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THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
May  14 
There’s  no  doubt  about  it  that  a  sugar 
trust  in  its  way  is  a  sugar  scoop. — Phila¬ 
delphia  Times. 
The  reports  of  big  winnings  by  grain 
speculators  are  among  our  most  popular 
LONG  ISLAND  DRYING  COMPANY. 
Result  of  Feeding  our  DRIED  BREWERS’  GRAINS  ernment  Ag’l  Station,  Amherst,  Mass. 
Average  dally  ration  for  each  Cow.  Bran . 3  lbs.  j  Dried  Brewers'  G'n,  3  lbs. 
(Same  five  cows  In  each  test.)  Corn  meal . 3  lbs.  '  Corn  meal .  3  lbs. 
Gluten  meal .  3  lbs  Gluten  meal .  3  lbs. 
August  (1  to  August  17,  August  21  to  September  3,  1891,  Hay .  5  lbs  j  Hay .  5  lbs. 
respectively.  Soja  beans(green)51  lbs  ;  Soja  beans  (green)  47  lbs. 
Average  dally  yield  of  Milk  from  5  Cows .  51.88  quarts.  ;  53.(12  quarts. 
Average  dally  yield  of  Cream .  8.22  quarts.  \  9.03  quarts. 
Average  yield  of  cream  per  quart  of  milk .  0.16  quarts.  j  0.17  quarts. 
Net  Cost  (after  deducting  value  of  manure)  of  feed 
for  production  of  one  quart  of  milk .  1.70  cents.  1.58  cents 
Average  Weight  of  Cows  at  close  of  feeding  test .  885  lbs.  1  905  lbs. 
For  scientific  feeding  directions,  prices  and  grain,  address 
LONG  ISLAND  DRYING  COMPANY,  Johnson  and  Morgan  Avenues,  1SKOOKLY.V,  N.  Y. 
HAY  PRESS 
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l  v e5m  raising  cream,  bklmmed  milk  analyzed  by  the 
VI.  Experiment  Station  Showed  less 
WEI-  ’  Bian  one-twentleth  of  one  per  cent,  of  fat,  viz : 
N«.  1— .04  of  1  per  cent,  of  fat. 
“  2— .05  of  1  per  cent,  of  fat. 
“  3— .00  of  1  per  cent,  of  fat. 
“  4— .03  of  1  per  cent,  of  fat. 
“  5— .00  of  1  per  cent,  of  fat. 
It  gets  all  the  butter  fat  from  the  milk,  and  makes  M  utter  that  has  taken 
23  COLD  MEDALS. 
VERMONT  FARM  MACHINE  CO..  Bellows  Falls.  Vt. 
of  the  principal  hotels  in  the 
United  States  and  wherever  it  has 
been  introduced  it  has  given  com¬ 
plete  satisfaction.  Owing  to  an 
increased  production  of  Pyre- 
thrum  flowers,  from  which  this 
valuable  article  is  made,  and 
their  improved  facilities  for  re- 
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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. 
No  System  or  Method 
CAN  COMPARE  FAVORABLY  WITH  THE 
COOLEY  CREAMERS, 
In  the  exhaustive  separation  oftheeream  from  the  milk. 
The  onlv  submerged  or  water  sealed  method  of  - 
Manufacturers  of  everything  used  in  Dairies  or  Creameries. 
Send  for  Circulars. 
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Our  long  experience  enables  us  to  select  the  best 
In  the  market. 
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Address  all  letters  from  United  States  to  SOUTH 
SUDBURY,  MASS. 
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In  writing  to  advertisers  please  always  mention 
The  Rural. 
cereal  stories. — Washington  Star. 
Kind  Party  :  “  What  are  you  crying 
that  way  for,  little  boy  ?  ”  Little  Hoy  : 
“  ’Cause  it’s  the  only  way  I  know  how  to 
cry.” — Life. 
Literary  Lady  :  “I  am  very  fond  of 
Bacon,  aren’t  you  ?  ”  Unliterary  Gentle¬ 
man  :  “  Can’t  say  as  I  am,  but  I  like  ham 
and  eggs.” — Pharmaceutical  Era. 
A  practical  but  so  far  unworked  in¬ 
quiry  :  Will  the  growth  of  roses  in  a  cow 
pasture  promote  the  production  of  milk 
of  roses  ? — Little  Peddlinyton  Oheewitz. 
“  Be  sure  to  shake  before  taking,”  said 
the  druggist  as  he  handed  his  customer 
a  bottle  of  ague  cure.  “I  always  do,” 
replied  the  customer  grimly. — Vermont 
Watchman. 
“  It’s  getting  so  with  me”  remarked  a 
practical  farmer,  “  that  it  isn’t  until  the 
hay  days  are  all  over  that  I  feel  as  if  the 
hey-day  of  my  existence  had  arrived.” — 
Boston  Courier. 
A  Prospective  Duel. — When  people 
lose  their  temper  they  are  apt  to  say 
things  that  are  contradictory.  Two  New 
York  gentlemen  got  into  a  quarrel  at 
their  club.  Finally  one  of  them,  who 
believes  in  the  code,  said  excitedly:  “You 
are  a  low  blackguard,  and  an  unmiti¬ 
gated  scoundrel.  Now,  sir,  if  you  are 
a  gentleman  and  a  man  of  honor,  you 
know  what  you  have  to  do.  Here  is  my 
card . ” 
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1  PERFECT  FRUIT  ALWAYS  SELLS  AT  COOD  PRICES.  Catalogue  Aoa 
ling  all  injurious  insects  to  Fruits  mailed  free.  Lnrgc  stock  of  Fruit  Trees,  Tinea, 
'and  Berry  Plants  at  Bottom  Prices.  Address  WM.  tiTAilL, Quincy,  Ills. 
EXCELSIOR  orarm.* 
farm  topics. 
Wheat  After  Potatoes . 
Clover  for  HayStack . 
Farming  According  to  the  Season . 
Crimson  Clover  at  Pittsburg . 
Ensilage  Progress . 
Fogs  and  Frosts .  . 
Some  Experiment  Station  Bulletins . 
The  American  Sugar  Beet  Industry . 
LIVE  STOCK  AND  DAIRY. 
It  Pays  to  Aerate  Milk . 
An  Old  Cow  Association  Wanted . 
Moralizing  on  Milk . 
A  Successful  Cooperative  Milk  Co . 
Milk  Supply  in  Chicago . 
Copenhagen  Milk  Supply . 
Milk  Notes . 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Medicine  for  Plant  Diseases . 
Farmers  as  Commercial  Florists . 
Feeding  the  Orchard . 
Potatoes  for  Plant  Packages . 
WOMAN  AND  THE  HOME. 
Of  Interest  to  Women . 
Social  Insurgency  and  Gracious  Womanhood. 
Codperatlon  of  Parent  and  Teacher . 
Choice  Ways  of  Cooking  Salted  Cod . 
An  Appeal  to  Parents . 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Pea  Pods  in  a  Silo . 
Likes  Pricklv  Comfiey . 
Squantum  Corn . 
Country  Roads  and  Road  Making  . 
Sound  Hints  for  the  Hired  Man . 
The  Future  of  the  Farmers’  Alliance . 
Chemicals,  Clover  and  Horses . 
Rape:  Mature  Corn  in  the  Silo . 
Soaking  Potato  Seeds . 
Farmers’  Club . 
What  Others  Say . 
Copperas . 
An  Electric  Monopoly . 
Farmers’  Progressive  Circle . 
Graduated  Income  Tax  in  Congress  . 
Cattlemen’s  Conflict  in  Wyoming . 
Editorials . 
Brevities . 
Business  Bits . 
Agricultural  News .  . 
Condensed  Correspondence . . . 
Markets . . . 
Shear  Nonsense,..., . . . 
CONTENTS. 
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