1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
493 
SEASONABLE SCRAPS. 
Newatgo County, Mich. —We have experienced 
the hottest weather and the heaviest midsummer 
rain within the past week, that this county has 
had for years. Fruit, although not over abund¬ 
ant, will be plentiful. Spring crops are late but 
growing rapidly. Bugs and insects of all kinds 
are very plentiful. Esrgs and butter are very 
low, eight cents per dozen, and pound respect¬ 
ively. Strawberries sold in Grand Rapids at 20 
cents per 16-quart crate. h. m. 
Committee on Plant Diseases.— At a meeting 
of the Eastern New York Horticu'tural Society 
held in Poughkeepsie last March, a committee 
was appointed to look after plant diseases. The 
work of the committee will consist in making 
observations on the amount of damage done 
by various diseases of fruit in eastern New York, 
and on the effect of spraying or other treatment 
for these diseases. In order that the report of 
the committee may be as complete as possible, 
fruit growers are earnestly requested to notify 
the committee of any unusual outbreak of fruit 
diseases. Any information will be gladly received. 
Correspondence may be addressed to any of the 
following committee: F. C. Stewart, Jamaica, N. 
Y.; P. W. King, Athens, N. Y.; F. A. Taber, 
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; L E. Covert, Clintondale 
N. Y.; E. W. Barnes, Middle Hope, N. Y. 
Delaware County, O.—The recent extreme hot 
weather has made labor in the fields irksome and 
dangerous to man and beast. The thermometer 
has been from 93 to 100 degrees in the shade every 
day since July 1. Wheat cutting is done. Clover 
is all in, and corn plowing well along. Timothy 
haying and oat cutting are next on hand. Wheat 
generally was rather light. Oats are promising 
where the ground was well broken, and sown 
early. Timothy meadows are poor, being full of 
weeds, especially daisies. The spring seeding of 
grass came up and looked well until this hot, 
dry weather; it needs rain now badly. The only 
piece of Crimson clover sown here last summer, 
wintered well, made a fine growth this spring, 
and was a sight to see when its owner turned it 
under for corn. Its blood-red plumes made the 
field one solid mass of crimson. Corn, owing to 
the cold month of May, made a slow start, much 
of it having to be replanted; but most of it now 
looks well. Potatoes are, many of them, struck 
with blight, and will, probably, be rather a light 
crop; no fruit at all excepting some small fruits, 
which are generally good. A great call for stock 
cattle and sheep; not enough to supply the de¬ 
mand. Hogs in fair supply, fat selling at $3; 
cattle at from $3 to $4 per 100 pounds; wool from 
15 to 20 cents; corn, 25; oats, 18. No wheat for 
sale. Butter sells to customers from 20 to 25 
cents. Grocers and hucksters pay eight cents; 
eggs, eight cents. j. f. s. 
Good Word fob Timrrell Strawberry.— Straw¬ 
berries have behaved very well thisyear. It has 
been somewhat wet and cool for high quality, 
but nearly all did well with me. Rio was first, 
extremely large and fine for so early a berry, and 
came in at a time when small berries were arriv¬ 
ing from the South, and small first early from 
south Jersey. The berries were .larger than those 
for sale in the local markets, and could be sold 
for almost double the price of other berries. 
This is a grand early and profitable variety. Out 
of 17 varieties grown this season, the champion 
was the Timbrell. For size, quality and produc¬ 
tiveness, it was ahead of everything else. Brandy¬ 
wine was next, and Woolverton, Iowa Beauty 
and Splendid next. Marshall was very large, 
but was not in the class with Timbrell and 
Brandywine, owing to the poor quality and dull 
appearance. The berries were not wanted for 
a choice select market. Timbrell and Brandy¬ 
wine were sent to the largest New York City 
hotels, the proprietors and stewards of which 
were astonished at their fine appearance and 
quality, and say that no such strawberries have 
ever been seen by them before. They give three 
times the price for them that they would give for 
others. The same is said by all those who have 
seen and eaten my Timbrell and Brandywine 
strawberries. Timbrell has not shown the slight¬ 
est imperfection, but is simply perfect. I wonder 
whether manuring the Timbrell has anything to 
do with its imperfection in many places ? I think 
it has, and have put my reason for so thinking 
into trials for 1898, and next year will report. 
Oak Tree, N. J. b. 
Crops in Orleans County, N. Y.—The weather 
here was excessively warm the first week in 
July. July 5, afternoon, the mercury stood at 98 
to 105 degrees out in the open country, and in 
the shade, too. The fly is damaging wheat con¬ 
siderably, especially early-sown. There are very 
few heavy pieces, and many pieces are nearly half 
cut by the fly. The weevil damaged some pieces 
of beans considerably, entirely spoiling a few. 
Many Red Kidney beans are planted around here 
this year. Potato bugs are quite plentiful. Oats 
are only fair. The apple crop prospect is poor. 
Strawberries mostly dried up. Most other things 
have not appeared to suffer a great deal for 
rain. All other fruit is a good crop, especially 
peaches. There will, probably, be pretty well 
towards 10,000 bushels of peaches within 10 miles 
of Albion, and so far as I have seen, I judge that 
the crop will be of extra quality. Just what we 
are going to do with them is a puzzle to some of 
the growers. We have not been growing peaches 
long enough here in this locality to make a mark 
in the world compared with some other localities, 
so buyers don’t come here much yet. We shall 
soon have peach orchards enough in this county 
to attract buyers, though. Besides all our local 
nurserymen selling off all stock rather more 
closely than usual, a nursery company of Ohio 
sold 28,000 trees the past winter on the “ model 
orchard ” plan, which was criticised quite sharp¬ 
ly in The R. N.-Y. by H. E. Van Deman in reply 
to a query from Waterport. The trees are bought, 
paid for, planted and mostly growing very 
thriftily, however. After last year’s experience 
with apples consigned to commission men, many 
farmers are unqualified in their condemnation 
of the whole class. While I would not go quite 
so far, I have not had enough experience to 
know just wbat firms to deal with. f. w. p. 
The Peach Curl in Michigan.— I have been 
watching the peach leaf curl with interest this 
year. These facts have come to my notice: 
1. The disease has been more prevalent close 
to the lake shore than in the interior of the State. 
2. When Bordeaux Mixture was used upon trees 
last year, there is little curl this year. 
3. The early application of Bordeaux Mixture 
this season checked the disease very materially. 
4. In some instances in which the disease was 
very pronounced, the fruit dropped. 
5u In trees that have not reached the bearing 
stage, I can see no difference in the young growth 
or leaves to-day between affected and unaffected 
trees. That is, the recovery of the diseased tree 
seems to.be^perfect, even with no remedial agent. 
6. My own trees (fe w in number, about 100) were 
very badly affected. The fruit buds were all des¬ 
troyed, so that I did not expect any specimens, 
on account of hard winter. I did not spray, and 
for a time, they looked terribly affected; but 
to-day, there is absolutely no indication that they 
were ever troubled with the disease. 
7. In most of my observations, the disease 
attacked the leaves within two weeks from the 
unfolding of the first leaves, and all subsequent 
leaves attacked immediately after unfolding. 
By June 20, every vestige of the disease was gone 
on my trees, the affected leaves having dropped 
off. The foliage to-day is perfect. 
8. I do not think it at all certain that the falling 
of young fruits this year in west Michigan was 
even largely due to this disease. The main cause, 
it seems to me, was the same that prevented me 
from having any fruit, too low an early spring 
temperature for the young buds to stand under 
the conditions in which they went into the winter. 
Orchards that were neglected last year, and kept 
in grass so that the wood ripened early, are 
generally bearing. Sometimes the shiftless fellow 
hits it right. c. w. garfield. 
Early Southern Peaches.— Our Sneed trees— 
three years from the bud—gave us fully ripe fruit 
on May 30, and were all gone at the time the 
Alexanders commenced to ripen. The Sneeds 
are larger than the Alexanders, ripen on the 
tree and do not rot. The fruit lacks color unless 
fully exposed to the sun, and the flavor is some¬ 
what bitter. It has an extremely thin skin, and 
must be picked and handled very carefully. The 
tree is a very vigorous and strong grower, and 
taking all things into consideration, we consider 
our Sneeds the best extra-early peaches we have. 
We have several hundred of the Triumph and 
Greensboro varieties, but not fruiting this sea¬ 
son. Neither of these varieties is as vigorous in 
growth as the Sneed. The Alexander rots so 
badly that it is about worthless. 
Possibly some of your readers may be inter¬ 
ested in our experience with blackberries, new 
varieties, of which we have several. Maxwell’s 
Early ripened with Early Harvest and Lucretia 
dewberry, and is the most prolific of any variety 
that we have ever seen, excepting always the 
Early Harvest. The canes are small and in¬ 
cline to low, trailing growth, like the dewberry, 
and pickers are obliged to lift the branches from 
the ground with a hooked stick to get the fruit. 
The wood is full of thorns. The fruit is jet black, 
but irregular in size and very soft, and will not 
stand shipment. We shall not extend our field 
of Maxwells. Wilson, the standard blackberry 
of the South, ripens about a week after the Max¬ 
well, and is a good all-around berry. The Lovett 
comes in a week after the Wilson, and is the 
finest of all our berries; fruit jet black, of largest 
size, firm and uniform and of fine flavor. The 
canes are very large and of vigorous growth, 
some of ours standing fully five feet high, well 
branched and loaded with fruit. The only trouble 
with the Lovett is its lateness in fruiting, a. N. i. 
Newbern, N. C. 
MARKETS. 
Saturday, July 17, 1897. 
BEANS AND PEAS. 
Beans, Marrow, choioe. 120® — 
Medium, choice.87)4® — 
Pea, choice. 86® — 
Medium or Pea, common to good. 80® 85 
White Kidney, choice.1 30® — 
Red Kidney, choice.1 75®1 77)4 
Red Kidney, common to good.1 30@l 60 
Black Turtle soup.1 90® — 
Yellow Eye choice.1 0 d®1 07 
Lima, Cal., f(50 lbs).1 20@1 22)4 
Green peas, Scotch, 1896, bbls., per bushel. ..87)4® 90 
Bags, per bushel.82)4@ 85 
BUTTER—NEW. 
Orsamery, Western, extras, per lb .16 ®16M 
Western, firsts.14 @14)4 
Western, seoonds.12 ®13 
Western, thirds.11 @11)4 
State, finest.15 @— 
State, thirds to firsts.li @14 
State dairy, half-firkln tubs, fanoy.14 @— 
Firsts.12)4@13 
Seoonds.11 ®12 
Welsh tubs, fancy.13)4@14 
Welsh tubs, seconds to firsts.11 ®13 
Western Imitation creamery, extras.12 @1214 
Firsts.10)4911 
Seoonds. 9)4@10 
Western factory, extra.— @— 
Firsts... . ... 9)4@10 
Seoonds. 8)4® 9 
Thirds. 7 @8 
Old butter, per lb. 7 ®1U 
CHEESE—NEW. 
State, full oream, large, choice. 7)4@ 7)4 
Good to prime. 6H9 7 
Part skims, good to prime. 6)4®— 
Part skims, common to fair. 3 ®4 
Full skims.. 2!4@ 3 
EGGS. 
Near-by,new laid,fanoy, selected,per do* 13 ® 14 
8tate&Penn.,country marks,aver’ge best 1214® 13 
Western, choice.. It @ 12 
Other Western, fair to good, 30doz case.l 80 @2 40 
Western dirties, 30 doz case.1 20 @1 50 
Western checks, per 30-doz case. 60 ®1 00 
FRU1T8—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, 1896, fancy, per lb. 5 @6)4 
Choice, 1896, per lb. 5 @ b'4 
Prime, 1896, per lb. 4)4@ 5 
Common, per lb. 3 ® 44 
N. C., sundrted, 1896, sliced, fancy. )%® 2 14 
Southern, sundrled. common to choice ..2 @3 
State, 8undried, quarters. 2'A® 3 
Chopped, 1896, per lb. 14® 194 
Cores and skins. 1896. per lb. 1)4® 1 H 
Peaches, Sundrled, 1896, peeled, per lb.— @— 
Cherries, 1896, per lb. 9)4® 10 
Blackberries, 1896, per lb. 6)4@ 7 
Raspberries, evaporated, 1896, per lb.12 @12)4 
Sundrled, per lb.— @— 
Huckleberries, 1896, per lb . 4 @8 
Plums, Southern Damson. 1895. per lb.— @— 
FRUITS—GREEN 
Apples, N. C., new, per bbl .1 00@2 00 
Md. and Del., new. Der orate. 30® 90 
Nearby, hand-picked, per bbl.2 00@2 50 
Jersey, windfall, per bbl. 76@1 25 
Blackberries, per quart. 2@ 6 
Cherries. Der id. 3® 7 
Grapes, Fla., per cases.1 00@2 00 
Huckleberries, per quart. 4@ 10 
Peaches, per carrier. 50@2 60 
Pears, LeConte, per bbl.3 "0@3 50 
Pineapples, per 100.3 00@6 00 
Piums, Beacb, per quart. 3® 4 
Raspberiles, per quart,. 4@ 7 
Strawberries, Western N. Y., per quait. 5® 10 
Muskmelons, per basket. 50@2 00 
Watermelons, Fla., per 100.HI 00925 DO 
GRAIN. 
Wheat.78 @80 
Bye.37 @42 
Barley feeding.27 @31 
Barley malting.36 @4 1 
Buckwheat, silver. 35 @37 
Buckwheat, Japan.36 @37 
Com.30 @— 
Oats.22 @— 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1 new Timothy, per 100 lbs.75 @76 
No. 2.70 @72)4 
No. 3.60 @65 
Shipping.65 @60 
Clover, mixed.60 @86 
Clover. 60 @55 
Salt.40 @50 
Straw, No. 1, long rye.80 @— 
No. 2.. @75 
8hort rye.56 @60 
Tangled rye .60 @60 
Oat. 36 @40 
Wheat.. @_ 
HONEY. 
State, white clover, comb, fancy, per lb. 9 @10 
Buckwheat, comb, per lb. 6 @7 
White clover, extracted, per lb. 4)4® 5)4 
Buckwheat, extracted, per lb. 3)4® 4 
California, comb, fair to prime, per lb.— @— 
Extracted, per lb. 5 @5)4 
Southern. In bulk, per gallon.50 @— 
HOPS. 
N. Y. State, crop of 1896, choice. 
Medium to prime. 
Crop of 1895, choice. 
Medium to prime. 
Old olds. 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1896, choice. 
Crop of 1896, medium to prime. 
German. 1896. 
MEATS—DRESSED. 
Veals, country dressed, prime, per lb.... 
Fair to good, per lb. 
Buttermilks, per lb. 
Small, per lb. 
Pork, country dressed,60 to 80 lbs., per lb 
80 to 120 lbs., per lb. 
125 lbs and up, per lb. 
NUTS. 
Peanuts, Va., h. p., fanoy, per lb. 
H. p., extra, per lb. 
Shelled, No. 1, per lb. 
No. 2, per lb. 
Spanish, shelled, new. No. 1, per lb .. 
POTATOES. 
Long Island, per bbl. 
Norfolk and N. C.. Bose No. 1. 
Va. and N. C., Chill Red, No. 1. 
White. 
Southern, No. 3 and 2. 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
8 @ 9 
7 
@ 5 
@— 
@ 4)4 
@11 
® 9 
@25 
8 @ 
8)4 
6 ® 
7t4 
5 ® 
H '4 
5 @ 
6 
6 @ 
6)4 
5 @ 
5)4 
4 @ 
4)4 
3 H® 
4 
2Di@ 
3 
3 @ 
3)4 
2)4® 
b)4@ 
— 
.2 00@2 50 
.1 87@2 00 
.2 00@2 25 
. 75@1 00 
Spring ehlekens, per lb. 
Fowls, looal, per lb. 
Western, per lb.. 
Southern, per lb. 
Rooster*, old, per lb.. 
Turkey*, mixed, per lb. 
Ducks, looal, per pair.. 
Western, per pair. 
Southern, per pair. 
Geese, fattened, per pair. 
Western, per pair.. 
Southern, per pair. 
Pigeon*, old, per pair. 
Young, per pair. 
DRE88ED POULTRY. 
13 
8 
70 
60 
DO 
15 
Turkeys, average best, per lb. 7 @ 9 
Broilers, Phlla., 3 lbs and under to pair. 13 @ 16 
Phila., 3)4 lbs and over to pair, per lb 17 @ — 
Western, per lb . 9 @ 14 
Fowls, State & Penn., good to prime. 10 ® _ 
Western, prime, per lb. 10 @ — 
Western, fair to good. 8 @ 9 
Old oocks. per lb. 5 @ 514 
Ducks, Eattern spring, per lb. ll-y@ 12 
Squabs, tame, white, per do*.1 75 @ — 
Mixed lots, per do*.1 so @1 63 
Dark and poor, per do*. 75 @1 00 
VEGETABLES. 
Beets, local, per 100 bunches.1 00@1 50 
Cabbage, Jersey and L. I., per 100.2 00@4 00 
Cauliflower, per bbl.. oo@2 50 
Celery, Florida, large, per doz. —@ _ 
Florida, small to medium, per do*. .@ _ 
Corn, Jersey, per 100. 50® 75 
Cucumbers, Jersey, per bushel basket. 75@l 00 
Norfolk, per basket. 65® 75 
Norfolk, Der bbl.. 60@2 00 
Egg plant. Florida, per )4-bbl box. 75@t 25 
Jersey, per bushel box.1 oo@l 26 
Lettuce. Boston, per doz. —@ _ 
Local, per bbl.. oo@l 60 
Onions, N. C. andKy., per bbl.1 50@l 75 
Eastern Shore, per basket. 63® 75 
Jersey.... 7&@2 0G 
Orange County Red, per bbl.1 00@2 00 
Peas, per bag. 76@1 10 
Peppers, 8outh Jersey, per bushel crate.... 76@i 25 
Baltimore, per bbl. —@ _ 
Squash, marrow, per bbl crate.1 00@1 26 
Yellow, per barrel. 50@i GO 
String beans, L. I., wax, per bag.1 00@1 25 
Jersey wax, per )4-bbl basket. —@ _ 
Tomatoes, Savannah, per carrier. 75@i 25 
Jersey, per box .1 00@1 50 
South Jersey, per crate.1 00@ — 
Easiest, running and greatest grain-saving Threshing 
Machine Slowest travel of horses. “ Best Ever Made.” 
For full informal ion.also best Rye Thresher and Binder, 
Ciover-huller, Fanning-mill, Feed-mill, Saw-machine 
(circular and drag). Land-roller. Dog-power, Steam- 
engine, Sweep-power, Ensilage fodder-cutter. Bound 
silo. Address, Geo. D. Harder. Coblcsk ill, N. Y. 
JdtiT Please tell what you wish to purchase. 
WOOL. 
Ohio aud Pennsylvania, XXX.24 @— 
XX and above.22 @23 
X. 19 @20 
Michigan, X and above.18 @— 
No. 1. 21 @12 
Texas, scoured basis, spring, One.34 @69 
Spring, med.33 @36 
Fall, tine.31 @— 
California, scoured basis, spring Northern.35 @38 
Southern.33 @36 
Fall.25 @30 
0;eeon. scoured basis, Eastern.33 @36 
Valley .i9 @34 
Territory Staple, iconred basis.35 @40 
Kentucky, Indiana and Missouri, comblrg 18 @19 
Clothing.,8 @18)4 
MILK AND CREAM 
The total dally supply has been 24.609 oans of milk, 
176 oans of condensed milk and 896 cans of cream. 
The average prloe paid for the surplus on the plat¬ 
form* has been tl.06 a can of 40 quarts. 
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COLUMBIA 
BICYCLES 
at the new prices have created a 
furore. Why not ? They are the 
best wheels made, and are by far 
the greatest value ever offered. 
1897 COLUMBIAS $75 
STANDARD OF TllE WORLD. 
1896 Columbias.$60 
1897 Hartfords.50 
Hartford Pattern 2, Women’s . 45 
Hartford Pattern I, Men’s . . 40 
Hartford Patterns 5 and 6 . . 30 
POPE MFG. CO., Hartford, Conn. 
Catalog free from any Columbia dealer; 
by mail for a 2-eent stamp. 
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Most economical, lightest draught, 
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CIDER 
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PreBsea, Graters, Elevators, Pumps, 
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BOOMER & BOSCHEST 
PRESS CO.. -“TE. 
118 W. Water St.. Syracuse, N. 
CIDER & WINE PRESS 
MACHINERY. 
POWEK AND HAND PRESSES. 
Capacity , to to 120 Bbls. in lohrs 
SEND FOR CATALOGUE. 
EMPIRE STATE PULLEY & PRESS CO., 
FULTON, Oswego Co., N.Y. 
„S“ CRIMSON CIOVER 
ALL TESTED 8EEDS. 
Send for Samples and Prices. 
II. W. DOUGUTEN. MOOBESTOWN, N. J. 
Delaware-Grown Recleaned. 
_ , Absolutely Pure. 
Crimson Clover. 
BROWN SEED CO , WYOMING, DEL. 
CRIMSON CLOVER. 
and other Seasonable Seeds. Prices on application. 
W. ATLKIfi BUllrEF Jfc CO., Seed Growers, 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
N orthern Ohio-grown Crimson Clover Seed. I have 
a limited quantity grown on my farm for 2 years 
and is thoroughly acclimated. Write for prices. 
GEO. BITTNER. Milan, Ohio. 
GARNER & CO., 
Produce Commission Merchants, 
844 WASHINGTON STREET, NEW YORK. 
We have an extra demand for CHOICE CREAMERY 
BUTTER, CHOICE CHEESE and FANOY LEGHORN 
EGGS. Shipping Cards ana Stencils on application 
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