1913. 
Ttire rural new-yorker 
31© 
I am supposed to be in the “Sunny 
South," but if they would say “Foggy 
South” it would be nearer the facts. We 
were out for an auto trip of four days 
last week through the orange belt, and 
nearly all the ground seemed to be a com¬ 
plete muck. As we came through the 
Santa Ana country we did not see any 
trees nipped by frost; the lemon trees 
seemed to suffer the most. I think you 
will pay for your lemons next Summer! 
Long Reach, Cal. F. w. s. 
The average for clover seed this Fall 
has been $9 and is now $9 to $9.50. The 
yield was from one to two bushels per 
acre, which is about right for here. Alsike 
clover is now $9 to $10. Timothy seed 
is $1.50 to $2 with a good yield. Millet 
is 50 to 75 cents and cowpeas $1.50 to 
$1.75. The hay crop was the best for 
some time, especially Timothy. Most of 
the other grass seeds are not raised here. 
Goshen, Ind. B. H. M. 
There is no large quantity of potatoes 
raised in this section and but very few in 
storage. Massachusetts depends largely on 
her supply from Maine. We understand 
there is still quite a large quantity in 
storage in that State. We do not look 
for any higher prices during the season 
than we are getting at present and in fact, 
would not be surprised to see even lower 
prices before the season is over. 
Worcester, Mass. w. h. blodget co. 
The outlook for the potato business does 
not look very encouraging at the present 
time This market is over supplied and 
prices prevailing from 50 to 55 cents per 
bushel for the very best select stock. Even 
at these low prices the movement is not 
rapid. From indications from the pro¬ 
ducing sections it is our opinion that there 
is ample supply for all demands without 
any advance in the market in the near 
future. IRON CITY PRODUCE COMPANY. 
Pittsburgh, Pa. 
In this part of the State dairying is the 
leading industry. Potatoes are raised quite 
extensively ; barley and oats the main small 
grain crop, with quite a good deal of corn. 
Pork enters quite extensively in connection 
with dairying. Cheese is the leading dairy 
industry, also quite a lot of butter is made 
aud cream shipped. The price of butter is 
governed by Elgin market. Prices of cheese 
did not go quite so high as a year ago but 
the average will be about the same. Pota¬ 
toes and cabbage very cheap, especially the 
latter, for which there is slow sale. Good 
dairy cows range in price from $75 to 
$100. Apples are not grown very exten¬ 
sively, but people are devoting more time 
to their trees than formerly. .They that 
spray their trees are sure of having a good 
quality of fruit. Those who neglect to 
spray usually have an inferior quality. 
Gardening is not gone into very extensively 
here. w. g. j. 
Appleton, Wis. 
I quote you the following prices here: 
Wheat, $1.09; oats, 33; shelled corn, 49; 
ear corn, 100 pounds, 60; hay, $12; wheat 
straw, $5.50; rye straw, $6.50; apples, 
75; potatoes, 50; onions, 70; Timothy seed, 
$1.25; clover seed, $9; Alsike seed, $9; 
lard, 12; butter, 25; eggs, 25; chickens, 
13 Ms ; turkeys, 16; geese, 12; ducks, 13; 
hogs, live, $6.70 to $7.70; calves, seven to 
eight. This is the wholesale price. Auc¬ 
tion prices: horses from $100 to $225; 
cows from $40 to $75. There are a great 
many auction sales around Bellevue tills 
Spring among the farmers. There seems 
to be a feeling of dissatisfaction that is 
hard to account for, perhaps the loss of 
their wheat crop last year, or the draw 
of the city; it is impossible for me to 
tell, but there is something that is taking 
them from the farms. w. a. f. 
Sandusky Co., Ohio. 
We are situated between Troy and 
Schenectady, near Albany, Cohoes, Water- 
vliet and Waterford, so are blessed with 
local markets, for which we raise fruit and 
garden crops. Prices here now are: hay, 
$18; rye straw, $16 to $18 per ton; pota¬ 
toes, $2.25; apples, $2.50; parsnips, $1; 
carrots, 75; onions, $1.25 to $1.50; eggs, 
30. Those are all wholesale prices. There 
are no cattle raised around here. w. s. 
Niskayuua, N. Y, 
Fat cattle from six to eight cents per 
pound dressed; hogs, nine to 11; cows, 
fresh, from $60 to $95. Flay, $10 to $12; 
straw, $8 to $10; butter, 33; eggs, 25; 
potatoes, 50; apples, 60; oats, 42 ; wheat, 
$1. No corn for sale. Good horses from 
$150 to $225. c. w. H. 
Jackson Center, Pa. 
Hay $10 to $12 per ton; farmers do not 
sell any silage. Pea cannery sells at $2.50 
per ton. Potatoes 30 cents a bushel; wheat 
94 ; rye. 64; oats, 32; barley, 55 to 70; 
dairy butter, 28 to 34. Creameries pay 34 
cents for butter fat. Milk at retail seven 
cents a quart; wholesale, $1.50 to $2 per 
100 pounds. Eggs, 20 to 24 cents a dozen. 
Dressed pork, 10 to 11; live poultry. 12 to 
14; dressed, 15 to 17; beef by quarter. 10 
to 12. Cows from $35 to $75 for common 
stock. Quite a number of farmers are sell¬ 
ing off their scrub stock and getting pure¬ 
bred. This is getting to be a stock ship¬ 
ping station for the Chicago market. Buy¬ 
ers have paid good prices and farmers iu 
some instances have sold off more than they 
should. Not many apples are raised here. 
Antigo, Wis. e. d. g. 
Cows, $60, $80; milk, retail, seven cents 
a quart; wholesale, five cents; butter, 38; 
potatoes, $3 per barrel; apples, none for 
sale. g. w. M. 
Nanuet, N. Y. 
Butter, 20 and 30 cents : milk, 4% cents 
a quart; hay, Timothy. $20 to $22 per 
ton ; straw, rye, long, $18 per ton ; pota¬ 
toes, 75 cents per bushel; apples, 75 to $1 
according to quality; cabbage, four and 
five cents per head. Corn. 70; rye, 80; 
oats. 45 ; buckwheat, 60 cents. These prices 
as best on home market. w. w. b. 
Pittston, Pa. 
We cater to a select trade and hence 
are able to obtain prices slightly in ad¬ 
vance of the prevailing prices for average 
farm products. Our local markets are of¬ 
fering for good produce the following 
prices: Cattle, prime beefors, $5 to $6; 
hogs. $7 to $7.25 ; chickens, 10 to 11 ; eggs, 
22: butter, 30; milk, six cents a quart; 
lard, 14; sausage. 12; apples, $1 to $2 a 
bushel as to variety; potatoes, 60; sweet 
potatoes, $1.10; onions, 50; turnips, 40. 
Baltimore, O f. g. k. 
Draft horses from four to seven years 
old. sound, from $200 to $350 apiece; or¬ 
dinary 10-year-old from $75 to $200 ; cows, 
good grade, from $50 to $80 ; purebred for 
breeding, Holstein or Guernsey, from $200 
to $400 ; six weeks old calves of the same 
breed, $60. Hogs, wholesale, 10 cents; 
retail, different cuts in street market, from 
14 to 18 cents per pound. Chickens, 
dressed, young, 20 to 22 cents per pound ; 
old, 14 ,to 18, dressed ; guineas, 60 to 75 
cents apiece. Potatoes. 80 to 90 cents per 
bushel, 45 cents per basket, eight cents 
quarter peck. Apples, $2.50 to $3.50 per 
barrel; 50 cents per basket, 10 cents quar¬ 
ter peck. Corn, 60 cents per bushel; cab- 
ba. , 75 cents per barrel ; five cents per 
head. Celery, pisrht to nine stalks in a 
bundle. 20 to 25 cents, two to five cents 
per stalk. Carrots, 40 cents per basket: 
par bunches, three to five, five cents 
per bunch ; turnips, 20 cents per basket, 
five cents quarter peck; spinach, $1.50 per 
barrel, 10 cents quarter pock. Eggs, pres- 
ent price. 30 cents per dozen, most of the 
Winter 50 cents. Milk, four to five cents 
per quart wholesale, retail eight cents; 
certi.,ed, from 10 to 15 cents per quart. 
Cream from 25 to 80 cents per quart, as 
to quality. Farmer’s butter, good, 45 
cents per pound. Tomatoes in season from 
15 to 40 cents per basket, according to 
supply. Lima beans from 40 to 80 cents 
per basket; 20 to 40 cents per quart. Egg¬ 
plants 25 cents per basket; peppers, 25 
cents • string beans, 25; peas, 40 to 60 
cents ; beets, three to five cents per bunch ; 
radishes, three to live cents per bunch ; 
asparagus, 20 to 40 cents per bunch. Pears, 
better grades. 40 to 50 cents per basket. 
Kieffers, 25 to 35 cents per basket, 
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