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THE RURAL NEW-VORKER 
August l 1 ? 
“A WORD.” 
Last week, a man up in a little town 
in Canada wanted to eominunicate with 
The It. N.-Y. He wrote his message on 
a postal card, and turned it over and 
wrote RURAL NEW-YORKER on the 
face of it. That was all—he forgot or 
neglected to add anything more, and 
dropped it into the post office just as it 
was. 
Strange to say, the postal card reached 
us in due time. It traveled more than 
1,000 miles, and passed through number¬ 
less hands, yet reached its destination 
with only the name of the paper written 
on it. What an illustration that is of 
the power of intelligently organized 
work. The ordinary citizen drops his 
letter into the post-office box without 
much thought as to how it is to reach 
the end of its journey. That simple 
piece of paper with the government 
stamp attached to it, goes safely on, 
making its way surely andsafely through 
millions of other packages, and coming 
to the end at last. It is wonderful to 
think how all this is done, and it gives 
a man larger and broader ideas, and a 
better understanding of the value of 
organized effort, to sit down and trace 
on his-map the course of his letter. It 
is much the same way with dropping a 
seed into the ground. Many farmers 
are satisfied if that seed grew and devel¬ 
oped into a perfect plant. So long as 
they obtain result}, they care little for 
the wonderful changes and transforma¬ 
tions that go on in the soil and in that 
plant, before the desired end is obtained. 
Often for the lack of thinking and study¬ 
ing over this wonderful machinery of 
Nature, the farmer fails, not only to fill 
his pocicetbook, but to till his mind and 
his life with contentment and happy 
ambition. 
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We were thinking of this very thing 
when the following note came to hand 
from a friend in western New York: 
part,” he says. Think of that. What 
does it mean ? That he is a little smarter 
than you are, or that his neighbors are 
quicker to see a good thing than yours 
are? Very likely you will incline to the 
latter proposition. In any event, say 
what you will, that note is a big “ eye 
opener” to those who are thinking about 
that short-term offer. Of course we 
gladly send a big roll of sample copies 
and circulars, and we hope our friend 
will paper his town with them. 
And this man who captured the strang¬ 
er’s quarter doesn’t purpose to let that 
farmer stand in his own light—not by a 
good deal. This is what he says about it : 
I forgot to mention that I had handed the 
farmer spoken of, four copies to look over, and 
may induce him yet. The outlook for farm crops 
in this locality was never better, with the excep¬ 
tions of hay and fruit. Oats in particular never 
had such a favorable season on all kinds of 
ground. New potatoes are selling for 40 cents 
per bushel. 
That’s right! Stay right by him, and 
let him see just what the paper is. You 
can have all the sample copies you need. 
We must have 25 cents’ worth of that 
man’s potatoes. There are nine chances 
in ten that he will thank you heartily 
for sticking to him. See what this New 
Hampshire man says : 
My brother and I, after comparing sample cop¬ 
ies of every agricultural paper we could find 
advertised, decided to subscribe for The R. N.-Y. 
for the simple reason that it was conspicuously 
the best farmers’ paper among them all. We are 
now asking ourselves why we never subscribed 
for it before. u. H. K. 
West Manchester, N. H. 
That’s the way they talk ! Don’t you 
like to have your neighbors and friends 
feel that way ? Of course you do ! Our 
short-term offer is just the thing to 
manufacture such sentiment. So drop a 
good word in the ear of your neighbor 
and see how the results follow. 
CHOP AND MAHKET NOTES. 
Green corn is dull. 
Butter is on the rise. 
The dried fruit trade is dull. 
Fancy apples are in demand. 
Cabbage is very low and dull. 
Receipts of milk are decreasing. 
Lima beans are in good demand. 
Fertilizers containing a high percentage of potash pro¬ 
duce the largest yields and best quality of 
Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, 
and all winter crops. 
Send for our pamphlets on the use of potash on the farm. They are sent free. 
It will cost you nothing to read them, and they will save you dollars. Address, 
GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau Street, New York. 
USE PLEASANTS’ WHEAT FERTILIZERS. 
NONE SUPERIOR. Buy direct, and you will save from J5 to $8 per ton. They contain more available Plant 
Food to the ton lor 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 DEALERS or AGENTS, and employ no SALESMEN. 
I save YOU their PROFITS and EXPENSES. 
^ For Prices and Circular of Fertilizers. Bone. South Carolina Rock. Tankage, Agricultural Chemicals and 
Special Formula;, write to WILLIAM A. PLEASANTS, No. 606 East Lombard St.. Baltimore, Md. 
More Oafs 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 fullline 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 Phosphorio 
Acid—always on hand for those desiring to compound their own formulas. 
THE CLEVELAND DRYER CO., 130 Summit St., Cleveland, Ohio. 
Net 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 ORCHJLLA 
ISLAND, in the Caribbean Sea. A FAIR TRIAL IS ALL THAT WE ASK. 
GOOD AGENTS WANTED. Correspondence Solicited. 
I was talking of your 4!4-montk offer to a farmer 
who thought he did uot want The R. N.-Y. A 
person overhearing the conversation said, “Send 
me the paper,” aud handed me the quarter, 
which I took. As I understand, I am to send you 
15 cents, and you will mail him the paper for the 
rest of this year. 
That financial arrangement is exactly 
correct. Now you see, that \\ ord spoken 
to the farmer was not lost by any means. 
A bystander overheard it. It went 
through him like an electric shock, and 
made that quarter fairly burn iu his 
pocket. So don’t go and whisper when 
you tell people about this short-term 
offer. Give your words the additional 
force of some noise. If the simple name, 
Rural New-Yorker, can bring a postal 
card all the way from Canada, and over¬ 
hearing a conversation about it, can 
bring a quarter out of a stranger’s pocket, 
we can all see something of the great 
possibilities of this short-term offer. 
Possibly you wish a practical demon¬ 
stration of the power of a well-spoken 
word about this offer. Here it is. from 
a subscriber iu St. Catharines, Out.: 
I just received this week’s R. N.-Y. on Friday 
morning. Last evening, I road the proposition 
for trial subscriptions, and while the work of 
soliciting subscriptions is not exactly in my line, 
stUlIt struck me that you were making a very 
liberal offer, and also that there were, no doubt, 
many of my neighbors and fiuends whom a weekly 
visit of The R. N.-Y. would greatly benefit. So I 
just thought I would mention it to a few on the 
market this morning, and do them a service by 
so doing. I am glad to be able to say that, without 
any great effort on my part, and without showing 
the paper to a single individual, I have taken to¬ 
day 30 new names for The R. N.-Y. Now f think 
my copies of The R. N.-Y. too valuable to spare, so 
I would be obliged if you will send me, say, 25 or 
30 copies for distribution, as some do not know 
anything about the paper, and would like to see 
it. I think I shall try to get you, say, 100 names, 
if possible; but as I am a very busy man, I have 
not much time for such work. tv. h. b. 
Now there is a man who will undoubt¬ 
edly come close to one of those cash 
prizes. “ With no great effort on my 
Honey is dull and sales very slow. 
Grapes are plenty and prices low. 
Muskmelons plenty, poor; prices low. 
Cucumbers are in large supply and low. 
New wheat is being exported from Baltimore. 
Sweet potatoes are dull for all but fancy yellow. 
The first new dried raspberries came in early 
in the week. 
Potatoes are in moderate supply and sell read¬ 
ily at quoted prices. 
Three vessels brought 15,196 bales of licorice 
root to this city recently. 
A large part of the tomatoes are poor and, of 
course, sell at low prices. 
Large chickens are wanted, as the bulk of the 
arrivals are small and poor. 
Peppermint oil has sold for $1.75 to$2 per pound 
in bulk. Case oil is $2.35 to $2.40. 
(Continued on next page.) 
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In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
Tue Rural New-Yorker. 
E: Bowker’s Fertilizers. :2 
SOLUBLE—ACTIVE —SURE. 
P RflWKFR FERTILIZER CO., ^2 
DUIllYLn BOSTON 4 NEW YORK.— S 
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NEW YORK STATE FAIR, 
SYRACUSE, AUGUST 26-31. 
The Largest Line of Exhibits, embracing all lines of 
Live Stock, Agricultural. Horticultural and Mechani¬ 
cal excellence in the history of the society. 
CORRECT REPRODUCTION OF THE CHICAGO 
MIDWAY PLAISANCE. TWENTY VILLAGES 
AND 3 5«, PEOPLE FROM ALL 
QUARTERS OF THE GLOBE. 
Horse aud Bicycle Races, Balloon Ascensions, 
Parachute Drops, and scores of other attractions. 
Excursion Kates and Excursion Trains ou 
all Railroads. 
THE WOOLDRIDGE FERTILIZER COMPANY, 
Commercial Wharf, Baltimore, Md. 
There’s Money Selling It. 
We want you to sell Americus Brand Fertilizer 
—known everywhere, used everywhere, appre¬ 
ciated by everybody. Write us. 
Williams & Clark Fertilizer Co., 
81 Fulton Street, New York. 
Do not pay freight 
on sand, dirt, and organic matter. 
Albert’s Concentrated Manures 
ODORLESS GUANO 
MINERAL UUHRU 
delivered at your 
nearest station, for 
$>20.00 per ton. 
Agents wanted in every farming town. Send for 
circulars to THE FOREST CITY WOOD ASH CO 
No. 9 Merchants Row. Boston. Mass 
are not made from refuse materials. 
Read our literature and learn the difference between 
compounds and mixtures. It is sent free. 
ROBT. L. MERWIN & CO., 88 Wall St., N. Y. 
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 
Hard 
Times 
f $12 oo per toi 
TO t* Dissolved S< 
Bone —the hig, — 
Farmers 
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, 
$12 oo per ton and upwards; 
TOr Dissolved South Carolina 
Bone —the highes* grade made. 
Dissolved 
A niiual 
Bone, 
Bone Meal. Potash Salts, Tankage and 
Nitrate Soda. Send for circulars. 
Powell Fertilizer & Chemical Co. 
Baltimore. Md. 
The Chance of a Lifetime. 
For the next 30 dajs only, we will fell a limited 
number of our choice lots at Lovely Park, L. I., for 
$5, which includes a full Covenant Warranty Deed, 
delivered at our expense. This is practically giving 
them away, free ol charge, as the $6 only covers ord¬ 
inary lawyers’ fee. We do it to advertise Lovely 
Park. Our property is situated near Riverhead. the 
County Seat of Suffolk County, New York, which has 
a population of over 5.000 people, numerous factories, 
public schools, banks, churches ot different danouri- 
nations. making it a charming place for a summer 
or year-round home. Our lots are all high an J dry, 
and free from all nuisances. The character of all 
applicants for our lots is carefully investigate!, and 
none but desirable parties need apply. Send money 
order. For further information ca)l or write to 
HAGERMAN & CO.. Room 5,21 Beekman St.,N.Y.City 
Pfin CIII Country Home and Fruit Farm of 
rUH OAkt 23J3 acres in Vineland, N. .T. Mild, 
healthful climate; pure, cold soft water; good roads 
year around Five acres grapes, large crop on vines; 150 
pear trees, loaded witn fruit; 500 young Bartlett pears, 
three yeais planted; one acre of strawberries; two 
acres of blackberries. Apples, oeacnes and other 
fruit in abundance. Seven acres of Sweet Potatoes 
in One condition; corn, etc. Price, with present crops 
and farming tools. .>3,400. 
Address OWNER. P. O. Box 998, Vineland, N. J. 
!£■ r% Q A I p* OR EXCHANGE FOR 
a l\ ^3 La EL House, or small country 
place, not over 75 miles from New York, a large farm 
south of Philadelphia, with 50 acres in crops, all stock 
and farm machinery. Owing io death of owner, 
will be sold as above for less than $>5,0o0. Very 
easy terms. Address 
Lock Box 24, No. 400 Sixth Avenue, New York 
