1910 . 
THE RURAI; NEW-YORKER 
699 
CONTENTS 
The Ri ral New-Yorker, May 21, 1910. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Farming in Eastern Massachusetts, 581, 582 
A Humble Farmer’s Note. 582 
The Cost of a Crop. 582 
Hotting Rid of Free Seeds. 582 
Handling Sweet Clover Seed. 583 
Soy Beans in Pennsylvania. 583 
Renovating Old Asparagus Bed. 584 
Division of Potato Crop. 584 
Club-foot in Cabbage. 585 
Crimson Clover Seed. 586 
Sawdust and Marl as Fertilizer. 586 
Cover Crops After Corn or Potatoes... 587 
Hope Farm Notes. 588 
Crop Notes . 591 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Training Young Stock. 583 
Developing the Young Calf. 594 
Is Inbreeding Safe?. 594 
Strained Tendons. 594 
Thin Horse. 594 
Small Eggs . 595 
Cement Floor for Incubator House. . . . 595 
The Massachusetts Milk Situation.... 595 
Dumpy Jaw. 595 
Poor Milking Sow. 595 
Scours ..'. 595 
Garget . 595 
Grease Heel . 595 
Imperfect Udder. 595 
Cow Milks Herself. 595 
The Tariff on Live Stock. 596 
Dairy Short-horns in New England.... 596 
A Clover Cutter Wanted. 596 
Misleading Butter Advertisements.... 597 
Slow to Churn. 597 
The Value of Purebred Stock. 597 
A Jersey Breeder Marked. 597 
HORTICULTURE. 
The Florida Orange Business. 583 
Fungus and Codling Moth Control.... 585 
That Tree Agent Fight. 586 
Propagating Pink-Flowered Locust. 589 
"Sunscald" on Young Apple Trees. 589 
Peach Trees on New England. 589 
Birds Nipping Garden Yegctation. 589 
What About the Easter Pear?. 589 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 592 
Chicken Oil for Rusty Ironware. 592 
The Rural Patterns. 592 
Cleaning an Iron Kettle. 593 
Some Makeshift Devices. 593 
Some Ideas on Work. 593 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
The Parcels Post in Germany. 582 
Keep Working for Parcels Post. 583 
Products. Prices and Trade. 584 
Blowing Out Willow Stumps.. 584 
Long Island Forest Fires. 585 
How to Get Parcels Post. 586 
The Champion Mean Man. 587 
Lime and Cement Mortar. 587 
Editorials . 590 
Luther Burbank Comes Again. 591 
Events of the Week. 591 
Short Package Law. 591 
Publisher’s Desk. 598 
MARKETS 
Brices current at New York during week ending 
May IS. DUO, 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 indellmte 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.. 
. .28 ® 
.28^ 
.30^' 
.33 
Good to Choice. 
. .26h2@ 
-27^ 
28® 
.29 
Lower Grades . 
. .23 @ 
.25 
24® 
.27 
State Dairy, best. 
. .27^® 
-28J6 
.30® 
.32 
Common to Good... 
. .23 ® 
.25 
■25@ 
.28 
Factory. 
. .22 @ 
.23 
.24© 
.25 
Hacking Stock. 
. .20 ® 
.21 
MILK. 
New York Exchange price $1.51 per 
4U-quart can. netting 3 cents to 
shippers in the 20-cent freight zone 
who have no additional station 
charges. 
.qt. 
.09® 
.12 
CHEESE 
Full Cream, best. 
. .14 @ 
•14« 
.16® 
.18 
Common to Good... 
. .12 @ 
.13 
.14® 
.16 
Skims. 
. .05 @ 
.08 
JO® 
.12 
EGGS 
Fancy White, doz. 
. 23 ® 
.25 
.28® 
.30 
White, good to choice 
. .22 @ 
.23 
.26® 
.28 
Mixed Colors, best.... 
. .23 @ 
■233s 
.26® 
.28 
Common to Good... 
. .18 @ 
.22 
.23® 
.25 
BEANS 
Marrow, bu. 
. 2.85 @ 
2.90 qt 
.15 
Medium. 
. 2.10 ® 
2.25 
Pea. 
. 2.10 @ 
2.25 qt 
.15 
Keel Kidney. 
. 2 ..->0 ® 
3.25 
White Kidney. 
2.90 ® 
3.00 
Yellow Eye. 
. 3.10 ® 
3.15 
HOPS 
c 
Prime to Choice. 
. .27 © 
.28 
f’omraon to Good. 
. .25 @ 
.26 
German. New Crop... 
. .62 @ 
.68 
DRIED FRUITS 
Apples, evap. fancy.. 
. .09 ® 
10 
.14 
Kvap., com. to good 
. .06 © 
.08 
.09® 
.12 
Sun Dried. 
. .04 @ 
•OOJjj 
Chops. 10b lbs. 
. 1.50 ® 
1.70 
Huckleberries. 
. .12 @ 
.14 
FRESH FRUITS 
Apples. Newtown, bbl. 3.50 @ 6.00 
Ren Davis.3.00 ® 4.00 
Spy.2.00 ® 5.00 
Baldwin.3.50 @ 5.00 
Greening.2.25 ® 5.00 
Russet.2.00 @ 3.75 
Western, box. 1.50 lit 2.50 
Strawberries. Hd., qt.. .06 ® .12 
South Carolina. .07 ® .09 
Norfolk.05 @ .07 
VEGETABLES 
Potatoes. 
Florida, bbl. 
2.00 
@ 
3.50 
Bermuda, bbl. 
3.00 
@ 
4.00 
State and West’n. bbl 
.75 
la) 
1.25 
Asparagus, doz. 
1.00 
® 
4.25 
Carrots, bbl. 
1.00 
@ 
1.75 
Cabbage,new, bbl. cte. 
1.25 
® 
2.00 
Lettuce.!^-bbl. bkt.... 
.50 
® 
1.00 
i’eas, bbl. bkt. 
.75 
@ 
1.50 
Peppers, 
Fla. Carrier. 
1.00 
@ 
3.00 
each .03® .05 
Onions. Bermuda, bu.. 1.75 ® 1.85 
Southern, new, bu.. 1.60 @ 1.85 
Romaine, H'-bbl. bkt.. .75 @ 1.25 
String Beans, bu.1.25 @ 3.50 
Spinach, bbi.30 @ .75 
Squash, new, bu.1.00 ® 1.50 
Tomatoes. 
F.a., 20-qt. carrier... 1.25 @ 2.50 
Turnips, Rutabaga, bbl .50 @1.25 
LIVE STOCK 
Native Steers, 100 lbs.. 6.75 ® 8.50 
Bulls.4.25 ® 6.00 
Cows.2.00 ® 5.50 
Prime Yeal, 100 lb... 6.50 ® 7.80 
Culls. .5.00 ® 6.00 
Sheep, 100 lbs. 4.00 ® 6.00 
Lambs.7.00 @ 8.25 
Hogs.9.90 ® 10.00 
COUNTRY DRESSED MEATS 
Calves, lb.07 ® .10 
Lambs, 
Hothouse, head.3.00 ® 6.50 
Pork, 100 lbs.13.00 ®14.00 
THE BOSTON MILK STRIKE. 
The milk producers who supply milk to 
the Boston market were still standing firm 
as we went to press. This is one of the 
most prolonged milk contests ever started 
in this country. The milk dealers have 
been able to obtain fair supplies by going 
to the Canada line or by arranging with 
New l'ork dealers to help them out. These 
supplies cost more than the price demanded 
by New England farmers, bui the dealers 
pay it rather than give in. In (he mean¬ 
time considerable milk below the legal 
standard lias been found in Boston, and 18 
heavy flues were inflicted in one day. This 
indicates how dealers are ‘‘keeping up the 
milk supply.” The farmers have proved 
their point that the prices offered by 
dealers are below the cost of producing good 
milk, and thus far they have stood together 
well. They will win if they stick, because 
the dealers cannot keep up the expense of 
importing milk from long distances. The 
milk situation in Massachusetts is peculiar. 
Many gardeners or fruit growers keep small 
herds of cows fo provide Winter work and 
a supply of manure. These many small 
herds supply a good proportion of the city 
milk. The greed of the dealers and car¬ 
riers and the exaction of health “inspectors” 
have discouraged many of these small 
dairymen. The number of dairy cows in 
Massachusetts has steadily declined under 
these conditions, and tints one of the most 
useful farm occupations in being driven off 
the farm. 
OHIO BREEDERS CONSIGNMENT SALE 
OF 80 HEAD REGISTERED 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN CATTLE 
AT THE OHIO STATE FAIR GROUNDS, COLUMBUS, 0. 
MAY 31, 1910 
The best breeding ever offered at public 
auction in Ohio 
CATALOGUES NOW HEADY 
AND SENT ON APPLICATION 
COL. D. L. PERRY. Auctioneer F. G. JOHNSTON, Manaoer 
STATION B, COLUMBUS, OHIO 
AT COQPERSBURG.PA. 
The next Animal Shaking of the “ Plum Tree ” for others to gather another set of First Prize Win¬ 
ners of all ages and both sexes, as well as Champion and Grand Champion Winners, will take place on 
DBCORATIOKT OA.Y, IWCAY .*30tlx, 1910. 
The following are a few of the awards won by cattle sold at our sales at the great fairs last fall, 
making no mention of the large number that won at many of the local shows. Then again over half or 
the best cattle sold have never been exhibited. Now York State Fair, Seven First Prizes, Champion and 
Grand Champion Cow, JuniorChampion, Champion and Grand Champion Bull. Toronto Show, Canada, 
First Prize, Champion and Grand Champion Cow. New England Fair, First Prize, Champion and Grand 
Champion Bull. First Prize Champion and Grand Champion Cow and nearly every other first prize. 
Tennessee State Fair, First Prize, Champion and Grand Champion Bull, First Prize Champion, and 
Grand Champion Cow. Illinois State Fair. Five First Prizes. Champion and Grand Champion Cow, 
National Dairy Show, Milwaukee. First Prizo Bull for four of gel and First Brize, Champion and Grand 
Champion Cow. This year we shall sell the best iot of JERSEY Cattle ever offered at Public Auction. 
For catalog, address, mentioning The Rural New-Yorker. 
T. S. COOPER & .SONS, Linden Grove, Coopersburg, Pa. L. F. Herrick, Sale Mgr. 
MOST REMARKABLE PRODUCING COW OF LIKE AGE IN THE WORLD 
RECORDS : 
MILK; 
YEARS' 
2 YEARS OLD. 14,009.1 Lbs 
703.36 lbs. FAT. 
3 X A YEARS YEARS OLD, 18,458.8 Lbs. 
MILK; 906.89 Lbs. FAT. 
Average for 2 years : 
16,233.95 lbs. Milk; 805.13 lbs. Fat. 
For full particulars about this Cow and 
Guernsey Cattle in general, write 
THE GUERNSEY CLUB, Box R 
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T URKEY EGGS—Bourbon Reds, $3.50 for 12: Mam¬ 
moth Bronze and Narragausetts, $3.00forl2; B. P.- 
Rocks, S. C. R. I. Reds and S. C. Black Minorcas, 
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