THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
12 
CONTENTS 
Tub Rural New-Yorker, Jaiiutir.v 4, 190S. 
FARM TOPICS. 
“Yellow" I literature in Agriculture. 2 
Plowing Under Canada Field Peas. 5 
A Silo of Cement Blocks. 5 
Laying Off Cotton Rows. 5 
Hope Farm Notes . 7 
Ontario Notes . 9 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Questions About Poultry Keeping.,. 3 
Future Price of Steers. r» 
Gov. Hughes and the Cattle Case. 9 
Testing and Feeding Cows.14 
Chronic Catarrh .15 
Lymphangitis . 15 
Sores on Teats of Cows.15 
Bean Vines as Cow Feed.15 
HORTICULTURE. 
A 25-year Orchard with Scale.1. 2 
The Wingate—An Excellent Apple. 2 
The Winter Banana Apple. 2 
Apple Culture in Western New York. 
Part VIII. 3 
Shape of Wealthy Apple Trees. 4 
Lawson Pear . 5 
Portugal Quince . 5 
Ruralisms . 0 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day.10 
•Keeping Salt Pork.10 
On Baking Day . 11 
The Rural Patterns . 11 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
A Right of Way.". 4 
The Law as to Chickens. 4 
A Widow’s Rights in Property. 4 
Editorials . g 
, Publisher's Desk .K! 
MARKETS 
ItKVIRW OF WEEK. 
The Christmas poultry market closed fav¬ 
orably. as the weather turned clear and 
cool. As a whole the results were more 
satisfactory than at Thanksgiving. Eggs 
have declined live to ten cents, as re¬ 
ceipts are much heavier. Potato market 
dull and lower. 
Prices current at N. Y. 
ending December 27, 1907, 
less otherwise noted. 
GRAIN. 
Wheat. No. 2, Red, in elevator — 
No. 1, Northern, Duluth.. — 
Corn . <10 
Oats . 54 
Rye . 88 
during week 
wholesale un- 
Spring Bran 
Middlings 
Red Dog . . . . 
Linseed Meal 
Corn meal . . . 
MILLFEED. 
.25.00 
.20.50 
.29.00 
.31.50 
.27.00 
Ilay No. l 
HAY 
I> 
STRAW. 
.. ..20 00 
@ 1.00 
Oi 1 . 2 .'! 
(n 72 
Or 58 
(a 90 
07 20 00 
@29.00 
Ca 30.00 
(77 32.00 
@ 28.00 
@20.50 
No. 3 . 
Oi 1 7.50 
Clover .Mixed . 
. 15.00 
Oi IS.00 
Clover . .. 
. 14.00 
@16.00 
Wild . 
.11 00 
Oi 12.00 
Straw, Long; Rye . 
.13.00 
Oi 15.0< l 
Short and Oat . 
.11.00 
Oi 12.00 
MILK. 
N. 5". Exchange price -81 
.91 per 
40-qnart 
can. netting tour cents 
in 2l»-cent zone 
points. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, best .. 
29 
(Tv 30 
Ijiwer grades . 
»»•> 
• — • » 
Oi 28 
Storage . 
09 
Oi 27 
State Dairy, best . 
. 27 
@ 28 
Lower grades. 
. 20 
(17 25 
Factory . 
. 15 
@ 20 
Hacking stock . 
. 15 
@ 17 
CHEESE. 
Full cream, best . 
— 
@ 15% 
Common to good . 
. 10 
@ 14 
Skims . 
4 
@ 8 
EGGS. 
Fancy white. 
. 38 
@ 40 
White, good to choice. 
90 
@ 36 
Mixed colors, best 
. 31 
@ 33 
Lower grades . 
09 
@ 28 
Storage . 
. 14 
@ 18 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples, McIntosh, bbl.... 
07 4.00 
Spitz and Spy . 
. 2.25 
@3.75 
King . 
@4.25 
Baldwin . 
@3.25 
Greening . 
@4.00 
Hears. Lawrence, bid. 
@4.00 
KictTcr. bbl. 
.2.00 
@3.50 
Grapes, 4-lb basket. 10 
Cranberries, bbl .2.50 
Strawberries, Fla., qt. 50 
07 15 
(n 7.50 
@ 75 
DRIED FRUITS. 
Apples, evnp.. fancy. 
. 11 
Of 12 
Evap.. common to good. 
8 • 
07' 10 
Chops. 100 Ii)s. 
. 2.00 
@ 2.25 
Raspberries . 
. 30 
@ 32 
HOI’S. 
Prime to choice, 1907. 
. 16 
@ 17 
Common to good . 
. 13 
@ 15 
Olds . 
Of 9 
German crop. 1907 . 
. 2S 
@ 30 
HONEY. 
Clover, comb, best. 
. 17 
Of 18 
Common t<> good . 
. 14 
Ca 15 
Buckwheat . 
. 12 
Oi 13 
Extracted, lit. 
8 
@ io 
VEGETABLE 
<4. 
1’otatocs. Bermuda, bbl... 
@5.00 
Maine. 108-lb. stick ... 
.1.75 
@ 2.15 
State and Wit. 180 lbs.. 
.1.85 
07 2.00 
Sweet potatoes. Idd. 
.2.00 
@ 3.50 
Brussels Sprouts, qt. 
4 
@ 8 
Carrots, bbl. 
.1.00 
@1.25 
Cclerv. doz. 
15 
Oi 50 
Cabbage, ton . 
. 8.00 
Oi 1 2.00 
Chicory, N. <>.. bbl. 
@ 3.00 
State, basket . 
. 50 
@ 75 
Cucumbers. E'n, No. 1, doz. 
1 .1 
Ci 1.00 
Florida, basket . 
. 1.00 
07 2.00 
Cauliflowers. I,. [., bbl... 
. 1.00 
07 3.50 
Eggplants. Fla., box. 
.1.00 
(77 1.75 
Escaroi, X. O.. bbl. 
Oi 3.50 
Endive, imported, 11>. 
. 15 
@ 20 
Kale. Norfolk, bid. 
@ 50 
Kohlrabi, X. O.. bid. 
. 4 00 
@5.00 
Lettuce, N. O.. bid. 
07 3.00 
North Carolina, basket . 
. 40 
(77 75 
Florida, basket . 
.1.00 
Oi 1.75 
Hothouse, d.iz. 
. 10 
@ 40 
Mushrooms, hothouse, lli... 
20 
(7f 40 
Onions, stu'l white, pickle, bbl 
1.2.50 
(a 3.50 
Conn., bid. 
@4.50 
State & Wn. white, bag. 
.2.00 
07 3.00 
Yellow, bag . 
. 1.00 
@2.00 
Orange county, red, bag. 
.1.00 
@1.50 
Yellow, bag . 
. 1.50 
@ 2.00 
Ovster plants. 100 belts... 
.2.00 
@4.00 
Okra, Florida, carrier. 
.1.25 
@2.25 
Peppers. Florida, carrier.. 
75 
Ca i.75 
Peas. Florida, basket .... 
. 1.00 
Or 4.00 
Parsnips, bbl. 
. 1.00 
@1.25 
Parsley, X. <>.. curly, bid. 
.3.50 
@4.50 
Pumpkins, bbl. 
.1.00 
07 1.25 
Romalne. N. <>.. bbl. 
. 1.00 
@ 2.00 
Radishes, hothouse, 100 belts 
.1.25 
0t 2.00 
Spinach, hid. 
.1.00 
Oi 1.50 
Squash. Hubbard, lilt!. 
Ca 2.00 
Marrow, bbl. 
. 1.25 
@ 1.75 
String beans, basket . 
. 1.50 
Oi 3.25 
Tomatoes. Fla., carrier. . . 
. 1.25 
@2.25 
Hothouse, lb. 
4 
Of 12 
Turnips, Rutabaga, bid. 
. 1.00 
@1.12 
DRESSED POUL’ 
FRY. 
Turkeys, fancy 
20 
@ 21 
Fair to good . 
15 
@ 18 
Common . 
12 
Of 14 
Spring chickens, best, lb. . . 
22 
@ 23 
Under grades. 
13 
@ IS 
Fowls . 
10 
Of 12 
Ducks . 
H 
1 ft 
<&> i 
frt. 1 ** 
Squabs, doz. 
@4.00 
COUNTRY DRESSED 
MEATS. 
Calves . 
8 
@ 12 
Hothouse Lambs, b'st, head.10.00 
@12.00 
Under grades . 
5.00 
07 8.00 
Fork 
fa ft nn 
LIVE STOCK. 
@9.50 
2 75 
<xt 4 50 
Lambs . 
5.00 
@6.75 
Hogs . 
4.25 
@5.25 
THE COWS FIT THE PAIL. 
Record of six cows for 10 months, 
commencing February 1, 1907: February, 
2,954 pounds; March, 3,050; April, 3,734; 
May, 4,430; June, 4,632; July, 4,301; 
August, 3,294: September, 2,833; Octo¬ 
ber, 4,029; November, 4.481: total, 37,738. 
This makes 6,289% pounds per cow. 
November milk, 4,481, at $1.80, $80.66. 
Cost of feed was 1,000 pounds of meal, 
$14; 800 pounds cottonseed meal, $13; 
759 pounds malt sprouts, $8.52; total, 
$35.52 ; profit, $45.14. F. A. c. 
I have no preference as to time of year 
for raising a calf. I always have the milk 
when I have the calf, for it would be a 
poor cow that would not give sufficient to 
raise one calf and I do not sell my milk, 
but skim it and sell butter. The flies would, 
of course, bother a calf out of doors in the 
Summer, but T do not keep mine out of 
doors. I put my calves on skim-milk at 
about one week after birth. From the 
very first I give them all that they will 
drink and often have them drinking 10 
quarts twice daily before they are four 
weeks old. No bad results have ever come 
of it cither, eminent authorities to the con¬ 
trary notwithstanding. Of course if a calf 
was allowed to get hungry it might eat 
enough to kill it. but a calf that had all it 
wanted for breakfast will not eat enough 
for supper to harm it. My calves are al¬ 
ways thrifty and make a splendid growth 
and always call out remarks that are com¬ 
plimentary both to the calves and their 
owner. 1 have never lost a calf since I 
have been particular not to feed any of the 
foam that arises oil the milk as it conics 
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