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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
October ?, 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-YorkUr, Oct. 7. 1905. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Neglecting the Home Market. 
Hope Farm Notes ... 
Crop Prospects . 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
A Batch of Cow Notes. 
Is Cross-Breeding Useful . 
liaising Pigs by Hand . 
Dairy Barn for the South. 
Udder Derangement in Cows . 
Wheat or Middlings for Hogs. 
Butter from One Cow’s Milk. 
Cow Care . 
Care of Young Pullets . 
Cattle and Thistles . 
Silage and Alfalfa for Sheep. 
Limber Neck in Poultry . 
HORTICULTURE. 
Suggestions About Seed Growing.. . 
The Lebanon Oak . 
Fruits for Wet Ground . 
Girdling Grapevines . 
Apple Picking .. 
Greenhouse Work in October . 
Notes from the Rural Grounds..... 
Prospects for the Apple Crop . 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 
Some Easy-to-Grow Perennials . . . . 
Apple Butter . 
Suggestions in Grapes . 
The Rural Patterns . 
Soapstone Covers . 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Ups and Downs of Insects . 
Concrete in a Dam . 
American Institute Fair . 
Products, Prices and Trade . 
Editorials. 
Events of the Week . 
Publisher’s Desk . 
Questions About Wire Fencing. 
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MARKETS 
Prices current at New York during week 
ending September 30, 1905. wholesale except 
otherwise noted. The prices of grain, butter, 
cheese and eggs are based on the official tig- 
ures of the Produce and Mercantile Ex¬ 
changes. with such revision as outside deals 
noted appear to warrant. Prices of otier 
products are from reports of dealers, inqui¬ 
ries and observation of sales in the various 
market sections. Where possible these figuies 
are the average of several sales. 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 1, Northern Duluth 
inspection . 
No. 1, hard. Manitoba... 
No. 2, red, for export. . . 
Corn . 
. .. — 
@ 92 % 
@ 92 
@ 90 % 
@ 59 
Oats . 
@ 33 
Rye . 
— 
@ 70 
Barley . 
... — 
@ 40 
FEED. 
Middlings 
@23.00 
@17.00 
Spring Bran . 
. .16.50 
Cottonseed meal .. 
. .28.00 
@ — 
I.in seed meal .. 
@30.00 
GRASS SEEDS. 
New York retail prices. 
Timothy, bu. - 
Red Top, bu. - 
Kentucky Blue Grass, bu. - 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hav, No. 1.15.00 
No. 2 .13.50 
No. 3 .12.00 
Clover, mixed .12.00 
Clover .11.00 
Straw, Long rye.13.00 
Short and Oat. 9.00 
MILK. 
@3.00 
@1.45 
@2.35 
@ 16.00 
@14.00 
@ 13.00 
@13.00 
@12.00 
@15.00 
@10.00 
Taking effect October 1. the N. Y. Exchange 
price has been advanced one-fourth cent, or 
to $1.51 per 40-quart can. netting three 
cents per quart to 26-eent zone shippers who 
have no extra station charges. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, first quality. 
. 20 
@ 20% 
Lower grades . 
. 17 
@ 19 
Slate Dairy . 
. 10 V. @ 19% 
Imitation Creamery . 
. 17 
% @ 19 
Renovated . 
@ 19% 
Packing Stock . 
. 15 
@ 17% 
CHEESE. 
Full cream, fancy. 
— 
@ 11 % 
Fair to choice. 
. 11 
@ 11 % 
Light skims. 
9-Yi @ 10 
Full skims . 
0 
%@ 3% 
EGGS. 
Selected, white, fancy. 
. 28 
@ 30 
Selected, white, choice. 
. 20 
@ 27 
Mixed, extra . 
. 24 
@ 25 
Nearby, fair to good. 
. 20 
@ 23 
Western and southern. 
. 16 
@ 21 
Refrigerator. 
. . .17 
@ 21 
DRIED FRUITS. 
Apples, evap., 1904. fancy. .. 
. - 
@ 8 
Evap.. 1904. choice. 
. - 
@ 7 % 
Evap., 1904, com. to prime 
4 V> @ 714 
Sun dried, 1904. 
3% @ 5% 
Sun dried, 1905, southern. 
3 
@ 4% 
Raspberries. 1905 . 
. - 
@ 25 
Cherries, 1905 . 
. 11 %@ 12 
Blackberries, 1905 . 
. 7 
%@ 8 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples, Alexander . 
@4.00 
Gravenstein . 
@3.25 
Duchess . 
@3.50 
Wealthv . 
@3.50 
Maiden Blush . 
. 2.00 
@3.00 
Fall Pippin . 
@3.00 
Baldwin . 
@2.25 
Ilubbardston . 
@2.00 
Greening . 
@2.25 
Culls and windfalls . 
.1.00 
@1.50 
Pears. Seckel and Bartlett . . . 
@5.00 
Bose . 
@4.00 
Clairgeau . 
. 2.50 
@3.50 
Aniou . 
.2.00 
@3.00 
Louise Bonne . 
. 2 25 
@3.00 
Flemish Beauty . 
. 2.00 
@2.75 
Kieffer . 
.1.00 
@3.00 
Plums. 8-lb. lik t. 
. 10 
@ 30 
Peaches, %hu. hkt. 
. 25 
@ 75 
Grapes, 18-lb. case. 
. 50 
@ 85 
4-lb. basket . 
8 
@ 13 
Cranberries, bbl. 
6 
@ 7 
Muskmelons. bu. crate. 
.1.00 
@2.50 
NUTS. 
Chestnuts, bu. 
. - 
@8.00 
Ilickorynuts. bu. 
.2.00 
@3.00 
Butternuts, bu. 
@ no 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes, L. I., ISO lbs... 
@2.00 
State & Jersey, round sorts. 1.50 
@1.75 
Long kinds . 
. . .1.40 
@1.60 
Sweet potatoes, bbl. 
. . . 1.12 
@2.00 
Brussels sprouts, quart... 
6 
@ 12 
Beets, 100 bunches. 
@1.00 
Carrots, bbl. 
. . .1.00 
@1.50 
Cabbage, 100 . 
@4.00 
Celery, dozen . 
... 15 
@ 40 
Cucumbers, bbl. 
. . .2.00 
@4.00 
Pickles, 1000 . 
. . . 2.00 
@5.00 
Corn. 100 . 
@1.25 
Cauliflowers, bbl. 
@3.50 
Eggplants . 
. . . 75 
@ 90 
Lettuce, dozen. 
... 25 
@ 50 
Lima Beans, bu. 
@1.50 
Onions, Conn., white, bbl. . 
. . .3.00 
.@3.50 
Conn., yellow . 
. . .2.00 
@2.50 
Conn., red . 
@1.75 
Orange Co., yellow, bag. 
. . .1.25 
@2.00 
Orange County, red. 
@1.75 
Long Island, bbl. 
@2.00 
Ohio, white, bu. 
. .. 50 
@ 75 
Peppers, bbl. 
. . . 50 
@ 85 
Spinach, bbl. 
@1.00 
Squash. Hubbard, bbl. 
. . . 50 
@ 75 
Marrow. 
. . . 40 
@ 60 
Turnips, Ruta baga, bbl... 
@1.00 
Tomatoes, bu. .. 
. .. 15 
@ 20 
BEAN’S. 
. . . 2.50 
@ 3.50 
. . 1 75 
@2.25 
Pea . 
. . .1.50 
@1.75 
Red kidney . 
@3.00 
Yellow Eye . 
@2.00 
HOPS. 
N. Y. State. 1905. 
. .. 18 
@ 22 
1904 choice . 
. . . 20 
@ 21 
Common to prime. 
... 15 
@ 19 
German, 1905 . 
. . . 32 
@ 42 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Chickens . 
. .. 11 V, @ 12 
Fowls . 
. . . - 
@ 13 
Roosters . 
. . . - 
@ 8 % 
Turkeys . 
_ 
@ 13 
Ducks, pair . 
. . . 40 
@ SO 
Geese, pair . 
. . .1.00 
@1.50 
Pigeons, pair . 
fa 20 
DRESSED POX' 
LTRY. 
Spring Turkeys, lb. 
... 16 
@ 20 
Old Turkeys. 
... 14 
@ 18 
Chickens, fey, broilers, lb. . 
. . . 20 
@ 22 
Fair to choice. 
. .. 15 
@ IS 
Prime roasters . 
. . . 20 
@ 22 
Fair to good. 
. . . 12 
@ 17 
Fowls . 
— 
@ 14 
Ducks . 
... 12 
fa 17 
Squabs, prime, dozen. 
.. .2.50 
@3 50 
Mixed and dark. 
. . .1.25 
@2.00 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS. 
Veal, calves, Hi. 
@ 12 
Fork . 
@ 9 
Roasting Pigs . 
. . . in 
@ 13 
LIVE STOCK. 
Native steers, 100 lbs. 
@5.40 
@4.40 
Bulls . 
. .. 2.40 
@3.15 
fa 3 25 
Milch cows with calves... 
. .20.00 
@55.00 
Calves, veal . 
@9.50 
Culls . 
. . .3.00 
(Ti 4.00 
Sheep . 
@5.00 
Lambs . 
. . .6.50 
@8.25 
Dogs, State and Pa.. 
@6.00 
FARM CHEMICALS. 
Prices named are for 
car lots. Single 
bag lots 10 to 25 per cent 
higher. 
Nitrate of soda. 
. . - 
@50.00 
Muriate of Potash. 
. . . - 
@ 42 00 
Acid Phosphate .. 
@14.00 
Kainit . 
— 
@ 1 2.00 
Dried Blood . 
. . . - 
@52.00 
Caterpillar Crusades. —Rochester. N. Y.. 
Is enlisting the school children in a crusade 
against the Tussock moth. The school chil¬ 
dren will be paid seven cents a quart for the 
cocoons, each quart to contain about 400 
egg masses and weigh 2% ounces. Five hun¬ 
dred dollars has been appropriated by the 
park board for the purpose. In addition to 
the regular payments, there will be six spe¬ 
cial prizes of $5 each to the six boys mak- 
ng the highest records. It is an interesting cal¬ 
culation to figure how many caterpillars will 
be destroyed by this plan if the fund be ex¬ 
hausted. At seven cents a quart $470 will 
buy 6,714 quarts of egg masses. Each quart 
must contain at least 375 egg masses, or a 
total of 2.517.750 egg masses in the 6.714 
quarts. Prof. Rlingerland. of Cornell Uni¬ 
versity estimated that each egg mass would 
produce 200 caterpillars, so that 2.517.750 
egg masses would produce 503.550.000 cater¬ 
pillars next Snring. Approximately, there¬ 
fore. 500.000.o00 caterpillars will be de¬ 
stroyed by the expenditure of the $500. 
which is at the rate of $1 a million, or $10,- 
000 caterpillars for a cent. 
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About a dozen men wanted at 
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