1914. 
'i'JrtD RURAL NEW-YORKER 
U7o 
CONTENTS 
THE 3.URAL NEW-YORKER. October 24, 1914. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Potato-Digging' Time .1257, 1258 
Killing Weed Seod in Manure.1258 
Dynamite or Tile for Drainage .1260 
Coming Farmers’ Meetings .1260 
Crop Notes .1261 
How to Store Seed Potatoes. 1263 
New Business for Farmers.1263 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Farm Stock Breeding—Part II.1270 
Live Stock Notes .1270 
Success With Purebreds ..1271 
Selecting Steers for ''Feeder" Cattle .1271 
Things a Dairyman Should Not Do.1271 
Farm News .1271 
Paints for the Silo .1272 
Who Should Build Silos .127 2 
Fumes From Silo Kill Four .1272 
Silo Partly Underground .127 2 
The Egg-Laying Contest .1273 
Fowls On Free Range .1273 
Lettuce and Feathers ....1273 
Cleaning Soiled Eggs . 1273 
Middlings and Mixed Feed .1273 
HORTICULTURE. 
Cutting Back 40-Year Trees .1258 
After the Poach Harvest .1253 
The New York Apple Grading Law .1259 
Fall Spraying for Peaches .1260 
Tardy-Bearing Pear Tree .1261 
Sweet Cherries On Mazzard .1261 
Transplanting Apple and Pear Trees.1261 
Hybridization by Grafting .1261 
Apple-Grading Gauge .1263 
Landscape Gardening as a Profession.1265 
Roses Choked by Stock .1265 
Eradicating Woodbine . 1265 
Selecting Lima Bean Seed ..1265 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day .1268 
The Rural Patterns .1263 
Weaving Coverlets .1268 
Frugal But Savory .1268 
Suggestions For a Hallowe’en Celebration.. 1269 
Seen in New York Shops.1269 
Shirred Eggs With Tomatoes .1269 
Baked Tomatoes With Bacon .1269 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Free Markets at Chicago .1259 
Care of Paint Brushes .1260 
Events of the Week .1202 
Buffalo Markets . 1262 
Publisher’s Desk .1274 
Humorous .1276 
New York State News . 1267 
New Market at Poughkeepsie .1267 
New York Apple Outlook . 1267 
The War and Commerce .1267 
Working Off the Apple Crop . 1267 
Products, Prices and Trade. 
Wholesale Prices at New York. 
Week Ending: Oct. 16. 1914. 
MILK. 
The Borden milk schedule to producers 
for the six months beginning with Oc¬ 
tober is as follows. This is per 100 
pounds in the 20-cent zone. This is 
what is known as the “maximum” for 
milk testing ?>.8 to 4.2 per cent. fat. and 
is 20 cents per 100 pounds above the 
“flat" rate. 
1014. 
October .$2.00 
November .. 2.10 
December . 2.10 
January . 2.0.1 
February . 1.01 
March . 1.90 
Wholesale prices paid by New York 
dealers are running $1.01 and $1.71 for 
B and G. Hotels and restaurants using 
two to three cans per day arc paying live 
to six cents per quart, single quart prices 
from bakeries and grocery stores, six to 
seven cents; delivered milk, nine to 10 
cents. 
BUTT ICR. 
The scarcity of best creamery has 
forced the price up one cent. Other 
grades are plentiful—some in surplus 
and meeting dull trade. Very little stor¬ 
age is moving, desirable lots being held 
firmly. 
Creamery, extrn.above 98 score, lb... 
32 
@ 
:«y. 
Extra, 98 score . 
311<>@ 
32 
Good to Choice . 
26 
@ 
28 
Lower Grades. 
22 
@ 
24 
Storage . . 
27 
@ 
30J6 
State Dairy, best. 
@ 
30'.. 
Common to Good. 
22 
® 
25 
Ladles . 
19 
(<t 
90 
Hacking Stock. 
IS 
@ 
21 
Process . 
22 
@ 
26 
Elgin, Ill., butter market 30 cents. 
Philadelphia, western creamery. 82 cents. 
Chicago creamery, 25@:i0 . 
CHKICSK. 
There has been a further 
decline, which has encouraged 
trifle, though trade is still 
pecially on skims. 
Whole Milk, fresh, specials. 
Average fancy. 
Under grades . 
Daisies. Wisconsin . 
Skims, specials. 
Good to choice . 
Poor to fair. 
half cent 
business a 
light. 
OS- 
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15 
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13 
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ST.Vl . .URNT OF THE OWNERSHIP. MANAGE 
U 1 '. CIRCULATION, Etc.. of THE ill 
KAi NEW-YORKER, published weekly at 
333 West 80th Street. New York. N. Y., as 
required by the Act of August 24. 1912. 
Editor: Herbert W. Collingwood'. Woodcliff Lake. 
N. J. 
Managing Editor: Herbert W. Colllngwood. 
Woodcliff Lake. N. ,1. 
Business Manager: John J. Dillon, 903 West End 
Avenue, New York. 
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New York. 
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Y'ork. 
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Sworn to and subscribed before me this 3d day 
of October. 1914. 
C. S. I.ORENT/.FN. 
Notary Public. 
New York County. 
My ommlssion expires March 30. 1915. 
EGGS. 
The price range covering different 
qualities is unusually wide. Some near¬ 
by white have sold up to 10 cents, but 
lower grades are in considerable sur¬ 
plus. some permitted sale by the health 
authorities going as low us 10 cents. 
Most business in what are known as 
fresh gathered is under 90 cents, and 
best hennery brown. 22 to 24. There 
has been a little export business in good 
storage grades to England, and this 
trade may increase if breakage is not too 
heavy. (>u the other hand we have had 
small shipments from Denmark. 
White, choice to fancy, large . 48 ® 50 
Common to good . 30 @ 33 
Mixed colors, best. 33 ® 35 
Common to good. 25 ® 28 
Western fresh, white. 29 ® 35 
Lower grades... 10 @ 20 
Storage, best . 22 @ 23 
Lower grades. 18 @ 20 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Most apples are 21 to 50 cents per 
barrel less than lost week, receipts hav¬ 
ing been heavy on our already loaded 
markets. Demand for pears has been 
good, and the better grades of Clairgeau 
and Bose higher. Grapes in larger sup¬ 
ply but selling well at former prices. 
Apples—Alexander, bbl . 
@ 
2 50 
Gravenstein . 
<» 
2 25 
Duchess . 
@ 
2 26 
Wealthy . 
@ 
2 50 
Fal 1 Pippin ... 
. 1 25 
UP 
2 00 
McIntosh . 
. 2 14) 
% 
3 00 
Jonathan . 
@ 
3 00 
Tweniv-ouuoe . 
. ... 
.. 1 25 
@ 
1 75 
Spitz. 
(ri 
2 (IU 
Baldwin. 
<& 
1 75 
King . 
1 25 
@ 
1 -5 
Greening . 
. 1 25 
@ 
1 75 
Blush . 
@ 
1 75 
Crabapples. bbl . 
@ 
soo 
Fears. An , ou. bbl . 
Cdi 
5 no 
Bartlett . 
. 3 50 
@ 
5 50 
Seckel . 
. . . . . 
. 3 no 
@ 
5 on 
Bose . 
@ 
6 00 
Clairgeau . 
® 
5 00 
Sheldon . 
@ 
5 00 
Peaches, bkt . 
® 
1 00 
Grapes. 181 b case . 
. 40 
® 
90 
41b. bkt . 
® 
10 
Plums. 8ib.-l)kt. 
® 
25 
Figs, fresh, qt. . 
05 
<■>. 
10 
Muskmelons, Colorado, bu. 
. 
.. 1 00 
® 
1 50 
HOPS. 
Prime to choice. 
. 43 
@ 
45 
Common to good. 
. 38 
@ 
42 
Pacific Coast . 
. 15 
<& 
16 
Old stock. 
. 10 
15 
HONEY. 
Clover, comb, lb. 
@ 
16 
Extracted, gallon .. 
. 50 
90 
NUTS. 
The market on chestnuts went to 
pieces badly owing to heavy supply and 
warm weather. In one day there was a 
drop of $4 per bushel on wild chestnuts. 
Cultivated have held up better in price. 
Some extra fine cultivated are seen— 
about half the size of Paragon, but 
closely resembling wild. In fact many 
would pass for wild nuts grown under 
favorable conditions. Then* is more 
commercial possibility in these moderate 
sizes at present than the very large ones. 
Hickory nuts are scarce, choice bringing 
upwards of $2 per bushel. 
Chestnuts. Northern, bu. 2 00 @ 3 26 
Southern . 1 5n @ 2 00 
Cultivated, lb. 08 @ 08 
Hickory Nuts, bu. 2 50 @3 50 
BEANS. 
The market is 20 to 20 cents per 
hundred lower on practically all varie¬ 
ties. 
Marrow. 100 lbs. 5 95 @6 00 
Medium . 4 DO @ 4 10 
Pea . 3 95 (a 4 on 
Red Kidney. 5 00 @ 5 6.7 
Lima, Culllornia. 6 20 @0 25 
VEGETABLES. 
Potato market is weak and prices 10 
cents iower on medium grades. < inions 
continue low, though some sales are 
noted at better prices than last week. 
Cabbage slightly higher. Cauliflower in 
heavy supply and lower. String beans 
plentiful from Virginia and low. Toma¬ 
toes getting scarce and higher. 
Potatoes—Jersey, bbl. 1 50 @ l 75 
Long island, bbl. 1 75 @2 00 
State, 180 lbs.1 50 (« 1 t;o 
Maine. ISO ibs. 1 65 @ 1 75 
Sweet Potatoes, bbl. 2 00 @ 2 5u 
Brussels Sprouts, qt. ill @ 111 
Beets. 100 bunches. 50 @ 1 00 
Cartels, bbl. 1 no @ 1 26 
Celery, do/.. 10 @ 25 
Cauliflower, bbl. 100 C« 3 50 
encumbers, bu. 50 m ] 00 
Cabbage, bbl. 75 @ 1 00 
Ton .10 00 @14 00 
Lettuce, hulf-hbl. basket. 15 @ l 00 
Onions- Red. bag . 76 @ 1 00 
T ellow. 60 @ 90 
Peppers. Jersey, bbl.1 Oil g 1 75 
Peas, bu. 1 50 @ 4 50 
Radishes. 100 buuehes . 75 @ 1 Oo 
Spinach, bbl.... 100 @ 125 
String Beans, bu. 50 @150 
Squash. Hubbard, bbl. 60 @ 75 
Marrow. 50 @ 75 
Egg Plants, bu. 50 @ 90 
Tomatoes. Jersey, box . 50 @ 1 00 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Business is fairly active and market 
firm. A few choice fowls have sold up 
to IS cents. Few chickens good enough 
to bring; above 
selling slowly. 
15. Ducks 
ami 
geese 
Chickens, lb.. 
. . 
14 
15 
Fowls . 
••••.*••.......,, 
15 
<a 
18 
Roosters. 
12 
to. 
12'.. 
Ducks. 
15 
<0i 
17 ' 
Geese. 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
13 
& 
14 
The weather 
Iris been too 
\vu 
irm 
to 
stimulate much poultry trade. Heavy 
fowls and good roasting chickens have 
sold ln^st. Turkeys very dull. 
Turkeys, choice, lb. 23 @ 25 
Common to good . 15 @ 21 
Chickens choice broilers, lb. 28 @ 25 
Squab broilers, pair. 50 @ 6.7 
Broilers, common to good _...• 19 @ 21 
Fowls. 17 @ 20 
Ducks, Spring. 15 @ 16 
Squabs, doz. 1 25 @3 50 
IIAY AND STRAW. 
The liny market has improved and 
prices 10 cents higher on most grades. A 
little Alfalfa has been sold here recent¬ 
ly at $20 to $24. Straw market dull, 
bulk of receipts being No. 2 or under. 
Hay. Timothy, new. No. 1. ton.. 20 50 @21 50 
No. 2„...... IB OH @19 50 
No. 8 ........In 00 @17 0|) 
Clover mixed........17 OO @19 00 
Straw. Rye. choice....1800 @1400 
Short and tangled ...10 00 @1101) 
LIVE STOCK. 
Native Steers............... .. 0 25 @8 75 
Buiis—_................_ ... 4 50 @ 6 50 
Cows ....... 300 @ 600 
Oaives. prime veal, 100 lb ...—...... B 5U @12 50 
Culls . .... 6 00 @8 00 
Sheep. iUO lbs. 3 00 @ 5 00 
Lambs . 7 25 @ 8 00 
Hogs ....... 8 00 @ s60 
GRAIN. 
The wheat market has been firm dur¬ 
ing the week owing to heavy export 
sales, but weakened at the end and 
prices dropped one to two cents. Corn 
dull; oats lower because of favorable 
outlook in Argentina. 
W beat. No. 1. Northern Spring._ 114 @ 
No. 2. Red .. 117 @ .. 
No. 2. Hard Winter............ Ill @ 
Corn, as to qualify, bush.. . 80 ® 81 
Oats, as to weight, bush........ ... .. 49 @ 58 
Kye .. 95 @ .96 
RETAIL PRICES AT NEW TORK. 
These are not the highest or lowest 
figures noted here, but represent produce 
of good quality and the buying oppor¬ 
tunities of at least half of New York's 
population. 
Eggs, fancy white, do/.. 50 @ 55 
Mixed colors, new.laid. 42 @ 45 
Ordinary grades. 25 & 35 
Butter, fancy prints, lb. 38 ® 40 
Tub. choice... 30 ® 34 
Chickens, roasting, lb. 28 @ 30 
Squab broilers, pair . 1 00 @ 1 50 
Broilers, common to good, lb. 24 «> 26 
Fricassee, lb. 18 @ 20 
Fowls.-.. 19 @ 22 
Leg of lamb........ 16 @ 18 
Lamb chops. 18 ® 20 
Roasting beef . . 16 @ IS 
Stewing beef . 12 ® 14 
Pork Chops..... . IS ® 20 
Loin of Pork . 17 @ 19 
Round Steak . 18 @ 20 
Receipts at New York, week ending 
October 16, 1914: 
Wheat, bushels . 2,109.520 
Corn, bushels . 122.800 
Oats, bushels . 1,003,700 
Itye. bushels . 1G7.110 
Apples, bushels . 445.000 
Potatoes, bushels . 220.000 
Hay, tons . 5,000 
Butter, pounds . 2.700,000 
Eggs, dozen . 2,200,000 
Our total circulation of currency is 
now 8.",.GB4.74S.1BG, or $27.15 per capita. 
The sale of gold bars at the New 
York Assay Office for the nine months 
ending September 30 amounted to $48,- 
400.001. 
The first steamer from New Zealand 
to New York without a stop arrived 
after a voyage of 4414 days by way of 
Cape Horn. 
During September new incorporations 
amounting to $100,000 or over totalled 
$87,111,400. For the nine months of 
1914 capitalization was $1,114,107,700. 
Delaware led in number of charters. 
Since May the government fisheries 
commission has planted 182.000.000 lob¬ 
ster fry along the Maine coast. The 
young lobsters are the prey of many 
fishes, so that not more than 10 or 15 
per cent, of the plant survives. 
* 
Brooklyn. N. Y.. has been added to the 
postoflioos where extensive distribution of 
farm produce by parcel post will be 
made. Postmaster YY. E. Kelly will 
make lists of farmers who want to sell 
their goods in this way. and these names 
will be sent to Brooklyn residents. Dis¬ 
tribution will be made from a special 
parcel post sub-station, so that the goods 
can be handled with the least possible 
delay. A similar experiment in Boston. 
Mass., has proven a great success. 
The North Pacific Fruit Distributors 
have set these prices at primary ship¬ 
ping points for boxed apples, the first 
price being for "Extra" and the second 
“Fancy.” Baldwin. $105 (o' 81: Jon¬ 
athan. 81.15 (ft 115: McIntosh $1.01 (it 
85: Borne Beauty. 81.25 (ti $1.05; 
Spitzenlmrg. 81.2.1 (it 81.15: Newtown. 
$1.25 <it $1.15; l’.eii Davis. 90 (it 75; 
Gann. 81.(Ml (it 80: Winter Bananas. 
$1.50 (ft 81.11; Winosap. $1.2! (ft 81.11; 
Delicious. $1.10 (<i $1.11; Grimes. $1.15 
(a 95; York Imperial. 81.05 (a M; Ar¬ 
kansas Black. 81.50 (a $1.15. 
tf 
In the seven mouths ending with July 
we imported 122.1G2.55G pounds of 
clothing wool, worth $20,222,744: 10.- 
717.'.MB pounds of combing. N4.1B5.752; 
and G7.2sn.212 carpet wool, 811.428,212; 
total N45.B5fi.710. 
Pending twine imports were 7.500.834 
pounds. $087.500; jute, hemp and flax¬ 
seed yarns. 2.072.SO,s pounds. 8001.050: 
burlap and other plain fabric of single 
jute yarns. 2B2.s51.522 pounds. $24,801,- 
172. Four-fifths of the last item came 
from British India. 
Raw silk imports were 14.GS4.162. 
valued at $52,017,240. Nearly three 
quarters came from .Japan. 
“Well. Jean, are you content about 
your examination?” “Yes. grandpa. I 
answered all the questions.” "And how 
did you answer them?” “I answered 
that I didn t know.”—I.e Hire. 
Subscribers’ Exchange 
Complyl-.g -with several suggestions received 
recently, we open a department here to enable 
RURAL NEW-YORKER readers to supply each 
other's wants. If you want to buy or sell or 
exchange, make it known here. This Rate will 
be 6 Cents a word, payable in advance. The 
name and address must be counted as part of 
the advertisement. Copy must reach us not 
later than Friday to appear in the following 
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 011 
other pages. Seed and Nursery advertisements 
will not be accepted for this column. 
AUSTRIAN, 24 years, wants situation on prml 
trv farm to learn; no wages, lodging nud 
table onlv. 1LLERT, 231 East 48th St.. New 
York. 
WANTED—A competent farmer to run my 190 
acre Connecticut farm, SO miles from New 
York: shares or salary. Address R. C. T.. cure 
R. N.-Y. 
POTLTRYMAN—Desires position: married: S 
years’ experience: modern method's; can get re- 
shlts. Address POULTRYMAN. cure Rural 
New-Yorker. 
POSITION WANTED—Married man, with small 
family, good milker, understands nil kinds of 
farm work, and handy with machinery. F. C. 
F., Box 182, Chappaqua. N. Y. 
PARTNER WANTED—Florida live stock propo 
sition. with capital, by university trained ag¬ 
riculturist; 500 acres rich clay soil, near Talla¬ 
hassee. L. IIEIMBURGER, Tallahassee, Fla. 
WANTED—Single man: must lie good milker. 
who wants to learn advanced registry feed 
ing and work; state nationality, age. wages 
wanted and reference. New York State, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Position as manager of a large 
country estate by a practical farmer, horti¬ 
culturist and stockman who can produce re¬ 
sults; small family: references furnished. M. 
L. J.. care Rural New-Yorker. 
POSITION WANTED—By expert poultpynian. 
fruit grower and practical mechanic, build 
poultry houses, etc., conscientious worker, strict¬ 
ly sober, excellent reference; Swiss-American, 
age 40. unmarried. JOHN H. GASSER. Bethel. 
Conn. 
TWO STRONG CITY BOYS, aged 18 years. 
want place on tarui for two years, to get 
practical experience preparatory for agricul¬ 
tural college course. Salary not important. An¬ 
dress ROBT. 1*. KEHOF. 98 Morningside Ave.. 
New Y'ork. 
STOCKMAN wants position on large farm: un¬ 
derstands horse raising, the care of dairy cat¬ 
tle. sheep, hothouse lambs and hogs: also good 
working knowledge of poultry; long experience 
with registered stock, scientific training. It. D. 
C.. care R. N.-T. 
WANTED—Position as herdsman or dairymair 
by one who thoroughly understands the busi¬ 
ness: an experienced feeder for tests; A1 but- 
termaker: ten-year practical experience: single. 
American, age 31: college training: good habits 
and’ record. X Y Z. care R. N.-Y. 
WANTED—Position as Superintendent to take 
complete charge of farm. Married: college 
j graduate: thoroughly under stand's crops, stock. 
J dairying and up-to-date methods, particularly 
production of sanitary milk. Excellent refer¬ 
ences. JOHN HESSE. Sinitlltown, N. Y. 
WANTED—Competent, experienced farmer. 300- 
acre Niagara fruit and stock farm, fine loca¬ 
tion. surroundings and equipments all up to date, 
good opportunity for man who can show results 
from past records: state in full references, age 
and salary wanted. CHESTNUT RIDGE FARM. 
Lockport. N. Y. 
TENANT WANTED for improved 130-a 
near Seneca Lake. Seneca County. New York: 
Hi acres grajies. 8 acres apples and peaches, rest 
tillable soil producing Alfalfa, corn, wheat and 
hay. Good' water und accomodations for stock. 
School, church and R. U. near: progressive 
neighbors, ample barns, house and outbuildings. 
A No. 1 opportunity for the right man. Good 
reference required. HERMAN VAN VLEKT. 
Olmstedvilie. N. Y. 
PURE HONEY—Direct to Consumer: circular 
free. HARRIS T. KILLK A RKO.. Swedes 
boro. N. J. 
THREE CYPHERS four hundred egg ineubat 
ors: cheap now. HAMILTON" FARM, Green- 
1 lawn. L. I. 
FOR SALE -Fancy Sweet Potatoes at 82.50 per 
barrel, or will exchange for fanev apples. C. 
A. NOTTINGHAM. Cape Charles. Vu. 
EXPERT INFORMATION—Making Cider Vine 
gar. quick process: forty years' experience; 
results guaranteed. JOHN P. CASE, Spring 
St.. Trenton. New Jersey. 
FOR SALE—Valuable fruit and poultry farm of 
9 acres. Fine market. M 00 R.E A SON. Naz¬ 
areth. Pa. 
FOR SALE—Fifty-three-acre farm, with im¬ 
provements. near Bridgeton. A. J. ALLEN. 
I Salem. N. .T. 
19 ACRES of good land: orange trees: good’ 
house, ham. all improved. 8599. M. 1UGKL. 
Y'ellovv Pine. Ala. 
I WANT to rent with option of inlying a truck 
farm. 89 to too acres in Long Island, within 
50 miles of New York. W. It., care It. N.-Y. 
FOR SALK—Small place. Sullivan Co.. N. Y.. 
over two acres: good buildings: adapted lor 
chickens mid truck. JOSEPH ROGERS, Farm 
iugdale. New Jersey. 
FARM FOR SALE—20-acre plantation Isle of 
lines. Finest climate Winter and Summer. 
Grapefruit, oranges and pineapples: 5.000 Amer¬ 
ican, colony. Write DR. O. M. MYERS B— lti 
State St.. Rochester. N. Y*. 
FOR SALE—Successful poultry plant, location 
convenient to marker, modern equipped build’- 
itigs housing pno liens: must lie seen to he ap¬ 
preciated. Price reasonable: terms. Address 
BARGAIN, care Rural New-Yorker. 
FARM FOR SAI.E—-69 acres, with (i-room house 
and large barn. 3J4 miles from I.. V. R. lc. 
station and market: 1 mile from village; pleas¬ 
ant. healthy location. Price 81,500 cash. Write 
to DANIEL HOGAN, li. D.. Wvalusing. Brad¬ 
ford Co.. Pa. 
M ANTED—To rent or work on shares, desir¬ 
able farm well located. 12 to 24 good cows, 
by young married man. up-to-date, scientific 
life experience, studied under Cornell, no bad 
habits: best references. J. HOLLISTER 
BA RUE, Afton. N. Y. 
