K.  Prunes,  lb . 4  @  12 
ef  stock  scarce.  *,,rl<;0'6 .  3  ®  u 
«•  ,  '  01  y  reW  Currants  .  9  ®  10 % 
oltoml.  Raspberries  . 20  @  23 
4  50°  I  TOO  FRESH  FRUITS. 
ou  @13  nn  The  *ero  weather  i>ut  a  stop  to  apple 
6  00  <§»  V f> u  business  for  two  (lays,  as  the  fruit  could 
. H  Jj0  ®7  uu  not  be  unloaded  or  handled  safely.  Later 
. .  bir^e  quantities  were  unloaded  on  the 
docks,  and  business  was  fairly  satisfac¬ 
tory  particularly  <>n  good  tialdwin  and 
s  active  than  in  llrci'iting.  which  sold  up  to  $.7.50.  Frost- 
Sales  at  Huston  cd  stock  has  to  gu  for  what  it  will  bring, 
and  Michigan,  usually  under  $2  if  much  damaged.  Some 
>  •'!();  half  ldood,  varieties,  particularly  Knss.  t  and  New- 
blood,  .'50.  Ohio  town  will  stand  heavy  freezing  if  allowed 
blood  combing,  to  thaw  slowly.  Strawberries  arriving 
biota],  71)  to  40.  in  much  larger  quantities,  bur  with  the 
exception  of  \ie  ohmer.  arc  quite  hard 
_  ^  „  and  sour  poor  fruit  but  fairly  good 
8*.g 
.  6  50  @  ft  75  Apples—  Beil  Davis,  bbl.  . 1  50  @2  50 
—  8  2U  @  s  tiu  Newttnm,  but . 2  no  @3  50 
.  9  26  @  9  75  Winesup . .  . .  .  2  50  @4  25 
.  5  80  @  5  90  Jonathan  .  2  50  @4  25 
.  5  25  @  5  30  Greening  . .  2  00  @3  25 
Tq  Baldwin. .  2  00  @3  £0 
York  Imperial .  2  00  @3  00 
f .  s  @  9 \i  Spy .  2  00  ®  4  50 
.  7  Culls,  bbl.  .  75  @  1  25 
.  5  @  654  Pears— Kietter,  bbl .  .  150  @2  50 
Cranberries,  Cape  Cod.  bbl .  7  00  @  9  00 
Jersey,  bbl .  6  50  @9  00 
I.nng  Island,  bbl .  8  00  @  9  00 
Strawberries.  Fin.,  qt . . .  5  @  25 
VISG  ICTABLWS. 
A  good  many  potatoes  have  been 
frozen,  and  for  such  almost  any  offer  is 
acceptable.  Sound  stock  is  selling  only 
moderately  well,  but  prices  remain  on 
the  same  general  basis  as  last  week. 
The  wide  range  in  potato  prices  is  a 
inysferj  to  some  people.  They  do  not 
understand  why  some  should  sell  at  $4 
and  others  at  $2. To  per  sack.  Part  of 
this  difference  is  in  quality  that,  is  bet¬ 
ter  varieties  or  grown  ou  specially  adapted 
potato  soil.  Hut  a  large  per  cent,  of 
the  difference  is  in  the  matter  of  grading. 
The  general  run  of  potatoes  have  from 
a  peek  to  one-half  bushed  in  a  barrel 
or  1  Un-pound  sack  that  ought  not  to  be 
there— very  small  scabby,  worm-eaten  or 
cut.  to  pieces.  Any  farmer  or  associa¬ 
tion  figuring  on  improving  potato  mar¬ 
ket  conditions  would  do  well  to  begin 
right  at  this  point  and  see  that  this 
peck  or  half  bushel  of  culls  is  left  on 
the  farm.  Improve  the  bag  pack,  and  as 
soon  as  buyers  learn  that  the  improve- 
( Continued  on  page  753.) 
Products,  Prices  and  Trade, 
Wholesale  Prices  at  New  York 
Week  ending  Feb.  18,  1916. 
The  commercial  values  of  farm  pro¬ 
ducts  are  what  they  sell  for-  not  neces¬ 
sarily  their  food  value  or  what  some  one 
thinks  or  wishes  they  were  Worth,  lienee 
representati ve  sales  rather  than  opinions, 
even  though  unbiased,  are  the  correct 
basis  for  quotations,  Fxeept  in  eases 
where  quality  is  standardized  by  scoring, 
the  top  grade  refers  to  the  best  on  sale 
at  the  time.  The  best  sheep,  lambs,  ap¬ 
ples,  pears,  etc.,  one  week  may  be  much 
better  or  poorer  than  the  next. 
Live  Stock  and  Dairy  Markets. 
M1I.K 
The  Borden  contract  prices  for  the  six 
months  beginning  with  October  are  based 
on  tbe  fat  content  of  the  milk  there  being 
a  difference  of  UO  cents  per  100  pounds 
between  three  and  five  per  Cent.  fat.  The 
price  increases  uniformly  three  emits  per 
100  pounds  for  every  tenth  of  one  per 
cent,  fat  increase.  Following  arc  the 
prices  within  the  100-mile  shipping  zone. 
Outside  points  receive  an  agreed  amount 
less. 
3%  3.5%  4%  4.5%  5% 
Oct . $1.70  $1.X5  $2.00  $2.15  $2.70 
Nov . 1.NO  1.95  2.10  2.25  2.10 
Dec .  1.80  1.95  2.10  2  25  2.40 
Jan .  1.70  1.85  2.00  2.15  2.70 
Feb . 1.05  1  .NO  1.95  2.10  2.25 
March - LOO  1.75  1.90  2.05  2.20 
BUTTER 
The  market  continues  firm  and  is  one 
cent  higher  on  all  the  better  grades. 
Conditions  in  the  lower  levels  of  cream¬ 
ery  have  improved,  as  some  of  the  sur¬ 
plus  has  been  worked  out.  City  made 
and  packing  stock  are  in  only  moderate 
supply.  The  outlook  all  along  the  line 
of  grades  is  favorable  to  sellers. 
Creamery,  best.  above  92  score.  It, .  3ft  @  36 
Extra.  W  serins  . ..  34  @  3454 
Good  to  Choice  .  28  @  32 
Lower  Griules,. . . .  33  @  26 
Storage  ..  . . .  22  ®  30 
State  l>ulry,  l»e*t .  33  ®  34 
Common  to  Good .  22  @  30 
Ladle*  .  19  @  22 
Packing  Stock  . . . . ...  ...  18  @  21 
Process  . . . .  21  @  25 
Elgin,  lit.,  butter  market  31}$  cents. 
Phi luilol ntiiu.  western  creamery.  3554  cents. 
Boston,  western  creamery.  32. 
CIIKKHK. 
Young  Americas  and  some  other  styles 
of  whole  milk  are  one  cent  higher. 
More  business  hits  been  noted  than  the 
previous  week,  mainly  front  buyers  who 
had  been  bidding  off  in  hope  of  lower 
prices  until  they  hud  run  out  of  stock. 
Prices  are  too  high  for  speculative  buy¬ 
ing  or  export,  though  there  is  some 
movement  of  the  Tatter  on  previous  con- 
t  r<i6ts 
Whole  Milk.  State  specials .  18  @  1854 
Average  Taney  .  17b,®  1794 
Under  Itrailes . . .  18  @  1654 
Daisies,  best . . . .  18  @  1854 
Young  Americas .  19’4@  20 
Skims,  special . - .  15  @  II* 
Fair  to  (food . . .  10  @  13 
EGGS 
Receipts  of  both  nearby  and  gathered 
stock  are  large,  and  prices  running  about 
two  cents  under  last  week,  Small  eggs, 
of  even  the  highest  qualities,  arc  dis¬ 
counted  five  to  seven  cents  below  normal 
sizes,  being  unsuitable  for  hotel  trade. 
In  New  York,  eggs  graded  in  uniform 
sizes  are  always  available.  In  the 
smaller  interior  markets  mixed  sizes 
often  sell  better  proportionately  than 
here,  as  the  offerings  are  so  Largely  of 
that  class,  and  buyers  rather  expect  to 
have  some  pullet  eggs  mixed  in. 
Whit*-,  choice  to  fancy.  Iar«e .  30  @  31 
Medium  to (rood. . .  26  @  29 
Mixed  colors,  best.  . . 27  @  28 
Common  lo  gond .  23  @  26 
Storage,  best.  . .  ...  10  @  20 
Common.  . .  13  @  lo 
1,1  V  HI  POULTRY 
Prices  on  chickens  and  fowls  are  one 
to  two  Cents  lower  than  last  week. 
Chickens,  lb . 1»  @  105-2 
rowls  . IT  ®  1754 
Roosters .  Jl  @  72 
Ducks  . 19  @  20 
Geese  . . .  ...  . —  15  ®  10 
DRESSED  POULTRY. 
Supplies  of  fresh-killed  are  light,  and 
prices  held  too  high  lo  encourage  much 
business.  Fowls,  chickens  and  capons  of 
the  better  grades  are  two  cents  higher 
■than  la. -ft.  week.  All  desirable  frozen 
poultry  is  held  firmly,  as  speculators  feel 
that  there  is  no-  haste  for  cleaning  out 
their  holdings,  and  are  disposed  to 
Squeeze  all  the  profits  possible  out  of  it. 
Tnrtieys.  choice,  lb  . 28  @  30 
Cewmion  to  good . _ .  20  @  25 
CWoUpiis  c.liutee  broilers,  lb .  38  8k  10 
Broilers,  common  to  good  .  2a  &  30 
Bquitb  b rollers,  pair . .  ..  1  00  @1  25 
Roasters  ..  . . 24  @  27 
Capons,  best  .  31  @  32 
Common  to  good  .  22  @  28 
Fowls  .  19.  a  20 
Ducks  .  18  (4  20 
Squabs.  Cox .  125  @  trUO 
VARIOUS  DRESSED  MEATS. 
Choice  calves  scarce  and  selliug  at 
previous  high  figures.  Some  shippers  arc 
careless  in  dressing  calves,  as-  the  out 
made  to  remove  tbe  entrails  is  crooked 
or  slanting  instead  of  straight,  and  the 
livers  are  btully  torn,  A  calf's  liver, 
sweetbreads  and  heart  will  often  bring 
$1.50  or  more  if  in  good  condition  and 
not  torn.  Hothouse  lambs  generally 
lower. 
Calves .  18  @  1754 
Lambs,  hothouse,  head . 91K)  @14  09 
Pork .  7  &  11 
Rabbits.  cottontail,  pair . . .  10  @  39 
Jacks,  pair  . 50  @  75 
John  Deere  Two-Way  Plow 
Steel  Frame— Patent  Auto  Foot  Frame-Shift 
HIGHLY  practical  and  convenient  for  working  soil 
all  in  one  direction  on  hillsides  or  elsewhere. 
Also  adapted  for  plowing  irregular  shaped  pieces 
of  land  or  any  other  kind  of  plowing. 
Auto  foot  frame-shift  works  with  same  exactness 
as  automobile  pedals.  Slight  foot  pressure  swines 
frame  and  moves  working  plow  the  exact  degree  re¬ 
quired.  A  patented  feature. 
Automatic  horse  lift — no  work  for  operator.  Each 
plow  independent  of  other — each  has  its  own  depth 
regulating  lever  and  lifting  device. 
The  lug  automatically  unlocks  when  plow  is  com¬ 
pletely  raised;  the  driver,  therefore,  has  both  hands 
free  to  manage  the  team. 
Automatic  shifting  hitch — clevis  always  drops 
automatically  in  position  ahead  of  working  plow. 
And  here  is  another  good  feature  of  this  plow — 
jointers  are  attached  with  clamps  and  set  screws. 
Ordinary  weakening  hole  through  beam  is  thus 
avoided. 
Position  of  jointers  on  beam  can  be  adjusted  to 
suit  nature  of  land  to  be  plowed.  Rolling  coulter 
can  be  used  in  conjunction  with  jointer — an  advant¬ 
age  in  very  trashy  land.  Write  for  free  booklet. 
Darn  System  Side  Rake 
The  Left  Hand  Rake 
THE  tool  that  is  revolutionizing  hay  making.  Left 
hand  instead  of  right— follows  the  mower  closely, 
places  hay  upon  clean  stubble  and  puts  it  in  medium 
size  windrows  with  bulk  of  leaves  inside  and  majority 
of  stems  outside. 
This  means  uniform  curing  and  leaves  don't  dry 
up  and  fall  off.  They  cure  in  the  shade. 
Hay  is  air-cured,  not  sun-scorched,  retains  its  color, 
nutrition,  feeding  value  and  sells  for  more  money. 
.,Y 'rite,  for  free  booklet  describing  the  Dain  System 
of  Air  Curing  Hay. 
John  Deere  Corn  Planter 
The  Accurate  “Natural  Drop”  Planter 
ACCURATE — because  it  has  the  “Natural-Selec¬ 
tion”  drop — an  improvement  over  all  other 
methods. 
Kernels  do  not  have  to  he  tipped  on  edge  to  enter 
the  cells.  Surface  of  hopper  bottom  and  openings 
to  seed  cells  are  oblique,  or  sloping.  The  kernels 
naturally  move  toward  and  fill  the  cells. 
A  full — variable  drop  planter.  Plants  two,  three 
or  four  kernels  as  desired — all  you  do  to  change  num¬ 
ber  in  the  hill  is  to  move  foot  lever. 
Drilling  distances  varied,  and  change  from  hilling 
to  drilling  or  back  to  hilling  made  just  as  easily. 
AH  com  plates  for  this  plan  ter  have  16  cells.  There¬ 
fore,  the  same  drilling  distances  are  obtained  with  one 
plate  as  can  be  secured  on  other  planters  that  require 
8,  12  and  16  celt  ptates. 
The  gears  ore  always  in  mesh  and  can  be  shifted  at 
any  time  (even  when  in  operation.)  to  change  drop  or 
drilling  distances. 
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detachable  furrow  openers,  underhung  reel  and  disc 
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