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September 2, 
THE RUKAR, NEW-YORKER 
TAKING A SHEEP’S PICTURE. 
We see in our farm papers pictures of 
live stock which look as though the 
subject might have posed in that position 
for hours, but after a little experience 
along the line I can appreciate the fact 
that perhaps many hours were spent and 
several plates wasted before the desired 
picture was obtained. Take sheep, for 
instance; perhaps you wish a photograph 
of some extra good stock or possibly 
just some first-class sheep or lamb pic¬ 
tures. There arc at least two absolute 
necessities, good light and plenty of pa¬ 
tience. As you approach the sheepfold 
the first sight which greets you may be 
a bunch of lambs skipping and jumping. 
Now there.is just what you want! You 
get your kodak ready and start toward 
them cautiously. You are scarcely close 
enough when they notice you; instantly 
their play ceases, every eye is fixed upon 
you. Perhaps some of the bolder ones 
would resume their play, but one, with a 
shake of his head and a flourish of his 
heels, is off and in an instant nothing is 
left for you but the background. After 
several such attempts to secure a group 
you give up in disgust and confine your 
attention to a single lamb. And it is 
not the little drawn-up, willing-to-stand 
kind, it is that nice, big, frisky fellow. 
1 have found that it is better to pick 
out one which will make a good picture 
—and stick to him! Follow him every¬ 
where, and he will lead you a merry 
chase, too. If the enclosure is small so 
much the better for you. I chose this 
lamb one morning and kept persistently 
after him. It was not long before he 
grew extremely tired of it; he would 
stop to nibble a bit of grass, and looking 
up find himself gazing into the im¬ 
placable eye of that odious, little, black 
machine. Finally he became tired and 
laid down to rest, but he could not even 
have that comfort, I wanted him on his 
feet. By this time he had ceased to be 
afraid of me, but I could not get him in 
a position that the light was good. Final¬ 
ly, -as a last resort, he fled to his 
mother’s side. I went around her and 
crept on hands and knees as close as 
possible. Master lamb did not see me, 
lint he doubtless thought it too good to 
be true. To satisfy himself I was really 
gone, he moved cautiously along and 
keeping close to his mother, peeped 
around her bewhiskered face as she 
lay chewing her cud. Alas, that solitary 
eye wa% too quick for him, and though 
the old dame looks calm and serene, I 
had scarcely made the exposure when 
the pair were scampering across the 
yard. - The result of this work is seen 
in Fig. 347, page 8 7b. B. H. 
“FARM POLITICS.” 
Against the Collin Bill. 
Many of our Now York Stnte readers 
have asked us to name the members of the 
Legislature who voted against the Collin 
hill. This hill did not reach the Senate at 
:.U, hut was killed in the lower house after 
a debate of about two hours. We have 
printed the names of ttie members who 
voted in favor of the hill. We now name 
those from rural counties who voted 
against it. It seems useless to name the 
men from the large cities who are on the 
wrong side of this hill, as our farmers 
would have no opportunity of striking at 
them. A large number of those votes 
were east h.v members from New York City, 
who appeared to he directly influenced by 
a lobby of commission men. The follow¬ 
ing members, however, are from the coun¬ 
try and can lie cut by farmers’ votes: 
tieo. A. Blauvelt, liockland, lawyer, 
Democrat. 
Henry E. Brcrcton, Warren, farmer. Re¬ 
publican. 
Louis E. Chanler, Dutchess, lawyer, i 
Doinocra t. 
.7as. S. Dawson, Erie, plumber, Demo¬ 
crat 
Louis W. Day, Jefferson, druggist. Demo- j 
crat. 
John A. Goodwin, Westchester, lawyer. 
Republican. 
B. R. Lansing, Rensselaer, grocer. Re¬ 
publican. 
Edwin A. Merritt, Jr., St. Lawrence, 
lawyer, Republican. 
John C. Meyers, Schenectady, farmer, 
Democrat. 
L. J. Ncupert, Erie, insurance, Democrat. 
Wm. E. Nolan, Albany, clerk, Republi¬ 
can. 
.las. S. Parker, Washington, farmer, Re¬ 
publican. 
J. S. Phillips, Allegany, lawyer. Repub¬ 
lican. 
Thos. K. Smith, Onondaga, lawyer. Re¬ 
publican. 
John D. Stivers, Orange, editor, Repub- 
lica n. 
F. B. Thorn, Erie, lawyer, Republican. 
John 15. Trombly, Clinton, merchant, 
1 lemocrat. 
G. II. Wende, Erie, lawyer, Democrat. 
The rest of those who voted against the 
hill. 40 in number, were chiefly from New 
York City, and as a rule lawyers and poli¬ 
ticians. There are votes enough from tin 1 
rural counties to have passed the bill in 
Hie Assembly if the members could have 
been brought to understand what it meant 
to the farmer. The thing to do now is to 
make this a living issue for the next Legis¬ 
lature. Wo should begin now, and put 
every man who comes forward for nomi¬ 
nation squarely on record, making him say 
yes or no. and cut him if he will not sup¬ 
port: a bill to give lair regulation to com¬ 
mission men. It will lie noted that three 
farmers, so-called, voted against the hill. 
Mr. Brereton gave a fair reason for his 
action. Mr. Meyers dodged the point, and 
did not seem to know what he as a farmer 
wanted. Mr. Parker thinks he can afford 
to ignore the whole thing and pay no at¬ 
tention. Jt is reported to ns that Mr. Par¬ 
ker owns a large farm, and would prob¬ 
ably bo called an agriculturist. Politically 
he claims to own practically the whole of 
his district, and appears to think that he 
carries the nomination and election in his 
Vest pocket. It would do him a great deal 
of good and also help the State if the 
farmers of that district, regardless of 
party, could only get together and show 
Mr. Parker that when he puts his thumb 
and linger into that vest pocket he gets 
hold of a chestnut burr rather than a sweet 
and easy election. 
THE CONSUMER’S DOLLAR. . 
Fricks for Fruit. —A writer in the New 
York Times says: 
“I have before me a copy of ‘The Pro¬ 
ducers' Price-Current,’ a sheet of market 
quotations for produce, published in New 
York and distributed by produce commis¬ 
sion merchants to their shippers. I quote 
from the issue of August 10 : ‘Apples in 
liberal supply and with demand light, mar¬ 
ket ruled very weak, fancy Michigan 
Duchess of Oldenburg selling at $2 to .$2.25, 
but $2 about top price from other sections 
and outside quotations are extreme on other 
varieties.’ Dessert apples, such as Sweet 
Bough and N.vnck Pippin, sell wholesale at 
•$1.25 to $2. and cooking varieties, Alex¬ 
ander. Oldenburg, Gravenstein, etc., at .$1.25 
to $2.25 per standard barrel of 1O0 quarts 
dry measure. The writer shipped recently 
some fancy Oidenhurgs which brought 
$1.62% per barrel, netting 83% cents after 
paying freight, cartage, commission and the 
cost of the packing.” 
By the time these apples reached the 
consumer they cost at least $4.50 per bar¬ 
rel. 
PnonrcEns and Consumers.—P ertaining 
to a shipment of apples to Camden, N. J., 
I being the producer, was told by the 
dealer in fruit and produce that apples 
Were so plentiful and weather so hot they 
sold very slowly ; and did not pay to handle 
them. Next morning I was at his place of 
business and his partner while waiting on 
a customer told her. in my hearing, that 
the apple crop was light and the good 
varieties scarce, and they had suffered by 
drought and hot weather. The actual fig¬ 
ures in this apple deal will have some 
bearing on the 35-cent dollar and the 
prohibitive price of apples to the less for¬ 
tunate class. Picking and package with 
freight leaves a net price of 2(5 cents per 
% lmshel basket for the producer, yet one 
variety sells on the retail stand 24 cents 
per basket more. Summer Pearmain was 
sold readily for 12 cents quarter peck, or 
96 cents basket. Maiden Blush sold for 
15 cents per quarter peek, or $1.20 per 
basket. Producer received for is baskets 
2(5 cents, $4.68. Middleman received for 
same lot, 10 baskets at 'J 6 cents, $ 0 . 00 ; 
middleman received for eight baskets at 
$1.20, $9.60: $19.20. Those apples were all 
sold in 24 hours after receipt of samp. 
New Jersey. n. s. cito.sn aw. 
Open Markets. —The papers have re¬ 
ported an experiment at Dos Moines, Iowa, 
which suggests one way out for farmers. 
It was reported that middlemen controlled 
the markets, so that neither consumers 
nor producers had a chance. So the grounds 
of the State capitol were opened and far¬ 
mers drove In to sell direct from wagons. 
The experiment was a great success. 
Throngs come to buy. The farmers quickly 
sold out at higher prices than ever before 
while the consumer saved much money. 
This experience goes to prove .just what 
has been claimed for the middleman ques¬ 
tion. At South Bend, Ind., a public mar¬ 
ket was opened and became a success from 
the first. Farmers sold direct to customers 
and both saved money. It is reported that 
some of the dealers tric'd to disguise them¬ 
selves as farmers and run up prices, but 
they were caught and turned out. The 
public market plan is coming everywhere. 
At Erie, Pa., reports show that the ex¬ 
citement over reciprocity has led farmers 
to combine and demand a market and 
direct dealing. 
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