1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
429 
SEASONABLE SCRAPS. 
Sue ess With Fruits in Snyder County, Pa —I 
have been engaged in fruit culture 13 years, atd 
started with nothing'', or but a few hundred dol¬ 
lars. Everybody tried to talk the idea out of me, 
even my parents, but it could not be done. The 
old field on which I started was such as nobody 
else wanted, so poor that an old man tbatcleared 
it said that they never raised more than the seed 
on it I kept my courage and started peaches 
and raspberries, and a few years pave me some 
money to plantmore largely. My firstpeacb trees 
were a partial failure, due to not having the best 
varieties. To-day I have a home worth what I 
owe, and have 3.600 peach trees on my own land, 
and between 7.000 and 8,000 planted on shares. I 
also have 200 apple trees coming into bearing, 
300 pear trees, 85 cherry. 82 apricot and about 
65,000 raspberry plants, three acres in blackber¬ 
ries, 2,100 currants, some gooseberries and straw¬ 
berries, horses, wagons and implements to culti¬ 
vate these fruits. Prof. Geo. C. Butz, from our 
State experiment station, paid me a visit last 
May. The land on which I started this orchard 
was bought for $7 an acre. I live about 35 miles 
from the anthracite coal region, and have to ship 
all my fruit—I haul it six miles to the railroad. 
A great many farmers are complaining and some 
not making a square liviDg, but I have managed 
to succeed ro far. .j. f. b. 
Hudson Valley Fruit Notes. —We are just 
(June 10) commencing to pick strawberries in 
this vicinity, and they promise a full crop, 
although there is rather a small acreage. Cher¬ 
ries are a light crop; a very light set of sour 
except English Morello. The sweet cherries have 
set quite full. Pears promise a full crop except 
Seckel, which did not bloom as early as last year. 
The apple crop will be considerably smaller than 
last year, with a larger proportion of summer 
and fall apples. In talking with the owners of 
some of the cold storage houses in this vicinity, 
most of them say that there was no profit in stor¬ 
ing pears the last season, although one owner 
said that he had made a profit on his pears. It 
has also been a very bad season for apples, 
farmers holding large quantities in the cellars 
and shipping them in the spring for what they 
could get. Some apples were shipped from here 
the past week, coming out in perfect condition 
and selling for the best prices of the season. 
Many cold storage men have made the mistake 
of not putting in only the best grades; culls do 
not pay. There seems to be the most money in 
storing apples like Greenings, if they do not 
scald, Spys and Spitzenbergs. One cold storage 
man sold Spitzenbergs in the New York market 
for $6 per barrel, Spys for $5, and could not sup¬ 
ply the demand. They were well colored, large, 
smooth and firm. The Spitzenbergs, in the words 
of the coldhouse man, “ were as large as Kings.” 
Those apples were bought for $1.50 per barrel, 
and bad been sprayed. Most of the coldhouse 
men would rather buy sprayed fruit; one buys 
only sprayed fruit. b. d. y. b. 
Columbia County, N. Y. 
Berrien County, Mich.— For two years past, 
Crimson clover was a partial failure on this lake 
shore, partly for the want of a thorough prepara¬ 
tion of the soil and more largely on account of 
the excessive droughts of those two seasons. In 
1896, I secured seed enough from 40 rods to seed 
about six acres, seeding in the chaff, from July 1 
to August 1, on well-prepared soil. The season 
has been favorable, the plants made a s rong 
growth and have now been in full bloom for a 
week. The sight is almost equal to a bed of roses 
aDd the blooms are plucked by the passer-by and 
carried away for their bright color. The strip of 
land that produced my seed in 1896 was plowed, 
harrowed and rolled, alter the seed was removed, 
and this reseeded itself, ard will yield seed 
enough for 15 or 20 acres this year. The re¬ 
mainder was among fruit trees and was turned 
under for the benefit of the land. 
From personal observation and information 
from various points throughout the State, it is 
safe to make the following estimate: The peach 
crop will hardly exceed one-tenth of a crop; the 
excessive curl-leaf has partially ruined the crop, 
and damaged the trees. Cold north winds have 
prevailed through May and part of June; these 
in connection with the over-abundant crop last 
year, leaving the trees in an exhausted condition, 
will readily account for our failure this year. 
Early apples promise a full crop, late ODee, par¬ 
ticularly Baldwin, light. Pears, a good average, 
and cherries the same. Plums, a medium crop. 
Small fruits abundant. w. a. s. 
MARKETS. 
Saturday. June 19, 1897. 
BEAN3 AND PEAS. 
Beans, Marrow, choice.l I 5 @i 17 U 
Medium, choice. 9 U@ — 
Pea, choice . 85@87* 
Medium or Pea, common to good. 80® 82 
White Kidney, choice. 1 33 @ — 
Ked Kidney, choice . 1 75©l 80 
Red Kidney, common to good.1 30@l 61 
Black Turtle soup. 1 90 @ — 
Yellow Eye choice. 1 ot@l 10 
Lima, Cal., 160 lbs). 1 *o@l 25 
Green peas, Scotch, 1896, bDls., per bushel... 75@ 77 
Bags, per bushel. 67 @ 70 
BUTTER—NEW. 
Or.amery, Wanern, extra:, per lb . 
Western, first*. 
Western, seconds. 
Western, thirds. 
8tate. finest. 
State, thirds to firsts. 
State dairy, naif-flrkln tubs, fancy . 
Firsts. ... ... 
Seconds. 
Welsh tubs, fancy. 
Welsh tubs, seconds to firsts. .. 
Western imitation oreamery, extras 
Firsts . 
Seconds... .. 
.16 @- 
.14 @- 
.12 @13 
.11 @ 11 * 
.14*315 
.11 @14 
.14 @- 
.12* 813* 
11 @12 
• 13)£@ 14 
11 @13 
12 @ 12 * 
,10*811 
• 9*310 
Wester’- factory, extra.— @— 
Firsts.. ... . .10 @10* 
Seconcs..9 @9* 
Third*. 7*@ 8* 
Old butter, per lb. 7 @10 
CHEESE—NEW. 
State, full cream, large, choice. 83j<@— 
Good to prime . 8 ; *@— 
Part skims, good to prime . 6 @6* 
Part skims, common to fair. 3*@ 4* 
Full skims. .... 2*@ 3 
HOGS. 
Near-by,new laid,fancy, selected.per dor 13 @ — 
State&Penn..country marks,aver’ge best 12 @ 12* 
Western, choice .. li ® 11* 
Other Western, fresh gathered, prime... 10 @ 11 
Kentucky, fresh gathered, 3J doz case. 2 10 ®2 8j 
Western seoonds. per 30-doz case.2 40 @2 65 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, 1896, fancy, per lb. 494® 6 
Choice, 1896, per lb. 4 ® 
Prime, 1896, per lb. 4-%@ 4 * 
Common, per lb. 2*@ 4* 
N. C., sundrled, 1896, sliced, fancy. 2 @ z* 
Southern, sundrled. common to choice ..2 @3 
State, sundrled, quarters. 2*@ 3 
Chopped, 1896. per lb. 1*@ 19g 
Cores and skins. 1896, per lb. 1 @ 1* 
Peaches, Sundrled, 1896. peeled, per lb.— @— 
Cherries, 1896, per lb. 9*@10 
Blackberries, 1896, per lb. 6*@ 7 
Raspberries, evaporated, 1896, per lb.12 @12* 
Sundrled, per lb.— @— 
Huckleberries, 1896, per lb . 4 @6 
Plums, Southern Damson, 1895, per lb.— @— 
FRUITS—GREEN 
Apples, Baldwin, per bbl. 2 75@3 £0 
N. Spy, Ice house, fancy, per bbl.3 O0@4 00 
Ben Davis, ice house, per bbl.3 00@3 50 
Russet, per bbl .2 25@3 25 
N. C., new. per bbl . 75@l 00 
Inferior stock, per bbl. 1 75@2 00 
Blackberries, N C., per quart. 10® 12 
Cherries, oer 10 . 2@ 6 
Grapes, Fla., per cases.1 £0@3 00 
Huckleberries, N per quart. .... 10® 16 
Peaches, per carrier.. 1 50@3 00 
Pears, LeConte, per bbl. 3 t0@4 00 
Pineapples, per 100.2 00@8 00 
Plums, per carrier. .... ... 10002 00 
Strawberries. Jtrsay and Del., fer quart.... 4® 8 
Staten Island, per quart . 8® 12 
New York, fancy, per quart. 8@ 20 
Up-River, per quart. 8® 10 
Muskmelons, per basket. 1 00@2 00 
Watermelons, Fla., per 100 .20 0D«30 10 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1 new Timothy, per 100 lbs.76 @76 
No. 2.70 @72* 
No. 3. 60 @65 
Shipping.65 @60 
Clover, mixed.60 @65 
Clover.50 @55 
8alt. 40 @50 
Straw, No. 1, long rye.80 @— 
No. 2.70 @75 
8hort rye.66 @60 
Tangled rye .50 @60 
Oat.35 @40 
Wheat.— @— 
HONEY 
8tate, white clover, comb, tancy, per lb. 9 @10 
Buckwheat, comb, per lb. 5 @ 7 
White clover, extracted, per lb. 4*@ 5* 
Buckwheat, extracted, per lb. 3*@ 4 
California, comb, fair to prime, per lb.— @— 
Extracted, per lb. 5 @ 5* 
Southern, In bulk, per gallon.60 @— 
GRAIN. 
Wheat.75 @76% 
Rye.36 @40 
Barley feeding.27 @31 
Barley malting. 36 @40 
Buckwheat, silver. 35 @37 
Buckwheat, Japan.35 @37 
Com.29 @- 
Oats.22 @ — 
GRASS SEED. 
Clover, per 100 lbs. 6 50@ 9 00 
Timothy. 2 85® 4 00 
HOPS. 
N. Y. State, crop of 1896. choice. 8 @9 
Medium to prime. 6 @ 7* 
Crop of 1895, choice.4 @6 
Medium to prime.— @— 
Old olds. 2 @6 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1896 choice.10 @11 
Crop of 1896, medium to prime. 7 @9 
Crop of 1895, choice. — @— 
German. 1895.— @_ 
German. 1896 .18 @25 
MEATS—DRESSED 
Veals, country dressea, prime, per 10 
FaP to good, per lb. 
Buttermilks, per lb. 
Sma ., at 10 . 
Pork cou. try dressed,60 to 80 lbs., per lb 
80 to 120 lbs , per lb . 
125 lbs and up, per lb. 
NUT8. 
Peanuts, Va., h. p., fancy, per lb. 
H. p., extra, per lb. 
Shelled, No. 1, per lb. 
No. 2, per lb. 
Spanish, shelled, new. No. 1, per lb .. 
Pecans selected per lb. 
Mixed. p»r lb. 
Chestnuts, northern, per bush of 60 lbs.. 
Southern, per bushelof 6J lbs. 
nickorynuts. new. per bushel of 50 lbs. .2 
Bull nuts, per bushel. 
Black walnuts, per bushel. 
8 & 
8* 
e*« 
7 * 
5*8 
6* 
6 @ 
6* 
6 ® 
6* 
6 @ 
6* 
4 @ 
4 * 
3 *@ 
394 
2*@ 
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3 @ 
3 * 
2*@ 
4 H@ 
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7 @ 
9 
5 @ 
7 
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75 @1 
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40 @ 
50 
POTATOES. 
8 tate, per 180 lbs. 1 6281 75 
Per sack.. 62 8 1 75 
Norfolk and N. C., No. 1. 2 50@3 25 
Va. and N. C., Chili Red, No. 1. 2 25@2 75 
Southern. No. 3 and 2. 1 sy@i 75 
POULTRY-LIVE 
Spring chickens, per lb. 
Fowls, looal, per lb. 
Western, per lb. 
Southern, per lb. 
Roosters, old, per lb.. 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 
Ducks, looal, per pair. 
Western, per pair. 
Southern, per pair. 
Geese, fattened, per pair. 
Western, per pair. 
Southern, per pair. 
Pigeons, old, per pair. 
Young, per pair. 
FROZEN. 
Turkeys, hens, fancy. 
No. 1. 
No. 2. 
Broilers, dry picked. 
Scalded. . 
Chickens, soft meated. No 1. 
No. 2. 
Fowls, No. 1. 
NO. 2.. 
Capons, Western, mixed weights 
Ducks, No. 1. 
No. 2. 
Geese. No. 1. 
No. 2 . 
11 
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8*8 
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DKB88ED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, average best, oer lb. 7 @ 8 
Broilers, Phlla., 3 lbs and under to pair. 17 @ 19 
Phila.. 3* lbs ana over to pair, per lb 20 @ 22 
Fowls State & Penn., good to prime. ... 8 @ — 
Western, prime, oer ib. 8 @ — 
Western, fair to good. 7 @ 7* 
Old cocks, per lb . 5 @ — 
■squabs, tame, white, per dot. 2 00 @ — 
Mixed lots, per doz.1 60 @1 75 
Dark and ooor, per dot. 1 00 @1 25 
VEGETABLES. 
Asparagus, large, per doz bunches .1 75@2 00 
Fair to prime, per doz bunch s.1 01 @1 60 
Beets, local per ,0U bunones.2 00@ — 
Caobagr Jersey and L I , per 100. 2 60® — 
Norfolk, per bbl-crate . 75@1 25 
Norfols., per bbl. 76@ 12 
Caulltower. per bbl.1 60@2 00 
Oe;ery. Florida, large, per doz. —@ — 
Florida, small to medium, per doz. —@ — 
Cucumbers. Charleston, per basket . 1 0Q@1 25 
Savannah, per basket . 75@1 CO 
Egg plant. Florida, per *-bbl box.2 00@2 50 
Lettuce. Boston, per doz. —@ — 
Local. per bbl. 50® — 
Onions, N. O., per bbl.2 50@3 60 
E.ypt an per bag.2 25@2 40 : 
Eastern 8hore. ,...l 00S1 25 1 
Peas, Maryland, per *-bbl basket . 40@ 60 
Jersey, per *-bbl basket . .... 50@ 61 1 
Long Island, per bag. 6C@ 9: j 
Peppers, Fla., per bushel or carrier.1 00@1 60 
Radishes, local, per 100 bunches. 60@ — 
Rhubarb, per 100 bunches. 60@1 CO 
Splnaoh. Norfolk per bbl. —@ — 
Baltimore, per bbl . —@ — 
Squash, marrow, per bbl crate.1 26@1 50 
8 trlng beans, N. C., per basket. 75@1 CO 
Norfolk, per *-bbl basket.I 25@1 75 
Jersey wax, per *-bbl basket. 1 50@1 75 
Tomatoes, Fla., per carrier. 75@l 00 
Mississippi, per fiat case. . 6£@ 8J 
MILK AND CREAM 
The total dally supply has been 22,703 cans of milk, 
130 cans of condensed milk and 646 oans of cream. 
The average price paid for the surplus on the plat¬ 
forms has been 11.05 a can of 40 quarts. 
Cost but L Cents a Month 
TO RUN AN 
Improved U.S. Separator 
“ My Improved 
U. S. Separator 
is running right 
along, and I make 
more and better 
butterthan I made 
before. From 19 
lbs. of milk we 
make 1 lb. of 
blitter. 1 have 
used it fifteen 
months at an ex¬ 
pense of only 
twenty-five cents. 
Children are in no 
danger when the machine is running.” 
Edw. Schaeffer. 
Greble, Pa., Jan. 24, 1897. 
Catalogues free. Prices from $75.00, up. 
Agents wanted where we have none; 
Vermont Farm Machine Co., 
BELLOWS FALLS, VERMONT. 
N.Y. STATE FAIR, 
SYRACUSE, N. Y. 
August 23 to 28, 1897. 
$25 OOO in Premiums. New Buildings. 
New Water Plant. Great Attractions. 
Premium Lists now Ready. Apply to 
JAS. B. DOCHARTY, Sec’y. Albany, N.Y. 
Special Railroad Facilities, Reduced Rates and 
all exhibits unloaded from cars on Fair Grounds 
The Farmers HANDY WAGON 
Company, 
SAGINAW, Mich 
are makers of 
TRUCKS. j/ so 
METAL 
WHEELS for 
Old Farm Wagons, and 
All-Steel Trucks. 
Circulars Frse, 
Big Crop for’97. 
, Don’t strain vour back by 
, pitching it over high 
, wheels or cut your fields 
up with narrow tires when 
you can get a “Handy.” Free wagon for CC6.402 
and V2.272. 
HAY! HAY! 
Farmers,' use HAT- 
CAI'S, and get Best 
Prices for your HAY. 
Waterproof Caps, 60-inch by 60-lnch.$32 per 100 
Plain Caps. 60-inch by 60-lnch.... 22 per 100 
Wagon Covers, Implement covers. Tents. Etc. 
ItT Send for our Hay Pamphlet, Price-Lists, Sam¬ 
ples, etc. DERBY. ABERCROMBIE & CO . 
36 South Street, New York, N. Y. 
MAY PRESS 
Purchaser to keep ome 
OOIMG HOST ANO BEST WOK 
DAI R! MAN. 
26. student of Cornell College, 
wants work on dairy farm or 
creamery as helper at low wages. 
Address BERTRAND, The Rural New-Yorker. 
Crimson Clover. 
Reasons why every farmer should plant It, sent 
free. HOLMES & MacKUBIUN, Harrisourg, Pa. 
NEW CROP CRIMSON ClOVER SEFD 
Bright and thoroughly recleaned. For sample aDd 
price address the grower, Chas. Barker, Milford, Del. 
.^CRIMSON GLOVER 
DAVrS "IDEAL" 
Attachable 
SPRINC SEAT. 
ALL TESTED SEEDS. 
Send for Samples and Prices. 
II. W. DOUuHTEk. MOORESTOWN, N. J. 
Crimson Clover Seed. 
My crop just hulled. Pure, clean and bright, $3.50 
per bushel, including bags; 10 bushels or more at 
discount. Cash with order. 
E. H. BANCROFT, Camden, Del. 
WHY PAINT YOUR ROOFS 
every year or two when one coat of American Cold 
•Japan will preserve a Tin. Iron or Steel Roof more 
than 10 years? Costs no more. Any one can apply it 
AMERICAN COLD .JAPAN COMl’ANV, 
Cor. Third Street and Penn Ave., Plttsburgli, Pa. 
FRUIT EVAPORATOR 
“THE CRANCER."7r« lr £”» STAS' 
EASTERN MFG. CO., 257South 5th St., Phila ,Pa. 
Berry Baskets. 
Quarts, Shorts, Pints, Thirds, 
Peach Baskets. 
Sizes, 2, 4( 6, 8, 10. i 
1 and 16 quarts. 
Grape Baskets. 
Size s, 3 l A , 5, 8, 10 
IS pounds. 
Peach Covers. 
„ Wood, burlap and co 
BERRY, PEACH AND GRAPE CRATE: 
Crate stock and box shooks in all sizes, direct 
fljf.manufacturers. Special prices to dealers and 
load buyers. Write for catalogue. 
A. H. MONTAGUE & SOW 
1 on -nr Manufacturers and Agents, ’ 
k 120 Warren St., New York C 
County and township agents wanted 
to sell Davy’s Ideal Attachable 
Spring Seat for Farming Imple¬ 
ments, Locomotives, Wagons, Road 
Carts, etc. Liberal commission to 
At men. Sample sent on receipt of 
55, or by express COD. charges 
prepaid Write for particulars. 
A. JAMES FAKE, 
New York State Agent, 
FT. PLAIN, N. Y. 
FARM FOR SALE. 
One of the best farms in Orange County, N. Y., 
about 160 acres. 10 timber, and under high cultiva¬ 
tion; rich and fertile; well watered: buildings new 
and of modern type; barn. 40x 70 feet, new hennery, 
icehouse and milk cooling laollitles; plenty of fruit; 
60 head of Cattle. Beautifully located for suburban 
Residence, and especially adapted for a Stock Farm 
or Dairying Located three miles from the city of 
Middletown. To be sola on account of death of 
owner. For particulars address 
Mits. M. J. ARNOUT, Middletown, N. Y. 
QASNEE & GO., 
Produo* Commission Morohants 
844 WASHINGTON SI.. NEW YORK. 
— 1V1 VUV/lVyJM o x* uaiu n x* X 
BUTTER, CHOICE CHEESE, FANCY LEGHORN 
EGGS, and FINE DRESSED TURKEYS, GEESE and 
DUCKS. Shipping Cards and 8tenolla on application. 
Reference: Gansevoort Bank. 
FRUITS 
VEGETABLES, 
PRODUCE. 
We receive and sell, in car-loads orsmaller lots, all 
Products of the GARDEN ORCHARD, DAIRY, 
HENNERY and FARM. Market Reports, References, 
etc . free upon application Address 
No. 611 Liberty Street, PITTSBURGH, PA. 
SOMERS, BROTHEH&CO. 
