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CONTENTS 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, July 17, 1915. 
FARM TOPICS. 
The Business Side of Agriculture.913, 914 
Value and Use of Muck .914 
The Destroying Corn Ear-worm .914 
Selling Timothy Standing . 914 
Covering for the Barn .914 
Alfalfa Growing on Long Island .915 
Drag-chain for Cotton .915 
Bermuda Grass and Soy Beans .915, 916 
Wild Cherry Posts .916 
Crops and Farm News .916 
Green Manures for Truck Crops .917 
Clover and Timothy After Hay.917 
Beginning on Time .917 
Killing Weeds and Aspraguss Beetle.917 
Crimson Clover on Martha’s Vineyard.917 
Destroying Burdock .918 
Coming Farmers' Meetings .918 
Hope Farm Notes .920 
Destroying Poison Ivy .920 
Asparagus Questions .921 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Care of Sheep .926 
Defects in the Tuberculin Test .926 
Tumor .926 
Switching .926 
Worms in Dogs .,..926 
Fistula of Milk Duct . 926 
Skim-milk for Colts . 927 
Outlook for Percheron Horses .927 
Reports on Cow Testing .927 
Pronunciation of Holstein .927 
Skin Disease .927 
Scratches; Ringbone .927 
Paralysis .927 
Obstructed Teats .927 
Removing Onion Taste from Milk.927 
The Square Wooden Silo .928 
The Concrete Silo—Will It Stand the Acid 
Test? .928 
Garget .928 
THE HENYARD. 
The Egg-laying Contest .929 
The Surplus Rooster .929 
White Minorcas .929 
“Resting” Eggs Before Hatching.929 
Depluming Mite .929 
Chicks With Sore Feet .929 
HORTICULTURE. 
Notes from a Maryland Garden .916 
Cumulative Poison from Spraying .916 
Alfalfa as an Orchard Crop .917 
Shape of Compost Heap .917 
Winter Greenhouse Crop .921 
Rome Beauty in Hudson Valley .921 
A Hedgehog Plant .921 
A Non-bearing Tree .921 
Cultivation of Drug Plants .921 
N. Y. Apple-Grading Law.923 
Auction System of Selling Apples.923 
Canadian Fruit Report .923 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day .924 
The Rural Patterns .924 
Seen in New York Shops.924 
Cake Recipes from the Housewives’ League 
924 925 
The Helpful Kitchen Shears .'..925 
Embroidery Design .925 
A Plea for Order .925 
Experiments in Dyeing .925 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Automobile Parcel Post . 914 
Evnts of the Week.918 
Snakes in Hudson Valley .918 
Painting Old Buildings .919 
A Water-power Problem .919 
Farm Sanitation .919 
Tile Chimney Lining .919 
Mending Celluloid .919 
Publisher’s Desk .930 
EGGS 
Nearby fancy, both white and brown, 
are scarce. The market on medium 
grades is rather weak and mainly under 
1!) cents. 
White, choice to fancy, large . 2G @ 27 
Medium to good. 18 @ 22 
Mixed colors, best. 24 @ 25 
Common to good. 14 @ 1!) 
Duck Eggs . 24 @ 25 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Strawberries are getting scarce. A few 
very fine from Western N. Y. are seen, 
but the majority are small or out of con¬ 
dition. Other berries and currants are 
generally one to two cents lower. The 
new apples arriving are mainly small, 
few bringing the top prices noted. Peach¬ 
es from Georgia are arriving freely. 
Prices on the majority continue low, 
mainly because they are too green. 
Apples—New, bu. 75 @ 2 00 
Strawberries, nearby, qt. 3 @ 8 
Western N. Y... 5 @ 12 
Cherries. 71b bkt. 25 @ 60 
Currants, qr. 4 ffi fi 
Blackberries, qr. 4 (is 8 
Huckleberries, ar. 8 @ 12 
Goosberries. qt. 4 ® it) 
Peaches, carrier . 1 25 @ 3 50 
Muskmclons, bu . 50 w 3 50 
Watermelons, 100.15 00 <d 30 00 
BEANS. 
Marrow, 100 lbs. 7 00 © 7 65 
Medium . 6 75 ® 5 85 
Pea . 5 20 © 5 30 
Red Kidney.6 15 @ 6 20 
White Kidney . 7 00 @7 25 
Yellow Eye. 4 95 @ 5 00 
Lima, California. 5 15 @5 20 
VEGETABLES. 
Prices on practically the entire range 
of fresh vegetables are exceptionally low. 
The market is again flooded with new 
potatoes, going mainly under $1 per bar¬ 
rel. Some Long Island stock is ready 
but it is doubtful whether under present 
conditions that would bring its usual 
premium. Cabbage has sold as low as 15 
cents per barrel, and string beans 25 
cents per bushel—not that there was 
anything the matter with them, but too 
much for the demand. Some farmers are 
reported to be plowing under crops of 
cabbage and beans as not worth market¬ 
ing. Onions from the south are very 
low—nearby doing a little better when 
well ripened. Corn is in light supply, 
but little good enough to bring $2 per 
100 ears. A few Jersey tomatoes have 
brought upwards of $1 per box. 
Potatoes—New, bbl. 50 ® 1 25 
Old, 180 lbs. 50 @ 75 
Asparagus, fancy., doz. .. . I 00 @ 2 00 
Culls. 50 ® 66 
Beets. 100 bunches. 1 U0 @ 2 00 
Carrots, bbl. 1 00 @ 1 50 
Cucumbers, bu. 50 @ 1 00 
Cabbage, bbl. crate . 15 @ GO 
Horseradish, bbl . 3 00 @3 50 
Lettuce, haif-bbl. basket .. 15 @ 50 
Onions, nearby, bu. 50 @ 9u 
Peppers, bu. 75 g) 1 50 
Peas, bn. 30 @ 85 
Radishes, barrel . 50 @ 1 00 
Spinach, bbl. 40 @ &5 
String Beans, bu. 25 @ 75 
Squash, new. bu. 25 @ 75 
Sweet Corn, 100 . 3 00 @ 3 5l) 
Egg Plants, bu. 75 @ 1 50 
Tomatoes, 6-bkt. crate. 50 @ 1 00 
Jersey, box. 75 @ 1 25 
Products, Prices and Trade 
Wholesale Prices at New York, 
Week Ending; July 9, 1915. 
The commercial values of farm pro¬ 
ducts are what they sell for—not neces¬ 
sarily their food value, or what some one 
thinks or wishes they were worth. Hence 
representative sales, rather than opinions, 
even though unbiased, are the correct ba¬ 
sis for quotations. 
MILK. 
The Borden contract prices for the six 
months beginning with April are based on 
the fat content of the milk, there being a 
difference of CO cents per 100 pounds be¬ 
tween three and five per cent, fat The 
price increases uniformly three cents per 
100 pounds for every tenth of one per 
cent, fat increase. 
3% 
3.5% 
4% 
4.5% 
5% 
April . , 
. .. $1.31 
$1.46 
$1.61 
$1.76 
$1.91 
May .. 
... 1.06 
1.21 
1.36 
1.51 
1.66 
June . . 
. . . 1.00 
1.15 
1.30 
1.45 
1.60 
July . . 
. .. 1.16 
1.31 
1.46 
1.61 
1.76 
Aug. . . 
. . 1.32 
1.47 
1.62 
1.77 
1.92 
Sept. . . 
. .. 1.41 
1.50 
1.71 
1.86 
2.01 
BUTTER. 
Earlier in the week there was a slight 
advance on top grades, hut this, was not 
held. Quality is running decidedly low¬ 
er, and supplies so large that speculators 
and jobbers are holding off in the expec¬ 
tation of further declines. 
Creamery, best, above 92 score, lb. 28%@ 29 
Extra, 92 score . 27J^@ 28 
Good to Choice . 24 @ 26 
Lower Grades. 21 @ 23 
State Dairy, best. 27 @ 27% 
Common to Good. 22 @ 25 
Ladles . 20 @ 22 
Packing Stock. 18 @ 21 
Process . 20 @ 24 
Elgin. 111., butter market 27 cents. 
Philadelphia, western creamery. 28% cents. 
Boston, western creamery. 28% 
Chicago creamery. 22@26%. 
Kansas City, 23@27. 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Broilers, lb. 20 @ 23 
Fowls . 15 @ 16 
Roosters. 10 ® 11 
Ducks. 15 @ 18 
Geese. 9 @ 10 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, choice, lb . 20 @ 21 
Common to good. 14 @ 18 
Chickens choice broilers, lb. 26 @ 30 
Broilers, common to good . 24 @ 27 
Squab broilers, pair. 60 @ 60 
Roasters . 22 © 24 
Fowls.14 @ 17 
Spring Ducks. 16 @ 17 
Squabs, dor. 1 50 @ 3 50 
LIVE STOCK. 
Native Steers. 7 50 @9 85 
Dulls. 500 @7 50 
Cows. 3 00 @ 7 50 
Calves, prime veal, 100 lb. 9 00 @12 00 
Culls. 6 00 @6 50 
Sheep. 100 lbs. 4 00 @ 6 00 
Lambs . 8 50 @10 25 
Hogs... 7 50 @8 25 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Supplies of Timothy are small. Clov¬ 
er selling slowly except light mixed. 
Straw very dull. 
Hay. Timothy, No. 1. ton . 23 50 @24 00 
No. 2. 2150 @22 50 
No. 3 .18 50 @20 50 
Clover mixed.20 00 @22 50 
8 traw. Rye,..13 00 @14 00 
GRAIN 
Wheat was several cents higher early 
in the week, but declined later. Reports 
from Winter wheat harvesting are not as 
a rule favorable owing to rains. Where 
thrashing has taken place, considerable 
sprouted wheat is found, corn cultiva¬ 
tion has been badly hindered by rain. 
< hits are fractionally higher. 
Wheat. No. 1. Northern Spring. 
No. 2. Red . 
@ ., 
@ .. 
@ 87 
@ 55 
@ 1 26 
Corn, as to quality, bush. 
Oats, as to weight, bush. 
Rye. free from onion. 
... 58 
MILLFEED. 
Bran, car lots. 
@25 58 
@34 00 
.Middlings. 
Corumeal. 
<& 'M 00 
RETAIL PRICES AT NEW YORK. 
These are not the highest or lowest 
prices noted here, but represent produce 
of good quality and the buying opportun¬ 
ities of at least half of New York’s pop¬ 
ulation. 
Whole Milk, State specials. 15 %@ 
Average fancy . U~@ 
Under grades. 12 %© 
Skims, special. 12 @ 
Fair to good. 7 
Eggs, fancy white, doz. 
Mixed colors, new laid. 
Ordinary grades. 
Butter, fancy prints, lb. 
Tub. choice. 
Chickens, roasting, lb. 
Broilers, common to good, lb. 
Squab Broilers, pair. 
Fricassee, lb . 
Fowls . 
Leg of lamb. 
Lamb chops . 
Roasting beef . 
Stewing beef .!. 
Pork chops.?.... 
11 Loin of Pork ... 
CHEESE. 
The market is dull, as receipts are 
large and very little, demand from ex¬ 
porters. Last week’s prices have been 
held, though the top figures cover a small¬ 
er proportions of sales. The Utica mar¬ 
ket this week sold at 14% to 15. 
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Strawberries, qt. 
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Lettuce, head. 
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Radishes, bunch . 
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Cucumbers, each. 
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Sweet Corn, doz . 
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Cabbage, head . 
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Muskmclons, each_ 
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Potatoes, peek. 
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Pineapples, each. 
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Huckleberries, qt. 
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WOOL. 
At Boston, unwashed Delaine has sold 
at 25 to 26 cents; fine unwashed, 23; 
quarter and three-eighths blood, un¬ 
washed, 35 to 36, and half blood comb¬ 
ing, 35 cents. The recent London sales 
indicate a strong market. Importations 
and withdrawals at New York for week 
endnig July 3 were about 2,300,000 
pounds. 
Lameness. 
My horse is very lame in his foreleg 
or foot; while standing still he holds his 
leg in curved position and cannot touch 
the heel of foot to ground or floor; bears 
his weight entirely on toes, digging a 
hole in the ground at every step, travel¬ 
ing in a stumbling way. He was some¬ 
what lame when bought several years 
ago. lie has had a box stall all Winter 
and has been used but little. 11 is lame¬ 
ness has been increasing rapidly for two 
or three months. f. e. s. 
New Hampshire. 
The horse appears to be lame from 
navicular disease of the foot. This is 
incurable, but the lameness may bo re¬ 
moved or greatly alleviated by the opera¬ 
tion of unnerving, which will have to be 
done by a graduate veterinarian who will 
of course examine for sidebone, ringbone 
or other possible causes of lameness. 
Were the case recent we should suspect, a 
nailprick as the cause of the acute lame¬ 
ness. a. s. A. 
Subscribers’ Exchange 
Complying with several suggestions received 
recently, we open a department here to enable 
RURAL NEW-YORKER readers to supply eacli 
other’s wants. If you want to buy or sell or 
exchange, make it known hero. This Rate will 
be 5 Cents a word, payable in advance. The 
name and address must bo counted as part of 
the advertisement. Copy must reach us not 
later than Friday to appear in the following 
week. No display typo used, and only Farm 
Products, Help and Positions Wanted admitted, 
lor 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. 
PERMANENT POSITION as superintendent or 
herdsman on general or dairy farm, single 
man college training, experienced, understand 
certified milk, A. R. O. work, stock raising, all 
R^'n Y° rk and " ia< ’ hiner >'- BOX 140 care 
\v a in ir.u—try experienced house- 
C,vl’ e r.N, excellent cook; highest references. 
SHAN. (.04 Wyanoke, Baltimore, Md 
CORNELL STUDENT, with some 
wants position on well-managed 
no objeet. PAUL SCHLEIN, 382 
Brooklyn. 
experience, 
farm; wages 
Union St., 
WANTED—Permanent position, experienced 
poultryman, reliable, good worker, clean 
habits, best references; commercial only. Ad¬ 
dress It. G. MORRIS, Ueniscn, N. Y. 
POSITION WANTED— By a married man on 
farm or country estate as working foreman or 
superintendent; use 110 tobacco or Intoxicating 
liquors; can furnish A No. 1 reference. BOX 
143, care It. N.-Y. 
EXPERIENCED POULTRYMAN desires 'posi¬ 
tion as manager or foreman; married; age 
thirty; college graduate but not afraid of work; 
also qualified to take charge of correspondence 
and the advertising and sale of breeding stock, 
eggs and chicks; bus light automobile delivery 
truck, incubators and other equipment; would 
consider purchase of interest in established poul¬ 
try business. Address BOX 142. Rural New- 
Yorker. 
Heaves; Poor Milk Flow. 
1. What, ails my horse? lie is about 
20 years old, has a good appetite, but 
coughs and roars quite often, when I 
feed him hay, and when I take on some¬ 
thing heavy he soon tires out, and stops 
every little distance, breathing hard. I 
feed him oats morning and nights, but 
the grain seems to pass whole through 
him and the hay looks chopped up. 
I had his teeth fixed a month ago, because 
I thought that ailed him. but it does not 
seen to do any good. 2. I keep seven 
cows, and before I bought them they 
gave each about 14 quarts of milk, now 
they don't give more than four quarts 
each. I feed them better than they were 
fed before. I feed clover and Timothy 
hay, bran, roots, corn, fodder and straw. 
They all eat well, but I cannot get any 
milk. Could you tell me what ails them? 
New York. j. p # 
WANTED—First-class farm superintemlcney, 
covering both field and dairy brandies, by man 
of years of successful experience along modern 
lines; no small proposition will be entertained; 
or would consider leasing for term of years large 
dairy farm, casli rental if all stocked, tooled, 
cti-.. read; for host ling work; eminent creden¬ 
tials. Address “BUSINESS," care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
WANTED—Work on farm: able-bodied man, 
willing worker, wants place on up-to-date 
farm; wages secondary consideration. BOX 144, 
care R. N.-Y. 
WANTED—Competent girl, general housework. 
MRS. J. A. COOKE, Monticello, N. Y. 
YOUNG AMERICAN COUPLE, one child, want. 
position on country place, poultry and fruit 
farm preferred; have had practical experience 
with poultry; wife will cook or board help. 11 . 
P. FULLER, R. F. D. 30. Stamford. Conn. 
WANTED—Responsible position as manager or 
foreman of a fruit farm; American, married, 
no children, thoroughly familiar with l’ruit; im¬ 
mediate liberty. BOX 138, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
1. The horse is aged and the teeth are 
so irregular that proper mastication of 
feed is impossible. A skilled veterinarian 
may be able to improve matters by use 
of dentistry instruments. The work al¬ 
ready done may have been unintelligent 
or insufficient. Treat for heaves as di¬ 
rected in other answers. 2. Milk three 
times a day. See that the stable is kept 
clean and well ventilated. Green grass 
may bring back the flow of milk, If you 
cannot supply grass give dried brewers’ 
grains, flaxseed meal and a little corn- 
meal. Succulent feed is chiefly neces¬ 
sary in maintaining and stimulating a 
full flow of milk. a s a 
An Auto Truck.—AV e have been op¬ 
erating a truck for the past three sea¬ 
sons and now have one of two-ton cap¬ 
acity,- which is doing the work of at 
least three teams. We could not well 
do without it, and believe that any farm¬ 
er finding it necessary to use more than 
one team would find a truck suited in 
capacity to his work the most economical 
and satisfactory part of his equipment. 
Pennsylvania. Wi T c 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply and a 
“square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
nceu rarm neif 
We have many able-bodied young men, both with and win 
farminK experience, who wish to work on tarms. II you ne. 
good, intelligent, aober man, write for an order blank Our 
a philanthropic organization aud we make no .-barge to 
plover or employee. 
Onr object is to encourage farming among .lews. 
THE JEWISH AGRICULTURAL 8 OCIET 
176 Second Avenue j( ew y ark ( 
WANTED—-A position as housekeeper in a gen¬ 
tleman's country home. BOX 137, care R. 
N.-Y. 
WANTED—Good home with kind people by elder¬ 
ly man, temperate, reliable, experienced farm¬ 
ing, gardening, small fruits, poultry, general 
work, liaudy indoor and out; small wages. 
BOX 136, fare Rural New-Yorker. 
PRACTICAL MAN, married. 2(5, Hollander, 
wants position on farm or estate; no theorist; 
worked as farm hand, herdsman and foreman 
and tilled' responsible positions; real good testi¬ 
monials as to ability, habits and character. F. 
KUNST, Orchard Farm, Peekskill, N. Y. 
POSITION WANTED—-Man aged 42, experienced 
as farm foreman of gentleman’s large estab¬ 
lishment, has knowledge of all crops, all farm 
machinery, carpentering, steam fitting, gas and 
steam engines; best reference. .T. I,. F., 17 
North 6 th St., Hudson, N. Y. 
YOUNG MAN. 18, unexperienced, willing to 
learn, wants work on poultry farm. BOX 133, 
enre It. N.-Y. 
SUPERINTENDENT OR MANAGER WANTED 
—Man and his wife to take charge and run 
small farm of registered cattle making records. 
Farm located in New York State. In answer¬ 
ing give full particulars in first letter. Ad¬ 
dress BOX 135, care Rural New-Yorker. 
ESTATE MANAGER—Position by practical man, 
crop rotation, soil improvement, breeding cat¬ 
tle, swine, poultry, sheep, Babcock test; refer¬ 
ences. BOX 134, cure Kurnl New-Yorker. 
Tin ItTY-THREE-AC RE FARM—Water power, 
wheat, corn, and sawmill; one-third cash; de¬ 
sirable: ask for particulars. THOS. II. HARRIS, 
Fredericksburg, Virginia. 
WANTED—Farm to rent, with option to buy; 
first class farm only considered. BOX 139, 
care Rural New-Yorker. 
FRUIT FARM, seventy acres, five thousand trees 
coming into bearing, zinc mines opened ad¬ 
joining farm, inter-urban railroad being built by 
place; macadam roads; close, good market: must 
sell immediately; price, twelve thousand five 
hundred. BOX K, Norton, Va. 
Subscribers Exchange 
. .- *■ A"- 1 ”'/ ? 
comp, with opening roof; will sell cheap 
easy terms. Write JERSEY GLEN FARM IN 
asie. Pa. ’ 
EXCHANGE AT ONCE 318 acres; good build¬ 
ings for small farm. LOUIS RABENSTEIN 
Berkshire. N. Y. 
WHO wants a nice poultry and small fruit farm? 
6 1-3 acres, good 8 -room house. Apply to 1*. 
O. BOX 244, Bridgehampton, Long Island. 
GAS ENGINE, Backus, fifteen horse, fine order- 
reasonable. C. T. HAMILTON, Huntington. 
WANTED—Old-fashioned side do liverv roapur, 
state price, condition, etc. WILLIAM DAY. 
North Lima, Ohio. 
FOR SALE—Several ears baled Timothy; write 
for delivered prices. HILLCREST FRUIT 
FARM, Washington, lnd. 
FOR SALE—Dc Laval Separator Model 15. This 
machine can be run by hand or power, and is 
guaranteed to work perfect; will sell cheap to 
turn quick. Apply to JERSEY GLEN FARMS. 
Perkasie, Pa. 
NULL’S Famous Melilotus Clover Honey, 10 lb. 
pail. $1.50: express prepaid. W. D. NULL, 
Demopolis, Ala. 
FOR LEASE—A large farm in Western Massa¬ 
chusetts to lease on shares for a term of 
years. Has over one thousand young apple 
trees, mostly Baldwins, just coming into bear¬ 
ing. For further information write BRINTON 
F. HALL. BeUflng, Mich. 
FOR SALE—7-acre poultry farm; equipped 1 ; 
about 2,200 liens, and chicks; modern build¬ 
ings: near good markets; $4,500. BOX 111, care 
R. N.-Y. 
TO KENT—FYuit, Dairy and Poultry Farm; 45 
acres, adjoining Peekskill, N. Y. Will rent 
and give possession at once to an experienced 
and’ practical dairyman and orehardist (without 
small children, who will purchase the stock and 
equipment and continue to operate it: as above. 
Buildingss and equipment new and modern. Av¬ 
erage income about $300 monthly. A practical 
and successful worker only, and preferably one 
with grown sons. Will make an exceptional 
offer to right man. Address, with full informa¬ 
tion and references, BOX 141, care of Rural 
New-Yorker. 
