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November 30, 1895 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Great American 
Company 
SEPARATOR and POWERS I 
Humorous 
“ Wliat dost thou think of drumsticks ? ” 
I asked the barnyard bird. 
He grinned a turkey grin, and then 
He answered me this word: 
“They’re good to eat, they’re good to beat, 
But sure as I am living, 
They’re best to run away with 
The week before Thanksgiving! ” 
— Youth's Companion. 
Pat : “ Phwat does they use grapeshot 
for?” Mike: “ Shure, it’s to give the 
inerny appendicitis.”— Pucli. 
The chickens don’t deserve any par¬ 
ticular credit for going to bed early ; 
everything they can gobble goes to bed 
before they do.— World. 
“ Oh ! ” groaned Tommy, the day after 
Thanksgiving, as he took a bitter dose 
of medicine, “ I wish I hadn’t been so 
thankful yesterday.”— Harper's Round 
Table. 
It was rather mean in Simpkins to 
make his old-maid daughter celebrate 
her wedding on Thanksgiving day; it 
rather looked as if it were one of the 
things he had to be thankful for.— 
Harvcr's Bazar. 
Many things look queer the first time 
we see them. Five-year-old Freddy was 
showing the young minister about the 
place. His eyes frequently glanced up 
at the kind face, and then rented with a 
look of troubled inquiry on the pointed 
toes of the Piccadilly boots. Finally he 
blurted out his anxiety in the question : 
“ Ain’t you got but one toe ? ”— Baby¬ 
hood. 
“ IIullo, Fatty,” said the Copy-book 
to the Dictionary. “Hullo, Thinny ! ” 
retorted the Dictionary. “ You’re a 
wordy person, Fatty,” said the Copy¬ 
book. “ You’re an empty thing, Thin¬ 
ny,” said the Dictionary. “ Bound to 
have the last word, eh, Fatty 1 ” sneered 
the Copy-book. “ Need it in my busi¬ 
ness, Thinny,” said the Dictionary, and 
the Umbrella in the library corner 
laughed so hard that it bent one of its 
ribs.— Harper's Round Table. 
A WELL-KNOWN lawyer on circuit in the 
north of England, curious to know how 
a certain juryman arrived at his verdict, 
meeting him one day, ventured to ask : 
“Well,” replied he, “I’m a plain man 
and I like to be fair to every one. I don’t 
go by what the witnesses say, I don’t go 
by what the lawyers say, and I don’t go 
by what the judges say; but I look at 
the man in the dock and I say, ‘ He must 
have done something or he wouldn’t be 
there,’ so I bring them all in guilty.”— 
Pearson's Weekly. 
A The Best and Cheapest 
• Mill on Earth. Fully > 
• warranted. Will not/^ 
a choke. Write at 
v once for prices V 
® and Agency.^^' 
• Prices lowent.^>»V 
■■■ besty^^ 
Sweep 
hand and power Corn Shelters, Feed Cotters, 
Feed Mills, 8teel Land Rollers, Chilled Plows, Mowers Wood 
Saws. Engines —3 to 25 Horse Power, mounted or stationary. 
S. B. ME88INOEK * SON. TATA31Y. FA. 
/ grinds Q 
On, A more grain A 
, S' toanydegree x 
'V.yr of fineness than ® 
any other mill. ® 
Corn, earorshelled, ® 
r Oats, Wheat. Ac., fine ® 
enough for any purpose. ® 
Made Only by (S? 
JOLIET STROWBRIDGE CO. e 
JOLIET, ILL., • 
Jobbers and Mauufactur- ® 
ere of Farm Machinery, ^ 
Carriages Wagons,Wind- » 
_ t ii.. xj; n. r.„ . 
^Quality 
Gutter 
Eli” Baling Presses 
Strongest, Most Durable, Easiest Running, and in every 
way Til, IIKST PEED (X'TTKIt made. All Sizes, for Hand 
or Power. Carriers any length. For Low Prices and Best 
discounts, send for lllun. Catalogue. Also Manufactur¬ 
ers of the Celebrated Freeman Wind Mill, Centennial 
Fanning Mill, and afull line of HorsePowers, and Horse 
& r . S. FREEMAN & SONS MFC. CO. 
No. 176Bridge St.. RACINE. WPS. ' 
B styles & Sizes for Horse and Steam Powei 
<*^46 Inch fWlffl, mm. ^ 
Feed Opening rrz ^ 
Power Leverage 64 to 1 STEEL 
Send for 64 page illustrated catalogue. 
COLLINS PLOW CO.. 1111 Hampshire St., Quincy, III 
THOMPSON’S BANNER 
■ nAAT _ . C * " ' 
Kelly Duplex 
Grinding Mill 
ROOT 
GUTTER 
There are no better 
rV ’L^jQwill grind any kind of 
^^^JJif^rTrm^grain, cotton seed, corn 
dWy. and cob, corn, cob and 
^ iini[ l l Mii . . . . .H, shucks equally well and 
"' ’ ,u:r * in grist of any quality. 
An essay on “Economy of Ground Feed,” by Manly 
M i'es, M. IT., F. R. M. 8 ., and illustrated pamphlet 
of Grinding Mills will be sent free to any address. 
The 0. S. KELLY CO., Springfield, Ohio. 
than ours For gas. oil and water 
Go down from 10 to 2500 feet 9 
sizes. Send for catalogue and 
prices of machines tools, sup¬ 
plies, etc Free 
Star Drilling Machine Co Akron.0. 
(Hand tt Forcer.) 
Cuts all kinds of roots 
A vegetables for Slock 
Feeding. The only ma¬ 
chine made with self- (Jw ■Ca(a-JfNTr* B ^^s 
feeder. Warrant- logue nM Ef 
ell to do •perfect work. free. MS 
Feed left in shape to prevent all danger] By A l.'.Ml 
of choking. Used everywhere. Address J 
O.K. THOMPSON A SONS, .Na. 17 Ulier St., YPSILANTI, 
CHEAP WATER SUPPLY 
by AUTOMATIC RAMS. 
■ A COST OF LESS THAN 
25 Cts, 
PER ACRE 
PER YEAR 
GUARANTEED. 
Feed Cutters, $2-80 
BUCKEYE 
FEED MILLS ^ 
AND POWERS 
COMBINED. Yl 
and upwards. 
BALANCE DUMP HAY 
RAKE. Also Hay Ted¬ 
ders, Mowers, Cultiva¬ 
tors. Hay Presses, and 
other implements at cash 
prices satisfactory to the 
farmers. Address THE 
ANN ARBOR AGRICUL¬ 
TURAL COMPANY, ANN 
Abhor, Mich. 
economical method of Ir- 
piirposoon Stock 
A RIFE RAM 
•will elevate water in any quantity to any height at 
anv distance. Made in ail sizes, for all purposes, and 
wiil deliver more water than any other r-irn under 
same conditions. 111. Catalogue anil estimates free. 
Rife Engine Co., T. T. Fishburn. Pres., Roanoke, Va. 
Grinds Ear Corn 
and Small Grain. 
Two machines in 
one. Prices to suit 
thetiine8. Send for 
catalogue. 
Oakland Bean Picker 
383 Wabash Ave., Chicago, 111. 
The Only Practical 
Dean Picker on 
the Market. 
ADAPTED TO USE ON 
FARMS AND IN WARE¬ 
HOUSES. 
We have a large Machine 
adapted to power exclusive¬ 
ly. Write for circulars to 
BACON BROTHERS, 
9 Lawrence Street, 
PONTIAC, MICH. 
Indianapolis, Ind, 
BEAUTIFUL 
ML in Appearance, 
vjq I; (k POWERFUL IN OPERATION. 
^<48 contains covered gear. 
{ i n L'nequaled in the line of Pumping Wind Mills. 
i H Cii \ M u A j so steel Derrick*. Iron j 11 r " 
ITT » bine wind Engines. Buckeye 
I III A Force uml Lift Pumps, Tank and 
Hi [Ml Spray Pumps, Buckeye Lawn 
Fiiffll m owor*. Iron Fencing, C’re*tinic, 
Fire E*cnpc*. etc. Write for circulars to 
MAST, F00S & CO., SPRINGFIELD, 0. 
rsi FEED MILLS 
are the best constructed, least com plicated 
and fAhtcht grinding mills yet produced. 
They were granted the highest possible 
tlic World's Columbian 
T tfffi Exposition in 1893 for 
Extreme Simplicity, Ae- 
coplablc Work and Low 
]L Price. Send 2c. stamp for our 
I— 48 page Illustrated Catalogue, 
rLEONARD l>. 1IAHKISON, 
Box O, New Haven, Conn. 
FEED FOR STOCK 
We have 300 tons of Wheat Screenings, the best of 
feed for Sheep, or, when ground, good for hogs or 
cattle; 200 tons of Rye Feed, good for any stock, and 
all other grades of feed as cheap as the cheapest. 
CUTTER & BAILEY, 143 Washington St., Buffalo,N.Y 
AGENTS WANTED 
This Mm GRINDS CORN 
Salary and Expenses paid, or HIGHEST commission. 
Unequaled facilities. Stock all home-grown. BEST 
ever raised. Great demand for our NEW and very 
valuable SPECIALTIES All our Agents suc¬ 
ceed. Apply immediately. 
THE GENEVA NURSERY, Geneva, N. Y. 
Established 1846. 
One of the largest and best known in the country. 
W. & T. SMITH, Proprietors. 
CONTENTS. 
Rural New-Yorker, November 30, 1895 
FARM TOPICS. 
Child Help on the Farm.79( 
Winter Storage for Garden Crops.791 
A Well-Bred Hydraulic Ram.791 
A “Test Case” for Ensilage.791, 79 
Portable Fence.79 
A Potato Picker..... •••• 79 
Recuperative Forces in the Soil. IV.792. 7.1 
What Is a “ Seedling ” Potato ?.79 
How to Kill Moles.79 
What About “ Holding Corn ” ?.79- 
Saving Sweet Corn Fodder.79- 
Quality of R. N.-Y. No. 2 Potato.79 
Crimson Clover in Wisconsin.79 
Curing a Sour Soil. Part III.80; 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Rye Pasture Makes Wry Milk.79: 
Is Poultry Degenerating ?.79: 
What Colors the Yolks of Eggs ?. 79: 
A Fashionable Horse Show.79] 
Exorbitant Rates on Milk.79 
The “ Black Mulleys ”.802, 80: 
Jersey or Guernsey.80 
Sorghum in Kansas.80 
HORTICULTURAL. 
A Yankee Fruit Farm.78 
Growing Lettuce Under Glass.789, 79 
Mulching Strawberries ; Why and How.79 
Wintering Plants in Cellars.790, 79 
For Setting Strawberries.79 
Keeping Apples Down South.79 
“The Best Early Apples”.79 
Wbat Chemicals for Strawberries ?.79 
When to Prune Grape Vines.79 
A Bad Substitute for Mountain Rose.79 
The French Everbearing Raspberry.79 
Late Sown Grass.79 
Axle Grease to Trees.79 
WOMAN AND THE HOME. 
Prize Winners.79 
Editorials.79 
A Model Kitchen. 79 
The Passing of Miss Majoribanks (Con.) .. 798, 79 
Patterns for R. N-Y. Readers.79 
A Novel Lamp Shade.79 
Sense and Sentiment. 79 
To Freshen Lace.7* 
Suitable Tools.79 
The Water Pail.79 
Do Not Withhold Good Words.79 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Our Friend the Hornet.79 
Hard to Understand.£ 
Editorials.7! 
Brevities. “ 
Department of Agriculture Report. '■ 
Business Bits. 7! 
Markets..... 
Crop and Market Notes. 8 
Humorous. ® 
and Cob, rye, barley, oats and 
wheat; fine, and does it all on 
one set of grinders without injur¬ 
ing them. Different from 
'other*. The Beat. 
(I also make 5 „lie» of belt power mills.) 
P.N. B0WSH ER, South Bend, I nd. 
The United States Separator 
COSTS YOU NOTHING. 
, Because it increases the butter product to such an 
^ extent that the increase pays you for the Separator, 
j—This is the machine that makes records like the follow- 
t ing : Running full capacity, the analyses of separated 
iPJn. milk were, at 
^ 'NAJO | ij| Vermont Dairy School, 0.03 of 1 per cent. 
■Mi c A X Pennsylvania Dairy School, 0.04 of 1 per cent. 
JF • 7>\\ Indiana Dairy School, a Bare Trace Only. 
| j/ V\ Send for illustrated circular full of testimonials from 
M V users, showing equally good work in the hands of 
Ml \» dairymen in all sections. 
B \\ PRICES, @75.00 AND UP. 
/4m Agents Wanted in every Town and County where we have none, 
ob'/'"- We furnish everything for the Dairy and Creamery. 
VERflONT FARn flACHINE CO., 
BELLOWS FALLS, VT. 
PisccUnurouiS 
In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
The Rural New-Yorker. 
LADIES!!! 
Do you like a cup of Good Tea' 
if so. send this “Ad ” ar.J 15c. !: 
___ _ and 15c. in 
stamps, and wc will mail you a 
SLLSHH q pound sample Best Tea lm- 
ported. Any kind you may select. 
Good Incomes. Big premiums, 
eas, Coffees. Baking Powder, and Spices. Send 
ms. R. N.-Y. 
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA CO., 
ox 289. 31 and 33 Vesey St., New York. 
CORNELL UNIVERSITY 
Four Courses in Agriculture. 
Two Winter Courses begin January 3,1896; Regular 
and Special begin September 25.1896. 
For announcement address 
I. V. ROBERTS, Director, Ithaca, N. Y. 
“ A in time saves nine.” Evex-y farmer knows that the greatest expense 
in repair' ^ mes from neglecting the first appearance of weakness. If the first stitch 
that broku m the harness had been mended promptly, the latter would have never 
given way, and many a runaway with broken wagon, ruined horse, and crippled 
man or woman would have been avoided. W ith this set of 38 first-class tools, any 
man can repair boots, shoes, harness, tinware, rubber goods, and do countless 
other jobs about the place. With the four iron lasts and clinch nails, any size of 
boot or shoe can be soled. Your excuse for not keeping things in repair is that 
you have no tools. The little breaks go, a breakdown follows, and a day is lost at 
the shop for repairs, besides the mechanic’s bill. Ten minutes work at the right 
time would have saved it all. We have two different kits : No. 1 has 38 tools ; 
regular price, $3 ; No. 2 has 31 tools, price, $2. No. 2 outfit contains the same 
articles as No. 1, except harness and soldering tools. If you have no harness or 
tinware to repair, you do not need a No. 1 outfit. We send No. 1 and The R. N.-^ ., 
one year, for $3.25 ; or for club of seven new yearly subscriptions at $1 each. Or 
No. 2 and The R. N.-Y., one year, for $2.25; or for a club of five new yearly subscrip¬ 
tions at $1—you pay freight. These are all full-sized, good, substantial tools. They 
ought to save their cost every month in the year. 
g THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, New Yobk, 
Ship to E. II. PECK (successor M. N. Edwards &Co.), 
193 Duane St.. New York, Commission Merchants 
(Established 1861). Poultry, Game and Calves. 
QCDVCUIQE Q—Twelve very fine Sows and Boars, 
dtUNdnl n LO last June’s litter, ready for regis¬ 
tering: price, $10 each, if sold at once. Also, Boars 
Lettarblair and Sir Bacon; weight from 150 to 300 lbs., 
very finest ancestry. Very cheap or will exchange for 
new blood. PARK FARM. New Brunswick; N. J. 
WOVEN wire FENCE 
The best on Earth. Horse high, 
;Bull strong, Pig and Chicken 
tight. You can make from 40 
Ito 60 rods per day for from 
114 to 22c. a Rod. 
Illustrated Catalogue Free. 
! KITSELMAN BROS., 
iRidgeville, - Indiana. 
