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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, October 19, 1907. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Humus and Lime Needed. 766 
Selecting and Curing Seed Corn. 707 
Marsh Hay and Wood Ashes. 768 
Burying Stone Walls. 708 
Clearing Out Brush. 708 
Hope Farm Notes. 771 
Nitrate of Soda on Grass. 776 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Seasonable Sheep Notes. 765 
A Concrete Silo. 765 
The Third Dawley Suit. 773 
Getting Rid of Hen Lice.-778 
Those Ailing Turkeys. 778 
“Those Golden Hoof”. 778 
What Are “Native” Cattle?. 779 
HORTICULTURE. 
Pear Blight on Apple Trees.765, 706 
New England Hill-top Orchards. 707 
Strawberries in Delaware. 773 
American Pomologieal Society Meeting. 
Part 1. 769 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day..... 774 
Preserving Corn in Brine. 774 
Grape Jelly . 774 
Our Discontent . 775 
The Rural Patterns.775 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Crow and Wolf Hunters.766 
Concrete Drain Tile. 766 
How a Farmer Paints a Buggy. 767 
High Heat for Canned Goods. 768 
Keep Them in Mind. 769 
Watermelon Syrup .769 
A Day at Irondequoit. 773 
N. Y." Women’s Farmers’ Institutes.773 
Publisher’s Desk . 777 
A f? M £ r S 
REVIEW OF THE WEEK. 
Grain of all kinds higher. Butter one- 
half cent higher. Better grades of eggs are 
up three to four cents; common stock dull. 
The first lots of chestnuts are bringing very 
high prices, in some cases $15 per bushel. 
A drop is expected soon. Apple trade slow ; 
pears and peaches lower. 
Prices current at N. Y. during week end¬ 
ing October 11, 1907, wholesale unless other¬ 
wise noted. 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No.. 2, Red. — 
No. 1, Northern, Duluth. ... — 
Corn. — 
Oats. — 
Rye. — 
Barley. — 
MILLFEED. 
Middlings .28.00 
Spring Bran .26.00 
Red Dog. — 
Hominy chop . — 
Linseed meal . — 
HAY AND STRAW. 
@ 1.11 
(a 1.25 
@ 73 
«v 60 
@ 96 
@ 1.12 
@31.00 
@28.00 
@31.50 
@30.00 
@31.50 
Hay, No. 1 . 
No. 2 . 
No 3. 
.20.00 
.17.00 
.14.00 
Straw, Long rye. 
Short and Oat. 
.11.00 
. 9.00 
@21.00 
@ 19.00 
@18.00 
@19.00 
@16.00 
@12.00 
@10.00 
MILK. 
N. Y. Exchange price $1.91 per 40-quart 
can, netting four cents in 26-cent zone points. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, best . — 
Com. to good. 24 
State Dairy . 23 
Factory . 20 
Packing stock . 18 
CHEESE. 
Full cream, best 
@ 
@ 
(a 
@ 
— @ 
30% 
29 
29 
24 
23 
to good. 12%@ 
..... . 7 @ 
Com. 
Skims 
EGGS. 
Fancy white . 84 
White, good to choice. 29 
Common to good. 24 
Western . 18 
Storage . 16 
BEANS. 
Marrow, bu.2.15 
Medium .2.10 
Pea .2.45 
Red Kidney .2.40 
White Kidney . — 
Yellow Eye .2.20 
DRIED FRUITS. 
Apples, evap., best. — 
Evap., com. to good. 8 
Raspberries, new . — 
APPLES. 
Alexander, bbl.3.00 
Snow and Wealthy.2.00 
Twenty Ounce .2.00 
Pound Sweet .2.00 
Maiden Blush, Gravenstein. Fall 
Pippin and Holland Pippin.2.00 
King .2.00 
Hubbardston and Baldwin.... 2.00 
Greening .2.00 
VARIOUS FRUITS. 
Peaches,; 24-qt. carrier.2.00 
16-qt. basket . 50 
Pears, Seckel and Bartlett.. .5.00 
Bose, bbl.4.00 
Clairgeau, bbl.3.50 
Anjou, bbl.3.00 
Sheldon, bbl.3.00 
Flemish Beauty, bbl.2.00 
Ivieffer .2.00 
Quinces, bbl.4.00 
Plums, 8-lb. bkt. 25 
Grapes, 20-lb. case. 50 
4-lb. bkts. 8 
Bulk, ton .40.00 
Cranberries, bbl.5.00 
Muskmelons, bbl.. 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes, bbl. 
Sweet potatoes, bbl. 
Brussels sprouts, qt. 
Carrots, bbl. 
Celery, doz. 
Cucumbers, bbl 
15% 
14% 
11 
75 
! 1.25 
. 1.00 
. 10 
. 1.00 
25 
. 1.00 
Cabbage, ton .10.00 
@ 36 
@ 33 
@ 28 
@ 24 
@ 21 
@2.45 
@2.40 
@2.50 
@2.45 
@2.70 
@2.25 
@ 10 % 
@ 9 % 
@ 34 
@5.00 
@4.00 
@3.50 
@3.00 
@3.50 
@4.00 
@3.00 
@3.25 
@3.25 
@1.75 
@7.00 
@6.00 
@5.00 
@4.50 
@5.00 
@4.00 
@3.00 
@4.50 
@ 45 
@ 75 
@ 14 
@50.00 
@7.00 
@1.50 
@2.25 
@2.50 
@ 16 
@1.50 
@ 45 
@3.50 
@15.00 
Corn, 100 . 75 @1.50 
Cauliflowers, bbl.1.00 @2.7;> 
Eggplants, bbl. 75 @1.00 
Horseradish, bbl.400 @6.00 
Lima beans, bu. 35 @1.00 
Mushrooms, ltw. 25 @ 8.» 
Onions, bbl.2.00 @4.00 
Peppers, bbl. 75 @1.25 
Pumpkins, bbl. 50 @1.00 
Radishes, 100 bunches. 75 @1.00 
String beans, bu. 50 @1.25 
Spinach, bbl. 50 @ 75 
Squash, bbl. 75 @1.50 
Turnips, bbl.1-00 @2.00 
Tomatoes, bu. 25 @1.00 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Spring chickens, lb. . % . — @ 13 
Fowls . — @ 14 
Turkeys . — @ 13 
Ducks. 11 @ 13 
Geese . 11 @ 13 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, spring. 20 @ 25 
Old . 12 @ 16 
Best broilers . 22 @ 24 
Common to good. 14 @ 18 
Roasters . 15 @ 24 
Fowls . 12 @ 14 
Ducks . 10 @ 17 
Geese . 17 @ 21 
Squabs, doz.2.00 @4.00 
LIVE STOCK. 
Steers .4.15 @6.50 
Bulls .2.50 @3.50 
Cows . 1.10 @4.00 
Calves .5.00 @9.75 
Sheep .3.50 @5.50 
Lambs .5.50 @7.75 
Hogs .7.00 @7.20 
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LEE CHAIR CO., Box C, Oneida, N. Y. 
Nitrate of Soda on Grass. 
A. F.j Moriches, N. Y .—Can nitrate of soda 
be as advantageously used in the Autumn as 
in Spring, on grass fields? 
Ans. —We do not use nitrate of soda in 
the Fall except on late seeded lawns, or 
lawns started in poor soil. During late 
Summer and Fall the soil contains more 
soluble nitrogen than at other times, as 
the soil is warm and moist, and the or¬ 
ganic matter is rapidly decayed. Prob¬ 
ably more nitrates are lost from the soil 
by change during the three months of 
Fall than during all the rest of the year. 
In the Spring these conditions are re¬ 
versed. The soil is cold, and nitrates are 
not readily formed. Nitrate of soda sup¬ 
plies nitrogen in the soluble form, and 
the grass can utilize it at once. This is 
an advantage, for grass can thus be 
started early and pushed along until the 
soil becomes warmer, and the nitrates are 
formed from organic matter. Except in 
case of backward lawns, it is not usually 
economical to use nitrogen on grass after 
August 1. If we used it at all, we would 
apply as soon as possible after cutting 
the hay. 
Rose Comb Brown Leghorn Cockerels 
for sale. Very best Strain. 
I. C. HAWKINS, Bullville, New York. 
nXFORD SHEEP, CHESHIRE SWINE—Sows 
in farrow; Fall Pigs 8 and 12 weeks: Ram and 
Ewe Lambs, older Ewes. All stock eligible to reg. 
HOMER J. BROWN, Harford, Cort. Co., N. Y. 
mmnPQ- Service boars, Sows open or bred to 
U U llU U0 order; pigs not akin, $6 and $8; never had 
a dissatisfied customer. J. W. Campbell, Fairpoint, O. 
IMPROVED LARGE YORKSHIRE PIGS 
Several young Boars ready for service. Both sexes, 
three to six months old. All A1 stock. Prices, $10 to 
$25. Also, a few young Cheshire Sows. 
SAMUEL FRASER, Manager, 
Fall Brook Farms, Geneseo, N. V. 
BERKSHIRE PIGS From HI6HCLERE STRAIN 
farrowed July 9, $6.00. Beautiful Collie Female Pup¬ 
pies, $5.00. HAWTHORN FARM, Williamsville, N.Y. 
ICD0EV0 - -Brown Bessie and Blue Belle strains, 
JtnOL I u 6 cows, 12 heifers and3 bulls. 
EDWARD WALTER, West Chester, Pa. 
WOODWARD’S WATERING BASIN 
A STABLE NECESSITY. BEE WHAT OTHERS SAY OF IT. 
Circular. Fre*. J. 8. WOODWARD .1 SON. LOCKPORT. N.Y 
Onstad’s IUMPY-JAW 
- CURE ki CAPSULES. 
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cures 99 out of 100 cases. No danger. 
No scar. Humane. Saves the animal 
and makes her marketable. Tested 
20 years. Your money back if it fails# 
County agents wanted- 
Write for particulars. 
THE ON8TAD CHEMICAL CO., 
114 Key BUp Indianapolis, Indian,. 
H * v * WATER SYSTEM 
It Is easy and inexpensive If you have a 
brook, spring or pond on your place. Let 
Power Specialty Company 
Fit you out with a simple, 
[ automatic, guaranteed Rife 
Hydraulic Ram or a Foster 
High Duty Ram. Water raised 
to any height. Notrouble.no repairs. 
Freo Catalogue gives valuable Buggee- 
tlonfl. Address 
POWER SPECIALTY COMPANY, 111 Broidway, Raw York City 
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FARM AND GARDEN TOOLS. 
Save most time and labor. Do best work. Write for book. 
BATEMAN MFC. CO., Box 102, Crenloch, N. J. 
D HEN 
'ANTED 
^ebs are always 
waiting for com¬ 
petent men. The 
\ roads have no 
time for the 
training 
of green 
hands. 
OurR. R, Trainintf School 
does that. Fits you to step right In and take good 
salary and secure promotion. Correspondence 
plan, only spare time needed. Free book, “Rail¬ 
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RAILROAD MEN’S CORRESPONDENCM SCHOOL. 
Box 71S, Free port. Illinois. — 
Keep 
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Your Money 
In Your Fist 
Don’t give us acentuntil 
you are satisfied. Bushel orates 
handle economically your crop of 
potatoes, garden truck, fruits, 
etc. They’re best for stor¬ 
age. Tier them high as you 
please; they hold a bushel 
even full. More time for 
other work, quicker ser¬ 
vice, more profit from bet¬ 
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when you use Geneva 
Bushel Crates. Write 
for information how we 
Bend goods—no cash in 
advance. Book free. 
Geneva Cooperage | 
Co., Box 20, 
Geneva, Ohio. 
SAWS!? 
1 Man S,.*. Beats 
ANY WOOD . 
IN ANY POSITIOlt 
ON ANY GROUND 
_ 4 In to B fl. Through 
_Duals O MEN w,,h • 
■wing Machine DedU t, Crosa-outSa* 
S_lo 0 cords dally Is Ihe usual aversg# lor ona man. 
- BCN8 EASY 
Our 1908 Model Machine saws faster,runs easier and will 
last longer than ever. Adjusted in a minute to Suita 12- 
year-old hoy or the strongest man. Send for catalog 
snowing latest Improvements. First order gets aeenov. 
Folding Sawing Mach. Co., 158 E. Harrison SL.Chicago, 1U. 
WRNTm A ca b a 1fl e an< 1 reliable man to work 
Wl An I CII on a 65 acre farm under foreman. I 
keep a few cows and do some general farming. 
Applicant must he capable and willing of taking his 
share of the work and going ahead with it. Address, 
stating experience, age, wages, etc., MAPLEDALE 
FARM, W. S. DOWNS, Owner, Derby, Conn. 
P| CACC 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 York. 
WM. H. COHEN & CO., 
Commission Merchants, 
229 and 231 Washington Street, New York. 
OUR SPECIALTIES: 
Game, _ | Live Po ultry, | C alves’_ 
Furs, 
Dressed Poultry, 
Nuts, 
Ginseng, 
Hot House Lambs,I Horseradish. 
[An CAI E — 180 acre farm, well watered; 40 
rUII wALC acres in fruit, mostly apple trees 
10 to 20 years old. 10 room house with bath and 
heater. Have Pittsburg markets. Two miles to two 
railroads, three miles to electric line. Good barn 
and stables. New frost-proof storage house. For 
further information inquire of , 
MRS. MARY M. FERGUS, Elizabeth, Pa. 
120 Acres, Stock, Tools 
And 
Crops for $800 
down and balance of $800 on easy terms. 7-room 
house with spring water at sink; barn 28x50, tie-up 
for 14 head, other outbuildings, all in good repair, 
nicely shaded, with good view, easy driving distance 
to railroad station, schools and churches, near neigh¬ 
bors; 300 cords of hard wood, 10,000 feet of pine, and 
40,000 of different varieties, good market for same 
near; lots of fruit for home use; will pasture 12 cows; 
to make quick sale owner will include 1 horse, 2 cows, 
1 horse cart, 1 harness, 1 plow, small tools and hens, 
20 tons hay, 20 bbls. apples, 2 acres oats, h 2 acre pota¬ 
toes, and 4 acre beans; price for all only $1600, : 2 cash, 
balance on easy terms, immediate possession. For 
travelling instructions see No. 10396, page 10, “Strout s 
List 19,” copy free. 5000 money-making farms for 
sale. E. A. STROUT CO., Dept. 42, 150 Nassau 
Street, New York. 
October 19, 
New and Liberal Homestead Regulations In 
WESTERN CANADA 
New Districts Now Opened 
for Settlement 
gome of the choicest lands in the grain-growing 
belts of Saskatchewan and Alberta have recently been 
opened for settlement under the Revised Homestead 
Regulations of Canada. Thousands of Homesteads of 
160 acres each are now available. The new Regula¬ 
tions make it possible for entry to be made by proxy, 
the opportunity that many in the United States have 
been waiting for. Any member of a family may 
make entry for any other member of the family, who 
may be entitled to make entry for himself or herself. 
Entry may now be made before the Agent or Sub- 
A gent of the District by proxy (on certain conditions), 
by the father, mother, eon, daughter, brother or 
sister of an intending homesteader. 
“Any ev.n-numb.rod section o! Dominion Land. In 
Manitoba or tho Northwest Provinces, excepting 8 and 
26, not reserved, may be homesteaded by any person 
the sole herd of a family, or male over 18 years of 
age, lo Ihe extent of one-quarter section, ol 160 aores, 
mors or less." 
The fee in each case will be $10. Churches, schools 
and markets convenient. Healthy climate, splendid 
crops and good laws. Grain-growing and cattle- 
raising principal industries. _ . — . 
For further particulars as to Rates, Routes, Best 
Time to Go and Where to Locate, apply to 
Superintendent of Immigration, Ottawa,Canada, or to 
THOMAS DUNCAN, Canadian Govt. Agent, Syracuse 
Bank Bldg., Syracuse, N. Y. 
OOD DAIRY FOR SALE OR LEASE, also 
best Cuba lands. American community 
J. O. ANDREWS. Gainesville, Fla. 
G 
Pjdmc at All PRIf.FS * now is a good time to look 
rAKMa A1 ALL rK ll/fca , at tbenl \y r jte for list. 
Si BOOT H, Greenville, Michigan. 
0 
LEAN A, only county in Mich, having a full fruit 
crop; other crops fine. Write for farm list. 
J. D. S. HANSON, H art, Michigan. 
MICHIGAN FARMS. 
Stock, grain, fruit farms, selling cheap. Good 
schools, ideal climate. Write for hst No. 5, 
C. B. BENHAM. H astings, Michigan. 
A LARGE FARM FOR SALE 
in Monroe County, Ohio. Strong land suitable tor 
gaSg U.T M?l SSALgiS 
WANTED A SMALL FARM 
within easy distance of New York, either to 
purchase or rent, with option of purchase. 
Price and full particulars. 
CHARLESWORTH, Fort Salonga, L, 1., N. Y. 
Belmont Co. Farm For Sale !-150 acres, located 
near Flushing, O. Surface rolling; rich light lime¬ 
stone soil; abundant water: orchard; oak tiniber; 1_ 
room brick dwelling, plumbed for gas and water; 
large barn and other buildings, slate roofs. Every¬ 
thing in good repair. J. A. Holloway, Hushing, D. 
CUTS 150 TONS HAY 
SELLS AT $20. 
CONN.’S BIGGEST MONEY-MAKER. 
324 acres, wintered 70 head, sold 40 tons hay at $20. 
Near Putnam, Conn. Splendid buildings; abundance 
wood and fruit; pasture for 75 cows; big retail milk 
route; to settle estate immediately price reduced to 
$7000. Sell the hay three years and pay for larm and 
all expenses. H. V. STACK POLK, Danielson, Conn. 
Delaware Fruit Farmers 
Are 
Making Money Easily. 
$4 00 per tree per vear made on Elberta peaches; 
strawberries pay $400.00 per acre; early vegetables 
profit winners; cheap labor $1.00 a day; oysters and 
fish: good schools, mild winters, agreeable American 
neighbors. To settle affairs quickly, we offer a rare 
bargain in a Delaware fruit farm, only 110 miles from 
Philadelphia; 1L miles from hustling town from 
which GO carloads of strawberries were shipped in one 
day; 81 acres rich loamy soil set to 2000 thrifty young 
full bearing Elberta peach trees: 400 pear trees, 12a 
apple trees, 3 acres strawberries; 2-story house, barn 
40x40, tenant house and convenient outbuildings; 
price only $4900, with $1700 down and easy terms. It 
is the chance of a life time to secure a deed to easy 
living foryou and yours while life lasts; for details see 
property No. 44042, page 39, “Strout s List 19, the 
largest illustrated catalogue of farm bargains with 
reliable information of farming localities ever issued. 
Mailed free. Money-making farms for sale through¬ 
out twelve states. Write me to-day what state 
you want to know about. E. A. STROUT. CO., 
Dept. 42, 150 Nassau Street, New York,_ 
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