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JAN. 3 
BLIZZARD HORSE SHOE. 
if sent together. Likewise, if the total 
reaches 10 or more, the money sent may 
aggregate the same as if sent at one time. 
Trial subscriptions may be consid¬ 
ered “ new ” in making up a club ; though 
we prefer that the “trial subscribers” 
themselves should get up small clubs. 
The clubs may be of any size above 10, at 
the rates named for the number, 10, in the 
“ Letter.” 
Subscriptions for The American Garden 
count the same in the clubs, as those for 
The R. N.-Y. 
surprises and more lasting benefits than 
they could get from 100,000 farmers’ insti¬ 
tutes. p. H. K. 
Unadilla, N. Y. 
Smiths, Powell & Lamb report a bull 
calf which about comes up to their ideal of 
breeding. It is sired by Clothilde 4th’s 
Imperial, while its dam is Clothilde 2nd 
It is large, finely formed and beautifully 
marked. S. P. & L. say : “ We have never 
heard of a calf of any breed, whose direct 
female ancestors, to an equal number, can 
show such combined records for both milk 
and butter, and yet the full value of this 
remarkable pedigree is not apparent until 
the great butter cows sired by Prince Im¬ 
perial, Netherland Prince, Schemmel 
and Scnreuder, the last three appearing 
twice, are taken into account, and also the 
butter and milk records of the entire 
Clothilde family, as Clothilde also appears 
twice.” 
Individual Cow Tastes.— I have often 
noticed that cows vary greatly in their 
tastes as they do in their dispositions and 
wnat we may call character. I always 
have the mangers of all my cattle par¬ 
titioned off so that each one is fed by her¬ 
self. This enables me to tell whether the 
cow eats her food up clean and what she 
leaves. But I never knew a cow that 
would not eat good hay or any kind of 
grain except fine feed, which is so sticky 
that I do not blame any cow for refusing 
it when fed alone. It is In feeding coarse 
fodders that I notice the greatest differ¬ 
ence. Some cows will not eat anything 
unless it is very good, while others will eat 
anything they can chew. A cow should 
have food that she relishes, in order to do 
her best, but if I had a cow that refused a 
f ood ration habitually, I would get rid of 
er. Time is too precious to be spent in 
catering to a cow’s tastes, j. w. newton. 
(Continued on next page.) 
^A perfect arrange- 
ment for Calking 
Arff\ ' ■ Horses. Easily and 
QWckly put on or 
id ■ / "" '\\ Have given per- 
/4 // If l I \ \ \ V\ feet satisfaction 
Ip / / 1=5 \ \\ nl when fairly tried, 
f'lj y f! | Jj \ \ f I Mr.MoscmanofC. 
1 0 / —I W a --\ ANh, MGScman&Broi, 
1/ can say ir° m ex P c * 
I jB % JWb ricnce, they are a 
W 5 S good, grand good 
f-y Scores ofsimilar te3- 
\_i| i / timonials received. 
Sent by Ex. on receipt of price,$3.00 per Set of 4. 
Wrench and Hoof-cleaner and one extra Set of Calks 
sent with each Set. Send for descriptive circular. 
S. W. KENT MERIDEN, CONN. 
WHAT A POSTAL CARD WILL DO. 
If you write our address on its face, the 
addresses of a half dozen or more of your 
friends on the other side, and drop it in the 
post office, it will cause a specimen copy of 
The R. N.-Y. to be sent to every one of 
such addresses. We will also send a postal 
card to each one, stating that the party is 
indebted to you for the copy sent. 
If the postal is not Mg enough, use as 
many sheets of paper as will contain the 
names of all you want to receive the 
paper. _ 
Publisher s Desk 
HQLSTEIN-FRIESIAN CATTLE 
To-day Is the Greatest Day of Life 
In It Lies All Opportunity. 
TO-DAY. 
Our motto for this week is one that 
every progressive farmer, in these days of 
marvelous progress among farmers, should 
keep ever before him, whether at the mo¬ 
ment his work is in the field or stable, wood 
or meadow, at his desk or in the meeting 
of the Alliance, Grange, League or club. 
One of the greatest of Americans took as 
his daily motto : “ Never put off till to¬ 
morrow what can be done to day.” Being 
always prompt and up with his work, he 
was always at the head of whatever he 
undertook. Such is the spirit we would 
have iustilled into every one of the Great 
Rural Family of Progressive Farmers, and 
we know that it is a characteristic of hun¬ 
dreds among them. 
CLOTHILDE I308L ” 
DO YOU WANT THE BEST? 
Tnen send fora Catalogue of the only 
herd in which 100 Cows have averaged 
19 lbs. and 18 have averaged 24 lbs. of 
butter per week. In which 96 Cows 
have averaged 16,019 lbs. of milk per 
year. 
Clydesdale, Percheron, French Coach, 
American-bred Coach, Standard-bred 
Trotters, of the best and most Popular 
Breeding. 
Also Berkshire and Cheshire Swine. 
Separate Catalogues of Horses and Cattle. Prices 
low for high quality of stock. (In writing mention 
this paper.) 
SMITHS, POWELL & LAMB 
SYRACUSE. IV. Y. 
HOW TO SEND MONEY. 
Please make all checks, drafts and money 
orders payable to the order of The Rural 
Publishing Co. 
Please do not make any checks or drafts, 
etc., payable to any individual member of 
The R. P. Co. 
Please send money by drafts on New 
York banks, or by express or post office 
money orders, or registered letter. If the 
drafts or money orders cannot be obtained, 
the cost of registry may be deducted from 
the amount remitted, at our expense, if 
the amount be $1.00 or more. 
Please do hot send money by checks on 
local banks, as New York banks often 
charge 25 cents each for the handling and 
collection of such checks. * 
g^mtising. 
In writing to advertisers please always 
mention The Rural New-Yorker. 
PRAIRIE STATE INCU- 
BATORHnnd 1IROODERS 
Are being used all over the 
World. 
— 30 First Premiums 30 — 
JO page Catalogue of Incuba¬ 
tors, Bro< d-Houses, etc., free. 
Address 
PRAIRIE STATE INCUBA¬ 
TOR CO , Horner City, Pa 
Mention The Rural. 
LINSEED OIL MEAL 
“THE FARMER GOES UP HEAD.” 
We learn that the stirring verses pub¬ 
lished in The R. N.-Y. of September 27, en¬ 
titled “The Farmer Goes Up Head” are 
being read and recited at many Grange 
and Alliance meetings. We have had 
printed an extra sheet containing the 
verses and picture, which we will gladly 
send gratis, in quantities of a half dozen 
or so, for use in this manner, to any of our 
subscribers, who will send five cents to pre¬ 
pay postage and packing. 
As produced by the 
DETROIT. MICHIGAN, 
Is the Best Peed for 
DAIRY COWS. HORSES, PIGS, SHEEP 
-AND ALL- 
DOMESTIC AMMALS. 
The large and increasing trade the Detroit Linseed 
Oil Works enjoy, without any personal solicitation 
whatever, together with other facts they can give 
upon mail application, fully sustain the above state¬ 
ment. 
Write for further particulars, referring to this 
notice found In the Rural New-Yorker. 
PEESSEY’S BROODER. - ™*! g“KSt! 
Hammonton Incubators, two sizes, and $16 each. 
Langshan fowls and eggs for sale. Circulars free. 
G. VV , PttESSKY. Hammonton, N. J. 
PROF. THOMPSON'S CONCENTRATE!. 
, ARABIAN 
/fiSTVSI FOOD 
TO THE PACIFIC COAST. 
Go to California via the through lines of 
the Burlington Route, from Chicago or St. 
Louis to Denver, and thence over the new 
broad gauge, through car lines of the Den¬ 
ver and Rio Grande or Colorado Midland 
Railways, via Leadville, Glenwood Springs 
and Salt Lake—through interesting cities 
and unsurpassed scenery. Dining Cars all 
the way.— Adv. 
V rM I ij HORSES 
and CATTLE 
The best preparation on earth to give your horse 
an appetite, rid him of worms, make his coat 
sleek, give him new life and ambition, — in short, 
make him LOOK BETTER and FEEL BETTER 
than he ever did before. Is the best food ever 
discovered for CATTLE and SWINE. It will 
MAKE HENS LAY. 
The Arabian Food is put up in 10 lb. bags, $1, 
25 lb. $2, 50 lb. $3.50. Agents wanted every¬ 
where. Send for circular and testimonials. 
A 10 lb. bag express paid to any address for $1. 
Address THE ARABIAN FOOD CO., LEE,MASS. 
2136. 
If the number v 2136 or a smaller one 
appears on your address label, your sub¬ 
scription has expired. Renewal sub¬ 
scriptions are coming in larger numbers 
than in any recent years, for which we 
are duly thankful, as this shows that 
our efforts are approved. Happily, also, 
many write that they are holding back 
their orders for the sake of increasing the 
size of their clubs, some of them naming 
numbers already secured that are surpris¬ 
ingly large. We rejoice for all such delays, 
though perhaps some complaints of club 
members will be saved if the names are 
sent in, say once or twice a week, as the 
club may be completed at any time, as 
mentioned below. 
41 1st & 21 2<i^T. 
Premiums taken at Uliio 
recent lairs in O-^^^linpr’Td 
Pa. & W.ViL^^tJhesler hogs, 
uy the Recent shipments 
mousseveral foreign coun- 
tries. Send for description 
L. B. Silver Co. Cleveland. O. 
Live Stock Notes. purinton’s 
FARM BOILER 
The proceedings of the Aberdeen-Angus 
Breeders’ meeting are issued in pamphlet 
form by Thomas McFarlane, Iowa City, 
Iowa. 
John E. Paiimley writes to the Country 
Gentleman about twin heifers which 
proved excellent breeders. It is sometimes 
claimed that twin heifers are like “free 
martins”—generally barren. 
The Polled Durham breeders of the 
country have an association, of which A. E. 
Burleigh, of Mason, Ill., is secretary. The 
“hornless Short-horns” are much sought 
after, and it is doubtful if any bull calves 
will find a more ready sale at the present 
time than those recorded in the herd book 
of this association. 
At the beet sugar works near Grand 
Island,Nebraska, efforts are being made to 
utilize every product. J. D. Moore writes to 
the Breeder’s Gazette as follows: “Mr. I. 
R. Alter of this place is now feeding 300 
large range steers with beet pulp and 
coarsely ground corn meal. The cattle are 
very fond of the pulp. Mr. Alter will en- 
silo 1,500 tons of the pulp by the French 
and German methods to feed during the 
winter.” Prof. Henry advises the feed¬ 
ing of clover hay and bran or cotton seed 
meal with the pulp. The Germans and 
French have been very successful at feeding 
this pulp. 
A Bull Beats Many Institutes —Mr. 
C. J. Hayes who recently purchased two 
high-bred Jersey heifers of Joseph Walker^ 
of Worcester, Mass., is now the owner of 
the beautiful Jersey bull, Matilda’s Victor 
Hugo, 20244, solid dark fawn in color, with 
full black points. It is believed by his 
owner and admitted by others, that he has 
more tested ancestors with larger average 
butter yields on less feed than any bull 
living. The dairymen of this section are 
well aware that to Mr. Hayes alone they 
are indebted for doubling the products of 
their cows, and with these superb animals 
he will be enabled to give them still greater 
FOR COOKING FEED FOR STOCK, 
heating water and gener¬ 
ating STEAM FOR VARIOUS 
PURPOSES. Thousands in use. 
Simple, safe and cooks quicker than 
anything else. Write for particulars. 
J. K. PURINTON & CO., 
Des Moines, Iowa. 
rTT M. REVEAL, CLERMONT, IND., breeds best 
L . strains Poland China recorded Swine all ages 
for Sale. Single rates by express. Extra shipping 
point Indianapolis, Ind. 15 Hailroads. 
The IM. MONITOR 
INCUBATOR 
has not only taken nine 
priz's at leading shows 
last winter and has the 
largest Incubator Fac¬ 
tory in this country but 
will give evidence that 
the above machine is 
the leadin'* one to day. 
For circulars addr ss 
A. F. Williams, 2 
Race St.. Rristol, Conn. 
IHPBb VCD' 
POINTS FOR CLUB RAISERS. 
The hearty words of the vigorous, pro¬ 
gressive men who are working up clubs 
of new subscriptions but urge us on to 
make The Rural better and better from 
week to week, as far as in us lies. We 
MUST deserve this tremendous “indorse¬ 
ment at the polls ”—the thousands of new 
votes (subscriptions) which our old readers 
are rolling up for The Rural NeW- 
Yorker. 
Some Questions Answered. 
The time for the term of the “ Confiden¬ 
tial Letter ” will hold good throughout this 
subscription season. Additions may be 
made to your club at any time this winter 
at the same prices. 
You can send 3 subscriptions (your own 
and 2 new ones), at the price named, and 
later forward 2 more new ones, sending 
enough more money then to make up the 
amount required for the 5 names just as 
Ease, Confjrt and Thrift! 
THE BEST CATTLE FASTENING! 
SMITH’S SELF-ADJUSTING SWING STANCHION. 
fST- The only practical Swing Stanchion invented. 
Thousands in use. Illustrated Circular free. Men¬ 
tion Rural Nkw-Yorker. 
K. G. PARSONS <fc CO.. Addison, Steuben Co., N.Y. 
SCOTCH COLLIES. 
1 710It DIIOOK KENNELS are among the largest 
’ in America devoted exclusively to the breeding 
of Rough Coated S otch Collies. Orders booked now 
or puppte> sired by our best imported Stud Dogs and 
best imported Bitches. Addr. ss 
W.ATLEE BURPEE & < O., 
475 North Fifth St.. Philadelphia, Pa. 
C J 1 OP Imported Regis- 
* tered Clyde, Shire, 
and Trotting Stallions 
FOR SALK. 
Why buy your imported and 
registered stallions elsewhere, 
when we sell them for nearly 
half the price of otbei Importers. 
Warranted sure breeders. Terms 
to suit customers. Visitors wel 
come Correspondence solicited. 
Send for catalogue Address, 
DR. VALERIUS& CO., 
Watertown, - Wisconsin. 
CLOVER STOCK FARM HERD 
Of Improved Chester White Swine, headed by Sweep¬ 
stakes Animals, won at the largest Fairs in America. 
SlO' k for sale. O. H. GREGG, 
Krumroy, Summit County, Ohio. 
HARE OlAXITY, 
LARGE, STYLISH, EAST. 
Our prices have been put at the lowest notch consistent W “ 
with Ihe quality of the stock offered. ■ ■ 
TERMS TO SUIT PURCHASERS. 
ElmWODd Stock FiTH). la vriliiieineiiiiQn Uuz paper. 
