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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
January 19, 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, January 19, 1907. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Six Tons of Forage Per Acre. 37 
Use of the Plain Phosphates.37, 38 
Heni Manure and Chemicals. 38 
The Soil Under a Stack. 38 
Reseeding with Alfalfa. 40 
Tomato Profits in Florida.r. 40 
Hope Farm Notes. 45 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
liens with Bad Colds. 38 
The Chances in Veterinary Work. 39 
Grapevines Grow Too Fast. 42 
Utilizing Waste Land. 43 
Ration for Cows and Calves. 46 
Are the liens Fed Right?. 46 
Kerosene as Medicine. 46 
Selling High-Testing Milk. 46 
Good Birds and Good Offer. 46 
Making an Incubator House. 47 
Moldy Grain for liens. 47 
Wyandottes and Their Combs. 47 
IIow Milk Prices Are Made. 48 
Silage From Oats and Clover. 49 
Treatment for Hog Cholera. 49 
Shredded Wheat for Calves. 49 
'Phe Cattle Are Named. 51 
N. Y. Dairymen’s Association. 51 
HORTICULTURE. 
Renovating an Apple Orchard. 
Fighting the Woolly Aphis. 
Apple Planting in Western New York 
Fighting the Scale. 
Public Sprayers. 
Strawberry Syrup Wanted. 
Notes from the Rural Gromuds. 
The N. Y. State Fruit Growers’ Associa¬ 
tion . 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 
Home Soap Making. 
In tlie Course of Events. 
The Rural Patterns. 
Tlie Bookshelf . 
40 
40 
40 
41 
43 
43 
44 
51 
53 
53 
53 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Improving the Weather Service. 38 
Use of an Old Automobile Engine. 38 
Experience in Piping Water.... 39 
Colonies for the South. 42 
Products. Prices and Trade. 43 
Editorials . 50 
Events of the Week. ol 
Business Bits . 51 
Publisher’s Desk . -JC 
A Drying House’of Cement. 55 
Humorous . 
56 
markets 
Prices current at New York during week 
ending January 12, 1907, wholesale unless 
otherwise noted. 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 1, Northern, Duluth, — @89 
No. 2, red. — @ 80 
Corn . — @ 50 
Oats. — @ 41 
Itye . . @ 64 
Barley . — @ 58 
FEED. 
City Bran .— @ 
Middlings .22.00 @24.00 
Red Dog . —• @24 ..j0 
Linseed meal . — @ 29.50 
IIAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, prime . —• @23.00 
No. 1 .21.00 @22.00 
\o •> . -—- @20.00 
Xo‘ 3 ..18.00 @19.00 
Clover, mixed .16.00 @20.00 
Clover .... 15.00 @1 i .00 
Straw, long rye.13.00 @14.00 
Short and oat.10.00 @12.00 
MILK. 
N. Y. Exchange price $1.81 per 40-quart 
can, netting 3% cents per quart to 26-cent 
zone shippers who have no extra station 
charges. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, extra .. — @ 33 
Firsts .. 29 @ 31 
Lower grades . 23 @ 28 
Storage .22 @ 30 
State Dairy . 23 @ 29 
Factory . 21% 
Packing stock . 17 @ 20 
CHEESE. 
Full cream, best. — @ 14% 
Fair to good. 12 @ 13% 
Inferior . — @ 11 
Skims . 3 @ 8 
EGG S 
White, fancy . 30 @ 32 
White, good to choice. 28 @ 29 
Mixed colors, fancy. 27 @ 28 
Lower grades . 21 @ 25 
Western and Southern. 21 @ 27 
Storage . 18 @ 23 
BEANS. 
Marrow, bushel . — @2.30 
Medium .1-50 @1.55 
Pea . — @1.50 
Red kidney . — @2.35 
Yellow Eye . — @2.10 
DRIED FRUITS. 
Apples, evap., fancy. 9 @ 9% 
Evap., choice .•. — @ 
Evap., prime . —- @ 8% 
Evap., common . 6%@ 7% 
Chops, 100 lbs. — @2.25 
Cores and skins. — @1.55 
Cherries . 18 @ 19 
Raspberries . 30 @ 31 
Blackberries . 13 @ 14 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apnles, Jonathan, barrel.3.00 @4.25 
Gano .2.50 @3.25 
King . 2.00 @3.25 
Spi tzenburg .1-75 @3.25 
Spy . 1.50 @2.50 
Baldwin .1-50 @2.50 
Ben Davis .1.50 @2.50 
Greening, cold storage.2.50 @3.00 
Greening, common, storage. . 1.50 @2.25 
Rulk stock, bbl. measure.... 75 @1.50 
Far Western, as to kind, box.1.00 @2.50 
Strawberries, Fla., per quart. . 20 @ 50 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, late. _ 
barrel .7.00 @9.00 
Cape Cod, early, black.5.50 @7.50 
Cane Cod. poor to fair.4.00 @5.00 
Jersey, per standard crate.. 1.40 @1.90 
HOPS. 
Prime to choice. 21 @ 23 
Common to good. 18 @ 20 
German, 1906 . 36 @ 42 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes, Bermuda, No. 1, bbl.4.50 @5.50 
Bermuda, No. 2.3.00 @3.50 
Maine, bag.1.50 @1.55 
State & W’n, in bulk. 180 
lbs.1.37 @1.50 
Jersey, bbl. or bag.1.25 @1.40 
Sweet Potatoes, Jersey, bkt.. 75 @1.00 
Jersey, barrel .1.50 @3.50 
Artichokes, California, dozen. 1.25 @1.50 
French, dozen .1.75 @2.00 
Brussels Sprouts, quart. 6 @ 12 
Beets, old, barrel.1.00 @1.25 
New Orleans, new, 100 bchs.2.00 @4.00 
New Orleans, old, bbl.2.00 @2.50 
Carrots, old, barrel.1.25 @2.00 
New Orleans, 100 bchs.3.00 @3.25 
Bermuda, box . — @1.25 
Cabbage, Danish seed, white, 
ton .13.00 @16.00 
Red, ton .20.00 @25.00 
Celery. State & Win, dozen... 15 @50 
California, case.4.00 @5.00 
Chicory—New Orleans, bbl....2.00 @4.00 
French, dozen. — @1.50 
Cauliflowers, L. I., short cut, 
bbl.3.00 @9.00 
California, case.3.25 @3.75 
California, hlf-case.2.00 @>2.50 
French, dozen.3.00 @3.50 
Endive, Belgian, lb. — @ 12 
Escarol. New Orleans, bbl....2.50 @4.00 
French, dozen. — @1.00 
Kale, Norfolk, bbl. 65 @ 90 
Kohlrabi, New Orleans, 100 
b c li S .2.00 @3.00 
Lettuce, Florida, basket. 30 @3.00 
New Orleans, bbl.2.50 @3.00 
Onions, white, bbl.2.00 @5.00 
Red . 1.50 @2.00 
Yellow .1-50 @2.25 
Okra, Florida, carrier.2.00 @5.00 
Peppers, Florida, carrier.2.50 @4.00 
Cuban, carrier.2.00 @4.00' 
Pumpkins, bbl. 50 @1.00 
Parsnips, bbl.1.50 @ 2.00 
Parsley, N. O., 100 bchs.2.00 @2.50 
Peas, Florida, basket.1.00 @'8.00 
Romaine. New Orleans, bill....6.00 @8.00 
Florida, basket. 50 @2.50 
French, dozen.1.00 @1.25 
Bermuda, box.2.00 @2.50 
String Beans, Fla., green, bkt.4.00 @9.00 
Squash, Marrow, bbl. 75 @1.25 
Ilubbard, bbl. 75 @1.25 
Fla., new, white, basket.... 1.00 @1.50 
Spinach, Norfolk. *bbl.1.00 @1.25 
Turnips, Rutabaga, Can., bbl. 80 @ 90 
Near-by, bbl. 65 @1.00 
White, near-by, bbl.1.25 @1.75 
Tomatoes, Florida, carrier... .2.00 @5.00 
Cuban, carrier.2.00 @14.50 
California, flat box. 50 @2.00 
Watercress, 100 bunches.1.00 @1.50 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS. 
Cucumbers, No. 1, doz.1.25 @1.50 
No. 2. 75 @1.00 
Culls, box.2.00 @3.00 
Lettuce, doz. 25 @ 75 
Mushrooms, lb. 20 @ 65 
Radishes, 100 bunches.2.50 @3.50 
Tomatoes, lb. 10 @ 30 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Chickens . 12% 
Fowls . . . 14 
Roosters .. • 10 
Turkeys ... 14 
Ducks . 13 
Geese. 10 
Pigeons, pair. 25 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, best. 16 @ 17 
Lower grades. 10 @ 15 
Chickens, fancy . 24 @ 25 
Fair to good. ..... 13 @ 20 
Fowls . 11 @ 13% 
Geese . 31 @ 15 
Ducks . 8 @ 12 
Squabs, doz.2.00 @5.00 
LIVE STOCK. 
Steers .4.50 @5.90 
Oxen and stags.2.25 @5.00 
Bulls .3.25 @4.25 
Cows .1.50 @4.25 
Calves .5.00 @10.00 
Lambs .8.00 @8.50 
Hogs .6.85 @7.10 
FARM CHEMICALS. 
Prices for ton lots; smaller quantities 
proportionately higher. 
Nitrate of soda, ton.56.00 
Muriate of potash. 2,016 lbs.41.85 
Sulphate or potash. 2,016....,.48.15 
Dried Blood . • . 50.00 
Kainit .11.00 
Acid phosphate .11.00 
Basic Slag. 2,016 lbs.17.55 
Peruvian Guano, Chinclia.40.50 
Lobos .30.00 
Ground bone, 3 per cent am. ; 54% per 
cent bone phosphate.26.50 
WANT TO KNOW. 
Green Hay in Barn. —Late in October, 
our cows were in the meadow where they 
were getting excellent feed. At the same 
time we fed them some nice clover hay. The 
cows were kept in the barn at night. After 
standing over night in the barn, it may 
not be strange that a feed of hay is relished. 
To some it may seem strange that such a 
feed is eaten readily at night, as the cows 
come from the meadow. They would not 
eat common hay that way. Some people 
advocate feding hay while cows are at 
pasture, and that is all right if the cows 
will eat the hay and not waste it. My 
point is that this clover hay is of excellent 
quality. I have been criticised for curing 
the hay as it was cured. It was not put 
under hay caps, nor even put into cock at 
all. We cut it at night, let it lie the next 
day, and then turned it with the tedder 
just at night. The next day it was raked 
and put into the barn. Now I can imagine 
cases where this method would hardly 
answer. In this case w'e had two days 
cutting. There was a good deal of stubble 
cut in with the hay. and the hav was all 
put into a mow in short order. It did not 
hurt, and I do not think it lost bv standing 
out those tw'o nights and one day. It was 
not over-dry, and the aroma is good, if I 
am a judge. Suppose we have the opinion 
of good judges on the clover question. We 
certamlv saved a good deal of expense in 
harvesting the crop. Did we lose anything 
appreciable while saving expense ? h. h. h. 
ONION SEED. 
It may be doubted whether there has been 
a season for the past quarter of a century 
when the onion seed crop of the United 
States has been so unusually blighted. The 
whole country from the Atlantic to the 
Pacific Ocean appears to share in the gen¬ 
eral misfortune. The visitation has been 
so severe in California that that State, 
which has been the grand source for low- 
priced seed, now holds it at wholesale at 
a figure which will bring the retail rate fully 
as high as New England seed has usually 
borne. In the onion seed centers of New 
England the blight has been so severe that 
in one case in a field of 10 acres the crop 
is abrut annihilated. The man who will 
discover a chemical that will protect from 
the attack of the fungus which produces the 
blight will be a benefactor of the race. 
Massachusetts. J J H. Gregory. 
Kerosene as Medicine. —Referring to 
an article on kerosene I will say it is an 
all-’round remedy for the ailments of man, 
but parts that are rubbed with it must not 
be covered, as it will blister; it must have 
plenty of air and it will work wonders. 
Wethersfield, Conn. w. H. H. 
Apples in South Jersey. —Where white 
potatoes, cabbage and tomatoes thrive apples 
will do well on such soil. The roots of the 
trees will stop up uncierdralns in time; 
we have had some, experience with that in 
this locality this year. I would suggest this 
list of apples for southern New Jersey: Red 
Astrakhan, Red Streak, Oldenburg, Ilagloe, 
Early Williams, Fall Fearmain, Maiden Blush, 
Grimes Golden. Holland Pippin. Wealthy, 
Smith's Cider. Ben Davis and Winter Straw¬ 
berry. I do not know if Holland Pippin and 
Fall Pippin are the same. Be careful where 
you plant Grimes Golden, as the roots do 
not go very deep and will not do well on low 
land. 
Thorofare, N. J. 
E. e. c. 
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Strawberry Plants. 
Wo have been growing and selling Strawberry 
Plants in this town for thirty-five J-ears. We have 
learned how to do it. Our stock is larger than ever 
before. We have trained help, goou shipping facili¬ 
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opportunity, and guarantee our plants to reach you 
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want to hear of it. A postal will bring you our 
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account of about fifty varieties. We also sell 
BLACKBERRY and CURRANT PLANTS, and 
Choice GLADIOLUS BULBS. 
M. CRAWFORD CO., 
Box 10 5 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohioii 
When you write advertisers mention The 
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“a square deal.” See guarantee, page 14. 
choice Barred and Buff Rock 
I uii unLb Cockerels; also White Wyandotte 
Cockerels and Buff Rock Hens. Price reasonable, 
DR. 8. C. MOYER, Lansdale, Pa. 
FOR SALE’S, 
GEO. P. HAMMOND. EST. 1875. FRANK TV. GODWIN 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & CO., 
Commission Merchants and Dealers in all kinds of 
COUNTRY PRODUCK, Apples, Peaches, Berries. 
Butter, Eggs, Cheese, Poultry. Mushrooms and Hot¬ 
house Products a Specialty. Consignments solicited. 
34 & 36 Little 12tli St., New York. 
Dl C ACC send a trial shipment to tlie Oldest Com- 
I LLnOL mission House in New York. Established 
3838. Butter, Cheese, Eggs, Poultry. Hay, Apples, etc. 
E. B. WOODWARD, 302 Greenwich St., New \ork. 
MR. SHIPPER: 
You can’t lose a cent when you ship toSkunky Jim. 
He holds goods separate if you wish and pays charges 
both ways if bis price is not O. K., providing the 
goods are prime. Write for prices. JAMES P. 
ELLIS, Box 10, Stony Ford, New \ork. Estab, 1899. 
AN UNPRIMK CRANK. 
WANTED 
Man to take charge of milk 
dairy, under superintendent. 
Must be strictly honest and sober, and understand 
how to make good butter. 
THE NOE FARM, Madison, N. J. 
MILKERS 
Several wanted by the undersigned wiio will pay 
good wages for strictly dry hand work, coupled with 
a willingness to conform to Certified Milk methods. 
Refs, required. J, L. HOPE, Supt., Madison, N. J. 
W ANTED—A position as foreman or manager of 
a farm; years of exp. in farm work. Address 
George M. Fullmer, R. F. D.No.l, Saugerties, N.Y. 
P ERSONAL— I have decided to let my 12 farms 
running 50 to 201) acres each, in Ohio, on shares 
to reliable and competent people. Address stating 
reference and ability to handle. 
ROBERT V. FULTON, Herrs Island, Pittsburg, Pa. 
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Farm Dept. 42,150 Nassau Street, New York City. 
COB CA| C One of tlie finest and best paying 
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For further particulars write to 
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FARM FOR SALE 
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Many other great bargains; write for catalog. Address 
Samuel P. Woodcock, Salisbury, Wicomico Co., Md. 
Mink, Skunk, Musk-rat and Other Furs 
caught in N. J., Perna, New York, Eastern States 
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Ship yours to me and receive the best prices for furs 
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AUTOMOBILK FOR SALE, *200. Got 
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Good run- 
DRAG SAWS 
Hand and self feed,adapted to 
steam or gasoline engine or 
horse tread or sweep power. 
HARDER MFG. CO., Capacity 30 t<>60 cordsa day. 
Box 11, Cobleskill, N. Y. Send for circular. 
DEATH TO HEAVES 
NEWTON’S Heave ahd Cough Cure 
A VETERIHART specific. 
k, 14 years sale. Onetotwocans 
••u.u’ill cure Ileaves. $ 1.00 per 
' can. Of dealers, or express 
prepaid. Send for booklet. 
riieNewtonKeiurdj Co.,Toledo,O. 
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STANDARD STEEL FENCE POSTS 
ARE TO BE DRIVEN 
One-third Cheaper Than Wood Posts. 
rOSTSMADE KOKAI.LPURPOSES. 
Farm, field, lawn, clothes, 
hitching, street-sign and grape 
posts. 
Plain, barbed anti woven 
wire of every description can 
be used witli these posts. 
250,000 soltl last year. 
500,000 for sale’ this year. 30 
miles of 58 inch, heavy woven 
wire fence erected on Standard 
Steel Posts on one estate. 
Write for circular, price list 
and referenee to J. H. downs, 
209 Broadway, New York City, 
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I Wheels adjustable from 4 to 11 
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