RURAL NEW-YORKER 
737 
What the Fanners Say 
(C*>ntimiO(l from page Tof?) 
governnit iir would agree to take bis p-re- 
(biot at ] 09 e over cost—liguring i^^st as 
the manufacturer fb>cs, to include not only 
ruAv material and highly paid labor, hut 
also interest on investment, insurance, 
taxes or rent, depreciation, manoorr's 
salnry. and general overhead, pa(‘king, 
hauling, shipping, etc. And to be perfectly 
fair, the government should back uji the 
farmer as it does rhe railroiids, in paying 
for labor what trained laborers demaml, 
short hours and high wages. Factories and 
railroads meet these donands and add the 
extra cost to the price which the public 
pays, and the farmer should be able to do 
the same. Tender such conditions, food 
w’ould be .abundantly supplied, without 
child labor. Summer I>onrders, or tramps 
and bums. j. o. r. 
t'onnei-ticut. 
Notes from Department of 
Foods and Markets 
204 Franklin Street, New York City j 
May 17, 1017. 
Egos, —Fancy State and nearby Imn- 
ner.v whites. ;17c to .‘ISc; State and nejirby 
gatiiered whites. to 37c; fancy 
,'^tat.e and nearby hennery browns, 'A7%g 
to 3Sc; State and nearby hennery brown 
and mixed gathered. .‘Itn^c to .37l^c. 
Bytter. —h'irm. Fancy Western 
creamery butter, 41c to 4it/4c; extras, 
40f^c to 41c: firsts, 39c to 30^c; best 
Eastern dair.v, in tubs, 38c; in prints, 
40c: in mixed packages, 37e to 30c. 
Live I’oyltry. —Express receipts light. 
Fowls, 24c to 20c. Boo-sters, 17c to 18c; 
Spring ducks, 27c; old ducks, 22c; live 
rabbits. 20c per pound; Leghorn broilers, 
35c to 37c; colored broilers, 40e to 42c. 
Dressed Poeltry. —Fowls, 24i/^c to 
20c; old i-oosters, 20c; Long Island 
Spring ducklings, 24c; squabs, $1.50 to 
$5.50 per dozen. 
Live Calves. —Market higher than last 
week; fancy calves, 14c to 15c; good 
to prime. 12%e to 13l^e; common, 
ll%c to 12c; live buttermilks, 7e to 8c; 
live yearlings, 7i/4e to 7^/40. 
Dressed Calves and Lambs. —Dres.sed 
veal firm. Fancy white meated calve.s, 
20<* to 21c; good to prime, 17%c to 
lsi4c; common, 14t/4 to 10c. Dre.ssed 
Imthiiuse lambs, .$7 to $9 each. 
HO<; DRESSED CALVES, 
Calves from four to six weeks old and 
weigliing from 80 to 110 pounds are the 
most desirable for .shipping to this mar¬ 
ket : a few buyer.s can use heavier weights 
if the (juality is very choice. They should 
be dressed in the following manner: 
WIk'h all is ready for the killing, take 
the calf gently (it must not be worried 
or chased, and should not be fed for a 
space of at least six hours ureviousK 
tie a roj)e to hind legs and hang ' up 
clear of the ground or floor, then cut the 
head off just behind the ears; whoa thov- 
oughly bhxl out, put in the gambrel stick 
and cut off the leg.s at the knee-joint 
Wlmre the knuckles and head skin are 
left on .sellers have to allow enough 
weight to fully cover these, and it is 
best to remove them before shipment. 
Then open the belly from pretty well up 
between the legs to the breast bone; re¬ 
move all the intestines, including the 
lights, liver, heart, and especially the rec¬ 
tum and windpipe, so that there may be 
a frt'c circulation of air through the calf. 
Be careful not to disturb the covering 
to the kidneys. Now balance evenly on 
the gambrel and place a stick of suitable 
length in the opening to hold it in proper 
shape: then hang in a cool, dry place 
until the flesh is “set” and the animal 
heat is all out. The stick which was 
placed across the opening should now be 
removed. In warm weather the opening 
should be filled with a large piece of 
ice and sewed up. The calf should then 
be laid down so that the cold air will 
reach all parts of the carcas's. Never 
sew up a calf except to keep in the ice. 
Mark for shipment by sewing a “.ship¬ 
ping tag” to the bag skin between the 
hind legs. Very small, young calves are 
liable to seizure by our meat inspectors 
as unfit for food. F<‘d calves, buttermilk 
calves, gra.ss calves and yearlings sell 
much lower in price than veal calve.s. 
The Health Department of the City of 
New York has ordered that all country 
dressed calves must be opened all the 
way through the breast and throat. 
Shippers are cautioned to be very careful 
to cut through the center. After the 
calf is cooled the breast may be protect¬ 
ed by drawing the skin together with a 
stout cord. 
Live Lambs and Dressed Pork.— 
Live clip lambs higher, $14.50 to $15.25 
per cwt. Country-dressed pork in light 
supply and firm, 16c to 20c. 
Apples. —Strictly fancy apples in light 
supply and firm. Lower grades selling 
slowly at irregular prices. Baldwins, 
$4.50 to $5..50; strictly fancy, $5.50 to 
$6; Ben Davis, $3.50 to $4.75; Spy, $4 
to $8.50; Roxbury Russet, $2.75 to $4; 
lallawater, $3 to .$4. 
Potatoes and Onions. —State pota¬ 
toes, $9 to $9.50 per 165-lb. bag. South¬ 
ern and Bermuda, higher, $10.50 to $11.,50 
per barrel Maine, $9 j 25 to $9.50 per 
165-lb. bag. T,ong Island, barrel. .$0..50 
to $10. —Texas, crate, ,$■'..50 to 
.$2.25; Bennuda. crate. $1.65 to $1.75; 
California yellow. l(M»-lb. bag, $3 to $4. 
.Tersey AsPAR.xGrs.—.$2.50 to .$4 per 
dozen, as to cpiality. 
Beans.— Market firm with good de¬ 
mand. Marrow. 100 lbs., $16 to .$17; 
))ea. $1.5 to $1<>; Red Kidney, .$1.5 to ."<16; 
white kidney. .$1.5 to .$1<!. 
Hides. —Do not shi]> hides to this De- 
)>:n-tment. IVe have discontiniu'd the sale 
of them ami .•ulvise selling them to your 
local buyer. 
A Few Words on Dogs 
On page 524 you ask for actual figures 
))laced on sheep killed by dog.s. I am 
sending you two county jmiiers, Bradford 
.ind Sullivan counties, in Pennsylvania. 
Each contain.s the county statement, but 
Bradford County's is not itemized. I am 
one of the unlucky ones who h.ave h.ad 
sheep killed and have received $8, $10 
and .$12 each. I was just reading in a 
recent issue where ]Mr. Cobaugh tells of 
sheep that lick the dogs. Tliis sounds 
rather (pieer to me. It would se<Mn as 
though sheep like those spoken of on page 
t!04 would stand a jtoor clmi/ce with a 
couple of cur dogs, and half starved at 
that. 
I would like to write a law and see how 
many dogs would be running around the 
country after it took effect. Some think 
that most of the .sheep are killed .at night, 
btit my experience is that there isn’t any 
difTerence, day or night. We have had 
some great experiences around here with 
sheep-killing dogs. I know of a case 
where there was a dog missing and the 
owners found it (about a week later) 
detid in a piece of woods and they carried 
it 70 or 80 rods to a field of their own 
and buried it, built a woven wire fence 
around the grave, and set out^ several 
kinds of flowers around it. This is no 
fabrication, but an actual fact. The 
same evening that the dog was missing a 
neighbor who lives about half a mile 
away was out after dogs that were after 
his sheep and shot at them, but didn’t 
kill any, although one left singing “t’aint 
I, t’aint I.” The general opinion is that 
it died before it got home. Here is a 
poem that hits the dog question exactly: 
About Dogs 
The fanner who sees his dog running 
around 
Will do well to plant him deep down in 
the ground. 
That dogs have their use, is a fact which 
will stand ; 
But no dog belongs on the other man’s 
land. —Charles H. Meier.s. 
Pennsylvania. L. ir. s. 
Coming Live Stock Sales 
May .30.—Fasig-Tipton Co., Philadel¬ 
phia, Pa., Ilolsteins. 
]\Iay 30.—T. S. Cooper & Son, Coop- 
er.sburg, l*a., .Terseys. 
May .31-.Tune 1.—.T. B. Sisson’s Sons, 
Pougheepsie, N. Y., Ilolsteins. 
.Tune 7-8.—National Sales Co., Wor¬ 
cester, !Mass., Ilolsteins. 
.Tune 8-0.—Purebred T.ive Stock Sales 
Co., Brattleboro, Vt., Ilolsteins. 
.Tune 14.—New England Ayrshire 
Club, Springfield, Mass. 
August 7-8.—Purebred Live Stock 
Sales Co., Brattleboro, Vt., Ilolsteins. 
Oct. ‘2-3.—I’urebred Live Stock Sales 
Co., Brattleboro, Vt., Ilolsteins. 
Coming Farmers’ Meetings 
IIolstein-Friesian As.sociation of Amer¬ 
ica. Worcester, Mass., .Tune 6. 
American Seed 'Trade As.sociation, De¬ 
troit, Mich., .Tune 10 to 21. 
American Association of Nurserymen, 
forty-second annual meeting, I’hiladel- 
phia. Pa., .June 27-20. 
Society of American Florists and Orna¬ 
mental lIorticulturist.s, New Y’ork City, 
August 21-23. 
Solebury Farmers’ Exhibit. Solebury 
Deer Park, Solebury. P.-i.. Sept. 7-8. 
New York State Fair, Syracuse, N. Y., 
September 10-15. 
Eastern States Exposition, Springfield, 
Mass., Oct. 12-20. 
Insure 
Again.sf 
TuberculoVis 
65% of tuberculosis is contracted 
tbroueb drinkine water. One 
diseased cow may cause you 
to lose your entire herd. 
Write for booklet. 
Livestock Drinkiiig Fomtain Co. 
Box F Lynchburg, Virginia 
Save 20% on feed bills by usingr a 
National Oat Crusher 
Cat.nloprue Free. Box R 
EXCEL MANUFACTURING CO., Pottersville, N. J. 
PRICE 
$|00 
KICKER 
DELIVERED 
1^ Money refunded if not satisfactory 
THE MOORE BROS. OF ALBANY 
NEW YORir 
GOATS 
G O A T—SALE OR TRADE—15-16 Toggenburg 
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W. C. VAIL Salisbury, Maryland 
CUflCC AflATC Tfiids from high ciass 
I O Toggenburg and Saauen 
parents. Some good Bucks. No bred or milking 
does to sell. SHAKPLES, Centre Square, Pa. 
For Sale- One Nubian Buck Kid mfwNu'bfaS 
Abou Ben Adbom. THEO. L. EBERLV, Sinking Spring, Pa! 
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UNITED ENGINE CO. 
DEPT. e-2S 
LANSING, MICH. 
HORSES 
L 
Special 60-day Sale 
Stallions from $300 to $1200. None 
biglier. Sons of the $40,000 Cornet 
(OeOfiO) included. No better lot of 
Ilorses to be seen on any one Farm 
in America, A chance of a lifetime. 
They must be sold. 
A. W. GREEN 
Middlefleld. O., R. R. Station, 
Ea.st Orwell, O., on Penna. R, R. 
] 
30-DAY SALE 
MILKING SHORTHORN CATTLE 
PERCHERON AND BELGIAN 
STALLIONS AND MARES 
All richly bred and registered. Good 
big Stallions, S250 to S800 
O. N. WILSON. KITTANNINC, PA. 
pOR SALE or EXCHANGE—^xALSo^Nfia^g'e'iSS 
1 handsome; gentle and lady-broke to harness. Will 
take Cattle, Hog or Sheep in exchange, or Auto or 
Tractor. Write SYLVESTER R. PREISSE, Ellamore, W.Va, 
SHETLAND PONIES 
200 Head to select from. Twenty-six 
ears experience. Write Dejit. L, for eata- 
ogue. THE SHAOYSIOE FARMS. Norih Bentan, 0. 
Ic 
DAIRY CATTLE 
ForSale-FineReg. Aberdeen Angus Bull i^elfe^s*’ 
three years old, famoutMeadowbrook and Blackbirti 
families. Splendid ch.-ince for some one wishing to 
egtablish finest beef herd. Roughlands.Wasbinatan, Conn. 
Fosterfield’s Herd Reg. Jerseys 
FOR SALE 
COWS, HEIFEKS and CALVES. Address 
Charles G. Foster.P.O.Box 173, Morristawn. Morris Ca.,N.J. 
Choice Young Guernsey Bull beSS 
marked; well bred. Registration papers given. 
GREEN PASTURES FARM. Box 182, Woodstock, Ulster Ca.,N.y. 
of Excellent 
For Sale-A Reg. Guernsey Bull Calf breeding. 
Price reasonable. Fo’castle Farm, Burnt Hills, N.T. 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Tl TIMIQ R A CHOICE lot. strong 
1 UIVIO IVAIVIO CROSS RKEEHEKS 
The leading breed for hot house lambs. Write for 
literature and prices to J. N. McPherson, Scottsville.N.Y. 
C n Y C C-WANTED-lOO REDS AND GREYS 
rUACOiiOSS BROWN, McFall, Alabama 
DOGS 
f-rtlUp Piinc and guinea PIGS. 
Lome rups nelson bugs., gkove city, pa. 
ForSale-HandsomeFemaleGollieShepherd V 
w o 
yrs., 
cood all around cattle dog; and genuine heeler. Tax 
Paid. Trial allowed. John Hodgson^ Danbury, Cl. 
SWINE 
SWINE 
•Breed Berkshires*^ 
For large litters of husky, hustling pigs; for rapid 
f iins on inexpensive feeds; and for easy fattening. 
hey bring top prices on all the big markets be¬ 
cause of uniformity, high quality meat and least 
shrinkage. Send today for free booklet “Berkshire. 
Hogs.’’ It points the way to more hog money.. 
American BeAshire Association 
524 Monroe Street Springfield, Ill. 
of SIZE 
and QUALITY 
BERKSHIRES 
The boar. Majestic Mammoth 229500, weight 
407 lbs. at 7 months of age, was bred and 
grown by us. When you want the best and 
want them big, write to 
C u K rkT-cn Whitguern farm 
. rl. UAK111.K, west CHESTER, Pa. 
Registered BERKSHIRE PIGS 
Sired by 
Thornliebank’s Sensational Masterpiece 
outof large prolific sows of approved type and blood 
linea Prices reasonable and satisfaction guaranteed 
THORNLIEBANK FARMS 
Glen Spey, Sullivan County, New 
York 
Anedjo Farm Berkshires 
A few good young boars, ready for service. 
Type, quality and breeding the best. For 
generations they have been prize-winners. 
Write H. M.Terwilliger, Mgr. Anedjo Farm,Webster, Mass. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES AT HIGHWOOD: 
Letter from Thomas Footer. Cumberland, Mary¬ 
land. “The boar arrived all right. I haven’t been 
to the farm; but they are delighted with him.’’ 
Within three days from the arrival of this boar, we 
had another order from Cumberland. Ilighwood 
Berkshires advertise themselves. 
H. C. & H. B. HARPENDING, Box 15. Dundee, N. Y. 
Springbank Berkshires 
Bred Sows and Gilts for March and April farrow. 
Open Gilts. June farrowed. 6 Service Boars. 
J. E. WATSON, Proprietor, Alarbledale, Ct. 
BERKSHIRES 1,1-1 
Breeding and quality unexcelled. Prices right. 
Write us yonr wants. H. GRIMSHAW, North East. Pa. 
TARBELL FARMS BERKSHIRESl^^/f^o^fafe 
Berkshire pigs of l)oth sexes. Good Breeding. Ex¬ 
cellent individual*. Prices low and satisfaction 
guaranteed. Tarbell Farms, Smiihville Flats, H, Y. 
March and April Pigs t/s^Eafu 
Several May litters. Same breeding. Pedigrees. 
Rigid inspection. 
One extra good young boar, ready for service. 
All stock guaranteed. 
KINDERHOOK OUROC-JERSET SWINE BREEDERS' SSSN.. Kindtrhook, N.T 
Rprbehirp^ 'a*'?®- typoy fellows. MASTERPIECE LONG- 
OerKSnireS fellow l.lood lines. Also Reg. Holatein- 
Frie.siiia bull calves, KING SEGIS .and DE KOL 2d, BUTTER 
BOYSdbieeding. Jno.C.Hream,Gettysburg;,Pa. 
For Sale-* Reg- Berkshire Pigs 
Sired by "Successor’s Duke 13tb,’’ 193539. The 
“ Long ’’ kind. J.P. LONG, Naples, New York 
Berkshires-Springlitters coaVe^wne,^pl: 
Orchard View Farm Berkshire Pigs hUest 
quality,and atreasonablu prices. JOHN I.BOWER.KingFerry.H.T 
B ERKSHIRES. Limited supply breeding stock- fi weeks 
old; both sexes; $9 each. CLOVEROALE FARM. Charlotte- M.V. 
"HAMPSHIRES” 
WEANLING PIGS, free circular, also 
GUERNSEY BULLS 'A full 6 months old. 
LOCUST LAWN FARM. Bird-ln-Hand, Box R, Pa- 
SWIN E “Moheganites,” 
———bredChester Whites, high 
quality O. I. <’. S. Young boars only. 
MOHEGAN FARM, Box Y, Peekskill, N. Y. 
FOR PURE BRED TAMWORFH SWINE 
write or visit WESTVIKW STOCK FAllM.K. 
F. L>. No. 1, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 
Duroc 
AirpdatpQ excellent pedigrees. Onefe- 
*'••*•*■ ^'^***^® male proven breeiier. Also pups. 
WALTER McLEOH . Rowland, N. C. 
Pedigreed Airedale Pups 
farm raised. Prices reasonable. FRANK MEAD, Amenia, N. V. 
AirorJaloTorrior Female puppy, f ou r mos. old. Register- 
Hlt cuaic I ol IICI ed. Will make a grandbrood matron. 
Satisfaction guaranteed. Write R. B. ARCHER. Watertown, M.Y. 
Thrifty pigs, $20 pair. 
SL'KKNO WEEKS 
Fed. 
Poland C.. $2.5 pair 
I)c GrulT, Ohio 
Registered Poland ChinaPigs iline.** A®n‘ttg‘‘ * ‘ ‘ 
weight. Every price from 
EGWARD ROWELL 
tges. Any 
fifteen dollars up, 
. Hanover, Va. 
BELROSE STOCK F.-LRM offers to avoid inbreeding 
400 lbs. Registered Defender Chief HERD BOAR 
18 months. Worth $200. First check $50 jets him. Also offer Ke?- 
isteredFigt bothsexes. Farmers prices. SANOAGGER, Poolville,N.Y. 
CHESTER WFIITES 
Purchased from a herd founded upon the best blood 
lines, with a reputation for the quality of its offer¬ 
ings, assures both profit uiid s.atisfaction. 
Linda Vista Farm, 15ox 187,Holliston, Mass. 
Descriptive booklet upon request. 
325 PIGS SHIPPED C. 0. D. 
125 CHESTER WHITES AND MEDIUM VDRKSHIRE CRDSS. ti 
weeks old. $7.0D. 100 BERKSHIRE AND CHESTER WHITES 
CROSS, 6 weeks old, $7.00. 100 0. I. C. AND LARGE YORK¬ 
SHIRE CROSS, $7.50. These Pigs are from Large, 
Growthy stock. q. REEVES. Lexington. Mass. 
[CHESHiRESl 
I THE NEW YORK FARMER’S HOG | 
■ FflR ^ AI F gilts, BRED AND UNBRED | 
, rui\ OAL.!!. SPRING PIGS, BOTH SEXES | 
I Address | 
J Dept. Animal Husbandry ■ 
■ Cornell University ITHACA, N. Y. I 
AIREDALE TERRIERS 
The 
*ONE MAN” Dog 
60 BRAVE that Allies and Germans use him in trenches; A FINE HUNTER, 
endorsed by Ex-President Roosevelt and Mr. Rainey; MATCHLESS WATCH DOG« 
alert, fearless: SPLENDID COMPANION for leisure hours and for your children; 
MOST PROFITABLE INVESTMENT, brood bitch earning upward of S200 per year. 
Puppies, grown dogs, bred bitch for sale* BEST BLOOD m AMEKICfA. farm 
raised, hardy, classy stock. Pedigreed* May we send you a booklet and a few ref¬ 
erences ? Safe delivery, uurixbt dealiuc guaranteed. IMPORTED ENGLISH STUD. 
FEE $15.00. 
VIBERT KENNELS, Box la. WESTON. N. J. 
