1911 . 
MTHLC RUKAb NEW-YORKER 
793 
CONTENTS 
The Rural New-Yorker, July 15, 1911. 
FARM TOPICS. 
The Boston Market. 
Another Alfalfa Sermon. 
The "Lava” Fertilizers Again. 
Hawkweed in Pasture. 
Crop Prospects . 
Seeding Alfalfa on I/ong Island 
Hope Farm Notes . 
Diary of Farm Work. 
Government Cotton Report... 
Foreign Crops . 
Canadian Crops . 
749, 
750 
790 
750 
752 
752 
753 
754 
757 
757 
757 
757 
LIV’D STOCK AND DAIRY. 
The Cause of "White Diarrhoea.” Part 
II. 
A Cat Mother for Geese. 
How to Handle Hen Manure. Part II.. 
A Black and White Milk Fountain... 
Varying Milk Tests . 
Dairy Ration . 
Trouble With Hen. 
Chicken Weeds . 
751 
751 
753 
760 
760 
760 
761 
761 
HORTICULTURE. 
Root Gall on Nursery Trees. 750 
Transplanting Flowers by Machinery.. 751 
A Case of Black Knot.752 
Nitrate on Tomatoes . 752 
More Crown Gall Experience. 752 
Trouble With Grapes. 753 
Why the Strawberries Failed. 754 
The Feitcheng Peach. 755 
Strawberries and Other Things. 755 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 758 
An Echo. 758 
Baked Custard . 758 
Popovers . 758 
Tutti Frutti . 758 
The Rural Patterns . 759 
Removing Wagon Grease. 759 
The “Fireless” in the Farmhouse. 
Part II. 759 
Some Good Sandwiches. 759 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Wind Power and Electricity. 752 
The Summer Boarder Business. 752 
Editorials . 756 
Events of the Week. 757 
Products, I’rices and Trade. 761 
Publisher’s Desk. 762 
Humorous . 764 
MARKETS 
Wholesale at New York, 
Week Ending July 8, 1911. 
BUTTER 
Fancy creamery is scarce, there being 
some business above ((notations. Values 
in lower grades are very irregular, owing 
to heat damage. 
Creamery, fancy, lb.24 ® .25 
Good to Choice.20 @ .23 
j-iower Grades .15 © .19 
State Dairy, best.22 ® .23 
Common to Good.H @ .19 
Factory. 14 ® .18 
Back!lie Stock. .15 ® .17 
Elgin 111. butter market tlrm at 23 cents. 
Boston, wostern creamery, 24*4 cents. 
Philadelphia, -western creamery, 2o cents. 
CHEESE 
Market very firm on the better grades 
of whole milk. Supplies in cold storage 
are somewhat larger than a year ago. 
Full Cream, best, new.11 © .12 
Common to Good.Oil (a .In 
Skims.05 (a .if) 
Old, common to good. 11 ©i .13 
EGGS 
Fresh eggs free from heat damage are 
scarce ; medium and lower grades in heavy 
supply, a great many selling from 12 to 
15 cents. 
White, good to choice.23 @ .25 
Mixed Colors, best .20 © .28 
Common to Good.15 (a .18 
Western, best.17 @ .10 
Under grades.12 © .15 
Checks and dirties.08 ra .12 
BRANS 
Business is light, though the tone of the 
market is firm, owing to unfavorable crop 
reports. 
Marrow, 100 lbs. 3.28 @ 3.85 
Medium.. 3.15 ra 3.75 
Pea.. 3.18 © 3.80 
Yellow Kye. 3.50 ® 3.60 
Red Kidney.G OO @ 6.50 
WhltoKldncy. 5.00 ® 5.10 
Lima, California.6.70 (a 6.75 
HOI’S 
From the present outlook the Pacific 
coast yield will be about 200,000 bales. The 
plants are reported to be in good condition. 
In Canada and the East blue mold is doing 
damage. 
Prime to Choice.31 @ .32 
Common to Good.29 © .80 
Pacific Coast. 27 @ .28 
German Crop, 1910.50 © .64 
CIDER VINEGAR 
New York jobbing prices for single bar¬ 
rel lots. Very little vinegar good enough 
for top quotations is offered. 
Extra Choice Old, gal.22 ® ,24 
Standard Grade. 13 @ .15 
DRIED FRUITS 
Apples, evap. prime.14 ® 16 
Kvap., com. to good.06 © .13 
Cores and Skins.07 ® .07^ 
Raspberries. 2 ? ® .33 
Cherries.16 ra .20 
FRESH FRUITS 
The new apples arriving are mainly small 
and inferior. Peaches and berries badly 
damaged by heat. Muskmelons have been 
very low and irregular in quality. Water¬ 
melons in heavy supply and a good many 
abandoned as not worth the freight. 
Apples, Albemarle, bbl.. 7 50 © 8.50 
New, bu. 1.00 ® 2.60 
Pears, Southern, Le Conte, bbl. 4.00 @ 6.60 
Strawberries, up-river, qt. 07 ra .16 
Western, N. Y., qt.08 ra .15 
Peaches, Ga., carrier. 1.25 ® 3 (X) 
Cherries, lb.06 ® .14 
Muskmelons, Southern, crate. 40 @ 1.00 
California, crate. 1.00 ra 2.50 
Watermelons, Southern, 100.10.00 ®20.00 
Plums, Ga., carrier—’.... 
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2.75 
Huckleberries, N. G., qt.. 
.07 
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.10 
Jersey and Pa. 
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Blackberries, qt. 
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.09 
Raspberries, red, pint. .. 
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.06 
Gooseberries, qt. 
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.18 
Currants, qt. 
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.11 
VEGETABLES 
New potatoes of the better grades higher, 
old stock getting well cleaned out. As¬ 
paragus season is over. Some fairly good 
Jersey corn is arriving. Green beans and 
peas largely poor and selling low. Toma¬ 
toes from South Jersey are arriving, bring¬ 
ing 1 to $1.75 per box. 
Potatoes, old, 180 lbs. 3.00 © 3.60 
Southern, new. No. 1, bbl.3.50 ra 4.00 
Southern, new. No. 2, bbl. 2.00 @ 2.26 
Long Island, new, bbl. 3.00 © 4.00 
Sweet, Jersey, bkt. 1.00 © 2.00 
Beets, new, 100 bunches. 1.00 ra 3.00 
Carrots, new, 100 bunches. 1.00 & 2.00 
Cabbage—Eastern Shore, bbl. 1.00 ra 1.26 
Long Island, bbl. 100 © 1.25 
Sweet Corn, Southern, 100. 1.00 ra 2.00 
Jersey, 100. 1.50 He 1.76 
Cucumbers, bu. 1.00 © 1.75 
Lettuce, B>-bbl. bkt.15 © .35 
Peppers, Southern, bu. 1.00 ra 1.76 
Horseradish, 100 lbs. 3.00 ra 6.00 
Okra. Southern, Carrier. 1.00 ©2.00 
Onions, Long Island, bbl.2.00 ra 2.50 
Egyptian, bag. 2.00 @ 2.50 
Jersey, bu. 1.00 © 1.25 
Peas. State, bu. 0.75 ta 2.00 
Jersey, bu.76 ra 1.50 
Radishes,100 bunches.35 ra .76 
Rhubarb, 100 hunches.50 ra 1.00 
String Beans, bu.20 © .50 
Spinach, bbl.50 ta 1.00 
Squash, Marrow, bbl. 1.00 @ 2.00 
New, bu.20 @ .40 
Turnips, Rutabaga, bbl. 1.00 6i 1.25 
White, bbl. 1.25 ia 1.60 
Leeks, UK) bunches. 1.00 ra 2.00 
Egg Plants. Southern, box.1.00 ra 1.60 
Tomatoes. Southern, crate. 0.50 ra 1.50 
Jersey, box. LOO ra 1.76 
LIVE POULTRY 
Demand very light, as weather is too hot 
to move stock safely. Fowls and broilers 
lower. 
Chickens, Broilers, lb.20 ta .21 
Fowls.12 ra .13 
Roosters.07 @ .08 
Ducks....11 © .12 
Geese.08 ta .09 
Turkeys.11 ta .12 
DRESSED POULTRY—FrESH KILLED 
Broilers and fowls in surplus and lower. 
Turkeys, best,.'.14 ta ,15 
Common to Good....!.13 © .14 
Chickens, fancy broilers, lb. 25 ta .28 
Broilers, common to good.20 ta .24 
Fowls. 13 © .16^ 
Spring Ducks, lb .. .13 @ .14 
Squabs, dor.. 1.75 ® 3.50 
DRESSED POULTRY-FROZEN 
Turkeys, best.22 ra .23 
Cbickens. milk fed broilers . 22 ta .25 
Corn-fed broilers.18 ta .23 
Milk-fed roasters.17 ® ,I 8 k! 
Corn-fed roasters.15 @ .16)4 
Fowls. II ta .16 
Ducks, best.13 @ .14 
Common to good.08 ® .12 
Geese.0T @ .11 
HAY AND STRAW 
Market steady on Timothy. Low grades 
are working out fairly well on a lower 
price basis. 
Day, No. 1, ton.26.00 ® 27.00 
No. 2.21.00 © 24.00 
No. 3.17.00 ® 18.00 
Clover Mixed.18 00 ® 22 00 
Clover.16.00 ® 17.00 
8 traw, Rye.11.00 ® 12.00 
Oat and Wheat.8.00 ® 9.00 
LIVE STOCK 
Native Steers, 100 lbs.5 CO © 6.36 
Bulls.3.00 ® 4.26 
Cows. 1 50 © 3.60 
Calves, Prime Veal, 100 lbs..6.50 © 8.76 
Culls . 6 00 ta 6.00 
Sheep, 100 lbs. 2.00 ® 3.75 
Lambs. 5.50 @ 7.85 
Hogs.6.60 © 7.10 
GRAIN 
Wheat, No. 1, Northern Spring. 1.07 ® .. 
No. 2, Red.96 ® ... 
No. 1 Macaroni.98 ® .. 
Corn, as to quality, bush.60 ® .70 
Oats, as to weight, bush.46 © .62 
Rye, No. 2, Western.95 ® .96 
MILL FEED 
Spring Bran, ton. 23.50 ® 24.00 
Standard Middlings. 25.36 ® 26.00 
Red Dog. 27.50 © 28.60 
Hominy Chop. 23.t>0 ® 24.20 
Linseod Meal. 33.00 ® 34.00 
Corn Meal. 26.00 ® 27.00 
COTTON 
New York, Middling Upland. 
Middling Gulf. 
New Orleans, Low Middling. 
Good Middling. 
WOOL 
NewYork Fleeces, Fine, unwashed 
Ohio half blood combing. 
Kentucky, three-fourths blood.... 
Michigan, half blood. 
TOBACCO. 
Conn, broadieaf-llller. 
Fine wrappers . 
N. Y.State Fillers.. 
Fine and Selections. 
Ohio Zimmer's Spanish. 
Virginia Dark Lugs.. 
Dark Leaf. 
Bright Cutters. 
Penn, broad loaf fillers. 
CHICAGO 
Butter, creamery. 
Eggs, good to prime firsts. 
Live Turkeys. 
Fowls. 
Chickens. 
Potatoes, new, bbl. 
Blackberries, quart.. 
Sheep, 100 lbs.. 
Lambs, 100 lbs.. 
Hogs. 
Butter, creamery .. 
Eggs, state. 
Live Chickens. 
Fowls. 
I’otatoes. new. bbl. 
Calves, live, 100 lbs 
Sheep, 100 lbs. 
Lambs, 100 lbs. 
Hogs. 
Wheat, No. 2, Red . 
Corn. 
Oats. 
BUFFALO 
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15.10 
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Millet for Horses. 
Is millet a safe feed for horses, pro¬ 
vided It Is harvested at the proper tlma 
and well cured ? What variety should be 
seeded? o. l. p. 
No; millet hay should not be fed to 
horses, especially when cut after the seed* 
form. Experiments show that such hay 1* 
liable to cause kidney trouble and Joint In¬ 
flammation. Feed It to cattle. 
Knuckling. 
Could you suggest anything to do for a 
horse when the tendons of the front leg 
are hardened and are shortening the cords, 
so as to make the horse tip over on the 
foot ? p. k. 
New York. 
Where knuckling has taken place so that 
the horse stands with the fetlocks perma¬ 
nently “cocked” the operation of tenotomy 
gives the only chance of improvement, anil 
it has to bo jerforraed by a qualified veterin¬ 
arian. a. s. A. 
Blind Mare as Breeder. 
I bought a young mare in foal that Is 
blind, from what cause I don’t know. The 
colt is now four weeks old, and a fine one, 
and eyes apparently all right. Will it have 
any effect on its eyes, the mare going blind 
while in foal, and is it advisable to use the 
mare as a brood mare, as she apparently is 
well bred? w. w. 
It is not well to breed from n blind mare 
as tendency to weakness of the eyes and 
eventual blindness from periodic ophthalmia 
and cataract is decidedly hereditary. 
Lameness. 
I bought a mare some time ago, and 
would like to have a little advice. She was 
hurt about March in her front log, on the 
inside of her knee. She does not walk very 
lame, but she swells tip some, and It hurts 
her right along. When she is standing in 
the barn she keeps her leg constantly in mo¬ 
tion. When she lies down over night she 
cannot get up, and for an hour or so she 
feels very lame all over, but she gets up 
right away if she does not lie down any 
length of time. Can you give me any ad¬ 
vice? The mare is about 15 years old, and 
is a good horse for the farm. c v 
Pennsylvania. 
Clip off the hair and blister the injured 
Part two or three times at intervals of two 
or three weeks, using a mixture of one dram 
of bin iodide of mercury rubbed up with one 
ounce of laid. Keep her in a stall, a. s. a. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
It. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply and a 
"square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
The Sowing of Fertilizers. 
Commercial fertilizers are coming into 
more general use every day. That they 
are difficult to sow is well known to all 
users. The reason for this is that they 
vary as to consistency. Some of the 
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and a complete cure. This wan two yearn a^o. O. J. BKOWN. 
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