1906. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
737 
PRODUCTS, PRICES AND TRADE. 
The shipments of deciduous fruits from 
the Pacific coast to eastern points will total 
about 66.000 tons for the season. 
The rice crop of Japan for the current 
year will he about 252,000,000 bushels, which 
is about 15 per cent above the average for 
several years. 
Most of the platinum comes from Russia, 
and an account of tlie disturbances there 
prices of this metal are 50 per cent higher 
than last year. Platinum is used in jewelry 
and dental work, for some household uten¬ 
sils and in the manufacture of fancy articles. 
Practically all the supply of Cascara 
bark is gathered in the Pacific Northwest. 
For several years production has been so 
heavy that prices have ruled low and sale 
slow. This season but little of the bark 
has been gathered, and the botanic drug 
trade is excited over the prospect of a 
shortage, with first hand prices of eight to 
10 cents in some cases. This product is 
used in medicine as a laxative. 
The foreign hen has recently had the 
attention of the Hoard of General Appraisers. 
A Canadian fancier brought a coop of live 
poultry over the line for exhibition at a 
fair in New York State. The local appraiser 
imposed the regular live poultry duty of 
three cents per pound. The exhibitor de¬ 
murred, claiming free entry under the para¬ 
graph admitting animals for exhibition pur¬ 
poses to be shipped out of the country within 
six months. The General Appraisers have 
sustained this claim, deciding that a hen is 
an animal within the meaning of the law, 
when she is on exhibition. This should be 
one step toward a victory for those who 
have claimed the right to shoot a neighbor's 
hens as wild animals, when caught making 
animated spring-tooth harrows of themselves 
in the garden patch. 
Apple receipts for the week have been 
heavy enough to make a rather dull market. 
These Fall apples come with a rush and 
have to be got rid of; that is they are not 
a staple that can be stored (o advantage, 
like Winter fruit. A clipping from a Cali¬ 
fornia paper shows that the apple crop 
boomer is wide awake there. The article 
states that there has never been such t.n 
enormous crop of apples as the present, both 
in this country and Europe, and that the 
only way to keep from giving away the 
apples will be to dump them in the rivers. 
This is certainly a bigger crop than the 
most enthusiastic eastern apple buyer has 
seen. It is no doubt true that for the whole 
country the apple crop is very fair, but it 
is by no means a record yield, and those 
who have good fruit will not be obliged to 
sell for $1 or less, as some have predicted. 
President A. B. Stickney, of the Chicago 
Great Western It. It., does not believe in 
wild-cat finance. The following remarks, 
with barbs on, were made regarding certain 
recent railroad stock deals: 
“There are too many Americans in bus¬ 
iness who think it clever to loan money 
on stocks and then call the loans and force 
the stocks down so they can buy them in 
at a low price. They do not do such things 
in England. The Board of Governors of the 
Bank of England—I know them personally 
and have visited most of them in their 
homes—regard their posts as* * the most sa¬ 
cred of trusts. A friend of mine was a 
director in the London & Northwestern Rail¬ 
road. He told me that while he held that 
place he never sold a share of the stock, 
and that as a matter of principle he would 
not think of doing so. He would not do 
anything that might possibly be construed 
into affecting the stock market.” 
Some of pur railroad magnates appear to 
be about as far from this common sense 
business ideal as can be imagined. Their 
policy as members of boards of directors 
seems to lie to get a close grip on all the 
money or its equivalent that they possibly 
can, and then make desperate efforts to get 
more. 
My attention was just called to two small 
shipments which will net only disappoint¬ 
ment to the shippers and trouble and loss 
to the commission man. One of these lots 
was two four-pound baskets of tomatoes. 
The expressage was 35 cents. Part of (he 
tomatoes were spoiled and the rest sold for 
15 cents. So the commission man “pocketed” 
the 20 cents loss after paying the expysssage. 
The other case was a small crate of apples. 
The freight was 15 cents and it cost 25 cents 
cartage to get them from the dock. The net 
proceeds were. 27 cents, for which remittance 
was made. It seldom pays to ship such 
small lots of produce, as even though they 
arrive in prime condition and sell at the 
highest price, transportation and other 
charges will eat up most of the profits. 
The probabilities are that these tomatoes 
and apples could have been sold right at 
home to one of the local grocers, for all 
that they were worth. I know a man now 
who is selling all the surplus of a one- 
fourth acre garden to his local grocers, 
who come after the stuff, seem glad to get 
't and pay in some instances two or three 
times what the goods would sell for in New 
York. These grocers, of which there are 
Half a dozen who handle garden produce, 
say that they have a hard job to- get sup¬ 
plies from the local farmers, many of whom 
raise garden truck extensively, and haul or 
car to New York, about 16 miles. Some 
of these grocers have actually bought sup¬ 
plies of these goods in New York. The 
farmers say that they want to sell a whole 
load in a place and can’t bother with the 
grocers. Yet a canvass of the stores at 
night would often dispose of a load the next, 
day in one-fourth of the time needed to 
haul it. to New York, and as a rule the 
prices paid are higher. A farmer about 30 
miles from this city had six baskets of 
peaches, for which he was offered ?6 at 
home. This did not seem satisfactory, so 
he sent them to New York,' where they sold 
at $1 per basket, and had to pay trans¬ 
portation, cartage and commission. • Of 
course one cannot always tell what he ought 
to do, but it is a pretty safe rule to keep 
an eye on the home trade and be sure 
that there are no local grocers hungry for 
supplies of the sort one has to offer. 
w. w. H. 
PORTABLE C0RNCRIBS. 
Can you tell us something definite about 
the portable corncribs, which are used in 
some places through the West. These cribs 
are made of staves bound together by wire. 
They can be bound up and taken from place 
to place and then set up, if need be, and 
fastened so as to hold the corn. Are they 
useful ? 
We use ordinary four-foot oak fence pick¬ 
ets, and weave them the same as you would 
for a fence, making the strands as long as 
the crib circumference desired. Set the first 
section on plank and other sections on top, 
going as high as you like. j. s. 
Lima, Ind. 
My husband had one at one time that was 
similar to those you describe; staves wired 
together, but it was not at all satisfactory. 
They do not afford any protection for the 
corn from storms and are not very conveni¬ 
ent to use from. My husband used his once, 
then gave it to his renter to be used as a 
hog fence. One trial of them in our locality 
was sufficient. mrs. r. n. howe. 
California. 
The kind of corncribs inquired about are 
not used in this State. They are used in 
Kansas and Nebraska by corn feeders; they 
are a makeshift only, and a cheap way to 
hold the corn temporarily in a compact pile 
until fed out. It is very much like a !<>• 
foot high slat fence made with wire No. 14. 
and pickets two inches wide interwoven. No 
floor nor roof is used, and personally I do 
not think well of them, as they are wasteful 
and little better than dumping the corn in 
a pile. If you fill one side faster than the 
other they tip to the side that is filled f 1 rsr. 
Better to build a good crib, as the waste 
will soon pay the difference, r. a. Warner. 
Illinois. 
TERRIBLE SCALY ECZEMA. 
Eruptions Appeared on Chest, and Eaee and 
Neck Were All Broken Out—Cured 
by Cutieura. 
“I had an eruption appear on my chest 
and body and extend upwards and down¬ 
wards, so that my neck and face were all 
broken out; also my arms and the lower 
limbs as far as the knees. I at first 
thought it was prickly heat. But soon 
•scales or crusts formed where the break¬ 
ing out was. Instead of going to a physi¬ 
cian I purchased a complete treatment of 
the Cutieura Remedies, in which I had 
great faith, and all was satisfactory. A 
year or two later the eruption appeared 
again, only a little lower, but before it 
had time to spread I procured another 
supply of the Cutieura Remedies, and con¬ 
tinued their use until the cure was com¬ 
plete. It is now five years since the last 
attack, and have not seen any signs of a 
return. 1 have more faith in Cutieura 
Remedies for skin diseases than anything 
I know of. Emma E. Wilson, Liscomb, 
Iowa, Oct. 1, 1905.” 
NINETY MILLION 
BUSHELS! 
—That’s the 
WHEAT 
CROP 
in Western Canada 
this Year. 
This, with nearly 
80.000,000 bushels of 
oats and 17,000,000 
bushels of barley, means a continuation of 
Good Times for the Farmers of 
Western Canada. 
Free Farms, Big Crops, Low Taxes, Healthy 
Climate, Good Churches and Schools, Splendid 
Railway Service. 
The Canadian Government offers 160 acres of 
land free to every settler willing and able to com¬ 
ply with the Homestead Regulations. 
Advice and information may be obtained free from 
W, 0. SCOTT,Sup’t of Immigration,Ottawa, Can., 
or from 
TH0S. DUNCAN, Canadian Government A);ent, 
Syracuse Bank Building, SYRACUSE, N. Y. 
Mention this paper. 
jli nunt’LUU^ 
Larger, more fertile, vigorous chicks, heav¬ 
ier fowls, larger profits by feeding cut bone. 
MANN’^ latest model 
llinilll ^ BONE CUTTER 
cuts fast, easy. fi ne; never clogs. 10 days free 
trial. No money in advance. Cat'lg free. 
F. W. Mann Co., Boi 15. Milford, Mass. 
I have had considerable experience with 
such slat cribs, which are a common sight 
in the West. For storing corn for short 
periods of time in or near feed lots or for 
storing surplus corn they are good. If the 
ground is wet or water is inclined to run 
under them they should be set on a floor of 
boards laid on the ground or blocked up. We 
use two lengths of slats, setting up the 
first and filling, then placing the next on the 
corn and filling. The crib needs to be braced 
as you take out the corn, or it will fall over, 
but it needs no bracing during filling, or as 
long as it is full. They are open to the 
objection of being an open crib with no roof: 
in fact, no roof can be placed on them, but 
for bolding corn for a short period they are 
a success, as they can be set up and taken 
down in a few minutes. J. O. DOUGLASS. 
Sherman Co., Neb. 
Registered Angora Goats, Rambouillet sheep, 
Holstein cuttle. J. E.VanGelder, Haminondsport.N.Y. 
pCnpCTC Raised in small lots are strong and 
I CnllC I w healthy. Warranted good rat and 
rabbit hunters. Descriptive circular and price list 
free. Shady Lawn Ferret Farm, New London, Ohio. 
15,000 FERRETS, 
illustrated ferret book published. 48 pages 
of practical experience from a life study 
of these useful little animals, telling how 
to successfully breed and work ferrets, how ferrets 
clear buildings of rats, drive rabbits from burrows. 
Price list free. SAMUEL EAKNSWOKTII, Middletown, Ohio. 
Cox Hounds— Pedigreed trained Hounds and Pups. 
* Reliable Trained Coon Hounds. Rabbit and Wolf 
Hounds. Squirrel Dogs. I). Hopkins, Irnboden, Ark. 
0 B D E *f WOODLANDS FARM 
Largest Utility Poultry Plant in America. 
If you wish to head your breeding pen with one of 
the cocks that headed our choice breeding pens this 
year, here is a chance to do so: a chance to produce 
pullets that will lay 200 eggs. We are doing it, 
and will give others a chance to do the same. Even 
with our 30,800 square feet of floor space we shall find 
it impossible to house the thousands of pullets we 
have in our colony houses, and will be compelled to 
sell 3,000 hens and pullets, 100 cocks and 400 cockerels. 
PRICES. 
S. C. White Leghorn Hens . . 
S. O. White Leghorn Pullets 
8. C. White Leghorn Cocks . . 
S. C. White Leghorn Cockerels 
S 1.50 to !| 
S3.50 to 
S3.OO to 
83.00 to 
SI 
3.00 
5.00 
5.00 
10.00 
Same prices t'or White Wyaiulottes end Barred 
Plymouth Rocks. All these birds are from our great 
laying strains. A few extra choice selected cock¬ 
erels and pullets, from ancestors with un¬ 
usual trap-nest record, $10.00 to $35.00 each. 
WOODLANDS FARM, 
Lee T. Halloek, Prop., Iona, New Jersey. 
RH N II IF R R A F Breeders of high class 
DUHI1IC Dime Single and Rose Comb 
Dfllll TRY FARM White Leghorn Chickens 
rUULInl rAnm, and Mammoth Pekin 
Npw Rnnhollo N Y Ducks, winners of 22 rib- 
Wen nUUIcllC, Wi I i bons at last Madison 
Square Garden and Poughkeepsie shows. Special 
bargain prices during the Summer and early Fail of 
mated pens of 10 yearling hens and one selected cock- 
eral of a fine breed, Single or Rose Comb White 
Leghorns, $15.00 per pen. 1,000 laying pullets now 
ready. Choice mammoth Pekin Ducks for breeding, 
$1 each for any number. Selected breeders, $1.50 each. 
EMPIRE STATE S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
Winners at N. Y. State Fair. 1904-05. Cockerels and 
Pullets, five months old, $1.00 each. Catalogue free. 
C. H. ZIMMER. R. I). 41, Weedsport. N. Y. 
EDWARD G. NOONAN, 
Breeder of Thoroughbred Poultry. Prices reasonable. 
ROCK-HOLLAND FARM »S y S E ' 
W. Plymouth Rocks and XV. Holland Turkey 8. 
COR SALE —High bred White Wyandotte Pullets, 
1 Cockerels, Hens and Cocks at honest prices. Also 
Pekin Ducks. E. F. KEAN, Stanley, N. Y. 
Var’s Poultry, Pigeons, Parrots. Dogs, Cats, 
Ferrets, etc. Eggs a specialty. 00 p. hook, 10c. 
Rates free. J.A.BERGEY, Box8, Telford,Pa. 
PFIfIN n fiKS Now is the time to get your Fall 
rblVIll show birds from yards contain¬ 
ing First Prize pair at N. Y. State Fair. 1905, also 
many other winners. Let us know your wants, $1 00 
to $3.00 each. WALTER MoEWAN, Lauder¬ 
dale Farm, Loudonville, Albany Co., N Y. 
S COTCH COLLIES, Spayed Females, two to 
eight mos. Circ. SILAS DECKER, Montrose, Pa. 
SPORTING AND PET DOGS, 
Cattle, Sheep, Swine, Pigeons, 
Ferrets and Rabbits. Eight 
cents for fifty page illustrated 
catalogue. 
C. G. LLOYDT, 
Dept. K, Sayre, Pa. 
& 
SQUABS 
are raised in one month 
bring biff prices. Money 
makers tor poultrymen, 
farmers, women. 
f^Send for our Free Book and learn this, 
r^ricli industry. Correspondence invited 
I <tV*A Plymouth Rook Squab Co., W 
)U»I335 Howard St., Melrose, Mass. 
Homeseekers Rates via 
Nickel Plate Road. 
Very low round trip rates to many 
points in the West, Northwest and South¬ 
west on certain dates each month. For 
full information, write R. E. PAYNE, 
General Agent, 291 Main Street, Buffalo, 
N. Y., or call on A. W. ECCLESTONE, 
D. P. A., 385 Broadway, New York. 
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What It Says 
We guarantee 5t0CK . Uwe r- 
C0S 'we'lua n ran.cc V Stock 
ani do likewise^ ^^rfour gu**"*- 
Dr. Hess Stock Food is always sold under a positive 
written guarantee. If it does not do all we say it will, 
your money will be reftmded. This guarantee is not a 
“grand-stand play.” It is not put out with the belief that 
anyone who is disappointed would rather say nothing than ask 
for their money back. If anyone is not satisfied with the results 
obtained by feeding Dr. Hess Stock Food, we ask and expect that 
they will get their money returned. We issue our guarantee to show 
that we, who know Dr. Hess Stock Food better than anyone else, believe 
thoroughly and sincerely in its efficiency. 
D B HESS STOCK F 
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was formulated by Dr. Hess (M. D., D. V. S.), who is a physician, a veterinary surgeon and a 
stock feeder of long experience. The prescription was used by him in his private practice with 
great success before the food was placed upon the market. Hence our faith in this preparation is 
based, not upon theory, but experience. It is not a coudimental food, but a scientific stock tonic and 
laxative, that enables the system of the animal to convert a larger portion of the nutrition of the food 
into solid flesh and fat. It shortens the feeding period of auy animal 30 to 60 days. It also relieves the 
minor stock ailments. Feed your hogs Dr. Hess Stock Food regularly as directed, disinfect the pens beddiiw 
and feeding places once a week with Instant Louse Killer, and if you have any loss from disease this 
positive written guarantee says that your money will be refunded. * ’ 
100 lbs, $5.00 f Except iu Canada 
25 lb, pail $1.60 j West and South. 
Smaller quantities at a slight advance. 
Where Dr. Hess Stock Food differs is in the dose—it’s small and fed but twice a day, which proves it has the most digestive 
guarantee 0 ^ P ° Und ' ° ur Government recognizes Dr. Hess Stock Food as a medicinal tonic and this paper is backW the 
' cterlnnry advice rI von free. From the 1st to the 10th of each month by naming this paper, stating what stock yon have and what Stock Food 
Enclo«twocmt.U,m„lortei>l,. Dr. Heu w pageBock 
DR. HESS & CLARK, Ashland, Ohio. 
Also manufacturers of Dr. Hess Poultry Pan-a-ce-a and InBtant Louse Killer. 
