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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
August 3, 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, August 3, 1907. 
FARM TOPICS. 
New Idea in Harrowing. 586 
Tlie Soil Under Hay-cocks. 586 
The Asparagus Beetle; the Crop.587 
Killing Thistles. 587 
Portable Fence. 587 
The Mowing Machine . 589 
Corn-ear Worm ; Wirewornis. 589 
Preparing for Alfalfa . 590 
Hope Farm Notes. 591 
Draining a Low Field. 588 
Clearing Brush Land .588 
Rye as Green Manure. 588 
Iowa Farm Notes . 593 
How Soon to Bale Hay?.593 
Crop Notes. 593 
LITE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Chicks “Off” in Color. 597 
Ailing Pigs . 598 
Cracked Hoofs. 598 
Sow Partly Paralyzed . 598 
Family Cheese Making. 599 
The Devon, Cow with Three B’s. 599 
Horse with Stringhalt ....’ .599 
Dutch Belted Cattle . 599 
How to Catch Coons. 599 
HORTICULTURE. 
Strawberry Mulch .587 
Notes from the Rural Grounds. 590 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 594 
The Rural Patterns .594 
How Do You Make Dill Pickles?. 594 
Some Citron Recipes. 594 
Pumpkin Pickle . 594 
A Co-operative Vacation.595 
Suggestions in Vegetables. 595 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Locust Timber for Profit.585, 586 
Protecting Barns from Lightning. 586 
Gas Tar on Iron . 587 
Concrete for Graves . 587 
Canning Rhubarb . 587 
Tanning Hides . 587 
Remember Wadsworth . 5S8 
Editorials .592 
Events of the Week .593 
Publisher’s Desk . 597 
Humorous . 600 
MARKETS 
Prices current at N. Y., during week end¬ 
ing July 26, 1907. These figures represent 
sales by first-hand dea'ers in this cfty, and 
the range of prices (except where otherwise 
specified) covers common to good quality and 
small to large wholesale deals. These prices 
are obtained from reports of merehinta, in¬ 
quiry and observations of sales in the various 
market sections. 
GRAIN. 
Wheat. No. 2, red. in elevatoi.97% 
No. 1, Northern Duluth.1.08% 
Com . 
Oats .. 
Rye . 
MILL 
FEED. 
.. .87 
Spring Bran. 
.22.00 
@22.50 
Middlings . 
@26.50 
Rod Dog . 
. . 
@27.50 
Oil meal . 
.... - 
@29.00 
Hominy chop . — 
HAY AND STRAW. 
@24.00 
Hay prime, ton. 
— 
@24.00 
No. 1 . 
. . 
@23.00 
No. 2 . 
.20.00 
@ 21.00 
Clover, mixed.. 
.15.00 
@21.00 
(’lover . 
.14.00 
@17.00 
Straw, long rve. 
.11.00 
@12.00 
Short and oat. 
. 8.00 
@10.00 
MILK. 
N. Y. Exchange price $1.41 per 40-quart 
can, netting 2% cents to 26-cent zone ship¬ 
pers who have no extra station charges. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, best . 
. . - 
@ 
25% 
Lower grades. 
.. 20 
@ 
25 
State Dairy, best. 
, - 
@ 
24% 
Lower grades . 
.. 20 
@ 
24 
Factory . 
.. 17 
%@ 
21% 
Packing stock . 
.. 17 
@ 
20 
CHEESE. 
Full cream, best. 
, - 
@ 
12% 
Common to good. 
.. 11%@ 
12% 
Part skims. 
@ 
8 
EGGS. 
Fancy, white. 
.. 24 
@ 
25 
White, good to choice. 
.. 21 
@ 
23 
Mixed colors, best. 
Western and Southern. 
22 
@ 
23 
. . 1~4 
® 
19 
BEANS. 
Marrow, bushel .1.85 
Medium .1.50 
Pea .1.50 
Red kidney . — 
White kidney. — 
Yellow Eye. — 
DRIED FRUITS. 
Apples, evap.. fancy. — 
Evap., common to good. - 
Cherries . — 
Blackberries . 12 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Now apples, bushel. 50 
Peaches. Ga. and Ark. 75 
Pears. Le Conte, barrel.3.00 
Cherries, sour, 8-Ib. bkt. 50 
Currants, quart .6 
Raspberries, red. pint. 6 
Blackberries, quart . 5 
Huckleberries, quart. 8 
Gooseberries, quart. 10 
Muskmelons, southern, bu. crate 75 
Western .2.00 
Watermelons, 100 .12.00 
@2.00 
@1.65 
(a 1.70 
@2.35 
@2.75 
@1.80 
@ 
8 % 
8% 
@ 20 
14 
@2.25 
@ 2.00 
@7.00 
@ 75 
@ 8 
@ 8 
@ 10 
@ 13 
@ 18 
@ 2.00 
@6.50 
@28.00 
VEGETABLES. 
Beets. 100 hunches.1.50 @2.00 
Carrots, barrel .2.00 @2.75 
Cabbage. 100 .2.50 @6.00 
Cauliflowers, L. I., barrel.1.50 @3.00 
Celery, dozen . 20 @ 50 
Sweet Corn. S. Jersey, 100.... 50 @1.25 
Cucumbers, Southern, bbl.1.00 @2.00 
Jersey, bushel.1.25 @1.75 
Eggplants, 60-qt crate.3.50 @4.00 
Lettuce, barrel . 40 @ 60 
Onions. Conn., and L. I., bbl..3.00 @3.25 
Jersey, bushel .1.25 @1.50 
Peas, Western N. Y.. bushel.... 85 @1.00 
Peppers, Jersey, bushel box. .. .1.50 @1.75 
Radishes, 100 bunches. 50 @ 75 
String beans, bushel. 50 @1.00 
Squash, marrow, barrel. 75 @1.00 
Crook-neck . 75 @1.00 
Tbrnips, new, 100 bunches... .1.50 @2.00 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Spring chickens . — @ 20 
Fowls . — @ 14 
Turkeys. — @ 11 
Ducks . 11 @ 13 
Geese. 8 @ 10 
Pigeons, pair . — @ 25 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys . 12 @ 15 
Broilers, fancy, lb. 25 @ 30 
Ixnver grades. 18 @ 22 
Fowls . 12 @ 15 
Ducks, Spring . 16 @ 17 
Squabs, dozen .2.00 @4.50 
LIVE STOCK. 
Steers.4.55 @6.55 
Oxen .4.75 @6.00 
Cows .2.00 @4.70 
Calves .4.50 @8.75 
Sheep .3.50 @5.50 
Lambs .5.00 @7.25 
Hogs .6.75 @7.00 
WOOL. 
Fine unwashed . 18 @ 20 
Medium and coarse. 22 @ 25 
PRODUCTS, PRICES AND TRADE. 
That Butter Case. —On page 452 refer¬ 
ence was made to a suit brought by certain 
butter dealers in this city to enjoin the N. Y. 
Mercantile Exchange from issuing what was 
alleged to be an untrue quotation on butter. 
This case has just been decided, the judge 
granting a permanent injunction against the 
issuance by the exchange of quotations other 
than those representing actual selling values. 
It is thought that no appeal will be taken 
from the decision. The calculations of some 
butter dealers whose bargains with producers 
are on the basis of paying a premium over 
the exchange price will be upset, and a re¬ 
adjustment of contracts will be necessary. 
Meaning of Quotations.— “With refer¬ 
ence to your quotations of farm produce, 
under ‘Markets,’ I would like to know just 
what basis is taken. Do the figures given 
mean the prices charged by wholesale dealers 
to the retail trade, or do they mean the prices 
paid to farmers less freight, or less freight 
and commission? If the latter, does the 
farmer have any idea definitely of what com¬ 
mission he will be charged on a given ship¬ 
ment so that he may know from these figures 
fust about what his produce is to net him? 
’’Ve are charged, as consumers, 24 @ 30 
'*nts for fowls. Your quotations for this 
Yeek are 11 @ 14 cents. The evidence of 
losperity is plain to he seen; but I am de¬ 
sirous to know wherein the farmer shares in 
It. We are paying 30 cents a half peck for 
potatoes or at the rate of six dollars a barrel. 
Your quotations are $1.50 @ $2.00. Now 
we are being robbed anyway, and I would 
like to know the extent of this robbery by 
learning whether your quotations are the 
figures our local dealers have to pay in the 
wholesale markets, or whether your quota¬ 
tions refer to the figures the producer re¬ 
ceives less freight.” G. B. 
The prices printed in The R. N.-Y., are 
those obtained by first-hand dealers in this 
city. Thus they represent what the grower 
receives, plus transportation, commission and 
cartage, or profit, according to whether the 
goods are handled on commission or bought 
direct from the grower. The range of prices 
given covers quality from common to good 
and from small to large wholesale quantities. 
But many retailers, possibly those referred to 
by the inquirer, are unable to get their sup¬ 
plies from the first-hand dealer, as they re¬ 
quire smaller quantities than he will sell, so 
they buy from the jobber. In some cases the 
goods go through the hands of a large and 
small jobber, so the retailer gets them with 
all this accumulation of profits, and when 
wastage is considered his personal profit may 
not be excessive. The retail prices mentioned 
by the inquirer could be duplicated in many 
other places; in fact in Washington market, 
within one-fourth mile of the wholesaler’s 
from whom the stuff was bought. It is not 
unusual to find retail prices two and even I 
three times the wholesale figures for the same 
day. 
As to whether the farmer knows what the 
commission man is to charge for selling his 
goods, it would be well to learn before mak¬ 
ing shipment. The common charge for fruits 
and. perishables is 10 per cent, and for butter, 
cg£s and similar staples five per cent, hut 
there is no law governing the matter, and 
different men have their own rules. 
The methods by which the quotations in 
The R. N.-Y are obtained were described in 
full several years ago, and in general are the 
same now. Information is got from all avail¬ 
able sources, reports of dealers, inquiry and 
observation of sales; at the time of going to 
press this matter is sifted and the figures 
given indicate the conditions of the week, 
modified by any special changes at the last. 
W. W. H. 
Before you decide how best to invest your 
savings, see advertisement of the Industrial 
Savings and Loan Co. on Page 595. and write 
them for more detailed information. They 
afford certain distinct advantages.— Adv. 
“Dear me, John, this is dreadful with 
hot weather on us and no money to go 
anvwhere. Haven’t you any country re¬ 
lations you can scare up?” “That’s the 
trouble. I’ve scared all I’ve got already.” 
—Baltimore American. 
“Darling,” declared the sentimental 
man. “I would gladly die a hundred 
deaths for your sake.” “And so would 
any other man,” rejoined the practical 
maid coldly, “but the trouble is that one 
death is a man’s limit.”—Chicago Daily 
News'. 
“I sent you some suggestions telling 
you how to make your paper more inter¬ 
esting. Have you carried out any of my 
ideas ?” Editor: “Did you meet the of¬ 
fice boy with the waste paper basket as 
you came up the stairs?” “Yes.” “Well, he 
was carrying out your ideas!”—Tit-Bits. 
Evergreens 
dfor Hugust planting 
ill Specially Selected Crecs, as 
Til follows: 
Colorado Blue Spruce (Abies pungens 
glauca), all sizes with ball. 
Nordmann’s Silver Fir, 2 to 3 ft. with ball. 
Compact and Globe Headed Arbor Vitae, 
2 ft. with ball. 
Pyramidal Arbor Vitae, 2 to 4 ft. with ball. 
American Arbor Vitae, 2 to 8 ft. with ball. 
Hemlocks, 2 to 3 ft. 
Irish Juniper, 2 to 3 ft. 
Yews, 18 to 24 in. 
In addition to the above we have 
White Pines for screens, etc. Evergreens 
for hedges, including American and 
Siberian Arbor Vitae. Other Hardy 
Evergreens. All carefully grown. Prices 
on request. Inspection invited. Illus¬ 
trated catalogue free. 
Bllwanger & JBarrp 
Uluracrumen—■fcorticuiturista 
TRocbcster, IRcw Uorh 
C RIMSON CLOVER SEED. New crop, true and clean* 
No turnips or other peels. All our own growing. 
H. D. LEARNED, Cheswold, Del., or Dover, H. F. D. 4, Del. 
, *N'jrACTUf»£PA'> 
* SlVkc *.<•? 
ft-.Tc.sAyAnQAjT. 
SIIOS. 
Write for our 
prices and 
circular, and 
let us quote 
you on any 
size you wish 
to erect. We 
are large 
shippers. 
VAN SLYKE 
6 CO., 
North Tonawanda, 
New York. 
REGISTERED RAMBOUILLET RAMS. 
C. W. HALLIDAY, Route2, Hammondsport, N. Y. 
rf|D CAI C—Holstein Bull, milk and butter 
lUn OflLE strain; good breeder; half price. 
A. A. WARRINER, Warren, Mass. 
Wanted-PULLETS. 
25 Black Minorcas, 50 Buff Wyandottes, 25 B. Leg¬ 
horns, 25 Barred Plymouth Rocks, 25 Golden Wyan¬ 
dottes. CHESTER CREST. Mount Vernon. N. Y. 
New York State Veterinary College 
of Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. 
Free tuition to New York State Students. Extended 
announcement. Address 
Prof. JAMES LAW, F.R.C.V.S., Director. 
YOUNG MEN WANTED —To learn the 
Veterinary Profession. Catalogue sent 
free. Address VETERINARY COLLEGE, 
Grand Rapids, Mieh. 46 LOUIS STREET. 
Write for Net Price Illustrated Implement Cata¬ 
logue. Robert C. Reeves Co., 187Water St., N.Y.City 
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 blank.. 
WANTED 
HAY AND STRAW 
WRITE FOR QUOTATIONS. 
F. 0. HEWITT, 120 Liberty St., N.Y. 
P| pAQP send a trial shipment to the Oldest Com- 
I LL/lOL mission House in New York. Established 
1838. Butter, Cheese, Eggs. Poultry, Hay, Apples, etc., 
E. B. WOODWARD. 3U3 Greenwich St., New York. 
litU. r. HAMMUNu & GO., 
Commission Merchants and Dealers in all kinds of 
COUNI’llY PRODUCE, Apples, Peaches, Berries. 
WANTED 
All kinds of fruits and vegetables, live broilers, 
fancy eggs. etc. Write us what you have to 
offer. Top prices secured for choice products. 
Archdeacon & Co.. 100 Murray St.. New York. 
Highest prices paid for fine fresh Leghorn, Brown 
or mixed eggs. Let us have your shipments and we 
will remit promptly. Address 
JOHN SCHOLL & BRO., 
147 Reade Street, • - New York City. 
WANTED TO RENT 
miles from New York City. Reply to 
GEO. STEGNER, 1430 Broadway, New York City. 
FARM OF 103 ACRES 3 
soon. Fine location; H mile to store, P. O. and 
station; H mile to shell road: plenty of fruit and 
good buildings. C. I). GRAVES, Rockawalking, Md. 
CRD CAI C- 16 » ACHE DAIRY FARM: 
rUi* wMLk 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, 
j C. M. MCLAUGHLIN, Magrew, Champaign Co., O. 
F f \ n A I ET- Countr y house and 
I IX O Ax La Ei farm of 140 acres, level 
fertile meadows, sugar camp, brooks, wood, good, 
water, pleasantly located on main street, good shade, 
fair buildings, will keep 15 cows and team. Electric 
j light, telephone and village water if desired. Cor- 
! respondents solicited. Address 
Maple Grove Poultry Farm, Manchester Center, Vt. 
FARM, STOCK and TOOLS 
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$500 down, If taken soon, 2 cows, horse, tools and 
machinery will be thrown in. See No. 1471, page 0, 
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