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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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PRODUCTS, PRICES AND TRADE. 
The peanut industry of this country is not 
a small affair, the annual sales amounting 
to nearly $10,000,000 for about 11,000,000 
bushels. 
A Soap Combine. —British soap makers 
have got together to the extent of forming a 
$75,000,000 combination, the object being the 
regulation of trade and prices. 
Hops. —Trade is dull. The brewers have 
large stocks on hand, and many growers are 
not disposed to take the prices now offered. 
Prices in Europe are lower and there is 
little doing on the coast. 
Various Fruits. —The season for peaches 
is about over, and for two or three days the 
past week, prices dropped lower than for 
some time. The fruit was good, but buyers 
scarce. Plums sell quickly and at the high 
figures noted- last week. Grapes have been 
temporarily scarce, selling at a slight ad¬ 
vance over last week. Quinces are scarce 
and high but will doubtless be more plenti¬ 
ful in a week or two, as many people leave 
them on the trees as long as possible. 
Apples. —The local market continues weak' 
the weather having been unseasonably warm 
and receipts heavy. Baldwins, Greenings and 
other Winter fruit of that type have sold 
from $1.50 to $2.25. Ready-to-eat apples like 
McIntosh, Jonathan and Gravenstein brought 
from $2 to $4.50. A London, England, apple 
dealer, who has lately made an extensive 
trip through the apple districts of this coun¬ 
try, says that he looks for a brisk export 
trade from here, though at lower prices than 
last year. After looking over the Middle 
West he believes that the early estimates of 
enormous yields for that section will have 
to be discounted, as there is considerable 
wormy and otherwise inferior fruit. He 
found the western New York crop the finest 
seen this year. 
As the next session of Congress approaches 
increased efforts to work up sympathy for 
the oleomargarine business are noted. We 
hear again about the great injustice done a 
legitimate industry, the selfishness of dairy¬ 
men, etc. Oleomargarine has been an article 
of commerce for something over 30 years. 
At first it was considered a great discovery 
by which the poor would get a satisfactory 
substitute for butter at about half butter 
prices. As time passed this favorable pub¬ 
lic comment or advertising of oleo ceased 
while production increased 10 and 20 fold. 
It finally became difficult in many localities 
for the retail buyer to get oleo. He knew 
that it was made and must be sold some¬ 
where, but ?lis retailer spoke slightingly of 
it and advised the use of butter. The oleo 
people were “sawing wood and saying noth¬ 
ing.’’ They found that they* had a product 
so closely resembling butter that only ex¬ 
perts could tell the difference, yet profitably 
made at about half the cost of good butter. 
Why sell oleo at 12 cents per pound -when 
the same article sold as butter would bring 
20 cents? This was the situation, and they 
were not backward about choosing the money 
end of it. They hauled in the cash -while the 
“common people” paid for butter and got 
oleo. With such enormous profits it was easy 
to pay, indirectly of course, the fines of re¬ 
tailers caught In unlawful acts. No matter 
what system of packing or labeling was pre¬ 
scribed by law, all identifying marks could 
be destroyed, the cheap imitation put in but¬ 
ter packages and sold as such; and this was 
just what was done, as shown by the expo¬ 
sure of scores of cases. This was the sort 
of “legitimate industry” which the Grout Bill 
was framed to regulate, and, .judging from 
the whines of those who were formerly poc¬ 
keting eight or ten cents unlawful profit on 
every pound of oleo sold, it is in some degree 
successful. Efforts will be made to let down 
the bars to bogus butter again, and on the 
eve of a Congressional election it is well to 
refresh our memories regarding the exact 
facts. The oleo people throw dust in the air 
but never make any coherent denial of these 
statements. They cannot, having been caught 
In the act too many times. w. w. h. 
Fruit Troubles in Kansas. 
E. P. F., Sterling, Kan .—The greatest dis¬ 
appointment in apple growing here is the 
dropping of the fruit before maturity. Can 
you state the cause and suggest a remedy for 
this? Of course the dropping that is caused 
by the Codling moth can be prevented large¬ 
ly by spraying with arsenical poisons, but 
much of this dropping is of sound fruit. 
Some trees lose all their fruit in this way, 
not an apple being left on the tree. 2. Leaf 
rollers are working on my grapevines and 
destroying the leaves. Would you recom¬ 
ment spraying with arsenical poisons for 
this? If so, when would you commence 
spraying, and how often would you spray ? 
3. Is spraying grapevines with Bordeaux 
Mixture a sure remedy for the mildew? Mil¬ 
dew on grapes was practically unknown here 
up to 1904. 
Ans.—1. The dropping of sound apples 
before maturity is a conundrum to me, 
unless the season has been dry and there 
has not been sufficient plant food avail¬ 
able and in soluble form properly to 
supply the crop of fruit with nourish¬ 
ment. If this has been the case it is 
not much wonder that the trees could 
not hold their fruit. 2 . In my own ex¬ 
perience and observation in Kansas I 
have seen many cases where the foliage 
of grapevines was badly damaged by 
leaf rollers. Spraying with arsenical 
mixtures will kill the little pests before 
they get very large, for they roll up the 
leaves on the upper surface and feed on 
the part so enclosed. If covered with 
poison they must die. The spraying 
should be begun when the first signs of 
the insects appear and continued as may 
seem needed. 3. Mildew on the grape 
can be killed by the use of the “liver of 
sulphur.” It should be sprayed on the 
vines when the grapes have but recently 
formed and the moist and warm air 
causes fumes to arise which kill the 
germs of the disease. Bordeaux Mixture 
is good to ward off Grape rot, but not 
the mildew. h. e. van deman. 
Planting Asparagus Seedlings. 
II. A. B., Necnah, Wis .—Can asparagus 
roots (seed sown last Spring) be held over 
in the cellar in sand? How would it do to 
plant this Fall as Soon as growth stops? 
Plants are in the way where they are. 
Ai{s.—If asparagus roots must be 
moved this Fall I would advise perma¬ 
nent planting at once, instead of trying to 
hold them until time for Spring setting. 
It should make but little difference 
whether asparagus is planted in Spring or 
Fall, provided the roots are in proper 
condition, and have been allowed to com¬ 
plete their season's growth. If planted in 
the Fall it should be done just as soon 
as the plants can be had, which is usually 
in the early part of October. Some 
years ago Fall planting of asparagus was 
preferred to that of Spring, especially on 
light, well-drained soils, for the reason 
that if it is done then young roots are 
formed, which are ready to grow on the 
approach of Spring, but if the planting is 
done in March or April this formation 
of new roots has to take place then, and 
will therefore cause a corresponding de¬ 
lay in growth. Assuming that H. A. B.’s 
plants will be less than one year old, and 
quite young for planting at any season, I 
would advise very close planting in the 
rows, thus insuring the chances of a 
better and surer stand. t. m. white. 
Plum Questions. 
O. IV. II., Fruita, Col .—What is the name 
of the largest plum in existence to-day? 
Is it hardy? What is the best early and 
best late plum for market? 
ruit and Ornamental Trees, 
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FiLIHVlJiUrtS, Grow 
C A T AL P A 
Ans.— The variety properly called Pond 
is the largest plum that I know. It is also 
called Gros Prune and very generally so 
on the Pacific Coast, but it is not a prune, 
for the flesh is too soft and watery to dry 
into a cured prune, and is never used in 
this way. Indeed, it is grown sparingly 
because of its poor quality and unproduc¬ 
tiveness. It is merely a novelty of infe¬ 
rior value. It originated in Massachu¬ 
setts many years ago, if my memory is 
not at fault. Abundance is about the ear¬ 
liest of the market plums, and is of the 
Japanese class. Clyman is also very 
early. It belongs to the European species, 
Prunus domestica, is of medium size, blue 
in color and fair quality. Grand Duke 
is one of the very latest of the plums and 
a good one in every way. It is large, dark 
blue and the tree is healthy and produc- 
tice. H. E. VAN DEMAN. 
TREES, FOR POSTS and TELEPHONE POLES. 
Let me tell you about the 50,000 I have growing. 
There is more money in it than ordinary farming. 
H. C. ROGERS, Box 11, MECHAN1CSBLIRG, OHIO 
A low wagon 
at a low price. 
Handy for 
farmer. 
Will carry a 
load any¬ 
where a horse 
can travel. 
Low Down Wagons 
soon earn their cost on any farm. 
Steel Wheels 
for farm wagons. Straight or stag¬ 
gered spokes. Any size wanted, any 
width of tire. Hubs to lit any axle. 
For catalogue and prices, write to 
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Fence Wire 
$1.25 
At this price 
No. 14 gauge 
painted Wire 
shorts. Other 
guages pro¬ 
portionate 
prices. Heavy 
ga 1 van izea 
I wire shorts, 
put up ln'100 lbs. to the coil, 
good for fencing and other 
purposes, new 14 guage, per 
lOO lbs. $1.40. Galvanized 
Barb Wire. 2 and 4 point, per 
100 lbs. $2.50. B. B. Phone 
wire, galvanized, per 100 ibs. 
$2.40. Annealed wire. No. 11 
guage.$1.90. Wire of all kinds 
and for every purpose. 
Gasoline Engines 
$55. 
I This price for 
I our high grade 
| National En- 
I gine. Best 
I manufactured 
I Simple. Other 
I gasoline e n 
J gines from $25 
I to $250. Small 
ISteam Out- 
Wits, engines 
and boilers combined and sep- 
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Locomotive Outfits, on skids 
upto35H.P. Saw Mill Outfits 
[ etc. Machinery of all kinds. 
Tapestry Brussels 
Carpets, 50c a yard 
Neat de¬ 
signs, a 11 
colors. 
Velvet 
Carpetper 
vd. 72 kc; 
Heavy In¬ 
gram Car¬ 
pet 22 c ( 
reversible 
Bath Rugs 
96c; Lin- 
oleum.per 
sq. yd. 31c; Oil Cloth 16c. Free 
Samples. 
Pipe y all kinds 
Special Prices, see list. 
per ft. 
in. with couplings, - - 3Mc 
“ ” '• - - 4«c 
'6Y, “ casing with couplings 10c 
1,000.000 feet of piplngfor water 
gas. oil. etc. Rethreaded and 
in excellent condition. Boiler 
Tubes at low figures from the 
World’s Fair. 
Steel Enameled Bath 
Tubs, $6.00 
rim, enameled steel tub, with 
nickel plated waste and over¬ 
flow. Other lengths at pro¬ 
portionate prices. Handsome 
f orcelain bath tub with full 3- 
nch roll rim, white enameled 
on the Inside, seamless, cast 
iron, with all tine nickel-plated 
fittings at $14.00. Other tubs 
ranging in price^o $25.00. 
Galvanized Steel 
Tanks, 
$ 2 . 00 . 
Brand new 
galvanized 
strong and 
durable, 
extra well 
riveted. Weigh less and twice 
as practical as wooden tanks; 
best manufactured. 
32-gallon tank • • $2.00 
73-gallon tank - 2.75 
47-gallon tank • • 2.50 
6-barrel tank ... 5.50 
Larger sizes in proportion. 
Feed Cookers - • $9.20 
Galvanized Troughs • - .60 
Steel Wagon Tanks • • 7.00 
Tank Heaters • • • 2.50 
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Steel Roofing Per lOO 
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Most economical and durable roof 
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long. Our price on the corrugated like 
illustration; sheets 22 ins. wide and 24 
ins. long, $1.60. At 25 cents per square 
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8 feet long. 
Steel Pressed Brick Siding, per square, $2.00 
Fine Steel Beaded Ceiling, per square, 2.00 
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CHICAGO HOUSE WRECKING COMPANY, 35th and Iron Sts. CHICAGO, ILL. 
Air Tight Heaters 
Each 75c 
Larger sizes at S1.00 
and S2.00. GO Hot Blast 
stoves, like illustra¬ 
tion; will burn hard 
or soft coal or wood. 
Were used at the I 
World’s Fair, over¬ 
hauled and first-classi 
Prices from $7 to $100 
Cannon Healers • 
Kitchen Ranges 
Steel Ranges 
All kinds of Btoves and heaters 
Iron Beds, $1.40 
Full size, 
8 t ro ngly 
built.fine¬ 
ly en’led 
$1.40. 100 
single 
iron beds, 
com plete 
with wov¬ 
en wire 
spring 
$2.25. __ 
Handsome brass trimmed beds 
like picture, twice as heavy as 
ordinary bed of this style. 
Head 65-in. high; brass tubing 
%in. diam. handsomely finish¬ 
ed in bronze; good enough for 
anyone. Retail for $35.00. Our 
price .... $17.50 
200 Wooden beds, nicely carved 
good as new, each • $1.50 
Full size cotton top mattresses 
from ... $1.00 up. 
Felt mattresses - - • $2.25 
Beds and bedding of all kinds 
Chairs, 50 cts. 
This is our price 
for strong substan¬ 
tial, bow-back, hol¬ 
low seat chairs. 
1000 box seat, like 
cut. per set $9.00. 
7 00 handsome li¬ 
brary chairs saddle 
seats and cane seat 
Prices from 35c to 
$2.50. Hardwood 
folding chalra»~ 
Per doz.$6.00. A Complete stock 
of everything in the chair line. 
Felt Roofing, 60 c#s 
per sq. 
2- plvEagle brand 
108 sq. ft., 60c. 
3- ply Eagle brand . 
10$ sq. ft., 90c. 
Vulcanite Roof¬ 
ing with nails, 
caps.cement.easy 
to put on; requir¬ 
es no coating; 10 
iquare feet $1.75 
Galvanized 
Rubber Roof- ■ 
lng, guaranteed for20to30yrs. 
No coating required. Price 
per 107 sq. ft. including nails, 
caps and cement for laps. 1-ply 
' 1.50.2-ply * 1.90, 3-ply $2.15 
a ingles furr 
arnished FkEK. 
Nursery Cha irs 6Oc. 
500 like cut, 
made of sel- 
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strong and] 
substantial; I 
remov able 
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for veara. 
Plain 
Children 
Chairs, 
bow back at 25c. Handsome j 
Child's Rockers* golaen Oak, 
with cane seat, worth S2.UU, 
Our price 95c. Full sized, 
roomy reed rockers, worth 
$3.50. Our price $1.75. Reed 
furniture or all kinds. 
Fancy Sewi ng Rock- 
ers, $1,251 
600 like illustra-| 
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finish, full polish I 
continuous post, I 
strongly braced I 
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screwed together, I 
Built for wear. I 
Worth $2.50. Our I 
price #1.25 i 
lOOO other rockers, 7 5c to $ 10 
Handsome genuine leather] 
rockers at $12.00. 50 beautiful 
davenports Irom the Pennsyl¬ 
vania building and other State 
Buildings at the World’s Fair, 
overhauled and as good as new 
Worth $75.00. Our price $15 up. 
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