THE RURAL NEW-YOK.KER 
847 
Crops and Farm News 
Grain Notes and Movements. 
Exports from Atlantic and Gulf ports 
for week ending June 12 and since July 
1 last were: 
Week. Since July 1. 
Wheat, bu. 
Corn, bu. 
Oats, bu. 
Rye. bu. 
Barley, bu. ... 
Flour, bbls. . . . 
5.031.000 
541.000 
4,441.000 
72.000 
34.000 
220,000 
300,059,000 
38.552.000 
87.907,000 
12.622.000 
10,928,000 
24,255.000 
Grain stocks in store were, in tliou- 
sands of bushels: 
Wheat. 
New Y'ork . 1.512 
Corn. Oats. 
162 1,358 
Philadelphia 
. 761 
235 860 
Chicago . ... 
>•••••• 
3.609 2.433 
Duluth . 
. 1.626 
44 
99 
Buffalo .... 
. 1.469 
814 
932 
Minneapolis 
. 3.878 
151 
347 
Kansas City 
. 405 
777 273 
The Ohio 
Ohio Crops. 
Agricultural 
Commission 
gives the following report of crop condi- 
t'on.s in that State: 
Wheat acreage, 1,826,151. 
Wheat, percentage of normal 
Oats, percentage of normal.. 
Rye. percentage of normal... 
Glover, percentage of normal 
Fruit, percentage of normal. 
Average prices are: 
Wheat, bu. 
Corn, bu. 
Oats, bu. 
Rye, bu. 
Potatoes, bu. 
.. 99 
. . 92 
. . 94 
. . 81 
. . 87 
$1.43 
.79 
.56 
.98 
Apples in Storage. 
The Bureau of Markets reports apple 
holdings June 1, in_308_cold storages, 
with capacity of 6,599,073 barrels, at 
57.169 barrels. Of these 308 storages 
only 175 reported holdings December 1. 
The decrease in holdings in the houses 
during the past six months was: Decem¬ 
ber, 9.1 per cent, of the total holdings; 
January, 17.6; February, 21.7; March, 
25.4; April, 15.3; May, 9.1. 
The Illinois Horticultural Society 
gives the following percentage estimates 
on fruit in that State, based on last 
year as 100: Apples, 177; pears, 86; 
quinces, 110; poaches, 50; plums, 95; 
cherries, 120. The best apple outlook is 
in the northern counties. As the weath¬ 
er was ideal for pollination there is a 
heavy set of apples in the State, and 
thinning is urged, so that the fruit may 
be of marketable size and quality. 
The teachers of agriculture in second¬ 
ary schools will hold their annual'con¬ 
ference at the New York State College 
of Agriculture, Ithaca. July 19-23, under 
supervision of the State Department of 
Education. Committees were appointed 
to prepare outlines for lecture, labora¬ 
tory and home project extension work in 
their respective subjects for discussion. 
These outlines have been sent out to all 
those who will attend the conference so 
that they may be prepared to express 
their approval or suggest amendment 
when they meet. The special feature of 
the conference is the series of talks to 
be given by It. W. Stimson. State Direc¬ 
tor of Vocational Work in Agriculture, 
of Massachusetts, on the afternoon and 
evening of Wednesday, July 21. 
B. Y. K. 
June 8. Cattle, fat steers, 7c on hoof; 
cows 6c; hogs 9c, dressed; calves 10c, on 
hoof. Market on all kinds of grain is al¬ 
ways five cents per bushel under Roches¬ 
ter market. Butter to grocers 22c; eggs 
21c; potatoes at warehouse 24c. 
Hilton, N. Y. L. J. w. 
June 8. Cattle, fat steers, 7c on hoof; 
eggs 19c; farm butter 20; poultry, old, 
16 ; milk 18c gal; corn 90 ; hay $18. 
Abingdon, Md. T. w. H. 
.Tune 9. At the present time there is 
a good prospect for a fair cherry and 
peach crop in this section. There will be 
a fair crop of Rhode Island Greening 
apples, but a poor crop of Baldwins and 
Northern Sp.vs. B. n. A. 
Phelps, N. Y. 
T.oose Timothy hay $14 per ton; $2 
more if baled. No clover offered for 
sale. Seed oats sold for 60 cents per 
bushel of 32 pounds. Best prospects in 
years for an oat crop, but acreage is 
light because of chinch bugs. Wheat is 
in extra fine shape and $1.25 is bid for 
crop “when thrashed.” Clover seed $10. 
Corn in wagonload lots loaded from the 
crib brings 65 to 80 cents. Much dam¬ 
age from chinch bugs last year, makes 
the variation. Soy beans bring $2 to 
$2.80. There will be quite an acreage 
of beans this year. Sweet clover seed 
$12 to $16. Only small lots of Alfalfa 
offered for sale. The first cutting was 
extra good. Locally cut walnut lumber 
$25 to $45 per thousand, Red cherry the 
same; White oak in inch thicknesses 
$32 and two-inch at $35 per thousand. 
Eggs 15c. Hens 11; wool 26. Cows $40 
to $85 per head. Horse market dull. 
Waverly. Ill. I. l. S. 
June 12. The prices paid by the 
creameries near Goshen, which are said 
to be the same as Bordens, are $1.55 
per 100 lbs. for April, $1.30 for May, 
$1.24 for June. Based on 3.8% fat with 
3c per 100 added for every l-10th of 1% 
above 3.S and 3c per 100 deducted for 
every l-10th below 3.8. The prices are 
generally not as good as previously paid 
under old system; furthermore the farm¬ 
ers by a large majority hereabouts are 
dissatisfied. 1 heard of one case where 
a farmer did not believe his milk was as 
low as reported, and he had his milk 
privately tested, by an intelligent young 
farmer who has his own Babcock tester, 
and found that he was being very consid¬ 
erably robbed. The idea therefore pre¬ 
vails that advantage has been taken by 
some creameries of the system in the 
way described. I could not obtain any 
exact information as to how prices com¬ 
pare with previous years, as that neces¬ 
sarily would be obtainable only through 
getting at averages in a large way, or 
among many farmers. j. s. c. 
Goshen, N. Y. 
June 15. Wheat $1; rye 90; potatoes 
70; corn 90: buckwheat 75; oats 70. 
Cows from $50 to $120; veal 8 to 9 
cents per pound. Butter 30. Apples 
bring about $2 per barrel. h. h. 
Bevans, N. J. 
As to the fruit prospects, the crop is 
about a failure. I don’t think the crop 
will be over 25% in the country. In the 
northern part on the Lake Shore, the 
freeze did little damage, but around Al¬ 
bion the damage was great. Quinces are 
all gone and Bartlett pears also, but 
peaches are injured the least. m. j. b. 
Albion, N. Y. 
All fruits are far enough advanced now 
to form a fair idea as to the probable 
yield. We had an unusually good pros¬ 
pect for apples, but on account of a sev¬ 
ere attack of twig blight the crop was 
considerably reduced. I should say at 
the present time we ought to have about 
65% of a crop of apples. The peach 
crop varies with the different sections of 
the State. In the lower half of South 
Carolina few peaches were left after our 
late Spring frosts. Taking the State as 
a whole, I should say we have about 50% 
of the crop of peaches. The grape crop 
is unusually good. I should say we will 
have about 90% of the maximum crop. 
The strawberry crop has now been gath¬ 
ered, and the returns were very satis¬ 
factory indeed, being I am informed 
about 90% of the full crop. 
C. C. NEWMAN. 
So. Carolina Exp. Station. 
We practically have but three fruits 
of large commercial importance in this 
State, namely, the peach, apple and 
strawberry. While nearly all the other 
fruits are grown to some extent, they 
are not important in a commercial way. 
Our strawberry crop was very satisfac¬ 
tory, and we have just finished the sea¬ 
son here. The crop was large and 
brought good prices. Prospects for a 
peach crop are very bright. It probably 
could be called a full crop. As for ap¬ 
ples, it is rather hard to estimate, but 
probably 60 to 65 per cent, of a crop 
would come pretty near getting it. Our 
main crop variety, the Ben Davis, is not 
bearing very heavily this year. This ac¬ 
counts for the low estimate in apples. 
Arkansas Exp. Station. H. E. truax. 
The fruit crop of the State of Wash¬ 
ington will be lighter than last year, 
probably averaging about 70% of last 
year’s crop. The Yakima Valley crop 
will probably not average more than 60% 
of last year’s crop, the Walla Walla crop 
about 60% ; the Spokane Valley crop, 
70%; the Wenatchee district wiil prob¬ 
ably reach 80 or 85% of last year’s crop, 
and the Palouse Country, or that gen¬ 
erally known as eastern Washington, 
will probably not run much above 50% 
of last year’s crop. The Clarlcston dis¬ 
trict will probably run about 60% of 
last year. The cherry crop will be dis¬ 
tinctly lighter, probably not running 
more than 50% of last year’s crop. The 
peach crop will probably be about 75% 
of last year’s crop. o. m. morris. 
Washington Exp. Station. 
June 11. The leading product of this 
section is sugar corn. In the 20-mile 
strip along the west side of Chesapeake 
Bay. extending from Havre de Grace to 
Bush River, there are packed yearly 
about a half million cases of sugar corn, 
24 cans to the case. The canners furnish 
the seed free and gather the corn when 
fit the right stage of growth, paying for 
it, usually, by the case. The price paid 
last year, and probably this year, is 35 
cents per case, a little less than 1% cent 
per can, a price that makes the 35-cent 
dollar look like a silver dinner plate. 
Enough tomatoes are grown to supply 
several canneries in this section, the 
price paid, delivered, ranging from 25 to 
35 cents per bushel. Dairying is limited 
to a few small herds furnishing cream 
to Baltimore. Potatoes are not usually 
a paying crop in this neighborhood but, 
owing to cool weather, this year may 
prove an exception. With a few excep¬ 
tions, farmers raise only enough fruit 
and truck for home use. Following are 
some of the present local prices: Hay, 
best, $16; corn, on the ear, $4 per bar¬ 
rel; oats, northern, 85c per bu. (buying 
price); butter 20c in trade; eggs 19c; 
potatoes, old. 85. e. c. o. 
Aberdeen, Md. 
Sun-Dried Alfalfa. —The letter from 
W. II. Bassett, page 725, has set me to 
thinking that if hay can be shipped to 
Connecticut from Idaho it may be possi¬ 
ble to ship it from the western part of 
Kansas to that State. The way Alfalfa 
is handled makes all the difference in the 
world as to the amount of leaves that go 
with the stalk on stems, if not left stand¬ 
ing too long before cutting. Where the 
acreage is not large, 30 or 40 acres, as on 
my place, we aim to rake the Alfalfa just 
as soon as it is wilted, say two or three 
hours after cutting, all depending on how 
hot the sun may be. After lying in the 
windrow for a few hours we put it in 
cock for two or three days, and then haul 
and stack. Sometimes it gets rained on, 
but we have the leaves, and the stock eat 
it up clean. Most farmers use the stack¬ 
er, hauling direct from the windrow and 
stack. We know some is good and some 
is poor stuff with few leaves, the last of 
the cutting dropping the leaves before the 
mower ever gets to it. G. G. B. 
Kansas. 
Tabring The Rats. —In a recent issue 
of The R. N.-Y. a correspondent took up 
the subject of rats and mice and the dam¬ 
age done by them. The writer says: “It 
is practically impossible to eradicate them 
in the cities, but it is thought that it 
could be done in the country by united ac¬ 
tion.” Perhaps a bit of our experience 
may prove helpful, if any who read these 
lines are annoyed by these pests. One 
thing that makes them so much dreaded 
is the fact that when they appear they 
generally come in a regular army. Some 
years since, we were blessed with a vis¬ 
itation of this kind, and it seemed as 
though the whole farm was alive with 
them. Not a barn, stable, shed or chick¬ 
en-coop, but had its occupants. Chickens 
and eggs disappeared until finally pa¬ 
tience ceased to be a virtue and we re¬ 
solved something must be done. The boys 
then secured several steel traps and 
placed in their haunts, but for a long 
time without avail. But one morning 
they found an old gra^-headed veteran in 
one of the traps—and the discussion arose 
as to what they should do with him. The 
boys decided he must not be killed, but 
used as an example for the others. So 
taking him to the barn, where they had 
a pail of tar, they gave him a generous 
coat of tar and feathers and taking him 
to the chicken coop, under which they 
made their headquarters, they lifted a 
board in the floor and put him under, 
quickly closing the aperture. And then 
the circus began. Of all the scampering 
and squealing I ever heard that beat all. 
Naturally he ran as fast as he could to 
overtake his comrades, and they, fright¬ 
ened at his appearance, ran as fast to es¬ 
cape him. Often during the day we 
could see them chasing from one build¬ 
ing to another, the army always in ad¬ 
vance and the poor old veteran doing his 
best to overtake them. As far as I know 
he may be chasing them yet, for when the 
morning dawned, quiet reigned and not a 
rat was to be found, nor have we ever 
been troubled with rats since. J. M. w. 
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333 W. 30th St., New York City 
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