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September 16 
NATURE’S OWN FERTILIZER, 
CANADA M |J A 
UNLEACIIED Mj Kb 
HARDWOOD 9^ ■ ■ W %m 
The Forest City Wood Ash Co., of London, Canada, 
have perfect facilities for handling them in proper 
shape. Send for free Pamphlet and Guaranteed 
Analysis to 
THE FOREST CITY WOOD ASH CO.. 
9 Merchants' Row. Boston. Mass. 
$175 Buys 
} First=class 
Piano. 
He loved a young lady from Me., 
Who looked upon him with dlsde.: 
•* w hat you lor my beau ? 
I don’t think you kneau 
Enough to come out of the re ” 
—Chicago Record. 
The man who takes the cake thinks he 
is only receiving his dessert. — Boston 
Transcript. 
It is cruel to dock horses, but they 
never complain; the victim is no tail- 
bearer. —Buffalo Courier. 
Appropriately enough in many cases 
the husbands of grass widows are straw 
men. —Philadelphia Times. 
A trunk differs from a man in that it 
can be completely strapped without be¬ 
coming br ke. —Buffalo Courier. 
Hecker: “How brown you are, old 
man. Heen to the seaside?” Decker: 
“No; I put on my face some of that 
stuff I use for my russet shoes.”— Life. 
Mrs. Artlayer: “So her marriage 
turned out to be a happy one after all ? ” 
Mrs. Stayson: “Yes, indeed. She got 
all the alimony she asked for .”—Modem 
Society. 
Customer: “How is this? You have 
charged me twice the usual price for 
shaving.” Barber: “ My razor was dull, 
and it took me twice as long .”—New 
York Weekly. 
Very Much Alike.—“ Her religion is 
very much like her dress ; she can put it 
on or off, just as she pleases.” “Yes, 
and like her ball dress, at that; there 
isn’t very much of it.— Life. 
“ I notice that that Congressman talks 
a good deal about the farmer in his 
speeches.” “Yes.” “ Does he know much 
about agriculture ? ” “ Well, he has had 
hay fever .”—Washington Star. 
You can »«ve from $50 to $200 by buying your Piano or Organ direct from 
our factory. We do our own making and our own selling. We employ no agents, 
stock no stores, supply no dealers. Tl»e consumer reaps tile benefit of the 
agent’s eominission and the dealer’s profit. We do the largest direct business in the 
world, and can point to a satisfied purchaser in every county in tlieU.S. Every 
instrument accompanied by an ironclad guarantee for 10 years. Our catalogue of 
PIANOS AND ORGANS 
is a book worth having at any price. We send it absolutely free. No stamps, no condi¬ 
tions. Nothing required but your name and address. It shows the latest styles, gives 
prices, and outlines easy plans of payment that have never been equaled in point of 
liberality. Pianos from $175 up. Organs from $27.50 up. You are not doing your¬ 
self justice if you buy without seeing this book. It will save money for you. Send at 
once. We refer you to any bank or Commercial agency anywhere in the U. S. Address 
CORNISH & CO.,^y'“ Washington, New Jersey. 
CSH BR k** 
This Trade Mark is on the best 
WATERPROOF COAT 
1 in the World l 
A. J. TOWER. BOSTON, MASS. 
tllustrated 
Catalogue 
Free. 
BARDEN CABINET CREAMERY 
DIAHOND 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. MIDDLE GRANVILLE, N. Y. 
MACHINERY 
Aydrsollo. Knuckle Joint and Screw 
F rami Graters. Elevators. Pumps. 
etc. Bend for Catalogue. aa. 
BOOMER & BOSCHERT^gsH 
PRESS CO., 
118 VV. Water St.. SYRACUSE. N .1 
TREES, SHRUBS, ROSES, BULBS 
The largest and most complete assortment in the U. S. From 
large size trees for park or street to tender bulbs and plants 
for winter blooming in window or conservatory. Large or 
. small orders promptly filled with well grown stock, 
handled and packed right, guaranteed to reach customers in 
good condition. Plants, Bulbs, etc. by mail a specialty. 
flo ras CATALOGUE AND PRICE LIST FREE. 
39th YEAR IOOO ACRES- 28 GREENHOUSES. 
The STORRS & HARRISON CO., Painesville, Lake Go., Ohio 
STEEL WEB PICKET FENCE 
18 to 50 Inches high. Also Hog and Field Fences, 
and Wire Fence Board. Wri'o for circulars. 
DcKALR FENCE CO., l7Uigh Street. DeKalb, III. 
CRIMSON CLOVER 
300 Hush, tor Sale. Croo of 1893 will be ready 
for shipment by June 20. Seed guaranteed pure and 
tirst-class in every respect. Price $0.00 per bushel, 
sacred. Send check with order. 
WYNKOOP BR08.,Mllf >rd Del. 
The best and most easily erected fence m use. 
wire. Cut from solid steel plates, better known as 
Expanded Metal 
CONTENTS. 
Rural New-Yorker, September 16,1893. 
Combines beauty, strength, durability, and economy. Write for 
Catalogue No. 34 .giving particulars and showing this material 
framed in ornamental designs for lawns. 
Central Expanded Meta! Co.,531 Wood St.,Pittsburgh,Pa. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Did My 8011 Need Nitrogen ?. 618 
Clover in Orchards.•••• 620 
New England Hav Farms...621), 621 
Treaa or Sweep tor Power. 621 
Refuse Salt and Blood.621 
Aifalta In Arkansan. 621 
Hsh for a Fertilizer. 
New Hampshire s Small Corn Field*..622 
Effects ot Holding Wheat. 622 
Corn Fodder in Indiana. 622 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Fnr a °ore Back. 611’ 
Anti-Hen Scratcher.619 
A New Churn. .-619 
Cerilded Milk.619, 620 
A ‘ hapier on Poultrr. 620 
“Mila Fever” In a Cow.621 
Tumor in Cow s Eve.621 
Talk About Bottled Milk. . 621 
Cotton and Flax-Seed Food Products. 621 
Koupln Poul’r'. .621 
hook Out for 1 h's Cow. 621 
Fair Play lor Dogs.622 
Rice for Horses. • 631 
Millet and Horses.•. 631 
Some Jexsev Notes... 631 
t'o Fatten an Old Cow. 631 
rieelesB Pastures. . 631 
Mazing Birds sit. 631 
sheep as Hoes.631 
HORTICULTURAL. 
No es from the Rural Grounds.618, 6!9 
Horticultural Notes Irom the World’s Fair.619 
Everbearing Blackberry...620 
Wash for Peach Borer. 622 
What Auout Gandy ?. 622 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
Croquet as It Is layed. 626 
Simple ana Ueilan.e Desserts. 626 
Bread and Butter. 626 
An Endless Warfaie. 626 
Robes oe Nult. 627 
Jehv. 627 
To Use While Green. ....627 
H-gb Sleeves. f 27 
Ice C<eam for Small People. ■ .... 627 
The Ena of a Seam. 627 
Leaky Wash Bol ers. 627 
Stirred Graham Bread.. . 627 
Velvet Sponge Cake. 627 
Clean Feet Coverings. 62 r 
Toe ' Shut-Ins’. 627 
Besides Clantvlng. 627 
All the World In Comparison.627 
Grape Pudding. 627 
nunsnlne In tue Hospital. 627 
Uses ot Oil Cloth. 627 
Veal Salad. 627 
Lotus Cluo Clam Soup...*. 627 
Potied Call’s Liver.627 
The Amaryllis Queen and Her Court.6 7 
Amaryllis in White. Pea-green and Clouded Bed. 627 
Don’t Sleep In Linen. 627 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
An Influential Friend at Court.617 618 
That Unending Liquor Trouble.623 
Volunteer's Virtue and Drafted Man’s “Sain”-623 
.. 623 
Editorials. 6* 1 
Brevities. 624 
The Prospect. 625 
Business Bits. 625 
Puollsher’s Desk.... . J® 
Crop and Market Notes.6.’8 62.! 
We Want to Know. 629 
Condensed Correspondence. 629 
Markets...••••• ®|9 
Where Are We At V... ...... ........ 630 
A Ram Making Experiment. 630 
Shear Nonsense. 632 
TICKS 
THYMO-CRESOLEBiiS 
eases; all parasitical troubles; Non-poisonous; Needs 
no preparation; Mixes instantly with cold water;sam- 
ple by mail 50 c. LAWFORD BROS., Baltimore. Md. 
ELLIOT’S PARCHMENT BUTTER PAPER. CDCC 
To dairymen or others who will use it, we will send half a ream^8xll, free, If they will 
forward 80 rants to pay postage. Why not try the Best Butter W rapper r 
FARM CARTS, 
Two Wheel and Four Wheel. 
r HAY RIGGINGS 
To fit our Carts. 
HARNESS. 
. AMES PLOW CO. 
Boston & New York. 
Plant in flic Fall for Early Spring 
Flowering. Hyacinths, Tulips, Cro¬ 
ons, Narcissus, &c., direct from the 
most reliable growers. 
-CATALOGUE FREE.- 
ILLWANCER&BARRY 
MT. HOPE NURSERIES, 
53d Year. ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
The High Speed Family Knitter 
PiswttattMttsu gutmtissing. 
In writing to advertisers please always mention 
The Rural. 
__ Will knit a stocking heel and toe in 
CJ&ten minutes. Will knit everything 
required in the household from 
homespun or factory, wool or cotton 
yarns. The most practice 1 knitter 
on the market. A child can operate it 
Strong, Durable, Simple, Rapid. 
Satisfaction guaranteed or no pay. 
Agents wanted. For particulars 
and sample work, address, 
J. E. GEARHART, Clearfield, Pa- 
V\ r I I and ot her Strawberries. 
Mill Early GeneseeGiant and other 
I Wheats. Raspberries and 
II L L L other small fruits List tree. 
WEGKESaER, Niagara Falls, N. Y. 
BUY ‘•DIRECT FROM FACTORY, 
MIXED PAINTS 
At WHOLESALE PRICES,Deli vererl FREE, 
For Houses, Barns, Hoofs, all colors, & SA\ E Middlemen’s 
profits. In use ft I years. Kndorsed by Grange & Farmers’ 
Alliance. Low prices wit surprise you. Write for samples. 
O. W. 1NQKUSOLL, 24 <> Plymouth St., Brooklyn, ft. Y. 
H in existence. Be sure and get plants d : "pQ Ed. 
Cabman of Rural llX| n r j I 
New Yorker, says: I I IVl £3 * IkL* 
is the best berry nil things considered, I e ^Ovied.” A 
full assortment of all varieties of pot-g^vjt, and layer 
plants, and all kinds of Nursery Stock. ^V e List Free. 
Si o. ARENOVHEADY. 
GRAPE VINES 
Large suck, all varieties; extra strong. It will 
pay you.to send list of wants for quotations. 
EUGENE WILLETT, North Collins, N. Y. 
When you can get the B^st at 
Carso prices in any Quantity. 
Dinner, Tea and Toilet Sets, 
Watches, Clocks, Musi® . Boxes, 
Cook Books and ail kinds of premi¬ 
ums given to 1'lub Airents* 
Good Income made by getting 
orders for our celebrated goods. 
For full particulars address 
THK GREAT AMERICAN TEA CO. 
31 and 33 Vesey St., N. Y. 
Luscious Strawberries 
f A full crop next season from 
POT - GROWN PLANTS. 
Plant now. Our handsome descrip¬ 
tive Illustrated List of 50 varieties of 
Strawberries; 26 varieties of Celery, 
mailed free. Address 
T. J. DWYER, 
Box 88. . Cornwall 3 N. Y. 
By using our (stove pipe) radiator. 
It has 108 cross tubes where 3300 sq. 
in. of iron get intensely hot. thus mak¬ 
ing ONE stove do the work of TWO. 
Scieniists eay you now burn four 
tons of coal or FOUR cords of wood 
to get the heat of ONE, 75 percent, 
being lost up the chimney. This in¬ 
vention saues most of this. Send pos¬ 
tal for proofs from prominent men. 
To introduce our Radiator, the first 
order from each neighborhood will be 
filled at wholesale rate, thus securing 
an agenev. Write at once. 
ROCHESTER RADIATOR CO., 
Rochester, N. Y . 
CHEAPER THAN WINDMILLS. 
Always Ready ! No Fire ! No Engineer / N ■ 
Dangert For all farm and dairy work 
Sena stamp for catalogue. 
Safety Vapor Engine Co* 36 Mbs*? St* 
r)U —Finest 72-acre Fruit Farm In 
HHli Delaware 2.P10 Peach Trees and 
One mbe from depot. Terms liberal; 
ge. W. D. MCGLOGHLON, Dover, Del, 
