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TII US XEVV-YORKSI? 
CONTENTS 
The Rural New-Yorker, A mil, 9, 1910. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Soil Suitable for Sweet Clover 
Soiling Crops . 
Possibilities of Corn Growing 
Dry Corn and Silage . 
Growing a Big Squash .... 
How to Manure Asparagus . 
Soil Rich in Nitrogen . 
Lime Sulphur on Potatoes .. 
Turning Itye Under . 
Prices of Clover Seed . 
Three Forms of Nitrogen .. 
Silage for Fertilizer . 
Hope Farm Notes . 
Experience With Sulky Plow 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
An Argument for Goats’ Milk 
Feeding the Ilog . 
A Massachusetts Dairy 
Dry Feed Hopper .... 
Learning How to Milk . 
The Fat Test for Cheese 
Skim-Milk for Pigs . . . 
Stable Ventilation ; Milk 
Price for Hatching Chicks 
The Dairy Short-horn Cow 
Weak Sheep . 
Nodular Disease . 
Chicken House and Shop 
Farmer 
Making 
Test . 
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HORTICULTURE. 
Mulch Method of Cultivation . 
A Louisiana Bamboo Grove .. 
What to Do About Substitute Trees .. 
Influence of Grafting Stock . 
Melon Growing in Southern Indiana. 
Dwarf Apples and Stocks . 
The “Stunt” of Peach Trees . 
The Ravages of the Chestnut Tree 
Blight. Part I. 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day . 
Destroying Flies . 
The Rural Patterns . 
Keeping Sausage ... 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
A Little Learning . 
The Double Commission Graft 
A Concrete Well Cover . 
Iirierwood Pipes . 
A Slow Express Package .... 
Frog Spawn in Spring . 
Editorials . 
Public Men and Parcels Post 
Publisher’s Desk . 
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MARKETS 
Prices current at New York during week ending 
April 1. 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 ot 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 
Creamery, fancy, lb. 
Good to Choice. 
Lower Grades.23 
State Dairy, best.31 
Common to Good.... 
Factory.22 
Packing Block.21 
SULK. 
New York Exchange price 51.81 per 
4li-quart can. netting 3% cents to 
shippers in the 20-cent freight zone 
who have no additional station 
Wholesale 
Retail 
.33 
to 
.34 
.35® .37 
.29 
© 
.30 
32® .34 
.23 
@ 
.26 
24® .28 
.31 
to 
.32 
.33to .35 
.23 
@ 
.25 
•25@ .28 
.22 
@ 
.23 
.24® .25 
.21 
@ 
.23 
charges. 
. qt. 
•09@ 
.12 
CHEESE 
Full Cream, best.... 
.. .16 
© .18 
.20® 
.24 
Common to Good.. 
.. .12 
® .15 
.16® 
.18 
Skims. 
@ .08 
.10® 
.12 
EGGS 
Fancv White, doz.... 
.. 24 
to .25 
.28® 
.30 
White, good to choice. .23 
@ .24 
.27® 
Mixed Colors, best.. 
@ .25 
.26© 
.28 
Common to Good.. 
.. .20 
@ .23 
.23® 
.25 
BEANS 
Marrow, bu. 
Medium.. 
to 2.95 
qt. 
.15 
to 2.30 
Pea. 
.. *2.10 
® 2.30 
© 3.25 
qt. 
.15 
Red Kidney. 
. 2.»0 
White Kidney. 
. 3.00 
to 3.25 
Yellow Eye. 
.. 3.10 
to 3.15 
HOPS 
Prime to Choice. 
.. .29 
@ .30 
Common to Good.... 
.. .25 
@ .28 
German. New Crop.. 
.. .62 
@ .68 
DRIED FRUITS 
Apples, evap. fancy... ,lo to 1UJ6 .14 
Kvap., com. to good. .015 @ .08 .09® .12 
Sun Dried.04 ® .0616 
Chops. 100 lbs. 1 AO to 1455 
Cherries. 16 ® .18 lb. .22® .26 
Raspberries.22 @ .22*4 lb. .25® .26 
Huckleberries.12 @ .14 
FRESH FRUITS 
Apples. Newtown, bbl. 3.50 @ 4.50 
Ben Davis. 3.00 ® 3.50 
Spitz. 2.00 @ 4.0u 
Spy.2.00 to 4.50 
King.2.50 to 4.25 
Bale win.2.00 @ 4.00 
Greening.2.25 ® 4.00 
Russet.2.00 ® 3.00 
Western, box. 2.00 to 3.00 
Cranberries, 
Cape Cod, bbl.4.00 ® 5.00 
New Jersey. 3.00 © 3.50 
Strawberries. Fla., qt.. .30 to .80 
VEGETABLES 
Potatoes, 
Florida, bbl. 4.00 
Bermuda, bbl. 4.U0 
Maine, 165 lbs. 1.15 
State and West’n, bbl 1.00 
Asparagus, doz.1.25 
Brussels Sprouts, qt... .07 
Carrots, bbl. .75 
Cabbage, ton.18.00 
S’th’n.now, bbl. cte. 2.00 
Celery, doz.io 
Lettuce, ^-bbl. bkt.75 
Peas, 1$ bbl. bkt. 1.00 
Peppers, 
Fla. Carrier.1.50 
Onions, state, bag. 1.00 
Orange Co., bag. 1.00 
ltomaine, K bbl- bkt.. .75 
String Beans, bu.1.00 ig; s.uu 
Spinach, bbl.50 © t.oo 
Squasti, Hubbard, bbl. 1.50 to 2.25 
'1 omatoes. 
Fia., 20-qt. carrier... 1.25 ® 2.50 
Turnips, Rutabaga, bbl .50 © 1.00 
Southern, new, bbl.. 1.00 to L50 
@ 6.00 
® 8.00 
to 1.30 
to 1.12 
to 4.50 
to .14 
to 1.00 
©27.00 
to 2.75 
@ .50 
@ 2.50 
© 5.00 
to 3 AO 
to 2.12 
@ 2.25 
© 2.00 
@ 3.00 
each .03® .05 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS 
Mushrooms, lb.15 to .35 
Tomatoes, lb. .10 to .20 
Radishes, 100 bunches. 2.00 ® 2.50 
LIVE POULTRY 
Broilers, pair. .90 to 1.00 
Fowls.19 to .20 
Roosters.12 @ .16 
Ducks.18 to .19 
Geese.10 @ .11 
Turkeys.14 to .20 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys. Fey. 
.22 
@ 
.23 
.24® 
.27 
Common to Good_ 
.20 
® 
.21 
.22® 
.23 
Chickens, roasting_ 
.22 
© 
.24 
.23© 
.27 
Go -d to Choice. 
.18 
■" 
.22 
.19® 
.24 
Con.m m Run. 
.14 
@ 
.16 
.15® 
.18 
Capons, fancy. 
.26 
to 
.28 
Common to Good.... 
.22 
to 
.25 
Fowls. 
!l2 
® 
.18 
.15® 
.21 
Ducks, Spring. 
.25 
@ 
.28 
Geese. 
.13 
@ 
.16 
Squabs, doz. 
1 AO 
® 
5.00 
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LIVE STOCK 
Nat ive Steers, 100 lbs.. 5.75 @ 8.10 
Bulls.4.80 to 5.75 
Cows.2.00 to 5.50 
Calves, 
Prime Veal, 100 lb... 7.00 @10.75 
Culls.4.50 to 5.00 
Sheep, 100 ibs. 4.U0 to 7.00 
Lambs.8.HO to 8AO 
Hogs.10.00 to 11.30 
COUNTRY DRESSED MEATS 
Calves, lb.08 to .13hs 
Lambs. 
Hothouse, head.4.00 to 7.00 
Pork, 100 lbs.13.00 tol5.'J0 
GRAIN 
Wheat. No. 1. North’n 
Duiutb. bu. 
1 24 
No. 2. Red. 
1.26 
Corn, as to quality, bu. 
.65 
to 
.67 
Oats, as to weight, bu. 
.50 
to 
.54 
Rye. 
.80 
to 
85 
ENGLISH 
BEAGLES 
These merry little hounds, 
with “ ears that brush 
away the morning dew,” 
will keep the rabbits from 
your orchard and garden. 
They are profitable to 
breed and afford lots of sport for the boys on the farm. 
Puppies always for sale. Write to 
PETER GETTYS, 
Cure »1* Peters Nursery Co., Knoxville, Tenn. 
BABY CHICKS. Buy Day-Old 
chicks, Cooley Chicks. I can supply you 
with strong, sturdy, healthy, growing 
White Leghorn and Barred Bock day-old 
chicks from prize-winning stock. Fast¬ 
est growers. A void the risk—let me hatch 
© your chicks. Safe arrival assured. Kx- 
'£?, bibited Madison Square Garden,N.Y., 
' <=■* 1908-09-10. Send today for Booklet A. 
Elden E. Cooley, Frenchtown, N. J. 
w. p, 
ROCKS— Eggs from tested heavy layers; 
$2 for 15, from best pons; Incubator Eggs, 
$0 per 100. A. S. BRIAN, Mt. Kisco, N. Y. 
B ABY CHICK, 10c. each. Single comb White Leg¬ 
horn from free range. Selected, healthy stock; 
can furnish in any number. Distance no objec¬ 
tion; circular free. Address CHAS. R. STONE, 
Baby Chicken Farm, Staatsburg-on-Hudson, N. Y. 
ORPINGTONS AND HAMBURGS 
White, Black and Rose Cotnb Buff Orpington. 
Fine quality. Also Silver Spangled Hamburgs. 
$1.50 and $2.00 per sitting. 
1). GRAHAM, LyonsviUe, Mass. 
S, 
C. BROWN LEGHORN EGGS. 30for$1.00; 
83.00 per 100. Good stock. Address, 
H. A. THATCHER, Perulack, Pa. 
LAKEVIEW POULTRY FARM, BREEDERS AND EXHIBITORS 
S. C. White Leghorns of the strain that lays. Eggs 
prize matings.or utility pens: all of good shape, 
color, vigor and mature birds. 260 acres free range 
devoted exclusively to one breed. Write for prices. 
SIBENMAN BROTHERS, (R. F. 0. 2), Peekskill. N. Y. 
LAKEHILL FARM. 
\V. H. THACHER 
The home of S. C. W. Leghorns, W. P. Rocks and 
Imperial Pekin Ducks. Leghorn eggs for hatch¬ 
ing, $1.50 per 15: $6 per 100. Whito Rock eggs, 
S3.00 per 15. $12.00 per 101). Duck eggs, $1.50 per 
10, $8 per 100; 90 per cent, fertility guaranteed on 
ail eggs. A trial order will convince you. Corre¬ 
spondence invited. Address all communications to 
JOHN H. WEED, Mgr., Hillside, Westchester Co., H. Y. 
DIE ASK semi a trial shipment to the Oldest Com- 
, mission Mouse in New York. Est. 1838. Butter 
Poultry. Pork, Calves. Hay, Grain. Beans. 
Appies. etc. t:. it. woodward, 302 „ui, sl, n. v 
JELLIFFE, WRIGHT & COMPANY, 
Commission Merchants, 284 Washington St., New York. 
Poultry, Eggs, Meats. Produce. Shipments Solicited. 
I70R SALE OR LEASE-CANNING FACTORY—well 
• 20-000 cans capacity; located in good 
iruit iHut; on line ot Southern Railway. For par- 
ticulars write W. O. HAGGARD, Cleveland, Tenn. 
Wanted, at Laurel Farm 
A good farm hand. Must be clean milker 
and able to do all farm work with team. 
J. GRANT MORSE, Hamilton, N. Y. 
W ANTED By young man, with four years’ experi¬ 
ence. a position ou fruit and vegetable or 
stock farm. “ it. F. D. ’’ Box 88, Liberty, hi. Y. 
Uf ANTED— Singlo man on farm, to drive team for reg- 
1» ular farm work. .Must be good ploughman 
and know iiow to use farm machinery, Ixtcation 
northern New Jersey. "IMMEDIATE,” care of 
Rural New-Yorker. 
P OL 1.1 R Y3IAN WANTED to take charge of 
poultry plant on large farm In New Jersey 
thirty miles from New York, of professional man 
too busy to attend to details of business. Generous 
share of sales in lieu of salary. Experience and 
references required. Address S.,427 Prudential 
Bldg., Newark, N. J. 
A HEALTHFUL and EDUCATED WOMAN 
wishes a position ns a gardener’s assistant, or 
can take charge of small garden with some poultry 
raising or home work. 
Mrs. J., care of Ilural-New Yorker. 
Win ^^OFIT AN ACRE.—Strawberrygrow- 
VUUU Ing gives big profits. Twenty-two and a 
half acres, one half mile from town. $550. Get 
our list. RYON & STEWART, Georgetown, Del. 
HEMET 
ft PRODUCTS " 
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“The Index Finder’* 
o ur Salesmen’s 
Strongest Argument 
Wherever our salesmen go, they can 
fio:nt to Paroid Roofs, that have made 
good—that have stood the wind and 
weather, for 6—8—12 years. 
We say to our salesman, point. 
We say to you, insist on being shown. 
We have been making roofing for 
twenty-five years—the oldest firm in 
this line of manufacture, long enough 
to have studied every detail in the busi¬ 
ness and to have seen our products 
approved and tested by years and years 
of use in the coldest as well as the 
hottest climates. 
PAROID 
ROOFING 
Ask your dealer to show you a Paroid 
Roof and give you the name of the 
owner. Should he not handle Paroid 
write us and we will tell you where 
you can see a Paroid Roof and 
who the owner is. 
Look at the roof. Consult the 
owner, then remember that in pur¬ 
chasing BIRD NEPONSET PRO¬ 
DUCTS you are to be the linal 
judge, they must satisfy you. Read 
the offer. 
ARE YOU BUILDING OR REPAIRING? 
Our Building Counsel Department, 
whose experience extends over structun s 
of all descriptions, is placed at your dis¬ 
posal. Give us full particulars of whatever 
work you have to do and we will gladly 
give you, free of cost, expert advice on 
all building and roofing questions. 
If your dealer does not carry Bird Neponset Products write us. 
F t njon o O/'AXT main mills and general offices 
• W. LSllvL/ Ot Ov/iN, 33 Neponset St., East Walpole, Mass. 
Established 1817 
New York Chicago Canadian Mills and Offices, Hamilton, Ont. 
Washington Portland, Ore. Winnipeg Montreal Saint John 
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O l lt . When you see 
ur uiier. paroid on 
your buildings, if you are not satisfied 
tell us and we will send you a check for 
the full cost of the roofing and the cost 
of laying it. Back of it all. if any BIRD 
NEPONSET PRODUCT ever fails be¬ 
cause of defective manufacture we will 
replace it. If a broader guarantee than 
this could be made we would make it. 
SPAPEC 
PNEUMATIC 
Ensilage Cutter 
will prepare you a better silage and fill your silo in less tithe, with less 
power and with less trouble to you than any other blower ensilage 
cutter made. It is the most convenient and the easiest to operate. It 
never clogs, never gets out of order, never disappoints. We guaran¬ 
tee every machine to be perfect and to do the work claimed for it. 
If you need an ensilage cutter you need a PAPEC. 
Send today for catalog giving full particulars. 
PAPEC MACHINE COMPANY, Box 10 Shortsville, New York. 
[) A a|a M npA /I 11 A A Ha GKChP. HAMMOND. EST. 1875. FRANK W. GODWIN 
Boston Produce Go. geo. p. hammond & go., 
Commission Merchants, 
Fruits and Produce. Consignments Solicited. 
93-95 South Market St., 
Boston. 
Commission Merchants arid Dealers in ail kinds of 
COUNTRY PRODUCE, Apples, Pea. bes, Ber 
ries Butter. Eggs, Cheese, Poultry. Mushrooms 
and Hothouse Products a Specialty. Consignments 
solicited. 34 & 36 Little 1 2tli St.. Now York- 
GASOLINE PUMPING ENGINE 
It costs about ONE CENT AN HOUR to pump water with 
this engine. If your time is worth more than a cent an hour 
you cannot afford to pump by hand: It will raise 32 barrels ot 
water per hour to an elevatio'n of 25 feet, 10 barrels to an elevation 
of 100 feet, or proportionate quantities to other heights. 
This engine can be connected to “any old pump” in 30 
minutes. After you have 'watched it pump water for five min¬ 
utes you will wonder how you ever got along without it. The 
longer you have it, the better you will like it. Itisrigliton the job 
all the time. A turn of the fly¬ 
wheel and it is off. A child can 
operate it. The ladies often start 
it to pump a pail of water. They 
rest while it works. 
It is shipped complete with walk¬ 
ing beam, supporting frame and 
everything ready to set it up in 
complete working order, exeept 
three stakes for driving in ground. 
Next to a windmill, this is the 
most economical outfit for pump¬ 
ing. We are selling many thou¬ 
sands of them every year, but 
our sale of Aermotors is still in¬ 
creasing. 
A PULLEY for running cream 
separator, churn, washing mach¬ 
ine, ice cream freezer, grindstone 
or other light machinery is fur¬ 
nished with this engine for Sl.50 
extra. 
If you need an engine for pumping largo 
quantities of water for irrigating, watering 
large herds of stock, or for other purposes, 
our Heavy Back -Geared Pumping Engine for 
$100.00 is just the thing you have been look¬ 
ing tor. It will raise 125 barrels 
of water an hour to an elevation 
of 50 feet, or pioportionate quan¬ 
tities to any height. 
Our $<5.00 2 H. P. General 
Purpose Power Engine with Fluted 
Cooler is the best thing goinir. 
Ijirgrer sizes at proportionately 
lew prices. 
M 
AERMOTOR CO.. 
2 510-12 — ST., 
CHI C AG O. 
