CONTENTS 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, December 4, 1915. 
FARM TOPICS. 
The Future of Eastern Farming .1427 
Managing the Winter Manure.1427, 1428 
Alfalfa for Opening the Soil .1428 
Imports of Potash .1428 
When Not to Use Lime .1429 
A Crop of Cow-horn Turnips.1429 
Burning Lime .1430 
Use of Vetch .1430 
Value of Peat .1430 
Soil Fertility Waste .1432 
Value of Sawdust .1432 
Search for American Potash .1432 
Crops and Farm Notes .1433 
Hope Farm Notes .1430 
Corn Fails to Mature .1436 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Carrots and Stalks for Horses .1429 
The Big Milk Question .1439 
Cow Leaks Milk .1445 
Enlarged Gland .1445 
Lice on Cattle .1445 
Mammitis .1445 
Live Stock for General Farms.1442 
Pigs for Early Maturity .1442 
The Old English Sheep Dog .1442 
Ideal Ration for Maryland .1444 
Ration for Jersey Cow . 1444 
Ration for Holstein . 1444 
The New England Dairy Business .1446 
Live Stock Notes . 1446 
THE HENYARD. 
Let the Chickens Roost in the Trees.1448 
Ration for Cockerels . 1443 
Second-story Poultry House .!!.. 1448 
Paterson Poultry Show ..’’1448 
HORTICULTURE. 
A Fraud in Apples .1428 
"Tonic” for Pear Trees .. !!!!l429 
Liming a Lawn .. 
Transplanting Wild Cedars and Roses ! 1436 
Killing Quack Grass .'.. 1435 
Moving Large Lilacs . 1437 
The Litchi .1437 
The Mung Bean . ........ 1437 
New Plant Immigrants . ’ ’ 1437 
Book on Apples . 1437 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day .1440 
The Rural Patterns .1440 
Embroidery Design ... ’ ' ’ ’ 1440 
Christmas Fare .' !l440 
The Christmas Dinner . . i446, 1441 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Drought and Business Depression. Part III 1428 
Concrete Mixing at Wholesale . 1431 
Estimating Water Power . 1431 
Chemical Sanitation ..!!.'! 1431 
Making Plaster and Wallpaper Stick.’ 1431 
Feeding a Swarm of Bees . 1435 
Size of Tennis Court ..' 1435 
News From the Auction .H39 
Publisher's Desk .1450 
Products, Prices and Trade 
Wholesale Prices at New York. 
Week ending Nov. 26, 1915. 
(Continued from page 1445.) 
WOOL. 
Xo special price changes arc noted. 
but 
de~ 
the tone of the market is strong, with 
cidedly increased manufacturing interest. 
Itecent prices at Boston have been: 
Michigan and New York unwashed De¬ 
laine, 26 to 27; half blood. 31 to 32- 
three-eighths blood, 37 to 3714. Ohio and 
Pennsylvania halfblood combing, 33 to 
34 ; unwashed Delaine, 30(4 to 31. Wis¬ 
consin and .Missouri quarter blood 
to 36; half blood, 30 to 31. 
live stock. 
Market on all native beef stock 
Calves in fair demand. Sheep and 
selling well for anything of good 
Dogs lower. 
Buns. UH 
Cows. .2 85 
Calves, prime veal. 100 lb 8 00 
Culls. . 
Sheep. 100 lbs. 4 00 
Ji arabs .800 
Ho & 8 . 6 50 
,14 
slow, 
lambs 
q uality. 
@ s 75 
@ C60 
@6 15 
@11 75 
@ 7 00 
@ 5 75 
@ 9 40 
@ 7 tO 
DRIED FRUITS. 
There is very little activity in the 
ket for either spot or future apples. 
Apples—Kvap.. choice to fancy. 
Lower grades. 
Sun dried.” 
Prunes, lb. 
Apricots.' 
Peaches.,. 
Currants'. 
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s © 
9Vjj 
6 14® 
7 
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6 @ 
m.. 
8 @ 
13 M 
4V£@ 
14 
9 @ 
KB* 
16 @ 
18 
26 (a) 
21 
Ita'spberries.’.. 
BEANS. 
Marrow. 100 lbs... s no 
.6 5o 
t ea . o 70 
Red Kidney. . 8 40 
White Kidney .'..9 50 @1000 
YellowlLCye. 625 @635 
Lima. California. 5 50 @ 560 
KKE3H FRUITS. 
EarlJ in .the week business in 
was good, some sales being made 
advance over hist week's figures, 
the usual dullness after a holiday was 
noted. \ ery few of the barrelled apples 
received are good enough to go above $4. 
1 ears and grapes selling slowly. 
@ 8 25 
@ 6 75 
@ 6 75 
@ 8 50 
apples 
at an 
Later, 
VEGETABLES. 
White potatoes are in light receipt, and 
prices ranging about 25 cents per ISO 
pounds higher. Bermuda are on hand; 
selling mainly at $5 to .$7. Sweet pota¬ 
toes in surplus and lower. No improve¬ 
ment in cabbage prices. Onions running 
poor in quality, such selling down to 40 
cents per 100 pounds. String beans from 
the Carolinas, and peas from Florida and 
CBhfornia bringing high prices for best, 
•M to $6 per bushel for the latter; ordi¬ 
nary grades, $1 to $2. Lettuce and 
chicory low. Large kale bringing 50 
cents per barrel. Squashes are higher— 
nO cents per barrel advance in some 
eases. _White turnips meeting a 
sale at 75 cents to $1 per barrel. 
steady 
Potatoes-Long Island, bbl. 
Jersey . 
. 2 40 
@ 2 75 
@ 2 25 
Maine. 
State. 
Bermuda, bbl. 
@ 7 (10 
@ 70 
@ 1 50 
Sweet Potatoes. Jersey, bu.. 
Southern, bbl. 
Beets, bbl. 
Brussels Sprouts, qt. ... 
Carrots, bbl. 
@ 10 
Cucumbers, bu. 
Cabbage, ton...’ 
Lettuce, half-bbl. basket ... 
. 2 50 
.2 60 
. 50 
@ 3 (10 
@ 6 00 
@ 1 25 
3-doz. crate. 
Onions. State.. 106 lb bag .. 
Conn. Valley, bag . 
Peppers, bu. 
Peas, bu. 
. 75 
. 1 50 
.2 50 
© 2 00 
@ 1 85 
© 3 50 
String Beans, bu. 
Celery, doz. 
Turnips, white, bbl. 
Cauliflowers, bbl. 
. 75 
. 35 
..... 75 
@ 2 25 
@ 40 
@ 1 00 
@ 4 50 
@ 2 00 
& 3 00 
Squash, bbl. 
Egg Plants. Southern, bu.... 
HAY AND STRAW. 
The market on hay, both medium and 
good grades, is stronger. Occasional lots 
°f. 4 imothy bring up to $25, and clover 
mixed; $23. Ordinary feeding hay runs 
from $17 to $20. Straw in surplus and 
50 cents lower. 
Hay. Timothy, No. 1. ton .24 50 
No. 2...23 00 
NO. •).17 00 
Clover mixed.pj no 
No grade . 10 00 
Straw, Rye.UU 
@25 50 
@24 (JO 
@21 00 
@22 00 
@15 00 
@13 50 
MILLFEED. 
Bran, car lots. 22 50 
Middlings. '>4 00 
Red Dog . ‘’SOU 
Cornmeal.....'.'.30 0U 
@23 25 
@26 00 
@29 50 
@31 00 
@ . 
@ 76 
@ 5 60 
@ 42 
@ 1 03 
GRAIN 
Export demand for wheat light, and, 
with favorable crop news from Argentina, 
tiio market is weak and slightly lower. 
<’orn market strong, mainly on reports of 
poor quality in the new crop. 
Wheat. No. 1 . Northern Spring. 1 15 
Corn, as to quality, bush. 75 
Flour, carlots. at N. Y. bbl.5 30 
Oats, as to weight, bush. 40 
Rye, free from onion. 1 00 
RETAIL PRICES AT NEW YORK. 
These are not the highest or lowest fig¬ 
ures noted here, but represent produce of 
good quality and the buying opportunities 
of at least half of New York population. 
Eggs, fancy white, large, doz. 
Mixed colors, new laid. 
Ordinary grades. 
Cold Storage .. 
Butter, fancy prints.lb.. 
Tub. choice. 
Chickens, roasting, lb. 
Broilers, common to good, lb. 
Squab Broilers, pair . 
Fricassee, lb. 
Turkeys... 
Fowls . 
Leg of lamb.. 
Lamb chops...,.. 
Roasting beef. 
Pork chops ... 
Loin of pork . 
Lettuce, head. 
Radishes, bunch . 
Cucumbers, each. 
a pples. doz. 
Cabbage, bead . 
Potatoes, peck . 
,. 6(1 
@ 
65 
.. 45 
($ 
48 
.. 28 
@ 
35 
. 30 
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35 
. 37 
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. 32 
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. 25 
@ 
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. 28 
@ 
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.. i 00 
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1 26 
@ 
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.. 25 
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Receipts at New 
days ending Novembc 
Butter, lbs. 
Eggs, doz. 
Cotton, bales ...... 
Apples, bbls. 
Potatoes, bbls. 
Onions, lbs.„.. 
Rye bush. 
Corn, bush. 
Oats, bu. 
Wheat, bush. 
Hay. tons. 
Straw, tons . . 
Dressed Poultry, pgs. 
Live Poultry, crates . 
Cranberries, bbls... 
Lemons, boxes. 
Oranges, boxes. 
ltosln. bbls. 
Spts. Turp. bbls. 
Tar. bb s. 
York during eight 
2 . 012.110 
1,007.460 
47.762 
7).2.'9 
49.746 
3,169.2110 
47,250 
18.200 
. 877.600 
3,680.540 
7,391 
130 
35.203 
17,315 
6,660 
2.244 
111.980 
12,303 
1,595 
537 
Apples—Ben Davis, bbl. 
Newtown, bbl. 
Hubbardston, bbl. 
.1 75 
. 2 50 
@ 2 25 
(a) :* 50 
(3 -- • 5 
Winesap. .. . 
Wolf River. 
Gi) 3 (J(J 
Wealthy. 
Twentv-ounce ... 
@ 2 75 
@ 3 (K) 
McIntosh. 
Jonathan . 
(a } 4 55 
Greening. 
Baldwin. 
(&► 3 75 
King. 
York Imperial. 
Spy. 
@ 3 25 
Culls, bbl. 
@ 1 25 
@ 2 75 
Grapes. 10-bkt. crate. 
41b. bkt. 
Bulk, ton .. 
Pears Kidler, bbl. 
@ 2 75 
Bose. 
Anjou . 
Sheldon. 
Gh no 
Cranberries. Cape Cod bbl... 
@ 8 50 
We should like to hear from any one 
having copies of “Horses, Cattle, Sheep 
and Swine,” by Geo. W. Curtis, that he 
cares to sell. Rural New-Yorker, 333 
V\ est 30th St., New York. 
HAY FOR SALE 
YX7 1 - are not dealers, hut every member of our Asso. iallon 
VV n farmer ami producer i-f.hay ami we wMi to sell dire.a 
1.1 ibe consumer. Every bale Is carefully Inspected, graded 
ami guaranteed, and carries the brand of our Association. 
Alfalfa. Timothy, Clover, Mixed Hsy sndSlraw 
Only sound, sweet, well cured goods offered for sale. We 
keep the other kind at home. 
Onondaga Alfalfa Growers' Ass’n, Inc. 
No. 3 Coal Exchange Building SYRACUSE, N. Y. 
Subscribers Exchange 
FOR SALE—One Farquliar Portable Saw Mill. 
outfit complete, size 5A. Style Right Hand. 
Has been used five months by me, bad been 
used about two years previous to that, but is In 
perfect condition in every way. Price six hun¬ 
dred dollars ($000). W. C. WHIPPLE, Pur¬ 
chase, N. Y. 
WANTED-—At an early date a superintendent 
for a gentleman’s place in southeastern Penn¬ 
sylvania, a man who is competent to plan work, 
manage men efficiently, one who understands 
horticulture, gardening and flowers. A most 
d'esirable situation for a married man with 
ability. Address H. HAYWARD, Newark, Del. 
Subscribers’ Exchange 
Complying with several suggestions received 
we °P en 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 cf 
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 admitted 
here. Poulcry, Eggs and other live stock adver¬ 
tisements will go under proper headings on other 
pages. Seed and Nursery advertisements will 
not be accepted for this column. 
FOR SALE—Shellbark hickory nuts, four cents 
pound, large hickory nuts, walnuts, 2 c. lb.; 
pecans 15 and l(5e. lb. HOUGLAND MILLER, 
Boonville, Ind. 
NEW HONEY Clover or Basswood 
pound cans; best quality. C. A. 
Richland Center, Wis. 
in sixtv- 
FATOH, 
GRAPEFRUIT and Oranges, Brights, $ 1.75 per 
1 ,,ar ter box, 75 cents; Golden russets, 
51-50 per box, quarter box, 50 cents, F. o. R. 
Miami, Fla. Quarter boxes delivered bv ex¬ 
press within the fifth parcel post zone. Brights 
$1.50; Golden Russets. $1.25. Write us for ex¬ 
press rates and particulars. GEO. P. ('ELLON 
Tropical Grove, Miami, Fla. 
FOR SALE—A Rowsher 
Cost $85. Price $35. 
lordsville, Conn. 
Feed Mill, nearly 
THE LOCUSTS, 
new. 
Gay- 
FOR SALE—Farqtiehar sawmill, 4A Ajax left 
band, 3 bend blocks inserted tooth hoe saw. 
Gang edges, 20-inch trimmer, 35 H. P. fire box 
boiler. Ajax center crank engine, lots of extras; 
only sawed one job: good as new. DORR TROW¬ 
BRIDGE, Lansing, Pa. 
HONEY FOR CHRISTMAS. Direct from Farm. 
Circular free. HARRIS T. KILLS & BRO., 
Swedegboro, New Jersey. 
BARGAIN FARM Apparatus For Snle—25 H. P. 
I. II. C. Tractor, 4 bottom plough. Sharpies 
Milking machine, 4 units, Davis 6 bottle filler 
(new), Star litter, and feed carriers, 400 feet 
track, 8 H. P. Stover gasoline engine on trucks. 
C. H. BAKER, 149 Broadway, New York. 
COUNTRY SAUSAGE—Old-fashioned, home¬ 
made sausage meat, in 1 lb. prints. Not made 
from trimmings, but from our own finest quality 
tender pig pork only; seasoned just right. An 
unusually tasty product; 4 lbs. postpaid for SI. 
SAN DA NON AII FARM, Windham, N. Y. 
WANTED to buy power spray outfit with 100 
gal. tank in first class condition. DONALD 
GRANT, It. 5, Amsterdam, N. Y. 
PECANS 30 cents per pound. JAMES F. Mc- 
CALEB, Insmore, Mississippi. 
FOR SALE—Witli or without stock, electric 
feed mill and store, with grocery department, 
living rooms above, private track, thrifty farm¬ 
ing section, nearest mill five miles. Forty thou¬ 
sand dollars a year business. Reason for sale, 
poor health. G. M. HAZARD, Charlotte. Vt. 
FOR SALE—Garden farm, tit roe acres, double 
bouse, good barn, on .state road, city three 
miles, suburbs large village. Poultry equip¬ 
ment. FRED WARD, Savona, N. Y. 
3 FARMS FOR SALE—125 acres, 200 acres, 300 
acres, in good state of cultivation. CUAS. li. 
DAVIS, Pemberton, N. J. 
122-ACRE Alfalfa Farm for sale. Central New 
York: well located; good buildings, $8,000. 
F. H. RIVENBURGH, Munnsville, N. Y. 
FARM, 68 acres; 50 woodland, est. 75,000 ft. 
Hickory, oak, maple, chestnut. Painted 7- 
room house, shop and' woodshed. 42 ft. barn 
with eowbarn attached. Henhouses for 500 
beads, 20 kinds grafted apples, peaches, pears, 
plums, grapes, 2(5 miles to station, y, mile to 
eluirch and school. Price, $2,500. GEO A 
COSGROVE, West Willington, Conn. 
FOR SALE—300 acre level farm, suitable 
grain, hay or stock raising; could do an 
awful business. A bargain for quick buyer I 
C. HAWKINS, Sprakers, N. Y. * 
FOR SALE—Fine Dutchess County farm, 132 
acres, suitable gentleman's farm, descrip¬ 
tion, photos; bargain, $5,800; buildings insured 
$ 3 , 000 . ROUDEWYNS, Lagrangeville, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—33-acre farm near Princeton, three 
railroad stations and trolley. Write BOX 327 
Owner, care It. N.-Y. 
FOR SALE—95 acre farm, good buildings. Al¬ 
falfa land, nearly all tillable, near school and 
milk station, four miles Cazenovia, $50 per acre. 
M. I). BLAKESLEE, Cazenovia, N. Y. 
NEW JERSEY DAIRY FARM_With or with¬ 
out stock, "sanitary” milk a specialty, in¬ 
quiries solicited. JAMES F. BAKER CO., Cam¬ 
den, N. J. 
FARM 13 acres, splendidly adapted for stock 
.raising or for poultry; fine market for truck¬ 
ing; house 10 rooms and bath. F’our large 
° aP " 8 small eottage. $ 8 , 000 ; half mortgage, 
<jM). \Y. PALMLR, Navesink, N. J. 
POULTRY PLANT, within 40 miles of New 
Cork, to rent for nominal sum, or on shares 
rent or share taken in eggs and table fowls bv 
owner. Present stock, about 500 head, may be 
purchased' on easy terms. Fully equipped to 
handle up to three thousand head. Address BOX 
330, care Rural New-Yorker. 
SALE—Highly cultivated fruit ranch 
S°" thern California, State boulevard, Severn 
tools• aC nrle'o" e f V f i Kll, .' room bungalow; stork and 
tools, price, twelve thousand; clear: will take 
California.* 1 ^" AddreSS R ‘ ^Lake Side 
FOR SALE— Commuting farm 5 acres large 
''- 0 “ se \ l,arn - Poultry houses, etc., near station 
$.»,i,.0, including stock and tools. Anv reason- 
Notcb er N 8 j° responsiWe Party. A. B. C., Great 
WANTED—Orchard' and fruit work by exneri- 
teed Ced W h °Il C D , uiRow S e rt service guaran- 
Putney.Vt. DARU0W ' Grpen Mt. Orchards, 
YOUNG MAN, 
wishes steady 
Sive fruit farm. 
Yorker. 
2 .), with orchard experience, 
work in orchard's of progres- 
BOX 326, care Rural New- 
F ^ F ^.[ {i BNCEI) young man wants place on 
H. LMACOMBER^'a.'t Dliai'a ,' 1 N.'^Y m:u ' a 8° r - 
* experienced, hustling manager 
wishps position. (’ornell training; can Zet 
practical results, BOX 324, care R. N.-Y. ^ 1 
POSII FOX IN SOUTH wanted by Northern 
in‘ nan ' A Years' experience in farm manag¬ 
ing. At present successfully managing a large 
proposition Experienced in d'airyffig, st.wk 
fa!fn" S t'"i general farm crops, especially Al¬ 
falfa. Technical education; age 44. Have ball 
BOX qo- rS successful experience in the South 
BOX 32o, care Rural New-Yorker. 
r> ^d LT TlIv R f,m ING ’ r n *r nial assof ' iat< ' want- 
. IIau “I' 1 ,-'' equipped plant, 600 capacity 
and starting with 300 Leghorns; exceptional on- 
port unity to join with 100 to 300 birds p«r- 
Vfnefand,*NL f j. ccter ' SALMON. Grant Axe,, 
WANTED—On or before Jan. 1 , position as 
manager of estate or stock farm. Scientific 
nonlt?v aC fii C .?f kn °wledgo of dairy cattle, swine, 
poultry, fruit, cropping, etc. Agricultural school 
graduate, single, sober ami reliable Fi st of 
references. BOX 81, Ames, N. Y. 01 
WANTED—Married couple, man milk and' gen¬ 
eral farm work; wife for housework. Would 
consider widow or single woman. G RATI AS 
Perkasie, Pa. ' 
WANTED—Superintendent to take entire charge 
of farm buildings on Long Island estate 
Must thoroughly understand care and feeding of 
sheep, poultry and cattle. Apply, stating age, 
family, experience, references and wages de¬ 
sired. Address LOCK BOX 328, care Rural New- 
i orkor. 
SINGLE MAN, farm bred, wants practical ex- 
. Peneuce m operating mammoth incubator and 
in brooding, feeding ami rearing stock Will 
pay for board and' room, or do work for all or 
part as circumstances warrant. New York State 
preferred. Address BOX 35 2, Stamford, Conn. 
Voi NG MAN wants work on a poultry or dairy 
farm; cannot milk. J. LLOYD DAVIS. Staffa, 
Ontario, Canada, care of John Smale. 
* VJ*?''' WANTED as herdsman or manager 
ot high-class Jersey or dairy herd, experienced 
in care, feeding, breeding, calf-raising, handling 
bulls, show ring work, dairy machinery, engines, 
mechanical milkers and handling men. I’racti- 
cnl man, temperate and steady. Any sized prop¬ 
osition, any location. Best references. Give 
particulars and salary offered in first letter. 
HERDSMAN, Box 329, care Rural New-Yorker. 
AMERICAN, age 40, temperate, steady and 
trustworthy, wants position Jan. 1 st., general 
farming or dairying. Capable of taking charge. 
Please give full particulars first letter. BOX 
331, care It. N.-Y., 333 W. 30th St., New York 
WANTED—Man and wife. American or French 
preferred’; man under 30, to do general farm 
work. Wife to take charge of small dairy. BOX 
71, Great Neck, N. Y. 
WANTED—Young or middle-aged woman for 
general housework on small farm near town. 
MRS. D. E. MINARD, Boonton, N. J. 
POSITION WANTED by practical farmer and 
fruit grower, experienced in clearing, drain¬ 
ing. restoring and conserving fertility, all crops, 
stock and machinery, handling labor, accounts, 
etc. American, age 44, married, small family. 
BOX 309, c. R. N.-Y. 
WANTED—Position by practical market poultry- 
man with man having capital to plan and' build 
poultry and egg farm in Spring. Salary ex¬ 
pected; married; no family. Former employers 
my references. Address BOX 332, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
To Sell Farm Food Products 
From December 10th to 20th will be a good time to mar¬ 
ket Greenings, Spys, Kings, Spitzenburgs and Jonathans. 
Ship to reach the city during the early part of the week. 
Baldwins, Ben Davis and other good keepers may well be 
held in cold storage for later shipment. 
The hulk of apple shipments up to this time and partic¬ 
ularly for two weeks past, have been medium and poor grades, 
showing softness and rot. Prices ruled accordingly. Real 
fancy grades are in fairly good demand, though the soft 
weather has not been favorable for apple consumption. 
Potatoes are in very good demand, but prices reported 
from up State show better than net returns in New York 
market. 
Cabbage continues low; and State onions show poor qual¬ 
ity and low price. Fancy in demand. Eggs, hennery first, as 
high as 45c. for brown and 63c. for white. 
The Department of Foods & Markets, 204 Franklin Street, New York City 
