951 
Red Colored Asparagus 
One does not have to take The R. 
N.-Y. long before getting the “family” 
^spirit, which pervades the paper, the 
passing along of the good and the bad 
for the help of one another. Something 
came to my attention during the past 
week which should interest those of your 
readers who are engaged in the growing 
of asparagus. I pass it along. 
Many of the growers tie the bunches 
with raffia, while others tie with colored 
bands, blue or red, the latter for the most 
part. Last week I bought a beautiful 
bunch of Washington “grass” direct from 
a grower, a friend of mine. Now 30 years 
of retail business may have made me 
more than usually observing, and when 
I reached home I turned the “grass” butt 
end up to look at the bottom before 
placing in water, for I did not wish it 
at once for the table. There was a 
beautiful pink tint to the bottoms, made 
the more noticeable because the aspara¬ 
gus had not been long cut. As I had 
never noted this before I looked for the 
reason, which I was not long finding. The 
asparagus was tied with red bands, the 
upper one of which was a bright red, 
while the lower was of a pinkish tint, 
with a washed-out appearance. One- 
eighth inch off the bottom of each stalk 
removed all semblance of color, but it 
was plain to be seen that the asparagus 
had stood in water overnight, the lower 
banding submerged, and that the color 
had gone into the water and tinged the 
asparagus itself. This, to be sure, is a 
small thing in itself, something many a 
buyer would not notice, but the mere 
fact that it is small and therefore so 
easily avoidable makes it a shame that 
it should occur at all. Continued soaking 
did not remove the tinge from the aspara¬ 
gus, and such being the case it would 
be just as well not to boil it in when pre¬ 
paring for the table. The color on thi« 
was entirely unintentional, but why spoil 
perfectly good asparagus when it is not 
necessary ? 
I do not write in the spirit of critic¬ 
ism, far from it, and bring to your at¬ 
tention thinking that you might like to 
make note of this small thing, which does 
nobody good, much less the grower, even 
though it may not do harm. And it may 
harm too for that matter, for many pre¬ 
fer plain water in which to boil their 
asparagus than dye-tinged water 
Massachusetts. h. V. P. 
DO YOU NEED FARM HELP? 
We have able-bodied Jewish young men, most¬ 
ly without experience, who want farm work. 
If you need a good, steady man, write for an 
order blank. Ours is not acommercial agency, 
We make no charge. 
THE JEWISH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY,INC. 
301 E. 14th Street New York City 
Do You Need 
Farm Employment Cooperation ? 
Estate Management Services? 
Agricultural Plans or Reports? 
Our Agricultural Engineering Services include selecting 
of suitable men for every farm position, rendering of 
supervisory services in the management of estates and 
devising of agricultural plans, reports, schedules, 
budgets and accounting systems. 
C. DRYSDALE 
Agricultural Engineering 
and Farm Service Agency 
BLACK Si CO. 
West Street Building 
140 Cedar St., N. Y. O. 
Telephone, Iteetor 6700 
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Farm Help Wanted 
WANTED—A well educated single herdsman, 
with business ability, experienced in care of 
test cows and production of grade A milk, 
competent to beeome superintendent of large 
commercial Guernsey farm; please give qualifi¬ 
cations, experience and wages expected; will 
not pay large salary ifntil ability is demon¬ 
strated; a fine opportunity for competent man. 
JOHN W. HOLLIS, 102 Main St., Hornell, 
N. Y. 
WANTED—A chambermaid, also waitress for 
Summer hotel in mountains; state experience 
and salary expected; Summer hotel. ADVER¬ 
TISER 5452, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Experienced farm hands, milkers, 
teamsters and gardener; steady work for 
competent men. HILLSIDE FARMS, Miners 
Bank Bldg., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 
WANTED—White girl for general housework 
for couple and two children; family washing 
done out. BOX 132, Southampton, N. Y. 
WANTED—Young married man to work on farm 
around fruit trees, and wife to do laundry 
work; good wages and good separate house. Ap¬ 
ply to CLIFFORD L. MILLER, Clavarack, N. Y. 
AMERICAN young woman, living alone on small 
poultry farm, wishes a companionable, work¬ 
ing housekeeper; moderate salary; no objection 
to one small child. E. H. CHURCH, Ithaca, 
N. Tt." • .. 
POULTRYMAN wanted; must be good dry pick¬ 
er, not afraid of long hours; willing; state 
age, weight, nationality, wages expected; per¬ 
manent job to right man. LONE OAK POUL¬ 
TRY FARM, Babylon, L. I., N. Y. 
WANTED—A married man, good dry-hand milk¬ 
er; understand general farming; good team¬ 
ster; permanent job to right party. JOHN 
WAKEMAN, Westport, Conn. 
THE WALKER-Gordon Laboratory Company 
offer steady employment to a limited number 
of 1 skilled milkers who meet certified require¬ 
ments; wages .$67.50 monthly with board and 
individual room; liberal bonus to competent 
men. Address the company at Plainsboro, N. J. 
EXPERT poultryman wanted, familiar with 
commercial hatching, brooding, and general 
work on fruit and nursery farm; also experi¬ 
enced nurseryman and farmer; no beginners; 
only real workers; fine opening for right kind 
of men. L. B. RANSOM, Geneva, O. 
WANTED—Dairyman and farm helper; 6 cows; 
cottage and milk; married man; $80. DOCTOR 
EDGAR, Round Hill, Greenwich, Conn. 
WANTED—Two men to work in woods, lumber¬ 
ing; $60 per month, room and board. FRED¬ 
ERICK HANSEN, R. D. 1, Box 225, Saugerties, 
N. Y. 
WANTED—Strong, capable woman or girl for 
general housework in small family on farm; 
no washing; no objection to child. Apply MAR¬ 
QUIS & WAGNER, Washingtonville, Orange 
Co., N. Y. 
WANTED—Widow with son, on Eastern New 
York farm; would board or take children; 
brother and sister. ADVERTISER 5502, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
YOUNG man on poultry farm as general assis¬ 
tant; good opportunity for varied experience; 
drive Ford car. BEHRENS, 166 Summit Ave., 
Montclair, N. J. 
WANTED—Two reliable single men, Grade A 
dairy farm; one as teamster and general farm 
work; other to assist in cow barn; these posi¬ 
tions are above average and near New York; 
state references and wages. Address ADVER¬ 
TISER 5513, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—-Married man with farming experi¬ 
ence on fruit farm; wife to board tw'o extra 
men in Summer; steady job. HUBERT D. 
GAGE, Rliinebeek, N. Y. 
FOR THE SUMMER—Board on Virginia farm to 
woman or girl, in return light help. MRS. 
FARRER, Orange, Va. 
WANTED—At once, single general farm hand 
who can milk; wages $50 to $60 and board. 
MRS. F. K. STEVENS, Stoneliouse Farm, Glad¬ 
stone, N. J. 
WANTED—Elderly woman to help with house¬ 
work on farm; no hard work. Address MRS. 
T. J. MOSS, Mousey, N. Y., or DR. T. J. MOSS, 
416 W. 125th St., New York City. 
OPENING for an efficient poultryman; large 
semi-commercial plant on private estate; per 
manent; good treatment; pleasant surroundings; 
excellent board; chance for valuable experience 
and advancement for man who is neat and clean 
and interested in work; live with superintendent. 
WESTWOOD POULTRY FARM, Mt. Kist'O, N. Y. 
Situations Wanted 
FARM teamster; good; 45; American; intelli¬ 
gent; handy repairs; July 10; permanent; best 
living conditions; $60 month. BOX 561, Sharon 
Springs, N. Y. 
SUPERINTENDENT or foreman on private es¬ 
tate, by married man, 46 years of age; no 
children; graduate of Copenhagen College of Ag¬ 
riculture; well recommended; over 4 years last 
place; forestry work preferred. ADVERTISER 
5430, care Rural New-Yorker. 
POULTRYMAN, 15 years’ experience in all 
branches, wishes first-class position; married, 
no children. ADVERTISER 5442, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
FARMER-GARDENER, married, small family, 
wants position; practical In all branches; 
wife board help; best references. ADVERTIS¬ 
ER 5446, care Rural New-Yorker. 
FARMER desires position as working manager 
of large, well equipped farm; life experience 
all branches, theory and practice; age 28; no 
liquor or tobacco; salary and share. A. H. 
SCIIREIBER, R. 5, Bridgeton, N. J. 
WANTED—Responsible position by former in¬ 
structor in poultry husbandry; life-long ex¬ 
perience; moderate salary. POULTRYMAN, 
New Windsor House, Newburgh, N. Y. 
HERDSMAN—Married; Protestant; no family; 
life experience in all branches of dairy work; 
best of references as to ability and character; 
Long Island preferred. ADVERTISER 5466, 
care Rural New-Yorker. 
POULTRYMAN with 30 years’ experience wants 
position in full charge of poultry plant, com¬ 
mercial or private; understand laying out plant 
and building same; prefer in or near New Jer¬ 
sey. 248 ROOSEVELT AVE., York, Pa. 
EXPERIENCED operator of tractors who can 
drive any make car and do minor repairing, 
desires a position in connection with other 
work; state wages and particulars. ADVER¬ 
TISER 5493, care Rural New-Yorker. 
PERMANENT position, caring for invalid, by 
middle-aged lady; practical nurse. BOX 206, 
Newark Valley, N. Y. 
WANT position; experienced grocery store clerk; 
anywhere; Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania. 
ADVERTISER 5498, care Rural New-Yorker. 
COMPETENT working superintendent wishes 
position on private estate or farm; wide ex¬ 
perience in dairying, butter-making, hogs and 
crops. ADVERTISER 5496, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
POULTRYMAN, assistant, 3 years’ experience, 
desires position, modern commercial plant; 
Southern Jersey preferred. ADVERTISER 5504, 
care Rural New<-Yorker. 
TWO boys (20) want job on farm; have had 
some experience; can milk and handle team 
fairly good; state wages and location. MICHAEL 
TAUGHER, 1752 E. 26th St., Cleveland, O. 
WANTED—Steady position as caretaker on pri¬ 
vate estate; experienced, all around single 
man; good reference; available July 1. Ad¬ 
dress M. DE MAIO, 16 Orchard St., East Sum¬ 
mit, Summit, N. J. 
COUPLE with a 7-year-old girl wish work in a 
Summer hotel; man for second cook; woman 
for laundry work; German. T* SCHMI»T, 
12' Ritet i ; St., Waterlob, N. Y. -j -j- 
POULTRYMAN-FARMER, married, Christian 
character, broad, successful experience, desires 
position, profit-sharing or salary, or will build 
plant. ADVERTISER 5505, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
COUPLE—Parmer with team; wife, nurse or 
cook; $150 month, board. Write BOX 22, 
Roseboom, N. Y. 
MILKER, married, 20 years last place, desires 
position. M. HOLDER, care Anderson, 235 
Bruce Park Ave., Greenwich, Conn. 
POULTRYMAN desires to change; a first-class 
man, earning high wages, wants a first-class 
proposition; prefer North Jersey. P. O. BOX 
356 Toms River, N. J. 
SUMMER work by woman; greenhouse, garden, 
orchard, farm; healthy, active, willing. AD¬ 
VERTISER 5514, care Rural New-Yorker. 
SINGLE American, age 25, wishes position as 
herdsman or assistant; experienced in care and 
management, calf raising and Babcock test; op¬ 
portunity for future advancement desired. AD¬ 
VERTISER 5515, care Rural New-Yorker. 
FIRST-CLASS hei'dsman-dairyman open for po¬ 
sition; gentleman’s place preferred; best of 
references. 103 HUDSON AVE., Chatham, N. Y. 
ESTATE superintendent, married; expert poultry- 
man; farming; with executive ability, is open 
for engagement. ADVERTISER 5516, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
SITUATION wanted by a Scotchman (American 
citizen) as herdsman in an up-to-date herd; 
first-class show man, feeding, fitting and testing; 
or would consider taking charge of moderate¬ 
sized estate; my experience covers a period of 20 
years; 5 years in present position; married; 2 
children; open for position after August 1; East¬ 
ern States preferred. ADVERTISER 5517, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
HOUSEKEEPER, witli child; no laundry; ref¬ 
erences; country only; year around. MRS. 
HANSON, 891 E. 172d St., New York City. 
CARPENTER, competent, wants position on es¬ 
tate; can do interior, exterior work, wagon 
repairing, painting, glazing; has tools; married. 
J. STEPHEN, care Strine, 402 Garfield Ave., 
Trenton, N. J. 
GARDENER—Young man, 20, American, Chris¬ 
tian, interested in landscape gardening, desires 
position as assistant to gardening. ADVER¬ 
TISER 5520, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Position as dairyman, poultryman or 
assistant herdsman; thoroughly experienced in 
each department; single; age 40; state wages 
with or without board. ADVERTISER 5521, 
care Rural New-Yorker. 
Farms For Sale, to Rent, etc. 
FOR RENT—Modern dairy farm; located near 
Morristown on the State road; good house 
with modern improvements; reasonable rent. 
ADVERTISER 5450, care Rural New-Yorker. 
FOR SALE—Beautiful country home overlook¬ 
ing Hudson, one mile from Newburgh, t.wo 
hours from New York; 20-room house, all fur¬ 
nished, modern Improvements; other valuable 
buildings; 32 acres rich land, springs, young 
orchard, garden, poultry, cow, car; ideal for 
poultry and boarding house; price, $18,000, easy 
terms. NEW WINDSOR HOUSE, New Wind¬ 
sor, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Poultry farm and hatchery, equip¬ 
ped and stocked; 20 buildings, best condition; 
dwelling, every convenience; railroads, trolley, 
post office, schools and churches handy (Nesco- 
peck and Berwick, Pa.); Wilkes-Barre, Scran¬ 
ton, Hazleton markets near; i>riee $20,000. 
Write REV. J. H. YOUNG, Freeburg, Pa. 
FOR SALE—186-acre Central New-York Valley 
poultry and dairy farm; several hundred hens; 
purebred herd under Federal supervision; un¬ 
usually well equipped; tractor worked; electric 
lights; fine sugar bush; splendid buildings; 
shade trees. ELIZA DUROE, South New Ber¬ 
lin, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—100-acre poultry farm; 55 acres 
woodland, 10 pasture, balance tillable; build¬ 
ings in good repair; running water in all build¬ 
ings; 7-room house, modern toilet and bath; 400 
layers; 1,500 capacity incubators; 2,000 capac¬ 
ity brooders; 1,600 chicks; horse; 2 cows; ail 
equipment; plenty of fruit and berries; price 
$6,400; $3,800 cash; balance mortgage; without 
stock or equipment, $2,000 cash. Inquire of 
owner, D. M. SPINNING, Richford, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—At Harrington Park, 16 miles from 
New’ York, modern 7-room house; sun parlor, 
sleeping porch, fireplace, oak floors, garage; plot 
80x100; wonderful location; also modern semi¬ 
bungalow, 1% acres, all kinds of fruit. 
SCHL1TT, owner, Harrington Park, N. J. 
HOME, 25 acres, fruit, garden, shrubbery; near 
village, railroad, churches, school. ADVER¬ 
TISER 5500, care Rural New-Yorker. 
FOR SALE—100.2 acres undeveloped land at El- 
lendale, Del., on Del., M. & V. R. It., 1% 
miles from town of Ellendale; land is level, free 
from stones, and no swamps; cordwood enough 
on place to pay for same; $10 per acre; cash or 
terms. BOX 364, Harriman, N. Y. 
DUE to poor health will make an unusual propo¬ 
sition with view to permanent home on one 
of the best located farms on the Finger Lake; 
also one of the most productive. ADVERTISER 
5499, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANT a nice new’ house? Six or 9 rooms, open 
country, fine views; American neighborhood; 
all improvements; big corner lot; fruits, garden, 
garage, chicken house; 10 minutes’ walk to de¬ 
pot; 31 miles New York; Lackawanna 7500; 
what cash can you pay? rest as rent. J. V. 
HAAS, owner, Millington, N. J. 
FOR SALE—5-room house; heat; all improve¬ 
ments; garage; $6,500; change of business rea¬ 
son for selling. ADVERTISER 5501, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
FRUIT farm, Idavill, Adams County; Pennsyl¬ 
vania’s famous fruit belt; 2,500 apple trees 
just coming into bearing; reason for selling, to 
close estate. ADVERTISER 5503, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
FINE 55-acre farm; good house, barn and out¬ 
buildings; running water; team, dairy, poul¬ 
try, crops; Pull equipment included; easy terms. 
M. NYE, Sherburne, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Or exchange for city or suburban 
property, 100-acre farm near Cato, N. Y. F. 
A. PHELP, 7 Benton St., Auburn, N. Y. 
LONG ISLAND FARM—At Commack, 39 miles 
to New York; 65 acres; house; outbuildings; 
50 acres cleared; balance heavy wood; $250 an 
acre, half cash. ADVERTISER 5497, care Rural 
New-Ydrker. 
WANTED—To rent, fnjrm in the best farming 
section in New York State, where there grows 
plenty of hay, with or without stock and im¬ 
plements. ADVERTISER 5506, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
POULTRY farm, 2 or more acres; 10-rooni 
house; all improvements; the best location in 
Vineland; 5 minutes’ ride to town; big bargain 
if sold at once; buy direct from owner and save 
money. Address EMIG’S POULTRY FARM, 
Vineland, N. J. 
FOR SALE—Farm of 55 to 60 acres of tillable 
land, with a beautiful Summer camp of 4 cot 
tages, on the Hudson, at a very reasonable price. 
Write to BOX 131, New Baltimore, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Equipped poultry farm near Mid¬ 
dletown, N. Y.; $4,000 cash. ADVERTISE it 
5507, care Rural New-Yorker. 
60-ACRE farm, 15 miles from Albany; medium- 
sized house and barn; fruit; tirnDer; 50 acres 
good tillable land; price $1,500; terms. AD¬ 
VERTISER 5508, e,are Rural New-Yorker. 
BECAUSE of death, will sell 28-acre farm, % 
mile to village and State road, 4 miles to 
large town, 16 to Trenton; 800 bearing apple 
trees, been pruned, fertilized and sprayed; 2,500 
grapevines, 1,000 bearing; everything sold direct 
to consumers; 6-room house, large barn, coops, 
garage; new ton Chevrolet truck; 200 chickens, 
2 horses, 1 cow’, all implements, furniture; 
price $7,500; cash $3.000 - . or would exchange for 
smaller place or house in Brooklyn. RICHARD 
WRIGHT, Lambertville, N. J. 
COUNTRY home and poultry plant for sale; 13 
acres rich soil; on concrete State road in New 
Jersey; 6-room house; 1,600 chickens and ail 
necessary equipment; ideal location and sur¬ 
roundings; all improvement available; cash re¬ 
quired, $17,000; balance mortgage. For com¬ 
plete details address owner, ADVERTISER 
5509, care Rural New-Yorker. 
FOR SALE—By owner, Steuben County farm; 
53 acres; young team, 5 cows, 100 Leghorns, 
tools; cheap; easy terms. E. O. HANNAHS, 
Cameron Mills, N. Y. 
ILL HEALTH compels owner to sell 64-acre farm 
in Orange Co., N. Y., 2% miles to railroad, 
70 miles to New York City; electric lights, ex¬ 
cellent water; $1,500 worth timber; some fruit; 
good markets; equipped for 24 cows, 900 hens, 
1,000 baby chicks; a good place for Summer 
boarders; waterfowl very profitable. ADVER¬ 
TISER 5510, care Rural New-Yorker. 
SALE—82-acre fruit and poultry farm; 35 
clear; balance in growing fine timber; l’/j 
acres strawberries; young orchard, 250 trees, 
some in bearing; near pleasure resorts. E. J. 
BAUER, 6062 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia 
I’a. 
FOR SALE—Flemlngton, N. J., 60 acres; river; 
good buildings; stock, crops, farm implements 
Included; immediate possession; good farming 
section. ADVERTISER 5518, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
150 ACRES, $5,000; with stock; good condition. 
PRAUSA, Taborton, N.. Y. 
135 ACRES; 75 woods; grapes, berries, apples, 
cranberries for family use; ice pond; one-man 
farm; Summer place; fine poultry farm; elevat¬ 
ed; dry; telephone; market for everything; 
$2,000; $500 cash. C. B. ALLYN, North Bton- 
ington, Conn. 
FOR SALE—Home; to close estate; main State 
road, New York-Albany, near Newburgh; 12 
acres; 10-room house; all improvements; ideal 
location; well adapted for chickens, already 
started. Address ADVERTISER 5519, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
$8,000 buys my poultry and dairy farm of 142 
acres, 2 hours from New York; largest com¬ 
mercial egg plant in North Jersey; 10,400 sq. ft. 
laying houses, carrying 3,000 layers; also large 
dairy; lake, 10 aci’es; 10-room house; lights, 
heat, bath, etc.; lots of fruit; wood; netted pur 
chase price last year; health demands arid cli¬ 
mate. S. ROBERTS, Hamburg, N. J. 
Miscellaneous 
MILK chocolate made at our dairy; the best you 
ever tasted; box of 120 pieces, 2 lbs. net post¬ 
paid, for $1; stores sell this at $1.75; thousands 
of Rural New-Yorker readers among my well- 
satisfied customers. Are you one of them? Please 
send remittance with order. It. W. WIND 
Babylon, N, Y. 
HONEY that will prove satisfactory; clover, 5- 
lbs., $1.10; 10 lbs., $2; buckwheat, $1 and 
$1.80; postpaid and insured. RANSOM FARM, 
1310 Spring St., Syracnse, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—10-20 Case tractor and gang plows, 
nearly new; will sell at a sacrifice. RICHARD 
H. CARNEY, R. F. D., Kinderhook, N. Y. 
HONEY—5 lbs. clover, $1.10; 10 lbs., $2; buck¬ 
wheat, $1 and $1.75; postpaid third zone. 
HENRY WILLIAMS, Romulus, N. Y. 
WANTED—One or two children; pleasant coun¬ 
try home; best care by responsible couple. 
ADV ERTISER 5486, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Few Summer boarders; ideal; desir¬ 
able; homelike; rates reasonable; Investigate. 
MRS. L. L. SNYDER, R. D. 1, Fonda, N. Y. 
HOMES WANTED—There is no greater charity 
than to offer a home to a friendless, deserving 
boy between the ages of 7 and 12 years; this Is 
real charity, and we earnestly solicit the co¬ 
operation of Catholic families (New York State 
only). Address PLACING OUT BUREAU, 415 
Broome St., New York City.’ 
SLEEP on fresh-picked balsam pillow, filled 
with sweet breath of the Adirondacks; sooth¬ 
ing and refreshing in the sickroom; excellent 
gift for sweetheart and friends; 3 lbs., $1.25; 
cretonne cover; postage paid; remit with order. 
HANNAH PAYNE, No. 2 Itaquette Lake, N. Y. 
OLD BOOK; astronomy; 1686; tooled leather) 
autographed; best offer. C. TIMMERMAN, 
R. 3, Cortland, N. Y. 
PLACE for nervous convalescents in modern 
country home, near Boston. ADVERTISER 
5511, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Children to board; country home; 
good care. ADVERTISER 5512, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
PURE Vermont maple syrup, extra quality, $2.50 
per gallon; 5-gallon lots, $2.35: parcel post 
extra; cash with order. W. T. ABELL, Mos¬ 
cow, Vt. 
TIRES—Several sizes; Oliver typewriter; fold¬ 
ing bathtub; electric medical apparatus, cheap. 
SIMMS, Lake;'N; Y. 
