THE RURAL W£W-Y©R«£R. 
530 
Imperfect, or illegibly written. We beg of our 
friends—every one—to w rite every letter plain 
ly and not to take for granted that the name 
or residence is familiar to us. 
In applying for seeds, merely say “Send 
Seeds” and inclose a threo-cent stamp, being 
careful not to stick it to the paper. 
LET IT BE UNDERSTOOD 
that the Rural New-Yorker has never in 
uny case sold seeds or plants to its subscribers. 
Were this otherwise, the reports of the results 
of our tests and the descriptions of the plants 
which we introduce, would not bn accepted as 
disinterested. But we sell the Rural New- 
Yorker only, the object of whose present ex¬ 
istence is to advance tho true interests of agri¬ 
culture and horticulture, Tho Seed or Plant 
Distributions of this journal are 
^“ABSOLUTELY EREE,„jFffl 
When, by such tests, wo find that n given plaDt 
promises to be more valuable than others of 
its kind which have been generally cultivated, 
we, at once, if practicable, place it in our next 
Distribution, and send it,without charge, to all 
of our subscribers who apply. Besides, as 
nal reading matter from beginning to end by 
the best writers of America and England. 2, 
It is printed upon fine, natural-colored paper. 
3, It contains yearly not loss than 500 engrav¬ 
ings, mostly original, by our own artists. 4, 
It is conducted by practical farmers whose 
first aim it is, irrespective of advertisers and 
all merely pecuniary or personal interests to 
tell the whole truth. 5, The Rural, is the first 
newspaper to have established Experimental 
Grounds in connection with journalism. They 
comprise 82 acres. All new farm and garden 
implements, seeds and plants are there tested 
and the results uro impartially reported 
upon in its columns. 5, The Rural. New 
Yorker is conscientious, progressive, agres- 
sivo, sparkling and original. It admits no am¬ 
biguous or fraudulent advertisements. It is 
pure in tone; it is a farm, garden, religious, 
nows and literary paper all in one, and is, in 
short, the complete family rural journal of 
America. It is national in every department 
and tolcratesjno sectional animosities. 8, The 
value of its 
FREE SEED DISTRIBUTIONS 
is now well and widely known. Only seeds 
and plants which have originated at the Ru¬ 
ral’s Experiment Grounds, or which are new. 
Horsford’s Market Garden Pea. —Pm. did. 
these offerings are not premiums, as they are 
sometimes made without requiring either an 
application or any payment of postage, we 
hold the right to continue them or to disco u- 
tin ite them as we may determine. 
-I M 
OF INTEREST TO ALL. 
We would respectfully state to those who 
read this specimen number of the Rural New- 
Yokker who are not subscribers, that we 
would be pleased to send them specimens of 
any number free upon application. Those 
who are familiur with tins journal will, as we 
believe, support us in the following claims: 1. 
Tho Rural New-Yorker ia filled withorigi- 
or tho best of their kinds, are distributed. !>, 
Wo have introduced or disseminated during 
the jiast six years not less than 100 different 
species or varieties among our subscribers 
without cost to them. Among the most popu¬ 
lar mayl»> mentioned the Beauty of Hebron, 
White Elephant and Blush Potatoes; Blount’s 
White Prolific Corn, the Rural Branching 
Sorghum, tho Cuthbert Raspberry, Clawsou, 
Fultxo-Clawson, Shumaker and Surprise 
Wheats, Mold’s Ennobled Oats, the Rural 
Thoroughbred aud Heavy' Dent Coru; tho . elo- 
phone IVa, with garden aud flower seeds innu 
mo ruble. Attention is respectfully called to 
the announcement of our Free Seed Distribu¬ 
tion for 1881M on other pages, 10, Truth, prog¬ 
ress the real interests of the land aud those 
who cultivate it, the dissemination of improved 
seeds and plants aud of the knowledge ho w 
best to cultivate them, and so to conduct the 
journal that it may have a just claim upon ail 
who love nature are among the aims of the 
Rural New-Yorker. 
Among its more important departments are 
cattle, horses, sheep, poultry, swine, arboricul 
ture, dairy, domestic economy, farm economy, 
field crops, garden crops, floriculture, pomolo¬ 
gy—especially grapes aud all small fruits, 
farm implements, landscape 
gardening, veterinary, crop re¬ 
ports from all parts of the 
country, industrial societies, 
agricultural science, chemical 
fertilizers, news from all parts 
of the world, farm stories, ru¬ 
ral architecture, a department 
for women and also a depart 
ment for children. All of these 
departments are fairly' illus¬ 
trated by first-class artists from 
original dra wings. 
The Rural Experiment 
Grounds, conducted,as they' are, 
purely' in the interests of read¬ 
ers, offer rare facilities for mak¬ 
ing the paper valuable. All 
new and Rich-priced seeds are 
tested at once, and 'eported 
upon according to their worth, 
so that subscribers have lx-fore 
them a trustworthy guide as 
to what novelties are worthy of 
trial. The presents«ison,for ex¬ 
ample, wo have tested, or are testing SO differ¬ 
ent kinds of new potatoes, 15 different kinds of 
corn, 50 different kinds of wheat, 60 of grapes. 
160 of strawberries, all of the different kinds 
of raspberries, blackberries, currants, besides 
a rare collection of the most hardy shrubs, 
trees and herbaceous plants. 
We ask all progressive farmers and horticul¬ 
turists to examine the Rural New-Yorker 
before subscribing for any- family journal an¬ 
other year. For this purpose, as we have said, 
specimen copies, will be cheerfully' sent to any 
addm s. We wish to make the truth apj>ear 
and to show that those who would meet with 
success in land-culture cannot afford to do 
without the journal, aud that it should be sub¬ 
scribed for as a measure of economy. 
The price is $2 per year, and there is no club 
or second price. Those who wuuld aid in get¬ 
ting up clubs should send for our new premium 
lists and posters, which will bo promptly for¬ 
warded when ready. A postal card addressed 
to the Rural New-Yorker, 34 Park Row, 
N.Y., requesting specimen copies, premium- 
lists or outfits, is all that is needed. 
the Editor of the Rural New-Yorker is no 
uch man.” 
H. C. Warner, Forestburg, Dak.:—“Keep 
right hold of the handles, Bro. Carman, for 
you aro turning over the most practical and 
consequently' the best agricultural paper pub¬ 
lished in this eountiy.” 
Prof. J. M. McBryde, S. C. Agricultural 
College, Columbia :—“ I fully agree with you 
as to tho necessity' of elevating the tone and 
style of our periodical agricultural literature. 
Cleveland’s Rural New-Yorker Pa.— 
Fig. 617. 
In this respect you are doing the best work I 
know of anywhere. Cheapness is certainly 
incompatible with quality—it may secure 
quantity. Such journals as yours are well 
worth their price, and I believe they are grad¬ 
ually'developing and educating a class of agri¬ 
cultural readers who appreciate this fact, and 
who will bo willing in the near future to pay a 
first-class price for a first-class paper.” 
Prof. L. Dapsv, of Budapest, Hungary:— 
“ I have the pleasure to renew my subscrip¬ 
tion to your precious paper. Inclosed, please 
find three dollars.” 
THE ESTIMATION IN WHICH THE RU¬ 
RAL NEW-YORKER IS HELD BY 
ALL GLASSES, 
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, of Peekskill, N. 
Y.:—“ The Rural will please renew my' sub¬ 
scription. To have the paper once is to want 
it alway's.” 
Dr. D. E. Salmon. Veterinary Surgeon of 
the U. S. Dep’t. of Agriculture:—“Allow me 
to congratulate you on your continued aud 
brilliant success, and to express the hope that 
a long aud increasingly useful career is still 
before you.” 
Rev. J. R, Garliek, A.M., D.D. of King and 
Queen Co., Ya.:—“ The Rural grows upon 
me. 1 should try to get it if the cost were 
doubled. Its suspension would in my judg¬ 
ment be a great loss to the country." 
Prof. A. E. Blount, of the Colorado Ag. 
College: -“1 think the Rural New-Yorker 
the best agricultural paper in the land.” 
H. B. Ellwanger, of Kllwauger & Barry, 
Rochester, N. Y.:—“ It civi-s me sincere pleas¬ 
ure to note the very great improvement you 
have made in tho character of the Rural 
New-Yorker. The illustrations alone are 
worth the subscription price.” 
E. P. Roe, Corn w all-on-the-Hudson, N. Y.: 
—“ I congratulate you on the success you are 
making of the Rural. I can understand it 
because 1 see the paper every week. The 
American people know a good thing when 
they see it,” 
B. F. Johnson, Champaign, Ills.:—“The 
Rural New-Yorker is the first to introduce, 
and maintain really good cuts of domestic ani¬ 
mals. The Rural’s columns of agricultural 
information a re the best I know. The courage 
of your convictions and opinions is admirable 
both us to w hat you thiuk yourself and what 
you suffer others to say.” 
Dr. T. II. Hoskins, of Yermout:—“ Almost 
any' editor would be satisfied when his paper 
had been generally recognized by the press and 
people as the bestyff its class in the world. Bn 
The Editor of the N. E. Homestead :—“ W # 
are delighted with the enterprising spirit of 
the Rural and its general excellence.” 
F. Harrison, Allegany Co., N. Y.:—“Where 
you find a good farmer, you find the Rural 
also.” 
Win. Wallace, Westmoreland Co., Pa.:—“I 
admire its high-timed character and entire 
absence of everything that would corrupt the 
minds of its readers.” 
M. M. Lewis, of Indiana:—“Go on with your 
noble work, and rest assured that you have 
the entire confidence and supportof all intelli¬ 
gent farmers. I take nine monthlies and semi¬ 
monthlies and weekly papers, mostly agricul¬ 
tural, and the Rural New-Yorker stands at 
the head. ” 
G. P. Hooker, Gemssee Co., N. Y.:—“I am 
now in my eighty-fifth year, deerepid. hard of 
hearing aud dim of sight, but I cannot give up 
tho Rural. 1 read every number and lav 
them away safely'. I have every number to 
refer to. I would not willingly give up the 
Rural; it is a great comfort to me.” 
John B. Moore & Sou, Concord, Mass.:— 
“ You are rightabout reporting things just as 
they' are, and it could bo reeommeuded*that 
some other papers should follow the example.’ 
Nelson Slater. Ind.“The Rural shall 
grace our home as long as I till the soiL I do 
not see how von eau improve it. ” 
Mrs. L. Headley, of Illinois:—"Of all the 
papers we take (five in number tho Rural is 
at the head. Long may it live to gladden the 
hearts of farmers, their wives, sons and 
i la lighters I have read the Rurai for at 
least 25 years." 
Cole & Brother, of Iowa:—“ We send votj 
our El Paso Potato to test, as we appreciate 
your reports of the different experiments you 
make at River Edge. We think the Rural 
the best paper out.” 
A. A. Beecher, of Indiana:—“I farm be¬ 
cause I love to farm, and 1 have never had an 
agricultural paper that would compare with 
the Rural for reliable advice. I am never 
afraid to trust it. Our home Is made more 
