1008. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
431 
CONTENTS 
The Rural New-Yorker, May 0. 1008. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Farmers’ Institutes on Wheels. 417 
Notes on Planting Corn.417, 418 
Discussion of An Onion Failure.410 
Soot as a Fertiliser. 420 
Alfalfa at Hope Farm. 420 
Getting Grade for Drains. 421 
Cow Peas and Crimson Clover. 421 
Hope Farm Notes. 423 
“A Fertilizer Analysis.’’ Part IV.... 425 
DIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
How We Dipped the Sheep. 418 
Colts on Sheep Pasture. 421 
Horses with Sore Necks. 421 
Care of Clyde Horses. 421 
Foul Claw . 421 
Chronic Diarrhoea in Horse. 421 
New Jersey Live Stock Commission. .. 425 
Feeding Kitchen Refuse and Table 
Scraps to Swine.428 
A Disease Like Gapes. 428 
Devon Butter . 428 
Raising Young Turkeys. 429 
The Berkshire Hog for Profit. Part I.. 429 
Another Hen Record. 429 
HORTICULTURE. 
The Name on the Package.418 
Rambler Rose Trellis. 418 
Can We Get Baldwin Apples the Odd 
Year?.419 
Apple Packing for Profit.419 
Ruralisms.422 
■WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 426 
Maple Dainties .426 
Delicious Apple Butter.426 
An Experiment in Beads. 427 
The Rural Patterns.427 
Clematis Paniculata .. 427 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Do “Good Roads’’ Pay?. 418 
Keep Them at Home. 420 
Editorials.424 
Notes on a Continental Trip.425 
Publisher’s Desk . 430 
Products, Prices and Trade.431 
Humorous.432 
MARKETS 
Prices currrnt at New York during week 
ending May 1, 1908. Wholesale unless 
otherwise noted. 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 2, Red. 
No. 1, Northern, Duluth 
Corn . 
Oats . 
Soil 1 
@1.06 
@1.15 
@ 76 
@ 60 
Rye . 
_ 
@ 90 
FEED. 
Wheat Bran . 
. 26.0(1 
@27.50 
Middlings . 
28.00 
(11 29.50 
Rod Dog . 
— 
(a 31.00 
Hominy Chop . 
. - 
@26.00 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay No. 1. 
18.00 
@19.00 
No. 2 . 
1(5.00 
@17.50 
No. 3 . 
14.00 
@15.00 
Clover mixed . 
13.00 
@ 15.00 
Straw, Long Rye. 
12.00 
@13.00 
Short and Oat. 
9.00 
@11.00 
MILK. 
In effect May 1 the New York Exchange 
price was reduced one-fourth cent per quart, 
to-$1.41 per 40-quart can, netting 2% cents 
to 26-cent zone shippers. 
BUTTER. 
Two cents lower. Under grades dull. 
Creamery, best . 26% 6$ 27 
Common to prime. 22 @ 25 
State Dairy . 20 (a ; 25 
Factory . 16 @ 20 
Packing stock . 16 @ 18 
CHEESE. 
Full Cream, best. — @ 15 
Common to choice. 9 @ 14 
Skims . 5 @ 8 
EGGS. 
White, good to choice. 17 @ 17% 
Fancy white . 18 (ft 18% 
Mixed colors, best. — @ 17% 
Lower grades . 12 @ 15 
DRIED APPLES. 
Business very dull. Prices given are those 
asked, but do not represent sales. 
Evaporated, fancy . — @ 10 
Evap., prime to choice. 7 (ft! 9 
Evap., common run. 5 (ft, 8 
Sun-dried . 6 @ 7 
Chops, 100 lbs. — @1.55 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apple trade very dull and prices lower. 
Apples, best, bbl.3.75 @4.50 
Common to good.1.00 @2.50 
Strawberries, qt. 13 @ 18 
Oranges, Calif., box.2.75 @3.50 
Florida .2.25 @6.00 
Grape Fruit .3.50 @5.50 
Pineapples, 30s to 24s.3.00 @3.50 
42s to 36s.2.00 @2.50 
VEGETABLES. 
Old potatoes very dull. Seed demand 
over. 
Potatoes, Bermuda .4.50 @7.00 
Florida, No. 1, bbl.3.50 @4.00 
Florida, No.2.25 @2.75 
Maine, bag .2.50 @2.65 
State & W’n., 180 lbs_2.37 @2.50 
State & Western, per bag.2.25 @2.50 
European. 168-lb. bag_2.00 @2.50 
Sweet Potatoes. Jersey, bskt.1.50 @2.50 
Asparagus, Calif., green, 
fdozen .3.00 @3.25 
California, green, extra..2.50 @2.75 
California, green, prime...1.75 @2.25 
Charleston, Colossal .2.00 @2.25 
Charleston, extra.1.50 @1.75 
Charleston, prime .1.25 @1.50 
Charleston, culls .1.00 @1.25 
North Carolina, extra.... 1.75 @2.00 
North Carolina, prime_1.25 @1.50 
North Carolina, culls.1.00 @ — 
Norfolk, extras .2.00 @ _ 
Norfolk, prime .1.50 @1.75 
Norfolk culls .1.00 @1.25 
Md„ & Del., extra. 
. 2.00 
@2.25 
Md. & Del., prime. 
(3) 1.75 
Md. & Del., culls. 
.1.00 
@ 1.25 
Pa. & Jersey, extra.. 
.2.50 
@3.00 
Pa. & Jersey, prime. 
. 1.75 
@2.25 
Ta. & Jersey, culls. 
.1.00 
@1.50 
Carrots, S-., Catol’a, 100 bchs 
Celerv, Florida, stand’d case 
.1.00 
@2.00 
.1.00 
@2.00 
Fla., per small fiat case. 
. 75 
@1.25 
Cucumbers, Florida, basket 
. 1.00 
@ 1.75 
Cabbage, old, ton. 
.4.00 
@8.00 
S. C. Flat Dutch, crate. 
. 75 
@1.25 
S. C. Wakefield, crate. . 
. 50 
@1.00 
Eggplants, Florida, box. 
.1.25 
@2.50 
Kale. Norfolk, bill. 
. 25 
@ 50 
Baltimore, bbl. 
. 40 
@ 50 
Lettuce. S. C. and (5a.. bskt, 
. 35 
(a 75 
North Carolina, basket. . , 
. 75 
@ 1.25 
Norfolk, basket . 
. 50 
@1.00 
Onions. Old, yellow, bag... 
@4.00 
Old red. bag.. 
. 2.50 
(n 3.50 
Bermuda, crate. 
.1.60 
@1.65 
Cuban, crate . 
@ 1.60 
Texas, white, crate. 
1.75 
(a 2.00 
Texas, yellow, crate. . . . 
. 1.50 
@1.75 
Egyptian, bag . 
— 
@3.00 
Leeks, N. 0 .. 100 bunches.. 
— 
(a 1.50 
Okra. Florida, carrier. 
@3.50 
Oysterplant. 100 bunches... 
. 1.00 
@4.00 
Peppers, Florida, carrier.. . 
Parsley, Bermuda, box.. 
(if 2.50 
.1.00 
@1.25 
New Orleans, plain, bbl.. 
. 2.50 
@ 4.00 
Peas, S. Carolim. large bskt. 
1.25 
@ 2.25 
S. Carolina, small basket. 
. 75 
@ 1.50 
Roinaine, N. C. & S. C- bskt 75 
@ 1.75 
Radishes. Southern, bbl. 
50 
@1.00 
String Beans, Fla., bskt. . 
Spinach, Norfolk, bbl. 75 
Baltimore, bbl. 75 
Turnips, Rutabaga, bbl. or bagl.25 
Southern, white, bbl-crate. 1.00 
Tomatoes, Florida, carrier.. 1.00 
1.00 2.00 
15 @1.25 
15 @1.00 
@1.75 
@ 3.00 
@2.00 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS. 
Cucumbers, best, doz.2.00 
No. 2, box.1.25 
Lettuce, doz. 25 
Mushrooms, lb.25 
Radishes, 100 bundles.1.25 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys . 12 
Chickens, best broilers, lb.. 40 
Lower grades . 25 
Frozen roasters, lb. 16 
Fowls . 12 
Ducklings, lb. — 
Ducks . 8 
Geese . 5 
Squabs, doz.1.25 
@3.00 
@ 2.00 
(a 1.00 
@ 50 
@2.00 
@ 17 
(if 15 
@ 30 
(it 20 
@ 14 
@ 18 
@ 10 
@ 8 
@3.50 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS. 
Calves, lb. 6 @ _8 
Lambs, hothouse, head....3.000 @6.50 
Steers 
Oxen 
Bulls 
Cows 
Calves 
Sheep 
I,a mbs 
Hogs 
LIVE STOCK. 
@ 7.10 
@ 5.20 
@4.50 
0 
.00 
@4.50 
.00 
@6.50 
4 
00 
@4.50 
0 
.00 
@7.75 
@6.25 
PRODUCTS, PRICES AND TRADE. 
Eggs. —Receipts at New York for one day 
this week were 15,200,700, nearly enough 
to furnish every man, woman and child in 
the city with four eggs. The price has de¬ 
clined one cent, and would go much lower 
were it not that large quantities are going 
into storage. Those who store prefer the 
April crop whenever it can be had under 18 
cents. This seems like heavy enough risk 
to suit the most venturesome, but now and 
then a speculator stores at above 20 cents 
with the idea of holding nine or ten months. 
Credit Mark for the Robin. —I have 
sometimes thought hard things of the im¬ 
pudent redbreast after he had ruined a lot 
of choice strawberries by taking a bite out 
of each one, but feel more kindly since I 
recently saw him make way with a hard- 
shelled “June hug,” the adult form of the 
destructive white grub. There were plenty 
of earthworms in sight, and a June bug is 
not an attractive looking morsel for a bird 
with a small throat, yet he deliberately 
picked out the bug, pecked and slatted him 
until mellow, and then the bug disappeared. 
That robin will doubtless be as destructive 
in the berry patch as ever this year, but so 
far as I am concerned he is welcome. 
A howl inspired by the brewing interests 
is heard, caused by the large number of 
“dry” sections that have resulted from re¬ 
cent elections, particularly in the South and 
Central West. The brewers are worried lest 
an important industry, hop growing, be 
greatly injured. They fail to say, however, 
that many hop lands of the Northwest 
are excellent for fruit, which will in time 
be far more profitable than hops. Many 
farmers there are plowing up their hop 
fields, and of course this means hardship 
and temporary loss, but if the hop can be 
grown only at the expense of unlimited 
crime and misery, it were better to turn the 
bop field into an apple orchard. 
Rough on the Farmer. —Here is an ac¬ 
count sales of 50 bushel baskets of apples 
shipped to New York from Madison County, 
N. Y., April 7: 
50 baskets apples at .45. $22.50 
Freight .$7.80 
Cartage. 3.00 
Commission .2.25 13.05 
Proceeds. $9.45 
The farmer states that the 50 baskets 
cost $7.50, and deducting this from the 
$9.45, we have the total net proceeds of 
$1.75 for 50 bushels of apples! This ship¬ 
per feels that he has been swindled. As we 
did not see the apples it is not possible to 
say whether they sold at a fair price or not, 
but we know that a great many medium 
grades have sold as low as this recently. 
The man who sent them says they were 
sound and freshly sorted. The freight 
charge appears to be all right. The cart¬ 
age seems excessive, but this is fixed bv 
tlie Market Truckmen’s Association, a labor 
union that controls the cartage. There is a 
fixed schedule of rates for distances and 
various sizes of packages, and any commis¬ 
sion man who charges less than this 
schedule, and is found out, is fined $25. 
Their control is so nearly absolute that the 
commission man cannot get any produce put 
on his own truck at the dock or station 
unless he lives up to their rules. The item 
of commission is the regular 10 per cent 
charge on selling price. The transaction is 
all open and legal, and from that standpoint 
there is no swindle, but this is poor con¬ 
solation to the shipper, who has received 
practically nothing for his apples. The 
house that sold these apples is entirely re¬ 
sponsible and one of the best in the trade, 
yet the writer would not ship small lots of 
stuff to these people, as they are not in¬ 
clined to give them much attention, their 
interests being chiefly in larger deals. A 
neighboring house handles just as much 
large business, yet is exceedingly careful 
about all small shipments, and often takes 
more trouble proportionately to dispose of 
them. The difference is in the disposition 
of the proprietors. One intends to be hon¬ 
est but is testy and will not bother with 
what he considers trivial matters. The 
other is anxious to satisfy every customer, 
no matter how small. The first man is 
typical of many that are called first-class 
houses. Carload lots and deals that run 
up into the hundreds and thousands appeal 
to them, but a man with only 20 barrels of 
apples to sell is scarcely worth consider¬ 
ing. _ w. W. II. 
R HODE ISLAND WHITFS-Excellent layers; 
eggs $1 per 15. Geo. Bowdish, Esperance, N. V. 
WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION 
O f* DI/^C-Better than many and 
' ns good as any. From 
World’s Fair winners. Prices reasonable. 
CROSS-ROAD FARM, Plattsburg, N. Y. 
H ELP FOR FARMS furnished by THE IM¬ 
MIGRANT LABOR EXCHANGE, INC.. 2 
Carlisle Street, New York. 
P| CA0C send a trial shipment to the Oldest Com- 
ILLHOL mission House inNew York. Established 
1838. Butter. Cheese. Eggs. Poultry, Hay, Apples, etc 
E. B. WOODWARD, 302 Greenwich St.. New York, 
WANTED 
Strawberries and all other fruits and veget¬ 
ables. Hothouse products, fancy eggs, etc. 
Write us what you have to offer. Top prices 
secured for choice products. 
Archdeacon & Co., 100 Murray St., New York. 
GEO. P. HAMMOND. EST. 1875. FRANK W. GODWIN 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & CO., 
Commission Merchants and Dealers in all kinds of 
COUNTRY PRODUCE, Apples. Peaches, Ber 
ries Butter, Eggs, Cheese, Poultry. Mushrooms 
and Hot-house Products a Specialty. Consignments 
solicited. 34 & 36 Little 12th St., New York- 
WRITF 'i- rh S. Hanson, Hart, Mich., for list of 
If III I L Fruit, Grain, Stock and Poultry Farms. 
WIDOW MUST SELL 
113 ACRE FARM 
Keep 8 cows and team: 300 cords wood, 50 M hem¬ 
lock; plenty fruit: nearby fanners growing 400 
bushels potatoes to the acre; henhouse for 200 hens. 
Price only $ 1200 . For picture of the splendid 
house and barn, see page 57 “Stront’s Money-Mak¬ 
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E. A. STROUT CO.. 150 Nassau St., New York. 
Lady (to caller) : “You won’t mind 
niy going on with my work while you’re 
£ AAA Money-Making Farms 
UUUU f or Sale in 14 States 
here, will you? Then I shan’t feel I’m 
wasting time.”—Punch. 
WHITE HOLLAND TURKEY HENS. $3 50; 
eggs, 11 for $2. Scott Morris. Esperance, N. Y. 
G RANDSONS of the noted sires DEKOL 
BURKE and PAUL BEETS DEKOL, 
from choice cows, for sale cheap, with certifi¬ 
cates of Registry. These calves are from two to 
six months of age. Henry Lacy, Syracuse, N. Y. 
An endless variety in size, 
I price and purpose ; stock 
and tools included with 
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E. A. STROUT C0„ 150 Nassau Street, New York 
A Colored Roof 
adds greatly to the appearance of a dwelling, barn, stable or 
any building it covers, but the color must be permanent or in¬ 
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Ruberoid outlasts any other roofing made. Will not melt, 
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Tubular Separators| 
Are All Built Exactly Alike* The 
Best that Knowledge and Experience 
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the best separator that is built, but also exactly the same sep¬ 
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There are no different grades of Tubulars built. The best 
that can be built is what the dairyman needs, and it’s what 
he gets who buys a Tubular. Some “ bucket bowl ” manufac¬ 
turers advertise and advocate two or three different qualities 
of separators, firsts, seconds, thirds, etc. They are bound to get a 
man’s money if he has any. They don’t furnish even their own best always, but 
try never to miss a customer. If the present-day sale is made these hucksters of 
different grades don’t care for the dairy service of the future. 
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There is only one grade of Tubular—the suspended bowl, bottom feed, enclosed 
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West Chester, Penna. 
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