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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
July 8, 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, July 8, 1905. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Southern Farm Labor.517, 518 
Experience With Alfalfa in North Caro¬ 
lina. 518 
Notes on Asparagus Culture. 518 
A Pennsylvania Farmer on Lime. 519 
Working for Alfalfa. 519 
Stacking Corn Fodder. 519 
Renting Machinery. 519 
Notes on Asparagus. 520 
Cow Peas in Northern New Jersey. 520 
Lime on Moss-Grown Land. 521 
Hand Hay Press.... 521 
Fertilizing Potatoes and Onions. 522 
Hope Farm Notes. 523 
Crop Prospects. 525 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
The Babcock Test in School. 518 
Pasture for Milch Cow. 520 
Feeding Potatoes to Pigs. 520 
The Outlook for Horse Breeding. 525 
The Price of Milk. 525 
Eggs in Cold Storage. 525 
Desert Dairying; Tuberculosis. 525 
Mapes, the Hen Man. 530 
Feed and Care of Farm Team. 530 
Computing Cattle Rations. 530 
More About That Egg Deal. 531 
Why Use Hand Separators?. 531 
HORTICULTURE. 
Puget Sound Tomatoes... 
Harvesting Raspberries by Machinery.. 
Cornus Sanguinea. 
Rose Beetles on Grapes. 
Greenhouse Work in July. 
Ruralisms. 
518 
519 
520 
520 
521 
522 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 
Charity Sweetheart's Letters. 
The Bookshelf.. • • 
The Hen Business.. 
Some Summer Desserts. 
The Rural Patterns.. ■ 
526 
526 
526 
r.27 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Incubator in Beehive. HI9 
An Experience With Dynamite. 519 
Editorials.024 
Events of the Week. 
Business Bits. >>25 
Publisher’s Desk. 529 
Products, Prices and Trade. 529 
markets 
Prices current at New York during week 
ending July 1, wholesale except otherwise 
noted. The prices of grain, butter, cheese 
and eggs are based on the official figures of 
the Produce and Mercantile Exchanges, with 
such revision as outside deals noted appear 
to warrant. Trices of other products are 
from reports of dealers, inquiries and obser¬ 
vation of sales in the various market sec¬ 
tions. Where possible these figures are the 
average of several sales. 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 1, Northern Duluth — @1.20% 
No. 2, red, new. — @1.06% 
No. 1, Northern Manitoba.. — @1.14 
Corn, No. 2, mixed. — @ 63 
Oats, mixed . — @ 36 
Rye. — @ 66 
Barley. — @ 48 
FEED. 
Wholesale at New York. 
City bran . — @19.50 
Middlings .21.00 @22.00 
Red dog .. — @22.50 
Linseed meal . — @30.00 
Cotton seed meal . — @26.00 
Retail Western New York. 
Spring bran .21.00 23.00 
Middlings .24.00 26.00 
Red dog .25.00 @27.00 
Corn and oats.25.00 27.00 
Linseed meal . — @35.00 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Prices given are for large bales. Small 
bales 50 cents to $1 per ton less. 
Hay, prime . — @ 82% 
No. 1 . 75 @ 80 
No. 2 . 65 @ 70 
No. 3 . 55 @ 60 
Clover and clover mixed.... 45 @ 60 
Straw, long rye. 65 @ 70 
Short and oat. 40 @ 60 
MILK. 
In effect July 1 the New York Exchange 
price was advanced one-fourth cent, or to 
$1.21 per 40-quart can, netting 2% cents per 
quart to shippers in 26-cent freight zone 
where there are no additional station 
charges. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, extras, lb. 
Firsts . 
Seconds . 
Thirds . 
State dairy, half-tubs, extras.. 
Tubs, firsts . 
Tubs, seconds .. 
Lower grades . 
Western imitation creamery, 
extras . 
Firsts . 
Western factory, firsts. 
Seconds . 
Lower grades . 
Renovated, extras . 
Firsts . 
Seconds . 
Lower grades . 
Packing stock, No. 1. 
No. 2 . 
20 %@ 
19 %@ 
18 @ 
17 @ 
19 %@ 
18% @ 
17 @ 
15 %@ 
18 @ 
16 @ 
15% @ 
14 % @ 
13% @ 
17 @ 
15 %@ 
14 % @ 
1 3% @ 
— @ 
14 @ 
21 
20 
19 
17% 
20 
19 
18 
16% 
19 
17 
16 
15 
14 
16% 
15 
14 
15% 
15 
CHEESE. 
Full cream, small, fine. 9%@ —< 
Small, fair to choice. 9 @ 9% 
Large, fine . — 9% 
Light skims, choice.7%@ 7% 
Part skims, prime. 6% @ 6% 
Part skims, common to fair.. 4 ”@ 4% 
Full skims . 1 @ 2 
EGGS. 
Fresh gathered, fancy, white.. 
Selected, white, choice. 19 
Fresh gathered, extra mixed 19 
Fresh gathered, good to ch. . ” T 
Western, graded, ch. to fey. . 
Western, average best. 
Western, com. to fair. 
Kentucky, fresh gathered.... 
DP'ED FRUITS. 
Apples, evaporated, fancy.... 
Evaporated, choice . _ 
Evaporated, prime . 5%@ 
Evaporated, scarcely prime. 
Evaporated, common to good 
Sun dried, Can., quarters... 
Sun dried, Ohio. 2%i 
Chops, 100 lbs.1.40 @1.50 
Cores and skins, 100 lbs.... 90 @1.00 
Raspberries, evaporated . 23 @ 24 
Huckleberries, 1904 . 10 @ 11 
Blackberries, 1904 . 7 @ 7% 
Cherries .. 13%@ — 1 
20 @ 
21 
19 @ 
19% 
19 @ 
— 
17 @ 
18 
17 @ 
17% 
16 @ 
— 
13% @ 
15% 
13 @ 
14% 
7 @ 
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6 @ 
6 % 
5%@ 
— 
5 @ 
5% 
414 @ 
4% 
3%@ 
4V4 
2 y*@ 
3 
FRESH FRUITS, 
pples, Red Astrachan, new.. 1.50 
App 
Green, new 
Baldwin . 
Russet, Golden 
No. 2 stock . . 
Pears, Florida, Le Conte 
.1.50 
. 2.50 
.2.50 
.1.50 
. 3.00 
@3.50 
@3.00 
@3.00 
@2.75 
@2.00 
@5.50 
@1.50 
@1.50 
'"■> i 25 
@ 
@ 
Plums, Georgia, per carrier. . 75 
North Carolina .1.00 
Peaches, Southern, 24-qt. 25 
Cherries, Black, lb. 6 
Red and white. 4 
Sour . 3 _ 
Grapes, Fla., Niagara, 18-qr. 
carrier .1.50 @ — 
Strawberries, S. Jersey, qt... 3 @ 7 
Hilton and Irvington. 5 @ 10 
Paterson . 5 @ 10 
Other Upper Jersey. 4 @ 8 
Staten Island . 5 @ 10 
Up river . 5 @ 12 
Western New York. 6 
Blackberries, N. C., qt. 3 
Delaware and Maryland.... 4 
Jersey . 8 
Raspberries, Red. pint. 3 
Black Caps, pint. 3 
Huckleberries, quart . 8 
Gooseberries, small, quart.... 5 
Currants, Cherry, lb. 7 
Muskmelons, Florida, bu.-crate 
Georgia . 50 
Watermelons, Fla., 100.12.00 @25.00 
Florida, carload .100.00@200.00 
BEANS. 
Marrow, choice, bushel. — 
Common to good.2.80 
Pea, choice . — 
Common to good.1.60 
Red kidney, choice 
Common to good.2.50 
White kidney, choice. — 
Black turtle soup, choice. .. —< 
Yellow eye, choice .1.95 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes, Southern. Rose, No., 
1 bbl. 
South’n, Chili white, No. 1 
Southern. Chili red, No. 1. 
Southern, poor . 
Old, 168-lb. hag. 
Asparagus. Colossal, doz 
@ 12 
@ 5 
@ 8 
@ 11 
@ 7 
@ 5 
@ 13 
@ 7 
@ 9 
25 @1.75 
@2.00 
@3.30 
@3.25 
@1.85 
@1.80 
2.82 %@ — 
‘ * @2.77% 
@3.50 
@3.70 
@2.00 
1.00 
75 
. 75 
, 40 
75 
, 2.00 
. 1.50 
. 1.00 
. 50 
100 bnchs.1.50 
. 1.00 
bunches.. .1.00 
bbl. 10 
Extra prime 
Prime . 
Culls . 
Beets, Long Island, 
Carrots, old, bbl. . . 
Long Island. 100 
Cabbage. Southern. 
Long Island, 100. 
Cauliflowers, hothouse, doz. 
Cucumbers. S. C., l ushel... 
North Carolina . 
Norfolk, bbl. 
Corn. Southern, 100. 
Jersey, 100 . 
Egg plants, Florida, bu.-box. .1.25 
Lettuce, nearby, bbl. 50 
Mushrooms, lb. 10 
Onions, Bermuda, 3-pk. crate. 10 
Texas, 3-pk. crate. 25 
Southern, white, bu.-crate.. 75 
Southern, Potato, bbl.1.50 
Jersey, white, half-bbl. bkt.1.00 
Okra, Fla., 24-qt. carrier.... 1.50 
Oyster plants, 100 bunches. ..2.00 
Peppers, Fla., 24-qt. carrier.. 1.00 
. 2.00 
. 75 
40 
, 50 
. 2.00 
, 1.00 
. 1.00 
Tele- 
Peas, L. I. & Jersey, 
phone, bushel . 
L. I. & Jersey, June. 
L. I. & Jersey, small. 
Radishes, nearby. 100 bunches 
String beans, Norfolk, %-bbl. 
basket . 
Baltimore . 
Maryland . 
Jersey, wax . 
Jersey, green . 
Spinach, nearby, bbl. 
Squash, Hubbard, bbl.1 
Marrow . 
White . 
Yellow crook-neck . 
Turnips, ruta baga. bbl.1 
White, 100 bunches.1 
Tomatoes, Fla., 24-qt. carrier. 
Savannah .1 
North Carolina and Virginia 75 
Maryland and Delaware.... 1.00 
Jersey, bushel box.1.25 
Watercress, 100 bunches.1.00 
HOPS. 
Choice . 26 
Medium to prime. 23 
Ordinary . 21 
Olds . 10 @ 
@ 
35 
30 
25 
50 
30 
40 
50 
50 
75 
30 
00 
75 
75 
75 
00 
00 
75 
00 
@1.50 
@1.25 
@ 1.00 
@ 65 
@ 1.00 
@ — 
@1.75 
@1.25 
@ 75 
@ 2.00 
@1.50 
@ 2.00 
@ 75 
@2.50 
@1.50 
@ 1.00 
@ 75 
@2.25 
@2.00 
@1.50 
@2.25 
@ 75 
@ 75 
@ 60 
@ 75 
@1.00 
@ 2.00 
@ — 
@2.25 
@3.00 
@1.70 
@ 75 
@ 60 
@ 50 
@ — 
@ 60 
@ 1.00 
@1.00 
@ 1.00 
@1.25 
@ 50 
@1.25 
@1.00 
@1.25 
@1.50 
@1.50 
@ — 
@1.75 
@1.75 
@1.50 
@1.50 
@ 2.00 
@ — 
@ 
@ 
@ 
12 
60 
German . 50 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Spring chickens, Western, lb.. —• @ 22 
Southern . — @ 20 
Fowls, Western, lb. 12% @ — 
Roosters, old, lb. 8 ”@ — 
Turkeys, old, lb. — @ 13 
Ducks. Western, average, pair. 70 @ 80 
Southern, average . 60 @ 65 
Geese. Western, average, pair. 1.00 @1.25 
Southern, average . — @1.00 
Pigeons, pair . — @ 25 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, Western, average best. 
Western, mixed . 15 
Western, poor . 
Chickens, Phila. broilers, 3 to 
4 lbs. to pair. 
Pennsylvania, broilers . 28 
Western, broilers, dry picked 
Western, broilers, scalded, 3. 
lbs. and over to pair.... 
Western, broilers, under 3 lbs. 
lbs. to pair . 
Southern, broilers, scalded. 
Fowls, medium size. 
Poor to fair . 
Spring ducks, L. I. & Eastern 
Penna. and Virginia. 17 
Squabs, prime, large, white, 
dozen . 2.50 
Mixed .2.12 
Dark .1.50 
ESSENTIAL OILS. 
Wholesale jobbers’ prices. 
Pennyroyal, lb. 
Peppermint . 
Sassafras . 50 
Spearmint .4.50 
Tansy . 3.75 
Wintergreen .1.65 
LIVE STOCK. 
Native steers .4.40 
Bulls 
Cows .1.70 
Calves, veal .4.50 
Culls .2.00 
Sheep 
ambs .6.75 
Hogs . 
TOBACCO. 
Connecticut broadleaf fillers.. 
Seconds . 
Fine wrappers. 
N. Y. State fillers. 
Average running lots. 
Pennsylvania broadleaf Rs.. . . 
Va. shipping com. lugs. 
Com. to med. leaf. 
Med. to good leaf. 
Good to fine leaf. 
Louisville hurley com. lugs. . . 
Med. to good lugs. 
Com. to good leaf. 
FARM CHEMICALS. 
Prices given are for ton lots. Single bag 
lots 10 to 25 per cent higher. Nitrate of 
soda scarce and temporarily high. 
Nitrate of soda 
. 17@ 
15 
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16 
13 
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14 
30 
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35 
28 
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22 
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15 % 
Muriate of potash. 
Acid phosphate . 
Kainit . 
Dried blood . 
Copper sulphate, bbl. lots, lb. 
Sulphur flour in bbl. lots, lb. 
@53.00 
@43.00 
(a 13.00 
@12.50 
(n 4S.00 
@ 5% 
@ 2% 
A very subdued-looking boy of about 
12 years of age, with a long scratch on 
his nose and an air of general dejection, 
went to the master of one of the Board 
schools and handed him a note from his 
mother before taking his seat and becom¬ 
ing deeply absorbed in a book. The note 
read as follows: “Mr. Brown.—Please 
excuse James for not being present yester¬ 
day. He played trooant, but you don’t 
need to thrash him for it, as the boy he 
played trooant with an’ him fell out, an’ 
the boy fought him, an’ a man they throo 
at caught him an’ thrashed him, an’ the 
driver of a cart they hung on to thrashed 
him allso. Then his father thrashed him, 
an’ I had to give him another one for 
being impoodent to me for telling his 
father, so you need not thrash him until 
next time. He thinks he better keep in 
school in future.”—Tit-Bits. 
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