THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
July 27, 
58o 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, July 27, 1007. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Fighting the Asparagus Beetle.569, 570 
That Woman's Farm Problem.571 
Causes of “Clover Sickness”. 573 
Vitality of Crimson Clover Seed.573 
Hope Farm Notes . 575 
Crop Notes. 577 
The Hay Crop .;.577 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Bloat in Cattle .570 
Justice in That Cattle Case. 577 
Eggs in Water Glass . 581 
Gas-Heated Incubators . 581 
Self Feeders for Sheep Breeding. 582 
Skin Eruption in Cow.582 
Ma mm il is.582 
Charcoal for Poultry .582 
Poll Evil . 583 
Beware of Gasoline Heaters!.583 
Bedbugs in a Henhouse .583 
A Smoky Incubator . 583 
HORTICULTURE. 
Climbers for the Porch.570 
Growing Mulch for Strawberries .572 
Scale on Fern . 572 
Culture of Asparagus Plumosus Nanus.. 572 
Fertilizer Questions from Florida.572 
Lime and Kerosene for Scale.572 
Notes from the Rural Grounds.574 
Dry Bordeaux . 577 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 
A Young Step-saver . 
The Rural Patterns . 
Sugar Cookies Without Eggs. 
A Belated Garden. 
The Bookshelf. 
Gingerbread . 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Instance of Natural Reforesting. 
Permanent Labels. 
The Cellar Boiling Spring. 
The Use of the King Drag. 
Building a Cement Reservoir ... 
Remember Wadsworth . 
Editorials . 
What About the Pecos Valley?. 
Markets . 
Products, Prices and Trade. 
Publisher’s Desk . 
Humorous . 
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MARKETS 
Prices current at N. Y. during week ending 
July 19, 1907, wholesale unless otherwise 
noted. 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 1, Northern, Duluth — 
No. 2,' Red, for export. — 
<3)1.10 
@ 97% 
(a 62 
@ 51 
@ 85 
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25 
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21 
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12 
8 
Corn 
Oats . 
Rye . 
FEED. 
Spring bran . — @21.50 
Middlings .23.00 <5)25.00 
Red Dog . — <527.00 
Linseed meal . — @29.50 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Ilav, prime . — @24.00 
No. 1 . — @23.00 
jvj 0 o . — (522.00 
No! 3 .18.00 @ 20.00 
Clover mixed .18.00 @22.00 
Clover .15.00 @18.00 
Straw, Ixrng Rye.12.00 @13.00 
Short and Oat. 8.00 @10.00 
MILK. 
On July 16 the N. Y. Exchange price was 
advanced to $1.41, netting 2% cents to 26- 
con t zone shippers who have no extra sta¬ 
tion charges. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, best. — 
Lower grades . 21 
State Dairy . 20 
Factory . 17 
Packing stock . 17 
CHEESE. 
Full Cream, best. — 
Common to good. 11 @ 
Part skims . 4%@ 
EGGS. 
White, fancy . 22 
White, good to choice. 20 
Mixed colors, extra . 20 
Western and Southern . 14 
DRIED FRUITS. 
Apples, evap., fancy. 
Evap., common to good 
Cherries . 1.8 
Blackberries . 13 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples, choice, bu... 
Poor to good .1 -00 
Peaches. Ga., Elberta, car 
Ga., Belle of Ga. . .. 
Ga., Early Crawford .1.50 
Ga., Mt Rose .1.50 
Ga., Chinese Free ..... 
Pears. Ga., Le Conte, bbl 
Cherries, sweet. 8-lb. bkt 
Sour. 8-lb. basket. 
Currants, Cherry, quart.. 
Small, quart . 7 
Strawberries, W'n N. Y., qt. 
Up-river, upper stations.. 
Up-river, lower stations. . 
Raspberries, Up-river, red, pint 
Jersey, red, pint. 
Del. & Md„ red, pint. 
Black-cap, pint . 
B'nekberries, Del. & Md., qt. 
Jersey, quart . 
Huckleberries, quart . 8 
Gooseberries, extra large, qt 
Small to med., green. 
Mnskmelons, Ga., bu. crate. . 
Georgia, pony crate . 75 
So. Carolina, stand. 
Calif., stand, crate. 
Calif., pony crate .2.50 
Arizona, stand, crate.3.00 
Arizona, pony crate .2.50 
Watermelons. So., by rail, 
Bv steamer, car. 
Southern, 100 .18.00 @50.00 
BEANS. 
Marrow .1.85 @2.10 
Medium .1-50 @1.65 
Pc a .1.50 @1.70 
Red Kidney . — @2.40 
White Kidney . — @2.75 
Yellow Eye . •— @1.80 
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VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes, Sn, Rose, No. 1. bbl.2.37 
Sn, Irish Cobbler, No. 1 bbl. 2.25 
S’n other white, No. 1, bbl. 2.25 
S'n red. No. 1, bbl.2.00 
Southern, seconds, bbl.... — 
Old, prime, bbl. or bag.1.00 
Old, common, bbl. or bag. . 75 
Sweet potatoes, Jersey, bkt...2.0.0 
Asparagus, Colossal, doz.3.50 
Extra, dozen bunches.2.75 
Prime, dozen bunches ....2.00 
Culls, dozen bunches .1.00 
Beets, ''00 bunches .1.50 
Carrots, new, 10<i bunches... .1.25 
Celery, Mich., dozen. 10 
Jersey, dozen . 20 
State, dozen . 25 
Cucumbers, N. C., bbl.1-0,0 
N. C., %-bbl. bkt. 50 
N. C., third bkt. 40 
Norfolk, bbl.1.12 
Norfolk, %-bbl. basket. 65 
Norfolk third basket . 40 
Baltimore, small basket... . 50 
Boston, hothouse. No. 1, box.2.00 
Boston, hothouse. No. 2, box.1.25 
Cabbage Va. & Md., bbl. 25 
Baltimore, crate . — 
Long Island & Jersey, bbl.. 7.5 
L. I. and Jersey, 100.2.00 
L. I. red and savoy, 100. ...3.50 
Corn, N. C., case.1.50 
Jersey, 100 . 50 
Cauliflowers, L. I., bbl.1.50 
Eggplants, Nor'k, 60-qt. crate. 4.00 
Florida, basket or box.1.00 
Kale, nearby, bbl. 
Lettuce, nearby, bbl. 
Mushrooms, lb. 
Onions, Jersey, white, basket.. 1 
Jersey, yellow, basket.1 
Md., white, crate .1. 
40 
25 
50 
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Md. & Va., white, basket... .1.75 
Md. & &Va., red, bbl.3.7.5 
Md. & Va., vellow, bbl....3.50 
Md. & Va., p’to, %-bbl. bkt. 1.50 
New Orleans, bag.1.25 
New Orleans, crate.1.50 
Kentucky, bag .2.00 
Okra, carrier .1.00 
Peppers, Florida, carrier .... 75 
Jersey, box .1.50 
Peas Jersey basket. 75 
L. I. & Jersey, bag. 75 
Western N. Y., basket. 75 
Western N. Y., bag. 65 
Radishes, nearby, 100 bunches 50 
Rhubarb, 100 bunches. 
Romaine, bbl. 
String beans, Norfolk, wax, bkt 
Norfolk, green, basket.... 
Baltimore, wax, basket... 
Baltimore, green, basket.. 
Del. & Md., basket. 
Jersey, wax, basket. 
Jersey, green, basket. 
Squash, Marrow, bbl. 
White, bbl.1 
Yellow, crook-neck, bbl. 
Turnips, Rutabaga, bbl.1 
White, 100 bunches .1 
Tomatoes, Fla., fancy, carrier. 2 
Fla., choice, carrier.1 
Fla., common, carrier.1 
Georgia, carrier .1 
Jersey, box .2 
North Carolina, carrier ....1 
Md. & Del., carrier.1 
Norfolk, carrier .1 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Spring chickens, lb. 
Fowls . 
Roosters . 
Turkeys . 
Ducks . 11 
Geese . 8 
Pigeons, pair .. 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys . 11 
Broilers, best, lb. 
Common to good. 
Spring chickens . 1.7 
Fowls . 11 
Ducks . 16 
Squabs, dozen .1.75 
LIVE STOCK 
Steers .5.40 
Cows .1-90 
Bulls .3.40 
Calves .5.50 
Sheep . 
Lambs .6..>0 
Hogs . 
WOOL. 
Ohio and Pa., No. 1, washed 
Fine unwashed . 23 
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PRODUCTS, PRICES AND TRADE. 
What About Broilers?—“I have some 
White Leghorn broilers nearly ready to sell 
and wish to ship them alive. Can you rec¬ 
ommend a good commission merchant who 
could handle them to the best advantage for 
me?” l t. 
New York. 
The name of a dealer handling live broilers 
has been given this inquirer. I have seen 
many inferior lots of broilers recently, espe¬ 
cially Leghorns, all feathers and comb. This 
breed makes a very fine broiler, but the birds 
need to be forced as much as can well be 
done to get fair size without too much age. 
The regular sized broilers should weigh 
three to four pounds per pair. Squab broil¬ 
ers are about half this size, but any kind of 
broiler ought to be fatter than the ordinary 
chicken that is meant to be kept until full 
grown. The R. I. Red makes an excellent 
broiler, and the growers in Rhode Island sell 
large quantities in this way at high prices 
to the people of Newport and other Summer 
resorts. W.vandottes and Plymouth Rocks are 
other favorite breeds for this purpose. The 
broiler business is one of those specialties in 
which only the expert can pick up more than 
a moderate profit. 
Bagging Grapes. —“In bagging grapes do 
you pin the sack over the cane, or simply 
around the stem of the cluster? If over the 
cane, how do you manage about the big strong 
leaf that always occurs just opposite the 
bunch?” w. d. 
Ohio. 
The sack must be put around the cane. If 
fastened only to the stem of the cluster, the 
force of wind on the sack will be likely to 
break off the cluster before ripening time. 
In some cases that leaf will have to be pushed 
out of the way, but as a rule it will not 
bother so much as might be expected. The 
ordinary two-pound paper sack, of medium 
heavy weight is suitable for this purpose. 
Clip the corners slightly at the bottom to 
provide drainage, insert the cluster, fold over 
the cane, pin, and the job is done. The bag¬ 
ging should be done as soon as the blossom 
falls, and in the writer’s locality quick work 
is needed to get ahead of the Rose bugs. With 
us bagging appears to be the only way to 
save the crop, as the beetles have made a 
clean sweep of many vines. Pinning on 
these paper sacks seems a very slow process 
at first, but skill and speed are quickly 
gained by practice. 
Fruits. —The new apples thus far received 
from the South have been poor, going at $1 
or a trifle more per bushel. Le Conte pears 
from the same sections are scarce and high. 
This variety is gaining in favor, and its pop¬ 
ularity is well merited. Those unacquainted 
with it often mistake it for one of the old- 
fashioned bell varieties, hard and tasteless 
when green and mealy when ripe. The peach 
season is now on, good specimens of Georgia 
stock wholesaling at $1.25 to $2.50. Varieties 
now on hand are Elberta, Carman, Early 
Crawford, Mountain Rose and Chinese Free. 
Strawberries in poor condition and selling low ; 
only choice arc a few from western N. Y., 
Cherries are bringing a rather higher range 
of prices than last year. Sales of choice 
red at 16 to 20 cents per pound have 
been noted. Most of them come in eight- 
pound Climax baskets. Sour cherries bring 
about one-third less. This is excellent lemon 
weather, and high prices are being obtained 
for stock that is sound, the wholesale figure 
running $1.50 to $2 per 100. The lemon im¬ 
porters and brokers here have organized a sort 
of Kilkenny cats society, and the fur has been 
flying for some time. The trouble has grown 
out of a system of rebating. The lemon im¬ 
porters who supply the trade have given the 
brokers, particularly those who buy for out- 
of-town dealers, rebates to handle their spe¬ 
cial brands. Thus the honest broker who is 
supposed to look after the interests of the 
out-of-town party for whom he is buying, is 
getting what amounts to a double commis¬ 
sion, and the man who gets the lemons is 
probably paying more than they are actually 
worth. A peculiarity of the rebate business 
is that while it is all right for Dick to sell 
his influence (and his client) thus, he thinks 
it terribly wicked for Tom and Harry to do 
likewise. These men have been telling tales 
on each other, and hence the row. The chief 
concern of the public is that on account of 
these dishonest practices it gets less lemons 
for its money. Some good may come out of 
the disturbance, however, as a result of the 
publicity given this rascality. w. w. h. 
“You say you were in the saloon at 
the time of the assault referred to in the 
complaint?” asked the lawyer. “I was, 
sir.” Did you take cognizance of the 
barkeeper at the time?” “I don’t know 
what he called it, but I took what the 
rest did.”—Lippincott’s Magazine. 
THE PARSONS WAGON 
IS THE ONLY 
“LOW DOWN” 
MILK WAGON 
IMITATED. 
WHY! 
Our Printed 
Matter Tells 
The Story. 
THE PARSONS WAGON CO., Earlville, N. Y. 
Highest prices paid for fine fresh Leghorn, Brown 
or mixed eggs. Let us have your shipments and we 
will remit promptly. Address 
JOHN SCHOLL & HRO., 
147 Reade Street, - - New York City. 
HI C ACC send a trial shipment to the Oldest Com- 
ILlMOL mission House in New York. Established 
1838. Butter, Cheese. Eggs, Poultry, Hay, Apples, etc., 
E. B. WOODWARD, 302 Greenwich 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. 
UflllTCn Til DCIIT ' with °P ti011 to buy 
TV All I LU I U null I small farm 20 or 30 
miles from New York City. Reply to 
GEO. STEGNER, 1430 Broadway, New York City. 
WILL TRADE 
and small town. 
Residence in New York 
City with 6 lots for large 
farm near New' York City 
Give full particulars. 
enD CAI C - 168 ACHE HAIRY FARM. 
rUn wALC 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. 
Baldwin Apples and Jersey Cream 
Made this farmer a snug fortune; you harvest from 
your cows twice daily; dairy products always in de¬ 
mand at profitable prices; 150acres, 300 barrels apples 
in year; wood; cuts 25 tonshay; pasture for 25 cows; 
good house and barn, supplied by running water: to 
settle estate, price reduced to $1,700, worth $3,000 
if a cent. Ask for details about No. 16.105. E. A. 
STROUT CO., Dept. 42. 150 Nassau St., New York. 
VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND FARMS 
FOR SALE. 
If you are looking for a farm for either pleasure or 
profit, let us send you our list of desirable places. 
ESTATES, HAIRY FARMS, STOCK FARMS, 
POULTRY FARMS, TRUCK FARMS. 
Prices Ranging from $2,500 to $250,000 
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1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, II.or Herndon, \a. 
Reference: American Nat. Bank of Washington, D. C. 
THE LEVIN PRUNER 
The best pruner. Cuts J^-inch dry 
branch. Quick, clean, easy cut. We 
will send it post paid for club of two new 
yearly subscriptions at $1 each, or for 
club of 7 ten weeks trials at 10 cents each. 
The Rural New-Yorker, New York. 
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Special Importers of Basic Slag, Nitrate of Soda and Potash Salts. 
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