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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Humorous. 
“A merry heart doeth good like a medi¬ 
cine.'' — Bibt.e. 
He said when he saw the football high 
Suspended from a peg, 
“ It must have been a tough old hen i 
That laid that leather egg.” | 
—Harper'* Young People, j 
‘\SAy, is there a feller with a wooden ! 
leg by the name of Smith livin’ here ? ” ; 
“ What’s the name of his other leg ? ”— i 
Li/e. 
Election Ci.euk : “Are you a Repub¬ 
lican or a Democrat?” Lady Voter: 
“ Oh ! this is so sudden. Give me time 
Plants 
Com, 
Beans, 
Ensilage. 
Distributes 
Fertilizer. 
6 to 8 Acres 
Planted 
Per Day, and 
in one Operation. 
Absoluteiy 
Guaranteed. 
Catalogue of potato and corn planting machinery Free. Address 
ASPINWALL MANUFACTURING CO., Jackson, Mich., U. S. A. 
to think.”—Detroit Free PrcHS. 
“ Are you going to vote the straight 
ticket, dear ? ” “ The straight ticket ? 
Do you mean to say that any of them are 
cut on the bias ? ”—Tiulianaimlis .Tournal. 
“Have you ever loved another, Tom?” 
said Miss Gush to her intended. “ Cer¬ 
tainly,” replied he. “ Do you wish 
written testimonials from my previous 
sweethearts ? "—Harper's Bazar. 
Palette: “This picture places the 
milkmaid on the wrong side, and besides 
it Lsn’t a cow at all, but a bull.” Jess: 
ARE YOU GOING TO TRAVEL? 
If SO, will you buy a first class ticket and go 
by rail, or will you buy from some wandering 
tramp, a rlglit to “count the ties” to your 
destination. This is a very elieap method as 
you “do the work yourself, you know.” 
All the elasticity of such a journey would 
be right at the first end, for all the world just 
like a soft straight wire fence with a clock 
m)ring adjuster at one end. 
fAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., Adrian, Mich. 
HEW ANGLE STEEL POST 
PLAIN WIRE FENCE. 
Will not burn, blow or rot down, and the price has 
been put down from )(R1 to 65 cents p«ir 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. 
“What of it; all I wanted of you was 
to guess whether it was a sunrise or a 
sunset .”—New York World. 
“ What on earth are you engaged to 
three men for?” said blanche to Sue. 
“You can’t marry them all.” “ No,” re¬ 
plied Sue, “ but by working up a little 
competition among them 1 can probably 
induce one or the other to hurry up and 
earn enough to marry on."—Harper's 
Bazar. 
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Weight 40 lbs. 
Send for circulars. 
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Sows any Quantity. 
Evenly, Accurately, 
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Works successfully with 
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THE FAEOUHAE 
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Engises and Boilers a specialty. Send for catalogue to 
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HOMER STEEL FENCE CO., HOMER, MICH. 
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Steel Posts, Steel Rails and Steel Gates; Steel Tree 
Flower and Tomato Guards; Cabled Field and Hog 
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buying, get our cat¬ 
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Manufacturers of Spouts. Pails. Cans. Etc. 
THE OLD RELIABLE 
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SECOND EDITION. 
KEVISED AND ENLARGED. 
Nearly 100 full-page engravings, after 
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HORSES, 
Origin, History, Improvement, Description, Character¬ 
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with Data regarding Its Registry Association, Scale of 
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The Hints on Selection, Care and Mangement are supple¬ 
mented by letters from well-known and successful breeders 
of the United States and Canada, each giving his actual 
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THE SECOND EDITION has been carefully prepared 
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date, numerous additions made, and many valuable sug¬ 
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tb V bor having embodied therein a carefully prepared 
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for horse owners.” 
CATTLE, 
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All the new breeds established, or brought before the 
public since the first edition was published, have been given 
proper place, and important data regarding these and many 
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Engravings, with explanatory text, have been especially 
prepared to serve In place of a glossary of technical terms 
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ing has been left undone which would tend to increase the 
usefulness of the new edition, or render it of greater value 
to the student of animal husbandry, whether in the class¬ 
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ANO 
SWINE. 
Price, in Handsome Cloth Binding:, #2.00. 
BY 
GEO. W. CURTIS. M. A. S., 
Director Texas Ex. Station and 
Professor of Agriculture In the 
Agricultural and Mechanical Col¬ 
lege of Texas. 
Already Adopted as a Standard Text Book on 
Domestic Animals in eighteen of the 
Leading Agricultural Colleges 
of the United States. 
The Rural New-Yorker, Cor. Chambers & Pearl Sts., New York. 
F.ntirely of Steel No castings to break. 
Strongest and simplest Lever Arrangement on 
the market. Writo for dcBcrlptive Circular. 
RODERICK LEAN MFC. CO. 
No. 16 Park St., MANSFIELD, O. 
ENTIRELY 
NEW 
Plowing and Harrowing done 
at one operation, producing 
a perfect seed bed. CLARK’S 
C UTAWAY REVOLVING 
* PLOW. Send for special 
AGENTS WANTED IN EVERY COUNTY. 
THE CUTAWAY HARROW COMPANY, 
Sole Manufacturers. Higganum. Conn. 
A Complete Creamery 
IN ONE MACHINE. 
The Butter Accumulator 
Has now been Thoroughly Tested and the 
following facts fully proven ; 
It gives more butter and better butter, 
skims cleaner and runs smoother. It Is sim¬ 
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any other machine of its kind in existence. 
It will Save its Own Price either In Redaction of 
First Cost, in its Increase in Yield, or In Its 
Saving of Labor. 
CREAMERY PACKAGE MFC. CC., 
I, 3 & 5 Washlhifton St., Chicago, Dl., Sole Agta. 
County and State Agents wanted In 
every part of the United States. 
Swedish Cream and Butter Separator Co., 35 William 
Street. New York. 
GRINDS WHEAT, 
rye, barley and oats flne, also 
ear coni; and does it all on one 
set of grinders. Different from 
others. Improved. Best. 
Speelal price* now. 
(1 hIso niiiko of belt iiowermlll..) 
F. IF. BOWSHER, So. Bend, Ind. 
CONTENTS. 
Rural New-Yorker, December 29, 1894. 
FARM TOPICS. 
Farming on a Business Basis. 
Among the Crimson Clovers. 
What Soiling Crops ?. 
Rails for Ditches. 
Cotton-hull Ashes and Muck. 
Fertility in Buckwheat Hulls. 
Is Outdoor Sub-Irrigation Possible ?— 
Ground Green Bone and Oyster Shells 
Corn Cobs as Fertilizer. 
Ashes; Potato Scab. 
Potato Sprouts a Success. 
A Hard Road in Sand. 
Rotten Eggs for Moles. 
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LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Outlook for Western Beef aud Pork 
Com Cobs and Horses. 
Artichokes for Hogs.. 
Large Eggs or Small. 
Tuberculosis. 
Butter or Beef. 
The Balanced Ration. Part X. 
Big Southern Eggs. 
Gluten Meal or Corn Chop. 
That Heroic Moulting. 
Feed Out the Feathers. 
The Ayrshire Cow. 
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R. N.-YT.’s Progress With Tomato Hybrids 
An “Kvesore” Made into a Sub-Treasury. 
Growing Clover with the Berries. 
The House Plants in December. 
Winter Protection for Strawberries. 
“ New Culture” for Mai’ket Celery. 
Honest Apple Testimony Wanted. 
New' Method With Celery. 
Fertilizers for Orchards. 
Chestnuts. 
A Big California Grape Story. 
A Chestnut Problem. 
Another Early Cosmos. 
The Best of the Hardy Evergreens. 
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WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
Editorials. 
Let the Children Share the Cares. 
The Value of Presents. 
Children’s Indoor Amusements. 
Patterns for R. N.-Y. Readers. 
A Cloak for the Baby. 
Snow' for the Christmas Tree. 
Definitions of Home. 
Culled from Other Columns. 
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MISCELLANEOUS. 
Can Farmers Do Without Middlemen ?. 
A “Power Converter” for Windmills. 
Ruralisms. 
Editorials. 
Brevities. 
A Nest of Frauds Revamped.. 
The Prospect. 
Business Bits. 
As We Go to Press.. • 
Markets. 
We Want to Know. You Know !. 
Crop and Market Notes . 
Humorous. 
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