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1908. 
CONTENTS 
The Rural New-Yorker, May 23, 1908. 
FARM TOPICS. 
“A Fertilizer Analysis.” Part V.451 
Planting Sweet Potatoes.453 
Asparagus on Hillside.454 
Keeping Sweet Potatoes a Year.455 
Potato Seed from Rotted Stock.455 
Rest Onions for Hunching.455 
Hope Farm Notes. 457 
A Talk on Tiling. 4(54 
Crop Notes. 467 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Horses in New York City. 449 
Shall We Clip the Horse?. 450 
What to Do With Tramp Hens. 450 
The Rest Dairy Cow.454 
A Review of the Cattle Case.459 
A Poor Milk Ration. 462 
Ailing Lambs . 462 
A Problem in Rreeding. 462 
Henhouse of Concrete Rlocks.462 
Horse Breeding. 462 
Lampas.463 
Ringbone.463 
Vomiting Cow. 463 
Indigestion in Horse. 463 
Injured Knee . 463 
T'rticaria.463 
Fistulous Sore. 463 
Holstein Breeders’ Meeting. 463 
Artichokes for Hogs: Cheap Paints.... 464 
Sprouted Oats for Chicks. 464 
Incubator Troubles .465 
Lame Little Chicks. 465 
Making a Chick Feed. 465 
Foul Claw . 465 
HORTICULTURE. 
The Four Great Commercial Pecans.. 450 
Dissolving Rltie Vitriol. 452 
Self-Roiled Lime-Sulphur Mixture.452 
Elm Leaf Beetles. 452 
Rural I sms.456 
Arsenic In Spray. 464 
WOMAN AND THE IIOM»E. 
From Day to Day.460 
French Cream Candies. 460 
Bean-Pot Cookery.461 
Apple Mold . 461 
The Rural Patterns . 461 
Charity Sweetheart’s Letters. 461 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Keep Them at Home. 452 
Draft of n Pipe. 453 
Power from Overshot Wheel. 453 
Power Developed by Waterwheel.453 
The Argentine Ant. 453 
Products. Prices and Trade. 454 
Disinheritance of Children.455 
Damage by Cows on Road. 455 
Fire Caused by Railway. 455 
State Payment of High School Tuition 455 
Liability for Fence. 455 
Division of Property in Connecticut... 455 
Storing Logs . 455 
Ownership of Manure . 455 
Alteration in River Roundary. 455 
Apnortionment of Taxes. 455 
Agreement Concerning Restitution.... 455 
Editorials.458 
Publisher’s Desk .466 
Humorous . 468 
MARKETS 
Prices current at New York during week 
ending May 15, 1908. Wholesale unless 
otherwise noted. 
GRAIN. 
Wheat. No. 2. Red. — 
No. 1, Northern, Duluth.. — 
Corn . 73 
Oats . 56 
@1.03 
@1.15 
@ 74 
@ 60 
@ 90 
Rye . 
FEED. 
Wheat Bran . 
. .26.06 
@27.50 
Middlings. 
. .28.00 
@29.50 
Red Dog . 
-- 
@31.00 
Hominy Chop . 
@26.00 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Prices for large bales and small bales 
HO conts to $1 per ton 
Hay. No. 1. 
less. 
@19.00 
No. 2 . 
@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. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, best . 22% (fit. 23 
Common to prime. 17 "@ 21 
State Dairy . 17 @ 20 
Factory . 15 @ 18 
Packing stock . 15 @ 16 
„ CHEESE. 
Full cream, best. — @ 15 
Common to choice. 9 @ 14 
Skims. 5 @ 8 
EGGS. 
White, good to choice. — @ 19 
Fancy white . 19% @ 20 
Mixed colors, best . 17 ~@ 19 
Lower grades . 12 @ 15 
FRESn FRUITS. 
Apple trade very dull. 
Apples, best, bbl.3.00 <3)4.50 
Common to good.1.00 @2.50 
Strawberries, qt. 8 @ 15 
Oranges, Calif., box.2.75 @3.50 
Florida*.2.25 @5.00 
Grape Fruit .3.50 @6.00 
Pineapples, 30s to 24s.2.50 @3.00 
42s to 36s.1.90 @2.25 
VEGETABLES. 
Poatoes. Bermuda, bbl.3.00 @5.50 
Florida, white, No. 1....3.75 @4.25 
Florida, white. No. 2_2.50 @3.00 
Florida, red, No. 1.3.50 @3.75 
Florida, red, No. 2.2.50 @2.75 
Ga. & S. C., white. No. 1.3.50 @4.00 
Ga. & S. C., white. No. 2.2.50 @2.75 
Southern, new, culls.2.00 @2.25 
Maine, bag .2.25 @2.75 
State & W’n, 180 lbs_2.50 @2.75 
Sweet potatoes. .Tersev, bkt..2.00 @2.75 
Artichokes, Calif., drum_3.00 @4,50 
Asparagus, Va„ dozen.1.00 @2.00 
Md. & Del., extra.2.00 @2.50 
Md. & Del., prime.1.25 @1.75 
Md. & Del., culls. — @1.00 
Nearby, green. Colossal ...3.00 @4.00 
Nearby, green, extra .2.50 @2.75 
Nearby, green, prime .3.75 @2.25 
Nearby, green, culls .1.00 @1.50 
Nearby, white, Colossal ...2.50 @3.00 
Nearby, white, extra .2.00 @2.25 
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Nearby, white, prime .1.50 @1.75 
Nearby, white, culls .1.00 @1.25 
Beets, Southern, 100 belts..1.00 @4.00 
Carrots, Southern, 100 belts. 1.00 @2.50 
Old, bbl. 50 @ 75 
Corn, Floridg, case.1.00 @3.00 
Celery. Fla., standard case.. 1.00 @3.00 
Cucumbers. Fla., basket. 75 @1.50 
Cabbage, S. C., Flat Dutch, 
crate . 60 @1.00 
S. C., Wakefield, crate. 60 @ 90 
N. C. & Va., crate. 75 @1.00 
Eggplants, Fla., box.1.25 @2.50 
Kale, bbl. 30 @ 50 
Lettuce, Southern, basket. . . 50 @1.00 
Lima beans, Fla., crate.3.00 @3.50 
Mint, 100 bunches.1.00 @ —• 
Onions. Bermuda, crate.1.15 @1.25 
Cuban, crate .1.00 @1.15 
Texas, crate .1.00 @1.75 
Egyptian, bag.2.50 @2.75 
Leeks, 100 bunches .1.00 @1.5(1 
Okra, Fla., carrier.1.50 @3.50 
Oysterplant, 100 bunches ..1.00 @3.00 
Peppers, Florida, carrier ..1.25 @2.25 
Parsley, N. O., bbl.I.oo @2.50 
Pens, N. C., large basket... .1.00 @1.75 
N. c„ small basket. 75 @1.25 
Virginia, Telephone, bkt..2.25 @2.50 
Charleston, basket .1.25 @1.75 
Virginia, small, basket. ... 1.25 @2.00 
Radishes, Southern, basket. 50 @ 75 
Nearby, 100 bunches. 75 @1.00 
String Beans, Fla., bkt. 75 @1.25 
Savannah, basket .1.00 @1.50 
New Orleans, basket .1.00 @1.25 
Spinach, nearby, bbl. 50 @ 75 
Squash, Fla. & Cuban, white, 
box. 50 @1.00 
Yellow, crook-neck, box... 50 @1.25 
Turnips, Rutabaga, bbl.1.25 @1.75 
Southern white, bbl-crate.. 1.00 @2.00 
Tomatoes, Fla., carrier.1.75 @3.25 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS. 
Cucumbers, best, doz.2.00 
No. 2, box.1.25 
Lettuce, doz . 25 
Mushrooms, lb. 25 
Radishes, 100 bunches.1.25 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys. 12 
Chickens, best broilers, lb... 30 
Ixiwer grades . 25 
Frozen roasters, lb. 19 
Fowls. 12 
Ducklings, lb. — 
Ducks. 8 
Geese. 5 
Squabs, doz.1.25 
@3.00 
@2.00 
@ 1.00 
@ 50 
@2.00 
@ 17 
@ 40 
@ 30 
@ 21 
@ 14 
@ 17 
@ 10 
@ 8 
@3.50 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS. 
Calves, 
Lambs, 
Steers. 
Oxen. 
Bulls. 
Cows. 
Calves. 
Sheep. 
Lambs, 
Hogs. 
lb. 7 
hothouse, head.3.00 
LIVE STOCK. 
.5.75 
.4.75 
.4.00 
.2.00 
. 5.00 
.4.00 
.6.00 
.5 25 
@ 10 
@6.50 
@7.10 
@6.00 
@5.45 
@4.50 
@7.50 
@5.50 
(a 8.00 
@ 6.00 
FRUIT CROP NOTES. 
We have a fair prospect yet for fruit, 
but they bloomed too early, and now it is 
the wettest weather I ever recall when we 
had to spray after the bloom dropped. It 
was nice two days: then we bad rain and 
more rain and then a little extra, till it 
has rained every day for 10 days, and the 
new weather report we get over the phone 
says rain to-morrow. We managed to get 
in part of a day, but much of it is washed 
off before it gets dry. It is cloudy all the 
time, and scab surely will get all the apples 
where the fruit has not been sprayed. It 
is wet on sod. What are the growers do¬ 
ing in cultivated orchards? u. t. cox. 
Ohio. 
Some peaches are too full of fruit, but 
not many. Family Favorite and Triumph 
need thinning; Carman was he best of its 
season two years ago in everything but 
high quality; it will not have nearly the 
peaches the trees could carry this year. 
Elberta, Sneed, Superb. Raisin Cling, Moun¬ 
tain Rose and Mamie Ross are all full 
enough to make a crop. Five-eighths of an 
inch of ice formed when most varieties of 
peaches were in full bloom, thinning most 
varieties severely. The blooming was very 
heavy, pears scarcely any set; same of 
plums. Some varieties of apples, a light 
blooming and few set; others are blooming 
heavily and setting. Jonathan. York Im¬ 
perial, Wolf River, Maiden Blush, Smith 
Cider and Little Romanite are full: Ben 
Davis, Gano, some trees shy. some full 
enough, hut none of this blood will make 
a heavy crop. Primate is showing a me¬ 
dium crop, and is for us a much more 
valuable sort than some of the other Sum¬ 
mer sorts as Early Harvest, Red Astrachan. 
etc. Apricots and quince promise a full 
crop. Gooseberries full crop on and look¬ 
ing well. Strawberries, blackberries and 
raspberries are all promising full crops, or 
nearly so. Grapes were injured by late 
freeze; about 25 to 40 per cent of new 
shoots were killed. Wheat is very fine 
looking in general, with oats very poor 
prospect indeed. Pastures and meadows are 
in good condition. J. b. f. 
Kincaid, Kan. 
Y OUNG MAN, experienced, age 20, wishes steady 
position on a good farm at once; state terms. 
Mr. Win. Guenther, It. F. D. 1, Box 45, Eks Hnrlior City, N. J. 
FORTITXE FRUIT FARMING. 
30 ACRES; heavily fruited; income last year 
$1,535. Excellent location; on good road; Ik: miles 
from station. Near school and good neighbors; 7 
room house, fine cellar; new barn, wagon and 
chicken houses; 200 pears, 50 Bartletts, 150 peaches, 
30 quinces, 50 apples, 5 acres of grapes, 1,500 straw¬ 
berry plants, .2,000 Wilson blackberries and 900 
dowberries. Good sweet potato land. Price to 
settle estate at once $3,300, part cash, including 
harrows, cultivators wagons, chickens, pig. etc. 
E. A. Strout, Over P. O., Vineland, N. J. 
Y OU CAN EASILY FIND THE FARM yon 
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 Dealers, 150 Nassau Street. New York. 
CtfZ OLD VIRGINIA FARMS 
PER ACRE AND UP 
With improvements. Long summers, mild 
winters, rich soil, good markets. Write for 
largo handsome booklet free and excursion 
rates. Address, 6. B. WALL, Dept. G, Real Estate 
Agent, C. (l 0. Ry. Richmond, Va. 
RUBER0ID 
TRADE MARK RES. U.5. PAT. OFFICE 
ROOFING 
<« 
The 
Roofing 
With A 
Record 
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Requires less attention than any other roofing, 
Prepared, Metal or Shingles. It contains no tar to 
melt, no rubber to crack, no paper to rot, nothing 
to rust 
A Thoroughly Water=proof Roofing 
all the way through—not merely on the surface. Is 
not affected by any kind of weather. Acid-proof 
and fire-resisting. 
No skilled labor required to apply it; anybody 
can do the work. Needs no painting when 
laid. Most durable roofing known. 
Write for Samples and Prices. 
THE STANDARD PAINT COMPANY, 
lOO WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK. 
Chicago, St. Lotra, Kanaaa City, Boston, 
Philadelphia, New Orleans. 
CflD C A| C— Four Gilts eight months old, 
run wMLC English Berksliires bred to 
farrow next Fall, one Sow and four Figs about 
one month old, all thoroughbreds, at reasonable 
prices. Address Harry B. Bouton. Ashville, N. Y. 
D| PACE send a trial shipment to the Oldest Com- 
iLLMOL mission House itiNew York. Established 
1838. Butter, Cheese. Eggs, Poultry, Hay, Apples, etc 
E. B. WOODWARD. 302 Greenwich St.. New York, 
WANTED 
Strawberries and all other fruits and veget¬ 
ables. Hothouse products, fancy eggs, etc. 
Write us what you have to offer. Top prices 
secured for choice products. 
Archdeacon & Co., 100 Murray St., New York. 
REG. O. 1. C. PIGS » ? a " r d 
row. Gilts. Not bred. Young service boars. 
CEDAR LAWN FARM, Ludlowville, N. Y. 
GUINEA DII2Q WANTED between 6 and 18 
UUIIlLH IIuO months old. State number of 
each sex for immediate delivery and price each de¬ 
livered on cars Phila. ”BB,” care Rural New-Yorker 
GKO. P. HAMMOND. EST. 1875. FRANK W. GODWIN 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & CO., 
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 2th St.. New York- 
Stone Farm Berkshires 
ill. flff.u 5 Fall Sows, 5 Fall Gilts and 
Wu UHul 50 SprinK Figs. All pedigreed 
animals and choice breeding. Ad- 
flrocc lofforQ t a 
RICHARD H. STONE, Trnmansburg, N. Y. 
LIVE POULTRY WANTED. 
Highest market price and immediate returns. 
Hens, Chickens, Ducks and Geese. Send for ship¬ 
ping instructions. No commission. 
THE PARK & POLLARD CO., 
Live Poultry I)ept.. 123 Friend St., Boston, Mass. 
LARGE WHITE YORKSHIRE PIGS. 
Yonng Boars, Bred Gilts, and weaning Pigs, from 
prolific and prize-winning stock. 
SAMUEL FRASER, Geneseo, New York. 
WHITE HOLLAND TURKEY EGGS, $3 
yy for 13. SCOTT B. MORRIS, R. D. No. 2, 
Esperance, New York. 
FARMERS AND STOCKMEN 
jgmn, --Have you heard of Dr. 
[{Bsffir Thatcher’s Fly Killer. 
~ the on '>' one tLat kills flies? 
II Every dairyman loses money 
i who does not use it. Butter and 
tj\C , _ , nyL _ cheese factorie.- are requested 
to write for special proposi- 
tion. Responsible agents 
wanted everywhere. Big money-maker forhustlers. 
Address for full particulars to NORTHERN 
WALL PAPER & PAINT CO.,Potsdam,N.Y 
Duff Orpington Eggs from No. 1 stock; reduced 
D prices 75c. for 15; 11 W. Holland Eggs $2. Berk¬ 
shire Service Boar cheap, W. A. Bothers, Pern Lack, P». 
nilDnPQ-Service Boars, sows bred, or bred to 
UUnUUO order; pigs not akin $6 and $8. 
J. W. CAMPBELL, Fairpoint, Ohio. 
WRITF J- D. S. Hanson, Hart, Mich., for list of 
HIII 1 L Fruit, Grain, Stock and Poultry Farms. 
GRAND OPENING 
80,000 ACRES OF GOVERNMENT LAND 
Will Be Opened For Settlement 
Under the Provisions of the Carey Act. 
JTJKTE 1, 1908. 
Eighty thousand acres of the most productive land in the United States, located In the 
great Twin Falls Country, Southern Idaho, will be opened for entry to settlers on June 1st next 
under the Carey Act of Congress. 
Applications for 40, 80, 120 and 160 acre farms can be made in person or by Power of Attorney. 
Price per acre 8840.50 with perpetual water rights. 183.25 per acre first payment, with 
deferred payments running over a period of ten years. Why slave and worry along with a worn- 
out farm that with great eflort gives but a bare existence ? 
The climate is healthful, mild and invigorating. Good railroad facilities, schools, churches 
and markets. 20,000 excellent people—men and women of more than average intelligence 
and thrift are now located in the Twin Falls tract, and are transforming this heretofore arid 
country into a veritable garden. 
Southern Idaho is rapidly becoming the garden spot of the Golden West. No other section 
can produce such a diversity of crops. Peaches, apples, pears, prunes, small fruits, sugar 
beets, potatoes, onions, alfalfa, wheat, oats and barley are produced In the greatest abundance 
and with comparatively little labor. No place can equal this country for stock raising-rich, 
sweet grasses In greatest plenty. 
The opening of this tract is the opportunity of a lifetime. The purchase of a farm will mean 
In a few years your financial independence. The easy payment plan makes the proposition 
especially attractive. Yonr farm will meet all the payments and provide well for your family 
besides. Your returns will he four-fold greater than they are at preseut, and your property 
will increase in value from year to year. This is in accordance with results already obtatned 
from scores of other properties in the Twin Fails country. 
Write us at once for further details. Remember the opening day is June 1st. Thereto^ 
prompt action is absolutely necessary. Address 
TWIN FALLS NORTH SIDE LAND AND WATER GO., 
301-302 Bank for Savings Building, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
or 
1224 First National Bank Building, Chicago, III. 
