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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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PRODUCTS, PRICES AND TRADE. 
Asparagus Bunches.— “What is the stand¬ 
ard size for a bunch of asparagus?” s. t. 
New York. 
There is no standard size, though most as¬ 
paragus sections have a local uniformity in 
this matter. I have noticed lots from some 
localities which ran 4 V 2 inches in diameter 
at the butt end and others 3%. The length 
runs from eight to 11 inches, probably nine 
inches would be a fair average. There are 
some lots of nondescript bunches, no two 
the same size, not put up with a regular 
buncher, but the figures given above refer to 
professional growers who aim at uniformity, 
at least for certain localities. 
Canal Traffic. —Nineteen hundred and 
four was a prosperous year for the Suez 
Canal, the total tolls amounting to about 
$23,050,000, considerably in advance of any 
previous year. The number of vessels passing 
through was 4,237, nearly 500 more than for 
the previous year. In eastbound traffic on 
our great lakes. May showed a very heavy 
tonnage, 4,936,851 tons passing through the 
Sauit Ste. Marie, Mich., Canal This com¬ 
prised 5,582.061 bushels of wheat, 4,806,670 
of other grains, 4,332,736 tons iron ore, 558,- 
586 barrels of flour, 16,686 tons copper and 
1,365 passengers. The last week in May, 
New York State canals carried 117,919 tons. 
Fire Notes. —During May, for the United 
States and Canada, fires to the amount of 
$12,700,000 were reported. There were six 
from $300,000 to $500,000, five $200,000 to 
$265,000, live $150,000 to $165,000, 14 from 
$100,000 to $140,000, 26 from $50,000 to 
$85,000, 73 from $25,000 to $45,000 and 111 
from $10,000 to .$24,000. In the list were 
51 stores, 43 factories, 39 lumber plants, 12 
hotels, eight warehouses, seven stables, six 
lots of farm buildings, three churches, three 
schools, two theatres, one saloon and one 
poorhouse. 
Small Fruits. —Jersey strawberries are 
on hand in liberal quantities and selling low. 
I have noticed but few this week that could 
be called prime. They retailed at 20 cents 
per quart. A very fair grade brought 15 
cents, or two for a quarter. It was easy to 
get clean, medium-sized berries for 10 cents. 
The dry weather has written its name on 
hundreds of crates, which makes clear the 
great advantage anyone has who can irrigate 
his strawberry field. A great many sanded 
berries are seen. Sand on berries is a worse 
nuisance than might be supposed. When 
first picked most of the sand will wash off 
quite readily, but by the time the crates reach 
market the sand will be pounded into the 
pulp or dried on as though glued fast. Such 
berries have to be “peeled" before they are 
tit to use, and those who have been beaten 
on one lot of this sort are likely to look very 
closely before buying again. I saw a man 
looking at some large bright berries. There 
was a little grit on them which made him 
hesitate, but the dealer was sure they were 
not sanded, and turned out a basket to show 
his confidence. Those in the center were cov¬ 
ered with dirt, and the buyer walked on. The 
man who picked those berries made a big 
mistake. There have been some very fine 
blackberries from North Carolina, which 
brought considerably, more than strawberry 
prices. The market is seldom overstocked 
with choice blackberries. The huckleberries 
seen thus far have been only of medium qual¬ 
ity, but some retailed up to 25 cents per 
quart. An inquirer asks regarding the scant 
size berry basket. The law requires that all 
short of standard pints and quarts shall be 
branded “short” in letters half an inch high, 
but no provision was made for proper en¬ 
forcement of the law, and no one seems to 
care enough about it to follow It up. All 
sorts of baskets are seen, some a trifle shal¬ 
low or narrow and others with stuffed bot¬ 
toms or sides bulged in like a patent medi¬ 
cine bottle. These exaggerated frauds are 
not very common, however, and the berries in 
such packages are usually sold at a cut rate, 
probably about their real value. The usual 
crop of little green gooseberries Is on hand, 
choice specimens of this fruit are seldom seen 
in this market. h. 
BUDDED vs. SEEDLING TREES. 
Are budded peach trees more tender In 
bud than seedlings? Peaches are all killed; 
cherries badly Injured; Early Harvest black¬ 
berries killed, and canes of Loudon rasp¬ 
berries killed; Ben Davis apple buds slightly 
injured; apples generally all right. 
Springfield, Mo. m. t. l. 
I have always supposed that the buds of 
seedling trees were the most hardy, although 
I have no positive evidence that they are, 
further than the fact that a few seedling 
trees I have watched seem to bear annual 
crops, while budded varieties often fail. The 
prospects at this date are good for a crop 
of peaches this season. 
Tompkins Co., N. 1\ d. r. fease. 
I have had quite a number of peach trees 
come up where they could be left to grow. 
From such trees I have had some very good 
marketable fruit, but only one tree whose 
buds were more hardy than the buds from 
budded trees. I have had fair crops of 
Crosby and Elberta from budded trees when 
all seedlings but one tree were killed 
by cold. Prospect for peaches in this immed¬ 
iate location (northwestern part of Worces¬ 
ter Co.) is very good at this date. 
No. Leominster, Mass. s. r. w. 
In southern Indiana, where both budded 
and seedling peaches are extensively grown, 
it Is the general opinion that seedling peach 
trees are somewhat hardier than the budded 
trees, as a class, and that the fruit buds 
of the seedlings are hardier and bear more 
frequently than do the budded. Just why 
this is true I have never been able satisfac¬ 
torily to determine, that is, just why the 
process of budding on the seedling stock 
should make any difference In the degree of 
hardiness of the same variety when grown 
from the seed. In central Indiana peach 
buds are practically all killed, and many of 
the cherry buds. We think that there Is a 
fair prospect for apples, pears, and plums. 
Indiana. c. M. hobbs. 
It has always been the Impression held by 
many gardeners that seedling trees that 
sprout nearby buildings are more sure to 
bear annually that the budded, yet I know 
of no instance that proves this. I think It 
is more often that the seedlings are pro¬ 
tected by buildings than budded trees that 
are planted. As to the peach prospects, 
there are but few peach growers In this 
country (Worcester), while on the Peninsula 
there are many orchards. The best reports 
show that fully two-thirds are killed; of 
some varieties all are killed. One customer 
reports that Champion and Elberta show 
50 per cent of the live buds, while all other 
varieties are killed in same orchard. 
Maryland. orlando harrison. 
I have been growing peach trees in Win¬ 
nebago County for 20 years, and have found 
less than a dozen varieties that will stand 
our climate. We have about 300 bearing 
trees of five varieties. I have planted a 
good many bushels of peach stones, varying 
In quantity from a peck to five bushels. 
Generally the seed has grown well. If I 
can get them to live until they have been 
budded and the buds have grown one year 
the trees stand very satisfactorily, but I 
have not yet found a seedling peach amongst 
the many thousands grown that will stand 
our bare-ground Winters. I would not advise 
anyone to plant seedling peaches in this sec¬ 
tion of Illinois, with the expectation of get¬ 
ting fruit In paying quantities. 
Illinois. s. E. HALL. 
Speaking from limited observation, I 
should say that budded peach trees are rather 
more tender in the bud than seedling trees. 
W'e have not yet learned to combine the 
hardiness and vigor of the seedling with the 
size and quality of our best fruit. I know 
of no one who is growing seedling trees here 
for the sake of what may be developed, and 
those that happen to be planted in orchards 
are not allowed to remain until fruiting 
time. It would be better to plant varieties 
of well known hardiness, than to take any 
chances, on seedlings. The indications now 
are favorable for a good peach crop In the 
southern Michigan fruit belt. The yellows 
have not been so destructive of late years, 
and the carloads of lime nnd sulphur now 
being sprayed will, no doubt, hold the scale 
In check. L. W. ruth. 
Berrlan Co., Mich. 
As a rule the seedlings are most hardy In 
bud, but the fact that a tree is budded has 
nothing whatever to do with its hardiness. 
All open or large bloom will stand a greater 
degree of cold than the small bloom, hence 
all open or large bloom varieties, whether 
seedlings or Improved, are most hardy, some 
more so tnan others. Such varieties as 
Early Rivers, Amsden, Lemon Free and many 
others, will stand as much cold as most 
seedlings. Such large yellow varieties as the 
Crawfords, Reeves, Susquehanna, and that 
class are tenderest. There Is considerable 
difference In the hardiness of the cultivated 
varieties, even among the same class of 
bloom. Most of the seedlings have the large 
open bloom, and budding them would not 
detract from their hardiness. I have not 
made a thorough Inquiry in regard to the 
peach prospect, but so far as I can learn, 
most of New Jersey is all right; Delaware and 
Maryland hurt somewhat; Missouri reports 
nearly all gone. Charles black. 
New Jersey. 
A peach tree grown from a bud Is not 
necessarily any more tender than if grown 
from the pit, but it is a fact that the better 
quality of peaches are more tender both In 
less seedling. We have grown many bushels 
of the finest quality of large rich yellow 
peaches on seedling trees, but they were just 
as tender in bud and tree as other choice 
varieties on budded trees. The seedlings re¬ 
ferred to were grown from pits brought from 
Connecticut in 1858, and these were grown 
in Connecticut with but little variation In 
form or quality for at least 50 years before 
that. In appearances they resembled the 
large Barnard, but were inclined to mildew 
or fungus, and the last of the trees were 
killed in 1898. The more hardy varieties, 
such as Early Michigan, Kalamazoo, Chili, 
etc., will endure about as much freezing as 
the worthless seedlings, such are much more 
hardy in bud than Crawford, Foster, and 
the large round budded varieties. Peach 
trees that are alive and have had proper 
care are looking very fine, with the buds 
nearly all sound, but many trees were killed 
a year ago, and many fruit growers seem 
to have lost their nerve, and neglected their 
orchards. In fact, the orchards about here 
that have been properly sprayed and cared 
for are very scarce. In the most favored 
localities there will probably be considerable 
fruit even where the trees have been neg¬ 
lected. The yellows seems to be spreading 
much more in neglected orchards than where 
properly sprayed and cultivated. 
Kent Co., Michigan. l. j. post. 
POULTRY SURRLIES- 
* The Kind that Make Fggs— All per 100 lbs. 
Recleaned Ground Oyster Shells, 50c; Mtco Grit tor 
Poultry. 60c.; Mico Grit for Pigeons. 60c ; MtcoGritfor 
Chicks. 60c.; Saul’s Poultry Scratching Food. *1.66; 
8aul s Poultry Mash Food. 12: Saul’s Pigeon Food. $2. 
Saul’s Chick Food, *2.50; Cut Clov er.ll .00; Clover Meal 
*1.60; Pure Ground Beef Scraps, *2.25: Pure Meat 
Meal, *2.25: Pure Meat and Bone. *2.25; Pure Poultry 
Bone, *2.25; Pure Bone Meal, *2.25: Hemp Seed. *4.00; 
Sunflower Seed, *5.50; Chicken Millet, *2.50. Cata¬ 
logue sent free. 
CHAS. F. SAUL, 220-224 James Street, Syracuse, N.Y. 
If You Could Buy 
a Poultry Fence that would turn 
all stock and outlast the posts at 
[ the price common nettings, 
I wouldn’t you do It I The PAGE 
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ORNAMENTAL FENCE 
at an economical price. 
Handsome designs; strong 
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For 
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Fed to millions of animals 
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In popular use 25 years. 
Price 8 lb. Pek. SO seats. 7 lb. Pek. 01.00. 
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When 
Pineland Incubators 
When Hatch them 
Pineland Brooders 
When Rear them 
Fidelity Food Feeds them 
Send for Concise Catalog. 
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EMPIRE STATE S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
EGGS FOR SALE Selected, 75 cents 
Choice fine laying strains. W. Wyandottes, Bairei 
P. Rocks, R. I. Reds, S. C. W. Leghorns. 
O. LINDEMARK, L. Box 98, Gt. Barrington, Mass 
S, C, BROWN LEGHORNS SaSSKS; 
ed Hens. Have been breeding Brown Leghorns for 
fourteen years. Eggs, *1 per 15, or $4 per 100. J. A. 
BUSH, R. No. 10, Lockport, Niagara Co., New York. 
ROSE COMB W. LEGHORNS 
Prize Winners at the Best Shows. Eggs $1 
for 15; $3 for 50: $5 for 100. Half price after June 
first. L. C. HILLS, Delaware, Ohio. 
BUSINESS WHITE LEGHORNS 
and unsurpassed in beauty. Eggs that Hatch. 
Incubator Chicks *12.50 per lOO 
HILANDALE FARM, Brooklyn, Ohio. R.F.D. 2. 
WHITE ORPINGTONS, 
BUFF ORPINGTONS, ERMINE FAVEROLLES, 
SALMON FAVEROLLES. 
Send for list of winnings, also copy of "What is a 
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J. H. 8VMONDS, 
Importer and Breeder, Metuchen, New Jersey. 
C HOICK Homer Pigeons for squab breeding and 
flying. JOHN M. HATHAWAY, Acushnet, Mass. 
Var's Poultry, Pigeons, Parrots, Dogs, Cats. 
Ferrets, etc. Eggs a specialty. 60 p. book. 10c. 
Rates free. J. A. BERGEY. Box 8,Telford,Pa, 
R eliable Hatching Eggs, any number. Barred Rocks, 
Brown, W. and B. Leghorns, W. and B. Wyan¬ 
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S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
Eggs for hatching from mature birds. We have been 
breeding “Business L egh orns” for 10 years. Send for 
circular and prices. White & Rice, Yorktown, N. Y. 
REKIN DUCKS AND 
WHITE LEGHORNS 
April hatched Ducks, $1.50 to *2.50 each. Duck Eggs 
80 cents and *1.15 for 11; and *6 and *8 per hundred. 
Leghorns are the real egg machines. Eggs for hatch¬ 
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hundred. Largest plant vicinity New Yoik City, 
80 pens, 2,000 layers. Cut of same in Cyphers cata¬ 
logue. Agent Cyphers Incubators, brooders, etc. 
Correspondence Invited. 
BONNIE BRAE, New Rochelle, N. Y. 
Orpingtons, Buff, Black, White. 
Why not have the very best obtainable? First cost 
may be a little more, but you get the stock and blood 
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from the largest Orpington breeder. Send for forty 
page illustrated Oroington catalogue, also Mating 
List describing thirty-two breeding yards and prices 
of eggs. The blood from the largest winners at New 
York the past three years are in these yards 
Box 78, WILLOW BROOK FARM, Berlin, Conn. 
POULTRY NEWS 
4 months’ trial, 10c. Box 
R. New Brunswick, N.J. 
PICKETS LOCKED IN CABLES 
Can’t slip, but stretches perfectly to fit uneven 
ground. Fine meshes at bottom fc 
for little chicks. 
A poultry fence 
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High as you want it, 1 to 7 ft. 
for all fowls that does not sag. 
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