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August 12, 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, August 12, 1905. 
FARM TOPICS. 
New Life to a Run-down Farm.597, 598 
Experience in Hybridizing Corn. 599 
Suckers on Sweet Corn... GOO 
Use of Cow-Horn Turnip Seed. GOO 
Hope Farm Notes. 603 
Yearly income from Farms. G05 
Crop Prospects. 605 
Killing Canada Thistle. G08 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Pine Needles for Bedding. GOO 
Prohibiting Use of Coloring Matter in 
Butter. 605 
Ailing Hens. 609 
Lambs at a Picnic. 610 
Curing a Balky Horse. 610 
Rations for Thin Horse. 610 
Mange on a Dog. 610 
Selling Butter or Milk. 610 
Stuffed Cats. 610 
Shipping Eggs or Fowls to Cuba. 611 
Trouble With Young Chicks. 611 
HORTICULTURE. 
Sod or Clean Culture in Orchards. .598, 599 
Plant Idee on Sweet Peas. 600 
Crafting an Elm Tree. 600 
Setting Raspberries. 600 
Trouble With Strawberries. 601 
Notes from the Rural Grounds. 602 
Oil for San JosG Scale. 608 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 606 
Charity Sweetheart’s Letters. 606 
Cucumber Pickles. 606 
Canning Corn. 607 
Plea for Simple Summer Cooking. 607 
Four Catsup Recipes. 607 
The Rural Patterns. 607 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Farmer’s Telephone and Turnpike. 599 
Government Whitewash. 600 
Bisulphide of Carbon for Ants. 600 
Cost of Water Glass. 600 
Getting Rid of Ants. 600 
Editorials. 604 
Events of the Week. 605 
Iowa Lightning Rods. 605 
Business Bits. 605 
MARKETS 
Prices current at New York during week 
ending August 5, 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. 2, red, new’. —• 
No. 1, Northern, Duluth.... — 
Corn . — 
Oats . — 
Rye. — 
FEED. 
Fancy middlings . —< 
Spring bran . — 
Cotton-seed heal . — 
Linseed meal . — 
@ 89% 
@1.15% 
(a 60 % 
@ 37 
@ 75 
@22.50 
@17.50 
@26.00 
@30.00 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Iiay No. 1 .15.00 
No. 2.14.00 
No. 3.12.00 
Clover mixed .12.00 
Clover .10.00 
Straw, long rye.12.00 
Short and oat. 9.00 
@16.00 
@14.50 
@13.00 
@15.00 
@13.00 
@14.00 
@10.00 
MILK. 
CHEESE. 
Full cream, small, fancy. 
11 @ 
11% 
Small, fair to choice. 
10% @ 
10% 
11 @ 
Light skims, choice. 
8%@ 
8% 
Part skims, prime. 
7 % @ 
7% 
Full skims ... 
1%@ 
3% 
DRIED FRUITS. 
Apples, evaporated, fancy.... 
— @ 
7% 
Evaporated, choice . 
— @ 
7 
Evaporated, prime . 
6 % @ 
6% 
5% 
Evaporated, com. to good.. 
4%@ 
Sun dried. Can., quarters... 
Sun dried, Ohio. 
3 % @ 
4% 
2% @ 
3% 
Cores and skins, 100 lbs. .. .1 
.10 @1 
.25 
Raspberries . 
20 @ 
21 
Huck leberries . 
1(1 @ 
11 
Blackberries . 
7 @ 
7% 
Cherries . 
11 %@ 
12 
FRESH FRUIT. 
Apples, Gravenstein, bbl.2.25 @2.75 
Duchess .2.25 @2.75 
Nyack Pippin.2.50 @3.00 
Orange Pippin.1.75 @2.25 
Open heads .1.00 @2.00 
Half-bbl. baskets. 75 @1.25 
Bushel crates . 40 @ 75 
Small peach baskets. 30 @ 50 
Pears. Southern Le Conte, bbl..2.50 @5.00 
Bell .3.00 @3.50 
Common .2.00 @2.75 
Plums, Md. and Del., carrier.. 75 @1.00 
Peaches, North Caro., carrier.. 1.50 @2.50 
South Carolina .1.50 @2.50 
Georgia .1.50 @3.00 
Md. and Del., basket.1.00 @1.50 
Grapes, N. C., Del., carrier. .. .1.25 @1.75 
Cherries, sour, black. 8-lb. bkt. 50 @ 60 
Sour, red, 8-lb. basket. 40 @ 50 
Blackberries, Jersey, quart... 9 @ 13 
Up-river, quart . 10 @ 12 
Raspberries, red, pint. 5 @ 9 
Huckleberries, quart . 7 @ 12 
Currants, Cherry, quart. 5 @ 7 
Small, quart . 4 @ 5 
Muskmelons, Southern, crate.. 60 @1.50 
Maryland and Del., crate... 75 @2.75 
Baltimore, crate . 75 @2.75 
Baltimore, basket . 50 @1.25 
Arizona, crate .3.50 @5.50 
Watermelons. Southern, 100.. 12.00 @30.00 
Southern, carload .150.00 @275.00 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes, Long Island. bll....l.62 
Jersey, Del. and Md.1.50 
Southern .i.1.25 
Sweet potatoes. Southern, yel¬ 
low, bbl.2.50 
Southern, red .2.00 
Yams, North Carolina, bbl.2.00 
Beets, Long Island, 100 bncbs.1.00 
Carrots, new, bbl. — 
Long Island. 100 bunches... — 
Cabbage, Long Island. 100....5.00 
L. I. and Jersey, bbl.1.25 
Baltimore, bbl-crate . 90 
Celery, State, dozen. 15 
Jersey . 20 
Michigan . 15 
Cucumbers, upper Jersey, box. 60 
South Jersey . 50 
Baltimore .. 60 
Cucumber pickles, Jer'y, 1,000.1.50 
Corn, Hackensack, 100. 75 
Other Jersey . 50 
Egg plants, Norfolk, 60-quart 
crate .1.25 
Jersey, box . 60 
Horseradish, 100 lbs.5.00 
Lettuce, nearby, bbl. 75 
Western, N. Y„ dozen. 20 
Boston, dozen . 20 
Onions, Sou'n yellow, bbl....1.50 
Jersey, white, half-bbl. bkt. . 75 
Long Island, bbl.. ...1.75 
Orange Co., N. Y., red, bag. .1.25 
Okra, Southern, carrier....... 50 
Jersey, 100 . 12 
Peppers, Southern, car. or bkt. 60 
Jersey, box. 40 
Jersey, bbl .1.00 
Peas. Western N. Y., basket. .. 1.00 
Radishes, Near-by, 100 bunches — 
String Beans, Jersey, wax, bkt. 1.00 
Jersey, green .1.00 
State, bushel-basket .1.00 
Squash. Hubbard, bbl. 75 
Marrow . 75 
White . 75 
Yellow crook-neck . 75 
Turnips, Rutabaga, bbl.1.00 
Tomatoes, Upper Jersey, Acme, 
box . 1.00 
Upper Jersey, other kinds, 
box . 75 
South Jersey, Acme, box. ... 85 
South Jersey, other kinds, 
box . 40 
@1.87 
@1.75 
@1.75 
@3.75 
@2.50 
@2.50 
@ 1.25 
@2.00 
@1.00 
@7.75 
@1.50 
@1.00 
(a 50 
@ 50 
@ SO 
@ 75 
@ 60 
@ 75 
@3.00 
@1.50 
@1.25 
@1.50 
@ 75 
@7.00 
@1.00 
< I 40 
@ 50 
@1.75 
@ 90 
@2.0(1 
@1.37 
@1.00 
@ 15 
@ 75 
@ 50 
@ 1.50 
@1.75 
@ 75 
@1.50 
@1.50 
@1.75 
@ 1.00 
@1.00 
@ 1.00 
@ 1.00 
@ 1.12 
@1.25 
@ 90 
@1.25 
@ 75 
New l’ork Exchange price 91.31 per 40- 
quart can. 
BUTTER. 
Crearaerv, extras. 
21 % @ 
21% 
Firsts . 
20% @ 
21 
Seconds . 
19 @ 
20 
Thirds. 
17 % (a 
18% 
State dairv, half-tubs, extras. 
20% @ 
21 
Tubs, firsts . 
19%@ 
20 
Tubs, seconds . 
18 @ 
19 
Lower grades . 
16 % @ 
17% 
Western imitation creamerv, 
extras . 
19 @ 
19% 
Firsts . 
1 7 % @ 
IS 
Western factory, firsts. 
17 @ 
17% 
Seconds . 
16 @ 
16 V. 
Lower grades. 
15 I) 
15% 
Renovated, extras . 
19 @ 
_ 
Firsts . 
IS @ 
18 V. 
Seconds . 
16% @ 
17% 
Lower grades. 
15 @ 
16 
Packing stock, No. 1. 
17 @ 
— 
No. 2. 
15 %@ 
16 
EGGS. 
Fresh gathered, fanev, white. . 
24 @ 
25 
Selected, white, choice. 
22 @ 
23 
Fresh gathered, extra mixed 
21 @ 
90 
Fresh gathered, prime to av- 
erage best . 
18 @ 
20 
Western, fresh gathered, conn- 
try candled, best. 
18% @ 
19% 
Fair to good. 
17 @ 
18 
Western, fresh gathered, un- 
candled, best . 
17 @ 
17% 
Fair to good. 
14% @ 
16 
Western, poor to fair. 
12 @ 
14 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys. Western, average best 17 @ — 
Western, mixed, fair to good 15 @ 16 
Western, poor . 13 @ 14 
Spring Chickens, Philadelphia, 
3% to 4 lbs. to pair, lb. .20 @21 
Pennsylvania, large . 17 @ 18 
Pennsylvania, small . 14 @ 16 
Western, dry-picked, large. . — @16 
■Western; dry-picked, small to 
medium size . 13 @ 15 
Western, scalded, 3% lbs. 
and over to pair. — @ 15% 
Western, scalded, under 3 
lbs. to pair. 13 @ 15 
Southern, scalded . 13 @ 14 
Fowls, No. Tnd., Ill. & la., dry- 
picked . — @ 14% 
So. Ind. & Ill., dry-picked. . — @ 14 
Other Southwestern & South¬ 
ern, dry-picked. — @ 14 
Western, scalded, medium 
size . — @ 14 
South’n & Southw’n, scalded — @ 13% 
Western & South’n, poor to 
fair . 11 @ 13 
Spring Ducks, Long Island & 
Eastern. — @ 17 
Pennsylvania & Virginia, lb. 14 @ 16 
Western . 10 @ 12 
Squabs, Prime, large, white. 
doz .2.50 @2.62 
Mixed.2.12 @2.25 
Dark .1.50 @1.62 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Spring Chickens, lb. 12 @ 14 
Fowls, Western. — @ 13 
Roosters . — @ 9 
Turkeys . — @ 13 
Ducks, Western, average, pair. 70 @ 80 
Geese, Western, average, pair. 1.00 @1.25 
Live Pigeons, pair. — @ 20 
LIVE STOCK. 
Native Steers.4.00 
Bulls .2.50 
Cows .1.65 
Calves, veal .5.00 
Culls .3.00 
Sheep .3.00 
Lambs ..6.00 
Hogs . 6.00 
@5.55 
(a 4.00 
@3.40 
@8.50 
@4.00 
@ 4.75 
@7.75 
@6.75 
TOBACCO. 
Connecticut Broadleaf Fillers. 
Fine wrappers. 
N. Y. State Fillers. 
Fine and selections. 
Pennsylvania Broadleaf. 
Va. Shipping com. lugs. 
Com. to med. leaf. 
Med. to good leaf. 
5 @ 10 
50 @ 70 
3 @ 5 
@ 26 
@ 5 
6 @ 6 % 
7 % @ 8 % 
9 @ 11 
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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. — @42.00 
Acid phosphate . — @13.00 
Kainit . — @T2.50 
Dried blood . — @50.00 
Copper sulphate, bbl. lots, lb. — @ 6 
Sulphur flour in bbl. lots, lb. — @ 2% 
ESSENTIAL OILS. 
Pennyroyal, lb.1.00 @1.10 
Peppermint .2.25 @2.65 
Sassafras . 60 @ 65 
Spearmint .4.50 @4.75 
Tansy .3.65 @4.00 
Wormwood .3.25 @3.50 
BARKS, ROOTS ANT) HERBS. 
Wholesale jobbers’ prices. Prices paid to 
producers run 25 to 50 per cent less, accord¬ 
ing to quality. 
Blood root, lb. 
Sweet flag . .. 
Snake root . . . 
Sassafras bark 
Wild cherry . . 
Slippery elm . 
Sage leaves . . 
Thyme . 
10 
@ 
12 
6 
@ 
7 
@ 
40 
10 
@ 
13 
5 
@ 
8 
10 
(5) 
15 
3 
(5> 
5 
3 
@ 
4 
WANT TO KNOW. 
Killing Canada Thistle. — I have been in 
the habit of destroying Canada thistle by 
having it cut off about an inch or two in the 
ground with a sharp mattock just when in 
bloom. It usually required three or four cut¬ 
tings, twice the first year and twice the sec¬ 
ond, when they disappeared. Last year I 
found a patch of perhaps one-twentieth of an 
acre which I had cut off on June 28, 1904, 
and to my surprise, they all disappeared. I 
cannot find one stalk on the entire patch. 
Why is it that once cutting off killed alj? Is 
there anything in the time they were cut off? 
Perhaps some one of your many readers may 
be able to give us some light on this subject. 
_■ l. l. s. 
Oil Fob San Jose Scale. —In no spirit of 
criticism, permit me to suggest that it would 
be safe to advise E. C. K., who corresponds 
on page 535, to use kerosene during July and 
August at 20 per cent. For the past four 
Summers I have used oil sprays at this 
strength and higher upon San Jost? scale 
which were newly discovered, or which had 
not received treatment during the more fa¬ 
vorable dormant season, and in no case have 
I noted a single tree killed, and in only the 
very densely-leaved peaches does any foliage 
drop. The results are so much superior to 
those following the application of oil at 10 
per cent that when it is considered the time 
and power required for applying each is the 
same, there seems no reason for using the 
weaker strength. 1 have obtained the best 
results when the oil portion was made up 
of two-thirds crude petroleum and one-third 
kerosene, and when properly emulsified with 
soap and soft water I have never noted any 
injury. Sometimes a portion of the oil which 
has not been emulsified may be seen upon the 
surface, and some injury results when this 
touches the foliage, but on the whole the use 
of oils is far safer in June, July and August 
than it is in the Fall or Winter months, and 
it seems to-day the best material to use to 
tide badly infested trees over till Fall. 
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Cabbage, Gregory .30 
Fertilizers, Voorhees . 1.00 
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Nursery Book, Bailey. 1.00 
Milk and Its Products, Wing. 1.00 
Pruning Book, Bailey. 1.50 
Spraying of Plants, I.odeman. 1.00 
Care of Animals, Mayo. 1.25 
Barn Plans and Outbuildings. 1.00 
Alfalfa, Coburn.50 
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Agricultural Chemistry, Storer, 3 Vols. 5.00 
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 
Farmer’s Veterinary Adviser, Law. 3.00 
Fertility of the Land, Roberts. 1.25 
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, Ilexamer.50 
Animal Breeding, Shaw. 1.50 
Business Hen, Collingwood.75 
Cauliflower, Crozler.50 
Corn Judging, Shamel.50 
Celery for Profit, Greiner.50 
Domestic Sheep, Stewart. 1.50 
Evolulion 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 
Greenhouse Construction, Taft. 1 50 
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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. l.ll 
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How Crops Feed, S. IV. Johnson. 1.50 
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Insects Injurious to Staple Oops, San¬ 
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