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OCT. 3 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
FREE Subscriptions 
/, 2 y j, 4 or 5 Years . 
Oar Watch offers have been so exceedingly popular that we believe the following 
combinations with subscriptions will meet with quick favor. These watches, as before, 
we believe, are as good as can be produced, and at 25 to 50 per cent below the prices 
usually charged by retail jewelers. 
Our object in making these offers is to give our subscribers good watches at low 
prices, to advertise The Rural New-Yorker, and to get new subscribers. 
The subscriptions are given for the number of years mentioned in parentheses, thus 
(three years), which indicates that for the price named you get the watch described and also 
a free subscription for the period named. Your own subscription can be continued for the 
time mentioned, or, if preferred, new subscriptions will be taken to correspond. That is, 
on a three years’ offer, your own subscription may be continued for one year, aDd we will 
also send the paper for a year (or from receipt of order to end of 1892) to two new names 
which you may send us, to whom you will have sold the subscriptions. 
At the same time you are getting both watch and subscriptions at 
considerably less than the retail price of the wcttcli alone. 
Some Fair Notes 
NEW YORK STATE FAIR. 
[RURAL SPECIAL REPORT ] 
A Wonderful Fruit Display. 
O wing to good weather and earnest efforts 
on the part of the officers who were ably 
assisted by friends of the society every¬ 
where, the fair has been a great success, 
both financially and in the character and 
number of the exhibits. Ttie society clear¬ 
ed about $20,000, which will be expended in 
erecting additional buildings probably for 
fruit and poultry, which constituted the 
largest exhibits under tents this year. At 
the annual meeting, owing to the efforts of 
S. D. Willard, the premium list was re¬ 
vised and the amount offered for fruit in¬ 
creased by $2,000. The liberal premiums 
offered to county and horticultural societies 
for displays of fruit for market and family 
use and the earnest efforts of Geo. T. Pow¬ 
ell, brought out a display which filled the 
mammoth tent so full that a seccnd and 
then a third had to be erected. Almost 
every variety of all species of fruit ever 
heard of was shown in quantity. The ex 
hibitlon was a surprise to every oue and 
proved that this State cannot be excelled in 
the quality and variety of its fruits. Visi¬ 
tors from France stated that it surpassed 
the famous Paris Exposition, and compet¬ 
ent judges say it was the “top shelf” ex¬ 
hibit of the world. 
The exhibit of the Western New York 
Horticultural Society occupied the center 
of the tent. The desigus were planned by 
Supt. Powell. At the entrance was a pyra¬ 
mid 10 feet high, on which were placed 12 
bushels of peaches. The next was a cylin¬ 
der 15 feet high covered with half a ton of 
all kinds of grapes. Third came a pyramid 
15 feet high containing five barrels of ap¬ 
ples. A square tower 12 feet high and con¬ 
taining five barrels of pears of every shape 
and color, was gorgeous. At the end a 
cross 12 feet high was hung full of grapes, 
green in the center and red on the edges. 
Magnificent bunches of hot house grapes 
hung from the cross piece. On the tables 
between these designs were contributions 
and collections from many professional and 
amateur members of the society. The de¬ 
signs were tastefully decorated with colored 
paper and cloth. The exhibit received first 
premium on fruit for market and second 
for family use. 
The Central New York Society, which 
is composed of members living in Onon¬ 
daga County, won first on fruits for family 
use, and second on fruits for market. Their 
fruit was the finest colored on exhibition. 
Their collection of novelties was very inter¬ 
esting. The persimmons were a surprise, 
and one bunch of Black St. Peter Grapes 
was the largest I had ever seen. The ex¬ 
hibit excelled in apples. The exhibit of the 
Orange County Society, E. G. Fowler in 
charge, deserves great credit; had it been up 
in plums, it would have been a winner. In it 
were the largest variety of grapes and very 
fine pears. 
Ellwanger & Barry had a magnificent dis¬ 
play of all kinds of fruit—160 varieties of 
pears. Clapp’s Favorite, Bartlett, Seckel, 
Sheldon, Duchesse D’Angouleme, Anjou, 
Winter Nells and Lawrence were named 
as a selection for family use. None of the 
newer varieties seems likely to super¬ 
sede the old standbys among either pears 
or apples. The Chenango Strawberry, Pri¬ 
mate, Duchess of Oldenbnrg, the PippiDS, 
Kings, Baldwins, Greenings and Roxbury 
Russets were the leading apples. Ell¬ 
wanger & Barry have an estimated crop of 
10,000 bushels of An j ou Pears this season, 
and they are setting out more large or¬ 
chards of this kind. In grapes Moore’s 
Early, Worden, Wilder, Barry, Brighton, 
Concord and Diamond were a good selec¬ 
tion. The specimens of Winchell and 
Green Mountain seem to be identical 
and are believed to be by most people, 
although the Green Mountain is sold under 
seal and no outsider has a right to propagate 
and sell it. In plums the most note¬ 
worthy were the Lombard, Bradshaw, 
Reine Claude, Pond’s Seedling, Follen- 
berg. In peaches, Crawford’s Early and 
Late and Surpasse Melocoton were the 
best. A new seedling grown in a garden 
in Syracuse called the Snow, was large, 
white and of excellent quality. F. H. Pier¬ 
son had a collection of seedling peaches 
and apples which showed that a great deal 
of time had been given to crossing and 
propagating. Some of the trees are 11 years 
old and are still under test. One who will 
thus labor year after year without hope of 
pecuniary reward is a public benefactor 
and deserves the esteem of all. A. M. Cheny 
and C. N. Baker had large displays of ap¬ 
ples. Grown in different sections of the 
State and under the best forms of cultiva- 
vation, they were an object lesson on the 
effect of location, season and soil. There 
was such a differencs in the size, color and 
quality of the fruit that old, familiar varie¬ 
ties were hardly recognized. 
The judges, Dr. Hexamer and Prof. Bailey, 
had an immense task, but gave excellent 
satisfaction. Having been placed in charge 
of the tent containing the collections by 
amateurs, I had au opportunity to listen 
to the comments of the visitors and ex¬ 
hibitors and heard nothing but commenda¬ 
tion of the work of the j udges and praise of 
the arrangement of the fruit. Each variety 
of apples, pears, grapes, etc., was placed by 
itself, so that one could see all the speci¬ 
mens at once. This lightened the work of 
the judges and gave a chance for intelligent 
inspection. This plan should be adopted in 
all departments at all fairs. 
By the time one has hunted in all parts 
of the building for the different entries of 
any one variety he is out of patience and 
has forgotten the looks of those first found. 
“ The wear on legs is awful,” is a remark I 
heard at one fair and is expressive. 
The experiment farm at Geneva had an 
exhibit of fruits, principally the newer 
kinds, with specimens of diseased fruits, 
foliage and branches. The various articles 
used as the remedies were shown singly 
and mixed, and a bulletin telling how to 
prepare and apply the various fungicides 
and insecticides was distributed. Prof. 
Hunn has discovered that soaking flower 
pots in the ammoniacal solution prevents 
the growth of algrn which are so trouble 
some in greenhouses, making the pots so 
old and dirty-looking. There was also a 
large collection of potatoes, grasses and 
bottles containing the results of analyses of 
various subjects, which attracted much at¬ 
tention and were explained in a way the 
average farmer could understand. 
Vegetable Department. 
At the entrance to the vegetable tent was 
a square tower about 25 feet high made of 
vegetables. It was crowned on top by an 
immense pumpkin. Colored vegetables 
were arranged so as to spell Yick, and the 
whole was made up in the best style of the 
well known Rochester firm. In the tent 
not an inch of space was left, and one could 
study characteristics and oddities many 
days without seeing all. S. J. Smith, of 
Manchester, showed heads and samples of 
20 new varieties of wheat. One, a cross of 
Mediterranean and Fultz and that product 
hybridized with Velvet Chaff, resembled 
Velvet Chaff, but was beardless. It is a 
vigorous grower, with strong straw and 
red flint berry, and yielded at the rate of 
67 54-60 bushels per acre. The land had been 
seeded at the rate of two bushels per acre, 
and no fertilizer had been used. The grain 
from one drill a rod long weighed one pound 
fifteen ounces ; while the Clawson, growing 
by its side, only gave 13>£ ounces. This 
may prove a valuable variety. The same 
exhibitor had a few heads of a large bar¬ 
ley-shaped wheat, the result of an acci¬ 
dental mixture of several varieties. The 
berry was also barley-shaped and red. It 
was a decided novelty in wheat. I no¬ 
ticed specimens of the Ideal Potato. It 
was very large and red and of the Rose 
pattern slightly flattened, and looked to be 
of good quality; but the specimens were 
too large for market. Great productive¬ 
ness and fine quality are claimed for it. 
Some Good Machinery. 
Among the many exhibits I missed the 
harvesting implements, most of the large 
firms having decided to withdraw their ex¬ 
hibits. Those who did not join the combi¬ 
nation will be the gainers in the end, as 
most of the progressive farmers get their 
first ideas of the new inventions at the 
fairs. The C. C. Plow Company, of Elmira, 
N. Y., had an exhibit of Strait’s reversible 
hand and sulky plows. I have used the 
hand plow and it is a good one. The one- 
horse is very handy among all small fruits, 
as the earth can be turned from or towards 
the vines and the horse can walk in the 
furrow or next to the row. Their spring- 
tooth harrow has slotted steels, so that the 
teeth are all uniform when adjusted and 
the frame braced. It is a hard job to get 
the teeth all of a length in the case of some 
harrows and this is a valuable feature. 
Their wheel rake can be backed up without 
cramping the steel runner teeth which will 
not tear up new seeding but will rake 
green hay. The teeth are secured by an 
iron which prevents the rake head from 
sagging. There is none of the disagreeable 
jar found in many rakes when the teeth 
drop back. Their prices are reasonable. 
(Continued on next page.) 
MEN’S SIZES. 
No. 1.—A genuine New York Standard move¬ 
ment: 7 jewels, safety pinion, com¬ 
pensation balance, stem wind and set; 
In a solid nickel silver case, open face; 
a really excellent watch and far su¬ 
perior to any other cheap watch 
we have seen (two years) .$ 8.50 
No. 2.—Same movement as So. 1, in gold-filled 
case, 15-year guarantee, open face 
(three years). 15 00 
No 3.—Same as No. 2, hunting case (three 
years). .... 17 00 
No 4.—Same movement as No. 1, In a solid gold 
14k. hunting case, weighing 40 dwt. 
(five years). 39.50 
RURAL SPECIAL BARGAINS. 
No 5.—A genulneWaltham movement; 7 Jewels, 
compensation balance, safety pinion, 
stem wind and set; In a solid nlcael- 
sllver case, open face (two years). 9.50 
No. 6.—Same movement as No. 5, In gold filled 
case, guaranteed to wear 15 years, 
open facs (three years. 16.50 
No. 7.—Same movement as No. 5, In hunting case 
same as No. 6 (three years).18.50 
No. 8.—Same movement as No. 5, in solid 14k. 
gold hunting case, weighing 40 dwt. 
(five years). 42.00 
No 9.—A genuine Waltham full jewel move¬ 
ment, compensation balance, safety 
pinion, stem wind and set, patent reg¬ 
ulator, Breguet hair spring, hardened 
and tempered In form, In open face, 
nickel sliver case two years). 13.00 
No. 10.—Same movement as No. 9, In gold filled 
case, guaranteed for 15 years, open 
face (two years).. 18.25 
No 11—Same as No. 10, hunting case (two years) 21.25 
No. 12.—Same movement as No. 9, in solid 14k 
gold hunting case weighing 40 dwt. 
A. very handsome watch (five years).. 45.00 
LADIES’ SIZE. 
No. 13.—A genuine Waltham ladies’ watch with 
jewels, compensation balance and 
safety pinion, stem wind and set; in a 
solid coin sliver case (four ears).14 50 
No. 14.—Same move* 
ment as No. 13, in 
a 15 year guaran¬ 
teed gold-filled 
hunting case (four 
years).$19.25 
So. 15.—A beautiful 
11 Jewel move¬ 
ment, full nickel, 
in a handsomely 
engraved hunting 
case made of 14k. 
U. 8. Assay solid 
gold, usual retail 
price from $50 to 
$75. One of the 
prettiest watches 
for a lady that we 
have ever seen. 
The illustration 
shows the case in 
exact size and 
style (five years) 
. .. $i9.U0 
The watches we sent to our subscribers on our previous offers have surprised us 
greatly. 1, As to the high-grade demanded in most cases; cheap watches were not 
wanted. 2, On account of the great number called for. Only one or two complaints have 
reached us, and many have expressed great satisfaction with the watches received. 
We send the watches prepaid by registered mail to any part of the United States. 
Watches sent to Canada are subject, of course, to Custom House restrictions. 
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