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CONTENTS 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, JANUARY 6, 
1918 
FARM TOPICS 
Improving- “Worthless Land’’. 
Using Muck as Fertilizer. 
A Superior White Flint Corn. 
No More Left-hand Plo-ivs. 
Crop Rotation for Western New York. 
Rye on Long Island'..,;.• 
Buried Cabbage . 
Measuring Farm Products.... 
Home-ground Elour.. 
Ground Phosphate and Acid Soils. 
Soy Beans. 
Soft Com . . .. . . . 
Hope Farm Notes.....'. 
A Farm Hand in Town., 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY 
The Milk Situation 
A Dairyman’s Accident.. 
Insurance for Superior Live Stock. 
Milk and Farm News. 
Feed and Milk Prices. 
Wliat About the Idle Stock. 
Dairymen’s Convention Holstein Sale. 
At the Fat Stock Show. 
Millet for Cows; Lice on Cattle. 
THE HENYARD 
Virginia Turkeys. 
Time Required for Molting...'.’... 
Feeding for Winter Eggs. 
Egg-laying Contest . .. .... 
Shipping Month-old Chicks. 
More About Poultry Feeding. 
Poultry Oifal for Hens. 
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HORTICULTURE 
N. J. State Horticultural Society... 9 
Heating Hotbed with Lamp.11 
A Talk About Grape Varieties (Continued) ... 13 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day. 
Been in New York Shops. 
The Rural Patterns. 
Conserving Household Furniture—Part 
More About Whole 'Wheat Bread. 
Stopping Leaks . 
Embroidery Designs . 
Beef Fat for Shortening. 
MISCELLANEOUS 
The New York School Law. 
Seven Sons as Soldiers. 
Business of the Federal Land Bank. . . 
Events of the Week. 
Extracting Honey . 
Township School Law. 
Markets . 
Publisher’s Desk . 
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Wheat. in'!’ bu.; oat.'!, (iOc; (‘orn, 
$1 ; buckwheat. i»er cwt.; rye, .$1.80 
per bu. Eggs. 50; butter, 50c; milk, $3 
l»er cwt. ('ows from $-50 to .$100. I’ork, 
2()c per lb., dressed : i)ork. live weight. ITc. 
Straw. .$11: hay. .$18. Ai)ples. $1 per bu. 
(’hickens. 18c per lb., live weight. Po¬ 
tatoes. .$1 per bu. Veal calves, 18c. live 
weight. V'. c. 
Hunt Co., I’a. 
_ „ . -WALHUTS-FOUR CENTS POUND; SHELL BARK 
rftFSalp HICKORY NUTS, seven cents pound: LARGE 
1 Ul uaiC hlCKOR'Y NUTS, four to five cents pound 
PECANS twenty^two cents pound. Hougland Milter. Boonviiie, Ind 
Subscribers^ Exchange 
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 of the advertise¬ 
ment. No display type used, and only Farm Products, Help 
and Positions Wanted admitted. For subscribers only. 
Dealers, jobbers and general manufacturers’ announcements 
not admitted here. Poultry. Eggs and other livestock adver¬ 
tisements will go under proper headings on other pages 
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 
(h)T'PI.E with no cliilrtrcn on gentleman’s place; 
man care of cow. lawn, garden; Woman <lo 
house work. State :ige. referenee, salary e.v- 
necled. Two in famil.v. .\ddress I’.OX .'iO, Suy- 
lirook, Conn. 
■V\’.\NTKD—Experienced I’otato Grower to work 
30 acres. If successful, gre:iter oiiportuinty. 
Only Potato Experts need apply. Xo. 2744. 
eare Rural X’ew-Yorker. 
WE have a good home for a woman who will 
as.sist in housework usually found on a small 
farm; all convenienees; steam heat, watef, elec¬ 
tric light; four in family; a middle-aged woman 
who really wants a good, permanent home, used 
to country life, should find this place ideal. 
NO. 2726, care Rural New Yorker. 
W.AN'TEl)—Practical working foreman, capable 
of taking charge of farm devoted to sheep 
and cattle raising. Man willing to work him¬ 
self and capable of directing tlie work of others. 
.Send full particulars in first letter. NO. 2714, 
care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—April 1st. working foreman, married. 
to occupy new house on 130-acre farm. •% 
mile from village: must be absolutely temperate, 
capable of directing others, experienced; prin¬ 
cipal lines, grain, bay, fruit and pigs. State 
age. experience, number in famil.v. wages. POST 
OFF'ICE BOX 0, Albany. X. Y. 
WANTED—A thoroughly reliable working farm¬ 
er; good buildings: small dairy, for owner’s 
use only; half mile from city limits; good 
school; steady yearly employment for first-class 
married man. L. M. BOWERS, Binghamton, 
N. Y. 
WANTED—Working manager who provides dairy 
for 135 acres, located in New Jer.sey. 2.) miles 
of Philadelphia, to develop dairy; farm com- 
jilctely equipped; new 40-liead l)arn. Long term, 
profit-sharing and salary: home comforts, fine 
transportation; non-resident owner. Rare terms 
for right man. NO. 2746, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
WANTED—Herdsman, single, wlio understands 
feeding and caring for cows thoroughly; must 
know something about testing, as tlie farm is 
going into Registered Ilolsteins. Now lias 24 
cows and 20 head of young, mostly grade. Ex¬ 
tra man to help milking; salary to start, $50 
per month and board. OSCAR FARM, New 
Paltz, N. T. 
WANTED—An experienced man to superintend 
the work on a large farm. Address NO. 274.5, 
care Rural New-Yorker. 
RELIABLE FAR.M HAND, $65. Large general 
farm, modern macliinery, near railway. Only 
bustlers need apply. BEULAH I'ARM, W. 
Hartford, Vt. 
W.4NTED—Reliable, experienced married man 
for general, farm work;, must be sober, indus¬ 
trious and good milker; wage's,’$60 per. monthj 
house, milk and fuel; wife to help with milk¬ 
ing. E. W. PALMATIER, Andes, N. Y. 
WANTED—Trustworthy man to help in all 
branches on cliicken farm; experience in poul¬ 
try uniieces.'^arv: wages, $30 montlil.v. C. RAS,- 
MUSSEN. Lion Head Poultry Farm. Dover. 
New Jersey. 
W.-4NTED—Farmer; married, sober, for fruit 
and dairy farm: good , -wages, house, wood, 
milk and garden furnished: wife could bave part 
time employment if desired. .Address P.dX 70, 
Ransomville, N. . ; 
W.VNTED—Mail to work poultry plant aiui f:iriu 
in ('oniiecticiit. Mu,!!t bt^ experieiu-ed in both; 
also know sometliing' of. gas. (>ligtnes. .V good 
iionie aird"‘'$40 per 'iboiitli.- H.VNSEX, 135 W-. 
IStli St'.. Netv Work Cit.v'. - ’ 
W.VN'l'ED—Single man for general . farm work: 
all the l:itest f:irm implements; iiiiist be will.- 
ing to milk a few cows;-'give references and 
wages wanted in first letter. . EBENSBURtt 
D.MRY F.-VR.MS, Elioivsbms,- Pa., ;N. Xielsoiv, 
Supt. ' • t 
W.VNTED—Y'oun.g American woman to'help wilt’ 
housework. Tliree in famil.v: modeni bouse; 
imist be cap-able takri^., entire eliarge. stron.g. 
neiit. Iioiiest. .-Address. ND. 2750. care Uur;il 
New-Yorker. 
W.V-NTED—Reliable, solier. ' (’lnisti;in iiniii to 
work on fariii'in Ulsl,er Comity. Good bouse: 
salary and sliare„of profits. ' JOHN C. WEI.SH, 
138 SVestervelt. Avenue, Staten Island, N. Y. 
WANTED—A eapat)!^. cook, for farm boar<ling 
bouse for seven *or ciglit laborers. Single 
man, man (farmer) and wife, or woman alile to 
keep house and cook. An excellent (lositioii_f()r 
right party: Westchester (’ounty. .NO. 27.51. 
ciire Rural .New-Yorker, r 
W.VNTED—.It once: ridiable, energetic farmer. 
over draft age; siinill family: must lie tirst- 
class, dr.v-Iiajid milker and ox teainstcr: no 
liquor; references witli first letter; rent. wood, 
quart milk daily, garden. $50 per montli. Ad¬ 
dress NO. 2737. care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—5'oiuig man to inannge and work 
poultry plant :uid farm, located in Berkshire 
Hills. Conn.: must be experienced in botli; also 
know sometliing of gas engines. References 
recinired. Small salary and percentage of prof 
its. Would consider married couple who would 
invest small amount and take interest. Home 
well fiiriiislied. and all modern conveniences. 
NO. 2732, care Rural New-Yorker. 
Situations Wanted 
TV.VNTED, April 1. 1918—Position as farm man¬ 
ager or superintendent. Married American, 
understands construction farm buildings and con¬ 
crete work: reference; practical and scientific 
farming. In answer give full particulars, wages 
paid, etc.: only first-class position considered. 
NO. 2716. care Rural New-N’orker. 
FARMER and general manager of well-known 
reputation is seeking cliange in present po¬ 
sition. Expert on rural affairs, agriculture, 
soil conservation and improvemeiils. ITomi- 
nently identified witli the Improved live stock 
interc'.st of the country, and have an extended 
acquaintance in live sto<'k and agriciiltunil cir¬ 
cles. Experienced and well posted in the man¬ 
agement of large stock and dairy farms and 
country estates, and successful liandling of lielp. 
Breeding and developing benis of pure blooded 
cattle, feeds, feeding for profit, advanced regis- 
trv and the production of bigli-gradc and certi¬ 
fied dairy products. Modern, up-to-date dairy 
lilants, greenliouses, biwns, e(c._ Aiiicriciin. 
m:irried. have two eliildron. Now managing 
Iirominent .New York State, farm and country 
est:ite. Have had wide experience in :il)ovp line 
of work. Sober, upright and relial>le-in '.every 
detail. Can give an employer tlie desired results 
and satisfaction In tlie management of Ids prop¬ 
erty. because I love tlie farm, the cow, and my 
work, and have the right interest in all. Ad¬ 
dress M. S. SECORD. Slirewsliury, N. J. 
W'.X.NTED—.\ position as general manager on a 
largo farm. Have had 16 years of practical 
experience in successfully managing a .5,0()i»-acre 
farm. 3.600 acres under cnltivation: grew Al¬ 
falfa. wheat, corn, oats and potatoes. Am fa¬ 
miliar with feeding all kinds of live stock for 
market, handling help, accustomed to improved 
farm macliinerv. luiying and marketing farm 
produce and live stock; can develop the farm 
agriculinrally and erect farm buildings. Am 
an American, nmrried. children grown. Only 
those wanting a man of aliility witli liest of 
chaiaicter. and willing to pay good salary, need 
answer. NO. 2730, care Rural New-5'()rk(‘r, 
FARM OR ESTATE M.\N.\GER—Al liberty Jan. 
l.st. Scotch, age 42: many years of practical, 
successful experience in all hranehos of estate 
management, dair.ving, slieep, swine, poultry and 
horses. Eamiliar witli all modern methods and 
machinery, building roads, .'onstruction work, 
renewing run-down land. Alfalfa culture, keeidng 
records and accounts; can also supply first-class 
dairyman and herdsman; also stud groom and 
several experienced farm bands. Nothing but a 
good proposition considered. Address NO. 2740. 
care Itiiral New-Yorker. 
F.Mt.MEIt—Working manager wislies position; 
.\merican, married; lifetime exiierience all 
branches general farming practical :ind scien¬ 
tific: expert dairyman, cattleman and duek 
breeder: would work well-stocked farm lialf 
shares; can sell anv quantity of any produce 
raised. ZETLIN, 2.53 W. 20th St., New York 
City. 
F.VRM .MA.N’.VGER of intelligence and ability; 
capaltle handling large proposition. .Man of 
energy, good iudgment and experience seeks 
connection. Address NO. 2747, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
E.\R.M OR ESTATE MANAGER—Age 35; mar¬ 
ried, witli children; practical; 14 years’ ex¬ 
perience in all lines of farming and gardening: 
sober and reliable; state full particulars in first 
letter. W. R. GROSS, Anna Farm, Preston, 
Conn. 
PR.VCTIC.VL POULTRYMAN desires position on 
commercial or private estate; single; 10 years’ 
experience: thoroughly competent in all brandies 
of successful poultry keeping, scientific feeding, 
incubating, brooding and mating for best re¬ 
sults; references. .JOSEPH FOX, New Bruns¬ 
wick. New Jersey, R. 1. 
POT’LTRYM.-LN—Thoroughly experienced: can 
get best results in incubating, brooding and 
production of eggs all year round; best refer¬ 
ences. NO. 2741, care Rural New-Yorker. 
YOUNG MAN, single, having years of practical 
and scientific experience in dairy-poultry, 
gardening, desires position on estate or up-to- 
date farm. NO. 2743, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—By young man. 20, position in dairy 
barn, Holstein preferred; A No. 1 references; 
State Agricultural School graduate: A. R. O. 
work; wages, .$40, room, board, laundry; Central 
New York preferred. NO. 2742, care Rural 
New-T'orker. 
WANTED—Position as foreman or working man¬ 
ager; married man (40); experienced in all 
branches: no booze; eminent references. BOX 
15, New Baltimore, N. Y. 
Farms For Sale, to Rent, etc. 
WANTED—Tenant with family alile to work 
large dairy farm; convenient new buildings, 
ample eqniinnent: Giiernse.v cattle; excellent 
markets: good land: grows .-Vlfalfa. corn, oats, 
potatoes, etc. Most liberal terms to competent 
tenant, F’or full particulars write, stating your 
experience and <iualifications. to WM. HILL. 
Belliany. West Virginia. 
FOR S.-\l,E—Two-story bouse, located in small 
town, .Xortliern New Jersey: near railroad and 
trolley: easy terms: also three-story liotise (not 
completed): must sell quickly. M. VOI.TZDW, 
East I’aterson, N. .1. 
SWISS, witli family, good fafiner and dairy¬ 
man, wanted to rent, with tlie privilege to 
liny it, a fully eipiiiiped d.iiry farm on sliares or 
cash rout. NO. 27.52, care Rural New-Yorker; 
W.'LXTED—5 to 15 acros witli or without luiihi- 
iiigs; must he cheap. II. W. BERK, 2.56th 
St. and Sylvan .\ve., New York. 
FOR S.\LE—25-acro .Maryland truck and fruit 
farm: located near station and town. No. 
2738, care Rural New-Yorker. 
FOR SALE—I’arm. 2.35 acres; modern lO-n.um 
dwelling, outbuildings, aiiple urcliard. line 
view of Potomac River: good llsliing; an ideal 
truck or grass f:irm: oiglit miles from Washing¬ 
ton. D. (’.: well watered. A. R. G. BASS, 
owner. Haymarket, Va. 
Miscellaneous 
LARGE Caiidee incubator or lirooder furnace, 
complete with automatic regulator and fit¬ 
tings. .$45; forty second-liand trays for Hall or 
(’aiidop inciiliator. at 12'(!C eacli. A. H. PEN¬ 
NY. Mattituek, N. Y. 
WAX'rED—Standard make 10-20 or 12-24 kem- 
sene tractor; ho old. worii-ont macliiiie want¬ 
ed. WEl.LS I.OG.V.N, Bowling Green, Ky. 
40-AC’I;E ;iiiiI 15-ncrc farms; ideal bonie; fine 
location: good biiul; good biiihiings: suitalile 
for fruit and gardening; ei|iiipped for poultry. 
JOHN STE.M, Sav:iiiiiali, Ohio; Asliland County. 
322 .\cres Dairy Eann for sale, including 186 
acres me;idows, near two r;iilro:i(l stations 
and beach resorts, New .Tersey, on Stale I'oad; 
beautiful location. 'I'wo Natco silos, filled: live 
stock, crops, macliinery and. tools included. No 
agents may reply. For prices and terms in¬ 
quire No. 2749, care Rural New-Yorker. 
OR.VNGES and Grapefruit—Golden russets. .$2.11'* 
per box, half box $1.00 F. O. B. .Miami, Fbi.; 
mixed boxes same price. Boat rate on two or 
more boxes at one time prepaid to Baltimore. 
Philadelphia and New York City, .50 cents jicr 
box. and can be forwarded from lliese points to 
destination Ii.v express, collect. GEO. B. CEL- 
LO.N. 'Tropical Grove, Miami, Fla. 
FOR S.LLE—Jersey dairy butter in 5-lb. boxes. 
D. KNEELAND, Mountain Home Farm. 
Waitsfield, Vt. 
FOR SALE—Florida home; fort.vsix acres of 
citrus land; ten miles from Tampa: Iialf milo 
friiiii school, railroad station and from brick 
road to 'Tampa: improvements, a good house, 
garage and six acres in orange trees; will di- 
vivde nicel.v into two fruit farms: .$65 per acre; 
enclose stamped envelope. J. B. JOHNSTON, 
Soffner. Fla. 
IV.V.N'T to rent farm aiiout 190 acres, in good 
eonditiim: first-class sidl, no hills: will bii.v 
stock and tools. Location. New York or New 
Jerse.v. Address NO. 2748. care Rural New- 
Y orker. 
W.VN'l'ED—Locust logs and lumber. C. 0. G.\T,- 
BRATTII iV SON, 47-49 West St., New York 
City. 
PURE SUG.VR C.VN'E SYRUP—One dollar :Mid 
fifty cents jicr gallon. .l.VMES E. McC.M.EIt. 
Insmore, Mississipiii. 
FOR S.\LE—l,8(M>-egg Newtown Giant Incubator: 
used once: automatic egg turner wliicli turns 
all the eggs in one minute: saves hours eacli 
day: cost new .$287; ’will accept .$ 2‘25 cnsli: bar¬ 
gain; better burry. DR. PRUDHOMML, 3 liur- 
hioiit, Md. 
^Prices lor RAW FURS Now Paid by-N 
J. HENRY STICHT, 346 Seventh Ave., New York 1 
SHIPMENTS SHOULD BE MADE PROMPTLY IN ORDER TO 
INSURE THESE PRESENT HIGH PRICES-DON’T DELAY 
These Prices lor RAW 
FURS Actually Paid by 
J. HENRY STICHT and 
Represent Real Market 
Quotations 
All Parcel Post and Ex¬ 
press Charges Paid 
PRIME 
ex Large Large Medium Small 
R(“il I’ox . 
.$18.00 
$14.00 
$9.00 
. 4.00 
3.00 
2.00 
1.25 
Mink, Dark . 
. 8.00 
(t.OO 
4.00 
2. (Ml 
.Mink, Brown .... 
. 6.00 
4.00 
3.00 
L.50 
Mink. Pale . 
. 4.00 
2..50 
1..50 
1.25 
iJrav Fox . 
. 3..50 
3.00 
2.00 
Opossum . 
. 1.80 
1.00 
.70 
.30 
Mnskrals, Bi’own 
.90 
.70 
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Muskrats. Blaik . 
. 1.10 
.90 
.70 
.r»o 
Skunk, Black . .. . 
. 5.00 
4.00 
3..50 
2. .50 
Skunk, Short .. . . 
. 4.00 
3.00 
‘J.TiO 
2.00 
Skunk, Narrow ... 
. 2.00 
1.50 
1.00 
.75 
Skunk, Broad . 
. 1.25 
.80 
,co 
.40 
Ginseng, Wild, per 
lb., $12.00 to $10.00 
Blue Pelt, early c 
aught, full value 
REFERENCES : Columbian Bank, New "York. Dun* or Bradstreet Agencies 
J. HENRY STICHT—For a SQUARE DEAL 
HELP WIN THE WAR 
with Pork and Wool. We will lend money to 
Farmers in New York State to purchase Sheep 
and Swine. Special loans to Boys and Girls. 
Write at once for particulars. 
FARMERS’ PATRIOTIC FUND 
MARC W. COLE. Secretary UTICA, N. Y. 
Haul A Load Each Way 
Crops must be hauled to town, and 
fertilizer must be hauled home. 
Why Not Combine the 
When you take a load to town 
Plan to haul 
a load of 
SPRING FERTILIZER 
on the return trip 
Play safe and get your fertilizer stored in your own barn. War conditions 
have decreased the supply of fertilizer, and increased the demand. 
Late orderers may be disappointed. 
Co-operate WitlY Your Dealer 
Few dealers have sufficient storage space to carry large fertilizer stocks on 
hand. Shipments in less than capacity car loads—40 to 50 tons—are discouraged 
—even refused. 
Co-operate with your dealer—place your order now—enable him to combine 
orders and make up a full car load. When your car arrives haul as soon as 
possible—on one of your return trips. Take part of the fertilizer directly from 
the car if you can. Hasten unloading—free the car for other uses. 
Order Spring F'ertlllacer NO'W 
Make certain of your supply and at the same time do youf partltoward relieving 
railroad congestion. 
Send for literature to Department 19 
Soil Improvement Committee 
of the National Fertilizer Association 
Postal Telegraph Bldg., Chicago The Munsey Bldg., Baltimore 
