476 
June 27 
MARKETS 
THE WEEK’S QUOTATIONS, 
WHOIiBSAIiE PRICKS. 
New York, June 19, 1903. 
GRAIN.—Wheat, No. 2, red, elevator, 84; 
No. northern Duluth, 90%. Corn, No. 2, 
mixed, 57. Oats, No. 2, mixed, 41%. 
BEANS.—Marrow, choice, bu., $2.75@2.80; 
common to good, f2.20@2.70; medium, chce, 
$2.30; pea, choice, $2.30@2.35; medium and 
pea, common to good, $2@2.25; red kidney, 
choice, $3.05@3.07%; common to good, $2.50® 
3; white kidney, best, $2.70@2.75: black 
turtle soup, choice, $2.65@2.75; yellow eye, 
choice, $2.45; Lima, Cal., $2.60@2.65. 
FEED.—Coarse Spring bran, $20; Red 
Dog, $23. Linseed meal, $25; cottonseed 
meal, $27®28. 
HAY AND STRAW.-Hay, No. 1, $1.12%® 
1.20; No. 2, $1@1.10; No. 3, 85@92%; clover, 
mixed, 85@90; clover, 55®75. Straw, long 
rye, 92%@$1; oat, 35@40. 
MILK.—Exchange price reduced to 2% 
cents per quart to shippers in 26-cent 
freight zone, taking effect June 14. 
BUTTER.—Creamery, extras, 21%; firsts, 
20%®21; •seconds, 19@20; thirds, 18@18%: 
State dairy, half-tubs, extras, 20%@21: 
firsts, 19%@20; seconds, 18@19; thirds, 17; 
Western Imitation creamery, extras, 19%® 
20; firsts, 18%@19; seconds, 17@18; lower 
grades,, 15@16; Western factory, extras 
17%; firsts, 17; seconds, 15%@16; thirds, 14® 
15; renovated, extras, 18%; firsts, 17@18; 
seconds, 15@16; thirds, 13@14; packing stock. 
No. 1, 16; No. 2, 15@15%; No. 3, 13®14. 
CHEESE.—State, f. c., small, fancy, 10%; 
fair to prime, 8%@10%; large, colored, fey, 
10%; white, fancy, 10%; fair to prime, 9%® 
10%; light skims, choice, 8%; part skims, 
prime, 6%@6%: fair to good, 5@6: common, 
3; full skims, 2. 
EGGS.—Nearby, fancy, selected, white, 
19@19%; fresh-gathered, extras, 18%; sec¬ 
onds to firsts, 15%@17; W’n, fresh-gathered, 
extras, 18®18%; firsts, 16@17; seconds, 15; 
thirds, 13@14; Ky., fresh-gathered, seconds, 
14@15; thirds, 13@13%; W’n, fresn-gathered, 
dirties. No. 1 (candled), 13%@14; No. 2, 12® 
13; checked eggs, 11®12; inferior culls, 9@10. 
HOPS.—N. Y. State, 1902, choice, 22%@ 
23%; medium to prime, 21®22; ordinary, 
17@20; N. Y. State, 1901, 14@17; olds, 5@9; 
German crop, 1902, 36®>43. 
DRIED FRUITS.—Apples, evaporated, 
fancy, lb, 6%®7%: choice, 6; prime, 5%; 
common, 4@5%; sun-dried, quarters, 3%@ 
4%; chops, 100 lbs, $2.25®2.90; cores and 
skins, $1.50®1.70; huckleberries, 15; black¬ 
berries, 8; cherries, 18®20. 
FRESH FRUITS.—Apples, Northern 
Spy, fair to prime, $2@3.50; Ben Davis, fair 
to prime, $2@2.50; Baldwin, fair to prime, 
$2@3; Russet, fair to prime, $2@2.75; all 
sorts, com., $1®1.50; Southern, new, bkt., 50 
®$1.50; pears, Florida, Le Conte, bbl., $5; 
peaches Fla., Honey, carrier, $1@1.50; Bid- 
well’s Early, $1.50®2.50; Triumph, $1.50®2; 
Waldo, $1®2; Georgia, Carman, $1.25®2; 
Early Rivers, 50®$1.25; Triumph, 26@75; N. 
C., Greensboro, $1.50; Triumph, $1; plums, 
Ga., Red June, carrier, $1@1.75; Botan, 
$1.50@2; Robinson, 75®$1.25; cherries, black, 
lb, 10@13; red, 7@10; large white, 6@8; sour, 
6®8; currants, cherry, qt., 8@10; straw¬ 
berries, Md. & Del., qt., 4@9; Jersey, 4®10; 
up-river, 6@12; western N. Y., 7®12; Staten 
Island, 7@10; Hilton & Irvington, N. J., 
8@11; blackberries, N. C., qt., 7@9; Md. & 
Del., qt, 8®10; raspberries, red, pint. 8@10; 
blackcap, pint, 6@8; huckleberries, N. C., 
qt., 8®14; gooseberries, small green, qt., 5® 
7; muskmelons, Fla., crate, $1®3; watermel¬ 
ons, Fla., carload, $200®275. 
VEGETABLES—Potatoes, South’n, Rose, 
prime, $3@3.75; white Chilis, prime, $2.50® 
3.50; red Chilis, prime, $2.50@3.25; seconds, 
$1.75@2.25; culls, $1.25®1.50; old, in bulk, 180 
lbs., $2.75@3.25. Asparagus, doz. bunches, 
$4®4.50; extra, $3®3.50; prime, $2@2.50; culls, 
$1@1.50. Beets, 100 bunches, $2@4. Carrots, 
100 bunches, $1@2; old, bbl., $1@3. Cabbage, 
Norfolk, bbl. or crate, $1@2; Baltimore, 
bbl., $1.75®2. Cucumbers, Fla., basket, $1 
@2; crate, $1@1.50; Ch. and Sav., bkt., $1.50 
®2.50; N. C., bkt., $1.50@2.76. Egg plants. 
Southern, box, $1®2.50. Lettuce, nearby, 
bbl., $1@1.50; western N. T., crate, 75®$1.25. 
Onions, Egyptian, bag, $2.35®2.40; Bermu¬ 
da, crate, $1.50@1.70; Texas, crate, $1.75® 
1.90; New Orleans, bbl., $2.50@3; bag, $1.25® 
1.50; Southern, Potato, bkt., $1®1.25; yellow, 
$1@1.25; white, $1@1.25. Okra, carrier, $1.50 
®2.50. Peppers, Fla., carrier, $1.50@2. Peas, 
western N. Y., Telephone, bu. bkt., $1.75® 
2.25; small, $1.25@1.75; L. I. and Jersey, bag, 
$1.25@2. Parsnips, old, bbl., 75. Radishes, 
nearby, 100 bunches, 50®$1. Rhubarb, 100 
bunches, $1®1.75. Spinach, nearby, bbl., 75 
@$1. String beans, N. C., wax, bkt., 25®75; 
N. C., green, 75@$1.25; Norfolk, wax, $1® 
1.50; green, $1®2. Squash, S’n, white, crate, 
$1@1.25; yellow crook-neck, $1®1.50; Mar¬ 
row, $1.50@2. Turnips, white, 100 bunches, 
$1@2.50. Tomatoes, Fla., carrier, $1@2; 
Mississippi, case, 75®85. 
I.IVE POULTRY.—Spring chickens, near¬ 
by, lb, 20; Western. 20; Southern, 16; fowls, 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
14; roosters, 9; turkeys, 11@12; ducks. West¬ 
ern, pair, 80@$1; Southern and Southwest¬ 
ern, 70@80; geese. Western, pair, $1.12@1.25; 
Southern and Southwestern, 90®)$1; live pig¬ 
eons, old, pair, 30; young, 25. 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS.—Calves, 
veals, prime, lb, 9%®10; fair to good, 8%®9; 
poor, 5^7. Pork, Jersey, light, 8%®9; me¬ 
dium, 8%@8%. 
DRESSED POULTRY.—Fresh killed. 
Iced, turkeys, young hens and toms, av’ge 
best, 13®15; old, 14®15; broilers, Phila., 2 
lbs. av. to pair, 40@50; 3 to 4 lbs. to pair, 
lb, 30®32; 2% and 3 lbs av. to pair, lb, 26® 
28; State and Penn., 3 to 4 lbs to pair, lb, 26 
@28; mixed sizes, lb, 24®25; Baltimore, dry- 
picked, 2 lbs av. to pair, lb, 24®25; Western, 
dry-picked, lb, 23®25; scalded, 20@24; South¬ 
ern, scalded, small, 16@18; fowls. Western, 
. small fancy, 15; heavy, 14%®15; Southern 
and Southwestern, 14%@15; ducks. Long Isl¬ 
and, Spring, lb, 17%; Eastern Spring, 17%; 
Jersey, Pa. and Va., 16%®17: squabs, prime, 
large, white, doz., $2.75; mixed, $2.25; dark, 
$1.50. Frozen, turkeys, young hens. No. 1, 
18; young toms. No. 1, 19; young, mixed. 
No. 1, 18%@19; young, mixed, average, 17% 
@18; old toms. 18@19; broilers, dry-picked. 
No. 1, 19®21; scalded. No. 1, 16®18; capons, 
choice, large, 21®22; medium size, 19®20. 
LIVE STOCK. 
NEW YORK.—Native steers, $4.45@5.45; 
bulls, $2.75@4.25; cows, $1.40@3.75; calves, 
veal, $5@7.50; buttermilks, $3®3.50. Sheep, 
$3®5; lambs, $5.50®7.65. Hogs, State, $6.70 
@6.75. _ 
THE CARE OF DIRT ROADS. 
In driving over a number of our dirt 
’’oads last Fall I noticed that, almost 
without exception, they were in a deplor¬ 
able condition to leave for Winter, It is 
true that we had a hard Summer for roads, 
but that only makes it the more Impera¬ 
tive to look after them and get the water 
running off properly before the ground 
freezes. The side ditches should be cleaned 
out and the sluice openings cleared of 
silt and fallen grass. In places the water 
had broken across the road owdng to an 
obstructed ditch, and there were flat 
stretches where drainage was so bad that 
water was almost on level with the wheel 
track. When roads go Into the Winter in 
this way look out for trouble in the 
Spring, and lots of it. These roads had 
been “worked” and shaped up properly in 
the Spring or early Summer. The appro¬ 
priations had been expended and the roads 
were then allowed to shift for themselves. 
1 know of one road-master who makes it 
a practice to go over his road with a 
shovel immediately after every heavy rain. 
A few shovelfuls removed here and a few 
added there save many dollars of expense 
later on, and keep the road In remark¬ 
ably good shape. One never sees any 
loose stones in the road bed in that district, 
either. But, as a rule, farmers who are 
usually the road-masters, are too busy 
with their affairs at home to think about 
the roads at such times. 
In the agitation for macadamized roads, 
it is to be feared that the dirt roads may 
be neglected—be looked upon as evils to 
be endured until the stone ones may take 
their place. This should not be, for how¬ 
ever the problem of taxation of the farmer 
for stone roads may be solved. It is still 
true that macadamized roads for all our 
rural sections are about as far off as the 
mllJenlum. Country roads in the Spring 
are, as a rule, something intolerable; but 
the remedy is not in stone roads but in an 
improvement of the dirt roads and a better 
system of maintaining them. With grad¬ 
ing off of hills and filling in of low places, 
with under-drainage and w-ith constant 
supervision by competent road builders, 
dirt roads would be different from what 
they are. At the same time, this kind of 
work would be preparatory to the stone 
surface which would ultimately be added. 
The laws in relation to the maintenance 
of our common roads need overhauling, 
and the administration of them be placed 
in more scientific and comnetent hands 
than it Is at present. grant davi 3 . 
New Jercey. _ 
ALL SORTS. 
Spittle Bugs or Frog Hoppers 
E. 8., Delmar, Del.—For the past three 
weeks I have noticed quantities of a white 
frothy substance on the stems of the grass 
and herbage in the field. I have noticed 
it in former seasons, but never so abun¬ 
dantly as this year. I have asked three 
old farmers the cause of it and none of 
them knew. Perhaps The R. N.-Y. could 
tell us. 
Ans.— This is one of the class of in¬ 
sects often called “Spittle flies,” because 
the eggs hatch into a larva that lives 
on plants in a slimy or frothy mass of 
matter that resembles saliva. They be¬ 
come able to hop freely from place to 
place, when they reach the perfect or 
“fly” stage, but are not true flies. They; 
are not especially harmful, not being 
numerous enough to do much damage, 
although they live by sucking the juices 
of vegetation. I have seen these insects 
hatching and living on the prairie grass 
in the West, as described by the corre¬ 
spondent in Delaware. h. e. v. d. 
Potted Strawberry Plants 
J. D. B., Fremont, O.—Will it pay to pre¬ 
pare potted strawberry plants to set out 
In August or September for home use? Are 
they successful in a general way? How 
aie they secured? 
Ans.— Yes, it will pay to take consid¬ 
erable trouble to secure potted straw¬ 
berry plants for next year’s fruiting at 
home. The time to root them is in 
June or July, and the earlier the better. 
They are often bought from the nurser¬ 
ies, but the original cost is considerable, 
and that of the transportation also, as 
the earth must be left on the roots to 
have them do their best. This, however, 
is usually money well spent, provided 
the plants are well taken care of after¬ 
wards. It is an easy matter to produce 
potted strawberry plants at home or in 
a generous neighbor’s patch. Small pots 
such as florists use, or stiff pasteboard 
cones may be made and used to have the 
plants form In. I have known old berry 
boxes to serve fairly well. They are 
set in the ground their full depth, where 
the runners are growing and filled with 
loose, rich soil. On top of this a form¬ 
ing plantlet is placed. It is well to press 
it into the earth a little and place a 
small stone, piece of broken dish or 
something that will hold it there and 
at the same time mark the place. When 
well rooted the plants thus formed may 
be taken up in the pots, carried to the 
place for planting and easily removed 
from them and set out with almost no 
injury to their roots. Such plants ought 
to bear well the next season, h. e. v. d. 
Calves in Orchard 
TV. 8. 8., Shaker Station, Conn.—I read with 
much interest Mr. Van Alstyne’s article 
on apple culture In western New York. 
Does he find that calves do much damage 
to young apple trees when turned in an 
orchard to pasture, say an orchard seven 
or eight years planted, trees headed quite 
low? Would he restrict the calves below 
a certain age? 
Ans.— If Mr. Shepherd will carefully 
read my article on apple culture in west¬ 
ern New York he will see that I wrote of 
turning calves and other small stock in¬ 
to the orchard dfter it had been culti¬ 
vated, and had come into fuil bearing. 
I should not consider an orchard of 
seven or eight years to have anywhere 
near reached that point. I would culti¬ 
vate the trees until they were 20 years 
old at least, then the bark on the trunks 
will be hard, so that there will be little 
likelihood of stock gnawing them, and 
the tree will have surface enough for 
fruit bearing, even though some of the 
lower branches are eaten off. If one in¬ 
tends to pasture an orchard, as indicated 
above, the trees should be headed high¬ 
er than where one intends to keep the 
surface cultivated. I would not turn 
calves that were over a year old into 
the orchard. The greatest advantage 
comes from those six months old or un¬ 
der, that are fed skim-milk and it may 
be grain, on account of the fertility left 
on the land. edw’d. van alstyne. 
We take pleasure in introducing to our 
friends and shippers of produce, the firm 
of S. H. & E. H. Frost, of New York City, 
who have enjoyed a liberal patronage and 
steady popularity for many years. Their 
management is characterized by ability. 
Integrity and sound judgment, and the 
promptness with which all returns are 
made, have gained for them an enviable 
reputation, and they stand to-day second 
to none in the United States, 'rtiey are 
publishers of the Pocket and Record Book, 
which should be in the possession of every 
grower and shipper. A complimentary copy 
will be sent to shippers upon application. 
Address 319 Washington St.—Adr. 
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The safest. Best BLISTER ever used. Takes 
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Uemoves all Bunches or Blemishes from Horses 
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Eve^ bottle sold Is warranted to give satisfaction 
Price Si. 50 per bottle. Sold by druggists, or sent 
by express, charges paid, with full directions for 
Its use. Send for descriptive circulars. 
THE LAWRKNCE-WILLIAMS CO., Cleveland. O. 
For Sale.—Scotch Collies, magnificently 
bred. A. J. BENEDICT, Woodworth, Wls. 
ATT E N TIO N-.'l.p’r, S 
tavor ns with your ord»rs. Mall orders a specialty. 
1. HERZ, Labor Agency, 2 Carlisle St., New York. 
F 
OB Farms, Colonial Homes, Orchards, best 
climate and water, good transportation, write 
ALBEMARLE IMMIGRATION SOCIETY, Char¬ 
lottesville, Va. Sam’d B. Woods, President. 
Wanted 
—Married man on small farm near 
Albany. Address B. Box 739, New 
York City. 
Dm ll + PVITlSin With24 years’ practical ei- 
• A/Lllll jiliail perience desires position as 
Working Manager on poultry farm ; or will build 
plant for utility or fancy: married: no children; ref¬ 
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Corn Farms i;°o%u.Ve*’s?i:r‘n 
Ohio. Madden & Wlsterman, Continental, 0. 
FARMS FOR SALE 
The safest place td bny a farm Is near a growlni 
3lty. -be last census made Toledo the fastest-grow- 
g olty in ’ he United States. I have farms for uU 
within 20 miles of the city Umltb from 140 to UK pti 
aors. Address W, L. HOLBROOK, 301 ft 303 Gardasi 
Building, Toledo. Ohio, for olroular. Rsfenatni 
hio SaTUigs Bank and National Bank of Oommsna 
IOWA FARMS 
Per Acre. 
We offerimproved Iowa farms close to church, school and 
town, with local telephone and rural mail delivery, soil rich, 
black loam, and level, at$45 to $6.5 per acre. We also have 
special bargains in Nortli and South Dakota and Canada. If 
you wish to buy or sell land or city property anywhere, write 
to us for confidential terms. We make a specialty of long 
ranfje sales, so no matter how far away you live. If interested, 
write us. We refund railway fare to parties who buy of us. 
Send for price list with pictures of farms. 
THE JOHN M.CANNON LAND AGENCY, CRESCOJOWA. 
Fruits and Vegetables 
Choice Peaches, Cherries, Plums, Berries 
and all fruits. New Potatoes, and other 
fresh Vegetables. Hothouse Products, 
Eggs, etc. Top prices for prime products. 
Consignments solicited. 
archdeacon & CO., lUU Murray Street, New York. 
GXO. P. HAMMOND. EST. 1876. PRANK W. GODWIN. 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & CO., 
Commission Merchants and Dealers In all kinds of 
COUNTRY FRODUCE, Apples, Peaches, Berries. 
Butter, Eggs, Cheese, Poultry. Mushrooms and Hot¬ 
house Products a Specialty. Consignments solicited, 
34 ft 36 Little 13thi St., New York. 
Oldest Commission 
eggs, pork, poultry, dressed calves, game, etc. FrulU. 
a. B. WOODWABD, 302 Greenwich Street, New Tori 
AMAH nM ■ nA^^r'vvv.WriuD.S.lOilt.SUruO.'Ll.foiUlC; 
GOOD ROADS BlfltR;stone Atj;cost 
rW^SPECTACLES 
A.CBNTS WANTED. COCLTEU CO.. Chluco 
SrayIa 
Cvirb 
splilvr 
Cor* TbeM BlemUbet 
Also Blngbona, hard or soft 
•nlargementB, Sweonr, Kn^ 
SpmngiFlstnla and Poll Evil, 
Slight cost and certain onrea. 
Two big booklets telling how 
to do it sent free.Write today. ] 
FLKHINe BROS., Gh.misb, 
aia Dnion 8to«l[Tardi,Ckleaao,Iil. 
CUTTERS AND BLOWERS. 
Built on the right principle. Without any air blast the ensilage 
would be thrown 15 feet. Only a Hj'ht blast required to do the 
rest. *‘They throw' and blow.” Also horse powers, engines, 
silos, etc. HARDER MFC. CO., Coblesklll, N. Y. 
For Club of 7. 
This is a Fish Brand Slicker vpater-proof 
coat. It is made 
double through- 
o u t, with fly 
front, 3-ply rein¬ 
forced sleeve,and 
buckle clasps. It 
is just what a 
farmer wants for 
wet weather 
ai’ound the farm 
or on the road. It 
will kept you 
comfortable, pro¬ 
tect your clothes 
and prevent 
many a cold and 
rheumatic pain. 
It is made in four 
sizes. We will 
send it for a club 
of 7 yearly sub¬ 
scriptions to The 
Rural New- 
Yorker at 31 
each. 
A WATER¬ 
PROOF HAT is 
also a good thing 
in wet weathei’. 
We send one for 
a club of 2 yearly 
subscriptions at 
SI each. 
A WATER-PROOF COVER is good for 
the horse. We send one for club of seven 
at SI each. 
W.AOON BOOTS cover the front of the 
wagon or carriage and keep out the rain. 
We send one of these for a club of five at 
Si each. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
409 Pearl Street, New York. 
