1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
201 
AILING ANIMALS. 
ANSWERS BY DR. F. L. KILBORNE. 
Cow’s Teats Close. 
V. W., Naples, N. T .—We have a very valuable 
cow wbicli, when fresh, gives milk out of all the 
teats; the calves get it all right. But as soon as 
we commence milking, it gradually becomes 
harder, so that she dries up in the back teats. 
The trouble seems to be in the opening in the 
end of the teat. What is a remedy ? 
Have the teats examined by a qualified veteri¬ 
nary surgeon, and the opening enlarged if that 
is found to be the trouble. 
Sore Teat in Cow. 
J.A. 6., Oxford, N. Y .—What causes the end of 
a cow’s teat to become sore ? It seems to inflame 
that quarter of the udder, and generally results 
in the loss of that quarter. The hole gets very 
sore. Is there any cure ? 
Sore teats usually result from some injury to 
the teat; sometimes from warts, and occasion¬ 
ally by the chapping of the skin in a thin-hided 
animal. The sore should be anointed after each 
milking with benzoated oxide of zinc ointment, 
carbolated vaseline, or other healing ointment. 
Where the teat becomes very sore, a milking tube 
should be used to draw the milk. If the milk is 
drawn by hand, it should be done as gently as 
possible, to avoid aggravating the sore. When 
the inflammation extends to the udder, bathe 
with hot water several times daily until the in¬ 
flammation is reduced. 
Cow Fails to Come to Her Milk, 
J. C. F., Ulster County, N. Y .—My young cow, 
five years old, dropped her fourth calf February 
23. She did not make any bag, but gave about 
two quarts of milk the first milking, and gives 
about three quarts per day. She had been an 
uncommonly good cow. What is the reason she 
does not come to her milk ? She is in fine condi¬ 
tion. I am feeding the cow wheat bran and hay, 
about eight quarts of bran per day. 
I am unable to assign any cause for the cow not 
coming to her milk. It is quite probable that she 
will come to her milk in part, if not fully, after 
two or three weeks. Kneading the udder with 
the hands for several minutes after each milk¬ 
ing, will tend to stimulate a more active secretion 
of milk. Daily out-of-door exercise should be 
given when the weather is suitable. Your grain 
ration could be Increased to advantage by add¬ 
ing one-half part corn meal (or corn meal and 
ground oats), and one-eighth part oil meal. It 
might, also, be well to feed the grain in the form 
of a slop or mash. You should also make sure 
that the cow has all the pure water she desires 
to drink. 
Inflammation of the Womb in a Cow. 
S . Colliers, W. Fa.—My cow dropped a calf two 
or three weeks before due, I presume, by acci¬ 
dent. The calf lived three days. The cow is fail¬ 
ing, is very stiff in the liiud parts, keeps her legs 
well under, and can hardly walk. She has a very 
poor appetite. What can be done for her? It 
has been three weeks since she dropped the calf. 
An answer by correspondence will, I fear, be 
too late to be of any service. If possible to have 
done so, you should have called a qualified vet¬ 
erinarian personally to treat an urgent case of 
this kind. The trouble is inflammation of the 
womb, probably due to retained afterbirth. 
Apply an active blister over the right flank, cov¬ 
ering an area, at least, 18 inches across. Mus¬ 
tard mixed up with oil of turpentine so as to 
form a thin paste, will be excellent, and can be 
repeated every two or three days until the skin 
is well blistered. If there is any discharge from 
the womb, it should be washed out daily with a 
solution of mercuric chloride-one part in 10,000 
parts of water—or a 1 to 1 ^-per-cent solution of 
carbolic acid. Internally, give the cow twice 
daily one dram of quinine with six drams of 
chlorate of potash. If the cow appears to be 
feverish, 25 to 30 drops of tincture of aconite 
should be given three or four times daily. If 
there is constipation, give pint doses of raw- 
linseed oil daily until the bowels move freely. 
The cow’s strength should be sustained by nutri¬ 
tious, easily-digested food, such as boiled oat 
meal, flax-seed tea, bran mashes and the like. 
Garget in a Cow. 
N. E. B., Sharptown, N. J .—Our cow had her 
third calf last week. For four days before, one- 
half her udder was very much swollen and in¬ 
flamed. From the teat where her udder was the 
worst, I have not been able to get any milk. Can 
anything be done, or is it a hopeless case? I 
have tried hot water, but it did no good. If it is 
lost for this year, could I hope for it to come 
right at her next calving? I think that it was 
caused by giving her a few ears of corn every 
day for about two weeks before. 
You would have done well to have persisted in 
the use of the hot water several times daily, until 
the inflammation was either reduced or an ab¬ 
scess formed. The inflammation has now gone 
so far that suppuration will be likely to result. 
The formation of matter will be indicated by 
“pointing” or softening in one or more centers 
or abscesses. As soon as the .abscess can be 
positively located, it should be freely opened with 
the lance or a sharp pen-knife, and then washed 
out daily with a two-per-cent solution of carbolic 
acid, or other antiseptic, until healed. At the 
outset, a dose of one pound of Epsom salts should 
have been given, followed by 40-drop doses of 
tincture of aconite and one-half ounce of nitrate 
of potash twice daily. If the cow is in good flesh, 
the salts and nitrate can still be given to advan 
tage. If the udder become hard instead of sup¬ 
purating, rub with iodine ointment. That part 
of the udder is, probably, practically lost for 
this season. It may or may not come right next 
season. If a recovery is made so that even a 
little milk is obtained from that quarter this sea¬ 
son, it will, probably, come all right next. Other¬ 
wise it will be doubtful. 
MARKETS. 
Saturday. March 13. 1897. 
BEANS AND PEAS. 
Beans, Marrow, 1898, choice.1 10@ — 
Medium, 1896. choice.87)$@ — 
Pea, 1896, choice . 80@ 82 
Medium or Pea, common to good. 70® 75 
White Kidney, 1895, choice.1 10@1 16 
Red Kidney, 1895, choice .1 25@ — 
Red Kidney, common to good.1 10@l 20 
Black Turtle soup, 1896.1 80® — 
Yellow Eye 1896, choice.1 10@1 12 % 
Lima, Cal., 1895 (60 lbs).1 30@1 32)4 
Green peas, Scotch, 1896, bDls., per bushel... 67@ — 
Bags, per bushel. 60® 62 
BUTTER—NEW. 
Creamery, Western, extra* .19 @— 
Western, firsts.17 @18 
Western, seconds.15 @16 
Western, thirds.13 @14 
June extras.— @— 
State, fanoy.17 @18 
Common to prime.13 @17 
Skate dairy, half-flrkln tubs, fancy.17 @18 
Firsts.15 @16 
Second*. .12 @14 
Half tubs, fancy.14)4@15 
Half tubs, firsts.13 @13)4 
Half tuos, fall made.14)4@15 
Tubs, third*.10 @11 
Western Imitation creamery, first*.12)4013 
Seoonds.10 @11 
Western dairy, first*.— @— 
Seconds.— @— 
Third*.— @— 
Faotory, fanoy.11)4@12 
Factory, firsts.10 @10)4 
Faotory. seconds. 8)4® 9)4 
Factory, thirds. 7 @8 
Rolls, fresh. 8 @13 
CHEESE—NEW. 
8tate full cream, large, Sept., colored, fanoy.12)4@— 
White, fancy.12'I@— 
Choice.1194@12 
Good to prime.ll)i@ll)4 
State full cream, common to fair. 9 @11 
Small, colored, fancy.12 @12)4 
8mall, white, fancy.12 @12)4 
Small, good to choice.1194® 12 
Small, common to fair. 9 @11 
Light skims, small, colored, choice.10M@— 
Light skims, large, choice.10)J@— 
Part skims, good to prime. 8)4@ 9)4 
Part skims, common to fair. 6 @6)4 
Full skims. 3 @ 3)4 
EGGS. 
Near-by,new laid,fancy, selected,per do* 12 @ — 
State, fresh gathered, average best. 11)4@ — 
Penn., country marks, average best. 11)4® — 
State and Penn., fair to good. — @ — 
Southern, fresh gathered, prime. 10)4® 11 
Western, fresh gathered, prime. 11 @ — 
Western refrigerator, choice, per case.. — @ — 
Western refrigerator, poor to good. — @ — 
Western dirties, per 30-do* case.2 85 @3 00 
FRUITS—GREEN 
Apples, Baldwin, per bbl.1 00@1 60 
Spitzenberg, per bbl.1 26@2 50 
Greening, per bbl.1 00@1 60 
King, per bbl .1 00@2 12 
N. Spy, per bbl.I 00@2 60 
Pound Sweet, per bbl... —@ — 
Nearby, open beads and common, per bbll O0@ — 
CranDerrles, Cape Cod, extra large, per bbl. —@ — 
Fanoy, per bbl.5 50@6 60 
Good to prime, per bbl. 3 60@6 00 
Defective, per bbl.2 00@3 00 
Per crate. —@ — 
Jersey, per crate .1 00@1 15 
Jersey, per bbl.3 00® — 
Grapes, West’n N.Y., Catawba, per small bkt. 12@ 16 
West’n N. Y., Concord, per small basket. 8@ 10 
Oranges. Florida, per box.3 00@5 50 
California navels, per box .2 50@4 00 
Grape fruit, per box.6 00@12 00 
Strawberries, Fla., per quart. 10® 25 
HONEY. 
8tate, white clover, comb, fancy, per lb.11 @12 
Buckwheat, comb, per lb. 7 @ 8 
White clover, extracted, per lb.5 @5)4 
Buckwheat, extracted, per lb. 4 @4)4 
California, comb, fair to prime, per lb.— @— 
Extracted, per lb. 5)4@ 6)4 
Southern, In bulk, per gallon.— @— 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, 1896, fanoy, per lb.494® 5 
Choice, 1896. per lb. 4 @ 4)4 
Prime, 1896, per lb. 394@ 394 
Common, per lb. 2)4@ 3 
N. C., sundrled, 1896, sliced, fancy. 2 @3 
Southern, sundrled. common to choice ..2 @3 
State, sundrled, quarters. 2)4@ 3 
Western, sundrled, quarters, bbls.— @— 
South-West’n, sundrled, quarters, bbls. 4 @— 
Southern, sundrled, quarters, bbls.— @— 
Southern, sundrled, coarse cut bags.— @— 
Chopped, 1896. per lb. 1)4@ 194 
Cores and skins. 1896, per lb. 1 @1)4 
Peaches, Sundrled, 1896, peeled, per lb.— @— 
Cherries, 1896, per lb.11 @11)4 
Blackberries, 1896, per lb. 6 @ 6)4 
Raspberries, evaporated, 1896, per lb.15 @— 
Sundrled, per lb.— @— 
Huckleberries, 1896, per lb . 6 @ 6)4 
Plums, Southern Damson. 1895, per lb.— @— 
GRASS SEED. 
Clover, per 100 lbs. 6 75@10 00 
Timothy. 2 85® 4 90 
HOPS. 
N. Y. State, crop of 1896. choice. 10)4@11 
Medium to prime. 9 @10 
Crop of 1895, choice.4 @6 
Medium to prime.— @— 
Old olds. 2 @4)4 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1896, choice.12)4@13 
Crop of 1896, medium to prime.11 @12 
Crop of 1896, choice. — @— 
German, 1895.— @— 
German. 1896.23 @30 
MEATS—DRESSED. 
Veals, oountry dressed, prime, per lb.... 8 @ 8)4 
Fair to good, per lb. 7 @ 7)4 
Com. to med., per lb. 5 @ 6)4 
Small, per lb. 3)4® 4)4 
Barnyards, per lb. — @ — 
Grassers. — @ — 
Spring lambs, each. 3 00 @6 50 
Roasting pigs, 10-25 lbs, per lb. 8 @ 11 
Pork, country dressed, 10 to 26 lbs., per lb — @ — 
40 to 60 lbs., per lb . 6 @ 6)4 
60 to 80 lbs., per lb. 5)4® 6 
80 to 120 lbs., per lb. 6 @ 5)4 
125 lbs and up, per lb. 394® 4)4 
Tenderloins, per pound. 15 @ 16 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, mixed, fresh killed, per lb_ 11)4® 12)4 
Hens, frozen, per lb. 13 @ 18)4 
Young, selected hens. 12 @ 13 
Young toms, fancy, per lb... 10 @ 12 
Old toms, per lb. 10 @ — 
Spring chiokens, Phil., selected, per lb... 13 @ — 
Philadelphia, poor to good, per lb... 10 @ 12 
State & Penn., good to prime, per lb. 9)4® 10)4 
Jersey, prime, per lb. 9)4@ 10)4 
Western, dry-picked, prime. 8 @ 9 
Western, dry-picked, inferior. 6)4® 7)4 
Western, scalded. 9)4® 10 
Broilers, Philadelphia winter, per lb_ 17 @ 25 
Fowls, Western, dry-ploked, choice. 9 ® — 
State A Penn., good to prime, per lb. 0 @ 9)4 
Old cocks, per lb. 6 @ — 
Spring duoks, Del. A Md., fanoy, per lb.. — @ — 
Spring ducks. L. I., per lb. — ® — 
Spring ducks, Western, fancy, per lb_ 12 @ 13 
Spring ducks, fair to good, per lb. 8 @ 11 
Geese, Maryland, per lb. — @ — 
Western, fancy, per lb. 8 @ 9 
Frozen, per lb. 8 @ 10 
Capons, Phila , large, per lb. 14 @ 16 
Medium, per lb. 12 @ 13 
Small and mixed weight, per lb. 10 @ 11 
Western, per lb. 8 @ 12 
Squabs, tame, white, per do*.2 60 @ — 
Mixed lots, per do*. 1 75 @2 25 
Dark and poor, per do*.1 25 @1 60 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Chiokens, looal, per lb. 7 @ 7)4 
Western, per lb. 7 @ — 
Southern, per lb. 7 @ — 
Fowls, looal, per lb. 8 @ 8)4 
Western, per lb. 8 @ 8)4 
Bouthern, per lb. — @ — 
Roosters, old, per lb. 4)4® 5 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 9 @ 10 
Duoks, looal, per pair. 70 @ 90 
Western, per pair. 65 @ 80 
Southern, per pair. 50 @ 60 
Geese, fattened, per pair.1 60 @1 75 
Western, per pair. 1 12 @1 37 
Southern, per pair. 1 00 @1 06 
Pigeons, old, per pair. 26 @ 30 
Young, per pair. — @ — 
POTATOES. 
Long Island, in bulk, per bbl.1 25@1 37 
Maine Hebron, per sack. 1 io@l 16 
State, per 180 lbs. 80@l 00 
Jersey, per sack.. 1 00@1 12 
Jersey, per bbl. 90@1 00 
Houlton Rose, per bbl. 1 60@l 65 
Bermuda No. 1. 7 00@8 00 
No. 2. 4 50@6 00 
Sweets. Va., yellow, per bbl. —@ — 
Jersey, yellow, per d. h. bbl. 75@1 00 
Vineland, per bbl.1 00@1 50 
Harvester and Binder, 
strong claims. That's 
When I Saw 
=your advertisement 
I thought that it was probably like the announce¬ 
ments of many other makers of harvesting machinery 
—big blow and little show; but Pm ready to surren¬ 
der; go ahead, gentlemen, you're all right; I bought 
one of your binders last season and it is equal to any 
claim you ever made for it." 
This is the condensed essence of what Mr. Thomas 
Carney, of Washington Court House, Ohio, has to 
say about the McCormick Right Hand Open Elevator 
The claims made for McCormick Machines are 
because 
Machines are so constructed that strong claims for them are justified. The ma¬ 
chine you want will cost you more than the other kind, for tne simple reason that 
it is worth more; that's all there's no other reason — and in the end you'll be 
glad you paid the difference, because there’s nothing cheaper than the best. 
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, Chicago, 
The Lighf-Rumiing McCormick Open Elevator Harvester, 
Ihe Light-Running McCormick New 4 Steel Mower 
The Light-Running McCormick Vertical Corn Binder and 
1 he Light-Running McCormick Daisy Reaper, for sale everywhere. 
VEGETABLES. 
Asparagus, Charleston, per doz bunches....3 00@7 00 
Beets. L. 1., per bbl. . 76@1 00 
Florida, new, per crate. 75@ — 
Bermuda, per orate . 50@ 75 
Charleston, new. per 100 bunches.1 00@2 60 
Brussels sprouts, per quart. 6 ® 12 
Cabbage, L. I., per 100.2 00@3 50 
Red, per 100. 3 00@4 00 
Red, per bbl. 60® 75 
Danish, per ICO. 3 00@4 00 
Florida, per bbl-crate . 76@1 50 
Carrots, per bbl. 60® 76 
Celery, fanoy, large, per doz. 60® 66 
California, per doz. 60@1 00 
Average, prime, per do*. 30@ 40 
8 mall, per do*. 15® 26 
Local, per doz flat bunches . 1 00@1 60 
Florida, large, per doz. 60@l 00 
Florida, small, per doz. 20® 60 
Cauliflower. Florida, per )4-bbl basket. —@ — 
Florida, per bbl. — @ — 
Florida, per carrier. —@ — 
California, per crate. 
Cucumbers. Florida, per crate. . 
Egg plant, Florida, per )4-bbl box. 
Florida, per bbl. 
Garlic, per 100 bunches. 
Kale, Norfolk, per bbl. 
Lettuce, Boston, per do*. 
.Liocal. per bbl. 
Norfolk, per bbl basket. 
Charleston, per basket. 
Florida, per )4-bbl basket. 
New Orleans, per bbl . 
Onions, Eastern white, per bbl. 
Eastern red, per bbl. 
Eastern yellow, per bbl. 
Orange County white, per bag. 
Orange County yellow, per bag. 
Orange County, red, per bag. 
State and Western yellow, per bbl. 
Western red. per bbl. 
Canadian red, per bbl. 
Bermuda, per crate. 
Havana, per crate. 
Parsley, Bermuda, per crate. 
Parent os, per bbl. 
Peas, Fla., per crate. 
Per basket. 
Peppers, Fla., per bushel or carrier. 
Pumpkins, per 100. 
Splnaoh. Norfolk, per bbl. 
Baltimore, per bbl. 
Squash, Marrow, per bbl. 
Hubbard, per bbl. 
Florida, per crate. 
String beans, Norfolk, per half bbl basket 
Charleston, green, per bushel basket.. 
Charleston, wax, per bushel basket ... 
Florida, express, per bhshel basket... 
Florida, freight, per crate... 
Wax, per crate. 
Tomatoes. Fla., per carrier. 
Turnips, Jersey and L. I. Russia, per bbl.. 
Canada, per bbl. 
..1 00@3 50 
.. -® — 
..1 60@2 00 
..3 00@4 00 
..3 60@4 00 
.. 25@ 50 
.. 25® 75 
.. -@ - 
.. -@ — 
.. -@ — 
.. 75@3 00 
•, —@ — 
..4 00@6 00 
..3 25@3 50 
..3 00@3 25 
..2 60@4 00 
..2 50@2 75 
..2 0O@2 76 
. .2 60@2 76 
..2 50®3 00 
..2 75@ — 
. .2 50® 2 60 
..2 40@2 60 
..1 00@1 60 
.. 75® — 
.. 1 60@4 00 
.. —@ — 
.1 50@2 00 
10 oqyu5 00 
.. 00 
.. -@ — 
..1 26@1 50 
..1 26 ® — 
.. —@ — 
.. —@ — 
.. —@ — 
.. —@ — 
.. -@ - 
..1 60@4 50 
.. -@ — 
..1 00®3 CO 
.. 50® 75 
.. 60® 65 
AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS. 
These are jobbing prices at which they may be pur 
chased in not less than car-load lots. 
Ground bone, tine average, per ton ... .18 00 
Kainit, in bulk. 8 65 
Mur. potash, 80 p. c., per 100 lbs. 1 78 
Nitrate of soda, per 100 lbs. 1 90 
Double manure salt (48@49 per cent, 
less than 2)4 per cent chlorate).... 1 01 
High grade manure salt (90@98 p. c. 
sulphate potash). 1 96)4® 2 00 
Bone black, spent, per ton .16 00 @16 50 
Ammon, superphos., high grade.25 (K) @26 00 
Dried blood, West’n, h. g. tine ground.. 1 65 @ 1 67)4 
Low grade, fine ground. 1 45 
Tankage, per ton.14 50 
Fish scrap, wet (at factory), f. o. b.8 60 
Dry (at factory), f. o. b.19 00 
Sulp. ammo., for gas, per 100 lbs.2 25 
For bone, per 100 lbs. 2 15 
S C., phos. rock, ground, per 2,000 lbs .. 6 00 
Undried, f. o. b., Ashley River, per 
2,240 lbs. 3 00 @ — 
Dried. 3 25 @ 3 46 
@21 00 
@ 8 80 
@ 1 80 
@ 1 92)4 
@ — 
® 1 60 
@14 76 
@ 9 00 
(•'20 00 
@ 2 30 
@ 2 20 
@ 5 25 
MILK AND CREAM. 
The total dally supply has been 22.190 cans of milk, 
169 oans of oondensed milk and 444 oansofoream. 
The average price paid for the surplus on the plat¬ 
forms has been (1.30 a can of 40 quarts. 
ni|BC Maple Sugar and Syrup, fresh from forest, 
I link direct to consumer. Prices, etc., on appli¬ 
cation. D. A. KNEELAND, Waitsfleld, Vt. 
Berry Baskets. 
Quarts, Shorts, Pints, Thirds, &c. 
Peach Baskets. 
Sizes, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 
and 16 quarts. 
Grape Baskets. 
Sizes, 3)4, 5, 8, 10 and 
15 pounds. 
Peach Covers. 
Wood, burlap and cotton. 
BERRY, PEACH AND GRAPE CRATES. 
Crate stock and box shooks in all sizes, direct from 
the manufacturers. Special prices to dealers and car¬ 
load buyers. Write for catalogue. 
A. H. MONTAGUE & SON, 
Manufacturers and Agents, 
120 Warren St., New York City. 
PLANT BOXES *2.25 
■ For HOT-BED USE 1000. 
4-lnch cube, 4)4-inch cube, or 5-inch cube. 
BERRY CRATES 
and CRAPE BASKETS. 
Write for price list. Address 
COLB Y-HI Si K LIC Y CO., Benton llurhor, Mleh* 
FRUIT PACKAGES kinds. 
Also Beekeepers’ Supplies. 
Now Is the time to order and 
get the DISCOUNT^. Cata¬ 
logue and pricelist free. Address 
BERLIN FRUITB0X CO. 
Berlin Heights, Erie Co.. Ohio. 
GAENER & CO., 
Product Commission Merchants 
U LITTLE 12th ST., NEW YORK 
We have an extra demand for CHOICE CREAMERY 
BUTTER, CHOICE CHEESE, FANCY LEGHORN 
EGGS, and FINE DRESSED TURKEYS, GEESE and 
DUCKS. Shipping Cards and Stencils on application. 
Reference: Gansevoort Bank 
rpniTQ VEGETABLES 
inUllO PRODUCE 
We receive and sen, in car loads or smaller lots, 
all Products of the G ARDEN, J3RCHARD, DAI¬ 
RY, HENNERY and FARM. Market R eports. 
References, etc., free upon application. Address 
No. 6 11 Liberty Street, PITTSBURGH, Penn’a. 
So m er s, Brother &Co, 
