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THE HURAb NEW-YORICER 
CONTENTS 
The Rural New-Yorker, April 13, 1912. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Why a Farmer’s Wife?.485, 
Soy Beans for Northern Wisconsin.... 
Farmers and Better Crops. 
German Agricultural Credit System... 
Homemade Lime Spreader. 
A Jersey Potato Meeting. 
A Comparison of Fertilizer. 
The Use of Lump Lime.. 
Fertilizing the Asparagus Crop. 
Some Notes on Nitrification. 
Different Forms of Lime. 
Size of Potato Seed. 
Seeding a Hillside to Grass. 
Undug Potatoes for Seed. 
The Rag-doll Seed Tester. 
Sweet Potatoes in Delaware. 
Oats After Alfalfa. 
Salt on Asparagus. 
Hope Farm Notes. 
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LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Swine Raising as a Business. Part VI. 504 
Underground Silo . 504 
Beef Making in New England. 505 
Selecting the Dairy Bull. 505 
A Satisfactory Henhouse. 506 
Feeding Shotes . 506 
Near Silage . 506 
Creamery or Dairy Butter. 506 
"Liquid Smoke” in Curing Meat. 506 
Sorghum Fodder for Stock. 507 
Raising Pigs Without Milk. 507 
Sows That Eat Pigs. 507 
Cost of Raising Colts and Dairy Stock 508 
Sheep and Goats. 508 
Poultry in Pennsylvania. 509 
Curtain Front Henhouse. 509 
Indian Runner Ducks. 509 
Egg-eating Dogs . 509 
Brown-egged Leghorn . 509 
Scaly Leg . 509 
The "Priceless” Drinking Fountain.. 510 
Poisoning Foxes . 510 
Inconsistent Egg Prices. 510 
Scaly Leg and San Jos6 Scale. 510 
The Egg-la.ving Contest. 511 
Hogs in Florida. 511 
Good Care for Work Horses. 512 
The Massachusetts Milk Situation.... 513 
Selling Milk to Retailers. 513 
The Wheeler Milk Bill. 513 
Fixing Oleo Color. 513 
HORTICULTURE. 
The Propagation of Our Native Persim¬ 
mon . 486 
Apple Varieties and Values. 488 
Shall We Top-work Ben Davis?. 488 
Missouri Apple Prices. 488 
Hen Manure and a Garden. 489 
Improving New Lawn. 489 
Starting Early Tomatoes. 490 
Minnesota Fruit Men Organize. 490 
Backyard Garden Notes. 493 
Strawberry Growing in the Corn Belt. 494 
Mixing Small Lots of Lime-Sulphur. . 497 
Want Federal Insect Laws. 497 
Treatment of Lettuce and Spinach.. 497 
Heat for Cooking Lime-Sulphur. 497 
Do Vine Plants "Mix?”. 499 
An Orchard Burner. 499 
A Discussion of Mendelism. 499 
The Mesquite . 499 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 502 
Occupations for Shut-ins. 502 
A Baker on Homemade Yeast. 502 
More About Election Cake. 502 
Tthe Rural Patterns. 503 
Experience With Winter Wheat. 503 
Salve for Chilblains. 503 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
The Consumer's Dollar. 490 
Express and Parcels Post. 490 
From an Imported Citizen. 490 
Building a Log Cabin. . 491 
The Next President. 492 
Cesspools and Septic Tanks. 495 
The Fight for Parcels Post. 496 
Senator Rayner and Parcels Post.... 496 
The Rural School Teacher. 496 
Editorials . 500 
Other People’s Money. 501 
Events of the Week. 501 
From an Imported Citizen. 511 
A Human Express Package. 511 
Publisher’s Desk . 514 
MARKETS 
Wholesale Prices at New York, 
Week Ending April 6, 1912. 
BUTTER 
Creamery, fancy, lb.31 to .32^ 
Good to Choice.25 to .30 
Lower Grades.23 & .26 
8i orage.25 @ .29 
State Dairy, best. 30 31 
Common to Good.23 @ .28 
Factory. .22 to .25 
Packing Slock..21 to .23 
Elgin. 111., butter market Hi m at 30 cents. 
Boston, western creamery. 3214 cents. 
Philadelphia, western creamery, 33 cents. 
EGGS 
White, good to choice. 
Mixed Colors, best . 
Common to Good. 
Western, best_. 
Under grades. 
Checks and dirties. 
CHEESE 
Full ('ream, best. 
Common to Good. 
8klms.. 
BEAMS 
Marrow, 100 lbs. 
Medium... 
Pea... 
Yellow Eye. 
Red KMney.. ’ ” ” 
White Kidnev.| 
Lima. California. 
HOI’S 
Prime to Choice . 
Common to Good. 
Pacific Coast. 
German Crop, new. 
.23 to .2414 
.22 @ .2214 
.18 to 20 
.22 to .23 
.18 to .20 
.16 to .18 
.18J^to 19 
.15 to .17 
.08 to .15 
4.25 to 4.75 
4.00 to 4.40 
4 0(1 © 4.50 
4 00 to 4 05 
4 10 ® 4.50 
6.75 to 5.85 
6.70 ® 6.75 
.53 to .56 
.35 to .45 
.41 to .44 
•SO @ .85 
FRESH FRUITS 
Apples—Spy, bb!. 
Spitzenburg .. .. 
Ben Davis. 
Baldwin. _ 
Greening. 
King.. 
Gano... . 
Winesap. .... ..! 
Western, box. 
Cranberries Cape Cod, bbl.. 
Jersey, bbl. 
Strawberries, Fla., qt........... 
DUIKI> FRUITS 
Apples, evap., choice, 1911. 
Common to good. 
Chops. 
Raspberries.. 
2 25 
2.25 
2.00 
2.25 
2.50 
2.25 
3 00 
3.00 
1.00 
5.00 
6.60 
.08 
.10 
.07 
02 
.27 
to 4.50 
@ 4.50 
® 3 25 
to 3.75 
to 5.50 
to 4 .00 
to 5.50 
to 4.75 
<§ 2.00 
to 9 00 
to 7.00 
to .30 
to .1054 
to .09 
to .0254 
@1 .29 jj 
VEGETABLES 
Potatoes—N. Y. State, bbl. 4.00 to 4.50 
Maine, bag. 4.50 to 4.75 
Foreign, 168-lb. bag. 2.00 to 3.25 
Bermuda, bbl. 5.00 @ 7.00 
Fla . new, bbl. 5.00 to 6.50 
Sweet Potatoes, bushel.75 to 2.00 
Artichokes, Cal., bu. drum. 5.00 to 6.00 
Asparagus, Cal., doz.2.50 to 4.50 
Southern, doz. 2.00 @ 3.50 
Beets, new, 100 bunches.2.00 to 4.00 
Carrots, bbl. 1.50 @2.25 
New. tOO bunches. 2250 @ 4.00 
Cucumbers, Fla., bu. 2.50 to 4.00 
Cabbage—Danish seed, ton. 60.00 to55 ('0 
Red. ton.25.00 *35.00 
New, bbl. crate. 1.50 to 3.75 
Cauliflowers, Cal., case.3.00 to 3.25 
Kale, bbl.25 @ .65 
Chicory, bbl. 150 to 3.00 
Lettuce, bj-bbl bkt. 2 00 « 4.00 
Onions. State and Western. 1U0 lbs... 3.25 « 4.75 
White, bn. 2 Oil to 3.75 
Peppers. Southern, carrier. 1.50 to 2.75 
Peas. Southern, bn.2.00 to 5.00 
Salsify, 100 bunches.3.00 to 5 00 
String Beans, bu. 2.00 @ 4 UO 
i Spinach, bbl. 1.00 to 1.75 
Sqnash. Old, bbl. 125 to 150 
New. bu.2.00 to 2 50 
Turnips. Rutabaga, bbl.1.00 to 1.75 
White, bbl. ...1.00 to 1.75 
Egg Plants. Fla., box. 1.50 to 3.00 
Tomatoes, Fla. Carrier. .75 to 4.00 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS 
Cucumbers. No. 1. doz. 1.25 to 1.50 
No. 2. doz...... .75 to 1.00 
Tomatoes, lb.10 ® .25 
Lettuee, doz. 1.00 to 1.50 
Mushrooms, lb.30 to .50 
Radishes, 100 benches. 2.00 to 3 50 
Rhubarb, doz.40 @ .90 
LIVE POULTRY 
Chickens, lb.14 to .15 
Fowls.14 to .1416 
Roosters.10 to .11 
Ducks.16 to .17 
Geese.9 to .10 
Turkeys.16 to .17 
Guineas, pair.50 to 60 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, best. 21 to .22 
Com moit to G ood...14 to .18 
Chickens, choice broilers, lb.35 to .40 
Broilers, common to good. 225 @ .2$ 
Roasters.16 *) .21 
Capons, 7 t,o 9 lbs.26 to .27 
Smaller sizes.21 to .22 
Fowls.14 @ .16 
Ducks, lb.15 @ .22 
Geese.13 to .16 
Squabs, doz. 1.50 @ 4.25 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay. Timothy No. I, ton.27 00 to 28.00 
No. 3.25.00 to 26.00 
No. 3.22.00 to 24.00 
Clover Mixed.21.00 to 24 00 
Clover.21.00 to 24.00 
Straw. Rye.17.00 to 20.00 
Oat and Wheat.13.00 to 14.00 
LIVE STOCK 
Native Steers. 100 lbs. 6 30 @ 8 10 
Bulls.4.00 to 6.50 
Cows. 2.00 @ 5.75 
Calves, Prime Veal, 100 lbs.7.50 tolo.25 
Culls.4.50 to 6 00 
Sheep, 100 ibs.4.26 to 6.00 
Lambs... 7 00 to 8.30 
Hogs. 6 25 @ 8.40 
COUNTRY DRE8SED MEATS 
Calves, prime, lb.13 to .14 
Common to good.10 @ .12 
Buttermilks.07 to .08 
Lambs, hothouse, head. 4.00 @ 7.50 
Pork. Light.08J^@ .09 
Heavy.OOhjto .07 
GRAIN 
Wheat, No. 1. Northern Spring. 1.19 to ... 
,No. 2, Red. 1.08 to ... 
No. 2 Hard Winter. 1.13 to ... 
Corn, ns to quality, bush.75 to .79 
Oats, as to weight, bush.60 @ .62 
Rye, No. 2, Western.95 to .97 
Barley, choice . 1.25 to 1.35 
MILL FEED—Car Lots 
8pring Bran,ton. 28 90 to 29.50 
Standard Middlings. 30.00 to 31.00 
Rod Dog. 32.00 @ 33.00 
Hominy Chop. 30.00 to 31.00 
Linseed Meal. 39.00 to 39.50 
Corn Meal.31.00 to 32.00 
COTTON 
New York Middling Upland. 11.00 
Middling Gulf. 11.25 
New Orleans, Low Middling. 10.40 
Good Middling. 11.40 
The Old Washington Market. 
During the past year great Improvement 
has been made in the old Washington re¬ 
tail market at Fulton and Washington 
streets, New York. The filthy outside 
stalls are gone, and there has been a 
general renovation that must be a decided 
satisfaction to those dealers who have 
tried to keep clean stands during the 
years of dirt and dilapidation. The in¬ 
creasing number of buyers seen in this 
place shows that those who say New York 
people will not go to market are wrong. 
This market recently had a celebration in 
honor of its new dress and Improved 
business outlook. Several hundred women 
of the Housewives League (an organiza¬ 
tion aiming to reduce the cost of living), 
were on hand, and the large stocks of pro¬ 
visions and general money saving advan¬ 
tages of the market were well advertised. 
Mayor Gaynor was there and spent some 
time talking witli the older stand keepers, 
two of whom are Peter J. Hickey and John 
McDermott, who started business there back 
in the fifties. Owing to its peculiar shape 
and lack of economical freight transpor¬ 
tation, Manhattan Island is less favorably 
situated for the development of retail mar¬ 
kets than many large cities, but much 
mote might be done in this line. 
Two steamers from London, arriving at 
New York March .”0 and April 1, brought 
350,000 bushels of potatoes. They are 
meeting a good demand at present, selling 
from $2 to $3.25 per 168-pound bag, which 
is a little under the better grades of 
native tubers. 
Very largfe quantities of grain wore 
-held over Winter by producers in the 
Canadian Northwest because of scarcity of 
cars. This grain is now being moved rap¬ 
idly toward Eastern Canada, lake and 
Pacific coast ports. At Duluth and Su¬ 
perior 8.000.000 bushels were in storage 
April 1. and the Canadian Pacific was 
handling 250 cars a day over the Soo 
line. 
Cattle are high ; extra good cows bring 
$80. $90 and $100. Hay, Timothy, $25 in 
barn. Cow hay from $15 up. Milk brings 
four to 4% cents, farther out from city 
as low as 38 cents for 10-quart can. 
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Colony Brooders For Sale 
Six 1912 Essex, new; reason for selling. All six 
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C. VI O eggs for sale—$1.00 for 15, $5.00 per 
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