1896 
grass at the margins of the field, did not grow 
more than three inches tall, yet the corn was tre¬ 
mendous, in fact, the very best corn that I ever 
raised. Perhaps, I should not say that this was 
an illustration of the advantage of cultivation, 
however, for reasons that I will give: This field 
was plowed and fitted very carefully, the Cuta¬ 
way harrow and roller being used until it was 
like a garden; then the corn was drilled in, and 
after it was about three inches tall, it was culti¬ 
vated once with a gopher cultivator that simply 
stirred the top soil about an inch deep. No after¬ 
cultivation whatever was given except to go 
through the field and remove the weeds, which 
never became very numerous. This was not done 
until late in the season, after the crop was made. 
The result was 77 bushels of corn per acre, and 
over three tons of stalks. The yield of corn might 
have been much larger had it not suckered 
tremendously, giving a heavy yield of stalks to 
corn. This season, I came very near duplicating 
the experiment. I have one field of 15 acres of 
Blue-grass sod that has had but one working; yet 
at this date, June 27, the corn stands seven feet 
high, and is tasscling. I feel sure that cultiva¬ 
tion is always unnecessary and a damage to a 
growing crop of corn, if one can keep the weeds 
down and the land mellow without, Jethro Tull 
and T. B. Terry to the contrary notwithstanding. 
Ohio. J- e. w. 
Ciumson Clover in Northern Ohio.— July 29, 
1895, I sowed Crimson clover in an acre of stand¬ 
ing corn, using a Calioon seeder and putting on a 
peck of Delaware-grown seed. The seed was cul¬ 
tivated in with an ordinary walking cultivator 
with board leveler attached. The ground was 
dry, and the weather hot. The next morning, we 
had a light shower, not enough to pack the 
ground. August 6, it rained again, the heaviest 
rain of the two months previous. August 8, the 
clover was coming up nicely. From the first to 
the middle of September, there was plenty of 
rain, but the rest of the fall was terribly dry. 
The soil is a heavy, wet clay loam, with a hard- 
pan subsoil. It would be excellent ground if it 
were tile drained. A Timothy sod covered with 15 
loads of barnyard manure per acre, was plowed 
under for corn. The Timothy had commenced to 
grow in clumps, and plowed up in great chunks 
which were hard to get in proper condition for 
corn. The drought helped ustogetandkeep.it 
there. The corn yielded 95 bushels of ears per 
acre. The winter was a bad one on clover, not 
from extreme cold, but from freezing and thaw¬ 
ing, and the absence of snow. We had but one 
day’s sleighing during the entire winter. Several 
times the thermometer went to 10 or 12 degrees 
below zero, but for only a night or two at a time. 
The clover kept its green color all of the time, but 
was badly heaved by frost. I thought that the 
month of March would surely end its existence ; 
but about half of it yet remains, distributed very 
unevenly over the field. At this writing (May 10), 
it .is about 18 inches high, and will be in full 
bloom in 10 days. It is within full view of the 
road, and is greatly admired by those who are 
interested. A narrow strip sowed on a sandy 
gravel soil did not heave at all by frost, and I 
think that not a single plant winterkilled. 
Portage County, O. o. M. b. 
Crimson Clover in Indiana.— Crimson clover 
has been tried in this county for two seasons, 
and, although the latter part of summer and 
early fall were very dry, some have had good suc¬ 
cess. One man a few miles from me, sowed a 
piece in the corn in 1894 ; in 1895, he cut a fair 
crop of seed, and enough shattered off to seed the 
ground well, and without any cultivation what¬ 
ever, he has another good crop this year. I sowed 
a piece September 3, just before a shower, and 
the seed came up nicely ; but there was no more 
rain for two weeks, and some of it perished. A 
good stand of small plants went into winter, 
however, and came through all right ; but a 
freeze late in March, heaved a great many of 
them out, except where well protected by volun¬ 
teer rye, where the plants are now 18 to 20 inches 
high, and have been in bloom for more than 10 
days. I had my ground in order, and would have 
sowed several weeks sooner, but was waiting for 
the drought to be broken. Owing to the lateness 
of my sowing:, the wonder is that a single plant 
lived through the winter to tell the tale. I shal 
try again this fall, but if we do not have rains so 
that I can sow in August, I shall keep my seed in 
the bags. j. r. k. 
Wabash County, Ind. 
Crimson Clover in Eastern Pennsylvania. —My 
Crimson clover was sown in corn about August 
18, just after some heavy showers had compacted 
the surface that had, till then, been kept mellow. 
The seeding was followed by a diamond-tooth 
cultivator (the teeth tine and sharp), once in a 
row. The seed germinated, but only a little in 
moist spots could be found after the corn was cut. 
I believe that, had the cultivator been run before 
the seeding as well as after, I would have suc¬ 
ceeded better. My neighbor across the road 
sowed three weeks earlier, and had a fine stand 
when winter set in. Another neighbor plowed 
sod in July, and seeded to Crimson clover the 
middle of July, used no fertilizer, and had a good 
growth by December 1. The last mentioned neigh¬ 
bor covered with manure, the former did not. 
Both pieces were almost entirely winterkilled. 
The season has been an unusually hard one here 
on winter crops. The soil of all these pieces is a 
good clay loam, with clay subsoil. Would not 
sowing one-half bushel of rye to the acre with 
Crimson clover, act as a better early sjjring pro¬ 
tection than even a coat of manure? My most 
successful crops have been on rye stubble, where 
the grain had shattered a good deal. For ensi¬ 
lage, the rye would, probably, be an objection 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Another neighbor tried two acres of winter oats, 
sown in September. They wintered well till March, 
when they were almost entirely killed. F. L. M. 
Bucks County, Pa. 
Goon Roads in Pennsylvania.— The Department 
of Agriculture of Pennsylvania is collecting facts 
about country roads. Prof. John Hamilton, the 
deputy secretary, at Harrisburg, has sent the 
following questions to every township in the 
St.ite. Very likely you will like to answer them 
for your own township : 
1. How many miles of public road are there in 
your township ? 
2. How much of this road is piked ? 
3. Are stones abundant ? 
4. What kinds do you have ? 
5. Does your township own a stone crusher ? 
6. Does your township own a road machine ? 
7. Does your township own a roller ? 
8. Do you use a harrow to level ruts ? 
9. How many mills of road tax do you levy ? 
10. Should the road tax be paid in cash ? 
CROP AND MARKET NOTES. 
Hay prices are lower. 
The pop-corn market is dull and prices low. 
Prices on poultry, both alive and dressed, are 
somewhat lower. 
The Fourth of July holiday breaks up the mar¬ 
kets for the last of the week. No business is done 
here on holidays, still some people will persist in 
shipping perishable goods to arrive on such days. 
Potatoes are selling at ruinously low prices. 
The receipts from southern points have been ex¬ 
cessive, and dealers were forced to make low 
prices to move the stock. It is to be hoped that 
the situation will improve. 
A meeting of the executive committee of the 
American Guernsey Cattle Club was held at the 
office of the club in Peterboro, N. H., on June 16 
and 17. Appreciation was expressed of the 
valued services of the late Silas Betts, president 
of the club, and resolutions of regret were passed. 
Mr. James M. Codman of Brookline, Mass., a 
member of the executive committee from the 
establishment of the club, was chosen acting 
president until the next annual meeting of the 
club. It was found that the work of the office of 
the club, which showed a gain last year, has still 
kept gaining this year. The prospect for the 
future of the breed never seemed more encour¬ 
aging. 
The 20th annual session of the Georgia State 
Horticultural Society will be held in Griffin, Ga., 
August 5, 6 and 7. The object of the association 
is, first of all, to promote the progress of horti¬ 
culture in the State. The re-union is expected to 
be composed of working members, looking to¬ 
wards the material interests of the common¬ 
wealth. All horticulturists, fruit growers and 
progressive agriculturists are earnestly and 
cordially invited to send such articles for exhibi¬ 
tion as will make the display of Georgia-grown 
fruits, flowers and vegetables creditable to the 
skill and progress of its people. Reduced fares 
have been secured from the railroads. Hotel 
rates have been reduced. Annual membership 
fee $2. All applications for membership should 
be made to the treasurer before July 15. A most 
attractive programme of essays from eminent 
scientists and successful horticulturists is being 
l>repared, and will be issued later. G. H. Miller, 
secretary, Rome, Ga. 
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BEANS AND PEAS. 
CHEESE—NEW. 
State full cream, large, colored, fancy.6%®— 
Colored, good to choice. 6*4® 6)4 
Fair to good.5 @6 
Fancy white. 6%® 6)4 
White, choice.6)4® 6)4 
Small, colored, fancy. 7 @ 7 '4 
Small, white, fancy. 7 @ 7)4 
Small, good to choice. 6)4® 634 
Small, common to fair. 5)4® 6)4 
Bight skims, choice. 5 @ 5)4 
Part skims, good to prime . 4 @ 4)4 
Part skims, common to fair. 2 ® 3 
Full skims. 1)4@ 2 
EGGS. 
Near-by, new laid, fancy, per doz. 13)4 ® 14 
State, fresh gathered. 12)4® 13 
Penna. and Md.. country marks, fancy.. 12 ~@ 12)4 
Western, closely graded, fancy. 11)4@ 12 
N. Ohio Ind., 111. and Mich., prime . 11H@ 12 
Other Western,northerly sections, prime 11)4® 12 
Western, fair quality. 10)4® 11)4 
Southern,fresh collections.good to prime 9)4® 10)4 
Western and Southern, poor, per case...2 40 @3 00 
Western culls, per case.1 50 @2 00 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, 1895, fancy, per lb.6)4@— 
Choice, 1895, per lb.594@ 594 
Prime, 1895. per lb. 5 @5)4 
Common to good, per lb. 3 @494 
N. C., sundried, 1895, sliced, fancy.3)4® 394 
Southern, sundried, common to choice ..2 @ 3)4 
State, sundried, quarters, bbls. 2)4® 3)4 
Western, sundried, quarters, bbls.2)4@ 3)4 
South-West’n, sundried. quarters, bbls. 2)4@ 294 
Southern, sundried, quarters, bbls. 2 @2)4 
Southern, sundried, quarters, bags.2 @ 2)4 
Chopped, 1895. per lb. 2 @ 2)4 
Cores and skins, 1894, per lb.2 @2)4 
Peaches, Sundried, 1895, peeled, per lb.3 @6 
Cherries, 1895. per lb.9 @10 
Blackberries, 1895. per lb. 6)4@ 6 
Raspberries, evaporated. 1894, per lb.16 ®— 
Sundried, 1895, per lb.15 @— 
Huckleberries. 1895. per lb. . 5 @ 5)4 
Plums. Southern Damsen, 1895. per lb.4 @4)4 
FRUITS—GREEN 
Apples, Va., green, per half-bbl basket .. ..1 00@l 25 
Md. and Del.. pe r crate. 60@1 00 
Jersey, per bbl.1 75@2 00 
Blackberries. Jersey, per quart. 6@ 8 
Md. and Del., cultivated, per quart. 6@ 8 
Md. and Del., small early, per quart. 4@ 5 
Cherries, extra large, dark, per lb. 12® 14 
Medium, dark per lb. 8® 10 
Medium, light colored, per lb. 7@ 9 
Small and inferior, per lb. 3® 5 
Currants, per quart. 5@ 6 
Per lb . 4® 4)4 
Gooseberries, green, per quart. 3@ 4 
Prime green, per bushel.100® — 
Extra large, per quart. 6@ 8 
Grapes. Fla., Niagara, per case. 75@1 60 
Hucklebe r ries. N. C., per quart. 6@ 8 
Md and Del., per quart. 5@ 9 
Jersey, per quart. 8@ 9 
Mountain, Penn, and State, per quart... 10@ 12 
Muskmelons. Charleston,per bushel-basket. 60@1 25 
Charleston, per bbl.1 00@2 50 
N. C., per bbl.1 00@2 GO 
Peaches, N. C.- eariy sorts, per carrier.1 25@2 25 
S. C., early sorts, per carrier.I 50@2 50 
S. C., early sorts, per flat case. 75@1 25 
Georgia. Tillotson. per carrier.1 50®2 60 
Georgia, Early Rivers, per carrier.. _1 5002 00 
Georgia unsound, per carrier.1 0001 25 
Md. and Del., per basket. 30@ 60 
Md. and Del . per crBto . 50@ 90 
Plums, S'n, Wild Goo«e, per carrier.1 50@2 25 
Wild Goose, per fiat case . 7501 00 
Chickasaw, per 6-tili carrier. 75<il 25 
Botan. per carrier.1 50@2 50 
Pears, BeCoote, per bbl.2 00 34 00 
Raspberries, blackcap per pint. 3@ 5 
B’ackcap, per quart. 6a 9 
Red, U j-River. per )4 cup. 4® 5 
Red, Md. and Del., per pint. 3® 5 
Strawberries. Up-River, per quart. 10® 15 
Western New York, ter quart. 8® 16 
Watermelons, choice, large, per 100.14 00 m,15 00 
Small to medium, per 100 . 10 00@13 00 
Per car-load. 75 00@150 00 
GRAIN. 
Wheat.68 @83 
Rye.39 @45 
Barley.38 @41 
Buckwheat, silver. 40 @42 
Buckwheat, Japan.— @— 
Corn.33 @38 
Oats.23 @"28 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1 Timothy. 85@ 90 
No. 2. 75@ 80 
No. 3. 60® 70 
Clover, mixed. 65® 70 
Clover. 55® 60 
Salt. 45@ 50 
Btraw, long rye. 95@1 05 
Short rye. 6 j@ 70 
Oat. 40® 50 
Wheat. 40® 45 
POTATOES. 
Southern Rose, fair to prime, per bbl. 87@1 00 
Chili red, fair to prime, per bbl. 87@1 00 
Seconds, per bbl. 40® 75 
Culls, per bbl. 25@ 35 
Old. per barrel or sack. 25@ 40 
POUBTRY—BIVB. 
473 
8pring ducks, Eastern, per lb. 14 @ — 
Spring ducks, B. I., per lb. 14 @ — 
Squabs, tame, white, per doz.2 00 @ — 
Mixed lots, per doz.1 50 @1 75 
Dark and poor, per doz.1 25 @ — 
VEGETABBES. 
Asparagus, extra, per doz bunches.1 50® — 
Prime, per doz bunches. 60@1 00 
Culls, per doz bunches. 26® 40 
Beets, per 100 bunches.1 00® — 
Cabbage. B. I., per 100.2 50@3 50 
Carrots, per 10c bunches.1 00® — 
Cauliflower, B. 1. »na Jersey, per bbl.I 00@3 00 
Celery, fancy, large, per doz. —@ — 
Average, prime, per doz. 30@ 35 
Small, per doz. 20@ 25 
Cucumbers, Charleston, per basket. 75@1 00 
Jersey, per basket.1 00@ — 
N. C. and Norfolk, per basket. 25@ 40 
Egg plant. Southern, per bbl.3 00@ 
New Orleans, per box.1 60® — 
Charleston, per basket.1 00® 1 25 
Green corn. N. C., per 100. ?5@1 00 
New Jersey, per 100. 76<®1 00 
Green peas, Jersey, per basket. —@ — 
Jersey, per bag. —@ — 
Bong Island, per bag.1 00@ — 
Bettuce, per bbl. 75@1 00 
Onions. Bermuda, per crate. 75® 65 
Egyptian, per bag. 90@1 00 
New Orleans, per bbl...1 75@2 00 
New Orleans, per bag. 76@ 85 
Southern potato, per basket. 60@ 65 
Peppers, 3. Jersey, per crate.1 b0@l 75 
Radishes, per 100 bunches. 25® 75 
Rhubarb, per 100 bunches.1 00@1 25 
Spinach, per bbl. 25@ 60 
Squash. Southern, white, per bbl crate. 50® 75 
Southern, yellow, per bbl crate. 50® 75 
Southern marrow, per bbl-crate. 60@ 75 
String beans. Jersey, per basket. 75® — 
Maryland, per basket. 60@ 75 
Baltimore, per bushel basket. 30@ 50 
Bong Island, per bag. 75@1 00 
Tomatoes, Fla., prime to extra, per carrier. 6 j@ 65 
Florida, poor to good, per carrier. 40® 50 
Mississippi, per case. 70® 90 
Savannah, per carrier. 60@1 GO 
Norfolk, per carrier. 50®l 25 
Jersey, per crate. 75®1 00 
Turnips, new, white, per 100 bunches.1 00@2 00 
WOOD. 
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)4 
Territory.7 @14 
M1BK AND CREAM. 
The total daily supply has been 20,419 cans of milk, 
310 cans of condensed milk and 822 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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For killingWoodehucks, Prairie Dogs,Gophers 
and Rats, Insects in Grain, Seeds, etc. Shipped 
In 50-pound cans by the manufacturer. 
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Cleveland, Ohio. 
Beans, Marrow, 1895, choice.1 15@ — 
Medium, 1895. choice.105® — 
Pea, 1895, choice . 1 05@ — 
Medium or pea, common to good. 90@l 00 
White Kidney. 1895, choice.1 20@1 25 
Red Kidney, 1895. choice .1 00@1 02 
lied Kidney, common to good. 80® 95 
Black Turtle soup. 1895. 1 20@ — 
Yellow Eye 1895, choice.1 20@ — 
Bima. Cal., 1895 160 lbs).1 75@1 80 
Green peas, bbl., per bushel. 72® 75 
Bags, per bushel. 67@ 70 
Scotch, bags. 70@ 72 
BUTTER—NEW. 
Creamery, Western, extras .15 @15)4 
Western, firsts.14 @14)4 
Western, seconds.12)4@13 
Western, thirds.li @12 
State, fancy. 15 @15)4 
Common to prime. 11 @14)4 
State dairy, half-firkin tubs, fancy.14)4@15 
Firsts. 13 @14 
Seconds. 11 @12 
Welsh tubs, fancy.14 @14)4 
Welsh tubs, firsts.13 @14 
Welsh tubs, seconds.11 @— 
Tubs, thirds.10 @10)4 
Western imitation creamery, firsts.12 @12)4 
Seconds. 10 @11 
Western dairy, firsts.it @12 
Seconds. 9 @10 
Thirds. 8 @9 
Factory, fancy.10)4@ll 
Factory, firsts. 9)k@10 
Factory, seconds. 9 @— 
Factory, thirds. 8 @8)4 
Old butter. 7 @10 
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Spring chickens, per lb. 10)4® 14 
Fowls, local, per lb. 10)4® — 
Western, per lb. 10 @ 10)4 
Southwestern, per lb. 10 @ 10)4 
Southern, per lb. 10 @ 
Chickens, yearlings, per lb. 10 @ 10)4 
Roosters, old, per lb. h @ 6)4 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 8 @ 8)4 
Ducks, local, per pair. 75 @ 80 
Western, per pair. 70 @ 75 
Southern, per pair. 60 @ — 
Geese, local, per pair. 1 12 @1 37 
Western, per pair.1 00 @126 
Southern, per pair. 75 @ 85 
Pigeons, old, per pair. 30 @ — 
Young, per pair. 20 @ — 
DRESSED POUBTRY. 
Turkeys, average, hens, per lb. 10 @ — 
Average toms, per lb. 9 @ 10 
Chickens, Phil., broilers selected, per lb. 20 @ 22 
Phila., broilers, ordinary, per lb. 16 @ 18 
B. B. broilers, scalded, per lb. 16 @ 18 
Pennsylvania, broilers, per lb. 17 @ 20 
Western, dry-picked, broilers,per lb. 14 @ 16 
Western, scalded broilers, per lb .... 14 @ 15 
Western, small, per lb. 12 @ 13 
Fowls, Western, dry-picked, choice. 10 @ — 
Dry-picked, fair to good, per lb. 9 @ 9)4 
Scalded, choice, per bbl. 9)4® — 
Old cocks, per lb. 6 @ 5)4 
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