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THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
April  2 
Shear  Nonsense. 
“  She  married  to  spite  somebody,  I  be¬ 
lieve.”  “Whom?  Do  you  know?”  “I 
don’t  know,  but  it  looks  as  if  it  was  her 
husband.” — Brooklyn  Life. 
“They  married  for  love,  I  believe?” 
“Yes.”  “Are  they  happy?”  “They 
don’t  know  yet.  They  are  waiting  to  see 
what  her  father  is  going  to  do  for  them.” 
— Vermont  Watchman. 
Mrs.  Fliabout  (in  for  a  call). — “  I 
should  think  you’d  be  tired  to  death,  Mrs. 
Homebody  ;  you’re  always  as  busy  as  you 
can  be.”  Mrs.  Homebody:  “Oh,  I  don't 
mind  it.  You  know  I’m  not  troubled 
with  callers  very  often.” — Boston  Tran¬ 
script. 
The  Indolent  Gardener. — Mrs.  Sub¬ 
urb  :  “No  more  milk  ?  What’s  the  mat¬ 
ter?”  Gardener  :  “  The  cow  has  stopped 
givin’  milk,  mum.”  “Goodness  me! 
Why  ?”  “  Because  she’s  gone  dry,  mum.” 
“  Then  why  in  the  world  don’t  you  give 
her  a  drink  ?” — New  York  Weekly. 
^UijQicelXanroujsf 
Ik  you  name  The  R.  N.-Y.  to  our  advertisers  you 
may  be  pretty  sure  of  prompt  replies  and  right  treat¬ 
ment. 
The  Dingee  &  Conard  Co’s 
Are  on  Their  Own  Roots,  and  Thrive 
where  Others  Fail. 
We  are  (and  have  been  for  years)  the  largest 
Rose  growers  in  America.  Mail  trade  is 
our  great  specialty.  Wherever  the  mail  goes, 
the  Dingee  &  Conard  Roses  are  at  home. 
Our  NEW  GUIDE  for  1892  isnow  ready. 
Better  and  handsomer  than  ever.  It  describes  up¬ 
wards  of  2,000  Roses,  Bulbs,  Hardy  Plants  and 
Seeds  ;  offer*  many  Exclusive  Novelties ,  and  points 
the  way  to  success  with  flowers.  Free  on  request. 
THE  DINGEE  4.  CONARD  CO. 
Rose  Growers  and  Seedsmen,  WEST  GROVE,  PA. 
nAWSON  ROSESH 
I  I  11  ™1"1  other  novel- 
ties  which  we  control.  Send  for  Descriptive 
Catalogue  which  includes  these,  and  an  unsur¬ 
passed  stock  of  Fruit  and  Ornamental  Trees,  Shrubs, 
Roses,  Rhododendrons,  Rare  Conifers,  Choicest 
Perennials,  etc. 
WM.  C.  STRONG  &  CO.,  Waban,  Mass. 
CKA  K  iHfe  HPB  Numpr}-  Established  35  Years. 
■M®  £2  rJj  Sk  Best  new  and  old  kinds 
JL5  'r  JNPi  at  low  prices.  Concord, 
■  ■  E  mu  3  BsW  Champion,  Delaware, 
Hjg  Ives  Lady,  Moore’s  Early,  Diamond,  Brilliant, 
■M  Woodruff  Red,  Green  Mountain  and  100 others 
— '  Also  Currants,  Gooseberries,  Raspberries, 
Blackberries,  Strawberries,  Etc.  Catalogue  free. 
G£0.  W.  CAMPBELL,  Delaware,  Ohio. 
White  Niagara  Grape. 
Two  years  old.  Very  low  price.  Three  sample  vines 
by  mail  15  cents.  Also  other  varieties.  Send  for  prices. 
Address  B.  WHEATON  CLARK,  Lockport,  N.  Y. 
PEAR,  PLUM  and  QUINCE 
IX  SURPLUS 
AT 
LOW  PRICES. 
All  standard  trees.  State 
which  size  you  want  and 
how  many,  and  get  our 
prices.  We  offer  for  sale  a 
general  list  of  all  kinds  of 
i  Nursery  Stock.  Elegant 
w  catalogue  and  guide  free. 
Rochester,  N.  Y. 
What  Ails 
Yoif  Land? 
I  *D 
Doe  =*■  produce  all  you  want 
it  tc  ® 
Do<  >  give  you  good  crops  of 
goc  ■>  uality? 
DOES  IT? 
Dc  u  realize  that  the  kind 
of  ilizer  you  apply  is  as  im- 
po  w  t  as  the  amount  ? 
D.  t*  >u  realize  that  a  “  ton  of 
pi  ohate”  means  about  as 
rr  as  “  a  piece  of  chalk  ”  ? 
DO  YOU? 
IT  IS  A  FACT  that  a  ton  of  Stockbridge 
Special  Manure  will  go  twice  as  far 
and  furnish  twice  as  much  actual 
plant  food  as  a  ton  of  the  common 
‘‘cheap”  phosphates.  It  supplies 
all  the  required  plant  food  for  each 
crop  at  the  right  time,  in  the  right 
form,  and  in  the  right  proportions 
to  secure  perfect  maturity.  Made 
only  by  the 
Dn\i/lfCD  Fertilizer  Boston 
DU  WKLII  COMPANY.  Nev^York 
“  We  state  what  we  sell ,  and  sell 
k  what  we  state." 
Automatic  Prize  Wind  Mir|jg»j| 
Has  proved  to  have  no  equal 
for  Simplicity,  Durability, 
Power  and  Beauty.  Warranted  to  do 
more  work  and  to  outlast  all  others, 
and  to  last  twice  as  long  as  any  steel 
mill  made.  Send  for  Facts,  Folders 
and  Prices.  Agents  wanted. 
Wolcott  Wind  Mill  &  Pump  Co., 
W.  S.  LITTLE  &  CO, 
Rochester,  n.  y. 
COMMERCIAL 
NURSERIES. 
MADE  BY 
ROAD  ROLLERS.?** 
Indispensable  for 
Macadamizing.  »=; 
letter  work  than 
with  any  flat 
Boiler. 
GREAT  TRIAL  of  CENTRIFUGAL  MACHINES 
At  Cottenburg,  Sweden,  August,  1891.  HMHi 
The  EXTRACTOR-SEPARATOR,  ”‘T.rael 
King’s  Gup  and  First  Prize  of  Honor.  Wife 
This  is  the  GREATEST  CONTEST  in  nil  Europe,  Ml  %A  r 
and  leaves  the  EXTRACTOR-SEPARATOR  as  the 
VICTOR  over  Ail  Competitors.  -£i£EisaSmiZA 
Ttisthe  ONLY  BUTTER  EXTRACTOR.  Itisthe 
Bent  Cream  Separator,  and  has  a  capacity  of  2,000  to 
3.()0O  pounds  per  hour.  We  guarantee  this  machine  in 
every  respect  —material,  workmanship  and  separation  of  the  cream — equal  to  nnv. 
The  bowl  is  made  of  imported  Swedish  steel,  the  best  and  strongest  steel  in  the 
world.  It  is  HiipcrNedinK  other  cream  separators,  because  of  the  larger  amount  of 
Before  Buying:* 
POUR  inrne  water  in  the  sleeve  holding 
the  end  tight  as  here  shown  or  any¬ 
where  elsewhere  there  is  a  seam,  and  see  if 
It  Is  watertight  There  aregoods  in  the  market 
that  look  very  nice,  but  will  leak  at  every  seam. 
We  warrant  Tower's  IMPROVED  r*isl> 
Brand  Slicker  to  be  water  tight  at  every 
•earn  and  everywhere  else;  also  not  to  peel  or 
stick,  and  authorize  our  dealers  to  make  good 
any  Slicker  that  falls  In  either  point.  There  are 
two  v  ,ys  you  can  tell  the  Genuine  Improved 
Fish  Brand  Slicker. 
1  st.  A  Soft  Woolen  Collar. 
2d.  Tbi5  Trad*  A\ark  (below.) 
Watch  -  Out  ***  I 
for  both  these  points ! 
Send  for  Catalogue  free.  'Isu  aaixSs 
A.  J.  TOWER.  Mfr.,  Boston,  Mass.  n 
Ames  Plow  Co. 
Boston  &  New  York. 
Our  long  experience  enables  us  to  select  the  best 
in  the  market. 
THE  FOREST  CITY  WOOD  ASII  CO., 
London,  tint.,  Canada. 
Address  all  letters  from  United  States  to  SOUTH 
SUDBURY,  MASS. 
CONTENTS. 
Rural  New-Yorker,  April  2,  1892. 
LIVE  STOCK  AND  DAIRY. 
College  Course  in  Poultry  Keeping .  213 
Some  Sheep  Talk .  216 
Mutton  and  Wool .  216 
Slop  for  Shotes .  217 
Stones  in  a  Cow’s  Stomach . 217 
The  Philadelphia  Milk  Market .  221 
The  Copenhagen  Milk  Supply .  221 
A  Cream  Starter .  221 
Incubators  and  Fire  Insurance .  227 
Disappointment  with  Brooders  . 227 
VERMONT  FARM  MACHINE  CO.,  Bellows  Falls,  Vt., 
Manufacturers  of  Creamery,  Cheese  and  Dairy  Supplies. 
- CREAMERY 
The  Must  Convenient,  Simplest  and  Best. 
CYNTHIANA,  KY. 
Mr.  A.  H.  Reid. — Dear  Sir  :  The  PeEKLESS  Creamery 
received.  It  gives  entire  satisfaction.  It  raises  all  the 
cream  between  milkings.  Respectfully  yours,  H  H.  Tebbs. 
New  Hanover,  Pa. 
Mr.  A.  H  Reid.— Dear  Sir:  I  received  your  Creameryand 
tested  it  fairly.  I  And  it  to  be  a  number  one  article.  It  pro¬ 
duces  splendid  product,  and  I  claim  it  to  be  the  nicest 
Home  Creamery  in  existence.  I  would  not  be  without  it. 
Very  truly  yours,  M.  F.  Leidy. 
Nobth  Jackson.  Pa. 
Mr.  A.  H.  Reid. — Dear  Sir;  I  have  a  complete  Outfit, 
consisting  of  Creamery,  Butter  Worker  and  Churn  Power 
of  your  manufacture.  My  Butter  has  taken  first  premium 
at  County  Fair  Six  years  Yours  truly,  C.  F.  Whitney. 
There  is  no  Creamery  equal  to  the  Reid’s  Peerless' 
Agents  wanted  in  every  town  in  the  United  S.'ates  Large 
inducements  offered.  Send  for  circular  and  price  list  with 
full  instructions  to  Agents 
A.  H.  REID,  30th  and  Market  Sts.,  Phila.,  Pa. 
OUR  MANUAL 
Canada  Hardwood  Unleached 
ASHES 
A  fall  line  BONE  SUPER  PHOSPHATES  for  all  crops  and  soils. 
After  using  one  of  these  brands  for  your  General  Spring  Crops  do  not  fail  to 
nse  our  POTATO  FERTILIZER  on  your  POTATOES.  Address 
THE  CEEVEEAND  DRYER  CO. 
El'S  . 
.  H.  VICK.  331  Park  Avenue,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 
Please  mention  The  R.  N.-Y.  when  writing 
The 
Jc  <  American  Hog 
is  finally  admitted  into  foreign 
countries,  but  he  must  be  pre- 
sented  in  a  healthy  condition. 
PvlL  Now  look  for  a  boom  for  those 
who  can  raise  superior,  healthy 
,  ;.  breed  of  hogs.  Editorofoneof 
our  leading  Agricultural  papers 
truly  remarks,  “that  in  purchas- 
ing  hogs  for  breeders  they 
should  not  be  taken  from  any  locality  where 
cholera  has  been  discovered;”  and  further 
adds,  “that  the  great  importance  of  getting 
good  stock  to  begin  with,  cannot  be  over  esti¬ 
mated.”  The  genuine  O.  I.C.hog  approxi¬ 
mates  nearest  to  absolute  perfection  which 
:he  breeder's  art  has  attained.  To  assimilate 
food,  they  are  without  a  peer.  Their  breath¬ 
ing  power  seems  to  be  unequaled,  which 
enables  them  to  bid  defiance  to  disease,  un¬ 
known  to  other  breeds.  To  convince  every¬ 
one  of  the  truthfulness  of  the  above,  and  our 
implicit  confidence  in  the  superiority  of  the 
0.  I.  C.  hogs,  we  will  agree  to  sell  a  pair  of 
pigs, or  a  sow  bred, on  time,  and  give  agency 
to  the  first  applicant  from  each  locality. 
THE  L.  B.  SILVER  CO., 
CLEVELAND,  OHIO. 
ALL  SPRING  CROPS  arc  Increased 
in  Quantity  and  Quality  by  the  use  of  oar 
Offiofli-u,  14  »nd  is  Wide  Blodt, 
CLEVELAND.  OHIO. 
i-oppTREES! 
-NEW  ""<1  RARE,  OLD  »nd  R  ELI  ABLE.  - 
Both  Fruit  and  Ornamental.  ROSES*  Vines, 
Clematis.  Rhododendrons,  etc.  Send  stamp  ior  illus-  I 
trated  Catalogues,  also  Wholesale  List.  Address  I 
FERTILIZERS 
FARM  TOPICS. 
LIND  SAY’S 
Horse-Tooth  Ensilage  Seed  Corn 
Large  Grain,  Small  Cob,  Heavy  Foliage.  Write  for 
Sample  and  Price  to 
LINDSAY  &  CO.,  Portsmouth,  Va. 
SEED  CORN  FOR  SALE. 
Yellow,  8  rowed.  End  kernels  rejected  giving  uni¬ 
form  seed  for  planter.  Price,  75  cents  half  bushel; 
$1.25  per  bushel.  Four  bushels  or  more  $1  per  bushel. 
FRANK  T.  Gernet,  Shady  Lawn  Farm,  Nazareth,  Pa. 
FOR  SALE. 
The  EARLY  SCOTCH  SEED  OATS.  Price,  75  cents 
per  bushel.  Address  H.  S.  MYERS,  York  Pa. 
THE  KANSAS 
A  BLACKCAP.  The  Best 
early  large  Raspberry. 
Strongest  growth,  healthy 
foliage,  verv  productive.  Choice  Fruit  and  Orna 
mental  Trees.  KANSAS  HOME  NURSERY, 
A.  H.  GRIBS  A,  Box  J,  Lawrence,  Kas. 
OTD  1U/DTCDV  ULANTS  b>"  mail,  300  of  4  kinds, 
0  I  naVTDtnn  I  early  to  late, only  #1.  By  Ex.  per 
1,000,  $1  and  up.  Best  plants  and  packing.  Price  list 
free.  All  berry  plants. 
SLAYMAKKR  H  SON,  Dover,  Del. 
FRUIT 
EVAPORATOR 
THE  ZIMMERMAN 
The  Standard  Machine 
Different  sizes  and  prices.  Illustrated  Catalogue  free. 
THE  BLYMYKU  IKON  WOKKB  CO.#  Cincinnati.  O. 
■  W  Bewt,  Latest  Improved  ■  and  Cheapest*  Our  Perfection  and 
■  Empire  Pumps  stir  the  liquid  automatically  and  will  spray  IOO  Trees  Per  Hour. 
We  make  the  Little  Gem  and  Garfield  Knupeack  Sprayer*  and  the  Vermorel,  line 
spray  nozzle,  most  economical  spray  nozzle  in  the  world.  Also  a  Horse  Power  Sprayer  at  low  price. 
We  sell  Sulphate  of  Copper,  Paris  Green  and  London  Purple  at  wholesale  prices.  Catalogue  free.Wriie 
ess  plainly, giving  county  .FIELD  FORCE  PUMP  CO.  1 13  Bristol  Ave.LOdvPOIiT,M.  Y. 
FRENCH  stoPERCHERON 
COACH  HORSES.  ^ 
lor©  Stallions  imported  in  *91  than! 
my  other  firm  More.Goveromenti 
*rize  winners  than  any  two  firms. 
00  Prizes  at  four  leading  American* 
'airSL  Send  tar  (Dnrtrated  catalogue.  , 
200  STALLIONS  AND  MAKES 
Largely  from  T0NGLEUR  7513 
(11596)  winner  of  40  Prizes  and  Gold 
Medals  with  his  eet  in  1891 
Visitors  welcome.  Correspondence  solicited. 
mi  vf  m  swpul  mT 
SEED  POTATOES. 
Early  Sunrise]  BE8T  th^karue. 
Rural  v  v  i»  1  Strongest  grower.  Best  qualt- 
K  -cs*  *■  •  "  °*  *  "j  ty.  Biggest  Yielder. 
I  IMMENSELY  PRODUCTIVE. 
Monroe  Seedlings  Finest  quality. 
I  We  ABE  THE  OKIGINATOHS. 
Vick’s  Perfection— Early  Rochester. 
Both  new  and  valuable.  Try  it. 
Bushel,  60c.,  barrel,  $1.60;  barrel  lots  made  up  to  order 
WOODWARD  &  JAQUES,  Lockport,  N.  Y. 
CO  Rlicholc  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
viu  D  U  o  II  Cl  a  No.  2  SEED  POTATOES 
for  sale  $1.50  per  barrel. 
P.  W.  JOHNSON,  Box  348,  Pontiac,  Mich. 
100  Bush,  Rural  New-Yorker  No,  2  Seed  Potatoes 
$1  per  bushel  of  60  pounds,  bags  free.  Can  ship  via 
Penn.  RR.,  Balt,  and  Ohio  RR.,  or  Reading  RR. 
BENJ.  SHARPLESS,  West  Chester,  Pa. 
QUPERIOR  EARLY  OHIO  POTATOES,  $1.20  per 
kr  bushel;  Dukes  Early  Yellow  and  Chester  County 
Mammoth  Seed  Corn,  $1.50  per  bushel;  2  bushels,  $2.50. 
Catalogue  free._  WALTER  J,  SIMS,  Carrollton,  Mo. 
Permanent  Pastures .  214 
Stone  Houses  for  Farmers . 215 
Chemicals  and  Clover .  216 
Fertilizing  Value  of  Basic  Slag .  217 
Value  of  Ammonia  in  Tankage .  217 
Use  of  Nitrate  of  Soda .  217 
Sheep  Manure  and  Chemical  Fertilizers .  217 
Oats  Sown  in  the  Mud . 219 
Wheat  on  Farmers’  Hands .  220 
Grasses  for  a  Lawn . 221 
Experiments  with  Winter  Oats .  226 
Killing  the  Pea  Weevil .  227 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Plums  and  Potatoes .  214 
Pea  Trials  at  the  Rural  Grounds .  214 
Pears  for  Eastern  New  York .  216 
Melons,  Potatoes.  Hot-Bed .  217 
Chemicals  for  Strawberries .  217 
Fruit  and  Nut  Talk . 218 
The  Newtown  Pippin  Apple .  221 
Grafting  the  Chestnut .  226 
Garden  Gossip .  226 
Origin  of  Jones’s  Melon .  227 
Keeping  Grapes . 227 
WOMAN  AND  THE  HOME. 
Notes  on  the  Competition,  Etc . 
Cooking  Lessons  from  Mrs.  Rorer . 
The  Food  and  Health  Exposition . 
Starching  and  Ironing  at  Home . 
Practical  Lenten  Penance . 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
What  Others  Say . 
War  on  the  Gypsy  Moth . 
Emigration  from  Illinois . . 
Metamorphosis  of  the  Standard  Oil  Trust . 
An  Iniquitous  Law . 
Editorials . 
Brevities . . . . . 
Words  That  Help..., . 
Business  Bits . . 
Agricultural  News . 
Markets . 
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