1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
3oi 
Short, Seasonable Scraps. 
(CONTINUED.) 
with about a foot of snow. The clover on the oat 
stubble has come through all right, and nearly 
all the turnips that were too small to pull last 
fall, are as solid as they were in November, and 
are starting new leaves. This is the first time I 
ever knew of turnips living through the winter 
without being pulled. The clover that was pro¬ 
tected (?) by the pea vines is almost a total fail¬ 
ure. None of it froze out, but with the exception 
of what grew in the dead furrow, it is nearly 
all dead. Most of the clover in the cow peas was 
sending up stalks when frosts stopped its growth, 
and its own mass of foliage and the dead weeds 
and pea vines seem to have smothered it. There 
are several spots on the oat stubble where the 
growth was very rank, that it has smothered out. 
Is Crimson clover more liable to smother out 
than freeze out ? e. tully. 
Trumbull County, O. 
THE FROST IN DELAWARE. 
We find very little damage apparent yet from 
the recent frost, though it certainly was a heavy 
white one. Strawberries have had the open 
blossoms cut, but already there are plenty of 
fresh blooms, strong and unhurt. Bartlett pears 
seem to have suffered severely, and, probably, 
all the pears except Keiffer, which is all right. 
Peaches show only a small percentage of injured 
buds, and apples and plums are not hurt at all. 
Our fruit has had a very remarkable escape, if 
present appearances are not deceiving. 
Dover. a. w. slaymaker. 
Monday night was very cold—28 degrees in 
some sections. It grew colder towards noon and 
ice formed one-fourth inch thick in horse troughs. 
This caused a big frost Tuesday night, which 
caught most peach orchards in full bloom or 
just shedding bloom. I do not believe we have 25 
per cent live buds. None are on some varieties, 
while on others a fair proportion are alive. If 
not entirely killed now, they are injured to such 
an extent that the June drop will take off the 
bulk of them. Many buds look all right which 
are badly affected. Mountain Rose, Stump, Ship- 
ley, Walker, Elberta and Peninsula show most 
live buds, while yeUow varieties are about done 
up. Such kinds as Rivers, Amsden and Alex¬ 
ander still have a considerable number of live 
buds, but these possess no market value as com¬ 
pared with others. Japan plums, with the pos¬ 
sible exception of Ogon, are all killed. Natives 
still have plenty of live buds, as many of these 
were not in full bloom. Keiffer pears killed 
almost entirely. Others not in bloom to any ex¬ 
tent. I do not think apples are hurt as they are 
not in bloom. Strawberries, especially on light 
lauds, are badly hurt, while on stiffer lands they 
were notin bloom. Below us I should suppose 
the strawberry crop is a failure, as the plants 
were in full bloom. Michel’s, Meeks’s, Jessie and 
other early blooming sorts hurt most. I think we 
have a fair prospect for strawberries; a good 
one for red raspberries and blackberries. This 
is my opinion. Some growers still think they 
have a fair half crop of peaches left, but I can’t 
see it in that light. I am told that they are not 
hurt much at Denton, Md. cuas. weight. 
Seaford. 
FRUIT NOTES FROM BEAVER CO., PA. 
I have just finished scarifying and cutting out 
chick weed from my strawberry patch, cutting 
over the surface between the rows with a sharp, 
bladed hoe, and allowing the weeds to dry a day 
or two before replacing the mulch. I planted my 
first strawberries in this section in the spring of 
1874, and have planted more or less every spring 
since. I have tried cultivating with a horse be¬ 
tween the rows, loosening the ground well, and 
realized, as the bearing season came on, that I 
had made a serious mistake. From my experi¬ 
ence, I would advise all growers to keep horse 
and cultivator out of a bearing patch in spring, 
but to rake the mulch to one side (mine was re¬ 
moved by a flood in the Ohio late in February); 
then with sharp bladed hoes, cutover the surface 
not occupied by plants. If carefully done, and 
the mulch replaced, but few weeds will trouble 
the grower until the pickers get to work, when 
the tramping between the rows will prevent any, 
or but few, weeds showing up. 
The fruit buds on peach trees throughout this 
section are mostly killed. Warm weather in De¬ 
cember caused them to swell perceptibly, and a 
drop in the temperature to 15 to 20 degrees below 
zero in January, gave them a black eye. I have a 
new orchard, four years old, vigorous and thrifty; 
last year, I cut back from one-half to two-thirds of 
the new growth. Last week, finding my hopes of 
a harvest this season had gone glimmering, I 
sharpened my pruning shears and again cut 
back all new growth one-half; I also opened out 
the heads, and next spring, if spared, will again 
clip back, how much, will depend on how the 
buds have wintered. I prefer cutting back to 
taking any chances of hired help thinning the 
fruit. 
For years, it has been the practice here and 
elsewhere, generally, in blackberry culture, to do 
no spring pruning, or shortening of laterals; as 
a consequence, we have a brambly hedge row 
that taxes the patience of pickers, and also causes 
a great waste of berries in the center of the rows. 
From observation and practice, I have concluded 
that it pays, in the first place, to thin out all 
weak, spindling canes when cutting out old wood; 
then in March or early April, cut back laterals 
well that extend out too far in the alleys, and clip 
off points from three to six inches, of all laterals. 
Properly pruned, they will not only outyleld a 
plantation not pruned, but the berries will be 
larger and more satisfacto ry. From Snyders 
well cut back, I have gathered berries almost as 
large as Lawtons, and shipped to Pittsburgh, 
bringing as good prices as the Lawtons. For 
several years past, the prices have been discour¬ 
aging, and a new beginner may expect to have 
hard work and poor pay, notwithstanding the rosy 
view of it taken by nurserymen, and the chaps 
with plants to sell. f. r. engle. 
MARKETS. 
SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1897. 
BUTTER—NEW. 
ureamery, Weitern, extrat, per lb . 
Western, flzst*. 
Western, seconds. 
Western, thirds. 
State, finest. 
8tate, thirds to firsts. 
Sia.e dairy, nail-firkln tabs, fancy . 
Firsts . 
Seconds. 
Welsh tubs, fancy. 
Welsh tubs, seconds to fl'Bts. .. 
Western imitation creamery, extras 
Firsts. 
seconds. 
Western factory, extra. 
Firsts. 
Seoonds . 
Tblrds. 
Rolls, prime, per lb. 
Common to good, per lb. 
17 @- 
16 @16)4 
14 @16 
13 @— 
.16)4017 
.13 @16 
.16 @— 
.14 @15 
.12 @13 
.15)4®- 
.13 @15 
.14 @14)4 
.12 @13 
.10 @11 
.11 @U« 
.10)4®— 
. 9)4@10 
. 8 @ y 
.— @— 
OLD BUTTER. 
Creamery. Western, summer make, fnest..— @— 
Summer make, poor to prime.....11 @15 
State dairy, tubs, finest .13)4 al4 
Firsts .. 13)4 8— 
State dairy, firkins and tubs, finest.13 @13)4 
Firsts.12 @12)4 
State dairy, fl:kins, finest.13)4@ — 
Firsts.12 @12)4 
Tubs or firkins, seconds.11 @11)4 
Tubs or firkins, thirds.9 @10 
Western factory. 8 @12 
CHEESE—NEW. 
8tate, full cream, large, choice.10)4@— 
Good to prime.10 @— 
Part skims, good to prime. 7 @ 8 
Part skims, common to fair. 5 @6 
Full skims. 2)4® 3 
EGGS. 
Near-by,new laid,fanoy elected.per do* 10)48 11 
8tate&Penn..country marks,aver’ge best 994® 10 
Westarn, selected for storage. 10 @ 10M 
Other Western, fresh gathered, prime... 9)4@ — 
Kentncky&Nashvile. fresh gath'd,choice 9 @ 9)4 
Other South’n. fresh gath’d, g’d to prime 894® 9 
Western seconds, per 30-dot case.2 2 d @2 60 
Duck eggs, Maryland, per doz. 19 @ — 
Western, per doz. 16 @ 17 
Southern, oer doz. 15 @ 16 
Goose eggs, per doz . 30 @ — 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, 1896, fanoy, per lb.494® 6 
Choice, 1896, per lb. 4 @ 4)4 
Prime, 1896, per lb. 394@ 394 
Common, per lb. 2)4@ 3 
N. C., sundried, 1896, sliced, fancy. 2 @3 
Southern, sundried. common to choice ..2 @3 
State, sundried, quarters. 2)4@ 3 
Western, sundried, quarters, bbls.— @— 
8outh-We8t’n, sundried, quarters, bbls. 4 @— 
Southern, sundried, quarters, bbls.— @— 
Southern, sundried, coarse cut bags.— @— 
Chopped, 1896. per lb. 1)4® 194 
Cores and skins. 1896, per lb. 1 @1)4 
Peaches, Sundried, 1896, peeled, per lb.— @— 
Cherries, 1896, per lb.11 @11)4 
Blackberries, 1896, per lb. 6 @ 6)4 
Raspberries, evaporated, 1896, per lb.13)4@14 
Sundried, per lb.— @— 
Huckleberries, 1896, per lb . 6 @ 6)4 
Plums. Southern Damson. 1896, per lb.— @— 
FRUITS—GREEN 
Apples. Baldwin, per bbl.1 50@2 25 
Spitzenberg, per bbl.1 25@2 60 
Greening, ice house, per bbl.3 00@4 00 
N. 8py, ice house, fancy, per bbl.2 60@3 00 
Ben Davis, ice house, per bbl.2 G0@2 60 
Russet, per bbl .1 & 0@2 25 
Nearby, open heads and common, per bbl 7i@l 00 
Strawberries, Charleston, per quart. 10@ 15 
North Carolina, per quart. 13@ 23 
GRAIN. 
Wheat.80 @81 
Rye.39 @44 
Barley feeding.27 @32 
Barley malting.42 @44 
Buckwheat, silver. 36 @37 
Bnokwheat, Japan.35 @37 
Corn.30 @— 
Oats.22 @— 
MEATS—DRESSED. 
Veala, oountry dressed, prime, per lb.... 6)48 7)4 
Fair to good, per lb. 5)4® 6 
Com. to med., per lb. 4 @ 6 
Small, per lb. 3 @ 3)4 
Barnyards, per lb. — © — 
Grassers. _ @ — 
Spring lambs, each. 2 60 @5 50 
Pork, country dressed, 10 to 25 lbs., per lb — @ — 
40 to 60 lbs., per lb . — @ — 
60 to 80 lbs., per lb. 6 @ 6)4 
80 to 120 lbs., per lb. 5 @ 694 
125 lbs and up, per lb. 4 @ 494 
NUTS. 
Peanuts, Va., h. p., fancy, per lb. 3)4@ 394 
H. p., extra, per lb . 2)4@ 294 
8helled, No. 1, per lb. 3 @ 3)4 
No. 2, per lb. 2)4® — 
Spanish, shelled, new. No. 1, per lb .. 494@ — 
Pecans, selected, per lb. 7 @ 9 
Mixed, per lb. 6 @ 7 
Chestnuts, northern, per bush of 60 lbs.. — @ — 
Southern, per bushel of 60 lbs. — @ — 
Hlckorynuts. new. per bushel of 50 lbs. .2 00 @ — 
Bull nuts, per bushel. 76 @1 00 
Black walnuts, per bushel. 40 @ 50 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Spring chickens, per pair. 40 @ 75 
Cnlcxens, local, per lb. 8 w 8)4 
Western, per lb. 8 @ 8)4 
Southern, per lb. 7 @ 7>4 
Fowls, looal, per lb. 9 @ — 
Western, per lb. 9 @ — 
Southern, per lb. 8 @ _ 
Roosters, old, per lb. 4 @ 4 U 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 10 @ — 
Ducks, local, per pair. 65 @ 85 
Western, per pair. 60 @ 80 
Southern, per pair. 50 @ 60 
Geese, fattened, per pair. 1 25 @ — 
Southern, per pair... 90 @ — 
Pigeons, old, per pair. 30 @ — 
Young, per pair. 20 @ — 
The records show this Threshing -machine to he the 
»»siest ru nn i n g and the greatest grain saver of all. 
Requires only about 1)( miles travel per hour. For full 
description, and for the best Straw-preserving Rye- 
threshers, Clover-hullers, Fanning-mills, Feed-mills, Cir¬ 
cular-saw Machines, Land-rollers and Dog-powers, send 
for Fearless Catalogue. For Fodder-cutters, Car¬ 
riers and Drag-saw Machines, and for information show¬ 
ing “Why Ensilage Pays,” send for Ensilage Cata¬ 
logue. Address, mikakb harder. Cobleskill. N.Y, 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, hens, average best, per lb. 8 @ 10 
Average toms, per lb. 8 @ 10 
Broilers, Phlla., 3 lbs and under to pair. 35 @ 37 
Phlla., 3)4 lbs and over to pair,per lb 28 @ 30 
Chiokens, Phlla.,wlnt’s,61bs & over to pr. 18 @ 20 
Phlla., fall, roasting, prime, per lb.. 14 @ — 
Phlla., fall, roasting, fair to good... 12 @ 13 
State & Penn., good to prime, per lb. — @ — 
Western, dry-picked, average best.. — @ —n 
Western, scalded, average best. — @ — 
Western, coarse and staggy. per lb.. — @ — 
Chickens and fowls, mixed, W’n, prime. 9 © 9)4 
Mixed, West’n, poor to fair, per lb.. 7)4® 8)4 
Fowls, State & P»nn., good to prime. 8)4® 9 
Western, prime, oer lb. 9 @ — 
Western, fair to good. 7 ® 7)4 
Old cocks, per lb. 6 ) 4 ® — 
Sqnabs, tame, white, per doz.2 25 ® — 
Mixed lots, per doz-..1 75 @2 GO 
Dark and poor, per doz.1 25 @1 50 
FROZEN. 
Turkeys, hens, fancy. 12)4® — 
No. 1. 12 @ 12)4 
No. 2. 8 @ 10 
Broilers, dry picked. 15 @ 17 
Scalded. 10 @ 12 
Chickens, soft meated, No 1. 9 @ 10 
No. 2. 6 @ 8 
Fowls, No. 1. 8 @ 8J4 
No. 2. 6 @ 7 
CaDOns, Western, mixed weights. 12 @ 13 
Ducks, No. 1. 12 @ 13 
No. 2. 8 @ 10 
Geese. No. 1. 8 ® 10 
No. 2 . 8 © 7 
POTATOES. 
Long Island, In balk, per bbl.1 00® 1 25 
Maine Hebron, per sack. 130® — 
State, per 180 lbs. 80® 85 
8cotch Magnum, per sack. 90® 1 00 
Jersey, per bbl.. —@ — 
Maine Rose, per bbl. 1 25@1 30 
Bermuda No. 1.8 00@9 00 
No. 2.6 00@7 00 
Flo Ida, No. 1.4 01 @ — 
New Orleans, per bbl. 3 00®4 03 
Sweets. Va., yellow, per bbl. —@ — 
Jersey, yellow, per d. h. bbl.1 00@l 26 
Vineland, per bbl.2 00@2 50 
VEGETABLES. 
Asparagus, Colossal, per doz bunches.5 01@6 00 
Fair to prime, per doz bunches.2 60@4 00 
Beets. L. 1., per bbl. 7b@i 00 
Florida, new, per crate. 75@1 00 
Bermuda, per crate. — @ — 
Charleston, new. per 100 buncbes.1 00@6 00 
Cabbage, L. I., per 10U.2 00@4 00 
Red, per 100. —@ — 
Charleston, per bbl-crate .2 26@2 75 
Danish, per 1110.2 00®4 00 
Florida, per bbl-crate . 2 00@2 50 
Celery. California, per doz. 60@1 00 
Florida, large, per doz. 75@1 10 
Florida, small to medium, per doz. U@ 60 
Cucumbers. Florida, per crate. .2 03@3 60 
Hothouse, per doz. 76@1 00 
Egg plant, Florida, per )4-bbl box.2 0O@3 00 
BTorlda, per bbl. —® — 
Garlic, per 100 bunches. —@ — 
Kale, Norfolk, per bbl. 50@ 60 
Baltimore, per bbl. 50® 60 
Lettuce, Boston, per doz. 60® — 
Local, per bbl. —@ — 
Norfolk, per bbl basket. 50@1 00 
Charleston, per basket. 50®1 00 
Florida, per )4-bbl basket.1 00@1 60 
N. C., per bbl. 3 00@4 00 
Onions. Red, per bbl.3 50@5 00 
Yellow, per bbl.4 00@6 00 
Bermuda, per crate.2 26@2 00 
Inferior, per orate.2 00®2 60 
Parsley, Bermuda, per orate. 50@1 25 
Parsnips, per bbl. 40® 60 
Peas, Ga., per crate. 76@1 25 
S. C.. per basket.1 60®l 75 
N. C.,per bushel.2 00@2 26 
Peppers, Fla., per bushel or carrier.3 00@3 60 
Pumpkins, per 100.10 00@15 00 
Radishes. Norfolk, per basket. 60@ 75 
Norfolk, per bbl.1 00@1 50 
Rhubarb, per 100 bunches.2 50@3 00 
Spinach. Norfolk, per bbl. 65@1 26 
Baltimore, per bbl. —@ — 
Sqnash. Marrow, per bbl.1 75@2 00 
Hubbard, per bbl. —@ — 
Florida, per crate. —@ — 
String beans, Norfolk, per half bbl basket.. —@ — 
Charleston, green, per bushel basket_ —@ — 
Charleston, wax, per bushel basket. —@ — 
Florida, green, perorate.1 50@2 50 
Wax, per crate.1 50@2 76 
Tematoes, Fla., per carrier.1 00@2 00 
Turnips, Jersey and L. I. Russia, per bbl... 50® 75 
Canada, per bbl. 60® 65 
MILK AND CREAM 
The total dally supply has been 22.505 cans of milk, 
206 cans of condensed milk and 496 oans of oream. 
The average price paid for the surplus on the plat¬ 
forms has been tl.10 a can of 40 quarts. 
ING OF THE CORNFIELD, 
CORN PLANTER and 
FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTOR. 
Best in the world. Plants all kinds of sizeable 
seeds. A great labor saver. Send for catalogue. 
The Whitman Agricultural Works, 
AUBURN. MAINE. U. S. A. 
Berry Baskets. 
Quarts, Shorts, Pints, Thirds, &c. 
Peach Baskets. 
Sizes, 2, 4, 6 , 8, 10. 12, 14 
and 16 quarts. 
Grape Baskets. 
Sizes, 3 %, ^ 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. 
FRUIT PACKAGES 
Also Beekeepers’ Supplies. 
Order your supplies now. before 
the busy season catches you. 
Price-list free. Address 
BERLIN FRUITB0X GO. 
Berlin Heights, Erie Co., Ohio. 
Peach Trees, $2 1 OO 
All kinds of Trees and Plants, cheap. List free. 
Beliance Nursery Co., Box 10, Geneva, N. Y. 
Western New York Seed Potatoes. 
A few more barrels Maggie Murphy. Honeoye Rose, 
Carman No 1, R. N.-Y. No. 2. Chas. Downing (early), 
$1 per barrel to close out. A. T. LANE, Victor, N. Y. 
Potatoes 
—Carman No. 3. Choice 
$1.25 per barrel, f. o. b at Wilawana. Pa. 
L. W. McELWAIN, Wilawana, Pa. 
Kills Prairie Dogs, Woodchucks, Gophers, and Grain 
Insects. 
“ Fuma ” Carbon Bi-Sulphide Did It. 
“I treated 500 inhabited (prairie dog) holes two weeks 
ago, and not a hole opened np ”—RlCHAiti) Kksuch. 
Send for free Illustrated pamphlet. It is beautiful, 
interesting, readable, and will save you money. 
EDWARD R. TAILOR, Cleveland, Ohio 
ATIf IllCnil’C GOUT ANI) KIIEU- 
AIMIVOUn O MATIC REMEDY. 
A sure cure. For sale by leading druggists. If you 
want sample, send name and address to 
ATKINSON, 936 8ixth Avenue, New York. 
EXCELLENCE 
OF THE HIGHEST ORDER 
IS FOUND IN THE 
NEW MODELS 
OF THE 
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STANDARD TYPEWRITER. 
MANY NOTABLE IMPROVEMENTS. 
Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. 
WYCKOFF. SEAMANS & BENEDICT, 
327 Broadway, NEW YORK. 
GABNER & GO., 
Product Commission Merchants- 
*1 LITTLE 12th ST., NEW YORK. 
We have an extra demand for CHOICE CREAMERY 
BUTTER, CHOICE CHEESE, FANCY LEGHORN 
EGG8, and FINE DRES8ED TURKEYS, GEESE and 
DUCKS. Shipping Cards and Stencils on application. 
Reference: Gansevoort Bank. 
CDIIITQ VEGETABLES 
rnUIIO produce 
We receive and sell, in ear loads or smaller lots, 
all Products of the GARDEN, ORCHARD. DAI¬ 
RY, HENNERY and FARM._Marke^JReports, 
References, etc., free upon application. Address 
No. 611 Liberty Street, P ITTSBURGH^ Penn’a. 
Somers, Brother A, Co. 
DO YOU WANT A WATCH ? 
$|. IF NOT, YOUR BOY DOES. $|. P 
This is fully warranted to keep good time. The case is 
solid nickel, nickel movement, jeweled, stem wind and 
stem set. This Is not a clumsy clock, commonly called a 
watch. It is a watch, and a very neat one at that. For 
just one month—May—no longer, and no shorter—we will 
make a special drive on them at less than cost even to us, 
cheap though we get them by the thousand. Anytime 
during the month of May you may send us one new 
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registering watch, and we will send you the watch by 
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This will hold good only for the month of May. These 
watches are actually worth $5 at retail. We want the new 
subscription, but we positively will not repeat this offer 
after May. Now is the time if you want a good watch for 
a-dollar.j THEJRURAL NEW-YORKER, New, York. 
