1913. 
THE RURAL, NEW-YORKER 
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CONTENTS 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, Sept. 27, 1913. 
FARM TOPICS. 
A Concrete Silo.1058 
Is There a Rensrtn?.1001 
Farm Tenant’s Contract.1001 
Coming Farmers’ Meetings.1002 
Hope Farm Notes.1004 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
The Rhode Island Red Fowl.1057 
Modem Methods in Dairying.1070 
Supernumerary Teat .1070 
Massachusetts Milk .1071 
Cattle at the State Fair.1072 
How Many Cows to the Milker.1072 
The Egg-laying Contest.1073 
Cats as Poultry Policemen.1073 
Rats and Fox Terriers.1073 
HORTICULTURE. 
A Nursery of Evergreens.1057, 1058 
Seeding a Large Lawn.1058 
Rot in Tomatoes.1059 
Kill the Caterpillar Eggs.1060 
Fruit Prospects in Wayne Co.. N. Y.1060 
Perennials from Seed. Part II.10«j5 
Carden Notes.1065' 
Trees and Tree Seeds from Europe.1065 
HAY AND STRAW. 
xtay. Timothy No. 1. ton .. 
Standard. 
No. 2.. 
No. 3. 
Clover mixed. 
Straw, now Rye . 
Oat.. 
MILLFEKD. 
Wheat Bran, ton. 
Middlings . 
Red Dog . 
Corn .Meal. 
Linseed Meal.; 
LIVE STOCK 
Native Steers. 
Bulls. 
Cows. 
Calves, prime veal, 100 lbs. 
Culls. 
Sheep. 1U0 lbs. 
Lambs. 
Hogs. 
5 75 
5 00 
300 
9 00 
4 06 
3 00 
7 U0 
800 
@21 50 
@20 00 
@19 00 
@17 00 
@20 00 
@17 00 
@11 00 
@26 00 
@30 00 
@31 00 
@32 00 
@33 00 
@ 8 80 
@615 
@ (i 25 
@3 00 
@ 700 
@ 4 50 
@ 7 75 
@9 50 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 1, Northern Spring. 98 @ 
No. 2, Red . 9S @ 
No. 2. Hard Winter. 9S!^@ 
Com, as to quality, bush. 82 @ 83 
Oats, as to weight, bush. 45 @ 49 
KJC . 73 @ 74 
RETAIL PRICES AT NEW YORK. 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day.10*18 
Seedling Cannas and Dahlias.1068 
Sunshine and Spice Cake.1068 
The Rural Patterns.1069 
Crystals In Jelly: Pickle Recipes Wanted.. 1069 
Italian Cheese: Soda Crackers.1069 
Cleaning White Reaver Hat.1069 
In My Neighbors’ Gardens.1069 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Water Examinations .1058 
Ranking for Small Depositors.1059 
Events of the Week.1062 
Editorials .1066, 1067 
Publisher’s Desk.1074 
MARKETS 
Wholesale Prices at New York. 
Week Ending Sept. 19, 1913. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, extra, lb. 32 @ 32$^ 
Good to Choice . 28 @ 31 
Lower Grades. 23 @ 26 
State Dairy, best. 30 @ 31 
Common to Good. 24 @ 29 
Factory. 22 @ 25 
Packing Stock. 19 @ 23 
Elgin, 111., butter market ilnu at 31 cents. 
Philadelphia, western creamery, 32J4 cents. 
CHEESE, 
Whole Milk, best. 15 @ if, 
Common to Good . 12 @ h 
Skims. 05 @ 11 
EGGS. 
White, choice to fancy, large . 40 @ 45 
Good to prime. 34 @ 37 
Mixed colors, best. 35 @ 37 
Common to good. 23 @ 30 
Storage, best. 26 @ 27 
Western, best. 32 @ 35 
Checks and dirties. 10 @ 19 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples—Wealthy, bbl. 
Alexander . 
Jonathan . 
Twenty Ounce .. 
King. 
Hubbardston. 
Maiden Blush . 
Greening . 
Wolf River.. 
Duchess. 
Fall Pippin.. 
Gravenstei n. 
Windfalls, bbl. 
Pears —Bartlett, bbl. 
Bose, bbl. 
Clairgeu. bbl. 
Anjou, bbl. 
KietTer. bbl. 
Seckel. bbl. 
Flemish Beauty, bbl. 
Blackberries, qt.. 
Huckleberries, qt. 
Raspberries, red. pint . 
Peaches, Western N. Y., bkt. 
Up-River, bkt. 
Plums. 81 b. bkt. 
Grapes—Concord. 18 lb. case. 
Niagara, case . 
Delaware, case . 
Black, 41b. bkt. 
Figs, fresh, qt. 
Muskmelons. nearby, bbl.... 
Colorado, crate. 
Watermelons, carload . 
BEANS. 
Marrow, 100 lbs. . 
Medium .. 
Pea . 
Red Kidney. 
Lima, California. 
2 50 
@ 4 00 
2 50 
@ 4 00 
3 0(1 
@ 4 00 
2 25 
@ 3 25 
2 25 
@ 3 25 
2 00 
@ 3 00 
2 25 
@ 3 25 
2 00 
@ 2 7- 
250 
@ 4 0(1 
2 25 
o 50 
200 
@ 3 50 
2 25 
fe) 0 75 
1 00 
@ 175 
2 00 
@ 4 50 
200 
@3 50 
2 00 
@ 3 00 
1 75 
@ 2 50 
1 25 
@ 2 25 
2 00 
@ 4 00 
1 50 
@2 55 
09 
® 17 
OS 
@ 14 
05 
@ 08 
36 
@ 90 
30 
@ SO 
10 
® 20 
60 
@ 65 
50 
@ 70 
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@ 75 
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@ 09 
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(>’ 15 
50 
@ 1 50 
1 00 
(- 2 00 
ro 00 @ iso 00 
5 60 
@ 0.40 
@ 3 75 
3 40 
@ 3 80 
3 60 
@ 4 30 
6 10 
@ 6 15 
HONEY. 
Clover, comb, lb.15 ® 17 
Buckwheat, lb.13 @ "u 
Extracted, Golden.75 @ .85 
NUTS. 
Chestnuts, cultivated, bu. 4 00 @600 
Wild, bu,.10 00 @14 t'O 
HOPS. 
Prime to choice. 34 @ 35 
Common to good. 30 @ 33 
Pacific Coast . 22 @ 25 
Old stock. 12 @ 10 
German crop. 63 @ 66 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes—Long Island, bbl. . 2 25 @2 50 
Jersey, bbl. 2 00 @ 2 25 
Sweet Potatoes, bbl. 1 00 @ 1 >5 
Beets, bbl. 1 50 @ 1 75 
Carrots, bbl. 1 25 @ 1 50 
Cucumbers, bu. 1 00 @ 1 50 
Pickles, bbl. 100 @2 50 
Cabbage. 100 . 3 00 @600 
Sweet Corn. 100 . 50 @ 1 25 
Cauliflower, bbl. 2 00 @ 4 50 
Lettuce, half-bbl. basket. 26 @ 1(0 
Lima Beans, bu. 75 @ 1 25 
X kra - l»u. 50 @ 1 00 
Ouions—State and W'n, 100 lb. bag.... 1 50 @ 1 75 
Orange Co.. 100 I b bag . 1 50 @ 2 00 
Peppers, Jersey, bbl. 75 @ 1 50 
leas, hu. 1 OO @ 2 Oo 
Radishes. 100 bunches . 50 @ 1 00 
String Beans, bu. 50 @ 1 00 
Squash, marrow, bbl . 50 @ 75 
Egg Plants. Jersey.box. 20 @ 40 
Tomatoes.Jersey, box. 25 ® 75 
lurnip^. white, bbl. 100 @175 
Rutabaga . 1 00 @ 1 25 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Chickens, broilers lb. 
Fowls . 
Roosters. 
Ducks.. 
Geese. 
Turkeys. 
Guineas, pair. 
IS @ 19 
17 @ IS 
11 @ 13 
14 @ 17 
11 @ 12 
14 @ 16 
65 ® 70 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, fresh killed, best . 
Common to good... 
Chickens, choice broilers, lb. 
Broilers, common to good . 
Roasters. 
Fowls. . 
Squabs, dox.... . 
19 @ 20 
16 @ 18 
28 @ 30 
21 @ 23 
20 @ 21 
12 @ 13 
1 00 @ 4 25 
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, dox. 48 @ 52 
Mixed colors, new laid. 40 @ 45 
Ordinary grades. 25 @ 30 
Butter, fancy prints, lb. 38 @ 42 
Tub. choice. 30 @ 35 
Chickens, roasting, ib,. 25 @ 28 
Fowls. 20 @ 24 
Butter, nearby creamery. 
Western creamery. 
... 30 
Eggs, nearby hennery. 
... 44 
Gathered fresh. 
Dressed Poultry—Fowls. 
Roasters. 
Hay—No. 1 . 
No. 2. 
No. 3. 
Stock Hav. 
Straw—Rye . 
Millleed—Bran, ton. 
Middlings. 
Mixed Feed. 
...28 OU 
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Peaches. 16 qt. bkt. 65 
Plums. 25 @ 35 
BOSTON WHOLESALE PRICES. 
34 
32 
45 
40 
20 
® 28 
@22 50 
@21 (JO 
@16 HO 
@14 00 
@19 00 
@27 00 
@31 U0 
___ @29 (10 
Live Stock—Milch Cows.50 00 @125 (10 
Beef Cows, 100 lbs . 4 50 @ 5 00 
Steers. 7 25 @ 9 U0 
Calves. 100 lbs. 5 00 @10 00 
Hogs, 100 lbs. 8 50 @9 00 
BUSINESS NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
The Te’xas i>eanut ccop is expected to 
be about 1,200,000 bushels, nearly three 
times last year’s yiela. 
The walnut crop of Southern Califor¬ 
nia this year will total about 13,500 tons, 
worth not far from $4,000,000. 
The net earnings of the Philadelphia 
& ^Reading for the fiscal year was $20,- 
015,376, nearly one-third more than for 
the previous year. 
The Bank of England dividend for the 
past six months will be 4% per cent. 
654,885 pounds sterling being required 
to meet this payment. The surplus profit 
above this amount is 3,014,000 pounds. 
A freight train loaded largely with fish 
and_ lobsters leaves Boston. Mass., daily 
at 5.55 P. M., reaching New York at 
1.50 A. M„ some of the fish being dis¬ 
tributed in time for breakfast. 
In Michigan building and loan associa¬ 
tions have had a very prosperous year. 
The membership in those associations is 
now 55.020, and the assets. 324.08S.622. 
an increase of $1,087,223 over the previ¬ 
ous year. 
SILO REPORTS. 
All silos here are built of wood, tub 
form. Farmers feel that silos are neces¬ 
sary on dairy farms, and none has gone 
out of use. The corn crop is very good 
in this section. c. k. 
Romeo, Mich. 
Quite a number of silos have been 
built in this locality this season: there 
seems to be about an equal number of 
wood and tile blocks (not made of con¬ 
crete, but of clay and burned). No. 
concrete (made of cement) that I 
know of. I do not know of any silos that 
have gone out of use. I have not had 
experience with them myself, but every¬ 
one who has them seems to like them, 
and I wish to put one up as soon as I 
can. I do not know if there will be corn 
enough to fill the silos, but I think there 
will be. \v. s. 11 . 
Rittman, O. 
A number of new silos have been built 
in this town the past year, mostly stave; 
none discarded. On the Woodnutt Stock 
Farm two stave silos of 175 tons capac¬ 
ity each, were built three years ago. The 
owner is now building two more of 125 
capacity each. These are built of 
glazed tile. First cost is more, but they 
are non-freezing and indestructible. I 
think there is enough corn raised in town 
to fill them all. Like the automobile; 
they have come to stay and are constant¬ 
ly increasing iu number. w\ e. 
Millerton, N. Y. 
There were many new silos built last 
year, and many more being built now. 
Wood is the favorite. I do not know of 
any out of use. Corn crop large enough 
to fill silos. m. E. A. 
Rushsylvania, O. 
Silos here are of wood, with concrete 
foundation. All are in use. They are 
considered profitable. Those who have 
silos have bottom lands which grow 
plenty of corn. f. m:. w. 
Creal Springs, Ill. 
With 12 farmers in our district, two 
new silos were put up last year; two 
more are going up this year, making nine 
silos iu the district. Three of the silos 
have not been used for the past three 
years; the farms changed hands three 
years ago and the new men do not use 
their silos. Stone silo is the one most in 
use. The corn crop is not large with us 
this year, on account of the drought, but 
I think most of the silos will be full. I 
think that our district is a fair sample 
of the town. a. r. 
Franklin, N. Y. 
A considerable number of silos were 
put up in this section last season, and 
more are going up this. In every in¬ 
stance these are of wood construction. 
There are only two silos of concrete, to 
my knowledge, anywhere in this section. 
These are on the Whitney Point Stock 
Farm ; one of hollow block construction, 
the other of solid wall. Both are very 
satisfactory, I understand. A large ma¬ 
jority of the silos in this immediate lo¬ 
cality are built of round construction 
with wood hoops and two thicknesses of 
rough boards with paper between nailed 
up and down on the hoops (upon the in¬ 
side). These silos when properly put 
up are entirely satisfactory. Many of 
them are boarded on the outside and bat¬ 
tened, although some are not. Most of 
the silos being put up at present are of 
stave construction (with iron hoops). 
Owing to the increasing scarcity of lum¬ 
ber farmers are not able to fnrnish it 
themselves. The writer knows of only 
few silos having gone out of use, gener¬ 
ally owing to their having become*unfit 
to keep silage properly. Speaking gen¬ 
erally I think all dairymen consider silos 
a good thing; many, however, don’t have 
them. There are many reasons why they 
don’t, the principal and controlling one 
being the first cost of erection. The corn 
crop here almost without exception is 
poor. There isn’t going to be any trouble 
to get it all into the silo this Fall. 
Whitney Point, N. Y. j. 1 . j. 
There is but one silo being built for 
this season’s crop in this community, but 
would have been more if the corn had 
grown. Wood silos are the standard 
around here; there are no silos going out 
of use to my knowledge. The farmers 
think that silos are very important and 
should be on every farm. Corn is not 
over 35 per cent of a crop in the central 
part of Broome County, many fields not 
being over eight to 14 inches' high. Au¬ 
gust 22 was the first rain since the fore 
part of June. m. l. m’i. 
Ilarpersville. N. Y. 
There are five silos being constructed 
this year near here. I only know of two 
farmers abandoning them. Farmers con¬ 
sider it best way to handle corn. The 
corn crop is badly dried up. We had a 
good rain yesterday that may revive it 
some. Ilay crop about two-thirds last 
year’s crop. Oats are mostly yielding 
well, some over 50 bushels to' the acre. 
Potatoes do not promise much. Early 
ones, the tops of. are dead. No apples 
or pears. Pastures are burned brown. 
Stock are eating all small brush they can 
reach. c. A. j. 
Delaware Co., N. Y. 
When you write advertisers mention THE 
R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and a 
’ square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
LET US TAN 
YOUR HIDE. 
Cattle or Horse hide. Calf. Dog, Deer 
or any kind of skin with hair or iur on. 
We tan and finish «hom right ; niako 
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 
Illustrated 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 we pay the freight 
both ways ; about onr safe dyeing pro¬ 
cess which is a tremendous advantage 
to the customer, especially on horse 
hides and call skins ; about the fur 
goods and game trophies we sell, taxi¬ 
dermy, etc. If you want a copy send us 
your correct address. 
The Crosby Frisian For Company, 
571 Lyell Ave., Rochester, IS. Y. 
ROOFING 
-95 CENTS ROLL—108 Feet, 
Nails, Cement. RUBBER ROOFING 
CO., 5 Co.tlandt Street, New Tnrk 
WANTED- ALFALFA HA Y-State quality and 
** price first letter. L. FRIEND, JR., Gloucester, Mass. 
CINGLE MAN WANTED—For general work 
u on farm. Commence at once. Must have good 
habits and ability. Middle aged preferred. Good 
home to right party. Reference and wages first 
letter. E. K. Hjnilman, Montgomery. N. Y, 
_ home or farm. Mamed Had practical experience in farm- 
insr, fruit growing-, chicken raiding, carpenter work, plumbing, 
painting and remodeling buildings. R. care R. X.-T. 
Man and Wife Wanleth.Ss.’ffiUia 
nows, wife to take care of poultry and board onn 
man. Do not answer unless you want to work, can 
fnrnish good references, most be temperate. 
WHITE HOUSE FARMS, Paeti, Chester Co., Pa 
UfANTE D—POSITION AS WORKING 
™ FARM MANAGER—Practical, life experience 
in general farming, stock, poultry, garden, lawns. 
Winter eggs: married. C. B. A., care Rural New-Yorker 
Uf ANTED— BY MARRIED MAN- Position on up-to 
11 date Dairy and grain farm. Six years’ experi¬ 
ence. Has mechanical ability. J. W. R., care R. N.-Y. 
POSITION W A N TE D-Kxperienced, reliable 
* yonng man. college trained, on ponltry farm or 
gentleman’s estate. PRICE, 795 St. Nicholas Ave., N. t. 
Dewitt & beilin 
REAL ESTATE AGENTS 
OFFICE: - PARK HOUSE, VINELAND. N. J. 
Suburban Homes, Fruit and Ponltry Farms a Spe¬ 
cialty, 21 acres—5 acres in woods. House of 5 
Rooms. Back Shed. 2 acres in Strawberries, 1 acre 
in Blackberries, 125 I‘each trees. Price, $1,7011, only 
$700 cash. Great Bargain. Correspondence solicited. 
Of\ 7 A PDCC 2-STORY 12-ROOM 
^^ ^ HOUSE—plastered and 
painted. Large barns with basement aud concrete 
floors, stanchions for 44 cows. All in excellent con¬ 
dition. Hog honse, hen house, all painted. Good 
round siio. Plenty fruit. Buildings insured for 
$4,000. *2 mile to school. 2 miles to markets ami 
R.K. town. Fine crop this year: largest corn in the 
county. , Price. $8,000, half cash. HALL’S FARM 
AGENCY*, Ovreso, Tioga County, New Y’ork 
We have in this section about 75 per 
cent of last year’s crop, or about 50 per 
cent of a full crop of apples (Winter). 
The weather conditions have not affect¬ 
ed them very mneb, in my opinion, but 
an infection of apple scab came on dur¬ 
ing the blossomiug period which will re¬ 
duce the No. 1 apples to more than 25 
per cent of a full crop. No buyers here 
yet. D. b. w. 
Waterloo, N. Y. 
Fed cattle, seven to 7(A ;- scrubs, six 
to seven; cows, $40 to $70; poultry, 13; 
horses, best. $400 to $600 per pair;' good, 
$200 to $300 per pair; cheap horses from 
$25 to 360 per head. Butter, creamery, 
24 to 30; dairy. 20 to 25; oats, 39; 
wheat, DO; potatoes. 50; apples. 50; 
plums, $1.50 to $2; peaches, $2 per 
bushel. o. P. N. 
A fgyle, Mich. 
I live nine miles from Creston, the 
county seat of Union County. We mar¬ 
ket almost all the produce we raise there. 
Corn. 60; wheat. 74; oats, 35; bay, $10: 
straw, 6. We ship almost all our fat 
corn-fed cattle and hogs either to Chi¬ 
cago or St. Joseph; tho.y vary in price 
according to quality. The shipper at our 
station was paying Seven cents to-day 
for hogs: fat cows about $5 to $5.50; fat 
heifers. $5.50 to $6. The home butcher 
is paying 85 for fat heifers and selling 
steak at 25 cents. We get 12 cents per 
dozen for eggs; do not sell butter. We 
sell our butter fat. get 26 cents per 
pound. There are wagons driven through 
the country gathering up the cream ; they 
get one cent per pound. Potatoes are 
worth SO; there is very little garden pro¬ 
duce to sell here this year on account of 
the extremely dry weather. We have had 
the hottest and driest Summer for a great 
many years. Corn is our main crop, and 
it will not make over one-half crop. Pas¬ 
tures are very dry. Apples are 40 to 
50 cents per bushel; peaches, $1.50; 
cherries sold for $2 per bushel; straw¬ 
berries S l /J cents per quart: blackberries, 
eight; raspberries, 10. Iowa farmers 
are in need of some good farm hands; 
we cannot get help enough to do the 
work properly. We are paying married 
men from $30 to $35 per month, furnish 
house, garden spot, cow, let them raise 
all the chickens they want, but if some 
of those fellows back East would come 
out here they could soon have a good 
home. Land here is selling from $50 to 
$150 per acre. I think the farmers of 
this county have bought 500 automobiles 
in the last two years. c. H. L. 
Diagonal, Iowa. 
Ho 1 31112 TO Farm? FOB sale from $1,850 up. stock anti 
UClanai “ 1 “• “lo crops Often included. Illustrated 
catalogue free. Address, Dept. 11-18. Main office. 
C n Pnce> F*nn Agency, State and Warren Sts-, Tren- 
v.. u. tvuac ton, (j j Branch offices in 19 States. 
Wanted to Rent—A 100-acre Dairy Farm 
by an up-to-date farmer, with team and tools. Also 
some Registered stock. Best of reference. Would 
invest some capital. F. S LAMS0N, care Rural New-Yorker 
^^^nTyB^ ^LeveTTertUe^aviBtthlrm^^t^^esr 
desirable locations. Get ley list at best 
f CENTRAL Bargains. Square deal always 
HEW mu] fre^ C. McCarty, Aabnn, N. Y. 
FAR SAI F _FAKM of 67 ACHES -1 and level 
1 uil unLL 3n d productive: good buildings and 
fences: fine location: 50 miles from Philadelphia 
Address, JOHN SPKKNKLE, Oxford, Pa. 
IIK YV JERSEY FA RMS— Profitable New Jersey 
11 Farms between Philadelphia and New York. Un¬ 
surpassed Marketing facilities. Desirable Home sur¬ 
roundings. List Free- A. W. Dresser, Barfingtos, N. J. 
150 ! 
Fk KJIS FOB SALE — Near Phil*. and Trenton markets: 
I good R.R. and trolley facilities. New catalogue. Es¬ 
tablished 25 years. HORACE G. REEDER. Newtown, Pa. 
M ONEY MARINS FARMS NEAR PHIlADElPHIA-t'atafogue 
free; write requirements. W. H. Stevens, Perkule, p». 
New York State Fints M L,5&i-^i aT. 
ARM BARGAINS —Beautiful Perkiomen Valley, near 
Philadelphia: catalog free E. A. Stevens,Perkasie, Pa 
Highest prices guaranteed for White or Brown 
Leghorns or mixed eggs. Also high grade butter. 
Write ns for information. A trial will convince you 
of our ability to obtain extreme prices. Address 
JOHNSTONE 6 COUGHLAN, 
164 Duane Street - - - New York 
FIJXTE QUALITY 
Near-by, Brown or White Eggs 
are bringing extravagant prices. Ship ns. 
Prompt Returns. Commission, 5%. 
GEO. M. RITTENHOUSE & CO. 
154 Keaile St., New Y ork. License No. 56 
WANTED 
Poultry. Fancy Eggs. Chestnuts & Shellbarks 
WM. H. COHEN & CO., - 229 Washington St.. New Yt»k 
GEO. P. HASIMOXD. EST. 1875. FRANK W. GODWIS 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & CO., 
v ucosD, x viuiijiy, iu USill OOI1U 
and Hot house Products a Specialty. Consignment; 
solicited. * 34 & 3G Little 13th St.. New York 
Poultry Netting 
—Write for bargain price*. 
EXCELSIOR WIRE MFG 
CO., 5 Cortlandt St .N.Y 
