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THE RURAt NEW -YORKER 
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CONTENTS 
The Rural New-Yorker, August G, 1910. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Farm Ditching b.v Machinery.... 769, 
Hunting a Farm; Cream Robbers.... 
Use for Small Gasoline Engines. 
The Employer's Point of View of the 
College Trained Farmer. 
Day of Side Lines and Small Things 
Composts to Kill Weed Seeds. 
Little Alfalfa Sermons. 
Kainit for Poultry Manure. 
A Case of Alfalfa Rust. 
California Notes . 
Save the Old Meadows. 
Hope Farm Notes. 
Crop Notes... 
770 
770 
770 
771 
771 
771 
772 
772 
773 
773 
773 
774 
777 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
The Boston Milk War. 777 
Value of Holstein Milk. 780 
Staggers . 780 
Sunscald . 780 
Splint . 780 
Lumpy Jaw . 780 
Thrittless Calf . 780 
Tail Rubbing . 780 
Building a Hoop Silo. 781 
Cream That Will Whip. 781 
Broom Corn for Feeding. 781 
Late Hatching for Chicks. 781 
Indigestion in Horse. 781 
HORTICULTURE. 
When and How to Bud Peach Trees.. 772 
Mixed Fertilizer and Insecticide. 773 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 778 
Household Expenses . 778 
Canning Vegetables; Preserving Eggs,. 778 
Dainty Puddings . 778 
The Rural Patterns . 779 
Baking Day . 779 
Tickling Onions . 779 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
The Power of Speaker Cannon. 770 
Some Strange Foods of Other Races. . 775 
Editorials . .. 776 
Events of the Week. 777 
Mexico for Homeseeker. 777 
Married Women as Farm Owners.... 777 
Publisher’s Desk. 782 
Humorous . 784 
MARKETS 
Prices current at New York during week ending 
July 29 1919, 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 
Wholesale 
Retail 
Creamery, fancy, lb.., 
. .28 
ffl 
28 bj 
30® 
.33 
Good to Choice. 
. .25 
® 
.27 
28 
.29 
Lower Grades . 
. .23 
® 
.24 
24® 
.27 
State Dairy, best. 
. .26 
© 
.27 
.28® 
.30 
Common to Good... 
. .23 
@ 
.25 
.25@ 
.26 
Factory. 
@ 
.23 
.24® 
.25 
Packing Stock. 
. .20 
@ 
.21 
MILK. 
New York Exchange price $1.71 per 
40-quart can, netting S'M cents to 
shippers in the 2(i-cent freight zone 
who have no additional station 
charges. 
. qt. 
.09® 
.12 
CHEESE 
Full Cream, best — 
... .14 
@ 
.15 
.16@ 
.18 
Common to Good.. 
... .12 
@ 
.13 
.14® 
.16 
Skims. 
... .05 
@ 
.08 
.10® 
.12 
EGGS 
White, good to choice. .25 
@ 
.30 
.26® 
.32 
Mixed Colors, best.. 
... .24 
@ 
.27 
.26 
.29 
Common to Good.. 
... .18 
@ 
.20 
.23® 
.24 
BEANS 
Marrow, bu. 
.. 2.85 
© 
3.10 
qt 
.15 
Medium. 
© 
2.45 
Pea. 
... 2.25 
@ 
2.45 
qt 
15 
Red Kidney. 
... 4.25 
© 
4.75 
White Kidney. 
. 3.00 
© 
3.25 
Yellow Eye. 
© 
3.35 
HOPS 
Prime to Choice. 
.22 
@ 
.23 
Common'to Good_ 
... .20 
@ 
.21 
German. New Crop.. 
.. .50 
@ 
.52 
CIDER VINEGAR 
Prices charged in N.Y. 
by wholesale dealers 
for single barrel lots: 
Extra Choice Old, gal. .22 © .24 
Standard Grade.14 @ .16 
DRIED FRUITS 
Apples, evap. fancy... .10 © 11 .15 
Kvap., com. to good. .06 @ .08 09@ .12 
Sun Dried.04 ® M>M 
Chops. 100 lbs.2.00 @ 2.50 
Raspberries.21 @ .22 
Cherries.12 ffl .14 
FRESH FRUITS 
Apples, new, bbl. 1.00 @ 3.00 
New, bu.50 ffl 1.00 
Currants, qt.10 @ .12 
Huckleberries, qt.07 ffl .10 
Blackberries, qt.06 @ .10 
Raspberries, pint.05 © .09 
Peaches, S'n., crate... .75 @ 2.00 
Del. and Md„ bkt.25 ® .65 
Pears, La Conte, bbl... 1.00 @ 3.25 
Clapp’s Favorite.... 3.00 © 4.00 
Plums, South’n, crate.. .30 @ .75 
Muskmelons, crate_1.00 © 6.00 
Watermelons, 100. 16.00 ©30.00 
VEGETABLES 
Potatoes, 
Southern, bbl.1.00 @ 1.60 
L. I. & Jersey, new.. 1.50 © 1.65 
Carrots, bbl.1.00 © 1.50 
Cabbage, new, bbl. cte. .50 © .05 
Celery, doz.10 ® .40 
Corn, Jersey, 100.75 ® 2.00 
Cucumbers, bbl.1.00 © 1.50 
Egg Plants, box.75 ® 1.75 
Lettuce. hj-bbl. bkt.25 @ .50 
Peas, M bbl. bkt.85 @ 1.25 
Peppers, 
Jersey, box.40 ffl .75 
Onions,OrangeCo.,bag 1.00 ©1.25 
Long Island, bbl.... 2.00 ffl 2.50 
Jersey, bu. 1.00 @ 1.25 
String Beans, bu.1.00 ® 1.25 
Squash, new, bbl.75 © 1.25 
Tomatoes. Jersey, box 1.50 ® 2.50 
S'n., 20-qt. carrier... .50 ® 1.25 
Turnips, Rutabaga, bbl .75 ® 1.00 
White, bbl. 1 50 @2.00 
LIVE POULTRY 
Broilers, lb.17 © .18 
Fowls.17 © .18 
Roosters.11 @ .12 
Ducks.12 © .14 
Geese.10 @ .11 
Turkeys. ,10 ® .14 
each .03® .05 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkevs. Fey. 
.19 
© .20 
.22© 
.24 
Common to Good.... 
.15 
@ .17 
.18© 
.20 
Chickens, roasting_ 
.22 
@ .24 
.23® 
.26 
Good to Choice. 
.18 
@ .21 
.19® 
.22 
Common Hun. 
.14 
® .16 
.16® 
.18 
Fancy broilers, lb... 
.23 
© .24 
Fowls. 
.14 
@ .18 
18® .21 
Ducks. Spring. 
.18 
@ .19 
Squabs, doz. 
2.00 
@ 3.75 
LIVE STOCK 
Native Steers, 100 lbs.. 
4.25 
© 7.50 
Bulls. 
© 4.55 
Cows. 
2.00 
® 4.85 
Calves. 
Prime Veal, 100 lb... 
7.00 
@10.00 
Culls. 
4.00 
<d' 6.00 
Sheep. 100 lbs. 
3.00 
© 4.50 
Lambs. 
fa) 8.35 
Hogs. 
© 9.55 
GRAIN 
Wheat, No. 1, North’n 
Spring, bu. 1 30 
No. 2. Red. 1.09 
Corn, as to quality, bu. .67 © .70 
Oats, as to weight, bu. .44 ® .51 
Rye.75 @ 82 
HAY AND STRAW 
Quotations for large bales. 
Small bales sell 50 cents to $1.00 
per ton less. 
Hav, No. 1, ton.24.00 © 25.00 
No. 2.22 00 ffl 23.00 
No. 3.20.00 © 21.00 
Clover Mixed.16.00 © 20 1.0 
Clover..12.00 © 10.00 
Wild Hav.0.00 ffl 10.00 
Straw, Rye.11.00 © 12.00 
Oat and Wheat. 9.00 © 10.00 
PRODUCTS, PRICES AND TRADE. 
Apples. —The fruit stores are still offer¬ 
ing: a few old western apples, Winesap, Ar¬ 
kansas Black and similar late varieties. In 
new apples from nearby a few Astrachan 
and Nyack Pippin have brought $2.50 per 
barrel, but most of them range lower, run¬ 
ning down to $1.50. Duchess and Yellow 
Transparent have brought $3. The general 
run of stock is not fit to eat out of 
hand, but works up with sauce and pie. 
Apple pie is sold here in large quantities the 
year around. One of the cheap restaurant 
companies, operating 25 or more places in 
New York, has baked apple always on the 
bill of fare. A single apple is five cents, 
one with a little cream costs 10 cents, and 
an order consisting of one large or two 
small apples put in a bowl and nearly filled 
with cream costs 15 cents. The last, with 
some crackers or plain cake, makes a quite 
desirable hot weather lunch. It is rather 
early to get a definite idea of the Winter 
apple outlook, but at present it looks as 
though New York State would have nearly 
as many as last year, Maryland and the 
Virginias considerably more and the Central 
West much less, in some places being a 
failure. 
Marketing Rye Straw. —“Can you let us 
know where we can find a market for rye 
straw and in what shape it should be?” 
Erie Co., N. Y. C. L. 
Rye straw for shipment should be pressed 
into neat bales, leaving the bundles whole. 
If a seven-foot six-inch tie is used, bales 
made in the ordinary vertical press will av¬ 
erage a little over 200 pounds. By revers¬ 
ing tlie bundles and folding them properly 
the man in the box can make a bale with 
square ends and corners that will load well 
in a car and sell better than ragged bales. 
Rye straw is sold by most hay dealers in 
New York and other cities and is used 
childly for stable bedding. But before ship¬ 
ping the straw make sure that you cannot 
sell it to advantage nearer home. Most 
large towns have livery stables that use 
considerable straw, and it may be that your 
whole crop can be disposed of within wagon 
hauling distance. The price in New York 
varies from $10 to $20 during the season. 
Twenty-five years ago one county in New 
Y'ork State used more rye straw in paper 
making than is sold in New York City now, 
but the use of wood pulp damaged the 
straw paper business badly. 
Muskmelons.— The range in price is now 
from $1 to $6 per bushel, the latter having 
been paid for full sized crates from Arizona. 
Very few eastern grown bring more than 
.$2 per crate, the quality not being uni¬ 
formly good. The western melons run bet¬ 
ter, but blight is cutting into the quality 
there in sections where melons have been 
grown for some time, and close inspection 
is needed in making a sale to critical trade. 
Every morning I go past a large store that 
supplies hotels, clubs, yachts and other 
high-class trade. The proprietor has 25 or 
30 men putting up orders. Their judgment 
is all right on apples, peaches, lettuce, or, in 
fact, almost any product but muskmelons, 
and the boss may be seen bustling around 
picking out these himself. He buys the best 
ou the market, but knows that not all of 
these will be satisfactory, and cannot afford 
to risk having a customer find poor melons, 
as it might mean the loss of that man’s 
whole trade. A hotel, yacht or club steward 
does not want to have on hand a lot of 
melons that cannot be depended on, for he 
knows that they will be refused at the 
table. Those who will eat a poor potato will 
refuse a muskmclon that is inferior. 
Eggs by Weight.— New York City has a 
new law providing for the sale of food stuffs 
by weight, and from the wording it is evi- 
ident that eggs can be included in the list of 
weighed products. The Commissioner of 
Weights and Measures lias not put this into 
effect yet, but it is understood that he in¬ 
tends giving it a trial. The egg trade as a 
whole consider it unpractical to sell eggs 
by weight, but their objections are largely 
caused by the additional work and bother 
that would be involved in making the 
change, as the business would bo somewhat 
upset until people got used to the new 
method. Selling eggs by weight is nothing 
new. It has been tried in some places with 
success. It is a common idea that selling 
by weight would greatly benefit the con¬ 
sumer; that ho is constantly being sold 
small eggs at a big price. A careful exam¬ 
ination of retail trade, however, shows that 
not nearly so much of this cheating is done 
as is supposed. Competition is sharp and 
if a retailer sells small eggs he must cut j 
the price or lose trade. If the experiment 
is tried here in a business-like way and the 
plan is shown to be feasible it will doubtless 
be adopted in many other cities. 
CORN HARVESTER 
That beats them all. One horse cuts two rows. Great 
laborsaver. Carries to the shock. No twine. Worked 
by 1. 2 or 3 men. We also manufacture Stump 
Pullers and Tile Ditchers. Write for catalog. 
H. It. BENNETT & CO., Westerville, Ohio 
SEED WHEAT 
We offer 
some im¬ 
proved 
varieties of Winter Wheat that have proved far 
superior in yield to common kinds. Recleaned Tim¬ 
othy and other grass seeds, Vetches, etc., at whole¬ 
sale prices. Ask for price list. 
JOSEPH HARRIS CO., 
Cold water, N. Y. 
PayOffThe Hands 
tnd 
get one 
that will doth* 
work of four at a cost 
of 5 cents a day —never 
sleeps, never eats, never shirks 
The Waterloo Boy is the best, 
simplest and most satisfactory gaso¬ 
line engine. It will develope more power 
at less expense, it will give you less trouble and 
cost less for repairs than any other. 
The Walerloo Boy is Guaranteed for Five Years. 
Honest Dealings, Good Service, High Quality, Low 
Price. These are the corner stones of our business. 
Remember we do exactly as we agree. Write us 
today for our large illustrated catalog. It will cost 
you nothing to investigate. 
__ WATERLOO 
Waterloo GASOLINE 
ENGINE CO., 
184 West 
3rd Avenue 
Waterloo, 
Iowa. 
S50 TO $300 SAVED 
We are manufacturers, not merchants. Save dealers, 
jobbers and catalog house profit. I’ll save you from 
$50 to 8300 on my High Grade Standard Gasoline 
Engines from 2 to 22-H.-P.—Price direct to you 
lower than dealers or jobbers have to pay for > 
similar engines in carload lots for spot cash. yy[^‘/' Direct 
From 
My Fac- 
Priceand quality speak for themselves A tory on 30 
and you are to be the sole judge. Jy P ? $ * r, ee 
Sell your poorest horse and buy a Jy ■S''Jy Trial. Satistac- 
B-H.-P.only$119.50 
proposition. All 
you pay me is for raw 
material, labor and 
ne small profit. Send for 
my big BOOK FREE. 
Wm. Galloway, Pres. 
Win* Galloway t'o. 
665 Galloway Statioo 
Waterloo, Iowa 
am m ■ah »««* fertilizer 
GRAIN DRILL 
The YORK FORCE FEEU DRILL combines 
lightness with strength. Most complete drill made. No 
complex gearing to get out of order. Boxes are close to 
ground. Easily _ Fully 
regulates * ^- ==Sit .Guurautecd 
quantity 
of seed 
and fer¬ 
tilizer. 
AWARD¬ 
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MEDAL 
St. Louis 
World’. 
Fair. 
Weight 
Only 700 lbs. 
Agents Wanted. 
Write for catalogue 
and save money. 
THE HENCH & DROMCOLD CO., 
Mfrs., 201 Hartley St., York, Pa. 
MADS ALSO WITH DISC 
Farmers’ Handy Wagon 
at a Low Price 
Absolutely the best wagon built for every kind 
of heavy teaming. Low steel wheels, wide tires. 
Will lust a lifetime without repairs. 
iSTEEL WHEELS 
for farm wagons 
—any size to lit 
B any axle. Send 
for our free 
booklet before 
you buy a wagon 
or a set of wheels. 
EMPIRE MFG. CO., Box 96H Quincy, III. 
DEDERICK’S 
Hay Presses 
Always reliable. Wonderfully durable. 
Highest grade materials and workmanship. 
Latest improvements. Holds record for 
neat work, capacity and speed, even with 
limited power. Presses adapted to every 
kind of baling. Free catalogue describes 
entire line.—Send for it before you buy. 
P. K. DEDERIBK’S SONS. 69 Tivoli St.. Albany. N Y. 
Hairy or Sand Vetches 
A most valuable " catch crop ” to improve land. 
Sow in August. Price S7.50 per 100 lbs. Recleaned 
Timothy and other grass seeds at wholesale prices. 
JOSEPH HARRIS CO., Coldwatei, N. Y. 
Cf|R CAI F -The P lant of the Moravia Elgin 
lull OHLL Creamery Co. at Moravia. N. Y. A 
fir.e location and a good business for right party. 
Moravia Elgin Chka.mkily Co., Moravia, N. Y. 
W ANTED position by competent married man, one child, 
as manager ot dairy farm. State particulars. Address 
FRANK J. GRIPP, Wilmerding P. 0.. Allegheny Co., Pa. 
pinpnMC FOR SALE—Fine lot of working liomer- 
lluLUliO Runt pigeons for sale at bargain; also four 
Cycle Hatchers. JOHN FINGER, Little Silver, N. J. 
SINGLE COMB WHITE LEGHORN 
, YEARLNG HENS also EARLY PULLETS 
Bred to lay stock. J. L. Elliott, Flemington, N. J. 
ENGLISH BULL TERRIERS FOR SALE 
Dogs $10.00, Hitches $ 8 . 00 . 
FRANK MICAI), AMENIA, NEW Y’ORK. 
CC0TCH COLLIE PUPS -Genuine registered stock. Country 
** raised beauties. 87 up. Also English pug puppies. Ex¬ 
cellent pets and watch dogs. K. C. GEDDES, Apponaug, R.l. 
pi.EASE send a trial shipment to the Oldest Com* 
* mission House ill New York. Est. 1838. Butter, 
Eggs, Poultry. Fork, Calves, Hay, Grain. Beans, 
Appies, etc. E. It. WOODWARD, 302 Oieenwlelt St., N. Y. 
WHITE and BROWN Solicited. 
Prompt sales. Highest Prices. 
JOHN SCHOLL & BRO. 
147 Reade Street. New York. 
Eggs, Poultry, Meats, Produce. 
Shipments solicited. JELLIFFE, WRIGHT & CO., Com¬ 
mission Merchants, 284 Washington St., New York. 
Highest prices guaranteed for White or Brown 
Leghorns or mixed eggs. Also high grade butter. 
Write us for information. A trial will convince you 
of our ability to obtain extreme prices. Address 
JOHNSTONE 6 COUGHLAN, 
164 Duane Street : : New York 
Boston Produce Co. 
Commission Merchants, 
Fruits and Produce. Consignments Solicited 
93-95 South Market St., • Boston. 
BERRIES—PEACHES 
and all Fruits and Vegetables, Poultry, Fancy 
Eggs, Hothouse Products. Top prices secured 
for choice goods. Correspondence solicited. 
Archdeacon 6 Co., 100 Murray Street, N. Y. 
GEO. P. HAMMOND. EST. 1875. FRANK W. GODWIN 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & GO., 
Commission Merchants and Dealers in all kinds of 
COUNTRY PRODtiCE, Apples, Peaches, Ber 
ries Butter, Eggs, Cheese, Poultry. Mushrooms 
and Hot-house Products a Specialty. Consignments 
solicited. 34 & 30 Little latli St.. New York- 
IRfl FarmQ F0R SA,iR CHEAP, in fertile 
IUU rQIIIIO Delaware Valley. New catalogue 
and map free. Horace G. Reeder, Newtown, Pa. 
FOR SAI P—NINETY-SEVEN ACRES, eight 
* OrVLiL. room house, basement barn, 
silo, fruit, sugar bush; well fenced and well 
watered. Price $1,800, one-half cash. HALL’S 
FARM AGENCY, Owego, Tioga County, N. Y. 
THE TIME TO BUY A FARM 
IS WHEN THE CROPS ARE GROWING. Don’t wait until 
next winter. Nice farm of 61 acres two miles from 
railroad (D. L. & W.) for $2000. 
J. GRANT MORSE. -:- Hamilton, N. Y. 
Do You Need Farm Help? 
The Jewish Agricultural and Industrial Aid So¬ 
ciety has ou 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 witli 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 farmers. We charge no commis¬ 
sion to employer or employee. Address J. A. & I. 
A. S., 174 Second Avenue, New York City. 
BOOKS WORTH BUYING. 
Bush Fruits, Card.$1.50 
Successful Fruit Culture, Maynard... 1.00 
Fruit Growing, Bailey. 1.50 
Dwarf Fruit Trees, Waugh.50 
Plums and Plum Culture, Waugh. 1.50 
American Fruit Culturist, Thomas... 2.50 
Fruit Harvesting, Storing, Marketing, 
\.augh . 1.00 
Pruning Book, Bailey. 1.50 
Nursery Book, Bailey. 1.50 
Spraying of Plants, Lodeman. 1.25 
Vinegar and Acetates, Brannt. 5.00 
Economic Entomology, Smith. 2.50 
Our Insect Friends and Enemies, Smith 1.50 
Ginseng, Kains .50 
Vegetable Garden, Burnett. 1.27 
Mushrooms, Falconer . 1.00 
Bean Culture, Sevey.50 
Celery Culture, Beattie.50 
Tomato Culture, Tracy.50 
The Potato, Fraser.75 
Asparagus, Hexamer .50 
Vegetable Gardening, Bailey. 1.50 
A B C of Bee Culture, Root. 1... 1.50 
Greenhouse Construction, Taft. 1.50 
Greenhouse Management, Taft. 1.50 
Chrysanthemum Culture, Herrington.. .50 
House Plants, Barnes. 1.17 
Lawns, Barron . 1.17 
1’ lower Garden, Bennett. 1.27 
Landscape Gardening, Waugh.50 
How to Plan the Home Grounds, Par¬ 
sons. 1.00 
Horticulturists Rule Book, Bailey.75 
Forcing Book. Bailey. 1.25 
Plant Breeding, Bailey. 1.25 
Plant Culture, Oliver. 1.50 
The Rose, Kingsley. 2.00 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
409 Pearl Street,, New York. 
