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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
July 7 
THE 
LARGEST 
ALWAYS 
TO LEARN THE REASON, WRITE TO BRAD- 
As We Go To Press. 
“BOGUS REMEDIES.” 
Many of us have read accounts of 
queer remedies suggested in olden times 
for the cure of wounds and diseases. 
IIow strange they seem in these days of 
advanced medical science. One of the 
strangest of which we remember to 
have read was the belief that toads 
would cure cancers. We are told that 
the toad was put in a linen bag, all but 
the head, and that held against the can¬ 
cer. It was supposed to suck the poison 
till it swelled up and died. Then other 
toads were put on till the sore was re¬ 
lieved. This was the old idea. There 
must have been something in it, or it 
never could have gained credence. What 
was it ? An English medical authority 
has just shown that a toad cannot pos¬ 
sibly suck. When injured or alarmed it 
blows itself up to nearly twice its ordi¬ 
nary size, and when held for any length 
of time in a hot hand it sweats profusely 
and would probably soon die. The effect 
of its peculiar sweat or secretion is to 
cause dryness, numbness and a tingling. 
That is probably what it did to the can¬ 
cer, and in that way gave a sort of 
relief to the pain. 
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Now you see those old fellows got the 
cause badly mixed up with the effect. 
Not knowing what the toad really did 
they gave him more credit than was due 
him. Not only that, but they neglected 
other things that might have helped 
their cancers and stuck blindly to the 
toads. 
What is the application of all this ? 
Farming to-day is suffering from some 
disease—let us call it a cancer for con¬ 
venience. It is eating closer and closer 
to the heart, and Tom, Dick and Harry 
are moving this way and that for a 
remedy. Are not many of them trying a 
remedy as useless as that of the old toad? 
It may numb the pain for the moment, 
and promise great relief, but in the end 
is not the sore still there? The R. N.-Y. 
has listened to many and strange plans 
for curing this cancer. It has seen many 
a toad that was held against it die with¬ 
out giving permanent relief. What is 
the cure ? That seems like a fair ques¬ 
tion for an agricultural paper to invest!- 
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To be brief, our belief is that the chief 
reason why farmers suffer is that they 
have not developed their business and 
their social relations with one another as 
have men in other branches of business. 
In other words, town and city trades¬ 
men have put more science into their 
work, and called to their aid more of in¬ 
ventive genius. Not only that, but they 
learned how to combine their forces— 
how to cooperate, in fact. As a result, 
they have called to their aid powerful 
forces—mental as well as physical. Life 
has been made sweeter and better worth 
the living because of added opportuni¬ 
ties, and work has been made more pro¬ 
ductive. 
Now then, our remedy for a depressed 
agriculture is for farmers to get a better 
knowledge of their calling and a trust 
and confidence in one another that will 
make coSperation possible. We have no 
quarrel with political farmers or those 
who would neglect farm operations to 
talk politics. That is simply not our 
way. Our special field of labor is to try 
to make the truths of agriculture so 
plain and easy—so soluble, in fact—that 
they will get into the very blood of 
every reading and thinking farmer. 
That is our story. Now you, my friend, 
are requested to go to your neighbor and 
tell him what our platform is, and that 
he can obtain The R. N.-Y. the rest of this 
year for 50 cents. He won’t get any poli¬ 
tics to speak of, but he will get the 
methods of some of the best farmers in 
the land, served up in a soluble and at¬ 
tractive form. What more does an in¬ 
telligent man want ? 
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Now, this talk about “ Bogus Reme¬ 
dies” calls up another matter. One rem¬ 
edy that we have often urged upon farm¬ 
ers is to get rid of the middleman’s share 
by dealing with those who want their 
goods. We believe this can be done, but 
unless the farmer will be strictly fair 
and honorable in his dealings, this rem¬ 
edy will prove worse than bogus. For 
example, read this letter : 
DeallnK In hay—yes, we would like to find some 
one who vonld furnish good hay by the car-load. 
Last December, we bought acar-load said to be flrst- 
class Ohio Timothy—paid full rates and were to have 
the best hay. When the car came, we were notlhed 
to go and see the hay. We went, and so far as we 
could see, It appeared to be good Timothy, but when 
we came to unload It. we found everything else but 
Timothy except In the middle of the car. The bales 
In both ends of the car were full of coarse weeds, 
overripe clover and wild grasies of some sort, and 
quite a number of the bales were so moldy that one 
could hardly pound them apart with an ax. We tried 
to get a rebate, but failed to do so. Tfi^s was our 
first experience In buying baled hay, and when we 
buy the next lot, there will be some different ar¬ 
rangements made about the pay. One-half of that 
car of hay must have been baled out In the Held dur¬ 
ing a heavy thunder shower, or else a good-sl7.ed 
stream of water kept running Into the machine while 
the hay was being baled. SCTBB. 
Luzerne Co.. Pa. 
Now there is the drawback of selling 
goods at long range. You see, if this 
man had bought the goods of a dealer, 
he would not have been deceived, be¬ 
cause he could have demanded satisfac¬ 
tion at once. It is the fear that men 
will take advantage of them to unload a 
lot of worthless stuff, that makes men 
fight shy of long range buying. We 
claim that, if a man has a good bargain 
to offer, he can dispose of it by advertis¬ 
ing it. Not only so, but every time he 
satisfies a customer, he makes a new one. 
When we find a man purposely unload¬ 
ing a lot of worthless stuff on our read¬ 
ers, we do our best to warm him up and 
drive all the nitrogen out of his business. 
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We are glad to say that the mole trap 
offer is proving popular. If there is a 
mole in your garden, remembsr that we 
have the medicine for it and that for 
$1.50 
we will send the trap and The R N.-Y. 
for the rest of this year or advance your 
subscription six months. And now, to 
put in a word or so about ourselves with 
that characteristic modesty which you 
have doubtless observed in this depart¬ 
ment. Here are two letters that talk 
lor us: 
I enjoy Th* K. N.-Y. more than any other weekly 
paper for which I ever subicrlbed, and expect to 
take it as long as the Lord lets me live. Your New 
York farming and trucking are far ahead of the slow 
people in old Virginia. But we will “get there," In 
the near future. w. i). s. 
Clarkesvllle, Va 
I Inclose II for renewal of my subscription to The 
11. N.-Y. Couldn’t possibly get along without it. 
Dollars are almost as scarce here as free traders, 
but I consider the paper well worth a “wheel” and 
must have It. H. D. w. 
Arnot, Pa. 
And you show your faith by your 
works which is compliment enough for 
us. We will end our remarks in em¬ 
phatic type as follows : 
We have been advertising in some 15 or 
20 agricultural papers this month, yours 
among the number. You will be pleased to 
learn that the answers we-have had referring 
to your pxper more than doubled those re¬ 
ceived from any of the others and almost 
equaled the combined replies from all. 
Yours truly 
The Pantasote Leather Co. 
WE WANT TO KNOW, YOU KNOW I 
FERTILIZERS 
ARE UNPROFITABLE, 
Unless they Contain Sufflclent Potash. 
Complete fertilizers should contain at least six per 
cent of Potash. Fertilizers for Potatoes, Tobaceo, 
Fruits and Vegetables should contain from 10 to 16 
per cent of Potash. Farmers should use fertilizers 
containing enough potash or apply Potash salts, 
such as Muriate of Potash, Sulphate of Potash and 
Kalnlt. For Information and pamphlets, address 
GERMAN KALI WORKS, 
[f you don't see what you want, ask for it 
Kbuosen* Emulsion.—W hat Is the recipe for 
kerosene emulsion? When and how should It be ap¬ 
plied? 1 have heard It recommended for Texas flies; 
our cows are troubled a good deal at night as well as 
during the day. H. P. B. 
Ans.—S oft soap, one quart; kerosene, one pint; 
water, six quarts. Warm the soap until It becomes 
Itquefled, remove from near the flie, add the kero¬ 
sene and agitate rapidly with a force pump for flve 
to ten minutes until It becomes a homogeneous, 
creamy mass, from which the kerosene will not 
separate on standing. Dilute with water so that the 
kerosene will be 1-15 of the entire mixture. If prop¬ 
erly prepared It can be used with safety upon nearly 
all plants, except squashes, melons, cucumbers and 
others of the squash family. A remedy for all suck¬ 
ing Insects, and for others with soft bodies with 
which It can be brought In contact. A hard soap 
emulsion can be made by dissolving two ounces of 
hard soap In boiling water and using it Instead of the 
soft soap. It Is sprayed or sprinkled upon the Insects 
to be destioyed whenever the occasion for it exists. 
Buyers or Sumac.— What is the name and address 
of a buyer of sumac In New York? s. b. 
Virginia. 
ANS.—Write to Hirsh & Lowensteln, 176 Chambers 
St., and send them samples. If the sumac Is rough 
bark. It will probably not pay to ship It. 
Buying Bisulphidb op Carbon.—W hore can I 
buy bisulphide of carbon? H. v. t. 
ANS-Probably any druggist can order It for you, 
though we presume few of the smaller ones keep It 
regular.y In stock. R. W. Robinson & Son , whole¬ 
sale druggists, 183-186 Greenwich St., N. Y.. can fur¬ 
nish It. It Is now worth here about SO cents per 
pound, bottles extra. 
Broilers por New York.-W ill it pay me to 
ship broilers weighing from three-quarters to one 
pound each alive, to New York ? I can get 25 cents 
per pound dressed. In the home market ) s. A. L. 
ANS.—No, it will not pay. The sizes given are too 
small for present market requirements; they should 
weigh not less than to 2 pounds. Present prices, 
too, are such that It wouldn't par to sol? chickens 
here that can be sold for 25 cents per pound dressed 
at home. This inquirer did well to Inquire before 
shipping, for more can be realized at present In the 
home market. This might not always be the case. 
93 Nassau S reet. New York City. 
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CROPS 
INCREASED 
AND QUALITY IMPROVED 
BY THE USE 
OF OUR 
Fertilizers. 
WE MANUFACTURE A 
FULL LINE OF 
Bone Super 
Phosphates I 
. . and . . 
Special Fertilizers 
for dilTerent crops and soils. It pays to use 
them on 
GRAIN. CRASS, 
VEGETABLES, FRUITS, 
TOBACCO, TREES 
AND VINES, 
In fact everything that grows In or out of the , 
ground. We keep In stock all fertilizing 
' chemicals and materials. 
The Cleveland Dryer Co. 
Fertilizer Exchange, 130 SUMMIT STREEl. 
CLEVELAND, OHIO. 
HAY CAPS, 
STACK COVERS. 
Agricultural Implement Covers, Covers for all pur¬ 
poses, Plain Canvas or Waterproof, Horse Covers, 
Aprons, etc. 
AWNINGS, TENTS. 
National Waterproof Fibre Co., 
36CSOUTH STREET, NEW YORK. N. Y. 
In writing to advertisers please always mention 
The Rural New Yorrbr. 
BIG FOUR ROUTE 
Can a Farmer 
make 
out of 
Cent 
Wheat? 
y If he raises only ordinary 
Lf . crops. 
V/CCf if he doubles his present 
Y 1 yield. 
Fertilizers Free S 
S,^','"wSX Freight Paid 
full particulars 
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State Your Dis- ••Powell’s Fertilizers, 
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Shipping Point. BALTIMOKt, MU. 
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AND ST. LOUIS RAILWAY 
TO 
Western and Southern Points. 
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and St. Louis 
VIA 
NewYork Central to Buffalo, L. S. & M. S. 
Railway to Cleveland, Big Four 
Route to Destination, 
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With all Trunk L.ineg In New York State 
Ask for Tickets via BIG FOUR ROUTE. 
E. 0. McCORMiCK, D. B. MARTIN, 
Pass. Traffic Manager. Gen’l Pass. & Tkt. Agt. 
BIG FOUR ROUTE, CINCINNATI, O. 
One cent 'will mail this paper to 
your ftriend in any part of the United 
States, Canada or Mexico, after you 
have read it and 'written vour name 
on the corner. 
The Clarks Gove Fertilizers 
FOR Wheat, Rye and All Crops. 
Bring Bushels, Quality, Weight, Dollars. 
If you wish next year at harvest tlni0 to behold magnlfloent fields of waving yellow grain glistening In 
the sun, topped with great heads, bursting with plump and bountiful kernels, which must bring a substan¬ 
tial and glad harvest with a competence, and succeeded by generous and continued crops of grass^ apply Thh 
Clark’s Covb kKRTiLiZBHS, and, our word for you will realize what you are farming for. Send for NBW 
EVIDKNCB. CLAKK’S COVB FERTILIZKK COMPANY, 81 Pulton Street, New York. 
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