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831 
AND WHEAT FROM THEIR 
FIVEE DISTRIBUTION 
t o/*J881- 
$2,000 Worth of Presents. 
WHEAT PRESENTS. 
For the BEST YIELDS of the new Cross¬ 
bred Wheal “ Fultzo- Clawson ” from the 
SEED of the RURAL NEW- 
YORKER FREE DISTRI¬ 
BUTION. To be sown 
next Fall , (1&S2). 
One of Walter A. Wood’s latest improved 
Automatic Twine Self-binding Harvesters, 
presented by the Rural New-Yorker, $300. 
One of Iligganum's Automatic Corn Plan¬ 
ters, presented by the Iligganum Mfg. Cor¬ 
poration, Higganum, Conn. $ 75 . 
One American Fruit Dryer, presented by 
the American Fruit Dryer Co., Chambers- 
burg, Pa. $ 75 . 
One Weed Cabinet Sewing Machine, pre¬ 
sented by the Rural New-Yorker. $75. 
Fertilizers from our stock of complete 
manures, pure bones &c., to the amount of 
fifty dollars, or FIFTY DOLLARS IN CASH, as 
winner may select, presented by Mapes For¬ 
mula and Peruvian Guano Co., New York 
City. $ 50 . 
Collection of Flower and Vegetable Seeds 
and Bulbs, presented by J. M. Thorburn & 
Co., 15 John St., N. Y. $ 50 . 
One Cycle Ensilage Cutter, presented by 
New York Plow Co., 53 Beekman St., New 
York. $ 50 . 
One Silver-plated Tea Set, six pieces, Tea, 
Coffee and Hot-water Urns, Cream Pitcher, 
Sugar and Slop Bowls, presented by the 
Rural New-Yorkf.r. $ 48 . 
Victor One-Horse Grain Drill, presented 
by Ewald Over, Indianapolis, Ind. $ 25 . 
One handsome Silver-plated Ice Pitcher, 
presented by the Rural New-Yorkf.r. $ 14 . 
Collection of Flower and Garden Seeds, 
presented by R. H, Allen & Co., 189 and 191 
Water St., N. Y. $ 10 . 
iooSkowhegan Raspberry Plants, present¬ 
ed by J. T. Lovett, Little Silver, N. J. $ 10 . 
Collection of New Grapes, one vine each, 
Pocklington, Jefferson, Prentiss, Duchess, 
Early Dawn, Vergennes, Highland, Lady 
Washington, Bacchus, presented by J. T. 
Lovett, Little Silver, N. J. $ 12 . 50 . 
One dozen Silver-plated Teaspoons, pre¬ 
sented by the Rural New-Yorker. $6. 
One Keystone Washing Machine, present¬ 
ed by the Rural New-Yorker. $6. 
One Silver-plated Cup, presented by the 
Rural New-Yorker, $4. 
f Special for “ Surprise ” Wheat. 
T. D. Carman, for Rural New-Yorker. 
for the five largest heads of Surprise W heat, 
(see description.) Cash, $ 25 . 
CORN PRESENTS. I Collection of Vegetable and Flower Seeds 
For the BEST YIELDS of the RURAL 
DEN Tor TIIORO UGIIBRED FLINT 
CORN , from the SEED of the RU¬ 
RAL NEW-YORKER FREE 
DISTRIBUTION. To be 
planted NEXT SPRING. 
One Loring & Blake Palace Organ, pre¬ 
sented by the Rural New-Yorker. (See 
anu Bulbs, presented by J. M. Thorburn Sr. 
Co., 15 John St., N. Y. $ 20 . 
One No. 3 Cornell Corn Sheller, present¬ 
ed by Treman, Waterman & Co., Ithaca, 
N. Y. $iS. 
Adamant Plow, presented by New York 
Plow Co., 55 Beekman St. $ 15 . 
Hoosier Corn Drill, presented by Hoosi*' 
Drill Co., Richmond, lnd. $ 15 . 
Planet Seed Drill, presented byS. L. Allen 
& Co., Philadelphia, Pa. $ 14 . 
page 590 ) $ 205 . 
New Spring Tooth Sulky Harrow, with 
Force-Feed broadcast Seeder, presented by 
the Wheeler & MelickCo., Albany, N. Y. $ 60 . 
Big Giant Corn Mill, latest improved, size 
No. 2 , presented by J. A. Field & Co., St. 
Louis, Mo. $ 60 . 
Fanners' Friend Two-IIorse Corn Planter, 
with drilling attachment, presented by Farm¬ 
ers' Friend M’f g. Co., Dayton, Ohio. $ 55 . 
Fertilizers from our stock of complete 
Manures, pure bones, &c., to the amount of 
fifty dollars, or Fifty Dollars in Cash, as 
winner may select, presented by Mapes 
Formula and Peruvian Guano Co., New 
York City. $ 50 . 
Silver-plated Tea Service, six pieces, Tea, 
Coffee and Hot-water Urns, Cream Pitcher. 
Sugar and Slop Bowls, presented by 
Rural New-Yorker. $48. 
Porter’s Patent Wire Cable Derrick com¬ 
plete, with Champion I lav Umrier, presented 
by J. E.Porter, Ottawa. 111. $ 45 . 
Veteran Corn Sheller complete with Table 
Crank and Band Wheel, presented by Sand¬ 
wich M’f’g. Co., Sandwich, Ill. $ 33 . 
A selection of Vegetable and Flower Seeds 
and Bulbs, presented by J. M. Thorburn 
& Co., 15 John St., N. Y. $ 30 . * 
Collection of Plants, presented by Peter 
Henderson, & Co., 35 Corllandt St., N.Y. $ 25 . 
One handsome Silver-plated Ice-Pitcher, 
presented by the Rural New-Yorker. $ 14 . 
Collection of Flower and Vegetable Seeds, 
presented by Peter Henderson & Co., 35 
Cortlandt St., N. Y. $ 10 . 
100 Manchester Straw v - plants, pre¬ 
sented by J. T. Lovett, Little diver N. J. $ 10 . 
Collection of Flower and Garden Seeds, 
presented by R. H. Allen & Co., 1 S 9 and 191 
Water St., N. Y. 810 . 
One Silver-pla^t Cake-basket, presented 
by the Rural New-Yorker. $9. 
One Aqnapult, (Force Pump,) presented by 
the Ruh^l New-Yorker. $9. 
One Peerless Clothes Wringer, No. 2 , pre¬ 
ssed by the Rural New-Yorker. $8. 
Patent Screw Wedge one-horse Cultivator, 
presented by the Wheeler & Melick Co., 
Albany, N. Y. $S. 
Peter Henderson, four books. Gardening 
for Profit, Gardening for Pleasure, Practical 
Floriculture and Hand-book of Plants, pre¬ 
sented by Peter Henderson & Co., 35 Cort¬ 
landt St. $ 7 . 50 . 
One Keystone Washing Machine, present¬ 
ed by the Rural New-Yorker. $ 6 . 
One dozen Silver-plated Tea Spoons, pre¬ 
sented by the Rural New-Yorker. $ 6 . 
One Silver-plated Cup, presented by the 
Rural New-Yorker. $ 4 . 
GH EAPEST & BEST M ILL 1 
FOR FARMERS &ST0CKRA1SERS 
SOLO UNDEBAFUaCUAPmuiITEE 
TO GIVE ENTIRE SATIS TACTION 
OR MONEY REFUNDED. 
IRCULAR 
SEND FOR OUR 
CHA'KAESTmsC°GS£CAl!AlST I 
CHICAGO, ILLS.U.Sft T -%| 
and when should the latter be sown—climate 
temperate. 
Ans. —1. We should think Fall would be 
preferable. 2. They will be offered for sale 
next year we presume. 3. We do not know 
what is meant by English Blue Grass. Fall 
for your climate. 
IF. H., Hunt veil, la., asks, 1, whether the 
Rural Dent Corn will mature there; 2, are 
the Rural wheats all Winter wheats—Winter 
wheats can’t be grown there. 
Ays. —1. Probably the Dent will mature; 
but why not be on the safe side and try the 
Flint? 2, The wheat* have hitherto been grown 
as Winter wheats, but it will be well to try 
them as Spring wheats where Winter wheat 
cannot be raised. We have had good results 
from growing Spring wheats as Winter 
wheats on the Rural Farm, and the reverse 
may prove equally satisfactory elsewhere. 
J. T. J., Oakland, Oregon, sends for name 
a head of wheat and asks whether it is a 
profitable sort to sow. 
Ans. —This is the Egyptian or Seven headed 
Wheat. We have never heard it praised 
either for quality or yield. At the Rural 
Farm we have raised it as a Winter wheat 
for two years with indifferent success. The 
heads mildew, bend over and often rest upon 
the ground or the straw breaks. See the 
wheat number for illustration and remarks. 
N. S., Remington, Jasper Co., Ind., asks 
Rural readers living in that part of Michi¬ 
gan south and west of Lansing to state iu 
“Everywhere” the price and quality of the 
land there, both improved and timbered; also 
the kind of timber and the climate, and the 
sort of commerce carried on in the neighbor¬ 
ing towns. 
“ Reader .''—There is no bumble bees’ honey 
in the trade. It would be difficult to get 
much of it, and then it w ould be for the most 
part exactly like common honey. 
common name is False Indigo. 2. No, they 
do not actually need any, but would be the 
better for it perhaps. A light spread of fine 
stable manure would be as good as anything. 
3. The blue jay (Cyonura cristata) has never 
won many laurels as a farmer’s friend, except 
in catching insects w hen it can’t get at the 
farmer’s corn-crib. It eats nuts, fruits, grain, 
sucks the eggs of other birds, tears the young 
to pieces, and is generally very quarrelsome. 
.9, G. M., San Francisco, Cal., makes in¬ 
quiries which may be answered as follows: 
The regular price of the Inter Ocean is 
$1.15, that of the Rural New-Yorker, 
$2.00. These we furnish for $2.75, and this 
includes the Free Seed Distribution. That 
is, all who subscribe for both papers need not 
apply for the Distribution, siuce it will l>e 
sent post-paid, without application. We 
know of no better weekly newspaper than the 
Inter-Ocean. All subscriptions for it in com¬ 
bination with the R. N.- Y. are promised im¬ 
mediate attention. Specimen copies will be 
furnished free to our subscribers, but the 
application must be made to the Inter-Ocean, 
Chicago, Ills. 
C. P.. Springville, Iowa, asks if those who 
wish to compete for the Rural’s corn and 
wheat prizes have to make application in any 
particular way, 
Ans, —We have not decided about it yet. 
Probably those who so desire will be requested 
to send in their names and addresses so that 
they may bo regularly entered and so that we 
may see that all who compete are actually 
subscribers. Such a list would also prove de¬ 
sirable in case an examination of the compet¬ 
ing crops were deemed necessary. Ample 
time in any case will be given to all. We do 
not quite understand the question as to the 
manure-spreader. 
G. L. It., Napoleon, Ohio, asks which is the 
better com—the'Chester County Mammoth or 
the Rural Dent; and where can each be pur¬ 
chased and at what price. 
Ans. —We have never prized the Chester 
County Corn very highly, though it gave us 
one of the greatest yields on record—the 
greatest, perhaps, all things considered. A 
to the Rural Heavy Dent, we do not care to 
say much at present. It will be thoroughly 
tested over the entire country next season. It 
is not yet for sale. Chester County Mammoth 
Cora will bo offered for about $3.00 the shelled 
bushel. 
G. W. II., Toledo, Oregon, asks 1 , when 
should alsikeaud white clover be sown; 2 , where 
can he obtain the Marlboro Seedling and Sou. 
hegan Raspberries; 3. what is the difference 
between English and Kentucky Blue Grass 
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THE 
Communications Received for the Week Ending 
Saturday, Dec. 3, 1881. 
J. P. R., thanks—H. S.-S. R. M.-J. S. C.. thanks-G. 
F. T., thanks—W. F.—A. J. C., retained—R F. & E. R.— 
L. S. P.-G. A. G.. Jr.-F. M.—G. C.—P. A. T.-G. G. 
.T. H. C.—E. P.-A. C.-C. E. T.-I. J. R-A. D. H.—S. A. 
T.-C. E. A.-J. L. D.-E. R D.-O. F,. P.-A. C-C. C. 
B.-M. F.. A , thanks—K. S. -H. S. M. B. MeL.-R. J. U„ 
thanks—G. N. JI.-A. .1. R—W. F. B.-G. F. R.—S. B P. 
—A. C. H.. we shall endeavor to answer all.—A. I,. J. 
—N*. R„ thanks.-F. D. C.-J. K„ Oakfleld, we shall 
investigate.—H. L. W*.—Mrs. E. R.-A. J. C.-J. N. L., 
thanka-J. T. J.—J. L, W.—T. T. L.—E. L. McG.—H. A- 
W.-J. L. B.—C. W. H.-W. H.—C. H. G.-R. B. W.-R. 
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G. R.-J. S. C.-H. S.-J. L M.-R. C.-G. A. G.. Jr - 
J. II. C.—F. K. M., we shall endeavor to give a series 
of articles upon the subject you name.—J. X. C., Em. 
porlum. Pa., we are glad to receive bad as well as 
good reports. Farmers should give their experiences 
to the Rural. New-Yorker.— G. W..W., thanks. 
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QUINCHE A^KRUGLER, 17 Malden Lane. X. Y., 
Our wholesale agents In the U. S. 
Cheap, Durable aud Effect¬ 
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per hour. It is the best 
corn sheller made, and I 
warrant them for five years 
Price *5. or. llaudsomeli 
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AIJ ENT* WANTED. 
If there is no sweat in your 
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prepaid on receipt of price. 
Send for circular. 
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