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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
January 20 
As We Qo To Press. 
“ APPRECIATION.” 
VVk have a few general notes for your 
consideration this week. Last Wednes¬ 
day The R. N.-Y. had the pleasure of 
listening to a speech by Hon. Seth Fen¬ 
ner on “Object Lessons in Farming.” 
He spoke of seeing an orchard loaded 
with fruit when all around it other 
orchards were nearly bare. Why was 
it ? The owner explained that he had 
sprayed and sprayed and sprayed year 
after year whether the insects were 
troublesome or not. As the result of 
this careful and continuous work the 
trees were always in trim and, with 
proper feeding, bore fair crops every 
year. The object of that object lesson 
was to show that Nature always appre¬ 
ciates good work. It is the thorough, 
careful, persistent work that wins. We 
all work to win—he would be a funny 
man who started out determined to lose ! 
The snapper to this little oration is the 
suggestion that in the subscription busi¬ 
ness the same tactics will win. Goforth 
and spray your neighbors and friends 
with the idea that The R. N.-Y. gives a 
gold dollar’s worth for a silver dollar’s 
price. Spray them early and late and 
then you may graft them on to your club 
and raise a good crop of premiums. 
§ ? 2 
Don’t take our word about The R. 
N.-Y. for a spraying mixture—here is one 
from a friend in Olean, N. Y.: 
Tbo other day I met a proKresslve farmer who, 
darloR our convereatlon RKked: “Do you take Tub 
I tUUAi. New-Voukku'/’’ “No. what kind of a paper 
Is It?” “It Is a paper adapted to your wants, and no 
man farming or trucking can afford to be without It.” 
1 procu’ed from him a sample copy, and read It 
Result: enclosed And fl for one year’s subscription. 
That is right. We thank our friend the 
“ progressive farmer.” How easy it 
would be for you to do as much with your 
tongue. Do you always do so? Why 
not ? Let us now consider the follow¬ 
ing : 
THE It. N.-Y. seems Improving with each succeed¬ 
ing year. It advertises Itself. 1 have only to produce 
the paper and say that It Is now only $1 per year. 
Every one knows of Its excellence. Let me say that 
farmers do not feel the hard times like village and 
city people who work for a living. They should be 
thankful that they are farmers, secure In their 
homes agaL st the wolf that Is howling at so many 
doors in our land to-day. 'v. 
Sandy Ulll, N. V. 
Or, if some of you faint hearted folks 
want stronger evidence, read this little 
statement; 
The U. N.-Y. deserves being paid In advance; It Is 
too cheap now, to say notbHg about trusting t'ree or 
four months for the dollar. It Is lUe buying a pair of 
f(i boots lor T5 cents and saying: “ Walt till next fall 
till 1 get some change.” So here Is my dollar In ad¬ 
vance. Here Is what Tuk K. N -Y. has done for me: 
In 1891, before I read it. my sales amounted to a trifle 
over tGCO. In 1892, my first year’s acquaintance with 
The U. N.-Y., my sales were over fl,100; and In D93, 
my second year with The U. N.-Y.. my sales 
amouptod to over *1,700. Do you think 1 can afford 
to drop The U. N.-Y. ? geo. bittner. 
Ohio. 
We have asked Mr. Hittner to give us 
more particulars about the yearly 
changes in his crops and methods. We 
may expect a lively and interesting state¬ 
ment from him. 
§ § 
One word more about The R. N.-Y. as 
a middleman. Our text this week may 
be found in this letter : 
We have had excellent results from our ads. In 
your paper, and have sold all of our Cheshlres that 
we could spare. We advertised In the Country Gen¬ 
tleman and Orange County Farmer, bu. all of our 
sales and nearly all of our inquiries came from The 
K. N.-V. readers. w. E. mandkvili..e. 
HrooUton, N. Y. 
No comment is needed on that Mr. 
Mandeville is now advertising cut clover 
for poultrymen. Some men depend on 
the advertising they get by talking 
things over around the stove in the vil¬ 
lage store. You may call that limited 
advertising—very limited. The R. N.-Y. 
gives you a patronage as wide as the 
country itself. 
A report fiom Liverpool says that apples from 
Canada and the United States are very small, and 
the demand has been most animated, at an advance 
cf several shillings per barrel, ihus making prices 
higher than for some years past. French have been 
In good supply, however, and the fruit has an attrac¬ 
tive apperance. 
WE WANT TO KNOW, YOU KNOW 1 
[f you don't see what you want, ask for it 
Cotv Holding Up Her Milk.— Can The It N.-Y. 
give a remedy for a cow holding np her milk ? I have 
one which has persisted In the habit for two or 
three months. She never did It before, though she 
nas had four calves. J *■ 
ANS —We know of no remedy If the cow does It 
without apparent cause. The drawing of the milk 
may he painful through eorenes* or tenderness of 
the udder or teats. If this be the case, a removal of 
the cause would probably suffice. Feeding her while 
milking, to give her something to hold her attention, 
might be helpful. Has anv reader anything to sug¬ 
gest ? 
Newspaper Law.— The publishers of a paper in 
this county have sent their paper to me and others. 
At first they sent a lew sample copies, and I took 
them from the office. 1 then left them In the office, 
and wrote the publishers to stop sending It I also 
notified the postmaster. They sent It right along for 
tnree years though I still left them In the office. 
Now they come to me for three years' pav. Can they 
collect It? They were notified three times in the 
start to stop it. OLi> subscbiber. 
Erie County, I’a. 
ANS.—The law Is, that any one taking a paper 
regularly from the post office whether he ordered It 
or not, or whether It Is addressed to him or not, must 
pay for It. 11 he take It from the office for a time, 
and then refuse to take It, and order It stopped. It 
makes no difference unless he pay up all arrearages. 
When this Is done, and the paper Is ordered stopped, 
the publisher can collect nothing further, though the 
paper must not be taken from the post office. In 
this case. If none were taken from the office hut the 
few sample copies first sent, probably no court 
would entertain tne case The publishers are mak¬ 
ing a bluff, and will probably never attempt to 
enforce payment. If they do, and there are several 
In the same boat, why not combine and fight them? 
It Is a miserable law anyway, and ought never to be 
enforced. 
Flat Bunch Celery.— What is meant by “flat 
bunch celery?” 1 notice In tne market quotations of 
The It, N. Y that It is quoted at $160 to *1.76, while 
other celery Is 10 to 25 cents. w. c. . 1 . 
ANS —Flat bnnch celery means simply that a num¬ 
ber of the smaller bunches are fastened together 
side by side maklt g one large fiat bunch. The celery 
packed In this way Is generally of excellent quality, 
though there Isn't always so much difference In price 
as our correspondent mentions. 
Fowl Cholera —la there a remedy for cholera In 
fowls? I lost, last year, over 50 of my Plymouth 
Uock hens I have tried every remedy 1 could hear 
of. out all failed to cure. U. A. m. 
IJnlverBlty Park, Colo. 
ANS.—Are you sure your fowls have the cholera? 
Many cases of disease are called cholera, that are 
not This Is a highly contagious disease. Kill or 
Isolate all diseased fowls. Burn or bury very deeply 
all these and all other dead fowls and animals. 
Thoroughly disinfect the whole of the hOHses and 
runs by spraying or sprinkling with a solution of one 
pint sulphuric acid and eight pints of water. Watch 
the Uock carefully and remove Immediately any 
showing symptoms of disease. Use the disinfectant 
three or four times a week, and dally on the drop¬ 
pings. A few drops of the acid In the drinking water 
will also be helpful. A teaspoonful of a solution of 
one ounce of hyposulphite of soda In a pint of water, 
Is also said to be a cure for cholera. 
Papering and Painting Walls —1. What is a 
good sizing for new walls to be papered ? 2. How 
euould the paste he made ? S. How shall plain walls 
to be painted be treated ? What kind of paint should 
be used 'i g. h. 8. 
ANS.—1. Glue water made by dissolving common 
glue In water. This must be thoroughly applied to 
every part of the wall, or the paper will not stick. 2. 
A good paste Is made of rye flour, boiled for a few 
minutes and stirred constantly. Make as thick as 
possible, and dilute to the required consistency with 
glue water. To each six quarts of the paste, add 
one-half pound of salt. Carbolic acid may be added 
as a disinfectant, and wlntergreen or other oil may 
be added as a perfume If desired. The paste may be 
made of wheat flour, but rye Is cheaper. 3. Walls to 
be painted, must have a hard finish, otherwise the 
paint will peel off They sboald be sized as for paper¬ 
ing. Anv good paint will do. The ready m xed 
paints are as good as any. 
Old Coin Dealer —What Is the address of an old 
coin dealer or the value of a silver half dollar of 
18-8 In good condition ? h. H. T. 
Ans.-D. M. Torrey, 105 Nassau Street. New York. 
The silver half dollar of 1838, having a small o under 
the bust and over the date. If in good condition, has 
been selling for $10. Without the o under bust, 
worth about 50 cents. 
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