1896 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE. 
Tompkins County, N. Y.— Small fruits and 
apples are all this locality will produce this year. 
We have had fine rains lately, yet hay will be 
only a quarter crop. So much corn has been 
sown and planted, that no more seed can be found 
near here. c. e. c. 
Crops in Orange County, N. Y.— The hay crop 
promises to be short, very short. Farmers are 
plowing largely, putting in fodder corn, and mil¬ 
let or Hungarian grass. The rains make oats 
look very promising. Rye looks well. Very little 
wheat is sown, compared with 10 or more years 
ago, as Minneapolis supplies the farmer’s table 
with bread. m. h. c. g. 
Kalamazoo County, Mich. —We have had a pe¬ 
culiar season so far, without a day of spring 
weather. Winter lasted into April, with the 
ground frozen all the time. Then the break came 
with the mercury in the 80’s the first day, and it 
has been hot summer weather ever since, with¬ 
out a single frost except in some low places. The 
winter was quite severe, but my Crimson clover— 
lVi acre—came through all right. I plowed it 
under May 13. It was then in full bloom, and 
would have cut Hi ton per acre of hay. It was 
sowed in corn July 29, 1895. Much of the wheat 
in this vicinity is badly injured or destroyed by 
fly and rust. There is very little clover, and the 
grass crop will be very light. Spring crops are 
looking well. A number of parties in this vicin¬ 
ity, tried Crimson clover this year, without a fail¬ 
ure of which I have heard. There will be a great 
deal of it sown this summer. I can afford to sow 
it every year if I can save one crop in three as 
good as 1 had this year. F. h. 
AN OHIO CHERRY FARM. 
In this section, we have had a very unusual 
season. The frost stayed in the ground, and the 
sugarmakers were kept busy until well into April, 
and then we hardly had another frost. It came 
off warm after every rain, of which we had five 
or six inches in April, and kept wet very late, 
which delayed getting in the crops. Those that 
got anythiug in were lucky ; I never saw such 
rapid advancement of trees and plants ; every¬ 
thing grew so that when it got a little dry, even 
the maples blighted. Strawberries have been 
two weeks earlier than usual, and the first of 
June finds us in midseason, and the cherries are 
ripening fast. June 1 and 2, we had light frosts 
with high, cool winds. 
The cool, bright morning of June 2, I started 
across the country six miles to the noted High¬ 
land Home Fruit Farm, the home of the late 
Theodore Clark in Portage County, O., to see how 
they handled the cherry crop, the harvesting of 
which was in progress. This farm is situated 44 
miles southeast of Cleveland, O., on a high, stony 
ridge. The soil is a sandy loam, underlaid with 
sand rock, and there are acres where the broken 
rock seems to be all the soil there is. It slopes 
in all directions from the center of the main 
orchards, but more to the north, is much higher 
than the surrounding country, and is more 
exempt from frost than any other x>lace in the 
vicinity. I found the cherry harvest at its height. 
As I passed up the driveway to the house, I saw 
on the one hand, the bright crimson of the Early 
Richmond among the glossy leaves ; on the other, 
were the large trees of the Oxheart and black 
varieties. In the yard, were, by count, 50 vehicles 
of all sizes and descriptions, waiting for cherries. 
There are about 700 cherry trees on the place, 
about one-half of which ouly, are in orchards; 
the rest are planted in rows along the roadside, 
and driveways in the peach and pear orchards, 
the most striking of which is called Cherry 
Avenue, which is one-lialf mile long, on both 
sides of which are planted Dyehouse and Early 
Richmond. For more than one-lialf the length of 
this avenue, from one to three pickers were busy 
as bees at each tree. It was the prettiest sight I 
The records show this Threshing-machine to he the 
easiest running and the greatest grain saver of all. 
Requires only about ljf miles travel per hour. For full 
description, and for the best Straw-preserving Rye- 
threshers, Clover-hullers, Fanning-mills, Feed-mills, Cir¬ 
cular-saw Machines, Land-rollers and Dog-powers, send 
for Fearless Catalogue. For Fodder cutters, Car¬ 
riers and Drag-saw Machines, and for information show¬ 
ing “Why Ensilage Pays,” send for Ensilage Cata¬ 
logue. Address, JllfURD HARDER, Cobleskiil, N. Y, 
ever saw in fruit harvest. I expected to find them 
shipping, but they could not supply the local de¬ 
mand. People were there from points 15 miles 
away, and rather than wait, were picking their 
own. It was estimated that there were 200 rigs 
there on that day for cherries. The nextdav, they 
could not be had, unless they had been engaged 
beforehand. The crop is estimated at from 700 
to 1,000 bushels. As I looked over those extensive 
orchards of cherries, pears, peaches, and apples, 
I could but think how far the influence of a man’s 
life may extend, even though he be dead. It makes 
brighter and more pleasant the homes of many 
who never knew him; for fruit seldom enters a 
home without taking along comfort and happi¬ 
ness. h. w. G. 
Palmyra, O. _ 
CROP AND MARKET NOTES. 
Honey is dull and trading slow. 
Cherries are scai'ce, and prices firmer. 
Dried peaches are very dull and slow of sale. 
Exporters are buying some evaporated apples. 
Cheese trade is more brisk under a good de¬ 
mand. 
There has been another drop in the prices of dry 
beans. 
Peaches are not very plentiful, and not of very 
good quality. 
Watermelons are in liberal supply, and sell 
slowly at lower prices. 
Most of the muskmelons so far received are of 
poor quality; good ones would sell quickly. 
New potatoes are coming in freely, but not in 
such large quantities as is sometimes the case at 
this season. 
The receipts of eggs in this market for March, 
April and May, were 916,436 cases, nearly reach¬ 
ing the highest on record. 
There has not been any glut in strawberries, 
and the market has been in good shape. Fine 
fruit sells quickly at good figures. 
The apple season is so nearly over that we drop 
quotations, until new ones appear, which will, 
probably, be within a couple of weeks. 
Receipts of poultry, both alive and dressed, 
have been large, and prices have declined some¬ 
what. There is a good demand for ducks. 
Here is the vegetable load one Old Dominion 
steamer brought : 3,500 barrels potatoes, 7,000 
packages cabbage, 3,100 packages cucumbers, 
300 barrels and 6,000 baskets beans. 
There has been little change in the butter mar¬ 
ket, though the supply of most grades has ex¬ 
ceeded the demand. Some has been put into cold 
storage. There is little export demand, and isn’t 
likely to be soon unless at lower prices. Large 
quantities are said to be in cold storage in the 
West. Production is heavy and likely to continue 
so for some time to come. Quality of most brands 
shows some improvement. 
The Michigan crop report for June shows that 
the condition of wheat June 1 was 77 as compared 
with 92 May 1. These figures would go to show 
that the damage by Hessian fly and rust amounts 
to 15 per cent. The number of bushels of wheat 
reported marketed in May, is 537,749, as compared 
with 376,948 marketed in May, 1895. In condition, 
oats are nearly a full average. The average con¬ 
dition of meadows and pastures in the State is 
81.3; clover, 95. Apples promise about 93 per¬ 
cent, and peaches 83 per cent of an average crop. 
The number of sheep now on hand in the State is 
29 per cent less than one year ago. 
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BEANS AND PEAS. 
Beans, Marrow, 1895, choice.1 15@1 17 
Medium, 1895. choice.1 00® — 
Pea, 1895, choice . 95@1 00 
Medium or pea, common to good. 85® 90 
White Kidney. 1895, choice.1 30®1 35 
Red Kidney, 1895. choice .1 06@1 07 
Red Kidney, common to good. 80®1 00 
Black Turtle soup. 1895.1 20®1 25 
Yellow Eye >895, choice.1 20@1 25 
Lima. Cal., 1895 (60 lbs).1 80@1 85 
Pea, foreign, 1894 . 80® 85 
Medium, foreign, 1894. 75® 85 
Green peas, bbl., per bushel. 75@ 77 
Bags, per bushel. 70® — 
8 cotch, bags. 70@ 72 
BUTTER—NEW. 
Creamery, Western, extras .• 
Western, firsts. 
Western, seconds. 
Western, thirds.. 
8 tate, fancy.. 
Common to prime. 
State dairy, half-firkin tubs, fancy . 
Firsts . 
Seconds. 
Welsh tubs, fancy. 
Welsh tubs, firsts. 
Welsh tubs, seconds. 
Tubs, thirds. 
Western imitation creamery, firsts. 
Seconds.. 
Western dairy, firsts. 
Seconds . 
Thirds. 
Factory, fancy. 
Factory, firsts. 
Factory, seconds. 
Factory, thirds. 
Old butter. 
.15 @15J4 
.14 @1416 
.12% @13 
.11 @12 
.15 @15% 
11 @14% 
,14%@15 
.13 @14 
11 @12 
.14 @14% 
.13 @14 
,11 @— 
.10 @ 10 % 
.11 @12 
.10 @ 10 % 
.11 @ 11 % 
9 @10 
. 8 @ 9 
10%@11 
9%@10 
. 9 @— 
8 @ % 
7 @10 
CHEESE—NEW. 
State full cream, large, colored, fancy. 6 -y@— 
Colored, good to choice. 0%@ 6 j% 
Fair to good.5')q@ 6 % 
Fancy white. 6 -!t@— 
White, choice. 6 %@ 6 % 
Small, colored, fancy. 7 @— 
Small, white, fancy. 7 @— 
Small, good to choice . 6 %@ 6 % 
Small, common to fair.5 @6 
Light skims, choice.5 @— 
Part skims, good to prime . 4 @4% 
Part skims, common to fair. 2 @3 
Full skims..... 1%@ 2 
EGGS. 
Near-by, new laid, fancy, per doz. 13 @ 13% 
State, fresh gathered.. 12 @ 12% 
Penna. and Md.. country marks, fancy.. 12 @ 12% 
Western, closely graded, fancy. 12 @ — 
N. Ohio Ind., 111. and Mich., prime . 12 @ — 
Other Western,northerly sections, prime 12 @ — 
Western, fair quality. 11 @ — 
Sout hern,f resh collections.good to prime 9 @ 10 
Western and Southern, poor, per case...2 40 @3 00 
Western culls, per case.2 00 @2 55 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, 1895, fancy, per lb. 6 %@ 6 % 
Choice, 1895, per lb. 5-%@ 5% 
Prime, 1895, per lb. 5 @ 5% 
Common to good, per lb. 3 @ 4% 
N. C., sundried, 1895, sliced, fancy. 3 @3% 
Southern, sundried, common to choice ..2 @ 2% 
State, sundried, quarters, bbls. 2%@ 3% 
Western, sundried, quarters, bbls.2%@ '6% 
South-West'n, sundried, quarters, bbls. 2%@ 2 : % 
Southern, sundried, quarters, bbls. 2 @2% 
Southern, sundried, quarters, bags. 2 @ 2% 
Chopped, 1895. per lb. 2 @ 2 '4 
Cores and skins, 1894, per lb.2 @2% 
Peaches, Sundried, 1895, peeled, per lb. 4 @ fi 
Cherries, 1895. per lo.9 @10 
Blackberries, 1895. per lb. 5 @ 5% 
Raspberries, evaporated. 1894, per lb.16%@16% 
Sundried, 1895. per lb.16 @— 
Huckleberries. 1895. per lb. 5 @ 5% 
Plums. Southern Damsen, 1895, per lb.4%@— 
FRUITS—GREEN 
Blackberries. N. C., large, sound, per quart. 10® — 
Small or soft, per quart. 6 @ 8 
Cherries, extra large, dark, per lb. 10@ 12 
Medium, dark, per lb. 7® 9 
Medium, light colored, per lb. 6 @ 8 
Small and Inferior, per lb. 3® 5 
Gooseberries, prime green, per quart. 6 ® 6 
Prime green, per bushel.1 50@1 76 
Huckleberries N. C., per quart. 10@ 12 
Muskmelons, Charleston,per bushel-basket. 1 00@2 00 
Florida, per half-bbl.1 00@3 00 
Peaches, N. C.. early sorts, per carrier. 1 26@2 50 
S.C., early sorts, per carrier.I 25@2 00 
S. C., early sorts, per flat case. 75@1 00 
Georgia, sound, per carrier.1 50@2 50 
Georgia, unsound, per carrier. 50@1 25 
Florida, as to size, per carrier.I 00@4 00 
Plums, S'n, Wild Goose, per carrier.2 00@2 25 
Wild Goose, per Hat. case.I 00@1 25 
Strawberries, Hllt’n & Irv.,ex. fancy, per qt. 16® 20 
Hilton & lrv . fair to choice, per quart.. 8 ® 15 
Up-River, per quart. 8 ® 12 
Jersey, large, per quart. 8 ® 10 
Jersey, small or soft, pe r quart. 5@ 7 
Md. and Del., large, per quart. 7@ 8 
Md. and Del., small or soft, per quart ... 4® 6 
Watermelons, choice, large, per 100 .25 00® — 
Small to medium, per 100 .15 00@20 00 
GRAIN. 
Wheat. 68 @83 
Rye.59 @45 
Barley.38 @41 
Buckwheat, stiver. 40 @42 
Buckwheat, Japan.— @— 
Corn.33 @38 
Oats.23 @28 
GRASS SEED. 
Clover, per 100 lb. 6 76® 8 25 
Timothy. 3 50® 4 00 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1 Timothy. 90@ 95 
No. 2. 80@ 85 
No. 3. 70@ 75 
Clover, mixed. 70@ 75 
Clover. 56® 65 
Salt. 45@ 50 
Straw, long rye. 95@1 10 
Short rye. 65® 75 
Oat. 50® 65 
Wheat. 45® 50 
HONEY. 
State, white clover, comb, fancy, per lb.— @— 
Fair, per lb.— @— 
Extracted, per lb. 5 @6 
Buckwheat, comb, per lb. 7 @8 
Extracted, per lb. 4 @ 
California, comb, fair to prime, per lb.10 @12% 
Extracted, per lb. 5 @6 
Southern, in bulk, per gallon. ..45 @55 
HOPS. 
N. Y. State, crop of 1895, choice. 7 @8 
Medium to prime. 5 @6% 
Crop of 1894, fancy. 4 @ 4% 
Prime. 3%@— 
Medium. 3 @— 
Common. 2 @ 2% 
Old olds. 1%@ 2% 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1895, choice. 6 @7 
Prime..5%@— 
Medium. 4%@— 
Crop of 1894, common. 2 @ 2% 
German.14 @20 
MEATS—DRESSED. 
Yeals, oountry dressed, prime, per lb.... 5%@ 6 
Fair to good, per lb. 1 @ 5 
Com. to med., per lb. 3%@ 4 
8 mall, per lb. 3 @ 4 
Buttermilks. 4 @ 5 
Spring lambs, country dressed, each_1 00 @5 00 
Pork, country dressed, light, per lb. 5%@ 6 
Medium, per lb. 4 %@ 5 
NUTS. 
Peanuts, Va., h. p., fancy, per lb. 4%(3> 5 
H. p., extra, per lb. 3^@ 4 
Shelled, No. 1, per lb. 5 @ 5 % 
No. 2, per lb. 3 $£@ 4 
Spanish, shelled, No. 1, per lb. 6 @ 6 % 
No. 2, per lb. 4 %@ — 
Pecans, ungraded, per lb .. 3%@ 4 
POTATOES. 
Southern, fancy, per bbl.2 50@3 50 
Prime, per bbl . 2 25@2 75 
Fair to good, per bbl.2 00@2 25 
Seconds, per bbl. 1 50@2 00 
Culls, per bbl. 75@1 25 
Old, per barrel or sack. 50® 1 00 
POULTRY— LIVE. 
Spring chickens, per lb. 
Fowls, local, per lb. 
Western, per lb. 
Southwestern, per lb. 
Southern, per lb. 
Chickens, yearlings, per lb. 
Roosters, old, per lb. 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 
Ducks, local, per pair. 
Western, per pair. 
Southern, per pair. 
Western, per pair. 
Southern, per pair. 
Pigeons, old, oer pair. 
Young, per pair. 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, average, hens, per lb. 
Average toms, per lb.. 
Chickens, Phil., broilers selected, per lb 
Phlla., broilers, ordinary, per lb. 
L. I., broilers, scalded, per lb. 
Pennsylvania, broilers, per lb. 
Western, dry-picked, broilers,per lb, 
Western, scalded broilers, per lb .... 
Western, small, per lb. 
Fowls, Western, light weights, per lb. 
Western, heavy, per lb.. 
Old cocks, per lb.. 
Spring ducks, Eastern, per lb. 
Spring ducks, L. I., per lb. 
Mixed lots, per doz. 
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VEGETABLES. 
Asparagus, extra, per doz bunches.1 25® — 
Prime, per doz bunches. 50@1 00 
Culls, per doz bunches. 20® 40 
Beets, Southern, per 100 bunches.1 00@3 00 
Florida, per crate. 40@ 76 
Cabbage, Baltimore, per bbl-crate.1 00® — 
Norfolk, per bbl-crate. 60@1 26 
Carrots, Southern, new, per 160 bunches.1 00@2 50 
Cauliflower, L. I. and Jersey, per bbl..__ 75@2 00 
Celery, fancy, large, per doz.I 26@I 50 
Average, prime, per doz. 50@I 00 
Small, per doz. 20® 40 
Cucumbers. Charleston, per basket. 75@1 25 
Savannah, per crate. 60® 80 
N. C. and Norfolk, per basket. 75@l 25 
Green corn. N. C., per 100 . 50@1 50 
Egg plant, Florida, per bbl.2 00@4 00 
Green peas, Jersey, per basket. —@ — 
Jersey, per bag. —@ — 
Long Island, per bag. 60@1 00 
Horseradish, per lb. 3® 5 
Kale, per bbl. 75@1 00 
Lettuce, per bbl. 50@1 50 
Onions, Bermuda, per crate. 90@1 00 
Egyptian, per bag.1 60@1 55 
New Orleans, per bbl.1 75@2 00 
New Orleans, per bag. 75@ 90 
Southern potato, per basket. 75@1 00 
Radishes, per 100 bunches. 50@ 76 
Rhubarb, per 100 bunches.1 00®1 60 
Spinach, per bbl. 75@1 00 
Squash. Southern, white, per bbl crate. 75@I 25 
Southern, yellow, per bbl crate. 50@1 00 
Southern marrow, per bbl-crate.1 00@1 25 
String beans, Jersey, per basket. 40® 50 
N. C., wax, per basket . 10@ 25 
N. C., round, per basket. 10@ 25 
N. C., flat, per basket. 10® 26 
Norfolk, wax, per half-bbl. 20® 30 
Norfolk, green, ner half-bbl. 25® 36 
Tomatoes, Fla., ripe, per carrier.1 00@1 25 
Green, per carrier. 50@ 75 
Turnips, new, white, per 100 bunches.1 50@2 50 
Watercresses, per 100 bunches.1 00@1 50 
WOOL. 
XX and above, Ohio.18 @19 
X, Ohio.15 @16 
Other grades.20 @22 
Washed combing and 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% 
Territory.7 @14 
MILK AND CREAM. 
The total daily supply has been 22,866 cans of milk, 
185 cans of condensed milk and 799 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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