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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 11 
SUBSCRIPTION CONTEST 
Our subscription contest closed Feb¬ 
ruary 1. There are a great many clubs, 
for the most part small ones, and it will 
take, at this busy season, a little time 
to make up the number sent by each 
club-raiser. As soon as this can be ac¬ 
complished, reports will be given and 
checks for the prizes mailed to the suc¬ 
cessful contestants 
The Rubai. New-Yorker, New York. 
THE SEEK'S QUOTATIONS. 
Saturday, February i .899. 
BEANS AND PEAS. 
Beans, Marrow, 1898, choice, per bushel.1 IT @1 50 
Marrow, fair to good.1 25 @1 45 
Medium, 1898. choice.1 30 @1 32 
Medium, fair to good. 1 05 @1 25 
Pea, 1898, choice.1 26 @1 27 
Pea, fair to good.1 05 @1 20 
Bed Kidney, 1898, choice.1 75 @ — 
Red Kidney, fair to good.1 45 @1 70 
White Kidney. 1898, choice.1 85 @1 90 
Yellow Eye, 1898, ohoice.1 45 @1 55 
Lima, California.2 30 @2 36 
Green Peas, 1897, bbla., per bushel. 95 @1 f*U 
1898, bags. 90 @ 92 
1897, Scotoh, bbls.1 06 @1 10 
1897, Scotoh, bags.1 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, Western, extras, per lb. . 
Western, firsts. 
Western, seconds. 
State, 
Western imitation oreamery, 
CHEESE—NEW 
State, f. c., 8ep. & Oo., col’d, large, f’cy. 
Sep. & Oc., white, large, fancy. 
White or col’d., Nov., large, choice.. 
Light skims, large, choice. 
EGGS. 
Nearby White Leghorn, fanoy, new laid. 
Nearby mixed stock, fancy per doz. 
Fair to good.• •••• 
Southern, fresh gathered, good to prime. 
Refrigerator, fair to prime. 
FRUITB—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, 1898.fancy, per lb... 
Prime, per lb. 
Raspberries, evaporated, 1898, per lb. 
Blackberries, 1898, per lb. 
00 @1 
0244 
19 @ 
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1744® 
1844 
16*4® 
17 
15 @ 
16 
18 @ 
1844 
17 @ 
1744 
16 @ 
1644 
17 @ 
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15 @ 
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17 @ 
18 
15 @ 
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17 @ 
1744 
16 @ 
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13 @ 
1444 
16 @ 
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15 @ 
1644 
16 & 
1644 
14 @ 
15 
13 @ 
1344 
1344® 
14 
12 54 a 
13 
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1444 
1244® 
134* 
U44® 
12 
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1344 
1144® 
1244 
1044® 
1044 
1044@ 
1044 
94s@ 
10 
944® 
944 
7 @ 
9 
11 @ 
1154 
11 @ 
1144 
1044® 
1094 
7 @ 
9 
844® 
894 
794® 
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744® 
794 
694® 
754 
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644 
4 44® 
65ti 
?44® 
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20 ® 
21 
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21 
1944® 
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1944® 
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18 @ 
19 
19 @ 
1944 
15 @ 
1644 
994® 
10 
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944 
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6 H@ 
854 
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294@ 
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944 
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10 ® 
1044 
FRUITS—GREEN 
Apples, Northern, Greening, fancy, per bbl.4 60@5 60 
Baldwin, fancy, per bbl.4 00@4 50 
Snow, fancy, per bbl.4 00@5 00 
Fair to prime grades, per bbl.2 00@3 25 
Western New York, Baldwin, per bbl.2 50@3 75 
Greening, per d.-h. bbl.3 00@4 00 
8 py; P er d.-h. bbl.2 50@4 00 
Pacific Coast, boxes. 1 00@3 00 
Oranges, Fla., bright, per box.4 00@5 60 
Russet, per box.3 50@4 00 
Grape fruit, Florida.4 00@10 00 
Mandarins, Fla., per strap.3 00@6 00 
Tangerines, Fla., per strap..4 00@8 to 
Grapes, Catawba, per case of 15 3-lb Dasket.l 65@1 75 
Cranberries, C.Cod.extra f’cy vari’s,per bbl.7 00@7 50 
Cape Cod, usual kinds, per bbl.6 00@6 50 
Cape Cod, usual kinds, per orate.1 60@2 00 
Jersey, per bbl. 4 50@5 00 
Jersey, per crate . 1 ©1 ou 
Strawberries. Fla., refrigerator, per quart.. 40@ 50 
Open crates, per quart. 15® 3a 
FURS AND SKINS. 
Southern and 
No. 1 Quality. 
Nor. West, 
and Eastern. 
South Western 
12 00 @20 00 
75 
75 
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00 
50 
50 
1 20 
40 
50 
1 00 
20 
20 
5 
9 
8 00 
3 00 
1 35 
90 
45 
15 
90 
25 
15 
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1 40 
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1 60 
Black bear...........15 00 @ 25 00 
Cubs and yearlings.. 5 00 @ 10 00 3 00 @ 8 00 
Otter..........7 00 @ 9 00 5 00 @800 
Beaver, large. 6 00 @ 7 00 5 00 @000 
Medium .4 00 @ 5 00 3 00 @ 400 
Small. 2 00 @ 3 00 1 50 @ 2 50 
Silver Fox.25 00 @100 00 — @ 
Cross Fox. 5 00 @ 10 00 - @ 
Red Fox. 1 60 @ 1 80 
Gray Fox. 00 @ 
Wolf, prairie. 05 @ 
Timber. 1 50 @ 
Wolverine. 4 00 @ 
Lynx. 1 50 @ 
Wild Cat. 35 @ 
House Cat, black— 25 @ 
Colored. 7 @ 
Marten, dark. 5 00 @ 
Pale. 2 00 @ 
Skunk, black. 1 25 @ 
Half-striped. 80 @ 
Striped. 40 @ 
White. 12 @ 
Raccoon. T5 @ 
Opossum, large. 24 @ 
Medium. 14 @ 
Small. 0 @ 
Trash or summer _ „ 
Mink. 2 00 @ 2 60 1 25 
Muskrat, Fall. 11 @ 12 10 
Winter..’. 14 @16 If 
Kits. 3 @ 4 3 i 
GAME. 
English snipe, prime to choice, per doz.l 50 
Plover, golden, prime to choice, per doz.2 00 
Grass, prime to choice, per doz.1 00 
Wild ducks.canvas,6 lbs & over to p’r,p pr2 00 
Red heads, 5 lbs &overto p’me, p. pr.l 25 
Canvas and red head, light, per pair. 50 
Mallards, per pair... 00 
Teal, blue wing, per pair. 35 @ 
Teal, green wing, per pair. 25 @ 
Common, per pair. 20 @ 
Rabbits, per pair...... 20 @ 
Jack rabbits, per pair. 40 @ 
30 
25 
8 
1 20 
75 
40 
15 
75 
23 
14 
6 
1 00 
11 
14 
@2 00 
@2 50 
@1 50 
@2 50 
@1 75 
@1 00 
@ 75 
40 
30 
25 
25 
60 
GRAIN 
Wheat. 7844 8* 8644 
Corn. 42 @ 459a 
Buckwheat. 66 @ 05 
Oats. 34 @ 39 54 
Rye. 60 @ 68 
Barley malting. 55 @ 65 
Feeding. 51 @ 52 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1, per 100 lbs.57 @ 62 
No. 2, per 100 lbs.47 @ 52 
No. 3, per 100 lbs.37 @ 47 
Clover, mixed, per 100 lbs.45 @ 50 
Clover, per 100 lbs.35 @ 45 
No grade, per 100 lbs.30 @ 35 
Straw, long rye, per 100 lbs.30 @ 45 
Oat. per 100 lbs.20 & iF 
HONEY. 
State, clover, comb, fancy, per lb . 1244® 13 
Clover, comb, fair, per lb. 10 @ 12 
Buckwheat, comb, per lb. 7 @ 8 
Clover, extracted, per lb. 6 @ 7 
California, comb, per lb. — @ — 
Extracted, per lb. 7 @ 8 
Southern, new, In bulk, per gallon. 55 @ 60 
HOPS 
New York State, crop of 1898, choloe. 18 @ 19 
Prime. 16 @ 17 
Low to medium. 11 @ 15 
New York State, crop of 1897 . 8 @ 13 
Olds. 3 @ 7 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1898, choice. 19 @ — 
Prime. 17 @ — 
Low to medium. 12 @ 15 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1897 . 6 @ 12 
Olds. 2 @ 6 
German, eto., crop Of 1898. 47 @ £5 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS. 
Asparagus, prime per doz. bunches.2 C0@3 50 
Cucumbers, prime, per doz.1 00@1 50 
Seconds . . 50@ 75 
Mushrooms, fair to choice, per lb. 3C@ 60 
Tomatoes, choice, per lb. 20@ 25 
Common to fair, p.er lb. 10@ 15 
Lettuce, fancy, per doz.1 0D@ — 
Good to prime, per doz . 40@ 60 
Uommon to fair, per doz. 20® 35 
Radishes, per 100 bunches.2 0P@3 50 
Rhubarb, per 100 . 6 00®8 00 
Onions, per 100 bunches.2 00® — 
MEATS—COUNTRY DRESSED. 
“Spring” lambs, each.. . 4 00 @8 50 
Veals, prime, per lb. 10)4© H 
Fair to good, per lb. 944® 1044 
Common to medium, per lb. 7 @ 9 
Grassers, per lb. 7 @ 844 
Pork, light, per lb. 5 © 594 
Medium, per lb. 5 @ £44 
Heavy, per lb. 4 @ 49a 
Roasting pigs, per lb. 8 @ 11 
Pork tenderloins, per lb. 15 @ 13 
NUTS. 
Peanuts, Va., hand-ploked, fanoy, per lb. 394® 4 
Va., hand-picked, extra, per lb. 244@ 3 
Shelled, No. 1 Spanish. 5 @ 5*4 
Shelled, No. 2 Spanish. 244® 3 
Shelled, No. 1 Virginia. 4%® 5 
Shelled, No. 2 Virginia. 294@ 3 
Hickorynuts, per bushel of 50 lbs.2 50 @3 00 
Butternuts, per bbl .100 @ — 
Pecans, round, ungraded, per lb. 344@ 1*4 
POULTRY—DRE8SBD-DRY PACKED. 
Turkeys, selected young hens, fancy— i'44@ 12 
Mixed, young hens and toms, 1’tw'ts. 10 @ 11 
Selected young toms, fancy, per lb.. 10 @ — 
Fair to good. 8 & 9 
Chickens, Phila., broilers, per lb.. 18 @ 20 
Phlla., prime straight lots, ber lb .. 14 @ 16 
Phila., poor to fair, per lb. H @ 12 
Jersey and nearby, prime. 1144® 12 
Jersey and nearby, fair to good. 10 @ 11 
State and Penn., good to prime. 10 @ 10*4 
State and Penn., fair to good. 8 @ 9 
Western, good to prime. 10 @ — 
Western, fair to good. 8 @ 94* 
Fowls, Jersey, good to prime . 10 @ 1(44 
State and Penn., good to prime. l n @ — 
Western, good to prime. 944® 10 
Western, fair to good. 8 @ 9 
Capons, Phila., fancy, large, per lb. ... 16 @ 18 
Phila., medium giades. per lb. 12 @ '1 
Western, fancy, large, per lb . 13 @ 14 
Western, small and slips . 10 @ i 
Ducks, nearby, prime to ohoice . 9 @ 10 
Western, good to prime. 9 @ 1> 
Western, fair to good. 6 @ 8 
Geese, Western, prime. 8 @ 9 
Fair to good. 5 @ 7 
Eastern Spring, per lb. 12 @ 13 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Fowls, per lb. 9*4® — 
Chlokens, Spring, nearby AWest’n,per lb 9 @ 10 
Southern, Der lb. 7 @ 9 
Roosters, par lb. 5 @ 6 
Turkeys, per lb. 9 @ 10 
Duoks, average Western, per pair. 60 @ 75 
Geese, average Western, per pair .......1 25 @1 51 
Pigeons, per pair...... 20 @ 26 
POTATOES. 
Bermuda, No. L. per bbl. 
No. 2, per bbl. . . 
Long Island, in bulk, prime, per bbl. 
Maine Hebron, per sack. 
State, round, in bulk, per 180 lbs. 
Long, per 180 lbs. 
Jersey, round, In bulk, per bbl. 
Long, in bulk, per bbl. 
Cum’d Co., N. J., sweets, per bbl. 
Swedesboro, N. J., sweets, per bbl— 
SEEDS. 
Clover, per 100 lbs. 
Timothy, per 100 lbs. 
VEGETABLES. 
. . 5 00@5 50 
_2 6C@3 40 
....1 75@2 00 
....1 75@2 00 
...1 37@1 50 
....1 25@1 50 
....1 37@1 50 
....1 12@1 37 
....1 50@2 50 
....1 25(32 00 
6 00 @7 55 
2 50 @3 00 
Beets, Long Island, per bbl. 76 @1 00 
Brussels sprouts, per quart.5 @ 12 
Carrots. Long Island, per bbl. 75 @100 
Cucumbers, Florida, per crate. — @ — 
Cabbages, per 100.2 00 @4 00 
Cauliflower, Long Island, per bbl .2 00 @8 00 
Celery, California, per dozen roots . 30 @ 50 
State, per dozen roots. 5 @ 40 
Egg plant, Florida, per bbl. 2 50 @3 50 
Florida, per box.103 @1 75 
Green peas, Fla , per 44-bbl basket.1 00 @3 U0 
Lettuce, Florida, per basket. 1 00 @2 50 
Okra, Florida, per carrier. 3 00 @6 00 
Tomatoes. Florida, per carrier.1 00 @3 2ft 
Peppers, Florida, per carrier.1 00 @1 75 
8 pmach, Norfolk, per bbl. 2 CO @3 01 
Squash, Hubbard, per bbl. 60 @ 76 
Marrow, per bbl. 60 @ — 
Florida, white, per crate.1 00 @1 26 
String beans. Fla., express, per crate . .2 00 @3 60 
Stea i er. per crate.1 50 @2 50 
Turnips, Canada Russia, per bbl. 75 @ 80 
Jersey Russia, per bbl. 60 @ 75 
Onions, Conn, and Eastern, Red, per bbl.l 50 @2 25 
White, per bbl...3 00 @5 60 
Yellow, per bbl.1 00 @2 25 
Orange Co., yellow, per bag.1 00 @1 75 
Orange Co., N. Y., white, per bag—2 00 @4 00 
Orange Co., N. Y., red, per bag .1 25 @2 00 
Western, per bbl.1 25 @3 50 
MILK AND CREAM. 
The total dally supply has been 25,686 cans of milk, 
181 cans of oondensed milk and 524 cans of cream. 
The Milk Exohange price has been 294 cents, a quart 
net to the shipper since January 1. 
BUSINESS BITS. 
Booth Bros., 2 N. Water Street, Batavia, Ill., 
have a sack holder that looks like the right thing. 
They say that it will hold any sack or bag with¬ 
out wearing or tearing it. If it does all this, 
farmers and dealers who handle grain will 
want it. 
We are glad to see subscribers take advantage 
of our want column. The Rural family should 
use this column freely. Tell each other of the 
things you have and do not want, and of the 
things you want and do not have, It will be 
found your most satisfactory middleman. 
Barn door hangers and hay carriers are two 
appliances that have caused a great deal of an¬ 
noyance and some profanity. Louden Machinery 
Co., Fairfield, la., have been steadily working to 
improve and perfect these appliances, for several 
years, and now feel that they have succeeded in 
both cases. If interested in either of these, send 
to the company for full information. 
Maple Evaporators. 
MOST DURABLE, MOS'l ECONOMICAL, 
CHEAPEST. Manufactured by 
MctAlE & SCKAKK, Linesvilla. Pa. 
WILLIS 
Sap Spout 
Willnoil! ft — In one piece with hook, 
break. B L i t Handsomely made from tinned mal- 
Send for X^Sfirleable iron. Far snperiorto all others, 
circular. Full line of other Maple Sugar Goods. 
CHARLES MILLAR Si SON, UTICA, N. Y. 
does it. 
SEE PRICES QUOTED BELOW. 
GIVH - -_THE AIR TRAP 
More Sap 
everyday 
More Days 
Mere Money [mm lay 
other, and there is a 
scientific reason for It 
explained in our Free 
Catuloir or with samples ~ 
of each 5c. 200 delivered at a ny R . R. station. 
,. 2, lgth. 294 ins. fa fa gffitt No. 1, $2.15; 
No. 2, $2 per 
100 . 
and make 
No. 1. Length 1% ins. 
Genuine has signature 
on each label. 
AGENTS 
WANTED. 
C. C. RT F.T.T.K , 81 Fifth Avenue, BROOKLYN, N. Y. 
PI A IITO —Raspberry and Strawberry Plants at a 
I LAN I O very low price. Our catalogue tells all. 
WM. CARSON A SONS, Rutland, Ohio. 
NICK 
A jumbo among strawberries. A 
good, all-around berry, too. 100 
mm ■■ mm |— n plants, delivered free and guaran- 
U ft IVIbtX teed satisfactory. for$l. Gladstone 
and other new and tried varieties found only in our 
new catalogue Free. Slaymaker & Son, Dover. Del. 
40,000 Peach Trees. 
For Spring Planting. Low Prices. Send for list. 
V. V. NURSERY. Washington, N. J. 
Breeder White Leghorns and Buff Plymouth liocks. 
Eggs for Sale. 
Established 1875. 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & CO., 
Commission Merchants and Dealers In all kinds of 
COUNTRY PRODUCE, Butter, Eggs, Cheese, 
Poultry. Foreign and Domestic Fruits. Consignments 
solicited. 34 & 3G Little lUtli St., New York. 
JELLIFFE, WRIGHT & CO M 
Produce Commission Merchants, 
BUTTER, ECCS AND POULTRY, 
284 Washington Street, New Yoik. 
Dressed Meats: 22, 24 and 26 Grace Avenue, West 
Washington Market. 
Live Stock: Union Stock Yards, foot of West 60th St. 
Refer to Irving National Bank. 
CHOICE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 
Hothouse Products, Mushrooms, Fancy Poultry and 
Eggs sold for Highest Prices by 
ARCHDEACON & CO.. 100 Murray St., New York. 
F n II CUT ITT 120 LIBERTY STREET, 
■ Ul Htnlllj NEW YORK. 
COMMISSION HAY and STRAW 
Write for Quotations. 
Somehow and somewhere, among the muscles and joints, 
RHEUMATISM 
The Pains 
and aches of 
g?&S ST. JACOBS OIL 
in® 
creeps 
in. 
IT PENETRATES, SEARCHES, DRIVES OUT. 
Wants, For Sale or Exchange. 
Subscribers who have something to sell or buy or 
exchange, new or old, are Invited to make their case 
known in this column. Help and Situation Wants 
will also be inserted here. The cost will be four cents 
a word, each insertion; cash should accompany the 
order. This column will make and save money for 
the farmers who use it and watch It. 
Superintendent— Of 17 years’ experi¬ 
ence farming commercial gardening, all branches, 
large scale, business basis; progressive, up-to-date; 
an active hustler, that can secure results—wants 
situation for coming season. Best references. 
RICHARD MAXWELL, Elmira, N. Y. 
Situation for year, beginning' April 1, 
byAl farm hand; lifetime experience; can turn hand 
to most anything mechanically. Address G., care 
The Rural New-Yorker. 
Wanted—A first-class vegetable gar¬ 
dener, one who understands hotbed and cold frame 
work. Address SEA GIRT FARM. Spring Lake, N. J. 
—Man or lady to travel and ap¬ 
point agents. Estab. firm. #50 
per month & expenses to start. 
P. W. ZIEGLER & CO., 246 Locust Street, Phila. 
Hot-bed Mats—M ade of the best rye 
straw and tarred marlin. 3x6 feet, 50c.; 6x6 feet, 90c.; 
cash with order 5 per cent off. PERKINS BROS., 
Manufacturers, Kingston, N. J. 
12 Varieties of Japan Plums for Spring 
planting. Send for my catalogue of fresh-dug Trees; 
It’s free. W. C. BRYANT, Nurseryman, Dans- 
ville, N. Y 
% WIND MILLS.owerfS, 
Farmers’ Central Supply Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 
n 1 QUO of Plank save timber and cash. Best, 
DAnllO cheapest, most desirable. Book for stamp. 
JOHN L. SUAWVEU & BROS., Bellefontalne, Ohio 
R AW FURS.—I pay highest prices. 8end for list. 
J. C..DILLIN, West Philadelphia, Pa. 
Investigate Bausman Perfect Sani¬ 
tary Cow Basins. Increases annual profit, $5 per 
cow. Interesting circular free. 
MANCHESTER’S SONS, Wlnsted, Conn. 
Wanted— A good reliable married 
man, who thoroughly understands fruit culture, to 
take charge of a small fruit farm. Address 
F. E. JOHNSON, M. D., Mansfield Depot, Conn 
For Sale, on board cars here, A No. 1 
first-crop Clover Hay. Reference any of the five 
Bloomington, Ill., or the Normal, Ill., banks. 
DOFF DILLON, Normal, Ill. 
POTATOES WANTED-3“£,£JSSKS5; 
car-load. Address C. S. KINSEY, Willow Grove, Pa. 
PI nUCD cccn for Sale.—Good quality. Price 
uLUfLU OClU $ 3.75 per bushel. Sacks, 15 cents 
each; f. o. b. PAUL 8. STEARNS, Prairie City, 111. 
Central Ohio 
Stock Farm 
FOR SALE.—500 acres of 
fertile soil, well located 
well Improved, naturally 
adapted for stock raising. 
Will pay 8 p. c, on invest¬ 
ment, cash rent, and keep 
up repairs. Price, $20,000. 
PBfOther farms any size 
you want. WILLIAMS & 
BELL, West Liberty, Ohio 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, Feb. 11, 1899. 
farm TOPICS. 
Fertilizers and Soils . 96 
Sulphuric Acid and Bones . 96 
Lime to Catch Clover. 96 
Utilizing a Dead Horse. 96 
Tan Bark for Fertilizer. 96 
Sweet Corn Mixing. 98 
Hope Farm Notes. 99 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
The Passing of the Ox.101 
A Farmer’s Flock of Sheep. 101 
What Makes Milk Strong ?. 101 
Feeding the Heifer Calf. 101 
Truck-Horse Rivals. 101 
New York State Dairymen.102, 103 
Convention Notes. 103 
What Breed of Cow ?. 103 
A Sick Steer.103 
The New York Poultry Show. 104 
Ayrshire Breeders’ Annual Meeting.104 
Mare Continually in Heat. 105 
Slobbers in Mare from Sore Mouth.105 
Brood Sows Confined on Pen Floor.105 
Fits and Thump in Pigs. 105 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Horticultural Conditions in Europe.93, 94 
A Comparison of Chestnuts. 94 
Law lor Destruction of Fruits. 94 
California Seed and Plant Distribution. 94 
Western New York Horticultural Notes. 94 
The Connecticut Pomoloirical Society. 95 
Greenhouse With Stone Wall. 97 
Making a Hotbed. 97 
How to Grow Mushrooms. 97 
How to Use Nitrate of Soda. 98 
Fruit Growing in Washington. 98 
Fine Potatoes and Flowers. 98 
Hollow-Hearted Celery. 98 
Propagating Blackcaps. 99 
Best Grapes and Pears. 99 
Railroads and Fruit Growers. 107 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 108 
New Ideas in Hooked Rugs. 108 
Fish as a Food.108, 109 
To Dispose of the Family Pig. 109 
Breakfast in Europe. 109 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Making Vinegar. 97 
Ruralisms. 100 
Editorials.... 106 
Brevities. 106 
Events of the Week. 107 
Markets.110 
Among the Marketmen.Ill 
