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and help them advance, will tie them there 
for a happy life and a prosperous old age. 
One of the best things for that purpose to 
begin with is a few ewes, or even a ewe 
lamb. Nothing will please and interest 
them like sheep, and no animals are so 
good to influence good character, besides 
they must be profitable as any. We have 
seen what sheep do to scores of children, 
and tried it on a son who now has up 
near 500 purebreds and makes several 
times as much as neighbors who grow 
wheat and hogs. Also, he has big hands, 
gentle as a woman’s, and is a gentleman 
from the ground up, and I can give no 
better economic advice to children than 
to advise them to get some sheep and 
take care of them. It will be infinitely 
better to give a boy or girl a common 
*ehool education, encourage a habit of 
reading and start them with sheep than 
to put them through Harvard or Yale. 
Let the city-born who do not have a 
country heritage fill the shallow, artificial 
positions. God knew what was good for 
man when he placed him in the country 
and told him to get busy. 
Ohio. w. W. REYNOLDS. 
Retail 
Milk—Grade 
Grade 
Grade 
Grade 
B, 
B, 
B. 
Prices at New York 
A. bottled, qt.$0.17 
bottled, qt 
bottled, pt 
loose, qt 
.14 
.10 
.11 
Certified, qt. ..28 
Certified, pt.17 
Buttermilk, qt.10 
.29 
.64 
.38 
.65 
.60 
.40 
.50 
.48 
.04 
Cream, heavy, % pt. .. 
Butter, best -..$0.63 @ 
Cheese .34@ 
Eggs, best, doz.62@ 
Gathered .50@ 
Fowls ..30 C(t>. 
Chickens, lb.45@ 
Turkeys, lb.45@ 
Potatoes, lb.03@ 
New Jersey Local Grain and Feed Prices 
(Supplied by New Jersey State Department of 
Agriculture, Bureau of Markets.! 
The following quotations show approxi¬ 
mate cost of feed per ton and grain per 
bushel in earlots, sight draft basis, de¬ 
livered on tracks at the various stations 
given below. The quotations are based 
on sales for transit and nearby shipments 
Monday, Feb. 4, 1924, according to the 
Fnited States Bureau of Agricultural 
Economics co-operating. Feed all in 
100-lb. sacks. Figures are for Belvi- 
dere, Milford. Washington, Highbridge, 
Freuchtown, Flemington, Passaic, Ilack- 
ettstown, Belle Meade, Califon, Lebanon, 
Newton. Branchville, Sussex, Lafayette, 
Hopewell, New Brunswick, Mt. Holly, 
Morristown, Dover, Paterson, Elizabeth, 
Somerville, Newark, Trenton, Perth 
Amboy and Montclair : 
I’cr Bu. 
white oats .$0.60% 
white oats .58% 
yellow corn .08% 
yellow corn .06% 
Per Ton 
Spring bran ..$32.00 
Hard W. W. bran . 34.90 
Spring middlings . 33.40 
Red-dog flour . 39.40 
Dry Brewers’ grains . 42.40 
Flour middlings . 35.90 
36% cottonseed meal . 46.40 
43% cottonseed meal . 51.90 
34% linseed meal . 45.65 cities. 
No. 
No. 
No. 
No. 
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Countrywide Produce Situation 
POTATOES THE INTERESTING WINTER FEA¬ 
TURE—EASTERN CROP IIAS MOVED RAP¬ 
IDLY—WHERE THE POTATOES COME 
FROM—SUPPLIES OF GREAT CITIES. 
Far Western potatoes bring growers 
hardly %c per lb., while best New Yorks 
and Maines bring twice that value at 
shipping points, and the other potato 
sections range somewhere between. Maine 
is cleaning out faster and better than 
most sections; the unusually fine quality 
of the State's crop has helped sell it. 
For the general potato situation, about 
all that can be said definitely is that the 
conditions and outlook continue better 
than they were last season. There were 
not so many produced this season and 
they have been used up a little faster, but 
as the average city price is about 20 per 
cent higher than a year ago. there is noth¬ 
ing much to become enthusiastic over at 
present regarding the prospect for fur¬ 
ther gains. The weather has permitted 
active shipment nearly all Winter, thus 
removing some of the danger of a decline, 
so much to be feared after severe Winters 
when ice and snow and freezing weather 
remove the clamps in the Northern ship¬ 
ping regions. 
THE STAPLE FRESH FOOD 
I’otato shipments run a little over 200, 
000 carloads average per season, about 
one-fourth of all vegetables and fruits 
The public uses two cars of potatoes to 
one of other vegetables combined. It uses 
two cars of potatoes to one of apples, six 
to one of cabbage, eight to one of onions, 
cantaloupes or tomatoes, and 10 or 12 to 
one of such lines as sweet potatoes, 
strawberries, lettuce and celery. Yet we 
Americans are by no means such liberal 
potato users as the people of Europe. 
In general the potato supply is shipped 
chiefly from the territory north and south 
of the market centers, rather than from 
the east or west. New York, with a total 
supply equal to nearly one-tliird of the 
combined requirements of the other 
largest cities together, draws its early 
potatoes chiefly from Florida and the 
Carolinas and not to any particular ex¬ 
tent from Texas and the Southwest. The 
city’s mid-season supply, as well as that 
of other Atlantic coast cities, is from 
Virginia and New Jersey, while the main 
crop shipments are chiefly from New 
York and Maine. From Baltimore south¬ 
ward a large proportion of the main crop 
of potatoes comes from Michigan and 
Wisconsin. The question of supply ; s 
chiefly a matter of freight. 
WESTERN POTATOES 
compete in Eastern markets only because 
of lower prices at shipping points. Bos¬ 
ton differs from New York in receiving a 
larger proportion of Maine potatoes, and 
in some seasons a good many from Can¬ 
ada. Philadelphia’s difference consists in 
fairly heavy shipments from Pennsylva¬ 
nia, some sections of which ship uncom¬ 
monly choice stock, which may be com¬ 
pared with the supply from Long Island 
and New York market. 
Farther away from the Atlantic sea¬ 
board, a larger proportion of stock comes 
from the north central and south central 
potato sections. Pittsburgh, located mid¬ 
way, takes about one-fourth of its supply 
from Michigan, the rest being shipped 
from the same sources of supply as that 
of New York City. Pittsburgh is one of 
the most active Eastern potato markets, 
taking nearly as many carloads as Phila¬ 
delphia in some seasons. The region 
around Pittsburgh is not much of a pota¬ 
to growing section, and the city market is 
the source of supply for many smaller 
As a rule, New York takes about 
Feeding Value of Cocoa 
On page 201. J. S. K., Spring City, 
Pa., asks about feeding value, etc., of bulk 
cocoa. M. B. D.. in replying, refers to 
cocoa shells and cocoanut meal. We be¬ 
lieve J. S. Iv. refers to cocoa, not the 
shells nor cocoanut meal. If he is paying 
$2.25 per cwt. for this he is paying an 
exorbitant price. We have used three 
carloads in the past year, part of which 
was in small-lot shipments and have paid 
from $18 to $22 per ton. The analysis 
is approximate 17 per cent protein and 
23 per cent fat. We thought it would 
turn rancid in warm weather, but it has 
not. We have some cases of it which 
have been at th£ farm nearly a year, and 
in as good coalition as when received. 
Ours is in the original import boxes, 
stamped from Antwerp, Holland, 250 
lbs. to the box. 
Now, as to results: The hogs do not 
like it. By using 20 per cent of the cocoa 
with other grains, oats, barley, etc., we 
got fair results; but there is no getting 
away from the fact that hogs do not 
like it, and an unpalatable feed for hogs 
is seldom a satisfactory feed. We have 
been using the cocoa in our ration for 
milk cows and have let a neighbor have 
some who is feeding 40 steers. We use 
it to extent of about 15 to 20 per cent 
of the grain ration. We get good results 
from this feed with the cows, and they 
seem to like it. Our neighbor uses the 
same proportion, and is getting satis¬ 
factory results. 
We have had the cocoa analyzsed and 
it stood up to the fat and protein guar¬ 
antee as given above. It seems sweet 
and pleasant to the taste, about like any 
cocoa. We have discontinued its use for 
the hogs entirely; but are using it for 
dairy cows, with satisfaction. 
H. C. and H. B. IIARPENDING. 
20,000 carloads a year, Chicago about 
12.000, Philadelphia about 7,000, Pitts¬ 
burgh about 6,000. 
THE CHICAGO MARKET 
is watched more closely than that of any 
other city by the rank and file of potato 
growers, because its activity as a source 
of supply of many smaller Western mar¬ 
kets makes it very sensitive to changes 
in the price situation. Usually a com¬ 
ing turn in the potato market is first in¬ 
dicated by a rise or fall in Chicago. Over 
three-fourths of Chicago’s supply comes 
from Wisconsin, Michigan, North and 
South Dakota, Idaho and Virginia. It is 
also a leading market for the early po¬ 
tatoes of Texas, Louisiana and Florida. 
West of Chicago, larger proportions of 
city potato supplies come from Western 
sources, particularly Colorado and Idaho. 
g. b. F. 
HORSES 
Wanied-Team ol Horses For Farm Work 
A bom. 2,600 lbs 4 to 5 years old. 
BURLINGAME, HUTCHINS & KING , Inc, 7 Water St., N. Y. C. 
MISCELLANEOUS 
] 
USE A PURE-BRED BULL 
From time to time we have for sale bull calves from 
dams with Advance Registry records—Ayrshires, 
Guernseys, Holsteins, Jerseys, Mil king short 
Horns Price, $50 at 30-days-old, registered, 
crated and delivered to express company. Address 
DEPARTMENT ANIMAL HUSBANDRY Cornell University 
ITHACA NEW YORK 
Don’t Pay Exorbitant Prices milch cows 
100 Federal Tested and Accredited cows for sale. Or wil. 
buy same direct from farmers on reasonable commission 
Telephone at once, my expense. JOHN F BENJAMIN. Sarre.Vt 
Chester White Pigs, Collie, Beagle and Police Pups 
MEADOW SPRING FARM Chalfont, Pa. S H. NULL & SON 
95 Sent On 
Upward TRIAL 
SEPARATOR 
A SOLID PROPOSITION 
to send well made, perfect 
skimming separator for $24.95. 
Skims warm or cold milk. Makes 
heavy or light cream. Different 
from picture, which shows large 
capacity, easy running New L. S. 
Model. See our easy 
Monthly Payment Plan 
Bowl a sanitary marvel, easily cleaned. 
Whether dairy is large or small, write 
for free catalog and monthly payment 
plan. Western orders from Western 
points. 
AMERICAN SEPARATOR CO. 
BOX3075 Bainbridge, N. Y. 
GUERNSEYS 
GUERNSEY BULLS 
For Sale at reasonable prices, from A. K, dams 
with type and production. Sire has blood of 
the three May Rose 1.000 lb. cows close up in 
his pedigree, May Rose—Golden Secret-King 
ol the May—Ne Plus Ultra blood. Ages: one 
month to one year. Priced right. Satisfaction 
guaranteed. Accredited herd. 
FRITZLYN FARMS. PIPERSVILLE, PA. 
GUERNSEY CATTLE 
Exceptional cows with official production records. Bred 
to the great bull, Mftxim of Linda Vista 12270 A. 1! di e 
of tile great cow. La Noces May Rose 91329 A. li. 932 lbs. 
butterfat, highest prod ueing3bj-yr.-old sow of the breed. 
Also Bulls of serviceable age whose dams have excellent 
official records. Prices, from §500 up. Write for pedi¬ 
grees and individual prices. 
HIGH POINT SPRINGS FARM Olive Bridge. N. Y. 
GUERNSEYS 
FOR THE EMPIRE STATE ! 
When you buy your first Guernseys, our job is only 
half done. We want to help you make a success of 
the dairy business through the use of Guernsey 
cows. Call upon us for advice- THE QUALITY- 
QUANTITY BREED. For information write to 
THE AMERICAN GUERNSEY CATTLE CLUB 
Box NY-105, Peterboro, N. H. 
Bull Calves at Bargain Prices 
We offer Farmers and Breeders of Guernseys an op¬ 
portunity to secure exceptionally bred,' healthy 
bulls, from a clean. Tuberculin Tested Herd at rea¬ 
sonable prices. King of the May—Dolly Dimple- 
Golden Secret, and Glenwood breeding out of A. R. 
dams or dams that will be tested. Write for sales list 
and Pedigrees. wjlw/ , M|By FMMS „ s g| phi| , . p§ 
GUERNSEY BULIS 
The best breeding that money ean buy. Priced for 
immediate sale. I must sell to make room. Do not 
wait. Write today and get the bargains. All ages, 
from 1 moijth to 2 years. Federal accredited. 
OTTO W. POST Ensenore. N. Y. 
TARBELL FARMS GUERNSEYS 
Bull calves and bulls of serviceable age. A. R. breeding. 
Prices very reasonable. Write for pedigrees. 
SMITHVILLE FLATS Chenango Co. New York 
RpimtprpH HllPmonvo % oice bul1 calves from A. R. 
fxcgialcicU VlUcrnScyS dams at reasonable prices. 
Fhilbrook Farms 
pri 
Kempt on, Pa. 
DOGS 
POLICE AND ARMY DOCS 
formally known as the German Shepherd and stock Dog. 
Three Litters of very line wolf-gray puppies with live 
Champions in Pedigree. 
Goo. Rauch, Calskill Mountain Stock Farm, Freehold, N. Y. 
EUREKA Collie Kennels 
Quality Puppies, 2 to 6 mos. old, farm raised, Champion 
stock. Bred for intelligence anil beauty. 
L. B. Walter 
Box 66 R 
West Chester, Pa. 
COLLIE PUPPIES and Grown Dogs 
Finest Quality. Bred for Brains and Beauty. Registered. 
Priced bow. SHERMAN BOWDEN FARM, Mansfield,Ohio 
L^nllio Pnnnioo farm raised, pedigreed, the unusual 
V^iUillC L UfJfJIco kind. Descriptive, illustrated circu¬ 
lar free. il.OVKR.NOOk tOl.I.lE FARM, Cbsnibe rsbu rg, l*u. 
pedigreed Collie Pups. The handsome and intelligent 
kind. Also Fox Terriers. NELSON BH0S., Orove City, l*». 
}edlgreed Collie Pups. Males. $15 and $20. Females 
$10. EmbdeiiGanders.$6. PLUMMER McCUU0U6H.Mercer.Po 
w 
hlte Collie I’tips. Pedigreed. 2 months old, SI5 up. 
Chetola Kennels - Rock Creek, Ohio 
White Collies l rdfe 8 ’ 8,0 each ' 6 female8 ’ ,8 each - 
F. L. SWEET 
print,2 black marks. Registered. 
. Smyrna. New York 
For Sale—Airedale Pups Born Eiig?bie 2 A. k^c. 8rro "' M ' 
WALTER KNAPP 
Antrim , New Hampshire 
l iiierlcnn Fox llonnd. 11 mos. old. Write for partieu- 
* let s. S. I. Greene li. F. I). West Coxsackio, N.Y 
MILKING SHORTHORNS 
TVEx 1 Itixig SlxortKorns 
Dual purpose. Increase milk production by using sires 
of known heavy milking ancestry. It can be done. In¬ 
quiries invited. Walgrove Herd, Washingtonvllle, N Y. 
Dairy Shorthorn Bulls months. 
Best producing strains. Prices *50 to *100. Let us tell 
you more about them. E. J. Easterbrook, Corning, N Y. 
SWINE 
F*r Attention EASTERN Breeders or Buyers ol 
DUROC-JERSEY SWINE 
BRED SOWS AND GILTS 
One year and older. Bred to 
CREST DEFENDER 
Grand Champ. Conn. State Fair 1923. 
and 
ORION CHERRY LAD 
also 
LAST SPRING’S OPEN GILTS 
and 
This Fall’s Boar and Sow Pigs 
All reasonably priced. 
Satisfaction Guaranteed. 
We solicit correspondence. 
The CREST Farm, Millbrook, N.Y. 
DUROCS 
3DUROCS 
FyM 
Bred Sows and Gilts, Boars. Fall Pigs. 
ELMWOOD FARMS 
P. O. Box 15 Bradford. N. Y. 
Orion and Sensation Breed- 
„ ^ A11 “Res for sale. 
Pattiugtou & Son Merriiield, N. Y. 
GUERNSEY BULLS 
READY FOR SERVICE 
We have three young bulls, almost, a year 
old, and ready for light service. They have A. 
R. sires and two have good A. R. dams. Thev 
are the right kind and they are priced to sell 
quickly as we need space. Come and see us 
or write. Our herd is Federal Accredited. 
We have never had a reactor on the farm. 
Westview Farms, Pawling, N. Y. 
FEEDING PIGS 
6 Weeks Old, $5.00 Each. 8 Weeks Old, $6.00 Each 
lliese pigs are the first cross between Yorkshire and 
Berkshire Large Type Swine. All healthy and fast 
growing pigs. Sows or Barrows. 
Also Purebred Yorkshire or Berkshire Pigs, 6 to 8 
weeks old, # 8.00 each. Can furnish sow and unre¬ 
lated hoar pigs. All pigs C.O.D. on approval. 
Dr, P. F. WALLINGFORD, M. D. V„ Bo, 51. Wallbam. Mas,. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES 
AT HIGHWOOD 
Service boars, weanling pigs, bred gilts and sows. 
We have bred tho leading Grand Champion boars of 
recent years. These animals are close kin to them. 
H. C. & H. B. HARPENDING Box 15 Dundee, N.Y. 
FEEDING PIGS FOR SALE 
YORKSHIRE AND BERKSHIRE CROSS AND CHES¬ 
TER AND YORKSHIRE CROSS PIGS 
6 weeks old, S5 each. 7 to 8 weeks old, S5.50 each 
and 8 to 10 weeks old, S6 each, i have 20 Yorkshire 
pure bred Sows or Boars, 6 to 8 weeks old, 37 each 
10 Black Berkshire Sows or Boars, 6 to 7 weeks old ’ 
S7 each. All pigs shipped G. O. D. on approval. J 
guarantee safe delivery. Will ship from 1 to 50 No 
charge for crating. WALTER LUX. 368 Salem SI.. Woburn. Mass. 
(ATMOOK HF.KKS1IIKES. Breeding stock of good 
quality at fair prices. PXTM00R FARMS. Haitfleld, N. V, 
O. 1. 0. Sown. Bred beauties, *26 and $80 each. 2 boars 
130 lbs. each. II. C. IIKAKDNI.EX Montour Falla, N.v! 
11 I P. Choice Reg. 50-lb. pigs, $10. A No. 1 Registered 
U.I.U. a boar, 1 yr. old,$86. Guar. R. HILL. Senses Falli, N.Y. 
R e f! 
titered O. I. C. and CHESTER WHITE PIGS. 
E. P. ROGERS - Wayvilt.k, Nmv York 
“ BIG TYPE CHESTER WHITES ” 
Service Boars, Fall Pigs. Gilts and tried Sows, Bred for 
March and April farrow to my Big Grand Champion Boar 
Immune and Best Blood lines (“Oakdale Farm”! 
Clyde B. Thomas Boonsboro, Maryland 
Poland-Chinas - H,GH QUAUTY B,c TYPE 
P. O. 263 
Pigs, either sex, service boars, bred 
- sows and gilts. Buy the best here 
WILVIEW STOCK FARM 
Wilmington, Delaware 
^HANIPSHIRES” 
A customer writes: “My boar, purchased 
of you last year, now weighs over 400 lbs. 
under a year old.” Get our prices and 
circular. LOCUST I.AWN FARM 
Box R . ELVERSON. PA. 
HOLSTEINS 
FOR SALE— Heavy Milking Registered Holstein 
Cows, Heifers and Splendid Bulls 
Ready for service at MORGAN FARM, Cuba, N. Y. 
D. F. MCLENNAN SU Union Bldg. 8YRACU8E, N. Y. 
JERSEYS 
j 
Reg. Jersey Heifer Calves For Sale 
Carrying the best blood lines. Very reasonable 
Also one grade heifer calf, solid color 
w™ H. Ropeter, Mgr., EDGEW000 FARM, White Plains, N.Y. 
ForSale ,{ « e e v rcd Bulls, Cows, Heifers & Calves 
W V I nv t y wwivwy II UIIUI (I U, UUII 
eai rying the moxt popular blood lines. Send me your 
qu fries. 1>. A. OlJJtl 18 - J nine* town, N. 
In- 
Y. 
REGISTER of MERIT JERSEYS 
< i > o f r,l? Iue , 8t bl0 S d - hred for production and type ever since 
1898. Accredited herd. A. F. Poirce, Winchestor, N. H. 
W E are receiving many inquiries for D I 
They are good Jerseys. Write for DODO JerseYS 
10 reasons WMT. BONO FARMS - Troy, P«. 
~ GOATS ^ | 
K O B4 SALE 
Grade Toggenberg an t 0 s “ ncn 
Bred to freshen this month. Also one registered 
Xoggenberg buck. Low prices for quick sale. 
ALANS I EN FARMS Harrison, N. Y. 
pure 
GO ATS f Nubian8 ’ T °fTS« n berg8 
SACRIFICED I MI. KIMBLE EMMS». j. 
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SHEEP 
Reg.Hampshire EweLambs r i jar,?estflock 
C. V. & M. YV. HIGHAM 
in the East. 
Gettysburg, Pa. 
For Sale Registered Hampshiredown Ewes 
, , , for sale. Low prices. 
ALANSTKN FARMS Harrison, N. Y. 
R eg Shropshire Rams and Kwea. Wooled to Nose 
Priced Low. LeRO V C. BOW KB, hndlowvllle, \. Y 
STANDARDIZED PLANT NAMES 
This is an authoritative work prepared by Fred¬ 
erick Law Olmsted, Frederick V. Covillo and Ha 
Ian P. Kelsey, of the American Joint Committee on 
Horticultural Nomenclature. It gives the approveil 
scientific and common names of plants in American 
commerce, and will be of great value to horticultur¬ 
ists and all interested in such matters. 
Price postpaid. 35.00. For sale by 
RURAL NEW YORKER 
333 West 30th St. New York City 
