1914, 
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THE KTJB4A.L NEW-YORKER 
CONTENTS 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, January 24, 1914. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Notes on Corn Bolt Farming.105, 106 
Onions for Seed.108 
Sweet Clover in New York State.110 
Hungarian Grass.110 
Coming Farmers’ Meetings.112 
Crops and Prices.112 
Hemp Culture in California.114 
Jersey Red Soil.114 
Double-headed Rye.116 
Lime ar.d Chicken Refuse.116 
Hope Farm Notes. 118 
Geauga County’s Farm Agent.127 
Unloading Hay By Horse Power.128 
Co-operation in Management.128 
Utilizing Pqat Spots.128 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
The Hen Business in California.126 
Ducks That Over-Lay.126 
Ringworm ..126 
Bog Spavin .126 
Staggers .126 
Stiff Joint.126 
Ayrshire Breeders Convene.127 
Success With Winter Lambs.124, 125 
Irregular Freshening of Milch Cow.125 
Live Stock Notes and Prices.125 
From a Veteran Jersey Breeder.129 
Worms .129 
Indigestion .129 
Garget .129 
Eczema.129 
Lameness .429 
Strained Tendons.129 
Lightening a Heavy Concentrate 130 
Dairy Ration.130 
Cut Hay for Horses and Cows.130 
Thin Heifer.130 
Balanced Rations.130 
Ration for Jerseys..,..130 
Trouble With Butter.130 
Chicken Figures Once More.132 
Feed and Care of Winter Layers.132 
Poor Laying.132 
Roup .132 
Injured Foot.132 
The Egg-Laying Contest.133 
Keeping Flock Record.133 
HORTICULTURE. 
The Prevention of Peach Leaf-Curl.106 
Apple Varieties for Michigan.108 
Girdling Apple Trees.109 
Fruits for the Home Acre.109 
Floral Notes.109 
Catalpa Tree Agents Lose 110 
Norway Spruce.114 
Laying Out a Place. Part II.117 
English Walnuts for Ohio.117 
Commercial Quince Growing.119 
The Gladiolus Has Arrived.119 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day.122 
Making Over a Boy.122 
The Rural Patterns.123 
Safety First in the Home.123 
Shallots, bbl. 1 50 @ 3 50 
Salsify. 100 bunched . 5 00 @ 6 00 
Spinach, bbl. 1 00 @ 2 25 
String Beans, bu. 1 00 @ 4 00 
Squash. Marrow, bbl .. 2 00 @ 2 25 
Hubbard, bbl. 2 00 @ 2 50 
New. bu. 100 @ 2 00 
Egg Plants. Southern, bu.. 2 25 @ 3 25 
Tomatoes. Southern. 0 bkt. crate - 1 75 @ 2 50 
Turnips, white, bbl. 1 25 @150 
Rutabaga . 75 @ 1 15 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS. 
Cucumbers. No. 1, doz.. ... 1 00 & 1 25 
No. 2. box . 3 00 (a 3 50 
Mushrooms, lb. 15 @ 25 
Radishes. 100 bunches. 1 00 @ 2 50 
Tomatoes, lb. 20 @ 25 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Chickens, lb. 11 ® 
Fowls. 15 @ 1514 
Roosters. 11 @ 1114 
Ducks. 17 @ 18 
Geese. 13 @ 15 
Guineas, pair. CO @ 65 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, fresh killed, best . 24 @ 25 
Common to good. 13 ® 22 
Chickens, choice broilers, lb. 28 @ 30 
Broilers, common to good . 21 @ 25 
Roasters, fancy. 24 @ 25 
Fowls. 14 @ 18 
Ducks. 10 @ 17 
Geese . 14 @ It! 
Squabs, doz. 1 00 @ 5 50 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay. Timothy No. 1. ton .21 00 @21 50 
Standard.10 50 @20 50 
No. 2.18 00 @10 00 
No. 3 .15 00 @17 00 
Clover mixed.13 00 @10 00 
Straw. Rve .:.1500 @17 00 
Oat.10 00 @1100 
LIVE STOCK. 
Native Steers. 7 25 @8 10 
Bulls. 5 00 @ 7 50 
Cows. 3 00 @ 6 50 
Calves, prime veal. 100 lbs. 9 00 @13 00 
Culls. 4 00 @ 8 00 
Sheep. 100 lbs. 3 50 @ 5 35 
Lambs . 7 00 @ 860 
Hogs. 8 00 @ 8 75 
MILLFEKD. 
Wheat Bran, ton.24 50 @25 75 
Middlings .20 00 @27 00 
Red Dog.29 00 @30 00 
Corn Meal.29 ‘JO @30 00 
Linseed Meal.31 00 @31 5U 
COUNTRY-DR ESS ED M E A TS. 
Calves, best. 1'6@ 17 
Fair to good. 14@ 15 
Buttermilks. 08® 11 
Lambs. Hothouse, each .5(0@ 7 00 
Pork, light . 9@ 11 
Heavy. 6@ 03 
GRAIN. 
Wheat. No. 1. Northern Spring. 1 01 @ 
No. 2. Red . 1 02 @ 
No. 2. Hard Winter. 99 @ 
Corn, as to quality, bush. 71 @ 73 
Oats, as to weight, bush. 43 @ 46 
Rye . 65 @ 07 
RETAIL PRICES AT’ NEW YORK. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Radium and Cancer.106 
Charge “All the Traffic Will Bear - ’ 106 
Criticism of Concrete Mixer.107 
Contract for Produce.107 
Tuning Up a Dry Cell Battery.107 
- Silicate of Soda in Cistern.107 
Young Man’s Wages.108 
Events of the Week...112 
Connecting Electric Alarm.115 
The Question of House Heating.115 
Septic Tanks.115 
Home-made Brick for the Stove.115 
New York Stato News.116 
Editorials .120, 121 
Piping Water to a Well.128 
Products, Prices and Trade.131 
Publisher’s Desk.134 
MARKETS 
Wholesale Prices at New York, 
Week Ending Jan. 16, 1914. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, extra, lb. 33 @ 34 
Good to Choice . 28 @ 32 
Lower Grades. 22 @ 26 
Storage . 22 @ 33 
State Dairy, best. 31 @ 32 
Common to Good. 22 @ 30 
Factory. 18 @ 22 
Packing Stock. 17 @ 20 
Elgin. Ill., butter market firm at 33 cents. 
Philadelphia, western creamery, 34 cents. 
CHEESE, 
Whole Milk, best. 17 @ 1714 
Common to Good . 14 @ 16 
Skims. 05 @ 10 
EGGS, 
White, choice to fancy, large . 
Common to good . 
Mixed colors, best. 
Common to good. 
Storage, best. 
Medium and low grades . 
European, fresh. 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples—Spilzenburg. bbl. 3 50 @4 50 
Spy .. 3 50 @ 4 50 
King. 
llubbardston. 
.3 00 
@ 5 00 
@ 4 50 
Greening . 
@ 4 75 
York Imperial. 
@ 5 25 
Baldwin. 
@5 00 
Western, box. 
.1 60 
@ 2 75 
Penis—Kieffer, bbl . 
@ 3 75 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, bbl.. .. 
.10 00 
@14 GO 
Long Island, bbl. 
.10 00 
@14 00 
Jersey, bbl. 
@14 00 
Jersey, crate . 
.2 50 
@ 3 GO 
Strawberries, Fla., qt. 
@0 75 
BEANS. 
Marrow. 100 lbs. 
@ 5 25 
Medium . 
.3 60 
3 65 
Pea — . 
@ 3 05 
Ited Kidney. 
.5 15 
@ 6 20 
White Kidney. 
.5 75 
@ 5 85 
Yellow Eye . 
.4 60 
@ 4 65 
Lima, California. 
@ 6 00 
HOPS. 
Prime to choice. 
Common to good. 
Pacitlc Coast . 
Old stock. 
German crop. 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes-Long Island, bbl. ... 
. 2 50 
@ 
3 
00 
Maine, 180 lbs. 
. 2 25 
@ 
2 
60 
State, bulk, 180 lbs . 
. 2 25 
<$ 
2 
£0 
European, 168 1b. bag. 
. 1 75 
@ 
2 
00 
Bermuda, bbl. 
. 3 (III 
@ 
5 
GO 
Sweet Potatoes, bbl. 
@ 
o 
00 
Artichokes, doz. 
@ 
3 
IK) 
Beets, bbl. 
@ 
1 
75 
Carrots, bbl. 
@ 
1 
75 
Cabbage. Danish seed, ton. 
. 27 00 
@030 (I 
Red . 
@31 
00 
Imported . 
@26 
(10 
Celerv. doz. 
@ 
65 
Kale, bbl. 
. 40 
UL 
Lettuce, balf-bbl. basket. 
. 75 
@ 
2 
25 
Onions—White bu. 
@ 
o 
25 
Red. 100 lb bag . 
(4 
2 
25 
Okra, bu ... 
. 2 00 
@ 
2 
50 
Peppers. Southern, bu. 
@ 
3 
00 
Peas, Southern, bu. 
<& 
6 
GO 
45 
@ 
48 
41) 
@ 
44 
23 
@ 
27 
15 
@ 
IS 
63 
@ 
73 
39 
@ 
41 
34 
@ 
38 
34 
@ 
35 
31 
@ 
33 
30 
@ 
32 
23 
@ 
26 
25 
30 
Those are not the highest or lowest current 
prices, but are fairly representative of what the 
majority of New York consumers pay: 
Eggs, fancy white, doz. 
45 
9 
50 
Mixed colors, new laid. 
os 
@ 
42 
Ordinary grades. 
30 
35 
Butter, fancy prints, lb. 
41) 
@ 
42 
Tub. choice. . 
82 
@ 
31 
Chickens, roasting, lb. 
25 
(it 
28 
Fowls. 
22 
@ 
25 
Turkeys. 
26 
® 
30 
BOSTON WHOLESALE PRICES, 
Butter, nearby creamery. 
38 
@ 
36 
Western creamerv . 
. . 
oTi 
<"■ 
34 
Eggs, nearby hennery. 
38 
@ 
40 
Gathered fresh. 
35 
@ 
37 
Dressed Poultry—Fowls. 
19 
@ 
20 
Roasters. 
20 
3 
22 
Turkeys. 
23 
@ 
25 
Potatoes. 2 bu. bag. 
.. 1 
60 
<& 
2 00 
Apples — Baldwin, bbl. 
50 
@ 
5 0U 
Greening . 
3 
00 
@ 
4 75 
Spy . 
.. 3 
CO 
@ 
4 50 
Hay—No. 1. 
. .20 
50 
@21 5U 
No. 2. 
.. 19 
50 
@f 
:o oo 
No. 3. 
..11 
GO 
@ 16 60 
Stock Hay. 
to 
@15 50 
Straw — Bye . 
..IS 
(0 
@19 00 
Millfeed—Bran, ton. 
..25 
(D 
@27 00 
Middlings. 
..26 
00 
@29 00 
Mixed Feed. 
00 
@29 00 
Gluten . 
00 
@31 50 
Livestock Milch Cows. 
. .60 
GO 
@12 
15 00 
Beef Cows, 100 lbs . 
0 
@ 
5 00 
Steers . 
25 
@ 
8 50 
Calves. 100 lbs. 
GO 
@ 
9 50 
Hogs. Ilk) lbs. 
.. S 
00 
@ 
8 50 
Hem on Old Run. 
I have had some trouble with my hens 
and pullets this year in their laying. I 
would like to get your idea on keeping 
hens on the same piece of ground over 
three years at a time. I think the 
ground gets diseased and causes a fever 
in their feet. H. L. L. 
East Greenwich, R. I. 
The length of time that fowls can be 
kept upon the same piece of ground de¬ 
pends upon the number of fowls and size 
of the run. It is not wise to try to keep 
a large number of fowls upon a small 
piece of ground for many years in suc¬ 
cession, unless the ground can be culti¬ 
vated occasionally and the surface re¬ 
newed. It is true that the soil of an old 
chicken run becomes inoculated with var¬ 
ious disease germs and makes the rearing 
of healthy poultry upon it difficult. If the 
buildings cannot be moved, the ground 
should be plowed and cultivated as often 
as practicable. 
Ration for Heavy Fowl. 
Will you give me a balanced ration 
for the heavy type of fowls? I keep R. 
I. Reds, and if 1 fed the same as for the 
lighter and more active breeds they would 
be so fat they would not lay at all. 
Oneida, N. Y. - b. b. 
The heavy breeds of fowls are fed the 
same grains and mashes as the lighter 
ones, but more care is needed to see that 
they do not become over-fat and sluggish. 
Their grain should be fed in deep litter 
to make them exercise while finding it, 
and it is probably better not to keep dry 
mash constantly before them. Their dry 
mash hoppers can be so arranged as al¬ 
low the fowls access to them only part 
of the time, say afternoons, and corn 
and cornmeal should not he quite so 
literally fed as to the more active breeds. 
The following mash has been recom¬ 
mended by the Maine Experiment Sta¬ 
tion where Plymouth Rocks have been 
bred for many years. 100 pounds each 
of wheat bran, middlings, cornmeal, and 
gluten feed; 50 pounds of animal meal 
and one quart of salt. Wheat, corn and 
oats are used in the whole grain ration 
which at one time consisted of four 
quarts of shelled corn, per hundred fowls 
scattered upon the litter early in the 
morning, and two quarts each of wheat 
and oats fed in the same way at 10 
o’clock. At that time the dry mash was 
kept constantly before the fowls. 
Feather Pulling. 
My pullets are fine, but from the vent 
to the top of the tail are entirely bare, 
and they seem to pick each other there. 
What can I do to stop itV My dry feed 
consists of 150 pounds wheat bran, 100 
mixed feed, 75 pounds beef scrap.. 
Washington, N. J. T. F. b. 
Feather pulling is a vice that is often 
responsible for this loss of feathers, and 
is sometimes difficult to stop. If the 
worst offenders can he caught they should 
be removed from the flock for a time. As 
the irritation of lice and mites may start 
the trouble, pains should be taken to rid 
the fowls of these parasites, and the bare 
spots should be annointed with 5% carbol- 
izod vaseline. See that the fowls have 
plenty of grit, charcoal, and animal food 
like skim milk or meat scrap, and give 
them as much liberty as possible. 
Ten Good Hens, 
fine year ago you published my results 
with IS Leghorn pullets during the year 
ending November 1, 11)12. In 1912 I 
raised 22 pullets, and on November 1 
put them, with the IS hens, in an open- 
front house eight by 12 feet, on a city lot. 
Three hens died and four were eaten. 
On hand November 1. 1913. 31 hens from 
18 months to 30 months old. They were 
fed dry mash all the time, scratch feed 
twice a day, scraps from the table, and 
1 kept a stick of sulphur in their drink¬ 
ing water. The financial result follows : 
DEBIT. 
Stock at inventory, Nov. 1. 1911 $53.00 
House at inventory, Nov. 1. 1911 72.45 
Int. on house investment, 1911-12 4.35 
Feed, grits, etc. 40.38 
Total .$170.1S 
CREDIT. 
By house, less ten per cent, de¬ 
preciation . $65.21 
Stock raised one duck, one pullet, 
and eaten . 4.05 
Stock on hand, Nov. 1, 1912. 27.10 
Eggs, 34444 doz. 128.16 
Total .$222.52 
Balance to profit and loss, Nov. 
1, 1913. $52.34 
Balance to profit and loss, Nov. 
1, 1912 . 61.92 
Total profit, two years.$114.26 
. The pullets the first year averaged 
13414 eggs each ; the old hens averaged 
the past year 11S eggs each. I shall keep 
them the coming year. 1 got as high as 
65 cents a dozen for eggs. The lowest 
price was 30 cents. E. y. breck. 
Pennsylvania. 
Poultry Watchdog. 
What is the best watchdog, i. e., mak¬ 
ing the most noise? The dog is wanted 
for chicken yards. a. c. b. 
For noise one of the small terriers like 
a black and tan. will satisfy anyone. For 
real business an Airedale is hard to beat. 
Chicken Cholera ; Fish in Spring 
1. What can be done for chicken chol¬ 
era? 2. Is it harmful to have trout in 
the spring water for drinking purposes? 
J. F. 11. 
True fowl cholera is a malignant dis¬ 
ease which is difficult of control and re¬ 
quires the most thorough methods if it is 
to be eradicated from premises where it 
once gains foothold. There is no known 
cure for it, and prevention lies in prompt¬ 
ly isolating all fowls showing evidence of 
the disease, burning or burying deeply all 
that die, and thoroughly disinfecting the 
quarters and utensils used by the Socks. 
This disinfection is accomplished by 
cleaning up and burning all litter anil 
loose dirt, a_ud spraying perches, walls, 
etc., with a 5% solution of carbolic acid, 
or other equally strong germicide. Uten¬ 
sils may be disinfected by free use of 
hoiliii!) water. Continuous work is ne¬ 
cessary until the disease is conquered. 
“Cholera” is a term loosely used an mug 
poultrymen, and is frequently applied to 
any serious diarrhoeal disease, even 
though the germ of true cholera is not 
present. 2. I do not know of any harm 
done by trout in spring water that is 
constantly flowing, though I should much 
prefer that they be kept in a pond sup¬ 
plied by the overflow, rather than in the 
spring itself. m. b. p. 
Farm Hands and Laborers Supplied Free 
IVe have many men anxious to leant farm work. 
C K Blatchly, United Charities Blda ,105 E 22d St., N.Y City 
The FARMERS’ BUREAU ZXSTtV; 
ajrrictiltnral help. Only first class farm help ami positions solie- 
ito«l. Keferetn-»*s itivt*>*ii,a|pd. Scientific advice on farm prob¬ 
lems. l>ept. K, 150 Nassau st., N. Y. Dhoue, 5565 Beckman 
Subscribers’ Exchange 
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GARDENER, married, thoroughly experienced. 
wishes position on gentleman’s estate: 20 
years with last employer. GARDENER, 881 
Whalley Ave., Westville. Conn. 
POUT.TRYMAN — Single, experienced, college 
trained, desires position ns assistant to expert 
poultryman on large plant; references: state 
wages. Address S. E. K., care It. N.-Y., 333 
West 30th St.. New York. 
WANTED experienced woman for lionse-vo-k o i 
fruit farm: must understand butter making; 
two in family: modern house. H. W. COBB. 
Ridgewood. N. J. 
MARRIED COUPLE wanted on country place; 
man to care for garden, one horse, and be 
generally useful: wife to cook for family of 
three: no laundry. Good home for sober, set 
tied couple. Write wages wanted and give ref¬ 
erences. D. LEE, Benson, Md. 
MAN AND WIFE—No children: working farmer. 
gardener, fruit pruning, all farm animals, in¬ 
cubator: no dairy: decent hours; good per¬ 
manent home in Connecticut for honest, indus¬ 
trious, sober, capnble man: wife for general 
housework; reference required. II. R. E., care 
R. N.-Y.. 333 West 30th St.. New York. 
OT'R GRADUATES will be ready to accept posi¬ 
tions as dairymen, poultrymen. horticulturists 
and general farm help on March 1st. 1014. Ap¬ 
plications will be considered in the order re¬ 
ceived. Address BARON DE IIIRSCII AGRI¬ 
CULTURAL SCHOOL, Woodbine. N. J.. Dept. B. 
MAPLE GROVE FARM—Products direct to Con¬ 
sumers. ROUTE 24. Athens, Pa. 
WANTED—Horse power tile ditching machine. 
WELLS LOGAN. Bowling Green, Ivy. 
FOR SALE—File of Rural New-Yorker for 23 
years, with yearly indices: submit offers. 
J. F. ROSE, South Byron, N. Y. 
HANDSOME STRING HANDMADE BEADS— 
Lavender, red. pink and buff; S1.50. MARY 
A. FKLTHOt’SE, Elkhart. Ind. 
WANTED—Weaned Ayrshire heifer calves or 
yearlings: carload if price and quality right. 
WILLIAM HART. Wankon, Iowa. 
WANTED—Apple tree wood to make Self-setting 
Planes. GAGE TOOL COMPANY. Vineland. 
New Jersey. 
NICE BRIGHT HAY FOR SALE—Clean Tim 
othy, or Alsike and Timothy, mixed, $16.50 
f.o.b. Addison: sample on application. U. 
SHUMWAY, Addison, N. Y. 
WANTED LARGE FAMILIES—Just a few more 
to eat my fancy fresh Jersey dairy butter: in 
5-lb. boxes: 40 cents per pound and postage 
added; better than creamery. D. A. KNEE- 
LAND, Mountain Home Farm, Waitsfield, Ver¬ 
mont. 
WANTED—To communicate with party owning 
large estate or abandoned farms by a ma:i 
thoroughly up to date in farming and gardening, 
reclaiming of land, and eventually putting same 
on self-supporting basis: Eastern States pre¬ 
ferred ; salary ;md percentage of profits. Ad¬ 
dress G. E. H.. care of FRANK BIUNTON, 
Horticulturist, etc., R. F. D. 5, Norfolk, Ya. 
FARM FOR SALE—225 Acres. Apply to owner, 
BOX 337, Emporia. Virginia. 
$500 CASH buys 54-acre farm, balance easy 
terms. W. L. HOFFMAN, 129 Herkimer St., 
Buffalo, X. Y. 
$1,300 BUYS FINE 30-acre farm near Troy: 
sightly location. DEAN, Seventh St. and 
Seventh Ave., Troy, N. Y. 
12-ACRE FRUIT FARM—7 acres grapes; other 
fruit, pasture; house, baru; $3,500. N. C. 
JACOBSEN, St. Joseph. Mich. 
FOR SALE—80-Acre Farm, good buildings, large 
orchard, telephone, home markets, 80 miles 
from New York. FRANK FAULKNER, Mount 
Bethel, Pa. 
FOR SALE—100-acre farm on Honeoye Lake: 
fruit of all kinds; well adapted to fruit or 
grain; extra good house (20 rooms); two barns; 
well of fine water; two miles from State road; 
high school in district. A. J. BRAY. Iloneove, 
X. Y. 
WILL SELL my big ranch in Sunny, Colorado. 
entire or cut up into small farms to snii. A 
moneymaker: 2.500 acres: $10 up, according to 
choice; long time if desired. For particulars 
address owner, PERL T. BARNHOUSE, Gary, 
Colo. 
VERY UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY—118 acres 
good laud with extra fiue pasture, never fail¬ 
ing water supply; extra good house, good barns 
ar.d tenant house; finely located on State mac¬ 
adamized road between Utica and Oneida, only 
one mile from town and five minutes’ walk 
from trolley station; $100 per acre, to close an 
estate. No exchanges; terms reasonable. J. H. 
FORT, Oneida. N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Small poultry and fruit farm. Borders 
large pond with tine fishing. Edgawater Farm 
Dover, Del. 
RELIGIOUS FREE LITERATURE-Unitarian- 
Postoffiee Mission. Address, Mrs. F. M. McGnrry. 
Grafton, .Mass. 
CHESTER WHITES OR 0.1. C.’s 
Now is the time tp order Spring Pigs from large, 
growthy. prolificsotft. A few Fall boar pigs left, also 
ten December pigs. A11 stock registered, either OIL 
orChester White Record, VICTOR FARMS. Beilvale N Y 
207 Prizes Won 
At the large Eastern State Fairs last Fall tells 
the Quality of our drafters. SO Percherons. Bel¬ 
gian and Suffolk stallions and mares priced right. 
Registered Perciieron foals of 1912 and 1913 at 
$200.00 to $500.00 each. For actual photographs 
and interesting information ask for Bulletin H 
ADIRONDACK FARMS, - Glens Falls, N. Y. 
