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THE RuRdi NEW-YORKER 



The Leading Farm Weekly in the World. 



ORIGINALITY, RESEARCH, ENTERPRISE. 



From N. Y. Tribune : 



" The RURAL NEW-YORKER, during its 40 years of life, has done vastly 

 more for farming than nine-tenths of all the land-grant colleges and experi- 

 ment stations." 

 From the TV". Y. Times : 



" The RURAL NEW-YORKER has done more to promote the true interests 

 of agriculture in the way of experimenting, than all the experiment stations 

 put together." 

 From the TV. Y. World: 



"The RURAL NEW-YORKER is the best agricultural paper in the coun- 

 try." 

 From the Farm Journal: 



" The RURAL NEW-YORKER is the best farm weekly in the world." 

 From JOSEPH HARRIS, Moreton Farm, N. Y.: 



" The fact is, you are doing more for agricultural and horticultural sci- 

 ence than all the experiment stations combined." 



The RURAL NEW-YORKER is published for all who own a home for all 

 parts of the country. It is conceded on all hands that during the past twelve 

 years, it has wrought a new era in farm journalism. It is filled with contri- 

 butions from the best write; s in the world. It is the first journal to have es- 

 tablished an experiment farm, and the only one working such a farm in the 

 interest of its readers. 



It has no axes to grind. Its aim is to present a pure, sound, dignified, 

 yet aggressive paper that shall be thoroughly independent, working only for 

 the highest ideal of country life. Its readers are usually the leading men of 

 the community. Its striking and original features render it the best exponent 

 of agricultural thought in the country. It does not depend upon second- 

 hand engravings or articles to fill its pages. 



The object of its experiment grounds has been and is to try all kinds of 

 seeds and plants, whether ornamental or economical ; to produce new kinds 

 of grain, flowers and fruits by cross-breeding; to test new farm implements, 

 fertilizers, methods of culture, with a view to producing the greatest yields at 

 the smallest cost. 



Its illustrations commend themselves to its readers, being true portraits, 

 taken from nature for the most part, and printed on super-calendered paper. 



Hundreds of different kinds of grains, vegetables, small fruits, etc., may 

 be seen under test at the Rural grounds. The same may be said as to orna- 

 mental trees, shrubs, vines, herbaceous plants and the like, hardy enough to 

 endure the climate. 



It is published weekly 16 pages on fine, heavy paper, and it may be 

 read by any member of the family without fear that its influence will be other 

 than w'holesome and pure. Its advertising columns are also guarded with 

 unusual care. 



The Price is $2 a year, or in Clubs of 5 or over, $1.50. 



Specimen copies will be promptly mailed to all applicants without charge. 

 It is invariably stopped at the end of the time subscribed and paid for. 



Address The Rural New-Yorker, 34 Park Row, New York. 



