FATf/Vr 
siou is for poor souls, who, if they concede 
.much, may Dave little or nothing left. . . Do 
I, by coloring the butter, defraud my ueigbor ? 
Do 1 empty his purse ? Do 1 give him an in- 
UellowB Falls, 
spectfully urge it upon our readers no., to 
order fruit trees of unkuowu traveling agents. 
Send for the catalogues of those whose 
TREES and FLOWERS! 
at. wholesale or retail. *<‘' 1(1 to ___ _ 
ITKE BLOOWiiNOTON NURBBRY. 
iistabl^Ue<l»8 years. GO 0 Apr**. I a qwenkoiMea 
B*f"\Ve offer for distribution Aew General bescriphpj 
Cataloow. 25c. .Veto I'la at Catalyvrand Price-List 
free. jiXlRD fc a t.TT'J l.R. Aleuts, Bloomington. Iff 
‘recto All. It will pay ti 
, BENSON, MAULE 
remove every old barrel, box and all rubbish; 
sweep away ihc dirt and the insects that win¬ 
ter in corners—Collect all rubbish from every 
source and burn it, saving the ashes for early 
vegetable* -Repair fences, paint out-buildings, 
white • wash the henneries — Plow, if the 
ground is dry enough to crumble—Prepare for 
early planting of potatoes and especially for 
the early sowing of spring wheat—Sow clover 
Or, 110 Liberty St., 
400 
METALLIC SHINGLES. 
Gold. Medal Awarded at Paris Exposition, 1878. 
Dari ons. 
Make tho boat roof in the world 
Superior to Tin. Cheaper than 
Slate, and less than V the weight. 
Oaunot Crack. Fire rroof, Can be 
put on by any Carpenter. 
7t per rent, saved In freight, with 
no breakage In carriage or putting 
on. HP” Will last a life-time. Send 
— for full description and prices to the 
IRON-CLAD MANUFACTURING CO. 
22 CLIFF ST.. New York City. 
A GOOD SAW MILL 
N. B.-Be¬ 
ware of imi¬ 
tators. 
GHNIOND CITY Mill WORKS, 
RICHMOND, IN D. V J 1 
Manufacturers of 
MILL STONES 
louring Mill Machinery. ram/ 
N AND FEED MILLS llS ill 
lO VVUUIIA J, 
description and 
es. 
ate you saw this, 
BOOKWALTER ENGINE 
Coiupaet, substantial, eco¬ 
nomical and easily managed. 
Guaranteed to work well and 
give full power claimed. 
Engine and bollor complete, 
including governor, feed¬ 
pump, drive pulley, etc., eta 
at the low price of 
8 Horse power.... $216 
\ -r i_ Manufactured at Springfield. 
^ Ohio. Send for Descriptive 
* Pamphlet. 
lMES LEFFEL &C0., Springfield, 0, 
ilOKU PRKririK* AS1I GKA I’KRri 
We can no longer supply back numbers of 
the Rural New-Yorker. All subscriptions 
will be extended oDe year from the date of 
their receipt. . . The White Hydrangea 
“Thomas Hogg” is truly a valuable acqui¬ 
sition. It is nearly hardy and will Btand the 
average winter of this climate with proper pro¬ 
tection. A small plant purchased of a nursery¬ 
man last spring, bloomed with us through the 
entire summer and fall until frost. . . Of 
all the hardy, tall-growing grasses, we are still 
of the opinion that the Zebra-striped Eulalia 1 b 
the most desirable. . . We have yet to find 
that the Cuthbert Raspberry has made one 
enemy. Its weak point is not yet discovered. 
. . With the Berkshire hog for stock and 
chufas for fattening, the South can be made 
the cheapest bacon-producing region in the 
world. . - Prophctie people are proverbial 
nuisances. - • Said General Jackson once: 
“I never place any reliance on a man who is 
always boasting about what he’d have done if 
he’d been there. You may depend upon it 
such a fellow never gets there." . . Mr. 
Nelson Ritter tells us that farmers should dis¬ 
cuss the me’hods of marketiug produce. He 
would rather raise an acre of strawberries than 
sell them. Nine-tenths of the people have no 
taste; they buy 1 y the eye a red apple, yellow 
butter or a big pear without auy regard to 
quality. . . It was once sueeringly said to 
Abraham Lincoln by a third-rate lawyer, 
“You used to drive swiue to market when a 
boy.” “ l r es,” said the President of this great 
Republic, " and you studied Jaw, and it was 
soon found out that you a’d I had both mis¬ 
taken our callings. . . Timidity in eonces- 
iCiiui ai wwv » - — — r 
Do 1 please his eye 1 1 do. Where then is 
the immorality ?—Report in Rural Home. . . 
There is a likelihood that the MasB. Ag. 
College will be consolidated with Amherst 
Barkis has not said whether he was willin' or 
not. . • When fiist offered, we tested the 
American Wonder Pea, introduced by Mr. 
Bliss, and reported upon it favorably. It is 
now offered by seedsmen in general, a proof 
that our report was not astray. - - Aie 
“Egyptian Sweet” and “ Washington Market” 
the same variety of sweet corn? if so or not, 
they resemble each other closely and both are 
first-rate sorts, though late. . . 1 eter Hen¬ 
derson says that Beauty of Hebron is one of 
the most valuable potatoes of recent introduc¬ 
tion. - - How many distinct varieties of 
Asparagus are there that catalogues should 
tell us that the Colossal (Conover’s) is the 
best? . - Probably Early Jersey Wakefield 
is one of the best varieties of early cabbage 
grown. . - We feel like thanking the West¬ 
ern Stock Journal and Parmer for its support 
of our views against horse-racing at agricul¬ 
tural fairs. . • It is often said that farmers 
have no time to attend to the garden. Why 
not give the garden time as well as the field ? 
It will pay as well and oftentimes better. . . 
Mr. Hardin asks, in the Ag. Gazette of London : 
“ Milk, pale, innocent, life giving milk, what 
is there about it that should rob every dealer 
of his ordinary senseof human responsibility ?” 
We would reply that there is nothing in Ote 
milk. . . Our readers, in ordering pears for 
spring setting, should not forget, among win¬ 
ter kinds, the Winter Nells (one of the best— 
tree free from blight); Beurre d’Anjou (early 
winter), Dana’s Hovey, Lawrence, Josephine 
de Malines and Beurre Gris d’Hiver. We re- 
-- - - 
columns, compare them and order according¬ 
ly. . . It is time to set hot-beds and to prepare 
for cold-frames. (For detailed Instructions, 
see the catalogues offered in our advertising 
columns). - . Increase the value of your 
time by providing all tools and implements 
that will be needed for ppriug work- White¬ 
wash the cellar—Select seed potatoes—Clean 
•n-n t.Vift farrlftiPA-hoiififi. the err&E&rv. 
WE mad^fuch E a V va?ie?y E of°Gafden Wheel Hoes and Seed-Sowera. 
WE HAVE NEVER BEFORE 
offered tools so well made, beautmdl^fimshed. and perfect, htpmjme. ^ 
,. , vu ripH,- of work with ease of operation. These f 
— combined so well jia vs They are prominent Agricultural \1L 1 A ■ 
a machines quit kl> s vi'i K he has never sold any so popular. ^J 1 
-- - -r premiums, mWJA*-,' / descriptive catalogues wi th numerous engravings are sent tree. 
Corres^ondence^s^)artteularl^sobv_l^^^ t { st .. Philadelphia. Pa., dllrs. ol PLANET JR. Goods 
! J.M.THORBURN&CO. 
in America is oroDOfilnc to 8.110W tb.e ojl^inal 
growers of new varieties of plants to patent 15 John Street, New York, 
them.—Mark Lane Express. . - The Ger¬ 
mantown Telegraph answers the question Offer to applicants their new 
catfr—flotliing° bu^ ryman DESCRIPTIVE PRICED CATALOGUE OF 
who does not feed his cows well throug ■ e 
whiter, is not ouly unmindful of the comfort of Q P O 
his cows, hut Is cheating himself ^ g* |" IJ ^ 
profits of the next season. . - Sajs ■■ ■■ 
Clark (Rural Home) : “ Unlike the furme 1 qqa 
the Old World, the American farmer Is a soy- Jri I 00 U, 
for the VEGETABLE and FLOW- 
ER Garden, for the LAWN, the 
the farmer !” . . We should like to hear more 
fmm o “ readers with regard to their poultry Farm and MISERY, 
experience. Many a valuable hint or bit of -- 
SfSWSf SJftSM m 2 « POTATOES ! POTATOES! 
... .of First-rate Lady apples sold My Catalogue of new Potatoes and seeds for 168< 
most prize . . e irst rate A. v 1 p mailed free to all. Address J. L. PERKINS, 
during the holidays as high as $ 10 .w Little sioux, Iowa. 
FOR 1880, 
for the VEGETABLE and FLOW¬ 
ER Garden, for the LAWN, the 
Farm and NURSERY. 
POTATOES! POTATOES! 
My Catalogue of new Potatoes and seeds for 1880. 
mailed free to all. Address J. L. PERKINS, 
Address ,J. L. PERKINS, 
Little Sioux, Iowa. 
A Ruinous Loss. 
A loss of bodily tissue, greatly In excess of the 
natural dally waste which takes place in the 
healthiest physical and mental structure, and but 
for which waste life and youth might be indefi¬ 
nitely prolonged, Is entailed upon those whose 
vital powers ore weak, and nervous system fragile. 
To arrest this ruinous loss and brace the system, 
a course of Hosteller's Stomach Bitters 1 b the 
proper agent. Tone to the nerves, vigor and reg- 
niaritv to the digestive organa and liver arc among 
theboons conferred upon the debilitated and sick 
of both sexes by this Inestimable medicine, which 
more than any known tonic tends to cheek the 
progress of unnatural and premature decay. £lecp, 
renewed relish for food, are both obtained by the 
nervous aud dyspeptic through Its use, which Is 
also the means of Inuring the system to encoun¬ 
ter safely malarious atmospheric influences. 
BIG GIANT CORN MILL 
Every Man His Own Miller. 
-wsrWCSESi? The only Mill that will 
grind Corn with Shuck on 
Wi. without, extra expense. The 
Only Mill grinding Corn and 
" 7 — Cob sueeesMlully that will 
grind Shelled Corn fine 
•» enough for family use. 
I hi aV Grinds twice as fast as any 
1 WBf . ' c ? •JT-Wk. V~I other Mill Of same site aud 
" ■ price. Manufactured by 
is i J.A. FIELD,SONACO. 
' - 922 N. 2d St.. St. Loul* 
NURSERY STOCK. 
standard Apples. Standard and Dwarf Pears. Cher¬ 
ries, GrftPCH, Elms, Maples, Evergreeus, Shrubs, 
Climbing Itosca. and a general line of Nursery Stock, 
all of the tlnast quality. Our Kims aud Maples for 
street and lawn planting cannot be equaled. Low 
juices given upon application. State explicitly the 
kinds aud quality desired. , 
Also breeders of fine Hambletonian horses, large im¬ 
porters aud breeders of Clydesdale horses aud Hol¬ 
stein cattle. Catalogues furnished on application. 
SMITHS & POWELL, Syracuse, N. Y 
WATERTOWN 
seed -Keop pig-pens warm, dry and clean; 
filth, wet pens and little change of food are, no 
doubt, lruilful causes Of disease—Study cata¬ 
logues and detennine what seeds and plants 
will bo needed, and order them early—The 
present warm spell is luvorable for pruning. 
Attend to the currant bushes—Gut out all old 
and scraggly stems and those which run cross- 
wlse—Get things in order—Hire the best help— 
Lay out your plans lor the busy season. . .It 
may be a little early, hut we like to be prompt 
when it helps trade. There is every prospect 
of it thort peach crop this year.—Boston Post. 
, We know a worthy citizen who is so 
PLATFORM 
Spring Wagon. 
Th* JYV Plus Ultra. 
EVERY WAGON FULLY WARRANTED. 
This is the best, handsomest, lightest and strongest 
wagon of its kind in the market. Every Farmer and 
Dairyman should have one. 
Correspondence solicited. Address 
WATERTOWN SPRING WAGON CO., 
Watertowo, N. Y. 
FEB. 7 
Our No. l Plantation Saw Mill Is designed to he 
run by 8,10 or 12 liorse-power Agricultural Engines. 
With this power from 
1,500 to 4,000 Feet 
of lumber can be cut In a day. A product 25 to 50 
per cent greater than can be cut with any recip¬ 
rocating saw mill. Tne mills are complete except 
saw. and will be put on the cars In Cincinnati for 
the low price of *200, and warranted In every 
particular. Saw Ml PR of all sizes, Engines and 
Boilers, Shafting, Gearing, etc. 
illustrated circulars sent free. 
LANE & BODLEY CO., 
JOHN AND WATER STS., 
Cincinnati, O, 
On the Kansas Pacific 
Railway. 3,000,000 
Acres for Sale in the 
GOLDEN BELT. 
SS to par acre. 11 
veftM credit. U’lieat 
SO to 50 bushels ; Corn 
40 tolOObush. pel'Kcre. 
No Manure nertled. 
Goodclimate, pure wider, 
fine echools, churches, 
and good society. Hadron,i am! market facilities excel¬ 
lent; Maps and full information FREE. Address 
*i ini.HnitK. t.and Commissioner. Salina, Kansas. 
NEW YORK. 
31 & 33 
P. O. Box 4235, 
Stores, Hotels. 
Restaurants, Club 
consumers will find 
to send Postal Card 
dress, and get the 
-)NE -W (- 
TTGRICflli’MB/lIt FqSWlItlSJIIJKJST. 
Choico Carden, Farm, and Flower Seeds 
at Moderate Prices. 
AoiticCLT0ltlii* vl|l r*»joIcw to learn of Ihoopening of a first- 
Ola** Seed House, wltloii u(lot<la them tbv opportunity of buying 
STRICTLY m«IH *TOCK, tll'-TCbj 0V0i(t»R« chftUCC* Of los.4 ft ltd 
disappointment, •rising from planting old seeds. Particular 
caution on iliu part of buyers i* nccenSurj till* je&r, as there U 
an unusually heavy slock of luvt scatou * surplus on tue market. 
We Hviid sample* of Staple Seeds free, an that farmers cun test 
their growth before buying. 
Cataloijnr# {iimllustrated,) Free to all. 
A. D. COWAN &, CO., 
The TijJKKIC/l Y SKKI) W/fBKpOa.SE 
1U Chambers St., New York. 
large Illustrated Catalogue* 
for Farm and Garden Malle. 
COOLEY CREAMER. 
Awarded Gold 
Medal at Paris Ag¬ 
ricultural Exhibi¬ 
tion, 1879. 
Butter made by till 8 
process, awarded sweep' 
stakes at International 
Dairy Fair. IK78. and Two 
Gold Medals and First 
Premium at auxne fair, 
_ 1879. First Premium at 
loyal Agricultural Exhibition, Loudon, 187M. 
It requires t»o milk-room. 
It raise* all of cream between milkings. 
It affords better ventilation. 
It requires less labor. 
It is more thoroughly made. 
It Is cheaper, 
md gives bettor satisfaction than any other way of 
^SetiS/or "Dairymen" ffivinff full particulars and 
testimonials. T , * ,, ,, , , . ■, / -o 
BRIEFLETS. 
Mill Manufactory 
Estnb.ishctl 1851, 
CRIST MILLS, 
Os FRKNOH BUHB STONE 
Portable MU1« tor Karmera. 
Saw Mill, eta.; IK •Ur,; o»»r 
S.HOOiu U-». Prica from {-SO 
up. CompUt* Mill mud Shell- 
«r, |95. A boy con grind and 
keep to order. Adopted to uuy 
kind of ialtable power. Com- 
|il,te Flouring aud Corn Mill.. 
KOBDYKE & M AKiil'JN CO., 
Indianapolia, Ind. 
Boarding Houses 
Agents, aud larg 
it to their interes 
to the above ad 
latekt terms. 
tST" NO 
HUMBUG. 
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