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THIS RURAL NEW-YORKER 
CONTENTS 
The Rural New-Yorker, March 2!), 1913. 
FARM TOPICS. 
A Cement Seed Room. 458 
Cow Peas and Crimson Clover. 460 
Land Plaster for Potatoes. 460 
Peat on Clay Soil. 460 
Chemicals on Clay Soil. 460 
“Stonemeal Fertilizer” . 461 
New Seed on Old Sod. 461 
Growing Potatoes . 462 
Value of Manure . 463 
Sprinkler for Liquid Manure. 463 
Canada Peas Before Cauliflower. 463 
Crops Before Alfalfa. 463 
Experiments With Lime.. 464 
Michigan “Round Up" Institute. 464 
Tiie Three-Story Barn . 465 
Living Beans Feeding Corn. 466 
New Jersey Notes . 466 
Ivainit on Rich Soil. 467 
Trouble With Onions. 467 
Sweet Potato Culture . 467 
Good Seed Corn . 468 
Killing Out Witch Grass. 469 
Hope Farm Notes . 470 
Transportation and Distribution of 
Farm Products . 479 
Crops . 482 
Conditions in Southern New York.... 482 
Prices of Farm Products. 482 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
The Secret of Chick Raising. 
457, 458 
The Champion Hen Dresser. 458 
Raising Pigs by Hand.-. ,476 
Why We Should Breed More Horses.. 476 
Western Horse Notes . 477 
Training Yoke of Cattle. 477 
Milk . 47S 
Washington Co., N. Y. 478 
Keeping the Dairy Clean. 479 
The Egg-laying Contest . 480 
Ration for Cream Making. 480 
Dairy Ration . 480 
Fattening a Cow. 480 
Ration for Colt . 480 
Paralysis of Hog. 484 
Looseness of Bowels. 484 
Nervous Horse . 484 
Ailing Pigs . 484 
Paralysis . 484 
Indigestion . 484 
Fits . 484 
Pigeon Droppings . 485 
Beans for Poultry. 485 
Chicken Pox . 485 
Raising Guinea Fowls. 485 
Pampered Hens . 485 
HORTICULTURE. 
Spraying Contests . 458 
The Douglas Pear . 458 
“The Drone Tree.” Part II. 459 
Spraying Contests . 459 
Value of New Seedling Apple. 460 
Massachusetts Fruit Growers.. 460 
A Grapevine Proposition . 462 
Objections to Young Trees. 463 
Cans for Tomato Plants. 463 
Homemade Tree Scraper. 463 
Culture of Sweet Peas. 471 
Propagating Dahlias . 471 
A Walnut Crop . 471 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 474 
German Red Cabbage. 474 
The Rural Patterns . 475 
A Window Garden . 475 
A Practical Fly-trap . 475 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Editorials .-. 472 
Teeth in the Commisslonman's Bill.... 473 
Publisher’s Desk .....'. 486 
MARKETS 
Wholesale Prices at New York, 
Week Ending Mar. 22, 1913. 
HUTTKH 
Oieamery, fancy, lb.35 © .36 
Good to Choice.32 @ 
Lower Grades .28 @ .30 
Storage.80 @ .34 
State Dairy, best.33 © .35 
Common to Good.25 fd .20 
Factory.18 & .23 
Packi ug Stock. .17 (d .21 
Elgin, 111., butter market tlrm at 34 cents. 
Philadelphia, western creamery, 37 cents. 
CHKKSK 
Full Cream, best.17 (d .17^ 
Common to Good.14 (® .16 
Skims. .03 @ .12 
EGGS 
Wbite,choice to fancy.22 (d .28 
Good to prime.20 @ .21 
Mixed Colors, best.20 (d .21 
Common to Good. 1(1 <d .19 
Western, best. 20 <d .21 
Under grades.14 @ .17 
Checks and dirties.10 © .16 
Storage.II © .15 
DItIKI) FltUlTS 
Apples, evap., choice, lull.07 <d .08 
Common to good. 116 at .W!* 
Sun dried.03 (d .034 
Chops, 100 lbs . I 30 d 1.411 
Raspberries.17 @ .18 
Cherries.U @ .14 
Huckleberries. 14 © .16 
h'ltlWII FltUlTS 
Apples—Ben Davis, bbl. 1.75 
Hubbardston. j.7a 
Newtown Pippin. 2.50 
King. 2.00 
Spy . 2.50 
Spitzenburg. 2 5(1 
Winesap. 2 50 
Husset. I 25 
Greening. 2.00 
Baldwin . 2 00 
Western, choice varieties, box... 1.50 
Common to good, box.50 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, bbi. 8.00 
Long Island, bbl. 8 00 
Jersey, bbl . 7.50 
strawberries. Florida, qt. 03 
Marrow, 100 lbs. 
Medium. 
BKA’NS 
Tea. 
White Kidnev .. . 
Yellow Eye. 
Dima, California. n-. 
Prime to Choice 
Common to Good.^ 
HOPS 
Pacific Coast. 
Old Stock. 
. 
.16 
Gorman Crop 
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Potatoes—Western, T68 lb. bag . 1.60 
State, 180 lbs.■. i 50 
Maine, 168 lb. bag... 1 70 
Bermuda, new, bbl.5A0 
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2.25 
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4.60 
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Sweet Potatoes, bbl.1.50 fa 2.75 
Asparagus. Souther n. doz. 1.25 @ 4'50 
lyiiliroin . uo . 2.0J @ 8.00 
Beets, now bbl . 2.u0 (d 3.00 
Brussels Spruills, qt.05 @ 0.15 
Carrots, bbi.75 rd 1.00 
Cabbage. Danish seed, ton.7.00 © 9.00 
New, Southern, bbl. crate.40 @1.00 
lied, ton.13.U0 ©16.00 
Kale, bbl.75 .85 
Lettuce. Hbbl. bkt.*. 1.00 fd 3.00 
Onions, State & W’n., 100 lb. bag.30 @ 0.75 
Southern new, bn. 1.25 @ 1.50 
Peppers, Fla. carrier.75 © 1.50 
Peas. Southern, bu. 3.00 fd 5.00 
String Beuns, bu. 2.00 fd 4.00 
Squash, bbl.-.1 60 fd 2.00 
Kgg Plants. Fla., box. I 25 @ 2.25 
Spinach, bbl. 1.50 @2.00 
Tomatoes—Southern carrier .75 @ 1.76 
Turnips, white, bbl.40 @ .75 
Rutabaga.50 @ .90 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS 
Cucumbers. No. 1, doz.75 © 1.50 
No. 2, box. 3.00 © 6.00 
Mnsbrooms, lb.20 fd .40 
Tomatoes, lb.10 la) .15 
Radishes, 100 bunches.. . 1.50 fai 2,50 
Lettuce, doz.20 ® .50 
Rhubarb, doz. bunches.30 ® .60 
UVK POULTRY 
Chickens, lb. v . .15 © ,ig 
Fowls.. .18 @ ,19 
Boosters. 09 @ .11 
Ducks.18 @ .20 
Geese.11 © ,12 
Turkeys.19 © .20 
Guineas, pair.65 ® .70 
OKESSKl) POULTRY 
Turkeys, best. 23 © .24 
Common to Good. .18 @ .22 
Chickens, choice broilers, lb.25 © .28 
Broilers, common to good.20 @ .23 
Roasters .18 ® .22 
Fowls...14 @ .17 
Capons—fancy. 26 @ .28 
Ducks,,.... .15 @ .20 
Geese.11 © .18 
Sqnabs. doz.50 @ 4.50 
KAY AND STRAW 
Bay. Timothy No. 1. ton.1900 © 20 00 
No. 2.16.50 @ 17 50 
No. 3.12.00 © 15.U0 
Clover Mixed.12.00 © 18 00 
Straw, Rye.19.00 © 20.00 
MILLFEED. 
Wheat bran, ton. 21.00 @22.50 
Middlings.23,00 @2840 
Red Dog.29.00 fa 30.00 
Corn Meal.26.00 ©27.00 
Linseed meal.20.50 @30.00 
Hominy chop.22.00 @23.00 
LIVE STOCK 
Native Steers, 100 lbs. 6.50 @8 65 
Bulls.5.50 @7.25 
Cows. 3.00 @ 6.50 
Calves, Prime Veal, 100 lbs.11.00 @13.00 
Culls. 0.00 @10 00 
Sheep, 100 lbs. 4.50 Cm 6.00 
Lambs. 8.00 @ S.50 
Hogs. 8 50 @ 9.90 
COUNTRY DRESSED MEATS. 
Calves, good to prime.15 © .17 
Common.09 © .13 
Pork, light weights.11 @ .12 
Mediums and heavy.09 © .10 
Hothouse lambs, head. 6 00 @ 8.00 
GRAIN 
Wheat, No. 1, Northern Spring.97 © ... 
No.2, Red.1.11 © ... 
No. 2 Hard Winter.98 @ ... 
Corn, as to quality, bush.55 © .58 
Oats, as to weight, bush.37 @ .41 
Rye.66 © .68 
RETAIL PRICES AT NEW YOKK. 
These are not the highest or lowest current 
prices, but are fairly representative of what the 
majority of New York consumers pay: 
Eggs fancy white, doz.30 @ .35 
Mixed colors, new laid.25 © .28 
Gathered and storage .18 @ .23 
Butter, fancy prints, lb.10 @ .42 
Tub, choice. ... .35 @ .37 
Apples, table sorts, bbl.4.00 © 6.00 
Potatoes, bushel.75 @1.00 
Chickens, roasting, lb.25 @ .27 
Fowls.18 © .22 
BOSTON WHOLESALE PRICES. 
Butter, nearby creamery. 36 @ .37 
Western Creamery. ... .35 @ .36 
Eggs, nearby hennery.24 @ .25 
Gathered, fresh .20 @ .22 
Apples, dessert varieties,’bbl... 2.50 @ 3.50 
Common kinds . 1.50 @ 2.00 
Cranberries, bbl. S.0U @10.50 
Potatoes. 2 bu. bag . 1.25 @ 1 30 
Dressed meats—Yeal .II @ .15 
Pork.11 @ .11^ 
Dressed Poultry—Fowls.19 © .20 
Roasters .20 @ .25 
Turkeys.22 © .25 
Hay—No. 1 .21.00 @21.50 
No. 2 .18.50 @19.00 
No. 3 .15.00 @15 50 
Straw—Rye.20.00 @20.50 
Millfeed -Bran, ton.22.00 @23 00 
Middlings.23.00 @25.00 
M i X ed feed.23 50 @26 60 
Gluten.21.00 @25.00 
Live Stock—Milch Cows . 75 00 @100.00 
Beef Cows. 100 lbs . 4.00 fd 6.00 
Bulls, 100lbs.5.00 @ 550 
Calves, 100 lbs. 5 00 @ 8,50 
Hogs, 100 lbs.8.50 fd 0.50 
Prices for farm products in Lee County, I 
Illinois, are quoted as follows, the price j 
being the amount received by the farmer: 1 
Potatoes, 35 cents a peck; eggs, 16; live 
chickens, 12, dressed, 17; live ducks, 13, 
dressed, IS; live geese, 10, dressed, '14: 
veal, carcass, 12 y> : beef, six cents, steers, 
seven to 7% ; lamb, carcass, 12 y 2 ; bogs, 
eight cents; butter, 29. From a farming 
district in Wahvorth County, Wisconsin 
(Southern part of the State), prices run to 
the farmer thus : Chickens, live, 15, dressed 
none sold ; geese, live and dressed, 12 and 
13 cents; ducks, live and dressed, 12 and 
13 cents ; corn, oats and wheat a few cents 
below Chicago markets; hogs, 7 y 2 to 8M> 
cents; beef. 3% to five cents: potatoes, 
35 to 60; turnips, 50; onions. 50; cabbage 
five cents a head; eggs, 18. Farmers may 
borrow money for six per cent, five oil 
real estate security. j. l. g. 
Prices March 14 as follows: Dairy but¬ 
ter 31 and 33; creamery butter, 36; eggs, 
Strictly fresh, 19 ; apples, per bushel. 45 to ; 
55 ; cabbage, one cent per pound ; potatoes,’ 
55 to 65 per bushel. Cows, beef, 8% to 
11 ; hogs, light, 10 to It ;, heavy, eight 
to nine, dressed : veal, 12 to 13. Live poul¬ 
try. fowls. 15 to 16: chickens, 16 to 18; 
turkeys, 20 to 22; ducks, 20 ; geese, 16 to 
20. j. a. G. 
Jamestown. N. Y. 
The principal products in this part of 
Indiana. Jackson County, are wheat, corn, 
hay, oats, rye. cow peas, melons, tomatoes, 
potatoes, cattle, horses, mules, hogs and 
poultry. There is some fruit grown here, 
though not in a commercial way, but about 
every other year there is a considerable 
quantity bought and shipped either to the 
city markets or to Seymour (11 miles dis¬ 
tant), and put in cold storage, price paid 
25 to 60 cents per bushel. Following are 
some of the prices the farmers are get¬ 
ting at the present time. March 12 : Wheat, 
98; corn, 46; hay, baled Timothy, $11; 
clover, $10 to $12; cow-pea hay (thrashed 
and baled), $10. (Alfalfa is coming in 
cultivation but not enough to quote.) Cow 
peas, $2 to $2.25 per bushel. Clover seed 
average about $9 per bushel. Canning 
companies contracting for tomatoes at $9 
and $10 per ton. Melons as a rule a pro¬ 
fitable crop. Potatoes 50 cents per bushel. 
Beef cattle $4 to $7.50 per hundred, ac¬ 
cording to condition. Milch cows. $40 to 
$85. Veal calves about eight cents. Best 
horses and mules $250, average about $175 ; 
chunks for whatever they will bring. Hogs, 
7 to 8% ; poultry, hens, 12 y 2 , roosters. 
8. Egg's, hen, 15 ; duck, 24. Butter, 18 
to 25. Most of these prices are about 
50 per cent of what the consumer in the 
city pays. a. h. 
Brownstown, Ind. 
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CROPS 
This is a farming section, land values 
front $150 to $200 an acre. Live stock 
is high ; draft horses from $125 to $225; 
light horses not much in demand. Milch 
cows from $45 to $75 ; brood sows scarce, 
prices range from $35 to $45. Not much 
fruit grown here, and dealers depend on 
the commission houses for their supplies. 
Potatoes, 50 cents, slow sale; eggs, 16; 
hens, 11. Prices at the elevators are as 
follows: Corn, 63 cents a 100; oats, 29; 
wheat, 94; clover seed, $9.50. Hay, 
Timothy, $9 to $12; clover, $8 to $9. 
Milk, $1.40 a 100 at the door; butter. 25. 
Howard C'o., Ind. w. s. 
I will give you a few prices of brood 
mares that sold at a sale February 8. 
Cows at this sale sold for from $70 to 
$95. The Clinton Creamery Company is 
paying 35 cents a pound for butter ‘ fat. 
Five-year-old mare, $340; three-year-old. 
$335; four-year-old, $295: seven-year-old, 
$255: eight year-old, $265: two-year-old, 
$237.50: two-year old. $265. Weanling 
colts, $147.50, $150, $152.50. a. T. 
Clinton, 111. 
Our staple crops are corn, wheat and 
tobacco with fruit and vegetables for home 
consumption. Live stock is increasing in 
production as markets improve. We are at 
mercy of the commission men of Washing¬ 
ton and Baltimore, a had condition. To¬ 
bacco sells around 6, 7, 8 and 9 cents per 
pound with a few exceptions, according 
to quality. It is our money producer. Corn, 
60; wheat. 95: eggs, 15; butter, 25. Live 
stock at Washington market quotations. 
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