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CONTENTS. 
The Rural New Yorker, August 31, 1907. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Killing Out Witch Grass. 660 
A Crop io “Start With”.050 
Timothy With Alfalfa .051 
Reseeding an Old Meadow.051 
Sweet Clover and Alfalfa.052 
Wheat After Alsike .; 052 
Raled Shavings and Rime. 052 
Reseeding a Meadow. 052 
Hope Farm Notes.055 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
A Market for Horseflesh. 
Muslin Screens and the Diffusion System 
of Ventilation .G49, 
Oil Meal and Skim Milk. 
Ailing Ducks . 
Sick Turkeys . 
A Live Stock Exhibitor Talks. 
A Thin Cow .. 
Live Stock Insurance . 
Silo and Henhouse Construction. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
049 
050 
002 
002 
002 
002 
663 
003 
603 
HORTICULTURE. 
Frightened by San Jos6 Scale. 050 
I.ime for Apple Trees.052 
Notes from the Rural Grounds.054 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day- to Day. 058 
Four Pear Recipes . 058 
The Rural Patterns .658 
Grape Recipes . 058 
Getting Something for Nothing.058 
When Rice Reigns. 659 
Charity Sweetheart’s Letters.659 
With the Procession.059 
Keeping Out Files .659 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
A Talk on Investments . 651 
The Shape of a Road . 051 
Blasting Stone . 652 
Should Com. Wletlng “Get Busy?”.... 057 
Events of the Week.057 
Great Things in Delaware. 657 
Blasting Stones with Fire. 057 
Farmers r.nd Public Questions.057 
Farm Notes . 057 
Markets . 000 
Publisher’s Desk . 001 
M A R K E T S 
Prices current at N. Y. during week end¬ 
ing August 23, 1907, wholesale unless other¬ 
wise quoted. 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 2, red, in elevator — @ 97 
No. 1, Northern, Duluth.. — @1.10 
Corn. — @ 64 
Oats. — @ 62 
Rye. — @ 84 
MILLFEED. 
Spring bran ..•.22.00 @24.00 
Middlings .25.00 @28.00 
Hominy chop . — @25.00 
Oil meal . — @29.00 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Ilav, No. 1 .24.00 @24.50 
No. 2.21.00 @22.00 
No. 3 .19.00 @20.00 
Clover mixed .10.00 @22.00 
Clover .15.00 @18.00 
Straw, Long rye . — @13.00 
Short and oat .9.00 @11.00 
MILK. 
N. Y. Exchange price $1.51 per 40-quart 
can, netting three cents per quart to 26-cent 
zone shippers who have no extra station 
charges* 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, best . 
— 
@ 
25% 
Common to good. 
21 
@ 
24 
State Dairy . 
19 
@ 
24 
Factory . 
18 
@ 
21 
CHEESE. 
Full cream, best . 
— 
@ 
12% 
Common to good. 
11 
@ 
12 
4 
@ 
9 
EGGS. 
Fancy, white . 
26 
@ 
28 
White, good to choice . 
23 
@ 
25 
Mixed color, best . 
23 
@ 
25 
Western and Southern . 
16 
@ 
21 
Storage . 
10 
@ 
21 
DRIED FRUITS. 
Apples, evap., best . 
— 
@ 
8% 
Common to good . 
6% @ 
8% 
Raspberries ... 
— 
@ 
32 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Peaches scarce and very high. 
Apples, choice, bbl.3.00 
Common to good.1.50 
Ilalf-bbl. bkt. 50 
Peaches, 24-qt. carrier .2.00 
Half-bu. bkt. 75 
Pears, Southern, Kieffer, bbl.. 2.50 
Clafps Favorite .5.00 
Plums, 8-lb. bkt. 25 
Raspberries, red, pint. 10 
Blackberries, qt. 8 
Huckleberries, qt. 6 
Gooseberries, qt. 10 
Muskmelons, bu. crate . 40 
BEANS. 
Marrow, bu.1-80 
Medium .1-50 
Pea .1.50 
Red Kidney . — 
White Kidney . — 
Yellow Eye . — 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes, Long Island, bbl-1.75 
Jersey .1-75 
Southern .1.25 
Sweet potatoes. J’y, old, bkt. 2.00 
Southern, yellow, bbl.4.00 
Southern, red or white, bbl. 3.00 
Beets, 100 bunches .1.00 
Carrots, bbl.1.25 
Celery, Michigan, dozen. 10 
Jersey, dozen . 20 
State, dozen. 15 
Cucumbers, L. I. & J’y, bbl... 1.25 
Jersey, box . 35 
Jersey, basket . 50 
Cucumber Pickles. Jersey, bbl. 1.50 
Rockland Co., N. Y., 1,000. .2.50 
Cabbaere, Flat Dutch, 100.4.00 
L. I. red and Savoy, 100..3.50 
Corn, Hackensack, 100. 75 
Other Jersey, 100 . 50 
Southern, 100 . 50 
@4.00 
@2.50 
@ 2.00 
@4.00 
@2.25 
@4.00 
@7.00 
@ 35 
@ 14 
@ 14 
@ 13 
@ 18 
@2.25 
@ 2.00 
@1.70 
@1.80 
@2.25 
@2.70 
@1.70 
@2.25 
@2.12 
@2.00 
@ 3.00 
@5.50 
@4.50 
@1.50 
@1.75 
@ 30 
@ 50 
@ 40 
@ 2.00 
@ 50 
@ 75 
@2.00 
@3.50 
@0.00 
@4.50 
@1.75 
@1.50 
@ 1.00 
Cauliflowers, L. I., bbl.1.50 
Egsmlants, Norf’k, 60-qt. crate. 1.00 
\ Jersey, bbl.1.00 
Lettuce, State, basket . 50 
Lima beans, potato, basket... 1.00 
!i Flat, basket . 75 
Hackensack, Potato, bag...2.00 
Other Jersey, Potato, bkt. ..1.25 
Other Jersey, flat, bkt. 75 
Onions, Jersey, white, basket. 1.25 
Jersey, yellow, basket.1.00 
, Jersey, red, basket .1.00 
; Connecticut, white, bbl....2.50 
, Connecticut, yellow, bbl....2.00 
j Connecticut, red, bbl.1.75 
L. I. & Jersey, white, bbl..2.00 
L. I. & Jersey, yellow, bbl.. 1.75 
L. I. & Jersey, red, bbl.... 1.50 
State white, bbl.2.50 
Orange Co., yellow, bag. ...1.60 
Orange Co., red, bag.1.00 
Okra, Jersey, box .1.25 
Peppers, Jersey, box. 30 
Jersey, basket . 40 
.Terse- bbl. 75 
Peas, Western N. Y., basket. 75 
Western N. Y., bag. 00 
Radishes, nearby, 100 bchs.. 75 
Rhubarb, 100 bunches .1.50 
String beans, Jersey, basket.. 75 
Squash, Marrow, bbl. 75 
Turnips, Rutabaga, bbl. 85 
White, 100 bunches .2.00 
Tomatoes, Kcyport, box. 20 
South Jersey, fancy, box. ... 40 
South Jersey, ordinary, box 15 
Jersey, small basket .'. 25 
@4.00 
@ — 
o, 1.50 
@1.25 
@2.00 
(a 1.26 
@2.75 
@2.25 
@1.50 
@1.50 
@1.25 
@ — 
@3.00 
(<i 2.26 
@ 2.00 
(a 3.00 
(a 2.25 
@2.00 
@3.00 
@ 2.00 
@1.50 
@1.50 
@ 40 
@ 00 
@ 1.00 
@ 1.12 
@ 90 
tfDl.OO 
@ 2.00 
@1.25 
@ 1.00 
@ 1.12 
@3.00 
@ 75 
60 
@ 
@ 
@ 
40 
35 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Spring chickens, lb. — 
Fowls . — 
Roosters . — 
Turkeys . — 
Ducks, spring . 14 
Geese . 10 
Pigeons, pair . — 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys . 12 
Broilers, best, lb. 24 
Fair to good . 17 
Fowls . 12 
Ducks . 15 
Squabs, doz.2.25 
LIVE STOCK. 
Steers .4.35 
Bulls .2.50 
Cows .1.25 
Calves .0.00 
Sheep .3.50 
Lambs .7.00 
Hogs .0.00 
WOOL. 
Fine unwashed . 20 
Medium to coarse . 24 
@ 15 
@ 15 
<S 10 
@ 13 
@ 15 
@ 12 
@ 20 
@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
15 
25 
22 
15 
10 % 
61-4.00 
@6.05 
@3.50 
o, 4.85 
0, 9.00 
@5.50 
(S'8.00 
@6.75 
@ 
21 
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You cannot know all the good investments until 
you have learned the advantages afforded by the 
Industrial Savings and Loan Co. See their ad. on 
Page 059 and write them for full particulars.— Ada. 
COLII) COLOR HULL.—Three mos. old: strictly 
° first class. A. G. Son of St. Lambert Rioter King, 
sire of 30 tested cows. Dam sired by a Double G. 
Son of St. Lambert Boy, sire of 57 tested cows. 
J. ALDUS HERR, Lancaster, Pa. 
The Best Cattle Fastening 
SMITH S SELF-ADJUSTING 
SWING STANCHION. 
Thousands in use. Illus¬ 
trated circular free. 
GLEN ORA MEG. CO., 
Cor. Lake and Water Sts., 
Elmira, New York. 
ni C ACC send a trial shipment to the Oldest Oom- 
iLLnOL mission Honse in New York. Established 
1838. Butter. Cheese, Eggs. Poultry. Hay, Apples, etc.. 
E. B. WOODWARD. 302 Greenwich St., New York. 
GKO. P. HAMMOND. KST. 1875. FRANK W. GODWIN 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & GO., 
Commission Merchants and Dealers in all kinds of 
COUNTRY PRODUCE, Apples, Peaches, Berries. 
Butter. Eggs, Cheese, Poultry. Mushrooms and Hot¬ 
house Products a Specialty. Consignments solicited. 
34 & 36 Little 1 Utli St.. New York. 
WANTED 
All kinds of fruits and vegetables, live broilers* 
fancy eggs, etc. Write us wliat you have to 
offer. Top prices secured for choice products. 
Archdeacon & Co.. 100 Murray St., New York. 
Highest prices guaranteed for White or Brown 
Leghorns or mixed eggs. Write us for information. 
A trial will convince you of our ability to obtain 
extreme prices. Address 
JOHNSTONE 6 COUGHLAN, 
164 Duane Street s . New York 
W 
ANTED—An active working foreman, for veget¬ 
able farm, who can handle men. Apply to 
E. O. PAINTER, Jacksonville, Fla. 
W ANTED—A married coachman, with some experience In 
gardening, at my country home pear Pittsburgh. Steady 
work year around. Stewart Johnston, Box 228* Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Virginia Farm—400 acres. Good stock farm, build- 
’ ings, location; will lease, sell or share with good 
farmer. Write at once to t. B. Harris, Prederieksburg, Va. 
CAD CA| P-ONE OF THE BEST DAIRY 
ruiv FARMS IN VIRGINIA. 
On James River, five miles from town. Rich 
chocolate soil; artesian well, fair set of buildings. 
Milk wholesales at $2.50 per hundred, ship from 
wharf one mile distant. Can raise sixty to eighty 
bushels corn and two to three tons hay to acre. Eight 
hundred acres: half timber. Forty dollars per acre; 
or will seil half and retain timber. Am in lumber 
business myself, Address, 
C. B. CHAPMAN, Williamsburg, Virginia. 
MILK SELLS YEAR AROUND 
FOR 4 CENTS QUART 
Right at Door on This EIGHTY Acre 
Connecticut Dairy Farm. 
Nicely located; two miles from flourishing manu¬ 
facturing town of 14,000; near village, with churches, 
stores, trolley, schools, etc., R. R. station; mail de¬ 
livered: 50 acres in tillable fields; 10 acres wood; 
pasture 15 head; apples, pears, plums and cherries; 
strawberries and blackberries; 10-room house; barn 
30x40; good stable; large round silo; wood shed and 
icehouse; maple shade and wide view; ft cows, pair 
horses, 1 horse mower, horse rake, new cultivator, 3 
good plows, farm wagon, wheeblarrow. potato Hiller, 
marker; weeder, 2-horse sled, bob sleigh, business 
sleigh, all small tools included. Price cut to only 
$3,400 for all. See picture of the splendid house in 
“ Strout’s List No. 19,” page 23, No. 55207. Copy free. 
Hundreds of other bargains everywhere. E. A. 
STROUT CO., Dept. 42,150 Nassau St., New York. 
UNIT ROAD MACHINE 
REQUIRES ONLY 
ONE MAN AND ONE TEAM 
To Operate 
j© 
R.PHILIP, 
Stockport, Columbia Co., N. Y. 
FREE LABOR OFFICE. 
Farm help supplied free of charge by the Labor 
Information Office for Italians, 59 Lafayette 
St., New York City. Send for clreulur and application blanks. 
August 31, 
A | HI and FERTILIZER 
GRAIN DRILL 
The YORK FORCE FEED DRILL combines 
lightness with strength. Most complete drill made. No 
complex gearing to get out of order. Boxes are close to 
ground. Easily Fully 
regulates Guaranteed 
quantity 
of seed 
or fer¬ 
tilizer. 
AWARD¬ 
ED 901,D 
HEDAL 
St,Louis 
World’s 
Fair. 
Weight, 
Only TOOlbs. 
Agents Wanted. 
Write for catalogue. 
THE HENCH & DR0MG0LD CO.. 
Mfrs., York, I*a. BADE ALSO WITH DISC 
WE BUY OLD BAGS 
Don’t throw away your second-band bags. Perhaps you do not know you 
can sell them. YOU CAN. \Ve will bay all the old sacks you have or 
can get. We pay top-notch prices for them. 
WRITE TO-DAY, telling what you have and we will gladly quote prices. 
WE PAY FREIGHT CHARGES. 
St. Louis Bag & Burlap Co., 327 N. Main St, SL Louis, Mo. 
FASJERAND EASIER THAN IRE OLD WAY. 
Run f/Jf Keep 
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switches and X II Will dump a loud and re- 
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to go with It. The most prac- 
HiljimSmy 
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FEED AND 
LITTER 
w CARRIER 
It’s all steel. Nothing to break or wear out. Can bo 
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, to discharge. Let us show you the innumerable uses of 
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value of manure sent free with ourcatalog. Writetoday. 
Louden Machinery Co„ 39 Broadway. Fairfield, Iowa. 
LUMBER 
BARGAIN 
A wonderful opportunity is offered you to 
buy lumber and building supplies of every 
kind at Prices that will save you big 
money. Such a chance seldom occurs. 
Lumber for your house, church, barn, meet¬ 
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buildings of every kind. We can furnish 
absolutely everything needed in construc¬ 
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you require, including Lumber, Sash Doors, 
Kails, Roofing, Siding,Ceiling, in fact, any¬ 
thing you may need in building material or 
merchandise of any kind. 
Send us your Lumber Bill for Our Estimate. 
We bought at Manufacturers’Sale over 50,000,000 Feet of all kinds of Lumber and 
Finishing Material. We are making special concessions, to those who buy at once. Even if you hnvo 
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We cheerfully invite inspection of our Lumber stock and will be glad to have you come to our 
warehouso and yards at Chicago, see the lumber we are offering, and you will recognize that it is ull what 
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CHICAGO HOUSE WRECKING COMPANY, 35th and Iron Sts., CHICAGC. 
THE HARVEST 
THAT HEVER ENDS 
Through fall, winter, spring and summer 
the harvesting of the “milk crop” continues 
year in and year out. The ever faithful cow 
never fails to add a goodly sum to each year’s 
revenue from the farm. Yet how little many 
do towards making the most of her product. 
Hundreds of thousands of dollars are lost 
yearly by cow owners through failure to 
employ a centrifugal cream separator and 
thereby secure every particle of cream from 
the cow’s milk. Over 875,000 DE LAVAL 
users are daily proving that the increased gain 
in the quantity and quality of the “milk 
crop” is from $10.- to $15.- per cow each 
year when the 
DE LAVAL CREAM SEPARATOR 
is used, to say nothing of the time and labor saved. Isn’t it worth your 
while to investigate such a saving? If you own two or more cows the 
practice of economy and good business methods in the care of their 
products demands a DE LAVAL machine. Remember that one will last 
from fifteen to twenty-five years, and that it will more than earn its cost 
the first year of use. Write today for new catalogue. 
THE DE LAVAL SEPARATOR CO. 
General Offices: 
74 CORTLANQT STREET, 
NEW YORK. 
Randolph & Canal Sts. 
CHICAGO 
1213 & 1215 Filbert St. 
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Orumm & Sacramento Sts. 
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173-177 William Street 
MONTREAL 
14 & 16 Princess Street 
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