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THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
Sept.  3 
GRAPE  VINES 
100 
Prizes  at  four  leading 
American  Fairs. 
Write  for  Catalogue. 
JOHN  W.  AKIN 
Scipio,  N.  Y. 
IMPORTERS  OF 
DUTCH  ^ 
and  a.  , 
FRENC^J 
A  geologist  noticed  some  gneiss, 
And  tried  to  break  off  a  small  slelss; 
He  hammered  histhumb, 
Which  made  him  swear  sumb, 
And  that,  he  well  knew,  wasn’t  nelss. 
Detroit  Free  Press. 
Johnny  :  “  What  did  your  mother  whip 
you  for,  Jimmy?”  Jimmy:  “  Eatin’ 
green  fruit.”  Johnny:  ‘  Who  give  ye 
away?”  Jimmy:  “The  doctor.” — Wash¬ 
ington  Star. 
Flooring  Chollie. — “  What  would 
you  do  if  you  were  a  man,  Ethel  ?”  asked 
Mr.  De  Sappy.  “I’d  w’ork  as  hard  as  I 
knew  how  for  the  good  of  my  country.” 
What  would  you  do  if  you  were  a  man, 
Mr.  De  Sappy  ?” — Life. 
Little  Ethel:  “Mamma,  may  I  in¬ 
vite  Lucy  Locket  to  dinner  ?”  Mamma: 
“Why  to-day?”  Little  Ethel:  “’Cause 
I  wants  her  to  come  when  I  can  be  real 
hospitable,  an’  I  can  to-day.  We  is  goin’ 
to  have  a  dessert  ’at  I  don’t  like.” — Good 
News. 
Paul,  aged  five,  carries  water  for  the 
chickens.  At  breakfast  one  day  his  egg 
was  too  soft  for  him.  After  looking  at 
it  a  moment  he  cried  out :  “  Mamma, 
these  chickens  have  been  having  too 
much  water.” 
Cobwigger:  “I  once  saw  a  large 
melon  sell  for  $2.”  Uncle  ’Rastus ; 
“  Dat’s  nuthin’,  sail.  I  was  axed  $10  for 
un.”  Cobwigger  :  “You  surely  didn’t 
give  it?”  Uncle  ’Rastus:  “No,  sail.  1 
was  bruk  and  took  de  10  days.” 
A  small  boy  from  Riverside,  Cal., 
where  irrigation  is  carried  on  on  a  grand 
scale,  was  taken  to  the  seaside  for  the 
first  time.  After  looking  at  the  ocean 
with  amazement  for  a  moment,  the  boy 
exclaimed:  “Papa,  who  turned  on  all 
tha  t  water  ?  ” 
BARI  OlAtlTV, 
HYACINTHS,  TUI, I  PS,  DAFFODILS, 
HE  VALLEY  PIPS,  AURATUM  and  all  other 
JAPAN  LILIES,  BERMUDA  EASTER  LILIES,  TUBEROSES,  &<• 
Descriptive  Priced  Catalogue  Mailed  Free  on  Application. 
THE  HOLDFAST  TIE 
Is  to  a  string  or 
rope  what  a 
buckle  Is  to  a 
strap. 
cannot  afford  to  raise 
CORN  without  using  the 
M.  Thorburn  &  Co.,15 JohnS:  NewYorf 
HOLDFAST 
CORN  BINDER 
YOU  NEED  THEM  IN  WINTER. 
YOU  NEED  THEM  IN  SUMMER, 
4  Send  5  cents  for  Samples  and 
W  Circulars  to  the 
\  TIE  CO., 
Unadllla,  N, 
NEPONSET 
WATER-PROOF 
ANCHOR  FENCE  POST 
FABRICS. 
YOU  NEED  THEM  FOR  YOUR  ROOFS. 
Neponset  Red  Rope  Roofing  Is  the  best  thing  In  the  world  for  roofs,  and  a  third  cheaper  than  shingles. 
YOU  NEED  THEM  FOR  ALL  YOUR  OUTHOUSES. 
Nothing  Is  so  good  and  so  economical  to  cover  the  sides  of  Henhouses,  Outhouses,  Barns,  Greenhouses 
and  all  buildings  as  Neponset  Red  Rope  Roofing.  Only  $5  per  500  square  feet. 
YOU  NEED  THEM  FOR  SHEATHING: 
Nothing  Is  so  durable  and  so  completely  cold  proof  as  Neponset  Sheathing.  Cost  very  small. 
FREE  of  all  expense,  we  will  mall  to  you  samples  and  full  nartlculars. 
Is  the  easiest  set,  most  lndls-  vL 
tructable,  and  only  practical  Iron 
post  made,  for  all  kinds  of  wire  and 
metal  fencing,  for  farm,  stockyards 
or  ornamental  purposes.  Circular  on  application. 
ANCHOR  POST  CO.,  59  D.  W.  42d  St.,N.Y, 
RUDY  SEED  WHEAT. 
Unequaled  for  production  and  quality.  Largest 
ylelder  at  Ohio  Experiment  Station  1891;  69  leading 
varieties  tested.  Samples  and  circulars  free. 
H.  J.  RITTER,  Tippecanoe  City,  Ohio. 
F.  W.  BIRD  &  SON 
East  Walpole 
Sole  Makers, 
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CO  .  C  /  /V  C  /  /V  /VAT/,  O. 
CANADA  UNLEACHED  HARDWOOD 
ASHES 
Acknowledged  to  be  the  best  and  cheapest  Fertili¬ 
zers  for  Grass.  Grain  and  Fruits. 
TIIE  FOREST  CITY  WOOD-ASH  CO.,  of  London. 
Can.,  have  removed  their  selling  office  to  10 it  state 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.  Address  as  above  for 
prices,  sample  and  free  pamphlet. 
More  WHEAT.  More  CRASS.  More  CASH 
As  lb  a  result  of  using:  the  old  reliable,  pure,  scientifically  prepared 
MADE  BY 
THE  CLEVELAND  DRYER  CO.,  of  CLEVELAND,  OHIO 
FERTILIZERS, 
Prepared  for  producing  BIG  CROPS  and  PERMANENTLY  IMPROVING  soil  at  the  LOWEST  COST 
V L|ALriY,  the  pest,  hence  the  cheapest,  most  economical  and  satisfactory  to  use.  Always  uniform,  dn 
and  drillable.  Address 
THE  CLEVELAND  DRYER  CO., 
Offices— 13,  14  and  15,  Lyceum  Theater  Building,  CLEVELAND,  OHIO, 
CONTENTS. 
Rural  New-Yorker,  September  3,  1892. 
Ittimilanfausi 
In  writing  to  advertisers  please  always  mention 
Thb  K"ual. 
FARM  TOPICS. 
Discussion  of  Fertilizers,  III . 
Problems  for  Fungologists  . 
Killing  Canada  Thistles . 
Killing  English  Sparrows  in  M  ichlgan . . . 
Plowing  Clover  Under  in  Fall  or  Spring  ? . 
Nitrate  of  Soda  vs.  Sulphate  of  Ammonia. . . . 
Farmers’  Fare .  . 
“  Greening  ”  Potatoes  . 
Does  a  Roller  Indicate  Bad  Farming  ? . 
LIVE  STOCK  AND  DAIRY. 
Another  Way  to  Sterilize  Milk  for  Market.... 
How  Philadelphia  Milkmen  Prosper . 
Business  In  Spring  Lambs . 
Self-Contradiction  of  the  Milk  Reporter . 
Double-Barreled  Hens  Again . 
“  Preservallne  ”  in  Milk .  . 
Sheep  for  Abandoned  New  England  Farms  .. 
Hogglsbness  of  the  New  York  Milk  Exchange. 
The  Milk-Can  Trouble . 
Damages  for  Trespassing . 
Improving  an  Egg  Trade . 
Some  Big  Chickens . 
Sheep  to  the  Acre . 
Small  Sheep  for  Mutton  and  Wool . 
An  Ayrshire  Bull . . . 
Good  Shropshlres . 
Sheep  Without  Water . 
The  jersey  Bull  Calf . 
HORTICULTURAL. 
A  Promising  New  Canning  Raspberry . 
Wintering  Fruit  Wood . 
High  Fruit  Farming  In  New  Jersey . 
Horticultural  Gossip . 
Sulphured  B'ruit. : . 
In  Praise  of  the  Gooseberry . 
BigGrape  Vine . 
New  Celery  Culture . 
WOMAN  AND  THE  HOME. 
A  Club  Already  Established . 
Some  Ways  of  Cooking  Chickens  . 
Schooling  Alone  Not  Education . 
Broom  Straws . 
How  to  Hang  Wall  Paper . 
Summer  Parasols . 
Circumventing  Circumstances . 
Shoes  to  Date . 
Laundry  Helps  . 
Chinese  Laundries . 
Expert  Table  Service . 
Say  So . 
The  Boy  and  the  Bicycle . 
Cool  Linen . 
Variety  With  Tomatoes . 
Comfort  Pillows.  . 
Iced  Tea . 
Violet  Salad . 
Remedial  Herbs . 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Live  Fences  for  Comfort  and  Beauty  . 
Leavings . 
The  Preservaline  Fraud  Again . 
Farmers’  Club . 
Some  Option  Arguments . . 
Do  Streams  Rise  Before  a  Storm? . 
Profitable  Fanning  in  Tennessee . 
Electricity  as  a  Motive  Power . 
Unconstitutional  Legislation  In  Texas . 
Editorials . 
Brevities . . 
Marsh  Farming  In  South  Jersey . 
Tpihiphspp  T.ahnr  Trmihlpo 
simple,  sure,  absolutely  TUVIlfl  ADECffi 
NON  -  POISONOUS  cure.  I  VI  I  IVIU  ■  UtlCdUL 
(“  the  Cold-Water  Dip.”)  Mixes  Instantly  with  cold  water. 
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. 
ELLIOT’S  PARCHMENT  BUTTER  PAPER,  CRC 
To  dairymen  or  others  who  will  use  It,  we  will  send  half  a  ream,  8x11,  free,  if  they  will  I  I  'll  C 
forward  80  cents  to  pay  postage.  Why  not  try  the  Best  Butter  Wrapper  ? 
A.  G.  ELLIOT  A  CO.,  Paper  Manufacturers,  Philadelphia, 
Only  Creamery 
with 
Glass  Milk  Cans 
and 
Steel  Plate  Water  Tanks, 
Kneelands 
Crystal 
Creamery 
I  Fiaati  of  Best  Quality.  Warranted  true  to  n»m«.  Lowest 
Trices.  Largost  Stock  and  Assortment  of  Old.  and  Sew 
Varieties.  Sond  for  Price  List. 
CREAM  WITH  OR  WITHOUT  ICE. 
Practicable,  Durable,  Simple,  Perfect,  Profitable.  Non-rust¬ 
ing,  Non-corrosive,  no  Leaking.  Sediment  removed  by  bot¬ 
tom  skimming.  No  dipping  or  slopping  of  milk  or  cream.  _ s 
Glass  cans  give  more  and  better  cream  and  butter.  A  per-  jS&M 
feet  “Baby  Separator’’  for  small  dairies.  'SSESl 
Send  lor  catalogues  to 
Agents  wanted.  Crystal  Creamery  Co., 
Cut  prices  to  first  purchaser.  Lansing,  Mich. 
BUSH  &  SOU  &  MEISSNEB,  Bnshkerg,  iCo. 
FOR 
FORCING 
UNDER  GLASS 
£  STAR  MILK 
AND 
1 CREAM  COOLER 
’  Made  of  Brass  and  Copper, 
without  end-plates.  Free  and 
,s  open  corrugations.  No  cor- 
[|  ners  to  clean.  Cools  within 
S  two  degrees  of  water  used. 
"  Best  Cooler  on  the  market. 
Send  for  circular. 
EVANS  &  HEUEING  S, 
HADDONFIELD,  N.  J. 
WATER 
Have  been  planted  by  most  critical  growers  for  over 
half  a  century.  They  are  sure  to  grow,  true  to  name, 
and  will  save  you  money  and  disappointment  if  sown 
in  the  greenhouse  or  hot  beds: 
Pkt.  Oz.  14-lb.Lb. 
Radish,  Early  Scarlet  Globe  (True). $0.05  0.15  0.25  0.75 
Radish,  Early,  Round,  Dark  Red...  .05  .10  .  20  .60 
Parsley  for  Forcing.  Emerald . 10  .15  .80  1.00 
Lettuce,  Black-seeded  Simpson . 05  .15  .35  1.00 
Lettuce,  Chicago  Forcing . 10  .20  .40  1.50 
Lettuce,  Grand  Rapids  Forcing . 10  .25  .50  1.75 
Mushroom  Spawn.  English . 12 
Beets.  Milwaukee  Forcing .  10  .15  .25  .80 
Send  for  sample  of  True  Scarlet  Globe  Radish 
Seed  and  Catalogue  free. 
AUG.  BURMEISTER  &  CO., 
Box  4.  Bay  View  Station.  Milwaukee.  Wls. 
Tennessee  Labor  Troubles. 
Business  Bits . 
Publisher's  Desk  . 
Agricultural  News . 
Crop  and  Market  Notes . 
Condensed  Correspordence. 
Markets . 
A  New  Yorker  in  Maryland 
Odds  and  Ends . 
Danger  in  a  Windmill . 
Prickly  Comfrey  Praised. . . 
Shear  Nonsense  — . . 
Farmers  YOUR  Produce 
To  F.  I.  SAGE  &  SON,  183  Reade  St.,  N.  Y., 
Receivers  of  all  kinds  of  Country  Produce,  In¬ 
cluding  Game,  Live  and  Dressed  Poultry  and  Dressed 
Calves.  Specialties— Berries,  Grapes,  Apples,  Honey, 
Onions  aud  Potatoes.  Correspondence  and  Consign¬ 
ments  solicited.  Stencils  furnished.  Reference: 
Dun’s  or  Bradstreet’s  Commercial  Beportp,  to  be 
found  at  any  bank. 
Parchment  lined  palls  for  from  3  to  10 
lbs.  Send  for  terms.  Detroit  Paper 
■  Package  Co.,  Detroit,  Mich. 
