1912 . 
THE RUE A.L, NEW-YORKER 
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CONTENTS 
The Rural New-Yorker, May IS, 1912. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Life History of the Cutworm. CIS 
A Few Potato Pointers. G1S 
A Plain Back-to-the-Land Story. 619 
Joints in Tiling. 621 
The New York Farmers’ Institute... . 621 
Difference in Nitrogen and Phosphate. 622 
Tannery Refuse as a Fertilizer. Part I. 622 
Hope Farm Notes. 624 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Twenty-five Degrees Below Zero. 618. 
Money in Pork. 680 
Beef Cattle on Eastern Farms. 631 
A Cow Record. 631 
Butter Fat or Beef. 631 
Sorghum for Fodder. 631 
The Egg-la.ving Contest. 633 
Eggs in Water-glass. 633 
Apples and Beet Pulp for Hens. 633 
Depluming Mite; Scaly Leg. 638 
Milk Inspection . 632 
The Wheeler Milk Bill.632 
Oleo and Texas Farmers. 632 
HORTICULTURE. 
The “Why” and the “How” of the Low¬ 
headed Apple Tree. Part I....617, 618 
Dandelions in Lawn. 620 
Insects on Rose. 620 
Fruit Notes . 620 
Missouri Fruit Notes. 625 
Hardiness of California Privet. 625 
What is Winter-killing?. 627 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 628 
Canning Dandelions . 628 
Defective Flavor of Canned Fruit.... 628 
Three Honey Recipes. 628 
Taking Seorch Out of Lard. 628 
Baby's Sleep . 629 
The Rural Patterns. 629 
Keeping Canned Fruit and .Telly. 629 
Taking Out Ink Stains—Custard Pie. . . 629 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Keeping Summer Boarders. 619 
Destroying Red Ants. 620 
Healing Powers of Clay. 620 
Buying Florida Land. 620 
The Bulging Spool. 621 
A Run in with Sharpers. 621 
Substitute for Sawdust in Icehouse... 622 
Coal Oil Engine. 622 
Constructing a Filter. 622 
Cleaning Drains . 622 
Frightening the Crows. 622 
State Pensions in Pennsylvania. 622' 
Editorials . 626 
The Next President. 627 
Events of the Week. 627 
Publisher’s Desk . 634 
MARKETS 
Wholesale Prices at New York, 
Week Ending May 11, 1912. 
BUTTER 
Creamery, fancy, lb.33 @ .34 
Good to Choice.23 ® .32 
Lower Grades . .25 @ .27 
State Dairy, best.31 @ .32 
Common to Good.24 ® .20 
Factory. .22 @ .25 
Packi uk Stock.21 © .24 
ElKin, 111., butter market firm at 30 cents. 
Boston, western creamery, 32J4 cents. 
Philadelphia, western creamery, 34 cents. 
EGGS 
White, good to choice.22 ® .23 
Mixed Colors, best . .20 ® .21 
Common to Good.16 @ 10 
Western, best.21 © .22 
Under grades.15 0 .18 
Checks and dirties.14 @ .18 
CHEESE 
Full Cream, best.15 @ .16 
Common to Good.13 © .14 
Skims.08 @ .11 
BEANS 
Marrow, 100 lbs. 4.30 @ 5.15 
Medium.. 4.00 @4.75 
Pea. 4.15 © 4.00 
Yellow Eye. 3.95 @ 4.00 
Bed Kidney... 4.25 @ 5.25 
White Kidney.5.30 ® 6.90 
Lima. California. 6.50 @ 6.60 
HOPS 
Prime to Choice.45 © .50 
Common to Good.35 @ .40 
Pacific Coast.41 © .44 
German Crop, new.80 @ .85 
FRESH FRUITS 
Apples—Spy, bbl. 2 50 ® 5.50 
Spitzenburg .. .. 2.50 © 5.00 
Ben Davis. 2.00 © 3 50 
Baldwin.2.50 @ 4.50 
Greening. 2.50 © 6.00 
Wlnesap. 3.00 @ 5.oo 
Western, box. 1.25 @ 3.00 
Strawberries, Virginia, qt.05 ® .10 
Carolina.04 @ .00 
Muskmolons, s’n, bu. 2.50 @ 3.00 
DRIED FHUIT 8 
Apples, evap., choice, 1011.0934® .10 
Common to good.07 ® .09 
Chops. 02 @ .0234 
Raspberries.26 ® .27 
VEGETABLES 
Potatoes—N. Y. State, bbl.3.50 ® 4.00 
k. Maine, bbl.3.75 @ 4.25 
Foreign, 168-lb. bag. 1.50 @ 2.50 
Bermuda, bbl.4.50 @ 6.25 
Fla., new, bbl.2.00 @ 6.00 
Sweet Potatoes, bushel.75 @ 2.00 
Artichokes, Cal., bu. drum. 2.00 (a) 4.00 
Asparagus, Cal., doz. 1.25 @ 2.25 
Southern, doz. 1.00 ® 1.75 
Jersey .. 1.50 @ 3.00 
Beets, new, 100 bunches. 1.00 @ 3.00 
Carrots, bbl.3.00 @ 3.50 
New. 100 bunches. 1.00 ® 3.00 
Cucumbers, Fla., bu.50 ® 1.00 
Cabbage—New, bbl., crate.1.50 @ 2.00 
Lettuce, !4-bbl. bkt.25 ©1.00 
Onions, Bermuda, bd. 1.00 @ 1.25 
Texas, bu. 1.20 ® 1.75 
Peppers, Southern, carrier. 1.75 © 2.50 
Peas. Southern, bu.75 @ 3.00 
Radishes, 34 lb. bkt.40 @ 1.00 
Rhubarb, 100 bunches. 1.50 @ 3.50 
String BeaDS, bu. 1.00 @ 2.50 
Spinach, bbl. 1.00 @ 2.00 
Squash, new, bu.50 @ 2.50 
Turnips, Rutabaga, bbl.2.00 ® 3.00 
Egg Plants, Fla., box. 2.U0 © 2 75 
Tomatoes, Fla. Carrier. 1.00 @ 3.25 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS 
Cucumbers. No. 1, box. 3.00 @ 4.00 
No. 2. box. 1.50 © 2.60 
Tomatoes, lb.iu @ .20 
Lettuce, doz.25 @ .50 
Mushrooms, lb.15 @ .35 
LIVE POULTRY 
Broilers, lb.40 @ .45 
Fowls.— <3 ,J4 
Boosters.09 ® .10 
Ducks. U © .12 
Geese.08 @ .09 
Turkeys. 11 @ .12 
Guineas, pair.50 @ .60 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, best.21 @ .22 
Common to Good.14 @ .18 
Chickens, choice broilers, lb.35 @ .45 
Broilers, common to good.25 ® .28 
Roasters.16 ® .21 
Fowls.14 ® .15 
Ducks, lb.... .15 @ .22 
Geese.13 © .16 
Squabs, doz. 75 @ 4.25 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay, Timothy No. I, ton.31.00 @ 32.00 
No. 2.29.00 © 30.00 
No. o .25.00 @ 28.00 
Clover Mixed.28.00 @ 30 00 
Straw. Rye.1P.00 ffi 21.00 
Oat and Wheat.13.00 @ 15.00 
LIVE STOCK 
Native Steers, 100 lbs. 7.00 © 8.50 
Bulls.4.00 @6.65 
Cows. 2.00 ® 5.80 
Calves, Prime Veal, 100 lbs. 6.50 © 8.50 
Culls. 5 00 @ 6.00 
Sheep, 100 lbs.6.50 © 7.25 
Lambs. 7.00 @ 8.50 
Hogs. 7 00 © 7.50 
COUNTRY DRESSED MEATS 
Calves, prime, lb. 11 @ .1134 
Common to good.09 ® .1034 
Buttermilks.07 @ .08 
Lambs, hothouse, head. 3.50 @ 7.00 
Pork. Light.00 @ .10 
Heavy.05 @ .07 
GRAIN 
Wheat, No. 1. Northern Spring. 1.28 @ ... 
No. 2, Red. 1.22 @ ... 
No. 2 Hard Winter. 1.26 © ... 
Corn, as to quality, bush.76 @ .86 
Oats, as to weight, bush.60 @ .64 
Rye, No. 2, Western.90 @ .95 
Barley, choice. 1.25 @ 1.30 
COTTON 
New York Middling Upland. 11.90 
Middling Gulf. 12.15 
New Orleans. Low Middling. 11.85 
Good Middling. 12.50 
WOOL 
NewYork Fleeces, Fine, unwashed.19 @ .20 
Ohio half blood combing.26 @ .27 
Kentucky, three eighths blood.26 @ .27 
Michigan, half blood.25 @ .26 
We are having an overabundance of rain 
and have been through one of the coldest 
Winters on record. So far we have good 
prospects for fruit. Beans, corn, beets, peas, 
radishes and cabbage arc in the ground 
(April 27), also Irish potatoes coming up. 
Lettuce is big enough to eat. d. b. p. 
Fall Branch, Teun. 
Peach fruit buds seem to have been al¬ 
most all killed in this section. The trees, 
however, do not seem to be winter-killed 
at all, perhaps owing to a heavy coating 
of snow over the ground which prevented 
the ground freezing, and so kept a supply 
of sap which did not allow the branches 
to become dried out so badly as would 
have been the ease if the roots had been 
frozen. We are troubled with a canker 
of the limbs which is probably caused by 
brown rot fungus. It enters the larger 
limbs by the small twigs and causes exuda¬ 
tion of gum in large quantities. I under¬ 
stand Prof. Whetzel of Cornell is investi¬ 
gating this trouble and will report iater. 
Apples and pears seem to have plenty of 
fruit buds. The dark green apple aphis has 
already appeared, though the buds have 
only just begun to swell. We intend to 
use tobacco with the lime-sulphur spray for 
blister mite. 1 . p. 
Oswego, N. Y. 
At the Ohio Agricultural College they are 
trying to develop a hardy strain of Al¬ 
falfa. During the past Winter many Ohio 
Alfalfa fields have been completely killed 
out. It appears that a number of Alfalfas 
exceedingly hardy have been introduced into 
this country. We have told how Prof. Han¬ 
sen sent to Siberia and other countries, 
hunting for these varieties. It is said 
that many of these hardy varieties do not 
make seed freely in Ohio. Probably their 
seed must be grown aud developed some¬ 
where in the Far West. 
Hay is selling for about $20 per ton. 
Milch cows bring from $40 to $50. Pork 
is nine or 10 cents per pound, and shotes 
bring about the same price, live weight; 
$1.15 is being paid for milk per 100. 
Fairfax, Vt. h. f. l. 
“For the Land’s Sake, use Bowker’s 
Fertilizers; they enrich the earth and 
those who till it.”— Adv. 
A FINE TOPPY DRIVING TEAM 
and right in every way, six and eight this 
spring weighing about nineteen hundred. 
Herman Von Morstein, No. White Lake, N. Y. 
CARUK Circular free. Dept. 151. Lelands’ 
rHlimo farm Agency. 31 Milk St., Boston 
lAfE SELL GOOD FARMS in Oceana, greatest fruit Co. 
11 in U. S.; also grain, potatoes, alfalfa, dairying. 
Write for list. etc. HANSON & SON, 
Hart, Mich. 
Lnt* Saif* Several York State river and creek 
m kwcmmwz farms at bargain prices; elegant lo¬ 
cation. The Biliings Farm Agency, Apalachin, N.Y. 
7 ^ _ n JET ouffi FOR SALE, near Sal: 
m ^ bury. Good dwellii 
and fruit. Price $1,600. For full particulars wri 
SAMUEL P. WOODCOCK, Salisbury, Marylan 
E ASTERN SHORE of Maryland and Virginia. Poultr 
Fruit, Truck, Grain and Grass Farms for sal 
Catalog free. M. L. VEASEY, Pocomoko City, M 
200 Choice Farms For Sale 
in fertile Delaware River Valley. From $40 per acre 
up. Best markets; good train and trolley service; 
new catalog and man; established 25 years: no Sun- 
day business, HORACE G. REEDER. Newtown, Pa. 
M ONEY-MAKING FARMS— Splendid assortment, size 
and price. Some must be sold at big sacrifice. 
Some with stock, crops and tools included, for 
quick sale. Descriptive catalogue free. 
BURRIS, Robinson Building, Elmika, N. Y 
United States Cream Separator 
Read Its Advantages 
Skims Cleanest 
Others claim it, but the U. S. 
has the Proofs. It holds the 
World’s Record. 
Turns Easiest 
The Interlocking style U. S 
operated witli half the powei 
older models. 
Washed Quickest 
19 
The Interlocking Skimmer is 
the only skimming device made 
that can be mechanically 
washed to perfection. 
Non-Rusting 
The skimming sections are now 
made of nickel silver. No other 
separator uses nickel silver. 
Wears Longest 
20 years actual service in thou¬ 
sands of dairies has proved its 
great durability with the least 
outlay for repairs. 
You owe it to yourself to examine a United States Cream Separator 
before buying any other. 
Ask our local agent for a free demonstration right on your 
farm, or write direct. 
VERMONT FARM MACHINE CO. 
Bellows Falls, Vt. 
Distributing warehouses in every 
dairy section of the 
country. 
nri A WARP Beautifully illustrated booklet 
L/£iL“\ ” AIvEi about the State of Red Apples, 
luscious Peaches, Strawberries, diversitled farm¬ 
ing and of ideal homes. Address STATE BOARD 
OF AGRICULTURE, Dover, Delaware. 
The Rochester Produce 
and Commission Company 
COMMISSION MERCHANTS 
Highest Prices Paid for Butter, Cheese, Eggs, Lard- 
Poultry, Calves, Beans, Potatoes, Etc. 
244-246 Clinton Avenue, North, ROCHESTER, N.Y. 
FARMS « »a parts of NEW YORK STATE 
at low figures and easy terms if desired. We 
specialize in farm business. Send for list. 
O. L. YAGER & CO. BINGHAMTON, N. Y 
JOHN C. QUICK CO. 
COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 34 JAY STREET, NEW YORK 
Fancy Poultry Farm Eggs Our Specialty 
QUICK Returns Our Motto. Established 1855 
New York Home Farms 
Improved and for sale by us at low prices and on 
easy terms. For specimen list, address or call upon 
B. F. McBURNEY & CO., Room 309, Bastable Blk„ 
Syracuse, N. Y., or 703 Fisher Bldg., Chicago, Ill. 
FARM OF 162 ACRES-S!,T,,“ e r S’A i S'„ , S 
house, large basement barn with 23 cow stalls, silo, 
hog house, hen house, milk house, fruit, two miles 
from railroad town; to prompt buyer will include 
five cows, five young cattle, mower, rake, sulky 
plow, wagons, hayfork and ropes, ensilage, hay and 
straw. Price $5,500, part cash. HALL'S FARM 
AGENCY, Owego, Tioga Comity, New York. 
NINF-APRF Commuter's Place Near Bound Brook For Sale 
111 iiL'HuilL Eleven-room house,Till improvements, 
main line trolley passes door—barn and chicken 
houses—details by mail. P.0. Box 223, Bound Brook, N. J. 
Eggs, Poultry, Meats, Produce. 
Shipments solicited. JELLIFFE, WRIGHT & CO., Com¬ 
mission Merchants. 284 Washington St.. New York, 
Dprc FOR SALE cheap—Fine out-door wintered 
Italian Bees; patent hives; no bettor stock 
anywhere; selling out. OR. JOHNSTON, Suffern, N. V. 
WANTFn~ Good a " aroulu * mau 0,1 dairy farm, 
ITHNIlU one that can feed, milk and make 
butter. Give experience and price wantod. 
W. F. SHRUM, R. D. 2, Jeannette, Pa. 
UtfN MTCn— First-class gardener at once; must 
VVHI1 1 LU understand fancy and market garden¬ 
ing and care of fruit and shade trees; English pre¬ 
ferred. EMBLAGAARD DAIRY, Big Bay, Mich. 
Hudson Valley Farms 
RURAL LIFE CO., KINDERHOOK, N.Y. 
POSITION WANTED as foreman in shop or on gentle- 
1 man’s place. German, married, no children, 31) 
years of age. Temperate. Experienced. Reference. 
ARTHUR ROSCH, Great Barrington. Mass. 
Geo. A. Cosgrove’s Poultry Farm For Sale 
68 acres, 2b miles from Station, b mile from 
Churches, School, etc. High location, 23 kinds of 
grafted Apples, Pears, Plums, Cherries and small 
fruit. About 200 hens and 400 chicks and my poultry 
business go with it. Trout brook runs through it. 
Located in W. Willington, Conn., 14 miles north of 
Willimantic. Sold only account of age. Price, 
$2,900, $ 1,000 can remain on mortgage. 
DELAWARE FARMS 
Money-making farms throughout the ontire State, 
$15 an acre up; live stock, implements and crops 
often included. We offer best bargains, and pay 
buyer’s railroad fare. Catalog free. FORD & 
REIS, Inc., Dept. 51, Wilmington, Delaware. 
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jC^ARMS fenced with steel 
have practically no waste. 
Corn, fed to the lard hog; barley fed 
to the bacon hog—hogs that are 
grown the country over—bring dol¬ 
lars from packer and butcher. Double 
your pork production without increasing 
the cost. Use alfalfa, clover, peas, root crops, all 
raw products of the farm. A liberal equipment of 
woven wire fence allows the hogs gradually to clean 
up field after field, adding to their weight without 
effort and without price. See the nearest dealer in 
American Fence. 
A merican fence 
is made of large, stiff 
wires, galvanized heavily, 
having the American hinged 
joint (patented), a fabric 
most flexible and wear-resist¬ 
ing. Square mesh fence of 
weight, strength and durabil¬ 
ity—three great needs in farm 
fences. 
Dealers in Every Place 
Where farm supplies are sold. Shipped to them direct from mills in carload lots, thus 
saying freight charges and enabling dealers to sell at lowest prices, giving buyer the benefit. 
American Steel 
Fence Post Cheaper 
than Wood and 
More Durable. Get 
Catalog. 
Send for copy of •*American Fence 
News'* also book tl lIow to Make the 
Farm Pay,** profusely illustrated , de¬ 
voted to the interest of Jarmcrs and 
sho wing how fence may be employed to 
enhance the earning power of a farm. 
Furnished free upon apjtlicatum. 
F. Raackos, Vice Pres. Sc Gen. Sales 
Agt., A31KKK AN STKKL& WIRE CO. 
Chicago, 72 Adams St.; New York, 
20Church St. j Denver; U. S. Steel 
Products Co., San Francisco, Los 
Angeles, Portland, Seattle. 
