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THE RUKAb NEW-YORKER 
February 8, 
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*' Personally I believe your High Grade Potato 
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1912 
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CROPS 
The Maine Potato Situation. 
From July 1, 1912, to January 1, 1913, 
3,445 cars of potatoes were shipped from 
points on the Maine Central Railroad, 
which was an increase of 290 cars over 
the total shipments in 1911 for the same 
period. During this same period the B. 
& A. delivered to the M. C. Railroad 7,719 
cars, a decrease as compared with 1911 
of 3,670 cars. The C. P. during this period 
delivered to the Maine Central 1,744 cars, 
a decrease of 633 cars. The total number 
shipped out by the three lines over the 
M. C. R. It. amounted to 12,90S cars as 
compared with 16,721 cars for a corres¬ 
ponding period in 1911, making this sea¬ 
son's shipments 3,813 cars less than last 
season. Adding the shipment over the 
C. P. by the Northern route and the stock 
shipped by watqr via. Stockton Harbor 
the total shipments will amount to ap¬ 
proximately 15,808 cars. 
During the whole season market con¬ 
ditions have been controlled by outside 
influences. The unusual weather conditions 
of the early Spring lasting into the Sum¬ 
mer kept the farmers guessing. The Gov¬ 
ernment report of bumper crops all over 
the country depressed prices and the grow¬ 
ers at the start were willing to sell at 
almost any price. The car shortage, how¬ 
ever, quickly raised prices from 54 cents 
Boston and 58 and 60 New York, to 72 
Boston and 80 New Y'ork. When cars be¬ 
came more plenty the price slowly saged 
off to 55 Boston and 65 New Y’ork and for 
six weeks both markets have been very 
slow. About the time all interested were 
looking for lower prices the strike of the 
B. & A. firemen and engineers took place, 
and the B. & A. was unable to move freight. 
Quite a large number of cars in process 
of loading were tied up and the oflicials 
refused to accept freight at the stations. 
Prices quickly advanced at Maine Central 
points and the growers had visions of dol¬ 
lar potatoes. However. Boston is a small 
market, and New Y'ork, rather than pay 
the prices asked in Maine, turned to New 
Y'ork stock, and while Maine was selling 
f. o. b. Boston at from 70 to 74 the dealers 
in New York were buying up-State stock 
delivered in New Y'ork at 65 cents, thereby 
saving about eight cents per bushel. Of¬ 
ferings in Boston are now quite heavy, 
and if the price goes off New Y'ork will 
again enter the Maine deal, as they prefer 
the Maine stock to all others. While the 
strike has benefited the Maine grower just 
at this time the results as a whole will- 
be disastrous. Shipments from Aroostook 
County were far behind that of last sea¬ 
son previous to the B. & A. trouble, and for 
over a week there has been a complete tie- 
up, and the farmers are wondering what 
other had conditions there are in store for 
them this season. As soon as the strike 
is settled every available car will be pressed 
into service and prices will be demoralized 
in a very short time. High-priced stock 
en route to the markets will be refused 
on arrival and general unsatisfactory con¬ 
ditions will prevail. 
Seed potatoes to Aroostook County are a 
valuable asset, and it is time that this 
seed was going forward to destinations, but 
under the conditions it is impossible to 
move the cars and if the strike lasts much 
longer many of the seed orders will be can¬ 
celled. The Farmers’ Union of Maine en¬ 
tered the shipping business on October 
first and to date have shipped to the mar¬ 
kets about 20,000 bushels of potatoes. In 
order to ascertain net prices to the grow¬ 
ers deduct from the above prices 17 cents 
per bushel on potatoes going to New York 
and 13 cents per bushel to Boston, and 
it will be found that the average price 
this season is above the general average, 
and this was brought about entirely by 
outside influences. c. e. embree. 
Our county, Franklin, is situated about 
35 miles northwest of Cincinnati, Ohio, 
and is a county of diversified farming, corn 
and wheat, oats and hay, and of late years 
the tobacco crop has been very profitable, 
especially the past year, as several farmers 
have received 18 cents a pound for their 
best. The buyers have paid from 12 to 18 
according to grade. The corn crop last 
Fall was the best for years and as a 
general epidemic of hog cholera prevailed 
throughout the State there is now a big 
surplus on hand and no young hogs coming 
on. The prices on our products are about 
as follows: Corn, 45 to 50 cents; wheat 
from .$1 to 81.05; oats, no market until 
about March; hay from $10 to $15, accord¬ 
ing to kind ! horses at sales bring from 
$175 to $225, for first class, and mules 
about tlie same. Milch cattle (farm) sell 
from $50 to $75, with calf at side, but 
Jerseys bring from $80 to $100. Beef cat¬ 
tle are held at $6 per 100; veal calves 
from 7 to 9; hogs are at this time about 
$7.35; there is an immense lot of fruit 
farms at the south side of the county 
owned by Germans and they are also poul¬ 
try raisers and egg producers; they haul 
their products to the city as they have 
only 25 miles from their part of the 
county to the city. The French and Bauer 
Creamqry Company buy nearly all the 
cream from the farmers; thev paid 30% 
cents to-day for butter fat The Tri-State 
at Richmond, Ind., and a firm at Muncie, 
Ind., also Indianapolis, are purchasers. 
Chickens 10% ; no turkeys in market; eggs 
20 cents a dozen. Sheep are raised by a 
few farmers but at present there are very 
few in this county. f. a. m. 
Brookville, Ind. 
This county has raised an enormous crop 
of hay this year, and for the past 10 
days the supply on the local market has 
been more than the demand. This caused 
a drop in price of $1 a ton. This is due 
to a great many farmers refusing to sell 
to the shippers last Fall. Rye straw can¬ 
not be bought in this section. Most of the 
local buyers have been forced to import their 
supplies. Apples are still weak, although 
there are not many offered for sale. Prices 
that the farmers are getting on the public 
market: Pork, 10% to 11; carrots, 40 per 
bushel; potatoes. 65; onions, 50; turnips, 
25; apples, 50 to 60; honey, 15 cents per 
pound; beef, 8 to 9 per pound; Alfalfa 
hay, $14 to $16 per ton; Timothy hav, 
$15 to $17; oat straw, $11 to $12‘; oats, 
42 to 45 cents per bushel. E. n. c. 
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