1908. 
THE RURAL, NEW-YORKER 
659 
CONTENTS 
The Rural New-Yorker, August 15. .1908. 
FARM TOFICS. 
Home-made Gasoline Plow. 646 
Utilizing a Wot Spot. 646 
No Friend of Crows.646 
Freedom from Potato Blight. 646 
Chances for Good Farmers. 647 
Talks with Wheat Growers. 648 
Fertilizing Value of Charcoal. 648 
Preparing for Alfalfa. 648 
Hope Farm Notes . 651 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Sheep Scab . 656 
Prize-Winning Dairy Cattle. 656 
Molasses for Milch Cows. 657 
Winter Lambs . 657 
Raising Fall Chicks. 658 
Chicks with Rig Wings. 658 
Germless Eggs . 658 
Cement Silo . 658 
HORTICULTURE. 
Succesful Tecan Growing.64 7 
Ruralisms . 650 
Fruit Growing in Porto Rico.653 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
From Dnv to Day. 654 
Summer Buckwheats . 654 
The Buffalo Moth . 654 
Combination Salad . 654 
Biscuits and Bread . 655 
The Rural Patterns . 655 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
New Jersey Fights Mosquitoes.645 
Whitewashing Paper Roofs. 648 
Filling Prairie Ants. 649 
Talks with a Lawyer. 649 
Editorials . 652 
Renomination for Gov. Hughes. 653 
College Boy in Harvest Field. 653 
Southwestern Iowa . 653 
Farmers and Deer . 653 
Cron Prosnects . 653 
Institute Directors’ Examination.653 
Northwest Canada . 653 
Northern New England . 653 
Horse Manure and Flies. 657 
Publisher's Desk . 658 
Markets . 659 
Humorous . 660 
MARKETS 
Prices current at New York during week 
ending August 7, 1908, wholesale unless 
otherwise noted. The sale of a single bar¬ 
rel of apples, crate of peaches, bushel of 
beans, tub of butter, etc., would be con¬ 
sidered retail. The term “wholesale,” as 
used in this column, refers to at least five 
packages, and from that up to 20 or more. 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 2, Red. — 
No. 1, Northern, Duluth. — 
Corn . — 
Oats, as to weight. 62 
Rye . — 
MILLFEED. 
Cornmeal. ton .32.00 
Wheat Bran .23.00 
Middlings .25.00 
Red Dog . — 
Hominy Chop . — 
Oil Meal . — 
(ft 1.03 
(ft 1.27 
@ 85 
(ft. 72 
@ 75 
(ft 33.00 
(ft 24.50 
(ft 29.00 
(ft. 30.00 
(ft 27.50 
@ 31.50 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Market on 
the 
hotter grades is improved. 
nay. No. 1 . 
@17.50 
No. 2 . . . . 
@16.00 
No. 3 _ 
@13.00 
Clover mixed 
.12.00 
@14.00 
Straw. Long 
Rye 
.13.00 
@15.00 
Short and 
Oat 
. 7.00 
@11.00 
MILK. 
New York Exchange price $1.51 per 40- 
qnart can. netting three cents to 26-cent 
zone shippers. 
BUTTER. 
Croamerv, best . 
21 
@ 22 
Common to good . 
18 
(ft 20 
State Dairy . 
18 
@ 20 
Factory . 
17 
@ 19 
Packing stock . 
16 
@ 18 
CHEESE. 
Full cream, best . 
— 
@ 12% 
Common to good . 
9 
(ft 12 
Skims . 
3 
@ 7 
EGGS. 
White, fancy . 
26 
@ 27 
White, good to choice . . . . 
22 
@ 25 
Brown and mixed, fancy... 
23 
@ 24 
Mixed, prime to choice.... 
21 
@ 22 
Fair to good . 
18 
@ 20 
Western . 
, 15 
@ 21 
BEANS. 
Marrow . 
2.10 
@2.40 
Medium . 
2.00 
@2.40 
Pea . 
2.10 
@2.70 
Red Kidney . 
@1.90 
White Kidney . 
@2.40 
Yellow Eve . 
2.90 
@ — 
DRIED FRUITS. 
Apple, evnp.. fancy. 
10 
@ 10 % 
Evap., choice . 
8 
(ft 9 
Evap., prime . 
71/4 (ft. — 
Evap., prime. Canadian... 
6%@ — 
Evap., common to fair. . . 
5 V. (ft 6% 
Chopped. 1907, .100 lbs... 
@1.62% 
Cores and skins, 100 lbs. . 
1.45 
@1.50 
Raspberries, evap., 1907, lb. 
23 
@ 24 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples, Gravenstein, d.h. bbl.2.00 
Nyaek Pippin .1.75 
Astrachan .1.50 
Duchess .2.00 
Sour Bough .1.75 
Sweet Bough .1.50 
Open heads .1.00 
%-bbl. basket . 50 
Old apples, bbl.1.00 
Tears, S’n, La Conte, bbl... 1.00 
Southern, Sand .2.50 
Southern. Kieffer .2.00 
Clapp’s Favorite .3.00 
Bartlett, basket .1.00 
Common sorts, basket ... 75 
Nearby, ordinary, bbl. . . .1.75 
Peaches, Ga.. fair to prime. 1.50 
Georgia, defective . 50 
Ark. & Mo., carrier.2.00 
W. Va. & W’n Md., carrier.1.25 
Md. & Del., basket . 35 
Md. & Del., carrier .... 75 
Jersey, basket . 35 
@3.00 
@2.50 
@2.25 
@3.00 
@2.50 
@2.25 
@2.00 
@1.50 
@2.00 
@4.00 
@3.50 
@3.00 
@3.75 
@1.75 
@1.25 
@2.25 
(ft 2.50 ’ 
@1.25 
@3.00 
@2.00 
@ 85 
@1.75 
@ 75 
Plums. Md. & Del., carrier.. 40 
Currants, large, quart. 4 
Blackberries, .Ter., fancy, qt 9 
Jersey, average . 4 
Up-river . 6 
Raspl>erries, red, fancy, pint 8 
Red, usual quality, pint.. 5 
Black Cap. pint . 4 
Huckleberries, Del. & Md., qt 5 
Pa. & Jersey, Mountain.. 6 
Other Jersey . 5 
Muskmelons. N. C.. standard 
crate . 50 
Arizona, standard crate. .1.75 
Nevada, standard crate.. 1.50 
Tenn., standard crate ..1.25 
Maryland, standard crate. 75 
Baltimore, basket . 50 
Virginia. 60-qt. crate. 40 
Watermelons, via rail. car. 100.00 
VEGETABT.ES. 
Potatoes, L. T.. in bulk. bbl.. 2.50 
Jersey, round .2.50 
Jersey, long .2.30 
Southern, good to prime..2.25 
Southern, common .1.50 
Southern, culls . 75 
Sweet potatoes, Jer.. basket. 1.50 
Southern, new, bbl.3.00 
Yams, S'n, white, bbl. .. .3.00 
Yams, S’n, red .2.25 
Beets, 100 hunches. — 
Carrots, new, bbl.1.25 
Corn. Hackensack. 100.... 1.00 
Other Jersey, 100 50 
Cucumbers, Up-river, bbl... 1.25 
Up-river, basket . 75 
Long Island, bbl.1.50 
Jersey, bbl.1.25 
Hothouse, basket or box..1.25 
Cucumber Pickles. Rockland 
Co.. N. Y„ 1,000.2.50 
Long Island & Jer., bbl. 1.25 
Cabbage, 100 .4.00 
Cauliflowers, State, bbl.2.00 
Celery, dozen stalks . 5 
Eggplants, Jersey, bbl. 75 
Garlic, New Orleans, lb.... 5 
Horseradish, 100 lbs.3.00 
Lettuce, nearhv, barrel. 75 
Lima beans. Md. & Del., bkt.1.00 
Jersey, basket .1.25 
Onions, Shelter Is., bbl.... 1.75 
Other Long Island, bbl... 1.50 
Jersey, basket . 75 
Southern, bbl.1.25 
Kentucky, bag . 80 
Orange Co., bag .1.50 
Looks, 100 bunches . 50 
Okra. Jersey, box. 75 
Peppers. Jersey, bbl. 75 
Peas. State, large, basket.. 1.00 
State, bag . 75 
Romaine, basket . 50 
String beans. State, bu.-bkt.. 1.00 
Norfolk, basket .1.00 
Sninach, nearby, 1VM.1.00 
Squash. Marrow, bbl. 75 
Yellow, bbl. 60 
White . 40 
Turnips, Rutabaga, bbl. 75 
White, 100 bunches.1.00 
Tomatoes, .Ter.. Acme. box.. 75 
Jersey, usual kinds, box 25 
LTVE POULTRY. 
Soring chickens, lb. • 
Fowls . ■ 
Roosters . • 
Turkeys . ■ 
Ducks . 11 
Geese . 7 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Best broilers, lb. 24 
Common to good . 16 
Fowls . 12 
Snring ducks . 13 
Old ducks . 8 
Geese . 5 
Squabs, doz.2.00 
LIVE STOCK. 
Steers .4.30 
Oxen .3.50 
Cows .1-25 
Calves .5.00 
Sheep .3.00 
Lambs .5.50 
Hogs . .. — 
@ 60 
@ 7 
@ — 
@ 8 
@ 9 
@ 9 
@ 7 
@ 6 
@ 8 
@ 9 
@ 8 
@ 75 
(ft — 
@1.75 
@.1*75 
@1.50 
@1.25 
@ 1.00 
@200.00 
@2.75 
@2.65 
@2.50 
@ 2.50 
(ft 2.00 
@ 1.00 
@2.25 
@4.50 
@4.00 
@3.00 
@ 1.00 
@1.75 
@1.50 
@1.25 
@2.00 
@1.25 
@ 2.00 
@1.75 
@1.50 
@3.50 
@1.75 
@ 6.00 
@8.00 
@ 85 
@ 1.25 
(ft 6 
@4.00 
@1.50 
@2.00 
@2.50 
@ 2.00 
@ 2.00 
@1.25 
@1.75 
@ 85 
@1.75 
@ 1.00 
@1.00 
@ 1.00 
@1.50 
@1.25 
@ 75 
@1.50 
@1.50 
@1.50 
@ 1.00 
@ 90 
@ 75 
@ 1.00 
@1.50 
@1.25 
@ 50 
@ 15 
@ 14 
@ 9 
@ IT 
@ 12 
@ 8 
@ 25 
@ 22 
@ 14 
@ 14 
@ 10 
(ft 8 
@3.00 
@6.80 
@5.00 
@4.50 
@8.00 
@4.50 
@7.50 
@7.00 
SALT FOR PIGEONS. 
I note on page 576 a letter from 
W. T. Wallis regarding salt for pigeons. 
This question is a much discussed one, 
I believe, but I cannot see more than 
one side to it. Your correspondent says 
that he fed coarse rock salt to his 
pigeons and found several dead birds 
the next day. An acquaintance of mine 
had a similar experience, and the 
reason, I think, is very simple. If a 
pigeon swallows a lump of salt it ob¬ 
tains the flavor only while the lump is 
passing over its palate; a very small 
portion is dissolved in the mouth and 
tasted and the balance passes into the 
stomach. The bird eats lump after lump 
until its palate is satisfied. This leaves 
a considerable quantity to dissolve in 
the stomach, for which the bird has re¬ 
ceived no taste. On the other hand, if 
fine table salt is fed, a bird will fill 
its bill and the moisture dissolves the 
whole quantity almost instantly, thus 
causing the bird to get the full flavor 
of what it swallows. The bird eats a 
much smaller quantity and no super¬ 
fluous mass of salt therefore goes into 
the stomach to be dissolved. My flock 
of birds has access to a small pan of 
fine table salt, and eat all they want 
when they desire it, and I have never 
had any trouble. Your correspondent 
says in the. case of chicks lie uses a fine 
salt and is careful to break up all 
lumps, yet he feeds pigeons coarse rock 
salt. This seems to be inconsistent to a 
degree. c. C. whedon. 
New Jersey. 
What Became of the Sparrows? 
C. L. D.. New York. —Near my borne in 
southern Connecticut there have always 
been thousands of English sparrows up to 
within a few weeks ago. They suddenly 
disappeared, and now not one can be 
found. What became of them ? 
Ans. —Several things might account 
for it—lack of their usual food, a dis¬ 
ease or plague among them or some 
other bird which makes war upon them. 
In this case C. L. D. reports that a large 
black bird, different from our ordinary 
blackbird, came into the neighborhood 
about the time the sparrows left. This 
seems to be the cause. Prof. H. D. 
Reed, of Cornell, thinks this bird is the 
English star’ing, and that it has fright¬ 
ened the sparrows away. These birds 
were introduced into New York City a 
few years ago. 
NOTICE. 
TO FARMERS, FRUIT GROWERS, DAIRYMEN: 
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF 
COMMISSION MERCHANTS 
formed qf reputable, reliable and honest 
commission merchants in twenty-nine of 
the leading cities, invites your shipments. 
Any inquiry addressed to the secretary 
will bring you the names of the League 
members in those twenty-nine cities. 
Make your shipments to members of 
the League and be assured of highest 
market prices, fair and honorable treat¬ 
ment. 
For full information, address : 
A. WARREN PATCH, Secretary, 
17 North Market Street, Boston, Mass. 
DUEASE send a trial shipment to the Oldest Oom- 
1 mission House in New York. Est. 1838. Butter, 
Eggs, Ponltry, Pork, Calves, Hay. Grain. Beans, 
Apples, etc. E. B. WOODWARD, B02 Greenwich 8t„ N. Y. 
Highest prices guaranteed for Whito or Brown 
Leghorns or mixed eggs. Also high grade butter. 
Write ns for information. A trial will convince you 
of our ability to obtain extreme prices. Address 
JOHNSTONE & COUGHLAN, 
164 Duane Street s s New York. 
GKO. P. HAMMOND. EST. 1875. FRANK W. GODWIN 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & CO., 
Commission Merchants and Dealers in all kinds of 
COUNTRY PliOJLMJCE, Apples, Peaches, Ber 
Ties Butter, Eggs, Cheese, Poultry. Mushrooms 
and Hot-house Products a Specialty. Consignments 
solicited. 34 & 36 Little 12tli St., New York- 
WANTED 
Peaches. Plums. Berries and all other fruits 
and vegetables. Fancy Eggs; Hothouse Pro¬ 
ducts. Top prices secured for choice pro¬ 
ducts. Write us what you have to offer. 
Archdeacon & Co., 100 Murray St„ New York. 
WANTFR - Several good locations for apple 
WWW1 I LU evaporators, Must be located 
where there are good prospects for an apple crop. 
Address The Wallington Fruit Co.,Wallington,N.Y. 
WOODWARD’S WATERING BASIN 
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