Tshe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
55 
Milk and Live Stock Notes 
A Bank Calf Sale 
V>'. F. Matthews, Commissioner of the 
Illinois State Food Dei>artmeut, gives an 
aeeonnt of what is called “the first hank 
calf club sale” ever held in the United 
States. This was held at Brighton, Ill., 
December S. The cashier of the First 
National Bank purchased in Wisconsin, 
last IMareh S4 head of heifi'rs. They 
ranged in age from six to 10 months. 
These heifers were shipped to Brighton 
and sold to the school children near that 
town at actual cost. The bank took notes 
from the children at 0% interest. The 
average price paid was $43 per head 
delivered. It was agreed that in less 
than one year these heifers would be 
brought back to Brighton and sold at 
public auction. The difference betwec'n 
the purchase ju-ice and the interest and 
what the heifers brought was to be given 
to the child as profit. On December 8 
the 84 heifers were sold for cash. They 
brought an average of 8!>2 per head. The 
notes from tlie children were taken up 
and there was a balance of $4,137. The 
children for the most jiart deposited this 
money in the bank in their own name. 
A general holiday and festival was 
made out of this event. One heifer 
drop)H'd a calf after Inn' arrival and 
when she was sold she brought $145. 
The girl who owned her was Buth Death- 
erage. She made a pound of butter from 
this heifer’s cream and this was sold at 
.-luction for $5. This calf experience in¬ 
terested the children greatly and most 
of them intend to buy another heifer 
and raise it as they did this year. They 
will not, however, sell these heifers but 
will keej) them for their own use. 
Mr. Matthews, who organized this sale 
thinks that events of this sort will do 
more to interest the farm children than 
all the pamphlets and literature that can 
be poured out. It is ever the practical 
business" of the actual handling of the 
dollar which starts enduring interest in 
farm practice. It is a good thing for the 
children, a good thing for the town and 
incidentally a good thing for the bank. 
Out in Illinois they have adojited a sort 
of slogan, “Let us all laill together for a 
bigger and better Illinois.’’ 
The milk strike in New York has also 
helped this section. Philadelphia is 5c 
per qt. net at local creameries. Grains 
are about the same as quoted in other 
parts of the country. Corn was a good 
crop in this section. Many did well on 
potatoes; last season some sold for 33c 
and many did not brimk even. This sea¬ 
son they sold around $1 at digging time, 
now worth $1.75. Kggs worth 48c to 
53c; capons 38c; pullets 30c to 32c; 
cockerels 28c. The.se prices are net by 
local buyers for dry-picked fowls in 
prime condition. q. G. L. 
An unusual amount of Fall plowing 
accomplished on account of the fine 
weather. Potatoes $1.50; hay $14 to 
$10, delivered ; straw $8 to $0. Dre.ssed 
hogs 15c; calves 10%c, live weight; 
oats C5e; buckwheat $1.05; rye $1; no 
wheat offered; corn a light crop. On 
account of the fact that early frosts pre¬ 
vent ripening of corn many farmers are 
imtting ui) silos. Ghickens, dressed, 25c; 
turkeys, live, 30c; eggs 50c and scarce 
at the price. Not a large amount of live 
stock going into Winter quarters. Farm 
help is too scarce to operate properly the 
farms and while people in towns and 
cities cry about the “high cost” of farm 
products the reason lies in the fact that 
none of them is willing to do farm work, 
and until the migration of the farm boys 
to the mills and factories is iirevented 
higher prices may be expected. 
Fbensburg, Pa. I.. E. K. 
This is a dairy section ; milk sells at 
league prices. Cows, good grades, $75; 
registered cattle from $100 up; grade 
.yearlings coming fresh around $40; reg¬ 
istered yearlings $100, coming fresh in 
8i)ring; registered <-alve.s ,$50 up. Ayr¬ 
shire cattle are taking the place of the 
Ilolsteins as they are easier kept and 
hardier. Farmers here are starting to 
raise more beans, yellow eyes predom¬ 
inate ; they .sell for $7.25 per bushel. No 
apples taken care of in this section; 
prices for apples here 50c to $1 per 
bu. L. J. w. 
Cuba, N. Y. 
They are paying $1.60 per bu. for 
wheat and $2.60 per cwt. for buckwheat 
at our local mill. Dressed hog.s 11c; 
beef cattle on foot 6c; very few dairy 
cows kept here. Potatoes $1.60 per bu. 
No market for apples; hundreds of 
bushels went to waste here last Fall for 
the want of a market. No market for 
garden crops. Bituminous coal at coun¬ 
try banks here 5c per bushel. o. p. r. 
Clarion Co., I’a. 
Wheat $1.75 per bu.; old corn $1 to 
$1.10; new corn OOc. l\)tatoes $1.65 
per bu.; milk .5c a qt.; butter 35 to 40c. 
Apples $1 to $1.50 per bu. Sweet pota¬ 
toes are over $1 a bu. Eggs 40 to 50c; 
celery K'c a bunch. j. r. 
Leacock, Pa. 
Not many cattle and hogs no feed on 
account of high price of corn. The local 
elevators are paying 82c per bu. for 
corn; 46c for oats. Corn about half 
crop. Hay a good crop, selling at $12 
per ton. Clover h.ay .$12; wheat straw 
$6; oat straw ,$5. Fat hogs Oi^c lb. 
Cattle 614c to 8c. Sheep 5 to 6e lb. 
Butter ,30 to .3.5c lb.; eggs 40c. Far¬ 
mers are p.aying for wheat bran $32 in 
ton lots; middlings .$.36; f'ottonseecl meal 
,$44; oil meal $4.5.50. Not much wheat 
and rye sown last Fall on account of 
dry weather. c. s. 
Vermilion Co., Ill. 
_ Last Summer's drought reduced the 
yield of nearly all farm crojis, but the 
high prices have made up for the re¬ 
duction in quantity. Corn 8,5c; oats 
4.5c. Hay $10. Cattle and hogs fol¬ 
low the Chicago market, about three- 
quarters to one cent below quotations 
there. Not much wheat raised; not 
many potatoes. Becently dealers have 
been selling potatoes shipped liere from 
Washington, retail $1.85 per hu.; .50c 
per pk. Dealers pay .38 and 40e per 
dozen for eggs; 15c for chickens. 
Shorts $1.75 jier cwt.; oil meal $2.50. 
Fancy ajiples, also from Washington, 
sell for ,50 and OOc pc'r iieck. I„and sells 
for from .$100 to .$200 [)er acre. The 
principle evidence of prosperity is the 
number of autos in use' by the f.armers 
which sometimes on Saturdays liter.ally 
blockade the streets of our county seat 
town. .T. E. s. 
Lucas Co., Iowa. 
Our count.v, IMercer, is situated in the 
Western part of Pennsylvania. We can 
grow good crops of anything that will 
stand this climate, corn, wheat, oats, 
rye, buckwheat, and potatoes, clover 
hay. Timothy and Alfalfa being grown 
with success on some of our farms. Ap¬ 
ples, pears and small fruits do well in 
all parts of the county. We produce as 
fine horses, cattle, sheep and 'hogs as 
one would find anywlnu'e. Dairying is 
carried on to a considerable extent in 
some parts. We have unlimited mines 
of coal and some oil and gas territory. 
Throughout the Western valley tlu' iron 
manufactories are equalled only by thos'' 
in Pittsburgh and Youngstown. We 
boast of an acre of corn producing 07 
bushels of shelled corn under the care of 
a 14-year-old girl. This year one of our 
boys jiroduceil 340 bushels of potatoes 
on an acre, and it wasn’t ,a good potato 
year either. Best of all, we claim tlm 
honor of producing the best .iunior stock 
judge in the United States as shown by 
his recent winning at the dairy contest 
in IMa.ssachu.setts. From a inair depot 
20 to .30 farmers shii> milk to Pitts¬ 
burgh and New Ca.stle. Unlike dairy¬ 
men in other sections they .sell by the 
gallon, and get now 20c per gallon re¬ 
gardless of test. I judge that the aver¬ 
age test would be about four per cent. 
Hay $10; straw $7 and $8; wheat $1.60 
per bu.; oats OOc; corn, none being sold; 
buckwhe.at .$2..35 per cwt. Horses, <iuiet 
at jiresent. Cattle, fat. 8 and Oc per lb; 
feeders 7c; hog.s, dressed, 12c per lb.; 
veal calves 10 to 12c, live; hens 14c, 
live; turkeqs, thanksgiving 25 to 30c, 
live; Christmas 20 to 22c, live. Butter, 
country roll. 40c; eggs, fre.sh, 4.5c. Dairy 
cows $75 to .$100. Potatoes, all sold to 
shippers^ at $1.50 and $1.60 per bu. 
.\l)pies .50c to $1 per bu., according to 
qualit.v. Our apples are jioor quality as 
our orchards are old, untrimnu'd and 
very few farmers spray. Thousands of 
bushels went to waste this year. Very 
little truck gardening in this immediate 
.section. Thnuighout the valh'y it is car¬ 
ried on to considerable extent. lleets., 
carrots and parsnips .3c per lb.; cabbage 
4c; and onions about .$2..50 per 100 
pounds. ^lany carloads of onions were 
sold in Northern Mercer and Southern 
Crawford counties at $1.25 per bu.. and 
deajers immediately put the price to 
.$2.50 iier bu. .t. w. R. 
Mercer Co., Pa. 
This is principally a dairy section 
with some potatoes, apples, hay and a 
little oats and buckwheat. Milk at ship¬ 
ping station $2.30 per cwt. for four per 
cent, butterfat. Butter .30i/4c chee.se 
23yic; grade and native cows .$50 to 
$75; potatoes .$1..50 bu.; apples 7.5c per 
cwt. at car. Oats 7.5c bu.; buckwheat 
$1 per bu. w. N. s. 
Millerton, Pa. 
Veal c.alves 13c; pork, dressed, 150- 
200 lbs., 14c; over 200 13y2c; milk, 100 
lbs., $2.20; butterfat 42c to 44c; apples 
70c to 8.5c; wheat .$1..3.5; oats 5.5c; 
corn $1.05; on the cob 80c for 72 lbs.; 
bran $1.60; middlings scarce, $1.90; 
gluten $1.60. No garden i)roduce for 
sale in this vicinity. g. H. E. 
Mertztown. Pa. 
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2 H-P, 33.9S 
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2 H-P, 74.95 
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PORTABLE 
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H-P. 
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102.7.0 
127.75 
154.9S 
179.60 
Larger sizes at equally low Prices. 
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