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THE RURAb NEW-YORKER 
111 
CONTENTS 
The Rural New-Yorker, January 27, 1912. 
FARM TOPICS. 
"Up to Hate”. 90 
Poisoning Cutworms on Large Scale.. 90 
The Use of Hairy Vetch. 91 
Hope Farm Notes. 98 
Muck Land With Overhead Irrigation.. 99 
N. Y. State Agricultural Society. 101 
Coming Farmers’ Meetings. 107 
Farm Labor in New York. 107 
Canning Crops. Part 1. 108 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
A Market for Prize Cheese.89. 90 
Showing a Spotted Jersey. 104 
Blindness in Heifer. 104 
Cow with Scours. 104 
Corn and Pork. 107 
Coal Ashes and Poultry. 109 
Bronze or White Turkeys. 109 
Avoiding Vermin . 109 
Amount of Food per Hen. 109 
Do Frozen Beets Poison liens?. 109 
<,reen Food fer Chicks. 109 
Overfeeding, the Trouble. 100 
Sick Cow . 100 
HORTICULTURE. 
Renting an Old Orchard. 90 
• Breeding Up" Fruit Varieties. 90 
Carbon Dioxide in Greenhouses. 91 
Top-Lofty Apple Trees. 92 
Rome Beauty as Filler. 92 
English Walnut in Ohio. 92 
Nuts in Idaho. 92 
Captain Ede Peach. 92 
The Ontario Apple. 94 
Northern Nut Growers Meet. 94 
The Oil Sprays. 9(5 
New York State Fruit Growers. 97 
Raspberry Questions . 99 
Mushroom Spawn Experience. 99 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 102 
Dyeing Feathers for Flowers. 102 
Homemade Yeast . 102 
The Rural Patterns. 102 
Ranch Life in Colorado. 103 
An Oregon Reader on Old-fashioned 
Yeast . 103 
Cerealine Pudding . 103 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Notes on Public Questions. 93 
A Friend of the Deer. 93 
Local ('old Storage. 93 
Farm Forestry. Part II. 95 
Caring for Fish. 9(5 
That Milling Deal. 97 
The European Starling. 99 
Editorials .;. 100 
Events of the Week. 101 
False Weights and Measures in Maine 106 
Publisher’s Desk . 110 
Crops and Markets 
Wholesale Prices at New York, 
Week Ending January 20, 1912. 
BOTTER 
Creamery, fancy, lb. 40 to 41 
Good to Choice.So to .38 
Lower Grades.28 to .32 
Storage.32 @ .38 
Stale Dairy, best.38 to .31) 
Common to Good.24 @ .37 
Factory.20 to .24 
Packing Slock.;.20 to .23 
Elgin, 111., butter market firm at 41) cents. 
Boston, western creamery. 39 cents. 
Philadelphia, western creamery, 41 cents. 
CHEESE 
Full Cream, best. 16 to .17 
Common to Good.H to .liltj 
Bklms.08 to .13 
EGGS 
White, good to choice.37 to .39 
Mixed Colors, best .33 to .36 
Common to Good.28 to .32 
Western, best.34 to .36 
Under grades. .20 to .28 
Checks and dirties.18 ® .25 
Storage, prime.27 @ .30 
BEANS 
Marrow, 100 lbs. 4.20 to 4.90 
Medium. 4.00 to 4.30 
Pea. 400 to 445 
Yellow Eye. 4.20 to 4.25 
Bed Kidney.. 5 00 to 5.20 
White Kidney. 5.90 to 0.00 
Lima, California.6.40 to 6.50 
HOPS 
Prime to Choice .54 to .56 
Common to Good.48 to .53 
Pacific Coast.45 to .50 
German Crop, new.91 ® .96 
DitlED FRUITS 
Apples, evap., choice, 1911.10 to .10)$ 
Common to good.07 to .09 
Sun dried.07 <g .0s(4 
Chops. 02 .U 25 J 4 
Raspberries. 27 to .28 
FRESH FRUITS 
Apples—'Joy.bbl.2.00 
Spitzeuhurg . 2.00 
Ben Davis. 2.00 
Baldwin. 2.00 
Greening. 2.50 
King.. 2.25 
llubbardston.2.00 
York Imperial. 1.75 
Western, box. 1.00 
Pears, KieiTer, bbl. 1.00 
Cranberries Cape Cod, bb^. 7.50 
Jersey, bbl.8.00 
Strawberries, Fla.,qt.2o 
to 4.00 
to 4.00 
(«■ 3 00 
to; 3.25 
to 3.75 
to 3.75 
to 2.50 
@ 3.00 
@ 3.00 
to 2.50 
to 10 50 
to 10.50 
to 45 
VEGETABLES 
Potatoes—N. Y. State, bbl. . 3.00 
Maine, bag. 3.25 
Long Island, bbl. 3.50 
Foreign. 168-lb. bag. 2.60 
Bermuda, bbl...4.00 
Sweet P Autoes, bushel.75 
Brussels Sprouts, qt.07 
Beets, new, 100 bunches.3.00 
Carrots, bbl. 1.00 
New. 100 bunches. 3.00 
Cabbage, Danish seed, ton.25.00 
Red. ton.23.00 
Caulitiowers, Fla., basket.75 
Kale, bbl . 1.25 
Chicory, bbl. I.IK) 
Endive, French, lb.11 
Lettuce. t$-bbl. bkt. 100 
Onions. State and Western, 100 lbs... 2.50 
Orange Co., bag.2.75 
White, bu.. 2.00 
Peppers, Southern, carrier. 1.26 
Peas. Southern, bu. 1.50 
String Beans, bu. 1.00 
Spinach, bbl. 1.00 
Squash. Marrow, bbl. 1.00 
Hubbard, bbl. j 50 
Turmos. Rutabaga, bbl.90 
White, bbl. 1.00 
Egg Plants. Fla., box. 1.00 
Tomatoes. Fla. Carrier. 1.25 
to 3.75 
to 3 75 
@ 3.75 
to 2.75 
to C50 
@ 1.50 
to .13 
® 4.00 
to 1.75 
to 4.00 
29 00 
to 28.00 
to ' 2.00 
@ 1.37 
@ 2.50 
to .14 
to 3.00 
to 2.85 
to 3.12 
to 2.50 
to 2.28 
to 3.50 
to 4.00 
to 2.00 
to 2 00 
to 1.75 
to 1.00 
to 1.50 
to: 2.00 
to 2.50 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS 
Cucumbers. No. 1, doz.75 
No. *> hnv .3.00 
to 
1.12 
4X0 
Tomatoes, lb. 
,U8 
to 
.22 
Lettuce, doz. 
.To 
to 
1.00 
Mushrooms, lb. 
.20 
to 
.40 
Radishes, 100 bunches. 
2.00 
to 
4.50 
LIVE POULTRY 
.13 
rn) 
.13 % 
Roosters. 
.08 
to 
.09 
Ducks. ........ 
.17 
.18 
Geese. 
.12 
8 
.13 
Turkeys. 
to 
.16 
Guineas, pair. 
.40 
<3> 
.50 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Tuikeys, best. 
.19 
feb 
.21 
Common to Good. 
.11 
© 
.18 
Chickens, choice broilers, ill. 
.28 
to 
30 
Broilers, common to good. 
.18 
© 
.25 
Roasters. 
.16 
@ 
.22 
Capons, 7 to S lbs. 
.24 
to 
.25 
Smaller sizes. 
.17 
to 
.21 
Fowls. 
15 
to 
.17 
Spring Ducks, lb . 
.16 
to 
.22 
Geese. 
.12 
ft 
.16 
Squabs, doz. . 
1.60 
to 
5.25 
COUNTRY DRESSED MEATS 
Calves, prime, lb. 
.13 
to 
.14 
Common to good. 
.11 
to 
.12 
Buttermilks. 
.07 
to 
.09 
Lambs, hothouse, head. 
4.00 
to 
8.00 
Pork. Ligbt. 
.09 
(fft 
, Heavy. 
.07 
.08 " 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hav. Timothy No. 1, ton.25.00 to 26.00 
No. 2.23.00 to 24.50 
No. 3.20.00 © 22.50 
Clover Mixed.19.00 to 24 00 
Clover. ..20.00 to 24.00 
Straw. Rye.18.00 to 19.00 
Oat and Wheat.11.00 to 12.00 
LIVE STOCK 
Native Steers. 100 lbs. 5 00 to 7.55 
Oxen.4.00 to 6.25 
Cows. 2 00 @ 5.50 
Calves, Prime Veal, 100 lbs. 7.50 tolO.50 
Culls. 6.00 to 7.50 
Sheep, 100 lbs.3.00 to 4.60 
Lambs. 5 00 to 7 25 
Hogs.6.25 @ 6.60 
GRAIN 
Wheat, No. 1. Northern Spring. 1.20 to ... 
No. 2. Red.98 to ... 
No. 2 Hard Winter. 1.10 to ... 
Corn, as to quality, bush.65 to .70 
Oats, as to weight, bush.50 @ .55 
Kye, No. 2, Western. .95 to .96 
Barley, choice . 1.20 to 1.35 
MILL FEED—Car Lots 
Spring Bran, ton. 27 00 to 29.00 
Standard Middlings. 27.60 to 30.00 
Red Dog.31.00 to 32.00 
Hominy Chop. 29.00 to 30.20 
Linseed Meal. 39.00 ® 40.00 
Corn Meal. 30,00 to 3U)0 
COTTON 
New York Middling Upland. 9.50 
Middling Gulf. 9.76 
New Orleans, Low Middling. 8.85 
Good Middling. 9.65 
Boston Markets. 
Boston produce market is usually quiet 
at this time, just after the holidays, and 
January of 1912 is no exception. Apples 
are not working off as well as was ex¬ 
pected. and price is low on most grades, 
especially the poorer ones. Best Baldwins 
bring about $3 per barrel, a few better. 
No. 1 and No. 2 from .$1.50 to $2.50 per 
barrel; 85 cents to $1.50 per box: Kings 
and McIntosh tiring $3 and $4 per barrel; 
Greening and Pippin $2 to $2.50. A poor 
demand in European markets docs not help 
the market here or reduce the stock as 
we like to see. Cranberries are short and 
high, with not much demand; sell at $8 
to $9.50 per barrel for best hard, $6 to 
$7.50 for softer berries and $2 to $3.50 a 
bushel or crate. Southern strawberries are 
in the market at 40 to 50 cents per box. 
Potatoes are short and inclined to be 
higher in price; Maine stock $1.15 per 
bushel, or $2.30 and $2.35 per hag; 
foreign stocks sell at $2.75 per bar¬ 
rel. Sweets $1.50 per basket. Onions 
short and high, with native stock running 
rather poor; $2.50 to $3 per hundred 
pounds; new onions $3 per crate. Winter 
vegetables and green stuff are high and 
short. Squash,, turban, $20 per ton, $1.25 
per barrel; Hubbard, $25 per ton, $1.50 
per barrel. Turnips, rutabaga, $1.50 per 
barrel, White Egg, $1 per box ; White Flat, 
75 cents per box. Beets, 75 cents to $1 
per box; carrots. 00 cents to $1; parsnips, 
$1.25; cabbage, $1.50 per barrel for drum¬ 
head and $1 to $1.25 for Savoy. Celery, 
$2.50 to $3 per dozen. Cucumbers, $4 to 
$10 per box of about 100. Lettuce is sell¬ 
ing well at $1.25 and better per box of 
18 heads. Tomatoes go at 20 to 30 
cents per pound, which is good for this 
season. Butter is sky high and short at 
38 cents for extra, 30 for good and 34 
for common. Cheese is also high at 17% 
cents for best cream and 15 cents for com¬ 
mon. Eggs have dropped some locally, and 
slightly in the city, but are still firm and 
not over plenty, either fresh or storage. 
Fancy go at 38 cents, wholesale, common 
fresh 35 and 30 cents per dozen; storage 
20 to 80, and these are' reducing rapidly 
in supply. Poultry is firm and prices good; 
turkeys 20 to 22 cents per pound ; broilers 
22 to 25 cents best fresh dressed ; roasting 
chickens 18 to 22 cents per pound, best 
dressed fowls 10 to 19 cents per pound. 
Fowls, live weight. 14 to 15 cents per 
pounds; roosters, 10 to 12 cents; live bogs 
average about 0% cents per pound ; dressed 
eight cents per pound. Best beef. 12 and 
13 cents per pound; common 10 to 11 
cents, wholesale. Best veal 14 cents for 
heavy, 12 for light. Lamb is slightly 
higher, best bringing 11 and 12 cents per 
pound ; common about 10 cents, with mut¬ 
ton at eight cents. a. e. p. 
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heavier fowls, by feeding cut bone. 
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Cabbage 
Radishes 
Grapefruit 
Carrots 
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Tangerines 
Cucumbers 
Spinach 
Pineapples 
Eggplants 
Tomatoes 
Strawberries 
Lettuce 
Turnips 
Cranberries 
Mushrooms 
Calves 
Apples 
Onions 
Pork 
Pears 
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I 
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lip 
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