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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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Spreading Manure in Winter. 
A. B. O., Southold, N. Y .—Does stable 
manure that is carted out during the Fall 
and Winter lose the nitrogen lying on the 
surface of the ground all Winter? Do you 
advise carting it on hard frozen ground? 
Ans. —In an average Winter about 
the only way such manure would lose 
its nitrogen would be by leaching. 
Water soaking through it would Wash 
more or less out. On fairly level land, 
and especially on sod, this loss would 
be very small, but on hilly land, or 
where a sheet of water runs over it, 
there might be considerable loss. On 
the level land we would willing haul out 
the manure during Winter. For rough 
or “washy” lands we prefer to keep it 
in the barn yard until Spring. We can 
see no gain from hauling manure in 
Winter except getting work done ahead 
of Spring. 
“Taking a Child.” 
Will you allow me to express through 
The R. N. Y. my appreciation of your 
article by the Hope Farm man on 
“Taking a Child”? At this time when 
a special effort is being made by the 
State charities to find homes for the 
many homeless children, care must be 
taken that they are not asked for to 
“do the chores,” with no thought given 
for the child or what one’s responsi¬ 
bility is to it. 
But, on the T>ther hand, if people who 
have not been blessed with children of 
their own would be willing to give some 
love and care to one of the many little 
homeless ones, giving them the same 
care that they would if it had been 
their very own, and leave the “doing 
the chores until they grow up” I am 
sure they would find happiness and 
blessing and a full return for the care 
they have given when they are old. 
They would have put a decided amount 
of happiness into the world, and really 
what are we here for but to make it a 
happier place for others, and especially 
the children? 
All through New York State they are 
trying to organize “county agencies” to 
place children in good homes, and any¬ 
one who is interested can get informa¬ 
tion about this matter by writing the 
Children Department of the Charity As¬ 
sociation at 289 Fourth avenue. New 
York City. The're are over 30,000 chil¬ 
dren in institutions, many without rela¬ 
tives, waiting for homes. 
Can’t some of your readers find room 
for one of these little ones, and, as the 
Hope Farm man says, “do it for the 
child” and thereby find the greatest 
blessing, " for inasmuch as you have 
done it unto one of the least of these, 
ye have done it unto Me." 
ROSE WILLIAMS. 
Wayne Co., N. Y. 
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT. 
The revised estimate of the Bureau of 
Statistics is given below : 
Acreage. Bushels. 
107.083,000 3,124.740.000 
105.825.000 2,531,488.000 
45,814.000 730,267,000 
40,543.000 621.338,000 
37,917.000 1,418,337,000 
37,763.000 922,298,000 
7,530.000 223,824,000 
7,627,000 160.240,000 
2,117,000 35,664,000 
2,127,000 33,119,000 
841.000 19,249,000 
833,000 17,549,000 
3,711,000 420.647.000 
3,619.000 292,737,000 
Tons. 
Corn, 1912. ... 
1911- 
Wheat, 1912... 
1911.. . 
Oats, 1912- 
1911 
Barley, 1912... 
1911.. . 
Rye, 1912. 
1911. 
B’wheat, 1912. 
1911. 
Potatoes, 1912. 
1911. 
Hay, 1912. 
49,530.000 
72.691,000 
1911. 
48,240.000 
54.916.000 
Pounds. 
Tobacco, 1912.. 
1,225.000 
962,855.000 
1911.. 
1,012,800 
905,109,000 
Figured at the 
estimated 
farm values at 
present the totals 
in dollars 
would he : 
Per Bu. 
Total for Crop. 
Corn, 1912. 
.487 
$1,520,454,000 
1911. 
.618 
1,565.258,000 
Wheat, 1912. 
.76 
555.280.000 
1911. 
.874 
543.063,000 
Oats. 1912. 
.319 
452.469,000 
1911. 
414,663.000 
Bariev, 1912.... 
112.957,000 
1911.... 
.869 
139,182,000 
Rve, 1912. 
23.636.000 
1911. 
.832 
27.557.000 
Buckwheat, 1912. 
.661 
12.720.000 
1911. 
.726 
12.735,000 
Potatoes, 1912... 
.505 
212,550,000 
1911.. 
.799 
Ton. 
233,778,000 
Hay, 1912. 
856,695,000 
1911. 
.. 14.29 
Pound. 
784,926,000 
Tobacco, 1912... 
.108 
104.063,000 
1911... 
.094 
85,210,000 
COMING FARMERS’ MEETINGS. 
Farmers’ Week, Pennsylvania State Col¬ 
lege. December 26. 1912. to January 2, 
1913. 
Virginia State Horticultural Society, 
Lynchburg, Va., January 8-10. 1913. 
' Ayrshire Breeders’ Association, annual 
meeting, Hotel Manhattan, New York, 
Thursday, January 9. 1913. 
Massachusetts Fruit Growers’ Associa¬ 
tion. Horticultural Hall, Boston, January 
10-11, 1913. 
Sixteenth exhibition Vermont State Poul¬ 
try Association, St. Albans, Vt., January 
14-17, 1913. 
New York State Fruit Growers’ Asso¬ 
ciation, Convention Hall, - Rochester, N. Y., 
January 15-17, 1913. 
Fourth Ohio State Apple Show, Zanes¬ 
ville. O., January 20-24. 1913. 
Cleveland, O., Fanciers’ Show, January 
20-25, 1913. 
Twenty-fourth annual meeting of the 
South Dakota State Horticultural Society, 
Redfield, S. D„ January 21-23. 1913. 
Massachusetts Agricultural College, Am¬ 
herst, Mass., school of apple packing, Jan¬ 
uary 23-29, 1913. 
American Breeders’ Association, Colum¬ 
bia, S. C.. January 25-27, 1913. 
Fifth National Corn Exposition, State 
Exposition Grounds, Columbia, S. C., Janu¬ 
ary 27 to February 8. 1913. 
New York State Vegetable Growers’ Asso¬ 
ciation, College of Agriculture, Ithaca, Feb¬ 
ruary 11-13, 1913. 
Farmers’ Week, N. Y. State College of 
Agriculture, Ithaca, February 10-15, 1913. 
I live near the town of Greenwood, and 
nearly all produce is shipped by rail. The 
apples of this section go to the Greenwood 
evaporator at 40 cents per 100 pounds; po¬ 
tatoes are 50 cents per bushel at car; 
buckwheat, $1.20 per 100 pounds; beef, 
live weight, four cents per pound; pigs, 
live weight. No. 1, 6% cents per pound 
at car. Milk at cheese factory. $1.30 per 
100; cheese starts with 14% and ends 
with 17% 1 milch cows, grades, $30 to $60 
per head ; butter, 30 cents per pound ; eggs, 
38 cents per dozen. A. O. E. 
Andover, N. Y. 
Prices for farm produets are about as 
follows: Cows, $50 to $90; hogs, eight 
cents per pound; cattle, six to seven 
cents ; milk, eight cents per quart. Wheat, 
$1 to $1.10 per bushel; corn, 75 cents; 
oats, 50. Horses, $100 to $200. C. C. s. 
Clarksville, Pa. 
“For the Land’s Sake, use Bowker’s 
Fertilizers; they enrich the earth and 
those who till it.”— Adv. 
Fruit Book Free 
A FTER 30 years’ experience in 
* * nirnerv Lusinrss. I have 
Hw lb Plant 
Diels ^Plants 
BY JOHN R BARNES 
written a book which will help you 
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My book tells how to care for 
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every variety of fruit ami ornamental 
stock—besides much other valuable 
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detail thoroughly. 
■^•Write Me Today for a Free Copy 
With it 1 will Bend our Catalog of 
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vigor, hardiness and productiveness. 
JOHN R. BARNES 
Barnes Bros. Nursery Co. 
Box 8 Yalesville, Conn. 
“BLACK’S QUALITY” 
FRUIT TREES 
NONE BETTER 
None Give Better Returns when They Fruit 
Buy Direct From the Nursery 
and save agent’s discounts and middleman’s 
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for every one hundred cents you remit to us. 
PEACH and APPLE TREES 
a specialty. CATALOGUE FREE 
JOS. H. BLACK, SON & CO. 
HIGHTSTOWN. N. J. 
Before Buying Berry Plants 
get a copy of Alien’s Big 1913 Catalog. 
Will Save Yon Money. Describes 
ALLEN’S berries, small fruits, aspara¬ 
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any quantity. Stock guaranteed vigor¬ 
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vears. Write TODAY for Catalog. It’s 
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72 Market St. Salisbury, Md. 
FUR LINED OVERCOATS 
Manufacturer’s Samples; Gentlemen’s black broadcloth 
Overcoats lined throughout with Australian Mink; 
largre Persian Lamb Collars. Sizes 36 to 48, $30 each. 
These coats have never been worn. Similar garments 
not used as samples, retail at $75. Also few large 
size Fur Robes, plush lined, $15 each. All guaran¬ 
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E. ROBERTS, Room 24, 160 West 119th Street, New York 
NEW STRAWBERRIES! ™?X ree 
Relirihlfi. interesting and instructive. ALL THE NEW 
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STRAWBERRY PLANTS my speciality. Catalog free. 
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iLlf alf a Hay 
THE WONDERFUL, MILK-PRODUCING FEED. 
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December 28, 
ORDERS A 
NEW WESTERN 
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yy power 
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If the Sales Manager 
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The “FRIEND” with its substantial features has out¬ 
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H. C. Pratt, Canandaigua, writes : 
I Have been using your power sprayer now 
two seasons and have intended before this to 
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have two other power sprayers, but the 
“ Friend ” is far and away better, and easily 
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been badly affected with scale, but have done 
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DIRECT EARLY ORDERS (“NOW”) 
AT SPECIAL PRICES 
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KING’S 
Apples 8c., Cherries 4c. 
Our free bulletin tells you ail about 
the nursery business. Ext. 1879. 
Kino Bros. Nurseries, Dansville, N Y. 
First-Class FRUIT TREES 
1**011 FALL PLANTING. Propagated from 
trees of known- merit. True to name. No scale. 
SAMUEL FKASElt, Box C, Geneseo, N. Y. 
Plan Now for Bigger 
Crops Next Summer 
L OOK over your fields and plan to 
make each of them yield more 
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for future years. 
Write for our booklets, “Soil Fertility” and “The Grass Crop,” 
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