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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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FOR SA LE BY TH E RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Everybody’s Paint Book, by P. B. 
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Farm Poultry, by Prof, Geo. C. Watson; 
.340 pages illustrated. Descriptions of 
breeds; feeding for fattening and egg pro¬ 
duction; diseases; poultry houses; care of 
little chicks; marketing; and egg preserva¬ 
tion. Price, postpaid, $1.26. 
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My Handkerchief Garden. 
How to Plant a Place. 
Country Roads. 
Fruit Packages. 
Memory Training. 
MARKET NOTES 
INFERIOR CULLS.—This is a grade of 
eggs seldom given, as the need for such 
a quotation occurs only in times like the 
present, when, on account of excessive 
heat, stock is badly damaged in transit. 
These “inferior culls’’ wholesale at $1 to 
$1.25 per 30-dozen case. Just what they are 
used for is a question, but the thought is 
enough to cause one to refrain from in¬ 
dulging in restaurant scrambled eggs and 
omelets for a time. 
SWEET CORN.—This has been coming 
from the South for several weeks, but 
quite a quantity of the south Jersey pro¬ 
duct is now seen in the markets. It comes 
in heavy sacks holding from 200 to 300 ears. 
Of course, the husk is left on, and thus 
the corn will keep in fair condition for a 
time, although no one expects that it will 
be equal to corn cooked an hour after it 
is picked from the stalk. This is true of 
nearly all vegetables, except onions, pota¬ 
toes and other tubers. The freshness and 
delicate flavor are quickly lost if they are 
allowed to stand around in the sun for any 
length of time before being used. How¬ 
ever, a great share of those who eat this 
corn in the city think it is all right, as 
they have never had anything different. 
There is a wide range of price, as it whole¬ 
sales at from 75 cents to $1.75 per 100. 
POTATOES.—Large quantities are arriv¬ 
ing. The receipts for the week ending July 
13 were nearly 110,000 barrels, mostly Mary¬ 
land and southern stock, although the 
Long Island truck farmers are bringing in 
seme of their early crop. Most of the 
tubers that I have seen in going about the 
potato sections of the markets, have been 
of good size and smooth. Of course, deal¬ 
ers usually display this kind rather than 
the inferior ones, but apparently those 
that are offered at present will average 
high as to quality. Maryland Rose is 
bringing the highest price, $2.60 per barrel, 
a 25-cent drop from previous prices. A 
good many farmers in New York and 
neighboring States, who raise medium-late 
varieties, have found a fair market in this 
city at digging time. At such times it may 
happen that the bulk of the earlies is out 
of the way, and the late ones are not yet 
on the move. This makes things a little 
slack, and those who are fortunate enough 
to dispose of their crop then are likely to 
make a hit. This is no cut-and-dried rule, 
however, as conditions are different every 
year. Those who keep in closest touch 
with their regular selling agents, and are 
prepared to act quickly, usually come out 
best. 
WHO CAN MAKE BEST SALES?—A 
reader in Florida writes as follows: 
“In shipping fruits would you consign 
to a general commission merchant, or one 
who handled fruits exclusively? Who 
keeps the neatest and best arranged store 
•- or -? I shipped - about $800 
worth of strawberries last season. Their 
sales were not quite so good as those of 
another merchant situated on - street. 
1 believe them to be thoroughly honest, 
yet I can’t account for this discrepancy. 
These berries w'ere shipped in refrigerator 
cars, and sold on the same days.” 
There is not much difference in the ap¬ 
pearance of the two stores mentioned, so 
far as neatness and arrangement are con¬ 
cerned. One has a little more room than 
the other, but that is no sign that he does 
a larger business or can get better prices. 
On general principles it is probably safe 
to advise shipping to dealers who make a 
specialty of the line of goods shipped. 
Still, there are exceptions. One of the best 
firms to sell fancy fruits that I know of 
does a general commission business; but 
they have been at it for more than 30 
years, have the benefit of all this experi¬ 
ence, and try to do the best they can for 
every shipper. It depends largely on the 
nian. There are some who are so careless 
and lacking in judgment tliat they could 
not make successful fruit men if they 
worked at it for a thousand years. They 
sling crates of fruit around in a most reck¬ 
less way, and give one an idea that they 
are better adapted to handling rocks or 
cord wood. Just why two lots of berries 
of equally good quality should sell for dif¬ 
ferent prices on the same day, is a hard 
matter to explain, and can scarcely be 
understood by one who has not observed 
the constantly unsettled condition of a 
great market on goods that must be 
handled quickly. It would take a whole 
volume to explain these things, and after 
that the reader w'ould not know much 
more about it than before, unless he came 
and spent days in going about seeing for 
himself. While the causes may not be seen 
in every case, it is nothing unusual for 
the same grade of fruit to sell at two or 
three different prices on the same day. 
Also, cases have been known w-here one 
fruit man, in order to get the trade of a 
shipper who had something particularly 
desirable, would make returns for the first 
lot or two at a premium, paying the in¬ 
crease out of his own pocket, but getting 
even by making short returns later. The 
case our correspondent speaks of was prob¬ 
ably not one of this type. The reason that 
the second man got a better price for the 
fruit was doubtless that he had some 
special customer who was willing at that 
time to pay a slight advance. w. w. ir. 
MUk and Creamery Notes. 
Since the condensery was built in Deposit 
there have been some improvements in the 
care and handling of milk. As soon as it 
is drawn from the cow it is cooled to a 
temperature of from 50 to GO degrees by 
means of setting in a vat of cold water, 
and frequent stirring; but few milk coolers 
are in use in this section. s. c. s. 
China, N.Y. 
A majority of the stations about here 
pay within one-half cent of Exchange. 
No milk is being held back by farmers 
except at Baldwin’s Station, where only 
about four or five patrons Are hauling. 
The rest withdrew April 1 and send their 
milk to factories, because the company re¬ 
quired the producers to sign a contract for 
one year. The flow of milk has been ex¬ 
ceptionally good, but is shrinking quite 
rapidly now. Pastures are looking good 
for this time of year. Haying just barely 
under way; will be a good crop. Oats have 
been looking very rusty, especially early 
sown, but for the last week are heading 
nicely and color much Improved. They 
promise an average crop. Potatoes and 
corn somewhat backward, but of late are 
making rapid strides for a plentiful har¬ 
vest. w. I. F. 
Sherburne, N. Y. 
Our creamery at Lounsberry is not a 
codperative; it is run by the Standard 
Butter Company of Owego. The milk is 
made into butter, the skim-mflk into siz¬ 
ing. The farmers get the curd and butter¬ 
milk back, which make a good feed for 
hogs. They paid 70 cents per 100 through 
June. July 1 they raised to 76 cents per 
100. Cows are doing very well. The sup¬ 
ply of milk dropped off some during the 
hot weather last week. Grass is a fair 
crop, better than farmers thought before 
they began haying. Corn is looking well 
for being planted so late, growing very 
fast. Oats look better than they were a 
week ago; they are taking bn a better 
color. The fly is working in the wheat 
some. Pastures are good, heavy rain July 
5 washed fields and roads badly. Potatoes 
are looking well, with lots of bugs. f. l. 
Lounsberry, N. Y. 
Spencer Creamery situated in this village 
was consumed by fire June 9. People here 
firmly believe It was the work of an In¬ 
cendiary. 
Skimming station three miles east has 
secured 8,000 to 9,000 pounds of milk daily. 
Price paid for May 62 to 77 cents per 100 
pounds; in addition the producer receives 
his skim-milk, which is valued at 15 cents 
a hundred-weight, and by some more for 
feeding purposes. The variation in above 
prices is due to the per cent of butter fat. 
.Tune prices at skimming station were bet¬ 
ter on average than May, as butter ruled 
during June one-half cent a pound better. 
Milk shipping station for June received 100 
to 125 in 40-quart cans daily. Spencer is in 
the 32-cent freight zone, and producers re¬ 
ceive 54 cents the 40-quart can net at sta¬ 
tion. Producers here having milk rich in 
butter fat prefer butter factory or skim¬ 
ming station; those with low per cent but¬ 
ter fat milk shipping station. Milk sup¬ 
ply since June 15 has been gradually de¬ 
creasing. 
Cows are looking fine; good fresh cows 
and those which will be fresh by September 
are held firm at $40. Pastures generally 
good; some badly damaged by drought last 
year have not recovered. Haying com¬ 
menced by July 1; meadows not drought- 
killed from last year have a fine stand of 
grass. Hay crop above average. 
Spencer, N. Y. M. D. watkins. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
K. N.-Y. and you will get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See our guarantee 8th page. 
A Western Town. 
All western Missouri is passing through 
the worst drought ever known. For nearly 
two months no rain has fallen except one 
short shower. Day after day for four 
weeks the thermometer registered from 95 
to 104 degrees with hot winds occasionally. 
The oldest inhabitants say, “Never saw 
the like in old Missouri before.” Corn is 
ruined; potatoes ditto, except where plant¬ 
ed very early; gardens are dried and 
burned up, and pastures look as bare and 
brown as wheat stubble. The great prom¬ 
ise of an abundant fruit crop early in the 
season has not been realized, although 
berries were not as high as we expected— 
$1.25 to $1.50 per crate for blackberries, and 
$1..50 to $1.75 for black raspberries. Peaches 
and apples are dropping badly. The town 
of Independence is 10 miles from Kansas 
City, connected by electric road and four 
lines of railway. It is a most beautiful 
town, embowered in such great lovely 
trees of so many varieties. It is Kansas 
City’s most rich and aristocratic suburb. 
Many who do business in the city have 
their homes here, and such beautiful ones. 
It is also a church and educational center- 
three colleges and IS churches for a town 
of some 7,000 or 8,000 inhabitants. The Mor¬ 
mons have the largest and richest church 
here. This is their old stamping ground, 
and I hear they expect to find a temple 
built of gold and precious stones all ready 
for occupancy some morning when they 
awake. They own some of the best prop¬ 
erty in town, and are considered good citi¬ 
zens. Independence was also a hot-bed of 
treason in war times. Here Quantrell gath¬ 
ered his men to raid Lawrence, and the bul¬ 
let holes can be seen now on the hotel here 
where he tried to get Gen. Buel out by 
bombarding, and, not succeeding, smoked 
him out with sulphur. But times have 
changed, and the Fourth was celebrated 
wi(h all enthusiasm, and the Stars and 
Stripes were everywhere. f. c. j. 
Notes from Pennsylvania. 
July 1,1.—York County farmers have about 
finished housing the best wheat harvest 
they have had in many yeajrs. No fly in 
any fields sown after October 1, but some 
wheat sown earlier in the season was de¬ 
stroyed by the pest. Farmers are realizing 
the fact that late seeding in a very great 
measure protects their wheat crops against 
the Hessian fly. I have observed the 
stand of wheat to be thin in fields that 
were sown with commercial fertilizers 
when the ground was hot, dry and dusty. 
I think It pays farmers to wait with their 
wheat seeding until after October 1, and 
then sow only if the ground is sufficiently 
moist. I take it to be a mistake to sow 
wheat and fertilizers into the same row 
at the same time, as I believe that the 
tender wheat germ is destroyed where it 
comes into direct contact with the chemi¬ 
cals, particularly so in hot dry weather. 
We will sow ours separately this Fall. In 
this section of Pennsylvania the hay crop 
was generally very poor. Clover was all 
killed by the prolonged drought last Sum¬ 
mer. This Spring the weather was cold 
and wet, so that what Timothy there was 
failed to grow until after June 1. Pastures 
are now very short and dry. Oats that 
were sown with fertilizers are very good 
and about ripe, while fields that received 
no fertilizer are very poor, short and still 
grass green. No crop responds better to 
good commercial fertilizer than oats. It 
pays to use it. Corn was never better at 
this date than now. Our corn was yellow 
early, but now nearly all corn is as tall as 
the fences and of a beautiful dark green 
color. There is a large field close to my 
home that has the color of the blue At¬ 
lantic Ocean, and, as it waves to and fro 
by the gentle wind. It reminds me very 
much of the ocean. It is a beautiful sight. 
Of course, the best fields of corn have been 
manured from the barnyards, and this 
leads me to say that our best farmers put 
their manure on corn land. The first week 
of July was a record breaker for heat. It 
was extremely hot both day and night. 
Temperature In the shade 100 and over, 
while in the sun it was too hot and high 
to be read. Many valuable working ani¬ 
mals were lost by the farmers from over¬ 
work and heat. a. a. r. 
W’rightsville, Pa. 
A New Zealander’s Opinion.— I think 
your system of questions answered by prac¬ 
tical men of experience is admirable; also 
the wonderful patience shown in answer¬ 
ing questions put by those knowing so 
little. I have often thought of the business 
educative power a paper might have that 
laid itself out as yours is doing to meet 
the want of its subscribers, and come into 
direct touch with them. So many farming 
publications fall into a chronic routine, and 
are composed of so large an amount of 
effete and useless matter, and irrespon 
sible and sometimes dangerous misleading 
matter, unqualified by any editorial re¬ 
mark. J. DUDGEON. 
New Zealand. 
Many a woman dresses to go out, feels 
irresolute, sits down, and falls into a fit 
of despondent musing. Ask her what’s 
the matter, and she’ll probably answer 
”Just the blues.” And what are the 
blues? Only another name, in general, 
for a disordered liver and a diseased 
stomach. Cleanse the liver, heal the 
stomach, purify the blood, and there’ll 
be no more blues. It can be done by 
the use of Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical 
Discovery. This medicine puts the dis¬ 
eased organs of digestion and nutrition 
into a condition of sound health. It 
eliminates from the blood all impure and 
poisonous substances, and cleanses the 
clogged liver. It contains neither al¬ 
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"I had liver complaint for the past fifteen 
years, complicated with dyspepsia and gall 
stones," writes Mrs. N. Bernier, of 461 Elm St., 
Oshkosh, Wis. ” I doctored with seven of our 
prominent doctors, and not one or all of them 
nave done me the good, nor begun to do what 
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of Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery, one 
vial of his ‘Pleasant Pellets,’ and one bottle of 
Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Pre.scription, and have 
gained about eighteen pounds since I firsfbegan 
totakethe.se remedies.” 
Dr. Pierce’s Pellets cure biliousness. 
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A Carving Set. 
Every family needs a carving set three 
times a day. This set consists of a Shef¬ 
field caiver with eight-inch handmade 
steel blade, buckhorn handle, fork ana 
steel. Price, $1.90; or we will send it for 
a club of two new subscriptions at $1 
each and $1.25 extra money, or free for a 
club of six at $1 each. 
