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SAN FRANCISCO,B UMAIO .PROVIDENCE. 
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August 17, 1895 
humorous 
If a bicycle’s known as a “bike,” 
A tricycle must be a “ trike,” 
And when the winter comes ’round, 
It will doubtless be found 
That an icicle {toes as an “ Ike.” 
— Washington Star. 
It shouldn’t be hard for a maiden to 
tie a knot with the young man whom 
she can twist ’round her finger .—The 
Household. 
Ikky (who has been asked by Mr. Smith 
to ride the horse up and down to show 
him off): “ Say, meester, are you puying 
or selling ? ”— Judge. 
Ki A most wonderful hit of work. Those 
things were painted by a blind painter.” 
“What things?” ‘“Those blinds.”— 
Rochester Union and Advertiser. 
Lawyer Quibble: “What was the 
greatest trial you ever presided over, 
Jugde ? ” “Judge Kid by : “ Bringing up 
10 daughters, sir ! ”— Harper's Bazar. 
Bachelor : “I am told that a married 
man can live on half the income that a 
single man requires.” Married Man: 
“Yes, he has to .”—New York Weekly. 
“ No, Victor,” said Atalanta, pensively: 
“how can I be yours when our cycle 
club, ‘ The Bloomers,’ has just taken for 
its motto, ‘ Divided we stand, united we 
fall ’ ? "—Life. 
Mamma : “Tommy, I sent you to the 
grocery and told you to hurry back.” 
Tommy: “ Yes, mamma, but you didn’t 
tell me to hurry over there .”—Louisville 
Courier-Journal. 
Teacher : “ Which letter is the next 
one to the letter ‘ H ’ ” ? Boy : “ Dunno, 
ma’am.” Teacher: “What have 1 on both 
sides of my nose?” Boy: “Freckles, 
ma’a in. ”— Tid-Bits. 
Philosopher: “ What is it that you 
women want?” Mrs. Strougmind : “All 
we want is justice.” Philosopher: “Only 
justice? Then why do you always 
patronize the photographers who have 
the best retouchers ? ”—Boston Traveler. 
Farmer: “Barber, now corn’s cheap 
you ought to shave for half-price.” 
Barber: “Can't, Mr. Jones. I ought 
really to charge mope ; for, when corn’s 
down farmers make such long faces that 
I have twice the ground to go over.”— 
Boston Beagle. 
“ All the symptoms, doctor, you say, 
of hay fever ? But how,” asked an 
Indian array chaplain of pronounced 
ecclesiastical views, when returning to 
England on long leave, “can one possibly 
get hay fever in mid-ocean ?” “I don’t 
ky v\” replied the doctor. “But we 
have several grass widows on board, and 
you have been a great deal in their 
society .”—London World. 
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN 
ENSILAGE OR FODDER CUTTER 
OR CORN HUSKER, 
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have ever produced. Low prices. Catalogue and 
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8PU1NCJFIELD, OHIO 
The Best COMBINATION Hand and Power 
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Width of Tiro, 6 in. \ /, Vfi 
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Cost yoit nothing to investigate. Send fid- £ 
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book of photographic views, showing how >• , \/\l ff 
this wagon is used in every State in the VAJr kV 
Union. We can furnish you with the best jiB 
metal wheels at the lowest prices for your ' '\J jjw 
old farm wagons. — 
Write to FARMER’S HANDY WAGON CO 
SAGINAW, MICH. 
As a Hand Gutter, has two large fly wheels, can be operated by one or 
two persons. When arranged for Power, Horse, Wind or Steam has 
I ulley in place of large fly wheel, and is sufficiently strong to stand 
strain ot 10 or 12 horsepower engine. Is also furnished with Iron 
Sprocket .Tack fitted to frame for use by Streep Power. It has all latest 
Improvements of our largest cutters—Patent Safety Fly Wheel and Pul¬ 
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proved Roller Gear Drive, Perfection Feed Rollers, Reversible Steel 
Cutting Plate. Get our *95 introduction prices before you hoy. Our ’96 
Ensilage Rook (HOW TO HEAT A DROUTH ) a very valuable handbook 
for Stock Feeders, mailed free. A Iso Catalogues and Price Lists if you 
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THE JOHNSTON HARVESTER GO. 
\ MANUFACTURERS OF 
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METAL 
WHEELSi 
for your 
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Also. Single and Double Speed 
✓ MOWERS 
DISK PULVERIZERS 
SEND FOR CATALOGUE TO 
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Any size you want, 20 | 
to 56 in high. Tires l | 
to 8 in.wide—hubs to' | 
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Host many times in 
ft season to hayo sot 
Of low wheels to fit V 
your wagon for hauling 1 
f raiil, fodder, manure, 
ogs, <tc. No resetting of 
tires. Catl’g free. Address 
EMPIRE BIFG. CO. 
(lulncy, III. 
BATAVIA, 3NT. Y. 
PHILADELPHIA, PA. COLUMBUS, OHIO WEST DETROIT, MICH. 
PITTSBURGH, PA. 
13 Years on 
the Market. 
Improved 
for 1895. 
1854.-Established 41 Years.— 1895 
The Old Reliable HalladayffSjffrM 
Standard, HallaxlayGe tred,^*' 2V 
and U. S. Solid Wheel 
Guaranteed to be 
THE BEST MADE. 
Also Pumps, Tanks, Feed Mills, 
Corn Shellers, Stalk Cutters,, 
Haying Tools, Saw Tables, etc. I 
U.S.WIND ENGINE & PUMP COJ 
1 IB Water St., JilATAVIA, ILL -t. 
Y.t,\'V v J / . Vt'.: OPR EADS any kind of manure in anv 
tf i Oquantity to the acre and does it better 
L f.. asSHgaSg! tlian hand work, even ii a man spends 
.....• _... . v U'li Ikiiis on wliat l lit* machine "ill do in 
two minutes. Sent to any responsible party 
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catalogue free. Largest and oldest manufacturers of manure spreaders In the world. 
KEMP & BURPEE MANUFACTURING CO., Box 38, Syracuse, N. Y, 
JOHN H. JACKSON, Successor to JACKSON BROS Established 1852. 
NEW YORK STATE DRAIN TJLfl and PIPE WORKS. Main Office: 76 Third Avenue, Albany, N. Y. 
/ Manufacturerof and Dealer In Agricultural Drain Tile. Salt- 
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CONTENTS. 
Rural New-Yorker, Aug. 17, 1895, 
FARM TOPICS. 
The Best Size for a Western Farm. 
A Paint Shop for the Farm.550, 
Are Big Potatoes Best ?. 
How They Grow- Potatoes in Kansas. 
A Kansas Corn Cutter. 
How’s Your Bean Pull ?. 
City Man and Farm. 
Wanted! An Improved Kayrake. 
Crimson Clover to Cure Chicory. 
What Fertilizer for Wheat?. 
What Chemicals to Add to Cotton seed Meal.. 
The Use of Ornamental Grasses. 
What Is “ Gluten Meal” ?. 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Some Points on Poultry.551, 
Feeding Cotton Seed to Stock.562, 
Diary of a Pound of Butter... 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Crowding the Plants Together.549, 
When and How to Transplant Roses. 
What Are the Birds?.!.... 
Winter Apples Wanted. 
Crimson Clover in Young Peach Or<*hards.552, 
Mowing and Burning Berry Plants. 
Why Do Pears Crack "i. . 
More Wild Flowers. 
Improved Plat for Orchard. 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
Editorials.. 
The Unmarried Sister. 
A Handy Kitchen Table. 
Is it Fair?.558, 
World’s Woman’s Convention. 
Some Color Experiments. 
Patterns for R. N.-Y. Readers. 
Staying at Home. 
Care of the Hands... 
Pen Potpourri. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Hard Times in the Far West. 
The Queen oi the Night... 
Buying at First Hands. 
Ruralisms..... 
Editorials.. 
Brevities... 
The Prospect... . 
Business Bits. 
Horseshoe Farm Notes. 
The Experiment Station Bulletins..-. 
As We Go to Press.. 
Crop and Market Notes .. 560, 
Markets . 
The Wealth of America.—Part II. 
Jlumorous 
£Ui$’ccUaurouj& gUvtabndjj. 
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The Rural New-Yorker. 
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saving In labor and cost of files. They 
are made of the best quality crucible 
cast steel, and are Fully Warranted. 
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BUY *■* DIRECT (FROM FACTORY 
MIXED PAINTS 
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profits In use 6 I years. Endorsed by Grange* Farmers' 
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FOR SALE BY ALL DEALERS 
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ported; Any kind you may se- 
gfeAAijrakAma leet. Good Incomes. Big 
premiums, &c. Teas, Coffees, 
Baking Powder and Spices. Send for terms. 
‘ : lGREAT AMERICAN TEA CO., 
P. O. Box 289. 31 and 33 Vesev St., N. Y. 
where the corn 
handled by the 
Improved Low-Down Pennsylvania 
Force Feed, Grain, Grass and 
Phosphate Drill. 
Built either with or without Phosphate Attachment 
Agents wanted in unoccupied territory. 
A. B. FARQUHAR CO , YORK, PA. 
Prices lower than the lowest. 
&TS WANTED for 
IRON AND STEEL ROOFING 
sJURTIS STEEL ROOFING CO., 
57 Sigler Street. ftlLES. OHIO. 
Send for free book, 
‘The Great Leak on the Farm. 
There are no better 
38 Styles & Sizes for Horse and Steam Power 
^^-ss-46 Inch _, Bell 
5%5a Feed Opening Zi 
KEYSTONE MFG. CO.,"®"' 
or Columbus, Ohio, Council Bluffs, la. 
Kansas City, Mo., St. Louis, flo. 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
than ours. For gas oil and water 
Go down from 10 to 2500 leet 9 
a. sizes. Send for catalogue and 
jg prices of machines tools, sup 
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Star Drilling Machine Co Akron,0< 
Power Leverage 64 to 1 STEEL 
Send for 64 page illustrated catalogue. 
COLLINS PLOW CO., 1111 Hampshire $b, Quincy, III. 
