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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
September 23, 
CONTENTS. 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New Youkkh, Sept. 23, 1905. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Chemicals for Grass Land. 094 
Questions About Lime and Phosphate. .. 694 
A Talk About Alfalfa . 695 
Behavior of Crimson Clover . 
Hope Farm Notes . 
The Potato Crop . 
The New York State Fair . 
Success With Inoculation . 
LIVE STOCK 
in Western New 
DAIRY. 
AND 
Sheep in Western New York . 
The Morgan Horse in Vermont. 
Feeding Grain on Pasture . 
A Weasel at Bay . 
Scours in Calves; Hard-wood Ashes.... 
Ration for Milch Cow . 
Breeding for Cream . 
Raising a Sucking Calf . 
Cotton-Seed Meal for Dairy Cows. 
Ducks With Rheumatism . 
HORTICULTURE. 
How to Pick Fruit . 
Lead and Oil on Fruit Trees ....693, 
An Experience With Mulching Trees.... 
Praise for Sutton Beauty Apple. 
Peach Crop in Western New York. 
Chair's Choice Poach for New Jersey 
Celery Blight . 
Temperate Fruit in Tropical Climate.... 
Manure Around Young Trees . 
Wintering Dahlias . 
Planting Thlmbleberries . 
Budding and Grafting Walnuts . 
Notes From- the Rural Grounds. 
Legal Damages for Nursery Stock . 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day . 
Three Good Relishes. 
The Rural Patterns . 
More About a Girl's Hens . 
Yellow Mustard Pickle . 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
A Citv Flat Dweller ou Vegetables.... 095 
Editorials. 700 
Events of the Week . 701 
Questions About Wire Fencing . 705 
Products. Prices and Trade . 705 
Humorous. 70S 
MARKETS 
Trices current at New York during week 
ending September 16., 1905, wholesale except 
otherwise noted. The prices of grain, butter, 
cheese and eggs are based on (be official fig¬ 
ures 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- 
reis and observation of sales in the various 
market sections. Where possible these figures 
are the average of several sales. 
703 
ex- 
ORAJN, 
Wheat, No. 2, red, new, for 
port. 
No. 1, Northern. Duluth, in 
spection. 
No. 2, hard. Winter . 
Corn, export grade. In elevator 
Oats, on track, N. Y. 
Rye. 
Barley. 
City Bran, at mill 
Standard middlings 
Flour middlings . . . 
Linseed meal . 
Cottonseed meal .., 
FEED. 
— @ 8814 
— 0 91% 
(a 89 
— @ 60 
— @ 33 
— @ 61 
— @ 38% 
@ i H.on 
@ 20,00 
@22.50 
@ 30,00 
@29.50 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Low grades plenty and dull. 
Ilav, prime .16.00 @17.00 
No. 1 .14.50 @15.50 
No. 2.13.50 @14.50 
No. 3 .12.00 @ 
Clover mixed .13.00 @14.00 
Clover.It.00 @13.00 
Straw. Long rye .13.00 @14.50 
Short and oat . 9,00 @ 10.00 
MILK. 
New York Exchange price remains at $1.41 
per 40-quart can. netting 2% cents per quart 
to shippers in 26-cent zone at points where 
there are no extra station charges. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, prime to extra . .. . 
20 
@21% 
Lower grades . 
17 
(a 19 % 
State Dairy, prime . 
20 
@ 20% 
Fair to good . 
16% @ 19 
Factory. 
15 
@ 17% 
Imitation creamery . 
17 
%@ 19% 
Renovated . 
15 
@ 20 
Packing stock . 
15 
@ 17% 
CHEESE. 
— 
@ 12 
Fair to choice . 
11 V, @> 11 % 
Light skims . 
9 % @ 10 
Full skims . 
o 
% @ 3 % 
EGGS. 
Selected, wliitp. fancy . 
26 
@ 27 
Selected, white, choice . 
24 
@ 25 
Nearby, mixed colors, extra 
— 24 
Western. 
16 
@ 20 
Southern. 
11 
@ 18 
Refrigerator, Apr & May pack. 
19 
@ 21 
Summer pack. 
17 
@ 19 
DRIED FRUITS 
Aptdps, evap.. 1904, fancy.... 
— 
@ 8 
Evap., choice . 
— 
@ 7% 
Evap., prime . 
7 
@ 7 % 
Evap., com to good . 
4 % @ 6 
Sun-dried, Ohio. 
3 
@ 3% 
Sun-dried. 1905. S'n .... 
3 
@ 4% 
Raspberries, 1905 . 
— 
@ 25 
Huckleberries, 1905 . 
11 
@ 11 % 
Blackberries. 1905 . 
7 
%@ 7% 
Cherries, 1905 . 
11%@ 12 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples. Alexander. 
@4.00 
I tuchess. 
*> or; 
(n 3 50 
Graven stein. 
O or; 
@3,25 
Wealthy. 
@3.25 
Fall Pippin and Blush . ... 
2.00 
@3.00 
Baldwin. 
(a 2.25 
Ilubbardston . 
@2.00 
Windfalls . 
1.00 
@1.25 
Pears. Bartlett and Seckel. . . . 
3.00 
@5.00 
Bose and Clairgeau. 
@3.50 
Anjou. 
2.00 
@2.75 
Louise Bonne . 
O ( > r \ 
@2.75 
Flemish Beauty . 
1.75 
@2.50 
Plums, State, 8-lb. basket.... 15 @ 30 
Peaches. Md., Penn. & J'y bkt.. 30 @1.00 
l’ine Island and State .... 25 (a -I.Oil 
Michigan, bu. basket.1.00 @1.50 
Grapes, up-river, 20 lb. case.. 4<) @ 75 
Cranberries, bbl.6.00 @7.00 
Huckleberries, qt. 0 @ 9 
Muskmelons, bu. crate . 50 @3.00 
Watermelons, carload .75.00 @100.00 
HOPS. 
696 
New crop . 
. . 20 
@ 24 
699 
@ 23 
701 
Medium to prime. 
. . lit 
@ 21 
704 
705 
Ordinary. 
'a 1 8 
VEGETABLES 
5. 
Potatoes, hl)l . 
. .1.37 
@2.00 
697 
Sweet potatoes. Did. 
Brussels Sprouts, qt.... 
, .1.50 
ia 1.75 
706 
. . . . 
3 
la 9 
7 1 Hi 
Beets. 100 bunches. 
. . 75 
@1.00 
706 
Carrots, bill. 
, , , , 
, . - 
@1.00 
707 
Cabbage, loo . 
(a 4.00 
707 
Celery, doz. 
. 15 
@ 40 
707 
Cucumbers, bbl . 
@4.00 
707 
Pickles, 1,000 . 
.2.00 
@4.50 
707 
Sweet corn, loo . 
. 50 
@ 1.50 
707 
CauliP>wers, I,. I., bbl. 
@3.00 
Buffalo, l)ii. basket . 
• « • • 
. 1 5 
@1.25 
Eggplants, bill. 
. 60 
@1.00 
Lettuce, doz. 
. 30 
@ (>0 
694 
Lima beans, Du. 
. . . 
. 50 
@1.25 
695 
Onions, J y white, %-bbl 
bkt. 
. 50 
@ 75 
695 
Conn., white, bbl. 
.2.50 
@3.00 
697 
Conn., yellow and red 
. 1.25 
(a 1.50 
697 
Orange Co., bag 
• • • . 
.1.25 
@1.75 
697 
Peppers. DDI. 
Spinach, bbl. 
@ 65 
696 
. 75 
@1.00. 
696 
Squash. Hubbard, DDL . . 
• • * 
. 50 
@ 75 
696 
Marrow. 
. 40 
@ 60 
696 
Turnips, Rutabaga, DDL . 
@1.12 
696 
Tomatoes, bu. box . 
. 25 
@ 60 
698 
701 
GAME 
Venison, whole carcass, 
lb. . 
. 14 
@ 18 
702 
702 
702 
Saddles. 
. 25 
hr 30 
Plover, doz. 
@3.00 
LIVE POX' 
LTRY. 
703 
Spring chickens, lb. 
. . * . 
. 13% @ 14 
Fowls. — @ 
Roosters. — @ 
Turkeys. — @ 
Ducks, pair .. 40 @ 
Geese, pair .1.00 @1. 
Pigeons, pair . .. — @ 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, 3 to 4 IDs. each, 11) 30 @ 
Over 4 lbs. 15 @ 
Old. 14 @ 
Spring chickens, fancy . 18 @ 
Fair to choice ....' . 13 @ 
Fowls. 13%@ 
Spring ducks . 14 @ 
Squabs, doz.1.25 @3. 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS. 
Calves, prime . 12 @ 
Fair to good . 10% @ 
14 % 
9% 
14 'A 
80 
50 
20 
35 
25 
18 
20 
15 % 
14 
17 
50 
12 % 
11 % 
9% 
8 
Pork, light . 9 @ 
Heavy. 7 @ 
LIVE STOCK. 
Steers.3.80 
Bulls.2.50 
Cows.1.40 
Calves, veal ..\5.ro 
Sheep.3.00 
Lambs.5.00 
Hogs, State .6.00 
FARM CHEMICALS. 
Prices given are for ear lots. Single hag 
lots 10 to 25 per cent higher. 
Nitrate of soda . — @50.00 
@5.85 
@3.25 
@3.25 
0i 9.50 
@5.00 
@ 7.75 
@ 6.25 
Muriate of potash . 
— 
@42.00 
Acid phosphate . 
4 - 
@14.00 
Kainit. 
— 
@ 12.00 
Pried blood . 
_ 
(d 50.00 
Copper sulphate, in bbl. 
lots, li) — 
@— 6 
Sulphur flour, hbl. lots. 
11)... — 
@ 2 
BARKS. ROOTS 
AND HERBS. 
Slippery Elm. lb. 
. 15 
@ 20 
Sassafras. 
. 8 
@ 10 
@ 5 
Sage. 
@ 5 
Sweet Flag . 
. 5 
@ 7 
Snake Root, Va. 
O - 
@ 40 
Ginseng. 
.6.00 
@ 7.75 
ESSENTIA! 
oils. 
Pennyroyal, lb. 
.1.10 
@1.25 
Peppermint . 
@3.00 
Wintergreen. 
hi “.(mi 
Spearmint. 
@4.50 
NEW YORK STATE FAIR. 
There was an immense display of stock, 
tools and soil products at Syracuse last 
week. The first three days were dull and 
wet, and the managers were disappointed on 
Wednesday night. Thursday came clear and 
bright, and with it a crowd that filled the 
grounds and raised the spirits of all con¬ 
cerned. The fruit display was the largest 
and finest ever seen in the State. While the 
apple crop is short—less than 50 per cent of 
a full crop—the specimens shown were very 
fine, and well repaid the study of a fruit 
grower who desires to know varieties. We 
expect to give a study of this exhibit next 
week. The live stock exhibit was much as 
usual. 'Hie finest specimens of the various 
breeds were to be seen, hut animals which are 
within the means of the average farmer were 
not given a place. Herds of cattle go from 
fair to fair, much like the trotting horses on 
a race circuit, hut the well-bred grade cow, 
or hog or sheep, which is the true rent and 
tax-paying animal, is not encouraged at tDo 
State Fair. We have always urged prizes 
for practical farm animals, and this year's 
exhibition seems to make the need far more 
evident. The display of implements was 
large and varied. Windmills have disap¬ 
peared from the fair, while there has been 
a great increase of gasoline engines. This 
seems to he the coming farm power. They 
are made in all sizes, and in some cases small 
ones were used successfully to work exhi¬ 
bition machinery. A manure spreader run 
by a gasoline motor was run about the roads 
on the fair grounds and attracted much at¬ 
tention. A somewhat new feature at the fair 
was the exhibit of products from the South 
and Northwest. Canada, Florida and the 
Midd'e South are after settlers, and they put 
their best, foot forward for the New York 
farmer. We have often wondered what the 
effect would be if New York and the New 
England States sent representatives to the 
southern fairs with facts about our cheap 
land and market possibilities. The l>est fea¬ 
ture of the fair was the crowd of visitors 
from the farms. It is evident that the chief 
value of the fair is social. People like to 
mingle in the crowd, renew old acquaintances 
and make new ones. While they look over 
the exhibits, especially such as they are most 
interested in, their time is chiefly spent in 
“visiting" and walking about the grounds. 
The fair is certainly a great event for 
farmers who have worked hard and lived in 
lonely places through the Summer. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal." See guarantee, page 8. 
T 
a 
WOODPECKER 
to sell you a 3£ h. p. 
“Woodpecker** 
GASOLINE ENGINE 
anti then give you 30 days to de¬ 
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It does, because the engine stays 
sold. Do you know about our 
plan? Here it is: We will ship 
you our “Woodpecker” 3£ horse 
| power gasoline engine on 
30 Days Free Trial. 
You put it up on the farm. Don't 
favor it. Don’t send for an engineer. 
I Set it tip yourself. Make it do your 
work, wood sawing, pumping, feed 
grinding, anything you want done. 
Then decide, and if you don’t think you 
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I send the engine back. 
Can You Afford to Let This Offer Go? 
ASHh.p. “Woodpecker” engine may 
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you think it is, send it back. 
Write to us and let us tell you all of 
the facts about this engine. We won’t 
dare exaggerate because if we do you 
won’t be satisfied and we’ll have to 
take back the engine. We are ready to 
answer any question you may ask, and 
tell you the truth without exaggerated 
claims or tricks of any kind. 
Write today. A postal card will do. 
“ WOODPECKER,” 
Main Street Office 
Middletown, Ohio, 
We make all sizes up to 44 horse power.\ 
No 
With Order. 
Money Required 
Special Harness Sale, 30 Days Only. 
~ Manufacturer of harness retired from 
business. We bought entire stock at 
less than present cost of manufacture, 
and you will get 
the benefit. Har¬ 
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probably k n o w 
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but don’t pay 
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These harness are not the cheap, trashy kind. All 
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They are so good that we will gladly ship to you for 
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our harness. And the prices are from hi to L less 
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Write to-day for our special harness offer, with 
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of harness you want, for this stock is limited to TOO 
sets Single Harness. 150 sets Light Double Harness, 
50 sets Surrey Harness, 30 sets Express Harness, 100 
sets Farm and Work Harness. 
We sell everything for the farm ami home, 
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Address, Cash Supply & Mfg. Co., 
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$500 The Best Automatic Gate, $500 
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THOKPK If ROOM CO., Wapella, Illinois. 
WANTE D AND FOR SALE. 
Buy a Service Boar From 
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They are foundation stock, being the oldest Ameri¬ 
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lbs. each. Selling this month at $25. 
WILLS A. SEWARD, Rudd's Lake, N. ,J. 
0 1 p Pigs.—April and July farrow. Prices reason- 
■ b Ui able. VanDoren Bros,, Lysander, N. Y. 
O. I. C. PIGS 
Five strains not akin; Aug. and Sept, farrow. 
Registered stock; prices low. 
F. J. SCHWARTZ, Fast I'lmrsalia, N. Y. 
PAD Clip THOROUGHBRED SCOTCH COLLIE 
X 011 GALL COW DOGS, one year old. 
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APPLE AND PEACH CARRIERS. 
Tf you have fine Apples, Peaches or Tomatoes, ship 
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. ing farm of 500 acres, 10 miles 
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R, R., Sail Antonio, TEXAS. 
FARM FOR ,SALE. 
FINE lOO-ACRE FARM situated in the fruit 
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E XPERIENCED FARMER, American, married, 
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