1911 . 
23 
The kuk-A-u new-yorkeh 
CONTENTS 
FARM TOPICS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, January 7, 1911. 
A Kentucky Feed Barn.1, 2 
Prices for Eastern Farmers.2 
Chemical Fertilizers..2 
Crops on an Abandoned Pennsylvania 
Farm .3 
A One-horse Farmer’s Vetch. 3 
1 developing a Grass Farm. 4 
The Sunflower Crop. 4 
Bulk or Quality in Silage.5 
Changeable Rotation.7 
A Study of Soils. 7 
Arguments for Ground Limestone, Part 
II.9 
That Great Potato Crop.9 
Hope Farm Notes..* .10 
Corn with Potatoes.18 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Stock Sheds of Straw.16 
A Woman’s Hen Business. 16 
The Henyard. 17 
Yellow Clover for Poultry.17 
Preserving Fish for Poultry.17 
Alfalfa for Hens. 17 
Gapes or Pip. 17 
Turkeys in Washington.17 
Lame Horses. .18 
The Cow and the Man....18 
Milch Cows on Rape..,,.18 
Milk ...19 
A Milk Ration.20 
Another Dairy Ration.. .20 
Farmers and Pure-bred Cattle.20 
The Pain of Dishorning.21 
Stimulating Milk Flow.21 
Rheumatism .21 
Wart on Mule.21 
HORTICULTURE. 
Cutting Back Peach Trees. 4 
School of Box Packing. 4 
The Growing Season. 5 
Apple Questions.. 7 
Twenty Ounce Apple in Kansas.11 
Leaves on the Lawn.11 
Peach Growing in the Berkshire Hills... 11 
Greenhouse Adjoining Inveiling.11 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day.14 
Cleaning Flues With Zinc.14 
Painting Pantry Shelves.14 
Washing Heavy Rugs.14 
Baked Apple Pudding.14 
The Rural Patterns. 15 
More About Samp. 15 
A Batch of Griddle Cakes.15 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Contracts and Promises. 2 
Postage in England and Canada. 2 
The Marketman’s Side. 2 
Protection from Electric Wires. 3 
Legislation in the Bashful State. 4 
Crops and Prices. 6 
Successful Co-operation. 6 
Rust-Resisting Iron. 7 
Products, Prices and Trade.8 
Editorials .12 
Other People’s Money.13 
Events of the Week.!.13 
“Careful Consideration” Congressman 
Gets nis.18 
Imitation Asphalt, Cement and Coal Tar. 18 
Publisher’s Desk. 22 
MARKETS 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS. 
Cucumbers, best, doz.. 1.75 ® 2.00 
MusQrooms, lb.20 ® .35 
Radishes, 1U0 bunches. 2.50 @ 3.00 
Tomatoes, lb.15 ® .40 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Chickens, roasting ... 
Common to Good... 
Guineas, spring, pair.. 
BUTTER 
Wholesale 
Retail 
Creamery, fancy, lb. 
.. .30 
& 
.31 
.33^3) 
.35 
Good to Choice.... 
... .26 
@ 
.29 
30 
.32 
Lower Grades _ 
@ 
.25 
24® 
.28 
Storage. 
@ 
.31 
State Dairy, best_ 
® 
.29 
.30® 
.32 
Common to Good.. 
.. .23 
® 
.26 
.25® 
.28 
Factory.. 
... .22 
® 
.24 
.24® 
.26 
Packing Stock. 
@ 
.20 
CHEESE 
Full Cream, best.... 
@ 
.17 
•17@ 
.20 
Common to Good .... 
.. .12 
® 
.13 
.14® 
.16 
Skims.. 
@ 
.12 
.10® 
.14 
EGGS 
White, good to choice. .43 
® 
.46 
.45@ 
.50 
Mixed Colors, best.. 
... .38 
® 
.42 
.42 
-45 
Common to Good.. 
.. .25 
® 
212 
.30® .40 
Storage. 
.. .18 
@ 
.25 
BEANS 
Marrow, bu. 
.. 2.30 
@ 2.35 
qt 
.15 
Medium. 
... 2.16 
® 
2.20 
Pea. 
@ 
2.20 
qt 
.15 
Yellow Eye. 
.. 2.15 
® 
2.20 
Red Kidney. 
.. 2.90 
® 
2.95 
WhiteKklney. 
.. 3.10 
® 3.15 
CIDER VINEGAR 
Prices charged in N.Y. 
by wholesale dealers 
for single barrellots: 
Extra Choice Old, gal. .22 ® 224 
Standard Grade.13 @ .15 
DRIED FRUITS 
Apples, evap. fancy... .12 ® 13 
Evap., com. to good. .06 @ .11 
Sun Dried.05 @ .07 
Raspberries.28 @ .30 
Cherries.15 ® .18 
_FRESH FRUITS 
Apples, Ben Davis, bbl 2.00 ® 4.00 
King. 2.00 ® 4.75 
Greening. 2.00 ® 5.50 
York Imperial. 3.00 ® 4.75 
Baldwin. 2.00 @ 4.50 
Western, box. 1.25 @ 2.25 
Cranberries, bbl. 7.00 @10.00 
Pears, Kieffer, bbl. 1.50 ® 3.50 
Strawberries, Cal., pt.. .25 ® .45 
Florida, qt..75 ® .90 
VEGETABLES 
Potatoes, 
N. Y. State, 180 lbs.. 1.37 @ 1.62 
Long Island. 180 lbs.. 1.50 ® 2.00 
Bermuda, bbl. 4.00 ® 5.00 
Maine... 1.40 ® 1.60 
Sweet. Jersey, bbl... 1.00 @ 2.75 
Anise, Southern, bbl.. 3.00 @ 3.50 
Brussels Sprouts, qt... .10 @ .18 
Beets, Southern, bbl.. 3.00 ® 
Carrots, bbl. 1.00 ® 1.50 
Southern, bbl. 2.50 ® 3.00 
Cabbage, ton. 12.00 ®14.00 
.15® .17 
.09® .13 
Celery, doz. 
.25 
.60 
Chicory, bbl. 
2.25 
(4 
4.00 
EscaroT, bbl. 
. . . , 
3.00 
® 
4.00 
Endive. French, lb 
.15 
® 
Cauliflowers, bbl.. 
2.00 
® 
7.00 
Kale, bbl. 
.90 
® 
1.00 
Kohlrabi, South’n. 
bbl. 
4.00 
® 
5.00 
Lettuce, 5^-bbl. bkt 
1.25 
® 
3.50 
Peppers, Southern, 
bu. 
3.00 
® 
7.00 
Onions, OrangeCo., 
bag 
1.50 
® 
2.25 
Conn. White-bbl 
2.50 
® 
4.00 
White pickle, bu. 
.75 
® 
1.00 
Peas. Fla., bu. 
® 
9.00 
Komaine, South’n, 
bbl. 
3.00 
® 
4.50 
String Beans, bu... 
2.00 
9.00 
Spinach, bbl. 
® 
4.00 
Squasn. bbl. 
1.00 
® 
1.75 
Turnips. Rutabaga, 
bbl 
.75 
® 
1.15 
White, bbl. 
. .. V 
1.00 
® 
1.75 
each .03® .05 
.21 
® 
.22 
.23® .26 
.16 
® 
.20 
.18® .23 
.17 
® 
.18 
■19@ .22 
.13 
@ 
.16 
•15@ .18 
.23 
® 
.25 
12 
@ 
.15 
15® .18 
.12 
® 
.17 
.14 
@ 
.17 
.16® .20 
- 2.00 
® 
4.25 
.65 
@ 
1.10 
• UESSED MEATS 
.12 
@ 
.12^ 
.08 
® 
.10 
5.00 
® 
7.00 
•to h >® 
.11 
.99 
® 
.10 
.14 
@ 
.17 
Roasting Pigs, lb... 
HAY AND STRAW 
Quotations for large bales. 
Small bales sell 50 cents to SI.00 
per ton less. 
Hay, No. 1, ton.21.00 ® 22.00 
No. 2.19.00 ® 20.00 
No. 3.16.00 ® 18.00 
Clover Mixed.13.00 ® 19 00 
Clover.12.00 ® 17.00 
Wild Hay.9.00 ® 10.00 
8 traw, Rye.10.00 ® 11.00 
Oat and Wheat. 8.00 ® 9.00 
LIVE STOCK. 
Prices given are for top market grades per 100 
pounds in the markets named. 
f Oalveg 
Steel's. Best. Poor. Sheep.Lambs.Hogs 
New York. 6.65 10.50 6.00 4.00 6.60 8.40 
Buffalo. 6.75 10.50 7.00 4.00 6.00 8.30 
Pittsburgh. 6.40 9 00 4.25 6225 8.25 
Cincinnati. 5.75 . 3.75 6.00 810 
Chicago. 7.25 8.00 6.50 4.40 6.60 7.75 
Kansas City .... 6.50 8.25 5.00 4.00 6.25 7.56 
GRAINS. 
The prices given are for large sales of No. 2 
quality in the cities named: 
-Wheat.' 
Hard 
Win- 
Bar- 
Spring. 
ter. 
Corn. 
Oats. 
Rye. 
ley. 
New York.... 
.$1.16 
.98 
.52 
.38 
.81 
.90 
Boston. 
• • • 
56 
.40 
Philadelphia. 
. . , 
.95 
.50 
Baltimore.... 
.96 
.50 
Buffalo. 
. 1.10 
.95 
.50 
.35 
.88 
Chicago. 
. 1.02 
.94 
.46 
.31 
.80 
.75 
Minneapolis . 
. 1.01 
.42 
.29 
.76 
.80 
Duluth. 
. 1.01 
.31 
.74 
.76 
Kansas City. 
. . • 
.96 
.46 
Winnipeg .... 
. .90 
.. 
• • 
• • 
• • 
• • 
$7|0 or $50®2 
For a Cream 
Separator— Which ? A 
SHARPLES 
Tubular 
Cream Separator 
will run for ten years and then 
be a good, serviceable machine 
for many more years. A stand¬ 
ard size of Tubular separator 
costs $75-00, or $7.50 per year for 
ten years, and you will still have 
a good separator left 
You can buy a (so 
called) cheap sepa¬ 
rator for $50.00, the 
average of life of 
which is one year. 
You can buy another 
the next year, 
and so on until 
you have spent 
$500.00 in ten years;— 
$50.00 per year. Which 
do you want ? You can 
own and use a Sharpies 
Tubular Cream Separator 
for less than any other 
separator built. We 
guarantee it. Shall 
we tell you how ? 
Write for 
1911 Cata¬ 
logue No. 
*53. 
30 
THE SHARPLES SEPARATOR CO. 
WEST CHESTER, PA. 
Chicago, III., San Francisco, Cal., Portland, Ora. 
Toronto, Can. Winnipeg, Can. 
MONTROSS METAL SHINGLES 
Wear three times as long as wood shingles and 
composition roofings. Fireproof. Ornamental. In- 
,extensive. Catalog. Montross Co., Camden,N.J 
IRH FlirmC FOR SALE <IHEAP, in fertile 
IUU I Cl I 111 O Delaware Valley. New catalogue 
and map free. Horace G. Reeder, Newtown, Pa. 
TJICK 
Highest Grade—Sanitary 
Not a particle of wood about them. 
Quick to open —Quick to close — 
Quick to please—Quick shipments. 
Ask for 1910 Catalogue. 
_ BOWEN & Q UICK, Mfry. Auburn. N.Y. 
THE PERCHERON SOCIETY OF AMERICA 
Has just increased its capital stock to 
$100,000. 10,000 shares of $10 each. 3,000 
shareholders. Nov. 28, 1910. 100 breeders 
have taken membership since Dec. 1st. 
Ninety-five per cent of the Percheron 
breeders of America record with the 
Percheron Society. « * » * » 
Information pertaining Fercherons -f urnished. Address 
WAYNE DINSMORE, Secretary, 
Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Ill. 
F OR SALE—Finest Orchard in Best Apple Section—7,000 
trees. George Wharton, Cruso, Haywood Co., N. C. 
Boston Produce Go. 
Commission Merchants, 
Fruits and Produce. Consignments Solicited 
93-95 South Market St., - Boston. 
DE LAVAL 
Cream Separators 
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Over 30 Years of Cream 
Separator Leadership 
The first successful cream separator was perfected and 
patented by Dr. De Laval in 1878. 
The DE LAVAL was the pioneer. It was first in the 
field and for over thirty years it has 
maintained its leadership against 
any and all comers. 
The DE LAVAL has always been 
the acknowledged leader in making 
cream separator improvements, its 
development has revolutionized the 
dairy business and done more than 
anything else to make dairying 
profitable. 
So completely is the superiority 
of the DE LAVAL recognized by 
creamerymen and those who make the separation of 
cream and making of butter a business, that 98% OF 
THE WORLD’S CREAMERIES USE THE DEL AVAL 
TO THE EXCLUSION OF ALL OTHER MAKES. 
In cleanness of skimming, quality of cream separated, 
ease of operation, simplicity of construction and dura¬ 
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The more you know about cream separators the more 
you will appreciate its superiority, and whether or not 
you start with one SOOXER OR LATER YOU AVILL 
BUY A DE LAVAL. 
The De Laval Separator Co. 
165-167 Broadway 
NEW YORK 
42 E. 
Madison Street 
CHICAGO 
Orumm & Sacramento Sts 
SAN FRANCISCO 
178-177 William Street 
MONTREAL 
14 & 16 Princess Strset 
WINNIPEG 
1016 Western Avenue 
SEATTLE 
W ANTED—A working farm foreman about March 10 
who has had practical experience with poultry 
and frnit farming. Married man, no children, wife 
to do housework. Write fully as to experience, 
age and references, stating wages expected. Farm 
located 22 miles from New York on Erie Railroad. 
H. A. BENNETT, Bluffton, Indiana. 
TT7 A IVT'ETA — A P artner experienced in Truck 
A Cl! Farming. I will furnish land 
and capital. Address "PARTNER,” care R. N.-Y. 
WAMTPfl agents to sell farmers’ account book. 
IlHlllLU Rasy to sell. Big inducements. Act 
Quick. Address. L. R. SYPHKRS. Ft. Wayne, Ind. 
AWNLAN1) FARM’S White and Buff Wyandottes, 
^ Indian Runner Ducks. Famous "Win and Lay” 
Strains. All stock subject to approval. Price-List. 
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On SAMUEL P. WOODCOCK, Salisbury, Maryland. 
pnp CAI p— FINE Carolina Plantation, 709 
lUn OHLL acres; large house, three barns; 
artesian water. Three large pear orchards, all In 
bearing; 200 pecan trees. Near Savannah, Ga.; 
cheap. Water facilities to northern markets. 
Will sell as a whole or in smaller farms. For 
further particulars address A. H. STODDARD, JK., 
General Delivery. Savannah, Ga. 
A BEAUTIFUL FARM FOR SALE in the finest fruit 
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Wicomico County, Maryland. 
LET US TAN 
YOUR HIDE. 
Cattle or Horse hide. Calf, Dog. Deer, 
or any kind of skin with hair or fur on. 
We make them soft, light, odorless, 
wind, moth and water proof, and make 
them into coats (for men or women) 
robes, rugs or gloves when so ordered. 
Your fur goods will cost you less than 
to buy them, and be worth more. Send 
three or more cow or horse hides in one 
shipment from anywhere east of Den¬ 
ver and we pay the freight both ways. 
Get our illustrated catalog which 
gives prices of tanning, taxidermy and 
head mounting. Also prices of l'ur 
goods, and big mounted game heads 
we sell. 
The Crosby Frisian Fur Company, 
571 Lyell Ave., Rochester, N. Y. 
TRAPPERS AND HUNTERS. 
Furs are high. A fact which you are all probably ac¬ 
quainted with. But the question is. Are you getting 
highest market value for yours ? Remember we do not 
charge any commission; pay all express charges: will 
hold your goods separate for approval of our valuation, 
when requested, and if not satisfactory will return and 
pay all charges. Don’t you think we are entitled to a 
trial shipment on the strength of the foregoing; For 
further information write for our free price list and 
Trappers’ Guide. Make us a trial shipment today. 
Abrahams Fur 8 Wool Co., Fur Merchants, Seymour, Wis. 
Eggs, Poultry, Meats, Produce. 
Shipments solicited. JELLIFFE, WRIGHT 8 CO., Com¬ 
mission Merchants, 284 Washington St., New York. 
Dl.KASK semi a trial shipment to the Oldest Com- 
1 mission House in New York. Kst. 1838. Butter, 
Eggs. Poultry. Pork. Calves. Hay. Grain. Beans, 
Appies. etc. I'.. It. WOODWAltli, 802 C.-eetmiel. st., n. y. 
Raw Fur Prices 
are going to be up and down tlii< winter. Some 
heavy stocks carried over will probably affect the 
market. We keep our shippers posted by special 
bulletins all through the winter. We give you the 
top price because we post you about the rises and 
falls. Send your name to get on our bulletin list. 
Shipments to us at the right time bring best money 
and quickest returns. KANN & COMPANY. 
41 K. 10th Street, New York City. 
SHIP 
YOUR 
GEO 
PIGS and CALVES 
-TO- 
. OLIVER & COMPANY 
Established 1850 
COMMISSION MERCHANTS 
WEST WASHINGTON MARKET, NEW YORK, N. Y. 
PROMPT RETURNS 
Hnlidav Poultry Poultry, Calves, Hothouse 
nuiiudj rouiiry Lambs, Fancv Eggs 
Ship to W. H. COHEN 8 CO., 229 Washinoton St., New York. 
GKO. P. HAMMOND. EST. 1875. FRANK W. GODWIN 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & CO., 
Commission Merchants and Dealers in all kinds of 
COUNTRY PRODUCE, Appies, Peaches, Ber 
ries Butter, Eggs, Cheese, Poultry. Mushrooms 
andHot-house Products a Specialty. Consignments 
solicited. 34 & 36 Little 12th St.. New York 
You can shove ensilage out ofthe unobstructed, 
continuous door front of a ITnadillnSilolS cents 
a ton cheaper than yon can pitch it up 3 to C fl. 
over cross-bars on an ordinary silo. 
Unadilla Silo doors shove up—most others 
push In, making it necessary to feed to the 
bottom of these doors before they can be opened. 
Non-breakable lugs, cold rolled over threads on 
end of steel hoops —'4 stronger than ordinary 
cut thread hoops. Write for 25 Reasons Why. 
Kxtra discount for early orders, Agents wanted. 
UNADILLA SILO CO., Rox R, I rmdillu, N. Y. 
Good Farms 
All over New York State. 
- -Low prices and reasonable 
terms. First-class markets. Low taxes. Catalog 
free to buyers. NORTHERN REALTY CO., Syracuse, N. Y. 
