THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
MARCH 7 
196 
Publishers Desk. 
Fight Well or Not at All. 
TWO YEARS’ SUBSCRIPTIONS. 
In response to requests from our Club 
Organizers we have decided to allow a sub¬ 
scription for two years to count the same 
as two subscriptions for one year in the 
forming of clubs of ten or more, though, as 
a matter of course, we prefer the two 
names, for we want 100,000 aggressive, 
wide-awake farmers in our Rural Family. 
And happily, our friends are now working 
so valiantly that we may hope to realize 
the 100,000 limit at no distant day. 
END OF SEED DISTRIBUTION. 
The calls for our seed distribution are 
already some thousands beyond our calcu¬ 
lation, so that our original supply is more 
than exhausted, and we have been obliged to 
buy at high prices to replenish the stock. 
Really, we wish the requests would stop 
coming, and we must decline any that 
come after March 31st. Up to that time 
we shall forward the seeds as rapidly as 
possible._ 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER NO. 2 
POTATO. 
This potato has had such a wonderful 
success that the demand for it is far beyond 
the supply. We have none of the seed for 
sale. The following seedsmen catalogue 
it, but all report the stock very scarce. New 
York : J. M. Thorburn & Co., Peter Hen¬ 
derson & Co., Alfred Bridgman—Philadel¬ 
phia : W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Johnson & 
Stokes.—Chicago: J. C. Vaughan.—Boston: 
W. W. Rawson & Co.—Minneapolis: North- 
rup, Braslan & Co.—Rochester, N. Y., 
James Vick.—Marblehead,Mass: Gregory & 
Son.—Queens, N. Y.: V. H. Hallock & Son. 
—Caribou, Me.: G. W. P. Jerrard. If any 
of our subscribers have a surplus stock of 
this variety for sale, we will publish their 
addresses free of charge. The usual price 
at which the seed is sold is $2.50 per 
bushel. 
BACK NUMBERS WANTED. 
We are in need of a few copies of The 
Rural New-Yorker for February 22 and 
August 2, 1890, to complete our files for 
binding. We would like to hear from 
readers having spare copies of those dates. 
WATCHING THE READERS’ 
INTERESTS. 
Cushing, Mich., Feb. 20, 1891. 
To the Publisher.— The watch I order¬ 
ed of you on the 7th inst. has been re¬ 
ceived and I am well pleased with it. I 
could not ask you to return the small differ¬ 
ence in the price between the case of the 
weight I ordered and that of the weight 
sent, as that would be unjust to you; but 
it is not the purchasing price of an article, 
alone, for which the readers of The 
Rural have cause to be grateful. It Is 
the strict honesty and integrity of its 
managers and the noble purposes of the 
paper, as well as its valuable instructions. 
These things make The Rural New- 
Yorker a welcome visitor to our rural 
homes. Please accept my thanks. 
6—POINTS—6. 
ADDING TO "CLUBS.” 
Please Remember 6 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, yon 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.” 
HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE ’EM 
ALL. 
The writer can truthfully say from his 
past experience with many hundreds of 
publications, that The Rural New- 
Yorker stands head and shoulders above 
any weekly published, not only from the 
reader’s, but also from the advertiser’s, 
standpoint.—A. E. Russ, President, A. E. 
Russ Manufacturing Co., Cleveland, Ohio 
Feb. 9, 1891._ 
A Specific for Throat Diseases.— 
Brown’s Bronchial Troches have been 
long and favorably known as an admirable 
remedy for Coughs, Hoarseness and all 
Throat troubles. “ They are excellent for 
the relief of Hoarseness or Sore Throat. 
They are exceedingly effective.”—Chris¬ 
tian World, London, England.— Adv. 
Live Stock Notes. 
Create a mutton market. 
gHije*fllaneousf 
If you name The R. N.-Y. to our adver¬ 
tisers you may be pretty sure of prompt 
replies and right treatment. 
WHOSE MONEY IS LOST ? 
Report of the Secretory of Agriculture, 1888, 
p. 650.— ‘ The losses which annually accrue to 
the agriculturists from the use of poor or nearly 
worthless seeds are greatly underestimated, and 
would, if aggregated, annually amount to many 
hundreds of thousands of dollars.” 
Report of 1889 p. 523.—“ In 148 samples of seeds 
of grass and forage plants sold In Delaware, 44 
contained plantain; 21 sheep sorrel; 25 rag weed ; 
5 dodder; and one Canada thistle. Twenty-six 
different species of weeds were found In the 
samples tested. This list tells Its own story as to 
how the majority of weed seeds get upon the 
farm.” 
We CLEAN grass and clover seeds, tak- 
weed seeds out by methods of which we 
have the exclusive use. If you want pure, 
fresh seeds, write us for free samples and 
particulars with prices. 
THE WHITNEY-NOYES SEED COMPANY, 
Binghamton, Y. Y. 
HIGH-CLASS JERSEYS. 
J ■ YOUNG DAUGHTERS of our bull M Wm 
§ STOKE POGIS f>th 598' have made ■ § 
I ■ from 14 lbs. 1!^ oz. to 22 lbs. 12 oz 
■ ■ butter In 7 days. We refused $15,- ■ I 
OOOforhim. He Is the only living brother of the ac¬ 
knowledged champion dairy bull, Stoke Pogis Sd 
(now dead) whose 27 daughters 
Average Over 20 Pounds. 
Ida’s Rioter of St. L. 13656. -Son of Ida of St. 
Lambert 2i9y<>, (cost $h, 5()0 cash before she was 
tested), official butter test for 7 days.30 lbs. oz.; 
milk record. 67 lbs one day, 1891 lbs. one winter 
month. His four tested daughters average 20 lbs, 
10*4 oz butter in 7 days. Several give on ordinary 
feed from 4) to 49 lbs. milk per day. He weighs 
1705 lbs. Our Jerseys are big. Our heifers not 
bred till 2 year olds. 
BULL CALVES, COWS IN CA LF, A FEW 
HEIFERS RY A ROVE BULLS. 
Algo Children’s PONIES and pure bred ANGORA 
GOATS for Sale. No Bull Calf less than $100, very few 
less than $200. No heifer less than *200. No general 
Catalogue. Write for what you want. Superior 
Bulls to head Herds a specialty. Mention this paper. 
MILLER & SIBLEY. 
Franklin, Venango Co., Penn. 
HORSE OWNERS! 
TRY GOMBAULT’S 
CAUSTIC BALSAM 
A Safe, Speedy and Positive Cure 
for Curb, Splint, Sweeny, 
Capped Hock, Strained 
Tendons, Founder, Wind 
1 Puffs, Skin Diseases, 
i Thrush, Diphtheria, 
Pinkeye, all Lameness 
from Spavin, Ringbone 
or other Bony Tumors. 
Removes all Bunches or 
Blemishes from Horses 
' and Cattle. 
Supersedes all Cautery or Firing. 
Impossible to produce Sear or Blemish, 
Every bottle sold is warranted to give satisfac¬ 
tion. Price 81-50 per bottle. Sold by druggists, 
or sent by express, eliarges paid, with full di¬ 
rections for its use. Send for descriptive circulars. 
THE LAWRENCE. WILLIAMS CO Cleveland, O. 
HAWKINS 
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Rreeds America's Leading Prize Winners. 
Winners of highest prizes in England and Germany. 
Selected Rreeding and Exhibition birds for 
sale at special low prices. 109 Pekin Ducks, ft r 
sale at once. Catalogue of America’s Greatest Poultry 
Farm Free 
Begistered Holstein Cattle of the rich'st Milk 
and Butter families. 20 superior animals for sale. 
Lock Box 6. A. C. HAWKINS. Lancaster, Mass. 
PROF. THOMPSON’S CONCENTRATEb 
ARABIAN 
FOOD 
For 
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. 
-i 10 lb. bag express paid to any address for $L 
Address THE ARABIAN FOOD CO., LEE,MASS. 
INCUBATOR 
^Simple, Perfect and Self-Rcgnlat- 
fiiig. Hundreds in successful operation. 
71 /- ■ /Guaranteed to hatcha larger percentage 
ID • M of fertile eggs at less cost than any other 
t ■ hatcher. Send 6c. for Hlug. Catalogue. 
Circulars free. CEO.H.STAHL, QUINCY, ILL. 
IMPROVED 
EXCELSIOR 
npiifiMn The only hit made that can 
urvivuiu be used on a gentle horse or 
D I T the most vicious horse with 
D ’ • eaual and entire success. 
50,000 Hold in 1889. 
75,000 sold in 1890. 
THEY ARE KING. 
Sample mailed XO for q> | ftft 
Nickel *1.50. 
stallion Bits Fifty cents extra. 
RACINE MALLEABLE IRON CO. T.IVJlSAlZ'. 
The Holstein-Friesian Breeders of Amer¬ 
ica will meet at Syracuse, N. Y., March 18. 
The Stallion Anteo 7868, by Electioneer, 
was recently sold at auction for $55,000. He 
was resold the next day for $60,000. 
Stud Book for Saddle Horses. — A 
meeting of breeders of saddle horses is to 
be held at Sringfleld, Ill., March 3. The 
following conditions are suggested for the 
admission of a saddle stallion or mare to 
registry in the proposed stud book: “ I 
Saddle stallion or mare of standard per 
formance, by sire and out of dam both of 
which are recorded in the American 
Saddle Stallion Stud Book. II. Saddle 
stallion of standard performance, hav¬ 
ing three top crosses and saddle mare 
of standard performance having two 
top crosses, in each case by sires re¬ 
corded in the American Saddle Stallion 
Stud Book. III. The Executive Committee 
may admit as foundation stock to the 
first volume of the American Saddle Stal¬ 
lion Stud Book stallions of standard per¬ 
formance, tracing on both sides to recog¬ 
nized families of saddle horses : standard 
performance to consist of the following 
gaits, viz.; rack, canter, trot, flat foot, run¬ 
ning walk and fox walk.” 
At the meeting of the Indiana Swine 
Breeders’ Association, Mr. Joseph Cun 
ningham read the following release-receipt 
which the Adams Express Co. made him 
sign before shipping his pigs : 
In consideration of $.the proprietors 
of the Adams Express Co. have permitted 
.to transport on their cars and boats, 
or those used by them, the following arti¬ 
cles, viz.from.to. 
at the exclusive risk of said.and 
without any liability of the proprietors of 
the Adams Express Co., or of the railroad 
companies over whose roads said articles 
may be transported, for any injury, loss or 
damage which may happen to said articles 
by escape, death, detention, breakage, acci¬ 
dent, or any cause whatever. And the said 
.hereby releases and discharges 
the proprietors of the Adams Express Co. 
and the railroad companies over whose 
roads said articles may be transported 
from all claims, damages and demands for 
any.loss, injury or damage that may happen 
to said articles, or either of them, whether 
th e same be occasioned by carelessness or 
negligence of the agents or servants of the 
proprietors of the Adams Express Co., or 
of the railroad companies over whose roads 
said articles may be transported, or other¬ 
wise. 
GLOVER STOCK FARM HERD 
Of Improved Chester White Swine, headed by Sweep 
stakes Animals, won at the largest Fairs In America 
Stock for sale. O. H. GREGG, 
Krumroy, Summit County, Ohio. 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIANS 
Of Pieterlje, Promoter, Van Friesland and 
JVetiierlnnd blood. Our young stock is by the great 
Imported Bull Pietertje 2 mi's Holland King 9848. 
H. F. H. B , and some CHOICE BULLS are for Sale. 
Pietertje 2nd has a record of 80.318 lbs. 8 oz. of milk in 
one year. Catalogues furnished. Address 
THE HILL FARM, Chatham, Morris Co., N. J. 
Feeding Animals. 
This Is a practical work of 560 pages, by Professor 
E. W. STEWART, upon the science of feeding in all 
its detai’s, giving practical rations for all farm ani¬ 
mals. Its ac< uracy Is proved by Its adoption as a text 
book In nearly all Agricultural Colleges and Experi¬ 
ment Stations in America. It will pay anybody hav¬ 
ing a horse or a cow, or who feeds a few pigs or 
sheep to buy and study It carefully. Price, $2,00. 
Address THE RURAL PUBLISHING COM¬ 
PANY, Times Building, New York. 
WHY PAY RETAIL PRICES 
When you can buy hand-made oak leath. 
er Harness, single $7 to $80. Double 
S 18.50 to $40. Illustrated catalogue free, 
rder one. KIN G & CO., Mf rs. Owego, N .Y 
Cook Your Feed and Save Half 
the Cost with the 
Profit Farm Boiler. 
With Dumping Caldron, empties 
Its kettle in one minute. The simplest 
and best arrangement for cooking 
food for stock. Also make Dairy ana 
Laundry Stoves, Water and Steam 
Jacket Kettles, HogScalders, Cal¬ 
drons, Etc. Send for circulars. 
D. R. SPERRY & CO., Batavia, III. 
PURINTON’S 
f. e ,T BOILER. 
The Best article for Cooking Feed 
for Stock Heating Cheese Vats, Milk 
or Water in Dairies, etc., for use In 
Laundries Bath rooms, and any place 
where Steaming, Boiling, Heating or 
Cooking is needed. Thousands in use. 
Write to 
,). li.. PU1HNTON & CO., lies Moines, Iowa. 
The IM. MONITOR 
INCUBATOR 
has not only taken nine 
prlz s at leading shows 
last winter and has the 
largest Incubator Fac¬ 
tory In this country hut 
will give evidence that 
the above machine is 
the leading one to day. 
For circulars address 
A. F. Williams, >2 
Race St., Bristol, Conn. 
ISLAND HOME 
Stock Farm, H. C. Farnum, Importer and Breeder of 
Percheron and French Coach Horses, I offer a very 
large stud of horses to select from, guarantee my 
stock, make prices reasonable and sell on easy terms. 
Visitors always welcome. Large catalogue free. 
Address H. C. FARNUM, Grosse lie,Wayne Co., Mich. 
FRENCH 
COACHERS, 
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On- wtoMhiTe been pnl st the lowest notch consistent 
wtAtte gnatttr of the stock crSered. 
TERMS TO SUIT PURC 
riauiMi! r*»i 
PERCHERON 
STALLIONS AND MARES 
American-bred as well at 
imported animals 
BEST PRIZE-WINNING STRAINS, 
Visitor* welcome, send for tUoicrsted catalogue, 
JOHN, w. m scipio. k y. 
JOHN W. BEDFORD. 
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