1910. 
THIS RURAIi NKW-VORKER 
11TS 
CONTENTS 
The Rueal New-Yorker, Dec. 17, 1910. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Dry Rot in Potatoes.1158 
The Home Market.1158 
Cactus as a Forage Crop.1159 
Value of a Corn Harvester.1159 
Killiug Out Horseradish..1100 
Onion Insects .1161 
Canadian Alfalfa Experience.1161 
Hope Farm Notes . 1164 
Crops and Prices.1107 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Sheep Farming .1157, 1158 
Express Companies and Eggs.1158 
Dairy and Beef Combination Impos¬ 
sible .1170 
Freight Rates on Live Stock.1170 
Garget . 1170 
Worms .1170 
Lumps on Leghorns’ Toes.1171 
Milk Business in Central New York...1171 
Loss of Cud.1171 
Shall We Cook Stock Feed.1172 
That Mapes Henhouse.1172 
Ringbone .1172 
Figuring a Cow Ration.1172 
Milk .II":: 
New York Milk Conference.1171! 
HORTICULTURE. 
Chestnuts in Texas.1160 
That Acre of Apples.1160 
The Great Pecan Trade.1160 
Asparagus Under Glass.1160 
Substitutes for Bordeaux Mixture.... 1161 
Grower’s Share of Grapes.1162 
An Orchard for the Boy.i 16,2 
A Talk on Russeting Apples....1168 
Vegetable Notes.1165 
Fertilizer for Strawberries.1165 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
From Lay to Day.1168 
\ Chapter on Dumplings.1168 
Velvet Cakes.1168 
The Rural Patterns.1169 
Society Life in the Country.1169 
Home-Canned Meat.1169 
Flannel Cakes.1168 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
A Supreme Court Decision.1158 
Making Clear Sterilized Cider...1161 
Working Through College.1161 
Irrigation and Well Notes.1162 
Postage Stamp Machine.1162 
Editorials .1166 
Other People’s Money.1167 
The Beginning of the End. A ..1167 
Events of the Week.1167 
The Middlemen’s Profits.1167 
Double Express Charges.1167 
Publisher’s Desk.1174 
MARKETS 
Prces current at New York during week ending 
December 9 1910. wholesale except where other¬ 
wise indicated. The retail prices given do not, as 
a rule, cover either the highest or lowest sales, but 
show what the bulk of consumers of moderate 
means pay for small quantities of produce bought 
in Fulton, Washington. Jefferson Markets, etc., 
and up-town grocery stores. "Retail” is rather 
an indefinite word, but in this column it means 
less than barrel or other original package lots of 
fruits and vegetables, less than tubs of butter, 
cases of eggs, etc. The trade of commission mer¬ 
chants is strictly wholesale. The retail prices 
given are those secured by grocers and small deal¬ 
ers who receive no direct shipments. 
BUTTKB 
YVholesale 
Retail 
Creamery, fancy, lb. 
.. .30 
® 
.31 
.33® 
.35 
Good to Choice.... 
... .26 
@ 
.29 
30 
.32 
Lower Grades - 
... .23 
@ 
.25 
24@ 
.28 
Storage. 
... .25 
@ 
.31 
State Dairy, best_ 
... .28 
® 
.29 
•30'S) 
.32 
Common to Good., 
... .23 
@ 
.26 
.25@ 
.28 
Factory. 
... .22 
@ 
.24 
.24® 
.26 
Racking Slock. 
... .20 
@ 
.22 
CHEESE 
Full Cream, best — 
@ 
.17 
.17® 
.20 
Common to Good .... 
... .12 
@ 
.13 
.14® 
.16 
Skims... 
@ 
.12 
.10® 
.14 
EGGS 
White, good to choice. .40 
@ 
.48 
.42® 
.55 
Mixed Colors, best . 
... .43 
@ 
.47 
.45 
.52 
Common to Good. 
... .25 
@ 
.35 
.30® 
.40 
Storage. 
... .19 
@ 
.26 
BRANS 
Marrow, bu. 
.. 2.40 
@ 
2.45 
qt 
.15 
Medium. 
... 2.20 
@ 
2.25 
Pea. 
9 
® 
2.30 
q« 
.15 
Yellow Eye. 
® 
2.2li 
Red Kidney. 
.. 2.75 
® 
2.80 
White Kidney. 
.. 3.15 
® 
3.20 
HOPS 
1 
Prime to Choice. 
.. .21 
@ 
.22 
Common to Good.... 
.. .18 
@ 
.20 
Pacific Coast. 
.. .14 
@ 
.17 
German Crop, 1910.. 
.. .41 
@ 
.44 
CIDER VINEGAR 
Prices charged in N.Y. 
by wholesale dealers 
for single barrellots: 
Extra Choice Old, gal. .22 ® .25 
Standard Grade.13 @ .16 
DRIED FRUITS 
Apples, evap. fancy... .12 ® 14 
Kvap., com. to good. .06 @ .10 
Sun Dried.04 @ AM14 
Raspberries.25 @ .27 
Cherries.12 ® 16 
FRESH FRUITS 
Apples, BenDavis, bbl. 2.00 @4.00 
Spy. 3.00 @ 4.00 
King. 2.00 ® 5.00 
Greening. .. 2.00 ® 5.00 
Jonathan. 3.00 @ 5.50 
York Imperial. 3.00 ® 4.75 
Baldwin. 2.00 ® 4.50 
Western, box. 1.25 ® 2.50 
Cranberries, bbl.8.00 @10.00 
Pears, Kieffer, bbl. 1.60 ® 3.50 
* HONEY 
.15® .17 
•09@ .13 
White Clover, lb.12 ® .16 
Buckwheat, lb.11 ® .12 
Extracted, lb.07 ® .09 
VEGETABLKS 
Potatoes. 
N. Y. State. 180 lbs.. 1.25 @ 150 
Long Island, 180 lbs.. 1.50 @ 1.90 
Jersey, bbl. 1.40 ® 1.75 
Maine. 1.40 ® 1.62 
Sweet, Jersey, bbl... 1.00 @ 2.25 
Southern, bbl.50 @ 1.00 
Brussels Sprouts, qt... .06 ® .12 
Carrots, bbl. 1.00 ® 1.50 
Cabbage, ton. 9.00 ®13.00 
Celery, doz.15 @ .50 
Chicory, bbl. 2.25 @ 3.00 
Escarol, bbl.2.50 ® 4.50 
Cucumbers,Fla. bu.... 1.00 ® 2.50 
Cauliflowers, bbl. 1.50 ® 6.50 
Egg Plants, bu.2.00 @ 4.00 
Kaie, bbl.75 ® .85 
ljettuce.14-bbi.bkt.... 1.25 @2 50 
Peppers. Southern, bu. 2.00 ® 3.00 
Onions,OrangeCo.,bag 1.50 ® 2.25 
Conn. White, bbl... 2.50 ® 4.00 
White pickle, bu.75 @ 1.00 
each ,03@ 5 0 
Peas. Fla. bn. 2.00 @ 5.00 
Romaine, s’n. bbl.3.50 @ 6,00 
String Beans, bu.2.00 @ 7.00 
Spinach, bbl.2.00 ® 2.50 
Squash, bbl.75 ® 1.25 
Tomatoes.Southeru.bu, 1.50 ® 2.50 
Turnips. Rutabaga, bbl .75 @ 1.00 
White, bbl.. . 1.00 ® 1.25 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS. 
Cucumbers, best, doz.. 1.25 ® 1.50 
Mushrooms, lb.20 ® .40 
Radishes. 100 bunches. 1.50 @ 2.50 
Tomatoes, lb.15 ® .25 
LIVE POULTRY 
Chickens, lb.12 ® .13 
Fowls.13 @ .14 
Roosters. 08 @ .10 
Ducks.15 @ .16 
Geese.12 J4@ .13 
Turkeys.12 @ .16 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys. Fey.22.® .23 
Common to Good.16 @ .20 
Chickens, roasting.17 @ .20 
Good to Choice.13 @ .16 
Fancy broilers, lb... .23 ® .25 
Fowls. i2 @ .17 
Ducks, Spring.10 @ .16 
Geese, spring.13 @ .16 
Squabs, doz.2.00 @ 4.25 
Guineas, spring, pair.. .65 @ 1.10 
COUNTRY DRESSED MEATS 
.25® .28 
.18® .23 
•19@ .22 
•15@ .18 
15@ .22 
Calves, good to prime. .10 @ .14 
Common.07 @ 09 
Lambs.hothouse,head 8.00 ®U.OO 
Pork, light.10J4® U 
Medium to heavy ... .09 lit .10 
Roasting Pigs, lb.14 ® .17 
HAY AND STRAW 
Quotations for large bales. 
Small bales sell 50 cents to 81.00 
per ton less. 
Hay, No. I. ton.21.00 ® 22.00 
No. 2.19.00 ® 20.00 
No. 3.16.00 ® 18.00 
Clover Mixed.14.00 ® 20 00 
Clover.14.00 ® 18.00 
Wild Hay.9.00 ® 10.00 
Straw. Rye.10.00 ® 11.00 
Oat anil Wheat. 8.00 ® 0.00 
GRAINS. 
The prices given are for large sales of No. 2 
quality in the cities named: 
,—Wheat—, 
Hard 
Win- 
Bar- 
Spring. 
ter. 
Corn. 
Oats. 
Rye. 
ley. 
New York.... 
.$1.16 
.97 
.56 
.39 
.80 
.85 
Boston. 
.62 
.40 
Philadelphia. 
• • 
.93 
.52 
.38 
, . 
Bn Itimore_ 
.96 
.52 
Buffalo. 
. 1.14 
.97 
.52 
.36 
.82 
Chicago. 
. 1.06 
.94 
50 
.33 
. , 
Minneapolis . 
. 1.02 
, . 
.44 
.31 
.76 
.74 
Duluth. 
. 1.01 
.32 
.74 
.63 
Kansas City. 
.95 
.46 
YVinnipeg .... 
. .90 
. . 
. • 
• • 
. . 
V . . . • 
LIVE STOCK. 
Prices given are for top market grades per 100 
pounds in the markets named. 
,—CAI.VBS—. 
Infe- 
Steers. Best, rior. Slieep.l4imbs.Hogs 
New York. 6.00 10.00 6.76 4.25 6.75 7.75 
Buffalo. 6.75 10.50 6.75 4.75 7.00 7.90 
Pittsburgh. 6.50 9 50 .... 4.26 .... 8.00 
Cincinnati.6.10 . 3.65 (V15 7 70 
Chicago. 6.40 9.00 7.00 4.25 6.30 7.50 
Kansas City.... 6.75 8.25 4.00 4.25 6.30 7.50 
The farmers in this section of the State 
do not keep large dairies ; they do not have 
any milk trains and the milk wagons that 
go through the towns sell at seven cents 
per quart. Most of the farmers churn their 
milk ; hutter is 35 to 40 cents nor pound. 
Brookvillc, Pa. L. D. s. 
The outlook for dairying in this section 
is very good. Farmers generally are satis¬ 
fied. Very few of the dairymen have high 
grade stock. Some difficulty in getting milk 
in right condition. You ask for my thoughts. 
Education, both in the choice of cattle and 
care of milk, is very much needed, and a 
good big hammer and wedge is needed in 
many cases. Help to do the work is also 
needed. w. e. b. 
Copenhagen, N. Y. 
M AM. Bronze Turkeys —17 to 25 lb. Hens, 38 lb. Tom. 
HiKb-scoring and utility birds, $C to $5. ]{. 1\ Rocks, bred 
to win, Jay and pay; Beady strainj $2 to $5. C. B, SMITH 
& SON, Jackson Summit, Pa. 
Darlington Poultry Farin-^EREM^oR 
SALE. $2.00 and $3.00 each. Fishel strain. 
JAMES T. JONES, DARLINGTON, MD. 
s White Leghorn Cockerels 
proval. J. B MILLER, Grantsville. Md. 
Poultry for Christmas 
Lambs, Fancy Eggs. 
Ship to W. H. COHEN & CO., 229 Washington St., New York. 
DLEASK semi a trial shipment to the Oldest Com- 
* mission House in New York. Est. 1838. Butter, 
Eggs, Poultry. Pork. Calves. Hay. Grain. Beans, 
Apples, etc. K. It. WOOIMYAKP, SOU tliemwieli St., N. ¥. 
JELLIFFE, WRIGHT & COMPANY, 
Commission Merchants, 284 Washington St., New York, 
Poultry, Eggs, Meats, Produce. Shipments Solicited. 
Ship Your Dressed Turkeys, Ducks 
and Geese for Christmas to 
GEO. OLIVER & COMPANY 
Established 1850 COMMISSION MERCHANTS 
WEST WASHINGTON MARKET, NEW YORK, N. Y. 
PROMPT RETURNS 
Boston Produce Co. 
Commission Merchants, 
Fruits and Produce. Consignments Solicited 
93-95 South Market St., - Boston. 
\A/ANTED—Manager on dairy farm in vicinity of N.Y., 
■'employing from 6 to 10 men. Must be thoroughly 
practical farmer. Give age and experience. Good 
pay and prospeetsfor right party. ‘H.,”careR. N.-Y. 
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are the highest in 
thecountry. Wewiil 
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GREAT NEW YEAR’S SALE 
AT THE 
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TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10 and 11,1911 
This Sale will consist of 
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