1909. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
103 
CONTENTS 
The Rural New-Yorker, February 22, 1908. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Seed Selection and Seed Saving. 14.3 
Getting Rid of Garlic. 144 
Keeping Green Cornstalks. 146 
Burning Sawdust . 146 
What About Crimson Clover?. 146 
Crimson Clover Hay. 146 
Use of Swamp Muck. 149 
Value of Mixed Goods. 149 
Hope Farm Notes.:. 151 
The Struggle for a Farm. 161 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Stock on the Delaware Peninsula. 142 
Meat Prices In Ohio. 142 
Cleaning Brush Land with Hogs and 
Sheep . 156 
That Bunch of Calves. 156 
Garget . 157 
Bog Spavin . 157 
Overheated Mule . 157 
A Problem in Breeding. 158 
Protection for Cattle Buyers. 158 
Breeds of Sheep. 158 
Ticks on Sheep..159 
A West Virginia Hen Story. 159 
Ration for Milch Cows. 159 
Horse with Wart. 160 
Laminitis . 160 
Nasal Gleet In Horse. 160 
Scouring Horse . 160 
Horse with Thrush. 160 
Foundered Horse . 163 
HORTICULTURE. 
Sawdust for Mulching Strawberries.... 142 
Growing Peaches on Hillside. 143 
Apples and Pears for New York. 143 
Hardy Peaches for New England. 145 
New England Fruit Questions. 145 
Western New York Horticultural So¬ 
ciety. Part III. 147 
Nameless Fertilizer; Late Cultivation... 149 
Building a Hotbed. 149 
Ruralisms . 150 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 154 
Christmas Cake .’. 154 
The Rural Patterns. 155 
Esmeralda Paints Her Pantry. 155 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Forecasting Weather Changes.141, 142 
Keep Them in Mind. 144 
Water for Electric Power. 144 
Doctoring a Leaky Window. 145 
Temperature of Gasoline Engine. 146 
Defective Title . 148 
Invalidated Insurance . 148 
Redress for Defective Machine. 148 
Trimming Division Hedne. 148 
Quality in Interstate Commerce. 148 
Joint Ownership of Property. 148 
Fences in Pennsylvania. 148 
Tenant’s Rights . 148 
Liability of Employer. 148 
Editorials . 152 
Straight Talk to Governor Hughes.... 153 
The Burnham Parcels Post Bill.153 
A Watertight Floor... 157 
Anti-Freezing Mixture . 160 
That Fowler House. 161 
Publisher’s Desk . 162 
MARKETS 
REVIEW OF THE WEEK. 
A special feature was a five-cent decline 
on eggs. Receipts from Kentucky and the 
Southwest are much heavier than antici¬ 
pated. Butter continues very high, with 
a firm market on all grades. Cabbage dull 
and outlook unfavorab „ Potatoes are a 
little higher, owing to the scarcity of stock 
that can be warranted free from frost dam¬ 
age. Apple market loaded with, chilled or 
inferior fruit. 
Prices current at New York during week 
ending February 14, wholesale unless other¬ 
wise noted. 
GRAIN 
Wheat, No. 2, red, for export — @1.00 
No. 1, Northern, Duluth... —- @1.13 
Corn . 60 (a 65 
Oats . 55 @ 60 
Rye . — @ 90 
Barley . 1.10 @1.15 
Choice . 
Common to good 
Olds . 
German crop, 
HOPS. 
1907. 
VEGETABLES. 
10 
4 
28 
@ 
@ 
15 
14 
8 
34 
Potatoes, Bermuda, bbl. 
-3.50 
@5.50 
Florida, No. 1. bbl.. 
@6.00 
Long Island, bbl. 
.. . .2.50 
@3.00 
Maine, bbi. or hag. .. . 
9 9?; 
@2.50 
State & W’n. 180 lbs. 
..212 
@2.50 
Jersey, bbl. or bag. . . . 
_2.00 
@2.25 
German. 168-lb. bag. . 
-2.25 
@ 2.50 
Sweet potatoes, Jersey, 
bbl. 3.00 
@4.50 
FEED. 
Bran .26.00 
Middlings .26.50 
Red Dog. — 
Linseed meal . — 
@27.00 
(a 28.00 
@30.00 
@32.00 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay No. 1 .18.00 @19.00 
NO. 2.16.50 @17.50 
No. 3 .14.00 @16.00 
Clover mixed .14.00 @17.00 
Clover .12.50 (a 14.00 
Straw, Long Rye.12.50 @13.50 
Short and oat.10.00 @12.00 
MILK. 
N. Y. Exchange price $1.81 per 40-quart 
can, netting 3% cents in 26-cent 
zone. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, best . 
, - 
@ 
34% 
Good to choice.. 
31 
@ 
33 
Lower grades . 
, 25 
@ 
30 
State Dairy . 
21 
@ 
26 
Factory .. 
”0 
@ 
23 
Packing stock . 
, 19 
@ 
22 
CHEESE. 
Full cream, best. 
— 
((ft 
16 
Good to choice. 
14 % @ 
15% 
Skims . 
4 
@ 
8 
EGGS. 
Fancy white . 
27 
@ 
28 
White, good to choice. 
, 25 
@ 
26 
Mixed colors, best. 
24 
@ 
25 
Western and Southern . 
20 
@ 
24 
Storage . 
. 15 
@ 
20 
BEANS. 
Marrow, bu. 
@2. 
.30 
Medium . 
(0)2 
.25 
Pea . 
@2. 
30 
Red Kidney . 
.1.90 
@2. 
.15 
White Kidney . 
@2. 
60 
Yellow Eye . 
.2.00 
@2, 
.10 
DRIED 
APPLES. 
Fancy, lb. 
. 10% 
@ 
11 
Prime to choice .... 
. 814 @ 
9% 
Common to good.... 
. 7 
@ 
8 
Sun Dried . 
@ 
7 
Chops, 100 lbs. 
.2.10 
@2. 
20 
FRESH 
FRUITS. 
Apples, choice, bbl. .. 
@4. 
.00 
Common to good. 
@2. 
75 
Cranberries, bbl. . . . 
@10.00 
Strawberries, qt. . . . 
. 20 
@ 
40 
Oranges. Calif., box. . 
@3. 
75 
Florida, best. 
@4. 
00 
Fla., lower grades 
Jamaica, bbl. 
.2.25 
@2. 
75 
.3.50 
@4. 
50 
Artichokes, Calif., drum....6.00 @9.00 
Brussels Sprouts, quart.... 12 (r? 18 
Beets, N. O., 100 bchs.2.00 @4.00 
Carrots, N. O., bbi.2.50 @3.00 
Celery. State, case.1.50 @2.50 
California, case .4.00 @4.50 
Florida, case.2.00 @2.50 
Chicory, N. O., bbl.2.25 @3.00 
Cucumbers. Fla., basket. .. .2.00 @3.50 
Cabbage, Danish seed, ton...8.00 @10.00 
Red, ton .15.00 @17.00 
Domestic, ton .5.00 @6.00 
Florida, new, crate.2.00" @2.25 
Cauliflowers, Fla., basket... .1.00 @1.75 
California, crate .1.25 @2.00 
Escarol. N. O.. bbl.2.75 @3.25 
Florida, basket .1.25 @1.50 
Eggplants, Florida, box.... 1.00 @2.00 
Cuban, box .1.00 @1.75 
Kale, Norfolk, bbl. 60 @ 75 
Lettuce, Fla., fancy, bkt....2.00 @2.50 
Average, basket . 50 @1.50 
Leeks. N. O., 100 bunches. .2.00 @2.50 
Onions, Conn., white, bbl....3.00 @6.00 
Conn., yellow .2.25 @2.50 
Conn., red .2.25 @2.50 
State & W’n, white, bag. . .2.50 @3.50 
State & W’n, yellow, bag. 1.75 @2.25 
State & W’n, red, bag.1.75 @2.25 
Orange Co., yellow, bag. ..1.75 @2.25 
Orange Co., red, bag.1.75 @2.25 
Okra, Fla., carrier.1.50 @2.50 
Oysterplant, 100 bunches... .1.00 @3.00 
Peppers, Fla., carrier. 75 @1.50 
Cuban, carrier . 50 @1.00 
Parsnips, bbl. 75 @1.25 
Peas. Fla., basket.2.00 @4.50 
Parsley, Bermuda, box.2.00 @ — 
N. O., bbl.7.00 @10.00 
Romaine, N. O., bbl.1.50 @2.50 
N. O., basket. 50 @ 75 
Florida, basket.1.00 @1.50 
Bermuda, crate . 35 @1.00 
Radishes, N. O.. bbl.2.50 @3.00 
String beans, Fla., basket..2.00 @4.00 
Spinach, Norfolk, bbi.1.00 @1.75 
Turnips, Rutabaga, bbl. 75 @1.00 
White, old. bbl. 75 @1.00 
N. O., white, bbl.1.00 @1.50 
Tomatoes, Florida, carrier. .1.00 @2.50 
Cuban, carrier. 75 @1.50 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Chickens, lb. — 
Fowls . — 
Roosters . — 
Turkeys . 10 
Ducks . 13 
Geese . 10 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys . 12 @ 
Chickens, fancy broilers.... 25 @ 
Com. to good and roasting 16 @ 
Fowls . 10 @ 
Capons . 16 @ 
Ducks . 12 @ 
Geese. 8 @ 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS. 
Calves 
Lambs, 
Pork . 
LIVE STOCK. 
Steers .4.40 
Oxen .3.00 
Bulls.3.25 
Cows .1.90 
Calves .6.00 
Sheep .4.50 
Lambs .6.75 
Hogs 
@ 
hothouse, head. 
0 
@ 12 
5.00 
@10.00 
5 
@ 7% 
4.40 
@5.65 
@5.10 
@4.30 
@4.10 
6.00 
@9.75 
@5.00 
@7.75 
4.00 
@5.00 
Foundered Horse. 
Is there anything I could do to help one 
of my horses? He seems to be stiff in his 
legs and lies down always on one side, 
stretched out flat, and when traveling goes 
with short “peggy” steps. He is not chest- 
foundered, as he has a good round chest. 
New York. R. i. 
There is no such disease as “chest 
founder,” but this horse apparently is 
suffering from chronic founder (lami¬ 
nitis), which affects the feet and not 
the chest. In old-standing cases of foot 
lameness the chest muscles may waste 
away in sympathy, and that fact has led 
to the “chest founder” idea. Have the 
horse shod with wide-webbed flat bar 
shoes put on over a dressing of tar and 
oakum, and a thick leather sole. Then 
clip off the hair and blister the hoof- 
heads (coronets) of fore feet with a 
mixture of one dram of biniodide of 
mercury and two ounces of cerate of 
cantharides rubbed in for 15 minutes. 
Wash blister off in 48 hours, then apply 
lard daily. Blister every three or four 
weeks. a. s. Alexander, v. s. 
@ 12 % 
@ 14y a 
@ 9 
@ 14 
15 
11 
17 
28 
22 
13 
00 
14 
12 
Teacher (after explaining the char¬ 
acter of the Pharisee) : “And now, 
what do we mean by a ‘hypocrite’?” 
Pupil; “Please, miss, a man wot says 
he is wot he isn’t, but he ain’t.”—Punch. 
Principal of Public School: “What 
are your views on the subject of cor¬ 
poral punishment? Do you approve it?” 
New Boys’ Mother: “No. indeed, sir. I 
thinks when they’re bad ye should just 
give ’em a good thrashing.” — Plarper’s 
Weekly. 
Mr. Fondpar : “Ask the doctor to 
come to my house immediately. My 
wife doesn't quite like the baby’s looks.” 
Norah: “He’s out, sure, but don’t yez 
worry—the homeliest babies sometimes 
grow up quite good looking.”—Town 
and Country. 
“John is complaining,” whispered 
young Mrs. Justhitcht, to her mother, 
“that his eggs are too hard. He is fool¬ 
ish about having them soft-boiled. 
Well, I'll get the next batch boiled soft 
enough for him, if I have to cook ’em 
two hours !”—Cleveland Leader. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee page 12. 
Ho g' Chole ra 
The new methods of treating,' this terrible 
disease have proven successful. 
Many farmers and breeders have been 
led to believe that Ilog Cholera cannot be 
cured, but it is now proven beyond a doubt 
in many demonstrations throughout the 
country that Hog Cholera is curable 
and is being cured every day. Many of 
the finest herd of thoroughbred hogs have 
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mouths. This treatment destroys every 
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This remedy, known as the Snodd.v 
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hog cholera that ever come, and save the 
sick hogs able to take the treatment and 
prevent further developments of the dis¬ 
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edy. The remedy is very cheap. $5 worth 
of the remedy will cure from 40 to 50 
cholera hogs and restore them to perfect 
thrift. 
Snoddy’s free book on Ilog Cholera fully explains 
the directions for preventing and curing Hog 
Cholera. Every hog raiser should have ono of these 
little books. The book is free to all. Send your 
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CLIMAX 
if the name 
of the incu¬ 
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B rooder s 
which have 
-brought suc¬ 
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Built of the best material and will do their 
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REDUCED COLONIST RATES. 
One way tickets at special low rates on sale daily 
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Dully and personally conducted tours in tourist sleeping cars. 
Double berths only $7-00, through l'roin Chicago. For full par¬ 
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SINGLE COMB WHITE LEGHORNS~ I>uve blea 
and exeel- 
layers, $1.00 per 30 eggs; $2.25 per 50. and $4.00 
100. PETER J. LITTLE. R.D. No.l, Howe* Pn. 
lent layers 
per 
A Southern farmer asked a negro 
farmhand the cause of his worried and 
harassed expression. “De trubbul, boss,” 
said the negro, “is mah wife. She is dc 
’stravagantes’ pusson I knows. She is 
alwus atter money. Money dis, an’ money 
dat, and mo’ money. She comes to me 
for one dollar, en den she wants two 
dollars, en so hit goes.” “But, Joe,” in¬ 
quired the boss, “what does she do with 
all this money?” “Well, de fac’ is, 
boss,” explained Joe, “I ain’t give ’er 
none yit!”—Credit Lost. 
BRAND YORKSHIRE ROAR, ILTSM: 
For sale. F. SAFRAN, Sparkill, N. Y. 
F armer and I’oultryman, 30, student of Cornell,wants position, 
15 Mar. Best references. Rich. Hempel, Greenwood Lake,N.Y 
160111 
Acre 1 F 
ill III 0 Canada lllLL 
L ,— 
3 g 
Bills 
WESTERN CANADA 
Some of the choicest lands for grain growing, stock 
raising and mixed farming in the new districts of Sas¬ 
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for Settlement under tho 
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Entry may now be made by proxy (on certain condi¬ 
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There you will find hoaithful climate, good neigh¬ 
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children, good laws, splendid crops and railroad^ 
convenient to market. 
Entry fee in each case is $10.00. For pamphlet “Last 
Best West,” particulars ns to rates, routes, beat time 
to go and where to locate, apply to 
SUPT. OF IMMIGRATION, Ottawa, Canada; 
or THOMAS DUNCAN, Canadian Govt. Agent, 
Syracuse Bank Bldg., Syracuse, N. Y. 
Five.-. 
fruit 
farms 
$lQO Big money is 
5 DOWN being made by 
5 MONTHLY takers, fruit grow¬ 
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in South Jersey. Climate and soil par- 
| ticularly adapted to fruits, berries, early 
I truck, vegetables, poultry and squabs. 
| Produce marketed much earlier than 
l in other localities, thus bringing highest 
f prices. The best market, Atlantic City, 
only 17 miles away; Philadelphia andNewYork 
are handily reached. Three main line railroads 
and two large m’f’g towns noarby. Good roads. 
Pure air and water. Prosperous community. 
Title insured. Write today for free booklet. 
DANIEL FRAZIER CO., 620 Bailey Bldg., Phila. Pa. 
"Strout’s Business Chances” 
Is the title of a big, illustrated catalog, just out, 
describing money-making businesses for sale— 
hardware, drugs, confectionery, harness, groceries, 
bakery, laundry, blacksmith shops, creamery, 
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E. A. STROUT CO., Dept. 42, 150 Nassau Street, 
New York. 
F OU SALK — Two-Hundred-Aere 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- 
ville and Hartford; a quarter of a mile from steam 
railroad station, through express service from New 
York to Poston. Good local markets; and has 
twenty five acres of excellent tobacco land. Farm 
is adapted to dairy, gardening or poultry. Two 
houses; barn, with 40 cow stalls; running water in 
stables; cement floor: stalls for 0 horses. Also, if 
desired, 14 cows, 14 head of yonng stock, farm 
horses, tools, 1500 bushels of corn in the ear, hay 
and fodder. Address, BOX 987, Hartford, Conn. 
6000 
Money = Making Farms 
Fnr Hi fourteen States 
_ 1 UI OdIC “S trout’s List 
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with _ reliable information of farming localities, 
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FREE. Dept. 42, K. A. STROUT CO., 150 
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CHEAP LAND where invalids get well without 
medicine and raise $200 in fruit per acre. Kpbx 
F itu it Colony Co., Dewberry, Hartnett Co., N. C. 
WRITE 
J. D. S. Hanson, Hart, Mich., for list of 
Fruit, Grain, Stock and Poultry Farms. 
PI C AQF sont ^ a trial shipment to the Oldest Com- 
I LLnOL mission House iuNew York. Established 
1838. Butter. Cheese, Eggs. Poultry, Hay, Apples, etc 
E. B. WOODWARD. 302 Greenwich St., New York, 
Don’t Wear a Truss 
Brooks* Appliance Is a new 
scientific discovery with auto¬ 
matic air cushions that diaws 
the broken parts together and 
binds them as you would a 
broken limb. It absolutely 
holds firmly and comfortably 
and never slips, always light 
and coolandconforms to every 
movement of the body without 
chafing or hurting. I make it 
to your measure and send it to 
you on a strict guarantee of 
satisfaction or money refund¬ 
ed and I have put my price so 
low that anybody, rich or poor, 
canbuyit. lieme in her, I make 
It to your order—send it to you 
—you wear it—and if it doesn’t satisfy you, you send it back to 
me and I will refund your money. The banks or any responsi¬ 
ble citizen in Marshall will tell you that is the way I do busi¬ 
ness—always absolutely on the square and I have sold thou¬ 
sands of people this way for the past five years. lieiuember ,1 
use no salves, no harness, no lies, no fakes. I jnst £ivo you a 
straight business deal at a reasonable price. 
C. E. Brooks, 0114 Brooks Bldg., Marshall, Mich. 
Good Walter A. Wood 
Harrows 
These are two implements that are liked by the farmer 
who wants something a littlo better than anything else in 
this line. They do good work under all conditions and 
endure severest strain. The I beam steel composing their 
frames has no equal for strength in proportion to its bulk, 
while nothing makes as good a tooth bar as the U bar 
steel we use, as it is the only material that yields proper- 
' . i have nc 
BPRING TOOTH 
HARROW 
SPIKE TOOTH 
HARROW 
ly to the strain of the teeth. The tooth holders nave uu —— 
equal for the grip they get on the teeth. The relief springs on the adjusting bars (exclusive 
Wood feature) allow the levers to y ield to unusual strain on teeth, saving the entire barrow 
from injury and greatly prolonging its life. The triangu¬ 
lar tooth on the spike harrow cuts the soil easier ana stirs 
more of it than any other; has three sharp edges to bo 
used in succession and is held more firmly against tho 
tooth bar than any other kind. The steel runners on the 
spring tooth harrow have renewable shoes, allow adjust¬ 
ment of height of harrow frame, saving it wear, prevent¬ 
ing gathering of trash. You should read about tneso har¬ 
rows in our catalogue. Write for it. Ask for catalogue 
A and name of nearest dealer. 
Walter A. Wood Mowing & Reaping Machine Co. 
Hoosick Falls, N. YT. 
9 Great Saving of Cost in Operating 
W# ■■ &■ V Gasolene Engines _ Adapted for r e very kind 
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