1896 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
5o5 
Condensed Correspondence — Continued. 
worst is to come, as towards night, in places, 
they may be seen traveling in every direction ; I 
suppose, getting ready for a march as soon as 
enough of them are together, and they can be 
officered During the fore part of the day, they 
are found in barge numbers under sods, boards, 
rubbish of anv kind, and in the loose earth in the 
corn row. Up to the time when they commence 
their march, I know of no way to give them 
battle. L. D. GALE. 
Chautauqua County, N. Y. 
Army Worms at Ellerslie Farm.— We have 
been having a hard fight with the army worms. 
They destroyed most of the 30 acres of oats, bar¬ 
ley and peas, and five or six acres of corn. We 
stopped further progress in the corn by protect¬ 
ing it with over a mile of ditch. We made the 
ditch with a smooth, perpendicular side next to 
the corn to be protected, and dug post holes every 
10 feet in the ditch. Millions of worms tried to 
cross this ditch and, finding the side too hard to 
climb, followed along the bottom looking for an 
easier place to get out, and fell into the post holes. 
They could not get out of these and died. When 
the holes began to fill up, we dug new ones. The 
worms finally came so thick that a good many 
were climbing up the steep side, and we had to 
run gas tar along the bottom of the ditch. The 
tar killed the worms almost as soon as they 
touched it. It took two barrels of gas tar for a 
mile of ditch, and we had to put this amount on 
twice a day. The worms have now stopped eat¬ 
ing and gone into the ground into the pupa stage. 
We are trying now to learn whether there is 
danger from another brood this season, and if so, 
how to protect ourselves. Has The R. N.-Y. any¬ 
thing to offer ? Enough worms have gone into 
the pupa stage on this farm alone to produce 
another brood, if conditions are favorable, suffi¬ 
cient to eat every green thing in Dutchess County. 
H. M. COTTRELL. 
Otsego County, N. Y.—Haying is now well in 
progress in the Susquehanna Valley. The crop is 
considerably larger than that of last year, butdefi- 
cient in quality, but a good deal of good grass will 
be cut. Hops are generally in bloom, the weather 
of late having been exceptionally favorable to the 
growing vine. The probability of a small crop, 
however, daily increases, it now being the judg¬ 
ment of those best informed on the matter, that 
the yield will not be much over half of that of last 
year. There would, undoubtedly, be a boom in 
prices this fall, were it not for the fact that, by 
means of cold storage, brewers can hold on hand 
hops for a year’s consumption, with ease. July 
has thus far been characterized by very hot 
weather, owing to which corn has leaped forward 
at such a remarkable pace that it now bids fair 
to be as good a crop as it ever was in these parts. 
Buckwheat is coming up nicely, also, and rye, of 
which there is a large acreage, is about ready to 
be cut; it has been years since it looked better 
generally. Best of all, however, grasshoppers 
are dying off, due to the fact that a parasite is 
infesting them in great numbers. A year ago, the 
hoppers could be seen flying through the air like 
birds, especially about midday; but nothing of 
the sort is seen now; in fact, the most of the 
pests may consider themselves doing well if they 
can hop a little. Only this morning, as I was 
passing around one of my oat fields, I saw a great 
many dead grasshoppers on the stalks, where 
they had climbed up, evidently, with the view of 
repeating last season’s history in trying to de¬ 
stroy this valuable crop. It is, indeed, a great 
relief to be freed so opportunely from the hateful 
pests. P. o. s. 
What’s the Matter with Chinch Bugs?— Have 
the X-rays struck ’em, or is it the free silver craze? 
Several of our farmers have found large balls of 
dead bugs in their oats and corn. The disease 
causes them first to collect together in balls, then 
give up the struggle for existence. I have advised 
those finding these balls of dead bugs, to scatter 
them in other fields among the living still at their 
work of destruction. They have ruined the wheat 
crop, and done some damage to oats and corn. Our 
oat harvest has commenced, and both the winter 
and spring oats are very good. Out of 41 bushels 
sown last fall, we lost only one field of eight 
bushels—much better than we expected from too 
late sowing, and no snow in the winter. Corn is 
very promising for a big crop, if the bugs will 
quit. Bees are rolling in the honey, from the so- 
called honey dew on the pines. It has more sac¬ 
charine matter in it when gathered by the bees, 
than any other nectar produced in Nature’s work¬ 
shop. Much of it has already candied in the 
hives, so the. extractor will not throw it out. It 
makes very nice white honey. w. m. e. 
Amherst County, Va. 
Strawkerries in Luzerne County, Pa.—W e 
have just finished picking our strawberries; 
while the yield is not an average, prices have 
been good, better than for years past. We got 
the most fruit from Warfield, with Crescent next, 
but fruit not so large or showy. Beder Wood 
did well, and the Parker Earle—the best it has 
ever done with us. Enhance did not do so well as 
last year. Ilaverland is holding out as long as the 
later varieties, and is extra nice, large and sweet, 
on spring-set plants. Splendid is looking best, 
but it has not fruited with us yet. e. p. b. 
La Plume, Pa. 
Crops in Cayuga County, N. Y.—The crop of 
peaches, pears, plums and cherries in this sec¬ 
tion is an entire failure. The Worden grape 
stands best; Moore’s Early, two-thirds crop; Con¬ 
cord, a fair crop; other varieties all frozen to the 
ground. Apples are very fair, and a full crop. 
About two-thirds of the growers have sprayed. 
There was a good crop of strawberries, raspber¬ 
ries and blackberries. Hay is very light—one. 
half ton to the acre on an average. Farmers are 
planting corn and millet to have fodder enough 
to get through. Wheat may go 10 bushels per 
acre on an average; oats and barley, one-half 
crop; corn looking well; potatoes, a large plant¬ 
ing, prospect of a large crop and low prices. This 
year, of buds of peaches in the nursery, 19 out of 
20 of the Elberta grew; the Stevens Rareripe are 
all dead; other varieties about one-third alive. 
Tally one for Elberta. Crosby are all dead ; said to 
be hardy, but it doesn’t appear that way now. 
J. M. MERSEREAU. 
CROP AND MARKET NOTES. 
It is reported that Brazil is considering a reci¬ 
procity treaty with the Argentine Republic. Such 
an arrangement would be likely to injure our ex¬ 
port trade in flour to Brazil which is now quite 
large. 
It is now said that the operation of the Filled 
Cheese law will drive nearly all the makers and 
dealers out of business ; that is, out of the dis¬ 
honest business in which they have been engaged. 
There is still room for them to engage in the 
legitimate business of making full-cream cheese. 
It is said that the few makers who remain in 
business will do an export trade ; better shut 
them out of this, too, for there’s a big demand 
abroad for honest cheese. 
About a month ago, anthrax started in Louis¬ 
iana and spread at an alarming rate. It jumped 
the Mississippi River, spread into Mississippi, 
into Arkansas, and even across into Texas. About 
20,000 bead of mules have been vaccinated with 
the anthrax vaccine in that section during the 
last month, and the disease brought under con¬ 
trol. The disease that appeared among cattle in 
some counties in western New York last summer, 
was found to be anthrax, and not black leg. 
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BEANS AND PEAS. 
Beans, Marrow, 1895, choice.1 12@1 16 
Medium, 1895, choice.1 00@1 02 
Pea, 1896, choice . 1 02® 1 05 
Medium or pea, common to good. 90@t 00 
White Kidney. 1895, choice.1 20®l 25 
Red Kidney, 1895. choice . 1 07@1 10 
Red Kidney, common to good. 90@1 00 
Black Turtle soup, 1895. 1 20@1 25 
Yellow Eye 1895, choice. 1 20® — 
Lima. Cal., 1895 100 lbs). 1 70®1 75 
Green peas, bbl., per bushel. 72® 75 
Bags, per bushel. 67@ 
Scotch, bags. 70 ® 72 
BUTTER—NEW. 
Creamery, Western, extras .15 @— 
Western, firsts.13)6@14 
Western, seconds.12)6®13 
Western, thirds.li @12 
State, fancy. 15 ®_ 
Common to prime.u @14 
State dairy, half-firkin tubs, fancy.14 @ 14)6 
Firsts.. @13)£ 
Seconds. 11 @12 
Welsh tubs, fancy... 14 @_ 
Welsh tubs, firsts. 13 @ 13)6 
Welsh tubs, seconds. 11 @_ 
Tubs, thirds. 10 ® 10 J 4 
Western Imitation creamery, firsts.12 @— 
Seconds. 10 @n 
Western dairy, firsts. 11 @12 
Seconds.. @io 
Thirds. g @9 
Factory, fancy. 10 @10)6 
Factory, firsts.9)6@10 
Factory, seconds. 9 @_ 
Factory, thirds. 8 @ 8)6 
Old butter. 7 @10 
CHEESE—NEW. 
State full cream, large, colored, fancy. — 
Colored, good to choice. 6 )£@ 656 
B'alr to good. 5)6® G'A 
Fancy white. 656 ® 6 % 
White, choice. i>y,@ (jnu 
Small, colored, fancy. 7 "@— 
Small, white, fancy. 7 ®_ 
Small, good to choice. 6 ) 6 ® 6 
Small, common to fair. by% 6)6 
Light skims, choice. 5 @— 
Part skims, good to prime. 4 @ 414 
Part skims, common to fair. 2 @3 
Full skims. 1)6®_ 
EGG 8 . 
Near-by, new laid, fancy, per doz. 15 @ 
State, fresh gathered, average receipts . 13)6® 
I’enna.. country marks, average best_ I 3 )^@ 
N. Ohio Ind., Ill. and Mich., prime . 12)6@ 
Other Western, prime. 12)6@ 
Western, fair to good. n @ 
Western & 8 outh’n, poor to fair, per case.? 40 @3 
Western culls, per case.1 50 @2 00 
FRUITS—GREEN 
Apples. Va., green, per half-bbl basket.... 75@1 00 
Md. and Del., per half-bbl basket. 75@1 00 
Md. and Del., per crate. 50® 80 
Near-by. hand-picked, per bbl. 1 25@1 50 
Near-by, windfall, ner bbl. 75@1 00 
6 
7 
5 
4 
5 
Peaches, N. C.. per carrier. 1 00@1 50 
Md. and Del., per carrier.1 00@1 60 
S. C., per carrier. 1 oo@l 50 
S. C.. per fiat case. 50® 75 
Georgia, good to fancy, per carrier.1 25@1 75 
Georgia, unsound, per carrier. 75@1 00 
Md. and Del., per basket. 40® 75 
Md. and Del., per crate. 50@l 00 
Plums, Md. Beach, per quart. 3@ 3)6 
Md., M ild Goose, per quart. .... 4 @ 6 
Fla., Japanese, per carrier.1 50@2 00 
Pears, LeConte, per bbl. 1 60@2 75 
Nearby cooking, per bbl. 1 50@2 00 
Raspberries, blackcap, per pint. 2® 3)6 
Blackcap, per quart. 3 ® 6 
Red, Up-River, per )6 cup . 2® 4 
Red, Jersey, per pint. 2@ 3)6 
Watermelons, choice, large, per 100 .18 00@22 00 
Small to medium, per 100 .10 00@16 00 
Per car-load. 126 00@225 00 
MEATS—DRE 8 SHD. 
Veals, country dressed, prime, per lb_ 6 ) 6 ® 7 
Fair to good, per lb. 5 @ 6)6 
Com. to med., per lb. 4 @ — 
8 mall, per lb. 4 @ 5 
Buttermilks.. 4 @ 4)4 
Pork, country dressed, light, per lb. . 6 @ 6)6 
Medium, per lb. 5 @ 514 
NUTS. 
Peanuts, Va., h. p., fancy, per lb. 494® — 
H. p., extra, per lb. 354 ® — 
Shelled, No. 1, per lb. 5 @ 5)4 
No. 2, per lb. 3?4@ 4 
Spanish, shelled, No. 1, per lb. 6 @ 6)4 
No. 2, per lb. 4)4® - 
Pecans, ungraded, per lb. 3 ) 6 @ 4 
POTATOK 8 . 
Southern Rose, fair to prime, per bbl. 60@ 75 
Chili red, fair to prime, per bbl . 50® 65 
Seconds, per bbl. 40 @ 50 
Culls, per bbl. 25@ 30 
Long Island, In bulk, per bbl. 75@1 00 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
8 prlng chickens, per lb. 10 @ 13 U 
Fowls, looal, per lb. 10 @ 10)6 
Western, per lb. 10 @ 10)6 
Southwestern, per lb. 10 @ 10'6 
Southern, per lb. 10 @ 10 U 
Chickens, yearlings, per lb. 10 @ 10)6 
Roosters, old, per lb. 6 @ 6)6 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 8 ® 8)6 
Ducks, local, per pair. 75 @ 85 
Western, per pair. 70 @ 80 
Southern, per pair. 50 @ 60 
Geese, local, per pair. 1 00 @1 37 
Western, per pair. 90 @1 25 
Southern, per pair. 75 @1 00 
Pigeons, old, per pair. 25 @ — 
Young, per pair. 15 @ 20 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, averago, hens, per lb. 10 @ — 
Average toms, per lb. 9 @ 10 
Chickens, Phil., selected, per lb. ]8 @ 19 
Phila., ordinary, per lb. 14 @ 17 
L. I., scalded, per lb. 14 @ 17 
Pennsylvania, per lb. 14 @ 17 
Western, dry-picked, per lb... . 14 @ 15 
Western, scalded, per lb. 13 @ jgy 
Western, small, per lb. 12 @ 12U 
Fowls, Western, dry-picked, choice. 11)6@ — 
Dry-picked, fair to good, per lb. 11 @ — 
Scalded, choice, per bbl. 11 @ _ 
Old cocks, per lb. 6 ) 6 ® 
8 pring ducks, Eastern, per lb. 12)6® 
Spring ducks, L. I., per lb. 12)6@ 
Spring geese, Eastern, per lb. 18 @ 
Squabs, tame, white, per doz.2 00 @ 
Mixed lots, per doz. 1 50 @1 75 
Dark and poor, per doz.1 25 @ — 
VEGETABLES. 
Beets, per 100 bunches. 1 00® — 
Cabbage, L. I., per 100. 2 00@3 00 
Carrots, per 100 bunches. 75@l 00 
Cauliflower, L. I. and Jersey, per bbl.... — 1 00@2 00 
Celery, fadey, large, per doz. 20 ® 25 
Average, prime, per doz. 15 @ _ 
Small, per doz. io@ 12 
Cucumbers, Baltimore, per basket. 75 ® 1 00 
Jersey, per basket. 75(tul 00 
N. C. and Norfolk, per bbl. 1 00@1 50 
Egg plant. Southern, per bbl. 1 6()@2 59 
Southern, per basket. 75@1 00 
Jersey, per crate. 100 ® — 
Jersey, per bbl. 4 00 ® — 
Green corn, Hackensack, per 100 . 50® 75 
South Jersey, per 100 . 49 ® 65 
Green peas, Western N. Y., per bag. 50@ 75 
Long Island, per bag. 50@ _ 
Lettuce, per bbl. 50@1 00 
Onions, Bermuda, per crate. 76 @ 80 
Egyptian, per bag. 90®1 90 
New Orleans, per bbl. 1 75 @ _ 
New Orleans, per bag.. 79 @ 75 
Southern potato, per basket. 50® 60 
Peppers, S. Jersey, per crate. 75 ® 85 
Charleston, per basket. _@ _ 
Spinach, per bbl. 50@1 00 
Squash, L. I., yellow, per bbl. 50@ 60 
Long Island, white, per bbl. 50® 
Southern, yellow, per bbl crate. 25® 
Southern marrow, per bbl-crate. 25@ 
String beans, Jersey, per basket. —@ 
Maryland, per basket. —@ 
Baltimore, per bushel basket. —@ 
Long Island, per bag. 25® 
Tomatoes, Monmouth Co., per crate. 1 25®1 75 
Savannah, per carrier. 59 ® 75 
Norfolk, per carrier. 25® 76 
South Jersey, per crate. 50 ® 75 
Turnips. new, white, per 100 bunches. 1 00@2 00 
Russia, per bbl. 75 @ _ 
MILK AND CREAM. 
The total dally supply has been 22,674 cans of milk, 
186 cans of condensed milk and 834 cans of cream. 
The average price paid for the surplus on the plat¬ 
forms has been *1.25 a can of 40 quarts. 
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Extra large, per quart. 6 ® 8 
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Southern Delaware, per carrier. 1 75@2 90 
Southern, common, per basket. 16 ® 20 
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Mountain, Penn, and State, per quart... 6 ® 7 
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