1909. 
THE RURAE NEW-YORKER 
108© 
CONTENTS 
Tiie Rural New-Yorker, Dec. 18, 1909. 
FARM TOFICS. 
Nitrogen Direct from the Air. 1082 
Worn-Out Lands. 1082 
Alfalfa Growing in Pennsylvania. . . . 1082 
The Great Corn Yield. 1082 
Crimson Clover in Corn. 1084 
Stone Drains. 1085 
Lime for Grass and Cauliflower. 1085 
Some Corn Possibilities. 1086 
“Asking” the Swamp Land. 1086 
Asparagus Growing in Maine. 1087 
Hope Farm Notes. 1088 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Selecting the Breeding Hens. ... 1081, 1082 
After the Milk Combination. 1091 
Exercising a Bull. 1094 
Dosing a Sick Hog. 1094 
Catarrh . 1094 
Mud Fever. 1094 
Root Crops for Cows. 1095 
Broken Rice for Chicks. 1095 
Mixed Feed for Horses. 1095 
Ration for a Milch Cow. 1095 
Ration for Steers. 1095 
Feeding an Idle Horse. 1095 
The Journey of a Calf. 1096 
Hogs in the Orchard. 1096 
Turkey Raising. 1096 
HORTICULTURE. 
now to Handle the Orchard. 1082 
Grafting Seedling Apple Trees. 1082 
A True Mulched Orchard. 1084 
Treatment of Scuppernoug Vineyard. 1084 
Available Plant Food for Flowers.. 1084 
Planting Fruit Trees at Odd Places.. 1085 
Fumigating an Attached Greenhouse. 1085 
Cedar Rust. 1086 
Manure for Gardening. 1087 
Apple Seedlings as Grafting Stock. . . . 1087 
The Loganberry. 1089 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 1092 
Cider Jelly. 1092 
Samp . 1092 
Corned Beef. 1092 
White Soup. 1092 
The Rural Patterns. 1095 
Curing Pork and Hams. 109.2 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Advice from a College Student. 1082 
Editorials . 1090 
Events of the Week. 1091 
Publisher’s Desk. 1098 
MARKETS 
Prices current at New York during weekending 
December 10, l'JU'.t, wholesale except where other¬ 
wise indicated. The retail prices given do not, as 
a rule, cover cither the highest or lowest sales, but 
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. "Ketail” is rather 
an indetimte 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 eggfc. 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 
Creamery, fancy, lb... 
Wholesale 
.34 @ .34^ 
Retail 
•36*8) .40 
Good to Choice. 
.30 
® 
.31 
3266 .35 
Lower Grades . 
.26 
@ 
.29 
im .31 
State Dairy, best. 
.29 
@ 
.31 
.30® .33 
Common to Good.... 
.25 
© 
.28 
.27® .29 
Factory. 
.22 
® 
.25 
.24® .26 
Packing Stock. 
.21 
© 
.24 
M ILK 
New York Exchange price $2.01 per 
40-quart can, netting 4Vf cents to 
shippers In the 20-cent freight zone 
who have no additional station 
charges. 
qt. 
.09® 
.12 
( 
TIKESE 
Full Cream, best. 
. .16 
@ 
.18 
.20® 
.24 
Common to Good... 
. .12 
@ 
.15 
.16® 
.18 
Skims. 
. .05 
Ut 
.08 
.10® 
.12 
EGGS 
Fancy White, doz. 
. ,45 
@ 
.50 
.50® 
.55 
White, good to choice 
. .35 
© 
.42 
.38® 
.46 
Mixed Colors, best. 
. .85 
.3a 
.io<« 
.42 
Common to Good... 
. .25 
® 
.30 
.30® 
.32 
Storage. 
.24 
BEANS 
Marrow, bu. 
. 2.50 
@ 
2 85 
qt. 
.15 
Medium. 
. 2.10 
@ 
2.25 
Pea. 
. 2.10 
@ 
2.25 
qt. 
.12 
Keri Kidney. 
2.a0 
@ 
2.95 
White Kidney. 
@ 
3.00 
Yellow Eye. 
@ 
3.25 
HOPS 
Prime to Choice. 
. .35 
® 
.36 
Common to Good. 
. .25 
© 
.30 
German, New Crop... 
. .68 
® 
.72 
DRIED FRUITS 
Apples, evap. fancy.. 
. .10 
@ 
11 
.16 
Evap., com. to good 
. .06 
(Si 
.09 
.09® 
.13 
Sun Dried. 
. .04 
© 
.07 
Chops. 11)0 lbs. 
. 2.00 
@ 
2.25 
Cherries. 
® 
.17 
lb. 
.22® 
.26 
Raspberries. 
. .22 
@ 
ib- 
.25® 
.26 
Huckleberries. 
. .11 
<£4l 
.12 
FRESH FRUITS 
Apples, Snow, bbl. 
2.50 
@ 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 
@ 6.00 
Jonathan. 
@ 4.50 
> Western, box. 
2.00 
@ 4.00 
Pears. Duchess. 
2.50 
© 3.75 
Kieffer. 
1.75 
@ 3.50 
Cranberries, 
Cape Cod, bbl. 
4.00 
@ 5.00 
New Jersey. 
4.25 
® 5.00 
Grapes, 8-lb. bkt. 
.13 
® .15 
Western N.Y..tlb.bkt 
.08 
@ .12 
Strawberries. Fla., qt.. 
.60 
® .75 
VEGETABLES 
Potatoes. 
Bermuda, bbl. 5.00 ® 6.00 
Maine, 165 lbs. 1.60 @ 2.00 
Jersey and Pa., bbl... 1.50 @ 2.00 
Long Island.2.50 ® 2.76 
Sweet Potatoes, bbl.. 1.50 @ 2.25 
Brussels Sprouts, qt... .05 @ .07 
Carrots, bbl.65 @ .75 
Cabbage, ton. 8.00 ®16.00 
Cauliflowers, bbl.75 ® 2.50 
Celery, doz.10 @ .40 
Cucumbers.Fla.hu.... 1.25 ® 2.00 
Lettuce, bbl. 1.00 ® 2.00 
Peas, H bbl. bkt. 2.00 @ 5.00 
Peppers, 
Fla. Carrier.1.50 ® 2.00 
Onions, state, bag. 1.00 @ 1.75 
Orange Co., bag.75 @1.50 
Small Pickle, bu.75 ® 1.25 
Romaine, bbl. 2.50 @ 7.00 
String Beans, bu.1.00 @ 2.00 
Spinach, bbl.50 @ 1.30 
Squash, Hubbard, bbl. .75 @1.00 
Tomatoes. 
Fla., 2U-qt. carrier... 1.25 @ 2.50 
Turnips, White, bbl.5U @ .60 
each 
.03@ .05 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS 
Cucumbers, No. 1 doz. 
.60 
@ .80 
No. 2, box. 
1.50 
@ 2.25 
Mushrooms, lb. 
.25 
@ .50 
Tomatoes, lb. 
.10 
@ IS 
Radishes, 100 bunches. 
1.50 
® 2.25 
LIVE POULTRY 
Chickens, lb. 
.1354® 
Fowls. 
.15 
@ 
Roosters. 
.10 
@ 
Ducks. 
@ .15 
Geese. 
.10 
@ .12 
Turkeys. 
.12 
@ .16 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, Fey. 
.26 
@ .27 
.28® 
.30 
Common to Good.... 
.20 
@ .24 
.22® 
.26 
Chickens, roasting_ 
.22 
® .24 
•25@ 
.27 
Good to Choice. 
.18 
@ .20 
.19® 
.22 
Common Hun. 
.14 
@ .16 
.15® 
•i8 
Fowls. 
.12 
@ .17 
.15® 
.21 
Ducks. Spring. 
.12 
@ .19 
.18® 
.22 
8quabs, doz. 
1.50 
@ 4.25 
LIVE STOCK 
Native Steers. IIX) lbs.. 
4.B5 
<a) 6.55 
Bulls. 
3.00 
ffl 4.60 
Cows. 
2.00 
@ 4.75 
Calves, 
Prime Veal, 100 lb... 
7.00 
/g'10.60 
Culls. 
4.50 
fa) 0.00 
Sheep, 100 lbs. 
@ 5.00 
Lambs. 
GOO 
@ 8.75 
Hogs. 
a.15 
@ 8.00 
COUNTRY DRESSED MEATS 
Calves, lb. 
.06 
@ .15 
L r mbs. 
Hothouse, bead . 
8.00 
@11.00 
Pork. 100 lbs. 
11.00 
@12.00 
GRAIN 
Wheat, No. I, North'n 
Duluth, bu. 
1 20 
No. 2, Red. 
! .25 
Corn, as to quality, bu 
.05 
@ .72 
Oats, as to weight, bu. 
.40 
@ .48 
Rye. 
.75 
@ 82 
Barley, feeding. 
.63 
@ .05 
BOSTON WHOLESALE MARKETS. 
Butter, Best Creamery.32® .33 
Fair to Good.30® 211 
Eggs, Fancy.45® .47 
Good to Choice.40® .43 
Lower Grades.27® .36 
Apples, bbL. 2.50® 4.00 
CLEVELAND, OHIO. 
Butter. Prime Elgin.32® .3414 
Lower G i ados.25@ .50 . 
Eggs. 25® .35 
HAY AND STRAW 
Quotations for large bales. 
Small bales sell 50 cents lo $1.00 
per ton less. 
Hay, No. 1, ton.19.00 r, ( 20.00 
No. 2.,.18.00 @18.50 
No. 3.17.00 @17.50 
Clover Mixed.16.00 @19 00 
Clover.16.00 ® 18.00 
Wild Hay.9.50 @11.00 
Straw, Rye.16.00 @19.00 
Oat and Wheat.10.00 @11.00 
Discrepancy in Land Measurement 
Can you toll me what per cent less of 
land by actual measurement stands in law 
when the deed calls for so many “acres 
more or less”? More than or four five per 
cent does not seem equitable. Has one any 
claim against the seller for goods not de¬ 
livered ? c. L. 
New York. 
The words “more or less” in descrip¬ 
tions of land| acreage permit a great di¬ 
ve rsi ; ty, there being no legal limit to the 
amount of variation. As to whether the 
buyer has claim against the seller depends 
entirely on the bargain. The usual plan, 
unless other arrangements are made, Is 
that the seller's responsibility ends when 
goods are delivered to the transportation 
company. The matter should he definitely 
settled when the sale is made. 
Indigestion. 
I have an eight-year-old horse whose 
urine seems rather scanty and quite thick, 
with a considerable yellowish sediment left 
on the earth when it Cries. 1-Ie has a good 
appetite, does full work and is in as good 
order as any other horse on the farm. 
Does he need treatment, and if so what? 
Virginia. j. o. b. 
Cut down the grain ration and see that 
he is worked or well exercised every day. 
If possible, allow soft drinking water. Hay 
fed should be free from mold. Alfalfa 
bay might aggravate the coud/ition. Two 
or three times a week give a dram of 
powdered saltpeter in the drinking water. 
Feed so as to keep the bowels freely act¬ 
ing. a. s. A. 
Mammitis. 
I would like some advice concerning one 
of my cows. She came fresh last May, and 
was very sick with what the doctor called 
mammitis. She lost one of her forward 
quarters, and keeps having something like 
boils on the same quarter, and matter is 
running all the time. It is hard add seems 
to be spreaddng to the hind quarter. Just 
now there is a hole in the udder. a. o. 
Massachusetts. 
The udder is hopelessly diseased, and it 
may be with tuberculosis. More probably 
the affected quarter is partially gangrenous 
and trying to slough out. Bathe it with 
a two per cent solution of permanganate 
of potash twice daily and inject some of 
the solution into discharging or open places. 
Each other day rub in a little mercurial 
ointment. Possibly the cow may do to 
fatten off, but she is ruined for dairy pur¬ 
poses. a. s. A. 
Champion Pigs.—I have English York¬ 
shire pigs farrowed Septemebor 9, 1909. At 
nine weeks of age the boar weighed 68 
pounds. Of two females, one weighed 45 
pounds, the other 47. linden farm. 
Massachusetts. 
Name over the farmers you know 
that own good gasoline engines. 
Aren’t they the prosperous (progressive) 
men in your neighborhood? Aren’t they the 
men who are making a success of farming? 
Haven’t they good bank accounts? Don’t you 
think they are able to point the way to success ? 
The Waterloo Boy G engi L ne E 
Is the Best of All Good Engines 
Ask any of your neighbors who own one. Find oat if we tell what is so 
when we say that the Waterloo Boy will do more work than two hired 
hands; that it will savo you time, labor and money every day; that it will 
make enough money for you to pay for itself in a year: that it is the most 
durable, economical, efficient engine made, and the simplest to operate. 
Why don’t you follow the way these other men have taken and enjoy the 
same measure of prosperity ? 
We will send yon a Waterloo 
Boy for a real 30=day free trial 
on your farm doing your own 
work. We will Rive yon a S-year 
guarantee. We let you be the 
sole judge of whether oi not it will 
pay you to keep it. If you think 
not, send ' back. We will pay 
the freight both ways and re¬ 
turn your money. 
Write today for onr catalogue 
and free trial request blank. 
Waterloo Gasoline Engine Co. 
184 W. Third Ave. Waterloo, Iowa 
Appleton Mfg. Co. b, 7 „, f Su s .s2 
a 
55 
S AW your own 
wood 
and save 
time, coal and 
money; or saw 
your neighbors 
wood and 
MAKE 
$5 TO $15 
A DAY 
Hundreds are doing it with an Appleton Wood Saw, 
Why not you? We make six styles—steel or wooden 
frames—and if .desired will mount the saw frame on 
a substantial 4-wheel truck on which you can also 
mount your gasoline engine and thus have a 
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GAMP & TRAIL 
A NEW 16-32 PAGE 
W EEKLY 
DEVOTED TO HUNTING 
and Allied Topics. Sample 5 Cts. Yearly 31.50. 
A. R. HARDING PUB. CO., Box 509. Columbus, Ohio. 
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 ask for my price list 
—It’s Free— 
F. N. MONJO, Tg E , 8 F ^t^. H r?: 
NO MAN IS DISAPPOINTED "SET 
RAW FURS 
Don’t yon want that satisfaction 7 
Ship us yonr FUKS: We pay the express; also the 
HIGHEST PRICES. There is a reason for it, 
Raw Furs, Hides. “Wool, Giaseng. 
Sent Free. 
Unitarian Sermons. Apply to 
2 Court Street, Plymouth. Mass. 
W D Rock Cockerels, early hatched from tested 
■ I ■ heavy layers, $3 to $5 each. Trap nests 
used exclusively. A.S. BRIAN, Mt. Kisco, N. Y. 
Choice Bred Bronze Turkeys 
Stamp. Mbs. Harriet Chumbley, Draper, Va. 
L A It 4 J K PEKIN I)P('KS, Wh.Wyandotta ami W. R..cl;, Cockerels 
and Toulouse Geese for sale. E. Schicber, Bury rtts, O. 
GKO. P. HAMMOND. EST. 1S75. FRANK W. GODWIN 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & GO., 
Commission Merchants ami Dealers in all kinds of 
COUNTRY FKOHUCE, Apples, Peaches, Ber 
ries Butter, Eggs, Cheese, Poultry. Mushrooms 
ami I lot-house Products a Specialty. Consignments 
Solicited. 34 As 30 Little ltJtli St.. New Vurk- 
O LEASE send a trial shipment to the Oldest Com- 
* mission House in New York. Est. 1838. Butter, 
Eggs. Poultry, Pork. Calves. Hay, Grain. Beans, 
Apples, etc. E. B. WOODWARD, 802 Greenwich St., N. Y. 
JELUFFE, WRIGHT & COMPANY, 
Commission Merchants, 284 Washington St., New York 
Poultry, Eggs, Meats, Produce. Shipments Solicited. 
To a Desirable Fruit Grower S’ D / fi® 
verybenefleial to all asthmatic or catarrhal condi¬ 
tions! favorableopportunity to take charge of about 
1.00(1 citrus trees in extreme South Florida is offered. 
Address, With reference. I.., care of Rural New Yorker. 
I 7 R A P REQ - 'Good 14-room house; three barns; 
I ID HUntO hen house; hog house; plenty 
fruit; good roads; K. F. J).; telephone; Uq miles to 
village. $2,500, half cash, balance time HALL’S 
FARM AGENCY, Owego, Tioga Co.. N. Y. 
200-Acre Stock Farm $2000. 
Secretary Wilson, of the U. S. Dept, of Agricul¬ 
ture, after a personal inspection recently said that 
Madison County, N. Y., farm land is fully as good 
as western land which sells for $125 to $200 per 
acre; this big Madison County farm is better than 
the average and it is yours for less than $8 an acre 
with set of buildings thrown in; 100 acres in fields, 
pasture for 50 cows, 60 acres of wood, only 1% miles 
to railroad station; 12-room house, piazza, good 
outbuildings; to close immediately only $2000, easy 
terms; see page 141, “Stront’s Farm Buyers' Guide 
No. 28,’’for traveling instructions, copy free. E. A. 
ST ROUT CO., Desk 1099, 47 w. 34th St., New York. 
Ul A MTP n~ MAJS wh0 understands the growing 
IV nil I LU of Celery, Lettuce and Onions, lor 
market, to take 25 acres good muck land on shares. 
No capital required. Land well drained and near 
railroad. Address TRANQUILLITY FARMS, 
Arthur Danks, Mgr., Allamuchy, N. J. 
SEND US YOUR FURS 
Make money on this Year's catch by sending it to us. 
We Pay Hiahest Prices, and 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. 
J. S. GKAUMAN & CO., 
290 East Water St., Milwaukee, Wis. 
Write for our price list. Dept. A. 
STRUCK-CHAITIN CO. 
I>ej)t. F, 8 E. 12th St., New York. 
SHIP YOUR RAW FURS 
WE PAY HIGHEST PRICES FOR 
by Express to H. A. SC1IOENEN, Raw I'ur Dealer, Dept. D, 
191-123 Mlekig&u Street, Chieogo, 111. We are paying the 
following prices for Skunk : 12 3 4 
Minn., N. & S. Dak..$4.00 S&00 $2.00 S1.00 
Wis., Ia. & Neb.. 3.50 2:50 1.75 1.00 
No. Ohio, Ind., Ills. & Mo. - - - 3.50 2.50 1.75 .75 
Cent. O., Iud., Ills. & Kans. - - 3.26 2.25 1.25 . 60 
So. Ohio, lnd.. Ills. & Mo. - - - 3.00 2.00 1.25 .50 
Mich., N. Y., N. J., Pa. & Eastern 3.60 2.60 1.25 .60 
M. Rats and Mink bring high prices. Send for list for 
other furs. Reference, Cent. Nat’l Bank and Foreman 
Bros. Banking Co., Chicago. We pay all Express Charges. 
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 
us to be tanned. We gnarantee everything we make. 
Send for Illustrated Catalogue. 
TAXIDERMY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES 
THE PELOQUIN FUR TANNING CO., 
386 East Main St., Rochester, N. Y. 
Established 1191 
and also give you a share in the profit 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. 
Express charges paid and settlements made im¬ 
mediately. Write today for Price List and Profit- 
Sharing Plan. 
KANN & COMPANY, 
41 East 10th Street, New York, 
RAW FURS 
E WANTED 
\WE pay express charges and guar- 
1 ” antee satisfactory and prompt 
, returns. Send us trial shipment. Will 
hold shipments separate if requested. 
Milton Schreiber & Co. 
RAW FURS 
DIPT. B. 
