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*'  3— .00  of  1  per  cent,  of  fat. 
1  4— .05  off  1  per  cent,  of  fat. 
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Used  and  recommended  by  leading  breeders  and  veteri¬ 
narians.  Sample,  by  mall,  50  cents.  For  sale  by  all 
reliable  dealers.  LAWFORD  BROTHERS,  Baltimore,  Md.. 
Sole  Agents  for  the  United  States. 
1  No  System  or  Method 
CAN  COMPARE  FAVORABLY  WITH  THE 
COOLEY  CREAMERS, 
In  the  exhaustive  separation  of  the  cream  from  theinilk. 
The  onlv  siihmercred  nr  water  sealed  method  of 
Manufacturers  of  everything  used  in  Dairies  or  Creameries. 
Send  for  Circulars. 
To  get  Caught  is  Disgraceful. — 
Tommy:  “What  is  the  difference  between 
a  sin  and  a  crime,  paw?  ”  Mr.  Figg  : 
“  Well,  to  steal  a  million  dollars  is  a  sin; 
to  steal  ten  is  a  crime.” — Indianapolis 
Journal. 
Against  His  Principles. — “  He  wants 
to  reform  and  is  trying  to  reform,  but  he 
slips  up  every  now  and  then.”  “Why 
doesn’t  he  try  the  gold  cure  ?”  “  Oh,  he 
wouldn’t  do  that.  He’s  an  out  and  out 
silver  man.” — Little  Peddlington  Gheewitz. 
A  Lively  Place. — Mr.  J.  Boomer 
Rangue  :  “  We  are  going  to  call  our  new 
city  in  Dakota  ‘  Leisure.’  ”  Mr.  Newport 
de  Vorse  :  “  Why  ?”  Mr.  J.  Boomer 
Rangue:  “  So  that  the  people  who  marry 
in  haste  can  go  there.” — Denver  Tribune. 
Editor  Kansas  Daily:  “Half  a  dozen 
Western  cities  have  been  fighting  for  the 
Presidential  Convention.  Why  wasn’t 
our  city  represented?  Let’s  put  in  our 
claim.”  Great  Statesman  (sadly)  :  “  No 
use — ours  is  a  prohibition  State. — Ver¬ 
mont  Watchman. 
Ready  for  the  Emergency. — Patent 
Medicine  Manufacturer:  “Doctor,  don’t 
you  think  you  could  discover  a  new  dis¬ 
ease  ?”  Doctor:  “  Discover  a  new  disease! 
What  on  earth  should  I  do  that  for  ?” 
P.  M.  M.  :  “Because  I  have  a  new  patent 
medicine  which  is  the  very  thing  for  it.” 
— New  York  Press. 
One  Fashion  Explained. — Little  Dot : 
“  Mamma  says  when  she  was  a  girl  little 
girls  wore  white  stockin’s  wot  didn’t 
make  their  feets  all  black  like  these  do.” 
Little  Dick  :  “  Then  wot  did  they  begin 
wearin’  black  stockin’s  for  ?  ”  Little 
Dot,  after  some  thought:  “I  guess  its 
because  it’s  easier  to  wash  feets  than  to 
wash  stockin’s.” — Street  Smith's  Good 
News. 
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A  few  thousand  Bartletts  in  surplus,  four  feet,  at 
10  cents  each.  Other  kinds,  15  cents.  Large-size 
Peach  Trees.  $8.50  per  100.  Plums,  four  feet,  V4 
cents.  Rose  bushes,  three  feet  high,  $1.80  per  12,  $12 
per  100.  GREEN’S  NURSERY  CO.,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 
Irv  AAA  PROGRESS  Black  Cap  Plants  for 
UivUU  Bale  at  $0  per  M.  Stock  pure  and 
first-class.  WALTER  F.  TABER,  “  Lakevlew  Fruit 
Farm,”  Pokeepsie,  N.  Y. 
First-class  Raspberry  Plants, 
Large  Stock— Tyler.  Ohio,  Gregg,  Brandywine  and 
Outhbert.  $0  per  M.  C.  W.  GRAHAM,  Afton,  Che¬ 
nango  County,  N.  Y. 
THE  PALOUSE  APPLE 
One-year  old  trees  of  this  splendid  new  Seedling 
mailed  postpaid  on  receipt  of  price  as  follows:  Single 
tree,  $1 :  3  trees,  $2.  Send  stamp  for  descriptive  circu¬ 
lar.  Address  GEO.  RUEDY,  Box  207,  Colfax,  Wash. 
I>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. 
Fruit  Farm  for  Sale 
One  of  the  largest  and  best  small  Fruit  Farms  in 
Central  Iowa.  Fine  location. close  to  a  college  town; 
good  and  sure  market;  a  long-established  trade  in 
fruits,  plants  and  vines;  good  point  for  general 
nursery.  Price  low.  Address 
BRAINARD  &  WILSON,  Grinnell,  Iowa. 
FARMERS 
BUTTER.  S3 
Saw  and  ttriat  Mill.  4  H.P. 
and  larger.  Catalogue  free. 
UiLOICU  I  ILL  CO.,  itlaata.  Ca. 
Parchment  lined  pails  for  from  3  to  10 
lbs.  Send  for  terms.  Detroit  Paper 
Package  Co.,  Detroit,  Mich. 
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THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
April  30 
ELLIOT’S  PARCHMENT  BUTTER  PAPER.  CDCC 
To  dairymen  or  others  who  will  use  It,  we  will  send  half  a  ream,  8x11,  free,  If  they  will  ■  ■  ™  * 
forward  80  cents  to  pay  postage.  Why  not  try  the  Best  Butter  Wrapper  ?  wamm wmmmmmmmmmmmn. 
A.  O.  ELLIOT  Ac  CO-  Paper  Mann  fart*  ram,  Philadelphia.  Pa. 
TOWER’S 
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Guaranteed - - 
MOT  to  Peel,  Break  or  Stick.  14a** I 
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There  are  two  way*  Ton  can  tall  the  rrnnlna 
SBearri  the  Fish  Brand  trade  mark  and  a  soft  WooL 
«p  Collar.  Sold  everywhere,  or  lent  free  for  price. 
A.  J.  TOWER,  nanufr.  Boston,  Mass. 
Onr  Shield  Brand  Is  better  than  any  water¬ 
'd  oof  coat  made  exoent  the  Fisa  Biaid. 
EVERY  FARMER 
WANTS 
GRINDER. 
Something  entirely  new.  Send  for  special  descrip 
tlve  circular.  Agents  wanted  in  every  town.  THE 
CUTAWAY  HARROW  CO.,  Higganura,  Conn.,  Sole 
Manufacturers.  New  York  office,  18  Cliff  Street. 
iPRAY  m  FRUIT  TREES !  VINES 
Wormy  Fn  it  and  Leaf  Blir.fl .  of  Apples,  Peart,  Chemee,  CVHCI  ClflB  *PBATIS(« 
Grape  and  Potato  Rot,  Plum  Cnrcnlia  prevented  by  using  lAULLOIUII  OUTFITS. 
1  PERFECT  FRUIT  ALWAYS  SELLS  AT  COOD  PRICES.  OntalogWMfcew. 
I  ing  all  injurious  insects  to  Fruits  mailed  free.  I.nrge  stock  of  Fruit  Trees,  Tinea, 
'  and  Berry  Plants  at  Bottom  Prices.  Addreee  WM.  STAHL,  Quincy,  IHa 
RAPE*  VINE 
Largest  Stock! Finest  duality!  Reliable! greatest  inducements. 
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HAVE  YOU  AN 
Asparagus  Bed? 
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  Boots,  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  be  sent  FREE.  Address 
JOSEPH  HARRIS,  Moreton  Farm,  Monroe  Co.,  N.  Y. 
FRENCH jtPERCHERON 
COACH  HORSES. 
lore  Stallions  imported  in  *91  than 
uxy  other  firm  More.Gov ernment 
*nze  winners  than  any  two  firms. 
00  Prizes  at  four  leading  American 
200  STALLIONS  AND  MARKS 
Largely  from  TONGLEUR.  7513 
(11596)  winner  of  40  Prizes  and  Gold 
Medals  with  his  fret  in  1891 
visitors  welcome.  Correspondence  solicited. 
m  v  mul  nihil  it 
■  ■  MAh  Never  Before, 
CRB-  in  consequence  of  for- 
IS  OR  a»eiKn  count  rich  nccept- 
1 1  U#  M  w#  ing  our  pork.  Send  for 
Uk/ili  a  description  of  the  fa 
n  _  mousO.I.C.HOGS. 
U||  Of  BS  First  applicant,  gets  a 
■  Bin  pair  of  tugs  on  lime, 
■mW  wlaa  and  Agency. 
1..  B.  SILVER  CO.,  Cleveland,  O. 
OUR  MANUAL 
Canada  Hardwood  Unleached 
ASHES 
Our  long  experience  enables  us  to  select  the  best 
a  the  market. 
THE  FOREST  CITY  WOOD  ASH  CO., 
London,  Ont.,  Canada. 
Address  all  letters  from  United  States  to  SOUTH 
UDBURY,  MASS. 
«■■*>>■  |  Pjippi  I  r  Q  All  Kind,,  Water,  eat.  Oil. 
y||  L  I  |  MJ  I  I  LI  Lv Mining,  Ditching,  Pump- 
Ing,  Wind&Steam Mod.'y.  Encyclopedla2hc 
■  ■  ■■■■■■The  American  Well  Works,  Aurora,  III. 
H-13  S.  Can  an  St.,  CHICAGO,  ILL.  I  B^moh  Hou„, 
Slm  SruntTi  dat.tas.  Texas.  t 
fng,  Wind& Steam  MoJ.’y.  Encyclopedia  26c 
The  American  Well  Work*,  Aurora,  III. 
THOUSANDS  IN  USE 
DELAWARE  COUNTY 
CREAMERY. 
EVERY  fanner  who  writes  us 
i  this  month  will  get  an 
Offersolowthat  itwilriistonisli 
those  who  receive  It.  Don’t 
loose  this  chance.  Address, 
Delaware  CountyCrcamery  Co. 
Benton  Harbor,  Mleh. 
CONTENTS. 
Rural  New-Yorker,  April  30,  1892. 
FARM  TOPIC8. 
The  Afro-American  Farmer .  2 
A  Novel  Specialty  In  Farming . . .  2 
Insects  In  the  Soil  as  a  Source  of  Organic  Nitrogen  2 
The  Essentials  of  Potato  Culture .  2 
Our  Good  Friend,  the  Skunk . 2 
Chemicals  and  Clover  without  Corn . 2 
Does  It  Pay  to  Pull  Corn  Tassels  ? . 2 
Wide-tired  Wagon  Talk .  2 
Winter  Oats  that  Wintered . 2 
LIVE  STOCK  AND  DAIRY. 
Dairy  School  at  Cornell  University  .  2 
A  Possible  Change  in  Milk  Freights  to  N.  Y.  City..  2 
Philadelphia  Milk  Producers  on  Top . 2 
20-Cent  Butter  and  2J4-Cent  Milk .  2 
Some  Business  Dorsets .  2 
WOMAN  AND  THE  HOME. 
Variety  and  Justice .  2 
Dainty  Cookery  for  the  Farm  Table .  2 
A  Plea  for  “  Fancy  Plain”  Cookery .  2 
Variety  for  a  Farmer’s  Table .  2 
A  Profitable  Cooker .  ■  .  2 
Marlon  Harland’s  Views  of  “John” .  5 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Proposed  New  Spraying  Machine . 5 
The  Bailey  Sweet  Apple .  2 
Cultivating  Raspberries  and  Blackberries .  5 
Stock  In  Sprayed  Orchards .  : 
Irrigation  for  Onions . 2 
Floriculture  for  College  Women . 2 
Smoking  Off  Jack  Frost .  2 
Farmer’s  Asparagus  Bed . 2 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Working  the  Roads . 
Maggots  in  Winter  Bulbs . 
What  to  Add  to  Ashes  . 
Old  Times  and  New  With  Plaster  and  Fallow . 
Evils  of  Dealing  In  Options . 
Riley ’8  Kerosene  Emulsion . 
Farmers’  Club  .  . 
What  Others  Say . 28fi 
Losses  by  Fire  in  1891 . 
The  Buffalo  Elevator  Monopoly . 
Currency  In  Circulation . 
Possibilities  of  Farming  in  the  Arid  Region . 
Bogus  European  Estates . 
Editorials .  . 
Brevities . 
Agricultural  News . 
Condensed  Correspondence . 
Crop  and  Market  Notes . 
Agricultural  Legislation . 
Markets . 
Farming  In  Communities . 
Gleaner’s  Notes . 
Shear  Nonsense . 
CATALOGUE 
TREE. 
Good  DIIPPV  f|55°° 
Better  qUIiII  I  2  $65  °° 
x  Best  —  $75  00 
BUY  of  the  Manufacturer.  SAVE  Middleman's  profit  and  Traveling 
i  man’s  expenses.  Buggies,  Phaetons.  Surreys,  Wagons,  and  Carts. 
I  We  are  the  only  manufacturers  willing  to  ship  you  any  vehicle  In 
I  Catalogue  to  be  paid  for  if,  upon  arrival,  it  is  found  as  represented. 
PIONEER  BUGGY  CO.,  Columbus,  Ohio. 
AU  Vehicles  warranted.  Capacity  100  finished  vehicles  daily 
All  SPRING  CROPS  «  Increased 
in  Quantity  and  Quality  hy  tin  use  nf  onr 
FERTILIZERS 
A  full  line  BONK  SUPER  PHOSPHATES  for  all  crop*  and  mAa. 
After  using  one  of  the**  brands  for  rvmt  General  Spring  Crops  do  not  fail  to 
no*  oar  POTATO  FERTILIZER  o«  tout  POTATOES.  AAfeen 
use  our  POTATO  FERTILE 
:atoks. 
THE  CLEVELAND  DRYER  CO. 
Offlo—  TJ.  JU  ***d  X3 
CUVRJUAB,  OHIO, 
