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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Feb. 25 
MORE ABOUT PREMIUMS. 
Some Points Further Explained. 
Certain friends raising clubs for The 
Rural New-Yorker and American Gar¬ 
dening ask various questions that we 
try to answer below : 
1 . The offers of “special” premiums 
(issue of December 17) apply to all clubs 
of new yearly subscriptions, excepting 
only as in 4, below. 
2 . The $2,000 cash to be divided May 
1 is for aH club raisers sending five or 
more new yearly subscriptions, except¬ 
ing only as in 4. 
3. The “general” premiums described 
in The R. N.-Y. of December 17 and sub¬ 
sequent issues, may also be taken by club 
raisers and count in the clubs for “ special ” 
irremiums and the $2,000 cash division, ex¬ 
cepting only as in 4. 
4. The exceptions above indicated are 
only in those cases where the club raiser 
chooses a “ general” premium as a com¬ 
plete compensation for his effort in get¬ 
ting up a club. For example, if he chooses 
The R. N.-Y. jack-knife as a free pre¬ 
mium for a club of four new subscrip¬ 
tions, those particular four cannot be 
counted in for a “special” premium or for 
the cash division. But that will not pre¬ 
vent the club raiser from winning a 
“ special ” and a share of the $2,000 cash 
with another club of new subscriptions. 
* * * 
The clubs of new subscribers continue 
to come in gratifying numbers, and the 
club raisers are earning most valuable 
compensation in the “special” prizes, 
besides their share of the $2,000 cash to 
be divided pro rata among all those who 
shall have sent in five or more new sub¬ 
scriptions by May 1. There are only two 
more months to May 1, and as out-door 
farm work will soon begin in many sec¬ 
tions, there is no time to wait or delay 
action if you propose to share in these 
large rewards for a little labor. With 
The R. N.-Y. and American Gardening 
there is scarcely a house in village, town 
or open country that should not subscribe 
for one or the other, and many want 
both. Action is now the word. Action ! 
Action ! ACTION ! 
ABOUT THE NARCISSUS BULB GIFTS. 
Many more calls for these bulbs have 
come in than our supply could meet. 
For the rest, we can and will, if desired, 
send instead of the two narcissus, a half 
dozen tuberose bulbs. If any subscriber 
who has sent the six cents for mailing 
the narcissus desires the tuberose bulbs, 
will he or she please drop us a postal card 
to that effect. To any applicants not re¬ 
questing the substitution within ten 
days, we will then return the stamps re¬ 
ceived. 
We have secured an ample supply of 
the tuberose bulbs and will send six of 
them prepaid to any yearly subscriber 
who sends eight cents for the cost of 
mailing. _ 
A New “Special” Premium. 
The “ Perfection Broadcast Seed 
Sower,” is a new machine, patented only 
last November, for the broadcast sowing 
of any small seeds. It 
is adjustable to sow 
any desired quantity. 
It is simple, strong, 
and weighs only 3% 
pounds. It sows wheat 
80 feet, at one round, 
oats 45 feet, grass 40 
to 60 feet. Price $4, express not prepaid. 
The patentee, Robert Strong, Harris¬ 
burg, Pa., offers us five of these ma¬ 
chines, to be presented as “ specials ” to 
club raisers sending 10 new subscriptions. 
CROP AND MARKET NOTES. 
Clover seed Is higher. 
Carawav seed sells for 5 to 5^ cents per pound, 
wholesale. 
Timothy seed has dropped 25 cents per bushel since 
our last report. 
The pork clique In Chicago Is threatened with a 
rival In Philadelphia. 
Potatoes are lower because of the large arrivals of 
Scotch and other foreign sorts. 
A Kingston, N. Y., horse doctor took some of his 
own medlclDe by mistake with fatal results. 
Stocks ^f beans are light, prices are firmly sus¬ 
tained, and the feeling Is firm on all varieties. 
A New Jersey man died from blood poisoning, re¬ 
sulting from tbe scratch of a chicken, received while 
wringing Its neck. 
A contract for furnishing 700,000 pounds of roasted 
coffee to the Columbian Exposition has been awarded 
to Montreal parties. 
Fowls, chickens and turkeys both alive and dressed, 
are considerably higher. Light receipts and a good 
demand are the causes. 
Best grades of evaporated and sun-dried apples 
are lower. Other dried fruits are unchanged with 
one exception, skins and cores are higher. 
Cheese shows little change but there Is less export 
demand because tbe grades wanted are not to be 
had in any quantity. The volume of trade Is not 
large. 
Florida and other Southern fruits and vegetables 
are backward In coming forward this season, on 
account of the extremely cold weather there this 
season. 
Reports from eastern Illinois are to the effect that 
recent sleet storms have so Injured the wheat that 
there will hardly be half a crop. Some put the dam¬ 
age at a still higher proportion. 
The butter market Is dull. Supplies are not large, 
but at this time of the year buyers take Just enough 
t 'carry them along from day to day In anticipation 
of a decline, so the demand Is very limited. Quality 
must be line to bring outside quotations. 
Principal Smith, of the Ontario Veterinary College, 
has received a portion of the lungs of the cow 
Imported from Canada and slaughtered In England 
that was supposed to have been affected with pleuro¬ 
pneumonia. An analysis has shown the supposition 
to be utterly unfounded. 
Governor Flower of New York has notified the 
Legislature that the Superintendent of one of the 
State hospitals has bought two tons of oleomargarine 
for the use of Inmates, although the State Is spend¬ 
ing thousands of dollars every year for the suppres¬ 
sion of traffic In “oleo.” He urges a law forbidding 
the use of bogus butter In State Institutions. 
There Isa shortage In hops. According to estimates 
recently made, by what appear to be reliable autho¬ 
rities, the shortage In the world’s supply Is 3,500,000 
pounds, which must be made up by the consumption 
of old stock If there be enough on hand for the pur¬ 
pose. There Is an estimated shortage of 6,000.000 
pounds In the English supply, and England has yet to 
secure enough hops to meet this demand before the 
end of the season. 
It Is a subject of comment that while every effort 
has been made to keep tbe price of Am erican hops 
much below 25 cents per pound, foreign hops have 
been Imported at a cost of 39 cents In addition to the 
duty, thus showing that American brewers are will¬ 
ing to pay fully 65 cents for foreign hops while they 
begrudge 25 cents for American hops, which are In¬ 
finitely superior, the Imported article being mostly 
of cheap Russian growth repacked In Germany and 
labeled as choice Bavarian hops. The question Is: 
“ Does Protection protect ?" 
Canadian tolls for 1893 for the passage of wheat 
maize, peas, barley, rye, oats, flax seed and buck¬ 
wheat eastward through the Welland Canal will be 
10 cents per ton, and for passage eastward through 
the St. Lawrence canals only 10 cents per ton. The 
payment of toll through the Welland Canal will 
entitle these products to free passage through the 
St. Lawrence canals. Last year all grain which was 
not carried through to Montreal had to pay 20 cents 
per ton. In future Amertcan grain unloaded at 
Ogdensburg will pay only 10 cents per ton, Instead of 
15 cents, and all grain going through to Montreal will 
pay the same rate. 
Three-quarters of a Million of Roses is what 
the Storrs & Harrison Co., Palnesvllle. Ohio, claim to 
have had growing In their establishment the past 
season. A partial view of one of ihelr magnificent 
fields of roses appears on page 100 of their beautiful 
spring catalogue, which Is sent free to applicants. 
If you want anything In the way of roses or other 
plants, seeds, fruit trees, grape vines, small fruits, 
ornamental trees or shrubs, you should send for It at 
once as spring will soon be here. Theirs Is one of 
the oldest and most reliable nurseries In America. 
They fill orders upon honor and guarantee satisfac¬ 
tion. Everything of mall size sent postpaid to every 
State and Territory In the Union, and to many for¬ 
eign countries, and their safe arrival guaranteed. 
Larger trees, etc., by freight or express — Adv. 
A “Slight Cold,” Cough, 
Hoarseness, or Sore Throat, if 
You have noticed 
faded. 
economizes 
that some houses always 
seem to need repainting; 
they look dingy, rusted, 
Others always look bright, clean, fresh. The owner of the first 
with “cheap” mixed paints, etc.; the second paints with 
Strictly Pure White Lead. 
The first spends three times as much for paint in five years, and his build¬ 
ings never look as well. 
Almost everybody knows that good paint can only be had by using 
strictly pure White Lead. The difficulty is lack of care in selecting it. The 
following brands are strictly pure White Lead, “Old Dutch” process; they 
are standard and well known—established by the test of years : 
‘ANCHOR” (Cincinnati) 
‘ARMSTRONG & McKELVY ” (Pittsb’gh) 
‘ ATLANTIC ” (New York) 
‘ BEYMER-BAUMAN ” (Pittsburgh) 
‘ BRADLEY ” (New York) 
‘ BROOKLYN ” (New York) 
‘ COLLIER ” (St. Louis) 
‘CORNELL” (Buffalo) 
‘ DAVIS-CHAMBERS ” (Pittsburgh) 
‘ECKSTEIN” (Cincinnati) 
‘ JEWETT ” (New York) 
‘ KENTUCKY ” (Louisville) 
* FAHNESTOCK ” (Piusburgh) 
‘ LEWIS ” (Philadelphia) 
‘ MORLEY ” (Cleveland) 
‘RED SEAL” (St. Louis) 
‘ SALEM ” (Salem, Mass.) 
‘ SHIPMAN ” (Chicago) 
‘ SOUTHERN ” (St. Louis and Chicago) 
‘ ULSTER ” (New York) 
‘ UNION ” (New York) 
For any color (other than white) tint the Strictly Pure White Lead with 
National Lead Company’s Pure White Lead Tinting Colors, and you will 
have the best paint that it is possible to put on a building. 
For sale by the most reliable dealers in paints everywhere. 
If you are going to paint, it will pay you to send to us for a book containing iniorma- 
tion that may save you many a dollar; it will only cost you a postal card to do so. 
NATIONAL LEAD CO., 
i Broadway, New York. 
Many Old CADUC that farms and gardens Won’t Produce a Profit. 
tlfnvn n..4 ■ £A in The rlch - loani y Boil of Michigan Farna produces a fine crop 
norn-uui ■ without this expense. Tbe near markets, general healthfulness 
of climate and freedom from cyclones, blizzards, together with good society, churches, etc., make Michi¬ 
gan Farms tlse best in the world. Write to me and I will tell you how to get the best farms on lone 
tyttiut* of 4 *in***t*» t>. VI ** A K V F .*4 L«n<l Ot>ni«ilt«lnn»r I. n «I n y \1 i«-h 
HARD-WOOD 
If you were going to buy a team or any other valu¬ 
able beasts by correspondence on tbe recommenda¬ 
tion of tbe seller, about the flist thing you would do 
Is to find out what reputation tbe seller has. 
JUST SO 
My record of 20 years and over dealing In Hard- 
Wood Ashes with tbe farmers of the United States 
should convince you that I am no “Curb-stODe” 
dealer. If you Intend to purchase any fertilizer for 
sprlDg use, 
WHY NOT 
write me for prices and pamphlet of my Unleached 
Hard-Wood Ashes delivered at your railway sta¬ 
tion? Address 
CHAS. STEVENS, 
Drawer O,, Napanee, Ont., Canada. 
NOVELTIES 
IN 
CLEMATIS (including C. paniculata), 
ROSES, POPPIES, PYRETHRTJMS, 
JAPANESE and GERMAN IRISES, 
PEONIES, POPPIES. Four cata¬ 
logues, 228 pages, fully describing the 
most unique collection in America. The 
set for 5 two-cent stamps. 
THE READING NURSERY, 
Jacob W. Manning, Prop, 
Established 1854. READING, MASS. 
h I II A V Seeds. Some Packets contain 15. some 
Ul R \ I 25. some 50 seeds. Woodbury puts in 
I 011.1 I 100. (French) Elite mixed (German.) 
I Hilt# I j) es t mixed Bordered. Little Red Rtding 
Hood, Striped. Velvety. Yellow, White. Catalogue 
Free. Packets each 25 cents; three, 50 cents. “The 
Collection.” $1. 
“Your pansy seeds are fine.”—E. 8. Carman. 
DAVID B. WOODBURY, Originator, Paris, Maine. 
NEW PRICE LIST 
of Trees, Vines, Small Fruit plants, Flowering 
Shrubs, Border Plants, etc., for spring mailed to any 
address. EDWIN ALLS v & SON. 
New Brunswick (Nurseries), N. J. 
Kansas Home Nursery 
Say—The Kansas Is the largest and best Blackcap. 
Made tbe best record, approved by high authorities 
over a large area of country and climate. Send for 
Price Catalogue 
A. H. GRIBSA, BoxJ, Lawrence, Kan. 
nuinil CETCn Southport Globe seed only, 
uniun OkkUa HAND WHEEL HOES and 
SEED DRILLS. Meeker’s Smoothing Harrow 
Send for Catalogue. C. O. Jelllff & Co., Southport, Ct. 
UiTiUr rwrnnnrry plants.—B alsam Fir, 
nfl III L LTCnUllLLn Hemlock, Arbor-Vita;, 
White Pine and White Spruce, 6 to 12 inches, at $3 
for 1,000,$10 for 5,000. $17.50 for 10,000. Packing free. 
JAMES A. ROOT, Skaneateles, N. Y. 
FOR REALLY GOOD 
A DAY. Agent samples free. Horse 
owners buy 3 to 9. 20 fast selling special¬ 
ties. E. K. Brewster, Box 612, Holly, Mich 
Before Buying a 
Fence 
Machine, 
r “— send for free Catalogue 
to THE RICHMOND CHECK ROWER CO., 
Richmond, Ind. 
WILL BUY OUR NEW BERRY 
24c ■ CRATE, complete, with boxes for 
T. C. Avis Basket Company, Oxford, N. Y. 
24c. 
u| l||TCn~-Fruit-growers to write for my 1893 list 
TV All I CU of Berry Plants, Strawberries, $1.75 
per M. and up. 
M. and up. 
Raspberries and Blackberries, $4 per 
C. E. Whitten, Bridgman, Mich. 
pdadit uiure F ° r 1 wiii mai1 - postpaid. 
UflfllL llnLu. treatise on “Grape Culture,” 
(price, 25c.) and 9 first-class vines, 3 each Niagara, 
Brighton and Worden, best white, red and black 
varieties, and 10 Gladiolus Bulbs, beautiful mixed 
colors. Safe arrival in good condition guaranteed. 
Prtce List FREE to all. 
,J. H. TRYO.n, Willoughby, Ohio. 
Profits in Fruit Crowing 
Will be made by all planting orchards of Japan 
Plums and Uardy Peaches. HENRY LUTT8, Youngs¬ 
town, N. V., grows Pear, Plum, Peach and Quince 
Trees of tbe best quality. Descriptive Circulars and 
Price-List to all. Mention The R. N.-Y. 
n /\ i“ a T #\ C D Several choice, early and 
late varieties, including 
tbe R N.-Y. No. 2, American Wonder and E. Market. 
For Fine Stock and satisfactory prices c C C 
write to M. F. Webster, Victor, N. Y. 9C.b U 
PAUUiilP MACHINERY and SUPPLIES. 
UAIMINU D. G. Trench Co., Chicago, Ill., and 
Farnham, N. T. Mention this paper. 
CAD CA| C —Kemp Manure Spreader, Aspln- 
rUil dALka wall Potato Planter with Corn and 
Fertilizer attachments, aud Rankin Monarch Incu¬ 
bator, 300-egg capacity. All equal to new; will be 
sold cheap. Address 
FARMER, care RURAL New-Yorker. 
OUR HAY CARRIERS 
are the beBt suited for all kinds of buildings. Use 
any Fork or Slings, Sell direct. 
FOWLER & FARRINGTON. 
Tanghannock Falls, N. Y 
I Want to Sell My Farm 
Because of Ill Health. It is a 
good one for Dairy, Fruit, 
Truck, Poultry, or any special¬ 
ty. First-class markets Just 
the place for a live man ; 25 
miles from Boston; near five 
manufacturing towns. Price 
low ; terms easy. 
Address Y. Y. Z., care Rural New-Yorker. 
neglected, frequently results in 
an incurable Lung Disease, 
or chronic Throat Trouble. 
Brown’s Bronchial Troches 
give prompt and effective relief. 
EDWIN A. BROWN, 
178 Reade St, New York. Southern Fruits and 
Vegetables. Account Sales Rendered Dally. 
Reference, Irving National Bank. 
VEGETABLE P ANTS, 
write to M. GARRAHAN, Kingston, Pa. 
Spot cash for marketable lots of produce. 
WE SEND FREE 
with this beautiful Organ an Instruction 
Book aud a handsome, upholstered (Stool 1 
The organ has 11 stops, 6 octaves, and is 
made of Solid Walnut. Warranted by us for 
16 years. We only charge $45 fortius beau¬ 
tiful instrument. Send to-dav for FREE illus¬ 
trated catalogue. OXFORD MEG. CO Chleago. 
priTTV Pianos, Organs, S38 up. Want agt# 
BLaI 11 Oat’igfreei Pan’iy.BaittTiWfsb’ton^ 
OPIUM 
to 2(1 days. No pay till cured. 
DR. J.STEPHENS, Lebanon,Ohio. 
ENGINES 
If you want to buy a strictly first- 
class outfit at low figures, address 
The W.C.LEFFEL CO. 
GreenmouatAY.8PKIN(iFIXLD,0. 
SEND 
for our list of 19 Cata¬ 
logs of Music and 
Musical Instrument*. 
W, Story. 26 Central St-Boetoa, Baa» 
