Insects Boring Into Stored 
Lumber 
This Summer I bought some chestnut 
2x4s from millman cutting railroad ties; 
fair lumber; some have no worm holes, 
some plenty. I had this material racked 
to air-dry, later placed in shed, piling it 
loose. Yesterday, in looking it over, I 
discovered here and there small heaps of 
wood dust or borings; also that it had 
happened to the good pieces. There was 
a nest of hard black bugs, about % in. 
long, in the pile. Would a bath for two 
or more minutes in a solution of water 
with hydrated lime, soda or lye kill 
these insects? Would the use of lye be 
likely to affect the nails in the building? 
I do not want to use oil bath on account 
of fire risk. w. H. o. 
Clinton Corners, N. Y. 
The description given by W. H. O. in¬ 
dicates that those tiny dark brown beetles 
known as powder-post beetles have begun 
to attack his chestnut lumber. These 
small insects are everywhere ready to at¬ 
tack posts, poles, handles of axes, shov¬ 
els, hammers, hoes and the like, the work 
of rustic houses and bridges, lumber 
stored in piles, and seasoned wood of all 
kinds, even the wainscotting in dwellings 
and sleepers of barns, bridges and of rail¬ 
road cars on occasion. They have even 
been blamed for railroad accidents, owing 
to their having weakened timbers in cars 
by boring all through them. 
The chestnut lumber may be treated to 
a liberal application of kerosene, or it 
may be soaked in a strong salt brine. 
Probably a bath of strong lye would also 
be effective. The timbers would need to 
remain in the bath somewhat longer than 
two or three minutes—I should say an 
hour or more would be much safer. Thor¬ 
ough steaming of the pieces in a light 
room will also destroy the insects, while 
dry heat of 150 c P. or more in a dry kiln 
will kill the beetles and stop their work. 
GLENN W. HERRICK. 
N. J. 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 carlots, sight draft basis, deliv¬ 
ered on tracks at the various stations 
given below. The quotations are based 
on sales for transit and nearby shipments 
Nov. 10, 1924, according to the United 
States Bureau of Agricultural Economics 
< o-operating. Feed all in 100-lb. sacks. 
Figrures are for Belvidere, Washington, 
Milford, Highbridge, Flemington, French- 
town, Passaic, Ilackettstown, Lebanon, 
Belle Meade, Califon, Newton, Branch- 
ville, Sussex, Lafayette, Hopewell, New 
Brunswick, Mt. Holley, Dover, Paterson, 
Morristown, Elizabeth, Somerville, Tren¬ 
ton, Newark, Perth Amboy and Mont¬ 
clair : 
Per bu. 
No. 2 white oats.^O.OlUs 
No. 3 white oats.00% 
No. 2 yellow corn. 1.28% 
No. 3 yellow corn. 1.27% 
Per ton 
Spring bran.$31.90 
Hard W. W. bran. 33.40 
Spring middlings . 33.40 
Red-dog flour . 47.40 
White hominy.43.90 
Yellow hominy . 43.90 
Ground oats . 43.40 
Dry brewers’ grains. 41.40 
Flour middlings. 38.65 
36% cottonseed meal. 45.40 
43% cottonseed meal. 49.90 
34% linseed meal. 51.10 
FARM AND ESTATE We maintain a bonded agency 
E mm n B a v II c II T a m cd i u m tor the better 
MrLUTMcrll class agricultural help. 
FARM MANA6MEN T -SALES SERVICES- EMPLOYMENT 
C. DRYSDALE BLACK & CO., Agri. Eng. Services 
90 West St. Bldg., New York—Rector 6760 
Alfalfa and Timothy HAY 
Fnr Qala in flar I nle Direct from growers. Car lots 
ro. oaie in war LOTS 0)l]y- inspection allowed. 
W. A. WITHROW Route 4 Syracuse. N. Y. 
Cider Apples Wanted 
BEST married poultryman available to build up 
small plant: 300-egg Hollywood foundation; 
state wages, size family, references, experience, 
fu'ly; would consider share basis after first 
'ear. ADVERTISER 0114, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
WANTED—Woman for general housework on 
farm with all improvements; good home for 
reliable woman; state salary. Address BOX 
429, Rleasantville, N. Y. 
WANTED—Short course graduate with dairy 
farm experience for cow testing association 
supervisor. Address EXTENSION SERVICE, 
State Agricultural College, New Brunswick, N. J. 
HANDY MAN on chicken farm; single; between 
30 and 50 years old; must lie quick worker at 
rough building; wages $65 and board. ADVER¬ 
TISER 0126, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Man and wife to take small farm on 
shares; 7 acres of asparagus, 2 acres black¬ 
berries, 1 acre strawberries, 7 acres Alfalfa and 
4 acres under Irrigation; must furnish reference. 
Address BARTON F. SHARP, Bridgeton, N. J. 
WANTED—Married man; must be able to milk 
(2 cows), understand horses and farm work; 
wife to do general housework in owner’s family 
of three; or, single man who can do same. ROB¬ 
ERT L. CASE, Windridge Fruit Farm, Stam¬ 
ford, Conn. 
WANTED—One or two reliable men to live on 
farm and cut mine timber on shares or con¬ 
tract : may rent to good party. RIVERSIDE 
FARM, Pond Eddy, Pa. 
WANTED—Single man year round for general 
farm work; state wages, with board. BOX 
45, Miekleton, N. J. 
WANTED--Married man, act as outside fore¬ 
man under superintendent, charge of 12 men 
on estate; house, salary, privileges. Write, giv¬ 
ing full experience, salary wanted and refer¬ 
ences, ADVERTISER 6130, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
HONEST, reliable, experienced, steady, middle- 
aged married farm hand for general work; 
immediate employment; no children preferred; 
wages $20 per week and house; give full partic¬ 
ulars and references from former employers in 
first letter. ADVERTISER 6131, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Couple without children, ou private 
estate. Long Island: man as night watchman 
Inside residence and care of furnaces at night; 
wife to do cooking for three men; must be neat, 
clean and good cook; everything supplied; apart¬ 
ment over garage; give age, nationality, refer¬ 
ences and wages expected. ADVERTISER 6140, 
care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Young woman on private estate, 40 
miles from New York; must understand book¬ 
keeping and correspondence; pleasant, modern 
office; good living conditions; wages $70 per 
month, with board and room. GIRDLE RIDGE, 
Katonah, N. Y. 
WANTED—Reliable woman for cooking and 
down stairs work; good wages; good refer¬ 
ences required. Apply MRS. VERNON K. MEL- 
IIADO, It. F. D. 1, Green Pond Farms, Bethle¬ 
hem, Pa. 
POULTRYMAN (single)—Working poultryman 
for private estate on Long' Island; must be 
practical, competent and dependable and have 
good experience. Send reference to BOX 587, 
Glen Cove, L. I., N. Y. 
Situations Wanted 
WANTED—Position assistant poultryman, S. O. 
W. L. plant, 3,000; experienced large flock, 
incubation, brooding; single; 40; hard worker; 
good living conditions; give all particulars first 
letter. ADVERTISER 6111, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
WORKING manager, small farm or estate; mar¬ 
ried; reliable; state wages. ADVERTISER 
6127, care Rural New-Yorker. 
FARM MANAGER, exceptional ability, open; 
lifetime, practical, scientific experience gen¬ 
eral farming; specialty Guernsey cattle; devel¬ 
oped two famous money-making herds; success¬ 
ful advanced registry work; world’s record; 
showing; 100 bacteria milk production; farm 
business development; capacity from help; record 
spotless; American; married; 35. ADVERTISER 
6047, care Rural New-Yorker. 
SUPERINTENDENT desires position on estate, 
large farm, or breeding establishment; mar¬ 
ried, no children; wide experience of all crops, 
purebred cattle, producing and retailing fancy 
market milk, construction work, handling men, 
buying and selling; will furnish high-class ref¬ 
erence. ADVERTISER 6104, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
POSITION wanted; poultryman, single (40), ex¬ 
perienced, practical Worker with White Leg¬ 
horns; success on own plant, just sold; not a col¬ 
lege graduate, but knows how to get the money; 
educated American: good living conditions re¬ 
quired. ADVERTISER 6128, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
DEPENDABLE man wants permanent position, 
caretaker, country, jn-eferably With cottage. 
MELVILLE SQUIERS, 169 Reid Ave., Brooklyn, 
N. Y. 
YOUNG Protestant American couple want work 
in country or town: experienced; references. 
ADVERTISER 6129, care Rural New-Yorker. 
ORCITARDIST. college graduate, wide experi¬ 
ence in production and marketing, desires po¬ 
sition managing commercial orchard; best refer¬ 
ences, including present and past connections. 
Address ADVERTISER 6132, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
YOUNG man wishes position as chauffeur and 
handy man. ADVERTISER 6133, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
YOUNG man of good moral habits (not in best 
of health) would like to locate on a farm 
where he could do light work in return for part 
board and room: willing to pay small board. 
HAROLD CHARTERS, 235 High Ave., Nyack, 
N. Y. 
SHEPHERD open for position; married; best 
references. ADVERTISER 6134, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Position as caretaker; middle-aged 
man. ADVERTISER 6142, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
A THEORETICAL and practical agriculturist, 
graduated agricultural university in Germany, 
speaking German and Russian fluently, English 
a little, seeks steady position on farm at once 
or later: strong. Healthy and not afraid of hard 
work: Georgian (Russia) Christian; reference. 
A. GEORGIDSE, Y. M. C. A. (Russian Depart¬ 
ment), 215 W. 23d St., New York City. 
CLERK, married, no children, wants permanent 
position in the country, office, etc.; not too 
near the coast; man of order, reliable, practical, 
wide experience: best of references; wife will 
Kiard men. ADVERTISER 6144. care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
POSITION wanted as superintendent of large 
dairy farm or estate; lifetime experience in 
all branches of farming; am looking for a posi¬ 
tion where service, ability and character count; 
am married; no children; can give best of refer¬ 
ence. ADVERTISER 6135, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
DESIRE place on dairy farm as herdsman helper 
with opportunity to learn milking, both by 
machine and hand, milk testing and caring for 
purebred cattle thoroughly; 1L years in Amer¬ 
ica; German; 5 years experience; farm school 
education. Direct letter, with brief description 
of farm in question and wages to be expected, 
to ADVERTISER 6136, care Rural New-Yorker. 
EXPERIENCED operator of tractors desires a 
position on a farm iu connection with other 
work; will make own repairs and be useful. 
ADVERTISER 6139, care Rural New-Yorker. 
POULTRYMAN, commercial, 8 years’ experience 
all branches, married, desires change. AD¬ 
VERTISER 6141, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Position as housekeeper in country; 
children no objection. 319 RUTGER ST., Utica, 
N. Y. 
POULTRYMAN, single, open for engagement; 
private estate preferred; state full particu¬ 
lars and wages in first letter. ADVERTISER 
6143, care Rural New-Yorker. 
POULTRYMAN who is a worker as well as effi¬ 
cient manager wants opportunity to make 
money for himself and owner; age 29; married; 
American; life experience all branches; At ref¬ 
erences; what is your proposition? ADVER¬ 
TISER 6145, care Rural New-Yorker. 
GARDENER-GAMEKEEPER open for position; 
charge estate, preserve or club; any location. 
ADVERTISER 6149, care Rural New-Yorker. 
Farms For Sale, to Rent, etc. 
FOR SALE—Country store and farm; separately 
or together; State road; school; churches; fine 
proposition. ADVERTISER 6048, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
AN up-to-date farmer wants to rent an equipped 
farm near good markets. ADVERTISER 6102, 
eare Rural New-Yorker. 
LARGE modern poultry farm in perfect running 
order; $11,000; part cash. ADVERTISER 6109, 
care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Jersey farm, about 10 acres: 7-room 
house (improvements preferred), within 60 
miles New York; state particulars. ADVER¬ 
TISER 6124, care Rural New-Yorker. 
MODEL lake camp in Adirondacks; ideal loca¬ 
tion; must. sell. M. A. M., 314 Smithfleld 
Road, Providence, R. I. 
FOR SALE—Gentleman’s estate of 1,800 acres; 
mile frontage on Delaware River; two lakes; 
two trout streams; 150 acres river bottom. 
OWNER, 525 Hancock, N. Y. 
GUERNSEYS-—Owner of a herd of 20 purebred 
Guernseys, headed by a grandson of Lang- 
water Steadfast, located on a well-equipped 
farm within 80 miles of New York City, will 
lease farm and stoek to a well-recommended 
American, able to supply his own working cap¬ 
ital, for a nominal rental, but upon conditions 
insuring satisfactory operation and maintenance. 
ADVERTISER (>138, care Rural New-Yorker. 
VINELAND equipped poultry plant; beautiful 
bungalow, 6 rooms, bath, all modern; 2?a 
acres; poultry houses for 750; garage; 250 pul¬ 
lets and equipment; fruit; desirable location; 
sacrificed: $5,250; easy terms. OWNER, P. 0. 
Box 176, Vineland, N. J. 
WANTED—To buy milk route in good town or 
small city. J. ROBT. CALLAHAN, Cazenovia, 
N. Y. 
FOR SALE—5-room bungalow near Paterson, N. 
J.; half hour to Jersey City, on Erie railroad; 
price $3,300. BOX 9, Fair Lawn, N. J. 
6 ACRES; poultry and asparagus farm; 5-rooin 
house; 2 new poultry houses, garage and Sta¬ 
ble; near Red Bank, N. J.; possession at once. 
WM. E. HURLEY, Lincroft, N. J. 
FOR SALE—5 acres rich, rolling land, near 
Jacksonville; new buildings; near best road in 
State; a bargain. F’or particulars address THOM¬ 
AS NICHOLS, Box 36, White House, Fla. 
FOR SALE—Poultry farm, 32 acres, south ex¬ 
posure, excellent sandy loam; frame house, 
new barn, two henhouses; $2,500; only $500 
cash. STRICKLER, Sheridan, Pa. 
FARM for sale in Sergentsville, Hunterdon Co., 
N. J.; 22 acres; 7-room house; stock; chickens; 
crops; fruit trees: five minutes from school, 
church and stores; -..-hour ride from Lehigh Val¬ 
ley station. Owner, A. MITSCIIELE, 55 14th 
St., Hoboken, N. J. Price of farm $5,700. 
WANTED—To buy, poultry place having houses 
for large number laying hens. ADVERTISER 
6137, care Rural New-Yorker. 
FOR SALE—27 acres; level farm; good build¬ 
ings; 60 miles from New York; price $4,600. 
MARY SPAItDIA, Whippany, N. .T. 
WANTED—-Farm within 60 miles New York 
City, about 50 acres, with or without buildings 
for poultry; pay one-third cash for well-located 
farm in good repair; must be bargain for quick 
action. ADVERTISER 6146, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
FOR a great bargain, in an ideal site for a large 
apple orchard, near Atlanta, Ga., write B. S. 
CRANE, Winder, Ga. 
MODERN Leghorn farm, 2 acres; 950 layers; 
20 cockerels; fine residence; 8 rooms, bath, hot 
water heater; electric lights and water system; 
price $8,500: cash, $5,000. J. SERRABELLA, 
Blue Point, L. I., N. Y. 
SOUTH JERSEY poultry farm, in village; b- 
room bouse; 1 acre fenced; 6 runs; 2 houses 
10x40. Further information, BOX 65, Water¬ 
ford Works, N. J. 
FOR SALE—Cortland County dairy farm; $2,500 
cash. VAUGHAN, East Freetown, N. Y. 
WANTED—To rent or buy farm, 10-40 acres, 
with flowing fresh water. ADVERTISER 6147, 
care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Farm, 50 acres, 150 miles New York; 
good buildings: water: some wood; $2,500; 
terms, particulars. ADVERTISER 6148, eare 
Rural New-Yorker. 
Miscellaneous 
HONEY, quart, $1; gallon, $3, delivered. 
BARCLAY, Riverton, N. J. 
FOR SALE—Cattle beets, Alfalfa and Timothy 
hay; carload of straw. DEAN M. BARBER, 
Skancateles. N. Y. 
HONEY—Pure, delicious, guaranteed satisfac¬ 
tion; clover or buckwheat, 5 lbs., $1.10; 10 
lbs., $2, postpaid into third zone. RANSOM 
FARM, 1310 Spring St., Syracuse, N. Y. 
HONEY—Price list free. ROSCOE F. WIXSON, 
Dept. G, Dundee, N. Y. 
PURE HONEY—Clover, 5-lb. pail, $1.15; two 5- 
lb. pails, $2.25; four 5-lb. pails, $4.25; deliv¬ 
ered into third zone; buckwheat, 10c per pail 
less. HUGH G. GREGG, Elbridge, N. Y. 
(SURE POP)—Old White Rice corn, 25 lbs. 
prepaid 3d zone, $2.50 W. HALBERT, Ox¬ 
ford, N. Y. 
50 SECOND-HAND incubators wanted. C. M. 
LAUVEH, Me A1 i s terv i!le, l‘a. 
LARGE Oregon prunes, direct, 100 lbs., freight 
paid, $12.30; 50 lbs., express paid, $7.48; sam¬ 
ple, 5c. IvINGWOOD ORCHARDS, Salem, Ore. 
HONEY—Clover, 60-lb. cans, $7.80; bnckwheat, 
$6; finest quality; satisfaction guaranteed. F. 
W. LESSER, Fayetteville, N. Y. 
HONEY—60-lb. can, clover, $7.80; buckwheat, 
$6: 40 lbs. clover, $5.00; buckwheat, $5, here; 
10 lbs. delivered within third zone, clover, $2; 
buckwheat, $1.75. RAY C. WILCOX, Odessa, 
N. Y. 
HONEY—Pure Autumn flower, extracted; none 
finer; 5-lb. pail, $1.25; two, $2.25; 3d zone. 
H. R. LYON, Cranford, N. J. 
HONEY—White clover, 5 lbs., $1.15; 10 lbs., 
$2.15; light amber clover, $1, $1.90; 60 lbs.. 
$7.75; buckwheat, $1, $1.75 and $6.85; postpaid 
3d zone. HENRY WILLIAMS, Romulus, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Buckwheat, and amber honey, 5-lb. 
pails, net, 90c per pail, postpaid In 2d zone. 
EDWIN RICKARD, Schoharie, N. Y. 
SLEEP on fresh-picked balsam pillow, filled with 
sweet breath of the Adirondacks; soothing and 
refreshing in the sickroom; excellent gift for 
sweetheart or friends; 3 lbs., $1.25; cretonne 
cover; postage paid; remit witli order. HAN¬ 
NAH PAYNE, No. 2 Itaquette Lake, N. Y. 
GIFr boxes a specialty; Guava jelly, 8-oz. 
glasses, $2.50 per dozen; Guava paste, 10-oz. 
containers, $2.75 per dozen, f. o. b. Weirsdale. 
SNOOK’S HOME PRODUCTS, Weirsdale, Fla. 
CARLOAD chestnut fence posts for sale; Win¬ 
ter shipment. B. II. DARltOW, New Milford, 
*P«- 
FOR SALE—Bee supplies at half Root and Mon- 
deng prices. A ARNOLD, Metuehen, N. J. 
DELICIOUS Florida oranges and grapefruit, di¬ 
rect from grove to your table at $2 per full 
bushel liox, Tampa, Fla. Send check or money 
order to FLORIDA CO-OPERATIVE MARKET¬ 
ING ASSOCIATION, Thonotosassa, Fla. 
FOR SALE—First cutting Alfalfa and Timothy 
hay. A. A. MOORE, Wampsville, N. Y. 
WANTED—390-egg sand tray Prairie State in¬ 
cubator. FRANKLIN C. WALDRON, I'eeks- 
kill. N. Y. 
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BALDWINS, large ami small, all sound apples, 
$1.75 to $2.75 a box. MR. TONY SALAMONE, 
Belgrade Lakes, Me. 
BABY DRESSES, $2; tine white Batiste; dainty 
hand embroidery; state length, color embroid¬ 
ery; sample embroidery on request. MRS F. L. 
BENNETT, R. 2, Box 208, Torrington, Conn. 
WANTED—Small gasoline engine, Edwards pre¬ 
ferred; give price and particulars. A. NEW¬ 
COMER, Glen Rock, Pa. 
FOR SALE—Standard Buckeye 110-egg, $14; 
style E, 110, $10; Prairie State, 390, 240, 300, 
$27.50, $22.50 and $25. LAWRENCE W. MIL¬ 
LER, Argyle, N. Y. 
ALFALFA, 5 cars first cutting, first-class, $19; 
first cutting containing fine grass, $17.50; sec¬ 
ond and third cuttings, $16.50; all nice, green 
hay. BERNARD COOK, Victor, N. Y. 
*______ 
WANT buy good hickory and walnuts; price, ft. 
M. TEN EYCK, South Plainfield, N. J. 
FOR SALE—-One 14-section Blue lien incubator; 
No. 15 stove; single deck oak finish; liought 
1921; guaranteed perfect condition; 10,080-egg 
capacity. J. W. BELL, Katonah, N. Y. 
»-—____________ 
ORDERS SOLICITED—Linen scarfs, 54x18 in.; 
crocheted end, 3 in.; $2.50. OLIVE BRIS¬ 
TOW, Stormont, Vt. 
FOR SALE—Two ox-carts; steel axels; excel¬ 
lent condition; very reasonable; inspection re¬ 
quested. S. M. PINE, Cor. King-Ridge Sts., 
Port Chester, N. Y. 
HICKORYNUTS, 5 lbs., $1; black walnuts, 7 
lbs., $1; delivered postpaid. SUNNY BROOK 
FARM, Winterton, Sullivan Co., N. Y. 
WANTED—Several Newtown mammoth D. D. 
type Incubator sections; write condition and 
price. J. P. VREELAND, Little Falls, N. J. 
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BOARD wanted, week-ends, with New York 
farmer In good game section within 200 miles 
Manhattan; two or three hunters, not game 
hogs. Write PHILIP RIECIt, Little Ferry, N. J. 
HONEY-MADE NUT CRUSH-The finest and 
most delicious nut candy you ever tasted; 
dozen 10c bars, $1, postpaid. SAWYER BROS., 
Route 3, Portsmouth, Va. 
HONEY; best by test; 5 lbs. clover postpaid, 
$1.15; 10 lbs., $2.10; buckwheat $1 and $1.75; 
00 lbs., here, $6. M. E. BALLARD, Roxbury, 
N. Y. 
FOR CHRISTMAS let us deliver a 5-lb. pail of 
delicious clover or buckwheat honey; $1.25 
within 4th zone. RAY C. WILCOX, Odessa, 
N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Three sleigh gears; new; $5 each. 
Write H. HOFFMEYER, Vineland, N. J. 
GIFFORD & WOOD elevator, plows, bars, hooks, 
tongs; a full ice harvesting outfit; cheap; out 
of business. HARRY B. HORST, I{. I). 4, 
Lebanon, Pa. 
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