344 
May  21 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
UMiiU 
Ease  of 
ECLIPSE  CORN  PLANTER 
“Mercy  me!”  exclaimed  Mrs.  Newly¬ 
wed  to  her  new  kitchen  servant,  “  I  don’t 
understand  how  such  a  stupid  girl  could 
come  from  an  intelligence  office.” — Phila¬ 
delphia  Record. 
A  Sharp  Reply.— “  That  groceryman 
talking  about  horses !  What  does  he 
understand  about  horse,  anyhow  ?’ 
“  Well !  well  !  he  understands  horse-rad¬ 
ish  anyhow  !” — Rider  and  Driver. 
Amateur  Hunter  :  “  What  a  sly  an¬ 
imal  the  fox  is,  to  be  sure!  The  other 
day  I  followed  one  for  three  hours,  and 
when  I  finally  shot  it  I  found  it  was  a  red 
dog.” — Fliegende  Blatter. 
Gentleman  :  “  Why  are  you  running 
so  fast,  my  little  man  ?”  Little  man  ;  “  I 
wunter  git  far  ’nough  away  from  Jimmy 
McGougle  to  tell  him  I  ain’t  ’fraid  of 
him.” — Street  &  Smith’s  Oood  News. 
Laura  Lonely:  “This  drinking  cup 
was  made  for  me  when  I  was  a  baby.” 
Rosa  Roaster  :  “  How  beautiful !  Aren't 
the  productions  of  the  ancient  metal¬ 
workers  charming  ?” — Jewelers’  Weekly. 
Sally  Humsted  :  “New  York  is  a  ter¬ 
ribly  noisy  place.  I  should  think  the 
sound  of  the  milk  carts  rattling  through 
the  streets  at  three  or  four  o’clock  in  the 
morning  would  drive  you  nearly  crazy.” 
Madison  Squeers :  “Oh,  well,  you  see, 
most  of  us  are  in  bed  and  asleep  by  that 
time.” — N.  Y.  Press. 
Sniggs  (on  his  deathbed):  “  I  should 
like  to  see  Wiggs  before  I  die.”  Mrs. 
Sniggs:  “  What  do  you  want  to  see  him 
for?  You  know  he’s  a  disreputable 
character,  and  the  wickedest  man  in 
town.  And  besides,  dear,  you  are  sure 
to  see  him  some  time  on  the  other  side.' 
— Boston  Transcript , 
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Gluten  meal .  3  lbs 
Hay .  5  lbs 
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CONTENTS. 
Rural  New-Yorker,  May  21,  1892. 
FARM  TOPICS. 
The  American  Beet-Sugar  Industry .  332 
When  to  Spray  Potato  Vines . 333 
Agricultural  Relations  of  Nitrogen . 334 
A  Big  Trade  in  Oat  Hulls .  337 
A  Boom  in  Leaf-Tobacco  Growing .  337 
A  Tool  Talk . 
Hay  Slings  for  Ensilage .  347 
LIVE  STOCK  AND  DAIRY. 
A  Vermont  Farm  Dairy .  329 
Feeding  Cows  for  Butter . 329 
Comfort  for  the  Cows . 330 
Some  Dairy  Questions .  331 
Rye  as  Stock  Feed .  336 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Wonders  of  Greenhouse  Culture . 331 
Chemicals  and  Strawberries . 332 
Treatment  of  Asparagus  Tops . 332 
Seed  Balls  on  Asparagus  Plants . 333 
Nitrate  of  Soda  for  Strawberries .  3?7 
Garden  Notes . 3W 
WOMAN  AND  THE  HOME. 
PULVERIZES  THE  FINEST.  EASIEST  IN  DRAFT. 
Most  rapid  in  work.  Its  manufacture  has  reached  the  highest 
degree  of  perfection.  Over  8000  of  these  celebrated  Spreaders  . 
in  actual  use.  References  furnished  from  every  State  from 
reliable  farmers  who  have  used  them  from  1  to  10  years.  Sold  on 
its  merits.  Valuable  Improvement*  for  1898.  Write  for 
illustrated  circulars  to  KEMP  dc  BURPEE  MASlIt  ®  CO., 
SYRACUSE,  X.Y.,  Box  No.  38,  the  largest  and  oldest  manu¬ 
facturers  of  Manure  Spreaders  in  the  world. _ 
Note  and  Comment . 
One  Woman’s  Dainty  Cookery . 
Husbands  and  Homes . 
Hints  and  Recipes  for  K.  N.-Y.  Readers. 
The  Needle  as  a  Means  of  Support . 
The  Setting  Room  and  Children . 
Bedroom  Carpets . 
ALL  SPRING  CROPS  are  Increased 
in  QUANTITY  and  QUALITY  by  the  use  of  our 
FERTILIZERS  ^ 
A  full  line  HONE  SUPERPHOSPHATES  for  all  crops  and  soils.  After  using- 
one  of  these  brands  for  your  General  Spring  Crops,  do  not  fail  to  use 
our  POTATO  FERTILIZER  on  your  POTATOES.  Address 
THE  CLEVELAND  DRYER  CO., 
Offices— 13,  14  and  16  Wick  Block,  CLEVELAND,  0BI0. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
The  Oriental  Spruce . ••••••• . u: . 
Plums  on  Peach  Stocks  and  Peaches  on  Plum . 
Winning  a  Trade-Mark . 
About  Muck . 
A  One-sided  Fertilizer . 
Farmers’  Club . •  • 
What  OtherB  Say . 334 
Farm  Lands  For  Sale  in  Connecticut . 
No  American  Parties  on  Old  Country  Race  Lines.. 
Kansas  Paying  Mortgage  Debts . 
An  English  Editorial  Dogberry . 
Convict  Labor  on  the  Roads . 
Editorials . . 
Brevities . 
Business  Bits . 
Publisher’s  Desk  . . 
The  Presidential  Campaign . 
Agricultural  News . . . 
Condensed  Correspondence . 
Crop  and  Market  Notes  . 
Country  Roads  and  Road  Making . 
Gleaner’s  Notes . . 
Shear  Nonsense . . . . . 
