1908. 
THE RURAL* NEW-YORKER 
816 
CONTENTS 
The Rural New-Yorker, October 17, 1908. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Timber as a Farm Crop. 801 
farmhouse Heating.801, 802 
An Illinois Plowing Match. 802 
Patented Fertilizers. 802 
Preparing for Wheat. 802 
Sorrel and a Sour Soil. 803 
Racks for Curing Coarse Hay. 805 
Building a Stone Silo. 805 
Hope Farm Notes. 807 
Crop Prospects . 809 
A Farm Bringing Up. 809 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Hen Notes by Cosgrove. 803 
Live Stock Questions. 812 
The Dairy Cow’s Night. 812 
Horse Breeding in New York. 8,13 
Poultry in Colorado. 813 
Dairying at the State Fair. 813 
Chick Notes . 814 
HORTICULTURE. 
Pennsylvania Fruit Growing. 802 
Success With a Mulched Orchard.803 
The Self-Boiled Lime and Sulphur. . . . 803 
Dewberries on the Pacific Coast. 804 
Fighting the Strawberry Weevil.804 
Peaches with Split Pits. 805 
Ruralisms. 800 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 810 
Chestnut Dressing for Poultry.810 
Gharity Sweetheart’s Letter.... 810 
The Woman Farmer's Dress. 811 
The Rural Patterns. 811 
The Bookshelf . 811 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Keep Them at Home. 804 
How to Make Beeswax. 804 
Mail Carriers’ Holidays. 804 
Power for Irrigating Pump. 805 
Editorials . 808 
Events of the Week. 809 
The Tuberculosis Congress. 809 
Publisher’s Desk .814 
Humorous . 816 
MARKETS 
Prices current at New York during week 
ending October 9, 1908. There are sales 
during the week both above and below the 
prices given. Our aim is to quote figures 
that fairly represent the current of trade. 
Questions and suggestions are invited. 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 2, Red, for 
export . — 
No. 1, N’n Duluth. — 
Corn . . 
Oats . 53 , 
Rye . — 
Barley . 60 
FEED. 
Wheat Bran .24.00 
Middlings .26.00 
Red Dog . — 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay market a trifle improved 
Hay, No. 1, ton. — 
No. 2 .15.00 
No. 3 13.00 
@ 1.07 
(3)1.10 
@ 84 
(S’ 55 
(S’ 78 
@ 65 
@25.00 
(5)29.00 
@31.50 
<1? 17.00 
(3)16.00 
(314.00 
Glover Mixed . 
12.00 
@13.00 
Glover . 
11.00 
@12.00 
Straw, Long Rvo . 
17.00 
@18.00 
Short and Oat. 
8.00 
@10.00 
MILK. 
New York Exchange price 81.81 
per 40- 
quart can, netting 3% cents 
to 26-cent zone 
shippers. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, best . 
. 28 
@ 28% 
Common to good . 
. 23 
@ 26 
State Dairv . 
90 
@ 25 
Faetorv . 
. 17 
@ 19 
CHEESE. 
Full cream, best . 
_ 
@ 13 
Common to good . 
. 11 
@ 12 
Skims . 
3 
@ 8 
EGGS. 
Fancy white . 
@ 37 
White, good to choice 
. 28 
@ 34 
Mixed colors, best. 
. 30 
@ 32 
Lower grades . 
. 23 
@ 25 
Storage . 
. 20 
@ 22 
BEANS. 
Marrow, J908, choice. 
Medium. 1908, choice. 
— 
@2.45 
. - 
@2.35 
Pea. 1908, choice. 
. - 
@2.35 
Red Kidnev, ’07. choice, dry 
.2.10 
@2.15 
Red Kidnev, com’n to good 
. 1.75 
@2.00 
White Kidney, 1907, choice 
. — 
@2.35 
HOPS. 
State, 1908, choice. 
. 13 
@ 14 
Common to good. 
. 11 
@ 12 
1907 crop . 
5 
@ 7 
German crop, 1908. 
. 25 
@ 30 
DRIED FRUITS. 
Apples, evap.. best. 
. 5%@ 6 
Evap.. common to good. . 
. 4 
@ 5 
Sun dried . 
4 
@ 5 
Chops, 100 lbs. 
. - 
@1.00 
Cherries . 
. 12 
@ 13 
Rasphorries . 
. 19 
@ 20 
Blackberries . 
. 7 
@ 7% 
Huckleberries . 
. 12% @ 13 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples. Macintosh, bbl.2.50 
Grqvenstein .2.50 
Alexander .2.50 
Snow .2.00 
Twenty Ounce .2.25 
Maiden Blush .2.25 
Strawberry .2.00 
Wealthy .2.00 
King .2.25 
Baldwin .1.50 
Greening .1.25 
Open head bbls., com. to 
good 
75 
Crab apples, bbl. 
Pears, Bartlett, bbl.... 
Bartlett, bush-basket 
. . . . 75 
Seckel, bbl. 
_2.00 
Anjou, bbl. 
. . . .1.00 
Sheldon, bbl. 
I.e Conte, per bbl. . . . 
Kieffer, per bbl. 
.. . . 75 
Quinces, bbl. 
. . . .2.00 
Peaches, W. Va., carrier 
_1.00 
Pine Island, basket. . 
. . . . 40 
W’n N. Y„ carrier... 
. . . .1.25 
W’n N. Y„ basket. . . . 
. . . . 50 
Up-river, basket . 
. . . . 40 
Plums. State, Damson, 
8-lb. 
basket . 
. . . . 20 
State, other kinds, 8-lb, bkt 15 
Grapes, Up-river, Dela., case 60 
@5.00 
(33.50 
@3.50 
<§ 3.50 
@3.00 
@3.25 
@2.50 
@3.00 
(a 3.25 
@2.50 
@2.50 
@1.50 
@6.00 
@5.00 
@1.50 
@4.50 
@2.50 
@2.50 
@1.75 
@1.25 
@4.00 
@.1.75 
(a 1.00 
@2.00 
@1.25 
@ 1.00 
@ 35 
@ 30 
@ 1.00 
Up-river. Niagara, case.... 50 @ 75 
Up-river. Concord, case. . . 50 @ 65 
W’n N. Y., Del., 4-lb. bkt. . 10 @ 12 
W’n N. Y„ white. 4-lb. bkt 8 @10 
W’n N. Y., black, 8-lb. bkt. 16 @18 
W’n N. Y., black. 4-lb. bkt. 8 @ 10 
W’n N. Y., Salem. 4-lb. bkt. 7 @8 
White, in trays, lb. — @ 2 
Black, in trays, lb. 2 @ 2% 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes, Maine, 180 lbs...2.12 @2.25 
State, in bulk, 180 lbs. . .2.00 @2.12 
Long Island, in bulk, bbl..2.37 @2.62 
Jersey, bbl.1.75 @2.10 
Sweet potatoes, Jersey, No. 
1, per basket. 50 @1.00 
Eastern Shore, bbl.1.25 @1.85 
Brussels Sprouts, quart.... 7 @ 13 
Corn. .100 . 25 @1.00 
Cucumbers. L. I., bbl.1.00 @5.00 
Cabbage, ton .15.00 @18.00 
Cauliflowers, I*. I., long cut, 
barrel ......1.00 @1.75 
L. I., short cut, bbl.1.75 @2.75 
Celery, dozen . 15 @ 40 
Eggplants, Jer., bbl.1.00 @1.50 
Lettuce, nearby, bbl. 50 @1.00 
Onions, L. I. & .Ter., bbl.1.25 @1.50 
Conn. & E’n, white, bbl...2.50 @3.00 
Conn. & E’n. yellow.1.25 @1.50 
Conn. & E’n, red.1.25 @1.50 
Orange Co., white, bkt... 75 @1.50 
Orange Co., yellow, bag...1.00 @1.37 
Orange Co., red, bag.1.00 @1.50 
Peppers. Bull Nose, red, bbl. 25 @1.00 
Peas, Virginia, bkt.2.00 @3.00 
Parsnips, barrel . 75 @1.00 
Pumpkins, barrel . 50 @ 75 
Romaine, basket. 20 @ 30 
Spinach, barrel . 50 @ 75 
Squash. Hubbard, barrel. .. 75 @1.25 
Marrow, barrel . 50 @ 75 
Turnips, Rutabaga, bbl. 75 @1.00 
White, barrel . 50 @1.00 
Tomatoes. Jersey, box. 25 @ 75 
State, bushel basket. 50 @ 75 
LIVE STOCK. 
Steers .4.40 @6.25 
Oxen .3.00 @5.00 
Bulls .2.50 @3.50 
Cows .1.15 @3.60 
Calves .5.50 @9.75 
Sheep .2.75 @4.50 
Lambs .5.00 @ 7.00 
Hogs . — @6.75 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Spring chickens . — @ 15 
Fowls . — @ 15 
Roosters . — @ 9% 
Turkeys . — @ 14 
Ducks . 12 @ 13 
Geese . 10 @ 12 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, lb. IS @ 20 
Spring chickens, best, lb. . . . 20 @ 24 
Lower grades . 12 @ 16 
Fowls . 11 @ 15 
Spring ducks . 12 @ 15 
Spring geese . 15 @ 18 
Squabs, dozen .2.75 @3.50 
A Call to the Farmer. 
The Sanitary Way. 
The Sanitary way is the only way 
To be “Up To-Date” or to “Make-It-Pay.” 
The cows must be safe, the cows must happy be 
The cows must have comfort with security. 
This the Stanchion gives—Excelsior— 
The Wasson Stanchion, used more and more 
For This is the Sanitary way. 
The milk must be pure, the milk must be clean 
And this you secure with the milking machine, 
And the milker best—surely B—L—K 
Makes the careful milking seem like play. 
So Milking Machine and Stanchion Humane, 
Are together in use. What need to explain 
That this IS the Sanitary Way! 
THE EXCELSIOR SWING STANCHION 
Manufactured by 
THE WASSON STANCHION COMPANY 
CUBA, NEW YORK. 
RATHER THAN HAVE AN 
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We will cut the price for immediate acceptance. 
Fashionably bred large producing cows bred to 
our great Sir Korndyke Manor DeKol Jr. Male 
calves at farmer’s prices to close out. 
RIVENBURGH BROS., 
tflllhurst Farm - - Oneida, New York. 
i 
. 
THE 
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YOUR 
LIVE STOCK, 
NEED 
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Rich in Protein, Fat and Carbohydrates, In just 
the right proportion for vim, vigor and vitality 
as well as condition building. Read what C. 
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Our new Free Feed Book will interest you. 
Write for it today. Gives experiences on feeding, 
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r Chas. A. Krause Milling Co., Dept. 100, Milwaukee, Wis. 
WHY DO YOU REMAIN 
in a section where the climatic conditions 
are so against you, where it is necessary 
to battle with the rigors of a long winter ? 
WOULDN’T YOU LIKE 
to be permitted to carry on work out-of- 
doors throughout the entire year ? A 
location in our southern territory offers 
many opportunities and advantages, and 
makes life a pleasure the year ’round. 
The lands can be obtained at reasonable 
prices, they are equally as productive as 
yours, prices as good, if not better, for 
your crops, and no long winters of ice 
and snow to contend with. 
THE SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY 
through its Industrial Department, is 
anxious to assist you in bettering your 
present condition. Literature will be 
sent free upon request. Ask for copy of 
“ FRUIT AND VEGETABLE GROWING ” 
in the Land of Manatee, written by a 
western man, containing descriptive data, 
profits derived from various crops, etc. 
SPECIAL RATES 
NOVEMBER 24tli. 
The lowest rate ever offered for the ben¬ 
efit of prospectors and home seekers will 
be in effect from certain points on 
November 24th. Let us help you take 
advantage of this opportunity to make a 
trip of investigation at very little cost. 
Write for full particulars. 
,T. W. WHITE, 
General Industrial Agent, 
SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY, 
Dept. 18, Portsmouth, Va. 
CHESTNUTS AND HICKORY NUTS 
A SPECIALTY. Please ship to 
E. B. WOODWARD, 302 Greenwich St.. New York. 
F ox, Coon and Kabbit Hounds ;two choice pups. 
Send stamp. PAXTON YARNELL, Shreve, O. 
LARGE BERKSH1RES. 
Most approved breeding. All animals guaranteed 
and registered free of charge. Write for prices. 
H. C. & H. B. Harpending, Dundee, N. Y. 
James’ famous patent new style sanl 
tary stablings. Steel and wood. Com¬ 
fortable, safe, convenient. Hundreds 
of up-to-date dairymen are Installing 
them. Let us show you why. Send 
for large One circular in colors to 
THE KENT MFG. CO. 
130 Kent St., Fart Atkinson, Wls. 
Dl.KASE send a trial shipment to the Oldest Com- 
1 mission Mouse in New York. Est. 1838. Butter, 
Eggs. Poultry, Pork, Calves, Hay, Grain. Beans, 
Apples, etc. E. B. WOODWARD, 301! Greenwich St., .\. Y. 
WRITE 
J. D. S. Hanson, Hart, Midi., for list of 
Fruit, Grain, Stock and Poultry Farms. 
PT ADIT! A~ Want more farmers for best 
T LU tills A County in State. Write for booklet 
containing description, county map 
and list of lands actually for sale. Address 
Brooksville Board Of Trade. Brooksville, Fla. 
$500 IS THE REDUCED PRICE OF 
this neat 8 acre Connecticut chicken farm; plenty 
of wood for fuel; only a few steps to electric cars 
and out one mile to village. For picture of the 
homelike 5 room house see page 95, “List 21.” Copy 
free. E. A. STROUT CO, 150 Nassau St., New York. 
COR QAI C — Farm 196 acres; two barns 30x75 
rUll wHLC with basement and thirty cow 
stalls and 82x42; silo; ten room house; thirty acres 
timber and wood; two miles from station and 
creamery; good business farm. Price $4000. $1500, 
cash. HALL’S FARM AGENCY, Owego, N. Y. 
CAR CAI C — ■A farm, 200 acres, located on 
run wHLk trolley line forty minutes from 
Hartford, adapted to dairying, vegetables, fruits, 
and poultry. Stalls for 34 cows, running water in 
each stall, cement floor. A silo Ailed with ninety 
tons of ensilage; hay, grain, etc.: four acres of 
alfalfa seeded last August, now looks very promis¬ 
ing. Address P. O. Box 987, Hartford, Conn. 
6 COWS AND CALVES, TOOLS AND MACHINERY 
included with this productive 140 acre farm; cuts 
35 tons hay, pasture for 20 cows, large orchard, 
owner must make quick change to his other farm 
and $2000 buys all. Half cash and easy terms. For 
picture of the splendid buildings worth $3000, if a 
cent, see page 86. “List 21.” mailed free. 
E. A. STROUT CO., 150 Nassau St., New York. 
CnD CAI C— Valuable Fruit and Grass Farm, 
lUn OMLL 171 acres, 6 miles from Worcester, 
Mass. High land, fine view. % mile to large manu¬ 
facturing village, on main line Boston and Albany 
Railroad. Schools, stores, churches, depot, etc. 
1,800 young trees, best varieties Pear, Apple, Peach 
and Plum. 100,000 feet lumber, 600 cords wood. 
Buildings poor. Price $5,250 $3,000 cash, balance 
at 5 per cent. 
BYRON CLARK, 452 Main Street, Worcester, Mass. 
UNITED STATES RUBBER GO. 
BROOKSIDE BERKSHIRES 
Seven choice young Boars, Twenty choice young 
Gilts to select from. Sired by a Son of Masterpiece 
and out of Premier Longfellow sows. I can please 
you. Write for prices and exact description. 
J. P. O HARA, Moravia, New York. 
Wool-Mutton Shrop. Rams, 
home bred and imported rams cheap now. Write 
for special price list “D.” Satisfaction guaranteed. 
MAPLEWOOD STOCK FARM, Allegan, Mich. 
REGISTERED HAMPSHIRE DOWN SHEEP. 
Ewes and Ewe and Ram Lambs for sale. Closing 
them out, rare bargains. Address 
CHARLES O. JACKSON, Greene, New York. 
42 Broadway, New Y'ork. 
October 1. 1908. 
The Board of Directors of the United States 
Rubber Company has this day declared from 
its net profits a quarterly dividend of Two 
Per Cent, on the First Preferred Stock, (in¬ 
cluding all outstanding old “ Preferred ” 
Stock), and a quarterly dividend of One and 
One-Half Per Cent, on the Second Preferred 
Stock of this Company, to Stockholders of 
record at 3 P. M. on Thursday, October 15, 
1908, payable, without closing of the Transfer 
Books, October 31, 1908. 
JOHN J. WATSON JR., Treasurer. 
B ERKSHTKES-LARGK ENGLISH. - Stock 
Registered. Pigs, 4 to 5 months old, $8 to $10. 
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