1911 . 
•iPHE RUKAb NEW-YORKER 
69 © 
CONTENTS 
Tiie Rural New-Yorker, May 13, 1011. 
FARM TOPICS. 
How Much Water in Slaked Lime?.... 582 
Chemicals With Stable Manure. 582 
What is Acid Phosphate?. 582 
A “Complete” Liquid Fertilizer. 582 
Spreading or Piling Manure. 582 
Different Kinds of Lime. 582 
Cultivation for the Sugar Cane. 582 
Immigrating to New York State. Part 
III .. 583 
Vermin-Proof Granary . 584 
Preparing Soil for Next Season.584 
Hen Manure for Corn. 584 
That Southern Corn. 584 
Ilairy Vetch in Puget Sound Country. . 584 
A Virginia Farm. 584 
Questions About Chemicals. 585 
Working Up Old Meadows. 585 
Grubs and Potatoes. 585 
Failure with Rape. 585 
Harrowing In Canada Peas. 585 
Sawdust—Green and Rotted. 585 
Rye for the Silo. 580 
Early Soiling Crop. 580 
Mussel Shell Waste. 587 
How to Start Alfalfa. 587 
Lime on Potatoes . 587 
A Big Corn Crop. 587 
Hope Farm Notes. 588 
Crop Notes . 591 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
The Suffolk Horse . 581 
Shall It Be Horse or Mule?.581, 582 
Mrs. Houdan, the Frost-proof Hen.... 582 
A Purebred Herd of Workers. 594 
Early Sheep Shearing. 594 
Three Family Cows. 594 
Methods of Separating Milk. 595 
Garget . 595 
Rheumatism or “Played Out”. 590 
Some Maine Birds. 590 
Leghorns, Reds and Light Brahmas. . .*. 590 
Profitable Farm Flocks. 590 
Milk . 597 
Dried Milk as a “Starter”. 597 
The Massachusetts Milk Situation. 597 
Milk and the Board of Health. 597 
Sov Bean Milk. 597 
HORTICULTURE. 
Cost of Spraying Lime-Sulphur. 583 
Dahlia Treatment . 586 
Shade Trees for Connecticut. 587 
Mignonette . 589 
Catnip and Its Culture. 589 
Big Watermelons . 589 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 592 
Pe Tsai Cabbage.592 
Another Cure for a Household Trial.. 592 
The Rural Patterns. 593 
Conservatives and Insurgents. 593 
Lamb’s Kidneys . 593 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Water Leaking Through Cement. 580 
Editorials .;.. 590 
Other People’s Money.591 
Events of the Week. 591 
Possibilities of an Agrarian Party.... 595 
Publisher’s Desk . 598 
MARKETS 
Wholesale at New York, 
Week Ending May 5, 1911. 
BUTTER 
Prices are on a slightly lower basis than 
last week. Quality of the fresh receipts 
is running irregular, with a larger propor¬ 
tion of second grades. 
Creamery, fancy, lb.21 ft .22 
Good to Choice.19 @ .20 
Lower Grades .15 @ .18 
Storage.15 @ .20 
State Dairy, best.20 Cft .21 
Common to Good.14 @ .18 
Factory.14 @ .10 
Packing Stock.12 @ .15 
Elgin 111. butter market firm at 22 cents. 
Boston, western creamery, 22 cents. 
Philadelphia, western creamery, 22 cents. 
CHEESE 
Market firm on the better grades of new 
make; skims dull. Old white in heavy sup¬ 
ply. 
Full Cream, best, Fall made.12 @ .14 
Common to Good.10 @ .11 
New Made.09 & .1036 
Skims.05 @ .10 
EGGS 
Receipts are large but trade for storage 
active and market firm except on short¬ 
lived stock. 
White, good to choice.18 @ .21 
Mixed Colors, best.17 @ .18 
Common to Good.15 @ .17 
Western, best.18 & .19 
Under grades.12 @ .15 
Duck eggs, dozen.20 (ft .22 
BEANS 
A fair trade is noted in choice clean 
white beans. Market on Red Kidneys firm. 
Marrow, 100 lbs. 3.00 (ft 3.70 
Medium. 3.00 (ft 3.50 
Pea. 3 00 @ 3.50 
Vellow Eye.3.50 ft 3.00 
Bed Kidney.5.75 (ft 6.15 
WhiteKidney.6.00 (ft 5.10 
Lima, California.6.70 @ 6.85 
HOPS 
Growers are holding firmly for higher 
prices. 
Prime to Choice.29 @ .30 
Common to Good.27 @ .28 
Pacific Coast.22 @ .23 
German Crop, 1910.50 @ .53 
CIDER VINEGAR 
N. Y. prices for single barrel lots. 
Extra Choice Old, gal.22 © .24 
Standard Grade.13 @ .15 
DRIED FRCITS 
Some business is reported in evaporated 
apples for late Fall delivery on basis of 
7% cents. 
Apples, evap. prime.12 (ft 13 
Evap., com. to good.06 @ .11 
Sun Dried.06 @ .07 % 
Chops.07 (ft .0714 
Cores and Skins.07 (ft .0734 
Raspberries.28 @ .31 
Cherries.14 (ft .18 
FKK8H FRUITS 
Old apples scarce and showing storage 
defects. Strawberries arriving from as far 
north as Virginia; market weaker. 
Apples, Russet, bbl.3.00 @ 5.00 
Greening. 4.00 (ft 7.00 
Baldwin. 4.00 (ft 6.00 
Ben Davis. 3.60 (ft 5.50 
Spy.4.00 i:ft 7.00 
Western— 
Newtown, box. 1.75 (ft 2.75 
Rome, box. 2.00 (ft 2.76 
Black Ben, box.2.00 @ 2.50 
Gano. box . 1.75 (ft 2.25 
Strawberries. Fla., qt. ..08 (ft .12 
Other Southern.10 (ft .16 
Oranges, Flit, box.3.25 (ft 4.50 
Porto Rico. 2.50 (ft 2.75 
California. 2.50 (ft 4.00 
Grape Fruit, Fla. box. 2.50 @ 4.00 
I’lneapples. Havana, 18s. 2.75 (ft 3.00 
Porto Rico, 24s.3.25 @ 3.50 
VEGETABLES 
Old potatoes held firmly at the prices 
quoted. New in active demand and higher. 
Asparagus plenty and market weak. Cab¬ 
bage again iu excessive supply and low. 
Potatoes—X. V. State, ISO lbs. 1.75 @ 2.00 
Maine. 1.90 ft 2.15 
Southern, new, No. I. bbl.4.50 (ft 5.00 
Southern, new. No. 2, bbl.3.00 @ 4.00 
Sweet, Jersey, bkt. 1.00 @ 2.00 
Asparagus. Southern, f’ey doz.2.50 (ft 3.60 
Good to prime. 1.25 ft 2.00 
Jersey, green, fancy. 3.25 (ft 4 75 
Jersey, white, common to good... 1.75 @3.50 
Beets, new, 100 bunches. 2.00 @ 3.00 
Carrots, bbl.2.00 ft 2.60 
Southern, new, 100 bunches. 2.00 ft 3.00 
Cabbage—old. ton .;.. . 3.00 ft 7.00 
New, Southern, bbl.75 ft 1.25 
Chicory, bbl. 3.50 @ 4.00 
Cucumbers.Fla.hu. 1.50 @2.00 
Escarol. 14 bbl. bkt,. . 1.00 ft 2.00 
Kale, bbl.40 ft .65 
Kohlrabi,Southern. 100bunches. 4.00 @6 00 
Lettuce. 3-6-bbl. bkt. 1.00 @ 2.00 
Peppers. Southern, bu.1.60 (ft 2.50 
Horseradish. 100 lbs.4.00 ft 7.00 
Okra. Fla. Carrier . 2.00 @ 3.00 
Onions, old. yellow, bag.3.75 ft 4.50 
Texas, new, crate.1.00 ft 2.00 
Bermuda, crate. 1.40 ft 1.50 
Peas. Southern, bu. 1.50 (ft 3-50 
Radishes, S'n H bbl. bkt.40 ft .75 
Rhubarb, 100 bunches. 1.00 ft 2.50 
Salsify, 100 bunches. 4.00 @ 5.00 
String Beans, bu. 1.00 @ 2.50 
Spinach, bbl.50 ft .90 
Squash, bbl. 1.75 ft 2.50 
Turnips, Rutabaga, bbl.75 @ 1.25 
White, bbl.. . 1.00 @1.50 
Leeks, 100 bunches. 2.00 @ 2.50 
Egg Plants. Fla., box. 1.25 ft 2.00 
Parsnips, bbl. 1.00 @ 1.25 
Parsley bbl. 2.00 ft 3.00 
Tomatoes, Fla. crate. 1.50 ft 3.00 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS 
Tomatoes scarce; mushrooms and cucumbers 
very dull. 
Cucumbers, best, doz.65 ft .75 
Common to good . 50 @ .60 
Mushrooms, lb.15 ft .40 
Tomatoes, lb.10 (ft .20 
LIVE POULTRY 
Business is active and market improved. 
Chickens, Broilers, lb.30 ft .35 
Fowls.13 ft .14 
Roosters.09 @ .0936 
Ducks.13 @ .14 
Geese.09 ft .10 
Turkeys.12 ft .13 
DRESSED POULTRY—Fresh Killed 
Fowls in good demand. Turkeys scarce 
and poor. 
Turkeys, best.15 ft .16 
Common to Good.13 @ .14 
Chickens, fancy broilers, lb. 36 (ft .45 
Broilers, common to good.25 ft .30 
Fowls. 14 @ .15 
Squabs, doz. 1.75 @ 4.25 
DRESSED POULTRY-FROZEN 
Fancy roasting chickens very firm. Other 
poultry selling slowly. 
Turkeys, best.22 ft .23 
Chickens, milk-fed broilers. .22 (ft .26 
Corn-fed broilers.18 ft .22 
Milk-fed roasters.17 ft .1836 
Corn-fed roasters.15 ft .16 
Fowls.12 ft .15 
Ducks, best.16 @ .16 
Common to good.13 @ .14 
Geese.07 @ .11 
COUNTRY DRESSED MEATS 
Calves in good demand and slightly 
higher. Lambs in large supply but of bet¬ 
ter quality. 
Calves, good to prime.09 @ .10 
Common.06 @ .08 
Lambs,hothouse, bead.3.00 ft 7.00 
Pork, light. .09 ft .10 
Medium to heavy.06 (ft .0816 
HAY AND STRAW 
Market active on higher grades of Tim¬ 
othy and clover. Low grades accumulating 
and dull. 
Bay, No. 1, ton.25.00 ft 26.00 
No. 2.22.00 @ 24.00 
No. 3.18.00 ft 19.00 
Clover Mixed.15.00 ft 21 00 
Clover.12.00 ft 19.00 
Straw, Rye. 9.00 (ft 11.00 
Oat and Wheat.8.00 ft 9.00 
LIVE STOCK 
Native Steers, 100 lbs.5.00 @ 6.30 
Bulls.4.00 ft 6.00 
Cows. 2.00 @4.25 
Calves, Prime Veal, 100 lbs.5.00 @ 7.00 
Culls . 4.00 (ft 4.50 
Sheep, 100 lbs.2.25 @ 4.00 
Lambs. 5.50 ft 6.50 
Hogs.6.00 @ 7.00 
GRAIN 
Wheat, No. 1, Northern Spring. 1.08 ft ... 
No. 2, Red.97 ft ... 
No. 1 Macaroni.97 @ ... 
Corn, as to quality, bush.53 ft .58 
Oats, as to weight, bush.35 @ 39 
Bye.76 @ .80 
MILL FEED 
Spring Bran,ton. 26.25 ft 27.50 
Standard Middlings. 27.00 (ft 28.00 
Red Dog. 28.00 @ 29.00 
Hominy Chop. 22.50 ft 23.00 
Linseed Meal. 33.00 @ 34.00 
Corn Meal. 23.00 ft 24.00 
COTTON 
New York, Middling Upland. 15.85 
Middling Gulf. 15.00 
New Orleans, Low Middling. 14.75 
Good Middling. 15.50 
WOOL 
NewYorkFleeces, Delaine,unwashed., .22 ft .23 
Ohio half blood combing.26 ft .27 
Kentucky, three-eighths blood.24 ft .26 
Michigan, half blood.24 @ .25 
TOBACCO. 
Conn, broadlcaf-llller.08 ft .10 
Fine wrppers.60 @ .60 
N. Y.State Fillers.05 @ .06 
Fine and Selections.i2 ft .16 
Ohio Zimmer's Spanish.19 @ .20 
Virginia Dark Lugs.07 @ .0916 
Dark Leaf.10 ft .20 
Bright Cutters.12 ft .30 
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