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TIIE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
January 12, 
CONTENTS. 
Tub Rural Nbw-Youker, January 12, 1907. 
FARM TOPICS. 
A Double-Barrel Drain. 18 
Fitting Sod Ground for Cabbage. 19 
il’lowing Under Old Straw. 20 
Feeding the Potato; Over Culture. 20 
Cold Country Notes. 21 
Value of Slaty Soil. 22 
Chemicals with Manure. 22 
Spent Hops for Manure.' 22 
Shavings in Manure. 22 
Applying Hen Manure. 22 
Hope Farm Notes. 25 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
“Invisible Dirt." .17, 18 
Care of Pastured Sheep. 18 
The Price of Milk. 19 
Live Stock Associations and Their Meth¬ 
ods .26, 27 
Henhouse Questions . 27 
The Mash for Poultry. 27 
Mixing a Dairy Ration. 28 
Care of Calving Cow. 29 
'The Cow and ilie Railroad Train. 21 
The Danger from Oleo. 31 
HORTICULTURE. 
(Bogus Seedling Pecan Trees. 18 
Concrete Lily Pond. 20 
What to Do For Crown (bill. 21 
Notes from the Rural Grounds. 24 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 32 
■More About Gravy Making. 3.2 
Some Keeping-Warm Schemes. 33 
The Rural •Patterns. 33 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Concrete Blocks for Buildings. 17 
A Model Sclioolliousc. 18 
Destroying Stumps. 21 
Editorials . 30 
Events of the Week. 31 
MARKETS 
Prices obtained at New York during week 
ending January 5, 1907, wholesale unless 
otherwise noted. 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 1, Northern Duluth — @ 91% 
No. 2, red. — (< i) 80 y 2 
Corn . — @ 51 
Oats . — m 40 
Rye . —. @ 70 
Barley . — @ 62 
FEED. 
City bran. — (3)21.00 
Middlings ..22.50 @24.00 
Red Dog. — @26.00 
Linseed meal. — @29.50 
HAY AND STRAW. 
I lay, No. 1.21.50 @22.00 
No. 2 . — @20.00 
No. 3.17.50 @19.50 
Clover, mixed.15.00 @20.00 
• Clover .14.00 @19.00 
Straw, long rye. — @13.00 
Short and oat. 9.00 @11.00 
MILK. 
N. Y. Exchange price $1.81 per 49 quart 
can, retting 3% cents per qnart to 26-cent 
zone shippers who have no extra station 
charges. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, fancy . — @ 34 
Extras. — @ 33 
Lower grades . 23 @ 29 
State Dairy . 22 @ 29 
Factory . .. 18 @ 22 
Renovated . 18 @ 23 
CHEESE. 
Full cream, fancy. •—- @ 14 <4 
flood to prime. 12V£>@ 14 
Inferior . 11 " @ 12 
Skims . 8 @ 10 
BEANS. 
Marrow, bushel .2.30 @2.35 
Medium . — @1.55 
Pea .1.45 @1.50 
Red kidney .2.22 x /> @2.35 
Black Turtle Soup.2.10 @2.15 
Yellow Eye. — @2.10 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS. 
Cucumbers, No. 1, dozen.1.75 @2.25 
No. 2.1.00 @1.25 
Lettuce, dozen . 25 @ 50 
Mushrooms, lb. 25 @ 75 
Radishes, 100 hunches.2.00 @3.00 
Spinach, dozen. 15 @ 20 
Tomatoes, lb. 10 @ 30 
DRIED FRUIT. 
Apples, evap., fancy. 9 @ 914 
Prime to choice. 7%@ 7% 
Poor to common. (i'4 @ 714 
Sun dried . 6 % @ 7 
Chops, 100 ibs.2.25 @2.35 
Cores and skins. — @1.50 
Cherries, lb. 18 (5) 19 
Raspberries, lb. 30 @ 31 
Blackberries . 13 @ 14 
FRESH FRUIT. 
Apples, King, barrel.2.00 @3.25 
Spitzenburg .1.75 @3.25 
Spy .1.50 @2.50 
Baldwin .1.50 @2.50 
Ben Davis .1.50 @2.50 
Greening, cold storage.2.50 @3.00 
Greening, com., storage.1.50 @2.50 
Bulk stock, barrel measure.. 75 @1.50 
Strawberries, Florida, quart.. 15 @ 40 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, late, 
barrel .7.00 @9.00 
Cape Cod, eaWv black.5.50 @7.50 
Jersey, extra dark, barrel..6.50 @7.00 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes, Bermuda, No. 1, bbl.5.00 @5.50 
Bermuda, No. 2.3.00 @3.50 
Maine, bag.1.55 @1.60 
Long Island, hart cl.1.50 @1.75 
Slate & Western, 180 lbs... 1.37 @1.02 
Jersey, barrel or bag..’1.25 @1.45 
Sweet Potatoes, Jersey, basket. 75 @1.25 
Jersey, barrel .1.50 @3.00 
Brussels Sprouts, quart. 0 @ 12 
Beets, old. barrel.1.00 @1.25 
New Orleans, new, 100 bcbu2.50 @3.00 
Carrots, old. barrel.1.25 @1.75 
New Orleans. 100 bunches. . 3.00 @4.00 
Cabbage, Danish seed, white, 
ton .12.00 @16.00 
Domestic, ton .9.00 @12.00 
Celery, State and West'll, doz. 15 @ 60 
California, case .4.50 @6.00 
Cauliflowers, L. I., short cut, 
barrel . 3.00 @9.00 
California, ease .3.25 @3.50 
French, dozen . — @3.00 
Endive, Belgian. 11). 12 @ 15 
Escarol. New Orleans, bbl....3.00 @4.00 
French, dozen . — @1.50 
Kale, Norfolk, barrel. 60 @ 90 
Kohlrabi, N. Orleans, 100 bchs.3.00 @4.00 
Lettuce, Florida, basket.1.00 @2.75 
New Orleans, barrel.2.50 @3.50 
Onions, white, barrel.2.00 @;5.00 
Red .1.50 @2.00 
Yellow .1.50 @2.25 
Peppers, Florida, carrier.1.50 @3.50 
Pumpkins, barrel . 50 @1.00 
Radishes, New Orleans, 100 
bunches .1.00 @ 2.00 
String beans, Fla., basket.3.50 @6.50 
Squash, marrow, bbl. 75 @1.25 
Hubbard . 75 @1.25 
Spinach, Norfolk, bbl.1.25 @1.75 
Turnips, Rutabaga, Can., bbl.. 80 @ 90 
Nearby, barrel . 65 @ 80 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Chickens, lb. 12 
Fowls . 13 
Roosters . 9 
Turkeys .’. lj> 
Ducks . 13 
Geese . 12 
Pigeons, pair .25 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, fancy . 21 @ 22 
Fair t;o good. 18 @ 20 
Lower grades. 14 @ 17 
Chickens, best. . 23 @ 25 
Lower grades . 15 @ 20 
Fowls . 10 y~, @ 13 Vi 
Ducks . 12 @ 15 
Geese..’.. 8 @ 15 
Squabs, dozen .2.50 @5.00 
COU NTRY-DRE SSED M EA TS. 
Calves . 6 f " 12% 
I jambs, hothouse, head.10.00 @12.00 
Pork . 8 Vi @ 10 
LIVE STOCK. 
Steers .4.25 @6.15 
Bulls .3.25 @4.40 
Cows .L40 @4.10 
Calves .4.00 @9.50 
Sheep .4.00 @5.00 
Lambs .7.35 @8.30 
Hogs .6.75 @7.00 
FARM CHEMICALS. 
Prices for ton lots; smaller quantities 
proportionately higher. 
Nitrate of soda, ton.56.00 
Muriate of potash, 2,016 lbs.41.85 
Sulpnate of potash, 2,016.48.15 
Dried Blood .50.00 
Kainit .‘.11.00 
Acid phosphate .11.00 
Basic Slag. 2,016 IDs.17.55 
Peruvian tiuano, Chincha.40.50 
I.obos .30.00 
Ground bone, 3 per cent am.; 54 Vi per 
cent bone phosphate.26.50 
PRODUCTS , PRICES, AND TRADE. 
Prosperous Lake Business. —The past 
season was very favorable for vessels on the 
great] lakes, the freight charges alone total¬ 
ing more than $60,000,000. Grain, iron ore, 
coal and lumber were the chief products 
carried. 
Heavy Dividends. —During the past year 
industrial, railroad and other interest-bearing 
stocks in tli is country distributed nearly 
$538,000,000. More than half of this amount 
was from industrials, which cover chiefly 
manufactures and mining. 
Eggs. —A decline of four cents is noted 
since last report. Late pullets are commenc¬ 
ing to lay, and the weather in producing 
districts lias been favorable for some time. 
It is probable tDat the trade as a whole 
welcomes a little lower price range, as this 
encourages a more liberal use of eggs, and 
hence an active market. The Rhode Island 
Red pullet mentioned on page 944 continued 
laying until her record was 27 eggs in 83 
days. Then she concluded it was time to 
hatch. Of course tliis young lion may fall 
below many others in a year’s record. 
Money Well Spent. —The U. S. life saving 
service lasi year cost this Government 
$1,832,465. Through its efficient work more 
than $ 12 , 000,000 worth of property was 
saved. Out of a total or is49 marine dis¬ 
asters in which 5,320 lives were In peril, only 
29 lives were lost, and but 48 vessels were 
destroyed. Some of the persons who are 
holding “soft.” jobs in. the Government service 
are decidedly light weight patriots in com¬ 
parison with these sea coast dwellers whose 
work is done under conditions Involving the 
greatest personal discomfort and danger. 
Fruit Importers Arrested. —When vessels 
with their holds well loaded with oranges 
or bananas meet very rough weather or are 
badly delayed otherwise the looses by decay 
and Druising are heavy. 'Hie unsalable rotten 
and smashed fruit is known as “slush." At 
one time the importers were compelled to 
pay duty on this at sound fruit rates, even 
in instances where the proportion of damaged 
was greater than tDo sound. This seemed 
unjust and rulings wore made permitting the 
deduction of tills slush from the total weight 
in figuring the customs charge. The Balti¬ 
more Importers mentioned above are alleged, 
with the connivance of an official customs 
weigher, to have added water, sawdust and 
various forms of rubbish, which was weighed 
with the slush and deducted from the total 
amount of the cargo, thus lessening the duty. 
Canadian Butter Business. —The Domin¬ 
ion government (which has a way of getting 
down to* business and doing things with but 
little expenditures of palaver and rigmarole), 
evidently knows how to make butter and 
market it. During (lie past year 16 creamer¬ 
ies under government supervision made 1,154.- 
396 pounds of butler, which averaged 21.09 
cents in Summer and 25.3 cents In Winter. 
This work has largely been done in the 
Northwest territory sections, Alberta .Calgary 
and Saskatchewan. It would lie Interesting 
to know Just what those Canadians would do, 
if they had tlie doing of it, with or to our 
special strain of congressional patriots who 
did their host to give oleomargarine makers 
the privilege of sidling tlieir 10-cent mixed 
fat as pure butter, at butter prices. 
w. w. H. 
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