1909. 
THE RURAb NEW-YORKEH 
667 
The Rural 
CONTENTS 
New-Yorker. May 
FARM TOPICS. 
Onions, 
29, 
Corn After Alfalfa. 
Alfalfa in New Jersey..... 
Corn Breeding and Resistant Plants, 
541 
Burning Lime on the Farm. 
Notes on Corn Breeding. 550 
Soda-ash and Lime . 
Value of Chicken Manure. 
Southern Farmer and Fertilizers. 
Remedy for Cabbage Maggots.... 
I lope Farm Notes . 
Crop Prospects . 
Preparing for Sweet Potatoes.503 
Alfalfa Roots in Tile Drains. 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY 
The “Cattle Grub - ’ . 5G2 
Construction of Horse Stalls.. 
The 2:30 Farm Horse.. 
Keeping Butter ... 
Raising a Jersey Calf. 
Raising Ducks . 563 
An Ohio Dairy Farm. 504 
Abnormal Breathing . 564 
The Elgin, Ill., Dairy District. 565 
Indigestion in Horses . 505 
Running Public Incubator. 567 
HORTICULTURE. 
Propagating June-Budded Peaches. 
Barren Pear Trees . 
Cultivation for Quinces. 
Salt for Quince. 
Handling an Orchard. 
Grafting Cherries . 
Does Arsenic Kill Fruit Trees. 
Bean Poles and Tomato Stakes.... 
Bisulphide of Carbon in Greenhouse.. 5 
Black Rot in Grapes. 555 
Gooseberries Dropping . 555 
Growing'Oranges in Texas. 535 
Ruralisms . 550 
Wintering Roses in Vermont. 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
Bermuda, crate. 1.00 
(a) 
1.25 
1900. 
Texas, crate. 1.00 
fa) 
1.50 
Peas, 
Southern, 14 bbl. bkt. .50 
& 
1.75 
H pk. 
.40® 
.60 
. 540 
Parsnips, bbl. 1.25 
© 
1.50 
14 pk. 
.25 
. 549 
Parsley, 100 bunches.. 1.50 
(a) 
2.00 
bch. 
.05 
Peppers S’n.. carrier.. 1.00 
© 
1.75 
Rhubarb, 100 bunches, 1.00 
© 
2.00 
Radishes, bkt.2(1 
© 
.60 
bch. 
.05 
. Oi)(J 
String Beans, 
Southern, 14 bbl. bkt. 1.00 
© 
2.00 
qt. 
.20 
. 552 
Spinach, bbi.50 
© 
1.00 
pk. 
.20 
. 552 
Squash, Hubbard, bbl. 1.00 
© 
1.50 
. 552 
Turnips. 
Rutabaga, bbl.75 
© 
1.00 
each 
.05 
White, bbl.50 
© 
1.00 
14 pk. 
.15 
Tomatoes, 
. 563 
Florida,20 qt. carrier. 1.00 
@ 
2.50 
. 565 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS. 
Cucumbers, 
Fancy, doz.50 
© 
.60 
each 
.10 
No. 1. box. 2.00 
© 
3.00 
each 
.05© 
.06 
. 563 
No. 2. box. 1.1)0 
© 
1.50 
each 
.05© 
.06 
. 563 
Mushrooms, lb.27> 
Cal 
.50 
.75® 1.00 
. 563 
Radishes, 100 bunches. .75 
© 
1.00 
bch. 
.05 
. 563 
Tomatoes, lb.10 
© 
.20 
lb. 
.25® 
.30 
LIVE POULTRY 
Chickens, broilers, lb... 
.25 © 
.35 
.30® .40 
Fowls. 
.17 © 
■ 1714 
Roosters. 
.11 
Ducks. 
.12 
.16 
Geese. 
.07 © 
.08 
DRESSED POULTRY 
551 
552 
552 
553 
553 
553 
554 
555 
>5 
■><i 
Turkeys, best, lb. 
.23 
© .25 lb. 
.24© .27 
Fair to Good.:... 
.17 
© .20 
.20© .22 
Chickens, best. 
.23 
© .24 
.25© .27 
Good to Choice. 
.18 
© .20 
23© .25 
Common Run. 
.12 
@ .16 
.16© .18 
Fancy broilers, pair. 
.60 
® .75 
Broilers,31 o. to pr., lb. 
.30 
(a) .35 
Fowls. 
.12 
(oi .15 
.15© .18 
Ducks, Spring. 
.18 
© .20 
.22© .25 
Geese. 
.10 
@ .12 
.15© .18 
Squabs, doz..... 
1.00 
© 4.50 
COUNTRY DRESSED MEATS 
Calves, best, lb. 
.08 
© .10 
.15© 20 
Common to Good... 
.06 
© .o; 
.12© .15 
Lambs, hothouse, head. 
1.50 
fa) 0.00 
LIVE STOCK 
From Dav to Day. .. 
Native Steers, 
100 lbs.. 5.50 
fa) 
f<i> 
7.00 
Candy Information W 
4.50 
Tile Rural Patterns . 
Cleaning Hints . 
... 560 
Bails. 
Cows. 
Calves, 
Prime Veal, 
Culls. 
.2.00 
(a. 
fat 
5.00 
4.6U 
Our Favorite Cabbage 
Coffee Cake .. . 
Fickle. 
. . . 560 
100 lb... 6.00 
.2.50 
fa) 
fcC 
8.00 
4.5U 
Good Tilings from the Garden.... 
... 561 
Sheep, 100 lbs. 
. ;>.(HJ 
.7 00 
f(V 
(a) 
5.7;> 
8.00 
Some Cherry Recipes 
Hogs. 
'a) 
7.60 
MISCELL. 
WHOPS. 
GRAIN 
Wire Fences and Lightning. 550 
The Railroads and Fires... 551 
Getting Drunk on Beans. 551 
A May Snowstorm. 552 
Pickled Tea . 552 
Canary Bird Farming. 552 
Small Farm Motors. .552 
Editorials .. ] 553 
The Wonderberry and the Wizard Bur¬ 
bank . 556 
Events of H’e Week.550 
Publisher’s Desk .566 
Humorous . . . 56.4 
MARKETS 
Frees current at New York during week ending 
May 21, 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 or' produce bought 
In Fulton, Washington.. Jefferson Markets, etc., 
and up-town grocery stores “Retail” is rather 
an indefinite word, hut 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 Retail 
Creamery, fancy, lb... .2d © .2614 .28© .22 
Good to Choice.24 © .25 ~ 27<@ .29 
Lower Grades.20 © .23 24® .25 
State Dairy, best.24 © .25 .20® .28 
Common to Good.20 @ .22 .23® .25 
Factory. ,16 @ .19 .20® .22 
Packing Stock.16 @ .18 
MILK. 
New York Exchange price $1.31 per 
40-quart can, netting 214 cents to 
shippers in the 26-cent freight zone 
who have no additional station 
charges.qt. ,0T@ .12 
CHEESE 
Wheat, No. I, North'n 
Duluth, bu. 
1.36 
No. 2, Red. 
1.45 
No. 1. Macaroni.. 
1.27 
Corn, as to quality, bu. 
.80 
feb 
.84 
Oats, as to weight, bu. 
.55 
© 
.64 
Rye. 
.85 
© 
.88 
Barley.. 
.72 
fat 
.75 
HAY AND STRAW 
Quotations for larg- bales. 
Small bales sell 50 cents 10 $1.00 
per ton less. 
Hay, No. 1, ton.17.00 ffilS.OO 
No. 2.15.50 ©16.00 
No. 3.13.00 ©14.00 
Clover Mixed .13.00 @15.00 
Clover.11.00 ©13.00 
Wild Hay.6.00 © 8.00 
Straw. Rye.26.00 ©29.00 
Oat and Wheat. 9.00 ©12.00 
BOSTON WHOLESALE MARKETS. 
Butter, Best Creamery.26® .27 
Fair to Good.25© .2514 
Eggs, Fancy .23© .25 
Good to Choice.19® .20 
Lower Grades.16© 18 
Apples, Choice, bbl. 5.00® 7.00 
Common to Good . 3.00© 4.00 
Strawberries, quart. 05® .15 
Potatoes, 165 lb. hag. 2.00® 2.25 
Sweet Potatoes, 14 bbl. 1.50® 1.75 
Lettuce, box.75® 1 00 
Squash, bbl.50© .60 
CLEVELAND, OHIO 
Butter, Prime Elgin.25© 
Lower Grades.22® 
Eggs.18® 
.26 
.24 
.23 
WANT TO KNOW. 
Preservatives for Shingles. —I am going 
to shingle a large roof with spruce and 
hemlock shingles. Can any of The li. 
N.-Y. readers give me some information as 
to a dip or treatment that would make 
the shingles last? subscriber. 
Nova Scotia. 
Full Cream, best. 
.13 
© .1314 
15© .17 
Common to Good.... 
.09 
@ .12 
It© .16 
@ .09 
.10© .12 
EGGS 
Fancy White, doz. 
.25 
© .26 
.27© .30 
White, good to choice. 
.22 
© .24 
.25® .26 
Mixed colors, best_ 
.20 
@ .22 
23© .25 
Common to Good.... 
.16 
© .18 
17® .19 
Western. 
.18 
@ .19 
T9®. 21 
BEANS 
Marrow, bu. 
2.50 
© 2.85 
qt. 
.15 
Medium. 
© 2.70 
Pea. 
2.5(1 
© 2.75 
qt. 
.12 
Red Kiditev. 
1.75 
© 2.40 
White Kidney. 
2.40 
© 2.70 
qt. 
To 
Yellow Eye. 
@ 3.40 
HOPS 
Prime to Choice. 
.13 
© .14 
Common to Good. 
.10 
© .12 
Olds... 
. .04 
@ .06 
German Crop, 1908 .... 
.23 
© .27 
DRIE 
;d fruits 
Apples, evap. fancy... 
.0814 
.12 
Evap., com. to good. 
.05 
© .07 
.08© .10 
Sun Dried. 
.04 
® .05 
Cherries. 
@ .15 
lb. 
.20© .25 
Raspberries. 
.20 
lb. 
.22© .24 
Huckleberries. 
.12 
.15 
Blackberries. 
.06 
© .07 
FRESH FRUITS 
Apples, 
Baldwin, bbl. 
4.00 
© 5.50 
Pk. 
.50© .75 
Greening. 
4.00 
© 6.0(1 
Spy.. 
5.00 
fa) G.25 
Ren Davis. 
4.50 
fa) 5.50. 
Russet. 
2.50 
© 5.00 
Western, bu. box_ 
2.00 
fa) 3.50 
doz. 
.60© 1.00 
Strawberries, 
Del. and Md. 
.08 
© .10 
.15© .20 
Norfolk. 
.05 
© .08 
Peaches, Fla,, crate. .. 
2.50 
® 4.00 
Watermelons, Fla., ea. 
.50 
© .75 
Muskmelons, crate.... 
2.00 
© 4.00 
• VEGETABLES 
Potatoes. 
Wholesale 
Retail 
Bermuda, bbl. 
3.50 
© 6.00 
qt. 
.15 
Southern, new. 
2.00 
@ 4.25 
State. 180 lbs. 
2.60 
© 2.80 
bu. 
1.25 
•Maine, 165 lbs. 
2.40 
© 2.85 
bu. 
1.25 
Foreign, 165 lbs. 
1.50 
© 2.00 
bu. 
1.00 
Sweet Potatoes,bu bkt. 
1.00 
@ 2.00 
pk. 
.50© .75 
Asparagus, fey. green 
doz. 
2.00 
© 2 75 
Com. to good. 
.75 
® 1.60 
< abbage.new,bbl.crate 
i .50 
© 1 00 
Celery, doz. 
.15 
© .60 
bch. 
.10© .20 
Corn, Fla.. 100. 
1.00 
© 3.00 
Cucumbers. Fla., bu... 
1.00 
® 1.60 
Fsearol. bbl. 
2.50 
© 3 00 
Kale, bbl. 
© .60 
Lettuce, Southern,bkt. 
1.50 
© 2.60 
each 
.06© .10 
Soiling Hogs. —As for planting forage 
crops for feeding and fattening hogs, I have 
never had any experience in that line. The 
way most farmers do in our neighborhood 
is to turn them in our pasture fields, and, 
during canning season, which starts about 
the middle of August and lasts about eight 
weeks, we feed them on sugar corncobs 
and busks, which we get for the hauling, 
and after canning we feed field corn and 
finish them off. e. b. b. 
Maryland. _ 
RUNNING A PUBLIC INCUBATOR. 
On page 502 E. F. asks what is usu¬ 
ally charged for hatching incubator 
chicks. I give my method of hatching, 
which has proved very satisfactory to 
both myself and patrons. I have four 
incubators of 120-egg capacity, and I 
charge $3 per setting, patrons furnish¬ 
ing own eggs; also they pay for oil 
used, which comes to 40 cents. We 
have been very successful hatching, hav¬ 
ing been in the business three years, 
and have all the work we can do; ma¬ 
chines are filled from February or 
March, and we run them until the lat¬ 
ter part of June. As a general thing, 
people will use care in gathering eggs 
for setting a hen, but when they save 
for an incubator almost anything will 
do. so unless running it in this way you 
never know what you are going to get 
until the end of the hatch. Then, again 
most people like to know what a thing 
is going to cost before making a deal. 
MRS. e. c. M. 
HENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION. 
My henhouse is thirteen feet by fourteen 
feet, and has a shed roof; is two feet from 
floor on north side, about six feet on 
south side. I have a cloth on south side 
about six feet long and four feet wide. 
Does this make too much air for 200 chick¬ 
ens, or should they have more ? Is thir¬ 
teen by fourteen too small for 200 R. I. 
Rods? How many could I safely put in 
if 200 are too many? They did not lay as 
they used to when I had only 100. 
New Holland, Pa. e. t. 
If we had to crowd 200 hens in a 
house of this size we would want the 
whole front muslin and keep it open 
all the time, except when it was storm¬ 
ing. The house is about right for 50 
hens; in fact, we would not keep so 
many as that if we were looking for the 
best results. The old rule was to allow 
five square feet of floor space per hen, 
but now the large poultrymen are keep¬ 
ing them in four square feet, and some 
claim good results with three square 
feet per lien, which in a house 13x14 
would allow 60 hens. 
FI-OYP Q. WHITS. 
DUCKS AND MOSQUITOES. 
Will ducks frequenting a pond in a sort 
of marsh devour and destroy most lito 
larvae likely to be found there? 
New York. j. c- 
Ducks will gobble up almost anything 
in the insect line, hut the “wigglers” 
are small food for them. They do not 
generally frequent the puddles or ponds 
where mosquitoes breed. In large pools 
of clear water small fish and larger wa¬ 
ter insects abound, and these take care 
of mosquito larvse. The New York 
Sun recently wondered why the Japanese 
made no great effort to get rid of mos¬ 
quitoes. 
But there is a difficulty ; “Lovers of gar¬ 
dens could scarcely be induced to put kero¬ 
sene into their ponds, killing the gold fish 
simultaneously with the mosquitoes.” A 
reason characteristic of a people who would 
rather let a beautiful thing live than kill 
a thing that merely tortures them phys¬ 
ically. 
The funny part of this is that the 
kerosene or other oil would not he need¬ 
ed in ponds well stocked with gold fish. 
These fish will destroy the “wigglers” 
or larva; except in the very shallow wa¬ 
ter near the hanks. By having more 
gold fish the Japanese could clear these 
ponds. The mosquitoes do not come 
from such ponds, hut from swamps and 
pools where there is no drainage. 
“So you’re feeling perfectly well 
again, and never touched the medicine 
I gave you, eh? You made a grave mis¬ 
take, Mrs. Tibbs, a grave mistake.” 
“How so. doctor?” “Why, if you’d 
taken my medicine, you’d have known 
what cured you, and, as it is, you 
haven’t the least idea.”—Life. 
FflR ^Al C-Gheap—B. L K. Milking Outfit for 
I Ull OHLU 40 cows, complete, with 3 milkers; 
used less than 7 months. Farm rented reason for 
selling. S. 8. STORY, North Stockholm. N. Y. 
nilRflPQ THE lil« DEED FELLOWS, 
UUltUbO that grow and mature quickly. 
Figs and Gilts for sale at all times. Address 
SHENANGO RIVER FARMS. Transfer, Pa. 
TUNIS SHEEP—Both Sexes. 
Write your wants and let me quote you prices. 
J. N. MacPHEKSON, 
Pine View Farm, Scottsville, N. Y. 
a *ii 1'I'] i; 
CHEAPEST, PUREST AND BEST FOR 
SHEEP, HOGS & CATTLE 
I A positive remedy for scab, mange, ticks, 
lice, ringworm, eczema, sores, stings, etc., and 
ail disinfecting purposes. One gallon makes 
120 to 130 gallons of liquid. Always uniform und 
mixes readily with any water. Price for gallon 
cun, $1.75—6 gallon cun, $8.50. If dealer can’t 
Schieffelinfic Co., 170 Williams St., New York 
When you write advertisers mention The 
II. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee page 10 
A NOTHER SUGGESTION right here: You can 
MAKE YOUR OWN STOCK FOODS and 
know they are pure, clean and wholesome (not 
mill sweepings, ground chaff , husks or distillery 
mixtures), having the medicinal properties the 
proper strength for your particular case. With 
this feed you can force the fattening of stock for 
the market without danger of getting the blood 
feverish or the legs stocked up. Excellent for 
brood mares, growing young stock or for keeping 
work horses in condition. 
FORMULAS FOR A FEW COMBINATIONS; 
No. 1. 12 lbs. Wheat Bran, 36 lbs. Com Meal, 36 
lbs. Gluten Feed, 6 lbs. Linseed Meal, 1 pkg. 
Kidney and Nerve Powders. 
No. 2. 12 lbs. Wheat Shorts, 36 lbs. Corn Meal, 
48 lbs. Ground Oats, 4 lbs. Linseed Meal, 1 pkg. 
Kidney and Nerve Powders. 
No. 3. 24 lbs. Com Meal, 40 lbs. Dried Brewers’ 
Grains, 16 lbs. Wheat Bran, 4 lbs. Linseed Meal, 
1 pkg. Kidney and Nerve Powders. 
No. 4. 48 lbs. Corn Meal, 12 lbs. Wheat Bran, 
6 lbs. Cottonseed Meal, 12 ibs. Linseed Meal, 1 
pkg. Kidney and Nerve Powders. 
Mix thoroughly together and feed as a regular 
grain ration and in quantity to suit the individual! 
vase. Price, 25c. package; 35c. by mail. 
T will furnish my Kidney and Nerve Pow-i 
c ers in bulk lots. 10 lbs.. $3.50; 25 lbs.. $7.50; 5(1 
i'os., $14; 100 lbs.. $25. Freight prepaid. 
W. F. YOUNG, P. D. F., 
88 Temple Street, Springfield, Mass. 
EXCELSIOR SWING STANCHION 
Warranted the Best. 
30 Days Trial. 
Unlike all others. Stationary when 
Opon. Noiseless. 
THE WASSON STANCHION CO. 
Box 60, Cuba, New York. 
E Of.S FOR IIATCIIIM:. “Only tlie Rest.” Barred Recks, 
White Wyamloltes, $1; Silver Laced $l.. r iO;S. <’, Itla.k Orping- 
toiia and $3 per Betting 15. BiiIIh I’.ye Hennery, Ironhridge, Pa. 
DO YOU NEED FARM HELP? 
THE JEWISH AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL AID SOCIETY 
lias on its lists men wishing to obtain employment upon 
farms. Most of them are without experience hut they 
are able-bodied and willing to work. They spon k little or 
no English, although many of them speak German. If 
you can male»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. At I. A. 8 ., 
174 Second Ave„ 
New York City 
AN industrious, purposeful young man. planning 
-f*- to enter Cornell Agricultural College, desires 
employment during summer vacation with scien¬ 
tific agricul tuiist. Graduate preferred. 
Address D. F. G., ca r e Rural New-Yorker. 
EGGS, POULTRY, MEATS, PRODUCE 
Shipments Solicited. 4ELLIFFE, WRIGHT A CO.. 
Commission Merchants, 284 Washington St. New York 
FREE DIRECTORY 
OF 400 LEADING PRODUCE MERCHANTS 
IN 29 MARKETS. THE NATIONAL I.HAGUE 
OF COMMISSION MERCHANTS OF U. S., 
BUFFALO, NEW YORK. 
WANTED 
Strawberries and all other fruits and vege¬ 
tables. Hothouse products, fancy eggs, etc. 
Write us what you have to offer.' Top prices 
secured for choice products. 
Archdeacon & Co., 100 Murray St., New York 
PLEASE semi a trial shipment to the Oldr-t Com- 
* mission House in New York. Est. 1838. Rutter, 
Eggs. Poultry. Pork, Calves, Hay, Gram Rians, 
Apples, etc. K. B. YYOOIMYAUP. 30“ Creemtioli St., N. Y, 
EGGS 
WHITE and BROWN Solicited. 
Prompt sales. Highest Prices 
JOHN SCHOLL & BKO 
147 Reade Street. New York. 
FARM LOANS. 
We can place first mortgages on good Eastern 
farms. If you want to raise money on your prop¬ 
erty send for free application bnmk E. A. 
S’l ROUT CO.. Bond and Mortgage Dept., 47 W. 34th 
Street, New York. 
FA R City people who want good farms cheap 
iHnlllO address BOX 63, Oak Hill, N. Y. 
M OHAWK VALLEY FARM, 19 acres; well lo¬ 
cated; good buildings: near market. Matched, 
pair Percheron mares 3 and 4 years old. 
HERBERT GRANT, Frankfort N. Y 
200 FARMS FOR SALE 
Valley from 5 to 200 acres; $25 per acre up New 
catalog and map. Horace G. Reeder, Newtown, Pa. 
Strawberries Are Ripe 
in Delaware. They are selling for $200 and $300 
per acre. .Get the details of this farm that owner 
is forced to sacrifice and go to Delaware thin week. 
162 acres; estimated to be 2,000 cords of wood; 300 
six-pear-old peach trees; soil grows large, luscious 
berries: two-story house, barn, ample outbuild 
ings; large oak shade; 2 horses, cow, 2 pigs, 100 
chickens, and all farm implements included, for 
only $1,800. See details page 91, Strout’s May Bul- 
leti'n of Farm Bargains, copy free. Dept 1099. E. A. 
STKOUT CO., Land Title Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. 
Every Farmer Should Have His Own Thresher 
“Little Giant” Thresher runs with light power anti will clean all kinds of grain— I 
wheat, rye, oats, rice, tlax, barley, kallir corn and grass seeds. Attachments for I 
threshing cow peas and for “pulling" pcauuts. Made iu three siz.es—for 3, 0 and * H 
H. P. Gasoline Engine. Any power can be used. We also make Level-Tread Powers, [ 
Feed und Ensilage Cutters, Saw Machines, etc. Send for FKKE- catalogue. 
1IEEBNEK A: SONS, Iiroml St., Lunndale, Pa. 
