1911. 
THE KURAE NEW-YORKER 
255 
CONTENTS 
The Rural New-Yorker, February 25,1911 
FARM TOPICS. 
A “Down East” Corn Crop. 226 
Michigan Vetch .226 
Small Corn Shredder Experience.227 
Lime on Sod. 228 
An Oregon Oat Crop. 231 
Fertilizer and Rock Phosphate.231 
Mixing a Compost Heap. 231 
Rye as Green Manure. 232 
Manure and Tobacco Stems. 235 
Potash for Corn. 235 
Gypsum and Alkali Soil. 235 
Uncle Sam’s Employment Bureau.235 
A Concrete Farm Roller. 235 
Nitrate of Soda with Manure. 236 
How to Use Nightsoil.1. 237 
Wood Ashes and Fertilizer. 237 
Use of Ground Phosphate Rock. 237 
Hope Farm Notes . 238 
A Miner and His Farm. Part II. 252 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Those $9 Hens.234 
“Lfct the Cows Prove It”. 246 
A Good Cow . 248 
Muzzle for Ugly Sow. 248 
Clover in the Silo..... 248 
Law Regarding Brewers’ Grains. 248 
Eczema. 248 
Horse with Catarrh. 248 
Remodeling a Barn. 249 
Trouble with Churning. 249 
Good Rhode Island Reds. 250 
A Hawk Trap. 250 
Begin in a Small Way. 250 
Cracklings for Hens. 250 
Litter for Hens. 250 
A Big Egg. 250 
Grasshoppers and Turkeys. 250 
A Commuter’s Hens. 250 
Open Front Houses. 250 
Milk.251 
The Foley Milk Commission Bill.251 
Rations for Dry Cow and Heifer. 253 
Grain With Timothy. 253 
A Defective Ration. 253 
HORTICULTURE. 
Experience With the Use of Hairy 
V o foil fo •»» Paitow OO.T OOZ> 
Cold Facts About Chestnuts. 226 
Orchard Heating in California. 227 
Apple Orchard in Iowa. 228 
An Orchard for the Average New Eng- 
gland Farm . 229 
Orchard on Damp Soil. 230 
From Sand Bank to Lawn. 232 
Care of Young Orchard. 236 
Fillers in Apple Orchard. 237 
New Peaches and Plums in Pennsyl¬ 
vania . 237 
Dahlias in January. 239 
Staminate Strawberry Flowers.239 
Eldorado Blackberry ‘. 239 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day.242 
Difficulty with Chocolate Candies. 242 
Removing Stains from Clothes. 242 
The Plant of Purity. 243 
Some Items of Country Fare. 243 
Some Good Cakes. 244 
The Rural Patterns. 244 
Freshening Up Window Shades. 244 
Those Puzzling Shoe Numbers. 245 
A Box of Candy. 245 
Boiled Indian Pudding. 245 
More About Zinc. 245 
The Bookshelf . 245 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Tap the Air for Nitrates and Cut 
Your Fertilizer Bill in Half 
High Bred Nitrogen Gathering Bacteria 
put on the Seed will do all the Work 
D ON’T pay big prices for nitrate fertilizers. Don’t waste the time and labor needed to spread 
them. Let nitrogen-gathering bacteria do the work for you at a mere fraction of the cost 
and practically no extra work. 
Here is the making of all the nitrates you want at a cost of $2.00 an acre. 
This Bottle 
does the work 
for an Acre. 
FARMOGERM 
High-Bred Nitrogen-Gathering Bacteria. 
Farmogerm is a pure culture of nitrogen-gathering bacteria that 
have been carefully selected and bred up to a state of strong vitality 
and great nitrogen-fixing power. That is our guaranty. Farmogerm 
is a jelly-like culture, put up in specially sealed bottles, guaranteed 
to reach you in perfect condition and to keep for months. 
It is Ready to Use on Your Seeds 
Just mix with water and moisten the seed or spray on soil or young 
plants. The bacteria will increase rapidly, by the millions, in the 
soil, and draw nitrogen from the unlimited supply in the air, feeding 
it to the growing crop and storing it in the soil for future crops. 
For use on Alfalfa, Clover, Peas, Beans, and all legumes. 
Get Our Rrtftlr T and re P° rts from high authorities and 
, v/ r*; r rec DOOK * many farmers who have tried it and 
know. We can prove every claim. The U. S. Dept, of Agriculture 
states that the pure culture method of soil inoculation has “come to 
stay. Order Now if you want to plantat once, or sprayonwliat you 
have planted. Acre size $2.00—Garden size, for Peas, Beans and 
Sweet Peas, in mixed culture, 50c. White Clover also in 50c -size 
Mention what crop you want it for when ordering. We pay postaee 
or express charges to you. 6 
EARP-THOMAS FARMOGERM CO.. BLOOMFIELD, N. J. 
Made for> 
"//Work-Wear 
YET 50 EASY IN ACTION 
A GIRL 0RB0Y OF SIXTEEN 
CAN OPERATE IT 
KMU5^ mt 
W^cmmoi 
No pushing or pulling the shovels from 
one side to the other. Just a touch of the 
foot and the whoels and shovels move e sily 
and quickly to right or left. No stooping the 
machine to regulate the width between gangs 
or the depth of the shovels. 
Uneven Land, Crooked Rows and Hillsides 
as Easily Cultivated as Level Ground. 
Made in high and low wheel and 
KKAUS pivot gang. Built entirely 
of steel and malleable iron, 
i'.yery possible adjustment. 
Light Draft. Perfect balance. 
Choice of 26 different equip- 
ments gives yon just tho one you 
need for your work. Also the 
Clipper Hammock 8eat and the 
Carpo Walker. Don’t accent a sub¬ 
stitute. If your dealer does not 
handle the KRAUS write us for 
full descriptive catalogue. 
AKRON CULTIVATOR CO. 
-DEPT. | 3i AKRON, OHIO 
MV It. I. WHITES come nearest to the all 
- LT - L round fowl of any breed in the world. When 
I originated this breed 22 years ago, in Wakefield,R. 
I., my aim was to develop a breed that would equal 
the Leghorns as layers, mature early, be easy to 
breed, and be of the highest class dressed poultry. 
Free circular that tells what I have accomplished. 
It also tells about the most practical poultry feeder 
and exerciser ever invented. 
J. A. JOCOY, Towanda, Pa. 1-3 
Thirty Years Breeder 
and Dealer Pure Bred Poultry. 
K. T. PATTERSON, Newtown, Conn. 
C LARK’S SINGLE COMB REDS won fifty-four ribbons 
in 1910, including twenty first prizes. Also the 
Rhode Island Red Club State Cup and Specials 
for shape and color. Choice stock and eggs for 
sale. Send for mating list. G. I), CLARK, Brook- 
side Poultry Yards, Bellows Falls, Vermont. 
FARM BRED POULTRY-FREE RANGE 
Partridge Cochins, White Rocks, Barred 
Rocks. Partridge Wyandottes. LTize win¬ 
ning strains. Stock and eggs. 
MINCH BROS., R-2, Bridgeton., N. J. 
MINISINK POULTRY FARM CO. 
Single Comb Leghorn Hatching Eggs—95$ fertility 
guaranteed or money refunded —$10 per hundred 
£• o. b. NORTH WATER GAP, PA. 
Pfllll Best Breeds. Bred for Laying. 
■ UULI II 1 Large circular illustrated in colors 
Free. JOHN E. HEATWOLE, Harrisonburg, Va. 
Making a Cement Roof. 227 
Handling the Fake Goods. 227 
The Law on Rabbits. 230 
Metal Roof as Lightning Conductor. .. 231 
That Drill Contract Case. 233 
Proportion of Mortar to Masonry.... 236 
Editorials. 240 
Markets. 247 
Publisher’s Desk . 254 
(Continued from page 247.) 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay market on Timothy and the better 
grades of mixed is firm. Lower grades 
dull and unsettled. 
Bay, No. 1, ton.21.00 @ 22.00 
No. 2.18.00 @ 20.00 
No. o.15.00 (SO 17.00 
Clover Mixed.12.00 ® 18 00 
Clover.10.00 (a) 15.00 
8 traw, Rye. 9.00 @ 11.00 
Oat and Wheat.8.00 (a) 10.00 
LIVE STOCK 
Native Steers. 100 lbs.(1.70 @1 6.75 
Oxeu and Stags. 5.00 @6.25 
Cows. 2.40 @4.50 
Calves, Prime Veal, 100 lbs.7.00 @10.75 
Calls .4.00 @0 50 
Sheep, 100 lbs.3.25 @ 4.50 
Lambs. 5.50 ® 6 65 
Hogs. 7.80 @ 8.40 
GRAIN 
Wheat, No. 1, Northern Spring. 1.10 @ ... 
No. 2, Red. 94 14® ... 
No. 1 Macaroni. 1.00 "@ ... 
Corn, as to quality, bush.49 @ .52 
Oats, as to weight, bush. 35 @ 37 
Bye.80 © !83 
RHODE ISLAND RED AND BLACK MINORCA 
v cockerels, rose ami single comb,pure breils, April hatched, 
well colored, strong and vl.-oroiis, ready for spring work 
*2.00 each. JOHN McGILL, The Plains, Va. 
WANTED— Experienced man for small fruit farm; re¬ 
liability and good salesmanship required, Cottage, 
garden, good salary and permanent position offered 
to the right man. Address H. W. Cobb, Ridgewood, N J 
VIRGINIA FARM For Sale. 
v Acre. H. J. SCHXE1 
JBI.IN. Crewe, Va. 
PAPpR POT C—Three-inch, * 1.25 a 1,000, 
x “"*■ LvlV 1 W 1 O four-inch, SI.75 a 1,000 
_P. B. CROSBY & SON, Catonsville, Md, 
D LEASE send atrial shipment to the Oldest Coni- 
, mission Mouse in New York. Est. 1838. Butter 
Eggs. Poultry. Pork, Calves, Hay, Grain, Beans’ 
Apples, etc. K. II. WOOIMVAKH, 802 Greenwich 8t., N. Y 
JELLIFFE, WRIGHT & COMPANY, 
Commission Merchants, 284 Washington St., New York, 
Poultry, Eggs, Meats, Produce. Shipments Solicited. 
Hothouse Lambs, Poultry, Calves, Fancy Eggs 
Ship to W. H. COHEN & CO.. 229 Washington St.. New York. 
Boston Produce Co. 
Commission Merchants, 
Fruits and Produce. Consignments Solicited 
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. 
Abrohams Fur & Wool Co., Fur Merchants, Seymour, Wis. 
YOUNG MEN WANTED to learn 
VETERINARY profession. Catalogue 
free. Grand Rapids Veterinary 
College, Dep.15, Grand Rapids, Mich. 
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE. 
Hackney and Standard Bred Brood Mares, Stal- 
lions and Fillies, Aberdeen Angus cattle. Could 
use Percheron mares, mules, automobile-new. 
SffV?^P atal ?^ o£ St °ck. DELAWARE STOCK 
FARM, Myer & Son, Prop., Bridgeville, Del. 
93-95 South Market $t„ 
Boston. 
A BEAUTIFUL FARM FOR SALE in the finest fruit 
n growing and trucking section in the world; 
fertile sod and fine climate: also a beautiful water 
front farm with timber. For full particulars ad¬ 
dress SAMUEL P. WOODCOCK. Salisbury. 
Wicomico County, Maryland. 
W E SELL FARMS in Oceana, best County in U. S. 
Bo'it, Alfalfa, Grain,Vegetables, Stock, Poul¬ 
try. J. D. S. HANSON & SON, Hart, Mich. 
Conti Flirms for sale at lo w prices in nearly all 
WUUiaillD parts of New Y 0rk State. Cata¬ 
logue free to parties intending to buy. 
NORTHERN REALTY CO., Syracuse, N. Y. 
f A P M FDR 9AI C — The cheapest one in Som- 
1 HI*III JUn OHLL erset County - location, 
quality of soil and timber considered. Contains 
250 acres, 100 acres in cultivation and balance in 
timber. For full particulars address JAMES A. C. 
DEAVOR, Princess Anne, Somerset Co..Maryland, 
D ELAWARE FARMS for sale. Largest, most complete 
list money making farms in State. Healthful 
climate, short winters, wonderfully productive soil. 
Illus. catalog free. Wm. G. Wechtenhiser, Harrington, Del. 
| fi 7 A f! R F ^ VERY productive gravel soil, near 
•U" “UllLO Buffalo and good markets. 12 - 
room house, large barn, fruits, choice Holstein 
dairy, team, complete farming implements, all 
very cheap. Write now for picture and particu¬ 
lars. D. A. PALMERTON, Eden, N. Y. 
B EFORE BUYING send for our descriptive catalogue 
Delaware and Maryland Farms, FREE. 
■FORD & REIS (Inc-), Dept. H, Wilmington, Del. 
pQI) SAT Farm of Eighty Acres—wood, 
'~ yx \ GxlEL, timber, eight-room, two-story 
house, basement barn 30 by 44, hog house, hen 
house, all in very good condition. Buildings are 
insured for $1,100. Apples, peaches and cherries. 
Three-fourths mile from church, creame.ry and 
markets. Price $1,050—$900 cash, balance mortgage 
at 5 per cent. HALL’S FARM AGENCY, Owego, 
Tioga County, New York. 
WANTFfl~ MAN " dl ° thoroughly understands 
If Mil I LU the care of hogs in all its branches. 
Address, stating references and salary wanted, 
DRAWER 62, New Haven, Conn. 
Wanted-Farmer-Fruit Grower 
To take place on snares, or salary and shares. Must 
have team and tools. ORCHARD FARM. Peekskill. N. 1. 
Greidcr’s Fine Catalogue 
of pure bred poultry, for 1911, over 200 
pages, 57 colored pictures of fowls, calen- 
darfor each month, illustrations, descrip¬ 
tions, photos, incubators, brooders, and 
all details concerning the business, where 
and how to buy fine poultry, eggs for 
batching, supplies, etc., at lowest cost. 
Send 15c. B. H. Greioer, Box 58, Rheems, Pa 
Kirkup’s Utility Strain S.C.W bite Leghorns 
Bred for vigor, size and large white market eggs. 
Eggs and Baby Chicks for sale. Custom hatching a 
specialty. Send forcireular. Kirkup Bros., Mattituck.L.I. 
Farmers and Poultrymen. 
Yon must not blame us if occasionally onr en¬ 
thusiasm bubbles over when speaking of our cus¬ 
tom batching department as carried on by our 
experts in our mammoth hot water incubator. 
Results are showing people all over the country 
that we know our business by saving them time, 
worry and money, and giving them stronger chicks 
than the old hen or kerosene oil fume incubators 
ever did. You send us the eggs—we’ll do the rest- 
do it right and send you the chicks. Write for in¬ 
formation and prices, anyway. 
MAPLE GLEN POULTRY FARM, Millerton, N.Y. 
Buff, Wh. Leghorns, Mottled Anconas, 8 . C. K.I. Bed. 
Eggs, 90c. per 15, $1.50 per 30. $2.75 per 00, $4 per 100. 
Catalogue free. JOHN A. ROTH, Quakertown, p a . 
COLUMBIAN WYANDOTTES —Beauty & utility combined. 
Splendid, vigorous Cockerels and Pens mated. Ad¬ 
dress RALPH WOODWABD, Box 28, Grafton, Mass’ 
American Poultry Plant. Collins, Ohio— Kellerstraea 
Crystal \V. Orpingtons, Wyckoflf S, C. \V. Leghorns. Mammoth 
White Holland Turkeys, White African Guineas, Indian ltunuer 
Ducks. Stock & eggs for hatching. 600 choice male birds for sale 
EGGS —$1 per 15, $2 per 40 of Thor. Brahmas. Hocks, Wyan¬ 
dottes, Reds, Minorcas, Houdans, Leghorns, Hamimrgs; 19 var., 
28 years’ experience. Catalogue. S. K. M..hr, Coopersburg, Pa. 
Pfllll TRYMPW _Send 1 ° cents for our fine 60- 
I UULI LI I 111 LIT p: ge Illustrated Catalogue. 
EAST DONEGAL POULTRY YARDS, Marietta, Pa. 
INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS— Heavy laying strain—$5.00 
I per trio, GEO. BOWDISH, Esperance, N. Y. 
S NOW WHITE WYAND0HE EGGS for hatching, $1 per 15. 
$5 per 100. A few good Cockerels. Circular free. 
GOLDENROD FARM, Dept. R, Stewartstown, Pa. 
mine DQEn While Holland Turkeys, Great 
rUElC ■ ntll Layers.Domestic.ChoiccToms. 
MRS. NILES GROVER. South Mew Berlin. N. Y. 
Mammoth Bronze Turkeys 
PARTRIDGE COCHIN Cocks and Cockerels for sale. 
D. S. Hartwell. (Stamp.) 
HEDGE LAWN FARM, Washington, Conn. 
W 
ILD AND BRONZE TURKEY EGGS-Chicken Eggs. Hand- 
■ some Catalog 2 ct. 
stamp, showing pure wild gobbler from the moun- 
VALLEY Vf- 
tain. 
VIEW POULTRY FARM, Belleville. Pa. 
W ANTF1Y“ A P artner 40 ta k® half interest 
’’’ * J -‘U i n an d manage a fifty-acre fruit 
and truck farm near Glens Falls, N. Y. Address 
“RODGERS,” care Rural New-Yorker. 
OMART YOUNG AMERICAN to learn Retail 
Nursery trade. Must have farm experience, 
education and ability at pencil drawing. $48. mo. 
$58. next yr. Fine future. 
B, B, NUKSEUY, West Newton, Mass. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee page 16. 
AND UP- 
WARD 
AMERICAN 
SEPARATOR 
SENT ON TRIAL, FULLY 
GUARANTEED. A new, well 
made, easy running separator for 
$15.95. Skims hot or cold milk; 
heavy or light cream. Different 
from this picture which illus¬ 
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marvel, easily cleaned. Whether 
dairy is large or small, obtain our 
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AMERICAN SEPARATOR CO. 
Box 
BAINBRIDGE.N.Y. 
that ntver 
wcura out is— 
Slate. Docs not 
or water-soak, 
t melt — not af¬ 
fected by the weather or 
climate. The only roof that is 
verlasting. SHELDON'S 
GREEN AND PURPLE ROOFING 
SLATE, the only material without on 
equal. No more expenaivethan other high- 
grade roofing. Send toil ay for our free book 
“Tho Boof Question,” and tell us your wants. 
F.C.Sheldon Slate Co. 
oieei wneease 
That’s So! Hired hands are 
getting scarcer every day: 
\but LOW DOWN STEEL 
WHEELS will help to take 
\ their place. Then, too, the 
I sun don’t affect a steel wheel 
j like it does the best of hired 
f help. More brain and less 
^muscle nowadays. Cata- 
I logue free to you. 
HAVANA METAL WHEEL CO. 
Box H, Havana, 111. 
A HARNESS 
THAT OUTLIVES THE 
HORSE 
Our catalogue accurately illustrates over 
75 Styles of harness for all purposes. Prices 
are wholesale—saves S10 to SI 5 on every harness. 
Only best oak-tanned leather is used. Every harness 
guaranteed for five years Catalogue F free. 
King Harness Co., 6 Lake Si., Cwego, Tioga Co., N. Y 
To mcmillan fur & wool co. 
. . .A MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 
Illustrated Circular Free to anyone interested in 
RAW FURS.” 
Trappers’ Guide .Free to those who ship to us. 
BEFORE YOU BUY WRITE FOR 
NEW CATALOG DESCRIBING THE 
GUARANTEED MONEY-SAVING 
INTERNATIONAL 
SILOS 
strongest built, simplest to put up and easiest operated 
on the market. Adjustable automatic take-up hoop— 
continuous open-door front—air-tight door and per¬ 
manent ladder are some of the unusual features. Th. 
InterarM-n.I S"« r„.. 113 Main St.. Liueavilla. (h 
will reduce inllamed, swollen Joinls. 
Bruises, Soft Bunches. Cure Boils, Fis- 
lula or any unhealthy sore quickly; 
pleasant to uso; dues cot blister 
under bandage or remove the hair, 
and you can work the horse. $2 per 
bottle at dealers or delivered. 
Horse Book 7 D free. 
ABSORDINE, J.? , for mankind, 
$1.00 per bottle. Reduces Varicose 
^^-oVeins, Varicocele, Hydrocele. 
Goitre, Wens, Strains, Bruises, 
stone Pain and inflammation. 
YOUNG, P. D. F., 88 temple St., Springfield, Mass. 
Meeker 
Disc Smoothing Harrow, 
Onion Seed Drills and Hand Wheel Hoes. 
Southport Globe Onioa Seed. 
Send for Catalogue and Prices. 
THE C. 0. JELLIFF MFG. C0RP. 
Southport, Connecticut 
