1897 
557 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
JAPAN PLUMS IN ORANGE CO., N. Y. 
We have, this year, fruited several varieties. 
So much confusion as to names exists that 
we have taken Cornell Bulletin No. 106, by Prof. 
Bailey, as authority. Now a brief statement of 
the varieties we have in the order of their ripen¬ 
ing: 
Berger, set 1893.—Trees from a New Jersey nur¬ 
sery for Abundance. This is a small, dark red, 
sweet plum, freestone, with a sour skin, and has 
been a light cropper. It ripened, and the crop 
was picked July 19. With us, of no account. 
Willard, set 1894.—The fruit is medium to large, 
of good red color, a freestone [7 Eds.] of fair qual¬ 
ity, and ripened July 22. The crop was light, and 
the trees don’t seem healthy. From present ap¬ 
pearances, they will be dead in a year or two. 
Ogon, set 1894.—This variety is on peach roots, 
and seems as thrifty and healthy as any of the 
other kinds on plum stock. Fruit medium size, 
between that of Berger and Willard, was mar¬ 
keted from July 23 to 30. Fairly good cropper; 
the fruit on some of the trees needed thinning. 
The color—pale yellow or lemon color—is against 
it as a market variety, as it soon shows bruises, 
but is, after all, a good keeper. A perfect free¬ 
stone, and excellent for pies and preserving. 
Abundance, set 1894.—Tree an upright grower 
and good cropper. Fruit a little larger than Ogon, 
pale yellow, partly covered with red, cling, juicy, 
and sweet. Time of ripening, August 6 to 14. 
Severe thinning pays, as the fruit is larger and 
better colored. 
Burbank, set 1894.—Careful pruning of the trees 
each year is needed, because of their sprawling 
habit of growth. Fruit very large, of a waxy 
white partly overlaid with dark red, of excellent 
quality, and one of the finest fruits for canning 
we have. Commenced picking August 9, and, 
probably, one-third is still (August 14), on the 
trees. Early in the season, it became necessary 
to remove one-half to two-thirds of the fruit to 
save the trees, they were so heavily loaded. 
During the long wet spell they commenced rot¬ 
ting. Two or three times during the season, the 
Burbank snd Abundance trees were carefully ex¬ 
amined, and all the specked or rotten fruit re¬ 
moved and buried. With intelligent care, this is 
the most promising plum for market we have. 
Its productiveness, size and quality should, and, 
I believe, will, cause it to take the place of Cali¬ 
fornia plums in Eastern markets. From present 
indications, Eastern fruit growers will make no 
mistake in setting Japan plums largely. 
w. D. BARNS. 
Bradford County, Pa.—M r. F. F. Merceron, of 
Catawissa, Pa., one of the veteran horticulturists 
of the State and originator of the Triumph goose¬ 
berry, had the exceedingly large yield of 1,800 
quarts of marketable fruit from about a half 
acre of the bushes. The fruit was also very fine 
In quality. The buckwheat crop of Bradford 
County, Pa., promises to be a good one, although 
it is generally believed that the acreage is not 
quite up to the average of past years. From the 
general outlook, the potato crop of the eastern 
half of Pennsylvania will be short, inasmuch as 
the early ones were a failure. T. c. f. 
Keeping Off Horn Flies. —We use for the Horn 
fl ysand other flies, cotton-seed oil, two parts; 
pine tar, one part; mix with heat, stirring well. 
Apply with a brush—a cheap whitewash brush 
is good—once a week. This has been used for 
three years by the farmers here. j. w. c. 
Richland, Kan._ 
MARKETS. 
SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1897. 
BEANS AND PEA 8 . 
Beans, Marrow, choice.1 37)^@1 40 
Medium, choice.120® — 
Pea, choice.1 16® 1 20 
Medium or Pea, common to good. 95@1 10 
White Kidney, choice.1 36@1 40 
Red Kidney, choice.2 00@ — 
Red Kidney, common to good.1 60® l 86 
Black Turtle soup.1 90® — 
Yellow Eye choice.1 10® — 
Lima, Cal., «50 lbs).1 36@1 40 
Green peas, Scotch, 1896, bbls.,per bushel . ..87)$@ 90 
Bags, per bushel.82)4® — 
BUTTER—NEW. 
Creamery, Western, extras, per lb . 
Western, firsts. 
Western, seoonds. 
Western, thirds. 
Btate, finest. 
State, thirds to firsts. 
State dairy, half-firkin tubs, fancy . 
Firsts . 
Seconds . 
Welsh tubs, fancy. 
Welsh tubs, seoonds to firsts.... 
Western imitation creamery, extras 
Firsts . 
Seoonds. 
Western factory, extra. 
Firsts. 
Seoonds........................... 
Thirds. 
CHEESE—NEW. 
.16 a— 
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.12 aia 
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.16 a— 
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.10)4911 
. 9)4910 
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. 9)4@10 
. 8)4® 9 
. 7 & 8 
State, full oream, large, choice. 8 @8)4 
Good to prime. 7 @ 7)4 
Part skims, good to prime. 4 @— 
Part skims, common to fair. 3 @3% 
Full skims. 2 ®3 
EGGS. 
Near-by,new laid,fanoy, seleoted,per doi 16 a 16)4 
State&Penn.,country marks,aver’ge best 14 @ 15 
Western, choice... 13 @ 13)4 
Other Western, fair to good, 30 doz case.2 40 93 30 
Western dirties, 30 doz case.1 80 92 40 
Western checks. per30-doz case.1 20 @1 80 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, 1896, fanoy, per lb. 6 @— 
Choice, 1896, per lb. b% 
Prime, 1896, per lb. 6 )*@ 5)4 
Common, per lb. 4 @ 6 
N. C., sundrled, 1896, sliced, fancy. \%® 2)4 
Southern, sundrled. common to choice ..2 @3 
State, sundrled, quarters. 2)4® 3 
Chopped, 1896, per lb. 1)4® 154 
Cores and skins. 1896, per lb. 1)4® 154 
Peaches, Sundrled, 1896, peeled, per lb.— @— 
Cherries, 1897, per lb. 9)4@10 
Blackberries, 1897, per lb. 6)4@ 7 
Raspberries, evaporated, 1897, per lb.12 @13 
Sundrled, per lb.— @— 
Huckleberries, 1896, per lb . 6 @6 
Plums, Southern Damson, 1895, per lb.— @— 
FRUITS—GREEN 
Apples, Oldenburg, hand-picked, per bbl...2 00@2 26 
Astrachan, hand-picked, per bbl.1 60@2 26 
Windfall, per bbl. 76@1 00 
Apricots, N. Y. State, per 6 -lb basket. 10® 15 
Blackberries, per quart . 4® 8 
Currants, per quart. 39 6 
Grapes, per carrier. 76@2 50 
Huckleberries, per quart. 4 9 8 
Peaches, Mo., fancy, per carrier.3 00@3 50 
Jersey, per basket. 25® 85 
Md. and Dal., per crate.1 0091 60 
Maryland, per basket. 60@1 26 
Pears, LeConte. per bbl.1 60@3 60 
KeitTer, per bbl.1 5092 50 
Ba tlett, per bbl.2 00@4 00 
Bartlett, Md. and Del., per crate.1 00@1 25 
Clapp’s Favorite, per bbl.2 50@2 76 
Cooking kinds, oer bbl.1 00@1 60 
Piums, Wild Goose, per quart. 4® 5 
Botan. per carrier .1 25@2 00 
Egg, per quart. 6 @ 8 
Muskmelons, Hackensack, per bbl .2 00@2 25 
Norfolk, Christina, per bbl. 1 00@1 26 
Cantaloupe, per bbl . 75®l 00 
Monmouth County, Nutmeg, per bbl....l 00® — 
Watermelons, per 100. 8 00 0 22 00 
GRAIN. 
Wheat.90 @91 
Rye.42 @46 
Barley feeding.23 @32 
Barley malting.36 @38 
Buokwheat, silver. 36 @37 
Buckwheat, Japan.36 @37 
Corn.82 @— 
Oats.21 @22 
GRASS SEED. 
Clover, per 100 lbs. 6 60® 9 00 
Tlmothv. 2 85® 4 00 
HONEY. 
State, white clover, comb, fancy, per lb. 9 @10 
Buckwheat, comb, per lb. 6 @ 7 
White clover, extracted, per lb. 4)4® 6)4 
Buckwheat, extracted, per lb. 3)4® 4 
California, comb, fair to prime, per lb.— @— 
Extracted, per lb. 6 @6)4 
Southern, in bulk, per gallon.60 @— 
HAY AND 8 TRAW. 
Hay, No. 1 new Timothy, per 100 lbs.75 @76 
No. 2.70 @72)4 
No. 3.60 @65 
Shipping.55 @60 
Clover, mixed.60 @66 
Clover.60 @56 
Salt.40 @50 
Straw, No. 1, long rye.80 @— 
No. 2.70 @75 
Short rye. 66 @60 
Tangled rye .50 @60 
Oat.36 @40 
Wheat.— @— 
HOPS. 
N. Y. State, crop of 1896, ohoice. 7)4® 8)4 
Medium to prime. 6)4® 6)4 
Medium to prime.— @— 
Old olds. 2 @ 4)4 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1896, ohoice.10 @10)4 
Crop of 1896, medium to prime. 6 @ 7)4 
German. 1896.18 @23 
MEATS—DRESSED. 
Veals, oountry dressed, prime, per lb.... 9)4@ 10 
Fair to good, per lb. 7 @ 9 
Buttermilks, per lb. 6)40 7)4 
Small, per lb. 6 @ 7)4 
Pork, country dressed,60 to 80 lbs., per lb 6 @ 6)4 
80 to 120 lbs., per lb. 5 @ 6)4 
126 lbs and up, per lb. 4 @ 4)4 
NUTS. 
Peanuts, Ya., h. p., fanoy, per lb. 39f@ 4 
H. p., extra, per lb. 254® 3 
8 helled, No. 1, per lb. 3 @ 3)4 
No. 2, per lb. 2)4® — 
Spanish, shelled, new, No. 1, per lb .. 6 ) 4 @ — 
POTATOE 8 . 
Bong Island and Jersey, per bbl.1 75@2 00 
N. C. Red. sweet, per bbl.1 00@1 26 
Southern Yellow, sweet, per bbl.1 75@2 00 
POUBTRY—LIVE. 
Spring chickens, per lb. 9)4@ 10 
Fowls, looal, per lb. 9!4@ — 
Western, per lb. '.H 40 — 
Southern, per lb. 9)49 — 
Roosters, old, per lb. 6)49 — 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 8 @ 9 
Ducks, local, per pair. 40 @ 70 
Western, per pair. 40 @ 55 
Southern, per pair. 40 @ — 
Geese, fattened, per pair.1 25 @ — 
Western, per pair.100 @112 
Bouthern, per pair. 76 @ 90 
Pigeons, old, per pair. 20 @ — 
Young, per pair. 10 @ 15 
DRBS 8 BD POUBTRY. 
Turkeys, average best, per lb. 7 9 9 
Broilers, Phlla., 3 lbs and under to pair. 9 @ 12 
Phlla., 3)4 lbs and over to pair, per lb 13 @ 14 
Western, per lb . 8 @ 10 
Fowls, 8 tate & Penn., good to prime. 9)49 — 
Western, prime, per lb. 9)4@ — 
Western, fair to good. 8 @ 9 
Old oooks. per lb. 5 @ 5)4 
Ducks. Eattern spring, per lb. 11 @ 12 
Geese, Eastern. 13 @ 16 
Squabs, tame, white, per dos.1 50 @1 75 
Mixed lota, per dos.1 12 @1 25 
Dark and poor, per dos. 76 @1 00 
VBGBTABBEB. 
Beets, local, per 100 bunohes. 1 00@1 50 
Cabbage, Jersey and B. I., per 100. 2 00@2 50 
Carrots, local, per 100.1 00@1 60 
Cauliflower, per bbl. —@ 
Celery, fancy, largo, per dot. 35 ® 40 
Bmall to medium, per doz. io@ 30 
Corn, Jersey, per 100. 1 0G@1 5o 
Cucumbers, Jersey, per bushel basket. 30® 40 
Norfolk, per basket. —@ — 
Norfolk, per bbl. —@ — 
Jersey, per bbl. 50@1 25 
Cucumber pickles, per 1.000.1 00@2 60 
Egg plant. Jersey, per bbl. 90@1 25 
Jersey, per bushel box. 40@ 60 
Bettuce, Boston, per doz. 40® 60 
ix>cal, per bbl. —@ — 
Blma beans, Jersey, per bag. 75@1 26 
Jersey, potato, per bag. 2 00@2 25 
Southern potato, per )4-bbl basket.1 60@2 00 
Flat, per )4-bbl basket.1 00@1 60 
Onions, N. C. and Va., per bbl.2 00@2 25 
Eastern Shore, per basket. 1 00® — 
Jersey, per bbl. 1 50@2 00 
Orange County Red, per bag.1 25@1 75 
Orange County Yellow, per bbl.1 26@1 75 
Orange County White, per bbl.1 60@2 50 
Jersey White, per bbl. 2 50@3 60 
Parsley and Beeks, per 100.1 00® — 
Peas, per bag . 75@1 75 
Peppers, South Jersey, per bushel crate.... 40@ 60 
Spinaoh, Norfolk, per bbl'. —@ — 
Baltimore, per bbl. —@ — 
Squash, marrow, per bbl orate. 75@1 00 
Yellow, per barrel. 60@1 00 
Hubbard, per bbl. 1 25@1 50 
Yellow crook, per bbl. . 76@1 00 
String beans, B. I., wax, per bag.1 60@2 00 
Jersey wax, per )4-bbl basket. —@ — 
Tomatoes, South Jersey, Acme, per box.... 4Q@ 60 
Jersey, per box . 26@ 65 
South Jersey, per box. 20@ 36 
Turnips. Russian, per bbl. 50® 76 
White, per 100 . 3 00@4 00 
WOOB. 
Ohio and Pennsylvania, XXX.25 @— 
XX and above. 23 @25 
X. 22 @23 
Michigan, X and above.19 @— 
No. 1.22 @- 
Texas, scoured basis, spring, fine.36 @45 
Spring, mad.35 @37 
Fall, fine.33 @34 
California, scoured basis, spring. Northern.40 @43 
Southern.37 @42 
Fall.28 @33 
Oregon, scoured basis, Eastern.37 @41 
Valley.31 @38 
Territory 8 t,aple, scoured basis.40 @47 
Kentucky, Indiana and Missouri, combing.19 @23 
Clothing. 18 @22 
MIUK AND CREAM 
The total dally supply has been 25.167 oans of milk, 
166 cans of oondensed milk and 767 oans of oream. 
The average prlae paid for the surplus on the plat¬ 
forms has been 11.17 a oan of 40 quarts. 
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CONTENTS. 
Rural New-Yorker, August 21, 1897. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Alfalfa in New York State. 546 , 547 
Sweet Potatoes for Home Use. 547 
New Ideas for Farmers’ Institutes. 547 
Lime on a Stiff Clay Soil. 547 
Lime with Green Manuring.’ 549 
Compost of Muck and Old Horses. 549 
Various Farm Notes. 551 
Hope Farm Notes.. 553 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Dishorning Cattle as Regulated by Law in 
New York.. 
Inflammation of Parotid Gland of Horses!.... 549 
A Lameness in Ducks. 549 
What Is Rennet? How Prepared ?. 549 
The Law Against Butterine.. 559 
Stock and Dairy Notes. 559 
HORTICULTURAL. 
The Melon and Cucumber Borers. 548 
Will Bordeaux Mixture Retain its Strength ? 
Non-Blighting Fruits; That Fruit Pledge. 549 
Freestone Japan Piums. 549 
Two New AppiPs in Illinois.” 559 
Half-Sweet, Half-Sour. ,!" 551 
Medicines for Pear Blight. . . . . 551 
Keeping Rabbits from Trees.551 
Narcissus—Lilies.!!!!!!!! 555 
Border Perennials..!!'.!!!!! 555 
Seasonable Notes.!!!! 555 
Japan Plums in Orange Co., N. Y......!!!!!!.! 557 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day.. 
School Dresses.. ...'. ! 554 
Watery Custards.!!'.....!.’.! 554 
Baby’s Bottle. ......!!!! 554 
Odds and Ends. 5=4 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Fish Culture on Farms. 
A Picture of Fred Grundy. 
Ruralisms. 
Editorials... 
Brevities. 
Among the Marketmen. 
Prizes for House Plans. 
What. We Hear. 
Business Bits. 
The American Association for the 
ment of Science. 
Markets.,.,. 
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