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RURAL NEW-YORKER 
July 1'J, 
CROPS 
THE LAKE ERIE GRAPE CROP. 
Sixty-six and two-thirds per cent of 
crop is the expected maximum return of 
the vineyards in the Lake Erie grape belt. 
Leading growers declare that the crop 
this year will fall short of the minimum 
crop several years past. It is reported 
that the Welch people who have started 
investigating the crop outlook through¬ 
out the grape belt declare that it is going 
to be short. Many canes this year show 
one bunch, where to be an average crop 
they should show two and if the crop is 
large three should appear. Many healthy 
vineyards have many canes which do not 
show any evidences of fruit this year. 
Crawford Brothers declared that they 
would have a full crop, while many grow¬ 
ers close to the Lake shore were pessi- 
mistic about the outlook. The growers 
several miles back from the Lake among 
the hills are equally divided about the 
prospects of the crop being fair or poor 
with them. The prices promise to be 
good this year. Competition is becom¬ 
ing keener in the grape juice business. 
Armour has a large plant at Westfield, 
and the growers are anticipating ^ the 
Cudahy people’s invasion into the West- 
field territory with a grape juice plant. 
Welch’s have two plants, one at North 
East, and the other at Westfield, and are 
planning doubling the pressing capacity 
of the North East plant. One grower 
said in view of the present outlook in 
prices that he would not at present con¬ 
sider $40 a ton on vines for his product, 
while others are anticipating a material 
increase in the price of the prodnet over 
former years. Strawberries in the belt 
were a little backward but were of good 
quality. Cherries are ripening well, and 
the c rop is good. The berry erop prom¬ 
ises to be good, also prunes, gooseberries 
and apples. Practically no damage has 
been done by freezing in the belt, while in 
other sections frosts did heavy damage to 
corn and crops. w. j. 
SNOW’S CROP REPORT. 
B. W. Snow’s crop report for July 1 
makes condition of corn S5.9. against 
83.8 last year. Acreage 108.000.000, or 
one per cent increase. Crop indicated 
on basis of July par for condition 2,961.- 
000,000 bushels, against a similar indi¬ 
cation of 2,811,000,000 at this date a year 
ago. If present condition should be main¬ 
tained until harvest it would forecast a 
crop of 3,147.000,000 bushels, against a 
final erop estimate of 3.125.000,000 last 
year. The present condition is slightly 
above tbe average for ten years and but 
for the fact that the crop was late plant¬ 
ed it would be much above the average. 
Winter wheat condition S1.5, a decline 
of four points since June 1 report The 
loss is mainly in Kansas, where the full 
damage was not recognized when the 
previous report was made. This figure 
indicates a crop of about 487,000,000 
bushels on the Snow estimate of acreage 
and about 460.000,000 on basis of Gov¬ 
ernment estimate. 
Spring wheat condition drops from 93 
to 77.8, mainly as a result of drought 
losses in South Dakota and to a less ex¬ 
tent in North Dakota. On the basis of 
July par of condition this indicates a 
crop of about 230.000,000 bushels, 
against an indication similarly figured a 
year ago of 271.000,000 bushels. If pres¬ 
ent conditions were maintained until har¬ 
vest it would forecast a crop of 251,000,- 
000 bushels, against a final yield last year 
estimated at 330,000,000. 
This makes a July indication for a 
total wheat erop of 719,000.000 bushels, 
against a July indication last year of 
629,000.000 and an indication if present 
conditions are maintained until harvest 
for 731.000.000 bushels, against a erop 
last year finally estimated at 730,000,000 
bushels. 
Condition of oats 75.8, against 87 last 
month. On basis of July par for condi¬ 
tion this indicates on Snow acreage a 
crop of 983,000,000 bushels, or on Gov¬ 
ernment acreage a crop of 1,023.000.000 
bushels. Last year on July 1 the Gov¬ 
ernment indication was for a crop of 
1,139.000,000 bushels, but the final esti¬ 
mate was raised to 1,418,000,000. 
July 5. Prices in this section are as 
follows: Heavy horses, $275 to $300; 
cows, $40 to $60; calves, per 100 pounds, 
$8 to $9; lambs, each, $4 to $5; milk, 
per 100 pounds, $1.15. Eggs, per dozen, 
21 cents; cherries, per quart, 10 cents; 
strawberries, per quart, 11 cents. 
Aldenville, Pa. w. w. H. 
This is a shipping section for milk to 
Buffalo, 15% cents per gallon delivered 
at this end, 1% cent per gallon for trans¬ 
portation charges, making 17 cents to 
milkman at Buffalo. Butter selling from 
18 to 25 cents per pound. Strawberries 
sold from 10 to 14 cents. Very few cher¬ 
ries in this section. Apples below aver¬ 
age. Hay crop nothing to brag about. 
Clover fair. Farmers are trying out Al¬ 
falfa this year. Potatoes looking very 
good. Plenty of rain for beans and corn. 
Alexander, N. Y. E. c. m. 
A great deal of our Summer fruit goes 
to waste as the express rates are too high 
to ship advantageously to Philadelphia 
and New York. Following are the prices 
we are getting for our produce: Butter, 
25 to 30 cents; eggs, 18 cents; cattle, six 
and seven cents. We have no complaint 
to make on the above prices, but the dis¬ 
advantage is on the fruit. W. S. A. 
Adams Co., Pa. 
July 0. Here in Michigan we are hav¬ 
ing moisture enough for the successful 
growing of all farm crops. This year we 
had heavy frosts the forepart of June 
which were had for the apple and berry 
crops. Farmers are now trying to se¬ 
cure the hay crops, but cultivating tbe 
corn, beans and potatoes seem to be the 
general order lately. Wheat and rye 
turning fast, and we will have to burry 
with the hay job in order to be through 
and ready for the grain harvesting which 
will be on time. We have not noticed as 
yet any insects. Midge nor anything 
affecting the wheat crop. The oat crop 
is looking fine. Hay crop averages light 
in Michigan this year. Smaller acreage 
of potatoes than last year. Corn, more 
acres. Nearly all fields of corn have 
been worked two or three times already, 
but a small portion of the area up to 
date in size, but yet we hope to see the 
crop mature. A. B. 
Lapeer Co~ Mitih. 
July 5.—Horses from $600 to $700; 
cows, $65 to $100; calves, $10 to $12; 
pigs, six weeks old, $6 to $7. Spring 
chicks, 16 cents pound; old chickens, 10 
cents; eggs. 35 cents dozen; butter. 32 
cents pound. Potatoes, old. 50 cents 
bushel; new, 90 cents; strawberries, 15 
cents quart; milk, eight cents quart: 
cream. 20 cents quart; cherries, 12 cents 
quart; Timothy hay, $20 ton; clover, 
$18; corn. 75 cents bushel: oats, 55 
cents. Apples a poor crop. Plums good 
crop. • E. D. 
Ashland, Pa. 
June 30- The past month has been 
quite cool and dry until within past few 
days, when we have had rain and hot 
weather which has made a great change 
in crops. Wheat is a full crop and seems 
to be heading welL Barley and oats are 
well advanced, heading well and will be 
early. Corn is backward and thin on 
ground. Potatoes are having a hard 
time with the bugs which are plenty. 
Some are complaining of fungus on the 
apples, and report their crop a failure 
and this in orchards well tended and 
sprayed. Others say that their pears 
and plums are falling off. Alfalfa has 
been harvested and is a good crop, start¬ 
ing up well for the second cutting- No 
clover hay made yet. Beans have come 
up slowly and are uneven. Cabbage is 
being put out. not as large an acreage as 
usual. Scarcity of plants reported; it 
has been too dry for them. Wheat, $1 ; 
oats, 35 cents; bay. $12 ; corn. 65 cents; 
pork, eight cents per pound live: veal, 
9% cents; lambs, six; potatoes, old. 50 
cents; eggs, 20 cents per dozen. E. T. B. 
Canandaigua. N. Y. 
A close estimate of the crop of apples 
in Niagara County places the percentage 
about 60. Of this figure about 10 per 
cent are Fall apples and the remainder 
Winter apples, the largest percentage of 
which are Greening. Baldwins rank sec¬ 
ond with about 15 per cent of a crop. 
King comes third ; Twenty Ounce fourth. 
Northern Spy, fifth, and Russet, sixth. 
The present outlook may quickly change 
because of a severe outbreak of apple 
scab. At present the apple foliage over 
the entire county practically has become 
badly infected with the fungus. In some 
instances the disease has infected the 
fruit not only of Greenings, but also 
Baldwins. The outbreak started on June 
6 during a hot sultry spell following a 
very heavy rain. Since then several 
short spells have caused slight infections. 
If the conditions continue it is a big 
question what percentage of a crop of 
apples this county will produce this year. 
The hulk of the apples being Greening 
and they being very susceptible to apple 
scab. E. F. s. 
Niagara Co., N. Y. 
There Ls commercial fruit growing and 
gardening being carried on in this sec¬ 
tion. Hay. mixed grasses (Timothy, Red- 
top and clover), is selling at 50 to 75 
cents per 100 in the field. Alfalfa, 75 
cents per 100 (field cured). Wheat crop 
has not begun to move yet. There are 
not many cattle handled in this section; 
fat cattle are selling around six cents per 
pound. Stockers, cows selling around 
4% to five cents, steers 6% to seven. 
Dairy products, cream sold at 36 cents 
per gallon, and milk at 20 cents during 
the mouth of June. B. F. A. 
Appomattox, Ya. 
COMING FARMERS’ MEETINGS. 
Sixteenth annual convention of the 
Canadian Horticultural Association will 
be held at Peterboro, Out., in August. 
Apple show and convention of the In¬ 
ternational Apple Shippers’ Association, 
Hotel Statler, Cleveland, O., August 6-S. 
Wisconsin State Horticultural Society, 
Sturgeou Bay, August 20-21. 
New York State Fair and Grand Cir¬ 
cuit Meeting, Syracuse, N. Y., September 
8-13. 
I-ancaster Fair, Lancaster, Pa., Sep¬ 
tember 30-October 3. 
Vermont Corn Show, Windsor, Vt., 
November 5-7. 
Third Indiana Apple Show, Indianapo¬ 
lis, November 5-11. 
National Grange, Annual Meeting, 
Manchester, N. II., November 12. 
Maryland State Horticultural Society, 
Maryland Crop Improvement Association, 
Maryland Dairymen's Association, Mary¬ 
land Beekeepers’ Association, and Farm¬ 
ers’ League, Baltimore, November 17-22. 
St. Mary’s Poultry Club, first annual 
show, St. Mary’s, Pa., December 18-19. 
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