ 11 
Fowls . — @ 13 Ms 
Roosters . — @ 8 m> 
Turkeys . — @ 16 
Ducks, pair. 60 @ 85 
Geese pair.1.25 @1.75 
Pigeons pair. — @ 30 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS. 
Calves . 8 @ 12 
Rambs, hothouse, each.6.00 @>10.00 
Pork . 6 @ 8% 
RIVE STOCK. 
Calves .5.00 @9.30 
Sheep . 4.00 @5.50 
Rambs .6.25 @7.75 
Hogs . — @6.50 
FARM CHEMICALS. 
Prices named are for ton lots 
N. Y. 
Nitrate of Soda, ton. — 
Muriate of Potash. — 
Dried Blood . — 
Kainit . — 
Acid Phosphate . — 
Sulphate of Potash . — 
Ground Bone. — 
Tankage . — 
Copper Sulphate, bbl. lots, lb.. — 
Sulphur Flowers bbl. lots, lb.. — 
f. o. b., 
@52.00 
@41.25 
@50.00 
@11.00 
@ 11.00 
@47.00 
@25.00 
@34.50 
For the land’s sake use Bowker’s Fer¬ 
tilizers. They enrich the earth.— Adv. 
Strawberry Plants. 
$1.50 per M. and up. Also RASPBERRY and 
BRACKBERRY plants at low prices. Healthy, 
heavy rooted stock. True to name. Price list free. 
A. R. WESTON & CO., R. D. 8, Bridgman, Mich. 
A 3 to 4 Months Old Pig, EXPRESS PAID, 
In exchange for a few days of your spare time. You 
invest no money. Send for particulars at once. 
PENNA. BERKSHIRE CO., Fannettsburg, Pa. 
| 1 I your Butter, Cheese, Eggs, Poultry, 
rl I Apples, etc., to the Oldest Commission 
House in New York. Established 1838. 
E. B. WOODWARD, 302 Greenwich St., New York. 
ATTENTION i&S'JS flffi 
favor us with your orders. Mail orders a Specialty. 
International Labor Exchange, 103 Greenwich St., N.Y 
UCI D for farms, dairies and factories fur- 
& ^ ■ nished. Mail orders a specialty. 
Immigrant Labor Exchange, Inc., 2 Carlisle St., N.Y 
WANTED April 1st, working foreman and wife for 
' * permanent situation on a CU-acre Dong Island 
farm. Must be strictly temperate, dependable and 
competent. General farming with two cows, poultry, 
etc. Wages$3U per month, with house, firewood, milk, 
eggs and produce. State parttculais and references. 
Box 28, Wyandanch, Long Island. 
F ARMS—For rich farming, fruit growing, fine 
climate, write J. D. S. HANSON, Hart, Mich. 
CARM FOR SALE—130 acres; good buildings; 
* plenty of wood; running water; bargain; owner 
moved to California. F. S. DELV BY,Warwick, Mass. 
A FARM OF 300 ACRES to lease for a term of 
years. Good houses, outbuildings and ma¬ 
chinery and abundant spring water; well adapted 
for stock uses. GEO. B. SMITH, Troy Hills, Mor¬ 
ris Co., N. J. 
F arm for sale—a fine water front 
farm, near Salisbury; 500 acres; 300 acres in 
good wood and timber; great bargain; price 
$3500. Send for full particulars. 
SAMUEL P. WOODCOCK, Salisbury, Md. 
F ARM FOR SALE—Cheapest one ever offered; 
splendid location and elegant soil; good bouse 
and outbuildings; fine fruit; over 100 acres In 
cultivation; contains 200 acres; is near Salisbury; 
can be bought for $1800; terms easy. Address 
SAMUEL P. WOODCOCK, Salisbury, Md. 
CONNECTICUT FARMS 
If you want a farm in Connecticut write us. giving 
details of what you want witli price you want to p-iy. 
We will send yon description of a few that will suit. 
We have more than 100 to select from, and are in a 
position to find you what you want Write today. 
Carrier & Lampliier,66State St.. Hartford. Conn. 
$3,700 buys a 182 acre N. Y. State Dairy Farm, with 
19 cows, pair horses and tools included. Good house 
and barns, easy terms, full details in 1 Strout's List, 
No. 15,” a circular describing and Illustrating hun¬ 
dreds of the best trades selected from more than 3000 
farms listed for sale, 6 to 400 acres $.500 to $20,00C. 
Write to-day for free copy. E. A. STROIJT, Dept. 
42, 150 Nassau Street, New York City. 
$5 TO $20 AN ACRE 
Is the price paid to-day for rich lands in Tennessee 
suitable for raising Cotton, Wheat, Potatoes, Hay, 
Grasses, Vegetables, Fine Stock, etc. Climate the 
best in the world, witli conditions of health unsur¬ 
passed. Values increasing, For free literature write 
XX. 3F 1 . SMITH, 
Traffic Manager, N. 0. & St. Louis Ry., Nashville, 
Tenn. Dept, 0, 
NICKEL PLATE ROAD AGAIN SELLING COL. 
0NIST TICKETS TO THE PACIFIC COAST. 
Extremely low rate tickets on sale daily until 
April 7tb, to Pacific Coast and other points in 
the far West. Tickets good on any of our trains 
and In tourist sleepers. For particulars write 
A. W. Ecclestone, D. P. A., 385 Broadway, New 
York City. 
A HOME FOR YOU NORTHWEST. 
There is a home for you and yours in the won¬ 
derful Northwest. 
No matter what your occupation may be—farm¬ 
er, artisan, tradesman, professional man or man¬ 
ufacturer—you are wanted Northwest. 
The next decade will witness more progress, 
more development in the great Northwest than in 
any other section of this grand country of ours. 
Now is a good time to investigate. Cheap 
tickets and convenient train service make it 
easy to do so. 
A postal card request will bring the informa¬ 
tion you want. Send it to-day. P. S. Eustis, Passen¬ 
ger Traffic Manager, Burlington Route, Chicago. 
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EXCELSIOR SWING STANCHION, 
Warranted the Best, 
30 Days Trial. 
Can be returned at our expense 
if not satisfactory. 
The Wasson Stanchion Co. 
Box 60, Cuba, N.Y. 
WE HAVE NEVER 
PAID LESS THAN 
5 % 
Assets, 
* 1 , 750,000 
Surplus and Profits 
* 150,000 
r}UR hnaincHB, established 12 years, 
has steadily progressed. We have 
distributed to holders of our certifi¬ 
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 Hanking Dept, sup¬ 
ervision, in which your savings will 
he 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 better advantage than 
most other institutions. Write for 
particulars. 
Industrial Savings and 
Loan Co., 
r* TIMES BI.no., BROADWAY, NEW TOR \ 
KA DEXX 
Cream Extractor 
Has three times the separat¬ 
ing power of other makes. 
Does not mix water and milk. 
Beats Them* All 
because it gets more cream. 
More butter. Greater profits. 
Easiertocleanandoperate. No 
waste. Durable. Anti-rust 
throughout. Jtesults guaran¬ 
teed. Catalog free. Write to¬ 
day. YVe want good agents. 
KA DEU CREAM SEPARATOR CO. 
30 Ka Dcxx Bldg. ROCHESTER, N. T. 
T wenty-five Bushels 
of WHEAT 
to the Acre 
SI6 per Acre 
This on land, which has cost 
the farmer nothing, but the 
price of tilling it, tells its own 
atory. The 
Canadian 
Government 
gives absolutely free to every settler 
160 acres of such land. 
Lands adjoining can be purchased at 
from $6 to $10 per acre from railroads 
and other corporations. 
Already 175,000 farmers from the 
United States huve made their homes 
in Canada. 
For pamphlet "20th Century Canada," 
and all information apply to Supt. of 
Immigration, Ottawa, Canada; or to 
THOS. DUNCAN, Canadian Government Agent 
Syracuse Bank Building, SYRACUSE, N, f, 
Mention this paper. 
QUAKER CITY 
GRINDING MILLS. 
For Corn and Cobs, Feed and Table Meal. 
Send for all mills advertised, keep the best and return 
all others. We pay the freight and send mills on 
10 days’free trial. 39th Annual Catalogue FREE. 
THE A. W T . STRAUB CO., Philadelphia, Pa. 
Souvenir Postal Club 
overthe world. If yon join our Exchange clubyou will 
begin receiving cards at once. 8end 10c. for i choice 
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GRAND SWEEPSTAKES 
CREAMERY SWEEPSTAKES 
DAIRY SWEEPSTAKES 
OHIO 
Grand Sweepstakes 
Creamery Sweepstakes 
Dairy Sweepstakes 
WISCONSIN 
Grand Sweepstakes 
CONNECTICUT 
Grand Sweepstakes 
MAINE 
Dairy Sweepstakes 
Convention held at Dayton 
Jan. 24-26. Creamery score 
97 3-4, Farm Dairy 97. 
at the Wisconsin State Dairy¬ 
men’s Convention at Wauke¬ 
sha Jan. 30-Feb 2. Score 97 1-2 
at Connecticut State Dairy¬ 
men's Convention at Hart¬ 
ford Jan. 17-18. Score 98. 
at Maine State Dairymen’s 
Convention at Pittsfield Dec. 
5-7. Score 97 3‘4- 
The United States Separator Holds World's Record for 
Closest Separation of cream, and above is another of the many lists of 
victories which show that 
The United States Separator Delivers the Cream in Smooth¬ 
est and Best Condition to make the finest quality of butter. 
Free catalogue on application. 
VERMONT FARM MACHINE CO., Bellows Falls, Vt. 
18 distributing warehouses throughout the U. S. and Canada. 434 
IF IT'S MADE IN SAGINAW 
sTfC M A flC DlfY UT We want every farmer to send for our wagon book. It eon- 
I I 9 ITIMKJEa nmn I tains some wagon buying advice he will appreciate. It will 
suggest to him a wav to do a great part of his work on the farm much easier, much quicker and 
much better. It will show him the folly of breaking his back loading heavy loads on a high wagon. 
It will tell him how he can make it easier for his team and yet do more work. It tells about the 
FARMERS HANDY WAGON 
the low-down, wide-tire, short turn, roomy and durable wagon that’s made in Saginaw. 
A wagon that his dealer can guarantee for five years. A wagon that is honest irom up 01 
the tongue to the rear wheel. A wagon that has sold in increased numbers, it s a wagon 
suitable for any road and any load. Goes over soft, marshy ground without cut- 
— ■ .. ting. A wagon you find handy everywhere. 
-*■ Ask your dealer for catalog or 
send to us. It’s free. 
Farmers Handy Wagon Co., Saginaw, Mich. 
Branches, Kansas City and Des Moines. 
Makers of Handy Hay and Stock Racks and 
Handy All-Steel Frame Silos. Catalog free. 
SHEAR 
SAVE 20c ON EVERY SHEEP YOU 
By using Stewart’s New Model 
> SHEEP SHEARING MACHINE 
Price Complete, Only $ 
Including 4 Combs and 4 Cutters 
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'HIS machine will get from one to two pounds 
more wool per head than hand shears, and, 
. .... best of all, it gets this extra wool from near 
the hide. It is the best wool on the sheep. That’s 
1why machine shorn wool brings more every time. 
" ' The additional wool procured in this way more than 
covers the whole cost ot shearing. 
Don't continue to butcher your sheep with hand 
shears. Shear with machine. It is the modern, 
humane way and greatly increases the returns 
from your sheep. The day of the old fashioned 
hand shears is past. No owner of 10 or more 
sheep can now afford to shear by hand even if the 
work be done for nothing. With this machine you can shear your own sheep and shear 
for your neighbor. You can save him money and make money for yourself. 
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