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CONTENTS 
The Rural New-Yorker, May 30, 1908. 
FARM TOPICS. 
High Scliool Agriculture.409 
Dishonest Packing .469, 470 
Tomatoes on Spring-plowed Sod. 470 
AVill Vetch Smother Quack Grass?.... 471 
The “Miracle" Wheat. 473 
Cow Peas for Maryland. 473 
Hope Farm Notes. 475 
Crop Prospects . 477 
Conditions in Jefferson Co., N. Y. 477 
A Mississippi Paradise. 477 
A Concrete Silo County. 477 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
What to Do With Tramp Hens. 470 
Irish Terrier Dogs. 480 
Possibilities of Sheep. 480 
Cows and Lime-Sulphur.480 
Whole Corn in the Silo. 480 
A Good Farm Henhouse.481 
Silage for Poultry. 481 
HORTICULTURE. 
The Apple Tacking Business. 471 
Bananas in Florida. 471 
A Screen of Trees. 472 
The Oils for Spraying. 472 
Curing Melon Diseases. 472 
Bees and Grapes. 472 
Crows and Grapes.. 472 
A Corner of an Old-Fashioned Garden. 473 
Work of the Plum Curculio. 473 
Ruralisms.474 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 478 
Strawberry Recipes . 478 
Summer Storage of Smoked Meats.... 478 
Cse and Abuse of the Gasoline Stove.. 479 
The Rural Patterns. 479 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
About Those “Big Stories”. 470 
Keep Them at Home. 472 
Events of the Week. 477 
The Value of a Right of Way.477 
A Question of Eages . 477 
Products, Prices lacI Trade. 481 
Publisher’s Desk . 482 
Humorous. 484 
MAPKTTS 
Trices current at New York during week 
ending May 22. 1908. Wholesale unless 
otherwise ordered. 
GRAIN. 
Wheat. No. 2, Red . 
No. 1, Northern, Duluth 
Corn . . 
! . 76 
(f?) 1.03 
@1.13 
@ 78 
Oats . 
, . 56 
@ 02 
@ 90 
llye . . 
FEED. 
Wheat Bran . 
. 20.00 
@ 2S.00 
Middlings . 
.28.00 
@ 29.5/0 
Red Dog . 
, -- 
@31.00 
Hominy Chop . 
— 
@20.00 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Prices for large bales: 
small 
bales 50 
rents to $1 per ton less. 
Hay, No. 1 .. 
.18.00 
@19.00 
No. 2 . 
.10.00 
@17.50 
No. 3 .. 
.14.00 
@15.00 
Clover mixed . 
@ 15.00 
Straw, Long Rye . 
.12.00 
@13.00 
Short and Oat . 
, 9.00 
@11.00 
MILK. 
New York Exchange price $1.41 per 40- 
quart can, netting 2% cents to 26-cent zone 
shippers. 
BUTTER. 
Cmamery, best, lb. 
22 
%@ 
23 
F’irsts . 
21 
1 
99 
Seconds . 
19 
@ 
20% 
Thirds . 
10 
@ 
IS 
State Dairy, half-tubs, finest 
— 
(a) 
22 
Tubs, good to choice. 
20 
@ 
21 
Tubs, common to fair.... 
10 
0 
19 
Packing stock . 
15 
@ 
10 
CHEESE. 
Full cream, small, old, white, 
fancy . 
— 
@ 
14% 
Full cream, small, old, colored, 
fanev . 
—• 
@ 
14% 
Full cream, large, old, colored, 
fancy . 
— 
@ 
14% 
Full cream, old, fair to prime 
ii %@ 
13 
Full cream, old, common.... 8 @ 
Full cream, new . 9 %@ 
EGGS. 
Selected, white, fancy. 20% @ 
White, good to choice. 19% @ 
Brown and mixed, extras.... 19 V>(<i> 
Western, storage packed.... 17%@ 
Western, regul’r pack’s, extra 18 @ 
DRIED FRUITS. 
Apples, evap., fancy cases, lb. 10 @ 
Evap., choice, cases. 8%@ 
Evap., prime, cases. 7 @ 
Evap., prime, Canadian... — @ 
Evap., as to quality, 1906. 5%@ 
Evap.. common to fair..., 5%@ 
Sun-dried, coarse-cut. !b... 6 @ 
Chopped. '07. prime, 100 lbs.1.50 @1 
Cores and skins, 100 lbs.. 1.00 <?/1 
Raspberries, evap., 1907.... 23 @ 
Apricots, California, 1907... 20 @ 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples. Northern Spv.2.00 @3 2 ." 
Raldwin .2.00 
Russet, Itoxbury .2.00 
Russet. Golden, .2.00 
Common .1.00 
Peaches, Florida, carrier... .2.00 
Strawberries. Norfolk, quart 5 
Eastern Shore . 7 
Delaware and Maryland... 8 
Blackberries, N. C., quart.... 10 
Huckleberries, N. C. 15 
Muskmelons, Florida, crate. .2.00 
Watermelons, Florida, each.. 75 
BEANS. 
Marrow .2.20 
Medium .2.10 
Pea .....2.20 
Red Kidney .1.75 
White Kidney, choice.2.35 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes, Bermuda, bbl.3.00 
Southern, white, No. 1....3.00 
Southern, white. No. 2 .... 2.00 
Southern, red. No. 1.2.75 
Southern, red. No. 2.2.00 
Southern, culls .1.50 
Maine, 1)1)1. 2 25 
State & Western. 180 lbs. 2.50 
Sweet potatoes. Jersey, bskt.,1.75 
Artichokes, California, drum.3.50 
Asparagus, green, Colossal, 
dozen .2.50 
Green extra ..2.00 
Green, prime ..1.50 
Green, culls. 1.00 
White, Colossal .2.00 
9% 
10 % 
21 
20 
20 
18% 
18% 
10%' 
9% 
7% 
7 
6 % 
7 
75 
65 
24 
28 
25 
@2.75 
'a 2.50 
(a 2.25 
@ 1.75 
@4.00 
(a 10 
t 5> 11 
@ 12 
@ 15 
@ 20 
@ 3.00 • 
@1.25 
@2.40 
@2.35 
@2.50 
@1.90 
@2.40 
@5.00 
@4.00 
@2.50 
@3.50 
<Q 2.25 
@1.75 
@2.75 
@2.75 
@ 2.25 
@4.00 
White, extra .1.50 
@3.00 
@2.25 
@2.00 
@1.25 
@ 2.50 
@1.75 
THE RURAL 
White, prime.1.25 @1.50 
White, culls . 75 @1.00 
Beets, Southern, 100 bchs. ..1.00 @4.00 
Carrots, Southern, 100 bchs..1.00 @2.00 
Corn, Florida, case.2.50 @3.50 
New Orjeansf, bbl.5.00 @0.00 
Celery. IHorida.' stand'd case. 1.00 @3.00 
Cucumbers*, Florida, basket. .1.25 @1.75 
Hothouse, No. 1, box.2.50 @4.00 
Hothouse, No. 2. box.1.25 @2.00 
Cabbage, S. Carolina, crate.. 50 @ 75 
N. C. and Va., crate. 60 @ 75 
Eggplants, Florida, box.1.25 @2.50 
Kale, bbl. 30 @ 50 
lettuce, barrel .1.00 @2.00 
Lima beans, Florida, crate..2.50 @3.00 
Mushrooms, hothouse, lb.... 10 @ 50 
Onions, Bermuda, crate.1.25 @1.30 
Cuban, crate .1.00 @1.25 
Texas, white, crate. 40 @1.30 
Texas, yellow, crate. 75 @1.35 
Egyptian, hag .2.50 @2.75 
Leeks, 100 hunches. 75 @1.00 
Okra, Florida, carrier.1.50 @3.50 
Oysterplant. 100 bunches... .1.00 @3.00 
Peppers, Florida, carrier.... 1.00 @1.50 
Parsley. N. O.. bbl.2.50 @3.50 
Peas, N. C-. large basket.... 60 @ 90 
N. C., j>er small basket.... 40 @ 60 
Norfolk, Telephone, basket. 1.00 @1.50 
Norfolk, small, basket. 75 @1.00 
Baltimore, basket. 75 @1.00 
Radishes, 100 bunches. 50 @ 75 
Rhubarb, 100 bunches.1.00 @2.50 
String beans. Florida, wax. . 75 @ 1.25 
N. C., basket.1.50 @2.25 
Spinach, nearby, bbl. 50 @ 75 
Squash, Fla. & Cuban, white, 
box . 50 @ 75 
Yellow, crook neck. box. . . . 50 @1.00 
Turnips, Rutabaga, bbl.1.25 @1.75 
White, barrel-crate . 50 @1.00 
Tomatoes, F’lorida, carrier... 1.25 @2.75 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Spring chickens, lb. — @ 30 
Fowls . — @ 13% 
Turkeys. —- @ 11 
Ducks . 11 @ 12 
Geese. 7 @ 8 
Guinea fowl, pair. — @ 50 
Pigeons, pair . — @ 25 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys . 12 @ 17 
Chickens, Phila., 3 to 4 lbs., 
pair, lb. 35 @ 40 
Penn., 3 to 4 lbs., pair, lb. . 30 @ 35 
Western, dry-picked . 30 @ 32 
Western, scalded. 25 @ 28 
Fowls . 12 @ 15 
Ducklings, L. I., spring, lb.. — @ 17 
Ducks, old Westn, poor to fair 8 @10 
Geese, old Westn, poor to fair 5 @ 8 
Squabs, dozen .1.25 @3.25 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEAT. 
Veal calves, prime to choice, 
lb. — @ 9 
Fair to good. 8 @ 8% 
Common . 6%@ 7% 
Hothouse lambs, each.3.00 @6.50 
LIVE STOCK. 
Steers .5.75 @7.10 
Oxen .4.75 @0.00 
Bulls .4.00 @5.45 
Cows .2.00 @4.50 
Calves .4.00 @6.50 
Sheep .4.00 @5.50 
Lambs .0.00 @8.00 
Hogs .5.25 @0.00 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee 
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