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THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
April  30 
agricultural  news. 
The  Orlando  Grape  and  Frult^Company,  of  Florida, 
ha*  just  finished  the  setting  of  220,000  Niagara  grape 
vines.  There  Is  no  accounting  for  tastes. 
Prof.  Shaw,  of  Canada,  believes  that  within  10 
years  over  10,000.000  sheep  will  be  fattened  on  rape. 
The  use  of  English  rape  has  been  tried  In  Wisconsin 
and  Canada,  with  very  flattering  results. 
A  plant  has  been  c  Iscovered  at  Colima.  Mexico,  it 
Is  said,  which  Is  equal  to  the  very  best  coffee.  If  It 
should  prove  to  have  the  virtues  of  coffee,  without  Its 
ill  efTects,  It  would  be  a  most  valuable  discovery. 
The  closing  out  sale  of  Short-horns,  the  property  of 
Wilton  E.  Jones,  held  April  14,  at  Springfield,  Ill.,  was 
quite  successful.  Eleven  bulls  sold  at  an  average  of 
$124.50,  the  general  average  being $00.  TheCrulksbank 
bull,  Golden  Whistle,  103.420,  brought  $330. 
The  truck  gardeners  In  and  around  New  Orleans 
have  organized  a  trust,  under  the  name  of  the  Co¬ 
operative  Truck  Farming  Company.  They  will  es¬ 
tablish  a  market  of  their  own,  doing  away  with  mid¬ 
dlemen,  and  sell  all  their  own  produce.  They 
complain  that  they  have  been  victimized  by  the  com¬ 
mission  merchants. 
Chicago  capitalists  are  building  an  irrigating  canal 
In  Utah  and  Idaho  that  will  irrigate  100.000  acres  of 
land.  The  ditch  is  to  be  150  miles  long  and  will  take 
the  water  from  Bear  River  and  return  It  to  the  same 
stream  lower  down.  The  entire  6,000,000  acres  com¬ 
prising  the  Cherokee  Strip  have  been  put  under  mil¬ 
itary  control.  Hundreds  of  boomers  that  had  already 
settled  in  the  Strip  and  built  houses,  were  ejected  and 
all  their  buildings  and  other  like  property  burned. 
Condensed  Correspondence 
Ann  Arbor,  Mich.,  April  16.— The  past  week  of 
winter  weather  seems  to  have  done  no  injury  to  any 
thing  except  wheat,  which  has  suffered  a  loss  at 
least  of  25  per  cent,  in  appearance.  Fruit  buds  prom¬ 
ise  a  full  crop,  except  of  peaches  which  Indicate  75 
per  cent.  I  think  that  every  subscriber  to  The 
Rural  ought  to  stand  up  and  be  counted  in  a  vote 
of  thanks  for  its  good  work,  and  to  show  his  appreci¬ 
ation  each  should  send  in  a  new  subscriber  or  two, 
thus  doubling  or  trebling  the  circulation  of  the  paper. 
In  view  of  what  It  is  doing  in  exposing  frauds  in  high 
and  low  places.  w.  f.  bird. 
Chatham,  Ont.,  April  20.— We  had  a  fine,  steady 
winter  with  two  weeks  of  good  sleighing,  which  were 
well  employed  in  drawing  logs  to  the  different  mills. 
Winter  wheat  came  through  all  right  until  April  1, 
when  we  had  three  or  four  warm  days,  which  started 
wheat  and  grass  to  grow  very  fast,  and,  after  that,  a 
light  shower  with  thunder  and  lightning,  and  then  it 
turned  cold  and  dry,  with  north  and  east  cold  winds, 
and  there  has  been  hard  frost  every  night  since. 
Wheat  and  clover  have  gone  back  50  per  cent  In  two 
weeks.  It  Is  a  good  time  for  spring  seeding;  so 
farmers  are  mostly  all  through,  except  in  planting 
corn  and  beans,  of  which  a  large  quantity  is  growing, 
but  there  will  be  less  In  future,  owing  to  the  prices 
now  paid.  -A.  m.  d. 
CROP  AND  MARKET  NOTES. 
Now  that  hops  are  about  all  out  of  the  growers’ 
hands,  they  are  steadily  advancing  in  price. 
Montreal  has  a  factory  where  veal,  aged  all  the 
way  from  four  hours  to  four  days,  is  converted  into 
“  boneless  turkey,”  put  in  cans  and  sold  for  the  de¬ 
lectation  of  Canadian  gourmands. 
One  looks  in  vain  In  our  markets  for  evaporated 
apricots  which  have  not  been  sulphured.  The  same 
Is  true  of  most  of  the  apples  and  peaches.  Persons 
of  fastidious  tastes  do  not  buy  these  sulphured 
fruits— the  bulk  of  them  are  used  In  cheap  eating 
houses  and  by  pie  bakers. 
The  latest  reports  from  the  Delaware  peach  region 
are  that  frosts  have  done  no  harm  and  that  a  good 
crop  may  be  anticipated.  Although  in  sections  of 
the  country,  the  buds  have  been  killed,  there  are 
enough  left  to  give  the  country  an  abundant  supply, 
assuming  that  late  frosts  do  not  harm  them. 
“  Chopped  apples  ”  and  “  cores  and  skins  ”  are  reg¬ 
ularly  quoted  in  our  market  report  of  dried  fruits. 
What  are  they  used  for  ?  ”  asks  a  reader.  They  go 
mainly  to  Europe  where  they  are  used  for  making 
jellies  and  also  as  a  basis  for  adulterating  wines. 
But  the  jelly  trade  absorbs  the  bulk  of  them. 
The  markets  In  New  York  are  now  abundantly  sup¬ 
plied  with  almost  everything  in  the  way  of  vege¬ 
tables  and  fruits.  Havana  Is  sending  us  fine  pine¬ 
apples  and  well-ripened  tomatoes.  Bananas  were 
never  better  or  in  more  abundant  supply  and  peas, 
beans,  lettuce  and  radishes  are  plentiful.  There  are 
no  markets  on  earth  that  equal  those  of  New  York  in 
furnishing  a  supply  of  fruits  and  vegetables  all  the 
year  round. 
In  looking  over  the  quoted  prices  at  wholesale  for 
tea,  we  note  that  they  range  from  15  to  40  cents  per 
pound,  the  great  bulk  of  It  from  20  to  30  cents.  'These 
figures,  compared  with  the  prices  the  consumer  pays, 
give  one  a  fair  Idea  of  what  the  middlemen  cost  the 
rest  of  the  world.  The  prices  named  above  are  what 
the  importer  pays.  He  sells  to  the  jobber,  the  job¬ 
ber  to  the  retailer  and  he  to  the  consumer.  Three 
profits  and  two  or  three  transportation  charges  be¬ 
tween  the  grower  and  consumer  tell  the  story.  How 
can  we  help  it? 
It  Is  Interesting  to  know  just  what  crop  pays  best 
per  acre  in  the  United  States.  Recent  government 
statistics  give  the  average  value  of  various  crops  per 
acre.  To  arrive  at  the  profits  per  acre  the  difference 
in  the  cost  of  production  must  be  considered.  The 
average  values  for  the  last  10  years  are  given  as 
follows:  Corn,  $9.47:  wheat,  $9.95;  oats,  $8,16;  rye, 
$8.27  ;  barley,  $12.76  ;  buckwheat,  $8.24  ;  potatoes, 
$38.34;  tobacco,  $61.57;  cotton,  $15  79;  hay.  $11.08. 
*  * 
CATALOGUES  of  all  the  best  Farm 
Books  will  be  sent  free  by  the  publisher 
of  this  paper. 
How  ABOUT  THE  PRUDENCE  Of  allowing  a  Cough 
to  run  on,  rasping  the  Pulmonary  and  Bronchial 
organs,  when  that  approved  and  speedy  remedy 
Dr.  D.  Jayne's.  Expectorant  can  be  obtained  from 
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IN  PRESS. 
Fruit  Culture, 
and  the  Laying  Out  and 
Management  of  a  Country 
Home. — By  W.  C.  Strong,  Ex- 
President  of  the  Massachusetts  Hor¬ 
ticultural  Society,  and  Vice-Presf- 
dent  of  the  American  Bornological 
Society.  Illustrated.  New  revised 
edition,  with  many  additions,  mak¬ 
ing  it  the  latest  and  freshest  hook 
on  the  subject. 
CONTENTS. 
I.  Rural  Homes— Choice  of  Locality— Treat¬ 
ment— A  Good  Lawn— The  Approach. 
II.  Fruits— Location  of  the  Fruit-Garden— Suc¬ 
cess  in  Fruit-Culture— Profit  In  Fruit  Cul¬ 
ture. 
III.  How  to  Procure  Trees — Quality— How  to 
Plant— Time  to  Plant— Preparing  the  Land 
— Fertilizers— Cutting  Back— Distances  for 
Planting. 
IV.  Care  of  the  Fruit-Garden— Irrigation— Ap¬ 
plication  of  Fertilizers— Thinning  the  Fruit 
—Labels. 
V.  The  Apple— Insects  Injurious  to  the  Apple. 
VI.  The  Pear— Dwarf  Pears— Situation  and  Soil- 
Pruning— Ripening  the  Fruit— Insects  In¬ 
jurious  to  the  Pear— Diseases. 
VII.  The  Peach— Injurious  Insects  and  Diseases  of 
the  Peach— Nectarines. 
VIII.  The  Plum— Insects  and  Diseases  of  the  Plum 
—Apricots. 
IX.  The  Cherry— Insects  Injurious  to  the  Cherry. 
X.  The  Quince— Insects  Injurious  to  the  Quince. 
XI.  The  Grape  — Grape-Houses  — Varieties— In¬ 
sects  Injurious  to  the  Grape— Mildew. 
XII.  The  Currant— Insects  Attacking  the  Currant 
—The  Gooseberry. 
XIII.  The  Raspberry— The  Blackberry. 
XIV.  The  Strawberry. 
XV.  The  Mulberry— The  Fig— Rhubarb— Aspar¬ 
agus. 
XVI.  Propagating  Fruit  Trees— From  the  Seed— By 
Division— By  Cuttings— By  Layers— By  Bud¬ 
ding— By  Grafting. 
XVII.  Insecticides— Fungicides— Recipes. 
“  Mr.  Strong  gives  evidence  of  that  thorough  grasp  of 
the  subject  which  he  has  gained  from  30  years'  experi¬ 
ence  as  an  orchardlst.  His  book  is  a  simple,  clear, 
well-condensed  manual  of  practical  Information  on 
the  fundamental  principles  involved  In  the  success¬ 
ful  cultivation  of  each  species  of  fruit.”— Boston 
Advertiser. 
“  In  no  branch  of  Intelligence  has  there  been  so 
much  advance  as  In  horticulture.  Every  year  solves 
new  problems  insoluble  before,  and  with  new  Ideas 
new  books  follow.  It  is  In  just  this  line  (in  the  en¬ 
deavor  to  elucidate  fundamental  principles)  that  Mr. 
Strong  believes  he  finds  an  unoccupied  field,  and  this 
book  is  the  result.” — Thomas  Meehan,  In  Gardener's 
Monthly. 
“  A  most  Inspiring  little  book,  and  one  that  fairly 
makes  the  mouth  water,  the  subjects  treated  are  so 
suggestive  of  flavor  aud  fineness.” — Philadelphia 
Ledger. 
“There  Is  very  little  In  this  book  that  will  not  be 
found  applicable  to  fruit  culture  in  the  South  as  well 
as  the  North.”— Charleston  News  and  Courier. 
“The  author  has  shown  excellent  judgment  in 
giving  the  particular  information  which  small  fruit 
raisers  wish  to  know.” — Boston  Transcript. 
“  The  directions  are  specific  enough  to  be  under¬ 
stood  by  beginners  and  wise  enough  to  be  of  profit  to 
experienced  fruit  growers.”— Home  and  Farm  (Louis¬ 
ville). 
Price,  la  one  volume,  16mo  ,  cloth,  $1. 
RURAL  PUBLISHING  CO.,  Times  Building,  New  York. 
