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THE RURAL HEW-YORKER 
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CONTENTS 
The Rural New Yorker., June 27, 190$. 
FARM Tones. 
Questions About Wheat. 
Rustproof Oats in Virginia. 
Fertility Near Fence. 537 
Onion Maggots . 537 
Different Varieties of Vetch. 537 
Hope Farm Notes. 539 
Crop Prospects . 541 
Asparagus Rust . 541 
Farming in Virginia . 541 
Grand Isle Co., Vt. 541 
Clover in the Silo. 545 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Western Cattle and Prices. 541 
Frozen Cream for Butter. 544 
Making Store Cheese. 544 
Feeding a Coach Stallion. 544 
Horse Horse Collar . 544 
Hampshire or Thin Rind Swine...... 544 
Feeding Cattle . 544 
Catarrh in Horse . 545 
Tetanus in Horse . 545 
Weak Stifle . 545 
Feeding Orphan Foal . 545 
Convulsions in Dog . 545 
The Richest Cow’s Milk. 545 
Sweet Milk for Pigs. 545 
Poultry Prospects . 54 B 
The Trespassing Hen. 540 
Gape Worms . 540 
HORTICULTURE. 
A Question of Spraying. 534 
Disasters a Pecan Grove Will Stand.. 535 
Apples for Southern Michigan. 530 
Celery Runs to Seed.537 
Orris Root . 537 
Crops in Orchard . 537 
Rye for Mulch . 537 
Ruralisms . 508 
Making Bordeaux Mixture .! 538 
The Georgia Peach Crop.541 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 542 
A Chick Nursery . 542 
The Rural Patterns. 542 
Swiss Pudding . 542 
Apple Rings . 542 
Dyeing a Faded Carpet. 543 
Pickling Olives . 543 
The Huckleberry Picker . 543 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Steel and Concrete Building. 534 
Keep Them at Home. 530 
Ram for Water Supply. 530 
Exemption Allowed on Note. 537 
Distribution of Wife’s Property. 537 
Trespass of Division Fence. 537 
Collection from Parents’ Estate. 537 
Fishing in Private Waters. 537 
Auction Dispute ... . .. 537 
Green Scum on Pond. 537 
“Dear Little Buttercup”. 537 
Editorials. 540 
Events of the Week . 541 
Damage by Pheasants . 541 
Muzzling Dogs . 541 
Publisher’s Desk. 540 
Humorous . 548 
MARKETS 
Prices current at New York during week 
ending June 19, 1908. Wholesale unless 
otherwise ndted. 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 2, Red. — @ 99 
No. 1. Northern. Duluth.. — <5)1.14 
Corn . 70 @ 80 
Oats .,. 57 (5) 02 
Rye. — @ 87 
FEED. 
Wheat Bran .24.00 @27.00 
Middlings .27.00 @29.00 
Red Dog . — @30.00 
Linseed Meal . — @31.00 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Prices for large bales; small bales 50 
cents to $1 per ton less. 
Hav market very dull. 
nay, No. 1 . 10.00 @17.00 
No. 2 .14.00 @15.50 
No. 3 .13.00 @13.00 
Clover mixed .13.00 @1.5.50 
Straw, Long rye .10.00 @17.00 
Short and Oat .10.00 @12.00 
MILK. 
New York Exchange price $1.21 per 40- 
ouart can, netting 2 % cents to 26-cent zone 
shippers. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, best, lb. 23 @ 24 
Firsts . 22 @ 22% 
Seconds . 20 @ 21 
r Thirds . 18 @ 19 
State Dairy, half-tubs, finest — @> 23 
Tubs, good to choice. 20 @ 22 
Packing stock . 15 @ 10 
CHEESE. 
State, full cream, fancy.... 11 %@ •— 
Full cream, good to prime. .. 11 @ 11% 
Full cream, common . 9% @ 10% 
Skims . 3 @ 7 
EGGS. 
Selected, white, fancy. — @22 
White, good to choice. 19 <5> 21 
Brown and mixed, extras.... 20 @21 
Western, storage packed .... 17 @ 17% 
, DRIED FRUITS. 
Apples, evap., fancy, cases. .10 @ 10% 
Evap., choice, cases. 8 %@ 9% 
Evap., prime, cases. 7%@ 7 % 
Evap., prime, Canadian.. 6 %@ 7 
Evap., as to quality, 1906. 5%@ 7 
Sun-dnpfl. coarse-cut, lb.. . . (ft 7 
Chopped. 1907, 100 lbs... 1.50 @1.70 
Cores and skins, 100 lbs..1.50 @1.00 
Raspberries, evap., 1907.... 23 @ 24 
Apricots, Calif.. 1907 . 20 @ 28 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples, Northern Spy, bbl...l.50 @3.00 
Baldwin . 1.50 @2.50 
Russet, Roxbury.1.50 @ 2.00 
Russet, Golden . 1.50 @1 75 
£ om “ on .1.00 @1.25 
Southern, new, basket.... 50 @1.00 
Pears, S’n, Le Conte, bbl....4.00 @5 50 
reaches, Fla., carrier.1.00 @L50 
Ga., Early Belle .1.00 @ 1.50 
Ga„ Early Elberta . 90 @1.25 
Ga., Carman . . 
Ga., Gov. Ilogg 
Ga., Waddell . . 
South Carolina 
Plums, Ga., Botan, 
. ID 
. 75 
. 75 
. 75 
carrier. 1.00 
@ 1.12 
@ 1.12 
@ 1.00 
@ 1.25 
@ 1.50 
534 
Cherries, black, lb. 
8 
@ 
12 
534 
Red .. 
... 6 
@ 
11 
White . 
n 
(ft 
9 
535 
Sour, quart . 
6 
@ 
10 
535 
Black, S-lb. basket.... 
. .. 50 
@ 
75 
Red, 8 -lb. basket . 
. . . 40 
@ 
00 
536 
White, 8 -lb. basket ... 
... 35 
@ 
50 
Sour, 8 -lb. basket .... 
. .. 35 
@ 
50 
537 
Currants, Cherry, quart. 
... 8 
@ 
10 
Strawberries, Md. & Del. qt. 3 @ 0 
South Jersey . 3 @ 0 
Upper Jersey . 4 @ 7 
Hilton . 5 @ 8 
Staten Island . 5 @ 10 
Up-river . 0 @ 10 
Blackberries, N. C.. qt. 8 @ 11 
Delaware and Maryland.. 11 @ 13 
Raspberries, red, pint. 7 @ 9 
Black Cap, pint. 6 @ 8 
Huckleberries. N. C., qt. 7 @ 14 
Jersey, quart . 8 @ 12 
Gooseberries, quart . 6 @ 8 
Muskmelons, Fla., stn’d c’te.1.50 @2.25 
Georgia, standard crate...1.50 @2.50 
Calif., standard crate.... 3.00 @5.00 
Watermelons, Fla., carload.150.00 @300.00 
Florida, 100 .20.00 @40.00 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes, S’n Rose, No. 1 bbl.3.50 @4.00 
S’n, white. No. 1.3.25 @4.00 
S’n, red. No. 1...3.00 @3.50 
S’n, seconds .2.00 @2.50 
S’n, culls .1.50 @1.75 
Old, bbl.2.50 @3.25 
Sweet potatoes. .Ter., bkt...l.75 @2.00 
Asparagus, green. Colossal. 
dozen .2.75 @3.00 
Green, extra .2.00 @2.50 
Green, prime .1.25 @1.75 
Green, culls . 75 @1.00 
White, Colossal .2.00 @2.25 
White, extra .1.50 @ 1.75 
White, prime .1.00 @1.25 
White, culls . 50 @ 75 
Beets, 100 bunches .1.00 @3.00 
Carrots, 100 bunches .1.00 @2.50 
Corn, Florida, case. 75 @1.00 
North Carolina, crate. .. .1.00 @1.25 
New Orleans, 100 .2.00 @3.00 
Cucumbers, S. C., bbl.1.00 @3.25 
Virginia, bbl.4.00 @5.00 
Cabbage, Southern, bbl. 25 @ 05 
Cauliflowers, bbl.1.25 @2.25 
Basket .1.00 @1.25 
Eggplant, Southern, basket. 1.00 @1.75 
Garlic, New Orleans, lb. 5 @ 0 
Kale, bbl. 25 @ 50 
Lettuce, bbl. 25 @ 75 
Lima beans, Fla., crate. .. .2.00 @3.00 
Mint, 100 bunches . 50 @1.00 
Mushrooms, hothouse, lb... 25 @ 90 
Onions, Bermuda, crate.... 1.00 @1.25 
Texas, crate .1.00 @1.40 
Egyptian, bag .2.00 @2.50 
T>eeks, 100 bunches . 50 @1.00 
Okra, Southern, carrier.1.00 @3.00 
Peppers, Southern, carrier. . 1.25 @2.25 
Jersey, box .1.50 @1.75 
Peas, Long Island, bag.1.00 @1.25 
Baltimore, Telephone, hkt.1.00 @1.25 
Baltimore, small, basket.. 75 @ 1.00 
Jersey, Telephone .1.00 @1.50 
Jersey, small . .. , .. 75 @1.12 
Phila., Telephone .1.00 @1.25 
Phila., small . 75 @1.00 
State, large .1.25 @1.50 
State, small .1.00 @1.25 
Radishes, 100 bunches. 25 @ 50 
Romaine, bbl. 50 @ 75 
String beans, Norfolk, bkt.. 75 @1.25 
Jersey, basket .1.50 @1.75 
Spinach, nearby, bbl. 50 @ 75 
Squash, white, bbl.1.50 @2.00 
Marrow, bbl.1.00 @1.50 
Turnips. Rutabaga, barrel 
or bag . 1.00 
White, barrel-crate . 50 
Tomatoes, Fla., f’cy, earrier.1.00 
Florida, choice . 75 
Norfolk . 75 
Mississippi, crate 
Hothouse, lb. 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Spring chickens 
Fowls . . _ 
Young and old roosters. 8 %@ 
Turkeys, prime. — - 
Ducks . ll 
Geese . 7 
Guinea fowl, pair 
Pigeons, pair .... 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys . 12 
Spring chickens 
Phila., 3 to 4 lbs., pr., lb. 
Penn., 3 to 4 lbs., pr., lb. 
Western, dry-picked . 26 
Western, scalded . 25 
Fowls . 12 
Ducklings, L. I. & Eastern, 
spring, lb. 
State and Penn. 
Ducks, old Western . 8 
Geese, old Western 
Squabs, dozen .I .75 @3.25 
LIVE STOCK. 
Steers . 5.90 @7.35 
Bulls . 3.50 @5.30 
Cows .2.00 @5.50 
Calves . 5.00 @>8.00 
Sheep . 3.50 @5.00 
Lambs . 5.50 @7.25 
Hogs . _ @6.00 
WOOL. 
Local prices in the East. 
Fine unwashed . 
Medium . 
@1.75 
@ 75 
@1.25 
@ 1.00 
@1.25 
40 
@ 
50 
10 
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9 
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25 
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17 
35 
@ 
38 
30 
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26 
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28 
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18 
PRODUCTS, PRICES AND TRADE. ■ 
Farm Help from High Schools. —Farm¬ 
ers and truck growers who can make use 
of strong boys 14 to 18 years old for the 
vacation season should write to the De¬ 
partment of Agriculture, Albany, N. Y. 
Commissioner Pearson will be in position 
to send out a good number of these school 
boys, who will be vouched for by their 
teachers as industrious and of excellent 
character. 
Guinea Fowls. —“Can you give me some 
advice on the rearing of young guineas, 
especially as to the proper diet for them?” 
New Jersey. L . c . 
The young chicks are very lively. They 
want to eat about as soon as hatched and 
when small require food more frequently 
than chickens. Stale bread, slightly mois¬ 
tened with skim-milk, has been found ex¬ 
cellent as a first food, with a little chopped 
boiled egg in a day or two, and after this 
the ordinary grains fed chickens. There 
should be an abundance of grit, sharp sand, 
mixed with the food, at least five per cent. 
Fruits. —The market is overstocked with 
peaches, and a large share of the offerings 
have gone at $1 per crate or below. These 
crates hold six four-quart baskets. The 
strawberries on hand at present show the 
effects of Monday’s rain as they are sandy 
and so soft that they spoil quickly. Some 
berries have sold as low as three cents per 
quart. Le Conte pears from the South are 
meeting a good trade. Nearby cherries are 
also selling well when of good quality. 
The Useful Mussel. —At its last ses¬ 
sion Congress appropriated $25,000 for 
the propagation and distribution of that 
bivalve known as the mussel. Its shell is 
is in so great demand in the useful arts 
that the supply is running short. Nearly 
$5,000,000 worth of fancy buttons are said 
to have been made from these shells during 
the past year. The fish commissioner will 
use the young mussels in restocking west¬ 
ern rivers. 
Financial Tinkering. —The currency 
bill recently ground out of the Congres¬ 
sional mill might in some respects be -con¬ 
sidered a sort of practical joke on the 
country, were it not for certain decidedly 
dangerous features. One of these is a 
veiled letting down the bars of the Treas¬ 
ury to the speculative element. The Sec¬ 
retary of the Treasury is a practically ab¬ 
solute monarch. Of course it is not sup¬ 
posed that the man holding this office will 
be other than honest, but there is oppor¬ 
tunity for the exercise of a perhaps, un¬ 
conscious favoritism, and there are ques¬ 
tions of moment that one man should not 
be expected or permitted to decide. Under 
the new law bank notes may be issued on 
securities other than Government bonds, 
coin or bullion, and the Secretary of the 
Treasury is to decide within limits, what 
these securities shall be. Thus his act will 
necessarily increase or depress the specula¬ 
tive value of the securities received or de¬ 
clined. No matter how good his intentions 
he is sure to be accused of interested mo¬ 
tives whatever way he decides. 
The issuing of this proposed emergency 
currency based on securities more fluc¬ 
tuating in value than gold, silver and Gov¬ 
ernment bonds, looks like a mischievous 
makeshift. There may be no danger of 
financial loss to the Government by it, but 
there will be a loss of respect for the 
Treasury Department, which will, in effect, 
be taken from the position of reserve and 
dignity it should occupy, and be made “hail 
fellows well met,” with the Tom, Dick and 
Harry of Wall Street, subject to frequent 
demands for “relieving the situation,” 
whenever the speculators see fit to tie up 
all the loose money and need more to con¬ 
tinue their gambling operations. The re¬ 
cent panic, from which this so-called cur¬ 
rency bill originated, was not so serioifs an 
affair as has been supposed. Some of those 
clearly responsible for it got their own fin¬ 
gers pinched and made an awful outcry. 
They want things fixed so that they can 
gamble to their hearts’ content without any 
ill effects to themselves. In all probability 
the currency bill will be revised, possibly 
by the next Congress. w. w. h. 
“Yes,” remarked Mrs. Malaprop-Part- 
ington, “we had a lovely time in Venice. 
There are no cabs there, you know, be¬ 
cause the streets are all full of water. 
One hires a chandelier and he rows you 
about in a dongola.”—Cleveland Leader. 
RED POLLS Are 
FOR SALE 
Hickory Hill Farm, 
61?J acres, situated in town of Hamilton. Two 
miles from railroad. Farm all in grass and 
would make splendid Fruit and Poultry 
Plant, Come and see it. Also 
Registered Jersey Cattle For Sale 
•T. GRANT MORSE, Hamilton, N. Y. 
A Few Gilts For Sale, 
due to farrow between now 
and September 15,1908; also 
Spring pigs, of both sexes. 
Write for prices to John 
CJoodwine Jr.,Potoinae,Ver.Co..III. 
the Most Profitable 
Cattle on Earth. 
As fine herds of Red Polls and Guernsey^ as any 
in the state of Pennsylvania at Uniondale Stock 
Farm. A limited number for sale. D.L. Stevens, 
Proprietor, Uniondale, Susq. Co., Pa. 
UUAUTp 11 —Fancy White and Brown Eggs. 
TV Hll I CU We can get yon the highest prices 
and will make prompt sales and returns. Ship ns 
as we have a large outlet. JOHN SCHOLL & 
BRO., 117 Reade Street, New York City. 
PI FA^P send a trial shipment to the Oldest Com- 
I LLnOC mission House inNew York. Established 
1838. Butter, Cheese, Eggs, Poultry, Hay, Apples, etc 
E. B. WOODWARD, 302Greenwich St., New York, 
FARMERS NEEDING HANDS 
write to “ SZABADSAG ” (Liberty), the oldest 
daily Hungarian paper, Cleveland, Ohio. 
State Wages. Absolutely no Charges. 
W ANTED—Having just purchased farm of DO 
acres, lti miles from Philadelphia, which I 
intend to use as a home, would like to correspond 
with farmer to take charge of same. Applicant 
must have knowledge of general farming, garden¬ 
ing, caring for grounds, trees and shrubbery. Cot¬ 
tage for farmer on premises. Address, giving 
references, experience, and salary wanted, 
"B” care of The Rural New-Yorker. 
DO YOU NEED FARM HELP? 
We have on our lists a number of men wishing to 
obtain employment on farms. They are without 
experience, but are able-bodied and willing to work. 
They speak little or no English, although most of 
them speak German. 
If you can make use of such help, please com¬ 
municate with us, stating what you will pay, 
whether the work is permanent, and whether you 
prefer a single or married man. We are a philan¬ 
thropic organization, whose object it is to assist 
and encourage Jews to become farmers. We charge 
no commission to employer or employee. 
Address Department D. THE JEWISH AGRI¬ 
CULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL AID SOCIETY. 
174 Second Avenue, New York City. 
F° 
K SALE.— 200 acres; 200,000 feet saw timber. 
Write me. D. C. ARNO, Crewe, Va. 
WRITF B. S. Hanson, Hart, Mich., for list of 
If 111 I L Fruit, Grain, Stock and Poultry Farms. 
i A A ACRES— Five barns, silo, windmill, 18- 
(L J n room house, telephone, R. F. D. A fine 
1 stock farm. Price, $6,500; $3,500, balance 
five years, at 5 per cent. 
HALL’S FARM AGENCY, Owego, N. Y, 
ocn APRF STOCK FARM in Culpeper Co., Va. 
udll HUI1L Good buildings: near station; 58 miles 
from Washington. D. 0. Price $10,000. Virginia 
farms in all sections. State location desired. List 
on application. C. H. Harrison, Fredericksburg,Va. 
NORTHERN VIRGINIA FARMS. 
Best section of State; Mild climate ^Finest soil; 
Nearest markets ; Convenient to Washington; 
Delightful communities; Beautiful Homes; Splen¬ 
did Farms. CLAUDE STEPHENSON, 
Virginia Properties, Herndon, Va. 
THE LEVIN PRUNER 
The best primer. Cuts ,%-inch dry 
branch. Quick, clean, easy cut. We 
will send it post paid for club of two 
new yearly subscriptions at SI each, 
or for club of 7 ten weeks trials at 10 
cents each. 
The Rural New-Yorker, New Y"ork 
KXlb& !2J6lhaL 1 BXIbsL IO%1bs.6Mbs.3ats.IMs? 
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Thf* “TITRITT A U** Has a Marvelous Ad- 
ine lUoULAli vantage over Others. 
In reference to this picture comparison of separator bowls 
the manager of a prominent agricultural publication recently 
wrote us:— 
“It seems to me that this is the most emphatic r 
way of showing the vital features of your Tub- L. 
ular Separator that I have ever seen. As I look 
upon the matter the bowl or what is in it prac¬ 
tically does the whole of the work, so it is easi¬ 
ly apparent that the Tubular has a marvelous 
advantage over others.” 
Only one thing better for a dairyman to 
see and study than this comparison of bowl 
parts, and contents, and weights. 
That’s the Tubular itself, in his own 
dairy. 
We have been building separators, at 
our West Chester factory, for 28 years. We „ ... _ *^3 . v 
know them all and what the different bowls ffjj); 
can do—on paper and in the dairy. 
The quoted comment is absolutely true. 
The Tubular will prove it in your dairy. 
Our guarantee makes every purchaser safe—in buying today, and in using 
for a life time. ‘ & 
Let us show you the marvelous advantages the Tubular has over other 
separators. Write for Catalogue No. 153 
THE SHARPLES SEPARATOR COMPANY, 
‘West Chester, Penna. 
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