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THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
Oct.  22 
SAMPLES 
AND  FULL  INFORMATION 
FREE! 
NECESSARY  TO  THE  SUCCESS  OF 
POULTRYMEN  AND  FARMERS. 
He  planted  the  finest  of  grass  seeds 
That  anywhere  were  to  be  found. 
In  less  than  six  weeks  forty-seven  full  miles 
Of  pumpkin  vines  covered  the  ground. 
Clara’s  Perfect  Fit. — “  Does  your 
new  dress  fit  you  well,  Clara?”  “Oh, 
splendidly !  lean  hardly  move  or  breathe 
in  it.” — New  York  Press. 
One  rent  paid  is  worth  a  dozen  in  your 
pants.  The  sky,  unlike  man,  is  most 
cheerful  when  bluest.  If  you  are  afraid 
to  use  your  bait  do  not  go  fishing. — Texas 
Siftings. 
Horticulturists  will  be  interested  in 
the  report  that  a  peach  borne  by  a  Nyack 
tree  had  a  penny  inside  of  it.  There  is 
no  telling  what  careful  cultivation  may 
do  for  a  tree  like  that. — New  York  Herald. 
Mother  :  “Why  aren’t  you  and  Georgie 
as  good  boys  as  your  little  brother  ?” 
Young  Hopeful:  “I  guess  it’s  ’cause 
you’d  had  more  experience  bringin’  up 
boys  w’en  you  commenced  on  him.” — 
Good  News. 
They  had  been  discussing  the  pronun¬ 
ciation  of  “  oleomargarine,”  and  finally 
agreed  to  leave  it  to  the  waiter,  but  he 
hedged.  “Sure,”  said  he,  “I  have  to 
pronounce  it  ‘butter’  or  lose  my  job.” — In¬ 
dianapolis  Journal. 
A  Swiss  paper  contains  the  following 
advertisement :  “  Wierpach,  in  the  Ber¬ 
nese  Oberland,  is  the  favorite  resort  of 
all  persons  in  search  of  solitude.  Hence 
this  peaceful  hamlet  is  frequented  by  a 
crowd  of  visitors  from  all  parts  of  the 
world.” — La  Tribune. 
In  writing  to  advertisers,  please  always  mention 
The  Rural  New-Yorker. 
A  NEW ,  GOOD  AND  PROFITABLE 
CHERRY. 
Ttlf  VILLAGE  NURSERIES 
have  the  honor  of  Introducing  to  the  public  a 
grand,  new  cherry.  At  Prof.  Van  Deman's  sugges- 
t  on  they  call  It 
“  MERCER.” 
Their  Descriptive  Catalogue  describes  It,  and  also 
gives  a  fair  description  of  the  stock  they  have  of 
Ornamental  and  Fruit  Trees, 
STRAWBERRY  PLANTS  AND  OTHER 
SMALL  FRUITS. 
Stock  by  mall  postpaid.  No  extra  charge  for 
packing.  Special  estimates  on  very  large  orders. 
Catalogue  Free.  Address 
JOS.  H.  BLACK,  SON  Sl  CO., 
Village  Nurseries,  Hlghtstown,  N.  J. 
Them. 
Combined 
Carpet  Beater  and 
Sweeper. 
A  positive  Sweeper 
and  the  only  practical 
Carpet  Beater.  Kills 
M  o  t  h  s  and  Carpet 
Beetles.  No  dust  In 
corners,  In  or  under  the 
carpet.  Labor  -  saving 
and  durable. 
Price,  !$5,  Express 
Prepaid. 
Pontiac  Novelty  Worts 
Pontiac,  Midi., 
and  Dealers  generally. 
Ckrnnchiroc  My  specialty  the  breeding  of  choice 
dnilipSilirca  Stock,  now  ready  Reg.  Ram  Lambs 
$1  5  to  $20.  PhcchipoQ 
Shoats,  both  sexes,  $10  to  $15.  Pigs,  $5.«nBaflirca 
ED.  S.  HILL, 
Reference  C.  E.  Chapman.  Peruvllle,  N.  Y. 
SHROPSHIRE  FOR  SALE. 
Thirty  Rams  and  Ram  Lambs;  all  registered. 
JAS.  M.  COLEGROVE,  Box  1148,  Corry,  Pa. 
FOR  SALF 
—Choice  Orange  County  Dairy 
Farm  190  acres,  48  miles  from 
New  York;  1  %  mile  from  an  Erie  Railroad  main  line 
station.  It  keeps  50  head  of  stock.  Buildings  ample 
and  supplied  with  flowing  spring  water.  Price, 
$10,000.  Terms  easy.  A.  V.  BOAK,  Middletown,  N.Y 
A  DAY  (farmer  preferred)  In  _  ( — - •efjf 
each  county,  selling  GIANT  fir...' 
AVire  Fence  &  Wire  Stretch-  ^26 
ers.  Fence  costs  25  cents  per  rod.  & ^ 
Write  for  circular  T.  J.  ANDRE,  Wauseon,  0 
Cover  and  Sheath  your  Ham,  all  of  your  Outbuildings.  Protect 
your  Green  Houses  nnd  Hot  Beds.  Sheath  your  Houses,  etc. 
The  best  thing  made,  and  at  Low  Cost. 
They  Cost  hut  One-third  the  price  of  Shingles.  Absolutely  W  ATER¬ 
PROOF,  FROST-PROOF  and  AIR-TIGHT.  Any  one  can 
put  them  on.  They  will  save  you  Money. 
WRITE  AT  OKCE  TO 
F.  W.  BIRD  &  SON,  Sole  Manufacturers,  E.  Walpole,  Mass 
SPECIAL:  Our  Circulars  show  You  many  Uses,  Including  Carpeting,  etc.,  etc. 
CANADA  UNLEACHED  HARDWOOD 
Also  Hardy  Hoses,  Grapes,  Bulbs,  I  rnn  r"  A  ■  I  »— »  I  fl  ■tl'r  ■  tu  /> 
Shrubs,  Pteonics,  <fcc.  The  largest  and  pQn  r  I  I  i-J  I  U  j\l  1  I  f\l 
most  complete  collection  in  America.  |  1  u  1 1  ■  “T  “  ■  ■  ,  *  *  1 
r-  |  |  «  »»  «  si  rN  ■—  o  o  DAD  r*> \f  Ulus.  General  Catalogue  (100  pages)  Fit  I?  It.  < 
L  LL  W  H l\  vJt  C.  rl  06  o  M  rt  r\  Y  , Mount  Hope  Nurseries,  ROCHESTER,  N.  Y. 
Acknowledged  to  be  the  best  and  cheapest  Fertili¬ 
zers  for  Grass,  Grain  and  Fruits. 
THE  FOREST  CITY  WOOD-ASII  CO.,  of  London, 
Can.,  have  removed  their  selling  office  to  103  State 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.  Address  as  above  for 
prices,  sample  and  free  pamphlet. 
ENTERPRISE 
f*  FOR  CHOPPING 
J  Sausage  Meat,  Mince 
Meat,  Scrapple,  Suet, 
Hamburg  Steak  for 
>  Dyspeptics,  Peppers, 
Hog’s  -  Head  Cheese, 
Chicken  Salad,  Hash, 
Chicken  Croquettes, 
Codfish,  Scrap  Meat 
for  Poultry,  Lobsters, 
Tripe,  Clams,  Corn  for 
Fritters,  Stale  Bread 
for  Bread  Crumbs, 
Cocoauut,  Cabbage, 
Horse  Radish,  V anilla 
Beans,  &c.  Also  for 
making  Beef  Tea  for 
Invalids,  Pulverising 
:\  Crackers,  Mashing 
Potatoes,  &c. 
*»~TINNED.-lt* 
The  Best  in  the  World, 
For  Sale  by  the 
Hardware  Trade. 
Send  for  Catalogue 
Enterprise  K’fg  Co., 
Third  &  Dauphin  Sts., 
Philadelphia,  Pa.  ‘ 
proof,  and  will  keep  you  dry  in  the  hardest  storm.  The 
new  POMMEL  SLICKER  is  a  perfect  riding  coat,  and 
covers  the  entire  saddle.  Bewareof  imitations.  Don’t 
buy  a  coat  if  the  “  Eish  Brand”  is  not  on  it.  Illustra¬ 
ted  Catalogue  tree.  A.  J.  TOWER,  Boston,  Mass.  I 
or  commission,  to  handle  the  New  Patent  Chemical 
Ink  Erasing  Pencil.  Agents  making  $50  per  week. 
Monroe  Eraser  Mf’g  Co.,  X  175,  La  Crosse,  Wls. 
AGENTS  WANTED, 
W.  &  T.  SMITH  CO., 
Geneva  Nursery,  Geneva,  N.  Y.  Established  1840. 
For  MAPLE,  SORGHUM.  CIDER,  and  FRUIT  JELLIES. 
Corrugated  Pan  over  Firebox,  doubling  boiling  capacity,  t 
HYDRAUUO 
PRESS. 
MACHINERY. 
Power  Screw  :  np  C  C  C  £ 
Hydraulic,  or  !  llirAAJ 
Knuckle  Joint  J1  ”23 
Graters,  Elevators,  Etc.  I 
Boomer  &  Boschert  Press  Co.  ’  ^ 
H8  w.  Water  St.,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 
CONTENTS. 
Rural  New-Yorker,  October  22,  189 
that  farms  and  gardens  Won’t  Produce  a  Profit. 
The  rich,  loamy  soil  of  Michigan  Farms  produces  a  line  crop 
without  this  expense.  The  near  markets,  general  hea I th fulness 
bli/./aruM,  together  with  good  society,  churches,  etc.,  make  Michi- 
W  rite  to  meand  I  will  tell  you  how  to  get  the  best  farms  on  Im.o 
Ll.  HI,  IIAKNIlS.  IliikI  ('ommiNKioner,  La tiKfnrr  'it  p.j,t 
FARM  TOPIC8. 
The  Making  of  a  Permanent  Pasture . 
Improving  Pastures . 
Potatoes  After  Corn . 
Experience  with  the  New  Celery  Culture . 
Chopping  All  the  Fodder  at  Once . . . . 
No  Nitrate  of  Soda  Needed . 
Making  Up  a  Feeding  Ration . 
How  to  Buy  Cattle  Foods . 
Thorough  Preparation  Insures  Good  Results. 
LIVE  STOCK  AND  DAIRY. 
Cholera-Proof  Swine  Meat . 
The  Boston  Milk  Business . 
Live  Stock  Matters . 
Feeding  Corn  Fodder . 
The  P*t  Hen  Craze . 
Old-Time  Ducks . 
More  Steers  Wanted . 
Cut  Fodder . 
Improved  Barnyards . 
HORTICULTURAL. 
All  About  Grapes . . 
Three  Promising  Russian  Apples  . 
Kentucky  Fruit  Gossip . 
Horticultural  Gossip . 
Scraping  Bark . 
The  Bose  Pear . 
Tree  Scraping  Necessary .  . 
Peaches  for  Ohio . . . 
Air-Slaked  Lime  for  Grape  Rot . 
Satisfied  with  Bordeaux  Mixture . 
Those  Genuii  e  Parker  Earles . 
WOMAN  AND  THE  HOME. 
The  Sciences . 
A  Youthful  Aspirant . 
In  One  Part  of  Texas . 
Our  Schools . 
Cake  Making  for  Beginners . 
The  Family  Marketing . 
For  Thanksgiving . 
Autumn  Leaves . 
Good  Remedies . 
An  Adaptation . 
Something  New . 
Cleanliness.  Not  Disinfectants  . 
Moral  Idiots . . 
For  Ironing  Dav . 
Experience  With  Pyrethrum . 
Soap  in  the  Churn . 
A  Way  to  Have  Soup  Stock . 
Cornhusk  Mats . 
Crinkled  Seersucker . 
A  Cholera  Precaution . 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Chemists  and  Baked  Potatoes . . 
What  Others  Say . 
Direct . 
Farmers  and  the  Tariff . 
Editorials . 
Brevities . 
The  United  States  Pure  Food  Exposition . 
Business  Bits . 
Agricultural  News . 
Crop  and  Market  Notes . 
Markets . 
Crossing  the  Bar . 
The  Columbus  Scare . 
Odds  and  Ends . . . 
Shear  Nonsense . 
Every  one  likes  fresh  fruit  and  vegetables,  but  few  know  just  how 
to  preserve  and  keep  them  for  future  use 
By  ERMENTINE  YOUNG, 
Tells  just  how  to  do  this.  It  also  gives  directions  for  the  preparation  of  FRUIT-PASTES  and  SYRUPS. 
It  gives  general  directions  about  the  selection  and  preparation  of  the  fruit,  the  tools  needed,  etc.  Careful 
directions  are  given  for  the  preparation  of  Preserves,  Jams,  Marmalades  and  Jellies,  from  Apples, 
Apricots,  Barberries,  Blackberries,  Blueberries,  Huckleberries,  Cranberries.  Cherries,  CitroD,  Currants. 
Figs,  Gooseberries,  Grapes,  Oranges,  Peaches,  Pears,  Pineapples,  Plums,  Quinces,  Raspberries,  Rhubarb, 
Strawberries  and  Tomatoes. 
It  gives  recipes  for  making  Catsups,  Pickles,  Fruit  Juices  and  Syrups,  and  directions  for  Canning  and 
Drying  fruits.  Every  one  who  wishes  to  live  well  and  economically  should  have  this  book. 
Sent  by  mail,  postpaid  for  20  cents. 
THE  RURAL  PUBLISHING  COMPANY,  Times  Building1,  New  York. 
ALMANACS  WANTED. 
1810.  State  condition  and  price. 
H.  J.  GALPIN.  Oxford,  N.  Y. 
BIDS  BY  MAIL. 
Meridale  Jerseys, 
k  If  you  want  to  buy  a  strictly  first- 
class  outfit  at  low  figures,  address 
(The  W.C.LEFFEL  CO. 
GrienmountAT.SI’UINGKIEl.D.O. 
On  account  of  the  severe  storm,  many 
good  animals  were  not  offered  at  our 
sale,  Oct.  0th.  A  new  catalogue  of  ani¬ 
mals,  for  which  we  will  receive  bids  by 
mail,  is  now  ready.  Send  for  it.  This 
is  a  rare  chance  to  get  the  “  best  that 
goes  ” 
AYER  &  MCKINNEY 
Meridale  Farms, 
Meredith,  Delaware  Co.,  N.  Y 
I0NE  MEAL  foa  poultry, 
shells,  Flint  and  Beef  Scraps, 
end  for  new  price  list. 
YORK  CHEMICAL  WORKS,  YORK,  PA. 
i;ed  for  ail  kinds  of  buildings.  Use 
ngs.  Sell  direct. 
FOWLER  A  FARRINGTON. 
Taughannock  Falls,  N.  Y 
CANADA 
HARDWOOD 
UNLEACHED 
All  Kinds,  Water,  Gas,  Oil, 
A  gas  jjj  U  ill  ft  U  II  I  Mining,  Ditching,  Pumping, 
?■«  S  [I  g  Wind  and  Steam:  Heating  Boilers,  &c.  Will 
*  “  “  “if*  ‘JOu  to  send  2Sc.  for  Encyclopedia,  of 
15°°  Engravings.  The  American  Well  Works,  Aurorajll 
also,  Chicago,  Ill.;  Dallas,  Tex.;  Sydney,  NSW 
Screened  and  ready  for  immediate  shipment  in 
carload  lots,  direct  from  our  storehouses  In  Canada. 
Smaller  quantities,  in  bags,  from  our  storehouse  In 
New  York.  We  guarantee  all  ashes  shipped  by  us 
to  be  absolutely  pure  unleached,  and  give  all  pur¬ 
chasers  ample  time  to  satisfy  themselves  as  to  qua 
llty  of  the  ashes  before  paying  for  them.  Send  foi 
our  prices,  circulars  and  Other  information  before 
ordering  ALLISON,  STROUP  &  CO„ 
Mention  this  paper.  210  Fulton  Street,  New  York 
FROM  $25  TO  $60 
For-  Cooking  Feed/for 
use  in  Dairies,  Laundries,  Slaughter¬ 
houses,  Running  Engines,  Pumping  Water 
by  Steam  and  other  uses.  Address : 
J .  K.  PURINTON,  &  CO.,  Piss  Moines,  Ia. 
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