1900 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
One Dollar Until January 1,1902. 
Here is the way club-raisers got rewards for a little work last 
week: 
September 34. Ronson German, Michigan. Five Yearlies; three Trials. 
September 25. F. E. Van Eps, New York.Three Yearlies; 10 Trials. 
September 26. A. Donald, New York. One Yearly. 
September 27. Jay H. Bowken, New York.Seven Yearlies; 11 Trials. 
September 28. J. P. Stults, Ohio. 10 Trials. 
September 29. Jas. P. Wolfe, New Jersey.One Trial. 
Mr. Stults sent $1 for 10 trials on September 28, and got back $2 
besides his commissions. Can’t you do as well as that ? Yearly sub¬ 
scribers now get the paper every week until January 1, 1902. We do 
not want club-raisers to forget that there are 50 cash prizes to be 
awarded January 15. The first is $100, second $75, third $50, and so 
on. We ought to have more in October. Will you do some of it ? 
The $2-bill goes out every night. 
MARKET BRIEFS. 
Picked TJp Here and There. 
A “COLD BITE” FOR A HORSE.—A 
dozen cakes of ice had just been unloaded 
in front of a restaurant. A horse standing 
near began to gnaw one of them, using his 
front teeth as a double-acting gouge, and 
eating the shavings like oats, just as 
though there were no ice trusts. He got 
away with over a quart, and several peo¬ 
ple who passed commented on his strange 
taste, putting him down as a freak. Of 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, NEW YORK 
MILK PRICES.—At the meeting of the 
New York Consolidated Milk Exchange, 
September 26, it was agreed to advance the 
price to producers within the 26-cent freight 
zone to three cents per quart. This was 
the figure paid in February of the present 
year, but is one-fourth cent less than for 
November and December, 1899. At a meet¬ 
ing of the Five States Association at Bing¬ 
hamton, September 27, it was resolved that 
the following schedule of milk prices should 
be adopted, to go into effect October 16, and 
local unions were instructed to insist on 
these prices from the city dealers: 
course, the animal was thirsty, and had 
horse sense enough to know that ice would 
help him out until his driver got within 
reach of a watering trough. 
HOPS.—England’s crop is only half that 
of last season, and the Continental yield 
is also less than usual, so there has been 
an uncommon interest in the estimates of 
how much of the deficiency this country 
will be able to supply. The California 
crop is less than last year, but in Oregon 
and Washington the yield is excessive; in 
Oregon, 10,000 bales more than for 1899, 
some sections producing a ton per acre. 
Growers there have had some difficulty in 
getting enough pickers to handle the crop 
in good shape. Buyers are offering 14 
cents for export quality, but trade in other 
grades is dull at present, and dealers as 
a rule do not anticipate any settled ad¬ 
vance beyond this figure. 
Per 
Per 
October . 
qt. 
40-qt. cans. 1 
$1.10 
November .... 
.... 3 ' 
1.20 
December .... 
1.20 
January . 
1.20 
February . 
1.10 
March . 
. 2% 
1.00 
Average _ 
$1.13 1-3 
Per 
90 lbs. 
$1.29 
1.41 
1.41 
1.41 
1.29 
1.17 
$1.33 
THE LUNG TESTERS, who have been 
at the seaside resorts and fairs, drift back 
into the cities at the coming of cool 
weather. Their outfit is a scientific-looking 
concern, having a dial with figures, or a 
graduated tube, and the harder one blows 
the bigger the number reached on the dial. 
The person wishing to test his lungs inserts 
the nozzle of the rubber tube in his mouth 
and blows with all his might. His eyes 
bulge; his face gets red; and his cheeks 
puff out like young balloons. Everyone 
uses one nozzle, and the operator wipes it 
PEANUTS.—The consumption of these 
little hardshell potatoes at this season of 
the year is enormous. The peanut was not 
intended to eat in the parlor. To get the 
most comfort out of them one should be 
out of doors, where no attention need be 
given to the shells, and what more suit¬ 
able place is there than at the fair? The 
Long Island Express agent at the James 
Slip office in this city, told me that they 
had sent nearly 125 bushels to the fair 
grounds at Mineola, L. I. Most of them 
were roasted, showing that they were in¬ 
tended for immediate use. Some peanuts 
are shelled, and either sugared or salted 
and put up in little boxes, but they are 
poor things compared to those that are 
fresh-roasted. They soon get stale, the 
oil in them rapidly becoming rancid. 
HARD ON A SELF-RESPECTING 
CALF.—The most ridiculous advertising 
combination I have seen consists of a very 
tall and slender man, wearing a high hat 
and faded uniform with big brass buttons, 
leading around the streets in the down¬ 
town section of New York a black calf 
about two months old, carrying a yellow 
oilcloth sign on his back like a saddle, ad¬ 
vertising a certain brand of cigars. At¬ 
tached to the strap around the calf's neck 
is a square cowbell, the kind one is accus¬ 
tomed to hear away off in the backwoods, 
and the jingle of which mingles strangely 
with the noises of the street. The calf 
walked along soberly and made no effort 
to “bolt,” though a lot of small boys 
crowded around anxious to see a circus 
performance. 
off between times with his handkerchief 
or a dirty towel! A more sensible way to 
develop the lungs is to walk in the open 
air with head erect; breathe through the 
nose entirely; inhale while taking four 
steps, filling the lungs full; hold the breath 
for four steps; exhale for four steps; take 
four steps with the lungs empty; then in¬ 
hale again and repeat the same process. 
By doing this systematically, only a few 
minutes at a time on the start, one will be 
surprised to see how much lung power can 
be gained, and the number of steps taken 
may be increased to five or six if desired. 
The habit of deep, strong breathing is 
worth cultivating. Every air cell in the 
lungs is meant to be filled, and not merely 
half of them, as is the case with many 
people. Of course, those whose lungs are 
weak must be careful not to overdo in 
exercises of this sort. A man who was a 
hereditary consumptive determined to live. 
He studied the matter; staid in the open 
air and sunshine as much as possible, took 
persistent breathing exercises to bring pure 
air into contact with every portion of his 
lungs; avoided harmful food, and finally 
put the disease under foot, so mat for 40 
years he has been a most useful man, 
noted as a lecturer and preacher, a traveler 
in nearly every country in the world, and 
for 20 years editor of a weil-known religi¬ 
ous paper in this country. That a man in 
the grip of an awful disease, and with 
little financial aid, should live and accom¬ 
plish so much, is a striking illustration of 
what may be uone through the intelligent 
use of will power. w. w. h. 
FRUIT.—Quite a quantity of Damson 
plums are now offered. They are retailing 
at 50 cents per eight-pound basket. There 
are several types of Damsons, some ripen¬ 
ing early in the Fall, and others remaining 
on the trees until very late. The latter 
are sour and slightly astringent, but they 
are all considered excellent for preserving. 
They are a good fruit to handle also, being 
firm and of a fine appearance. I also no¬ 
ticed some A1 German prunes, retailing at 
the same price as the Damsons. There are 
more poor peaches than can be handled to 
advantage. Such miserable stuff might go 
in the Klondike or at Cape Nome, where 
lemons sell for from 50 cents to $1 each, 
but it is not wanted in this market at a 
time when there is plenty of good fruit. 
Since the storm the fruit stands have had 
a large supply of windfall apples, Baldwins 
and other Winter varieties that have beer, 
selling for a low price. Of course, they are 
not fit to eat yet, and one needs a set of 
teeth like a stone crusher to grind them up. 
N. Y. State Crop and Weather Notes. 
There have been quite general rains since 
last report, but they are far from being 
sufficient to break the backbone of the 
drought in many sections, and pastures are 
still in bad shape. In some parts of cen¬ 
tral New York there have been heavy 
frosts on the lowlands, killing late crops. 
Corn and tobacco, however, are well out of 
the way, and but few beans have been 
caught by the frost. Wheat seeding is 
nearly finished, and much of it is already 
up, but in great need of showers. Pota¬ 
toes, except in Montgomery, Warren, 
Washington and Delaware counties, are 
reported below an average yield. The 
yield of buckwheat was fair, but badly 
shelled by the high winds. Corn in the 
northern section of the State is generally 
good, also in Steuben, Seneca and Onon¬ 
daga counties. A large acreage was plant¬ 
ed to cabbage in Cortland County, but the 
cx-op is poor. 
NEW YORK CABBAGE CROP. 
The cabbage crop looks hard. The acre¬ 
age is larger. Some sell from fields, some 
store them in cellars, others in field cov¬ 
ered with straw. They use no poisons for 
worms. B> 
Little York. 
Our acreage on cabbage is at least one- 
third larger than last year. Cabbage is 
looking very well but needs rain to make 
a good tonnage. I think it is looking better 
than at this time last year. Late cabbage 
has six to eight weeks to mature. There 
is no doubt but a large amount will be held 
over for February and March trade. We 
use both cellars and houses for storing 
purposes, while some simply put it on 
ground and cover with straw, etc., but I 
consider this very poor storage. Our farm¬ 
ers have never used poison or anything to 
fight worms. j. m. s. 
Tully. 
We have a large acreage here. The dry 
hot weather has hurt it to some extent; 
we had the first good rain in three months 
September 20. The tonnage will be larger 
this year than last, on account of increased 
acreage. Growers here store most of their 
late Danish cabbage. Some put it on the 
ground covered with straw, but nearly all 
large growers have buildings to store in. 
The cabbage is put on racks or shelves. 
Others have them in bins; if in bins they 
should not be over two feet wide, with an 
air space of eight to 10 inches entirely 
around the building, and an air space be¬ 
tween each bin of four to six inches from 
bottom to top; bins eight to 12 feet high 
or deep. Worms have worked in them this 
season, but no material damage. I do not 
think that growers use any poison, as the 
fields are large and as soon as there is any 
frost their work is over. f. x. l. 
Homer. 
WHAT THE DEALERS SAY. 
The following letters from commission 
merchants in this city give an idea of the 
market conditions in their special lines for 
the week ending September 27: 
Archdeacon & Co., 100 Murray St.: On 
account of Jewish holidays market has 
been very quiet. Many of the farmers 
have been shipping; fruit that was blown 
off by last severe storm. This fruit being 
poor has affected the market also. In spite 
of the heavy winds, from what we learn 
from all quarters, there still remains 
enough fruit on the trees to supply all 
needs. 
David W. Lewis & Co., 179 Chambers 
St.: There has been a scarcity of really 
fresh creamery butter here this week, and 
a little more of the second quality than 
could be used. The market is only barely 
steady at the close at 22 cents for fancy; 
20 to 21 for firsts, and 17 to 19 for lower 
grades of creamery. Other grades of butter 
are very quiet and firm. The cheese mar¬ 
ket is strengthened here by the extreme 
prices paid in the interior of the State. 
Sales were made at Cuba, N. Y., September 
26, at 11*& cents for fancy small and large 
cheese. 
S. H. & E. H. Frost, corner Washington 
and Jay Sts.: We quote a most favorable 
outlook for choice varieties of Fall apples 
and Greenings, as a very large portion of 
these were wasted by the recent storms. 
The supply of red onions is liberal and 
prices weak, but some advance on yellow. 
Advices of shortage in these crops would 
portend stronger prices as the season ad¬ 
vances. Potato market was depressed this 
week, but we think it has reached bottom. 
This crop is also reported moderate in 
New York and Eastern States, and as the 
heavy supply of fruits will now let up, and 
with cooler weather and increased de¬ 
mands, the market will be better sustained. 
Altogether, the outlook seems propitious 
for the grower to expect favorable results 
on almost all the remaining crops. 
Potatoes, medium crop, 30 to 40 cents per 
bushel; early good, late hurt by drought, 
and will start at 25 to 40 cents. Wheat 
poor, 85 cents; veal calves, five cents a 
pound; chickens, nine to 10 cents for young. 
Apples very scarce, and so poor that there 
is no regular price; sweets, 75 cents; crop 
fair; peaches half crop, selling 75 cents to 
$1.50 per bushel. Weather very hot and 
dry. Early potatoes rot badly. Hay, light; 
$13 per ton pressed. s. s. t. 
Marietta, O. 
Winter Vetch.— I know of no one in this 
section of country who is qualified to give 
any practical information in regard to 
Winter vetch. A few have tested it in a 
small way, and dropped it. Where clover 
can be grown successfully there seems to 
be no call for it. On light land or dry 
knolls where clover often fails, cow peas 
are coming into favor, and if not grown in 
orchard are generally pastured in late 
Summer and Fall by hogs, sheep or cattle, 
hogs and sheep doing especially well. The 
common farmer is slow in taking up a new 
thing, and Winter vetch may be a good 
thing for us, but if so the people have not 
learned to appreciate it. Cow peas have 
done remarkably well here this year, not 
being injured bv the extreme heat. 
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