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THE RURAL' NEW-YORKER. 
July, M, 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker July 20. 1907. 
FARM TOPICS. 
“Land Plaster’’ and Lime.556 
Soap Material as Fertilizer.556 
Causes of Clover Sickness.557 
Painting Silo with Coal Tar.557 
Concrete Fence Posts. 557 
Crimson Clover in Corn.558 
Hope Farm Notes .559 
Crop Notes .561 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Wonders of a Hen’s Egg.555 
Chicks “Off” in Color or Marking. 565 
Lampas in Horse. 566 
Umbilical Hernia . 566 
The Holstein Friesian Cow. 566 
Dual Purpose Cattle . 566 
Barrels of Milk from this Cow. 567 
Bloating; Worms .567 
A Sanitary Cow Barn.567 
Trouble with Cow.567 
HORTICULTURE. 
How to Grow Monster Strawberries. 553, 554 
How Many Pickers Per Acre. 554 
Ornaments for a Farmer’s Lawn.554 
Promising Seedling .554 
San Jos6 Scale on Fruit. 554 
The Millionaire Strawberry . 555 
Notes from British Columbia. 555 
The Van Deman Quince. 556 
Notes from the Rural Grounds.558 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day.562 
The Rural Patterns.562 
Hygienic Walls for Kitchen.562 
The Spirit of Revolt.563 
Fruit Leathers .563 
Spice Cake .563 
An Iodine Stain. 563 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
A Cement Storage Tank.555 
Painting with a Pump. 555 
The Shape of a Road.556 
Cement on a Tar Walk.556 
Rust in a Hot Water Boiler. 557 
Finding Water with Divining Rod. 557 
A Heating Problem. 557 
Water Pipes .557 
Editorials . 560 
Events of the Week.561 
The Market for Apple Barrels.561 
Back to the Land for Me.561 
Publisher’s Desk ... .'.565 
Humorous . 568 
m__a_r_k__e_t_s 
Prices current at N. Y. during week ending 
July 12, 1907, wholesale unless otherwise 
noted. , 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 2, red, for export.. — @1.00 
No. 1, Northern, Duluth.... — @1.12 
Corn . — @ 63 
Oats . — @ 52 
Rye .... * ~... — @ 85 
• , f 9 # MILLFEED. 
Spring bran .21.00 @22.00 
Middlings .22.00 @23.00 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, prime,ton . — @25.00 
No. 1 . — @24.00 
No. 2 . — @22.00 
No. 3 .19.00 @20.00 
Clover mixed .16.00 @22.00 
Clover .15.00 @17.00 
Straw, Long Rye . 
Short and oat.8.00 @11.00 
MILK. 
N. Y. Exchange price $1.31 per 40-quart 
can, netting 2% cents to 26-cent zone ship¬ 
pers who have no extra station charges. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, best . •— @ 26 
Lower grades . 22 @ 2o 
State Dairy . 19 @ 24 
Factory . 17 @ 20 
Packing stock . 16 @ 19 
CHEESE. 
Full cream, best. — @ 12% 
Common to good. 11 @ 12‘A 
Part skims . 3 @ 9 
EGGS. 
Fancy white . 20 @ 21 
White, good to choice. 19 @ 19% 
Mixed colors, best. 19 @ 19% 
Western and Southern. 14 @ 17 
BEANS. 
Marrow, bu.1.85 @2.10 
Medium . — @1.65 
Pea .1-50 @1.70 
Red Kidney . — @2.40 
White Kidney . — @2.75 
Yellow Eye. — @1.80 
DRIED FRUITS. 
Apples, evap., fancy. — @ 8% 
Evap., choice . — @ 8 
Tvap., common to good.... 6 @ 7% 
Cherries . — @ 18 
Raspberries . 26 @ 28 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples, choice, per bu.2.00 @2.50 
Poor to good.1.00 @1.50 
Peaches, Ga., Elberta, carrier.2.25 @3.25 
Ga., Belle of Ga.2.50 @3.25 
Ga., Carman .2.00 @2.50 
. Ga., Waddell .2.00 @12.50 
Ga., Mt. Rose.2.00 @2.50 
Ga., Tillotson .1.75 @2.25 
Pears. Ga., Le Conte, bbl....7.00 @9.00 
Plums, Ga., Burbank, carrier. .3.00 @3.50 
S’n, Wild Goose, quart.... 6 @ 8 
Cherries, red, 8-lb. basket.... 65 @1.00 
Sour, 8-lb. basket. 50 @ 60 
Red, lb. 12 @ 18 
White, lb. 10 @ 13 
Currants, cherry, quart. 8 @ 9 
Small, quart . 6 @ 7 
Strawberries, W’n N. Y., qt.. 7 @14 
Up-river, upper stations.... 6 @ 13 
Up-river, lower stations .... 4 @ 10 
Staten Island . 6 @ 9 
Hilton & Irvington . 7 @ 11 
Other Jersey . 3 @ 9 
Raspberries, Up-river, red, pint 9 @ 11 
Jersey, red, pint. 8 @ 10 
Del. & Md., red, pint. 6 @ 9 
Black-cap, pint . 6 @ 8 
Blackberries, N. C., qt. 6 @ 10 
Del. & Md.. 8 @ 12 
Jersey . 11 @ 13 
Huckleberries, qt. 12 @ 15 
Gooseberries, N. C., qt. 10 @ 12 
Small, green, quart. 7 @ 9 
Muskmelons, Ga., bu. crate..1.00 @2.00 
Georgia, pony crate.1.00 @1.50 
California, standard crate. .2.50 @5.00 
California, pony crate 2.00 @3.50 
Arizona, standard crate ....1.25 @4.00 
Arizona, pony crate.2.00 @2.50 
Watermel’s, Fla. by rail, car.200.00 @400.00 
By steamer, car.150.00 @300.00 
Florida, 100 .18.00 @50.00 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes, S’n Rose, No. 1, bbl.1.50 @2.00 
S’n, Irish Cobbler, No. 1-1.50 @2.00 
S’n, other white, No. 1....1.50 @1.75 
S’n, red, No. 1.1.50 @1.62 
Southern, seconds .1.00 @1.25 
Southern, culls . 60 @ 90 
Old, bbl. or bag. 50 @1.25 
Sweet potatoes, Jersey, bkt..l,50 @2.50 
Asparagus, green, Colossal, doz.3.00 @3.50 
Green, extra .2.25 @2.75 
Green, prime .1.50 @2.00 
Green, culls .1.00 @1.25 
White, Colossal .2.50 @2.75 
White, extra .1.75 @2.25 
White, prime .1.25 @1.50 
White, culls . 75 @1.00 
Beets, 100 bunches .2.00 @3.00 
Carrots, 100 bunches.1.50 @2.50 
Celery, Mich., dozen. 20 @ 30 
Jersey, doz... 20 @ 60 
Cucumbers, N. C., bbl.1.50 @2.50 
Norfolk, bbl.2.50 @3.00 
Boston, hothouse. No. 1, box.2.50 @3.00 
Boston, hothouse, No. 2, box.1.50 @2.00 
Cabbage, Va. & Md., bbl_ 50 @ 60 
Baltimore, crate . 75 @1.00 
Long Isl’d & J’y, bbl. 75 @1.00 
Corn, N. C., case.1.00 @2.00 
Cauliflower, L. I., bbl. 50 @1.25 
Eggplants, Florida, box.1.00 @2.00 
Kale, nearby, bbl. 40 @ 60 
Lettuce, nearby, bbl. 35 @ 65 
Mushrooms, lb. 50 @1.25 
Onions, Jersey, white, basket.2.00 @2.25 
Jersey, yellow, basket. — @2.00 
Md., white, crate.1.25 @1.75 
Md. & Va., white, basket... 1.75 @2.25 
Md. & Va., red, bbl.4.00 @4.50 
Md. & Va., potato, bbl_1.50 @1.75 
New Orleans, bag.1.25 @1.75 
Kentucky, bag . — @2.00 
Egyptian, bag .3.00 @3.50 
Okra, carrier .1.00 @>2.50 
Peppers, Fla., carrier.1.00 @1.75 
Jersey, box . — @2.00 
Peas, Jersey, basket. 50 @ 75 
Western N. Y., basket. 65 @ 85 
Western N. Y., bag. 55 @ 70 
Radishes, nearby, 100 bchs... 50 @ 75 
Rhubarb, 100 bunches.1.00 @1.50 
Ilomaine, bbl. 50 @ 75 
String beans, Norfolk, wax, bkt 25 @1.00 
Norfolk, green, basket. 50 @1.00 
Norfolk, bbl.1.00 @1.50 
Baltimore, wax, basket. 75 @1.25 
Baltimore, green, basket.... 1.00 @1.12 
Del. & Md., basket.1.00 @1.50 
Jersey, wax, basket.1.00 @1.50 
Jersey, green, basket.1.25 @1.50 
Squash, Marrow, bbl.1.00 @1.75 
White, bbl. 50 @1.25 
Yellow, crook-neck, bbl. 50 @1.25 
Spinach, nearby, bbl. 50 @ 75 
Turnips, Rutabaga, bbl.1.00 @1.50 
White, 100 bunches .1.50 @2.00 
Tomatoes, Fla., fey. carrier. .2.50 @3.00 
Fla., choice, carrier.1.75 @2.25 
Fla., common, carrier.1.00 @1.50 
Georgia, carrier .1.50 @3.25 
Jersey, box .3.00 @3.50 
North Carolina, carrier.... 1.00 @1.75 
Md. & Del., carrier.1.25 @2.25 
Norfolk, carrier .1.00 @2.50 
Mississippi, flat case .1.25 @1.35 
Hothouse, lb. 10 @ 15 
Watercress, 100 bunches.1.00 @2.00 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Spring chickens, lb. 17 @ 18 
Fowls . 11 @ 14 
Roosters . — @ 9 
Turkeys . — @ 11 
Ducks . 11 @ 13 
Geese . 8 @ 10 
Pigeons, pair . — @ 30 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys . 12 @ 14 
Broilers, fancy, lb. 29 @ 30 
Fair to good. 20 @ 25 
Fowls . n @ 14 
Spring ducks . 16 @ 17 
Squabs, doz.2.00 @5.00 
LIVE STOCK. 
Steers . 5.00 @6.70 
Bulls .. 3.40 @4.80 
Cows .l.r,0 @4.60 
Calves . 5.50 @8.50 
Sheep . 3.50 @5.50 
Lambs .7.50 @8.75 
Hogs . 5.50 @6.00 
WOOL. 
Ohio and Pa., No. 1, washed.. —■ @ 38 
Fine unwashed . 23 @ 26 
MILK MAKING FEED 
The short wheat crop makes bran too high-priced. I 
Clover hay is scarce. For your protein feed to ke»p I 
up the milk flow, the best substitute is Dewey’s I 
DISTILLERS DRIED GRAINS 
( 504 Protein Guaranteed) 
It lias nearly twice the protein or milk producing value oi 
bran. It’s a light-weight, bulky feed. It fills the cow up. 
Nice, sweet grains, light in color, dried by steam, therefore 
tuns uniform. Every particle digested and assimilated. 
Extremely L ow Summer Prices. Time payments on large 
orders by responsible people. Write at once for particulars. 
THE DEWEY BROS., Box 656, Blanchesler, Ohio. 
PI FA^F send a trial shipment to the Oldest Com- 
I LLHOL mission House in New York. Established 
1838. Butter. Cheese. Eggs, Poultry, Hay, Apples, etc., 
E. B. WOODWARD, 302 Greenwich St., New York. 
GKO. P. HAMMOND. EST. 1875. FRANK W. GODWIN 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & CO., 
Commission Merchants and Dealers in all kinds of 
COUNTRY PRODUCE, Apples, Peaches, Berries. 
Butter, Eggs, Cheese, Poultry. Mushrooms and Hot¬ 
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34 & 36 Little 13th St.. New York. 
WANTED 
Strawberries and all other fruits and veget¬ 
ables. Hothouse products, fancy eggs. etc. 
Write us what you have to offer. Top prices 
secured for choice products. 
Archdeacon & Co., 100 Murray St., New York. 
FREE LABOR OFFICE. 
Farm help supplied free of charge by the Labor 
Information Office for Italians, 59 Lafayette 
St., New York City. Send for circular and application blanks. 
FOR SALE 
168 ACRE DAIRY FARM. 
50 head Jersey Cattle, teams and 
tools, or will sell separately, or will take partner. I 
do not live on farm and cannot give it proper attention. 
C. M. MCLAUGHLIN, Magrew, Champaign Co., O. 
Every Kernel a Good One 
Plump, solid, clean, heavy. You can raise this 
kind of wheat every year if you fertilize 
systematically with 
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Don’t accept a fertilizer that 
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