T TI F RTTR AT NR W-V O R V R R 
Feb. 18 
ALWAYS READY,NO BOILER NO FIRE.NO ENGINEER,NO 
LICENSE NO DANGER,STATIONARY,MARINE AND 
PORTABLE ENGINES FOR BOATS,PUMPS,FACTORIES ETC. 
SMALL SIZES A SPECIALTY. 
SAFETY VAPOR ENGINE Go. 
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16 MURRAYST.NEW YORK 
SEND FOR PAMPHLETS—NO CHARGE 
FERTILIZER FARMING 
THE MAPES MANURES. 
Old King Cole Is a merry old sou), 
And why, pray, shouldn't he be ? 
When of all our coal he has control 
And charges furiously. 
—New York Herald. 
How shy she looks, how fair, how young; 
But a slyer maiden is seldom found, 
For she keeps a sprig of mistletoe hung 
From her parlor celling the whole year round. 
—New York Press. 
OUT FOR THE STUFF. 
] want to be a robin. 
And It would just suit me, 
While all the birds are singing there, 
To perch upon a tree. 
But If 1 cannot be the bird 
With breast of red, why then 
""tli eggs at 40c a doz. 
gladly be a ben. 
—Minneapolis Journal. 
THE OCEAN. 
Little drops of water, 
Little grains of sand, 
Made the mighty ocean, 
8 o we understand. 
Yet there’s something lacking; 
Is It quite a sin 
If we ask the question: 
“ Where does the salt come In ? ” 
—Detroit Free Press. 
Daughter: “Our iceman is dead, 
papa.” Father: “ What an awful change 
it will be for him.”— Boston Herald. 
George: “ I wonder why Ethel calls 
me her chrysanthemum ? ” Binks: “ She 
may have discovered the fact that you 
haven’t a cent.”— Brooklyn Life. 
A recent advertisement in an English 
country paper reads thus : “ For sale.— 
A bull terrier dog, two years old. Will 
eat anything; very fond of children. 
Apply at this office.”— Boston Saturday 
Evening Gazette. 
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 Crops. 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 The 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., 
WORKS AT NEWARK, NEW JER 8 KY. 
New York 
CANADA UN LKA(J HKI) HARDWOOD 
UNEQUALLED 
Is the verdict of all Creamery men who have used the 
U. S. SEPARATOR, 
Acknowledged to be the best and cheapest Fertili¬ 
zers for Grass, Grain and Fruits. 
THE FOREST CITY WOOD-ASH CO., Of London, 
Can., haye removed their Belling office to 109 State 
Street, Boston, Mass. Address as above for 
prices, Bample and free pamphlet. 
and compared It with other machines. 
vFTT^l Tlie Bowl lias only Two parts. 11 is tlic Closest 
MM}® Skimmer. It lias the Largest Capacity. It is 
III II 'wl Easiest Cleaned. 
IB! |j|« y#l' My No.l U. S. Separator has done | j ,600 its. In 5hours. 
/mUI/ w, wEb IT Left only a trace of fat hy Babcock test. 
■'2 K. J. SAnford, HQpkinton, St Lawrence Co., N. Y. 
/M , Our 4 Nio.l U. S. Separators have run through 105,000 its. 
gljjj * in a single day, and Jolt less than one-tenth of one per cent of 
fat. Farmers Ckeamkky Co., G24 Race St, Philadelphia, Fa. 
,fe====:=: * = ^^ Our No. 1 U. S. Separator runs 5,000 its. In two hours 
and does perfect skimming. Coquilee Creamery Co., Cofjuille. Coos co., Oregon. 
These Separators are made in Two factory and Three <!::..• y siaes. 
Send for full illustrated pamphlet, full of testimonials of same tenor as above. 
In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
Thu Rural New-Yorker. 
ECLIPSE CORN PLANTER 
BUY “DIRECT FROM FACTORY,” BEST 
MIXED PAINTS 
onijr Plante i 
that will distribute all fertilizers, WET OR DRY 
with a certainty, In different amounts, each side of 
seed. Send for circulars. 
ECLIPSE CORN PLANTER CO., 
Enfield, Grafton Co., - New Hampshire. 
At WHOLESALE PRICES,Delivered FREE, 
For Houses, Barns, Roofs, all colors, & SA V K Middlemen s 
nrotlts. In use 51 years. Endorsed by Grange & farmers 
Alliance. Low prices wil surprise you Write for samples. 
O. W. INGERSOLL, 246 Plymouth St., Brooklyn, N.Y. 
CANADA 
HARDWOOD 
UNLEACHED 
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 unleaclied, and give all pur¬ 
chasers ample time to satisfy themselves as to qua 
Uty of the ashes before paying for them. Send foi 
our prices, circulars and other information before 
ordering ALLISON. STROUP & CO., 
Mention this paper. 166 Fulton Street, New York 
CONTENTS. 
Rural New-Yorker, February 18, 1893. 
Farquhar’g Standard Engines, Saw Mills, Shingle 
Mills, Grist Mills and Standard Implements Gener¬ 
ally, Send for Catalogue. Portable and Stationary Engines and 
Boilers a specialty. W arranted equal or superior to any made. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Our Money-Lending Ex-Farmer Again. 
Spent Hops; a Big Corn Yield . 
Cotton-Seed Meal for Potatoes. 
Oats and Peas; Kainit for Stable Mannre... 
Bone Meal on the Farm. 
Hen Manure and Ashes for Potatoes. 
Sprouting Potatoes In Sand. 
Early Corn. 
Maple Evaporating by Steam. 
“ Rose of Erin” Defended. 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Some Lewis Co., N. Y., Dairymen. 
Establishing a Milk Factory. 
Soiling and Ensilage. 
Converting Skim-mllk into Fat Lamb. 
Some Butter Rations. 
Gluten Meal and Ootion-seed Dust. 
Tne Ripening of Cream. 
Picking Out the Best Layers. 
Live Stock Matters. 
Ailing Animals. 
Effect of Feeding upon Milk.. 
Florida Two-Cent Pork. 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Waterproofing Cotton Cloth. 
Wood Ashes; Green Manure for Vineyards, 
Bone and Potash for Apple Trees. 
Grafts on Keiffer Stock. 
Hardy Oranges from Seed.. 
Horticultural Books. 
Japanese Plums. 
Fertilizers for Melons. 
Slim Chance for Berries.. 
Crescent Strawberry O. K. 
About the Ruby Currant.. 
Strawberry Plants and Gladiolus Bulbs. 
Western New York Horticultural Society.. 
Help for That Persimmon Tree. 
Long Island Fruit Notes. 
WOMAN AND HOME. 
A Family Confab. 
Small Savings In Bread. 
Wholesale Jelly Making. 
Easy Starching. 
For Exact Fitting. 
Spiced Hams for Breakfast. 
Spiced Beef.. 
For the Hair. 
A Formal Breakfast. 
To Mend Oilcloth. 
The Windows in Winter. 
Open Eyes Supply an Omission. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Student Life at an Agricultural College.... 
Good Roads for Minnesota. 
Poor Roads That Help Agriculture. 
Inoculation Studies.•. 
Cold Storage for Silks. 
An Election Bet. 
Outside or Inside. 
Averting a Mule Strike. 
Editorial. 
Brevities. 
Business Bits... 
Publisher's Desk... 
Wo Want to know. 
Crop and Market Notes. 
Markets .. 
Janet Thorn’s Temper. 
Miss Canada Talks Back. 
Fire! Fire! 1. 
Free Coinage an Injury. 
Shear Nonsense. . 
/ v . f Queen 
/ CSe J / of all 
/ f flowers. 
/ The D. & C. 
/ f Rose is queen of 
f all roses. The D. 
/f & C. Roses include 
f all varieties of worth ; 
they are grown on their 
f own roots, reared and cared 
f for as carefully as a child. 
^When the budding age is reach¬ 
ed they are consigned to the care of the 
flower lover. We send them every¬ 
where safely by mail, postpaid.* Dis¬ 
tance is a matter of no import. Our new 
“GUIDE TO ROSE CULTURE” 
will aid in selecting Roses and other 
flowers of the best varieties, by giving 
you descriptions, prices and pictures. 
It also gives you complete instructions 
for their culture and care. We will send 
SfiFree, together with a copy of our mag¬ 
azine, “SUCCESS WITH FLOWERS,” 
to all flower lovers making early 
application. Address 
The Dingee & Conard Co., 
*^S232«..West Grove, P? 
Address A. B. FARQUHAR CO., York, Pa 
simple, sure, absolutely TUVMft 
NON - POISONOUS cure. I 11 I IIIU “ UltCOUL 
(“the Cold-Water Dip.”) Mixes Instantly with cold water. 
Used and recommended by leading breeders and veteri¬ 
narians. Sample, by mail, 50 cents. For sale by all 
reliable dealers. LAWFORD BROTHERS, Baltimore, Md.. 
Sole Agents for the United States. 
ELLIOT’S PARCHMENT BUTTER PAPER. H SkU 
To dairymen or others who will use It, we will send half a ream, 8x11, free, If they will ■ ■ m HBi Bi 
forward SO cents to pay postage. Why not try the Best Butter Wrapper ? bbbbhbbi 
A. G. ELLIOT & CO., Paper Manufacturers, Philadelphia, Pa, 
y '' , -iiu—x The Seventh Year’s 
\ Trial of this wonderful 
P -V r - ~~~ Kra l >e nl0re than 6 U 6 - 
-LjU said of It In the past. 
I 'ffifW i, IsS The most desirable 
j \ \ W hrrL:-' j hardy outdoor early 
\x grape known. Send for 
\ f free circular giving full 
X- trademark— information. Address 
STEPHEN HOYT’S SONS, New Canaan, Conn. 
100 
Prizes at four leading 
American Fairs- 
Write for Catalogue. 
JOHN W. AKIN 
Scfpio, N. Y. 
BERRY < 
CUATESand 
BASKETS. 
Indorsed by all hjjj 
leading berry 
growers as The I^J 
OUR HAY CARRIERS 
are the best suited for all kinds of buildings. Dee 
any Fork or Slings, Sell direct. 
FOWLER & FARRINGTON. 
Taughannock Falls, N. Y 
BlnS X ukst. Also cut Lnj 
W I 1 I 1 Packages Or»pe,-=M-L-'■“P 
1 -ach ami other baskets. Prices low. Ulus. Catalogue Free. 
DISBROW MFC.CO..ROCHKSTER.N.Y. 
Leading: varieties; bred for years for purity, 
vigor, productiveness and shapeliness— for all good 
qualities. Entire freedom from scab and rot. Guaran¬ 
teed. As fine seed as can be obtained. Early 
Hose a specialty. W. S. TEATOR, 
Meadow Brook Farm, Upper Red Hook, N. Y. 
“I AM THE ONLY MAN” 
that sells Seed Potatoes. Oats and Fresh Garden 
Seeds direct to consumers at wiiolksat.e. Best 
Stock. Best Prices. Catalogue free. EDWARD 
F. DIBBLE, Seed-grower, Honeoye Falls, N. Y. 
