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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
July 22, 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, July 22, 1905. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Asparagus in Michigan. 550 
Successful Alfalfa Field.550 
The Use of a Hay Loader. 551 
Cost of Ammonia. 551 
Alfalfa Experience. 551 
Vetch and Rye for Hay. .. 552 
Cabbage Maggots and Fertilizer. 552 
Corn Hybridization.553 
Culture of Peanuts. 553 
Sowing Crimson Clover. 554 
Hope Farm Notes. 555 
Crop Prospects. 557 
Hay Loader Problem. 557 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
•Bone-Ail”: Winter Fodder.. 552 
Paper Bottles for Milk. 553 
A Talk About Tuberculosis. 562 
Making Silage in Florida. 562 
Mange on Calf. 562 
Cow with Caked Udder. 563 
Ration for Milch Cow. 563 
Grain Ration for Cows.. 563 
Plan for a Iloghouse. 563 
Food Value of Milk.. 563 
HORTICULTURE. 
Sod or Clean Culture for Insects... .549, 550 
Strawberries as Large as Apples. 550 
The Best Strawberries. 551 
Bermuda Onions for Transplanting. 551 
Orchards in Brush. 551 
Strawberry Grower’s Story. 552 
Orcharding in New Mexico. 552 
Notes from the Rural Grounds. 554 
Fertilizer for Roses. 554 
Fruit at Lewis and Clark Exposition.... 557 
Fruit in Indiana. 557 
Peach Crop in North Jersey. 557 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 558 
Mrs. Perry’s Grievances. 558 
Cool Drinks. 559 
Mental Tonics.. 559 
The Rural Patterns. 559 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Hemlock Water Pipes. 551 
Editorials. 556 
Business Bits. 557 
Events of the Week. 557 
Publisher’s Desk. 561 
Products. Prices and Trade. 561 
Humorous. 504 
MARKETS 
Prices current at New York during week 
ending July 15, 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. Prices 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. 
CHEESE. 
Full cream, small, fancy... 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 2, red, new. — @1.02 
No. 1, Northern. Duluth.... — @1.1814 
Corn, export grade. — @6214 
Oats . 36 @ 40 
Barley . — @ 48 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, prime . — @16.00 
No. 1 . — @15.00 
No. 2 .13.00 @14.00 
No. 3 . — @12.00 
Clover, mixed .10.00 @12.00 
Clover .9.00 @11.00 
Straw, long rye.14.00 @15.00 
Short and oat. 9.00 @12.00 
FEED. 
Wholesale at New York. 
Spring bran . 
17.75 
@ _ 
Red dog . 
, - 
@23.50 
Middlings . 
@21.00 
Hominy chop . 
. - 
@22.00 
Oil meal . 
. - 
@30.00 
Cotton-seed meal .. 
, - 
@26.00 
Retail Western New York. 
Middlings . 
. 24.00 
@26.00 
Bran . 
.21.00 
@23.00 
Red dog . 
@27.00 
Corn and oats. 
. 26.00 
@ 27.00 
Oil meal . 
— 
@35.00 
MILK. 
The New York Exchange price is $1.21 per 
40-quart can. netting 214 cents per quart to 
shippers in 26-cent freight zone where no ex¬ 
tra station charges are made. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, extras . 20 %@ 21 
Firsts . 19% @ 20 
Seconds .. 18 @ 19 
Thirds . 17 @ 17% 
State dairy, half-tubs, extras.. 19%@ 20 
Tubs, firsts . 18% @ 19 
Tubs, seconds . 17 @ 18 
Lower grades . 15%@ 16% 
Western imitation creamery, 
extras . 18 @ 19 
Firsts . 16 @ 17 
Western factory, firsts. 16 @ — 
Seconds . 15 @ 15% 
Lower grades . 14 @ 14% 
Renovated, extras . 17%@ — 
Firsts . 15% @ 16% 
Seconds . 14 %@ 15 
Lower grades . — @ 14 
Packing stock. No. 1. 15% @ —- 
No. 2 . — @ 15 
EGGS. 
Fresh gathered, fancy, white. 
Fresh gathered, white, choice. 
Fresh gathered, extra mixed. . 
Fresh gathered, firsts to extra 
firsts . 17 
Western, fresh gathered, firsts 16% @ 
Seconds . 15% @ 
Thirds . 14 
Kentucky, fresh gathered, 
thirds to seconds. 12 
West’n, fresh gathered, dirties 
Checked eggs . 8 
22 
@ 
23 
21 
@ 
21% 
20 
@ 
21 
17 
@ 
19 
16% 
(3> 
17% 
15 % @ 
16 
14 
@ 
15 
12 
@ 
15 
10 
@ 
13% 
8 
@ 
11 
Large, white, fancy. 
Light skims, choice... 
Part skims, prime.... 
Common to fair.... 
Full skims . 
— 
9% 
8%@ 
9% 
— @ 
9% 
7% (a) 
7 • 
6%@ 
6% 
4 @ 
4% 
1 @ 
2 
BEANS. 
Marrow, choice, bushel.3.40 @3.45 
Common to good.2.80 @3.35 
Medium, choice .2.22% @2.25 
Common to good.1.80 @2.20 
Pea, choice . . . . ».1.87% @1.90 
Common to good.1.60 @1.85 
Red kidney, choice.3.05 @ — 
Common to good.2.75 @3.00 
White kidney, choice.3.50 @3.55 
Yellow eye. choice.2.00 @ — 
HOPS. 
Choice .25 @ 26 
Medium to prime.22 @ 24 
Ordinary .20 @ 21 
New York State, 1903. 19 @ 21 
Olds . 10 @ 12 
German, crop 1904. 50 @ 60 
DRIED FRUITS. 
Apples, evaporated, fancy.. .. 
Evaporated, choice. 
Evaporated, prime . 
Evaporated, common to good 
Sun dried, Ohio. 
7% @ 
_6%@ 
4 ■ 
2 %@ 
7 
6 
■% 
Cores and skins, 100 
Raspberries, 1904, lb... 
Huckleberries, 1904, lb. 
Blackberries, 1904, lb. . 
Cherries, 1904, lb. 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples, Red Astrachan, b 
Green, new, bbl. 
Pears, South’n, Le Conte, 
Plums, Georgia, carrier. . 
North Carolina . 
Peaches, N. C.. carrier. . . 
South Carolina . 
Georgia, Elberta. 
Georgia, Belle . 
Georgia, Chinese Free.. 
Georgia, Mt. Rose. 
Georgia, Lady Ingold. . 
Georgia, Carman . 
Georgia, Waddell . 
Georgia, soft and poor. 
Cherries, black, lb. 
Red and white . 
Sour . 
Strawberries, up-river, qt. 
Western New York. 
Blackberries, Del. & Md., 
Jersey, quart . 
Raspberries, red. pint.... 
Black caps, pint. 
Currants, 
Small, qiu 
Muskmelons, 
Cherry, qua 
uart . 
Florida, 
South Carolina 
Watermelons, Fla. 
100 . 
@1.75 
_1.00 
@1.12 
... 23 
@ 24 
. . . . 10 
@ 11 
@ 7 V 
@ 13 
ITS. 
1. . .1.00 
@2.00 
.1.0 
@2.00 
>bl. .2.00 
@3.50 
.... 7i> 
@1.75 
. . .1.00 
@1.50 
. . . 75 
@1.25 
. . . 50 
@1.50 
... 75 
@1.75 
. . . 75 
@1.75 
. . . 75 
@1.50 
... 75 
@1.50 
. . . 75 
@1.50 
. .. 75 
@1.0(1 
... 75 
@ 1.00 
. . . 25 
@ 50 
8 
@ 12 
5 
@ 10 
4 
@ 7 
4 
@ 9 
4 
@ 12 
It. . 3 
@ 6 
4 
@ 8 
3 
@ 5 
3 
@ 5 
5 
@ 10 
6 
@ 12 
6 
@ 7 
... 5 
@ 6 
>. . . 50 
@1.25 
. . . 50 
@1.75 
. . . 50 
@2.00 
. . 1 2.00 
@25.00 
. 125.00 
@ 225.0< 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes, Long Island, bbl....1 
Jersey, Del. & Md.1 
Southern . 
Common . 
Old, 168-lb. bag. 
Beets, Long Island, 100 bnchs.l 
Carrots, old, bbl. 
Long Island. 100 bunches.. 
Cabbage, Long Island, 100....2 
Long Island and Jersey, bbl. 
Cauliflowers, dozen . 
Celery. State, dozen. 
Michigan, dozen . 
Cucumbers, Norfolk, bbl. 
Maryland, basket . 
Upper Jersey, box. 
South Jersey, box. 
Cucumber pickles, Jersey, per 
1,000 .2. 
Corn, Southern, case of 100... 
Jersey, per 100. 
New Orleans. 100....1 
Egg plants, Florida, box.1 
Norfolk, half-bbl.1 
Jersey, box.1. 
Horseradish. 100 lbs.5. 
Lettuce, nearby, bbl. 
Onions. New Orleans, new, bag 
Texas, crate . 
Southern, white, bu.-crate.. 
Southern, Potato, bbl.1. 
Southern, yellow, bbl.1. 
Southern, red, bbl.2. 
Kentucky, bbl.1. 
Jersey, white, half-bbl. bkt. . 
Peppers, Fla., carrier or bkt..1. 
Jersey, box .1. 
Peas, L. I. & Jersey, basket. .. 
Western New York. 
Radishes, nearby. 100 hunches 
String beans, Baltimore, bkt... 
Maryland . 
Jersey, wax . 
Jersey, green . 
Spinach, nearby, bbl. 
Squash, Hubbard, bbl. 
Marrow . 
White . 
Yellow crook-neck . 
Turnips, rnta baga. bbl.1 
White. 100 bunches.1. 
Tomatoes, N. C. & Va., carrier 
Maryland and Delaware.... 
Baltimore, box .1 
Upper Jersey, Grant, box...l 
South Jersey, Acme. box. ..1 
South Jersey. Grant, box... 
Watercress, 100 bunches.1 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Spring chickens, Western, lb.. 
Southern . 
Fowls, Western . 
Roosters, old . 
Turkeys, old 
Ducks, Western, 
Southern, pair. 
Geese, Western, pair. 
Southern, pair .... 
Pigeons, pair . 
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75 
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15 
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75 
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75 
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60 
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pair. 
, 70 
. 60 
. 1.00 
@1.25 
@1.37 
@1.25 
@ 75 
@ 1.00 
@1.50 
@1.00 
@1.00 
@3.00 
@1.00 
@1.00 
@ 60 
@ 30 
@ 1.00 
@ 50 
@ 1.00 
@ 75 
@3.00 
@1.25 
@1.37 
@ 2.00 
@1.50 
@1.75 
@1.25 
@7.00 
@ 1.00 
@ 65 
@ 40 
@ 75 
@1.50 
@1.75 
@3.00 
@1.75 
@ 1.00 
@1.50 
@1.25 
@ 75 
@1.00 
@ 60 
@ 65 
@ 75 
@ 85 
@ 90 
@ 50 
@1.25 
@1.00 
@ 75 
@ 1.00 
@1.25 
@ — 
@ 1.00 
@ 75 
@1.50 
@2.00 
@2.00 
@ 1.00 
@ 17 
@ 16 
@ 14% 
@ 9% 
@ 14V 
@ 80 
@ 65 
@1.25 
@ 1.00 
@ 20 
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@2.25 
1.50 
@1.62 
DRESSED TOULTRY. 
Turkeys, Western, average best 
Western, mixed, fair to good 
Western, poor . 13 
Chickens, Phiia. broilers, 3% 
to 4 lbs. to pair. 
Pennsylvania, broilers. 18 
Western, broilers, dry picked 
Western, broilers, scalded, 3 
lbs. and over to pair. . . 
Western, broilers, under 3 
lbs. to pair. 
Southern, broilers, scalded. 
Fowls, Ind„ Ill. & Iowa, dry 
picked . 
So. Ind. & Ill., dry picked. 
Other Southw’n and South¬ 
ern, dry picked. 
Western, scalded, med. size. 
Southern and Southwestern, 
scalded . 
Western and Southwestern, 
poor to fair. 
Spring ducks, Long Island and 
Eastern . 
Pennsylvania and Virginia.. 
Squabs, prime, large, white 
dozen .2.50 
Mixed .•.2.12 
Dark .1.50 
LIVE STOCK. 
Native steers .4.10 @5.80 
Bulls .3.00 @4.35 
Cows .1.75 @4.40 
Calves, veal .5.50 @7.75 
Culls ..2.00 @4.00 
Sheep .3.00 @4.75 
Lambs .6.00 @8.75 
Ilogs .6.00 @6.25 
ESSENTIAL OILS. 
Wholesale jobbers’ prices. 
Pennyroyal, lb.1.00 @1.10 
Peppermint .2.75 @3.30 
Sassafras . 50 @ 55 
Spearmint .4.50 @4.75 
Tansy .3.65 @4.00 
WIntergreen .1.65 @2.00 
TOBACCO. 
Connecticut broadleaf fillers.. 5 @ 
Seconds . 25 @ 
Fine wrappers. 60 @ 
N. Y. State fillers. 3 @ 
Average running lots. 5 @ 
Pennsylvania broadleaf Bs. ... 13 @ 
Va. shipping com. lugs. 6 @ 
Com. to med. leaf. 7%@ 
Med. to good leaf. 9 @ 
Good to fine leaf. 11 %@ 
Louisville hurley com. lugs. .. 10 @ 
Med. to good lugs.. .... 11 %@ 
Com. to good leaf. 10 '@ 
FARM CHEMICALS. 
Prices given are for ton lots, 
lots 10 to 25 per cent higher, 
soda scarce and temporarily high. 
Nitrate of soda.— 
Muriate of potash. —■ 
Acid phosphate . — 
Kainit . — 
Dried blood . — 
Copper sulphate, bbl. lots. lb. — @ 
Sulphur flour in bbl. lots, lb. — @ 
10 
35 
70 
5 
12 
14 
6 % 
8% 
10 
12% 
11 % 
13% 
15 
Single bag 
Nitrate of 
@53.00 
@43.00 
@13.00 
@12.50 
@48.00 
5% 
2 % 
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Bush Fruits, Card. 1.50 
Cabbage, Gregory . j . 30 
Fertilizers, Voorhees .. 1.00 
American Fruit Culturist, Thomas. 2.50 
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Nursery Book, Bailey. 1.00 
Milk and Its Products, Wing. 1.00 
Pruning Book, Bailey. 1.50 
Spraying of Plants, Lodeman. 1.00 
Care of Animals, Mayo. 1.25 
Barn Plans and Outbuildings. 1.00 
Alfalfa, Coburn. r,0 
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A Woman's Hardy Garden. Mrs. Ely. . . 1.75 
Dwyer’s Guide to Hardy Fruits and Or¬ 
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Cyclopedia of Agriculture. 3.50 
Campbell's Handbook of Synonyms.50 
Farmer's Business Hand Book, Roberts. 1.00 
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Fruit Harvesting aud Marketing, Waugh 1.00 
Feeding of Animals, Jordan. 1.25 
Feeds and Feeding, Henry. 2.00 
Everybody’s Paint Book. Gardner. 1.00 
Economic Entomology, Smith. 2.50 
Asparagus Culture, Ilexamer.50 
Animal Breeding, Shaw. 1.50 
Business Hen, Collingwood. 75 
Cauliflower, Crozier.50 
Corn Judging, Shamel. 50 
Celery for Profit, Greiner. 50 
Domestic Sheep, Stewart. 1.50 
Evolution of Our Native Fruits, Bailey. 2.00 
Errors About Plants, Crozier.25 
Farm Poultry, Watson. 1.25 
Fertilizers, Voorhees. 1.00 
Fumigation Methods, Johnson. 1.00 
Garden Making, Ilunn aud Bailey. 1.00 
Greenhouse Construction, Taft. 1.50 
Greenhouse Management. Taft. 1.50 
Horticulturist’s Rule Book, Bailey.75 
Harris on the Pig. 1.00 
How to Plan the Home Grounds, Parsons 1.00 
Home Science Cook Book. 1.11 
How to Plant a Place, Long. 10 
Handbook of Conversation, Peabody.50 
Handkerchief Garden, Barnard.10 
Heather, Wallace. 1.50 
How Crops Feed, S. W. Johnson. 1.50 
How Crops Grow, S. W. Johnson. 1.50 
Hedges, Windbreaks and Shelters, Powell .50 
Irrigation and Drainage, King. 1.50 
Insects Injurious to Staple Crops, San¬ 
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Life of the Bee, Maeterlinck. 1.40 
Landscape Gardening, Long.25 
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