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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
November 9 , 
CONTENTS. 
Tiie Rijrai. New-Yorker, November 9, 1907. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Building a New Barn. 818 
A Case of Potato Blight. 820 
Potatoes to Follow Crimson Cloler.... 820 
J’ower for Running Horse Fork. 822 
Quack Crass and Ivy Poison.823 
Hope Farm Notes.’.. 825 
A Standing Shock. 826 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Successful Poultry House and Practice.. 823 
Good Jersey Stock. 826 
Those Sick Turkeys. 826 
Pasturing Cows in Barn. 827 
Self-watering Device . 827 
Whitewashing a Stable. 828 
Heaves .. 828 
Cream in a Well. 828 
Milk I,ike Bread Sponge. 829 
Bloody Milk . 829 
Tumor from Collar Bruise. 829 
Poultry for Holidays. 834 
Molasses for Horses.834 
HORTICULTURE. 
The San Jose Scale in New York 
Manure or Fertilizer for Grapes. . 
Use of Stored Soil. 
The Mayflower Peach. 
Substituted Varieties . 
Standard or Dwarf Pears. 
Notes from the Rural Grounds... 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 
Tested Grape Jelly. 
Another Sausage Recipe. 
The Rural Patterns. 
Four Custards . 
The Bookshelf . 
Stirred Graham Bread. 
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833 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Advice to Young Speculators.... 818 
A Two-story Root Cellar. 819 
This “Water Witch” Failed. 819 
The Cost of Raising a Boy. 819 
Keep Them in Mind. 820 
Rusty Water . 820 
Water Foaming in Boiler. 820 
The Saw and Its Sufferings. 821 
Throe Horse Hitch. 821 
Products, Prices and Trade. 822 
Building a Smokehouse. 822 
Icehouse Questions . 823 
A Crow Hater. 823 
Editorials . 830 
Progress of Those Dawley Suits. 831 
Events of the Week. 831 
Emigration to the Eastern States. 831 
Northern Michigan Notes. 831 
The Syracuse Convention. 831 
N. .1. Farmers’ Institutes. 831 
The Tax on Improvements. 831 
Life Insurance Facts and Figures.831 
Publisher's Desk . 835 
MARKET S 
REVIEW OF TIIE WEEK. 
Butter has dropped another cent, and 
market on ail under grades is weak. New- 
laid eggs very scarce and two cents higher. 
Evaporated apples one-fourth cent lower and 
trade unsettled. Dressed poultry market 
badly upset but outlook better for next week. 
Potato market easy with little stock selling 
above $2. 
Prices current at New York during week 
ending November 1, 1907, wholesale unless 
otherwise noted. 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 2, red, in elevator. — @1.07 
Corn . — @ 69 
Oats. — @ 52 
Rye . — @ 94 
Barley . — @1.00 
MILLFEED. 
Bran .27.00 
Middlings .28.00 
Red Dog .31.50 
Hominy chop . — 
Linseed meal . — 
Cornmeal .28.00 
@29.00 
@ 30.50 
@ — 
@29.00 
@32.00 
@31.00 
IIAY AND STRAW. 
Day, No. 1.21.00 
No. 2 .20.00 
No. 3 .18.00 
Clover mixed .16.00 
Clover .15.00 
St raw, Long rye.14.00 
Short and oat.10.00 
MILK. 
@22.00 
@20.50 
@19.50 
@20.00 
@ 1 7.00 
@16.00 
@ 12.00 
N. R. Exchange price remains $1.91 per 
40-quart can, netting four cents in 26-cent 
zone points. Boston lias a milk war on its 
hands. Several hundred milk producers met 
at Worcester, Mass.. October 29, to form a 
permanent organization to fight Hie Boston 
trust. It is alleged that four Boston con¬ 
cerns, II. P. Hood & Sons, 1). Whiting & Sons, 
C. Brigham Co., and The Boston Dairy Co., 
control more than three-fourths of the Bos¬ 
ton supply and by their influence with trans¬ 
portation companies are able to kill outside 
competition by farmers’ co-operative compan¬ 
ies or individuals who wish to supply hotels. 
The State Railroad Commission is investigat¬ 
ing the matter, and Gov. Guild promises to 
take it up with the next Legislature. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, best . 
. 27 
@ 
27 V> 
Under grades . 
09 
@ 
26 
Storage . 
, . 25 
@ 
27 
State Dairy . 
90 
@ 
261/, 
Factory . 
. 18 
@ 
23 
Backing stock . 
. 18 
@ 
22% 
CHEESE. 
Full cream, best. 
@ 
16 Vt 
Good to prime. 
14% 
@ 
1 5 V, 
Common to fair. 
121/, 
@ 
14% 
Skims . 
@ 
10% 
EGGS. 
Fancy white. 
@ 
42 
White, good to choice. 
. 34 
@ 
36 
Mixed colors, good to prime. 
. 30 
@ 
34 
Common to fair. 
. 25 
@ 
28 
Western . 
@ 
26 
Storage . 
@ 
19 
DRIED FRUITS. 
Apples, evap., fancy. — @ 10 % 
Evap., prime to choice. 9 @ 9% 
Common to fhir. 8 (a' 8 Vi 
Chops, 100 lbs. — @2.50 
Raspberries . 32 @ 34 
APPLES. 
Alexander, bbl.3.00 @5.00 
Snow and Wealthy.2.00 @)4.00 
Twenty Ounce & Gravenstein.. 2.00 @3.50 
Fall Pippin . 2.00 @3.50 
King .2.00 @4.00 
Ben Davis .2.25 @3.25 
Greening .2.00 @3.50 
Baldwin .2.00 @3.00 
Hubbardston .2.00 @3.00 
VARIOUS FRUITS. 
Pears, Seckel, bbl.6.00 @7.50 
Bartlett .4.50 @6.50 
Bose .5.00 @7.00 
Flemish Beauty .2.00 @4.00 
Clairgeau . ....4.00 @5.50 
Anjou .3.00 @4.50 
Sheldon .3.00 @4.00 
Kieffer .2.00 @3.00 
Quinces, bbl.3.50 @4.50 
Grapes, 20-lb. case. 60 @ 90 
Bulk, ton .50.00 @75.00 
Cranberries, bbl.7.00 @9.00 
NUTS 
Chestnuts, bu.5.50 @7.50 
Ilickorynuts, bu.2.50 @3.00 
Black Walnuts, bu.1.00 @1.50 
HOPS. 
New crop, choice. 17 @ 18 
Common to prime. 15 @ 16 
Olds . 9 @ 12 
German crop, 1907. 30 @ 36 
HONEY. 
Clover, comb . 14 @ 16 
Buckwheat . 11 @ 13 
Extracted, lb. 7 @ 9 
BEANS. 
Marrow, bu.2.15 @2.30 
Medium . 2.10 @2.30 
Pea .2.10 @2.25 
Red Kidney.2.15 @2.50 
White Kidney .2.70 @2.75 
Yellow Eye.2.15 @2.20 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes, Long Island, bbl....2.00 @2.25 
Maine, bbl.1.75 @2.00 
State k W’n, 180 lbs.1.75 @2.00 
Sweet potatoes, Jersey, bbl.. 1.50 @2.25 
Brussels sprouts, qt. 6 @ 12 
Carrots, bbl. 1.00 @1.25 
Celery, dozen . 25 @ 40 
Cucumbers, bbl. 2.00 @4.00 
Florida, basket .1.50 @2.00 
Cabbage, Danish seed, ton..10.00 @14.00 
Domestic, ton .7.00 @10.00 
Cauliflowers. L.I. short cut, bbl.2.50 @4.00 
L. I. long cut, bbl.1.50 @3.00 
Chicory. 1-3 bbl. bkt.1.00 @1.25 
Eggplants, Jersey, bbl. 75 @1.25 
Florida, bbl.3.00 @4.00 
Endive, foreign . 15 @ 18 
Lettuce, State, basket.1.00 @2.50 
Norfolk, basket . 50 @1.50 
New Orleans, bbl.3.00 @5.00 
Mushrooms, lb. 25 @ 80 
Onions, white, bbl.2.50 @4.00 
Yellow .1.50 @2 00 
Red .1.50 @2.00 
Peppers, bbl. 1.00 @2.00 
Pumpkins, bbl. 75 @ — 
Peas, Southern, basket.1.00 @1.75 
Radishes, nearby, 100 bchs.. 75 @1.00 
Romalne, New Orleans, bbl..3.00 @5.00 
String beans, %-bbl, bkt.... 1.00 @1.50 
Spinach, bbl. 1.50 @1.75 
Squash, marrow, bbl.1.00 @1.25 
Turnips, Rutabaga, bbl. 90 @1.10 
White, bbl.1.00 @1.25 
Tomatoes, Jersey, box. 20 @ 60 
Hothouse, lb. 10 @ 25 
Florida, carrier . 75 @1.00 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Spring chickens, lb. — @ 13 
Fowls . — @ 13 
Roosters . — @ 9 
Ducks . 11 @ 12 
Geese . 11 @ 12 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Spring turkeys, best. 17 @ 18 
Common to good. 12 @ 16 
Old turkeys . 13 @ ig 
Chickens, best broilers. 22 @ 24 
Best roasters . — @ 22 
Medium grades. 16 @ 17 
Poor to fair.... 11 @ 15 
Fowls . 10 @ 12 
Ducks . 15 @ 17 
Geese . 17 @ 21 
Squabs, doz.2.50 @5.00 
LIVE STOCK. 
Steers .3.50 @ 6.00 
Oxen .2.25 @4.40 
Bulls .2.75 @3.30 
Cows . 1.50 @3.00 
Calves .5.00 @9.00 
Sheep .3.00 @5.25 
Lambs .5.00 @7.00 
Hogs .5.75 @6.50 
Removing Warts on Stock. —Pokeberr.v 
rubbed on warts will remove them. I object 
to acids and hot irons, as it affects the 
animal’s temper. e. w. s. 
Georgia. 
A Fine Pullet. —I have a lot of pullets 
hatched April 8, one of which shows an early 
development, that I thought worthy of notice. 
Some time ago I found this pullet under a 
grapevine sittLng on 13 eggs. I broke two, 
and finding the chickens well started left 
them, and October 19 the chickens were all 
hatched, not an egg missing. The pullet is 
a cross between Collins W. Leghorn and White 
Wyandotte. She has the rose comb. 
Nashua. N. II. r. e. j. 
Egg-Eating Hens.—I f you have a valuable 
hen that has formed the egg-eating habit it 
can be cured. Blow an egg. fill with a 
dough mixed up with strong ammonia, drug 
store, not the kind sold in grocery stores; 
can use some water and it will be strong 
enough. Seal the ends with paper. Place 
where the hens can get it. It will cure the 
worst cases. K> Si Ci 
Greenfield, Mass. 
POULTRY FOR THE HOLIDAYS. 
The following concise and practical rules 
are given by Archdeacon & Co., 100 Murray 
street, New York. 
“Keep all fowls from food for 24 hours 
before killing. Cool thorougniy to remove all 
the animal heat, but not too fast. 
“Chickens. —Kill by bleeding in roof of 
mouth or veins of neck; hang by feet until 
through bleeding; leave head and feet on; do 
not draw crop or intestines. For scalding 
all poultry, have water just below boiling 
point; pick legs and neck dry; hold by head 
and legs and dip three times. By avoiding 
scalding the head and legs the fowl will pre¬ 
sent a much) better appearance. Remove 
feathers and pin feathers immediately and 
thoroughly and be careful to avoid breaking 
the skin ; then “plump" by dipping ten seconds 
in water just under the boiling point, and 
then into cold water for ten minutes; hang in 
a cool place until the animal heat is entirely 
out. 
“Turkeys. —Kill the same as chickens, but 
dry pick while the turkey is bleeding. Do not 
wait until the body gets cold. Be careful not 
to break the skin, leave head and feet on; 
do not draw entrails or crop; remove all the 
feathers from the wings. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee. 
New and Liberal Homestead Regulations In 
WESTERN CANADA 
New Districts Now Opened 
for Settlement 
Some of the choicest lands in the grain-growing 
belts of Saskatchewan and Alberta have recently teen 
opened for settlement under tho Revised Homestead 
Regulations of Cannda. 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 
teen waiting for. Any member of a family may 
make entry for any other member of the family, who 
may bo entitled to make entry for himself or herself. 
Entry may now bo made before the Agent or Sub- 
Agent of the District by proxy (on certain conditions), 
by the father, mother, son, daughter, brother or 
sister of an intending homesteader. 
“Any even-numberod section of 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, to the extent of ono-quarter section, of 160 aoras, 
mors or leas." 
The fee in each cane 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 
Rank Bldg., Syracuse, N. Y. 
“Ducks and Geese. —When not dry picked, 
scald same as chickens, remembering that 
more time is required for the water to pene¬ 
trate and loosen tho feathers; do not try to 
dry pick just before killing, it gives the skin 
an unfavorable appearance and as is an in¬ 
jury to the sale. Leave the feet and head on. 
“Packing. —Wrap heads of turkeys and 
chickens with clean, light brown paper; pack 
snugly (to prevent moving about) in boxes 
or barrels lined with clean paper; bores bold¬ 
ing 109 to 200 pounds are best for all fowls; 
barrels are better for chickens and ducks than 
turkeys and geese; turkeys and chickens show 
up best, if the body and logs are straightened 
out. If possible, put only one kind in a 
package. Mark kind and weight plainly on 
the cover. Secure package carefully to avoid 
breaking open in transit. Dry picked poultry 
is best for shipping in warm or doubtful 
weather. Poultry frozen will not command 
as good price as that which is not. Old and 
heavy tom turkeys should be marketed before 
the holidays, as later the demand is for 
round, fat lien turkeys only.” 
FEEDING MOLASSES TO HORSES. 
Some of the farmers in this vicinity are 
feeding molasses to their horses and think it 
a good and economical substitute for a por¬ 
tion of the grain ration. It costs about 16 
cents per gallon, and tastes good enough, 
quite or almost, for human consumption. 
What can you say about this? c. u. a. 
East Orland, Me. 
The farmers are right, for black-strap 
molasses may be fed with advantage not 
only to thin horses, but to work horses 
in good condition. It will not cause colic 
or other forms of indigestion, is readily 
assimilated and helps to maintain condi¬ 
tion in hard-worked horses having little 
time in which properly to masticate 
whole grain and hay. It is advised to 
first mix a quart of molasses with two or 
three quarts of warm water, then mix this 
thoroughly with five pounds of cut hay, 
four quarts of cornmeal and two quarts 
of coarse bran. Feed this molasses food 
night and morning, whole oats at noon 
and long hay at night. This is for a 
hard-working horse of draft type, such as 
is used in the heavy wagons of the large 
cities. More molasses may, however, be 
fed with good results, for a bulletin of 
the Department of Agriculture says that 
as much as five quarts of molasses may 
be given daily to a 1,270-pound horse 
with advantage to its health and the effi¬ 
ciency of its work. What has been said 
refers to cane sugar molasses. That 
from sugar beets has not so far been 
found quite suitable as food for horses. 
As feed is so high at the present time 
farmers would do well to buy molasses at 
the price quoted, and give it as a part ra¬ 
tion to their horses, and especially to 
those needing plumping up. as it works 
wonders in that way. Army horses that 
had to be retired from service were bv 
heavy feeding on molasses and cut hay 
and grass made plump, pretty, polished 
and fit within a very few weeks, so that 
their previous riders or drivers failed to 
recognize them. At first it may be nec¬ 
essary to starve a horse to take the mo¬ 
lasses food, but soon it is taken with rel¬ 
ish, and proves helpful and sustaining. 
A. S. ALEXANDER, V. S. 
WEW JERSEY FARMS— Farms, New Jersey 
* ' Farms—Splendidly productive well located farms. 
Send for lists. A. W. DRESSER, Burlington, N. J. 
MICHIGAN FARMS. 
Stock, grain, fruit farms, selling cheap. Good 
schools, ideal climate. Write for list No. a, 
C. B. BENHAM. Hastings, Michigan. 
valuable farm of about 200 
aeres Good orchard; fine timber 
?-A 
FOR SALE . 
lot: in Wayne l'n., X. Y. Write for particulars. 
1). E. J EX' I SON, Lock Berlin, New Yo: 
brk. 
FARMS AT ALL PRICES ; to l <?" k 
i — ■ at them. Write for list. 
8. A. BOOTH, Greenville, Michigan. 
ennn MONEY-MAKING FARMS for sale, 5 
vilUU to 500 acres. $5 to $100 an acre: 14 states; 
buyer's R.R. fare paid up to 1000 miles; please write 
what State you wish to know about: illustrated “List 
No. 19,” describing improved, productive farms, with 
reliable information of products, markets, climate, 
&e., mailed free by E. A. STROUT GO., Dept. 42, 
150 Nassau Street. New York. 
F OR SALE OR EXCHANGE-12 acre farm; good 
buildings. For particulars, address “ OWNER,” 
Box 382, Spring Valley, Rockland County, N. Y. 
Poultry For Thanksgiving 
Apples, Pears, Vegetables of all kinds. Hot¬ 
house Products sold on commission. 
Correspondence solicited. 
Archdeacon & Co., 100 Murray St., New York. 
P| r Ipr Send a trial shipment to the Oldest Com- 
iLlMOL mission House in Now York. Established 
1838. Butter. Cheese. Eggs. Poultry, Hay, Apples, etc. 
E B WOODWARD. 302 Greenwich St.. New York. 
GKO P. HAMMOND. KST. 1875. FKANK W. GODWIN 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & GO., 
Commission Merchants and Dealers in all kinds of 
COUNTRY’ PRODUCE, Apples, Peaches, Berries. 
Butter. Eggs, Cheese, Poultry. Mushrooms and Hot¬ 
house Products a Specialty. Consignments solicited. 
34 & 36 Little 13th St.. New York. 
FURS-HIDES 
10 to 50% more monoy for you to ship Raw Furn, 
Horse and Cattle Hides to us than to sell at homo. 
^Writo for Price List, market report, shipping tags. 
feooK Hunters’ andTrappers’ Guide 
.Best thing on thesubjectoverwritten. 
THlustratingall Fur Animals. Leather 
‘ bound,450 pages. Price 82.00. ToHido 
_ _ andFurShipper8,$L25- Write today. 
ANDERSCII BROS.. Dept*. 113 Minneapolis, Minn. 
Rose Comb Brown Leghorn Cockerels 
for sale. Very best Strain. 
I. C. HAWKINS, Bullville, New Y’ork. 
FOR SALE 
—Turkeys, Geese, Ducks; 50 head. 
BIGELOW FARM, Westboro'. Mass. 
rnp CAI T— Fine young Holstein bull nearly fit 
run OHLt for service. Sire is.one of the great 
Ormsby family, whose dam and sire’s dam ave rag e 
A.R.O. 20.92 lbs. butter 4.88 p.C. FAT. 
W. II. DRAPER & SON, Troy, New York. 
UflllTCn-Position by first-class Poultryinan. 
*1 All I LiU E. A. JOHNSON, Dawson, 1’a. 
C OMPLETE CREAMERY OUTFIT-15 h.p. engine, 
20 h. p. boiler, De Laval Separator, shafting, bolt¬ 
ing, pulleys, etc, Willis J. Best, Chatham, N. Y. 
HAY WANTED IN NEW YORK. 
Will buy outright or handle on commission; have 
large outlet at top market prices. Write for ship¬ 
ping instructions: liberal advances made drafts, 
bills lading attached, w. A. bunting & co., i»o 
Morgan St,, Jersey City, N. J., Western Office, Kalamuion, Mieli. 
THE LEVIN PRUNER 
The best pruner. Cuts j£-inch dry 
branch. Quick, clean, easy cut. We 
will send it post paid for club of two new 
yearly subscriptions at §1 each, or for 
club of 7 ten weeks trials at 10 cents each. 
The Rural New-Yorker, New York. 
