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CONTENTS 
The Rural New-Yorker, May 17, 1913. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Value of die Root Crop. Part 1.669, 670 
The Great Farm Problem. 671 
Putting Up Wire Fence. 671 
Good Work by Experiment Stations. 671 
Mamlre on Leased Land. 671 
Remedy for the Corn Worm. 672 
Fool Talk About Stone Meal. 672 
Crops . 674 
Day’s Work on the Farm. 675 
Clearing Land . 675 
Soy Bean or Buckwheat. 675 
Hope Farm Notes ... 676 
Under Side of Agriculture. 679 
. LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Opportunity for Young Men in Dairying. 682 
Invest Money in Stock . 682 
An Ohio Dairyman . 683 
Purebred Stock . 683 
Ration for Butter Fat. 683 
White Streaks in Butter. 683 
Milk . 684 
Cow Losing Teeth . 684 
Bitter Milk . 684 
Congested Udder; Colt With Cough. 684 
Warbles . 684 
The Egg-laying Contest . 685 
The Californian Egg Contest . 685 
Money in Eggs . 685 
Feather-pulling Fowls . 685 
Fowls in Small Run. 685 
Incubation Troubles; Turkeys and Guineas 
With Hens . 685 
HORTICULTURE. 
Fertilization of Apple Orchards. 670 
“The Dust Spray” . 671 
Spraying. Notes . 672 
Green Lice on Lettuce. 672 
About Hand and Power Sprayers. 673 
Ohio Fruity Prospects . 674 
•Virginia Fruit Prospects. 674 
Grape Beetle in Wayne Co., N. Y. 674 
Missouri Notes . 677 
Bark Peeling Off Apple and Maple. 677 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Day to Day. 680 
Dishes for Busy Days. 680 
Canning Asparagus . 680 
The Rural Patterns . 681 
Pickled Walnuts . 681 
Sanitary Treatment for Walls and Wall 
Paper . 681 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
When Are Small .Buildings Real Estate?.. 670 
Gun Clubs for Protecting Game. 671 
Editorials . 678 
Events . 679 
His First Written Opinion. 679 
Publisher’s Desk . 686 
MARKETS 
Wholesale Prices at New York, 
Week Ending May 9, 1913. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, best, lb. 28 @ 29 
Good to Choice . 26 @ 27 
Lower Grades. 23 @ 25 
State Dairy, best. 27 © 28 
Common to Good. 24 @ 26 
Factory. 25 ® 26 
Packing Stock. 21 @ 24 
Elgin, Ill., butter market firm at 28 cents. 
Philadelphia, western creamery, 29 cents. 
CHEESE, 
Whole Milk, best. 13 @ 14 
Common to Good . 10 @ 12 
Skims. 03 @ 07 
EGGS. 
White, choice to fancy. 21 
Good to prime. 18 
Mixed colors, best. 20 
Common to good. 15 
Western, best. 20 
Checks and dirties. 10 
DRIED FRUITS. 
Apples, evap., choice, 1911. 07 
Common to good . 06 
Sun dried . 03 
Chops, 100 lbs. 1 30 
Raspberries. 15 
Cherries. 11 
Huckleberries. 14 
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FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples—Ben Davis, bbl. 
Newton Pippin. 
King. 
Spy . 
Spitzenburg. 
Winesap. 
Greening . 
Baldwin . 
Strawberries, Carolina, qt. 
Virginia. 
Maryland. 
Marrow, 100 lbs . 
Medium . 
Pea .. 
Red Kidney.. 
White Kidney .., 
Yellow 15yo.. 
Lima, California 
2 00 @ 3 25 
3 50 @ 5 00 
2 00 © 3 76 
3 00 @500 
2 50 @ 5 50 
2 50 @ 4 00 
2 50 ® 4 00 
2 00 @ 3 75 
10 @ 15 
08 @ 18 
10 ® 20 
5 20 @ 6.05 
3 90 ® 4 05 
3 50 @ 4 00 
3 50 @ 4 20 
5 60 @ 5 70 
3 90 @ 4 00 
5 90 @ 5 96 
HOPS. 
Prime to choice. 
Common to good. 
Pacific Coast,. 
Old stock.... 
Gerrnau crop.***’***”*******”**** 
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VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes—Westorn 1681b. bag. 175 
State, 180 lbs. 1 85 
Maine, 168 lb. bag . 2 1)0 
Southern, new, bbl. 2 50 
Bermuda, new. bbl . 3 00 
Sweet Potatoes, bbl. 1 25 
Asparagus, choice, green, doz .2 00 
\\ bite, choice. 1 75 
Culls.. go 
Beets, new, bbl..*> oo 
Canots, bbl........ ...... 1 00 
Cucumbers, Southern, bu.. i 50 
Cabbage, old, ton. .12 00 
t New,Southern, bbi. crate 75 
Lettuce, half-bbl. basket. 50 
Onions. 100 lb. bag . 
Southern, new, bu. r oo 
i eppere, Florida carrier . j 1 00 
Southern, bu. 1,00 
String Beans, bu. 2 00 
Squash, new. bu. ”75 
Kgg Plants, Fla., box_1 25 
Spinach, bbl. 
I oumtoes—Southern carrier. ”!!!.... 1 00 
4 urnips, white, bbl. 75 
Rutabaga .50 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS. 
Cucumbers, doz. m 
Mushrooms, lb. . 
Tomatoes, lb.. 
Radishes, loo bunches ..!.'.'. 1 ,n 
Lettuco, dor.. . 
Rhubarb, doz. bunches 2U 
@ 23 
® 20 
@ 20 
@ 09 
@ 50 
® 2 00 
@ 2 12 
@ 2 15 
@ 5 00 
@ 6 00 
@ 2 50 
@225 
@ 2 00 
@ 1 00 
@ 2 50 
@ 1 50 
@ 1 uo 
@16 00 
© 1 75 
@ 1 00 
@ 50 
1 00 
@ l 50 
@ 2 00 
@3 00 
@200 
@ 2 50 
@ 1 25 
@ 3 75 
@ 1 50 
@ 75 
@ 1 00 
(.4 30 
@ 80 
@ 2 00 
@ 50 
@ 85 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Chickens, broilers lb. 30 @ 31 
Fowls . 17 @ 18 
Roosters. 10 @ 11 
Ducks. 13 @ 14 
Geese. 10 @ 11 
Turkeys. 12 @ 12HJ 
Guineas, pair. 65 @ 70 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, best. 23 © 24 
Common to good. 18 © 22 
Chickens, choice broilers, lb. 45 ® 50 
Broilers, common to good . 20 @ 30 
Roasters. 20 @ 22 
Fowls. 14 @ 19 
Squabs, doz. 50 @ 4.25 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay. Timothy No. 1, ton.21 00 @22 00 
No. 2.18 00 @20 00 
No. 3 .12 00 @16 00 
Clover mixed.11 00 @18 00 
Straw. Rye .22 00 @23 00 
Oat.10 00 @12 00 
MILLFEED. 
Wheat Bran, ton.20 00 @20 75 
Middlings .22 00 @26 00 
Red Dog.28 00 @29 00 
Corn Meal.25 00 @26 00 
Linseed Meal.27 50 @28 50 
LIVE STOCK. 
Native Steers. 6 60 @860 
Bulls. 5 50 @ 7 75 
Cows. 3 00 ® 6 50 
Calves, prime veal, 100 lbs. 8 00 @ 9 75 
Culls. 6 00 @ 7 00 
Sheep. 100 lbs. 4 50 @ 6 00 
Lambs. 7 00 ® 8 40 
Hogs. 8 50 @900 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS. 
Calves, good to prime. 12 @ 13 
Common. 09 @ 10 
Hothouse Lambs, head. 6 00 @ 7 00 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 1, Northern Spring. 99 ® 
No, 2. Red . 1 11 @ .. 
No. 2. Hard Winter. 1 01 ® 
Corn, as to quality, bush. 55 @ 58 
Oats, as to weight, bush. 37 @ 41 
Rye . 65 @ 69 
RETAIL PRICES AT NEW YORK. 
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. 34 @ 36 
Mixed colors, new laid. 26 @ 30 
Ordinary grades. 18 @ 20 
Butter, fancy prints, lb. 35 @ 40 
Tub, choice. 28 @ 32 
Apples, table sorts, bbl. 5 00 @ 8 50 
Potatoes, bushei . 100 @ 125 
Chickens, roasting, lb,. 25 @ 26 
Fowls. IS @ 22 
BOSTON WHOLESALE PRICES, 
Butter, nearby creamery. 30 @ 31 
Western creamery... 28 @ 29 
Eggs, nearby hennery. 23 @ 25 
Gathered fresh. 20 @ 21 
Apples, dessert varieties, bbl. 4 00 @ 5 50 
Common kinds . 2 50 @ 3 00 
Potatoes, 2 bu. bag. 135 @145 
Dressed Meats—Veal. 09 @ 15 
Dressed Poultry—Fowls. 19 @ 21 
Roasters. 20 @ 25 
Turkeys. 22 @ 25 
Hay—No. 1. 22 00 @23 00 
No. 2.19 00 @20 00 
No. 3.15 00 @16 00 
Straw—Rye. 22 UO @23 00 
MiUfeed—Bran, ton.21 00 @22 00 
Middlings.22 0<J @24 00 
Mixed Feed.22 00 @26 00 
Gluten.24 00 @25 00 
Live Stock-Milch Cows.30 00 @100 00 
Beef Cows, 100 lbs . 3 50 @ 6 50 
Bulls, 100 lbs. 4 00 ® 5 50 
Calves, 100 lb9. 6 00 @ 9 00 
Hogs, 100 lbs. 8 50 @ 9 00 
BUSINESS NOTES, 
On May 1 the total outstanding national 
bank notes in this country amounted to 
$753,070,074. 
Tidewater sawmills near Bangor, Maine, 
have begun shipments of long lumber to 
New York and Boston. Freights have 
opened at $2.2?> per 1,000 to Boston and 
$2.75 to New York. 
The Board of Trade at Utica, N. Y., 
opened May 5, which is two weeks earlier 
than last year. Cheese sales started with 
1,300 boxes at 1214 to 12% cents; butter, 
75 tubs at 30 cents. 
Our imports of merchandise during 
March amounted to $155,348,998. which is 
$2,230,000 less than in March, 1912. For 
the 9 months ending March 31 they were 
$1,401,749,283. Our exports during the 
same period were $1,90S,000,373. 
The Loudon wool auctions are showing a 
brisk trade. Some of the prices secured 
follows: Greasy wool, from Queensland 
and Victoria, 10 to 25 cents per pound; 
New Zealand, scoured, 30 to 3S cents; 
South African, greasy, 12 to IS cents. 
The Montana wool clip will be much 
smaller than in 1912. There are at least 
30 per cent less sheep on the ranges owing 
to the large number of homesteaders who 
have fenced in their holdings and are culti¬ 
vating according to dry-farming methods. 
According to the report of 41 associated 
storage houses, there have been put into 
storage since March 1, 30,270,000 dozen 
eggs, an excess of 2,340,000 dozeu over the 
same period last year. The holdings of 
butter iu the same warehouses are now 
1.113.000 pounds, an increase of 303,000 
pounds over one year ago. 
Companies operating chains of retail 
stores in Great Britain are, as a rule, 
prosperous. The net profits of 12 of these 
concerns during 1912 were $5,630,903, one 
firm, the Maypole Dairy, netting $2,645,- 
85S. and making a dividend of 212.5 per 
cent. Other dividends ranged from 3% to 
20 per cent. The dairy company men¬ 
tioned has paid dividends as follows': 1911. 
200 per cent; 1910, 100 per cent; 1909, 
60 per cent. 
Fur trade from southern Yukon aver¬ 
ages about $50,000 per year $30,000 worth 
going to England. The animals taken are 
fox, lynx, bear, otter, beaver, marten, mink, 
muskrat and white weasel. 
The gross earnings of 40 leading rail¬ 
roads of this country. Canada and Mexico 
for the third week in April amounted to 
$14,098,561, an Increase of 5.2 per eeuf. 
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