CONTENTS 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, October 31, 1914. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Formalin on Wheat . 1280 
Our Old Friend Stonemeal .1280 
Value of Straw as Mulch .1280 
Outlook for Phosphoric Acid .1280 
The Cost of Growing Wheat.1279, 1280 
Figuring Profits—35-Cent Dollar.1281, 1282 
Hope Farm Notes .1286 
Coming Farmers’ Meetings..1303 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Afflicted Dairymen and Milking Machines 1281 
Fall Selection of Breeding Hens.1281 
Mobilizing the Family Against the Pig.1293 
Summer Itch; Buckwheat Straw.1293 
Distemper or Consumption in Cats.1293 
Oxen to Earn Automobiles .1295 
Utilize Small Carcasses . 1295 
A Supply of Donkey’s Milk .1298 
Shipping Buttor by Mail.1298 
Farm Stock Breeding—Part III.1300 
A New Jersey Pound Master.1301 
How Butter Making Pays .1301 
Raising Hogs Without Milk .1302 
Swelling .1302 
Rheumatism . 1302 
Thoroughpin .1302 
Warts .1302 
Fits; Rat Virus .1302 
The Cattle Club .1303 
How the Jumping Steer May Be Hobbled... 1303 
New England Milk Situation.1303 
The Favorite Hen .1304 
Leghorn Characteristics ..1306 
Lame Chickens .1306 
Hens Eat Feathers . 1306 
Favus in Fowls .1306 
Dry Mash; Forcing Molt .1306 
Ailing Hens .1306 
HORTICULTURE. 
Advertising Grapes .1282 
Harvesting Black Walnuts .1283 
Pruning Young Peach Trees .1283 
The Clairgeau Pear .1283 
Pronunciation of Kieffer and Van Deman... 1283 
Notes from a Produce Seller .1283 
Cabbage and Tomatoes .1285 
Crab Grass in Lawn .1285 
Storing Vegetables for Winter .1285 
Fruit Notes From Missouri .1287 
Planting Bulbs .1287 
Pruning Hybrid Roses .1287 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
A Plain Country Dinner .1289 
"No Place” . 1289 
Poems of the War .1290 
Wife’s Pay for Housework .1290 
The Father’s Part .1290 
Fables of the Farm .1291 
Dyeing a Coat .1291 
Inexpensive Things a Girl Can Make.1292 
The Little Peacemaker .1292 
Snowy, Puffy Doughnuts .1292 
Grape Juice From Whole Grapes.1292 
Freaks of Fashion .1293 
Unruly School Children .1293 
Women on Public Land .1293 
Home Management .1294 
New Uses for Bi-carbonate of Soda.1294 
Baked Apple Juice—A New One.1295 
Baby's Winter Clothing .1295 
Good Dressing at Light Expense.1296 
Good Words .1296 
The Lard of Fulfillment . 1297 
Fig Preserves .1298 
How the State Education Department Can 
Serve the Rural Community .1299 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
A Congregation of Sparrows .1280 
Chicks Swallowing Nails .1280 
Salt for Plum Trees .1280 
Ripening Tomatoes Off the Vines ...1280 
Candidates for Governor .1282 
Events of the Week .1284 
New York State News .1284 
Editorials 1288 
.Marriage and Birth Certificates 1293 
Holly or Mistletoe for Market.,..,.1298 
Does Honesty Pay? .1298 
A Public Refrigerator .1298 
Holly or Mistletoe for Market.1298 
Does Honesty Pay? .1298 
A Public Refrigerator .1298 
A Pest of Fleas .1304 
The Smoke Cure for Skunks .1304 
A Pest of Fleas . 1304 
The Smoke Cure for Skunks . ..1304 
Publisher’s Desk .1306 
Products, Prices and Trade. 
Wholesale Prices at New York, 
Week Ending Oct. 23. 1914. 
MILK. 
The Bordon milk schedule to producers 
for the six months beginning with Octo¬ 
ber is as follows. This is per 100 pounds 
in the 26-cent zone. This Is what is 
known as the “maximum” for milk test¬ 
ing .‘1.8 to 4.2 per cent, fat, and is 20 
cents per 100 pounds a v -ye the “flat” 
rate. 
1914. 
October .$2.00 
November . 2.10 
December . 2.10 
January . 2.05 
February . 1.95 
March. 1.90 
Wholesale prices paid by New York 
dealers are running $1.91 and $1.81 for 
B and (\ Hotels and restaurants using 
two to three cans per day are 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 Ell. 
Prices on the higher grades are un¬ 
changed. Medium and low qualities are 
in considerable surplus, and dealers ready 
to cut prices where necessary to clear out 
their stocks. 
Creamery, extra. above 92 score, lb... 32}<t@ 33 
Extra, 92 score . 31^® 32 
Good to Choice . 2 (i @ 28 
Lower Grades. 22 @ 24 
Storago . 27 @ 31 
State Dairy, best. 30 @ 30^ 
Common to Good. 22 @ 25 
Ladles . 19 @ 22 
Packing Stock. 18 @ 21 
Process . 22 @ 26 
Elgin. 111., butter market 30 cents. 
Philadelphia, western creamery. 32 cents. 
Chicago creamery, 25@30 . 
CHEESE. 
The one feature of the week has been 
an increase in export demand for both 
Wisconsin and State make. Prices for 
this trade have run 13 to 14 cents on 
whole milk. 
Whole Milk, fresh, specials. 14kf@ 15 
Average fancy. m,@ u« 
under grades . 12 @ 14 
Daisies. Wisconsin . 14 @ 14 U 
Saints, specials. 12 @ 13 
Good to choice . 10bi@ Ilk; 
-.-’oor to fair. 7 <£ iq 
lilG GS. 
Fancy nearby eggs are very scarce, as 
has been the case for several weeks. An 
occasional lot has brought 52 cents, but 
to approach this they must be large and 
pure white, as well as fresh. The bulk 
of trade in fresh gathered is in the range 
of 30 to 35 cents. Very little being done 
in storage eggs, as prices, except on top 
grades, are not good enough to warrant 
sales. 
White, choice to fancy, large . 50 @ 52 
Medium to good. 40 @ 45 
Mixed colors, best. 35 @ 38 
Common to good. 25 @ 30 
Western fresh, white. 35 @ 40 
Lower grades. 10 @ 25 
Storage, best . 24 @ 25 
Lower grades. 18 @ 20 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apple prices are 25 cents lower, except 
on best grades. Large quantities are sell¬ 
ing at $1.50 to $2. Pears are rather 
scarce and in some cases higher. Grapes 
increasing in supply and market dull. 
Apples—Alexander, bbl. 150 
Gravenstoin . 150 
Duchess. 1 50 
Wealthy . 1 50 
Fall Pippin. 1 50 
McIntosh. 2 00 
Jonathan. 2 011 
Twenty-ounoe . 1 50 
Spitz. 1 50 
Baldwin. 150 
King . 1 50 
Greening . 1 50 
Blush . 1 60 
Crabapples, bbl. 2 00 
Pears. Anjou, bbl. 3 00 
Bartlett. 3 50 
Seckel . 3 00 
Bose ...3 00 
Clairgeau. 3 00 
Sheldon. 3 00 
Peaches, bkt . 25 
Grapes, 181b case. .... 50 
Niagara, 41b. bkt. 8 
Black,41b. bkt . 7 
Black, 201b. bkt. 30 
Bulk, ton.35 00 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, bbl.2 50 
Jersey, Standard crate. 1 12 
HOPS. 
Prime to choice. 40 
Common to good. 35 
Pacific Coast . 15 
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HONEY. 
Clover, comb, lb. 12 @ 16 
Extracted, gallon. 50 ® 90 
NUTS. 
The chestnut market is still very low, 
with poor qualities in surplus. Hickory 
nuts scarce. 
Chestnuts. Northern, bn. 2 50 @3 50 
Southern . 1 50 @ 2 50 
Cultivated, lb. 03 @ 08 
Hickory Nuts, bu. 2 50 @ 3 50 
BKAN8. 
The market is 20 to 30 cents per 
hundred lower on practically all varie¬ 
ties. 
Marrow, 100 lbs. 5 90 @ 6 00 
Medium . 4 25 @ 4 35 
Pea . 4 20 @ 4 30 
Red Kidney. 5 35 @ 6 50 
Lima, California. 5 90 @6 00 
VEGETABLES. 
Potato receipts heavy and market con¬ 
tinues very weak. Cabbage somewhat im¬ 
proved and $1 per ton higher on best 
Danish seed. Outdoor tomatoes scarce 
and 50 cents per bushel higher. Onions 
selling slowly at unimproved prices. 
Potatoes—Jersey, bbl. 1 50 @ 1 75 
Long Island, bbl,. 1 75 ® 2 00 
State, 180 lbs.1 25 @ 1 75 
Maine, 180 lbs. 1 50 @ 1 75 
Sweet Potatoes, bbl. 2 00 @ 2 75 
Brussels Sprouts, qt. 04 @ 12 
Beets. 100 bunches. 50 @ 1 00 
Carrots, bbl. 1 00 @ 1 25 
Celery, doz. 10 @ 35 
Cauliflower, bbl. 40 @ 2 00 
Cucumbers, bu. 75 @125 
Cabbage, bbl. 75 @ 1 00 
Tdn . 8 00 @15 00 
Lettuce, half-bbl. basket. 50 @ 125 
Onions—Red. bag . 60 @ 90 
Yellow. 60 @ 90 
Peppers. Jersey, bbl.1 25 © 2 00 
Peas, bu. 1 00 @ 1 75 
Radishes. 100 bunches . 75 @ 1 00 
Spinach, bbl. 50 @ 75 
8tring Beans, bu. 25 @100 
Squash. Hubbard, bbl. 60 @ 75 
Marrow. 50 @ 75 
Egg Plants, bn. 50 @ 90 
Tomatoes, Jersey, box. I 00 @ 1 50 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Receipts are heavy and market loaded 
with unsold stock. 
Chickens, lb. 13 @ H\4 
Fowls . 13 <3 15 
Roosters. ]0 @ 11 
Ducks. 15 @ 15 
Geese. 13 @ u 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Fresh killed turkeys are scarce. De¬ 
mand fairly good for small fowls and 
chickens of medium size. 
Turkeys, choice, lb. 18 @ 22 
Common to good . 15 <§> 17 
Chickens choice broilers, lb. 23 @ 25 
Squab broilers, pair .. 50 @ 60 
Broilers, common to good . 19 @ 21 
Fowls. 17 @ 20 
Ducks, Spring. 16 @ 17 
Squabs, doz. 125 @3 50 
HAT AND STRAW. 
Business in hay is dull and prices 50 
cents lower. Receipts are so heavy that 
the Erie has an embargo on New York 
and Long Dock lighterage delivery. 
Hay. Timothy, new. No. 1. ton. 
No. 2. 
@21 00 
No. 3. 
Clover mixed. 
@19 00 
@14 00 
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8traw, Rye. choice. 
Short and tangled . 
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LIVE STOCK. 
Native Steers. 
Bulls. ... . 
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Calves, prime veal, 100 lb. 
Culls.. 
@12 75 
@ 8 00 
@ 5 00 
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@ 8 10 
Sheep, 100 lbs. 
Lambs . 
Hogs... 
... 7 25 
GRAIN. 
Wheat business has been active, but 
declined later in the week, although prices 
closed two cents above last week. Corn 
two cents higher. Oat market firm, es¬ 
pecially in ihe West. 
Wheat. No. 1. Northern Spring. 
No. 2. Red ... 
No. 2. Hard Winter. 
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RETAIL PRICES AT NEW YORK. 
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, doz. 55 @ 60 
Mixed colors, new.laid. 45 @ 50 
Ordinary grades. 25 @ 35 
Butter, fancy prints, lb. 38 @ 40 
Tub. choice. 30 @ 34 
Chickens, roasting, lb. 25 @ 28 
Squab broilers, pair . 100 @ 125 
Broilers, common to good, lb. 24 «■) 26 
Fricassee, lb. 18 @ 20 
Fowis . 181 @ 20 
Leg of lamb. 16 @ 18 
Lamb chops. 18 @ 20 
Roasting beef . 15 @ 18 
Stewing beef . 12 @ 14 
Pork Chops . 18 @ 20 
Loin of Pork . 17 @ 20 
Round Steak . 18 @ 20 
* 
CANADIAN DAIRY LAW. 
A law in effect September 1 has strin¬ 
gent regulations covering adulteration, 
misbranding and short weights of dairy 
products. One section apparently pro- : 
Mbits the possession or sale of oleomar- ! 
garine and renovated butter, as it states 
that: 
No person shall manufacture, import 
into Canada, or offer, sell or have in his 
possession for sale, any oleomargarine, 
margarine, butterine, or other substitute 
for butter, manufactured wholly or in 
part from any fat other than that of milk 
or cream. 
Mix with or incorporate with butter, 
by any process of heating, soaking, re- 
churning, reworking, or otherwise, any 
cream, milk, skim-milk, buttermilk or 
water to cause such butter when so 
treated to contain over 16 per cent, of 
water. 
Molt, clarify, refine, rechurn, or other¬ 
wise treat butter to produce what is gen¬ 
erally known as “process” or “renovated” 
buttor, nor add any milk or cream to but¬ 
ter. 
No person shall import into Canada, 
or offer, sell or have in his possession for 
sale any butter containing over 16 per 
cent, of water or any process or renovated 
butter, or butter to which milk or cream 
has been added. 
* 
From August 15, when the Panama 
Canal was opened, to October 4. 100 ves¬ 
sels passed through. To October 1 the 
total tolls paid amounted to $369,706. 
* 
Our exports of foods, cotton and oils 
for the nine months ending September 
30 were valued at $016,043,896. Impor¬ 
tant items were: Corn, $5,724.419; 
wheat, $105,522,416; flour. $37,628,175; 
meats. $40,707,360; cotton, $242,208,637; 
oils, $107,115,034. 
* 
In 10 days, ending Oct. 20. there 
the following exports of foodstuffs from 
New York to Europe: Wheat, 1,539,415 
bushels; flour. 1,340,000 pounds; corn, 
171,915 bushels; oats, 577,782 bushels; 
rye, 176,725 bushels. 
* 
At the Saturday “bargain day,” re¬ 
cently held in the New York open mar¬ 
kets, the following prices were noted: 
Potatoes, 80 cents bushel; cabbage, head, 
five cents; apples, bushel. 90 cents; sau¬ 
sage, pound, 12}4 cents; lamb by the 
quarter, 9 to 12 cents; beefsteak, 18 
cents; fresh pork, 14 cents; roasting 
chickens, 16 cents. 
* 
The wool market during the past week 
has been in stronger position than for 
some time previous. The demand for 
Winter clothing from the war zones has 
stirred up manufacturing and the em¬ 
bargo on certain wools from Great Brit¬ 
ain has shut out part of our normal sup¬ 
ply from the London auctions. It is ex¬ 
pected that a serie sof auctions will be 
held in Australia and Now Zealand, in 
which no doubt American buyers will be 
interested. Prices on unwashed delaine 
at Boston have run at 24 to 25 cents, 
and 28 to 29 for half blood. Western ter¬ 
ritory wools have brought 19 to 23 cents. 
Subscribers’ Exchange 
ALFALFA 1TAY—F. P. ERKENBECK. Favette- 
ville, X. Y. 
SECOND CUTTING AI.FALFA for sale. E. V. 
BEACH. Oriskany Falls. X. Y. 
PURE ITOXEY—Direct to Consumer: circular 
free. HARRIS T. KILLE & BRO., Swedes- 
boro. X. .T. 
Subscribers’ Exchange 
Complying 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 5 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 on 
other pages. Seed and Nursery advertisements 
will not be accepted for this column. 
WANTED—Farmer work large dairy farm on 
shares, near Ithaca: splendid chance for right 
man. H., care R. X.-Y. 
WANTED—Position on farm by young man: six 
years’ experience: what have you got? state 
wages. L. A., care R. N.-Y. 
WANTED—Position as fruit pruner, fifteen 
years' experience: best reference, Maryland 
preferred. L. SIMMONS, Wernersvilie, Pa. 
POSTIOX WANTED as farm foreman or herd's- 
man, experienced; best references: wife would 
board help. AMERICAN, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
FARM WANTED—Farmer owning complete up- 
to-date fanning implements, wants farm of 
any size to work on shares. Address MRS. R. 
JAMGOCHIAN, Merchantville, N. J. 
POULTRYMAN graduated from a scientific 
course, and worked on the largest plants in 
the T'nited States, will take charge or go as an 
assistant. G. J.. care Rural New-Yorker. 
PARTNER WANTED—Florida live-stock propo 
sition. with capital, by university trained ag¬ 
riculturist: 500 acres rich clay soil, near Talla¬ 
hassee. L. HEIMBUIIGER, Tallahassee, Fla. 
WANTED—About Nov. 15 by two young men. 
positions on stock, or dairy farm, life expe¬ 
rience; no liquor or tobacco; good teamsters and 
milkers. Address RELIABLE, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
EXPERIENCED POULTRYWOMAN desires cor¬ 
respondence with woman interested in organ¬ 
izing poultry business in country town near good 
market: unquestionable reference^ exchanged. 
Address Iv., Rural New-Yorker. 
EXPERIENCED DAIRYMAN wants permanent 
position: willing to work at moderate salary 
if the position is permanent and the surround¬ 
ings congenial: age 40. and would prefer place 
where work is not too heavy. M. R., care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Position as herdsman or caretaker 
by sober, single man of 30; life experience in 
feeding and earing for stock: best of references: 
will go anywhere; state full particulars aul 
wages in first letter. ARTHUR RIPLEY. 
Skaneateles, N. Y. 
HERDSMAN WANTED—Married. about 35. 
with some college training, experienced in 
purebred Holsteins and dairy practice, and at 
present employed; must understand’ feeding bal¬ 
anced rations for milk and A. R. O. and be a 
good milker. MOIIEGAN FARM, Peekskill. 
N. Y. 
WANTED—Competent, experienced farmer, 3'iO- 
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. 
WANTED—By a first-class manager, at present 
employed managing a large private estate, a 
position of similar capacity, private or com¬ 
mercial. thoroughly versed in up-to-date farm¬ 
ing and thoroughbred stock raising; capable of 
managing any large proposition; highest refer¬ 
ences: satisfactory reasons for leaving. Address 
“SHELDONCROFT,” Silver Lake. Pa. 
WANTED—Position as caretaker and general 
utility man on gentleman’s private place, by 
an American, married, two small boys; have 
had six years’ scientific, 10 years’ practical 
training, thoroughly understanding care and 
feeding of all farm animals, farming, garden¬ 
ing, horticulture, dairying, carpentry, farm ma¬ 
chinery. engines, etc.; not a user of liquor or 
tobacco; best reference. W. B. F., care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
TENANT WANTED for improved 130-acre farm 
near Seneca I-ake, Seneca County. New York; 
10 acres grapes. 8 acres apples and peaches, rest 
tillable soil producing Alfalfa, corn, wheat and 
hay. Good’ water and accomodations for stock. 
School, church and R. R. near; progressive 
neighbors, ample barns, house and outbuildings. 
A No. 1 opportunity for the right man. Good 
reference required. HERMAN VAN VLEET, 
Olmstedville. N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Fully equipped poultry plant in 
San Joaquin Valley, Calif.; particulars free. 
O. C., care It. N.-Y. 
FOR SALE—257-acre farm, good buildings, 
would include stock and tools. For particulars 
address CLARENCE RICE, Camden. N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Small place, Sullivan Co., N. Y.. 
over two aeres: good buildings; adapted tor 
chickens and truck. JOSEPH ROGERS, Farrn- 
iugdale, New Jersey. 
FARM—177 acres. 84.900: terms; level, timber. 
buildings, fruit, water, fences, productive, 
warm climate, with photos, description. PHO¬ 
TOGRAPHER, R. 3 N.. Decatur. Tenn. 
POULTRY FARM FOR SALE—-Paying good 
profits, fifty acres, beautiful home. % mile 
from depot. 6 miles large city: 1.000 layers; 
broods 3,500 : 810.000 : 80.000 cash. AdVlress 
POULTRY, Rural New-Yorker. 
NEW HONEY—Basswood or clover in sixty- 
pound cans; write for prices. C. A. HATCH, 
Richland Center, IVis. 
APPLES. APPLES, APPLES—For choice spray¬ 
ed Winter Apples. Please order to-day. C. J. 
YODER. Grantsville, Md. 
FOR SALE—Valuable fruit and poultry farm of 
9 aeres. Fine market. MOORE & SON, Naz¬ 
areth, Pa. 
FOR SALE—Fifty-three-acre farm, with im¬ 
provements. near Bridgeton. A. J. ALLEN. 
Salem. N. .T. 
WANTED to rent, with privilege of buying, 
country place, not over 125 miles from New 
York City, suitable for Summer boarders: modest 
size, moderate price; accessible by vehicle to 
main railroad. . ' dress with particulars, JOHN 
R. METZGER, 379 E. l«2d St., N. Y. City. 
UNUSUAL FARM BARGAIN—160 acres dark 
loam soil slightly sloping east, free from 
stone, never-failing water, 14-room house, with 
hot and cold water and fine bathroom, large, 
new barn, buildings all newly painted; farm lays 
on main road’ one mile from small village. Price 
84.000; one-quarter down, balance at 5 per cent. 
Write quick if interested. C. L. STONE, Ox¬ 
ford. Chenango Co., N. Y. 
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