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THE) RURAl> NEW-YORKER 
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CONTENTS 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, Dec. 5, 1914. 
FARM TOPICS. 
The Farm Auction.1409 
A Wag-on Jack .1410 
Overhead Irrigation and Frost Protection... 1410 
Cheap Method of Soil Inoculation .1410 
Big Com Stories Reviewed.1411 
City People on the Farm .1411 
Limestone and Slaked Lime .1411 
Where to Use the Manure.1411 
Cross-bred Potatoes .1412 
Wintering Salsify .1412 
Cement Floor for Granary .1412 
Sowing Oats and Pears ..:. 1412 
Value of Wood Ashes .1414 
Treatment of Swamp Land .1414 
Manuring Muck Soil ....1414 
Potash in Stable Manure .1414 
Crimson Clover as Cover Crop.1414 
Crops and Prices .1415 
Coming Farmers’ Meetings .1416 
Delaware Co., N. Y., Farm Bureau.1430 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Buckwheat Straw for Bedding.1412 
Breeding Pheasants . 1418 
Foot and Mouth Disease .'..1421 
Dairying in Pennsylvania .1424 
Dairying in Rhode Island.1424 
Treatment for Foot and Mouth.1424 
Corn and Linseed for Hogs.1425 
Dairy Notes and Prices . 1425 
Easy Methods of Handling Silage.1426 
Selling Small Lots of Silage .1426 
Price of Silage .1426 
Silo Suggestions .1426 
Corn Fodder in Silo . 1426 
Worms . 1426 
St. John’s-wort Poisoning .1426 
Weak Horse .1426 
Tumors of Udder. 1426 
Balky Broncho . 1426 
Shoe Boil; Cough .1426 
Rye for Ducks and Hogs .1427 
Use of Frosted Cornstalks.1427 
Dairy Rations .1427 
Ohio Rules N for Dairies .1427 
You or the Cow .1427 
Selecting Layers .1428 
Skim-milk for Hens.1428 
Hens Going Light .1428 
Soaking Afalfa; Feather Eating .1428 
Removing Stains from Eggs .1428 
The Hen Contest .1429 
Minnesota as a Dairy State.1430 
HORTICULTURE. 
Disposing of the Apple Crop.1410 
Wire Gauze Tree Protectors.1412 
Bose Pears in Massachusetts.1412 
Propagating Nuts . 1412 
Draining Garden; Rhubarb; Roses .1413 
Cannas From Seed .1413 
Tremendous Wood Growth .1417 
Apple Packers and Kickers .1417 
Missouri Fruit Notes .1419 
Holiday Decorating Materials .1419 
Lancaster, Pa., Flower Show .1419 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day .1422 
Seen in New York Shops .1422 
The Rura Patterns .1422 
In the Warm Heart of the West. Part I... 1423 
Variety in Plain Living .1423 
Another Connecticut Election Cake .1423 
Potatoe Fie .1423 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
The “Water Witch” Analyzed .1410 
A Well That Stays Full .1411 
Smoke Cure for Skunks .1412 
Transferring Wild Bees to Hive .1413 
Panning Out Gold .1414 
Getting Rid of Sparrows .1414 
The Referendum Vote in California.1415 
Events of the Week .1416 
Weight of Wood .1417 
Editorials .1420 
Meeting of Co-operative Societies .1421 
N. Y. State Agricultural Society.1421 
National Grange Meeting .1421 
The Commission Man’s Side.1421 
New York State News .1421 
Publisher’s Desk .1430 
Exports to War Zone.1421 
Products, Prices and Trade. 
Wholesale Prices at New York, 
Week Ending Nov. 27, 1914. 
MILK. 
The Borden milk schedule to producers 
for the six months beginning with Octo¬ 
ber is as follows. This is per 100 pounds 
in the 2G-cent zone. This is what is 
known as the “maximum” for milk test¬ 
ing 3.8 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 . 2.05 
February . 1.95 
March . 1.90 
Wholesale prices paid by New York 
dealers are running $2.01 and $1.91 for 
B and C. Hotel 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. 
Prices for the week closed one-lialf 
cent higher on top grade of creamery. 
Business dull in other grades. Danish 
butter has been arriving here in consider¬ 
able quantity, recent shipments of 40 
tons having sold at prices running from 
32 to 34 cents. The butter is lighter 
and less settled than most of our make. 
It remained low for the Thanksgiving 
trade. A few strawberries from Califor¬ 
nia have been received, selling from 23 
to 50 cents per pint. 
Creamery, extra,above 92 score, lb... 35 @ 
Hat Extra, 92 score . 34 @ 
Good to Choice . 2S @ 
Lower Grades. 23 @ 
Storage . 26 @ 
State Dairy, best. 32 @ 
Common to Good. 23 @ 
Ladles . 20 @ 
Packing Stock. 19 <2 
Process . 22 @ 
Elgin, Ill., butter market 32 cents. 
Philadelphia, western creamery. 35 cents. 
Chicago creamery, 24@32. 
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CHEESE. 
Receipts have been so much smaller 
that a one-fourth cent advance on best 
grades has been made. A little export 
business in Wisconsin twins at 14^ to 
15 cents is reported. 
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Whole Milk, fresh, specials. 15%@ 16 
Average fancy ... .■. 15 ® 15J4 
Under grades . 11 @ 14 
Daisies. Wisconsin . H%® 14*4 
Skims, specials. 13 ® 13>4 
Good to choice . 11 @ 12 
Poor to fair. 7 ® 10 
EGGS 
The scarcity of fancy new-laid con¬ 
tinues, but there is an abundance of 
medium and a surplus of grades below 
this. A strong effort is being made to 
move storage eggs at prices from 24 to 25 
cents. 
White, choice to fancy, large . 56 @ 60 
Medium to good. 40 @ 50 
Mixed colors, best. 43 ® 45 
Common to good. 25 ® 35 
Storage, best . 24 ® 25 
Lower grades. 18 ® 20 
FRESH FRUITS. 
The apple market is in good condition 
on fruit running above medium in qual¬ 
ity, lower grades very weak. As has 
been noted in previous years, there is 
heavy damage from slack packed apples. 
Probably not one shipper out of 10 whose 
apples are reported slack believes that 
it is true, as the barrels seem so tight 
when put up. There should be demon¬ 
strations on proper barrelling of apples 
at every farm institute, cooperative meet¬ 
ing, etc., where apples are a feature. 
This would mean the saving of many hun¬ 
dred dollars, particularly to small grow¬ 
ers. 
Apples—BenDavis, bbl. 176 @2 00 
York Imperial . 1 75 ® 2 50 
McIntosh. 2 60 ® 4 Ott 
Jonathan. 2 50 @ 3 50 
Twenty-ounce . 1 50 @ 2 75 
Spitz. 1 75 ® 3 00- 
Bald win. 1 75. @ 2 25 
King . 2 00 ® 3 25' 
Greening . 2 00 @ 3 75 
Pears. Anjou, bbl. 3 00 ® 4 50 
Seckel . 3 03 ® 5 00 
Bose . 3 00 @ 6 50 
Sheldon. 3 00 @ 5 50 
Kieffer. 1 00 @2 75 
Grapes, Catawba, 41b bkt . 7 @ 9 
Black,41i>. bkt. 9 @ 10 
Black, 201b. bkt. 40 @ 45 
Bulk, ton.30 00 @38 00 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, bbl. 2 00 @ 5 50 
Jersey, bbl. 350 @4 00 
HOPS. 
Prime to choice. 26 @ 28 
Common to good. 22 @ 25 
Pacific Coast . 11 @ 14 
Old stock. 7 @ 8 
HONEY. 
Clover, comb, lb. 12 @ 16 
Extracted, gallon. 50 @ 90 
NUTS. 
Chestnuts, Northern, bu. 1 50 @ 2 50 
Southern . 1 00 @ 2 00 
Hickory Nuts, bu. 2 50 @3 60 
BEANS. 
Marrow, 100 lbs. 6 70 ® 6 75 
Medium . 4 60 ® 4 65 
Pea . 4 60 @ 4 65 
Red Kidney. 4 50 ® 5 75 
Lima, California. 5 90 @6 00 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes are still in surplus and low, 
large quantities wholesaling at 50 cents 
per bushel. No improvement in cabbage 
prices. Onions slightly higher, particu¬ 
larly yellow, which are in demand for 
export. 
Potatoes—Jersey, bbl. 1 25 @ 1 50 
Long Island, bbl,. 1 50 @ 2 00 
State, 180 lbs.1 50 @ 1 65 
Maine. 180 lbs. 1 50 ® 1 85 
Bermuda, bbl. 4 00 @ 6 50 
Sweet Potatoes, bbl. 2 00 @ 3 50 
Brussels Sprouts, qt. 06 ® 14 
Beets, bbl. 100 @150 
Carrots, bbl. 75 @ 1 (10 
Chicory, southern, bbl. 2 00 @ 2 25 
Celery, doz. 10 @ 40 
Cauliflower, bbl. 175 @ 4 00 
Cabbage, bbl. 75 ® . 00 
Ton . 5 00 @ 9 00 
Kale, bbl. 60 ® 75 
Lettuce, half-bbl. basket. 25 @ 1 00 
Onions—Red, bag . 1 65 @ 1 25 
Yellow. 1 25 @ 1 50 
Peppers, bu.1 00 @ 2 00 
Radishes. 1U0 bunches . 75 @ 1 00 
Spinach, bbl. 125 @ 1 50 
String Beans, bu. 100 @3 50 
Squash. Hubbard, bbl. 8a @ 1 03 
Marrow. 60 @ 75 
New. bu. 1 U0 @150 
Egg Plants, bu, . 1 00 @ 3 00 
Tomatoes, box. 75 @ 1 50 
Chickens, lb 
Fowls .. 
Roosters .... 
Ducks. 
Geese. 
LIVE POULTRY. 
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13 @ 15 
10 ® 12 
15 ® 18 
14 @ 15 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
During part of the Thanksgiving mar¬ 
ket choice turkeys were quite scarce. 
Late receipts Tuesday and Wednesday 
morning, however, eased down prices on 
all but fancy, good dry picked wholesal¬ 
ing at 21 to 22 cents. There was only 
a moderate demand for chickens and 
fowls, and ducks and geese were lower. 
Turkeys, choice, lb. 24 @ 26 
Common to good . 16 @ 22 
Chickens choice broilers, lb. 23 @ 25 
Squab broilers, pair. 60 @ 60 
Broilers, common to good . 19 @ 20 
Roasters . 23 @ 24 
Fowls. 14 @ 18 
Ducks, Spring. 14 @ IS 
Squabs, doz.1 25 @ 3 75 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay receipts have been large and 
prices generally 50 cents per ton lower. 
The N. Y. Central has an embargo on 
shipments to 33rd and 36th Sts., but is 
taking track delivery stock. 
Hay. Timothy, No. 1. ton . 20 50 @21 00 
No. 2.18 50 @20 00 
No. 3 .17 50 @18 50 
Clover mixed.18 00 @20 00 
Straw, ltye,.13 00 @13 50 
LIVE STOCK. 
Native Steers. 6 00 @10 00 
Bulls. 5 25 @ 7 00 
Cows. 4 00 @ 6 00 
Calves, prime veal, 100 lb.10 00 @13 60 
Culls. 6 00 @ 8 00 
Sheep. 100 lbs. 4 00 @ 5 50 
Lambs . 8 00 @10 00 
Hogs. 7 75 @ S 00 
GRAIN. 
All grains lower on good crop reports 
and favorable Argentine outlook. 
Wheat, No. 1, Northern Spring. 127 @ 
No. 2, Red . 125 @ 
No. 2, Hard Winter . 126 @ 
Corn, as to quality, bush. 73 @ 75 
Oats, as]to weight, bush. 49 ® 53 
Rye.1 10 @ 112 
RETAIL PRICES AT NEW YORK. 
These are not the highest or lowest 
prices noted here, but represent produce 
of good quality and the buying oppor¬ 
tunities of at least half of New York’s 
propulation. 
Eggs, fancy white, doz. 60 @ 65 
Mixed colors, new laid. 50 @ 65 
Ordinary grades .. J30 @ 40 
Butter, fancy prints, lb. ... 40 @ 42 
Tub, choice. 32 ® 36 
Chickens, roasting, lb. 24 @ 23 
Squab broilers, pair . 1 00 @ 1 25 
Broilers, common to good, lb. 23 @ 25 
Fricassee, lb. 18 @ 20 
Fowls . 18 @ 23 
Turkeys’. 24 @ 28 
Leg of lamb. 18 @ 20 
Lamb chops. 20 ® 22 
Roasting beef .i. 18 @ 22 
Stewing beef . 12 @ 16 
Pork Chops . 18 @ 20 
Loin of Pork . 17 @ 20 
Round Steak . 18 @ 22 
In the United States there are 760 
Chinese and 2,502 Japanese farmers. 
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Southern men are planning a $100,000,- 
000 corporation to handle and market 
the cotton crop. 
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The output of the Rhodesian gold 
mines, for 10 months, ending with Octo¬ 
ber, was 709.810 fine ounces, valued at 
$13,243,000. 
* 
The six large sugar beet factories in 
Northern Colorado have paid growers 
$3,300,000 for beets this year. 
* 
The Kansas Board of Agriculture re¬ 
ports 8,870.000 acres sown in Winter 
wheat, or three per cent, less than last 
Fall. 
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Pennsylvania has sown about 1,325.20 
acres in Winter wheat, or 1.3,100 more 
than last Fall. The corn crop of the 
State, on 1,463,000 acres, was well ma¬ 
tured and of good quality. Buckwheat 
was injured “by drought so that only 85 
per cent, of au average yield was had. 
There were 268,000 acres in potatoes, 
yielding 38,408,000 bushels. The Fall 
sowing of rye covers about 271,600 acres, 
8,400 less than last year. 
BUFFALO MARKETS. 
S EVERE weather from the middle of 
November has cut off the local pro¬ 
duce supply somewhat, so that prices 
are going up slowly. Butter has de¬ 
clined slightly and poultry has failed to 
advance for the holidays, on account of 
heavy receipts. Cabbage is stronger and 
apples, potatoes and onions, the three 
weak points in the produce trade, are 
now steady, though no higher. Eggs re¬ 
main strong. The cool weather has held 
the local grape crop in marketable con¬ 
dition. The last of tlu home crop sells 
at 35 cents per 20-pound basket for blue, 
and 40 cents for white, wholesale, with 
Catawba a little higher. The feature of 
the market is the quality of the apples 
offered. In this heart of the great ap¬ 
ple district of the State there has always 
been occasion for complaint that a great 
part of the offerings at the retail mar¬ 
kets has been of indifferent to inferior 
fruit, often unnamed. It is no doubt 
that the big influx of western apples has 
had much to do with the improvement of 
the local crop. Fancy Spys retail for 
90 cents a bushel, ordinary quality 60. 
Wholesale prices, $3 a barrel down. Po¬ 
tatoes are not quoted above 47 cents, 
wholesale, retailing at 60. Onions 
are 40 to 70 cents wholesale, but 
the big Spanish ones retail at five cents 
apiece. Beans are very firm at $3.85 for 
best marrows. String beans are still 
plenty at 10 cents a quart, retail. There 
is some home-grown lettuce at five cents 
a head retail, blit southern is arriving, 
the price being $4 to $6 a barrel. Cab¬ 
bage is $2 to $3 per 100 and celery 30 
to 40 cents per dozen bunches. Butter is 
quoted at 36 cents wholesale and the 
bulk of it is selling for about 35. The 
retail prices vary widely, what is called 
best creamery often being retailed at 
wholesale prices. Eggs still advance, the 
wholesale price for white fancy now 
touching 50 cents. Cheese is firm at 
17 cents wholesale for fancy. Poultry 
came near being ruled out on account of 
the foot-and-mouth disease, but that now 
appears to be about under control, so 
that liberal receipts on poultry came in 
before Thanksgiving, wholesaling at 25 
cents for dressed turkey, 21 for live, 18 
cents for fancy fowl, dressed and 16 
cents live. Ducks are 20 cents dressed, 
and 16 cents live. j. w. c. 
Nov. 23. The past two weeks have 
been cold and dry. Corn more than half 
husked. The whole State of Ohio is 
quarantined on account of the foot-and- 
mouth disease; farmers cannot sell cat¬ 
tle, sheep or hogs, which makes it very 
inconvenient at this time of year. Po¬ 
tatoes a little lower, retailing at 75 cents 
per bushel. Apples all picked, selling at 
25 to 40 cents per bushel. Pasture get¬ 
ting short. Wheat has made a fine start, 
selling at $1.10. Coal hauling mostly 
done; butter 22; eggs 36; chickens 12; 
turkeys 15. Very few public sales this 
Fall. Farmers are beginning to butcher. 
Morgan Co., O. w. b. h. 
WANTEB~ W0RK,NG FflRMER FOR FARM 150 ACRES near 
nHiiiLU New York. Man of experience who has at¬ 
tended college preferred. Good opportunity. State age, 
experience and family, Address. FARMER, Box No ?, R N.-T. 
When you write advertisers mention Tne 
R. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply and a 
“square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
subscribers Exchange ■ 
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recently, we open a department here to enable 
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name and address must be counted as part of 
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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—A farmer’s (laughter, of character, 
for housework. J. O. HALE, Byfield, Mass. 
SUPERINTENDENT or farm manager open for 
position; Agricultural College graduate; high¬ 
est references; life experience. A. D., care R. 
1 1 A 7 IN 
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Feb. 15, 1915; practical experience, now tak¬ 
ing Cornell course; age, 24. Address K., care 
R. N.-Y. 
POULTUYMEN desiring services of single man 
of character, farm bred, but inexperienced in 
poultry at nominal wages. Address X, Rural 
New-Yorker. 
POSITION WANTED—Estate superintendent, 
experienced, farm, garden, forestry, landscape, 
road building; references and bond given. D. J. 
I’., care It. N.-Y. 
PRACTICAL, intelligent man, married, experi¬ 
enced. wants responsible position on farm, 
about February or March; best of references. F. 
K.. care of R. N.-Y. 
WANTED—Elderly American woman, kind, effi¬ 
cient and trustworthy, to care for an aged 
lady; good home and pay. Address with refer¬ 
ence, Box 2, North Germantown, N. Y. 
YOUNG MAN—Understanding poultry, cows, 
fruit trees, gardening, will exchange services 
for board during winter; will go anywhere. 
RALPH C. PARISH, Upper Montclair, N. J. 
WANTED—Position as working farm manager 
by married man; one who thoroughly under¬ 
stands all modern farm machinery, butter mak¬ 
ing. testing, feeding and raising of stock, all 
props in rotation, free to go any time. L. P. V., 
870 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, Mass. 
WANTED—Working foreman, fifty-acre commer¬ 
cial fruit, dairy and poultry farm, “also board 
one man: desirable location, good* house,h ard work 
with salary and share profit, or will rent; must 
fully understand fruit trees and have best refer¬ 
ences. Apply with full Information and terms, 
ORCHARD FARM, Peekskill, N. Y. 
ALFALFA HAY—F. P. ERKENBECK, Favette- 
ville, N. Y. 
MAPLE COVE FARM—Products direct to Con¬ 
sumers. ROUTE 24, Athens, Pa. 
PRAIRIE STATE INCUBATORS wanted; latest 
models only. MONTICELLO EGG FARM. 
Monticello, N. Y. 
NEW HONEY—Rasswood or clover in sixty- 
pound cans. Write for prices. C. A. HATCH, 
Richland Center, Wis. 
THREE CARS second 
choice. Two No. 1. 
FARM, Camillus, N. Y. 
cutting Alfalfa; one 
IVYWILD ALFALFA 
APPLES. APPLES, APPLES—For choice spray¬ 
ed Winter Apples. Please order to-day. C. j. 
YODER, Grantsville, Md. 
FOR SALE—Two Parsons low down milk wag¬ 
ons. used but short time. HENRY T. FAY, 
236 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 
2S 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. R. STONE, Staatsburg, 
APPLES by parcels post, McIntosh and Green¬ 
ings: 54 apples, about 13 bushel, $1.00: 
bushel box. $2; postage paid in first and second 
zones, which includes New York Citv. D. W. 
SOUTHARD. Gilboa, Schoharie Co., N‘. Y. 
FOR SALE—Dairy Equipment: small bottling 
plant: bottle washer, sterilizing oven, can 
washer, bottler, wooden bottling cases and metal 
delivery cases. AU In good condition. HENRY 
T. FAY, 236 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 
GRAPEFRUIT AND ORANGES by express in 
half or whole boxes, F. O. B. Miami, Fla.; 
fancy heights at $1.75. GolcTen Russets at $1.50 
per box, with order; delivered prices quoted on 
request. GEO. B. CELLON, Tropical Grove, 
Miami, Fla. 
ONE DAVIS CAPPER AND FILLER. 2x6, price 
_$300, cost $700; one De Laval Separator, No. 
17, cost $105, has loose pulleys and hand power, 
price $50; one star Cooler, 19 tube, bye-pass sys¬ 
tem. so that brine and cold water can both be 
used at the same time, top and bottom milk con¬ 
tainers, cost $200, price $60. All as good as new 
and in very good working order. CHAS. M. 
SELTZER, 2001 Green St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
FLORIDA—Winter home. Maitland. Orange 
County, $666 cash, to settle estate: bargain. 
Write G. n. STRONG, Monticello, N. Y. 
400-ACRE Rensselaer County Dairy Farm; mod¬ 
ern equipped home, 20 farm buildings, 3 ten¬ 
ant houses. Owner, L. R. RICKERSON, Me- 
chaniesville, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—50 acres, stock, tools, just outside 
Rutland, good buildings, land, location, fine 
for poultry and gardening. HENRY DOYLE, 
Rutland, Vt., Route 1. 
325 ACRES fine Steuben Countv fruit and dairy 
farm: will sacrifice this month for only $31 an 
acre, wortli nearly double. Address OWNER, 41 
E. Washington St., Hornell, N. Y. 
21 ACRE, level, productive farm; nice buildings. 
only 500 feet from city line of Towanda; finest 
location in Bradford Co.. Pa.; would make a 
desirable gentleman's place. J. A. JOCOY, To¬ 
wanda, Pa. 
FARM 147 acres, productive soil; well watered; 
good wood lot, handsome 15-room house; pros¬ 
perous community; best of neighbors: near R. 
It., churches, schools and stores. $4,000. I. F. 
GEROW, New Paltz, Ulster Co., R. D. 1, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—125 acres fertile sandy loam, 75 
acres tillable, balance woodland and pasture 
land, rolling, well drained, suitable for all crops; 
good house, new barn, 36x70; running water, 
good orchard; one mile from High school, church 
and R. R.; chance to ship milk and raise fruit; 
$75 per acre. Address Towne & Fuller, Castile, 
