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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
TULY ii 
Publisher's Desk. 
Work Is the Genius of Good Luck? 
JUST BEFORE THE HARVEST. 
Not in many years has the prospect of a 
bountiful harvest on American farms been 
so bright as now, July A. D. 1891, for all of 
which let us be duly thankful. But the 
crop is not yet harvested—with a few ex¬ 
ceptions. The soldier may be reasonably 
sure of a victory, but if he ba a real soldier, 
the confidence of victory will only make 
him the stronger, more earnest and well- 
nigh irresistible. - So it is with the true 
Farmer. Hope of a fair harvest nerves him 
to greater effort, more rigid vigilance, more 
earnest endeavor to make every stroke tell. 
Thorough culture now, watchfulness of 
the weather, takiDg advantage of its every 
turn, care of every crop as it matures, close 
attention to the markets, sturdy battling 
with insect foes, keeping all in constant 
battle array ; being ready for every emer¬ 
gency : these are the price of victory in this 
year-long battle, only now at its height. 
There is no “luck” about this farming 
business. It is hard work; honest work 
vigorous, earnest, intelligent WORK, that 
brings ’‘good luck.” 
Is this true ? 
OUR DOUBLE SIDED MAP. 
“ I have just recived from The R. N.-Y. 
‘Neely’s Double Map,’ and think it the 
best map I have ever seen. The letters 
stand out clear and the coloring is good. 
It is in every respect a first-class map, and 
would be cheap at $5.” scott elliott, 
Vice President Anderson Co. Nat’l Bank. 
Garnett, Kansas, June 27. 
THE LITTLE “ RAT » BOOK. 
The editor of Orchard and Garden says 
of it: “ How to Rid Buildings and Farms 
of Rats and Other Pests of Like Cnaracter. 
This useful little book is No. 2 of The 
Rural Library, and is well worth the price 
asked. It gives directions how to destroy 
and banish rats, mice, gophers, ground 
squirrels, prairie dogs, rabbits, moles, 
minks, weasels and other pests quickly and 
safely. Also how to snare hawks and owls, 
and gives valuable hints to housekeepers, 
farmers and poultry keepers. Published 
by The Rural Publishing Company, Times 
Building, New York. Price 20 cents. 
TO COLORADO VIA 
BURLINGTON ROUTE 
ONLY ONE NIGHT ON THE ROAD. 
Leave Chicago at 1:00 P. M., or St. Louis 
at 8 :25 A. M., and arrive Denver 6:15 P. M. 
the next day. Through Sleepers, Chair 
Cars and Dining Cars. All Railways from 
the East connect with these trains and 
with similar trains via Burlington Route 
to Denver, leaving Chicago at 6:10 P. M., 
St. Louis at 8:15 P. M., and Peoria at 3 ;20 
P. M. and 8 :0U P. M. All trains daily. 
Tourist tickets are now on sale, and can 
he had of ticket agents of all roads and at 
Burlington Route depots in Chicago, Peo¬ 
ria and St. Louis. 
There is no better place than Colorado 
for those seeking rest and pleasure.— Adv. 
AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 
An Oregon farmer boasts a six-legged 
lamb. 
Texas last year produced 175,706 pounds 
of tobacco from 423 acres. 
The Pennsylvania Railroad is fighting 
for higher rates on peaches. 
Delaware manufacturers pay one cent 
each for making peach baskets. 
Several boat-loads of flax seed have been 
sold from here for European ports. 
United States troops have been ordered 
out to eject trespassing cattle-men from 
the Indian reservations. 
Some tough sausages sold in Chicago are 
claimed by an officer of the Health Depart¬ 
ment to be made of broken-down and dis¬ 
eased horses. 
The steamers carrying export cattle from 
Canada are demanding increased pay for 
the increased space allotted by the recent 
order in council. 
A herd of 48 imported Guernsey cows 
and bulls were sold at auction at West 
Grove, Pa., at prices ranging from $25 to 
$305, the whole aggregating over $5,000. 
The peach-baskt t factories are doing an 
immense business. The custom of selling 
the basket with the fruit instead of re¬ 
turning it has been of immense advantage 
to them. 
A Pennsylvania farmer lost four horses 
with a “ mysterious ” disease and the State 
Veterinarian found that they died of cere- 
bro-spinal meningitis caused by being fed 
with moldy corn meal. 
The high duty on Canadian sheep and the 
15 days’ quarantine have rendered these 
sheep scarce in the American markets and 
have furni-hed Canadians with better mut¬ 
ton than formerly, at lower prices. 
Professor Mark W. HarringtOD, for 12 
years Professor of Astronomy in the Univer¬ 
sity of Michigau, and editor of the Ameri¬ 
can Meteorological Journal, has been ap¬ 
pointed as head of the Weather Bureau. 
Nearly 3,000 Vermont farmers made ap¬ 
plication for licenses in order to secure the 
bounty on maple sugar next year. The 
most of thes were filed during the few 
days preceding the .'xpiration f the time 
for filing applications. 
Prof. C. S. Plumb has associated with 
him in the editorship of Agricultural 
Science, Dr. H. Girman, Entomologist of 
the Kentucky Experiment Station, and 
Gerald McCarthy, Botanist of the North 
Carolina Experiment Station. 
The Minnesota Alliance platform adopt¬ 
ed in convention makes no mention of the 
Cincinnati platform, demands a 100 cent 
silver dollar and taxation of mortgages, 
and favors an income tax, prohibition and 
woman suffrage. The Alliance also in¬ 
dorses the Ocala platform. 
The executive committee of the Ameri¬ 
can Berkshire Association at its last meet¬ 
ing adopted resolutions regarding the 
death of Phil M. Springer for 14 years the 
efficient secretary of the association. His 
brother and former assistant, Joht G. 
Springer, was advanced to the position of 
secretary. 
The examination of samples of Vermont 
sugar recently made by Commissioner 
Mason, of Washington, showed that seven 
out of eight lots tested over 80 per cent by 
the polariscope, a result which leads to the 
belief that the greater part of the sugar 
made un er the law next spring will draw 
the government bounty. 
An Iowa farmer in digging a well has 
struck, at a depth of 193 feet, a liquid that 
not only looks but tastes like milk. Chem¬ 
ists are analyzing it and if they decide that 
it is milk the farmer can start a dairy 
from which there will be no danger of dis¬ 
ease through pleuro pneumonia and the 
various other bovine ailments. 
Canadian pulled wool, which is obtained 
by first washing the wool on tne pelt and 
then pulling it, the Treasury Department 
has decided that if the wool has been sub¬ 
jected to no other cleaning proems than 
washing on the skin with water, it is en¬ 
titled to entry as “ washed wool,” but that 
if subjected to further process of cleansing, 
it should be classified as “ scoured wool.” 
Secretary Rusk says that the results of 
the pork inspection at Chicago have been 
most satisfactory. Tne proportion of an¬ 
imals found affected is less than was ex¬ 
pected, and he believes less disease exists 
than in the hogs of any other country. The 
inspection has demonstrated without ques¬ 
tion that the pork of the United States is 
beyond suspicion, and the inspected product 
will be tar the best which finds its way to 
the European markets. 
A joint stock company with $1,000,00 capi¬ 
tal, composed of New York and Southern 
capitalists, has just been organized in New 
York, and will be Incorporated un er the 
laws of the State of Florida, for the pur¬ 
pose of cultivating a farm of 112,000 acres. 
The farm is situated in the southern pa<t 
of Florida, a little west of St. Sebastian 
and St. John’s Rivers, into the la - ter of 
which it has drainage. It is said to be the 
largest farm in the world. The soil is rich 
muck similar to that found in the valley 
of the Nile. Tropical products will be 
grown. 
The Canadian Government having com¬ 
plied with the requirements of Secretary 
Ru-k’s order imposing a 15 days’quaran¬ 
tine on all sheep entering this country trom 
Canada, by itself establishing a similar 
quarantine on all sheep and swine im 
ported into the Dominion from Great Brit¬ 
ain or the Continent of Europe, the Secre¬ 
tary has revoked his order as affecting 
Canadian sheep and swine. Sheep and 
swine may theref re be imported into the 
United States from Canada subject only to 
the regular inspection of our veterinary 
officers and to a certificate from the proper 
quarantine officer Id Canada in the case of 
imported animals, showing them to have 
been duly quarantined there. 
The Wisconsin Farmers’ Alliance adopted 
a set of resolutions favoring all sorts of re¬ 
forms, a few of which are: A system of 
taxation that will not favor one class at the 
expense of another; free coinage of silver; 
abolition ot national banks and substitu¬ 
tion of legal tender currency issued by the 
government in sufficient volume to do the 
business of the country; that the govern¬ 
ment should loan money to citizens, with 
certain prudent restrictions, on real estate 
security, at interest not to exceed two per 
cent; recommend uncompromising efforts 
to secure to farmers and other wealth pro¬ 
ducers a fair share in the management of 
the government; favor cooperation of in¬ 
dustrial organizations in securing the de¬ 
mands of the St. Louis platform ; demand 
prohibition of gambling on boards of trades 
favor governmental control of telegraph; 
and railroads; election of the President, 
Vice President and Senators by direct vote 
of the people; prohibition of non resident 
alien owneiship of land; the establishment 
of postal savings banks ; that all interest 
accruing from the loan of public money by 
any municipal corporation shall be returned 
to the treasury from which money was 
loaned; that towns, cities and villages where 
licenses are granted for the sale of liquors 
be compelled to pay all the expenses of 
prosecution, including the expense of de¬ 
fense, now allowed under the present laws, 
which shall be Incurred in the prosecution 
of persons for any offense committed while 
under the influence of intoxicating liquors ; 
declare for woman suffrage and provide for 
admission to the Alliance of the wives and 
daughters of members, with equal privi¬ 
leges and without fees ; that the executive 
committee be authorized to establish a pur¬ 
chasing agency, to be under control of said 
committee. 
Condensed Correspondence. 
Genesee County. N. Y.—The drought 
has been broken and we have had some 
heavy showers. Wheat will soon be ready 
to cut. Oats and barley look fair. The 
drought has cut the hay crop short: very 
little will be shipped from this section. 
Potatoes are good and there are no bugs to 
bother. I have noticed a number of peach 
trees that are loaded with fruit and will 
have to be propptd up. Beans have not 
come up very evenly; some fields show 
only in spots. Corn looks good aDd is grow¬ 
ing very fast. Apples have fallen off badly ; 
the weather has been so dry that it looks as 
though we would have very few of winter 
varieties. Pears are going to be a big crop 
if nothing happens to them. Strawberries 
a half crop owing to late frosts Other 
berries are loaded. Onions are good, but 
the weeds grow as fast as the bulbs. Every 
one is rushed with work ; day help is scarce. 
Farmers say it looks as if they would not 
have to work for nothing and board them¬ 
selves this year as they have been doing for 
a few years past. c. F. 
Fayette County, Pa.—W heat harvest 
and haying have just commenced. Owing 
to the dry weather in May and June wheat 
will not be more than an average crop and 
grass about half what it was last year. 
Oats very short. Corn very good so far. 
Potatoes, owing to the same dry weather, 
will be a total failure in places and can’t be 
one thirl of an average crop. In some fields 
they did not come up at all, and the best 
came up very weak and appear not to grow, 
particularly where they had been cut small. 
Where whole potatoes were planted the 
crop is better. On high land there is plenty 
of fruit except pears. At least 75 per cent 
of the apples froze, but still there will be a 
fair crop. As I am on low land I will 
have very few. My grapes were nearly all 
winter-killed. Some were hardier than 
others. The Clinton was the hardiest and 
was not much injured. The Goethe, Per¬ 
kins, Agawam. Delaware and Worden were 
all less injured than the Concord, while 
Moore’s Early was frozen close to the 
ground. Of strawberries, the Crescent, 
Downing and Haverland were injured very 
little ; but the Cumberland, Sharpless, Jes¬ 
sie, Warfield and Belmont were all frozen. 
B. R. 
Delaware County, Pa.— We are now 
in the midst of harvest. Hay is a shorter 
crop than usual, but the amount of old 
hay io farmers’ hands is larger than usual. 
Corn is small and a poor stand generally. 
Wheat will be good. w. A. 
Logan County, Idaho.— In Idaho we 
are having a h <rd time with grasshoppers, 
but our hay crop will be saved with our 
first crop of Alfalfa: it is two feet high. 
Early frosts have hurt our fruits this year. 
Strawberries are looking well. We are 
having more rain than I have ever before 
seen in t is part of Idaho. j. A. 
FRIGHTFUL DEATH RATE OF JULY. 
The mortality among children is startling in the 
summer months, cholera Lfantum then reaping its 
harvest of death. Out of a total of thirty thousand 
deatns from this dread disease, 12,463 occured during 
July. 
The chief cause of this frightful death rate is im¬ 
proper food. Mrs. I. J. Woodmansee, of Spencerport, 
N. Y., had an experience that will be of value to 
every mother. Her baby was taken very sick with 
bowel trouble, and nothing helped the child until 
Lacta'ed Food was used when health soon returned. 
All through the summer when cholera Infantum was 
raging, little Edna lived on this Food, and kept well 
and strong. 
A trial can costs but 25 cents (of druggists or of 
Wells, Richardson & Co., Burlington Vt.) and moth¬ 
ers do their children grave injustice when they re¬ 
fuse to use this pure food that sustains aud nourishes 
the life that would otherwise expire.—Adv. 
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