1908. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
447 
CONTENTS 
Tiie Rural New-Yorker, May 1(5, 1908. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Tasturagc on Corn Stubble. 434 
Human Kindness as Fertilizer. 435 
Japanese Millet in Florida. 436 
Cow Peas on Corn Stubble. 436 
Fertilizers with Manure for Potatoes. . 436 
Plowing Potatoes Under.436 
Sulphate of Iron as a Fertilizer. 436 
Crimson Clover and Cow-born Turnips. . 436 
TTope Farm Notes. 439 
Plant Corn . 441 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Crowding the Small Farm. Part III.433, 434 
A Talk on Berkshires. Part II. 444 
A Hot Ineubator. 444 
A Talk About Feeding. 445 
Obstructed Teats .445 
Tumor in Udder . 445 
Why the Incubator Failed. 446 
HORTICULTURE. 
The Apple Question. 434 
Contract Nursery Stock . 434 
Intensive Strawberry Culture. 435 
Summer Care of Raspberries and Black¬ 
berries. 435 
Removing Tree Protectors . 436 
Vine to Cover Fence. 436 
Ruralisms.438 
Nebraska Orchards . 441 
WOMAN AND TnE HOME. 
From Day to Day . 442 
Fancy Breads . 442 
Renovating a Hair Mattress. 442 
Apples and Oranges.443 
The Rural Patterns. 443 
Irish Stew . 443 
The Bookshelf .443 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
More About Those N. Y. Pheasants.. 4.35 
Keep Them at Home. 436 
Fireless Cooker . 436 
Material for Water Pipe. 437 
Facts About Lightning Rods. 437 
Concrete Cellar Walls. 437 
Examination for Letter Carrier. 437 
Editorials.440 
Frank E. Dawley . 441 
Events of the Week. 441 
The Station Bulletins . 444 
Publisher’s Desk . 446 
MARKETS 
Shallots, Jersey, 100 bunches. 1.00 (<i! — 
Okra, Florida, carrier.1.50 (£23.50 
Cuban, carrier .1.00 <5)2.50 
Oysterplant, 100 bunches... 1.00 (5)3.00 
Peppers, Florida, carrier... 1.25 @2.25 
Parsley, Bermuda, box. 25 @ 75 
New Orleans, bbl.1.00 @2.50 
Peas, N. C., large basket.... 1.25 @2.25 
Radishes, Southern, basket. . 50 @ 75 
Southern, bbl.1.00 @1.25 
String Beans, Fla., basket.. 75 @1.25 
Sav., basket .1.00 @1.50 
Spinach, Norfolk, bbl. 75 @1.00 
Nearby, bbl.1.00 @1.25 
Turnips, Rutabaga, bbl.1.25 @1.75 
Southern white, bbl-crate. 25 @ 75 
Tomatoes, Fla., carrier... .1.00 @3.25 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS. 
Cucumbers, best, box.. 
@4.00 
No. 2, box . 
@2.00 
Lettuce, doz. 
@ 
75 
Mushrooms, lb. 
. . 30 
@ 
90 
Radishes, 100 bunches. .. 
. .1.75 
@2.50 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Spring Chickens, lb. 
, . - 
@ 
30 
Fowls . 
@ 
13% 
Roosters . 
@ 
8 
Turkeys . 
. . - 
@ 
11 
Ducks . 
. 11 
@ 
12 
Geese . 
7 
@ 
8 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys . 
. . 12 
@ 
17 
Chickens, best broilers, lb. . 
, . 30 
@ 
40 
Lower grades . 
20 
@ 
25 
Frozen roasters, lb. 
. . 16 
@ 
20 
Fowls . 
. 12, 
@ 
14 
Ducklings, lb. 
@ 
17 
Ducks . 
8 
@ 
10 
Geese . 
@ 
8 
Squabs, doz. 
@3.50 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS. 
Calves, lb. 
Lambs, hothouse, head.. 
LIVE STOCK. 
Steers .6.30 
Oxen .4.40 
Bulls .3., r 
Cows .2.00 
Calves .5.00 
Sheep .4.00 
Lambs.6.00 
Hogs .5.25 @6.25 
7% 
@ 10 
. 3.00 
@6.50 
.6.30 
@6.70 
.4.40 
@5.75 
@4.50 
2.00 
@4.50 
.5.00 
@7.50 
4.00 
@5.50 
6.00 
@7.50 
@6.25 
ni C AQE send a trial shipment to the Oldest Com- 
iLlMoL mission House inNew York. Established 
1838. Butter. Cheese. Eggs, Poultry, Hay, Apples, etc 
E. B. WOODWARD. 302 Greenwich St.. New York, 
Prices current at New York during week 
ending May 8, 1908. Wholesale unless 
otherwise noted. 
GRAIN. 
Wheat. No. 2, Red. 
No. 1, Northern, Duluth. 
Corn . 
75 
@1.06 
@1.15 
@ 76 
@ 60 
Oats . 
Rye . 
@ 90 
FEED. 
Wheat Bran. 
26.00 
@27.50 
Middlings. 
28.00 
@29.50 
Red I log. 
— 
@31.00 
Hominy Chop . 
— 
@26.00 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay No. 1. 
18.00 
@19.00 
No. 2. 
16.00 
@17.50 
No. 3 . 
14.00 
@15.00 
Clover mixed. 
@15.00 
Straw. Long Rve. 
12.00 
@13.00 
Short and Oat. 
9.00 
@11.00 
MILK. 
New York Exchange price $1.41 per 40- 
quart can, netting 2% cents 
to 26-cent zone 
shippers. 
RUTTER. 
Creamery, best . 
Common to prime. 
. 26% @ 27 
09 
@ 25 
State Dairy . 
. 20 
@ 25 
Factory . . . 
. 16 
@ 20 
Packing stock . 
. 16 
@ 17 
CHEESE. 
Full Cream, best. 
— 
@ 14% 
common lo choice. 
9 
@ 13 
Skims . 
. 5 
@ 8 
EGGS. 
Fancy white . 
, - 
@ 19 
White, good to choice. 
. 18 
@ 18% 
Mixed colors, best. 
, - 
@ 18 
Lower grades . 
12 
@ 15 
DRIED APPLES. 
Business very dull. Prices given 
are those 
asked, but do not represent 
sales. 
Evaporated, fancy . 
. - 
@ 10 
Evap., prime to choice.... 
7 
@ 9 
Evap., common run. 
5 
@ 8 
Sun-dried . 
6 
@ 7 
Chops, 100 lbs. 
@1.55 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples, best, bbl. 
.3.75 
@4.50 
Common to good. 
. 1.00 
@2.50 
Strawberries, qt. 
. 10 
@ is 
Oranges, Calif., box. 
.2.75 
@3.50 
Florida . 
O on 
@6.00 
Grape Fruit . 
@7.00 
Pineapples, 30s to 24s. 
.2.75 
@3.25 
42s to 36s. 
. 2.00 
@2.50 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes, Bermuda . 
@6.00 
Florida, white, No. 1, bbl 
. 3.50 
@4.00 
Florida, white, No. 2, bbl 
. 2.25 
@2.75 
Florida, red, No. 1. 
@3.50 
Florida, red, No. 2. 
.2.00 
@2.50 
Ga. & S. C., white, No. 1. 
.3.00 
@3.50 
Ga. & S. C., white, No. 2. 
.2.00 
@2.50 
Maine, bag .2.25 @2.50 
State & W’n., 180 lbs_2.25 @2.50 
Sweet Potatoes, Jersey, bskt.1.50 @2.25 
Artichokes, California, drum.4.00 @5.00 
Asparagus, Southern, Colos¬ 
sal, dozen .1.75 @2.25 
Southern, extra .1.50 @1.75 
Southern, prime ..^.1.00 @1.50 
Southern, culls . 75 @1.00 
Nearby, green, extra.3.00 @4.00 
Nearby, green, prime.2.25 @2.75 
Nearby, green, culls.1.50 @2.00 
Nearby, white, extra.2.00 @2.25 
Nearby, white, prime.1.50 @1.75 
Nearby, white, culls.1.00 @1.25 
Celery, Fla., standard case.. 1.00 @1.75 
Florida, per email flat case 50 @1.00 
Cucumbers, Florida, basket.. 75 @1.50 
Cabbage, S. C., crate.1.00 @1.25 
North Carolina, crate..... 75 @1.12 
Norfolk, bbl.1.00 @1.25 
Eggplants, Florida, box.1.25 @2.50 
Kale, bbl. 40 @ 60 
Lettuce, Southern, basket... 50 @1.00 
Onions, Bermuda, crate. ... 1.60 @1.65 
Cuban, crate .1.25 @1.50 
Texas, white, crate.1.00 @1.75 
Texas, yellow, per crate... 1.25 @1.60 
Egyptian, bag .2.50 @3.00 
ALFALFA 
All Northern Grown and 
guaranteed to be 99 per cent 
pure. Should produce hay 
it $40.00 per acre annually. Write for Free Sample 
ind Instructions on growing. 
BRAIN AND GRASS SEEDS 
Northern Grown »nd of ftrongest vitality. Wo invite you to 
rot Government Tosta on our samples. Send for Cat. No. 23 
THE J. E. WING & EROS. SEEp CO. 
Box 223 • Mechanicaburg;, Oliio 
EVERETT PORTABLE DUMP-BOX 
Pits any wagon gear. Dumps load instantly, or will spread it. 
Entire foot operation. One-third the cost of dump-wagon. 
Money-saver for contractors, teamsters and farmers. Money¬ 
maker for dealers. Indispensable for road improvements, 
macadamizing, etc. Write for prices and circular. 
EVEREH MFG. CO., 33 Lake St., Newark, NEW YORK. 
WHY DOES THE 
IMPROVED 1908 
u.s. 
CREAM SEPARATOR 
Win So Many Laurels? 
CJBecause it has that solid, low 
frame; most simple yet efficient 
bowl, holding World's Record 
for cleanest skimming ; so many 
conveniences; and the easiest 
tunning separator made. 
[Afllf you have cows, 
you need a separator, 
you need the best sep¬ 
arator. That one is the 
IJSimply send for catologue “No. 
159,” read it carefully, and we 
leave it to you, which is best. 
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Toledo, O., Salt Lake City, Utah, Denver, 
Colo., San Francisco, Cal., Spokane,Wash., 
Portland. Ore., Buffalo, N. Y., Auburn, Me., 
Montreal and Sherbrooke, Quebec, Winni¬ 
peg, Man., Hamilton, Out., Calgary, Alta. 
Write for Deal Buggy Catalog 
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The Beauty of Deal Design —The 
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result of years of experience in design¬ 
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Piano Finish Holds Its Luster —Deal 
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THE 
ROOFING 
QUESTION 
WHY NOT SETTLE IT 
ONCE AND FOB ALL 
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It’s not what a roofing ought to do; it’s what it HAS DONE, 
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THE STANDARD PAINT CO., 100 WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK. 
Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Boston, Philadelphia, j New Orleans. 
Every Farmer Should Have His Own Thresher 
“Little Giant” Thresher runs with light power and will clean all kinds of grain— I 
_ wheat, rye, oats, rice, tlax, barley, kaffir corn and grass seeds. Attachments for 
threshing cow peas and for “pulling” peanuts. Made in three sizes—for 3, 6 and 8 
H. P. Gasoline Engine. Any power can bo used. We also make Level-Tread Powers, 
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SAW MILLS. 
Small size gasoline power; larger sizes sTeam 
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stating requirements. Address, 
WM. BARTLEY & SONS, 
100 Main Street, Bartley, New Jersey. 
FOR SALE 
PURE BRED WHITE 
HOLLAND TURKEY EGGS. 
$3.50—the Dozen—$3.50 
David J. Parke, Parkedale, VanEtten.N.Y. 
FOR SALE 
GUERNSEY HULL DARLIUS 9556. 
A fine animal and tuberculin tested. Also some 
Choice Chester White Pigs of both sexes. 
Hearts Delight Farm, Clnizy, N. Y. 
LARGE ENGLISH YORKSHIRES 
Three young boars farrowed in Oct., and spring 
pigs, whose dam, Ivernia No. 7820, won 1st prize at 
N. Y. State Fair, Allentown, Fa..Trenton, N. J., and 
six leading county fairs in 1906. Will sell cheap to 
quick buyer. Otto W. Post, Owasco Lake, N. Y. 
HOLSTEIN BULL FOR $50. 
Born Nov. 14, '07. A splendid individual, 3 i black, 
beautifully marked. SIRE—King Segis Pontiac, a 
son of King Segis (whose first 4 daughters to fresh¬ 
en have made official 7-day butter records, under 
2ks yrs. averaging over 19 lb. each), and Pontiac 
Olothilde DeKoi 2d, our 28.72-lb 4-yr.-old, full sister 
to the noted 31-lb. $8,000 4-yr.-old Pontiac Rag 
Apple. DAM—A daughter of Toitilla Artis DeKoi 
(18.12-lb. A. R. O.), and by a grandson of Nether- 
land Hengervekl (World’s Champion several years, 
26.66-lb. A. R. O.) First check for $60.00 takes this 
bull, with all papers, the stevens bros.-hast- 
INCS CO., Brookmide Herd, LIVERPOOL, N. Y. 
R HODE ISLAND WHITES-Excellent layers; 
eggs $1 per 16. Geo. Bowdish, Esperance, N. Y. 
MAMMOTH PEKIN DUCKSr<F 
Reds and S. O. White Leghorns, 15, $1; loo, $5. 
GEO. W. DeRIDDER, Bailston Spa, N. Y. 
I flfltf UCDC If raising Ducks for Profit or 
LUUIV nCilCi Prize Winners our Mammoth 
Pekins are the kind. Eggs 16 for $1. 100 eggs for $6. 
Anna M. Stakvoup, Virgil lioad, Cortland, N. Y. 
WRIT? *L D. S. Hanson, Hart, Midi., for list of 
IT ni I L Fruit, Grain, Stock and Poultry Farms. 
NORTHERN VIRGINIA FARMS. 
Best section of State; Mild climate; Finest soil; 
Nearest markers; Convenient to Washington; 
Delightful communities; Beautiful Homes; Splen¬ 
did Farms. CLAUDE STEPHENSON, 
Virginia Properties, Herndon, Va. 
Y OU CAN EASILY FIND THE FARM you 
want through "Strout’s Money-Making Farms 
of America No. 20,"a 216-page illustrated catalogue 
of bargains, with maps, mailed FREE. We pay 
railroad fare. 6,000 farms for sale throughout 14 
States. E. A. STROUT CO., The World’s Largest 
Farm Dealors, 160 Nassau Street, New York. 
THREE YEARS’ HAY WILL PAY FOR 
THIS 334-ACRE CONN. DAIRY FARM. 
Wintored 70 head stock and had 40 tons hay to 
sell at $20 per ton; estimated to cut 150 tons hay 
yearly; near 2 smart towns: 3 miles to depot: 
abundance fruit and wood, spring watered pastures 
for 100 head cattle; excellent buildings, insured for 
$4,000. To settle estate, price is only $7,000. 
H. V. STACKPOLE, Danielson, Conn. 
ec OLD VIRGINIA FARMS 
PER ACRE AND UP 
With improvements. Long summers, mild 
winters, rich soil, good markets. Write for 
large handsome booklet free and excursion 
rates. Address, G. B. WALL, Dept. G, Real Estate 
Agent, C. & 0. Ry. Richmond, Va. 
INSURANCE $1,600; PRICE CUT TO $1,200. 
Ten minutes’ walk to school, store and post office; 
close to neighbors; only 35 miles to Philadelphia; 
18 acres, 15 in level fertilo fields; wood for home 
use; 15 hearing apple trees; also peaches and plums; 
2-story house, painted and blinded; occupied by 
owner; barn 24x34; poultry house; fine water 
supply; owner is obliged to make quick change and 
reduces price to $1,200. See page 181 “Strout’s No. 
20,” copy free. E. A. STROUT CO., Land Title 
Bldg., Philadelphia, or 150 Nassau St., New York. 
TERN CANADA LANDS I 
We own 155,000 acres LAST MOUN¬ 
TAIN VALLEY, Saskatchewan, prairie 
wheat,amis. We want BUYERS Will 
contract with established, energetic 
AGENTS. Liberal Commission. Send 
xoc. for handsome, illustrated booklet 
and maps. 
WM. PEARSON CO., I fd . 
344 Northern Bank Bldg. Winnipeg, Can. 
