1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
233 
CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE. 
(CONTINUED.) 
Clare County, Mich. —I sowed tny corn field to 
Crimson clover in August, 1895, had an excellent 
catch and a full growth. When the snow went 
off in February, leaving the ground bare all 
through the month of March, subject to severe 
freezing and thawing, it used the most of the 
clover up. About August 1, I again sowed about 
one acre of ground from which we had taken rye 
for hay, and then plowed as for fallow, and sowed. 
The ground having been covered with snow the 
most of the time up to the present, I am in hopes 
to save the clover this spring. k. s. 
Some Fruit Notes.—O n the recommendation of 
Grapes,West'n N.Y., Catawba, per small bkt. 12® 10 
West’n N. Y., Concord, per small basket. 8® 10 
Oranges, Florida, per box.3 00@5 50 
California navels, per box .3 60@4 00 
Grape fruit, per box.6 00® 12 00 
Strawberries, Fla., per auart. 10@ 25 
GKA88 SEED. 
Clover, per 100 lbs. 6 75® 10 00 
Timothy. 2 86® 4 00 
GRAIN. 
Wheat.80 @80)4 
Rye.41 @42 
Barley feeding.26 @31 
Barley malting. 33 @46 
Buckwheat, silver. 86 @37 
Buckwheat, Japan.35 @37 
Corn.29 @— 
Oats.21 @21)4 
MHAT8—DRESSED. 
The R. N.-Y., I sent $2 for one dozen Parker Earle 
strawberry plants when that variety was intro¬ 
duced. That was the best investment I ever 
made for $2, and with me that variety stands at 
the head of the list for productiveness. The Min- 
newaski blackberry and the Royal Church rasp¬ 
berry are no good for me, too tender. I am afraid 
that I have found out too late about the straw¬ 
berry-raspberry, also the North Star and Red 
Cross currants, as I have them; I cannot under¬ 
stand why reputable nurserymen laud the good 
qualities of Maxwell’s Early blackberry; I found 
it one of the most tender; tried to kill it out, but 
the roots persisted in sprouting up. w. b. 
Lawrence, Kan. 
Crimson Clover in Spring.— In our limited ex¬ 
perience with Crimson clover, it has always been 
more satisfactory sown in spring than fall. Sown 
in the fall, we never have secured a good catch, 
and what little grew, winterkilled badly. In the 
spring, we have had a good catch each time. 
Last spring, we fitted a young bearing orchard 
that had been in cultivation for years with ber¬ 
ries, by giving a light dressing of manure, plowed 
and sowed one bushel of oats per acre and eight 
quarts of Crimson clover seed. The clover made 
a very fair growth, and was in condition to cut 
about the same time as the oats. I also tried a 
little on a field of oats; I sowed two bushels per 
aere, and seeded to other clover, and am satisfied 
that it germinated and grew better than the other 
seeding. We cut the oats for hay, and the Crim¬ 
son clover at the time was just in blossom, but 
not very large. I think it worthy of further ex¬ 
periment in this direction. s. o. b. 
Burdett, N. Y. 
Our experience with Crimson clover has been 
very satisfactory. In our strawberry growing, 
we take only one crop of berries, then plow down 
just as soon as done picking, sow broadcast 
200 to 250 pounds of muriate of potash to the acre, 
and seed with one peck of Crimson clover seed to 
the acre. Then by April 20 to 25, we can plow 
down a heavy crop of clover and plant to straw¬ 
berries. We alternate this way each year. We 
usually use on our fruiting plots, 200 to 300 pounds 
to the acre in the spring, of a good potato fertil¬ 
izer, analyzing about 12 per cent of phosphoric 
acid, 4 of ammonia and 6 to 8 of potash, broad¬ 
casted. This has given us good results. 
West Alexander, Pa. w. b. gibson & sons. 
MARKETS. 
Saturday, MARCH 27, 1897. 
BUTTER—NEW. 
dreamery, Western, extra*, per lb .19 @— 
Weetern, fizsU.17)4®18)4 
Western, seconds.18 @17 
Western, thirds.14 @15 
State, finest.18 @19 
State, thirds to firsts.14 @18 
State dairy, half-firkin tubs, fanoy.13 @— 
Firsts.16 @17 
Beoonds.13 @15 
Welsh tubs, fanoy.17 @— 
Welsh tubs, seconds to firsts.13 @16)4 
Western Imitation oreamery, extras .16 @16 
Firsts.12 @14 
Seconds.10 @11 
Western factory, extra.11 @12 
Firsts.10 @11 
Seconds .9 @10 
Thirds. 7 @ 9 
Rolls, prime, per lb .12 @12)4 
Common to good, per lb.8 @11 
OLD BUTTER. 
Creamery, Western, summer make, finest..15 @16)4 
Summer make, poor to prime .10 @14 
8tate dairy, tubs, finest.14 @— 
Firsts .13)4@— 
State dairy, firkins and tubs, finest.13)4® 14 
Firsts.13)4@13 
State dairy, firkins, finest.13)4®— 
Firsts.12 @12)4 
Tubs or firkins, seconds.11 @12 
Tubs or firkins, thirds.9 @10 
Western factory. 7 @10 
EGGS. 
Near-by,new laid,fancy, selected,per do* 11@ — 
8tate&Penn..country marks,aver’ge best 10)4® 10)4 
Northern Ohio and Ind., prime to fancy. 10 @ 10)4 
Other Western, fresh gathered, prime... 10@ — 
Kentucky&Nashvlle, fresh gath'd,choice 9J4@ — 
Other 8ouih’n, fresh gath'd, g’d to prime 9)4® 9£f 
Western seconds, per 30-doz case.2 70 @2 75 
Duck eggs, Maryland, per doz. 25 @ — 
Western, per doz. 22 @ 23 
Southern, per doz. 21 @ 22 
Goose eggs, per doz. 60 @ — 
FRUITS—GREEN 
Apples, Baldwin, per bbl.1 00@1 50 
Spitzenberg, per bbl.1 26@2 60 
Greening, per bbl.1 00@1 76 
King, per bbl .1 00@2 12 
N. Spy, per bbl.1 0O@2 50 
Pound 8weet, per bbl. —@ — 
Nearby, open heads and common, per bbll 00@ — 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, extra large, per bbl. — © — 
Fanoy, per bbl.5 50@6 50 
Good to prime, per bbl.3 50@6 00 
Defective, per bbl.2 00@3 00 
Per orate. —@ — 
Jersey, per crate .1 00@1 15 
Jersey, per bbl.3 00© — 
Vealz, country dres*ed, prime, per lb— 7)4® — 
Fair to good, per lb. 6 @ 7 
Com. to med., per lb. 4 @ 6)4 
8mall, per lb. 2)4® 3)4 
Barnyards, per lb. — @ — 
Grassers. — @ — 
Spring lambs, each.2 00 @6 00 
Roasting pigs, 10-25 lbs, per lb. 8 @ 11 
Pork, country dressed, 10 to 25 lbs., per lb — @ — 
40 to 60 lbs., per lb . 6)4® 7 
60 to 80 lbs., per lb. 6 @ 6)4 
80 to 120 lbs., per lb. 6)4® 6 
125 lbs and up, per lb. 4)4@ 5)4 
Tenderloins, per pound. 14 @ 16 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, hens, average best, per lb. 12 @ — 
Mixed hens and toms, prime, per lb. 10)4® 11)6 
Young toms,per lb. 9*4® 10 
Old toms, per lb. 9 @ 10 
Broilers, Phlla., 3 lbs and under to pair. 27 @ 39 
Phila., 3)4 lbs and over to pair,per lo 22 @ 25 
Chiokens, Phlla.,wint’s,61bs & over to pr. 15 @ 17 
Phlla., fall, roasting, prime, per lb.. 14 @ — 
Phila., fall, roasting, fair to good... 11 @ 13 
State & Penn., good to prime, per lb.—@ — 
Western, dry-picked, average best.. — @ — 
Western, scalded, average best . — @ — 
Western, coarse and staggy, per lb.. 7 @ 8 
Chickens and fowls, mixed, W’n, prime. 10 © — 
Mixed, West’n, poor to fair, per lb.. 7 @ 9 
Fowls, State & Penn., good to prime. ... Q @ — 
Western, scalded, prime, per lb. 8)4® 9 
Western, dry-picked, prime. 8 ) 4 ® 9 
Western, iced . 8 ) 4 ® 9 
Western, fair to good. 7)4® 8 
Old cocks, per lb. 6)4® — 
Capons, Phlla , large, per lb. 16 @ — 
Medium sizes, per lb. 12 @ 14 
Small and slips, per lb. 10 @ 11 
Western, fancy, large, per lb. 13 @ — 
Western, mixed weights, per lb .... ll @ 12)4 
Western, small and slips, per lb. 10 @ — 
Squabs, tame, white, per doz.2 60 @ — 
Mixed lots, per doz.1 75 @2 25 
Dark and poor, per doz.1 25 @1 50 
FROZEN. 
Turkeys, hens, fanoy. 13 @ — 
No. 1. 12 @ 13 
No. 2. 8 @ 10 
Broilers, dry picked. 14 @ 15 
Scalded. 10 @ 12 
Chickens, soft meated, No 1. 9 @ 10 
No. 2. 6 @ 8 
Fowls, No. II. 8 @ 8)4 
No. 2. 0 @ 7 
Ducks, No. 1. 13 @ 14 
No. 2. 8 @ 10 
Geese. No. 1. 8 @ 19 
No. 2. 8 © 7 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Chiokens, local, per lb. 8 @ 8)4 
Western, per lb . 8 @ 814 
Southern, per lb. 8 @ 8)4 
Fowls, local, per lb. 9 @ — 
Western, per lb. 9 @ — 
Southern, per lb. 9 @ — 
Roosters, old, per lb. 6)4® — 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 10 @ 11 
Ducks, looal, per pair. 70 @ 90 
Western, per pair. 65 @ 80 
Southern, per pair. 60 @ 60 
Geese, fattened, per pair.1 60 @1 75 
Western, per pair.112 @137 
Southern, per pair.1 00 @1 06 
Pigeons, old, per pair. 25 @ 30 
Young, per pair. — @ — 
POTATOES. 
Long Island, In bulk, per bbl.1 00@1 25 
Maine Hebron, per sack. 1 05@1 20 
State, per 180 lbs. 70® 85 
Jersey, per sack. —@ — 
Jersey, per bbl. —@ — 
Houlton Rose, per bbl. —@ — 
Bermuda No. 1. 6 00@9 00 
No. 2. 4 50@6 50 
Sweets. Va., yellow, per bbl. —@ — 
Jersey, yellow, per d. h. bbl.1 00@1 12 
Vineland, per bbl.1 25@1 75 
VEGETABLES. 
Asparagus, Charleston, per doz bunches....1 50@4 00 
Beets. L. 1., per bbl. 76@1 00 
Florida, new, per crate. 60@ 75 
Bermuda, per crate. 50@ 75 
Charleston, new, per 100 bunches.2 00@4 00 
Brussels sprouts, per quart. 10@ 16 
Cabbage, L. I., per 100.1 50@3 00 
Red, per 100. 3 00@4 00 
Red, per bbl. —@ 
Danish, per ICO.2 00@4 00 
Florida, per bbl-crate . 60@1 00 
Carrots, per bbl. 60® 75 
Celery, fancy, large, per doz. —@ — 
California, per doz. 60@1 00 
Average, prime, per doz. 30@ 40 
Small, per doz. 16® 25 
Local, per doz flat bunches .1 00@1 60 
Florida, large, per doz. 60@1 00 
Florida, small, per doz. 20@ 60 
Kansas Raspberries 
50,000 strong tips; a’so Mills 
and Miller. Prices low 
packing first-class. Plants pure and true to name. 
R. JOHNSTON, Shortsvllle. N. Y. 
ni A||TC Gandy. Wilson and Kentucky Straw- 
■ !• HU I O berry. $2 per thousand. Brandywine 
Red Raspberry, $5 per thousand, on cars at Tennent. 
D. M. C. PKR1UNE. Tennent, N. J. 
I| EY AlinED’C Bai> liest Garden Corn in 
ALbAAiilfbit O the World, 20c. per pint. 
Try it. Columbian Oats, SI per bushel. Address 
O. H. ALEXANDER, Charlotte, Vt. 
PLANT Manchester Seed Potatoes. They Grow. 
Whits Siberian Oats and Cheshires. 
Sows in farrow; service boars; pigs In pairs not akin. 
Siberian Oats, one-half bushel, 40c.; one bushel. 60c.; 
ten bushels, $5; no charge for sacks. Send 2-oent 
stamp for sample. HOMER J. BROWN. Harford,N.Y. 
THOROUGH-BRED 
are just like thor¬ 
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You know in advance what to expect 
of them. Get the Dreer seeds. They 
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Cauliflower, Florida, per )4-bbl basket. —@ — 
Florida, per bbl. —@ — 
Florida, per carrier. —@ — 
California, per crate. —@ — 
Cuoumbers, Florida, per crate. —@ — 
Egg plant, Florida, per )4-bbl box.1 00@2 00 
Florida, per bbl.2 00@4 00 
Garlic, per 100 bunches.3 60@4 00 
Kale, Norfolk, per bbl. 26@ 50 
Lettuce, Boston, per doz. 50@ 76 
Local, per bbl. —@ — 
Norfolk, per bbl basket... —@ — 
Charleston, per basket. 76@1 00 
Florida, per )4-bbl basket. 76@2 00 
New Orleans, per bbl . —@ — 
Onions, Eastern white, per bbl.4 50®8 00 
Eastern red, per bbl .4 26@4 50 
Eastern yellow, per bbl.4 00@4 to 
Orange County white, per bag . —@ — 
Orange County yellow, per bag.3 60@4 00 
Orange County, red, per bag.3 60@4 00 
State and Western yellow, per bbl.3 00® 3 60 
Western red. per bbl.2 50@3 00 
Canadian red, per bbl.2 76® — 
Bermuda, per crate.2 7i@ — 
Havana, per crate.2 76@ — 
Parsley, Bermuda, per orate. 75@1 26 
Parsnips, per bbl. 76@ — 
Peas, Fla., per crate.1 00@2 00 
Per basket. —@ — 
Peppers, Fla., per bushel or carrier.1 60@2 00 
Pumpkins, per 100.10 00@16 00 
Spinach. Norfolk, per bbl. 25@1 00 
Baltimore, per bbl. —@ — 
Squash, Marrow, per bbl.1 75<82 00 
Hubbard, per bbl.1 26@ — 
Florida, per crate. —@ — 
String beans, Norfolk, per half bbl basket.. —@ — 
Charleston, green, per bushel basket— —@ — 
Charleston, wax, per bushel basket. —@ — 
Florida, freight, per crate...2 00@3 00 
Wax, per crate. —@ — 
Tomatoes, Fla., per carrier.1 00® 3 00 
Turnips, Jersey and L. I. Russia, per bbl... 50® 76 
Canada, per bbl. 60® 65 
MILK AND CREAM 
The total dally supply has been 21,842 cans of milk, 
163 cans of condensed milk and 462 cans of cream. 
The average prloe paid for the surplus on the plat¬ 
forms has been 11.25 a can of 40 quarts. 
The great majority of dilapi¬ 
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Perhaps it won’t pay to shingle 
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Neponset can be used on roofs, 
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Neponset should not be con- ! 
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Any imitation of Neponset will 
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We have an extra demand for CHOICE CREAMERY 
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The Improved U.S.Separator 
In the Cream=Gathering Factory 
Saving pays for out¬ 
fit in less than a 
year. 
We started our cream¬ 
ery in 1895, with two out¬ 
side skimming stations 
and about sixty patrons. 
The skimming stations 
have not held their own, 
but we now have one 
hundred and twenty* 
, , . , .. five patrons, mostly for 
cream taken at their houses. Many of them use the Improved U. S. dairy size Separators. 
1 hey find they cannot afford to use any other machine, as actual experiment shows that 
the extra butter produced by the use o f t he Improved U. S. Separato r will soon pay for it; and 
besides the skim-milk is worth much more for feeding purposes. 
I he favorite outfit for farms with from 10 to 20 cowsi s the No. 5 Improved U. S. Separator, 
at $125.00, with Dog or Sheep Power at $15.00. For farms with 20 to 50 cows they buy the 
No. 3 Improved U. S. Separator, at $200.00, with Pony Power at $60.00. These Separators 
are giving entire satisfaction, and growing in favor every day. 
Island Pond, Vt., Sept. 1, 1896. S. D. & E. F. HOBSON. 
Only the Cream goes 
to the Factory. 
Skim-milk left sweet 
to feed. 
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