1909. 
THE RURAL NEW-yORKER 
603 
CONTENTS 
The Rural New-Yorker, June 12, 1909. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Farming on the Mississippi Delta..589, 590 
Fine Massachusetts Asparagus. 591 
Winter and Summer Farming. 591 
Good Farm Sense . 592 
Prepai’ing for Wheat . 598 
The Grass in Sprayed Orchards..593 
Canada Peas with Millet.......593 
Catch Crops Following Wheat. 593 
Hope Farm Notes . 595 
Cheap Farms in Pennsylvania.597 
Crop Prospects . 597 
A Seed Experience . 597 
Pennsylvania Farmers Meet. 597 
Corn Premiums . 597 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
The Cost of Milk. 597 
Starting the Poultry Business. 600 
Connecticut Oxen . 600 
The Figures Are Given. 600 
A Flight of Pigeons. 600 
Tiie Elgin, Illinois, Dairy District. 
Part II.601 
Give Grade Cattle a Show. 601 
HORTICULTURE. 
Figures of a Nova Scotia Orchard.... 591 
"Big Stories” and Antidotes. 591 
New York Fruit Prizes.... 597 
Ruralisms .594 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 598 
A Leopard and a Zebra. 598 
The Rural Patterns . 598 
Cream of Sago Soup. 598- 
Fruit Jar Lifter .599 
Aunt Asenatli on Friendship. 599 
Sorrel Soup . 599 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Building a Concrete Dam .590 
Home Canning Outfits . 592 
Editorials . 596 
Events of the Week. 597 
Death of Dr. Ilexamer. 597 
Publisher’s Desk . 602 
Alteration iu Division Fence. 603 
Trespass by Tramps . 603 
Widow's Dower Right . 603 
Division of Estate Without Will. 603 
Humorous . 604 
MARKETS 
Turnips, 
ltutabaga. bbl.75 @ 1.00 each .05 
White, bbl.50 © 1.00 *4 pk. .15 
Tomatoes, 
Florida,20 qt. carrier. 1.00 @ 1.75 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS. 
Cucumbers, 
Fancy, doz. 
.50 
@ 
.60 
each 
.10 
No. 1. box. 
2.00 
@ 
3.00 
each 
.05® 
.06 
No. 2. box. 
1.00 
@ 
1.50 
Mushrooms, lb. 
.10 
@ 
.50 
.40© 
.75 
Tomatoes, lb. 
.10 
@ 
.15 
lb. 
.26® 
.30 
LIVE POULTRY 
Chickens, broilers, lb... 
.22 
<a) 
.28 
.25® 
.35 
Fowls. 
.16 
@ 
.16*4 
Roosters. 
.10 
Ducks. 
.12 
Geese. 
.07 
© 
.08 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, best, lb. - 
.23 
© 
.25 lb. 
.24© 
.27 
Fair to Good. 
.17 
© 
.20 
.20© 
.22 
ChHckens, best. 
.23 
@ 
.24 
.25® 
.27 
Good to Choice. 
.18 
© 
.20 
23@ 
.25 
Common Run. 
.12 
@ 
.16 
.16© 
.18 
Fancy oroilers, pair. 
.60 
IS) 
.75 
Broilers,31o. to pr.. lb 
, .30 
@ 
.35 
Fowls. 
.12 
© 
.16 
.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. 
.10 
© 
.12 
•15@ 
20 
Common to Good.... 
.08 
@ 
.09 
.12® 
.15 
Lambs.hothouse.head. 1.50 @ 6.00 
LIVE STOCK 
Native Steers, 100 lbs.. 5.75 @ 6.80 
Oxen.3.50 @4.50 
Bulls.4.50 @ 5.00 
Cows.2.00 @ 4.50 
Calves, 
Prime Veal, 100 lb... 8.00 @ 9.00 
Culls.5.00 @ 7.00 
Sheep, 100 lbs. 4.00 @ 5.50 
Lambs.7.00 @ 8.00 
Hogs.7.60 @ 7.60 
GRAIN 
Wheat, No. 1, North’n 
Duluth, bu. 1.37 
No. 2, Red. 1.45 
No. 1, Macaroni. 1.25 
Corn, as to quality, bu. .80 @ .84 
Oats, as to weight, bu. .55 @ .64 
Rye. .90 @ .95 
Barley.80 @ .85 
HAY AND STRAW 
Quotations for large bales. 
Small bales sell 50 cents to $1.00 
per ton less. 
Hay, No. 1, ton.19.00 @20.00 
No. 2.17.00 @18.00 
No. 3.15.00 @16.00 
Clover Mixed.14.00 @17.00 
Clover.12.00 @14.00 
Wild Hay.6.00 @ 8.00 
Straw, ltye.29.00 @30.00 
Oat and Wheat.10.00 @13.00 
Prices current at New York during week ending 
June 4, 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 indellnite word, but in this column it means 
less than barrel or other original package lots of 
fruits and vegetables, less than tubs ot 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... 
.26 
@ 
.27 
.28® 
.32 
Good to Choice. 
.24 
© 
.25 
27 @ 
.29 
Lower Grades . 
.20 
© 
.23 
24© 
.25 
State Dairy, best. 
.24 
@ 
.25 
.26® 
.28 
Common to Good.... 
.20 
© 
.22 
.23© 
.25 
Factory. 
.16 
© 
.19 
•20@ 
.22 
Packing Stock. 
.16 
@ 
.18 
MILK. 
New York Exchange price $1.21 per 
40-qnart can. netting ‘l\i cents to 
shippers In the 26-cent freight zone 
who have no additional station 
Charges.qt. .07© .12 
CHEESE 
Full Cream, best— 
... .V2U® 
.13 
.15© 
.17 
Common to Good.. 
... .09 
© 
.11 
.14© 
.16 
Skims. 
... .05 
© 
.08 
.10© 
.12 
EGGS 
Fancy White, doz.... 
... .25 
@ 
•?o*4 
.27® 
.30 
White, good to choice. .22 
© 
.24 
.25© 
.20 
Mixed Colors, best.. 
... .20 
© 
.22 
.23© 
.25 
Common to Good.. 
... .16 
© 
.18 
.17© 
.19 
Western.. 
... .18 
© 
.19 
•19©. 21 
BEANS 
Marrow, bu. 
. 2.75 
@ 3.20 
qt. 
.15 
Medium. 
® 2.70 
Pea. 
. 2.50 
@ 2.75 
qt. 
.12 
Red Kidney. 
. 1.75 
@ 2.40 
White Kidney. 
. 2.40 
© 2.70 
qt. 
.15 
Yellow Eye. 
@ 3.40 
HOPS 
Prime to Choice. 
. .14 
@ .15 
Common to Good. 
. .11 
@ .13 
Olds. 
. .04 
© .06 
German Crop, 190S ... 
. .23 
@ .27 
DRIED FRUITS 
Apples, evap. fancy.. 
•08*4 
.12 
Evap., com. to good 
. .05 
© .07 
.08© 
.10 
Sun Dried. 
. .04 
© .05 
Cherries. 
. .13 
@ .15 
lb. 
.20@ 
.25 
Raspberries. 
.20 
lb. 
.22® 
.24 
Huckleberries. 
. .12 
@ .13 
Blackberries. 
. .06 
@ .07 
FRESH FRUITS 
Apples, 
Baldwin, bbl. 
. 5.00 
@ 6.00 
pk. 
.60® 
.90 
Spy.. 
@ 6.25 
Ben Davis. 
. 4.50 
@ 5.50 
Russet. 
. 2.50 
@ 5.00 
Western, bu. box... 
. 2.00 
@ 3.50 
doz. 
.50® 1.00 
Strawberries, 
Del. and Md. 
. .04 
® .09 
.10® 
.12 
Jersey. 
. .05 
@ .10 
Blackberries. 
, .08 
@ .14 
qt. 
Huckleberries. 
. .14 
@ .18 
qt. 
Peaches, Fla., crate.. 
. 2.50 
(a) 3.25 
Watermelons, 
Fla.. 100.. 
.25.00 
@40 00 
Muskmelons, crate... 
. 1.00 
@ 2.25 
VEGETABLES 
Potatoes, 
Bermuda, bbl. 
Southern, new. 
State. 180 lbs. 
Maine, 165 lbs. 
Foreign, 165 lbs. 
Sweet Potatoes.bu.bkt. 
Asparagus, fey. green 
doz. 
Com. to good. 
Cabbage,new, bbl.crate 
Corn, Fla.. 100. 
Cucumbers. Fla., bu... 
Kale, bbl. 
Lettuce, Southern.bkt. 
Onions, 
Bermuda, crate. 
Texas, crate. 
Peas, 
Southern, *4 bbl. bkt. 
Parsley. 100 bunches.. 
Peppers S’n., carrier.. 
Rhubarb, 100 bunches. 
Radishes, 100 bunches, 
String Beans. 
Southern, *4 bbl. bkt. 
Spinach, bbl. 
Wholesale 
Retail 
3.50 
@ 5.00 
qt. 
.15 
2.00 
@ 4.50 
2.25 
© 2.75 
bu. 
1.25 
2.40 
© 2.65 
bu. 
1.25 
1.50 
© 2.00 
bu. 
1.00 
1.00 
© 2.00 
pk. 
.50© .75 
2.00 
@ 2 75 
.75 
@ 1.50 
.25 
@ .60 
1.00 
@ 2.00 
1.00 
@1.50 
.30 
@ .50 
1.50 
© 2.50 
each 
.05@ .10 
.90 
@ 1.00 
.75 
@ 1.25 
.50 
© 1.50 
*4 pk. 
.40® .60 
1.50 
® 2.00 
bch. 
.05 
1.00 
la) 1.25 
1.00 
@ 2.00 
.20 
IS) .60 
bch. 
.05 
.50 
@ .75 
qt. 
.10© .15 
.50 
@ 1.00 
pk. 
.20 
BOSTON WHOLESALE MARKETS. 
Butter, Best Creamery .26® .26*4 
Fair to Good.25® .25*4 
Eggs, Fancy.21@.22*4 
Good to Choice.19@ .20 
Lower Grades.16@ 18 
Apples, Choice, bbl.6.00@ 7.00 
Common to Good. 3.00@ 4.00 
Strawberries, quart.05® .08 
Muskmelons, crate.3.5U@ 4.00 
Potatoes, 165 lb. bag.2.00® 2.25 
Sweet Potatoes, *4 bbl. 1.50® 1.75 
Lettuce, box.75@ 1.00 
Squash, bbl.50@ .60 
CLEVELAND, OHIO 
Butter, Prime Elgin.25@.26*4 
Lower Grades.22© .24 
Eggs.18® .22 
LEGAL MATTERS. 
Alteration in Division Fence. 
A neighbor has removed the division 
fence five feet over on my side, stating 
that it is now on the correct line. The 
former fence has stood many years, and I 
believe it to be the right line. What can 
I do? G. p- 
Connecticut. 
You should have a careful survey made 
to determine the exact boundary line. The 
deeds of each place will throw light on the 
dispute. If your neighbor is trespassing 
he must remove the fence and pay for the 
trespass. The survey will be of value to 
your heirs or assigns. The fence viewers 
may apportion the cost of a fence, but 
cannot set up boundary lines. If you 
agree with your neighbor on a settlement 
it should be recorded as a deed. 
Trespass by Tramps. 
What can be done with the homeless 
wanderers who intrude on one’s property, 
doing slight damage but great annoyance? 
New York. b. b. b. 
Practical rather than legal steps should 
he taken against these intruders. Sign- 
hoards, dogs, hedge or wire fences may 
help. No entertainment should he giyen 
except for work; this decreases their visits. 
A person might sue them for trespass, hut 
the injury is so slight and the hope of 
recovery is so remote that this is idle. 
If he injures any of your property you 
may have him arrested for malicious in¬ 
jury. A better course would be to com¬ 
plain to any peace officer, charging him 
with vagrancy ; he will then be committed 
to some local jail. Many villages will give 
them entertainment for work and arrest 
them if they beg. Some determined policy 
should be followed with these impostors. 
Widow’s Dower Right. 
I bought a place against which there is 
a subsisting dower right, I have offered 
the widow her one-third interest of the 
rents and profits, but she refuses, and de¬ 
mands that I settle for the dower interest 
due her for the past seven years. Am I 
liable for the arrears, or should she look 
to the former owner? e. h. 
Pennsylvania. 
Dower is the portion which the widow 
lias in the real estate of her late husband, 
and is strongly protected by law. Being 
an interest in real property, it is a mat¬ 
ter of record. All purchasers should see 
that the dower interests are conveyed. In 
this case E. M. bought with notice that 
the dower claims were outstanding. He 
should inquire into the extent and dura¬ 
tion of them. The widow need not demand 
her rights each year. The statute of limi¬ 
tations does not run against her, so that 
she may recover for the past seven years 
or longer, as her claim is a chai-ge on the 
estate, not one against the owner. You 
will have to pay the dower, hut may hold 
the seller of the place on his coveneths of 
title. 
Division of Estate Without Will. 
A man and his wife die, leaving a farm 
and pex-sonal property. There is no will. 
They leave a son and two daughters, one 
of whom is under age. It was the under¬ 
stood wish of the pai-ents, and the children 
are agreed, that they share equally, and 
that the son take the farm. Can a guard¬ 
ian act for the younger daughter (who is 
13) and the estate be divided as if all 
were of age? Can the real estate he set¬ 
tled before the younger daughter becomes 
of age? c . b. 
New York. 
The law requires that the surrogate ap¬ 
point a guardian to represent and guard 
the interests to the infant. The guardian, 
who must be a tit person, under bond, 
takes charge of the infant’s property and 
must pass upon all proposed settlements of 
the estate. The laws carefully safeguard 
the x-ights of the infants. Having secured 
a guardian, the children may divide the 
estate by decree of the surrogate, as the 
property is not tied up until the infant 
becomes of age, but may he disti'ibuted 
within two yeai's. The guardian continues 
to protect the property of the infant un¬ 
der direction of the surrogate until she 
reaches full age. 
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FERTILIZER LIMEYS 
WALTON QUARRIES, Harrisburg, Pa. 
To Settle An Estate in Orange Co. 
Productive 80-acre farm, in excellent state of 
cultivation, must be sold at once. Cuts 50 tons 
hay, produces big crop of corn, oats, potatoes; 
pasture for 20 head; 300 cords hardwood; lots of 
fruit. Two-story eight room house, piazza, big 
barn, outbuildings; on splendid State road. Only 
$4,400, half cash. See page 64. Strout’s Mav-June 
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99 kin® Prairie Dogs, 
Woodchucks, Gophers, 
and Grain Insects. 
‘‘The wheels of the gods 
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HAMPSHIRE SWINE 
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CHAS. STEWART DAVISON. 
60 Wall Street, .... New York City 
132 Acres, $600 Cash 
Here is a chance to get a great big farm for a low 
price on exceptionally easy terms; 100 acres in 
fields, 32 in timber and pasture; 250 apple trees, full 
hearing; 10,000 ft. of timber; 9-room house, good 
shade; near neighbors; big barn, other out-build- 
ings; owner obliged to make quick change; will 
throw in a cow, machinery, etc., only $11000; $600 
cash; balance easy terms; page 59, Strout’s May- 
June Bulletin, copy free, E A. Strout Co., Dept. 
1099, 47 \V. 34th Street, cor. Broadway, New York, 
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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 tney 
are able-bodied and willing to work. They speak little or 
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¬ 
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We are a philanthropic organization, whose object it is 
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Address : TJIE j A & 1> A s 
174 Second Ave. 
New York City 
#1,400 Income During 1908. 
200 acres, Delaware County, cuts 50 tons hay, 
several thousand cords wood, convenientbuildlngs, 
aged owner for quick sale will take $2.50(1. Easy pay¬ 
ments. For full description and traveling instruc¬ 
tions see page 61, May-June Bulletin. Copy fxee. 
Dept. 1099. E. A. STROUT CO. 47 VV. 34 St. New York. 
CADUO City people who want good farms cheap 
I nil IvlO address BOX 63, Oak Hill, N. Y. 
2UU FARMS FOR SALE 
Valley from 5 to 200 acres; $25 per acre up. New 
catalog and map. Horace G. Reeder, Newtown, Pa. 
Stock, Machinery, Tools, Free. 
Profit paying 52-acre farm all ready for business; 
pleasant drive to Bound Brook Station, which is 
only 26 miles from New York; cuts 25 ions hay; big 
crops; lots fruit; 7-room house, piazza, painted, 
maple shade; delightful view of mountains and 
valley; good outhouses; cow, poultry: valuable 
machinery and tools, only $3500, half cash. Page 
81, Strout's May-June Bulletin, copy free. B. A. 
STROUT CO.,Dept.1099,47 W.34 St.,cor.Bway„ N. Y. 
Cnp DCMT—Pine, old-fashioned second story 
I Url nLIl I piazza house, sixteen rooms, fac¬ 
ing south; old maple trees, fine lawn. Carriage 
house, cow stables, etc. Magnificent lake, fishing, 
boating, swimming. One mile from station. Three 
railroads. Address H. POWKLL RAMS DULL, 
Salisbury Mills, Orange County, N. Y. 
TYICLA WARE’S 30,000,000, QUARTS OF 
STRAWBKRRI ES will ripen between May 
20 and June 20; yield 5 000 to 10,000 quarts per acre. 
Price at nearest railroad station, 8c. to 15c. per 
quart. For information about Delaware, address 
STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE, Dover, Del. 
FARM LOANS. 
We can place first mortgages on good Eastern 
farms. If you want to raise money on your prop¬ 
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STROUT CO., Bond and Mortgage l.’ept., 47 W. 34th 
Street, New York. 
Between 50,000 and 60,000 acres of land, 30 miles 
South of Savannah, Ga., especially desirable for 
colonization or reforestation proposition. Land 
cut over 20 years ago, at which time trees under 12 
inches were left and considerable timber is now 
standing.with thousands of small ones of later and 
recent growth. Railroad runs directly through the 
property, and extends within 7 miles of the ocean. 
Good soil, good climate conditions. For sale as a 
whole, or in tracts of 10,000 acres. Price, terms and 
other features upon applieaiion. 
Industrial Dept., Seaboard Air Line lty., 
Portsmouth, Va. 
Stock and Tools Free, 
4 cows, 2 heifers, pair horses, 100 hens, wagons, 
machinery ami tools to be thrown in with this big, 
productive, well located 100-acre farm; excellent 
soil; healthful location; bountiful shade; 2-story, 
9-rooin house; good outbuildings; lots of fruit 
trees; big money-maker; only $3,900; part cash; 
see photograph, page 76, Strout's May-June Bulle¬ 
tin, copy free. E. A. STROUT OO., Dept. 1099, 
47 W. 34th St., cor. Bi'oadway, N. Y. 
Produce Sold For $10,400 In 1908. 
300 acres in Delaware County, one mile to depot, 
fields level as a floor; splendid buildings. $20,000 
would not replace them. Owner called West and 
sacrifice price is $15,000 lor quick sale, about one- 
third real value. Easy terms. For details see page 
61, May-June Bulletin, Cony Free. 
E. A. STROUT CO.,Dept. 1099, 47 W. 34 St, New York, 
FDR Q AI C -Fifty acre farm, well watered, fruit. 
I Ull OMLL twelve room house, two barns, silo, 
all in good condition. Thirty rods from small lake, 
best fishing ground in Pennsylvania. Price,$2,000.60. 
HALLS FARM AGENCY, Owego, New York. 
Poultry and Fruit Farm, #700. 
Near neighbors, schools, busy little village ; 26 
acres, good soil, 200 cords wood, seven room house, 
painted, barn, good water, elm and maple shade, 
pleasant view of village; owner's other business 
forces quick sale; chance of a lifetime at $700. 
Page 74, Strout’s May Jnne Bulletin jn-t out, 
copy free. E. A. STi'OUT CO., Dept. 1099, 47 West 
34th St., Cor. Bway., N. Y. 
