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THE KUKAL NEW-YOKKKR 
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CONTENTS 
The Rural New-Yorker, March 26, 1910. 
FARM TOPICS. 
The Tbeasant or the Farmer .379 
The Care of Farm Machinery . 380 
Hay Farming by Proxy . 380 
Wheat and Tomatoes . 382 
Grinding Corn Fodder . 382 
Grinding Meat and Bones . 383 
A Crop of Onions . 384 
Sweet Clover in Corn . 385 
Hired Man on Wealthy Farm . 385 
Headquarters for a Farm Hand .... 386 
Selection of Seed Corn . 386 
Too Much Nitrogen for Potatoes .... 388 
Lime for Alfalfa and Peach Orchard.. 389 
Hope Farm Notes . 390 
A Crop of Onions . 391 
Beardless Barley . 398 
Large Corn Crop Wanted . 398 
Sweet Clover with Nurse Crop . 398 
Sorghum for Roughage . 398 
Draining a Truck Garden . 398 
Alfalfa Without “Inoculation" .399 
Crimson Clover in Nebraska . 400 
Concrete Drains . 401 
Cooperative Farming . 402 
House for Silo Machinery . 404 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Hens that Feed Themselves ....377, 378 
Some Michigan Plymouth Rocks .... 396 
A Hen-Pecked Rooster . 396 
Warts on Cow . 396 
Diseased Udder . 396 
Mare with Indigestion . 396 
Plain Talk on Incubation . 397 
Hens Laying “Pigeon Eggs” . 399 
Feeding Broom-Corn Seed . 399 
“Inspection” of Milk Dairies . 400 
Substitute for Hay . 401 
Cotton-Seed Meal and Gluten . 401. 
Hog Pasture for Wisconsin . 401 
Water Glass Eggs for Sale . 401 
Butterine, Oleo and Renovated Butter 401 
Dairy Returns . 402 
Heifer’s First Calf . 402 
Natural Way of Raising Chicks .... 403 
Warts on Cattle . 403 
Sheep Shed for Washington . 403 
Believes in the First Calf . 404 
Lice; Feeding Cattle . 404 
HORTICULTURE. 
A New “Seedless” Apple Coming .... 378 
A Vine-Covered Porch . 378 
The Care of House Plants . 378 
Pumping and Spraying with Com¬ 
pressed Air . 379 
An Ohio Peach Grower’s Home . 381. 
Self-Fertile Apples and rears. 382 
Pollenizer for Bartlett Pear . 383 
The Soil for Strawberries . 384 
Campbell’s Early Grape . 384 
Seedling or Budded Peaches .385 
Planting Trees Along Country Roads. 386 
Apple Planting in Ohio . 387 
Grafting Cherries . 3S8 
Grafting Pear in Apple . 388 
Substitution of Trees . 388 
Utilizing Wasted Oranges . 389 
Raising Asparagus Tlumosus Seed.... 391 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
FRESH FRUITS 
Apples. Newtown, bbl. 
3 50 
© 4.50 
Ben Davis. 
@ 3.75 
Y ork Imperial. 
3.00 
@ 4.75 
Spitz. 
2.00 
© 4.110 
Spy. 
2.00 
(a) 4.50 
King. 
2.50 
@ 4.25 
Baldwin. 
2.00 
@ 4.25 
Greening. 
2.25 
@ 4.00 
Russet. 
2.00 
© 2.50 
Western, box. 
2.00 
@ 3.00 
Cranberries, 
Cape Cod, bbl. 
4.00 
@ 5.00 
New Je.rsey. 
3.00 
@ 3.50 
Strawberries, Fla., qt.. 
.30 
@ .90 
VEGETABLES 
Potatoes, 
Bermuda, bbl. 
4.00 
@ 6.50 
Maine, 165 lbs. 
1.25 
@ 1.45 
State and West’n, bbl 1.40 @ 1.50 
Asparagus. doz.3.00 @12.00 
Brussels Sprouts, qt... .07 @ .12 
Carrots, bbl.75 @ 1.00 
Cabbage, ton.18.00 @27.00 
Celery, doz.10 @ .50 
Lettuce, hi-bbl. bkt.75 @ 3 00 
Peas, 54 bbl. bkt. 1.00 © 5.00 
Peppers, 
Fla. Carrier.1.50 @ 3.50 
Onions, state, bag. 1.00 @ 2.25 
Orange Co., bag.1.00 @ 2.25 
Romaine, hj-bbl. bkt.. .75 © 1.25 
String Beans, bu.1.00 @ 4.00 
Spinach, bbl.75 @ 1.00 
Squash, Hubbard, bbl. 1.50 @ 2.25 
Tomatoes, 
Fla., 20-qt. carrier... 1.25 @ 3.00 
Turnips, Rutabaga, bbl .50 @ i .00 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS 
Cucumbers, No. 1 doz. 1.00 @ 1.50 
No. 2, box. 2.50 @ 4.00 
Mushrooms, lb.15 @ .40 
Tomatoes, lb.10 @ .25 
Radishes, 100 bunches. 2.00 @ 3.00 
LIVE POULTRY 
each ,03@ .05 
’Fowls.. .17 @ 
Roosters. 
.12 @ 
Ducks.18 
Geese.12 @ 
Turkeys.13 @ 
.18 
.13 
.19 
.13 
.18 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, Fey. 
.23 
@ .24 
•26@ .28 
Common to Good..., 
. .20 
© .21 
.22@ .23 
Chickens, roasting..., 
. .22 
@ .24 
.23© .27 
• Good to Choice. 
. .18 
@ .22 
.19© .24 
Common Run. 
. .14 
© .16 
.15@ .18 
Capons, fancy. 
. .26 
(a) .28 
Common to Good... 
. .22 
@ .25 
Fowls. 
@ .18 
.15© .21 
Ducks. 
. .16 
@ .22 
•18@ .24 
Geese. 
@ .16 
Squabs, doz. 
© 5.00 
LIVE STOCK 
Native Steers, 100 lbs. 
. 6.50 
<a) 7.65 
Bulls. 
. 4.80 
(a ) 5.00 
Cows. 
. 2.00 
@ 5.25 
Calves, 
Prime Veal, 100 lb.. 
. 7.00 
@ 11.00 
Culls. 
@ 5.00 
Sheep, 100 lbs. 
. 4.00 
@ 7.00 
Lambs. 
. 8.00 
@ 10.00 
Hogs. 
. 10.00 
@ 11.00 
COUNTRY DRESSED MEATS 
Calves, lb. 
.08 
@ .14 
Lambs, 
Hothouse, head. 
5.00 
@ 11.00 
Pork, 100 lbs. 
.13.00 
@14.50 
GRAIN 
From Day to Day . 394 
Advice on Soap Making . 394 
Plain Doughnuts . 394 
The Rural Patterns . 395 
The Cold Sponge Bath . 395 
Sweet Cucumber Pickles . 395 
Simple Corn Cure . 39& 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Icehouse with Cool Room . 380 
The Bookshelf . 380 
Power of an Engine . 381 
Coals from Railroad Locomotives ... 382 
The Brown-Tail Moth . 383 
Another Side to the Commission Ques¬ 
tion . 384 
Poison Ivy Remedies . 385 
A Pet Terrier . 385 
Questions About Maple Sap .387 
A “Patent-Inside” Paper . 388 
Editorials . 392 
Other People’s Money . 393 
A Frost-Proof Cellar . 402 
Making Concrete Floor . 403 
Events of the Week . 405 
Publisher’s Desk . 406 
Wheat, No. 1, North’n 
Duluth, bu. 1.25 
No. 2, Red. 1.28 
Corn, as to quality, bu. .65 @ .68 
Oats, as to weight, bu. .50 @ .55 
Rye.80 @ 85 
HAY AND STRAW 
Quotations for large bales. 
Small bales sell 50 cents to $1.00 
per ton less. 
Hay. No. 1, ton.23.00 @ 24.00 
No. 2.22.00 @ 23.00 
No. 3 .20.00 ffl 21.00 
Clover Mixed.19.00 @ 20 00 
Clover.18.00 @ 19.00 
Wild Hay.12.00 @ 14.00 
Straw, live.15.00 @ 16.00 
Oat and Wheat.10.00 ® 11.00 
‘‘But, madam, why are you as anxious 
to see whales?” asked a skipper. “Cap¬ 
tain,” she answered, “I want to see a 
whale blubber. It must be very impres¬ 
sive to see such an enormous creature 
MARKETS 
i*r cos current at New York during weekending 
March 18. 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 indetlmte 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 
Wholesale 
Retail 
Creamery, fancy, lb.. 
. .33 @ 
.34 
.36@ 
.37 
Good to Choice. 
.30 
32© 
.34 
Cower Grades . 
. .23 © 
.26 
24@ 
.28 
State Dairy, best. 
. .31 @ 
.32 
.33® 
.36 
Common toGjod... 
. .23 @ 
.25 
•25@ 
.28 
Factory. 
. .22 © 
.23 
.24® 
.25 
Packing Slock. 
,. .21 @ 
.23 
MILK. 
New York Exchange price $1.81 pef 
40-quart can, netting 3% cents to 
shippers inthe26-cent freight zone 
who have no additional station 
charges. 
.09© 
,12 
CHEESE 
Full Cream, best. 
. .16 @ 
.18 
. 20 @ 
.24 
Common to Good... 
. .12 © 
.15 
.16@ 
.18 
Skims. 
. .05 © 
EGGS 
.08 
. 10 © 
.12 
Fancy White, doz. 
. 25 @ 
.26 
.28® 
.30 
White, good to choice 
. .23 © 
.24 
•27@ 
.29 
Mixed Colors, best_ 
. .24 @ 
.25 
.26© 
.28 
Common to Good... 
. .20 @ 
.23 
.23® 
.25 
BEANS 
Marrow, bu. 
. 2.90 @ 
2.95 qt- 
.15 
Medium. 
. 2.10 @ 
2.35 
Pea. 
2.35 qt. 
.15 
Red Kidney. 
2.50 @ 
3.25 
White Kidney. 
3*00 (a) 
3.35 
Yellow Eye. 
. 3.10 @ 
HOPS 
3.15 
Prime to Choice. 
. .32 ® 
.33 
Common to Good. 
. .25 © 
.30 
German, New Crop... 
. .65 @ 
.70 
DRIED FRUITS 
Apples, evap. fancy.. 
. .10 @ 
11 H 
.15 
Evap., com. to good 
. .06 © 
-09 
.09© 
.13 
Sun Dried. 
. .01 © 
Chops. KID lbs. 
.1.50 @ 1.65 
Cherries. 
. .16 ® 
.18 lb. 
. 22 ® 
.20 
Raspberries. 
. .22 @ 
• 22>4 lb. 
.25® 
.26 
Huckleberries. 
. .12 © 
.15 
cry !’ ’—Melbourne Australasian. 
THE DOLEY PANTS CREASER 
Creases your pants while you sleep. You can do it if you 
have one of Doley’s Pants Greasers. Gotten up for 
family use, by a practical tailor. Guaranteed to work 
on pants of any length. Anyone can use it. Price 
31.50. Address, DOLEY, The Tailor, Caledonia, Uv. Co. N. Y. 
The only one that works like a 
ratchet without a spriug. Ties 
knot all f rom one side of the fence, 
as shown in cut. Made of malle¬ 
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splice close wires at bottom as 
easily as top wires. Top of cut 
shows wires ready to tie, second 
wire shows knot half done. Bot¬ 
tom wire shows knot completed. 
On receipt of 30 cents in stamps 
or coins will send by mail to any 
address in the U. 8 . Money back if 
not satisfactory. Agents wanted. 
I. G. HUSTON, Carey, Ohio. 
Patented November 9, 1909 
I SELL FARMS IX OCEANA, the beat Co. iu the U.S. Fruit, Brain 
1 and stock. Write for list. J. D. S. HANSON, Hart, Mich. 
Prof. West Dodd, 
President of Dodd & 
Struthers, Is the sci¬ 
entist who has taught 
the world how to con¬ 
trol lightning. 
D8S 
Not since the days of Franklin 
has any scientiot done as much 
to protect life and property from 
the destructive consequences of 
lightning as has 
Bon|amln Franklin, 
tho eminent scientist 
who taught tho world 
what lightning really 
Is by a simple experi¬ 
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Professor WEST DODD 
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EVERY TIME 
LIGHTNING STRIKES _ 
You Arc In Danger 
unless yon have D. & S. lightning rods on yonr bnildings. You cannot afford 
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Fertile Farms in Tennessee 
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Fortunes are being made on fertile Tennes¬ 
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QUO. P. HAMMOND. EST. 1875. FRANK W. GODWIN 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & CO., 
Commission Merchants ami Dealers in all kinds of 
COUNTRY PRODUCE, Apples, Peaches, Ber 
ries Butter, Eggs. Cheese, Poultry. Mushrooms 
ami Hot-house Products a Specialty. Consignments 
solicited. 34 & 30 Little 12til St.. New York- 
JELLIFFE, WRIGHT & COMPANY, 
Commission Merchants, 284 Washington St., New York. 
Poultry, Eggs, Meats, Produce. Shipments Solicited. 
PI. EASE send atrial shipment to the Oldest Coni- 
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Boston Produce Go. 
Commission Merchants, 
Fruits and Produce. Consignments Solicited. 
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P URE-BRED POULTRY—Light Brahmas, the best eggs, 
$2 per 15; White P. Rocks, eggs, $1 per 15, 
Fishel’s; Barred P. Rocks, $1 per 15. 
J. A. ROBERTS, Malvern, Pa. 
ORPINGTONS AND HAMBURGS 
White, Black and Rose Comb Buff Orpington. 
Pine quality. Also Silver Spangled Hamburgs. 
$1.50 and $2.00 per sitting. 
J. 1). GRAHAM, Lyonsville, Mass. 
S INGLE Comb Rhode Island Reds, Barred Rocks and 
Single Comb Brown Leghorns. Selected Eggs, 
|1 per 15,15 per 100. C UR win Maluku, Dublin, l*a. 
The Jewish Agricultural and Industrial Aid So¬ 
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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 
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stating what you will pay. whether the work is 
permanent, and whether you prefer a single or 
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We Have One Hundred 
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Write for Description and Catalogue. 
ZIMMER & MORGAN, END1COTT, N. Y. 
A SPLENDIDLY EQUIPPED POULTRY FARM. 
About 30 acres, well-stocked and doing a prod table 
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| soil, within easy shipping-distance of New York 
City. Also where splendid summer trade can be 
j secured. Particulars supplied promptly to those 
who mean business. F. M. DILLINGHAM. 23 Barclay St., 
New York City, or Mootclair, N. J. 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
of the strain that lays. Eggs fj-om prize matings. 
$!._o per setting. Utility pens, all of good shape 
and color, $5 00 per huudred. Good express service. 
SIBENMAN BROTHERS (R. F. D. 2), PEEKSKILL, N. Y. 
VISITORS WELCOMK 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORN BABY CHICKS. 
$10 per 100 ; Eggs,$5per 100. Allchicks and eggs from 
8EJS52A™ iRised. free range selected yearlings. 
VANCREST POULTRY FARM, Salt Point, Dutchess Co., N Y. 
M ILLIONS of early and late Vegetable Plants for 
sale. Transplanted or not. A11 kinds and varie¬ 
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Pansies, etc., for bedding and decorating purposes. 
Write lor prices, itrv an’« Flower* Truck Farm, Washington, S.j 
Kfinn STANDflRD BRED FOR EGGS Leghorn and 
UUUU Minorca Cockerels and Hens. Giant 
Bronze Turkeys. Eggs for hatching. 
AMERICAN PET STOCK CO., Collins, Ohio. 
TWO 
W. H. TOMS, SO.00 each. Also Eggs, 
(stamp) Mrs. E J. Rider, Rodman, N. 
African Buff and Toulouse Gaose Egos—One Trio Choice 
Bik.Orpington Chickens, Scotch Collie Pups; prices 
right. MissZella Wilson, 162 S. 7th St., Zanesville,O. 
E XTRA FINE TOULOUSE GANDERS, $3 and $4 each. s. c. 
White Leghorn Eggs from prize matings. Cir¬ 
culars free. P. R. PFOUTS, Bucyrus, Ohio. 
r TX> those desiring advice in the purchase of 
■*- farms, their layout and management. Charles 
L. Gold, of West Cornwall. Conn., offers Ids ser¬ 
vices and will give personal inspection of property. 
S ILVER DUCKWING, GAME BANTAMS. 
BUFF BANTAMS, BROWN LEG¬ 
HORNS. RHODE ISLAND REDS. 
AUSTIN JACKSON, Mineral Springs, N. Y. 
9 GOWKLL Trap Nest Hens, 1 Cock, $10; Ten S.C. 
Brown Leghorn Hens, $ 8 . Barred Rock and S.C. 
Brown Leghorn Cockerels, $1.50 each. Hatching 
Eggs. G. A. SABINE, Robinson, Maryland. 
S INGLE MAN wanted on fruit and stock farm. 
Trusty driver, handy with tools and machinery.’ 
No dairy, liox 132, Newton, N. j. 
