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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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AMONG THE MARKET MEN. 
WHAT I SEE AND HEAB. 
Some butter receivers are complaining 
that the consignments of butter, even 
from first-class creameries, vary widely 
in the amount of salt used, some being 
nearly fresh, and some so salty as to be 
almost unsalable, all in the same ship¬ 
ment, too. This is an old complaint 
against dairy butter, but it is sur¬ 
prising to find that any creamery 
should send out such goods. It is sup¬ 
posed that everything is done by weight 
and measure, and that such variations 
are impossible. It is evident that some 
buttermaker needs stirring up. Such 
hap-hazard practices will never do; if 
they be persisted in, creamery butter 
will lose its prestige. 
XXX 
Thebe is considerable inquiry about 
methods of preparing hothouse lettuce 
for market. In the first place, the mar¬ 
ket demands head lettuce, and not the 
loose masses of leaves that are often 
sent. For nearby shipments, the heads 
are usually cut from the roots, but for 
more distant shipments, the roots are 
often left on, the earth being well shaken 
off. The most common packages are 
barrels, though crates, half-barrel bas¬ 
kets, and hampers are also used. In 
long shipments, ice is frequently used, 
when the lettuce should be tightly 
packed. Large handled baskets make 
very nice packages for sending fancy 
lettuce to nearby markets. 
X X X 
I recently came across a new pack¬ 
age in the butter line—new to me, at 
least. The butter was packed in rectan¬ 
gular boxes, the length of which was 
about twice the height and width, each 
holding five pounds ; 10 of these were 
packed in a crate. The boxes were neat 
ones, the corners being dovetailed to¬ 
gether. The block of butter was very 
solid, and was closely and neatly in¬ 
closed in parchment paper. On invert¬ 
ing the box, the butter slipped out 
readily, and was in just the right shape 
to cut off nice, square slices for the 
table. It was a very neat package, but 
the packer made some mistakes. The 
first was in putting second-rate butter 
into such nice packages. Another was 
in not putting his name and address 
with the contents conspicuously on the 
outside. Nowhere were these visible. 
But, probably, he had the quality of 
butter in mind when he omitted these, 
and thereby showed his wisdom. The 
butter sold for a higher -price than it 
would have done in the ordinary pack¬ 
ages. 
X X X 
This morning, I saw the village milk¬ 
man carrying a basket of fresh-laid eggs 
into the grocery. The grocer will, of 
course, sell them to his customers at a 
profit. The milkman goes around from 
house to house delivering milk ; many 
of his customers probably buy eggs, and 
would be glad to buy good, fresh ones 
right from the farm. The milkman 
makes his rounds every morning, and can 
deliver the eggs cheaper than any one 
else can do it. Not only eggs, but poul¬ 
try, honey, surplus fruits and vegetables, 
and any little extras that he has, may 
be disposed of in this way without extra 
cost. The milkman has every advantage 
in disposing of his products direct to 
the consumers. 
X X X 
A certain commission merchant sells 
large quantities of live quail. He has 
been building up this trade for years, 
and has filled many large orders for 
those who are stocking game preserves, 
parks, etc. He always gets good prices, 
charges fair commissions, and makes 
prompt and honest remittances. One of 
the frauds who make promises of extra 
prices got some of his lying circulars 
into the hands of one of the first man’s 
shippers. The promised prices were so 
much larger than he had been receiving 
that he bit at the bait, and made a ship¬ 
ment. The birds were sold, but at 
lower prices than his old commission 
man usually received, and he received a 
check which was afterward returned 
protested, and he was unable to get his 
money. In despair, he sent the check to 
his old commission merchant and asked 
him to help him get the money, which 
he is now trying to do. It also turned 
out that commission merchant No. 1 had 
bought of the fakir, some live quail, at 
prices that gave him a good profit, and 
it is probable that he bought some of 
the same quail that would, ordinarily, 
have been shipped to him. Thus far, 
the fakir seems to be ahead in the game. 
The same tricks are being played every 
day with all kinds of produce, f. h. y. 
THE R. N.-Y.’S REVIEW OF CATA¬ 
LOGUES OF 1897. 
(Continued prom March 13.) 
Northrup, Kino & Co., successors to 
the Northrup, Braslan, Goodwin Co., 
Minneapolis, Minn. — A catalogue of 
northern-grown seeds. The Lincoln 
oats, it is claimed, have yielded 817 
bushels from seven bushels of seed. The 
price is, this season, but 50 cents a 
bushel in lots of 20 bushels. Prof. 
Thomas Shaw’s book on grasses, clovers, 
forage and fodder crops is given as a 
premium. 
T. C. Kevitt, Athenia, N. J.—There 
are, in this catalogue, 156 different col¬ 
lections of small fruits, plums, pears, 
etc., offered at from 50 cents to $10 a 
collection. The prices of these collec¬ 
tions are but a little more than half the 
usual prices. Mr. Kevitt refunds the 
money if the plants do not prove satis¬ 
factory. Small fruits of all kinds are 
his specialty. Mr. Kevitt is the inventor 
of a new crate, one of its advantages 
being that it may be packed with other 
packages in a car. It is easily handled 
and well adapted to carrying berries, 
etc., “ in the best possible way.” Mr. 
Kevitt claims that berries shipped in his 
new Display Package will bring from 
“ eight to ten cents more than berries 
shipped in the old-style crate.” 
The George A. Sweet Nursery Com¬ 
pany, Dansville, N. Y.—A catalogue of 
large fruits, small fruits, hardy shrubs 
and trees and roses. This company have 
150 acres of plants of their own grow¬ 
ing, and they claim that they are this 
season offering them direct to planters 
at much lower prices than they have 
hitherto sold them during the 28 years 
they have been in the nursery business. 
The Shady Hill Nursery Company, 
102 State Street, Boston, Mass.—A cata¬ 
logue of the first class—170 pages. This, 
it is claimed, is the largest nursery in 
New England, comprising 300 acres of 
trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants and 
fruits. New and rare deciduous and 
evergreen trees, rhododendrons, new 
fruits and hardy perennial plants, are 
specialties. The catalogue will be sent 
to all subscribers who apply. 
A. W. Livingston’s Sons, Columbus, 
0.—A seed catalogue of 100 pages. 
Among the interesting novelties, we 
would call attention to the Honor Bright 
tomato. The color of the fruit, it is 
said, and we have before alluded to this 
peculiarity, is first light green, then a 
waxy white, then lemon, finally chang¬ 
ing to a bright red. It has long keeping 
qualities, and the flesh is tender and 
melting. We would also direct attention 
to the New Emerald cucumber and the 
Columbus Market Sugar corn. Living¬ 
ston’s Pink Eye potato and the Living¬ 
ston potato are among the potato special¬ 
ties of seeming merit. 
Legoktt & Brother, 301 Pearl Street, New York, 
made an error in their advertisement last week. 
They intended to say that the Paris-green gun 
would treat 1,000 trees per day, instead of 100 
trees, as actually stated in the advertisement. 
An adjourned meeting of the Pennsylvania Jer¬ 
sey Cattle Club, will be held at the Seventh 
Avenue Hotel, Pittsburgh, March 31, to elect 
officers, transact new and unfinished business, 
etc., at 10 a. m. R. F. Shannon, secretary-treas¬ 
urer, 907 Liberty Street, Pittsburgh. 
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rLIlII I O D I ITIttlL Maytrott, Brooks, 
Greenville, Bubach. Tennessee Prolific, Lady Thomp¬ 
son, Annie Laurie. Bell. Crescent. 20c. per doz. Mary, 
Marshall, Brandywine, Pride of Cumberland, 35c. per 
doz. Asparagus: Columbian Mam White and Con¬ 
overs Colossal, 40c. for 50. Horse Radish sets, 40 for 
50c. E. L. & F. S. NEWCOMB, Vineland, N. J. 
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is a vigorous feeder and re¬ 
sponds well to liberal fertiliza¬ 
tion. On corn lands the yield 
increases and the soil improves 
if properly treated with fer¬ 
tilizers containing not under 
1% actual 
Potash. 
A trial of this plan costs but 
little and is sure to lead to 
profitable culture. 
All about Potash—the results of its use by actual ex¬ 
periment on the best farms in the United States—is 
told in a little book which we publish and will gladly 
mail free to any farmer in America who will write for it. 
GERMAN KALI WORKS, 
93 Nassau St., New York. 
Wise’s Seedling. 
A superb potato. Very productive, hardy, tine ap¬ 
pearing and excellent quality. Prices to suit you. 
J. M, FLUKE, Nankin, Ohio. 
PEACH TREES 
i—Fine healthy stock, by 100 
or car-load lots, for spring 
1897. Grown on new land: 
the best I ever raised. Low prices. Address 
JOS1AH A. ROBERTS, MALVERN, PA. 
WHEAT 
Will probably bring good prices 
next Fall—now for a big crop. 
NITRATE OF SODA 
Applied in the Spring, 50 to 100 
pounds per acre—will greatly in¬ 
crease the yield. It can be ob¬ 
tained of any enterprising fer¬ 
tilizer dealer. 
Please ask for pamphlet with full instruc¬ 
tions for using NITRATE on Wheat and 
other crops and instructions for MIXING 
FERTILIZERS at home. Address 
S. M. HARRIS, Moreton Farm(P.0.)N.Y. 
A Natural 
Fertilizer 
for all kinds of 
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F. R. LALOR, 
Dunnville, (Box 16 ) Ontario 
Legal Successor to MUNROE, LALOR & CO. 
FISH MANURES 
the most efficient of all soil food. Possess greatest crop producing 
power—prevent exhaustion of soil. Suitable for any kind of crops 
—any kind of soil. Book of description and prices on application. 
THE JARECKI CHEMICAL CO., Sandusky, Ohio. 
RELIABLE AGENTS WANTED 
for territory not already taken. 
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Hardwood 
For prices address THOS. POTTS, Brantford, Ont. 
$20 PHOSPHATE FOR POTATOES AND CORN 
Sold to farmers direct. We have no agents. Send 
for Circular. Low prices for car-load lots. 
YORK CHEMICAL WORKS, York, Pa. 
MANURE VALUE 
depends very largely upon its being 
properly pulverized and evenly spread. 
This can be done quicker, cheaper and with 
more certainly of good results with the 
KEMP " 4 " u A e :2 
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than by any means known. Spreads ally kind of 
manure better than it can be done by hand. It 
saves all waste from “bunchy spreading,” makes the 
manure go farther. 10 YEARS on the MARKET. 
Largest and oldest makers of Manure Spreaders 
in the world. Send for 1897 CATALOGUE—FREE. 
KEMP & BURPEE MFG.CO »Syracuse, N. Y. 
