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CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, May 25, 1907. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Horse Handles the Hay.425 
Cutting and Curing Clover. 426 
Starting a Good Meadow. 426 
Man, Boy and 52 Acres. . . 4-6 
Haying in Wet Weather.427, 429 
Inoculation for Alfalfa. 4-7 
Talks About Haying Tools. 428 
Time to Cut Hay.4-8 
Hope Farm Notes. 421 
Heavy Manuring . 431 
Hay Machinery . 433 
Coal Ashes and Hen Manure. 438 
HORTICULTURE. 
Borgeat Quince.42- 
That Canada Vineyard. 42. 
Ruralisms . ,3o 
Williamson Fruit Association. 433 
California Asparagus .433 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Use of Milk Cooler.• •••• . 
Registration from Pasture Service- 
Delivering Cream .. 
Water Glass Eggs. 
Liver Trouble in Hens. 
Pullet Lays Abnormal Eggs. 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day.434 
Charity Sweetheart’s Letters. 434 
Fancy Breads . 152 
The Rural Patterns . -g® 
Crumb Dainties . jjS 
Colonial Pudding . TUr 
The Bookshelf . 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Drag the Roads. 
A Cheap Power . 
Editorials .•. 
Events of the Week.. 
Egg Situation . 
Crop Notes . TSo 
War Tax on Tea. 
Sharpening Disks .... J '' 
Farmer and Food Prices. 4. 
Fumigation for Vermin . 
Markets -. 4 X 7 
Publisher’s Desk . ||o 
Humorous . . 
M A K W g T S 
Prices cur rental ‘ “mless^otlier- 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
May 25, 
LIVE STOCK. 
Steers 5.00 @6.00 
Bulls . 3.75 @ 4.80 
Cows ..2.25 @4.50 
Calves •••••••••••••••••••• .5.00 @7.7*) 
Sheep . -5.25 @6.20 
Lambs .7.25 @7.50 
Hogs . — @7.00 
436 
438 
439 
439 
439 
439 
lug May 17, 
wise noted. 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 2, red. 
No. 1, Northern 
for export.. — 
, Manitoba. — 
@ 99% 
@ 102 
@ 59 
, -- 
@ 49 
... - 
@ 77% 
FEED. 
.22.00 
@22.50 
Middlings . 
1 if 
@26.85 
itea . 
HAY 
AND STRAW. 
@24.00 
@23.50 
XTrt O . 
.21.90 
@22.00 
@20.00 
.17.09 
@21.00 
@17.00 
Straw, Long Rye. 
..11.00 
@12.00 
@ 9.00 
MILK. 
N. Y. Exchange 
price $1.51 per 
40-quart 
can, netting three cents to 20-cent zone ship¬ 
pers who have no extra station charges. 
BUTTER. _ 
. — @ 
@ 
@ 
18 
Creamery, best . 
Lower grades . t-* 
State Dairy . 
Factory . iY 
Renovated . *•’ 
Packing stock . 
CHEEiSE. 
Full cream, best . — 
Common to good. i>> 
Part skims 
white 
6 
@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
m 
@ 
22 
24 
21 
23 
18 
@ 
@ 
@6.00 
(315.00 
(a 6.00 
@ 30 
@6.00 
@ 5.50 
@ 2.50 
@2.40 
@4.00 
@4.00 
@ 12.00 
@2.75 
@5.00 
@ 1.00 
@1.25 
@1.25 
@2.00 
@2.50 
@1.75 
@ 75 
@ 1.00 
@ 50 
@2.00 
@ 20 
@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
15 
14% 
8 % 
19 
17% 
8 % 
7% 
6 % 
6 
18% 
31 
EGGS. 
Fancy white ....... . Toi/fl in 
White, good to choice. 18% @ 1J 
Mixed colors, best. }8%@ 
Western and Southern . 15 @ 
BEANS. _ „ 
Marrow, bu.4.65 WJ 
liod Kidney. — @2.30 
White Kidney . — rtii en 
Yellow Eye . — @1-80 
DRIED FRUTTS. 
Ypnles. Evap., fancy. 8 @ 
Evap., choice . J, @ 
Sun-dried . •> 
Cherries .. i* 
Raspberries . oo 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples, best .5.50 
Common to good .2.60 
Peaches, Florida, 24-qt. car. 3.00 
Strawberries, qt. c 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes. Bermuda, bbl.3.50 
Florida, new .3.00 
Maine, 168 lbs.. . . . .2.40 
State and Western, 180 lbs. ,2._.» 
Sweet potatoes, bbl.2. Ml 
Asparagus, doz.2-”o 
Cabl>age, old ton.9 00 
New, bbl. crate...2.2a 
Sweet corn, Southern, 100....4.00 
Kale, bbl. 50 
lettuce, %-bbl. hkt. «>0 
Green peas, bu. 7a 
String beans, bu. 50 
Spinach, bbl. 1.0(1 
Tomatoes, 24-qt. carrier. 75 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS. 
Cneumbers, doz. 40 
Lettuce, doz. ;, 0 
Mushrooms, lb. 20 
Radishes, 100 bunches .1.00 
Tomatoes, lb. 10 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Spring chickens, lb. — 
Fowls . — 
Roosters . — 
Turkeys . — 
Ducks . — 
Geese . 8 
Pigeons, pair . — 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys . 12 
Chickens, broilers, lb. 30 
Roasters . 15 
Fowls . 11 
Ducks . 18 
Squabs, doz.2.00 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS. 
Calves, veal . 6 @ 10 
Lambs, hothouse, head.3.00 @7.00 
Pork . 8 % @ 9 % 
26 
16 
10 
11 
13% 
10 
30 
14 
40 
20 
14 
20 
@4.50 
THE USE OF A MILK COOLER. 
Several articles have appeared in The R. 
N.-Y. concerning the use of milk coolers. Ex¬ 
ception has been taken to some remarks by 
H. E. Cook, and we are very willing to pre¬ 
sent the other side submitted as follows: 
Once in a great while some one talks 
against methods that are good in themselves, 
but some perversion of the practice in a few 
isolated cases calls forth a sweeping censure 
of the principle itself. For example, II. E. 
Cook, whose commendable zeal for higher 
standards of cleanliness in dairying leads 
him to condemn cooling and aerating milk 
because he has seen some dairymen keep 
their milk cooler in or near the stables. Ilis 
attack on cooling and aerating under im¬ 
proper conditions is commendable. The best 
and most intelligent advocates of aerating 
have always insisted that it should be done 
in clean surroundings. As a matter of fact, 
one reason for cooling and aerating is to re¬ 
move the stable odor which the sensitive milk 
often acquires in the very process of milk¬ 
ing. It would seem that no dairyman would 
be so thoughtless as to use bis cooler in the 
stable or barnyard, but Friend Cook says he 
has seen them do it. We hope his sharp at¬ 
tack will reach and convince every culprit. 
However, Mr. Cook alleges some other charges 
against cooling and aerating which seem 
wholly undeserved aud somewhat inaccurate, 
and to get an expert opinion on ills argu¬ 
ment, I took the liberty of submitting one of 
his recent communications to no less an au¬ 
thority than Dr. E. M. Santee, Expert in 
Dairying, of the Bureau of Animal Indus¬ 
try, U. S. Dept, of Agriculture,. Washington. 
I quote briefly from his reply: 
“Mr. Cook is correct. Some users of aera¬ 
tors have lost track of the value of these 
useful articles in producing milk. They as¬ 
sume that “any old kind” of air coming in 
contact with milk would accomplish the de¬ 
sired results, whereas the good comes through 
quickly cooling the milk to the desired tem¬ 
perature. I am strongly inclined to the be¬ 
lief that milk in coming in contact with 
pure air cannot hut he benefited by it, but 
the farmer should be taught the exact truth 
in the matter, that coolers must only be used 
in a room containing pure, uncontaminated 
air, and when so used they will produce the 
best results. I cannot agree with Mr. Cook’s 
assumption that better results can be pro¬ 
duced by standing it in cans surrounded by 
cold water. I have made some experiments 
in cooling milk in a 40-quart can in ice water. 
Where it was constantly stirred I found the 
milk soon came to the proper temperature, 
hut I found that without stirring after three 
hours in ice water the milk on the top of 
the center of the can still had a tempera¬ 
ture of 72 degrees, and bacteria had multi¬ 
plied sevenfold. The best authorities now 
agree that the highest quality of milk can 
only he produced where it is immediately 
cooled to a point below 50 degrees by run¬ 
ning it over a cold surface in a thin stream 
in a pure atmosphere.” 
The result of this combat of opinion seems 
to he summed up in the last paragraph quoted 
above, which we may epitomize thus: By all 
means cool your milk, using a good practical 
cooler made for the purpose by a manufac¬ 
turer who understands his business. Follow 
the maker’s directions carefully, and above 
all things cool the milk in a room apart from 
the stables and barnyard, where the air is 
clean, fresh and pure. I am of the opinion 
that Mr. Cook himself will not take any ex¬ 
ception to this ; __ F. p - 
Fumigation for Vermin. 
C. II. L„ Rochester, N. Y .—Some eight or 
10 years ago you published a formula, which 
I wish to obtain for getting rid of bam lice, 
and as near as I can remember, it was as 
follows: After stopping cracks, into some 
water solution in a crock, or stone jar dump 
some lumps of chemical which effervesced, 
giving off a great volume of deadly vapor. 
The chemical was in sort of slabs, or strati¬ 
fied pieces, irregularly broken up, of course. 
I remember getting out in a hurry and clos¬ 
ing the door, to avoid the fumes that arose 
immediately. We found the treatment so 
thoroughly effective, no trace of vermin hav¬ 
ing since appeared, that we wish it now for 
others. 
Ans.— You refer to hydrocyanic acid 
gas. The following directions are given 
for fumigating trees. You can use the 
same for vermin. As you have used it 
before you need not be told that the gas 
is very dangerous. 
The formula for making gas is as follows: 
For each one hundred cubic feet of space 
use one ounce by weight of fused cyanide of 
potassium (98 per cent pure) ; commercial 
sulphuric acid, one and one-half ounce ny 
measure; water, three ounces by measure. 
Exposure should be made for 45 minutes. 
The gas should be generated as near the 
center of the lot to be treated as practicable. 
and in case of large quantities, several gen¬ 
erators should be used and so placed that 
rapid and uniform distribution of the gas 
will be insured. The cyanide must be kept 
in tight bottles in a safe place, as it is a 
volatile, deadly poison. The cubical contents 
of the fumigating chamber should be esti¬ 
mated, the cyanide weighed out in amounts 
sufiicient for a treatment and put in paper 
bags. Pour the acid slowly into the water, 
constantly stirring the mixture, otherwise 
drops may fly and burn those in the vicinity. 
After the stock is properly arranged pour 
the necessary amount of diluted acid into a 
glazed earthen vessel; place the cyanide 
while still in the paper bag into the acid and 
water, and close the fumigator. The advan¬ 
tage of putting the cyanide into the acid and 
water while still in the paper bag is that it 
prevents sputtering, which is specially liable 
to occur when large quantities are used. 
Great care should be exercised in handling 
the cyanide and acid, and in opening the 
ventilators after fumigation. Extreme care 
should be used in handling the substances 
named in this formula, as they are deadly 
poisons and must not be touched or fumes 
inhaled. 
DDflIfCll OAVC - ^Ve offer an exceptional 
DtlUIVE>ll VWVfc trade in good, clean, fresh 
broken cake of the same high quality that has made 
our products famous. Sold in boxes of 30 to 35 lbs. at 
$1.50 per box, f. o. b. Worcester. Check or money 
order must accompany order. 
New England Biscuit Co., Worcester, Mass. 
THREE GUERNSEY HEIFERS 
Nine to 18 months. Good Bulls, seven months. 
Breeding quality and prices right. 
W. A. Alexander, Union Springs, New York. 
TYCROCS.—Pure bred service boars: choice pigs at 
$fiand $ 8 : pedigree papers furnished; satisfaction 
guaranteed. J. W. CAMPBELL, Fairpoint, Ohio. 
CONCRETE SILOS. 
Do not go astray! 
Do not waste money. 
For six dollars will furnish full details, 
drawings and plain instructions for the 
best and cheapest Silo. 
W. N. WIGHT, Westwood, New Jersey. 
WEST TEXAS 
THE 
“LAND OF OPPORTUNITIES” 
AND AN 
IDEAL CLIMATE. 
Write E. P. TURNER, 
Oeneral Passenger Agent, Dallas, Texas. 
A COMPETENT FARMER to take charge of a 
large Southern farm, to superintend and look 
after everything oil the farm and stock raising. Man 
with family. House furnished and good wages to 
right man. W. J. BURLEE, Roans, Gloster Co., Ya. 
Wanted—Position as Supt. or Manager 
by Expert American Horticulturist, college graduate, 
supplemented by much practical experience in grow¬ 
ing fancy fruit and vegetables for market. Success¬ 
ful in managing help, and able to furnish the best of 
references. E. E. E., care Rural New-Yorker. 
Summer Hotel 
Island Sound, opposite New London, Conn., to 
let or sell; furnished complete; established 
trade; accommodate 100; popular resort; ex¬ 
cellent opportunity. For particulars, address 
J. J. DILLON, 409 Pearl St., N.Y. City 
ON FISHER’S 
ISLAND,NEW 
YORK,in Long 
MICHIGAN FRUIT, Stock, Poultry and Grain 
i’* Farm selling cheap: productive soil, nice climate. 
Write for List No. 20. Kenham Jfc Wilson, Hastings, Mieh. 
- 
.t i/imw 
Lice Kill the Chicks 
That sleepy-acting chick is infested 
with lice. Act promptly or you will 
lose the whole brood. Dust each 
chick with a very little Instant Louse 
Killer, and dust the hen thoroughly. 
When you next set a hen, do not fail 
to dust both hen and nest with this 
wonderful insecticide. 
Instant 
Louse Killer 
is sure death to lice on poultry, horses, 
cattle, ticks on sheep, bugs on cucum¬ 
ber, squash and melon vines, cabbage 
worms, slugs on rose bushes, etc; and is 
also a reliable disinfectant and deodor¬ 
izer. Comes in convenient shaker-top 
cans and being a powder may be used 
winter or summer with equal con¬ 
venience. Sold on a positive writ¬ 
ten guarantee. Be Bure to look for 
the word" Instant”on can as there 
are many imitators. 
1 lb. Can 25 cents) F.xceptlnOanada 
V and extreme 
3 lb. Can60 cents] West and Booth. 
If your dealer cannot supply you, 
we will forward 1 lb. can by mail or 
express for 35 cents prepaid. 
Manufactured by 
Dr. HESS & CLARK 
Ashland, Ohio. 
FIVE MINUTE TALK 
SENT FREE “HOW TO KEEP AWAY 
CHICKEN-LICE AND MITES,”byonly 
ONE APPLICATION A YEAR 
Successfully used upward of 30 years 
Carbolineum Wood Preserving Co., 
351 W. Broadway, New York, N. Y. 
F OR SALE.—Farm of 118 acres, property of the 
late Geo. S. Weaver, situated on east side of 
the creek, near Branchport, known as the Red Jacket 
Farm, containing 18 acres of woodland, 100 acres of 
plow and pasture land. Good buildings, fine spring. 
Situated on trolley line. Must be sold to settle estate. 
MKS. GEO. S. WEAVER, Executrix, Hrnnchport, Yates Co n N. Y. 
MONEY-MAKING FARMS 
AT 
WONDERFUL BARGAINS. 
I have 4,000 Farms for sale in the most fertile 
and profitable sections of Maine, New Hampshire, 
Vermont, Massachusetts. Rhode Island, Connecticut, 
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. 
My farms represent the biggest values on the market, 
because I have built up a tremendous business in ten 
states by trading exclusively in money-making prop¬ 
erties, and cannot afford to handle failures. No 
matter where you wish to locate or what kind of 
farm you want, I can save you hundreds of dollars on 
your investment, for the reason that my reputation 
for honest dealings and immediate sales lias earned 
me the confidence of farmers and investors every¬ 
where. The volume and breadth of my business 
enables me to quickly find ready purchasers, and the 
farmer who wishes to sell invariably prefers to 
accept a lower price for a quick sale than to wait 
indefinitely for a higher price. This saving goes into 
your pocket. My service costs you nothing. The 
seller pays my commission. My List No. 18 describes 
hundreds of choice farms in detail —1 to 1000 acres— 
$000 to $ 20 , 000 —many witli stock and tools included. 
It is unquestionably the most complete book of 
genuine farm bargains ever issued; contains hundreds 
of photographs and traveling instructions to reach 
properties. Write to-day for free copy. 
E. A. STROUT CO., President's Dept. X43, 
150 Nassau St., New York City. 
$1500 Cash or $1800 Subject to Mortgage 
will purchase a fine farm of 85 acres in Kent Co. Del¬ 
aware. Sixty acres under cultivation remainder in 
timber eonsistingof oak. maple, gum, cedar and pine; 
about 30 acres of cultivated land particularly adapted 
to growth of fruit and berries, remainder excellent 
meadow land for grain and hay. Situated lk> miles 
from R. R. Station and banking town of 2,000 inhab¬ 
itants; county road runs through the property and is 
on a daily free rural delivery route. Plenty of all 
kinds of fruit in bearing for home use and young 
orchard of 500 peach trees two years old Owner’s 
business requires him to be in the West, lienee inabil¬ 
ity to give propei- supervision to the property the 
only reason for selling. Railroad fare for inspection 
trip not exceeding $25.00 will lie allowed to a pur¬ 
chaser. Full information furnished on application. 
Address A. STOUT, P. O. Box 867, Buffalo, N. Y. 
BANNER LICE AND 
VERMIN POWDER 
A cheap, effective dis- 
, yy/J. J,\Y\\vvl infectant and remedy, 
Ain powder form to be 
__'dusted on. Perfectly 
harmless. 5 oz. 15c. 1 lb. 40c (postpaid) 
31bs.50c. 6H lbs.$1.00. (f.o.b.N. Y. City) 
Excelsior Wire and Poultry Supply Co., 
Dept. HG 26-28 Vesey St„ New York City. 
O NCE A YEAR LICE PAINT will keep 
houses, brooders, etc., free from mites if used 
once a year; 50c. gal. Woodsdale Poultry Plant, 
Summit, R. I. 
FRUITS, 
Vegetables, Dressed Lambs, Calves, Hot¬ 
house products, etc., wanted. Top prices 
secured for choice products. Write us 
what you have to offer. 
P. M. ARCHDEACON & CO., 100 Murray Street, N. Y. 
GKO. P. HAMMOND. 
KST. 1875. FRANK W. GODWIN 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & CO., 
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 12th St.. New York. 
ni C A0C send a trial shipment to the Oldest Com- 
ILLHOl. mission House in New York. Established 
1838. Butter, Cheese, Eggs, Poultry. Hay, Apples, etc. 
E. B. WOODWARD, 302 Greenwich St.. New Y'ork. 
GOOD MARYLAND FARMS For Sale. 
Easy terms, Catalog free. 
COBEY & CHARLES, Federalsburg, Md. 
Money-M aking 
Farms. 
Sold on account of change of residence or to settle 
estates. Cannot be equalled any where for the money. 
Made big profits for owners: 4,000 other farm bar¬ 
gains in 10 different States, from $500 to $2,000. De¬ 
scribed in detail, with photographs, in “ Strout’s 
List No. 18.” Send to-day for free copy. List your 
roperties for sale witli us. E. A. STROUT CO., 
80 
pr 
Dept. X 42, 150 Nassau Street, New York. 
One Hour to 
New York. 
Catskill Mt. 
Farm. 
117 Acres, % mile to de¬ 
pot; keep 15 cows; fine 
eight room house; excel¬ 
lent barn; apple orchard; 
no better farm for the 
price in New Jersey to¬ 
day; when tunnels are 
finished divide itinto 1,872 
house lots at only $50 
each; you would get .— -— ir . rr ^ 
$03,600. STROUT. $4,000; h cash. STROLT. 
Bordering River, Conn. 
50 Acres, two story nine room Colonial house, open 
fireplaces, stable, keeps nine cows: near depot; 
maple shade lawn; pleasant views; a delightful 
ciimmAr lininfl- nrip.ft nnlv Si.500. STROUT. 
Overlooking the beau¬ 
tiful Hudson River; good 
10 room house; stable; 
grand maple shade; 
plums; grapes; peaches 
and 150 apple trees; 17 
acres; only 5 minutes to 
depot village; boatfaroto 
New Y’ork $1; price only 
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