1914. 
THE RURAt NEW-YORKER 
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CONTENTS 
THE MISSOURI EGG-LAYING CONTEST 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, April 11, 
1914. 
FARM TOPICS. 
The Hired Man and Contracts.554 
Acid Phosphate in Manure.555 
Nitrate of Soda for Tomatoes.550 
Mussels for Lime.556 
Lime on Sweet Potatoes.550 
Spring Rye and Vetch.556 
Vetch as a Manurial Plant, Part I.. . .558 
Fertilizing Asparagus.558 
Indian Farm Notes.500 
The Use of Commercial “Humus," 
Part II.563 
Spring Work .564 
Manure Pits .504 
Coal Ashes for Improving Soil.565 
Hope Farm Notes.506 
Direct Dealing With Farmers.569 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Buff W.vandottes Win in California, 553, 554 
The Chicken Thief Proposition. 555 
Some Short-horn Records.572 
Training a Saddle Horse.572 
Sale of Ilolsteius.573 
Boston Milk .573 
Silo for Small Herd.574 
Silage Questions .574 
Tuberculous Beef .574 
Do Not Use Grade Bulls.575 
Misfits in Breedings.575 
Ration for Jersey.570 
Another Milk Ration.576 
Dairy Ration .576 
Improving Milk Ration.570 
Winter Feed for Farm Horses.576 
Ration With Molasses.576 
Silage for Horses.576 
Selecting The Breeders.577 
Keeping Green Bone..577 
New Wrinkles On Broode'B.577 
Bone Meal for Poultry....578 
Worms in Poultry.578 
Wyandottes and Plymouth Rocks.578 
R. C. White Leghorns.578 
Feeding Beets to Hens.578 
The Egg-laying Contest.579 
Pin Worms .580 
Sore Shoulders; Eczema .580 
Rabbits With Sore Ears.580 
Pig-eating Sows .580 
Rickets .580 
Beautifying the Home Grounds, Part 
IV.563 
Raising Potted Plants.503 
Training a Saddle Ilcy-se.572 
Smudging to Protect Fruit.563 
Commercial Apples .503 
Cost of a Yearling Orchard.504 
Plant Lice .565 
Diseases of Cucumbers and Cabbage. . .505 
HORTICULTURE. 
Railroads and Apple Shipments. 
Inter-Crop and Cover Crop. 
Does Spraying Poison Birds. 
Pruning Grapevines . 
An Easy Graft . 
Strawberry Growing . 
Grafting Questions . 
Grafting the Kieffer Pear. 
Scale on Ivy. 
Long Island Apples. 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 
The Rural Patterns. 
Home-Canned Meat . 
Honey and Its Use. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
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The February report of this contest 
is quite interesting. A pen of Buff Or¬ 
pingtons from Springfield, Mo., carried 
off the honors as the best laying pen for 
the month. They laid 205 eggs. Tom 
Barron’s pen of White Leghorns lead all 
the pens in the total number laid, they 
being 109 eggs ahead of any other pen. 
The highest individual record has been 
made by a White Wyandotte from Penn¬ 
sylvania and a Buff Rock from Missouri, 
each laying 74 eggs in the three months. 
The average of all the hens in the contest 
is 29 eggs, so these two leading hens have 
laid nearly three times as many as the 
average hen. and about as many in the 
three Winter months as the average Mis¬ 
souri hen lays in a year. There are 
1.040 hens in this contest, making it far 
the largest egg-laying contest in the 
country. They laid 12,391 eggs in 
February. 
Cost of Feeding. —The hens in the 
last contest laid about 12 dozen each, on 
the average, which if sold at 25 cents 
would bring $3. The hens ate about 
33% of grain, and about 38% of dry 
mash. The feed cost approximately two 
cents a pound. This made the cost of 
feeding about $1.42 each, leaving about 
$1.58 per hen for labor and profit. My 
neighbor, the editor of the Connecticut 
Farmer, who keeps about 600 White 
Leghorns, estimates the average price of 
eggs here in Connecticut at 36 cents. 
The 12 dozen eggs computed at these 
figures would bring $4.32, leaving the 
balance for labor and profit $2.90 per 
hen. (This amount, $2.90, is exactly 
the amount per hen that I made one 
year in the early days on my farm.) 
The best pen laid 1714 dozen; at 36 
cents this would be $6.21. This pen ate 
a little more feed, viz., $1.46 worth, 
leaving $4.75 for labor and profit per 
hen. The poorest pen in the contest 
laid just enough to pay for their feed, 
leaving nothing to pay for the labor. 
This contest has a large number of 
entries from foreign countries. Below 
is the record of their best pens: 
EGGS. 
White Leghorns, England. 610 
Buff Orpingtons, United States.... 501 
S. C. Reds, Missouri . 466 
White Leghorns, New Zealand. 341 
White Leghorns, Vancouver Island 322 
White Leghorns, British Columbia.. 309 
White Wyandottes, Ontax-io . 301 
White Leghorns, Australia. 278 
White Leghorns, South Africa. 216 
The poor showing of these foreign pens 
is due to the poor condition at the time 
they were received, and the severe change 
in climate. One of the New Zealand 
pens had to be removed from the contest, 
and all suffered severely. The same is 
true of the Australian and South African 
pens. 
The best pens of the different breeds 
laid as ollows: 
The $1.50 Dollar .554 
Rough Handling of Mail.554 
Fixtures . 504 
Tomato-Can Birdhouse .505 
Waterproofing Paper .557 
Laying Wood Block Paving.557 
Siphon Over Elevation .557 
Fireproofing Wood .557 
Some Farm Conveniences.557 
Events of the Week.560 
Editorials .508 
The New Market System.569 
Financing Southern Cotton Planters, 
Part II.569 
Kansas Weights and Measures.509 
New York State News.509 
Publisher’s Desk .582 
BUFFALO MARKETS. 
There is some new asparagus here, at 
12 cents for very small bunches and 75 
cents for large ones. Strawberries, Flori¬ 
da-grown. are 50 cents a quart and new 
potatoes five cents a quart. Eggs are 
decidedly cheaper, retailing as low as 25 
cents for what are called fresh, though 
some dealers are up to 35 cents. Butter 
is now higher than eggs, pound for dozen, 
good grades not retailing for less than 30 
cents. Potatoes retail at about SO cents, 
the farmer getting 60 cents. Sweet po¬ 
tatoes are still rather low in spite of the 
late cold weather. The two-quart meas- 
ui'e retails for 15 cents, being on a par 
with white turnips and the cheaper ap¬ 
ples, most apples being up to 20 cents for 
a measure holding about a dozen. The 
barrel price is now up to $6 to retailers. 
Fine cucumbers 15 cents each; the im¬ 
ported endive 20 cents a pound. Beets 
five cents a bunch ; radishes two bunches 
for five cents. String beans retail for 
20 cents a quart. Cabbage and onions 
are still high, but there is new southern 
cabbage here and prices are not likely 
to last. The retail is five to 10 cents for 
smallish heads. Moderate-sized Spanish 
onions retail for two cents each or three 
for five cents. Home-grown onions are 
from $2 a bushel down to retailers. 
Spinach 30 cents a peck. The price of 
carrots, parsnips and vegetable oyster 
remain from five to eight cents a bunch 
or small measure. Celery is in better 
appearance than it was in the Fall and 
sells from five cents up. Southern fruits 
are still the cheapest of all market stuff. 
Lemons and oranges are 15 cents a dozen 
for the smaller sizes and tangurines are 
as low as 10 cents. Bananas are in great 
supply at eight cents a dozen up. They 
affect the prices of other fruits material¬ 
ly. Pineapples retail at 20 cents each. 
There is a growing demand for nuts iu 
the market and hickories are cheap, $2 
or less a bushel to retailers, with walnuts 
and butternuts $1.75. J. W. c. 
WHITE LEGHORNS. 
EGGS. 
Tom Barron, Enghind. 010 
RUEF ORPINGTONS. 
Bermuda Grass Orp. Yds., Texas. 501 
WHITE WYANDOTTES. 
Penn. Poultry Farm, Pennsylvania 495 
s. c. REDS. 
Fred A. Bentz, Missouri .466 
Anconas, Missouri .443 
White Orpingtons, Ohio .434 
Buff Leghorns, Missouri .433 
Campines, New Jersey . 426 
Buff P. Rocks, Pennsylvania. 419 
White P. Rocks, Arkansas .409 
Barred Rocks, Illinois . 401 
R. C. Reds, Missouri . 393 
American White Leghorns, Pennsyl¬ 
vania . 368 
“Rhinelanders,” California .363 
Black Orpingtons, Missouri .354 
Silver Wyandottes, Iowa . 348 
Buff Wyandottes, Missouri .343 
Black Langshans, Missouri . 334 
The report is very complete, showing 
the record of each of the 1.040 hens in 
the contest, hut too long for these col¬ 
umns. GEO. A. COSGROVE. 
The FARMERS’ BUREAU 
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Keferen<*»*a investigated. Scientific advice on farm prob¬ 
lems. Dept. R, 150 Nassau St., N. Y. Phoue, 55G5Beekman 
DO YOU NEED FARM HELP 
We have many able-bodied young men both with 
ami without farming experience, who wish to work 
on farms. If you noed a good, steady, sober man, 
write for an order blank. Ours is a philanthropic 
organization and we make no charge to employer 
or employee. Our object is the enronragemnnt of 
farming among Jews. THE JEWISH AGRICULTURAL 
SOCIETY. 17G Second Avenue, New York City. 
FARMER’S SECURITY BUREAU. NEW YORK 
Help, Farms, Estates, Institutions. Write. Phone 6tS6 
Cortlandt. Agency Maintained by qualifications, men 
placed. Have no branch. Sidney Sullivan, Expert, 09 Nasaau 
Subscribers’ Exchange 
FOR SALE—25 International Hovers; used sea¬ 
son HUS; SO each. W. H. SCIIUOM, Berwyn, 
Maryland. 
FOR SALE OK EXCHANGE—Iron-age two-horse 
cultivator, practically new. at half price. 
Want Disc Harrow. BOX 82. Dunellen, N. J. 
FOR SAT.E—Fancy Live Broilers. Address, 
ANDREW FOLK, Germantown, Columbia Co., 
N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Eight International Sanitary Hov¬ 
ers; good as new; 50 each. C. S. MeKNIGIIT, 
Rallstou Spa.. N. Y. 
THE ONONDAGA COUNTY FARM BUREAU 
is prepared to Quote prices on Alfalfa, Timothy 
and Clover hay. 112 COURT HOUSE, Syracuse, 
N. Y. 
Subscribers’ Exchange 
Complying with several suggestions received 
recently, we open a department here to enable 
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week. No display type used, and only Farm 
Products, Help and Positions Wanted admitted. 
For subscribers only. Dealers, jobbers and gen¬ 
eral manufacturers’ announcements not admit¬ 
ted here. Poultry, Eggs and other live stock 
advertisements will go under proper headings on 
other pages. Seed and Nursery advertisements 
will not be accepted for this column. 
WANTED—Man with small family to work on 
poultry farm. P. O. BOX 267, Carmel. N. Y. 
YOUNG MAN, 18. wants job on farm; some ex- 
perienee; can milk, etc.; good reference. B. L., 
care It. N.-Y., 333 West 30th St., New York. 
1912 GRADUATE of New York State College of 
Agriculture desires responsible position; good 
references. W. N. J.. care R. N.-Y., 333 AVest 
30th St., New York. 
POSITION WANTED as manager of farm near 
Boston, by married American, age 48. with 
extensive experience in all branches and fruit 
a specialty. BOX 1243,' Southbridge. Mass. 
WANTED—White American man and wife, no 
children; wife for housework; man for general 
farm work; also single men. Apply, with ref¬ 
erences. to WHITE HORSE FARM. Paoli. Fa. 
POULTRYMAN—Reliable young man. with ex¬ 
perience. desires situation on commercial or 
private plant; references; state wages, etc. 
J. KOOEL, General Delivery, Nyack, N. Y. 
ENGLISH-SPEAKING Hungarian couple, two 
children, desire position on farm; experienced. 
JOHN SEAMAN, 507 East 79th St.. New York 
City. 
WANTED—AVhite woman for general housework 
on farm; three adults; no outside work; ref¬ 
erence given and required; $5 a week. SIGNAL 
FARM, Sewickley, I“a. 
POULTRY AND GENERAL FARMER WANTED 
who desires to work into a business of his 
own; must have good judgment and reference; 
commission basis. W. AV. C., care R. N.-Y., 
333 AA'est 30th St.. New York. 
TRAINED NURSES—Hackensack Hospital Train¬ 
ing School has vacancies; applicants healthy, 
good character; age 20 to 30; two years’ course. 
Apply SUPT. MARY J. STONE. R. N., Hacken¬ 
sack Hospital, N. J. 
POULTRYMAN WISHES POSITION—Married; 
thoroughly competent; 15 years’ experience; 
able to manage large plant; Cornell training; 
will build up a plant or take entire responsi¬ 
bility of existing plant. POULTRYMAN. Box 
12, Manorville, L. I. 
WANTED POSITION—Young couple, no chil¬ 
dren, wants position on up-to-date farm; ex¬ 
perience in dairying and general farming; wife 
willing to assist house or hoard help; state 
wages. Address DAIRYMAN, HORXSTKA, 
AVoodside Farm, Perkasie, Pa. 
EXPERT POULTRYMAN desires position as 
manager; scientific training and thoroughly 
practical; experience covers all lines; young 
American, single, well educated: capable, ener¬ 
getic and honest; no tobacco or intoxicants; 
best references; only first-class proposition 
considered. WEWAPPO POULTRY FARM, Mid¬ 
vale. N. J. 
MAPLE COVE FARM—Products direct to Con¬ 
sumers. ROUTE 24, Athens. Pa. 
FOR SALE—Strictly fine Maple Syrup, best 
Quality, my own make: $1.25 per gallon, f.o.b. 
Dewittville, N. Y. A. M. RIIINEHART., K. F. 
D. 44, Box 18, Dewittville, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Glenwood Range, with water back; 
almost new. Also two Prairie State Hovers, 
complete. Address MOODNA FARM, Mountain- 
ville, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Three Hall Colony Brooders, good 
condition: reason, installed Hall hot-water 
system. MAPLE HILL POULTRY FARM CO.. 
Richfield Springs, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—My farm of 245 acres; particulars 
address R. N. FAIRBANK, Bernardston, Mass. 
93 ACRES and 12 ACRES—Two acres in grapes. 
Inquire N. M. KISTLER, Emporia, Va. 
WANTED—Large equipped poultry farm; fer¬ 
tile level soil: near large city; reasonable. 
SCHAUB, 2004 Madison Ave., New York. 
170 ACRES—Good dairy farm, good buildings. 
timber and muck land suitable for onions or 
trucking. KIDDLE, Williamsfield, Ohio. 
WANTED—Good 50-acre farm for fruit, with 
buildings, water; state price and full par¬ 
ticulars; no agents. G. n. S., 405 Fourth St., 
Brooklyn, N. Y. 
FARM FOR SALE—Good for raising poultry, 
fruit and berries of all kind; 1 horse and 1 
set of tools left on farm. Owner, F. SEAMAF- 
FO, Hammonton, N. J. 
FOR SALE—80-acre irrigated farm In Idaho 
fruit belt, close to electric car; telephone and 
R. F. D.; live stock, machinery; easy payments. 
Address owner. G. PRIMBS, Caldwell, Idaho. 
WANTED—Small dairy and fruit farm. 25 t > 
100 acres, good tillable soil, conveniently located 
in Orange, Ulster, or Dutchess counties; terms 
cash. Address L. R. S., care R. N.-Y., 333 W. 
30th St., New York. 
FRUIT, TRUCK. POULTRY FARM FOR SALE 
—36 acres, excellent location and market: good 
buildings; all kinds fruit: strong soil: with or 
without stock, etc.: buy direct, saving commis¬ 
sion. HOMER TWEED. Quakertown. Pa. 
120 ACRES, NEW MEXICO—Grows anything; 
fruits, vegetables. Alfalfa: delightful climate; 
abundant pure water: near prosperous county 
seat and railroad: price reasonable. GEORGE 
SUMMERS, Inter-Southern Bldg., Louisville, Ivy. 
MODEL POULTRY FARM—Successful business 
proposition, fully equipped with thoroughbred 
stock; 35 acres; capacity 3,000: large dwelling, 
mile from railroad; profits will return 20 per 
cent, on investment; $15,000, part cash. BOX 25G, 
Beverly, N. J. 
FOR SALE—Successful poultry plant, location 
convenient to market; modern equipped build¬ 
ings housing 900 hens; must be seen to be 
appreciated. Price, reasonable, terms. Address 
BARGAIN, care R. N.-Y., 333 West 30th St., 
New York. 
FOR SALE—Boarding house and dairy farm, 
128 acres; stables for 44 cows; milk station 
on farm; house has 30 rooms; accommodates 50 
guests: modern conveniences; telephone; price 
$11,000. Write for photos, and terms. Address 
OWNER, Willow Brook Cottage. Wallkill, N. Y. 
117% ACRE ONEIDA COUNTY DAIRY FARM. 
$4,900; $2,500 cash; balance easy terms; brand 
new 10-room house, finished oak and cherry, 
natural; water and sink in kitchen; new cement 
basement barn, stanchion 20 cows; hay track; 
plenty other good buildings: enough split wood 
for about 2 years; $500 worth new, heavy oak 
furniture; all tools, machinery, etc.; 3*4 miles 
to city and railroad; on crushed stone road. 
Wish to hear only from those interested. Ad¬ 
dress owner, N. L. HOOVER, R. 5, Camden, 
N. Y. 
Repair Bills Go 
when 
The U. S. Comes 
How much have you paid out for repairs on your 
separator in the past five years? Would you like to 
get rid of that kind of a tax? 
Every Part of the 1914 Model 
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CREAM SEPARATOR 
has material so good, workmanship so 
expert, and is so well provided for as 
to lubrication that it lasts. 
Simplicity 
The United States Cream Separator 
excels all separators in greatest simpli¬ 
city and few parts, which, to give last¬ 
ing service have the most perfect ar¬ 
rangement in relation to each other. 
F requent ad j ustments are never necessary. Yome, 
VERMONT FARM MACHINE CO 
Bellows Falls, Vt. 
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U. S. Gearing is remark¬ 
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last, all enclosed in 
solid, one-piece frame. 
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