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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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MARKET NOTES 
hothouse cucumbers have been 
selling slowly on account of the plentiful 
receipts of the Florida product, which is 
unusually fine in appearance. Dealers tell 
us that formerly hothouse cucumbers did 
not meet with any serious competition with 
southern until later in the season. Now 
the glass growers must depend for their 
profits upon early sales, and expect that 
part of the later crop will be disposed of 
at cost or a loss. 
“FANCY TABLE APPLES.’’—This was 
the sign recently seen on a lot of Ben Davis 
packed in eight-pound grape baskets, sell¬ 
ing at 25 cents. The cool weather has been 
very favorable for the apple business, and 
all market sections of this city are well 
supplied with a number of the better va¬ 
rieties, chiefly Baldwin, Spy and russet. A 
little later strawberries will cut into the 
apple trade, but thxis far the quality has 
not been high enough to attract the bulk of 
consumers who use strawberries on their 
real merits and not as a novelty. 
HOLIDAY RECEIPTS.—Shippers of per¬ 
ishable iiroducts should bear in mind that 
no shipments are wanted to arrive at this 
market on Decoration Day, May 30. This 
reminder is of more Importance than usual, 
as the holiday comes 'on Saturday, and 
whatever arrives will have to be held over 
until Monday, perhaps resulting in loss. As 
a rule, it is well to time shipments so that 
few as possible will come to hand on any 
Saturday unless instructed otherwise by 
the receiver, as this is an off day with a 
large share of the trade, and products are 
likely to be held over or sold at a disad¬ 
vantage. Of course, it is not always pos¬ 
sible to figrure closely on the time required 
for transit, but this should be kept in mind. 
HIGH-PRICED CHERRIES.—During the 
past two weeks several small lots of Cali¬ 
fornia cherries, in three-pound boxes, have 
arrived here. The first one sold at $5 per 
pound. Later sales ranged from $2.50 per 
pound down to 50 cents. Of course, these 
prices are excessive, and a lower level will 
soon be reached, but this fruit is never 
cheap, seldom retailing for less than 15 or 
20 cents per pound, even when quite plenti¬ 
ful These cherries have a practical mo¬ 
nopoly of the market here, as most of them 
arrive before the eastern crop is ready, but 
they would stand considerable competition, 
as they appeal to an expensive trade ow¬ 
ing to their appearance and the manner in 
which they are packed. We do not know 
that it would pay nearby growers to take 
such extraordinary care in picking and 
packing, but believe the California plan 
might be carried out with profit with some 
of the finer fruit. While those who wish 
cherries for preserving would not be will¬ 
ing to pay for unusual care in handling, 
far too many are received that have been 
badly bruised in picking and pouring from 
one vessel to another in hodge-podge fash¬ 
ion. These decay quickly, have to be sold 
for almost anything, and upset the market 
generally. Cherries that are nearly ripe 
cannot be expected to arrive at market in 
good condition if they are pinched in piek- 
ing or put into deep baskets, so that those 
underneath are crushed by the weight 
above. 
I,ONG-DISTANCE EGGS.—A partial list 
of delicacies sold in Chinese stores in this 
city was given last Winter. To this may 
be added duck eggs preserved in earth and 
salt. They come in square boxes holding 
about a bushel, imbedded in mucky earth. 
The packing Is so damp that a considerable 
crust sticks to them when removed, but 
this does not stain the shells, and is easily 
washed off, leaving a beautifully white 
egg. The price asked is reasonable, con¬ 
sidering the distance the eggs are freighted, 
two for five cents. The earth used in pack¬ 
ing is evidently salt marsh muck, with 
considerable salt, and perhaps some other 
chemicals added. We sampled them to the 
extent of having one boiled. It looked in- 
viting. The white and yolk were of nor¬ 
mal color and there were no signs of add¬ 
ling, but a strange and prohibitive odor 
had been developed which is likely to ren¬ 
der them unpopular for general use here. 
It was not like that of stale eggs, but re¬ 
sembled a condensed section of the 
"Swamp,'’ or hide-and-leather district of 
New York on a hot day. It is said to be 
caused by the introduction of a germ dis¬ 
tinct from that of putrefaction, which takes 
sole possession of the egg. However, the 
Chinaman is satisfied with them, because 
they come from China, and because he 
likes them. He would say, and quite con¬ 
sistently, that the odor is no more self- 
assertive than that of Brie, Limburger, 
Sapsago, or other similar varieties of 
cheese used freely in this country. Of 
course the trade in these eggs is confined 
to the Oriental population, but nearly all 
the Chinese stores sell American eggs also, 
for the benefit of customers who wish a 
Variety. 
ELEPHANT’S EARS.-It is seldom that 
offerings of decorative plants are so plenti¬ 
ful that a discussion of them properly 
comes within the limits of produce market 
talk, in the same category with potatoes, 
apples, etc. Tuberose bulbs occasionally 
arrive in such large quantities as to stand 
around In barrels begging for buyers. We 
now notice that many of the produce com¬ 
mission men have received barrels and 
boxes of Caladlum esculentum tubers (more 
properly Colocasia esculenta), commonly 
called elephant’s ears, far in excess of the 
demand. They come from the South, many 
from North Carolina. The growers have 
already stocked up the seedsmen, and are 
now trying to sell the surplus through the 
commission men. One dealer said that he 
could not get an offer of any kind for them 
even at potato prices. This plant is of the 
same family as our friend Jack-in-the-pul- 
plt, although having adopted a much more 
ostentatious and spread-eagle style of liv¬ 
ing than Jack. Its leaves are large and 
showy, and the plant looks ridiculous, ex¬ 
cept in surroundings particularly suited to 
It. Probably most country boys at some 
time have tasted a Jack-in-the-pulpit root, 
and would not be easily convinced that 
anything in this family was fit to eat; but 
in tropical countries the tubers of Caladlum 
esculentum, or taro, are largely used as 
food. The Hawaiian pol, described by one 
traveler as tasting like soured bill poster’s 
paste, is made from them. When prepared 
in some ways they are said to lose their 
acridity and become quite palatable; but 
until cooks and public sentiment in this 
country are educated to an appreciation of 
the edibility of this tuber, growers should 
remember that the demand for them is 
limited. _ w. w. h. 
EXPERIENCE WITH STRINQFELLOW 
TREES. 
New York.—I have some Wealthy apple 
trees set according to the Strlngfellow’ 
system that have made a vigorous growth. 
They were set three years ago, and bore 
a few apples last year. This year I have 
set 50 trees, and all done with a crowbar 
and a pruning shear. The only care that 
was exercised was working fine surface 
soil around the stub of root an! packing 
it very closely. h. b. cook. 
Nebraska.— Spring of 1902 I set 1,000 
peach trees after the Strlngfellow plan. 
So far I am well pleased with results. 
Trees nearly all lived and made an ex¬ 
cellent growth; many of them are now in 
bloom. Most varieties of peaches and 
Japan plums survived the two severe cold 
snaps, 15 and 19 degrees below zero. 
Champion is about the only variety which 
has no live buds. Nearly all fruits 
promise a full crop. a. h. p. 
York, Neb. 
Switzerland. —I live in the mountains, 
and the principal farm work here Is 
cattle-breeding and fruit trees, especially 
apples, also pears and plums and cherries. 
I have planted several thousand dwarf 
trees, mostly apples, with the Stringfellow 
method a few years ago, and am very 
satisfied. As a rule, we have here big 
trees, standing in orchards where hay is 
made twice a year. a. v. planta. 
Fiirstenau, Switzerland. 
Texas.—I set out about 800 trees six 
years ago, Elberta peach and Kieffer pear, 
according to the “new horticulture” sys¬ 
tem; a post auger was used to dig holes. 
There was no need to have holes that 
large, but it was used, because most con¬ 
venient. Trees have made an enormous 
growth; orchard is on the roadside and its 
rapid growth is a matter of remark. Only 
six trees died. I have set out several 
thousand trees since, all “Stringfellow.” I 
use for planting a three-foot tree, cut 
back to 12 inches; let limbs come out 
near the ground and stay there; have no' 
use for a knife. If any pruning is need¬ 
ed, which is rare, use the finger and 
thumb. The limbs will grow out and up, 
and you will be astonished to see how, 
much Nature knows about shaping the 
head of a tree, and how a tree will pro¬ 
tect it-self from sunscald and high winds. 
Cultivate close at first and get off from 
the trees as the limbs extend; no culti¬ 
vation is needed under the limbs. The 
idea prevails that a tree should be set 
out with all the roots on that can be had; 
that it is natural to have roots, etc. The 
truth is, the whole business of digging up 
a tree is unnatural, and to dig up a tree 
with long roots and put it back in the 
ground with the long roots on, ex¬ 
pecting it to commence again where it 
left off, is an optimistic view, to say the 
least. ’Whereas, the Stringfellow way i^ 
to start it anew, reduce it to a seedling 
and let the new roots go where Nature 
intended them to go. a. k. b. 
Tioga, Tex. 
Pruning Peaches. —We have grown a 
great many peaches in Nebraska in the 
last 15 years. We have never Summer- 
pruned by pinching back, but we find it 
advantageous to cut back in the earlv 
Spring or Winter, as we have a crop abou't 
ever.v other year, and this new growth 
formed from cutting back is where you 
get the best fruit j. m. r. 
Lincoln, Neb. 
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