1911. 
RUKAIv NEW-YORKER 
336 
PRODUCTS, PRICES AND TRADE: 
Apple Prices.— It is stated that Oregon 
apples have been selling in the wholesale 
markets in the East this Winter for less 
than New York barreled stock. Is this a 
fact? E. c. 
Connecticut. 
Yes, this is true, but the opposite is also 
true, as so much depends upon the class 
of trade meant. A wholesaler whose busi¬ 
ness was largely with fancy fruiterers and 
high-class hotels could get higher prices for 
the Western apples on account of their high 
color. But for the general consumptive 
trade, where quality is the chief considera¬ 
tion, Eastern apples sell higher, provided 
they are of standard varieties, Spy, Green¬ 
ing, Baldwin, etc., well grown and honestly 
packed. No handsomer apple comes to New 
York than the Spy, as grown in parts of 
New York State, Vermont and other sec¬ 
tions of New England, unless it be, per¬ 
haps, the Newtown from the Albemarle sec¬ 
tion. But the majority of Eastern grown 
apples are not in the same class with the 
Rocky Mountain or Pacific Coast product 
in the matter of color. Each has its special 
place to fill in trade, much the same as 
the different breeds of cattle. 
Efficient Freight Service.— In the dis¬ 
cussion of railroad rates, etc., comparatively 
little has been said about efficiency of ser¬ 
vice, a matter that concerns shippers and 
receivers of freight even more than rates, 
within reasonable limits. Careless handling 
of goods and unnecessary delays are con¬ 
stant sources of loss to owners of the goods. 
The value of perishable products is thus 
discounted from 25 to 75 per cent, and 
with other goods it is necessary for the 
dealer to carry an excessive stock or lose 
trade because of delayed shipments. Trans¬ 
portation companies are amenable to the 
courts for damage, but as a rule lawsuits 
against them are unsatisfactory, and in 
the end cost more than the actual damage, 
unless the latter be extraordinarily heavy. 
There are some exceptions, but under these 
circumstances the common railroad prac¬ 
tice has been to pay as few claims and be 
as long about it as possible. This has 
proven a short-sighted policy, antagonizing 
the public, which is ready to applaud and 
support almost any restrictive measure, not 
considering carefully whether it is just or 
not. Had the attitude of the railroads 
toward the public been based on accommo¬ 
dation and efficiency instead of the idea 
that “you have got to patronize us and 
we'll do as we please,” there would have 
been no cause or demand for such restric¬ 
tive legislation. 
It is often hard to determine what are 
“reasonable” freight rates, as the necessary 
operating expenses of some roads, owing 
to bridges, grades, upkeep, proportion of 
empties carried, etc., varies on different 
roads. But reasonably ellicient service is a 
matter that can be determined much more 
readily, and it is a fit subject for investiga¬ 
tion by a commission with full purpose and 
jurisdiction to sift it to the bottom. What 
those who patronize freight service need 
most is efficiency. They want the work 
done as well and as quickly as common 
business sense would consider fair in other 
lines of trade, and are willing to pay what 
is necessary to have the work done well. 
The freight question can never bo settled 
satisfactorily on any basis other than ef¬ 
ficient service. 
The Egg Situation. —What is the mat¬ 
ter with the egg market just now? I re¬ 
ceived 16 cents a dozen yesterday from a 
huckster who is collecting butter and eggs 
through my section and shipping it to the 
wholesale commission merchants. This is 
10 cents a dozen less than the price was 
last year at this date, and if they are 
going down at this rate, we will see 10 
and 12 cents a dozen eggs in April and 
May. What is the cause of all this? Are 
the receipts so heavy? s. M. 
Pennsylvania. 
There are two special reasons for the 
present depression of the egg market. The 
first is that on account of the compara¬ 
tively open Winter production has been 
heavier than usual. The other cause is 
that a ban has been put on stale eggs by 
the pure food authorities. It was formerly 
possible to sell eggs in almost any condi¬ 
tion. Speculators who had disposed of part 
of their holdings for enough to make a 
profit on the whole amount would take a 
risk with the remainder, knowing that if 
a temporary scarcity came they could 
quickly unload their stock at an increased 
profit, and, if not. the long stored eggs 
would bring something anyway for bakers’ 
use. Carbonate of ammonia, boracic acid, 
formaldehyde and other materials known 
to the chemist can cover a multitude of 
liquid egg defects, after the worst of the 
black spots are picked out. But owing to 
the activity of inspectors this is getting to 
be dangerous business, and there is cor¬ 
respondingly less inducement to hold eggs 
beyond the period of risk. 
The New York egg market has been on 
a decidedly artificial basis this Winter. 
For several weeks an attempt was made to 
keep the price of fancy white eggs 10 cents 
above the best mixed colors. This was un¬ 
reasonable, except for a very small fraction 
of the trade. The white egg that sells for 
75 cents or so per dozen is all right to 
read about in story books and makes good 
talking material for those who feel sure 
that Standard Oil stock is but a feeble divi¬ 
dend producer compared with the hen. But 
most people who sell white eggs have to get 
a little nearer to earth than this. There has 
been no time this past Winter when the 
choicest white eggs, from three to five days 
old, could not be had in single dozen lots in 
New York for 50 cents. Most of the time 40 
or 45 cents would buy them, and recently 35 
cents—not in all sections of the city, of 
course, but accessible to thousands of buy¬ 
ers. A great many who buy these white 
eggs do so solely because they are more 
reliable in quality, and not because of their 
whiteness. It is the writer’s opinion that 
if brown and mixed eggs were as well as¬ 
sorted as to quality and size, and reason¬ 
able care taken in crating uniform colors, 
they would very soon sell as well in New 
York as they now do in Boston or any 
other market that is supposed to prefer 
brown eggs. The trouble with a largo 
number of the brown and mixed eggs sent 
to New York is that they are of mixed 
quality with all the colors of eggdoin in 
one case. What the majority of egg buyers 
want is good size and uniformly good qual¬ 
ity, and there will be little discrimination 
against brown shells when they find that 
the contents may be depended upon. 
w. w. H. 
Crops Among Peach Trees. 
What would be best to plant on a field 
that two years ago was heavily fertilized 
with balnyard manure for Lima beans, and 
last year with a complete fertilizer and a 
very heavy coating of lime for cabbage? 
One-year-old peach trees are growing on 
this ground. g. w. g. 
South Chatham, N. J. 
In discussing any crop we must consider 
the man who grows it an dthe market or 
demand. In' this case potatoes are barred 
on account of the lime, and we would not 
follow with cabbage. We do not like tall 
growing crops like corn or Lima beans 
among young trees. Tomatoes or peppers 
would do well, or onions, melons or bush 
beans. 
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Read these actual proofs that the NEW 
Proof That Proves 
The Quaker Oats Co. 
Gentlemen : During the past few 
months 1 have fed my dairy a ration com¬ 
posed of equal parts of Gluten Peed and 
and Distillers Grains. About two weeks 
ago I left out the Distillers Grains and 
began using Schumacher Peed in its place 
and feeding just the same amount. In two 
days my dairy has gained thirty pounds 
of milk per day. At present I am getting 
os much 425 lbs of milk per day from four¬ 
teen cows. Thirteen of these cows have 
been milked since last March and April. 
The most i mportant point to be considered 
in this test is the fact that, while Schu¬ 
macher’s cost me $6.00 per ton less than 
the Distillers Grains, my cows actually 
gained in milk production by feeding 
it, and at the same time when, as every 
dairyman knows, it is the tendency for 
cows that have been milked continuously 
as long as these have, to shrink, 
J. E. Murray, Freedom, N. Y. 
Gained 62 lbs of Milk 
in Three Days 
The Quaker Oats Co. 
Gentlemen: I was feeding one bushel 
Gluten. 1 bushel Bran, and 1 bushel of 
Cornmeal mixed, (equal parts bulk), when 
I wa9 advised to feed one bushel Gluten 
and two bushels of Schumacher Stock 
Peed. I was milking 18 cows: in three 
days my cows gained 62 pounds of milk. 
They continued to do fine. I used up my 
supply of Schumacher and went after 
more but the dealer was out. I bought 
bran and meal and went back to my 
former ration. In two days my cows 
dropped down 50 pounds in milk. I bought 
more Sohumacher as soon as I could, and 
am getting very fine results again. My 
cows not only give more milk but keep in 
better condition. I have also fed my 
horses Schumacher Feed.andl never had 
them keep in as good shape doing heavy 
- " 3, AMES. Delevan. N. Y. 
work. 
O. B. 
Gets Better Milk and 
More Cream 
The Quaker Oats Co. 
We have used Schumacher Feed nearly 
five years. From time to time I have 
tried others but we are always forced 
back to Schumacher to get our usual rich 
quality of milk. The lack of cream on 
top of our bottles is not only noticeable 
to us but also the source of complaint 
from our customers,when we are not feed¬ 
ing Schumacher Feed. Naturally we can 
highly recommend it. 
Respectfully, 
D. R. Ilarvey, Supt. Willow Brook Farm, 
Jan. 4,1911. Elmira, N. Y. 
SCHUMACHER 
Feeding Plan is a 
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You can’t afford not to test it in face of these letters. 
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You, no doubt, are feeding high protein concentrates such as 
gluten, cotton seed meal, malt sprouts, oil meal, Blue Ribbon Dairy 
Feed and other similar high protein feeds, etc. If you will combine 
Schumacher Feed with any of these in % to % the ration, you will not 
only save $5.00 to $8.00 per ton on your feed, but get far better results in both milk 
and “condition” of your cows. We don’t ask you to take our word for this—just read 
the “actual proofs’’ in the letters herewith. 
The Reason Schumacher Feed does so well, is because it is the best complete 
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nutrients your ration lacks, which build strong tissue and rich blood—which 
nourish the body and give the animal that strength and vitality so essential 
when she is under the strain of continued milk flow. A corn, oats, barley 
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It is an excellent feed for hogs. Get it at your dealers. If ha 
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Schumacher Feed is Also Fine for AII Farm Stock 
Better Result&\ 
More Good Proof 
The Quaker Oats Co. 
Gentlemen : Schumacher Feed has 
been a large factor in the ration we 
feed onr herd for the past two years. 
We feed one-haif Schumacher and one 
hair Gluten Food. This Hummer our feed 
dealer was out of Shumacher and wo 
bought ono ton of bran to take its place. 
After feeding this a few da.'s we saw our 
cows were shrinking. A ear of Schumach¬ 
er arrived after we had led 1,600 pounds 
of bran. We changed directly to Schu¬ 
macher and in three daysour cows gained 
a ten-gallon can of milk. Duringono week 
of last June we milked l.GCOpoundsof milk 
a day from forty cows which you will note 
is an average of forty pounds to the cow. 
Uhls was done on a ration of Schumacher 
reed and Gluten. The strong argument 
in favor of Schumacher Feed is that it 
keeps our cows in good flesh while they 
reproducing milk. Every cow we have 
f°h* during the past yearhasgone directly 
to the slaughter house and she has been 
» d after producing a large flow of milk 
all the season. We consider it a hard 
proposition to make milk the year around 
as we do, without Schuinachor Feed. 
_ „ Yours very truly, 
0. Haskell & Son, Sandusky. N. Y. 
Milk Always Passes 
Inspector’s Tests 
The Quaker Oats Co. 
We are feeding Schumacher Feed to our 
herd of 200 cows and find it gives strength 
and body to our ration. It keeps cows 
strong and fat, which is essential with us 
as we do not raise caves, but sell our cows 
forbeef as soon as dry. Our milk is sold 
to East Liberty residents and is constant- 
1 y subject to tests as to puri ty and quality. 
It always passes and wo give Schumacher 
the credit. 
Yours very truly, 
Hartman Bros., 
Pittsburg. Pa. 
Feeds it to 300 Cows 
The Quaker Oats Co. 
I am feeding Schumacher Feed to my 
herd of 300 cows at Braeburn Dairy Farm 
and shall continue to do so. It is just tho 
feed to “balance” our high protein con¬ 
centrates. It keeps my cows fat, strong 
and always ready for market. I can also 
feed a greater quantity of high protein 
feed, thereby increasing my miik product- 
}on. Sohumacher is certainly an excel¬ 
lent feed for dairymen. 
Joseph Groves, 
Braeburn, Pa. 
