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NEW -YORKER 
140 V 
CONSENTS 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, Nov. 28, 1914. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Soy Beans and Silage Corn.1390 
A Woman and a Farm.1390 
Swamp Muck and Its Uses...1391 
Soot as Fertilizer .1395 
Value of Filter Bed Deposits.1395 
Sweet Clover .1395 
Plants Affected by Lime .1395 
Applying Lime in Fall .....1395 
Defective Golden Bantam Corn .1397 
Crop Reports .1398 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Guaranteeing Eggs for Hatching.1390 
An Additional Short-Horn Record .1402 
The War and Purebred Stock .1402, 1403 
Care of One Cow .1403 
Purdue Calf Meal .1403 
Possibilities in Pork .1403 
"Pixey” Cattle .1403 
The Egg-Laying Contest .1414 
Chicken Pox . 1414 
HORTICULTURE. 
Are the Trees Worth While.1390 
A Businoss Baldwin Tree .1391 
Peach Treo Growing Contest in New Jersey 1392 
Notes From a Maryland Garden.1393 
A “Versatile Applo Tree’’ .1393 
Returns From Grapes .1393 
Notes From the Flower Trade.1397 
Peach and Apple Questions .1397 
Gulf Stato Figs .1397 
Evaporated Apple Outlook .1398 
Western New York Apples .1398 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day ..1400 
The Rural Patterns ..1400 
Rooks for Girls .1400 
Seen in New York Shops .1401 
Steamed Chocolate Pudding; Roast Pig.1401 
Irish Moss Blanc-Mange .1401 
Philadelphia Snrapple .1401 
Canned Vegetable Soup . 1401 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Be Fair in Parcel Post Prices.1390 
Typhoid on the Farm ..1391 
What Kind of Fish to Raiso.1392 
Destroying Dormant Woodchucks .1392 
Taxing Cats .1393 
Slat and Wire Fence .1393 
Events of the Week .1394 
The Sorghum Sugar Business.1395 
Paint Brushes and Hair .1395 
Editorias . 1398 
Rural Saving and Loan Association.1398 
National Grange .1398 
Publisher’s Desk .1406 
Products, Prices and Trade. 
Wholesale Prices at New York, 
Week Ending: Nov. 20, 1914. 
MILK. 
The Borden milk schedule to producers 
for tho six months beginning with Octo¬ 
ber is us follows. This is per 100 pounds 
in the 26-ccnt zone. This is what is 
known as the “maximum” for milk test¬ 
ing 3.S to 4.2 per cent, fat, and is 20 
cents per 100 pounds above the “Hat” 
rate. 
1014. 
October . 
November 
December 
January . 
February 
March .. 
$ 2.00 
2.10 
2.10 
2.05 
1.95 
1.90 
Wholesale prices paid by New York 
dealers are running $2.01 and $1.91 for 
B and C. Hotels and restaurants using 
two to three cans per day are paying five 
to six cents per quart, single quart prices 
from bakeries and grocery stores, six to 
seven cents; delivered milk, nine to 10 
cents. 
BUTTER. 
In the latter part of the week there 
was considerable increase in receipts of 
fresh creamery, resulting in a drop of one 
cent. Buyers who usually would have 
been in the market for this surplus had 
already stocked up with high scoring 
storage. The market on lower grades of 
creamery and dairy is decidedly weak. 
Creamery, extra,above 92 score, lb... 34>^@ 35 
Extra, 92 score . 33 &to 34 
Good to Choice . 28 @ 32 
Lower Grndes. 23 @ 25 
Storage . 26 @ 33 
State Dairy, best. 32 to 33 
Common to Good. 23 to 29 
Ladles . 20 @ 22 
Packing Stock. 19 an 21 
Process . 22 to 26 
Elgin, Ill., butter market 32 cents. 
Philadelphia, western creamery. 35 cents. 
Chicago creamery, 24@32. 
r HE RURAL, 
Baldwin. 1 50 to 2 25 
King . 2 00 to 3 25 
Greening . 2 00 @ 3 7a 
Pears. Anjou, bbl. SOU to 4 50 
Secltel .3 GJ to 5 00 
Bose . 3 00 to 5 50 
Sheldon. 3 00 to 5 50 
Kieffer. 1 00 fit 2 25 
Grapes, Catawba, 41b bkt . 10 to 12 
Black.41b. bkt . 10 to 11 
Black, 201b. bkt. 33 to 40 
Bulk, ton.30 00 @3810 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, bbl. 2 oo to 5 50 
Jersey, bbl. 3 50 to 4 00 
HOPS. 
Prime to choice. 27 to 29 
Common to good. 23 to 26 
Pacific Coast . 11 to 14 
Old stock. 7 fit 9 
HONEY. 
Clover, cninb. lb. 12 to 16 
Extracted, gallon. 50 to 90 
NUTS. 
Chestnuts. Northern, bu... 150 fit 3 00 
Southern . 1 00 @ 2 00 
Hickory Nuts, bu. 2 50 @3 00 
BEANS. 
Prices arc 10 to 25 cents per 100 
pounds higher on all varieties. There 
is some activity in the export business 
on Red Kidnev. 
Marrow. 100 lbs. 6 25 to 6 75 
Medium . 4 50 to 4 60 
Pea . 4 50 to \ 00 
Red Kidney. 4 50 to 5 90 
Lima, California. 5 90 @6 00 
VEGETABLES. 
The potato market is in better condi¬ 
tion so far iis demand is concerned, but 
the supplies are still so large that there 
is no price improvement. Cabbage con¬ 
tinues low. Onions doing better, some 
exports to Europe having been made 
Potatoes—Jersey, bbl. 
. 1 
50 
© 
l 
75 } 
Long Island, bbl. 
511 
@ 
2 
01 ) 
State. 180 lbs. 
.i 
50 
to 
1 
75 
Maine, ISO ihs. 
. 1 
50 
(q> 
1 
75 
Bermuda, bbl. 
00 
to 
6 
50 
Sweet Potatoes, bbl. 
00 
to 
2 
50 
Brussels Sprouts, qt. 
06 
to 
12 
Beets, bbl. 1 00 to 1 50 
Carrots, bbl. 75 to 1 CO 
Chicory, southern, bbl. 1 50 & 2 00 
Celery, doz. 10 to 35 
Cauliflower, bbl. 75 ® 3 00 
Cucumbers, bu. 160 fit 2 50 
Cabbage, bbl. 75 to 1 00 
Ton . 5 00 @ 9 00 
Kale, bbl. 75 to 85 
Lettuce, half-bbl. basket. 25 to 1 U0 
Onions—Red. bag . 05 to 1 OU 
Yellow. 90 to 1 15 
Peppers, bu.1 Oil © 2 00 
Peas, bu. 75 to 3 00 
Radishes. 100 bunches . 75 to 1 00 
Spinach, bbl. 75 @ 1 00 
String Beans, bu. 100 to 2 50 
Squash. Hubbard, bbl. 85 fill 10) 
Marrow. 60 to 75 
New. bu. 1 00 @ 1 60 
Egg Plants, bu. 1 00 @3 00 
Tomatoes, box. 75 to 1 50 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Chickens, lb. 15 to 15}^ 
Fowls . 14 to 16 
Roosters. 10 to 12 
Ducks. 15 @ 20 
Geese. 14 to 15 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
At this writing arrivals of fresh- 
killed turkeys have been light. Holders 
of cold storage stock have been unload¬ 
ing heavily during the week, and a good 
many retailers have already got their 
Thanksgiving supplies of frozen turkeys. 
Roasting chickens rather scarce. 
Turkeys, choice, lb. 22 to 23 
Common to good . 16 to 20 
Chickens choice broilers, lb. 23 @ 25 
Squab broilers, pair. 50 to 60 
Broilers, common to good . 19 to 20 
Roasters . 24 to 25 
Fowls. 14 to 17 
Ducks, Spring. 16 to 20 
Squabs, doz. 1 25 @3 75 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Prices have dropped to their level be¬ 
fore the disease embargo on shipments 
was in force. The outlooK is for slightly 
lower prices when the market becomes 
settled. 
Hay. Timothy, No. 1. ton .21 00 @21 60 
No. 2.19 50 @20 50 
No. 3 .17 50 fit i 8 60 
Clover mixed.18 00 @20 00 
Straw, Rye,.1300 @13 50 
LIVE STOCK. 
Native Steers. 6 00 @10 00 
Bulls. 5 25 @ 7 00 
Cows. 4 00 to 6 (i0 
Calves, prime veal, 100 lb. 10 00 @13 60 
Culls ... . 6 00 to 8 00 
Sheep. 100 lbs. 4 1 0 to 5 50 
Lambs . 8 00 @10 00 
Hogs. 7 75 to 8 00 
GRAIN. 
Cl 1 E ES K. 
Business is very light with an increased 
percentage of poor stock. Prices are cut 
without hesitation, except on fancy State 
make. Holders of equally good quality 
Wisconsin appear ready to meet buyers 
to move the goods. 
Whole Milk, fresh, specials. 15tfi@ 15*4 
Average Taney. 15 @ 15 }J 
Under grades . 11 @ H 
Daisies. Wisconsin . 14 4j@ 14-Lf 
Skims, specials. 13 to 13^ 
Good to choice . 11 @ 12 
Poor to fair. 7 to 10 
EGGS 
Fancy nearby whites continue scarce, 
very few being good enough to meet th“ 
top price quoted. A great proportion of 
the supposedly high grade receipts run 
in value from .‘>4 to $8 cents. Of me¬ 
dium and lower qualities there is con¬ 
siderable surplus. Small movements of 
storage are noted at prices ranging from 
22 to 25 cents. 
White, choice to fancy, large . 55 @ 57 
Medium to good. 40 @ 60 
Mixed colors, best. 40 to 43 
Common to good. 25 @ ,35 
Storage, best . 24 @ 25 
Lower grades. 18 @ 20 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apple market is rather quiet, though 
the best fruit is quite firmly held at 
top quotations. Business in grapes very 
dull. Cranberries in heavy surplus and 
low. 
Apples—BenDavis, bbl. 175 @2 00 
York Imperial . 1 75 @ 2 50 
McIntosh. 2 50 © 4 00 
Jonathan. 2 50 @3 50 
Twenty-ounce . 1 50 @ 2 75 
Spitz. 1 75 @ 3 00 
Wheat is two to three cents higher, 
partly owing to heavy exports, and part¬ 
ly because of the low grading quality 
of considerable of the current receipts. 
Corn is three cents lower. Arrivals of 
new are increasing, weather having boon 
favorable for curing. 
W heat. No. 1. Northern Spring. 1 28 to 
No. 2. Red . 1 25 to .. 
No. 2. Hard Winter . 125 to 
Com, as to quality, bush. 77 to 81 
Oats, as'to weight, bush.*‘49 @ 53 
Rye.1 10 to 112 
RETAIL PRICKS AT NEW YORK. 
These are not the highest or lowest 
prices noted here, but represent produce 
of good quality and the buying opportuni¬ 
ties of at least half of New York’s pop¬ 
ulation. 
Eggs, fancy white, doz.. 
. 55 
to 
60 
Mixed colors, new laid. 
. 45 
to 
50 
Ordinary grades.. 
. 25 
to 
35 
Butter, fancy prints, lb.. 
. 40 
to 
42 
Tub. choice. 
. 32 
to 
3t> 
Chickens, roasting, lb. 
. 25 
to 
27 
Squab broilers, pair . 
. 1 00 
to l 
25 
Broilers, common to good. lb. ... 
. 23 
25 
Fricassee, lb. 
18 
to 
20 
. 18 
@ 
23 
24 
@ 
28 
Leg of lamb. 
. 18 
to 
20 
Lamb chops. 
. 20 
to 
22 
Roasting beef . 
. 18 
to 
22 
Stewing beef . 
. 12 
to 
16 
Fork Chops . . 
. 18 
to 
20 
Loin of Pork . 
. 17 
to 
20 
Round Steak . 
to 
22 
Our export of bread-stuffs 
for 
tho 
10 
months ending with October were $204,- 
216,478, an increase of $38,995,050 over 
the same period last year. In October 
alone we shipped 19,000,000 bushels of 
wheat to Europe. 
Orders for 1,000,000 yards of overcoat¬ 
ing for France have been placed here at 
a manufacturing cost of $1 to $1.20 per 
yard. Specifications for part of the or¬ 
der call for 50 per cent, straight wool 
and the remainder shoddy or other wool 
by-products. 
* 
A Mediterranean steamer with no car¬ 
go in the lower hold and 3,000 sheep 
quartered on one of the upper decks, re¬ 
cently capsized drowning the live stock 
and 180 passengers. The sea was rough 
and as the vessel rolled the sheep crowd¬ 
ed to one side. While badly listed from 
this cause the ship was struck by a large 
wave and upset. 
* 
The cost of finding the physical valua¬ 
tion of our railroads, as a basis on which 
to judge whether or not rates should be 
increased, is estimated at about $50,- 
000,000, $35,000,000 being the railroads 
share of the work, and the entire $50,- 
000,000 being what the public will pay 
in one way or another, in addition to 
whatever increase in fares and freights 
may be granted. Such an appraisal 
would be of value but a very short time 
after its completion, so it would ap¬ 
parently be necessary to make frequent 
appraisals, or provide a large permanent 
force of valuation experts and assistants 
to keep the figures up-to-date. 
N. Y. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY MEETING. 
The 75th annual meeting of the N. Y. 
State Agricultural Society will be held in 
the assembly parlors of the Capitol, Al¬ 
bany, N. Y., January 20-21. 
Dairy Conditions—Prices and Products. 
W E have had four years of drought, 
and to cap the climax had a seven- 
inch rain in 24 hours, which gave us 
the highest water ever known, and took 
everything in the river bottoms; hence we 
are very short of feed, and a great deal 
of stock has been shipped out. Good 
cows sell for about $100. Cream brings 
32 cents. Dairymen will carry over all 
of their cows. wm. RIEHL & sons. 
Washington Co., Mo. 
Nov. 9. Most of the milk in this sec¬ 
tion is made into cheese; some cream is 
shipped to Milwaukee, while a few sep¬ 
arate their milk, make butter and supply 
private families in Appleton. The latter 
is our method, supplying private families 
at five cents per pound above Elgin quota¬ 
tions. also supply buttermilk at five cents 
per quart. There will be the usual num¬ 
ber of cows wintered over this season, 
only the surplus will be sold. Good grade 
Guernsey cows bring the most; we real¬ 
ize from $100 to $140 each for what we 
have to dispose of. Grade Holsteins sell 
well, but do not bring as much per head 
ns Guernsey cows. The supply of feed is 
plentiful: had a heavy crop of hay and 
corn. The majority of the farmers have 
silos: a great many were erected ir. the 
last two years. Quite a few are raising 
Alfalfa, a crop which does fairly 
here. The predominating breed c'f cows 
are grade Holstein, with Guernseys next. 
A very small percentage of the cattle are 
purebred. A very few of the dairymen 
weigh and tost their milk. In our own 
herd each and every milking is weighed, 
and tested monthly. Our cows produce 
from 325 pounds to 550. of butter a year, 
and from 5,500 to 11,000 pounds of milk 
a year. w. g. jamison. 
Wisconsin. 
When you write advertisers mention Tiie 
R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and a 
“square deal.” Nee guarantee editorial page. 
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with 
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Full 41% protein guaranteed 
Cottonseed meal is cheaper 
now than for years. Take ad¬ 
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Good for Beef cattle, dairy 
cows, sheep, horses, mules, 
and even hogs when fed ac- 
cordin g to directions. Our 
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F. W. BR0DE & CO., Memphis, Tenn. 
Established 1875 
-Take Orders for Chemicals- 
$1,500.00 Earned Last Winter by an 
Agent Selling Fertilizer Materials for 
HOME MIXING 
Anyone Willing to Work Hard 
i no others wanted 1 
Can Establish Permanent Paying Business. 
IVrile Today for particulars 
NITRATE AGENCIES COMPANY 
106 Pearl Street, New York City 
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 o: 
exchange, make it known here. This Rate will 
be 5 Cents a word, payable in advance. Tlic 
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. 
YOTTNG MAN wants work on n farm, cannot 
milk. Address J. LLOYD DAVIS, Springvllle, 
N. Y. 
EXPERIENCED FARMER, married, wants po 
sition; good dairyman: best references; state 
wages. K. II.. care R. N.-Y. 
FARM MANAGER—Open for engagement; thor 
ouglily experienced in fruit and general farm 
lng. A. B. C., care It. N.-Y. 
EXPERIENCED single man wanted to do hot 
tiing and washing In dairy; good wages. 
QUAKER IIILL FARM. Plainfield. N. J. 
WANTED—A reliable young man wishes to rent 
a poultry farm well equipped and stocked; 
state particulars. It. G.. care Rural New Yorker. 
COMMON SENSE EXPERIENCED MANAGER 
wishes position: salary or shares; married; 
Cornell training; references. LESTER HAYES, 
St. Jobnsville, N. Y. 
POSITION WANTED—As working foreman by 
agricultural college graduate; understands 
farm management, fruit, poultry, amt general 
farming; single, good references. Address F. 
W., care Rural New-Yorker. 
FARM MANAGER—Danish, 34. married, no 
children; college graduate: efficient In all 
branches; has handled over 100 men successfully; 
highest character and credentials; absolutely 
trustworthy, seeks engagement wherein efficient 
man of highest attainments amf efficiency Is ap¬ 
preciated. Also single man with equal ability, 
open for engagement. M. P. MADSEN, 320 
Fifth Ave., N. Y. City. 
ALFALFA HAY—F. P. ERKENBECK. Fayette 
ville, N. Y. 
CHOICE WINTER APPLES; two dollars per 
barrel. BEN.X. WILLIAMS, Iiushford. N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Carload chestnut fence posts; price 
reasonable. QUAKER HILL FARM, Plain 
field. N. J. 
TEN NEW ROBERTSON chain, swing stan¬ 
chions: never used; $7.50. CARRYL, White- 
house Station. N. .T. 
APPLES. APPLES, APPLES—For choice spray¬ 
ed Winter Apples. Please order to-day. C. J. 
YODER, Grantsville, Md. 
WANT TO EXCHANGE for four barrels sound 
winter apples, pair handsome huff Wyandotte 
poultry. CLIFFORD BEHAN, North Emporia, 
Va. 
FOR SALE—DeLaval Separator No. 15; butter 
worker, churn, butter-print, used’ but little; 
cheap for cash; also maple syrup. C. LANG¬ 
FORD, Clinton, N. Y. 
28 INCUBATORS FOR SALE—All models, 260 
and 360 eggs, in first-class condition; reasons 
for selling, am installing a Mammoth machine; 
write for prices. CHAS. U. STONE, Staatsburg, 
! --——— - 
GRAPEFRUIT AND ORANGES by express in 
half or whole boxes, F. O. B. Miami, Fla.: 
fancy brights at $1.75. Gold'en Russets at $1.50 
per box. with order; delivered prices quoted on 
request. GEO. B. CELLON, Tropical Grove, 
Miami. Fla. 
WANTED to purchase poultry fruit farm; full 
particulars. FARMER, care R. N.-Y. 
100 ACRES—$2,000; good land, houses, orchard 
and timber: $300 cash, balance $200 a year. 
’ B. B. BAGBY, M. D., West Point, Virginia. 
SALE of creamery, real property and water priv¬ 
ilege: also personal property, in parts. TOWN 
HALL. Livingston, N. Y Dec. 4. 1914, at 1 
o’clock I’. M. 
21 ACRE, level, produetive farm; nice buildings. 
only 500 feet from city line of Towanda; finest 
location in Bradford Co.. Pn.; would make a 
desirable gentleman's place. J. A. JOCOY, To¬ 
wanda, l’a. 
FOR SALE—Farm S5 acres, 65 under cultiva¬ 
tion apple and peach orchards, one-half mile 
of depot and town of 1.000 inhabitants: bargain 
to quick purchaser. HANSON S. PHILLIPS. 
Hebron, Md. 
FARM 147 acres, productive soil; well watered; 
good wood lot. handsome 15-room house; pros¬ 
perous community; hest of neighbors: near R. 
K., churches, schools and stores, $4,000. I. F. 
GEROW, New Paltz, Ulster Co., It. D. 1, N. Y. 
llT-li 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; cement 
basement barn, stanchion 20 cows; hay track; 
! plenty other good buildings; $500 worth new. 
I heavy oak furniture; all tools, machinery, etc.; 
I 3'-l> miles to city and railroad; wish to hear only 
I from those interested. Address owner, NOR- 
| MAN HOOVER, R. 5, Camden, N. Y. 
Our misfortune is your good fortune.! 
The wer has cut off our foreign trade. Wei 
must turn our engines intended for fereigni 
shipment into cash. Stock includes all sizes! 
from l to 12H.P., made of high grade! 
materials and fully guaranteed. I 
Priocs are cue to practically coat. Thai 
l H. P. price named in this ad ia al 
||typical example. Details and com-" 
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