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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
October 27, 
CONTENTS. 
Tiie Rural New-Yorker, October 27. 1006. 
FARM TOPICS. 
The Hired Man Question.703, 
An Acre of Celery. 
The Autumn Round-Up. 
The Manurial Value of Crops. 
Lime and Manure for Alfalfa. 
Sugar Beet Grower’s Story. 
Fish Waste as Manure. 
Hope Farm Notes. 
Crop Prospects . 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Side Lines in Dairying. 
Milk Notes . 
Explaining a Dairy Statement. 
Mapes, the Den Man. 
A Discussion Over Hogs.SOG 
HORTICULTURE. 
Curious Freak of an Apple. 
Orchard That “Locks Horns”. 
Diamond Peach; Gummosis. 
Gum on Peach Trees. 
The Columbian Raspberry. 
Notes from the Rural Grounds. 
Burbank Plums . 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 
To Hold Cigar Ashes. 
The Bookshelf . 
Mrs. Spraker Talks. 
The Rural Patterns. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Bringing Water to the House. Part II. 
Buying Gasoline Engines 
Editorials 
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’ing Machines . 
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Desk . 805 
Prices received at New 
ending October 20, 1006, 
specified otherwise. The 
butter, cheese and eggs 
transactions of the Produce and 
Exchanges, with such revision as 
deals noted appear to warrant. Prices on 
other products are from reports of dealers, 
inquiries and observation of sales in the 
various market sections. 
York during week 
wholesale unless 
figures for grain, 
are based on the 
Mercantile 
outside 
GRAIN. 
Wheat. No. 2. red. —’ 
No. 1, Northern, Duluth, ins — 
Corn . 
Oats . — 
Itye . — 
Barley . — 
Buckwheat . — 
FEED. 
Wholesale at New York. 
City Bran .20.;>0 
Red Dog . — 
Linseed meal . — 
Retail Western N. Y. 
Bran .2—00 
Red Dog . — 
Corn meal . — 
Linseed meal . — 
Gluten . — 
@ so% 
@ 87% 
@ 54 
@ 38% 
@ 64 
@ 43 
@ 62 
<77 21.50 
#25.85 
@ 30.50 
@23.00 
(a 26.50 
@24.00 
@33.00 
@27.00 
HAY. 
Market firm and higher. 
Prime Timothy . — 
No. 1 .10.50 
No 2 .17.00 
No! 3 .15.50 
Clover Mixed .13.00 
Clover .11.00 
Salt Meadow .10.00 
STRAW. 
Long rye . — 
Short and tangled.10.00 
Oat and wheat. 8.00 
MILK. 
New York Exchange price 81.61 per 
quart can. netting 3% cents per quart in 
@ 20.00 
@20.00 
@18.00 
@16.50 
(a 17.00 
@15.00 
@13.00 
@11.00 
@ 9.00 
40- 
26- 
cent zone points where no extra shipping 
charges are made. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, finest . 
Extras . 
Firsts . 
Seconds . 21 
Thirds . 19 
Storage . 21 
State Dairy, best. 
Lower grades. 
Imitation creamery . 
CHEESE. 
Full cream, fancy. 
Fair to good.. 
Inferior . 30% @ 
Skims . 
EGGS. 
Fancy, white . 32 
White, good to choice. 30 
Common to fair. 24 
Western and Southern. 16 
Storage .. IS 
BEANS. 
Marrow, bushel . 
Pea . 
Red kidney . 
Yellow Eye . 
HOPS. 
New, prime to choice. 
Fair to good. 20 
German . 27 
DRIED FRUITS. 
Apples, evap.. new, good to eh. 5%@ 
Evap., poor to fair. 4 @ 
Sun dried . 4%@ 
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27 
. 24 
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@1.65 
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30 
Cherries, new crop. 18 @ 
Blackberries, new . 12 @ 
Raspberries, new . —• @ 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples, Jonathan .2.50 @4.50 
McIntosh .2.50 @ 4.00 
Alexander and Wealthy.... 2.50 @3.50 
Maiden Blush and Fall _ 
Pippin .2-00 @2 .<•> 
Gravenstein .2.00 @3.00 
Twenty Ounce.1-75 @2.25 
King .1.75 @2.75 
Spy, Baldwin and B. D.1.50 @2.25' 
Greening .1.50 @2.00 
Bulk stock, bushel. — @ .25 
Pears, Bartlett .2.50 @5.50 
Seckel .2.00 @4.50 
Bose .2.50 @ 4.00 
Anjou .1.50 @2.50 
Sheldon .2.00 @3.00 
Duchess .2.00 @2.50 
Louise Bonne .1.25 @2.25 
Le Conte . 1.00 @ 12.00 
Kieffer .1.00 @1.75 
Quinces, bbl.3.50 @4.50 
Plums, 8 -lb. basket. 4<t @ 60 
Peaches. Eastern, carrier.1.00 @2.00 
Eastern, %-lni. basket. 50 Co 1.00 
Grapes, black. 8 -lb. basket.... is Of 21 
Black. 4-lb. basket. 10 @1 12 
Niagara. 4-lb. basket. 12 @ 13 
Delaware, 4-Ib. basket. 15 @ 18 
NUTS. 
Chestnuts, Northern, bu. 6.00 @7.00 
Southern .4.00 @5.75 
Cultivated .2.50 @7.00 
Hickorynuts, bu.2.50 @3.00 
Butternuts, bu. 50 @ 65 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes. Maine, bag.1.60 @1.70 
Long Island, in bulk. bbl... 1.75 @2.00 
State, in bulk. 180 lbs.1.62 @1.75 
Jersey, barrel .1.50 @ 1.65 
Sweet Potatoes, S’n yellow, bbl.1.00 @ -—- 
. Southern, yellow, culls. 40 @ 50 
Jersey, basket . 60 @ 80 
Jersey, culls . 40 @ 50 
Brussels Sprouts, quart. 6 @ 12 
Beets, barrel .1.00 @1.50 
Carrots, barrel . 1.00 @1.25 
Cabbage. I,. I. & Jersey, 100..2.50 @4.50 
Cucumbers, nearby, barrel.... 1.00 @ 5.00 
State & Western, basket... 75 @1.25 
Hothouse, dozen . 65 @1.25 
Cucumber Pickles, per bushel. 1.00 @5.00 
Celery, dozen . 15 @ 50 
Cauliflowers. L. I., barrel.... 1.00 @3.00 
Eggplants, Jersey, barrel.1.50 @ 2.00 
Kale, nearby, barrel. 25 @ 50 
Lettuce, nearby, per barrel. .. 1.00 @2.00 
Mushrooms, lb. 50 @ 1.00 
Onions, Conn. & E’n. white, bbl. 2.50 @3.50 
Conn. & E’n, red. 1.50 @ 2.00 
Conn. & E'n. yellow.1.50 @2.25 
State & W’n. white, crate. . 75 @ 1.00 
State & W’n. yellow, bag... 1.25 @ 2.00 
State & W’n, red, bag.1.00 @1.75 
Jersey., white, basket. 75 @1.00 
Orange Co., red. bag.1.00 @1.50 
Orange Co., yellow, bag. ...1.25 @ 2.00 
Peppers, red, barrel.1.25 @2.25 
Green .1.00 @1.75 
Pumpkins, barrel . 5 ft @ 75 
Parsley, 100 bunches. 75 @1.00 
String beans, nearby, bag.... 50 @1.00 
Virginia, basket .1.00 @ 1.50 
Squash, marrow, barrel. 60 @ 90 
Hubbard . 75 @1.25 
Spinach, nearby, barrel. 75 .@1.00 
Turnips, Rutabaga, barrel.... 90 @1.00 
Tomatoes, nearby, ripe. box... 75 @1.75 
Nearby. gree;i, box. 30 @ 50 
State, bushel-basket .1.00 @1.50 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Chickens lb. — @ 11 
Fowls . — @ 13 
Roosters, old . .... — @ 8 
Turkeys ..@ 13 
Ducks, Spring . 13 @ 14 
Old, pair .'. 30 @ 80 
Geese, pair . 90 @'1.50 
Pigeons, pair . — @ 25 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys . 12 @ 14 
Chickens, best, broilers. 20 Of 22 
Other grades. 13 @ 18 
Fowls .!. 11 @ 14 
Ducks . 16 @ 17 
Geese . 15 @ 20 
Squabs, best .4.00 @4.50 
Others .1.75 @3.50 
LIVE STOCK. 
Steers .4.00 @6.05 
Bulls .2.25 @3.25 
Cows .1.10 @3.40 
Calves .4.50 @8.50 
Sheep .3.50 @5.50 
Lambs . 7 .OO @8.25 
Ilogs .6.95 @ — 
FARM CHEMICALS. 
Prices for ton lots; smaller quantities pro¬ 
portionately higher. 
Nitrate of soda, ton. —@55.00 
Muriate of potash. 2.016 lbs.... —@41.85 
Sulphate of potash. 2.016 lbs — @48.15 
Dried blood . — @'50.00 
Kainit . — @11.00 
Acid phosphate . — @11.00 
Basic slag. 2.016 lbs. — @17.55 
Peruvian guano, Chincha. — @40.50 
I.obos . — @30.00 
Ground bone. 3 per cent am.: 
54>4 per cent bone phos.. — @26.50 
MILK NOTES. 
The amount of milk is about the same 
as last year; I do not think dairy cows are in 
quite as good order as they were last year 
at this time. Most of the dairymen are feed¬ 
ing roughage, that is, corn; not many of 
them are feeding any grain yet. Cows range 
in price from $35 to $50 each, and very 
scarce. Milk has been higher this year than 
last; they are paying since October 1 $1.30 
per 100. Feed is a little higher than a 
year ago; gluten $1.30 per 100; hominy, 
$1.25; bran, $1.15. There has been no lack 
of pasture this year, and corn has been a 
good crop. There are not many farmers who 
did not have more corn than they could get 
in their silos. There has been too much rain 
in this vicinity this season: so much rain 
that it hindered farm work a great deal. 
Pastures are as green as they were in June. 
First frost October 7. f. l. 
Lounsberry, N. Y. 
Burbank Plums. —I was surprised to see 
Prof. Van Deman claim the Burbank plum is 
good in quality; but much more surprised to 
read his description of the Climax; he claims 
it is purple in skin and flesh, and good in 
quality. I find it yellow in flesh and not pur¬ 
ple skin ; in quality it is worthless. To eat 
out of hand it is as bad as Prunus Simoni, 
and this is putting it pretty strong. My 
landlady cooked some the same as for can¬ 
ning; not one at the table could eat them; 
the entire dishful was thrown away. 
W. H. S. 
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well children are 
after their holi¬ 
days, the confine¬ 
ment and close 
air of the school¬ 
room soon affect 
their health 
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children vigor- 
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and healthy. 
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I don’t believe farmers in colder climates realize 
how well fixed they would soon be if they bought rich 
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122 ACRES 
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120 Acres, Stock and Tools. 
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