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CONTENTS 
THE EXTRAL NEW-YORKER, January 6, 1917. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Good Flint Corn . 5 
A Co-operative Seed Organization . 5 
Rotation for Sweet Potatoes . 6 
Storing Grain . 7 
Cement Drain Tile in New England . 7 
Three Self-madeMarket Growers . 7 
Electric Motors on a Connecticut Farm. 7 
Coming Farmers’ Meetings . 9 
Crops and Farm Notes .11 
Hope Farm Notes .12 
Destroying Bermuda Grass .13 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Here is a New One—Ox Power. 4 
Cost of a Two-Year-Old Heifer . 4 
A Sow That Came Back . 5 
An Advance in Milk Prices .15 
Mineral Matter for Hogs .18 
Convenient Dairy Barn .18 
Skim-milk and “Bob” Veal Laws .20, 21 
Indigestion .22 
Bitter Milk .22 
Rickets ...22 
Founder .22 
Worms .22 
Itching Skin ..22 
Cornstalks and Molasses .23 
Increasing Protein .23 
Fattening Steers .23 
Ration With Varied Roughage .23 
THE HENYARD. 
Will It Pay to Ship Hen Manure?. 4 
Egg-laying Contests'.21 
Arrangement of Brooder-house .24 
Ducks for Laying .24 
Spoiled Salt Pork for "Tens.24 
January Hatching in Dwelling-house .24 
Winter Care of Geese .25 
Leg Weakness .25 
Feeding Pullets and Chicks .25 
Ground Oats and Beef Scraps . 25 
HORTICULTURE. 
A Top-worked New Jersey Orchard . 3 
Curious Tree Growths . 5 
Identifying Apples by Truelle’s Line .13 
Root-pruning Grapevines .13 
The Price of Currants .13 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day .16 
The Rural Patterns . 16 
Seen in New York Shops .16 
A Fireless Drinking Fountain .17 
Cheaper Breadstuffs. Part II.I'J’ 
Black Pudding . 17 
Cornish Saffron Cake .I'j’ 
Embroidery Designs .17 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
A “Sucker” Comes to Confession . 4 
The Game Laws and Carp . 6 
The Car Shortage . 6 
Boston Markets .’. g 
Events of the Week .sj 9 
Editorials .14 
A Terminal Market for New York.15 
Notes from Department of Foods and Markets. 15 
Publisher’s Desk . 26 
Notes from Department of Foods and 
Markets 
(Continued from page 1.5.) 
101/2 eases .56 
11 eases . ,55 
1 Va ease .52 
1 V2 <’ase .47 
11/> ease . 
.50 
POULTRY. 
1731/2 
Ib.s. 
i7y2 
lbs. 
143 
lbs. 
1.33 
lb.s. 
1951/2 
lbs. 
22 
lbs. 
90 
lbs. 
35 
lbs. 
85 
lbs. 
477 
lbs. 
419 
lbs. 
50G 
lbs. 
80 
lbs. 
21 
lbs. 
58 
lbs. 
37 
lbs. 
060 
lbs. 
128 
lbs. 
43 
lbs. 
119 
lbs. 
45 
lbs. 
78 
lbs. 
24 
lbs. 
86 
lbs. 
OS 
lbs. 
38 
lbs. 
tiirkej’s . 
. ..$0.35 
turkeys . 
. . .31 
caiKins . 
caiKins . 
. . .33 
capons . 
. . .30 
chickens . 
.. .25 
chickens . 
.. .27 
chickens . 
. . .26 
chickens . 
. . .23 
chickens . 
. . .22 
chickens . 
. . .21 
chickens . 
. . .20 
chickens . 
. . .18% 
chickens, thin. 
.. .16 
fowl . 
.. .23 
fowl . 
.. .25 
fowl . 
90 
fowl . 
fowl .. 
. . .19 
ducks . 
ducks . 
.. .19 
ducks . 
. . .17 
geese . 
. . .25 
geese . 
geese . 
. .20 
guinea hens . 
. .20 
old cocks . 
. .18 
10 
125 
lO.t 
506 
4.”, 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
Ib.s. 
dressed 
dressed 
dressed 
dressed 
dressed 
dressed 
pigs , 
pigs 
pigs 
pigs 
pigs 
pigs 
.17 
.16 
.15 
.14 Va 
.I.S 14 
. 1 . 11/2 
0 1 • 
•> livers . 
1 liver . 
2 livers . 
2 lioads for . 
1 liver and head for. . . . 
. . .50 
1 box pig livers for .... 
1 liver . 
no Ihs. beef . 
APPLES. 
3 bbls. 
. .$4 ’’5 
1 hbl. 
. . 4 00 
.36 bbls. 
. . 3 75 
124 bbls. 
.. 3 50 
2 bbls. 
30 bbls. 
11 bbls. 
. . 2.87: 
4 bbls. 
.. 2 . 37 : 
77 bbls. 
.57 bbls. 
. . 2.50 
22 bbls. 
. 
. . 2.75 
4 bbls. 
32 bbls. 
. . 00 
4 bbls. 
15 boxes . 
.. 1.40 
Skim-milk and “ Bob” Veal Laws 
(Continued from page 20) 
of milk a day to make .a good veal c; 
grow properly. Thus we see that 
takes .'>45,000.0(K) quarts of good milk 
the State each year into legitimate V€ 
enough to supply the New York mar 
for over three months- 
Sliding Milk Standard.— Why h 
you made a sliding standard for p 
milk? In one breath you say that n 
containing 3 per cent, of butter fat n 
be considered pure milk, and in the n 
breath .von say it may not. If one n 
happens to have a cow that gives .3 
cent, milk he may sell it as pure milk i 
retain his standing in the communit.v 
an honest man. If his neighbor happ' 
to have a cow that gives 4 per cent, n 
and offers for sale milk of the same ri 
ness the other man sells, he is hauled 
court and the finger of scorn pointed 
him as a criminal. In actual pract 
either man’s cow does not give 
grade of milk during the whole 
may be all right one month, and 
six months he is a criminal unwittingl 
he trusts to his cow as Cod made her. 
do not claim that 
man-made standard 
essarily a fool law. 
easier of enforcement 
standard. I do claim, however, that it 
foolish and unjust to have both on t 
statute books of the .State at once. Un 
you are ready to require milk to be .sc 
on a guaranteed analysis as feeding stu 
for cattle and fertilizers are now reciuir 
to be sold, you should wipe out the clan 
which says that “all milk shall be deem 
adulterated milk from which any part 
the cream has been removed.” So long 
a man keeps his milk above the leg 
standard what difference does it make 
the buyer whether he reaches the desir 
goal by breeding and selecting his cows 
by using a skimmer? Custom seems 
have decreed that producers must s( 
milk on a butter-fat basis. What is tl 
the sai 
year. 
inside 
the. law creating 
for pure milk is nc 
It is undoubted 
than the God-mai 
01 
(il 
l.”,() 
28 
42 
Sf) 
04 
71/2 
91/2 
14 
15 
04 
1 
12 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
pail- 
lbs. 
cans 
gal. 
lbs. 
bbl. 
bbls. 
bbls. 
KUTTER. 
..$0.39 
. .SSVa 
.37 
.38 
milk bought on a butter-fat basis mu 
also be resold on a guaranteed basis ar 
a sliding scale of prices? o. w. mapes. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
rabbits .$0.23 
rabbits .20 
rabbits .22 
rabbits, pair.. . .. 1.50 
ginseng . 3.25 
maple syrup . 1.25 
maple syrup . 1.25 
honey, deteriorated,.10 
cranberries . 6.75 
cranberries . 6.50 
cranberries . 6.2.5 
200 
388 
95 
215 
271 
80 
170 
100 
72 
133 
190 
230 
131 
3 
400 
200 
101 
00 
54 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
live 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
DRESSED MEATS. 
calves .$0.21 
calves .19 
calves .191^ 
calves .181^ 
calves . ;i8 
.171/2 
calves 
calves .17 
calves 
calves .13 
131/2 
calves 
calves 
calves 
calves 
l>ig.s . . 
pigs . 
dressed 
dre.ssed 
dres.sed 
dressed 
pigs 
pigs 
pigs 
pigs 
• 121/2 
.11 
.151^ 
.14 
4.00 
.10 
.20 
.18 
•171/2 
.22 
Much tobacco is grown in this vicinity, 
the bulk of it sold at 5 to 15c, some sold 
at 16 to 18e. Tobacco is one of our 
cattle, good to choice, 
$8.o0 to $9.50, probably going higher ] 
fat heifers 8c; calves 12c, live weight 
Ilogs, dressed, 13c; milch cows $75 to 
$100. Milk 8c per qt. retail; 4i/>c 
wholesale. Wheat $1.50; hay $18 per 
ton; straw $10. Some of our in-oducts 
we take to the Lancaster market.s, where 
\ve .sell at the following prices: liutter 
45c: eggs 48c; chickens, di-essed, 7.5c 
to $1.15; ducks $1; geese, live, .$2.25; 
turkeys, live. 30c; dressed 40c Ih. 
Lard 17 to 18c by the 50-lb can. 20c re¬ 
tail; potatoes $1.40 to $1.50. Meat is 
retailed by the butchers at the following 
prices : P.eefsteak, round, 22 to 24c; chuck 
ISc; sirloin .steak .30c; roa.sts 25c; . boiling 
meat 20c; ham, whole, 2oc; bacon 32c; 
sausage 22c; pudding 18c; pork chops 
20c; roasting pork 22c. Mill feeds are 
as follows by the ton. Hran .$.32 to 
middlings $.35 to .$.37; white 
middlings $40 to .$42; sucrene 
.$.33; hominy .$41 to .$43; gluten 
I^ancaster Co., Pa. 
ALFALFA FOR SALE 
We can fill all orders for first cutting alfalfa, the 
best and cheapest milk producer; also mixed tiin- 
othy and alfalfa, the ejioicest hoi.se feed known. All 
^ ¥ 4)nondaga Alfalfa tirowers Asso. 
elation, Inc., 322 Baslable Block, Syracuse, N, Y. 
•$31 to 
$38 to 
F. D. 
Subscribers’ Exchange 
Complying with several suggestions re<ieived recent¬ 
ly. we open 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, pay¬ 
able in advance. The name and address must be 
counted as part of the advertisement. No display 
t.vpe used, and only Farm I’roducts. Help and Posi¬ 
tions Wanted admitted. For subscrihers only. Deal¬ 
ers, jol)i)ers and general manufacturers’ announce¬ 
ments not admitted here. Poultry. Eggs and other 
live stock advertisements will go under proper head¬ 
ings on other pages. Seed and Nur.sery advertisements 
will not be accepted for this column. 
Copy must reach us not later than Friday morning 
to appear in the following week's issue. 
I HAVE SPENT 5 years and some money learn¬ 
ing how fo farm and raise poultry. If you 
have the plant 1 have the ability and experience 
to produce divid’emis. Would prefer a eommer- 
eial place on shares, Init will consider any prop¬ 
osition that is»big onough. NO. 1749, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
AV.VNTEI)—Dairyman. tirst-cla.ss huttermaker, 
to care for eight Guernseys and helj) on plaoe; 
state wages, married or single in first letter. 
SUPT., 4(:i South Broad'wav, Tarrvtown, N. Y. 
TWO YOT’NG MEN would like to rent farm of 
about 40 acres for term of vears, with option 
of inlying. S.X.MUEL TODER, 71 Morgan St., 
Rrooklyn, N. Y. 
W.\NTED—Selected black walnut meat; state 
quantity: send sample: quote price. JOHN 
H. DOCK.MAN & SON, Baltimore, Md. 
FOR S.M.E—No. 17 DeLaval Cream Separator, 
Four Unit Sharpies Milking Machines. Cream 
Vat. Churn. Cream Ripening Vat, shafting, pul¬ 
ley and belting. All In first class working or¬ 
der: going out of the butter business. Make us 
/ an offer: cost ¥1.000. JUSTAMERE FARM, 
'J .Middletown Springs, Vt. 
FOR SALE—Prairie State Sand Tray Incubators, 
No. 2. fine condition. ¥15 each: also No. 11 
Mann bone cutter, practlcall.v new, and No. 5 
“Clo.se-to-Nature” oat sprouter. ME.VDOW 
FARM, Hartsdale, N. Y. 
FOR SAIvE or exchange oultivatod horse radish 
roots. t:EO. F. IVELSH. Rayland. Ohio. 
FOR S.\LE—Steam traction engine and grain 
separator, Geiser make, engine 1(! horse-power, 
cab and tank wagon: .separator, self-feeder, 
swivel stacker, bagger and weigher. No. 5, 
2TX.39: cost ¥1.850; will take ¥1.0O0: guaranteed 
f A 1 shape. D. A. SASLOIV, Morristown. New 
.Tersev. 
t 
„ IVANTED—.\ Candee Incubator, about 1,200 egg 
in good condition; also African geese. KARL 
11 -Mc.MURRAY. Broadalbin. N. Y. 
; FOR SALE—My Hay Baler. John Deere-Daine- 
(• 18 inch X 22 inch; almost new; guaranteed 
good condition. Price .¥325 cash F. O. B. IVest 
Brookfield. Mass. F'R.VNK A. .MORSE, IVest 
Brookfield, Mass. 
e . 
0 FOR SALE—Hall Mammoth Incubator, 2,40 egg 
capacity, in perfect condition. Price ¥150. 
k E. L. LANE, Trumausburg, N. Y. 
TM’O WOMEN or mother and daughter for 
general housework on farm. State ages, ex¬ 
perience and wages desired. MRS. S. U. 
1 HEIST, Center Square, Ta. 
‘ AV-INTED—Housekeeper, apply to GILBERT 
1 FARM SCHOOL, Georgetown, Conn. 
S M’ANTED—Y'oung man who is willing to work 
g and wants to learn the bee business, as helper 
with bees and ponltr.v, 1917. Address E. L. 
i L.\NE, Trumausburg, N. Y. 
FARM MANAGER with experience, energy and 
•J ability open for engagement: thoroughly ex¬ 
perienced in all branches of modern farming, in- 
t eluding all stock, crops and orchard work; qual- 
ified to handle any farming proposition. NO. 
^ 1743, care Rural New-Yorker. 
“ 'W.VNTED—Foreman with first-class record, ex- 
: pcrienccd in orchard work, and familiar with 
3 horses, farm machinery, etc,, for large fruit 
farm near Philadelphia. IVife must be tlior- 
r oughly competent cook and housekeeper. In re- 
|. Iilyiug give full particulars. This iiosltion will 
L he as big as a man can build it. PENINSULAR, 
No. 1744, care Rural New-Yorker, New York 
‘ City. 
ASSISTANT GUERNSEY Herdsiiiun wanted in 
one of the greatest herds in the world. Must 
» he (pialified hy years of experience, have a good 
record of proven ability, strong, active, quick to 
suggest and correct irregularities. In reply 
state full particulars W,Itb wages required. 
ANNA DEAN FARM, Barberton. Ohio. 
IV.VNTED HERD.SMAN—Energetic, experienced 
herdsman of good habits who knows bis busi¬ 
ness thoroughly, with full knowledge of feeding 
and care of purebred herd; R. work and calf 
raising, and who will appreciate good position. 
State experience, nationality, age. whether mar¬ 
ried or single and wages required. Address NO. 
1732, care Rural New-Yorker. 
GAItDEXER AVANTED, March 15th, married 
man without family, to care for truck gar¬ 
den, roads, lawns, shrubs and trees. Must lie 
sober, honest, energetic. House and privileges, 
permanent. Apply by letter stating age, iia- 
tionalit.v. wages required and references. Ad- ] 
dress NO. 1740, care Rural New-Y’orker. 
FARMER W’ANTED—March 15th, ®n experi¬ 
enced, .sober, honest, energetic man as farm 
manager, who understands and can operate all i 
kinds of farm machinery and gas engines. Must | 
he good dairyman. Gooif house supplied. Apply 
hy letter, stating age, nationalit,, family, i 
wages required and references. Address NO. 
1741, care Rural New-Y'orker. j 
HERDSMAN wants position; .\merican; single; 
good dry hand milker. Can oiierate a Hlnninii i 
milker, balance rations. Prefer Jerseys. EARL 
-I- W. SLSCO, Middletown Springs, Vermont. f 
—'Orchardlst, married, for six thousand r 
young peach trees, at Hancock, Md. Must \ 
have experience and recommendations. Right 
man can acquire Interest without investing Ad- q 
dre.ss EDDYSTONE ORCHARD, Hancock, Md. 
I'-'XPEUIENCED EAHMEK-GAKDEXi'jR open for I 
engaA^ement February 1st. I‘racti<’al and 
scientific knowledge in fruit and vegetable grow- i 
ing, in raising of poultry by incubators and 
bnxiders, live stock and general farming; nn- p 
ilerstands flowers, shrubs and the jiroper care of i 
married, small family; age 35 . s 
NO. 1(40, care Rural New-Yorker. ^ 
WANTED--Farm helper; one who understands F 
poultry thoroughly; steady Job good man. NO. 
1(48, care Itural New-Yorker. n 
'WO RELIARI.E MEN who understand all 
about pigs. Al.so a good fanner wanted • NO. 
747, care Rural New-Yorker. 
i’ANTED—Married man on dairy farm, .fdO to 
start. 7-room house, milk and wood. EUGENE 
:. JAGOItS, Unionvillo, Conn. 
iUCNTED. .Tan. l.T, position by young inarrit'd 
ponltryman. Can )mt your plant on a paving 
asis. Not iiarticnlar as to location. A 1 refer- 
iices. NO. IVd."), care Rural New-Yorker. 
>'A.\1EI)—Single man as general f.arin hand’; 
al.so one as milker, on Long Island farm. K.x- 
erienced men only. Wages .^.K) and board. 
OX 271, St. James, L. 1., N. Y. 
DULTUYMAN wislies ,a position on poultry 
farm; married, 2 eliildrcn. .TOUN SEAM.\N, 
re of Ramapo I'oultry Fruit Farm. Siiring 
Valley, N. Y. 
lOLSTEIN IIERDS.MAN WANTED^A thor¬ 
oughly experienced ellicient herdsnian fo care 
jr a new founiiation herd of liftv fancy IIol- 
tein-Friesians. Must be qualified Iiy ‘strong 
:‘conl of proven aliility. Also reiiuire several 
ssistants. In reply state full particulars with 
•ages required. ANNA DEAN FARM, Rarlier- 
in, Ohio. 
I'.VNTEO—.Toll on commercial poultry or truck 
farm li.v graduate (in 1015) of 2-ve'ar agricul- 
ire course at .New York State Sch'ool. Experi- 
iiced in most pliases of farm work. Good’ 
orker. NO. 1742, care Rural New-Y-orker. 
OR SALE—Good farm of 45 acres suitalilc for 
dairying or poultry. .\I 1 new buildings on 
u-in. Near beautiful village, state road and 
lilroad. I’rlce .¥2,200. E. R. SMITH, Williams- 
iwii, N. Y. 
[ONTGOMERY COUNTY dair.v farm at a bar¬ 
gain, .¥900 required: lialance on long time; 
asy payments; two hundred acres, ¥19..50 per 
ere; ample buildings. Address W. J. CROSS, 
CRE Alfalfa Farm for sale. Central New 
York: well located; good buildings, ¥8,000. 
. H. RIVENBURGH, Stockbrldge. N. Y. 
OR SALE—Elmedge Stock Farm; one of the 
best farms in Eastern New York; 150 acres, 10 
cres timber; ideal location. Milk sold at door; 
dephone, R. F. 1).: two houses; plenty of out- 
uildings in best of condition; famous for hay 
nd grain. ARTHUR SMITH, Waterford, N. Y. 
OR SALE—37 acres fruit and truck farm in 
Ontario fruit belt: near village, trolley and 
ilroad; ¥4,000; fully equippetl; easy terms. 
H. WATSON, Geneva, N. Y. 
CRE FARM, seven-room house, running 
spring water, near village, school, post ollice, 
R. station, ¥1,.500; half cash. RARTKE 
skill, N. Y. 
S.\LE—30-acre grape farm; fruit of all 
kinds: near town, schools and churches. 
. 1). HAGLE, Ripley, N. Y. 
:X I'ARMS FOR SALE, New York and New 
Jersey fruit, dairy and truck. HARRY VAHj, 
Owner, Warwick, N. Y. 
■tALE—Small farm tract. 4 acres or less at 
¥3.50 per acre. City water supply available to 
parts, tapped at city rates for as many 
ses as desired. Soutli slope, town and Read- 
main line station less than one-half mile. 
THUR J. WHITE, Hopewell, N. J. 
70-ACRE FARM in the village of Candor, 
N. Y., for sale. On macadam road, 20 miles 
m Cornell University. Suited to poultry 
rylng and general crops. I’rice .¥4,500. DR. 
Y RARN ami house 5 rooms, batli, laiild- 
ings new. strictly sanitary, midst of 5 towns, 
miles to New York City; accommodates 32 
vs; Grade A milk, lie. (it. Half acre land. 
1 less than cost. ROX 201, Floral Dark 
ig Island, X. Y". ’ 
S.\LE—Orchard, at Hancock, Md., one- 
half mile from National Pike, 81 acres supe- 
fruit land, fifty-five hundred peacli trees 
crop this year; quality was extraordinary; 
r fruit: owner .sick, unable to work; real 
ain. Address LAWRENCE, Hancock, Md. 
NGE 318-acre dairy farm for small farm 
LOUIS RABEN.STINE, Berkshire, N. Y. 
I SALE—55 acres, 20 acres cultivated, bai¬ 
lee timber; house, barn, chicken house ,50 
t trees, grape vines, horse, wagon, poultry, 
Bing implements Included; price ¥2,750. An- 
OWNER, FRANKLIN MILLER, Skippers, 
HI, NDRED ACRES close to Pittsburg- 
n, fruit, general farming, good buildings; 
0 ’'*<-‘k sale. Write for description. 
l-Ill HI HILL, 0034 Ingleside, Chicago. 
RM M AMLD—About 30 acres with about 10 
lores ot low meadow with running brooks and 
ids. at the southern shore of New Jersey or 
the neighborhood Havre de Grace. .Md. or 
ith side of Long Island. .. 
lodbury, L. I. 
HENRY COOK, 
SALE—87-acre farm 4 
iversity, now used for 
HUNGER FORD, Ithaca 
miles from Cornell 
dairy and poultry. 
N. Y. 
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