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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 27, 1895 
BUY ‘‘DIRECT FROM FACTORY,” BEST 
MIXED PAINTS 
At WHOLESALE PRICES,Delivered FREE, 
For Hotitex, Barns, Kools, all colors, & SAVK Mldolen.en’s 
prullta. lii use ft i years. Indorsed by Orange* Farmers’ 
Alliance. 1-ow prices wII sur prise you. Write for samples. 
O. W. LVGEUSOftL, 24)1 1'lyiuouUi St., Brooklyn, ft. Y. 
THE 
GreatAmerican 
LADIES!! 
Do rou likea cupof GoodTea? 
If so, send this ‘‘Ad’' and 15c. 
in stamps, and we will mail you 
a '4-lb. sample Best Tea Im¬ 
ported. Any kind you may se¬ 
lect. Good Incomes. Big 
premiums, &c. Teas, Coffees, 
Baking Powder and Spices. Send for terms. 
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA < 0., 
P. 0. Box 289. 31 and 33 Vesev St„ N. Y. 
HE I CRY PI A WTQ Sfl' blanching—fine two- 
ULLLfl I lLH‘1 I Or inch. Sent prepaid fcr 
cash, 26 cents per 100; $1 per 500; $1.76 per i.(XX). Also 
Tomato Plants at double above prices. THE HOKTI 
CULTURAL SUPPLY CO.. Mt. Lake Park, Md. 
RED CEDAR 
Tanks and Cisterns. 
White Pine. Cypress. Redwood 
WILLIAMS MFC. CO., 
16 Murray St.. New York. 
36 S. Market St., Boston. 
KALAMAZOO, MICH, 
1854.— Established 41 Years.— 1895. 
g^Tlie Old Reliable Halladay 
p^”_J3Standard, Halladay Geared, 
U.S. Solid Wheel, 
and Gem Steel 
WIND MILLS, 
Guaranteed to be * 
THE BEST MADE. 
i/\l Also Pumps, Tanks, Feed Mills, 
Hi Corn Shellers, Stalk Cutters, 
[yl Haying Tools, Saw Tables, etc. 
KAU.S.WINQ ENGINE & PUMP CO. 
1^113 Water St., BATAVIA, ILL. 
THE RELEADLE 
FEDKIN3 Steel, Calvanized, 
_■—\ Power 
HJPERKINS Pump- 
With Granhlte Eoxcn. 
Calvanir.edSteelToweri. 
Warrant covers to fullest ex¬ 
tent. Before buying get cata¬ 
logue and prices of what we 
manufacture. 
PERKINS WIND MILL CO.. 
0 Race St., Mishawaka, Lid. 
‘ WHAT WE ** 
SAY WE DO ] 
WE DO DO 3 
S._ /j 
WHAT WE 
SAY WE DO 
WE DO 00 , 
HICH CLASS SEEDS, n 
SIX TOOLS IN ONE, 
URROWER 
AR NELL'S 
PATENT 
Adjustable to »11 Inequalities of 
the ground. 
RUNS 8TEA OILY. 
CA.MNoT BE CHOKED. 
Opens Furrows, Double Fur¬ 
rows or Kidee., Covers. 
Cultivates or Plows to and front. 
Mf rks any width- from 2H to * f<*et 
and from 1 inch to b lncnes deep 
Thousands in Use. 
A constantlv increas'rg demand 
tne be t testimony. 
Write for further particulars and 
Illustrated Catalogue. 
H. W. DOUCHTEN, Mfr. t Moorestown, Burlington Co., N.J 
Soil Pulverizer! 
IT CRUSHES, CUTS 
AND HARROWS, 
The most simple and useful Implement 
known to agriculture. For preparing irrigable 
land it is without a peer. Thousands in use. 
Indorsed by all. Address 
J*. P. PARKIER, 
MAN UFA OTURER, 
RIPLEY, OHIO. 
KEMPS MANURE SPREADER 
-jmujsis/ Spreads any kind of manure in any quan- 
J— — , I -ji--r ii 'Li L. tity to the acre, and does it better than 
h HIf jBlKr hand work, even if a man spends 10 hours 
' #\ \| / / I j. on what the machine will do in two min- 
1 J utes. Sent to any responsible party sub- 
101 ject t° a PP rova L that will furnish satisfac- 
|vjf / 1 tor y references or rating of responsibility. 
' sLtnm^ Illustrated catalogue free. Largest and 
oldest manufacturers of manure spreaders 
KEMP & BURPEE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 
Box No. 38. Syracuse, N. V. 
BEAN HARVESTERS 
AND PLANTERS. 
The Cyclone Dust Collector 
For Thrash*"" Machines takes the dust out of the 
turough a canvas tube 
chine or out of the barn 
r Big inducements will be 
g fj offered. Write for clr- 
Address WM. S. MILLER. Meyersdale, Pa. 
CONTENTS. 
□ Rural Nkw-Yorker, April 27, 1895, 
FARM TOPICS. 
Planting Whole Potato Seed. Concluded.. 294, 
Where Will Crimson Clover Live ?. 
Some Plow Points. 
The Horse Spreads the Manure. 
Cheap Paint for Farm Buildings. 
Salt Won’t Save the Shingles. 
Applying Bone and Potash. 
Sweet Corn for Soiling. 
“ Sir, Give Me Your Analysis.”. 
The Soil. Part I. 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
An Automatic Poultry House.293, 
The First Calf. 
More About Feeding Millet.296, 
Testing Milk at a Creamery. 
An Old Barbed-Wire Wound. 
“ Homeopathic Chaff”. 
A Sheep Talk. 
Horse Hair as Horse Medicine. 
Rabbits and Hens. 
To Kill Horns. 
“ Prickley Comfrey ”. 
Duroc-Jersey Hogs. 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Possibilities of a Back Yard. Concluded. 
The Pear-Tree Psylla.295, 
Galls That Infest the Mulberry. 
Roses for Hedges. 
An Asparagus Talk.298, 
The R. N.-Y. Potato Progress. 
Failure with Arsenate of Lead. 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
Editorials. 
True Hospitality. 
A Disappearing Woodbox. 
Cultivating Wild Flowers. 
His First Examination. 
Unwise Self-Sacrifice..302, 
Patterns for R. N.-Y. Readers. 
The Right Education... 
The Question of Wages. 
When We are Failures. 
Minute Pudding. 
A Good Object Lesson. 
Printed Patchwork.. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Editorials. 
Brevities.. 
The Prospect. 
Business Bits. 
As We Go to Press. . . 
Crop and Market Notes.304, 
We Want to Know, You Know !....,. 
Markets........ 
ASTER, COMET, MIXED. Per packet, 10c .; per ounce, $3.50. 
CARNATION, CHABAUD'S ( NEW CELOSIA, “OSTRICH 
DOUBLE PERPETUAL. (New) / FEATHER.” Crimson. Per packet, Ifc. 
Per packet, 50c. ) Orange. Per packet, 10c. 
CARNATION, DOU B LE MAR- < 
CARET. Per packet, 60c. DAHLTA, “JULES CHRETIEN.” 
CARNATION. “COMTESSE DE ) Intense Sca' let. l’er packet, luc. 
PARIS.” Pure Yellow. Per packet, 5Uc. ; Mixed, all Colors. Per packet, 10c. 
Spring Bulb Catalogue, 
General Seed Catalogue, 
Mailed free on application. 
THE COOLEY CREAMER 
Unquestionably occupies first position in apparatus for 
setting milk to raise the cream. It has records showing 
wonderfully close skimming. Send for our special pamphlet 
with full information. _ 
We also furnish the best Churn in the world, Davis 
Swing, Butter Workers, Butter Printers, and everything 
for the Dairy and Creamery, 
ASK FOR CIRCULARS. 
YERMONT FARM MACHINE CO,, - Bellows Falls, Vermont, 
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