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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
August 26 , 
CONTENTS. 
Tub Rural New-Yorker, August 26, 1905, 
FARM TOPICS. 
A Woman's Day on the Farm. 629 
Treatment of an Asparagus Patch...'."!! 630 
The Alfalfa Men Talk. 631 
Clover in the Wheat Stubble.631 
Marketing Produce by Trolley. 63 1 
A Packinghouse Fertilizer. 632 
Plowing a Small Field. ' 63*' 
Geo. M. Clark's Alfalfa. ’ 633 
Hope Farm Notes. ’’ 635 
Farm Conditions in East Texas.... !'! 637 
On the Farm. 643 
CHEESE. 
Full cream, fancy. 10% @ 
Fair to choice. 9%@ 
Light skims, choice. 8 % @ 
Part skims, common to fair. .. 4 % @ 
Full skims . 1 %@ 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples. Gravenstein, bbl..2.2.5 @2.75 
Duchess, .2.25 @3.00 
N.vack Pippin .2.25 @3.00 
Orange Pippin .1.75 @2.25 
10 
5 % 
2 % 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Income From a Hen. 642 
Hauling Shock to Stack.. . . . !. 642 
Use of Trap Nests for Poultry. 642 
What Ails the Chicks?.’. 642 
A Dairyman’s Silo.642 
Imported Ilolsteins.’’’ 64'"* 
Buckwheat for Mites. !!.!!! 642 
Turkey Diseases . 642 
Egg Pedigree for Hens. ’’’ 643 
Sulphured Bones for Poultry.!. 643 
Revolution in the Creamery Business.... 643 
HORTICULTURE. 
Something About Leeks. 630 
An Old, Old Subject..!'. . 630 
Propagating Evergreen Trees.. 630 
Paraffined Berries. 630 
Oil and Lead for Apple Trees.. . !! 630 
San Josd Scale in Delaware. 630 
Process Lime for Bordeaux Mixture.... 631 
Nitrate of Soda on Lima Beans. 632 
plar°Bligh a t nSPlailte<r ° nI ° nS . 212 Huckleberries, quaff 
' r\ *'••••••••••••••••.. Hoo M liclr m nlrmo AI/I JR. 
Astrachan . 2.00 
Open heads .l.oo 
Ilalf-bbl baskets . 50 
Bushel crates . 30 
Small peach baskets. 25 
Pears, Southern Le Conte, bbl. 50 
Southern Kieffer.1.00 
Clapp's Favorite. 4.00 
Bell .2.50 
Catharine .2.50 
Bartlett .3.50 
Plums, Md. & Del., carrier_1.00 
Md. & Del., basket. 20 
Up-river, basket . 20 
Peaches, Md., Del., Va. & W. 
Va., carrier . 75 
Md., Del., Va. & W. Va., bkt. 50 
Jersey, basket . 50 
Pine Island, basket. 50 
State, 20-lb. bkt. 40 
Indiana, bu.2.50 
Grapes. Up-river, Champion, 
case . 1.00 
Del. & Md., black, case.1.00 
Del. & Md., white, case. ... 1.25 
Blackberries, Jersey, quart.... 10 
Up-river, quart. 9 
Raspberries, Red, pint. 5 
Tomato Questions. .... 633 
A Few Potted Plants. !.!!!. 633 
Notes from the Rural Grounds.!! 634 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 638 
Pickles and Relishes. !!..!.! 638 
The Grange Picnic.639 
Fruit Time. ."!!!! 639 
Crisp Crackers. ........!!!! 639 
Apple Pickle. 639 
Homes for the Aged. .!..!!!!! 639 
The Rural Patterns.’’ 639 
35 
Muskmelons, Md. & Del., crate. 
Rocky Ford, Col., standard 
crate .5.00 
Rocky Ford, Col., ponv crate.3 .00 
Watermelons, Southern, 100...3.00 
Southern, carload 1 .100.00 
BEANS. 
Marrow, choice, bu.3.50 
common to good. 2.75 
common to good.1.80 
Pea. choice .1.77% @1.80 
@2.75 
@ 2.00 
@ 75 
@ 60 
@ 30 
@3.50 
@2.50 
@5.00 
@3.00 
@3.50 
@4.50 
@1.50 
@ 50 
@ 30 
@2.00 
@1.25 
@1.50 
@1.25 
@ 50 
@3.00 
@1.25 
@1.25 
@1.50 
@ 13 
@ 12 
@ 10 
@ 11 
@1.25 
@6.00 
@5.00 
@5.00 
@ 200.00 
@3.55 
ffl 3.45 
@ 2.20 
common to good.1.60 
Red kidney, choice.3.10 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Chestnuts for Post Timber. 630 
Beet Sugar Factories.. 630 
The Use of “Cores and Skins”. 632 T , , , 
Action of Fire on Cement. . 633 ^ otatoes, 
Editorials . 636 
Events of the Week.'.!'.’.!!!!!!!! 637 
Notes from Florida. 637 
Busiuess Bits. * 637 
Products, Prices and Trade..'!.’.'!!!!!!! 641 
common to good. .. 
White kidney, choice. 
Yellow Eye, choice. . 
.3.65 
.2.00 
VEGETABLES. 
. L. I.. bbl.1.75 
Jersey, round.1.75 
Jersey, long.1.50 
Del. and Md.1.50 
Southern . 75 @1.50 
@1.75 
<0 3.15 
@ 3.05 
@3.75 
@ — 
@2.00 
@2.00 
@1.75 
@1.75 
MARKETS 
Prices current at New York during week 
ending August 19, 1905, wholesale except 
otherwise noted. The prices of grain, butter, 
cheese and eggs are based on the official fig! 
tires of the Produce and Mercantile Ex¬ 
changes, with such revision as outside deals 
noted appear to warrant. Prices of other 
products are from reports of dealers, inqui¬ 
ries and observation of sales in the various 
market sections. Where possible these figures 
are the average of several sales. 
2.00 
75 
75 
4.00 
15 
75 
Wheat, 
No. 1 
Corn . 
Oats . 
Rye .. 
Ba rley 
No. 2 . red. 
, Northern, 
GRAIN. 
Dulut h. 
@ 87 % 
@ 1 . 12 % 
@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
62 
33 
60 
40 
Sweet Potatoes, bbl. 
Beets. 100 bunches. 
Carrots. 100 bunches. 
Cabbage, 100 . 
Celery, dozen. 
Cucumbers, Jersey, bbl. 
Long Island, bbl. 
Pickles, 1000 . 
Corn, Hackensack. 100. 
Other Jersey and Up-river 
Cauliflower, bbl. 
Egg plants, bbl. 
Lettuce, dozen . 
Onions, Conn., white, bbl. .. 
L. I„ bbl. 
Orange Co.. N. Y.. white, la 
Yellow and Red. bag. 
Peppers. Jersey, bbl. 
String beans. bu. 
Squash, Hubbard, bbl. 
Marrow . 
Crook-neck . 
Turnips. Rutabaga, bbl. 
Tomatoes, bu. box. 
HOPS. 
Choice . 24 
Medium to prime. 
Ordinary . 
Old's . 
@2.25 
@ 1.00 
Oi I.no 
(<1 6.00 
Ul -111 
@1.00 
1.00 
@2.00 
@ 2.50 
1,00 
@1.25 
50 
@1.00 
1.00 
@2.50 
60 
@1.00 
20 
@ 50 
2.00 
@3.00 
@ 1.75 
1.25 
@1.50 
7:1 
@1.25 
50 
@1.00 
75 
@ 1.25 
75 
@1.25 
75 
@1.00 
75 
@1.00 
1.00 
@1.25 
29 
@1.25 
24 
@ 25 
22 
@ 23 
19 
@ 20 
10 
@ 12 
FEED. 
Spring bran . . 
Standard Middlings .18 00 
Red dog . . 
Cotton-seed meal . . 
Linseed meal . . 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1. . 
No. 2.’.'..'l5.00 
No. 3 . . 
New make .!.. 15.00 
Clover mixed. 13 00 
Clover .1L00 
Straw, long rye. 13.00 
Short and oat. 8.00 
@1 7.00 
@20.50 
@24.00 
@29.50 
@30.00 
@17.00 
@ 16.00 
@13.00 
@ 17.00 
@14.00 
@13.00 
@14.00 
@ 10.00 
COUNTRY-DRESSED 
Calves, prime veal, lb. 
to good. 
MEATS. 
Fail- 
Poor 
are no extra 
MILK. 
New York Exchange price remains at $1 31 
per 40-quart can, netting 2 % cents in 26- 
eent freight zone where there 
station charges. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, extras, lb. 21 
Firsts . 20 
Seconds . 19 
LIVE Pi 
Spring Chickens,, lb. . 
Fowls . 
Roosters. 
Turkeys . 
Ducks, Spring, poor. . . 
Geese, pair . 
Pigeons, pair. 
DRESSED 
Turkeys, Spring, 3 
each, lb. 
Spring. 4 lbs. and over. ... 
Old Western, average best. 
Old Western, mixed, fair t< 
a 3% 
@ 
@ 
(a 
State dairy, half-tubs, extras.. 20 
Tubs, firsts . 19 
Tubs, seconds . 18 
Lower grades . 17 
Western imitation creamery, 
extras . 19 
Firsts . 18 
Western factory, firsts. 17 %@ 
Seconds . 16% @ 
Lower grades . - 
Renovated, extras 
Firsts 
@ 
@ 
15 
18 
or 
@ 
@ 
Seconds . 16%@ 
Lower 
Packing 
grades 
stock. No. 
1 
1 ; 
@ 
@ 
No. 2 . 16 % @ 
No. 3 . 1 ;' 
@ 
@ 
@ 
EGGS. 
Selected white, fancy. 25 
Selected white, choice. 23 
State, Pa. & nearby, mixed, 
extra . 23 @ 
Mixed, firsts to extra firsts... 19% @ 
Western, extra firsts. 21 @ 
Western, firsts. 19% @ 
Western, seconds. 1 
Western, thirds. 15 
Kentucky, fresh gathered. 15 
Western & Southern, inferior. . 10 
@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
21 % 
20 % 
19% 
18 V, 
20 % 
19% 
18% 
17% 
19% 
18% 
17 
16 
19% 
19 ' 
17% 
16 
17% 
17 
16 
27 
24 
21 
20 
18% 
1 6 V. 
17 
14 
scalded, choice to 
. 13% 
scalded, fair to 
. 12 % 
scalded . 12 
Ind., Ill. & Iowa, 
DRIED FRUITS. 
Apnles, 1904 evap. fancy. — 
Evaporated choice . — 
Evaporated prime . — 
Evap. com. to good. 5 
Sun-dried, qtrs. 3 
Cores and skins.1.40 
Raspberries, 1905 . — 
Huckleberries, 1905 . 11 
Blackberries. 1905 . 7 
Cherries, 1905 . 11 % 
@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
8 
7 % 
7 
6 U 
3% 
@1.50 
@ 22 
@ 11 % 
@ 7% 
@ 12 
Old Western, poor . 
Spring Chickens, Phila., fc.y 
Pennsylvania, choice to fey 
Pennsylvania, fair to good. 
Western, dry-picked, choice 
to fancy. 
Western, dry-picked, fair to 
good . 
Western, 
fancy 
Western, 
good . 
Southern, 
Fowls, No. 
dry-picked .. 
So. Ind’. & III., dry-picked.. — 
Other Southw’n & South’n, 
dry-picked . — 
Western, scalded, med. size.. — 
South’n & Southw’n, scalded. — 
Western & Southern, poor to 
fair . 10 % 
Spring Ducks. L. I. & Eastern. -— 
Pennsylvania & Va., per lb.. 14 
Western, per lb. 10 
Squabs, dozen .1.50 
FARM CHEMICALS. 
Prices given are for car lots, 
lots 10 to 25 per cent higher. 
Nitrate of soda. — 
Muriate of potash. — 
Acid phosphate. — 
Kainit.. —. 
Dried blood . — 
Copper sulphate, bbl. lots, lb.. 
Sulphur flour in bbl. lots, lb.. 
BARKS, ROOTS AND 
Sage, lb.. 
Thyme . 
Laurel . 
Snake root. 
Ginseng . 6 
Sweet flag. 
TOBACCO. 
Conn, broadleaf fillers. 
Fine wrappers. 
N. Y. State fillers. 
Fine and selections. 
Penn, broadleaf b’s. 
Va. Shipp’g, Com. to good lugs. 
. 9% @ 
10 
8 
@ 
9 
5 
@ 
6 
13% 
@ 
14 
@ 
12 
— 
@ 
8 
— 
I 
12 
— 
@ 
40 
, 1.00 
@1 
.25 
RY. 
@ 
20 
30 
@ 
35 
15 
@ 
25 
17 
@ 
— 
15 
@ 
16 
13 
@ 
14 
20 
@ 
21 
15 
13 
@ 
16 
@ 
14 
14%@ 
15 
13 
@ 
14 
@ 14 
@ 
@ 
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@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
13 
12 % 
13 
12 % 
12 % 
12 % 
12 
11 % 
17 
16 
12 
7 ] 2.50 
Single bag 
@52.00 
@42.00 
@13.00 
(a 1 2.50 
@50.00 
6 
2 % 
— @ 
— @ 
HERBS. 
3% @ 
3% @ 
4 @ 
37 @ 
5 
4 
4% 
42 
25 @7.75 
6%@ 
7 
5 
@ 
10 
35 
@ 
75 
3 
@ 
5 
25 
(5) 
26 
13 
@ 
14 
6 
@ 
7 
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Cabbage, Gregory . 30 
Fertilizers, Voorhees . 1.00 
American Fruit Culturist, Thomas. 2.50 
A B C 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 Outbuildings. 1.00 
Alfalfa, Coburn. 50 
Accidents and Emergencies.10 
Agricultural Chemistry, Storer, 3 Vols. 5.00 
Campbell’s Handbook of Synonyms.50 
Cyclopedia of Agriculture. 3.50 
A Woman's Hardy Garden, Mrs. Ely... 
Dwyer’s Guide to Hardy Fruits and Or¬ 
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Farmer's Business Hand Book, Roberts. 
Farmer’s Veterinary Adviser, Law. 
Fertility of the Land, Roberts. 
Fruit Harvesting and Marketing, Waugh 
Feeding of Animals, Jordan. 
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. 51 ) 
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, Dunn and 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 
IIow to Plan the Home Grounds, Parsons 1.00 
Home Science Cook Book. 1 
How to Plant a Place, I.ong. 
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