1896 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
6i7 
HAY, POTATOES AND FRUITS. 
THE FROSPECTS IX DIFFERENT LOCALITIES. 
The hay crop is short; some fields did not yield 
500 pounds per acre. Straw is a full crop, while 
corn fodder is not more than one-half of a full 
crop. The amount of fodder, taking hay, straw 
and corn, will not more than feed the stock dur¬ 
ing the coming winter. The demand for silos is 
small; I do not know of any new ones being 
built. Farmers will, generally, keep most of their 
stock, as this is a good dairy section and, 
although butter and milk sell at very low prices, 
they are holding on with the hope of better prices 
another year. r. r. 
Steuben County, N. Y. 
The hay crop in this section was about the 
same as last year—about one-half crop. There 
is a large acreage of corn, and it will be a good 
crop. A large acreage of oats was sown, but the 
army worms destroyed about one-half the crop. 
Potatoes will be a light crop; not so many were 
planted as last year. There are eight silos in 
this neighborhood, and six new ones are being 
built. This is one of the most fertile valleys in 
the State. Apples are a heavy crop. Early 
buckwheat is good. There will not be much stock 
for sale, for many were sold last year. 
Delaware County, N. Y. w. r. 
Farmers are very short of hay in this section ; 
they feed the oat and rye straw and corn stalks, 
so this gives them quite a little fodder. Farmers 
in this section seem too poor to be able to build 
silos; they have got into the dairy business, and 
in selling the milk to the creameries, seem to be 
getting worse off every year. They will try to 
sell off some of their stock. New milch cows are 
worth about $30, and cows coming in in the spring 
about $20. w. G. TAYLOR. 
Sullivan County, N. Y. 
The hay crop was light; some cut more than 
last year, and some less. On the whole, I think 
that there is as much as last year. There is a 
very large acreage of fodder corn, and it is look¬ 
ing tine. I hear of some that will build silos. 
Farmers will, I think, try to winter most of their 
stock. There is more feed in this section than 
last year. j. r. 
Delaware County, N. Y. 
The hay crop was very light, but there is a 
greater amount of sowed corn than usual, which 
will take its place, and furnish plenty of food for 
the cattle next winter. It will not be necessary 
for farmers to sell oif any of their stock, and I 
know of none who intends to do so. The rye crop 
was fair, oats very good, and there is a fine 
prospect for corn, provided we have rain. It is 
very dry here at present (August 22), and has 
been for several weeks. There is only one silo 
in the neighborhood; that has been built this 
summer. h. b. 
Dutchess County, N. Y. 
Our hay crop is fully two-thirds short, but a 
great quantity of millet, Hungarian grass and 
fodder corn has been planted. If this hot and 
dry weather continue, it will make pinching 
times, for there was not much old hay in these 
parts. I had over JO tons left after wintering a 
dairy of 50 cows, and 5 horses. It helps me all 
right. I don’t think that there will be any silos 
built here. Stock will be reduced. Feed is not 
high, but to buy hay and feed would not pay. 
Orange County, N. Y. e. s. 
The hay crop throughout the adjoining coun¬ 
try, is very light; but, judging from observation 
in passing through, I would think that the farm¬ 
ers had, in a great measure, provided for the 
shortage by sowing a great deal of corn. Nearly 
every farm passed had one or more fields of 
corn. I have no knowledge of any farmer build¬ 
ing a silo, or thinking of one, throughout this 
locality; they are still feeding their corn stalks 
by carrying a shock out in the barnyard, let¬ 
ting the cattle pick out what tney want to eat, 
and trample the rest into the manure pile. 
Ulster County, N. Y. e. g. b. 
I have heard of no new silos being built; there 
are a number here and all speak well of them. 
The hay crop is short, not so good as last year, 
but farmers have planted fodder corn, millet, 
etc., to help through the winter. I do not know 
of any one who intends to sell off stock. Corn, 
oats, wheat and rye are all good crops. Potatoes 
are plenty, but not so good as last year; they are 
troubled with blight and there are a great many 
small ones. o. c. 
Sullivan County, N. Y. 
The early potato crop in this county is the 
heaviest for several years, but late ones do not 
promise so well. Last year’s crop was almost a 
failure on account of drought. 1 think that most 
of the early crop is being held for better prices. 
Two car-loads have been shipped from this sta¬ 
tion during the present month, having been 
hauled to the cars direct from the field to save 
handling as much as possible. e. m. w. 
Jefferson County, Ind. 
The potato crop will not be over two-thirds as 
large as last season, owing to the poor stand, due 
to their coming up badly, and they have noubeen 
as well tended as last season. On the whole, I do 
not think that there will be over two-thirds as 
many tubers in the hill as last season. If the 
farmers were in a condition so that they could 
hold the crop, most of them would do so; but a 
very large per cent of them will be compelled to 
sell this fall in order to meet their bills. Potatoes 
will, I think, be of excellent quality. 
Ontario County, N. Y. o. H. white. 
The potato crop is something of a puzzle. From 
the data at hand, however, I consider the crop in 
this county to be considerably less than the crop 
of 1895. The acreage-was slightly decreased, and 
conditions have not been as favorable, on the 
whole, as last year. Early varieties were a fair 
crop, but were not harvested before the extreme 
wet weather, and many were lost by rot. The 
same cause damaged the later crop to an even 
greater extent. Weeds, in some cases, got such 
a start that it was impossible to get them clean. 
I place the cvop at 75 percent of that of last year. 
Growers show a disposition to sell at once. They 
are worth, at this time, from 25 to 35 cents. 
Ashland County, O. J. M. p. 
The fruit crop this year will exceed anything 
ever known in this valley. Small fruits have 
been more than an average crop, plums a full 
crop, and apples are 10 per cent above anything 
we have ever known, and are of excellent quality. 
Gravensteius are especially fine. Crimson clover 
is a failure here; it seems to kill out from the 
freezing and thawing during March and April. 
Would northern-grown seed be likely to do any 
better? [We think so.— Eds.] a. s. b. 
Kings County, N. S. 
Personal inspection of quite a district in this 
section, reveals the fact that the apple crop is a 
total failure when brought into comparison with 
other years. Many of the commercial growers 
have told me that they would not be able to har¬ 
vest enough for their own use. It is true that 
this section of the State is not classed as among 
the apple-growing districts, still the aggregate 
of the production of the orchards in an apple 
year, would average up with other sections save 
those where apple growing is made a specialty. 
We had some extremely cold weather last winter, 
at least, cold enough for the thermometers in our 
village to show records of 35 to 40 degrees below 
zero. I notice in a recent article by John Gould 
that he mentions the prospects of a magnificent 
crop of apples on the Western Reserve. If Mr. 
Gould was speaking of the section between Erie, 
Pa. and Cleveland, O., I can confirm his state¬ 
ment, and venture the assertion that nothing 
like it was ever before seen. Four weeks ago, 
the trees were breaking down under their loads 
of fruit, which was Dot more than two-thirds 
grown, and it did not seem possible for the trees 
to carry the fruit through to full size and matur¬ 
ity. It is, certainly, an apple year in north¬ 
eastern Ohio. A. R. EASTMAN. 
Oneida County, N. Y. 
The strawberry crop of 1896 was a very poor 
one for fruit, but a good one for price. Owing to 
the dry summer and fall of 1895, and spring of 
1896, plants made a poor growth. One cannot get 
fine and large fruit and plenty of it without mois¬ 
ture, though I have no reason for complaint; I 
had a fair crop of berries that brought me very 
good prices. Many growers here had not more 
than one-fourth of a crop. I grew mostly large 
berries that brought me from two to ten cents per 
quart more than small kinds. Meeks's Early, the 
earliest of all, is a shy bearer. Hoffman was the 
best of the very early kinds this season. Michel’s 
Early was not so early as usual, and made a short 
crop. Dayton was good. Rio is another good, 
early kind. Eleanor had some fine berries that 
were firm and of good color. Tennessee Prolific 
is very productive and firm. Lady Thompson is 
too soft for long shipment. Brandywine is good, 
also Haverland, Sharpless and Greenville; the 
last named is a good cropper, berries large and 
soft. Gandy is the best very late. Of the older, 
well-tried kinds. I have found nothing better than 
Bubacla, except Hall’s Favorite; this was the best 
berry that I have fruited. j. m. h 
Marion, Md. 
BEANS AND PEAS. 
Beans, Marrow, 1895, choice.1 2C@ — 
Medium, 1895. choice.1 00@1 05 
Pea, 1895, choice .1 00® 1 05 
Medium or pea, common to good. 90@1 00 
White Kidney. 1896, choice.1 20@l 25 
Red Kidney, 1895. choice .1 10@1 15 
Red Kidney, common to good. 90@1 10 
Black Turtle soup. 1895.1 45@1 50 
Yellow Eye >895, choice.1 15@ — 
Lima. Cal., 1895 (00 lbs).1 55® 
Greer: peas, bol., per bushel. 70® 72 
Bags, per bushel. 65® 67 
Scotch, bags. 70® 72 
BUTTER—NEW. 
Creamery, Western, extras .16)4®— 
Western, firsts.14)4&16)4 
Western, seconds.12)4®13}4 
Western, thirds.11)4 @12 
State, fancy.16 "@16)4 
Common to prime.11)4®16)4 
State dairy, nait-tlrkln tubs, fancy.14 @15 
Firsts.13 @14 
Seconds.11 @12 
Welsh tubs, fancy.14 @14)4 
Welsh tubs, firsts.13 @13)4 
Welsh tubs, seconds.11 @— 
Tubs, thirds.10 @1014 
Western Imitation creamery, firsts.12 @12)4 
Seconds.10 @11 
Western dairy, firsts.11 @12 
Seconds.914 @10 
Thirds. 814 @ 9 
Factory, fancy.11 @ii)£ 
Factory, firsts.10 @10;* 
Factory, seconds. 9 @ 9J4 
Factory, thirds. 714@ 8>$ 
Old butter. 6 @9 
CHEESE—NEW. 
State full cream, large, colored, fancy. 8 @ 814 
Colored, good to choice. 714@ 79{ 
Fair to good.014® 714 
Fancy white. 8 @— 
White, choice. 79J@— 
Small, colored, fancy.814® 8 
Small, white, fancy. 794® 8 
Small, good to choice.7)4® 794 
Small, common to fair. 0 @ 7 
Light skims, choice. 614® 094 
Part skims, good to prime . 4 @5 
Part skims, common to fair. 2 @3 
Full skims. 1 @ 114 
EGGS. 
Near-by,new laid,fancy, selected,per doz " 17 @ 18 
State, fresh gathered, average best.□ 16 @ — 
Penn., country marks, average best.D10 @ — 
State and Penn., fair to good. 4414 ® 15 
Western, northerly sections, fancy. 15 ~@ — 
Western, fair to good. 14 @ 1414 
Western, fair to good, per case.2 70 @3 30 
Western dirties, per 30-doz case.1 80 @2 75 
Western checks, per 30-doz case.1 60 @2 00 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, 1895, fancy, per lb. 514 ®— 
Choice, 1895. per lb. . 494 @ 5 
Prime. 1895. per lb. 4 @ 414 
Common to good, per lb. 2 @31* 
N. C., sundried, 1895, sliced, fancy.— @— 
Southern, sundried, common to choice ..2 @3 
State, sundried. quarters, bbls. 2 ! 4 @ 314 
Western, sundried, quarters, bbls.214@ 314 
South-West’n, sundried. quarters, bbls. 214 ® 3 
Southern, sundried. quarters, bbls. 2 @ 214 
Southern, sundried, coarse cut bags. 2 @214 
Chopped, 1895. per lb.... @_ 
Cores and skins. 1894. per lb. — @ — 
Peaches, 8 undried, 1895, peeled, per lb. 3 @ o 
Cherries. 1895. per lo . 8 J 4 @ 9 
Cherries, 1896, per lb. 9 <® pu 
Blackberries, 1895. per lb. 4 @ 414 
Raspberries, evaporated. 1890, per lb.14 @1414 
Huckleberries, 1895. per lb. 6 * 4 ® 7 t« 
1896, per lb . 71j@ 8 
Plums Southern Damson. 1895. per lb.— @ — 
FRUITS—GREEN 
Apples. ?0-Ounce. perbbl.1 25®1 £0 
Alexander, per bbl .1 25@2 00 
Gravenstein, per bbl.1 25@1 75 
Fall Pippin, per bbl .1 (,n@l 37 
Holland Pippin, per bbl.1 00@1 25 
Oldenburg, per bbl.1 25@1 75 
King, perbbl .1 25@1 75 
Detroit Red per bbl.1 2S@1 75 
Nearby, open heads and common, ner bol 50@1 00 
Graces. Up-River. Concord, per k-lb carrier. 59® 70 
Up-lliver. Champion, per 25-lb carrier.. 30@ 40 
Up-River, Wyoming, per 25-lb carrier... 60® 75 
Up-Kiver, Moore's Early, per 2o-lb car'r. 60@ 70 
Up-River. Worden, per 25-lb carrier .... 0)@ 76 
Up-Hiver, Niagara, per 25-lb carrier_ 75@1 on 
Up-Hiver. Delaware, per 25-lb carrier... 75@1 12 
tVest'n N. Y.. Concord, per large basket. 15@ 10 
West’n N. Y.. Delaware, per small bkt.. 15® 10 
Hucklebe r rles. per quart. 4® g 
Peaches. Md. and Del., fancy, large, per bkt.l 0U@1 25 
Md. and Del , poor to fair, per crate. ... 30® 00 
Fair to fancy, per carrier.1 6032 50 
Common, per cirrier . 7a@l 25 
Jersey, per basket . 25® 75 
Muskmelons. Anne Arundel, per bbl. 75@1 09 
Jersey, Jenny L & Gem, per bbl .1 00 23 60 
Hackensack, per bbl.2 50@3 00 
Jersey. Hackensack seed, per bbl. 75@1 50 
Jersey, Christina, per bbl.. .1 00@2 50 
Plums, Green per 10-lb basket. 20® 40 
Ordinary Blue, per basket. 3J@ 60 
Pears, Bartlett, par bbl. 2 50@4 00 
Bartlett, per keg.1 &0@2 00 
Duchess, per bbl.2 26@2 75 
Anjou, per bbl.... .2 50@3 09 
Seckel, per bbl...3 00 34 50 
Seckel. per keg.1 50@2 00 
Flemish Beauty, per bbl .2 C0@2 25 
Flemish Beauty, per keg.1 C0@1 25 
Swan’s O r ange, perbbl. 2 25@2 75 
Nearby cookiDg. per bbl.1 75@2 25 
Watermelons, choice, large, per 100 .16 00@20 00 
Small to medium, per 100 . 5 00@15 00 
Per car-load.75 00@125 00 
GAME. 
Woodcock, average, per pair. 75® 1 00 
Partridges, fair to prime, per pair . 75@1 25 
Grouse choice, Der pair. 75®1 00 
English snipe, choice, per doz .,...! 75<a 2 CO 
Plover, golden, choice, per doz. l 75@2 no 
Grass, average, per doz. 1 00@1 50 
Keedbirds. per doz. 20 ® 25 
Blackbirds, per doz. 15 ® 20 
Rabbits, per pair. 25® 40 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1 new Timothy, per 100 lbs.75 @85 
No. 2.05 @70 
Prime, old.90 @— 
No. 1. 82 J 4 @ 8;)4 
No. 2. 75 ®80 
No. 3..05 @70 
Ship sing.00 @65 
Clover, mixed.65 @70 
Clover.55 @05 
Salt.45 @50 
8 traw, No. 1, long rye.75 @80 
No. 2. 05 @70 
8 hort rye.50 @00 
Tangled rye .45 @55 
Oat.30 @35 
Wheat. 30 @35 
HONEY. 
State, white clover, comb, fancy, per lb.12)4@13 
Buckwheat, comb, per lb. 8 @9 
White clover, extracted, per lb.5 @ 6)4 
Buckwheat, extracted, per lb.4 @— 
California, comb, fair to prime, per lb.— @— 
Extracted, per lb. 5)4® 6 
Southern, in bulk, per gallon.45 @50 
MEAT8—DRE88ED. 
Veals, oountry dressed, prime, per lb_ 10 @ 10)4 
Fair to good, per lb. 9 @ 9)4 
Com. to med., per lb. 7 @ 8)4 
8 mall, per lb. 4)4® 6 
Buttermilks. 5)4® 0)4 
Grassers. 4 ) 4 @ 514 
Pork, country dressed, light, per lb. 0 '@ 6)4 
Medium, per lb. 5 @ 6)4 
NUTS. 
Peanuts, Va., h. p., fancy, per lb. 4 @ 4)4 
H. p., extra, per lb. 3 @ 34 
Shelled, No. 1, per lb. 4)4@ 491 
No. 2, per lb. — @ — 
Spanish, shelled, No. 1, per lb. 0)4® 091 
No. 2, per lb. — @ — 
Pecans, ungraded, per lb. 4 @ 4)4 
POTATOES. 
Long Island, in bulk, per bbl. 75® 1 00 
Jersey, per sack. 90® 95 
Jersey, per bbl. 76@ 90 
Sweets, yellow, per bbl.1 25@1 60 
Jersey, yellow, per d. h. bbl.2 C0@ — 
Red. per bbl. 75@I 25 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Spring chickens, per lb. 9 @ 9)4 
Fowls, local, per lb .. 9 @ 9^ 
Western, per lb. 9 @ 9)4 
Southwestern, per lb. 9 @ — 
Southern, per lb. 9 @ — 
Roosters, old, per lb. 5)4® — 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 10 @ 11 
Ducks, local, per pair. 70 @ 90 
Western, per pair. 00 @ 75 
Southern, per pair. 40 @ 60 
Geese, local, per pair.1 26 @1 50 
Western, per pair.112 @137 
Southern, per pair. 75 @1 00 
Pigeons, old, per pair. 25 @ — 
Young, per pair. 15 @ 20 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, average, hens, per lb. 12 @ 13 
Average toms, per lb. 11 @ 12 
Chickens, Phil., selected, per lb. 15 @ 10 
Phila., ordinary, per lb. 11 @ 14 
L. I.. scalded, per lb. 10 @ 12 
Pennsylvania, per lb. 11 @ 14 
Western, ary-picked, per lb. 9 @ U 
Western, scalded, per lb. 9 @ 11 
Western, small, per lb. 9 @ 10 
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Fowls, Western, dry-picked, choice. 1014® 11 
Dry-picked, fair to gool. per lb . 9 @ 10 
Scalded, choice, ner ib. 10 @ 1C4 
Old cocks, per lb. 0 @ 6)4 
8pring ducks. Eastern, per lb. 12 @ 13 
Spring ducks. I,. I., per lb . 12)4@ 13)4 
Spring ducks. I’cnn. and Va., per lb. 9 @ 12 
Spring ducks. Western, per lb. 7 @ 10 
Old ducks. Western, per lb. 0 @ 8 
Spring geese. Eastern, per lb. 14 @ 10 
Squabs, tame, white, per doz.175 @ — 
Mixed lots, per doz.1 26 ®1 60 
Dark and poor, per doz.1 00 @1 25 
VEGETABLES. 
Beets, per 10O bunches. 75@ — 
Cabbage. L. I., per 100.2 00@3 50 
Carrots, per 10U bunches. 1 00® — 
Cauliflower, L. I. »no Jersey, per bbl.1 00(34 00 
Celery, fancy, large, per doz. 35@ 40 
Average, prime, per doz. 20® 25 
Small, per doz. «® 15 
Cucumbers. Long Island, perlOO. 60® 75 
Pickles. L. 1.. per 1.100 .1 &0@3 10 
Pickles. Jersey and State, per 1,000.1 25@2 25 
Egg plant. Jersey, per bbl... 6U@ 75 
Green corn, large, per 100. 10 
Small to medium, per 100. . 60® 75 
Lettuce, Boston, per doz. 25@ 60 
Lima b»ans. Hackensack potato, pe- bag...l 00@1 25 
Jersey fiat, per bag.. 76® — 
Onions. State yellow, per bbl.1 37@1 02 
Eastern white, per bbl.2 00@2 50 
Eastern red. ner bbl .1 60@2 00 
Eastern yellow, per bbl.1 £0@1 75 
Orar ge County white, per bag .1 25@2 00 
Orange County yedow. per bag. 75@1 50 
O.ange Countv. red, per bbl. 75@1 75 
Jersey and Long Island vellow, per bbl..l 25@1 (0 
Jersey and Long Island red. per bbl ....1 25® 1 75 
Jersey and Long Island white, per bbl...I 6032 50 
Western yellow, perbbl.1 37@1 50 
Pumpkins, per bbl. 50@ 00 
Red peppers, per bbl. . 75@1 25 
Green peppers. Jersey, perbbl. 50® 75 
8pinach. per bbl. —@ — 
Squash, marrow, per bbl . 00® 75 
Jersey white, per bbl.1 60® — 
String beans. Jersey, per basket. —@ — 
Long Island, per bag.2 00(S2 25 
Tomatoes, Jersey, fancy, per crate. 25@ 35 
Common, per crate. 10@ 20 
Turnipi,. Jersey and L. I. Russia, per bbl.... 75@ 85 
Canada, per bbl.t 00@ — 
MILK AND CREAM. 
The total daily supply has been 20,038 cans of milk 
157 cans of condensed milk and 550 cans of cream 
The average price paid for the surplus on the plat¬ 
forms has been 81.25 a can of 40 quarts. 
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