1896 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
8o9 
Secretary Morton's Report. 
(CONTINUED.) 
or departments. There have been 376 publica¬ 
tions sent out during the past year, aggregating 
6,561,700 copies. A law has been passed limiting 
the edition of any publication of 100 pages to 1,000 
copies unless otherwise ordered by Congress. 
The publishing business of the Department cost 
$172,740 last year. 
Of course, the Secretary is opposed to the free 
distribution of seeds, and makes some strong 
arguments against the present system. Last 
year’s seeds would have planted a garden con¬ 
taining 115 square miles, or a strip of land one 
rod in width and 36,817 miles long. This strip 
would reach 1% time around ttie world. A pass¬ 
enger train running at the rate of 60 miles per 
hour would require 51 days, 3 hours and 14 min¬ 
utes to pass such a strip of garden ! 
The Secretary discusses the agricultural col¬ 
leges and experiment stations at some length, 
and makes some forcible suggestions which we 
shall refer to at another time. 
Of course, any document from Secretary Mor¬ 
ton would be incomplete without some reference 
to political or social questions. This time it is 
the mortgage question, and the Secretary shows 
that, in his opinion, farmers are much better off 
than many politicians and so-called authorities 
would have us believe. One thing he says, and 
we think truly, that the Homestead law, under 
which 160,000,000 acres of land were given away, 
has brought a fierce competition to the farmers 
who were obliged to pay for their farms. 
The Secretary kept out of “politics” pretty well 
until the last sentence of his report. Here it is : 
“ It is, probably, quite safe to declare that, at 
least, 2,000,000 American workmen, on farms and 
in factories, subsist almost wholly upon employ¬ 
ment based upon foreign demand for American 
commodities. And in this contest for feeding and 
furnishing mankind—notwithstanding the fierce 
competition which it meets all over the globe— 
American agriculture, manufacture and com¬ 
merce are steadily gaining more trade, and thus 
furnishing an enlarged wages fund, on a gold 
basis, out of which some millions of American, 
laborers and skilled artisans draw their yearly 
remuneration, and upon which they and their 
families largely depend for employment and com¬ 
fort.” 
CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE. 
Oaks Couners, N. Y.— In regard to holding pota¬ 
toes for a higher price, nearly the whole crop is 
put in the cellars here, as the price is from 16 to 
18 cents per bushel. Farmers are not willing to 
sell at that price. or. k. m. 
Ithaca, Mich. —While the potato crop in this 
section was not a large one, it was considerably 
larger than was expected. I think that a com¬ 
paratively small portion of the crop has been 
sold. Farmers here are holding their crop for 
want of a market at any price. They don’t ex¬ 
pect a large price, but expect a better market in 
the spring. f. w. b. 
Muncie, Ind, —The R. N.-Y. is a welcomed and 
a looked-for visitor at our home every week; we 
could not get along without it in our business. 
Blue grass pasture is good, corn well in the crib; 
a good many farmers are through husking. Corn 
never was better, and the cribs are all too small; 
rail pens are common this fall, well-filled and 
more building. Prices so far, 18 to 20 cents. Hog 
cholera is bad in sections in Indiana. w. a. h. 
Cortland County, N. Y.—It is my opinion, from 
all that I can learn, that a large part of the 
potato crop in this county is being held for 
higher prices. The market price this fall ranged 
from 22 cents down to 18 cents per bushel, and the 
yield averaged about 100 bushels per acre. Some 
fields rotted quite badly. I had one acre of R. 
N.-Y. No. 2, and a few Carman No. 1, which yielded 
200 bushels. The Carmans were a little better. 
e. f. w. 
Northern Georgia.— More wheat has been 
sown in northern Georgia, and it has been put 
in in better shape, than for many years. The corn 
and cotton crops are about all gathered, and they 
are very short at that. Peaches and apples very 
poor. Crimson clover did well last winter and 
spring; very little was sown this fall—too hot 
and dry. Wild blackberries were a big crop; all 
they cost any one is just the gathering. This is a 
good lazy man’s country. j. c. n. 
Mutton Sheep in Illinois.— In the report of the 
State Board of Equalization, the number of sheep 
reported assessed in 1896 in Illinois, is 515,816 and 
these are valued at $410,531, one-fourth the sup¬ 
posed actual value. From 1893, when the sheep 
industry in this State was in reasonably good 
condition, to 1896, there has been a loss of 403,869 
sheep of the value of $2,177,344. While this great 
decline in the sheep industry has for a time 
almost destroyed the raising of sheep for wool, it 
has increased the demand for good mutton, so 
that this production has been benefited. There 
is a surety that sheep raising for the better qual¬ 
ity of mutton will be profitable, and the sort that 
will bring the best results can be raised in small 
flocks on the farm at less cost and trouble than 
any other farm animal. If wool production 
again become profitable, the farmer will have 
two good sources of income instead of one; in 
the meanwhile having a supply of the best of 
meat for family use. j. g. s. 
Mt. Vernon, S. D.—The extent to which farm¬ 
ers here are benefited by the rise in wheat, is 
measured by the extent of the rise in Chicago, 
For Irritation of the Throat caused by Cold 
or use of the voice, “ Brown's Bronchial Troches ” 
are exceedingly beneficial.— Adv. 
Milwaukee or Minneapolis; local buyers pay that 
priceless the freight and two cents a bushel com¬ 
mission. Probably about half the wheat raised 
here is yet in the farmers’ hands. The average 
160-acre farmer will raise 400 bushels to sell, be¬ 
sides keeping sufticient for flour and seed. His 
taxes will be $20, and he is likely to have a mort¬ 
gage of about$400 on his place, bearing 9 or 10 per 
cent interest; so if he has not been forced to sell 
early, the increase in price to date (15 to 17cents) 
will pay his taxes and interest. These figures 
will average about right for this part of the State. 
a. w. M. 
A Fayette County, Pa., Institute.— We had 
our first institute here November 13 and 14. 
Among the speakers were Mr. Hess, of the State 
College, and your contributor, Alva Agee. The 
latter was well received, and made a good impres¬ 
sion on all, I think, as a good, practical, up-to- 
date farmer. The attendance was pretty slim 
till the last session, when the house was pretty 
well filled; this was our first institute here, and 
I think that was one reason for the slim attend¬ 
ance at the first sessions. Still, there are many 
farmers around here that don’t take the interest 
in such matters that they ought. Some farmers 
were there that did not know there was such a 
thing as the State College of Agriculture; of 
course, they don’t take very many farm papers. 
FAYETTE. 
MARKETS. 
8aturday, November 28, 1896. 
BUTTER—NBW. 
Creamery, Western, extras .22)6®— 
Western, firsts.20 @21 
Western, seconds.16 @18)6 
Western, thirds.13)6@15 
State, fancy.20H@21 
Common to prime.13)6@20 
State dairy, half-firkin tubs, fancy.18 @19 
Firsts.15 @16 
Seconds.13 @14 
Welsh tubs, fancy.18 @18)6 
Welsh tubs, firsts.13 @16 
Welsh tubs, seconds.13 @— 
Tubs, thirds.11 @12 
Western imitation oreamery, firsts.13 @14 
Seoonds.10)6011)6 
Western dairy, firsts.12 @13 
Seconds.9 @10 
Thirds. 8 @8)6 
Factory, fancy.11)6@12 
Factory, firsts.10 @10)6 
Factory, seconds. 8)6® 9 
Factory, thirds. 7 @ 8 
Rolls, fresh.io @14 
Old butter. 5 @ 8 
CHEESE—NEW. 
State full cream, large, Sept., colored, fancy.10 @10'4 
White, fancy.10'4@10% 
Choice.9%@10 
Good to prime. 9 @ 9)6 
Common to fair.7 @8)6 
Small, colored, fancy.10!4@— 
Small, white, fancy.10 @10 
Small, good to choice. 9 @94 
Small, common to fair. 7 @8)6 
Light skims, small, colored, choice. 8 @8)4 
Light skims, large, choice. 7-4® 8 
Part skims, good to prime. 5)6@ 7 
Part skims, common to fair. 3)6® 44 
Full skims. 2)6@ 3 
BOGS. 
Near-by,new laid,fancy, selected,per doz 27 @ — 
State, fresh gathered, average best. 24 @ 25 
Penn., country marks, average best. 25 @ 26 
State and Penn., fair to good. . . 22 @ 24 
Western, northerly sections, fancy. 23)6® 24 
Western, fair to good. 22 @ 23 
Western refrigerator, prime, early pkd. 18@ — 
western refrigerator, fair to good. 16)4® 17)4 
Western limed, choice . 15 @ )6 
Western dirties, per 30-doz case.3 30 @4 50 
Western checks, per 30-doz case.3 00 @3 50 
FRUITS—GREEN 
Apples. Snow, perbbl.1 25@2 00 
Baldwin, per bbl . 8i@l 00 
Fall Pippin, per bbl.1 25@1 50 
Greening, per bbl. 85@1 00 
King, per bbl .l O0@l 60 
N. Spy, per bbl.i 00@1 25 
Pound Sweet, per bbl.l 00@1 26 
Nearby, open heads and common, oer bbl 50@ 76 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, extra large, per bbl.5 60@6 00 
Fancy, per bbl.4 60@5 25 
Good to prime, per bbl.3 00@4 00 
Defective, per bbl.l 00@2 50 
Per crate.1 25@1 37 
Jersey, per crate .1 00@1 25 
Grapes, U’est’n N. V.. Niagara, fancy. 22® 25 
West’n N. Y., Niagara, plain. 16® 18 
West’n N. Y., Niagara & Del., inferior.. 8® 10 
West’n N. Y., Catawba, per small basket. 8@ 11 
West'n N. Y., Conco.d. persmall basket. 7@ 8 
Wine grapes, black in bulk, per lb. 1)4@ 1)6 
Wine grapes, white, in bulk, per lb. —@ — 
Wine grapes, red, in bulk, per lb. 1)6@ — 
Pears, Clalrgeau, per bbl.3 00@4 25 
Duchess, per bbl.2 60@4 CO 
Anjou, per bbl.2 50@3 50 
Vicar, per bbl......2 25@2 75 
Swan’s O-ange, per bbl. —@ — 
KeitTer, per bbl.2 50@3 50 
Lawrence, per bbl.3 00@3 50 
Nearby cooking, per bbl. —@ - 
Quinces, choice bright, per bbl.2 25@2 50 
Fair to good, per bbl.1 50@2 00 
Seconds, perbbl.l oo@l 25 
GAME. 
Quail, choice, large, per doz.l 75®I 90 
Small, per doz. 75@1 25 
Woodcock, average, per pair. 75@i 00 
Partridges, nearby, per pair. . 90@1 00 
Western, undrawn, prime, per pair. 75® 80 
Western, drawn, prime, per pair. 60@ 60 
Grouse Western, prime. Der pair.1 26@1 40 
Grouse and partridges. Inferior, per pair ... 26@ 40 
English snipe, choice, per doz.l 75@2 25 
Plover, golden, choice, per doz.2 00@2 50 
Rabbits, per pair. 15@ 25 
Wild ducks, canvas, choice heavy, per pair.2 50@3 00 
Red heads, per pair.l 60@2 00 
Mallards, per pair. 40® 85 
Blue wing, teal, per pair. 40® 50 
Teal, green wing, per pair. 25® 30 
Common, per pair. 20@ 25 
Venison, per lb. n@ 18 
Whole deer, per lb. . io@ 12 
MEATS—DRESSED. 
Veals, country dressed, prime, per lb.... 9@ — 
Fair to good, per lb. 8 @ 8)6 
Com. to med., per lb. 6 @ 7)* 
8mall, per lb. 5 @ g 
Buttermilks. 5 @ g 
Grassers. 4 @ 5 
ENSILAGE 
AND FODDER-CUTTERS of all sizes, 
thefastestcuttingandoest ever built, includ¬ 
ing Carriers, both straight and 
angle, of any length required. 
For full Informa¬ 
tion about Cut-, 
ters, Carriers and 
Drag-saw Machines, 
and “Why Ensilago 
Pnys,”serid for Ensi¬ 
lage Catalogue. 
For the best Horse-- -,,, — m , , 
era * ciover-hullers, Fanning mills. Fe( 
nulls, Clrcular-saw Machines, Land-rollers and D 
powers, send for Fearless Catalogue. 
Address, MIN AKU HARDER, Oobteeklll, N. 
Pork, country dressed, 10 to 25 lbs., per lb 6 @ 9 
40 to 60 lbs., per lb . 6 @ 6)6 
60 to 80 lbs., per lb. 6)4® 6 
80 to 120 lbs , per lb . 5 @ 5)4 
125 lbs and up, per lb. 4 @ 4)6 
POTATOES. 
Long Island, In bulk, per bbl.1 25@1 37 
Maine, per sack.1 oo@i 10 
State, per 180 lbs. 75®1 12 
Jersey, per sack. . 90® 1 00 
Jersey, per bbl.. 90@1 12 
Sweets. Va., yellow, per bbl. 60® 80 
Jersey, yellow, per d. h. bbl.1 00@1 25 
Vineland, per bbl.1 25@1 75 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Spring chickens, per lb. 6 @ 6)6 
Fowls, local, per lb. 8 @ 8)6 
Western, per lb. 8 @ — 
Southern, per lb. 7 @ — 
Roosters, old, per lb. 4 © 4)6 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 8 @ 10 
Ducks, local, per pair. 70 @ 90 
Western, per pair. 70 @ 85 
Southern, per pair. 50 @ — 
Geese, local, per pair.1 37 @1 75 
Southern, per pair.1 00 @ — 
Pigeons, old, per ualr. 26 @ — 
Young, per pair. 20 @ — 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, old, mixed weights, per lb. 11 @ 12 
Young, dry-picked, per lb. 12 @ 12)6 
Young, scalded, per lb. 12 @ — 
Young. Inferior, per lb . 8 @ 10 
Spring caiokens, Phil., selected, per lb... 13 @ 14 
Philadelphia, poor to good, per lb... 9 @ 11 
Western, dry-picked, good to choice. 8)6® — 
Western, dry-picked, inferior. 6 @ 8 
Western, scalded, choice, large. 8 @ — 
Fowls, Western, dry-picked, choice. 8 @ — 
Scalded, choice, per lb. 8 @ — 
Old cocks, per lb. 6 @ _ 
Bprlng ducks, Eastern, per lb. — @ — 
Spring ducks. L. I., per lb. — @ _ 
Spring ds .-kt ”-nn. and Va., per lb. — @ — 
Spring du- v„, Western, per lb. 12 @ 13 
Old ducks. Western, per lb. 8 @ 10 
Spring geese, Eastern, per lb. — @ — 
Squabs, tame, white, per doz.2 00 @2 25 
Dark and poor, per doz.1 26 © — 
VEGETABLES. 
Cabbage, L. I., per 100.2 00@3 00 
Red, per 100.2 50@3 50 
Carrots, per bbl. 60@ 75 
Cauliflower, L. I. and Jersey, per bbl.1 00@2 00 
Celery, fancy, large, per doz. 40@ 50 
Average, prime, per doz. 20@ 25 
Small, per doz. 8@ 15 
Cucumbers, Florida, per crate.1 00@1 50 
Egg plant, Florida, per )6-bbl box. 75@1 50 
Florida, per bbl.1 60S3 00 
Lettuce, Boston, per doz. 25® 50 
Local, per bbl. — @ — 
Norfolk, per )6-bushel basket. 75® 1 00 
Charleston, per basket. 00® 69 
Onions. Eastern white, per bbl.2 50@4 50 
Eastern red, per bbl .2 00@2 26 
Eastern yellow, per bbl.1 75@2 00 
Orar-ge County white, per bag .1 50@3 50 
Orange County yellow, per bag.1 26@I 75 
Orange County, red, per bag.1 25@2 60 
Jersey and Long Island yellow, per bbl.. 1 25@1 75 
Jersey and Long Island red, per bbl _1 50@2 00 
Jersey and Long Island white, per bbl. ..2 00@3 50 
State and Western yellow, per bbl.1 25@2 00 
State and Western red, per bbl.1 25@1 62 
Pumpkins, per bbl.1 00@1 25 
Spinach. Norfolk, per bbl. 40® 50 
Baltimore, per bbl . 35® 40 
Squash, Marrow, per bbl. 76® 1 00 
Hubbard, per bbl. 76@1 00 
String beans, Norfolk, per half bbl basket.. -@ — 
Charleston, green, per bushel basket.... 1 59@2 50 
Charleston, wax, per bushel basket.2 00@2 50 
Florida, per bushel basket.1 25@2 CO 
Turnips, Jersey and L. I. Russia, per bbL... 60® 75 
Canada, per bbl. 60® 65 
MILK AND CREAM. 
The total daily supply has been 21,052 cans of milk, 
185 cans of condensed milk and 404 cans of cream. 
The average price paid for the surplus on the plat¬ 
forms has been $1.66 a can of 40 quarts. 
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BRADLEY 
stands preeminent with tens of thousands of farmers, as representing strict 
integrity and honest, square dealing during the past thirty-five years. We 
would not, therefore, attach the name “Bradley” to 
“Bradley's Superior Meat-Meal,” 
until we were convinced, beyond a shadow of doubt, that it was well worthy 
ot the name, and could be used with great profit by our farmer friends. 
It has now been tested by tens of thousands of Egg Raisers, and they all, with 
one accord, admit it’s the best, the cheapest, and greatest egg producer sold. 
Read their testimony in Our hook, “ Feeding for Eggs.” A postal card request 
will bring you a copy FREE by mail. 
$ BRADLEY FERTILIZER CO., Boston. 
^ AUGUSTA, CA. ROCHESTER, N. Y. CLEVELAND, O. 
>*x- ’’w '*»£■ ”5*- ^ 
The Winter Course in Agriculture 
AT DELAWARE COLLEGE, 
ETrip C o IDuroc-Jersey Pigs, $3; April 
■ vFl O Cl 11/ Boars. $10. Jersey Bull and 
Bull Calves. 
R. C. B. Leghorn Cockerels $1. 
GEO. L. FERRIS, Atwaters, N. Y. 
will open January 6, 1897, and continue to the last 
Friday in March. The course has been improved 
and enlarged for the coming winter. Tuition free. 
Full descriptive circular will be sent upon ap¬ 
plication to Prof. W. H. BISHOP, Newark, Del. 
HXRD 
WOOD. 
STEEL 
AXLES. 
Horse Carts 
NARROW & IT 2&4 
WIDE Tires. Vwheels 
Popular Prices. Low 
rates of freight from our 
works, Tataiuy, Pa., to all 
points. HOBSON & CO., 
No. Si Stone St., N. Y. 
BUGGY WHEELS 
WITH TIRE ON. 
Don't waste money repairing old 
wheels. Getourprices. Are prepared 
to tire, box, point and furnish 
axles for wheels of all slv.es. 
WILMINCTON WHEELCO. 
(401 Union St.) Wilmington, Del. 
WANTED. 
Farms in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and the 
Dakotas. C. L CLASON & CO., 47 & 48 Merrill 
Building, Milwaukee, Wis. 
MEN—POTATOES 
Barrel or car lots. 
Carmans and others. 
Karl.v Thoroughbred” for Spring delivery. 
SMITH’S STOCK & SEED FARM, Padelsfords. N. V. 
GARNER & CO., 
Produce Commission Merchants, 
51 LITTLE 12th 87., NEW YORK. 
More room and a better location enable us to handle 
to better advantage, CHOICE CREAMERY BUTTER. 
CHOICE CUEESE, FANCY LEGHORN EGGS, 
Shipping Cards and Stencils on application. 
Reference: Gansevoort Bank. 
WM. H. COHEN & CO., 
Commission Merchants, 
229 and 231 Washington Street, New York. 
OUR SPECIALTIES: 
Game, 
1 Poultry, 
| Mushrooms, 
Furs, 
J Calves, 
Nuts, 
Ginseng, 
| Hothouse Lambs, | 
| Live Quail. 
Established 1876. 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & GO., 
commission Merchants and Dealers In all kinds of 
COUNTRY PRODUCE. Butter, Eggs, Cheese, 
Poultry. Foreign and Domestic Fruits. Consignments 
solicited. 34 & 36 Little 13th St., New York. 
JELLIFFE, WRIGHT & CO.. 
Produce Commission Merchants, 
BUTTER, EGGS AND POULTRY, 
284 Washington Street. New York. 
Dressed Meats: 22, 24 and 26 Grace Avenue West 
Washington Market. 
Live Stock: Union Stock Yards, foot of West 60th St 
Refer to Irving National Bank. 
Rogers’ Farm Account Book t 
dover, Mass. Get it. Its use will save you money. 
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NEY & CO.. Broadalbin. N Y., for their little book. 
“FARMING iN A BUSINESS LIGHT,” or “ HOW 
TO INCREASE THE FARM INCOME.” Their large 
special edltic ,s going like •’ hot cakes.” Their next 
edition will not be offered for 10 cents. 
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PITTSBURGH, PA. 
Fruits and Produce 
Receive and sell, in car load lots and smaller 
quantities, all Products of the Orchard. Garden! 
Dairy, Hennery and Farm. - 
Send for our little book, ‘'Suggestions to Shippers,” Market 
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