THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
, WOOD ASHES. 
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We Want to Know, You Know— Continued. 
Canning.—C an Thk Rural furnish information 
about canning ? b. w. s. 
ANs.—What particular branch of canning do you 
wish to Investigate ? If you wish to know about can- 
ning machinery, supplies, etc., write to the D. G. 
Trench Co., Chicago, ill., for their catalogue. If any 
particular point about canning, let us know as to 
what It Is, about fruits, vegetables, etc. It would re¬ 
quire a pretty large book to tell ail about the sub¬ 
ject, hence It Is important that we know Just what Is 
wanted. 
Killing Cut Worms.—W hat is good to kill cut 
worms ? N. L. s. 
Ans.— The nearly a dozen species of cut worms are 
so similar In habits that they may all be controlled 
by the same methods. Tue eggs are generally de¬ 
posited on the branches ot trees or plants, from 
which the larvw desco.u to the ground in search of 
food as soon as hatched. Tney reeu upon grass, 
clover, etc., when young, and become about halt- 
grown Dy winter, when they hibernate in tue soli, or 
under the shelter of some stone or log. In spring they 
prey upon corn and many of the garden vegetables. 
They are sometimes poisoned oy scattering over tne 
surface fresh clover or caboage leaves treated with 
Paris-green or London- purple, eitner dusted on dry, 
or sprinkled on in water. Tms is best done before the 
crop is planted. Care must be taaen that poultry or 
otner live stock do not get the poisoned leaves. The 
worms may sometimes be trapped under boards 
placed here and tnere about tneir haunts, under 
which they will collect during the night, and may be 
killed In the morning. Many may be killed, also, by 
digging out the plants wnlch have been cut off, as 
the worms may generally be found near, and killed to 
prevent further destruction. 
Bakly Cucumbkrs.— 1. What is the the most suc¬ 
cessful plan to produce an early held crop of cucum¬ 
bers for market? Are any but the main stems 
pinched oac. I 2. Does mulching do any good, and, 
If so, how 1 b It to De employed—around the stems or 
over the bed, or Doth ? d. m. m. 
Ans.— 1. Plant them on rich soil, In drills, or, for a 
still earlier crop, In frames. Plncnlng ones the main 
stems should be sufficient unless there is a very 
rank growth. 2. There is no mulch like loose, fre¬ 
quently stirred soil, over the whole surface. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, State, extras, per lb.22 <329% 
Western, separator, .extras.29 <329% 
Western, first.28 @28% 
Western, seconds. 28 <327 
Western, third.26 <3— 
State dairy, half-flrkln tubs, extraj.29 <329% 
B'lrst.27 <328 
Seconds.26 @26% 
Thirds.— @— 
Western Imitation creamery, firsts.26 @27 
Seconds.23 @24 
Thirds .22 @— 
Western dairy, firsts.24 @25 
Seconds.22 @23 
Thirds.30 @22 
Western factory, extras.26 @— 
Firsts.23 @24 
Seconds.21 @22 
Thirds.20 @31 
Rolls.16 @20 
CHBESB—NEW. 
State factory, full cream, large size, white .10%@— 
Full oream, large size, colored. 9 <3 9% 
Full cream, small slzo.10 @— 
Light skims, Herkimer Co., choice. 7%@ 8% 
Part skims, Herkimer Co., com. to good. 4 @ 7 
Part skims, Chenango and neighboring 
counties, prime. 7 @7% 
Part skims, fair to good. 4 @ 6 
Part skims, common.3 @— 
Full skims. 1 @2 
Pennsylvania skims.. %@ 1 
HGG8. 
State and Pennsylvania, new laid, oholoe... 16 @ — 
Western, fresh gathered, extra.15%(310 
Southern Fresh collections, good to prime.. 14 @15% 
Duck.17 @21 
Qoose. 25 @28 
FRUITS—GREEN. 
Apples. N. Spy, prime to fancy, per bbl.2 75(33 00 
N. Spy, good to prime.2 00@2 50 
Baldwins, extra fancy.2 50@2 75 
Good to prime.2 25@ — 
Up-river, small bbl.150@2 00 
Roxbury Russets, prime.2 50@3 00 
Russets, common to fair.2 00@2 25 
FLORIDA FRUIT. 
Oranges, Indian River.8 00@6 00 
Bright fancy, 176 to 200s per box.3 00@3 50 
Bright straight lines, per box.2 26@2 75 
Bright Inferior per box.1 50@2 00 
Russet, per box.1 60@3 00 
Strawberries, Norfolk, per quart. 12® 16 
Charleston, per quart. 12@ 20 
North Carolina, per quart. 10@ 12 
GRAIN. 
Wheat.75 @81 
Rye.67% @70 
Barley.— @— 
Buokwheat.— @— 
Corn.51% @55 
Oats.86 @48 
MEATS AND STOCK. 
Beeves, live—Best native steers.6 00 @5 80 
Poor.8 00 @3 75 
Texans.3 00 @4 25 
Bulls and dry cows.1 60 @4 80 
Live veal oalves, prime, per lb. 6 <3 OH 
Fair to good, per lb. 5%@ 6 
Common to medium, per lb. 4 @5 
Live Calves, Western, per lb. 3 @4 
Buttermilk, per lb. 3%@ 4 
Grassers, per lb. 3 @ 4 
Calves, city dressed, per lb. 8 @12 
Country dressed, prime. 9 @10 
Country dressed, fair to good. 8 @9 
Country dressed, common to medium.. 7 @8 
Dressed buttermilk, per lb . 3 @5 
Dressed grassers, per lb. 4 @5 
Cows, Milch, oholce.60 00 @— 
Poor to fair.20 00 @40 00 
Lambs, dressed, near-by per lb. 10 @11% 
Alive, poor to good, each.2 60 @7 87 
Sheep, alive, good to prime, per lb. 6%@ 7% 
Alive, poor to fair, per lb. 4%@ 6% 
Hogs, Live, per 100 lbs.7 60 @8 10 
POTATOES. 
Bermuda, per bbl.2 50 @ 5 00 
Scotch Magnums, per sack.2 25 @ 2 50 
Irish and English, per sack.2 20 @ 2 36 
German, per sack.2 00 @ 2 20 
Florida, per bbl.2 50 @ 4 00 
Rose, Maine, per d. h. bbl.2 76 @ 3 25 
State and Michigan, per d. h. bbl ...2 60 @ 2 76 
State and Michigan, bulk, 180 lbs_2 00 @ 2 50 
Burbank. State and Mich., bulk 180lbs ..2 00 @ 2 50 
Hebron, State and Mich., bulk, 180 lbs...2 00 @ 2 60 
Jersey, good to choice, In bulk, per bbl. .2 00 @ 2 25 
Poor to fair, per bbl.. ' " 
Sweet potatoes, Vineland, fanoy.. 
Other So. Jersey, fancy. 
So. Jersey, fair to good. 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Fowls, nearby. 
Southern and Western, per lb 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 
Ducks, Western, per pair. 
Eastern, per pair. 
Geese, Western, per pair. 
Eastern. 
Roosters, old, per lb. 
Western spring ohlckens, per lb.... 
Local spring chickens per lb. 
Live pigeons, per pair. 
VEGETABLES. 
Asparagus, extra, per doz bunches 
Prime. 
Culls. 
Beets, Bermuda, per crate. 
Florida, per crate. 
Charleston, per 100 bunches ... 
Carrots, per barrel. 
Cauliflower, Florida, per bbl . ... 
Poor to fair, per bbl. 
Celery, Southern, per dozen. 
Cabbage, Florida, per bbl. 
Charleston. 
Savannah,per bbl. 
Cucumbers, Florida, per crate. 
Egg plant. Southern, per box.. _ 
Onions, Bermuda, per crate.1 50@1 60 
Havana, per crate.1 75@2 00 
RadlBhes. per 100 bunches.1 00@ — 
Squash, Florida, per crate. 76@1 50 
Turnips. 75@ 80 
Norfolk spinach, per bbl. — @ — 
Kale, Baltimore, per bbl.1 00@1 25 
Tomatoes, Florida, per carrier.1 50@2 25 
Florida lettuce, per basket.1 00@1 50 
Peas, per crate.1 )0@2 00 
String Beans, per orate.1 00@3 00 
MILK AND CREAM. 
The total dally supply has been 19,914 cans of milk, 
141 cans of condensed milk and 564 cans of cream. 
The Milk Exchange price Is 2% cents per quart net 
to the producer. The average price paid for the sur¬ 
plus on the platforms has been 81.36 a can of 40 
quarts. 
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Mfrs. of the Automatic Capillary 
Milk Cooler and other Specialties. 
All the Latest Improvements., 
In DAIRY APPLIANCES .H 
A CHANCE FOR A 
HOME 
RESERVATION LANDS 
>. O. PALMER. O. H. BrVEWBUltG A. W. FROST. 
ESTABLISHED 1869. 
PALMSR, EIVEKEUEO & 00., 
SucceMors to C. S. PALMER, 
Wholesale Commission Merchants. 
Dressed CALVE8 a Specialty. 
Also Poultry, Butter and Eggs. Apples and Potatoes 
In car lots. 
166 Keade Street, New York, 
References: Chatham National Bank. 
INDIAN 
TERRITORY 
You want to know all about this district, 
and how you can secure a quarter or half sec¬ 
tion of land on the 
RAPP QPPn Genu,ne dwarf ESSEX; tested by 
t OLLU. Prof. Shaw, Ontario Agricultural 
College, 12%c. per lb , or $6 per bushel. No duty to 
U. S. GEO. J. THORP, Seedsman, Guelph, Canada. 
GREAT 
ROCK ISLAND 
ROUTE 
CROP AND MARKET WOTfiS, 
Write at onee to me and state your wants, 
and I will send you full particulars, Including 
map of that district. Will send the “Western 
Settler” for one year FREE ON APPLICATION 
JNO. SEBASTIAN, 
General Ticket and Passenger Agent, 
CHIOAQO, U.8.A. 
'Twas a cold, wet April. 
Choice Marrow beans are scarce. 
Bananas are plentiful and cheap. 
Supplies of strawberries are liberal. 
The demand for dry beans is very light. 
And now the demand for lemons increases. 
Kansas wheat Is reported In poor condition. 
The rain ceaseth, and the farmer rejoleeth. 
Bermuda potatoes are dull and lower in price. 
Sugar Is on the rise, thanks to the Sugar Trust. 
Meats and live stock have an upward tendency. 
The poultryinen complain of poor hatches this 
spring. 
Cheese prices are lower, and trade is a little more 
active. 
Receipts of hay are light, demand fair, and the 
market steady. 
Much of the early planted seed is rotted, and re¬ 
planting Is necessitated. 
Messina and other foreign oranges supplement the 
light receipts of Fioridas. 
Demand and supply are both moderate for dried 
fruits, and the market is steady. 
Poultry Is quiet, demand and supply being pretty 
evenly balanced. Prices show little change. 
Apples continue to arrive In considerable quanti¬ 
ties, and the market Is dull for all but the best. 
Receipts of foreign potatoes have not been heavy 
recently; the demand Is good and prices are higher. 
Arrivals of asparagus from nearby points have ma¬ 
terially Increased the supply and lowered the price. 
The wet, cold weather Is reported to have killed off 
many young pigs, thus decreasing the future hog 
crop. 
Florida potatoes make up the bulk of domestic re¬ 
ceipts, but are mostly of poor quality and sell at low 
prices. 
The Government crop report gives the condition of 
rye aB 83.7 against 85.7 for April, and of barley as 
88.6 against 93.8 last year. 
Only 459 bales of hops were shipped from Coblesklll 
station, N. Y. during April, while during April of last 
year 744 bales were sent out. 
Stocks of pork In New York May 1: Old, 4,327 bar¬ 
rels; last month, 2,986; last year, 17,743; new, 5.458; 
last month, 5,116; last year, 5,416. 
New York stock of lard May 1, 7,686 tierces con¬ 
tract and 9,230 tierces all kinds; last year, 25,374; 
April 15,11,188, of which 9,704 prime. 
Receipts of pease, beans, beets, cabbages, radishes, 
lettuces, etc., are heavy from the South, but prices 
continue good for those of good quality. 
Exports from the Atlantic Coast for last week in 
April were as fellows : Pork, 1,760 barrels; lard, 
4,819,000 pounds; bacon, 7,483,000 pounds. 
The receipts of hogs at Chicago for April were 
about 407,000, against 557,931 for April. 1892. For the 
last week in the month there were about 128,000, 
against 136,182 for the corresponding week In 1892. 
Butter prices have declined slightly on the best 
grades. Receipts have not been heavy, but the de¬ 
mand Is light at recent extreme prices. There has 
been a scarcity of the poorest grades. There are no 
accumulations of any grades. 
Damage to wheat from the Hessian fly In Michigan, 
Indiana and Ohio Is reported, and from the chinch 
bug In Kansas. In some of the principal wheat 
States the plant on the uplands Is reported In good 
condition, while on lower and undralned lands the 
conditions are poor and much of the orop destroyed 
by drowning. 
Payable at TRADERS’ KATIORAL BARI, Boston 
In a large city where KKAL ESTATE contin¬ 
ually Increases in value, and Increased rentals will 
add to the Income from year to year. 
Cash capital paid In May 1st, 8949,000. Price of 
stock, 8103.50. Par value, 8100.00. 
H. L. WARNER, PRES. OF NATIONAL BANK OF 
SIOUX CITY (CAP. ONE MILLION) SAYS : 
“ Everything considered, I can assure you that, In 
my Judgment, the NORTHERN INVESTMENT CO. 
has shown great wisdom and foresight In the selec¬ 
tion of Its real estate in this city, and it seems to me 
almost Impossible that Its Investments here should 
prove otherwise than sate and profitable.” 
For further particulars, apply at the Company's 
Office, Nos. 7 to 11 Advertiser Building, 246 Washing¬ 
ton st, Boston, Mass., where Plans and photographs 
can be seen. A. A. HOWE, Treas. 
SPRAYING CROPS 
Why, When and How to Do It. By Prof. Clar¬ 
ence M. Weed. A handy volume of about ioo 
pages; illustrated. Covers the whole field of the 
insect and fungous enemies of crops for which the 
spray is used. The following topics are discussed 
in a concise, practical manner: 
Spraying Against Insects. Feeding-Habits of In¬ 
sects. Spraying Against Fungous Diseases. The 
Philosophy of Spraying. Spraying-Apparatus. 
Spraying Trees in Blossom. Precautions in Spray¬ 
ing. Fungicides Used in Spraying. Combining 
Insecticides and Fungicides. Cost of Spraying- 
Materials. Prejudice Against Spraying. Spraying 
the Larger Fruits. Spraying Small Fruits and Nur¬ 
sery Stock. Spraying Shade-Trees, Ornamental 
Plants and Flowers. Spraying Vegetables, Field 
Crops and Domestic Animals. Price, in stiff paper 
cover, 50 cents ; flexible cloth, 75 cents. 
The paper-covered edition Is now exhausted; and 
for one month, or until the present supply Is ex¬ 
hausted. we will sell, to our subscribers only, the 
cloth-bound edition at the special price of 40 oents 
a copy, prepaid. 
THE RURAL PUBLISHING CO., 
Cor. Pearl and Chambers Sts., New York. 
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KIMBLE A SCHMID, M’fTs, Manchester, Mich. 
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fast selling articles. Bicycles, etc., big 
money made. Prices low, write quick. 
Brewster Mfg. Co., box 612, Holly, Mich. 
B<55 High Arm “Kenwood” $85.60 
$55 High Arm “Kenwood” $88.50 
g50 High Arm “Arlington” $80.50 
$45 High Arm “Arlington” $18.60 
The “Kenwood” Is thelatestlmprov- 
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Lightrunning. Noiseless. Self-setting 
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at wholesale prices and pay freight 
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In any form, Lumbago, or Neuralgia, I will gladly 
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