1913. 
THE RURA& NEW-YORKER 
553 
M X JLm K. 
In effect March 1, 1913, the N. Y. Milk 
Milk Exchange price was reduced 10 cents 
per 40-quart can, now being: B (selected 
raw and pasteurized), $1.81 per 40-quart 
can; C (for cooking and manufacturing), 
$1.71, netting 3% and 3% cents to ship¬ 
pers in the 26-cent zone. 
The zones are fixed by the Interstate 
Commerce Commission as follows: 23 cents 
for the first 40 miles from New York; 20 
cents for the next GO 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. 
The use of skimmed milk and artificial 
butter to help reduce the cost of living 
in New York City is advocated by Health 
Commmissioner Lederle in a special food 
report made to Mayor Gay nor and appear¬ 
ing March 23 in the monthly bulletin of 
the Department of Health. The Commis¬ 
sioner further states that it is time to do 
away with the “economically absurd and 
unscientific prohibition against the use of 
skimmed milk in this city, the only place 
in the world where this cheap, wholesome 
and nutritious food cannot be sold when 
properly labelled.” Artificial butter, the 
food value of which the Health Commis¬ 
sioner maintains is equal to that of butter, 
is one-third cheaper and is less liable to 
bacome rancid or infected. In his report 
to the Mayor, Commissioner Lederle tells 
of a “code of food standards” now being 
prepared by the denartment, with the co¬ 
operation of the best informed experts. 
When in force, it is declared, “it will set 
a new model for the cities of the country. 
It will enable the manufacturer of food 
products and the dealer to know definitely 
the requirements and regulations of 'tile 
Department of Health for each industry. 
Speaking of the 24,000.000 pounds of food 
destroyed in 1912, the Health Commis¬ 
sioner says: “Much of this food could 
have been saved had proper methods of 
transportation -beecn employed and had 
the city been equipped with adequate 
terminal markets with modern storage fa¬ 
cilities.” 
BOSTON MILK. 
Milk producers are on edge at this time 
owing to the uncertainty of the situation 
in regard to making a price for the Sum¬ 
mer months. The situation is very pe¬ 
culiar this Spring, through the closing up 
of the old milk association called the B. 
C, M. P. Co. and incorporated under the 
Massachusetts laws, and the forming of a 
new voluntary association called the New 
England Milk Producers’ Association. As 
the old plan of meeting the contractors in 
a body by the directors had to to be aban¬ 
doned by reason of running foul of the 
Sherman anti-trust law, which resulted in 
indictments by the Federal grand jury 
against several contractors and the secre¬ 
tary of the B. C. M. P. Co. which have 
not been settled yet. The result was, the 
Plan of the directors, of meeting the con¬ 
tractors who bought the milk in these dif¬ 
ferent sections directly, seemed to be the 
only way out of the problem. This was 
done and a price decided on which will 
vary some in different localities, and while 
not as good perhaps as we wish, yet, as 
some of the conditions are more favorable 
than used to be the case with many of 
our contracts, perhaps it is not so bad after 
all. 
The Hood Company we understand is o 
fering 31 cents in the middle zone, an 
as none of their milk comes from any neart 
section than this same middle zone this 
practically the highest figure they will pa 
for any of their milk this Summer. Tt 
" hitings have offered about the same fc 
the month of April only, and refuse t 
name a price for anything later at presen 
but will probably announce the price froi 
month to month throughout the season. Tli 
Deer Foot Farm Co., all of whose mil 
comes from the eastern section of the Stat 
will pay from 33 to 40 cents per can si 
sin average price for the six mouths accorc 
mg to grade and quality. Many otlu 
sma.il 1 buyers pay from 35 to 40 cents fc 
nearby milk, and buy direct from the pr< 
ducers. Others prefer to buy from the larj 
contractors as they can obtain just tt 
quantity they want, be it more or less on 
day than another from these, although tb 
quality is not likely to be as good or th 
milk as fresh as when bought direct froi 
the producer. At the present time there i 
a large surplus in Boston market wbic 
“LT°, >d Into butter. I believe witlion 
nuch loss to the dealers, as butter is we 
up in price this Spring. 
,„,^,J l ^le later in July and the followin 
months the supply will probably be norm; 
Last Fall probably few knew < 
the shortage of milk, yet such was tb 
proved by some of the contractor 
i f 2 rther lllto New York State tha 
; bef * re ’ T and opening up stations fc 
miLPn 1 S «° Hoston markets. By next prici 
a if. ti T’ October l. we hope to be i 
t°- i 1 au , a campaign and carry i 
nriee f Cm WllU i 1 i11 sIve us satisfactor 
b? 1® if n V. Xt Win i or ’ s milk - Success wi 
nl w • j' 10 Producers will all join on 
M SOl a lotl ' and put up a united from 
ami li bu t reasonable in their demand 
ami .„!„ up t0 evcr - v agreement they main 
< llnes. > ' UCCeSS cau ouly be obtained on tlios 
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PRICES IN THE COW COUNTRY. 
The price of cows in this vicinity com¬ 
menced to advance previous to the an¬ 
nouncement of milk prices and with little 
reference to those price prospects. Since 
the prices of milk came out there has 
heen a continuance in the advance on cows 
apparently, and that is not due to a marked 
advance in the milk price. Just why cows 
are advancing so much is not clear, 
and it is not clear that this con¬ 
dition will continue. It may, however, for 
a large number of cows have been shipped 
out for a year or so. These were not the 
better ones usually, and so their absence 
is not so serious, but it has an influence 
on the price of others. Another reason for 
the higher prices seems to be that these 
low-grade cows have sold well—fully double 
the price of a few years back. A canner 
or “bandbox” cow sells at $15 to $30. 
Good dairy cows have been bid off at 
auction at close to a hundred dollars and 
a few have sold at private sale at even 
higher prices. For the most part I would 
say that cows bring $50 to $75. Beef is 
scarce and the price is going higher. It 
would be difficult to say what one might 
get for a fine beef cow that would dress 
TOO pounds. We hoar all sorts of state¬ 
ments. lmt it would not be surprising if 
one might get close to $70 and possibly 
more. ^ Our section has been behind the 
times in the price of cows and of beef 
animals* I do not know but other localities 
have advanced their prices as much as 
we have, and we may ho still at the foot. 
I do not think that farmers are looking 
for the present prices to continue. 
One thing is certain and that is we 
have seldom had such an early Spring. I 
say early, but that is not the word. Vege¬ 
tation is forward and we are all fearful 
lest_ we got freezes that will make our 
Spring really late. It is too early for 
the grass and fruits to he so advanced as 
they are. The weather has heen mild 
almost all Winter. Snow has heen gone 
for some time and the frost Is all out of 
the ground. This is a condition which has 
heen hardly realized for a month later 
some years. The heavy rains have done 
but little damage to us and whatever is 
to do us harm is mostly in the future. 
No use borrowing trouble, of course, but 
there is a chance for a lot of harm under 
the present conditions. More than is usu¬ 
ally the case at this date. It will be 
strange^ if we got by all or most of the 
depressing features without difficulty this 
season. 
Me ship from here little except milk 
and eggs. Of course, there is some veal 
and as T have already stated there are 
quite a few cows going out of the ter¬ 
ritory. Tlie_ egg market has been much 
depressed this Spring. We suppose this is i 
due to- the open weather and the larger 
production. it may mean better prices 
later or it may mean lessened profits for 
the year. Feeds are cheaper and there is 
no immediate prospect of advances. Deal¬ 
ers are all anxious to sell. For the first 
time I have actually lost money by buying 
my feeds in advance of their need. I do 
not say that I am sorry that I bought, 
for it has not been necessary to haul them 
home when the roads are bad. Roads have 
been decidedly bad this Spring. We thought 
that with so little cold weather we 
would not have the usual trouble with 
our roads, but I guess they have sel¬ 
dom if ever been worse. I am glad 
that 1 bought my feeds last Summer and 
Fall as usual, but had I not done so I 
might have saved $25 in the amount paid 
out. Usually I make a hundred or so 
by purchasing early. This year my onlv 
profit has been in the ease with which "i 
have hauled them and the certaintv of 
a supply without a change in kind. Other¬ 
wise I have lost a little. I intend to buy 
early this year as usual. Some prices are 
now almost low enough to make a pur¬ 
chase desirable, but it is yet a little early 
to buy. h. H. L. 
Chenango Co., N. Y. 
Feeds for All Stocks. 
The following feeds are obtainable at 
my farm : Wheat 95 cents per bushel: corn 
90; buckwheat 80; bran, $1.60 per 100 
pounds; middlings $1.75 per 100; curled 
dock; purslane. Will you he kind enough 
to make me a balanced ration for a cow. 
a calf, hens laying for eggs, and chickens, 
out of these? The cow will be fresh In 
May. She gets Crimson clover cut voung 
for hay. f. k. 
While possible to balance a ration theo¬ 
retically for a milch cow from the feeds 
you mention, they lack both the variety 
and succulence needed for the best l-esults. 
Figuring Crimson clover on the basis of 
Alfalfa, which it closely resembles in feed¬ 
ing value, 20 pounds of this bay and eight 
pounds of ground corn, daily, would furnish 
2G pounds of dry matter having a nutritive 
ratio of 1 : 5.36. While balanced from the 
standpoint of amount of dry matter and 
ration between protein and carbohydrates, 
this ration contains an excess of eornmeal 
and lacks needed succulence. A cow due in 
May should now be dry and with the clover 
hay will need little or no grain until she 
freshens ; a few days after which eornmeal 
may bo added to her rations, commencing 
with a pound or two dally and gradually 
increasing the amount to from four to eight 
pounds. Do not expect the results, how¬ 
ever, that would be obtained from a greater 
variety of grains with the addition of some 
succulent food like silage or roots. The 
calf should have the milk of its dam for 
the first two or three weeks, being allowed 
to suckle, or fed from a pail three times 
daily; after this time, sklm-milk may he 
gradually substituted for whole milk, and 
at the age of from four to six weeks, grain 
and hay should bo given it; bright clover 
or mixed hay and whole shelled corn or 
oats, with or without wheat bran, are all 
suited to the growing calf. The grain 
should be fed dry from an open box and 
the hay kept in a rack accessible to it. 
Two parts of wheat and one of corn, or 
still hotter, two parts of wheat and two 
of corn with one part of oats make a good 
whole grain ration for laying liens in' the 
Summer. Growing chicks may have two 
parts of wheat with three of cracked corn 
though both chicks and hens should have in 
addition a mash of ground grains con¬ 
taining meat meal or scraps. m. b. i>. 
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