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GreatAmerican 
Company 
March 9, 1895 
The Best Fertilizers 
Produce large crops, maintain¬ 
ing the fertility of the soil. To 
use proper fertilizer materials 
is of first importance to every 
grower of crops. High-grade 
Bone fertilizers furnish the 
cheapest and best plant food 
known, and no one can afford not 
to use them. We manufacture 
our goods to supply a constant 
source of food for the needs of 
the plants, and to keep up a 
vigorous growth. You will have 
the right material at the right 
time by using our goods. 
Send for full descriptive cir¬ 
cular and testimonials. Agents 
wanted in sections unoccupied. 
I. P. THOMAS & SON CO., 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
HILLSIDE 
buy “direct FROM FACTORY,” best 
MIXED PAINTS 
Combined Riding and Walking 
CULTIVATOR 
Easily Handled, 
Readily 
Adjusted, _ 
and Perfectly m 
Adapted H 
for Hillside ah' 
Cultivating. S 
LADIES!! 
■MHjDo you ,ikea cupof (ioodTna? 
If so, send this - ‘Ad ” and 15e. 
pSrSjB in stamps, and we will mail you 
a J4-Ib. sample Best Tea Irn- 
WjWFrfrfported. Any kind you may se- 
AMgAHna lect. Good Incomes. Big 
premiums, &c. Teas, Coffees, 
Baking Powder and Spices. Send for terms. 
THK CHEAT AMERICAN TEA CO., 
P. O. Box 289. 31 and 33 Vesey St., N. Y. 
" Mr Also 
Manufacturers of 
W Buckeye 
\ M Grain Drills, 
\M Combined Grain and 
Fertilizer Drills, 
r Broadcast Seeders, 
Hay Bakes, Cider Mills, etc. 
desired, BV 
P. P. MAST & CO., 9 Canal St., SPRINGFIELD, O 
BRANCH HOUSE—PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
ment. 
Stamp send for circu¬ 
lar to LARIMER 
DITCHING PLOW 
CO., Crab Tree, Pa. 
Mention this paper. 
ACME PULVERIZING HARROW, 
Warranted the best 
\ l\f yiTjimn Corn Dropper and most 
V perfect Force-feed Ferti- 
tw t i 'W ptB ' lizer Distributor in tiie 
g world. Send for Catalogue. 
^a. B> FARQUHAR CO. 
Send for Large Illustrated Catalogue. 
^^CLOD CRUSHER AND LEVELER, 
Is adapted to all soils and all work for which a Harrow is needed. 
W** Flat crushing spurs pulverize lumps, level and smooth the ground, 
-o, while at the same time curved coulters cultivate, lift and turn the 
i f’li entire surface of the soil. The backward slant of the coul- 
ters prevents tearing up rubbish, and reduces the draft. 
Made entirely of east steel and wrought iron, 
5 ^ _ •**' ' and therefore practically indestructible. 
teJS***^CHEAPEST RIDING HARROW ON EARTH. 
Sells for about the same as an ordinary drag—J*iN and upwards. 
iV. B.—I deliver free on board at distributing points. 
JP FNT ti N TRIAI to responsible farmers, to be returned I AGENTS 
’’ vn • nlML - at my ex pense, if not satisfactory. I WANTED 
SSI DUANE H. NASH, Sole Mfr., MILLINGTON, N. J., 
(Mention this paper.) and 30 .South Caual Street, CHICAGO. 
Variety 
of sizes 
\ Horse Rakes. 
\ Mowers. 
./I——- Hay Tedders. 
7 Hay Presses. 
I ... , Horse Powers. 
' Feed Cutters 
- j \ r and Sawing 
Write for prices. 
Address 
ANN ARBOR AGRICULTURAL CO., 
ANN ARBOK. MICH. 
Suitable 
tor all 
work. 
ENGINES 
SAW MILLS, 
THRASHING MACHINES 
Best Machinery at Lowest Prices. 
A. B. FARQUHAR CO., York, Pa, 
K.pm<>ve& weeds, breaks up the crust, loos 
labor. I) > not buy untried infringements of < 
one that is time-tested, approved and 
warrant* d. Ask Your Dealer For It. 
Patented 
Dec. 2i» 
patented Weeder, 
• \Xi** 
Recommended 
by John Gould, 
T. B. Terry, J. S. Wood¬ 
ward, Tbeo. Louis, W. I. 
__ Chamberlain, Waldo F. 
r Drown, and every user. 
“ Modern Methods,” 
Our latest book, tells the 
^ whole story. On request 
sent FKKK*. 
Write for it to-day. 
40 So. MnrkctSt., 
The Universal Weeder Co., Boston, Mass. 
ADJUSTABLE 
WEEDER. 
THE WIARD 
Great Success . 
u POTATO 
»__DIGGER 
Kills 
the weeds, 
increases the crops, 
and saves more labor 
than any other 
Implement 
on the farm. u VD' 
Active, rcsponsiuiB _ ugoma 
wanted (in unoccupied ter¬ 
ritory) to sell our un¬ 
rivalled Digger, and / 
SUCCESS ANTI-CLOU A 
WEEDEE. Send A'jF. 
ut once for full 
particulars and 
testimonials. y 
D.Y.flallock&Son,|§| • ( 
YORK. PA. ^ 
Rakes, Hand 
V * Planters, Morgan 
Spading Harrow, &c. 
BATAVIA. N. Y. 
This Weeder \ \\\\\) 
has adjustments \ \\\\\ 
and advantages \ \\ 'V 
not found in others.*--. *-• 
WIAItD PLOW CO, 
CONTENTS. 
Rural Nkw-Yorker, March 9, 1895, 
FARM TOPICS. 
Quality in Potatoes Wanted. 
The Value of Cow Manure.159, 
Can Bones Be Crushed at Home?. 
Crimson Clover for Spring Sowing. 
Growing Crimson Clover Seed at the South.... 
Humus for a Future Potato Crop. 
How to Stretch Poultry Netting. 
Action of Plaster. 
Can I Afford to Borrow ?. 
Weeder Better Than a Harrow.. 
How Cow Peas Improve the South. 
Balanced Plant Food. Part IV. 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
The Dairy Cow’s Shape.157, 
The Country’s Milk Trade. 
Notes on Hothouse Lambs. 
Clover Hay for Horses; Dropping Out Corn. . 
Shearing Ewes. 
Parasites in Young Sheep. 
To Dry Off a Cow._. 
Inflammation of Udder in Cow. 
Sick Pigs; Indigestion in Cow. 
A Horse with the Grapes. 
Curing a Cocked Ankle... 
A Sterile Cow. 
A “ Freemartin ” Heifer. 
Cows with Extra Teats. 
Artichokes a Weed. 
Crude Petroleum. 
Guarding Against Tuberculosis. 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Notes on Pear Culture. 
Short Fruit Notes.158 
A New Agitator for Spraying Outfits.. 
Onion Growing at Southport, Conn. 
Knots on a Mountain Ash. 
Knife to Cure the Quince Blight. 
Something about Gooseberries. 
A Troublesome New Plum Pest. 
Nut Trees Near Fruits. 
More About Cherries...162, 
Abundance Plums in Indiana. 
Grafting the Carman Grape. 
Retarding Early Blooming. 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
Editorials. 
Her Company Face. 
Woman and War. 
Care of a Student Lamp. 
An Automatic Swiss Village. 
Looking for a Wife. 
Things that S’prise You. 
Patterns for R. N.-Y. Readers. 
Sunday School Thermometer. 
Profitable Games. 
An Evening Game. 
For Mind and Heart. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
White Snow Birds. 
Ruralisms...164, 
Editorials. 
Brevities. 
The San Jose Scale in New Jersey. 
Business Bits. 
As We Go to Press. 
We Want to Know, You Know... 
Markets. 
Belated Catalogues. 
P+nnl/P °f 
UlduiLfl of Straw 
Made and Saved 
BY USING 
Over 2000 in use. Forty of the best Threshing ■ 
Machine Manufacturers licensed to build. Every 
Stacker licensed or built by us, bears trade mark 
shown in this ad. Yon get the best threshing 
machinery in the world of our licensees without 
a lawsuit. All infringers prosecuted to the fullest, 
extent. Farmers gladly pay extra for threshing. 
Stacks by blast of fan. No men on stack. No 
dust. Separator capacity increased 20 per cent. 
No moving, no setting. Works automatically. Is 
equally adapted to Separators and Clover Hul- 
lure. Write for FREE catalogue giving full 
description. 
Improved for 1893 
S PREADS any kind of manure in any quantity 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. Illustrated 
catalogue free. Largest and oldest manufacturers of 
manure spreaders in the world. 
KEMP & BURPEE MANUFACTURING CO.. 
Box No. 38, Syracuse, N. Y. 
[The Smalley Gutters 
\ lead all ot hers. 
CUTTERS and I ► r v Fodder. J 
WOOD SAWS SdF«“,. ' 
HORSE POWERS“ZdSSS 1 * 
FEED MILLS Miuo.II Graiu. 
cutting alb inch 
Stick 14 feet 
long. 
^ Smalley Electrio 
l^Pule Saw Machine. 
The only perfect 
Pole Saw ever 
made. Works 
equally well on 
^ Short Timber. 
S TCCI xSPTtWfc. THE BEST, CHEAPEST 
TEE*-. and MOST DURABLE. 
B A N D ^' e also manufacture Grain Thresh- 
W era and Separators, Sweep Powers, 
R O LLER 1,2 & 3-horse Tread 
? ^ ^ ^ t t c! 11^ Sill 
Empire Mowers, Hav Rakes, Wood Saws, &c. 
S. S. MESSINGEK SON, Tatamy,Ta, 
The 
Smallej 
Save. ffiw, Sav e Moneys 
— t by 
| using 
Smalley 
Hoods.. 
No. 8 B.C. 
Self Feed 
* Drag 
J Saw. 
Catalogue 
Free 
to any 
address. 
HORSE POWERS 
Smalley 8-borseTread Pe 
Machines for Til It USII 1NG & CLEANING 
Grain, and tsA\VING \\ OOI) with Circular 
-and Cross-Cut Drag JSavvs. 
yj WANTED—100,000 DAIRYMEN 
A an To send to us for Pamphlet of our Celebrated 
Cooley Creamer 
Acknowledged 
as the lil.ST, considering Kasy Draft, Dura¬ 
bility, Ouantit.v and Quality of work. 50-page 
t “lS!a£ rc '- A. W. GRAY’S SONS, 
Patkntekb and Sole Manufacturers, 
P. O. Box 80 MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS, Vt. 
R. A. YOUNG, Bristol, Vt., writes, he sawed 15 cords 
wood twice in two in less than a day, with a Cray 
one-horse power. 
An equal number of Dairymen who are using the Cooley 
Creamer will corroborate our claims 
that it is the Best Cream Raising - — 
„ . . . B UDOOIEYCABIUET creamer, \rfif 
Apparatus in the World. Furnished j '^ 1 I 
Made in three differ- 1 
a 0VtV CttXs. 
ti IVAT&>. 
with every labor-saving convenience, 
ent styles, and in sizes to suit all. 
CADMCD’Q SAW MILL - 
■■ fl K IVI ► K JV Works successfully with 
I mimi.lt W4U.P. Also Grinding 
Mills and W’ater Wheels. DeIfOACII MILL MIU. CO- 
317 Highland Avenue, Atlanta, Ga 
We furnish everything for Dairy and Creamery use, 
