1908. 
700 
CONTENTS 
The Rural New-Yorker, October 10, 1908. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Notes on Alfalfa. 781 
Starving Out the Blue Grass.781, 782 
Wheat Growing in Maryland. 782 
IIow to Keep Sweet Potatoes. 782 
A Bean Grower on Selling Beans. 782 
Loans for the Farmer. 782 
Ground Limestone and Green Bone.... 782 
The Hateful White Grub. 783 
Killing an Old Asparagus Bed. 783 
That Thin Asparagus Bed. 7S3 
A Western Alfalfa Harrow. 783 
Moving Asparagus Plants. 784 
Hen Manure on Potatoes. 784 
Fall-spread lien Manure. 784 
Crimson Clover: the Litmus Test. 784 
Hope Farm Notes. 789 
More “Uplifting” for Farmers. 791 
Crop Prospects . 791 
Drought Broken . 79,1 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Sheep In the South. 78G 
Hogs and Weeds. 786 
Year's Cost of a Cow.794, 795 
Handling Young Heifers. 795 
Cow Ration: Single Comb Wyandotte.. 795 
Brewers' Grains for Hens. 795 
Facts About Sheep. 796 
Docking the I^imbs. 796 
Sheep for Maine. 796 
Sheep on Moist Land: Milch Goats.796 
Feeding Value of Whey. 797 
Poultry in Massachusetts. 797 
True Type of Holstein Cattle. 797 
Making the Moult. 798 
HORTICULTURE. 
The Orchard Craze in the Far West. .. 782 
Crab Apples for Top-working. 78o 
Fig Growing in Canada. 786 
Ruralisms . 788 
The Size of a Bushel of Apples. 791 
Ohio Strawberry Notes. 791 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 
The Rural Patterns. 
Corned and Dried Beef. 
Snow Apple Pudding. 
Quince Jam .. 
Chicken Recipes .. 
792 
792 
792 
793 
793 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Express Companies and Beehives. 782 
Keep Them at Home. 784 
Learned at the Fair. 785 
Products, Prices and Trade. 786 
Some Uses for Acetylene Gas. 787 
Small Stills for Alcohol. 787 
Editorials . 790 
Events of the Week. 791 
Publisher’s Desk. 798 
Humorous . 800 
MARKETS 
Prices current at New York during week 
ending October 2, 1908. There are sales 
during the week both above and below the 
prices given. Our aim is to quote figures 
that fairly represent the current of trade. 
Questions and suggestions are invited. 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 2, Rd, for export. — @87 
No. 1, Northern, Duluth 
inspection . — @1.11 
Corn . — @ 87 
Oats, as to weight. 53 @ 56 
Rye . — @ 78 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1 .14.50 
No. 2 .13.00 
No. 3 .11.50 
Clover, mixed .12.00 
Clover . 11.00 
Straw, long rye.17.00 
Short rye .12.00 
Oat . 8.00 
115.00 
>14.00 
112.50 
013.00 
J 12.00 
@18.00 
114.00 
' 9.00 
MILK. 
New York Exchange price $1.81 per 40- 
quart can, netting 3% cents to 26-cent zone 
shippers. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, best .. 
Common to good 
State Dairy . 
Factory . 
20 @ 27 
22 @ 25 
21 <§ 24 
17 @ 19 
CHEESE. 
Full cream, best. 
Common to good. 
Skims . 
— @ 13 
11 @ 12 
3 @ 8 
EGGS. 
Fancy white . 
White, good to choice.. 
Mixed colors, best. 
Ixjwer grades ......... 
Storage . 
33 @ 35 
27 @ 32 
29 @ 30 
22 <§ 24 
20 @ 22 
BEANS. 
Marrow, bu.2.05 
Medium .2.20 
Pea .2.10 
Red Kidney .1.50 
White Kidney .2.35 
Yellow Eye . — 
@ 2.15 
@ 2.25 
@2.35 
@ 1.90 
(a 2.40 
@2.80 
HOPS. 
The hop crop of N. Y. State for the 
present year Is estimated at 40,000 bales, 
and for the whole country about 200,000 
bales. 
State, 1908, choice. 13 @14 
Common to good. 11 @ 12 
1907 crop . 5 @ 7 
DRIED FRUITS. 
Business dull. Prices given below are 
those asked, but do not represent sales. 
Apples, Evap., best 
9V a @ 10% 
Evap., common to good. 
5 
@ 9 
81m dried . 
@ 5 
Chops, 100 lbs. . . 
@1.00 
Cherries . 
. . 12 
@ 13 
Raspberries . 
@ 20 
Blackberries . 
@ 7 
Huckleberries . 
.. 12% 
@ 13 
FRESH 
FRUITS. 
Apples, Gravenstein, 
bbl. . 
. .2.50 
@3.50 
Alexander . 
@3.50 
Twenty Ounce .. . 
. .2.25 
@3.00 
Maiden Blush . . . 
@3.25 
McIntosh . 
@4.50 
THE RURAL, NEW-YORKER 
Strawberry . 
Fall Pippin . 
Holland Pippin . 
King . 
0 
*> 
2 
7 
.00 
.25 
.25 
@2.50 
@3.00 
@3.00 
@3.25 
Wealthy . 
*) 
.00 
(a 5.00 
Greening . 
@2.25 
Ordinary kinds, good to 
prime . 
1 
.50 
@2.00 
Half-bbl. baskets . 
50 
@1.00 
Pears, Bartlett, bbl. 
0 
.50 
@5.00 
Bartlett, keg . 
1 
.00 
@1.17 
Seckel, bbl.. . . 
*> 
.00 
@3.50 
Seekel, keg . 
75 
@1.25 
Anjou, bbl. 
1, 
.00 
@2.50 
Clairgeau. bbl. 
@2.25 
Bose, bbl. 
»> 
,0(1 
@3.00 
Sheldon, bbl. 
@2.50 
Kieffer, bbl. 
1 
.00 
@2.00 
Peaches, W. Va., carrier... . 
1. 
,00 
@1.50 
Jersey, bskt. 
50 
@1.00 
Jersey, carrier . 
1 
00 
@1.75 
Pine Island, carrier . 
1 
.00 
@2.00 
I’lne Island, basket. 
@1.25 
W’n N. Y„ carrier. 
1. 
00 
@1.75 
W’n N. Y., basket. 
50 
@1.10 
Up-river, carrier . 
1. 
00 
@1.50 
Up-river, basket . 
40 
@1.00 
Plums. Slate, Damson. 8-11). 
basket .-. . . 
20 
@ 35 
Slate, prunes, 8-lb. basket 
25 
@ 35 
State, other kinds, 8-lb. l.kt 
15 
@ 35 
Grapes, Up-river, Del., ease 
50 
@ 65 
Up-river, Niagara, case... 
50 
@ 70 
Up-river, Concord, ease.. 
40 
@ 50 
Up-river, white, 20-lb. bkt 
35 
@ 40 
Up-river. 4-lb. bskt. 
7 
@ 10 
W'n N. Y., Del., small bkt. 
9 
@ 10 
@6.50 
@1.50 
(n 1.00 
@ 2.00 
White, in trays, lb. 2 @ 2% 
Black, in trays, lb. — @ 2 
Cranberries, Cape Cod. bbl..4.00 
Muskmelons, New Mexico, 
standard crate .1.25 
New Mexico, pony crate.. 75 
Colorado, standard crate.. 1.00 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes. Maine, 180 II)....2.12 
Long Island, bbl.2.37 
State. 180 lbs.2.12 
Jersey .1.75 
Sweets, bbl.1.25 
Brussels sprouts, quart. 8 
Beets, bbl. 75 
Carrots ,bbl. 75 
Cabbages, State, ton.15.00 
Red. bbl. 
Green corn, 100. , 
Cucumbers, State, 
Cauliflower, Long 
Eggplants, Jersey, 
Kale. bbl. 
1.00 
. 25 
bbl.2.50 
Island, bbl.1.00 
bbl.1.00 
20 
Celery, dozen stalks. 10 
Lima Beans, L. I. & J’s’y, bkt 50 
Onions, Conn. & East’n. 
white, bbl.2.50 
Yellow .1.25 
Red .1.25 
State & W'n, white, basket 75 
L. I. & Jersey, yellow, bbl.1.25 
Jersey, large white, bskt. .1.00 
Peppers, bbl. 
Pumpkins, bbl. 
Parsnips, bbl. 
50 
50 
1.00 
@2.25 
@2.62 
@2.25 
@2.10 
@2.00 
@ 14 
@ 1.00 
@ 1.00 
18.00 
@1.25 
@ 1.00 
@3.00 
@2.50 
@1.50 
@ 30 
@ 40 
@1.75 
@3.00 
@1.50 
@1.50 
@1.25 
@1.50 
@1.25 
@1.25 
@ 75 
@1.25 
I’eas, Virginia, bskt. 
@2.50 
String beans, bskt.. 
. 15 
@ 
65 
Spinach, bbl. 
. 50 
@ 
75 
Squash, Hubbard, bbl.1.00 
@ 
1.25 
Marrow, bbl.. 
. 50 
(cl 
75 
Tomatoes, State, bu. 
bskt.. 35 
(ft) 
50 
Jersey, box . 
. 25 
@ 
50 
Turnips. Canada Rutabaga, bbl.. 
— 
1.00 
White, bbl. 
. 50 
75 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Spring chickens . 
. . 
@ 
1.4 y. 
Fowls . 
@ 
14 
Roosters . 
, _ 
@ 
10 
Turkeys . 
_ 
@ 
14 
Ducks . 
(a). 
13 
Geese . 
@ 
12 
DRESSED 
POULTRY. 
Turkeys. Spring, lb. . 
. 20 
<ct) 
22 
Old turkevs . 
. 18 
@ 
20 
Spring chickens, best, 
lb.... 20 
(a) 
24 
Lower grades . .. . , 
@ 
16 
Fowls . 
. 14 
15 
Spring Ducks . 
@ 
15 
Spring Geese . 
@ 
.18 
Squabs, doz.2.75 
LIVE STOCK. 
Oxen .2.50 
Bulls .2.50 
Cows .1.00 
Calves .5.00 
Sheep .2.25 
Lambs .4.00 
Hogs .6.80 
@3.50 
@4.50 
(a 3.90 
@3.70 
§ 4.00 
6.00 
@7.10 
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TILLSONBURG, ONTARIO, CAN. 
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