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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
August 3 
A Good Dairyman." 
C. S., Nashotaii, Wis. —He should be 
scrupulously clean as regards himself, 
the creamery and its entire parapher¬ 
nalia. He should have an investigative 
turn of mind. He should be possessed 
of business principles and methods ; and 
he should be capable of making butter 
to suit the market. As to where and 
how the practical and scientific knowl¬ 
edge of making such butter could best 
be attained, there can be no question 
that our experiment stations, with their 
“ short ” and “ long ” courses, afford ad¬ 
vantages and conveniences not to be 
found in any creamery in America. There 
are found men that are experts in their 
line of business ; men who make it a 
study how best to impart this knowledge 
to others. Again, they have the con¬ 
veniences and means by which to experi¬ 
ment and investigate. That the knowl¬ 
edge could be gained by entering a 
creamery, is indisputable. I have never 
made a pound of butter at either of these 
places, yet we are having returns of from 
two to four cents per pound above 
Elgin’s highest quotations, the year 
around, in the open markets in Mil¬ 
waukee. 
A Railroad Iron Tool. 
W., Monroe, Wis. —A bar of railroad 
iron, 12 feet long, makes a good crusher 
and leveler. To use it, have a strong 
hook (or eye) which will project three or 
four inches, turned upwards a little, 
bolted near each end of the rail on its 
lower side. With a chain reaching from 
one hook to the other, and a pair of 
horses hitched to the centerof thechain, 
you will be ready to have fun with three 
rows of corn butts, at a time, preferably, 
when the ground is frozen. To get the 
rail is another story. Buy one if you 
can, but if not, a good way is to steal a 
railroad, after the Vanderbilt and Gould 
plan (that's how 1 got mine), and then 
you will have a supply to last some time. 
A few of the excellencies of this tool 
are that “ it fills a long-felt want ” per¬ 
fectly. It is quite durable ; not liable 
to break ; no “extras” to buy, and thus 
keep its owner poor, as with some other 
farm machines. If it should become 
broken, the pieces are still valuable. If 
its owner is “ handy with tools,” he can 
keep himself out of mischief by utilizing 
the fragments in making carpet tacks, 
wire, watch springs, buzz saws, and a 
thousand other useful things, that help 
to make “ life worth living.” 
All From Georgia. 
F. T. L. II., Athens, Ga.—T his city 
claims the honor of first introducing to 
the American public, the “ Norwegian 
Dispensary System,” now known as the 
South Carolina liquor Jaw. I have been 
here only 2)4 years, so that I never saw 
the barrooms ; but the dispensary is a 
quiet business place, which a lady might 
enter. The shady doorways in the 
vicinity have notices, “ No Drinking 
Here,” showing that those who buy are 
ashamed to drink on the streets. 1 am 
no judge of the prices or quality of the 
stuff sold, but I believe that the busi¬ 
ness pays, and 1 know the town is the 
quietest place in which I ever lived; but 
hotel rates are high, and boarding houses 
wretched. 
Two years ago, only one man in town 
used cottolene; now all the grocers keep 
it. It spoils the sale of that trash known 
as “ cooking butter,” but it does not in¬ 
jure the sale of the fancy article which 
R. N.-Y. readers all try to make. It helps 
the cotton growers, and uses the waste 
fat in the seed, leaving the hulls and 
meal which, with cow peas, make the 
finest dairy feed at a low cost. Here 
the farmer can have enough pasture all 
winter to use cotton-seed meal with 
good pea-vine hay. 
On stiff clay which will not start 
grass, the cow pea, corn, or sorghum will 
sometimes grow, as the seed contains 
nutriment enough to start a strong root. 
I am working an old brickyard this year, 
and gettinga crop from it, too, by work¬ 
ing the land when in just the right con¬ 
dition ; it is almost impossible to plow 
when dry, and has been spoiled by wet 
working, and by washing. 
I don't think much of millet, but sor¬ 
ghum is a grand thing for hay, though 
the seed is very hard to get here; every¬ 
body grows a small patch for syrup or 
hog feed, but they don’t save the seed, 
which is excellent feed for mules, hogs 
or hens. 
The only cure I see for the Southern 
problem, is war ; when the rogue and 
the fool have killed each other, a man 
will step into the shoes of each, and then 
—the millenium. Your correspondent ig¬ 
nores the fact that a Southern hog won’t 
eat a white potato, and few Southerners 
know how to cook them. 
Curing Frosted Grape Vines. 
J. E., Melville, L. I. —On page 456, 
D. S. Marvin tells how to treat frosted 
grape vines ; I have treated mine in the 
same manner with good results. I have 
about 75 choice vines in my garden, in¬ 
cluding the Carman, which The R. N.-Y. 
sent me ; they are three or four years 
old this spring, and were all well cov¬ 
ered with fruit, but the freeze killed 
every one of them. The next day, I 
went through them, and pulled off every 
leaf and bunch and cut out the frozen 
wood. I then scattered some ferti¬ 
lizer and hen manure along the rows, 
and hoed it in ; they immediately started 
a new growth, and most of them are 
now bearing a new crop of grapes. I 
find Agawam and Jefferson the hardiest. 
Carman and Moore’s Diamond were 
killed to the ground, and are now start¬ 
ing from the root. Moore’s Early and 
Victoria were entirely killed. I have a 
large arbor near the house, of Hartford, 
Agawam, Worden, Niagara and Concord 
vines ; none of them was killed ; they 
are now bearing a heavy crop of well- 
filled clusters. They bear about eight 
feet from the ground. I treated my 
strawberries, currants and gooseberries 
in the same manner, cut out every blos¬ 
som and branch which I thought was 
frozen, and they all bore a good crop. I 
noticed some years back that when a 
late frost killed the corn, the farmers 
would take a large pair of shears and 
cut off the tops and it would immediately 
start a new growth. I thought. Why 
not try the experiment on vines and 
fruits ? and I did so with the above re¬ 
sults. 
The Hired Man. 
A. II. F., Allegan, Mick. —Good reli¬ 
able farm help is hard to find. The size 
of the farm, the amount of help required, 
and the part performed by the pro¬ 
prietor himself, all must be considered. 
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In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
The Rural New-Yorker. 
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Because of a depleted condition of the 
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rilla, the great blood purifier. It will 
tone the stomach, create an appetite, and 
give renewed strength. Remember 
Hood’s Sarsaparilla 
Is the only true blood purifier promi¬ 
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Hood’s Hll; — 
DIBBLE SEED CO.’S 
Crimson Clover! 
HARDY. VIGOROUS. NORTHERN GROWN. 
Gold Coin Wheat. 
275 bushels 48 pounds from five acres, or55 bush¬ 
els 9 3-5 pounds per acre. 
The best wheat ever offered. 
Mammoth Winter Rye. 
The strongest growing, tallest, stiffest-strawed 
heaviest yielding RYE in existence. 
Catalogue Free. 
EDWARD F. DIBBLE SEED COMPANY, 
HONEOFE FALLS, N. Y. 
CRIMSON CLOVER 
For hay, ensilage, green manuring, fall, winter and ! 
spring pasturage. We offer best new crop, hardy 
Delaware-grown seed, recleaned and thoroughly 
cured at low prices. New circular, describing habits, 
growth and uses of Crimson Clover; also other clover 
and grass seeds, for summer and fall planting. Val¬ 
uable new varieties of Winter Wheat. Turnip Seed, 
etc., with prices, free to all. 
W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., Philadelphia, Pa. 
C E E n C CLOVER, ALSIKE, 
OktUO TIMOTHY. 
WE ItUY. Send samples for our bids. 
WE SELL. Every quality. Our samples free. 
The Whitney-Noyes Seed Co., 
Specialists in Seed Cleaning. BINGHAMTON. N. Y. 
CRIMSON CLOVER. 
Diamond Brand. Highest Grade. 
WINTER OATS. 
Genuine. True. Pure. 
Hardy as Winter Wheat, grown eight years from 
selected Seed, 80 cents per bushel, f. o. b. 
A. N. BROWN, WYOMING, DEL. 
SWHEAT LEADS ALL!) 
4 100,000 1* nrmers are now cutting or have cropped } 
# but 8 to 15 bushels Winter Wheat per acre thisi 
J year. That is too bad. Prices are too high fort 
' such poor crops. Here is a secret. You can crop F 
in 1898, 30, 40 yea, 50 bushels per acre from Salzer’s 9 
New Wheat, lted ,’ross ol the North ! We are } 
the largest growers of grass seeds for fall sowing, > 
Wheats, Potatoes and Vegetable Seeds in Amer-1 
ica. Catalogue and sample of this wheat wonder ? 
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BUDS FOR S4LE“ AI vAmKTiEs? w 
Starr, Parlin, Flory, Paragon 
and other apples; Koonce, 
Lincoln, Seneca, Lincoln 
Coreless, Arnold and Angel 
Pears; Spaulding, Lincoln, 
Wickson, Giant Prune, Juicy 
and Willard Plums; Crosbey 
Lorentz & Triumph Peaches, 
as well as the standard sorts. 
Send for prices. 
WM. PARRY, 
Pomona Nurseries, Parry,N.J 
STRAWBERRIES 
POT-GROWN 
PLANT NOW 
for a crop next season. Descriptive circular on request 
ELLWANGER& BARRY Rochester, N. Y. 
THE BRANDYWINE 
STRAWBERRY 
has now produced afulhcrop for the sixth consecutive 
season. Plants ready July 15, that with care will 
make a good matted row for next season’s fruiting. 
For prices address the originator, 
EDWARD T. INGRAM, West Chester, Pa. 
Market Gardeners, Florists, 
PLANTERS, 
SAVE YOUR 
FRUITGROWERS, 
PLANTS FROM 
BUGS AND 
DROUTH . 
BY USINGTHE 
Studebaker “Little Gem” 
One Horse Farm, Garden, Flower-Bed & Lawn SPRAYER. 
(Capacity 150 gal.,4 in. tires). Most practical device for the 
DISTRIBUTION OF LIQUID MANURE, 
PARIS GREEN OR OTHER LIQUID MATTER. 
VINES, YOUNG TREES™ ETC. ’ 
FOR WATERING CELERY PLANTS. 
Can be readily adjusted to apply the stream directly on 
one or two rows at a time, or for watering any other 
I.ATED FROM DRIVERS SEAT. Write, mentioning this 
paper, for illustrated catalogue and price, to 
STUDEBAKER BROS. MFG. CO., Soulh Bend, Indiana. 
(The Largest Vehicle Makers in the World.) 
Branch: 205 and 207 Canal Street, New York City. 
CRIMSON GLOVER 
We are headquarters for Re-cleaned 
Seed, S3.25 per bush.; $5.40 per 100 lbs. 
Sow 10 to 15 lbs. to an acre. Circulars free 
HENRY A. DREER, 
No. 714 Chestnut Street. Philadelphia, Pa. 
fiRIM^nN I T,,OMAS McKLROY, European 
wmmtfwn | Seed Commission Merchant. Mercan- 
CLOVER 
tile Exchange Building. Harrison St., 
N. Y. The largest importer of Crimson 
Clover in the U. S. Write for price. To Dealers Only 
CRIMSON CLOVER fr.t: 
grown Crimson Clover Seed in the United States, 
is JOSEPH E. HOLLAND. Grower and Jobber. Mil¬ 
ford, Del. Write for prices. 
Crimson Clover Seed has visited my 
farm and knows that my seed is pure and fresh. My 
clover is better than ever this year. 
E. H. BANCROFT, Camden, Del. 
PRIMQnN PI nVCQ Grower and Shipper of 
UnilTIOUIl U LU V Ln Crimson Clover Seed and 
Winter Oats JOHN HEYD, Felton. Del 
Crimson Clover Seed ™“““* 
was grown by me. and is guaranteed free from all 
weed seeds. CLARENCE W. HAZEL, 
Cheswold, Kent County, Del. 
C RIMSON CLOVER SEED—Buy of the grower 
to be sure of getting guaranteed home-grown. 
No. 1. recleaned. $3.50 per bu., sacked. Send check 
with order. WYNKOOP BROS., Milford, Del. 
INDIANA GROWN 
The Hardiest Seed. 
Send postal card for ex¬ 
haustive treatise on the 
plant, telling everything. Don’t pay one cent for 
Seed until you know whether you can grow it. We 
tell you. J. A. EVEUITT, Seedsman, Indianapolis, Ind 
CRIMSON 
CLOVER. 
PEACH TREES. 
300,000 now ready for fall sales. Buds furnished 
at low prices. Twenty-page Catalogue free. 
SCARLET CLOVER SEED FOR SALE. 
J. G. HARRISON & SONS, - - BERLIN, MD. 
MAMMOTH WHITE WINTER RYE. 
Noted for its productiveness in both grain and straw, 
$1.25 per bushel; over 10 bushels. $1.10. 
E. L. CLARKSON. Box 15, Tivoli, N. Y. 
WINTFR DAT C — bSOO bushels from 27 acres this 
TV I ll I L n U M I 0 season. Pedigree Seed ready 
now. 80 cents per bushel; ten or more, 75 cents per 
bushel, bagged. Sample for two-cent stamp. 
E. G. PACKARD, Seed Grower, Dover, Del. 
WANTED. 
Reliable party to furnish trees and means to set out 
300 to 500 acres in Peaches on line land in Southwest 
Georgia—week earlier than Fort Valley—upon equal 
division of profits. Full information furnished. 
Address T. B. W., Macon, Ga. 
A FULL 
CROP OF 
STRAWBERRIES 
next Season from our 
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2,000,000 Celery Plants. 
1,000,000 Cabbage Plants. 
Plants and Vines of every de¬ 
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under my own supervision. 
Send for handsome new descriptive summer list, now ready, mailed free. 
T J. DWYER, CORNWALL, N. Y. 
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