1893 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
255 
Some dealers say that growers are overdoing ths 
mushroom business. Prices aren't so high as for¬ 
merly, and much larger quantities are coming la 
yet there must still be a fair proilt at the prices ol 
the best stock. As prices decline, consumption wll 
be largely Increased, and. If growers will be satisfies 
with smaller profits, or can grow them more cheaply 
the demand will increase enormously. 
WE WANT TO KNOW, YOU KNOW ! 
If you don’t see what you want , ask for 
I Be Brief. 
Where can I obtain a pair of peacocks, or rather, 
cock and hen? G, a. m. 
Ans.—W rite to F. W. Gaylor, Saratoga, N. Y., and 
mention The R. n.-Y. 
Where can I get water-proof milk tickets ? 
Glen Cove, N. Y. H. o. R. 
Ans.—W rite to Dennison Manufacturing Co., 198 
Broadway, New York. 
I purchased bluestone last year to spray my apple 
trees and did not use It all; will It do to use it this 
spring? w. b. 
Ans.—Y es, If it was good last year. 
Where Is my nearest and best place to get pickerel 
or some other good fish for stocking my fish pond ? 
Wlckes, Mon. H. o. N. 
Ans.—O f your State Fish Commission, If there Is 
| MARKETS. 
I 
BIGGS. 
State and Pennsylvania, new laid, choloe.. 
Western, fresh gathered, extra. 
Southern Fresh collections, good to prime. 
Duck.... 
. 15)4 @- 
. 15*@15J4 
. 15 @15)4 
Goose. 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, fancy. 
. 10 oil 
N. Y. State, sun-dried, allced. 
N. Y. State, quartered. 
N. C., sun-dried, fancy. 
N. C., sun-dried, sliced, choloe. 
N. C., sliced, prime. 
Chopped. 
Cores and skins. 
• 5*4® 6 * 
• 6 * 
. 6 ) 4 ® 7 
• 6 ® 6)4 
. 6 @— 
• 2 ) 4 ® 2*4 
Peaches, Ga., peeled, fancy. 
Ga., peeled, choice.. 
Ga., peeled, fair to prime. 
Ga., peeled, common. 
. 15 @— 
. 13)4®14 
. 12 ®13 
. 9 @11 
. 25 @— 
Raspberries, evaporated. 
Sun-dried. 
Cherries. 
.15 018 
- 11 O 
Huckleberries. 
Blackberries. 
1891. 
Apricots, California. 
Peaches, California, nnpeeled. 
Prunes, California. Der lb. 
Plums, State, per lb. 
Damson. 
>®®<8®® 
any. Ask your representative in the legislature, or 
any of the State officers. If there Is, and where. They 
are your servants, and should be able to tell you. 
The nearest to you of which we have any knowledge 
Is the Fish Commissioner of Colorado, Gordon H. 
Land, of Denver. 
Farm Help Again.— The demand for good farm 
help, both out and lndoorB, seems unabated--ln 
short, It exceeds the supply. Those who can use 
colored help might communicate with Rev. D. J. 
Jenkins, President Orphans' Aid Society, 660 King 
Street, Charleston, S. C. The women receive *8 to 
$10 and upwards per month, and the men $10 to $15 
and upward, the employer to forward traveling ex¬ 
penses, which are to be deducted from the first two 
months' wages. Understand, we, do not recommend 
this help. 
I am working a farm on shares; there Is a man on 
the place; has he a rlghtto sell the manure that he 
makes off the place? I. 8. w. 
AXS.-We don’t know. What Is the Other man’s 
standing on the farm? Is he working it on shares 
also? We don’t know the Canadian law or usage on 
this subject, but In New York and many other States, 
the manure made on the farm, especially If the 
straw and roughage be produced thereon, must not 
be taken from the farm. A tenant who pays rent, 
may, however, take the manure the same as any of 
his other goods, but must remove It while hts tenure 
of possession holds, or he will be liable for trespass. 
There are several circumstances necessary to a full 
understanding and satisfactory answer, without 
which It Is Impossible to decide. 
That Belgian Hare Man.—W hat does The 
Rural think of breeding Belgian hares for the mar¬ 
ket? Is there anything In the business more than 
breeding for the fancy prices that are asked for 
them? Where can they be sold and for about what 
price per pound or pair? w. 8. D. 
Gratiot County, Mich. 
Ans.— The It. N.-Y. has expressed its opinion, and 
the opinions of many game dealers In this city on 
this matter In the past. The Individual referred to 
uses some garbled extracts from our columns upon 
the prolificacy of rabbits, to support his claims for 
Belgian hares. He dares not publish our remarks 
In full. His claims of such an immense demand, at 
such extravagant prices, are false so far as this 
market Is concerned. Our friend would do better to 
stick to his poultry for the main crop, and experi¬ 
ment with the Belgian, German, or Scotch hares 
(they are all practically the same) In a small way if 
he wishes to try them. All of this family are very 
prolific, and If there Is a market for them, they may 
prove profitable, but such overdrawn, misleading 
assertions as are made for the purpose of selling 
them, are a disgrace to their originator. 
I have one acre of low-lying, fairly well drained 
land, on which garden stuff has been growing for the 
past five years, lots of stable manure having been 
applied every year, except last when only wood ashes 
In small quantity were used. I want to grow onions 
on It this season, but have no rotten manure. I. 
What should I use Instead ? I can get new manure, 
but think It would not be suitable. Cabbage, celery, 
carrots and onions have been the crops mostly 
grown on this piece. I have never used any fertl- 
liters on It. The land Is very loose and open much 
like muck. 2. What will get rid of the onion mag¬ 
gots ? They attack the onions when small and some 
times when almost grown. 3. Would it be advisable 
to sow Prlzetaker and other large onions in flats In 
the greenhouse about March 1, and when spring 
opens transplant to the open ground ? Would such 
do as well as those grown in hot-beds-the green¬ 
house to be kept rather cool ? 4. In one of my cata¬ 
logues Danvers and Wethersfield onion seeds are 
FRUITS—GREEN. 
Apples, N. Spy, prime to fanoy, per bbl. 2 50@3 
N. spy, up-river, small bbl. _@ — 
Spltzenburg, extra fancy. _@ _ 
Good to prime. 2 50@3 00 
Common to fair, small bbl. 1 75@2 26 
Greenings, extra fancy. 2 75® — 
Good to prime.2 25@2 50 
Up-river, small bbl. 1 50@1 25 
Baldwins, extra fancy.2 75® _ 
Good to prime.2 00@2 50 
Up-river, small bbl. 1 60®2Q0 
FLORIDA FRUIT. 
Oranges, Indian River.2 50@4 00 
Bright fanoy, 176 to 200s per box.2 50® — 
Bright straight lines, per box. 1 75®2 25 
Bright Inferior per box. 1 00@1 50 
Russet, per box. 1 75®212 
jrape fruit, choice, per box. 2 J 6®3 00 
Tangerines, per box... ®4 50 
Mandarins, per box.. M&.i -- 
GRASS SHED. 
Clover. 
.. 11 
.2 00 
NEW BUTTER. 
Creamery, Pennsylvania, extras, per lb 
Western, separator, extras. 
Western, first. 
....31)4@— 
—31)4®— 
Western, seconds. 
....27 
@28 
@25 
@30 
Western, third. 
.24 
tate dairy, half-firkin tubs, extraj. 
-29 
Seconds. 
027 
.. 22 
Western imitation creamery, firsts. 
-24 
_ 22 
@25 
@23 
@20 
@22 
Thirds . 
Western dairy, firsts. 
_ 21 
Seconds. 
... 19 
Thirds. 
... 18 
@19 
@24 
Western factory, extras. 
Firsts. 
....23 
...21 
Seconds. 
.19 
@20 
@18 
Thirds. 
. 17 
POTATOE8. 
Bermuda, per bbl. 4 — @ g_ 
Havana.4 00 @ 6 00 
Scotch Magnums, per sack.1 60 ® 1 90 
Irish and English, per sack.1 60 ® 1 75 
Rose, Maine, per d. h. bbl.3— @ 3 50 
State and Michigan, per d. h. bbl ...2 75 @ — 
State and Mlehlgan, bulk, 180 lbs_2 50 @ 2 62 
Burbank, State and Mich., bulk 180lbs ..2 — @ 2 26 
UVIOXJJ , KUVU uy mvivo, IU umi, pel UUI . .1- iff Z 20 
Poor to fair, per bbl.150 @175 
Sweet potatoes, Vineland, fanoy.4 50 @ 6 — 
Other 80 . Jersey, fancy. 3 50 ® 4 _ 
So. Jersey, fair to good.3 00 @ 3 60 
POULTRY-LIVE. 
Fowls, nearby. 16 @ — 
Southern and Western, per lb. 15 @ 16 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 13 @ 14 
Ducks, Western, per pair. 70 ® 80 
Eastern, per pair. 90 @1 00 
Geese, Western, per pair. 1 37 @1 75 
Eastern. 1 75 @2 00 
Roosters, old, per lb. 8 @ 
Western spring chickens, per lb. 12 @ 13 
Local spring chickens per lb. 12 @ 13 
Live pigeons, per pair. 40 ® 50 
DRESSED POULTRY—FRESH KILLED. 
Turkeys, Western, clear hens, per lb.. 
Western, young toms, per lb. 
Western, mixed, per lb. 
Chickens, Phlla., selected large, per lb 
Phlla., mixed weights, per lb. 
Phlla., fair quality, per lb. 
Phlla., broilers, light, fancy. 
Phlla., broilers, average. 
Clear, Jersey, per lb.. 
Clear, State and Pa., per lb. 
Clear, Ohio and Mich., per lb. 
Western, Inferior. 
Fowls, clear, Jersey, per lb. 
Clear, State and Penn, per lb. 
Clear, Ohio and Mich., per lb. 
Western, Inferior. 
Old roosters. 
Capons, Philadelphia, large. 
Capons, Philadelphia, medium. 
Capons, small and slips. 
Capons, western, mixed weights_ 
Ducks, Jersey choice, per lb. 
Md. and Del., per lb. 
State and Pa., per lb. . 
Western, per lb. 
Geese, Md. and Del., per lb. 
Western, per lb. 
Squabs, white, large, per do*. 
Dark and small, per do*. 
.16 
@ 17 
13)4® 15 
14U@ 16 
18 
@ 19 
18 
@ 17 
15 
@16 
30 
@ - 
23 
@ 28 
15 
@ 17 
14 
@16 
. 13 
@14 
9 
@10 
14 
@ 16 
14 
@15 
12 
@16 
9 
@10 
9 
@ — 
22 
@23 
18 
@20 
15 
@17 
17 
® 19 
— 
@ - 
— 
@ — 
— 
@- 
9 
@14 
— 
@- 
6 
@10 
3 00® 3 50 
2 00® 2 60 
priced at $1.40 per pound to market gardeners; are 
these seeds consldeied first-class? 5. Would it be 
safe to buy onion seeds at so low a price considering 
that most such seeds are offered at $2 to $2.50? 
Midland, Canada. h. n. C. 
Ans.— 1. Use any good potato fertilizer, or else a 
fertilizer made especially for onions. Write to the 
Mapes Formula and Peruvian Guano Company for 
Its descriptive pamphlet No. 1, which tells all about 
the fertilizers for garden truck. 2. The onion maggot 
seems a hard thing to get rid of. Chickens cooped 
upon the patch seem to be effective In some cases. 
Home recommend sowing radishes around and among 
the onions, claiming that the maggots preferring 
these, will attack them first, when they may be 
destroyed. 3. There is no reason why a properly 
handled greenhouse shouldn’t give as good results 
as a hot-bed. 4. This is a pretty low price for onion 
seeds this year, as they are rather scarce, and are 
held at higher than ordinary figures. Still we know 
of large quantities being sold at wholesale at prices 
that would enable a dealer to sell at the prices 
named, and make a good profit. We wouldn’t sow 
anybody’s onion seed, at any price, without first 
testing a small sample. The most expensive thing 
on earth for the gardener Is poor onion seed. 
TUTT’S PILLS agreeable In taste. 
VEGETABLES. 
Asparagus, Charleston, per doz bunches 
Carrots, per barrels. 
Cauliflower, Cal., per case. 
Poor to fair, per bbl. 
Celery, nearby, per dozen. 
Cabbage, fancy and Li. 1 . Dutch, per lob. 
Florida, per bbl. 
Eggplant, Southern, per bbl.. 
Onions, Connecticut, white, best. 
State, yellow, per bbl. 
Connecticut red, per bbl. 
Orange County, yellow, per bbl..”!!' 
Orange County, red. 
Squash, Hubbard, perbbl. !!” 
Marrow, per bbl. 
Turnips. 
Norfolk spinach, per bbl.!.."' 
Norfolk kale, per bbl.!!!!' 
Tomatoes, Florida, per carrier. 
Florida lettuce, per basket.!!!!!! 
Beets, per crate. . 
Peas, per crate. ’ 
String Beans, per orate...7.7.7*.". 
.2 50@7 60 
.1 25® 1 50 
.2 00 ®4 00 
• -O - 
.1 50®2 00 
.6 00@9 00 
.2 00®2 75 
• —@ — 
.3 00@5 00 
.3 00@3 25 
.3 5o®3 00 
.2 7 5® 3 00 
.2 00@2 75 
.2 50®2 75 
.2 50®2 75 
. 75® 80 
.1 00@1 75 
.1 23® — 
.4 00®6 00 
. 50® 1 50 
1 50@2 26 
.3 00® 6 00 
, 1 50®2 50 
MILK AND CREAM. 
The total dally supply has been 19,467 cans of mil 
means of condensed milk and 411 cans of creai 
The Milk Exchange price remains at $1.67 a can of 
quarts. The average price paid for the surplus < 
the platforms has been $1.57 a can of 40 quarts. 
Insure 
Your 
Potato 
Crop 
^ or several years past the potato crop has been almost a failure in 
some sections of New England. The too liberal use of stable manure 
has produced potato rot and scab to such an extent that the crop has 
proven unprofitable with many farmers and a total failure with others. 
Cold springs, moreover, have caused the vines to be backward in 
starting, and then to grow up weak and spindling, so that they were 
readily destroyed by potato bugs, or if they escaped this pest did not 
have vitality enough to produce a paying crop of good sized potatoes. 
Some of the larger growers who have studied into this problem, 
now insure their crops every year by using Bradley’s Fertilizers. 
READ THEIR EVIDENCE. 
Faumingdale, L. I., Sept. 12,1892. 
I used three tons of Bradley’s Complete 
Manure for Potatoes and Vegetables this 
year. My potato crop is the best I ever had. 
To mv great surprise the potatoes were bet¬ 
ter where I used it alone than where I used 
manure with it. They were larger, smoother, 
and very even in size. 
J. H. Smith. 
Marshfield. Vt., Nov. 12,1892. 
We have used Bradley’s Potato Manure for 
the last four years and take pleasure in rec¬ 
ommending it to potato-growers. Our mode 
of culture is to mark the rows three feet 
apart, then scatter in the drill 1,000 lbs. of 
Bradley’s Potato Manure per acre. By this 
method we have raised 443 bushels of pota¬ 
toes per acre. 
L. W. Pitkin. 
Fort Fairfield, Me., Feb. 7,1893. 
It gives me pleasure to state that I have 
used Bradley’s Fertilizers for the past ten 
years and have had excellent results with 
them. On potatoes in 1889, I received of the 
Minister Potato 539 bushels per acre; on 
Queens Potato, 418 bushels per acre. In 1890, 
I received of the Minister Potato 580 bushels 
per acre. I heartily recommend Bradley’s 
Fertilizers to all growers as being the best. 
Truly yours, E W. Houghton. 
Burlington, Mass., July 24,1892. 
I have grown with Bradley’s Super-Phos- 
S liate alone upward of 250 bushels per acre of 
ne quality potatoes, the latter of which is 
proven by the fact that I was awarded first 
premium on them at our agricultural fair. 
I claim that potatoes can be grown on 
Bradley’s Fertilizer at much less labor and 
expense than on stable manure, and besides 
of far better quality. Geo. H. Reed. 
Flatlands, L. I., Oct. 6,1892. 
Have used this season Bradley’s Complete 
Manure for Potatoes and Vegetables with 
satisfactory results. On the first twenty 
acres of potatoes planted I used 1,200 lbs. 
pey acre in the drill, without any other 
manure, and the result was an average of 
325 bushels of fine marketable potatoes per 
acre * William Brennan. 
Queens, L. I., Sept. 23,1892. 
I have used Bradley’s Complete Manure for 
Potatoes and Vegetables on various ^ jps 
that I raise, for the last six years, with most 
gratifying results. I plant seven bushels 
of cut seed to the acre, and apply 1,400 lbs. of 
Bradley’s Complete Manure for Potatoes and 
Vegetables per acre. I marketed from this 
crop 350 bushels per acre of very fine stock, 
it being large, smooth, and very even in size. 
Charles Hummell. 
We manufacture fertilizers of ALL 
GRADES and FOR ALL crops; and, being the 
LARGEST MANUFACTURERS IN THE WORLD 
our facilities for furnishing all kinds of fertilizers 
and agricultural chemicals at the lowest prices 
are absolutely unequalled. 
SEE OUR AGENTS OR WRITE 
US BEFORE PURCHASING.. . . 
Bradley Fertilizer Co. 
92 STATE STREET, BOSTON, MASS. 
Steam Cooked, 
Kiln Dried, Concentrated. 
Makes 
Makes 
Makes 
rich 
hens 
hogs 
and 
lay. 
fatten. 
plentiful 
cream. 
Makes 
money 
for 
farmers. 
Buffalo Gluten Feed 
Is made in 
Buffalo, 
N. Y. and 
Peoria, Ills 
Is m^de of 
the Gluten 
| (or Protein) 
and germs 
of corn. 
Is shipped 
direct from 
the 
factories. 
Has been 
made and 
|used (in the 
East) for 
15 years. 
WUI now sell as low as corn meal and Is worth 
far more: write us about it. Address “Feed 
Department,” The American 
Glucose Company, 
Buffalo, N. Y. 
