1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
5o9 
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES AND EX¬ 
PERIMENT STATIONS IN COUNCIL. 
The eleventh annual convention of the associa¬ 
tion of American Agricultural Colleges and Ex¬ 
periment Stations, was held in the city of Min¬ 
neapolis, beginning July 13. There were 150 
delegates present, representing 40 Sta'es and 
territories of the Union; Canada and Great 
Britain were also represented. The primary ob¬ 
ject of the association is to consider and discuss 
all questions pertaining to the successful ad¬ 
ministration of the colleges and stations under 
its jurisdiction, and to secure, as far as possible, 
mutual cooperation. The work of the association 
is mainly done by standing and special com¬ 
mittees, to which certain specific subjects are 
assigned. 
To facilitate the work and cover more largely 
the ground occupied by college and station, the 
association is divided into five sections, each 
with its chairman and secretary. These sections 
are as follows: 1, On College Work; 2, On Agri¬ 
culture and Chemistry; 3, On Horticulture and 
Botany; 4, On Economic Entomology; 5, On 
Mechanic Arts. In addition to the reports and 
papers presented to the various sections, many 
questions of common interest are discussed in 
general session. Special addresses and papers 
are also given before the whole association. 
Among some of the more interesting reports was 
one on Courses of Study in Agricultural Colleges, 
Indexing Agricultural Literature; The Relation 
of the Agricultural College and Experiment 
Station to Farmers’ Institutes and Cooperation 
in Seed Testing. 
To illustrate how the various committees are 
called into existence and the work they ac¬ 
complish, a brief account of the last-named 
report is given. At a meeting of the association 
held in Washington, in 1896, a memorial signed 
by a majority of the experiment station directors 
of the United States was presented, requesting 
the appointment of a committee of experts in 
seed testing to devise and adopt a standard form 
of seed-testing apparatus and method of proce- 
dure’for use in all American stations. In response 
to this request, the association ordered the ap¬ 
pointment of a committee to formulate rules for 
seed testing which might be published for the 
guidance of the stations during the ensuing year, 
and reported to the association at its next annual 
meeting for any further action deemed advisable 
at that time. The committee appointed consisted 
of Dr. E. H. Jenkins, of Connecticut, Prof. G. 
McCarthy, of North Carolina, Prof. W. R. Lazen- 
by, of Ohio, Dr. G. H. Hicks, of the Department 
of Agriculture, Washington, and Prof. F W. 
Card, of Nebraska. After considerable corre¬ 
spondence, the committee met in Washington and 
formulated a series of rules for seed testing, in¬ 
cluding directions for sampling and a descrip¬ 
tion of a convenient form of apparatus for mak¬ 
ing the germinating test. In this work, the com¬ 
mittee was aided by replies to a circular of 
inquiry received from officers of 25 experiment 
stations which had engaged in seed investigation. 
It is not expected that the detailed rules thus 
adopted are in every particular the easiest and 
the best. They are regarded as provisional, and 
will, probably, need more or less modification 
hereafter. There can be no doubt, however, that 
the work of this committee will greatly aid in 
systematizing seed investigation in this country, 
and will aid in establishing methods by which 
farmers and other purchasers of seeds through¬ 
out the country may be protected from fraud. 
Another subject that elicited much discussion, 
and to investigate which a committee was ap¬ 
pointed, is the question of “ needed reforms in 
fertilizer inspection”, the idea being that the 
time has come when an attempt should be made 
to unify the various State laws in regard to fer¬ 
tilizer control. A point which excited a great 
deal of discussion was the best method of meet¬ 
ing the expenses of fertilizer control. It is main¬ 
tained by manufacturers that whatever system 
of taxation is levied on them for defraying the 
expenses of Inspection, it would in the end, be 
paid by the farmers or those using the fertilizers, 
the additional expense being charged in the 
price paid. On the other hand it was shown that 
fertilizers which, in certain States, are required 
to pay a tax of 50 cents a ton, were sold to the 
farmers at precisely the same price as in other 
States where no inspection tax was levied. It 
was the general opinion that the inspection tax 
should be no higher than merely sufficient to pay 
the cost of the inspection. But this and other 
questions will be fully considered by the commit¬ 
tee, and reported upon at the next meeting of the 
association. 
Among the addresses before the general ses¬ 
sion, three, at least, were worthy of special men¬ 
tion. The annual address by the president, Geo. 
T. Fairchild, of Kansas, was an interesting his¬ 
torical and analytical view of the development 
or evolution of agricultural education in this 
country. The beginning dated back to a course 
of lectures given to what was termed “ a school 
of agriculture ” in the city of Cleveland, just 40 
years ago. The progress since that initial step 
was marked by three distinct phases of in¬ 
struction. The first was education for agricul¬ 
ture, the second, education in agriculture, and 
the third, education by agriculture. 
Prof. Henry E. Armstrong, of London, a repre¬ 
sentative of the Sir J. B. Lawes trust, delivered 
a very suggestive address upon the results of 
the Rothamsted experiments. Prof. Armstrong, 
by the aid of a series of immense charts, showed 
the effect of different fertilizers upon wheat and 
barley for a period of over 50 years. The average 
results from the different applications of fer¬ 
tilizers extending over so long a period, were of 
great interest, but no report can do the subject 
justice. 
A very carefully prepared address on beet- 
sugar production was given by Dr. Wiley, of the 
Department of Agriculture. The address was 
illustrated throughout by stereoptican views, and 
was equally Interesting and profitable. Some of 
the points made were the following: It is possible 
to raise enough beets, if properly cultivated, 
upon a tract of 1 , 000,000 acres, to furnish all the 
sugar needed by the United States. Those locali¬ 
ties where the temperature averaged 70 degress 
or over during the months of June, July and 
August, are those in which the beet can be most 
successfully grown. The sugar beet is in itself a 
most valuable experiment station. It is teach¬ 
ing the farmers something of scientific methods 
of work, and these methods are being applied to 
other crops. The great difficulty in beet-sugar 
production in this country is in the strictly agri¬ 
cultural side of the industry. The farmers must 
be educated in the best methods of raising the 
beets. There is no lack of capital to engage in 
the manufacture. It is simply a question of edu¬ 
cation, and the agricultural colleges and experi¬ 
ment stations ought to furnish this education 
and training. william k. lazknby. 
MARKETS. 
SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1897. 
BEANS AND PEAS. 
Beans, Marrow, choice. 1 25@1 39 
Medium, choice.87%@ — 
Pea, choice . 93® 9S 
Medium or Pea, common to good. 80@82% 
White Kidney, choice.1 30® — 
Red Kidney, choice .1 750 1 77% 
Red Kidney, common to good.1 30@l 6 J 
Black Turtle soup.1 90® — 
Yellow Eye choice.1 Oo@l 07 
Lima, Cal., 760 lbs). .1 20®l 22% 
Green peas, Scotch, 1896, bDls., per bushel. ..87%@ 91) 
Bags, per bushel.82%@ 85 
BUTTER—NEW. 
Creamery, Western, extras, per lb .15 0— 
Western, firsts. .14 @ - 
Western, seconds.12 @13 
Western, thirds.11 @11% 
State, finest.15 @— 
State, thirds to firsts.11 @14 
State dairy, half-firkin tubs, fanoy.14 @- 
Flrsts.12% 913 
Seoonds. 11 @12 
Welsh tubs, fanoy.13%@14 
Welsh tubs, seconds to firsts.11 @13 
Western imitation creamery, extras.12 @12% 
Firsts.10% 911 
Seoonds. 9% ® 10 
Western factory, extra.— @— 
Firsts. 9%@10 
Seconds. . 8 %@ 9 
Thirds. 7 @8 
CHEESE—NEW. 
State, full oream, large, choice. 7%@ 7% 
Good to prime. 6 @ 6 % 
Part skims, good to prime. 6 %@ — 
Part skims, oommon to fair. 3 @ 4 
Full skims. 2 %@ 3 
EGGS. 
Near-by,new laid,fanoy, seleoted,per do* 14 @ 15 
State&Penn.,country marks,aver’ge best 12%@ 13 
Western, choice. It @ 12 
Other Western, fair to good, 39 doz case.l 60 @2 25 
Western dirties, 30 doz case.1 35 @1 50 
Western checks, per 30-doz case. 60 ®1 00 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, 1896, fanoy, per lb.5 @5% 
Choice, 1896, per lb. 5 @ 5% 
Prime, 1896, per lb. 4%@ 5 
Common, per lb. 3 @ 4% 
N. C., sundrled, 1896, sliced, fancy. 194 @ 2 % 
Southern, sundrled. common to choice ..2 @3 
State, sundrled, quarters. 2 %@ 3 
Chopped, 1896, per lb. l%@ l% 
Cores and skins. 1896, per lb.1%@ 194 
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, Va., new, per bbl . 1 00@2 00 
Md. ami Del., new, oer crate. 39@ 76 
Nearby, hand-picked, per bbl.1 7£@2 25 
Jersey, windfall, per bbl. 7o@l 25 
Blackberries, per quart. 2® 6 
Cherries, per id . 3® 6 
Currants, per quart. 2 ® 3 
Grapes, 8 . C. and Ga , per carrier.1 75@4 00 
Huckleberries, per quart. .. 6 @ 9 
Peaches, Southern, per carrier.1 00@3 00 
Jersey, per basket. 40@ 75 
Maryland, per basket . 50@1 00 
Pears, LeConte. per bbl.3 00@3 50 
Plneajp'es, per 100.3 00@0 00 
Piums, Wild Goose, per quart. 4@ 6 
Rasuberiles, per quart. 2 @ 6 
Muskmelons, per basket.1 00® 1 50 
Watermelons, Fla., per 100 .10 00@25 CO 
GRAIN. 
Wheat...85 @86 
Rye.41 @42 
Barley feeding.27 @31 
Barley malting.36 @42 
Buckwheat, silver. 35 @37 
Buckwheat, Japan.35 @37 
Corn.31 @— 
Oats.21 @— 
GRASS SEED. 
Clover, per 100 lbs. 6 60@ 9 00 
Tlmothv. 2 85® 4 00 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1 new Timothy, per 100 lbs.75 @76 
No. 2.70 @72% 
No. 3.60 @65 
Shipping.65 @60 
Clover, mixed.60 @65 
Clover.60 @55 
Salt.40 @50 
Straw, No. 1, long rye.80 @— 
No. 2.70 @75 
8 hort rye.56 @60 
Tangled rye .50 @60 
Oat.35 @40 
Wheat.— @— 
HONEY. 
State, white clover, comb, fancy, per lb. 9 @10 
Buckwheat, comb, per lb. 6 @7 
White clover, extracted, per lb. 4%@ 6 % 
Buckwheat, extracted, per lb . . 3%@ 4 
California, comb, fair to prime, per lb.— @— 
Extracted, oer lb. 5 @5% 
Southern, In bulk, per gallon.60 @— 
HOPS. 
N. Y. State, crop of 1896, choice. 8 @9 
Medium to prime. 6 @ 7 
Crop of 1895, choice. 4 @ 5 
Medium to prime.— @— 
Old olds. 2 @ 4% 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1896, choice.10 @11 
Crop Of 1896, medium to prime. 8 @ 9 
German, 1896.18 @26 
MEATS —DRB 88 ED . 
Veals, country dressed, prime, per lb.... 8 @ 8 % 
Fair to good, per lb. 6 @ 7% 
Buttermilks, per lb. 5 @ 6 % 
Small, per lb. 5 @ 6 
Pork, country dressed,60 to 80 lbs., per lb 6 @ 6 % 
80 to 120 lbs., per lb. 6 @ 6 % 
125 lbs and up, per lb. 4 @ 4% 
NUTS. 
Peanuts, Va., h. p., fancy, per lb. 394® 4 
H. p., extra, per lb. 294® 3 
Shelled, No. 1, per lb. 3 @ 3% 
No. 2, per lb. 2%@ — 
Spanish, shelled, new, No. 1, per lb .. 5%@ — 
POTATOBB. 
Long Island and Jersey, per bbl.2 12@2 37 
Norfolk and N. C., Rose No. 1.2 0l)@2 37 
Va. and N. C., Chill Red. No. 1.1 8702 12 
White .2 00@2 25 
N. C. Red sweet, per bbl.3 00@3 76 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Spring chickens, per lb. 11 @ 14 
Fowls, looal, per lb. 10%S — 
Western, per lb. 10%@ — 
Southern, per lb. 10%9 — 
Roosters, old, per lb. 6%9 
Turkey!, mixed, per lb. 7 @ 8 
Ducks, local, per pair. 40 @ 70 
Western, per pair. 40 @ 63 
Southern, per pair. 40 @ — 
Geese, fattened, per pair.1 00 @ — 
Western, per pair. 75 @100 
Southern, per pair. 75 @ — 
Pigeons, old, per pair. 20 @ — 
Young, per pair. 16 @ — 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, average best, per lb. 7 @ 9 
Broilers, Phlla., 3 lbs and under to pair. 13 @ 16 
Phlla., 3% lbs and over to pair, per lb 17 @ 18 
Western, per lb . . 12 @ 15 
Fowls, Stats & Penn., good to prime. 11 @ — 
Western, prime, per lb. 11 @ — 
Western, fair to good. 8 @ 9 
Old cocks, per lb. 6 0 5% 
Ducks. Eaitern spring, per lb. 11 @ 12 
Geese, Eastern. 13 @ 16 
Squabs, tame, white, per doz.1 75 @ — 
Mixed lots, per doz.1 23 @1 60 
Dark and poor, per doz. 75 @1 12 
VEGETABLES. 
Beets, local, per 100 bnnehes.1 60@1 75 
Cabbage. Jersey and L. I., per 100.3 00@4 00 
Cauliflower, per bbl. 60@2 00 
Celery, fancy,large, per doz. . 65@1 00 
Small to medium, per doz. 20@ 50 
Corn, Jersey, per 100 . 60@ 93 
Cuoumbers, Jersey, per bushel basket. 60@ 75 
Norfolk, per basket. 30® 49 
Norfolk, oer bbl. 76@1 25 
Phi adelptila, per %-bbl basket. 60® 75 
Cucumber pickles, per l.OCO. 1 50@3 00 
Egg plant. Florida, per %-bbl box. 75@1 26 
Jersey, per bushel box.1 60@2 CO 
Lettuce, Boston, per doz. 40@ 60 
Local, per bbl.l 00@1 60 
Onions, N. C. and Ky., per bbl.1 50@l 76 
Eastern Shore, per basket. 63@ 80 
Jersey, per bbl. 1 75@3 50 
Orange County Red, per bbl.1 00@2 00 
Peas, per bag .l 50@1 76 
Peppers, South Jersey, per bushel crate_ 50® 75 
Spinach. Norfolk, per bbl. —@ — 
Baltimore, per bbl. —@ — 
Squash, marrow, per bbl crate. 76@l 25 
Yellow, per barrel. 50@1 00 
String beans, L. I., wax, per bag.1 00@1 25 
Jersey wax, per %-bbl basket. —@ — 
Tematoes, Maryland, per carrier. 75@1 60 
Jersey, per box . 76@1 50 
South Jersey, per orate. 30@ 60 
WOOL. 
Ohio and Pennsylvania, XXX.25 @— 
XX and above. 24 @— 
X. 21 @22 
Michigan, X and above.19 @— 
No. i. 22 @- 
Texas, scoured basis, spring, fine.40 @43 
Spring, med. 35 @37 
Fall, fine. 33 @34 
California, scoured basis, spring, Northern.36 @39 
Southern. 35 @37 
Fall. 23 @33 
Oregon, scoured basis, Eastern.36 @40 
Valley .34 @37 
Territory 8 taple, scoured basis.38 @45 
Kentucky, ladiana and Missouri, combing .19 @21 
Clothing. ;8 @20 
MILK AND CREAM 
The total dally supply has been 24.889 oans of milk, 
167 oans of condensed milk and 780 cans of oream. 
The average price paid for the surplus on the plat¬ 
forms has been 11.06 a oan of 40 quarts. 
A Woman Saved. 
A CASE OF INTEREST 
TO EV ERY WOMAN. 
Mrs. Henry Younghans Tells a Story of Suffer¬ 
ing, and How She Was Cured. 
From the Evening 
Mrs. Henry Younghans, of Detroit, Mich., who 
resides at 1003 Grand River Avenue, said : “ Ever 
since our last little one came I was an invalid. 
For years I have had the most painful experience 
and would have to lie down most of the time. 
After the last baby was born I was unable to at¬ 
tend to my housework. I could hardly stand up 
and had dizzy spells. I wanted to sleep all the 
time and was treated by several of the best 
physicians. I would have the most fearful 
cramp, for which hot applications were used. I 
used these hot applications until I blistered my¬ 
self severely. 
“Before our child was born I had been a 
strong, healthy woman and was scarcely ever 
sick. After he was born I grew weak and thin, 
and received scarcely any help from the medicine 
left by the doctors. They said I was not properly 
cared for and that the baby was too strong for 
me. My back seemed to be breaking and I was 
scarcely ever without a severe headache. Could 
not tell you how many different prescriptions I 
have taken, but every doctor had a different plan 
of treating my case. I wore supports and laid 
for weeks with my limbs elevated, but without 
avail. One day my husband suggested that I try 
Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People, as he 
had 'read several articles in the paper about 
women who had been helped by them. I was dis¬ 
couraged and thought I must always be an in¬ 
valid, but said I would try them after I had 
taken the bottle of medicine I was then using. 
“ A few days after he brought me in a box and 
News, Detroit, Mich. 
asked me to give them a trial. I started taking 
Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People that day 
anil put the other medicine away, thinking it 
would please him if I tried the pills. Before I 
had taken one box I felt better. My husband 
noticed the improvement and bought two more 
boxes. I kept on using them until I had taken 
four boxes, and I was entirely cured. I keep 
them in the house now and use them occasionally, 
as they are a great help to all women. You 
would not have known me two years ago. What 
I am to-day is owing to Dr. Williamr’ Pink Pills 
for Pale People.” 
(Signed) Mbs. H. Younghans. 
Mrs. H. Y'ounghans, being duly sworn, states 
that she has read the above and that it is true in 
every particular. 
Robert E. Hull, Jr., Notary Public. 
Wayne County, Michigan. 
Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People are not 
a patent medicine in the sense that the name im¬ 
plies. They were first compounded as a pre¬ 
scription and used as such in general practice 
by an eminent physician. So great was their 
efficacy that it was deemed wise to place them 
within the reach of all. They are now manufac¬ 
tured by the Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company, 
Schenectady, N. Y., and are sold in boxes (never 
in loose form by the dozen or hundred, and the 
public are cautioned against numerous imita¬ 
tions sold in this shape) at 50 cents a box, or six 
boxes for $2.50, and may be had of all druggists 
or direct by mail from Dr. Williams’ Med. Co. 
CARTERET RIDCPT 
FERTILIZERS Ulfllft.Ul 
Small lots for cash, at lowest wholesale prices. 
Bone, $23; Acid Phosphate (14 percent) $9; Fer¬ 
tilizer for fall crops, $13 50. All grades and formu¬ 
las in proportion. 
EASTERN FARM SUPPLY ASSOCIATION, 
Montclair, N. J. 
Established 1875. 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & CO., 
Commission Merchants and Dealers In all kinds of 
COUNTRY PRODUCE, Butter. Eggs, Cheese. 
Poultry. Foreinn and Domestic Fruits. Consignments 
solicited 34 & 30 Little 12th St., New York. 
GARNER & CO., 
Produce Commission Merchants, 
844 WASHINGTON STRBE'l, NEW YORK. 
We have an extra demand for CHOICE CREAMERY 
BUTTER, CHOICE CHEESE and FANCY LEGHORN 
EGGS. Shipping Cards and Stencils on application 
Reference: Gansevoort Bank. 
GET YOUR BERRY CRATES, 
BUSHEL BOXES, etc., from FRED. E. GOTT.Spen- 
cerport, N. Y. They are the strongest and host in 
the market, Send for Catalogue. 
COD CA| C- An ele « ant 10 -acre vineyard in 
lUn wHIali country, made especially for grape 
culture, together with house and lot in beautiful 
little city. Vineyard 1,300 feet from city limits 
Price increasing monthly. Reason for selling, 
other business. Address 
W. E. PLAYTKR, krulthnrst, Ala. 
Here is a Chance! from Hannibal, 
Mo.—population. 16,000—all In cultivation. Bra . new 
six-room house; outbuildings, water. Hannibal has 
six railways. Price. $2,700. 
ABNER 8 . SMITH. Box 162, Hannibal, Mo. 
T-' Tp T T I 'T' C VEGETABLES, 
JP TV U 1 I U PRODUCE. 
We receive and sell, in car-loads or smaller lots, all 
Products of the GARDEN. ORCHARD, DAIRY, 
HENNERY and FARM. Market Reports. References, 
e f C., free upon application. Address 
No. 611 Liberty Street, PITTSBURGH, PA. 
SOMERS. BROTHER &CO. 
