1913. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
CONTENTS 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, August 23, 1913. 
FARM TOPICS. 
New Varieties of Wheat.951 
Use of Sawdust. 952 
Human Notes from New England. 953 
Weed Problems .953 
Coming Farmers’ Meetings.954 
Device for Thinning Corn. 955 
Clover with Canada Peas. 955 
Old Mortar on Asparagus. 955 
Hope Farm Notes.95<i 
The Farmer and Hired Man’s Wages.959 
Crop Outlook . 959 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Selling Milk Direct.949 
A Celebrated New Jersey Cow Case. 951 
Poultry Farms in New York.952 
Belgian Mares on the Harrow. 902 
Value in the Veal Calf.902 
Sweet Apples and Pigs. 902 
Milk . 903 
A New York Dairy Section.903 
Live Stock Matters. 9(>4 
Tumor in Sow. 904 
Distemper . 904 
Feeding a Colt. 904 
Founder . 904 
Hygroma . 904 
The Egg Contest.905 
Large Flocks of Chicks.905 
Summer Moulting .905 
Fleas and Chickenpox.905 
Trouble with Ducklings.905 
HORTICULTURE. 
When to Cut Bud Sticks.950 
Yellow Newtown . 950 
Tomato Troubles; Dandelion Mildew. 950 
Hybrid Chestnuts . 951 
Events of the Week.954 
Quicklime in Tree Surgery. 955 
White Strawberries . 957 
Failure of Beans. 957 
Sterile Tomatoes .957 
Covering Cauliflowers ..957 
Thinning Tomatoes .957 
Virginia Apple Notes. 957 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day.900 
Using Wild Plums. 900 
Care of Canaries. 900 
The Ilural Patterns. 900 
Midsummer Bouquets . 900 
Modern Conveniences for the Farm Home... 901 
Sweet Cucumber Pickles. 901 
Preserved Citron; Mustard Pickles.901 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Cemeteries; Duties of Husbands. 952 
Trinity Church Property. 952 
Salting Bees . 952 
Skunk Law . 953 
Construction of Cistern. 953 
Parcel Post Possibilities. 953 
Bees Stop Work. 955 
Septic Tank . 955 
Waste from Acetylene. 955 
Wet Cellars . 955 
Floor Paint with Glue. 950 
Editorials .958, 959 
The Boston Markets. 903 
Publisher’s Desk .960 
MARKETS 
Wholesale Prices at New York, 
Week Ending August 15, 1913. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, extra, lb. 28 @ 2SJ6 
Good to Choice . 20 @ 27 
Lower Grades. 23 @ 25 
State Dairy, best. 26 @ 27 
Common to Good. 23 @ 35 
Faotory. 20 @ 24 
Packing Stock. 19 @ 23 
Elgin, Ill., butter market firm at 261s cents. 
■ Philadelphia, western creamery, 2S cents. 
CHEESE, 
Whole Milk, best. 14 @ 1434 
Common to Good . 10 @ 13 
Skims. 05 @ 10 
EGGS. 
White, choice to fancy. 30 @ 34 
Good to prime. 24 @ 38 
Mixed colors, best. 23 @ 30 
Common to good. 18 @ 24 
Storago, best. 23 @ 34 
Western, best. 25 @ 27 
Cheoks and dirties. 09 @ 15 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples—Wealthy, bbl. 2 50 @3 00 
Astrachan. 2 25 @3 00 
Duchess. 2 50 @ 3 25 
Nyaok. 2 00 @ 2 50 
Williams . 2 50 @4 10 
Gravonstein. 2 25 @3 75 
Yellow Transparent.2 5o @4 00 
Windfalls, bbl. 1 00 @ 1 50 
Pears-Bartlett, bu. i 25 @150 
Clapp’s, bbl. 2 00 @ 3 50 
KietTor, bbl. 2 00 @2 50 
Currants, qt. 09 @ 12 
Blackberries, qt. 08 @ 16 
Huckleberries, qt... 05 @ 17 
Raspberries, red, pint . 07 @ 11 
Black, pint.. 06 @ 08 
Peaches, Southern, crato. 1 25 @2 00 
Del. and Md., bkt. . 40 @ So 
Dei. and Md.. crate.1 00 @ 1 75 
Connecticut, bkt. 40 @ 80 
Jersey, bkt. 35 @ 90 
i p-River, bkt. 35 @ 80 
Pine Island, bkt. 40 @ 90 
Arkansas, bu. bkt. 1 00 @ 1 50 
Plains. 81b, bkt. 15 @ 20 
Grapes—Champion, 18 lb. case, . 40 @ 60 
Muskmetons, Southern, orate . 30 @ 75 
Del. and Md., crate. 75 @150 
New Mexico, crate. 75 @2 00 
Watermelons, Southern, carload.... 8500 @175 00 
Marrow, 100 lbs.. 
Medium. 
Pea .” 
Red Kidney. 
Yellow Eye. 
Lima, California 
BEANS. 
5 50 @ 6.60 
3 80 @ 4 00 
3 40 @ 3 30 
3 20 @ 3 85 
4 40 @ 4 50 
6 35 @635 
Prime to choice. 
Common to good 
PaeiSc Coast ... 
Old stock. 
Germau crop.... 
HOPS. 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes-Long Island, bbl. 
' Southern, bbl . 
Jersey, bbl.. 
Sweet Potatoes, bbi. 
Beets, obi. . 
Carrots, bbl.’ ’7.7.7, .7.7.. . 
Cucumbers, bu. 
Pickles, bbl!. 
Cabbage, 100. . 
Sweet Corn, 100 ...... 7.. 
Cauliflower, bbl . 
Lettuce, half-bbl'.' basket!!!!!!!!!'' ’' 
Onions—Long Island, bbl. 
Jersey, bu,... . 
Orange Co., llki Yb 'bag 
Peppers, Jersey, bbl. 
Peas, bu. 
19 @ 20 
14 @ IS 
19 @ 20 
10 @ 14 
48 @ 50 
2 00 @ 2 37 
I 00 @ 1 75 
1 75 @ 2 25 
2 00 @ 4 00 
1 25 @ I 75 
2 00 @2 75 
25 @ 60 
1 00 @ 2 00 
4 (10 @7 00 
50 @ 1 75 
2 00 @ 6 00 
50 @ 1 00 
3 00 @3 50 
1 00 @ 1 50 
1 00 @ 1 75 
60 @ 
50 @ 1 00 
Radishes, 100 bunches . 1 00 @ 1 50 
String Beans, bu. 25 © 175 
Squash, new, bu. ... 25 @ 50 
Egg Plants, Jersey.box,. 30 @ 60 
Tomatoes—Del. and Md. carrier. 60 @ 1 00 
Jersey, box . 40 @ 1 50 
Tumi s, white, bbl. 1 00 @ 1 50 
Rutabaga . 1 00 @ 1 25 
DliESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, fresh killed, best . 18 @ 19 
Common to good. 16 @ 17 
Chickens, choice broilers, lb. 24 @ 25 
Broilers, common to good . 21 @ 23 
Roasters. 20 @ 22 
Fowls. 14 @ 19^ 
Squabs, doz. 50 @ 4 00 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Chickens, broilers lb. IS @ 19 
Fowls . 15 @ \d% 
Roosters. n @ ll$$ 
Ducks. 15 @ 18 
Geese. li @ 12 
Turkeys. 13 @ 14 
Guineas, pair. 65 @ 70 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay. Timothy No. 1. ton.20 00 @21 00 
Standard.19 00 @19 50 
No. 2.17 00 @13 00 
No. 3 .13 00 @16 00 
Clover mixed.14 00 @19 00 
New Hay, as to grade.15 00 @21 00 
Straw, new Rye .15 00 @17 00 
Oat. 8 00 @ 9 00 
MILLFEED. 
Wheat Bran, ton.23 00 @24 00 
Middlings .25 00 @27 00 
Red Dog.28 00 @29 00 
Com Meal. 26 00 @27 00 
Linseed Meal.29 00 @30 00 
LIVE STOCK. 
Native Steers. 8 00 @8 65 
Bulls. 4 00 @ 5 60 
Cows. 2 50 @ 5 60 
Calves, prime veal, 100 lbs. 9 00 @12 50 
Culls .. ... 4 00 @7 00 
Sheep, 109 lbs. 3 00 @ 4 50 
Lambs. 5 00 @ 6 00 
Hogs. S 50 @ 9 55 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. I. Northern Spring... 0 98 @ 
No. 2, Red . 94 @ 
No. 2, Hard Winter. 96 @ 
Com, as to quality, bush. 81 @ 82 
Oats, as to weight, bush. 45 @ 48 
Rye. 68 @ 69 
RETAIL PRICES AT NEW YORK. 
These are not the highest or lowest current 
prices, but are fairly representative of what the 
majority of New York consumers pay; 
Eggs, fancy white, doz. 40 @ 
Mixed colors, new laid. 35 @ 
Ordinary grades. 20 @ 
Butter, fancy prints, lb. . 
Tub, choice. . 
Chiokens, roasting, lb,. 25 
Fowls .. 18 
40 
@ 
42 
36 
@ 
38 
20 
@ 
25 
35 
@ 
40 
28 
@ 
32 
25 
@ 
28 
18 
@ 
23 
CES, 
30 
@ 
30« 
27 
@ 
28 
35 
@ 
36 
28 
@ 
30 
19 
@ 
21 
20 
@ 
23 
BOSTON WHOLESALE PRICES, 
Butter, nearby creamery. 
Western creamery . 27 
Eggs, nearby hennery. 
Gathered fresh. 28 
Dressed Poultry—Fowls. 
Roasters. 20 
Hay—No. 1.22 0U @23 00 
No. 2.19 50 @20 50 
No. 3.14 U0 @15 U0 
Straw—Rye, . 18 00 @20 00 
Mill feed—Bran, ton.24 HO @25 00 
Middlings.25 Ou @28 00 
Mixed Feed.24 01) @27 00 
Live Stock—Milch Cows.65 00 @100 00 
Beef Cows, 100 lbs . 4 25 @556 
Calves. 100 lbs. . 5 00 @ 8 75 
Hogs, 100 lbs. 8 50 @ 950 
BUSINESS NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
The oil output of California for the 
first six months of this year was 47.000,- 
000 barrels. 
A Pittsburg chemical company is filling 
a $30*000 European order for radium, 
the quantity beiug about .008 ounce. 
London is now sending gold to Egypt 
to finance the cotton crop. About $40,- 
000,000 will be required, as the crop is 
large. 
July traffic through the Soo Canal in-* 
eluded 13,200,000 bushels of grain and 
9,100,000 tons of copper and iron ore. 
Argentine beef is being sold in Am¬ 
sterdam, Holland, at 12 to 24 cents per 
pound, which is about 30 per cent less 
than the native beef brings. 
In Darien, Manchuria, beau mills press 
out 03,000.000 pounds of bean oil in a 
year, making a residue of 050.000.000 
pounds of bean cake, most of which goes 
to Japan. 
The Canadian Department of Agricul¬ 
ture won the prize for best display at 
the apple shippers’ convention at Cleve¬ 
land, O. Officers of the association for 
the year are : President. R. H. Penning¬ 
ton. Evansville. Ind.; vice-president. E. 
H. W. G. 1 learty, Bostou. Mass.; treas¬ 
urer, W. M. French. New York City; 
secretary. R. G. Phillips, Rochester. 
n. y. 
Freight traffic by airship is not likely 
to include gunpowder, as a German avi¬ 
ator has complained .of being pestered 
with red-hot meteors while on a trip. 
Farmers in the Hudson River section 
are asking $2.50 for loose apples, the 
buyers to furnish barrels and do the 
packing. Reports from Western New 
York are that the asking price in best 
orchards is $3.50 for No. 1. 
Prof. Franklin, of the State experimen¬ 
tal bog, at E. Wareham, Mass., says that 
the cranberry outlook is much better than 
last year, largely owing to the disap¬ 
pearance of fire worms, which were form¬ 
erly destructive. 
Periodic Ophthalmia. 
What was the matter with my horse? 
I bought him in February, three days 
after he reached here from the West. He 
was all right until May. One morning 
I found one eye closed, then he began 
to drool and sneeze, and a thick.discharge 
came from his nose. In about two weeks 
he seemed all right. In a few weeks the 
other eye was closed. That seemed to 
get well, but it has returned; is now 
getting better. He sneezes a good deal. 
There seems to be a little film ou the 
ball, which is coming off. Would teeth 
cause trouble? J. K. 
The horse is afflicted with periodic 
ophthalmia (moon blindness) and it is 
incurable and will end in blindness of 
one or both eyes, after successive attacks 
of the malady. This may be retarded 
somewhat by twice daily washing the 
eyes with a saturated solution of boric 
acid and at time of attack giving one 
dram of iodide of potash twice daily in 
the drinking water and continuing it for 
a week or so after the attack has sub¬ 
sided. At such times keep the eyes cov¬ 
ered with a soft cloth to be kept wet with 
a solution of half a dram each of sulphate 
of zinc and fluid extract of belladonna 
leaves, with 10 drops of pure carbolic in 
a quart of soft, cold water. Darken the 
stable slightly and feed the hay from the 
floor level to keep dust out of the horse’s 
eyes. After each attack, should the eye¬ 
ball remain cloudy paint it once daily, 
for 10 days, with a solution of two grains 
of nitrate pf silver in an ounce of dis¬ 
tilled water, to be kept in a blue glass 
bottle to prevent chemical changes. An 
affected mare or stallion should not be 
used for breeding, as the tendency to the 
disease is considered hereditary. 
A. S. A. 
Growth on Dog’s Leg. 
My dog has a growth on her leg; -we 
first thought it was a wart about six 
mouths ago. Now it is large as a large 
hickorynut, is raw on the top half inch 
across and bleeds badly nearly every day. 
It either itches or pains her, by her ac¬ 
tions. She is about 11 years old, in good 
condition. Is there a sure way of curing 
it, and do you think its bleeding might 
be anything contagious? She is a house 
dog and consequently it is very annoying. 
E. A. R. 
It would be well to have this growth 
cut out by a surgeon and the operation 
should be simple and safe. There is just 
a chance that it may be a cancerous 
growth, and in that case it will be apt to 
grow again; but the surgeon will be able 
to tell you what to expect, after he has 
made an examination. If you cannot 
employ a surgeon tie a fine silken eord 
very tightly around that base of the 
growth and then paint it daily with a two 
per cent solution of permanganate of 
potash, until it drops off. A. s. A. 
Cough. 
Sixjuonths ago I purchased a horse 
for $175. The dealer told me that he had 
him about a year, and was six years old. 
I got a week’s free trial on the animal 
and found out that he coughs badly. The 
dealer said that after he was acclimated 
he coughed a little and that he had 
caught a cold, it being then in the Win¬ 
ter time, but he said that he was sure it 
would pass away when warmer days 
came. I took the horse to two of our 
local horse doctors and they both said 
that he was sound and that the cough 
Would pass away. They both gave me 
some medicine, but that did not do any 
good. The horse is good in every way, 
has good_ wind and suits me very well. 
Do you think there is any cure for him? 
The dealer claims that if he gets the 
heaves he will give me another horse as 
good. He is in fine shape, eats well and 
always works well. If there is anything 
that I can do to cure him of the cough 
I would be very glad to know of it. 
New Jersey. n. l. 
Cough is merely a symptom of irrita¬ 
tion and may be due to any one of a num¬ 
ber of different causes. It is necessary to 
find and remove the cause. Hare the 
teeth attended to by a veterinarian. If 
he cannot find the cause of the cough 
you might, on general principles, try the 
effect of a half ounce dose of Fowler’s 
solution of arsenic given twice daily with 
small syringe in mouth. We are unable 
to say whether the horse will recover. 
A. S. A. 
Swelling on Mare. 
Can you tell me what is the matter 
with a mare? She is 12 years old, and 
has a large, hard swelling on the hip 
joint. This has been so about two years. 
At times she walks without lameness, 
then suddenly she goes lame again. 
Would blistering help her? If soy what 
would be the best thing to use and about 
how long would it take to cure her? 
Idaho. j. t. B. 
At time of lameness clip off the hair 
and blister the swelling with cerate of 
can tha rides. Rub the blister in for 15 
minutes; but do not apply any of it 
above the point of the hip. as sloughing 
of skin might result. Tie her up short 
in stall so that she will not be ahle to 
lie down or rub the part. Wash the blis¬ 
ter off in two days and then apply a lit¬ 
tle lard daily. We are unable to state 
what was the cause of the condition de¬ 
scribed. nor predict the result of the 
treatment. a. s. a. 
Highest prices guaranteed for White or Brown 
Leghorns or mixed eggs- Also high grade butter. 
Write us for information. A trial will convince you 
of our ability to obtain extreme prices. Address 
JOHNSTONE & COUGHLAN, 
164 Duane Street ... New York 
WANTED 
BERRIES, FANCY EGGS, HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS, APPLES. 
PEACHES AND ALL FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. 
Top Brices for Choice Goods 
ARCHDEACON & CO., 100 Murray St., New Yerk 
When you write advertisers mention 
The R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick 
reply and a ’’square deal.” See guaran¬ 
tee editorial page. : : : ; 
Fix Your Roof 
You can make the old worn-out tin, iron, 
steel, felt or gravel roof give you as much 
service as a new roof and you can double 
the life of that old shingle roof. 
DflAIT riV Cures Roof 
WA/Vf-T "r 1/L Troubles 
and keep3 them cured. Cost slight. One coat 
does the work. In black and red. Ready for 
use. Absolutely guaranteed to do the work. 
Write at once for the free Roof Book. Address 
6. E. COKKEY CO.. 3345 Woodland Are., Cleveland, Ohio. 
DKST BALE TIES —delivered quickly at lowest 
" prices. Tudor & Jones, Weedsport, NT. Y. 
QOMPLETE CIDER MILL AT BARGAIN 
w Boomer Press. Capacity, 50 bbls. cider per day. 
Elevator, apple grater, pumps, racks, cloths. Per¬ 
fect order. Address, M0YSES BROS., Oyster Bay, N. Y. 
Do You Need Farm Help? 
We have many able-bodied young men, both 
with and without farm experience, who wish to 
work on farms. If you need a good, steady, sober 
man, write for an order blank. Ours is a phil¬ 
anthropic organization and we make no charge to 
employer or employee. Our object is tha encour¬ 
agement of farming among Jews. 
THE JEWISH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY 
176 Second At/e., N. V. City 
WANTED—Dairy Farmer Tenant - *’^ 
160 acres; good buildings, tiled, fine water. 90 acres 
river bottom under highest cultivation; 70 acres 
woods and pasture. Owner will provide cows. Ren¬ 
tal, half net cash receipts and increased stock. Ten¬ 
ant must furnish horses, tools, implements, and 
buy feed outside of amount raised. Immediate 
ipccupancy. Correspondence solicited. Farm ad¬ 
joins city. Schools and a splendid market right at 
the door. S. E. HASEKOT, Govnmia, N. Y. 
Uf ANTED—MAN AND WIFE —(Xo children.) Man to help 
** on farm; must be good, milker. Wife to do gen¬ 
eral housework. Owner on farm bu* five.months of 
year. Farm a* Poughkeepsie, X. Y., corner South¬ 
east and Raymond Aves. Permanent home for 
right couple. JOHN G. PHEiL, 52 Broadway, New York City 
■ hume or farm. Married. ana practical experience m iarm- 
ing, fruit growing, chicken raisiug, carpenter work, plumbing, 
painting and remodeling buildings* R. W., care K. N.-Y. 
UlANTED— WORK ON FARM BY YOUNG MAN (27) siu- 
** gle; desires to learn truck gardening or poultry 
raising. J. C. A.. 24 Camliridoe Place, Brooklyn, New York 
FOR SALE 
FARM OF 613/ 4 ACRES 
two miles from railroad and 
five from Colgate University. 
A good little farm with good buildings and good 
crops growing. $2,000.00, with only $500.00 down. 
J. GRANT MORSE, Hamilton, N. Y. 
Maryland Country Estate 
on ;ailroad station, Baltimore and Washington; 
600 acres of fine dairy and trucking farm: 400 acres 
iu highest cultivation; good timber: two miles 
river front; land level and rich: modern colonial 
brick dwelling: large park and lawns: up-to-date 
dairy barn and outbuildings; all new; fine hunt¬ 
ing and fishing; easy terms. 
WM. LUBBERS, - Woodwaxdville, Md. 
Dairy Farm 
AN UP-T0 DATE DAIRY FARM FOR SALE IN NEW YORK 
STATE, consisting of 250 acres, about 100 in meadow, 
balance all tillable except 50 acres of hardwood tim¬ 
ber; two new modern barns and eight-room house 
and all up-to-date farm implements: good spring 
all year round; IP* miles from R. R.; owner has no 
time to look after it and it will be sold cheap to a 
quick buyer ou good terms, and will prove a good 
investment from the start: will he sold with or 
without the stock. Address 
R. C. C., care Rural New-Yorker, New Y r ork 
V I N P I A M r» N I Poultry and fruit farm, 
1 w E L M I* u • *»■*»• 10 acrea, good 8-room 
house, cellar, 21, mites to Vineland; large barn, acre grapes, 15S 
peach trees, and 8 apple, 125 chickens, 3 new incubators, brood¬ 
er. oil tools, for only $1,500— part cash. Alao 0 acres with. 5~ 
room cotta** ami building . UaJ : only $dOQ —port cash. 
C n RfKF **•'«». P- o- IM*. Vinetawst, 
a U» RU«C or mom ofttc. Trenton, N. A 
™ Poultry and Truck Farms 
with nice homes, near Richmond. Sand for our 
Us*—we have just what you want. Address 
CASSELMAN & CO.. 1018 East Main St.. Rirtimomf, Va. 
Level, ferine, payiaA farms ia the mast 
desirable locations. Get my Itst ol best 
Bargains. Square deal a/wajrs 
Fred C. McCarty, AnborB, N. Y. 
M INNESOTA » the greatest daury Statu in. the Union. Mil- 
hoist;, oi actvo of wild Land iu tbo U»ed dairy section oif the 
Star*.* can be bought cheap ou long time aud easy terms. Stale 
School Lauds. Free Uomestead Funds, improved Farms, Maps and 
literature telling about him Sta»>* sent free upon application to 
FRED D. SNER.yfAS, Commissioner of Immigra¬ 
tion. Room 202. Stale Capitol, St. Paul, Minnesota 
Fine Farm for Sa le^Yu?uf£ 
of 360 acres, with mil equipped buildings, on the 
West hank of the Scioto River, about 30 miles North 
of Columbus, O. W.S. BOLLOCK, Delaware, Ohio 
FARM FOR QAI F~ 30 acres, good buildings. 
I M n IY1 rUIT OhLC Only $1,200. Catalogue Free. 
FOCLTZ & ANDRES, Richland Center, Pa. 
New York State Farms 
FREE LIST. 
Ogden's Agency, Walton, N. Y. 
UfE SELL GOOD FARMS iu Oceana, greatest fruit Co. 
*' iu U. S.: also grain, potatoes, Alfalfa, dairying. 
Write for list, etc. HAXSON & SON, Hart, Mich. 
1C ft Cantic FOK SALK— near run*, and Vreuiou markets ; 
I vU r 01 Rio- -Tv.'d railroad and trolley facilities. cata¬ 
logue. Established 25 years. Horace (J. Heeder, Newtown, Tenuu. 
