1908. ■ 
THE RUR'At NEW-YORKER 
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CONTENTS 
The Rural New-Yorker. February 1, 1908. 
FARM TOPICS. 
A Bag of Fertilizer. Part II.77, 78 
A New York Farmhouse. 78 
Struggles for a Farm. 78 
The Gasoline Engine on the Farm. 
Part II. _ 
Alfalfa Roots Like a 'Iree. 79 
Evaporated Manure . 79 
Manurial Value of Sawdust. 80 
Pea Vines Fertilizers With Manure.... 82 
Potash and Bone for Grass. 82 
Nitrate of Soda for Early Vegetables. . 82 
Some Fertilizer Problems. 82 
Manure vs. Chemicals for Asparagus. .. 83 
Use of Muck. 83 
Hope Farm Notes. 85 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Guernsey Cattle . 
What is Pasteurized Milk?. 
The Brown Swiss Cattle. . . 
Pasturing Hogs and Sheep. 
Fattening California Cattle. 
“Pedigree” . 
A White lien Man. 
Wooden Hoops for Silos.... 
Sprouted Oats .. 
Butter from One Cow . 
Buying a Dairy Bull. 
A Profitable Milk Dairy 
Ration for Cows.. 
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HORTICULTURE. 
The Straw Mulch in Nebraska. 
Apples for Nevada _ 
Habits of Woolly Aphis. 
Arkansas Strawberries 
New York State Fruit Growers. Part II. 
Ruralisms . 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 
On Baking Day. 
Plain Suet Pudding. 
Plum Pudding . 
Suggestions from Delaware. 
Olive Oil . 
The Rural Patterns. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Keep Them in Mind. 
Keep Away from Skunk Farming. 
Watertight Porch Floor. 
Editorials . 
The Man, the Official and Governor 
Hughes . 
Products, Prices and Trade. 
Keeping Cow Peas. 
Publisher’s Desk . 
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MARKETS 
Prices current at New York during week 
ending January 24, 1908, wholesale unless 
otherwise noted : 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 2, Red, in elev. — ©1.04 
No. 1 Northern Duluth.. — ©1.18 
Corn . 65 © 67 
Oats . 52 @ 55 
Rye . 90 @ 93 
MILLFEED. 
Spring bran .24.00 ©26.50 
Middlings .26.00 ©28.50 
Red Dog . — ©30.00 
Corn meal ....28.00 (c? 30.00 
Linseed meal . — @31.50 
FI AY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1.15.00 @19.50 
No. 2 17.00 @18.00 
No. 3 16.00 @16.50 
Clover, mixed . . .. ..14.00 (o' 18.00 
Clover .13.00 @17.00 
Straw, long rye. — @14.00 
Short and Oat.10.00 @12.00 
MILK. 
New York Exchange price remains at 
$1.91 per 40-quart can. A reduction is 
anticipated at the next meeting of the 
Exchange. 
EGGS. 
Fancy white . 29 @ 30 
White, good to choice. 26 @ 28 
Mixed colors, best. 24 @ 25 
Western and Southern....*. 20 @ 22 
Storage . 14 @ 18 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples, Spitzenberg, bbl...2.25 @3.50 
Northern Spy, bbl.2.25 @3.25 
King, bbl.2.25 ©4.00 
Baldwin, bbl .2.00 ©3.50 
Greening, bbl.2.00 @4.00 
Pears, Keifer, bbl.2.00 © 2.75 
Cranberries, C. Cod. late, bl.5.00 @8.00 
C. Cod, Early Black, bbl.5.00 fa 6.00 
Jersey, per bbl.1.00 © — 
Strawberries, Florida, quart. 20 @ 50 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes. Berm’n, No. 1, bbl.4.50 @5.00 
Bermuda. No. 2, bbl.3.00 @3.50 
Long Island, bbl.2.25 @2.50 
State & W’n, 180 lbs_2.00 @2.25 
Jersey, bbl.1.90 @2.10 
Sweet potatoes, Jersey, bbl. 3.00 @4.50 
Cabbage, Danish seed, ton. 8.00 ©11.00 
Red, ton .18.00 fa) 20.00 
Domestic, ton .5.00 @7.00 
Cauliflowers, Fla., basket.. 1.00 02.00 
Escarol, N. Orleans, bbl....2.50 @3.00 
Kale, Norfolk, bbl. 65 (o' 75 
Lettuce, Fla., fancy, bskt.2.00 @ — 
Onions, Conn., white, bbl... 2.25 @2.50 
Connecticutfi yellow, bbl. 2.25 @2.50 
Connecticut, red .1.75 @2.25 
State & W’n, white, bag. 2.50 @3.50 
State & W’n, bag.1.50 @2.00 
State & W’n, red, bag.... 1.50 @1.87 
Orange Co., yellow, bag..1.50 @2.00 
Pumpkins, bbl.1.00 @1.50 
Peas, Florida, basket.1.50 @3.00 
Parsley, Bermuda, box.1.00 1.50 
Radishes, Charleston, bskt. 50 @1.25 
String beans, Florida, bskt. 1.25 @3.25 
Spinach, Norfolk, bbl. 60 @1.25 
Squash, marrow, bbl.1.75 @2.00 
Hubbard, bbl.2.25 @2.50 
Turnips, Rutabaga, bbl.... 75 @1.25 
Tomatoes, Florida, carrier. 1.00 @2.00 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys . 12 @ 16 
Chickens, fancy broilers... 20 @ 23 
Common to good.. 13 @ 18 
Fowls . 11 @ 13 
Capons . 16 @ 22 
Ducks . 11 @ 12 
Geese . 10 @ 13 
Squabs, dozen.21.00 ©LUO 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS. 
Galves . 8 @ 12 
Hothouse lambs, each.5.00 @10.00 
Pork . 5 @ 7y 2 
When you write advertisers mention The 
It. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee 
HURST SPRAYFR 
Burst Potato and Orchard Sprayer. 
NO MONEY IN ADVANCE 
Pay Us After It Has Paid For Itself. 
Doubles your crop. Sprays every¬ 
thing. Pushes easy, gives nign pressure 
from Z6-in. wheel. Sprays 4 rows potatoes 
or truck at a time.—Also first class tree 
sprayer. Strong and Durable. Guaran¬ 
teed 5 years. Wholesale price (where 
no agent). Needn’t send acent in advance. 
FITZ-ALL BARREL SPRAYER, tor 
orchards. It’s strong reliable and efficient. 
HORSE-POWER SPRAYER, for or¬ 
chards, Potatoes, Vineyards, etc. For the 
big growers. Most complete machine 
made. These sprayers and others sold 
on same liberal plan, not a cent in advance. 
- Out out machine you pre¬ 
fer and mail w ith address 
and get 
OataTog < 
Sprayer offer I 
in each locality. Be first! 
and save money. H. L. 
Hurst Mfg, Co., 7 North 
Street, Canton, Ohio. 
NolffHKUF. KlRG & C5T^ 
STERLING SEEDS 
Up In the Northwest is a firm, now 24 
years in business, which sells good seeds. 
The Minneapolis Daily Times, Jan. 15, 1905, 
said editorially : ’ 
“ It’s not too much to say that through the 
new and improved varieties of seeds intro¬ 
duced by Northrup, King & Co. during the 
past twenty-one years. Millions of dollars 
have been added to the permanent value 
of Northwestern farm lands. Of such 
firms as Northrup, King & Co. it may truly be 
said, ‘They deserve well of the state.’”— 
^ (That’s how we stand at home.) 
Our MinneYO'ta Grown 
GraYY,Field S' Clover Seeds 
produce larger crops than seed from 
any other source. Our Sterling Brands 
represent the highest quality and purest seed 
obtainable anywhere—at any price. Samples 
on application. Large magnifying glass to 
determine.quality, free to purchasers. See 
._catalog, page 101. 
Vegetable 5 Flower Seeds 
We send free to buyers of $L00worth^^ 
I of seeds from our catalog an extra dollar’s 
I worth of theivarieties we consider to be the 
JL best of their class. See catalog, page 3 . 
The Marvelous 
‘r*Fume Plant: 
This is one of the most wonderful plants ” 
earth holds for our delight. It opens in the 
evenlngand exhales a delicious and far carry¬ 
ing fragrance—perfuming the whole garden. 
Easily grown in any climate and on any soil. 
For 10 cents we will mail a full size 
packet of seed of the perfume plant 
^ and 
Our 1908 Catalog 
A seed catalog is a picture of the 
firm issuing it. Ours is factful, in¬ 
forming and straightforward. That’s 
the kind of business we conduct. 
Write today and tell us your seed 
needs—we can supply them. Send 
for catalog anyway ; it’s free, niaf-rr 
NORTHRUP KING b, CO. 
136 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, Minn. 
MY TREES 
I GUARANTEE 
I have been breed- 
__ _I ing Hardy Ever- 
I greens and forest trees for tnlrty-two years* 
I My name, my reputation is back of ever/ 
] sale I make. I sell nothing 
' but the hardiest nursery 
f grown stock. Satisfaction of 
r ' every customer guaranteed. 
r I specialize on Evergreens and 
Forest Trees. Quality the high¬ 
est. Prices lowest of all. Over 
fifty million Evergreens. Forty 
tested varieties. All sizes for all pur 
oses, $4 and up per 1,000. Fifty Won¬ 
derful Bargain lots—$1.00 to $10.00 per 
100 prepaid. Catalog full of valuable 
information. Describes over two hundred 
varieties. Including 8hade, Ornamental and 
Fruit Trees, beautiful Flowering Shrubs, 
Roses and Small Fruits. Don't buy until 
you get my 1908 Catalog and bargain sheet 
—FREE. Write today. Now. One beauti¬ 
ful red cedar tree free with every order. 
D ftlll I Evergreen Specialist, 
m lllLLj Bo»,7 Dundee, Illinois 
Damau QaIa for all early vegetables. $1 per 1000. Send 
I dpCl lUIw for cl r. P, II. Crosby & Son, t’atonsvllle, Md. 
CflR QAI C-Locust Posts, all sizes. Apply to 
run OALC JOHN G. HALL, Barnesville, Ohio. 
PARTNER WANTED.—Experienced poultryman, 
r with capital to invest. To manage the poultry 
plant on fully equipped 80 acre agr. farm. Capable of 
maintaining same in Conn. Educated, gentlemanly, 
preferably single. Partner, care Rural New-Yorker, 
VISIT WASHINGTON-;:"™!!. 1 
Farmer and wife spending winters here. E. F. 
DICKINSON, Washington, D. C., Sta. B. 
DAIRY fiGW* — Can furnish High Grade 
UMin I buno. Dairy Cows in Carload lots. 
Write your wants. F. B. DUTTON, Woodstock, Vt. 
Large Berkshire Swine. 
Breeding herd of 150 animals to select from. 
Both English and American breeding. Breeding 
herd largely the get of Lord Premier 50001, Premier 
Longfellow 68,600 and Masterpiece 77,000. 
Thirty bred gilts and sows, now safe in pig to an 
outstanding son of Masterpiece and half-brother to 
the $5,500 Star Masterpiece, $35 up. Correspond¬ 
ence solicited. 
H. C. & H. B. Harpending, Dundee, N. Y. 
Paint Without Oil 
^Remarkable Discovery That Cuts 
Down the Cost of Paint Seventy* 
Five Per Cent. 
|A Free Trial Package la Hailed to Every¬ 
one Who Writes. 
A. L. Rice, a prominent manufacturer of 
Adams, N. Y., has discovered a process of, 
making a new kind of paint without the use 
Of oil. He calls It Powdrpaint. It comes In the 
form of a dry powder and all that is required is 
cold water to make a paint weather proof, fire 
proof and as durable as oil paint. It adheres to 
any surface, wood, stone or brick, spreads and 
looks like oil paint and costs about one-fourth as 
much. 
Write to Mr. A. L. Rice, Manuf’r., 215 North 
jSt., Adams, N. Y., and he will send you a free 
;trtal package, also color card and full informa¬ 
tion showing you how you can save a good many 
dollars. Write to-day. 
sprayer 
is equipped with the famous 
“NEW WAY” Air-Cooled ENGINE 
Fruit of quality 
follows this 
Quality Sprayer. 
Raise the Quality 
—Increase the 
Value ofYour Fruit. 
Buy a high grade 
Sprayer; the “NEW 
WAY” is a 
whirl wind. 
Complete 
in every 
detail, and 
the engine 
is invalu¬ 
able for 
other 
work. 
WRITE US FOR CATALOG No. 5. 
Tma(£k 
14o Sheridan Street. 
FIX YOUR ROOF 
5c Per Square. 
Roof-Fix 
M ammoth Bronze Tonis, $4 and $5. 
Runner Ducks, trio $3: pair $2.25 : 
$1.50. W. T. EASTON, Rt. 5, Delaware, O. 
Indian 
drakes, 
Choice Young GUERNSEYS for Sale 
I will exchange some cows and heifers for a first- 
class farm team, weight from 1200 to 1250; or would 
like to take a cream separator for Guernseys, if in 
first-class condition. These animals are first-class 
and sold subject to tuberculin test. 
I have some choice Black Langshans for sale at 
farmers’ prices. 
W. Robert Dunlop, Fayetteville, N.Y. 
ANGUS 
CATTLE For Sale or 
Exchange for Horses 
Address MYER & SON, Bridgeville, Del. 
jlRMY AUCTION SALE BARGAINS—Large 
** 260-page Illus. 1907 Catalog mailed, 15c., stamps. 
FRANCIS BANNERMAN,501 Broadway.NewYork 
WANTED 
HAY OF ALL GRADES 
WRITE FOR QUOTATIONS. 
One profit—from producer to consumer. 
F. D. HEWiTT, 120 Liberty SI., New York 
LIVE WILD RABBITS WANTED. 
E. B. WOODWARD, 302 Greenwich St., New York 
P| CA0C send a trial shipment to the Oldest Com- 
" LLHOL missionHouse inNew York. Established 
1838. Butter, Cheese, Eggs, Poultry, Hay, Apples, etc 
E. B. WOODWARD. 302 Greenwich St.. New York, 
Hothouse Lambs, 
| Calves. Poultry, Fancy Eggs, Hothouse Pro¬ 
ducts. Fruits, Vegetables. Top prices secured 
for choice goods. Correspondence solicited. 
Archdeacon & Co., 100 Murray Street, N. Y. 
WM. H. COHEN &. CO., 
Commission Merchants, 
229 and 231 Washington Street, New York. 
HOTHOUSE LAMBS, CALVES 
AND POULTRY. 
Also FURS, GINSENG and FANCY EGGS. 
GEO. p. HAMMOKP. EST. 1875. PRANK W. GODWIN 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & GO., 
Commission Merchants and Dealers in all kinds of 
COUNTRY PRODUCE, Apples. Peaches. Ber 
ries Butter. Eggs. Cheese. Poultry. Mushrooms 
and Hot-house Products a Specialty. Consignments 
solicited. 34 & 36 Little 1 2tli St., New York- 
—We will guarantee to put 
any old leaky, worn-out, 
rusty, tin, iro'n, steel, paper, felt or shingle roof in 
perfect condition, and keep it in perfect condition 
for 5 c per square per year. 
Tha Perfect Roof Praaarwor, make. 0.9, 
worn-out roofs new. Satisfaction puarantoeii 
or money refunded. Our from rooting book 
tells all about it. Write tor it today. 
Ihe Anderson Manufacturing Co.. Dept. 35, Elyria. Ohio. 
Prof. Henry on 
Distillers* Dried Grains 
An astonishingly large number of dairymen and 
Other feeders have become regular users of Dis¬ 
tillers’ Dried Grains. It seems to be generally 
understood that in proportion to cost the returns 
they give are as large if not larger than any other 
feeding stuff the farmer has to buy. But a good 
many feeders do not have a clear idea of how these 
grains, should be fed. Reliable and specific in¬ 
struction from a high source is now at hand. Prof. 
W. A. Henry, of Wisconsin, noted authority on 
feeding, has written a booklet entitled, "How to 
Feed Distillers’ Dried Grains”, which covers the 
subject in a very satisfactory manner. Feeders, 
particularly those who have read Prof. Henry’s 
former works on feeding, will be glad to see his 
treatment of this subject. A copy of the booklet 
may be had free by writing to Dewey Bros. Co., 
Blanchester, Ohio. Simply say you saw this notice 
in this paper and the booklet will be forwarded 
to you. 
Those Clothes Must be Washed 
every week. The present conditions for doing it 
are intolerable. We will solve the problem for you 
with the Syracuse “ EASY ” Washer free of charge 
for 30 days, and the balance of your lifetime, for 
what the “ EASY ” saves you in a few weeks. Book¬ 
let of washing formulas free. Agents Wanted. 
DODGE & ZUILL,224ADHlaye Bldg., Syracuse, N. Y. 
W HITE WYANDOTTES—Good cockerels,hens, 
pullets, eggs for hatching, baby chicks; Spring 
delivery. Forest Hill, Farm, Burnwood, N. Y. 
Men Wanted 
D. T. HINCKLEY, 
— Two single men on Long 
Island farm. Good oppor¬ 
tunity for capable and re¬ 
spectable parties. 
Wading River, N. Y. 
Uf ANTED— A man and wife, without children, to 
** help three young men on poultry farm 80 miles 
from New York. Woman to cook and keep house; 
man to make himself generally useful. Apply toT.P. 
Anderson, Jr., 172 Elm Ave., Mount Vernon, N. Y. 
Wanted Experienced Fruit Grower 
on farm where 20 acres of strawberries, 10 acres of 
raspberries and blackberries, and 45 acres of the 
larger fruits are grown. It is desired that party 
work for wages the present season with a view to 
taking entire charge another year when acquainted 
with work and conditions. Integrity and ability must 
be unquestioned, as owner desires to be away a part 
of the year. Address, E. J. Walker, Sheridan, lnd. 
'PATENTTo*/ INVENT! 
Your Ideas May Bring You a Fortune; 
Cash Offers for Certain inventions. 
FKKE BOOK : gives list of inventions wanted ; tell* 
how to protect them. Write for it. 
Patent Obtained or Fee Returned 
No charge for report as to patentability *, aeiol 
‘ketch or mode). I’atenta advertised for sale free. 
WOODWARD & CHANDLEE, Attorneys, 
1252 F Street, Washington, D. C, 
J. I). S. Hanson, Hart, Midi., for list of 
Fruit, Grain, Stock and Poultry Farms. 
COR SALE OR EXCHANGE-415 acre farm in 
1 Virginia with rich soil and timber, houses, 
stables. &c., for $3000. J. R. Case, Everittstowu, N.J. 
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WRITE 
A GREAT BARGAIN ,he ,,est 230 acre farm 
uncai Danuain in southern Michigan; 
both stock and grain, CHEAP, and on your own 
terms; no agent’s commission, direct from owner 
to you. Write for full particulars. 
S. S. VY1THINGTON. Adrian, Mich. 
6 000 Money-Miking Farms for Sale 
^ J ^ ^ in 14 States; “Strout’s List 19,” 
the largest illustrated catalogue of farm bargains, 
with reliable information of of farming localities, 
ever issued, including Bond good for R, R. Fare, 
sent for 10 cents to pay postage and mailing. Brief 
circulars mailed FREE if you mention State in 
which interested. Dept. 42, E. A. STROUT CO., 
150 Nassau St , N. Y. 
COR SALE — XwO'Humlred-Acre FARM, 
■ 14 miles from Hartford, 4 miles from Rockville, 
Conn. The house is located a quarter of a mile from 
trolley station, with half-hour service betweenRock- 
vitle and Hartford; a quarter of a mile from steam 
railroad station, through express service from New 
York to Boston. Good local markets; and has 
twenty five acres of excellent tobacco land, Faint 
is adapted to dairy, gardening or poultry. Two 
houses; barn, with 40 cow stalls; running water in 
stables; cement floor; stalls for 6 horses. Also, if 
desired, 14 cows, 14 head of young stock, farm 
horses, tools, 1500 bushels of corn in the ear, hay 
and fodder. Address, BOX 987, Hartford, Conn. 
f ive-Acre 
ruit 
arms 
#100 Big money is 
55 DOWN being made by 
MONTHLY truckers, fruit grow- 
* ers and poultrymen 
in South Jersey. Climate and soil par- 
| ticularly adapted to fruits, berries, early 
| truck, vegetables, poultry and squabs. 
Produce marketed much earlier than 
I in other localities, thus bringing highest 
prices. The best market, Atlantic City, 
only 17 miles away; Philadelphia and New York 
are handily reached. Three main line railroads 
and two large m’f’g towns nearby. Good roads. 
Pure air and water. Prosperous community. 
Title insured. Write today for free booklet. 
DANIEL FRAZIER CO, 520 Bailey Bldg, Phila. Pa. 
KHERSON SEED OATS 
THE NEW KHERSON OATS Were originally imported from Russia, by the Nebraska. 
State Experimental Station, and have proven one of the surest croppers and largest yielders 
as well as best sorts ever introduced into this country. THEY DO NOT RUST OR LODGE 
as many other sorts do, and are fully two weeks earlier than others. In addition to these 
we have the New Sensation, Early Champion, Lincoln. Texas Red-Rustproof and other 
extra early sorts. Prices 50 to 75c per bushel, bags included. Write for our Big Illustrated 
FREE Catalog. A postal will bring it. Address, 
KATEKIN’S SEED HOUSE, Shenandoah, Iowa. 
