1909. 
THE RURAIi NEW-VORKER 
799 
CONTENTS 
The Rural New-Yorker, September 4, 1909 
FAlfM TOPICS. 
Drilling or Broadcasting Oats. 782 
I'sing the Land Roller. 782 
More About that Farmers’ Institute. . .783 
How the French Feed Asparagus. 784 
Prize taker Onions in North Carolina. .. 784 
Winter Vetch as a “Catch Crop". 784 
Crops in Maine. 784 
The Pennsylvania Drought Season.... 786 
Immigrant Farm Help. 786 
Copperas Weed Killer; Machine Plow¬ 
ing . 787 
Hope Farm Notes. <89 
Seeding to Alfalfa near Syracuse. 794 
Buckwheat for Green Manure. 795 
The “Clark" Grass Culture. 795 
The Farmers’ Institute Question. 795 
The Problem of the Cheap Lands, Part 
V. . 797 
LIVE STOCK ANI) DAIRY. 
Can lie Farm Without Cows?. 782 
Rye for Hogs and Horses. 784 
Rye for Poultry. 784 
Questions About Butter Making. 794 
A Case of Sweeney. 794 
Ringworm . 794 
Wind Galls . 794 
Protection in Buying Improved Live 
Stock . 795 
Jersey Cattle Club Meeting. 795 
HORTIfTLTFRE. 
Fitting Corn Land for Berries. 782 
Black Knot on Plums. 784 
Black Ants Around Strawberries. 784 
Cutting and Handling Peach Buds.... 785 
Close Planting of Fruit. 786 
Trouble with Duchess Pears. 787 
Rhubarb Culture for Women. 788 
Correspondence with John Lewis Childs 791 
Connecticut Peach Growers. 791 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 792 
More About Breadmaking. 792 
The Rural Patterns. 793 
Removing Bloodstains . 793 
Tomato Toast . 793 
Crumb Griddle Cakes. 793 
MISCELLA NEWS. 
The Interstate Commerce Commis¬ 
sion .781, 782 
Watch for this Fraud. 782 
The Railroad's "Right of Way”. 783 
What Form of Tank?. 785 
Expensive Hard Cider. 787 
Editorials . 790 
Publisher’s Desk . 798 
MARKETS 
LIVE POULTRY 
Chickens, lb. 
.18 
© 
.19 
Fowls.- .... 
.15 
© 
.17 
Roosters. 
.10 
Ducks. 
.14 
Geese.. 
.10 
@ 
.11 
DRESSE 
D POULTRY 
Chickens, frozen, best. 
.18 
@ 
.20 
.22® 
.24 
Good to Choice. 
.15 
@ 
.17 
18® 
.20 
Common Run. 
.12 
® 
.14 
• 16@ 
.17 
Fancy broilers, pair. 
.40 
© 
.50 
Broilers,81b. to pr., lb. 
, .2(1 
@ 
.22 
Fowls.. 
.12 
.18 
.15® 
.18 
Ducks, Spring. 
.16 
@ 
.18 
.18® 
.21 
Squabs, doz. 
1.U0 
@ 
3.50 
LIVE STOCK 
Native Steers, 100 lbs.. 
4.50 
® 6.35 
Bulls. 
© 4.00 
Cows. 
1.50 
© 4.00 
Calves 
Prime Veal, 100 lb... 
6.00 
©10.00 
Culls. 
, 4.50 
© 5.00 
Sheep, 100 lbs. 
2.75 
® 4.75 
Lambs. 
5.00 
@ 8.50 
Hogs.. . 
8.00 
© 8.10 
GRAIN 
Wheat, No. 1, North'n 
Duluth, new, bu. 
1.0S 
No. 2. Red. 
1.1)6 
Corn, as to quality, 
, bu. 
.70 
© 
.80 
Oats, as to weight, 
bu. 
.40 
© 
.55 
Rye. 
.... 
.70 
© 
.75 
Barley, feeding .... 
.55 
© 
.60 
HAY AND.STRAW 
Quotations for large bales. 
Small bales sell 00 cents to $1.00 
per ton less. 
Hay, No. 1, ton_ 
NO. 2. 
No. 3. 
....17.00 
fc 20.00 
©IS.OO 
©16.00 
Clover Mixed_ 
....14.00 
'@18.00 
Clover. 
@14.00 
Wild Hay. 
@11.00 
Straw, live. 
....16.00 
@18.00 
Oat and Wheat.. 
.... 7.00 
@ S.00 
BOSTON WHOLESALE MARKETS. 
Butter, Best Creamery. 
Fair to Good. 
Eggs, Fancy. 
Good to Choice. 
Lower Grades. 
Peaches, crate. 
. .27© .29)4 
. .21»ra) .30 
. .16© 20 
. 2.00© 2.50 
Huckleberries... 
. .10® 
.15 
CLEVELAND, OHIO 
Butter, Prime Elgin. 
Lower Grades. 
Eggs.. 
. .24® 
.. -23© 
.29 
.26 
.27 
S fi Uf i PfiUnRKR <>f exceptional 
, In n. Lcununno Vigor and quality 
250 acres of fertile land devoted to the production 
of an unequalled strain of this greatest egg-breed. 
Eggs, young and old stock, at reduced summer 
prices. Send for circular. 
Mt. Pleasant Farm, Box Y, Havre de Grace. Md. 
Prices current at New York during week-ending 
August 27. 1909, wholesale except where other¬ 
wise Indicated. The retail prices given do not, as 
rule, cover either the highest or lowest sales, hut 
show what the hulk of consumers of moderate 
means |>uv for small quantities of produce bought 
In Fulton, Washington,. Jefferson Markets, etc., 
and up-town grocery stores. “Retail” is rather 
an indetlnite word, but in this column it means 
less than barrel or other original package lots of 
irults 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.. 
. .29 
© 
29)4 
.32© 
.36 
Good to Choice. 
. .24 
(ft 
.27 
77 @ 
.30 
Cower Grades . 
. .20 
@ 
.23 
24® 
.25 
State Dairy, best. 
. .24 
© 
.27 
.26© 
.29 
Com moil to Good... 
. .20 
® 
.22 
.23® 
.25 
@ 
.19 
.20® 
.22 
Packing Slock. 
. .16 
® 
.18 
MILK. 
New York Exchange price $1.01 per 
til-quart can, netting 3% cents to 
shippers in the 26-cent freight /.one 
who have no additional station 
charges. 
.07® 
.12 
CHEESE 
Full (Team, best. 
. .13 ® .15 
.16® 
.19 
Common to Good... 
. .10 @ .12 
• I5f« 
.16 
Skims... 
. .05 @ .08 
.10® 
.12 
EGGS 
Fancy White, doz. 
. 30 © .34 
.32© 
.40 
White, good to choice 
. .25 @ .29 
.27® 
.31 
Mixed Colors, best..... 
. .29 @ .30 
.30® 
.33 
Common to Good... 
. .18 @ .20 
.20® 
.22 
BEANS 
Marrow, bu. 
. 2.75 © 2.90 qt. 
.15 
Medium. 
. 2.40 @ 2.55 
i’ea. 
. 2.50 ® 2.55 qt. 
.12 
Red Kidney. 
. 2.00 © 2.50 
White Kidney. 
. 2.40 @ 2.75 qt. 
.15 
HOI’S 
Prime to Choice. 
. .18 ® .19 
common to Good. 
. .15 @ .17 
DRIED FRUITS 
Apples, evap. fancy.. 
. .08%© 09 
.15 
Evap., com. to good 
. .05 @ .08 
.l)S@ 
.12 
Sun Dried. 
Cherries. 
.20© 
.25 
Raspberries. 
. .21 @ .22 lb. 
.24© 
.26 
Huckleberries. 
. .12 @ .12)4 
FRESH FRUITS 
Apples, Duchess, bbl.. 
2.50 
® 
4.00 
Alexander. 
3.50 
4.60 
Wealthy. 
Twenty-Ounce. 
& 
4.00 
2.50 
© 
3.50 
Nyack Pippin. 
2.00 
© 
4.00 
Red Astrachan. 
2.00 
4.00 
Graveustein. 
2.00 
@ 
4.00 
Common. 
(d 
1.75 
Average, basket. 
.50 
® 
l.(H) 
Pears. Bartlett, bbl... 
4.50 
<a 
6.50 
Kiefler. 
1.00 
(b 
2.00 
Bartlett, basket. 
1.00 
® 
2.00 
Clapp’s Favorite,bbl. 
5 00 
@ 
7.00 
Blackberries. 
.05 
© 
.13 
Huckleberries. 
.05 
© 
.10 
Plums. 8 lb. bkt. 
.10 
© 
.25 
Grapes, Up-river, case 
1.25 
® 
1.50 
Del. & Md. 
.50 
<■' 
1.00 
J’eaches. Up-river, crt. 
1.00 
<a) 
1.76 
W. Va., crate. 
1.25 
© 
2.50 
W. Va.. bkt. 
.75 
@ 
1.25 
Del. and Md., bkt_ 
.60 
(a) 
1.25 
Jersey, bkt. 
.50 
® 
; .25 
W a term elon s, car.100.00<6 225.00 
Muskmelons, crate..., .40 @ 2.00 
VEGETABLES 
Potatoes, 
Southern, bbl. 
@ 
2.00 
Jersey, Del. and Md. 
2.00 
© 
2.25 
Long Island. 
2.00 
@ 
2.25 
Cabbage, I0O. 
1.50 
© 
3.00 
Cauliflowers, bbl. 
2.50 
<a 
4.00 
Corn, Jersey. 100. 
.50 
ffl 
1.50 
Cucumbers, hbi. 
.75 
© 
1.12 
Lettuce, bbl. 
.50 
@ 
1.00 
each .03® 
.05 
Peas, M bbl. bkt. 
.50 
1.00 
Peppers, Jersey, bbl... 
.50 
© 
1.00 
Radishes, 100 bunches, 
.50 
@ 
.75 
bchu 
.03 
Strme Beans, bu. 
.25 
® 
.50 
Spinach, bbl. 
.75 
® 1.25 
Turnips. 
White, bbl. 
1.00 
@ 
1.25 
Tomatoes, 
Del. and Md., box... 
.25 
.50 
Jersey. 
3)5 
© 
.65 
COWS FOR SALE. 
From 3 to 5 car loads, 00 to 150 head forward 
Springers and fresh cows always on hand. Hol- 
steins. Ayrshires and Guernseys, all large young 
cows. Prices from $40 to $50. Reduction on car 
load lots. Consult PETER L. HAWLEY. Still¬ 
water, N, Y. H. R. Tel. 99 R. Cars pass the door. 
FDR QAI C—A Iteg. 2-year old Guernsey bull of 
lUn 'OMLL Adv. Reg. breeding. Peter Paul and 
Sheet Anchor strain. Price $100,or will exchange for 
seed wheat. G. S. BAGGETT, Memphis, N. Y. 
OOSFMOUNT RED POLL CALVES and 
yearling bulls for sale. The best of the breed. 
Descendants of Mayflower 2nd, Eulalie and Pert, 
and of Endymion, Eyke. Dandy and Corporal, 
Address, ALEX. SMITH, Supt., Esopus, N. Y. 
INCOME $1200 YEARLY. 
60 Acres ; Price $2000; $850 Down 
And easy terms for tlie balance: fine 2-story 9-room 
residence, painted, veranda; barn 40 x 40 , 24-foot 
lien house in good repair: near schools, churches, 
stores; for list of products sold and traveling in¬ 
structions to go and see it immediately seo page 99 
“ Strout’s Farm Buyers’ Guide, No. 27:” copy free. 
E. A. Strout, Dept. 1099, 47 West 34th St., cor. 
B’way, New York City. 
rnn CBI p - 1:15 acres; 35 acres timber; 10- 
run wALE, room house, one barn; large 
apple orchard. Price $2509. Hall’s Farm Agency, 
(hvego, Nt Y. 
FAQ oil p—Farm 24 acres; 10 acres im- 
run wALC proved; 3-room house, furni¬ 
ture, barn, chicken house, wagon, farm tools, &<•., 
windmill, 10,900 gallon concreto tank, 4.000 feet of 
piping laid for irrigation, 2 Jersey cows and large 
flock of chickens. Improved land, fenced witli 
rabbit proof fencing. All for $2000 cash. No 
mosquitoes or gnats; no malaria, asthma or con¬ 
sumption. Climate perfect; rainfall 20 inches pot- 
year. Address, ,1. Yander Linden, Del Rio, Tex. 
Highest prices guaranteed for White or Brown 
Leghorns or mixed eggs. Also high grade butter. 
Wi ite us for information. Atrial will convince you 
of our ability to obtain extreme prices. Address 
JOHNSTONE 6 COUGHLAN, 
164 Duane Street : : New York 
JELLIFFE, WRIGHT & COMPANY, 
Commission Merchants, 284 Washington St., New York. 
Poultry, Eggs, Meats, Produce. Shipments Solicited. 
ICfl PHOBIC For Sale lathe fertile Dela- 
I QU llllllllw ware Valley: from 5 to 200 
acres: $25 per acre up. New catalogue and map. 
HORACE G. REEDER, Newtown, Pa. 
rnn Oil r On account of ill-health-250 acres; 
lUn OnLC 14 room house, 2 barns; hen houses; 
shop and store-room; nearly new granary, hog 
house, milk house. Ice house, etc. It. F. D. and 
telephone, two miles from station. Price $1,000; 
terms, $2,200 cash, balance on time. 
M. M.. SCOTT, Berkshire, N. Y. 
D ELAWARE FARM FOR SALE 36 acres; some timber; 
1)4 miles from town of 2,000; junction2raUroads; 
7 room house, good buildings and line water. Splen¬ 
did locality fruitor poultry. Correspond with-owner 
(Orchards). M. L. STOUT, Harrington, Del., R.F.D. 
A FEW YEARS SPENT IN THE NAVY are years of valu¬ 
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formed. Healthy exercise, regular drills, and 
growing responsibility develop quickness and self- 
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Young men with mechanical knowledge have 
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Go to a recruiting office and learn about the tine 
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save money, the hours of duty, cruises, sports, 
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The Navy hanger in Post Office and Navy posters 
will give you an idea of the appearance of a blue¬ 
jacket. Apply at NAVY RECRUITING OFFICES. 
P. O. Building, Buffalo. N. Y. : P. O. Building. 
Rochester, N. Y.; Bastable Block, Syracuse, N. Y. 
Make Your Farm Wagon 
A Spring Wagon 
^■ . 
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Like everythinff else there are good springs and bad. You know that from your own 
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Spring making is our specialty. We have had twenty years’ experience. Our springs 
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That is why the name "Harvey” stands for quality. 
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That is why the Harvey are the only springs that ride almost equally well with a 
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Don’t take our word for all this. We want you to try them for yourself. Give 
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If your dealer doesn't have Harvey Springs, write us, giving us 
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No Barn Is Complete Without a 
Porter Feed and Litter Carrier 
GRAIN DRILL 
Greatest capacity, easiest 
to operate and strongest 
of litter carriers. Carrier 
wheels are roller hearing 
and are swivelled in such 
a manner as to round a 
curve with perfect ease. 
Runs on our celebrated 
“Columbian” track, 
which can be bent to any 
curve, and will sustain 
any reasonable weight. 
The hoppCr is held 
automatically at any 
height and can be 
tripped at will of op¬ 
erator. Send for de¬ 
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carriers, hay tools, etc. 
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STEEL CHAIN' HANGING 
WOODL1NED 
STANCHIONS 
and SANITARY PIPE STALLS 
make the most sanitary, strongest 
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equip your barn. 
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669 Calloway Sta. Waterloo, la. 
Freight 
Paid 
WANTED 
Apples. Peaches and other fruits and vege¬ 
tables. Hothouse products, fancy eggs. etc. 
Write us what you iiave to otter. Top prices 
secured for choice products. 
Archdeacon & Co., 100 Murray St., New York 
Orcnt October iYrxctiOn Sale, 
130 Belgian 8 l Percheron Stallions &, Mares 
The Next Great Auction Sale will be held at the SHARON VALLEY STOCK FARM, 
TlinrsidLay, October 1-4. 1909 
Sale commences at 9 o'clock a.m., rain or shine. It will be to the 
interest of every lover of a good horse to attend this sale. More 
l ban half of the mares that will be sold at this sale are well mated, 
and a large number of them in foal, making a grand opportunity 
for any breeder to establish the right foundation to start in the 
horse business. The great sales that have been conducted at this 
renowned farm have now become thoroughly established, the public 
are satisfied that they have been receiving more than full value 
for their investments, and they know nothing but honesty and fair 
dealing are permitted. Send foran Illustrated catalogand posters: 
they will be forwarded to you at once. Come and bring all your 
friends with you who are interested in good horses. 
CU. GEO. W. CRAWFORD, Prop, of Sharon Valley Stock Farm, NEWARK, OHIO, 
F. \V. ANDREWS. .Auctioneer. (Citizens Phone 266. Bell 651 W.) 
