1909. 
THE RURAIv NEW«yORKER 
635 
CONTENTS 
The Rural New-Yorker, June 26, 1909. 
FARM TOriCS. 
Alfalfa Roots and Drains. 623 
Rape for a Catch Crop. 624 
More Potato Culture Questions.624 
Potato Growing in Australia. 625 
Value of “Second-Hand” Fertilizer. . . 625 
Hope Farm Notes. 627 
Crop Prospects . 629 
Hay Caps in New England. 629 
Long Island Land. 629 
Those Idle New York Farms. 632 
Another Story About Artichokes. 633 
DIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. - 
Frenck-Canadian Cattle .. 621 
Plank Stall with Concrete Bottom.... 622 
Hydrophobia and the Pet Dog. 623 
Breeding for Water or for Fat.623 
Handling the Liquid Manure. 623 
The Cost of Milk... 629 
Seasonable Sheep Notes. 632 
Destroying Lice on Cattle. 633 
More About Concrete Silos.. 633 
Registering I’ere heron Horses. 633 
HORTICULTURE. 
Ruralisms .,.626 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day...630 
Faithful Friends . 630 
The Rural Patterns. 630 
Mrs. Spraker Talks. 630 
Danish Cookies . GW 
Baby's Handkerchief Cap. 631 
A Sewing Room Hint. 631 
Safety Pin Cushion. 631 
Huckleberry Breakfast Cake. 631 
The Needle as an Uplifter. 631 
Nebraska Corn Bread. 631 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
The Case Against the Housefly.... 621, 622 
A Water Power for Electricity. 622 
Products, Prices and Trade. 024 
Repairing an Engine . 625 
Killing Ants . 625 
Editorials . 626 
Events of the Week. 629 
An Insurance Experience. 629 
Publisher's Desk . 634 
Humorous . 636 
MARKETS 
Prices current at New York during week ending 
•tune IS, 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 ot butter, 
cases of eggs, etc. The trade of commission mer¬ 
chants is strictly wholesale. The retail prices 
given are titose secured by grocers and small deal¬ 
ers who receive no direct shipments. 
HUTTKR 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS. 
Cucumbers. 
Fancy, doz.50 @ .60 each .10 
No. 1. box. 2.00 i© 3.00 each .05® .06 
No. 2. box. 1.00 © 1.50 
Mushrooms, lb.25 @ .75 .50®1.00 
Tomatoes, lb.10 @ .12 lb. .25® .30 
LIVE POULTRY 
Chickens, broilers, lb... .20 @ .23 
Fowls.15 ® .15^ 
Roosters. .10 
Ducks. .12 
Geese. .07 ® .00 
.25® .30 
DRESSKD POULTRY 
Chickens, frozen. 
best. 
.23 
@ 
.24 
.26® 
.27 
Good to Choice. 
.18 
@ 
.20 
23® 
.26 
Common Hun.. 
.12 
© 
.16 
.16® 
.18 
Fancy broilers, 
pair. 
.40 
@ 
.60 
Broilers,#]!), to pr.« Ib 
.25 
@ 
.28 
Fowls. 
.12 
.16 
.15® 
.18 
Ducks, Spring .... 
.17 
® 
.18 
.20® 
723 
Squabs, doz. 
1.00 
@ 
4.50 
LIVE ST 
OCK 
Native Steers, 100 
lbs.. 
6.20 
® 
7.15 
Oxen. 
4.60 
@ 
6.25 
Bulls.3.50 ® 4.75 
Cows.2.00 ® 4.50 
Calves, 
Prime Veal, 100 lb... 6.00 ® 8.50 
Culls.4.50 @ 5.50 
Sheep, 100 lbs.3.60 @ 5.00 
Lambs.7.00 ® 8.00 
Hogs.8.00 ® 8.20 
GRAIN 
Wheat, No. 1, North'n 
Duluth, bu. ].37 
No. 2, Red. 1.61 
Corn, as to quality, bu. .82 ® .86 
Oats, as to weight, bu. .55 ® .64 
Rye....90 ® .92 
Barley. .86 @ .88 
HAY AND STRAW 
Quotations for large bales. 
8uiail bales sell 60 cents to 81.00 
per ton less. 
Hay, No. 1, ton.18.00 ® 19.00 
No. 2.16.00 @17.00 
No. 3.14.50 @15.50 
Clover Mixed.14.00 @ 16.00 
Clover,.12.00 @14.00 
Wild Hay.10.00 ®12.00 
Straw, Rye.29.00 @32.00 
Oat and Wheat.10.00 @13.00 
BOSTON WHOLESALE MARKKT8. 
Butter, Best Creamery.26® .27 
Fair to Good. .25® .25bj 
Eggs, Fancy....21@.32J6 
Good to Choice.19@ .20 
Lower Grades.16® .18 
Apples, Choice, bbl. 5.00@ 7.00 
Commou to Good. 3.00® 4.00 
Strawberries, quart.05@ .15 
Muskmelons, crate. 1.25® 2.00 
Potatoes. 105 lb. bag. 2.00® 2.25 
Lettuce, box.75@ 1.00 
Squash, bbl.50® .60 
CLEVELAND, OHIO 
Butter, Prime Elgin.27® .28 
Lower Guides.23® .26 
Eggs. 18® .21 
Water-glass Eggs.—I n regard to the 
use of water glass, I have customers who 
buy from 30 to 50 dozen eggs every Spring 
to put down. They demand “fresh laid,” 
clean eggs (but not wiped to make them 
Creamery, fancy, lb 
Good to Choice.24 
Lower Grades 
State Dairy, best. 
Cora m on to G jod... 
Factory. 
Packing 8 l 0 ck. 
Wholesale 
.26 @ .27 
@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
.25 
.23 
.25 
.22 
.19 
.18 
.20 
.24 
.20 
.. .16 
.. .16 
MILK. 
New York Exchange price $1.21 per 
40-quart can. netting 2 '4 cents to 
shippers in the 26-cent freight zone 
win) have no additional station 
Retail 
.28® .32 
27 Cl .211 
24® .25 
.71 V„ .28 
.23® .25 
.20® .22 
en'illl 
charges. 
qt. 
■07@ .12 
CHEESE 
Full Cream, best. 
.18 
@ .14 
.16® .18 
Common to Good... 
. .10 
@ .12 
.15® .16 
Skims. 
@ .08 
.10® .12 
EGGS 
Faoov White, doz. 
, .25 
@ .25bS 
.27® .30 
White, good to choice. .22 
@ .24 
.25® .26 
Mixed Colors, best... 
.. .20 
@ .22 
.23® .25 
Common to Good... 
. .16 
@ .18 
.17® .19 
Western. 
© .19 
•19®. 21 
BEANS 
Marrow, bu. 
. 2.75 
® 3.20 
qt. 
.15 
.Medium. 
@ 2.70 
I’ea. 
, 2.60 
@ 2.79 
qt. 
.12 
lied Kidney. 
. 1.76 
@ 2.40 
Willie Kidney. 
© 2.70 
qt. 
.16 
Yellow Eyo. 
@ 3.40 
HOPS 
Prime to Choice. 
@ .14 
Common to Good. 
, .10 
@ .12 
Olds. 
@ .06 
German Crop, 1908 ... 
. .21 
@ .24 
DUIKD FRUITS 
Apples, evap. fancy.. 
, ,08^@ m>4 
.14 
Kvap., com. to good 
. .05 
@ .08 
.08® .12 
Sun Dried. 
. .04 
@ .05 
Cherries. 
@ .15 
lb. 
.20® .25 
Raspberries. 
.20 
lb. 
.22® .24 
i i ucklebei-ries. 
@ .18 
FRESH FRUITS 
Apples, 
Baldwin, bbl. 
. 5.00 
@ 6.IKI 
doz. 
.40® .60 
Spy. 
@ 6.25 
Heu Davis. 
. 4.00 
@ 6.00 
Russet. 
. 3 00 
® 5.50 
Western, bu. box... 
. 2.00 
@ 3.50 
doz. 
.50® 1.00 
Si rawberrles. 
Del. and Md. 
. .02 
@ ,06 
.08® .10 
Jersey. 
@ .08 
.0.3® .12 
Staten Island. 
. ,06 
@ .15 
.10® .18 
Blackberries. 
.06 
@ .07 
qt. 
.10® .15 
Huckleberries. 
. .10 
© .13 
qt. 
.12® .18 
Gooseberries. 
. .07 
@ .09 
Peaches, Fla . crate.. 
. 2.00 
@ 8.00 
N. C. and Ga. 
. 1.25 
@ 2.00 
Watermelons, 
Fla,. 100. 
20.00 
@36 00 
Muskmelons, crate... 
. 1X0 
® 2.25 
>, rrom pens m which there is no 
male bird. I require the water to be boiled 
and cooled before adding to the water 
glass. The observation of these points will 
Insure greater success. m. l. r. 
M hem you write advertisers mention Tub 
I f. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee page 8. 
VKG ETA BLES 
Potatoes. 
Wholesale 
Beta 11 
Bermuda, bbl. 
3.50 
@ 5.1X1 
qt. 
.15 
Southern, new. 
1.76 
ffl 3.50 
Slate. 180 lbs. 
2.50 
® 3.00 
bu. 
1,30 
Maine, 166 lbs. 
3.00 
® 3.25 
bu. 
1.30 
Foreign, 105 lbs. 
Sweet Potatoes,bu.bkt. 
2.50 
@ 2.75 
bu. 
1.25 
1.00 
® 2.00 
pk. 
.60® .75 
Asparagus, fey. green 
doz. 
2.50 
@ 3 00 
Fey. white. 
1.76 
© 2.00 
Coin, to good. 
.50 
@ LOO 
ttbbage.new.bbl.crate 
.25 
@ .75 
• 'orn, Fla.. 100_ 
1.00 
@ 3.00 
ucumbers, Fla., bu... 
.25 
@ 1.25 
Lettuce, bbl. 
Onions. 
.26 
@ .75 
each 
.03® .05 
Bermuda, crate. 
.60 
fa) .85 
Texas, crate. 
Peas, 
.75 
@ 1.00 
Southern. Jfj bbl. bkt. .50 @1.50 
Peppers S’n., carrier.. .75 @1.25 
Rhubarb, 100 bunches. 1.00 @ 2.00 
Radishes, 100 bunches, .20 @ .50 
String Beans, bu.25 © 1.00 
Spinach, bbl.10 @ .50 
Turnips, 
Rutabaga, bbl.75 @ 1.00 
Whito, bbl.50 @ 1.00 
Tomatoes, 
Florida,20 qt. carrier. .75 @ 1.75 
H pk. .40® .60 
beh. 
qt. 
pk. 
each 
M pk. 
.03 
.KX3 .16 
.10® .15 
.05 
.16 
WANTLIJ-Direct from producer, Eggs,Poultry, 
Vegetables. Highest market prices. 
hlMVAKl) BURDEN, White Plai ns. N. Y. 
WANTED 
Strawberries and all other fruits and vege¬ 
tables. Hothouse products, fancy eggs, etc. 
Write us what you have to offer. Top prices 
secured for choice products. 
Archdeacon & Co., 100 Murray St., New York 
FREE DIRECTORY 
OF 400 LEADING PRODUCE MERCHANTS 
IN 29 MARKETS. THE NATIONAL LEAGUE 
OF COMMISSION MERCHANTS OF U. S„ 
_BUFFALO, NEW YORK,_ 
DL EASE send a trial shipment to tlieOldest Com- 
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K.ggs. Poultry. Pork, Calves, Hay, Grain, Beans, 
Apples, etc. n. «. woodward, am: Greenwich st„ n. y, 
WHITE and BROWN Solicited. 
Prompt sales. Highest Prices. 
JOHN SCHOLL & BRO. 
_147 Ueade Street. New York. 
FflR ^Al C -Thoroughbred Oxford Down 
I Ull unLL Kmn. Imported—5 years old—a 
sure stock getter and a good one. Address 
11. A. SHELDON, West Suffield, Conn. 
Day Old. CliicbLs 
from my S. C. White Leg¬ 
horns at 8 cents each. Fancy 
stock, hardy chicks and safe delivery 
guaranteed. Send for catalogue 
which tells how to feed and care 
for your chicks—It is Free. 
C. M. LAUVER, 
Box 73, Richfield, Penna. 
Silver Pencilled Wyandottescoc* ?e ”-’ 1 
EGGS 
—at less than half their value. 
P. A. WEBSTER 
k for Sale 
Write 
Cazenoviu, N. Y. 
PERFECTION SWING STANCHION and 
Stable Equipments. Send for Booklet. 
Bates & Swift Specialty Mfg. Co., Box 5, Cuba.N.Y 
FOR RFNT~ Flne ’ 0,<1 "f ash loned second story 
I U!l ML.If I piazza house, sixteen rooms, fac¬ 
ing south; old maple trees, line lawn. Carriage 
house, cow stables, etc. Magnificent lake, fishing, 
boating, swimming. One mile from station. Three 
railroads. Address H. POWELL RAMS DELL, 
Salisbury Mills, Orange County, N. Y. 
Thp Rio' Cron of Sun-touched early apples 
I lie Olg V^rop from Delaware follows 
closely the lug crop of strawberries. General in¬ 
formation for fruit buyers and also farm oppor¬ 
tunities for home-seekers furnished by 
State Board of Agriculture, Dover, Del. 
Which ForYou? 
These pictures tell their own 
story. The upper picture shows 
all ^ iere * s 1° simple, sanitary 
Sharpies Dairy Tubular Cream 
* Iggp'] Separator bowl. In the young 
I If woman’s right hand is the body 
H of the bowl—smooth inside and 
fp" .A jjyjf|| out. On the little finger of her 
V J left hand is the only piece used 
:; : inside the bowl. In the same 
hand she holds the lower end of the bowl. The entire Dairy 
Tubular bowl is easily cleaned in 1 to 3 minutes. 
The lower picture shows 52 disks used inside one of the many 
“bucket bowl” machines which disgusted farmers and their over¬ 
worked wives are discarding for Tubulars. The maker attempts 
to sell it by saying it can be “washed as one piece.” Tubular 
Toronio, Can. West Chester, Penna. Porllind, Ora, 
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The Jeschke Manufacturing Co 
Box 113 .Bellevue, Ohio. 
WE CAN HANDLE 
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Fruits and Produce. 
Tell us what you will have. Write for booklet 
and market information. 
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EGGS, POULTRY, MEATS, PRODUCE 
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Commission Merchants, 284 Washington St. New York 
200 FARMS FOR SALE ZXlZY?*. 
Valley from 5 to 200 acres; $25 per acre tip. New 
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THE J. A. & I. A. S., 
174 Second Ave., 
New York City 
102 Acres $1800. 
With 2 horses, one cow, pigs, 100 chickens, farm 
■wagon, mowing machine, cultivators, plows, ami 
household furniture included; 300 promising 6-year 
old peach trees; all kinds of small fruit; estimated 
to be 2000 cords wood; 2-story house, barn, wagon 
shed, chicken coop; owner’s business obliges 
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