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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-26
THE TRAVELLERS GUIDE

CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND q PACIFIC RAIL
" way-Tickets can be purchased or baggage
:6eoked at X / d Twentieth street depot, or
O X b depot, corner Fifth avenue and Thirty
irrt strset, Frank 81 Plummer, Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-26

Up to late hour last night there was
no sign Of an agreement between any
two of the candidates for governor. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-26
Hardin's withdrawal Repudiated.

Then came the battle royal over nom
nations. but before it began General P.
Wat Hardin. the eX-leader of the party
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-26

DUCK ISLAND d PEORIA RAILWAY
n Depot First Avenue and twentieth street
r 5tockhouse, Gen1 Tkr Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-26
TRAINS.

Passenger trains leave G Il (Molno
avenue) depot i've C5) minutes earlier than time
given. Trains marked daily, all other trains
daily except sunday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-29


Oats reflected the action Of corn Sep
TENDER being weak on moderate liqui-
dalton in spite OF small receipts, while
deferred futures were steady. Trading
was small and mostly of a scalping ma
ture. The cash demand was rather
slow. Receipts were % cars. Decem-
Der ranged from 22Ac to 22B@2Sc, and
closed a shade higher at 22B@23c;
September closed Ac lower at 221ec.
Provisions were firm and in good de-
mand. The chief influence was the
heavy cash demand, and fair advances
were scored during the morning on buy
ing by local operators and exporters.
Later heavy selling by packers caused
a reaction and the market closed
steady at slight changes. AT the close
January pork was 2hc Tower at $3.50;
January lard unchanged at S5.621, and
January ribs a shade lower at S5.12h.
Estimated receipts for Friday:
Wheat, 165 cars; cats, 215 cars; corn,
100 cars; hogs. 81, 200 head.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-29
LIVE STOCK.

Ii CHICAGO, September 2S.-TIade
was lively in cattle to-day, desirable
lots being in active demand at an av-
erage demand Of about 10c. Good to
choice cattle sold at $5.75@6.90; COM
moner lots at S4.40@5.70; stockers and
feeders brought $3.30@4.65; Texas
steers $3.10@4.10; rangers s3.S5Q5.10;
calves $4.00@7.40; active beying by
Chicago packers and shippers made a
strong hog market and prices averaged
sc higher. Heavy hogs S4.20@477k;
mixed lots at S4.45@4.S2h, and light
at $4.50@4.90. Pigs $4.10@4.S0, and
culls $1.50@4.15.
Trade in sheep and lambs was rath-
er slow, owing to the recent decline in
prices. Sheep sold at $2.25@4.20;
mostly western rangers. Yearlings
brought s4.10@4.40, and feeders 1925
@3.75; lambs sold at s3.25@3.75 for
culls, up to $5.25@5.50 for choice native
fiocks; western range lambs brought
$4.50@5.15.
Receipts-Cattle, 1000 head; hogs,
$4,000 head; sheep, 1000 head.
EAST LIBERTY, PA, September %.
Cattle, steady; extra S5.S0@5.90;
prime $5.80@6.00; common S3.00@3.S0.
Hogs, steady; prime mediums 1895
$500; heavy Workers $4.90@4.95; light
Workers $4.S5@4.90; pigs s4.70@4.S5.
Sheep, slow; choice wethers $4.15@
4.25; common $1.50@2.5 80; choice lambs
$5.00@5.20; common to good $1,000
AIS. Veal calves $6.50@7.00.
CINCINNATI, OHIO, September %.
Hogs, active, higher; s3.75@4.S0.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-29

Syrup-Silver Drip Syrups 19e: Fancy
Drlps 2Sc; (2e addition in half barrels;
35c; choice &c; prime soc; mixed goods,
New Orleans Mclasses-Fancy new crop,
Teas-Young Tyson, per H., 39g55e; gum
powder, AGAc. imperial. 4Un55c; Japan,
2sgT5c; Oolorg, 2f0oc: S~ouchans. 27Q I0c.
Candies-Star, full weight, Size parafne,
per h., 9Iec; Electric Light. per h., SC.
vinegar-Choice cider. I2al4c DER gallon;
standard ei-y brands 100IIc per gallon;
country. lSdl5c per gallon, as to quality.
Fish-No. . maeke-el 20 lbs, 60 Ash. $ %;
100 fsh 80 s1.5ot no. 3 s" rs. zI'oS. AOS'
Rice-Fancy Pearl, SC; choice Pearl, SIC;
fair domestic, 51zc: fancy head. &c.
salt-No. /. per bbls SOC, extra. per BIZ.
Provisions Schenks medium s. C.
hams, lie; 20-lb. average. 19Ac; S. C..
breakfast bacon, 74aszc3 5. G. shoulders,
7lac; city sides, e5sc; ham beef. lSl2c.
tomatoes new sec doz: tomatoes glib.
81 %: Hartford Co. standard corn. SOC; 2-ib.
Honey Drop corn, A0, peaches, yellow
free. s1.S5; BIB standard table sl75;
sas5:0rni Baltim ssla0A peaches. sa.s gSsAen p:s
peaches. none; lib Deep Sea full standard
cove oysters. csc: Acorn STANDARD string
beans. 75c; 2-lb car corn beef, 225: 1-lD
Oi@Lard. extra western. strained. coo:
carbon oil. I0, Szc:~earbon. 80. sc: water
whi.s sazo; Lewis l mig ss E winter white
Lard-Sehenk's pure kettle Ierces, Csc
Silver Leaf. tierces. 6ssc. The advance
for smaller packages o.er tssrces i as fol-
lows; Tubs NH tn ss-l5 .ias sb e
saears-cufioaf. sec: cubes. 5s7c: pow
dered. 5.3ac: ranaiate standard. h2zc.
Efanulated, hne. 5-z4c. Columbia Al 4-ssc;
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-29
METAL.

NEW YORK, September 2S.-Inter-
est in metals was not broad nor were
there variations of Importance in the
local market to-day. AS news from
Europe and primary points in the west
portrayed no significant new phases in
the situation at those centres, buyers
and sellers here were inclined to pro-
crastinate until after the holidays. At
the close the metal exchange called
pig iron warrants very dull and nom
inal aot $500; lake copper dull at
$3.50; tin quiet and unchanged with
$32.S5 bid and $22.1214 asked; lead quiet
with $500 bid and $4.65 asked; spelter
quiet with $3.50 bid and $40 asked.
The brokers' price for lead is $40, and
for copper, 1885 @18hc.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-29
FINANCE IND TRADE

NEW YORK, September 2S.-The
Commercial Advertisers London inan-
cial cablegram says:
The markets here were dull as ditch
water to-day awaiting the cabinet meet
ing and because of the settlement and
the New York Dewey holidays. The
tone was dropping, but scarcely to a
bargain basis. Americans were be-
Gained. Spanish four5 were 607s;
Tintos ASS; Anacondas 10 9-16, and in
some demand; Utahs, 5 bid, a rise of
S-16, caused by a puff in Mr.. Labou-
chere's paper, Truth.
The bank bought $4,000 gold in
French coin. The bank rate was not
changed, but a rise is expected next
week.
NEW YORK, September 2S.-Money
on call easier at S@14 per cent; last
loan 8 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 5A@6 per
cent.
Sterling exchange heavy with actual
business in bankers bills at $4.84M@
4.S5A for demand, and at $4.81A@
ASIA for sixty days; posted rates
S4.S2h@ 4.S3 and $4.86@4.86h; COM
mercial bills $4.S01a.
Silver certificates 9 $4,000.
Bar silver 58hc.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-29
DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK, September 2S.-Fur-
Their advances in bleached cottons.
Market very strong on all grades.
Brown sheetings and drills advancing.
No 4 yards of any good make under
43sc per yard. Coarse colored cottons
also tending upward. Print cloths un-
changed. Prints quiet. Linens strong
and advancing. Burlaps quiet and
barely firm. Market closed tomorrow
and Saturday.
NEW YORK, September 2S.-lmports
of dry goods and merchandise at the
port of New York for the week were
valued at S11, 1913, 1852.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-29
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
WHEELING

WHEELING. September q.
There have been no radical changes. IN
quotations supplied by local jobbers during
the past week. Only the slight differences
in supply and demand, comparatlVely
speaking, are in evidence in the huctuatlon
of prices. Grain and hay continue TO come
in in good quantities to the local markets.
with prices remaining firm. The supply OF
live stock keeps equal to the demand; and
quotations are same as last week. All
grades of sugars are a shade lower. Eggs
are scarcer and higher. Several grades OF
grapes have disappeared, and. Delaware
grapes are coming in. Cantaloupes are
lower lines higher. Cranberries and Bart
lett pears have made their appearance.
roduc
Green Beans-4G050e per bushel.
Caulifower-50G75c per dozen.
Peaches-California, $2,00q$3-M per six
'4 P5Ihnumrs@caiifornia. s. 25a1.5o per crate.
Apricots-California, S.50Q1.75 per crate,
Butter-Creamery, &c: country, cholce,
17d1Sc; country good lOc; country hshl
Toe: butterine, 16d1Sc.
Eggs-16G17c per dozen.
Navy Beans-Hand picked $1.35Q1.4o per
C~heese-Prime Ohio factory, 11G11hc;
New York, 12c; Limberber, 1212c; Sweitzer,
Poultry-old live chickens s. 75a3 % per
spring chickens. q 5ogs 90 per dozen; per
Ducks~S8W per dozen; geese 4Oc
edCH, turkeys 1--we HFl6hl' o4SS RSA
pound.
Lard-Country, SAGE.
Observation-Disclosures per box.
Old Rags-1Rc Der pound
Honey, in comb. 15u16c Fer pound.
Potatoes-New, 60c per bushel; $3.50 per
barre.
Sweet .3501.40 per barrel.
Parsley -l1d zoe per dGzen bunches.
Green Onions-12HQ15 per dozen.
L~ettuce-5el75c per bushel.
O~nions-eoG65c per bushel.
Tomatocs-30Q3oc per bushel box
Radishes-10c per dozen.
Cucumbers-13e per dozen.
Cabhage-Home, SIPS per barrel.
A~pples-Fancy, SL75 per barrel; common,
$1.50 per barrel.
S.00a14.G0 per hundred.
Rockford Gems-Sl.65n1.75 per crate.
Limes-$1.50 per crate.
Bananas-75cG$i3 5 per bunch.
Plums-Sl.50 per half bushel basket
Grapes-Concords, 13c per basket; Della
ware, 5-lb basket, 12c.
Spanish Onions-S1.0 per crate.
Crab A~pples-25cm30c per basket.
Celery-30c per dozen.
Cranberries-s2.25 per crate.
Bartlett Pears-$1.75 per bushel.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-29
Flour. Grain and Feed.

Flour-Ceresota. in wood, &.31; jute, $40,
paper, $40: choice family -four. in wood,
$500; in paper, g. 40 per barrel: MInnehaha,
IN cotton sacks or wood, $40; Galaxy, IN
paper sacks, $40: Famous, in sacks,
$3.50; Famous. in wood, 1910: spring wheat
-four. IN jute sacks. I'D lbs, $500 per bar
rel: ~PlllEbury's Best. in wood and cotton.
SA35: in cotton or wood: Gold Coin in paper
and jute, A.15. Loyal. $3.50 in Il paper; $50;
in wood: Reliance. in wood or cotton. A.l0,
* paper, s.s5. Rye Hour. in wood. lis.
Wheat-Per bushel. old. 65c; new, 60e'
Corn-4Aa42c.
0ats-Western, out of store, s5c; home
25a2Sc.
Feed-Middlings. per ton. s1TMa1S.0o.
bran, per ton, S17.0041S.M.
Hayo.No. l baled hay, 5000; loose hay
$S.00G9.00.
straw-Loose. $500; baled. $500.
Chop-s16.O per ton.
Cat Feed-S16.0 90 per ton.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-29

American a. 474c: white extra c, 4.49c;
c. 4.37c. choice fruit sugar. s.S9c.
Conee-Green coffee. fancy golden Rio,
L.; fancy green. 15c: choice green. 1lhc:
roasting grades. 10iac: Java. 26txc. Roast
ed in packages, Arrow. lo.04c; Panhandle,
10.04c: Arbuckle & Co.'S. Roasted, i0.O4c:
Lion. 9.54c. bulk roasted, 29c: M0ca and
government lava roasted. 29c; Moca and
Java, 29c. A grade Rio. 2Sc.
Brooms-Ordinary sweeping. $1S062.S0
per dozen. carpet. S3.09G3.20; stable, $500;
whisps, 500; hearth. 500.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-29
Eggs. quiet at Ice
Cheese. firm.

Eggs, quiet at 15e.
Cheese, firm.
TOLEDO, o.. September 2S.-Wheat
higher and firm; No. 2 cash and Sep
tembera72Ac: December .5hc.
Corn, dull but steady; No. z mixed
34c.
Oats. dull but steady: No. 2 mixed
23c.
Rye, dull but higher; No. 2 cash Coo,
Cloverseed, active and high prime
cash and October s5.97h bid; Deem
Der and March $685. bid.
Oil, unchanged.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-29
W. HAe RAILROAD CO.
Cars VIII run as LollNws, e.ty tims:

Time Table Taking Effect May u, 1899.
7 aawa Gao a. n. Daily-Accommodation
f@r Moundsvilie, Clarington, New Mar
rnsville Sistersville. 81. Marys, Wav-
eriy, WIlliamstown. 2arkersburg and
intermediate points
Leave 500 a. m. Except Sunday)-Fast
Express for AIsundsville, New Martins
vile. Sistersviile. St Mtrys. Williams
town. Parkersburg, Ravenswooc. Mix
wood. Mason city, TT. Peasant, CALI
uo,is, Huntington. kenoya, Charleston.
EincInnati, Louisville and all points
South. East and West, P1rior car to
Kenova-
Moundsville, Fowhasan. Darlington.
Proctor, New Mart,psville. SisteFsvllle,
FRIENDLY, St. Marys. WaverIy. Williams
town. Parke.sburg. h~avenswood.
Mason City. Pit Pleasant, Galli9olis,
Huntington. Kefova, Charleston, Ash
land. Russell. Ironton, and intermediate
points south of Parkersburg. Parior
car to parkersburg.
Leave 3:45 p, m. Observation-Disclosures
for Parkersburg and intermediate
Leave $50 p. m. Except .~sunday-Ex-
press for Sistersyille Friendly, st.
Marys, Waverly, Williamstown. Park
ersburg, and intermediate points north
lilo Q. m. train wiz leave Wheeling at
1:35 a. N. Sundays.
LATE LIE MAY.
cry Passenger Agent. 1909 Market Street.
J. q. TOMLINSON.
Ticket Agent. Union Station.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-29

Electric cars Bridgeport to Wheeling,
Bellaire and Martins Ferry.
Consult agents for best routes and low.
est rates TO all points.
VI. G. CARREL.
General Passenger Agent.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-29
Live Stock.

Cattle-Extra. 1000 to 100, si.50d475:
good. 900 to 1000. s4.25T450. good, 500 to
800, s400u4.25: common, go to 500, S.3440o;
bulls, S2.00T2.50.
Hogs-Extra, s4.eGd4.s5; good. A.S5q45;
common, $3.75G4O9.
Sheep-Exrra. s40oQ4.25; good 50 I5G4.oo;
common. s3.G9n3.50: lambs, Si.5005.5.
Fresh Cows-At SIS. $500.
Calves-S.50Q6.50.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-29
Clubbing List
Wheeling Register
WITH.
First Glass Literary and Agri-
cultural Publications.

The several editions of the Register
viii be sent in connection with the
publications named below, postage pre-
paid. at the following rates. The
figures are on a basis of a year for
each publication. Subscription pay.
able in advance:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-29
RAIL way TIME CARD.

ATrAyass and departures OF trains an
1Lssr July I'D. 1855. E~xplanation ~
ce g,sssRSs MARKS: sDaily fsunday eS-
e AtonQay excepted; sSaturdsv ~
sTSpesd, 1Sunday only. Eastern $780,
t tTs mhicn IS one hour earlier than Can.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-29

From Wheeling TO
WeIlsbuIg and Steubenvllle
From bridgeport 10

NoRTuWEsT EXTRAORDINARY a
pITTSBUEG DIVISION.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-26

According to Statistician Hydes re-
port for June, with the exception Of
Oklahoma, there is not a state or ter
ritory reporting winter wheat the con-
dition of which is not below the Is
year average. The number Of points
below the June average in the principal
winter wheat states is as follows: Cali
fornia, 1; Ohio and Texas, Z; Tennes-
see and Oregon, II; Pennsylvania, 13;
Kentucky, ID; Maryland, IS; Virginia,
II; Missouri and Washington, 90;
Kansas, 20; Indiana, 81; Illinois, SO,
and Michigan, 38,
The total reported acreage in oats is
about 1859, 900 acres, or seven-tenths Of
/ per cent less than last year. The aver
age condition is 1877 as compared with
9S on June of last year and 91.2, the
mean of the June averages for the last
ID years.
In the 13 states having 5000, 900 or
more apple trees in bearing at the last
census the condition on June 1, as COM
pared with the average June condition
for the last 10 years, was as follows:
New York, 1 above; Pennsylvania, 6
below; Michigan, IA below; Missouri,
3 above; Illinois, 8 above; Indiana, 5
above; Kansas, 4 above; Kentucky, no
difference Tennessee, 2 above; Vir-
ginia, 3 below; North Carolina, A be-
low; Iowa, II below, and Maine, 81
below.
The peach crop will probably come
as near being total failure as it ever
will come in country of such vast ex-
tent and such varied climatic conditions
as the United States. With the excep-
tim of California, where the conditions
indicate from 10 to 95 per cent of q
full crop, there Is not a state that has
the promise of so much as two-t thirds
of normal crop. Few look for even 8
half crop.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-26
How to Cover Jelly,

Paraffin grows more in favor for COW
ering jelly glasses. 1t can be obtained
at all drug stores at a moderate cost.
When preserving is done, the wax is
melted and layer of quarter of an
inch or less is poured on top of the
jelly. This hardens at once and, being
perfectly alright, keeps the jelly from
molding or growing tough on top. 1t is
easy and clearly to apply and to re-
move. When the wax is taken off after
eight or ten months have elapsed, the
jelly is found as soft and fresh at the
top of the glass as at the bottom, and
the wax can be saved and used for the
same purpose again, says an exchange.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-26
New Potatoes.
How to Treat the Summer Potato.
Partisan Practices.

Partisan Practices.
The summer potato requires entirely
different treatment from the winter
tuber, which has grown stale and strong
from long storage. There are now many
delicious ways in which this vegetable
may be cooked which are not desirable
methods later when the potatoes are no
longer fresh, says the New York Trib-
une.
One reason why new potatoes are 30
much better than old ones is because
they are not peeled and the starchy
coat on the outside, as well as the saline
salts Of the vegetable, are thus pre-
served. 1t is mistake to peel potato
before it is boiled. Keep stiff little
vegetable scrubbing brush on hand.
Put the potatoes in cold water and
scrub them clean with the brush. In
summer throw potatoes with their
jackets on into boiling water and peel
them as soon as they are boiled and
serve them.
A distinction should be made be-
tween the waxen, half ripe potato of
early summer and the fully ripe, fresh
tuber, which is potato in perfection
Half ripe potatoes are never wholesome,
though the Germans prefer these i'm
mature vegetables for their favorite
salad
1t is mistake to use half ripe pota-
toes or to use cold potatoes when fresh
ly cooked potatoes can be obtained.
The best potato salad can hardly be
recommended on the score of whole
someness, yet it should be remembered
that the condiments used in its prepa-
ration assist digestion, and that po-
tato salad is therefore far more digesti-
BILE than half ripe, waxen boiled po-
tato simply dressed in butter.
Partisan cooks seldom use cold po-
tatoes. When they wish to cook pota-
toes rapidly for garnish to meat for
breakfast, they usually cut the raw po-
tatoes in small ornamental shapes Of
uniform size, which will cook quickly.
Sometimes fne potatoes are cut into
julienne shaped pieces about the thick
ness of two matches and the length Of
a short parlor match. More often, how
ever, they are shaped into small balls,
or "pears," with scoops. A good steel
potato scoop, cutting ball of three
quarters of an inch in diameter, costs
about 40 cents 1t should have small
hole in the center of the bowl to admit
air.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-26

Boston, July Pa. ]. Hoitt, New
England pension agent, has completed
his annual report to the department.
The figures show 55,667 names on the
rolls, in contrast to 55,655 last year, and
disbursements amounting to $780,
5723S, in contrast to $7,502, 74616 last
year. The reason for the decrease in
amount paid, together with an increase
of pensioners is that every invalid PEN
sioner who drops from the rolls with a
pension of from IS to $72 a month may
be succeeded by widow whose pension
cannot exceed IS a month. OF the
amount disbursed through the New
England agency $4,9S6,231.SS went to
residents of Massachusetts; $1,245 642. q
to Connecticut; 465,96O.5O to Rhode ISL
and, and the rest was distributed
through every state and territory in the
Union.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-26
Snow ShoveIino Cut Ont.

Stonington, Conn, July 25.-About 80
freight handlers, employed by the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail
road company on the docks in connec-
ton with the company's Stonington line
of boats, struck last night. They had
been working from at night until 6
the next morning at the rate of 971s
cents for each of the two night freights.
They demanded last night that their
tricks be limited to 10 hours, and that
they be paid at the rate of rs cents an
hour for overtime. Later, the men all
returned to work, with the understand
ing that they should work 10 hours and
receive 20 cents an hour for overtime
1t was also stipulated hat the freight
handlers shall not be required to shovel
snow, task to which they objected last
winter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-26

1t is gratifying to note that the
use of American -four abroad has
reached it's highwater mark IN
the fiscal year just closed with an ex-
portation of 100000 barrels.
The average price per bushel OF
wheat exported during the year was
74.77c. and the average price per
bushel for the wheat exported in the
form of flour was 87.67c., calculating
that Az bushels wheat are utilizedin
the production of a barrel of flour.
This adds 1890. to the amount OF
money received for each bushel OF
wheat sent abroad in this form, thus
making over $1o,o0o,0OO during the
year as a compensation to the
American labor which transformed
the SO,OOO,OOO bushels of grain into
the 100000 barrels of flour ex-
ported during the year.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-26
II Paws to Sprout Potatoes.

No farmer can afford the loss of one
third on his crop.
Yet potato growers who do not use
bordeaux mixture often lose more than
this.
The results of the eight years trial at
the Vermont experiment station show
average yields OF 296 bushels an acre
where sprayed and 173 bushels where
not sprayed.
Itpays to spray potatoes ifdone rightly.
The practice OF the Vermont expert
ment station is to use paris green for
beetles during June. During July and
August two or three applications are
made OF bordeaux paris-green mixture
This mixture consists OF six pounds
copper sulphate, four pounds lime, one
half pound paris green, one barrel (40 or
so gallons) water. Stake the lime and
dilute with about onehaf the water;
dissolve the suphate in the other half,
then pour this vitrol solution into the
lime water, meanwhile stirring thor
oughly. Add the paris green and the
mixture is ready for use.
Spraying OF early potatoes is begun
about July /, and Of later potatoes
about the middle of July. second ap-
plication is made two or three weeks
after the first. A third application fol-
lows two or three weeks after the
second, il needed. Some years this third
application does little good; other years
it saves the crop from late blight or rot.
How shall the mixture be applied?
The object is to cover he upper surface
of the leaves with a thin laver OF the mix
ture. There is no danger to the vines
from using too much and most men
made the mistake of applying too little.
In a small field the mixture may be put
on with a sprinkling can. For an acre
or more spray pump is desirable.
There are many Of these on the market.
The simplest, and therefore best way to
begin is to have good strong pump
mounted on barrel which can be carried
through the field in either a common one
horse wagon, or better, on special two
wheeled cart (wheels six feet apart, to
straddle two rows, while the horse
walks between them One or two hose
with nozzles, run from this pump can be
directed by one or two men riding, OF
better, walking. In the latter case each
hose should be ten feet or more in length
A good spraying outfit is largely home
made, and each man will soon modify
the details of this method to meet hi:
own conditions. The above suggests G
good way to begin.
Spray promptly and thoroughly OF
not at all,