1896 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
633 
value of the plant, I am unable to speak at pres¬ 
ent, any further than that It produces a large 
crop of preen stuff, which cannot help but benefit 
the soil in this section, by adding humus. Regard¬ 
ing its manurial value, I cannot speak before 
next season. I expect to use some more of them 
next season. j. r. g. 
Bell Bend, Pa. 
I sowed some cow peas May 6, in a peach or¬ 
chard and vineyard, for turning under; but I got 
them so thin that they do not amount to much. 
Those in the vineyard, I plowed under about 
August 1, as they were so thin that I did not think 
it would pay to leave them. But those in the 
peach orchard are about 14 to 18 inches high 
(September 7), and have some pods from 9 to 12 
inches long. I have nothing to say, as yet, in re¬ 
gard to them. I have about 25 acres of Crimson 
clover sowed in vineyards and orchards, f. c. 
Crosby, N. Y. 
Strawberries and Raspberries.— Among about 
20 varieties, Timbrell and Van Deman have done 
the poorest with me this year; I consider them 
worthless. The Parker Earle has done the best 
in my experience of four years with it. The ber¬ 
ries look nice when first picked, but lose much of 
their gloss if they have to be kept until the next 
day before they are marketed. As they are very 
late, they are not good enough for a fancy table 
berry after the Jessie and Sharpless are gone; 
these varieties have taken the lead here this sea¬ 
son for table berries. Enhance did well, but with 
the seeds all on the outside, the berries look so 
much as though they are sandy or muddy, that 
they don’t sell well. Gandy is far ahead for a 
late berry. My experience with the Royal 
Church and Loudon raspberries is that they are 
coarser seeded than the Cuthbert, and enough 
later to make them not a profitable berry to 
grow, as the market is supplied before they come, 
and is ready for something else. I am of the 
opinion that there ought to be a law prohibiting 
the sale of fruit trees and plants until our ex¬ 
periment stations have thoroughly tested their 
merits and hardiness before the propagators are 
allowed to swindle the public with their glowing 
advertisements. t. m. ryan. 
Pennsylvania._ 
The offices of the Colliery Engineer Company, 
proprietors of The Colliery Engineer and Metal 
Miner, Home Study and the International Corre¬ 
spondence Schools, Scranton, Pa., were partially 
destroyed by fire August 30. The printing plant 
was in another building, and reserves of all in¬ 
struction and question papers, drawing plates 
and other supplies and stationery used in the 
schools were in still another building, so that the 
business of the school will not be seriously inter¬ 
fered with. The Colliery Engineer and Metal 
Miner and Home Study will be out within a few 
days of the usual time, and the instruction in the 
schools is being conducted as usual. New and 
commodious quarters have been secured, and 
these will be occupied until the completion of the 
new building now being erected, so that they are 
prepared to enter new subscriptions to their pub- 
ications, and to enroll new students and com¬ 
mence instructions as promptly as before the fire. 
MARKETS 
I sowed about \ bushel of Black cow peas, at 
about the rate of one bushel to the acre, broad¬ 
cast, after first plowing the orchard, which was 
an old Timothy sod. Then I thoroughly harrowed 
and pulverized the soil with the Acme harrow, 
and covered the seed with the same. The land is 
yellow sand, with a clay subsoil. The orchard is 
20 years old, the trees quite large, and shade most 
of the ground. I sowed the peas May 26, and on 
June 23, sowed Crimson clover among them. At 
this time (September 5), the peas are getting 
ripe, just about ready to cut for hay, and enough 
ripe to furnish seed for another year. I shall cut 
them next week, and cure the same as clover hay, 
only longer, as the vines are heavier and longer, 
some being 8 to 10 feet long and very thick on the 
ground. In Missouri and Arkansas, where I 
learned their value, not only as hay but fertilizer, 
we used them very extensively for both horses 
and cattle; but there, Crab grass grew spontane¬ 
ously with them. And I sowed the Crimson clover 
to take the place of Crab grass; but owing to the 
rapid growth of the peas and, perhaps, to the 
ravages of some 200 fowls which had access to 
the orchard, the clover was of no value. We sowed 
it just before a hard rain, and it came up in little 
bunches where the water had washed it, but 
never seemed to do anything more. The peas 
made a very rank growth, and I shall cure them 
for hay. My object was to fertilize the ground, 
by turning under a portion, at least, of the crop. 
think that they will be a success here, and shall 
plant again next spring. But I am afraid that 
Crimson clover is a failure here. ,r. a. b. 
Melrose, O. 
CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE. 
Evaporators in Scriba, N. Y. — The evapora¬ 
tors, there are about a dozen, are beginning work 
in this township. They are paying 15 cents per 
100 pounds for fall apples. m. h. s. 
Potato Prospects. —The potato crop in this 
locality is very light, not over 25 per cent of last 
year, and aftercareful inquiry, I think that the 
same will apply to the whole State of Wisconsin. 
Farmers would like to sell this fall as fast as 
dug, but at present, the pr*ce is not over 10 
cents per bushel for good stock and such a 
price with a 50-bushel crop, is as bad as seven- 
cent oats and 12-cent corn. Potatoes are not rot¬ 
ting, and the quality is fair, but dry weather at 
setting time and ever since, has left them small 
and few in a hill. e h. currier. 
Pierce County, Wis. 
BEANS AND PEAS. 
Beans, Marrow, 1895, choice.1 20@1 25 
Medium, 1895. choice.1 00@1 05 
Pea, 1895, choice .1 00@1 05 
Medium or pea, common to good. 90(3)1 00 
White Kidney. 1896, choice....1 25@1 30 
Red Kidney, 1895. choice .1 25@ — 
Red Kidney, common to good. 95(3)1 20 
Black Turtle soup, 1896.1 45@1 50 
Yellow Eye 1895, choice.1 17@1 20 
Lima. Cal., 1895 (60 lbs). 1 50@1 56 
Green peas, 1895, bDl.,per bushel. 76@ — 
Barrels, per bushel. 65@ 70 
Bags. 65® — 
BUTTER—NEW. 
Creamery, Western, extras .1636®— 
Western, firsts.143601636 
Western, seconds.123601336 
Western, thirds.1136®12 
State, fancy.16 @1636 
Common to prime.113601636 
@15 
@14 
@12 
@1436 
@13« 
@— 
@1036 
@1236 
@11 
@12 
State dairy, half-ttrkln tubs, fancy.14 
Firsts.13 
Seconds.li 
Welsh tubs, fancy.14 
Welsh tubs, firsts.13 
Welsh tubs, seconds.11 
Tubs, thirds.10 
Western Imitation oreamery, firsts.12 
Seconds.10 
Western dairy, firsts.11 
Seoonds.936® 10 
Thirds. 836® 9 
Factory, fancy.li @U3if 
Factory, firsts.10 @ 103 $ 
Factory, seconds. 9 @936 
Factory, thirds. 736 @ 8>$ 
Old butter. 6 @ 9 
CHEESE—NEW. 
8tate full cream, large, colored, fancy. 836® 846 
Colored, good to choice. 83f@ 
Fair to good. 8 
Fancy white. 8l6@ 8% 
White, choice.i. 8H@ 846 
Small, colored, fancy. 836@ 896 
Small, white, fancy. 896® 836 
Small, good to choice. 73$@ 834 
Small, common to fair. 6V$@ 7<4 
Light skims, choice. 6J4@ 7 
Part skims, good to prime . 436 ® 536 
Part skims, common to fair. 2 @336 
Full skims. 1 @136 
EGGS. 
Near-by,new laid,fancy, selected,per doz 18 @ — 
State, fresh gathered, average best. 1636® 17 
Penn., country marks, average best. 1636® 17 
State and Penn., fair to good. lb)6@ 16 
Western, northerly sections, fancy. 16 @ — 
Western, fair to good. 15 @ 1536 
Western, fair to good, per case.3 26 @4 00 
Western dirties, per 30-doz case.2 25 @2 75 
Western checks, per 30-doz case.1 80 @2 40 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, 1896, fancy, per lb. 536® 5-J( 
Choice, 1896. per lb. 6 @ 534 
Prime, 1896. per lb. 454 ® 494 
Common, per lb . 3>»@ 4 
N. C., sundrled, 1895, sliced, fancy.— @— 
Southern, sundrled, common to choice ..2 @3 
State, sundrled, quarters, bbls.— @— 
Western, sundrled, quarters, bbls.— @— 
8 outh-We 8 t'n, sundrled, quarters, bbls.— @— 
Southern, sundrled, quarters, bbls.— @— 
Southern, sundrled, coarse cut bags. 2 @ 236 
Chopped, 1896. per lb. 134 @ 196 
Cores and skins, 1896, per lb. 1 @ 134 
Peaches, Sundrled, 1895, peeled, per lb. 6 @6 
Cherries, 1895. per lo .. 836@ 9 
Cherries, 1896, per lb. 9 @ 936 
Blackberries, 1896, per lb. 4 @ 436 
Raspberries, evaporated. 1896, per lb.14 @ 143 $ 
Huckleberries, 1896, per lb . 7 @8 
Plums. Southern Damson, 1895. per lb.— @ — 
FRUITS—GREEN 
Apples. ?0-Ounce, perbbl. 1 25@1 (0 
Alexander, per bbl. 1 26@2 CO 
Coding, per bbl. 1 (0@1 55 
Culvert, perbbl. 76@l Oil 
(Jravenstein. per bbl..1 26@2 00 
Fall Pippin, per bbl . 1 on@l 23 
Holland Pippin, per bbl. 1 00® l 26 
Rlbston Pippin, per bbl . 75 @i CO 
Oldenburg, per bbl. 1 25@2 00 
King, oer bbl .1 25@1 50 
Detroit Red per bbl. 1 26® 1 50 
Nearby, open heads and common, ner bbl 50@l 00 
C>ab, per bbl. 1 60@2 50 
Cranberries. Cape Cod, dark, per bbl.5 to® — 
Good color, per bbl.6 26® — 
Light to medium, per bbl. 4 00@5 00 
Per crate. 1 £ 0 @i 75 
Grapes. Up-River,Concord, per 2r,-lb carrier. 50® 60 
Up-River, Wvomlng. per 25-lb carrier... 50® 60 
Up-River, Moore’s Early, per 2 o-lbcar’r. 50® 60 
Up-River, Worden, per 25-lb carrier 50@ 60 
Up-River, Niagara, per 25-lb carrier 50® 85 
Up-River. Delaware, per 25-lb carrier... 75@1 00 
West’n N. Y.. Concord, per large basket. 14® 16 
West'n N. Y.. Delaware, per small bkt.. 11 ® 14 
West'n N. Y. Niagara, persaall basket. 11® 14 
Peaches, Western Maryland, per carrier_1 50@2 60 
Western Maryland, per crste.1 00@2 00 
Wesiern Maryland, per basket. 60@1 00 
Western Delaware, per basket. 25® 45 
Jersey, per basket . 75®1 00 
Muskmelons. Anne Arundel, per bbl. 50® 75 
Jersey. Jenny L & Gem, per bbl .1 00@3 00 
Hackensack, per bbl. 1 50@2 60 
Jersey. Hackensack seed, per bbl. 50® 75 
Jersey, Christina, per bbl. 1 00@2 50 
Plums, Gieen oer 10-lb basket. . 30 ® 50 
Oralnary Blue, per basket. 30 ® to 
Pears, Bartlett, per bol. 3 00@4 50 
Bartlett, per keg . 1 50@2 25 
Clalrgeau, per bbl.2 50@3 00 
Du hess, per bbl.2 25@2 75 
Anjou, per bbl. 2 50®3 00 
Seckel, per bbl. 3 00@4 50 
Seckel, per keg. 1 75@2 25 
Flemish Beauty, per bbl .2 00@2 75 
Flemish Beauty, per keg. 1 (J0@1 25 
Swan’s O-ange, per bbl.2 25@2 75 
Nearby cooking, per bbl. 1 75@2 25 
Watermelons, choice, large, per 100 .16 00(320 00 
Small to medium, per 100 . 6 00@15 00 
Per car-load.76 00@125 00 
GAME. 
Woodcock, average, per pair. 75@1 00 
Partridges, nearby, per pair. 75@1 00 
Western, per pair . 60@ 70 
Grouse Western, per pair. 66 @ 80 
English snipe, choice, per doz.2 00@2 25 
Plover, golden, choice, per doz.2 10@2 25 
Grass, average, per doz. 1 00@1 50 
Reed birds, per doz. 26® 40 
Blackbirds, per doz. 13 ® 20 
Rabolts, per pair. 25® 40 
GRAIN. 
Wheat.oo @70 
Rye.34 @39 
Barley.2o36®40 
Buckwheat, sliver.— @— 
Buckwheat, Japan.— @— 
Corn.2536@30 
Oats.. @2936 
Our Readers who are In want of a Thresher, 
Horse-power, Engine, Dog power. Ensilage-cutter, Saw 
machine, Feed mill, Fanning-mill or Land-roller, will, 
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lowest price consistent with quality and value of 
goods, If they deal with the old and reliable manufacturer, 
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GRASS SEED. 
Ti^cth per 100 lb . 6 60® 8 25 
Timothy. 3 40(a 4 qq 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay .V N< i’ 1 new Timothy, per 100 lbs.75 @80 
l .. 
i . 75 @80 
S3; 3 ... @70 
Shlpoing.(jo @65 
DRKfS'lD POULTRY. 
Turkeys, old, mixed weights, per lb. 12 
Young, dry-picked, per lb. 15 
Young, fca'ded, per lb . 12 
Young. Inferior, per lb . 
Spring c nckens, Phil., selected, per lb.. 
Philadelphia, poor to good, per lb.. 
Clover, mixed _ 
Clover. 
8 alt. 
8 traw, No. 1, long rye 
No. 2. 
Short rye. 
Tangled rye . 
Oat. 
Wheat. 
.65 
.55 
.40 
.75 
65 
.60 
.40 
.30 
.30 
@70 
@65 
@45 
@80 
@70 
@60 
@60 
@4U 
@35 
HONEY. 
State, white clover, comb, fancy, per lb.1236@13 
Buckwheat, comb, per lb...,. 8 @9 
White clover, extracted, per lb.5 @ 636 
Buckwheat, extracted, per lb. 4 @— 
California, comb, fair to prime, per lb.— @— 
Extracted, ner lb. 636 @ 6 
Southern, In bulk, per gallon. 45 @60 
HOPS. 
N. Y. State, crop of 1896, seedlings. 834@10 
Crop of 1895. choice. 7 @— 
Medium to prime.. 6 U@ 6 
Crop of 1894. fancy. 4 @_ 
P pl '" e . 336@- 
Medium. 3 @_ 
Common... 2 @236 
Old olds. ix@ 236 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1895, choice. 6 @636 
Prime. 536®— 
Medium. 43$@_ 
Crop of 1894, common.. 2 @ 216 
German. . @ 2 0 
MEAT 8 —DRESSED. 
Veals, oountry dressed, prime, per lb.... 10 @ 
Fair to good, per lb. 9 /» 
Com. to med., per lb. 7 
Small, per lb. 4 
Buttermilks. . & 
Grassers. 4 
Pork, country dressed, 40 to 60 lbs., per ib 
Western, dry-ptcked, good to choice. 
Western, drv-ulcked, inferior ... 
Western, scalded, choice, large . 
Western, ordinary, per lb. 
Fowls, Wesiern. dry-picked, choice. 
Scalded, choice, ner lb. 9 
Old cocks, per lb. 5 
Springducks, Eastern, per lb_ 12 
Spring ducks. L. I., per lb. 
Spring ducks, Penn, and Va.. per lb 
Spring ducks, Western, per lb. 
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' Jk, WVUUW J UfOBBHU, HU LU OU iUS., per ID 
69 to 80 lbs., per lb.. 6 M® 
80 to 120 lbs , per lb. 5 ' 4 @ 
125 lbs and up, per lb. 4 @ 
NUTS. 
Peanuts, Va., h. p., fancy, per lb... 
1036 
936 
836 
6 
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63 4 
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H. p., extra, per lb. 3 
4 @ — 
3^6 
4M 
Shelled, No. 1, per lb. 436® 
No. 2, per lb. 
Spanish, shelled, No. 1, per lb. 636® 
No. 2, per lb. 494 ® 
Pecans, ungraded, per lb. 4 @ 436 
POTATOES. 
Long Island, In bulk, per bbl. 87@1 00 
Jersey, per sack... 9 o@ 93 
Jersey, per bbl. 76 @i 00 
Sweets. Va , yellow, per bbl. 1 00@1 25 
Jersey, yellow, per d. h. bbl.1 75® — Cai 
Vineland, per bbl. 1 75@2 00 
POULTRY—LIVE. XX an( 
Spring chickens, per lb. 9 @ 936 X, Ohlc 
Fowls, local, per lb. 9 @ 93 $ Other u 
Western, per lb. 9 @ 936 Washe 
Southwestern, per lb. 9 @ _ Unwas 
Southern, per lb. 9 @ Texas, 
Roosters, old, per lb. 536® Fine ai 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 10 @ — Califor 
Ducks, local, per pair. 70 @ 85 Oregon 
Western, per pair. 60 @ 70 Territo 
Southern, per pair. 40 @ 60 
Geese, local, per pair. 1 26 @1 60 
Western, per pair. 712 @137 
Southern, per pair. 75 @1 00 
Pigeons, old, Der pair. 25 @ _ 
Young, per pair. 15 @ 20 
Squabs, tame, white, per doz. 
Mixed lots, per doz. 1 25 
Dark and poor, per doz. 1 00 
VEGETABLES. 
Cabbage, L. I., per 100.2 00@8 00 
Red, per ion.. oo @4 00 
Carrots, per bbl. 1 oo@ _ 
Cauliflower, L. I. »nd Jersey, per bbl...._1 25@3 50 
Celery, fancy, large, per doz. 40 ® 60 
Average, prime, per doz. 20® 30 
Small, per doz. g® 15 
Cucumbers. Long Island, per 100 . 75@1 1)0 
Pickles, State and L. I., per l.COO. 1 00@3 10 
Pickles. Jersey, per l.COO. 1 00@2 25 
Egg plant. Jersey, per bbl. 60® 75 
Green corn, large, per 100 . 7 J@ 85 
Small to medium, per 100. 40® 75 
Lettuce, Boston, per doz. 25@ 30 
Local, per bbl. 100 ® — 
Lima b»ans. Hackensack potato, per bag...l 50(31 75 
Jersey Hat, per bag . 7601 25 
Onions. State yel'ow, per bbl. 1 ? 5 @i 40 
Eastern white, per bbl. 2 00@2 fO 
Eastorn red, oer bbl . 1 6001 75 
Eastern yellow, per bbl. 1 60@1 62 
Orarge County white, ner bag . 1 00@2 00 
Orange County yellow, per bug. 75 @l 37 
O-ange Countv. red, per bbl. 75 ®! 50 
Jersey and Long Island vellow, per bbl.. 1 26 @l fO 
Jersev and Long Island red. per bbl _ 1 25® l 62 
Jersey and Long Island white, per bbl...! 60a2 25 
Western yellow, per bbl. 1 2f@l 40 
Pumpkins, per bbl. M)@ 60 
Red oeppers. per bbl. 75 ® ] 23 
Green peppers, Jersey, per bbl. 50@ 75 
Spinach, per bbl. _@ _ 
Squash, marrow, per bbl .' 75^1 00 
Jersey white, per bbl. 2 oo@2 25 
String beans Baltimore, per basket. 1 lOCal 75 
Western N. Y., per bag. 2 5 n @3 CO 
Long Island, per bag. 2 00^2 25 
Tomatoes. Jersey, fancy, per crate. 30® 40 
Common, per crate. 20 ® 25 
Turnips. Jersey and L. I, Russia, per bbl_ 75 ® 85 
WOOL. 
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MILK AND CREAM. 
The total dally supply has been 20,131 cans of milk 
167 cans of condensed milk and 467 cans of cream 
The average price paid for the surplus on the plat- 
forms has been $1.25 a can of 40 quarts. 
The Potash Question. 
The better the use of Potash is understood, the better 
the results of farming. Crop failures can be prevented by 
using fertilizers containing a large percentage of Potash ; 
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