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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
August 5, 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, August 5, 1905. 
FARM TOPICS. 
July on the Truck Farm. 581 
An Air Pressure Water System.581, 582 
Plain Talk About Silos. 588 
Ilay-Making in Florida. 583 
Alfalfa for Inoculating. 584 
Seeding of Hungarian Grass. 585 
Growing a Big Pumpkin. 585 
Hope Farm Notes. 586 
Crop Prospects. 589 
Drought in Northern New Jersey. 589 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Income from a lien. 593 
Summer Food for Poultry. 593 
Feeding Grain on Pasture. 594 
Medicine for Live Stock. 594 
Texas Stock. 594 
Feeding Calves. 594 
Butter Color from the Cow. 595 
Sheep in an Apple Orchard. 595 
Stringy Milk; Boil the Vessels. 595 
HORTICULTURE. 
Some Assertions About Butted Glass.... 582 
Sutton Beauty Apple for New England. . 584 
Girdled Grapes in the Hudson Valley. . . . 584 
Burbank’s riums. 584 
Greenhouse Work In August. 585 
Notes from the Rural Grounds. 586 
Black Rot of Grapes. 589 
Missouri Apple Prospects. 589 
Birds and Cherries. 593 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 590 
Marmalades. 590 
Notes from My Kitchen. 591 
Cucumber Pickles. 591 
Favorite Pickles. 591 
The Rural Patterns. 591 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
More About Cement Building Blocks.. .. 582 
Whitewash or Cheap Paint. 582 
A Texan Talks. 582 
A Rural Mail Carrier’s Side. 583 
Do Lightning Rods Protect Buildings?... 583 
Publisher’s Desk. 598 
• Products, Prices and Trade. 593 
Business Bits. 589 
Humorous. 596 
MARKETS 
Prices current at New York during week 
ending July 29, 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. 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 1, Northern, Duluth — 
No. 2, red . — 
Corn, mixed . — 
Oats . — 
Rye . — 
FEED. 
Wholesale New York. 
Bran .17.00 
Middlings .18.00 
I.iuseed meal . — 
Cotton seed meal . — 
Retail Western New York. 
Bran .20.00 
Middlings .23.00 
Corn and oats.26.00 
Oil meal . — 
HAY AND STRAW. 
(5)1.16% 
@ 94 % 
@ 62% 
@ 38 
@ 75 
@18.00 
(5)22.50 
@30.00 
@ 26.50 
@23.00 
@26.00 
@27.00 
@35.00 
Hay, No. 1 
No. 2 . 
No. 3 . 
Clover mixed 
Clover . 
Straw’, long rye 
Short and oat 
15.00 @15.50 
13.00 @14.00 
— @ 11.00 
10.00 @13.00 
9.00 (5) 10.00 
12.00 @14.00 
9.00 @10.00 
MILK. 
New York Exchange price 81.31 per 40- 
quart can. netting 2% cents per quart in 26- 
con t freight zone where there are no station 
charges. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, extras . 20 %@ 
Firsts . 20 @ 
Seconds . 18% @ 
Thirds . 17 @ 
State dairy, half-tubs, extras.. — @ 
Tubs, seconds . 17 %@ 
Lower grades. 16 @ 
Western imitation creamery, 
extras . 19 @ 
Firsts . 17 @ 
Western factory, firsts. — @ 
Seconds . 16 @ 
Lower grades. 15 @ 
Renovated, extras . 18 %@ 
Firsts . 17 % @ 
Seconds . 16 @ 
Lower grades ... 14%@ 
Packing stock. No. 1. —@ 
No. 2 . 15% @ 
No. 3 . 14% @ 
21 
20 % 
19% 
18 
20 
19% 
18 
17 
19% 
18 
17 
16% 
15% 
19 
18 
17 
15% 
16% 
16 
15 
CHEESE. 
Full cream, small, fancy. 
Small, fair to choice. 
Large, fancy . 
Light skims, choice. 
Part skims, good. 
Full skims . 
10 %@ 
9%@ 
10 % @ 
8 %@ 
6 (5) 
1 %@ 
10% 
8 % 
6 % 
2 % 
HOPS. 
Choice, 1904 . 
.... 25 
@ 
26 
Medium to prime. 
99 
@ 
24 
Ordinary . 
.... 20 
@ 
21 
Olds . 
.... 10 
@ 
12 
German, 1904 . 
@ 
60 
EGGS. 
Fresh gathered, fancy, white.. 
Selected, white, choice. 
Fresh gathered, extra mixed 
Fresh gathered, extra firsts. 
Fresh gathered, firsts. 
Fresh gathered, seconds.... 
Fresh gathered, thirds. 
Kentucky, fresh gathered, 8ds 
DRIED FRUITS. 
Apples, evaporated, fancy.... 
Evaporated, choice ..... ... 
Evaporated, prime . 
Evaporated, com. to good... 
Sun dried, Can., quarters... 
Uaspberries, evaporated . 
Huckleberries . 
Blackberries . 
Cherries . 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples, new, bbl.1 
Half-bbl. baskets. 
Bushel crates . 
Small peach baskets. 
Pears. Southern Le Conte, bbl. 2 
Bell .2. 
Plums, Md. and Del., carrier.. 
North Carolina . 
Georgia . 
Grapes, N. C., Del., carrier...1, 
Cherries, sour, black, 8-pk. bkt. 
Sour, red, 8-lb. bkt. 
Blackberries, Del. and Md., qt. 
Jersey, quart . 
Up-river, quart . 
Raspberries, red, pint. 
Huckleberries, quart . 
Gooseberries, quart. 
Currants, Cherry, quart. 
Suiail, quart . 
Muskinelons, Georgia, crate... 
South Carolina, crate. 
N. C. and Va., crate. 
Md. and Del., crate. 
Baltimore, crate . 
Baltimore, basket . 
Texas, crate.2 
Arizona, crate .6. 
Watermelons, Southern, 100.. 12.00 @25.00 
Southern, carload .125.00 @225.00 
24 
@ 25 
22 
@ 23 
21 
@ 22 
19 
@ 20 
1 7 % @ 18 % 
15 
%@ 16% 
13 
@ 15 
12 
@ 15% 
7% @ — 
7 
6 
@ 6% 
4 % @ 5% 
4 % @ 4 % 
2 % @ 3 
.10 
@1.20 
— 
@ 21 
10 
@ 11 
7 
@ 7 % 
12 
@ — 
.00 
@2.50 
50 
@1.25 
25 
@ 75 
20 
@ 40 
.00 
@4.00 
@3.00 
75 
@1.00 
75 
@1.00 
50 
@2.25 
.25 
@1.75 
60 
@ 75 
40 
@ 60 
7 
@ 9 
7 
@ 11 
10 
@ 12 
5 
@ 9 
7 
@ 10 
5 
@ 12 
5 
@ 7 
4 
@ 5 
1 .) 
@1.00 
50 
@1.25 
75 
@2.00 
< 5 
@2.00 
75 
@1.50 
50 
@ 1.00 
.00 
<0 3.00 
00 
@8.00 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes 50 cents to 81 
Potatoes, Long Island, bbl 
Jersey, Del. and Md._ 
Southern . 
Sweet potatoes, Southern, 
loiv, bbl. 
Southern, red, bbl. 
per barrel higher. 
...2.00 @2.25 
yel- 
.1.75 
.1.75 
3.50 
•> or. 
Yarns, N. C\, Golden yellow, bbl.2.25 
Beets, Long Island, 100 bnlis. .150 
Carrots, new', bbl . 2.50 
Long Island, 100 bunches... 1.50 
Cabbage, Long Island, 100 ....4.00 
I.. 1. and Jersey, bbl.1.25 
Cauliflowers, barrel .2.00 
Celery, State, dozen stalks.... 15 
Jersey, dozen stalks. 20 
Cucumbers, upper Jersey, box. 75 
South Jersey, box. 75 
Cucumber pickles, Jer y, 1,000.2.00 
Corn, Hackensack, 100. 75 
Other Jersey, 100. 50 
Egg plants, Fla., %-bbl. pkge.1.00 
Norfolk, half-bbl.1.00 
Jersey, box. 75 
Lettuce, nearby, bbl. 50 
Western N. Y., dozen. 30 
Boston, dozen . .. 25 
Onions, Southern, white, bushel 
crate . 50 
1.25 
1.50 
1.50 
1.50 
6(1 
1.50 
1.25 
15 
40 
bkt. 
Southern, Potato, bbl. 
Southern, yellow, bbl. 
Southern, red. bbl... 
Kentucky, bbl. ..... 
Jersey, white, half-bbl. 
Long Island, bbl. 
Orange Co., N Y., red, bag. . 
Okra. Jersey, 100. 
Peppers. Jersey box. 
Radishes, nearby, 100 bunches. 1.00 
String beans, bu. 75 
Spinach, nearby, bbl. 50 
Squash, Hubbard, bbl. 75 
Marrow . 50 
White . 50 
Yellow crook-neck . 50 
Turnips, ruta baga, bbl. 75 
White . 50 
Tomatoes, upper Jersey, Acme, 
box .1.25 
Up. Jersey, other kinds, box 60 
So. Jersey, Acme, box.1.00 
So. Jersey, other kinds, box. 50 
BEANS. 
Marrow, choice, bushel. — 
Common to good.2.75 
Pea, choice . — 
Common to good.1.60 
Red kidney, choice. 
Common to good.2.75 @3.05 
White kidney, choice.3.65 @3.75 
Yellow eye, choice. — @2.00 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Chickens, lb. 14 @ 15 
Fowls . 14%@ —> 
Roosters . 9 % @ — 
Turkeys . 14% @ — 
Ducks, pair. 50 @ 80 
Geese, pair .1.00 @1.25 
Pigeons, pair . — @ 20 
@2.25 
@2.00 
@4.50 
@3.00 
(a 3.00 
@ 2.00 
@3.00 
(<l 2.mi 
@ 6.00 
@ 1.50 
(a 4.on 
@ 60 
(a 60 
(a 1.25 
(<r 90 
(<i 4.00 
(</ 1.25 
@1.00 
@1.50 
@ 1.50 
@1.25 
@ 1.00 
@ 50 
@ 50 
@ 75 
@1.50 
@1.75 
@1.75 
@1.75 
@ 75 
@1.75 
@1.50 
@ 25 
@ 60 
(a 1.50 
@1.25 
(a 75 
@ 1.00 
@ 1.00 
@1.00 
@ 1.00 
@ 1.00 
@ 75 
@1.75 
@1.00 
@1.25 
@ 85 
@3.45 
@3.40 
@1.90 
@1.85 
@3.10 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Spring chickens, choice. 
. 20 
@ 22 
Fair to good. 
13 
@ 18 
Fowls . 
, 1.3 %@ 14% 
Ducks . 
16 
@ 17 
Squabs, white, doz... 
Mixed . 
@2.75 
@2.25 
Dark . 
. 1.50 
@1.62 
LIVE 
STOCK. 
Steers . 
@5.30 
Bulls . 
@3.70 
Stags and oxen. 
@3.90 
Cows . 
.1.60 
@3.85 
Calves, veal . 
@7.50 
Culls . 
. 3 00 
@4.50 
@4.50 
Sheep . 
Lambs . 
@7.50 
Hogs . 
@6.60 
FARM CHEMICALS. 
Prices given are for car lots. 
Single bag 
lots 10 to 25 per cent higher. 
Nitrate of soda. 
— 
@52.00 
Muriate of potash... 
Acid phosphate . 
Kainlt . 
— 
@42.00 
@13.00 
@12.50 
@48.00 
Dried blood. 
— 
Copper sulphate, bbl. 
lots, lb. 
— 
@ 6 
Sulphur flour in bbl. 
lots, lb. 
— 
@ 2% 
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Cabbage, Gregory .30 
Fertilizers, Voorliees . 1.00 
American Fruit Culturist, Thomas. 2.50 
ABC of Bee Culture (Root). 1.25 
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 Outbuildhngs. 1.00 
Alfalfa, Coburn.50 
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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 
Farmer's Veterinary Adviser, Law. 3.00 
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Fruit Harvesting and 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, Hexamer.50 
Animal Breeding, Shaw. 1.50 
Business Hen, Collingwood.75 
Cauliflower, Crozier.50 
Corn Judging, Shainel.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, Hunn and Bailey. 1.00 
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