1896 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
361 
CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE. 
Red Clover in Corn in Ontario, Can.— A short 
time siDce, The R. N.-Y. requested any one who 
had tried the experiment of sowing Red clover 
seed in the growing corn, to report results. I did 
try it last season. The clover came up very well. 
When the corn was cut the clover looked weak 
and spindling, as might be expected. But a short 
time was allowed it to gain strength and vigor 
before frost ; nevertheless it has come through 
the winter in very fair condition. Some of the 
corn was planted a little too close for its own good, 
and for the good of the clover. I would advise 
any one who has a mind to try the experiment, to 
plant the corn four feet apart, and not very tall- 
growing corn at that. I gave the corn level cul¬ 
tivation, and sowed the seed with a broadcast 
sower, covering it with a Breed’s weeder, with 
the two outer sections removed. The corn was 
then three or four feet high, and it was just pos¬ 
sible to get through it with a horse. 
Prospects for Delaware Fruit.— In one of the 
agricultural papers, I notice that a Bridgeville, 
Del. correspondent, states that the peach crop 
has been cut short in that section by the frost. 
There certainly must be some mistake in this re¬ 
port, as I have just returned from a trip in that 
section of the State. There is a most excellent 
prospect, at the present time, for an excellent 
crop of peaches. There is no doubtthat a large 
proportion of the fruit now set will drop from the 
trees, as there are several sizes of the fruit now 
on the trees, and peach growers claim that the 
smaller sets will drop off; but enough will re¬ 
main to make a good crop of fruit. There was 
quite a frost throughout the State, on the morn¬ 
ing of May 8, but I have been unable to find any¬ 
thing that was Injured by it. The crop of apples 
aud pears will, from the present indications, be 
rather light in the southern part of the State. 
There is a good showing for small fruits, and for 
grapes, but should the weather continue dry for 
any length of time, the yield will be greatly re¬ 
duced. M. H. BECKWITH. 
Fruit Notes from Iow r A.—The past winter in 
northeastern Iowa was generally quite mild, but 
we had a few cold days when the mercury fell to 
30 degrees below zero. There was but little snow 
and the ground, most of the winter, was bare. 
Apples went through the winter all right, and 
have bloomed full ; but small fruits were badly 
injured. My blackberries and the most of my 
raspberries were laid down in the fall and cov¬ 
ered with earth, and came out this spring all 
right. Blackberry canes, however, that were not 
covered, were killed to the ground. Raspberries 
that were not laid down, were all badly injured, 
and some entirely killed. The Ohio stands the 
winter the best of anything I have tried ; but it 
was injured quite badly. Gregg and Nemaha 
show but a few live caries. Shaffer was entirely 
killed. Marlboro and Culhbert were killed where 
not covered, and the latter was injured some 
where covered. Even the hardy Turner was 
nearly all killed. The Bucretla dewberry, even 
where covered out of sight with earth is dead. It 
is a failure here, anyway. Strawberries, mulched 
with straw, came through the winter all right, 
and at this writing, May 11, are blooming quite 
freely ; but I notice that some varieties are rust¬ 
ing quite badly already. I shall try the effects of 
spraying with Bordeaux Mixture. We have had 
copious spring rains, the ground—or the upper 
two feet of it—is well filled with water, and crop 
prospects are, generally, very promising. The 
season is two weeks earlier than usual. .1. r. 
Vermont Notes on Ornamentals.— We are just 
getting out of the winter. Our plants are hardly 
yet in full leaf, and we are now, for the first time 
this spring, able to make some fair judgment of 
how our hardy plants have passed the winter. 
The following notes are collected from the 
grounds of the Vermont Experiment Station, and 
represent the condition of plants not covered or 
otherwise protected. They are located on top of 
an exposed rise of ground, where they have seen 
something rather more, than less, of their share 
of last winter’s inclemencies: The Gingko tree 
is alive to the last bud, and seems to be sound 
and healthy. This is a tree worth planting any¬ 
where by any tree lover. European linden is in 
good condition, as are also European Mountain 
ash, Cut-leaved birch, Wier’s Cut-leaved maple. 
Horse chestnut, American chestnut and Pruuus 
Pissardi. The strawberry tree is killed back to 
the ground, and so is Weigela (Diervilla) Can¬ 
dida. Those shrubs which have a few tips killed 
are Loniceras, Purple Fringe, Golden syringa, 
Polish privet, and Symphoricarpus racemosus. 
The shrubs which are looking best are Elmagnus 
angustifolia, Purple barberry, Golden spirasa, 
Spirasa Van Houttei,Kikes alpina, Potentilla fruti- 
cosa, and Juueberry. Forsytbias suffered much. 
Caragana fiava (according to label), one of the 
Siberian Pea trees, is in fine condition, and is 
just opening a heavy dress of blossoms. It is a 
pretty, upright shrub for small lawns, and might, 
in many places, advantageously take the place of 
such deformities as Teas’s Weeping mulberry, 
the grafted weeping willows, Weeping Mountain 
ash, and the like. F. a. waugh. 
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BUTTER—NEW. 
Creamery, Western, extras .16 @— 
Western, firsts.14 © 15 
Western, seconds.13 @13)6 
Western. thirds.11 @12 
State, fancy.15)6@1G 
Common to prime.11 @15 
State dairy, half-firkin tubs, fancy. .. 15 @15)6 
Firsts. 13 @14 
Seconds. 11 @12 
Welsh tubs, fancy. . 14)6@15 
Welsh tubs, firsts.13 @14 
Welsh tubs, seconds.11 ©— 
Tubs, thirds.10 @— 
Western Imitation oreamery, firsts.It @12 
8econds. 9)6 @10 
Western dairy, firsts.10 @11 
8econds.9 @ 9)6 
Thirds. 8 @ 8)6 
Factory, fancy.— @— 
Factory, firsts.in @— 
Factory, seconds. 9 @— 
Factory, thirds. 8 @ 8)6 
CHEESE—NEW. 
State full cream, large, white, choice.8)6@— 
Good to prime. 7)6© 8 
Colored, choice .. . 6?4@ 7 
Colored, good to prime. li'A® 6)6 
Small, colored, choice. 8 @8)6 
Small, white, choice. 8 @ 8)6 
Bight skims, choice. 5)6@ G 
Pait skims, good to prime . 4 @ 5 
Part s«lms, common to fair. 2 @3 
Full skims. 2 @2)6 
EGGS. 
Near-by. new laid, fancy, per doz. 11 @ 11)6 
State, fresh gathered. II @ — 
Penna. and Md.. country marks, fancy.. 10)6@ — 
Western, closely graded, fancy. 10 @ 10)6 
N. Ohio Ind., 111. and Mich , prime . 19 @ — 
Other Western.nort herly sections, prime 10 @ — 
Western, fair quality. 9 @ 9)6 
Southern.fresh collections.good to prime 8 @ 8)u 
Western and Southern, poor, per case.. 1 59 @2 10 
Western cubs, per case.1 25 @2 10 
FRUITS—GREEN 
Apples, extra, fancy, per bbl.3 00@4 00 
Baldwin, per bbl.2 60@8 25 
Greening, per bbl.3 00@4 00 
Ben Davis, per bbl.2 6t@4 25 
Russet, Koxbury. per bbl. .2 50@3 00 
Russet. Golden, per bbl .2 00@2 50 
Strawberries. Charleston, fancy, per quart. 12@ 13 
Charleston, average prime. 9@ 10 
Charleston, poor to fair .. 4@ 8 
N. C., fancy, per quart. ll@ 12 
N. C., usual receipts, per quart. 7@ 10 
N. C.. interior, per quart. 3@ 6 
Norfolk, poor to choice, per quart. G@ 10 
Maryland. p»r quart. 9@ 12 
Eastern Shore, Va., per quart. 8@ 12 
POTATOES. 
Florida, prime, per bbl.4 00@5 50 
Savannah and Charleston, prime, per bbl...4 00@5 00 
Southern, seconds, per bbl.3 C0@3 50 
Culls, per bbl.2 no@l £0 
Bermuda, prime, per bbl.5 5ng7 00 
Seconds, per bbl .. .i t))©5 00 
Havana, prime, per bbl.t (JO© 5 10 
Maine Kose, per d. h. bbl.1 GO© — 
State Rose, per d. h. bbl. 75@l 00 
Maine Hebron, per d. h. bbl. ?5@1 00 
Maine Ueoron, per sack. 75@ _ 
State Kose and Hebron, per 180 lbs. 70@ IK) 
State Burbank, etc., per 180 lbs. 50® 10 
Jersey, per bbl or sack. 50 4 G5 
State Burbank, per sack. GO® 65 
POUBTRY—LIVE. 
Spring chickens, per lb. 17 @ 22 
Fowls, local, per lb. 10)6 * — 
Western, per lb.... 10)6'4 — 
Southwestern, per lb. 10 @ 10)6 
Southern, per lb. 10 @ 
Chickens, yearlings, per lb. 10 @ 10^6 
Roosters, old, per id . o @ G)6 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 9 @ 10 
Docks, local, per pair. 70 @ 90 
Western, per pair. 65 @ (-0 
Southern, per pair. to @ 05 
Geese, local, per pair.1 00 @ — 
Western, per pair. 75 @100 
Southern, per pair. 75 (<s — 
Pigeons, old, oer pair. 35 @ — 
Young, per pair. 25 @ — 
DHESSED POUBTRY. 
Turkeys, av’ge best.mixed hens and toms 11 @ — 
Average toms. 9 @ 10 
Capons. Pntla., large, per lb. 20 @ — 
Medium sizes, per lb. 17 @ 19 
Small and slips, per lb. 13 @ 1G 
Western, large, per lb. 15 @ 18 
Western, small and slips, per lb. 12 @ 14 
Chickens, Phil., under 3 lbs. per pr., per lb 28 @— 
Phila., broilers, 3-4 lbs. per pr.. per lb. 24 @ 2G 
Phila.. broilers, 4 5 lbs. "er pr., per lb 22 © 24 
B. 1.. broilers, scalded, per lb. 22 @ 24 
Phila., year ings, choice, per lb. 15 @ 17 
Phila,, fair to good, per lb-. . 12 @ 11 
Western, average best, dry-picked.. 10 @ 10)6 
Western, fair to good, per lb. 8)6 @ 9)4 
Western stags. 7 @ 8 
Fowls. Western, choice, dry-p'k’d, per lb. HH4@ 11 
Western, fair to good. 9 @ 10 
Old cocks, per lb. 5 @ G 
Spring du ks. Eastern, per lb. SO @ 21 
Spring ducks, I,. I., per lo.’.. "0 @ — 
oquabs, tame, white, per doz.2 £0 @ — 
Dark and poor, per doz. .150 @175 
FROZEN. 
Broilers, dry packed, good to choice. 14 @ 16 
Scalded, good to choice. 12 @ 14 
Turkeys, mixed hens and toins. No. 1... 15 @ It )6 
Young toms. No. 1. 14)6*5 la 
Old loins. 12 @ 12!6 
No. 2. 9 @ 11 
Chickens, soft meated, No 1. 11 @ 12 
Average. No. 1. 9 @ 10 
Capons, western, per lb. 15 @ 18 
Fowls. No. 1. 9)6® ’0 
Fowls and chickens. No. 2. ... .. 8 @ 9 
Old cocks. G @ 8)s 
Ducks, No. 1. 15 @ 17 
Geese. No. 1. 9 @ 11 
VEGKTABI.ES 
Asparagus, extra, per doz bunches.1 50® — 
Prime, per doz bunches. 76 <21 25 
Culls, per doz bunches. 40® GO 
Beets, New Orleans, per 100 bunches.2 0lkn4 (l 
Florida and Charleston, per 100 bunches.4 0(J@7 00 
Florida, perorate. 75© 1 25 
Cabbage. Florida, per barrel-crate.1 00©1 55 
Clmrleston, per bbl-crate..1 60@2 25 
Savannah, per bbl-crate.1 £0^2 Oi 
N. C . per bbl-crate.1 25® 1 7i 
Norfolk, per bbl-crate. 1 25@1 00 
Carrots, wasbed. per bbl. 7 j@1 0, 
Unwashed, per bbl. . 50@ 75 
Southern, new, per 10J bunches.2 5l)©5 (0 
Caullhower, Fla., per half bol. —@ — 
California, per case . —@ — 
Celery, fancy, large, per doz. 75@1 00 
Average, prime, per doz. 40® 65 
Small, per doz. 15@ 30 
Cucumbers, Charleston, per basket.2 50S5 00 
Florida, per crate.1 60@3 50 
Egg plant. Florida, per box. .1 00@2 00 
Green peas. Baltimore, per basket. 99@1 CO 
Norfolk, per half bbl.1 00@1 26 
Edenton. N. C.. per half bbl box. G0@ U0 
Ecienton. N. C.. per one-third basket- 50® 75 
Other N. C., per one-third basket. 60©1 76 
Charleston, Marrowfat per basket. 60@ 75 
Charleston, small, per basket. 40® 75 
Horseradish, per lb. 3® 5 
Kale, per bbl. £0@1 00 
Lettuce. Charleston, per bushel basket. 50@1 00 
Norfolk, per basket. 60@ 75 
Onions. Eastern, white, per bbl. 5U@1 0 
Eastern, red. per bbl. 25@ 75 
Eastern, yellow, per bbl. 55® 75 
Bermuda, per crate.I U0@1 15 
Egyptian, per bag. 2 00© — 
Radishes. Norfolk, per bbl. 50@1 25 
Rhubarb, Jersey and Balt., per 100 bunches.I 2i@l 75 
8pinach. per bbl .1 25@1 75 
Squash. Fla., white, per crate . 50@ 75 
Florida, yellow, per crate. 50® 75 
String beans. Savannah, wax. per crate.' fcO'-i^ 1 0 
Savannah, green, per basket.1 2£©1 50 
Savannah, green, >-er crate. ..1 10@1 25 
Florida, per crate. 50@1 2 d 
Charleston, wax, per basket . 1 d0@2 00 
Tomatoes, Fla., per carrier.2 50@3 50 
Per crate.1 50@2 i0 
Turnips, Jersey, Russia, per bbl. 50® 75 
New, white, per 100 bunches. 2 0!i@3 nO 
Watercresses, per 100 bunches.1 1 0@2 00 
WOUB. 
XX and above, Ohio.18 @19 
X. Oliio.15 ©It; 
Other grades .20 @22 
Washed combing aud delaine.18 @23 
Unwashed combing.17 @20 
Texas, medium to choice. 10 @13 
Fine and medium, fall clipped, Texas. 9 ©10 
California. 9 ©15 
Oregon.12 @13)6 
Territory. 7 ©14 
MIUK AND CREAM. 
The total dally supply has been 22,391 cans of milk, 
192 cans of condensed milk and 676 cans of cream. 
The average price paid for the suiplus on the plat¬ 
forms has been $1.25 a can of 40 quails. 
4Ui.occUancau.e1 guhertioinn 
IN writing to advertisers, please always mention 
The rural New-Yorke u. 
GARNER & CO., 
Produce Commission Merchants, 
51 LITTLE 12th ST., NEW YORK. 
More room and a bettor location enable its to handle 
to better advantage, CHOICE CUE A M EKY BUTTKK. 
choice cheese, fancy beghoun eggs. 
Shipping Cards and Stencils on application. 
Reference: Gansevoort Bank. 
EstabUshed 1875. 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & GO., 
Commission Merchants and Dealers in all kinds of 
COUNTRY PRODUCE. Butter. Eggs, Cheese. 
Poultry. Foreign and Domestic Fruits. Consignments 
solicited. 34 & 3(i J.ittle 13th St., New York. 
On and after May 1, the COMMISSION BUSINESS 
of E. H. PECK will be conducted by 
M. N. EDWARDS & GO. 
Mr. Peck having sold the business to 1VT. N. TD- 
WAHIN <fc CO , of No. 193 DUANE STREET, 
NEW YORK CITY. 
There are five important points 
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ESTEY ORGAN 
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ESTEY ORGAN COMPANY 
Brattleboro, Vt. 
ROAD LANDS 
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They are also largely Interested In, and call especial 
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Ready July. Containing 
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THE RURAL NF.W-VORKER V*w Vorr 
SOMERS, BROTHER & CO. 
PITTSBURGH, PA. 
Fruits and Produce 
Receive and Bell, In c ar load lots and smaller 
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| Make Hay While fha Sun Shines’' jfeiw I 
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THE OSBORNE RAKE has many features 
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device that prevents the rolling and roping of 
hay, cannot fail to make it a great favorite. 
Its wheels are 57 inches high, giving it great 
capacity. It is all steel, save the shafts— 
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Here is a combination of 
world=beaters:^j)^j 
OSBORNE 
MOWERS, 
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TEDDERS. 
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D. M. OSBORNE & 
THE MOWERS are one and two horse. 
They cut from to 6 feet in width. The 
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THE TEDDER is all steel 
and is driven from the center. 
Has a continuous shaft which 
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same relative positions and total¬ 
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characteristic of other tedders. 
Light draft. It is just what we 
have tried to make it—the best. 
CO., Auburn, N. Y. 
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