1890 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
665 
Concerning the price, one of ray neighbors sold a 
team a few days since, which weighed 3,800 
pounds, for $165; but 1 think that was a little less 
than he could have sold them for. The same team 
would have sold readily, 10 years ago, for double 
tlie money. If every animal raised would come 
up to the standard, they might, possibly, be 
grown at that price, considering the low price of 
grain, hay and pasturage; but, probably, not 
more than one in three or four is satisfactory, 
and at that proportion, the profit can be repre¬ 
sented best by the minus sign. j. . 1 . hills. 
Howard County, la. 
But few colts are raised here now, not more 
than 10 per cent of the number raised six or 
eight years ago. Prices have fallen 30 per cent, 
at least; a first-class light horse will bring from 
$75 to $100. In this neighborhood, only light 
horses are raised, mostly blooded stock. In the 
Cleveland market, horses of 1,500 or 1,600 pounds’ 
weight sell for from $125 to $150, or if extra heavy 
and well matched, $400 or $500 per span. The 
horse market is very dull. Tne large horses are 
shipped from the central part of the State. 
Cuyahoga County, O. a. m. c. 
Farmers are raising very few colts, com¬ 
pared with 10 years ago. Prices have fallen fully 
one-lialf in that time. I think that more colts will 
be raised in the next two or three years than in 
the past two or three. They will be raised to sup¬ 
ply the farmer’s own wants. Formerly, the 
heavier the horse, the better, for we sold to the 
shipper as soon as old enough to sh.p. But for 
the farm, a 1,200-pound horse is more suitable 
than an 1.800-pound one. The majority of the 
colts raised in the past three or four years in this 
county, are for drivers rather than draft pur¬ 
poses. I do not think that the horse breeders’ 
prospects are very flattering. w. t. c. 
Noble County, Ind. 
CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE. 
Mbcosta Co., Micii.— From the most reliable 
repoi ts, the potato crop will not be nearly so large 
as last year. Tne crop in the southern part of 
this State, is entirely destroyed on account of 
rain. Frosts have done considerable damage in 
the northern part of the State. If we have two or 
three weeks of good weather, the crop in this sec¬ 
tion will, probably, be 75 per cent of last year’s 
crop. Most farmers will sell this fall, I think. 
e. s. w. 
Wayne County, Pa. —The hay crop was notone- 
fourth of last year’s. The oat crop was fair— 
straw large, but the army worm and grasshop¬ 
pers damaged it badly. Corn was never better. 
Rye was fair. Potatoes are a great deal better 
than last year, and prices are low. Apples are 
an immense crop, and the trees are breaking 
down with their load. There is only one silo in 
this neighborhood, and that lias been built this 
summer. Rye that was sown in August, is look¬ 
ing well, and a large amount will be sown. 
R. C. B. 
Dickinson County, Kan.— (Central.)—Times are 
extremely close here on account of the stringency 
in money matters, and are made more so on ac¬ 
count of former failure of crops, and extreme 
low prices. The corn crop will be a good average, 
but the crop is not regular. There are some very 
good yields, while others are nearly a failure. 
The drought and extreme hot weather, witn Chinch 
bugs in some fields, cut the late corn short. Wheat 
was about a half crop for the county — some 
very poor, while yields of 30 bushels per acre and 
over are reported by others. Oats were almost 
a total failure—rust; comparatively few will be 
thrashed. Potatoes are good. Apples are a light 
crop; there will be very few winter apples on 
account of insects Peaches are a fair crop. Hay 
was tlie heaviest for years. A large acreage of 
sorghum and Kaffir corn was sown for feed—hay 
—and the yield is immense. Sorghum is 10 to 12 
feet high, and Kaffir corn five to seven, and over, 
standing like a good hemp patch. There will be an 
abundance of feed, both rough and grain, for 
stock. A large acreage of Kaffir corn is planted for 
the grain. It is much surer here than corn, as it 
stands the drought and hot winds much better. 
Yields of from 20 bushels per acre up to 75 bushels, 
and over, have been reported. It compares well 
with corn for stock feed. Wheat, 25 to 45 cents; 
corn (old), 13 to 14 cents; potatoes, 25 to 30 cents; 
apples, 25 to 50 cents; peaches, 20 cents to $1; 
prairie hay, $2 to $3; bran, $6; shorts, $8. a. m. e. 
HARVEST EXCURSIONS 
In order to (rive every one an opportu¬ 
nity to see the grand crops in the West¬ 
ern States and enable the intending set¬ 
tler to secure a home, the Chicago. Mil¬ 
waukee & St. Paul R’y has arranged 
to run a series of harvest excursions 
to South and North Dakota, and to 
other States in the West, Northwest and 
Southwest on the following dates : July 
21 , August 4 and 18, September 1, 15 and 
29 and October 0 and 20, at the low rate 
of two dollars more than one fare for 
the round trip. Tickets will be good 
for return on any Tuesday or Friday 
within twenty-one days from date of 
sale. For rates, time of trains and fur¬ 
ther details apply to any coupon ticket 
agent in the East or South, or address 
E. F. Richardson, General Agent Pass. 
Dept., 381 Broadway, New York.— Adv. 
Broome County, N. Y. —Oats yield 35 bushels 
per acre; the army worm did not injure them 
over five per cent. Apples are a large crop. 
Wheat yields 20 bushels per acre. Corn is a fair 
crop. Potatoes will yield from 50 to 75 bushels 
per acre; last year, our farmers had about 150 
bushels per acre. Hay was about 25 per cent of 
a full crop. Oats and peas grow well here; they 
are excellent feed for cows, and should be sown 
every week from April 15 to June 15. Crimson 
clover is a failure here, as it winterkills. There 
are 10 silos in this vicinity, which have been filled 
during the last 10 days. There was a hard frost 
in the valleys September 2, which injured corn, 
potatoes and buckwheat. Wheat is worth 70 
cents; oats, 25; potatoes, 35; butter, 16 to 20; 
hay, $15 per ton; dressed lambs, 9 to 10 cents per 
pound; hogs, 5; fresh cows, $35 per head; sheep, 
$2 to $3. It is quite dry in southern New York. 
The fairs have all been a decided success. 
l. n. k. 
POTATOES AND MILLET IN KANSAS. 
The grouud was well fertilized with yard ma¬ 
nure, and subsoiled 16 inches deep with the Ferine 
new-process plow, that breaks up, but does not 
throw out the subsoil—in the fall of 1895. It had 
gathered the entire rainfall of 21.65 Inches since 
subsoiled, until the millet was sown, as none of 
tlie rainfall had run off. The soil is an alluvial 
mold, underlaid at 20 inches, with hard, yellow 
clay that retards the sinking of the water. The 
potatoes are planted the first week in April, and 
the millet seed was sown on June 3, when the 
potatoes were being laid by. The seed was sown 
with a hand seeder, and the crop laid by with the 
Planet Jr., 12-tooth cultivator and pulverizer. 
Only .40 inch of rain fell for 17 days after sow¬ 
ing, and about one-third of the young millet 
plants dried up and died; but as I had sown the 
seed rather thickly, the stand was fair. In 90 
days from sowing, the millet crop was ready to 
cut, and was of uncommon good quality, having 
short stems and extraordinarily long heads, 
many of which would measure a foot in length, 
and four to six inches in circumference, the 
largest I ever saw. Tne mean daily temperature 
for June was 72.6 degrees, or 1.7 degrees below 
normal. The rainfall was 2.80 Inches, or 1.97 
inches below the normal; .16 inches of the June 
rain came on the first, or two days before the 
sowing of the seed. July had a mean tempera¬ 
ture of 78.03 degrees or .17 degrees below normal, 
while the rainfall was 4.39 inches, or .55 above 
the normal. The first three days of August were 
without rainfall, and had a mean temperature of 
81 degrees. Tne crop of millet was cut August 3, 
and gave 2J4 tons, per acre, of dry feed. 
Tlie millet sprouts and grows about two to 
three inches tall by the time the potato tops com¬ 
mence to die. No millet grows in the row of pota¬ 
toes, but in the spaces between, and furnishes 
ample shade for the tubers during hot weather. 
The potatoes may be left in the ground till Octo¬ 
ber in tills climate, and the evaporation of mois¬ 
ture through the millet will prevent any rot of 
potatoes. Here is my estimate of the cost of 
growing 10 acres of potatoes and millet: 
Plowing and subsoiliug 10 acres.$15.00 
Harrowing.50 
Rolling.75 
Seed (80 bushels at 40 cents). 32.00 
Cutting seed by hand. 4.00 
Planting with Aspinwall planter_ 3.00 
Two harrowings. 1.00 
One cultivation witli weeder.75 
Cultivating crop. 12.00 
Digging crop. 50 00 
Millet seed used. 1.25 
Cutting millet. 3.00 
Stacking millet. 6 00 
Total cost.$129.25 
25 tons millet at $3. 75.00 
Actual cost of 10 acres potatoes.. $54.25 
The actual yield of potatoes was 2,000 bushels, 
raised, sorted and stored at a net cost of 2.7125 
cents per bushel or, say, three cents for short. 
Millet has a habit of improving the mechanical 
texture of the soil. clarence j. Norton. 
Allen County, Kan. 
MARKETS. 
BCTTKB—NEW. 
Creamery, Western, extras .15)4@- 
Western, firsts.13)4 914)4 
Western, seconds.11H$12J4 
Western, thirds.11 @— 
State, fancy.15 @16)4 
Common to prime.11 @14)4 
8tate dairy, half-firkin tubs, fancy.14 @— 
Firsts.12 @13 
Beconds. 11 @n)4 
Welsh tubs, fancy.14 @— 
Welsh tubs, firsts.13 @— 
Welsh tubs, seconds.11 @— 
Tubs, thirds.10 @— 
Western Imitation creamery, firsts.11 @— 
Seconds. y @io 
Western dairy, firsts.10 @11 
Beconds.SQ® 9)4 
Thirds. 7)4$ 8 
Factory, fancy.io @10)4 
Factory, firsts. y @ 9)4 
Factory, seconds. 8 @ 8)4 
Factory, thirds. 7 @ 7)4 
Old butter. 0 @ 8)4 
The records show this Threshing machine to bo tiia 
easiest running and the greatest grain saver of oil. 
Requires only about I \ miles travel per hour. For full 
deseriptton, and for the best Straw preserving Rye- 
tlireshers, Ciover-hullers, Fanning-mllls. Feed-mills, Cir¬ 
cular-saw Machines, I-and-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 Ensllaae Cata¬ 
logue. Address, HINAKD I1AUDIK, CoblesklU. N, Y 
21 @ 22 
18 @ 18)4 
18 @ 18)4 
17)4® 18 
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16)4® 17 
16 @ — 
14 @ 14)4 
CHEESE—NSW. 
State full cream, large, colored, fancy.!) @— 
Colored, good to choice. .8)4@ 9 
Fair to good.. @8)4 
Fancy white. 9 @— 
White, choice.8%@ 8?4 
Small, colored, fancy. 
8mall. white, fancy. 9 @_ 
Small, good to choice.8)4® 8% 
Small, common to fair. 7 * 
Light skims, choice. 7 
Part skims, good to prlnio . 6 
Part skims, common to fair. 3 
Full skims. 2 
BOGS. 
Near-by,new laid,fancy, selected.per dor. 
State, fresh gathered, average best. 
Penn., country marks, average best. 
State and Penn., fair to good. . 
Western, northerly sections, fancy. 
Western, fair to good. 
Western refrigerator, prime, early pkd. 
Western refrigeiator. fair to good. 
Western fair to good, per case.3 26 @4 00 
Western dirties, per 30-doz case.3 01) @3 50 
Western checks, per 30-doz case.2 10 @2 70 
FRUIT8—GREEN 
Apples. 20-Ounce, perbbl.1 00@1 26 
Malden's Blush, per bbl.t 00&1 25 
Alexander, per bbl.1 60@l 75 
Cod ing. per bbl. 75®I 00 
Cu'vert, por bbl. 76@l 00 
Gravensteln, per bbl.1 26@1 75 
Fall Pippin, per bbl.1 to@l 25 
Holland Pippin, per bbl.1 00@l 25 
IUbston Pippin, per bbl. 76®1 00 
Oldenburg, per bbl.1 26@1 75 
King, per bbl .1 25® l 62 
Detroit Red per bbl. 1 00® 1 26 
Nearby, open heads and common, nerbol 50® 76 
Ciah, large, per bbl. 25®1 25 
Crab, small, per bol. _@ _ 
Cranberries. Capo Cod. dark, per bbl.4 7o@ — 
Good color, per bbl. 4 03ia4 60 
Light to medium, per bbl.3 ui®3 75 
Per crate.. 2 @1 60 
Jersey, per c-ate . j j2®X 25 
Graces. Up-River, Concord, per 2,-lh carrier. 4I)@ 60 
Up-River, Poeklington, per 26-lb earlier. t0@ 60 
Up-River. Worden, per 2b-lb carrier_ 49@ 60 
Up-River, Niagara, per 25-lb carrier_ 50@ 76 
Up-River. Delaware, por 2b-lbcarrier... 75@ 85 
West'n N. V.. Concord, per largo basket. 10® 14 
W'est'n N. Y.. Delaware, per small bkt.. 8@ 10 
West'n N. Y. Niagara, per snail basket. 8$ 10 
Wine grapes, black In bulk, per lb. 1)<@ 1)4 
Wine grapes, white, per lb. . 20 _ 
Peaches. Western Maryland per carrier_ 75®2 00 
Western Ma r yland, per crate. 50@1 50 
Wes'ern Maryland, per basket. 3i)@l 00 
Michigan per bushel basket.1 25® 1 75 
Plums, G een ner lO-lo basket. 40@ 60 
Orolnary Blue, per basket. 4U@ 60 
Prunes, per basket. to® 65 
Pears, Bartlett, per bbl. 3 00@4 50 
Bartlett, per keg.1 60@2 uo 
Clalrgeau, por bbl.2 25(5)2 50 
Du boss, por bbl. 2 26@2 60 
Anjou, per bbl.2 25@2 50 
Seckol, per bbl.3 00@5 00 
Se(kel, per keg.) 26@2 00 
Sheldon, per bbl. .2 25@2 76 
Swan's O-ange, per bbl.2 25@2 60 
Nearby cooking, per bbl.1 75®? 00 
GAME. 
Woodcock, average, per pair. 76@1 00 
Partridges, nearby, per pair. . 75® 1 00 
W’estern. per pair . 40® 75 
Grouse Western, ner pair. 40@ 8J 
English snipe, choice, per doz .1 75® 2 25 
Plover, golden, choice, per doz.1 75@2 25 
Grass, average, per doz.1 00@l 75 
Reedblrds. per doz. . . 25® 40 
Blackbirds, per doz. 15® 20 
Unbolts, per pair. 25® 40 
Venison, frozen, prime saddles, per lb. 23® 25 
GRAIN. 
Wheat.go @69)4 
Bye"......... ® 4i 
Barley feeding.26 @28 
Barley malting .30 ^40 
Buckwneat, silver. 31 
Buckwheat, Japan. ’ ’45 
Corn.26 
0ats .21 @29 
HONEY 
State, white clover, comb, fancy, per lb.12)4®IB 
Buckwheat, comb, per lb. 8 @10 
White clover, extracted, per lb. 5 @5)4 
Buckwheat, extracted, per lb.4 @ — 
California, comb, fair to prime, per lb.— @— 
Extracted, per lb. 5U@ 6)4 
Southern, In bulk, per gallon.45 @60 
@69)4 
@4i 
@28 
,. 36 
@40 
. 34 
@39 
,.45 
@- 
@28 
@29 
■ ■ 12)4® IB 
@10 
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MEATS—DRESSED. 
Veals, oountry dressed, prime, per lb_ 
9)4® 
10 
8)4® 9 
Fair to good, per lb. 
9 @ 
9)4 
8 @ 8)4 
Com. to med., per lb. 
7 @ 
8(4 
9 @— 
8mall, per lb. 
5 @ 
Rl-4 
8%@ 8« 
Buttermilks. 
6 @ 
6 
9 \m- 
Grassers. 
4 @ 
5 
9 @— 
Pork, country dressed, 10 to 26 lbs., per lb 
8 @ 
10 
8M@ 894 
43 to 60 lbs., per lb . 
6)4@ 
7 
7 @ 8 
60 to nil lbs., per !b. 
59(@ 
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7 @ 7)4 
80 to 120 lbs , per lb . 
S>4@ 
6 @ 6 
125 lbs and up, per lb. . 
4 @ 
6 
3 @ 4 
1)4® 2 
POTATOES. 
Long Island. In bulk, per bbl. 
..1 OOffll 25 
Jersey, per sack.1 00® 1 12 
Jersey, per bbl.1 00®1 25 
Sweets. Va., yellow, per bbl. 85@1 00 
Jersey, yellow, per d. h. bbl.1 25®t 60 
Vineland, per bbl.. .1 60@2 00 
POULTRY-LIVE. 
Spring chickens, per lb. 7 @ 
Fowls, local, per lb 
Western, per lb. 
Southwestern, per lb. 
Southern, per lb. 
Roosters, old, per lb. 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb... 
Ducks, local, per pair .... 
Western, per pair .... 
Southern, per pair.... 
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Southern, per pair. 
Pigeons, old, oer oalr. 
Young, per pair. 
DRKSSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, old, mixed weights, per lb. 
Young, dry-picked, per lb. 
Young, tealded, per lb .. 
Young. Inferior, per lb . 
Springe okens, Phil, selected, per lb... 
Philadelphia, poor to good, per lb... 
Pennsylvania, per lb. 
Weste n, dry-picked good to cnolce. 
Western, drv- leked, inferior .. 
Western, scalded, choice, large 
Western, ordinary, per lb. 
Fowls. Western, dry-picked, cnolce. 
Scalded choice, ner .b. 
Old cocks, per lb . 
Bprlng ducks, Eastern, per lb. 
Spring ducks. I.. 1., per in. 
Spring (lucks, IVnn. and Va.,per lb 
Sprlnv ducks. Western, per lb. 
Old ducks Western, per lb. 
Spring geese, Eastern, per lb.. 
Squabs, tame, white, per doz.1 
Mixed lots, per doz.1 
Dark and poor, per doz.I 
VEGETABLES. 
Cabbage, L. I., per 100.2 
Red, per ion.3 
Carrots, per bbl. 
Cauliflower. L. 1. »nd Jersey, per bbl.1 
Celery, fancy, large, per doz. 
Average, prime, per doz. 
Small, per doz. 
Cucumbers, per 100. 
Pickles, State and L. 1.. per l.COO.1 
Pickles. Jersey, per l.COO.1 
Egg plant. Je'sey, per bbl. 
Green corn, large, ner 100. 
Small to medium, per 100. 
Lettuce, Boston, oer doz . 
Local, per bbl. 
Lima beans. Hackensack iiotato, pe r bag.. 1 
Jersey Hat, per bag . 
Onions State yel ow. per bbl. 1 
Eastern white, per bbl.1 
Eastern red. oer bbl .1 
Eastern yellow, per bbl.1 
Ora ge County white, per bag .1 
Orange County yellow, per bug. 
O ange Countv. red, per bbl . 
Jersey and Ixmg Island vellow, per bbL.l 
Jersev and Long Island red. per bbl _1 
Jersey and Lon* isianc white, per bbl... 1 
Western yellow, per bbl .1 
Pumpkins, per bbl. 
Red peppers, per bbl. 
Green peppers, Jersi y, 1 er bbl. 
Spinach per obi . . .. 
Squash, marrow, per bbl . 
1 lubbard, !>•» r bbl.. 
Strlnv beans Baltimore, per basket. 
Weste-n N. Y., per bag. 
Long Island, per bag. 
Tomatoes Jersey, fancy, per crate. 
Common per crate. 
Turnips. Jersey aod L. 1. Russia, per bbl.... 
Canada, per bbl. 
MILK AND CREAM. 
The total dally supply has been 21,621 cans of milk 
165 cans of condensed milk and 491 cans of cream 
The average price paid for the surplus on the plat¬ 
forms has been 11.15 a can of 40 quarts. 
76 @2 00 
25 @1 b0 
00 @1 25 
00@3 50 
00(54 no 
75® 1 00 
en@8 50 
40® 60 
20@ 30 
5® 15 
75® 1 HO 
00@2 50 
00® 2 00 
36® 60 
60® 75 
30® 50 
20® 30 
75@ — 
50(512 OO 
76® I 50 
00® 1 25 
75® 2 25 
60® 1 75 
25® 1 60 
00(5 2 00 
60 9 1 00 
25® 1 50 
25@ — 
25® 1 £0 
b0»2 26 
00C51 25 
30® 50 
75® 1 26 
40® 75 
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60® 75 
75 < t 1 (10 
40® 60 
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30® 40 
15® 25 
75@ — 
75® 80 
HICH CLASS SEEDS. 
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