C/>e RURAL NEW-YORKER 
21 
HOPE FARM NOTES 
(('ontinuorl from ))iigo lli.) 
sc:il(>. This forning year will bring the 
Hattie of the Marne to each one of us. 
It will be in our personal struggles and 
in the public light we are to make for a 
s(|uare showing for farmers and country 
homes. Our opponents will be organized, 
prepared and willing to crush us. and they 
may do so unless we. can i)ut on the 
double power of manhood and rise up to. 
hold the self-denying si)irit of what we 
believe to be right. This double power is 
like my peach tree roots; one s<>t feeding 
on the surface—where others do—the 
other deej) down into new sources of 
strength. P.ut tho New Year is. nearly at 
hand, d’he root has burned away. That 
is the end of it? Nf», w(‘ will use the 
ashes to grow anotlnu- tree ! We will try 
to use the ashes of the past year to make 
a better one. Most men aia^ beaten out 
of this double manhood power by their 
own feai’s. If you stop to listen to jx'ople 
who tell you th.it it coiuiot he (lo)ie you 
begin to thiidc they are right. T'ay no 
attentirm to them—go on ! ii. w'. c. 
Products, Prices and Trade 
Pre.nuery, fancy lb. 
49'-< 
;@ 
r>oy. 
Good to Gbolce . 
@ 
49 
Lower (inules. 
39 
@ 
43 
Storage, good to clioice. 
40 
@ 
46 
Dairy, best. 
48 
@ 
49 
(/'uiiinion to Good. 
35 
@ 
43 
City made. 
@ 
37 
Packing Stock. 
32 
@ 
36 
Process . . 
36 
42 
CHEESE. 
The niiirkcl: r('iniiin.s strong 
at 
figiiro.s 
last reported, with a trifle more business 
under way. 
Whole Ainu, fiincy . 24}.^®) 2.5 
Good to choice. 22 @ 24 
Power srades. 17 ® 21 
Bkims, heat. Ig @ 19 ^ 
Fair to Kood. 9 @ 14 
KUOS. 
'I’he cold w(‘ather in nmny sections 
h:is shortened production, :ind frost dam¬ 
age on the way has still further les.sened 
the supply of desirable grades of fresh 
gathered. Storage stock is selling well, 
in many ca.ses above recent ipiotations. 
White, nearby, clioice to fancy. 70 ® 72 
Medium to Kood. (jO ® ()5 
Mixed colora. nearbyhest. os ® 04 
Oomtiioii to good. ,V, ® 00 
Gathered, best, white. 05 os 
Medium to (,'ood, mixed colors ... .55 @ 00 
Lower (Trades. 4,5 ® ,'■,0 
Slor.'KTe. best. 40 ® r.t 
.Medium to Good . 28 @ SO 
HEANS. 
.Marrow, lUO lbs.15 00 @10 00 
I'ea.14 00 @14 75 
Callfonila, small wliite,. 1 :{ 25 @];i ,50 
Bed Kidney. ....1.5 00 @15.50 
Lima, Caliloniia.13 00 @13 ,50 
LIVE rOULTKY. 
Chickens, lb. 24 @ 25 
Ducks, lb. 24 @ 2.5 
Fowls . 2,5 @ 20 
Boosters . 17 @ ig 
DKE.S.SKI) I’OITI.TKA'. 
Extrmne jtrices iirevaih'd fur the f(>w 
<-h(dce turkeys available, but the general 
range of average .stock was lower than 
at Thanksgiving. 
Turkeys, best lb. 40 @ 42 
Common to (rood . 33 @ 37 
Chickens choice broilers, lb. 38 @ 40 
Boasters . 28 @ 32 
Fowls. 25 & 27 
Boosters. 20 @ 21 
Ducks. 27 @ 28 
Geese .] i i i 25 @ 28 
Guineas, pair. 7.5 @ 90 
Squabs, uoz. 1 00 @0 75 
LIVE STOCK. 
Native Steers. 8 .35 @13 oo 
Bulls . 0,50 @10 00 
Cows . 4.50 @ y 00 
Calves, prime veal. 100 lbs. 15 00 @17.50 
Culls. 8 00 @12 00 
Sheep. 100 lbs. 7 00 @11 50 
Lambs .15 00 @17 40 
UOBS.17 00 @17 25 
FIU’ITK. 
Choice appb's linn, and in sonu' cas(‘s 
higher owing to the large proixudion of 
jiartially damaged fruit in the receipts. 
Apples, Albemarle, bbl. 4 00 @5.50 
McIntosh ..'. 4 50 @ 7 00 
Ben Davis. 3 00 @ 3 .50 
Wlnesap . 4 00 @ 5 .50 
Twenty-Ounce . 3 .50 @ 5 .50 
Greenln (4 . 4 00 @ 0 50 
Baldwin. 2 .50 @ 5 00 
King. 4 00 @ 5 .50 
Spy . 4 00 ® 5 .50 
Bears—Kieffer. bbl.. 2 00 @3 25 
Cranberries, bbl.10 00 @10 00 
VECKTABLK.S. 
Potatoe.s moving slowly and at irregu¬ 
lar figures. Onions doing a little better 
for the top grades. Cabbage very sti’ong 
and higher. 
Potatoes—Long Island. 100 lbs_ 
Maine, 100 lbs . . 
Jersey, lOOlbs. 
... 2 .50 
.... 2 00 
State and Western, 100 lbs. 
... 2 00 
Sweet Potatoes, bu. 
Beets, bbl. 
Carrots, bbl. 
Cabbage, bbl. 
Ton . 
Lettuce, half-bbl. basket. .50 
Onions, white, bu. 1 00 
State and W’n., BIO lbs. 2 00 
Peppers, bu. 2 00 
String Beans bu. . 2 00 
Turnips, bbl,. 1 25 
Squash, bbl. 2 00 
Peas, bu....-. 3 00 
Egg Plants, bu . 3 .50 
Tomatoes, Greenhouse, lb. 15 
Brussels Sprouts, qt . 10 
Leeks, 100 bunches . 1 00 
Mushrooms lb . 25 
Uor.seradish, 100 lbs_ • . 5 00 
Cucumbers, Southern, bu. 3 00 
Okra, bu. 3 00 
Salsify, 100 bunches . 5 00 
Chicory and Escarol, bbl.2 00 
Kale, bbl. 2 50 
Parsley, bbl. 4 00 
Spinach, bbl. 5 00 
Cauliflower, bbl..'. 150 
@ 2 70 
@ 2 50 
@ 3 50 
@ 2 30 
@ 2 25 
@ 3 .50 
@ 4 00 
® 3 00 
@55 00 
@ 1 50 
® 1 50 
@ 3 75 
® 4 .50 
@ 7 00 
@ 2 00 
@ 3 00 
@ 8 00 
@ 4 50 
@ 30 
18 
@ 2 00 
@ 50 
@ 8 00 
@ 4 00 
@ 8 00 
@ 7 00 
@ 2 50 
@ 3 00 
@ 5 00 
fd 7 00 
@ 7 00 
HAT AND STBAW. 
Hay. Timothy, No. 1. ton . 28 00 @2!) 00 
No. 2. 
No. 3. 
Clover mixed .. 
Straw, Bye,. 
.24 00 @27 00 
...20 00 @26 00 
..16 00 @17 00 
GRAIN. 
Wheat. No. 2. red, . 2 26 
Corn.new .. 
Oats, as to weight, bush... 
1 95 
89 
@ 
@2 00 
90 
Bye, free from onion. 1 88 ® 1 91 
RKTAII. PHICE.S AT NEW YORK 
'riu'.sc arc not the high(>st or lowest 
prices noted here, hut represent produce 
of good fiuality and the buying ojiportun- 
itie.s of at least half of .Nt'w York's popu¬ 
lation : 
NEAY YORK, DECEMP.Ell 27, P.llT. 
d’he week has again been unfavoriilile 
for hamlling i-ierishable stulT, and many 
of tlie r('c('i])ts show serious damage from 
the iirevious cold sna)) while they were 
on the road. I’otatoes in particular are 
very uncertain. 
Bl’TTER. 
Choice creamery is scarce and selling 
at itri'vious high rang<“, though thert' i.s 
perha])s less that is good (mough to bring 
the top figui’e as a ht'avy jiroportion of 
the recei])ts i.s medium grade. T'acking 
stock and city made are rather dull. 
Iliittor—Ix'st iirint.s. 
.$.5(5 
.$.57 
Tub good to clioicc'. 
..52 
.i)i) 
Eggs—fanc.v . 
.7(5 
(iatlK'n'd good to cluticc'. . . . 
.(58 
AL'diuni grades. 
..50 
I’otatoes, 11). 
.0:] 
.04 
('abbage bead. 
.20 
.25 
Tiirkevs. Ib. 
.40 
.45 
Cliiekens lb. 
»»«> 
.»)♦» 
..‘5(5 
Fowls, lb. 
..‘50 
..‘52 
.:>() 
.50 
..'5.5 
..‘58 
Paeon, lb. 
.4S 
.50 
General Produce Markets Steady 
The Danger in Holding Back Potatoes 
Potatoes are not coming to market 5'ery 
fast. Maine js shipiiing (piite freidy, also 
the Pacific Northwest, but the rest of the 
country has not been doing much latfdy. 
Accoivling to all rejiorts a great part of 
the imnumse crop is still to be marki'tc'd, 
but the same old causeji aia' keeping it 
back. Car shortage is now worst' in the 
North and East than in the West. Many 
potato growers in tlu' Pacilic and moun¬ 
tain sections are said to be holding for ii 
better iirice reganlless of the Ciir situa¬ 
tion, and it appears that cai^s enough can 
be had at most rush points, but in Michi¬ 
gan jind the region of tht* (Ircjlt Lakes 
the shortage of suitable cars is keeping 
back probably seveiail hundred (*arloads of 
potatoes eaph week. Those in close touch, 
with the shipping points in that part of 
the c()untry e.xpress fear lest stock held 
back in this Avaj; niay be dumped on the 
market later, causing a- Spring slump in 
prices that would discourage fanners from 
planting enough piytatoes for the next 
crop. This iilea seems like borrowing 
trouble, but without • doubt the outlook 
would appear safer if the crop were kept 
moving along, at least to the extent of the 
cars available. Prices ofl’ered farmers are 
not especially of the war time variety; 
from .'50 to OOc a bushel in the West and 
Northwest and iibout .$1.2.'> a bushel in 
the East in the (diit'f producing sections, 
which,as a rule an* not very close to the 
.19 00 @2200 great market cities. Of course a good 
many growers fe('l there is no profit in 
these iirices under iin'sent cost conditions, 
and, not being in-essed for immediate cash, 
they prefer to take a chance by waiting. 
It is plain ('iiough, however, tiiitt- prices 
cannot go up nor evt'ii hold firm unless 
the larger part of the crop has been sold 
and distributed by Siudng. Eor this rea- 
.son it would be a pb'asure to .see the car- 
lot figures .somewhat larger at this time. 
CABIlAdE IN DIFFERENT POSITION 
Put wh.v should not iiot.atoc's advance 
rapidly, as cabbages have done? Of 
course they may. A long spell of blizzard 
weather would put uj) the price for awhile 
any time by shutting oil' the supply. P.ut 
that would help the dealers more than the 
..■>;■> growers. The difference Avith cabbage is 
that a large part of the crop was sold 
(piite ('arly, for the reason that it was 
frozf'ii and would not k('ep long. M'^hen 
the frosted stulT had bi'cn s(dd, the un- 
frosti'd cabbages Avu're in a better jiositiou 
and up w('nt the iirice to .'jt-lO a ton to the 
growers, almost doubling Avilhin a month. 
May not jiotatoes act tin* same Avay? 
Some think so, but the ])roi)ortion frozen 
Avas not large compared Avith the Avhole 
crop. It is ci'rtainly safer to keep the 
potato('s moving along to market at a 
steady rate. 
AVIIAT AliOIIT ONIONS? 
Exasperating to hoix-ful holders, is the 
sagging, dragging cour.se of the onion 
market lati'ly. Those Avho expected a 
Ixxnn for no better reason than that there 
Avas a big rise last year are disappointed, 
but nolxKiy seems to be selling urgently 
as yet. The gist of their hope is that the 
Kinall, rather inferior stulT so abundant 
in this year’s cro)) Avill soon pass out of 
the Avay graduall.v and leave an opi'iiing 
for the choicer stock in storage ; for nat¬ 
urally it is the best part that is held ba(d< 
as a rul(\ These holders argue Avith some 
reason that onions are selling about as 
low as potatix's and that tlu'y should sell 
considerably aboAm potatoes on a normal 
market. P.ut Avhat market is norhml in 
these times? In the piaxluciug sc'ctioiis 
of the Conneccticut Yalh'y, Western Ncav 
York and tin* Middle AYest onions are ac¬ 
tually held at higher prices than'Tn some 
of the big cities; valued at .i!.". jicr lOO lbs. 
in AVestern Ni'av York, for instance, Avhile 
the big city markets range arouiid ,$2.50 
for the general stock on hand. 
. VALFRS IN APPLES AVRLL AtAINTAINED. 
Apples are in like position Avitli onions 
in this respect. Some of the best apiih's 
are held in storage at a higher price than 
they Avould command in most city mar- 
ket.s. The reason is that the oAvner paid 
a good round price for the ap))l(*s. and be- 
li('ves that the miUdvet^ Avill finally come 
to his point of vieAV, or at least save him 
from the net ton he would take b.v selling 
noAAL Some of these aiiples must hring 
fully .$<! a barrel to shoAv any iirofit over 
the various .costs, and -the los.ses iinairri'd 
by selling tin* poorer part of the. orchard 
run holding eiirlieV in the season. At 
Iiresent, a choice lot of P.aldAvins Avill 
bring .$-1 and .$5 jier -barrel in most large 
markets, but it takes fancy fruit of a 
very choice variety to bring .$0 an.VAvhere 
('xc(>pt in a I'caa' Lake region cities like 
Detroit and .Alinneajxdis or St. Paul, 
Avhere local fruit scarcity combined Avith 
local lU'osjx'rity has nnuh* choici* ajiples 
s('ll for .$15 to .$7. Tlu'y are bringing ina'tty 
Iiigh prices, too. in some of the (’anadian 
markc'ts. On the Avhole tin* a|>ple market 
is doing fully as Avell as could be expected 
in vieAV of the loss of the foreign outlet 
and the scarcity of the sweetening needed 
ill the great apple pie belt of the country. 
(1. B. F. 
Good fresh coavs Avith calf by their side. 
$100: iiH'jlium size and old cows, from 
.$.50 to .$S5; tAA'o-year-old heifers, for Ix'ef, 
about .$(5.5. Hogs. 1,5c per lb.; calves. l.'5c 
p('r lb.; lambs. 1,5c jier lb. Potatoes, .$1 
per bu. Peans, yelloAV eye, .$12 per 100 
lbs. P.uckwheat, .$.'5.40 per 100 lbs; Avheat. 
,$2.10 bu.; oats. T.5c bu.; hay. No. 1. ,$1S 
per ton; straw, .$7. to ,$!». Eggs, fresh, 
.50c. (lood OAVi's, .$1.5 to ,$1S per lu'ad. No 
sale for horses. Wood, ,$.'5 ))er cord. Our 
dealer has refusi'd to sell any I'oal to 
farmers. c. av. c. 
.Steulx'ii Co.. N. Y. 
An Expert Sheep Raiser^s Advice 
You probably have heard of Henry L. 
Wardwell, Springfield Centre, N. Y., Ex- 
President of the American Shropshire Asso¬ 
ciation, who, without question, has won more 
prizes on sheep than any other sheep man in 
the business. 
He is an authority on breeding, feeding and 
care of sheep. His remarkable success is due 
to the painstaking care he gives his flocks as 
is evidenced in some advice he gave the other 
day. Here is what he said: 
“It is of no use for a man to buy a flock of sheep 
and then not give them good care. Many 
seem to think that a flock of sheep will take 
care of themselves. A^^ithout proper feed and 
proper care, you cannot hope for success. 
Stomach worms and intestinal parasites are 
the greatest handicap to sheep raising. AAfe 
have used SAL-VET, that wonderfully effi¬ 
cient, medicated stock salt and worm destroyer, 
for several years and have great faith in it. 
We keep it before our sheep all the time, even 
when on the show circuits and can truthfully 
say our sheep are free from worms, although 
we have run them on the same pastures quite 
thickly for over fifteen years. In the picture is 
a flock of Shropshire ewes that have had no 
grain since they weaned their lambs, but 
simply pasture. They are in fine form and 
their healthy condition is no doubt due to 
SAL-VET which is alway before them.” 
You, too, will find SAL-VET, a splendid live stock 
conditioner and worm destroyer, whether for sheep, 
hogs, horses or cattle. It is a high grade remedy which 
has won the endorsement of men like Mr. Wardwell, a 
leader in the sheep industry—Hon. A. J. Lovejoy, Ex- 
President International Live Stock Exposition, Roscoe, 
Ills., a leader in the swine field—Mr. John C. Mills, 
Preston, Minn., Vice-President Cattle Beeders Associa¬ 
tion, and many others, solely on its merit. 
SAL-VET is not only very efficient but the cheap¬ 
est live stock conditioner you can buy. For the trifling 
cost of only 2^2^ per month per hog or sheep and a 
trifle more for horses and cows, you can keep your 
stock free from worms and in the pink of condition. 
You save many times its original cost in the feed 
you save. It keeps the animals’ digestive system in 
better condition so that they will get more benefit from 
their feed—above all it rids the stomach and intestines 
of disease-breeding, food-consuming, blood-sucking 
worms, the deadly parasites that cost the American 
farmers more in losses than any other pest. 
Ask your dealer about SAL-VET. If none in your 
locality as yet, write us; we will send you a copy of our 
new live stock book—just issued—free, postpaid. It 
will interest you because it contains much valuable live 
stock information. Address 
THE FEIL MFG. CO., Chemists, Dept. 115 CLEVELAND, O. 
