THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
March 18 
R 
- i c 
Clergyman (examining a Sunday 
school class): “ Now, can any of you tell 
me what are sins of omission ? ” Small 
Scholar : “ Please, sir, they’re sins you 
ought to have committed and haven’t.”— 
Tit-Bits. 
Uncle John: “What, still studying, 
Nellie ? They gave you hard lessons to 
learn, I fear.” Nellie : “Yes, Uncle 
John, they are hard to learn, but then, 
you know, they are awfully easy to for¬ 
get .”—Boston Transcript, 
Lady (engaging cook): “Do you under¬ 
stand French cookery?” Irishwoman: 
“ Oh, yis, mum. Oi understand all about 
furrin cookery. Oi can cook French 
beans an’ Spanish onions, an’ Jerusalem 
artichokes. ’ ’— Plck-Me- Up. 
Briggs: “How are you getting on as 
a traveling man ?” Drummer : “ Splen¬ 
didly.” Briggs : “Boys all like you?” 
Drummer: “ Like me ! I should say so. 
Why, old man, my expenses this trip 
were just double what they were last.”— 
Life. 
“ Why can a man never starve in the 
Great Desert of Sahara ? ” “ Isn’t it be¬ 
cause he can eat the sand which is there?” 
“But what brought the sand which is 
there?” “Noah sent Ham and his de¬ 
scendants mustered and bred.”— Arch¬ 
bishop Whately. 
Justice : “ llow do you explain your 
being found inside Col. Ginger’s chicken- 
coop last night?” Leftover Jackson: 
“ De truit is, jedge, I made all ma ar¬ 
rangements ter git up ’arly in de mornin’, 
an’ I wanted ter sleep where I cud heah 
de roosters crow.”— Puck. 
IK writing: to advertiser* pleare always mention 
TSI RURAL. 
BUY “direct FROM FACTORY,” best 
MIXED PAINTS 
At WHOLESALE rKICES,Delivered FllEE, 
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 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 FARfllNG. (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., 143 Liberty St., New York. 
WORKS AT NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 
LIVINGSTON’S 
BUCKEYE STATE. 
The largest Smooth Tomato In the World. 
Rich colored fruit in Immense clusters, quality 
“Al," merits fully tested, eclipses all. Try it. 
Packet, 20c.; three for 50c.; seven for $1. 
A NEW BOOK. 
LIVINGSTON AND THE TOMATO. 
The Author's history of experiences in dis¬ 
covering new kinds with practical instructions 
to growers. 
See our beautiful Seed Annual. Free on anplication 
Livingston’s Sons, (Box 309),Columbus, 0. 
CANADA UNLEACHED HARDWOOD 
ASHES. 
Acknowledged to be the best and cheapest Fertili¬ 
zers for Grass, Grain and Fruits. 
THE FOREST CITY WOOD-ASH CO., of London, 
Can., have removed their selling office to 102 State 
Street, Bouton, Mass. Address as above for 
prices, sample and free pamphlet 
ffil * FI £ )ip[f| Before Buying send 
J' Mil) Fence 
/JJ„. I All. Machine, 
for a free Catalogue 
to THE RICHMOND CHECK ROWER CO., 
Richmond. Ind. 
ECLIPSE CORN PLANTER 
25 GOLD MEDALS. 
CANADA AOIIf*0 
HARDWOOD ft \ H ► \ 
UNLEACHED #4 O 11 fa W 
Screened and ready for immediate shipment in 
oarload lots, direct from our storehouses In Canada. 
MORE than all competitors combined ormboastof. 
No Cream Kaiser or Separator can Show 
'*-81 HBjjjJ a record of as thorough and complete 
t jpg* skimming. It Is the only apparatus In the World 
sjrfsTv ' that can show Laboratory Tests by the gravi¬ 
metric system, having absolutely no trace of fat left In the milk. 
It has many records hy gravimetric process, under one-tenth of one per 
<;ent. which shows It to be without a peer. 
' When run according to directions It Is absolutely unapproach¬ 
able In its work. MADE IN 4 STYLES audio SIZES. 
Don’t he influenced to purchase any other Cream Raiser or Separator, 
'until you have sent for Illustrated Circular and read it carefully. 
Dureeuou OHM 1 ouuj -: T"~ ’ „ I ‘ n.naJn 11T1T.1I VCH1 IIHYC SCUU 1U1 luuowww- - 
THE VERMONT FARM MACHINE CO., Bellows Falls, Vermont. 
trfbA absolutely pure unleached, and give all pur- MANUFACTURERS OF FULL LINES OF FACTORY AND DAIRY APPARAIUS. 
ohasers ample time to satisfy themselves as to qua __--- - 
Hty of the ashes before paying for them. Send tor ---- 
our prices, circulars and other: Information before REACH THE SUMMIT OF SUCCESS IN 
ordering ALLloUW, Dlauur a . 
juMttton this papw. ...Farming, Gardening and Fruit Culture 
By a proper and liberal 
use of the celebrated 
FERTILIZERS 
Made by the old-established MANUFACTURERS, 
THE CLEVELAND DRYER COMPANY, 
13, 14 and 15 Wick Block, 
CLEVELAND, OHIO. 
T nruest croDS of Wheat, Grass, Oats, Corn, Barley, Rye, Clover, Buckwheat Onions, Cabbage, Toma¬ 
toes ) Potatoes, Celery, Strawberries, Grapes, Apples. Peaches, and In fact ever ythlng that grows In or out of 
the ground are produced abundantly and profitably by their well-known and ALWAYS RELIABLE 
brands of Fertilizers. ___ 
THE NEW POTATO CULTURE. 
Second Revised Edition. By Elbert 
S. Carman, edition of The Rural New- 
Yorker ; originator of the Fore- 
/^R// most of Potatoes—Rural New- 
// Yorker No. 2. 
This hook g‘ ves the result of 
17 years’ experiment work on 
1 the Rural Grounds. How to In- 
The F1SII Bit SLICKER is - rented v»mcr- 
proof, and will ke.T^ »u dry in the ha-Uest storm. The 
new POMMEL SLICKER is a perlet t riding coat, and 
covers the entire saddle. Bewareof imitations. E >n't 
buv a coat if the “ Fish Brand” is not on it. Illustra¬ 
ted Catalogue free. A. J. TOWER, Boston, Mass. 
mpirf WASHER FREE 
III I I I 1 L If flUII LI! I [ILL WITH LITTLE WORK. 
PERFECT SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. $500 to any one who will g , jahsstohk.io , 
Invent a similar WASHING MACHINE that will operate easier or do -□ 
better work. The Price Is how. TV rite for circulars, price and terms to -w ^^[1 
M,.rS 1 XrTHE EMPIRE WASHER Cfl„ ^ 
ELLIOT’S PARCHMENT BUTTER PAPER. H hiA CDCE 
To dairvmen or others who wlU use It, we will send half a ream, 8x11, free, If they will i ■ "• ■■ ““ 1 
forward 30 cents to pay postage. Why not try the Best Butter Wrapper ? mbm i i ihii ru 
A. G. ELLIOT dr CO., Paper Manufacturers, Philadelphia, Pa. 
FRENCH COACHERS AND 
Perchsron Horses. 
loo 
Prizes at four leading 
American Fairs. 
Write for Catalogue. 
JOHN W. AKIN 
Sclpic* W. Y. 
""’"b'B.gs Com Planter and Fertilizer. 
LICE 
ss;sa.!i?siHlO-CRESOL 
Cold Water Dip,” recommended 
and used by the leading Breeders and Veterinarians all over the 
world; non-poisonous. Mixes instantly with cold water. Sample by 
t Mumcn Runs.. Baltimore. Md.. Sole Agents for U. S. 
KarwvB PI wonuiiiuii-puiaunuuj. -, > r rT 
maj^oc ForsMeby all reliable dealers. Lawford Bros., Baltimore, Md., Sole Agents for U. 
Perfect work whether Time saved. 
work 
Send for circulars and eatalogue. 
The GARRETT PICKET A 
WIRE FENCE MACHINE 
Weaves to the posts. Best in the 
world. Thousands in use. Guar¬ 
anteed. Freight paid. Agents 
are reporting big sales. Maehines, 
Wire, eU,, at wholesale dire4. *.» 
Farmers where I ha*a no 
Catalogue free. Address th« man¬ 
ufacturer, 8. H. GARRETT, 
MANSFIELD, OHIO. 
usixAMARVELOFPOWEMIHPllCITySiLOWCOST 
ALWAYS READY NO BOILER ,N0 FIRE,NO ENGINEER,NO 
LiCENSE NODANGER,STATIONARY,MARINE AND 
RTABLE ENGINES,FOR BOATS.PUMPS,FACTORIES ETC. 
SMALL SIZES A SPECIALTY. 
YSSSSSue •' 16 MURRAY ST.NEW YORK-1 
crease the Crop without Corresponding Cost 
of Production. Manures and Fertilizers. 
The Soil. Depth of Planting. Seed. Cul¬ 
ture. The Rural Trench System. Varie¬ 
ties, etc. It is respectfully submitted that 
these experiments at the Rural Grounds 
have, directly and indirectly, thrown more 
light upon the various problems involved in 
successful potato culture than any other 
experiments which have been carried on in 
America. Price, cloth, 75 cents; paper, 
40 cents; prepaid. 
THE RURAL PUBLISHING CO., 
Times Building, New York. 
