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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
July 28 
Humorous. 
“1 do "Ot wish to vote,” 8ho said; 
“I hate this ruflruKe rant; 
JJut I don’t want a horrid n.an 
To toll me that I shan’t ” 
—Philadelphia Hecord. 
“ I SHOULD like to see any man try to 
kiss me.” “No doubt; but you shouldn’t 
THE 
POT-GROWN STRAWBERRIES. 
r,4tli y«ar. "The most complete FI I U/AMnCD P. DADDY 
nurseries on the Amr-rfcaii Continent ” LLLlTMliULfi Ou DHlin I 
Selected varieties lor tamily an 
market, Ileatly ‘July 
Descriptive priced list FREE. 
lUtouiit Hope KurserieH. 
j HocHi-:w’ri:R, is.v. 
LARGEST I Soluble Pacific Guano 
admit it,”— Credit Lout. 
Boston Gikl: “Do you know, I fahney 
Heaven will be much like Boston.” 
Chicago Girl: “ Why ? Because there 
won’t be men enough to go around ? ”— 
Life. 
Thk other day Johnnie saw a branded 
mustang on the street. “Oh, mamma,” 
he shouted, “just look how they’ve 
gone and vaccinated the poor thing.”— 
Harper's Young People. 
“ Can any little boy here,” asked the 
visitor, “give me an example of the ex¬ 
pansion of substances by heat?” “I 
can,” said Tommy. “ Our dog’s tongue 
is twicet as long now as it was last win¬ 
ter.”— Indianapolis Journal. 
Tommy : “ Did you do much fighting 
during the war, pa?” Pa: “I did my 
share of it. Tommy.” Tommy : “ Did 
you make the enemy run?” Pa: “You’re 
right I did. Tommy.” Tommy: “ Did 
they ketch you, pa ? ”— Boston Courier. 
Fair Maiden: “How savagely that 
cow looks at me 1 ” Farmer Hayseed : 
“ It’s your red parasol, mum.” “ Dear 
me 1 I knew it was a little bit out of 
fashion, but I didn’t suppose a country 
cow would notice it.”— Pearson's Weekly. 
Miss Skkumohus : “ I was so disgusted 
to see people take up their ears of corn 
in their fingers. I always use a knife to 
detach the corn from the ear.” Mrs. 
Homespun: “ Well, I suppose a knife 
answers right well where one has no 
teeth .”—BostAjn Transcript. 
In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
Thb Kuhal Nbw-Tokkkr. 
buy “direct from factory,” best 
MIXED-PAINTS 
AtWlIOl.ESALE I>RICKS,J)eliv«irefl I’RF.E, 
For Housfts, Hams, Roofs, all colors, A S A > K MUldlcmen’s 
protlts. lu use 51 yeui-a. Kndoi-swl l)y UraiiKC & rarmers 
Alliance. I/)W prices wil siimnse you. Write for Kamineu. 
O, W. INQEltSOLL, *Z4 « Plymouth St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
LADIES!! Why Drink Poor Teas? 
THE 
GreatAmerican 
p.o. Pox m 
When you can get the Best at 
CnrKO price* Tn any Quantity. 
Dinner, Tea and Toilet Sets, 
Watches, Clocks, Music Boxes, 
Cook Books and all kinds of premi¬ 
ums given to <ilub Agents, 
Income made by getting 
orders for our celebrated goods. 
For full particulars mldress 
TUB QRKAT AMERICAN TEA CO. 
31 and 33 Vosey St., N. Y. 
POT-GROWN^^^* 
^Strawberry Plants. 
Best varieties. Large Plants. J’erfectly 
rooted. PKICK «:J I'KH 100. lOO.lKM) 
Currant Cuttinus, etc. Semi for 
JlluHtrateel Lint. 
GllKLN’.S NUIlSEllY CO., Itochester, N. I. 
DR1]\K rUKE WATEK, 
by using tha 
Bucket I’lmip 
and Water Pu. 
rllier. 
PURIFIES BY 
AERIATION 
Will not 
Freeze, 
Has stood the 
test at 38 de¬ 
grees below 
zero. AlioylO 
years old can 
draw water 
^i»wlth ease 
^ from a 50 foot 
\ well at tile 
rate of 10 gal- 
Ions per min- 
ute. It has no 
wooden tub 
W,\ Ing to wearoi 
; decay and poh 
yd lute the water. 
Every huckef 
m/’ goes downfiiK 
m; of air to the 
bottom and 
W, fills with cold 
%■. water as the 
air escapes. 
Agents * 
Wanted 
Everywhere' 
« JPAT . • 
,MAY02S. 
, 1886, 
[PURIFIES BY AERIATION 
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It 
JBERAL DISCOUNT. Send for circulars aiio 
prices to Ross Brothers, 162 Front St. 
fVorcester, Mass., Wholesale and Retat 
dealers InAgrieullura Tools and Seeds. ’ 
WATER 
Farmers Wanted 
Won Every Field Contest 
In ’91 and ’92. 
IMPROVED 
PATENT 
Write for 
Descriptive 
Catalogue and 
Testimonials. 
SIMPLE in Construction 
PERFECT in Operation. 
HoonesTOWN 
High. Grade. Low Price, 
(JUAKANTEKD 
KKGAHIILKS.S OF COST. 
-wr I3E E 
Nothing like It. Send for circular. 
Manufactured by 
PACIFIC GUANO CO., New York. 
Branch Ollice: HOCHBSTKU. N. Y. 
CROPS 
Send for Pamphlets 
to 
Bradley Fertilizer Co. 
Boston, Mass. 
Rochester, N. Y. 
Cleveland, Ohio. 
Our 1894 PERKINS’ STEEL 
GALVANIZED POV/ER and 
I PUMP- 
CJPERKINS ING 
WITH GRAPHITE BOXES AHD STEEL 
TOWER. I’riees siilisfactory. 
Warrant covers all points. In¬ 
vestigate bel'oro buying. Cata¬ 
logue free. 
I‘KKKINH WIND .MILL CO., 
Hf-. MImIiiiwuLu. Did. 
Ilow to Graft at the 8outh.472 
Krult Experiences.47' 
To Propagate a New Gooseberry. 473 
Are the Largest Blackberries Hardy ?.473 
What Alls the Parker Karles 7.473 
The Best Strawberry Plants.474 
New Uses for an Old Ttol. . .... 482 
WOMAN AND TUB UOMB. 
Kditorlals.478 
Mother and Daughter .478 
New Use for fUtinesplns.478 
A Halt IlolldaT.478. 479 
Care Of Children’s Diet.47'J 
Patterns for K N.-V. readejs.479 
Crumbs from Dlllerent 'Tables.479 
MI8CKLLANKOU8 
The Periodical Cicada or 17-Year J.ccust—Part 1. 470 
Prcduce Commission Merchants.471. 472 
Kurallsms. 474, <75 
Kditorlals. 476 
Brevities. 476 
The Prospect.477 
Business Bits.477 
As We Go to Press. 480 
We Want to Know. You Know. 480 
Crop and Market Notes.480 
■ ■ ■ I ^ U *1" M sole Manufacturer, Markets. 
Hm Vwb UUUIjin I bNji Moorestown, Burlington Co., N. J. Utmiorous . 
CONTENTS. 
Rural Nkw-Yobkkr, July 28, 1894 
Mew Ancle Steel Post 
Plain Wire Fence. 
THE LATEST PUZZLE-FREE 
How can it wire fence .stand without posts? 
We will .s<!nd free lo any address, a photo en¬ 
graving of a long section of our Park fence, 
confining live deer and elk, and not a sign 
of a post to be seen. Everybody knows tliat 
the Pago has been “out of sight of allcoin- 
ptd'if ors for years, but did not realize that it 
could i)ose as a “ix).stless’’ fence. 
Send for proof. 
FAGS WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., Adrian, Mich. 
to use and sell the Hold Fust 
Corn lliiiflcrH. Thousands be- 
^ ing sold. Liberal terms. Ap- 
ply for right in your own ter- 
irilw rltory. Goinpleteontlltouly 
costs 6 cents. 
‘/jl A TllK TIE CO., Unadllla.N. Y. 
473 
473 
473 
473 
473 
478 
473 
474 
474 
482 
482 
The Ue-maklng of a Guernsey Herd. 
Tuberculin Test as a Commercial Guide. 
A Wife Worth Her Weight In Gold. 
To Control a Horse’s Tongue. 
A Homemade Creamer. 
Bit the Cow. 
Roots and Hheep. 
Western Dressed Beef. 
Colonial Dairy Products in England. 
Beefmaking In the West. 
nOKTICULTUUAL. 
469.470 
470, 471 
472, 473 
.... 473 
... 474 
.... 483 
.... 483 
.... 488 
.... 483 
_483 
Will not burn, blow or rot down, and the price has 
been jrut <lown from ISI to 05 cents per rod, 
ccmpleto with wire slay. 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, Midi. 
RIGBY POTATO DIGGER. 
The only successful Potato Digger ever invented. 
Durable, easy to work and satisfactory In results 
Send for circulars, gh- ^^.estlmonlals and full par¬ 
ticulars. UIGBV ^^.UHLBIQII, Uoulton, Me. 
_ ^ - 
FARM TOPICS. 
To Save Yourg Clover . 
Seeding Land Especially for Meadow.. . . 
Hl'llng Potatoes. 
Clearings Stony Farm. 
Black Plantain on a I.awn. 
What Potato Blight Looks Like. 
Plants Named. 
Crimson Clover In Tennessee. 
Crimson Clover with Tltoothy. 
Life on a Massachusetts Farm. 
A Ride Over a New England Ranch. 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
8 J<iTons Per Hour 
of FOIIN KNSII.AIJK.’cnt and elevated 
to World’* Fair .Silo with a 
“SMALLEY” OUTFIT. 
^ DO you FEED STOCK? 
^ _ \j Cattle, Horses, Sheep, Hogs or Poiilf rj? 
/’V” » If you do you can’t afford to overlook Eii- 
1 : aslinge and dry fodder cut- 
// » W t ting. 50 per cent. 
I a—T'l saved in Fodder 
I ^ c(|ual ratio 
/ K'tbj III pro- 
// v BUL It iliiel. Catalogues 
// vSrk of Smalley Gfaids 
I H and our'94 Silo BfKik 
It"!! t'i, /r«r to any address. 
^ SMAl.I.KY MF 4 ;. GO., 
niaiiitowoc, Wls. 
Star Milk Cooler 
WILL cool milk evenly 
to within two degrees 
.Of water as fast as 
milked. Made entirely 
I of copper, will last a 
^ lifetime. Used by the 
best Dairymen, 
Creameries. 
Send for our new Illus¬ 
trated Catalogue. 
Kesponslblo Agents 
wanted In unoccupied 
territory. 
STAR MILK COOLER CO., 
Mention this paper. Haddonflelil, N. J. 
METAL 
WHEELS 
for your 
WAGONS 
Any size you want, 20 
to 56 in. high. Tires I 
to 8 in,wide—hubs to 
tit any axle. Maves 
4.;osl many times in 
a season to have set 
of low wheels to 6t 
your wagon for hauling 
gram, fodder, manure, 
hogs, kc. No resetting of 
tires. Catl’gfree. Address 
EMPIUE MPG. CO 
Q,ulncy, Ill. 
SEPARATOR and POWERS 
Feed Mills, SU'el Land Rollers, Chilled Plows, Wi,od 
Baws, Knelnes—.3 to 35 Horse Power, mounted or stationary. 
8. 14. ME881NGEU A SON, TATAM V, 1*A. 
IBCCD^CDJO Patent level-tread 
Horse-Power. 
with SPEED REGULATO R. 
For 1,2 and 3 Hordes. Sc 
LifTLE'clANT Threshing 
Tliroshes Grain, Rice, Flax, Millet and Grass Seed. Fully 
Warranted. Feud and Ensilage Ciitters.Feed Grinders,Ao 
/JJi’f'-'/lA I'.ll A SONS, tianmliiif, l‘a.,U.li. Am 
FARQUHAR SEPARATOR 
DRAFT, 
^ MOST 
SIMPLE, 
ECONOMICAL, 
AND PERFECT 
» ill use. Wastes no 
grain, and cleans 
It rearly for 
A market 
^ iWarranUd.)^^ 
STEAM ENGINES 
CHEAPEST AND BEST 
for all iiuriiosos. 
Simple, Strong, Durable. 
Saw fflllls, Sliiiigleuiid 
Grist lilllls. Horse 
Powers, 'I'ritelloia 
Kicgtucs niid 
Tlire.sliliig lilucliliics. 
PLOUGHS, 
CULTIVATORS, 
and Machinery generally, a specialty. Rond for II 
Inst rated Catnlogiie. Addre.ss 
A. B. FAICi^l IIAR in.. !,1 I .YORK. I’i 
mw mi smi riiii. 
Syracuse, Sejdernber (1-13. 
Buildings Enlarged, 
Grounds Improved. 
Railroad Facilities Increased. 
DAILY DAIRY INSTITUTES. 
GRKAT ATTHACTION8. 
8125,000 Fremlums. 
181,000 Premiums In Dairy IXepartment. 
182,000 Premiums in Fruit Department. 
817,000 I’urses. 
For Prize List and other information address 
