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ETie  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
February  26,  1916, 
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New  England  Notes 
The  Brighton  live  stock  markets  are 
getting  hack  to  the  uetivity,  which  pre¬ 
vailed  before  the  markets  were  closed 
because  of  the  foot  ami  mouth  disease. 
They  were  open  in  a  restricted  way  in 
September.  Limitations  were  gradually 
removed  by  admission  of  stock  from 
various  points  us  fast  as  they  were  de¬ 
clared  free  of  the  disease,  and  this  week 
marks  the  entire  removal  of  restriction 
with  the  arrival  of  all  kind  of  stock 
from  New  York  State.  It  will  take  two 
or  three  weeks  more  to  get  the  full  effect 
as  shown  in  an  increased  volume  of  ar¬ 
rivals.  No  particulars  changes  were 
made  in  the  buildings  or  methods  as  a 
result  of  the  closed  period.  Stock  be¬ 
gins  coming  in  Sunday  and  continues 
Monday.  Tuesday  and  Wednesday.  Sales 
of  cattle,  calves,  sheep  and  hogs  are 
mostly  of  Tuesday,  and  of  milch  cows 
on  Wednesday.  The  slock  must  be  all 
cleared  out  by  Thursday  noon.  The 
dealers  mostly  buy  in  Maine,  New  Hamp¬ 
shire,  Vermont  and  New  York  State, 
although  some  sell  on  commission.  Bar¬ 
gain  hunters  in  milch  cows  are  plentiful. 
Wednesday  afternoons, especially  op  weeks 
when  the  receipts  are  greater  than  the 
demand.  As  a  rule  there  are  300  to  400 
milch  cows  on  sale  sometimes  more, 
about  the  same  number  of  fat  cattle  500 
to  600  veals,  around  200  bogs  and  only 
50  or  60  sheep ;  the  bulk  of  the  sheep 
and  lambs  being  shipped  to  the  slaughter¬ 
ing  establishment  in  Somerville.  There 
are  30  or  40  regular  dealers,  some  handl¬ 
ing  all  lines  of  live  stock  and  others  only 
milch  cows. 
This  week,  the  Brighton  live  stock 
market  was  affected  by  the  stormy  cold 
weather  in  Northern  New  England,  caus¬ 
ing  much  delay  of  shipments,  and  in  some 
lines  price  making  was  delayed  for  this 
reason.  Fat  cattle  range  from  5  to  7c, 
mostly  5F;  to  0%.  Bologna  cattle 
range  from  3^4  to  3%e  per  pound,  veals 
range  from  7x/j  to  12c.  the  top  price  be¬ 
ing  for  very  fancy  stock  heavy  and  fat, 
not  many  range  above  and  the 
hulk  of  stock  sold  for  8%  to  lie.  The 
range  on  sheep  was  4  to  tie  and  on  lambs 
c.14  to  Sc. 
Prices  of  milch  cows  have  been  tend¬ 
ing  lower  since  the  market  reopened. 
They  are  not  down  to  the  levels  that 
prevailed  a  couple  of  years  ago,  but  on 
certain  weeks,  when  receipts  are  heavy, 
fairly  decent  cows  are  sold  as  low  as 
$35  to  $40,  good  ones  $65  to  $85  and 
fancy  large  cows  giving  17  quarts  or 
more  sell  up  to  $110  or  even  to  $140  or 
$150.  When,  as  this  week,  receipts  are 
lighter,  the  prices  range  $5  to  $15  higher. 
Dealers  say  the  quarantine  period  caused 
many  dairy  farmers  to  keep  their  cows 
and  breed  them,  resulting  in  more  milch 
cows  available  for  market  uses,  thus  ac¬ 
counting  for  the  recent  downward  trend 
of  the  market. 
APPLY?  MARKET  UN  SATISFACTORY. 
No  disagreement  in  opinion  appears 
among  apple  growers  regarding  the  un¬ 
satisfactory  condition  and  outlook.  Said 
Mr.  Hall  of  Hull  &  Cole,  “The  market 
looks  bad.  too  many  apples  and  the  buy¬ 
ing  power  is  below  normal.  Baldwins 
are  beginning  to  scald  and  must  be  put 
on  the  market  soon,  regardless  of  price. 
Most  cold  storage  stock  at  present  is 
showing  a  hiss  hut  the  large  holders  as  a 
rule,  are  closing  out,  nevertheless,  ns  fast 
as  the  market  will  take  the  apples.  Few 
are  being  exported.  Nets  is  the  foreign 
market,  are  good,  one  dealer  lately  re¬ 
ceived  $5.25  per  barrel  in  Boston.  The 
trouble  is  that  space  can  not  be  secured 
owing  to  the  scarcity  of  available  ships. 
Last  year  the  foreign  market  did  much 
to  relieve  our  surplus.  At  present  our 
supply  is  far  from  short.  We  have  10 
or  15  per  eeut.  more  apples  than  at  a 
corresponding  date  last  year.'* 
TOTATO  MEN  CONFIDENT. 
Dealers  in  potatoes  are  about  the  only 
Boston  produce  men  to  show  much  en¬ 
thusiasm  over  the  future  of  the  mar¬ 
ket.  Not  only  is  the  price  very  good  now 
but  many  seeiu  to  expert  still  further 
rises  before  the  season  is  over.  Accord¬ 
ing  to  one  large  dealer,  about  6S  per  cent, 
of  the  Maine  crop  has  already  been  ship¬ 
ped  out,  leaving  only  32  per  cent,  to  he 
sold.  There  is  not  lunch  competition 
with  Maine  potatoes  in  the  Boston  mar¬ 
ket  this  year.  Western  potatoes  were  a 
short  crop  and  were  all  taken  in  west¬ 
ern  markets  or  Canada.  Canadians  have 
been  exporting  considerable  quantities  to 
Europe  thus  reversing  the  usual  move¬ 
ment  of  the  potato  crop.  The  Eastern 
crop  is  shore  also,  as  most  growers  cau 
testify.  Boston  dealers  figure  that  the 
Maine  shortage  was  35  to  45  per  cent. 
Accordingly  predictions  ol‘  a  rise  are 
heard,  one  dealer  forecasting  a  probable 
price  of  $4  per  bag.  When  the  crop 
was  Imrd  enough  for  storage  the  Boston 
price  was  around  N5  cents,  and  dealers 
who  bought  for  the  future  at.  that  price 
have  made  considerable  money  on  the 
advance  to  around  $1.20,  Although  deal¬ 
ers  seem  confident  in  their  talk  there  is 
not  a  great  deal  of  .speculative  buying  at 
Ibis  level.  Neither  are  retail  buyers 
making  very  large  purchases.  Confidence 
was  shaken  by  the  decline  a  little  while 
ago  of  from  15  to  20  cents  below  the 
high  price  of  the  season.  Then  again 
it  takes  considerable  money  In  pay  for 
a  carload  of  potatoes  costing  from  $000 
to  $1,100  while  at  this  time  last  year 
the  carload  could  be  bought  for  $200. 
GEMCRAL  BOSTON  MARKET. 
In  the  poultry  market,  demand  and 
supply  are  both  rather  light.  Fowls  are 
selling  now  at  14  to  IS  cents  alive  and 
IS  to  20  cents  dressed,  these  being  East¬ 
ern  stock.  A  few  broilers  are.  being 
received.  The  high  price  season  begins 
about  February  1,  when  the  Fall  hatched 
Stock  is  out  of  the  way  and  the  hatch  of 
early  Winter  comes  to  market.  Choice 
broilers  are  selling  at.  25  to  30  cents 
alive,  and  30  to  36  cents  dressed,  these 
prices  compare  with  16  to  17  cents  for 
common  chickens,  live  weight,  aud  IS 
to  25  cents  dressed.  A  prominent  buyer 
asks  why  farmers  keep  their  cockerels 
hatched  out  in  May  and  June  to  market 
them  iu  February,  when  they  could  have 
been  sold  in  October,  November  and  De¬ 
cember  at  higher  prices  besides  saving 
grain,  and  putting  the  poultry  on  the 
market  while  soft.  One  answer  to  the 
question  is,  that  some  of  the  stock  com¬ 
ing  now  are  the  cockerels  of  purebred 
stock,  that  growers  fail  to  find  a  market, 
for  ns  breeding  stock,  but  this  does  not 
cover  nil  the  stock  arriving,  much  of 
which  could  have  been  sold  earlier,  to 
the  advantage  of  the  owners.  A  few 
capons  are  arriving,  mostly  from  Mas¬ 
sachusetts  and  New  Hampshire;  they 
sell  at  26  to  25  cents  alive  and  30  t/ 
35  cents  dressed.  A  few  squab  sized 
broilers  weighing  2  to  214  pounds  per 
pair  sell  at  80  cents  to  $1.10  per  pair, 
alive.  No  ducklings  are  on  the  market, 
they  are  expected  about  March  1.  A  large 
receiver  advises  to  dr  can  ducklings  when 
possible,  no  poultry  shrinks  in  transit 
so  much  as  ducks.  Live  poultry  he  ad¬ 
vises  to  feed  and  water  lightly  before 
shipment. 
When  weather  is  fold  tjie  vegetable  mar¬ 
ket  seems  very  quiet.  Most  of  the  stock  is 
kept  indoors  instead  of  being  shown  on 
the  sidewalk  and  buying  is  checked  be¬ 
cause  of  the  difficulty  of  shipping  safely 
in  extreme  cold  weather.  Cabbages  are 
doing  a  little  better,  good  lots  bringing' 
85  cents  per  barrel.  Other  stored  vege¬ 
tables  show  very  little  change,  beets 
holding  at  75  cents  per  box,  Swede  tur¬ 
nips  at  $1.35  per  bag.  carrots  at  50  to 
75  cents  per  bushed  box.  lettuce  values 
show  no  improvement,  very  good  lots 
selling  at  40  cents  per  box  of  1^4  dozen. 
Some  dealers  Complain  that  Boston  grow¬ 
ers  have  not  paid  sufficient  attention  to 
quality  in  competition  with  best  South¬ 
ern  shipments.  Hothouse  tomatoes  bring 
30  to  35  cents  per  pound,  uiiut  50  cents 
per  dozen  ;  cucumbers  $8  to  $10  per  box 
for  No.  1;  dandelions  $1.25  to  $1.50  per 
box.  Potatoes  are  tending  higher  this 
week  on  account  of  light  receipts,  the 
quotation  being  around  $2.70  per  two 
bushel  bug,  onions  vary  very  widely  in 
price,  soft  and  poor  lots  sell  as  low  ns 
$1  per  bag,  while  choice  and  firm 
Btoek  brings  $3.  Field  beans  tend  toward 
slightly  lower  prices.  Hand  picked  pea 
beans  of  choice  grade  rcII  at  close  to 
$4  the  bulk  of  sales  are  of  this  class. 
The  feature  of  the  meat  market  is  the 
active  demand  of  choice  veal,  which  sells 
readily  at.  17  cents  per  pound.  Lower 
grades  range  anywhere  from  10  to  15 
cents.  Country  dressed  hogs  from  New 
England  points,  if  uot  too  heavy,  bring 
10  cents  per  pound. 
Butter  receipts  are  larger  than  at  the 
corresponding  time  last  year,  yet  are  no 
more  than  moderate  in  amount,  and  the 
market  price  seems  to  be  maintained 
without  much  difficulty,  demand  having 
shown  a  slight  improvement.  Most,  of 
the  surplus  is  in  box  and  print  butter, 
this  class  of  stock,  however,  is  being 
closed  out  quite  rapidly  of  late.  Best 
Northern  creamery  in  tubs  brings  32 
and  33  cents  in  boxes  and  prints,  firsts 
brings  28  to  30  cents  in  tubs,  and  30  to 
31  cents  in  box  and  print,  form.  The 
cheese  market  continues  steady  on  a 
basis  of  17  to  18  cents  for  Vermont  and 
New  York  State,  firsts  to  extras,  skims 
range  from  10  to  15  cents. 
The  Western  eggs  arriving  in  Boston 
arc  mostly  from  Fast  of  the  Mississippi. 
The  section  West  of  that  river  lias  had 
a  cold  stormy  Winter  which  has  shut  off 
the  output.  The  Eastern  States  and 
New  England  on  the  other  hand,  until 
lately,  have  had  a  fairly  open  Whiter 
aud  production  has  been  quite  heavy. 
No.  1  Western  eggs  have  been  selling 
around  25  cents  aud  nearby  eggs  27  to 
30  cents.  Prominent  dealers  seem  to 
think  that  the  market  has  reached  bot¬ 
tom  for  present.  Of  course  there  will 
ho  a  break  to  the  Spring  basis  later  on, 
bur  just  when  that  will  be  is  any  man’s 
guess,  because  so  much  depends  on 
weather  and  other  unknown  conditions. 
Production  nf  fresh  eggs  has  been  so 
large  that  the  market  for  cold  storage 
stock  has  suffered  greatly.  Fairly  good 
storage  eggs  can  be  bought  for  16  to 
1$  cents,  which  is  less  than  the  eggs  cost 
in  the  first  place  besides  the  expenses 
of  storage  and  interest,  etc. 
Wood’s  Trade  Mark 
Grass  and 
Clover  Seeds 
are  best  qualities  obtainable 
and  of  high  tested  germina¬ 
tion  and  purity. 
We  do  one  of  the  largest 
businesses  in  Grass  and 
Clover  Seeds  in  this  country. 
Will  cheerfully  mail  sam¬ 
ples  and  quote  current  prices 
at  any  time,  upon  request. 
Wood’s  Descriptive  Catalog 
Deep  Seedbeds 
Properly  Prepared 
—That’s  what  you  get  when  you  use 
the  deep-cutting,  double-turning,  level¬ 
ing  ana  compacting 
"'Acme”  Pulverizing  Harrow 
“Tlio  eoolterw  do  tilt*  work” —  you  uhould  nee 
them  mix  Illy  Boil,  cut.  cI'kIm,  weeds  mul  tr;i*h 
oml  rrmkii  the  whole  into  a  Ornt  yet  mellow  bi««J- 
borlneverul  inches  deep,  Th<i"Aom<)’’iwHiinnla, 
durable  and  easy  to  pull.  Sizes  8  ft.  to  17  i  -2  ft. 
wide.  Thousands  in  use.  Send  for  booklet  now, 
Duane  II.  Nash  Inc. 
35  j  Millington 
Elm  Street  IJT  New  Jersey 
No.  23  XA  614  ft.  wide 
giving  the  fullest  Information  about 
Grasses  and  Clovers,  best  methods 
of  preparation,  seeding,  etc.,  to  se¬ 
cure  good  stands  and  good  crops. 
Our  Catalog  has  long  been  a  recog¬ 
nized  authority  along  these  lines. 
Catalog  mailed  upon  request. 
ALFALFA 
AMERICAN  NORTHERN  CROWN 
Our  Fall  Hook  tolls  how  to  mi  cooed  crowing  Alfalfa  on 
any  eoU  or  climate  rant  of  the  Missouri  UIvo-;  how  to  sow; 
bow  to  harvest.;  whin  to  do  to  retain  a  perfect,  meadow. 
We  refuse  to  handle  Turkoutuu  or  "Dwarf  Alfalfa,”  our 
■end  In  nil  American  crown,  guaranteed  99%  pure.  We 
cau  furninh  Nebraska,  Montana  or  Dakota  and  Grimm 
Seed  at  very  moderate  prlree. 
f'DIUU  A I  PAI  th  We  have  the  O.nuloe  Grimm 
Unlfr)  IT)  Hu  ML  I  M  a»  well  as  Hansen's  great  new 
Siberian  varieties.  AJao* 'Dakota 30"  and  Nebraakasecd. 
T.  W.WOOD  &  SONS, 
SEEDSMEN,  -  Richmond,  Va. 
H  rnrn^BOOHE  c0  WHITE;  heavy  yielding 
U  LUIII  S1PI|  Klire  maturing  strain.  70- 1 h.  of 
I'i.Iit):  anil  I  to  San  Soy  Beans,  $11.50  per  bushel. 
YAK!)  1?  WA1S,  -  LEBANON,  N.  J. 
Northern  pm  wo  and  offltfongcat vitality.  We, can  furnish 
grass  mixture  suitable  tor  any  noils, 
WING’S  GARDEN  and  FLOWER  SEEDS 
Are  of  highest  quality  that,  cau  be  produced — fully  de¬ 
scribed  In  oar  Ins:  catalog.  Write  for  It  today. 
WINQ  SEED  CO.,  Box  m  IMoohanlcsburg.  O. 
STRAWBERRIES 
Wcliave  grown  strawberry  plant 8 for  over 40  yea rs:  write 
for  our  money- -saving  price  list.  Ceorge  W.  ltrldgmun 
Nursery  Co.,  Dept.  A,  Belltim  Harbor,  Michigan. 
LESS  THAN 
WHOLESALE 
Virginia  Farms  are  selling  now  for 
$35.00  per  acre  and  up — adapted  to 
the  growing  of  Corn.  Alfalfa,  Fruits, 
Drains,  Grasses  and  the  production  of 
Beef  and  Dairy  cattle.  One  farm  of 
500  acres  yielded  its  owner  a  1 1  ay  crop 
of  over  2,000  tons  last  year  from  Al¬ 
falfa  alone.  Lands  are  advancing 
in  value  each  year — thousands  of 
acres  are  waiting  to  he  tilled  by  the 
most  progressive  methods  of  the  day, 
to  yield  highly  profitable  returns. 
Virginia  claims  the  finest  apple 
growing  section  in  the  world. 
Come  to  Virginia — now  is  the  time 
to  buy,  healthful  climate,  abundant 
rainfall,  good  water,  public  schools 
and  churches.  Cheap  and  quick 
transportation  to  the  great  Eastern 
markets  enables  you  to  command 
highest  prices  for  your  products. 
Virginia  offers  the  greatest  of  oppor¬ 
tunities  for  farmers  and  investors. 
Semi  fur  bund-book  with  map  mid  other 
literat  ure  telling  about  t  lie  opport  unities 
to  be  bad  in  the  old  Dominion.  Write  now 
while  you  think  of  it. 
G.  W.  KOINER 
State  Commissioner  of  Agriculture 
Richmond,  Va. 
Urovv  your  own  apples,  peaches,  pears— have  a 
few  trees,  if  you  don't  have  room  for  an  orchard. 
We  gro  w  all  the  good  varieties  for  the  family 
orchatd  and  tlie  big  ruminerciitl  planting,  (let  ourTfea 
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333  West  30th  Street,  New  York 
VERMONT 
“where  farm  life  is  woTth  living.” 
Book  tells  about  Vermont’s  leading 
position  in  fine-apple  culture, general 
farm  i  ug,  dai  r  y  in  g  an  d  i  n  aplje  products 
The  St  ate  Legislat  urelinsosl  ab- 
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Vermont  IMaple  Syrup.  Write 
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ESSEX  JUNCTION  VERMONT 
Feb.  0.  This  is  not  much  of  a  farming 
place,  anil  poor  markets;  potatoes  60c 
per  bn.:  oats  50c;  eggs  25;  butter  30  and 
35.  Cows  run  from  $25  to  $35;  horses 
from  $125  to  $200.  Huy  was  about  one- 
third  of  ii  crop  here  lust  year  and  a  poor 
quality.  As  for  fruit  and  garden  crops, 
farmers  raise  only  enough  for  their  own 
use.  Lumber  and  wood  is  the  principal 
business  in  this  town.  h.  a.  b. 
Joy,  N.  Y. 
Own  a  Farm  in  Minnesota 
Buy  now  while  lands  are  rlirnp  nn<T  tortiis  liberal. 
Maps  ami  11  to  in  turn  tolling  nil  ithont  ilia  Slate  sent 
free.  Write  lo  1'  KKD  D,  Sll  ICKM  A  N,  Stale  liimii 
■ration  Commissioner,  Room  502,  Stale  Cnpitnt  St.  Paul  Minn 
