1912. 
THE reURAX> NEW-YORKER 
CONTENTS 
The Rural New-Yorker, August 3, 1012. 
FARM TOriC'S. 
Storage of Sweet Potatoes. 820 
The Traveling Farm Experts. 826 
Water as a Factor in Agriculture. 
Part II. 827 
Treatment of Swamp Muck. 828 
Alfalfa After Rye. 828 
Destroying Thistle and Mustard. 828 
Wild Onions and Broom Sedge; Poor 
Meadow . 829 
Charcoal Dust as a Fertilizer. 829 
Hope Farm Notes. 832 
Smothering Quack Grass. 833 
DIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Hog Notes . 838 
A Herd of Holstein Grades. 838 
Hog Cholera and Immune Animals.. 838 
Draft Horses in Europe. 839 
What Ails the Butter?. 839 
Summer Itch . 839 
Skin Disease in Pig. 839 
Milk . 840 
Cost of Summer Milk. 840 
“Spring-tails” in the Milk. 840 
Dong Island Milk. 840 
Egg-laying Contest . 841 
Questions in Hen Management. 841 
Daying Hens the Second Year. 841 
A Few Good Hens. S41 
HORTICUDTURE. 
Shall We Fertilize Orchards?. 820 
Tree Diars at Darge. 827 
Cover Crops for Vineyards. 829 
Box for Starting Plants. 831 
How We Succeed With Strawberries.. 831 
When and How to Pick Peaches and 
Apples . 831 
Splitting of Cherry Bark. 831 
Best Strawberries . 831 
West Virginia Fruits. 831 
A Fine Niagara Grapevine. 833 
A Dozen Hardy Perennials . 833 
Remedy for Black Squash Bug. 833 
The Outlook for Cranberries. 835 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 830 
Dressing the Neck. 830 
Two Good Preserves. 830 
The Rural Patterns. 837 
More About Removing Wall Paper.... 837 
Pineapple and Strawberry Recipes. 837 
Recipes for Pork Wanted. 837 
Greens for Winter. .'. 837 
Remedy for Ivy Poison. 837 
Root Beer . 837 
MISCEDDA NEOUS. 
A Fisherman on Fishing. 825 
“No Place Dike Home”. 820 
Our Friend, the Brook. 820 
Blasting in Frozen Ground.! 828 
Pumping Air Into Pneumatic Tank... 829 
Editorials . 834 
The Progressive Voter. 835 
The Bourne Parcels Post Bill. 835 
Russian Farm Doans and Credits. 835 
Publisher’s Desk . 842 
MARKETS 
Wholesale Prices at New York, 
Week Ending July 27, 1912. 
BUTTER 
Creamery, fancy, lb.27 @ . 2?>4 
Goo<l to Choice.25 ® .26 * 
Lower Grades . .23 ® .24\6 
Stute Dairy, best.25 ffi 26 
Common to Good.22 ® 24 
Factory. 19 ® >23 
Packing Stock. 18 © .20 
Elgin, 111., butter market firm at. 25 cents. 
Boston, western creamery. 27^ cents. 
Philadelphia, western creamery, 27 cents. 
EGGS 
White, good to choice.28 © .29 
Mixed Colors, best .24 @ .25 
Common to Good. 15 64 18 
Western, best. 19 © .24 
Under grades. 15 @ ’17 
Checks and dirties. .07 ffi .15 
CHEESE 
Full Cream, best. 15 ® . 15 ^ 
Common to Good. 11 .14 
Skims. 114 © .12 
BEANS 
Marrow. 100 lbs. 4.50 @ 5.40 
Medium. ...4.30 © 4.95 
Pea. 4.30 @ 5.00 
Yellow Eye. 4.25 ffi 4.86 
Bed Kidney. 4 00 @4.85 
White Kidney. 6.50 @ 6.20 
Lima. California.6.10 @ 0.20 
HOPS 
Prime to Choice.28 © .31 
Common to Good.25 © .21 
Pacific Coast. 30 @ .31 
Old Stock. 10 @ .81 
German Crop.50 @ .55 
FltESH FRUITS 
Apple's—Prime, bbl. 2.50 @ 3.00 
Lower grades. l.tHi © 2.00 
Windfalls, bbl. 35 © l.no 
Peaches, Southern, carrier. 1.00 @ 1.75 
Maryland and Del.75 @ 1,50 
Jersey, bkt.50 © 1.00 
Plums, crate. 75 @ 1.75 
Md. and Del. qt. ill <v„ .05 
Cherries. 8 -lb. bkt. 52 .75 
Gooseberries, qt . 05 ® jo 
Huckleberries, qt.07 to ill 
Blackberries, qr.OS @ .15 
Raspberries, red, pt.06 ® .10 
BlackCap. pt.01 © .08 
Currants, qt.05 © .06 
Musknielons, s’ 11 , bu.40 ® 1.25 
California cfatu. I .no ffi 2.25 
Arizona. 2.25 to 3.75 
Watermelons, carload.159.00 @250.00 
1YUIUD FBLTi ’8 
Apples, evap., choice, 1911.09 @ M',4 
Common to good.U7 © .080; 
Chops. 100 lbs. 1.80 @ 2.00 ~ 
Raspberries.26 © .27 
VEGETA BEES 
Potatoes—Dong Island, bbl. 2.75 64 3.00 
Southern, bbl. l.OO @ 2.75 
Jersey, bbl. 2 25 @2,50 
Sweet Potatoes, bbl. 2.50 ® 5.50 
Beets, bbl. 1 . 1)0 64 1.50 
Carrots, bbl.2.60 @ 2.75 
Cucumbers, Md. and Del. bu.40 @ 1.00 
Nearby. 1 00 @ 1.75 
Cabbage, bbl..90 @ 1.00 
Lettuce.bbl. bkt. 50 © 1.50 
Sweet corn, Jersey, 100 .75 © 2.00 
Lima beans. Jersey.75 @ 2.00 
Onions, Jersey, bu. 60 @ .85 
Long Island, bbl. 1.75 @ 2.00 
Peppers, Southern, carrier.50 © .65 
Jersey, box .40 @ .60 
Peas. Western N. Y., bu. 50 @ 1.50 
Itadlshes, 100 bunches. 1.00 @ 1.25 
String Beans, bu.».50 @ 1.00 
Squash, bbl.50 ffi 2.50 
Egg Plants. Southern, bbl. 2.00 64 2.50 
Tomutoes, Maryland and Del., crate, .40 to 1.00 
Jersey, box. 75 ® 2 00 
LIVE POULTRY 
Broilers, lb. .20© .22 
Fowls.in @ .17 
Boosters. 10 @ .11 
Ducks. 12 © .14 
Geese. 10 @ .11 
Turkeys. 12 @ .13 
Guineas, pair. 50 © .60 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, best. 22 @ .23 
Common to Good.14 © .20 
Chickens, choice broilers, lb.28 @ .31 
Broilers, common to good.25 © .27 
Roasters.19 @ .24 
Fowls.14 © .'7 
Ducks, spring, lb .18 @ .I8kj 
Squabs, doz.50 @ 3.75 
HAY AND STRAW 
Bay. Timothy No. I, ton.25.00 @ 26.00 
No. 2.21.00 ® 24 .00 
No. 3.17.00 @ 19.U0 
Clover Mixed.16.00 @ 22 00 
Straw, Rye.12.00 ffi 16.00 
Oat and Wheat.7.00 ffi 8.00 
LIVE STOCK 
Native Steers, 100 lbs.5.10 @ 8 35 
Bulls.3.50 ffi 5.00 
Cows. 2.50 © 5.50 
Calves, Prime Veal, 100 lbs.8.00 ©10.50 
Culls.5.00 ffi 7.00 
Sheep, 100 lbs.2.60 © 4.50 
Lambs. 7 25 ffi 7.90 
Hogs.7.00 @ 8.50 
GRAIN 
Wheat, No. 1 Northern Spring. 1.13 ffi ... 
No.2, Red.1.08 ffi ... 
No. 2 Hard Winter. 1.05 @ ... 
Corn, as to quality, bush.75 ffi .80 
Oats, as to weight, bush.58 © .62 
COTTON 
New York Middling Upland. 13.60 
Middling Gulf. 13.25 
New Orleans, Low Middling. 12.50 
Good Middling. 13.55 
WOOL 
NewYork Floeces, Fine, unwashed. 21 1 ® .23 
Ohio half blood combing.29 ffi -30 
Kentucky, three-eighths blood.29 ffi .30 
Michigan, half blood.27 @ .28 
Virginia Apple Outlook. 
Since the issue of our last report on May 
16 there has been complaint from some 
sections of apples dropping heavily during 
June, also that in some orchards there has 
been some damage done by aphis which 
have appeared in large numbers. There 
have been severe hailstorms in some sec¬ 
tions, and some damage has' been done to 
apples, though it has been confined almost 
entirely to parts of orchards here and 
there, the Rockflsh Valley in Nelson Co. is 
reported as having suffered more generally 
than anywhere else. As a whole the crop 
looks decidedly more promising than after 
the bloom fell, trees are healthy and vigor¬ 
ous and apples smooth, though our crop 
will not he as large as two years ago, yet 
it promises to he a good one pretty evenly 
distributed through the State. The follow¬ 
ing are grouped and averaged from reports 
made by members. It shows that they re¬ 
port a smaller crop than stated in the gov¬ 
ernment crop report for June. The figures 
given represent percentage of as full a 
crop as the trees are capable of bearing 
and maturing properly : 
Pip-Win© Other Gcn’l 
pins 8«n»8 Yorks Dens Var. Av’ge 
N. Valley 
(Shenandoah to'North) 
35 
60 
50 
50 
55 
55 
Middle Valley 
(South to Botetourt).. 
*60 
*65 
55 
55 
65 
55-65 
South Valley 
(Ine. Montgomery Co.) 
S. \V. of State. 
50 
55 
45 
65 
60 
50 
60 
25 
65 
50 
50 
North Piedmont 
(To S. of Fauquier Co.) 
35 
70 
15 
55 
50 
45 
Middle Piedmont 
(South to Janies River) 
50 
65 
*75 
*75 
70 
67 
Southern Piedmont.... 
55 
65 
*75 
*75 
70 
68 
— 
— 
— 
-. 
_ 
Average for State. 
45 
65 
50 
65 
00 
65 
(’Indicates variety not so largely grown 
as others named.) 
The Government Crop Report for June, 
1912, gives Virginia an average of 75 per 
cent against 53 per cent in June, 1911. 
United States Government Report, June, 
1912, 72.3 per cent, June, 1911, 68.5 per 
cent. WALTER WHATELYj Sec’y. 
Virginia Ilort. Society. 
Massachusetts Crop Report. 
Correspondents of tin- State Board of 
Agriculture make the following statements: 
Corn was planted late in all sections of the 
State. The stand is small for this time 
of year, hut acreage slightly larger. Hay 
did not yield up to early expectations, 
owing to the drought in June. The potato 
acreage is less than last year. Planting 
was much delayed by the cold Spring. The 
apple crop will be only fair; peaches and 
pears, light: plums and cherries about nor¬ 
mal. The strawberry yield was light. Other 
berries promise a good crop. Bocal frosts 
as late as June 15 did some damage to 
cranberries and garden crops. The dairy 
outlook is not encouraging, as pastures 
have suffered from drought, and grain, is 
high. 
Canada Crops. 
The Ontario Department of Agriculture 
reports that apples have dropped badly. 
The average stand for the Dominion is 
about 67 per cent, the outlook for early 
being better than for late fruit. Bear 
blight has been worse than usual. Kieffer 
and Bartlett are showing,best. A fairly 
good crop of poaches will lx* harvested in 
the chief commercial orchards, though parts 
of the Niagara district were injured by the 
Winter. Grapes promise a very large yield. 
Cherries are short. Tomatoes were seriously 
damaged by cutworms. Tent caterpillars 
have been very troublesome. In Nova 
Scotia apple scab is prevalent. 
A Canadian Market.—B rockville is a 
town of about 19.000. and there is a very 
good market here three days a weeje. Every¬ 
thing that a farmer can raise is sold direct 
to the consumer until 10 o’clock; after that 
the grocer can come and buy to retail from 
his grocery to the people who do not go to 
buy on the market. The market is just 
gn open square in the town; there is no 
building. There is a room nearby in which 
things are weighed by paying a small fee 
besides the regular market fee of five cents 
for single rig and 10 for double, which the 
market clerk collects from everyone. He 
pays so much a year to the town for the 
privilege. He has to clean the place up 
after every market day. The market gar¬ 
deners tend three days a week, but the 
farmers generally go on Saturday, which 
is the largest day. Potatoes arc from $1.30 
to $1.40 a bushel. Chickens 75 cents to 
$1 each. Eggs 22 to 25 cents a dozen. But¬ 
ter 28 to 30 cents. Hay $15 to $18 a ton. 
Our cheese factory sold on the board for 
14 cents last week. Milk sells for six 
cents a quart in town. Most of the milk¬ 
men buy their milk for from $22 to $20 a 
ton. F. J. M. 
Brockville, Ont. 
The market on potatoes grown near New 
York has advanced 50 to 75 cents per 
barrel during the week. The yield thus far 
has been lighter than was anticipated. The 
rains came too late to help the early crop, 
but will be of groat service to the later 
varieties which were just on the verge of 
quitting. Early sweet corn from the Hack¬ 
ensack section has been badly pinched by 
drought, very little selling above $1.25 per 
100. Corn from fields heavily manured, so 
that the ears are of good size and kernels 
plump, sells for $2 or more. Cabbages are 
low. fairly good heads going at $1 per 
barrel. Onions are in considerable surplus 
and very low, many selling under 50 cents 
per bushel. 
Prices here as follows: Timothy hay $10, ! 
old hay was about $20. Wheat $1.04; 
corn 95 cents; oats 40 cents. Butter 20 
cents; eggs, 18 cents; hogs $7.50, veal 
$7.50. Good farm horses $175 to $225. 
Cows $40 to $60. Wheat less than one 
per cent, wheat ground nearly all sown 
to oats. Oats very large acreage and look¬ 
ing good at present. Corn not very good; 
good seed corn was a scarce article. Hay 
is not very heavy, too many thin spots in 
the meadows. a. e. b. 
Northwestern Ohio. 
Eggs are worth 18 cents; butter 24; 1 
white beans, Marrow, $2.50, medium $2.25 ; 
potatoes $1.25; wheat $1.15; oats 65 cents; 
buckwheat $2 per 100; barley $1.25 to 
$1.50; hay $22 to $25 for Timothy, clover 
$17. Cattle from four to six cents, live 
weight; sheep from four to six cents, live 
weight; veal calves eight cents; no gar¬ 
dening here. I have just sold my crop of 
hay of about 70 tons, clover and Timothy, 
for $20 straight through everything. A 
month ago was offered $24, but could not 
spend the time to draw it, was too busy 
farming. . a. p. l. 
Altay, N. Y. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and a 
“square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
FOR BEST EXTENSION UDDERS JV'ceT 
write to JOHN J. POnER, 14 Mill St., Binghamton. H. Y.’ 
ENSILAGE CUTTER- 
J— To bo sold for want of 
use. Ohio No. 16, Self¬ 
feed Ensilage and Feed Cutter, With traveling apron 
and 32 feet of metal belt, swivel carrier, lias 4 
16-inch knives and shredder attachment and is in 
perfect working order. Cost, new, $171.75. First 
check for $60 will buy it. F. 4). B. cars Oakland, 
Bergen Co., N. J. Vygeberg Co., Oakland, Bergen Co., N. J. 
Pneitinn Wantorl experienced farmer and gar- 
ruolliuil IldlllCU dener. $60 a month, house and 
privileges. Box 200 Nassau, Rensselaer Co., N. Y. 
WANTED—man to deliver milk on a route in large su- 
’* burban city in New Jersey. High-class milk and 
cream in bottles. Must he good horseman. Married 
man preferred; security required; good wages: some 
knowledge of figures. Milk Driver, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED IMMEDIATELY 
YOUNG FARMER 
must be faithful, to milk 5 cows. Reliablo ovory way. 
J. O. HALE, Rowley, R. F. D., Mass. 
Herdsman Wanted 
Under official test. Must be capable of getting best 
results; excellent milker and feeder. Single man 
preferred. Address, stating experience and wages 
wanted. JAMES E. RUSSELL, Peekskill, N. Y. 
DO YOU NEED FARM HELP ? 
The Jewish Agricultural anti Industrial Aid So¬ 
ciety has on its lists men wishing to obtain em¬ 
ployment on farms. Many of them are without 
experience. They are able-bodied and willing to 
work. If you can make use of such help, please 
communicate with us, stating what wages you will 
pay, whether the work is permanent, and whether 
you prefer a single or a married man, with or with¬ 
out experience. Ours is a philanthropic organiza¬ 
tion whose object is to assist and encourage Jewish 
immigrants to become farmers. We charge no 
commission to employer or employee. Address 
FARM LABOR BUREAU, 176 Second Avenue, New York City. 
Eggs, Poultry, Meats, Produce. 
Shipments solicited. JELLIFFE, WRIGHI S CD.. Com¬ 
mission Merchants. 284 Washington St.. New York. 
Prices of stock au<l produce are as fol¬ 
lows: Good cows $60 to $80; horses $200 
to $275. Timothy hay, old. $15 to $18, 
now, $8 to $12. Oats 45 to 50 cents; wheat 
$1; corn 75 to 80 cents. Fresh eggs a 
scarce article, 20 cents wholesale and about 
23 to 24 retail. Butter 25 to 30 cents, 
according to quality. Apples 50 cents to $1. 
New potatoes $1. Manure is usually con¬ 
tracted for by the year. 50 to 70 cents for 
two-horse load of good manure. Local ele¬ 
vators and mill handle grain on five cent 
margin. No silos here. Last Winter ami 
Spring corn fodder sold for 75 cents a shock. 
Hay crop is good. Corn though planted 
late is making fine growth. I have some 
that is six feet high now. j. m. 
New Haven, Ind. 
Horses are selling at very good prices, 
averaging about $225 per head for good 
draft horses. Light or driving horses are 
selling at a much lower price, averaging 
about $125 to $150. Good average dairy 
cows sell at from $40 to $75 per head. 
Ilogs are selling well just at the present 
time, about $3 per head for pigs old enough 
to wean. Brood sows are selling at from 
$20 to $30 per head. Sheep, good breeding 
ewes, from $4 to $10 per head, according 
to the breed. The Shropshires are taking 
the lead in this part of the country, as they 
seem to he the best adapted to this coun¬ 
try. As for silage, and manure, there has 
never been any sold at auction to my 
knowledge. Hay will average about $18 
per ton. Milk is selling at the present 
time at $1.10 per 100 delivered at the 
cheese factory or the condensery. It costs 
us 15 cents per 100 for drawing. During 
the Winter months we receive about $1.50 
per 100 for our milk delivered. Other farm 
produce will average about as follows: 
Wheat. 90 cents per bushel; oats, 35 cents- 
corn. 30 cents per crate. There is not 
much garden truck raised for sale here as 
there is no large city close. c. s. 
Coats Grove, Mich. 
BUTTER, Etc. 
7 value a 
Direct to beat trade In Greater 
New York. Highest market 
j and account sales day of arrival. 
Refer to Rural New-Yorker, Duu's or Bradstreet's. 
Zenith Butter S Egg Co., 355-59 Greenwich St.. N.Y. 
GEO. P. HAMMOND. EST. 1875. FRANK W. GODWIN 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & CO., 
Commission Merchants and Dealers in all kindsof 
COUNTItY PltODUClO, Apples, Peaches, Ber 
ries Butter, Eggs. Cheese, Poultry. Mushrooms 
and Hot house Products a Specialty. Consignments 
solicited. 34 & 36 Little 1 2th St.. New York- 
Highest prices guaranteed for White or Brown 
Leghorns or mixed eggs. Also high grade butter. 
Write ns for information. A trial will convince you 
of our ability to obtain extreme prices. Addrrfss 
JOHNSTONE 6 COUGHLAN, 
164 Duane Street, : : New York 
FflR <\AI POULTRY FARM, 6 acres; equipment, 400 
I Ull OnLL hens. Attractive stone house, stone 
barn; fruit; fine climate. Address F. C. E., c. R. N.-Y. 
4(1 aero river farm for sale. Excellent buildings; beauti- 
‘tu fill shady grounds; two miles out. State road, elec¬ 
tricity, telephones. Owner, C. T. MORSE, Unadilla, N. Y. 
00(1 CHOICE FARMS FDR SALE in fertile Delaware 
£UU River Valley. From $40 per acre up. New 
catalog and map. HORACE G. REEDER, Newtown, P». 
E ASTERN SHORE of Maryland and Virginia. Poultry. 
Fruit, Truck, Grain and Grass Farms for sale. 
Catalog free. M. L. VEASE Y, Pocomoke City, Md. 
NEWYORK STATE FARMS. 
ing in farina throughout New York State. Reference 
on request. Catalog sent to jiroapective purchasers. 
(.'• L. Y.UJEK & CO., 7D6 Frew Bldg., Binghamton, N. Y. 
Farm Wantori—River or Brook watered; orchard, 
I ailll if ail IGU KO , M i buildings;suitable for poultry. 
Stock and tools. Owners only. State particulars. 
Moderate price. G. Griffiths, 486 Monroe St., Brooklyn, N.Y 
TRACTS FOR DEVEL0PMENI and sub-divi-. 
II1HUIO si on into small farms. 12,000 
acres. Central Virginia. 4.201). 16,000 and 47,000, 
Eastern North Carolina. $4.00 per acre up. 
JORDAN & DAVIS CO.. Norfolk, Va. 
FOR SALE OR TRADE 
$10,000 equity in 30 acres of land in Centralia, ill. 
Suitable for platting, manufacturing or trucking. 
Farm land,east or west, live stock or city property, 
(improved) taken in exchange. Property adjoins 
four railroads and electric liues. E. EDS0N, lonti, III. 
rtY7f AU/ADIi Beautifully illustrated booklet 
LrLjL,r\. TT rll\L about the State of Bed Apples, 
luscious Peaches. Strawberries, diversified farm¬ 
ing and of ideal homes. Address STATE BOARD 
OF AGRICULTURE, DoVKlt, Dklawahe. 
HOMES FOR EVERYBODY! MINNESOTA 
Ideal climate and social conditions. Leads in Dairying, 
Grain, Hay, Vegetables, Live Stock, Poultry. Landslow, 
' Send for Literature. H. J. MAXFIELD, State Immigra- 
: lion Commissioner, 202 State Capitol, St. Paul, Minn. 
FLORIDA POTATO FARM FOR SALE 
HAVE NE1 SI00.00 PER ACRE FROM ONE CROP 
One hundred and seventy-five thousand barrels of 
Irish Potatoes shipped from Hastings last spring. 
For price and terms address N. D. BENEDICT, Hastings, Fla. 
FOR NEW/ YORK FARMS 
or for farm lands in the West and South call on or 
write to B. F. McBURNEY S CO., 309 Bastable Block, 
Syracuse, New York, or 703 Fisher Building, Chicago. 111. 
TILE DRAINED LAND IS MORE PRODUCTIVE 
Earliest and easiest worked. 
Carries off surplus water; 
admits air to the soil. In- 
t creases the value. Acres of swampy land reclaimed and made fertile 
1 Jackson's Kouud Drain TUe meets every requirement. We also make Sewer 
gS7 l’ipe. Red ami Fire Brick, Chimney Tops, Encaustic Side Walk Tile, etc. Write 
for what you want and prices. JOHN H. JACKSON, 89 Third Ave., Albany N Y 
