1912. 
THE5 RURAL, NKW-YORKEK 
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N. Y. Exchange price $1.71 per 40-quart 
can, netting 3% cents in 26-eent zone. 
According to a report made August 28 
by the New York Milk Committee to the 
Department of Health the milk sold in some 
of the big hotels and expensive restaurants 
in the shopping and downtown business dis¬ 
tricts is not fit to drink. The only dif¬ 
ference between a glass of milk sold at 
some of these hotels and milk purchased 
at a corner grocery in the tenement dis¬ 
trict is the price, says Paul E. Taylor, sec¬ 
retary of the milk committee. In making 
the report the milk committee seeks to have 
Health Commissioner Lederle require all 
hotels and restaurants to display signs stat¬ 
ing the grade of milk served. The basis of 
the report was an analysis of samples of 
milk sold for drinking purposes at 230 
hotels, restaurants and lunchrooms in New 
York and Brooklyn. These places, Mr. 
Taylor says, were visited by inspectors on 
four consecutive days, milk was ordered 
in the usual way and the investigator took 
a sample through a sterile pipette and 
placed the sample at once in an iced sterile 
test tube. The samples were sent by spe¬ 
cial messenger to the laboratory for analy¬ 
sis. and the committee believes that the 
test was a fair one. Analysis of the 
samples, the report says, showed that most 
of the milk belonged in the grade estab¬ 
lished by Commissioner Eederle as fit only 
for cooking and manufacturing purposes. 
Some of it was very bad. The committee 
makes a classification of milk on a per¬ 
centage basis, ranking certified, or Grade 
A, milk as 100 ; inspected, or Grade B, milk 
as 90 ; pasteurized, or Grade C, milk as 80, 
and then classing the other grades accord¬ 
ing to the bacteria they contain. On this 
basis most of the places visited sold milk 
that would rank at about 35 per cent, savs 
Mr. Taylor. 
The bulk of the milk for miles around 
here goes to the Mekeels of Jacksonville, 
N. Y„ who have two creameries (one at 
Hector. N. Y.) and quite a number of 
skimming stations in various places, also 
a number of receiving stations which re¬ 
ceive only cream and do no skimming, but 
forward what they receive to either Jack¬ 
sonville or Hector, whichever is the nearer. 
Pay for butter on August 15 for month of 
July was a small fraction over 27 cents. 
Stores now pay 25 cents to producers, but 
it is scarce, and the price will probably be 
raised. Eggs, 23 and 24 cents. Some 
clover hay sold from the field at $10 and 
$12 per ton. There is a big crop around 
here. Baled hay has gone to pieces, with 
no settled prices, but was last around $16 
per ton. No silage sold around here, and 
I do not know of any price for manure. 
There is quite a lot of fertilizer bought, 
and I think the tendency has been lately to 
buy the higher grades. Cattle are unset¬ 
tled, perhaps $35 to $50 for cows, depend¬ 
ing on how badly the buyer wants them, 
but dealing is very light just now. In 
a couple of months the prices will be more 
settled. Butchers pay for heifers, grass 
fed, in good shape, 4% cents per pound. 
New potatoes, $1 per bushel. This is quite 
a heavy producing section, and it looks 
like a medium crop of early and a large 
crop of late potatoes. Berry season just 
about ended; black raspberries brought 
seven cents a quart or eight cents deliv¬ 
ered; red ones, 10 cents delivered.- Black¬ 
berries, 10 to 12% cents delivered. Very 
few apples. p . M . H> 
Reynoldsville, N. Y. 
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THE OHIO MILK SITUATION. 
The milk situation in the Cleveland, O., 
district is anything but satisfactory to the 
milk producers. While some have received 
a better price than usual this vear (April 
to October), namely $1.40 per 40-quart can, 
gross, with 20 cents per can freight 
charge to be taken out, others sold 
for $1.40 for April, August and September, 
and $1.20 for the other three months. The 
cost of producing Summer milk under our 
present conditions is nearly or quite equal 
to the cost of producing it in Winter. Those 
situated in the permanent pasture region 
(as are nearly all the producers for the 
Cleveland market), are confronted with the 
fact that all permanent pasture lands are 
declining very rapidly in stock-carrying 
capacity, and likewise in the quality of 
forage produced. These conditions, together 
with excessive heat or cold, drought or 
rainfall, and the ever present tantalizing 
array of flies ranging In size from the ox- 
fly with a capacity of half a tcaspoonful 
of blood at one sitting, to the no less an¬ 
noying gnat which is scarcely large enough 
to notice, makes the production of Summer 
milk at present prices anything but a get- 
rich-quick proposition. The city price has 
remained at eight cents per quart all Sum¬ 
mer, and the spokesman of the Cleveland 
milk dealers’ combine is quoted by the dail¬ 
ies as saying, “The price of miik will bo 
10 cents for the Winter—this is made neces¬ 
sary because of the advance the farmer 
says he must have on account of the poor 
crops of hay and oats in conjunction with 
the greater cost of production caused by the 
many requirements imposed by city in¬ 
spection.” This reads like good news to 
the producer, but a just and fair division 
of the extra price, jingling in the pro¬ 
ducers’ pockets would take a load of anx¬ 
iety from their minds and help their short 
finances mightily. 
In talking with one of the head men in 
one of the largest milk companies of Cleve¬ 
land not long before the 10 cents per 
quart ultimatum was announced, T was told 
this: “The next Winter price should and 
probably will be 10 cents per quart, below 
which the city price ought never to fail, 
while the price to the producer ought never 
to exceed three cents per quart. The dealer 
could with this seven cents per quart mar¬ 
gin meet his heavy expenses and have a 
fair profit left.” Milk has been scarce 
nearly all Summer and at one time sold on 
the railroad platform in Cleveland between 
dealers as high as $5 per 40-quart can. 
While the producer should at least get an 
equal division of the extra price of milk, 
it is very doubtful that they will, as the Na¬ 
tional Milk Dealers’ Association fixes the 
prices both going and coming, and the pro¬ 
ducers and consumers do naught but grit 
their teeth and fall in line. The firm belief 
of many producers that it will not always 
be thus is all that keeps them from selling 
their cows and going out of the business, 
as many have already done. s. m. r. 
Chardon, O. 
Cows at a sale a short time ago sold 
from $40 to $52. There were a couple of 
buyers around offering from $35 to $60. 
We have a big hay crop and a big crop of 
oats, and the prospect of a big corn crop, 
so I think if anything good cows are 
likely to advance in price. Pat cattle are 
selling for from six to nine cents, calves 
eight to nine cents. w. A. M. 
Delaware, O. 
There is no produce, silage or manure 
sold here, not many cattle changing hands 
or sold, only for beef; they bring from 
$15 to $35. Pork eight cents alive; milk 
is bringing from $1.20 to $1.25 per 100 
pounds. f. p. 
Bennington. Vt. 
Good dairy cows, fresh, are selling now 
at from $50 to $60, and they are always 
higher later in the season in October and 
November, just as Winter sets in. 
Lancaster, Pa. j. D. k. 
Regarding cow prices, it is rather early 
yet, as Fall cows are not called for until 
after September 15 in this section. I 
would imagine that good cows will run 
about the same as last year. I bought 
five last week for $55 each, due this Fall. 
Cows due next Spring are about from $25 
to $30; all depends on quality. if. J. s. 
Delhi, N. Y. 
A New Jersey cattle buyer was through 
here a few days ago. He bought Holsteins 
principally. Prices ranged from $15 to $18 
for Spring and Winter calves to $50 to 
$60 for cows. Strippers are in demand. 
For last month's butter we received 28% 
cents per pound. Eggs are bringing from 
22 to 25 cents. This section always has 
a great range of egg prices. New potatoes 
are worth $1 a bushel. Veals are in de¬ 
mand, worth alive seven cents, and hog 
dressed 11 cents a pound. Pork dressed is 
bringing nine cents; good Spring chickens 
alive, 15 cents; dressed, 17 cents; fowls, 
alive, 10, turkeys dressed 21 cents. Wheat 
is now worth $1.15 per bushel and oats 
55 cents per bushel. Choice Timothy hay 
brings from $15 a ton for No. 2 to $20 
a ton for No. 1. Berries are sold for 10 
cents per quart. r. s. 
Burlington, Pa. 
There are two cattle buyers here; of 
course they buy as cheap as they can. 
They pay from $55 to $65 a head for cows 
that will be fresh for Winter use. Other 
cows are cheaper, from $25 to $40. Any 
cattle fat for beef will bring about 10 
cents a pound dressed. Hogs are high, 
from nine to 12 cents on foot, and scarce 
here. Hay sold for $16 to $18 a ton 
from the lot. All kinds of mill feed are 
high, bran $1.70 per hundred, corn $1.70, 
other mixed from $1.65 to $1.75 per hun¬ 
dred. Milk is now bringing at the milk 
plant $1.35 per hundred. Early potatoes 
brought $1 per bushel. Buffalo milk brings 
from 12 to 16 cents a gallon here. There 
is no price given on Fall potatoes yet. 
Crops of alt kinds right here are good, 
corn not eared much yet, needs warm 
weather. New oats, about 40 cents per 
bushel. Eggs, 24 cents. Butter, from 25 
to 30 cents per pound. This is not a 
fruit country; farmers will have enough 
apples for home use, some plums and some 
pears; berries of all kinds. We have had 
a cold Summer, a few hot days the first 
half of July, the rest of the year cloudy, 
cool and wet time for harvesting, yet the 
ground is not wet. Much corn has grown 
as if it was in the shade, stalk tender and 
limber, bends over easy. f. h. p. 
Yorkshire, N. Y. 
Influenced by the long line of credit, I 
have very often observed stuff sells for 
more at auction, much more than it would 
if sold for spot cash. Then, too, there is a 
“teaser” at the auction, and I have lots of 
times seen men run up something on the 
other fellow just for a joke and in some in¬ 
stances get caught at it. If a good auc¬ 
tioneer is acquainted with his people he 
frequently gets more than the stuff is 
worth also. Again, in the small auctions 
often there are congregated several men 
who want the same thing, and rather than 
spend time chasing further will give a few 
dollars more in order to have the matter 
settled ; have done it myself frequently. No 
auctions here since March. Last one that 
I attended was in March and was the sell¬ 
ing out of a Guernsey grade tuberculin- 
tested herd, some common grades also in¬ 
cluded. About 35 cows and 15 young stock 
from a few months old to 20 months. I 
bought as follows : One cow due in last of 
May, $60; one cow dropped calf in De¬ 
cember, $40.50; one dropped calf in Feb¬ 
ruary, $70; cow due in May, $51; heifer 
due in October. $25; eight heifers, $130. 
These eight varied in price from $12 to $21 
each, ranging in age as stated above. I 
felt they sold below their value and bought 
them, even though I had no previous 
thought of making a purchase. All sired 
by a purebred registered Guernsey bull. 
Straw at auctions I bought at a cost per 
ton from $3 to $8. It depended whether 
I bought per ton or stack butts. Hay at 
auctions (mixed) frequently brought $22 
to $23. Yet at private sale for cash I had 
no difficulty in buying all I needed at $18. 
I paid $25 for a few tons of Alfalfa. Straw 
now is bringing about $7 baled, perhaps a 
little more. The milk proposition is a 
little more complex. Geneva Board of 
Health examine and rate the dairies into 
several classes, excellent, good, fair, indif¬ 
ferent. A man gets pay for what he pro¬ 
duces. To get into the excellent class he 
must have his cows tuberculin tested and 
have things in good shape—not necessar¬ 
ily fancy. In this class if he will tie him¬ 
self up to produce within rather narrow 
limits, he can get four cents. If he pre¬ 
fers a little more liberty as to production 
for him, 3% cents; don’t know about what 
a man in the lower classes would get. We 
are all ashamed to be there, though in tho 
beginning more than half were down there. 
Ontario Co., N. Y. K . 
THE OHIO STATE FAIR. 
The Ohio State Fair was bigger than 
ever, but hardly better, because it has long 
been of high excellence. The weather was 
fine, barring a few light showers, and 
large crowds were in attendance. The 
Columbus Centennial was held at the same 
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 Sale 
k — Purebred Ayrshire bull calf, 
born May 31, 1912. Nearly 
white. Price $35. Arthur 
N.Scmtliard, It. D. 1, Gilboa, New York 
time and further augmented the throngs. 
The street car service was taxed severely, 
but the large crowds were well cared for. 
All the main buildings on the 110-acre fair 
grounds are connected by covered concrete 
walks, and as the people come in at the 
main entrance, the Art Gallery is the first 
attraction, if we except the beggars and the 
spielers who have something to sell. Next 
is the Woman’s Building with its wealth 
of articles of interest to women, and in 
which men have at least a vicarious inter¬ 
est. For instance, there was an unsanitary 
grocery, and a sanitary one side by side, 
and all who saw were greatly impressed 
that we must all “eat a peck of dirt” if we 
don’t watch out. Then there is the Manu¬ 
factories Building containing the latest and 
best in vehicles, autos, pianos and articles 
of varied character and uses. Next to the 
right is the Administration Building 
flanked on the east side by the Educational 
Building, which contained the immense Ex¬ 
periment Station exhibit. This exhibit is in 
charge of a lot of intelligent and tireless 
young fellows who were very kind in ex¬ 
plaining the work of the various depart¬ 
ments, and the exhibits of weeds, plant 
diseases, fruit insects and diseases, and of 
every other subject taken care of by the 
Station. After the State Fair this collec¬ 
tion is divided into several parts and each 
portion, in charge of competent men, is 
sent to the various county fairs throughout 
the State. The large machinery halls were 
full to overflowing and atracted much at¬ 
tention from lots of earnest people, many 
of whom come to the Fair for the sole 
purpose of examining some particular ma¬ 
chine. Gasoline engines are much in evi¬ 
dence and seemingly there were hundreds 
of them going at times. 
The Horse Building is a popular attrac¬ 
tion, and everybody admired the drafters 
as well as the light drivers and the ponies. 
The hog, sheep and cattle exhibits are 
not so interesting to the general public, 
but in these buildings one finds at all 
times a lot of men and women who are 
vitally interested in the stock, and who are 
making a careful study of breeds and in¬ 
dividuals. Fairs are a sort of outing for 
many, and the light amusement features are 
largely patronized. However, the State 
Fair patrons were fortunate in having but 
three side shows offered them this year. 
We can spare them all. likewise the spielers 
and privilege men who are persistent to 
the point of rudeness. The racing events 
attract much attention, and between races 
there are concerts and numerous other 
attractions in front of the grand stand 
to cater to the demand for amusement. 
Really you pay your money, and take your 
choice of amusements. Just the people 
themselves are highly interesting and well 
worth study if one can sit down some place 
and watch them go by. The poultry show 
must not be overlooked as the show was 
large and particularly good. 
It is sort of an off year for fruit and 
vegetables in Ohio this year, but the horti¬ 
cultural exhibit was up to the standard in 
both size and quality. Its fine and at¬ 
tractive appearance was no doubt due to 
careful arrangement of the display under 
the efficient supervision of Superintendent 
Farnsworth, member in charge. A dairy 
building has recently been completed and 
owing to some delays the exhibits were only 
got in place by the middle of the week, but 
the men under the direction of Trof. Erf 
have done wonders in getting things in 
order, and taking care of the crowds. For 
those who are interested, there is the speed 
ring, and big enough purses were offered 
to bring good race horses. Then at night 
were the fireworks. For two years the 
State Fair has been policed by the Ohio 
National Guard, which seems a change of 
questionable merit from the old system. The 
cleaning-up work was done bv the Ohio 
Farm Boys’ squad of 176 members, which 
affords a chance to two boys from each of 
tho 88 counties to see the State Fair 
without expense other than their three 
hours of work each day. The members of 
the Fair Board deserve great credit for 
making a great success of a great fair. 
Altogether it is a wonderful annual in¬ 
dustrial and agricultural exposition that is 
instructive, recreative and interesting. 
w. v. J. 
SHEEP 
HIGHLAND STOCK FARM OFFERS 
SHROPSHIRES—RAMS AND EWES 
bred from British Yeoman Rams, finest quality. 
W. F. BLACK. Hall, N. Y. 
Registered Shropshire Rams for Salei&M 
LAMBS. E. E. STEVENS & SON, Wilson. N. Y. 
CHROPSHIRE RAM and EWE LAMBS. Berk- 
shire Pigs. Popular breeding. Farmers’ prices. 
J. I. HkRETEK, R. D, 4, Gettysburg, Fa. 
50 HAMPSHIREDOWN SHEEP 
From 7 mos. to 4 years old, both sexes; have gone 
into dairy business and must dispose of my flock; 
write your wants; prices right. 
W. H. CRAWFORD, R. F. D. 10, . Merger, Pa. 
S WIJME 
LARGE BERKSHIRES-S!, BB I?»r ?g 
Herd headed by Duke’s Rival Champion 2nd. Son 
of Berryton Duke, Jr. <500 lbs. at 11 months) and 
mit. r,f n Ri™i’« Champion Sow. ROSEDALE 
i, N. Y. 
out of a Rival’s 
FARM, Tarry town 
SPRINGBANK BERKS HIRES.- 
in Connecticut. Sows bred for April litters all sold. 
Have 4 sows bred to farrow in July; late, to ser¬ 
vice of Watson’s Masterpiece. Will book orders 
for March and April pigs now. Send for new 
Booklet. J. E. WATSON, Piuuiielor, Mariiledale, Conn. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES AT HIGHWOOD 
\Y e have sold more registered Berkshires each year 
during the past 8 years than any other breeder in 
the United States. There is a reason. No animal 
good enough unless large enough. 400 registered 
Berkshires in herd. Selected individuals, all ages, 
for sale. Visitors always welcome and met at train 
if expected. H. C. & H. B. HARPENDING, Dundee, N. Y. 
_ , *L U 11 and Indian Run¬ 
ner Duck Eggs, White and Brown Leghorn Eggs 
of best strains, Broil Berkshire Sows anil Pigs. 
CHERRY HILL FRUIT FARM, Toboso, Lickinu County. Ohio. 
E ureka stock farm- 
Registered Jersey 
Bulls and Heifers, 
2 mos. to 2 years old. 
Chester White, Po¬ 
land China and Berk¬ 
shire Pigs, all ages. 
Collie Pups and 
variety of POULTll 
EDWARD WALTER, West Chester, Fa. 
IIWII 
i am worms nerd ot Parent Stock over 
100 ribbons at State Fairs in 1911. Pigs that are a 
credit to the broed. Also gilts and sows. 
H. S. GREEN, l’owhatan Point, Ohio 
CHELOON FARM registered Durocs. Pigs of both sex 
° Bred Sows. Service Boars Best of breeding 
_ C. K. BARNES. Oxford , N. V. 
DUROO PIG^ PEDrGREED - #18 Per pair. 
UUI1UO riDO Sereno Q, Weeks, DeGraf f. O. 
0. I. (i \ Of Superior Quality—17 choice young 
, • 1 " 11 Topy young Boars; pairs; 
no akin. HIED NICKEL, Monroe, Mich. 
QHESTER WHITES— Two Prolific Brood Sows, also a 
wit/ briltsand Boars; all stock registered. 
EUGENE T. BLACK, - SCIO, N. Y. 
I ARGE YORKSHIRES— Sows bred for Jnno and Angust 
A. (arrow. Boars ready for .service. May pigs, 
order now. ClLiiNMAKK Fakm, Robertsville, Conn. 
F 0 R S A L E 
-20 Jersey Red Pigs, fine ones. 
EZRA M1CHENER, Lumberville, Pa. 
My stock of pigs and 
hogs was never better. 
If you want tho best 
all-around breed raise 
Jersey Reds 
Fatten eawily and quickly, 
email boned, Ion# bodied, 
vigorous, prolific. Meat 
unsurpassed. Choice offer¬ 
ings now. Write today for 
free catalog. 
Arthur J. Collins, Box R, Moorestown, N. J. 
IMPORTED GUERNSEYS AT AUCTION 
MR. F. B. BUCKLEY SCHAGHTICOKE, NEW YORK 
will sell by PUBLIC AUCTION Thursday, October 10, 1912 at his farm Schaghticoke, N. Y. 
(Railroad Station Valley Falls, N. Y. on the Boston & Maine Railroad, fourteen miles 
North of Troy, N. Y. and thirty-four miles West of North Adams, Mass.) 
EIGHTY HEAD OF IMPORTED GUERNSEYS 
consisting of the great bull ROBERT’S BOY, 2275 P. S. the last living descendant of the 
famous cow Lady Roberts 2116 F. S. 
Imp. Fanny’s Sequel 195(13 (1814 P. S. Adv. Reg. 137) Imp. Clairvoyante’s Sequel 216G3 (2279 P. S.) 
20 Fresh Cows and Heifers. 30 Heifers-in-calf. 20 Heifer Calves. 
This lot of cattle'were personally selected on the Island by Mr. F. B. Buckley and are bred in the 
most productive strains of tho breed, being sired by such sires as Imp. Billy’s France of the Isle, 
Imp. Danny s Sequel, Imp. Masher s Sequel, Justinee’s Sequel of the Preel, Governor of tho Chene, 
L lara s Sequel and other great sires. For catalogue address 
LEANDER F. HERRICK, - . - WORCESTER, Mass. 
Purebred Registered 
fe HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
SS&k The Gliesaw (Wash.) Nero reports:— 
p*** “ Representing the farmers of the Pine Creek country, 
two of their number ure back from Michigan with two 
carloads of Registered Holstein Cattle. The farmers of 
that section recognize the profits in dairying right. Fifty- 
seven head of fine animals were bought.” 
Wherever good money is made out of dairying yon’ll find 
tliis spirit of progress together with purebred Holstein 
Cows. 
Send for Free Illustrated Descriptive Booklets. They 
contain valuable information for any Dairyman. 
F. L. HOUGHTON, Secy. Box 105. Brattleboro, Vt. 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN ASS'N, 
