THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
December 30 
872 
As We Go To Press. 
We have many notable people on the 
list of The R N.-Y The latest additions 
to the family are His Royal Majesty the 
King of Siam and the Prince of Siam. 
They have subscribed to The R. N-Y. 
as the best agricultural paper printed 
in the English language. His Royal 
Majesty is one of the most extensive 
farmers in the world—being practically 
the owner of a farm of 300,000 square 
miles and ruler of the destinies of 6,500,- 
000 people. The R. N.-Y. seeks to bring 
hope and encouragement to all. rich aod 
poor, proud and humble. Ret us hope 
that our kingly subscriber may find 
something to interest him in the agricul¬ 
ture of our outspoken and independent 
American farmers. 
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We desire to call your attention to the 
factthat this paper is to be promptly 
stopped at the expiration of a subscrip¬ 
tion. When the time for which you have 
paid runs out your paper stops. T his we 
call a fair way of doing business. “ Pay 
as you go” is good enough for us. So 
watch the date on your label and get in 
your dollar before the time arrives. 
Either do that or notify us that you want 
the paper continued. Now friends, let’s 
do business on business principles. You 
send the dollar—we’ll do the rest! 
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This issue may be the same as “good 
bye” to some of our readers. To those 
who for one reason or another wish to 
part company with us we say “good 
luck 1” as well as good bye. We are 
obliged to you for your past patronage. 
We are sorry to have you go. Let us part 
with friendship and good will. The 
troubles and mistakes of the past were 
not of our choosing. We would like to 
have you stay and see that the Old G uard 
will do a fair and honorable business. 
There will be 52 issues of The R. N.-Y. 
next year, and we think every one of 
them will cont tin something worth your 
while to read. Think once more before 
you drop out of The R. N.-Y. family. 
Hang on, friend, we will try to make 
things interesting for you 
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The American Gardening— Just a 
word now to those of our readers who 
are also subscribers to this publication. 
As all know who have examined the dif¬ 
ferent horticultural papers, American 
Gardening was by all odds the hand¬ 
somest and largest publication of its kind 
in the world. The present owners of the 
Rural Publishing Company desired to 
devote all their time and energy to The 
Rural New-Yorker, and so sold Ameri¬ 
can Gardening to its present publishers. 
Our readers know what the magazine is 
under the new management. We know 
that the publisher desires to make it 
more practical and valuable than it was 
in the monthly form. The subscription 
price of American Gardening, now a 
semi-monthly, is SI per year. We will 
give a year’s subscription to that maga¬ 
zine and The R. N.-Y. for 
SI.75. 
Let all who would like both papers re¬ 
new through The R. N.-Y. 
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Mr. J. F. Clark of Clarendon, N. Y., 
sends this pleasant little note : 
1 well remember my father taking Tub Rural 
New-Yoekek when it was published In Rochester 
by D. D. T. Moore. Its office was the first printing 
office 1 ever was in 1 have taken it several years 
myself etnce, and think it has been tne best the past 
year that it ever was. It has paid for Itself several 
times over for me. I learn something from every 
number, and heartily recommend It to all. I think it 
would pay every farmer to take it, and 1 shall try to 
get all I can to do so. 
There are some things, you see, that im¬ 
prove and grow mellow with age, and 
The R. N.-Y. is evidently one of these. 
Why not—since it is our earnest effort 
to get the best and most helpful things 
out of the great changes that are all the 
time taking place in agriculture? It is 
our aim to keep up with the progress of 
the times. Perhaps we don’t always hit 
the bull’s eye, but we sight as well as we 
know how. If last year was “best” 1894 
will be better ! Speaking of old friends 
here is another from a lady in Iowa ! 
I cannot do without The Rubai,. My father fed 
me on it for years when I was a little girl and the 
taste for it Is now as strong as ever. 
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At this season of the year we get many 
and varied commun cations. Here is one 
from Massachusetts: 
I had never seen a copj of The R. N.-Y., but sub¬ 
scribed for the ‘‘loaves and fishes” offered by the 
late business manager. Now I look for it every 
week knowing that it will be interesting and instruc¬ 
tive. It has a bright face and clean “dress ’ every 
time. Some papers are bad for good eyes, let alone 
weak ones, on account of smail type and poor, dark 
paper: but not so with The Rubai,. Success to it. 
and long life, for verily It's tne friend of the farmer. 
c. w. K. 
You will get ail the “loaves and fishes,” 
too. It is not our fault that you have not 
had them before this. Just such letters 
as the above put an extra polish on the 
face. 
Let us take the following letter in 
much the same line : 
I can sympathize with you in your inability to do as 
was promised. But I think you take this matter to 
heart more than do ycur subscribers; for The Rural 
itself is worth many limes the price asked for it. 
Every number comes to my home laden with some¬ 
thing new and fresh, someth Eg tbaisetsme to think¬ 
ing. The good you are doltgthe agricultural com¬ 
munity cannot be overestimated. b. l. m. 
Ohio. 
One thing The R. N.-Y. will not serve 
out in 1894 is rehashed trash. We are 
after new and thinkable things. 
One mote, and we make our final bow 
for 1893: 
Pardon me if I criticise your reduction of the price 
of the paper fmm $2 to II. I think you could obtain 
$2 as easily as $1—besides the paper is worth it. 
There are many thousands who would object to pay 
50 cents per year, simply because they don’t take any 
agricultural paper, are igDorant and propose to re¬ 
main so. A little county paper about fills their bill. 
Your circulation should go to half a million at the 
price, and I hope it may, for you are deserving of 
success. b. M. B. 
California. 
Crit.cisms are always in order, but we 
won’t discuss this one. It is enough to 
say that 31 will pay for The R. N.-Y. for 
1894. As to 500 000 circulation, we can 
handle it without any trouble. How about 
your share of it ? And now a Happy New 
Year to all. May your shadow on The 
R N.-Y.'s subscription list never grow 
less ! Good luck ! 
The Carman potato is the coming po¬ 
tato. It is going to be sent to The R 
N.-Y. subscribers—see editorial page. 
CKO 1* AND MAKKBT NOTES. 
Receipts of fresh vegetables from Havana are on 
tie increase. 
The first Bermuda potatoes sold slowly at to 17 
per barrel for prime 
A few cases of potatoes have been received from 
Portugal, a trial shipment. 
The low price of poultry has had Its effect on the 
sales and prices of other meats. 
The market has been overloaded with live pigeons, 
and salei have been made at extremely low prices. 
The weather has been very favorable for handling 
poultry and meats, but unfavorable for fruits and 
vegetables. 
Shipments of California fruits to this city this year 
are expected to reach 1,000 car-loads. This trade 
nega six years ago with 10 car-loads. 
1 be first large shipment of Bermuda potatoes, 602 
barrels, was received this week. Tnere were also a 
few beets, onions, tomatoes, beans, etc. 
Potato dealers claim that the Scotch Magnums, 
usually considered tne best of the foreign potatoes, 
are many of them not up to their usual quality. 
The total shipments of American apples abroad 
this season have been about 110,000 barrels, against 
about 850,000 barrels for the same time last seaeOD. 
Foreign beans are coming In large quantities, one 
day’s receipts during tne week being about 7,000 
bsgs. What’s the matter with our American bean 
growers? 
It is a serted that potato dealers are In some in¬ 
states putting domestic potatoes in foreign bags 
and sellirg them for Imported. They buy the domes¬ 
tic at so much per 180 pounds, and as the foreign bags 
only told lfi« pounds, they make 12 pounds on each 
sack, besides the advance in price usually charged. 
A New Assistant Secretary of Agriculture has been 
appointed to succeed Edwin Willlts. The new ap¬ 
pointee is Charles W. Dabney, Jr., now President of 
the University of Tennessee. Mr. Dabney Is a native 
of Vi glMa, educated at the Hampden-Sidney Col¬ 
lege, University Of Virginia, Berlin and Gottingen. 
He taught In Virginia, was professor of chemistry In 
University of North Caiollna, director of North Caro¬ 
lina Experiment Station, and organized the experi¬ 
ment station at the university where he now is. Tne 
appointment seems to be a g od one. 
WE WANr TO KNOW, YOU KNOW! 
If you don't see what you want , ask fc/r it 
American Peat and How to Use It.—I send you 
a sample of peat of which there Is a large quantity 
on my larrn Will you compare It with samples sent 
from Germany, or send me a sample of that for com¬ 
parison ? Can you tell me where a mill for grinding 
the peat similar to the one mentioned in the article, 
“ A Trap for Ammonia,’’ may be obtained ? 
Ans.— The eample compares very favorably wiih 
that from Germany. We do cot know ofanima- 
cfilne made in this country for this purpose. We 
think fiom the description given In ibe article men¬ 
tioned, a blacssmlth could make a crude machine 
that would tear up Ue peat. 
evkhsion of rectum i.v hogs—W hat causes 
eversion oi the rectum In bogs and pigs? Wnat Is 
the treatment ? If a sow be so troubled temporarily, 
will she ever be good lor breeding purposes again ? 
Wnat is the best beg book for the breeder ? 
A SUBSCRIBER. 
ass —Eversion of the rectum is more common In 
poorly kept animals, but may be caused by violent 
straining In parturition of a female animator by 
constipation, diarrhea or dysentery The protrusion 
must be emptied, cleaned and gently pressed back 
with the oiled fleger, a truss being applied to keep it 
In place. The tioub.e Is llkeiy to recur, especially 
if the predisposing cause be repeated, so that It is 
hardly wise to attempt to breed from such an ani¬ 
mal, though there might be no troub e. A tbrlny, 
well-led bog 1* lets liable to such troubles than neg¬ 
lected ones. Probably Harris on the Pig is as good 
as any. Cloth, *1.50, postpaid, from this office. 
A Compost.— Would a compost made last October 
according to directions given on page 637, be in suit¬ 
able condition to use next June V 
ANS —Yes, if worked over ouce or twice, 
ONIONS ANI) PARSNIPS —1. What kind of a cron of 
onions can be raised from “ sets ” or “ top ” onions 1 
Will they yield as well as those from seed? When 
will tney he ready to pull? 2 Did TUB It. N-Y ever 
try sowing parsnips in beds and transplanting t Can 
it be done? Would the plants grow readily? 
Iowa. A. d P. 
Ans. — 1. A good crop if the soil and cultivation are 
all right. The yield should equal that < f onions 
from seed. They v 111 mature considerably earILr 
than onlens from seed, and for tDis reason are pre¬ 
ferred oy market ga-dereis who wish the erO ' early 
to sell buocned. Tney are too expensive however 
loi the general crop. 2. No. Tint It. N.-Y’. h s never 
tried it. It probabiv might be d >ne. but mere is ap¬ 
parently no object lor this meiuod. a tr.al would 
decide: 
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