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THE RURAL NEW-vORKER 
August 3 
" THE DOLLAR 
The average citizen is obliged to spend 
a good share of his time “ on the run ” 
for a dollar. We regret that it takes so 
much running to circulate around a me¬ 
dium share of the “circulating medium,” 
because this run is likely to put a man 
out of breath so that higher things of 
life get little of his attention. However, 
expeiience has taught us to take most 
things as they come, and we know that 
a dollar generally comes after hard chas¬ 
ing. It makes all the difference in the 
world whether you chase the dollar, or 
the dollar chases you. While the latter 
condition may create more speed some¬ 
times, it doesn’t make half the fun and 
profit. As we believe in a fair amount 
of sport, we intend to start a few dol¬ 
lars rolling for our people to start after. 
By this time, we assume that you have 
absorbed the remarkable report made 
last week about the agents' profit . Your 
mind is now in good condition to take 
another strong point. 
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Cash Talks ! Money is the thing. Farm 
and household articles are all right, but 
money is the thing we are all after. 
Recognizing this fact, we offer a set of 
cash prizes for our first subscription con¬ 
test. When does it occur ? 
It begins August 15 and ends September 
30 ! Six good weeks. 
On October 1 , the following cash prizes 
will be awarded ! 
Largest club, in cash, 
$50 
Second largest club, 
40 
Third largest club, 
30 
Fourth larges „ club, 
20 
Fifth largest club, 
15 
Sixth largest club, 
10 
Seventh largest club, 
5 
This is not all. On each and every work¬ 
ing day during this contest 
A One Dollar Bill 
will be sent back to the agent sending 
the largest club for that day. It doesn't 
make any difference how small that 
largest club is—the sender gets a good 
$ | . Another thing is that the agent 
may retain the regular cash discount. 
Another feature is the fact that agents 
may offer The It. N.-Y. the rest of this year 
for 25 cents. 
If you get right at it, that means 43^ 
months for 25 cents. Think of it ! Oat 
of that 25 cents you may put 10 cents in 
your pocket, and send us 15. On yearly 
and six mouths subscriptions, the regular 
discount will be allowed. 
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Our reasons for making a special feat¬ 
ure of this short term subscription 
matter, are many and various. No man 
can refuse to give 25 cents for 18 issues 
of The R. N.-Y. on the plea that he 
“can't afford it.” There never was quite 
such a bargain offered in current litera¬ 
ture. It is just the offer to make at a 
fair or other gathering where farmers 
have a little change to invest. It gives 
folks a chance to make a fair examina¬ 
tion of the paper, and see whether it 
suits them or not. It is good for the 
agent, too, because he gets this trial sub¬ 
scription easily ; and a good commission 
and big premiums besides. Then at the 
end of the year, he can get the renewal 
easier, and this means more commis¬ 
sions and more premiums, all in about 
four or five months. We, therefore, ad¬ 
vise agents to make a special feature of 
this, and let no man escape without at 
least 25 cents’ worth of The R. N.-Y. 
This contest will be figured up on the 
basis of yearly subscriptions. Four 
trials or two six-months subscriptions 
count the same as one yearly. 
We call your attention to the fact that 
in this contest you make three dollars 
while chasing one. 
1 . The agent's commission. Take 10 
trial subscriptions and retain 10 cents 
for each one, and you have your dollar. 
Or, retain the commission on yearlies in 
the same way. 
2. You stand as good a chance as any¬ 
body of having the largest club on the 
day your subscriptions are received. 
There’s another dollar without any extra 
work on your part. 
3. You have as good a chance as any 
body to have one of the largest seven 
clubs at sundown on September 30. 
There you have all the way from one to 
ten .$5 bills with no extra work. 
fcSPThe commission alone pays for your 
time. The rest is clear gain ! 
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NOW FOR A BIT OF PLAIN BUSINESS. 
This offer of trial subscriptions for the 
rest of this year for 25 cents with com¬ 
missions and discounts off will be a posi¬ 
tive loss to us on the start. We reason 
this way : There are at least 500,000 
farmers in this country who would want 
The Rural New-Yorker if they knew 
it. It will cost us money in some way, 
to let them know about it. We believe 
that the present friends and readers of 
the paper can introduce it better than 
any one else, and we are willing to pay 
them for doing it. But you must not go 
to your neighbor and give him the paper 
for less than full price. We think that 
the paper is worth $1 a year, and surely 
25 cents for 4% months. If it is not 
worth it to any farmer, we do not want 
that man’s subscription. Pass him by, 
and if, perchance, you get his dollar, 
and learn that he is not satisfied, let us 
know and we will return it to him. We 
are willing to pay you for doing the 
work, and we feel grateful to you be¬ 
sides. You may not do it for the profit 
to you alone, but you will not be able to 
give it much time unless you get some 
pay, and we hope every subscriber will 
send at least 10 or a dozen trials before 
September 30. The sooner they are sent 
the more the new subscriber gets, as we 
cannot send back numbers. Subscrip¬ 
tions must be paid for before they can 
win daily or contest premiums. 
These premiums are offered for in¬ 
dividual work. We cannot permit two 
or more agents to combine their forces, 
take a big prize, and then divide it be¬ 
tween them. Every tub must stand on 
its own bottom. If any agent is found 
breaking this rule, or taking subscrip¬ 
tions at “cut rates,” he will promptly 
be thrown out of the contest. We want 
square dealing all around ! 
There will be no change in the condi¬ 
tions of this contest. If you don’t want 
to compete in this way, write for cash 
terms, and we will try to please you ; but 
don't ask us to change this contest to 
suit you. It can’t be done. 
To review the matter briefly: The 
contest extends from August 15 to Sep¬ 
tember 30. You may offer The R. N.-Y. 
till January 1 , 1896, for 25 cents, keep 10 
cents of this for your commission, and 
then receive credit for one-quarter of a 
yearly subscription in the prize contest. 
At the close of each day, $1 will be for¬ 
warded to the agent sending the largest 
club for that day. On October 1 , $170 in 
cash will be awarded to the senders of 
the largest seven clubs—as noted above. 
There you are—now sail in and con¬ 
quer. We suggest that you pay special 
attention—with this 25-cent offer to peo¬ 
ple at fairs, picnics and other gatherings 
—also to your own neighbors. Go at it 
in a business-like way, and good luck to 
you. 
When we spoke about being chased by 
a dollar, we had in mind a man in debt 
with a big dollar that contains twice as 
much wheat as it did 20 years ago, run¬ 
ning after him and taking big nips out 
of his life in the way of interest. That's 
the sort of pursuit we don’t like. Our 
dollars are just running after you, and 
fighting for a chance to get into your 
pocket. Don’t keep them out ! What 
stands in the way ? Only your neighbors 
who do not take The R. N.-Y. ! 
Fertilizers for Fall Crops y 
^ should contain a high percentage of Potash to ^ 
insure the largest yield and a permanent enrichment 
of the soil. 
Write for our “Farmers’ Guide,” a 142 -page illustrated book. It 
is brim full of useful information for farmers. It will be sent free, and 
will make and save you money. Address, J) 
GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau Street, New York. 
More Oats and Straw, 
More Corn and Stalk, 
More Luscious Fruit, 
More Large Potatoes, 
More Vegetables, 
More Growth of Young Trees and Shrubs, 
FOLLOW THE JUDICIOUS USE OF THE 
Made by THE CLEVELAND DRYER COMPANY, who have made a full line of sclentlflcally-made 
Fertilizers for different soils and crops. We makegoods that insure a profit for thoso who use them. Nitrate 
Soda—Sulphate Potash—Muriate Potash—Sulphate Ammonia—Dried Flesh—Dried Blood—Soluble Phosphorlo 
Acid—always on hand for those desiring to compound their own formulas. 
THE CLEVELAND DRYER CO., 130 Summit St., Cleveland, Ohio. 
Not Always Lowest in Price, but Cheapest because the Best. 
WOOLDRIDGE’S 
HIGH-CLASS FERTILIZERS 
Made from strictly pure materials—NO shoddy or other useless filler used. 
The best grades of PURE DISSOLVED ANIMAL BONE in connection 
with ORCHILLA GUANO (a true Bird Guano), which we import from ORCHILLA 
ISLAND, in the Caribbean Sea. A FAIR TRIAL IS ALL THAT WE ASK. 
GOOD AGENTS WANTED. Correspondence Solicited. 
THF WOOLDRIDGE FERTILIZER COMPANY, 
Commercial Wharf, Baltimore, Md. 
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“IT MAKES THE WHEAT DO ITS BEST.” 
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The intelligent sense that uses 
only Clark’s Cove Fertilizers brings 
dollars of extra wheat profit from well 
made land—Other fertilizers MAY be 
all right—Clark’s Cove is and always 
will be. 
CLARK’S COVE FERTILIZER CO., NEW YORK. 
AGENTS WANTED IN ALL UNOCCUPIED TERRITORY. 
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Five Tons 
of Grapes 
remove from the soil 12.60 lbs. of nitro¬ 
gen, 10.62 lbs. of phosphoric acid, and 
25.48 lbs. of potash. 100 lbs. of 
Albert’s Vineyard Manure 
contains 13 lbs. of nitrogen, 11 lbs. of 
phosphoric acid, and 28 lbs. of potash. 
Send for free sample, and our literature on “ The 
Manuring of Vineyards and Orchards,” and “ The 
Manuring of Garden Crops.” They are sent free. 
ROBT. L. MERWIN & CO., 
Importers of Chemical Fertilizers, 88 Wall St.,N. Y. 
Hard 
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Times 
To meet the present 
hard times on farm¬ 
ers we will sell them 
direct Good Fer¬ 
tilizers for 
grain crops 
at the lowest 
wholesale prices, 
r» $12 oo per ton and upwards; 
TOf* Dissolved South Carolina 
Bone —the highest grade made, 
_ Dissolved 
Farmers 
Bone Meal, Potash Salts, Tankage and 
Nitrate Soda. Send for circulars. 
Powell Fertilizer & Chemical Co. 
Baltimore. Md. 
We ship our best 
Screened Canada 
Unleached 
Hardwood 
at bottom prices. Analysis and Weight Guaranteed 
Address THE FOREST CITY WOOD ASH CO., 
No. 9 Merchants Row, Boston, Mass 
•MV .?. 1 GUANO 
MINERAL SUJO.OO per ton. 
Agents wanted In every farming town. Send for 
circulars to THE FOREST CITY WOOD ASH CO- 
No. 9 Merchants Row, Boston, Mass 
