1907 . 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
233 
SHORT STROKES. 
The Measure Grows Smaller. 
I have l) 0 (>n much Impressed with the great 
disparity between retail prices and those re¬ 
ceived by the farmers. For Instance, when 
spinach was quoted at 50 cents to $1 per 
barrel, the retailers were charging 20 cents 
per half peck; apples wholesaling at $2 
to $3, retailing 30 to 50 cents per Half peck. 
1 think there are too nfany retailers and too 
few producers. Strawberries, too, while 
cheap enough and big enough, were very poor 
in quality, almost without exception. The 
tendency seems to grow for size at the ex¬ 
pense of quality. Then the extra overhaul¬ 
ing and topping off by dealers to give a nice 
and tempting look did not benefit the con¬ 
sumer. New schemes of the former to get 
the better of the buyer crop out in a variety 
of ways. Originally peach baskets were 
supposed to hold about half a bushel. Now 
you are told they hold about 14 or 15 quarts. 
When you measure out the contents you find 
a scant 11 or 12 quarts. Some of the larger 
retailers contract for a lot of baskets In 
which to stdl apples. Nicely topped off, they 
look like a bargain at 40 cents. But on 
looking closer you wonder how, with their 
large inward curves and amazingly small 
bottoms, they can stand alone on end. The 
top is as large as ever, and when you get 
them home and measure by standard you 
find nearer a peck than half a bushel. Some¬ 
times a peddler, ostensibly a farmer selling 
ills own product, calls at your back door 
with two or throe handsome pippins in his 
hand, a basket of which he offers at a seem¬ 
ingly small price. Ills team may be a block 
away, and to save trouble you take them at 
ids price. You get the same sllm-walsted. 
top-heavy fraud basket, with perhaps half a 
dozen like the sample, (lie rest Inferior. 'Hie 
next time he comes you tell him “Nothine 
doing.” You have learned your lesson, and 
paid for it. The half-pecks, too, never over- 
measured, quickly give out, and you won¬ 
dered why it required such a lot of money 
(o go such a little way. 
I wns pleased with the article on butter 
coloring. A grower of potatoes and other 
vegetables myself, I have never yet made a 
pound of butter—always a buyer, and I have 
always found it very difficult to get "butter 
uncolored. A fanner in eastern Connecticut 
once told me that he carried a lot of uucol- 
ored butter to Norwich and coidd find no 
market for It. Nobody wanted uncolored 
butter. He carried it home, worked over 
with coloring, and found ready purchasers. 
A creamery in that section supplies an as¬ 
sociation of Jews in New York with uncol¬ 
ored butter In quite large quantities, but 
no small lots are supplied by the creamery. 
We have sometimes bought butter In five- 
pound boxes of a brilliant old-gold color, so 
ldghlv colored that the aniline flavor was 
plainly perceptible. u. u. n. 
New Jersey._ 
The St. Lawrence Apple. 
I want information concerning the St. 
I.awrcnce apple. I do not see it advertised, 
it is greatly hi demand, far exceeding the 
supply. It is a very large dark red striped 
Fall apple, of fairly good keeping qualities 
and excellent flavor. Season September and 
October, lias this apple another name In 
other localities? Where did it originate? Is 
It a local variety? E. ft. F. 
Cape Vincent, N. Y. 
Ans. —Any inquiry regarding this fine 
old apple (whether it is Canadian or not, 
anyhow it has been grown longer there 
than anywhere else, and is more popular 
in southern Quebec as a dessert veriety 
than most apples of its season) arouses in 
my mind the liveliest recollections of my 
boyhood's associations with the St. Can- 
rent (St. Lawrence)), as the French 
Canadians near Montreal were wont t<> 
call it. The variety is of the Fameuse 
type, so far as quality is concerned. The 
tree differs materially. It is a larger 
grower, with strong spreading branches, 
not quite as hardy as the Fameuse and 
not as productive; but on the gravelly 
soils around the Yamaska Mountains and 
Mount Royal on the Island of Montreal 
it does well and is always appreciated. 
The flesh is white and tinged with red 
streaks like the Fameuse, and the quality 
is superb when it is just in season. It is 
rather perishable, and therefore not a 
first-class commercial variety, but for 
home use and for near market the apple 
has much to commend it. I do not think 
this apple has any other name except the 
French equivalent of St. Lawrence. If it 
originated in England or France there is 
no direct evidence to support the claim. 
It is found in the Champlain district in 
Vermont, but more freely in the apple- 
growing section about Montreal. 
JOHN CRAIG. 
I Am the Paint Man 
St. Louis, Mo. 
AM the paint man. 
I have a new way 
of manufacturing 
and selling paints. It’s 
unique— it's better. It 
revolutionized the paint 
business of this country 
last year. 
Before my plan was 
invented paint was sold 
in two ways — either 
ready-mixed or the in¬ 
gredients were bought and mixed by the painter. 
Ready-mixed paint settles on the shelves, form¬ 
ing a sediment at the bottom of the can. The 
chemical action in ready-mixed paint, when 
standing in oil. ents the life out of the oil. The 
oil is the very life of all paints. 
Paint made by the painter cannot bo proper¬ 
ly made on account of lack of the heavy mixing 
machine. 
My paint is unlike any other paint in the world. 
It is ready to use, but not ready-mixed. 
My paint is made to order after each order is 
received, packed in hermetically sealed cans 
witli the very day it is made stamped on each 
can by my factory inspector. 
2 Full Gallons Free to Try—6 Months 
i Guarantee Freight Ghargesm 
to Pay 
I ship my thick pigment, which lis double 
strength, freshly ground, in separate cans, and 
in another can. I ship the pure, old process 
Linseed Oil—the kind you used to buy years ago. 
Any child can stir thorn together. 
I sell my paint direct from my factory to 
user you pay no dealer ormiddleman protits. 
My $100.00 Cash Guarantee 
I guarantee, under $100 Cash Forfeit, 
that the paint I am offering you does 
not contain water,benzine, whiting, or 
barytes- and that my Oilo is pure, old- 
fashioned linseed oil and contains ab¬ 
solutely no foreign substance whatever. 
I guarantee the freight on six gallons or over. 
My paint is so good that I make this wonder¬ 
fully fair test offer: 
When you receive your shipment of paint, 
you can use two .full gallons —that will cover 
600 square feet of wall—two coats. 
if. after you have used that much of niy 
paint, you are not perfectly satisfied with it in 
NOTE—My 8 Year Guarantee Backed by $50,000 Bond . 
every detail, you can return the remainder of 
your order and the two gallons will not cost 
you one penny. 
No other paint manufacturer ever made such 
a liberal offer. 
It is because I manufacture the finest paint, 
put up in the best way, that I can make this 
offer. 
1 go even further. I sell all of my paint on 
six months’ time, if desired. 
This gives you an opportunity to paint your 
buildings when they need it, and pay for the 
paint at your convenience. 
Back of my paint stands my Eight- 
Year officially signed, iron-clad 
Guarantee. 
For further particulars regarding my plan 
of selling, and complete color card of all 
colors, send a postal to O. L. Chase. St. Louis, 
Mo. I will send my paint book the most com¬ 
plete book of its kind ever published—abso¬ 
lutely free. Also my instruction book entitled 
This Little Book Tells How to Paint” and 
copy of my 8-year guarantee. 
The Paint Man. 
St. Lou/m, Mo. 
O. L. CHASE, 
Dopt. 4-S 
Makes harness proof against heat 
and moisture, (fives n glossy black 
finish. Prevents rot. Imparts plia¬ 
bility, Strength, ami durability to 
leather. Saves bills and mishaps. 
Keeps a new harness looking new 
and makes an old harness look like 
new. Contains nothing rough to cut 
and chafe. For axle troubles use 
BOSTON COACH AXLE OIL 
Better and more economical than 
castor oil. Will not gum or corrode. 
Lasting,reliable.satisfactory. High¬ 
est Award World's Columbian Expo¬ 
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STANDARD OIL COMPANY 
Incorporated 
Make Plowing Easy 
By 
Using 
Wonder 
Plow 
Trucks. 
This truck will litany beam, 
right or left, one or two horse, 
wood or steel plow. A hoy cun 
handle it with ease, most of the 
time without his hand on the 
plow. Regulates perfectly 
depth and width of furrow. Will balance plow in 
hard, dry, stony soil, and save a third of draft on 
horses. The plowman does not need to hold plow 
handles. Works perfectly in tall grass or weeds; 
turning them completely under. Thousands in use. 
If it does not do all of these things, you can 
send it back and we will not only return your 
money but pay the freight both ways. 
Write for our booklet “Progress In Plowing." Agents wanted 
everywhere. Retail price }f>. Get s|iedal agents proposition. 
Wonder Plow Co. r 32 7 Factory St., St. Clair, Mich. 
Fertilizer! Sower 
Handles All 
Commercial 
Fertilizers 
wet or dry, 
course or tine. 
Positive feed, no 
choking, no 
skips. 
For 
Broadcast 
Too-dres- 
slng or Drilling 
In Rows. 
.Spreads to 
width of 6 ft. 
lOlnclios.ZOU 
to 1000 Ills, 
per acre. 
LOW AND EASY TO LOAD, 
Broad tires, no rutting. Quick changes from drill 
Ing to broadcasting also for thick and thin spread¬ 
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descriptive circulars and testimonials. 
Spsolal Largo Size, Sows ■ Feet 3 Inehee Wide. 
Belcher S Taylor A. T. Co., 
Bo< 1 * ’ _Chicopee Falls, Man, 
STEEI, 
drums 
STEEL 
FRAME 
LAND ROLLER 
Get catalogue of 1, 2, 3 A 4 home 
Tread Bowers, Sweep 
Powers, Grain Bepara-fi 
tors, Hand and Power/ 
Corn Hhellera, Grind-1 
lug Mill, Corn Plant¬ 
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and Gosollue Engines, __ 
3 to 25 horse, mounted or stationery, etc." 
THE MKBH1NUEK A1FU. CO., Box 1 Tutauiy, Pa. 
Boy 
Can Work It 
Accurate, thorough cultivation with the 
Kraus Pivot-Axle Kulky Cultivator Is only a 
matter of steering; not of work. Instead of 
nulling and pushing the entire gimg of shovels 
front side to side ive with the ordinary cultiva¬ 
tor the Kraus Is steered hy the slightest touch 
of the foot, wheels and shovels moving side¬ 
wise simultaneously. P|^Q^ AXLE 
SULKY 
CULTIVATOR 
Perfect for hillsides or 
[crooked rows. Instantly 
f adjustable for width of 
. row aad depth and angle 
l of shovel. IIigh wheeled, 
1 ight. d riif t, a ad perfecU y 
(balanced. 
I If vo«r dealer doesn’t 
handle the Kraus, don’t 
accept a substitute, write 
us. Catalogue free. 
AKRON CULTIVATOR CO. 
0EFT. O RKR0N. OHIO. 
rfl A0C atf'*’’ 
SEND FOR FREE SAMPLES 
and handsome booklet which tells all about 
REX 
FLINTKOTE 
ROOFING 
— the most weather-proof 
and best-wearing of all pre¬ 
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our claims—it means as much 
to you as it does to us. 
J. A. & W. BIRD & CO. 
70 India Strati, Boston, Mast. 
Clients everywhere 
Wood Preserving Paint! 
Doubles the life of fence posts, porches,tanks, 
sills, etc. Prevents warping of shingles. Use 
AVENARIUS CARBOLINEUM 
Endorsed by the U. S. Department of Agriculture 
On the market since 1875. Booklet Free. 
Surest Remedy Against Chicken Lice and Mites 
CARBOLINEUM WOOD PRESERVING CO., 
351 Weilt Broadway, New York, N. Y. 
OHNSTON 
BOOK 
Tell* All About The 
u CONTINENTAL” 
BINDER—i 
Vou don’t buy a harvester 
every day. But when you 
do invest in such a ma¬ 
chine don’t you want to 
feel pretty certain that 
you know all about all 
the binders on the market, so that you can select the 
one best suited to your needs? For that reason 
you’ll want the Johnston Book. The " Continental"* 
Binder described in the Johnston Book, cuts, reels, elevates 
and binds all kinds of grain on any kind of ground. It ties 
every bundle without waste —handles down and tangled grain 
perfectly and is light in draft. Its elevators cannot clog and 
are self-adjusting to light and heavy grain; its knotteris gear 
driven and never fails to work; its reel is also gear driven and 
adjustable to all conditions; levers are all right-handed; all canvases have 
tighteners with wood 
bearing boxes which can 
be cheaply replaced. The 
Johnston "Continental” 
is King of Binders, and, 
best of all it’s not built 
nor sold by a trust. Write 
today for the Johnston 
Book — you’ll want to 
know all its good points 
before you buy a binder. 
We’ll send it free. 
The Johnston Harvester Co., 
Box 81 Batavia, N. Y. 
WALTER] 
A. 
(OODi 
SPIKE TOOTH HARRO W 
So much of the succors of the farmor’n crops depend upon the tl 
preparation of the need bed, that It behooves him to provide 
with f*-~ *—* -- -* - -- — - -- - 
INDEPENDENT 
ESTABLISHED 
1852. 
tlilQBBlf 
i the beat sort of tools for the purpose. That means that among 
other good things he will want a Walter A. Wood Spike-Tooth Bar- 
E °w. **olng better work than most harrows it Is also better 
ailt and handier to operate. Being better built It will last longer. The 
frame is I-beam steel, tooth has U-bar steel , secured toTrame by 
boltless a n( * nutless booked castings, Zwhlch strengthen the 
tooth bar. Teeth are triangular having 
thin sharp edges to be used In succes¬ 
sion. The Spike-Tooth will stir more 
soil than any other harrow you can buy. 
It has a valuHtdo relieving spring that 
takes off the strain when striking 
obstructions. All the good fea¬ 
tures are explained In our Illus¬ 
trated catalogue A Write for our 
booklet, “In Foreign Lauds.” 
Walter A, Wood Mowing and ’ ' 1 
Reaping Machine Co., Hooslck Falla, N. T. 
ACENTS 
WANTED 
SPRING 
TOOTH 
HARROW 
ON 
WHEELS 
Lightent Draft Harrow made. Adapted to any sol 
horse power. Seal adjusted without bolts. Csed either as walk¬ 
ing or ruling harrow. Teeth controlled hy lever. Easily cleared of 
rubbish. Blade of very best materials. Awarded (told Medal* at 
HL Lout* W orld's Fair. W rite for free catalogue describing this harrow - 
THE HENCH & DROMCOLD CO., Mfrs., York, Pa. 
