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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
FEB. 28 
Publisher s Desk. 
There’s No Thrift In Sterile Soli. 
WHAT’S THE TROUBLE t 
What’s the trouble with your soil ? The 
editors and contributors throw much light 
on this subject in other columns of this 
issue. 
What’s the trouble with our government 
and laws ? The “ farmers’ movement” and 
The Rural New-Yorker are at work 
on this question with pretty fair results to 
date. 
What’s the trouble with our subscribers ? 
Not much, I guess, when they are adding 
to the Rural Family at a rate of gain hith¬ 
erto unknown in the history of the paper. 
What’s the trouble with the folks who prey 
upon the credulity of the public with loud 
statements of fraudulent schemes and fic¬ 
titious claims for articles offered for sale? 
The Rural New-Yorker now has two 
libel suits on hand. Evidently these gentry 
are waking up to a realizing sense of the 
bigness of The Rural Family and. hope 
to frighten us into silence 1 Well, let’s 
see 1 
THE NEW POTATO CULTURE. 
In response to many inquiries, we may 
now say that “ The New Potato Culture ” 
will be ready for mailing in a few days. 
We think that to all our readers who raise 
potatoes it will prove of service far beyond 
its cost which, bound in paper, will be but 40 
cents, though the book is one of nearly 200 
pages. The price of it, bound in cloth, 
is 75 cents. 
6—POINTS—6. 
ADDING TO “ CLUBS.” 
l*lease Remember O Things. 
1. —That the terms of the “ Confidential 
Letter” hold good throughout the sub¬ 
scription season. 
2. —That if you send or have sent 3 sub¬ 
scriptions at the price named, you can 
forward 2 more, sending enough more 
money to make up the amount required for 
the 5 names just as if sent together. Like¬ 
wise, if the total reaches 10 or more, the 
total money sent may be the same as if 
sent at one time. 
3 . —That “ Trial ” subscribers may join 
the club. 
4 . —That clubs may be of any size above 
10, at the rates named for 10 in the “Letter.” 
5 . —That subscriptions for The Ameri¬ 
can Garden count the same as those for 
The R. N.-Y. 
6. —That the books now given to club 
raisers who ask for them are well worth 
working for, even if you don’t care to 
“help” anybody, as per the “Confidential 
Letter.” _ 
JUST A SAMPLE. 
My club now numbers 16 names, and I 
do not expect to add more than one or two 
to it. The paper now has about 30 yearly 
subscribers in my near vicinity, that I 
know of, and probably some of whom I 
have no knowledge. This is the best 
representation that any agricultural paper 
has had here in a long time, and The 
Rural ought to be well satisfied.—C. S. 
RICE, Lewis Co., N. Y., Feb. 16. 
I have been a subscriber to The Rural 
New-Yorker for a number of years, and I 
like it better each year. I am now taking 
eight agricultural papers. I like the 
Breeders’ Gazette the best as a stock breed¬ 
ers’ paper; but The Rural is undoubtedly 
the best paper published in America for the 
general farmer. I like its outspoken way 
of stating things and exposing humbugs. 
There is just one improvement that I would 
suggest, and that is, to publish two Indexes 
yearly. The issues of The Rural for six 
months make quite a large book, and it 
would be much better for those who bind 
The Rurals to have an index to bind 
with each half year’s numbers, if it would 
not cause too much expense.—DAVID CRAIG, 
Oregon.__ 
For Coughs, Sore Throat, Asthma, 
Catarrh, and diseases of the Bronchial 
Tubes, no better remedy can be found than 
“Brown’s Bronchial Troches.” Sold 
only in boxes. 25 cents.— Adv. 
Live Stock Notes. 
M. E. McM., Smithville Flats, N. Y — 
Where can I buy some breeding sheep best 
for mutton ? 
Ans.— South Down, J. L. Hope, Rhine- 
cliff, N. Y. ; C. M. Clay, White Hall, Ky.: 
Shropshire, C. S. Bingham, Vernon, Mich.; 
Frank D. Ward, South Byron, N. Y.: 
Dorset, Woodward & Jacques, Lockport, 
N. Y. ; T. S. Cooper, Cooperstown, Pa. 
N. J.. Atchison, Kan .—What breed of 
hogs would it be advisable for me to raise ? 
I expect that the pigs will be dropped in 
March and marketed before extremely cold 
weather sets in. They are to run on grass 
and be fed at the same time. 
Ans.— Either Poland Chinas or Berk- 
shires make good grass hogs. 
F. W. U., Aquebogue, L. J.—From The 
RURAL’S commendation of the Suffolk 
horse I think he Is well suited to the sys¬ 
tem of farming at the east end of Long Is¬ 
land, and would like to learn the address 
of parties having such horses for sale or for 
breeding purposes. I would be thankful, 
as indeed would others be in this section, 
for a further description of this breed of 
horses. , , 
Ans.— There are not many breeders of 
Suffolk horses in this country yet. The 
supply of purebred horses is somewhat 
limited in England. In this country the 
craze has been to breed large, heavy horses, 
so that the lighter, “ bull-dog” Suffolk has 
not been “boomed.” A Suffolk Horse So¬ 
ciety has just been formed with Alex. 
Galbraith, Janesville, Wis., secretary. We 
understand he has prepared a pamphlet 
giving an excellent description of this 
breed. Send for it. The Suffolk horse cer¬ 
tainly would seem to belong to “Suffolk 
County 1” 
Essex and Suffolk Pigs.— For 14 years 
1 have been breeding Essex and Suffolk 
hogs. They are both small breeds, but any 
of the small breeds is better than the large 
breeds. Moreover, they will make more 
pounds of pork on less food than can the 
coarse hogs. 
The Essex are the best of all for grass, 
and are excellent for farrowing and raising 
large litters of pigs. They give from 9 to 18 
at one litter, and often raise 12 nice ones. 
They will get fat at any age. 
The Suffolks are the best for small farms, 
where they are fed from pighood until they 
are ready for the block. They are great 
pets; they are always found at the feeding 
lot. They are good for crossing with the 
large breeds. The Essex or Suffolk will 
average 250 pounds when eight months old. 
The Essex will do well in any place where 
they can find anything to eat; the Suffolk 
is more adapted to places where the hogs are 
fed. Any of the small breeds is best for 
early feeding. Spring pigs from these 
breeds are ready for market before hot 
weather comes. A. c. GREEN. 
Randolph County, Ind. 
Pork for Sows.—If any one will give sows 
that eat pigs fat salt pork to eat just before 
farrowing, and also when the pigs first 
come, I think they will not eat their young. 
I have used it myself for 40 years with good 
results. wm. A. f. 
Windsor, N. Y. 
Veterinary Tablet.— Wm. R. Jenkins, 
publisher, of New York city, has issued a 
very handy chart or tablet to aid those 
who use his veterinary remedies. Instead 
of being obliged to hunt through a book 
for the symptoms and treatment, the 
reader has only to consult a chart on 
which the desired facts are printed so 
clearly and concisely that it is impossible 
to make mistakes. The whole thing folds 
into a small book, which can be carried in 
the pocket. 
Doctors Berlin and Picq, of Nantes, 
France, say that tuberculosis can be cured 
by the injection of goat’s blood into the 
human circulatory system. “The treat¬ 
ment is based on the impossibility of in¬ 
fecting goats with the disease, the assump¬ 
tion being that the blood of these animals 
possesses prophylactic properties, which 
protect them against tuberculosis.” This 
is rough on the goat. 
A sale of remarkably fine Devon cattle 
will be held by Mr. A. C. Skinner, near 
Taunton, England, next July. Descend¬ 
ants of some of the most remarkable ani¬ 
mals in Devon history will be offered. The 
London Live Stock Journal says: “ The 
sale is likely to be one of the most im¬ 
portant pf the live stock auctions of 1891, 
and such an opportunity of obtaining high- 
class specimens of the finest Devon blood 
will doubtless be taken advantage of by 
admirers of the Rubies—and they are 
many—in all parts of the world. 
(Continued on next page.) 
Itttottancoujsi gvdtTriitfing. 
If you name The R. N.-Y. to our adver¬ 
tisers you may be pretty sure of prompt 
replies and right treatment. 
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Entirely revised, with colored plates, 
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Indispensable to every one having 
the care of Horses, Cattle and Dogs. 
Price, 75 cents. 
Special Discount to Veterinarians. 
Complete Catalogue will be mailed 
on application. 
As produced by the 
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whatever, together with other facts they can give 
upon mail application, fully sustain the above state¬ 
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Write for further particulars, referring to this 
notice found in the Rural New-Yorker. 
ATTENTION FRIEND FARMER. 
Prospect Herd of the Todd 
Improved Chester Whiles. 
Breeding stock recorded. 
Orders booked for Spring 
Pigs Write for what you 
want and illustrated cata¬ 
logue before buying else¬ 
where. 
SIDNEY SPRAGUE, Falconer, N. Y. 
PROF. THOMPSON’S CONCENTRflTEb 
ARABIAN 
FOOD 
For 
HORSES 
and CATTLE 
The best preparation on earth to give your horse 
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The Arabian Food is put up in 10 lb. bags, $1, 
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W. R. JENKINS, 
The oldest publisher of Veterinary 
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851 and 853 Sixth Avenue, 
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HOLSTEIN-FRIESIANS 
Of Pletertie, Promoter, Van .Friesland and 
Netherland blood. Our young stock is by the great 
Imported Bull Pletertie 2iid's Holland King 9848, 
H. F. H. B, and some CHOICE BULLS are for Sale. 
Pletert je 2nd has a record of 80.818 lbs. 8 oz. of milk In 
one year. Catalogues furnished. Address 
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FARM ROII.ER 
FOR COOKING FEED FOR STOCK, 
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J. K. PURINTON <fc CO., 
Des Moines, Iowa. 
CLOVER STOCK FARM HERD 
Of Improved Chester White Swine, headed by Sweep- 
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Stock for sale. C. H. GREGG, 
Krumroy, Summit County, Ohio. 
I O S wee Pstakes, 
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Premiums taken at, 
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