SUPPLEMENT TO THE EUP.AL NEW-YORKER 
a sister of Elvira, a cross between Ripariaand 
Labrusca vines, vigorous, baidy and moder¬ 
ately productive Bunches long, shouldered, 
moderately compact: berry, medium, pale 
amber color; pulp tender, sweets juicy and of 
fine flavor. Ripens a little later than Con¬ 
cord. Cottage — .*Y Con ord seedline.a strong, 
vigorous grower, with remarkably large, 
leathery leaves and ubimdance of roots. 
Bunch 'and berry about the size of Concord, 
but of a darker shade and of a better quality 
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MANY THANKS, KIND FRIENDS. 
We cannot be so unmindful as to let this 
opportunity pass without acknowledging our 
indebtedness and extending our sincere and 
hearty thanks to those-appreciative, generous 
friends, whose kind liberality has placed so 
many valuable anicle.3 at our disposal, with 
which to reward those subscribers who love 
the dear old Rural, and kindly assist in ex¬ 
tending its circulation and usefulness. No 
paper was ever before so fortunate in having 
so many and such liberal friends, and no 
paper within our knowledge ever bad such a 
fine collection of really useful presents. There 
is not a useless, trivial or unsensible thing in 
the whole lot. We are proud that we were 
considered worthy of such substantial encour¬ 
agement, and thus enabled, in some small 
measure, to repay the debt of gratitude we 
feel towards those who kindly make an effort 
to bring the value of the Rural to the notice 
of their neighbors and friends. 
We wish to particularly call attention to the 
fact that the donors of these spleudid gifts 
belong to the most substantial bu iness firms 
of the country, aDd are meu who are thor¬ 
oughly reliable, and who would scorn to put 
inferior goods upou the market. The articles 
offered by us are of their best make, and will 
be selected especially for the purpose, and our 
friends who receive them may be assured that 
they are getting first-class articles in every 
particular. 
Our readers should also remember that were 
it not for the patronage and support which 
we receive from these friends and from our 
advertising patrons generally, we could not 
give them such a good, live, progressive and 
practical paper for so little money; so that 
they, as well as ourselves, are under obliga¬ 
tion to these people. 
We wish also to state a fact well known to 
our older readers—that we have al ways used 
great cant in keeping our advertising eolurns 
clean and healthy, free from all objectionable 
features. We are fully determined to be more 
watchful and discriminating in tho future 
that no advertisements of a gambling, fraud¬ 
ulent, or questionable nature shall be allowed 
to pollute our pages. In this, us iu all things 
else, we will ‘‘avoid the very appearance of 
evil.” Iu view of this fact, our pages are 
more valuable to legitimate advertisers aud 
also to our readers, who are but little aware 
of the great pecuniary loss it is to us to do 
right and reject these always remunerative 
advertisements. In return for this, we re¬ 
quest our subscribers and readers, as a per¬ 
sonal favor, that when in waut of auytbing 
advertised in the Rural, they will always 
apply to our advertisers, not forgetting to 
mention this paper, and if they can buy as 
cheaply of these as elsewhere—aud we believe 
that, quality as well as price considered, they 
can always do so—we beg that they will be¬ 
stow their patronage upon those whobcluus 
to furnish them such a valuable paper at so 
low a price. We ask it not only as a favor, 
but as an act of justice, and at tho same tune 
one that will re act to their advantage as 
well, by making the Rural a still more valu¬ 
able advertising medium, and thus enabling 
us to be still more discriminating in the ad¬ 
mission of advertisements, and also furnish¬ 
ing us the means to still further improve the 
paper. 
Our constant, unfailing motive, our most 
intense desire is to make the Rural every 
year better, more trustworthy, more reliable, 
more helpful, more elevating and in every 
way more worthy of tho confidence and ac¬ 
tive support of farmer. 
We want them to feel that it is their paper, 
edited by plain, practical, every day farmers 
like themselves, and that they can freely 
come to us for advice aud encouragement. 
Should they call upon us, they would fiud us as 
common as any other farmer, and as ready 
and w illing to talk of the farm aud farming, 
and as anxious to learn the better ways. 
They would find that we are constantly striv¬ 
ing, by test and experiment, to learn the 
truth of all things, that we may “know 
whereof wo affirm,” and not be, like too many 
editors of so-called agricultural papers, with 
no practical knowledge of the farm—mere 
“blind guides.” 
They would find that in all things we 
practice what we preach, and preach just 
what we practice; that we are always press¬ 
ing on, striving to grow better crops and at 
less expense, and to know just how we do 
it, so that we can tell brother farmers the 
way to do as well. 
We believe in grand, glorious future possi¬ 
bilities for the farmer, and we want to see 
him prepared to till, andtheD demand, his pro¬ 
per position. We wantfarmersto feel thatin 
all things and at all times they have a staunch 
friend and advocate in the Rural New- 
Yorker. 
No. 59. Hyrar.iiNfi Chilled Plow, No 5, 
For one horse, complete, price, $10. This plow is especially made for use in gardens, 
nurseries, and f >r plowing near trees in orchards. Orchardists will find that one man 
and ripens considerably earlier, ibis variety 
seems to be rapidly growing in favor. Mis¬ 
souri Riesling.—A seedling of the Taylor,vine, 
hardy and very healthy, a moderate grower 
with healthv, thick lea\ e«. very productive. 
Bunch and berry both medium, berry round, 
greenish white, pale red, when fully ripe; 
very tender; pulp jniey, sweet and of nne 
quality. Ripens ten days after the Concord. 
Noah Also a Taylor seedling, a vigorous 
grower: foliage large and firm; very produc¬ 
tive. Bunch medium, shouldered, compact: 
berry medium, of color green to pale yellow; 
skin thin but firm, transparent; of excellent 
quality, ripens ten days after the Concord. 
When we announce the fact that these vines 
are from this old reliable boose, we need not 
say tbev will be first class and well packed. 
They will be delivered to the Express Company 
at Bush berg, Mo. To the person sending each 
of the 75 next largest clubs from No. 170 to 
No. 214 we will present 13of these vines, three 
of each variety. 
with a good, strong, handy horse, cau do more and better work in plowing close about trees, 
than can two men with two horses and a large plow. This will go to the sender of the 59th 
largest club. Made by the Syracuse Chilled Flow Company, Syracuse, N. Y. 
No. 65. Henes* Diagonal Lever Feed-Cutter No, 85. Hand Wheel Cultivator. Price 85. 
This is a novel invention in the feed cutter ^^is little gem is donated by Mr. J. ( . 
line The box is V-shaped, holding leed firmly Vaughan, of Chicago, 111., and will he given 
in place. The knile has a diagonal or draw- /t^Ti v '\yr n 
OFTHE 
No. 215'tn ‘294. Ilnnsell ltn*«pberrie«. F.arly 
Harvest Blackberrlea and Parry Slraw- 
berrleM. 
Our old-time friend. Mr. J. T. Lovett, of 
Little Silver, New Jersey, an extensive vine 
and plant grower, and the introducer of the 
Cutbbert Rasplierry, has presented us with 
plants of tho following: tho Harwell Rasp- 
nerry. This is a red raspberry, of which 
much is being said at this time. It is, no 
doubt, very hardy, standing unharmed in tho 
coldest Winters, ripens about 10 days earlier 
than the Turner or Cutbbert, and ripens its 
whole crop In a very short space of time; 
quality very fine. The Parry Strawberry. A 
seedling of Jersey Queen, produced by Wm. 
Parry In 1880, It possesses the merits of its 
mother, together w ith a perfect blossom, thus 
insuring perfect fertilization. It is said to 
unite, in an eminent degn e, large size, beauty, 
quality, finances, vigor of plant, and produc¬ 
tiveness Early Harvest Blackberry. A 
chance seedling found in Illinois, It so far 
has proved quite free from rust and nearly, or 
quite, as hardy as the Snyder. Parker Earle 
says. “It ripens with us'more than a week 
earlier than Wilson. Though no larger than 
the Snyder, yet it is so early, bears so well, 
eats so well, riiips so well, and sells so well, 
that it has a notable value. 1 ' We will present 
to each of the persons sending lbs 50 next 
largest clubs No. 245 to 294, 10 plants of 
Han.-ell Raspberry, four plants of Early 
Harvest Blackberry, two plant-* of Parry 
Strawberry. Price of lot, |3 They will be 
packed in good order, and delivered to the 
express office at Little Silver, N. J. 
BEST^CHEAPEST 
for the 8.5th largest club, and is well worth 
the effort it will cost. 
No. 88. Farmer’ll Anvil anil Vi-e Combin¬ 
ed. No. 1 . Price $4.30. 
Every farmer should have something on 
which to pound; it will save him many steos. 
This anvil has a 10^x4 inch face polished, 
cut,making it cut easily and fast—a good,cheap 
cutter, and will please you. The person send¬ 
ing in tho both largest club will get this 
Price $8. Made by the Sa lem Iron Works, 
Salem, N C. 
PAT. OCT.23 7 7 
and hardened. Vise has four-inch jiw. and it. 
weighs 40 pounds. The person sending the 
88th largest club will secure it. Donated by 
the manufacturers, Richardson Manufactur¬ 
ing Co., Worcester, Mass. 
The churn is a vei y 
important f actor in but¬ 
ter making. No matter 
how high the flavor, a 
No. 89. to 1211. Plants, Vines and Trww. 
Through the liberality and kindness of 
R. G. Chase & Co., nurserymen of Geneva, 
Philadelphia and Boston, we are able to offer 
the following: Ratjeoea* Raspberry, a chance 
seedling found in a thicket at Rancoi as, New 
Jersey. It is sotro ten days earlier than the 
Cutbbert, and ripens its crop completely 
within ten days from the first picking. The 
color is bright red. Tho bnsh grows stocky 
and throws out numerous bearing urins near This will be given the sender of the 295 
the ground. It has been called the "busy club in size. See No. 79 above. Price $2.50. 
man's 11 and the “lazy man’s” berry, aud is I 
said to be extremely hardy, Kieffer Pears. | 
However much men differ us to its quality, 
they all agree that, he who plants these will 
grow pears. It is among the healthiest, hard¬ 
iest and handsomest trees grown, and the 
pears are especially good for cunning or pro 
serving. Fay’s Prolific Currant. The longer 
this currant is grown the more popular it be¬ 
comes, and that is all we need to say of it. 
Ampelopsis Vcitchil, a hardy, ornamental, 
climber, running over a porch or arbor; it 
makes a very desirable ornament, and it will 
cling to a painted brick wall without assist¬ 
ance. The 8* persons sending the next larg¬ 
est; clubs,numbering from 189 to 128 inclusive, 
will be presented with either of the 
following:—13 Rancocas Raspberry plants, i 
price $4.00. Two Kieffer Pear trees, strong, 
two years old, price of two $-1 Oil. One Kief¬ 
fer Pear tree, one Fay’s Prolific Currant, aud 
one Ampelopsis Veitchii, price of the three 
$4.00. These plants will be well packed and 
delivered to the express company at Geneva, 
N. Y. 
grade; aud the gram 
largely depends upon 
■ Mpj t hcmetlvidot < hurning. 
lAH Experience has shown 
that concussion is better than compression in 
breaking the butter globules. While the 
rectangular and box churns uro cheap, they 
work on the concussion principle, ami “fetch” 
the butter in the granular form, which is the 
best possible condition for w ashing easily and 
taking the salt readily. The great churn 
makers, Cornish. Curtis & Greene, of Fort 
Atkinson, Wisconsin, have placed these fine 
churns in our list, aud we shall present them 
as follows: To the person sending the 65th 
largest club, a No. 8 Rectangular Churn. 
Price $7. To the person sending the 66th 
largest list, a No. 2 Curtis Improved Square 
Box Churn. Price $7. 
No. 295. Cil’tiH Favorite Butter Worker 
No. 296. Hale’s Perlect Mole Trap. 
Price $2.50 Made by H. W. Hales, Ridge¬ 
wood, N. J. This has been tried at the Rural 
Grounds, and proved effective in catching 
moles, even when quite deep. Will bo given 
for the 296th largest club. 
No. 297. 8m .IPs Calf Feeder. 
Manufactured and donated by Small & 
Matthews, Boston. Price $2 50. This saves 
ull trouble of teaching the calf to drink, and 
No. 68 lo 79. 2 141 'comber Corn planters 
Each. 
The persons sending the 12 next largest 
clubs, 68 to 79, will each receive two Macorn- 
ber Planters See No. 47, above, for manufac¬ 
turers, illustration and description. 
No. 79. Lever liutier Worker, No. 1. 
Too much or improper working spoils much 
otherwise good butter. It. should be worked 
just enough to remove surplus moisture and 
incorporate the salt, and pressure has been 
fouud to do this more quickly and with less 
injury to tho giain than a sliding or grinding 
motion Butter working by band is also very 
bard work, aud w e are glad to say that we 
have also a number of butler workers made 
by Cornish, Curtis & Greene, of Fort Atkin¬ 
son, Wis., that ai^e just what you w ant, and 
we shall distribute them as follows: To the 
sender of the 79th largest club, a lever butter 
worker, No, 1. Price $6.50. 
No. 166. Curtis’ Kflvorite Butler Worker. 
No 2. 
This goes to the sender of the 166th largest 
club See No 79. A little daisy. Price $3.50. 
Kohler’s Detachable PoO.bole 
Direcr. 
Manu 
enables it to take its food in a natural way, 
mixing the milk as taken with the gastric 
juice, thus promoting digestion. The 297ib 
largest club will receive this. 
Price $3, 
factured by the Chief- 
taiu Hay Rake Co., 
Canton, Ohio. This 
jS really a combined 
tool, for it can be ta¬ 
ken apart and each 
part used as a shovel, 
or by reversing, the 
top of one handle is 
a pick, the other a 
tamping bar: a very 
handy, well-made 
tool, and will be giv¬ 
en to to the sender of 
the 168th largest 
club. 
No. 298 lo 321. The Weed sdayer. 
Yes, “the weeds must go,” for this little 
tool will help the user to do a “heap” of work 
in destroying them. It will pay for itself 
every day. The cut shows its construction, 
and, though it weighs but eight pounds, it is 
No. 80. Lever Butter Worker, No. 0. 
The sender of the 80th list will receive a 
No. 0 worker. $6. 
No. 81. Rectangulur Churn. No. 1. 
The sender of the 81>t largest club will re 
ceive a No. 1 Rectangular Churn. See No, 
65. Price $6. 
No. 82 Curtin’ Improved Square Box 
Churn. No. 1. 
The one having the S2nd largest list will get 
the No 1 Curtis’ Improved Square Box Churn. 
See No. 66. Price $6. 
No. S3- Four Smith’s Cattle Stanchions. 
The person having the 83d largest list will 
receive four of these convenient articles. See 
41. Price of four, $6. 
made of iron and steel, and is strong and 
durable. It is adjustable to the hight of the 
user. Price$2.00. Thesub>eribers sending the 
next 24 largest clubs from No. 298 to No. 321 
will each be presented with one of these little 
tools. Made by the Pontiac Novelty Works, 
Pontiac, Mich.' 
No. 170 t<>244. Amber. Conner. 'lo. Ries¬ 
ling and Noah Grape Vines. 
Through the extreme liberality cf those 
veteran vine gro vers Bush & Sons & Meisner, 
of Bushberg, Mo., we have received a number 
of vines of the following grapes: Amber—A 
seedling raised by Mr. Rommel, of Missouri, 
No. 84. Rectangular Churn, No. 0. 
The S4th largest club w ill entitle the sender 
to a No 0 Rectangular Churn. See No. 65. 
Price $5, 
Afhhl FIGLRE8 JUST -VSi AYJE GO TO PRESS. 
WORTH IN CASH $3,816. WILL YOU NOT SECURE ONE 
