1901 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
MARKET ROTES. 
THE LENTEN SEASON, which begins 
February 20, makes a decided difference in 
the market for some kinds of country pro¬ 
duce. The demand for dressed calves and 
other meats usually falls off, and to a cer¬ 
tain extent this is true of poultry. On the 
contrary, the call for eggs Increases, and 
prices sometimes go up to a high figure. 
This is not likely to be the case this sea¬ 
son, however, as the receipts, particularly 
from the Southwest, are large, and reports 
from the producing sections Indicate a 
steadily Increasing supply. 
SCATTERING THE NEWS.—For the 
past few years great quantities of evening 
newspapers have been sold In this city; 
and from 4 to 6 P. M. every week day a 
variety of people, from boys three feet 
high to men and women 70 years old, stand 
on the streets where the great crowds 
pass on their way home from work sell¬ 
ing papers. The profits are small. In some 
cases less than three cents for every 10 
papers sold. For three Winters I have 
noticed one old lady engaged in this work 
in the coldest weather. The wind from 
all directions howls across the City Hall 
Park, and one would think that such ex¬ 
posure would quickly bring on pneumonia, 
yet there she stands day after day. 
COLD-WEATHER DIFFICULTIES.—The 
recent long cold snap made lots of trouble 
for the marketmen. Produce delayed In 
transit was frozen more or less, and, after 
the cars arrived at the Jersey City and 
Hoboken terminals, it was found almost 
Impossible to get them lightered across to 
New York on account of the blockade of 
ice In the Hudson River. It Is hard enough 
for a ferryboat to plow Its way through 
such a mass of Ice, but a lighter with 10 
or more loaded cars on board is a helpless 
thing If caught in an Ice field. This week 
the market was overstocked with this de¬ 
layed and damaged produce, w'hlch had to 
be disposed of at a discount. w. w. h. 
EASTERN N. Y. HORT. SOCIETY. 
Part II. 
The question-box brought out some In¬ 
teresting answers. In discussing the ef¬ 
fects on color and quality of fruits of 
sowing Crimson clover in orchards. Presi¬ 
dent Powell said that after practicing this 
for nine years in his apple orchards, he 
found that while the fruit was not quite 
so high a color, the quality did not suffer 
at all, but was. If anything, better and 
more Juicy. He had not seen any effect 
on the color of peaches, and said that the 
use of plenty of potash in apple orchards 
might overcome that difficulty. An Inquiry 
for a list of ornamental trees was an¬ 
swered by T. J. Dwyer. Among desirable 
maples he named the Norway and Japan 
dwarf; of flowering trees the Magnolias 
and Catalpa; in evergreens, the Scotch 
and Austrian pines; and in flowering 
shrubs the Hydrangeas, Grandiflora being 
considered best. A question about the 
Windsor cherry brought out favorable re¬ 
ports. Mr. Powell had no cherry that he 
placed a higher value upon; Dykeman had 
proved disappointing to him. 
W. H. Hart, of Poughkeepsie, read a 
practical paper on the growing and pre¬ 
paration of fruits for cold storage. Among 
important points he emphasized care In the 
selection of varieties, avoiding those liable 
to scald in the cold room, like York Im¬ 
perial, and also the very late varieties, 
giving the preference to those which ripen 
in midwinter. After picking, the apples 
should not remain in the sun, or be put 
where they will become overheated, as 
this is almost sure to cause scald. He 
said that for this purpose it is better to 
have large quantities of one variety than 
a good many kinds. Cold-storage buyers 
never pay so much for mixed cars, and 
are always anxious to get large lots of one 
variety. Space in cold houses is expen¬ 
sive, and they do not wish to have it cut 
up with alley ways, which would be neces¬ 
sary to get at different sorts where many 
are put in one room. He said he did not 
expect to see the time when it would not 
pay commercially to grow and store fine 
apples. Prof. Card gave an address on 
forestry. He believed that under intelli¬ 
gent management It would pay, particular¬ 
ly on the rough lands of New England, 
which in many cases should never have 
been cleared up. Of course some lands 
are worth too much for farming purposes 
to be given up to timber. He said that in 
Europe forestry had been handled so as 
to yield an annual profit of $2 to $4.50 per 
acre. There are few statistics on the mat¬ 
ter In this country, but one 40-acre tract 
of White pine in New Hampshire which 
stood 80 years, when sold, yielded a profit 
equal to $3.75 per acre annually for the 
80 years. He spoke of the requirements of 
different trees in regard to light and shade. 
Those needing light must be given a 
chance to get ahead of the others in a 
thick wood. Thinning is an important 
matter. Nature attends to this to some 
extent. Pruning is out of the question. 
being too expensive. There is some dis¬ 
pute as to whether forests influence rain¬ 
fall to any extent, but there is no doubt 
that they help take care of the rain after 
it falls. The soil of a forest becomes rich 
in humus, and like a sponge holds water, 
giving It out gradually into the streams 
and surrounding lands, thus avoiding both 
flood and drought. 
Prof. Waugh spoke on pollinization and its 
practical applications to the fruit grower, 
showing the need of studying this matter 
carefully before planting an orchard. Some 
varieties are self-sterile, needing the pol¬ 
len of others to properly develop the fruit. 
In selecting varieties for cross-polliniza- 
tion It is necessary to get those that blos¬ 
som at the same time. The time and 
duration of blossoming in different parts 
of the country vary widely. In the South, 
plums are in bloom for six weeks, while 
in Vermont it is over within a week or 
10 days. He thought that records kept 
by practical growers, of time of blooming 
of different varieties, would prove valu¬ 
able data to refer to. He believed that 
cross-polllnlzatlon was carried on largely 
by bees, the wind having little to do with 
it. The pollen of the apple is of such a 
consistency that it is not easily blown 
about, but sticks to the bee, and is thus 
carried from flower to flower. Mr. Hart 
emphasized the good work of the bee in 
this line; said he kept an apiary on pur¬ 
pose for this, and believed that it made 
a material difference in his fruit yield. A 
communication from Mr. Van Deman was 
read, asking that a delegation be named 
from the Society to attend the meeting 
of pomologists at the Pan-American Ex¬ 
hibition, and on motion it was agreed that 
the president appoint such committee. 
__ w. w. H. 
We consider the Opalescent apple worthy 
of a trial. The Worden Seckel pear is con¬ 
sidered by many good fruit growers as the 
best new pear of the past 10 years, e. g. 
No. Adams, Mass. 
The potato trade of Chicago was partly 
paralyzed for a time, owing to heavy snow 
and cold weather. For a time it was too 
cold to unload potato cars safely, and 
quite a stock accumulated on the track. 
The blockade, however, did not last long 
enough to force prices up to any great 
extent. 
We are now getting some real Winter; 
snow about 18 inches deep, about 10 degrees 
above zero and considerable wind. But 
we can stand it if the mercury won’t go 
monkeying down to the bulb so as to kill 
peach buds. Wheat has been covered all 
Winter and we hope will stay so until 
April. j. s. w. 
Niagara Co., N. Y. 
J. H. Hale, who has just gone to his 
Georgia peach orchard from Connecticut, 
reports that, though the Winter has been 
mild, peach and plum buds show but little 
more signs of starting out than at the 
North. This is a favorable condition, as the 
blooms will be late and thus less liable to 
be caught in the Spring frosts. There are 
plenty of peach buds, and indications point 
to a large crop of Georgia peaches this 
season. 
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. Write for <»talosrue giving Instructions for 
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Rubber Iliad Bnrete* $68. Buggy Tops »5.66. No. 2 
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EMPIRE MFC. CO., Quincy, III. 
Farm Wagon Economy. 
The economy of this proposition is not all found 
m the very reasonable price of the wagon itself, 
but in the great amount of labor it will save and 
Its great durability. The Electric Wheel Com¬ 
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Electric 
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hickory axles, steel wheels, 
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With an extra set of these wheels 
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LIME FERTillZER .S'.“'.d GROUND IfflEl 
for making Bordeaux Mixture and Whitewash, 
noth are especially prepared and ready for con¬ 
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the SENECA WHITE 
LIMK CO., FoBtoria, Ohio. 
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STRAWBERRY 
GROWERS 
frequently complain of 
small yields and poor fruit. 
This can be corrected by proper 
use of fertilizers. 100 pounds of 
NSirate of Soda, 
200 pounds of acid phosphate and 100 
pounds of muriate of potash, per acre, 
applied to the beds early in the 
spring, works wonders. Pamph¬ 
lets on Nitrate of Soda sent free 
on application to John A. 
Myers, 12-0, John St., 
New York City, N.Y. 
This Pennsylvania 
Low Down Disc nnil I 
Grain and Fertilizer UllILL 
Force Feed. 
Is not like any other. It ia htttef and these 
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It Is mounted on a steelf rame which com- 
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enables Uie disc to cut its way throng 
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makes sure to put tlie seed In every time Chain 
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No gears—rlrives feed from center of main a.xle. 
Balances irerfectly—saves the horses’ necks. Ab¬ 
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B It is easy to fill, 
a Drill of any kind until you send for 
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Mills, und Threshing Machinery, * 
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Cider M^hlnery.—Send for catalogue to Boomer & 
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THE 
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Of BEE CULTURE. 
The only cyclopedia on bees. 46« pages and 406 III-is. 
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THE A. I. ROOT COMPANY, Medina, 0. 
Grand Old Men 
Some men seem to 
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eyes are bright. Their 
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They are also men 
who have kept 
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the past. As we grow 
older waste matter 
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cannot throw it off without assistance. So 
little by little the machinery of the body is 
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1 jT years with constipation and 
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I every farm there is probably some land 
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Eureka 
Potato 
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Write for catalogue and full information 
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