1909. 
THE RURAb NEW-YORKER 
099 
CONTENTS 
The Rural New-Yorker, November 13. 1909 
FARM TOPICS. 
The Action of Lime. 982 
The Problem of the Cheap Lands. Part 
VIII. 982 
Alfalfa on a College Farm. 983 
Connecticut Cauliflower . 983 
Some Queer Potatoes. 984 
Preparing Swamp for Grass. 985 
Some Problems in Draining. 985 
A Pumpkin Palace. 985 
Floats or Kainit. 987 
Salt for Cabbage Disease. 987 
A Rat-Proof Corncrib. 987 
Hope Farm Notes. 989 
Notes on the Potato Crop. 991 
Alfalfa Progress . 994 
A Farm Roiler. 997 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Bogus Cow Testing. 984 
Tar Pitch for Stable Floors. 994 
Disease of Young Chicks. 994 
An Overgrown Pet. 994 
Wet Food for Stock. 994 
Feeding Shed for Poultry. 994 
Tuberculosis in Cattle. 995 
Chronic Ivooseness of Rowels. 995 
Indigestion in Mare. 995 
Rutter-Fat Ration . 990 
Alfalfa Ila.v Alone. 990 
Alfalfa. Silage and Cornstalks. 990 
Good Cows . 990 
lien Notes . 997 
Care of Little Chicks. 997 
HORTICULTURE. 
The Study of a Mulched Orchard! 
Part IV. 983 
Fertilizer for Apple Trees.984 
Renovating Quince Orchard.•... 984 
Grape Questions . 984 
Some Tough Insect Problems. 980 
Apples for Southwest Iowa. 980 
An Ailing Elm Tree. 980 
Treatment of Peach Trees. 980 
Fertilizers on Strawberries. 987 
The Avocado Pear. 988 
Fruits for Central New York. 988 
Know-Packed Apples. 988 
A Mulched Orchard. 988 
Gladiolus Rust . 988 
Keeping Celery . 988 
Grafting Walnuts. 988 
Grafting Grapes . 988 
Echoes of the N. E. Fruit Show. 991 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 992 
The Rural Patterns. 992 
Ginseng in Tennessee. 992 
My Daughter and 1. 993 
A Farm Woman and Her Work. 993 
MISCE LLA NEOUS. 
“A Composite Watchdog”. 982 
The Destructive Pheasant. 980 
live Coals from locomotives. 987 
Paint for Metal Roofing. 987 
Editorials . 990 
Events of the Week.* 991 
Congress and a Parcels Post. 991 
Farm Institutes. Postal Ranks. 991 
The Powder-Post Reetle. 997 
Publisher’s Desk . 99,8 
MARKETS 
Prices current at New York during week ending 
November 6, 1909, wholesale except where other¬ 
wise indicated. The retail prices given do not, as 
a rule, cover either the highest or lowest sales, hut 
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 
le6s than barrel or other original package lots of 
fruits and vegetables, less than tubs of butter, 
eases of eggs. etc. The trade of commission mer¬ 
chants is strictly wholesale. The retail prices 
given arc those secured by grocers and small deal¬ 
ers who receive no direct shipments. 
IS UTTER 
Wholesale 
Retail 
Creamery, fancy, lb.. 
. .32 
@ .32 M 
.36® 
.38 
Good to Choice. 
. .30 
@ .31 
32® 
.84 
Lower Grades . 
. .25 
@ .28 
27@ 
.80 
State Dairy, best. 
. .29 
@ .31 
.30 la) 
.33 
Common to Good... 
. .25 
@ .28 
.27® 
.29 
Factory. 
. .22 
@ .25 
.24® 
.26 
Packing Stock.. 
9‘) 
@ .24 
MILK 
New York Exchange 
p ri cc 
$191 per 
411-quart can. netting 4 
cents to 
shippers intbe26-cent freight zone 
ivho have no additional station 
charges. 
.08® 
.12 
CHEESE 
Full Cream, best. 
. .15 
@ .16 
.18® 
.22 
Common to Good... 
. .12 
@ .13 
.14® 
.15 
Bkirns. 
@ .08 
.10® 
.12 
EGGS 
Fancy White, doz. 
. .45 
fg> .53 
.50® 
.58 
White, good to choice 
. .32 
@ .40 
•35@ 
.45 
M:\ed Colors, best- 
.. .35 
@ .38 
.40® 
.42 
Common to Good... 
. .25 
@ .30 
.30® 
.32 
BEANS 
Marrow, bu. 
. 2.50 
@ 2 85 qt. 
.15 
Medium. 
.. 2.10 
@ 2.30 
Pea. 
@ 2.30 qt. 
.12 
Ked Kidney. 
. 2.00 
(CD 3.00 
Yellow Eye. 
3.00 
HOI’S 
Prime to Choice. 
. .37 
® .88 
Common to Good. 
. .25 
@ .28 
DKIED FRUITS 
Apples, evap. fancy.. 
. -io 
@ 11 
.16 
Kvap., com. to good 
. .06 
@ .09 
.09® 
.13 
Sun Dried. 
. .04 
@ .06 
Cherries. 
. .16 
@ .17 lb. 
.22® 
.26 
Raspberries. 
. .20 
@ .21 lb. 
.24® 
.26 
Huckleberries. 
. .12 
@ -12K 
FRESH FRUITS 
Apples. Snow, bbl_ 
. 2 50 
@ 5.00 
Wealthy. 
. 2.50 
(« 4.00 
Twenty-Ounce. 
. 2.50 
@ 4.00 
York Imperial. 
. 3.00 
@ 4.00 
, McIntosh. 
t(V 5.00 
Spitz. 
. 2.00 
@ 3.50 
Hpy. 
let 3.50 
King. 
let 4.50 
Baldwin. 
. 2.00 
@ 3.25 
Greening. 
@ 4.00 
• Jonathan. 
@ 4.00 
Western, box. 
. 1.75 
fa 2.75 
Pears, Bartlett, bbl.. 
. 4.00 
@ 5.75 
Anjou, bbl. 
@ 4.50 
Bose. 
. 3.50 
@ 5 50 
Clairgeau. 
. 3.00 
@ 4 50 
Sheldon. 
@ 4 .50 
Duchess. 
@ 4.00 
Seckel. bbl. 
@ 7.00 
Kieffer. 
@ 3.00 
Cranberries, 
Cape Cod, bbl. 
. 4 .00 
@ 5.50 
Long Island. 
. 6.00 
la) 0.25 
New Jersey.. 
, 5.25 
@ 6.00 
Plums. 8 lb. bkt. .20 @ .30 
Grapes, Up-river, case .45 @ .75 
Western N.Y.,41b.bkt .08 @ .11 
Muskmelons, crate_ 1.00 @ 2.00 
VEGETABLES 
Potatoes, 
Maine, 165 lbs. 1.25 © 1.85 
Jersey and Pa., bbl... 1.50 fa) 1.85 
Long Island. 2.00 @ 2.50 
Sweet Potatoes, bbl.. 1.25 @ 1.50 
Carrots, bbl.75 @1.00 
Cabbage, ton. 9.00 @13.00 
Cauliflowers, bbl.75 @ 3.00 
Celery, doz.10 @ .40 
Cucumbers, bbl. 2.00 @ 3.00 
Lettuce, bkt. 25 @ 1.25 
Peas, % bbl. bkt. 1.50 @ 3.50 
Peppers, Jersey, bbl... .75 @ 1.50 
Lima Beans, bag.50 @ 1.75 
Onions, state, bag. 1.50 @ 1.75 
Orange Co., bag. 1.00 @ 1.37 
Radishes, 100 bunches, .50 @ .75 
String Beans, bu.LOO @ 2.00 
Spinach, bbl.40 @ 1.00 
Squasn. Hubbard, bbl. .75 @ .90 
Turnips, White, bbl.75 @1.00 
Tomatoes, 
Nearby, fey. box.75 @ 1.00 
Common box.25 @ .60 
LIVE POULTRY 
Chickens, lb.14 @ 
Fowls.14 @ 
Roosters. o<j @ 
Ducks.13 @ .14 
Geese.10 @ .11 
Turkeys.12 @ .15 
each 
bch. 
.03® .05 
.03 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Chickens, roasting_ 
.25 
@ 
.26 
.27® 
.29 
Good to Choice. 
.21 
@ 
.22 
•23@ 
.25 
Common Run. 
.15 
@ 
.17 
.18® 
.20 
Fancy broilers,pair. 
.40 
© 
.60 
Broilers,41 b. to pr.,lb. 
.20 
@ 
.25 
Fowls. 
® 
.16 
.15® 
.20 
Ducks, Spring. 
.10 
@ 
.16 
•18@ 
.20 
Bquabs, doz. 
1.50 
@ 
4.25 
LIVE STOCK 
Native Steers, 101) lbs.. 4.50 @ 6.80 
Bulls.2.75 @ 3.60 
Cows. 1.76 © 4.00 
Calves, 
Prime Veal, 100 lb... 6.00 © 9.25 
Culls.4.50 @ 5.00 
Sheep, 100 lbs.2.50 @ 4.25 
Lambs.6.00 @ 7.00 
Hogs. s.UO @ 8.25 
GRAIN 
Wheat, No. 1. North’n 
Duluth, new, bu. 1 12 
No. 2. Red. 1 .21 
Corn, as to quality, bu. .65 @ .70 
Oats.astoweight.hu. .40 @ .48 
B.ve.70 @ 80 
Barley, feeding.61 @ .63 
HAY AND STRAW 
Quotations for large bales. 
Small bales sell 50 cents to $1.00 
per ton less. 
Hay. No. 1. ton.18.50 @19.50 
No. 2.17.00 @18.00 
No. 3.16.00 @16.50 
Clover Mixed.16.00 @18.00 
Clover..D.OO @17.00 
Wild Hay.9.00 @10.00 
Straw. Rye.16.00 @18.00 
Oat and Wheat. 7.00 @ S.00 
BOSTON WHO I,ES ALE MARKETS. 
Butter, Rest Creamery.32® .SSy, 
Fair to Good.27@ .30 
Eggs, Fancy.45@ .46 
Good to Choice. .35® .40 
Lower Grades.27® 32 
Apples, bbl. 2.50® 5.00 
CLEVELAND, OHIO 
Butter. Prime Elgin. 
Lower Guides. 
Eggs. 
.32® 
.25® 
.25 @ 
.34 
.30 
.34 
PRODUCTS, PRICES AND TRADE. 
During the year ending October 31 36.071 
cars of Citrus fruits were shipped from 
southern California. This is said to he the 
heaviest year in the history of the busi¬ 
ness. 
Butter.— The market is weak, prices hav¬ 
ing got to a point where buyers are using 
less supplies and are very critical about 
quality. But little prime State dairy is 
arriving. Medium and lower grades bring 
25 cents or a little more. 
Eggs.— Receipts of strictly fresh eggs are 
very scarce, the bulk of the business being 
in storage stock, which is selling at a 
wide range of prices, from 18 cents per 
dozen up. In small villages near Now 
York 50 to 60 cents per dozen is the 
ruling price for eggs produced in the vicin¬ 
ity and sold when not more than two days 
old. 
Food Prices in England.— The British 
Board of Agriculture lias made a report 
showing a steady increase in the prices of 
foodstuffs in that country during the past 
two years. Following are some of the 
wholesale prices noted during the past 
year: Butter, 26 to 28 cents; eggs, dozen, 
2S cents: beef. 11 to 12 cents; potatoes, 
bushel, 45 to 50 cents; apples, bushel, 81.50 
to $2: onions, 100 pounds, 81 : strawheri’ies. 
pound, seven to eight cents. w. w. h. 
MAKA SHELL SOLUBLE GRIT 
Bright, sharp, shining. Makes hone and 
Increases Eou-Production When Egos Are Hioli. 
Semi $1.00 for two 100-11). hags f. o. b, 
ears. Order to-day. Booklet “ Hen 
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EDGE HILL SILICA ROCK CO., 
Box J, Now Brunswick, N. J. 
Zinc Coaled Iron Cut Nails Twenty-nine 
Years in Actual Use Without Rusting. 
In 1880 M. P. Harding, of Branford, Conn., shingled bis 
store with pine shingle, nailing them on with Zinc Coated 
iron cut nails. Ill July, 180!), twenty-nine years later, he 
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several thousand of the nails used by Mr. Harding in 1880 
and found them ns perfect as the day they were driven ; 
not one of them showed the slightest trace of rust. We 
have in our office nails taken from many other roofs that 
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We are still manufacturing the same quality of Zinc 
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