RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
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imperfect, or illegibly written. We l>eg i 
friends every one—to write every letter 
ly und not to take for granted that the 
or residence is familiar to us. 
In applying for seeds, merely say “ 
Seeds” and Inclose a three-ceut stamp, 
careful not to stick it to the paper. 
nnl reading matter from Loginning te end by 
the te-st. writers of America and England. 3, 
It is printed upon fine, natural colored paper. 
!5, It contains yearly uofc loss than -SOO 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 tho results are impartially reported 
upon in its columns. S, The Rural New 
\ orkeh is conscientious, progressive, agres- 
re-s the real interests of the land and those 
who cmI ti vato it., the dissemination of improved 
seeds and plants and of the knowledge ho w 
best to cultivate them, and so to conduct the 
journal that it may have a just claim upon all 
who love nature are among the aims of the 
Rura r. New-Yorker. 
Among its more important departments are 
catt le, horses, sheep, poultry, swine, arboricul 
turo, dairy, domestic economy, farm economy, 
field crops, garden crops, floriculture, pomolo¬ 
gy—especially grapes and 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 Ulus- 
trated hv flrst-class artists from 
The Rural Experiment ; 
Grounds, conducted, as thev am. 
the Editor of the Rural New Yorker is no 
uch man. ” 
H. C. Warner, Forestburg, Dak. ‘ Keep 
right hold of the handles, Ero. Carman, for 
you are turning over the most practical and 
consequently the best agricultural paper pub¬ 
lished in this country.” 
Prof. J. M. McBryde, S. C. Agricultural 
College, Columbia:—“ I fully agree with you 
as to the necessity of elevating the tone and 
style of our periodical agricultural literature. 
LET IT BE UNDERSTOOD 
that the Rural New-Yorker has never in 
any 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 w'e introduce, would not l>e accepted as 
disinterested. But we sell the Rural Nkw- 
^ orkkr only , the object of whose present ex¬ 
istence is to advance the true interests of agri¬ 
culture and horticulture. The Seed or Plant 
Distributions of this journal are 
ABSOLUTELY FREE.^gj 
hen, by such tests, we find that agiven plant 
promises to be more valuable than others of 
its kind which have been generally cultivate J, 
we, a t once, if practicable, place it in our next 
1 distribution, and send it, without charge, toall 
K our subscribers who apply. Besides, as 
Cleveland’s Rural New-Yorker Pea. 
Fig. 617. 
In this respect you are doing the best work I 
know of anywhere. Cheapness is eertamlv 
incompatible with quality—it may seeing 
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 be willing in the near future to 
first-class price for a first-class paper.” 
it Pr " f ‘ L - D »P”7. of Budapest, Hungary 
1 1 have the pleasure to renew my subscrip¬ 
tion to your precious paper. Inclosed, please 
find three dollars.” 
i he Editor of the N. E. Homestead :_“W G 
are delighted with the enterprising spirit of 
the Rural and its general excellence.” 
F. Harrison, Allegany Co., N. Y.“Where 
you find a good fanner, you find the Pural 
also.” 
TViu. Wallace, Westmoreland Co., p a .“1 
udruiro its high-toned 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, nnd rest assured that you have 
the entire confidence and support of all intelli¬ 
gent farmers. 1 take nine monthlies and semi¬ 
monthlies and weeklv muers. mostlv 
pay a 
THE ESTIMATION IN WHIGH THE BU- 
EAL NEW-YOEEEE IS HELD BY 
ALL GLASSES. 
Horsford’s Market Garden Pea. 
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 discon¬ 
tinue them as we may determ ine. 
species or varieties among our subscriber* 
without cost to them. Among the most popu¬ 
lar maybe mentioned the Beauty of Hebron, 
White Elephant mid Blush Potatoes; Blount’s 
White Prolific Corn, the Rural Branching 
Sorghum, the Cuthbert Raspberry, Clawson, 
Fulteo-Clawson, Shumaker and Surprise 
Wheats, Mold’s Ennobled Oats, the Rural 
Thoroughbred and Heavy Dent Coni; the Tele¬ 
phone Pea, with garden mid ilower seeds innu¬ 
merable. Attention is respectfully called to 
OF INTEREST TO ALL. 
We would respectfully state to those who 
rear! this specimen number of tho Rural New- 
Yorker who uro not subscribers, that we 
would bo pleased to send them specimens of 
any number free upon application. Those 
who are familiar with this journal will, as we 
believe, support us iu tho following claims: 1. 
Ihe Rural Ni£>V»YORKEH is filled withorigi- 
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