920 
THE RURAL 
NEW-YORKER.. 
December 8, 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, December 8. 1906. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Making Over an Old Barn. 910 
A Practical Farm Icehouse. 910 
Hope Farm Notes. 915 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Why Should the Chicks Die?. 910 
Cosgrove’s Poultry Account for October. 911 
Cosgrove's White Wyandotte. 913 
Poultry Shipments . 013 
Cleaning Out I log Lice. 033 
Preventing Tuberculosis in Cattle. 932 
Molasses for Stock. 922 
That Jersey Cattle Question.. 923 
Blankets for Cows. 923 
HORTICULTURE. 
Experience with Patent Peaches. ... 909, 910 
In Favor of Bulk Apple Shipments. 911 
Apples for Southern Jersey. 912 
Working Over Peach Trees. 912 
Notes from the Rural Grounds. 914 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 918 
Names for Farm Homes. 918 
Four Omelets . 918 
The Rural Patterns. 919 
The Bookshelf . til9 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
A Roadside Water Trough. 910 
Concrete Blocks for Building. 912 
Bringing Water Through a Syphon. 913 
Products, Prices and Trade. 913 
The Hired Man Question. 913 
Editorials . 916 
Letters to Jersey Statesmen. 917 
Events of the Week. 917 
Publisher’s Desk. 921 
MARKETS 
Prices obtained at New York during week 
ending December 1, 1906, wholesale unless 
otherwise noted. 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 2, red. 
Corn . 53 
Oats . 41 
Rye . — 
Barley 
@ 81% 
@ 54 
@ 43 
@ 64 
@ 55 
FEED. 
City bran.21.00 
Middlings .22.50 
Red Dog. '— 
Linseed meal 
@ 22.00 
@25.00 
@26.00 
@30.75 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1.20.50 
No. 2.19.50 
No. 3 .18.00 
Clover, mixed .14.00 
Clover .*..14.00 
Straw, long rye.12.00 
Short and oat. 9.00 
@21.00 
@20.00 
@19.00 
@19.00 
@16.00 
@13.00 
@ 11.00 
MILK. 
N. Y. Exchange price $1.71 per 40-quart 
can, netting 3"% cents per quart to 26-cent 
zone shippers who have no extra station 
charges. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, extra .29 %@ 
Firsts . 26 @ 
Thirds and seconds. 21 @ 
Storage . 20 @ 
State Dairy, best. 28 @ 
Firsts . 25 @ 
lx>wer grades. 20 @ 
Factory . 16 @ 
Renovated . 16 @ 
Packing stock. 16 @ 
CHEESE. 
Full cream, fancy. —• @ 
Good to choice. 12 @ 
Inferior .. 10% @ 
Skims . 3 @ 
30% 
28% 
25 
28% 
28% 
27 
23 
20 % 
23 
19 
14 
13 
11 % 
6 
EGGS. 
White, fancy . 
White, good to ^choice. 
Mixed colors, best. 
Common to good. 
Western and Southern. 
Storage . 
BEANS. 
Marrow, bushel. 
Medium ... 
Pea . 
Red kidney. 
Yellow Eye. 
39 
36 
36 
23 
23 
18 
2.60 
2.00 
@ 
(a 
@ 
@ 
40 
38 
38 
35 
33 
24 
@2.55 
<0 1.65 
@ 1.60 
@2.65 
@2.05 
DRIED FRUITS. 
Apples, evap., choice, lb. — @ 
Exaporated, fancy . 7% @ 
Evaporated, prime . 0%@ 
Evaporated, common . 5%@ 
Sun-dried .„ 6 @ 
Chops, 100 lbs.2.50 @ 2. 
Cores and skins.1.50 @1. 
Cherries . 18 @ 
Blackberries . 13 @ 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples. Jonathan, barrel.2.00 @3. 
Gano . 2.50 @3. 
Show .2.50 - @3. 
King .2.00 @3. 
Spitzenburg .1-50 @3. 
Spv .1-50 @2. 
Baldwin .1-50 @2. 
Ben Davis .1-50 @2. 
Greening .,..1.50 @2. 
Pears, Bose, barrel.2.50 @4. 
Clairgeau .2.00 @3. 
Anjou, ....’.2.00 @2. 
Sheldon ....2.00 @3. 
Lawrence .2.00 @2. 
Vicar .150 @ 2. 
Kieffer . 50 @1. 
Quinces, barrel.2.50 @ 4. 
Grapes, black, 4-lb. bkt. 10 @ 
Catawba, 4-lb. basket. 10 @ 
Niagara, 4-lb. basket. 10 @ 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, late, 
barrel . 7.00 @ 8 . 
Cape Cod, early, black.6.00 @7 
Jersey, barrel.6.50 @7 
VEGETABLES. 
8 % 
81/ 4 
7% 
6 
6 % 
75 
60 
19 
14 
00 
50 
00 
00 
00 
50 
25 
25 
50 
50 
00 
75 
00 
75 
50 
50 
00 
13 
14 
16 
50 
50 
00 
Potatoes. Maine, bag.1.50 
Long Island, in bulk, bbl. .. .1.50 
State & W’n, barrel or bag. .1.50 
Jersey, barrel or bag.1.25 
Sweet potatoes, South’n, yellow, 
barrel . 50 
Artichokes, French, dozen.... 1.75 
Brussels Sprouts, quart. 3 
Beets, nearby, barrel.1.00 
New Orleans, 100 bunches. .2.50 
Carrots, old, barrel.1.00 
New Orleans. 100 bchs.2.50 
Cabbage, Danish seed, white, 
ton .16.00 
Domestic, ton.6.00 
(0)1.60 
@1.75 
@1.50 
@1.45 
@ 1.00 
@2.00 
@ 9 
@1.50 
(a 3.00 
@1.50 
@3.00 
@14.00 
@9.00 
Cucumbers, Fla., basket. . . 
Hothouse, No. 1, dozen.. 
Holbouse, No. 2. box... 
Celery, Mich., dozen. 
Jersey, barrel. 
Chicory, nearby, barrel.... 
New Orleans, barrel.... 
French, dozen . 
Cauliflowers, L. I., long cur, 
barrel . 
L. T., short cut, barrel. 
Endive, Belgian, lb. 
Eggplants, Florida, box. 
Escarol. New Orleans, barrel 
French, dozen . 
Lettuce, Western "N. Y.. bkt. . 
North Carolina, basket.... 
Not folk, basket . 
New Orleans, barrel.3 
Mushrooms, lb. 
Onions, Conn. & Eastern, white, 
barrel ..2 
Red . 
Yellow .1 
State & W’n, white, crate. 
State & W'n, yellow, bag. 
State & W’n, red, bag. ... 
Orange Co., red, bag. 
Orange Co., yellow, bag. . . 
Okra, Florida, carrier. 
Pumpkins, barrel . 
Parsnips, barrel . 
Parsley, New Orleans, 100 
bunches . 
Peas, Florida, basket. 
Radishes, Hothouse, 100 bchs. 1 
New Orleans. 100 bunches.. 2 
Romaine, New Orleans, barrel.3 
String beans, Fla., basket... 
Squash, marrow, barrel.... 
Hubbard .. 
Spinach, Norfolk, barrel. . .. 
Baltimore, barrel. 
Turnips, Rutabaga, Can., bbl 
Nearby, barrel . 
White, nearby, barrel.... 
Tomatoes, nearby, ripe, box. 
Nearby, green, box. 
Florida, carrier.1 
California, flat box. 
Hothouse, lb. 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys Jersey, Maryland 
Delaware, fancy.. 
Ohio & Michigan, fancy.... — @ 
Other Western, fancy. 19%@ 
Other Western, prime. 18% @ 
Other Western, fair to good. 17 @ 
12 @ 
1.50 
@ 2.00 
1 .mi 
((LI .- 
2.00 
@4.00 
15 
@ 50 
10 
@ 40 
(j/ 2.50 
2.00 
@3.00 
75. 
@ 1.00 
1.00 
@ 2.00 
2.00 
@5.00 
5 
@ 15 
2.00 
@3.50 
3.50 
@5.00 
— 
(n 1.00 
50 
@ 1.00 
1.00 
(a 2.00 
50 
@1.25 
@5.00 
40 
@ 1.00 
@5.00 
@ 2.00 
@2.25 
1.00 
@ 1.50 
1.00 
@1.75 
1,00 
@1.75 
75 
@ 1.50 
1.00 
@ 1.50 
@5.00 
50 
@ 1.00 
0 
@1.75 
1.50 
@ 2.00 
1.00 
@5.00 
1.50 
@ 2.00 
2.00 
@ 3.00 
3.00 
@4.50 
2.00 
@3.00 
, 50 
@ 1.00 
@ 1.00 
1.25 
@1.75 
, 1.00 
@1.25 
80 
@ 90 
65 
@ so 
75 
@1.25 
. 50 
@ 1.00 
25 
@ 50 
1.50 
@3.00 
— 
@ 2.00 
10 
@ 25 
RY. 
& 
21 
@ 22 
17 
22 
18 
18 
15 
Other Western, inferior. 
Western, old hens, choice. 
Western, old toms, choice.. 
Chickens, broilers, Phila., fancy 
Average run . 
Other l’a. & N. Y., fancy. . .. 
Other Pa. & N. Y., avg. run 
Western, milk fed, fancy. . .. 
Western, milk fed, average.. 
Chickens, roasting, 8 to 12 lbs. 
to pair, Philadelphia, fey. 
Other Pa. & N. Y., fancy.... 
Western, milk fed, fancy. . . 
Ohio and Michigan, fancy.. 
Other Western, fancy. 
Fowls, Philadelphia, fancy... 
Philadelphia, average run.. 
Western, fancy, 4 to 5 IDs. 
each . 
Western, average run. 
Western, poor to medium... 
Ohio and Mich., fancy. 
Ohio and Mich., average. .. 
Other Western, fancy. 
Geese, Spring, fancy. 
Spring, average . 
Ducks, Spring, fancy. 
Spring, average . 
Squabs, prime, white, dozen..3 
Mixed, per dozen.1 
LIVE STOCK. 
Calves .5.00 
Lambs .7.25 
Hogs . 
17%@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
=: I 
20 
20 
19 
18 
15 
18 
17% 
24 
20 
20 
17 
16 
15 
18 
@ 
20 
14 
@ 
15 
15 
@ 
1 5 % 
-- 
@ 
13% 
12 ! 
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13 
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Cd 
14 
13 
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13% 
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@ 
13% 
12 % @ 
10 
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12 
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12 % 
11 % @ 
12 
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12 % 
15 
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16 
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14 
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14 
.25 
@4 
.75 
@2 
.00 
@8 
.50 
@7 
.50 
@6 
.60 
on. 
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deal- 
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Catherine Denmark 536, and already has 
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yearling class at Kentucky State fair and 
other fairs of the Kentucky circuit, and 
another, a two-year-old, took blue ribbons at 
all Texas fairs where he was shown. 
DAIRY FARM ON SHARES. 
Wanted experienced dairyman to work farm of 100 
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82 ACRES 
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