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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April ?, 
CONTENTS. 
Tits Rural New-Yorker, April 7, 1906. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Chemicals and Worn-Out Soil. Part 
II.301, 302 
Mixing a Fertilizer. 304 
Tile Drainage. 306 
Red Ears and Four-Rowed Corn. 307 
Value of Street Sweepings. 309 
Keeping Muriate of Potash. 310 
Nitrate of Soda on Barley. 310 
Green Clover in Stacks. 311 
What to Do With Old Pasture. 311 
Ashes or Chemicals. 311 
Hope Farm Notes. 313 
Permanent Pastures. 321 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Are “Water Glass” Eggs Dangerous.303 
A Western Horseman Talks. 314 
Feeding Salt to Poultry. 314 
Defects in a Brood Mare. 314 
A Hen Record. 314 
The Problem of Beef Scraps. 315 
Ration for Fattening Lambs. 315 
Bottling Milk. 315 
That "Banner" Hen Flock. 315 
Raising thd Yearling Colt. 316 
To Prevent Gnawing Wood or Halter.... 316 
Lice on Cattle.316 
Farmers’ Horse Companies. 316 
Shipping Poultry to Cuba. 317 
Orchards for Henyards. 317 
Best Fowls for Roasters. 317 
A California Hen Woman... 317 
Pig Feeding . 317 
Experience With Water Glass Eggs. 321 
A Hen Report. 821 
HORTICULTURE. 
Spraying With Dry Bordeaux. 302 
Heated Frame for Rhubarb. 302 
A Fertilizer for Orchards. 304 
Cabbage Blight . 304 
The Atlantic Strawberry a Disappoint¬ 
ment . 304 
Ivieffer Pear as Stock. 304 
Top-Working Orchard Trees. 305 
Rotation With Strawberries. 305 
A Wealth of Roses. 305 
Gardening Notes . 306 
Asters for Cut Flowers. 306 
Topping Budded Peach Trees. 306 
Crown Gall and Imported Seedlings.... 306 
Lavender Seeds . 808 
Commercial Apples for Albany Co., N. Y. 309 
Orchard for Clinton Co., N. Y. 310 
A Number of Fruit Questions. 310 
Notes from the Rural Grounds. 312 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 322 
Canning Beef to Keep Through Hot 
Weather . 322 
The Bookshelf. 322 
A Cup of Cocoa. 323 
The Rural Patterns. 323 
Delicious Lemon Pie. 323 
Soft Soap . 323 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
How to Lay a Slate Roof. 302 
Tile Farm Cement Question. 303 
A Rubber Plant in Colorado. 303 
A Cistern of Cement. 303 
Other Side of Express Companies. 303 
Cement Tombstones. 306 
Products, Prices and Trade. 308 
Business Bits. 30,s 
Squaring a Building. 309 
Justice Needed . 309 
“Funny” Stories That Take. 310 
Editorials. 318 
Lessons from the Farm Institutes. 319 
Crop Prospects . 319 
Insurance Affairs . 319 
The Beef Trust. 319 
Pump Irrigating Scheme. 319 
Publisher’s Desk. 321 
MARKETS 
Prices current at New York during week 
ending March 31. 1906, wholesale except 
otherwise noted. The prices of grain, butter, 
cheese and eggs are based on the official 
figures of the Produce and Mercantile Ex¬ 
changes, with such revisions 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. 1, Northern, Duluth 
Inspection. — @ 87% 
No. 2, red, choice. —. @ 86 % 
No. 1, Macaroni. — 67 89 
Rye. — @ 63 
Corn . — @ 52 
Oats . — @ 36 
Barley . 45 @ 52 
GRASS SEEDS. 
Per 100 lbs. f. o. b. N. Y. for A1 qualify. 
Timothy . 7.00 
Kentucky Blue Grass. 14.00 
Red Top . 10.00 
Alfalfa . 17.00 
Crimson Clover . 11.00 
Medium Red Clover. 17.00 
Mammoth Red Clover. 18.00 
FEED. 
Wholesale at N. Y. 
Spring Bran . 
Middlings . 
Red Dog . 
Oil meal . 
Cottonseed meal . 
Retail Western N. Y. 
6719.60 
@22.00 
@23.00 
67 31.50 
@30.00 
Spring Bran.21.00 
Middlings .23.00 
Red Dog. — 
Gluten .24.00 
Oil meal... 
Corn and Oats. 
HAY. 
No. 1. 
No. 2. 
No. 3 . 
MILK. 
N. Y. Exchange price .$1.51 
can. netting three cents per qur 
in 26-cent freight zone who 1 
station charges. 
EGGS. 
Fancy, white. 
Choice, white. 
Extra mixed colors. 
Western and Southern. 
@22.00 
@24.00 
@25.00 
@29.00 
Goose eggs 
Full cream, 
Good to 
Common i 
CHEESE, 
fancy. 
— 
673 
5.00 
— 
@2 
5.00 
@1 
6.50 
.00 
@1 
5.00 
:.oo 
671 
3.00 
.00 
671 
4.00 
.00 
@1 
1.00 
per 
40 
quart 
rt to 
shippers 
mve 
no 
extra 
20 
@ 
17 
67 
19 
17 
@ 
— 
13 
67 
16 
10 
67 
14 
25 
@ 
32 
— 
@ 
75 
- 
@ 
14 
13% 
@ 
13% 
11 
67 
13 
10 
@ 
11 
.2.40 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, extra. 
Firsts . 24 
Thirds and seconds. 17 
State Dairy, best 
Lower grades . 15 
Imitation Creamery. 17 
Factory. 13 
Renovated, best 
Lower grades 
Packing stock . 12 
DRIED FRUITS. 
Apples, evaporated, fey. 
Evap., choice. 
Evap., prime. 
Evap., common to fair. 
Sundried ...... 
Chops, 100 lbs. 
Cores and skins, 100 lbs.... 1.80 
Cherries . 14 
Huckleberries. 10 
Raspberries . — 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples. Greening, bbl.4.50 
Spy .4.50 
Ken Davis .4.50 
Baldwin .4.50 
Russet.4.00 
Low giades.3.00 
Strawberries, Florida, quart.. 20 
HOTHOUSE GOODS. 
Lettuce, dozen. 25 
Mushrooms, lb. 15 
Tomatoes, lb . 20 
Radishes, 100 bunches.1.50 
Cucumbers, dozen . 75 
Rhubarb, 100 bunches.2.50 
Beet Tops, bu. 50 
HOPS. 
Prime to choice. 13 
Common to fair. 10 
Ordinary . 7 
Olds . 5 
German . 26 
BEANS. 
Marrow .2.50 
Medium ..1.60 
Pea . .1.40 
Red kidney , 
White kidney 
Yellow Eye . 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes, Bermuda, new, bbl. 
Bermuda, 2d crop. 
Southern, new. 
Maine . 
Slate and Western. 
European . 
Sweet potatoes bbl. 
Artichokes, dozen . 
Asparagus Calif, green doz 
24 
8 
27 
26 
17 
@ 
23 
— 
Oi 
25 
15 
@ 
22 
17 
67 
20 
13 
01 
16 
_ 
@ 
19 
12 
@ 
16 
12 
@ 
15% 
- 
@ 
11 
9% 
fa 
10 
9 
0, 
9% 
7 
@ 
8 V 
5 
@ 
7 
@2.60 
@1.95 
@ 15 
@ 12 
@ 28 
@7.00 
@6.50 
@5.50 
@6.00 
@5.00 
674.00 
@ 30 
@ 50 
67 60 
(a 40 
@3.00 
@ 90 
(n 4.00 
@ 75 
@ 15 
67 12 
9 
5 
33 
6 / 
@ 
, 3.05 
.4.00 
.1.50 
.1.85 
.1.75 
. 1.50 
.1.50 
75 
.6.00 
Southern .3.50 
Beets, 100 bunches.3.00 
Carrots, bbl.1.25 
Cabbage, Danish Seed, white, 
ton .35.00 
Red. ton .15.00 
Southern, bbl. crate.2.50 
Chicory, bbl.3.00 
Escarol, bbl.1-75 
Kale, bbl. 75 
Lettuce, %-bbl. basket. 50 
Onions, Conn., white, bbl.2.00 
Yellow.L25 
@3.10 
(a 2.00 
(■i 1.30 
@2.70 
673.15 
@1.60 
@8.00 
@7.00 
<g 3.00 
@2.15 
@ 2.00 
@1.75 
@3.00 
671.00 
6711.00 
67 6.50 
@ 6.00 
@1.75 
@45.00 
67 20.00 
@3.00 
@4.00 
672.75 
67 1.00 
<0 1.50 
@ 6.00 
@ 1.75 
(a i.75 
@2.25 
@5.00 
674.50 
@1.50 
@ 85 
@4.50 
Red .1.25 
Peppers, 24-qt. carrier.1.00 
Peas, 1-3-bbl. basket.1.00 
String beans, 1-3-bbl. basket..1.00 
Spinach, bbl.1.25 
Turnips, bbl. 65 
Tomatoes, 24-qt. carrier.1.00 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Chickens, lb . — @ 11% 
Fowls . •— @ 15 
Roosters . ■— 67 9 
Turkeys . 16 @ 18 
Ducks . 60 @ 85 
Geese .1-25 @1.75 
Pigeons, pair. 30 @ 35 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys . 16 @ 19 
Chickens, broilers, best. 30 @ 35 
Seconds . 20 @ 25 
Chickens . 13 @ 19 
Fowls . 11 @ 14% 
Ducklings . 20 @ 22 
Squabs, dozen .1.75 @3.50 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS. 
Calves . 6 @ 10 
Lambs, hothouse.3.00 @6.50 
Pork . 7 @ 9 
LIVE STOCK. 
Steers .4.80 @5.80 
Oxen .4.25 @5.75 
Bulls .3.00 674.50 
Cows .2.00 @4.30 
Calves .5.00 @8.50 
Sheep .4.00 675.50 
Lambs .0.50 67 7.20 
Hogs . — @6.85 
STRAW. 
Long rye. 11.00 @13.00 
Short and tangled.8.00 @10.00 
Oat and wheat. — @ 8.00 
FARM CHEMICALS. 
Prices named are for ton lots f. o. b., 
N. V. 
Nitrate of Soda, ton. — 
Muriate of Potash. — 
Dried Blood . — 
Kainit . — 
Acid Phosphate. — 
Sulphate of Potash. — 
Ground Bone. — 
Tankage . — 
Copper Sulphate, bbl. lots. lb. — 
Sulphur Flowers, bbl. lots, lb. — 
52.00 
@41.25 
67 50.00 
6711.00 
@ 11.00 
47.00 
@25.00 
67 34.50 
Ot 6 i 
@ 2 % 
Mr. Goodlf.y : “How_ does your sister 
like the engagement ring I gave her, 
Bobby?” Her Young Brother: “Well, 
it’s a little too small. She has an awful 
hard time getting it off when the other 
fellows call!”—Credit Lost. 
HENCH’S 
20th 
Century 
Steel Ball Coupling Pivot Axle 
Cultivator row D c ou o b rn 
Planter and Fertilizer 
Attach Complete in 
One Machine. 
Awarded 
COLD MEDAL 
at World’* Fair, 8 t. 
Louis. A wouderful- 
lmprovciucnt ill culti¬ 
vators, combining every 
(possible movement of 
gangs and wheels re¬ 
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to different styles. 
Thousands In use. M’f’r’sof all kind of Ag’r’l Im¬ 
plements. Agents wanted; write for circular. 
The Hench & Dromgold Co., Mfrs., York, Pa. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee, page 18. 
FOR SALE 
Trotting Mare 
HOPE FARM BEAUTY 
SIRED BY ALCERENER, 2.19, 
Bay 5 Years old, 14.2 High, 600 lbs. Capable of 
great speed and endurance. Address H. W.C., care 
Kttkal New-Yorker, New York. 
^—All kinds, cheap. Freight paid. 
Catalog free. Agents wanted. 
MITCHELL’S NURSERY, BEVERLEY, O. 
WANTED 
HAY AND STRAW 
WRITE FOR QUOTATIONS. 
F. D. HEWITT, 120 Liberty St„ N. Y. 
FERTILIZER LIME etc., address 
WALTON QUARRIES, Harrisburg, Pa. 
AGENTS 
WANTED to sell our 
For particulars write 
Nat. Silo & Lumber, 
Go., Linesville, Pa. 
SILOS 
f „ J CAnle And we will mail 100 Beit 
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WVUJ your name and postoffice 
printed thereon. Rex Pub. House, Mt Gilead, O. 
The Western Pennsylvania Hos¬ 
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References required. Apply SL’ PKRINTENDENT’S 
OFFICE, 1945 FIFTH AVE.. PITTSBURG, PA. 
NURSES 
MORE GOOD CIDER ' 
can be made from a given amount 
of apples with one of our presses 
than with any other. The 
juice will be purer and bring 
higher prices; the extra 
yield soon pays for the 
press. We make 
HYDRAULICS, 
in all slits, hand or power. 
2& to 300 barrels per day 
Also Rollers, Saw-Mills, 
Steam-Evaporators, Apple- : 
butter Cookers, etc. Fully 
guaranteed. Catalog FREE. 
The Hydradic Press Mfg. Co. 
12 M»nSI.,Mt. Gileid, Ohio 
^ or Room 124 p 39 Cortland St., New York, N. Y. 
1 WANTED AND FOR SALE. 
LJ I your Butter, Cheese, Eggs, Poultry 
I Apples, etc., to the Oldest Commission 
House in New York. Established 1838. 
E. B. WOODWARD, 302 Greenwich St., New York. 
$5 TO S20 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 
best in the world, with conditions of health unsur¬ 
passed. Values increasing, For free literature write 
XX. XT*. SMITH, 
Traffic Manager, N. C. & St. Louis Ry., Nashville 
Tenn. Dept. 0. 
U ETI D for farms, dairies and factories fur- 
nished. Mail orders a specialty. 
Immigrant Labor Exchange, Inc., 2 Carlisle St., N.Y 
F ARMS—For rich farming, fruit growing, fine 
climate, write J. D. S. HANSON, Hart, Mich. 
For Sale—FARM OF 106 ACRES 
2 miles from Railroad, % clear, Six acres wheat, one 
Strawberries, level, free from stones. 50,000 feet 
large pine. Owner has other business and will in¬ 
cludes cows, 3 horses, all tools, household furniture, 
all for $1,860, $800 down, balance 4 years. 
F. L. GREENE, Hebron, Md. 
CC IffpCC 800 feet elevation, lake, 300 apple 
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horse and farming tools, all included for only 
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SAMUEL P. WOODCOCK, Salisbury. Md. 
w 
ANTED, A GOOD STEADY SINGLE MAN for 
general farm work; no dairy; good wages. 
WM. H. JANNKY,Edgewood,Pa. 
WANTED FARM 
AT REASONABLE PRICE for 
grain, fruit or poultry. 
BOX 104, Haddonfleld, N. J. 
A FARM OF 300 ACRES to lease for a term of 
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one APRF FARM large dwelling, close 
Z/U AUHC rAillYI TO TOWN, $1800. Half the 
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