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THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
Dec.  31 
Mauna  Loa’S  broken  loose, 
In  a  mad  endeavor 
To  squirt  tons  of  lava  juice 
Higher  up  than  ever.—  N.  Y.  Recorder. 
Finance  and  Matrimony.-- Nell:  “Well, 
I  trust  your  married  life  may  be  a  happy 
one.”  Maud  :  “  Oh,  Nell ;  what  a  funny 
idea!” — Life. 
She  :  “  Did  your  grandfather  live  to  a 
green  old  age?”  He:  “Well,  I  should 
think  so.  He  was  buncoed  four  times 
after  he  was  70.” — Little  Peddlinyton  Oee- 
witz. 
“  I  wish  you  would  not  take  advantage 
of  the  relationship  seemingly  implied  in 
your  name,  to  be  so  familiar,”  said  the 
hen  to  the  hatchet. — Washington  Star. 
The  suggestion  that  because  Noah  saw 
the  first  ark  light  on  Mount  Ararat  he 
was  away  ahead  of  Nineteenth  Century 
electricians  has  been  advanced  by  the 
Detroit  Journal  as  a  clincher. 
Mrs.  Blonde  (wildly):  “Where  did 
this  black  hair  come  from?”  Mr.  Blonde: 
“  I  was  riding  behind  a  black  horse  and 
he  switched  his  tail.”  Mrs.  Blonde : 
“  But  this  is  a  fine  hair.”  Mr.  Blonde: 
“  Yes ;  he  was  a  fine  horse.” — Comixiue. 
A  Trying  Admonition. — She  (just  after 
accepting  him)  :  “  Don’t  look  so  tenderly 
happy.  Can’t  you  manage  to  wear  some 
other  expression  for  a  little  while  ?  Those 
men  over  there  are  watching  us,  and  if 
you  don’t  stop,  I  sha’n’t  have  another 
proposal  this  year.” — Princeton  liger. 
“  Is  it  true,”  asked  the  flower  fancier, 
‘  ‘  that  orchids  require  a  temperature  sim¬ 
ilar  to  that  which  prevails  in  the  country 
of  which  they  are  the  natives,  in  order 
to  thrive?”  “Yes,  sir,”  answered  the 
imported  English  gardener,  “  a  Heast 
Hindia  hawkid  needs  a  Heast  Ilindia 
hair.” — New  York  Press. 
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THE  MAPES  MANURES. 
Correspondence  especially  solicited  from  practical  growers  of  Potatoes,  Truck,  Tobacco,  Celery,  Onions,  Tomatoes, 
Orchards,  Small  Fruits,  Strawberries,  Grapes  (for  wine  or  market),  Lawns,  and  all  farm  crops. 
Write  us  fully,  stating  what  you  desire  to  grow,  character  of  soil,  rotation,  etc.,  and  we  will  mail  to  you  pamphlets  and 
circulars  that  will  help  you.  We  have  now  ready  for  mailing: 
i.  DESCRIPTIVE  PAMPHLET. 
The  MAPES  MANURES,  and  How  to  Use  Them  on  Truck,  Cabbage,  Cauliflower,  Sugar-Beets.  Tomatoes  (for  canning), 
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2.  THE  MAPES  TOBACCO  MANURES. 
Testimony  of  tobacco  packers  and  buyers,  also  large  growers  on  the  Mapes  System  of  Tobacco  Growdng  for  light- 
colored  leaf  of  choice  qualities. 
3.  ORANGE  AND  TROPICAL  FRUIT  GROWING. 
Necessity  of  special  manuring  for  promoting  quality  and  quantity  of  fruits,  apart  from  vigorous  wood  growth. 
4.  FERTILIZER  FARiTING.  (Chemicals  and  Clover.  Second  Series.) 
An  account  of  “thin,  poor,  light  lands  profitably  brought  up  to  fertility  without  stable  manure.”  Successful  farm 
operations  on  very  light  lands  in  growing  ordinary  crops  and  grass  with  only  high-grade  complete  manures.  By  H.  W.  Col- 
lingwood,  Managing  Editor  of  The  Rural  New-Yorker. 
6.  SEEDING  TO  GRASS,  Spring  or  Fall,  with  or  without  Grain. 
Top  Dressing  in  Spring  old  or  wTorn-out  meadows,  mowing  or  pasture  lands,  with  or  without  stable  manure. 
Apply  for  pamphlets  to  us  or  to  any  of  our  agents. 
The  Mapes  Formula  and  Peruvian  Guano  Co.,  143  Liberty  St.,  New  York. 
WORKS  AT  NEWARK,  NEW  JERSEY. 
Let  the  Croakers  Croak. 
The 
Extractor- 
Separator 
has 
“Cot  there 
just  the 
same.” 
Philadelphia,  December  15,  1892. 
VERMONT  FARM  MACHINE  CO.,  Bellows  Falls,  Vermont: 
Dear  Sirs— We  have  used  four  of  your  No.  1  U.  S.  Extractor-Separators 
constantly  since  early  last  spring;  part  of  the  time  as  C’eam  Separators  and 
part  of  the  time  as  Butter  Extractors.  We  received  the  same  price  from  the 
commission  men  for  the  Extractor  butter  as  for  the  ripened  or  sour  cream 
butter.  The  last  of  August  and  early  September  we  ran  through  these  four 
machines  42.000  quarts  of  milk,  dry  measure,  per  day,  2}£  pounds  to  the  quart, 
which  is  105,000  pounds  of  milk  in  a  single  day. 
I  have  used  centrifugal  Separators  of  different  kinds  for  over  eight  years, 
and  I  have  never  seen  any  other  machine  that  could  do  as  much  work  as  well 
and  with  as  little  care  as  these. 
We  stored  our  surplus  butter  in  September  and  October,  when  butter  was 
selling  for  24  cents.  We  sold  It  recently  for  34  and  35  cents.  At  the  present 
time  we  are  selling  our  tub  butter  for  33  and  35  cents,  and  our  prints  for  35  and 
38  cents  per  pound.  The  great  advantage  of  your  machine  over  all  others  Is 
the  easy  adjustment  of  its  bearings,  and  greater  wearing  qualities,  Its  endur¬ 
ance  under  very  severe  and  continuous  work,  which  is  one  of,  if  not  the  most 
Important  point  In  Separators  They  were  often  tested  when  doing  the  most 
work,  and  the  skimmed  milk  showed  less  than  one-tenth  of  one  per  cent  of  fat. 
One  man  ran  the  four  machines  without  help.  I  am  satislied  one  man  can 
run  six  or  eight  of  these  machines,  they  need  so  little  attention. 
EUGENE  A.  SAVAGE,  Foreman  Farmers’  Creamery  Co. 
To.  02:  Race  Street,  Pbiia  lelpbia,  ,Ja. 
These  machines  are  made  in  two  factory  sizes  and  three  dairy  sizes.  Send  for 
pamphlet  full  of  testimonials  of  the  same  sort. 
VERMONT  FARM  MACHINE  CO.,  Bellows  Falls,  Vermont. 
PenxstlyahiaAgrigultubalWorks,Yobk,Pa 
CANADA  UNLEACHED  HARDWOOD 
ASHE 
Acknowledged  to  be  the  best  and  cheapest  Fertili¬ 
zers  for  Grass,  Grain  and  Fruits. 
THE  FOREST  CITV  WOOD-ASH  CO.,  Of  London, 
Can.,  have  removed  their  selling  office  to  102  State 
Street,  Boston,  Mass.  Address  as  above  for 
prices,  sample  and  free  pamphlet. 
CIDER 
MACHINERY. 
Powfr  Screw  ) 
Hydraulio,  or  [ 
SCnuckle  Joint) 
Graters,  Elevators,  Etc. 
Boomer  &  Boschert  Press  Go. 
118  W,  Water  8i.,  Syracuse,  N.  7. 
FOR  QAI  F  on  easy  terms— a  20-acre  garden  farm 
ruil  wHLl  with  good  new  buildings,  in  the  cor 
poratlon  of  Canastota,  a  village  of  3,000  inhabitants, 
midway  between  Utica  and  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  with  un¬ 
equalled  shipping  facilities  and  canning  factories 
nearby,  Will  rent  the  above  to  a  good  tenant  for 
one  to  live  years,  with  privilege  of  buying. 
M.  M.  HESS,  Canastota,  N.  Y. 
CAD  C  At  C  Farm  of  285J^  acres,  suited  for  grain, 
run  OMkCa  fruit  and  stock,  necessary  farm 
buildings,  also  store.  Ten  miles  from  Petersburg, 
near  church,  school,  P.  O.  and  R.  It.  For  particulars 
address  MRS.  LOTTIE  E.  MYERS,  Petersburg,  Va. 
Farquliar’s  Standard  Engines,  Saw  Mills,  Shingle 
Mills,  Grist  Mills  and  Standard  Implements  Gener¬ 
ally.  Send  for  Catalogue.  Portable  and  Stationary  Engines  and 
Boilers  a  specialty,  W arranted  equal  or  superior  to  any  made. 
Address  A.  J}4  FARQUHAR  CO.,  York,  Pa 
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NEW  BECKER 
WASHING  MACHINE. 
A  fair  trial  will  convince-the  most 
skeptical  of  Its  superiority  over  all 
other  Washing  Machines  in  the  mar¬ 
ket.  Circulars  free.  Made  by 
N.  C.  BAUGHMAN,  York,  Pa. 
Mention  The  Rural  New-Yorker. 
THE  TEST  OF  TIME. 
Ask  where  the  fence  “as  good  as  the  Page”  has 
been  used  for  years.  Go  and  see  It.  Some  fence 
venders  believe  In  rotation,  not  of  crops,  but  fields. 
One  of  our  agents  writes:  “I  want  my  old  territory 
next  year.  Lots  of  competition.”  Seven  years  of 
victory  give  him  confidence. 
Page  Woven  Wire  Pence  Co., 
ADRIAN,  MICH. 
I  who  have 
FARMERS  used  the 
pUTAWAYfis®k  -REPORT- 
0  HARROW  JZW**  increased  crops. 
Send  for  Special 
Circular. 
Address 
CUTAWAY  HARROW  CO.,  HIGGANUM.  CONN. 
New  York  Office,  IS  Cliff  St.,  New  York.  City. 
POST-OFFICE  DRUC  STORE. 
All  kinds  of  drug  store  goods  sent  (postage  or  ex- 
pressage  prepaid)  on  receipt  of  current  retail  prices. 
Address  PLATT  &  COLT,  Postal  Druggists,  78  East 
State  Street,  It'  ’a,  N.  Y.  Estimates  and  quotations 
promptly  fur’  c\.,d. 
.  .  Jtfl _ 
FRENCH  COAGHERS  AND 
"  rcheron  Horses. 
100 
Prizes  at  four  leading 
American  Fairs. 
Write  for  Catalogue. 
JOHN  W.  AKIN 
Scipio,  N,  Y. 
HAKE 
For  60  Days 
Only, 
PRICE  $3. 
This  advt.  will 
not  appear  again 
C.  O.  BARTLETT,  CLEVELAND,  OHIO. 
Aluminum  souvenir  of  Columbus  and 
World’s  Fair  Buildings,  25c.  Six  different  de¬ 
signs,  $1.  Agents  wanted. 
ECHO  NOVELTY  CO.,  Oshkosh,  Wis. 
CONTENTS. 
Rural  New-Yorker,  December  31,  1892. 
FARM  TOPICS. 
Another  Millionaire  Farmer . 874,  875 
Stable  Manure  or  Leached  Ashes  ? .  877 
WhattoDowlth  Bones .  877 
Potato  Shape;  Phosphoric  Acid .  877 
Wormy  Potatoes .  877 
LIVE  STOCK  AND  DAIRY. 
What’s  the  Matter  with  the  Farmer  and  His  Hen?  873 
Beet  Pulp  for  Feeding .  874 
Cheap  Cow  Feed .  876 
Price  of  Premium  Cheese  in  New  York .  876 
Cotton  Hulls  for  Northern  Cows . 876,  877 
Feeding  Linseed  Meal  to  Stock . 877 
Cream  and  Butter  Questions .  877 
A  Sick  Cow . 877 
Buch  on  Colt’s  Throat . 877 
Consumption;  Its  Source . 878 
Live  Stock  Matters .  887 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Notes  from  the  Rural  Grounds .  875 
Unripe  Vegetables  Out  of  Season . 876 
“  Best  Method  ”  of  Grape  Grafting .  877 
Chips  for  Mulch. . . . 877 
WOMAN  AND  HOME. 
Another  Holiday  Dinner . 882 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clever  Watch  the  Trend  of  the 
Times .  882 
What  I  Do  .  882 
B’or  Longer  Wear .  883 
A  Handy  Stove  Brush .  883 
IdaLewls .  883 
For  Baby’s  Comfort . 883 
Oh  !  Vassar  ! .  883 
An  Unkind  Cut .  883 
A  Bright  Worker . 883 
Cushion  for  Baby .  883 
A  Revival .  883 
Advantages  of  the  Candy  Pull . 883 
Brown  Bread . 883 
A  New  Gingham .  883 
The  Society  Debutante .  883 
Fresh  Wall-Flowers .  883 
Reading  Interest  Into  Things . 883 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
How  Some  Folks  Live . 873 
Uncle  Option’s  Sign  Board .  874 
What  About  Our  Game  Laws? .  878 
Ruralisms . 878  879 
Editorial .  880 
Brevities . 880 
The  Speculator’s  Song .  881 
Discussing  Dibble’s  Dose .  881 
Market  Gossip .  881 
Business  Bits .  881 
Publisher’s  Desk . 884 
Crop  and  Market  Notes .  884 
New  York  Farmers’ Institutes .  884 
Condensed  Correspondence .  884 
Agricultural  News . 884  885 
Markets  .  885 
Janet  Tucrn’s  Temper .  886 
Shear  N,.  .sense .  888 
