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the; rural 
NEW-YORKER 
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CONTENTS 
The Rural New-Yorker, Mat 7, 1010. 
FARM TOPICS. 
We Have Found Contentment . oM8 
A Farmer’s Suit of Clothes . 500 
A Plant Disease Collection . 500 
Corn Growing in Witch Grass . 500 
The Cost of a Crop .. 510 
Locust for Shade . 510 
Sweet Clover in the North . 540 
Outlook for Central Maine . 510 
Wheat Failure in Tennessee . 542 
Soil Conservation Meeting . 542 
Spray to Kill Wild Mustard . 545 
Ilope Farm Notes . 540 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Mapes. the lien Man . 537, 
A Few Sheep . 
Disease from Beets and Mangels .... 
Why Putter Does Not Come . 
Easy Hog Raising . 
Pog Spavin . 
Dairying as a Pusiness. Part II.... 
Utility in Poultry . 
World’s Champiou Dairy Short-horn 
Cow .'. 
Three and One-half Cent Milk, and 
Why . 
Nux Vomica and Chickens . 
Cow Stalls . 
Barn Ventilation . 
“Pack to the Land” . 
Contrary Notes . 
5 OS 
508 
552 
352 
552 
552 
550 
550 
554 
554 
555 
55 5 
55 7 
557 
557 
HORTICULTURE. 
A Virginia Spraying Outfit . 508 
Walnut Propagation .. 544, 545 
Blackberry Rust . 545 
Garden Fertility . 545 
Spraying for Apple Scab . 545 
Daffodils for Pleasure and Profit .... 547 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day . 550 
Nut Putter . 550 
The Appetizing Codfish . 550 
Charity Sweetheart's Letter . 551 
The Rural Patterns . 551 
Smithfield Hams . 551 
Keeping Sausage . 551 
“Red” Canned Beets . 551 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Why Shingles Work Loose . 540 
Country Merchants and Parcels Post. 540 
More About Whiting Nursery Company 542 
Explanation of Longer Days in North¬ 
ern Countries . 543 
Editorials . 548 
Letters from Public Men . 549 
Events of the Week . 549 
New Commission Merchant Pill . 549 
Publisher’s Desk . 558 
MARKETS 
Prices current at New York during week ending 
April 29. 1910. wholesale except where cither- 
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 ol 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. 
HOTTER 
Creamery, fancy, ib.. 
Wholesale 
. .30 © .30 M 
Retail 
.32© .34 
Good to Choice. 
. .28 
(4 
.29 
30® .33 
Lower Grades . 
. .23 
® 
.25 
24® .27 
State Dairy, best. 
. .29 
© 
•29« 
.3(1© .32 
Common toGjod... 
. .23 
® 
.25 
.25® .28 
® 
.23 
.24® .25 
Packing Slock. 
. .20 
® 
.21 
MILK 
New York Exchange price $1.81 per 
40-quart can. netting 894 cents to 
shippers in the 26-cent freight zone 
who have no additional station 
Charges.qt. .09® 12 
CHEESE 
Full Cream, best — 
... .16 
® 
.17 
.20® 
.24 
Common to Good.. 
... .12 
@ 
.15 
.16® 
.18 
Skims. 
@ 
.08 
.10® 
.12 
EGGS 
Kancv White, doz.... 
... 24 
© 
.25 
.28© 
.30 
White, good to choice. .23 
® 
.24 
.27® 
.29 
Mixed Colors, best . 
... .23 
® 
.24 
.26® 
.28 
Common to Good.. 
... .18 
@ 
.22 
.23® 
.25 
BEANS 
Marrow, bu. 
.. 2.85 
© 
2.90 
qt. 
.15 
Medium. 
© 
2.25 
Pea. 
@ 
2.25 
qt. 
.15 
Red Kidney. 
© 
3.25 
White Kidney. 
. 3.00 
© 
3.05 
Yellow Eye. 
... 3.10 
© 
3.15 
HOPS 
Prime to Choice. 
.. .27 
@ 
.28 
Common to Good... 
... .25 
@ 
.26 
German. New Crop.. 
.. .62 
® 
.68 
DRIED FUOITS 
Apples, evap. fancy... 
.09 
© 
10 
.14 
Evap., com. to good. 
.06 
® 
.08 
.09® 
.12 
Sun Dried. 
® 
■06)* 
Chops, 10U lbs. 
1.50 
@ 
1.65 
Cherries. 
.16 
® 
.18 
lb. 
.22® 
.26 
Raspberries. 
.22 
@ 
.2214 
lb. 
.25® 
.26 
Huckleberries. 
.12 
@ 
.14 
FRESH FRUITS 
Apples. Newtown, bbl. 3.50 @ 5.00 
Hen Davis. 3.00 © 3.60 
Spitz. 2.00 @ 4.75 
Spy.2.00 © 4.25 
King. 
2.50 
© 
4.25 
® 
4.00 
Greening. 
2.25 
© 
kOO 
Russet. 
. 2.00 
® 
3.50 
Western, box. 
1.40 
© 
2.50 
Strawberries. Fla., qt.. 
.15 
<a) 
.16 
South Carolina. 
.07 
© 
.11 
Norfolk. 
.08 
@ 
.13 
VEGETABLES 
Potatoes. 
Florida, bbl.. 
2.00 
® 
4.00 
Bermuda, bbl. 
3.00 
6.00 
State aud West’n, bbl 
.75 
© 
1.25 
Asparagus, doz. 
.75 
'a 
2.50 
Carrots, bbl. 
1.00 
(a 
1.50 
Cabbage, new, bbl. cte. 2.50 
(a ) 
3.00 
Celery, doz. 
.10 
<k 
.50 
Lettuce. )*-bbi. bkt_ 
.20 
i 00 
Peas, hi bbl. bkt. 
Peppers, 
.65 
® 
2.00 
Fla. Carrier. 
1.00 
® 2.50 
Onions, state, bag. 
1.00 
© 3.50 
Southern, new, bu.. 
1.60 
@ 2.00 
Uomaine, j*-bbl. bkt.. 
.75 
On 
1.00 
String Beans, bu. 
1.00 
® 
3.60 
Spinach, bbl. 
.3(1 
@ 
.60 
Squash, new, bu. 
Tomatoes. 
1.00 
© 
1.50 
F.a., 2u-qt. carrier... 
.75 
@ 1.50 
Turnips, Rutabaga, bbl 
.50 
® 
1.25 
Southern, new. bbl.. 
1.00 
© 
1.50 
each .03® .05 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS 
Mushrooms, lb. 
.15 r a} .25 
Radishes, 100 bunches. 
. 1 00 @1.50 
LIVE E>OULTRY 
Broilers, pair. 
.90 © 1.00 
Fowls. 
. .18 © .21 
Roosters.. 
. .12 @ .15 
Ducks. 
. .16 © .17 
Geese. 
. .10 @ .11 
Turkeys. 
, .12 © .16 
DRESSED POULTRY 
'1 url,eys. Fcv. 
.22 © .23 
Common to Good_ 
.20 @ .21 
Chickens, roasting_ 
, .22 @ .24 
Good to Choice. 
. .18 @ .22 
Common Run. 
, .14 ® .16 
Fowls. 
. .16 @ .20 
Ducks, Spring. 
. .28 ® .50 
Geese. 
Squabs, doz. 
. 1.50 @ 4.25 
LIVE STOCK 
Native steers. IOO lbs.. 
, 6.75 8.50 
Balls. 
. 4.25 © 6.40 
Cows. 
, 2.00 © 5.70 
Calves, 
Prime Veal, 100 lb... 
, 7.00 © 9.75 
Culls.... . 
. 5.0(1 © 6.50 
Sheep. 1 uo lbs. 
4.00 © 6.(0 
Lambs. 
. 7.00 © 9.00 
Hog,. 
COUNTRY DRESSED MEATS 
Cnlves. lb. 
.00 © .13)* 
Lambs. 
Hothouse, head. 
3.00 <3 7.00 
Pork, 100 lbs. 
GRAIN 
Wheat, No. 1, North’n 
Duluth, bu. 
I 15 
No. 2, lied. 
1.14 
Corn, as to quality, bu. .62 © .63 
Oats, as to weight, bu. 
.48 © .50 
Rye... 
.75 /8> 78 
HAY AND STRAW 
Quotations for large halos. 
Small bales sell 50 cents to $1.00 
per ton less. 
Hay, No. 1, ton. 
22.00 © 23.00 
No. 2. 
20.00 © 21.00 
No. 3. 
Clover Mixed. 
19.00 © 21 (0 
Clover. 
16.00 © 20.00 
Wild Hay. 
.12.00 © 13.00 
Straw, Rye. 
13.00 © 14.00 
Oat atui Wheat. 
IU.UU ® 11.00 
.24© .20 
.22© .25 
.23® .27 
.19® .24 
.15® .18 
18® .23 
Observations of - Goats’ Milk.— The 
goats I have are of the Saanen breed, 
solid color, from light grey to brown, 
and occupy about the position among goats 
as. to amount and quality of milk that the 
Guernseys do among cows, not the largest 
milkers nor the richest, hut a happy medi¬ 
um. I am a lover of good milk and am 
much pleased with that from goats, but 
my wife finds it too rich to suit her taste. 
I like cream in my cocoa while she prefers 
skimmed milk, another Jack Sprat case, 
and goat’s milk makes her cocoa too rich. 
The cream does not seem to rise like it 
does on cow's milk, at least not so thick 
or abundant, and seems more intimately 
mixed with the milk, which just suits me 
for bread and milk or for cocoa, using 
whole milk. I feel quite certaiu goats 
will make more and better milk out of a 
given amount of feed than will cows, and 
they appear to be small eaters. Of course, 
they will never take the place of cows in 
dairying, but there is a great place for 
them with city, town and even country 
people who want the very best and health¬ 
iest milk. e. p. R. 
Connecticut. 
When you write advertisers mention Tub 
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UNITED FACTORIES CO 
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Dept. A31 .Cleveland, O. 
For Sale 
Fine Young Orchard 
lOO Acres Beginning to Rear. 
Heart of Apple Region, Shenandoah Valley. 
JOHN P. BURKE, ATTORNEY. 
Care Rockingham Nac't Hank, Hatrisouburg, Va. 
G OOD, ACTIVE SALESMAN out of employment 
wanted. Big inducements. Exclusive terr: 
tory. Write JAMES HU L BERT, Ashtabula, Ohio 
W ANTED AGENTS TO SELL FARMERS’ ACCOUNT BOOK. 
Quick Seller, Big Inducements, F.xclusiveTerri¬ 
tory. Address L. L. SYPHEI4S, Fort Wayne, Ind. 
W ANTED —Young Man who wishes to leant practical 
farming desires position on stock and fruit farm. Soma 
experience; best references. P. O. iiOX 2«, Hackensack, N. J. 
Painting 
the Farm House 
T HIS big, informing book tells how to paint the 
farm house, when to paint and what paint to use. It 
goes into detail as to priming, number of coats needed, 
the amount of paint required, etc. It is*a valuable book, 
one that every farmer should have, and it is free. 
It has been written by an authority on the subject of paint and painting, 
and covers everything to be painted, varnished or enameled around a farm. 
\Vi;h this free book as your guide you can protect and beautify your property 
and adJ to its value. 
Sher win- Williams 
PAINTS AND VARNISHES FOR FARM USE 
include a paint or varnish for every purpose about the farm—just the right treat¬ 
ment for houses, barns, implements, wagons, fences, floors, inside woodwork, 
screens, stovepipes, etc. The book 
tells what to get for each purpose 
and how to apply it. Get this book 
from us, then go to the nearest 
Sherwin-Williams dealer for the 
paint, varnish or enamel you need. 
Sherwin-Williams 
PAINTS & VARNISHES _ 
Address all inquiries to The Sherwin-Williams Co., 
035 Canal Road, N.W..Cleveland. Ohio. 
In Canada, to 639 Centre Street, Montreal 
At Public Auction, 
45 REGISTERED HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN CATTLE 45 
On MAY lOth, 1910, at XO O'Clock, 
At my farm, one mile west and one mite north of 
La Grange. Lorain Bounty, Ohio, oil Big Four 
If. R . 28 miles south west of Cleveland, Ohio. 
This includes my entire herd, together with my 
service bml De Kol Second's Mutual Paul No. 25700. 
He is the only living son of De Kol Second, the 
founder of the De Kol family. She held world’s 
record six years, and her sons have more A. R. O. 
daughters than the sons off any other cow. Do 
Kol Second’s Mutual Paul No. 25700 has 27 A.K.O. 
daughters, and has two daughters, averaging over 
32 lbs. each butter in seven days, and he is the 
otdy son of De Kol to sire two cows above 31 lbs. 
butter in seven days. One daughter. Ink Princess 
Mutual De Kol. has just made an A. R. O. butter 
record of over 33 lbs. in seven days, and gave 115 
lbs. milk in one day. from which over six lbs. of 
butter was made. There will be four daughters 
and two sons of this great sire and a number of 
granddaughters of Ehetertje Hengerveld Count De 
Kol bred to him. I will also sell Admiral Prilly 
Walker No. 42562. His dam and full sister have 
A. R. O. butter records that average over 26 lbs. in 
seven days. Several bulls fit for service and sev¬ 
eral bull calves of rare breeding. I will issue no 
catalog, but a list of names with number of all 
animals to be sold will be sent on application, to¬ 
gether with chart pedigrees of De Kol Second’s 
Mutual Paul and Admiral Prilly Walker. 
Terms cash, unless other arrangements are 
made before sale. 
Col. D. L. PERRY, Auctioneer. 
FLOYD M. PELTON, 
La Grange, Lorain Co., Ohio. 
FOR <sA| p—High-class Cocker SPANIELS. 
I l/l\ OflLL All solid colors. DREAMLAND 
KENNELS, Pox 126, Spring Valley, N. Y. 
FOR SALE: 
Dogs and Pups. Send 
J. W. DEARTH, 
Plenty of Coon, Pox, 
Skunk and Rabbit 
stamp. 
Chandlersville, Ohio 
WANTFn- Mauager ^ or a P? n| try farm. I am 
iinll I LU considering the idea of turning my 
lifty-acre farm into a poultry farm, and wish to 
secure the services of some one that is acquainted 
with equipping and operating a good poultry farm, 
that understands the business and all its details; 
one that will e ther work on salary or on a share. 
The farm is located within three miles of Colum¬ 
bus. Ohio. A good opportunity for the right man. 
THOS. E. KN'AUSS, 48 Wilson Ave., Columbus, O. 
UOR SALE OR LEASE-CANNING FACTORY-well 
equipped; 20,000 cans capacity: located in good 
fruit belt; on line of Southern Railway. For par¬ 
ticulars write W. O. HAGGARD. Cleveland, Tent). 
For Sale or Exchange SrS tS 
in a town of 800, in western New York. Address 
“ DRUGS.” P. O. Pox 739, New York, N. Y. 
I SKI.I, KAHMS IN OCEANA, the best Co. in the V s Pruit,tcraln 
I and stock. Write for list. J. D. S. HANSON, Hart, Mich. 
IRfl Farms F0R SAI,E CHKAP - '» fertile 
IdU I □ I IIIo Delaware Valley. New catalogue 
and maplfree. Horace G. Rekder, Newtown, Pa. 
d^nn PROFIT AN ACRE.-Strawberry grow- 
$0UU log gives big profits. Twenty-two and a 
half acres, one half mile from town. $550. Get 
our list. RYON & STEWART, Georgetown, Del. 
140 ArrPC 'fh n ' roonl nicely furnished house. 
4*0 ftLIOo Timber and wood. Four barns. 
Hog house and granary. Apples, pears aud grapes. 
Land lays good. $3,000. half cash. HALL’S FARM 
AGENCY, Owego, Tioga County, N. Y. 
' Cattle Ranch Must Be Sold. 
Nebraska: 1,880 acres, 640 choice meadow, 100 under 
cultivation, 20 timber and orchard, balance fenced 
into four pastures. Fertile sandy loam soil, abun¬ 
dant rainfall. Beef raised and fattened at average 
price 2 ( 4C. per pound: sells for 5c. Two dwellings, 
barns, shed room, 300 head stock. R F. D., tele¬ 
phones, good schools. 
J. E. SMITH, 530 West 136th St., N. Y. City. 
Wanted—To Buy Boats T ^;,S!’Sr T ' 
T70R C \ T TT Eighteen Registered 
I WIV SOUTHDOWN EWES, 
with twenty-live lambs by their side. Address 
Cl IAS. W. P1RGE. Hector. N. Y. 
FDR <JA| F fl FINE REGISTERED GUERNSEY BULL, 
lUn uMLL 9 months old. Price reasonable. 
Address F. H. SHEERER, East Point, Pa. 
HUNN LAKE POULTRY FARM 
White Wyandotte Chicks, 10 cents: R. C. Rhode 
Island Red Chicks, 12 cents. PANGALL, N. Y. 
OC BREEDS POULTRY.— Bred for laying. Eggs for 
U«J hatching. Big circular illustrated in colors 
free. JOHN E. HEATWOLE, Harrisonburg, Va. 
Hone’s "Bredto Lay” Rose Comb Reds 
are deep wine red in color: also superior layers of largo brown 
Eggs. Kgk'8 from best matings half price, remainder of the 
season- Please send tiial order and let me prove the quality 
advertised. 
D. R. HONE, Crescent Hill Farm, Box 24, Sharon Springs, N.Y. 
C HEAPEST Farm Lands in the United States— Virginia. 
farm lands capable of wonderful development 
and adapted to alfalfa, wheat, corn, oats, grass, 
stock and dairy culture. Fruit lands equal to any 
in America: ten dollars per acre and up. Ideal 
climate; no blizzards, no extreme hot or cold 
weather, and noted for healthfulnrss. Near large 
markets. Free Booklet “O." Virginia Farm Lands, 
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Lynchburg. Va. 
FOR SALE 
330 acre farm in town of Springfield, Vt., to 
be sold on account of death of owner; 1J4 miles 
from R. R. station at Bartonsville, two story- 
stone house, 5 barns, sugar and apple orchards, 
plenty wood and lumber. Price $3,500. 
M. B. DARROW, JVIiddlebury, Vt. 
JELUFFE, WRIGHT & COMPANY, 
Commission Merchants, 284 Washington St., New York. 
Poultry, Eggs, Meats, Produce. Shipments Solicited. 
DI.EASE send a trial shipment to the Oldest Com- 
r mission House in New .York. Est. 1838. Putter, 
Eggs. Poultry. Pork. Calves. Hay, Grain. Beans, 
Apples etc. K. II. ivmum tltl), 80S (iieeinrieli St., N. V. 
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, 
stating what you will pay, whether the work is 
permanent, and whether you prefer a single or 
married man. We are a philanthropic organiza¬ 
tion, whose object it is to assist and encourage 
Jews to become fanners. We charge no commis¬ 
sion to employer or employee. Address J. A. & I. 
A. S.. 174 Secoud Aveuue, New York City. 
Boston Produce Co. 
Commission Merchants, 
Fruits and Produce. Consignments Solicited 
93-95 South Market St., - Boston. 
COMMISSION VeRCHANTS 
in 28 produce markets fur. 
nished on implication to Bcpt- 
E., National League of Commis¬ 
sion Merchants, Buffalo. N. Y. 
FREE 
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