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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
478 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
SOO II fciiVD ON HAND 
THE 
Largest and 
Choicest Herd 
in this 
Country. 
W Every Animal 
/■ ^ Selected by 
I j a ^ em ^ er 
uS— Firm in Person. 
TIMKEN SPRINC VEHICLES. 
tonntry. '■ firm in Person. 
P v ?£. thlrty yearly records made In this herd average 11,21'.’ lbs. 5 ounces; average age of cows lid years. 
In 18«1 our entire herd of mature cows averaged U.164 lbs. IS ounces. Iu 1882 our entire herd of eight three- 
° averaged 12,388 lb«. 9 ounces. April l, UWd, ten cows In this herd had made records from 14,000 to 
18,000 each, averaging ls.ww lb«. 0 8-U)ounces For the year ending June, 1881. live mature cows averaged 13,621 
lbs. 1 2,.i ounces, seven heifers of the Netherland Family, flvo of them 2 years old and two 3 years old, aver¬ 
aged '1.356 lbs. l 'J.-. minces. 
BI TTER U Ef’OlI D*.— Mne cows averaged 1* lbs 51$ ounces per week Eight heifers, three vears 
old, averaged 13 lbs. I'll ounces per week Eleven heifers, two years old and younger, averaged 10 ll>s. 3 ounces 
per w oe|c. The entire original lnjporfe<l Motherland Family nf nix cows (two being but three years old) 
averaged 17 lbn. 6 1C ounces per week. When writing ulway* mention K. N VoitiCRH. 
SM1TUH Jk I’OtVELL, Lnkekrsidc Stock Fann.SrratBHe. N, Y. 
YoungMandeslreseinploymentlnthePoultrybusl TlfWIK’PN QDRINf' Vruin PC 
ness. Hasmade It a study fo-two vears. Best refer- I •iTIIVCn ornlPlt. Vtnlwubo, 
ences. A. R. Hannah. 109 Albany Ave., Brooklyn, X. Y. 
FOtt SALE AT THE 
NEW CANAAN NURSERY. 
Tlie Largest and Most Complete Stock of 
NURSEItY-GftOWN 
TREES, SHRUBS, AND VINES 
IN NEW ENGLAND. 
200,000 Peach Trees, one and two years old, very- 
fine, and grown from Tennessee Pits. 
We are prepared to fill orders with choice stock and 
with dispatch. None wanting anything In our line 
need fear to order from us. Satisfaction guaranteed. 
Address STEPHEN HOYT’S SONS. 
New Canaan, Ct. 
Unparalleled Offer 
BUST *i \ B. VINES. 
Sample*. Read Thin, and Remit with Order. 
24 Concords. *1.10; 24 Cherry Currants, at ’0; 20 
Hansoli,$i 10; 20 Agawan. tl.10 1 2W) James Vick,*1.Id: 
72 Ohio, *1.10 2’Salem *1.10; AJ0 Manchester, *1.10; 
48 Gregg, »i 10; Mother collections, *1.1 >oaeh. Every¬ 
thing warranted true to name and best quality, 
carefully packed iu ino&s. Address 
A. *. W \ r-tov, 
We*ttield. t huiiiau.iuu Co., N. Y. 
Easiest riding l >eulcle made 
Rides as easy e> qw th one per 
son as with two 7 The Spr.ngh 
lengthen and shorten according to the weight t bey 
carry. Equally well adapted to rough country 
roads and tine drives of cities. Manufactured and 
■old by nil the leadineCarriage Builders »u<l Dea 
Iff*. Henry Tli.ikm, Patentee, 8U Lonls. 
•Sasa^iV' ABBOTT BUGGY CO. 
ESTABLISHED 184S. 
OUR NOVELTIES IN FIELD CORN 
WELL WORTH ATTENTION. 
OUR TOP-OVU It CORV 
should have a very general Introduction in every 
State. Catalogues mailed free. Mention this paper. 
B. 1,. HltAi.G A . .... 
tspringfleld, Dins*. 
SEED POTATOES. 
WHITE STAR. WHITE ELErti 1AT, EARLY and 
LATE BKaUTYOEHEDROS. *3 per bbl , or *1 73 iu 
bbl sacks All pure and nice. V.AKOTA RED, *3 
g erbush.' *7 uer bbl. Welcome Oats, *1 per hush, 
ags for oats 23c. each. TVrite for wholesale prices. 
If It A > K OE A. 
Hart lord. YVn.-hn. Co., N. V, 
C. S COOPER, 
SCHRAAl IONBURGH, TV. ,J. 
Breeder of Wyandotte, L. Brah¬ 
ma and Plymouth Rock. 
Eggs, *2 00 for IS. S3 for 26. except Pen l of each 
variety, which are $3.00 per 13; $5 U! for 26 eggs. 
A COMPILATION OF ARTICLES ON 
HOLSTEI NS. 
Embracing a History of the Breed, records and Illus¬ 
trations of the most noted animals by 
OlDi.EL MILLER, 
Address n*m go. N. V. 
Holstelus Imported, bought, and sold on commission. 
{b"TP“77 A YEAR and expenses to Agents, 
Jl / / / Terms and full outfit FREE. Address 
V ■ ■ P. O. v ieKERY. AuguHia, Maine. 
T’iE IWLI6I i ONOttBN<S-X>D pages, 
with report of 33 and 1th Congresses, how to Build 
and Fill Mlos, Concrete Silos, Analyses. PUvsiologl- 
i.nl Vain., .-.f L'.wlln.,., Unr.M. 12* a. .,4 I «-» t t .. tln.lnn at, 
uukuuuii, * ui'11sutit uy uk .ncvv k ym nun v-u. 
Price 3d cents Reports of 1st and 24 Congresses, 80 
cts. each, or «i for all. 
2fi P R Cockiel* for Side. Stock first class. 
u 1 Also pair Laugshan Hens. Croud strain. 
Walter F. Tuber, Po’keepsle. N. Y. 
R OOT GRAFT*. Apple Seedlings, and Im¬ 
ported stocks, Young urnuinoutals, etc. Reduc¬ 
ed Price List just Issued- Stauk tt Co., I.nuislnnu, 31o. 
THRESHING OCT FIT for sale. Write for pur- 
tlcu.ars to C. H. Wa .. ttlM-TO *. 
Box (i'2l West Chester, Pa. 
(IBM FOR SALE! 
Eighty or one hundred and sixty acres (to suit 
purchaser!, with good Improvements, and under 
good cultivation, one of the best stock farms In 
Northern Illinois, good buildings, good water. Um¬ 
ber for fuel and fence and as good meadow as can 
be found, and not a rod of waste laud. It will make 
two choice eighty acre farms If desired, and Is al¬ 
ready so fenced, with buildings, fruit, limber, plow, 
and grass land on eueh elgUty. Cause of sale, to 
settle an estate. Will bo sold cheap. Inquire of the 
undersigned ou the premises In Manchester, Booue 
County, Illinois, or address 
EXCEL* HI It GRASS SEED 8IIW KR -Sows 
all kinds of Grass Seed with uniformity and perfect 
regularity. Indispensable In windy weather. Satis 
faction guaranteed. This machine has a Garden 
Seen Drill and Fertiliser attachment, and makes the 
most perfect and cheapest drill on the market. Pat¬ 
ent grunted Juu. 27, I38i. Send for circulars to 
W. J. SPALDING. Lockporl, N. Y. 
ECLIPSE 
POST HOLE DIGGER. 
The arenteat LABOR-SAVING 
tool ever Invented for digging holes 
in the ground. This machine works 
oua new principle, and ih un Ike any¬ 
thing In the market. It 1* neither uu 
augur nor a tdunecr, but is driven In 
the ground wlib a driving rod which 
works In a pipe similar to a tele 
scope. We el ini for this tool: 1st 
That one man can dig from two in 
three hundred holes two feet deep 
In ordinary ground In one duy. 2d 
That It will dig holes uny sl«e or 
* epi b required 3d. That It will 
work successfully In very hard or 
lUUuli ground wnere other dtgwers 
and augurs will not work at all. 4th. 
You stand up straight while u^lng it. 
consequently no hack breaking work 
Is required. It Will pay you to semi 
fordescilptlveclrcnlarsnnd prices to 
IDLE Ar Fl> MING, 
Man u/u.'lurvM, HvRtxiiFIKLD.OHtO. 
B. F. LINDERMAN, 
Box 256. 
Clinton Junction, Wis. 
HOW l °Le Ben ii t i ful, remove freckles, pimples, 
blemishes, Instructions tree. Send stamp for 
pamphlet. Da. Ft.BMtso, 23o \V. 55th st.. N Y.CUty. 
WHEEL HUROWS.MiS?USSM’SK 
NEW CHAMPIONS-” 
n , un '* ^ our In Out, Nov., and Dec.. 1*83. 
ueautirul in form and plumage. Very hardy and easy 
U) raise. No be tier breed iu U. S. • lu for largest lot 
raise 1 from two slttiugB, ordered before 16th April. 
Money with order. $1,50 per ii, or $2 w) per 26* 
ELI/ \ J* ii tttil* M<» 
iUru8v)IIc, Ferry Co., l*ti* 
HOLSTEINS 
IMPORTED, BOUGHT AMD SOLD ON 
COMMISSION. 
My herd embraces strains of some of the most 
noted llolaieinn with uunual milk records as fol¬ 
lows; 
Echo.18.120 lbs. 8 oz., m3. 
.33,777 '* 8 “ 1834. 
Empress..HGH " l " is-4. 
Violet..18,677 “ 4 '• 1888. 
A aggie.WOT. '• 15 “ m3. 
Echo's dam and gr. dam were bought In Friesland 
by DUDLEY MILLED 
Oswego. N. Y. 
/> I | |k| C For lufonnatlou C* cqq send 
V. U IU ^ ■ how to get one r I CCj to 
Phmnlx Firearm* Co., 41 Barclay *i,,N. Y. 
MAPES COMPLETE MANURES 
THE HIGHEST GRADE AND THE CHEAPEST MADE, 
FOR THE FARM OR GARDEN. 
a *? R y condition May be readily sown by hand. Each bag PLAINLY BRAND ED and 
a ta? attached Riving full directions lor use. 
i «lJri Use ? connection with Stable Manure, the quantities recommended may be reduced. May be applied 
1)1 oaucast or scattered 1 q the rows before planting, and also at any hoeing or cultivation. 
i ■S? e t D1 1 a ? U4res P ro ' luce earlier, larger, aud better quality of crops ot potatoes and vegetables than farm 
yard or stable manure. ° 
For prices by single ton or bag see advertisement in RURAL NEW-YORKER for past two 
weeks. 
For Potatoes— Use the Stapes Potato Manure—3 to 10 bags per acre. 
., , T “e largest yields or potatoes on record were grown by E. S. Carman, Editor Rural New-Yorker, with 
tnis Manure. 
There is nothing gained by adding Kainit or any other ingredient to this Potato Manure for 
potatoes on average soils. Mulching will be found beneficial in dry seasons. 
For \ ecetable* -Onions. Tomatoes, Cucumbers. Melons, and all truck, use the Mapes Complete Manure 
(for general usej Four to 10 bags per acre, broadcast, raking, or harrowing in. 
Freight**.—By reason of present competition between the leading transportation lines, we can often ship 
at very favorable rales, particularly in car load lot*. 
Those ordering fr in us, even by the single bag, may rely upon our securing the lowest rate possible. 
Send postal for pamphlet on manures for all crops. 
THE MAPES FORMULA AND PERUVIAN GUANO CO., 
158 Front Street, New York. 
PERFECTED CENTENNIAL 
INCUBATOR. 
Winner of First Prize in every competition for nine years. 
-[J p|‘_ Simple, Durable, Reliable, and Beautiful Absolutely self-regulating. 
Any man can take a set of Irons and build a mill at any place. Irons sold and Plans furnished to those out - 
side of Iowa. The Turbine Is all under cover and completely protected from weather, and will last a lifetime. 
For Pumping Water, Grinding Feed, Sawing Wood, etc., etc. 
Also, SOUTH WICK’S TRIUMPH FEED MILL (Simplest and Best). 
For use with ordinary Pumping Mills (.Turbine). 
A. H. SOUTHWICK, Patentee, Des Moines, Iowa. 
jjy Special Discounts during winter months on Iron Work. 
STROWBRIDGE 
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C. W. DORR, Manager 
RACINE SEKDEK COMPANY. IIH 
SOWER 
Sows all grains, grass seeds, plaster, salt, ashes, 
commercial fertilizers — everything requiring 
broadcasting—any quantity per acre, better and 
faster than any other method, SAVES* SEED 
by sowing perfectly even. V«X % wind. M 
seed is not thrown upwards. Sons half or full 
.cast, on either or both sides of wagon. Uejiitly 
.attached to any wagon or cart without injury, and 
rused wherever they can bo driven. Lusts a life¬ 
time. Sows 8u nerve wheat per day. t'rop one- 
fourth larger than when drilled. Only perfect 
. Broadcaster made; most accurate agricultural 
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m IT. S. Fully w arranted -perfectly sitnvh*. Do 
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KOLliTH ST., OKS MOINES. IOWA. 
SEEDS 
OUR ILLUSTRATED CATALOCUE FOR 1885, OF 
“EVERYTHING FOR THE CARDEN.” 
full of valuable cultural directions, containing three colored plates, and embracing 
everything new and rare iu Needs* and Plant*, will be mailed un receipt of stamps 
to cover postage (6 cents). To customers of last season sent free w llhout application. 
PETER HENDERSON & CO., 
35 & 37 CORTLANDT STREET, NEW YORK. 
PLANTS 
