1903. 
THE RURAL, NEW-YORKER 
779 
CONTENTS 
Tun Rural New-Yorkbr, October 3. 1908. 
FARM TOPIOS. 
“A Bushel of Beans”.761, 762 
Replanting Asparagus . 762 
Alsike Clover Compared with Red.... 763 
A Crop of Grain. 763 
Canada Peas for Green Manure. 764 
Cow Peas and Vetch. 765 
Crows and Corn. 765 
Chemicals for Weeds. 765 
Tho Value of “Patent” Lime. 767 
Bisulphide of Carbon on Cow Peas.... 768 
Hope Farm Notes. 769 
Crop Prospects . 771 
“Uplifting” the Farmers. 771 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Experience in “Hogging” Corn. 
The Cattle at New York State Fair.... 
A California Dairy Ration. 
Champion Ayrshire Cow. 
Feeding a Cow. 
Cross-bred Hens . 
Feeding Sheep in Corn. 
Pennsylvania Creamery Buttor. 
Purebred Bulls . 
Eye Disease in Mare. 
Laminitis .. 
Fistulous Withers . 
Worms in Horse. 
Hand-Raising a Foal. 
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Chronie Catarrh in Horse. 776 
Broken-down Boar . 776 
Milkless Cow . 776 
Prize Cattle at Fairs. 776 
Gone Skimmings for Hogs. 776 
Big and Little Chicks Together. 777 
“Big Wings” and Chicks.777 
Jerseys at New York State Fair.777 
Apples for Cows. 777 
A Day’s Work on the Old Henhowae.... 778 
HORTICULTURE. 
The Returns from a P£can Grove.... 761 
Influence of Grafting Stock. 762 
The Culture of Orris Root.762 
Fruit Exhibit at the State Fair.764 
Success with Limas in a Garden. 764 
Moving Those I>arge Apple Trees.... 765 
Ruralisms . 768 
Fertilizing a Lawn. 768 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day.772 
Impntiens Sultani as a Screen. 772 
Oil and Gasoline Stoves. 772 
What About Tin Cans. 772 
A Rag-Time Cake.773 
The Rural Patterns. 773 
To Save a Grease Spot. 773 
French Cucumber Pickles. 773 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Homemade Bathrooms . 762 
New Liability Law in England. 762 
Safe Delivery of Plants. 763 
Keep Them at Home. 7T4 
Products, Prices and Trade. 764 
Alterations in Boundary. 767 
Deed Secured by Fraud. 767 
Breach of Contract in Sale of Cow.... 767 
Title to Farm. 767 
Division of Property. 767 
Taxation of Bank Deposits. 767 
Editorials . 770 
Events of the Week. 771 
Hiving Wild Bees.777 
Publisher’s Desk .. 778 
MARKETS 
Prices current at N. Y. during week end¬ 
ing September 25, MH7T 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 1, N’n, Duluth.. — @1.11 
No. 2, Red. — @1.08 
Corn . 85 @ 88 
Oats, as to weight. 55 @ 59 
Rye . — @ 78 
Barley . 58 @ 62 
FEED. 
Wheat bran .24.00 
Middlings .25.00 
Red Dog . — 
Linseed Meal 
@25.00 
@29.00 
@31.25 
@33.00 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1..14.50 
No. 2 .13.50 
No. 3 .12.00 
Straw, Long Rye .18.00 
Lower grades .11.00 
MILK. 
@15.00 
@14.00 
@13.00 
@19.00 
@16.00 
N. Y. Exchange price $1.61 per 40-quart 
can, netting 3% cents to 26-cent zone ship¬ 
pers. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, best . — @ 25 
Common to good. 19 @ 24 
State Dairy . .18 @ 23 
Factory . 16 @ 23 
Packing stock . 16 @ 18 
CHEESE. 
Full cream, best. 13% @ 14 
Common to good. 10 @ 12% 
Skims . 3 @ 9 
EGGS. 
Fancy white . 31 @ 32 
White, good to choice. 25 @ 30 
Mixed colors, best. 27 @ 28 
Western . 20 @ 28 
Storage . 19 @ 22 
DRIED FRUITS. 
Business dull. Prices given below are 
those asked, but do not represent sales. 
Apples, Evap.. best. 9%@ 10% 
Evap., Common to good... 5 @ 9 
Sun dried . 4%@ 5 
Chops, 100 lbs. — @1.00 
Cherries . 12 @ 13 
Raspberries . 19 @ 20 
Blackberries . 1 @ 7% 
Huckleberries . 12% @ 13 
NUTS. 
A few chestnuts have sold up to $12 per 
bushel, but this is extreme. 
Chestnuts, bu. of 60 lbs.9.00 @11.00 
Hickories, bu. of 50 lbs.3.00 @3.50 
Black walnuts . 50 @ 75 
HOPS. 
Price to choice, 1907. 6 @ 7 
Common to fair. 4 @ 6 
Olds . 2 @ 4 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples, Gravenslein, bbl. ...2.50 @3.50 
Alexander .2.50 @3.50 
Twenty jQunce .2.25 @3.00 
Maiden Blush .2.25 @3.25 
Strawbanoy . 2.00 @2.50 
Fall Pippin .2.25 @3.00 
Holland Tippin .2.25 
King .2.25 
Greening .1.50 
Ordinary kinds, good to 
prime .1.50 
Half-bbl. baskets . 50 
Crab Apples, bbl.2.00 
Pears, Bartlett, bbl.2.50 
Bartlett, keg.1.00 
Seckel, bbl.2.00 
Seekel, keg . 75 
Anjou, bbl.1.00 
Clairgeau, bbl.1.50 
Bose, bbl.2.00 
Sheldon, bbl.1.75 
Kieffer, bbl.1.00 
Peaches, W. Va., carrier.1.00 
West Virginia, bkt. 50 
Jersey, bkt. 50 
Jersey, carrier .1.00 
Pine Island, carrier.1.00 
Pine Island, bkt. 50 
W’n N. Y., carrier.1.00 
W'n N. Y., bkt. 50 
Up-river, carrier.1.00 
Up-river, bkt. 40 
Plums, State, Damson, 8-lb. 
bkt. 30 
State, prunes, 8-lb. bkt.... 25 
State, other kinds, 8-lb. bkt 15 
Grapes, Up-river, Del., case. 50 
U-river, Niagara, case—. 50 
Up-river, Concord, case... 40 
Up-river, white, 20-lb. bkt . 35 
Up-river, 4-lb. bkt. 7 
W’n N. Y., Del., small bkt. 9 
White, in trays, lb. 2 
Black, in trays, lb. — 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, bbl...4.00 
Muckmelons, New Mexico, 
standard crate .1.25 
New Mexico, pony crate. . . 75 
Utah, standard crate.1.50 
Colorado, standard crate..1.00 
Colorado, pony crate. 60 
@3.00 
@3.25 
@2.25 
@ 2.00 
@ 1.00 
@5.00 
@5.00 
@1.37 
@3.50 
@1.25 
@2.50 
@2.25 
@3.00 
@2.50 
@ 2.00 
@1.75 
@ 1.10 
@1.25 
@1.75 
@ 2.00 
@1.25 
@1.75 
@ 1.10 
@1.50 
@1.00 
@ 25 
@ 35 
@ 35 
@ 75 
@ 75 
@ 60 
@ 40 
@ 10 
@ 10 
@ 2 % 
@ 2 
@6.50 
@1.50 
@ 1.00 
Or 2.00 
@3.00 
@ 1.00 
VEGETABLES. 
Po’toes, Maine, Cob’r, 180 lbs.2.12 
State, in bulk, 180 lbs....2.25 
Long Island, in bulk, bbl. . 2.25 
Jersey, round, bbl.1.90 
Jersey, long .1.75 
Sweet Potatoes, Jersey, No. 1, 
basket . 60 
Jersey, No. 2. 40 
Eastern Short, bbl..1.00 
Brussels Sprouts, qt. 8 
Beets, bbl.1.00 
Carrots, bbl. 60 
Corn, Hackensack, 100.1.00 
Other Jersey, 100. 75 
Cucumbers, State, bkt. 50 
Boston, box .1.00 
Cucumber Pickles, Long Isl¬ 
and and Jersey, bbl....1.50 
Cabbage, ton .16.00 
Cauliflowers, State, bbl.2.00 
State, crate of one doz.... 50 
L. I., short cut, bbl.2.00 
L. I., long cut, bbl.1.50 
Celery, dozen stalks. 10 
Eggplants, Jersey, bbl.1.25 
Lettuce, Nearby, bbl. 50 
Lima Beans, bkt. or bag. 50 
Onions, L. I., bbl.1.25 
Conn. & E’n, white, bbl. .. .2.50 
Conn. & E’n, yellow.1.25 
Conn. & E’n, red.1.00 
Jersey, white, bkt. 75 
Jersey, yellow, bkt. 60 
Mass., yellow, 100-lb. bag.. 1.00 
Ohio, yellow, 100-lb. bag.. 1.00 
State & W’n, white, crate. 75 
State & W’n, yellow, bag..1.25 
Orange Co., white, bkt.... 75 
Orange Co., red, bag.1.00 
Peppers, bbl. 50 
Peas, State, bkt.1.50 
Parsnips, bbl.1.00 
Pumpkins, bbl. 60 
Romaine, bkt. 10 
String beans, bu. bkt. 20 
Spinach, Nearby, bbl. 75 
Squash, Hubbard, bbl. 75 
Marrow, bbl. 75 
Turnips, Rutabaga, bbl. 75 
White, bbl.1.00 
Tomatoes. Jersey, box. 25 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Spring Chickens. - 
Fowls . — 
Roosters .*. — 
Turkeys . — 
Ducks . 13 
Geese . 10 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, Spring, lb. 20 
Old turkeys . 18 
Spring chickens, best, lb. 20 
Lower grades . 12 
Fowls . 14 
Spring Ducks. 12 
Spring Geese . 15 
Squabs, doz.2.75 
LIVE STOCK. 
Steers .3.85 
Oxen .3.30 
Bulls .2.50 
Cows.1.35 
Calves .5.00 
Sheep .2.25 
Lambs .|.4.25 
Hogs .7.00 
@2.25 
@2.25 
@2.50 
(a 2.15 
@2.00 
@ 80 
@ 50 
@1.37 
@ 14 
(a 1.25 
<0 1.00 
(a 1.50 
@ 1.00 
(a l.Dii 
@ 2.00 
@. .50 
@ 20.00 
@3.00 
@ 1.25 
@3.00 
@2.25 
@ 10 
@1.50 
@ 1.00 
@ 1.00 
<01.50 
@ 3.00 
<§ 1.50 
@1.25 
@1.75 
@ 75 
@ — 
@ — 
@1.50 
@1.50 
@1.25 
@1.25 
@1.50 
@3.00 
@1.50 
@ 75 
@ 50 
@ 40 
@ 1.00 
(a l.oo 
@ 85 
@ 1.10 
@1.25 
@ 50 
@ 14 
@ 11 
@ 9 
@ 14 
@ 14 
@ 12 
@ 22 
@ 20 
@ 24 
@ 16 
@ 15 
@ 15 
@ 18 
@3.50 
@6.00 
@5.25 
@3.25 
@3.50 
@9.75 
@4.00 
@6.25 
@7.30 
BLACKLEG. 
I have been losing from 20 to 50 per 
cent of my calves every Fall with the 
blackleg. What do you think about vac¬ 
cination? Do you think it is a prevent¬ 
ive? When is the best time to vaccinate? 
Can I get vaccine from the animal bureau 
at Washington, D. C. ? Do you know of 
anyone else who manufactures vaccine? 
Texas. J. M. c. 
There is no need to lose a single calf from 
blackleg, as anti-blackleg vaccine is a per¬ 
fect preventive if properly used. Any 
graduate veterinarian in your district can 
vaccinate your cattle for you, or you can 
obtain the vaccine by writing to Dr. Mel¬ 
vin, Chief of the Bureau of Animal Indus¬ 
try, Washington, D. C., or from Parke, Davis 
Company, of Detroit. Possibly, too, it 
may be had from the veterinarian of the 
Agricultural Experiment Station at College 
Station, Texas. Calves should bo vaccinated 
at weaning time. Also vaccinate all of your 
cattle that are less than two years of age. 
Sucking calves are practicaly immune from 
the disease; it takes the wiyinlings, year¬ 
lings and rising-two cattle. Be careful not 
to feed weanling calves too heavily, and 
keep them off pastures where blackleg has 
been experienced in the past. a. s. a. 
Puke Onion Seed. —I would Mbe to reply 
to J. II. Bollinger about his pound of $10 
onion seed (page 710). I believe there is 
no such thing as absolutely pure onion seed. 
I have raised this year and sold over 4,000 
pounds of “White Silverskin” onion seed. 
The fact is a large portion of the farmers 
here raised sets and seed to sell; we all 
raise the “White Silverskin,” and therefore 
have it purer than they do anywhere else. 
I have to pick yellow onions out of my seed 
oniosts every year before planting. I do not 
know how they get in. Practically all of 
our onion seed is sold, because the seeds¬ 
men know it' is the best. I am satisfied 
that most of the seedsmen do the best they 
can. j. p, y. 
Madison, Pud. 
Regarding whitewashing tarred roofs, tha 
whitewash does not stay on long enough. 
If the roofs are easy to work on whitewash 
them every year when the hot weather be¬ 
gins ; the whitewash rather protects than 
injures the paper. I have just such a roof. 
When I covered it I made several tests. The 
hottest sun could not heat the white roof 
enough to feel warm to the hand, while the 
black roof gets heated up to .125 to 130 de¬ 
grees, or even more. If the roofs are worth 
It I would use zinc white. I have tried red 
paint, but it will heat. If some of your 
readers would give us their experience with 
whitewashing machines it might solve the 
labor. n. p. b. 
Redford, N. Y. 
Bio Wing. —I see that the discussion of 
the question of big wings on Leghorn chick¬ 
ens has caused much comment. My experi¬ 
ence as to the cause of big wing is indiges¬ 
tion caused by improper food at the time 
when the chick is developing body and 
feathers. I have been raising Leghorn 
chicks for a number of years, and until the 
last two seasons have been troubled very 
much with big wings, but in the last two 
years I have had no difficulty. The feed 
which I have used is a johnny cake made 
as follows: Two quarts cornmeal, one 
quart wheat bran, one cup beef scrap, one 
cup of bone meal, one cup ground charcoal, 
four eggs tested from the incubator, two 
teaspoonfuls of soda, little salt, moistened 
with water and baked for a long time. I 
feed this three times a day, giving them 
enough at a feed so Bbat they may have it 
by them all the time. Be sure the chicks 
are well supplied with grit, water and 
green stuff, and I think you will have your 
trouble largely remedied. c. a. a. 
Chenango Co., N. Y. 
When you write advertisers mention Tub 
R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee, page 10. 
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CATTLE INSTRUMENTS 
arc “Easy to llse,’ no veterinary 
experience necessary A tew dot- 
invested in our goods will gave 
hundreds of dollars. Pilling Milk Fever 
jOutfic for Air treatment recommended by 
U. S. Agricultural Dept., price $3.00. Silver Milk 
Tubes 50^: Teat Slitter $1.50; Garget Outfit $4.00; 
Capon Tools, Horse and Cattle Syringes, all sent pre¬ 
paid '£!t h ful1 directions. Write for free Booklet. 
«. P. PI 1,1 ,1 NO X SOM ('<>., Arrh St.. Philadelphia, Pa. 
HOLSTEIN BULL FOR SALE 
Born October 30. 1907. 
Nicely Marked. Largely Black, a Fine Individ¬ 
ual, Ready for Use. 
Sire, De Kol Hengerveld Burke. 
Dam, by Canary’s Mercedes’ Son. 
Send for printed chart showing breeding 
and records. 
Price cheap enough for any Grade Herd. 
^ T. A. MITCHELL, 
Oakland Farm, Weedsport, N. Y. 
EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY 
For Sale or Lease 
200 acre farm; 65 acres cleared In the heart of the 
famous Potato Belt, Hastings, Fla. Good house 
and barns fully stocked with feed for stock, and all 
necessary machinery, tools, etc. 
Artesian Wells. Climate best in Florida. 
R. C. HARRIS, Hastings, Fla. 
50 EARLY FALL PIGS 
8 t« lO Weeks Old At $6.00 Each. 
Large English Berkshires; the long, broad, low 
down kind that get big quick. These pigs are far¬ 
rowed by aged sows and sired by Imported stock. 
This is your chance, order soon, money back if you 
are dissatisfied. 4 .Sow Figs $20,00. 
Fenna. Berkshire Co., Fannettsbnrg, Fa. 
OOO White Wyandotte Yearling hens, price reasonable. 
"" v# FOREST H1LI, FARM, Burnwood, New York. 
FOR RA C—Fine lot of Mammoth White Pekin 
I Ull OnLL Ducks for breeding purposes, $5 for 
trio. Also R. I. R. Cockerels; fine strain. Address 
PAUL T. CASE, R. F. D. No. 6, Westminster, Md. 
AND HICKORY 
MALTY. Pleaso ship to 
RD, 302 Greenwich St., New York. 
UlII MTCIl—Manager for small farm in Alle- 
Wf Hll I LU gheny County, Pa. Must be a 
hustler who can do his own planning. Good loca¬ 
tion and excellent market for fruit and garden 
truck “P. J. W.,” care The Rural New-Yorker. 
DLEASE send a trial shipment to the Oldest Com- 
1 mission House in New York. Est. 1838. Butter, 
Eggs, Poultry, Pork, Calves, Hay, Grain. Beans, 
Apples, etc. E. B. WOODWARD, 30a Ureenwieh St, N. Y. 
CHESTNUTS 
A SPE( 
E. B. WOODWA 
U/B|Tp J. D. S. Hanson, Hart, Mich., for list of 
II III I L Fruit, Grain, Stock and Poultry Farms. 
S ULLIVAN and DELAWARE COUNTY FARMS; <ood 
roads, good D.lgbbors, good water, high elevation, grow all 
kinds of crops. Seud for list. BOX 45, Burnwood, N Y. 
FOR SA |F _A . fine farm of 260 acres 
1 suitable for grain raising 
or grazing. A good stock farm, located within two 
miles of railroad and six miles of County Seat. 
Address for price and terms 
HUNTINGTON BROWN, Mansfield, Ohio. 
Tn I ET A FARM in Ulster Co., N. Y., large 
I U LL I house, barn, two chicken coops, 72 
acres. 30 acres clear. Suitable for farming and 
boarding place. Apply to J. WALTKKMADK, 822 
Tinton Ave., New York, N. Y. 
NEAR PLAINFIELD, 9 ACRES, $2800. 
Abundance fruit, spring water, 1 hi miles to depot, 
near schools, stores and churches; ample outbuild¬ 
ings; for picture of the neat residence see page 64, 
“List 21,” just out, copy tree. E. A. STROUT CO., 
150 Nassau Street, New York. 
FOR QAI C-138 acres, ten miles from Ithaca 
rUll wHLC on main road, three miles from 
station. Eight room house; two barns; wood and 
timber; fruit. Must bo sold. Price $2000. One- 
half cash, balance at 5 per cent. HALL’S FARM 
AGENCY, Owego, New York. 
CELEBRATED STOCK FARM MID THE 
BERKSHIRES. 
H mile to depot and village, 197 acres, 13 room 
residence, bath and furnace; two barns, stable, big 
poultry plant, all in good repair, to close immedi¬ 
ately 25 head of stock. 4 horses, 9 wagons and all 
tools; everything for $8500, a fraction of cost. For 
pictures and details see page 82, “List 21,” just out, 
copy free. E. A. STROUT CO., 150 Nassau Street, 
New York. 
.Save Energy 
One Semi-Portable, Two-Cycle Gas 
Engine will soon pay for itself by the 
amount of work done and energy saved. 
Always ready for grinding, silo filling, 
wood sawing, dairy work, etc., No ex¬ 
perience required to operate. Our cata¬ 
log “A” will explain why. Send forit 
to-day and ask for 
agents proposition. 
THE MAXWELL & 
FITCH COMPANY, 
Rome, N. Y. 
WANTED 
HAY OF ALL GRADES 
WRITE FOR QUOTATIONS. 
One profit—from producer to consumer. 
F. D. HEWITT, 120 Liberty St„ New York 
NO ZERO WEATHER 
In Tidewater Virginia and Carolina. Rich lands. 
Delightful climate. Three and four crops a single 
season. No heavy frosts, blizzards or droughts. 
Fertilizing and irrigating unnecessary. Best 
prices. Unequalled railroad service. Everything 
from onions to cotton. Best corn, hay. potato and 
truck lands. Lands on easy terms. For full 
particulars, write I r 
F. L. MERRITT, Land & Indust’l Agent, Norfolk and Southern 
Railway, 36 Citizens Bank Building, Norfolk, Va. 
MONMOUTH COUNTY MONEY-MAKER. 
58 acres, 1600 bbls. apples and pears last season; 
splendid potato land, % mile to depot, for full 
details and complete description of the excellent 
assortment of buildings on this $5300 bargain see 
page 68, “List 21,” just out, copy free. 
E. A. STROUT CO., 150 Nassau Street. New York. 
25-ACRE POULTRY FARM UP THE HUDSON. 
V4 miles to village, 75 bbls. apples last year: 
cuts 15 tons hay; 10 room residence, good barn and 
outbuildings in good repair; owner has just 
bought a larger farm. Price only $1200 with $500 
down and easy terms. For details see page 48, 
“List 21,” just out. copy free. E. A. STROUT CO., 
150 Nassau Street, New York. 
ALL ABOUT TEXAS 
Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma. Homes for the 
homeless, prosperity for the industrious, profit 
for the investor. October 31st issue will be a 
Special Home Buyers’ Number, giving descrip¬ 
tions of lands, crops, yields, climate, price of 
land, etc. $1 a year. Stamp for sample copy. 
FARM AND RANCH, Dallas, Texas j 
PXECUTORS’S SALK — THE OWEGO 
^ VALLEY STOCK AND DAIRY FARM. 
Owned by the late Homer J. Brown of Harford, 
N. Y. One of the finest farm properties in Cortland 
County—one-half mile from R.R. station; 53 acres; 
house 12-room, with improvements; barn 40x86;si)o, 
windmill, hog house, three poultry houses, tool 
house, etc. Buildings modern: cost $9000. Will lie 
sold at a bargain. Price and full description on 
application. J. Grove Brown, Ex’r, Groton,N.Y. 
Farm for Sale. 
14 ACRES; 25 milec from New York City; 1$^ 
mile from two railway stations, two acres woods, 
10 room house, barns, large chicken house, mush¬ 
room cellar. Apples, pears, peaches, grapes, plums. 
Horses, cows, registered pigs, wagons, buggies, 
plows and farming implements of every nature. 
Reason for selling, leaving country. $8,500. $2,000 
cash. Eight acres adjoining, with tenement house, 
may. be ha<t if desired. 
K. M. TURNER, Room 810, 1269 Broadway, New York. 
