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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 9 
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*4 cause of bad weather and, perhaps, by 
j.; reason of the fact that our agents are 
Jj taking a rest after their exertions last 
fall. Enough is known, however, to 
justify us in saying that The R. N.-Y.’s 
^ list is larger than last year, and that we 
shall talk to several thousand more 
i . . 
people in 1895 than we did in 1894. 
quickly restored to fertility by the use of fertilizers containing- 
A High Per Gent, of Potash 
Full description of how and why in our pamphlets. 
Now, what we have to say to you is 
this : It is a good business principle to 
it is supposed to invest at the bottom, and sell at the top. 
point beyond The subscription business is now at the 
maintain its bottom, and consequently now is the 
o years, busi- time for you to sail in and do some effec- 
What do we mean by that ? 
: offering 31 fine premiums 
for the 31 largest clubs sent in before 
The piano and buggy pictured 
this page, are samples of what 
offer. Now, if people were just tumbling 
over each other for the chance to sub- A 
scribe, those clubs would be so large that j 
would have little 
It seems to us that gets at 1 
the matter at a spanking rate, 
thing “strikes bottom, 
reach the lowest ebb, a 
which it cannot go and 
identity. For the past tv 
ness in this country has been steadily tive work ? 
declining—settling down to a point Well, we are 
where all the speculation and chance 
would be squeezed out of it, and nothing May 1 
but rock bottom facts for it to rest on- on 
It looks to us as though that point has 
been about reached, and that any future 
change must be one of slight improve- 
Sent. We do business in every State an ordinary man 
chance. Rut now that the business has 
» h wi ~^.vhjgw y ••struck bottom." the clubs will all be 
|P§! jlfS] (Continued on next page). 
It will cost you nothing to read them, and they will save you 
GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau Street, New York. 
They are sent free, 
dollars. 
More Large Potatoes, 
More Vegetables, 
More Growth of Young Trees and Shrubs, 
FOLLOW THE JUDICIOUS USE OF THE 
More Oats and Straw 
More Corn and Stalk, 
More Luscious Fruit, 
we 
Made by THE CLEVELAND DRYER COMPANY, who have made a full line of scientifically-m: 
Fertilizers for different soils and crops. We makegoods that insure a profit for those who use them. Nitr 
Soda—Sulphate Potash—Muriate Potash—Sulphate Ammonia—Dried Flesh—Dried Blood—Soluble Phosphc 
Acid—always on hand for those desiring to compound their own formulas. 
THE CLEVELAND DRYER CO , 130 Summit St., Cleveland, Ohio. 
Ix writing to advertisers, please always mention 
The Rural New-Yorker. 
f* ^ I [ I 1 _Purest highest grades Jione 
L ft f YE I G B O rO Phosphates Potato Fertilizers 
r HI EIEi/Hl ^Catalogue, explaining how 
I Ul II B lib U I Uto grow 720 bush. Potatoes 
►eracre; corn, 115; strawberries, 481; oats, 130, with 
fertilizers. Samples sent for 10 cents postage. 
Bone Fertilizing Chemical Works, Janesville. Wis. 
fertilizers in the winter time- 
freight paid. Write for particulars, 
giving references and shipping point 
POWELL FERTILIZER & CHEM. CO. 
Powell’s Fertilizers, 
BALTIMORE. M D. 
CRIMSON CLOVERUNur. iZT 
crown Crimson Clover Seed in the United States, 
is JOSEPH E. HOLLAND, Grower and Jobber, Mil¬ 
ford, Del. Write for prices. 
ODORLESS PSB&ftin de,lvered at s y°y 
MINERAL *30.00 per ton. 
Agents wanted in every farming town. Send for 
circulars to THE FOREST CITY WOOD ASH CO/ 
No. 9 Merchants Row, Boston, Mass 
rnn 0 A I 800 bu. Improved Learning, and GOO bu. 
llln CALL Mastodon Seed Corn. Price, *1.25 per 
bu. f.o.b. cars. Also. 150 Head ’thoroughbred CHESTER 
WHITE PIGS, 2 to 3 mos. old at FARMERS’ PRICES. 
Address Howard J ohnson, West Grove, Ches. Co.,Pa. 
AN EMERSON PIANO. 
First choice in The R. N.-Y.’s subscription contest, 
and territory of this broad land, and our 
reports come from all classes of people. 
Our belief is that there is to be a very 
slow but steady revival of general busi¬ 
ness. We do not look for much increase 
in prices of articles like wheat and cot¬ 
ton, which are regulated by the value of 
the export price which latter is regulated 
by the price at which silver can be taken 
to India or Argentine ; but on articles 
cliiefiy consumed in the home market, 
we look for somewhat better returns in 
time. In other words, we are hopeful 
that agriculture has at last “ struck 
nrn O— Special brands for all 
rniEI I / I n A crops. Dealers and con- 
bill I II.ILUIIU gumers address 
HUBBARD & CO., 10 Light St.. Baltimore, Md. 
nriAII JERSEY PRIDE 
s* 1 *" ulljKa Largest,handsomest and 
■ ■■ finest-flavored Peach in 
Originated and for sale only by The 
cry, Newark, N. J. Send for particulars. 
We ship our best A T T I A 
Screened Canada / \ | a 1—4 V». 
Unleached y j FI I v y/J 
Hardwood -*■ ■' ^ 
at bottom prices. Analysis and Weight Guaranteed 
Address THE FOREST CITY WOOD ASH CO., 
No. 9 Merchants Row, Boston. Mass 
BEST in the world. 1 cent and up for 
well filled p'kgs. Send names for Pret¬ 
tiest Free Catalogue ever Printed. 
Big lot of EXTRAS FREE with every order. 
R. H. SHUMWAY, Rockford, 111. 
and Peach Trees. If you intend to plant, send for our 
list. It tells you what to plant for profit, and how to 
care for it. with price of trees. HENRY LU1IS. 
Niagara River Nurseries, Youngstown, N. Y. 
¥ r/~v fir I To introduce my SEE OS 
I JlVc I V ! ai >4 BULBS, I will mail 2 
u-rfvr v vij | New Excelsior Double 
~ ^ _ 1 Dwarf Pearl Tuberose 
fi—< I i Bulbs, sure to bloom early; 
H It/ W v 1 ! J j 4 Gladioli Bulbs— fancy 
• --L mixed, lovely spikes all colors, 
I ¥ | \/Af| ! nothing can equal these; 1 packet 
VJ I V Ull j Marguerite Carnation, — give 
JAPAN PLUMS, 
STANDARD PEARS, 
AND APPLE TREES, 
growing on rented land: lease expires, trees must be 
sold. Fine stock, lowest prices. List mailed. 
WHITING NURSERY CO ■, Nurseries at Geneva. N.Y. 
ACRE APPLES, $1,493 ( >R(fll ARI)S, Louisiana, 
Mo., for free sample copy telling about it. A prac- 
tical Fruit and Farm paper, published by Stark Bros.. 
40c. a year; circulation, 400.000 copies. The “Cream 
of the Cream” —gives the busy Fruit Grower or 
Farmer, who hasn’t the time or the money to buy and 
read a great mass of papers, what is best from 
them all, what he wants to know. 
a elegant flowers in 4 mos. from seed; 
AWJI V 1 pkt. Pansy— The Alice, finest 
i*. w Ci Y 1 mid., every color imaginable; 1 pkt. 
--—^—* Poppy—Oolden Gate, nothing 
makes a grander show; 1 packet Sweet Peas—Kck- 
fbrd’s Choice, mixed, over 30 sorts, simply grand: 1 
pkt. Phlox, fancy mxd., includes many wonderful cols.; 
1 pkt. Chinese Pinks, all colors, and a flower everyone 
w’ants; 1 pkt. Mixed Flower Seeds forWild Car¬ 
een-over 100 kinds that will grow and bloom freely. 
The above are selling for SI.00, but as I have grown 100,000 col¬ 
lections simply to introduce my Seeds and Bulbs, will mail the 
complete lot, for only 25 cents to pay postage, packing, etc. They 
will bloom this season and make a great display. Order a< 
once before all are taken. Catalogue of Vegetables and lovelj 
Flowers FREE with each order. Full of Bargains. 
(ty* If you send silver or Money Order, a Floral Work of ait 
In ten colors and 5h cent certificate is sent free. Address 
F.ll. MILLS, Box 14 ?, ROSE HILL, N.Y. 
business has “struck bottom.” I hat is 
the life of every paper, and the increase 
or decrease of his list, is the publisher s 
best index of general business. Contrary 
to general custom, our contemporaries 
have not, this year, made any statements 
as to their circulations. The R. N.-'i . 
has stated twice that it has gained in cir¬ 
culation this past year. Up to date, we 
have about 3,500 more subscribers than 
we had one year ago. The greater part 
of this gain was made in November and 
December of last year, and a large pro¬ 
portion came in ones and twos from 
sample copies or from work among 
Cl flWCDQ -14 lar & e Packages, all new, choice 
iLUVl CnO seeds; named; suretogrow. Every¬ 
body’s favorites, for 20 cents. 
J. FLOWER, Canajoharie, N. Y. 
O n r object in making this extraordinary offer is to increase the circulation of the A»Mcm- 
.,....,1 vTrtitmnist to a half million or more copies, and to induce everyone to plant, pure, 
lele£te£ ai?d tested seeds. The circulation of the Agricultural Epitomist is now 
noniea and we feel certain that by making this most liberal and valuable offer, we will 
incmiseit'to’f our times that amount; for where Is there a person who has,adam., a garden on 
flower bed, who will not take advantage of this great opportumty to i get 35 
nnd a year’s subscription to the Agricultural Epitomist toi v I 
Tin* Epitomist is devoted to the Farm, Garden and Household, and no one interested in any ot 
these nursuits can afford to be without it. It is interesting to the farmer, the housewife and then 
children. It is original, and its writers are all practical and well-informed men xvomeii. A » 
ma^jiuvo a succe^fiA business arid a 1 i;il>py liorae, and without thoAaricultura, 
A KALAMAZOO BUGGY. 
One of The R. N.-Y.’s subscription prizes. 
friends and neighbors. The January re 
turns were not so good—probably be 
One of a Thousand 
This flower looks attractive—multiply it by 
1,000 and you will have a good idea of a bush of 
Andorra’s Latest Introduction 
Hypericum Moserianum (St. John’s Wort.) 
A beautiful, evergreen, trailing shrub, cover¬ 
ed from June until late Fall with rich, golden 
flowers, resembling a single rose. With slight 
protection it has been found perfectly hardy 
in this country. Single Plants, 25 Cents $ 
Five for $1. Delivered free. 
It will pay you to send for our new Catalogue,which 
tells of Hardy Trees, Shrubs, Plants, Roses, 
Fruit, and our special stock of Rhododendrons. 
It will interest all who are interested in such matters. 
ANDORRA NURSERIES, Chestnut Hill, 
W, Wabssb Hakieb, Mgr. PHILADA., PA. 
Grass rules. It is the most valuable crop of 
America. Worth more than either corn or wheat. 
Luxurious meadows are the farmers’ delight. A 
positive way to get them, and the only one we 
know, is to sow Salzer’s Extra Grass Mixtures. 
Many of our farmer readers praise them, and say 
they get four to six tons of magnificent hay per 
acre from Salzer’s Seeds. Over 100 different kinds 
of Grass, Clover and Fodder Plant Seeds are sold 
by Salzer. 
If You AY ill Cut This Out and Send It 
with 7c. postage to the John A. Salzer Seed Co., 
La Crosse, Wis., you will get a sample of Grass 
and Clover Mixture and their mammoth 
seed catalogue free.— Adv. 
I enclose fifty cents for which you will please send me the 
Agricultural Epitomist one year, and an order in the shape or 
a due bill good for 35 cents, which will l>e accepted in pur¬ 
chasing Farm, Garden or Flower Seeds from the 189y catalogue at 
regular cash prices, of any one of the seed houses named 
iu this offer, which appears in Rural New Yorker. 
AGENTS . . 
WANTED. Address. 
«a nut address: 
ED IK 28 PRE^ AGRICULTURAL EPITOMIST, 
M1UMS AMOKG OUR AGENTS MARCH 31 Indianapolis, Ind. 
cut this out or copy order 
\ and send to us with 50 
^ cts. Sign your name J 
and address plain -y 
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