1908. 
THE RURAE NEW-YORKER 
947 
CONTENTS 
The Rural New-Yorker. December 5, 1908. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Hydrated Lime . 930 
Two Kinds of a Gate. 933 
Basic Slag . 933 
How Much of the Dollar?. 934 
Family Settlement . 934 
Another Big Squash. 934 
A Fireproof Barn. 934 
Buckwheat Straw in Manure. 934 
Air-Slaked Lime on Manure. 934 
Hope Farm Notes.937 
The Farmer’s Share.939 
A Tennesseean in New York.939 
„ LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Butchering Time . 929 
Progress in Goat Breeding. 931 
Foot and Mouth Disease. 939 
Molasses for Stock Food. 942 
Turkeys Scratch Their Heads. 942 
Live Stock Improvements. 942 
Dairy Questions . 942 
Hogs in an Apple Orchard. 943 
The Outlook for Butter. 943 
Lameness in Colt. 943 
Butter from One Cow. 944 
Scouring Horse . 944 
Grease .;.944 
That Awful Feed Bill. 945 
How Long to Keep Hens. 946 
HORTICULTURE. 
Propagation of the Pecan. 930 
Lime Sulphur Instead of Bordeaux . .. 930 
The Dealers are Responsible. 930 
An Experience with Melons. 930 
Gooseberry Culture in New Jersey.. .. 931 
Planting Catalpa Trees. 932 
Fertilizer for Paris Daisy. 932 
Brown-tail Moth and Pine Blight.932 
Stove for Boiling Lime Sulphur...*.. 934 
Influence of Stock on Scion. 934 
Ruralisms . 936 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 940 
Cornmeal Bannock and Johnny Cake.. 940 
The Useful Potato. 940 
The Bookshelf . 940 
The Rural Patterns . 941 
When the Pumpkin is Yellow. 941 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Piping for Small Motor. 933 
Dripping Chimney . 933 
Products, Prices and Trade. 934 
Dried Peat for Fuel. 935 
Editorials . 938 
Events of the Week. 939 
Publisher’s Desk .946 
MARKETS 
Prices current at New York during week ending 
November 27, 1908, 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 indefinite word, but in this column it means 
less than barrel or other original package lots of 
fruits and vegetables, less than tubs of butter, 
cases of eggs, etc. 
* 
BUTTER 
Wholesale 
Retail 
Creamery, fancy, lb 
.32 
.38 
Good to Choice.... 
... .27 @ .30 
33® .36 
cower Giades _ 
.28® .30 
Storage. 
... .22 @ .28 
State Dairy, best_ 
.29 
.83 
Common to Good. 
... .20 @ .26 
.25® .30 
Factory. 
... .17 @ .20 
.22® .25 
Packing Stock. 
... .17 @ .19 
cheese 
Full Cream, best... 
.20® .22 
Common to Good. 
... .11 @ .13 
.16® .18 
Skims. 
.10® .13 
MILK. 
New York Exchange price $1.91 per 
40-quart can, netting 1 cents to 
shipper in the 26-cent freight zone 
who have no additional station 
charges. 
.qt. 
.07® .12 
EGGS 
Fancy White, doz.... 
.. .48 @ .50 
.60 
White, good to choice. .35 ® .45 
.50® .55 
Mixed Colors, best.. 
... .38 @ .40 
.45® .48 
Common to Good.. 
,.. .25 @ .35 
.38® .40 
Western. 
... .18 @ .30 
.25® .35 
Storage. 
... .2! @ .25 
.30 
BEANS 
Marrow, bu. 
.. 2.45 qt. 
.12 
Medium. 
2-30 
Pea. 
2.10 @ 2.30 qt. 
.10 
Bed Kidney. 
2.45 
White Kidney. 
... 2.50 qt. 
.15 
Yellow Eye. 
... 2.90 @ 3.00 
HOPS 
Prime to Choice. 
... .13 @ .14 
Common to Good.... 
... .10 @ .12 
Olds. 
German Crop, 1908 .. 
... .28 @ .30 
HONEY 
Clover, comb. 
... .12 @ .15 
.18@ .20 
Buckwheat. 
... .11 ® .12 
.16® .18 
Extracted, lb. 
.. -07 @ .09 
.12® .15 
DRIED FRUITS 
Apples, evap. fancy. 
•08 hS 
.12 
Evap., com. to good. .04 @ .07 
■08@ .10 
Sun Dried. 
.. .04 @ .05 
Cherries. 
.. .12 @ .13 lb. 
.15® .20 
Raspberries. 
.20 lb. 
.22® .24 
Huckleberries. 
... .12 ® .13 
Blackberries. 
.. .07 @ .07^ 
FBESH FRUITS 
Apples, 
Baldwin, bbl. 
.. 2.25 @ 3.50 pk. 
.50 
Greening. 
.. 2.00 ® 8.50 
Spy. 
... 2.50 ® 4.00 
King. 
..2.50 ® 4.25 
Ben Davis. 
... 2.25 ® 3.25 
Western, bu. box.. 
.. 1.25 ® 3.50 doz. 
.50® .75 
Pears, Kieffer, bbl... 
.1.25 @ 3.60 pk. 
.30® .50 
Quinces, bbl. 
... 2.50 ® 5.00 pk. 
.30® .60 
Grapes, 4-lb. bkt. 
.. .17 ® .18 
.35® .45 
Cranberries, 
Cape (Jod, bbl. 
7.00 
@12.00 
qt. 
.15® .20 
Jersey, bbl. 
8.00 
@ 9.00 
Jersey, std. crate.... 
• ranges, 
2.25 
© 2.75 
California, fey. box. 
7.00 
@ 8.00 
doz. 
.75® 1.00 
California, choice... 
Grape Fruit, 
6.00 
@ 7.25 
doz. 
.60® .90 
Florida, fey. box. 
4.00 
@ 4.50 
each 
.20® .30 
Florida, choice. 
2.75 
@ 3.25 
each 
.10® .15 
VEGETABLES 
Potatoes, Wholesale Retail 
State. 183 lbs. 
2.25 
@ 2.35 
bu. 
1.00 
Long Island, 180 lbs. 
2.75 
@ 3.00 
bu. 
1.25 
Jersey, 180 lbs. 
1.75 
<3 2.16 
bu. 
.90 
Maine, 165 lbs. 
2.35 
® 2.40 
bu. 
1.00 
Foreign, 165 lbs. 
2.00 
@ 2.15 
bu. 
1.00 
Sweet Potatoes.bu bkt 
.50 
@ 1.00 
pk. .30® 
.50 
Brussels Sprouts, qt... 
.06 
® .12 
.15 
Beets, bbl. 
.75 
€ 1.00 
k> Pk- 
.10 
Carrots, bbl. 
.75 
@ 1.25 
pk. 
.25 
Cucumbers, 
Florida, bu. bkt. 
2.00 
@ 3.50 
each 
.05 
Cabbage, ton.18.00 
®22.00 
head .07® 
.10 
Cauliflowers, 
L. 1. Long Cnt, bbl... 
.75 
@ 1.50 
head .15@ .20 
L. I. Short Cut. bbl . 
1.50 
@ 3.50 
Celery, doz. 
.15 
® .40 
bch. .10® 
.20 
Lettuce, Southern.bbl. 
3.60 
@ 5.50 
each .03® 
.05 
Onions, 
Conn. White bbl_ 
3.50 
@ 5 00 
qt. 
.15 
Conn. Yellow. 
1.50 
@ 2.00 
qt. 
.10 
Conn. Bed. 
1.50 
@ 1.75 
Orange Co., bag. 
1.00 
@ 1.50 
Peppers, bbl. 
.50 
@ 1.00 
each 
.05 
Peas, 
Southern, bbl. bkt. 
1.00 
® 3.50 
ks pk. 
.60 
Parsnips, bbl. 
.75 
@ 1.00 
kl pk. 
.15 
Pumpkins, bbl. 
.75 
@ 1.00 
Parsley, 100 bunches.. 
2.00 
bch. 
.05 
Komaine, 
Southern, hbl. 
1.50 
@ 2.60 
head 
& 
ltadishes, f4 bbl. bkt.. 
.25 
@ .50 
bch. 
.ua 
String Beans, 
Southern, k| bbl. bkt. 
1.50 
@ 4.00 
qt. 
.15 
Spinach, bbl. 
.60 
@ 1.00 
pk. 
.30 
Squash, Hubbard, bbl. 
.76 
® 1.25 
Turnips, 
Rutabaga, bbl. 
.75 
@ 1.00 
each 
.05 
White, bbl. 
.50 
® 1.00 
kS Pk. 
.15 
Tomatoes, 
Calif., 8-qt crate. 
1.50 
qt. 
.25 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS. 
Cucumbers, 
Fancy, doz. 
1.25 
© .. 
each 
.15 
No. 1, doz. 
1.00 
@ .. 
each 
.10 
No. 2. box. 
2.50 
® 4.00 
each 
.06 
Lettuce, Boston, strap. 
2.50 
@ .. 
each 
.10 
Mushrooms, lb. 
.20 
® .50 
1.00® 1.75 
Mint, dozen bunches.. 
.50 
@ .65 
Radishes, 100 bunches. 
3.00 
@ 4.00 
bch. 
.05 
Tomatoes, lb. 
.15 
@ .25 
lb. ,25@ 
.40 
LIVE POULTRY 
Chickens, lb. 
■ like 
.14® 
.15 
Fowls . 
■iik; 
Boosters. 
.07 % 
Turkeys. 
.10 
@ .14 
Ducks. 
.11 
@ .12 
•13® 
.15 
Geese. 
.10 
@ .11 
•12@ 
.14 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, best, lb. 
.20 
@ .21 
lb. .23® 
.25 
Fair to Good. 
.15 
@ .18 
.20® 
.22 
Chickens, best. 
.22 
.24® 
.26 
Good to Choice. 
.18 
@ .20 
.20® 
.22 
Common Run. 
.12 
® .16 
• 16@ 
.18 
Fowls. 
.12 
@ .14 
.15® 
.20 
Ducks. 
.11 
@ .13 
.15® 
.20 
Geese. 
.09 
@ .12 
•15@ 
.18 
Squabs, doz. 
1.00 
@ 3.50 
COUNTRY DRESSED MEATS 
Calves, best, lb. 
.11 
@ .12 
.18® 
25 
Common to Good_ 
.08 
@ .10 
.15® 
.17 
Roasting Pigs. 
.09 
@ .11 
.15® 
.20 
Pork. 
@ .07 
.12® .15 
LIVE STOCK 
Native Steers, 100 lbs.. 
4.25 
© 7.00 
Oxen. 
4.00 
@ 4.35 
Bulls. 
2.70 
@ 4.00 
Cows. 
1.25 
@ 4.00 
Dressed Beef Sides, 
UK) lbs. 
8.00 
@11.00 
lb. .20® 
.25 
Calves, 
Prime Veal, 100 lb... 
6.00 
@ 9.50 
Culls. 
2.7)0 
@ 4.50 
Sheep, 100 lbs. 
2.00 
@ 4.00 
Lambs. 
5.00 
@ 6.10 
Hogs. 
5.50 
@ 6.00 
GRAIN 
Wheat, No. 1, Hard 
Duluth, bu. 
1.16 
No. 2, Bed. 
1.12 
No. 1. Macaroni. 
1.03 
Corn, as to quality, bu. 
.72 
@ .74 
Oats, as to weight, bu. 
.53 
© .60 
Bye. 
.80 
@ .84 
Barley. 
.62 
fa) -0(5 
B’KED 
Wheat, Bran, ton.24.00 
@25.50 
Middlings.25.00 
@29.00 
Bed Dog. 
30.00 
Linseed Meal.32.00 
@33.00 
HAY AND STRAW 
Quotations for large bales. 
Small bales sell 50 cents to $1.00 
per ton less. 
Hay, No. 1, ton.15.50 @i(i.OO 
No. 2.14.00 (w 15.00 
No. 3.12.00 1363.00 
Clover Mixed.18.00 @14.00 
Clover. 11.00 @12.00 
Wild.6.00 @ 8.00 
Straw, Rye.16.00 @18.00 
Oat and Wheat.8.00 @ 0.00 
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-Mammoth \V. Holland Tom* bred from prize 
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o n SALE. 
Dairy and Fruit Farm of 125 acres, in a high state 
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Reason for selling, poor health. 
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