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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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CONTENTS 
The Rural New-Yorker, March 12, 1910. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Seeding Clover in Ohio . 29S 
Treating a Small Lot of Potato Seed.. 299 
The Soil Needs Lime . 300 
A Potato Variety Dying . 300 
Killing an Osage Hedge . 300 
Fumigation for Scab; Dry Bordeaux. 304 
Green Crops for Poor Soil . 305 
Milo Maize .’. 308 
Improving the Sugar Beet . 309 
Soaking Seed Potatoes . 309 
Hope Farm Notes . 314 
Barn Alterations . 322 
Silo Information . 322 
Composition of Liquid Manure . 325 
Headquarters for Hired Man . 325 
Crops for a Rotation . 325 
Scab on Beets . 327 
The Storv of a Canadian Farm. Part 
III... 328 
A Serious European Potato Disease.... 329 
Buckwheat and its Products . 329 
An Experiment with Potato Seed .... 330 
♦ Fertility for Sterile Spot. 330 
Hand-Grown Potatoes. 330 
The Story of Sweet Clover. 332 
Riding Plows . 332 
Qualify in Fertilizers . 333 
L’tilizing Carcass as Fertilizer .333 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Farmers Turn on Board of Health.297. 
Rickets in Pigs . 
Thin Horse . 
The Price of Meat . 
The Price of Dressed Mutton . 
Garget . 
Shropshire Sheep . 
Fumigating for Lice on Horse . 
Remedies for Heaves . 
Rickets in Pigs . 
Thin Horse . 
The Buckwheat Middling Question.... 
Vitality of Embryo Chicks . 
A Butter Merger . 
Hens That Eat Eggs . 
In Twenty-four Acres, Twenty-two 
Animals . 
A lien Record .. 
The Feeding of the Farm Team . 
A Heifer’s Calf . 
Stifle Lameness . 
Ailing Cow . 
Lameness. 
Fowler’s Solution of Arsenic . 
Worms in Horses. 
Capped Hocks . 
Windows in Henhouse Roof . 
Suggestion for Trap Henhouse . 
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HORTICULTURE. 
Fighting Frost in Colorado Orchards. 299 
An Orchard in the Shenandoah Valley. 299 
Forcing House Cucumbers . 300 
Proof of the Value of Vermont Apples 300 
Sweet Peas Under Glass . 300 
The Nurserymen’s Side of the Substi¬ 
tuted Tree Case. Part II. 301 
Bordeaux and Apple Quality . 302 
Profit in Mushrooms . 302 
The Largest Strawberry Yield . 302 
Dahlias from Seed . 303 
Forcing Dwarf Fruit Trees . 305 
Repotted Palm . 306 
Reverting Roses. 306 
Late Grapes . 306 
A Starved Honeysuckle . 306 
Sulphide of Potassium for Rose Mildew 306 
The Navel Orange . 306 
A Home Garden . 307 
Western N. Y. Horticultural Society. . 308 
Those Native Plums . 309 
Cold Country Blackberries . 309 
Daffodil Growing in Virginia . 310 
Variations in York Imperial Apples .. 311 
Currant Culture . 313 
Pears and Apples Together . 313 
Lawn Planting. 315 
Gladiolus from Seed . 315 
Shade Trees Along Highway . 315 
Gardening for Organic Matter. 327 
A Quick Way to Fruit Growing .... 333 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day . 318 
Charity Sweetheart’s Letters . 318 
The Rural Patterns . 319 
Care of Modern Plumbing Fixtures .. 319 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
The Education of the Buyer . 298 
Important Decision on Railroad Fires. 298 
Cutting Up the Consumer’s Dollar .... 298 
Editorials . 316 
Facts About the Browntail Moth .... 321 
Events of the Week . 323 
Slate Roofs and Lightning . 322 
Events of the Week . 5A"> 
Destroying Weasels . 327 
Cost of Cement Walk . 327 
Breach of Contract . 327 
Settlement of Estate . 327 
Drainage Question . 327 
A Rural Mail Carrier Talks. 329 
Rates of Taxation . 331 
Heating Capacity of a Boiler . 331 
Publisher’s Desk . 334 
MARKETS 
Pr ! ces current at New York during week ending 
March 4. 1910, wholesale except where other¬ 
wise indicated. The retail prices given do not, as 
a rule, cover either the highest 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 those secured by grocers and small deal¬ 
ers who receive no direct shipments. 
BUTTER 
W holesaie 
Retail 
Creamery, fancy, lb.. 
. .33 © 
.34 
.35fa> 
.37 
Good to Choice. 
. .29 @ 
.30 
32© 
.34 
Lower Grades . 
. .23 @ 
.26 
24® 
.28 
State Dairy, best. 
. .31 © 
.32 
.33® 
.35 
Common to Good... 
. .23 @ 
.25 
.25® 
.28 
Factory. 
. .22 @ 
.23 
.24® 
.25 
Packing Stock..... 
,. .21 @ 
.23 
MILK 
New York Exchange 
price $1.81 
per 
49-quart can, ncttuig 394 cents to 
shippers in the26-cent freight zone 
who have no additional station 
charges. 
.qt- 
.09® 
12 
CHEESE 
Full Oreatn, best. 
. .18 (& 
.18 
.20® 
.24 
Common to Good... 
. .12 © 
.15 
.16© 
.18 
Skims. 
.98 
.10® 
.12 
EGGS 
Fancv While, do*. 
. 23 © 
.25 
.28® 
.30 
White, good to choice 
. .21 0b 
.92 
.24© 
.26 
M;xeti Colors, best .. 
.. .22 © 
9 ; 
.24© 
.27 
Common to Good... 
. .20 © 
.22 
.23® 
.25 
BEANS 
Marrow, bu. 2.90 © 2.95 qt. 
Medium..2.10 ©2.40 
Pea.2.10 @ 2.40 qt. 
Red Kidney. 2.a0 © 3.15 
White Kidney. 3.00 ® 3.45 
Yellow Eye.3.10 © 3.20 
HOPS 
Prime to Choice.33 @ .34 
Common to Good.25 @ .30 
German. New Crop.68 @ .72 
DRIED FRUITS 
Apples, evap. fancy... 
■ ’•0 
© 11 
Evap., com. to good. 
Sun Dried. 
.06 
@ .09 
.04 
@ .07 
Chops, 100 tbs. 
1.75 
© 1.85 
(’berries. 
.16 
© .18 
Raspberries. 
.22 
@ .22bj 
Huckleberries. 
.12 
@ .15 
FRESH FRUITS 
Apples, liubb’n. bbl... 
2.00 
@ 3.00 
Ren Davis. 
3.00 
© 3.50 
York Imperial. 
3.00 
® 4.25 
Spitz. 
2.00 
@ 4.25 
Spy. 
2.00 
© 4.00 
King. 
© 4.50 
Baldwin. 
2.00 
® 4.25 
Greening. 
2.25 
© 5.00 
Jonathan. 
© 4.50 
Russet. 
, 2.00 
® 2.75 
Western, box. 
Cranberries, 
2.00 
(d 4.00 
Cape Cod. bbl. 
4.00 
@ 5.00 
New Jersey. 
4.00 
@ 4.50 
Strawberries. Fla., qt.. 
.30 
fa) .75 
.15 
.15 
.16 
.09® .13 
.22® .26 
.25® .26 
Green Crop for Hay; Fertilizer Mixture. 
What kind of green crop would you ad¬ 
vise on somewhat low clay soil, to be cut 
for hay? I had corn on it the last two 
years. What chemicals should be mixed 
with a mixture of half chicken manure 
and half horse manure, and in what pro¬ 
portion for corn on old sod ground? 
Rahway, N. J. w. b. 
We should use oats and peas, as often 
described in The R. N.-Y., and follow with 
fodder corn seeded with rye. A mixture 
of three parts line ground bone and one 
of muriate of potash scattered along the 
hills or drills of corn will go well with the 
manure. 
Cow-Horn Turnips in Tennessee. 
Will Cow-horn turnips grow as far south 
as Tennessee? If so, are they valuable for 
fertilizer or for feed or both, how to sow 
and how to handle them? Would they do 
well sown with Crimson clover about the 
1st of August? T. g. N. 
Bristol, Tenn. 
The Cow-horn will grow where other 
turnips do. They are like other turnips, 
except that they make a deep tap root 
like a parsnip. In loose soil they work 
down 18 inches or more below the surface. 
The turnip has little value as a fertilizer. 
Unlike clover it does not take nitrogen from 
the air. It furnishes vegetable matter and 
makes use of some forms of fertility in the 
soil which might not be obtained by other 
crops. The deep rooting habit of the Cow- 
horn variety loosens the soil and has some¬ 
thing of the action of deep plowing. We 
sow 12 pounds of Crimson clover and two 
of Cow-horn turnip seed to the acre at the 
last cultivation of corn in early August. 
Lime on Shingles.— Permit me to say to 
J. L. F., who asks about the best roof for a 
barn, that if he will use the best shingles 
his market supplies, and have them put on 
honestly, he can add to their life two of 
three times by taking air-slaked lime, and 
when there is a heavy dew the night before 
or a rain that thoroughly soaks the new 
roof generously sprinkle it, beginning at 
the ridge, and the lime will soak into the 
shingles. It also prevents moss from form¬ 
ing on them, if trees hang over the roof. 
To prove my statement let him look at the 
shingles that were put on the lower side of 
a chimney years ago. a. u. b. 
Connecticut. 
R. N.-Y.—But does this latter prove the 
value of lime? Is this lime supposed to 
come from the mortar? We have thought 
the liquids dripping from the smoke most 
responsible for preserving the shingles. 
SILOS. 
Weedsport Improved Patent Door Front Silo, with 
removable, sliding, interchangeable doors, all 
practical leatures embodied In a high grade silo. 
We can convince a buyer through satisfied cus¬ 
tomers that our silo meets expectations of those 
who are using them. Write at once for our 
factorr-to-farmer prices on size silo needed. THE 
ABRAM WALliATH CO., Box 83. Weedsport, N.Y. 
'T'O those desiring advice in the purchase of 
■*- farms, their layout and management, Charles 
L. Gold, of West Cornwall, Conn., oilers his ser¬ 
vices and will give personal inspection of property. 
If You Want Farm or Summer Home 
Write W. D. HAWKIN3, UnadlUa, N. Y. 
I SELL I’ AltMS I N OCEANA, the best Co. in the U.S. Fruit, grain 
I and stock. Write for list. J. I>. S. HANSON, Hart, Mich. 
0 Qfin PROFIT AN AC HE— Strawberry grow- 
00UU ing gives big profits. Twenty-two and a 
half acres, one-half mile from town. $550. Get 
our list. RYON & STEWART, Georgetown, Del. 
G OOD FARMS— All sizes; reasonable prices; nearly 
all parts of New York State. Catalog free. 
NORTHERN REALTY CO.. Syracuse, N.Y. 
spring and summer uaii rn rnrr 
STYLE BOOK and SAMPLES mAILtU |KlL 
Made-to-Order 
Men’s & Youths’Suits 
and Overcoats—$10 to $18 
Save from $4 to $7 deal¬ 
ing direct with our Mill. 
Cut out dealers’ profits. 
Our made-to-order $10 to 
$18 suits and overcoats are 
handsomely trimmed. 
Many new and choice pat¬ 
terns to select from. Fit, 
material, workmanship 
guaranteed. 
Express charges prepaid 
east of Mississippi River, 
and allowances made on 
all orders west of it. Send 
at once for our illustrated 
Style Book and samples 
of cloth, directions for 
self-measurement, etc. 
GLEN ROCK WOOLEN CO. 
203 Main Street, Somerville N. J. 
A FLOOD OF LIGHT 
FROM KEROSENE Coal Oil’ 
Burninfr common korosonotho ALADDIN MANTLE 
LAMP generates gas that gives a light more bril¬ 
liant than city gas, gasoline or electricity. 
Simple, odorless, clean, safe and durable. 
AGENTS MAKE BIG MONEY 
Is revolutionizing lighting everywhere. Needed 
in every home. Every lamp guaranteed Sells 
itself Our Sunbeam Burners fit other lamps. 
Ask our nearest office how you can got a lamp 
froo or apply for Agency Proposition. THE 
MANTLE LAM P CO.of Amoriea.Deak 557 
Chicago, Portland, Ore.; Waterbary, Conn.; Winnipeg, Montreal, Canada. 
S HIM- R A V MANTLE BURNERS 
■”* Sold at prices that defy competition; 
burns mantle like gas, making gaslight 
from kerosene. Odorless, noiseless and 
absolutely safe. 100 to 300 candle-power 
light; burns 10 hours on 1 quart of Kero¬ 
sene; lights like any lamp; needs no 
generating. Burner fits any screw collar 
lamp, including the Rayo. Satisfaction 
guaranteed; for houses, stores and 
factories. Live agents wanted. Send for 
free particulars. 
Simplex Gaslight Company, 28 Park How, New York City, N. Y 
Time to Invoice. 
If you hold a “Fire Insurance Policy” this will in¬ 
terest you. I have published a booklet for the 
purpose of invoicing all "insurable effects,” suit¬ 
able for anyone holding an insurance policy. Make 
yonr invoice complete rather than have it incom¬ 
plete after the fire has occurred. Send 10c. for 
sample, which may be the means of securing you 
several hundred dollars in case of fire. 
.1. G, ELLIOTT, Creston, Ohio. 
“NEW MODERN” 
SWING 
CATTLE STANCHION 
STEEL OR WOOD. 
CHAIN OR SWIVEL HUNG. 
Furnished with or without 
steel or wood frame. Steel 
tops and Itottoms. Metal 
bearings. 
When open, stanchion is 
automatically and firmly held 
in position. Extension bar 
prevents cattle from entering 
the side. 
" NEW MODERN ” FEED AND LITTER 
CARRIERS ARE THE BEST MADE. 
Write for circulars. 
GLOR BROS. & WILLIS MFC.. 25 Main St., Attica, N. Y 
'‘Everything for the Barn." 
UICK 
Quick to Open 
Quick to Close 
Quick to Please 
Quick Shipments 
BOWEN & QUICK, Mfgrs. 
AUBURN, N. Y. 
PUREBRED 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
Are the largest and most productive 
all-round breed of cattle in the world. 
To back up this statement just read on: 
2551 purebred Holstein cows of all ages 
were tested for butterfat in 1908 and 1909 
by state experiment stations. They 
averaged to yield 13.68 pounds of butter 
in 7 days from 395 pounds of milk, the 
greatest shoeing ever made by any 
breed. Now if Holsteins will do this, 
they ought to be the cows for you. 
Remember they will return 
50 per cent on their food 
investment. Can you beat 
that ? 
“Uolsteins are the most profitable cattle." 
Send for Free Illustrated Booklets 
F ARM WANTED, With house. Can pay $’50 down. 
balance annually. Send full description and 
price. W.M.LANE, Room 324,63 Park Row. N.Y.C. 
Holstein-Friesian Association 
105 American Bldg., Brattleboro, Vt. 
LAKEHILL FARM. 
W. H. THACHER 
The home of S. G. W. Leehorns, W. P. Rocks and 
Imperial Pekin Ducks. We offer young Drakes 
weighing 7 and 8 lbs. for $2 and $3 each. Leghorn 
eggs for hatching, $1.50 per 15: $6 per 100; 90 per 
cent, fertility guaranteed. Duck eggs, $1.50 per 10, 
$8 per 100: 90 per cent, fertility guaranteed. No 
more W. Rock eggs to spare this month. A trial 
order will convince you. Correspondence invited. 
Address all communications to 
JOHN H. WEED, Mgr., Hillside, Westchester Co.. N. Y. 
Mammoth Bronze Turkeys 
One young Tom. six Hens, for sale at reasonable 
price. W. T EASTON, Route No . 5, De laware, O . 
B ARRED ROCKS— Large, vigorous, heavy-laying 
strain. Best of blood, properly mated. E«’gs, 
13, $1.50; 26, $2.50: 40. $3 50; 50, $4: 100, $7. Kxckl- 
Sior Poultry Farm, R.R.4, Box 3, Jonesdale.Wis. 
R, I. Red and Silver-Laced Wyandottes. 
A few pens of choice stock to make room for 
breeders. Write at once. MAPLE COVE POUL¬ 
TRY YARDS. Jttdson McAfee, Mgr., Athens, Pa. 
W RIGHT'S White Wyandottes, Prize Winners. 
Eggs, $4.00 per 100: baby chicks. $12.00 per 100. 
GRANT) VIEW FARM, Stanfordville, N. Y. 
vv uviv 1 r Geese . Give age descri 
tion and very lowest price. W. P. POWELL, 
Airedele, Md. 
PRIZE WINNERS BARRED PLYMOUTH 
Eggs, $2.00 per setting. ROCKS. 
__ H. M, CONLEY, Athens, N.Y. 
P onltrymen —Send 10c. foroitr 19"tt Catalog, chork full ofnsefiiL 
information. Dene rites ami Illustrates 3 :. varieties. Yon can't 
afford to lie without it. Hast Donegal Poultry Yanis Marietta,l’a 
unoice bred bronze lurkeys 
Stamp. Mrs. Harriet chumbley, Draper. Va. 
S O \kl LEGHORNS of exceptional vigor and 
■ U 1 VI 1 quality. 250 acres devoted to »he best 
in Leghorns. Send for circular. MT. PLEASANT 
FARM, Box Y, Havre de Grace, Md. 
G iant bronze turkey eggs, $ 3.00 per 
10. R. C. R. I. Reds, $1.00 per 15. Indian 
Runner Duck, $1.00 per 10. Choice Shropshire 
Sheep. Write H. J. VAN DYKE, Gettysburg, Pa. 
W ILD and BRONZE TURKEYS and EGGS-Pure bred chick¬ 
ens. Handsome catalogue free showing Wild 
Gobbler right from the mountain. Satisfaction. 
Valley View Poultry Farm. Belleville, Pa. 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
MAKE GOOD BROILERS: SO DO 
BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS 
If you want highest prices, now is the time to start 
yonr incubators. We have the fertile Eggs. 
WOODLANDS FARM (Inc.), IONA, N. J. 
m CFI FRRATFfl Hungarian and 
IilLlDIIAI CU PARTRIDGES ANn P 
ENGLISH 
PARTRIDGES AND PHEASANTS. 
Wild turkeys, quails, rabbits, deer, etc., for stock¬ 
ing purposes. Fancy pheasants, peafowl, cranes, 
swains,storks, ornamental geese and ducks, foxes, 
squirrels, ferrets, and all kinds of birds and ani¬ 
mals. WENZ & MACKENSEN, Dept, lu, Pheas- 
antry and Game Park, Yardley, Pa. 
S INGLE Comb Rhode Island Reds, Barred Rocks and 
Single Comb Brown Leghorns. Selected Eggs, 
$1 per 15, $5 per 100. Cuewi.v Maurki:. Dublin, Pa. 
M APLE ROW FARM AYRSHIRES-A few choice young 
cows and young stock of all ages. From good 
producers. Pi ices reasonable. 
F. H. COOKINGHAM, Cherry Creek, N. Y. 
H OLSTEIN-FRIESIAN YEARLING BULL FOR SALE tit farm¬ 
ers’price. Born December, 1908; rat her light 
color, from dam with good official butter and milk 
record; guaranteed perfect and ready for imme¬ 
diate service. Full description and pedigree on 
request. IRVIN F. WILCOX, Camden, N. Y. 
DUROGS 
THE BIG, DEEP FELLOWS 
__ - that grow and mature quickly. 
Pigs and Gilts for sale at till times. Address 
SHENANGO RIVER FARMS, Transfer, Pa. 
COON AND FOX HOUNDs. 
) Pedigreed Walker, July and Birdsong strains 
I sent on ten days’ trial. 
R. F. JOHNSON, Assumption, 111. 
PHI I IF PUPQ—From imported stock. Females 
UULLIL rUlOcheap. Nelson Bros., Grove City, Pa. 
S COTCH COLLIES, Spayed Females, two to 
eight mos. Circ. SILAS DECKER, Montrose Pa. 
E NGLISH SETTER PUPS, eligible to register, with the 
bird sense born in them. 
W. J. WILKIE, K. F. D. 1, Geneva, N. Y. 
INDIAN RUNNLIt DUCKS, 200 Kgs Strain, $2.00 each. Light 
I Brahmas, prize stock, $2 each. C. GORDON, Sprakera, N.Y 
Do You Need Farm Help? 
The Jewish Agricultural and Industrial Aid So¬ 
ciety has on its lists men wishing to obtain em¬ 
ployment upon farms. Most of them are without 
experience, but they are able-bodied and willing to 
work. They speak little or no English, although 
many of them speak German. If you can make 
use of such help, please communicate with us, 
i stating what you will pay, whether the work is 
permanent, and whether you prefer a single or 
married man. We are a philanthropic oiganiza- 
tion, whose object it is to assist and encourage 
Jews to become farmers. We charge no commis¬ 
sion to employer or employee. Address J. A. & I. 
A. S., 174 Second Avenue, New York City. 
SEND US YOUR FURS 
Make money on this year’s catch by sending it to us. 
We Pay Highest Prices and Guarantee Satisfactory Returns. 
Shipments held separate on request. We 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. 
References: EAST RIVER NATIONAL BANK. 
STRUCK - CHAITIN CO., 
Dex»t, F, 8 K, 12th St., New York 
Dl.EASE semi a trial shipment to the Oldest Com- 
mission House in New York. Est. 1838. Butter, 
Eggs, Poultry. Pork, Calves. Hay. Grain. Beaus. 
Apples, etc. K. K. WOODWARD, sue Ur*<-iinich St., X. Y 
Egg's, Poultry, Meats, Produce. 
Shipments solicited. JELLIFFE, WRIGHT & CO., Com. 
mission Merchants, 284 Washington St., New York- 
Dfllll TRY M A N —Married; Cornell training— 
rUULini IllHIl has made good on Eggs. 
Broilers, Capons. Can take care of horses, cows. 
Prefer to build up new or non-paying plant. POUL- 
TRYMAN, 54 Beecliwood Ave., New Rochelle, N.Y. 
WANTED— Bymarried man, position foreman on dairy 
farm: A1 reference; experienced in handling help. 
"Permanent,” 362 Sweeney St.,N. Tonawamla, N.Y. 
P ORE-BRED POULTRY— "Pay big profits.” Hatching 
Eggs—10,15 and 20 cents. Prompt shipments 
and square deal our motto. White and Silver Laced 
Wyandottes; also Black Orpingtons; prize-winning 
Cockerels cheap. Our stock tire mortgage lifters. 
BULL’S EYE HENNERY, lronbridge, Pa. 
GEO. P. HAMMOND. EST. 1875. FRANK W. GODWIN 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & CO., 
Commission Merchants and Dealers in all kinds of 
COUNTRY PRODUCK, Apples, Peaches, Ber 
ries Butter, Eggs, Cheese, Poultry. Mushrooms 
and Hot-house Products a Specialty. Consignments 
solicited. 34 & 36 Little 12th St.. New York- 
