1912. 
THE RURAL, NEW-YORKER 
1260 
CONTENTS 
The Rural New-Yorker, Dec. 14, 1912. 
FARM TOPICS. 
The Jefferson County Farm Bureau. 
Part II.1242 
Forest and Field.1242 
U. S. Potash Lands.1244 
The Storage of Crops.1245 
New York Farmers' Institutes.1245 
Reviewing a Corn Show.1246 
Hope Farm Notes.1248 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
The Kinks in a Dairy Farm.1254 
Pawing Colt.f.1254 
Abscess in Navel.1254 
Stunted Colt.1254 
Tumor on Ifog.1254 
Indigestion in Horse.1254 
Milk .1255 
Trouble Over Milk Tests.1255 
Laxative Food for Horses.1256 
Dry Stover in Silo.1256 
Comparison of Pig Feeds..1256 
Ration for Holstein Cows.1256 
The Egg-Laying Contest.1257 
Leghorn Cross.1257 
Mixing Breeds.1257 
Mites on Hens.1257 
Leg Weakness.1257 
What Ails the Ducks?.1257 
Eggs in November.1257 
HORTICULTURE. 
Western Fruit Inspection Laws..1241, 1242 
Canadian, Fruit Growers Meet.1247 
Bird Tenants in Orchard Trees.1247 
“Mortgage Lifter” Rhubarb.1247 
Reeves’ Favorite Peach.1247 
Harvesting Walnuts.1249 
Foreign Grapes in the East.1249 
Lettuce Rot.1249 
Forcing Winter Rhubarb.1249 
Apples for Washington.1249 
Tobacco Paper Fumigation.1249 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day.1252 
Renovating Leather Pillow.1252 
Rabbit or Hare Recipes.1252 
Lard Cracklings; Keeping Pork .1252 
The Rural Patterns.1253 
Two Cabbage Recipes.1253 
Neighborhood .Toys.1253 
Winter Puddings.1253 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS 
Cucumbers. No. 1, doz.75 ffl 1.25 
No. 2. box. 2.00 /«) 2.50 
Mushrooms, lb.15 ffl .40 
Tomatoes, lb.10 ffl .15 
Radishes, 100 bunches.1.50 ffl 2,50 
LIVE POULTRY 
Chickens, lb. 13 ffl .14 
b’owis.....13 @ .14 
Roosters.09 @ .10 
Ducks. 14 @ .15 
Geese. 13 ffl .14 
Turkeys.16 ffl .17 
Guineas, pair.60 © .75 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, best.23 ffl .24 
Common to Good.12 ® .18 
Chickens, choice broilers, lb.25 ffl .27 
Squab, broilers, pair.65 ® .70 
Broilers, common to good.20 @ .22 
Roasters . 18 @ .23 
Fowls.14 @ -16J4 
Ducks, Spring, lb .12 ® .18 
Squabs, doz.50 ® 4.50 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay. Timothy No. 1, ton.22.(10 ffl 22.50 
No. 2 .20.00 ® 21.00 
No. 3.17.00 ffl 19.00 
Cloyer Mixed.....15.00 ffl 20 00 
Clover.14.00 @19.00 
Straw, Rye......16.00 ffl 17.00 
MILLFEED. 
Wheat bran, ton.22.00 @23.00 
Middlings.24.00 @28.00 
Red Dog.30.00 @31.00 
Corn .Meal.29.00 @32.00 
Linseed meal.33.U0 f@35.U0 
LIVE STOCK 
Native Steers, 100 lbs.7.25 ® 8 75 
Bulls.4.25 ffl 5.80 
Cows. 2.75 ® 6.00 
Calves, Prime Veal, 100 lbs.8.00 @12.00 
Cutis. 5.00 ffl 7 50 
Sheep, 100 lbs. 2.50 ® 4.00 
Lambs. 6.00 ffl 7.75 
Hogs. 8 00 @ 8.10 
COUNTRY DRESSED MEATS. 
Calves, good to prime.14 ffl .16 
Common.08 ffl ,10 
Pork, lightweights.1I46@ .13 
Mediums and heavy.lOJ^ffl .11 
Hothouse lambs, head.8.00 @10.00 
GRAIN 
Wheat, No. 1. Northern Spring.96 ffl ... 
No. 2. Red.1.07 ffl ... 
No. 2 Hard Winter.96 @ ... 
Corn, as to quality, bush.55 ffl .65 
Oats, as to weight, bush. .38 ® .40 
Ryo. 65 ffl .70 
COTTON. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
The American Hookworm.1243 
Prizes for Walnut Bread.1243 
Rain Water for Drinking.1244 
The Rochester Thanksgiving Market.. 1244 
Christmas Greens.1244 
Editorials .1250 
Agricultural Credits in Europe.1251 
Meeting of Cooperation Committee.... 1251 
Publisher’s Desk.1258 
MARKETS 
Wholesale Prices at New York, 
Week Ending Dec. 7, 1912. 
BUTTER 
Creamery, fancy, lb.37 ffl .38 3 
Good to Choice.33 ® .36 
Lower Grades.27 ® .30 
~* r Storage.29 @ .34 
State Dairy, best.33 ffl .35 I 
Common to Good.24 @ .30 ] 
Factory.21 ® .24 
Packing Stock. 20 @ .24 
Elgin. 111., butter market firm at 3514 cents. 
Philadelphia, western creamery, 37 cents. 
EGGS 
White.choice to fancy.48 ® .50 
Good to prime.43 @ .47 
• Mixed Colors, best.40 @ .42 
Common to Good.30 ® 35 
Western, best.34 @ .42 
Under grades. 35 @ .28 
Checks and dirties.15 ffl .22 
Storage. .17 ffl .23 
CHEESE 
Full ('ream, best.17 @ .18 
Common to Good.14 ® .16 
Skims. .114 @ .12 
BEANS 
Marrow.5.50 ffl 5.85 "J 
Medium. 4.45 ffl 4.50 
Pea. 4 10 @ 4.55 , 
Red Kidney. 5.00 ffl 5 10 
Lima. California.6.25 ffl 6.35 
HOPS 
Prime to Choice.31 ® .33 
Common to Good.26 @ .30 
Pacific Coast.15 @ .24 
Old Stock.07 ffl .11 
German Crop. 44 ® .46 
FRESH FRUITS 
Apples—Ben Davis, bbl. 1.50 ® 2.50 
Hubbardston. 1.50 ftv 2.50 
Pound sweet . 1.75 ® 2.25 
Twenty-ounce.2.n0 ffl 3.00 
King. 2.00 ffl 3.00 
Spy . 1.75 @ 2.75 
Snitzenburg. 2 00 ® 3.00 
Winesap... 2 00 @3.50 
Belltlower. I 75 @ 2,25 
Greening. 1.75 @ 3.50 
Baldwin .. 1.5(1 @ 2.25 
Western, choice varieties, box... 1.50 @ 2.00 
Common to good, box. l .00 ® 1.25 
Pears—Kleffer. bbl.2.50 @ 3.50 
Grapes—Concord, 41b. bkt.09 @ .10 
Oatawaba, 41b. bkt.08 @ .10 
Bulk, ton.25.00 @40.00 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, bbl. 6.00 ® 9.00 
Long Island, bbl.7.00 @ 9.00 
Jersey, bbl .6 on ® 7.50 
Strawberries, Calif, pint. .35 ® .45 
VEGETA BLES 
Potatoes—Long Island, bbl .. 2.25 ® 2 75 
Penn., 180 lbs.2,00 @2.25 
State, 180 lbs. 1.75 @ 2 00 
Maine, 168 lb. bag.2.00 @ 2.10 
Sweet Potatoes, bbl. 2.00 @ 3.50 
Beets, bbl.75 ® 1.U0 
Brussels Sprouts, qt.02 @ .06 
Carrots, bbl.75 @ .85 
Cauliflowers, bbl . 1.00 ® 5.00 
Celery, doz. bunches.15 ® .40 
Cabbage, Danish seed, ton.5.00 @ 7.00 
D imestic seed — 3.00 @ 4 00 
Red. ton.15.00 @17.00 
Kale, bbl.40 ffl .60 
Lettuce.>4bbl bkt. 25 @0.50 
Lima beans, bu.4 (10 @ 6.00 
Onions, State & W’n., 10o lb. bag.50 @ 1.50 
Orange Co., 100 lb bag.50 ffl .75 
Conn., red and yellow.. 1.50 @2 00 
Conn. Valley, white, bbl. 3,00 @ 5.00 
Peppers. Fla. carrier... 1.25 @ 1.50 
Peas. Southern, bu. 2.00 @ 45 0 
Radishes, 100 bunches’...75 @ 1.00 
String Beans, bu.. 1.50 @ 3.25 
Squash, bbl. .75 @ 1 00 
Egg Plants, Fla., box. 2 00 © 3.50 
Spinach, bbl.60 ® 1.00 
Tomatoes—Southern carrier . 1.50 @ 2.25 
Turnips, white, bbl.35 @ .75 
Rutabaga... .50 @ .85 
New York Middling Upland. .... 12.75 
Middling Gulf. 13.00 
T v Orleans. Low Middling . 12.20 
Good Middling. 13.55 
BOSTON WHOLESALE PRICES. 
Butter, nearby creamery.35 @ .36 
Western Creamery...34 @ .35 
Eggs, nearby hennery.47 ® .49 
Gathered, fresh .40 @ .45 
Apples, dessert varieties, bbl... 2.50 @ 3.00 
Common kinds . 1.50 @ 2.50 
Cranberries, bbl. 6.00 ffl 7.50 
Grapes, 41b bkt.09 @ .11 
Potatoes. 1681b. bag . 1.35 @ 1 45 
Dressed meats—Veal .10 @ .15 
Pork.0994® JO 
Dressed Poultry—Fowls.15 ffl .19 
Boasters ..'.18 @ .22 
Turkeys.20 ffl .25 
Hay—No. I .23.00 @23.50 
No. 2 .2U.OO @22.00 
No. 3 .18.00 @18.50 
Straw-Rye. ,.18.00 @19.00 
MiUfeed —Bran, ton.22.75 @2.5 00 
Middlings.23.00 '«27.00 
Mixed feed...24 00 @27.75 
We certainly cannot complain of the 
weather of the past two weeks; simply 
ideal. Country roads are like pavements. 
Silos filled, potatoes dug, field corn cut 
and some husked, and quite a bit of Fall 
plowing done. Lots of apples this Fall, 
and a good many barrels of cider made 
for vinegar. We have 400 gallons made and 
hope to get $100 for it. The pomace 
makes good feed for cows, and all it costs 
is the time it takes to haul it from, the 
mill. Good horses bring front $150 to $200. 
Grade cows in a recent sale In an ad¬ 
joining county brought as high as . $66. 
What could we expect for purebreds? 
Wheat, $1.06; oats, 34; corn, 52; butter, 
36 (a good many are using oleomargarine). 
The Cleveland 30-cent egg club failed, and 
eggs are now selling for 54 cents out of the 
stores. It pays to pack a few dozen be¬ 
fore the hens begin to molt. To think of 
selling eggs for 15 and 18 cents in Summer 
and buying at 54 cents in Winter does not 
seem so nice. mbs. r. m. s. 
Chardon, O. 
“For the Land’s Sake, use Bowker’s 
Fertilizers; they enrich the earth and 
those who till it.”— Adv. 
Fancy Florida ORANGES'christm^s 
box from nie. Picked fresh from the tree. $! 50. 
Cast) wfth order. R. J. HEAD, Plant City, Fla 
EGO CASES 
Second-Hand, With Fillets 
$8.00 a hundred, until January 1st. Also all supplies 
P. McKANNA’S SONS, - Honesdale, Pa 
Poultry for Holidays 
Apples, Pears and all Fruits and Vegetables, 
Fancy Eggs, Hothouse Products 
Top Prices Secured /or Choice Roods—Correspondence Solicited 
ARCHDEACON & CO., 100 Murray St., New York 
Eggs, Poultry, Meats, Produce. 
Shipments solicited. JEUIFFE, WRIGHT & CO., Com¬ 
mission Merchants. 284 Washington St.. New York. 
9 s N,r ts an , 
Christmas Poultry WM. H, COHEN & CO., Commissi 
Merchants. 229 Washington St., New York. 
FARM BARGAIN 
IN CANADIAN NORTHWEST 
Wheat farm in Southern Alberta, Canada; 1280 
acres, all broken, ready for crop; 3ks miles from 
main line C. P. Ry.; kj mile from school. Modern 
buildings and equipment, including threshing out¬ 
fit, horses and stock. A bargain if sold at once. 
Paid for in half crop payments; no crop, no pay¬ 
ment. Best reasons for selling. 
M. M ROBERTS, 9 BUTLER BUILDING, DETROIT, MICHIGAN 
C3r uernseys 
Several Bulls and Bull Calves at prices within 
the reach of farmers who want to raise grades. 
J. L. HOPE, FL0RHAM FARMS, Madison, New Jersey 
We buy Skunk, Mink,Musk 
rat ami all other raw furs at 
highest market prices, and 
give liberal assortments and 
“A square deal” to everyone, 
_i Price-list free. 
SI. J. Jewett <b Sous, Redwood, N. Y„ Dept. 29 
Raw Fur shippers 
A postal will bring you a trostworthT^plice’^^t 
Issued from November to March. Avoid shipping 
to commission houses and extremely high quoters. 
Thirty years’ experience, with best of references, 
personal assortment and cash for all shipments, 
ought to be sufficient. All shipments held separate 
on request. A trial will convince yon. 
LEMUEL BLACK, Exporter Raw Furs, Hightstown, N. J. 
QAVE 25 TO 50 PER CENT. ON HARNESS. Buy direct 
° from factory No traveling men. Get onr illus¬ 
trated catalogue. Cast iron contract given on all 
work. Read what our Grange say of ns. 
BROWN, WHITTEN & CO., Pine Bnsh, N.Y 
WANTED « CHRISTIAN WOMAN OF REFINEMENT to 
■■rvnihw care for an aged lady. One who is kind 
hearted, capable and willing to be generally helpful 
m the position indicated, and who will be contented 
as a member of a quiet family in a small village 100 
miles from New York, will find a comfortable homo, 
reasonable privileges and considerate treatment. 
Wages. $30 per mo. Address, W, care Rural New-Yorker 
WANTED 
A Thoroughly Experienced Farm Manager 
to take charge of a dairy farm near New York City. 
Must be capable of handling horses, cows, swine 
and ehickens. A good cottage to live in, and proper 
salary will be paid to the right man. Apply by let¬ 
ter. stating age, experience and giving references, 
which innst be first-class. Address. 
A. J. NEWBURY, New Brighten, New York 
A PRACTICAL POULTRYMAN desires a position. Capa- 
— bio of laying out a new plant or placing an old 
one on paying basis. Successful raising chicks and 
handling layers in large number. Agriculture 
school graduate. Single. Best references. 
POULTRYMAN, 577 Third St., Albany, N. Y. 
WANTED—-Position as farm manager. Life experience 
** in fruit culture and general farming. 27 yearsof 
age; married; onechild. Can furnish bestof ret'eren. 
ces. Eastern States preferred. P. G., care R. N.-Y- 
HIGH-CLASS POULTRY MAN WANTED Height, energetic, 
-———---;- young m a n of 
good habits, who is not afraid of work, to develop 
and inanage poultry department on a profit-sharing 
basis on a gentleman’s estate located about one 
hour from Now York City. College grailuate pre¬ 
ferred. Unusual opportunity for advancement and 
profit for the right man. Write, stating age, nation¬ 
ality and qualifications, manned or single. 
C. M. BURTIS, 207 Ryerson St.. Brooklyn, N. Y. 
EXPERT PRUNER wants work, South, during 
F* * rt "‘ r T nUnCn uintev. Reference: B. S. 
Moore, State Inspector, Kulpsville, Penna. 
J. D. NEVIN, Easton, Penna. 
WANTEn—Poetical farmer, married, good 
ff nil I LU worker, to run farm, small dairy, in 
Litchfield County, Conn. Wife good butter maker. 
Write to H. J. B., care Rural New-Yorker, giving 
age, experience anil references, and wages asked. 
WANTFF1 PflRTNER IN A POULTRY FARM OF 60 ACRES 
ilnll I LU Fully equipped; small capital required 
and owner to hoard with partner. Address 
J. L. B., 305 County St., Bennington, Vt. 
WANTED-SINGLE MAN ON DAIRY FARM 
Must ho good niilkor and able to do all farm work. 
Permanent employment for the right man. Give 
reference and state salary expected. Address 
DAIRYMAN, care The Rural New-Yorker. 
- -WA3NTTE3D - - 
Man and wife (small family no objection). Man 
capable of taking charge of house and grounds of 
a smafifamily country club located about 100 miles 
from New York City. Must be hard worker with 
practical knowledge of farming and forestry. His 
wife must be good housekeeper and able to pro¬ 
vide good plain cooking. Both must be capable of 
managing help. Salary $1,000, with everything 
provided. Give full particulars and references. 
G. A. W., eare H. A. Washburn. 5 Beekman St., N. Y. City 
WHY GO ELSEWHERE? 
VIRGINIA FARMS yield the biggest re¬ 
turns on the investment. Mild climate, 
fertile lands, many different crops, high 
markets, 30 million consumers in one day’s 
shipment, modern rural conditions, pro¬ 
gressive communities. Stock farms, com¬ 
mercial orchards, land for wheat, oats, 
hay, corn. Alfalfa, small fruits and truck. 
Record corn crops. Fine yields of Alfalfa, 
four cuttings a year. Improved farms $15 
to $50 per acre. Yearly net profits often 
exceed cost of land. Write to-day for Real 
Estate Herald No. 20, with full account. 
PYLE <ft CO., Inc., Petersburg, Ya. 
VIRGINIA F ARM - Plfl diaont section. Adjoins 
’ ‘hUUUn rnlilll leading Southern female col¬ 
lege. 223 acres ; " eil timbered. Half in cultivation. 
Good house; $5,000. Will rent. Box 18, Bedford Hills. N.Y. 
ICO A ODCC—Ten-room house, painted throngh- 
*'*“ bwiius» ou t; running water piped to house 
and barn; basement barn 48x30; ells 26x36, 16x32; 
26 cattle stalls; silo: fruit, milk honse; 2*2 miles 
from nice railroad town. Included, 11 cattle, mower, 
rake, sulkv plow, wagons, small tools, $1,000 worth 
timber. Nice farm. Ml for $5,500 
HALL'S FARM AGENCY. 0WEG0, TIOGA CO.. NEW YORK 
NEWYORK STATE FARMS. 4GS33;' 
in? in farms throughout New York State. Reference 
on request. Cafaroe sent to prospective pnrubaaers. 
C. L. YAGER &CO., IZiiVross Hid*., Binghamton, N. Y. 
★ 
S t o c k —T ools—C rop s—Location 
We offer one of the best river farms of 84 acres 
along the Susquehanna Valley, beantifnlly located, 
just outside village limits. A bargain. 
BILLINGS FARM AGENCY - Apalachin, N. Y. 
\hl£ SELL GOOD FARMS in Oceana, greatest fruit Co. 
in IT. S.: also grain., potatoes, alfalfa, dairying. 
Write for list, etc. HANSON & SON. Hart, Mich 
HOMES FOR EVERYBODY! MINNESOTA 
Ideal climate and social conditions. Leads in Dairying, 
Grain, Hay. Vegetables. Live Stock, Poultry. Landslow, 
Send for Literature. H. J. MAXF1LLD, State Immigra¬ 
tion Commissioner, 202 State Capitol, St. Paul, Minn. 
Erickson Leg 
Arms, Crutches, Stockings, 
SOLD ON EASY TERMS. 
E. If. Erickson Artificial Limb Co.* 
Wash Av. No.,Minneapolis* Minn. 
Send for Catalog. 
Largest Limb Factory 
In World. 
SHIP YOUR 1 
FURS 
To mcmillan fur & wool go. 
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 
Illustrated Circular Free to anyone interested in 
RAW FURS. 
Trappers' Guide Free to those who ship to us. 
RAW FURS WANTED 
Highest Market Prices Liberal Assortment, 
Prompt Returns 
Writo immediately for price list 
Louis A. Rubenstein Fur Co. 
Dept. B, 52 West 28th Street, New York 
Raw Furs Wanted! 
Put your own price on, and if we cannot 
pay same will return at our expense. 
Write for price list, it costs you nothing. 
WARENOFF & KLEIN 
154 W. 24th Street 
New York 
RAW FURS WANTED 
I PAY THE HIGHEST CASH PRICES for all 
irt kinds of raw furs, and GUARANTEE YOU 
THE VERY BEST RETURNS you 
can get for your furs, it "ill 
pay you to get my price lists, 
L and ways of doing business 
'■ before you sell. Write to¬ 
day without fail to 
0. L. SLENKER 
Box 23 0 East Liberty, 0. 
Cash fo r 
Raw Furs 
Make more money out or 
Raw Furs by getting full 
value yourself and save 
middleman’s profits. 
New York is best inniktt 
and we pay highest juices 
for hides of Skunks, 
Minks, Coons, etc. Cut 
out the commission house at d ship to us direct. We 
stand express. More titan 30 yea;sin business. Writo 
nrt-r n 11TI CD ffl for pricelist and references. 
U l L I , D 1) I Lt 11 L U i j Exporters,4 E. 12th St.. New York 
FUR SHIPPERS 
I VE WILL PAY YOU YOUR 
OWN PRICE FOR YOUR FURS 
Make us a trial shipment stating tiow much you 
want for same and we will pay you as much, or 
more, than you expect, or we will return your lurs. 
express prepaid. 
Send in your name and address, at once, and we 
will send tags: also “The Schoenen Fur Reporter” 
our own publication, containing market reports 
and LATEST QUOTATIONS. We keep you 
posted all winter. Writo today. 
H. A. SCHOENEN 
2 77 Seventh Avenue, - New York, N. Y. 
RAW FURS WANTED 
IF YOU WANT Highest Market 
Price, Liberal Grading, 
Prompt Returns 
Write for price list and ship your furs 
to the fastest growing Raw Fur House 
in New York. 
DAVID BLUSTEIN & BRO. 
24 EAST 12th STREET, NEW YORK 
The Largest Dealers in Ginseng in the United States 
LET US TAN 
YOUR HIDE. 
Cattle or Horse hide. Calf, Dog, Deer, 
or any kind of skin with hair or fur on. 
We tan and finish them right; make 
them into coats (for men and women), 
robes, rugs or gloves when ordered. 
Your fur goods will cost you less than 
to buy them, and be worth more. Our 
iUustrntod catalog gives a lot of in¬ 
formation which every stock raiser 
should have, but we never send out this 
valuable book except upon request. 
It tells how to take off and care for 
hides; how and when wo pay the freight 
both ways ; about our safe dyeing pro¬ 
cess which is a tremendous advantage 
to the customer, especially on horse 
hides and calf skins; abont the fur 
goods and game trophies we sell, taxi¬ 
dermy, etc. If you want a copy send us 
your correct address. 
The Crosby Frisian Fur Company, 
571 iyell Ave.. Rochester. N. Y. 
RAW FURS 
For our 27th season we again solicit your ship¬ 
ments of Raw Furs, Experience has taught 
thousands of shippers that we pay the highest 
honest market values—always. We will keep 
you posted upon actual conditions upon re¬ 
request. ^ References 
Dunn’s, Brad* Business Firm 
street’s, any in. Detroit or 
Express Co.* the names of 
Bank, shippers from 
Co. or your section. 
Branches in Toronto, 
Leipzig, Berlin, Paris 
S So man & Co. 
133 Congress St., West 
DETROIT, MICH. 
