496 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
June 16, 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, June 16. 1906. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Cultivating the Corn Crop.486 
Treatment of “Hired Help”. 486 
Tlie Value of Old Plastering.486 
Pulling and Pushing a Wheel Hoe. 488 
Disk Harrow on Stony Ground. 488 
Cheap Western Iia.v Sheds.489 
Crop Prospects . 493 
Grinding Stems of Cow Peas. 490 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Carbolic Sheep Dip .487 
How to Feed the Stock . 498 
Green Forage for Pigs. 498 
A Good Jersey Cow. 499 
Cows With Diseased Udder. 499 
HORTICULTURE. 
Greenhouse for lettuce . 480 
Quick-Growing Vines . 486 
What Ails the Strawberries?. 487 
Rules for Strawberry Pickers.488 
Shaping Pear Trees Against Wind. 489 
Another “Seedless” Apple. 489 
Notes from the Rural Grounds.490 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day . 494 
Does Farming Pay for Wives?.494 
Boiled Indian Pudding . 494 
Suggestions in Bread . 495 
Charity Sweetheart’s Letters . 495 
The Rural Patterns . 495 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Result of a Good Roads Club.485, 486 
Building a Tank of Concrete. 486 
The Manufacture of Alcohol . 487 
A Drainer’s Diary. Part II.489 
Editorials . 492 
Events of the Week. 493 
A Defense of the Patent Office. 493 
Business Bits . 493 
Publisher’s Desk . 497 
Products. Prices and Trade. 497 
Humorous . 500 
MARKETS 
Prices obtained at New York during week 
ending June 9, wholesale unless otherwise 
noted. The prices of grain, butter, cheese 
and eggs are based on the official reports of 
Produce and Mercantile exchanges, with such 
revision as outside deals noted appear to 
warrant. Prices of other products are from 
reports of dealers, inquiries and observation 
of sales in the various market sections. The 
word “special” where used in this column 
means that the price given has been paid in 
exceptional cases only. 
Wheat, No. 2. red 
GRAIN. 
, choice. 
@ 95 
No. 1, Northern 
Duluth, 
Ins. — 
@ 91 % 
Corn, No. 2, mixed. 
Oats, No. 2, mixed. 
@ 58y 2 
- - - - 
@ 40% 
Rye . 
@ 62 
City bran. 
FEED. 
@22.00 
Middlings . 
t - 
@23.50 
Red Dog . 
, - 
@23.50 
Cottonseed meal . 
, - 
@29.50 
Linseed meal ..,. 
@31.50 
Prime, “special”. 
HAY. 
@20.00 
No. 1 . 
@ — 
No. 2 . 
@ 17.00 
No. 3 . 
@15.00 
Clover mixed .... 
@16.00 
Clover . 
@13.00 
Long rye . 
STRAW. 
..13.00 
@ — 
Short and tangled 
. .11.00 
@11.50 
Oat and wheat... 
@ 9.00 
MILK. 
In effect June 1 the N. Y. Milk Exchange 
price was reduced one-fourth cent, netting 
2% cents per quart in 26-cent zone. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, “special”. 
.-- 
@ 
22 
Extras . 
.. 19% @ 
20 
Seconds and firsts. 
.. 17 
@ 
19% 
Low grades . 
. . 15 
@ 
17 
State Dairy, prime. 
, , - 
@ 
19 
Under grades . 
. . 14 
@ 
17 
Imitation creamery . 
. . 15 
@ 
16 
Factory . 
. . 11 
@ 
15 
Renovated . 
. . 11 
@ 
17 
Packing stock . 
. . 12 
@ 
15 
CHEESE. 
Full cream, new, best. 
— 
@ 
10% 
Fair to good. 
. . 10 
@ 
10% 
Inferior . 
@ 
sy a 
EGGS. 
White, “special”. 
. . - 
@ 
24 
Fancv . 
@ 
22 
Good to choice. 
.. 20 
@ 
21 
Mixed colors, extra. 
. . 19 
@ 
20 
Lower grades . 
. . 15 
@ 
18 
DRIED FRUITS. 
Apples, evap.. fancy. 
12 
Evap., choice . 
.. 11 % @ 
11% 
Evap., prime . 
@ 
11 
Chops, 100 lbs. 
.. 2.20 
@2 
.50 
Cores and skins. 
. .2.00 
@2 
.25 
Raspberries . 
@ 
30 
Huckleberries . 10 (31 12 
Cherries ... 14 @ 15 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples. Spy . 5.50 
Baldwin .5.50 
Ben Davis .5.00 
Russet .4.25 
Under grades .3.00 
Strawberries, “special,” qt. ... — 
Jersey . 10 
Eastern Shore . 5 
Del. and Maryland. 6 
Plums, Ga., carrier.2.00 
Cherries, sour, quart. 7 
Blackberries. N. C., quart.... 10 
Gooseberries, quart . 10 
Muskmelons, bu. crate.1.50 
Huckleberries, N. C.. quart. .. 8 
Peaches, Fla., carrier.1.50 
Watermelons, Fla., 100.30.00 
BEANS. 
Marrow . 
Medium . 
Pea . 
Red Kidney . 
White Kidney . 
Yellow Eye . 
HOPS. 
Prime to choice. 
Common to fair. 
German, 1905 . 
VEGETABLES. 
2.50 
1.60 
1.50 
2.75 
3.10 
1.50 
11 
9 
27 
@6.50 
(a 6.00 
@5.50 
@5.00 
@4.00 
@ 20 
@ 14 
@ 10 
@ 13 
@3.00 
@ 9 
@ 12 
@ 12 
@3.50 
@ 16 
@3.00 
@40.00 
@3.05 
@2.00 
@1.60 
@3.05 
@3.25 
@1.60 
@ 13 
@ 11 
@ 30 
Potatoes—Bermuda, new. No. 
1. bbl. 5.00 
Bermuda, new. No. 2.3.00 
Southern Rose, No. 1.3.00 
South’n, white Chilis, No. 1.3.00 
@ 6.00 
@4.00 
@4.50 
@4.25 
South’n, red Chilis, No. 1..3.00 
Southern, No. 2.2.00 
Southern, culls .1.25 
State and Western, in bulk, 
per 180 lbs.2.50 
State & Western, bag.2.50 
Michigan, small bag.2.25 
Maine & Eastern, bag.2.50 
European, 168-lb bag.2.25 
Sweet potatoes, Jersey, bbl... 1.50 
Artichokes, California, dozen.. 50 
Asparagus, Colossal, dozen... .2.50 
Extras .2.25 
Prime .1.50 
Culls . 75 
Beets, new, 100 bunches.2.00 
Carrots, old bbl.1.50 
New, 100 bunches.2.00 
Cabbage, Va. t Md. & Del, per 
barrel . Jo 
Cucumbers, Fla., basket. 75 
Char’n & Savannah, crate.. 1.50 
Charleston, hothouse, bkt. .3.25 
North Carolina, basket.2.00 
Boston h’se. No. 1, 8-doz. 
box . 5.00 
New Orleans, basket.1.00 
St. Louis, crate. 75 
Corn, Southern, 100.1.00 
Garlic, New Orleans, lb. 12 
Horseradish, per 100 lbs.4.00 
Kale, nearby, bbl. 25 
Lettuce, nearby, bbl.1-00 
Boston, hothouse, 3 doz. box. 1.25 
Lima beans, Fla., crate.1.50 
Mint, 100 bunches.1.00 
Mushrooms, lb. 20 
Onions, Bermuda, craje.1.30 
Texas. yellow, Cummer, 
crate .1-50 
Texas, yellow, flat crate... 1.15 
Texas, red, Cummer crate. .1.15 
Texas, red. flat crate.1.00 
Texas, white. Cummer crate. 1.75 
Texas, white, fiat crate. ... 1.35 
New Orleans, bag.1.30 
Egyptian, bag .2.00 
Okra, Florida, carrier.2.00 
Peppers. Fla., crate.1.50 
Peas, East’n Shore, ,%-bbl bkt. 1.00 
Eastern Shore, busliel-bkt... 75 
Maryland, basket .LOO 
Jersey, large .1.50 
Jersey, small .1-00 
Radishes, near-by, 100 bunches 50 
Rhubarb, nearby, 100 bchs. .. 50 
String beans. Charleston, bkt. 50 
N. C., wax, bush-bkt. 75 
N. C., green, bush-basket. .1.75 
Norfolk, green.1-75 
Norfolk, wax .1.75 
Spinach, nearby, bbl. 50 
Squash, marrow, bbl-crate. . . . 2.00 
Yellow crook-neck, bbl-crate. 1.00 
White, bbl-crate.2.00 
Turnips, Rutabaga, bbl .1.50 
White. 100 bunches.1.00 
Tomatoes. Fla., carrier.1.00 
Mississippi, fiat box.1.12 
Hothouse, lb. 10 
Watercress, per 100 bunches.. 1.00 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Broilers, lb. 24 
Fowls . 
Roosters . — 
Turkeys . 11 
Ducks, pair . “O 
Geese, pair .*0 
Pigeons, pair . — 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys'. 12 
Broilers, “special.” lb. — 
Dry picked, fancy. 30 
Good to prime . 20 
Fowls . 12 
Ducklings, fancy . — 
Squabs, “special,” dozen.4.o0 
Prime, white .2._o 
Mixed and dark.l-2o 
@4.00 
@2.75 
@1.75 
@2.75 
(a 2.60 
@ — 
@2.65 
(a 2.50 
@3.00 
Ca 1.00 
@3.50 
@ 2.50 
(a 2.00 
@1.25 
@4.00 
@2.25 
@3.00 
@ 1.12 
@1.50 
@2.00 
@ — 
@2.25 
@4.00 
@1.50 
@ 1.00 
@4.50 
@ 15 
@5.00 
@ 50 
@2.00 
@ — 
@3.00 
@ 2.00 
@ 75 
@1.40 
@1.40 
@1.25 
@1.25 
@ 1.10 
@ 2.00 
@1.50 
@ 1.35 
@2.15 
@2.25 
@2.25 
@ 1.50 
@ 1.00 
@2.00 
@1.75 
@1.50 
@ 75 
@1.00 
@ 1.00 
@1.50 
@2.25 
@2.25 
@2.25 
@1.00 
@3.00 
@1.50 
@2.75 
@ 2.00 
@ — 
@2.50 
@1.25 
@ 15 
@1.50 
@ 27 
@ 13 Vj 
@ 7 
@ 12 
@ 80 
@1.50 
@ 25 
@ 14 
@ 40 
@ 32 
@ 27 
@ 14 
@ 13 
@5.50 
@3.00 
@1.50 
Steers 
Cows 
Calves 
Sheep 
Lambs 
Hogs 
LIVE STOCK. 
.4.80 
.2.00 
.5.00 
.3.50 
.8.60 
FARM CHEMICALS. 
@5.70 
@4.10 
@ 7.25 
@5.50 
@8.75 
@7.00 
Prices for ton lots, smaller quantities pro- 
portionatel.v higher. 
Nitrate of Soda, ton........ — 
Muriate of Potash, per 2,010 lbs — 
Dried Blood . — 
@51.50 
@41.85 
@53.00 
@ 11.00 
_ 
@12.00 
Suiphate of Potash, 2,016 lbs. — 
@48.15 
@28.00 
Copper Sulphate, bbl. lots.. 
. . - 
@ 6% 
@ 2% 
W’otfii* niQQQ V»h1 lfits. 
_ 
@ 2 
LUMBER. 
Wholesale in N. Y. 
Hemlock, joist, 1,000. 
@20.00 
■@722.50 
Timber. 20 to 33 ft. 
White Pine, uppers. 
.20.50 
.86.50 
@27.00 
@103.50 
@58.50 
Box . 
Yellow Pine, flooring. 
Siding . 
.24.50 
. 22.00 
.26.00 
@30.00 
@40.00 
@28.00 
Grinding Stems of Cow Peas. 
F. E. II., Sylvania, Mo. —Cow-pea hay is 
much liked by my mules and cattle; but a 
large part consists of woody stems, which 
are rejected unless a scant ration is fed. Do 
these stems contain much nutriment? Is 
there a mill of say two horse-power with 
which this hay can be reduced to meal? 
Cow-pea hay meal mixed with ground corn, 
or Kaffir, would make excellent feed for 
hogs, I suppose. 
Ans. —Prof. E. B. Voorhees says there 
are mills which would grind the stems 
or the entire plant into a coarse meal. Of 
course the stems contain less protein 
than the leaves, and this lack would have 
to be provided for in feeding. At the 
New Jersey Station the animals con¬ 
sume practically the entire plant, very 
little being left. In Delaware and Mary¬ 
land we have seen horses and mules that 
were fed on pea-vine hay. They ap 
peared to eat it clean. The question of 
grinding the stems will depend on power 
and time—the cost of the plant and the 
labor. With a large amount to feed it 
would seem as if such grinding would 
pay. Alfalfa is ground in this way, and 
sold either alone or mixed with grain. 
The cow-pea hay meal and Kaffir corn 
would make excellent hog feed. 
Newly weaned calves need a palatable, easily digested 
concentrated protein feed. Bone and Muscle must be built up 
quickly, without injury to the delicate digestive organs. Swift’s 
Soluble Blood Flour (Protein 8 7X) fed at the rate of a table¬ 
spoonful a day in the calf’s milk, is exactly what is needed. 
What it Does 
It cures and prevents Scours, makes the coat 
smooth and glossy and keeps the calf in the finest 
growing form. All Experiment Stations endorse 
Swift’s Soluble Blood Flour. If you have never 
tried it, write us direct for full information and prices. 
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Animal Breeding, Shaw. 1,50 
Business Hen, Collingwood.75 
Corn Judging, Shamel.50 
Domestic Sheep. Stewart. 1-50 
Evolution of Our Native Fruits, Bailey. 2.00 
Farm Poultry, Watson. 1.25 
Fertilizers, Voorhees. 1.00 
Fumigation Methods, Johnson. 1-00 
Garden Making, Hunn 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 
How to Plan the Home Grounds, Parsons 1.00 
Home Science Cook Book. l.H 
Handbook of Conversation, Peabody.50 
Heather, Wallace. 1-60 
How Crops Feed, S. W. Johnson. 1.50 
How Crops Grow, S. W. Johnson. 1.50 
Hedges, Windbreaks and Shelters, Powell .50 
Irrigation and Drainage, King. 1-50 
Insects Injurious to Staple Crops, San¬ 
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Life of the Bee, Maeterlinck. 1-40 
Landscape Gardening, Long.25 
Landscape Gardening, Waugh.50 
The Rural New-Yorker, New York 
