1911 . 
THE RURA1) NEW-YORKER 
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CONTENTS 
Tiie Rural New Yorker, June 3, 1911. 
FARM TOriCS. 
The Student Labor Problem.... G41, G42 
Vetch Will Stay Tut. 042 
Rock Dust as Fertilizer. G42 
A Small Summer Silo. G43 
Some Facts About Potatoes. 643 
Uay Damaged by Fire. G44 
“Farmer” vs. "Agriculturist”. 644 
Soil Needs Humus.. . G44 
Controlling Cutworms. 644 
Draining Side Ilill.644 
Alfalfa in Maine. 644 
Plowing Under Rye. 044 
Crop Prospects. G46 
Lime-Sulphur for Potatoes. G47 
Carcasses in Fertilizer. G47 
Seeding Clover on a Sod. G47 
Smut in Corn. 647 
Hope Farm Notes. G48 
Diary of Farm Work. 651 
The Millet Crop. 651 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
A Good Plymouth Rock. 
Some Remarkable Dairy Cows. 
What Fure Blood Did. 
A Commercial Club Helps Farmers.... 
Connecticut Sheep Breeders Active... 
Veteran Mules. 
A Problem of Cattle Feeding. 
Hard Hoofs. 
Lameness . 
Necrobacillosis ..... 
That Hen Contest. 
Selecting the Good liens. 
Catching That Weasel. 
Eggs Stick to Shells. 
Caring for Young Turkeys. 
Milk . 
The Bellows Milk Case. 
Massachusetts Milk Prices. 
Milk Rations With Brewers’ Grains.. 
HORTICULTURE. 
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New Berry Culture, Part II. 642 
The Cider Trap for Codling Moth.... 643 
Spraying During the Rain. 644 
Moles in Lawn and Hotbed. 644 
More About That Apple Deal. 645 
Failure of Plums. 646 
Damaged Plum Leaves; Early Apple. 647 
The Owens Pecan. 649 
Nitrate of Soda for Lawn. 649 
Geraniums; Begonias; Wandering Jew.649 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 652 
Canning Strawberries; Preserving Ex¬ 
hibition Fruits .652, 65.3 
Canning Vegetables . 653 
The Rural Patterns .653 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Market for Carp.644 
The Connecticut Fire Kindling Law.. 645 
Building a Concrete Fence. 646 
Cement Vinegar Tanks..-.. 646 
Destroying Woodchucks . 647 
Cinders for Concrete ,Work. 648 
Editorials . 650 
Other People’s Money. 651 
Events of the Week. 651 
Products, Prices and Trade. 655 
Publisher’s Desk .658 
MARKETS 
Wholesale at New Y’ork, 
Week Ending May 26, 1911. 
BUTTER 
Trade has been good the past week, some 
sales of high grade stock above quotations 
being noted. Factory and packing stock is 
in good demand, except such as shows ser¬ 
ious hot weather defects. 
Creamery, fancy, lb.22 ffl .23 
Good to Choice.19 @ .21 
Lower Grades .15 @ .18 
State Dairy, best.21 rd> .22 
Common to Good.14 ® .18 
Factory.14 ® .16 
Packing Stock.12 ® .15 
Elgin 111. butter market firm at 21 cents. 
Boston, western creamery, 22% cents. 
Philadelphia, western creamery, 23 cents. 
CHEESE 
The market is one-half to one cent lower 
on reports of heavy offerings at interior 
markets. Grass made cheese is expected in 
about two weeks. 
Full Cream, best. Fall made.12 ® .13% 
Common to Good. .. .10 ® .11 
New Made.09 <pj .10% 
Skims.02 @ .08 
EGGS 
Receipts are lighter than last week, but 
the proportion of low grades, unlit to put 
Into storage, is larger. Market on fancy 
eggs is firm. 
White, good to choice.18 @ .21 
Mixed Colors, best.17 @ .19 
Common to Good.15 ® .17 
Western, best....17 ® .19 
Under grades.12 ® .15 
BEANS 
Business is light. Red Kidney 
and very firm. 
Marrow, 100 lbs.3.26 
Medium.3.00 
Pea. 3.00 
Yellow Eye....... . 3.50 
Red Kidney.6 25 
WhiteKidney.5.00 
Lima, California.6.70 
scarce 
@ 3.90 
ffl 3.70 
@ 3.70 
ffl 3.60 
@ 6.75 
© 5.10 
® 6.85 
HOPS 
Market strong. Good weather conditions 
and some advance sales are reported from 
the Oregon district. 
Prime to Choice.30 @ .31 
Common to Good.28 ® .29 
Pacific Coast.23 @ .24 
German Crop, 1910.50 @ .54 
CIDER VINEGAR 
N. Y. prices for single barrel lots. 
Extra Choice Old, gal.22 ® .24 
Standard Grade.13 ® .15 
DRIED FRUITS 
Market firm. Some bids for evaporated 
apples for Fall delivery on basis of 8 to 
8% cents are noted. 
Apples, evap. prime.13 © 14 
Evap., com. to good.06 ® .12 
Chops.07 ffl .08 
Cores and Skins.07 ffl .07% 
Raspberries.28 & .31 
Cherries.14 © .17 
FRESH FRUITS 
Choice Newtown and Winesap apples are 
meeting a good demand. Very little sale 
for the dry, corky varieties. Peaches scarce 
this week, some having sold up to $4 per 
crate. Strawberries very poor and small, 
selling under 10 cents. 
Apples, Russet, bbl.3.00 @ 5.00 
Baldwin. 4.00 © 5.50 
Ben Davis.3.50 ® 5.00 
Spy.4.00 © 0.00 
Western— 
Newtown, box. 1.75 ® 2.75 
Rome, box. 2.00 © 2.75 
Black Ben, box. 2 00 ® 2.40 
Gano. box . 1.75 © 2.25 
Strawberries, Virginia, qt..05 © .14 
Carolina.04 © .12 
Eastern Shore.06 @ .16 
Peaches. Fla., carrier. 1.50 © 4.00 
Muskmekms, Fla,, crate.2.00 ® 4.50 
Watermelons, Fla., each.15 © .4U 
VEGETABLES 
New potatoes in very heavy supply and 
market weak. Prime old stock scarce. As¬ 
paragus running small and lower; best de¬ 
mand is for green. Onions low. String 
beans arriving in bad condition, some having 
been seized by the Board of Health. 
Potatoes—N. Y. State, ISO lbs. 1.25 <® 1.50 
Maine. 1.35 © 1.50 
Southern, new, No. 1, bbl.3.00 © 6.00 
Southern, new. No. 2, bbl. 7.00 @ 3.00 
Sweet, Jersey, bkt. 1.00 @ 2.00 
Asparagus, Jersey, green, fey. 1.25 © 2.60 
Jersey, white, fey. l.uo @ 1.50 
Long Island, white, prime. 1.00 © 1.25 
Penn., green, choice. 1.25 <§> 2.50 
Culls.40 ® .75 
Beets, new. 100 bunches.2.00 © 4.00 
Carrots, bbl.2.00 @ 2.25 
Southern, new. 100 bunches.2.00 ® 3.00 
Cabbage—New. Southern, bbl. 1.00 © 1.60 
Sweet Corn, Southern, 100.. 2.00 @ 2.50 
Cucumbers. Fla. bu. 1.50 <56 2.00 
Lettuce, %-bbi. bkt.25 <56 1.25 
Peppers, Southern, bu.1.00 ® 1.25 
Horseradish, 100 lbs. 4.00 © 6.00 
Okra, Fla. Carrier . 2.00 @ 3.00 
Onions, Texas, new, crate.50 © 1.75 
Bermuda, crate. 1.60 © 1.65 
Peas, Southern, bu.75 © 3.00 
Radishes,100 bunches.35 © .75 
Rhubarb, 100 bunches.50 © 1.00 
Salsify, 100 bunches.3.00 ® 4.00 
String Beans, bu.50 @ 2.50 
Spinach, bbl. .25 © .75 
Squash, bbl. 1.50 © 2.25 
New, bu.50 © 1.00 
Turnips, Rutabaga, bbl...... 2.00 @2.25 
White, bbl. 1.00 © 2.00 
Leeks, 100 bunches. 1.50 © 2.50 
Egg Plants. Fla., box. 1.00 © 1.50 
Parsley bbl. 1.00 © 2.50 
Tomatoes, Fla. crate. 1.50 © 3.25 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS 
Mushrooms scarce and poor. Tomato 
market steady. 
Cucumbers, best, doz.60 © .65 
Common to good.40 @ .50 
Mushrooms, lb.10 ffl .50 
Tomatoes, lb.10 ffl -20 
LIVE POULTRY 
Market dull because of heavy receipts and 
slow demand. 
Chickens, Broilers, lb. 22 @ .27 
Fowls.13 © .14 
Roosters.07 @ .08 
Ducks.11 ® .12 
Geese.08 ffl .09 
Turkeys.11 © .12 
DRESSED POULTRY— Fresh Killed 
Choice grades of heavy fowls firm. Mar¬ 
ket dull on practically everything else, and 
considerable stock arriving damaged by heat. 
Turkeys, best.15 © .16 
Common to Good.13 @ .14 
Chickens, fancy broilers, lb. 35 © .40 
Broilers, common to good.25 ffl .30 
Fowls. 14 @ .15 
Squabs, doz. 1.75 ® 3.76 
DRESSED POULTRY-FROZEN 
Turkeys, best.22 © .23 
Chickens, milk-fed broilers . .22 © 215 
Corn-fed broilers.18 @ .22 
Milk-fed roasters.17 © .18% 
Corn-fed roasters.15 ® .16% 
Fowls... .12 © .15 
Ducks, best. .14 ® .15 
Common to good.12 ® .13 
Geese.07 ® .11 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay market very firm; some improvement 
in prices of the lower grades is noted. Straw 
firm and higher. 
Hay, No. 1, ton.30.00 @ 31.00 
No. 2.25.00 @ 28.00 
No. 3.21.00 © 23.00 
Clover Mixed.18.00 @ 25 00 
Clover.16.00 © 20.00 
Straw, Rye.13.00 ® 14.00 
Oat and Wheat. 8.00 © 10.00 
LIVE STOCK 
Native Steers, 100 lbs.5.85 @ 6.35 
Bulls.3.50 ffl 5.15 
Cows. 2 00 @ 4.75 
Calves, Prime Veal, 100 lbs.5.00 ® 7.50 
Cutis .4.00 © 4.50 
Sheep, 100 lbs. 3.75 ® 4.50 
Lambs. 5.00 © 7.00 
Hogs.6.00 @7.00 
GRAIN 
Wheat, No. 1, Northern Spring.1.07 @ ... 
No. 2, Red.96 © ... 
No. 1 Macaroni. .97 @ ... 
Corn, as to quality, bush.53 © .59 
Oats, as to weight, bush.35 @ .40 
MILL FEED 
Spring Bran, ton. 25.50 ® 26.00 
Standard Middlings.271)0 ® 28D0 
Red Dog. 28.00 @ 29.00 
Hominy Chop. 22.50 © 23.00 
Linseed Meal. 33.00 @ 34.00 
Corn Meal. 23.00 © 24.00 
COTTON 
New York, Middling Upland. 15.90 
Middling Gulf. 16.15 
New Orleans, Low Middling. 15.15 
Good Middling. 16.05 
WOOL 
NewYorkFleeces, Delaine,unwashed.. .22 @ .23 
Ohio half blood combing.24 © .25 
Kentucky, three-fourths blood.23 © .23% 
Michigan, half blood. .23 @ .24 
TOBACCO. 
Conn, broadleaf-filler. .08 @ .10 
Fine wrappers ..60 @ .75 
N. Y. State Fillers.05 @ .06 
Fine and Selections.12 © .16 
Ohio. Zimmer's Spanish.19 @ .20 
Virginia Dark Lugs. .07 @ .09 
Dark Leaf.10 © .20 
Bright Cutters.12 ® .30 
Penn, broad leaf fillers.10 @ .12 
Indigestion. 
1 have a cow that does not act right; 
will stick up her head with her nose point¬ 
ing straight up, shake the head and lay it 
round on the side and even clear upon 
her back, then refuses to eat; will lie down 
and get up often, but has not missed more 
than one or two feeds at a time. w. h. s. 
Pennsylvania. 
The peculiar actions described are dne to 
distress from indigestion. Give her a 
pound of Epsom salts and half an ounce 
of ground ginger root in three pints of 
warm water, well sweetened with black 
strap molasses, each time she has an at¬ 
tack. More care will have to be taken to 
feed digestible foods. a. s. a. 
Lampas. 
What can I do for a bad case of lampas? 
The colt is four years old. n. F. m. 
Mississippi. 
Allow the colt a few ears of old hard 
corn to chew on daily. Have milk teeth 
crowns of molar teeth removed by a veter¬ 
inary dentist and it may also be necessary 
to lance gums over cutting tusks and 
incisors. Do not cut or burn the swollen 
palate. Lampas is not a disease, but merely 
an inflamed and swollen condition of the 
palate occasioned by teething irritation. ! 
Swab mouth two or three times a day with 
a solution of a tablospoonful of borax in a 
quart of cold water, if Tery sore. a. s. a. 
Pig with Cough. 
I have two pigs, 19 weeks old. One of 
them has a croupy cough; he eats and ex¬ 
ercises well and seems in good health 
otherwise. He lias plenty of room for ex- 
erchie. I feed stale bread and soar milk oc¬ 
casionally and they grow fast. They are 
Berkshire pigs. What can I do for him? 
New York. j. w. L. 
See that the bedding is free from dust 
and keep the pigs from sleeping in a damp 
bed. Cough is merely a symptom of Irri¬ 
tation and may be due to anyone of a 
large number of different causes, so that 
we can scarcely he expected to guess at 
the exact cause without making an exami¬ 
nation. If cough persists f'-ed on slop of 
milk and middlings and avoid any coarser 
irritating food. a. s. a. 
Weak Sow. 
My sow had 20 pigs, has 11 living and 
doing nicely. They are two weeks old. The 
sow has attacks when she trembles and 
shakes and then falls down on her side 
and trembles like a leaf ; it lasts about 15 
minutes. She does not have the appetite 
she ought to have. She is three years old. 
Please tell me what to do and what to give 
her. s. d. k. 
New York. 
Tampered sows, or those from, pampered 
parents and fed corn without much exercise, 
or any rich food without sufficient exercise 
to keep them muscular are prone to this 
nervous disorder when worried by nursing 
of pigs. Sometimes the sow goes down 
paralyzed, as in rickets; but ‘‘parturient 
eclampsia” is the term applied to this con¬ 
dition in nursing animals. Better wean the 
pigs at once and turn the sow out for 
abundant daily exercise on grass. Feed light 
slop of milk and middlings, adding lime- 
water freely. Also allow green food or 
roots, or some nice saved silage to regulate 
her bowels. a-, s. a. 
Dishorning Cows. 
Will you inform me what to apply to 
horns of cows after they are cut off, and 
also the simplest way of doing it? Can 
cows be dishorned that are In calf? 
Long Island. M. F. l. 
The simplest or most humane way is to 
prevent horn formation by applying caustic 
potash to the dampened skin over the horn 
buttons on the little calf’s head. Dishorn¬ 
ing of adult cows causes considerable pain, 
and the operation should be avoided where 
possible. The horns are removed by dis¬ 
horning shears or a special saw applied 
close down to the skin. If bleeding is ex¬ 
cessive apply Monsell’s solution of iron or 
Monsell’s powder. If blood continues to 
spout out the artery should be picked up 
and tied, or bleeding may be stopped by 
the light application of a red hot iron. As 
a general application it is common to usa 
pine tar, or a mixture of pine tar and coal 
tar dip. Cows well along in calf should not 
be dishorned. a. s. a. 
A government bulletin gives the following 
areas of unoccupied swanip lands now in the 
Eastern States: 
New Y'ork . ... 
Connecticut ... 
Massachusetts . 
Vermont. 
Rhode Island . 
I tela ware . 
Maine . 
New Hampshire 
New Jersey .. . 
529,100 acres 
30,000 acres 
59.500 acres 
23,000 acres 
8,004 acres 
127,200 acres 
156,520 acres 
12,700 acres 
326,400 acres 
Much of this land is naturally as rich 
as any to be found in the country. If it 
could be drained, aired and limed it would 
he as productive as the richest virgin soil 
of the West. There are more of thes« East¬ 
ern swamp lands than there are arid lands 
in the West. The Federal government will 
be asked to authorize a bond issue for re¬ 
claiming these swamps—which embrace all 
told some 79.000,000 acres. There is no 
reason why these swamp lands are not as 
useful to society both as homes and for 
food production as the dry lands of the 
West. As we have often pointed out the 
Canadians have the advantage of our far¬ 
mers in the fact that they can obtain direct 
drainage loans from the government. 
25 YEARS 
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338 West St., Rutland. Vt. 
S P WHITE LEGHORNS, Barred Plymouth Bocks, 
■ VI Mammoth White Pekin Ducks. Stock, 
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S. C. White Leghorn BABY CHICKS 
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COLORADO FARM VALUES GAIN 300% 
Thirty per cent every year, 300 per cent in ton 
years, is the gain in valne of Colorado farm lands 
just reported by the United States census. In the 
next ten years, with fnrther extension of irrigation 
there will lie a still greater gain. Colorado farms 
often pay for themselves in two or three years, and 
sometimes in ono. Double crops and high-priced 
markets. Sunshine and health-restoring climate. 
Thirty thousand more farmers can build substan¬ 
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and poultry products now consumed annually in 
this State. Write us for official information 
COLORADO STATFT BOARD OF IM.MIGRA¬ 
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STOCK AND TOOLS INCLUDED 
For Sale—Farm of 152 Acres; eight-room house; 
basement barn, 40 by 50. with concrete floor for 
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wagon: narrow; 25 cords of wood; potatoes. All 
for $3,500 during month of June only. Terms: 81,500 
cash, balance mortgage at five percent. Abstract of 
title will he furnished. HALL’S FARM AGENCY, 
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DO YOU NEED FARM HELP? 
The Jewish Agricultural and Industrial Aid 
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experience, but they are able-bodied and willing 
to work. They speak little or no English, a! chough 
many of them speak German. If you can make 
use of such help, please communicate with us, 
stating what you will pay, whether the work is 
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