1624 
November 1, 1919 
*** RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Milk and Livestock 
Milk, per 100 lbs., $3.40: eggs, doz., 
60c; wheat, bu., $2.26; buckwheat, per 
100 lbs., $3.50. f. h. 
Morris Co., N. J. 
The acreage of Fall wheat. I believe, is 
about the average, and it is looking fine. 
There are a few farmers who have not 
seeded any, and say they will not till the 
restrictions are removed on the price. This 
is a good wheat section here; we expect 
about 80 bu. for an average, and last 
year it cost me between $42 and $43 per 
acre to raise it, so I am not very enthu¬ 
siastic oVer wheat growing. As to the 
cattle, farmers are afraid of the high cost 
of feed and the falling market: there are 
scarcely any fed by the regular farmers ; 
several car lots being fed by city-owned 
farms where the owners have large in¬ 
comes and it does not affect their bread 
and butter where the price of cattle goes. 
Geneva Co., N. Y. w. J. w. 
There seems to be a revival of the 
sheep industry on account of the expense 
of grain arid labor. There are many 
farms a little removed from the central 
districts where sheep would thrive to a 
good advantage. In making a start with 
sheep I chose the Hampshire, for it is 
the largest of medium wools. When start¬ 
ing with only a few, if a large breed is 
chosen more pounds of mutton per head 
can be produced. The little lambs weigh 
around 10 lbs. at birth and they mature 
early. The mature ewes will weigh or 
exceed 200 lbs., and the rams about 300 
lbs. They need plenty of feeding. It is 
of great importance to have extra pasture 
toward the last of July, so the ewes will 
keep in good flesh and the lambs gain 
steadily in weight. A fence around the 
meadow is a great convenience, and if a 
blade of grass is pulled out by the roots 
in early Spring or late Fall, two will 
grow in its place. CiiAS. D. DEAN. 
Broome Co., N. Y. 
Following are prices received at our 
local curb market. Elmira. N. Y.: Apples. 
50 to 60c per peck ; chickens, live. 30 to 
32c; dressed, 38 to 40c. Corn. 10 to 20c 
per doz.; chestnuts. 25 to 30c per qt. 
Cider. 10c per qt.; butter, 60 to 63c per 
lb. Beets. 25c per peck ; beans, dry. 10 to 
15c per qt. Eggs, 58 to 63c per doz.; 
honey, comb. 25c: extracted, 25c per lb. 
Onions. $1.50 to $2 per bu. Pumpkins. 5 
to 15c each ; potatoes. 35 to 40c per peck : 
Winter squash. 2 to 3c per lb.: tomatoes, 
70c to $1 per bu. Veal, dressed, whole¬ 
sale. 21c per lb.; live, wholesale. 16c per 
lb. Beef in this vicinity usually sold at 
so much per head. Horses anywhere from 
$50 to $200 each; cows. $50 to $150. Not 
much farm property changing hands; 
runs from $15 to $60 per acre. Bradford 
County is primarily a dairy county, prac¬ 
tically all the milk sold to Slawson-Decker 
and companies of that kind. The farmers 
in this section are gradually getting 
ahead; sheriff sales are almost unknown, 
but they are not making the money that 
the city people seem to think. Farm 
labor is scarce and hard to obtain. I do 
not think as a rule the farmers are grow¬ 
ing any more crops per acre than they 
did 10 years ago. excepting some few. I 
do think it is a little easier to pay for a 
farm now than it was 10 years ago. Hay 
crop good ; oats light; buckwheat good. 
There is a tendency to produce purebred 
stock. o. Xj. b. 
Bradford Co.. Pa. 
Extraordinarily dry Autumn has hin¬ 
dered progress of seeding in -Central Rock¬ 
ingham Co., Ya. Acreage of wheat and 
barley normal, but much late seeding be¬ 
ing done. Early sown grains, while condi¬ 
tions unfavorable on account of drought, 
coming up to very good stand. Corn crop 
heavy and farmers getting ready for crib¬ 
bing. Hay crop below normal in both 
yield and quality. Fruit scarce. Po¬ 
tatoes. fair quality, but yield light. Labor 
scarce and high. The Rockingham Fair 
Association held a very creditable_exliibi- 
tion at Harrisonburg October 14-17. The 
exhibition was under new management 
this year, being primarily run for and by 
the farmer, the ruralist and promoted and 
backed by the County Agent. While the 
fair was not a great financial success, the 
progress along agricultural, horticultural, 
live.stock and kindred lines was most flat¬ 
tering. forming a substantial basis for fu¬ 
ture exhibitions. It was the aim. of the 
new management to give a clean fair of an 
educational nature only, but unfortunate¬ 
ly a few attractions were present where 
the patrons were invited to part with cash 
on various and sundry games of chance. 
It is to be hoped that this feature may be 
entirely eliminated at future exhibitions. 
Rockingham Co., Ya. w. A. G. 
Owing to wet and disagreeable weather 
farmers are backward with their work. A 
large amount of the oat crop damaged, 
badlv colored and light in weight. Hay 
selling slow at $18 to $22 per ton. Some 
buckwheat thrashed and selling at $1.25 
per bu., turning out fairly good, about 30 
bu. per acre; acreage smaller than usual. 
Potatoes nearly all out of ground and rot¬ 
ting considerably ; selling at $5 to $6 per 
bbl. Apple crop very poor, both quantity 
and quality ; selling at $6 to $8 per bbl. 
Silo corn an unusually good crop. Silos 
all filled in this community with a fine 
grade of corn. New milch cows worth 
from $100 to $150 for good cows. Milk; 
producers, getting 7% to 8c per qt. at pres¬ 
ent. All feed is high. Yery little Fall 
plowing done yet. Several tractors have 
been purchased lately; evidently" they are 
the coming power on the farm. Several 
silos have been erected this Fall, indicat¬ 
ing that our town is fast becoming a dairy 
section, which is very beneficial to both 
farm and land. Butter bringing 60 to 
65c. and eggs 60c. Average number cattle 
or more will be wintered on account of 
’ well-filled, silos. ' R. c. M. 
Schenectady Co.. N. Y. 
Potatoes about half dug. rotting badly. 
Buckwheat turning 20 to 30 bu. per acre. 
B-'st corn cron in years, silos nearly all 
filled and corn to spare. Potatoes, 90c at 
car per bu. Eggs. 60c per doz. 
Oosego Co., N. Y. R. h. w. 
This is a poor fanning district; we are 
too high in elevation to grow crops suc¬ 
cessfully, as nights are too cool and corn 
hardly ever ripens. Most of us have 
small farms, and just about raise enough 
hay for our own stock. Lots of us raise 
chickens; prevailing breed, White Leg¬ 
horns. I am more in the boarding busi¬ 
ness than farming. Our potato crop 
turned out to be a failure, as we had a 
rainy season, and lots of them rotted; 
price, from $1.50 to $2 per bu. Hay, 
loose, about $26 to $30. Rye, $2 and 
$2.25. Eggs, nearby hennery, white, at 
present about 82c. Fruit is very scarce; 
hardly any apples; grapes plentiful, but 
no market for them. A. k. h. 
Pike Co., Pa. 
MISCELLANEOUS 
CO w 3 
65 head to freshen from Sept to early winter 35 
head of fancy high grade, well marked Guernseys. 2 
to7yrs. old: balance Jersey springers and Holsteins. 
Address CHARLES F. EVERSON. Moravia, N.Y. Bell Phone 
A yrshire reg. young bulls, from l to t6 mos. old out of a. h. 
(). cows. Herd tested annually under the Federal and 
State accredited herd plan. Wm. J. W. Bechtel, Boytriown, Pi. 
MILKING SHORTHORNS 
Milk ing 
Shorthorns 
Walgrove Herd 
OVER 50 HEAD IN HERD 
At the recent Breeders' Sale, Erie. Pa.. March 21st, 
of over 100 head, wo sold the top priced bull, a ten- 
mos.-old cnlf. Herd heading bulls our specialty. 
WALNUT GROVE FARM, Washingtonville. N. Y 
25 Head IKS Shorthorns at Auction 
Wednimday, Nov. IS, 1019, at Farm of 0. H. Oimnn, N.LanHlng', N.Y. 
For catalogue write O. OWEN CAKM AN* Sala Mana- 
(r«r, K!}4 East State St., Ithueu, New York 
MILKING SHORTHORNS. Eyerett Fox, Lowell. Mass* 
BONNIEBROOK Farm gs'£f 
Wi-ito your wants or come ami see. 
F. P. SEYMOUR - Kootstown, Ohio 
GOATS 
fnr?ala ANGORA RII.I.TE GOATS. Imported 
TUI On 1 L Blood. Non-shedding. One Registered, $60 
One not Registered. $43. E. GARL0CK, Pomonkey. Charles Co . Md. 
For Sale-Swiss Toggenburg Buck Kids 
% pure ami better. $15 and up. l»OK KIPS $40 and up. 
8. J. SHARPLES, it. H. 5. Norristown, Pa. 
HORSES 
Thirty Weanling PONY COLTS 
and solid colors. Also broken ponies, all sizes. Price 
list for a stamp. SHF.JUNGO POST l iltMS, Eipyville, I'*. 
Shetland Poniesi^TOo. & 
herd in biggest Shetland Producing County in U .3. 
DOGS and FERRETS 
Airedales, Collies, and Old English Shepherd Dogs 
Trained male dogs and brood matrons; pups all ages 
FLEMISH GIANT. NEW ZEALAND AND RUFUS RED BELGIAN 
RABBITS. Semi 6e. for large instructive list of what 
you want. W. R. WATSON, Box 1745, Oakland. Iowa 
For Sale-So^ Airedale ana Irish Terrier Pups ana 
females. Eligible to registration. FRANK MEA0. Amenia, N.r. 
P nil la D ii no »"<> NEW ZEALAND RED liABMTS 
uoilierups NELSON BKOS. GROVE City, Pa. 
PCQDCTC C n y Cola Exterminate your rats ami 
iCnnC 1 O rur OalC save your grain. Price 
list free. Catalogue 10c. (’. II. KKKFKIt A 00., Greenwich, Obi„ 
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Good Cows-Good F eed 
Wherever you find good cows, you will find 
that a majority of their owners have a strong 
preference for Unicorn Dairy Ration. 
Good cows and Unicorn seem to pull together. 
There is a reason for this. The dairyman or 
breeder who is capable of owning a herd of 
high-producing individuals is also capable of 
determining beyond doubt which dairy ration 
secures the most economical and best results. 
Leading breeders, Agricultural Colleges and 
public institutions use and endorse this feed. 
At the National Dairy Show, four owners 
of Grand Champions are Unicorn users. Two 
of the Guernsey judges and probably half the 
men in the ring,, also. 
If your letter requesting particulars so states, 
we will send you a list of breeders in your 
state who endorse Unicorn. 
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Chicago 
CHAPIN & COMPANY 
Dept. R 
Boston 
