1896 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
649 
FAREWELL TO THE HORSE. 
WHAT H^RSE BREEDERS SAY. 
Horse breeding lias fallen off here in the last 
few years. Farmers do not raise so many colts 
as formerly, and they have dropped the draft 
horse for trotting stock. The price has fallen 
nearly 30 per cent in the last four years, s. a. t. 
Ohio. 
In this locality, very few horses are being 
raised, not half so many as in former years. 
Prices are, also, just about one-half as high. 
There is no demand in cities except for heavy 
draft or light carriage horses. I have one good 
one, and that is all I want. a. m. c. 
Illinois. 
1 don’t suppose one colt is raised now where 10 
were raised four years ago. A horse that is 
sound and all right, would be well sold for $50 
now, that would have sold for $190 four years 
ago. There is no change as to breeds. Draft 
horses and trotters are mostly raised around 
here. Horse breeders, as a rule, are not hopeful. 
Indiana. w. a. 
In this part of Indiana, farmers do not raise as 
many colts as formerly. Prices have fallen one- 
half, and they ai’e slow of sale at that. Changes 
are from draft horses to roadsters. At our 
county fair, we had the poorest show of horses 
we have had for years, showing that farmers 
take little interest in the horse business. Breed¬ 
ers are not hopeful for the future. o. l. 
Indiana. 
I have inquired of several of the leading horse¬ 
men of the county, and all report that they are 
breeding roadsters entirely; no draft horses, 
where a few years ago It was all draft. There 
are, one might say, no colts in the county. 
Prices have fallen 50 per cent. Breeders are not 
caring for and handling colts as they used to do; 
they pasture in summer, and run on the stalk 
fields in the winter. They are all hopeful, and 
more breeding was done this year than there has 
been for years before. M. m. l. 
Illinois. 
The business of horse breeding has, indeed, 
changed wonderfully during the past few years. 
Under the inspiration of a kite track and a few 
fast horses—notably the pacing stallion, John R. 
Gentry—everybody, farmers and all, went to rais¬ 
ing race horses. Then came the financial panic, 
the drop in values, and a seeming total loss of 
interest in the races Neither farmers nor citi¬ 
zens would go to the so-called fair, the kite track 
went under, and the fast horse craze was dead. 
One, two and three-year-old colts, standard bred, 
sell for less than the service fee. Farmers do not 
raise as many colts as formerly. Prices have 
fallen, at least, 50 per cent on common horses, 
perhaps 25 per cent on good horses. Yet, when 
you want a good, kind, sound horse for family, 
dray or farm, it is hard to find. Under the pre¬ 
vailing low prices, even mules—a staple crop of 
our State—have been neglected. As to the out¬ 
look, I think that it is conceded that the bicycle 
will, to a great extent, take the place of the fancy 
roadster, and the electric car, that of the plug. 
But a good horse for the surrey, the transfer, or 
the farm, will always be in demand. We are 
now sadly lacking in the foundation stock for 
such animals. w. h. h. iicvky. 
Missouri. 
Horse breeding, in this State, has greatly de¬ 
creased in the last few years. Hardly any breed¬ 
ing was done last spring, except for mules. I 
have four Percheron mares that are insured for 
$250 each, and would have sold for$200 each some 
time ago; at present, they are worth $60, or twice 
as much as a common horse. A No. 1 drivers are 
worth $50, but few of them are sold for more than 
$30. The changes have been made from good to 
bad. Only good horses will be bought, and the 
farmers have sold the best and retained the poor¬ 
est. There is not now a registered Percheron 
stallion within 30 miles of me, and there used to 
be several in the county ; the same can be said of 
other breeds of horses. The most intelligent 
breeders who have saved good mares, think that 
three or four years from now will see a good, fair 
price for a good horse, and also think that the 
time has gone by to breed anything but good ones. 
I have just returned from our county fair, and 
the showing of colts and stallions was very slim 
as compared with former fairs. A first-class 
Black Percheron stallion could do well here, as a 
dislike has been formed for all hairy-legged 
draft horses, on account of the native sand burrs 
and cockle burrs getting in the hair of the legs. 
Kansas. clarence j. Norton. 
The breeding of horses has very greatly de¬ 
creased in our State during the last four years. 
Farmers are not raising nearly half as many 
colts as formerly. I should say that about two- 
fifths would be the proper ratio. A year ago, 
horses, except of the better class, were almost 
unsalable. A man on my farm last year, for ex¬ 
ample, had three horses with which he did most 
of the work on 200 acres of land, 100 acres of it in 
cultivation, that cost him $15, two of them $7 each 
and the third $1. Th> y were plugs, but they did 
the work. It takes a good draft horse now to 
bring $75. Horses of the same class would have 
sold readily at from $125 to $150 some years ago. 
The average price of my sales on the farm for 10 
years, was about $137.50. I have not averaged 
them the last four years, as I have sold but few, 
but they would not reach $75. These were high- 
grade Normans. There has been considerable 
demand for high-spirited, standard-bred horses 
for the London cab trade. These bring in the 
neighborhood of $75. There has been no practi¬ 
cal change as to breeds, but farmers are, evi¬ 
dently, taking less care of their horses. Horse 
breeders, as a rule, are not hopeful as to the 
future; do not, in fact, take nearly as hopeful a 
view as the facts warrant. There has been, in 
the last year, I think, some increase in the num¬ 
ber of mares bred. henry Wallace. 
Iowa. 
A few years ago, when the price of horses went 
down, farmers in this section quit breeding; but 
last year, a few colts were raised, farmers think¬ 
ing that, by the time they were ready for market, 
prices would be better, and this year more were 
raised than last year. There are those here that 
contend that the business of horse breeding will 
never be what it has been, and I don’t see how it 
can be. I think that farmers are more careful 
about breeding for something that the market 
demands, than in former years, although there 
are those that breed draft horses or plug mares 
to fast (?» horses, intending to raise—I don’t 
know what. Prices are, I think, one-third lower 
than five years ago; $50 will buy a good, sound, 
all-purpose young horse. I sold a fine looking 
black mare last spring for $57.50. Sometimes, the 
buyers pay as high as $100 for good, sound horses 
that just suit them for style and weight. The 
Norman and Belgium are the breeds most raised. 
Iowa. u. e. T. 
CHOP AND MARKET MOTES. 
Choice peaches sell well at high prices. 
Choice cauliflowers are in good demand. 
Honey is in large supply and slow of sale. 
Receipts of sweet potatoes have been heavy. 
The hop market was never duller at this season. 
Watermelons are about finished for the season. 
The market for dry beans is doing somewhat 
better. 
Grapes are in large supply and drag at low 
prices. 
Cranberries are accumulating, as there is little 
demand. 
There is a scarcity of small cucumbers for 
pickling. 
The demand is good for choice Bartlett and 
Seek el pears. 
The apple-barrel market is booming in the 
apple districts. 
There is a large supply of apples, and sales are 
slow at lower prices. 
Dried and evaporated fruits are dull, and prices 
are largely nominal 
Considerable quantities of Valencia onions are 
coming to this market. 
The National Hay Association has been incor¬ 
porated at Albany, N. Y. 
Potatoes are coming in moderately, but the 
price doesn’t show much improvement. 
Butter dealers here don’t look for much higher 
prices for butter in the immediate future. 
Receipts of eggs are lighter, and refrigerator 
eggs are now finding their way into market. 
As the weather grows cooler, the demand for 
pork increases. Light weights are wanted, and 
the fat should be mostly lean. 
Most farmers within reach of the city are ship¬ 
ping their milk instead of making it into butter, 
because of the low price of the latter. 
Western New York farmers are reported to be 
having trouble in securing sufficient help to har¬ 
vest their immense crop of apples, even at wages 
higher than ordinary. 
Most game birds are not plentiful, and sell 
readily at full prices. No fresh venison has been 
offered yet, but dealers say that it would com¬ 
mand extreme prices. Some from refrigerators 
has been put on sale. 
See public sale of 100 South Downs ad¬ 
vertised by Hon. Cassius M. Clay for 
September 29, on page 652.— Adv. 
-MARKETS- 
imn iTiTTTirf r mrun 
BEANS AND PEAS. 
Beans, Marrow, 1895, choice.1 30@ — 
Medium, 1895. choice.1 10@ — 
Pea, 1895. choice .1 05® 1 10 
Medium or pea, common to good. 95@l 05 
White Kidney, 1895, choice.1 2501 30 
Red Kidney, 1895, choice .1 25@ — 
Red Kidney, common to good.1 00@1 20 
Black Turtle soup. 1895. 1 45® 1 50 
Yellow Eye '895, choice.1 1701 20 
Lima. Cal., 1895 160 lbs).1 40® — 
Green peas, 1898, bbl.,per bushel. 75@ — 
Barrels, per bushel. 66@ 70 
Bags... 65® — 
CHEESE—NEW. 
8tate full cream, large, colored, fancy.9)4@— 
Colored, good to choice. 84@ 9 
Fair to good. 8 @814 
Fancy white. 9)g@ 94 
White, choice.9 ® — 
Small, colored, fancy. 94® — 
Small, white, fancy. 9)4®— 
Small, good to choice.84® 894 
Small, common to fair. . . 7 @8 
Light skims, choice. 7 © 71$ 
Part skims, good to prime .ft @6 
Part skims, common to fair. 3 @ 4 
Full skims. .. 1)4^2 
AND FODDER-CUTTERS of all sizes, 
the fastest cutting and best ever bu 
lng Carriers, both straight and 
angle, of any length required. 
For full informa¬ 
tion about Cut¬ 
ters, Carriers and 
Drag-saw Machines, 
and “Why Ensilage 
Pays,” send for E n s I - 
lage Catalogue. 
For the best Horse- 
powers. Threshers, Clover-hullers, Fanning-mills, Feed- 
mills, Circular-saw Machines. Land-rollers und Dog- 
powers, send for Fearl«88 Catalogue. 
Address, MIN Alil> HARDER, Cobleskiil. N. Y. 
BUTTER—NEW. 
Creamery, Western, extras .. 
Western, firsts. 
Western, seconds. 
Western, thirds. 
State, fancy. 
Common to prime. 
State dairy, half-firkin tubs, fancy ...., 
Bursts . 
Seconds . 
Welsh tubs, fancy. 
Welsh tubs, firsts. 
Welsh tubs, seconds. . 
Tubs, thirds. 
Western imitation creamery, firsts. 
Seconds. 
.11^3)12 
Western dairy, firsts. 
Seconds. 
Thirds. 
Factory, fancy. inrziaiT''“ 
Factory, firsts. 
Factory, seconds... aU/a q 
Factory, thirds. 
Old butter. « @ 8)4 
BGG8. 
Near-by,new laid,fancy, selected,per doz 18 © 19 
State, fresh gathered, average best. io)4@ 17 
Penn., country marks, average best. 16M>@ 17 
State and PeDn., fair to good. . ib) 4 @ 16 
Western, northerly sections, fancy. 16 @ — 
Western, fair to good. 15 @ 151 ^ 
Western, fair to good, per case.3 25 @4 00 ~ 
Western dirties, per 30-doz case.2 40 @3 26 
Western checks, per 30-doz case.2 10 @2 40 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, 1896, fancy, per lb. 
Choice, 1896. per lb. 
Prime, 1896, per lb. 
Common, per lb .’ 
1895, prime to choice, per lb. 
1895, common to good, per lb. 
N. C., sundried, 1895, sliced, fancy. 
Southern, sundried, common to choice . 
State, sundried, quarters, bbls. 
Western, sundried, quarters, bbls. 
South-West’n, sundried, quarters, bbls 
Southern, sundried, quarters, bbls. 
Southern, sundried, coarse cut bags. 
Chopped, 1896. per lb... 
Cores and skins, 1896, per lb. 
Peaches, Sundried, 1895, peeled, per lb. 
Cherries. 1895. per lo .. 
Cherries, 1896, per lb.... 
Blackberries, 1896, per lb. 
Raspberries, evaporated. 1896, per lb. 
Huckleberries. 1696, per lb . 
Plums Southern Damson. 1895, per lb. 
54@ 594 
494® 5 
4 @ 4)4 
3 @ 394 
3)4® 5 
2 @ 3 
@- 
. 2 @ 3 
— @— 
- ®— 
— 
— @— 
2 @ 2)4 
1)4© m 
1 @ 1)4 
5 @ 6 
8)4® 9 
9 @ 9)4 
4 @— 
14 @14)4 
7 @ 8 
- ®— 
FRUITS—GREEN 
Apples. ?0-Ounce, perbbl. 1 C0@1 25 
Maiden’s Blush, per bbl.l 00©1 25 
Alexander, per bbl. 1 00@1 50 
Codling, per bbl. 75 ® gj 
Culvert, per bbl. go® 75 
Gravenstein, per bbl. 1 25@1 50 
Fall Pippin, per bbl . ... 75@1 00 
Holland Pippin, per bbl. 75 ®! 00 
IUbston Pippin, per bbl . oo® 75 
Oldenburg, per bbl. 1 26@1 50 
King, per bbl .. 1 2501 60 
Detroit Red per bbl. 1 00@1 25 
Nearby, open heads and common, r>er bbl 50@ 60 
Ctab, large, per bbl. 1 0C@2 00 
Crab, small, per bbl. 3 00@5 00 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, dark, per bbl. 1 75@5 00 
Good color, per bbl. 4 25@4 60 
Light to medium, per bbl. 3 50@4 25 
Per crate.. 2501 75 
Grares, Up-River, Concord, per 25-lb carrier. 50® 60 
Up-River, Pocklington, per 25-lb earlier. 60® 75 
Up-River. Worden, per 25-lb carrier_ 60® 65 
Up-Kiver, Niagara, per 25-lb carrier 50® 80 
Dp-Hiver, Delaware, per 25-lb carrier... 75@1 00 
West’n N. Y.. Concord, per large basket. 10© 12 
West’n N. Y.. Delaware, per small bkt. 9 ® 11 
West’n N. Y.. Niagara, per snail basket. 9® 11 
Wine grapes, black In bulk, per lb. 141 ® 1)4 
Peaches. Western Maryland per carrier_1 00@2 00 
Western Maryland, per crate . 50@1 50 
Western Maryland, per basket. . 60@1 25 
Western Delaware, per basket. 20® 40 
Jersey, per basket .. . 50@1 00 
Michigan, per bushel basket. 75@2 00 
Plums, Gteen per 10-lb basket. 40® 60 
Ordinary Blue, per basket. 40@ 60 
Prunes, per basket... 60@ 65 
Pears, Bartlett, psr bbl. .3 00@4 50 
Ba-tlett, per keg. 1 &o@2 00 
Clairgeau, per bbl.2 25@2 50 
Du hess, per bbl. 2 25@2 £0 
Anjou, per bbl. 2 25@2 50 
Seck»l, per bbl . 3 00®4 50 
Seikel, per keg . 1 25@2 00 
Flemish Beauty, per bbl .2 00@2 50 
Flemish Beauty, per keg. 1 00@1 25 
Sheldon per bbl. . 2 25@2 75 
Swan’s O-ange, perbbl.2 25@2 60 
Nearby cooking, per bbl. 1 75@2 00 
Watermelons, per 100. 6 00@20 00 
GAME. 
Woodcock, average, per pair. 
Partridges, nearby, per pair. 
Western, per pair . 
Grouse Western, ner pair. 
English snipe, choice, per doz. 
Plover, golden, choice, per doz. 
Grass, average, per doz. 
Reedbirds. per doz . 
Blackbirds, per doz. 
Rabbits, per pair. 
Venison, frozen, prime saddles, per lb 
GRASS SEED. 
Clover, per 100 lb. 
Timothy. 
. 75® 1 00 
. 75@1 00 
. 40® 70 
. 40® 70 
.1 75® 2 25 
.1 75®2 25 
.1 00® l 75 
. 25® 40 
. 15@ 20 
. 25@ 40 
. 23® 25 
6 50@ 8 25 
3 40@ 4 00 
GRAIN. 
Wheat.60 @69V4 
Rye.35 @39)4 
Barley.29 @45 
Buckwheat, sliver. — @— 
Buckwheat, Japan.— ®— 
Corn.25 @28 
Oats.18 @39 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1 new Timothy, per 100 lbs. 75 @ 80 
No. 2. 62 @b7 
No. 3.57 ® 60 
Shipping. 5' ® 6 l) 
Clover, mixed.60 (3 70 
Clover. 55 ®60 
8 alt.40 @50 
Straw, No. 1, long rye. 85 @90 
No. 2. 70 @80 
8 hort rye.65 @65 
Tangled rye .40 @60 
Oat.30 @46 
Wheat.30 @35 
MEATS—DRE 8 SBD. 
Veals, country dressed, prime, per lb.... 9)4“* 10 
Fair to good, per lb. 8 ) 4 ® 9 
Com. to med., per lb. 7 @ 8 
Small, per lb. 5 © 6)4 
Buttermilks. 5 @ 6 
Grassers. 4 @ 5 
Pork, country dressed, 10 to 25 lbs., per lb 8 @ 10 
40 to 60 lbs., per lb . 64® 7 
69 to oO lbs., per lb. 594® 64 
80 to 120 lbs , per lb . 64 @ 594 
125 lbs and up, per lb. 4 @ 5 
NUTS. 
Peanuts, Va., h. p., fancy, per lb. 394® 4 
H. p., extra, per lb. 3 @ 3)4 
Shelled, No. 1, per lb. 4)4@ — 
No. 2, per lb. 394® — 
Spanish, shelled, No. 1, per lb. 6 4® — 
No. 2, per lb. 494® — 
Pecans ungraded, per lb. 4 @ 5 
Chestnuts, per bushel of 60 lbs.8 00 @ — 
POTATOES. 
Long Island, In bulk, per bbl.1 0C@1 12 
Jersey, per sack. 90fc 1 OO 
Jersey, per bbl. . 9 @1 12 
Sweets Va., yellow, per bbl. 75@1 00 
Jersey, yellow, per d. h. bbl.1 50© — 
Vineland, per bbl.. .1 50@2 00 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, old, mixed weights, per lb. !2 @ 13 
Young, dry-picked, per lb. 14 © 16 
Young, scalded, per lb . 12 @ It 
- Young. Inferior, per lb . 8 © 12 
Spring c 1 lOkens, Phil., selected, per lb... 14 @ 15 
Philadelphia, poor to good, per lb... 11 @ 13 
Pennsylvania, per lb. 11 @ 14 
Weste r n, dry-picked, good to choice. 9 @ — 
Western, drv-uicked, inferior. 6 @ 8 
Western, scalded, choice, large. 8 ) 4 ® — 
Western, ordinary, per lb. 6 @ 8 
Fowls, Western.dry-picked, choice. 8 ) 4 © — 
Scalded, choice, ner lb. 8 @ 8)4 
Old cocks, per lb .. 5 @ — 
8pring ducks, Eastern, per lb. 13 @ 134 
Spring ducks. L. I., per lb. 13 @ 13)4 
Spring ducks, Penn, and Va , per lb. 9 @ 12 
Spring ducks, Western, per lb. 10 @ — 
Old ducks. Western, per lb. 7 @ 9 
Spring geese, Eastern, per lb. 14 @ 15 
Squabs, tame, white, per doz.175 @ — 
Mixed lots, per doz.1 25 @1 60 
Dark and poor, per doz.....1 00 @1 25 
VEGETABLES. 
Cabbage, L. I., per 100.2 C0@3 00 
Red, per 10O. 3 00@4 00 
Carrots, per bbl. 1 00® 
Cauliflower, L. I. »nd Jersey, per bbl.2 00@3 50 
Celery, fancy, large, per doz. 40® 50 
Average, prime, per doz. 20® 30 
Small, per doz. 6® 15 
Cucumbers. Long Island, per 100. 75® 1 (.0 
Pickles, State and L. I., per 1,C00.1 00®2 50 
Pickles, Jersey, per 1.000 .1 0U@2 00 
Egg plant. Jersey, per bbl. 60® "b 
Green corn, large, per 100. 76@1 10 
Small to medium, per 100. 40® 60 
Lettuce, Boston, per doz . 20® 30 
Local, per bbl. 75® — 
Lima b»ans. Hackensack potato, pe’’ bag...l 50@2 00 
Jersey tlat, per bag . 75® 1 25 
Onions. State yellow, per bbl.1 00® 1 25 
Eastern white, per bbl.1 75@2 25 
Eastern red, per bbl .1 60® 1 76 
Eastern yellow, per bbl.1 26@l 50 
Ora ge County white, per bag .1 ()0@1 75 
Orange County yellow, per bag. 76®1 2ft 
O ange County, red, per bbl. 50@1 50 
Jersey and Long Island vellow, per bbl.,1 26@1 37 
Jersey and Long Island red, per bbl ...,1 25®1 50 
Jersey and Long Island white, per bbl. ..1 60 ®2 25 
Western yellow, per bbl.1 00® 1 25 
Pumpkins, per bbl. 30@ 50 
Red oeppers. per bbl...1 0ii@l 90 
Green peppers, Jersey, perbbl. 50® 80 
Spinach, per nbl .... . ... —@ - 
Squash, marrow, per bbl. 75@l 00 
White, per bbl.1 75@2 CO 
Hubbard, per bbl. 75«1 00 
String beans. Baltimore, per basket. to® 76 
Western N. Y., per bag.I 00@1 25 
Long Island, per bag.1 25@1 50 
Tomatoes. Jersey, fancy, per crate. 60@ — 
Common, per crate. 20® 25 
Turnips, Jersey and L. I. Russia, per bbl_ 75® — 
Canada, per bbl. 75@ 80 
MILK AND CREAM. 
The total daily supply has been 20,472 cans of milk 
161 cans of condensed milk and 654 cans of cream 
The average price paid for the surplus on the plat¬ 
forms has been SI.20 a can of 40 quarts. 
HICH CLASS SEEDS. 
We are now mailing, free on application, our 
AUTUMN CATALOGUE of 
DUTCH 
AND 
FRENCH 
BULBOUS ROOTS, 
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All of which have arrived in splendid condition. 
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