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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Jan. 28 
AN ACCOMMODATING KDITOR. 
Took all things on subscription—from chickens down 
to cheese. 
From wild duck down to whlpporwilis an' wood: 
And at last be took a coffin—for he wasn't hard to 
please— 
With a doctor—an’ they settled him for stood. 
—Atlanta Constitution. 
Dasha way : “I have just been up in 
the mountains for a little shooting.” 
Cleverton: “Any luck?” Dashaway: 
“ One guide ? ”— Life. 
Eastern Young Sunday School 
Teacher : “ Now, hoys, what must we 
all do to go to heaven ? ” Bright Boy : 
“ Die .”—Little Peddllngton Oeewitz. 
Maud : “ Major, is it true that during 
the war one of the enemy died to save 
your life?” Major Bluntly: “Yes.” 
Maud: “Hownoble! How did it happen?” 
Major Bluntly : “I killed him.”— Judge. 
“ If the drinking habit is a disease, 
why don’t men afflicted with it have 
themselves treated by a physician ? ” 
“ They don’t object to being treated by 
a physician. Men afflicted with it are 
willing to be treated by anybody .”—New 
York Press. 
Confirmatory Evidence. — A little 
SEND FOR PAMPHLETS-NO CHARGE. 
FERTILIZER^ FARMING. 
THE MAPES MANURES. 
Correspondence especially solicited from practical growers of Potatoes, Truck, Tobacco, Celery, Onions, Tomatoes, 
Orchards, Small Fruits, Strawberries, Grapes (for wine or market), Lawns, and all farm crops. 
Write us fully, stating what you desire to grow, character of soil, rotation, etc., and we will mail to you pamphlets and 
circulars that will help you. We have now ready for mailing: 
i. DESCRIPTIVE PAMPHLET. 
The MAPES MANURES, and How to Use Them on Truck, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Sugar-Beets. Tomatoes (for canning), 
Onions, Celery, Rhubarb, Top-dressing Grass or Lawns, Seeding to Grass, Orchards, Tobacco, Small Fruits, Grapes and General 
Farm Crqps. This is our General Pamphlet covering all crops. 
This Descriptive Pamphlet is arranged for easy reference to any crop. It should be in the hands of every farmer, 
fruit-grower, trucker and special crop-grower. 
2. THE MAPES TOBACCO MANURES= 
Testimony of tobacco packers and buyers, also large growers on the Mapes System of Tobacco Growing for light- 
colored leaf of choice qualities. 
3. ORANGE AND TROPICAL FRUIT GROWING. 
Necessity of special manuring for promoting quality and quantity of fruits, apart from vigorous wood growth. 
4. FERTILIZER FARiTING. (Chemicals and Clover. Second Series.) 
An account of “thin, poor, light lands profitably brought up to fertility without stable manure.” Successful farm 
operations on very light lands in growing ordinary crops and grass with only high-grade complete manures. By H. W. Col- 
lingwood, Managing Editor of Ti ,j Rural New-Yorker. 
6. SEEDING TO GRASS, Spring or Fall, with or without Grain. 
Top Dressing in Spring old or worn-out meadows, mowing or pasture lands, with or without stable manure. 
Apply for pamphlets to us or to any of our agents. 
The Mapes Formula and Peruvian Guano Co., 143 Liberty 8t., New York. 
WORKS AT NEWARK, NEW JERSEY. 
group was discussing Biela’s comet in a 
country store. “ I tell ye,” said Farmer 
Hardshell, “ thet was a great fall of 
stars the time thet comet come along, j 
see more than a thousand drap with my 
own eyes.” “I didn’t see ’em,” responded 
MAXWELLS EARLY BLACKBERRY. 
Large, Rich, Luscious—no core—Productive; Ripens with Early Harvest Blackberry, and Is twice as 
large. Bush two to three feet: branches from ground; grows from root cuttings; very thorny. Hlpens 
June 20. Price, $1.50 per dozen; $10.00 per 100; $8: 1 per 1,000. Half quantity at same rate. Also Robinson 
and Maxwell’s No. 1 Strawberries—both stamlri. e—worthy of general cultivation. Price, 50 cents per 
dozen; $ 2.50 per loo. A . c MAXWELL, Chanute, Kan. 
Joshua Bright, “but I looked about the 
next night, and I noticed the stars was 
thinned aout considerable..”— Puck. 
In writing to advertisers, please alwayB mention 
The Rural New-Yokkeb. 
CANADA 
HARDWOOD 
UNLEACHED 
ASHES 
“ I am personally acquainted with A. C. Maxwell, and know him to be reliable.”—J ohn A. Cross, Vice- 
President for Southern District Kansas State Horticultural Society. 
BARDEN CABINET CREAMERY, 
DIAMOND BALANCE CHURN, 
make dairying a pleasure. BUTTER WORKERS, RAILROAD AND 
CHEESE MILK CANS, and general DAIRY SUPPLIES. 
Send for Illustrated Catalogue. 
Barden Automatic Cream Separator Co., 
Agents Wanted. HIDDLE GRANVILLE, N. Y. 
CANADA UNLEASHED HARDWOOD 
ASHES. 
Acknowledged to be the best and cheapest Fertili¬ 
zers for Grass, Grain and Fruits. 
THK FOREST CITY WOOD-ASH CO., Of London, 
Can., have removed their selling office to 102 State 
Street, Boston, Mass. Address as above for 
prlceB, sample and free pamphlet. 
HEADQUARTERS FOR 
DUMPING HORSECARTS 
GREAT P OPULA R prices 
uW-l VARIETY WIDEa " d narrow 
TWO and FOUR WHEELS. 
steel axles. HOBSON & C0-»Tatamy, P«. 
Screened and ready for Immediate shipment In 
carload lots, direct from our storehouses In Canada. 
Smaller quantities, in bags, from our storehouse in 
New York. We guarantee all ashes shipped by us 
to be absolutely pure unleached, and give all pur¬ 
chasers ample time to satisfy themselves as to qua 
lity of the ashes before paying for them. Send foi 
our prices, circulars and other information before 
ordering ALLISON. STROUP & CO., 
Mention this paper. 1G6 Fulton 8treet, New York 
: a CM F ” Pulverizing Harrow, Clod Crusher Leveler 
numu ii _ »c-—-- 
^S now made, is a general purpose Harrow that 
does the whole business from start to finish, 
viz., it cuts, lifts, turns, crushes, pulverizes, levels 
and smooths, all in one operation. Is made en¬ 
tirely of cast steel and wrought iron —practically 
indestructible — and, withal, is the cheapest riding 
harrow on earth. Price of new style about 40 
per cent, less than old style ; in fact, it sells for 
about the same as an ordinary drag. 
OT7'M' r p A AT r pr>T A T To responsible farmers, to be returned 
OL.l'l I U it 1 ivi AL at my expense if not satisfactoiy. 
AGENTS 
WANTED, 
r n I I ■ I I NOT BIG MONEY, 
I II U I V | BUT SURE MONEY. 
Will you TRADE a little time and trouble FOB 
CASH? Clean and honorable work for winter months 
Even the busy man has time for It. This means 
DOLLARS. Don't throw It aside. Write a card 
for particulars to AXTELL, RUSH A CO.. 
Pittsburgh, Pa. 
PAPER. 
YOU WILL BE SURPRISED 
to see the amount of dress or cloak trimmings you 
can get for 25c.: enough for anv dress. Wholesale 
house disposing of samples. Send color and name 
of article, and we will guarantee satisfaction. 
L. LOWENSTKIN, 1738 Madison Ave., N. Y. City. 
Farquhar's Standard Engines, Saw Mills, Shingle 
Mills, Grist Mills and Standard Implements Gener¬ 
ally, Send for Catalogue. Portable and Stationary Engines and 
Boilers a specialty. Warranted equal or superior to any made. 
\ \ \ All sizes and weights 
i ) [ for one and two 
”E-r7 i Garden and Lawn Rollers, 
Stump and Rock Extractors, 
Root and Brush Pullers, etc. 
MadebyAMES PLOW COMPANY, 
BOSTON and NEW YORK. 
Send for circulars and catalogue. 
Address A. B. FARQUHAR CO., York, Pa 
Tanner and Maker of Galloway Coats, Robes, Rugs, 
Gloves and Mittens, etc. Also mak«s all kinds of Fur 
Coats, from $15 to $325. Ladles’ fine Coats and Capes 
from Galloway and Angus Fur. 
OUR HAY CARRIERS 
or Churn, wholesale price o/'Vre the best suited for all kinds of buildings. Dse 
Best. Ulustr’d Cat’lg free. <N’V"any Fork or Slings, Sell direct. 
Send now. G. H. Poundo o, FOWLER & FARRINGTON. 
No. 16, It. Atkinson, W Taughannock Falls, N. Y 
CIDER 
ITAPP NEW CHOICE 
llllrX VARIETIES. 
' ® WfcW Send for Price List, free. 
V. 8TONEROD, Lewlstown, Pa. 
A THOUSAND MILE START 
MACHINERY. 
Power Sorew ; nn 1- C C I 
Hydraulio, or lIVLOeH 
Knuckle Joint) 
Graters, Elevators, Etc. ft, 
Boomer & Boschert Press Co. 3 
118 W. Wfttir St., Syracuse, IT. 7. 
Our wholesale agents In seven 8tates are pledged 
to use this amount during 1893. These men have had 
years of experience with the business, and, with a fair 
season, will far exceed the amount. You could not 
Induce them all together to buy a hundred miles of 
any other kind of fence at any price. 
Page Woven Wire Fence Co., 
ADRIAN, MICH. 
AND HOW 1IE GROWS THEM, 
Is the title of a book written by R. M. Kellogg, 
Proprietor of the Rusliire Fruit Farm. Ionia, 
Mien. This Is not only one of the largest planta¬ 
tions of small fruits In the great fruit belt of Central 
Michigan, but probably raises more fruit to t he 
acre than any p p p p other farm In the 
country.The book 1 1% t t explains In detail 
the basis of bis phenomenal success. Price, 25 
cents, but we have arranged to send a copy free to 
all our subscribers who will send their address, stat¬ 
ing they are readers of The Rural New-Yorker. 
R. M. KELLOGG, Ionia, Midi. 
aQA ipDCQ eight miles from Blackstone, on 
OOU MurlEOj N. and W. R. R. House, 7 rooms, 
store room, well In yard, two henhouses, stabling for 
six horses and ten cows: barn, 42 by 24. Every con¬ 
venience regardless of cost. Correspondence solicited 
WM. UETHORN, McFarland’s, Va. 
Man and Wife—no children—for general Farm and 
House Work, Scotch or English preferred. Good 
salary and good house for the right parties. 
E. R. CLEVELAND, Unionville, Lake Oo., O. 
OCA DAY (farmer preferred) in_ ,—--*»< 
W each township sellingGIAN l’ f | — t’ H 'T't ’ 
Wire Fence & Wire ->t retchers I f ! ,-E— -£ 
Fence costs 25 cents per rod. Wrlte»an^£3sSmS< 
for circular. T. J. ANDRE, Wauseon, 0 
W ANTED—Farm, 10 to 20 acres, within 30 miles 
of New York; buildings and land must be 
good; young orchards; all year brook. 
Address R., office The Rural New-Yorker. 
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Write for Catalogue. 
JOHN W. AKIN, 
Sciplo, N. Y. 
CONTENTS. 
Rural New-Yorker, January 28, 1893. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Getting Out of the Rut. 51 
An Excellent Fence. 51 
Cooperative Potato Planting.52, 53 
To Grind Cob Meal: Feeding Rations. 53 
Tobacco Stems as Fertilizers. 53 
Steam Evaporation of Maple Syrup. 53 
How to Get *’ Quality ” in Potatoes. 53 
Bordeaux Mixture Clogs. 54 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRV. 
The Bayazit Sheep In California. 52 
Cultivating a Taste for Straw. 52 
Wool as a By-Product. 54 
More Tufted Turkeys. 54 
Blasts from the Dorset Horns. 57 
The Vermont Dairymen’s Association. 57 
Live Stock Matters. . 63 
Cob Meal for Horses. 63 
Something About Roup. 63 
Cow Questions. . 63 
Effects of Feeding Bone Meal . 63 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Farming Under Glass.49, 50 
The Canada Baldwin. 51 
Fruit Notes from Maine.51, 52 
Money and Beauty in Gardening. 57 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
Working to Live—II. 58 
Helpful Novelties for the Home. 58 
A Select New York Gathering. 58 
Gasoline Sad-Iron. 59 
A Reviewer’s Opinion. 59 
A Wadded Slumber Jacket. 59 
Appreciation. 59 
Sweet and Sour Yeast. 59 
English Pork Pie. 59 
In Small Installments. 59 
The Best Gargle. 59 
General Excellence Among Writers. 59 
Mrs. Gladetor e, Et A1. 59 
An English Hunting Pudding. 59 
A Neat Underskirt. 59 
Saving Our Strength. 59 
Mothers Teaching Deceit. 59 
A Wee One’s Misapprehension. 59 
Good Housekeeping Resolves. 59 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Interviewing Under Difficulties.50 51 
Trusts and the Farmers. 53 
Those Game Laws. 54 
Rurallsms... 55 
Editorial. 56 
Brevities. 56 
Game and Poultry Laws. 57 
Publisher’s Desk. 60 
Crop and Market Notes. 60 
Agricultural News.60 61 
Markets . 61 
Jaret Thorn’s Temper. 62 
Shear Nonsense 
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