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The rural new-yorker. 
March 9, 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural, New-Yorker, March 0, 1907. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Greater Corn Yields.201, 202 
A Humble Self-Supporting Home. 203 
Hints on Growing Horseradish. 203 
Extra Value of High-Grade Fertilizers... 204 
Mammoth Clover in Ohio. 207 
Bone Phosphate of Lime. 209 
1'se of Nitrate of Soda. 200 
The Use of Lime. 200 
An Experiment with Cabbage.200 
Fertilizer for Oats. 209 
Killing White Grubs. 200 
Filling Silo with Sweep Power. 210 
Hope Farm Notes. 213 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Concrete Roof for Henhouse. 20!) 
Ventilation for Stable. 211 
Muslin Windows for Ventilation. 211 
Purebred Live-Stock Associations and 
Their Methods.214, 215 
Pedigree of Imported Jersey Cattle. 215 
Little Trotting-Bred Horses. 215 
Too Kind to the liens. 21 <1 
Shipping Incubator Eggs. 210 
HORTICULTURE. 
Some Juicy Grape Notes. 202 
Making Trees Bear Annually. 203 
Increasing Demand for Good Apples.... 203 
Two Good Apples. 204 
Volunteer Apple Orchards. 204 
Two or Four-Cycle Engines. 205 
Effect of Scaleeide. 205 
Spraying Suggestions. 205 
“•Breeding Out" Peach Yellows. 206 
Working the Garden Hard. 207 
Strawberries for Four Months. 207 
Northern Spy Apples. 207 
Canadian 'Tomato Growing. 208 
The Marshall Strawberry. 210 
A New Jersey 'Tomato Cannery. 211 
Notes from the Rural Grounds. 212 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 222 
Peanut Rutter. 222 
Covering for Chocolate Drops. 222 
Sealing Wax on Fruit Jars. 222 
Prize Oregon Bread. 223 
The Rural Patterns. 223 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
A Handy Gasoline Engine. 202 
New York Normal College. 208 
Repairing a Cement Leak. 209 
Raising Boys. 210 
Products, Prices and Trade. 217 
Editorials .218 
Publisher's Desk. 221 
MARKETS 
New York during week 
wholesale unless 
Prices current at 
ending March 2, 1907, 
otherwise specified. 
FEED. 
Bran .22.00 @24.00 
Middlings .24.00 @ 25.00 
Red Dog . — @25.50 
Hominy chop . — @21.50 
OH meal . — @30.00 
MILK. 
In effect March 1. the New York Exchange 
price was reduced one-fourth cent to .$1.01 
per 40-quart can, netting 3V4 cents to 26- 
cent zone shippers who have no extra sta¬ 
tion charges. 
BUTTER 
Creamery, best . 
. . - 
@ 
34 
Lower grades . 
99 
@ 
32 
Storage . 
. . 20 
@ 
31 
State Dairy . 
.. 20 
@ 
32 
Factory . 
@ 
21 
Packing stock . 
.. 16 
® 
20 
EGGS. 
White, fancy . 
@ 
30 
White, good to choice.. 
@ 
29 
Mixed colors, extra. 
.. 28 
@ 
29 
Lower grades . 
. . 22 
@ 
25 
DRIED FRUITS. 
Apples, evap., fancy. 
, . - 
@ 
8% 
Evap., choice .. 
. . 8 
@ 
8 % 
Evap., prime . 
,. 7 %@ 
7% 
Evap., poor to fair. 
.. 6%@ 
7 
Sun dried . 
6 
@ 
7 
Chops, 100 pounds.. 
. .2.00 
@2 
.25 
Cores and skins .. 
@1.45 
Cherries . 18 @ 19 
Raspberries . 30 @ 31 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples, Jonathan, bbl.3.00 @5.00 
Spitz .2.50 @4.50 
King .2.75 @4.50 
Spy .2.00 @8.75 
Baldwin .•••..2.00 @3.50 
Greening . 1.50 @3.50 
Strawberries, Fla., best, qt. . . — @50 
Lower grades . 15 @ 30 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes, Bermuda, bbl.5.00 @7.00 
Maine, 165-lb. hag.1.75 @1.80 
Long Island, bbl.1.85 @2.00 
State and Jersey, 180 lbs.. 1.65 @1.75 
Sweet potatoes, bbl.2.00 @3.75 
Asparagus Charleton, doz.0.00 @12.00 
California, green .15.00 @24.00 
California, white .8.00 @12.00 
Brussels Sprouts, qt. 5 @ 20 
Carrots, bbl. 1.00 @ 1.75 
Cabbage, white, ton.20.00 @25.00 
Bod .30.00 @4000 
Celery, doz. 15 @ 50 
Chicory, N. O. bbl.3.50 @5.50 
Endive. Belgian, lb. 10 @ 12 
Lettuce, Southern, bkt.1.00 @2.75 
Onions, white, bbl.4.00 @7.00 
Red .2.00 @2.75 
Yellow .2.00 @3.00 
Radishes, 100 bunches .2.00 @3.00 
String beans, basket.2.50 @4.25 
Spinach, Norfolk, bbl.1.25 @1.75 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS. 
Calves . 8 @ 12 1 A 
* Lambs, hothouse, bead.10.00 @11.00 
Pork .9.50 @10.50 
SARATOGA NEW STRAWBERRY 
producing at one picking at rate per acre. 5018 quarts 
in helghtof season, flnishingiast of crop with Gandy. 
WILLIAM PALMER, Hex fords Flats. N. V. 
|/ppn DflQTFn fnke mines, fraud 
IVCrCr r Oo I schemes ana wildcat in¬ 
vestments. Bead the FINANCIAL WORLD. Only 
paper of Its klpd published. Sample free. 
yf. R. KNO4, Intercourse, Pa. 
Wanted OPPH A Pni < sT° n!ll<e " tI< ‘ IT,an ’ s 
Experienced UltMI/UvUlP I place,alpaleman 
preferred. Address with experience CHARLES E. 
MATHER, 22C Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Penn. 
U/AUTCn Experienced and reliable man to oper- 
VYAPIIlUi ate farm, with some li"ln. Sober and 
Industrious. Address, with reference. W. J. JOHN - 
SON, 111 Isabelle Street. Salisbury, MU 
MINERAL 
HEAVE 
mmL REMEDY 
NEGLECT 
Will Ruin 
Your Horse' 
Send today for 
only 
PERMANENT 
SAFE 
CERTAIN' 
8*4 
$3 PACKAGE ^ 
will cure any case or 
money refunded. 
SI PACKACE 
cures ordinary cases. 
Postpaid on receipt of 
price. Agents Wanted. 
Write for dcacrlptlv^booklet. 
Mineral Heave Remedy Co.. 461 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburg, Pa. 
P OTATOES—RllsSyBovee,Carman.Oobblur.Noroton Homily,Ohio, 
Hone, liOngfelloW) 0 Week*, 85 kinds. C. »V. Ford, HmIiitk. N, V. 
P| c ACC send a trial shipment to the Oldest Com- 
iLLnOL mission House in New York. Established 
1838. Butter, Cheese, Eggs, Poultry, Hay, Apples, etc. 
K. B. WOODWARD, 302 Greenwich St., New York. 
Y OUNG MAN wanted, unmarried, to work In 
small truck garden and make himself generally 
useful. Must be experienced, sober, and furnish 
references as to general good character. Answer In 
own handwriting, stating wages wanted. Address 
CHAS. A. KAUNK, Montgomery, Orange Co.. N. Y. 
I HAVE FOR SALK a BROWN SWISS HULL 
of high quality and low price. 
K. K. MORSE, Moravia, N. Y. 
Bull and White Wyandotte Eggs for 
^ O * salt;—76c. per 15; $4 per 100. 
OHAS. I. MILLER, K. F. D. No. 1, Hudson, N. Y. 
MARKS, THE EGG MAN. 
Consignments of Eggs wanted from country store¬ 
keepers and producers. WINFIELD H. MAPES.son 
of Mapes, the Hen Man, Commission Merchant, 071 
Hudson street, New York City. 
W 
hiie Wyandottes. Eggs for hatching; 15 eggs, $1.00 
best stock. E. SCHIKBEK, K.2, Bucyrus, O. 
W HITE WYANDOTTES—Excellent winter layers, 
and fine table birds. Small feeders and free 
from disease. Eggs. $2.00 for setting of 13. 
J. R. DAVIES, jM ay wood, Bergen Co., N. J. 
WHITE WYANDOTTES BSSJ8 " 
White Pekin Drakes,$1.50. MRS. E. H. PALMER, 
Hunn Lake Poultry Farm, R. F. D. 1!) A., BangalL, 
New York. 
MARYLAND FARMS FOR SALK. 
Mild climate. Productive soli. New catalogue free. 
Andress COBEY & CHARLES, Federalsburg, Md. 
RoQiitifnl Clnolf AND WATER FRONT FARM 
DGuUIIIUI 0IUIi ft for Sale, on the Eastern Shore 
of Maryland. For full particulars, address SAMUEL 
P. WOODCOCK, Salisbury, Wicomico County, Md. 
F t RMS AND HOMES In the “Garden of Eden”uear 
Buffalo, N. Y. Free descriptions with cuts of 
buildings. Established 1(5 years. Address 
D. A. PALMERTON, Knen, N. Y. 
M 1CIIIGAN Fruit, stock, poultry and grain farms 
selling cheap; productive soil, nice climate. 
Write for list 8. Benham & Wilson, Hastings, Mich. 
Y OU CAN FIND THE FARM YOU WANT at the 
price you want to pay, through “Strout’s List 
No. 18,” a catalogue just out, describing 600 farms 
with pictures of the buildings on 250, selected from 
our immense list of 4,000. Travelling Instructions 
given to reach each property. Stock and tools in¬ 
cluded with many to settle estates quickly. Write 
too ay for FREE copy. E. A. STUOUT, Dept. 42, 
150 Nassau Street, New York. 
EMPIRE 
FENCE 
LASTS 
The life of a fence is no 
longer than the life of the 
smallest wires in it. Rust 
soon eats through small wire. There are no 
small wires in "EMPIRE.” Every wire is of 
uniform size. The Knot, stays, laterals are 
ALL No. 9 
HARD STEEL WIRE 
heavily galvanized. Every rod is guaranteed. 
Shipped, all woven, ready to set up, freight prepaid. 
In ''EMPIRE" you get more weight, greater 
strength, longer service, at proportionally less 
cost than any other fence. 
Write today for prices, also ask about the 
"Bond Splice” the best device made for joining 
two wires. We sell only direct and do not.sell 
through agents or dealers. Address 
BOND STEEL POST COMPANY 
Adrian, Mich. 
They Last Forever 
STANDARD STEEL FENCE POSTS 
ARK TO BK DRIVEN 
One-third Cheaper Than Wood Posts. 
POSTS MAKE KOR ALL PI RPOSE8. 
Farm, field, lawn, clothes, 
hitching, street-sign and grape 
posts. 
Plain, barbed and woven 
J|P Wire of every description can 
W/m 1 be used witli these posts. 
llLf* 250,000 sold 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 ljst, 
and reference to J, H. downs, 
280 Broadway, New Vork City, 
PATENTED 
The most satis-] 
factory and eoonom-1 
ioal fence to buy is the I 
„ FROST WIRE FENCE , 
Owing to its weight and wearing I 
''qualities it will last three times as | 
mg as woi 
, ■'used. Don’t buy a fence until you get our | 
free catalogue. We pay freight. 
THE FROST WIRE FENCE CO.. Cleveuno. Onil. 
IL B. brail* k Co., lilt Broadway,New Vork. 
Vaughan s New Canteloupe HOODOO 
The HOODOO is the ideal basket and crate melon. The fruits average 1 14 lbs., are thickly 
netted, as hard as a bullet, extra strong at the blossom end, of a very handsome appearance. The 
flesh Is very thick, of tine, Arm texture, not stringy, rich orange in color, and of the sweetest 
flavor. The seed cavity is very small. Kind Is very tough and rubber-like. The vines are vigor¬ 
ous, healthy, and the most blight-resisting of any we have seen. The Rural New-Yorker says: 
“We have grown HOODOO four seasons, both in Held ami under kIhr-. Far from bringing us hard luck. It has given 
us our best melons every year, boldfTig off blight ten days longer than Kinerald Gem, Paul Bose (Petoskey) or Rocky Ford 
Netted Gem. It would seem Mr. Rose lias achieved complete success, and we feel certain this new variety will not 
HOODOO its growers.’* 
[The Vaughan Company were the original introducers of many noted melons—Osage, Petoskey (Paul Rose) and 
0saga-Gem.—Editor Rural New-Yorker. J 
ASPARAGUS—Bonvallet’s Giant. 
The Asparagus to plant, for both home and market garden. This Asparagus is the quickest 
yielding (a year ahead from seed of other sorts), heaviest producing, finest quality, and most 
disease-resisting of any variety now sold in America. The crown does not divide, yielding large 
shoots for a longer time than any of the older kinds. 
The 1907 Catalogue of Vaughan’s Seed Store 
will 1)6 mailed flee with every older for HOODOO need. Our 80th annual edition more complete than ever. A Mirror of 
Horticulture. Four Complete Departments In Burdening. The Best Flower Seeds In America. ISO pages. Price for 
HOODOO Melon Seed, one packet, 20c.j three packets for SOc., prepaid, with catalogue, for market gardeners, J4 lb. 
sealed packet prepaid for $5. While the supply Is limited, we hope to see a few seeds sown In every gockl garden for 1907. 
Vaughan’s Seed Store uf ^U'clly SL 1 ^New’York a8 ° 
GET THE RIGHT GARDEN TOOLS 
It pays to get Planet Jr farm and garden tools. No other kind does the work so well or lasts 
nearly so long. 
Planet Jr tools increase a man’s capacity three to six times. 
No 25 Planet Jr Combined Hill and Drill Seeder and Double-Wheel Moe, Cultivator 
and Plow. Simple and easy-running. In one operation, it opens the furrow, sows the seed accu¬ 
rately in drills or in hills 4 to 24 inches apart, covers, rolls, and marks out the next row. 
No 8 Planet Jr Horse Hoe and Cultivator will do more things in more ways than any other 
horse hoe made. Works the ground thoroughly, any depth desired, with perfect safety to plants. 
Strong, simple, perfectly adjustable. Plows to or from row. A splendid hillcr. 
Write today for 1907 Catalogue of these implements, also Wheel Hoes, One- 
and Two-horse Riding-Cultivators, Harrows, Orchard- and Beet- 
Cultivators—45 kinds in all. 
S. L. Allen & Co., Box U03^r , Philadelphia, Pa. 
5 / 1 ,. 
■A* v 
PLANET Jr. 
> J 
comfort depends 
upon the efficiency 
of the cooking 
range more than 
any other one 
thing. 
Over twenty ex¬ 
clusive features in 
the STERLING 
RANGE you 
should know about 
before purchasing 
another cooking 
range. 
Phases Best 
ECONOMY 
in fuel consump¬ 
tion is the main 
consideration in a 
range purchase. 
The perfect grate 
and flue svstem of 
the STERLING 
RANGE makes 
every particle of 
coal or wood 
burned perform 
double duty over 
the ordinary stove 
usually purchased. 
Lasts Longest 
*‘A Poor Stove is not Cheap at any Price.’ 
That is why we say the 
ANGE 
will give more complete satisfaction than any other stove you can 
possibly buy. Everyone who owns one wonders how they got along 
with any other stove. Our booklet X is free. It tells how it is only 
possible for the STERLING RANGE to “bake a barrel of flour 
with a hod of coal.” Send for it today and don’t let the hardware- 
man tell you he has “something just as good.” It cannot be told 
to you truthfully for the STERLING “has no equal.” 
SILL STOVE WORKS 
2 Sterling Place, ROCHESTER, N. Y„ u. s. A. 
PAR QAI P VAltMof one hundred and thlrty- 
lUn OHLL acres. In a good fertile condltli 
-six 
_ condition; 
new buildings; 226,000 feet hardwood timber and two 
coal veins. For description, photographs and price, 
address the owner. H. S. KNAKK, Du BoIb. Pa. 
CKNTKAL NEW JERSEY FARMS. 
On direct lino between two great markets, Philadel¬ 
phia and New York, in thickly populated section; 
rank highest in the State. Send for lists. A. WAlt- 
HKN DKESSKK, Burlington, Burlington Co., N. J. 
THIS SCALE IS PERSONALLY 
GUARANTEED BY ME. 
Here’s My Hand on It 
After more than forty years experience as a scale-builder I am 
now able to offer you a five ton bridge trussed steel lever scale 
with platform 14 feet x 8 feet and a solid brass compound 
beam and beam box for $45.00 delivered to your station. 
All sizes from a postal to a track scale at an equally low 
price. All scales sold on trial. 
Write me for full particulars of this offer. 
JONES HE PAYS THE FREIGHT 
JONES OF BINGHAMTON, 
Box 422, Binghamton, N. Y. 
