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&l£ ADVERTISEMENT ON PAGeQ^JM 
£e*4* mut flanU 
OTATOES 
YOUTH’S HORTICULTURAL CLUB 
OF THE 
RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
The following list embraces some of the leading new and standard varie- 
ties of Potatoes that we have grown this season, and now have in store m 
our treat proof, airy Potato Houses. Until our stock Is exhausted we shall 
special estimates on any orders that may hi* sent us. 
— — - the • arlic*t Potato known ; a gre t favorite with those who have tried it. 
. — Price* per pound, $$.00f five pounds, $1M. Not more than five pounds sent 
Two or three varieties cun he pnchcil in one barrel il oraired. 
Boston Market, Beauty of Hebron, 
Early Gem, Chicago Market, 
Rochester Favorite. Early Snowflake, 
Mammoth Pearl,. White Elephant, 
Vick’s Prize. Burbank’s Seedling, 
Vick’s Imp. Peachblow, Dnnmore. 
for Floral Outdo, containing full list of all seeds, with aCoi.oKRD Plates 
If you afterwards order seeds, deduct 
.1A ill ES VICK, Rochester. N. Y. 
VICK'S EXTRA EARLY, 
to uuv one person. — —- 
Vick’s Extra Early, 
Early Ohio, 
St Patrick, 
Belle, 
Pride of America, 
White Star, 
Write for estimate, or send 10 cents --— , - 
and 1,000 illustrations, with instructions how to net and grow them, 
the 10 cents. 
ELEVENTH REGULAR DISCUSSION 
ground is apt to be infested with tne larva 1 of 
the May Beetle. A sudden cold* snap will 
blight the blossoms, and over-ripe fruit will 
mold on the vines. But on the whole, straw¬ 
berries arc subject to as few serious enemies 
as any other crop. With proper appliances, 
strawberries can be forced easier than almost 
any other plant. Of all the varieties, the 
Charles Downing is probably the best in this 
section. The Sharpless is also a good berry, as 
are the Bidwell, Manchester. Mount Vernon, 
Black Defiance, and many others. 
Clarence Nutting:— l do not know much 
about tame strawberries, but we have wild 
ones growing on the sandy bauk of the rail¬ 
road that, runs by our farm. My brother and 
I have picked as much as three quarts at a 
time Last Fall I set out a bed of plants that, I 
dug from the railroad bauk; I want to see if 
1 cannot make them produce more and larger 
berries. I think it is queer that the vines on 
the north bank of the railroad, should bear 
berries larger and better than those on the 
south bank. The railroad runs east and west. 
Uncle Mark:—Iu all probability the 
ground ou the north side of the railroad bank 
is richer than that, on the other side. If you 
carefully look into the matter, you will dis¬ 
cover the cause, without doubt. 
berry plots in a more intelligent and profitable 
manner, than they have hitherto been enabled 
to do. Although there is nothing like experi¬ 
menting and learning for ourselves, we gain 
much by carefully noting the success and fail¬ 
ures of others, and profiting by tbeir expe¬ 
rience. We will first listen to— 
Preston Roberts; We set out our plants 
in ground that has been plowed and dragged, 
and marked out as we mark out for corn, only 
marking in one direction, as early as possible 
in the Spring; the plants are set two feet apai t 
in the row. all the fruit stems being pinched 
back as the plants are set, and the earth pressed 
firm about the crowns. The ground is kept 
clean of all weeds, and when we cultivate, the 
runners are kept lengthwise of the row. The 
next year we harvest the crop, fhevaiiotv 
we have the most plants of, is Green Prolific, 
and we have another kind that is very early, 
but last year the first blossoms were all, with 
the exception of now and then one. cut by 
frost; but the plants threw up more huit 
stems, blossomed again, and came along with 
Green Prolific, in ripening the second crop. 
We have a few Ridwells, and they were good 
bearers, but the fruit has the failing of a white 
tip, although they are very nice and large. 
Our soil is a black loam. 
m§{ per package 15 elk.: per <jt. 80 tit, Solid Ivors Celery OW*w) nearly 
• self blanching; per package 15 rts. Whit# Itnnnieul Cucumber 
' (newt, a mammoth wfiltu variety of extraordinary diameter; per package, 
15 ets. Dwarf Green Early I.ettuco (new)'from France. per pack- 
nge IF, cts- llanunn Melon (new). It resembles in color and form B 
huge La nan a .anil tins (strikingly the same fragrance, per package U cts. 
1 * Kentucky Wonder l’ol© Dean. 1 have rml fntjntf in 60 varletb-* one 
so nrolilic a eanital string bean; per package 15 els. Marblehead Early Horticultural. 
1 C l‘ X brat.;.‘and yet a true horticultural; per package 1* m.; por Ell. 80 cts. 
MarbleheadEarlySweet Corn, the earliest of all, giving grower a a complete monopoly of the 
I ArrCD mnn IN PREMIUMS, for vegetables raised 
r Civ ^>IV/V/V/ from my seed. Please find details in my 
seed catalogue; sent FREE to all. FLOWER SEED-l offer one package each of 
choice mixed selection from the following varieties, for 45 cents, the retail price ol 
LLlUWt iUIAtU OCiLLl.ui. >■ .* O ’ 1 •' j I 
which would be 90 cents : Asters, Balsams, Nasturtiums, Dahlias, Drummond Phlox. 
Salpiglossis, Sweet Peas, Hollyhocks, Petunias, Abronia Umbellata, (very beautiful.) 
JAMES J. H.GREGORY, Seed Grower, Marblehead; Mass. 
Ifmplnn-nt.-s and pachinenj 
gfmptcmcntis and Pachincnj 
A. II. MATTHEWS 
NEW SEED DRILL. 
- ggy Before buying an expensive 
Harrow, send lor Illustrated Pam¬ 
phlet of the Thomas Harrow* and 
Pulverizer, In Oak or Iron Frame. 
It is used by 150,000 best farmers, 
and has beer manul'aetnred for 15 
years. It, combines effectiveness 
with cheapness and durability. For 
sale by over 1,000 dealers in all 
parts of the U. S. Agents wanted in 
unoccupied territory. AddressThe 
Thomas Harrow Co., Geneva? N. Y- 
The I.utcHt Improve- > 
111 mt lu U/irdou Seeders; ffCcr*Vr 
made hy the oldest . , 
favturer in the h’leineiui; -■SSP”'"’ 
don't buy the old patterns, 
when you can have the new at the name price. Send 
for circular#; direct to manufacturers. 
MM .YTjIj & 1VI ATTH EW@, 
21 South Market St., Bouton. 
J. C. VAUGHN, Western Agent, CHICAGO, Ill. 
Pij$frtl nncou.$ §VAv ctti.oing 
Clarence Croop: First we plow and har¬ 
row the ground thoroughly, and then set the 
plants in rows four feet apart, and Ifi inches 
apart in the rows. We set the following kinds. 
Crescent Seedling. Miner’s Prolific, Glendale, 
Wilson’s Albany, Cumberland Triumph, Cin¬ 
derella. and a new kind that grows very large, 
one of our neighbors raised a ben-y that meas¬ 
ured nine inches around; it originated in this 
State, and was sold this Fall for $3 per 100 
plants. In setting the plauts I take especial 
pains to spread out tbe roots, and put fine dirt 
about them, and press the earth nicely around 
them. Once or twice a year we row ashes on 
them. and mulch with straw in W inter, and 
ENSILAGE CUTTER 
From Capt. G. Mouths, Essex. Vt.—"I cut my 
whole 15 tons with The N. Y. Plow Cx’s CYCLE CUT¬ 
TER, frosted, weeds and all. I recommend the Cut 
ter and Carrier to everybody. I never knew before 
whnt It was to take pleasure In lilllng u Silo, and I 
have had live fears’ experience with ensilage.” 
Tint N. V. PLOW CO.,55 Beckman St., offer 
"Indiana” Btkrl Plow, better than chilled iron. 
Plows for all purposes and all prices. Plow Sulky. 
APKX HahkijW & PULv’ZBtt; thcrit/ht one; lor 2-horse. 
SMOOTHING Hauuow, for Seeding ami Weeding. 
Tux MUMBLES, ft new Instrument: Incrcnses crops. 
Rollicks, wood and Iron: Field; Lawn; Road. 
SKKD PLAKTKIia « FERTtLIZKU lUSTIUtll TOItB. 
Cultivators and IIoitBE Holts, latest and cheapest. 
APEX Corn Sufli.ru separates aU sices ear® ; r. hand. 
cyclic C'UT’Rfl ensilage; llottHE PoWERB; Feed Cut’rs. 
sot TiiMux White seed Corn, 10 bush. lots, at $1.25. 
t APKX IIA RROW 
(k* / « the 1 itjht one.. 
V'. I — - Indestructible.— No con- 
'—signments. bat Money re- 
\ funded if not satisfactory. 
— X // jR Agents Wanted. Cheap 
Rollers. Cycle Cutter* mr 
vCCv\ '^ dry fodder or ensilage. 
~ - '** Nleaio Engines and Horse- 
Powers. Cycle Cutter with power. $111(1. Others $8. 
Ensilage Congress Reports mailed 8 cents each. 
The N. V. I’lotv Co., 6G lleekman St„ N. Y. 
The great success of Inst season. Cheapest and 
best Ha 1 a luge made. Also Hie newly Improved 
No cheese factory having more than one vat can 
afford to be without It. Other grcatimprovemcmtB 
in (. beese niul RulUT ApjMfalnt. 
Mend for nnr lllu»t ruled Circular. 
CHARLES MILLAR &, SON, Utica, N. Y. 
SITUATION WANTED. 
A thoroughly instructed FARMER, having managed 
a large estate with high cultivation, and made his 
agricultural similes in Europe; wun is employment as 
SUPERINTENDENT. Unity matters a specially. 
Highest references offered, here and abroad. Address 
in the largest cooling 
surface, takes less 
cooling material, 
I lilies irm labor lit 
3 -w operating it, and 
? GIVES THE 
BEST RESULTS 
Has a glass the whole 
depth of can that shows 
outside the condition 
of the milk without 
touching the f dreamery, 
f and can see the cream- 
a line the whole length 
In drawing Off,* It 
! If nines nil t'renni 
- between milkings. 
For circular address 
rrn Rnln Manufact'r, 
I tn SYRACUSE. N. Y 
Price 
only 
Pf“SINGLE WHEEL-HOE, 
CULTIVATOR, ANO PLOW. 
a admirable gar- 
bd enables one 
•k ot five. Re¬ 
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PP. Illustrated 
’utajogue free 
ilsmifkct urrra 
PblUdeliihU 
Clarence W. Buckley; torme, tnc straw - 
berry is the best of any of the berries m this 
part of the country. We raise the Wilson; it 
bears well, and is of good quality. W e have 
had some trouble with the white grub; it cuts 
off the roots, and tbe plant dies. But this is 
on sod ground treshly turned over. Tho grub 
disappears after the land has been cultivated 
a few years, so 1 thmk it is better to raise a 
few crops ou the ground before setting out the 
plants. Ashes make a good fertilizer, and we 
once used some superphosphate. I think Au¬ 
gust is the best month in which to transplant, 
but we have transplanted iu the Spring and 
had a good crop. 
Uncle Mark; In the West and South, Wil¬ 
son’s Albany has tbe reputation of being a 
first-class berry, being a good shipper and ver> 
productive. But there ore strong claims, that 
seem well-founded, that Wilson's Albany is 
losing ground, and is not as good as formerly. 
With the vigorous competition now in the 
strawberry field, it looks as though this berry 
is destined to lose tbe strong foothold that it 
now has. And yet, at the meetings of the 
Cauada und Western New York Horticultural 
Societies, it was the unanimous vote of the 
members present at these meetings that, ull 
tit Lugs considered, the Wilson was the best 
berry for home use and market. Query: W hat 
berry is better f 
George B. Fox:—The strawberry is fast 
gaining in favor in the public mind every 
year. This is easily shown bv the fact that 40 
or 50 years ago two or three kinds were raised, 
that are now generally forgotten, and tbe 
AnintlK the preut fltul successful rlftiio MctnoOB or 
the ilny,-I’ETUK*;* KI IjECTK' has always held 
uu honorable place. The sale of a yUABTEB ok a Min 
1 ion copiks Is proof tangible of tls worth, anil of the 
ruvor with which tl Is regarded, especially In 11 large 
number of educational institutions. In wbfeh 11 has 
long been used. A practical, well graded and thorough 
hook! 
I Dobson’s Universal | 
Banjo Instructor. | 
||y II. V and G. C. DOBSON, 
I • I C I < Id !S 1 .OO. 
The Bnntn ts now a fashionable instrument, and the 
best oues are clnguut enough to go anywhere A good 
book, destined to he very popular. Contains Eleuients 
51 bright Reels, Jig*. Hornpipes, eh 1 ., and J. ropulai 
Sough, aiich as -Old Folks 111 Home,” “Over the tlar- 
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Ideal Methods. | 
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For Cornet. For Flute, l « r < “b. Oraaii, 
For flu liner. For llan.io. For Flugeo et, 
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Price oi'eaeb bonk, 7*» cts. 
Immensely popular cheap Instructors, with brief 
Instructive course, and cut'll with about one hundred 
ULLARD’S 
HAY- 
"Never failt to give 
k tatUfaction." 
Does better and more 
work, draws easier, costs 
less for repairs, is better 
made, lasts longer, does 
not run on tho spread 
grass, is tho only Tedder 
proving sat. 
isfaetory 
A I \ after Iks 
AJ A ‘“ft'™.” 
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H. P1TSON J t 00.. - -- h(! 7 Broadwa; 
, Boston. 
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THE BEST, CHEAPEST and 
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Sows single or double cast, all oti eilber or Itohi sides 
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