loo 
1909. 
CONTENTS 
Tiib Rural New-Yorker, February 13, 
1909. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Why Are Lime Soils Strong? Part 
II .133, 
Plowing Under Canada Peas. 
Stable Manure or Chemicals. 
Alfalfa and Lime. 
\ Yew Mexico Home. 
Alfalfa With Barley. 
Plowing a Garden; Late Green Crops. 
Bone or Acid Phosphate. 
Treatment for Grass . 
Some Tricks of the Trade. 
Hope Farm Notes . 
The Farmer’s Share . 
New York State Grange. 
In Southern Maryland. 
Jewish Farmers . 
194 
194 
194 
1 35 
136 
IS¬ 
IS? 
138 
141 
141 
143 
145 
145 
152 
153 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
The Breeding of Mules. 133 
Sheep on Shares . 148 
A Woman and the Squab Business.... 148 
How Much of the Dollar?. 149 
Periodic Ophthalmia . 149 
Canadian 1,1 ve Stock Notes. 150 
How to Brood the Chicks. 150 
Stringy Milk . 151 
Buff Rocks and R. I. Reds. 151 
Pork Making in the Rockies. 153 
Beef Scraps . 153 
HORTICULTURE. 
Top-Working Apple Trees. 134 
The “Deer Nuisance” in Vermont.... 135 
The Demand for Apples. 135 
Bough Land Peach Growing. 136 
A Connecticut Apple Banquet. 136 
Girdled Trees . 137 
Scraping and Painting Trees. 138 
Strawberry Mulching and Fertilizing.. 138 
Fertilizers on French Vineyards. 138 
New York State Fruit Growers’ Asso- 
ciation. Part IV . 139 
Destroying Gooseberry Worms. 140 
Ruralisms . 142 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 146 
Old Newspapers . 146 
Farm Cheese of Years Ago. 146 
The Rural Patterns . 147 
Canning Vegetables — Experience 
Wanted . 147 
Savory Meats . 147 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
A Jersey Mail Carrier Talks. 134 
Likes a Windmill . 136 
Products, Prices and Trade. 140 
itorial . 144 
Florida Orange Boxes . 149 
Poisoning English Sparrows . 151 
The International Tuberculosis Exhibi¬ 
tion . 152 
Publisher’s Desk . 154 
MARKETS 
Prices current at New York during week ending 
February 5. 1909. wholesale except where other¬ 
wise indicated. The retail prices given do not, as 
a rule, cover either the highest or lowest sales, but 
6how 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. "Ketail” is rather 
an indetlnite 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 by grocers and small deal¬ 
ers who receive no direct shipments. 
BUTTER 
Wholesale 
Ketail 
Creamery, fancy, lb. 
.. .31 
® 
.31(4 
35® 
•TT 
Good to Choice. 
.. .27 
@ 
.30 
32® 
.34 
bower Grades . 
.. .22 
@ 
.25 
■28® 
.30 
Storage. 
.. .22 
® 
.28 
State Dairy, best. 
... .25 
@ 
.28 
.27® 
.30 
Common to G od.. 
.. .20 
@ 
.23 
.24® 
.26 
Factory. 
® 
.20 
.22® 
.25 
Packing Stock.. 
... .17 
@ 
.19 
CHEESE 
Full Cream, best_ 
.. .14 
® 
.15 
.20® 
.22 
Common to Good.. 
.. .11 
@ 
.13 
.16® 
.18 
Skims. 
@ 
.09 
.10® 
.13 
MILK. 
Now York Exchange price $1.81 per 
40-quart can, netting 3% cents to 
shippers in the 26-cent freight zone 
who have no additional station 
charges. 
qt. 
•07@ 
.12 
EGGS 
Fancy White, doz. 
. .36 
@ .38 
.40® 
.42 
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 
.25® 
.30 
Storage. 
. .22 
@ .26 
.25® 
.30 
BEANS 
Marrow, bu. 
2.15 
qt. 
.12 
Medium. 
230 
Pea. 
@ 2.30 
qt. 
.10 
Ited Kidney. 
2.00 
@ 2.30 
White Kiduev. 
@ 2.65 
qt. 
.15 
Yellow Eye.. 
@ 2.95 
HOPS 
Prime to Choice. 
. .12 
@ .13 
Common to Good. 
. .10 
@ .11 
Olds. 
@ .06 
German Crop, 1908 ... 
. .23 
® .30 
HONEV 
Clover, comb. 
.12 
@ .15 
.18® 
.20 
Buckwheat.. 
. .11 
@ .12 
.16® 
.18 
Extracted, lb. 
•07 
@ .09 
.12® 
.15 
DRIED FRUITS 
Apples, evap. fancy... 
•08)4 
.12 
Evap., com. to good. 
.05 
@ .07 
.08® 
.10 
Sun Dried. 
.04 
® .05 
Cherries. 
, .12 
® .14 
lb. 
■15® 
.20 
Raspberries. 
.20 
lb. 
.22® 
.24 
Huckleberries. 
, .12 
© .13 
Blackberries. 
.07 
@ .07(4 
FRESH FRUITS 
Apples, 
Baldwin, bbl. 
4.00 
@ 5.00 
pk. 
.75 
Greening. 
3.50 
@ 5.00 
Spv. 
. 4.00 
@ 5.00 
King. 
@ 5.25 
Ben Davis. 
2.25 
@ 4.00 
Western, bu. box_ 
1.25 
@ 3.25 
doz. 
.50® 1.00 
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 
@ .40 
.40® 
.50 
Oranges, 
Florida. 
@ 4.00 
doz. 
.50® 
.75 
California, fey. box. 
3.50 
@ 4.00 
doz. 
.75® 1.00 
California, choice... 
3.00 
@ 3.25 
doz. 
.40® 
.50 
Grape Fruit. 
Florida, fey. box.. 
. 3.50 
@ 4.50 
each 
.20® 
.25 
Florida, choice.. 
, 2.00 
@ 3.00 
each 
.10® 
.15 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS. 
Fancy, doz. 
2.00 
each 
.20 
No. 1, doz. 
. 1.25 
@ 1.75 
each 
.15® 
.18 
No. 2. box. 
2.00 
ffl 4.50 
each 
.06® 
.10 
Mushrooms, lb_ 
. .20 
@ .40 
.75®].00 
Hint, dozen bunches. 
.60 
Radishes, 100 bunches 
. 2.50 
@ 3.50 
bch. 
.05 
■tomatoes, lb. 
. .08 
@ .15 
lb. 
.25® 
.30 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
VEGETABLES 
2.00 
2.75 
2.00 
Potatoes. 
Bermuda, bbl. 
State. 180 lbs. 
Long Island, 180 lbs 
Jersey. 180 lbs. 
Maine. 105 lbs.2.35 
Foreign, 185 lbs. 1.75 
Sweet Potatoes.bu bkt. .75 
Brussels Sprouts, qt... .10 
Beets, bbl.75 
Carrots, bbl.75 
Cabbage, ton.30.00 
New, bbl. crate. 1.50 
Celery, doz.15 
Lettuce, Southern.bkt. 1.00 
Onions, 
Conn. White bbl.... 3.00 
Conn. Yellow.2.00 
Conn. Red. 1.75 
Orange Co., bag. 1.60 
Peas, 
Southern, 14 bbl. bkt. 2.00 
Parsnips, bbl.75 
Parsley, 100 buucbes.. 1.50 
Romaine, 
Southern, bkt. 1.00 
Radishes, bkt. 2.00 
String Beans, 
Southern. )4 bbl. bkt. 1.50 
Spinach, bbl. 1.00 
Squash, Hubbard, bbl. .75 
Turnips, 
Rutabaga, bbl.75 
White, bbl.50 
Tomatoes. 
Florida,20 qt. carrier. 1.00 
Wholesale 
4.00 @ 5.00 
@ 2.25 
@ 3.00 
@ 2.25 
® 2.40 
@ 2.20 
@ 1.25 
@ .12 
@ 1.00 
@ 1.25 
® 36.00 
@ 2.25 
@ .50 
@ 3.00 
Chickens, lb. 
Fowls. 
Roosters. 
Turkey 8.12 
Ducks. 
Geese.11 
@ 5 00 
@ 2.50 
@ 2.25 
@ 2.00 
® 4.50 
@ 1.00 
@ 2.00 
@ 1.50 
® 2.50 
@ 3.00 
@ 1.50 
® 1.00 
@ 1.00 
@ 1.00 
@ 2.50 
LIVE POULTRY 
. .13 
. .14 
. 419 
@ .16 
.15 
@ .12 
qt. 
bu. 
bu. 
bu. 
bu. 
bu. 
pk. 
>4P*. 
pk. 
head 
bch. 
each 
qt. 
qt. 
)4 Pk. 
Bjpk. 
bch. 
head 
bch. 
qt. 
pk. 
each 
J4pk. 
Retail 
.10 
1.00 
1.25 
.90 
1.00 
1.00 
.30@ .50 
.18® .20 
.10 
.25 
.10® .12 
.10® .20 
,05@ .10 
15 
.10 
.60 
.16 
.05 
.10 
.05 
.20 
.30 
.05 
.15 
.16® .18 
.14® .19 
.16 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Ducks. 
Geese. 
.22 
@ 
.23 lb. 
.24® 
.25 
.17 
® 
.20 
.20® 
.22 
.23 
@ 
.24 
.26® 
.27 
.18 
@ 
.20 
23® 
.25 
.12 
@ 
.16 
.16® 
.18 
.11 
® 
.14 
.15@ 
.18 
.11 
@ 
.15 
.15® 
.18 
.10 
@ 
.15 
.15® 
.18 
1.00 
@ 
3.50 
COUNTRY DRESSED MEATS 
Calves, best, lb.12 @ .1214 
Common to Good.07 @ .11 
Lambs,hothouse,head.10.00 @12.50 
Pork.05 @ .09 
LIVE STOCK 
Native Steers, 100 lbs.. 
5.00 
@ 6.30 
Oxen. 
4.50 
@ 5.00 
Bulls. 
@ 4.00 
Cows. 
1.25 
@ 4.00 
Dressed Beef Sides, 
100 tbs. 
8.00 
@10.00 
Calves, 
Prime Veal, 100 lb... 
6.00 
® 9.50 
Calls. 
2.50 
@ 4.50 
Sheep, 100 lbs. 
© 3.50 
Lambs. 
7.00 
@ 8.00 
Hogs. 
5.00 
@ 6.00 
GRAIN 
Wheat. No. 1, North’n 
Duluth, bu. 
1.21 
NO. 2, Red. 
1.11 
No. 1, Macaroni. 
1.04 
Corn, as to quality, bu. 
.66 
@ .72 
Oats, as to weight, bu. 
.53 
@ .60 
Rye. 
.80 
@ .82 
Barley. 
.62 
@ .66 
lb. 
.18® 25 
.15@ .17 
.12® ..15 
.18® .25 
FEED 
Wheat. Bran, ton.25.00 ®27.00 
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. 
Hav, No. 1, ton....16.00 ®16.50 
No. 2.14.00 ®16.00 
No. 3.12.00 <313.00 
Clover Mixed.13.00 ®15.00 
Clover.11.00 ® 12.00 
Wild.6.00 ® 8.00 
Straw, Rye.18.00 @20.00 
Oat and Wheat. 8.00 @10.00 
BOSTON WHOLESALE MARKETS. 
Butter, Best Creamery.29® .30 
Fair to Good.26® .28 
Eggs, Fancy. .35 
Good to Choice. 412® .33 
Lower Grades.25® .28 
Apples, Choice, bbl.5.00® 6.00 
Common to Good. 3.00® 4.50 
Oranges, box. 2.00® 3.75 
Strawberries, quart.25® .40 
Potatoes, 165 lb. bag. 1.50® 1.60 
Sweet Potatoes, 14 bbl. 1.00® 1.25 
Onions, bush.70® .80 
Cucumbers, bush, box .9.00@10.00 
Lettuce, box. 50® .60 
Cabbage, bbl . 1.00® 2.25 
Squash, bbl.50® .60 
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R 
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R. F. D. 1, Wayville, Saratoga Co., New York. 
T oulouse Geese 
keys, ducks, 
iese. Breeders. Eggs for hatching, 
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Tur- 
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