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THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
“Special”  Premiums  for  “First”  Clubs  of  New  Subscriptions  for  1893. 
As  previously  described,  these  are  in  addition  1o  the  82,000  cash  to  be  divided  among1  club-raisers.  Choice  of  the  “  specials”  is  given  to  those  who  first  send  in  clubs 
of  the  number  named  in  each  case  ;  second  choice  to  the  second,  and  so  on.  See  preceding  page  for  particulars. 
There  is  such  a  vast  array  of  valuable  things,  that  every  club-raiser  is  sure  1o  get  more  than  well  £>aid  for  his  labor. 
For  a  full  description  of  the  “  specials  ”  see  The  R.  N.-Y.  for  October  29,  a  copy  of  which  will  be  sent,  on  request,  to  any  one  who  has  not  received  it. 
A  condensed  list  of  the  “special”  pre¬ 
miums  described  in  the  issue  of  October 
29  follows  : 
A  Guernsey  Bull,  Bank  Bill,  2997,  value  $300;  from 
Hon.  Levi  P.  Morton’s  Ellerslie  Stock  Farm,  Rhine- 
cliff,  N.  Y.,  for  a  club  of  100. 
A  Jersey  Bull,  Mcridale  Majestie,  21400,  from  Ayer 
&  McKinney,  Meredith,  N.  Y. ;  value  $100;  for  a  club 
of  100. 
A  Holstein  Bull,  Ferdinand  Clothilde,  value  $100, 
from  Smiths  &  Powell,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. ;  for  a  club 
of  100. 
A  trio  of  thoroughbred  sheep,  either  Delaine  Me¬ 
rinos  or  Leicesters  ;  value  $75  ;  from  W.  S.  Moore,  Mt. 
Upton,  N.  Y. ;  for  a  club  of  75. 
A  Columbia  Safety  Bicycle,  value  $135,  from  Pope 
Mfg.  Co.,  Boston,  Mass.,  for  a  club  of  100. 
Two  S.  P.  Bartlett  solid  gold  watches,  value  $100 
each,  for  two  clubs  of  100  each.  Two  in  gold-filled 
cases  (guaranteed  for  15  years),  for  two  clubs  of  75. 
Two,  ditto,  in  nickel-silver  cases,  for  two  clubs  of  50. 
Four  superb  ladies’  watches,  either  Elgin  or 
Waltham;  two  valued  at  $50  to  $75,  for  two  clubs  of  75 
each;  two  valued  at  $25  to  $30,  for  two  clubs  of  50  each. 
Plants  and  seeds  for  greenhouse  or  conservatory, 
yalue  $30;  from  Siebrecht  &  Wadley,  New  Rochelle, 
N.  Y. ;  for  a  club  of  50  each. 
A  Gem  Steel  Windmill,  value  $60;  from  the  United 
States  Wind  Engine  and  Pump  Co.,  Batavia,  Ill.;  for  a 
club  of  100. 
A  Bone  Cutter,  value  $26;  from  F.  W.  Mann,  Mil¬ 
ford,  Mass.;  for  a  club  of  40. 
One  Garfield  Knapsack  Sprayer,  value  $14,  for  a 
club  of  25;  and  for  a  club  of  18  a  Perfection  Barrel 
Sprayer,  value  $9.50;  from  Field  Force  Pump  Co., 
Lockport,  N.  Y. 
A  Greenhouse  Heater.— For  a  club  of  25  a  reduc¬ 
tion  of  $25  on  the  purchase  price  of  a  Furman  boiler  ; 
for  a  club  of  50,  $75;  for  100  a  reduction  of  $175;  for 
150  a  reduction  of  $250.  From  the  Herendeen  Mfg.  Co. , 
Geneva,  N.  Y. 
Two  Acme  Harrows,  No.  15  size,  for  two  horses, 
price  $16  each.  From  Duane  H.  Nash,  Millington,  N. 
J. ;  for  two  clubs  of  30  each. 
A  Morgan  Spading  Harrow,  style  A  ,  six-foot 
size,  for  two  horses  (value  $32.50).  From  D.  S.  Mor¬ 
gan  &  Co  ,  Brockport,  N.  Y.;  for  a  club  of  60. 
One  Billings  Corn  Planter  and  fertilizer  distrib¬ 
utor,  value  $20;  from  Ames  Plow  Co.,  Boston,  Mass.; 
for  a  club  of  40. 
A  Cooley  Cabinet  Creamer,  No.  1.,  value  $33; 
from  Vermont  Farm  Machine  Co. ,  Bellows  Falls,  Vt.; 
for  a  club  of  50. 
A  Double  Wheel  Hoe  cultivator  and  plow  com¬ 
bined,  value  $7.50;  from  the  Ames  Plow  Co.,  Boston, 
Mass.;  for  a  club  of  18. 
A  Babcock  Milk  Tester,  value  $16  ;  from  the  Mose¬ 
ley  &  Stoddard  Mfg.  Co. ,  Rutland,  Vt. ;  for  a  club  of  25. 
Five  tons  of  the  Mapes  Potato  Manure,  value  $42 
a  ton  ;  from  the  Mapes  Fertilizer  Co.,  New  York  ;  for 
five  clubs  of  75  each. 
$200  worth  of  choice  seeds  from  J.  M.  Thorburn 
&  Co  ,  New  York  ;  divided  into  10  lots,  value  $10  each, 
for  clubs  of  20 ;  10  lots,  value  $5  each,  for  clubs  of  10  ; 
25  lots  worth  $2  each,  for  clubs  of  five. 
500  Van  Deman  Strawberry  Plants,  value  $25  ; 
from  L.  J.  Farmer,  Pulaski,  N.  Y. ;  for  a  club  of  40. 
$50  worth  of  seeds,  divided  into  five  lots  worth 
$10  each  ;  from  W.  Atlee  Burpee  &  Co.,  Philadelphia, 
Pa. ;  for  five  clubs  of  20. 
$25  worth  ( f  hardy  perennials,  from  the  Shady 
Hill  Nurseries,  Cambridge,  Mass.;  for  a  club  of  40. 
Matthews’  Combined  Seed  Drill,  cultivator  and 
hoe,  value  $22.50;  from  Ames  Plow  Co.,  Boston,  Mass  ; 
for  a  club  of  20. 
$50  worth  of  fruit  and  ornamental  trees,  divided 
into  two  lots,  value  $25  each,  for  clubs  of  40;  from 
Ellwanger  &  Barry,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 
500  Fay  Currants,  from  GeorgeS.  Josselyn,  Fre- 
donia,  N.  Y.  ;  250  are  offered  for  two  clubs  of  20  each. 
$50  worth  of  Green  Mountain  grapes  from 
Stephen  Hoyt’s  Sons,  New  Canaan,  Conn.  ;  divided 
into  two  lots  ;  value  $25  each  ;  for  two  clubs  of  40. 
$60  worth  of  hardy  perennial  plants  and  seeds 
from  Siebrecht  &  Wadley,  New  Rochelle,  N.  Y,,  to  be 
divided  into  five  “  specials”  of  $10  each  ;  for  five  clubs 
of  20  subscribers  each. 
Plants  and  seeds  for  greenhouse  or  conservatory, 
$20  worth,  from  Siebrecht  &  Wadley,  New  Rochelle 
N.  Y.  ;  for  a  club  of  35. 
A  Keystone  Disc  Harrow  from  the  Eeystone  Mfg. 
Co.,  Sterling,  Ill.  ;  value  $31  ;  for  a  club  of  50. 
A  Land  Roller,  clod  crusher  and  pulverizer  com¬ 
bined,  value  $45;  from  Ewald  Over,  Indianapolis, 
Ind.  ;  for  a  club  of  60. 
$20  worth  of  greenhouse  plants,  from  John  Saul, 
Washington,  D.  C.,  divided  into  two  lots  ;  value  $10 
each  ;  for  two  clubs  of  20. 
100  grape  vines,  from  George  W.  Campbell,  Dela¬ 
ware,  O; ;  value  $10  ;  for  a  club  of  20. 
Eight  sets  of  four  milking  tubes,  a  set  for  each  of 
eight  clubs  of  eight ;  also  one  teat  opener  for  each  of 
12  clubs  of  five  each;  from  George  P.  Pilling  &  Son, 
Philadelphia. 
A  Sherwood  Steel  Harness,  value  $16;  from  the 
Sherwood  Harness  Co.,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. ;  for  a  club 
of  25. 
Three  American  Fruit  Evaporators,  value  $25  ; 
from  the  American  Mfg.  Co.,  Waynesboro,  Pa.;  for 
three  clubs  of  35  each. 
Barden’s  No.  4  Automatic  Cream  Separator,  a 
four-can  machine,  capacity  20  gallons,  value  $40  ;  from 
Barden  Automatic  Cream  Separator  Co.,  Middle  Gran¬ 
ville,  N.  Y.;  for  a  club  of  60. 
A  Jagger  Wagon,  from  James  H.  Birch,  Burling¬ 
ton,  N.  J  ;  for  a  club  of  50. 
Ten  Caponizing  Sets,  from  George  P.  Pilling  & 
Son,  Philadelphia,  with  full  instructions  ;  for  10  clubs 
of  10  each. 
A  Five-Bottle  Babcock  Milk  Tester,  price  $12,  for 
a  club  of  20  ;  a  No  4  Blanchard  Churn,  value  $7,  for  a 
club  of  15  ;  a  No.  2  Lightning,  double-dash,  eight  gal- 
lan  churn,  value  $4.  for  a  club  of  10  ;  a  two-pound 
butter  mold,  value  $2,  for  a  club  of  five.  All  from 
The  Porter  Blanchard’s  Sons  Co.,  Nashua,  N.  H. 
A  Little  Giant  Power  Converter,  from  Little 
Giant  Power  Converter  Co.,  Cincinnati,  O. ;  for  a  club 
of  60. 
Ten  Pittsburg  brass  lamps,  for  10  clubs  of  15  each; 
10  silver  lamps  for  10  clubs  of  20.  Value,  $5  and  $6  each. 
Five  cook  stove  driers,  value  $7  each,  from  The 
American  Mfg.  Co.,  Waynesboro,  Pa.,  for  five  clubs  of 
15  each. 
Five  “Sure  Shot”  rifles,  value  $10,  from  J.  Stevens 
&  Co. ,  Chicc  pt  e  Falls,  Mass. ;  for  five  clubs  of  20. 
Empire  Gra  n  Drill,  ninc-hoe,  seven-inch,  with  fer¬ 
tilizer  attachment  and  all  improvements  up  to  date; 
value  $87.70,  from  Empire  Drill  Co.,  Shortsville,  N.  Y.; 
for  a  club  of  100. 
One  Hay’s  Four-Can  Creamer,  from  the  American 
Mfg.  Co.,  Waynesboro,  Pa.;  for  a  club  of  25. 
Fifty  Books,  famous  classics,  value  $75,  from  the 
Empire  Publishing  Co  ,  New  York  ;  for  a  club  of  75. 
Twenty  choice  farm  libraries,  value  $13  50  each, 
for  20  clubs  of  20  each. 
Fifteen  Garrett  Fence  Machines,  value  $20  each, 
for  15  clubs  of  20  each. 
Twenty  Rural  New-Yorker  Scales,  value  $3. 50,  for 
clubs  of  eight. 
One  Hundred  Hosford’s  Mammoth  Grapes  ;  new. 
Value  75  cents  each.  From  Geo.  Ilosford,  Ionia, 
Mich.  For  33  clubs  of  four  names  each. 
Two  Syracuse  Plows,  value  $14  each  ;  from  Syra¬ 
cuse  Chilled  Plow  Company,  Syracuse,  N.  Y.  For  two 
clubs  of  25  each. 
The  following  “  specials”  were  received 
too  late  for  the  issue  of  October  29  : 
For  five  “  First  ”  Clubs  of  200  each. 
A  Week  at  the  World’s  Fair _ Everybody 
wants  to  go  to  the  World's  Fair  at  Chicago  next  sum¬ 
mer.  We  offer  to  pay  all  the  expenses  for  a  full  week, 
including  hotel  bills,  entrance  to  fairgrounds  and  rail¬ 
road  fare  both  ways  from  any  point  within  1,000  miles 
of  Chicago  to  five  club  raisers  who  shall  each  send  us 
clubs  of  200  new  subscribers. 
For  23  “  First  ”  Clubs  of  2°. 
Five  Dollars  a  Week  Accident  Insur¬ 
ance. — The  Rural  Publishing  Company  will  insure  20 
club  raisers,  who  send  clubs  of  20  new  names  and 
select  this  “  special  ”  premium,  the  sum  of  $5  a  week 
during  the  time  within  the  year  1893,  that  they  may 
be  disabled  by  accident  and  prevented  from  keeping 
at  work.  The  facts  to  be  certified  to  by  a  reputable 
physician  and  two  other  witnesses. 
For  a  “First”  Club  of  50. 
The  Ross  Little  Giant  Ensilage  Cutter. 
— In  these  days  of  wide-awake  practice  of  the  ensilage 
system  we  need  not  proclaim  its  virtues  here.  About 
as  little  need,  too,  to  descant  upon  the  merits  of  the 
Ross  ensilage  cutter,  which  has  been  prominently  be¬ 
fore  the  public  and  favorably  known  since  the  incep¬ 
tion  of  the  system  The  E.  W.  Ross  Co.,  of  Springfield, 
Ohio,  want  us  to  offer  our  subscribers  one  of  their  No. 
101  machines,  list  price  of  which  is  $50,  to  the  enter¬ 
prising  farmer  who  is  planning  to  work  with  ensilage 
next  season  aud  of  course  will  want  a  first-class  cut¬ 
ter.  We  offer  it  for  a  “  first”  club  of  50  new  names. 
Illustrated  catalogue  sent  on  application  as  above. 
For  “  First  ”  Clubs  of  1,000 
A  Year  At  College. —  The  Rural  New- 
Yorker  and  American  Gardening  offer  to  bright 
young  men  and  young  women  the  grand  prize  of  a 
year’s  study,  all  expenses  paid,  at  aDy  approved  agri¬ 
cultural,  mechanical  or  other  technical  institution  in 
the  United  States  or  Canada. 
A  thousand  subscribers  seems  a  great  number,  but 
isn't  a  year  at  college  a  “  great  ”  thing  ?  Reca?  ing 
the  testimony  of  a  busy  Michigan  farmer  who  wrote 
us  the  other  day  that  he  had  raised  a  club  of  50  new 
subscribers  to  The  R.  N.-Y.  in  20  hours  of  work  up  an 
it,  would  indicate  that  it  is  not  so  hard  a  task  after 
all.  Twenty  hours  means  but  two  days’ work.  On 
that  basis,  any  active,  intelligent  young  man  or  woman 
to  whom  an  education  was  worth  wcrkiDg  for,  would 
secure  the  1,000  names  required  in  about  40  days’  t’me. 
The  year's  expense  at  college  cmnot  be  less  than  $250, 
and  is  more  likely  to  be  $400  to  $500;  but  at  $250,  that 
is  a  high  salary  for  even  two  or  three  months  of  any 
youth’s  time.  Is  it  worth  working  for?  Th<  re  are 
hundreds  of  young  men  and  young  women  in  families 
of  Rural  readers  to  whom  a  year  at  school  or  college 
would  be  a  great  boon  and  possibly  worth  thousands 
of  dollars  to  them  in  after  years.  In  getting  subscrip¬ 
tions  with  such  an  object  in  view  the  people  will 
readily  listen  to  your  exposition  of  the  merits  of  The 
R  N.-Y.  Of  course  no  subscriptions  should  be  solicited 
on  the  basis  of  the  results  to  yourself.  That  is  not 
“good  business.”  Seek  the  subscriptions  on  the  merits 
of  the  paper  or  magazine,  and  incidentally  mention 
the  object  you  a-e  working  for.  Ih  at  is  the  true  and 
only  proper  way.  Let  no  youth  try  to  beg  his  way! 
For  a  “  First  ”  Club  of  25. 
Another  Babcock  Milk  Tester _ The  Bab¬ 
cock  milk  testing  apparatus  is  now  well  known  to  all 
dairymen  everwhere,  and  its  merits  to  all  who  have 
read  in  The  R. 
N.-Y.  t  h  e  a  c- 
counts  of  its 
practical  opera¬ 
tions.  The  Cor- 
nis\  Curtis  & 
Greene  Mfg.  Co., 
of  Fort  Atkinson, 
Wis  ,  authorize 
us  to  offer,  in 
their  name,  one 
of  their  four-bot¬ 
tle  machines  for 
a  club  of  25  new 
names.  Price, 
$10.  The  dairy 
implements  by 
that  house  have 
a  high  standing, 
and  they  will 
gladly  send  their 
illustrated,  de¬ 
scriptive  catalogue  to  any  reader  of  The  R.  N.-Y. 
F.r  «  “  First”  Club  of  40. 
A  “  Mystic”  Magee  Kitchen  Range.— The 
housewife  who  has  a  Magee  stove  or  range  in  her 
kitchen  usually 
feels  pretty  sure  of 
the  results  of  her 
cooking  operations 
and  there  are 
thousands  of  them 
scattered  all  over 
the  country,  and 
you  see  them  in 
every  stove  store. 
There  may  be 
others  as  good,  but 
probably  there  is 
none  better  in 
existence.  T  li  e 
Magee  Furnace 
Co.  of  Boston,  contribute  to  our  “  special”  offers  a  No. 
8-18  “Mystic”  range,  with  cabinet  base,  six  covers, 
etc.,  as  shown  in  the  cut ;  we  offer  it  for  a  club  of  40. 
TELLS  THE 
BUTTER  VALUE 
of  MILK  in 
TEN  MINUTES 
