WATER 
THE 
LARGEST 
Humorous. 
' Tls DOW tbe man hath some excuse 
To think he hasn’t lived in vain. 
Who finds his last year’s hat of straw 
Will do to wear this year aKaln. 
—Buffalo Courier. 
A WAIST of ffood material—the average 
girl’s.— Philadelphia Record. 
“ Why did you kiss my daughter against 
her will?” “She said I’d have to kiss 
her against her will or not at all.”— Life. 
“ Do you take this man for better or 
for worse?” asked the minister. “I 
can’t tell until I have had him a little 
while,” returned the bride.— Harper's 
Bazar. 
Plankington: “What color are you 
going to have your new house painted? ” 
Witherby: “ My wife wants it painted 
white, but I favor green.” Plankington: 
“ I see. So you are going to have it 
painted white.”— Judge. 
Willie : “ Isn’t the Nile one of the 
oldest known rivers in the world ?” 
Teacher: “Yes, Willie. Why do you 
ask?” Willie; “Oh, nothing! Only I 
was wondering if that wasn’t why it 
wasn’t called the Juvenile.”— Harper's 
Young People. 
Nubse : “ Sure, ma’am, the twins have 
been making a fuss all day, ma’am.” 
Mrs. Olive Branch : “ What about ? ” 
Nurse : “ It’s because they can’t have a 
birthday apiece, like the Smith children 
next door. They think they have been 
cheated.”— Indianapolis Journal. 
8 ^ Tons Per Hour 
of EN.SILAGE. cut and elevated 
to World’s Fair SUo with a 
“SMALLEY” OUTFIT. 
R STOCK ? 
logrs or Poultry? 
1 to overlook En- 
1 dry fodder cut- 
t. 50 per cent, 
saved in Fodder 
gnin^n pro- 
ict. OataloKues 
^Smaneg ^ 
e to any address. 
Y IWFO. CO., 
xuaiiiiowoc. Wis. 
CROPS 
"BREAT SUCCESS" JO 
Potato Digger « 
Is Hallock’s Latest Im- If 
proved, and sells to farm- A • 
ers already owning 190 
and $125diggers. Why? U Tellyonr 
Because of Its Greater dealer 
Efficiency and Sim- vnnmnat 
Pllclty. Don’t mi W our 
have one Of ourNON- coodn 
CLOU ABLE Rend for 
WEEDERS. _ ilirdt- 
Saves more -- alogue, 
labor than any ^nbpar- 
other farm/%r tlculars. 
tool, and gives IBF Terms to 
greatersecurl-Q S nUHS m suit the 
ty to the plant ^ times, 
than any other 
Weeder. Write. GlveP. O, County a nd State. 
D. Y. HALLOCK & SON, YORK. PA. 
FEBTILIZEBS. 
The Larimer Ditching Plow. 
Send for Pamphlets 
to 
Bradley Fertilizer Co. 
Boston, Mass. 
Rochester, N. Y. 
Cleveland, Ohio. 
In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
Thk Kueal Nhw-Yobkbb. 
BUY “DIRECT FROM FACTORY,” BEST 
MIXED-PAINTS 
At WHOLESALE PRICES,Delivered FREE, 
For Houses, Bams, Koofs, all colors, &RAVE Middlemen’s 
profits. In use 61 years. Endoi'sed by Grange & Farmers’ 
Alliance. I><)w prices wil surprise you. Write for samples. 
O. W. INQEllSOLL, 246 Flymouth St., Brooklyn, N.A, 
One of the greatest labor-saving implements of the 
age. Does away with three-fourths of the hard 
work about ditching. Will dig for 20 men shoveling, 
works successfully In the hardest ground and is 
sold at a price within the reach of every farmer. 
Send stamp for circulars and price to 
THE LARIMER DITCHIRG PLOW CO., 
CRAB TBBE, FA. 
MAKE MONEY 
Selling Hold Fast Corn Uiuders. Ties 
automatically. Pull and It’s fast. 
^ Every farmer needs them. Thou- 
/ sands being sold. Liberal terms 
^ Lo agents. Easy work. Apply 
' territory- Complete outfit 
only costs 6 cents. 
A THE TIE CO. Unadllla, X.Y. 
Our 1894 PERKINS’ STEEL 
GALVANIZED POWER and 
I r- ] PUMP- 
PERKINS ING 
WITH GRAPHITE BOXES AND STEEL 
TOWER. Prices satisfactory. 
Svarrant covers all points. In¬ 
vestigate before buying. Cata¬ 
logue free. 
PKRKIN8 WIIVD MILL C<L, 
^21 Bridge St., Mishawaka, Ind. 
Soluble Pacific Guano 
Nothing PACIFIC GUANO CO., NewYork. 
Branch Ofllce; KOCHB8TEK. N. Y. 
CONTENTS. 
Rural New-Yorker, July 14, 1894. 
FARM TOPICS. 
A Three-Horse Jersey Farm.<38 
Pneumatic Pump. . <38 
Crimson Clover aud Timothy.<39 
What About This Soli ?. <39, «0 
The Softening of a Hard Job.«0 
Second-Crop Potatoes.«0, <41 
IlBlng Fertilizers in Illinois.«1 
Grass Named.<<1 
Cheaper Hellebore.<<1 
Crimson Clover In Oregon.<42 
A History of Bug Killing.442 
Page Fence Made Plg-Tlght.<42 
Another Irrigation Talk. :.<50 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
A Talk About Churning.<39 
A Poultry Partnership.<39 
The Work Within an Egg.«0 
What Causes Bloody Eggs ?.<41 
Connecticut Files.<61 
Against Dishorning.<51 
Ayrshlres In England.<51 
Grass-Fed Hogs. .<51 
Cramming Poultry.451 
Successful Horse Breeding. 451 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Strawberry Report for 1894.<37, 438 
Weed Killing.<42 
Hurrying Up Tomatoes.<42 
The Rose Bug Conquered.442 
Strawberries In Kentucky. <50 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
Note and Comment.<46 
The Sunday Dinner.446 
A Pleasure Spoiled.446. 447 
Housework May be Dignified. 447 
The Brevity of Life. 447 
Recipe for Sherbet.447 
Notions for Dressmaking.447 
Mending a Table Cover.447 
Borrowed Bits of Wisdom.447 
MISCELLANEOUS 
California Through Eastern Spectacles. 439 
Rurallsms. 442, <43 
Editorials. 444 
Brevities.444 
The Prospect.;.<45 
Business Bits.445 
As We Go to Press. 448 
Crop and Market Notes. 448 
We Want to Know, You Know. . 449 
Markets. 449 
Honest Commission Merchants.460 
Humorous .452 
New Angle Steel Post 
Plain Wire Fence. 
will not burn, blow or rot down, and the price has 
been put down from #1 to 66 cents per rod, 
complete with wire stay. Our tightener will tighten 
your old wire fences. Call on your dealer or order 
direct. Write for circulars. Agents wanted. 
HOMER STEEL FENCE CO., Homer, Micli. 
Sweep Powers, _ 
band and power Com Sbellcrs, 
Fe^ Mills, Steel Land Rollers, Chilled Plows, > 
Saws, EDgines—S to 25 Horse Power, mounted or stationary 
S. 8. ME881NGEK & 80N« TAXAM.V. PA. 
^ Diagram Showing \ 
Motion of Rakot on Rock Island,] 
^ 1,700 Strokes per Mile. y 
Ouaranteed^^ 
X OVER 5,000 STROKES 
Olhif Loaders - 
IF YOU WOULD KNOW 
THE REASON WHY 
THE ROCK ISLAND ' 
HAY RAKE and 
LOADER 
is better and worth more money 
than any of its Imitations, the 
information may be obtained by 
acldi'essing its manufacturers. 
Until now, the Kock Island has 
been sold as If there was no other 
loader, but since so many claim 
to have machines “just like it” 
or “Just as good.” We are ready 
to point out the differences. 
THEROCK ISLAND PLOW CO., 
UentionthUpftper. ROCK ISLAND, 
452 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
July 14 
LITTLE Gian I ThresKing Machine. 
I’lireshes Grain, Rice, Flax, Millet and Grass Seed. F'ully 
Warranted. Feed and Ensilage Outters.Feed Grinden.Jfco 
HJSJSNAE’if dt soya, Jjansdale, Fa., V, 8. A., 
Said a Bank President to his Cashier, who was also 
his Son-in-law. They were riding through the coun¬ 
try last fall, and stopped to examine a string of Page 
Fence. Taking the address from the tag, he ordered 
fence for his vineyard. “ Satisfied 7 ” So well that 
tbe Son-in-law, who was In poor health, took the' 
agency and has since sold 11,800 worth In four town¬ 
ships, besides fully regaining his health. To-day, 
June 25, he contracts at the factory for a larger field. 
Paffc Woven Wire Fence Co., Adrian, Mich. 
Star Milk Cooler 
KEMLS MANURE SPREADER. 
12 Years on the Market. 
Spreads any kind of manure in any quan¬ 
tity to the acre, and does it better than hand¬ 
work, even if a man spends 10 hours on what 
the machine will do in two minutes. Sent 
to any responsible party, subject to approval, 
that will furnish satisfactory references or 
rating of responsibility. ' 
Largest and oldest manufacturers 
of Manure Spreaclei's 
in the World. 
Ulus. Catalog Free. 
KEMP & BURPEE MANUF’o^.O., Box No. 38, Syracuse, N. Y. 
“JUST WHAT I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR” 
WILL cool milk evenly 
to within t'wo degrees 
of water as fa.81 as 
milked. Made entirely 
of copper, will last a 
lifetime. Used by the 
best Dairymen, 
Creameries. 
Send for our new Illus¬ 
trated Catalogue. 
Responsible Agents 
wanted In unoccupied 
territory. 
STAR MILK COOLER CO., 
Mention this paper. HaddonBeld, N. J. 
THE 
Grcat American 
■ £ ■ 
I Company K 
POT-GROWN STRAWBERRIES. tS 
“The most complete TI I U/AMRrD 9 , DADDY Mount Hope Nurseries. 
American Continent." LLLWHilULn Oil DHlin I l ROCHKSTKH. IS. V. 
54th Year. “The most comple 
nurseries on the American Continent 
are grown on 
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