Iht RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
1685 
Countrywide Produce Situation 
SUPPLIES REACHED EXTREMELY HEAVY 
VOLUME AND PRICES STILL TEND TO 
LOWER LEVELS 
Nearly 4,000 oars per day of 17 of the 
leading lines of fruits and vegetables was 
the tremendous rate of movement reached 
the middle of October. The height of 
activity apparently is being reached at 
about the same time as last year, not¬ 
withstanding the later .season, and ship¬ 
ments are heavier than in any Tecent 
season as might be expected from the 
large crops produced. Usually the move¬ 
ment at the peak does not go far above 
20,000 cars per week. It reached nearly 
28.000 cars this year the third week in 
October and is still extremely active, 
shipments for that week included about 
8,000 cars of apples and nearly as many 
of potatoes also about 5,000 cars of 
cabbage, onions and sweet potatoes, be¬ 
side active movement of a dozen or so 
less important crops. 
Naturally the markets have not been 
holding any too strongly under the heavy 
supplies, actual and prospective. Local 
supplies coming in in small lots equal 
or exceed the earlot shipments in most 
city markets and the smaller towns as 
si rule are largely supplied by nearby 
products but the earlot movement is an 
indicator of the general situation, showing 
the abundance of the leading fruits and 
vegetables. Prices have continued to sag 
away greatly to the discouragement of 
shippers, who complain not only of low 
values, but of difficulty in making sales 
of the principal crops. Storage facilities 
generally are not equal to handling a 
surplus and it is to feared that some 
apples, potatoes and onions will be left 
unsold so late in the season that serious 
waste will occur. 
APPLES PRAGGY 
In Western New York, which is the 
leading commercial barreled apple section, 
the greater part of the stock seems to be 
selling in bulk, and growers are getting, 
orchard run, 85c to $1.25 per 100 pounds 
according to variety, while best stock 
in barrels ranges $3.50 to $4. including 
the very expensive barrel. City markets 
have kept up as well as could be expected 
under the heavy supplies, following a 
general range of $4 to $5 per barrel for 
leading Eastern Winter kinds compared 
with $7 to $8.50 a year ago. North¬ 
western apples, Jonathans and Winesaps 
are selling not far below last year’s 
general wholesale prices in Eastern mar¬ 
kets and the situation for them appears 
more favorable than for the Eastern crop 
this year. but. growers at Northwestern 
shipping points are getting only $2 to 
$2.35 per box compared to $2.75 to $3 
last season. Some Eastern cities, includ¬ 
ing Boston and New York, quote box 
apples as high or higher than hint year. 
The demand for apples is active in city 
markets, which are disposing fairly well 
of the heavy supplies. The excellent size 
and quality of the crop is much in its 
favor, marketwise. 
DEPRESSED ONIONS AND CARRAGE 
Onions have reached a fairly equal 
level in leading producing sections, aver¬ 
aging not far from $1.25 per 100 pounds 
for best stock. A year ago the range at 
shipping points was three times as high, 
at $3.25 to $4. City markets average 
about. 25c higher than shipping points. 
Cabbage of various types and from 
different sections sell $7 to $11 per ton 
in shipping sections and at. $10 to $20 
in city wholesale markets compared with 
$25 to $30 at shipping points and $30 to 
$50 in consuming markets in October, 
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ALL SECTIONS HIT 
Prices are almost equally depressed for 
all produce east and west. Potatoes are 
lowest in producing sections of the Rocky 
Mountain States, but are not much 
higher in the Northwest or in parts of 
the East, but in general the range in 
Western New York and the Croat Lake 
legions is 25c to 50c higher and Eastern 
cities range 25 to 75c above Western. 
Cabbage is lowest in Wisconsin and the 
*|''eat Lakes region, but is dull, weak and 
slow of sale in all commercial sections. 
<>n account of the abundant supplies of 
produce, there is no definite prospect of 
an.v great rise in the market, taking into 
aeount the increased cost of shipping 
under cold weather conditions, but growers 
who have nearby markets ought to be 
able to net a litle more after this month, 
when shipments usually begin to decrease 
rapidly. 
Pest Eastern Bartlett pears have been 
selling at $2 to $3 per bushel in city 
markets and Concord grapes at about 12c 
per quart in various containers. 
Early varieties of New York State 
celery sold in several Eastern cities at 
$.LiU to $4.75 per crate and lettuce at 
to $4. G.R.F. 
Farm and Garden News 
) he Millers' National Federation at 
Jnrago (let. 15 chose a committee of 
f t° supervise efforts to obtain revision 
_ present ocean freight rates on Ameri- 
r an f l"ur, and appropriated $250,000 to 
a* n.sed by the committee in its work. 
1 lie New York State College of Agri- 
‘i 11 . lI ™ ft Cornell University is prepared 
ins Winter to offer exceptional advan¬ 
ces to young men and women who are 
10 make flower growing their life work. 
The short Winter course which opens 
Nov. 10 and continues until Feb. 18, is 
planned primarily to benefit those who 
are to engage in the work commercially. 
A book descriptive of all courses given 
during the Winter in the short session of 
the College of Agriculture will ho sent 
upon request to the secretary, Cornell 
University, Ithaca, N. Y. 
The final arrangements are being made 
for the twenty-sixth annual meeting and 
exhibition of the New Hampshire Horti¬ 
cultural Society, which will be held in 
Exeter, Oct. 27, 28 and 29. at the invita¬ 
tion of the Chamber of Commerce and 
Oilman Grange. Mr. W. T. Macoun of 
Ottawa, the Dominion Horticulturist of 
Canada, will be present as a judge and 
will address the public session, as will 
Prof. F. C. Sears of the department of 
Pomology at the Massachusetts Agricul¬ 
tural College, and others. The officers of 
the society are as follows: Elmer B. 
Parker, Wilton, president; John T. Har¬ 
vey, Pittsfield, vice-president; executive 
committee, ,1. II. Gourley, Durham; O. 
W. Barker, Exeter; Robert T. Gould, 
Contoocook. 
Compulsory farming is provided for in 
a bill just introduced in the Argentine 
Chamber of Deputies, with the idea of 
forming an economic army to be com¬ 
posed of the youth of Argentina who are 
not. called into the army and navy under 
the conscription law. If this measure be¬ 
comes a law every young man in the coun¬ 
try who does not take up a rifle or go to 
sea will be sot to raising wheat and do¬ 
ing other farm labor. Although compul¬ 
sory military service is in force in Ar¬ 
gentina only a small part of the young 
men actually go into the service at. pres¬ 
ent. these being selected by lot. and as a 
result there is some dissatisfaction lie- 
cause of the exemptions. If the new law 
is passed it will result in the cheapening 
of foodstuffs and some of the vast tracts 
uf uncultivated public land in Argentina 
can he put to producing food. 
The date of the Wisconsin Potato Ex¬ 
position at. Milwaukee has been changed 
to Nov. 30-Dee. 4. 
The Morris County (N. J.) Agricul¬ 
ture Association held its second annual 
fair Sept. 23-25. Every day of the fair 
was ideal weather: it was attended by 
thousands of spectators from all parts of 
Northern New Jersey. The association 
received enough encouragement to make 
preparation immediately for the 1921 fair, 
with the purpose of making it the best of 
the county exhibits in the State. 
Coming Farmers’ Meetings 
Louisiana State Fair and National Jer¬ 
sey Cattle Show. Shreveport, Ln.. Octo¬ 
ber 28-November 7. 
New England Fruit Show, Hartford, 
Conn., November 5-9. 
Maryland Agricultural Society, annual 
meeting, Salisbury, Md., November 9-11. 
Annual Farm and Home Week. New 
York State School of Agriculture, Alfred, 
N. Y., November 10-12. 
National Grange, annual convention, 
Boston. Mass.. November 10-19. 
American Royal Live Stock Show, 
Kansas City. Mo., November 13-20. 
Tenth Indiana Apple Show. Women's 
Building, State Fair Grounds. Indianap¬ 
olis. November 15-20. 
Wisconsin Potato Growers’ Association, 
Potato Exposition. Milwaukee Auditori¬ 
um. Milwaukee, Wis., November 30-I)e- 
cem'ber 4. 
Dutchess County, N. Y.. Poultry and 
Pet Stock Association. Poughkeepsie, N. 
Y.. November 17-20. 
North Bergen County. N. J. Poultry 
Association Show. Westwood. N. J.. No¬ 
vember 25-27. 
International Live Stock Exposition, 
Chicago. Ill.. November 27-Decembor 4. 
Ohio Apple Show and American Pomo- 
logieal Society. Columbus, O.' December 
1-3. 
Seventh Annual Farmers’ Exposition, 
Toledo. ()., December 2-10. 
Illinois State Horticultural Society, 
sixty-fifth annual convention, Blooming¬ 
ton. 111., December 15-17. 
Vermont State Poultry Show, B. P. 
Greene, secretary, St. Albans, Vt., Janu¬ 
ary 4-7. 1921. 
National Western Stock Show, Denver, 
Col., January 22-29. 
Coming Live Stock Sales 
Oct. 28-30—Ilolsteins. Green County 
Holstein-Friesian Breeders’ (Nub sale, 
Monroe. Wis. L. I. Hare. Monroe, Wis., 
secretary. 
Nov. 17-18—Allegany-Steuben County 
Breeders’ sale. Ilolsteins. TTornell. N. Y. 
Nov. 20—Poland Chinas. D. E. Bolev 
A- Sons - , Celina. O. 
Nov. 23-24-—Ilolsteins. Watertown 
Holstein Sales Company, .semi-annual 
consignment sale, Watertown. Wis. 
Francis Darcey. manager. 
Dec. 2—Duroc Jerseys. J. Elmer Long, 
Slaty Ridge Farm, Palmyra, Pa. 
Wheat, $2 per bu.; coru, $1, old; oats, 
55 to dOc; potatoes, no sale; eggs. 58c; 
butter, 02c; hogs. 10c per lb; no sale for 
lard; poultry, old stags. 13c per lb.; old 
hens and Springers, 25c. j. n. 
Juniata Co., Pa. 
PRICE REDUCTION 
James Bam Equipment 
Reductions in prices of James Barn Equipment, averaging 
20 per cent, are now effective to and including November 15, 
1920, for shipment prior to February 1, 1921. Prices are guar¬ 
anteed against decline to date of shipment. 
Following are the reasons on which this reduction is based: 
(1) We are in whole hearted agreement with all those who 
believe that industry, as well as the general public, will be tre¬ 
mendously benefited if prices in all lines can he brought to a lower 
level, 
(2) There is, however, nothing in the present situation 
that justifies reduction of prices of James equipment. 
Steel, malleable, fuel, power, all overhead items and labor 
cost as much as ever before. 
Nor can we see any present evidence of reductions in wage 
rates, nor in cost of raw materials, during the coming season. 
(3) To reduce James prices, we must, therefore, find some 
means of reducing manufacturing and selling costs through in¬ 
creased efficiency. We believe this increased efficiency can be 
brought about. 
I o do our part, we have reduced our prices for the period 
to and including November 15, to that level to which the public 
believes prices are to come. 
It is our hope that on November 15, these reduced prices 
may be continued. 
Whether that will be possible depends on whether increased 
sales brought about by this reduction will be enough to materially 
reduce manufacturing and selling costs. 
If the increased sales are not sufficient, it will he necessary 
to restore prices to the previous higher level. 
James Manufacturing Company 
ELMIRA, NEW YORK 
Subscribers’ Exchange 
Other Advertisements of Subscribers* 
Exchange will be found on page 1691. 
FOR SALE—35-acre fruit ami poultry farm in 
Delaware; 12 acres wheat, (I acres clover; pas¬ 
ture; abundance of fruit: good buildings; option 
on laying poultry. Address ADVERTISER 787ft. 
cure Rural New-Yorker. 
FOR SALE—165-acre stock, poultry, grain, hay 
and pasture farm; fair buildings'; oysters, 
crabs, fish. trapping and young tine timber; price 
$4,000, E. L. SELTZER, Marion Station. Md. 
GROCERY and poRtotllec. with dwelling com¬ 
bined, to rent; three miles from other stores. 
LEWIS SMITH, Fort Salonga, N. Y. 
30-ACRE Jersey farm; 25 miles from New York: 
six-room house, big barn, other buildings, all 
good; \fruit; water system; stock and imple¬ 
ments included; also two choice Long Islnnd 
lots. 40 minutes from city, at a sarritlee. 
ALFRED WYLLIB, R. 1, Mctuchen, N. J. 
WANTED—To rent or take on shares, with option 
of buying, equipped truck farm in New Jer¬ 
sey; American, with 25 years’ experience in 
fruit and vegetables. ADVERTISER 7882, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—.Within 40 miles of New York, on 
the Hudson, a small property for permanent 
home, witli fruit, garden, etc; replies must give 
full information and lowest cash price. ADVER¬ 
TISER 7883, care Rural New-Yorker. 
FOR SALE Two Delaware farms. 43-92 acres; 
three miles to R. R.; on concrete rood: im¬ 
mediate possession. S. N. HAYWARD, Itridge- 
ville, Del. 
FOR SALE Nine-acre farm; one mile to Lack¬ 
awanna station; 25 miles to New York; eight- 
room house, bath, steam heat, all improvements: 
large barn, electric lighted; modern poultry 
equipment, capacity about 1,000 birds; brooder 
house, hot water heat; also small colony bouses; 
everything in flue condition; fruits of all kinds; 
only $18,000. ADVERTISER 7888, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
Miscellaneous 
FORTY second-hand 390-egg size Cypher Co. in¬ 
cubators wanted. 0. M. LAl’VER, McAlister- 
vllle, Pa. 
HONEY—Good flavored, light. New York State 
honey, 12 lbs., $4.50 delivered; GO-lb. can. $15 
here. 1. J. STR1NG11AM, Glen Cove, N. Y. 
APPLES! APPLES! APPLES! For Fall aud 
Winter apples place order immediately to 0. 
J. YODER. Grantsville, Md. 
WANTED—Older apples in small quantities or 
carload lots. JOHN F. WII.KENS. Peekskill, 
N. Y. Telephone Peekskill 21-F-4. 
EXTRACTED HONEY—Clover, t!0 lb. can, $15; 
10-lb. pail, $2.75; buckwheat. tiO-lb. can, $12; 
10-lb. pail. $2.50, f. o. b. my station; muilcd 
within 3d zone, 10 R>s. clover, $3.25; buckwheat, 
$2.95; special prices on large order*. RAY C. 
WILCOX, Odessa, N. Y. 
AVOCADOS. 10-lb. package postpaid up to 4tli 
zone, $3; 5th zone and beyond, $3.50, or C O 
D. $2.50 and postage. GEO. W. KOSEL, grower, 
Redland, Fla. 
FOR SALE—Williamson new feed under feed 
warm air furnace; large size; like new; bums 
any coal: pea, buckwheat, soft coal, slack, etc. 
Wanted—Hay baler. In good order; give full 
particulars. ADVERTISER 7851. care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
MY wood lot cut off, no further use for three 
folding sawing machines; will sell half price; 
$7.50 each. O. A. LOGAN, Route 2, Putnam, 
Conti. 
FOR SALE—Colt acetylene lighting plant; 50 
_R ,S -: only 500 lbs. carbide used in it; price 
$75. A. M. MOYER, Hlooming Glen, Pa. 
FOR SALE—Few more gallons pure rock maple 
svrtip, $3 postpaid. NOAH POIRIER, Ran¬ 
dolph, Vt. 
WANTED—An “old spinet”; must be reason¬ 
able. AD\ ERTISER 7873, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
APPLES FOR SALE—2,000 barrels famous Hud¬ 
son River Valley apples in bushel hampers, 
lVi-bushcl boxes or barrels, graded to suit, in 
any quantity; would deliver in truck load lots. 
V. G. DEMAREST, Rhinebeek, N. Y. 
THREE well-planned colony houses, 8 by 4, 
used three months; $12 each. Call before 
November 1 and take away. E. D. ROSE, Dover 
Furuaee, N. Y. 
WANTED—Cork brick, new or second-hand; ad¬ 
vise quantity, condition aud price. WALNUT 
GROVE FARM, Washingtonville. N. Y. 
HYDRAULIC cider press; nearly new; capacity 
30 barrels daily; complete with engine; -price 
$450. JOSEPH RAltTKE, Leeds. N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Owens 16x20 double cylinder bean 
thrasher, mounted on truck; complete with 
repeat elevator and small grain attachments; 
also Farker new model bean harvester: neither 
machine for sale beeause of any fault. WM. L. 
STOLTZFUS, Gap, Pa. 
FOR SALE—Pure maple syrup, $3.25 per gallon 
f. o. b. ERNEST HELD, Ulooinville, N. Y. 
FARMS FOR SALE 
listed free in our new bulletin. Address 
F. J. CARR, Bureau of Farm Settlement, Albany, N.Y. 
FARM FOR SALE: 112Acres 
alfalfa soil. good buildings: 86 , 500 : 76 acres Al¬ 
falfa soil; 83 , 300 ; only $1,500 down. Come aud 
see them. Geo. K. Cross, 86 Seaeca St,, Oneida, N Y. 
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