1909. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
187 
CONTENTS 
Tub Rural New-Yorker, February 
1909. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Sal Soda as a Fertilizer. 
Raw Phosphate in Ohio. 
The Cement Block Silo. 
Tools for Eighty-Acre Farm. 
The Business Side of Farming. 
Why Did Clover Fail?. 
Do Not Use Raw Muck. 
Value of Fish Waste. 
Buckwheat to Kill Quack Grass. 
The Value of Swamp Muck. 
Crimson Clover in New York. 
Destroying Stumps; Loaf Mold. 
How Much of the Dollar?. 
Subduing a Swanup.. 
Electric Light on Farms. 
Cedar Oil as a Farm Crop. 
Sweet Corn for New York. 
Value of Old Plastering. 
The Hunt for Lime. 
Hope Farm Notes. 
Grain in New York State. 
20 , 
158 
158 
159 
159 
159 
1(51 
1G2 
163 
163 
165 
165 
165 
165 
165 
166 
166 
167 
167 
168 
171 
182 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Prime Wethers for Fattening. 
A Flourishing Live Stock Section. 
Facts About the Gape Worm. 
Stock and Hunting Laws. 
Raise Good Horses. 
The Range Horse. 
Good Cows. 
A Wonderful Cow... 
Facts About Tuberculosis by a Student 
and a Sufferer. 
A Tenant Farmer on Milk. 
A Guernsey Record. 
Sheep in the Bashful State. 
How to Utilize Corn Cobs. 
Preserving Green Cut Bone. 
Changing to Summer Dairy. 
The Balanced Ration. 
Bread Compared with Cornmeal. 
Murdering Chickens for Food. 
Itching Skin in Horse. 
The Columbian Cattle. 
Soy Beans in the Silo. 
Hogging Corn in-Maryland. 
Death to Western Stock. 
Geese . 
Rabbits for Chicken Feed. 
Fistula of Rumen. 
Chronic Indigestion. 
Notes on Incubation. 
176 
176 
177 
177 
178 
178 
178 
179 
179 
17!) 
179 
180 
ISO 
180 
180 
181 
181 
181 
181 
182 
182 
183 
183 
184 
184 
186 
186 
186 
HORTICULTURE. 
New Peaches from Stubenrauch. 160 
Destroy Your Caterpillars Now. 160 
American Fruits in Europe. 160 
Self-Supporting Fruit Trees. 161 
Fruit Trees Not Bearing. 161 
Retailing Garden Products. 162 
Apples for New Jersey. 163 
Transplanting Evergreens. 164 
Starting Nut Seedlings. 164 
Propagating California Privet. 164 
Rain Water from Tar Roofs. 164 
Plum Rot. 164 
Starting a Lawn. 164 
Cherry Trees Dropping Leaves. 164 
Primary School on Spraying. 164 
Chickweed in the Strawberries. 106 
A Neglected Orchard. 106 
Western N. Y. Horticultural Society 
Meeting. Part 1. 169 
Ruralisms . 170 
The Farmer’s Share of Beets. 173 
New York State Grange. 173 
Report of Country Life Commission.. 173 
WOMAN AND THE HOME'. 
From Day to Day. 174 
The Rural Patterns.•. 174 
A Sticky Griddle. 175 
Fresh Pork Stew; Coffee Cake. 175 
Griddle Cakes. 175 
A Matter of Teaching. 175 
Soak the Meal. 175 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
The Connecticut Probation Law.. 157, 158 
Building a Darn. 167 
Cement Walks; Cost of Cows. 167 
An Outlawed Mortgage. 168 
Renting Mortgaged Land. 168 
Making a Will. 168 
Light from Gasoline. 168 
Government Whitewash. 170 
Editorials . 172 
Wind Power for Pumping. 184 
Publisher’s Desk. 186 
MARKETS 
Prices current at New York during week ending 
February 13, 1909, wholesale except where other¬ 
wise Indicated. The retail prices given do not, as 
a rule, cover either the highest or lowest sales, but 
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 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 
Betail 
Creamery, fancy, lb. 
.. .32 
© 
35/6) 
.38 
Good to Choice. 
.. .28 
® 
.31 
32® 
.34 
bower Grades . 
@ 
.25 
28® 
.30 
Storage. 
.. .22 
® 
.28 
State Dairy, best. 
... .26 
© 
.28 
.27© 
.30 
Common to Good.. 
.. .20 
<§> 
.23 
.24® 
.26 
Factory. 
.17 
(ft 
.20 
.22® 
.26 
Packing Stock. 
® 
.19 
CHEESE 
Full Cream, bPSt.... 
.. .15 
@ 
.16 
.20® 
.22 
Common to Good.. 
.. .12 
@ 
.14 
.16® 
.18 
Skims. 
... .05 
@ 
.09 
.10® 
.13 
EGGS 
Fancy White, doz.... 
.. .36 
@ 
.38 
.40© 
.42 
White, good to choice. .32 
® 
.33 
.35® 
.38 
Mixed Colors, best . 
® 
.31 
.32® 
.34 
Common to Good.. 
.. .25 
® 
.28 
.30® 
.31 
Western. 
.. .18 
® 
.25 
.25® 
.30 
Storage. 
.. .22 
® 
.26 
.25© 
.30 
BEANS 
Marrow, bu. 
2.45 
qt. 
.12 
Medium. 
2-30 
Pea. 
@ 2.30 
qt. 
.10 
Red Kidney.. 
2.00 
© 2.30 
White Kidney. 
... 2.40 
® 2.65 
qt. 
.15 
Yellow Eye. 
... 2.90 
® 
3.00 
HOPS 
Prime to Choice. 
... .12 
® 
.13 
Common to Good... 
... .10 
® 
.11 
Olds.. 
@ 
.06 
German Crop, 1908 .. 
... .23 
® 
.30 
HONEY 
Clover, comb. 
(ft 
.15 
.18® 
.20 
Buckwheat. 
... .1! 
© 
.12 
.16® 
.18 
Extracted, lb. 
... 4)7 
@ 
.09 
.12® 
.16 
DRIED FRUITS 
Apples, evap. fancy... 
■0814 
.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 
© .0714 
FRESH FRUITS 
Apples, 
Spitz. 
4.00 
® 6.00 
Baldwin, bbl. 
4.00 
@ 5.00 
pk. 
.75 
Greening.,,. 
3.50 
© 5.00 
Spy. 
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 
©13.00 
qt. .15© 
.20 
Jersey, bbl. 
10.00 
@13.00 
Jersey, std. crate.... 
2.25 
@ 3.00 
Strawberries, 
Florida, qt. 
.30 
@ .50 
.40© 
.50 
Oranges, 
Florida. 
(a) 3.75 
doz. .50© 
,75 
California, fey. box. 
3.50 
© 3.75 
doz. .75/6)1.00 
California, choice... 
3.00 
Cd) 3.25 
doz. .40/6) 
.50 
Grape Fruit, 
Florida, fey. box. 
3.50 
© 4.50 
each .20© 
.25 
Florida, choice. 
2.00 
© 3.00 
each .10© 
.15 
VEGETABLES 
Potatoes, 
Wholesale 
Retail 
Bermuda, bbl. 
4.00 
@ 6.25 
qt. 
.10 
Siate. 180 lbs. 
2.00 
® 2.25 
bu. 
1.00 
Long Island, 180 lbs. 
2.75 
@ 3.00 
bu. 
1.25 
Jersey, 180 lbs. 
1.75 
@ 2.00 
bu. 
.90 
Maine, 165 lbs. 
2.35 
@ 2.40 
bu. 
1.00 
Foreign, 165 lbs. 
1.75 
@ 2.10 
bu. 
1.00 
Sweet Potatoes,bu bkt. 
.75 
@ 1.25 
pk. .30® 
.50 
Brussels Sprouts, qt... 
.10 
@ .12 
.18© 
.20 
Beets, bbl. 
.75 
@ 1.00 
% pk. 
.10 
Carrots, bbl. 
.75 
@ 1.25 
pk. 
.25 
Cabbage, ton. 
30.00 
@35.00 
head .10® 
.12 
New, bbl. crate. 
1.50 
@ 2.25 
Celery, doz. 
.15 
@ .50 
bch. .10® 
.20 
Lettuce, Southern.bkt. 
l.oo 
@ 3.00 
each .06@ 
.10 
Onions, 
Conn. White- bbl_ 
3.00 
@ 5 00 
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 
® 4.00 
% Pk. 
.60 
Parsnips, bbl. 
.75 
@ 1.00 
% pk. 
.15 
Parsley, 100 bunches.. 
1.50 
© 2.00 
bch. 
.05 
Romaine, 
Southern, bkt. 
1.00 
© 1.50 
head 
.10 
Radishes, bkt. 
2.00 
@ 3.00 
bch. 
.05 
String Beans, 
Southern, % bbl. bkt. 
1.50 
® 3.00 
qt. 
.20 
Spinach, bbl. 
1.00 
@ 1.50 
pk. 
.30 
Squash, Hubbard, bbl. 
.75 
@ 1.00 
Turnips, 
Rutabaga, bbl. 
.75 
@ 1.00 
each 
.05 
White, bbl. 
.50 
@ 1.00 
% Pk. 
.15 
Tomatoes, 
Florida,20 qt. carrier. 
1.00 
@ 2.50 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS. 
Cucumbers, 
Fancy, doz. 
2.00 
each 
.20 
No. 1, doz. 
1.25 
@ 1.75 
each 
.16© 
.18 
No. 2. box. 
2.00 
@ 4.50 
each 
.06® 
.10 
Mushrooms, lb. 
.20 
@ .45 
V 
•76@1.00 
Mint, dozen bunches.. 
.60 
Radishes, 100 bunches. 
2.50 
© 3.50 
bch. 
.05 
matoes, lb. 
.15 
© .25 
lb. 
.25© 
.35 
LIVE POULTRY 
Chickens, lb. 
.13 
.16® 
.18 
Fowls. 
.13 
Roosters.. 
.0814 
Turkeys. 
.12 
@ .16 
.14© 
.19 
Ducks. 
.15 
.16 
Geese. 
.11 
@ .12 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, best, lb. 
.22 
@ .23 
lb. 
.24® 
.25 
Fair to Good. 
.17 
@ .2(1 
.20® 
.22 
Capons, best. 
@ .28 
.30© 
.32 
Common to good. 
.19 
© .24 
. 25® 
.28 
Chickens, best. 
.23 
@ .24 
.25® 
.27 
Good to Choice. 
. .18 
@ .20 
23® 
.26 
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 
© 4.50 
COUNTRY DRESSED MEATS 
Calves, best, lb.12 ® .12% .18® 25 
Common to Good.0? ® .11 .15® .17 
Lambs,hothouse,head. 7.00 ©10.00 
I*ork.05 @ .0!) .12® .15 
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LIVE STOCK 
Native Steers, 100 lbs.. 4.70 @ 6.10 
Oxen.4.50 © 5.0(1 
Bulls.3.25 © 4.15 
Cows.1.25 ® 4.DO 
Dressed Beef Sides, 
100 lbs.8.00 @10.00 lb. .18© .25 
GHi 1V6S 
Prime Veal, 100 lb... 6.00 @ 9.50 
Culls.2.50 © 4.50 
Sheep, 100 lbs.3.00 @ 4.00 
Lambs.7.00 @ 8.00 
Hogs.. .6.50 .© 7.00 
GRAIN 
Wheat, No. 1, North’n 
Duluth, bu. 1.21 
No. 2, Bed. 1.11 
No. 1, Macaroni. 1.04 
Corn, as to quality, bu. .66 @ .72 
Oats, as to weight, bu. .63 @ .60 
Bye.80 © .82 
Barley. 70 © .72 
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 60 cents to $1.00 
per ton lees. 
Hay, No. 1, ton. 
@16.00 
No. 2. 
@15.00 
No. 3. 
...12.00 
@13.00 
Clover Mixed. 
...13.00 
@15.00 
Clover. 
@12. (Ml 
Wild. 
© 8.00 
Straw, Rye. 
... 18.(X) 
@20.00 
Oat and Wheat... 
... 8.00 
©10.00 
BOSTON WHOLESALE MARKETS. 
Butter, Best Creamery.30© .3014 
Fair to Good.27© .29 
Eggs, Fancy. .35 
Good to Choice.32© .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'.35© .50 
Potatoes, 165 lb. bag. 1.50@ 1.60 
Sweet Potatoes, % 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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E xcellent farm for sale cheap: 
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Ready to Occupy. 
43 acres with crops and farm implements; % mile 
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[An CAI C"“Seventy acres, fourteen room 
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