1896 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
4o9 
Dry Times in Ohio. —It looks as though we were 
entering upon the fourth year of drought for this 
locality. When I came on this farm 16 years ago. 
it was as nearly run out as could be. I com¬ 
menced saving every particle of manure, used 
large quantities of commercial fertilizer, and 
have rotated crops on nearly all of the cultivated 
parts of the farm. Could we have rain, I could 
cut heavy crops of clover and Timothy. Last 
year, instead of cutting 30 tons, I got about eight. 
From nine acres of wheat, I got 52 bushels and 
straw in proportion. With this small amount, and 
low prices of corn, I had to take a stock of 12 
cows, four head of young cattle and five horses 
through the winter. What corn there was, was 
good, and for that I built a silo 12 x 12 , put it in, 
and when it settled, it was about eight feet in 
depth. How to get this stock through was a 
puzzle. I never had paid much attention to corn 
as we had had plenty of feed, and always dried off 
the cows about December 1, and had them fresh 
again in April or May. I always fed hay, all they 
would eat, and saved all manure. My principal 
business is raising and shipping winter vege¬ 
tables. I sold two of the poorest cows for $13, 
hired the four heifers kept at $10 each, and 
started with the rest. Grain was cheap. I figured 
out a balanced ration, milked my cows all winter, 
brought them through, nearly every one fat 
enough for the butcher this spring, and after pay¬ 
ing for feed have a fair balance on the right side 
of the ledger, and about four tonsofhayin the 
barn to help out this dry year. I think that, on the 
whole, it was a profitable year to me, and I think 
that I shall let the cow earn her keep In the win¬ 
ter as well as summer. a. h. 
Summit County. 
CROP AND MARKET NOTES. 
Gooseberries are dull and sales slow. 
Dry beans are still lower than the former low 
prices. 
Dried small fruits are dull, and there is almost 
no trading. 
Cherries are plentiful, but mostly of medium 
and small size. 
New California wheat began to go Into market 
the last week in May. 
Fancy apples bring extreme prices ; receipts 
are liberal for the season. 
Beeswax is plentiful and the demand moderate 
at 26 to 28 cents per pound. 
Egg prices are doing a little better. The quality 
is better, and receipts have not been excessive. 
There is little business in evaporated apples, 
but the stocks are so light, that the market is firm 
at full prices. 
The constitutionality of the oleomargarine law 
in the District of Columbia, has been sustained 
by the Court of Appeals. 
The Filled Cheese bill is still in limbo at this 
writing, and the prospect seems poor for it to 
pass at this session of Congress. 
New cheese is extremely dull in the market, 
and prices are low with a tendency to go still 
lower. There is little export demand. 
Strawberries are now coming from nearby 
points, but the supply is not large, the demand is 
good, and the market is in good shape. 
Georgia and Florida peaches are more plenti¬ 
ful, but are largely of the common varieties and 
of small size; there are few choice ones. 
Watermelons have small sale, but a car-load is 
expected soon, and with lower prices and warmer 
weather, the demand will improve rapidly. 
There is now little doing in country dressed 
meats, as the weather renders the quality so un¬ 
certain that dealers prefer the city-slaughtered 
stock. 
There has been some complaint recently that 
some Long Island ducks were fishy. Probably 
they were from some one who has not yet learned 
the business of feeding. 
Abundant rains have visited a large part of the 
country, and the crops have been greatly bene¬ 
fited thereby. In some localities, there has been 
too much rain, and in others, tornadoes and 
lightning have done great damage. 
The Ohio State crop report for the first of June, 
which was issued by the State Board of Agricul¬ 
ture, shows that since May 1, the condition of 
the wheat crop has fallen off six points. It was 
then placed at 55 per cent of a full average; now 
it is put at 49. The wheat came out from win¬ 
ter in bad condition, and is being further injured 
by the ravages of the Russian fly, and smut and 
rust. 
Receipts of butter are still large, and prices do 
not show any improvement. The impression 
seems to be general that there will be a large 
make, and that prices will rule lower than in 
former seasons ; consequently, speculators are 
not disposed to take hold to any extent. The 
quality of much of the goods, also, though show¬ 
ing the grass color and flavor, is not up to the 
mark, and is not what is required in butter for 
storage. There is practically no export demand. 
For the best Dog or Sheep 
power, for churning, and 
for full information about 
the best Horse-powers 
Threshers, Clover-hullers, 
Fanning-miljs, Feed-mills, 
Circular saw Mach i nes and 
Land-rollers, send for 
Fearless Cata¬ 
logue. For Foddei cut¬ 
ters, Carriers and Drag saw 
Machines, and for infor¬ 
mation showing “'Why Ensilage Pays,” send for 
Ensilage Catalogue. 
Address, MINakd HARDER, Cobleaklll, N. 7 
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BEANS AND PEAS. 
Beans, Marrow, 1895, choice.1 25@1 27 
Medium, 1895, choice.110® — 
Pea, 1895, choice .1 02® 1 05 
Medium or pea, common to good. 90®1 00 
White Kidney. 1895, choice.1 30@1 35 
Red Kidney, 1895. choice .1 10@ — 
Red Kidney, common to good. 80@1 00 
Black Turtle soup, 1895.1 25@ — 
Yellow Eye 1895, choice.1 20@1 25 
Lima. Cal., 1895 (60 lbs).1 82@1 85 
Pea, foreign, 1894. 80@ 85 
Medium, foreign, 1894. 75® 80 
Green peas, bol., per bushel. 77® — 
Bags, per bushel. 70@ 72 
Scotch, bags. 70® 72 
BUTTER—NEW. 
Creamery, Western, extras .15 @1554 
Western, firsts.14 @15 
Western, seconds.13 @1354 
Western, thirds.11 @12 
State, fancy.16 @1654 
Common to prime.11 @1454 
State dairy, half-firkin tubs, fancy.14J4®15 
Firsts.13 @14 
Seconds.11 @12 
Welsh tubs, fancy.14 @1454 
Welsh tuba, firsts.13 @14 
Welsh tubs, seconds.11 @— 
Tubs, thirds.10 @1054 
Western imitation creamery, firsts.11 @12 
Seconds.10 @1054 
Western dairy, firsts.10 @11 
Seconds.9 @10 
Thirds. 8 @ 854 
Factory, fancy.1054@ll 
Factory, firsts.954@10 
Factory, seconds.. . 9 @— 
Factory, thirds. 8 @ 8)4 
Old butter. 7 @10 
CHEESE—NEW. 
State full cream, large, white, choice.654@— 
Good to prime.554® 6 
Colored, choice .6 @654 
Colored, good to prime. 6 @054 
Small, colored, choice.694@ 7 
Small, white, choice. 6J4@ 7 
Light skims, choice. 6 @— 
Part skims, good to prime.4 @ 4*4 
Part skims, common to fair. 2 @3 
Full skims. 1J4@ 2 
EGGS. 
Near-by, new laid, fancy, per doz. 14 @ — 
State, fresh gathered. 13 @ — 
Penna. and Md.. country marks, fancy.. 13 @ — 
Western, closely graded, fancy. 1254@ — 
N. Ohio Ind., 111. and Mich., prime . 1254® — 
Other Westeru,northerly sections, prime 1254@ — 
Western, fair quality. 115k@ — 
Southern,fresh collections.good to prime 9 @ 1054 
Western and Southern, poor, per case. ..2 40 @3 00 
Western culls, per case.2 10 @2 70 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, 1895, fancy, per lb.G'/f@ 654 
Choice, 1895, per lb. o%® 5?4 
Prime, 1895, per lb. 6 @ 654 
Common to good, per lb. 3 @4% 
N. C., sundried, 1895, sliced, fancy. 3 @354 
Southern, sundried, common to choice ..2 @234 
State, sundried, quarters, bbls. 254@ 354 
Western, sundried, quarters, bbls. 254@ 'i% 
South-West’n, sundried, quarters, bbls. 254® 234 
Southern, sundried, quarters, bbls. 2 @ 254 
Southern, sundried, quarters, bags. 2 @254 
Chopped, 1895. per lb. 2 @ 254 
Cores and skins, 1894, per lb.2 @ 254 
Peaches, Sundried, 1895, peeled, per lb. 4 @7 
Cherries, 1895. per io .8 @ 954 
Blackberries, 1895. per lb. 6 @ 5J4 
Raspberries, evaporated. 1894, per lb.17 @— 
Sundried, 1895, per lb.16 @— 
Huckleberries, 1895. per lb. 5 @ 5J4 
Plums, Southern Damsen, 1895, per lb. 454@— 
FRUITS—GREEN 
Apples, Willow Twig, fancy, per bbl .6 00@G 60 
Baldwin, per bbl.2 60@3 50 
Greening, per bbl.3 00@4 00 
Ben Davis, per bbl.2 60@4 50 
Russet, Roxbury, per bbl.3 50@4 60 
Russet. Golden, per bbl .2 00@2 50 
Blackberries, N. C., cultivated, per quart.... 6@ 12 
Cherries, fair to good, per lb. 7@ 9 
Gooseberries, green, per quart. 6® 7 
Huckleberries. N. C., per quart. 8@ 14 
Peaches, Fla., fancy large, per carrier.3 5U@4 CO 
Common to fair, per carrier.2 0U@3 00 
Georgia, common to choice, per carrier.2 00a3 50 
Strawberries. Md. & Del., ex. large varieties. 10® 12 
Md. and Del , choice, per quart... -. 9@ 10 
Md. and Del., prime, per quart. 8@ 9 
Md. and Del., poor to good, pe r quart_ 4@ 7 
Flastern Shore, Va., per quart. 4@ 8 
Jersey, ex. fancy, selected, large, per qt. 14® 18 
Jersey, average fancy, per quart. 10® 13 
Jersey, common to good, per quart. 7@ 9 
Up-River, per quart. 10@ 18 
Watermelons, Fla., each. 75@ — 
GRAIN. 
Wheat.68 @83 
Rye.89 @45 
Barley.38 @41 
Buckwheat, silver. 40 @42 
Buckwheat, Japan.— @— 
Corn. 33 @38 
Oats.23 @28 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1 Timothy. oo@ 95 
No. 2. 80@ 85 
No. 3. 70@ 75 
Clover, mixed. to@ 75 
Clover. 55® 65 
Salt. 45@ 50 
Straw, long rye. 85@1 C0 
Short rye. 65@ 75 
Oat. 50@ 65 
Wheat. 45® 50 
HONElc. 
State, white clover, comb, fancy, per lb.— @— 
Fair, per lb.— @_ 
Extracted, per lb. 5 @5 
Buckwheat, comb, per lb. 7 @8 
Extracted, per lb. 4 @454 
California, comb, fair to prime, per lb.10 @1254 
Extracted, oer lb. 5 @6 
Southern, in bulk, per gallon. ..45 @55 
HOPS. 
N. Y. State, crop of 1895, choice. 7 @8 
Medium to prime. 5 @ 654 
Crop of 1894, fancy. 4 @454 
Prime. 354®— 
Medium. 3 @— 
Common. 2 @ 254 
Old olds. 154® 254 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1895, choice. 6 @7 
Prime. 554@— 
Medium. 45s@— 
Crop of 1894, common. 2 @ 254 
German.14 @20 
POTATOES. 
Southern, fancy, per bbl.3 50@3 75 
Prime, per bbl.2 75® 3 25 
Fair to good, per bbl. 2 00®2 50 
Seconds, per bbl.1 6G@2 00 
Culls, per bbl.i 00@1 60 
Bermuaa. prime, per bbl.2 5U@4 00 
Seconds, per bbl.1 00@2 00 
Old, per barrel or sack. 50@ 75 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Spring chickens, per lb. 14 @ 18 
Fowls, local, per lb. 10 @ — 
Western, per lb. 954@ 10 
Southwestern, per lb. 9)4® 10 
Southern, per lb. 954® 10 
Chickens, yearlings, per lb. 954@ 10 
Roosters, old, per lb... 6 @ — 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 8 @ 9 
Ducks, local, per pair. 70 @ 90 
Western, per pair. 70 @ 80 
Southern, per pair. 60 @ 65 
Geese, local, per pair.1 00 @ — 
Western, per pair. 85 @100 
Southern, per pair. 75 @ 85 
Pigeons, old, per pair. 40 @ — 
Young, per pair. 20 @ 25 
DKE5SED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, average, hens, per lb. 10 @ — 
Average toms, per lb. 8 @ 9 
Chickens, Phil., broilers selected, per lb. 21 @ 23 
Phila., broilers, ordinary, per lb. 18 @ 20 
L. L. broilers, scalded, per lb. 16 @ 18 
Pennsylvania, broilers, per lb. 19 @ 21 
Western, dry-picked, broilers,per lb. 16 @ 18 
Western, scalded broilers, per lb .... 14 @ 16 
Southern, small, per lb. 13 @ 14 
Fowls, Western, light weights, per lb. 854@ — 
Western, heavy, per lb. 8 @ — 
Old cocks, per lb. 4 @ 4)4 
Spring ducks, Eastern, per lb. 16 @ — 
Spring ducks, L. 1., per lb. 16 @ — 
Squabs, tame, white, per doz.2 25 @ — 
Mixed lots, per doz.1 75 @2 00 
Dark and poor, per doz.1 50 @ — 
VEGETABLES. 
Asparagus, extra, per doz bunches.2 00@2 50 
Prime, per doz bunches.1 25@1 75 
Culls, per doz bunches. 60® 75 
Beets, Southern, per 100 bunches.1 00@4 00 
Florida, per crate. 40® 75 
Cabbage, Charleston, per bbl-crate. 75 ® 1 00 
Savannah, per bbl-crate. 75@1 03 
N. C . per bbl-crate. 75® 1 0 j 
Norfolk, per bbl-crate. 60@1 00 
Carrots, Southern, new, per 100 bunches.1 00@2 50 
Cauliflower, Fla., per half bbl. —@ — 
California, per case. —@ — 
Celery, fancy, large, per doz.1 25@1 50 
Average, prime, per doz. 50@1 00 
Small, per doz. 20® 40 
Cucumbers. Charleston, per basket. 75@1 60 
Savannah, per basket. 60@l 25 
Florida, per crate. 40® 75 
Egg plant, Florida, per bbl.2 00@4 00 
Green peas, Jersey, per basket.1 25@1 60 
Jersey, per bag. 1 00@1 25 
Long Island, per bag. 1 25@1 50 
Maryland, per basket.1 00@1 25 
Eastern Shore, per half bbl. 75@1 25 
Baltimore, per basket.1 00@ — 
Norfolk, per half bbl. 50@1 00 
Horseradish, per lb. 3® 5 
Kale, per bbl. 75@1 00 
Lettuce, per bbl. 50@1 50 
Unions, old. prime, per bbl.1 00@1 25 
Old, poor, per bbl. 25@ 75 
Bermuda, per crate.I 10@ — 
Egyptian, per bag.1 60@1 60 
New Orleans, per bbl.1 75@2 00 
New Orleans, per bag. 75@ 90 
Radishes, per 100 bunches. 50® 75 
Rhubarb, per 100 bunches.1 00@1 60 
Spinach, per bbl. 76@1 00 
Squash, Southern, white, per bbl crate. 50@1 00 
Southern, yellow, per bbl crate. 60(3.1 00 
Southern marrow, per bbl-crate.1 00@1 50 
String beans. Charleston, per basket. 40® 75 
Savannah, per basket. 40@ 75 
N. C., wax. per basket. 60@1 00 
N. C., round, per basket. £0@1 00 
N. C., flat, per basket. 50@ 75 
Norfolk, wax, per half-bbl.1 25ffll 60 
Norfolk, green, per half-bbl.1 25@1 75 
Tomatoes, Fla., ripe, per carrier.I 60@3 00 
Green, per carrier.1 25@2 25 
Turnips, new, white, per 100 bunches.1 50@3 00 
Watercresses, per 100 bunches.1 00@1 50 
MILK AND CREAM. 
The total daily supply has been 22,799 cans of milk, 
231 cans of condensed milk and 784 cans of cream. 
The average price paid for the surplus on the plat¬ 
forms has been $1.10 a can of 40 Quarts. 
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