1894 
THE RURAL 
NEW-YORKER 
45 
CROP AND MARKET NOTES. 
ItnmcDve quantities of poor apples are In market. 
There Is a slronf? demand for fine, fat, live fowls. 
Evaporated apples are being shipped from Can¬ 
ada to England. 
The port of Dieppe. P'rance, has been opened for 
the Importation of American pork. 
The demand for Florida oranges in England has 
been improved by the scarcity of American apples. 
Spring, or hothouse, lambs have not had the sale 
of former years, and have not brought such fancy 
prices. The financial depression Is largely re¬ 
sponsible. 
The returns of the correspondents of the Depart¬ 
ment of Agriculture make the acreage of winter 
wheat sown last fall P3.2 per cent of the area har¬ 
vested In 189.3. 
The Egg Committee ; f the New York Mercantile 
Exchange made a change In the rules abolishing the 
present grading of fresh gathered extras and fresh 
gathered tlrcts, and substituting “ fresh gathered, 
which will be called from October 1 to March 1, and 
which will consist of 70 per cent of new laid, the bal¬ 
ance to be prime, sweet, held or salted eggs. 
P'or the year 1893, the Department of Agriculture 
gives the acreage of rye, 2,038.485 acres, product, 
20,.’'!j5 440 bushels; barley, 3,220.371 acres, product, 
69,869,495 bushels; buckwheat, 815,614 acres, product, 
12,132,311 bushel-; potatoes,2,60.5.186 acres, product, 
183 074.203 bushels; tobacco. 702,952 acres, product, 
483,(23 96)3 pounds; hay, 49,613,46)9 acres, product, 
65.766,158 tons. The average yield Is, of rye, 13 
bushels; barley, 21 7 bushels; buckwheat 14.9 bushels; 
potatoes, 72.2 bushels; tobacco, 687 pounds: hay, 
1.33 tons 
The c.omparatlve area and yield of wheat,corn and 
oats for 1892 and 1893, as given by the Department of 
Agriculture, are as follows: 
1893. 
Wheat, area, acres. 34.629,418 
Wheat, product, bush. ,396 131,725 
Average yield per acre . 11.4 
Corn, area, acres. 78.936,465 
Corn, uroducr, bush. 1,6)9,496.131 
Average yield oeracre. 22.5 
Cats, area, acres. . 27,273.033 
Oats, product, bush. 638.854,850 
Average yield per acre. 23.4 
1892. 
33,554 430 
615,949.000 
13.4 
70.62r).6.58 
1,628,464 000 
23.1 
27,06,3 835 
6)61,035,060 
24.4 
The United State Civil Service Commission will 
hold an examination on January 25 to fill a vacancy 
In the position of horticultural and entomological 
editor, Department of Agriculture, at a salary of 
$1,400 per annum. The subjects of the examination 
will be horticulture, economic entomology, French 
and German, essay writing and abstracting. Those 
who desire to compete should write to the Civil Ser¬ 
vice Commission, Washington, D C , and obtain an 
appMcatlon blank. Men only will be admitted to the 
examination, and residents of the Dlstrlctof Colum¬ 
bia will not be admitted. 
The thlrty-clnth annual meeting of the Western 
New York Uortlcultiiral Society wl'l be held In 
Rochester, ccmmenclrg, Wednesday, Ja.iuary 24. at 
11 o’clock All, members or not. are Invited to attend 
and participate. Contributions of new and rare 
fruits. Implements, etc , are solicited. Home of the 
most noted horticulturists oi the country will pre¬ 
sent papers upon a varied list of topics of the great¬ 
est moment to the fruit grower. There will be a 
question box, and opportunity for discussion of ques¬ 
tions ot Interest. The meeting should be largely at¬ 
tended. John Hall, secretary, 406 Whder Building, 
Kochsster. 
MARKETS. 
BDTTHU. 
Creamery, State, best, per lb. 
Seconds to Ursts . 
Elgin and utner Western, extras.. 
Western, tlrst. 
Western, seconds. 
Western, thirds. 
State dairy, haif-llrkin tubs, extras ... 
Firsts . 
Seconds.. 
Welsh tubs, Ursts. 
Welsh tabs, seconds. 
Tubs, thirds. 
Western Imitation creamery, Ursts .... 
Seconds . 
Thirds . 
Western dairy, firsts.. 
Seconds. 
Thirds. 
Western factory, firkins, held. 
Tubs, held. 
Factory firams, current make, first...., 
Tubs, current make, first. 
Seconds. 
Thirds.;. 
Rolls, fresh. 
..22 «t23 
..18 (320 
.25 d25^ 
,.23 &n 
..10 @21 
..18 ®19 
..23 an 
..31 022 
..19 &i0 
..21 @22 
..19 @20 
@— 
.18 019 
.16 017 
. 14^015>< 
.<7 018 
.16 017 
.I4(i015^ 
.. 153^01634 
..15 @16 
.17 O— 
.16j6@- 
..15 O- 
.14 @M% 
.15 @18 
Oranges, bright fancy, per box. 2 00(3 2 25 
Average lines, per box. 1 10® 2 00 
Russet, prime, per box. 1 60@ I 75 
Inferior, per box. . 76@ 1 25 
Tangerines, per box. 1 603 2 60 
Mandarins, per box. 1 003 2 00 
POTATOES. 
Potatoes, Me., Rose A Hebron, per d. h. bbl.2 00@2 25 
Bermuda, per bbl. 3 00.35 50 
Li. 1., In bulk, per bbl .2 0033 26 
Jersey, choice, in bulk, per bbl.1 6201 76 
Jersey, common Jn bulk, per bbl.1 2531 50 
State Rose and Hebron, per 180 lbs.1 76@2 00 
State Burbank, per 180 lbs.1 60@1 62 
N. Y. State, eommon, per 180 lbs.1 2501 60 
Scotch Magnum, per 168-lb sack.1 60@1 75 
Irish and English Magnums, per l(38-lb 
sack. 1 40@1 60 
German, per 168-lb bag.1 25@1 60 
Sweet, extra fancy, Vineland, per bbl_2 60@3 50 
Other Jersey, uer d. h. bbl. 2 00@2 50 
POULTRY-LIVE. 
Dnoks, local, per pair. 70 @ 90 
Western, per pair. 60 @ 75 
Southern, per pair. 60 3 60 
Fowls, local, per lb. I0V<3 11^ 
Western, per lb. 10^3 11 
Southern and Southwestern, per lb... 10 3 _ 
Geese, local, fattened, per pair. — @ — 
Western, per oalr.1 25 @' 50 
Southern and Southwestern, per palr.l 00 31 25 
Pigeons, per pair. 26 @ 
Roosters, mixed, per lb. 6H® _ 
Spring chickens, local, per lb. 8^@ 9U 
Western, per lb. gtj® — 
Southern, per lb. 836® — 
Turkeys. mixed, per lb. 9 3 10 
DRESSED DRY-PACKED. 
Turkeys. Md. A Del., good to fancy. 
N. Ohio A Mich., prime, scalded. 
Other Western, scalded, prime. 
Western dry-picked, prime. 
Western, poor to fair. 
State and Penn., fancy. 
Chickens, Jersey and near-by, prime.... 
State and Penn , prime. 
N. Ohio A Mich , scalded -. 
Other Western, prime. 
Western, poor to fair. 
Fowls, Jersey and near-by, prime. 
Slate and Penn., prime. 
Western, prime. 
Western, poor to fair. 
Old roosters, per lb. 
Ducks, Jersey and near-by, prime. 
Md. and Del., choice. 
Western, fair to prime. 
Geese. Md and Del., choice. 
Geese. West’n, young and old, mixed 
per lb. 
Sqnabs. tame, white, per dozen. 
Dark and poor per dozen. 
11 @ 1236 
10363 im 
1016® II 
11 ® - 
5 ® 7 
@ 12 
12 @ 1216 
11 ® 1116 
11 ® 1116 
. 1016® II 
. 5 ® 8 
11 @ 1116 
in @ 11 
10 3 II 
6 ® 8 
516® 7 
12 @ 1 ( 
. 12 @ 14 
. 10 @ 13 
11 ® 13 
, 7 @ 10 
8 00 3 3 25 
.1 50 32 00 
VEGETABLES 
Brussels sprouts, per quart. 
Beets’, Bermuda, per crate. 
CaPDage. per 100. 
Daplsh, per 100.-. 
Carrom, washed, per barrel.... i 
Cauliflower, L. I. and Jersey, per bbl ...... 
Celery, fancy, per dozen. 
Poor to good, per dozen. 
Chicory, New Orleans, per bbl. 
Cucumbers, Florida, per crate. 
Egg plant, Florida, per obi. 
Green peas, Va., per basket. 
Florida, per crate.'.. 
Kale, Norfolk, per bbl. 
Lettuce, per bbl. 
Boston, per doz. 
Onions, Orange County, red, per obi..'. ..'.'.'. 
Orange County, yellow, per bbl. 
Connecticut, red, per bbl. 
Connecticut, white, per bbl. 
Connecticut, yellow, per bbl. 
State and Western, yellow, per bbl..... 
Orange County, white, per bbl. 
Bermuda, per crate. 
Parsnips, per bbl.. . 
Spinach, per bbl.. 
Squash, Marrow, per bbl 
Hubbard, per bbl . 
String Beans, Fla., perorate. 
Tomatoes, BMa , per orate.. 
Turnips. Jersey and L. I. Russia pe^bbl" 
.. 6 @ 12 
..1 26®' 60 
8 0 '36 00 
.10 O'’® - 
.. 75@1 50 
.1 0035 00 
.. 403 78 
.. 15® 40 
. -3 - 
.3 00@4 OO 
.2 0035 00 
. -® — 
.2 03@4 00 
.. 253 60 
.2 00® 4 00 
.. 50® 75 
.1 7631 87 
.1 75@1 87 
,.l 75@2 00 
.2 5004 00 
.1 75@2 00 
.1 25® I 75 
.2 00® 3 .50 
.2 2.582 .50 
.1 25®1 6(1 
. 5031 25 
.1 503 2 00 
.1 6092 00 
. 1 5r@8 00 
. 503 1 60 
75® 90 
In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
The Robal Nbw-Vobkbe. 
Farmers VOUB Produce 
To S’. I. SAOK « SON, 188 Keade St., N. Y., 
Receivers of all kinds of Codntby Pboduob, in 
eluding Game, Live and Dressed Poultry and Dresses 
Calves. Spscialtfss—Berries, Grapes, Apples, Peari 
Honey, Onions, Potatoes and Butter. (lorrespood 
ence and consignments solicited. Stencils furnlshei! 
Reference: Dan’s ot Bradstreet s Commercial Re 
pons, to be found at any bank. 
Save Money on Fruit Plants 
Every year, I ship first-data plants all over the 
United States and Canada, and save many men much 
money. For proof, get my free ’94 catalogue, with 
unsolicited testimonials Forty best varieties of Straw¬ 
berries, also. Raspberries and Blackberries, Currants, 
etc. Freeman Potatoes. IFrite now. 
O A. E. BALDWIN, Bridgman. Berrien Co., Mich. 
CHEESE—NEW. 
State factory, full cream, fancy, fall made. 11*6® 1156 
Full cream, I’ge, ool’d, fancy, Oct.llii® HM 
Full cream, large, colored, choice.10(6® 11 
Pull cream, large, colored, good.10 ® 10J6 
Pull cream, large, white, fancy.— @ _ 
Full cream, large, white, choice.— @ — 
Pull cream, large,common lo good.— @_ 
Poll cream, small, fancy.1216® 12?< 
Pull cream, small, choice. ’.2 @ 12j6 
Pull cream, small, good to fine.llWf® 11J6 
Skims, good to choice, small. 9 ® io 
Skims, choice, large. 8 W® 9>6 
Skims, tine. 7 U@ g 
Skims, good. . 6 @ 7 
Skims, poor . 2 @ 4 
Penn., skims. 2 ® 2J6 
EGGS. 
New-lald, fancy (nearby), at mark. 22 @ 23 
N. V. State A Penn, fresh gathered,extra. 21 @ 2116 
Fresh gathered, firsts. 20 @ 21 
Western, fresa gathered, extra. 2116® — 
Fresh gathered, firsts. ‘JO @ 21 
Seconds, per case.2 03 @2 50 
Ice-house, ch ilce, per doz. 16 @ 17 
Ice-house, poor to good. 12 @ 15 
Limed, choice. 15 @ _ 
Canadian. _ @ _ 
FRUITS—GREEN. 
Apples, King, h. p., per bbl. 4 50 ® 5 60 
Greenings, h. p., per bbl . 4 oo@ 4 60 
Northern Spy, per bbl. . 4 oj@ 4 75 
Baldwin, per bbl. 4 0)3 4 75 
Solizenourg, perbbi. 4 533 6 50 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, choice dark, pr bbl 6 59® 7 00 
Cape Cod, fair color, per bbl. 5 00 3 8 00 
Cape Cod, light color, per bbl. 3 000 4 60 
Cape Cod, per crate. 1 50 a j qq 
Jersey, per crate. 1 25 ® 1 05 
Grapes. W’n N.y., Catawba, per small bskt 6 ® 14 
W’n N. y.. Concord, per small bskt. 8 ® 14 
Grape fruit, per box... 1 503 2 50 
Lemons, Fla., poor to fane/, per box.. j 00® 3 OQ 
For sale, the best established Bee business in th 
country, with all rights, fixtures and highest endorst 
“ ‘>“*’*"‘1'’ on accouLt ot poc 
health. This business has netted nearly $5,OCO a yea 
wltnout pushing. For particulars, call or addresi 
Room 47, 45 Milk Street, Boston. 
Corn Wanted. 
A quantity of Mastadon and Early Huron Dent 
Corn for spot cash. Name quantity and price at 
once. ED. C. BROWN. Rochester; N. Y. 
Vk/ ANTE Q—Farm hand, with a view ( 
„*„,*^*" ■ ,, becoming foreman of 
IVegetable Farm. A good position for th 
right man. Address F’RH. PAT'l’ON, Jewett, Ohio 
FflR RAI C—Knral New-Yorker No. 2 Potatoes, a 
I UII wl4wb $2 per barrel, f. o. b.; cash to accoin 
pany order. Reference: First Nat’l Bank, Newarl 
N. Y. C. E. KELLEY, Newark, N. Y. 
For Sale. 
A farm of 82 acres In Westchesti 
County. Apply to J. C F’LEVl 
WBLLIN, Merritt’s Corners, N.^ 
VALUABLE FLORIDA PROPERTY. 
303 acres near Manatee River, about I.cOO bearlt 
orange trees; 69 acres in Clearwater Harbor on rai 
road near Gulf, with a large bearing grove. Health 
lijcallty. Churches, schools, etc. Will sell or er 
change fgr Iqiproved uneucumhered property. 
WM. BLISS, 33 Wall Street. N. T. 
SHIP YOUR POULTRY, PORK, 
CALVES, FRUITS and VEGETABLES 
To the old, reliable Commission House, 
(E8TA11I,I8HKI) 186.5) 
m. H. DEJ. H. 
100 Park Place, New York. 
Stencils, Shipping Cards, etc., furnished on appli¬ 
cation. References: The Rural Nkw-Yorker, or 
Irving National Rank. 
The New 
Potato Culture 
Hard 
Times 
Fertilizers 
To moot the pros- 
ont Ilnrd TiinoH 
on Funnel’s,we 
will sell to fiinn- 
ers direct, for ciiah 
Good 
Fertilizers 
at tho 
Tjoxvost 
'Wliole.’.alo 
prr ton. 
for Corn. Cotton and Ponnut.s. at !«) 1.1.50 
for Trucking Crops and Potatoes J4.50 
for Oats, Tobacco and Fruits - !I5,00 
Also Muriate Potash, Kainit, Hnlphnte J’otash, 
Bono Black, Nitrate Soda, in largo and small 
quantities. Send two2-cent stamps for circulars. 
w. S. POWELL A CO.. 
Fertilizer Manufacturers. Bnltiinore, Mil. 
“ HOAPtD’S 
DAIliYMAN” 
A journal for every farmer 
who is keeping cows for 
profit. Are you ? 
Devoted exclusively to 
dairy farming witli a most 
able corps of writers on 
these sur)jr cts. 
‘ Without an equal.”—Fiol W. A. Henuy, WIs. 
■'Dairymen have no business to be. without it.”— 
John Goulu, Ohio. 
“ The most practical and valuable publication for dairy 
farmers.”—Vrot. L L Van si.vkk, N Y. 
” Impossible for a thnu/ihtful man to read any number 
and not yet the value of a year’s subscript ion.”— 
Prof. J. W. Rohbktson, Can. 
A 16-PAGE WEEKLY, II.CO per year. Send for a 
KIIKK 1 It) Ai. subscrlpt'on of four weeks to 
HOARD’S DAIRYMAN, Fort Atkinson, WIs. 
LEARN'"PIANO 
Richardson's New 
Method. 
Over 600,COO copies sold. Price, 
American fingering, #3. If'or- 
elgn fingering. 1913. 
Mason &. Hoadley’s System 
for Beginners. 
with either American or 
Foreign fingering. Price, either 
fingering, )|$3. 
N.E.C’XT Method 
In three parts; price, each, 
»1.60; complete, 1913. Two 
editions, American and Foreign 
fingering 
Peter’s Eclectic Piano 
Instructor. 
OverSOU.'OO copUs sold; 1»3. 
Beliak’s Analytical Method. 
Price, In paper, 75 cents; in boards, Hdl. 
Winner’s Eureka Method. 
'I’he latest book issued, with Illustrations of hand 
pO- ItlonB. Paper, 7.5 ceiitn. 
^tny book Tfidlltd postpuid on veceipt o^ price 
Oliver Ditson Company, 
453 463 Washington St, Boston. 
C. If. Ditson & Co., N. Y. J. E. Ditson & Co., Phlla. 
FERTILIZERS 
6 cents. 
rure Ground Bone Phosphate 
will pro-e best results with an; 
crop. Circulars free. Samule 
Bone FettUizing Works, Janesville, WIs. 
ENLARGED AND REVISED 
UP TO DATE. 
The consensus of opinion of those who 
have read this book is that it is the most 
instructive and exhaustively so, of any 
potato treatise hitherto presented to the 
public. It is a compendium of 
ORIGINAL INFORMATION 
derived from 17 years of faithful experi¬ 
ment work done at the llural Experi¬ 
ment Grounds. It gives the results of 
over 
1,000 EXPERIMENTS 
with fertilizers, used separately and in 
every possible combination. 
It is respectfully submitted that the 
experiments at the Rural Grounds fully 
set forth in the book, directly and in¬ 
directly, have thrown, more light upon 
the various problems involved in success¬ 
ful potato culture than any other experi¬ 
ments which have been carried on in 
this or any other country. 
It shows how much may profitably be 
used, giving the results of repeated 
trials of from 200 to 2,000 pounds to the 
acre. It gives the results of com¬ 
parative tests as to the different yields 
given by fertilizers, farm manure, hen 
manure, unleached ashes, etc. It tells 
farmers just what they want to know, 
what fertilizers to use and how much. 
It proves that high-grade potato fertili¬ 
zers are more profitable than any 
“ natural ” manures whatever. 
It tells all about tho new Trench Sys¬ 
tem, originated by the Author. ffow 
we may Double our Crons without 
doubling their Cost—The Eaemies of 
Great Yields—Conservation of Moisture 
—Shallow Cultivation — The Effects of 
Mulching—Ilow to Find Out what your 
Land Needs—Tlie Rest Depth to Plant— 
Potatoes Raised in Barrels of Stn’l show¬ 
ing by photo-illustrations the Root and 
Tuber Systems—Ilow much Eiesh to 
each Eye—How many Eyes to each Piece 
—Comparative Yields of Seed and Stem- 
ends—Every Variety differs in Number 
and Potency of Eyes, and must be Cut 
and Planted Accordingly — Why some 
Farmers Condemn li’ertilizers—All about 
Raising Potatoes from True Seeds—How 
a Perfect Stand may be Secured by 
Treatment of the Seed Pieces. 
Those who raise Potatoes can¬ 
not afl'ord to he without the 
New l*otato Culture. 
The Author is the originator of the 
Rural New-Yorker N(3. 2 Potato — the 
Carman No. 1—the Carman No. 3 (not 
yet introduced) which, it is believed, 
will prove the three most profitable 
potatoes ever introduced. 
The book contains 11)2 pages, 8 x 
inches; fine, heavy paper, clear print, 
and the price is but 
40 CENTS IN PAPER COVERS, 
75 CENTS IN CLOTH. 
THE RURAL PUBLISHING COMPANY 
New York. 
We sell DIRECT TO FAMILIES. 
m DU BELIAEU MCHAL I SMS FMO CD. 
Batab. 1859.] 
NEW YORK, 
[Incor.']877. 
PIANOS 
$150 io $1500. 
ORGANS 
$25 io $500. 
You Pay iio Agent’ 
C/’oiiiu>i8Hiou, nor uiiddle- 
inan’a profit, nor any other 
needlesa expense. Every 
Jteuefit Ih Uiven to You. 
You get au instrument fa¬ 
mous for sweetness and 
power, Giinraiiteed for 
•I cn Years, and sent free to you for trial. We were the first 
to sell on these terms, beginning thirty-four yeara ago, and 
we can save you from $50 to $2G0 If you want a pkiuo or au organ. 
Send for our Catalogue. 
THE MARCHAL & SMITH PIANO CO., 
23S EAST 21ST STREET, NEW YORK. 
TayE send a Beautiful Oatalogiie Free to all who 
wish to buy. It gives full description of many eleeaiit 
pianos and organa and tells you how you can In the quiet of 
your home select au instrument, make your own teriiiH 
and have it sent to you for trial with certainty of gettina a 
handsome First-Class Piano or Organ. 
