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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
August 24 
" ORGANIC MATTER 
A new word coming somewhat into 
common use nowadays, is synthesis. It 
means the opposite of analysis—that is, 
putting things together to form, not 
mixtures, but combinations. “Synthetic 
food” for example, is food combined by 
artificial means without going through 
the growth of plaDts or animals. Chem¬ 
ists have long been able to pick food 
apart and tell us of what it is composed. 
Now some of them dream of a t me when 
these elements may be put together in 
such a way as to give “ synthetic food” 
from air, water, etc., so that the farmer 
will be out of a job. It is a fact that our 
patent office has already granted a patent 
on a process for making sugar by forcing 
a combination of gases and steam into a 
hollow stone. Analysis shows that sugar 
is composed of carbon and water in 
definite proportions, and by forcing these 
elements together under certain condi¬ 
tions. it is hoped to make them combine 
and give us sugar without going through 
the slow process of growing cane or 
beets. 
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We say that this is a dream, and that is 
about all that can justly be said for it. 
There will be mighty little cutting 
across lots to beat Nature. True human 
food must go through a process of organ- 
izcd growth. A man may hurry this up, 
perhaps, but he can’t do away with it 
entirely. 1 can take a cracker, a bit of 
butter, a glass of water, two or three 
lumps of sugar, and a spoonful of straw¬ 
berry syrup, and have all the elements to 
he found in a box of strawberries. A 
chemist may analyze both, and fiud little 
difference. But suppose 1 crush up the 
cracker, and mix with the other things, 
and try to sell the stuff for strawber¬ 
ries ! No one would touch it. These 
elements may be all right, but they are 
not strawberries until they go through 
the process of organized growth , which is 
a process which the chemist with all his 
skill cannot imitate or do away with. 
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Now the same thing is true, not only 
of food, but of work and success in the 
world. You might start a boy off with 
plenty of money, the best of health, and 
lots of pluck, and then sit back and say 
that his success in life is assured. But 
no—there is something else to be con¬ 
sidered. Unless that boy learn sound 
principles of business, and good judg¬ 
ment, he will lose his money, and worry 
away his good health. And you can’t 
put that necessary experience on to him 
like a suit of clothes. He must grow 
into it—it’s the organic part of a useful 
life which can’t be bought or bred into 
him, but which all too often must be 
kicked in. A man may sit down and tell 
a lot of boys how to succeed in life. 
That may be called the analysis of suc¬ 
cess. When those boys start out to 
manufacture “synthetic” success by 
putting together the things that man 
told them about, they fail unless they 
allow for the organized growth which 
must almost unconsciously blend the 
events of their lives together, and give 
character and experience. 
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men, and they liked it so well that they wanted to 
try it. So inclosed find 90 cents for six names. 
r. b. s. 
Or, take this one from Massachusetts : 
Last November, I received a letter from you 
headed “A Bit of Confidence.” I could not act 
as agent for you then, but your recent offer of the 
rest of the year for 25 cents, seemed so generous 
that it ought to be accepted. So last Monday 
morning I started out and obtained most of the 
inclosed list (13 names) in four hours. a. t. 
Now, we say. that’s the analysis of the 
thing. It looks easy, and some one may 
start right out expecting to do as well. 
He might go and stick the paper right in 
his neighbor's face about as he would a 
pill, and say—“ Here, you must take 
this, if you know what’s good for your¬ 
self ! ” That’s the synthesis of the matter, 
and it won’t work any more than it will 
to drive carbonic acid and steam into the 
hollow stone, and say, “ Here you are, 
now—carbon and water—just get right 
together and form sugar ! ” 
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Of course it won’t form, and of course 
your neighbor won’t subscribe if you try 
to force the paper down his throat. He 
needs the paper—that’s true—but you 
can't expect to hammer the two together 
—let them grow together. Wait till he 
feels good natured, and then go at him 
gently. There was that man in Illinois 
who read aloud something that inter¬ 
ested the crowd at once, and of course 
they put a quarter where their interest 
was. The chances are that all these 
men will stay right b}” us, and become 
yearly subscribers. You might take 
$1.50 out of your own pocket, and make 
10 people presents of trial subscriptions. 
That would be on the synthetic prin¬ 
ciple ; but it wouldn’t be entirely satis¬ 
factory. It’s a good deal better to recog¬ 
nize the organic growth, and hang right 
to these people till they see that The R. 
N.-Y. is going to interest them. 
We are happy to say that the trial 
subscriptions have already begun to come 
in. We never had so many thus early 
in the season. We are all ready for 
them. It’s going to be quite out of 
fashion this year for a reader not to send 
at least one or two. Of course you want 
to be up to date—if not a little ahead. 
The winners of the dollar prize thus far 
are: 
Aug. 15.—S. P. Bell, Washington County, Md. 
16.—E. G. Hills, Oswego County, N. Y. 
l 17.—Mrs. M. A. Cummings, Lawrence Co., Pa. 
Now, don’t be afraid that you will send 
us too many of these trials. We can 
stand a million such trials without a 
complaint. There was an old minister 
once who was paid $400 per year. His 
congregation finally felt ashamed of 
themselves, and voted to double his sal¬ 
ary. When the old pastor heard of it, 
he cried—not with joy—oh, no ! “Why,” 
said he, “ it’s taken all my strength to 
collect $400, and it will work me into the 
grave to try to collect twice as much ! ” 
Now, we won’t cry a bit at a doubled 
subscription list. It won’t hurt our feel¬ 
ings, because it will just double our 
capacity for doing business, and making 
a better paper—on the organized growth 
principle. 
CROP AND MARKET NOTES. 
The Mark Lane Express under date of August 
6 , says that reports from the various districts in 
England show the yield of wheat this year to be 
78.4 per cent of the average. Tne yield in Wales 
is 80 per cent of the average, and in Scotland, 83.1 
per cent, making the entire crop for Great Britain 
22 per cent behind that of last year. The harvest 
is now in progress, but the weather is unfavor¬ 
able for the work. 
Fertilizers for Fail Crops 
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, 
GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau Street, New York. 
USE PLEASANTS’ WHEAT FERTILIZERS. 
NONE SUPERIOR. Buy direct, and you will save from $5 to $8 ner ton. They contain more available Plant 
^ ood to the ton lor the money than any other F ertilizers 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 Pric»-s 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 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 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 comppund 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. 
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. 
Bone Meal, Bone and Blood, etc., shipped 
direct from the immense slaughter houses 
of Armour & Co., Chicago. For prices, pam¬ 
phlets, etc., address MUNROE, LA LOB A 
CO., 3a Arcade Building,OSWEGO, N.Y. 
General Eastern Agents for Armour & Co., 
of Chicago, 
BONE FERTILIZERS. 
Z: Bowker’s Fertilizers. fS 
SOLUBLE — ACTIVE —BURE. 
rrRflWKFR fert,liz,e:r co., ^2 
DUVIfVLIt BOSTON 4 NEW YORK.— S 
^riaa a i i^ --ft 
FARMERS) 
k use, and make money by selling 11 old Inst a 
Corn Binders Used on every shock.® 
^Pall and it’s fast. Ties itself. Costs less 
.than string. Never wears out. Thous¬ 
ands easily sold in a town. Good profits. 
.Get your town agency now. Outfit oc. 
”'*1 CO., Box 72, Unadllla, X. Y. a 
Do not pay freight 
on sand, dirt, and organic matter. 
Albert’s Concentrated Manures 
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. 
CIDER 
MACHINERY 
Hydraulic, Knuckle Joint and Screw 
* reseee. Graters. K leva tors, Pumps, 
etc. Send for Cataio#rue ■ ■ ■— 
BOOMER & BOSCHERT 
PRESS CO., „ 
118 W.Wator St.. SYRACUSE, 
We have an idea that some of our 
readers undeitake to conduct the sub¬ 
scription business on the “synthetic” 
principle, and, therefore, fail. People 
write in and tell how easily they picked 
up half a dozen or more trial subscrip¬ 
tions. To hear them talk, it was ever 
so much easier than “ rolling off a log.” 
That was the analysis of the business. 
They didn’t say anything about the or¬ 
ganized growth that had been going on 
in the minds of those who subscribed. 
For instance, take this letter from 
Illinois: 
I was yesterday reading The R. N.-Y. to a few 
Secretary Morton has announced that sheep 
and lambs intended for immediate slaughter may 
be admitted to tne United States from Canada 
when accompanied by certificates as follows : • 1 . 
A certificate from the official veterinary inspector 
of the port of export or of the province or district 
in which the sheep or lambs were raised or fed, 
stating that no contagious disease affecting sheep 
has existed in said province or district during the 
past three months. 2. An affidavit from the 
owner or importer that the sheep or lambs offered 
for importation are from the district covered by 
the certificate above mentioned ; that they were 
not outside of that district during a period of 
three months preceding shipment, and tuat when 
not driven they have been shipped direct from 
said district to the port of import in clean or dis¬ 
infected cars. 
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Hard 
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; 
TOT* Dissolved South Carolina 
Bone —the highes 1 grade made. 
Dissolved 
Farmers 
Bone Meal, Potash Salts, Tankage and 
Nitrate Soda. Send for circulars. 
Powell Fertilizer & Chemical Co. 
Baltimore. Md. 
FRUIT EVAPURATUR 
l H H ( H 1 Vfl* If ” *’ or family use. Cheapest in the 
lUDullnouLlV market. $3, $5 and $8. Circular 
CO., Z57 S. 5th St., Phila.. Pa. 
FRUIT EVAPORATORS 
llUn and CIDER MILLS 
BK**T, CHEAPEST and 
Most Reliable on the market. Catalogue free. 
WM. STaHL EVAPORATOR CO., QUINCY, ILL 
VAPGRATING FRUIT 
Complete rigs for gilt-edge work and big profits. 
AMERICAN MANUFACTURING CO., 
Box 407, Waynesboro, Pa. 
