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AMES  PLOW 
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ECLIPSE  CORN  PLANTER 
The  ROCKER  WASHER 
has  proved  the  most  satis¬ 
factory  of  any  Washer 
ever  placed  upon  the  mar¬ 
ket.  It  is  warranted  to 
wash  an  ordinary  family 
washing  of  100  pieces  in 
One  Hour,  as  clean  as 
can  be  washed  on  the 
washboard.  Write  for 
prices  and  full  description. 
Like  a  poor  horse  or  a  poor 
cow,  costs  as  much  to  use  as 
a  good  one,  or  more ; 
BECAUSF 
being  v  jtiker  in  strength,  it 
taken  m£~  to  go  round,  more 
labor,,  S-iore  hauling,  more 
hand?  and  more  wear 
and  ftr  than  a  good  ferti¬ 
lizer  •»  ke  the  Stockbridge. 
IT  IS  FACT 
thu  in  e-half  ton  of  the  Stock- 
br  '^e  will  go  further  and 
fi  sfish  more  plant  food  and 
i;  fetter  forms  than  a  whole 
itm  of  the  ordinary  “phos¬ 
phates  ”  you  are  familiar 
with. 
hook  into  the  matter  to-day 
by  sending  a  postal  card  for 
our  free  pamphlet  “  Good 
Crops  or  Poor  Ones.” 
RdWKFR FERT,LIZER  bo/nt 
UUnr\UI  COMPANY,  newyokk 
“  We  state  what  we  sell,  and  sell 
what  we  state." 
In  giving  the  devil  his  due  you  are 
liable  to  give  yourself  away. — Atchison 
Globe. 
“  The  more  trials  there  are  in  a  law¬ 
yer’s  life  the  fewer  his  tribulations.” — 
Chief) (jo  Times. 
“I  am  laying  up  treasures  in  Heaven,” 
as  the  widower  remarked  after  burying 
his  fourth  wife. — New  York  Herald. 
Prim  Priscilla. — Boston  Mother:  “Why 
does  Priscilla  blush  ?  ”  Annette  :  “Please, 
mem,  she’s  studying  improper  fractions.” 
Kate  Field's  Washington. 
“  Then,  doctor,  you  do  not  feel  any 
anxiety  regarding  my  case  ?  ”  “  Not  at 
all !  If  I  did  I  would  ask  you  to  settle 
the  bill  at  once.” — Figaro. 
“It  is  somewhat  in  the  nature  of  a  para¬ 
dox  that  when  politicians  are  unable  to 
swallow  what  is  done  at  a  caucus  they 
bolt  it.” — Boston  Transcript. 
Little  Fannie  :  “  Mamma,  what  is 
hereditary?”  Mamma:  “It  is  something 
you  get  from  your  father  or  mother.” 
Little  Fannie:  “  Then  I  suppose  spank¬ 
ing  is  hereditary.” — Texas  Siftings. 
Fort  Wayne,  Ind. 
Liberal  Inducements  to 
live  agents. 
Will  plant  Corn,  Beans.  Peas  and  Beet  Seed  In  hills, 
drills  and  checks,  in  distances  desired.  It  is  the  only 
Planter  that  will  distribute  all  fertilizers,  wet  or  dry, 
with  a  certainty,  in  different  amounts,  each  side  of 
seed.  Send  for  circulars. 
ECLIPSE  CORN  PLANTER  CO.. 
Enfield,  Grafton  Co.,  -  New  Hampshire. 
IP  in  great  demand. 
10  the  best  selling  Peach. 
PACT  TPST  WTiit© Freestone. 
Ei fifty  ili  i  first-class  chipper. 
Special  terms  to  Nurserymen 
and  Canvassers.  .  Write 
The  HooverA  Gaines  Co. 
DAYTON.  OHIO. 
ties  which  we  control.  Send  tor  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. 
OXFORD  BASKET  WORKS, 
Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,  N.  Y., 
MANUFACTURES  THE  BEST 
Berry  Crates,  Peach,  Grape  and  Berry 
Baskets.  Illustrated  Catalogue  free. 
CAN  COMPARE  FAVORABLY  WITH  THE 
^Uisircnatuousi  ^dvertiging. 
In  writing  to  advertisers  please  always  mention 
The  Rural. 
ImW!  In  the  exhaustive  separation  of  tlie  cream  from  the  milk. 
rjjjpU  The  only  submerged  or  water  sealed  method  of 
I!  •]  WSm  raising  cream.  Skimmed  milk  analyzed  by  the 
Vi.  Experiment  Station  showed  less 
IV ^  1 1  than  one- twentieth  of  one  per  cent,  of  fat,  viz : 
No.  I— .04  of  1  per  cent,  of  fat. 
“  2— .05  of  1  per  cent,  of  fat. 
“  3— .00  of  1  per  cent,  of  fat. 
“  4— .05  of  1  per  cent,  of  fat. 
“  5 — .00  of  1  per  cent,  of  fat. 
It  gets  all  the  butter  fatfrom  the  milk, and  makes  IS  utter  that  has  taken 
23  COLD  MEDALS. 
VERMONT  FARM  MACHINE  CO.,  Bellows  Falls,  Vt. 
Manufacturers  of  everything  used  In  Dairies  or  Creameries. 
Canada  Hardwood  Unleached 
Send  for  Circulars 
SENT 
FREE. 
Our  long  experience  enables  us  to  select  the  best 
in  the  market. 
THE  FOREST  CITY  WOOD  ASH  CO., 
London,  Ont.,  Canada. 
Address  all  letters  from  United  States  to  SOUTH 
SUDBURY,  MASS. 
o.  K.  BUTTER  WORKER 
Made  on  scientific  principles.  Adjustable  bed. 
Preserves  the  grain  of  the  butter.  Solid 
wood  roller.  THE  MOST  PERFECT 
Butter  Worker  ever  put  on  the  market. 
ear  Send  for  O.  K.  Catalogue.  A 
ITER.Sole  Mf’r,  SYRACUSE, N.YT 
With  colored  plate  of 
E.  P.  Roe  Strawberry. 
50  other  Illustrations. 
Complete  List  of  all 
the  good  fruits  and  or¬ 
namentals  mailed  free. 
Address 
T.  J.  DWYER, 
Cornwall,  N.  Y. 
MACHINERY.  \ 
Power  8orew  JppcCC  I 
Hydraulio,  or  1  |  liLuejHI 
Knuckle  Joint)  -A. 
Graters,  Elevators,  Etc. 
Boomer  &  Boschert  Press  Co.^^ 
118  W.  Wfttu  8t.,  SyrkCMt,  N.  7, 
iL  SPRUNG  CROPS  «  Increased 
in  Quantity  and  Quality  by  the  use  af  oar 
An  Insecticide  and  Fertilizer.  Will  destroy  lice  and  its  kindred  on 
plants.  Has  great  cleansing  qualities.  Used  extensively  in  green 
houses  and  poultry  houses:  sure  death  to  vermin.  Send  stamp  foi 
circular.  Packages  by  mail  25c.  Large  packages  by  express,  paid 
by  purchaser,  60c.  F.  C.  STU'KTEVANT.  Hartford.  Conn. 
CONTENTS. 
Rural  New-Yorker,  April  23,  1892. 
LIVE  STOCK  AND  DAIRY. 
Does  It  Pay  to  Keep  Cows  Clean  ? . 
Injured  Mares  for  Breeding . 
FARM  TOPICS. 
Onion  Growing  at  Chester . 
To  Heat  Maple  Sap  Quickly . 
An  English  Hay  Cart . 
Nothing  Like  Corn . 
Lima  Bean  Crops . 
Soja  Beans . . . 
Sweet  Corn . 
About  Some  Potatoes . 
Potatoes  for  Steers . 
Simple  Corn  Planting  Points . 
Various  Manure  Questions . 
Fertilizers  in  British  Columbia . 
Potato  Seed . 
Incubators  and  Extra  Insurance . 
A  Power  Converter . 
Some  Milk  Matters . . 
Education  for  Butter  Consumers . 
A  fun  line  BONK  SUPER  PHOSPHATES  for  *11  crops  and  soils. 
After  using  one  of  these  brands  for  yo«r  General  Spring  Crops  do  not  fall  to 
use  ©ur  POTATO  FERTILIZER  om  your  POTATOES.  Address 
THE  CLEVELAND  DRYER  CO. 
oi Ham-u.  ta  mmd.  u  Vlek  SmA  CLSYSLAS®,  OHIO. 
“  GROWN  IN  COLD  CANADA.” 
All  the  choicest  and  earliest  sorts,  such  as  the 
Early  Puritan,  New  Queen,  Harbinger,  Dandy  Sum¬ 
mit;  the  older  and  best  varieties  as  well.  Twenty 
pounds  SI ;  per  bushel,  $2.  My  seeds  are  pure,  vigorous 
and  true  to  name.  Write  for  wants. 
Also  breeder  of  Pit  Game  Fowls.  I  have  the  same 
strain  that  fought  and  won  the  big  Newark  Main, 
January  7, 1892.  Eggs,  $2  per  13.  Good  hatch  guaran¬ 
teed.  Fine  Siberian  Blood-hound  Bitch  for  sale; 
she  is  a  prize.  A.  F.  MILES,  Stanstead,  P.  Q. 
HAVE  YOU  AN 
II>URE  SEED  POTATOES  from  introducer’s  stock. 
Early  Ohio,  Burpee’s  Extra  Early,  Polaris. 
Puritan,  Potentate,  Charles  Downing  and  Rural 
New-Yorker  No.  2,  $2  per  barrel. 
SPRINGDALE  FARM,  Trenton  Falls,  N.  Y. 
If  not,  set  out  one  this  spring.  You  will  never  have  a  better  opportunity.  We 
will  send  good  strong  roots  of  Conover’s  Colossal  Asparagus,  prepaid  by  mail,  at  the 
following  low  prices : 
ONE-YEAR-OLD  ROOTS  —  50  roots,  40  cents ;  100  roots, 
75  cents ;  200  roots,  $1.35  ;  300  roots,  $2. 
TWO-YEAR-OLD  ROOTS  —  50  roots,  75  cents ;  100  roots, 
$1.40  ;  200  roots,  $2.75. 
We  will  send  Two-Year-Old  Roots,  fresh  from  the  soil,  by  express  or  freight,  not 
prepaid,  as  follows:  100  roots,  85  cts.:  200  roots,  $1.60 ;  500  roots,  $3;  1,000  roots,  $5. 
Send  your  order  at  once.  It  will  be  filled  the  day  it  is  received. 
Send  for  Harris’  Rural  Annual  for  1892,  which  contains  directions  for  setting 
out  an  asparagus  bed,  and  many  other  things  of  interest  and  value  to  gardeners. 
It  will  he  sent  FREE.  Address 
JOSEPH  HARRIS,  Moreton  Farm,  Monroe  Co.,  N.  Y. _ 
TIOCHESTER  ROSE  SEED  POTATOES. 
It  300  bushels.  Choice  Stock,  purchased  dire 
from  introducers.  Last  year  at  $10  per  barrel.  Car 
fully  selected  and  packed.  Shipped  prompt) 
75  cents  per  bushel:  $2.25 per  barrel. 
M.  E.  MCDONALD,  Simsbury  Conn. 
WOMAN  AND  THE  HOME. 
A  Western  Woman’s  Struggle . 
Dainty  Cookery . 
Variety  and  Dainty  Cookery . . 
Dainty  Cookery  for  the  Farm  Table . 
HORTICULTURAL. 
The  Bordeaux  Mixture  Saved  the  Quinces 
Applying  the  Mixture . 
An  Experience  in  Spraying  Fruit . 
Spraying  Experiences  of  a  Jerseyman . 
Growing  Strawberries  for  Market . 
Wood  Ashes  for  Vines  ard . 
Propagate  the  Blackberries . 
Spraying . 
Painting  the  Peach  Tree  White . 
MISCELLANEOUS). 
Mexican  Blackbirds  and  Cut-Worms  ..  .. 
Evaporation  of  Liquid  Impurities . 
Prickley  Comfrey . 
Mole  Trap . 
Cauliflower  Seed . 
What  Others  Say . . 
Novelties  and  Staples . 
Editorials . 
Brevities . 
Agricultural  Legislation . 
Agricultural  News . 
Condensed  Correspondence . 
Crop  and  Market  Notes . 
Markets . 
Back  Talk . . 
Gleaner’s  Notes . . . 
Shear  Nonsense . . . 
SUPERIOR  EARLY  OHIO  POTATOES,  75c.  per 
io  bushel;  Duke’s  Early  Yellow  and  Chester  County 
Mammoth  Seed  Corn,  $1  per  bushel.  Catalogue  free. 
WALTER  J.  SIMS,  Carrollton,  Mo. 
HURAL  No.  2  POTATOES.— 25  bushels.  All  I 
have  left  of  crop  of  319  bushels  from  one  acre. 
$1  per  bushel.  D.  W.  DuFOREEST,  P.  O.  Box  356, 
Plainfield  N..T. 
XTTT'  IN.TT?  V  "P"RTPTT!  Kenton,  Ohio,  has  re- 
it  X  r  XULii,  duced  Empire  State 
Seed  Potoues  to  40c.  per  bush,  in  sacks  aboard  cars. 
FRENCH 
COACH  HORSES. 
More  Stallions  imported  in  *91  than) 
any  other  firm  More.Goveroment 
Prize  winners  Chan  any  two  firms. 
100  Prizes  at  four  leading  American 
Fair*.  fend  Otaatrated  aatalngiuv. 
200  STALLIONS  AND  MARKS 
Largely  from  T0NGUEUR7513 
(11596)  winner  of  40  Prizes  and  Gold 
Medals  with  his  set  in  1891 
Visitors  welcome.  Correspondence  solicited. 
mi  v  m  mm  fi 
New  Sweet  Potato. 
Extra  Early  Carolina;  is  far  superior  to  all  other 
varieties  in  earliness,  productiveness  and  quality; 
color,  bright  yellow;  shape,  nearly  round  and  shorter 
than  the  ordinary  varieties.  Price,  $1  per  bushel; 
$2.50  per  barrel.  N.  J.  STEIGLKDER  &  BRO.,  2416 
Venable  Street,  Richmond,  Va. 
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