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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
JUNE II 
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Veteran Corn Shelter 
In Portugal a widow cannot marry if she be 
over fifty years of age. Who ever heard of a 
widow as old as that ? 
WnBN steamboat passengers talk too much 
to the captain, he can always find relief by 
shouting, ** Man over-bored !”■—N. O. Picayune. 
“ Dear sir,” said an amateur farmer, just 
from the country, writing to the Secretary of 
an Agricultural Society, ’‘put me down on 
your list of cattle for a calf." 
An old man who had been badly hurt in a 
railroad collision, being advised to sue the 
Company for damages, said: “Wal no, not 
for damages : I’ve had enough of them ; but 
I’ll just Eue ’em for repairs ” 
FOR HAND OR POWER. 
Jnst the thing for Mill, Farm and Plan¬ 
tation. 
Power and Hand Corn Shelter* of all size* 
and ro Mutt nil wane*. 
HORSE POWERS, JACKS, Etc. 
Write for Descriptive Olreulsrs ana prices. Ad¬ 
dress SANDWICH MANUK’G CO., 
Sandwich. Illinois. 
A little Hop Bitters saves big Doctor bills long 
sickness, suffering and perhaps death.— Ado. 
The finest new Sira wherry before (he public. 
Potted Plants now ready, and if sent early will give 
a full crop next summer. I combine there plants with 
the most liberal offer 1 have ever made. Descriptive 
Catalogue free. Address 
Coruwall-on-Hudson, ^ in 
New York. E. ■ I ■ IA w Cl ■ 
AMERICUS CIDER MILL 
^j^HE ESTEY ORGAN through 
'5^ its intrinsic merit has won 
a wide popularity. It is univer¬ 
sally known as combining sweet¬ 
ness and power of tone, skilled 
and thorough mechanism, new 
and elegant designs. 
Wine Mill made. It will 
wfisSsa# 1 make Twenty per cent 
'vv*5F;V3 mere Cider than any 
Whitman Agricultural Co., 
Snint Louis, NIo. 
J. ESTEY &, CO., Brattleboro, Yt 
Illustrated Catalogues mailed f ree to all 
applicants. 
LION FEED GUTTER 
BNSILAGD 
I sizes, from^ Hand 
— "" dWf.Uharpenln^tKi 
Root and Vegetable 
Cutters. Bend for Illustrated Circulars and Price List 
Address 
THE BELCHER k TAYLOR AG’L TOOL GO., 
(Lock Box No. 8.) Chicopee Falls, Mass 
MU' Ames’ '!|| 
’ateXT UaUW 
kj IHa uuki. ■ 
THE CELEBRATED 
GARBAGE BARREL. 
NO SMELL! NO FILTH! 
CLEANLY AND CONVENIENT 
BOOMER & BOSCHERT PRESS CO 
Send ior Circular. SYRACUSE. N 
Ames’ New Air-Tight, Odorless Garbage 
Barrel has a solid cover fitting close down upon a 
rubber packing in edge of the stave.i, and is made air¬ 
tight in an Instant by a spring catch. All the fitt¬ 
ings are galvanized, and will not rust. Dogs or cats 
cannot upset them or spill tbclr contents. Being free 
from nil smell they can be kept indoors. Korkeeping 
and removing swill, grease, scraps, and refuso they 
combine all ibe qualities demanded by cleanliness and 
health. 
No. Jl. For Hotels, Markets, etc.$6.00 
No. 3. For Family Use. 5.00 
MANUFACTURED BY 
48. OSGOOD’S PATENT 18£ 
COMBINATION SCALES. 
1 Ann ITLLY WARRANTED 
Butterworth Thresher 
Is a strictly FIR8T-CLA8S MACHINE, and the best 
in th« market. It ibresbe-e complete, and boats them 
all u (l eaningand saving the grain. Wharr.vcr there is 
threshing to do an enterprisinemon with this machine 
is sure to take the lead and secure a steady rim of work. 
They are made lo sizes to suit Steam, I .ever or Tread 
Power. For Circulars address JNO. BUTTERWORTH. 
Supt. New Jersey Agricultural Works, Trenton, N. J. 
lull yTUi Sent on Trial 
To be Paid for when proved Correct and Satisfactory. 
COLUMBIA BICYCLE. 
- Bicycle riding U an Accomplish 
Sf ment easily acquire*!, and Is rapid- 
ly becoming the most popular of 
W out-door m ports; os a health ruotora- 
\' tlvo it In Invaluable, bringing into 
- It action every muscle of the body, 
«y \/V strengthening the litnge. and in- 
vigoratlng the wearied brain. The 
vVtivf practicability of the machine is 
/ vfflg - generally conceded throughout the 
- country, and tho thousands of bi- 
12 Pemberton Square, Boston. 
By Illustrated Circular on application at Com¬ 
pany’s Office. 
Will be made, and Freight Paid, where they are not introduced, (or where we have no agents) so that those 
who are prejudiced against them can set one up in working order, and know that our “CHEAP SCALES,” 
are better for hard use, 
MORE ACCURATE AND MORE DURABLE 
than any other Scale now manufactured. For Illustrations and references address 
OSGOOD & CO., Binsrhamton. N. Y. 
EXCEIAJR 
LAWN 
//CROQUET 
// MOWER, 
/ 811. 
HAND 
MOWERS 
ree Patterns, 
10 to Sih inch cut. 
HORSE 
MOWERS 
25 to 40 inch. out. 
OUR 
^SIDE-WHEEL 
JL MOWER 
X* Light. Simple, 
I and Durable, 
fjyf It I* the best in tho 
SF inurki't. 
_ All our ioih mn teed* 
Rend for Illustrated Ctrculur aud PrloedUst. 
CHADB0EN & COLD WELL UFO. CO-.Nawburgli.N.Y. 
cycles ui daily use are constantly Increasing in num¬ 
ber. Send Sc. stamp for catalogue, with price list and 
full information. THE POPE M’F'G OO. 
535 Washington Street .Boston. Mass, 
PREPARED SPECIALLY FOR THE FOLLOWING CROPS: 
COHN, POTATOES, HOPS, CABBAGES, TUHNIPS, HUNGARIAN 
GRASS, BUCKWHEAT, CORN FODDER, SORGHUM, SUGAR BEETS, 
FRUITS, FALL WHEAT, AND GRASS. 
May be Applied at any Hoeing or Disturbance of the Soil. 
Some of the largest and moBt profitable crops on record were grown with these Manures during the past 
season. 
Many farmers who had previously purchased New York stable mauure to the extent of over one thousand 
dollars annually, have used those Manures for five aud six years, and are now employing them exclusively 
and find their land improved in strength each year. Send postal for descriptive pamphlet and price list. 
W’e prepare u very superior grade of pure, bleached bone adapted for feeding—mixing with the feed for 
cattle, sheep, etc. Sample sent free. Address 
HORSE 
Platform and Three Spring 
THE AMERICAN FRUIT DRIER. 
| Cheap, 
Ml 
WAGONS & BUGGIES 
THE MAPES FORMULA AND PERUVIAN GUANO CO 
158 FRONT STREET, NEW YORK. 
EVERY WAGON IS FULLY WARRANTED. 
These are the handnnnicst, lightest and strongest 
wagons of their kind in the market. Every Farmer 
ana dairyman should have one. Correspondence soli¬ 
cited. Send for Illustrated Catalogue. Address 
WATERTOWN HPRING WAGON CO., 
Wateriuwo, N. Y. 
WHOLKMADK AGENCIES. 
Erie City Carnage Works, Erie, Fa. 
A. A. Abbott, 290 and 300 Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill. 
Dolton Bros., St. Louis, Mo. 
Trumbull, Reynolds & Allen, Kansas City, Mo. 
Jersey Cattle, 
Victoria and Red Berkshire Swine for sale. Kirby 
Homestead, Oliarltou, N. Y. F. D. CURTIS. 
WTANTKO—The date and place of meeting of all 
' t Agricultural P air s and Stock Exhibitions in this 
country for 1881. Secretaries will confer alavor by 
forwarding the samo to this office, at their earliest con¬ 
venience. 
Correct Princi- 
les. Correctly 
F. D. CURTIS, 
H. W. MARSELLUS, 
184 At 166 West Main 8t.,Rochester,N. Y. General Agen¬ 
cy and Headquarters for all the best Agriculturallm- 
plemente needed by farmers. Send for Circulars. 
