Countrywide Produce Situation 
Ibt RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
791 
ADVANCING PRICES AND MODERATE SHIP¬ 
MENTS FEATURE OF THE PAST WEEK 
The price trend was more or less in the 
upward direction throughout April. The 
mouth included notable gains in values of 
old potatoes, cabbage, onions and apples, 
all resulting mainly from the combined 
effect of decreasing stock supplies and the 
rather light visible supplies of competing 
Southern crops. If Northern truck and 
fruit growers follow the example of South¬ 
ern farmers in planting light, acreages and 
using less fertilizer than last year, the 
outlook would suggest higher prices. But 
much always depends on buying power of 
the public under varying conditions of 
business prosperity. Not only is acreage 
light in the South, but yield in some in¬ 
stances has been delayed and impaired in 
quantity and quality by rains and frosty 
temperatures. Conditions in the North¬ 
eastern States appear rather favorable so 
far, but in parts of the West rains and 
cold have retarded the farming season. 
POTATOES MUCH HIGHER AND CLEAN¬ 
ING UP 
The advancing prices of potatoes have 
failed to check the tendency toward lighter 
shipments, which suggests that supplies 
are cleaning up. But part at least of the 
decrease is owing to bad roads in the 
North and Northwest. The general whole- 
sole range in city markets advanced to 
$2.25 to $2.90 per cwt.. and in producing 
sections to $1.75 to $2.75, including East 
and West. During the first, part of the 
present price movement the sharpest gains 
were in Colorado, where the experts had 
sized up the situation as indicating an 
early clean-up of the good stock. At pres¬ 
ent much of the shipments from the moun¬ 
tain section is No. 2 stock. Recent ad¬ 
vances have been very sha-p in Maine 
and New York stock, which moved up 
quite abruptly from about $1.75 to above 
$2.50 f. o. b. country shipping points. 
This sudden jump at planting time seems 
bound to affect the area planted. The 
Outlook appears good for early Northern 
potatoes. 
ACTIVITY IN NEW CABBAGE MOVEMENT 
Old cabbage closed out at high prices, 
generally over $100 per ton for good stock. 
It has been gradually replaced by the in¬ 
creasing volume of new Southern cabbage, 
which also sold at high prices. South 
Carolina reached height of shipments early 
in May and is followed closely by increas¬ 
ing shipments from North Carolina and 
Virginia, while Western early markets are 
supplied chiefly from California and Tex¬ 
as. 
CLOSING RISE IN ONION MARKETS 
Onions are in much lighter supply than 
last Spring and good ones from storage 
are bringing $5 per 100 lbs. f. o. b. West- 
tern New York shipping stations. Cali¬ 
fornia brown onions bring about the same 
price, allowing for cost of freight. City 
wholesale markets range from $4 to $0 
per 300 lbs. Southern onions are bringing 
good prices, thanks to the early clean-up 
of the Northern crop. But Southern grow¬ 
ers, discouraged by last year’s losses, 
planted only one-third last, year’s acreage. 
Those who kept right along growing the 
crop they knew how ti> grow are getting 
their reward, as usually happens in the 
long run. 
MOVING THE DEAN CROP 
Bean growers are patiently waiting for 
exporters to take the rest of the crop. 
The situation is much better than awhile 
ago. Although the markets of Europe 
appear to be full of Asiatic beaus, there 
is apparently a fair demand developing 
for American stock, which is now going 
forward to France, England, Belgium and 
also to the West Indies. Prices have not 
gone up very much, but demand is rather 
better. Colorada’s big crop of speckled 
or “pinto” beans seems pretty well cleaned 
up, and California's enormous stock of all 
kinds and varieties is moving quite fast 
at firm prices. The Eastern crop contin¬ 
ues very dull and druggy, but Michigan 
holders sold a great deal of .stock early in 
the season and New York stock has 
dragged on account, of damaged condition 
of many lots. The range of good white 
stock in city wholesale markets is mostly 
$7 to $S per 100 lbs. 
GOOD DEMAND FOR GOOD FRUIT 
Strawberry acreage is much below last 
year in the South, but yield so far has 
been comparatively good; very good in 
Louisiana and the fruit has sold some¬ 
what higher than last season. Canners in 
Louisiana are paying more than used to be 
paid for good large table stock. South¬ 
ern lettuce growers also have been doing 
well, especially in Southern California, 
where the crop was heavy and of fine qual¬ 
ity and sold at almost unheard of prices. 
G. B. F. 
"( harley, dear.” said young Mrs. Tor- 
kins, "I hope the Government will compel 
all men to wear low shoes.” “I don’t 
quite see your reason.” “Why, would not 
that necessarily put a stop to this dread¬ 
ful bootlegging?”—Washington Star. 
On an American transport two days 
out from New \ork—First Colored Sol¬ 
dier, who is really enjoying the sea. to his 
dark companion, who lias gone below J 
“Nigger! Come on up! We’re passing a 
ship !” Voice from Below : “I don’t want 
to see no ship. You jes’ call me when 
we’re passing a tree!”—Melbourne 
Leader. 
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E-B Osborne Sulky 
Rake, Great Strength, 
Rolling Prevented 
Steel wheels 45 inches high with 
staggered spokes hold true circle, 
and pull easily on rough ground. 
Truss-rod and one-piece frame 
give strength for many years 
of first-class service. Three 
spacings of teeth. 
Extension teeth hold hay and 
prevent rolling. See your E-B 
Osborne dealer. 
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E-B Osborne Mower 
Handles Heaviest Mow¬ 
ing Jobs Easily 
Whether you cut timothy, alfalfa, 
clover ormarsh grasswith theE B 
Osborne Mower you find it doing 
a thorough job. Light pull for 
horses. Little attention needed 
from you. Have your dealer show 
you these E-B Osborne Mower 
features: Internal gear drive. Ec¬ 
centric for re-aligning cutter bar. 
Wide coupling to inner shoe. 
Extra long knife head and guides. 
One-piece frame. 
THE 
Masters of the Harvest 
W HEN Emerson - Brantingham and Osborne 
joined forces they made a great stride forward 
in the bettering of harvesting machinery manufac¬ 
ture and service. 
The name Osborne has long been a safe guide to the American 
farmer in choosing his reapers and binders. 
Emerson-Brantingham have assumed responsibility of maintain¬ 
ing these high standards and of bettering them where possible. 
The addition of Osborne Harvesting Machinery rounds out the 
Emerson-Brantingham list of implements and makes it the 
most complete line of farm machinery manufactured. 
When you see E-B Osborne on a machine for harvest work 
you have a double assurance of extra service and supreme endurance. 
In these days when every grain in the field has a value such 
as it never had before, when the fate of nations is decided in the harvest 
fields, the best is none too good. 
Let your choice of a harvesting machine be E-B Osborne. 
Those names guarantee satisfaction the first day you drive 
the machine into the harvest field and for years to come. 
For the E-B man in your community will stand by your 
E-B Osborne, and aid you in getting top-notch performance at all times. 
Investigate the E-B Osborne line at your dealer’s. You’ll 
be convinced they’re the machines for your harvesting. 
Emerson-Brantingham Implement Co., Inc. 
Established 1852 ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 
A Complete Line of Farm Machinery Manufactured 
and Guaranteed by One Company 
Look for these names when you’re 
ready for a harvesting machine. 
They’ll make your work easier, faster 
and aid you in getting ail the yield 
your fields produce. 
E-B Osborne Grain Binder 
Gets Down Grain and Tall 
Grain Equally Well 
These special E-B Osborne Grain 
Binder features get practically all 
the grain regardless of conditions: 
Cutter bar close to ground. Reel 
pushes down grain onto platform. 
Platform canvas runs one-seventh 
faster than elevator straightening 
grain. Stringing grain prevented 
by drop leaves, grain springs, 
three discharge arms. See your 
E-B dealer. 
E-B Osborne Corn 
Binder Cuts More Corn 
With Less Power 
Drive on the outside ofmain wheel 
and pole attached between driv¬ 
ing and operating mechanism 
equalize strain, reduce wear and 
make E-B Corn Binder remark¬ 
ably light draft. 
Ask your dealer to explain all the 
special ieatures. 
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E-B Osborne Reaper 
For Best Handling of Clover, Seed 
Alfalfa, Buckwheat and Vetches 
Supreme in all the reaper work 
because of small power needed 
and easy adjustment to every 
condition of different grains. 
Least scattering of grain. No 
tipping of gavels. 
Gavel delivered when trip is 
operated by driver or with every 
first, second, third, fourth, fifth or 
sixth rake as desired. 
ReicharcPs Pure Beef Scrap 
at a Big Reduction 
will enable you to produce eggs at a big profit. 
It has been proven by Indiana Experiment Station, Bulletin 182, 
that 1 0 c /o Beef Scrap added to a gram ration will cut the cost of 
producing eggs 400% as compared with grain alone. 
REICHARD’S HIGH GRADE BEEF SCRAP is sweet, 
clean and wholesome. Good enough to eat! Makes hens lay 
and chickens grow. 
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1S W. Lawrence St. Allentown, Pa. — 
Buys the New Butterfly Jr. No. 2. 
Light running, easv cleaning, n 
close skimming, durable. 
NEW BUTTERFLV «£> 
Separators are guaranteed a 
against defects in material and workman-' 
snip. Made also in four lancer sizes all sold on 
30 Days’ FREE TRIAL 
and on a plan whereby they earn their 
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STOP WASTE and LOSS 
Cool and aerate milk at one operation 
—remove odors—halt gerza growth. 
Save time and money. 
THE IMPROVED CHAMPION 
Milk Coolsr-Aorator 
Save its cost in one week. Folder Free. 
CHAMPION MILK COOLER CO. 
Dept. K Cortland, N. V. 
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FERTILIZERS AND CROPS by Dr. L. L. Van 
Slyke, Price. $2.50. The best general 
farm book. For sale by Rural New-Yorker 
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