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CONTENTS 
THE RTJRAE NEW-YORKER, OCTOBER 13, 
1917 
FARM TOPICS 
Gathering: and Using: Forest Leaves.1172 
Culling: Out the Rogrues from Seed Potatoes. 1172 
Collegre Education for the Fanner.1172 
Harvesting: Plans . 
Fall Treatment of Asparagus.. . . ..1174 
Farm Forums are Suggested.1178, 1189 
Hope Farm Notes.ii80 
Plowing Old Pasture Lands.1180 
Cost of a Loaf of Bread.1183 
The Milk Situation. 1183 
Milk Freight Rates.Ii83 
Crops and Farm Notes.1190 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY 
A Dairy Proposition.1186 
Grass Mixture for Pasture.1186 
Why the Berkshire Leads......S 
Ration with Cull Beans.1188 
Bear-proof Hogpen.1102 
The Old and the New.1192 
Belgian Hares and Squabs.1192 
Restoring Hair . 1192 
HORTICULTURE 
The Story of a Day.1171, 1172 
The Brown Rot Disease in Plums.1172 
The Squash Borer’s Work.1172 
A Garden of Clay.1175 
Notes from a Maryland Garden....1175 
Growing Cauliflower .1175 
Shucking Butternuts .1175 
Tarnished Plant Bug on Dahlias.1181 
The Cola Plant .1181 
Troiihlo with Snowball.1181 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day.1184 
Mixed Pickles.1184 
Seen in New York Shops.1184 
The Rural Patterns... . . ..1184 
School Lunches .1184, IIM 
Green Tomato Pie.1185 
F.mhroidery Designs .1186 
Preserved Pumpkin . .....1186 
MISCELLANEOUS 
The Line Storm.1174 
B.;ito-i Markets .1174 
Notes from Department of Foods and Mar¬ 
kets . 1176 
Boston Produce Markets.1174, 1176 
Events of the Week.1189 
Publisher’s Desk . 1194 
WANTED—A iiiirtncr. I am llio owner of a 
fine farm (KM* acres) in Morris County, New 
■lersey; -100 acres under miltivation; balance, 
wood' and lake; buildings modern and ample; 
residence with all city conveniences; complete 
equipment, farm machinery. Case tractor, etc.; 
some live stock; farm adapted to diversitled 
farming, hay, corn and general crops. I want a 
tlioroughly practical man to run the farm for 
me as a partner. I am in a position to move the 
I)roduct at high prices. Write me fully your 
experience and what yon think would la* a 
proper basis. If your letter Interests nie 1 will 
meet .von by appointment at my Now York otUoe. 
NO. 2.".">1, care Rural New-Yorker. 
Whetit, oats, 50c; rye, .|1.75; 
1 arlcy, .$1; hiitter, 42c; eggs, 42c; pork, 
.'^17..oO on foot; peaches, $1.10 bii.; peal's, 
2 to .‘k; per lb. Apples, Fall fruit, $2 
to AViiiter .$:} to $4, as to quality, 
t'ows, $00 to .$5)0, very little beef iu this 
"<‘ctiou, mostly fruit. F. P. F. 
Monroe Co., N. Y. 
WANTED! 
For a Country Club in niinois 
An experienced Truck Farmer, married; wife 
to look after a couple of cows and ubickens; 
lion I'd and room; state wages expected. Perma¬ 
nent position witli advancement. 
Apply No. (uire HURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Do you want a farm where largest profits are 
imdcV 'riie South’s great variety of croiw 
and wonderfully productive climate make It the 
most in-otitalde farm sei-liou of America. It is 
the place for the lowest cost nieatf production 
anil dairy farming. It grows the largest variety 
of forage crojis. Good lands, in good localities, 
as low us .$15 to $25 an acre, i.et us show you 
locations tliat will give the higliest profits. M. 
V. RICHARDS, Commissioner, Room 87, South¬ 
ern Railway System, Washington, D. C. 
AVANTED^Competent woman on farm as cook 
and general lionscworkcr; family tiiree adults, 
.\II city conveniences. Ketily full.v stating na¬ 
tionality, references, cxpin-icncc, et<‘. AEDE- 
E.ANO, I’awling. New A'ork. 
MAKltlED M.\N, care young and dry stock 
dair.v farm; stale, wages desired and experi¬ 
ence. MDORE.AND T'.tU.M, Kensington. Conn. 
A COMPACT 
ELECTRIC 
LIGHT AND 
POWER PLANT 
FOR YOUR 
i FARM OR 
COUNTRY HOME 
SELF CRANKING 
AIR COOLED 
I’OT'T/rilYMAN WANTED—Must he a single, 
capnl)lc, reliable, solx-r. experienced man that 
can get results on a large nmdern plant. State 
nationality, age, references and wages in first 
letter. Also, single men for teamsters and 
milkers. RKELE-EEEEN STOCK FARMS, J. L. 
Hamilton,. Mgr., Sussex, N. .1. 
HELP WANTED—We need a good man in our 
cow barn in New .Tersey. Must be a good 
milker and callable of acting as assistant herds¬ 
man. Registered Holstein cows. Preferably 
a short course man. or one who is Interested 
in R. work. .\n excellent opportunity is 
offered with good pay to an honest, solier and 
industrious young single man. Tlie position 
arrics ao set salary; on tlie contrary, one will 
be paid according to bis ability and interest 
taken, .\dilrcss, POST OFFICE BOX 727, New 
York City. 
EXI’ERIENCED poultryman wanted to run mod-' 
erii plant on private estate, operated on com- ! 
mercial basis; 5,000 liens, Hall Mammotli incu- ! 
bator, 4.000 capacity; good position, salary and ! 
bonus to man wlio knows the business and makes 
good. P. 0. ROX 2t)2, Larchmont, N. Y. 
WANTED—Farmer and wife or sister to work 
on small Connecticut farm; man to do farm 
wok, woman to help in owner’s house and | 
creamery. NO. 2-547, care Rural New-Yorker. i 
AVAN'l'ED—Married, man, with grown son, to 
handle small dairy business on share basis, as 
suggested by Rural New-Yorker June 10, page 
788. Half and half. . Ten to twenty cows. 
Good market, good prices. Must thorouglily un¬ 
derstand business and have best of references as 
to character and ability. Fine buildings on 100 
acres, well watered, In Northern New Jersey. 
AVrite NO. 2553, care Rural New-Yorker. 
AVANTED—Reliable, honest man to run small 
farm; will furnish 4 cows, horse, implements, 
toids, etc., and will pay $50 per month and half 
profits to right man. H, K. MILLER, 128 A\'. 
53d St., New Y'ork. 
AA'ANTED—Single man to work in cow barn on 
modern dairy farm; must be good dry hand 
milker and do otiier cliores; wages, .$40 pi r 
niontli and hoard; permanent position. Address 
J. S. II.ATHOUN, Rose Hill Farm, •leneva, N. A’. 
E.NERORTIC farmer, for .500 acres, interested in 
apple industry, Red Hook. AA'onderful oppor¬ 
tunity. Address CHANLER, 147 East 19th 
Street, New York. 
FIRST-CLASS man to take charge of a chicken 
jilant witli about 1,500 bens. .No. 2550, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
Subscribers^ Exchange 
If you want to buy or sell or exchange, make It known here. 
This Rate will be 6 Cents a word, payable in advance. Tho 
name and address must be counted as part of the advertis*)- 
ment. No display type used, and only Farm Products, Help 
and Positions wanted admitted. For subscribers only. 
E^alers, jobbers and general manufarturers’ announcemonts 
not admitted here. Poultry, Eggs and other live stock adver¬ 
tisements will go under proper headings on other PAKoh- 
Seed and Nursery 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. 
Farm Help Wanted 
roiLTRA'MAN—AA'antcd at once a practical 
married man, capable of taking full charge of 
plant. AA'ages, $75.00 per month and excellent 
bungalow, fuel and light furnished. Give full 
particulars. AVM. BAIRD & 8<)N, Cambridge 
Springs, I’a. 
AA^.AN'i'El)—Family to run boarding house; man 
for general farm work; wife to cook for 18 
to 25 lioarders. Heat, electric lights, no wash¬ 
ing. NO. 2543, care Rural New-Yorker. 
AVANTED at once a reliable and ambitious 
young man for general farm work and care of 
good stock. Offer a good home and year-round 
employment near a large town. No liquor or 
cigarettes. Stati: wages and full particulars. 
RIVERSIDE FRUIT AND STOCK FARM, Hurt- 
wick Seminary, N. Y. 
AVANTED —Xii etiiclent working foreman on dairy 
and onion farm; must be able to produce results; 
bouse, fuel and milk provided; state age and 
experience at farm work; give reference from 
last former employer, first letter; state wages 
expected. WALES BROS., Oswego, N. Y. 
\A'.ANTED—At once, to fill positions vacated by 
draft, two unmarried men on a commercial 
Leghorn farm iu I’ennsylvaiiia; 1,800 layers; 
one must be a practical poultryman who under¬ 
stands Hall Incubator, raising chicks, candling 
eggs, etc.; the other man a helper; tlie two men 
will room togetlier and he furnislied board; 
stale wages expeeted, experience and references; 
a jiermanent position for the riglit men, who 
may expect advancement if worthy. NO. 2538, 
care Rural New-Yorker. . 
AV.AN'TKD—Reliable boy, 10 or 17, on small 
rtifiii; good Iiimie; state wages and references. 
AV.M. H. F.ANCHER, Oliverca, N. Y. 
SituAtions Wanted 
OPEN for engagement from Nov. 1st to April 
Ist in Florida; twenty years experience in 
niiirketiug fruit and produce; competent to 
manage large acreage. L. A. Page, Palmyra, 
N. J. 
FAltM MANAGER, experiaeeed in practical 
fa'-miug, especially poultry and bogs; under¬ 
stands Mammoth incubator; successful In rais¬ 
ing stock; married, no children; only growing 
proposition considered; salary and shares. BOX 
200, 1508 2d Ave., New York. 
FARM or estate superintendent, gets results; 
scientific, practical experience, all brandies; 
understands all machinery and engines; exitert 
in dairying, etc.; American, married, age 40; 
e.xcelleut references; please give particulars and 
salary. PROGRESSIVE, 472 Quincy St., Brook¬ 
lyn,. N. Y. 
M. VNUFACTURER desirttt spend weekends, tilso. 
vacations, on his 30-acre farm in famous AA'iu- 
ter resort, Lakewood, N. J. Anxious to meet 
experienced farmer owning team and imple¬ 
ments to farm the laud on shares. AA'ould lie 
willing to advance moue.v for fertilizer. Ad¬ 
dress particulars, POST BOX 74, AVeehuwkeu, 
X. J. 
AVANTED—Single man for herdsman and butter- 
maker; dairy of 10 Guernseys, four on test. 
-Appl.v, giving references and wages expected, 
to HIGH POINT SPRINGS FARM, OUve Bridge, 
N. Y. 
AA-’ANTED—Young man on general farm. IIOS- 
BROOK, Newark, New York. 
HERDSMAN—Single, experienced, capable of 
increasing the present herd (27 Holstein) and 
milk production; good opportunity for right 
man; state in detail, training, experience, wages 
exitected and references. .Address ABOR 
FAItM, Jamesburg, N. J. 
HOUSEKEEPER for widower on farm; two 
small girls. Address C. C. IJAMES, Wake¬ 
field, Kansas, 
AA'^ANTED—Position as working farm manager; 
American; married; lifetime experience witli 
all kinds of farm machinery, stock, poultr.v, 
testing milk and a good butter-maker; best ref¬ 
erences. J. W. SLO.AN, Springfield Center, N. Y. 
YOUNG M.AN, .American, married, with both 
scientific and practical experience in farm 
management, open for immediate engagement as 
farm superintendent; nothing but flrst-eiass posi¬ 
tion considered. Reply NO. 2549, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
Over40,000 
Saiisfied Users Endorse 
DELCO-LIGHT 
ASSISTANT herdsman wanted immediately; j 
prefer young, single man; must be industrious, 
of clean habits and a goo<l milker; near good 
town iu Eastern State. Give names of former 
employers as refei'onecs in first letter. Reply to 
NO. 2646, care Rural New-Yorker. 
Over 40,000 owners of farms, country homes 
and stores, throughout the world, representatives 
of over sixty different lines of business are finding 
DELCO-LIGHT to be a dependable and trust¬ 
worthy electric light and power plant. 
Her''is just one of the thousands of testimonial letters on file: 
Delco-T.iglit is giving perfect satisfaction. We iiave a total of 48 iigiils 
iu seven buildings and good light wltenever and we want It. 
The expense of mainieiiaucc is slight and we havi; no cuust; to n gret 
that M’e selected Delco-I.iglit to lirighten our little conier. 
/ a. H. CLARK & 8<L\, Peru. N. Y. 
Price $350 and $420 f. o. b. Dayton, Ohio, except 
Western U. S. and Canada 
IVrite for descriptive hooJclet 
THE DOMESTIC ENGINEERING COMPANY 
DAYTON, OHIO 
Domestic Electric Co., luc., Winston Paul, Mgr., No, 62 Park Place, 
New York City. t, , . -v- v 
P. E. Illmar., No. 65 South Ave., Rochester, K. Y. 
J. S. Snyder, No. 824 North Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
WANTED—Position as farm mtinager by mar¬ 
ried man; 12 years’ exiicrlence all branelies <>1 
farming; strictly soltcr and relialde; goed ref¬ 
erences. LE.'il.IF. E. THOAiPSON, Spnngtield 
Center, N. Y. ___ 
A'OUNG MAN, single, witli some exiM-iienie, 
desires position on a commercial iionitr.v lann, 
wliere owner works; teiniteraie and n'm-smoker; 
state wages, etc. Address N<). 2.io6, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
POSITION wanted as assistant to a No. 1 herds¬ 
man; American; married; relinldc ti.id tem¬ 
perate; brougtit up on a dairy farm; state xvagis 
and partieulars In first letter. Address I’.itX 
68 , Dudley, Mass. 
POULTRYMAN ami gamekeiqier, e.\|)erlemed in- 
culiator and brooder man, compctiuit in hiii' li- 
iiig and rearing itlioasanis and wild ducks, and 
ill the management of adult stock, is open for 
position on gentleman's estate; excellent refer¬ 
ences. NO. 2554, cure Rural Netv-Yorker. 
POULTRYMAN, at present employed, desires 
position on gentleman’s estate wliere hone.sty 
and ability are uppreeiated; thoroughly com¬ 
petent iu all branelies of successful poultry 
raising for profit; scientific feeding, inciilmtiiig, 
brooding and mating for best results; capable 
of building new plant; 15 years’ practical experi¬ 
ence; Aiiierieaii, aged .39; married, no children; 
best reference. No. 2540, care Rnraal N'ew- 
A'orker. 
i AVA>'''r.D—Situation as farm foreman or iierds- 
iiiiiu by single man; life’s experience at farm¬ 
ing iinil dairying; no booze or tobacco. NO. 
2r.3'.), care Rural New-Yorker. 
200-ACRE d.aify and grain farm for sale, to set¬ 
tle an estate near New iCgypt. wiiliin live 
miles of Camp Dix. AA'rightstowii. ,1. N't. 
2.506, care Rural New-A’orkor. 
F'ARM AA'.ANTED—Ceiitral or Southern New 
York. About IW acres, (live full iiriiTiciilars. 
price with first letter. A. .1. DAVENPORT, 
Bogota, N. J. 
FARMS Fdi; RENT—20 excellent fariiis, aggre¬ 
gating 3,3(i0 acres, mostly eonueeted, and 
with suitable Iniildiiigs; located .35 miles from 
New A'ork on Central R. R. of N. .7.: at pres¬ 
ent fully equipped and in liigh state of cultiva¬ 
tion; dairy, poultry and swine departments; 
also large acreage of orehards, liny and grain, 
already establislied, ('(Oiimunieaie. ('. DKYS- 
DAI.F. BLACK, AgriciiH mist, 23.3 Broadway, 
New York. 
FARM DR E.STATB MAN.VGER—Married, 
college training, ten years experience iu prac¬ 
tical farming, especiully dairying. AVill be open 
for position Oct. 15th. Can furnish first-class 
references. Temperate and good manager of 
help. NO. 2.530, care Rural New-Aforker. 
SUPERINTENDENT—Oiten Oct. 31. Thorouglily 
experienced iu all branches farming, stock 
raising, iioullry raising tind care of saine. None 
lint those near sdiool and church considered. 
References exclianged. BOX 31)3, AAT'Stbury, 
N. Y. 
Miscellaneous 
AA'ANTED—.‘(m) inishels beets or .arrots; quote 
price f. o. b. Lake Placid. S.AIVUN'.A. W<M)1). 
Lake I’laeid, New York. 
FOR 8.ALE—4,.800-egg Caiidee Ineubator, com¬ 
plete: .$3(70.(>7 net easli; 1.200 Newtown Gitdit. 
new. $175.00 net cash. IIORTON'S FT. POUL- 
TRA’ FARM. Southold, L. I. 
FOR SAl.E—Appleton 4-roll htisker: cutter head; 
good condition; .$2'->.5. AV. J. HAINES. Elk- 
Ion, Md. 
AA'ANTED;—Forty Sunittiry Drinking Gups for 
cattle. Must he comparatively new and in 
exiellent condition. Quote lowest price and give 
full particulars as to make and how long in 
use. Address, POS'P OFFICE BOX 727, New 
A'ork City. 
I’RESir, sterile, sanitary eggs, from farm to 
eoiisuiuer. Delivered free. AA’KLLS, Itoselaiid, 
N. C. 
POULTRYMAN, managed own 9()-acre farm suc- 
eessfiilly for 10 years, seeks position on large 
plant or on inofit-shaidng and small salary 
iaisis; can manage country idaee; own fiinii 
sold to settle estate. NO. 2.557, cure Rural New- 
Yorker. 
Farms For Sale, to Rent, etc. 
FARM AA'A-X'rED—One -with several hundreil 
bearing apple trees of sttuidard varlet.v, Eust- 
rn-N'ew A'ork, preferreil. N'O. 25-55, cure Itiirul 
er 
New-Yorker. 
Pure Vermont maple st.'gar and syrup 
—Rest syrup in two-qiiart cans, .85e. BR(i.\ 
DAI.E FARM, East Uardwi<-k, Vt. 
HAY FOR SALE—ALBEIt3’ 1T'’I'N'A.\I, Sprakers, 
N. Y. 
FOR .''AI.E—7.50 tons hay; also good farm of 
96 acres: miles from city liall. T, S. 
’ EGCr.ESTON', 8() Maple .Ave., Saratoga Springs, 
N. Y. 
AA’ANTED—due aniinal tread power: good work 
iiig eiiiiditiiin. Address S. I). I’.Alltl), AA'estcr 
ville, ')hii>, 11)4 N, State St. 
AA'ANTED—^Seciind-hand inilkiug iiiai-lii o. witli 
i two units: .dtlLcr tin Enqure m- a Sharpless 
I milker. JACK VAN DEK .AIEIT.EN, iloaroe. 
Orange Co., N. A'. 
■WANTED—Position as foreman; ettieieut in rais¬ 
ing' stock and crops, operation of modern ma¬ 
chinery _and liundling men to best advantage. 
NO. 2545, cure Rural New-Yorker. 
A'OUNG M.AN, 20, desires jiosition on poultry 
farm; agricultural school graduate. MAX. 
SADAGU.RC'Ky; 40 Union Ave., Rrooklyu, N. Y. 
A YOUNG M.AN desires position on poultry farm 
where there is an opportunity to learn. Ref¬ 
erence given. NO. 2531. care Rural New-Yorker. 
FOi: SALE—Kasterii 8liore, Md., 50 acres, farm, 
cultivation, Stale road; iionse 8 rooms, bulii; 
bant, garage, etilekeii Iiouses; general store; new 
bnildiiigs; reason selling, illness. Address NO. 
e.TiK, ctire Rural New-A'orkei:. 
AA'.AN”J’E1)—First growth ■woodland; house, barn; 
near fishing, hunting, elteap labor, town; small 
I FARM to rent on iitilf sliares; 400 acres, situ¬ 
ated iu Berksliire County. Muss.; partially 
stocked; first-class proposition; concrete barns. 
For further inforinulion address BOX SIX HUN'- 
DREl) THREE, North Adams, Mass. 
F.ARM of 175 acres to rent on sliares, witli house, 
barns and oreiiurd; live miles from Pough¬ 
keepsie on the trolley. Address N'O. 2.542, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
POULTRYM.AN, manager of successful com¬ 
mercial plant near N(av York, desires change; 
single: age 34. NO. 2541, care Rural Neiv. 
Yorker * 
AV-AN'l’E!)—N. A’. .State ftirni to rent, with op¬ 
tion of buying; 30 to acres; idow land, 
woods and running brook; Hudson A'alley pre¬ 
ferred. NO. 2.5.52, care Rural NeAV-A'urker. 
GRIST Mir.L .AlACHINKRY FOR SAl.E at bar¬ 
gain prices. One 9x3().\i',, Ctise Feed Mill No. 
200, priie .$2i)<i: four 9xL5.\4. Ctisc Flour Mills 
Nos. 299. Kilt;.",, sOiiii, 981(;, at SlKletich; 1 Monitor 
Flour Packer, Huniley Mfg. Co., $ia); 1 Corn 
Craeker, SiilUvaii .Alaidiine Co.. .Sfie; 1 Buekwlieat 
Cleaner, Huntley. .$75; 1 Eureka No. 1 Rye 
Cleaner No. 20..547, $15; 1 Monitor No. 3 Corn 
Slieller, Union Iron AA'orks, $30; 1 Corn Cleaner 
& Seoiirer No. 3, Case, .$35; 1 Aspirator and Pur¬ 
ifier, size No. 1, Case, $(!0; 3 Round Reels Nos. 
1289, 1200, 1291, .$2() eacli; 1 Columlms Bolter 
No. 283, 48x6') ineiies, Case, .$7il; 1 Idtiner and 
Matelier, 24 in., Rowley & Heruiiince, $250; 1 
Monitor Receiving Separator No. 3, Huntley, 
$75; 1 Combination Bein li Saw 12 in. & jointer. 
$().5; 1 SCeam Boiler, Page, Volunteer No. 7, 
$100; Lot of shafting, hangers, pulleys and belt¬ 
ing. All the uliove in Riftoii Grist Mill, Riftoii, 
Ulster Couuty,-.New A'ork. Apply Estate of J. 
■\V. DIMICKV'''120 Broadway, .New York City. 
S.AA’E SUG.AR! T7se pure exrraiited buckwheat 
tioiiey. .$1.40 delivered iu second zone. Money 
order or clieck. HARRIS’ BEE A’.ARI), Jeifer- 
son, N. Y. 
AA’.ANTED—Car cheap clover liay for cattle 
S. BELL, Ashley, Ibi. 
A. 
