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PRODUCTS, PRICES AND TRADE 
Freight on Corn. —What is the freight 
on corn from Chicago to New York and 
from New York to Hamburg or Bremen, 
Germany, and other European ports per 
100 pounds carload lots? reader. 
North Dakota. 
The present freight rate on corn from 
Chicago to New York is 20% cents per 100 
pounds in carloads, minimum weight 20 
tons. Ocean freight rates vary from week 
to week according to the demands of trade. 
At this writing the berth quotation for 
grain, New York to Bremen, is 12% cents 
per 100 pounds; to Hamburg, 1G 2-3 cents; 
Liverpool, G 2-3 cents ; Glasgow, five cents ; 
Bristol, 8% cents. 
Sweet Peppers. —“How are the canned 
Spanish peppers or pimentos prepared? 
I note that they are entirely devoid of the 
pungent flavor. Is this due to the method 
of preserving or is it a different species of 
pepper with which we are not familiar?” 
Wisconsin. A. C. M. 
The “sweet Spanish” pepper is one of 
the “sweet’ varieties, having none of the 
torrid qualities usually supposed to belong 
to the pepper. It is easily grown, and the 
seeds may be had from any first-class seeds¬ 
man. Occasionally a hot plant will develop 
from these supposedly sweet seeds. This 
is usually owing to mixed seeds, but in 
some cases it is clearly a “harking back” to 
the type of its fiery ancestors. 
Red Kidney Beans.—“Is there a de¬ 
mand for the Red Kidney bean, and would 
it be more profitable to raise them than 
the white beau? I have been informed that 
some farmers are receiving large profits in 
raising these beans; would like to know 
bow and where they market them.” w. v. 
Oneida Co., N. Y. 
Red Kidney beans usually sell higher 
than the Marrow and Pea varieties, though 
not always. In 1908 Red Kidney sold lower 
than cither Pea or Marrow. The Red 
Kidney requires rather stronger soil for best 
results, and under general farm conditions 
the yield is less than Marrow and Pea, 
so that even though they sell higher per 
busboL, the net profit may not be greater. 
They are sold on the regular market the 
same as other varieties. 
Weight of Broilers. —“I see broilers are 
quoted 30 to 35 cents per pound. What 
weight is required at present to bring these 
prices ?” C. C. 
New Jersey. 
The prices given are for the quality 
known as “Philadelphia,” weighing three 
to four pounds per pair. Philadelphia has 
long had a reputation for high-class dressed 
poultry, so that the name has become a 
trade mark for the best in this line, regard¬ 
less of where it is produced. Broilers of 
the same weight per pair, but inferior in 
quality, sell considerably lower, down to 25 
cents in some cases. One point of special 
importance for those preparing broilers or 
other dressed poultry for market is to be 
sure that the animal heat is all removed 
before they are put into the packages. 
Neglect of this is sure to result in a soured, 
sticky and unsalable mess. 
Regulating Commission Men. —Whether 
or not the bills now being considered for 
reforming the produce trade are enacted 
into law, there is no doubt that effective 
legislation of this sort will be had within a 
few years. Conditions are getting intoler¬ 
able, and the people are learning better how 
to get at the fountains of law making. 
Many people have wondered why the better 
element in the commission business did not 
make an effort to “clean house” as is done 
in other lines of trade, where credit associa- 
• tions turn the light on crooks and those 
unreasonably slow in paying their bills. 
Something has been done in this direction, 
but only in a half-hearted way, and the New 
York trade has been especially inactive in 
such work. Reforming a man or a business 
by law is usually a painful process for the 
man or the business. Most thoughtful peo¬ 
ple consider it better to refrain from steal¬ 
ing by a wholesome use of will power than 
to be kept from committing crime by means 
of prison bars and walls. The New York 
produce trade has the power to do a house¬ 
cleaning that would make the troublesome 
regulation from outside unnecessary. The 
writer knows well the attitude in this mat¬ 
ter of many commission houses in New 
York that have large capital and good busi¬ 
ness standing. They are not specially con¬ 
cerned about the rogues in their own trade, 
but are very ready to revile the “dishonest 
farmers,” who mix stale eggs with fresh 
and stuff packages with culls. They ap¬ 
parently do not realize that these dishonest 
farmers are being reformed or crowded out 
of business by the 'fanners themselves 
through their association plans of market¬ 
ing. The better class of eastern farmers, 
especially fruit growers, are very much 
alive to this matter, and as the associations 
strengthen the men who mix culls with 
good fruit will become increasingly scarce. 
If the commission men do not take enough 
practical interest in the good name of their 
business to clear out the dishonest element 
they need not be surprised to have a heavy 
hand laid on them from outside. 
w. w. H. 
THE RURAL 
HANOVER FARMERS’ CLUB. 
The Hanover Farmers’ Club of Chau¬ 
tauqua County is the most influential and 
up-to-date farmers organization in western 
New York. The meetings of this club are 
held monthly, and practical questions of 
vital interest to the farmers are discussed, 
as well as topics on the current events of 
the day. The March meeting was held 
March 11, and the question, “Fruits, 
Kinds, Planting, Cultivating and Market¬ 
ing,” was discussed. In the cultivation of 
apples the general opinion expressed was 
that location was the first essential. A 
high elevation is best, as the apples are 
earlier, of a better quality, and remain on 
the trees later in season. Clay loam was 
the best soil for most varieties. After 
plowing, the ground should be sown with 
lime. Continuous spraying was advisable. 
In marketing, the one point emphasized 
was honesty in packing to get the best 
prices. In the cultivation of peaches, it is 
best to plant early and late varieties, that 
you may have fruit throughout the season. 
Plant the trees leaning to the southwest, 
that you may secure a growth of straight 
trees. You cannot raise a good quality of 
peaches without spraying. Spray before 
the buds start and continue as late as Sep¬ 
tember. Keep a mound of earth thrown 
around the trees to destroy insects. These 
mounds should be removed and replaced 
with new ones, two or three times during 
the year. It is not advisable to cultivate 
plums and pears from a commercial stand¬ 
point. Tlie Lombard is the best variety 
of plum to cultivate for home use. They 
will produce fruit in six years from the 
time of planting. They are purple, of 
medium size, and good bearers. The Bart¬ 
lett pear was considered the best variety. 
Pears require about the same time to pro¬ 
duce fruit as the plum. Spraying is also 
essential in the cultivation of plums and 
pears. Prnues were recommended as a 
good fruit to plant for home use. In the 
raising of strawberries there are four essen¬ 
tials, the right soil, the right variety, right 
cultivation, and right market. Get your 
plants from a specialist. The best soil is 
well drained loam. Use bone fertilizer, 800 
pounds to the acre. Strawberries are great 
feeders. You must feed them well to get 
a good crop. The best market is the can¬ 
ning factory. Plant the kind of fruit that 
is best, financially, and keep in mind that 
cultivation is the keynote of success. 
J. e. c. 
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ADDRESS 
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Just get the cost of duplicating 
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Paint Man 
Just get the cost of duplicating any one 
of your farm buildings and compare that 
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originally. Then you will realize the importance of making 
your buildings last as long as possible. 
The only thing that prolongs the life of a farm building is 
paint—not only prolongs its life, but improves its appearance 
—and paint costs so little. 
Find out what lumber costs today, find out what building 
costs, and then send for that little book, ‘ ‘Paints and Varnishes 
for the Farm,” which will tell you how to get the kind of paint 
that offers the best and longest protection for everything about 
your farm that needs paint. 
If you should also ask for the Portfolio showing color 
schemes for the exteriors of farm buildings, you will see how 
well buildings can be made to look without any extra cost for 
paint. The same paint that protects them will also beautify 
them if it is Sherwin-Williams Paint and it is properly selected 
as to colors. 
Address THE LITTLE PAINT MAN, care of 
Sherwin-Williams 
PAINTS &■ VARNISHES 
635 Canal Road, Cleveland, Ohio. In Canada, 897 Centre Street, Montreal 
Sold by dealers everywhere. Ask for color cards 
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Wherever there is grass to cut the JOHNSTON 
No. 10 Mower is known and used—and acknowledged to 
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STOUT—STRONG-DURABLE—CHEAP 
Brown Fences will outlast any other because of 
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Bargain Prices-14c Per Rod Up 
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Dept 59 CLEVELAND, OHIO 
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LOW PRICES 
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Unclipped 
Clipped 
WHICH IS YOURS? 
Clipped horses have more vigor and energy because they dry off quick, rest well 
at night and get all the good from their feed. Every man who considers the un¬ 
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clipping them in the spring. 
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