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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
August 10 
We desire to inform you right off that 
we want to talk a little “Big I” about 
The R. N.-Y. this week. In offering 
the paper for the rest of 1895, for 25 
cents, and giving you 10 cents of that in 
the way of commission, we realize fully 
that we have started the literary sensa¬ 
tion of the year. We want you to know 
and realize what that offer means. After 
thinking over our varied store of knowl¬ 
edge, we have selected this letter, which 
recently came from a farmer in Pennsyl¬ 
vania, as a suitable text: 
As I contemplate making a change in my farm 
paper, would you please send me a sample copy 
of The R. N.-Y.? X have been a subscriber for 
some years to the-; there is no denying 
the fact, that it is a good paper, but I find two 
faults in it: First, It is a local paper, for people 
of one particular section. Second, It has for its 
contributors, men that derive the most of their 
yearly incomes from lecturing, and spend it in 
bringing the farm to a high state of productive¬ 
ness, which is no criterion for the farmer, that 
must bring up a family, and at the same time, 
make the farm provide the means to keep up its 
fertility. My opinion of a good farm paper is that 
it should have, at least some of its contributor's, 
practical farmers who derive their whole income 
from the farm, as the majority of farmers must 
do, and also be suited to the section in which the 
farmer resides. f. J. p. 
We regard that as a frank and fair state¬ 
ment of that man’s honest opinion about 
farm papers. Of course we take pleas¬ 
ure in sending him sample copies. The 
best thing for him to do is to take The 
It. N.-Y. till January 1, 189G, for 25 
cents. He will then know something 
about us. 
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We wish to say right here that we 
don’t purpose to run down or disparage 
our honest contemporaries of the farm 
press. They are all worthy of your 
careful attention. There is room for all 
of us. We would like to see the circu¬ 
lation of all of them doubled. Do we 
sit here and claim that The It. N.-Y. is 
the best farm paper in the world ? 
No, we don’t! We only claim that our 
paper is a business help and a profitable 
investment to any reading and thinking 
farmer. That’s all we need to claim, for 
it’s all any honest man wants. 
We knew a man once who claimed to 
have discovered a new principle of driv¬ 
ing a boat through the water. It was 
going to knock steam power sky-high, 
because it was so cheap ! At the stern 
of his boat he rigged up a big bellows, 
which was to blow air against the sails 
and thus make the boat go “ like the 
wind.” He argued that, as the air, 
blown against the sails, didn’t cost 
anything, of course it was a cheap 
power. But it didn’t work ! It was a 
bitter pill to this man to learn that 
some force outside of his boat was 
needed to push it through the water. We 
trust the years have taught us sense 
enough to know that for us to sit here 
and blow about The R. N.-Y., and tell 
you what a fine paper it is, would be 
just like that man with his fixed bellows 
trying to blow wind against the sails. 
No, let us have a force from outside to 
blow this thing along. 
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The first puff of wind is as follows : 
The R. N.-Y. last year gave me some points in 
strawberry growing which were worth this sea- 
Half Rates to Colorado. 
On August 11 and 12 the Northwestern 
Line will sell excursion tickets to Den¬ 
ver, Colorado Springs, Manitou and 
Pueblo and return at half rates—one 
fare for the round trip—tickets good for 
return passage, leaving Colorado points 
August 20 to 25, with privilege of further 
extension until September 1. For full 
information apply to agents of connect¬ 
ing lines, or address II. A. Gross, G. E. 
P. A., 423 Broadway, New York ; E. B. 
Spain, T. P. A., 40 Exch*nge Street, 
Buffalo, N. Y.— Adv. 
son alone, to me, all The R. N.-Y. costs for 150 
years. c. a. s. 
Heart Lake, Pa. 
Glad of it! May you live to enjoy the 
paper that long ! Now, here is a hot 
breeze from the drought-stricken West¬ 
ern plains : 
The R. N.-Y. is a part of our family, and we 
would almost as soon think of farming without 
our better half as to let it stop. That is most too 
strong, yet we feel very grateful for its cheerful 
calls; it has helped us to keep in a cheerful 
mood in the midst of everything that was dis¬ 
couraging. It has helped us, too, to see both 
sides of life and not to feel that we were the only 
people that have hardships to bear. w. e. s. 
Hartwell, Neb. 
That’s pretty strong, and might make 
the women folks jealous. That’s some¬ 
thing we wish to avoid, of course. Now 
more wind in our sails : 
I have taken The R. N.-Y. for just 10 years, I 
think, beginning when I was 21, and it has been 
worth more to me than a college education could 
possibly have been. d. hekrick. 
Illinois. 
Primer Science alone is worth 10 times the price 
of The R. N.-Y., saying nothing of much other 
valuable advice and correspondence we read each 
week, that is invaluable. Long live The R. N.-Y. 
Ohio. j. a. j. 
The children are delighted with The R. N.-Y. so 
much, that they can hardly wait till it comes. 
The paper is brimful of facts, and fresh at that. 
It has been a great help to us. The mystery to 
me is, how so many farmers can do without it. 
Berks County, Pa. e. r. s. 
A gentleman handed me a copy of The R. N.-Y. 
in Portland Saturday, saying, “You will find meat 
in that;” and I found so much that I want the 
same kind of “meat” every week. w. w. n. 
East Deering, Me. 
I have just bought a farm of 124 acres for a 
home , and expect, with the aid of your “valuable 
paper,” to make a good living on it. I don’t see 
how I could get along without The R. N.-Y. I 
get a great deal of enjoyment out of it, and some 
valuable information out of its advertisements. 
Virginia. w. d. s. 
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We could easily give you column after 
column of just such letters. They are 
all genuine and voluntary. That is force 
enough to puff out our sails without a 
bit of “ blow ” from us. As to the way 
our correspondents make a living : We 
believe more really practical farmers 
are writing for The R. N.-Y. than for 
any other farm paper. We believe that 
we give space to fewer of the “ hacks,” 
or machine writers, than any other simi¬ 
lar paper. As time goes on, we shall 
weed them all out. 
But what we say about The R. N.-Y. 
should have little weight with a sub¬ 
scriber. Let a reader make up his own 
mind, say we. We will be perfectly sat¬ 
isfied with the decision. All we ask is, 
give us a fair trial by examining sev¬ 
eral successive copies of the paper. 
To our present readers, we may speak 
freely. Many of you have written us 
kind letters telling how much you appre¬ 
ciate our paper. We like such words, 
but our printer and paper maker won’t 
take them as payment for their accounts. 
A dime and a nickel as payment for one 
short-term subscription, will make a 
real dent in one of our numerous bills. 
We take one of the privileges of friend¬ 
ship to come right to you and say that 
we want you to help us secure 50.000 
short-term subscriptions this fall. You 
know that offer is a grand one, and that 
no man can give a fair excuse for not 
accepting it. The only thing needed is 
the will on your part to let people know 
about it. There are lots of people who 
don’t like to be known as agents. A 
word from such folks will be doubly 
effective. Don’t wait until late in the 
fall. Go out now while the offer is at its 
best. Every week you wait cuts one 
issue off the offer. Now then, friends, 
we’re waiting for you ! You have an 
opportunity to make good some of the 
kind things you have thought and spoken 
about The R. N.-Y ! What honest man 
ever asks for more than an opportunity? 
You can have the opportunity and the 
dime, and we’ll take the subscription. 
We have a clerk all ready—with ink on 
her pen—to write down that name ! 
What is it ? 
Receipts of pickling cucumbers are large, and 
as the season is a little early for the picklers, they 
move slowly at low prices. 
Results prove conclusively that by the use of fertilizers 
rich in potash the crops of 
Wheat and Rye ^ 
and all winter crops are largely increased and the soil is positively enriched. 
We will cheerfully mail our pamphlets on Potash, its Use and Abuse on tli 2 
Farm,y>w of cost I hey will cost you nothing to read, and will save you dollars. 
GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau Street, New York. 
USE PLEASANTS’ WHEAT FERTILIZERS. 
NONE SUPERIOR. Buy direct, and you will save from $5 to $8 per ton. They contain more available Plant 
rood to the ton for the money than any other Fertilizers sold. They cost you less than others of similar grade. 
I sell for CASH, therefore run no risk of bad debts. 
I have no HEALERS or AGENTS, and employ no SALESMEN. 
- I save YOU their PROFITS and EXPENSES. 
lor Prices and Circular of Iertilizers. Bone, South Carolina Rock, Tankage, Agricultural Chemicals and 
Special Formula;, write to WILLIAM A. PLEASANTS, No. 50« East Lombard St., Baltimore, Md. 
BECAUSE 
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 TIIE CLEVELAND DRYER COMPANY, who have made a full line of scientifically-made 
Fertilizers for different soils and crops. We makegoods that insure a profit for those who use them. Nitrate 
Soda—Sulphate Potash—Muriate Potash—Sulphate Ammonia—Dried Flesh—Dried Blood—Soluble Phosphoric 
Acid—always on hand for those desiring to compound their own formulas. 
THE CLEVELAND DRYER CO., 130 Summit St., Cleveland, Ohio. 
No! 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. 
THE WOOLDRIDGE FERTILIZER COMPANY, 
Commercial Wharf, Baltimore, Md. 
CANADA 
UNLEACHED 
HARDWOOD 
ASHES 
Supplied in carload lots, in bulk, sacks, or 
barrels, direct from Canadian storehouses. 
lJonc Meal, Rone and RIood,etC., shipped 
direct from the immense slaughter houses 
of Armour & Co., Chicago. For prices, pam¬ 
phlets, etc., address MUN'ROE. LALOR <fc 
CO., 32 Arcade Ruilding, OSWEGO, N\Y. 
General Eastern Agents for Armour & Co., 
of Chicago, 
BONE FERTILIZERS. 
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 
r Bowker’s Fertilizers. 
SOLUBLE — ACTIVE —SURE. 
S^RHWKFR FERTILIZER CO., 
a- LlUllIVLIl BOSTON A NEW VORK.^S 
Mimmiuimmitis 
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 
To meet the present 
hard times on farm¬ 
ers we will sell them 
direct Good Fer- 
F" W ^ • tilizers for 
1 ATI Q grain crops 
is. H A A at the lowest 
wholesale prices, 
O $ 12.00 per ton and upwards; 
TOJ* 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. 
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VAPORATING FRUIT 
Complete rigs for gilt-edge work and big profits. 
AMERICAN MANUFACTURING CO., 
Box 407, Waynesboro, Pa. 
INTEMPERANCE AND WAR 
Are the Siamese twin evils aiflicting Christendom . 
They unite Church and State. Woman, Religion and 
Labor against their best friend. National Temperance 
Reform. War and Intemperance do this under the 
same plea as in the last war as a military (party) 
necessity. Intemperance and war array the unthink¬ 
ing masses against the enlightened, individual con¬ 
science sole earthly dwelling place of the Holy Spirit, 
sole hope of true human freedom. Are not Intem¬ 
perance and War utterly anti-Christian ? Where are 
we and what is the religion that licenses them ? Is it 
American or European, for or against free labor? 
“ By their fruits ye shall know them.” 
Delavan, Walworth Co., Wls. F. K. PHCENIX. 
New York State Fair, 
SYRACUSE, AUGUST 20-31, 1895. 
New Buildings. Grounds Improved. Railroad Facil¬ 
ities Unsurpassed. Daily Dairy Institutes 
Grand Trotting and Bicycle Races. 
Great Attractions 
$25,000 IN PREMIUMS. 
For Prize List and other information, address 
JAS. R. DOCHAKTY, Sec’y, Albany, N Y. 
"S,r„ NEW YORK STATE FAIR 
several of our DUBOC-JliRSKV PRIZE WIN¬ 
NERS, and their PIGS will be for sale; they have 
taken First Prize at the World’s Fair. ' Also, 
First Prize, Sweepstakes, and The Grand 
#100 Herd Prize, open to All Breeds of Swine, 
at the great Western State Fairs, the largest hog 
shows in the world. E. L. CLARKSON, Tivoli, N. Y. 
