1909 . 
THE RURAI> NKW-YORKER 
CONTENTS 
FARM TOPICS. 
The IIoc as a Plow. ,...., . 1041 
The Mulch for Alfalfa. 1042 
The Farm Boy and College.. .. 1042 
A Discussion of Farm Steam Power... 1042 
Burnedl Lime or Limestone. 1043 
Burning Weeds. 1044 
Rye for Green Manuring. 1044 
A Massachusetts Farm.. 1046 
Farms Fed from a Bag. Part 1. 1048 
Justice for Burbank Potato. 1051 
What is What?. 1050 
Liquid Manure. 1056 
Alfalfa Seed In Ithode Island. 1056 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Absorbent for Cow Stable. 1045 
Only Hope of Milk Producers. 1051 
A Beginner and His Sheep. Part II... 1054 
Balanced Rations in Feeding. 1055 
Infection from Spinal Meningitis. 1055 
Mange . 1055 
Clipping Horses ...... . 1055 
Dry Mash for Poultry... 1050 
Turnips for Milch CoWs.. 1056 
Peppering a “Cribbing" Horse. 1056 
lien Notes ........................ 1056 
Figuring the Milk Prices..,... 1050 
Sores on Udder... 1056 
HORTICULTURE}. 
Self-Evaporated Raspberries. 1041 
Making Orchards on Rough Land.... 1041 
Rubber Planting in Mexico. .. 1042 
Protecting Trees from Vermin.. 1043 
Resetting Rhubarb .. 1044 
Peach Yellows . 1045 
Starting an Asparagus Berk. 1045 
Blackberries for Northern Illinois.... 1045 
A Story of a Mulched Orchard, Part 
VI. ... 104? 
Starling Melons in Pots,....,. . 104? 
Two Native Nuts. .. 1049 
How to Start Horse Chestnuts. ...... 1049 
Stock for PlUttl nnd Cherry Trees.... 1049 
White Gladiolus . 1049 
Co-operation in Helling Fruit........ 1 051 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 1052 
Household Expenditures. 1052 
More About Samp. 1052 
The Rural Patterns. 1053 
Curing Wings . 1053 
Winter Parsley . 1053 
Home Nature Study. 1053 
French Puffs . 1053 
Orange Shortcake . 1053 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Snow for an Icehouse . 1043 
Ventilating a Collar. 1044 
A Grange Lawyer. 1045 
How to Kill Rats. 1046 
Railroads and Carloads. 1047 
Events of the Week. 1051 
Publisher’s Desk. 1058 
MARKETS 
Prices current at New York during weekending 
November 26, 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 shipmonts. 
BUTTER 
Creamery, fancy, lb... 
Good to Choice. 
cower Grades . 
State Dairy, best. 
Common to Good.... 
Factory.... 
Packing Stock. 
Wholesale 
Retail 
.32 @ .33 
.35® .38 
.30 @ .31 
32® ,:(4 
.26 @ .29 
28® .31 
.29 @ .31 
.30® .33 
.25 @ .28 
.27® .29 
.22 ® .25 
.21 ® .24 
.24® .26 
MILK 
New York Exchangl price *2.01 per 
40-quart can. netting 4b( cents to 
shippers intbe26-cent freight zonq 
who have no additional station 
charges. 
. qt. 
•09@ 
.12 
CHEESE 
Full Cream, best— 
.. .16 
® 
.17 
. 20 @ 
.22 
Common to Good.. 
.. .12 
® 
.15 
.16® 
.18 
Skims. 
® 
.08 
. 10 ® 
.12 
EGGS 
Fancy White, doz.... 
.. .45 
@ 
.53 
.50® 
.58 
White, good to choice. .35 
® 
.42 
.38® 
.46 
Mixed Colors, best... 
... .:<5 
® 
.38 
.40® 
.42 
C.ommon to Good.. 
.. .25 
® 
.30 
.30® 
.32 
Storage. 
® 
.25 
BEANS 
Marrow, bu. 
.. 2.50 
@ 
290 
qt. 
.15 
Medium. 
@ 
2.25 
Pea. 
.. 2.10 
® 
2.25 
qt. 
.12 
Red Kidney. 
.. 2 .a 0 
@ 
3.00 
White Kidney. 
, , 
@ 
3.00 
Yellow Eye. 
.. 3.10 
@ 
3.15 
HOPS 
Prime to Choice. 
.. .35 
® 
.36 
Common to Good.... 
.. .25 
® 
.30 
German, New Crop.. 
.. .68 
.72 
FRESH FRUITS 
Apples, Snow, bhl. 2 60 ® 5.00 
Wealthy. 2.50 @ 4.00 
Twenty-Ounce. 2.50 @ 4.00 
York Imperial. 3.00 @ 4.00 
McIntosh. 3.00 @ 5.00 
Spitz. 2.00 @ 3.50 
Spy...2.00 @ 3.50 
King.2.50 @ 4.50 
Baldwin.2.00 ® 3.50 
Greening.2.25 ® 5.50 
Jonathan.3.00 ffi 4.00 
Western, box. 1.76 ® 4.00 
Pears, Duchess.2.50 @ 3.50 
Kieffer. 1.75 ® 3.50 
Quinces, bbl. 1.60 @ 3.50 
Cranberries, 
Cape Cod, bbl. 4.00 ® 6.50 
New Jersey. 4.50 @ 5.00 
Grapes, 8 -lb. bkt.13 ® .15 
Western N.Y.,41b.bkt. .08 ® .11 
Bulk, ton.25.00 ®60.00 
VEGETABLES 
Potatoes, 
Maine, 165 lbs. 1.50 ® 1.90 
Jersey and Pa., bbl... 1.50 ® 1.75 
Long Island. 2.50 @ 2.75 
Sweet Potatoes, bbl.. 1.00 ® 1.75 
Brussels Sprouts, qt... .05 ® .08 
Carrots, bbl.75 ® 1.00 
Cabbage, ton. 8.00 @ 13.00 
Cauliflowers, bbl.75 ® 1.50 
Celery, doz...10 ® .40 
Cucumbers. Fla. bu.... 1.25 ® 1.75 
Lettuce, bkt.25 ® 2.00 
Peas, 43 bbl. bkt. 2.50 @ 3.50 
each .03® .05 
1069 
Peppers, 
Fla. Carrier. 
.75 
@ 3.00 
Onions, state, bag. 
1.00 
(la) 1.60 
Orange Co., bag. 
.75 
@ 1.37 
Small Pickle, bu.... 
.75 
@ 1.25 
Uomaine, bbl. 
1.00 
® 2.00 
String Beans, bu. 
® 2.25 
Spinach, bbl. 
.40 
@ 1.00 
Squash. Hubbard, bbl. 
Tomatoes. 
.75 
@ 1.26 
Fla., 6 -bkt. carrier... 
1.50 
® 2.00 
Turnips, White, bbl.... 
.50 
® .76 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS 
Cucumbers, No. 1 doz. 
.50 
fa) .05 
No. 2, box. 
Mushrooms, lb. 
1.50 
@ 1.75 
.25 
@ .50 
Tomatoes, lb. 
.10 
@ .20 
LIVE POULTRY 
Chickens, lb.1443® 
Fowls..1543® 
Roosters. 11 ® 
Ducks. 13 ® .15 
Geese. 10 ® .13 
Turkeys.16 ® .18 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys. Fey. 
Common to Good.... 
Chickens, roasting .... 
.26 
@ 
.27 • 
.28® 
.30 
.18 
® 
.25 
. 22 ® 
.27 
.22 
® 
.23 
.26® 
.27 
.18 
® 
.20 
.19® 
.22 
.14 
@ 
.16 
.16® 
.18 
.12 
® 
.17 
.16® 
.21 
.12 
@ 
.18 
.18® 
.22 
1.50 
@ 
4.25 
LIVE STOCK 
Native Steers, 100 lbs.. 4.90 ® 6.90 
Bulls.... 3,00 ® 4.25 
COWS..,......,. 2.00 ® 4.50 
Calves, 
Prime Veal, 100 lb... 7.0(1 ® 10.50 
Cfllls.4,60 ® 0.00 
Sheep, 100 lbs.. 3.00 ® 4.60 
Lambs.,. 0.00 ® fl.fio 
Hogs.. . 8.16 ® 8.B5 
COUNTRY DRESSED MEATS 
Calves, lb.06 <a> .13 
L“.mbs, 
Hothouse, head ..... 8.00 ® 10.00 
Pork, 100 lbs.11.00 ® 12.00 
GRAIN 
Wheat, No. I, North’n 
Duluth, new, bu. 1 18 
No. 2. Red.. 1.26 
Corn, as to quality, bu. .66 ® .72 
Oats, as to weight, bu. .40 ® .48 
Rye.75 ® .83 
Barley, feeding.63 ® .65 
HAY AND STRAW 
Quotations for large bales. 
Small bales sell 50 cents to *1.00 
per ton less. 
Hay. No. 1, ton.18.50 
No. 2.17.00 
No. 3 . 
Clover Mixed... 
Clover. 
Wild Uav. 
Straw, Rye. 
Oat and Wheat. 
.16.00 
.16.00 
.. ..14.00 
.9.50 
.16.00 
. 10.00 
® 19.00 
®18.00 
®16.50 
@19 00 
@18.00 
@10.50 
@19.00 
fa 11.00 
Buys Bcs * 
140-Egg 
7 
Incubator 
Freight Prepaid 
Double cases all over; best 
copper tank; nursery; self- 
_ regulating. Best 140-chick 
hot-water Brooder, 54.50. Ordered together, 
511.50. Satisfaction guaranteed. No ma¬ 
chines at any price are better. Write for book 
today or send price and save waiting. 
Belle City Incubator Co., Box 48 Racine, Wis. 
KEYSTONE FOODS 
arc demanded and used by successful 
pouliryinen everywhere because our 
goods are reliable. Every ounce of grain is 
clean and nourishing. Lowest prices. Full 
weight. Prompt shipments. Satisfaction 
guaranteed. Send today for Booklet and 
FREE Souvenir. Don’t delay. _ 
TAYLOR BROS., 10 Market Street, CAMDEN, N. J. 
M ammoth Toulouse Geese; Spring hatched: $10 
per trio: Samuel W. Ai.len, White Creek, N. Y. 
F OR SALK.—Purebred, White Holland Turkeys. Have two Hooka 
not akin. Stamp. MRS. E. J. RIDER, Rodman, N. Y. 
World’s Best Hog 'a®; 
will lie bred for March farrowing. 
CEDAR LAWN FARM. LudJowville 
N. Y. 
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ANTED.—' Barn Goat, not Angora, a year old. not 
over live. F. M. Abbott,W«?U«}alfcy Hill*, Maws. (TheHundreds) 
Income Last Year $1,665 
Livestock, Machinery, Crops Included. 
Only $2,000 Cash. 
Two good horses, six cows, one hog, 49 hens, 
complete set carriages, wagons, modern farming 
machinery and tools, 25 tons hay, large quantity 
corn, oats, wheat, buckwheat ami potatoes go with 
tliis splendid 114-acre farm if taken now: near city 
of Ithaea, N. Y., and Cornell University, only 2 
miles to railroad, dose to neighbors, stores, schools, 
high school, post office, churches; 80 acres rich pro¬ 
ductive fields: 3 acres produced 700 bus. potatoes 
this year: spring-watered pasture for 12 cows, large 
quantity of wood ami timber; 2-story, 8-room house, 
big barns, other outbuildings; to settle affairs im¬ 
mediately all for $1000, half cash, easy terms. Chas. 
Mullen, Room 512, Marbridge Bldg., Cor. Broad¬ 
way and 34th Street, New York. 
500-ACRE FARM. 
19 Cows, 55 Sheep, Horse and Tools. 
All Sacrificed for $7,700. 
500 barrels apples in season, 200-acre heavy growth 
of timber ami wood; 2 acres spring fed pasture, 
grows tons of corn and potatoes, and cuts 100 tons 
ot hay; for full details and traveling instructions 
see page 173, “ Strout’s Farm Buyers’ Guide No. 28.” 
L. A. Stkout Company, Desk 1,099, 47 West 34th 
St., Cor. Broadway, New York. 
Qnn Acre Sto °k Farm, 3 houses, 3 barns, 3 silos. 
VUU Beautiful lawn, on macadam road. All 
buildings new, 3 car loads cement used in stable 
floors; stabling for 100 head of stock. Cream shipped 
to New York. Must sell. $12,000. One-third cash. 
Send for particulars of this line cheap farm 
Hall’s Farm Agency, Owego, Tioga Co., N. Y. 
G OOD FARMS. All sizes. Reasonable prices'. Nearly all parts 
of New York State. Catalog free. NORTUKUN REALTY 
CO,, Syracuse, N. Y. 
FARM SUPERINTENDENT WANTED. 
A vigorous, active man is required as superintend¬ 
ent of a large farm and dairy combined. Must be a 
thoroughly practical man who can produce results. 
No objection to large family, and preferably a 
Catholic. Satisfactory compensation to right man. 
To insure interview state age, nationality, qualifica¬ 
tions to J. Ii.Acare of Rural New Yorker 
- - * 
A GENT I. EH AN wishes to ftiul a place for a bandy man, who has 
been with him as farmer nearly ten years. Absolutely 
honest, sober, willing and tellable. Especially capable of taking 
sole care of small place. Lock Box lo, lledrord Station, N. Y. 
A N ACTIVE MAN wants position with practical up-to-date 
farmer In order to gain experience ; wages nominal. Ad¬ 
dress M. R. (1., care ofUuKAi, New Yorkkk. 
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.GUARANTEE 
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muket/ a// the Good Points that 
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and it doesn't take the up-to-date farmer long to discover them 
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YEARLY 
CAPACITY 
15000 ENGINES'' 
Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company 
184 W. Third Avenue, Waterloo, Iowa. 
I RAW FURS WANTED 
SKUNKS 
RATS 
Northern and Eastern 
Central Sections . . . 
Northern and Eastern 
Central Sections . . . 
I 
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nr 
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$3.50 
82.20 
$1.10 
.50 
3.00 
2.00 
1.00 
.40 
Winter. 
Fail. 
Small. 
Kitts. 
.48 
.86 
.25 
.10 
.45 
• 3o 
.25 
.10 
00: W on $200: 54 on $300. 
No commission or expressage deducted. 
Daily 
Ship now while prices are high. Send also other furs, 
remittances. 
M. F. PFAELZER& CO., 6 East 12th St. (Desk 22), NEW YORK. 
SHIP YOUR RAW FURS 
by Express to H. A. SCHOENEX, Raw Fur Dealer. Dept. D, 
121-123 Miehigaii Street, 4'hieago, III. We are paying the 
following prices for Skunk : No 1 2 3 4 
Minn., N. & S. Dak..$3.60 $2.~50 $L76 §0 50 
Wis., la. A Neb.. 3.00 2.00 1.50 .50 
N. O., Jnd., Ills. & Mo. --- - 3.00 2.00 1.50 .60 
Cent. O., Ind., Ills. & Kans. - - 2.60 1.75 LOO .35 
S. O., lncl., ills. & Mo.. 2.25 1.50 .75 .36 
Mich., N. Y., N. J., Pa. & Eastern 3.00 2.00 LOO .35 
M. Rats and Mink bring high prices. Send for list for 
other furs. Reference, Cont. Nat’l Bank nnd Foreman 
Bros. Banking Co., Chicago. We pay all Express Charges. 
RAW FURS WANTED 
Skunk, Mink, Raccoon, Opossum, Fox, Muskrat 
and other furs are bringing high prices in New 
York, the best market for you to ship to. 
Do You Want To Know 
HOW TO GET MORE MONEY FOR YOUR RAW FURS ? ” 
Write and^isk for my price list 
—It's Free— 
F IYI MON in THE FUR merchant, 
■ IH a IVIVlIJV/f 1 6-1 8 E. 1 2th St., N. Y. 
WE FAY HIGHEST PRICES FOB 
RAW FURS 
WANTED. 
Free price list and best posting possible for 
the asking. 
LOWELL LAMB & CO., 
^^5^Kast^H)tl^Street^N«nvYork^JCY. 
NO MAN IS DISAPPOINTED "1%V!L PS 
RAW FURS 
Don’t you want that satisfaction ? 
Ship us your FUltS: We pay the express: also the 
HIGHEST PRICES. There is a reason for it. 
Raw Furs. Hides. Wool, Ginseng. 
J. S. 6RAUMAN & CO., 
290 East Water St., Milwaukee, Wis. 
Write for our price list. Dept. A. 
and^also give you a share in the prottt we make 
when we resell. 
Our new Profit-Sharing Plan makes Kami returns 
larger than you would get elsewhere. Fair treat¬ 
ment guaranteed by our 20 years of fur buying. 
Fxpress charges paid and settlements made im¬ 
mediately. Write today for Price List and Proflt- 
SbariDg Plan. 
KANN & COMPANY, 
41 East 10th Street, New York. 
SEND US YOUR FURS 
Make money on this Year's catch by sending it to us. 
We Pay Highest Prices, ami Guarantee Satisfactory Returns. 
Shipments held separate on request. We pay all 
express charges and charge no commission. 
Get our price-list and shipping tags now. Let 
us keep you posted. All sent free upon request. 
A postal brings them. Write today. 
References: EAST RIVER NATIONAL BANK. 
STRUCK-CHAITIN CO. 
Dept. F, 8 E. 12th St., New York. 
pi.EASE semi a trial shipment to the Oldest Com- 
* mission House in New York. Est. 1838. Butter. 
Eggs, Poultry. Pork, Calves. Hay. Grain. Beans, 
Appies. etc. E. It. WUODWAHD, 302 lireennleli St., X. T. 
JELLIFFE, WRIGHT & COMPANY, 
Commission Merchants, 284 Washington St., New York. 
Poultry, Ejgs, Meats, Produce. Shipments Solicited. 
GKO. P. HAMMOND. EST. 1875. FRANK \V. GODWIN 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & CO., 
Commission Merchants and Dealers in all kinds of 
COUNTRY PRODUCE, Apples. Peaches. Ber 
ries Butter, Eggs, Ciieeso, Poultry. Mushrooms 
aud Hot-house Products a Specialty. Consignments 
solicited. 34 & 30 Little 12th St.. New York- 
POULTRY FOR THE HOLIDAYS 
Apples. Pears 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 Y'ork 
RAW FURS 
Ma WANTED 
B P3y express charges and guar- 
K» Y antee satisfactory and prompt 
■ returns. Send us trial shipment. Will 
■ hold shipments separate if requested. 
9 MiltonSchreiber&Co. 
W RAW FURS 
tW DIPT. B. 
W 28-30 NEW 
f EAST IT dS 
FARM FOR SALE 
One of the best GRAIN or 
DAIRY FARMS in Central 
New York. For description, price and terms, 
address JAMES FRAZER, Baldwinsville, N. Y. 
The 
Guernseys 
won first prize in the 
Pan-American Dairy 
Breed Test for 
Greatest Profit in Butter Productions 
Greatest Return for $1 Invested in Food 
Best Flavor. Natural Color and Best Score 
The MONTHLY GUERNSEY BULLETIN .«i 
ihc breed free by addressing 
GUERNSEY CLUB, Box R, Peterboro.N.H. 
DELAWARE FARMS—Healthful climate, shor-t open 
u winters; best markets; productive soil; cheap 
land. Write for catalogue. List of 50 farms. 
WM. (i. WECHTENHISER, Harrington, Del. 
