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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
December 21), 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, December 29, 1906. 
Potatoes, 
VEGETABLES. 
Bermuda, No. 1, bbl. 
eni- 
FARM TOPICS. 
The Awful Problem of Farm Help..957, 
Prosperous In California. 
Planting Potatoes in Virginia... 
Hope Farm Notes. 
LIVE STOCK AND DAI it Y. 
Suggestions About Cream Gathering. 
Young Stock Keepers. 
A Novel Milk Outfit. 
A Letter to the Jersey Cattle Club 
New York Dairymen’s Association. 
Part I. 
How to Feed Pigs. 
Cosgrove’s Poultry Account for Not 
ber . 
The Duroc Jersey Hog. 
Mangers and Tuberculosis. 
Winter Ration for Stock. 
Poisoning Foxes . 
Garget Cure . 
HORTICULTURE. 
Western N. Y. Orchard Questions 
Liver of Sulphur on Gooseberries 
Grape for Wine-Making. 
Types of Montmorency Cherry... 
Barren Butternuts . 
Propagation of Chrysanthemums. 
Grafting Plums . 
Rot of WIckson Plums. 
Plants and Flowers. 
Propagating Shrubs; Dropping Ap 
Resetting an Orchard. 
Planting of Maple Trees. 
Questions About Gladiolus. 
Notes from the Rural Grounds.. 
Vermont Horticultural Society.. 
WOMAN AND HOME, 
From Day to Day. 
Mrs. Spraker Talks. 
Hot Cloths for Allaying Pain... 
Chicken Baked in Milk. 
A Sunday Suit and a Bonnet... 
The Rural Patterns. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
What Makes the Water Foul?... 
Lightning Rods and Wire Fences, 
Water-Glass Questions . 
Poisoning Sparrows . 
Editorials . 
Events of the Week. 
Business Bits . 
The Corners of the Country. 
Publisher’s Desk . 
Products, Prices and Trade. 
Keeping Meat in Summer. 
Humorous . 
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MARKETS 
Prices obtained at New York during week 
ending December 22, 1906, wholesale unless 
otherwise noted. 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 2, red, f. o. b. N. Y. — 
No. 1, Northern Duluth, c. i. 
f„ Buffalo 
Corn . 
Oats . 
Rye . 
Barley . 
@ 81 % 
@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
90 
58 
39 
65 
58 
@ 22.25 
(a 25.00 
@ 26.00 
@30.50 
@ 22.00 
@ 21.00 
@20.00 
0 18.00 
@19.00 
(a 16.00 
@ 12.00 
@ 9.00 
40-quart 
FEED. 
City Bran .21.00 
Middlings .23.00 
Red Dog . — 
Linseed meal . — 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay market firm. 
ITav, prime . — 
No. 1 . — 
No. 2.19.00 
No. 3.17.00 
Clover, mixed .14.00 
Clover .15.00 
Straw, long rye.11.00 
Short and oat. 8.00 
MILK. 
N. Y. Exchange price $1.81 per 
can, netting 3% cents to 26-cent zone ship¬ 
pers who have no extra station charges. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, best . 
Firsts . 
Seconds . 26 
Thirds . 23 
Storage . 
State Dairy, best. 
Lower grades . 
Factory . 
Renovated . 18 
Packing stock. 18 
CHEESE, 
Full cream, fancy.. 
Good to clio ice. 
Inferior ... • 11 
EGGS. 
Three cents lower. 
White, fancy . 
White, good to choice. .. 
Mixed colors, extra. 
Common to good. 
Western and Southern... 
Storage .. 18 
BEANS. 
Marrow, bushel.2.30 
Medium . 
Pea ... 
Red kidney.2.30 
Black turtle soup.- 
Yellow Eye. 
DRIED FRUITS. 
Apnlcs, evap., fancy. 
Evan., choice. 
Evap., prime . 
Evap.. poor to common.... 
Sun dried . 
Chops . 
Cores and skins. 
Cherries . 
Raspberries . 
Blackberries . 
FRESH FRUITS. 
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29 
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31% 
26 
@ 
28 
@ 
25 
30 
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22 
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18 
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18 
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36 
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85 
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25 
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28 
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31 
18 
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25 
@2 
.35 
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@1 
.60 
— 
@1 
.50 
@2 
.35 
@2 
.20 
@2 
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. 2.60 
. 1.60 
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. 30 
. 13 
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714 
7 
@ 7 
0 2.76 
@1.70 
@ 19 
@ 31 
@ 14 
Apples, King, barrel. 
Spitzenburg . 
Spy . 
Baldwin . ... 
Ben Davis . 
Greening, cold storage. . . . 
Greening, common, storage 
Bulk stock, bbl. measure. 
Pears, Bose barrel. 
Clairgeau . 
Anjou . 
Lawrence ... 
Vicar .1 
Kieffer .. 
Grapes, Concord, 4-lb. bkt.... 
Catawba, 4-lb basket. 
Strawberries, Fla., quart. 
California, pint .•••• 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, late, 
• barrel ... 
Cape Cod, early black.5.50 
Jersey, barrel .,. 
.2.00 
.1.75 
.1.50 
. 1.50 
. 1.50 
.2.50 
. 1.50 
. 75 
. 2.50 
. 2.00 
. 2.00 
.2.00 
50 
75 
8 
9 
40 
10 
@3.25 
(a 3.25 
@ 2.50 
@ 2.50 
@2.50 
@3.50 
(a 2.50 
(a 1.50 
@4.50 
@3.00 
@2.75 
@2.50 
@2.50 
@1 
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@ 
@ 
lit 
10 
12 
60 
35 
958 
958 
959 
963 
957 
958 
959 
965 
965 
970 
970 
970 
971 
971 
971 
971 
959 
960 
960 
960 
960 
960 
960 
960 
960 
961 
961 
961 
961 
962 
905 
966 
966 
966 
966 
OCT 
967 
Maine, bag. 
Long Island, barrel. 
State and Western, 180 lbs. 
Jersey, barrel or bag. 
Sweet Potatoes, South'n, yellow 
barrel . 
Jersey, barrel . 
Artichokes, French, dozen. 
Asparagus, French, bunch.... 
Brussels Sprouts, quart. 
Beets, old, barrel. 
New Orleans, 100 bunches.. 
Carrots, old, barrel. 
New Orleans, 100 bchs. 
Cabbage, Danish seed, white, 
ton .12 
Domestic, ton .8 
Cucumbers, Fla., basket.1 
Celery, State & Western, dozen 
California, case.4 
Chicory, New Orleans, bbl....3 
French, dozen . 
Cauliflowers, L. I., long cut, bbl.1 
L. I., short cut, bbl.3 
French, dozen .2. 
Endive, Belgian, lb. 
Escarol, New Orleans, bbl....2. 
French, dozen . 
Kale, Norfolk, barrel. 
Lima beans, Bermuda, 15-lb 
box ... 
5 
.00 
@ 5, 
.50 
.00 
@3 
.50 
@1 
.60 
@1 
.75 
1 
.25 
@1 
.62 
1 
.25 
@ 1. 
.45 
1 
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@1 
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@3 
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@10.00 
@2.25 
@ 50 
(a 5.00 
@4.00 
@ 1.00 
@ 2.50 
@7.50 
@ — 
@ 15 
@3.50 
@ 1.00 
@ 75 
@3.50 
Lettuce, Fla., basket. 
.. . . 1 
.50 
@2 
.50 
North Carolina, bkt. . .. 
75 
@1 
.25 
New Orleans, barrel... 
. .. . 1 
.00 
@2 
.00 
Onions, white, barrel. 
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@5 
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50 
@2 
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Y'ellow . 
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@2, 
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Peppers, Fla., carrier... . 
or 3 
.50 
Pumpkins, barrel . 
50 
@i 
.00 
Parsnips, barrel . 
@1 
.50 
Parsley, New Orleans, 
100 
bunches . 
.... i 
.00 
@i 
.50 
Bermuda, box . . .. 
... .i 
.00 
@ i 
. (5 
Peas, Fla., basket. 
.... i 
.00 
@8 
,50 
California, fiat box. 
.... i 
.00 
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Radishes. New Orleans, 100 
bbl. 
bunches 
Romaine, New Orleans, 
Florida, basket .... 
French, dozen . 
Bermuda, box . 
String beans, Fla., green, crate. 1 
Florida, wax, crate.2 
Squash, Marrow', bbl... ■.. 
Hubbard . 
Spinach, Norfolk, bbl.1 
Baltimore, barrel .1 
New Orleans, barrel.2 
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50 
25 
00 
50 
50 
00 
50 
50 
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00 
@2.00 
(<i 5.00 
@1.50 
@ 1.50 
@1.75 
@3.00 
@4.00 
@1.00 
@1.00 
@1.75 
<n \ .1*5 
@2.50 
HOTHOUSE GOODS. 
Cucumbers, best, dozen.1.00 
No. 2. 60 
lettuce, dozen . 25 
Mushrboms, lb. 25 
Beet tops, bushel. . . .,. —■ 
Radishes, lOo bunches.1.50 
Tomatoes, lb. 15 
HOPS. 
Prime to choice. 21 
Common to good. 8 
German . 36 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Chickens . 11 
Fowls . 12 
Roosters . 8 
Turkeys . 15 
Ducks’ . 13% 
Geese . 12 % 
Pigeons . 25 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Weather wet and sticky and market in 
bad shape with but .little stock selling at top. 
@ 1 . 
@ 
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@ 
@ 
@ 2 . 
@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
50 
75 
50 
75 
50 
50 
25 
23 
11 
42 
Turkeys, extra, fancy.... 
Fair to good. 
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22 
. . . . 19 
@ 
21 
Common . 
.... 13 
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18 
Chickens, liest . 
. . . . 24 
@ 
25 
Good to choice. 
.... 18 
@ 
22 
Common . 
.... 12 
@ 
15 
Fowls . 
. . .. 11 
@ 
14 
Ducks . 
. . . . 12 
(ft 
16 
Geese . 
... . 12 
@ 
16 
Squabs, dozen . 
@E 
1.00 
MEATS. 
Calves . 7 
Lambs, hothouse, head.10.00 
@ 11 % 
@12.00 
@ 15 
8 V>@ 10 
LIVE STOCK. 
@5.60 
2.50 
@4.70 
Pnllc; . 
3.00 
@4.30 
1.40 
@3.75 
Calves . 
4.00 
@0.00 
@5.25 
@8.00 
Hogs . 
6.70 
@6.85 
THE CORNERS OF THE 
COUNTRY. 
@9.50 
§ 8.00 
6.75 
Sweet Pea Contest. —The Portland Ore¬ 
gonian tells of a sw'eet pea contest In which 
the children of a Grange took part. “These 
contests will be a regular Summer feature of 
the Lents Grange wmrk, and next year vege¬ 
tables as well as flowers will be given atten¬ 
tion. The Grange contest, with the work 
done this year by the country school flower 
contests, has stirred hundreds of children to 
plant and tend their own gardens, and hun¬ 
dreds of homes are beautiful that never be¬ 
fore had a carefully tended flower bed. The 
advice of the winners in the Lents contest 
regarding the culture of sweet neas was that 
the seeds be planted where they get the 
morning sun and the afternoon shade, that 
the plants be protected from the hot sun 
W'hen first coming up, and that frequent cul¬ 
tivation and fertilization be given. Little 
Alice Marshall discovered what many florists 
spent years in learning, that swee’t peas must 
be close picked every night, and that the 
foliage as well as the roots- of the plants 
must be well watered.” 
Telephones In Texas. —Texas Farm and 
Ranch tells the following storv of a tele¬ 
phone operator: “This party slated to me 
that upon arriving in Texas he found him¬ 
self possessed of $7 and two suits of 
clothes. Landing in one of our progressive 
Texas towns, he immediately began negotiat¬ 
ing for the institution of a telephone plant. 
Not having means sufficient for that purpose, 
parties interested were requested to take 
stock, for which coupons were issued avail¬ 
able for telephone service after it had been 
inaugurated. After the establishment of the 
telephone plant, the acquisition of new sub¬ 
scribers was comparatively easy, and although 
the plant was operated for a series of months 
without profit, due to the coupons that were 
issued, immediately thereafter the plant be¬ 
came a paying institution and after five years 
was sold, another plant purchased for a 
cash consideration of $7,000, and the pur¬ 
chaser stated to me that his income there¬ 
from amounted to $450 per month, practically 
75 per cent on his investment ” This merely 
shows how anxious people are for the ’phone. 
It is one of the things that help civilize— 
making country life less lonely and hard. 
A Beekeeper’s Start.—A t a recent bee 
keepers meeting at Worcester, Mass., Presi¬ 
dent Allen Latham of the Connecticut bee¬ 
keepers told how he started: “Away back in 
1,884,” said he, “the teacher of our class in 
botany at the high school took the class 
out, and as we walked over the fields we saw 
a swarm of l>ees up in a tree. They were 
about 20 feet from the ground. Some one 
in the party said: ‘If you get that swarm 
down you can get $20 for them.’ So I put 
on overalls and tied them down at the ankles. 
Then I put on a jumper and tied that at 
the wrists. Then 1 got a butterfly net and 
put that over mv head, and then slipped on 
buckskin gloves. Over these I drew long 
stockings. 1 remember it was an awfully 
hot. day and with all this covering on the 
perspiration oozed from my brow in rivulets. 
I was extremely nervous. I carried a bran 
sack in my hand; and this 1 slipped over 
the swarm and slid down the tree, bag and 
all. All that night I stayed up and read 
a book on l)ees. After I read the book I de¬ 
cided that 1 would keep the bees instead of 
collecting the money, $20. So I bought a 
box hive for $1 from a neiglil>or, and hived 
the bees in it. The peculiar part of the 
whole transaction was that the bees did 
not offer to sting me at all, and when I 
put them into the hive they at once recog¬ 
nized that they had got home." 
Tramps and Roads.—T he North Dakota 
Farmer talks in this sensible way about 
tramps and the remedy for them : "Many a 
timid country woman lives in terror of 
tramps from Spring till Fall, and more than 
one has reluctantly moved ber family into 
town to avoid these isolated tramp holdups. 
North Dakota, the present season alone, has 
been the theatre of nearly a dozen outright 
murders and outrages by this lawless and 
fast-increasing class. If nothing is done, we 
shall be simply deluged by these parasites 
of the human race, the moment the great 
railroad building that is now going on stops, 
particularly if times are a little hard at 
the same time. It is useless to say we can¬ 
not end the whole disgusting business, for 
we can. and at a single stroke, if only our 
law makers will help us. A tramp not long 
ago told the writer that in parts of Texas 
a man caught "tramping” was at once put 
on to the roads and made to work not less 
than 30 days, and if caught a second time, 
60 days, and the result lias been that no 
tramp for one moment thinks of visiting that 
country. Judging from the number of tramps 
with which North Dakota has been afflicted 
this year, at least one good road in every 
township could have been put in excellent 
condition by them, and we guarantee that 
next season not a dozen lawless beggars could 
have been found in the entire State. As 
it is, they will come again by the hordes 
and by the hundreds. Innocent men will be 
killed in cold blood by them, and thousands 
of unprotected women will be bulldozed into 
giving them what ought to go to their own 
children or to the really needy.” 
Goino To Visit Mother. —Texas papers 
report many covered wagons on the road 
“hunting a better country—which they will 
not find.” The Galveston News says: “Last 
year many people went west from eastern 
counties because the crops were short !n 
some counties; but there is no thought of 
any one leaving the section mentioned this 
year for any other part of the world. The 
‘covered wagons’ do not contain migratory 
people on this occasion. They are filled with 
women and children who are ‘going to see 
grandma and grandpa’—on the mother’s 
side. The corn is ‘made’ and the cotton crop 
is laid by. Hence, now is the time for the 
daughter to pack her children in the wagon 
and go to see her mother and father. Her 
husband will go with her, simply to drive 
the wagon and look out. for the family. 
From this time on the roads will be filled 
with such relatives visiting and having a 
good time at the old home.” 
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