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THE RURA-I> NEW-YORKER 
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N. Y. Exchange price $1.91 per 40-quart 
can, netting four cents in 26-cent zone. 
The zones are fixed by the Interstate Com¬ 
merce Commission as follows: 23 cents 
for the first 40 miles from New York; 26 
cents for the next 60 miles; 29 cents for 
the next 90 miles; beyond this, 32 cents. 
The railroads allow a discount for car lots 
of 10,000 quarts of 10 and 12% per cent. 
KEEPING MILK SWEET. 
On page 1033, A. E. Proctor, writing of 
the “Massachusetts Milk Situation,” says 
that some milk is 72 hours old when it 
arrives in Boston. I am in the dairy busi¬ 
ness, ship whole milk to Galveston, Tex. 
As I have to keep the night's milk over 
until morning, I find it impossible to have 
it reach Galveston sweet. Will you inform 
me what the chemical is that will keep 
milk sweet for 72 hours, also the amount 
to use per gallon ? l. m. 
Texas. 
No chemicals are used; it is illegal to 
use them, and justly so. Some of the 
stuff used for this purpose is also used 
for embalming. The milk described was 
clean milk, kept on ice constantly—and 
that is the right way to keep milk. If 
you try to use chemicals you will get your¬ 
self into great trouble and do injury to 
your customers. 
THE TWO GREAT MILK COMPANIES. 
Price Variations. —There are a good 
many stories going about the price of milk 
as offered by the different dealers. I have 
traced some of these, and I am convinced 
that in most cases there is a very close 
following of one price by nearly all the 
dealers. In our section the Bordens and 
the Sheffields are the ones commonly 
quoted. When traced out the two con¬ 
cerns are practically in accord in respect 
to price. In two of these creameries op¬ 
erated by these two companies, not more 
than 10 miles apart, it was reported that 
the Sheffields were paying more money. 
Upon investigating it was found that their 
prices were identical, with the exception 
of a barn score on the part of the Bor¬ 
dens, giving 10 cents extra to all who 
reached 68 points in the score. The Shef¬ 
fields did not at first give any bonus for 
better conditions. When the new prices 
came out this Fall the Sheffields gave the 
10 cents for the Winter for barn score 
and in addition they offered three cents a 
point for all milk testing over 4.1 per cent. 
While they were off the barn score last 
Summer, they have that now and have 
added the test. I am not sure that the 
test is worth much, because not many of 
the dairies will reach 4.1 per cent, per¬ 
haps not any of them, but if they do then 
the Sheffields are Chat much ahead. It 
will be seen that there is little competition 
between these creameries. In the most re¬ 
cent schedule the prices and conditions 
are precisely the same, except for the test, 
which will amount to very little. 
Another System.— In another locality 
the two companies are compared in another 
way. It is a region of higher testing milk. 
The Borden company have adopted 4.1 per 
cent as their basis, and the Sheffields have 
4.5. The former company pays in that 
territory four cents a point on test and 
the latter use three cents. If we figure 
the Boiden price up to 4.5 milk on the 
schedule they have adopted and add the 
10 cents for barn score, it makes October 
milk bring $1.90 a hundred, while the 
Sheffields pay $1.95; and if we compute 
4.1 milk on the Sheffield scale it makes 
it worth $1.79 against the Bordens $1.80, 
if the 10 cents score is included. Thus 
it will be seen that the Bordens are ahead 
by a very small margin so far as these 
items are concerned. The margin is too 
small to cut much figure, but the prices 
are so stated that some people are credit¬ 
ing the Sheffields with being more generous. 
Should the milk test less than four per 
cent, I have been told that the Sheffields 
still take off the three cents a point, while 
the Borticns do not. If this is true, the 
difference is still more in favor of the 
Bordens. I am not much inclined to find 
excuses for the Borden company, for I 
regard them as tending too much to cut 
prices, hut we must not think that another 
company is really more generous. They 
each pay what they think they must pay 
to get the milk. Personally I am inclined 
to doubt whether the Sheffields cut for a 
test under four per cent anywhere, as I 
know they do not in territory where low- 
testing cows are the rule. They are prac¬ 
tically the same as the Bordens in all 
particulars that I have been able to ob¬ 
serve. I am inclined to give them credit 
for more instruction and less of the “big 
club” where they come in contact with 
farmers, as regards methods, care, etc. This 
may be due to the personal qualities of 
the managers or inspectors, but I hardly 
think so, for some of the Borden managers 
are exceptionally fine men. 
A Powerful Company.— While discuss¬ 
ing this question, I am minded to go a 
step further and say that I am afraid of 
the Bordens. They are strong and seem 
to be growing stronger. It is only 14 
years since they had but 15 creameries, 
I am told. They are now reported to own 
and control over 200. They seem to have 
driven out of business many concerns in 
New York and adjoining cities, and they 
have entered other cities and are selling 
milk there. It appears to be their object 
to get control of the entire retail business 
in the East, if not a larger territory. Most 
other companies do not seem to dare to 
pay higher prices, and are afraid to enter 
into competition where they will hurt the 
Borden company. It is not impossible 
for the Bordens to get in position to crush 
competitors. The Standard Oil was able to 
destroy competition by crushing the smaller 
concerns. Rockefeller said that the splen¬ 
did rose was made to reach its perfection 
by the gardener picking off the other roses. 
So the oil company reached its great pro¬ 
portions by the destruction of competing 
firms. Will the milk business be thus “im¬ 
proved"? H. H. L. 
Cows, $50 to $75; butter, 30 cents a 
pound ; butter fat, 30 cents ; eggs, 30 cents 
a dozen ; Winter apples, 75 cents a bushel; 
Winter pears, 50 cents (Kieffers) ; potatoes, 
40; wheat, $1 ; rye, 75: barley. 50; oats, 
30; clover seed, $8; old corn, 70; choice 
Timothy hay, $12 a ton; clover hay, $8; 
fat hogs, $8.25 per 100; fat cattle, $7.50 
per 100. j. m. s. 
Elida, O. 
Butter is selling from 28 to 30 cents; 
potatoes, 30 to 35 cents a bushel. The 
farmers report a good crop. Hay, $12 to 
$16 a ton. Oats, 45 cents; they are a 
poor crop in this county. Hogs, $8, alive, 
and $11, dressed, per 100 pounds. Hops 
sold at 25 cents a pound. There is not 
much wheat raised here. e. w. 
Franklin Co., N. Y. 
The secretary of the National Dairy 
Union sends us a color score card showing 
different proportions of white mixed with 
yellow. Thus far it has been difficult to 
establish a color standard to show how 
much color should be permitted in oleo. 
Such a standard has now been arranged 
and a new law based upon it will be sub¬ 
mitted. This describes “an imitation of 
yellow butter” as a tint having less than 
55 per cent white. 
“Samples of butter from TTnicfeiu herds 
from seven different States made in April 
of this year and known to be free from 
artificial coloring ranged from 30 to 40 
per cent of white, the average being 36.4 
per cent. Three samples of butter from 
Ayrshire cows ranged from 27 to 42 per 
cent, or an average of 35.3 per cent.” 
In this section most farms are worked 
to produce milk which is sold to the Rose¬ 
mary Creamery Company at Adams. At 
present the price is $1.65 per 100 pounds; 
there being no competition within five 
miles of creamery, it really rules the price. 
Some people claim that more calves are 
shipped here each week than from any 
other station in the State ; they bring now 
7% to eight cents per pound; old cows, 
$15 to $20 each ; bulls, three to four cents 
per pound. Dairy cows coming fresh next 
Spring, from $35 to $50 ; Springers, from 
$50 up. Not many hogs kept here. Good 
horses are high, from $175 to $300. A 
great many Western horses shipped here 
last Spring. Hay sells delivered at village 
for $18 ; good oat straw, $10. No grain or 
corn sold- to speak of. Grain and corn 
were a very small crop, with a few good 
fields of silage corn; about half as much 
in silos as last year. The little butter 
that is made here brings 34 cents a pound, 
retail; eggs, 32 cents per dozen. Large 
yield of potatoes, selling at 50 cents a 
bushel. w. b. 
Adams, N. Y. 
Some of the most fashionable New York 
restaurants have started to make an extra 
charge of 10 cents for bread and butter 
served with a meal, which has always been 
free. They say they can no longer afford 
this extra, though prices of dishes are 
higher and portions smaller than in former 
years. Perhaps it was economy that com¬ 
pelled some of the high-priced restaurants 
to serve the lowest grade of manufacturing 
milk for 25 cents a glass, according to 
charges made by the New York Board of 
Health. 
Prices of Agricultural Products. 
The average of prices paid to producers 
of the United States for articles specified, 
on October 15, 1912, with comparisons, ac¬ 
cording to reports of the U. S. Department 
of Agriculture, are shown below : 
Beef cattle, per 100 
lbs. 
Oct. 15, 
1912. 
.$ 5.36 
Oct. 15, 
1911. 
$ 4.32 
Veal calves, per 100 
lbs. 
. 6.90 
6.15 
Ilogs, per 100 lbs. . . 
. 7.70 
6.09 
Sheep, per 100 lbs. 
. 4.19 
3.68 
Lambs, per 100 lbs. 
• • • • 
. 5.42 
4.68 
Milch cows, each... 
. 47.30 
42.69 
Horses . 
.140.00 
137.00 
Wool, unwashed, per 
lb. 
.185 
.155 
Honey, comb, per lb 
• • • • 
.136 
.137 
Milk, per gallon..., 
.231 
.213 
Apples, per bu. 
.61 
.66 
Peaches, per bu. .. . 
. 1.05 
1.31 
Pears, per bu. 
Beans, per bu. 
.83 
.97 
. 2.34 
2.27 
Cabbage, per 100 lbs 
. 1.08 
1.58 
Onions, per bu. 
.85 
1.02 
Tomatoes, per bu. . . 
.62 
Peanuts, per lb.... 
.047 
.046 
Hops, per lb. 
900 
.378 
Broom corn, per ton 
• • • • 
. 10.4n 
121.50 
Sweet potatoes, per bu.. 
.80 
.86 
Market Prices for Honey. 
The price of clover comb honey is 
quoted at 15 to 10 cents; extracted 
(seemingly the same kind), at 8% to 9% 
cents. Why is this so much cheaper? 
Maine. i. k. 
Comb honey is expensive to handle, and 
often damaged by rough usage in transit. 
Hence, comb that reaches market in per¬ 
fect condition must sell for enough to pay 
for the extra cost of handling and any 
damage. Another reason is that extracted 
may contain a considerable mixture of the 
cheaper grades of bulk honey, coming in 
large casks from the West Indies and other 
warm countries. This is often candied and 
mixed with foreign matter. When melted 
and clarified it does fairly well, but it J's 
a mixture and lacks the distinctive and 
delicate flavor of comb honey. All ex¬ 
tracted honey is not of this type, some 
being pur# buckwheat, clover, basswood, 
etc., extracted for convenience in handling, 
but it is not equal in flavor to comb honey. 
Pure Feeding Molasses 
We are first hands and can quote you absolutely 
bottom prices, delivered your station, in lots of 
anywhere from one barrel to a trainioad. 
THE MEADER-ATLAS CO. 
N. Y. Office, 107 Hudson Street, New York City. 
HEART’S DELIGHT FARM 
FOD CAT IP 
Three GUERNSEY Bulls 
6-8 months old, out of good cows, and 
sired by Glen Auric of Pinehurst, whose 
dam made 605 lbs. butter one year. 
W. H. MINER, Chazy, New York 
Sold Direct 
to You at 
FACTORY 
PRICES 
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our low factory cost. We have no power 
expense at our plant, as we own our gas 
well: testing.heating.lighting fuel, all free. 
Take a 60 day triaL Five year guarantee. 
Write for book, “How to Judge a Gasoline En- 
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WITTE IRON WORKS CO. 
1891 Oakland Ave. Kansas City, Mo. 
1 
The WITTE 
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Bills in Half 
DAIRY CATTLE 
ALLAMUCHY FARM 
offers 
Registered HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES 
AT FARMERS* PRICES 
They are weP grown and from six to ten months 
old, out of official tested dams and by hull whose 
dam lias record of over 30 lbs. as a four-year-oid. 
4< fat. All stock shipped on approval. 
ALLAMUCHY FARMS, - Allamuchy, N. J. 
East River Grade Holsteins 
... FOR SALE... 
40 Cows just Fresh 50 Holstein Heifers 2 yrs. old 
30 “ due in Aug. 40 Yearling Heifers 1 yr. old 
100 " due Sept., Oct., Noy. 5 Reg. Bulls ready for service 
All the Cows and Heifers are 
High Gradesaud will please you. 
BEI.L PHONH JOHN B. WEBSTER 
311-F-5 Dept. K. Cortland. N. Y. 
50 Grade Holsteins 
An entire dairy of 50 large, tine cows, all young, 
nicely marked and extra heavy milkers. Tu¬ 
berculin tested. Price, $100.60 each. 
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST DAIRIES 
IN CENTRAL NEW YORK. 
F. P. SAUNDERS & SON, Cortland, N. Y. 
For Sale 
Registered Holstein Male Galt 
Choicely bred, fine individual, attractively marked. 
$25—with ail papers. 
Also choice young cows at reasonable prices. 
HILLHURST FARM, F. H. RIVENBURGH, Munnsville, N. Y. 
HAVE SIX THOROUGHBRED 
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES FOR SALE 
from throe to six months old, from selected stock. 
Also some very fine grade HOLSTEIN HEIFERS. 
P. B. McLennan, 412 Court House, Syracuse,N. Y. 
ONTARIO MYNHEER CORNUCOPIA 
Holstein bull, born Aug. 10; rich breeding; well 
marked. Price, $50 for quick sale. Send for pedi¬ 
gree and details. CLOVERDALE FARM. Charlotte, N. Y. 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves f 0 o % s \V^u! 
offer. THE GATES HOMESTEAD FARM, Chittenango, N. Y. 
CAD CAI C —Herd Reg. Jersey Cattle, established 
run vHLC 1888, 35 head, 20 cows, 8 of the cows 
have just freshened. Also heifer and bull calves, 
good individuals and fine condition. Reason for 
selling—do not have competent help. Come and see 
them. Short pedigree will be given with each pur¬ 
chase. - J. ALDUS HERR. Lancaster, Pa., R. D. No. 4. 
Jersey Bull Calves 
you can afford to 
buy. Superior dairy clanis. No better sires. K. F. 
SHANNON. 007 Liberty Street, Pittsburg, Pa. 
Breed Up—Not Down 
FOR SALE 
Thoroughbred Jersey Bulls and Hampshire Pigs 
Pi'ices reasonable. J. H. ZIEGLER, Rowenna, Pa. 
If You Want Guernseys fliWli,? kw 
GUERNSEY BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION, Box 96. Peekskill, N. Y. 
FOR SA1 F-GUEKNSEY Yearling BULL. 
I VII vHl.k First premium at Perry Fair. Extra 
fine individual. High A. R. breeding. $100. Photo 
and pedigree. TABER & MIGN1N, Castile, N. Y, 
Berkshires—Sheldoncroft—Jerseys 
Cows on authenticated test. Young Bulls for sale. 
Berkshire Pigs, either sex. True to type. $10,00. 
AYRSHIRES 
We have a small but select Ayrshire herd for sale. 
Head of herd sired by Horrie T s .Majestic No. lOuOO. 
Address for prices. Sheldoucroit Supt., Silver Lake. Pa. 
When you write advertisers mention Tiir 
R. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply auu a 
“square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
S W11ST DE3 
My stock of pigs and 
hogs was never better. 
If you want the lipst 
all-round breed raise 
Jersey Reds 
Fatten easily and quickly, 
small boned,Ionic bodied, 
vigorous, proliiic. Monc 
unsurpassed. Choiceofl'er- 
Insranow. Pigs vaccinated 
with serum at cost 
when desired. Wrltetoday 
catalog. Arthur J. Collins, Box R, Meerestown, N. J. 
L arge Yorkshires- Sows bred for June and August 
farrow. Boars ready for service. May pigs, 
order now. Glknmark Farm, Robertsville, Conn. 
50-BERKSHIRES-5Q 
Harland’s Lad No. 140390 heads the herd. 
Herman’s Peggy 2d, 133723 has farrowed 14 pigs. 
Mistress Mollie, 154919 lias farrowed 12, and Mistress 
Polly 2d, farrowed 11. They are big boned and 
of good form, and they surely are prolific. 
I have been 15 years trying to gotBerkshires that 
were as prolific as ordinary scrub hogs, and now I 
have succeeded. 
Pigs will be sold for $10.00 each, while they last. 
J. GRANT MORSE, Laurel Farm, Hamilton, N. Y. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES at HIGHWOOD 
We have for sale service boars, brood sows and 
pigs, all ages. These are sired by Berry ton Duke's 
Model, the boar that headed the first prize herd at. 
the Royal in 1909; Highwood Duke 75th, a hall- 
brother to the Grand Champion boar, at the last in¬ 
ternational, and other hoars of equal merit. 
H. C. & H. B. HARPENDING, Dundee, N. Y. 
SPRINGBANK BERKSHIRES. 
in Connecticut. Sows bred for April litters all sold. 
Have 4 sows bred to farrow in July; laie. toser- 
vice of Watson’s Masterpiece. Will book orders 
for March and April pigs now. Send for new 
Booklet. J. E. WATSON. Pioprietor, Marhletlale. Conn. 
Reg. P. Chinas, Berkshires, C. Whites. 
Fine, large strains; all ages, mated 
not akin. Bred sows service Boars, 
Jersey and Holstein Calves. Collie 
Pups.Beagles and Poultry. Write for 
prices & circulars. Hamilton & Co.. Ercildoun, Pn. 
Chester White Young Sow Pigs, Boar Pigs, 
trios, at $5, $4 and $12. Thorobred 8 weeks 
old. O. I. C. Pigs 10 weeks old. A few good ones. 
VICTOR FARMS - Bellvale, N. Y. 
HOGS and POULTRY-S'iS/^;;: 
ner Duck Eggs, White and Brown Leghorn Eggs 
of best strains, Bred Berkshire Sows and Pigs. 
CHERRY HILL FRUIT FARM, Toboso, Licking County. Ohio. 
0 1 p >o of Superior Quality— 17choiceyoung 
• I. l». 0 Gilts and 11 Topy young Boars; pairs; 
no akin. FKJEI) NICKEL, Monroe, Midi. 
A Few Choice O. I. C. Shoats for Sale. 
It. E. EBEAlt, TUNKHANNOCK, FA. 
S HELDDN FARM registered.Durocs. Pigs of both sex 
Bred Sows. . Service Boars Best of breeding 
C. E. BARNES. Oxford, N. Y. 
DUROC PIGS 
-PEDIGREED. *13 per pair. 
Sereno O. AVeeks, DeGraff, O. 
SHEEP 
20Registered Delaine Rams— Best breeding and 
-■■■ --qnahty. Also ewes. Far¬ 
mers’ prices. J. C. Weatherby & Son, Trumansburg, N. Y. 
Registered Shropshire Rams for Sale?^ 
LAMBS. E. E. STEVENS & SON, Wilson, N. Y. 
(C SHROPSHIRE EWE LAMBS FOR SALE 
Also Yearling Rams. H. B. CDVERT, Lodi, N. Y 
PHR0PSHIRE YEARLING RAMS by imported sii-e. Price 
0 right. FRED VAN VLEET, Lodi, New York 
HIGHLAND STOCK FARM OFFERS 
SHROPSH IRES—RAMS AND EWES 
bred from British Yeoman Rams, finest quality. 
W. F. BLACK, Hall, N. Y. 
TTTNK The leading breed for early 
*■ OIlEilYr market Lambs. All ages. 
Both sexes. Prices reasonable. J. N. MacPHER- 
SON, Pine View Farm, Scottsville, N. Y. 
Dogs audL Ferrets 
P R SALE-HIGH CLASS BLACK COCKER SPANIELS. Box 
126, Spring Valley, N. Y. DREAMLAND KENNELS, Reg. 
Pfil I IP PIIDC— Tlie intelligent kind. Also Shet- 
UULLIE. rUfO laud Ponies. Nelson's, Grove City, Pa. 
F OR SALE—Pedigreed English BEAGLES. 
Good hunters: not gun shy. Also pedigreed 
Pups. GARRETT’S KENNELS, Westchester, Pa. 
FERRETS FOR SALEiK”fe 1 £?K 
catalogue and price list. KEEFER BROS., Greenwich, 0, 
HORSES 
P ercberou and Belgian Stallions and Mares for sain 
at farmers’ prices. A W. GREEN, Route 1, 
Middlefteld, O. Railroad station, East Orwell. O., 
on Penna. R.li., 30 miles north of Y r oungstown, O. 
CM C-TEAM OF YOUNG, SOUND 
MULES, four and five years old. 
Price, $500.00. Will exchange toward Pereheron 
mares. Address, J. R. BAUGH, Middlegrove, N. Y. 
qpOMPKINS CO. BREEDERS’ ASSOCIA- 
* TION, Box B, Trumansburg, N. Y.—Breeders 
of Holstein, Jersey & Guernsey cattle and the lead¬ 
ing breeds of sheep and swine. Write for sale list. 
PrnrillfPr^ ,<>r New York City market 
1IUUUOC1A desiring information how to 
form branches of the Dairymen’s League, write to 
the Secretary. Albert Manning Otisville. N. Y. 
Purebred Registered 
' HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
27.3 quarts of milk per day and 16 65 lbs. of best com¬ 
mercial butter per week was the average yield of 5,074 
purebred Holsteins (one-half being heifers) tested by 
experiment stations from May, 1911, to May, 1912. 
With cows of this kind, dairying becomes a profitable 
business and the sale of superfluous stock nets a substan¬ 
tial additional profit. 
Holsteins are unequaled in their ability to convert feed 
into milk. They are strong, hardy and sure to produco 
healthy calves. They are the most profitable breed from 
every point of view. 
Send for Free Illustrated Descriptive Booklets. They 
contain valuable information for any Dairyman. 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN ASS*N, F. L. HOUGHTON. Sec y. Box 105. Brattleboro, Vt. 
