1909. 
607 
CONTENTS 
The Rural New-Yorker, May 8, 1909. 
FARM TOPICS. 
A Woman's Farm.489, 490 
Hay as a Money Crop. 490 
Real Basis for Improvement in Corn. 
Part II. 491 
An Outlet for Drain Water.491 
Plowing Alfalfa Sod. 4!)2 
Soy Beans and Cow, Peas. 492 
Iron Sulphate on Alfalfa. 492 
Potatoes Under Straw. 40:1 
Four Years’ Chemical Rotation. 495 
Hope Farm Notes. 490 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Sheep and Olives. 495 
The Farmer’s Horse Again. 502 
Price for Hatching Eggs..502 
liens That Eat Eggs.503, 504 
The Holstein and Her Milk. 503 
Old Salt for Cattle. 504 
An Unwise Grain Ration.504 
Tumors on Heifer. 504 
A Profitable Ayrshire Cow. 504 
New Milk and Cats.•. 504 
A Case of Garget. 505 
The Jersey and the Holstein. 505 
Rheumatism in Horse. 505 
Garget and Bloody Milk. 505 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Seed Guarantee. 492 
Air Drainage and Frost. 493 
Shipped Strawberry Plants. 495 
Spraying and Bees'. 495 
Ruralisms . 496 
WOMAN AND TIIE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 500 
The Rural Patterns. 500 
Coeoanut Cheese Cakes. 500 
The Company Tea. 501 
Clove Cake. 501 
Velvet Sponge Cake. 501 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Parcel Post in Germany. Part II.... 490 
Exemption of Pension Money. 494 
Rights in Highway. 494 
Division of Woman's Property. 494 
Trespass on Timber I>and. 494 
Inaccuracy in Will. 494 
Refusal of Wife to Sign Deed. 494 
Editorials . 498 
The Tariff on Sulphate of Ammonia.. 499 
A Telegram for Free Plant Food.499 
Farm and Garden News. 499 
Products. Prices and Trade. 505 
Publishers’ Desk. 506 
MARKETS 
Prcos current at New York during week ending 
April 30, 1909, wholesale except where other¬ 
wise indicated. The retail prices given do not. as 
a rule, cover either the highest or lowest sales, but 
show what the bulk of consumers of moderate 
means pay for small quantities of produce bought 
in Fulton, Washington,. Jefferson Markets, etc., 
and up-town grocery stores. "Retail” is rather 
an indefinite word, but in this column it means 
less than barrel or other original package lots of 
fruits and vegetables, less than tubs of butter, 
cases of eggs, etc. The trade of commission mer¬ 
chants is strictly wholesale. The retail prices 
given are those secured by grocers and small deal- [ 
ers who receive no direct shipments. 
BUTTER 
Wholesale 
Ketail 
Creamery, fancy, lb... 
.27 
® 
.27)4 
.30® .31 
Good to Choice. 
.24 
® 
.26 
25® .28 
Lower Grades . 
.20 
@ 
.23 
24® .27 
Storage. 
.22 
@ 
.25 
Stale Dairv, b"St. 
.24 
® 
.26 
.26® .28 
Com m on to G rod.... 
.20 
® 
.23 
.24® .26 
Factory. 
.16 
@ 
.19 
.20® .22 
Packing Stock.. 
.16 
® 
.18 
MILK. 
New York Exchange price $1.61 per 
40 quart can, netting 3 cents to 
shippers in the 20-cent freight zone 
who have no additional station 
charges. 
.07® .12 
CHEESE 
Full Cream, best. 
, .15 
@ .16 
. 20 ® .22 
Common to Good_ 
, .12 
@ .14 
.16® .18 
Skims. 
.05 
@ .09 
.10® .13 
EGGS 
Fancy White, doz. 
, .23 
® .2354 
.27® .30 
White, good to choice. 
.21 
@ .22 
.24 (<y .25 
Mixed Colors, best .... 
, .20 
@ .21 
.22® .24 
Common to Good_ 
, .16 
@ .18 
.17® 
Western. 
.18 
® .19 
®.20 
FltESH FUUITS 
Apples, 
Baldwin, bbl. 
4.00 
® 5.50 
pk. 
.50® .75 
Greening. 
4.00 
® 6.00 
Spy. 
. 4.00 
® 6.50 
lien Davis. 
2.25 
@ 4.50 
Russet. 
2 50 
® 4.00 
Western, bu. box.... 
2.00 
(a) 3.50 
doz. 
■50®1.00 
Strawberries, 
Southern, qt. 
.10 
® .30 
.30® .50 
Oranges, 
Florida. 
3.00 
® 5.50 
doz. 
.50fa) ,75 
California, fey. box. 
3.50 
® 3.75 
doz. 
.50fa) .75 
California, choice.., 
3.00 
® 3.25 
doz. 
.40® .50 
Grape Fruit, 
Florida, fey. box... . 
5.00 
® 5.50 
each 
15.® .20 
Florida, choice. 
2.00 
® 3.50 
each 
.08® .10 
VEGETABLES 
Potatoes, 
Wholesale 
Retail 
Bermuda, bbl. 
@ 4 .50 
qt. 
.15 
Florida, new. 
2.00 
® 4.20 
State. 180 lbs. 
2.25 
@ 2.75 
bu. 
1.25 
Maine, 165 IDs. 
2.10 
@ 2.85 
bu. 
1.25 
Foreign, 165 lbs. 
1.75 
@ 2.00 
bu. 
1.00 
Sweet Potatoes.bu bkt. 
1.00 
@ 2.00 
pk. 
.50® .75 
Asparagus, fey. green 
doz. 
4.00 
® 4 50 
Com. to good. 
1.50 
® 3.00 
Carrots, bbl. 
.75 
@ 1.25 
pk 
.26 
Cabbage, new, bbl. crate 
.75 
® 1.25 
Celery, doz. 
.15 
@ .50 
bch. 
. 10 ® .20 
Cucumbers. Fla., bu... 
1.50 
® 2.00 
Chicory, bbl. 
® 4.00 
Ksearol bbl. 
3.00 
® 4.00 
Kale, bbl. 
Ca) .50 
Lettuce, Southern.bkt. 
.50 
@ 1.25 
each' 
.05® .10 
Onions, 
Bermuda, crate. 
1.20 
® 1.30 
Texas, crate. 
LOO 
® 1.25 
Orange Co., bag. 
.50 
@ 1.25 
Peas, 
Southern. 54 bbl. bkt. 
1.00 
@ 2.25 
M pk. 
.76® 1.00 
Parsnips, bbl. 
1.25 
@ 1.50 
M Pk. 
.25 
Parsley, 100 bunches.. 
1.50 
® 2.00 
bch. 
.05 
Peppers S’n., carrier.. 
1.00 
® 2.00 
Koruaine, 
Southern, bkt. 
1.00 
@ 1.50 
head 
.10 
Radishes, bkt_ 
_$>n 
® .60 
bch. 
.05 
String Beans, 
Southern, 54 bbl. bkt. 
1.00 
@ 2.00 
cjt. 
.20 
Spinach, bbl.. 
1.00 
@ 1.25 
pk. 
.20 
Squash. Hubbard, bbl. 
1.00 
@ 1.00 
'i urnips. 
Rutabaga, bbl. 
.75 
@ 1.00 
each 
.05 
White, bbl. 
.60 
® 1.00 
M Pk. 
.15 
Tomatoes, 
Flo*ida,20 qt. carrier. 
1.00 
@ 2.00 
LIVE 
POULTRY 
Chickens, broilers, lb... 
.25 
® .35 
.30® .40 
Fowls . 
.15 
® .16 
Roosters. 
.11 
Ducks. 
.15 
10 
Geese. 
.07 
® .09 
THE RURAL, NEW-YORKER 
DRESSED POULTRY 
@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
® 
to 
® 
@ 
@ 
<a 
.23 
.20 
.24 
.20 
.16 
.90 
.40 
.15 
.26 
.12 
lb. 
@ 4.50 
Turkeys, best, lb.22 
Fair to Good.17 
Chickens, best.23 
Good to Choice.18 
Common Bun.12 
Fancy broilers, pair. .60 
Broilers,31n. to pr.,lb. .3G 
Fowls.12 
Ducks, Spring.24 
Geese.10 
Squabs, doz. 1.00 
COUNTRY DRESSED MEATS 
Calves, best, lb.08 @ .10 
Common to Good.06 ® .07 
Lambs,hothouse,head. 1.50 ® 6.60 
LIY E STOCK 
Native Steers, 100 lbs.. 6.25 ® 6.55 
Oxen. 3.25 ® 4.00 
Bulls.4.50 ® 5.00 
Cows. 2.00 ® 4.50 
Calves, 
Prime Veal, 100 lb... 5.00 ® 7.75 
Culls.2.50 ® 4.50 
Sheep. 100 lbs. 4.00 ® 6.50 
Lambs.7.00 ® 8.50 
Hogs.7.50 ® 7.75 
GUAIN 
North'n 
.24® .25 
. 20 ® .22 
.25® .27 
23® .25 
.16® .18 
•15@ .18 
.28® .30 
.15® .18 
.15® 20 
.12® .15 
Wheat, No. 1 
Duluth, bu. 
No. 2, Bed. 
No. 1, Macaroni. 
Corn, as to quality, bn. .75 
Oats, as to weight, bn. .56 
Rye.86 
Barley.72 
1.27 
1.30 
1.22 
.81 
.64 
.90 
.75 
HAY AND STRAW 
Quotations for large bales. 
Small bales sell 50 cents to $1.00 
per ton less. 
Hay. No. 1, ton.17.00 ®17.50 
No. 2.15.50 ®16.00 
No. 3.13.00 ®I4.00 
Clover Mixed.13.00 ®15.00 
Clover.11.00 ® 13.00 
Wild Hav.6.00 ® 8.00 
Straw, Rye.22.00 ®24.00 
Oat and Wheat. 8.00 ® 10.00 
BOSTON WHOLESALE MARKETS. 
Butter, Best Creamery.28® .29 
Fair to Good.26® .27 
Eggs, Fancy.23® .25 
Good to Choice.19® .20 
Lower Grades.16® 18 
Apples, Choice, bbl. 4.50® 6.00 
Common to Good. 3.00® 4.00 
Oranges, box. 2.00® 3.25 
Strawberries, quart.... .10® .25 
Potatoes, 165 lb. bag. 1.75® 2.00 
Sweet Potatoes, M bbl. 1.60® 1.75 
Onions, bush. 1.00® 1.60 
Lettuce, box. 50® .75 
Cabbage, bbl . 2.00® 3.25 
Squash, bbl.60® .60 
W 
II.D and BRONZE TURKEY EGGS For 
Sale. Eggs for Hatching. Pure bred chickens 
and eggs 
isfaotion. 
Prices low. Handsome catalog free. Sat- 
Valley View Poultry Karni, It. 1, Belleville, Pa. 
FARMS. 
Why notlocatein Manatee 
County,(West Coast)? Ten 
acres net as much as a hun¬ 
dred in Northern States. 
Delightful climate, abundan 
rainfall, convenient markets. 
VEGETABLES NET 
$1000 ACRE. 
Outdoor work the year 
round, several crops a season. 
Lands reasonable. Write 
for full information. 
J. W. WHITE, 
General Indl. Agent, 
SEABOARD AIR LINE, 
Dept. is. 
■> PORTSMOUTH, VA 
JELLIFFE, WRIGHT & COMPANY, 
Commission Merchants, 284 Washington St., New York. 
Poultry, Eggs, Meats, Produce. Shipments Solicited. 
DLEASE send a trial shipment to the Oldest Com- 
* mission House in New York. Est. 1838. Butter, 
Eggs, Pouitry, Pork, Calves, Hay, Grain. Beans, 
Apples, etc. E. R. WOOPWAUI), 802 Greenwich SL, N. V, 
GEO. P. HAMMOND. EST. 1875. FRANK W. GODWIN 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & CO., 
Commission Merchants and Dealers in all kinds of 
COUNTRY PRODUCE, Apples, Peaches, Ber 
ries Butter, Eggs. Cheese, Poultry. Mushrooms 
and Hot-house Products a Specialty. Consignments 
solicited. 34 & 36 Little 12th St., New York- 
W ANTED - A position as Superintendent on 
n M ii i ku large farm or 8State, by party who 
is thoroughly experienced. Best of reference. 
R. C. Reeves Co., 187 Water St., N. Y. City. 
DO YOU NEED FARM HELP? 
THE JEWISH AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL AID SOCIETY 
has on its lists men wishing to obtain employment upon 
farms. Most of them are without experience but they 
are able-bodied and willing to work. They speak little dr 
no English, although many of them speak German. If 
you can make use of such help, please communicate with 
us, stating what, you will pay, whether the work is per¬ 
manent, and whether you prefer a single or married man. 
We are a philanthropic organization, whose object it is 
to assist and encourage Jews to become farmers. We 
charge no commission to employer or employee. 
Address: THE J. A. «fc I. A. 8., 
If4 Second Ave., New York City 
FREE DIRECTORY 
of 400 Leading Produce Merchants in 29 
Markets. THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF 
COMMISSION MERCHANTS OF U. S., 
Buffalo, New York. 
ILLUSTRATED FARM CATALOG POSTPAID. 
1 Chapin Farm Agency, 2114 Washington St., Boston.Mass. 
Fully Equipped Farm For Sale 
in the beautiful blue grass section of Virginia, only 
2 miles to R. R. station; 132 acres, 80 plow land 
balance wood; 100 fruit trees. 2 story house, ample 
outbuildings; to settle matters immediately owner 
includes 2 cows, heifer, pigs, sheep, all the farming 
tools and part of the household furniture for only 
$3100, $1700 may be left on easy terms. See details, 
page 55, Strout’s April Bulletin of Farm Bargains, 
copy free. Dept. 1099, E. A. STROUT CO., Land 
Title Bldg., Philadelphia. 
COD CAl C—Farm, horses, 
rUn OHLC Two hundred 
stock and tools, 
and ten acres, 
twenty room house, two basement barns, pond and 
ice house, fine fruit, two miles from railroad town, 
28 Holstein cows, two horses, two brood sows, 
binder, mower, rake, wagons, plenty of harnesses 
and tools. Must go. All for $6,500, $3,500 cash. 
HALL’S FARM AGENCY, Owego, New York. 
nfhe green 
or VIRGINIA 
Where the summers are long and delight¬ 
ful ; where the wintersare shortand mild. 
Here you can. grow splendid crops at 
small cost. Rich soil, abundant water, 
excellent markets and good neighbors. 
Desirable Farms can be secured for 
$IO PER ACRE AND UP 
alongthe N. & W. Ry. Full information 
and valuable booklet upon request 
F. H. LaBAUME. 
Agricultural and Industrial Agent 
Norfolk & Western Railway, 
Box IRQ, . ROANOKE, Va. 
fields 
When yon write advertisers mention Tun 
IL N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee page 10. 
CHOICE FOX - HOUND PUPPIES 
now ready to ship. Also a fow more females. 
MELVIN THOMAS, Wayville, Sar. Co., N. Y. 
12 POST CARDS 12 
Your Photo—full size-on 12 Post Cards 50c„ 
30 for $1.00, post paid. Send Picture. 
C. E. HAVENS, Summit, New York. 
165 Acres, Stock, Machinery, Furniture. 
One of Western New Jersey's best farms, ready 
for immediate occupancy; 165 acres, lk; miles from 
railroad; near all conveniences; $1800 worth wood 
ready for cutting; 150 fruit trees: 2-story 8-rooin 
house completely, nicely fnrnishedj big barn; good 
outbuildings, nice shade, good view; everything 
and 4 horses, 3 cows, 5 tiogs, 100 chickens, and valu¬ 
able machinery for only $8000, half cash. See page 
47, Stront’s April Bulletin, copy free. E. A. Strout 
Co., Dept. 105)9, 47 W. 34th St., cor. B’way, N. Y. 
VIRGINIA FARMS 
And timber lands, improved and unimproved, 
$5.00 per acre and up. Heavy crops, good market, 
healthy climate and happy farmers. Catalogue free. 
B. T. Watkins,Box G,600 E. .Main St.,Richmond,Va. 
Ready to Occupy 
58 acres near large Bucks Co. town; good 8-room 
house, large barn and outbuildings; springwatered 
pasture, abundance of fruit and wood; owner has 
other business and to settle matters quickly in¬ 
cludes 4 cows, horse, 6 pigs, 70 hens and a complete 
set of farm implements, all for only $3400—$1700 
may remain on easy terms; see details page 50, 
Strout’s April Bulletin of Farm Bargains, copy 
free. Dept. 1099, E. A. STROUT CO. Laud Title 
Building, Philadelphia. 
200 FARMS FOR SALE !r 
In The Fertile 
Delaware 
Valley from 5 to 200 acres; $25 per acre up. New 
catalog and map. Horace O. Reeder, Newtown, Pa. 
WESTERN CANADA 
320 Acres Instead of 160 Acres 
As further inducement to set¬ 
tlement of the Wheat-Growing 
lands of Western Canada, the 
Canadian Government has in¬ 
creased the area that may be 
taken by a homesteader to 320 
acres—160 free and 1GO to 
be purchased at only $8.00 
per acre. Those lands are in 
the grein-raising area, where 
mixed farming is also carried 
on with unqualified success. 
A railway will shortly be built 
to Hudson Bay, bringing the world’s 
markets a thousand miles nearer these 
wheat fields, whero schools and 
churches are convenient, climate 
excellent, railways close to all set¬ 
tlements and local markets good. 
"It would take tirao to assimilate the reve¬ 
lations that a visit to the great empire lying 
to the North of us unfolded at every turn," 
Correspondence of an Illinois Editor, who 
visited Western Canada in August, 1908. 
Lands may also bo purchased from Railway 
and Land Companies at low prices and on 
easy terms. For pamphlets, maps and infor¬ 
mation as to low Railway Rates, apply to Sup’t 
of Immigration, Ottawa, Can., or to the 
authorized Canadian Government Agent. 
J. O. Duncan, Canadian Govern¬ 
ment Agent, Room 30, Syracuso Bank 
Building, Syracuse, N. Y. 
GIVEN AWAY 
4 Cows, 2 horses, 6 Hogs 
70 Hens, wagons, tools and machinery all thrown 
in by aged owner to get quick sale of his beautiful 
510-acre farm; cuts 40 tons hay, 100 bearing fruit 
trees; wood, spring water; 15-room residence; barns 
and outbuildings. $3,500 takes all. It is your chance 
to secure an Empire State money-maker. For 
details and traveling instructions, sec page 27 
'‘Strout’s April Bulletin,” copy FREE. Dept. 1099, 
E. A. Strout Go., University Block, Syracuse, N. Y. 
Are You 
Losing Chicks 
Thousands of promising little chicks die, only a few days from the 
shell—why? Outside of accidents, depredations of rats, etc., there is but 
one potent cause of chicken mortality— neglect. If you are losing chicks, there is 
something you are not doing that you should do. Very likely you have failed to keep 
the tiny digestive organs of these little creatures in a healthy, active condition. Begin at 
once then, before you lose another, to give a very little of 
aw* 
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once a day. 
Dr. Hess Poultry Pan-a-ce-a is the prescription of Dr. Hess (M. D., D. V. S.) and in it are just the elements your 
chickens need to bring about healthy growth. It is “T3ie Dr. Hess Idea” that even though a fowl be confined 
you can, by aiding digestion, provide every needed element. Dr. Hess Poultry Pan-a-ce-a contains bitter tonics for 
digestion, iron for the blood and cleansing nitrates. It vfill make vigorous breeding stock, and it will save the little 
chicks after hatching and hurry them on to the point where they’re profitable. 
Nothing fills the egg basket like Poultry Pan-a-ce-a. It also cures gapes, cholera, roup, etc. 
“The Dr. Hess Idea,** put in practice, means unfailing success with hens. One penny’s worth of Dr. Hess 
Poultry Pan-a-ce-a is sufficient for 30 hens one day. Sold on a written guarantee. 
11-2 lbs 25c; mall or express 40e Except in Canada 
5 lbs 60c; 12 lbs $1.25; 25 lb pail $2.50 and Extreme West and South. 
Send 2 cents for Dr. Hess 48-page Poultry Boojc, tree. 
DR. HESS & CLARK, 
Ashland, Ohio. 
HR HPQQ - s a , tonic -formulated expressly to correct a weakened animal digestion. That it does this 
U — I I Lv«) J 3 V/LlY IvvU ,s th< ^ testimony of successful feeders everywhere. It is “The Dr. Hess Idea” and 
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S a dairy cow give more milk, a fatting steer round out trim and plump in the least time • makes hoes fat 
,me condition I he ingredients in Dr. Hess Stock hood are recommended bv prominent medical tnen to 
lod blood and eliminate all dead, poisonous matter. Sold on a written guarantee. 
to be assimilated. It makes 
better and puts horses in prime 
act upon digestion, build good ' 
100 lbs. $5.00; 25 lb. pail $1.60. 
Except in Canada and extreme West and South. Smaller quantities at a slight advance. 
Send 2 cents for Dr. Hess Stock Book, Free. 
INSTANT LOUSE KILLER KILLS LICE 
