THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
August 10, 
6i« 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, August 10, 1907. 
FARM TOPICS. 
A Dakota Thrashing Crew. 601 
Killing Out Witch Grass.605 
Hope Farm Notes .607 
Texas Notes . 609 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
The Diffusion System of Stable Ventila¬ 
tion.602 
Jersey Cattle, Express Companies and 
Seeds.603 
Cough in llorse .612 
Chicks Coming Off Color.613 
Success with Dry Mash . 614 
Amount of Pasture for a Cow.. 614 
Advantages or Disadvantages of the 
Milking Machines . 614 
Horses and Beef Cattle in New York.. 615 
HORTICULTURE. 
Fruit Notes from Massachusetts... .601, 602 
Growing Fancy Strawberries .603 
Transplanting Large Nursery Trees. 604 
The Culture of Sweet Peas.604 
Notes from the Rural Grounds.606 
Kainit Around Young Trees.612 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 610 
Three Kitchen Conveniences. 610 
The Rural Patterns . 610 
Lettuce . 610 
Thinning Out the Flock. 610 
Corn Chowder .610 
Banana Dainties . 611 
More About Women’s Clothes.611 
The Bookshelf .611 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Raw Oil and Iron Ore.601 
Killing an Ailanthus Thicket.602 
Draining a Swamp; Water Supply.604 
Discount on Cash Sale.605 
Wife’s Property Right .605 
Recovery of Trespassing Bees. 605 
Securing a Clear Title .. 605 
Favoritism in Road Work. 605 
Editorials.608 
Those Insurance State Senators.609 
Events of the Week.609 
The Market for Apple Barrels. 609 
Publisher’s Desk .613 
A Ram for Irrigation . 613 
MARKETS 
Prices current at N. Y. during week end¬ 
ing August 2, 1907. These figures represent 
sales by first-hand dealers in this city, and 
the range of prices (except where otherwise 
specified) coyers common to good quality and 
small to large wholesale deals. These prices 
are obtained from reports of merchants, in¬ 
quiry and observations of sales in the various 
market sections. 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 2, red, in elevator. — 
No. 1, Northern, Duluth.... — 
Corn. — 
Oats. — 
Rye. — 
MILLFEED. 
Spring Bran .22.00 
Middlings.24.00 
Red Dog . — 
Hominy chop . — 
Linseed meal . — 
@ 96 
@ 1.08 
@ 60 
@ 53 
87 
@23.00 
@26.00 
@28.50 
@24.00 
29.50 
IIAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1 . — 
No. 2 .19.50 
No. 3 .17.00 
Clover mixed.15.00 
Clover.14.00 
Straw, Long rye . — 
Short and Oat. 8.00 
@22.00 
@20.00 
@19.00 
@20.00 
@17.00 
@ 11.00 
@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 . 
. . 21 
@ 
24 
State Dairy, best .. 
Lower grades . 
. . - 
@ 
24 
. . 20 
@ 
23 
Factory . 
. . 17 
@> 
21 
Packing stock . 
. . 17 
@ 
20 
CHEESE. 
Full cream, best . 
, . - 
@ 
12% 
Common to good . 
. . 10 
@ 
12 
Part skims . 
.. 3 
@ 
8 
EGGS. 
Fancv white .. 
, , - 
@ 
25 
White, good to choice . ... , 
. . 22 
@ 
24 
Mixed colors, best . 
Western and Southern .... 
.. 22 
(a) 
24 
.. 15 
@ 
20 
BEANS. 
Marrow, bu. 
. .1.80 
2.00 
. . 1.50 
@1.65 
Pea . 
@1.65 
Red Kidney . — @2.35 
White Kidney . — @2.70 
Yellow Eye . — @1.75 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples, best hand-picked, bbl..3.00 @3.50 
Fair to good .1.50 @2.00 
Windfalls, half-bbl-bkt. 50 @ 75 
Peaches, 24-qt. carrier. 50 @1.50 
Maryland & Del., bkt. 50 @1.00 
Pears, Ga., bbl.3.00 @7.00 
Cherries, sour, 8-lb. bkt. •— @75 
Currants qt. 7 @ 8 
Raspberries red pint . 6 @ 8 
Blackberries, qt. 
. 7 
@ 10 
Huckleberries, qt., 
. 8 
@ 14 
Gooseberries, qt.. 
Muskmelons, S’n, bu. crate. . 
. 8 
@ 15 
.1.00 
@2.50 
Arizona, bu. crate . 
.3.00 
@4.50 
VEGETABLES 
Potatoes, Long Island, bbl. . 
. 2.50 
@2.75 
Jersey . 
@2.75 
Southern Rose, No. 1.. 
. 2.50 
@2.75 
S’n, Irish Cobbler, No. 1. .. 
, 2.50 
@2.75 
S'n, other white, No. 1.... 
Southern red. No. 1. 
.2.37 
@2.50 
9 9^ 
@2.50 
Southern, Inferior . 
Sweet potatoes, Jer., old, bkt. 
, 1.75 
@2.00 
2.00 
@3.00 
Beets, 100 bunches . 
@1.75 
Carrots, new, bbl. 
Celery, Mich., dozen. 
@3.00 
. 10 
@ 25 
Jersey, dozen .. 
. 20 
@ 50 
State, dozen . 
. 20 
@ 50 
Cucumbers, Sn, prime, bbl.... 
1.75 
@2.25 
Southern, poor to fair. 
1.25 
@1.50 
Baltimore, small basket.... 
— 
@ 1.00 
Jersey, box .. 
.1.00 
@1.25 
'Jersey, basket . 
1.25 
@1.50 
Cabbage, Flat Dutch, 100.5.00 @6.00 
L. I. red and savoy, 100... .3.50 @4.50 
Corn, N. C., case.1.00 @1.75 
South Jersey, 100 . 50 @1.37 
Hackensack, 100 .1.25 @1.75 
Cauiflowers, L. I., bbl.1.50 @3.00 
Eggplants, Norfolk, 60-qt. crte.3.00 @3.50 
Florida, basket or box.1.00 @1.50 
Jersey, box .1.25 @1.50 
Lettuce, nearby, bbl. 75 @1.25 
Onions, Jersey, white, bkt....1.25 @1.50 
Jersey, yellow, basket.1.25 @1.50 
Conn. & L. I., bbl.3.25 @3.75 
Md. & Va., white, basket. .. 1.25 @1.37 
Md. & Va., red. bbl.2.75 @3.00 
Md. & Va., yellow, bbl....2.75 @3.25 
Md. & Va.. p’to, %-bbl. bkt. 1.00 @1.37 
Kentucky, bag .1.60 @1.65 
Okra, Southern, carrier. 75 @1.25 
Peppers, Florida, carrier .... 75 @1.00 
Jersey box .1.00 @1.25 
Peas, Western N. Y., basket. .1.00 @1.25 
Western N. V.. bag . 75 @1.12 
Rhubarb, 100 bunches .1.50 @2.00 
String beans. Conn., bag. ...1.25 @ — 
Long Island, bag . 75 @1.25 
Western N. Y., green, bkt... 1.25 @1.75 
Western N. Y.. wax, basket. 1.00 @1.50 
Squash, S’n, marrow, bbl... 75 @1.00 
Southern, white, bbl.1.00 @1.25 
S’n yellow, crook-neck, bbl. 1.00 @1.25 
Jersey & L. L, white, bbl...2.00 @2.50 
Turnips, Rutabaga bbl.1.00 @1.25 
White, 100 bunches .2.00 @3.00 
Tomatoes, ICeyport, box.1.50 @2.00 
South Jersey, fancy, box. ..1.50 @ — 
S. Jersey, usual kinds, box. 75 @1.25 
Baltimore, box .1.12 @1.37 
North Carolina, carrier .... 75 @ 80 
Md. & Del., carrier. 75. @1.00 
Norfolk, carrier . 50 @1.00 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Spring chickens, lb. — @ 17 
Fowls . — @ 14 
Roosters . — @ 8% 
Turkeys . - - @ 11 
Ducks . 11 @ 13 
Geese . 8 @ 10 
Pigeons, pair . — @ 20 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys . 12 @ 15 
Broilers, best, lb. — @ 25 
Com. to good. 17 @ 23 
Fowls . 12 @ 15 
Ducks, Spring . 16 @ 17 
Squabs, doz.2.00 @4.00 
WOOL. 
Fine unwashed . 19 @ 21 
Medium and coarse . 25 @ 27 
TOBACCO. 
Conn. Broadleaf fillers . 8 @ 10 
Fine wrappers . 35 @ 50 
N. Y. State fine and selections 20 @ 25 
Penn. Broadleaf . 18 @ 20 
LIVE STOCK. 
Steers .4.40 @0.70 
Bulls .3.00 @4.25 
Cows .1.75 @4.40 
Calves .5.00 @8.75 
Sheep .3.50 @5.50 
Lambs .6.50 @7.75 
Hogs .6.50 @7.00 
is to be suspected, and for this reason 
we would consider it highly advisable for 
you to have the horse examined as soon 
as possible by a competent grad¬ 
uate veterinarian. Meanwhile we would 
keep him apart from other horses 
and disinfect and whitewash the stall 
where he has stood. If the case is of 
short standing glanders is unlikely to be 
present; if it is of long standing, and 
therefore chronic, either nasal gleet (ca¬ 
tarrh) or glanders may be present. From 
what has been said it should be evident 
that a veterinarian should be called in to 
make an examination, as not being sure 
of the disease present anything we might 
prescribe apart from the safe medicine 
for cough might not prove appropriate. 
A. S. ALEXANDER, V. S. 
Kainit Around Young Trees. 
II. A. R., Easton , Pa .—I have a peach 
orchard of about 500 trees planted in Spring 
of 1906. This Spring I was advised by a 
man having considerable experience in peach 
orchards to throw a good handful of kainit 
about each tree close up to body of trees; 
that it would keep away worms and borers. 
It certainly did so, but killed about half the 
trees. I bought it from a local dealer. Could 
it have been the genuine article to have such 
an effect? 
Ans.— It seems to us poor advice to put 
kainit close to the body of young trees. 
It contains salt, which, banked up against 
the trunk, will most likely do damage. 
We would not put any strong fertilizer up 
against the trunk. Scatter it evenly over 
the ground under the limbs. We have 
injured young peach trees by putting ma¬ 
nure close around them. 
Write f'or 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 nm! application 111 auks. 
D| C ACC 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. 
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 Y’ork City. 
glYlALL 
FRUIT MAN ! ! I want married man, 
one or two grown sons to plant 
and grow 
Jars and references. 
“Now, son, what ye going to do about 
the farm ?” “I think, pater, I’ll go in 
for a little tally-hoing.” “Fine idee! You 
do the hoeing and I’ll keep tally.”— 
Louisville Courier-Journal. 
COUGH IN HORSE. 
I have a fine horse that has enlargement of 
the glands, be has a cough until that breaks 
and runs at the nose, then his cough is not so 
bad. If he gets wet he seems to take cold 
and Ids cough is worse. I would like to 
know what to do. L. v. l. 
Delaware. 
For the cough good satisfaction should 
be got from the administration of half to 
one ounce of glyco-heroin two or or 
three times daily, as required, but in a 
case such as you describe glanders always 
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SOAPSTONE FARM, 
Haverford, Pa. 
GUERNSEY CATTLE 
LARGE IMPROVED ENGLISH YORKSHIRES. 
from best Importation. Address 
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S HROPSHIRE Ram Lambs, $12; Collie Pnps, Males, 
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:1 grow small fruit and berries. Give full particu- 
James K. (Jwillinin, Mcrchnnt\illc, N. J. 
Ilf ■ |JTr n-Trustworthy married man to take 
W fin I LI# charge of small farm near Pittsburgh, 
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Virginia Farm— 400 acres. Good stock farm, build- 
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Uf lilTCn TO DCftIT with option to buy 
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COD CAI E—168 ACRE DAIRY FARM: 
■ Un wALE 50 head Jersey Cattle, teams and 
tools, or will sell separately, or will take partner. I 
do not live on farm and can not give it proper attention. 
C. M. McLAUGHLIN, Magrew, Champaign Co., O. 
CUTS 125 TONS HAY. 
Pasture for 00 cows; 100,000 feet timber, mostly 
pine, 1,000 cords hard wood; 250 barrels apples from 
thrifty orchard. See picture No. 35109 page 18 
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