1896 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
441 
TRUE FRIEND FOR SOUTHERN FARMERS. 
I am glad to see The R. N.-Y. still standing up 
for Crimson clover. Many farmers are complain¬ 
ing about not getting a good stand during the 
drought of last fall; but with me, it did well. One 
four-acre field, I believe, gitve me more feed than 
I ever before obtained from a like amount of 
ground in my life. The land was old Timothy sod, 
overrun with weeds, was broken in the winter by 
a Syracuse steel plow, followed by a bull-tongue 
subsoiler in the furrow behind the turning plow. 
It was planted to corn in April, in checks, was 
cultivated both ways with Breed’s weeder, five or 
six times, no other implements being used. On 
July 14, I sowed Crimson clover seed, 15 pounds 
per acre, and covered it nicely by running the 
middle section of the weeder twice in each row, 
leaving the ground level, clean, and well prepared 
for the mower. The clover seed came up in a few 
days, and grew nicely. The corn was cut and 
shocked at the proper time, was husked the first 
week in November, the fodder hauled to the barn 
and cut into half-inch lengths for the cows; not 
being injured any by exposure, it did make a 
fine lot of cow feed. Ten small Jersey calves were 
put on the clover about November 1, and pastured 
until March 15. 
The clover made a solid mat by December 1, and 
stood the winter well. By April 15, it was the 
prettiest field I ever saw. During the winter, when 
the ground was frozen, I had the corn stubs cut 
off with hoes at the top of the ground, and, the 
land being cultivated level, it was in fine shape 
for the mower. May 1, the clover was in full 
bloom, about 16 to 18 inches high. I turned under 
two acres of it for fertilizer, and harrowed twice 
with the Acme harrow- so as to smooth the top 
and not pull up anything that was buried. I let 
this lie 10 days to settle, and then planted to corn. 
Strange to tell, at the end of 10 days, none of the 
clover was left; all was rotted and gone. The corn 
came up in a few days, and is now making a won¬ 
derful growth. 
The other two acres I cut for hay May 14. We 
had aline spell of weather, and I got over two 
tons per acre of the nicest, brightest, cleanest 
hay I ever put up in my life. As soon as the hay 
was off, I turned under the stubble and harrowed 
twice with the Acme harrow to smooth and make 
the surface solid. I let it lie 10 days, had a tine 
rain on it, then planted it to corn. At this writ¬ 
ing (June 25), the corn has made a fine stand, has 
been worked, and is looking well. I find no 
buried trash to interfere with the cultivation ; it 
is all decayed, and looks under the surface as 
though something had been burned and only 
ashes left. So you see, from two acres of that 
ground, I got 100 bushels of tine, sound corn, a 
lot of the best of cow feed, nearly five tons of ex¬ 
cellent hay, and now have it back to a very prom¬ 
ising corn crop—all in 12 months. This is where 
Crimson clover helps us—a catch crop—a winter 
carpet for the naked soil, four months’ pasture, a 
good hay crop and no time lost between two corn 
crops, with the baud in better condition. 
This is the third year I have grown Crimson 
clover. It was first brought to my notice by The 
U. N.-Y., and I will say that I am well pleased 
with it. I had about 20 acres this year—some for 
pasture with barley, some sown with Orchard 
grass to cut for seed, and thus I have to lose no 
time in getting a stand of Orchard grass. It will 
not do to sow the Crimson clover seed down on 
the surface without covering ; it must be har¬ 
rowed or lightly plowed in. It does best with me 
to sow in July or August. If very dry, harrow in 
the seed and then roll. It can be sown with bar¬ 
ley or rye in September, and will make an ex¬ 
cellent late winter and spring pasture. And 
what a color it gives the butter! While other 
dairymen were using artificial coloring, my but¬ 
ter did not need it. 
Of course, I do not claim that Crimson clover 
will take the place of Red clover, or drive it out 
of use, no more than that oats or rye would dis¬ 
place wheat. We know that rye or oats are not 
so good as wheat for bread ; yet who of us would 
like to farm without the use of rye or oats in con¬ 
nection with our wheat growing? Just so with 
Crimson clover ; it gives us another help to farm, 
another implement to work with ; so let us use it! 
Some one has asked in- The R. N.-Y. if Crimson 
clover can be sown with or among cow peas. I 
answer no ; the shade of the vines is too dense, 
and it will do no good sown in the spring. It is a 
cool weather plant. It makes a good winter and 
spring pasture. It makes a fine fertilizer when 
turned under green, or it makes a fine hay four 
weeks earlier than Red clover, and six weeks 
earlier than Timothy. j. n. m. 
Dark’s Mill, Tenn. 
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beans and peas. 
Beans, Marrow, 1895, choice.1 15@ — 
Medium, 1895. choice.1 00@1 10 
Pea, 1895, choice . 95@1 00 
Medium or pea, common to good. 85® 95 
White Kidney. 1896, choice.1 25@1 30 
lied Kidney, 1895. choice .1 00®1 02 
Red Kidney, common to good. 80® 95 
Black Turtle soup, 1895.1 20@1 25 
Yellow Eye 1895, choice.1 20@1 25 
Lima. Cal., 1895 (60 lbs).1 80@1 85 
Pea, foreign, 1894 . 80@ 86 
Medium, foreign, 1894 . 75® 8> 
Grein peas, bbl., per bushel. 76@ 77 
Bags, per bushel. 70@ — 
8cotch, bags. 70® 72 
BUTTER—NEW. 
Oreimery, Western, extras .15 @15)6 
Western, firsts.14 @14>s 
Western, seconds.12)6® 13 
Western, thirds.11 @12 
State, fancy.15 @— 
Common to prime.,.ll @14)6 
State dairy, half-firkin tubs, fancy....14)6@15 
Firsts.13 @14 
Seconds.11 @13 
Welsh tubs, fancy.14 @14)6 
Welsh tubs, firsts.13 @14 
Welsh tubs, seconds.11 @— 
Tubs, thirds.10 @10)6 
Western Imitation creamery, firsts.11 @12 
Seconds.10 @11 
Western dairy, firsts.11 @11)6 
Seconds.8 @16 
Thirds. 8 @ 9 
Factory, fancy.10)6@11 
Factory, firsts.9)$@10 
Factory, seconds. 9 @— 
Factory, thirds. 8 @ 8>6 
Old butter. 7 @10 
CHEESE—NEW. 
State full cream, large, colored, fancy. 7 @— 
Colored, good to choice. 0)6@ 6-% 
Fair to good.6 @6)6 
Fancy white. 694® 7 
White, choice.6)6@ 694 
Small, colored, fancy. 7 @ 7)4 
Small, white, fancy. 7 @ 7)4 
Small, good to choice.694@ 7 
Small, common to fair. 6)6@ 6)6 
Bight skims, choice. 6 @ 5)6 
Part skims, good to prime. 4 @4)6 
Part shims, common to fair. 2 @3 
Full skims. 1)6® 3 
EGOS. 
Near-by, new laid, fancy, per doz. 13 @ 13)6 
State, fresh gathered. 12 @ 12)6 
Penna. and Md.. country marks, fancy.. 12 @ 12)6 
Western, closely graded, fancy. 12 © — 
N. Ohio lnd., 111. and Mich., prime . 12 @ — 
Other Western.northerly sections, prime 12 @ — 
Western, fair quality. 11 ® — 
Southern,fresh collectlons.good to prime 9 @ 10 
Western and Southern, poor, per case. ..2 40 @3 00 
Western culls, per case.1 50 @2 40 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, 1895, fancy, per lb.6)4® 6)6 
Choice, 1895, per lb.596® 594 
Prime, 1895. per lb.5 @ 5)4 
Common to good, per lb. 3 @ 494 
N. C., sundried, 1895, sliced, fancy. 3)6@ 394 
Southern, sundried. common to choice ..2 @ 3)4 
State, sundried, quarters, bbls. 2)6® 3)6 
Western, sundried, quarters, bbls.2)6@ 3t6 
South-West’ll, sundried, quarters, bbls. 2)6® 296 
Southern, suudried, quarters, bbls. 2 @ 2)6 
Southern, sundried, quarters, bags.2 @ 2)4 
Chopped, 1896. per lb. 2 @ 2)6 
Cores and skins. 1894, per lb.2 @ 2)4 
Peaches, Sundried, 1895, peeled, per lb. 3 @6 
Cherries, 1895. per Id.9 @10 
Blackberries, 1895, per lb. 5 @ 5)6 
Raspberries, evaporated. 1894, per lb.16 @— 
Sundried, 1895. per lb.15 @— 
Huckleberries, 1895. per lb.5 @ 5)6 
Plums. Southern Damsen, 1895. per lb.4)6@— 
FRUITS—GREEN 
Blackberries, N. C.. largo, sound, per quart. 10® 12 
Small or soft, per quart. 7® 9 
Md. and Del., cultivated, per quart. 13® lj 
Md. and Del., small early, per quart. 9® 11 
Cherries, extra large, dark, per lb. 10@ — 
Medium, dark per lb. 7® 9 
Medium, light colored, per lb. 6® 8 
Small and Inferior, per lb. 3® 6 
Currants, per quart. 9@ 10 
Per lb . . 7@ 8 
Gooseberries, green, per quart. 3® 5 
Prime green, per bushel.1 25@1 £0 
Prlu-e green, per 10-lb basket. 20® 25 
Grapes. Fla., Niagara, per case.2 00@3 00 
Huckleberries. N. C., per quart. 11® 14 
Md. and Del., per quart. 11@ 14 
Jersey, per quart. 11@ 13 
Muskmelons, Charleston,per bushel-basket. 75@1 25 
Horida, per half-bbl. 75@1 50 
Peaches, N. C. car y sorts, per carrier.1 25@2 25 
8. C., early sorts, per carrier.I 60@2 25 
S. C., early sorts, per llat case. 75@1 25 
Georgia, sound, per carrier.1 60@2 25 
Georgia, unsound, per carrier.1 00®1 25 
Florida, as to size, per carrier.1 0034 00 
Plums, S’n, Wild Goose, per carrier.1 75@2 26 
Wild Goose, per Hat case .1 C0@1 25 
Chickasaw, per 6-til, carrier. 75'ol 10 
Pears, LeConte, per bbl.6 00@7 00 
Raspberries, blackcap per pint. 4® 6 
Blackcap, per quart. 8® 11 
Red, Up-River, per )6 cup . 8@ 12 
lied, Md. and Del., per pint. 8® 12 
Strawberries, llilt’n & lrv.,ex. fancy, per qt. 16@ 20 
Hilton & lrv . fair to choice, per quart.. 10® 15 
Up-River, per quart. 10@ 14 
Jersey, large, per quart. 10® 12 
Jersey, small or soft, pe 1 - quart. 5@ 7 
Western New York, per quart. 8® 14 
Watermelons, choice, large, per 100 .22 00@23 00 
Small to medium, per 100 .13 00@20 00 
GRASS SEED. 
Clover, per 100 lb. 6 75@ 8 25 
Timothy. 3 50® 4 00 
HONE*. 
State, white clover, comb, per lb.— @— 
Buckwheat, comb, per lb. 7 @8 
White clover, extracted, per lb. 5 @6 
Buckwheat, extracted, per lb.4 ©— 
California, comb, fair to prime, per lb.10 @12)6 
Extracted, per lb. 5)6® 6 
Southern, in bulk, per gallon.45 @55 
MEATS—DRESSED. 
Veals, oountry dressed, prime, per lb.... 6 @ 6)6 
Fair to good, per lb. 4)6® 6 
Com. to med., per lb. 4 @ 4)6 
Small, per lb. .. 4 @ 6 
Buttermilks. 4 @ 5 
Pork, country dressed, light, per lb. . 5)6@ 6 
Medium, per lb. 4)6® 5 
POTATOE8. 
Southern Rose, fair to prime, per bbl.1 50@2 00 
Chill red, fair to prime, per bbl .1 25@1 76 
Seconds, per bbl. 75@1 00 
Culls, per bbl. 50® 60 
Old, per barrel or sack. 50® 85 
PO ULTRY—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. 
Geese, local, per pair. 
Western, per pair. 
Southern, per pair. 
Pigeons, old, per pair. 
Young, per pair. 
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DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, average, hens, per lb. 
Average toms, per lb. 
Chickens, Phil., broilers selected, per lb. 
Phila., 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. 
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AND FODDER-CUTTERS of all sizes, 
the fastest cutting and best ever bu 
ing Carriers, both straight and 
angle, of any length required. 
For full Informa¬ 
tion about Cut¬ 
ters, Carriers and 
Drag-saw Machines, 
and “ Why Ensilage 
Pays,”send for Ensi¬ 
lage Catalogue. 
For the best Horse¬ 
powers, Threshers, Clover-hullers, Fanning-miUs, Feed- 
m ills. Circular-saw Machines. Land-rollers and Dog- 
powers, send for Fearless Catalogue. 
Address, MIN All 1* 11A11DER, Coblesk ill. N. Y. 
Fowls, Western, dry-picked, choice. 10 @ — 
Dry-picked, fair to good, per lb. 9 @ 9)6 
Scalded, choice, per bbl. 9)6@ 10 
Old cocks, per lb. 6 @ 6)6 
Spring ducks, Eastern, per lb. 15 @ 16)6 
Spring ducks, L. 1., per lb. 16 @ 16)6 
Squabs, tame, white, per doz.2 25 @ — 
Mixed lots, per doz.1 60 @2 00 
Dark and poor, per doz.1 25 @ — 
VEGETABLES. 
Asparagus, extra, per doz bunches.1 75@2 00 
Prime, per doz bunches. 75@1 60 
Culls, per doz bunches. 26® 50 
Beets, per 100 bunches.1 00@1 50 
Cabbage, L. I., per ICO.. .2 00@2 75 
Norfolk, per bbl-crate. 40® 85 
Carrots, per 10<J bunches.1 00@1 60 
Cauliflower, L. I. »na Jersey, per bbl. 75@2 00 
Celery, fancy, large, per doz.1 00@1 50 
Average, prime, per doz. 50@ 75 
Small, per doz. 20© 40 
Cucumbers. Charleston, per basket. 40@ 60 
Bavannab. per crate. 20@ 25 
N. C. and Norfolk, per basket. 40® 50 
Green corn. N. C., per 100 . 26@1 25 
Egg plant. Southern, per bbl.3 00@6 00 
New Orleans, per box. .1 60®2 00 
Green peas, Jersey, per basket. —@ — 
Jersey, per bag. —@ — 
Long Island, per bag.1 00@1 50 
Horseradish, per lb. 3® 5 
Kale, per bbl. —@ — 
Lettuce, per bbl. 40® 50 
Onions, Bermuda, per crate. 90@1 00 
Egyptian, per bag. 1 4U@l 60 
New Orleans, per bbl. .1 75@2 00 
New Orleans, per bag. 75@ 85 
Southern potato, per basket. 50@1 00 
Radishes, per 100 bunches. 25@ 75 
Rhubarb, per 100 bunches.1 00@1 £0 
Spinach, per bbl. 25@ £0 
Squash. Southern, white, per bbl crate. 75@1 00 
Southern, yellow, per bbl crate. 75@1 25 
Southern marrow, per bbl-crate. 75@1 25 
8tring beans, Jersey, per basket. 76© — 
N. C., wax. per basket . 40® 50 
N. C., round, per basket. 40@ 60 
N. C., flat, per basket. 25® 40 
Norfolk, wax. per half-bbl. 50© 60 
Norfolk, green, ner half-bbl. 40@ 50 
Tomatoes, Fla., prime to extra, per carrier. 76@1 25 
Florida, poor to good, per carrier. 60@ 65 
Mississippi, per case. 85®l 10 
Savannah, per carrier.1 00@1 50 
Turnips, new, wnite. per 100 bunches. 1 0C@2 00 
Watercre8ses, per 100 bunches.1 00@1 60 
MILK AND CREAM. 
The total daily supply has been 22,972 cans of milk, 
222 cans of condensed milk and 1,963 cans of cream. 
The average price paid for the surplus on the plat¬ 
forms has been $1.10 a can of 40 quarts. 
SHETLAN 
PONIES. 
Imported. Home-bred. 
Full Blood. Cross-bred. 
Great variety as to color and size. Single, double, 
tandem, four-in-hand and Saddle Ponies. Prices 
reasonable. Inspection solicited. Catalogue 
mailed on application. 
Passaic Valley Stock Farm, 
DUANE H. NASH, 
MILLINGTON, MORRIS COUNTY, N. J. 
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Bisulphide. 
For kllllngWoodchucks, Prairie Dogs,Gophers 
and Rats, Insects in Grain, Seeds, etc. Shipped 
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EDWARD K. TAYLOR. Cleveland, Ohio. 
GARNER & CO., 
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More room and a better location enable us to handle 
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CHOICE CHEESE, FANCY LEGHORN EGGS, 
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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, New York. 
