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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
" HAPPY NEW YEAR !” 
That is our salutation to our readers 
on sending out the first issue of The R. 
N.-Y for 1895. The R. N.-Y. is happy 
over its prospects. The two past years 
have been hard ones. Like other farm 
go to in this country ? With the hot winds, dust 
storms, and brazen sky, where no rain clouds let 
their cooling drops on the parched earth. But 
“God’s ways are not our ways’’ always. We 
enjoyed the sermon on “The Home’’ so much, I 
read it aloud to my husband, but please remember 
that I should not have done so if it had hit him. one 
bit; for / think him the ideal husband. Excuse 
me for writing so personal a letter, but really it 
seems as though you were a personal friend. 
Or, take this one from up in British 
Columbia: 
products, the price of our paper has been 
cut in two since the hard times came on. 
At the same time we were expected to 
keep up the quality of the paper, and 
even try to improve it. That seemed 
tike a discouraging outlook, we will 
admit; but we took hold of the work 
with all the courage, energy and faith 
we had in us. We made up our minds to 
try to put some “blood” into the pedigree 
of each issue. Without seeking to take 
trade away from any other farm paper, 
our plan was to try to make The R. N.-Y. 
unique, so that no reader could leave us 
and honestly say that he found other 
papers so interesting that he did not 
miss The R. N.-Y. Above all, we set 
out to try to deal fairly and honestly 
with our readers, to talk straight at their 
hearts and not over their heads, and 
above all to get down into their con¬ 
fidence and make them feel that we 
want to befriend them whenever we 
can. That is what we started out to do, 
and as this hard and trying year draws 
to a close, we are pleased and touched 
to see how our list of subscribers is in¬ 
creasing, and how old and new friends 
are going out of their way to help us 
and say a good word for us. Most of 
this is done without expectation of re¬ 
ward, because as we have stated, most 
of this increase is in clubs of one or two. 
We look upon it as a contribution of 
pure friendship—of sound good will. It 
is truly a “happy new year” for The 
R. N.-Y., and we hope all our readers 
will find a share of the general pros¬ 
perity which we think is surely but 
slowly coming. 
* 
That’s all very well for us, but how 
about yourself ? We might wish you 
a barrel of happiness, but unless you 
took hold of your end of the matter and 
performed fairly and squarely the duties 
you owe to the Lord and to man, our 
wish would not be worth the paper it 
is printed on. The United States Con¬ 
gress can’t pass a law that will make 
you permanently happy ; the Governor 
of your State can’t drive away your un¬ 
happiness by issuing a proclamation 
with no end of “whereases” and “ re¬ 
sol veds.” You are the one to attend to 
that. That is a great privilege that has 
been put right into your hands. One of 
the pleasantest things about this sub¬ 
scription season, is the good news that 
many of our readers have learned how 
to be contented and happy under trying 
circumstances. From a business point 
of view, this is encouraging, because we 
have to look to the happy farmers for 
support. The grumblers and growlers 
won’t take The R. N.-Y. because they 
know very well that we have very little 
sympathy for those who growl. Now 
read this letter from far-off Nebraska— 
a good way from that “ rainbelt coun¬ 
try,” too : 
Do you know, th e first page I turn to is “ As We 
Go to Press.” Such excellent sermons we have 
every week. “ Where does the hot go to ?” Ah ! 
what a train of thought it awakened, and wiser 
heads than “baby’s” have wondered and pon¬ 
dered. Where do the ambition, hopes and even life 
A farm of 420 acres, having 12,000 fruit 
trees—apples, pears, peaches, cherries 
planted five years ago, can be bought this 
winter at a low price. The farm nearly 
adjoins the city of Chillicothe, O., lies on 
fine rolling land well adapted to fruit 
culture and stock raising. The owner 
died and the land came into the hands of 
a corporation whose business is not farm¬ 
ing or fruit growing. It is a fine oppor¬ 
tunity for the right man. For full in¬ 
formation address A. C. Houghton, 61 
Wheeler Building, Columbus, O.— Adv. 
If there were nothing in Thk R. N.-Y. but Primer 
Science, I should still be a subscriber as I am just 
beginning to understand what I never could be¬ 
fore. Wishing you every success, G. j. w. 
Ladners Landing, B. C. 
Now if we ignore every consideration 
but the one of selfish business interest, 
you will see that such letters are enough 
to make any newspaper man feel good. 
Such friends are worth having. When 
the time comes right for them to make 
a little return— The R. N.-Y. will get it. 
We like to have such credits on the 
ledger. And now doubtless your mind is 
sufficiently mellow to appreciate the fol¬ 
lowing notes. We are impelled to print 
them here by an unconquerable desire to 
see The R. N.-Y.’s side fully advertised : 
Some time ago I asked the price of a good tele¬ 
scope with one new subscription. The price was 
satisfactory, and I went out to get the subscrip¬ 
tion. This was done so easily that I kept on and 
obtained eight, which entitles me to the telescope 
free of charge. I now purpose to get a lot more. 
Tompkins County, N. Y. H. t. s. 
Now, it doesn’t need a telescope to see 
the point to that. A blind man could 
see that this agent saved himself a sum 
equal to the profits on several acres of 
wheat at the going price of grain. You 
see how a little enterprise pries the top 
off of a difficulty. 
Here is a little note from our old friend 
Geo. II. Pearson : 
Hatting is very quiet, this being the dull season. 
After the holidays, we expect a good trade. The 
people have not got over the lockout of a year 
ago; hatting goes by trades, and we always have 
slack times. A great many of the shops will not 
start up till after New Year, then I will be able to 
see all old subscribers. I can get a great many 
to take Thk R. N.-Y. that you would not get, 
through indifference; if I am there to take and 
send their money, they will renew. So will you 
please send their papers till I can see who will 
renew, and I’ll get all the new subscriptions I can. 
Nearly every one likes Tuk R. N.-Y. 
The point about that is that an agent 
right on the ground, following a man 
up at the proper time, can nearly al¬ 
ways get a renewal. Another thing is 
that Mr. P. took a great many trial sub¬ 
scriptions. Now they are almost all 
getting ready to renew for a whole year. 
That’s right. Don’t break a year up. 
And here is another heart warmer 
from Nebraska : 
I do not have the time to make a business of 
canvassing. I inclose a card of a young man 
who called on me to subscribe for the-Farmer. 
I said, “Why don’t you solicit subscriptions for the 
best agricultural paper published ? ” He said that 
he supposed that he was. “Well,” I said, “you 
are mistaken; it can’t hold a candle to The Rural 
New-Yorker, and if you would like to canvass for 
a better paper, I will send in your name.” He 
handed me the inclosed card which I send you. 
Fremont, Neb. .c. w. s. 
That’s the way our big-hearted Western 
friends stand by us. We never say a word 
calculated to injure the trade of any of 
our contemporaries, but there certainly 
is no law in this country to prevent our 
friend from making the statement he did. 
Here is a note from one of our old 
veteran subscribers : 
My father took Tue R. N.-Y. when it was pub¬ 
lished at Rochester, by D. D. T. Moore, and I 
acted as agent for it at that time, when I was a 
boy or young man. Then it was $2.50 a year, and 
one year I sent to the publisher $75 for subscrip¬ 
tions, and received some pay in premiums. Now 
it is only $1 a year, and as good as ever, and grow¬ 
ing better every year. I intend to continue to take 
it as long as I can see to read it. s. s. wescott. 
Saratoga County, N. Y. 
That $75 would pay for three times as 
many subscriptions now as then. May 
the sight of your eyes be lengthened. 
Now we will print the list of $2 prize 
winners, and retire for the week. Here 
they are: 
Dec. 22.—R. P. Greenleaf, New Castle Co., Del. 
“ 24.—John R. Wheaton, Steuben Co., N. Y. 
“ 26.—Geo. H. Pearson, Fairfield Co., Conn. 
“ 27.—Harvey Jewell, Cheshire Co., N. H. 
“ 28.—J. A. Brace, Orleans Co., N. Y. 
“ 29.—Leonard Swartz, Talbot Co., Md. 
CROP AND MARKET NOTES. 
Good celery is scarce. 
The market for dry beans is dull. 
Hurry the limed eggs to market. 
New Orleans sends some nice lettuce. 
Honey is extremely dull and slow of sale. 
The demand for evaporated apples is weak. 
Butter is dull and prices show little change. 
Feathers of all kinds are dull and prices low. 
Hop prices are not very encouraging to growers. 
Cider is a mighty poor thing to ship to market. 
Receipts of Florida vegetables have been light. 
The first Bermuda vegetables came in Monday. 
The oyster crop is reported good, but the market 
is dull. 
On Monday, 76 packages of eggs came from 
Havre, France. 
Receipts of poultry on this market have this 
year been the heaviest ever known. 
Choice table apples are scarce and bring extra 
prices. Most offerings are too poor. 
A good many ice-house pears were sent in from 
Boston for the Chistmas trade, but sold slowly. 
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