;V VI % 
^T ry hOJA 
Vol. XLIII. No. 1792 
NEW YORK, 31, 1884 
PRICE FIVE CENTS. 
$3.00 PER YEAR. 
[Entered according to Act of Congress, In the year 1884, by the Rural New-Yorker In the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.) 
the contract for digging eight miles of ditch at 
from 15 to 20 cents n rod, the latter if the soil 
averages as stony as the ditches he has dug, 
the former if it proves considerably more free 
from stones. Ko was the only one that would 
undertake the job. 
In making the awards, the committee were 
influenced by various circumstances. In some 
cases, an award was divided because it covered 
two distinct subjects. For example, the award 
on simplicity of mechanism, cheapness and 
durability, counts 2. The ltennle machine 
was judged to have won on cheapness, the 
Nogar on durability, and both were about 
alike in simplicity of mechanism; heuco, each 
was marked one U) on this head. Ho, too, the 
Nogar won 2^ points on rapidity, and the 
Ronnie one-lmlf point on excellence of dig¬ 
ging. The following are the scale of points in 
making the awards; 
Rapidity and excellence of digging. 3 
Accuracy of grading bottom of ditch.. 3 
Simplicity of mechanism, cheapness, and dura¬ 
bility . i 
Ease of transporting and handling machine. 1 
total, 8 points. The selling price of this ma¬ 
chine Is |500. 
The Mettler ditching and tile-laying ma- 
cliiue, of Urbana, Ohio, did its work well, but 
could not go full depth in so dry and hard soil; 
its selling price is $500. 
The Milner Flange and Elevator was with¬ 
drawn from contest, injured by the stony 
ground. Helliug price, $250. 
The Chamberlain Brothers’ mole-ditch, tile¬ 
laying machine arrived too late to complete 
its test, but the test will be continued, and a 
special report made of result. Helling price, 
$500. 
A COUNTRY HOME 
TRIAL OF DITCHING MACHINES 
ADULTERATION OF COW’S MILK, 
cut down a large 
number of trees 
which obstructed the 
view, or were plant¬ 
ed too closely for per¬ 
fect development. 
The view showu in 
Fig. 172, was taken 
from a positiou near 
the large gate on 
Dixon Ave., showu 
at X, in Fig. 178. 
The hedges are all 
of Arbor-vitoe, with 
the exception of one 
of Osage Orange on 
the west side of the 
lot. The ground has 
a slope of 15 feet from 
Dixon Ave. to the 
orchard, and one of 
five feet from the lat¬ 
ter place to the pond, the bank of which is 
three feet above water during dry weather. 
There are eight acres in the whole place, of 
which Fig. 173 shows about one-half. I bought 
the land 20 yearn ago for $300. The property 
would now sell for $5,000 or $0,000, and in five 
years will be worth $20,000.” 
The beauty of the surroundings of this home 
must be appreciable to all, and the owner, 
while finding in its improvement a work of 
love and pleasure, has also done much to make 
it more valuable as a piece of real estate. We 
RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
3 
ire! 
)ilfclu 
re. 
may be made to them a paradise that the vil¬ 
lage store aud post office can never equal. 
