1914. 
THE KUKAE NEW-YORKER 
?69 
Joint Meeting at York, Pa. 
January 20, 21 and 22, the Pennsyl¬ 
vania Horticultural Association, the 
State Live Stock Breeders and the Dairy 
Union held joint meetings at York. The 
sessions of the different associations were 
unusually well attended and the pro¬ 
grammes of all were excellent. There 
were tine exhibits of fruits, corn, dairy 
products, dairy and creamery supplies 
and orchard apparatus. Chester J. 
Tyson of Flora Dale, for a number of 
years secretary of the Horticultural As¬ 
sociation, was elected president; Dr. J- 
H. Mayer, Willow Street, first vice-presi¬ 
dent, and J. A. Hunk, Huntingdon, 
secretary. Drastic amendments to the 
constitution were made advancing annual 
dues to $2 and life membership to .$20, 
both double the fees imposed heretofore, 
and closing all sessions of the association 
to all persons except speakers, delegates 
from other State societies, minor children 
and wives of members. 
The Dairy Union reelected its former 
officers: E. M. Bailey, Pittsburgh, presi¬ 
dent; Prof. C. W. Larson, State College, 
secretary, and W. E. Perham, Verden, 
treasurer. 
The Breeders advanced E. S. Bayard, 
Pittsburgh, to the presidency and re¬ 
tained J. F. Lantz, Harrisburg, as treas¬ 
urer. A very interesting and popular 
feature of the Breeders’ meeting was the 
meeting with them of the American 
Berkshire Congress, which brought to 
the association some of the most famous 
Berkshire breeders of America, notably 
among them being N. H. Gentry of Mis¬ 
souri ; Prof. C. F. Curtiss, Iowa; W. S. 
Corsa and Lyman Lovejoy of Illinois, and 
Alexander Fulford, Maryland. The con¬ 
gress held its annual auction sale Thurs¬ 
day afternoon and it was pronounced the 
most successful it had ever held. There 
were 50 Berkshires in the sale, con¬ 
signed by leading breeders from territory 
covered between Iowa and Massachusetts, 
and as far south as South Carolina. The 
top price of $650 was reached by a sow 
consigned by Prof. Curtiss, and was 
paid by Delchester Farm, Pennsylvania 
The next highest price, $550, was paid 
by same purchaser for a contribution by 
Iowana Farms, Iowa, and $500 for 
another from Elmendorf Farm, Kentucky. 
Mr. Buckley of Broadax, Pa., paid $410, 
the next highest price, for another sow 
from Iowana Farms- One other sow 
was sold for $400; one for $350; four 
for $300 each; two for $275 each, and 
three for $200 each. As all this fine 
stock remains in the East, it is indicative 
of the substantial interest our farmers 
are taking in the best swine. Pennsyl¬ 
vania has the honor of having received 
more Berkshires last year than any other 
State. 
Steps were taken to combine the three 
distinct organizations, meeting jointly at 
this time, into one united body for the 
purpose of more concentrated effort in 
the future. w. f. m’sparran. 
BUFFALO MARKETS. 
Potatoes are still quoted at 75 cents 
a bushel to the retailer, and country 
dealer's are paying farmers 65 cents for 
them, but the consumer has to pay $1 
for good ones, on the plea that the re¬ 
tailer cannot make a living at anything 
less. The quality is fine for the most 
part. Vegetables generally are not ad¬ 
vancing, as they are showing the effect 
of an open Fall and Winter. Not much 
but celery is showing the effects of too 
much warm weather. 
On a trip to the Chippewa retail mar¬ 
ket last week I bought from one dealer 
a half peck of beets, 15 cents; a quart 
of string beans, 20 cents; a half peck 
of sweet potatoes, 15 cents; a head of 
cauliflower, 10 cents; a bunch of celery, 
five cents; a bunch of salsify, five cents; 
a big pineapple, 20 cents, and a dozen 
of lemons, 15 cents, all amounting to 
$1.05. This is not. possibly, the best 
selection for a showing, but I was able 
to reflect that the same amount laid 
out for meat would have procured only 
about four pounds of ordinary cuts, with 
no approach to porterhouse or veal. 
Much of this produce pays only one 
profit, as it is raised in the neighborhood 
and is kept in trench or cool cellar, to 
be brought into market by team. Some¬ 
times the farmer or trucker owns his own 
market stall, but not usually. 
Florida strawberries have appeared, 
retailing at 35 cents a quart- They are 
better ripened than usual and have not 
suffered badly in transit. They are much 
more plentiful in open market than they 
generally are in early February. All 
fruits from the South are plenty, Malaga 
grapes retail at 20 cents a pound, good 
lemons and oranges at 15 cents a dozen 
and big grape fruit at five cents each, 
with very large sizes 10 cents. The sale 
of bananas is heavy at 10 to 12 cents 
a dozen. Sweet potatoes are still plenti¬ 
ful. 
Ulie big decline in butter on account 
of the arrival of so much free product 
from abroad was nine ceuts, the best 
brands now offering at 29 cents to the 
retailer. Eggs remain about stationary, 
at 36 cents for fresh and 33 cents for 
storage to retailers. The consumer is 
seldom sure what he is getting till it 
comes to the table. Spinach, 20 cents 
peck; lettuce, five to 10 cents a head; 
cabbage, three cents per pound: Brus¬ 
sels sprouts, 20 cents a quart; rutabaga, 
1 Vo cents a pound; white turnips. 10 
cents per two quart measure; carrots, 
parsnips, eight ceuts a two-quart 
measure. j. w. c. 
Milch cows, $60; cheese, 17*4; butter, 
37; potatoes, 60; eggs, 30; _ hay, $12 
per ton; maple syrup, from 85 cents to 
$1 per gallon; maple sugar, eight to 
12*4 cents per pound. w. N. s. 
Centerville, N. Y- 
Good cattle are hard to get, bringing 
from $75 up. Dealers pay five cents a 
quart for milk, retails at 10; cream, 60 
cents a quart at retail. Not much butter 
made to sell in this section. Timothy 
or mixed hay, $23; Alfalfa, 25; corn 
fodder, four cents a bundle; corn on 
ear, 95 to $1 at auctions; potatoes. $2.75 
to $3 per barrel; sugar beets, 60 cents 
a barrel; carrots, $1.25 a barrel; turnips, 
$1. Apples did not keep well, and were 
mostly sold early in the Winter, bring¬ 
ing $2.50 to $3 a barrel. Hucksters pay 
16 cents a pound for chickens. Eggs 
scarce and retail at 45 cents a dozen. 
Everett, N. Y- J. E. M. 
February 5. Fine Winter weather: 
January was exceptionally warm and 
good for farm work. No time for harvest¬ 
ing ice yet; plenty of water and feed 
for stock. Farmers plowing sod and 
building fence. Brick roads fever has 
reached this section; of course we all 
want good roads- A few cattle being 
fed for Spring market; most of the cream 
produced in this county is shipped. 
Hogs, 7 to 8; hay, $11; potatoes, $1; 
wheat looking well, selling at 90: corn, 
SO; butter, 22; eggs, 28; chickens, 12; 
apples scarce, 4 y 2 cents per pound. 
Chesterhill, O. w. b. h. 
Good grade cows are selling for about 
$75; no limit to the price for purebred 
Ilolsteins. Milk shipped to Rochester, 
$2.30 cwt., dairyman to pay freight, 
which is 15 cents per 86-pound can. But¬ 
ter not over 36 cents at wholesale; veals, 
nine to 10 cents live weight; potatoes, 
70; hay, $12 to $16 per ton. B. 
Cayuga, County, N. Y. 
Wheat, 92; corn, 70; oats, 45; hay, 
$12 to $16; straw, $8 to $10; butter, 
28 to 35; eggs, 2S to 30; lard, 12; po¬ 
tatoes, $1; hens. 12 cents per pound; ap¬ 
ples, $1 to $1.50; dressed hogs, 10; live 
beef cattle, seven to 8% ; cows, $40 to 
$100; calves, eight to 9^4- No milk sold 
here. Peaches in season were 40 cents 
to $1.50 per basket. A. A. 
East Berlin, Pa. 
Fat cows, $6.25 per cwt., live weight; 
steers, $8 to $8-25; bulls, $6.50 to $7; 
hogs, $11.25 dressed. Our stock cream¬ 
ery paid for the first half of January 
48 cents per pound for butter fat, but 
the butter came down in price, so that 
next pay will be only about 40. Farmers 
have to work for nothing in a dairy; we 
cannot produce butter for less than 50 
cents per pound if we want to pay for 
our work. The poor people say they 
cannot afford to pay that price. I know 
a small dealer in a country village who 
sells 600 pounds of oleomargarine “Clover 
Leaf Butter;” he makes six cents per 
pound, or $36 in a week. Potatoes bring 
85 to 90; apples all sold at 90 to $1. 
No. 1 Timothy hay pressed f. o. b.. 
$14 to $15; cows from $50 to $60; veal 
calves, live, nine to 10 cents per pound; 
pork, dressed, 10*4 to 11; butter, cream¬ 
ery, best, 27 to 28; corn, $1.40 per 100 
pounds; gluten, $1.50 per 100 pounds; 
oats, 58 to 60 per bushel; buckwheat, 
$1.75 per 100 pounds; eggs 28; potatoes, 
60 to 70. F. M. G. 
East Rush, Pa. 
Mitchell Big Six 
$ 2 , 350.00 
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isn’t properly constructed and which lacks engineering balance. It strains the 
frame, the axles, the springs and the motor of a cheaply built car and no 
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$ 2,350 
$ 1,595 
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