THE 
VEGETABLES 
RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Cooperation with Corn and Berries.... 
Notes from an Illinois Fa 1 m. 
IIow to Build a Lime Distributor. 
Getting the Consumer's Dollar. 
Improving Soil in Maryland. 
•■Listing’’ Corn in New York. 
clearing Hammock Land. 
Chemicals for Corn and Oats. 
Sweet Potatoes on a Ridge. 
Clover on Bare Ground. 
Seeding Questions. 
Fertilizing for Peas. 
Peas. Lime and Alfalfa. 
A Succession ot Manorial Crops. 
Best Itoof for Barn. 
Alfalfa in Maine.. 
Gophers Destroying Corn. 
Apple Pomace for Fertilizer.199, 
I iope I* arm Notes.... 
Walnuts and Alfalfa. 
Availability of Bone as Fertilizer. 
Fertilizer for Oats and Clover. 
Large Results from Small Area. 
Slate for a Barn Roof. 
Alfalfa in Corn. 
How to Handle Manure. 
Cropping Ahead of Wheat. 
The Story of a Canadian Farm, Part I. 
Sour Muck on Alfalfa. 
Canada Peas for Manure. 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Dairymen's Protective Association. 189, 
Some Poultry Breeding Problems. 
Milk Stripping for Tuberculosis. 
Loss of Calves. 
A Milk Ration... 
Mare with Indigestion. 
Garget. 
Producer's Share of a Steer. 
A Proposed Poultry Partnership. 
Economics for the Poultryman. 
Butter from Wind. 
A Problem in Buckwheat Feeding. 
HORTICULTURE. 
Go Ahead and Graft. 
Western New York Horticultural 
et.v. Part I. 
Conti oiling the Bud-Moth of Apple 
Trees. 
Do Arsenic Sprays Injure the Soil?.. 
Strawberry Root-Worm. 
Heading Back Large Trees. 
Catalpa Not Suited to Wet Ground.. 
Thornh'ss Blackberry.. 
Fruit Growing and Magazine Advice. 
The Rosney Bear . 
Propagating Privet. 
Fertilizers for Peach Orchard. 
White Grubs and Strawberries. 
Planting Peach Trees. 
Spraying for the Terrapin Scale. 
A Warm Opinion of the Nurserymen. 
Work of the Grape Berry Moth. 
Where the Orange Grows. 
Wingate and Grindstone Apples. 
Tomatoes for North Dakota. 
190 
194 
liOS 
208 
208 
208 
208 
210 
212 
214 
215 
217 
Soci- 
WOMAN AND 
Day to Day 
THE HOME. 
Patterns. 
Cakes. 
206 
206 
207 
207 
207 
207 
From 
The Rural 
Samp. 
More Chocolate 
Winter Visitors. 
Blood Pudding and Liver Sausage. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
’ House for the Wren. 191 
A Freak in Puppydom. 191 
Postal Rates and Parcels Post. 194 
"Waterproofing” for Cement. 195 
Cesspools That Clog. 195 
Editorials.204 
Events of the Week. 213 
Rights of Wife and Child in Real Estate 215 
Purchaser Fails to Complete Contract. 215 
Breaking Roads in Winter. 215 
A Greedy Telephone Company. 215 
Property of Deceased Heirs. 215 
Contract for Right of Way. 215 
Publisher’s Desk.218 
MARKETS 
Prices current at New York during week ending 
February 11. KUO. wholesale except where other¬ 
wise indicated. The retail prices given do Dot, as 
a rule, cover either the tiighest or lowest sales, but 
show what the bulk of consumers of moderate 
means pay for small quantities of produce bought 
in Fulton, Washington, Jefferson Markets, etc., 
and up-town grocery stores. "Retail” is rather 
an Indefinite word, but in this column it means 
less than barrel or other original package lots of 
fruits and vegetables, less than tubs of butter, 
cases of eggs. etc. The trade of commission mer¬ 
chants is strictly wholesale. The retail prices 
given are these secured by grocers and small deal¬ 
ers who receive no direct shipments. 
BUTTER 
W liolesale 
Retail 
Creamery, fancy, lb.. 
. .28 
•28*! 
.30fa .33 
Good to Choice. 
. .24 
® 
.27 
28® .29 
Lower .Grades . 
, .23 
® 
.25 
24@ .27 
State Dairy, best. 
. .2f> 
® 
.27 
.28® .30 
Common to C .oil — 
. .23 
@ 
.21 
.25® .27 
Factory. 
O') 
® 
.23 
.24® .25 
Packing Stock. 
. .21 
® 
.23 
MILK 
New York Exchange price $191 per 
to ouart can. netting 4 cents to 
shippers in the 26-cent freight zone 
wh• i h .vo no additional station 
charges. 
CHEESE 
. 
, qt. 
.09® 
.12 
Full Cream. b°st... 
... .16 ® 
.18 
.20® 
.24 
C >tmuou to Good. 
... .12 ® 
.15 
.18 
Skims. 
EGGS 
.08 
.10® 
.12 
Faucv Wh'te. doz... 
... 34 ® 
.35 
.37 'a) 
.38 
White, good lo choice. .30 ® 
.32 
.34@ 
.85 
Mixed Colo s. best . 
.31 @ 
.32 
.34® 
.35 
' oinmon to Good. 
... .22 ® 
.25 
.28® 
.30 
:>3 
BEANS 
Marrow, bu. 
... 2.90 ® 
2.95 
qt. 
.15 
Medirim. 
.... 2.10 id) 
2.40 
IVa. 
2.40 
qt. 
.15 
Hi*! Ki'inev. 
2.M ® 
3.15 
Whit ■ Kidney. 
. 3.00 @ 
3 50 
Yellow Eye. 
1101*8 
3.20 
Prime to Choice ... 
... .33 ® 
.34 
Common to Good .. 
... .25 ® 
.30 
German, New Crop. 
... .68 @ 
.72 
FRESH FRUITS 
Apples, llnbb'i', bbl... 
2.60 
® 
3.00 
York Imperial. 
& 
4.50 
Spitz. 
2.00 
@ 
4.00 
spy. 
2.60 
(cb 
4.50 
King.. 
r 
4.at) 
Baldwin. 
. 2.00 
4.2a 
Greening. 
. 2.25 
® 
5.610 
Jonathan. 
. 3.60 
<3 
4.50 
Russet. 
. 2.00 
® 
2.50 
Western, box. 
. 2.00 
(d 
4.60 
Cranberries, 
Cape Cod. bbl. 
. 4 00 
® 
5.00 
New Jersey. 
4.00 
@ 
4.25 
Strawberi les. Fla., qt.. 
. .30 
® 
.86 
Potatoes. 
Bermuda, bbl.4.(10 ® 5.50 
Maine. 105 lbs. 1.40 ® 1.60 
Stateand West'n. bbl 1.50 fit 1.60 
Sweet Potatoes, bbl.. 1.50 @ 2.50 
Brussels Sr-routs, qt... .07 ® .11 
Carrots, bbl.75 ® 1.00 
Cabbage, ton.18.00 ®28.00 
Celery, doz.10 (Si .45 
Lettuce, bbl. 1.50 @ 3 50 each ,03@ .05 
Peas, H bbl. bkt. 2.00 & 9.00 
Peppers, 
Fla. Carrier. 1.50 @4.00 
Onions, state, bag. 1.00 @ 2.00 
Orange Co., bag..1.00 ® 2.00 
Romaiuc, hi bbl. bkt.. .50 @ 2.00 
String Beans, bu.1.00 ® 5.00 
Splnacb. bbl.1.50 @ 2.25 
Squasn, Hubbard, bbl. 1.50 ® 1.75 
Tomatoes. 
Fla., 2n-qt. carrier... 1.25 ® '4.00 
Turnips, Rutabaga, bbl .50 ® 1.00 
HOIHOUSB PRODUCTS 
Cucumbers, No. I doz. 1.50 ® 1.75 
No. 2, box. 2.50 'rt 4.10 
Mushrooms, lb.15 ® .40 
Toma'oes. lb.10 ® .20 
Radishes, 100 bunches. 150 ® 3.U0 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Simple, Sanitary and Practical. Weighs 10 pounds. 
Costs S35.00. Ask for milk records made with 
Machine during past year. 
HINMAN MILKING MACHINE CO. 
80 Washington Avenue, Oneida, N. Y, 
GREEN MOUNTAIN 
SILtOS 
Have heaviest hoops and 
staves. Patent air-tight 
door front, and other ex¬ 
clusive features. 
Write now for Booklet and 
Special Offer for Early Orders 
CREAMERY PACKAGE MFG. CO. 
888 WEST ST- RUTLAND, VT. 
8000 MONEY-MAKING FARMS 16 States? 
One acre to a thousand. $500 to $25,900. Stock and 
tools included with many; to settle estates quickly. 
Illustrated catalogue ‘•Guide 28” Free. E. A. 
ST ROUT, Dept. 1099, 47 West 34 th St., New York. 
S MALL FARMS—Easy Terms in Virginia— Homes for mil¬ 
lions on land on which common sense farming 
will produce phenomenal yields of corn, wheat, to¬ 
bacco, alfalfa, oats, hay, etc. Because of nearness 
to big markets, truck, dairy and poultry farming 
pay handsome profits. Plenty of sunshine and rain. 
No blizzards or zero weather. It is said land here 
will double in value in three years. Send for 
booklet. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Lynch¬ 
burg, Virginia. 
G OOD FARMS. All sizes. Reasonable prices. Nearly 
all parts of New York State. Catalog free. 
NORTHERN REALTY CO.. Syracuse, N. Y. 
fifl-APRF FARM for sale, close to the bay, 1*2 
UU'HUHL miles from railroad station: $1,800, on 
easy terms. GEO. K. VAN NOTE, Barnegat, N.J. 
Muskrat, Mink, Coon, Skunk. 
Sell direct. U. A. TRAPPEUS’ SELLING ASSO¬ 
CIATION!, E. M. Copeland, Sec,, 4 Steubenville, O. 
WE PAY HIGHEST PRICES FOR 
Hinman Milking Machine 
and also give you a share in the profit we make 
when we resell. 
Our new Profit-Sharing Plan makes Kami returns 
larger than you would get elsewhere. Fair treat¬ 
ment guaranteed by our 20 years of fur buying. 
Express charges paid and settlements made im¬ 
mediately. Write today for Price List and Profit- 
ShariDg Plan. 
RANK & COMPANY, 
41 East 10th Street, New York. 
SEND US YOUR FURS 
Make jnoney on this year's catch by sending it to us. 
We Pay Highest Prices and Guarantee Satisfactory Returns. 
Shipments held separate on request. Wo pay all 
express charges and charge no commission. 
Get our price list and shipping tags now. Let us 
keep you posted. All sent free upon request. A 
postal brings them. Write today. 
Inferences: EAST RIVER NATIONAL BANK. 
STRUCK - CHAITIN CO., 
I)ept. F, _ S E, lgth St., New York 
OC BREEDS POULTRY.— Bred for laying. Eggs for 
0 J hatching. Big circular illustrated in colors 
free. JOHN E. HEATWOLE, Harrisonburg, Va. 
1 . ■■■ — ' ■■ 
QUARTER wild and full stock bronze turkeys. Eggs. 
Geese, Ruimerand Pekin Dtieks. Barred Rocks and 
White Leghorn. Bert McConnell, Ligonier, Ind. 
THE FARMER'S FOWL— Rose Comb Reds, bo-t winter 
I layers on earth. Eggs, $1.00 per 15. Catalogue 
free. THOS. WTLDER, Route 1, Richland. N. Y. 
Hone's “Bred to Lay” Rose Comb Rhode 
Iclanil RoHo Large, vigorous, rich red Cockerels, 
lolaliu nCUo $3 to $5 each Eggs for Hutching, from 
est sel'-cte-l layers of exhibition quality, $3 per 13, 
$5 per 26. $8 per 50. $12 per 100. 
0. R. HONE, Crescent Hill Farm. Sharon Springs, N. Y. 
Turkeys. Fey. 
.24 
(a) .25 
.27® 
.29 
Common to Good_ 
.20 
® .22 
.22® 
.20 
Chickens, roasting_ 
.24 
@ .25 
.28 
Good 60 Choice. 
.18 
@ .23 
• 19@ 
.24 
Common Run. 
.14 
® .16 
.15® 
.18 
Capons, fancy. 
.28 
@ .30 
Common to Good.... 
.22 
@ .25 
Fowls. 
.12 
® .18 
.19® 
.25 
Ducks, Spring. 
.16 
® .22 
.18® 
.24 
Geese. 
.13 
@ .15 
Squabs, doz. 
1.50 
@ 5.00 
LIVE STOCK 
Native Steers, 100 lbs.. 
5.40 
® 7.00 
Bulls. 
3.(10 
® 4.95 
Cows. 
2.00 
® 4.50 
Calves, 
Prime Veal, 100 lb... 
7.00 
®11.00 
Culls. 
4.50 
® 5.00 
Sheep, 100 lbs. 
4.00 
® 6.00 
Lambs. 
7 51) 
@ 9.00 
Hogs. 
8.25 
fa) 9.25 
Active all 
the time . 
Too Much Emphasis 
cannot be laid upon the fact that the fertilizer nearest to nature, or nature’s 
manure, will prove the most reliable and profitable. 
That is why Swift's Fertilizers are so much in demand—so satisfactory. 
They are crop producers as well as soil builders. They leave the soil in 
excellent condition for later use after first crops have been removed. 
For this reason they are active all the lime. Be sure you use them. 
Swift'—Superior—Sure 
“It gives me great pleasure to state that 
I raised one of the finest crops of corn on 
Swift’s Fertilizer this season ever pro¬ 
duced on World’s End Farm. The yield 
was more than 95 bushels shelled corn per 
acre. 
Have used these fertilizers to my entire 
satisfaction the past ten years, and will use 
them extensively this coming season.” 
[Signed] C. R. Goodhue, Supt., 
World’s End Farm, 
Hingham, Mass. 
“I have conducted an experiment with 
over 60 varieties of potatoes to ascertain 
the best yielder. Swift’s Superior Fertilizer 
has given glorious results in spite of the 
driest season known in the century. Yield 
460 bushels per acre of handsome sab.hie 
potatoes. After many years’ trial with 
different kinds, your fertilizer gives me the 
best results, and it conserves moisture 
even in periods of drought.” 
[Signed] Rev. J. R. Lawrence, 
Raynham, Mass. 
One of the vital demands upon you is to enrich the soil and maintain its 
fertility. To do this economically and successfully simply insist upon using 
Swift’s Animal Fertilizers. They cost no more than others, and are swift, 
suferior , sure. See local agent or write us. Free Pocket Memo Booklet 
containing valuable crop information on application. 
Swift’s Lowell Fertilizer Co., 40 North Market St.. Boston, Maas. 
HOVER 
A 
BROODER 
0 _ 
GLOSE-TO-NATURE 
A scientific invention very close to nature. Three life 
principles found in no other: Warmth by Conduction; Ven¬ 
tilation by Induction; Non-Pilinjj-up by Construction. Brood¬ 
ers for orchard and field and Independent Hovers for in- 
^ staut use in box or shed. Not playthings or dollar 
Systems ” but big double brooders and Hovers. Practical and successful. Double tops, triple floors and 
many other great improvements. Need little attention. Eminently the brooder for the busy man and the 
farmer. Given a most remarkable reception by scientific and successful poultrymen. Brooder Book Free. 
CLOSE-TO-NATURE COMPANY, COLFAX, IOWA._ 
ALTON FARM. 
our 
—Eggs from 
famous strains 
of Mammoth Imperial Pekin Ducks, Sin¬ 
gle Comb White Leghorns, Barred Plym¬ 
outh Rocks, White Wyandottes and Cor¬ 
nish Indian Games at reasonable prices, 
Send for descriptive booklet. Do it now. 
S. B. & E. W. TWINING, Yardley, Pa. 
LAKEHILL FARM. 
W. H. THACHER 
The home of S. C. W. Leghorns, W. P. Rooks and 
Imperial Pekin Docks. We offer good Leghorn 
Cockerels for $1 each, and Pekin drakes for $2 and 
$3 each. Leghorn eggs fdr hatching, $1.50 per in; 
$6 per 100 : 90percent, fertility guaranteed. \V. Rock 
eggs, $2.00 per 15, $10 per 100, and Duck eggs, $1.50 
pe,' 10. $8 per 100; 80 per cent, fertility guaranteed. 
A trial order will convince you. Correspondence 
invited. Address all communications to 
JOHN H. WEED. Mgr., Hillside, Westchester Co., N. Y. 
Raise Rhode 
Island Reds 
If you want to make money out of chick¬ 
ens. They’ll please you in every way. 
My book tells you all alioiit them; con¬ 
tains handsome, life-like pictures. Hook 
costs only 20 cents, which I deduct on 
your first order for two settings of eggs 
WALTER SHERMAN 
25 Boulevard Newport. R. 1 
Send Us a Postal for a Price 
m 
DAIRY SUPPLIES 
Equipping dairies, large and small, with the 
latest improved labor-saving and money-making 
utensils is our specialty. Send dimensions of 
room and results desired and our experts will 
relieve you of the intricate details and send you 
a detailed statement of equipment and cost. 
References furnished. Write us to-day. 
WISNER MFG. CO., Established 1839 
230-A Greenwich St.,NEW YORK CITY 
PEKIN DRAKES FOR SALE 
NICE ONES—THREE DOLLARS EACH. 
C. L. FISHER, South Deerfield, Mass. 
INDIAN RUNNER OUCKS-Great laying strain. Stock 
I and eggs from prize winners for sale. 
W. T. EASTON, Route 5, Delaware, Ohio. 
G iant bronze turkey eggs, $ 3.00 per 
10. R. O. R. I. Reds, $1.00 per 15. Indian 
Runner Duck, $1.00 per 10. Choice Shropshire 
Sheep. Write H. J. VAN DYKE, Gettysburg, Pa. 
B UFF, Wb. Leghorns, Kgrgs 75e. per 15, $1.25 per 30: S. C. R. I. 
Red, Mottled Ancona Eggs. 90c. per 15, $1.50 per 30. Cata¬ 
logue free. JOHN A. ROTH, Quakertown, Pa. 
10 
WHITE 
Spring. 
HOLLAND TOMS. Also eggs in 
MRS. E. J. RIDER. Rodman, N. Y. 
Just your name and address on a postal 
brings prices on all sizes of celebrated 
Racine Incubators and 
Brooders. —guaranteed to hatch 
highest percentage of eggs. Liberal 
Trial Plan. Best Incubator Proposition 
on the market. Postat brings all printed 
matter and prices at once- Address 
Racine Hatcher Company 
Box 87, Racine, Wis. 
W HITE ROCKS and S. 0. White Leghorns—business 
fowls bred along standard lines. Eggs, $1.50 
per 13. Write for prices of larger lots. 
L. W. DRAPER, Amenta, N. Y. 
INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS, 260 Kgg Strain, »2.o0 each. Light 
I Brahmas, prize stork, $2 each. C. GORDON, Sprakera, N.V. 
S.C.WHITE LEGHORNS 
Eggs for hatching from vigorous, mature birds. 
Our stock is the result of 15 years of selection and 
breeding for egg production. Write for prices. 
WHITE & RICE, York town, N. Y. 
W n ROCKS— Eggs from tested heavy layers; 
i I i $2 for 15, from best pens; Incubator Eggs, 
$6 pet 100. A. S- BRIAN, Mt. Kisco, N. Y. 
H0R0UCH-BRED POULTRY— Best twenty varieties. 
Good stock. Eggs, 15, $1.00; 40, $2.00. Catalog. 
H. K. MOHR. Quakertown, Pa., Route 3. 
»* 
T 
“The Old Brick Farm. 
I can supply a limited number of guaranteed, 
absolutely fresh eggs. Price 50 cents a dozen, at 
the farm, customers to pay expressage. S. P. Taber 
Willets, The Old Brick Farm. Rnslyn, Long Island. 
Mammoth Bronze Turkeys 
Winners at the lending Connecticut shows. Ad¬ 
dress HEDGE LAWN FARM, Washington, Conn. 
D. S. Hartwell, Prop. 
E GGS.—$1 per I5, $2 per 40, from thoroughbred 
Brahmas, Rocks, Wyandottes, Reds, Leghorns 
S. Hamburgs; 14 varieties; catalogue; 26 years’ 
experience. S. K. MOHR, B. F., Coopersburg, Pa. 
W ANTE n- A thoroughly posted scientific farmer 
iVMiIILU to take entire charge and superin¬ 
tend a New Jersey farm of 1,000 acres, already 
equipped. A business man who can show results. 
Address “BUSINESS FARMING, ’ care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
W ANTED— Agents to sell the Farmers’ Account 
Book; quick seller: big inducements: farmers 
want it; act quick. Address L. L. SYPHERS, 
Fort Wayne, Ind. 
W ANTED— Position as foreman by young married 
man; thoroughly understands cattle and general 
farming. ”H. M. O.,” care Rural New-Yorker. 
W ANTED— Experienced foreman on farms in west¬ 
ern Pennsylvania; good, careful stock man, 
I capable of handling labor and understanding ma¬ 
chinery. Give reference. Address Y. C. McGILL, 
i 375 Central Park West, New York City. 
rnrP—Catalogue of Magazines and Newspaper 
ILiLL at wholesale prices. Address WEBER, 
“The Magazine Man," Philadelphia, Pa. 
HOTHOUSE LAMBS, 
Calves, Poultry, Fancy Eggs, Hothouse Pro. 
ducts. Fruits, Vegetables. Top prices secured 
for choice goods. Correspondence solicited. 
Archdeacon & Co., 100 Murray Street, N. Y. 
EGGS, POULTRY, MEATS, PRODUCE 
Shipments Solicited. JET.I.IFFE, WRIGHT A CO., 
Commission Merchants, 284 Washington St.. New York 
DLICASE send a trial shipment to the Oldest Com- 
* mission House in New York. Est. 1838. Butter 
Eggs. Poultry. Pork. Calves. Hay. Grain. Beans 
Apples, etc. E. It. WOODWARD. 302 Greenwich St., N. V 
I PC APRCQ—River bottom; 12-room house; 
IDO HU nCO water in every field and all build¬ 
ings: four barns 140x40; L . 30x40; fifty stalls; con¬ 
crete floors; hog house 30x40: carriage house; 
two silos; horse barn; granary: hen house. Finest 
farm in county. Plenty fruit. $12,500, half cash, 
balance 5 per cent. HALL'S FARM AGENCY, 
j Owejjo, Tioga Co., N.Y. 
