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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
FEB. 7 
Humorous\ 
TDCCC For SPRING 
I CiELd PLANTING. 
The largest,and most complete slock in U. S. of FRUIT 
and ORJiAMEXTAL Trees, Shrubs, Pasonies. ItOSES, 
Hardy Plants,Grape Vines, SMALL FRUITS,&c. Illus¬ 
trated and descriptive priced Catalogue; also whole- 
SfiSSELLWANGER & BARRY 
MOUNT HOPE NURSERIES. Rochester, IV. Y. 
Established over 50 Years. <Mention this paper.) 
A DIFFERENCE. 
Yesterday she turned away, 
Everything seemed dark and gray- 
Now she Is my fiancee 
Life seems all a holiday, 
I don't want It yesterday. 
And it’s not. 
To our friends who hnve not already received it, we are ready to mn’l 
our NEW CATALOGUE of 
HIGH-CLASS SEEDS 
Now my hair has turned to gray, 
And my wife’s long bills I pay, 
Life don’t seem a holiday— 
Krgo, now, I sadly say, 
Oh, that It were yesterday! 
But It’s not. —Life. 
Now is the season when merry skater 
cuts geometric figures oi» ,he ice, and 
at intervals studies astrono *? .— Lancaster 
News. 
Tramt : “ My pard sayt £ z jtat guv him 
10 cents fer havin’ one leg^ B. Nevolent: 
“ Yes, I did.” Tramp : mme 20, won’t 
yer ? I’ve got two.”— Go\ News. 
New Reporter: “ W1 do the editors 
mean by this word ‘ fak< £? hat they use all 
the time ? ” Old reporti “ That refers to 
the lies in the other p . >rs.”— New York 
Herald. 
A Back Action Reason.— “ I wish you’d 
give up writing jokes, John,” said Pene¬ 
lope. “ Why, dear ? ” “ They are the 
laughing stock of the community.”— Mun- 
sey's Weekly. 
She (adjusting her skates)—“ Oh, isn’t 
the ice beautiful? The lake is just like a 
huge mirror.” He: “ Yes, and if you don’t 
look out, you’ll be pretty apt to see your¬ 
self in it.”— American Grocer. 
A Fine Child.— Caller: “And this is 
the new baby ?” Fond mother : “ Isn’t he 
splendid ?” Caller : “ Yes, indeed.” Fond 
mother: “And so bright I See how in¬ 
telligently he breathes 1”— N. Y. Sun. 
Mr. WlLGUS: “So you decline to con¬ 
tribute anything ? Remember, Brother 
Gotrox, there are no pockets in shrouds.” 
Old Gotrox : “Of course there are not. A 
man’s shroud is furnished by his heirs.”— 
Indianapolis Journal. 
A Distinguished Female Liar.—“ Wo¬ 
men are more truthful than men,” declared 
Mrs. Jaysmith, in the course of an argu¬ 
ment. “H’m!” snorted Jaysmith: “I 
guess you never heard of Anna Nias.”— 
Smith, Gray & Co's, Monthly. 
ALFALFA CLOVER SEED 
FOR 1801, 
Containing all the Novelties of the Season, both in Vegetable and Flower Seeds. 
\ JM. Thorburn & Co..J5JohnS:NewYork. / 
By the car-load or In any quantity. 
Write to W. A. HAWS. 
Las Animas, Bent County, Colorado, U. S. A. 
Plants of Bast Quality. Warranted true to name. Lowest 
Prices. Lareeot Stock and Assortment of Old and Hew 
Varieties. Send for Price Lisb__ 
BUSH t SON h MBISSm, Bnshkerg, Me. 
U HNTIL a suitable name is suggested 
,“40u” is the largest and 
heaviest Tomato known 
fact it is so solid as 
Color, 
QRAPE VINES 
at greatly reduced rater. ilgo 
at greatly ___ 
Strawberfict,Blackberries, Raspkvrriei. 
Currant!. Wonderful Peach, and other 
Nursery Stock. Pricer rratonahle De- 
scrip. Catalog, with inrtruction* for planting and pruning 
FREE. JOEL Kfififirn ft SON, Oelair, Camden Co., N. J. 
Ten thousand acres cheap and on easy terms and 
in lots to suit, Plenty of water. Now producing 
good crops without cultivation. Also 50 000 acres of 
first-class farming and timber lands. Correspond 
with J. S. BAKER. Cushing Land Agency, 
St. Croix Falls, Wis. 
oiR CATALOGUE of 
NORTHERN sse 
SEEDS EOR 1891 
Contains over 650 illustrations 
and 2 colored plates. The only 
one published illustrating EV¬ 
ERYTHING in SEEDS, 
IUJL BS ami I’LANTS.TRUli 
TO NATURE. FREE on 
implication. Row Freight 
Kates to the West. 
Northrup, Rraslan & Goodwin Co. 
Seed Crowers, 
HINNRAPOLfS, - JIIW. 
third natural size. 
I nearly 2 lbs. each. 
of which is 25ets.). on condition that vou will state where you saw this advertisement. 
; —, PICKET MILLS 
Drag and Wood Saws, 
HORSE POWERS, 
MARSH STEAM PUMP. 
R. C. MACHINERY CO., 24 Levi St., Haiti. Creek, Midi. 
$ti0ccUanc0U0 
Readers of The R. N.-Y. will please the 
advertisers and benefit the paper by always 
mentioning it when writing to advertisers. 
CONTENTS 
Messrs. Alden «fc Woods 
Have acquired the sole right to manufact¬ 
ure the Symmes Hay & Grain Cap for the 
United States, and will continue the manu¬ 
facture of same at Skowhegan, Me. They 
are now preparing for the coming season’s 
trade, and will endeavor to produce a bet¬ 
ter article and give general satisfaction. 
Send for circulars and price list. 
ALDEN & WOODS, 
Skowhegan, Me. 
NIAGARA 
ttnd all old and new 
varieties. JBxtra Quality. 
Warranted true. Row- 
cut rates. Introducers 
of the new Black Grape 
Rural New-Yorker, February 7, 1891. 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY, 
Buckwheat as Feed.. 
Foot Rot In Sheep... 
Peas for Hogs. 
Trouble with Milk .. . 
Downy Plymouth Rocks. 
Live Stock Notes. 
Ailing Animals. 
A Profitable Hen House . 
A.Poultry Show. 
From A Pet Ridden House. 
That Filthy Cow. 
EATON 
T. 8. HUBBARD CO., FREDONIA, N.Y. 
Also other SMALL FRUITS. New Descriptive Catalogue Free. 
Only Good Seeds Bring Forth Good Crops. 
FARM TOPICS 
The New South, or Free Negro Farming. 
Hauling Out Manure . 
The Champion Potato Digger. 
Spring Bye in New Jersey. 
The Hessian Fly. "... 
Rural Branching Sorghum and Rural Thorough¬ 
bred Flint Corn.. 
Best Corn for Illinois. 
Best Way to Apply Manure. 
Best Grass for Peaty Soil. 
Best Early Sweet Corn for W< stern N. Y. 
Fire-Kanged Manure. . 
Future Farming: Old-time Tools. 
2.000 Bushels of Onions Again . . 
Maple Syrup, Cans, Covers, Mould. 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Best Label for Hardy Shrubs and Trees .... 
Successful Peach Culture. 
The Dougal Gooseberries.. 
Some Peaches and Pears. 
Best Strawberri- s for a Clay Soli. 
The Paragon Chestnut Mystery. . 
Peninsula Horticultural Society.... 
WOMAN’S WORK 
Our Economy Prizes. 
The World of Women . . 
Suet for Winter. 
Handsome and Stylish Dress Trimmings. 
Soft Molasses Gingerbread... 
Baked Celery. 
Popping Kaffir Corn. 
A Simple Hasty Dessert. . 
Mustard Oil. 
Two Beautiful Gowns . 
MISCELLANEOUS 
The Nicaragua Canal. 
The Canadian Tariff . 
Reform Yourself First . . 
Elections by the People. 
The Single-Tax Question.. 
Wives that Need Wills. 
What Others Say .. 
Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations... 
Reader’s Notes. 
Electricity from Wind Power. 
Novelties and Staples . 
Camp Life in a Farm House. 
Nortnern Negroes: An Old Slave. 
A Melon-Choly Freak. 
Humorous. 
Editorial. ... 
Brevities. 
Trade Winds. 
Agricultural News. 
Crop and Market Notes 
Condensed Correspondence. 
Markets-. 
Premiums.... 
Publisher’s Desk...- .,. 
Alranaq..... 
\ EXPERIK1YUFI) VIAIV as foreman on farm 
or country place,thoroughly competent inevery 
. References as to character and ability. 
BOX 161, Ridgewood, N. Y. 
xt t A XT r11IT I \ Young men to learn te- 
VV 1 YJ I J • legrapliy and station and 
express agents’duties. Situations soon as qualified. 
For terms call upon or address FRANK WHITEMAN, 
Superintendent, Ghent, N. Y. 
To Paint the Lily 
Would be the mere mention by us of 
the excellent quality of our Farm, Gar¬ 
den and Flower Seeds to those who 
have used them. They know they 
are the best, and to speak of their 
real merits is like 
Gilding Gold. 
To those who have never used our Seeds 
we say: “Try them.” Atrial will 
be a much better advertisement for 
us than we can pen. 
Once a customer, a customer always. 
Farm and Field. 
8 00,000 Strawberry Plants all varieties; war 
ranted true. All kinds of Nursery stock. Cata 
logue free. J. W. HALL, Marion Station, Md. 
that will Yield 
Abundant Crops. 
to Sow that 
will Surely Grow. 
Large and Small. HU 000 Seedlings for $40. Large 
Street Trees very chea loo varieties of Evergreens 
and Ornamental Trees ( all sizes at low rates. Cata¬ 
logue free. Gli . FINNEY, Evergreen, Wis. 
LUO for the Flower 
Plot or Window Box. 
COLE’S GARDEN 
ANNUAL FREE! 
r Garden, Farm and Flower 
rs should send for it before purchas- 
•k pure and tented. Address, 
TORE, PELLA, IOWA. 
Containing a complete list 
Seeds. Gardeners and Farr 
ing. Lowest price*. 8 
COLE’S SEED 
'Til#* ■Prtrtnlarifv of nnr Qparlc Increase year by year, and we deal direct with 
1 UC rupuidiuy Ui UU1 OCCUS more p lan ters than anyotherSeed House in the 
World. In the busy season we receive daily from 3,000 to 5,000 letters and postal cards. 
Q v f'' Fi i* NT rv-f.r, 1 f i ra o Burpee’s Red Etna Pepper,—New Golden 
V^IIUICC iMUVClliCo. Self-Blanching Celery,—Vandergaw Cab¬ 
bage ,— Burpee's Hard-Head Lettuce,—The Vela'teare Watermelon ,— 
and The Matchless Tomato.— One full-size packet of each, with plain 
directions for culture, will be mailed to any address on receipt of 25c., or 
any three of these Choicest New Vegetables for 16e. (8 two-cent 
stamps). Our Farm Annual for 1891 will be mailed free to all favoring us 
with an order. All our Seeds are warranted. Write us to-day. 
I mm mm f; t It BEX. FLOWER & FIELD 
kbLIIV * ed POTATOES, Fruit TREKS, 
% IT 8 8 iCN Pi ANTS k VINES, nil best kinds. 
IkkllVour FREE CATALOCUE 
i Novelty, as it has N<,' lc l’letureB and gives Conelse, 
-euriitc Description* d Fnlr Prices for Rest Goods. 
, 1 ,'t miss seeing it bef< buying. Send address to-day to 
FRANK FORD <S ION, Ravenna, Ohio. 
Burpee’S farm annual for i89i 
With Colored Plates Painted from Nature. 168 pages. Free. Full of hints to those 
who know, and valuable information for those who want to know about Farm, Garden 
and Flower Seeds, Plants, Shrubs, Lilies, Gladioli and other Summer-Flowering Bulbs. 
It are Novelties are described, many of which cau only be had direct from us. It tells 
how to get valuable premiums, including Mrs. Rorer’s New Book, just out—Free. Write 
to us at once and secure free this valuable Farm Annual. Write to-day. 
Name this paper and address 
One year from the bud on natural seedling stocks 
Trees, 3 to 4, 4 to 5 anc 5 to 7 feet high, stocky and 
healthy. Leading vat eties: Mountain Rose, Old 
Mixon Free, Crawfor s Late, Moore’s Favorite, 
Stump. Pride of Franklin, Chair’s Choice, Stephen’s 
Rareripe, Globe, Brandywine, Beer’s Late, Fox’s 
Seedling. 
I. J. BLACKWELL SON. Titusville, N. J. 
W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., Philadelphia, Pa 
