1896 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
THE APPLE CROP. 
KUKA.L SPECIAL REPORTS. 
Id regard to the apple crop of Indiana, I judge 
that it will not be more than 50 per cent of the 
crop of last year. The quality, however, will be 
up to the average, as growers are beginning to 
learn the value of spraying, and are doing more 
of it every year. The 1895 apple crop was the 
largest that we have had for many years; conse¬ 
quently, many trees are bearing only a moderate 
crop this year, and some not at all. J. tkoop. 
Indiana Experiment Station. 
The apple crop will be very large through our 
Champlain Valley this year, and the fruit will be 
fine. Last year there were but a very few good 
apples; it was an off year. Greenings and Bald¬ 
wins are the heaviest yielders. There has not 
been much spraying. Pears are scarce in this 
locality. We shall have only two-thirds of a crop 
of hay. Potatoes will not be a large crop on 
account of dry weather; they will be superior to 
those of last year. o. h. Alexander. 
Vermont. 
Our apples will hardly be one-half of a crop 
this year. The large surplus of last year is partly 
the cause. Some parts of the State, and some 
few scattering orchards in other parts of the 
State, will have all the apples that the trees 
should hold. Older trees are bearing the best. 
Spraying has been growing in the minds of the 
fruit men, and they are doing it more each year. 
We are all satisfied that it is a good thing. The 
only questions are, When? How? What? l. a. g. 
Westport, Mo. 
Orcharding is not carried on to any great ex¬ 
tent here, but the few orchards there are, promise 
a large crop, and the fruit looks fair and nice. 
Baldwins and Long Island Greenings are the 
varieties most planted in this locality, and they 
are yielding as large crops as, if not larger than, 
any other varieties. Spraying apple orchards 
has never received any attention in this neigh¬ 
borhood, except the little we have done at it our¬ 
selves ; but we are firmly convinced, from the re¬ 
sults of our spraying, that, in order to raise good 
fruit, apple orchard spraying will have to be 
adopted generally. EDWIN iioyt. 
Fairfield County, Conn. 
In 12 years, we have not had such a promise for 
a great crop of apples, and they are wonderfully 
free from blemishes. The latter fact does not 
owe its existence to spraying entirely, although 
the use of the spray pump has been a factor in 
it. As 1 have traveled over our State, I can hardly 
say that any varieties take the lead in productive¬ 
ness. Baldwins, Kings, Spys, Hubbardstons, Wag- 
eners, and R. I. Greenings are all heavily laden. 
Fruit is maturing exceptionally early; Wagoners 
and Baldwins are more than two-thirds grown, 
and getting their color. The value of the crop 
will depend largely upon the weather, which, to 
produce the most desirable results, should be re¬ 
tarding rather than stimulating. A hot, dry 
August would make our winter varieties into 
autumn sorts. c. w. garfield. 
Michigan. 
The apple crop of this locality is nearly a full 
one, the largest for five or six years. Spys, R. I. 
Greenings, Talmau Sweets, Baldwins, and Tul- 
pehockeus seem to be yielding the best. Spray¬ 
ing is on the increase among the specialists who 
make fruit growing a business, but will, prob¬ 
ably, never be very generally done by the rank 
and file of farmers, until it is done by a neighbor¬ 
hood outfit. I promised myself, last spring, that, 
by another season, I would try to spray by steam, 
and have a tank holding, at least, 200 gallons. Con¬ 
sequently, I was much interested in Mr. Wilson’s 
experience on page 446. We must drain, till, 
prune, feed and spray, and then use lots of push 
and commercial common sense in marketing, and 
we can keep fruit growing well to the front for 
many long years yet. w. w. f. 
Waterville, O 
In Tompkins County, N. Y., the apple crop will 
not be more than 50 per cent of last.year’s yield. 
There are a few spots, generally in some valley, 
where the yield is promising, but many trees 
barren in all parts. Owing to the unusual earli¬ 
ness of the season, apples are large, and, I think, 
smoother than for several years. Should they 
keep growing and not mature until the usual 
time, there will be extra large specimens. Near 
here, there has been less damage done by fun¬ 
gous diseases and insect foes, than for several 
years. This seems to be true of all crops this 
season. It is fortunate that this fact is true, for 
no one of whom I know, sprayed at all. There is 
a good deal of fussing about the process, and 
one’s efforts are liable to be washed away too 
often to suit any except the professional grower. 
The average farmer is too busy to stop planting 
to “wash off his trees,” as a neighbor expressed 
it, aad this best paying crop, all things consid¬ 
ered, is sadly neglected. The bulk of the crop in 
this county consists of It. I. Greenings, Baldwins, 
Kings, Northern Spys, Seek-No-Furthers, Gilli- 
The records show this Threshing-machine to be the 
easiest running and the greatest grain saver of all. 
Requires only about I % mile* 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, aifiABB HARDER, Cobleskill, N. Y, 
flowers, and some varieties of Pippins, which 
make up 95 per cent of the yield, of which 75 per 
cent are of the first two. Contrary to custom, the 
Baldwin will outyield the Greening this season. 
Both kinds are well loaded where there are any 
at all. The other varieties will give a scanty 
yield. There has been no general plauting of 
orchards in the last 15 years, and with the excep¬ 
tion of single trees planted around the house, 
very few farmers have the newer varieties. But 
little interest is manifested, and the trees are 
unpruned, most men taking what fruit they can 
get as a catch crop. Hence, the spraying is 
neglected, and fully one-third of the crop is 
unmerchantable. We are not in what is called 
the apple belt, but owing to the forethought of 
our fathers, many thousands of barrels are sold 
every year. The prospect is that this year’s 
yield, where there is any, will be of more value 
than that of last year. The manufacture of bar¬ 
rels has already commenced. c. E. c. 
CROP AND MARKET NOTES. 
The army worms are devastating Canadian 
farms. 
The third annual convention of the National 
Hay Association will be held at St. Louis, Mo., 
beginning September 8. 
By royal decree, the Italian Government has 
raised the duty on barley, rice, flour, rye flour, 
oat and barley meal, white Indian corn meal, lin¬ 
seed and cotton seed, as well as other grains and 
grain products. The new schedule is expected to 
prevent dishonest speculation, notably the sell¬ 
ing of barley mixed with oats and the adultera¬ 
tion of wheat flour by mixing with it Indian meal. 
The official report of the condition of the French 
crops in mid-July, as compared with the corre¬ 
sponding period of 1895, shows the following; 
Winter wheat, 74 per cent, as against 69 per cent 
in 1895; spring wheat, 71 per cent, as against 72 
per cent in 1895; rye, 80 per cent, as against 76 
per cent in 1895; spring oats, 71 per cent, as 
against 81 per cent in 1895; spring barley, 70 per 
cent, as against 83 per cent in 1895. 
A select committee of the House of Commons 
has long been considering certain proposed re¬ 
strictions of the oleomargarine trade. It recom¬ 
mends that the coloring of oleomargarine, either 
in imitation of butter or otherwise, be prohibited, 
and that the selling of mixed oleomargarine and 
butter be held illegal, even if sold as a mixture. 
Other restrictions relating to registration of 
dealers in oleomargarine, labeling, packing, etc., 
are recommended. 
MARKETS 
BEANS AND PEAS. 
Beans, Marrow, 1895, choice.1 12@I 15 
Medium, 1895. choice.1 00® — 
Pea, 1896, choice .1 02® — 
Medium or pea, common to good. 90® 95 
White Kidney. 1895, choice.1 20®1 25 
Red Kidney, 1895. choice .1 07@1 10 
Red Kidney, common to good. 90® 1 00 
Black Turtle soup, 1895.1 20@1 30 
Yellow Eye 1895, choice.1 20@ — 
Lima. Cal., 1895 160 lbs).1 70@1 72 
Green peas, bbl., per bushel. 72® — 
Bags, per bushel. 67@ — 
Scotch, bags. 70® 72 
BUTTER—NEW. 
Creamery, Western, extras .15 @— 
Western, firsts.13)4@14 
Western, seconds.12)4@13 
Western, thirds.11 @12 
State, fancy.15 @— 
Common to prime.11 @14 
State dairy, half-firkin tubs, fancy.14 @14)4 
Firsts.13 @13)4 
8econds.11 @12 
Welsh tubs, fancy.14 @— 
Welsh tubs, firsts.13 @13)4 
Welsh tubs, seoonds.11 @— 
Tubs, thirds.10 @1014 
Western imitation ore&mery, firsts.12 @— 
Seoonds.10 @11 
Western dairy, firsts.11 @12 
Seconds.9 @10 
Thirds. 8 @9 
Factory, fancy.10 @10)4 
Factory, firsts.9J4@10 
Factory, seconds.9 @— 
Factory, thirds. 8 @ 8)4 
Old butter. 7 @10 
CHEESE—NEW. 
State full cream, large, colored, fancy.694@— 
Colored, good to choice. 0)4@ 6% 
Fair to good. 5)4@ 6)4 
Fancy white. 694@ 3% 
White, choice.6)4® 694 
Small, colored, fancy. 7 @— 
Small, white, fancy. 7 @— 
Small, good to choice.6)4@ 69$ 
Small, common to fair. 5J4@ 6)4 
Light skims, choice. 5 @— 
Part skims, good to prime. 4 @ 4)4 
Part skims, common to fair. 2 @3 
Full skims. l)4@— 
EGGS. 
Near-by, new laid, fancy, per doz. 16 @ 17 
State, fresh gathered, average receipts . 13)4® 14 
Penna., country marks, average best_ 13)4® 14 
N. Ohio Ind., 111. and Mich., prime . 12)4@ 13 
Other Western, prime. 12)4® 13 
Western, fair to good. 11 @ 12 
Western &South’n, poor to fair, percase.2 25 @3 00 
Western culls, per case.1 00 @2 00 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, 1895, fancy, per lb.6 @6)4 
Choice, 1895, per lb. 5)4@ 5)4 
Prime, 1895, per lb. 49$@ 5 > 
Common to good, per lb. 3 @4)4 
N. C., sundried, 1895, sliced, fancy. 3)4@— 
Southern, sundried, common to choice ..2 @3 
State, sundried, quarters, bbls.2)4® 3)4 
Western, sundried, quarters, bbls.2)4@ 3)4 
South-West’n, sundried, quarters, bbls. 2)$@ 3)4 
Southern, sundried, quarters, bbls. 2 @ 294 
Southern, sundried, coarse cut bags. 2 @2% 
Chopped, 1895. per lb. 2 @— 
Cores and skins, 1894, per lb.2 @3 
Peaches, Sundried, 1895, peeled, per lb. 3 @6 
Cherries. 1895. per lb.9 @10 
Cherries, 1896, per lb.10 @10)4 
Blackberries, 1895, per lb. 5J4@ 6 
Raspberries, evaporated, 1895, per lb.16 @— 
8undrted, 1895. per lb.14 @15 
Huckleberries, 1895. per lb. 5)4@ 6 
Plums, Southern Damson, 1895, per lb......, 4 @— 
FRUITS—GREEN 
Apples, Md. and Del., per crate. 40® 65 
Nearby, Nyack Pippin.1 50@2 00 
Nearby, other k'ds, h'd-pick’d, per bbl...l 00@1 50 
Nearby, windfall, r>er bol. 50@1 00 
Blackberries. Jersey, per quart. 3@ 7 
Up-River, per quart. 6@ 8 
Currants, per quart. 2@ 5 
Per lb . 2@ 5 
Gooseberries, green, per quart. 3@ 5 
Prime green, per bushel.1 00® — 
Extra large, per quart. 6@ 8 
Grapes, Southern Niagara, per earlier.1 25@1 75 
Southern Moore's, per carrier.1 00@1 25 
Southern Delaware, per carrier.1 25@1 75 
Southern, common, per basket. 1£@ 20 
Huckleberries. Md. and Del., per quart. 5@ 7 
Jersey, per quart. 6@ 8 
Mountain, Penn, and State, per quart... 8® 10 
Muskmolons. Md. and Del., per carrier. 75@1 60 
South Jersey, per bushel-crate. 40@ 60 
N. C.. per bbl. 4U@ 60 
Virginia, per bbl. 60@1 26 
Baltimore, per basket. 50® 75 
Peaches, Md. and Del., per carrier.1 10@1 50 
S. C., per carrier.1 0U@1 50 
S. C., per fiat case. 50® 75 
Georgia, good to fancy, per carrier.1 50@2 25 
Georgia, unsound, per carrier. 5U@1 00 
Md. and Del., per basket. 30® 60 
Md. and Del., per crate. 40@ 76 
Plums, Md. and Del., Damson, per quart.... 5@ 0 
Md. and Del., Wild Goose, per quart. 4® 6 
Fla., Japanese, per carrier.1 00@2 00 
Pears, LeCorte, Southern, per bbl.1 60@3 00 
Nearby, Manning's Elizabeth, per bbl...2 25®2 60 
Nearby, B*»U, per bbl.1 76@2 25 
Nearby cooking, per bbl.1 50@1 75 
Raspberries, Red, Up-River, per )4 cup. 2® 5 
Red, Jersey, per pint. 2® 4 
Watermelons, choice, large, per 100 .16 00@20 00 
Small to medium, per 100 . 8 00@15 00 
Per car-load.100 00@200 00 
GRASS SEED. 
Clover, per 100 lb. 6 75® 8 25 
Timothy. 3 60® 4 00 
GRAIN. 
Wheat.61 @78 
Rye.32)4@40 
Barley.27)4@32 
Buckwheat, silver. — @— 
Buckwheat, Japan.— @— 
Corn.32 @37 
Oats.20)4@27 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1 Timothy. 87@ 92 
No. 2. 80@ 85 
No. 3. 60® 70 
Clover, mixed. 66® 70 
Clover. 55® 60 
Salt. 45® 50 
Straw, No. 1, long rye, old. 95@1 00 
New. 75® 90 
Short rye. 65@ 70 
Oat. 40@ 50 
Wheat. 35@ 45 
HONEY 
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)4 
Extracted, per lb. 6)4® 6)4 
Southern, in bulk, per gallon.46 @55 
HUPS. 
N. Y. State, crop of 1895, choice. 
Medium to prime. 
Crop of 1894, fancy. 
Prime. 
Medium. 
Common. 
Old olds. 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1895, choice. 
Prime... 
Medium. 
Crop of 1894, common. 
German. 
MEATS—DRE88ED. 
Veals, oountry dressed, prime, per lb.... 
Fair to good, per lb. 
Com. to med., per lb. 
Small, per lb. 
Buttermilks. . 
Pork, country dressed, light, per lb. 
Medium, per lb. 
NUTS. 
Peanuts, Va., h. p., fancy, per lb. 
H. p., extra, per lb. 
Shelled, No. 1, per lb. 
No. 2, per lb. 
Spanish, shelled, No. 1, per lb. 
No. 2, per lb. 
Pecans, ungraded, per lb. 
POTATOES. 
Southern Rose, fair to prime, per bbl.... 
Seconds, per bbl. 
Culls, per bbl. 
Long Island, In bulk, per bbl. 
Sweets, yellow, per bbl. 
Sweets, red. per bbl. 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Spring chickens, per lb. 
Fowls, looai, per lb. 
Western, per lb. 
Southwestern, per lb. 
Southern, per lb. 
Chickens, yearlings, per lb. 
7 @ 7)4 
5 @ 6 
4 @— 
3)4®— 
3 ®— 
. 2 @ 2)4 
. 1)4® 2)4 
6 @ 6)4 
. 5 )4@— 
. 4)6®— 
. 2 @ 2)4 
.14 @20 
8 @ 8)4 
7 @ 7)4 
6 @ 6)4 
4 @ 6 
4)4@ 5)4 
6 @ 6)6 
5 @ 5)4 
4-M® — 
39f@ — 
6 @ 5)4 
394® 4 
6 @ 6 )4 
4)4® — 
3)4® 4 
.1 00@1 12 
.. 60® 75 
.. 30® 40 
.1 00@1 12 
.2 00@3 50 
.1 00@1 75 
9)4@ 12 
10 @ 10)4 
10 @ 10)4 
10 @ 10)4 
10 @ 10)4 
10 @ 10)4 
521 
Roosters, old, per lb. 6 @ 6)4 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 8 @ 9 
Ducks, local, per pair. 76 @ 85 
Western, per pair. 65 @ 80 
Southern, per pair. 50 @ 66 
Geese, local, per pair.1 GO @1 37 
Western, per pair. 90 @125 
Southern, per pair. 75 @1 00 
Pigeons, old, per pair. 20 @ 26 
Young, per pair. 16 @ 20 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, average, hens, per lb. 10 @ — 
Average toms, per lb. 9 @ 10 
Chickens, Phil., selected, per lb. 17 @ 18 
Phlla., ordinary, per lb. 14 @ 16 
L. I., scalded, per lb. 14 @ 16 
Pennsylvania, per lb. 14 ® 16 
Western, dry-picked, per lb. 13 @ 14 
Western, scalded, per lb. 12 @ 2)4 
Western, small, per lb. 11 @ 11)4 
Fowls, Western, dry-picked, choice. 11)4@ — 
Dry-picked, fair to good, per lb. 11 @ — 
Scalded, choice, ner bbl. 11 @ — 
Old cocks, per lb. 5)4@ 6 
Spring ducks, Eastern, per lb. 13 @ 13)4 
Spring ducks, L. I., per lb. 13 @ 13)4 
Spring geese, Eastern, per lb. 17 @ 18 
Squabs, tame, white, per doz.2 00 @ — 
Mixed lots, per doz.1 60 @1 75 
Dark and poor, per doz.1 25 @ — 
VEGETABLES. 
Beets, per 100 bunches.1 00® — 
Cabbage, L. I., per 100.2 C0@3 00 
Carrots, per 100 bunches. 75@1 00 
Cauliflower, L. I. and Jersey, per bbl.1 50@2 50 
Celery, fancy, large, per doz. 60@ — 
Average, prime, per doz. 25® 40 
Small, per doz. 10® 20 
Cucumbers, Baltimore, per basket. 50® — 
Jersey, per basket. 75® — 
Long island, per 100 . 75® — 
Egg plant, Jersey, per crate. 90@1 00 
Jersey, per bbl.3 60@4 00 
Green corn, Hackensack, per 100 .1 00® — 
South Jersey, per 100. 40® 60 
Green peas. Western N. Y., per bag. 75@1 00 
Long Island, per bag. 60@ — 
Lettuce, per bbl. 50@ — 
Onions, Egyptian, per bag. 50@ 90 
New Orleans, per bbl.1 75@ — 
New Orleans, per bag. ... 70® 75 
Southern potato, per basket. 50® 65 
Orange County, red, per bbl. 76@1 26 
Connecticut, per bbl.1 26@1 60 
Peppers, S. Jersey, per crate. 60® 75 
Spinach, per bbl. 40@ 65 
Squash, L. I., yellow, per bbl. 40@ 50 
Long Island, white, per bbl. 40® 60 
String beans, Jersey, per basket. —@ — 
Long Island, per bag. 25@ 50 
Tomatoes, Monmouth Co., per crate. 60@1 GO 
Norfolk, per carrier. 30® 65 
South Jersey, per crate. 30@ 40 
Turnips, new, white, per 100 bunches.1 00@2 00 
Russia, per bbl. 65® 70 
MILK AND CREAM. 
The total daily supply has been 23,656 cans of milk, 
231 cans of condensed milk and 974 cans of cream. 
The average price paid for the surplus on the plat¬ 
forms has been $1.10 a can of 40 quarts. 
Time 
and experience have already 
proved the necessity of fer¬ 
tilizers. Low prices and sharp 
competition demand their in¬ 
telligent application. 
Successful farmers will tell 
you that they use fertilizers 
containing a high percentage 
of 
Potash 
and that they secure the largest 
yields and most money for 
their products by doing so. 
We have collected in our pamphlets the 
results of long and carefully conducted ex¬ 
periments by leading authorities, which we 
send free to all farmers who apply for them. 
GERMAN KALI WORKS, 
S 3 Nassau St., New York. 
|tti,a'crnanctiu,tsi §Wrevttsinfl, 
In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
The Rural New-Yorker. 
Collections of different Columbia adver¬ 
tisements were submitted in competition 
fortheColumbia Bicyclerecentlyofferedas 
a prize, 'the winning collection was sent 
by II. F.Wendall, Leipsic, Ohio, and con¬ 
tained 2,089 different advertisements of 
STANDARD OF THE WORLD 
This contest has demonstrated in a re¬ 
markable manner the secure popularity 
of Columbia bicycles and the wide-spread 
desire to secure one. If Columbias could 
be sold for less, the use of Columbias 
would be universal. But Columbia qual¬ 
ity can only be maintained at its un¬ 
varying standard ^ 
by asking one * ■ TO ALL 
unvarying price Iww ALIKE. 
Hartford Bicycles are The Columbia Art 
the sort for which $100 Catalogue by mail for 
is usuallv asliprt two2-cent stamps, or 
is usually asked IS f ree ,f you ca n on 
$70, $65, $50, $45. the Columbia agent. 
POPE MFG. CO., Hartford, Conn. 
Branch Houses and Agencies almost everywhere. 
USE 
TAYLOR’S 
FUMA 
CARBON* 
Bisulphide. 
_srs.Gopii 
and Hats, Insects In Grain, Seeds, etc. Shipped 
in 50-pound cans by the manufacturer. 
EDWARD K. TAYLOR, Cleveland,Ohio. 
PLANT 
PLANT 
PLANT 
PLANT 
Currants, the most valuable of all 
small fruits. 
PRESIDENT WILDER, the best 
Red Currant. 
WHITE IMPERIAL, the best 
White Currant. 
IN THE FALL, WHICH IS THE 
BEST SEASON. 
WRITE to the subscriber for prices and 
description of plants. 
S. D. WILLARD, GENEVA, N. Y. 
GARNER & CO., 
Produce Commission Merchants, 
51 LITTLE 12th ST., NEW YORK. 
More room and a better location enable us to handle 
to better advantage, CHOICE CREAMERY BUTTER. 
CHOICE CHEESE, FANCY LEGHORN EGGS, 
Shipping Cards and Stencils on application. 
Reference: Gansevoort Bank. 
Established 1876. 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & CO., 
Commission Merchants and Dealers In all kinds of 
COUNTRY PRODUCE. Butter. Eggs, Cheese, 
Poultry. Foreign and Domestic Fruits. Consignments 
solicited. 34 & 3G Little 12th St., New York. 
SOMERS, BROTHER & CO. 
PITTSBURGH, PA. 
Fruits and Produce 
Receive and sell. In ear load lots and smaller 
quantities, all Produces of the Orchard. Garden. 
Dairy, Hennery and Farnu = 
8end for our little book. Suggestions to Shippers,” Market 
Beports, Special References, Stencils, eto., all free. 
Inquiries and Correspondence Invited, 
