1894 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
337 
We Want to Know, You Know I—Continued 
variety In their food. More trouble arises from a 
lack of grit when fowls are confined than Is gener¬ 
ally supposed. If we knew more of the symptoms, 
and manner of caring for the fowls, we could give a 
more satisfactory answer. Every man (or woman) 
who owns a hen, should have The Business Hen. 
Making Cider Vinegar—How may cider be 
made Into vinegar? Will It make any difference If 
It Is In hardwood barrels ? C. h. s. 
ANS.—The usual method followed by farmers Is to 
keep the vinegar barrel In a warm place, often the 
attic, and add hard cider to It from time to time to 
keep the quantity good. Another method where 
larger quantities of cider are to be made Into vine¬ 
gar as quickly as possible. Is to arrange a series of 
casks In a warm place so that the cider will trickle 
slowly from one to another, thus exposing It to the 
air and hastening the process of making. The addi¬ 
tion of a little sharp cider vinegar will be helpful. 
Another method is thoroughly to c ean and scald the 
casks Afterwards boiling vinegar Is poured Into 
them, and they are rolled around occasionally for a 
few days to give the vinegar an opportunity to strike 
Into the wood. Then the barrels or casks are fl led 
about one-third full of strong, pure cider vinegar. 
To this a couple of gallons of elder are added, and 
this Is repeated at Intervals of, say, a week oi 10 
days, until the cask Is two-thirds full, when the 
whole Is left for a couple of weeks, at which time 
the contents should be good vinegar. One-half of 
It Is drawn off, and the process is repeated with the 
remainder. In the summer. It Is better kept In the 
sun. but the casks should have the bungholes, which 
are left open, covered with cloth to keep out the In¬ 
sects. In winter, the cider should be kept at a tem¬ 
perature of about 60 degrees E. to convert It rapidly 
Into vinegar. Hardwood barrels will make no 
difference. 
Hen ENSiiiAGB; Turning eggs. Etc.— 1. Can I 
make ensilage for feeding hens In winter by packing 
lawn grass In cider barrels ? 2. Has It been deter¬ 
mined by experiment that eggs in an Incubator must 
be turned In order to hatch well ? 3. Can sifted coal 
ashes be used to advantage In making cement for a 
poultry house floor, and how ? h. C. d. 
Gates, N Y. 
ANS —1. Not with the prospect of making a very 
flatter.ng success of It. The bulk Is too small, liais¬ 
ing cabbages for green feed would be more satisfac¬ 
tory. The lawn grass might be st.jred dry and 
steamed when wanted. 2. Yes, to secure the best 
results. If not, Is It reasonable to suppose that all 
the Incubator men would go to the trouble and ex¬ 
pense of doing It? 3. No. Sharp sand Is recom¬ 
mended for making cement. The ashes might be 
used to level up before the cement Is put on. 
EGGS AND ONIONS —1. THE K. N.-Y. refers to the 
testing of eggs. Is there any practicable way for the 
average farmer to do this? 2. How long Is It neces¬ 
sary to wait after mating fowls, to get fertile eggs, 
they having been without a male before? 3. Will 
Tub Burai, give us something about raising onions 
by transplanting? Is It profitable to do so? S. 
ANS.—1. Koll a piece of paper Into the form of a 
tube and tie a string around It. Hold the egg at one 
end, point the tube toward the sun, or better toward 
a lamp In a dark room and look through the tube. 
There are several different forms of egg testers 
offered for sale, but this is Inexpensive and fairly 
good. 2. Good authorities differ on this point, and 
circumstances are likely to make considerable differ¬ 
ence but in general, a week should be ample time. 
3. The onions are started early. In the greenhouse 
and transplanted to the open ground after the 
weather becomes warm. For ordinary field culture 
on a large scale. It would probably be unprofitable. 
It Is too late to try It for this year. 
BUTTHB. 
Oreamery, State and Penn., fresh extras.. ,17 9— 
Elgin and other Western, extras.17 &— 
Western, first.15 916 
Western, seconds.13J^914 
Western, thirds.12 913 
State dairy, half-tubs, extras.17 9— 
Firsts.16 916)^ 
Seconds.14 915 
Welsh tubs, fine.15)^916 
Welsh tabs, firsts.15 915)4 
Welsh tubs, seconds.14 915 
Tubs, thirds.12 913 
Western Imitation creamery, extras.14 915 
Firsts.13 914 
Seconds.10)4911 
Thirds .. 9)4910 
Western dairy, firsts.11)4912 
Seconds.10)s911 
Thirds. 9 910 
Factory, current make, extra.— 9— 
First.10)4911 
Seconds. 9>4910 
Thirds. 8 9 9 
CHEESE. 
State, full cream, large, choice .10)49ir^ 
Full cream, large, fair to prime.10 910^ 
Full cream, small, colored.in)4910M 
Full cream, small, white.10)49109i 
Eight skims, Herkimer Co., prime. 9 9 9)4 
Part skims, Herk. Co., com’n to good.... 5)49 8)4 
Part skims, Chen. Co., etc., prime. 7)49 7)4 
Part skims, fair to good. 6 9 7 
Factory, part skims, common. 3)49 5 
Full skims. 2 9 3 
EGGS. 
New-laid, fancy (nearby), at mark. 13)49 — 
N. Y. State * Penn, fresh gathered. 12)49 13 
Mich., No. Ohio and No. Indiana, fancy.. 12)49 — 
Western, fresh gathered, average best.. 12^9 — 
Southwestern, fresh gathered, firsts. 12 9 — 
^ S X Xj :E3 
AND FOODER-CUTTERSofallsizes, 
the fu-stest cutting and best ever built, includ¬ 
ing Carriers, both straight and 
angle, of any length required. 
For full Informa.- 
tion about Cut¬ 
ters, Carriers and 
Drag-saw Machines, 
and “ Why Ensilage 
Pays,’’send for E nsl- 
lage Catalogue. 
For the l>est Horse- - ,_ 
powenOThr^hers, Clover-hiillers, Fannlng-milis, Feed 
mills, Circular-saw Machines. Land-rollers and Dog 
powers, send for Fearless Catalogue. 
Address, MlNABil UAJtDEBrCoblesklll, N. Y 
FBUITB—GKEEN. 
Apples; Baldwin, per bbl. 4 009 6 OO 
Bassets, Boxbury, per bbl. 4 .509 6 00 
Bussets. Golden, per bbl. 4 009 5 00 
Lemons. Fla., poor to fancy, per box. - 9 — 
Muskmelons, Fla., per bbl crate. 1 OO 9 3 00 
Oranges, bright fancy, per 001 . 4 519 5 00 
Bussets, fancy, per box.4 G09 4 50 
Bright, fair to prime, per box. 3 .50 9 4 00 
Bassets, fair to prime, per box. 2 509 3 60 
Large, coarse and poor, per box.1 00 9 2 ,50 
Peaches. Peen-to, per carrier. 3 C09 5 CO 
Strawberries Maryland, per quart. 49 8 
Delaware, per quart. 49 8 
N. C.. per quart. 49 10 
Norfolk, per quart. 39 6 
.lersev, per quart. .59 10 
Watermelons, Fla., each. 60 9 1 00 
FBDIT8—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, 1893, fancy. 
Choice. 
Prime. 
Common .. 
S'n, sun-dried, sliced, fancy. 
S'n, sun-dried, sliced, choice..... 
S'n, sun-dried, sliced, prime. 
S’n, sun-dried, sliced, common. 
Chopped, per lb. 
Cores and skins, per lb. 
Apricots, California, per lb. 
Cherries, per lb. 
Blackberries, per Ib. 
Huckleberries, per lb. 
Peaches. California, nnpeeled. 
California, peeled. .... 
Delaware, evaporated, peeled, yellow 
Delaware, evaporated, peeled, red. ... 
Delaware, evaporated, nnpeeled 
N. C., peeled, fancy. 
N. C., peeled, choice. 
N. C., peeled, fair to prime. 
Southern, unpeeled. 
Raspberries, evaporated, per lb. 
Sun-dried, per lb. 
15)49— 
14)4915 
13)4914 
12)4913 
— 9- 
— 9— 
. — 9- 
. - 9- 
. 2 9 2)4 
. 1)4® 194 
. 1$ 918 
. 11 913 
. 7)49 8 
. 15)4916 
. 12 914 
. 14 9 6 
. 17 919 
. 16 917 
. — 9 - 
. 10 911 
. 9)49- 
8 9 9 
_ a— 
20 921 
18 919 
GRAIN. 
'Wheat.62 974 
Rye.51 956 
Barley.52 967 
Buckwheat.75 9 95 
Corn.43 947 
Oats.38 947 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay, No. 1. 85 9 90 
No. 2. 70 9 80 
No 8 .^. 60 9 65 
Shipping. 80 9 65 
Clover, mixed. 60 9 — 
Clover. 50 9 55 
Salt. 45 9 60 
Straw, long rye. 65 9 — 
Short rye. 45 9 60 
Oat. 45 9 60 
Wheat. 40 9 50 
POTATOES. 
Florida, Bose. No. 1, per hbl.6 609 7 60 
Chill, Bed.6 0097 00 
Seconds, per bbl.3 0.'94 00 
Me., Bose & Hebron, per d. h. bbl. 2 7593 25 
Bermuda, per bbl.4 0098 GO 
L. 1., In bulk, per bbl. —9 — 
Jersey, choice. In bulk, per bbl. —9 — 
Jersey, common. In bulk, per bbl. —9 — 
State Rose and Hebron, per 180 lbs.2 2592 60 
State Burbank, per 180 lbs.2 1292 25 
N. Y. State, eommon, per 180 lbs.1 759 2 00 
Scotch Magnum, per 168-lb sack.1 8592 10 
English Magnums, per 168-Ib sack.1 7092 00 
Sweet, extra fancy, Vineland, per bbl.3 009 4 50 
Other Jersey, per d. h. bbl.. 3 0094 CO 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Ducks, local, per pair. 
Western, per pair. 
Southern, per pair. 
Fowls, local, per lb. 
Western, per lb. ... 
Southern and Southwestern, per lb... 
Geese, local, fattened, per pair. 
Western, per pair. 
Southern and Southwestern, per pair. 
Pigeons, per pair. 
Roosters, mixed, per lb. 
Spring chickens, local, per lb. 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 
65 9 85 
60 9 75 
50 9 IK) 
'0)49 - 
10)49 — 
10 9 10)4 
1 (X) 91 25 
00 91 12 
70 9 9C 
30 9 60 
6)4® - 
20 9 26 
8 9 0 
FRESH DRESSED POULTRY-ICED PACKED. 
Turkeys, West’n, light weights, choice.. 9 9 10 
Western, toms, heavy. 5 9 7 
Broilers, Phlla., 2)4 to 3 lbs per palr,per lb 33 9 35 
3 to 4 lbs per pair, per lb. 30 9 33 
L. I., scalded. 25 9 28 
Western, dry picked. 20 9 25 
Western, scalded. 18 9 22 
Ducks, spring, L. I., per lb. 24 9 25 
Fowls & Chickens, State & Penn., prime . 10 9 10)4 
Western, prime, dry-picked, small... 10 9 10)* 
Dry-picked, large. 10 9 10)4 
Good to prime, scalded. 10 9 10)* 
Western, poor to fair. 9 9 9)4 
Old roosters, per lb. 6 9 6)4 
Squabs, tame, white, per dozen.2 75 9 3 
Dark and poor per dozen.1 50 91 75 
VEGETABLES 
Asparagus, ex. per doz bunches.1 259 — 
Prime.. 7691 00 
Culls. 409 60 
Beets, Norfolk, per 100 bunches.5 OOao 00 
Charleston.per 100 bunches. 3 600 5 00 
Cabbage. Sayannah, per bbl-crate.1 0091 25 
Charleston, per bbl-crate . 7591 25 
N. C., perorate. 7691 25 
Norfolk, per bbl.1 0091 26 
Carrots, Sayannah, per barrel. 1 0092 00 
Cauliflower, Florida, per bbl_.•. —9 — 
California, per case. —9 — 
Celery, New Orleans, per dozen... 259 60 
Southern, per dozen. 259 .50 
Cucumbers, Florida, per crate.1 0091 50 
Egg plant, F.iorlda, per obi. 3 0006 00 
Green peas. Md., per half-barrel basket ...1 0001 25 
N. C., per half bbl.,309 .50 
Eastern Shore, per half-barrel basket.. 7591 25 
Norfolk, per crate. 359 76 
Lettuce, per basket. —9 — 
Per bbl. . —9 — 
Onions, Bermuda, per crate.1 8502 00 
Egyptian, per bag. 1 9'92 10 
N. O., per bbl.2 0 93 00 
Radishes, Sonthero, per bbl. —9 — 
Rhubarb, per 100 bunches. 1 6092 00 
Squash, Florida, yellow, per crate. 509 75 
Florida, white, per crate. 7591 00 
String Beans, Charleston, per basket. 1 5002 (0 
Savannah, per crate. 1 000 3 00 
Tomatoes, Fla., per carrier crate.1 000 2 50 
Turnips. N. C., white, per bbl.1 0002 CO 
If you name Thb Rural Nbw-yorkbr to our 
advertisers, you may be pretty sure of prompt 
replies and right treatment 
,S w e e t Potato, 
Cal>l>ag:e, Tomato 
and Celery Plants. 
Send for Price-List. 
C. BOGGS. 
Cheswold, Del. 
$ 0 Buys our $9 Natural Finish Baby Carriage 
.y AI I U complete with plated steel wheels, axle, 
, _J epringe, and one piece steam bent handle. Hade of beet mate- 
rial,finely Sni8hea,reliable,and tnjaranteed for 3 jeare. Shipped 
4*^^ ^ g ftp onlOdaje’trial, FKJBlGliT PAIl);no money requireUa 
ae.-... adyance. 75,000 In uee. We are the oldest and beitkuown 
oonoem ofour kind, reliable and reeponeibte. Reference 
Xfumiehedatany time. Make and sell nothing but what we 
Hguarantee to be as represented, sold at the lowest factory 
r prices. WRITE TO-DAY for our large FREE illuauated 
catalogue oflatestdeslgus and styles pubtisbed. 
OXFORD MFC. CO., 340 Wabash Ave., Chicago, III. 
NATURE’S OWN FERTILIZER. 
CANADA ik OUPO 
HARDWOOD I ■ Ki 
The Forest City Wood Ash Co., of London, Canudu, 
have perfect facilities for handling them In proper 
shape. Bend for free Pamphlet and Guaranteed 
Analysis to 
THE FOREST CITY WOOD ASH CO.. 
9 Merchants' Row, Boston, Mass. 
Salt for Fertilizer. 
Best thing to use on Wheat, Barley, Oats, Hay and 
Potatoes. Natures restorer for worn out land. In¬ 
creases yield from 15 to 60 per cent. After long ex¬ 
perience we are preparing a grade exactly suited to 
tho purpose. Write for prices delivered. 
THE LbROY salt CO.. LeUoy, N Y. 
^II 
CROPS 
INCREASED 
AND QUALITY IMPROVED 
BY THE USE 
OF OUR 
Fertilizers. 
WE MANUFACTURE A 
FULL LINE OF 
Bone Super 
Phosphates 
. . and . . 
Special Fertilizers 
for cHfTerent crops and soils. It pays to use ' 
them on 
CRAIN, GRASS, 
VEGETABLES, FRUITS, 
TOBACCO, TREES 
ANO VINES, 
in fact cverylhing that grows In or out of the , 
ground. We keep In stock all fertilizing 
chemicals and materials. 
The Cleveland Dryer Co. 
Fertilizer Exchange, 130 SUMMIT STREEl, 
CLEVELAND. OHIO. 
FERTILIZERS 
>f/?£ UNPROFITABLE, 
Unless they Contain Sufflclent Potash. 
Complete fertilizers should contain at least six per 
cent of Potash. Fertilizers for Potatoes, Tobacco, 
Fruits and Vegetables should contain from 10 to 15 
per cent of Potash. Farmers should use fertilizers 
containing enough potash or apply Potash salts, 
such as Muriate of Potash, Sulphate of Potash and 
Kalnlt. For Information and pamphlets, address 
GERMAN KALI WORKS, 
93 Nassau Street, New Ycrk City. 
Farmers YOUR Produce 
To F. 1. SAOE A HUN, 183 Keade Ht., N. Y., 
Receivers of all kinds of Codntky Pboddcu, In¬ 
cluding Game, Live and Dressed Poultry and Dressed 
Calves. Specialties —Berries, Grapes, Apples, Pears, 
Honey, Onions, Potatoes and Butter. Correspond¬ 
ence and consignments solicited. Stencils furnished. 
Reference: Dun’s or Bradstreet’s Commercial Re¬ 
ports, to be fonnd'at any bank. 
SHIP PRODUCE, 
Fruits, Vegetables, Poultry, Pork, Calves, etc., to the 
old reliable Commission House, Established 1865. 
8. H. & E. H. FROST, 
100 Park Place, New York. 
Stencils and Shipping Cards furnished on applica¬ 
tion. References: Irving National Bank, or any of 
the Commercial Agencies. 
Choice Butter, Eggs, Cheese. 
For all such we will get you extra prices. We don’t 
want poor goods. Creamery butter In prints or tubs a 
specialty. Stencils and cards furnished on appllca- 
GAKNKR & CO., 
Produce Couamlssion .Merchants, 
32 Little 12th Street, New York. 
ESTABLISHED IN 1876. 
8DIVIERS, BROTHER & CO. 
HEADQUA.K.'PKItS FOIt 
Fruits and Produce* 
B eeeive and sell, in ear load lots and smaller 
QJ^ammes, all Products of the Orchard, Garden, 
Salry. Hennery and Farm. 
Market Keports, Special Keferencca, Stencil.,, etc,, furnished 
free on application. 
611 Liberty Street, PITTSBURGH, PA. 
(Cplnqulries and Correspondence Invited. 
Fine Poultry and Eggs. 
K. C. B. Leghorns; fine breeding stock at all times. 
Write for terms on eggs. Will exchange for one sit¬ 
ting of Buff Pekin Bantam eggs. 
Small breeding pen of Buff Cochins for sale chean 
to reduce stock. Will sell a few Leghorn hens at 75 
cents each. 
Bound and nnbound magazines for sale. Should 
like to exchange the current Cnautauqnans for any 
first-class magazine. 
S. A. LITTLE, Maloom, Seneca Co., N. Y 
Premium Goods. 
No goods sold except in combination 
with a renewal or new subscription, or 
in advancing a subscription already paid 
in advance. Any article may be secured 
without money as a premium for new 
subscriptions. Our new cash terms to 
club-raisers are the most liberal ever 
offered by any responsible pap'‘r. Until 
July 1, new subscriptions will be re¬ 
ceived for the rest of this year for 50 
cents, and two such names count as one 
yearly on any of our offers. We have 
secured special manufacturers’ prices on 
all the goods we offer as premiums, and 
the prices, including the year’s subscrip¬ 
tion to The Rural, are less than the 
same quality of goods can be purchased 
for at retail. Hence the purchaser gets 
goods at a discount, and the paper prac- 
ticallv free besides. The goods are all 
first class, and warranted to be as repre¬ 
sented. 
The Swift Colfee Mill. 
You can have the best cup of coffee 
with all its delicious flavor only when 
the coffee is fresh¬ 
ly ground just be¬ 
fore making. To 
do this, you need a 
Swift No. 12 coffee 
mill. Every fam¬ 
ily should have 
one. This mill has 
a closed drawer to 
hold the coffee, 
and will grind nearly one-half pound in 
a minute. Price with renewal $3 or 
given for a club of 6 new names. 
A Carving Set. 
Here is an article every family needs 
three times a day, and every man knows 
how difticult it is to carve a fowl or even 
a roast without a good carving knife. 
This is 'a nine-inch imported Sheffield 
steel knife. We are using one just like 
it on our own table, and can recomirend 
it as first-class in every respect. Price, 
with a renewal $3.25, or with one new 
name $3. Sent for a club of 8 ; with 
steel for a club of 10. 
The Eclipse Corn Planter, 
This planter will plant corn, peas, 
beans, etc., either in drill or hill, and 
will also distribute fertilizer. The latter 
work is one that farmers will appreciate. 
They are all getting tired of throwing 
the fertilizer on by band. Not only does 
a machine do this work easier, but it puts 
on just the amount you wish—no more 
ana no less. You can gauge it j ust right— 
that is something you never can do with 
a hired man’s hand. The argument in 
favor of hand-planting corn used to be 
that you could know just what you put 
in the ground when you dropped the 
seed fronl your hand. The fact is that 
the mechanism of this planter is surer 
than the average finger. This will be a 
real bargain to the man who can get us 
a small club of subscribers. The time 
is short, and no doubt some one will speak 
before you unless you speak at once. 
$1.25 for $1. 
“ The Business Hen,” cloth.... .$0 75 
The Rural New-Yokkkr from 
now to January 1, 1895. 0 50 
Total.$1 25 
We will send both for an even dollar. 
Get one of your neighbors to give you 50 
cents f-r The Rural for the remainder 
of the year, and you will have this cloth 
bound book for 50 cents, or send two 
new subscriptions for a year with $2, or 
four new subscriptions foi the rest of 
this year with $2 and we will send the 
book free. 
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