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1009. 
CONTENTS 
CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker. January 30, 1009. 
FARM TOPICS. 
“Unsuccessful” Farms of New York.81, 82 
The Value of Swamp Muck. 82 
Tin- Bashful State Once More. 83 
Nitrogen Needed for Old Sod. 86 
Crops” for Muck Land. 86 
Cover Crops for Canada. 86 
Pottery Moulds for Fertilizer. 87 
The Use of Hen Manure. 87 
Hope Farm Notes..._. 80 
Farmers' Week in Ohio. 91 
Clover and Cow-horn Turnips. 96 
Crimson Clover and Buckwheat. 96 
\ Fertilizer for Grass. 96 
White or Blue Limestone. 97 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Profits in Poultry Keeping. 83 
Molasses for Feed.. 94 
The Mule-Foot Ilog. 94 
CoW I’ox . 94 
Thrush in Fore Feet. 94 
Tumor on Cow’s Throat. 94 
Marrowfat Peas With Oats. 95 
, nsturing Burned-Over Land. 95 
Beans for liens. 95 
Dakota Dairy Questions. 97 
Feeding Rye Hay. 97 
HORTICULTURE. 
Too Much Manure for Berries. 82 
Peach Borers in California. 82 
The Booster State—Washington. 82 
Instructions in Apple Packing.-. 83 
Failure of Fruit Trees. 84 
Infection With Blight and Woolly 
Aphis . 84 
A Southern Apple Orchard. 84 
New York State Fruit Growers. 85 
cement Fumes on Orchard. 87 
Ruralisms . 88 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 92 
polls and Biscuits. 92 
The Rural Patterns. 93 
Mrs. Spraker Talks. 93 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
An Edible Mushroom. 82 
Editorials . 90 
Events of the Week. 91 
Obituary . 91 
Publisher’s Desk . 98 
MARKETS 
Pr'Ces current at New York during week ending 
January 22, 1909. wholesale except where other- 
wi-.e Indicated. The retail prices given do not, as 
a rule, cover either the highest or lowest sales, bnt 
show what the bulk of consumers of moderate 
means pay for small quantities of produce bought 
in Fulton, Washington,. Jefferson markets, etc., 
and up-town grocery stores. “Retail” is rather 
an indefinite word, but in this column it means 
less than barrel or other original package lots of 
fruits and vegetables, less than tubs of butter, 
cases of eggs, etc. The trade of commission mer¬ 
chants is strictly wholesale. The retail prices 
given are those secured bv grocers and small deal¬ 
ers who receive no direct shipments. 
BUTTER 
Wholesale 
Retail 
Creamery, fancy, lb. 
.. .33 
@ .336, 
37® 
.39 
Good to Choice. 
,.. .28 
0b .32 
33® 
.36 
Lower Grades . 
@ .25 
28® 
.30 
Storage. 
99 
@ .28 
State Dairy, best..... 
@ .30 
.33 
Common to Good.. 
.. .20 
@ .26 
.25® 
.30 
Factory.; 
... .17 
@ .20 
.22® 
.25 
Racking Slock. 
... .17 
® .19 
CHEESE 
Full Cream, best_ 
.. .14 
@ .15 
.20® 
.22 
Common to Good.. 
.. .11 
® .13 
.10® 
.18 
Skims. 
... .05 
@ .09 
.10® 
.13 
MILK. 
New York Exchange price Si.81 per 
40-quart can, netting cents to 
shippers In the 26-cent freight zone 
who have no additional station 
charges.qt. .07® .12 
EGGS 
Fancy White, doz. 
.34 
fa) .3# 
.40 
White, good to choice. 
.32 
@ .33 
.35® .38 
Mixed Colors, best. 
.30 
@ .31 
.32© .34 
Common to Good.... 
.25 
@ .28 
.30® .31 
Western. 
.18 
® .25 
.28® .30 
Storage. 
.22 
@ .26 
.25® .30 
BEANS 
Marrow, bu. 
2.45 
qt. 
.12 
Medium. 
2-30 
Pea. 
2.10 
® 2.30 
qt. 
.10 
Red Kidney. 
2.00 
@ 2.30 
White Kidney. 
2.40 
© 2.65 
qt. 
.15 
Yellow Eye. 
. 2.90 
© 2.95 
HOPS 
1‘rlme to Choice. 
.12 
® .13 
Common to Good. 
.10 
® .11 
Olds. . 
. .04 
@ .06 
German Crop, 190S .... 
.23 
@ .30 
HONEY 
Clover, comb. 
.12 
@ .15 
.18® .20 
Buckwheat. 
. .11 
@ .12 
.16® .18 
Extracted, lb. 
•07 
@ .09 
■ 12@ .15 
DRIED FRUITS 
Apples, evap. fancy... 
.08 h! 
.12 
Kvap., com. to good. 
.05 
@ .07 
.08® .10 
Sun Dried. 
.04 
@ .00 
cherries. 
, .12 
@ .14 
lb. 
.15® .20 
Raspberries. 
.20 
lb. 
.22® .24 
Huckleberries. 
, .12 
@ .13 
Blackberries. 
.07 
@ .07>6 
FRESH FRUITS 
Apples, 
Baldwin, bbl. 
4.00 
(a) 5.00 
pk. 
.75 
Greening. 
3.50 
@ 5.00 
Spy. 
. 4.0(1 
@ 5.00 
King. 
® 5.25 
Ben Davis.-. 
2.25 
@ 4.00 
Western, bu. box_ 
1.25 
@ 3.25 
doz. 
.50® LOO 
Cranberries, 
Cape Cod, bbl. 
12.00 
@14.00 
qt. 
.15® .20 
Jersey, bbl. 
,10.00 
@13.00 
Jersey, std. crate_ 
2.25 
@ 3.00 
Strawberries, 
Florida, qt. 
.20 
fa) .35 
.40® .50 
Oranges, 
Florida. 
@ 4.00 
doz. 
.50 fd) ,75 
California, fcv. box. 
3.50 
@ 4.00 
doz. 
.75® 1.00 
California, choice... 
3.00 
fa) 3.25 
doz. 
.40® .50 
Grape Fruit, 
Florida, fey. box... 
@ 4.00 
each 
.20® .25 
Florida, choice. 
, 2.00 
@ 3.00 
each 
.10® .15 
VEGETABLES 
I’otatoes. 
Wholesale 
Retail 
Bermuda, bbl. 
4.00 
© 5,00 
Qt< 
.10 
State. ISO lbs. 
2.25 
@ 2.50 
bu. 
1.00 
Long Island, 180 lbs. 
2.75 
® 2.87 
bu. 
1.25 
Jersey, 180 lbs. 
2.00 
® 2.10 
bu. 
.90 
Maine, 165 lbs. 
2.35 
@ 2.40 
bu. 
1.00 
Foreign, 165 lbs. 
1.75 
@ 2.15 
bu. 
1.00 
Sweet I’otatoes.bu bkt. 
. .75 
@ 1.26 
l>k. 
.30© .50 
Brussels Sprouts, qt... 
.10 
@ .12 
.18® .20 
Beets, bbl. 
.75 
@ 1.00 
*. pi. 
.10 
( arrots, bbl. 
.76 
© 1.25 
pk. 
.25 
Cabbage, ton_.’. 
.30.00 
©4(1.00 
head 
.10® .12 
New, bbl. crate. 
1.50 
@ 2.00 
Celery, doz. 
.16 
@ .50 
bob. 
.10© .20 
Lettuce, Southern.bkt. 
1.00 
@ 2.00 
each 
.05@ .10 
Onions, 
Conn. White bbl.... 
3.00 
@ 5.50 
qt. 
15 
Conn. Yellow. 
. 2.00 
® 2.50 
qt. 
.10 
Conn. Red... 
. 1.75 
2.25 
Orange Co., bag.. 
. 1.50 
@ 2.00 
Peas, 
Southern. bbl. bkt. 2.00 
Parsnips, bbl.75 
Parsley. 100 bunches.. 1.50 
Romaine, 
Southern, bkt.75 
Radishes, bkt.2.00 
String Beans, 
Southern, % bbl. bkt. 1.60 
Spinach, bbl. 1.00 
Squash. Hubbard, bbl. .75 
Turnips, 
Rutabaga, bbl.75 
White, bbl.60 
Tomatoes, 
Florida,20 qt. carrier. 1.00 
DRESSED POULTRY 
THE 
RUJRAIfc 
i ® 4.50 
H Pk- 
.60 
@ 1.00 
Vi Pk. 
.15 
i @ 2.00 
bch. 
.05 
i @ 1.25 
head 
.10 
@ 2.50 
bch. 
.05 
1 @ 3.00 
qt. 
.20 
I @ 1.25 
pk. 
.30 
> @ 1.00 
i @ 1.00 
each 
.05 
l ® 1.00 
^ Pk. 
.15 
) ® 2.50 
eo 
Hogs.6.00 @ 6.60 
Wheat, No. 1 
GRAIN 
North’n 
Duluth, bu. 
1.19 
No. 2, Red. 
1.07 
No. 1. Macaroni. 
1.04 
Corn, as to quality, bu. 
.64 
® 
.68 
Oats, as to weight, bu. 
.53 
@ 
.60 
Rye. 
.80 
@ 
.82 
Barley. 
.62 
@ 
.66 
FEED 
Wheat, Bran, ton.24.00 @27DO 
Middlings.28.00 @30.00 
Red Dog. 31.00 
Linseed Meal.32.00 @33.00 
HAY AND STRAW 
Quotations for large bales. 
Small bales sell 50 cents to $1.00 
per ton less. 
Hey, No-. 1, ton.16.00 @16.50 
NO. 2.14.00 @15.00 
No. 3.12.00 @13.00 
Clover Mixed.13.00 @15.00 
Clover. 11.00 @12.00 
Wild.6.00 @ 8.00 
Straw, Rye.10.00 @21.00 
Oat and Wheat. 8.00 @10.00 
BOSTON WHOLESALE MARKETS. 
Butter, Best Creamery.31 @.3116 
Fair to Good.27@ .30 
Eggs, Fancy. .35 
Good to Choice.31 @ .32 
Lower Grades.25® .28 
Apples, Choice, bbl.4.00@ 5.00 
Common to Good.2.00@ 3.50 
Oranges, box... 2.U0@ 3.75 
Strawberries, quart.25@ .40 
Potatoes, 165 lb. bag. 1.50@ 1.60 
Sweet Potatoes, % bbl. 1.25@ 1.50 
Onions, bush. ,70@ .80 
Cucumbers, busb. box. 9.00@10.00 
Lettuce, box.50@ .60 
Cabbage, bbl . l.OOffi 2.00 
Squash, bbl.50® .60 
United States Rubber Company 
42 Broadway, 
New York, January 7, 1909. 
The Board of Directors of the United States 
Rubber Company has this day declared from 
its net profits a quarterly dividend of Two 
Per Cent, on the First Preferred Stock (in¬ 
cluding all outstanding old “Preferred” 
Stock), and a quarterly dividend of One and 
One-half Per Cent, on the Second Preferred 
Stock of this Company, to Stockholders of 
record at 3 P. M. on Friday, January 15. 1909, 
payable, without closing of the Transfer 
Books, January 30, 1909. 
• JOHN J. WATSON, Jr., Treasurer. 
pi-ICASE send a trial shipment to the Oldest Cotn- 
mission House in New York. Kst. 1838. Butter, 
Eggs. Poultry. Pork, Calves, Hay, Grain. Beans, 
Appies, etc. K. It. WOODWARD, 302 ttreenwieh St., N. Y. 
GEO. P. HAMMOND. EST. 1875. FRANK W. GODWIN 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & CO., 
Commission Merchants and Dealers in all kinds of 
COUNTRY I’KODCCK, Apples, Peaches, Ber 
ries Butter, Eggs, Cheese, Poultry. Mushrooms 
and Hot-house Products a Specialty. Consignments 
solicited. 34 Si 36 Little lath St.. New York- 
Writo a Postal to Deoro For 
Books 
Now I W' I Today 
Turkevs, best, lb. _ 
.22 
@ .23 
lb. 
.24® 
.25 
Fair to Good. 
.17 
@ .20 
.20® 
.22 
Chickens, best. 
.23 
@ .24 
.25® 
.27 
Good to Choice. 
.18 
@ .20 
23® 
.25 
Common Run. 
.12 
® .16 
.16® 
.18 
Fowls. 
.11 
@ .14 
.15® 
.18 
Ducks. 
.11 
@ .15 
.15® 
.18 
Geese. 
.10 
@ .15 
.15® 
.18 
Squabs, doz. 
1.00 
® 3.50 
COUNTRY DRESSED MEATS 
Calves, best, lb. 
.12 
@ .13 
.18® 
25 
Common to Good_ 
.09 
@ .11 
.15® 
.17 
Lambs, hothouse, head, 10.00 
@12.00 
Pork. 
..05 
® .09 
• 12@ 
.15 
LIVE STOCK 
Native Steers, 100 lbs.. 
5.(Xl 
@ 6.30 
Oxen. 
4.50 
@ 5.50 
Bulls. 
@ 4.00 
Cows. 
1.25 
@ 4.00 
Dressed Beef Sides, 
100 lbs. 
8.00 
@10.50 
lb. 
.18® 
.25 
Calves, 
Prime Veal, 100 lb... 
6.00 
@10.00 
Culls. . 
2.50 
@ 4.50 
Sheep. 100 lbs. 
fa) *1.75 
Lambs. 
0.50 
IS) 7.50 
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PHR QAl E— 885*6 and 110 Acre Improved Farms 
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Particulars from M. M. PRESCOTT. 
Money Counts 
and farmers in Tidewater Virginia and Carolina 
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Railway, 36 Citizens Bank Building, Norfolk, Va. 
A HOME AND PROSPERITY 
Where science has triumphed over nature. Where 
one sure crop at piiarantecd price* nets $100 per acre. 
Another sure crop nets over $75 per acre. Where cot¬ 
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Oranges, bananas, garden tnick, often nets over $5<X) 
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Buy, easy to cultivate, grows everything, and gives 
robust health—climate never prevents outdoor w ork. 
ALBA HEY WOOD, Pres., 
San Benito, - - - Texas. 
Medal and Highest Award at the Jamestown Exposition. 
No spoiled ensilage In Economy Silos. Ab¬ 
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Every silo easy to erect, and fully guaranteed. 
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Economy Silo & Mfg. Co. 
Box 38-.J Frederick. Md. 
EGGS EGGS EGGS 
Ship your eggs to us and get the highest 
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Xlgg Producers Co. 
1249 BEDFORD AVE., BROOKLYN, N. Y. 
FOR SALE-FARM SILO FACTORY. 
$5,000.00 annual profit can be made in building 
silos—with our patents—five men in factory only to 
accomplish above result. We have a bargain to 
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plant $8,500.00, part cash, mortgage for balance. 
Necessary stock on hand will inventory $2,000.00 
Business established ten years. No royalty on our 
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Cn R Q A I c—800 Choice Barred and Buff P. Rocks, 
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Price Reasonable. Dr. S. C. MOYER. Lansdale, Pa. 
U/ANTC n-A good man to take charge of spray- 
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for fruit farm. None but steady, industrious men 
needed. State wages required and qualifications. 
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E xcellent opportunity for right man to 
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“ STROUX’S FARM BUYERS’ GUIDE” 
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WESTERN CANADA 
More Big Crops in 1908 
60,000 settlers from the United 
States in 1908. New Districts opened 
for settlement. 3'20 acres of land 
to EACH SETTLER— 160 free 
Homestead and 160 acres 
at only $6 per acre. 
“A vast, rich country and a con¬ 
tented, prosperous people.’* Ex¬ 
tract from correspondence of a 
Kansas Editor, whose visit to 
Western Canada in August,. 1908, 
was an inspiration. 
Many have paid the entire cost 
of their farms and had a balance of from $10 
to $20 per acre as a result of one crop. 
Spring and Winter Wheat, Oat», 
Barley, Flax and Peas are the prin¬ 
cipal crops, while the wild grasses bring 
to perfection the best cattle that have ever 
been sold on the Chicago market. 
Splendid Climate, Schools and 
Churches in all localities. Railways 
touch most of tlio settled districts, 
and prices for produce are always 
good. Lands may also be purchased from 
Bailway and Land Companies. 
For pamphlets, maps and information re¬ 
garding low Railway Rates, apply to Stip’t 
of I in in Ignition, Ottawa, Can., or to the 
authorized Canadian Government Agent., 
J. O. Duncan, Canadian Govern¬ 
ment Agent, Room 30, Syracuse Bank 
Building, Syracuse, N. Y. 
A Good Madison County Farm of 
61 ACRES 
Two Miles From Depot, Etc., $1,800. 
Also a few young sons of Fern’s Jubilee, 
No. 73852, A. J. C. C . at $50.00 Each. 
J. GRANT MORSE, Hamilton, JT. Y. 
DUROC JERSEY PIGS 
BRED GILTS 
AND SOWS. 
From mature stock. Also Purebred high yielding 
Seed Corn. Timothy and Clover Seed. Address 
Meadowbrook Seed Farms, Williamsport, Ohio. 
WANTED 
t—One or two men in each 
' county to solicit for a 
B radical Veterinary and Stock Book. Address 
(epartment A, 807 Mutual Life Bldg., Buffalo, N.Y. 
to I» Weekly and Expenses can be made by men 
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poultry men. No experience necessary. Write for partic¬ 
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“OAKLAND FARM” FOR SALE 
Very desirable. Strictly high class. For 
illustrated Desci iptive Circular, address, 
T. A. MITCHELL, Weedsport, N. Y. 
Sunlight Double-Glass Sash Company 
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Never has to be covered or un¬ 
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Retains the heat, excludes the cold. 
Makes stronger and earlier plants. 
.Class slips in; no putty; cannot 
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Ask for catalog O. It tells all 
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Special catalog for greenhouse material 
Think of growing Cabbage in December—of Beets, Onions 
and Peas marketed in February. The farmers of Manatee 
County secure high prices for these early crops. 
Vegetables Often Net $1 ,OGO per Acre 
You could soon become independent on a small truck farm. 
The climate is delightful and water abundant. 
Our valuable book, “Fruit and Vegetable Growing in Manatee 
County,” tells of reasonably priced lands in this section. Sent free 
while edition lasts. Address 
J. W. WHITE 
Gen’l Indus. Ag’t, Seaboard Air-Line 
Dept. 18 PORTSMOUTH VA. 
IN DECEMBER 
