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The Rural New-Yorker. July 24. 11)09. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Oats iu Southern Alabama. <’>86 
Good Sense About Farmers’ Institutes 686 
Those Fine Asparagus Stalks. <186 
How to Handle Manure. 680 
Chemicals and Clover in Wisconsin. .. 087 
Crafting on Alfalfa. 087 
Alfalfa from Syracuse, N. Y. 088 
Curing Onions . 088 
Second Crop Potatoes . <588 
Ruckwheat and Crimson Clover.688 
Mowing Potato Vines. 088 
Tarring Corn .<588 
A Concrete Roller . 681) 
Hope Farm Notes. 091 
Hybridized Potato Seed . <59.’! 
New Agricultural School. 093 
Crop Prospects . 093 
The North Carolina Mountains.693 
A Fertilizer Combination . 093 
Lime Concrete for Silos. 097 
Quack Grass . 098 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
The Milk Business. 086 
Our Brother the Ox. 087 
Those Disease Germs.090 
Those Grade Dairy Cows. 090 
Lumpy .Taw and Strangles . 090 
Rabies and Muzzled Dogs. <597 
Shipping Live Stock. 097 
Profit in Wintering Sheep. 097 
The Limit . 098 
Affected Throat . 099 
Garget . 099 
Bloody Milk . 099 
HORTICULTURE. 
Some Strawberry Matters . 080 
Fertilizer for Strawberries. OSS 
The Stringfellow Method . 088 
Future of Dewberries. 0S9 
Girdling Trees.089 
Rural Isms ~.090 
The Avocado Pear . 090 
Panlownia Imperialist Lead Salts and 
Oil . 691 
Ripening KiefTer Pears . 099 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 094 
Griddle Cakes . 094 
Mrs. Spraker Talks . 094 
Catching Flies . 694 
Some Home-Grown Foods. 093 
Baked Apples . 69." 
The Rural Patterns . 093 
••old Reliable" Canning Method . 093 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Parcels Post Needed. 080 
What Form of Water Works?. 089 
Tanning Snake Skins.£589 
Editorials. 092 
Events of tile Week. 093 
New Jersey Hunter's License. 093 
Publisher’s Desk . 098 
Sale of Trust Property. 098 
Overflowing Creek .098 
Barbed Wire Division Fence. 098 
Straying Cattle. 698 
Land With Clouded Title. cos 
Humorous .700 
Corn. Jersey. tUU. 
1.110 
■v 
1.25 
Cucumbers, bn. 
.511 
'd> 
.75 
Lettuce, obi. 
.25 
(<£ 
1 .(HI 
each 
(Life .05 
Peas, Q bbl. bkt.. 
.50 
in 
1.25 
hi pk 
40fa- 60 
Peppers SYt.. carrier.. 
•to 
® 
1.25 
Kliubaib. 1U0 bunches. 
1.00 
fa 
1.50 
Radishes, loo bunches. 
.50 
® 
.75 
bch. 
.03 
String Beans, bu. 
.50 
® 
1.25 
qt- 
. 10fe .15 
Spinach, bbl. 
Turnips. 
.50 
.tO 
pk 
.10® .20 
White, bbl. 
Tomatoes. 
1.00 
1.50 
Flo- Ida,20 qt. carrier. 
1.00 
in 
2.00 
Del. and Md. 
.75 
fa 
!.5<l 
Jersey. 
1.00 
f(i) 
2.25 
LIVE POULTRY 
Chickens, broilers, lb... 
.20 
.24 
Fowls. 
.15 
fa- 
.17 
Roosters. 
.11 
Ducks. 
.11 
.12 
Geese. 
.07 
<n 
.09 
DRKSSF 
:d pon 
L.TRY 
Chickens, frozen, best. 
.23 
<«'J 
.24 
.25® 
.27 
Good to Choice. 
.18 
te 
.20 
23® 
.25 
Common Run. 
.12 
® 
.16 
.16® 
.18 
Fancy broilers, pair. 
.40 
(a) 
.50 
Broilers,alo. to pr.. lb 
. .25 
fa 
.30 
Fowls. 
.12 
(n 
.16 
.15® 
.18 
Ducks. Spring. 
.17 
® 
.18 
.20® 
.23 
Squabs, doz. 
1.00 
fe 
3.50 
LIV 
B ST 
or. 
K 
Native Steers, too lbs.. 
5.50 
*8 
6.85 
Bulls. 
f d 
4.75 
Cows. 
2.00 
(& 
4.25 
Calves, 
Prime Veal, 100 lb... 
6.00 
9.26 
Culls. 
'a 
5.50 
Sheep, 100 lbs. 
3.50 
3 
5.00 
Lambs. 
7.00 
fa) 
9.25 
Hogs.8.00 fa 8.46 
GRAIN 
Wheat. No. I, North’n 
Duluth, bu. 
:.42 
No. 2. Bed. 
1.45 
Corn, as to quality, bu. 
.70 
( a 
.81 
Oats, as to weight, bu. 
.55 
<3 
.iLS 
Bye. 
.90 
19 
.91 
Barley. 
.68 
<d 
.72 
HAY AND STRAW 
Quotations for large bales. 
Small bales sell 50 cents 10 If 1.00 
per ton less. 
Hay. No. I, ton.ls.00 fa 10.00 
No. 2.UI.OU ® 17.00 
No. 3.14.50 (a 15.50 
Clover Mixed.14.00 fa 10.00 
Clover.12.00 faU.OO 
Wild Hay.10.00 fa 12.00 
Straw, Hve.20.00 faliO.00 
Oat and Wheat.10.00 fa 13.00 
BUSTOS WHOLESALE MARKETS. 
Butter, Rest. Creamery.26® .27*4 
Fair to Good.25® .25j| 
Eggs .Fancy.22 fa) .24 
Good to Choice.19® .20 
Lower Grades.1<5® 18 
Peaches, Georgia.90-fa 2.00 
Huckleberries. .13® .18 
Currants.09® .10 
Strawberries, quart,.07® .10 
Muskmelons, crate. 1.25® 3.00 
Lettuce, box.30® .50 
CLEVELAND, OHIO 
Butter, Prime Elgin.2ti® .27)4 
Lower Grades.23® .25 
Eggs.20® .24 
AILING ANIMALS. 
MARKETS 
Prices current at, New York during week ending 
July 18, 1909. wholesale except where other¬ 
wise indicated. The retail prices given do not. as 
a rule, cover either the highest or lowest sales, hut 
show what the hulk 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 
nn 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 Retail 
Creamery, fancy, lb. 
.. .26 feb .27 
.29 (d< 
.32 
Good to Choice. 
.. .24 @ .25 
27® 
.29 
Lower Grades . 
.. .20 @ .23 
24® 
.25 
Stale Dairy, best. 
.. .24 ® .25 
•26tfz) 
.28 
Common to Good.. 
.. .20 ® .22 
.23® 
.25 
Factory. 
.. .16 @ .19 
.20® 
-22 
Packing Stock. 
.. .16 ® .18 
MILK 
New York Exchange 
price *1.41 per 
40-quart can, netting 2-41 cents to 
shippers in the26-cent freight zone 
who have no additional station 
charges. 
.07® 
.12 
CHEESE 
Full Cream, best.... 
.. .13 ® .14 
.16® 
.18 
Common to Good.. 
.. .10 @ .12 
.15® 
.16 
Skims. 
.10® 
.12 
EGGS 
Eancy White, doz.... 
.. .28 ® .31 
.30® 
.35 
White, good to choice. .25 fe .2s 
•27<- 
.30 
Mixed Colors, best... 
.. .26 @ .27 
.28® 
.30 
Common to Good.. 
.. .18 @ .20 
.20® 
.22 
BEANS 
Marrow, bu.. 
.. 2.75 @ 3.15 qt. 
.16 
Medium.. 
Pea. 
.. 2.50 @ 2.75 qt. 
.12 
Bed Kidney. 
.. 2.00 @ 2.50 
White Kidnev. 
.. 2.40 @ 2.75 qt. 
.15 
\ el low Eye. 
HOPS 
Prime to Choice.15 @ .18 
Common to Good.10 ® .13 
Olds.04 @ .08 
German Crop, 1908 .24 ® .26 
DRIED FRUITS 
Apples, evap. fancy... 
•08W® 
.(HI 
J4 
Evap., com. to good. 
Sun Dried. 
.05 
@ 
.08 
.08@ 
.12 
.04 
@ 
.05 
< herries. 
.13 
@ 
.15 lb. 
.20® 
.25 
Raspberries. 
.20 lb. 
.22® 
.24 
11 uckleberries. 
.12 
@ 
.18 
FRESH FRUITS 
Apples, new. bu.75 
Pears, Le Conte, bbl... 5.00 
Strawberries, 
Dp River .04 
Oswego.12 
Raspberries. Red, pt.. .05 
Black Caps, pt.05 
‘'urrants qt.0*5 
Blackberries.06 
Cherries, lb.05 
Huckleberries.08 
Gooseberries.07 
Peaches, Ga., crate.... 1.25 
Watermelons, 
Fla., 100.12.00 
Muskmelons, crate_ 1.00 
fa? 1.50 
® 7.00 
@ 
.09 
.10® 
.15 
® 
.14 
.15® 
.18 
® 
.10 
® 
.07 
® 
.08 
® 
.08 
qt. 
.10® 
.15 
® 
.10 
® 
.12 
qt. 
.12® 
.18 
® 12 
® 2.25 
@30 00 
® 3.00 
VEGETABLES 
Wholesale 
! .00 fa 2 00 
1.75 
Potatoes, 
Southern, new. 
Jersey, Dei. aud Md. 
Long Island.2.00 
Asparagus, fey. green 
do*... 
Fey. white...!!....11’ 
'Ann. to good.1. .511 
i a.bbage, 100. 3.00 
auUUowers, L. I., bbl. .75 
2.00 
1. 
fa 2.25 
® 2.25 
fa &00 
@ 2.00 
@ 1.00 
@ 4.00 
fa 3.00 
Heta 
Affected Throat. 
I have a young cow I hut seems to be 
in fine condition but when she is eating 
she makes a rattling noise in her throat, 
which is not noticeable at other times; it 
appears to me to he growing worse. Can 
you tell mo the cause, and a remedy? 
Shelton, Conn. f. u. k. 
The glands of the throat (post pharyn¬ 
geal) are enlarged and the common cause 
is either tulierculosis or actinomycosis. The 
former disease is most to he dreaded, and 1 
we would advise you to have her tested 
with tuberculin. If she proves free from 
that disease have a veterinarian blister the 
throat and give her iodide of potash daily 
under his directions. a. s. a. 
Garget. 
About a month ago we got from 24 to 
27 pounds of butter from one churning, 
and now we get from 16 to 17 pounds 
from the same amount of cream. There 
are small white lumps in the cream and in 
tlie buttermilk. We were feeding green 
rye, bul quit feeding that because we 
thought that was the cause of it, hut the 
cream is the same. Please explain this 
matter to me. One of my cows’ udder got 
swollen up oue day and siie didn’t give any 
milk for three days, Imt is gaining on her 
milk now. She does not give any milk out 
of her left hind teat; the other three seem 
to be all right, bul: her left hind one is 
nearly all dried up, only gives about a half 
a teacupful of milk out of it. What is 
tlie cause of this and what can I do for it? 
New York. M. B. 
Isolate the cow that lias had udder 
trouble and you doubtless will by -so doing 
end the trouble with the cream. The af¬ 
fected milk of one diseased cow quickly will 
change the quality and consistency of the 
sound milk of other cows with which it is 
mixed and the contamination may remain in 
tin 1 utensils for some time. The latter 
should he scrupulously cleansed, scalded 
and sun-dried. Tile affected cow should lie 
sold to the dealer in “c-auners,” as it does 
not pay to retain such animals, and they 
give further trouble when they calve. 
They also are apt to spread the udder dis¬ 
ease to other cows in the herd. 
Bloody Milk. 
I have a line cow, six years old this 
Spring, with her third calf, which is about 
four and a half months old. that gives 
from four to four and it half gallons per 
day. For the last three weeks out of her 
two front teats, at the Iasi of milking, 
there lias bepn some bloody milk. She runs 
at large with a herd of eight cattle in a 
ten-acre clover field, having access to a 
stream of fresh water and about one-half 
gallon comment per day. She is freely 
salted two or three times per week. She 
appears in very good health, and is in 
fine condition. Wlmt causes this bloody 
milk, and Is thorp a remedy? a. m- 
Keep the cow up for a time and if pos¬ 
sible let her occupy a roomy, cool, airy, 
well-bedded box stall. It may be that 
the bloody milk comes from bruising, and 
that Hu’ plan advised will remove such a 
cause. Bathe the udder twice daily with 
cold water, and then rub in a little of a 
lotion composed of equal parts of fluid 
extract of poke mot and lard oil. If 
the bleeding continues mix a dram of dried 
sulphate of iron In her feed night and 
morning, but do no< give this medicine if 
she is with calf. If Ihe udder is hard it 
would he well to test her with tuberculin 
to see whether tuberculosis is present. 
a. s. A. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee page 8. 
FOR HOT 
s= " o£ 
■*** BEOS ami COLO FRAMES. 
NO BOARDS OR OTHER COVERING USED. 
Two I avers of glass Instead of one. with an air space 
between, lets iu light ami warmth during the day, keeps 
in the heat at night. Makes earlier, better plants. 
“Oiirlng one smitten drop after a heavy rain we 
lost practically all of our radishes uniter single Klass 
-ash while rhose under your dmihle-elasa sa*h were 
not Injure ,1 al all. it. B. Fullerton,Huntington,!,.I.’’ 
Delivery guaranteed. Now is tlie time to get ready for 
cold fraim*s. Write for eatalogue and prices. 
THE SUNLIGHT DOUBLE-GLASS SASH COMPANY. 
924 East Broadway, Louisville, Ky. 
C0UAGE, POULTRY FARM 
AT AUCTION 
Sand, Gravel* Granite, Quarts, Several Sites. 
lUtlg* field, Co nn a, on tin* premises Saturday, August 7, 1909, 
at I o’elock in the afternoon. 
25 acres, seven room dwelling, with hath, hot and 
cold water, stoves, storm sash, porch enclosure, 
awnings and screens. Never failing supply of pure 
water from cemented spring and trout brook. 
Apples, plums and pears. Barn. Poultry houses 
for 500 layers on sandy soil, well drained and pro¬ 
tected. Feed house and incnbatorcellar. exhibition 
house and pens, colony house, brooders and incu¬ 
bators, tools and appliances, repair outfits, egg 
crates, testers and turners, boxes and shipping 
crates. Feed cutters, farm tools and garden tools, 
work room and bench. Location ami arrangement 
cannot be excelled nor can the offering be equalled 
for the needs of a ponltryman wanting a home on 
a plant to pay. 
SAMUEL KEELER, Trustee. -:- J. G. ABBOTT, Auctioiteer. 
QHRnPQUiRF'v YEARLING RAM, RAM LAMBS. EWES 
onnUronlMCi and ewe lamb^ froi 
1 Will Send My Scale on Approval 
To any businesslike farmer w h o 
knows the profit in buying, selling 
and feeding by weight and not by 
guess. Forty-five years ago 1 first 
fought the scale trust by selling to 
the buyer in my original “freight 
paying, free trial before settling 
p!an’’._ I have invented the BEST 
P i t J e s 8 
which I 
money 
other reli- 
scah . I 
send it on 
approval 
ported Stock. FRED 
•oin t ’hoiee Im- 
VAX VLEKT, Lodi, N. Y. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES at Highwood— In Hr Iasi volume 
of the Am. Uerkshire Uncord we recorded I a 8 Berkshire^ sold, 
which was 10 more than any other breeder in the IT. Thin 
shows a growing demand for Berkshire* of our breeding. Write 
for booklet. II. C. k H. ». II \KPKNlMN<i, Dundee, N, V. 
FOR SALE 
J—DRUG BUSINESS. Yearly sales 
*13001). Best location in town. 
Good stock aud business. Must he sold. Price 
*8000. HALL’S FARM AGENCY. Owego, N. Y. 
DO YOU NEED FARM HELP? 
THE JEWISH AGRICULTURAL AMD INDUSTRIAL AID SOCIETY 
has on its lists men wish ini? to obtain employment upon 
farms. Most of them are without experience but they 
are able-bodied and \\ illing to work. They speak little or 
no English, although many of them speak German. If 
you can make use <>f 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, w hose object it is 
to assist and encourage Jews to become farmers. We 
charge no commission to employer or employee. 
Address: THE J. A.* 
I. A. 
174 Second Ave., 
New V*ork City 
F 
OK SALE—200 aero dairy farm, near citj. Or«*«t producer, tine 
water supply. Mrs. C, it. Knapp,4046 Girard Ave., Phila., Pa. 
T hree large tracts of land for sale 
in North West Texas—:s ,(>00 acres *16 per acre; 30,000 
acres $12 per acre; 17.000 acres $11 per acre. All level 
farming lands. 
I refer you to the Tulin hank & Trust Co. 
E. 14KOOKS, Tulin. Texas 
FOR SALE 
—Fruit farm in Central 
tabling about 300 acres, having on it 700 pear trees, 
600 plum trees. 000 peach t rees. 100 cherry trees and 
about 4000 apple trees. The plum, peach and cherry 
trees are all nearing. 2000 of the apple trees are 
just beginning to bear. Two and one-half miles 
front good market. For particulars write 
and ask no money 
until satisfactory. _ 
New compound beam and beam 'T° lVlL box free. 
Introductory discount on first scale only. 
Let me send a free price list and a scale on 
approval. “JONES He Pays The Freight” 
21 F St. Binghamton, N. Y. 
It is true 
In every sense that 
COLORADO 
AS A 
Summer Resort 
STANDS HIGH 
Tlie Popular Route to Colorado Is tlie 
Union Pacific 
Electric Automatic Block Signals. 
The Safe Bond to Travel. 
For rates and information 
INQUIRE OF 
J. 14. I>e FltlKST, G.E.A. 
287 Broadway. New York, N. Y. 
United States 
Rubber Company 
42 Broadway, New York, July 1, 1909 
The Board of Directors of the United States 
Rubber Company lias this day declared from its 
net profits a quarterly dividend of Two Percent, 
on tiie First Preferred Stock (including all out¬ 
standing old "Preferred” Stock), and a quarterly 
dividend of One and One-half Per Cent, on the 
Second Preferred Stock of this Company, to Stock¬ 
holders of record at 3 P.M. on Thursday, July 15tli, 
19(H), payable, without closing of tlie Transfer 
Books, July 31st, 19(H). 
JOHN J. WATSON, Jr.. Treasurer. 
FREE DIRECTORY 
OP 400 RELIABLE PRODUCE MERCHANTS 
IN TWENTY-NINE MARKETS FURNISHED 
ON APPLICATION TO DEPARTMENT E, NATIDNAL 
LEAGUE Uf COMMISSION MERCHANTS, BUFFALO. N. Y. 
WE CAN HANDLE 
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Send for particulars about how to make your own 
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Join a Shippers Organization who use Bonded 
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PRODUCE REPORTER CO., - - 34 So. Clark St., Chicago. 
your t nerries, t urrants, anu an Klims or 
Fruits and Produce. 
Tell us what you will have. Write for booklet 
and market information. 
Myers,VV«-il & Co.,670 BroadwayAv.,Cleveland,O 
EGGS, POULTRY, MEATS, PRODUCE 
Shipment# Solicited. .1 KLLI FFK, W RHillT A- CO.. 
Commission Merchants, 284 Washington St. New York 
P AAA WHITE and BROWN Solicited. 
la|_I_\ Prompt sales. Highest Prices. 
LUUtJ JOHN SCHOLL & BBO 
w 147 lteade Street. New York. 
A FERTILE COUNTRY 
Tidewater Virginia and Carolina. FI nest farm 
lands. Long growing season. Three and four 
crops a year. No cold winters. No scorching 
summers. Ploughing and planting long before 
the northern farmer sees the frost and snow 
disappear. Convenient markets. Best prices. 
Farmers are making and saving money. Lands on 
easy terms. Write 
F. L. MERRITT Land & Indust’l Agent, Norfolk and Southern 
Railway, 36 Citizens Bank Building, Norfolk, Va. 
DLEASE semi a trial shipment to the Oldest Com* 
* mission House in New York. list. 1838. Butter, 
Eggs. Poultry, Pork. Calves. Hay, Grain. Beans, 
Apples etc K. It. IVOODW.lUb, SOS flreenirl.li St., S. T, 
WANTED 
Berries. Peaches and 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 
NEW YORK STATE FAIR 
SYRACUSE, SEPTEMBER 13th-18th, 1909 
AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION 
$75,000,00—PURSES AND PREMIUMS—$75,000.00 
LIVE STOCK 
Increased Classification. Class for Milking Short¬ 
horns. *400 for Four Best Grade Dairy Cows. Butter 
Fat Tests Open to Registered Cows of All Breeds. 
Increased Classification and Money Prizes in Sheep 
and Swine Departments. New Classes Added in 
Poultry Department for Ducks, Geese, Cavies and 
Pheasants. 
DA I BY PRODUCTS 
New Building—Now Classes—New Educational 
Features. All tlie Old Classes of Exhibits Continued 
—New Classes for Gathered-Cream Butter—Several 
Varieties of Cheese—Milk Below tlie Certified 
Standard—Special Cash Prize for Cheese Maker 
Having Highest Average Score in Four Classes. 
CHANGE OF ENTRY FEE IN A 
FBI’IPS-FLOW E RS-FABM PRODUCE 
New Prizes Offered in Fruit Department. Local 
Society and Grange Collection—Collection of Box 
Fruit—Collection of Fruit Packages—Collection of 
Nursery Stock—Collection of Fruit Products—Boy's 
and Girl’s Collection. 
Professional, Amateur and Open Classes in Flow¬ 
er Department. 
Complete Classification for Grains, Seeds, Vege¬ 
tables, Potatoes, and Bees in Farm Produce De¬ 
partment. 
domestic: 
Revised Classification in the Art, Needlework, 
Culinary. Miscellaneous and Juveniie Sections of 
the Domestic Department. 
IlOBSE SHOW 
New Classification for Draft Horses. Teams and 
Pairs. 
FEW DEPARTMENTS 
SEND FOR PRIZE LIST 
NEW YORK STATE FAIR COMMISSION 
S. C. SHAVER, SECRETARY, POST-STANDARD BUILDING , SYRACUSE, N. Y. 
