1901 
TPIE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
637 
BOOK BULLETIN 
FOR SALE BY THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
The Feedinh of Animals, by Prof. W. 
H. Jordan. The relations of plant and ani¬ 
mal life; chemical elements of nutrition; 
digestion of foods and conditions influenc¬ 
ing it; relative value of nutrients; selection 
of rations and general management. A 
most instructive work on the principles 
and practice of feeding and the composi¬ 
tion of feeding stuffs. Price, postpaid, $1.25. 
Cut-price Books.—A ny of these 20-cent 
pamphlets sent postpaid for 10 cents: 
Fruit Packages. 
Country Roads. 
Memory Training. 
Canning and Preserving. 
THE RURAL, NEW-YORKER, 
409 Pearl St., New York. 
MARKET NOT ES 
TOMATOES.—There are plenty of these 
on hand now from New Jersey, although 
the appearance and quality are inferior. 
Growers say that the trouble is caused by 
wet weather and lack of sunshine. The 
color is a sickly greenish red; the fruits 
are knotty and irregular in shape, and 
some are cracked badly. Considerable rot 
also is reported. 
POTATO PRICES have dropped, and 
none is now quoted in this market above 
$2.75. There are two reasons for this: the 
late crop is turning out better than was 
anticipated, and consumers have become 
tiled of paying' over $.3 a barrel. No 
further material drop is likely to occur at 
present. A range of $2 to $2.75 is not ex¬ 
cessive for the consumer, and removes 
from trade the restrictions caused by ex¬ 
travagant prices. 
APPLES AND PEARS.—There is a large 
supply of Inferior pears, which can hardly 
be sold at any price. Good Bartletts are 
scarce and selling well. A few excellent 
Pall apples are seen and a limited quantity 
of the choicest are being exported. Ship¬ 
ping facilities have been so much Improved 
that Fall apples packed in boxes are said 
to arrive on the other side in good condi¬ 
tion, and it is possible that a quite ex¬ 
tensive trade may be worked up in this 
early fruit. 
HEBREW HOLIDAYS.—Several of these 
occur in the Fall. On September 14-15 the 
new year, 5662 according to Jewish reckon¬ 
ing, is observed. Then follow the Day of 
Atonement, September 23; Feast of the 
Tabernacles, September 28-29; and the 
Feast of Laws, October 6-6. There will 
be a demand for prime live poultry for 
these celebrations—chickens, fowls, ducks 
and fat geese. Poultry intended for these 
markets should be on hand four days be¬ 
fore the dates mentioned. This will close 
up Ithe special live poultry tflade until 
Purim and Passover, in the Spring. 
MELONS.—The finest watermelons I 
have seen this season are now on hand 
There seem to be a good many of the 
larger sizes, which were so scarce earlier 
in the season. The cool weather, how¬ 
ever, keeps the prices down. There are 
plenty of the Colorado muskmelons, which 
sell for very high prices, $2 to $2.50 per 
bushel crate unless overripe. The supply 
from New Mexico is grown under prac¬ 
tically the same conditions of irrigation 
and sunshine, and sells at the same figures. 
There is a large quantity of melons grown 
in different parts of the East, masquerad¬ 
ing as Rocky Fords, but lacking in qual¬ 
ity. The rains have damaged the crop of 
Hackensack and other nearby melons. 
WESTERN FRUIT MATTERS.—The Pa¬ 
cific Coast occupies a peculiar position so 
far as market facilities are concerned. 
California, for Instance, produces great 
quantities of the finest oranges, grapes and 
plums, but must ship them hundreds, or, 
rather, thousands, of miles to reach con¬ 
sumers. New York, New Jersey and Con¬ 
necticut are extensive fruit producers, but 
seldom have any trouble In disposing of 
the better grades at least, for they are 
within a short haul of the greatest market 
in this country. But California, while an 
enormous producer, has no such hungry 
next-door neighbors as New York, Boston 
and Philadelphia. The stretch of country 
between the coast range and the Missis¬ 
sippi is so thinly settled, and much of it so 
far from railroads, that it can use but little 
of this surplus of fruit. If the time ever 
comes when these great plains are thickly 
populated, California’s market difficulties 
will be largely wiped out, and the East 
may have to do heavy bidding to get as 
many western oranges and grapes as de¬ 
sired. The problem of transporting and 
disposing of this perishable fruit is a se¬ 
rious one, and western growers soon 
learned that. Instead of working alone, 
each for himself, organization and the 
most thorough business methods were ne¬ 
cessary In order to get a fair return for 
their Invested time and labor. These or¬ 
ganizations have met with much opposi¬ 
tion, often from those who could have been 
most benefited by them. In the cured fruit 
business the situation is different; that is, 
there is a whole season in which to dis¬ 
pose of the crop, while orange growers 
sometimes find that there is a shortage of 
cars just at the time when the largest 
shipments should be made. The Raisin 
Growers’ Association has seen many ups 
and downs, though, on the whole. It has 
been fairly successful. This year a new 
form of contract is offered. In which the 
growers practically lease their vineyards, 
giving them entirely into the hands of the 
Association, and becoming merely profit- 
sharing employees of It. This plan was 
adopted to give the directors more com¬ 
plete control of affairs, with less interfer¬ 
ence from individual growers who do not 
understand the situation, and try to run 
things in their own way. Naturally, the 
growers hesitate about signing a contract 
of this sort. It certainly would be a dan¬ 
gerous thing to do unless the Integrity and 
business ability of the officers were unques¬ 
tioned. The indications are that there will 
not be enough signers to carry out the 
new plan, as some outside growers are bit¬ 
terly opposed to the present management. 
The Association, however, has practical 
control of the market, and it is reported In 
trade papers that plans will be made to 
freeze out its opponents so thoroughly that 
(hey will be glad to come into the Associa¬ 
tion or go out of business. ■ w. w. h. 
PROF. MUNSON’S NEW GRAPES. 
Part II. 
Xluta: Clusters of the largest size, well 
shouldered and long. Berries very black, 
having no bloom, as large as the Concord, 
sprightly, rich, vinous. The pulp is tender, 
readily freeing the seeds, no sour unpleas¬ 
ant taste like the Concord. When fully 
ripe the pulp dissolves in eating. This 
grape is very vigorous and prolific, and 
In every way superior to the Concord. It 
is a good table, market or wine grape. 
Post Oak, Rupestrls and Labrusca. 
Husmann: Clusters of the largest size, 
thick through and long, filled with beauti¬ 
ful berries of good medium size. The size 
Is remarkably uniform, every berry being 
alike. Skin tough and Jet black beneath 
the fine bloom. This grape is an extra 
good keeper, and may be shipped long dis¬ 
tances. Quality very good, sweet, spright¬ 
ly and agreeable, much better than the 
Concord; no foxy flavor, no sour pulp. 
Vine vigorous and very prolific. This is 
the big southern grape to capture the 
northern markets with in August. Parent¬ 
age Post Oak, Bourqulnlana, Labrusca and 
Vlnlfera. 
Success: Cluster as large as the Concord 
and compact. Berries variable in size from 
small to above medium, very sweet aiid 
rich, of the best quality. The seeds part 
very readily from the pulp, and there is 
no need to swallow them in eating. The 
skin is thin but tough, and it is one of the 
best keepers In hot weather. There is no 
grape that could be shipped a greater dis¬ 
tance and held longer on the market in 
good condition. The vine is very vigorous 
and highly prolific. It has taken several 
years to establish the value of this grape, 
for it has grown steadily better from year 
to year, until now it takes a foremost 
place among the most promising of all as 
a most valuable market grape. If Prof. 
Munson had produced no other grape than 
this his life work as an originator must 
be pronounced a success. Parentage Post 
Oak, Rupestrls and Bourqulnlana. 
Talequah has a beautiful conical cluster 
above the average size. The berries are 
dark red, almost black, about the size of 
the Delaware grape, and the quality is 
nearly or quite as good. This grape is al¬ 
most pulpless, for it melts in the mouth 
in eating. The skin is thin and tough, 
does not crack and the grape keeps fairly 
well. Parentage Post Oak, Rupestrls and 
Bourqulnlana. 
Captain: Clusters much larger and 
longer than the Concord. Berries a little 
above medium size, bloom slight, pulp 
easily freeing the seeds. Quality high, 
much better than the Concord. It is a rich 
good grape that will make a market for 
grapes wherever it is sold. Ships well, 
does not crack and the large clusters are 
very attractive. Parentage Post Oak, Ru- 
pestris and Labrusca. 
Salado: A fine black grape that compares 
well with the Concord, adapted to limy, 
adobe and the black soils of the South 
where few other grapes will grow. It 
stands drought, has a vigorous vine, and 
is highly prolific. It is a splendid southern 
market grape, but being pistillate must 
be planted near a pollenlzer, 
Cloeta: A very high quality black grape. 
It has a sweet, rich, pure vinous flavor 
and is hard to excel in quality even among 
foreign grapes. An extra fine table grape, 
good for market, and also likely to prove 
valuable for wine making. The cluster is 
a little smaller than the ordinary Concord, 
but the berries will average as large. It 
does not crack, keeps well and is firm 
enough to make a good shipping grape. 
The pulp is exceedingly tender and the 
seeds part from it as readily as In the 
Vlnlfera. The vine Is vigorous, healthy 
and highly prolific. This grape and Shala, 
another of the same parentage, and fully 
as good, are among the later triumphs. 
Shala differs in having more bloom upon 
the berries, the berries not quite so large, 
but the quality is remarkably fine, ex- 
celing the Delaware. Post Oak, Rupes- 
tris, Labrusca and Vlnlfera. 
The following were noted among the 
red varieties: 
Headlight: Cluster and berry good 
medium size. Cluster compact and finely 
.shouldered. Berries bright red, becoming 
dark red when fully ripe. It is nearly 
equal to the Delaware in quality, quite 
sweet and becomes sweeter and finer from 
hanging on the vines, which it does for 
over a month in the South in the hottest 
weather. It is the earliest of all grapes 
to ripen, being several days earlier than 
the Early Ohio or Champion. The vine 
is healthy, vigorous and prolific, outyleld- 
Ing the Delaware. It will prove a very 
valuable early market grape. It may be 
Introduced this Fall. Parentage Labrusca 
and Vlnlfera. 
Atoka: A dark red grape with a fine 
Delaware flavor. Clusters two or three 
times as large as the Delaware, large and 
long and heavily shouldered. Berries 
about the same size and quality the same. 
The pulp frees its seeds more readily than 
the Delaware. The vine Is vigorous and 
very productive. It has proved a fine near 
market grape. Post Oak, Rupestris and 
Vinlfera. 
Yomago: This grape has also strong 
characteristics of the Delaware, but It 
excels it on several points. It is more 
prolific; it grows better from cuttings; 
the foliage is less liable to mildew; the 
pulp is more tender, readily freeing the 
seeds; the size of the berries is a little 
larger; it is a brighter red, a few days 
earlier, and the quality is richer. It has 
proved a fine early market grape. La¬ 
brusca and Vlnlfera. 
Delago: A fine red grape with a rich 
Muscat flavor. Clusters medium size, 
cylindrical; berries ovate, as large as 
Brighton, bright red with little bloom. 
Skin thin but tough; does not crack. Pulp 
tender, easily freeing the few seeds, rich, 
sweet and quite Juicy. It is greatly rel¬ 
ished as a table grape, and sells at out¬ 
side prices. The flowers are pistillate and 
a self-fertile vine blooming at the same 
time must be near it. It has proved a 
splendid mother vine for hybridizing pur¬ 
poses. The growth is vigorous and pro¬ 
lific. Labrusca and Vlnlfera. 
The white grapes were compared with 
the Calabrian, a fine foreign grape, and 
Niagara. Olita: Cluster medium size, very 
beautiful and attractive. Berry nearly as 
large as the Calabrian and of better 
quality—sweeter, very rich and aromatic. 
Color a translucent pearly white. Skin 
very thin and delicate but does not crack; 
ships as well as the Niagara. One of the 
finest dessert grapes. Parentage Labrusca 
and Vinlfera. 
Rommel: Cluster as large as the Ni¬ 
agara, and equally as good shipper. Ber¬ 
ries as large as Calabrian and sweeter 
than the Niagara. Can be eaten in large 
quantities, quenching thirst and not cloy¬ 
ing the appetite. It is a superior market 
grape, in great demand In Texas. Vulplna, 
Labrusca and Vinlfera. 
Blondin: Cluster as large as Niagara, 
more compact. Berries equally large and 
of better qualltyi—less pulpy. It keeps 
well and is a good shipper. One of the 
few white grapes with Post Oak blood. Post 
Oak, Labrusca and Vlnlfera. 
Hidalgo: A grrape of remarkably fine 
quality, sweeter than the Calabrian, richer 
and almost as pulpless. Cluster not quite 
so large as Niagara, but more beautiful 
and attractive upon the table or in the 
market basket. The skin is very thin, but 
firm, and the grape keeps well and ships 
well. Labrusca and Vlnlfera. 
Wapanuka: Is probably the best Ameri¬ 
can white grape yet produced. The cluster 
is as large as Niagara, while the berries 
are larger than the Calabrian. The quality 
is also better than the latter, sweeter and 
very rich in exquisite flavors. Its very 
large beautiful pearly white berries are 
highly attractive upon the market. It is 
one of the finest table grapes, and as 
much superior to Niagara in quality as 
that grape excels the wild fox grape. It 
is a fine keeper and may be shipped a long 
distance if carefully packed. 'Tne skin is 
very thin but tough, and does not easily 
crack unless overripe. In vigor, health 
and productiveness it is the equal of the 
Niagara, and in hardiness probably su¬ 
perior. This grape is one of the great 
triumphs of the hybridizer’s art and may 
fitly crown the brow of the world’s great¬ 
est grape specialist. Vulpina, Labrusca 
and Vinlfera. 
Prof. Munson is also engaged in improv¬ 
ing Vitis rotundifolla, the scuppernong 
grape of the South. He has produced sev¬ 
eral hybrids combining Post (Jak, Labrusca 
and Vlnlfera. So far the scuppernong 
type of vine, leaf and fruit is little 
changed, except that the clusters are a 
little larger, and one of the vines shows 
a remarkable increase in productiveness. 
A few more crosses will break the type, 
when we may expect a long list of decid¬ 
edly new creations in grapes, with new 
and marvelous flavors, 'i'he Professor’s 
health is Impaired by occasional attacks 
of fever due to a severe injury several 
years since. We hope he may be spared 
yet many years to prosecute his noble 
calling. a. l. tinker, m. d. 
Ohio. 
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" What has happened ? ” ” Nothing” his 
wife replies. " I don’t know what is the 
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a good cry.” Men don’t have crying 
spells. It would seem therefore that an 
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its cause in the womanly nature. There 
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A Damiiig Machine. 
This is the only successful darning 
machine we ever saw. We have tried 
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This one is little short of perfect. It 
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satisfied. 
On the Lackawanna Limited. 
Having decided to visit the Pan-Ameri¬ 
can. the first question to be settled is the 
route by which to go. There are a num¬ 
ber of lines by which the tourist can “go 
West,” but among them all none equals 
in convenience, comfort, celerity, cer¬ 
tainty, economy and varied and interest¬ 
ing scenery the LACKAWANNA KAIL- 
ROAD. 
“The finest train to take, all things 
considered, and probably the finest train 
by which Buffalo can be reached from 
the East, is the Lackawanna Limited, 
which leaves Hoboken every noon, ar¬ 
riving in Buffalo at 10 p. m., making the 
410 miles in just 10 hours, and always on 
time. This train covers the greater part 
of the journey by daylight, and the trip 
is well worth taking for the scenery 
along the line alone. The correspond¬ 
ing train in the opposite direction leaves 
Buffalo at 11 o’clock in the morning, 
arriving in New York at 8:55 p. m.”— 
Bristol (Conn.) Journal.— Adv. 
