February 10, 
116 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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CONTENTS. 
Rural New-Yorker Feb. 10, 1906. 
FARM TOI’ICS. 
Nitrate o£ Potash as Fertilizer.98 
Harvesting Corn. 08 
Do Farmers Want Poor Seed?. 98 
Cost ol Growing Potatoes. 99 
How to Fill a Ditch.105 
Carriers for Manure or Feed.107 
Cow Peas and Soy Beans for Silo.107 
Hope Farm Notes.109 
Sales of Imported Potatoes.115 
Ontario Notes .115 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Ventilation for Domestic Animals. 99 
Cows Give Thickened Milk.108 
Farm Butter .110 
Rye Straw for Fodder.Ill 
Sowing Rape for Hog Pasture ... .Ill 
Nothing Positive in Hendoru....112 
Hens in Close Quarters.112 
Selecting Laying Hens.IT-’ 
Bran and Silage for Cattle.IT-’ 
Barn Ventilation.112 
The Effects of Dishorning.118 
HORTICULTURE. 
Boiling the Lime and Sulphur Wash..97, 98 
Garden From Early to Late... 98 
Mr. Skillman on Limoid and Kerosene.... 99 
Connecticut Bornological Society.100 
Hotbeds With Fire Heat.100 
Budding Three-Year-Old Peach Trees....101 
Pruning a Peach Tree.102 
Planting Trees in a Wood Lot.105 
Strawberry Fertilizer for Heavy Soil.... 104 
Fruit Growers' Association Notes.105 
The Backyard Garden.100 
Building Small Greenhouse.100 
“I’oudrette” and Disease.107 
Notes from the Rural Grounds.108 
Celery Going to Seed.115 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day.118 
A Useful Pattern.118 
Winter Pies that Please.118 
Destroying Ants .119 
Farm Butter .119 
The Rural Patterns.119 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Public Market at Grand Rapids. Mich.... 97 
Steam for Evaporating Maple Syrup....100 
Building a Concrete Wall.108 
Products, Prices and Trade.10s 
Editorials .114 
Events of the Week.115 
“Approved Boxes" on Rural Mail Routes. 115 
Homes in the Middle South.115 
Rooting .115 
MARKETS 
Prices current at New York during week 
ending February 3. 1906, wholesale except 
otherwise noted. The prices of grain, butter, 
cheese and eggs are based on the 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¬ 
ries and observation of sales in the various 
market sections. Where possible these fig¬ 
ures are the average of several sales. 
GRAIN. 
Wheat. No. 2, red. 
— 
(ft f"' 
No. 1, Northern Duluth.. 
— 
(ft 94% 
Corn, No. 2, mixed. 
— 
@ 51 % 
Oats . 
. . . - 
@ 36 
R.Vfh . 
(ft 72 
Barley . 
@ 45 
Buckwheat . 
(ft. 61 
Wholesale at N. Y. 
Spring Bran. 
. . . - 
@20.25 
Middlings . 
(ft 11.00 
Red Dog. 
. . . - 
@23.75 
Oil meal. 
. . -- 
@31.50 
Cottonseed meal. 
@30.00 
Retail Western N. Y. 
Spring Bran. 
. .21.00 
@22.00 
Middlings . 
@24.00 
Red Dog. 
. . 24.uu 
(8 25.hu 
Gluten . 
. .24.00 
@29.00 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Ilav, No. 1. 
@16.00 
Jio 2 
. . 13.00 
@14.HU 
No. 3. 
. .11 00 
(ft 12.00 
Clover, mixed. 
. . 12.00 
@14.00 
Clover . 
. .10.00 
Ol 1 2.00 
Straw, long rye. 
. . ’2 0(1 
Ol 13.00 
Short and oat. 
. . 6.00 
(ft 0.00 
MILK. 
N. Y. Exchange price $1.71 per 40-quart 
can, netting 3% cents to 20 cent zone ship¬ 
pers who have no extra station charges. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, best. 26 @ 
Lower grades. 18 @ 25 
State Dairy, best. — @ 24 
Lower grades. 16 @ 22 
Imitation Creamery. 18 20 
Factory . 15 @ 17% 
Packing Stock. 13%@ 15% 
CHEESE. 
Full cream, fancy. — @ 14% 
Choice. — (ft 13% 
Fair to good. 11% Of 12 
Part skims. 9 @ 10 
EGGS. 
Three cents lower. 
Fancy, white. 23 (a) 24 
Choice, white. 21 (ft 1 22 
Etra, mixed colors. — (ft 20 
Lower grades. 13 (ft 18 
Western and Southern. 15 @ 18 
Storage . 9 @ 12 
HOPS. 
Prime to choice. 15 @ 17 
Common to fair. 10 (ft 13 
Olds . 5 (ft 8 
German. 1905. 28 @ 38 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Anples, Ben Davis & Baldwin. 3.00 (8)4.50 
Spy, Spitz. King.4.00 @0.00 
York and Greening.3.00 @5.00 
Ilubbardston and Russet... .3.00 (8)4.50 
Strawberries, quart. 15 (ft 50 
Cranberries, bbl.15.00 (ft 20.00 
DRIED FRUITS. 
Apples, evap., fancy. — (ft. 11 
Evap., choice. — (ft 10 
Evap.. prime. 9 (ft 9% 
Evap., common. 7 (ft. 8 
Sun-dried . 3% (8) 7 
Chops, 100 lbs. — (8)3.00 
Cores and skins. — (8)2.20 
Raspberries . — (ft. 28 
Cherries . — @ 14 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes, Bermuda, bbl.3.00 (8)4.50 
Long Island. 180 lbs.2.25 (82.50 
State and Jersey.1.85 @2.12 
European, 168-lb. bag.1.50 @2.00 
Sweet potatoes, bbl.1.25 (8)2.75 
Brussels Sprouts, qt. 8 (ft 12 
Beets, 100 bunches.1.00 
Carrots, bbl.100 
Cabbage, ton.13.00 
Celery, dozen. lo 
Chicory and Escarol, bbl.4.00 
Eggplants, box.1-50 
Kale, bbl. 6:> 
Lettuce, bbl.3.00 
Onions, white, bbl.3.00 
Yellow.1-50 
Red .100 
Peppers. 24-quart carrier.1.50 
Peas, Fla., bkt.LOO 
String Beans.L50 
Spinach, bbl. 75 
Squash, bbl.L00 
Turnips, bbl... 50 
Tomatoes, 24-qt. carrier.1.00 
Watercress, 100 4-inch bchs..2.00 
HOTHOUSE GOODS. 
Cucumbers, dozen.1.25 
lettuce, dozen. 40 
Mushrooms, lb. 10 
Radishes, 100 bunches.2.00 
Rhubarb, dozen. 60 
Tomatoes, lb. 10 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Chickens . — 
Fowls . — 
Roosters .. — 
Turkeys . — 
Ducks, pair. 60 
@5.00 
@1.25 
@22.00 
(ft 50 
@5.00 
@3.00 
@ 75 
@5.00 
@ 6.00 
(82.00 
@1.75 
@4.00 
@4.00 
@4.00 
@1.25 
@1.25 
@ 1.00 
@4.00 
@2.75 
@1.75 
(ft 85 
(ft 60 
@3.00 
(ft 75 
@ 40 
@ 
@ 
(ft 
(ft 
& 
11 
13 
8 
14 
85 
Geese, pair.1.25 (ftl.Tl 
Pigeons, pair. — @ 25 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys . 13 @ 
Chickens . }* @ 
Fowls . 
Ducks . 10 @ 
Geese. 10 @ 
20 
25 
14% 
15 
1 ‘2 
Squabs, dozen .1-75 @4.25 
COUNTRY DRESSED MEATS. 
Calves . 
Lambs, hothouse, each. 
l»ork . 
s 1 
.4.00 
7 
/•> ia i z 
‘ @10.00 
(ft 8 V 4 
Roasting pigs, lb. 
. 12 
(ft 14 
LIVE STOCK. 
Steers . 
. 4.25 
@5.75 
. 
@4.25 
.1.80 
@3.00 
Calves . 
.4.50 
@9.50 
@5.75 
@8.12% 
@6.10 
Hogs . 
FARM CHEMICALS. 
Prices named are for car lots; single bag 
lots 10 to 25 per cent higher. 
Nitrate of Soda, ton. — @52.00 
Muriate of Potash. — @>42.00 
Dried Blood. — @55.00 
Kainit . — @12-00 
Acid Phosphate. — @14.00 
For the land’s sake use Uowker’s Fer¬ 
tilizers. They enrich the earth.— Adv. 
Weeder 
Kills weeds, stirs top 
soil.makesdust mulch. 
Preserves Moisture. 
Only cultivation need¬ 
ed from start to 
finish. Seeder 
Attachment in¬ 
sures uniform 
sowing and right 
_ covering for 
Seeds. Sows from 2 to 30 quarts to the acre. 
Ask for Book of Field Scenes showing weeder 
at work. Manufactured only by us. 
KEYSTONE 
Cultivator Attachment 
for Sulky. Riding, Walking or Two Row Culti¬ 
vators. Runs on the 
row. where shovels can¬ 
not reach. Uncovers 
corn, stirs soil, kills 
weeds. Great cultiva¬ 
tor feature. 
Write for descriptive 
circulars. 
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1547 N. BEAVER ST., YORK. PA. 
SAVE tig 
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COLLIE PUPS, 
R. I. RED COCKERELS, P ,7S s . 
WALTER SHERMAN, 25 Boulevard, Newport, R.I. 
EGGS FOR HATCHING. Smith's Immaculate 
Strain S. C. White Leghorns, winners at Madison 
Square Garden, New York in 1903, 1904, 1905 and 1906. 
t l.50 and $2.00 per 15 eggs, $6.00 per 100 eggs. 
. E. SMITH, Prop. .1. E. VLAPES, Mgr. 
Valley View Farm, Norwich, N. Y. 
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International Labor Exchange, 103 Greenwich St,, N.Y 
LAMBS AND CALVES 
SHIP TO 
WM. H. COHEN & CO., 229-31 Washington St., N.Y. 
RAW FURS WANTED 
Also Apples and Cabbage in Car Lots 
from the East. Honey,Maple Syrup, Hickory Nuts, 
Black Walnuts, etc., in car lots or less. F. F. Pier¬ 
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FLORIDA HOMES 
AND 
FLORIDA INVESTMENTS. 
In the Florida Hill and Lake Country. One of the 
finest Orchard Countries in the World. Investments 
guaranteed to pay Ten per cent the first year. Fifteen 
per cent the second year and Twenty per cent the 
third year. For full information address 
GrEO. XX. MAYO, 
Grandin, Putnam County, Florida. 
OLD VIRGINIA. 
Small tracts, 60x250 feet, on electric line, 45 minutes 
of Norfolk (the New York of the South) for $100, $10 
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I. E. YOUNGBLOOD & SON, 
NORFOLK, VA. 
FOR SALE. 
144 acres, 2% miles of station, fine road, good build¬ 
ings, 2200 peach, 600 pear, and other fruit, some 
timber; price $5,800—$2,000 fine stock farm. 
10 acres rich laud. 800 fine fruit trees, 2)£ acres of 
Asparagus in profit, dwelling, lawn and poultry 
houses convenient to boating and fishing, price $1,850 
—$950 cash. Catalogue free. 
J. K. McGONlUAL & SON, Dover, Del. 
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We have more than 100 to select from, and are in a 
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Carrier & Lamphier,66 State St.. Hartford. Conn. 
FOR 
near H 
SALE 
Nice truck farm, good land, 
new bout e, some fruit trees, 
R. station, school, church arid postollice. 
Address P. O.. Box 38, Arch Creek, Fla. 
CHOICE S. C. BROWN LEGHORNS 
from Boston winners, farm raised Cockerels $1.50 
each, Hens and Pullets $1.00 each. Eggs for hatching 
$2.00 (two) per 13. C.S.COOK Jr., WestNewton.Mass. 
LJ I your Butter, Cheese, Eggs, Poultry 
^9 IT I Apples, etc., to the Oldest Commission 
House in New York. Established 1838. 
E. B. WOODWARD. 302 Greenwich St., New York. 
The Government of Canada 
Gives absolutely FREE 
to every settler 
160 Acres of Land in 
Western 
Canada 
Land adjoining this can be pur¬ 
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On this land this year has been 
produced upwards of twenty-five 
bushels of wheat to the acre. 
It is also the best of grazing land 
and for mixed farming it has no 
superior on the continent. 
Splendid climate, low taxes, rail¬ 
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Write for “20th Century Canada” 
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THOS. DUNCAN, C»n»dian Government Agent 
Syracuse Bank Building, SYRACUSE, S. T. 
Mention this paper. 
$5 TO $20 AN ACRE 
is the price paid to-day for rich lands in Tennessee 
suitable for raising Cotton, Wheat, Potatoes, Hay, 
Grasses, Vegetables, Fine Stock, etc. Climate the 
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XX. F. SMITH, 
Traffic Manager, N. C. & St. Louis Ry., Nashville, 
Tenn. Dept. O. 
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OclIC Eggg $1.60 for 26. Incubator Eggs $4.00 
per 100. MRS. J. F. HELL1NGS, Dover. Del. 
Maple Villa Poultry Yards—Eggs and stock guaran¬ 
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Essential to the equipment of the modern farm. Keeps 
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