1900. 
THE KUKAb NEW-YORKER 
969 
CONTENTS 
FARM TOPICS. 
A Chapter on Muck. 
Country Versus City. 
A Young Man Discusses Farming 942, 
Improving a Maryland Farm. 
A Celery Grower Talks. 
Hens aud Potatoes. 
Hope Farm Notes. 
Large Farms in Delaware. 
Outlook for the Potato Crop. 
New Jersey Farmers' Institutes... 
Inoculating for Alfalfa. 
Clover in Pennsylvania. 
The Root Crop. 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
A Pony Farm. 
Hog Cholera Serum. 
Alfalfa Meal in Nebraska. 
Live Stock in New Jersey. 
Ration for Milch Cows. 955 
Ration for Jersey Cow. 955 
Ration for Dry Cows. 955 
“Working the Corn for all it is 
Worth” . 955 
What Does It Cost?. 956 
Goats to Protect Sheep. 956 
Facts About Gluten Meal. 956 
Trouble With Hens. 956 
Horse With Heaves. 957 
Pus Infection . 957 
. 957 
for Horses . 957 
HORTICULTURE. 
The Study of a Mulched Orchard. 
Part II. 941 
Setting an Orchard with Precision . . . 943 
The Lemon Cucumber . 943 
Strawberries for Upper Hudson . 944 
Orchard on a Steep Hillside. 944 
Setting an Evergreen Hedge . 946 
How to Handle Peach Trees . 946 
What About This Orchard . 946 
Long-lived Strawberry Plants. 947 
Spraying Dwarf Apples . 947 
Potted Strawberry Plants . 947 
Wood Ashes and Hen Manure for 
Berries . 947 
Wintering Roses in the North . 948 
Wintering Roses aud Pseonies . 948 
Winter Care of Flowers . 94S 
Ornamentals in Vermont . 948 
Gardening Talks . tils 
Weed-Cutting Motor Boat . tils 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day . 952 
Tomato Dishes . 952 
Rye Bread . 952 
The Rural Patterns . 952 
Farmer's Bread . 952 
Five Good Cooky Recipes . 952 
For Chilly Autumn Nights . 953 
Charity Sweetheart’s Letter . 953 
Hands and Feet . 953 
Potatoes, 
VEGETA ISLES 
1909 
Maine. 165 lbs. 
1.25 
@ 
1.75 
Jersey and Pa., bbt... 
1.50 
■la) 
1.87 
Long Island. 
2.00 
(ft 
2.60 
942 
Sweet Potatoes, bbl.. 
1.75 
2.25 
Carrots, bbl. 
.76 
@ 
UK) 
Cabbage, 100. 
1.50 
@ 
3.50 
9 «7 X •> 
Cauliflowers, bbl. 
.To 
@ 
3.00 
, 944 
Celery, doz. 
.10 
.30 
Cucumbers, bbl. 
l.(K) 
@ 
3.U0 
, 947 
Lettuce, bkt. 
(ft 
.75 
each 
Peas, M bbl. bkt.. 
2.50 
4.00 
Peppers, Jersey, bbl... 
.50 
18) 
1.25 
Lima Beans, bag. 
.50 
@ 
1.00 
Onions. L I. & Jersev 
bbl . 
1.50 
@ 
2.00 
Orange Co., bag. 
1.00 
(ft 
1.50 
Radishes, 100 bunches, 
.50 
@ 
.75 
bch. 
. 957 
String Beans, bu. 
.40 
@ 
.85 
Spinach, bbl. 
.25 
(" 
.60 
Squasn, Hubbard, bbl. 
.75 
in 
.90 
. 942 
Turnips. White, bbl_ 
.75 
Cft 
.90 
Tomatoes, 
Nearby, fey. box. 
. .75 
@ 
.90 
, 954 
Common box. 
.40 
@ 
.65 
Cow Pox 
Millet Hay 
.03® .05 
.03 
LIVE POULTRY 
Chickens, lb.J3j4@ 
Fowls. .15 '@ 
Roosters. 09 @ 
Ducks.13 @ .15 
Geese.10 ® .12 
Turkeys.15 @ 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Chickens, roasting_ 
.25 
@ 
.26 
.27® 
.29 
Good to Choice. 
.21 
@ 
.22 
.23® 
.25 
( ommon Run. 
.15 
(ft 
.17 
.18® 
.20 
Fancy Droilers. pair. 
.40 
@ 
.60 
Broilers,41 d. to pr., lb 
. .20 
@ 
.25 
Fowls. 
.12 
(" 
.16 
.15® 
.20 
Ducks, Spring. 
.18 
0, 
.19 
•20@ 
.23 
Squabs, doz. 
1.00 
@ 
3.50 
LIVE ST 
OCK 
Native Steers, 10U lbs.. 
4.10 
(8 ) 
7.20 
Bulls. 
3.00 
VI 
3.90 
Cows. 
1.76 
3.75 
Calves, 
Prime Veal, 100 lb... 
6.00 
® 
9.50 
Culls..... 
4.50 
(a 
5.50 
Sheep, loo lbs. 
2.50 
@ 
4.50 
Lambs. 
6.01) 
@ 
7.00 
Hogs. 
@ 8.25 
.66 
.40 
.70 
.53 
1 14 
1.21 
.70 
.48 
76 
.60 
.8.00 
GRAIN 
Wheat, No. 1. North’n 
Duluth, new, bu. 
No. 2, Red. 
Corn, as to quality, bu. 
Oats, as to weight, bu. 
Rye. 
Barley, feeding. 
HAY AND STRAW 
Quotations for large bales. 
Small bales sell 50 cents to $1.00 
per ton less. 
Hay, No. 1, ton.18.00 
No. 2.17.00 
No. 3.16.00 
Clover Mixed.14.00 
Clover.H.OO 
Wild Hay.9.00 
Straw, Rye.16.00 
Oat and Wheat. 7.00 
roil 9.00 
@17.60 
© 16.50 
fob 17.00 
@17.00 
@10.00 
@19.00 
@ 8.00 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Firemen and Screens on Locomotives 941-42 
A Fly-By-Night Game . 943 
Experience With Express Companies.. 943 
Damage From Railroad Fires. 946 
Weights and Measures. 946 
Editorials . 950 
Events of the Week . 951 
How They Kill Rats. 957 
Publisher’s Desk . 958 
Products, Trices and Trade. 959 
Humorous . 960 
MARKETS 
PRODUCTS. PRICES AND TRADE. 
Eggs.— Receipts this week are rather 
short, owing to the molting of fowls and 
cold weather. Hens, like humans, feel the 
first cold snap severely, and ample pro¬ 
tection and special feeding are needed fully 
as much as later in the Winter. 
Butter.— During the past week the mar¬ 
ket has developed considerable firmness, at 
first in top qualities and later in all 
grades down to packing stock. There is a 
strong demand for qualities of fresh cream¬ 
ery that can be wholesaled at 28 to 29 
cents. Late in the week sales of fancy at 
32 cents were noted. 
Prices current at New York during weekending 
October 22, 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 
Retail 
Creamery, fancy, lb... 
.32 
@ 
.3216 
.35(a) 
.38 
Good to Cboico. 
.30 
@ 
.31 
32® 
.34 
IjOwer Grades . 
.26 
@ 
.28 
27® 
.30 
State Dairy, best. 
.29 
@ 
.31 
•30@ 
.33 
Coinmon to Good.... 
.25 
@ 
.28 
.27® 
.29 
Factory. 
.22 
@ 
.25 
.24® 
.26 
Packing Stock. 
.22 
@ 
.24 
MILK. 
New York Exchange price $1.81 per 
40-quart, can, netting 3% cents to 
shippers in the26-cent freight /.one 
who have no additional station 
charges. 
qt. 
.07® 
.12 
CHEESE 
Full Cream, best. 
. .15 
@ 
.16 
.18® 
.22 
Common to Good... 
. .12 
@ 
.13 
.14® 
.15 
Skims. 
@ 
.08 
•10@ 
.12 
EGGS 
Fancy White, doz. 
. .38 
@ 
.45 
.42 @ 
.50 
White, good to choice 
. .32 
@ 
.36 
.31® 
.40 
Mixed Colors, best_ 
. .3(1 
@ 
.33 
•34@ 
.37 
Common to Good... 
. .18 
@ 
.25 
.20® 
.28 
BEANS 
Marrow, bu. 
. 2.50 
@ 
2 75 
qt. 
.15 
Medium. 
@ 2.30 
Pea. 
@ 2.30 
qt. 
.12 
Red Kidney. 
. 2.00 
® 
2.60 
HOI’S 
Prime to Choioo. 
. .37 
@ 
.39 
Common to Good. 
. .25 
@ 
.28 
DRIED FRUITS 
Apples, evap. fancy.. 
. .10 
IS) 
11 
.16 
Evap., com. to good 
. .06 
® 
.09 
.09® 
.13 
Sun Dried. 
. .04 
@ 
.06 
Cherries. 
(ft 
.17 
lb. 
.22® 
.26 
Raspberries. 
. .21 
@ 
.22 
lb. 
.24® 
.26 
Huckleberries. 
. .12 
@ 
.12 « 
FRESH FRUITS 
Apples. Snow, bbl.2.50 @ 5.60 
Wealthy. 2.25 @ 4.00 
Twenty-Ounce.2.60 @ 4.00 
Holland Pippin. 2.00 @ 3.50 
McIntosh. 3.00 fro 5.00 
Spit*. 2.00 @ 3.50 
Spy..2.00 @ 3.60 
King.2.50 @ 4.50 
Baldwin.2.00 @ 3.25 
Greening. 2.00 @ 3.60 
Jonathan.3.00 la) 4.50 
Common. 1.00 @ 1.75 
Crabapples, bbl. 3.00 @ 5.75 
Pears, Bartlett, bbl... 4.00 ® 6.00 
Anjou, bbl. 3.00 @ 4.00 
Bose.3.50 @ 5 00 
Clairgeau. 3.00 @4 50 
Seckel, bbl. 4 00 @7.00 
Kleffer. 2.00 @ 3.00 
Plums, 8 lb. bkt.20 @ .35 
Grapes, Up river, case .45 @ .60 
Western N.Y.,41b.bkt .07 © .10 
Muskinelons, crate.... 1.00 @ 1.25 
No Pie for Four Davs. —Fatrons of 
scores of New York eating houses had to 
eat their lunches minus pie for a portion 
of last week. The reason was that the pie 
makers were on a strike. Five large pie 
companies control most of the restaurant 
trade in this city, the pies being turned 
out. of the factories in a wholesale way 
and delivered in covered wagons filled with 
movable shelves. The employees of these 
concerns demanded more wages, the result 
being a four-day tie-up of the business. 
Work has now been resumed and pies oi 
all kinds are on tap as of old, the em¬ 
ployees having gained their point. These 
factory-nmde pies have a rather durable 
crust, which is probably necessary owing 
to the amount of handling they get, but 
the filling in many cases is equal to that 
in tlie homemade article. 
Three Customs Decisions. —The Board 
of General Appraisers has just decided 
that birds are not fur-bearing animals, 
that goggles are goggles, no matter for 
what purpose used, and that marbles are 
toys, not “precious stones unset.” For sev¬ 
eral years milliners have been importing 
the skins of birds tanned with the feathers 
on at 20 per cent duty, classified as the 
skins of fur-hearing animals. From this 
time they will have to pay 50 per cent 
under the schedule of feathers. Importers 
of automobile goggles claimed that those 
adjuncts to masculine beauty should be 
brought in as “manufactures of glass,” 
but the unfeeling appraisers ruled that 
they are goggles, regardless of the purpose 
for which used, and must pay the higher 
rate of duty. An attempt was made to 
import marbles at a 10 per cent duty as 
“precious stones unset,” hut the appraisers 
ruled that they are toys, aud must pay 
35 per cent duty. 
Apples. —The local market Is dull, owing 
to large receipts of inferior fruit. Any¬ 
thing choice and of normal size sells well. 
In some sections apples have suffered se¬ 
verely from the dry weather, and there 
is a temptation to put into the barrels a 
good many nubbins that ordinarily would 
not be considered marketable. Barrels of 
Greenings with a third running 1% inch, 
or under, in diameter are noted, and as a 
rule these sell for less than the fair-sized 
fruit in the barrel is really worth. The 
crop for the entire country promises to 
be a little less than last year’s, so that 
prices for good to choice fruit will prob¬ 
ably run high throughout the reason. Those 
who are thinking of holding for a better 
market than the present should carefully 
consider their facilities for storing, and 
the fact that, anything which they keep 
until late Winter will have to compete 
with cold storage fruit in the large markets. 
We believe, however, that those who have 
first-class cellars can often make a good 
profit by storing a few barrels in addition 
to the home supply, to be sold in small lots 
to private families or to grocers in nearby 
towns later. A man thus situated need 
not fear cold storage competition, because 
there is comparatively little difference be¬ 
tween cellar apples and cold storage ap- 
p'es after the latter have been a few 
days out of the ice house. w. w. h. 
WE TAN 
Every kind of Skins, Horse and Cattle hides for 
Rugs, Robes and Coats. We make Ladies’ and Gents’ 
Fur Coats, Scarfs, Muffs, Gloves, etc., from skins sent 
ns to bo tanned. We guarantee everything wo make. 
Send for Illustrated Catalogue. 
TAXIDERMY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES 
THE PELOQUIN FUR TANNING CO., 
386 East Main St., Rochester, N. Y. 
Established 1894 
' RAW FURS ' 
WAN TED. 
Free price list aud best posting possible for 
the asking. 
LOWELL LAMB & CO., 
I 52 East 10th Street, New York, N. Y. i 
RIVERLAND FARM 
OFFERS 20 HEAD OF HIGH CLASS 
REGISTERED 
PERGHERONS 
Mostly mares in foal from Two to Five years. A 
few young Stallions, all priced at their real worth. 
JAY GELDER, Kanona, N. Y. 
WANTE D AFEWGUERNSEYCATTLE 
—GIVE A(;E AND PRICE. 
WM H. WOODS, Elizabeth, Allcnlieny Co., Pa. 
World’s Best °* *• c * 
flUIIU a Deal llUg September farrow 
will lie bred for March farrowing. 
CEDAR LAWN FARM. Ludlowville, N. Y 
Mgs, 
Gilts 
SHROPSHIRES 
Good yearlings at prices yon can afford to buy. 
Address J. C. DUNCAN, Mgr., Lewiston, N. Y. 
BEAUTIFUL ST. BERNARDS 
Puppies, full bred anl well bred. Rough coated; 
orange color. Perfect markings. Prices reason¬ 
able. Cedar Crest Farm, Box 524, Annapolis, Md. 
M ammoth bronze turkeys—B red 
from our noted Prize Winning Birds. Address 
ELKTON STOCK FARM, Forest Depot, Va. 
RAW FURS OF ALL KINDS WANTED 
Price list issued every month beginning with 
November. A postal will bring it. None more 
reliable or trustworthy. Address 
LEMUEL 0LACK, LOCK BOX 338, HIGHTSTOWN, N. J. 
Are you getting the HIGHEST 
PRICES for your 
RAW FURS 
if not, WHY NOT? There is a REASON 
why we can pay the highest PRICES for RAW 
FURS, and it will pay you to write us. Send AT 
ONCE for our PRICE LIST. 
Raw Furs, Hides, Wool, Ginseng. 
J. S. G It AU MAN tfc CO., 
Dept. A., 290 East Water St., Milwaukee. Wis. 
Trappers Make More Money 
Copy of HUNTER-TRADER-TRAP¬ 
PER, ii monthly mugftzlne, 160 or inor© 
pa^es about Hteel traps, snares, dead¬ 
falls, trapping secrets, raw furs, dogs, 
big game hunting, etc., and a 64-page booklet containing GAME 
LAWS, Camping Hints, etc., all for 1 O CENTS. 
A. R. Harding Pub. Co., Box 509, Columbus, Ohio. 
RAILROAD LANDS 
VERY CHEAP 
® ar FREE TRANSPORTATION 
To quickly build up population along the 
Washington & Choctaw Railroad in tile now 
reservation just thrown open, 1 will sell a 
little of our 100,000 acres or $25 and $50 lands 
for $17.50 per acre. 
Magnificent opportunity for settlers, inves¬ 
tors and speculators. Easy terms, as low as 
$1.00 per month. Any size tract from ten 
acres up. Gulf Coast Lands the most produc¬ 
tive in the world—ten acres will yield an 
income of $5,000 a year. Sweet, pure water; 
cool, pleasant summers and mild, balmy 
winters; beautiful lands, adapted to farming, 
truck and fruit growing or live stock, poultry, 
bees and dairying; no swamp, no stones; irri¬ 
gation not needed; only part of the United 
States absolutely free from local diseases; 
sixty miles from the coast; 21 hours from St. 
Louis; 29 hours from Chicago; with best ship¬ 
ping facilities. Don’t buy lands anywhere 
until you investigate this. Send me your 
name, a postal card will do, and I will send 
you complete details, also a railroad pass free 
on Washington & Choctaw R’y, whether you 
Duy or not. 
M. G. WINEGAR, Gen. Manager 
1137 Times Bldg., St. Louis, Mo. 
pySpecial terms to live land agents capable of 
buying two sections or more for spot cash. 
The Land of Manatee 
Situated on the West Coast, the climate is tem¬ 
pered by the Gulf—balmy breezes in summer, 
mild sunny winters. There are no droughts— no 
lolling frosts in Manatee. 
Vegetables Net $1000 Per Acre. 
A ten acre farm would net you more than a 
hundred acres in any Northern State. 
Write for our valuable booklet, 
and information about our special 
homeseeker's rates. 
J. W. WHITE. 
General Industrial Agent, 
Seaboard Air Line, 
Dept. Norfolk, Va. 
Rio' Pron of sun-touched early at 
ine Dig K^rop f rom Delaware " 
pples 
. _ lows 
closely the big crop of strawberries. General in¬ 
formation for fruit buyers and also farm oppor¬ 
tunities for home-seekers furnished by 
State Board of Agriculture, Dover, Del. 
Splendid Monmouth County Farm. 
In the heart of a soetion where 473 bushels of 
potatoes wero raised to the acre: 103 acres rich, 
level, fertile land free from stones; beautiful stream 
runs through property; 2-story, 10-room house, 
barn 26x100, large cow houses, other outbuildings; 
this is one of Monmouth County’s best farms; to 
settle quickly, price only $14,000, half cash, balance 
on easy terms; see photograph of buildings and 
full details page 154 " Strout’s Farm - Buyers’ 
Guide No. 28,” copy free, E. A. STROUT CO.. Dept. 
1099, 47 W. 34th Street, cor. Broadway, N, Y. City. 
WANTED 
Apples, Pears and other fruits and vege¬ 
tables. Hothouse products, fancy eggs, etc. 
Write ns what you have to offer. Top prices 
secured for choice products. 
Archdeacon & Co., 100 Murray St., New York 
Highest prices guaranteed for White or Brown 
Leghorns or mixed eggs. Also high grade butter 
Write us for Information. A trial will convince you 
of our ability to obtain extreme prices. Address 
JOHNSTONE & COUGHLAN, 
164 Duane Street ; : New York 
p LEASE semi a trial shipment to the Oldest Com- 
1 mission House in New York. list. 1838. Butter, 
Egg*. Poultry. Pork, Calves, liny, Grain. Beans, 
Appies, etc. IS. It. WOOWWAKlt, 802 Greenwich St., N. Y, 
EGGS, POULTRY, MEATS,PRODUCE 
Shipments Solicited. JFLI.IFFE, WRIGHT Jk 
Commission Merchants, 281 Washington St., New York. 
Young' Men 
Learn to become a Chauffeur ; we can 
teach you. Cost low; employment easily 
secured. ZACHARIAS GARAGE CO., 
Asbury Park, N. J. 
A FEW YEARS SPENT IN THE NAVY are years of valu¬ 
able experience. Habits of regularity are formed. 
Healthy exercise, regular drills, and growing re¬ 
sponsibility develop quickness and self reliance. 
Many large employers prefer men who have had 
naval training because more capable and efficient. 
Young men with mechanical knowledge have 
greator opportunities. They master their trade 
instead of being mere helpers. 
Go to a recruiting office amt learn about the fine 
chances in the different branches of the Service to 
save money, the hours of duty, cruises, sports, pro¬ 
motion, etc. Yon are not urged to enlist. Individ¬ 
uality will bo developed, not suppressed, in the 
Navy. Ask any one in the Service about it. 
The Navy hanger in Post Office, and Navy 
Posters will give you an idea of the appearance of a 
bluejacket. Apply at 
NAVY RECRUITING OFFICE, 80 South Street, New York, N. Y. 
F OR SALE— Fine Orchard, Stock and Timber Farm; 
seven thousand apple trees; perfect climate. 
IDEAL FRUIT & STOCK FARM, Cruso, N. C. 
$2,645 Income Last Year. 
A big money maker and a splendid home: 3-story, 
II-room house, 70 foot piazza; running water, 
broad lawn, magnificent shade; Dig, new barn, no 
repairs needed; 325 bbls. apples in season: other 
fruit; 100 acres rich soil: produce last year told for 
$2,645. For quick sale price is only $4,800, part cash. 
See page 155. "Strout’s Farm Buyers’ Guide No. 28.” 
just out, copy free. E. A. STROUT CO , Dept. 1099, 
47 W. 34th St., corner Broadway, N. Y. 
COR SALE —27-acre farm in Litchfield, Ct. Elevated; 
L. make beautiful summer home. Plenty wood; 
$1,000; terms reasonable. F.B. Catlin.Winsted, Ct. 
P )R SALE-Two hundred acre dairy farm, city limits, Kings¬ 
ton, N. V. Raises large crops, almndant water supply, homo 
market. Address C. It. Knapp,4046 Girard Ave.,Philadelphia,Pa. 
CAI C -WINTER HOME on 
Indian river, Florida. Ten 
acres bearing pineapples, seventy bearing orange 
and grape fruit trees. Two-story dwelling, stable, 
packing house, tram, etc. 
Address, Box 132 Ft. Pierce, Fla. 
F OR SALE-A good farm, Including 16 acres, house 
and 2 barns, wagon shed, a good chicken coop, 2 
horses, cows, and everything on the place; good 
reason for selling. AUDEN St., Dundee Lake, N.J. 
A BARGAIN in a 1,400 acre Cattle and Sheep Farm 
in Michigan. Woven wire fences; abundance 
of water In fields and barns. Ample buildings for 
400 sheep, 60 head cattle, 3(1 bead horses, 300 hogs. 
Two Silos with Engine. Silo Cutter and machin¬ 
ery to work. Two dwellings Will divide it. Five 
miles from Lapeer, two from railroad station; two 
trunk lines, Michigan Central and Grank Trunk; 
60 miles from Detroit. Ill health compels sale. 
This is a rare opportunity. Low price and easy 
terms. Apply at once. 
ROBERT KING, Lapeer, Mich. 
You Can lave Well 
this winter on this money-making 100-acre farm 
which cleared owner $971.00 last year; to make quick 
change he throws in pair horses, 4 cows and heifers, 
calves, wagons, tools, harnesses, corn, beans, pota¬ 
toes and buckwheat; fine fruit: near schools, neigh¬ 
bors, creamery, depot; 12 acres heavy wood, 10-room 
house, big barns; $2500 takes all, full details page 
145, “ Strout’s Farm Buyers’ Guide No. 28,” copy 
free. E. A. STROUT, Dept. 1099, 47 W. 34th St., 
cor. Broadway, New York City. 
Sweet Potatoes Pay $200 An 
Acre Profit At Vineland, N. J. 
Widow must sacrifice grand 50 acre farm 15 
minutes from depot, 26 miles from Philadelphia, 
excellent truck and sweet potato soil; large orchard 
of apples, pears, plums, cherries; fine large 9-room 
house, barn, hen house, pair horses, 3 good cows, 
100 hens, pigs, wagons, machinery and tools all in¬ 
cluded for $3600; easy terms. 
L. E. KALER, Vineland, N. J. 
