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CONTENTS 
Tub Rural New-Yorker, January 18, 1908, 
FARM TOPICS. . 
Fertilizer for Asparagus.37, 38 
A Marker and Shovel Plow. 38 
The Value of a Manure Spreader. 38 
Corn Growing on Poor Land. 38 
Reseeding the Alfalfa. 40 
Whole Corn in Silo. 41 
Seeding to Grass. 41 
circumventing Cabbage Worms. 41 
Alfalfa in Washington. 42 
The Farm Tenant Problem. 42 
More About Manure Spreaders. 49 
Adirondack Farming. 49 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
The New York State Breeders’ Meeting 43 
Why Do Hens Grow Lame?. 47 
A Dairy Renter’s Figures. 47 
liow to Cure This Ilorse Habit. 47 
Hen Feeding . 47 
Percentage of Fat in Cream. 48 
Chronic Indigestion . 48 
Starting with Sheep. 48 
Butter Fat Notes. 48 
Stocked I.ieg .. 48 
Death of Cow; Moldy Feed. 48 
A Balky Horse. 4!) 
Yellow Journalism in the Cattle Case.. 51 
The Cows Positively Identified. 51 
HORTICULTURE. 
A Homemade Greenhouse. 37 
Apple Culture in Western New York. 
Part X . 39 
Girdling to Start Fruitings..'.. 39 
Injury from Lime and Sulphur. 40 
Rye Chaff for Mulching Trees. 40 
Crown Gall ; Apples for New England. 40 
Plowing Orchards Fall or Spring.. 40 
Albert Wood on Apple Culture. 41 
Kuralisms . 44 
Hope Farm Notes. 45 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Day to Day. 52 
Homemade Candies . 52 
Suggestion from Indiana. 52 
Preserving Between Seasons.. 53 
The Rural Patterns.'.. 53 
The Necessary Expensive Boy. 53 
Thickening for Stews. 53 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Keep Them in Alina. 40 
Other Sides to the Deal. 42 
What Became of the House. 42 
Telephone Information Wanted. 42 
Eagle Fighting . 42 
A Michigan Stump Puller Talks. 43 
Work of a Dot Air Engine. 49 
To Sweeten a Pork Barrel. 49 
Editorials . 50 
Publisher’s Desk . 55 
MARKETS 
The egg market on freshly gathered 
stock is a little higher. No improvement 
i?i storage or under grades. Apple mar¬ 
ket is dull and loaded down with second 
grade fruit. Potato business Is rather 
•-low. and receipts sufficient for all require¬ 
ments. A few hundred bags of German 
potatoes have sold from $2 up to $2.25. 
Prices current at New York during week 
ending January 10, 1908, wholesale unless 
otherwise noted. 
GRAIN. 
THE 
VEGETABLES* 
RURAb NEW-YORKER 
Potatoes, 
Bermuda, No.1. 
bbl.4.50 
@5.00 
Bermuda, No. 
2, bbl. . 
. . . .3.00 
@3.50 
Id>ng 
Island, 
bbl.... 
2.25 
@2.50 
Maine, 
bbl. . . 
. . . .2.00 
@2.25 
State 
& W'n, 
180 U)s 
. ... 1.87 
@2.12 
Sweet potatoes, 
Jersey, 
bbl. 3.00 
@4.00 
Brussels 
Sprouts 
5, quart. 
. . . . 8 
@ 14 
Carrots, 
N. O., 
bbl. 
@3.00 
Bermuda, era 
te . ... , 
@ 1.25 
Old, bbl. 
.. . , 
_1.00 
@1.25 
Celery, large, dozen. 45 
Medium . 30 
California, case .4.00 
Chicory, N. O., bbl.2.50 
Cucumbers, Fla., basket... .1.00 
Cabbage, Danish seed, ton. .9.00 
Domestic, ton .6,00 
Cauliflowers, L.I., s’t cut, bblf2.00 
L. I. long cut, bbl.1.00 
Florida, basket .1.00 
Esearol, N. O., bbl.3.00 
Eggplants, Fla., box.1.00 
Kale, Norfolk, bbl. 05 
Lettuce, Fla., basket. 50 
New Orleans, bbl.1.00 
Lima beans, Bermuda, box. 3.50 
Onions, Conn., white, bbl. . .3.00 
Conn., yellow .2.25 
Conn., red .1.75 
State & W’n, white, bag. .2.50 
State* & W'n, yellow, bag. 1.00 
State & W’n, red, bag.... 1.00 
Orange Co., yellow, bag. .1.50 
Orange Co., red, bag.... 1.25 
O.vsterplants, 100 bunches. .3.00 
Peppers, Fla., carrier. 75 
Pumpkins, bbl.1.00 
Parsnips, bbl. 75 
Peas. Fla., basket .1.50 
00 
00 
50 
00 
00 
Wheat, No. 2, Red, in elevator — 
@1.06 
No. 1, Northern, Duluth 
— 
@1.23 
Corn . 
@ 75 
flats . 
@ 60 
Rye . 
@ 93 
MILLFEED. 
Spring Bran . 
. 24.50 
@ 25.50 
Middlings . 
@27.00 
Red Dog . 
. 29.00 
@30.00 
Hominy Chop . 
@28.00 
oil Meal . 
— 
@31.50 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Ilay, No. 1, ton. 
.20 00 
@21.00 
No. 2 . 
@10.00 
No. 3 . 
@17.50 
Clover Mixed . 
.14.00 
@ 18.00 
Clover . 
@ 1 5 00 
Straw. Long Rye . 
. - 
@14.00 
Short and Oat. 
. 10.00 
@12.00 
MILK. 
N. Y. Exchange price $1.91 per 
40-quart 
can, netting four eeuts 
in 26-cent zone 
points. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, best . 
.. 30 
@ 31 
Common to good. 
. . 23 
@ 28 
State Dairy . 
. . 20 
@ 28 
Factory . 
@ 19 
Packing stock . 
@ 18 
CHEESE. 
Full cream, best . 
— 
@ 15% 
Common to good . 
. . 11 
@ 13 
Part skims . 
. . 6 
@ 9 
EGGS. 
Fancy white . 
. . 36 
@ 38 
White, good to choice.... 
. , 32 
@ 35 
Mixed colors, best. 
@ 35 
Ijower grades . 
@ 30 
Storage . 
. . 13 
@ 19 
BEANS. 
Marrow, bu. 
, .2.00 
@2.35 
Medium . 
. . 2.00 
@2.30 
Pea . 
. .2.00 
@ 2.25 
Red Kidney . 
1 
@2.00 
White Kidney . 
. .2.65 
@2.70 
Yellow Eye . 
@2.20 
HOPS. 
Prime to choice. 
. . 15 
@ 16 
Common to good. 
@ 14 
Olds . 
4 
@ 8 
German crop, new. 
. . 28 
@ 34 
DRIED FRUITS. 
Apples, evap., fancy. 
.. ioy. 
@ i iy 2 
Evap., common to good. 
8 
@ 10 
Sun Dried . 
@ 7 
Chops, 100 lbs. 
. . 2 00 
@2.05 
Raspberries, lb. 
. . 30 
@ 32 
APPLES. 
Greening, bbl. 
. . 2.00 
@4.50 
King . 
@4.00 
Spitz and Spy. 
@3.50 
Baldwin . 
@3.25 
Western, bu. box. 
. . 2.00 
@4.00 
VARIOUS FRUITS. 
Pears, Kieffer, bbl. 
. .2.00 
@3.00 
Cranberries, best, bbl.... 
. .6.00 
@8.00 
Lower grades . 
. .4.00 
@5.50 
Strawberries, Fla., qt.... 
. . 15 
@ 35 
Lemons, box . 
@3.50 
Oranges, Cal., navel. 
@3.75 
Florida, Bright . 
@4.00 
Russets . 
. .2.00 
@2.25 
Jamaica, bbl. . 
@4.50 
Grape Fruit, box. 
@6.00 
Pineapples, Fla., 24’s. 
@2.50 
30’s . 
. .2.00 
@2.25 
42’s to 36’s . 
@1.75 
Parsley, Bermuda, box 
Romaine, N. O., bbl.1 
Radishes, Charleston, bkt. . 
String beans, Fla., basket. 1 
Spinach, Norfolk, bbl.1 
Squash. Marrow, bbl.1.25 
Hubbard .1.50 
Turnips, Rutabaga, bbl.... 75 
Tomatoes, Fla., carrier.... 1.00 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS 
Beet Tops, bu. 75 
Cucumbers, best, doz. 75 
Lettuce, doz. 15 
Mushrooms, lb... 10 
Radishes, 100 bunches.1.75 
Tomatoes, lb. 8 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Chickens . — 
Fowls ..'. — 
Turkeys . — 
Ducks*. 11 
Geese . 10 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, finest. 17 
Lower grades . 12 
Spring chickens, fancy. 20 
Common to good . 13 
Fowls . 10 
Capons . 10 
Ducks . 8 
Geese . 8 
COUNTRY-DRESSED 
Calves, choice, lb. 
Common to good. 
Hoi house lambs, head. 
Pork . 
LIVE STOCK. 
Steers, 100 lbs. 
Oxen .4.00 
Bulls .3.00 
Cows .1.80 
Milch cows with calves....25.00 
Calves, 100 lbs 
Sheep .3.50 
Lambs 
HogSl 
@ 60 
(a) 40 
@4.50 
@3.00 
Co) 2.00 
(a 12.00 
@8.00 
@4.50 
@2.25 
Ca 1.25 
@4.00 
@2.00 
@ 75 
@1.50 
@2.00 
@4.00 
@5.00 
@2.50 
@ 12.00 
@3.50 
@ 2.00 
@1.75 
@ 2.00 
@1.75 
@5.00 
@ 1.50 
@1.50 
@ 1.00 
@3.00 
@ 1.50 
@2.50 
@1.25 
@3.00 
@ 1.25 
@ 1.50 
@ 2.00 
@1.25 
@2.50 
@ 90 
@ 1.00 
@ 35 
@ 40 
@3.00 
@ 20 
@ 12 
@ 14 
@ 14 
@ 12 
@ 11 
@ 18 
@ 16 
@ 22 
@ 18 
@ 13 
@ 20 
@ 12 
@ 13 
MEATS. 
12 
@ 
13 
9 
@ 
11 
5.00 
@1 
1.00 
6 
@ 
8 
@5 
.80 
4.00 
@4 
.75 
(774 
.00 
1 SO 
@3 
.75 
15.00 
@5 
0.00 
@ 1 
0.00 
@5 
.00 
6.00 
(77 8 
.00 
@5 
.10 
NEW YORK STATE FRUIT GROWERS. 
At the meeting of the Association, held 
at Syracuse, January 8-9, the following 
officers were elected ; 
J. It. Cornell, Newburgh, president: S. W. 
Smith, Albion, first vice-president: D. D. 
Stone, Oswego, second vice-president: II. L. 
Brown, Carlton, third vice-president; AY. S. 
Page, Linden, fourth vice-president; E. C. 
Gillett, Penn Y r an, secretary; C. II. Har¬ 
row, Geneva, treasurer, executive commit¬ 
tee, B. ,T. Case, Sodus, chairman; S. W. 
Wadhams, Clarkson; L. L. Morrell, Kinder- 
hook; T. B. Wilson, Halls Corners; F. M. 
Bradley, Barker. The treasurer reported 
receipts of $1,142.78, former balance of 
$568, and expenditures $1,215.80. The sec¬ 
retary reported 546 members in good stand¬ 
ing, including 77 life members. Regard¬ 
ing co-operative buying the secretary said ; 
“Just after the annual meeting last year 
the executive committee decided to place 
the sale of fertilizers and spraying chemicals 
in the hands of the secretary. There had 
been no plans or contracts made previous 
to the change and the secretary was totally 
inexperienced in the matter, but by the 
aid of the executive committee contracts 
were made and the work started. Satisfac¬ 
tory sales were made in spraying chemicals, 
but the orders for fertilizers were the light¬ 
est since the Association commenced co¬ 
operative buying. Several factors probably 
contributed to cause this. It was doubt¬ 
less due partly to our late start in the 
matter and partly to the fact that the 
goods which we put out last season, under 
our own brand, that were put up for us 
by the Buffalo Fertilizer Company, in sev¬ 
eral instances were below guaranty, and 
the influence of that showed in diminished 
orders this year. And with an inex¬ 
perienced man to handle it, perhaps the 
trade was not pushed as it formerly has 
been. So far as I know the fertilizers the 
past season have given universal satisfac¬ 
tion, and the report of the experiment sta¬ 
tion shows that they stand up ' to the 
guaranteed analysis.” 
are those 
“De cook 
“Look here, waiter, where 
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boiled ’em too hard, sail, so he had to 
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CAHOON 
ia the name of the moat accurate and dur¬ 
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14 Main St., Antrim, N. H.4 
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January 18, 
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CHOICE BUFF TURKEYS 
Utility and Show Stock; Toms $5.00, Hens $3.50 
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LIVE WILD RABBITS WANTED, 
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PI F A Q P send a trial shipment to the Oldest Com- 
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WM. H. COHEN & CO., 
Commission Merchants, 
229 and 231 Washington Street, New York. 
HOTHOUSE LAMBS, CALVES 
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Also FURS, CINSENC nnd FANCY ECCS. 
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COUNTRY PRODUCE, Apples, Peaches, Ber 
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For Sale 
HICKORY HILL FARM, consisting of 61 
acres. Situate 
in town of Hamilton, Madison Co. Five miles 
from Colgate University. Price, SL800. Not 
the value of the buildings. 
J. Grant Morse, Hamilton, N. Y. 
WRITE 
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B IG money is being made by truckers, fruit 
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Climate and soil particularly adapted to 
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Tennessee produce growers most 
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acre cleared from Cantaloupe, Cabbage and Tomato crops in 
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