1896 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
537 
season are a success, but are a dismal failure in 
a wet one like this. Several growers have mostly 
such varieties as the Bubacb, Cumberland and 
BederWood, which greatly disappointed their ex¬ 
pectations this year. With me, the Crescent is as 
firm a variety, as well as a profitable one, as any 
I ever have found, aside from the old Wilson, 
which, in these days of large berries, does not 
stand a ghost of a chance. If the Crescent is 
allowed to mat too closely, it will act similarly. 
Productiveness of Varieties.— A variety which 
is very productive on one soil, may be very dis¬ 
appointing on another. A neighbor has the 
Jessie, which he claims is ahead of anything else 
he ever tried. Another grower has the Warfield 
No. 2, which he prefers, while another has the 
Lady Thompson. These I have tried and dis¬ 
carded, as they are utter failures with me. W r hat 
we want is a variety that can be depended upon 
each year. 
Cost of a Quart of Berries.— There is such a 
wide difference in the cost, even in the same 
locality, that it is difficult to get a true estimate. 
Here, where we use but little commercial fertil¬ 
izer, but depend upon stable manure and clover, 
the cost of producing may be less than in the 
Eastern States, where dependence is placed more 
upon the commercial manure. The cost to me, 
this year, of growing a quart was 4.95 cents, 
though another year, I expect to lower that, as 
the plot from which I made the estimate, fruited 
for the first this year. Another year, I will not 
have the expense of plants and setting them added 
to the account. One grower estimated that it 
cost him 40 cents per crate to harvest and market 
them, and as he marketed only 800 bushels from 
15 acres, it did not leave him a very large profit, 
as he contracted them at $1.40 per bushel. 
Kalamazoo County, Mich. b. a. w. 
CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE. 
Albany County, Wyoming.— The crops that we 
raise in Wyoming—especially grass—are looking 
very fine. We have had abundance of rain. Cat¬ 
tle are looking well and commanding good prices. 
II. A. w. 
Middlesex County, N. J.—Potatoes bid fair ; 
the early varieties are fit to dig. We shall dig a 
part of the Hebrons next week. Later varieties 
are better, and will be a good crop, though not so 
good as last year. Blight, to some extent has 
struck the vines, and of course, they will soon 
cease growing. Corn bids fair to become an un¬ 
usual crop in yield, and is secure beyond any 
question. Our experiment in a gradual change 
from the usual rotation to a dairy business is 
working admirably, and while milk is cheap, it 
appears to us likely to jirove a profitable venture. 
We have so much faith in it that we shall in¬ 
crease our herd as fast as we can, and thus 
through our cows work up the products of the 
farm, and have less bulk on which to pay the 
railroad unreasonable freights. d. c. lewis. 
Alfalfa, Crimson Clover and Winter Oats. 
—May 7, 1895, I sowed one-fourth acre of rather 
low clay loam land to Alfalfa. Two tile drains 
crossed the plot. No other seed was sown with 
it. A very heavy rain drove me from the field 
just as I was through harrowing it in. It came 
up nicely and made a growth of six or eight 
nches by the middle of the summer, when it 
began to turn brown ; I then clipped it with the 
mower, and it quickly sprang up again. Owing 
to the shortage of pasture from dry weather, I 
pastured it very closely in the fall, contrary to 
all directions. Much to our surprise, this spring, 
it made an early and vigorous start. Every plant 
seemed to be alive, while the Medium clover, 
under more favorable conditions, was badly 
killed out. By June 1, this year, it was 18 inches 
high, and ready to cut. It did not give a large 
yield of hay, but better than Red clover this year. 
On June 30, it was more than a foot high again. 
I have sowed two more experimental plots on 
different parts of the farm this year. 
Last August, I cultivated 10 spaces between 
corn rows, and sowed Crimson clover, sowing 
one-half before and the other after the cultivator, 
it being a very light one with fine spring teeth. It 
made a nice start last fall, wherever there was 
moisture enough to sprout it. This spring, on re¬ 
breaking the ground for corn, in May, we found 
enough just out in bloom to make my wife a 
bouquet. About September 25,1 sowed 1 Y a bushel 
of winter oats on well-drained and well-prepared 
corn stubble. The grouucj continued so dry that 
they made very little growth in the fall, save a 
small patch where we top-dressed with fine ma¬ 
nure. Not a single plant was alive this spring. 
But then, had wheat been on trial in our section, 
last winter, it certainly would have been pro¬ 
nounced a failure. h. f. miller. 
Ohio. 
Supplying the Home Market. —Winter hung on 
so late that we had no time for spring here this 
year ; summer jumped in where winter left off. 
No spring frosts, hence we have a big crop of 
most kinds of fruit. It was too dry in May for 
grass, so the hay crop is light, but oats are the 
best I ever saw, and potatoes are good. Potatoes, 
cabbage and strawberries are my money crops. 
People here will pay 10 cents a quart for water in 
strawberries and not growl. Anything new you 
can give about strawberries, is welcomed by me. 
When speaking of varieties, it would be a benefit 
to me if you would tell us which varieties are 
adapted to hill culture. 1 planted my strawber¬ 
ries this year where I can get water to them next 
year if necessary. We are all beginners in straw¬ 
berry culture here, but expect soon to be able to 
supply the local market in season. On trial, I 
have Brandywine, Greenville, Timbrell, Lovett, 
Saunders and Gandy ; have fruited Cumberland, 
Haverland and.Bubach. 
The following clipping is from a local paper 
and shows what we are doing : “ Heretofore, 
Phillipsburg has been almost entirely dependent 
upon foreign producers for the large supplies 
necessary to meet the demands for fruit and vege¬ 
tables, and we have always had well supplied 
markets. But within the past few years, local 
market gardeners have forged to the front and 
competed most successfully with eastern garden¬ 
ers. Of course, the very early demand for fruits 
and vegetables ahead of the season must still be 
supplied from the East, but during the summer 
months, great quantities of local products are 
raised and marketed in superior condition to 
those brought from a distance. The local straw¬ 
berry crop this year, as we learn from several of 
the growers, has been fine. Messrs. Miller, Hess, 
Shontz and Frank Waring have marketed a total 
of not less than 10,000 quarts. We have no re¬ 
ports from smaller growers, but we consider this 
a pretty fair showing for the top of the Alleghany 
Mountains.” F. W. 
Center County, Pa. 
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MARKETS" 
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BEANS AND PEAS. 
Beans, Marrow, 1895, choice.1 12@1 15 
Medium, 1895. choice.1 00® — 
Pea. 1895, choice .1 00® — 
Medium or pea, common to good. 8 . @ 95 
White Kidney. 1895, choice.1 20 @l 25 
Red Kidney. 1895. choice .1 (17(91 10 
Hed Kidney, common to good. 90® l 10 
Black Turtle soup, i.595.1 30@1 40 
Yellow Eye (896, choice.1 20@ — 
Lima, Cal., 1895 (60 lbs).1 65@1 70 
Green peas, bol., per bushel. 72® — 
Bags, per bushel. 67@ — 
Scotch, bags. 70@ 72 
BUTTKB—NEW. 
Creamery, Western, extras .15 @— 
Western, firsts.1394914 
Western, seconds..1294 913 
Western, thirds.11 @12 
State, fancy.15 @— 
Common to prime.H @14 
State dairy, naif-firkin tubs, fancy.14 @1494 
Firsts.13 @1394 
Seconds.11 @12 
Welsh tubs, fancy.14 @— 
Welsh tubs, firsts.13 @1394 
Welsh tubs, seconds. 11 @— 
Tubs, thirds.10 @1014 
Western Imitation oreamery, firsts.12 @— 
Seconds. 10 @11 
Western dairy, firsts.11 @12 
Seconds.9 @10 
Thirds. 8 @ 9 
Factory, fancy. 10 @1094 
Factory, firsts. 9>4@1Q 
Factory, seconds. 9 @— 
Factory, thirds. 8 @ 8*4 
Old butter. 7 @10 
CHEESE—NEW. 
State full cream, large, colored, fancy.fi7 
Colored, good to choice. 6?4@ 6 % 
Fair to good. 694® 694 
Faocy white. 67-6® 7 
White, choice. 6 -> 6 @ 094 
Small, colored, fancy. 7 @— 
Small, white, fancy. 694@ 7 
Small, good to choice . 6 M@ Ohs 
Small, common to fair. 5h>® 0 
Light skims, choice. 5 @— 
Part skims, good to prime . 4 @494 
Part snims, common to fair. 2 @3 
Full skims. 1 @ 114 
EGGS. 
Near-by, new laid, fancy, per doz. 10 @ 17 
State, fresh gathered, average receipts . 13 @ 14 
Penna.. country marks, average best_ 13 @ 14 
N.Ohio Inc., 111. and Micb., prime . 1294@ 13 
Other Western, prlm». 1294@ 13 
Western, fair to good. li @ 12 
Western & South’n, poor to fair, percase.2 25 @3 00 
Western culls, per case.1 00 @1 80 
FKCITS—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, 1895, fancy, per lb.0 @694 
Choice, 1896. per lb. 594@ 514 
Prime, 1895. per lb. 494® 5 
Common to good, per lb. 3 @ 494 
N. C., sundried, 1895, sliced, fancy. 394 @— 
Southern, sundried, common to choice ..2 @3 
State, sundried. quarters, bbls. 294® 314 
Western, sundried, quarters, bbls.29£@ 314 
South-West’n, sundried, quarters, bbls. 294® 314 
Southern, sundried. quarters, bbls. 2 @ 294 
Southern, sundried, coarse cut bags. 2 @294 
Chopped, 1895. per lb. 2 @— 
Cores and skins. 1894. per lb. 2 @3 
Peaches, Sundried, 1895, peeled, per lb.3 @0 
Cherries. 1895. per lo .9 @10 
Chenies, 1890, per lb.10 @1094 
Blackberries, 1895. per lb. 594 @ 0 
Raspberries, evaporated. 1895, per lb.15 @— 
1896. per lb... .14 @— 
Huckleberries, 1895. per lb. 7 @794 
1396, per lb . 8 @— 
Plums. Southern Damson. 1895. per lb.4 @— 
FHD1TB—GREEN 
Apples. Md. and Del., per crate. 40® 00 
Oldenburg, per bbl.1 50@1 75 
Nearby, Nyack Piopin, per bbl.1 25@1 tO 
Nearby, other k'ds, h'd-pick’d, per bbl...l 0C@1 50 
Nearby, windfall, "er b .1. 60@1 00 
Blackberries, fine and large per quart. 6 ® 8 
Soft and poor, per quart. 3 @ 5 
Currents, per quart. 2@ 4 
Per lb . .... 2® 4 
Grates. Southern Niagara, per carrier. 60@1 25 
Southern Moore's, per carrier. 75@1 00 
Southern Delaware, per carrier.1 00@1 50 
Southern, common, per carrier. 60® 75 
Huckleberries Md and Del., per quart. 4@ 5 
Jersey, oer quart. 5@ 6 
Mountain. Penn, and State, per quart... 6 ® 7 
Muskmelons. Va , Jenny Lind, per bbl. 60@1 CO 
Virginia, other kinds, per bbl. 50@ 75 
Baltimore, per basket. . 40® 75 
Md. and Del., per carrier. 60@1 25 
South J-rsey, per bushel-crate. 25® 50 
Anne Arundel per bbl.1 60@2 uO 
Peaches. Md. and Del., per basket. 25@ 75 
Md. and Del . oer crate. 40@ 80 
Plums, Md. and Del.. Damson, per quart.... 5@ 6 
Md. and Del. Wild Goo«e, per quart. 4® 6 
Fla., Japanese, per carrier.1 00@2 00 
Pears, LeCo te, -outhern, per bbl.1 50@3 00 
Keiffe*, Southern, per bbl.2 25@2 75 
Bartlett, p rb 1.,2 00@3 50 
Clapo’s Favo ite, per bbl..2 75@3 00 
Clapp's Favorite, per keg .I S0@ — 
Nearby, Catherine, per bbl.2 2ii@2 75 
Nearby, B«>11, perbb..2 00@2 50 
Nearby Scoote' - , per bbl.2 C0@2 25 
Nearby cooking, per bbl.1 50@1 75 
Gur Readers who are In want ot a Thresher. 
Horse-power, Engine, Dog power. Ensilage-cutter, Saw 
machine, Feed mill, Fanning-mill or Land-roller, will, 
we believe, be sure to ge t the best, and at the 
lowest price consistent with quality and value of 
goods, if they deal with the old and reliable manufacturer, 
SIN lUD h arper, Cobleskill, New York* who sends free 
his beautifully illustrated and plainly and clearly descrip¬ 
tive catalogues to all applicants mentioning this paper. 
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 
GRAIN. 
Wheat.61 @78 
Rye.5294® 39 
Barley.27 @32 
Buckwheat, silver.— @— 
Buckwheat, Japan. .— @— 
Corn.31 @36 
Oats..2094® 30 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1 Timothy, per 100 lbs. 8794@9294 
No. 2. 80@ 85 
No. 3. (J0@ 70 
Clover, mixed. 6 ® 75 
Clover. 50® 60 
Salt. 45® 50 
Straw, No. 1, long rye, old. 95@l 00 
No. 2. 8 ;@ 90 
New. 76 ® do 
Short rye. 6 o@ 70 
Tangled rye . 60® 60 
Oat. 35@ 45 
Wheat. 35® 40 
HONEY. 
State, white clover, comb, per lb.— ®— 
Buckwheat, comb, per lb. 7 @ 8 
White ctover. extracted, per lb. 5 @6 
Buckwheat, extracted, per lb. 4 @ — 
California, comb, fair to prime, per lb.10 @1294 
Extracted, oer lb. 594@ 694 
Southern, in bulk, per gallon.45 @55 
HUPS. 
N. Y. State, crop of 1895. choice.7 @794 
Medium to prime. 5 @6 
Crop of 1894, fancy. 4 @— 
Prime. 394®— 
Medium. 3 @— 
Common. 2 @ 294 
Old olds. 194@ 294 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1895, choice. 6 @694 
Prime. 594@— 
Medium. 4!*@— 
Crop of 1894. common. 2 @ 294 
German.'..14 @20 
MEATS—DRB 88 ED. 
Veals, country dressed, prime, per lb.... 894 ® 9 
Fair to good, per lb. 7 @ 8 
Com. to med., per lb. 6 @ 694 
8 mall, per lb. 4 @ 6 
Buttermilks. . 5 @ 6 
Grassers. 4 @ 5 
Pork, country dressed, light, per lb. 6 @ 694 
Medium, per ib. 494@ 594 
NUTS. 
Spring ducks, Eastern, per lb. 13 @ 14 
Spring ducks. T- I., per lb . 13 @ 14 
Spring ducks. Western, per lb. 7 @ 10 
Old ducks. Western, per lb. 6 @ 8 
Spring geese. Eastern, per lb. 17 @ — 
Squabs, tame, white, per doz.2 00 <9 — 
Mixed lots, per doz.1 60 @1 75 
Dark and poor, per doz. .125 ® — 
VEGETABLES. 
Beets, per ion bunches. 75@1 00 
Cabbage, L. I., per 100...2 00@2 50 
Carrots, per 10c bunches. 75@1 00 
Cauliflower. L. I. »no Jersey, per bbl. 1 50@2 50 
Celery, fancy, large, per doz. 50 ® 60 
Average, prime, per doz. 25® 40 
Small, per doz. io@ 20 
Cucumbers. Baltimore, per basket. 50@ — 
Je sey, per basket. 50@ 60 
Long Island, per 100 . 50® 75 
Egg olant. Jersey ,er crate.1 00® — 
Jersey, per obi. . 1 fo@l 75 
Green Corn. Hackensack, per 100 . 1 00® — 
Other Jersey, per 100. 5u@ 75 
GreeD peas. Western N. Y., per bag. 50® 65 
Long Island, per bag. 50@ — 
Lettuce, oer bbl... 4 jj@ 50 
Onions. Southern potato, per basket. 50® 75 
Southe n, potato, per bbl. 1 25@1 50 
O.auge Countv. red, per bbl.1 25@1 £0 
Conne tient. red, per bbl .1 50@1 75 
Connecticut, white, per bbl. 2 00® — 
State, Multipliers, ter bbl . 1 25@1 37 
Long Island yel ow, per bbl.150® — 
Long Island, Red. per bbl. 1 25@1 60 
Peppers, S. Jersey, per crate. 30@ 3 b 
Spinach per bbJ . —@ 
Squash. L. I . yellow, per bbl. 40 ® 60 
Long Island, white, per bbl. 40® £0 
String beans Jersey, per basket. —@ _ 
LoDg Island, per rag. 25® 40 
Tomatoes. Monm’thCo .J'y. faney.per crate.1 5u@l 75 
Monmouth Co.. Jersey Grant, per crate. 75@1 (0 
South Jersey, per crate. 6 U@ 75 
Baltimore. Acme, per bask»t . 50® 60 
Philadelphia, common, per basket . 40® 50 
Turnips new, wnlte, per 100 bunches. 1 00@2 00 
Russia, per bbl. 66 ® 75 
WOOL. 
XX and above, Ohio.18 @19 
X, Ohio.is @18 
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 @1394 
Territory. 7 @14 
Peanuts, Va., h. p„ fancy, per lb. 4 @ 494 
H. p., extra, per lb. 3 @ 394 
Shelled, No. 1, per lb. 494® — 
No. 2, per lb. — @ _ 
Spanish, shelled, No. 1, per lb. 6 @ 694 
No. 2, per lb. — @ _ 
Pecans, ungraded, per lb. 4 @ 494 
POTATOES. 
Southern Rose, fair to prime, per bbl. 75@l 00 
Seconds, pe' bbl. go® 75 
Culls, per bbl. 30 ® 40 
Long Island. In bulk, per bbl.1 00 91 25 
Sweets, yellow, per bbl. 2 00@2 50 
Swetts, red. per bbl. 1 Q0@1 50 
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 ID. 
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. 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, average, hens, per lb. 
Average toms, per lb. 
Chickens, Phil., selected, per lb. 
Phila., ordinary, per lb.. 
L. I.. scalded, per lb. 
Pennsylvania, per lb. 
Westcn, dry-picked, per lb. 
Western, scalded, per lb. 
Western, small, per lb. 
Fowls. Western, ary-picked, choice_ 
Dry-picked, fair to good, per lb..,. 
Scalded choice, ner bbl. 
Old cocks, per lb. 
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MILK AND CREAM. 
The total daily supply has been 21,977 cans of milk, 
187 cans of condensed milk and 6*6 cans of cream. 
The average price paid for the surplus on the plat¬ 
forms has been 81.10 a can of 40 quarts. 
^UtfccUanrous SVtlrmisinn. 
IN writing to advertisers, please always mention 
The Rural New-Yorker. 
USE 
TAYLOR’S 
FUMA 
CARBON- 
Bisulphide. 
For kllllngWoodchncks, Prairie Dogs,Gophers 
and Hats. Insects in Grain Seeds, etc. Shipped 
In 50-pound cans by the manufacturer. 
EDWARI) R. TAYLOR Cleveland.Ohio. 
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 BUTThir. 
CHOICE CbEF.SK, FANCY LEGHORN EGGS, 
Shipping Cards and Stencils on application. 
Reference: Gansevoort Bank. 
SOMERS, BROTHER & CO. 
PITTSBURGH, I* A. 
Fruits and Produce 
Receive and sell, in ear load lots and smaller 
quantities, all Products of the Orchard. Garden. 
Dairy, Hennery and Farm! 
Send for our little book, "Suggestions to Shippers," Market 
Reports, Special References, Stencils, eto.. all free 
Inquiries and Corresoondenqe invited. 
THE FA MODS 
QUINNIPIAC FERTILIZERS 
Are universally used with wonderful results. They are great wheat 
producers. Before ordering your fertilizers for fall use, inquire for 
the Quinnipiac. If not sold in your town, write us direct. 
BRANCH OFFICES: 
Rochfstes, N. Y. 
Pittsburgh, Pa. 
THE QUINNIPIAC COMPANY, 
27 William Street, New York City 
SAVE YOURSELF from Suffering 
HAY-FEVER 
WITH 
or ASTHMA. 
Dr. Hayes’ Constitutional Treatment will relieve the itching, stop 
the sneezing, abate the cough, control the Asthma, and give great com¬ 
fort the present season, curing to stay cured , by removing the cause. 
Write for particulars. DR HAYES, Buffalo. N. Y. 
The Old Soluble Pacific Guano. 
The farmers’ friend and producer of large crops. Every farmer 
should use it this fall if he wishes a large crop. If your 
storekeeper does not keep it you can write us direct. We 
want agents—probably we can make you one. 
^PITTSBURGH, PA. PACIFIC GUANO COMPANY, 
ROCHESTER. N. Y. . , ^ * 
Cleveland, OHIO, j 43 Exchange Place,^New York City, 
